Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1949

Part 4. St. Lawrence River Basin

Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1144

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of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Vermont, and 

Wisconsin and other agencies

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PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, 

Ohio, Vermont, and Wisconsin and other agencies, by personnel of the 

Water Resources Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen__________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

F. C. Christopherson___________________-_Madison, Wis. 

D. M. Corbett_______________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

A. W. Harrington________________________Albany, N. Y. 

O. H. Jeffers (acting), succeeded by L. C. Crawford__Columbus, Ohio 

H. B. Kinnison___________________________Boston, Mass. 

J. H. Morgan_________________________Champaign, 111. 

P. R. Speer___________________________St. Paul, Minn.

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CONTENTS

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

Definition of terms.................................................................. 1

Explanation of data.................................................................. 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results..............i........................... 5

Publications......................................................................... 6

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

Cooperation.......................................................................... 12

Division of work...................................................................... 14

Gaging-station records .........I............................... t ..................... 15

St. Lawrence River main stem....................................................... 15

Niagara River at Buffalo,.N. Y................................................... 15

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.......'.................................... 16

Streams tributary to Lake Superior................................................. 17

Pigeon River at Middle Falls, below International Bridge, Minn..> ................ 17

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.............................................. 18

St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn................................................ 19

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn................................................ 20

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn............................................... 21

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.....'.......................................... 22

Bols Brule River at Brule, Wis................................................... 23

Bad River at Mellen, Wis......................................................... 24

Bad River near Odanah, Wis....................................;.................. 25

White River near Ashland, Wis.................................................... 26

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis.................................................... 27

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich............................................. 28

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich............................................... 29

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding. Mich.,............................... 30

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, >Mch............................. 31

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich................................ 32

Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mieh............................................... 33

Bond Palls Canal near Paulding, Mich............................................. 34

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich...................................... 35

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich.......................... 36

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mich....................................... 37

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mich................................... 38

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mich................................................. 39

Sturgeon River near Alston, Mich................................................. 40

Sturgeon River near Arnhelm, Mich................................................ 41

Otter River near Elo, Mich....................................................... 42

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan................................................. 42

Manistique River near Germfask, Mich............................................. 43

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich............................................... 44

Manistique River near Blaney, Mich............................................... 45

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich............................................ 46

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich..................................................... 47

West Branch Manistique River near Manistique, Mich............................... 48

Indian River near Manistique, Mich............................................... 49

Brule River near Florence, Wis................................................... 50

Menominee River at Twin Falls, near Iron Mountain, Mich.......................... 51

Menominee River belowHKoss, Mich.................................................. 52

Menominee River near MpAllister, Wis............................................. 53

Iron River at Caspian, Mich...................................................... 54

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich............................................... 55

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Mich........................................ 56

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wis......................... 57

Pike River at Amberg, Wis........................................................ 58

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis................................................... 59

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.................................................. 60

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis..................................................... 60

Fox River at Berlin, Wis......................................................... 61

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis................................................... 62

Fox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis............................ 63

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis...................................................... 64

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis............................................. 64

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis..................................... 65

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wis................................................. 66

Wolf River at New London, Wis.................................................... 67

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.............................................. 68

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis. .............................................. 69

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.................................................. 70

West Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis................................ 71

East Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis................................ 72

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.............................................. 73

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis........................................................ 73

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis................................................ 74

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.................................................. 75

Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111....................................... 76

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind........................................................ 77
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Gaging-station records Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued. Page

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111..................................................... 78

Thorn Creek-at Thornton, 111..................................................... 79

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111............................................. 80

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, 111.............................................. 81

North Creek near Lansing, 111.................................................... 82

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111. .................-........."....................... 83

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111........................................................ 84

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind......................................................... 85

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at Hobart, Ind................................. 86

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.............................................. 87

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind....................................................... 88

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.............................................. 89

St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Ind............!.................................... 90

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich.................................................. 91

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich................................... 92

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet, near Angola, Ind............................ 93

Christiana Creek at Elkhart, Ind................................................. 95

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind...................................................... 96

Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich................................................ 97

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.......................................... 98

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich................................................ 99

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, pear Allegan, Mich............ .................. 100

Battle Creek at Charlotte, Mich. ................................................. 101

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich............................................... 102

Portage Creek at Kalamazoo, Mich..................... '. ........................... 103

Grand River at Jackson, Mich..................................................... 104

Grand River at Lansing, Mich..................................................... 105

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich................................................ 106

Portage River below Little Portage Lake, near Munith, Mich....................... 107

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich.................................................... 108

Cedar1 River at East Lansing, Mich................................................ 109

Lookingglass River near Eagle,' Mich.............................................. 110

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich... ... '. ......................................... Ill

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich............................................... 112

Higgins Lake Outlet near Roscommon, Mich......................................... 113

Muskegon River near JJgrritt, Mich................................................ 114

Muskegon River at? Evart, Mich.................................................... 115

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.................................................. 116

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich......................................... 117

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich.................................:........... 118

Manistee River near Grayling, Mich...........................................'.... 119

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich................................................ 120

Streams tributary to Lake Huron.................................................... 121

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.............................................. 121

Indian River at Indian River, Mich............................................... 122

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich............................................. 123

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich........................................................ 124

Black River near Tower, Mich...................................................... 125

Black River near Cheboygan, Mich................................................. 126

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich.................................................... 127

Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich............................................. 121

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.............................................. 1ST

Upper South Branch T?hUnder Bay River near Lachine, Mich....................'...... 130

North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mieh.................................. 131

Lower South Branch Thunder Bay River near Hubbard Lake, Mich.:.............;..... 132

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich................................... 133

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich........................... 134

Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich.................................................. 135

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich................................................. 136

Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich...............................:............... 137

Bad River near Brant; Mich......................................;................ 138

Flint River at Columbiaville, Mich............................................... 139

Flint River at Genesee, Mich...................................................... 140

Flint River near Flint, Mieh..................................................... 141

Flint River near Posters, Mieh.................................................... 142

Flint River near Alicia, Mich.................................................... 143

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.................................................. 144

Cass River at Cass City, Mich.................................................... 145

Cass River at Vassar, Mich....................................................... 147

Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich......................................... i......... 148

East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mieh...................................... 149

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich............................................. 150

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich.'................................................ 152

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.............................................. 154

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich......................................... 155

Chippewa River near Midland, Mieh................................................ 156

Pine River at Alma, Mieh......................................................... 157

Sebewaing River (State drain) near Sebewaing, Mieh..;............................ 158

East Pork Sebewaing River (Columbia drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.................. 159

Pigeon River at Pigeon, Mich..................................................... 160

Streams tributary to St. Clair River............................................... 163

Black River near Fargo, Mich..................................................... 183

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich................................................ 164

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair................................................ 165

Clinton River near Praser, Mieh.................................................. 165

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich............................................. 166
CONTENTS . VII

fiaging-station records Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair Continued. Page

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.............................. 167

. Middle Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.............................. 168

Streams tributary to Detroit River..........:...................................... 169

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich..................................................... 169

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich......................................... 170

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich..................................... v ........ 171

Streams tributary to Lake Erie..................................................... 172

Huron River at Commerce, Mich.... t ............................................... 122

Huron River at Mllford, Mich..................................................... 173

Huron River near New Hudson, Mich................................................ 174

Huron River near Dexter, Mich..................................................... 175

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mich............................................... .-.-i... 176

Hayes Creek at Commerce, Mich.................................................... 178

Portage Creek near Pinckney, MicjIi.Ti.......................................... ^ . 179

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich............ ........................................ 180

St. Joseph River near Newville, Ind................................^............. 181

St. Joseph River near Fort Wayne, Ind............................................ 182

Mauraee River at New Haven, Ind................................................... 183

Mauraee River at Antwerp, Ohio.................................................... 184

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio................................................. 185

Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio......,.,.......................................... 186

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind............|............................................ 187

Cedar Creek near Cedarvllle, Ind................................................. 188

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.................................................. 189

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind............................................. 190

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio....................................................... 191

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio..................................................... 192

Auglaize River near Fort Jennings, Ohio.......................................... 198

Auglalze River near Defiance, Ohio............................................... 199

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio.................................................. 200

Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio. 7] ............................................ 201

Blanchard River at Glandorf, OhloTTT............................................. 202

Eagle Creek near Findlay, Ohio........t.......................................... 203

Portage River at Woodvllle, Ohio................................................. 204

Sandusky River near Bucyrug, Ohio................................................ 205

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky', Ohio......................................... 206

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio................... ( ............................. 207

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio................................................ 208

Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio..................................................... 214

Black River at Elyria, Ohio...................................................... 215

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio..................................................... 2l6

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio............................................. 217

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio.............................................. 218

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio............................................. 219

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio.'......................................... 220

Little Cuyahoga River at Massilllon Road, Akron, Ohio............................ 221

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio........................................... 222

Low-jflow. investigation of Tinkers Creek near Bedford, Ohio.....'.................. 223

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio................................................ 224

Grand River near Madison, Ohio....". ". ............................................. 225

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio..................................."............... 226

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, .Ohio.................................................. 227

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio................................................... 228

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y........................v...................... 229

Buffalo Creek at Gardenvllle, N. Y...............'................................ 230

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y................................................ 231

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y.................1.............................. 232

Streams tributary to Niagara River........................."......................., 233

Tonawanda Creek at Batavla, N. Y................................................. 233

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y........................................... 234

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario.................................................. 235

Genesee River at Sclo, N. Y-...................................................... 235

Genesee River at Portageville, N. Y.............................................. 236

Genesee River at St. Helena, N. Y................................................ 237

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y........................... 238

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y............................ 239

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y................................................. 240

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y............................................ 241

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls,: Hi., Y............................................. 242

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.......................................... 243

Oatka Creek at.Qarbutt, N. Y..................................................... 244

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y................................................. 245

Oswego River at lock 7, Oawego, N. Y............................................. 246

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y..... i............................................... 247

Cayuga Inlet hear Ithaca, N. Y................................................... 248

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, NI Y............................................ 249

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.......................................... 250

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.....'.......-................................. 251

Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y................................................. 252

Ononondaga Creek at Temple Street, Syracuse, N. Y................................ 253

East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y........................................... 254

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y................................................. 255

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y............................................ 250

Black River near Boonville, N. Y................................................. 257

Black River at Watertown, N. Y................................................... 258

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y........................... 259
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Gaging-station records--Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario Continued. Page

Moose River at MoKeever, N. Y.......,...;........................................ 260

Middle Branch Mo.se River at Old Forge, N. Y..................................... 261

Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y.................................... 262

Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y......................................... 263

Stillwater Reservoir.near Beaver River, N. Y..................................... 264

Beaver River belcw, Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y....................... 265

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.................................................... 266

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y................................................... 267

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River............................................. 268

East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y............................ 268

East Branch Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y............................. '269

Oswegatlohie River near Heuvelton, N. Y........................................... 270

West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y............................. 271

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y..................................................... 272

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.............................................. 273

Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y............................................. 274

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.......................................... 275

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y................................................ 276

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y........................................... 277

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y........................... 278

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt................................................. 279

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y........................................... 280

Saranac River at Plattysburg, N. Y.^.............................................. 281

West Branch Ausable River near Newman, N. Y...................................... 282

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, N. Y........................................... 283

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y................................................. 284

East Branch Ausable River at Ausable Forks, N. Y..........i...................... 285

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y.................................................. 286

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y................................................. 287

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y.......................................... 288

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.............................................. 289

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt................................................ 290

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.................................................... 291

East Creek at Rutland, Vt........................................................ 292

WInooski River at Montpelier, Vt................................................. 293

Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt........................................... 294

Reservoirs In Winooski River Basin above Montpelier, Vt.......................... 295

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.................................................... 298

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.................................. 297

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt..,,...,.......,.,..,...............'............ 298

Mad River near Moretown, Vt...................................................... 299

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt........................................... 300

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt,.............................................. 301

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.,..,,,..,..,.,...........,,....,.......,........... 302

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt.. , ............................................ 303

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt,............................................. 304

Missisquol River near RIchford, Vt................................................ 305

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt................................................. 306

Clyde River at Newport, Vt,...................................................... 307

Records available on lakes In Indiana................................................ 308

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 309

Index................................................................................ 317

ILLUSTRATION

Figure 1. Gaglng-station structures: A, Little Wolf Rivar at Royalton, WIs. 

Black River near BoonvilleT N, Y................................
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN, 1949

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of 

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

water year ending September 30, 1949. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with 

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

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,680 gaging stations 

in the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 

30, 1949, 6,240 gaging stations, including those in Hawaii and Alaska were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge 

measurements were made during the water year at many other points,

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

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

kind is acknowedged in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," in the introductory matter that precedes the gaging-station records in each volume. In the present 

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 12.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units in which stream-flow data are presented in this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows-.

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second " A second-foot is the 

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

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

"Runoff in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water 

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

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

An "acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in connection 

with storage for irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot,for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height 

and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, 

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise 

indicated, it is computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

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

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

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

daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. 

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

change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge is determined by the "shifting-control method " in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying the 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

comparable records of discharge for stations in the same or-nearby basins. For those 

stations at which the stage-discharge relation 3,s affected by ice, the days included in 

the periods of ice effect either are indicated in the table by symbols referring to a 

footnote that states this fact or are given in a general note following the table. The 

days on which discharge measurements were made during or between periods of ice effect, 

shortly before the first period, or shortly after the last period are similarly indicated 

by a footnote.

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

presented comprise a description of the station a table showing the daily discharge of
EXPLANATION OF DATA

A. LITTLE WOLF RIVER AT ROYALTON, WIS.

B. BLACK RIVER NEAR BOONVILLE, N. Y.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES
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the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

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

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

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, location, drainage area, records 

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years Indicated. It is not given for stations having less than 10 complete years of record or for stations where changes in water 

development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

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

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the mininfum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no Importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the 

crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the 

time of the crest. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions 

which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given under "Remarks."

For some stations previously published records have been found to be in error on the 

basis of da'ta or information obtained subsequently. Revisions of such records are usually 

published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make 

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

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

published. Listed therein are all the reports In which revisions appear, each followed by 

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

number, W. means Water-Supply Paper. In listing the years, water years are indicated by 

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

1933. If there were no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge involved in the 

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

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

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

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

should be noted that for all stations for which second-feet per square mile and runoff in 

inches are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision 

of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of second-feet per square mile 

and runoff in inches resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not 

published in the annual series of reports.

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

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

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage height may not 

Indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

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

daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing as an essential 

element a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. For stations 

equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 5

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

or the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage readings. For 

periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the station description.

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

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

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water 

surface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given 

is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow in cubic 

feet per second during the month.

Peak discharges with the times of their occurrence are listed below the table of monthly 

discharge for most stations. All independent peaks above the selected base are given. The 

base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selectee so that an average of about 

three peaks a year will be presented. Peak discharges are not published for canals, 

ditches, drains, or for any stream for which the peaks are subject to substantial control 

by man.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed 

to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and 

"poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge 

and runoff are, in general, more accurate than the daily records.

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

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

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "second-feet per 

square mile" and "runoff in inches" are not published unless storage or diversion records 

are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes in contents or reservoirs or for other changes incident 

to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for 

changes in reservoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Even at those stations 

where adjustments are made, in some instances large errors in computed yields may occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are applied or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge. Figures of second-feet per square mile and runoff 

in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas or if 

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inches.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 4

Many gaging stations on streams In the Irrigated areas of the United States are situated 

above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded does 

not show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must ftrst be satisfied.

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

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

variation in flow. As further observations in each succeeding year may be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, it should be borne in mind that such data are 

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

below:

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

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

	River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

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

the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving 

prices.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the water resources division of 

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 411 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 538 Florida Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston,-W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesville, Va./Cabell Hall, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

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

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 2590 West Hardin St., Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building.

Knoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery,.Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., Building 211, Camp Roosevelt.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 908 Capl-tol Club Building.

St. Paul, Mlnn., 1427 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Administration Building.
PUBLICATIONS 7

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 476 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, 'Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

Los Angeles, Calif., 429-F United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 203 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Rarasey Building.

St'. Louis, Mo., 1004 New Federal Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

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

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. » >

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Prior to publication, records of discharge in provisional form for individual stations 

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

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

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

have been included for some streams.

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

(A m Annual Report; B * Bulletin; W . Water-Supply Paper)

Report

loth A, pt. 

llth A, pt. 

12th A, pt. 

13th A, pt. 

14th A, pt.

16th A, pt.

W 11........

18th A, pt.

19th A, pt.

W 28........

20th A, pt. 

W 35 to 39.. 

21st A, pt. 

W 47 to 52.. 

22d A, pt. 4 

W 65, 66.... 

W 75........

2 

2 

2 

3

2

2

4

4

4 

4

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of stream west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1884 to June 3O, 1S91. 

1884-92 . 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

and drainage basins, are listed by number on page 8. The data for any particular gaging 

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

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

area covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years 1
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 1

Year

1899 a...'...........'....'

1903............. .......

1909. ...................

1910. ...................

1912........... .........

1914. ...................

1915. ...................

1919-20.... .............

1921. ....................

1925.... ................

1926. ...................

1927....................

1930............ ........

1931.. ..................

1933.............. ......

1935............... .....

1936. ................... 

1937 ....................

1940..... ...............

1941. ................... 

1942. ...................

1944. ...................

1945....................

1946. ...................

1948................ ...

1949 ....................

1

11 - 35 

47, h48

65, 75

82

97

o!65, p!66, q!67

0201, p202, q203

241

261

281

301

321

381

401 

431

451

471

501

541

561

581

601

641

661

681

696

711 

726

741

756

781

801 

821

851

891

921 

951

1001

1031

iosi

1081

1141

bSB, 36 

48

65, 75

b82, 83

b97, 98

CJ167, 168

IJ203, 204

242

262

282

302

322

382

4OZ 

432

452

472

502

542

582

602

642

662

682

697

71Z 

727

742

757

782

8OZ 

822

852

872

892

922 

952

972

1002

1032

1052 

1082

1112

1142

3

36 

48, 149

65, 75

83

98

169

205

243

263

283

303

323

383

403 

433

453

473

503

543

563

583

603

643

683

698

713 

728

743

758

783

8O3 

823

853

893

923 

953

1003

1033

1053

1143

4 36

49

65, 75

m82, 83

97

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

384

404 

434

454

474

504

544

564

584

604

644

664

684

699

714 

729

744

759

784

804 

824

854

89.4

924 

954

1004

1034

1054

1144

5

36

49

k65, 66, 75

k83, 85

k98, 99, nlOO

171

207

245

265

285

325

385

405 

435

455

505

525 

545

565

585

605

625 

645

685

700

715 

730

745

785

8O5 

825

895

925 

955

1005

1035

1O55

1145

o36, 37

84

99

172

208

246

266

286 

306

326

386

406

456

506

526 

546

586

606

626 

646

666

686

701

716 

731

746

761

786

806 

826

856

896

926 

956

1006

1036

1056 

1086

1116

1146

7

37

k98, 99

k!69, 173

267

287

327

387

407 

437

457

507

527 

547

587

607

627 

647

687

702

717 

732

747

762

787

807 

827

857

897

927 

957

977

1007

1037

1O57 

1087

1117

1147

a Rating tables and index to WSP 35-39 e Mojave River only. J Loup, Platte, and E

contained In WSP 39. Monthly discharge f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope. tributaries below 

for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4. g Rating tables and index to WSP 47-52

b James River only. contained in WSP 52. Monthly discharge

c Oallatln River. for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4.

d Green and Ounnlson Rivers and Colorado h Schuylkill River to James River.

River above Qunnlson River. i Soioto River.

k Tributaries of Miss

m Lake Ontario and tr

Lawrence River pro

n Hudson Bay only, 

o Hew England rivers 
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements'1 at the 

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

relative order as the streams and gaging -stations in the body of the report. An index of 

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

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

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the area covered by that report, a 

sunmary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record 

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

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

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

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

Report Period Water-Supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of r with an appendix on stream measurements- In 1895-1903

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacra- 1867-1912

nento River BaaIn, 

California, Water resources of, part Z, Stream measurements In San 1878-1912

Joaquln River Main. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great 1891-1912

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water aupply of Pacific slope of........... 1890-1918

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin............... 1895-1927

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquln River Basin.............. 1895-1927

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in.... 1894-1927

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 1895-1927

Pacific, and Oreat basins in. 

Colorado, Water resources of............................................. 1884-1900

Georgia, Water resources of.............................................. 1895-1905

Massachusetts, Surface waters of......................................... 1848-1915

Naesachusetts, Hydrology of, Fart 1, Summary of stream-flow and preclpl- 1863-1945

tation records. 

Nebraska, Surface water supply of........................................ 1894-1906

Oregon, Surface watar supply of.......................................... 1878-1910

Texas, Summary of records Of surface waters of........................... 1898-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of............................................... 1875-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometrle data in............................... 1878-1919

Washington, Sumary of records of surface waters of...................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern, Water power of...................................... 1895-1905

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization........................ 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., N. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization... 1888-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and Its utilization................. 1897-1927

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 1891-1938

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Nev., H. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 1886-1938

at stations on tributaries in lowerColumbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of............ 1898-1938

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of................................... 1889-1920

Green River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization...................... 1894-1928

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of......................... 1890-1908

Milk River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers................................

Missouri and sFT Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of............ 1881-1938

New-Kanawha River Basin (H. C., Va., w. Va.), Surface water supply of.... 1895-1920

Penobacot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of........................ 1904-9

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)................................. 1895-1906

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

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of................ 1898-1917

St. Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary

River Basin. 

Sevler Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 1869-1937

Susquebann*. River Basin (Pa., Md.) Hydrography of........................ 1890-1904

299

300

447

597-E

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

1105

230

370

850

424

492

870

156

469

395

617

918

916

517

618

198

91? 

536 

279 

192 

356 

491

920

109

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are 

not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records 

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports, 

949151 Q - 51 - 2-
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 4 

State reports 'containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Colorado......

Connecticut . . .

Illinois ......

Co......... 

Bo.........

Louisiana..... 

Maine

Minnesota.....

Mississippi... 

Missouri......

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey. . . .

New Mexico.... 

North Carolina

Horth Dakota.. 

Do.........

Do.........

Period

1695-1915

1904-47

1857-1928 

1903-48

1881-1935 

1881-1938

1900-1937

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1895-1919

1Q1Q 94.

1924-28 

1928-35

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1931-48 

1909-12

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1857-1945 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1896-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

fater resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of* 

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

?ub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana..

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to< Iowa streams.. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa.

Report of Division of Water Resources ......

Oeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Flow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams In Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Bull. 5, Anne Arundel County Water Resources 

.Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi..., 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series. Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana.

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12..... 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. Special Rept. 5, Surface water supRly of 

New Jersey. Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

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

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. Hydro-logic Data on the Neuse River Basin. 

Hydrologlc Data on the Cape Fear River 

Basin. Hydrologlc Data on the YadklnrPee Dee River 

Basin. Hydrologlc Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins. 

Hydraulic Data on The French Broad River 

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control. 

Surface water In North Dakota. . ............

Supplamsnt B, 4th biennial report..........

Bull. 200, compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State or 

Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon.

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Do

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

Arkansas Resources and Development Commission; 

University of Arkansas, 

Institute of Science and 

Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Commission. 

Florida Geological Survey. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

ttvers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board, 

towa Geological Survey.

Do.

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

Do. 

State Drainage Commission.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy Comnlsslon.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Commission. Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Do. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only. i Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly 

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS 

State reports containing compilations or records of discharge Continued

11

State

Oregon. .......

Pennsylvania..

South Carolina

Tennessee ..... 

Do......... 

Utah..........

Do......... 

Virginia......

Washington.... 

Wisconsin.....

Period

1930-36

1890-1911 

1928 32

1929*41

1884-1946

1874-1984 

1920-30 

1889-1905

1911-16 

1895-1987

1927-42

1987-42

1876-1933 

1888-1914

Report

Bull. 9, Water resources of the 'State of 

Oregon.

Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee'.... 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee......

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins).

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins). 

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrlc data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

consln to Legislature on water powers.

Isaued by

Office of the State Engineer.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Waters .

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do.

Do. 

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Commission. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Do.

3 Includes records of discharge *or all stations In North Carolina In the Tennessee River Basin.

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

have issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 

Mexico, New York (also New York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Dakota, 

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.

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

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

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

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

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic Information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy floois. The following list gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-Supply Tltle 

Paper

88

92

96 

147 

162 

334 

426

487

488

520-0

636-C

771

773-E

796-B

796-C

796-G

798

799

800 

816 

836-A 

838

842

843

844

847

867

869

914

966

967-A

967-B

967-C

994

997 

1046 

1066 

1080

The Passaic flood of 1902.

The Passaic flood of 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

The Ohio Valley flood of March- Apr 11 1913.

Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

Some floods in the Rooky Mountain region.

The New England flood of November 1927.

Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

The New York State flood of July 1935.

Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

Major Texas floods of 1935.

The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England rivers.

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

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

Major Texas floods Of 1936. a . 

Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn.

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

Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June liM/.

Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 19JB.

Hurricane floods of September 1938.

Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

Flood of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine.

Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

Floods in Colorado.

Texas floods of 1940. Floods Of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River Basin.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 4

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered 'by this 

report at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1948 to 

September 1949 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for these stations are not contajned in publications of the Geological Survey.

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

Stream

Cayuga Lake Outlet...

Clyde River. ........ . 

Indian River. ........

New York Barge Canalt

Oswegatchie River, 

East Branch. 

Oswego River. ........

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

St. Regis River, West

Branch. 

Salmon River. ........

Saranac River. ....... 

Seneca River. ........ 

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

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

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

Skaneateles Lake

Outlet.

Location

Lock 1 (Mud lock), N. Y.........

Clyde, N. Y. .................... 

Theresa, N. Y. ...................

N. Y.

Browns Palls, N. Y. ............. 

Dam 0-5, Minetto, N. Y.......... 

Lower Dam, Pulton, N. Y.........

Parlshville, N. Y. ..............

N. Y. 

Kents Falls, N. Y. ..............

Baldwinsville, N. Y. ............

N. Y. 

Seneca Palls, N. Y. .............

Skaneateles, N. Y. ..............

Period

1926-49

1924-49 

1934-49

1925-49

1934-49 

1928-49 

1928-49

1934-49

1934-49 

1928-49 

1933-49

1931-49

Collected by

State Department of Public Works, 

Albany, N. Y. 

Do. 

Central New York Power Corporation, 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

State Department of Public Works,

Albany, N. Y.

Oswego River Watershed Corporation,

Fulton, N. Y. 

Central New York Power Corporation, 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

State Department of Public Works, 

Albany, N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corpora-tlon, 

Fulton, N. Y.

Svracuse, N, V. 

Do.

System Properties, Inc., Cadyville, 

N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, 

Fulton, N. Y.

Albany, N. Y. 

New York State Electric & Gas 

Corporation, Geneva, N. Y.

t Diversion around station on Onelda River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.

Note.- Records for the stations given in the above table are unpublished but are available at the 

office "of the organization bj which the station was operated. In addition to *he records listed in 

the above table, the Soil Conservation Service of the tl. S. Department of Agriculture (beginning in 

1940} has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 5 acres each near East Lansing, Mich.

COOPERATION

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

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, C. P. Casey, 

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; and Department of Highways; Cook County, W. H. Erickson, president of the Board of County 

Commissioners and G. A. Quinlan, superintendent.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, J. H. Nigh, director, succeeded 

by K. M. Kunkel, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; 

State Highway Commission, J. H. Lauer, chairman, succeeded by S. C. Hadden, and 

C. E. Vogelgesang, chief engineer, succeeded by R. H. Bower; Indiana Flood Control 

and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, D. H. Barker, chief 

engineer, succeeded by J. I. Perrey; State Board of Health), pr. L. E. Burney, 

commissioner, and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; and 

city of Fort Wayne Filtration Plant, L. R. Matthews, superintendent.

Michigan: State Department of Conservation, P. J. Hoffmast^r, director, through 

Geological Survey Division, G. E. Eddy, State geologist, Fish and Fisheries Division,
COOPERATION 13

F. A. Westerman, head,.Game Division, H. D.. Ruhl, head, and Parks Division, 

A. C. Elmer, head; State Water Resources Commission, M. P. Adams, executive 

secretary-engineer; and State Highway Department, C. M. Ziegler, commissioner.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Waters, C. T. 

Ekman, director succeeded by S. A. Prellsen; and Minnesota State Iron Range 

Resources and Rehabilitation Commission, R. E. Wilson, commissioner, succeeded 

by B. P. Constantine.

New York: State Law Department, N. L. Goldstein, attorney-general; State 

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

Regulating District, E. S. Cullings, chief engineer; Commission for the Improvement of Oswegatchie River and the Hydraulic Power Thereon C. H. Lord, chairman; 

Water Department, city of Auburn, G. F. Train, city manager; and Department of , 

Public Works, village of Lancaster, H. J. Huber, superintendent.

Ohio: State Department of Highways, E. R. Reeb, elector, succeeded by 

T. J. Kauer; Ohio Water Resources Board, C. E. MacQuinn, chairman; State 

Department of Natural Resources, A. W. Marion, director; Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy District, C. C. Chambers, chief engineer; and City of Van Wert, 

Department of Public Service, L. J. Mitchell, director.

Vermont: Water Conservation Board, Philip Shutler, commissioner. 

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, G. P. SteinjnetTz, 

chief engineer.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers in the operation of 71 

gaging stations, of which 26 were in Michigan, 5 in Indiana, 13 in .New York, 16 in Ohio, 

5 in Vermont, and 6 in Wisconsin.

Financial assistance was furnished also by the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 

Department of the Interior, and by the United States Department of State.

Full cooperation exists between the Geological Survey, United States Department of the 

Interior, and the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development, 

Canada. On waters adjacent to the international boundary certain stations are maintained 

jointly by the United States and Canada under the terms of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 

1909, and others are maintained under a subsequent agreement between the two Governments. 

The records from all these stations are obtained in such a manner as to be equally acceptable and available in both countries. These stations are designated international 

gaging stations.

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations:

Michigan: Wayne County Road Commission; Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority; 

cities of Allegan, Battle Creek, Crystal Falls, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Jackson, 

Grand Rapids, Monroe, Niles, Owosso, and Saginaw; Alpena Power Co.; Consumers 

Power Co., Detroit Edison Co.; Dow Chemical Co.; Michigan Gas & Electric Co.; 

Michigan Public Service Co.; Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co., and Upper Peninsular 

Power Co.

New York: City of Batavia, N. F. Hall, acting city engineer; City of Syracuse, 

N. F. Pitts, Jr., city engineer; Cornell University; Central New York Power Corporation; International Paper Co.; New York State Electric & Gas Corporation;
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 4

Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation; Imperial Paper & Color Corporation; Deer 

River Power Co.; and Niagara-Mohawk Power Corporation.

Wisconsin: State Conservation Department and Lake Superior District Power Co.

DIVISION OP WORK

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

Survey, Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, and Joseph V. B. Wells, chief of the 

surface water branch. The data for the stations in the several States were collected and 

prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In 

Illinois, J. H. Morgan; in Indiana and Michigan, D. M. Corbett; in Minnesota, P. R. Speer; 

in New York, A. W. Harrington; in Ohio, 0. H. Jeffers (acting), succeeded on September 6, 

1949, by L. C. Crawford; in Vermont, H. B. Kinnison; in Wisconsin, P. C. Christopherson.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

ST. -LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.

Location.- Lat. 42°52'40", long. 78 0 53'25", at head of Niagara River at Buffalo. Plow 

computed by means of several U. S. Lake Survey gages on river.

Drainage area.- 263,500 square miles.

Records available.- January 1905 to September 1949 (prior to October 1935, monthly discnarge only).

Average discharge.- 45 years (October-1904 to September 1949), 193,000 second-feet (not 

including diversions from Lakes Michigan and Erie).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during'year, 242,000 second-feet January 6; minimum 

daily, 168,000 second-feet March 31.

1905-49: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 242,000 second-feet May 1929; minimum 

monthly, 117,000 second-feet in February 1936.

Remarks.- Records do not Include 3,100 second-feet diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago 

sanitary & Ship Canal and approximately 5,000 second-feet from Lake Erie by Welland 

Canal in Ontario, and Black Rock Canal at Buffalo. They include about 5,000 secondfeet diverted into Lake Superior from Hudson Bay drainage. The first diversion from 

Hudson Bay Basin into Lake Superior began In 1937 from Long Lake for the purpose of 

floating pulpwood and was probably small. Since 1941 the diversion from Long Lake has 

been used for power and has averaged about 1,500 second-feet. A second diversion was 

started in 1943 from Ogoki River into Lake Nipigon where it is used for power at the 

outlet of that lake.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Cprps of Engineers.

Discharge, In thousand of second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

208 

198 

187 

188 

193

194 

199 

196 

231 

215

209 

213 

209 

198 

191

200 

199 

199 

206 

198

190 

194 

195 

191 

193

195 

194 

192 

190 

190 

191

Nov.

194 

190 

189 

194 

191

206 

220 

192 

194 

212

210 

197 

216 

198 

199

192 

230 

187 

183 

215

206 

197 

197 

192 

193

195 

205 

183 

188 

2O4

Dec.

197 

191 

191 

190 

190

238 

194 

201 

193 

192

191 

194 

190 

180 

170

192 

207 

187 

181 

190

2O6 

207 

196 

189 

188

193 

211 

188 

187 

180 

198

Jan.

201 

198 

191 

180 

192

242 

205 

189 

196 

184

182 

203 

2O9 

191 

187

192 

19O 

186 

224 

183

190 

195 

185 

193 

180

184 

183 

224 

211 

2OO 

199

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1... .........................

at ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

t Expressed In second-feet.

Feb.

228 

198 

1S8 

196 

191

188 

218 

194 

198 

194

187 

194 

195 

190 

210

198 

208 

2OO 

194 

195

193 

200 

205 

197 

213

196 

2OO 

215

Thousands 

of secondfoot-days

6,146 

5,969 

6,002

76,715

6,069 

5,583 

6,136 

6,022 

6,230 

6,O51 

6,216 

5,976 

5,759

72,159

Mar.

203 

2O3 

198 

199 

199

198 

195 

202 

199 

185

209 

219 

2O6 

205 

200

212 

201 

191 

193 

191

195 

193 

210 

198 

193

191 

200 

200 

194 

186 

168

Apr.

192 

198 

197 

200 

196

203 

203 

202 

202 

199

198 

197 

197 

196 

210

21O 

197 

2OO 

205 

204

2OO 

202 

207 

202 

2OO

2O6 

202 

199 

199 

199

May

199 

203 

2O1 

202 

202

202 

200 

199 

198 

189

194 

198 

199 

201 

196

199 

198 

2OO 

201 

192

196 

206 

208 

208 

209

2O9 

206 

205 

205 

2O3 

202

June

197 

198 

2O2 

202 

204

205 

201 

198 

194 

198

2OO 

199 

2OO 

199 

202

198 

197 

201 

200 

2O2

205 

2O6 

202 

2O2 

2O6

210 

2O9 

206 

203 

205

Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

231 

230 

238

246

242 

228 

219 

210 

209 

210 

215 

2O2 

219

242

MliffiiiroiHi188 

183 

170

160

180 

187 

168 

192 

189 

194 

188 

183 

181

168

Mean

198 

199 

194

210

196 

199 

198 

201 

201 

202 

201 

193 

192

198

July

204 

206 

205 

209 

2OO

196 

188 

194 

203 

2O2

198 

2O1 

202 

190 

198

196 

195 

198 

2O3 

199

200 

215 

199 

200 

2O3

2O1 

2O4 

205 

2O3 

200 

199

. Per sen

 il

Aug.

195 

198 

196 

195 

198

196 

197 

197 

201 

202

2OO 

194 

190 

185 

183

190 

194 

191 

186 

187

188 

190 

192 

187 

188

190 

192 

190 

191 

195 

196

tare

et

0.751 

.755 

.736

.797

.744 

.755 

.751 

.763 

.763 

.767 

.763 

.732 

.729

.751

Sept.

219 

194 

192 

192 

2O2

192 

190 

196 

190 

186

186 

186 

189 

188 

189

191 

192 

195 

2O5 

197

195 

195 

 196 

187 

181

181 

186 

188 

185 

194

Runoff in 

inoli**

O.87 

.84 

.85

10.83

.86 

.79 

.87 

.85 

.88 

.86 

.88 

.84 

.81

10.20

1
16 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Location.- Lat. 44°42'25", long. 75°28'35", Plow computed by means of several U. S. Lake 

survey gages on river. Discharge measurements made downstream from Galops Rapids and 

include flow of Oswegatchie River.

Drainage area.- 298,100 square miles, including that of Oswegatchie River.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1949 (prior to October 1935, monthly discnarge only).

Average discharge.- 31 years (October 1918 to September 1949), 226,000 second-feet (does 

not include diversion from Lake Michigan).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 262,000 second-feet May 25; minimum daily, 

zrc.uuO second-feet Dec. 30.

1919-49: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 300,000 second-feet July 1947; minimum 

monthly, 152,000 second-feet February 1936.

Remarks.- Records do not include 3,100 second-feet diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago 

sanitary & Ship Canal. They include about 5,000 second-feet diverted into Lake 

Superior from Hudson Bay drainage. The first diversion from Hudson Bay Basin into Lake 

Superior began in 1937 from Long Lake for the purpose of floating pulpwood and was 

probably small. Since 1941 the diversion from Long Lake has been used for power and 

has averaged about 1,500 second-feet. A second diversion was started in 1943 from Ogoki 

River into Lake Nipigon where it is used for power at the outlet of that lake. Water 

diverted from Lake Erie by Welland Canal and Niagara River by New York State Barge (old 

Erie) Canals, except that lost by seepage and evaporation, is discharged into Lake Ontario.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In thousand of second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

250

245

241

243

242

241

240

242

254

254

244

246

247

245

242

246

245

244

242

241

242

242

f

43

39

238

240

241

240

237

241

238

NOV.

235

236

237

238

236

241

250

239

24O

246

243

241

246

238

240

237

252

239

228

235

243

239

242

240

238

242

250

237

234

238

-

Dec.

241

237

239

236

234

249

245

242

238

236

233

238

241

234

223

231

242

233

230

231

234

234

233

231

231

235

237

232

234

217

232

Jan.

232

233

232

227

229

245

241

234

233

232

228

236

234

232

229

239

231

229

250

233

229

240

228

231

227

224

229

235

236

227

219

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

236

234

234

231

234

232

240

235

237

233

234

234

234

233

237

239

242

241

237

239

238

239

242

241

246

243

242

241

_

-

Thousands 

of secondfoot-days

7,53E

7,2OC

7,282

92.75C

7,204

6,646

7, 61!

7,651

7 93C

7,521

7,507

7,153

6,77C

88,O26

Mar.

243

244

244

244

246

243

243

243

242

235

245

252

251

251

248

247

250

245

244

243

244

243

25O

243

244

248

247

257

248

248

244

Apr.

247

251

251

251

250

252

257

255

255

256

255

255

253 >52

252

257

I

'56

'50

57

261

261 'i

I

I

56

61

57

257

258

2

2

2

2

57

56

58

57

Hay

257

259

260

258

256

258

255

26O

256

25O

252

257

255

256

251

255

256

257

256

248

253

255

257

256

262

259

257

257

257

256

254

June

253

252

253

254

256

256

252

252

250

251

253

25O

251

251

252

252

248

249

248

247

251

253

250

248

248

254

248

245

248

246

Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

254

252

249

) 289

25O

246

257

261

262

256

249

240

239

262

MinJLntun

237

228

217

174

219

231

235

247

248

245

238

222

221

217

Mean

243

240

235

253

232

237

246

255

256

251

242

231

226

241

July

247

249

248

248

243

243

240

240

244

244

242

242

243

239

241

241

239

239

243.

241

238

244

241

241

240

240

243

243

241

241

239

Aug.

238

237

236

236

236

237

237

240

239

236

235

233

229

2 3O

226

226

232

230

224

228

228

227

228

222

226

228

227

226

224

226

226

Per square 

mile t

0.815

.805

.788

.849

.778

.795

.825

.855

.859

.842

.812

.775

.758

.808

Sept.

239

232

228

230

234

226

223

223

225

225

223

224

224

227

224

227

225

226

227

226

224

224

223

224

223

222

225

222

221

224

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.94

.90

.91

11.57

.90

.83

.95

.95

.99

.94

.94

.89

.85

10.99

t Expressed In second-feet
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Pigeon River at Middle Palls, below International Bridge, Minn. 

(International gaging station)

17

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°00'44", long. 89°36'58", in NE^ sec. 24, T. 64

 N., R. 6 E., 400 feet upstream from Middle Palls, 3f miles upstream from mouth, and 5?

miles downstream from International Bridge. Datum of gage is 789.58 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 600 square miles at present site. 

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1949. April 1924 to September 1940 at site

 at international Bridge 5% miles upstream, published as Pigeon River at International 

Bridge. October 1923 to September 1932 in House Document 92, 73d Congress, 1st 

session. June 1921 to September 1949 in reports of Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development, Canada.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1923-49), 488 second-feet.

Extremes L- Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 second-feet Apr. 14; maximum gage height,

 V.Ob feet Apr. 11. backwater from ice; minimum discharge, 63 second-feet Dec. 1 (gage 

height, 0.38 foot).

1923-49: Maximum discharge observed, 11,000 second-feet May 5, 1934 (gage height, 

7.6 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,000 secondfeet; minimum, 27 second-feet Nov. 4, 1945 (gage height, -0.08 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Cooperation.- This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united states under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.4 65 1.2 208 4.5 1,63O 

.5 75 1.7 351 5.5 2,440 

.6 88 2.5 606 6.1 3,02O 

.7 104 3.3 951 

.9 140 3.9 1,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

I a95

a90

a95 

395 

h93 

a9O 

a9O

I a85 

a80

L a75

70 

70 

70 

70 

69 

69

Nov.

69 

69 

70 

*71 

105

206 

245 

221 

191 

163

150 

140 

130 

12O 

120

111 

100 

90 

SO 

75

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

75 

75 

75 

75 

70

Dec.

70 

70 

75 

80 

35

120 

110 

95 

9O 

80

*80 

75 

80 

80 

80

80 

75 

80 

80 

80

85 

80 

80 

80 

80

75 

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

Jan.

80 

80 

85 

90 

95

10O

loo

95 

95 

90

90 

85 

85 

85 

*90

90 

95 

95 

95 

90

90 

90 

95 

95 

90

90 

90 

90 

85 

85 

85

Feb.

90 

90 

85 

85 

85

85 

85 

80 

80 

80

80 

85 

85 

85 

85

90 

90 

90 

85 

85

85 

85 

90 

95 

95

95 

95 

95

u««th Seoond- 11011111 foot-days

Ooto 

Novel 

Deoei

Ca

Janu. 

Febr

Bare

&

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

2,601 

3,246 

2,520

............ 190,448

u&ry

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ......

2,795 

2,440 

2,750 

41,390 

29,901 

9,701 

12,526 

5,666 

3,293

..... 118,829

Mar.

*90 

90 

95 

95 

100

95 

90 

90 

35 

85

80 

80 

80 

75 

75

75 

75 

70 

70 

70

75 

75 

 80 

80 

85

90 

100 

100 

12O 

130 

150

Apr.

170

19O 

200 

24O 

280

320 

36O 

420 

550 

700

1,200 

2,000 

3,000 

*2,920 

2,170

1,740 

1,560 

1,290 

1,350 

1,700

2,44O 

2,920 

2,820 

2,170 

1,660

1,530 

1,470 

1,350 

1,320 

1,350

Maximum

245 

120

9,94O

10O 

95 

150 

3,000 

2,720 

662 

927 

259 

136

3,000

May

1,440 

1,44O 

1,350 

1,290 

2,170

2,720 

2,350 

1,850 

1,50O 

1,290

1,130 

1,020 

927 

833 

765

702 

681 

722 

702 

642

589 

572 

556 

523 

507

460 

294 

234 

216 

208 

218

Minimum

69 

69 

70

69

80 

80 

70 

170 

208 

184 

237 

132 

94

69

June

229 

221 

221 

231 

221

206 

19S 

191 

184 

191

330 

376 

475 

444 

391

345 

327 

318 

315 

321

321 

294 

3OO 

327 

318

554 

662 

475 

376 

339

Mean

83.9 

108 

81.3

520

90.2 

87.1 

88.7 

1,380 

965 

323 

404 

183 

110

326

July

376 

351 

46O 

927 

7S8

624 

624 

880 

744 

589

475 

413 

370 

336 

318

306 

297 

285 

294 

291

274 

256 

24,8 

£69 

268

259 

242 

242 

245 

248 

237

Aug.

242 

259 

259 

240 

231

231 

229 

218 

208 

201

194 

184 

177 

175 

170

168 

170 

166 

161 

157

153 

150 

146 

150 

155

159 

155 

148 

142 

136 

132

Per square 

mile

0.140 

.180 

.136

.867

.150 

.145 

.148 

2.30 . 

1.61 

.538 

673 

.305 

.183

.543

Sept.

129 

125 

119 

116

111

111 

107 

104 

101 

99

102 

116 

121 

130 

136

129 

119 

114 

109 

106

106 

102 

101 

99 

94

96 

101 

98 

98 

94

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.20 

.16

11.80

.17 

.15 

.17 

2.57 

1.85 

.60 

.78 

.35 

.20

7.36

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 14 (12:10 a.m.) 3,320 sec. -ft.; Apr. 22 (9 p.m.)

3,120 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 11-15, Hov. 17 to Apr. 13.
18 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°20>, long. 91°12', In sec. 15, T. 56 N.. R. 7 W., 

 SBtTTeet upstream from highway bridge and 6 miles northeast of village of Beaver Bay. 

Datum of gage Is 609.97 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.i- 140 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to January 1929, March 1930 to September 1947, June to 

aeptemoer j.yiy.

Average diacharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 159 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring period June to September 1949, 1,100 second-feet July 

5 (gage height, 4.19 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height. 2.04 feet).

1928-29, 1930-47, 1949: Maximum discharge, 9,350 second-feet Aug. 9, 1939 (gage 

height, 8.11 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet; minimum daily, 

0.3 second-foot Jan.-5, 6, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 194S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

Moveober .

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year ............

January

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

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

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

liftV

Juns 6-30.. .......................

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

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

Saptenber ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

4,754

7 1 718

1,479

732

-

Mar. Apr.

MaxlBun

_

_

428

1,000

157

59

-

May

Minima

_

_

_

_

83

47

14

12

-

June

.

-

_

-

-

317

222

181

154

131

111

103

222

211

181

157

154

151

125

123

106

83

249

428

323

244

200

216

195

167

-

Mean

_

_

_

_

_

190

249

47.7

24.4

-

July

211

167

123

658

1,OOO

988

828

593

532

371

244

186

181

171

151

123

94

101

96

78

67

56

47

80

94

82

64

87

101

80

64

Aug.

144

157

113

83

64

63

48

40

31

25

23

19

18

17

22

14

32

97

74

51

42

43

47

48

39

31

24

20

19

17

14

Psr square 

 Us

_

_

_

_

_

1.36

1.78

.341

.174

-

Sept.

13

12

15

27

21

19

17

15

13

12

19

59

59

55

42

33

28

25

23

23

23

22

20

18

18

20

22

21

20

18

-

Runoff in 

Inohes

'

_

_

_

_

_

1.26

2.05

.39

.19

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 see.-ft.).- Ho peak above base.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 19

St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 4V°29'30", long. 92°14'20", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 58 

H., H. 15 W,, at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream from Partridge 

River and If miles south of Aurora.

Drainage area.- 312 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet July 7-8 (gage height, 4.08 

reet); minimum, 4.0 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 3,960 second-feet June 6, 1944 (gage height, 

V.30 feet); minimum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 3, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.3 4.0 1.3 76 3.0 617 

.4 7.7 1.5 106 3.8 1,040 

.6 18 1.7 147 4.1 1,240 

.9 37 2.0 225 

1.1 54 2.5 399

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.1 

4.4 

4.4 

5.1 

21

7.0 

4.7 

5.1 

4.7 

4.7

5.8 

7.3 

9.2 

8.2 

8.2

12 

14 

14 

16 

13

11 

11 

9.7 

8.7 

8.2

7.3 

11 

10 

6.6 

7.7 

8.2

NOT.

8.7 

*8.7 

8.2 

8.2 

12

30 

30 

34 

39 

38

36 

30 

28 

26 

22

22

20 

20 

19 

18

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

Dec.

15 

15 

15 

16 

17

20 

24 

24 

24 

*22

22 

20 

20 

20 

22

22 

22 

20 

20 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

20 

20 

22 

22 

24

Jan.

24 

26 

26 

26 

26

28 

28 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

*24 

24 

24

24 24 ' 

24 

22 

22

22 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

Month

Ootc 

Hov«

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

VJune 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 b«r .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

uanr . K7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i................ ............

 mber ........................

ter year 1948-49 .............

Feb.

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

*15 

15

Seoondfoot-days

273.3 

615.8 

642

78,951.6

716 

461 

528 

11,160 

10,861 

9,977 

14,887 

5,187 

1,485

56,793.1

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

Mar.

15 

15 

16 

16 

IS

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

*15 

16

18 

19 

20 

24 

26 

30

Apr.

32 

34 

38 

48 

70

90 

140 

200 

 260 

320

400 

500 

641 

690 

665

641 

594 

540 

501 

470

457 

466 

479 

487 

470

449 

415 

387 

349 

327

MaxiBUB

21 

39 

24

3,660

28 

19 

30 

690 

690 

641 

1,240 

334 

82

1,240

May

309 

295 

2S8 

281 

395

545 

641 

690 

690 

665

594 

540 

462 

407 

356

316 

292 

278 

262 

246

234 

225 

214 

200 

194

189 

179 

166 

159 

211 

338

Minima

4.4

8.2 

15

4.4

19 

14 

14 

32 

159 

187 

174 

86 

31

4.4

June

424 

474 

572 

641 

617

568 

527 

466 

407 

360

316 

288 

292 

295 

292

295 

295 

285 

275 

255

240 

225 

203 

197 

187

189 

187 

197 

200 

20S

Mean

8.82 

20.5 

20.7

216

23.1 

16.5 

17.0 

372 

350 

333 

480 

167 

49.5

156

July

219 

228 

265 

509 

870

1,140 

1,200 

1,240 

1,170 

1,040

898 

740 

617 

523 

453

395 

349 

312 

275 

246

222

200 

189 

234 

228

208 

194 

189 

184 

176 

174

Aug.

174 

169 

166 

161 

154

143 

134 

121 

110 

104

96 

89 

86 

90 

89

95 

157 

205 

292 

334

334 

309 

312 

258 

214

184 

159 

136 

117 

103 

92

Per square 

 ile

0.028 

.066 

.066

.692

.074 

.053 

.054 

1.19 

1.12 

1.07 

1.54 

.535 

.159

.500

14 (5:30 p.m.) 690 sec. -ft.; May 9 (10 a.m.)

Sept.

82 

75 

72 

71 

65

63 

62 

59 

56 

53

52 

52 

52 

49 

47

44 

43 

41 

42 

41

39 

37 

36 

36 

35

36 

41 

40 

33 

31

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.07 

.08

9.41

.09 

.05 

.06 

1.33 

1.29 

1.19 

1.77 

.62 

.18

6.76

690 see.-

ft.; June 4 (5 p.m.) 665 sec.-?'t.; July 7-8, 1,240 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Apr.
20 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°31'00", long. 92°11'20", on line between sees, 

in ana 13, T. 58 N., R. 15 W., at highway bridge 1 mile downstream from unnamed 

tributary, lj miles east of Aurora, and 2| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 156 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 950 second-feet July 8, 9 (gage height, 5.06 

reetj; minimum, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.79 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 2,930 second-feet June 6, 1944 (gage height, 

7.51 feet); minimum, 3.1 second-feet Sept. 22, 23, 1948 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are rair.

Revisions (water years).- W 974: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect or shifting-control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7 2.5 1.9 28 3.5 229 

.8 3.6 2.1 38 3.8 329 

1.0 5.3 2.3 51 4.2 495 

1.1 6.8 2.6 81 4.8 800 

1.4 13 3.0 129 5.1 980 

1.7 21 3.3 178

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.3 

3.3 

3.4 

13 

8.2

3.7 

3.8 

3.9 

3.8 

3.7

5.0 

6.2 

6.5 

5.4 

6.0

9.8 

9.4 

11 

10 

7.8

7.0 

6.0 

5.4 

5.0 

4.3

4.1 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9 

4.0 

4.2

Nov.

4.1 

 4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

5.7

16 

14 

11 

10 

9.6

9.6 

9.6 

9.8 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

9.6 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

Dec.

7.5 

8.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.8

13 

12 

11 

10 

 8.5

10 

10 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

9.5 

9.0 

8.5 

8.5 

9.0

9.0 

8.5 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

Jan.

7.0 

7.0 

7.4 

7.6 

9.0

9.0 

8.8 

8.8 

8.4 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

 8.5 

8.4 

8.2

8.0 

7.6 

7.0 

7.0 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! uL«*

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.9 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

 6.0 

6.0

Seoondfoot-days

179.1 

272.0 

270.8

40,904.4

224.2 

158.1 

223.2 

7,117 

5,348 

4,820 

8,862 

2,908 

711

31,093.4

liar.

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.5

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

 8.5 

9.8

10 

10 

9.6 

9.8 

11 

13

Apr.

14 

16 

20 

35 

48

50 

58 

72 

94 

129

178 

297 

428 

514 

533

518 

472 

416 

363 

318

300 

304 

311 

318 

297

267 

232 

196 

168 

151

Maximum

13

16 

13

2,580

9.0 

6.0 

13 

533 

464 

359 

950 

248 

47

950

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft. J.- Apr. 15 (10 a.m.

May

137 

129 

125 

121

159

244 

356 

433 

464 

446

387 

322 

244 

194 

157

133 

119 

108 

99 

92

88 

82 

79 

73 

77

76 

71 

67 

63 

86 

117

Minimum

3.3 

4.0 

7.0

3.2

5.5 

5.5 

6.0 

14 

63 

83 

60 

35 

13

3.3

June

157 

229 

315 

359 

352

337 

307 

251 

192 

156

129 

117 

114 

US 

120

128 

130 

126 

125 

111

106 

100 

90 

86 

83

84 

88 

99 

105 

109

Mean

5.78 

9.07 

8.74

112

7.23 

5.65 

7.20 

237 

173 

161 

286 

93.8 

23.7

S5.2

July

121 

133 

163 

325 

533

740 

860 

950 

920 

800

665 

495 

359 

254 

190

156 

135 

117 

99 

85

74 

60 

63 

81 

78

71 

70 

67 

65 

65 

68

Aug.

69 

68 

70 

70 

69

62 

56 

50 

45 

44

40 

37 

35 

39 

36

38 

71 

119 

187 

244

248 

223 

209 

163 

133

114 

99 

84 

72 

61 

53

Per square

mile

0.037 

.058 

.056

.718

.046 

.036 

1.52' .046 

1.11 

1.03 

1.83 

.601 

.152

.546

Sept.

47 

42 

42 

39 

35

33 

32 

29 

27 

26

24 

24 

23

21 

19

18 

18 

17 

18 

17

17 

15 

15 

15 

14

15 

28 

IS 

13 

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.06 

.06

9.74

.05 

.04 

.05 

1.70 

1.27 

1.15 

2.11 

.69 

.17

7.39

533 sec. -ft. ; May 9 (11 a.m.) 463 sea. -ft.;

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8 to Jan. 2, Jan. 10-13, 

Jan. 18 to Feb. 11, Mar. 14-19. Shifting-control method used Feb. 16 to Mar. 13, Mar. 21-84.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 21

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°39'30n , long. 92°11'50", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 60 

H., K. 15 W., at Embarrass, 30 feet upstream from highway bridge and 100 feet upstream 

from railway bridge.

Drainage area.- 93.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 297 second-feet.Apr. 15 (gage height, 5.12 

feet); minimum daily, 1.9 second-feet Mar. 15-22; minimum gage height, 0.67 foot 

Mar. 20, 21.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 1,490 second-feet Apr. 21, 1948 (gage height, 10.44 

feet); minimum daily, that of Mar. 15-22, 1949; minimum gage height observed, that 

of Mar. 20, 21, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30}

0.68 

.7

.9 

1.0

1.9

2.4

4.9

8.6

12

1.2 

1.7 

2.5 

5.5 

5.1

25

60

125

191

297

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.6 

2.6

2.9 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6 

3.4

7.1 

6.4 

5.6 

5.6 

4.9

5.6 

5.5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

5.5 

6.0 

6.8

Nov.

6.8 

9.4 

7.1 

4.9 

6.0

12 

15 

17 

9.4 

9.8

9.0 

8.2 

8.2 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.1 

6.8 

6.8

5.6 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

5.5

5.6 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

S.S

Dec.

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

*5.5 

5.0 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.E 

4.4 

4.4 

4,4 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.1 

5.4

Jan.

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

3.6 

3.6

3.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

3.6 

3.6 

*5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.4 

3.2 

3.2

5.2 

3.2 

3.2 

5.2 

5.2

3.2 

3.2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

Honth

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her..... ....................

lendar year 1948 ............

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uarv !£7:::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3.0 

3.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

a2.6

a2.6 

*2.8 

2.6

Secondfoot-days

130.5 

228.3 

139. C

24,633.3

105.2 

73.6 

88.7 

4,865.5 

2,524 

2,218 

5,269 

2,570 

446.6

16,453.4

Peak discharge (base, 280 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

7 a.m.) 283 sec. -ft.

Mar.

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

5.0 

5.0

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2. 6 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.2 

 2.9 

5.2

5.4 

5.6 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6 

5.0

Apr.

5.5 

12 

26 

48 

70

90 

110 

*150 

160 

200

240 

248 

269 

290 

297

285 

255 

227 

209 

197

185 

191 

185 

179 

167

150 

152 

118 

102 

90

Maximum

7.1 

17 

5.5

1,490

3.8 

3.0 

5.0 

297 

197 

179 

283 

221 

29

297

May

80 

77 

74 

70 

136

191 

197 

191 

179 

160

139 

114 

93 

75 

65

57 

51 

50 

50 

46

45 

41 

59 

36 

35

29 

26 

25 

21 

56 

102

Minimum

2.6 

4.9 

5.4

2.6

3.0 

2.4 

1.9 

5.5 

21 

26 

15 

17 

9.8

1.9

June

110 

97 

118 

128 

122

102 

81 

64 

52 

45

56 

31 

40 

43 

59

56 

40 

40 

54 

52

30 

26 

31 

37 

42

152 

150 

179 

164 

159

Mean

4.21 

7.61 

4.48

67.5

5.59 

 2.65 

2.70 

162 

81.4 

75.9 

105 

76.5 

14.9

45.1

July

167 

175 

185 

221 

255

285 

285 

269 

234 

205

175 

156 

98 

70 

54

45 

56 

50 

26 

22

19 

17 

15 

25 

52

54 

32 

51 

58 

56 

?1

Aug.

40 

50 

46 

57 

51

27 

23 

20 

17 

23

51 

29 

25 

30 

43

43 

146 

209 

221 

215

197 

179 

173 

128 

90

70 

60 

52 

45 

38 

34

Per square 

mile

0.045 

.081 

.048

.717

.056 

.028 

.029 

1.75 

.868 

.788 

1.12 

.816 

.159

.481

Sept.

29 

24 

25 

24 

21

19 

19 

17 

16 

15

15 

14 

15 

16 

14

15 

12 

11 

11 

15

15 

12 

12 

11 

10

9.8 

10 

10 

10 

9.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.09 

.06

9.76

.04 

.03 

.03 

1.93 

1.00 

.88 

1.50 

.94 

.18

6.55

15 (2 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 297 sec. -ft.; July 7 (1 to

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jtov. 27 to Feb. 21, Feb. 27 to Mar. 19, Mar. 25 to 

Apr. 11. Backwater from logs Oct. 5-17.
22 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°29', long. 92°04', in sec. 12, T. 46 N., R. 14 W., in 

nortn west corner of lake, 15 miles southwest of South Range. Datum of gage is 

1,188.00 feet above mean sea level (State Highway Commission levels). Gage readings 

have been reduced to elevation above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 5 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,197.78 feet May 8; minimum, 1,195.82 

feet oct. 28.

1937-49: Maximum elevation observed, 1,199.23 feet June 5,1944; minimum, that of 

Oct. 28, 1948.

Remarks.- Lake has natural outlet. 

Revisions (water years).- W 854: 1937.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

_

5.90

_

.

5.96

_

.

_

5.98

-

_

_

5.8S

.

-

5.86

_

_

5.84

_

_

5.S4

_

-

5.84

5.82

_

5.84

-

Nov.

5.84

-

_

5.84

-

6.04

_

_

6.04

-

_

_

6.04

_

-

_

_

_

_

6.14

_

_

_

6.16

-

_

6.18

_

_

-

Dec.

6.16

-

-

6.18

-

_

_

_

_

-

6.24

.

_

6.3O

-

_

_

6.32

-

_

_

-

6.36

_

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

6.38

.

-

.

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

6.54

_

_

-

Feb.

6.58

_

_

-

Mar.

.

_

_

_

6.66

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

6.72

-

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

_

6.88

_

-

-

.

_

_

7.00

_

_

_

7.04

7.08

_

_

7.12

_

7.04

-

_

_

_

6.98

May

_

6.96

_

.

7.26

7.58

7.74

7.78

7.72

-

7.72

_

7.62

7.46

.

7.38

_

-

7.20

_

_

-

_

6.96

_

6.92

June

_

-

_

6.86

-

_

6.78

_

.

-

6.70

_

_

6.82

_

_

.

6.90

_

6.94

_

6.92

_

_

_

6.66

July

_

.

_

6.96

-

7.04

_

_

7.04

7.00

J

_

_

-

6.98

_

_

-

_

_

6.86

7.08

7.10

_

_

_

7.14

Aug.

_

-

7.16

.

-

7.10

.

.

-

-

_

_

6.98

_

-

7.10

_

_

_

7.04

.

_

_

7.00

-

_

6.92

_

_

-

Sept.

6.90

.

6.88

6,88

-

_

6.84

_

-

6.80

_

6.82

.

-

6.78

_

.6.74

_

6.7O

-

_

_

-

6.62

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

Mote.- Add 1,190 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 23

Bols Brule River at Brule, Wls.

Location.- Cantilevered chain gage, lat. 46°32'15", long. 91°35<45n , In NW&3W£ sec. 23, 

T. 4V N., R. 10 W., It miles southwest of Brule Post Office, If miles downstream from 

Nebagamon Creek, and If miles upstream from Little Brule River.

Drainage area.- 130 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 824 second-feet May 6; maximum gage 

neignt, 3.88 feet Jan. 20 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 88 second-feet 

Jan. 18.

1943-49; Maximum discharge observed, 1,130 second-feet June 5, 1944 (gage height, 

5.14 feet], from rating curve extended above 350 second-feet; minimum observed, 67 

second-feet Mar. 13, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22

1.2 88 1.5 122 1.4 107

1.3 99 1.6 135 1.6 135

1.4 110 1.7 149 1.8 173

Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

2.0 219 2.9 470

2.3 295 3.3 612

2.6 376 3.8 824

v bischarge. in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

104

104

104

104

104

110

104

104

104

104

116

122

122

116

110

116 none

116

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

116

116

Ncv.

110

110

110

116

116

142

142

128

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

122

122

122

116

116

122

122

116

116

116

116

Dec.

116

116

116

116

al26

135

135

135

128

128

127

127

126

126

125

125

125

125

124

125

124

124

124

123

122

121

121

120

120

120

120

Jan.

120

122

126

130

145

153

»153

149

135

133

130

130

130

128

122

al!9

116

88

115

120

120

120

118

118

116

116

116

116

115

115

115

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 194a ............

January ...................'.......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

118

120

128

135

»120

128

152

-

Secondfoot-days

3,422

3,556

3,846

48,489

3,849

3,315

4,031

6,169

8,260

4,495

5,146

4,066

3,254

53,409

Mar.

162

120

152

120

120

120

120

120

128

120

135

135

114

128

144

135

128

120

128

120

114

120

114

120

128

128

a!36

144

144

152

162

Apr.

152

:

]

]

L52

62

73

207

219

:

t:

19

43

31

231

243

i

i

i

43

43

56

231

219

i

i

I

19

19

19

219

207

Z

 i

)

19

19

95

195

184

)

)

)

)

MaxiBUB

122

142

135

487

153

152

162

256

824

243

269

195

120

824

73

73

52

52

May

144

152

144

219

539

824

539

470

421

362

334

308

282

256

243

231

231

219

219

207

195

195

195

164

173

173

162

152

152

162

173

MiniBUB

104

110

116

94

88

114

114

152

144

120

120

112

107

aa

June

173

152

162

162

152

135

135

135

128

126

128

128

144

135

135

128

120

120

207

231

243

207

173

152

144

135

135

128

120

120

Mean

110

119

124

132

124

118

130

206

266

150

166

131

108

146

July

195

173

135

195

269

243

243

219

195

134

173

162

152

152

144

144

135

152

144

135

135

128

12O

152

162

162

152

152

152

152

135

Aug.

144

135

135

135

128

128

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

114

195

L95

173

152

135

135

120

135

128

120

120

a

L20

L20

114

113

al!2

Per square 

nile

0.846

.915

.954

1.02

.954

.908

1.00

1.58

2.05

1.15

1.28

1.01

.831

1.12

Sept.

alll

allO

a!09

al03

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

120

114

114

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

114

107

107

107

Runoff in 

inohes

0.98

1.O2

1.10

13.88

1.10

.95

1.15

1.76

2.36

1.28

1.48

1.16

.93

15.27

* Winter discharge measurement made on thia day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1, Dec. 10 to Jan. 7, Jan. 10-13, Jan. 19 to
24 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Bad River at Mellen, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°19'30", long. 90°39'35", in see. 6, T. 44 N., R. 2 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 13 in Mellen, a quarter of a mile upstream from Devils Creek 

and 2j miles downstream from Rook River.

Drainage area.- 101 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,340 second-feet July 4 (gage height, 

TOTTeet); minimum observed, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1948-49: Maximum discharge observed, that of July 4, 1949; minimum observed, 3.8 

second-feet Aug. 25-27, 1948 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

Flood of June 24, 1946, reached a stage of 18.60 feet, from floodmark, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

 twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 20, May 27 to June 19)

Gage read

2.1 7 3.3 107

2.2 10 3.6 154

2.3 15 4.0 226

2.5 25 4.5 326

2.7 40 5.0 457

3.0 68 5.5 606

6.0 765

7.0 1,180

8.0 1,610

10.0 2,50O

12.0 3,400

13.6 4,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

7.3

7.6

7.9

8.2

8.5

14

15

13

11

10

12

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.5

Nov.

8.5

8.2

8.5

8.8

12

22

21

17

14

10

11

8.8

10

10

9.4

9.7

10

11

11

13

53

25

24

23

22

21

20

18

17

17

Dec.

16

18

16

17

19

44

51

33

33

33

30

25

24

22

22

24

26

17

14

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Jan.

13

12

12

12

12

15

16

*16

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

Feb.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

*14

_

_

-

i&S.

October .......................... 273.7

Novanber ......................... 453. 9

December ......................... 661

Calendar year ............

January .......................... 435

February ......................... 537

March .... 1 003

April ............................ 5)045

May.............................. 3,966

June ............................. 1,963

July ............................. 17,609

August ........................... 80S

September ........................ 1,229

Water year 1948-49 ............ 33,881.6

Mar.

14

14

15

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

19

18

18

17

17

17

20

25

35

38

40

43

46

54

90

122

130

Apr.

122

]

]

2

54

89

16

264

226

2

2

;

26

45

16

207

207

]

;

]

98

07

98

130

107

]

]

2

46

54

07

216

198

]

]

]

89

L62

30

114

114

MaxinuB

15

33

51

.

18

14

1 Ttf\ J.OW

£64

657

350

4 150

-ap

QC

130

4,150

93

80

68

62

May

58

56

54

198

545

637

485

350

245

189

146

122

100

66

68

61

58

57

54

52

43

39

36

33

32

32

29

26

24

25

26

Minima

6.4

8

0

 £

14

_

12

13

14

CODC

24

10

45

16

18

6.4

June

28

29

31

26

23

20

18

17

16

16

15

15

19

21

19

14

12

10

31

100

350

304

245

180

138

86

60

48

41

31

-

Mean

8 83

15.1

21.3

_

15.6

13 8

32^4

168 i J.C.O po

65.4

568

26.0

41.0

92.8

July

602

606

1,010

4,150

3,730

2,600

1,380

765

515

326

245

189

146

122

146

122

93

74

66

57

56

53

46

49

53

46

45

86

100

74

57

Aug.

Per square

0.087

.150

.211

_

.154

.137

. 321

1. 66

1.27

643

S

CO

 DC

.257

.406

.919

62

62

55

45

38

33

29

27

24

24

22

22

20

18

18

17

17

20

26

22

19

16

18

18

22

19

25

18

16

16

18

Sept.

18

19

18

25

93

86

62

51

34

30

27

33

130

100

74

57

48

36

32

30

26

25

24

21

20

20

22

23

23

22

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.17

.24

.

. 18

.14

 37

1. 85

1.46

.72

6 48

. 30

!45

12.46

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18 to Nar. 29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 25

Bad River near Odanah, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°29'15", long. 90°41 I 45", in SE£ see, .2, T. 46 

».', H. 3 W., at Elm Hoist Bridge, 2j miles downstream from Potato River, 8f miles south 

of Odanah, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 616 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949. July 1914*to November 1922 at site 

a miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet July 4 (gage height, 17.3 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 50 second-feet Nov. 29 (gage height, 2.02 feet).

1914-22, 1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 4, 1949; minimum, that of Nov. 29, 

1948.

Flood of June 24, 1946, reached a stage of at least 22.2 feet {top of bridge which 

was submerged), from information by Indian Service.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnien are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 tc September 1949

Day

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a52

a53

aSS

356

a57

859

861

a62

62

62

72

77

77

75

72

70

68

68

70

70

70

70

70

68

68

70

72

72

73

73

75

Nov.

77

75

77

79

88

134

131

126

109

98

91

84

82

82

84

82

82

84

91

75

95

134

95

115

117

115

107

95

65

88

-

Month

Dec.

66

SI

102

107

117

163

150

163

163

140

120

131

163

134

126

134

131

115

108

104

100

97

94

92

90

90

89

88

87

87

86

Jan.

82

74

68

67

70

94

a 100 *103

107

108

109

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

107

102

97

96

95

95

94

93

92

91

91

90

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

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

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

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

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

Bay..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

90

90

89

89

as

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

87

87

87

86

85

85

84

84

84

84

85

85

86 *86

86

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,07£

2,85'

3,51£

_

2 43'

eiie:

29,78!

27*881

8,50£

71,637

5.13C 

4.89C

167,877

Mar.

87

89

92

97

102

107

113

118

124

130

133

134

135

133

130

120

113

110

110

111

123

150

200

240

265

285

310

400

520

640

740

Apr.

850

1,000

1,200

1,380

1,780

1,780

1,620

1,520

1,420

1,290

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,020

870

725

780

930

1,050

990

930

930

752

670

605

555

502

448

403

362

-

MflXlffTUtt

) 77

134

163

_

110

90

740

1,780

5j 200

960

15,900

308 

376

15,900

May

331

318

SOS

906

3,020

5,200

4,140

2,640

1,780

1,260

1,020

840

698

595

502

439

412

398

376

331

290

259

250

233

216

20S

197

181

163

174

197

MiniauB

52

6566'

_

67

84

87 36 2

163

82

225

102

98.

52

June

174

189

189

189

170

147

123

109

104

102

100

102

147

131

115

104

86

82

112

390

840

960

840

810

670

493

362

272

212

181

-

Mean

67.1

US*95* 2

_

96 9

86 8

199

993

899-

OQA foO*

2,B11

165

163

460

July

780

1,560

1,820

13,700

15, 900

12,400

7,700

4,290

2,480

1,560

1,110

930

780

670

580

545

475

412

380

322

286

272

250

246

254

246

225

286

430

408

340

Aug.

304

308

286

246

20S

1S5

163

147

134

147

237

216

174

144

120

131

181

147

163

170

144

120

112

109

102

102

126

157

115

115

117

Per square 

mite

0.109

.155

.183

.

.157

.141

.323

1

C!

. DJ.

1.46

Aftl » *Dl

3. 75

 268

.265

.747

Sept.

104

104

100

98

144

286

295

242

189

154

137

131

221

376

313

246

204

170

147

134

120

115

107

102

100

100

107

117

112

115

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.17

.21

_

.18

.15

.57

1.80

I RADO

.51

4.32

.31

.30

10.13

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 1,860 sec. -ft.; May 6 (4 p.m.) 5,510 see.-

ft.; July 4 (time unknown) 16,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day.

a Ne gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of records for staticn at Hellen.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19 to Apr. 3 (no recorder record Dec. 21 tc 

Apr. 2; wire-weight gage read at about weekly intervals; discharge cemputed on basis of records for 

staticn at Hellen).

949153 O - 51 - 3
26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

White River near Ashland, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 46°29'50", long. 90°54»15", in sec. 6, T. 46 N., R. 4 W., at 

dbwnstream end of power plant of Lake Superior District Power Co., a quarter of & mile 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 112 over dam, and 4^ miles south of Ashland.

Drainage area.- 266 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 5.53 feet); 

minimum, 3.1 second-feet Apr. 28-30 (gage height, 0.09 foot).

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 5, 1949; minimum, that of Apr. 28-30, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily or oftener when plant load is changed.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1C

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

143

143

139

142

143

143

143

143

143

150

150

150

167

150

150

157

163

163

152

157

176

157

157

164

157

157

157

142

156

156

156

NOT.

156

156

163

156

176

218

222

172

170

169

176

176

176

156

169

169

169

169

169

176

88

203

211

187

167

187

173

173

152

159

Dec.

106

146

206

197

199

182

186

119

171

120

141

154

166

179

165

165

176

114

160

182

187

174

165

128

166

165

173

172

173

173

171

Jan.

151

164

164

171

165

165

173

173

174

176

127

181

180

173

180

172

180

188

133

235

163

199

198

181

181

174

174

183

206

206

179

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

177

207

194

187

178

186

188

173

167

183

177

177

169

178

176

160

181

176

162

192

176

171

167

165

165

175

179

172

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,726

5,163

5,080

-

5,404

4,958

8,131

11,790

12,130

6,926

14,526

6,429

4,779

90,042

Mar.

176

163

169

169

183

196

217

184

197

197

190

157

210

163

135

169

176

169

139

186

164

176

177

210

248

446

479

359

798

798

731

Apr.

731

700

700

700

672

618 567'

496

452

408

365

365

323

328

255

302

259

408

386

365

338

286

283

230

238

204

216

208

201

. 186

-

MaxiBum

176

222

206

-

235

207

798

731

2,330

496

1,630

463

199

2,330

May

172

228

201

294

2,330

1,500

988

762

672

519

386

333

252

234

186

220

202

202

202

206

191

156

200

198

180

180

180

187

167

208

194

Minimum

139

88

106

-

127

160

135

186

156

138

177

150

150

88

June

206

198

193

191

152

225

178

177

174

171

161

138 *ais

198

195

195

147

138

256

474

496

474

465

357

252

182

221

168

163

163

-

Mean

152

172

164

-

174

177

262

393

391

231

,469

207

159

247

July

241

344

544

1,630

1,240

1,330

1,320

1,110

1,030

519

474

408

286

277

229

235

197

202

182

177

190

177

185

186

217

211

210

269

330

302

274

Aug.

239

218

218

190

181

179

175

176

176

167

386

218

179

180

186

463

365

263

228

195

199

169

158

161

171

177

171

169

169

153

150

Par square 

mile

0.571

.647

.617

-

.654

.665

.985

1.48

1.47

.868

1.76

.778

.598

.929

Sept.

ISO

158

163

158

163

158

161

151

151

153

161

168

199

161

161

161

161

161

161

161

161

153

153

153

153

154

154

155

161

161

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

.72

.71

'-

.75

.69

1.14

1.65

1.70

.97

2.03

.90

.67

12.59
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 27

Montreal River near Saxon, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°32'45", long. 90°24'5", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 48 . 

«., K. 49 W., 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3f miles north of Saxon.

Drainage area.- 281 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 322 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 5.41 feet); 

minimum, 5.8 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.09 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 5,700 second-feet July 18, 1942 (gage height, 6.93 feet); 

minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 21, Oct. 8, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by Saxon Palls power plant. If miles upstream. Plow regulated by 

Oile Reservoir on West Branch Montreal River (capacity, 1.29 billion cubic feet).

Revisions (water years).- W 894: 1938-39. W 924: 1939-40.

Rating tables, vater year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3O Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.2 8.5 1.5 29 1.4 21

1.3 14 1.6 40 1.5 29

1.4 21 l.S 73 1.6 41

1.8 78

2.O 132

2.3 255 4.1 1,680

2.6 416 4.6 2,30C

2.9 597 5.1 3,02C

3.3 890

3.7 1,260

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

50

50

28

69

61

82

66

76

76

22

54

54

45

30

3O

33

12

66

80

58

24

34

8.0

7.2

15

12

11

8.7

8.0

8.2

7.5

Nov.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

36

37

83

40

42

47

28

35

34

25

36

40

26

42

39

49

24

49

38

50

24

46

49

38

23

17

-

Dec.

14

15

27

33

34

70

60

52

40

49

41

32

30

32

35

25

19

15

18

40

25

17

21

18

17

22

45

102

98

102

4O

Jan.

11

10

12

60

24

20

15

25

20

30

35

15

27

28

45

23

30

45

54

39

36

52

31

26

22

30

35

22

35

10

25

Feb.

25

18

30

23

15

21

21

25

13

18

25

28

18

30

20

16

11

15

32

13

20

18

27

21

10

45

10

19

-

.

-

ib».*H Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 1,185.6

November ......................... 1,027

December. ........................ 1,182

Calendar year 1948 ............ 57,644.6

January ..... « 862

February ......................... 587

March ............................ 4,O17

April ............................ 13,198

Hay .............................. 11,793

June ............................. 6,476

Jnly ............................. 17,156

August ........................... 5, 383

September ........................ 5,417

Water year 1948-49 ............ 68,283.6

Mar.

19

23

15

25

33

17

47

27

31

32

38

32

24

21

20

30

28

25

40

30

50

70

90

110

160

250

350

500

600

70O

580

Apr.

500

1

i

>20

>80

23

874

850 J

'

£

66

37

79

617

55?

E

E

4

46

27

91

439

360

2

;

;

38

66

38

311

286

2

2

i

65

55

37

214

175

]

]

]

]

Maximum

82

83

102

2,000

54

45

700

874

2,040

539

3,020

227

188

3,020

75

64

71

42

May

20

95

97

338

1,210

2,040

1,620

1,120

730

509

399

333

275

227

196

175

171

171

180

171

136

78

146

180

167

164

160

180

171

167

167

Minimum

7.2

7.5

14

7.2

10

10

15

142

20

76

156

66

114

7.2

June

180

184

175

237

196

175'

171

153

146

150

85

78

171

175

188

171

171

139

153

255

467

539

462

388

317

232

188

175

175

180

Mean

38.2

34.2

38.1

157

27.8

21.0

130

440

380

216

553

174

181

187

July

296

450

450

1,520

2,580

3,020

1,920

1,210

788

546

405

317

265

227

275

214

180

167

175

180

184

180

180

175

156

180

184

184

184

184

180

Aug.

184

1

1

1

84

80

80

175

184

1

2

68

39

14

214

227

1

1

1

96

71

67

132

180

1

1

1

75

80

84

184

180

1

1

1

36

75

71

175

180

1

1

1

1

88

36

56

84

184

Per square 

 lie

0.136

.122

.136

.559

.099

.075

.463

1.57

1.35

.769

1.97

.619

.644

.665

Sept.

184

184

184

188

184

184

184

184

184

180

175

ISO

164

184

184

184

188

114

156

188

184

134

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.14

.16

7.64

.11

.08

.53

1.75

1.56

.86

2.27

.71

.72

9.05

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 31, Jan. 2 to Apr. 3 (no gagehelght record Dec. 19-29, Jan. 20-26, Mar. 1-9} discharge computed on basis of recorded range in 

stage, veather records, and Superior Falls power plant records).
28 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Presque Isle River at Marenisoo, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°22', long. '89 0 41' ( in NW£ sec. 21, T. 46 N., R. 

4^ w., a quarter of a mile upstream from county highway bridge in Marenisco and about 

2v miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches of Presque Isle River. 

Prior to May 27, 1949, wire-weight gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 175 square miles.

Records available.- February 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 7.77 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 14 second-feet Oct. 3-6; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.27 feet Oct. 4, 6.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 1,860 second-feet June 26, 1946 (gage height, 9.4 feet, 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1948 (gage height, 2.25 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to May 26.

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

814 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3P 

31

Oct.

16 

16 

14 

14

14

14 

15 

16 

18 

20

23 

30 

30 

27 

24

24 

24 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

21

21

21 

21 

21 

20 

24 

27

Nov.

25 

24 

24 

*29

47

72 

82 

79 

63 

58

54 

40 

33 

36 

39

40 

44 

45 

48 

55

62 

62 

60 

58 

54

50 

48 

47 

47 

52

Dec.

56 

*54 

50 

50 

56

62 

64 

64 

60 

58

54 

52 

50 

48

47

46 

45 

44 

43 

42

40 

40 

39 

39 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

Jan.

37 

37 

*36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

40 

43 

46 

47

47 

45 

46 

47 

48

48 

48 

*48 

48 

48 

48

Feb.

48 

48 

48 

43 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

47

47

unntk Second- 

*°ntb foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

4?

June 

July 

Augu 

S«pt

Wa

her ..........................

aiber .........................

643 

1,482 

1,469

lendar year 1948 ............ 26,877

dry

ember ........................

1,277 

1,331 

1,759 

7,593 

10,302 

3,433 

6,129 

1,623 

2,475

ter year 1948-49 ............ 39,516

Uar.

47 

*47 

47 

47 

47

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

48 

50 

52 

56 

60

68 

75 

85 

95 

115 

130

Apr.

180 

220 

250 

270 

2SO

290 

*310 

315 

320 

320

384 

344 

362 

353 

277

222 

200 

240 

258 

268

277 

286 

268 

229 

194

174 

158 

146 

132 

126

Maximum

30 

82 

64

509

-48 

48 

130 

362 

1,250 

547 

699 

96 

150

1,250

Hay

126 

134 

149 

334 

915

1,250 

1,250 

915 

762 

543

391 

334 

306 

258 

211

189 

202 

240 

226 

208

182 

163 

149 

137 

136

118 

116 

103 

92 

89 

84

Minimm

14 

24 

38

14

36 

47 

46 

126 

84 

19 

36 

35 

32

14

June

77 

74 

70 

64 

58

54 

48 

40 

38 

34

31 

28 

48 

61 

51

40 

34 

30 

45 

238

547 

484 

402 

312 

219

147 

70 

19 

28 

42

Mean

20.7 

49.4 

47.4

73.4

41.2 

47.5 

56.7 

253 

332 

114 

198 

52.4 

82.5

108

July

164 

208 

237 

392 

547

699 

655 

547 

432 

332

256 

199 

160 

130 

10S

84 

66 

58 

51 

43

42 

40 

36 

38 

48

69 

74 

101 

120 

106 

87

Aug.

86 

82 

74 

64 

54

61 

56 

48 

40 

48

94 

96 

64 

42 

40

43 

54 

56 

53 

50

45 

39 

39 

36 

36

35 

38 

39 

35 

36 

35

Sept.

33 

59 

70 

80 

138

140 

132 

121 

106 

91

79 

82 

104 

135 

150

142 

125 

108 

89 

77

69 

58 

42 

34 

32

32 

36 

38 

36 

32

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.118 0.14 

.282 .31 

.871 .31

.419 5.70

.235 .27 

.271 .28 

.324 .37 

1.45 1.61 

1.90 2.19 

.651 .73 

1.13 1.30 

.299 .34 

.471 .53

.617 8.38

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.).- May 7 (5 to 8 a.m.) 1,350 seo.-ft.; July 6 (2 to 4 p.m.)

721 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 10. shifting-control method used 

May 24-26, July 16 to Sept. 14.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 29

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mieh.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°33', long. 89°46', in see. 23, T. 48 N., R. 44 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 28, 2 miles east of Tula, 5 miles downstream from Little 

Presque Isle River, and 7 miles southwest of Merriweather.

Drainage area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- February 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 11.82 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage 

height, 4.22 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 3,170 second-feet June 25, 1946 (gage height, 12.45 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Oct. 5, 6, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948*49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 29 to Sept. 4)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10 Apr. 11 to Sept. 3O

4.2 21 4.5 43 5.1 157 4.4 35 5.O 128 8.4 

4.3 27 4.55 48 6.7 516 4.5 45 5.7 258 1O.4 

4.4 34 4.6 56 7.6 732 4.6 59 6.9 550 11.6

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

25 

24 

24 

23

22 

23 

25 

27 

39

30 

34 

37 

36 

32

32 

31 

30 

30 

30

28 

28 

20 

29 

29

28 

28 

28 

28 

38 

29

Nov.

30 

30 

30 

30

41

109 

144 

126 

99 

77

64 

56 

49 

46 

44

44 

49 

54 

50 

45

58 

83 

79 

75 

71

69 

67 

58 

49 

48

Dec.

46 

49 

*54 

54 

60

70 

84 

82 

78 

72

66 

64 

62 

58 

56

54 

54 

52 

52 

50

50 

49 

48 

' 48 

48

46 

48 

47 

46 

45 

44

Jan.

42 

42 

42 

*41 

40

40 

40 

40 

42 

42

42 

40 

40 

40 

40

46 

50 

54 

56 

56

54 

54 

54 

56 

58

58 

60 

*60 

58 

58 

58

Feb.

56 

56 

56 

56 

54

54 

54 

56 

58 

58

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54

Month Seoondfoot-days

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

"ay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ka

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

881 

1,876 

1,738

............ 42,496

uary £^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

ember ........................

1,503 

1,546 

2,115 

14,703 

16,877 

4,862 

10,327 

2,229 

3,294

ter year 1948-49 ............ 61,951

Mar.

54 

54 

*54 

54 

52

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

52 

52 

52 

54 

54

56 

58 

62 

65 

70

75 

82 

95 

120 

155 

225

Apr.

280 

330 

370 

450 

540

*650 

680 

700 

710 

720

750 

795 

855 

780 

645

512 

450 

425 

. 425 

436

450 

462 

438 

388 

325

280 

252 

223 

200 

180

Maximim

37 

144 

84

1,030

60 

58 

225 

855 

2,470 

630 

1,360 

175 

265

2,470

May

180 

180 

193 

390 

1,280

2,410 

2,470 

1,940 

1,520 

1,080

750 

550 

425 

325 

26O

236 

232 

265 

28O 

258

223 

195 

178 

168 

157

150 

141 

126 

114 

103 

96

Minima

22 

30 

44

22

40 

54 

52 

180 

98 

49 

61 

39 

40

22

June

95 

86 

81 

7S 

71

64 

59 

55 

52 

51

49 

51 

56 

73 

76

64 

52 

49 

59 

189

388 

562 

630 

575 

475

325 

208 

134. 

79 

86

Mean

28.4 

62. E 

56.1

116

48. E 

55.2 

68.2 

490 

544 

162 

333 

71. S 

110

170

July

227 

388 

462 

575 

795

1,320 

1,36O 

1,120 

84O 

600

412 

280 

210 

166 

137

117 

93 

84 

100 

91

74 

68 

64 

61 

61

64 

78 

98 

128 

133 

121

1,000 

1,840 

2,470

Aug.

121 

124 

107 

91 

79

71 

66 

62 

56 

58

128 

175 

135 

90 

66

62 

62 

62 

61 

56

52 

49 

48 

48 

45

43 

44 

46 

41 

40 

39

Psr square 

 lie

0.109 

.240 

.216

.446

.187 

.212 

.262 

1.88 

2.09 

.623 

1.38 

.277 

.423

.654

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec, -ft.}.- May 7 (12:30 a.m.) 2,600 sec. -ft.; July 7 (3 a

Sept.

40 

40 

56 

103 

142

151 

146 

133 

121 

107

86 

90 

204 

265 

232

189 

162 

137 

121 

107

96 

86 

76 

64 

55

52 

55 

59 

61 

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.27 

.25

6.08

.31 

.22 

.30 

2.10 

2.41 

.70 

1.4S 

.33 

.47

8.66

m.) 1,400

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5 to Apr. 1O.
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paul-ding, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°21'30", long. 890 04'40", in sec. 29, T. 46 N., R. 

&i w., 25 feet downstream from highway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Bond Palls 

Reservoir, and 5f miles southeast of Paulding.

Drainage area.- About 175 square miles. 

Records available,- June 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.t Maximum discharge during year, 596 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 6.16 feet); 

minimum, 39 second-feet Nov. 20 (gage height, 3.Q1 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 1..320 second-feet June 6, 1944 (gage height,-9.15 feet); 

minimum, 27 second-feet Nov. 22, 1946; minimum gage height, 2.96 fee* Nov. 26, 1942 

(corrected).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fai>.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except perlod^of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

3.5 58 4.5 227 

3.6 83 5.3 398 

3.9 120 6.1 574 

Discharge. In seoond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

72 

72 

72 

72 

72

72 

72 

74 

76 

74

80 

90 

88 

81 

78

78 

77 

78 

78 

77

78 

77 

78 

78 

78

75 

75 

74 

74 

74 

78

Nov.

81 

»78 

78 

81 

102

154 

140 

113 

100 

96

93 

91 

88 

87 

85

86 

92 

90 

88 

65

115 

100 

94 

90 

85

85

eo

80 

»75 

75

Dec.

78 

100 

94 

90 

88

100 

90 

100 

100 

98

96 

94 

92 

90 

90

88 

86 

86 

82 

80

80 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

64 

84 

*84 

84 

84

Jan.

84 

64 

84 

84 

84

86 

88 

88 

85 

82

80 

80 

80 

80 

82

90 

88 

86 

84 

82

80 

80 

80

80 

80

60 

 80 

80 

80 

80 

80

Month

Ooto 

Mow 

Deoe

Ca

Jam 

Febr 

Hare KJune 

July 

Auga 

Sept

 a

ber

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry . . .

uary

e»ber ........................

ter year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

76 

76 

78 

78

75 

75 

75 

75 

77

78 

78 

86 

86 

86

84 

84 

88 

 92 

90

92 

94 

90

Seoondfoot-days

2,372 

2,767 

2,742

37,771

2,561 

2,276 

2,845 

5,239 

6,077 

3,721 

4,400 

2,760 

2,426

40,189

* winter discharge meaeurenent made on thi 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affeoted b

Mar.

94 

92 

90 

92 

94

90 

88 

90 

85 

88

90 

86 

85 

84

84

82 

82 

82 

BO 

82

85 

90 

92 

94

96

98 

100 

105 

110 

115 

120

Apr.

123 

126 

138 

158 

185

192 

»186 

195 

195 

199

197 

210 

231 

227 

210

190 

192 

192 

190 

183

177 

183 

190 

170 

156

145

134 

128 

123 

114

Maxim*

90

154 

100

332

90 

94 

120 

231 

574 

332 

376 

158 

99

574

May

112 

116 

116 

168 

321

530 

574 

530 

409 

310

257 

219 

197 

174 

159

152 

141 

158 

154 

140

125 

117 

112 

109 

106

105 

98 

94 

92 

92 

90

Minima

72 

65 

78

65

80 

75 

60 

114 

90 

72 

78 

72 

72

65

June

86 

85 

84 

81 

78

77 

73 

72 

72 

73

72 

72 

79 

83 

90

84 

77 

74 

74 

96

271 

208 

248 

300 

332

244 

170 

140 

119 

107

Mean

76,5 

92.2 

88.5

103

82.6 

61.4 

91.8 

175 

196 

124 

142 

89.0 

80.9

110

July

145 

156 

125 

216 

332

376 

310 

243 

201 

170

145 

133 

123 

112 

104

99 

93 

87 

86 

63

81 

80 

78 

87 

88

85 

86 

117 

143 

117 

99

Aug.

102 

96 

91 

86 

84

88 

93 

92 

86 

105

158 

141 

114 

99 

90

88 

86 

83 

80 

78

77 

78 

77 

73 

73

72 

77 

75 

72 

72 

74

Per square 

mile

0.437 

.527 

.506

.589

.472 

.465 

.525 

1.00 

1.12 

.709 

.611 

.509 

.462

.629

Sept.

74 

73 

72 

75 

92

99 

92

.87 

84 

77

77 

88 

96 

96 

87

81 

78 

77 

76 

79

78 

76 

76 

75 

75

76 

76 

78 

77 

77

Runoff in 

inches

0.50 

.59 

.56

8.03

.54

.46 

.80 

1.11 

1.29 

.79 

.94 

.56 

.52

8.53

3 (11 p.m.) 598 sec. -ft. 

' loe*Nov. 21 to Mar. 31.
STREAMS' TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 31

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mioh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°28'45", long. 89 0 05'2511 , in sec. 8, T. 47 N., R. 

<}» w., an eighth of a mile upstream from State Highway S8, 3f miles west of town of 

of Trout Creek, and 6^ miles downstream from Bond Palls Dam.

Drainage area.- About 225 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 144 second-feet July § (gage height, 2.14 feet), 

during period of doubtful gage-height record; minimum, 21 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage 

height, 1.30 feet), caused by ice Jam upstream.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 1,170 second-feet June 7, 1944 (gage height, 4.53 feet); 

minimum, 14 second-feet sometime during period of no gage-rheight i-ecord Jan. 23 to 

Feb. 13, 1947 (gage height, 1.14 feet, from recorded range in stage), caused by ice Jam 

upstream.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gageneignt record, which are good. ?low regulated by Bond Falls Reservoir. Diversion to 

South Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 34).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.4 27 1.7

1.5 34 1.9

1.6 44 2.1

58

92

134

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46

46

46

47

47

46

46

46

47

47

48

48

47

47

47

46

44

44

44

44

46

46

46

46

46

46

41

32

32

32

32

NOT.

32

32

32

32

38

38

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

33

34

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

31

33

Dec.

30

33

 32

32

34

34

31

33

32

30

32

32

30

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

Jan.

32

31

 31

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

30

32

32

32

32

33

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

Month

October .

November . . .

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

February

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

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

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

Juno

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

August . .

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

31

31

 31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

31

30

32

31

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

1,36(

99!

99]

17,295

982

86S

1,004

1,09£

1,202

1,726

2,06!

1,75£

1,436

15.48S

Mar.

31

 32

32

32

32

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

36

36

38

39

38

Apr.

Maximum

48

38

34

63

33

32

39

47

94

82

130

84

54

130

38

39

41

44

47

43

42

40

38

37

37

37

37

36

35

35

35

36

35

34

34

35

34

33

33

33

32

32

32

38

May

32

32

32

41

82

94

55

43

39

36

35

34

33

33

32

32

33

38

41

37

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

32

32

Minima

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

32

M Oc

39

54

C4o*

46

30

June

39

52

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

58

57

57

55

54

54

65

68

72

62

82

70

60

57

54

54

54

62

Mean

44.1

33.1

32.0

47.3

31.7

31.0

32.4

36.5

38.8

57.5

66.5

56.6

47.9

42.4

July

95

75

70

105

12O

130

85

74

70

65

62

58

56

55

55

54

54

57

57

55

55

55

54

55

54

54

58

60

57

55

54

Aug.

58

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

54

80

84

65

58

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

55

57

57

57

Sept.

54

47

48

52

52

49

48

47

47

47

48

49

49

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

-

Per square Runoff in 

 lie Inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 23, 25-27, 29, 30, Jsn. 2, 3, 21, Pet. 4-18, 

Mar. I, 11, 12, 14, 19. Doubtful gage-height record Dec. 16-18, Jan. 20, Jan. 28 to Peb. 3, June 19 

to July 14; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and unpublished 

records for bypass weirs at Bond Falls.
32 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°42'05", long. 89°09'40", in sec. 27, T. 50 N., R.

 H., at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 300 feet downstream from East Branch and 2f miles

southeast of Rockland. 

Drainage area.- 670 square miles. 

Records available^- July 1942 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- Ma'xlmTS discharge during year 11 000 second-feet JJ^ 6 (gage height 13 1

 feet from floodmark); minimum observed, 157 second-feet Dec. 1 (gage height, 4.43

feet). 

1942-

feet, slope-area and contracted-opening determinal;ions au BaBC "CJ-&"" TVar\*' 'iT"~i'q4Y~

served, that of Dec. 1, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 4.39 feet Aug. 13, 1943. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Gage read once or twice daily. Plow regulated by Bond Palls Reservoir. 

Diversion to South Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Palls Canal (see p. 34).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22 to Hay 4,

June 20 to July 3, Sept. 20, 21)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 19 Sept. 20-30

4.5 166 4.9 257 5.5 53O 6.6 1,440 10.0 5,870 4.8 195

4.7 204 5.2 373 5.S 730 7.5 2,450 11.6 8,380 4.9 230

Discharge. In seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

-16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

168

168

168

170

171

173

173

177

186

200

218

240

235

215

200

190

192

194

196

194

194

192

194

192

190

190

190

184

180

186

188

Nov.

188

190

190

200

226

314

314

245

221

200

192

192

192

190

190

188

200

209

209

218

234

242

214

209

211

211

211

206

209

204

-

Dec.

168

»200

225

220

250

290

260

240

230

223

216

230

240

230

225

220

215

210

210

210

210

210

200

200

200

200

200

205

210

205

205

Jan.

200

200

200

200

205

210

220

220

220

215

205

200

200

200

200

220

250

250

220

200

200

195

195

195

195

195

190

190

190

195

180

Month

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

November .

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

Calsndar year 1948 ............

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

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Watsr year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

190

195

 180

190

190

185

190

195

195

190

185

180

180

180

180

180

180

190

195

190

190

190

190

190

185

180

185

185

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5, 908

6,419

6,757

118,133

6,355

5,235

8,845

21,776

24,027 

11,686

36*618

9,037

7,166

149,829

Mar.

185

*185

185

190

195

200

195

190

190

200

190

185

185

185

180

180

180

180

180

185

200

220

250

260

290

330

400

500

700

900

1,050

Apr.

.1,200

1,

1,<

lj.

560

550

590

»1,86O

1,590

1,

1,

1»<

500

540

HO

929

886

(

)63

)04

i48

502

420

4

'

106

U5

S78

347

360

1 78

S60

S10

295

281 't

'<.

't

't

HaxinuB

240

314

290

2 *610

250

195

1,050

1.860

6*620

1,440

8,340 

636

322

8,340

54

42

37

31

May

226

226

240

56.0

4,590

6,620

2,950

1,340

827

560

420

360

318

284

257

242

251

284

406

436

334

277

254

240

234

228

223

211

211

209

209

Mininum

168

188

J.DO

160

180

180

180

231

209

194

251

226

202

168

June

202

211

206

206

202

196

194

194

196

198

202

226

237

234

234

237

211

202

242

425

1,120

920

1,440

1,090

802

616

392

307

277

267

-

Mean

191

214

218

**M^

205

187

285

726

775

390

1,181

292

239

410

July

904

778

2,240

7,880

3,610

8,340

3,280

1,490

920

590

446

387

356

330

310

291

274

274

310

334

291

274

264

254

251

254

257

339

382

356

352

Aug.

352

334

310

284

267

274

274

257

242

326

616

636

406

310

274

264

257

264

254

240

234

228

226

226

228

228

237

245

245

248

251

Sept.

240

228

223

245

299

322

295

271

251

240

234

242

281

281

267

"248

237

228

223

216

209

206

202

202

209

209

220

220

212

206

-

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inohss

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-7, 9, Dec. 12 to Apr.l (no gage-height record Dec. 23-28, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan 16, 17). Ho gage-height record Oct. 12-15 and on Sundays 

and holidays; discharge computed on basis of adjancent record and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 33

Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°43'15", long. 89°12'25", in sec. 20 T. 50 N., 

H. ii9 W., at bridge on county road between Rockland and Victoria, if miles southwest 

. of Rockland and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle and South Branches. '

Drainage area.- 1,290 square miles.

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet July 6 (gage -height, 18.52 

feet); minimum daily, 280 second-feet Oct. 2.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 42,000 second-feet Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 28.6 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,500 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination; minimum daily, 260 second-feet Sept. 6, 1948.

Remarks - Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by Victoria power plant, on South Branch, 5 miles above station, and by 

Bond Falls Reservoir and Gogebic and Cisco Lakes.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

5.2 280 5.7 470 7.8 1,860 11.5 6,370 

5.4 345 6.3 765 8.8 2,880 13.0 8,620 

5.7 460 7.0 1,200 10.0 4,300 15.6 12,800 

6.0 590

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

303 

280 

307 

314 

297

294 

308 

307 

315 

332

380 

394 

382 

362 

416

380 

334 

356 

360 

348

353 

357 

304 

311 

350

355 

328 

306 

303 

287 

286

Nov.

338 

342 

369 

369 

416

545 

489 

511

456 

378

354, 

353 

324 

340

377

387 

368 

396 

390 

345

354 

486 

464 

464

376

399 

413 

344 

417 

451

Dec.

8410 

*369 

375 

334 

358

536 

496 

454 

472 

454

450 

440 

430 

420 

410

410 

400 

400 

400 

400

400 400 ' 

400 

400 

400

380 

420 

400 

»370 

360 

350

Jan.

350 

320 

360 

360 

370

370 

380 

380 

350 

390

390 

360 

360 

390 

390

370 

440 

480 

420 

370

390 

390 

360 

430 

450

450 

*450 

450 

450 

410 

450

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ftry

uary . .

h...... ......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

470 

500 

510 

500 

480

480 

500 

500 

500 

480

470 

470 

490 

510 

500

510 

500 

490 

480 

510

520 

540 

540 

540 

540

510 

540 

*560

Seoondfoot-days

10,309 

12,015 

12,698

271,473

12,280 

14,140 

24,020 

59,925 

62,386 

31,645 

66,718 

21,036 

18,197

345,369

Mar.

560 

 540 

520 

480 

560

590 

590 

590 

570 

560

540 

520 

560 

580 

550

550 

550 

550 

540 

530

560 

610 

680 

740 

800

900 

1,000 

1,200 

*1,750 

2,250 

2,500

Apr.

2,770 

2,880 

3,100 

4,300 

5,350

*4,300 

3,700 

3,580 

3,100 

2,600

2,290 

2,500 

2,440 

1,900 

1,470

1,130 

1,160 

1,350 

1,100 

1,160

1,060 

1,030 

1,000 

792 

765

716 

635 

620 

585 

542

Maximum

416 

545 

536

5,600

480 

560 

2,500 

5,350 

12,400 

3,460 

12,700 

1,310 

663

12,700

Peak discharge {base, 7,666 sec -ft.).- May 6 (9 a.m.)

sec. -ft.; July 6 (3 p.m.) 17,900 sec. -ft.

May

479 

551 

551 

893 

8,290

12,400 

8,770 

6,070 

4,090 

2,260

1,780 

1,640 

1,430 

1,000 

880

1,030 

710 

965 

1,040 

1,030

789 

673 

628 

590 

612

551 

570 

556 

502 

492 

564

Minimum

280 

324 

334

260

320 

470 

480 

542 

479 

504 

537 

528 

534

280

June

572 

587 

581 

572 

504

577 

571 

566 

571 

582

635 

562 

618 

631 

620

632 

595 

556 

590 

903

3,270 

2,580 

3,460 

3,460 

2,250

1,540 

923 

800 

679 

658

Mean

333 

400 

410

742

396 

505 

775 

1,998 

2,012 

1,055 

2,152 

679 

607

946

July

1,780 

2,250 

2,190 

9,420

5,630

12,700 

8,470 

4,090 

2,780 

1,950

1,590 

1,310 

868 

693 

655

625 

598 

637 

680 

707

655 

628 

586 

537 

633

648 

630 

725 

748 

685 

620

Aug.

685 

682 

647 

616 

606

592 

528 

626 

633 

696

946 

1,310 

953 

749 

699

654 

664 

628 

628 

587

568 

610 

618 

640 

655

650 

610 

600 

636 

668 

652

Sept.

644 

606 

590 

609 

590

663 

642 

638 

614 

574

534 

613 

623 

637 

604

622 

594 

616 

591 

548

566 

594 

608 

588 

572

610 

637 

642 

621 

607

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

14,166 sec. -ft.! July 4 (16 a.m.) 11,000

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Dec. 11- 

16, Feb. 16-21, Mar. 10, 11, 16-18, 22-28).
34 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 46°24»10", long. 89°09'00", in sec. 11,

 T. 4B N., R. 39 W., 40 feet upstream from intake to pipe line No. 2, 1.4 miles southeast of Paulding, and If miles downstream from Bond Falls Reservoir.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 255 second-feet Sept. 22-24 (gage height, 2.54

 i'eet); minimum, 5.1 second-feet Apr. 17-20 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 362 second-feet Aug. 27, 1947 (gage height, 3.13 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Nov. 3, 4, 11, 12, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -1.25 feet May 29, 1943 (two drain holes in weir open and canal 

gate closed).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and

 those below-20 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read once daily. Canal diverts water 

from Bond Falls Reservoir to South Branch Ontonagon River; water is used for power production at Victoria Dam on South Branch, near Rockland.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Datf

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1C

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

E3

23

23

31

51

54

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

74

81

85

84

53

Nov.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

17

11

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

-

Dec.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

30

45

45

45

45

36

16

8.3

7.8

.0

.0

.0

.0

.O

.0

Jan.

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

24

44

48

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

81

120

130

130

130

130

130

Month

October

Novenber .........................

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

Januaty . ........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

128

102

 86

86

86

86

106

142

152

152

150

150

150

148

148

148

148

146

146

146

146

144

144

144

144

150

165

165

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,627

375.7

416.9

30,191.7

1,783.6

3,808

3 809 c *163*4

236 ."

1,644.2

449

1,227

4,906

20,447.0

Mar.

160

 158

158

158

138

122

140

156

156

156

115

80

80

80

120

140

140

150

160

172

185

185

185

185

152

93

52

17

5.5

5.5

5.5

Apr.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5 ' '5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

Maximum

85

23

45

304

130

165

185

5.5

9.2

1 J.4CJ Aft 

16

99

255

255

May

5.S

5.£

5.E

5.E

5.9

6.J

6.1

6.7

7.C

7.C

7.C

7.C

7.C

7.0

7.C

7.0

7.0

7.4

S.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

Minimum

23

5.5

5.5

4.8

6.3

86

5.5

5.1

5.5

9.2

12

15

15

5.1

June

9.E

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

51

66

62

54

51

74

98

98

128

148

148

148

148

148

59

12

12

12

12

IE

12

12

12

12

-

Mean

52.5

12.5

13.4

82.5

57.5

136

123

5.45

7.64

54.8

14.5

39.6

164

56.0

July

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

37

29

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

" 1515

15

15

42

62

79

99

98

98

98

98

98

98

Per square 

mile

Sept.

97

97

97

133

171

119

98

98

98

119

144

145

145

56

15

15

185

210

210

210

210

228

255

255

251

251

E50

250

248

246

-

Runoff in inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Feb. 2 to Mar. 5, Mar. 7-11, 15-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 35

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mien.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°41'25", long. 89°04'20", in sec. 33, T. 50 N., R. 38 

w., at county highway bridge, 300 feet downstream from Adventure Creek, 5 miles south 

of Mass, and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 265 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 second-feet July 4 (gage height, 11.52 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 75 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 3.64 feet, from 

graph based on gage readings).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 4, 1949; minimum, 60 second-feet Aug. 25, 

1948 (gage height, 3.55 feet, from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Gage read

Oct. 1 to July 7 July fl to Sept. 30

3.6 68 5.3 491 8.6 1,990 3.7 xOl 5.3 505 

4.1 162 6.2 810 10.0 2.9OO 4. 197 6.4 910 

4.4 228 7.4 1,340 10.6 3,380 -'.5 265

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

78 

82 

32 

SO 

76

75 

76 

80 

87 

91

112 

129 

119 

112 

100

94 

94 

98 

100 

98

96 

91 

93 

96 

94

94 

93 

94 

94 

96 

96

Nov.

100 

»102 

104 

102 

115

18S 

200 

164 

140 

129

119 

119 

115 

102 

106

112 

125 

138 

142 

148

150 

140 

125 

131 

131

125 

127 

129 

125 

120

Dec.

115 

»125 

120 

120 

140

160 

150 

145 

140 

135

130 

130 

125 

120 

120

120 

115 

115 

110 

110

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

»105 

105 

105

Jan.

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

110 

110 

110 

110

120 

135 

130 

125 

120

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

 115 

110 

110 

110 

110

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

uftry

1 ............................

enber .......................'.

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100

Secondfoot-days

2,900 

3,871 

3,700

60,696

3,550 

2,925 

4,945 

12,536 

11,178 

5,575 

16,856 

4,513 

3,803

76,352

Mar.

100 

*100 

100 

100 

100

100 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

100 

100 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

110

115 

140 

145 

150 

165

190 

235 

320 

»390 

480 

550

Apr.

600 

625 

625 

730 

»830

770 

730 

712 

603 

524

557 

678 

608 

476 

367

299 

276 

257 

231 

223

223 

233 

238 

193 

180

172 

158 

146 

136 

131

Maximum

129 

200 

160

1,260

135 

110 

550 

830 

2,230 

557 

3,340 

347 

189

3,340

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 sec. -ft.).- May 6 (9 a.m.)

ft.} July 6 (11:30 a.m.) 3,896 sec. -'ft.

May

127 

129 

132 

233 

1,340

2,230 

1,390 

850 

557 

397

274 

226 

197 

162 

152

154 

162 

193 

358 

319

223 

176 

158 

148 

136

131 

123 

119 

123 

138 

121

Minimum

75 

100 

105

60

110 

100 

100 

131 

119 

78 

123 

103 

108

75

June

115 

110 

106 

102 

89

80 

78 

83 

85 

83

82 

82 

98 

115 

119

117 

110 

98 

104 

209

557 

524 

508 

508 

415

310 

226 

178 

144 

140

Mean

93. E 

129 

119

166

115 

104 

160 

418 

361 

186 

544 

146 

127

209

July

285 

343 

884 

3,260 

1,750

3,340 

1,640 

890 

575 

365

260 

218 

195 

179 

163

151 

138 

130 

169 

193

161 

146 

130 

123 

127

128 

127 

171 

225 

199 

171

Aug.

181 

183 

169 

151 

136

136 

134 

128 

119 

149

233 

347 

250 

175 

14S

132 

132 

144 

127 

114

108 

105 

103 

103 

103

105 

108 

123 

127 

121 

119

Per square 

mile

> 0.353 

.487 

.449

.626

.434 

.392 

.604 

1.58 

1.36 

.702 

2.05 

.551 

.479

.789

2,480 sec. -ft. j July 4 (1 p.m.)

Sept.

117 

112 

108 

132 

163

189 

173 

151 

134 

123

117 

121 

144 

159 

146

127 

114 

110 

110 

115

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

112 

119 

123 

119 

115

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

.54

.sz.

8.53

.50 

.41 

.69 

1.76 

1.57 

.78 

2.36 

.63 

.53

10.70

4,160 seo.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21, 22, Nov. 30 to Apr. 1.
36 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°15', long. 89°27', in sec. 32, T. 45 N., R. 41 W., just 

downstream from Cisco Lake Dam, 2f miles upstream from Langford Lake Outlet, 4f miles 

upstream from U. S. Highway 2, and 13 miles southwest of Watersmeet.

Drainage area.- 50 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949. July 1942 to September 1944 at site 

itr miles downstream. Records not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 198 second-feet July 6, 7 (gage height, 1.74 

reel;}; minimum daily, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 6, 7.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 229 second-feet June 25, 26, 1946 (gage height, 1.88 

feet); minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot May 29 to June 17, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of doubtrui gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read once daily. Plow regulated by dam 

at outlet of Cisco Lake.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22 to June 22)

0.13 1.4 0.40 8.0 1.2 88

.15 1.6 .50 13 1.4 122

.20 2.4 .60 20 1.7 188

.25 3.2 .70 28 1.8 213

.30 4.2 .90 49

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

21

20

20

d7.2

e.8

e.S

d!9

d41

d46

44

44

44

41

41

37

35

d32

28

44

54

51

49

30

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

Nov.

21

21

21

22

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

27

26

26

26

34

50

47

46

46

56

72

77

75

74

73

-

Dec.

71

70

69

68

66

65

65

64

62

61

61

60

60

59

25

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.9

8.0

8.5

8.5

18

23

2323'

22

22

22

Jan.

22

22

23

23

23

24

23

23

22

23

23

23

23

22

23

23

24

24

25

25

26

26

26

27

37

47

46

46

47

46

45

Hoath

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

U*y. .............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

40

38

38

38

38

37

37

16

4.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

6.1

6.1

6.9

7.2

8.0

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

913.8

1,126

1,141.4

8,353.7

882

762 (

854. (

300. J

671. £

1 198 '

343*! 503)2

9,205.9

Mar.

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

30

42

41

40

d!9

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

9.0

28

27

21

21

21

22

39

47

47

46

45

46

46

46

46

46

Apr.

d32

26

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

31

32

d!9

13

12

12

12

12

d5.7

2.5

d5.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.2

7.2

May

d9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

11

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.0

10

10

10

10

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.2

Maximum Minimum

54 0.8

77 21

71 6.1

77 .2

47 22

44 4.2

47 8.0

32 2.5

12 7.2

81 2.7

198 2.7

55 1.8

47 1.4

198 .8

June

6.9

5.7

5.3

4.6

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.4

d3.0

d3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.0

d!8

d60

71

70

71

74

75

75

81

Mean

29.5

37.5

36.8

22.8

28.5

27.2

27.5

17^0

9.70

22 4

ssie 11.1

16.8

25.2

July

82

81

82

88

98

d!66

198

79

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.6

7.6

d4.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

d34

d49

49

51

Aug.

51

50

49

d!8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

d38

55

21

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

d2.0

d2.0

d2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Sept.

d2.9

3.8

d2.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

d!8

26

25

25

24

22

19

d28

33

33

42

47

46

44

42

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, adjacent record, observer's notes, records for level of Cisco Lake, and weather records.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 37

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°32'05", long. 89°16'30", in sec. 26, T. 48 N., R. 40 W.,

 on piers of old M28 highway bridge in Ewen.

Drainage area.- About 320 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during yoar, 3,860 second-feet May 7; maximum gage height

 observed, 15.97 feet May 7; minimum observed, 76 second-feet June 7, Aug. 9, 22 (gage 

height, 0.88 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 6,640 second-feet June 25, 1946; maximum gage height, 

18.86 feet June 25, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 76 second-feet Sept. 23, 1948, 

June 7, Aug. 9, 22, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periodis of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wtiich are fair. Gage read twice daily. Records not adjusted for diversion from Middle 

Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 34).

Sating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect or when rate of change

of stage was used as a factor (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 69 3.1 357 10.3 1,890 

1.2 109 5.1 686 14.3 3.16Q 

2.0 201 8.0 1,270 15.4 3,560

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

94 

94 

94 

91 

90

90 

91 

93 

88 

84

120 

148 

153 

159 

165

159 

159 

159 

159 

159

153 

159 

171 

171 

171

159 

142 

153 

153 

159 

159

Nov.

122 

108 

106 

110 

126

183 

195 

165 

148 

141

135 

130 

121 

120 

117

122 

122 

120 

119 

121

142 

165 

183 

165 

148

148 

153 

165 

165 

195

Dec.

201 

227 

*240 

234 

214

200 

200 

210 

195 

190

180 

175 

170 

165 

160

130 

110 

110 

115 

130

130 

125 

105 

90 

95

90 

95 

98 

*100 

105 

105

Jan.

1O5 

105 

105 

105 

115

115 

130 

150 

155 

150

150 

145 

145 

145 

150

160 

160 

145 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

145 

150

180 

215 

*230 

230 

230 

240

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro s*June 

July 

AugU

Sept 

Wa

ber.. ........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

h..... .......................

1............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

245 

240 

210 

310 

200

210 

200 

240 

245 

245

245 

245 

245 

240 

245

245 

240 

245 

245 

240

230 

220 

220 

220 

220

225 

235 

230

Seoondfoot-days

4,199 

4,260 

4,694

89,466

4,755 

6,480 

8,205 

17,492 

18,828 

10,049 

13,552 

4,712 

6,946

104,172

Mar.

230 

*240 

240 

240 

240

230 

220 

260 

260 

260

200 

180 

175 

170 

170

210 

220 

230 

240 

250

260 

270 

280 

280 

290

290 

300 

330 

*360 

480 

600

Apr.

700 

740 

S15 

995 

1,160

1,100 

*915 

855 

815 

758

686 

686 

686 

565 

514

498 

466 

482 

466 

434

402 

387 

387 

350 

334

312 

282 

254 

234 

214

Maximum

171 

195 

240

1,300

240 

245 

600 

1,160 

3,550 

1,200 

2,060 

466 

357

3,550

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec.-ft.J.- May 7 (3 a.m.)

May

195 

201 

201 

350 

1,520

3,340 

3,550 

2,360 

1,370 

740

548 

466 

387 

334 

282

254 

234 

247 

282 

261

234 

214 

177 

159 

153

146 

138 

130 

122 

117 

114

Hinlnum

84 

106 

90

77

105 

200 

170 

214 

114 

80 

101 

77 

86

77

June

110 

100 

95 

S9 

83

80 

87 

126 

123 

121

123 

132 

159 

165 

165

195 

195 

195 

208 

466

1,200 

1,100 

1,180 

1,200 

815

514 

334 

261 

257 

201

Mean

135 

142 

151

244

153 

231 

265 

583 

607 

335 

437 

152 

232

285

July

855 

875 

450 

a860 

al,540

2,060 

1,650 

955 

633 

434

290 

240 

220 

195 

171

159 

148 

142 

148 

135

121 

US 

111 

107 

113

104 

101 

134 

159 

165 

159

Aug.

159 

177 

165 

142 

138

121 

98 

85 

78 

122

261 

466 

312 

227 

183

148 

112 

96 

90 

85

80 

77 

106 

114 

139

148 

153 

159 

159 

159 

153

Sept.

153 

153 

148 

165 

247

275 

214 

189 

183 

171

177 

208 

214 

177 

118

94 

86 

220 

261 

282

290 

282 

312 

312 

527

320 

327

334 

357 

350

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

3,860 sec. -ft. j July 6 (10 a.m. 2,130 aec.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Apr. 1. Discharge computed using rate 

of change of stage as a factor May 6-8, July 6.
38 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mieh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°35'30", long. 89°32'20'', in sec. 3, T. 48 N., R. 

42 w., a quarter of a mile downstream from dam at outlet of Gogebic Lake and l£ miles 

east of Bergland. Datum of gage is 1,290.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 160 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 700 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 4.34 feet, 

during seiches on Gogebie Lake); minimum daily, 6 second-feet Apr. 27 to May 3; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.48 foot Apr. 29.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 1,100 second-feet May 6, 1943 (gage height, 5.41 feet); 

minimum, that of Apr. 27 to May 3, 1949; minimum gage height observed, that of Apr. 29, 

1949.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for periods of no gage-height record or shifting control, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by Gogebic Lake.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-30)

0.46 6.3 1.6 54

.6 S.8 1.9 78

.8 14 2.2 106

.9 18 2.4 132

2.7 186

3.1 278

3.5 392

4.3 680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

19

18

17

17

18

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

Nov.

13

13

13

13

14

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

Dec.

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

20

20

20

20

21

21

22

22

23

22

22

22

Jan.

22

d22

d22

*22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1943 ............

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

February

March ...................... . asr1.. ........................ ..

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

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

Augu 

Sept

Bt ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

25

25

*25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

34

58

58

56

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

_

-

Secondfoot-days

473

430

575

24,962

722

1,002

1,730 

321

6,683

4, 913

7,470 

6,041 

2,578

32,938

Mar.

55

*55

54

53

53

53

58

67

67

66

64

63

62

63

60

59

58

57

57

55

55

59

59

58

59

58

61

46

32

33

31

Apr.

Maximum

20

16

23

311

25

58

67

29

600

268 

680

309 

205

680

28

28

29

24

15

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

-

May

6

6

6

10

18

215

495

565

565

582

600

565

402

207

203

196

232

281

204

114

114

105

100

98

89

83

74

71

111

170

196

Minimum

13

13

16

13

22

23

31

6 

6

42

52

58 

30

6

June

214

255

268

256

248

227

239

248

236

229

220

214

211

201

192

194

186

168

174

194

98

42

62

49

49

50

48

46

43

52

-

Mean

15.3

14.3

18.5

68.2

23* 3

35 8

55 8

ioi?

218

ifcA JLD*

241

195 

85.9

90.2

July

56

52

61

82

148

281

502

6SO

640

600

565

435

99

100

95

95

92

155

190

172

170

170

215

210

235

245

240

280

265

190

150

Aug.

110

84

84.

102

113

103

180

249

309

291

237

95

58

58

58

129

194

214

256

248

243

284

296

301

288

273

258

251

241

225

209

Sept.

205

194

178

170

188

110

60

58

58

90

121

121

79

34

31

30

30

78

95

92

95

93

64

58

44

48

45

43

45

41

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

Winter discharge measurement made on tnis day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and adjao<nt 

record.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17, Jan. 19, Jan. 26 to Pel). 18, No gageheight record Oct. 23-28, Apr. 6 to Hay 4, July 21 to Aug. 1; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, observer's weekly gage inspections, and observer's dally readings of staff gage 

at dam a quarter of a mile upstream.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 39

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mioh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°35', long. 88 0 35', in sec. 5, T. 48 N., R. 34 W., 

10 reet dovmstream from bridge on county road, 2 miles downstream from Rock River, 3i 

miles northwest of Covington, 4 miles upstream from Perch River, and 9 miles northeast 

of Sidnaw.

Drainage area.- 155 square miles.

Records available.- October 1912 to September 1915, April 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 9.28 feet); 

minimum, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 3.47 feet).

1912-15, 1943-49: Maximum discharge, 3,280 second-feet May 7, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 10.18 feet June 6, 1944; minimum, that of Oct. 8, 1948.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 20 second-feet, which are good, and those 

ror periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. SO

3.48 4.8

3.5 5.4

3.6 8.3

3.7 13.5

3.9 27

4.1 44

4.4 75

4.7 115

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.2

4.5

4.8 

5.0 

5.3 

5.7 

6.1

127

164

238

365

525

7.5 1,240

8.9 2,130

9.1 2,270

Diechar(», in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

IT

18

1»

80

21

88

83

84

86

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

5,1

4,8

S.4

7,4

16

30

28

24

20

16 

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Nov.

12

12

12

15

24

85

100

64

74

63

55

47

42

37

34

32

31

40

55

42

60

52

47

43

47

45

42

40

»39

48

Dec.

44

43

43

44

50

80.

100

92

85

75

68

60

56

52

48

47

45

43

41

40

38

36

35

34

33

33

33

33

»32

32

32

Jan.

33

32

33

32

33

34

35

35

34

33

33

33

33

31

31

33

35

38

39

38

34

33

36

40

42

40

*39

39

39

39

39

Month

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

November

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .... .

February

March -.....-.--.. ..'.... . ... 

ft?

1........... .................

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

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

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

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

Water year 194S-49 ............

Feb.

41

41

41

*41

40

39

38

37

36

35

34

34

33

32

32

31

30

»29

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

25

25

*25

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

360.9

1,329

1,527

36,951.6

1,098

911

1,625

17,437 

14,281

3,069

8,500

3,135

3,122

56,414.9

Mar.

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

*23

23

23

23

28

40

65

82

93

95

102

129

148

171

 201

Apr.

222

255

294

369

476

498

498

575

580

64O

770

97O

1,210

1,240

1,040

820

67O

561

484

456

512

625

745

695

575

456

372

323

273

233

-

Maximum

30

100

100

975

42

41

201

1,240 

2,200

297

845

376

188

2,200

May

204

194

191

270

1,010

1,920

2,200

1,600

1,120

845

635

480

391

314

261

222

201

204

241

252

224

168

164

150

142

136

122

112

101

94

93

li^ ft i iqii n

4.8

12

32

4.8

31

25

23

222 

93

23

53

41

51

4.8

June

86

78

69

59

50

43

36

32

29

26

24

23

36

62

83

83

72

51

43

59

124

168

199

264

297

297

25O

182

132

112

-

Mean

12.3

44.3

49.3

101

35.4

32.5

52.4

581 

461

102

274

101

104

155

July

116

114

121

601

720

845

845

720

590

452

323

233

182

148

120

. 101

84

74

77

86

88

77

66

64

55

53

60

106

425

494

460

AuB .

376

294

241

164

142

122

106

92

77

74

92

109

112

97

81

72

78

90

84

71

60

52

45

42

41

41

44

46

60

58

52

Per square 

 Ue

O.O79

.286

.318

.652

.228

.210

.338

3.75 

2.97

.658

1.77

.652

.671

1.00

Sept.

54

55

51

68

124

188

188

156

132

112

97

94

124

152

142

120

104

90

83

83

83

75

74

102

112

101

95

95

89

79

-

Runoff in 

inohes

O.O9

.32

.37

8.86

.26

.22

.39

4.18 

3.43

.74

2.O4

.75

.75

13.54.

Peak discharge (base. 

2,430 see.-ft.

l.OOO sec.-ft.).- Apr. 14 (6 to 9 a.m.) 1.27O see.-ft.; May 7 (2 a.m.)

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1, Dec. 5 to Jan. 9, Jan. 16 to Mar. 24. No 

gage-height record Oct. 24-27, Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, Nov. 16-28; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
40 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Sturgeon River near Alston, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°44', long. 88°40', in E$ sec. 15, T. 50 N., R. 

34 w., in powerhouse of Upper Peninsula Power Co. at Prickett Dam, 3 miles upstream 

from Clear Creek and 5 miles southeast of Alston.

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,470 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 49.44

reet); minimum, 7.9 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 42.73 feet), power plant leakage. 

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1949; minimum, that of Oct. 24, 1948.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 100 second-feet, which are good. Flow 

regulated by power plant at station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

42.7 7 43.1 25 44.0

42.8 10 43.3 42 44.2

42.9 14 43.5 64 44.7

43.0 19 43.8 108 45.2

146 45.9 880

195 46.9 1,500

358 48.0 2,330

545 49.1 3,210

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

112

126

11

119

119

110

112

112

111

10

111

117

122

123

122

113

8.2

129

124

122

123

121

114

7.9

119

119

122

116

99

98

10

Nov.

94

88

75

75

75

89

9.7

118

92

92

90

93

89

73

86

103

161

121

166

252

185

154

154

152

130

164

167

131

160

175

-

Dec.

154

197

122

130

128

158

230

279

279

277

278

172

239

219

217

213

220

140

121

144

158

162

158

158

148

134

142

146

151

142

138

Jan.

134

138

138

138

140

138

138

138

126

126

124

122

124

124

124

124

124

124

134

111

115

137

135

146

144

177

143

144

141

101

149

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

llaroh ............................

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

Uiy

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

123

136

139

134

134

108

142

144

215

125

137

137

59

143

145

157

139

138

190

49

133

193

186

192

136

137

115

130

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,082.1

3,613.7

5,554

87,117.0

4,121

3 1 916

5,469.5

25,671

24,155

7,878

17,586

8,801

7,682

117,529.3

Mar.

224

127

134

151

186

31

123

151

170

168

173

165

110

165

175

175

183

172

167

8.5

189

175

170

176

164

157

202

261

286

363

368

Apr.

369

369

402

631

935

1,000

1,

919

978

020

1,020

1,130

1,

1,

1,

250

510

560

1,480

1,080

986

307

372

685

692

343

390

330

809

620

Maximum

129

252

279

1,690

177

215

368

1,660

3,170

663

1,620

755

446

3,170

362

543

582

597

-

Hay

396

406

385

413

1,790

2,880

3,170

2,390

1,690

1,250

677

888

649

534

493

473

454

446

458

590

470

376

415

413

418

373

319

243

208

201

297

Minimum

7.9

9.7

121

7.9

101

49

8*5

369

201

12

224

51

55

7.9

June

302

294

300

202

179

232

235

221

219

169

151

12

175

178

220

175

177

155

55

193

242

172

493

385

663

586

517

415

279

282

-

Mean

99.4

120

179

238

133

140

176

856

779

263

567

284

256

322

July

359

359

411

1,340

1,250

1,610

1,620

1,250

1,050

900

599

607

397

343

341

305

234

274

256

264

303

258

256

224

257

310

322

321

384

506

676

Aug.

755

483

395

395

392

392

371

383

377

272

270

383

394

237

255

241

246

254

246

227

108

193

227

170

181

177

180

51

184

171

186

Sept.

230

220

186

55

168

255

305

331

323

264

237

269

266

274

280

271

221

215

375

446

330

242

233

195

 185

268

268

268

258

244

-

Psr square Runoff in 

mile inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 41 

Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°56', long. 88°33', in sec. 6, T. 52 N., R. 33 ¥., a quarter 

or a mile downstream from Otter Lake, 3 miles northwest of Arnheim, and 8| miles northeast of Pelkie. Datum of gage is 605.98 feet above mean tide at New York City (Corps 

of Engineers bench ma'rk).

Drainage area.- 680 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 second-feet May 8; maximum gage height, 

J.J..30 feet May 9 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 204 secondfeet Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 6,600 second-feet Apr. 25, 1944; maximum gage height, 

13.93 feet Apr. 26, 1943, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 200 

second-feet Sept. 14, 1948 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are .fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

230

234

232

226

208

216

220

230

242

248

250

248

250

260

260

260

244

246

226

238

246

250

250

250

248

S34

236

244

250

250

260

Nov.

260

232

220

234

244

260

303

303

270

270

270

260

260

250

*250

240

248

270

292

314

336

369

369

347

336

336

336

336

336

325

-

Dec.

314

303

325

314

325

336

336

358

391

391

380

380

370

360

350

340

340

330

320

*310

300

300

300

300

290

290

280

280

280

290

280

Jan.

280

270

270

270

270

280

280

280

280

280

280

*275

270

270

270

280

290

290

290

290

280

270

270

280

280

290

300

310

310

310

305

Month

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

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

December ...................'......

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

310

310

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

310

310

300

300

290

*270

280

280

280

270

280

280

260

260

260

280

250

280

280

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

7,486

8,676

10,063

186,199

8,770

8,070

10,926

56,560

40,367

13,654

36,720

16,151

12,696

230,139

Mar.

280

280

280

285

285

295

300

300

300

310

310

310

310

310

308

308

*308

308

308

308

298

289

308

328

338

360

403

460

559

700

880

Apr.

1,030

1,120

1,210

1,360

1,870

2,240

2,420

2,490

2,550

2,470

2,510

2,740

3,150

3,260

3,090

2,760

2,330

2,020

1,750

1,510

1,470

1,510

1,550

1,510

1,430

1,330

1,090

1,060

1,000

730

-

Maximum

260

369

391

3,280

310

310

880

3,260

3,930

3,690

960

507

3,930

May

790

715

685

700

1,090

1,330

3,520

3,930

3,720

3,290

2,64,0

2,190

1,800

1,450

1,270

1,060

940

880

820

790

790

790

700

670

641

613

600

559

508

460

426

Minimum

208

220

280

204

270

260

280

730

426

316

448

305

326

208

June

403

437

448

437

414

381

360

360

360

349

338

328

326

316

326

359

359

337

337

337

370

448

495

596

706

780

810

780

720

637

637

Mean

241

289

325

509

283

288

352

1,885

1,302

455

1,185

521

423

631

July

570

583

624

840

1,870

2,450

3,330

3,690

3,330

2,780

2,160

1,630

1,410

1,170

960

810

692

610

570

557

544

531

507

483

460

448

448

483

650

750

780

Aug.

870

960

900

810

720

678

664

637

610

583

570

531

519

531

507

472

460

437

426

414

414

370

337

370

370

348

348

348

326

305

316

Per square 

mile

0.354

.425

.478

.749

.416

.424

.518

2.77

1.91

.669

1.74

.766

.622

.928

Sept.

326

348

370

359

337

337

359

403

426

448

448

437

448

448

483

483

483

448

414

437

507

507

483

448

437

403

403

414

426

426

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.47

.55

10.18

.48

.44

.60

3.09

2.21

.75

2.01

.88

.69

12.58

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 14 (4 a.m.) 3,330 sec. -ft.; May 8 (6 p.m.) 4,000 sec.-

ft.; July 8 (3 p.m. ) 3,740 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 14. 

of change of stage as a factor Apr. 5-20, May 7-14, July 5-12.

949153 O - 51 - 4

Discharge computed using rate
42 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Otter River near Elo, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°52', long. 88°37', in sec. 34, T. 52 N., R. 34 W., 

at highway bridge 1^ miles southwest of old Elo school and 3 miles upstream from Otter 

lake.

Drainage area.- 175 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 10.35 

reet); minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 1-3, but may have been le&s at other times during 

period of ice effect; minimum gage height, 3.45 feet Oct. 1-3, Aug. 29.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 4,300 second-feet Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 13.30 

feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Nov. 18, 1947 (discharge measurement), but may have 

been less at other times during period of ice effect.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of loe effect

-

(Shifting-control method used June 13 to July 3) 

Oct. 1 to July 28 July 29 to Sept. 30

3.4 71 5.8- 450 3.4 78 

3.6 87 7.3 840 3.6 97 

3.9 123 9.2 1,440 4.0 152 

4.9 282 9.8 1,650 4.7 271 

5.7 474

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

74 

74 

76 

77

77 

76 

76 

81 

88

111 

108 

92 

85 

82

82 

82 

83 

82 

84

84 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

82 

82 

82 

91

Nov.

91 

85 

84 

85 

95

156 

153 

123 

102 

96

91 

90 

90 

90 

88

*88 

102 

108 

106 

109

108 

102 

99 

96 

95

94 

95 

94 

90 

89

Dec.

90 

109 

108 

102 

97

119 

126 

114 

115 

100

115 

125 

125 

120 

115

115 

110 

105 

105 

*105

100 

95 

90 

88 

86

84 

86 

84 

84 

80 

78

Jan.

78 

78 

78 

78 

80

80 

80 

82 

82 

80

78 *80 

82 

80 

82

92 

92 

85 

92 

90

92 

90 

90 

92 

94

96 

96 

96 

94 

92 

92

Feb.

92 

92 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

92 

90 

88 

*90

92 

88 

90 

90 

92

90 

92 

92 

94 

92

92 

92 

92

£££.

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ........................

2,577 

2,994 

3,175

lender year 1948 ............ 56,744

ary

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

2,673 

2,542 

3,512 

17,513 

8,153 

3,001 

8,614 

3,392 

3,095

ter year 1948-49 ............ 61,241

Mar.

90 

88 

90 

*92 

94

92 

88 

94 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

88 

80

88 

*90 

90 

88 

88

92 

100 

110 

110 

115

130 

145 

170 

200 

250 

300

Apr.

400 

363 

475 

B25 

*870

870 

725 

900 

780 

750

870 

1,230 

1,580 

1,170 

700

462 

400 

354 

354 

400

550 

562 

475 

354 

273

248 

224 

198 

181 

170

Kojcinuin

in156 

126

1,720

96 

94 

300 

1,580 

1,620 

174 

1,050 

221 

155

1,620

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 see. -ft.).- Apr. 13 (9 a.m

May

160 

176 

181 

216 

462

1,620 

1,140 

588 

381 

282

240 

216 

197 

179 

165

156 

154 

170 

154 

134

128 

122 

116 

113 

108

106 

102 

96 

94 

95 

102

Minimum

74 

84 

78

71

78 

88 

80 

170 

94 

77 

83 

82 

85

74

) 1,720 sc

June

96 

91 

87 

85 

82

82 

80 

77 

77 

78

78 

77 

88 

97 

103

96 

87 

83 

89 

136

159 

132 

144 

174 

134

119 

102 

94 

87 

87

Msan

83.1 

99.8 

102

155

86.2 

90.8 

113 

584 

263 

100 

278 

109 

103

168

July

115 

113 

113 

855 

600

1,050 

990 

840 

498 

327

224 

187 

148 

129 

122

108 

100 

100 

170 

144

116 

106 

98 

90 

86

84 

83 

106 

463 

271 

178

Aug.

214 

221 

169 

134 

119

138 

148 

123 

107 

105

117 

110 

99 

93 

91

90 

97 

92 

90 

85

84 

83 

82 

88 

96

91

88 

85 

83 

84 

86

Per square 

mile

0.475 

.570 

.583

.886

.493 

.519 

.646 

3.34 

1.50 

.571 

1.59 

.623 

.589

.960

sc. -ft.; May 6 (5:30 p.

Sept.

98 

91 

85 

93 

129

124 

104 

99 

95 

93

89 

103 

127 

149 

155

123 

105 

98 

94 

95

93 

92 

91 

95 

93

95 

99 

101 

95 

92

Runoff in 

inches

0.55 

.64 

.67

12.07

.57 

.54 

.75 

3.72 

1.73 

.64 

1.83 

.72 

.66

13.02

m. J 1,870

sec.-ft.; July 6 (6 p.m.; 1,400 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 43 

Manistique River near Germfask, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°15'25", long. 85°52'20", in sec. 36, T. 45 N., R. 13 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 98, half a mile upstream from Pox River, 2 miles downstream 

from Manistique Lake, and 2j miles east of Germfask. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on 

Manistique Lake at outlet from South Manistique Lake.

Drainage area.- 120 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 189 second-feet July 3, 4, but may have been 

greater during seiches on Manistique Lake; maximum gage height observed, 4.24 feet July 

29, 30; maximum reverse flow, 16 second-feet Apr. 7; minimum gage height, 1.74 feet Mar. 

16, 18-21.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 446 second-feet June 29, 1943 (from graph based on gage 

readings); maximum gage height, 5.70 feet June 22, 25, 1943 (from graph based on gage 

readings); maximum reverse flow, 299 second-feet Mar. 28, 1945; minimum gage height, 

0.16 foot Sept. 1, 1942 (from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks - Records fair above 70 second-feet and poor below. Manistique Lake regulated by 

riashboards in timber dam half a mile below gage. Gage read once daily. Backwater 

from Pox River most of time; discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Occasionally during high stages of Fox River the 

flow at this station is reversed.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

41

41

Nov.

41

41

38

41

40

52

55

47

49

63

66

64

e60

58

67

66

e65

60

e58

56

60

61

65

71

73

77

82

78

78

91

-

Dec.

a90

a90

a90

a90

a90

a90

*B90

b90

b90

b92

b9598-

103

104

106

108

98

107

109

108

109

110

110

109

blOS

100

105

104

110

93

91

Jan.

110

107

108

107

108

104

70

30

50

75

79

80

80

79

81

85

85

85

92

86

89

91

91

89

89

89

89

95

96

97

94

Month

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

Novsnber

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jnly .............................

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

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

Water year 1948-49 .............

Feb.

95

96

97

97

97

97

99

97

96

96

96

94

93

93

94

94

b94

93

92

91

89

88

88

88

92

91

89

91

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

97

1,823

3,084

22,586

2,710

2,617

2,930

1,270

124

1,257

2,110

1,359

2,996

22,377

Mar.

89

85

84

85

85

97

105

104

104

103

102

103

101

101

101

100

98

98

97

96

96

98

97

96

94

96

93

92

88

83

59

Apr.

45

35

20

5

0

0

-16

-10

O

5

20

50

81

83

102

110

107

121

129

75

5

15

45

50

50

50

50

35

4

4

Maximum

41

91

110

206

110

99

105

129

4

165

186

166

172

186

-

May

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

. 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Minimum

0

38

90

-83

30

88

59

-16

4

4

5

5

5

-16

June

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

8

22

8

100

148

137

165

146

134

157

156

-

Mean

3.1

60.8

99.5

61.7

87.4

93.5

94.5

42.3

4.0

41.9

68.1

43.8

99.9

61.3

July

166

166

166

186

175

170

162

164

169

163

105

25

22

18

14

18

18

14

8

5

8

5

5

5

5

10

8

14

28

28

60

Aug.

154

162

166

157

154

153

150

50

10

14

18

22

22

18

18

10

8

8

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Per square 

mile

Sept.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

60

170

172

166

159

161

163

165

159

159

157

158

156

156

152

158

156

157

157

"

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement 

and base gage heights.

b Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by wind on Manistique Lake; discharge computed on basis 

of adjacent record.

Note.- Slope-stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1-28, Nov. 5, Jan. 8, 9, Apr. 1-12, Apr. 21 

to June 22, July 12-30, Aug. 9 to Sept. 11, when fall was less than 0.50 foot; discharge computed 

on basis of 5 discharge measurements made during these periods, gage heights, and engineer's notes. 

Negative sign indicates reverse flow.
44 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°14i00", long. 85°55'40", in SEv sec. 4, T. 44 N., 

K. 13 W., 1 mile south of Germfask and lj miles upstream from Grays Creek.

Drainage area.- 341 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 437 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 916 second-feet Apr. 8, June 28; maximum gage 

height, 4.94 feet Jan. 3 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 144 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage 

height, 0.95 foot).

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 2,130 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

8.50 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Oct. 3, 1948.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation during low flow caused by dam on outlet of Manistique Lake.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 138 2.4 410 

1.2 180 3.4 666 

1.8 284 4.3 916

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

148 

146 

145 

146 

148

149 

149 

150 

157 

188

230 

238 

230 

222 

203

199 

193 

190 

194 

199

201 

203 

204 

203 

199

196 

193 

190 

196 

238 

238

Nov.

238 

238 

238 

238 

274

334 

364 

364 

386 

448

485 

498 

498 

498 

485

472 

510 

548 

560 

586

599 

586 

586 

560 

535

535 

535 

535 

510 

498

Dec.

485 

460 

435 

422 

435

485 

*460 

450 

450 

440

430 

430 

420 

420 

420

410 

410 

400 

400 

400

390 

390 

380 

380 

370

370 

365 

365 

370 

370 

370

Jan.

365 

355 

350 

345 

*335

335 

315 

265 

340 

320

315 

310 

300 

300 

300

295 

295 

295 

300 

280

295 

305 

300 

305 

300

300 

310 

310 

310 

310 

320

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

330 

*320 

340 

340 

340

340 

340 

340 

340 

340

340 

340 

340 

340 

350

350 

340 

330 

350 

350

350 

350 

360 

375 

354

360 

360 

365

Seoondfoot-days

5,890 

13,741 

12,782

119,254

9,680 

9,674 

11,622 

19,818 

10,255 

Hi 653 

12,402 

9,699 

10,708

1J7 924

Mar.

365 

350 

340 

334 

334

334 

335 

334 

334 

335

334 

344 

334 

334 

334

*334 

334 

314 

304 

314

304 

334 

364 

375 

375

398 

460 

510 

548 

599 

680

Apr.

774 

830 

858 

858 

886

886 

886 

886 

886 

830

802 

774 

720 

720 

680

652 

626 

599 

560 

526

422 

435 

510 

522 

510

510 

485 

435 

386 

364

Maximum

238 

599 

485

916

365 

375 

680 

886 

435 

886 

720 

626 

535

886

May

344 

344 

344 

344 

344

386 

422 

435 

410 

375

344 

324 

314 

304 

284

274 

265 

294 

398 

410

398 

354 

334 

314 

294

294 

284 

265 

256 

256 

247

Minimum

145 

238 

365

145

265 

320 

304 

364 

247 

183 

222 

193 

206

145

June

238 

238 

230 

222 

213

204 

199 

194 

191 

190

188 

183 

183 

185 

222

274 

274 

247 

230 

256

398 

510 

599 

693 

774

858 

886 

886 

886 

802

Mean

190 

458 

412

326

312 

346 

375 

661 

331 

388 

400 

313 

357

378

July

720 

612 

548 

586 

612

626 

626 

599 

573 

535

472 

334 

314 

294 

274

265 

256 

247 

238 

247

238 

230 

222 

222 

247

256 

265 

314 

460 

485 

485

Aug.

612 

626 

599 

57,3 

535

498 

485 

408 

314 

304

304 

294 

274 

265 

256

238 

230 

222 

222 

208

203 

198 

198 

196 

194

193 

194 

213 

222 

211 

210

Per square 

mile

0.557 

1.34 

1.21

.956

.915 

1.01 

1.10 

1.94 

.971 

1.14 

1.17 

.918 

1.05

1.11

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft. .- Ap. 8 (3 to 6 a.m.) 916 sec. -ft.; June 28 (12 m.

Sept.

211 

213 

213 

206 

213 "

238 

256 

247 

247 

238

230 

241 

410 

522 

.535

522 

498 

472 

435 

435

448 

422 

422 

422 

422

398 

398 

410 

398 

386

Runoff In 

inches

0.64 

1.50 

1.39

13.01

1.06 

1.06 

1.27 

2.16 

1.12 

1.27 

1.35 

1.06 

1.17

15.05

to 5 p.m. )

916 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8 to Feb. 23, Feb. 26 to Mar. 3, Mar. 7, 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 45

Manistique River near Blaney, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'05", long. 86°03'35", in NE£ sec. 33, T. 43 

H., K. 14 W., half a mile downstream from Duck Creek and 7 miles southwest of Blaney.

Drainage area.- 704 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 815 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet Apr. 6, 7; maximum gage height, 

ie.ua feet Mar. 31 {ice jam); minimum'discharge, 218 second-feet Oct. 1-5; minimum gage 

height, 5.53 feet Oct. 3, 4.

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 9,300 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

19.42 feet); minimum, 218 second-feet Sept. 28 to Oct. 5, 1948; minimum gage height, 

that of Oct. 3, 4, 1948.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Since 

July 2, 1948, slight regulation during low flow caused by dam on outlet of Manistique 

Lake.

Rating table, water -year 1948-49,except period of lee effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

5.5 213 9.0 895 

6.0 262 11.5 1,510 

6.3 307 13.0 2,020 

7.0 450 14.9 2,700

Discharge, ih second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

218 

218 

218 

218 

218

222 

222 

226 

231 

246

275 

307 

316 

307 

298

290 

275 

275 

275 

282

282 

282 

282 

282 

282

282 

298 

307 

298 

290 

316

Nov.

3161 

316 

316 

316 

356

461 

549 

549 

560 

692

780 

780 

758 

758 

758

736 

849 

987 

987 

1,060

1,130 

1,110 

1,110 

1,080 

1,030

1,030 

1,080 

1,110 

1,080 

1,060

Dec.

1,010 

964 

918 

872 

895

987 

«9S7 

918 

930 

950

930 

900 

880 

850 

820

820 

820 

780 

760 

740

720 

700 

680 

650 

640

630 

610 

600 

610 

610 

580

Jan.

580 

580 

560 

*540 

550

560 

540 

540 

490 

530

520 

520 

500 

500 

500

520 

540 

540 

530 

520

490 

500 

500 

500 

500

500 

500 

520 

500 

490 

»490

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

KIT.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

 her .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

1. ...........................

 t ................... s .......

 mber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

500 

520 

520 

520 

530

550 

550 

550 

560 

560

540 

560 

560 

560 

560

560 

540 

540 

550 

560

560 

560 

560 

560 

570

560 

560 

550

Seoondf oot-days

8,338 

23,704

24,761

208,766

16,150 

15,370 

20,240 

50,762 

23,657 

21,030 

22,802 

16,325 

15,529

258,668

Mar.

550 

540 

540 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

540 

520

520 

520 

500 

*500 

480

480 

480 

480 

480 

470

470 

500 

560 

610 

630

670 

800 

1,100 

1,350 

1,550 

1,700

Apr.

2,000 

2,200 

2,400 

2,560 

2,630

*2,700 

2,700 

2,620 

2,540 

2,400

2,220 

2,050 

1,880 

1,740 

1,570

1,420 

1,380 

1,320 

1,230 

1,150

1,060 

987 

1,060 

1,110 

1,080

1,060 

1,010 

964 

895 

826

Maximum

316 

1,130 

1,010

2,470

580 

570 

1,700 

2,700 

1,080 

1,740 

1,400 

1,030 

803

2,700

May

780 

780 

780 

780 

803

849 

895 

895 

872 

872

849 

780 

692 

670 

626

604 

582 

604 

872 

1,080

1,060 

964 

872 

780 

714

692 

648 

604 

582 

549 

527

Minimum

218 

316 

580

218

490 

500 

470 

826 

527 

290 

356 

298 

316

218

June

505 

472 

450 

429 

408

376 

346 

336 

326 

316

307 

298 

298 

290 

336

408 

450 

408 

366 

398

626 

941 

1,030 

1,230 

1,380

1,660 

1,740 

1,700 

1,660 

1,540

Mean

269 

790 

799

570

521 

549 

653 

1,692 

763 

701 

736 

527 

518

709

July

1,400 

1,230 

1,110 

1,080 

1,130

1,130 

1,110 

1,060 

1,010 

941

895 

780

648 

582 

549

516 

483 

450 

440 

418

408 

387 

366 

356 

376

408 

450 

516 

714 

941 

918

Aug.

918 

1,030 

987 

918 

849

803 

758 

736 

604 

560

582 

560 

527 

494 

461

440 

418 

408 

376 

356

336 

326 

326 

316 

307

307 

298 

326 

336 

336 

326

Per square 

mile

0.382 

1.12 

1.13

.810

.740 

.780 

.928 

2.40 

1.08 

.996 

1.05 

.749 

.736

1.01

Sept.

316 

326 

326 

316 

326

346 

376 

387 

376 

376

356 

356 

461 

758 

803

780 

736 

692 

648 

626

626 

604 

582 

582 

582

560 

560 

582 

582 

582

Runoff in 

inches

0.44 

1.25 

1.31

11.02

.85

.81 

1.07 

2.68 

1.25 

1.11 

1.20 

.86 

.82

13.65

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 sec.-ft.}^- Apr. 6, 7, 2,700 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9 to Apr. 5.
46 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°01<50", long. 86°09'40", in SE£ sec. 15, T. 42

 N., R. 15 ¥., 1 mile downstream from West Branch and 6 miles northeast of Manistique.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,314 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 second-feet Apr. 6-8; maximum gage height,

 9.59 feet Apr. 1 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 288 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 

1.02 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge 10,600 second-feet Apr. 27, 1939 (gage height, 12.59 

feet, present site and datum); minimum, that of Oct. 4, 1948; minimum gage height, 

1.01 feet Aug. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Since 

July 2, 1948, slight regulation during low flow caused by dam on outlet of Manistique 

Lake.

Revisions (water years).- W 1114; 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 284

1.4 382

2.0 573

3.6 1,130

4.6 1,560

6.0 2,300

7.2 3,020

8.7 4,210

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

299

297

292

290

290

294

301

307

316

331

374

428

460

460

444

428

413

407

407

407

413

413

428

428

428

413

428

444

444

428

444

Nov.

460

460

460

476

508

622

758

828

862

985

1,130

1,170

1,210

1,250

1,250

1,210

1,330

1,510

1-,610

1,760

1,860

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,860

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,760

-

Dec.

1,710

1,610

1,510

1,410

1,410

1,510

.1,400

*1,510

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,310

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,090

1,050

1,020

990

950

930

920

920

900

900

920

900

Jan.

860

850

830

*810

780

. 800

780

780

780

770

760

760

760

760

750

720

700

700

700

720

730

740

750

760

760

780

780

780

760

740

730

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

730

760

*760

760

760

780

780

780

780

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

780

780

780

800

800

800

810

83O

830

800

790

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

11,956

38 29' 37)730

330, 36C

23,68C

22 09C

29, 98C

86,610

42 95C

36, 69E

37,831

26,293

24,015

418, 18C

Mar.

770

750

760

790

790

790

790

780

790

780

760

770

770

740

740

*720

700

700

700

700

700

750

820

900

950

1,050

1,220

1,480

1,820

2,200

3,000

Apr.

3,350

3,600

3i800

4,000

4,110

4,210

*4,210

4,210

4,110

4,020

3,760

3,520

3,300

3,090

2,900

2,720

2,600

2,480

2,300

2,120

1,960

1,860

1,860

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,860

1,760

1,660

1,510

-

Maximum

460

1,910

1,710

3,930

860

830

3,000

4,210

1,860

3,16O

2,720

1,460

1,130

4,210

May

1,410

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,37O

1,460

1,610

1,660

1,710

1,660

1,560

1,460

1,330

1,210

1,130

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,330

1,760

1,860

1,810

1,710

1,560

1,370

1,290

1,210

1,130

1,060

1,020

950

Minimum

290

460

900

290

700

730

700

1,510

950

540

639

540

556

290

June

915

862

828

775

740

706

656

622

606

590

573

556

540

540

622

723

828

845

792

792

985

1,370

1,610

1,860

2,120

2,540

2,900

3,020

3,160

3,020

-

Mean

386

1,277

1,219

903

764

789

967

2,887

1 j 38£

1,223

1,220

848

800

1,146

July

2,720

2,300

1,960

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,710

1,660

1,560

1,410

1,330

1,130

1,020

950

88O

845

792

758

723

706

689

656

639

656

656

706

810

985

1,210

1,330

Aug.

1,330

1,410

1,460

1,370

1,330

1,210

1,130

1,090

1,020

915

915

915

a870

a820

775

740

706

689

672

639

606

590

573

573

556

540

540

540

573

606

590

Per square 

 lie

0.351

1.16

1.11

.821

.695

.717

.879

2.62

1.26

1.11

1.11

.771

.727

1.04

Sept.

590

573

573

556

573

590

639

689

672

656

639

622

689

950

1,130

1,130

1,090

1,060

985

950

915

915

880

845

862

845

845

845

862

845

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

1.29

1.28

11.16

,80

.75

1.01

2.93

1.45

1^24

1.28

.89

.81

14.13

Peak discharge (base, 4,100 sec. -ft.).- Apr. 6-8, 4,210 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 4 '

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°06'50", long. 86°04'50", in SE£ sec. 17, T. 43

 N., V.". 14 W. ( 3 miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles west of Blaney.

Drainage area-- 92 square miles including area from which flow is diverted to Duck Creek

rrom waisn and Marsh Creeks (watershed indeterminate because of swamps). 

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949. 

Average oiscnarge.- 11 years, 94.5 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 614 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.91 feet);

minimum, 5.8 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 1,740 second-feet Apr. 26, 1939 (gage height,

11.70 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 7, 1947 (gage

height, 1-.45 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful gage-height record,

or Shifting control, which are fair. Records include flow from Walsh and Marsh Creeks,

which originate upstream from line between R. 14 W. and R. 15 W., and is diverted to

Duck Creek through drainage canal about 3 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periol of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, anl discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control methol usel Oct. 1-12, May 2O to June 21)

1.5 5 2.2 26 4.0 155 

1.6 7 2.4 36 5.0 262 

1.7 10 2.8 60 6.6 454 

2.1 22 3.4 104 7.9 614

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

6.0 

6.4

6.6 

6.8 

8.5 

11 

14

15 

15 

14 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

9.7 

9.1

9.1 

9.1 

S.5 

8.5 

8.2 

8.5

Nov.

8.8' 

8.5 

8.5 

10 

14

24 

24 

21 

22 

 45

43 

40 

41 

40 

40

41 

71 

82 

85 

104

112 

124 

218 

128 

128

1142 

150 

155 

155 

155

Dec.

150 

142 

137 

132 

132

125 

 115 

110 

105 

100

95 

92 

88 

84 

78

68 

68 

52 

48 

48

44 

42 

39 

34 

36

35 

34 

34 

34 

35 

35

Jan.

32 

32 

32 

*32 

33

35 

36 

35 

36 

36

34 

33 

32 

32 

33

36 

39 

41 

41 

40

38 

38 

38 

40 

40

41 

41 

40 

40 

39 

«39

Feb.

38 

38 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

35 

35

36 

36 

36 

36

37

38 

38 

38

ynnth SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay. 

June 

Jnly 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

302. £ 

2,149.( 

2,371

............ 18, 876. C

1. ...........................

ember ........................

1,134 

1,022 

1,925 

9,478 

3,230 

2,214 

2,746 

1,514 

612

ter year 1948-49 ............ 28,698.6

Mar.

37 

36 

36 

37 

37

38 

38 

38 

38 

36

36 

36 

35 

«33 

32

29 

30 

31 

33 

35

38 

42 

50 

58 

70

8O 

96 

125 

165 

220 

280

Apr.

350 

420 

500 

56O 

601

 614 

588 

562 

526 

478

442 

406 

370 

334 

298

274 

250 

217 

195 

175

160 

155 

155 

150 

142

1128 

d!20 

112 

1O2 

94

Uaxinun

15 

) 155 

150

) 454

41 

38 

280 

614 

180 

212 

190 

112 

36

614

May

88 

98 

98 

98 

108

120 

128 

128 

120 

112

103 

94 

89 

84 

80

75 

71 

87 

155 

180

ISO 

155 

132 

112 

98

190 

82 

75 

68 

63 

59

HlniBUB

6.0 

8.5 

34

6.0

32 

35 

29 

94 

59 

20 

31 

20 

16

6.0

June

52 

47 

43 

38 

35

32 

29 

27 

25 

23

22 

20 

20 

20 

40

40 

34 

30 

26 

41

82 

101 

d!04 

d!24 

150

185 

206 

212 

206 

200

Mean

9.77 

71.7 

76.5

51.6

36.6 

36.5 

62.1 

316 

104 

73.8

sa.e

48.8 

20.4

78.6

July

190 

175 

155 

150 

146

137 

132 

124 

116 

1104

197 

188 

182 

75 

68

61 

55 

50 

47 

42

38 

35 

32 

31 

36

34 

50 

62 

98 

116 

120

Ang.

112

198 

186 

175 

166

64 

63 

62 

59 

59

72 

74 

166 

58 

51

46 

42 

41 

37 

32

29 

26 

25 

24 

22

21 

21 

22 

21 

20 

20

Sept.

20 

19 

18 

18 

19

19 

18 

2O 

18 

17

16 

17 

26 

36 

30

25 

22 

21 

20 

2O

20 

19 

20 

20 

19

19 

20 

20 

18 

18

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft. .- Apr. 6 (1 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 614 sec. -ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this lay. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge compute! on basis of records for nearby statios. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affectel by ice Dec. 6 to Apr. 4.
48 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

West Branch Maniatique River near Manistlque, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'20", long. 86°:09'40". in SE^ sec. 27, T. 43 

if., K. 15 W., SOO feet downstream from Stutta Creek and 10 miles northeast of Maniatique.

Drainage area.- 322 aquare milea.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1949.

Average dlacharge.- 11 years 407 aecond-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum diacharge during year, 1,400 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 6.98 

feet): minimum, 71 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.90 feet, from recorded range in 

stage).

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 5,300 second-feet Apr. 29, 1939 (gage height, 

12.9 feet); minimum, that of Oct. 3, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageneignt record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.1 

2.7 

3.7 

4.6

111

208

409

634

2.7 

3.2 

3.8 

5.8

173

267

415

963

1,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a 74

a73

a72

a73

a74

a74

76

82

89

95

102

112

123

123

122

120

120

118

118

118

120

122

123

123

123

124

124

123

123

123

126

Nov.

126

128

131

136

152

182

215

243

265

295

325

345

376

387

387

376

409

442

466

540

580

620

634

634

' 631

618

604

590

577

565

Dec.

550

523

496

482

469

*496

523

500

490

480

470

450

430

420

400

390

380

360

350

340

325

315

305

295

285

280

270

265

255

250

245

Jan.

240

230

*225

215

210

205

195

195

195

190

190

190

185

180

180

190

200

205

205

200

205

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

205

205

205

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

*210

210

210

215

215

215

220

220

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

230

230

230

230

220

230

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3 312

ll!978

12,089

100,343

6,315

6,235

8,040

28, 216

17 728

41^393

13,659

8 f 329

6,451

136,745

Mar.

220

220

225

225

' 225

225

225

210

225

215

205

210

210

195

*200

190

190

195

195

185

180

215

225

240

260

290

350

410

490

560

630

Apr.

720

820

950

1,060

1,170

1,280

*1,360

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,200

1,140

1,060

995

963

963

934

906

850

794

739

712

712

739

739

739

712

685

644

590

-

Maximum

126

634

550

1 * 290

240

230

630

1,360

766

1,360

1,030

402

265

1,360

May

5SO

550

536

536

577

631

685

739

766

739

685

631

577

550

510

482

456

456

550

658

685

712

685

631

564

523

469

442

402

388

363

Minimum

72

126

245

72

180

210

180

590

363

206

223

176

182

72

June

338

326

326

302

290

276

263

250

240

233

227

219

212

206

233

288

338

363

326

338

428

510

604

672

739

906

1,100

1,280

1,360

1,200

-

Mean

107

399

390

274

204

223

259

941

572

480

441

269

215

375

July

1,030

850

739

672

644

644

644

631

604

550

510

469

428

402

363

338

313

290

272

259

259

248

233

231

229

223

244

276

313

363

388

Aug.

402

388

388

402

388

363

350

338

313

302

302

302

290

281

267

250

236

225

219

219

212

201

195

192

187

180

176

178

192

199

192

Per squsre 

mile

0.332

1.24

1.21

.851

.634

.693

.804

2.92

1 . 78

1.49

1.37

.835

.668

1.16

Sept.

192

192

190

133

182

185

216

225

219

212

204

201

219

244

265

265

248

235

223

219

216

212

208

208

214

216

216

212

214

216

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

1.38

1.40

11.60

.73

.72

 93

3^26

2.05

1.66

1.58

.96

.75

15.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 aec.-ft.).- Ho peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height records discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement,recorded range In 

stage, and records for nearby stations.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 2. Doubtful gage-height record 

due to partially obstructed Intake Apr. 3-7, 12-17, 20-23, 27, 29, 30, May 20, 22, May 25 to June 2, 

June 21-23, July 10-14, Aug. 6, 17, 18, 22; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby 

stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 49

Indian River near Manistique, Mich.

Locatipn.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°59'30", long. 86 0 17'15n , in NE^ sec. 34, T. 

S2TT77R. 16 W., above Indian Lake Outlet, ? miles northwest of Manistique. Datum of 

gage is 608.66 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Auxiliary staff gage above dam li miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 302 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 371 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 595 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 4.87 feet, 

caused by seiches on Indian Lake); minimum daily, 114 second-feet June 14; minimum gage 

height, 3.09 feet Dec. 7 (ice Jam at outlet of Indian Lake above gage).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 24, 1943 (gage height, 7.79 

feet), from rating curve extended above 660 second-feet, by computation of flow over 

dam; minimum daily, about 20 second-feet Nov. 23, 1946 (caused by ice jams on Indian 

Lake in outlet); minimum gage height, 2.83 feet Feb. 20, 1948 (ice jam in outlet- of 

Indian Lake above gage).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good, 

ana those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Indian Lake regulated by needles 

in gate section of rock-filled timber dam \\ miles below gage. Discharge computed 

by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings at auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

160

152

149

146

138

138

131

146

155

162

138

156

151

145

139

158

158

139

132

135

135

199

268

261

260

252

270

284

286

271

284

Nov.

271

271

266

268

281

322

320

290

298

322

331

317

333

330

342

339

382

355

341

3S4

393

393

412

412

412

418

418

414

422

422

-

Dec.

422

412

408

397

402

b400

b230

*b!40

392

429

462

438

412

412

412

393

393

380

383

371

364

364

358

362

356

342

342

330

333

324

324

Jan.

316

316

310

313

310

310

307

307

300

300

303

293

296

293

278

291

293

293

308

294

291

291

288

288

288

288

285

288

288

288

278

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

 W.... ..........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1949 ............

Feb.

281

2S1

281

281

271

271

271

271

271

271

273

266

266

269

269

269

266

254

256

254

256

256

256

256

256

254

256

256

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,698

10,478

11,486

96,686

9,192

7,438

7,786

12,398

11,014

6,103

12,138

9,916

7,088

110,735

Mar.

246

246

246

244

244

246

246

246

244

.244

244

246

241

246

236

236

230

234

231

226

227

243

242

244

254

254

268

d290

295

314

d333

Apr.

d336

d355

d364

d384

d397

d404

d414

d464

d468

d482

d482

d458

d457

d431

435

440

422

422

430

430

414

404

404

394

394

390

386

380

383

374

-

Maximum

286

422

462

487

316

281

333

482

378

326

490

452

351

490

May

374

374

374

374

374

374

374

378

364

355

362

358

358

345

330

330

323

339

354

354

351

351

351

358

358

362

349

349

339

342

336

Minimum

131

266

140

131

278

254

226

336

323

114

219

217

209

114

June

323

326

323

314

314

304

285

278

207

127

125

127

120

114

129

141

136

131

135

142

148

148

148

157

165

208

248,

229

270

281

-

Mean

184

349

371

264

297

266

251

413

355

203

392

320

236

303

July

324

391

434

474

486

490

476

476

467

462

456

452

471

460

456

449

448

448

442

427

4O8

402

398

294

219

219

236

245

242

238

248

Aug.

356

436

440

439

443

452

437

433

428

419

419

410

400

396

360

224

234

239

228

228

228

231

326

220

242

233

229

223

226

220

217

Per square 

mile

_

.

-

0.874

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.00

Sept.

231

329

216

218

218

226

222

209

215

220

22S

260

260

232

221

218

a220

a230

233

210

210

213

210

215

223

220

254

327

349

351

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

11.91

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

13.64

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Slope-stage-discharge rela'tlon affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note.- Shifting-control method used June 9 to July 1, July 24 to Aug. 1, Aug. 15 to Sept. 2V.
50 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Brule River near Florence, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°57«, long. 88°16', in sec. 11, T. 41 N., R. 32 W. 

Michigan meridian, at county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Paint River, 3f miles 

north of Florence, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Michlgamme River.

Drainage area.- 380 square miles.

Records available.- January 19^.4 to February 1916, June 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 811 second-feet May 7; maximum gage height, 5.88 

reet Dec. 14 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 155 second-feet Aug. 16, 22; minimum gage 

height, 1.88 feet Oct. 1-5, Aug. 16, 22.

1914-16, 1944-49: Maximum discharge, 2,480 second-feet June 26, 1946;maximum gage 

height 7.25 feet Mar. 20, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 16, 22, 1949; 

minimum gage height, 1.86 feet Aug. 27, Sept. 13, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

adjusted for ground water pumped from mines at Iron River.

Flow not

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Daj

1

2

3

4

9

«

7

8

1*

11

12

19

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

168

168

168

168

170

172

175

180

180

178

186

203

197

192

186

183

180

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

183

Nov.

300

206

197

189

*278

399

336

276

£61

254

236

223

213

206

803

259

243

246

239

257

226

268

246

243

US

239

£32

888

219

219

Month

Dec.

220

250

250

260

870

280

280

870

860

£40

830

880

810

*800

800

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

.190

190

190

190

190

190

190

Jan.

190

190

190

190

190

*190

200

195

190

185

180

180

180

180

180

190

800

195

185

180

*180

180

180

185

185

185

190

195

200

215

215

October

November ....................... .".

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January . «

February ......................... March ............... fit;1 1....... .....................

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

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

Aucust .... ...

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

810

210

810

*805

805

805

800

805

800

200

200

800

800

800

205

800

200

«20S

215

210

810

810

210

810

800

190

195

190

.

-

Secondfoot-days

5,55]

7.25E

6.66C

85,492

5.87C

5,70C

6.21C

9,791 

10,01C

6,355

8,73C

5,817

6.83E

84,765

Mar.

185

195

190

»185

185

185

180

185

180

180

175

175

175

170

170

170

170

170

170

175

175

180

*185

190

205

820

250

275

300

320

340

Apr.

360

380

385

405

442

436

415

»410

395

375

361

361

365

361

332

306

289

280

273

269

265

284

289

273

258

258

258

243

233

230

-

Maxima

203

399

280

628

215

215

340

442

797

375

654

230

453

797

May

227

843

250

302

370

680

797

660

517

426

380

346

310

276

265

243

237

258

342

328

280

258

240

240

243

233

221

211

205

214

208

MiniBUB

168

189

190

165

180

190

170

230 

205

161

203

159

166

159

June

203

191

189

189

181

181

173

173

169

169

164

164

161

186

240

205

181

169

166

203

375

346

258

328

284

265

243

211

191

181

Mean

179

242

215

234

189

204

200

326 

323

211

282

188

228

232

July

233

276

254

475

654

621

505

395

332

280

247

237

230

214

211

214

211

208

205

203

208

214

205

221

214

230

233

254

269

240

237

Aug.

230

224

214

203

194

205

208

203

189

189

211

214

197

183

178

169

173

183

178

169

169

161

159

161

164

189

189

186

181

173

171

Per square 

 He

0.471

.637

.566

.616

.497

.537

.526

.858 

.850

.555

.742

.495

.600

.611

Sept.

171

169

166

189

453

420

323

273

230

208

208

276

314

293

250

227

217

203

197

191

189

183

183

181

181

186

191

191

186

183

-

Runoff in 

inohew

0.54

.71

.65

8.36

.57

.56

.61

.96 

.98

.62

.85

.57

.67

8.29

Peak discharge (base. 800 seo.-ft.).- Nay 7 (5 to 7 a.m.) 811 sec. -ft.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affeoted by loe Dee. 1 to Apr. 2 (no gage-height record Feb. 1-4).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 51

Menomlnee River at Twin Palls, near Iron Mountain, Mich.

Location.- Lat. 45°52'20", long. 88°04'10", in sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 31 W., at power plant 

or Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 3 miles upstream from Pine River and 3f miles north of 

city of Iron Mountain.

Drainage area.- 1,790 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 1,762 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 6,630 second-feet July 8; minimum daily, 

4«8 second-feet Oct. 29.

1914-49: Maximum daily discharge, 16,700 second-feet Apr. 23, 24, 1916; minimum 

daily, 154 second-feet Aug. 9, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from powerhouse records. Plow regulated by 

power plant at which station Is located and also by plants on Brule and Michigamme 

Rivers and by Way Reservoir on Michigamme River.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. on basis 

or loaa-aischarge rating of hydroelectric unit as developed by Geological Survey in 

1932-33 and taintor-f;ate ratings .based Ion theoretical formulas.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.06O

795

734

980

1,030

969

941

1,100

923

751

958

994

793

678

585

557

560

575

538

549

530

739

751

605

657

576

546

506

498

509

504

Nov.

576

601

668

895

808

1,090

829

828

926

882

340

798

768

637

580

543

750

739

740

1,080

946

883

858

743

683

726

673

621

655

722

Dec.

664

636

665

660

748

1,010

911

788

825

813

816

736

721

745

899

925

859

872

852

917

902

896

908

868

905

797

812

977

921

962

852

Jan.

716

919

930

963

1,030

923

969

993

1,000

1,070

931

992

965

1,090

973

1,040

1,040

949

955

969

908

871

1,140

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,060

966

1,040

1,050

1,060

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

toril ............................

W»........ ......................

Jttne . July .............................

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

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

Wster year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,030

1,020

1,000

984

1,030

992

989

1,050

1,040

994

996

1,100

1,050

1,33O

1,220

1,300

1,270

1,300

1,070

993

1,340

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,310

1,030

1,020

1,270

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

22,491

23,088

25,862

413,136

30,552

31,528

36,780

40,576

52,351

34,94!

73 j065

39 452

38 ',938

449,629

Mar.

1,230

1,230

1,260

1,380

988

1.O20

1,340

1,480

1,560

1,670

1,760

1,120

998

1,330

1,250

1,120

997

760

798

720

904

1,200

1,090

993

978

994

980

1,050

1,250

1,660

1,670

Apr.

1,O1O

779

728

1,110

1,550

1,590

1,680

1,660

1,320

1,110

1,510

1,560

1,870

1,980

2,220

2,140

1,250

1,460

1,390

1,170

1,180

1,210

1,220

1,120

1,260

1,310

1,190

1,020

1,010

969

-

Maxim*

1,100

1,090

1,010

4,590

1,140

1,340

1,760

2,220

3,510

2,020

6,630

1,630

1,630

6,630

May

873

1,090

1,02O

993

1,12O

2,100

2,590

3,510

3,470

3,460

3,110

2,670

2,550

2,180

1,130

1,320

1,390

1,710

2,060

1,640

1,240

1,020

1,080

1,420

1,310

1,430

1,140

891

852

822

1.16C

Minima

49S

543

636

498

716

984

720

728

822

734

868

n*o yoo

990

498

June

1,200

1,130

1,O80

996

9OO

1,020

1,050

1,020

990

1,060

929

848

912

958

1,090

1,030

929

836

734

926

1,180

1,170

1,120

1,430

1,810

1,540

1,720

2,020

1,820

1,500

-

Mean

726

770

834

1,129

986

1,126

1,186

1,353

1,689

1 j 16S

2 35 *i

1 27^

1^298

1,232

July

1,860

1,300

1,CQO

2,160

4,510

5,380

6,190

6,630

6,400

6,000

4,110

2,850

2,620

2,430

1,740

1,180

975

1,100

1,390

1,350

1,120

1,120

1,050

868

1,060

1,100

1,140

1,100

1,290

1,040

989

Aug.

1,150

1,360

1,480

1,600

1,630

1,240

1,020

1,340

1,460

1,340

1,360

1,320

1,100

960

1,220

1,400

1,370

1,310

1,180

1,000

938

1,260

1,370

1,350

1,290

1,280

1,100

964

1,220

1,370

1,470

Per square

0.406

.430

.466

.631

.551

.629

 663

.756

.944

.651

1 32

1 711

.725

.688

Sept.

1,280

1,190

1,020

999

1,450

1,440

1,290

1,040

1,030

1,010

990

1,330

1,540

1,440

1,460

1,630

1,510

1,220

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,430

1,340

1,250

1,160

1,370

1,480

1,380

1,230

1,250

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.48

.54

8.60

.64

.66

.76

.84

1.09

.73

1.52 .'si 82

9.36
52 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Menomlnee River below Koss, Mich.

Location.- Lat. 45°21'50", long. 87°39'20", in sec. 9, T. 34 N., R. 27 W., at power plant 

or Wisconsin Public Service Corp., half a mile upstream from Little Cedar River and 

4 miles downstream from Koss.

Drainage area.- 3,790 square miles.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 3,129 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge, 8,420 second-feet July 10; minimum daily, 840 second1913-49: Maximum daily discharge, 23,200 second-feet Apr. 23, 25, 1916; minimum 

daily, 162 second-feet Sept. 15, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Daily discharge computed on basis of average daily load and 

load-discharge rating of combined hydroelectric units. Plow regulated by many power 

plants and reservoirs.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,600

1,440

1,880

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,440

1,480

960

1,320

1,500

1,440

1,500

1,230

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,450

1,220

1,000

1,150

1,200

960

850

840

940

1,000

1,040

1,000

1,280

NOT.

1,000

880

940

960

1,150

2,480

2,640

2,280

2,400

2,160

2,400

2,160

 2,160

1,920

1,730

1,820

1,920

1,800

2,040

2,400

2,640

2,520

2,520

2,280

2,300

2,000

1,950

2,050

1,740

2,160

-

Dec.

1,800

1,740

1,660

1,660

1,620

1,720

1,560

2,110

2,020

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

1,730

1,920

1,920

1,680

1,740

1,540

1,680

2,190

1,680

1,400

1,520

1,600

1,520

1,410

1,380

1,480

1,390

1,730

Jan.

1,730

1,340

1,580

1,340

1,370

2,110

1,460

1,670

1,790

1,690

1,580

1,610

1,640

1,670

1,920

1,440

1,650

1,520

1,640

1,560

1,590

1,800

1,600

1,590

1,560

1,600

1,630

1,730

1,630

1.54O

1,630

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,440

1,540

1,730

1,540

1,730

1,710

1,540

1,820

1,630

1,600

1,680

1,600

1,680

1,580

1,500

1,750

1,7OO

1,700

2,000

1,850

1,600

1,500

1,700

2,040

1,920

1,800

1,800

1,680

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

38,160

59,400

53,840

709,080

50,210

47,360

62,870

92j86C

92,680

65 » 61C

111,950

56,530

60,610

792,080

Mar.

1,560

1,920

1,850

1,900

1,920

1,920

1,560

1,560

1,920

2,100

2,300

2,230

2,060

1,780

1,680

1,560

1,830

1,640

1,650

1,550

1,290

1,270

1,550

1,800

2,160

2,400

2,010

2,280

3,600

4,200

3,820

Apr.

3,660

3,420

2,760

2,640

3,000

3,490

3,830

3,920

3,180

3,610

2,950

3,230

3,080

3,250

3,480

3,670

3,540

3,150

3,050

2,800

2,740

2,280

2,740

2,210

2,450

3,000

3,120

3,000

2,850

2,760

-

Maximum

1,880

2,640

2,190

6,720

2,110

2,040

4,200

3,920

5,030

3,710

8,420

2 r 690

2,880

8,420

May

2,400

2,300

2,550

3,000

2,300

3,180

3,300

3,520

3,920

5,030

4,090

4,630

3,920

3,530

3,450

3,100

2,100

2,300

3,000

3,240

3,360

3,160

2,880

2,760

2,400

2,520

2,640

2,300

2,110

2,020

1,670

Minimum

840

880

1,380

832

1,340

1,440

1,270

2,210

1,670

1,290

1,500

1,110

1,220

840

June

1,870

1,950

2,110

1,840

1,960

1,290

1,400

1,540

1,600

1,560

1,520

1,440

1,350

1,500

1,450

1,680

2,280

1,630

1,630

1,710

2,160

3,120

3,120

3,240

3,240

3,690

3,710

3,480

3,300

3,240

-

Mean

1,231

1,980

1,737

1,937

1,620

1,691

2,028

3,095

2,990

2,187

3,611

1,824

2,020

2,170

July

3,240

3,080

2,700

3,000

3,830

6,460

7,020

7,690

8,330

8,420

7,500

5,720

4,370

3,360

3,370

3,240

2,460

1,820

1,820

2,110

1,920

2,300

2,110

2,210

1,540

1,500

1,820

2,360

2,350

2,220

2,080

Aug.

1,800

1,760

2,020

2,020

2,090

2,380

2,150

2,070

1,680

1,800

2,410

2,690

2,690

2,040

1,460

1,340

1,580

1,740

1,860

1,770

1,910

1,520

1,320

1,740

1,440

1,640

1,760

2,120

1,220

1,110

1,400

Per square 

 lie

0.325

.522

.458

.511

.427

.446

.535

.817

.789

.577

.953

.481

.533

.573

Sept.

1,670

1,470

1,840

1,840

1,220

1,640

1,900

2,580

2,380

2,090

1,940

1,870

2,110

2,880

2,860

2,690

2,520

2,410

2,030

2,350

2,020

1,950

1,890

2,040

1,740

1,630

1,420

1,950

1,780

1,900

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

.58

.53

6.95

.49

.46

.62

.91

.91

.64

1.10

.55

.59

7.75
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 53

Menominee River near McAllister, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°19'20", long. 87 0 39'40", in sec. 17, T. 33 N., 

K. 23 E., 2^ miles downstream from Little Cedar River, 2f miles east of McAllister, 

and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 4,020 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 13.42 

feet); minimum discharge, 774 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 7.56 feet); minimum 

daily, 810 second-feet Oct. 26.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 12,800 second-feet June 28, 1946 (gage height. 14.33 

feet); minimum observed, 538 second-feet Oct. 6, 1946 (gage height, 7.29 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow is partially regulated by many power plants and Way Reservoir above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,500

1,340

1,850

1,290

1,150

1,080

1,160

1,440

1,500

1,160

1,290

1,440

1,440

1,290

1,240

1,170

1,240

972

1,190

1,110

954

1,150

1,190

954

882

810

936

1,010

1,030

1,040

1,240

Nov.

990

954

981

1,080

1,240

2,630

2,770

2,420

2,560

2,230

2,490

2,160

2,160

1,910

1,560

1,910

2,040

1,790

2,040

2,490

2,770

2,630

2,770

2,490

2,490

2,040

2,040

2,100

1,730

2,100

-

Dec.

1,850

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,910

1,610

2,360

2,300

2,300

2,100

1,970

2,230

1,850

1,910

2,040

2,1OO

2,040

1,440

1,670

2,300

1,910

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,550

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,750

Jan.

1,700

1,400

1,550

1,350

1,350

2,000

1,500

1,650

1,8QO

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,750

1,900

1,500

1,600

1,500

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,600

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January . . .

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

March . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,500

1,550

1.70O

1,550

1,750

1,700

1,6OO

1,850

1,650

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,750

1,700

1,700

2,000

1,850

1,650

1,500

1,700

2,000

1,900

1,800

1,750

1,650

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

37,048

61,565

56,360

765,282

50,250

47,500

66,090

103,930

101,780

6 9; 220

125 790

55^320

59,510

834,363

Mar.

1,600

1,850

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,850

1,600

1,600

1,900

2,100

2,300

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,550

1,800

2,100

2,350

2,100

2,300

4,390

5,530

4,970

Apr.

4,290

4,290

3,210

2,910

3.14O

4, ISO

4,290

4,290

3,580

4,130

3,210

3,580

3,440

3,510

3,820

4,130

3,970

3,440

3,360

2,980

3,060

2,490

3,060

2,420

2,630

3,360

3,660

3,510

3,060

2,980

-

Maximum

1,850

2,770

2,360

8,580

2,000

2,000

5 530 4)290

5,940

5,060

9 900

2*770

2,910

9,900

May

2,560

2,490

2,700

3,510

2,630

3,580

3,740

4,130

4,790

5,940

4,770

5,060

4,220

3,960

3,780

3,290

2,090

2,490

3,140

3,620

3,870

3,780

3,060

2,910

2,490

2,490

2,630

2,350

2,160

1.97O

1,580

Minimum

810

954

1,400

810

1,350

1,500 

1,300

2,420

1,580

1,170

1,420

1,120

1,170

810

Jnne

1,8OO

1,850

2,030

1.74O

1,970

1,170

1,370

1,470

1,580

1,520

1,520

1,370

1,270

1,370

1,370

1,580

2,160

1,470

1,420

1,580

2,030

3,370

3,530

3,530

3,620

4,680

5,060

4,310

3,780

3,700

-

Mean

1,195

2,052

1,818

2,091

1 621

1,696

2; 132

3,464

3>2@3

2 307

4*058

1

7ac

g fOO

1,984

2,286

July

3,450

3,370

2,770

3,210

4,490

7,99O

9,460

9,900

9,680

9,460

8,800

6,820

4,680

3,870

3,960

3,780

2,630

1,740

1,800

2,030

1,850

2,220

2,090

2,030

1,520

1,420

1,680

2,420

2,420

2,220

2,030

Aug.

1,800

1,740

1,970

1,970

2,090

2,220

2,030

1,970

1,680

1,680

2,160

2,490

2,770

1,970

1,470

1,420

1,520

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,910

1,520

1,320

1,370

1,520

1,680

1,800

2,090

1,270

1,120

1,370

Per square 

Bile

0.297

.510

.452

.520

.403

422

!s30

 862

 817

.574

1.01

.444

.494

.569

Sept.

1,580

1,520

1,800

1,850

1,170

1,580

1,850

2,420

2,280

1,970

1,800

1,740

1,910

2,910

2,840

2,770

2,420

2,350

1,970

2,280

1,910

1,970

1,850

2,090

1,800

1,680

1,470

1,970

1,850

1,910

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.54

.52

7.07

.46

 44

fil 

 DJ.

 96

.94

 64

I

ift

 J.O

.51

.55

7.70

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8 to Mar. 28.
54 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Iron River at Caspian, Mien.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46 0 03'80ri , long. 88°37'38", on line between SE^ and SW£ 

sec. i, T. 42 N., R. 35 W., at county highway bridge in Caspian, 5^ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 84 square miles. 

Keeoras avaiiaple.- March 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 245 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 5.72 feet, 

fromgraph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 32 second-feet June 12 (gage 

height, 3.47 feet).

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1949; minimum observed, that of June 12, 

1949.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Flow regulated by ground water pumped 

rrom mines.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

3.6 44 3.5 34 4.8 129

3.8 57 3.9 5' 5.5 216

4.4 92

Discharge, in second- feat,- water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

50

50

49

49

49

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

49

Nov.

49

49

*50

51

52

52

52

52

52

50

50

50

49

49

47

47

47

47

47

49

52

52

54

54

54

54

52

52

50

50

-

Dec.

50

*50

50

53

55

57

60

57

56

53

50

50

48

46

46

48

48

48

48

50

50

51

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Jan.

50

50

50

50

50

 50

52

52

52

52

50

52

52

53

54

52

50

50

46

48

50

50

52

53

53

53

53

52

50

50

50

Month

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

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

December ........................ r

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sept amber ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

50

51

52

*52

54

52

55

52

53

53

52

53

52

53

53

53

55

54

54

53

50

50

52

52

49

46

49

52

.

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,445

1,515

1,578

-

1,581

1,456

1,703

2,277

2,401

1,594

2,220

1 592

1*710

21,072

Mar.

46

46

*46

50

52

51

53

51

50

48.

48

48

46

47

46

48

48

48

48

49

52

59

58

52

49

55

70

81

85

85

86 

Apr.

77

85

86

98

109

102

*

Maxima

50

54

60

-

54

55

86

109

216

83

136

72

108

216

98

94

95

91

85

86

86

84

74

72

68

6ft

68

68

66

64

63

57

57

57

57

56

54

52

May

53

56

56

66

86

209

216

109

98

84

84

79

68

66

66

65

63

65

79

76

66

59

61

66

63

61

58

56

56

56

55

Minimum

45

47

46

-

46

46

46

52

53

38

45

44

41

38

June

54

53

S3

53

53

SO

47

46

46

46

44

38

43

46

48

47

46

45

46

50

60

72

70

83

77

65

58

53

52

50

-

Mean

46.6

50.5

50.9

-

51.0

52.0

54.9

75.9

77.5

53.1

71.6

51.4

57.0

57.7

July

56

64

134

136

122

109

106

104

89

70

65

68

68

66

66

65

64

60

58

56

55

55

51

50

49

45

51

68

65

54

51

Aug.

50

50

48

47

48

52

53

53

52

72

72

58

53

54

52

51

53

55

53

51

50

47

44

46

46

44

49

49

47

47

46

Sept.

46

45

41

43

84

68

66

63

51

50

52

103

106

61

57

55

55

53

52

52

52

52

52

52

49

47

50

51

50

50

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Ubv. 21 to Dec. 3, Dec. 11-19, Dec. 24-31, 

Jan. 2-5, 20-22, 28, 29, Feb. 11, Mar. 1, 2, 9-13, 15-19.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 55

Paint River at Crystal Palls, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°07', long. 88°20', in sec. 20, T. 43 N., R. 32 

w., J.&0 feet below municipal power plant at Crystal Palls and 13 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 1,306.1 feet above mean sea level (Wisconsin-Michigan Power 

Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 616 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 5.63 

 feet'); minimum, 26 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 1.23 feet), power-plant leakage

while restoring head following emptying of reservoir for repairs; minimum daily, 93

second-feet June 18.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 7, 1949; minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 1,

1947 (gage height, 0.99 foot), power-plant leakage while restoring head following

emptying of reservoir for repairs; minimum daily, 81 second-feet Nov. 1, 1947.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant immediately above

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.8 140 2.9

2.0 202 3.4

2.3 SIS 4.2

2.6 474 4.9

683

1,120

1,980

2,880

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

148

147

143

146

148

146

147

151

153

158

168

189

204

196

186

183

180

175

179

173

176

176

176

176

187

176

185

181

181

183

203

Nov.

213

205

201

209

298

347

385

359

341

304

288

274

234

241

241

239

260

284

280

263

297

359

339

304

312

288

285

269

236

238

-

Dec.

229

244

273

279

290

350

355

350

355

306

273

285

280

257

270

270

254

207

264

245

247

239

238

222

226

218

218

222

224

215

205

Jan.

210*

208

195

202

212

216

215

218

. 233

218

211

208

205

210

214

220

250

244

214

215

215

209

221

217

218

221

223

226

213

211

214

Month

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

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

DeoeBber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

217

216

211

209

210

210

208

204

208

228

208.

202

198

203

201

194

192

213

200

195

205

206

2O3

206

205

203

194

209

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

5,325

8,393

8, 11C

122,735

6,706

5,756

7,076

24,561

24,43C

10,161

22,742

9,385

10,856

143,505

Mar.

188

189

198

200

206

210

217

194

208

197

188

187

183

188

183

175

177

172

176

167

175

205

226

230

241

254

290

326

396

451

479

Apr.

472

<

j

\

187

73

>79

797

886

£

£

S

95

13

85

976

1.O30

1.3

1.2

1.2

20

60

90

1,340

1,180

l.C

£

6

40

31

16

732

676

6

7

7

91

07

15

676

63O

6

5

4

 4

Maxlvum

204

385

355

2,180

250

228

479

1,340

2,460

895

2,810

440

676

2,810

01

25

93

45

-

May

428

428

422

494

787

1,600

2,300

2,460

2,160

1,700

1,340

1,080

883

730

641

557

505

505

580

573

532

487

439

406

400

380

359

323

320

305

306

Minima

143

201

205

141

195

192

167

445

305

93

243

205

203

93

June

288

267

245

263

226

224

207

188

181

173

167

170

175

196

408

167

107

93

187

250

338

526

548

783

895

807

668

558

455

401

-

Mean

172

280

262

335

216

206

228

819

788

339

734

303

362

393

July

461

545

505

899

1,460

2,160

2,810

2,200

1,720

1,290

949

725

604

466

445

407

380

341

310

300

. 298

301

277

276

266

256

243

365

500

512

451

AuE .

416

4

1

140

85

69

336

309

2

Z

Z

88

78

63

259

382

1

 .

1

82

57

34

293

302

2

3

4

70

22

29

367

320

2

2

2

67 >31

20

219

205

2

2

2

2

34

21

21

31

235

Per square 

 lie

0.279

.455

.425

.544

.351

.334

.370

1.33

1.28

.550

1.19

.492

.588

.638

Sept.

219

213

203

245

488

676

660

566

480

400

374

400

538

545

506

422

390

359

315

290

290

276

264

256

237

248

243

247

255

253

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.32

.51

,49

7.39

.40

.35

.43

1.48

1.47

.61

1.37

.57

.66

6.66
56 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO UKE MICHIGAN

Michigamme River near Crystal Palls, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°07', long. 88°13', in sec. 20; T. 43 N., R. 31 

W., b miles downstream from Way Dam, 6 miles east of Crystal Falls, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with Brule River.

Drainage area.- 670 square miles.

Records availablp.- August 1944 to September 1049.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,020 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 7.26 

reet); minimum, 83 second-feet Nov. 9, Dec. 10 (gage height, 1.61 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 7, 1949; maximum gage height, 7.54 feet 

Apr. 11, 1945; minimum, that of Nov. 9, Dec. 10, 1948.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good, and those for the periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Way 

Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 83 3.3

1.8 91 3.7

2.1 118 4.3

2.5 179 5.8

2.9 265 7.2

371

5Q9

800

1,740

2,930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

188

176

165

159

154

152

156

157

149

144

152

264

600

701

950

1,040

1,O10

1,010

1,01O

98O

980

1.03O

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,010

635

152

138

126

127

NOV.

126

112

93

94

92

90

85

84

84

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

86

86

86

85

85

86

86

86

84

84

-

Dec.

*85

86

85

85

86

88

92

89

87

84

86

88

84

85

86

85

110

215

280

345

342

342

429

497

497

493

495

489

485

485

481

Jan.

481

477

477

473

473

*473

469

469

466

466

462

462

462

45S

458

455

478

522

518

518

514

463

270

391

505

501

501

497

489

490

485

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

485

480

477

*477

477

469

466

481

497

493

490

485

481

6OO

670

645

6 4O

630

595

563

535

501

477

441

405

356

270

275

_

-

Seoond 

foot-days

16,725

2,649

7,364

156,456

14,623

13,861

8,554

8,652

10,825

11,621

34,712

17,175

16,706

163,467

Mar.

290

300

*310

285

278

268

234

232

265

268

272

265

226

192

226

27-8

282

272

282

243

192

234

254

94

88

85

235

501

518

540

545

Apr.

536

5

i

i

40

50

58

576

594

4

*2

2

16

55

58

260

268

2

Z

2

75

85

46

206

206

2

2

1

08

06

90

174

174

1

1

1

81

85

83

177

179

1

1

2

1

Maximum

1,100

126

497

1,580

522

670

545

594

599

622

2,930

645

890

2,930

98

98

04

66

May

128

132

126

156

202

253

221

190

170

264

362

368

365

396

415

415

418

428

424

448

535

599

599

599

599

599

419

251

248

248

248

Minimum

126

84

84

84

270

270

85

166

126

132

302

399

154

84

June

308

390

412

418

412

408

393

380

449

509

575

622

622

622

486

365

334

310

312

377

434

424

312

183

170

144

132

272

405

441

Mean

540

88.1

238

427

472

495

276

288

349

387

1,120

554

557

448

July

535

434

4O8

1,350

1.67O

2,480

2,930

2,570

2,840

2,840

2,750

2.O6O

1,430

1,270

95O

720

720

645

590

452

371

344

3O2

351

354

443

518

a520

a575

a645

a645

Aug.

a645

645

645

645

645

645

645

645

645

622

622

622

622

622

622

622

599

498

402

408

405

399

399

399

399

399

467

563

563

558

558

Per square

mile

Sept.

554

545

540

558

399

177

170

154

167

351

514

710

890

860

860

860

860

860

830

634

481

481

477

477

477

477

546

599

599

599

-

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records of gate openings at Way Dam.. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13-15, 17-20, Jan. 30, 31, Feb. Z, 11, 17-19, 

21, 27, Mar. 1-3, 23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 57

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 45 049'40", long. 88°14'55", in sec. 28, T. 39 N., R. 18 E., at power 

plant of Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 4 miles downstream from Popple River and 6f 

miles south of Florence.

Drainage area.- 543 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1949; January 1914 to Septeaibar 1923, at 

sice 4 miles upstream (drainage area, 511 square miles).

Average discharge.- 26 years (1923-49), 420 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,460 second-feet July 7, minimum daily, 

45 second-feet Oct. 20.

1923-49: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 9, 1929; no flow at times 

in 1924, 19S6, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for high stages, which are fair. Discnarge deter-

 mined from power-plant records. Flow regulated by power plant at station, but pondage 

is small and monthly discharge is very nearly natural flow.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. on

 oasis of load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological 

Survey and gate ratings based on theoretical formulas

Revisions.- W 804: Drainage area.

Discharge, ia aeccnd-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

107

50

50

150

100

52

84

91

94

49

146

94

136

97

110

123

61

149

156

45

146

136

78

50

133

84

107

104

107

117

104

NOT.

123

175

150

123

224

513

603

466

463

364

312

312

312

312

208

312

312

312

295

353

345

432

382

279

312

312

357

312

260

195

-

Dec.

182

195

208

208

359

312

312

312

312

312

208

208

273

188

133

208

182

182

169

169

169

169

169

117

104

123

156

113

130

156

104

Month

Jan.

104

107

156

105

101

143

130

143

52

175

143

104

117

195

59

104

156

156

136

117

156

156

52

156

156

130 117'

159

117

65

156

October ........................'..

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

156

91

169

87

140

104

156

104

130

130

123

156

52

156

104

156

104

104

156

104

91

120

133

104

156

139

78

133

-

-

-

Secondf cot-days

3, 11C

9,432

6,142

82,107

3 92 ' 3)435 4 9O)

15I28E

13.65E

7,545

15, 96S

4,524

8,854

96,783

Mar.

130

130

123

130

136

91

143

143

150

78

156

156

50

143

104

104

104

91

55

52

143

156

130

78

156

208

208

312

468' 338

442

Apr.

364

390

442

520

664

664

624

624

624

624

624

611

5S5

624

624

522

505

490

396

423

434

403

453

459

423

390

481

455,

455.

388

Maximum

156

603

359

866

195

X69

468

664

735

641

1,460

208

6O7

1,460

May

344

416

448

363

593

615

716

677

735

598

416

412

468

312

312

312

313

312

494

520

624

598

468

390

416

364

452

169

273

312

208.

Minimum

45

123

104

13

52

CO O£

50

364

169

52

156

52

55

45

June

312

208

169

146

81

159

156

84

156

146

52

113

120

208

289

188

186

104

156

208

286

533

641

569

585

467

351

359

305

208

Mean

100

314

198

224

127

1 OT IcO

1 RQ 10*3 

510

440

252

515

Z46

295

265

July

434

416

420

979

1,290

1,450

1.46O

1,210

1.O6O

904

74O

699

598

419

364

364

312

2O8

2O8

208

299

156

208

182

208

208

179

188

208

208

182

Aug.

208

208

182

169

130

117

208

2O8

195

169

2O8

182

182

52

132

156

156

156

156

88

65

169

91

143

110

91

65

72

156

104

146

Per square 

 lie

0.184

.578

.365

.413

.234

.227

.291

 939

810

!464

QAfl 9^O

269 .'543

.488

Sept.

101

78

78

130

383

589

607

511

403

364

312

435

520

520

440

416

364

312

312

208

208

208

208

2O8

55

208

169

169

169

169

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.64

.42

5.61

.27

.24

.34

1.05

.93

.52

l!o9

.31

.61

' 6.63

949153 O - 51 - 5
58 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Pike River at Amberg, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°29<50", long. 87°59'40 n , in sec. 15, T. 35 N., 

K. 20 a., 500 feet upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad 

bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Amberg and 1$ miles downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 35 years, 224 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 800 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 4.10 feet); 

minimum, 73 second-feet Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

1914-49: Maximum discharge observed, 2,730 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 

7.68 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 secondfeet; minimum observed, 26 second-feet Dec. 27, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 feet, site and 

datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 699: 1927. W 804: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 3 July 4 to Sept. SO

1.6 77 1.7

1.8 105 2.0

2.0 144 2.3

2.2 193 2.6

2.5 279

90 3.0 432

144 3.4 556

320 3.9 723

509

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

76

76

76

73

74

74

75

81

81

80

81

86

86

87

87

86

86

84

82

81

81

82

84

86

93

89

92

93

85

85

98

Nov.

94

92

93

102

163

288

301

249

217

229

215

196

180

166

161

163

234

270

249

282

291

264

234

209

196

193

193

188

176

170

-

Dec.

183

229

220

201

*178

190

225

250

250

240

210

180

160

145

135

125

120

118

117

117

120

120

117

110

107

106

105

105

105

105

105

Jan.

106

106

107

108

113

117

120

120

120

*119

120

120

120

120

123

140

135

130

122

119

119

119

118

118

118

117

117

116

115

114

114

Month

October

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

DeosBber .........................

Calendar year 1948 .............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aucust .

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

113

112

111

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

111

*111

112

113

115

116

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

2.58C 

6,058

4,798

51,653

3*67( 

3 104

s',67t

7,338 

5 722

5^77*

6;96£

3,451 

3,376

58,508

Mar.

117

117

120

123

133

140

140

140

130

126

125

125

125

123

120

115

112

110

110

115

125

180

200

200

195

190

230

349

496

566

479

Apr.

342

2

2

2

10

91

88

291

291

2

2

2

88

85

70

252

246

2

2

2

37

29

29

226

209

2

1

1

01

93

90

183

180

1

2

2

96

12

06

198

249

3

2

2

2

Maximum

98

301

250

584

140

116 

566

342

9QO CyO

584 70 « (CO

161 

220

723

04

82

43

17

May

20S

22C

22C

212

222

2 IS

201 ise

172 ise

149

14S

14S

15J

149

144

154

229

282

298

255

215

19C

173

163

154

144

14Q

140

144

134

Minimum

73

92

105

73

106

110 

110

180 

134

77 

121

87 

85

73

June

125

119

114

107

102

93

89

85

82

81

78

77

87

99

163

206

161

129

118

129

479

584

430

320

336

420

332

246

201

180

Mean

202" 83 2

155

141

118

111 

183

245

185

192 

225 in113

160

July

217

249

212

432

723

636

478

361

297

252

220

198

180

170

149

140

129

123

127

129

129

138

138

127

127

121

125

168

180

149

138

Aug.

Par square 

 Us

0.333

 8O8

.620

.564

.472

 444 

.732

980

!?40

.768 

.900

 444

.452

.640

136

131

127

118

110

129

161

151

129

119

123

136

123

116

110

107

107

110

107

100

98

94

92

92

92

90

87

89

89

89

89

S*pt.

87

36

85

85

100

107

109

112

102

96

94

138

220

212

173

144

127

119

107

102

102

99

96

94

96

98

99

99

94

94

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

.90

.71

7.68

.54

.46

.84

1.09

 85

.86

1.04

.51

.50

8.68

Peak discharge (base. 700 see.-ft.).- July 5 (9 p.m.) 800 sec.-ft

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation-affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Mar. 27
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 59

Ooonto River near Gillett, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°52', long. 88°18', in sec. 34, T. 28 N., R. 18 

*;., at highway bridge -2 miles upstream from Christy Brook and 2i miles south of 

Gillett.

Drainage area.- 678 square miles.

Records available.- June 1906 to March 1909, January 1914 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 36 years (1908, 1914-49), 583 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

a.21 reet (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 182 second-feet Oct. 1-4 Tgage 

height, 0.54 foot).

1906-9, 1914-49: Maximum discharge observed, 6,470 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922, caused 

by failure of dam at Pulcifer, 4 miles upstream (gage height, 9.1 feet); minimum, 93 

second-feet Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 0.13 foot); flow retarded by anchor ice above 

station.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.- W 384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.3

172

227

340

468

l.fe 

1.9 

2.2 

2.4

610

760

912

1,020

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

184

182

182

187

187

187

192

195

200

200

200

203

209

209

206

206

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

206

209

Nov.

215

221

224

234

266

372

454

477

454

436

410

376

376

368

356

356

402

446

477

528

586

586

552

509

482

468

464

464

446

428

Dec.

414

360

364

441

406

310

240

255

290

315

340

365

375

340

320

300

285

280

280

280

285

285

270

260

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

Month

Jan.

250

250

255

260

270

275

280

285

290

 288

285

280

280

280

295

480

390

310

290

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

275

270

270

October

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

270

265

265

260

260

260

260

260

265

265

265

265

265

265

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

275

275

 272

280

285

290

285

-

Secondfoe t-days

6,183

12,433

9,4K

131, 14E

8.92J

7,542

14,561

19,95]

14,233

10,595

15,414

9,304

6,884

135, 43E

Mar.

280

280

285

295

325

355

360

335

310

305

300

300

300

295

295

295

275

275

270

270

310

560

650

690

730

770

840

886

1,050

1,050

1,020

Apr.

965

912

835

785

735

735

710

735

710

660

635

610

610

586

586

562

557

562

562

562

548

538

538

519

519

635

735

785

785

735

-

Maximum

209

586

441

2,340

480

290

1,050

965

660

660

965

524

308

1,050

May

660

610

610

635

635

660

635

586

538

486

464

459

454

436

414

393

368

389

402

446

459

432

402

372

360

348

340

324

316

304

296

Minima

182

215

240

170

250

260

270

519

296

195

285

209

192

182

June

273

273

270

255

248

241

227

218

215

212

209

206

195

209

270

423

446

368

344

397

441

505

468

414

533

660

660

548

454

410

-

Msan

199

414

304

358

288

269

470

665

459

353

497

300

229

371

July

368

364

364

410

685

810-

886

938

965

S60

552

500

477

414

389

364

364

352

348

336

300

292

285

312

393

389

389

402

660

660

586

Au8 .

524

486

459

419

3S4

364

356

340

300

285

281

277

273

262

248

244

241

296

332

304

296

262

238

234

258

248

227

224

218

215

209

Per square 

mile

0.294

.611

.448

.528

.425

.397

.693

.981

.677

.521

.733

.442

.338

.547

Sept.

203

203

206

203

203

209

221

234

241

241

230

238

273

300

308

300

296

273

241

215

218

221

212

206

203

200

200

197

197

192

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.68

.52

7.19

.49

.41

.80

1.09

.78

.58

.85

.51

.38

7.43

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 aec.-ft.).- No peak above base. 

Rote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Mar. 27.
60 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°19', long. 88°29', In see. 27, T. 33 N., R. 16 E., on

'southwest shore of lake at Berglund's Resort, 3f miles east of Lakewood.

Drainage area.- 2 square miles.

Kecorfls available.- August 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 94.40 feet -Mar. 25,' 28; minimum ob-

 served, 93.57 feet Nov. 5.

1936-49: Maximum elevation observed, 96.50 feet Oct. 5, Nov. 9, 1943; minimum observed, that of Nov. 5, 1948.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

3.76

3.69

-

3.75

_

-

3.75

-

_

3.66

-

_

-

3.62

-

-

3.60

-

-

3.58

_

-

Nov.

.

3.58

_

3.57

.

_

_

3.75

_

3.82

_

_

-

3.85

-

.

-

3.95

_

-

3.95

-

-

3.97

-

-

-

3.99

-

Dec.

.

_

3.99

_

-

4.03

4.01

.

4.01

_

-

-

4.01

-

_

4.01

.

-

-

4.01

-

-

 4.01

-

_

-

4.01

-

_

3.99

Jan.

.

_

3.97

_

-

.

»

4.03

_

4.03

4.O3

_

_

_

4.O7

_

4.07

-

-

4.07

_

.

4.07

-

_

-

4.21

_

_

4.21

Feb.

_

_

4.21

-

.

4.21

_

-

4.21

-

_

4.21

-

_

_

4.21

-

-

4.17

-

-

_

4.17

_

-

4.17

.

_

-

liar.

_

_

_

4.21

-

_

4.21

_

-

4.29

-

_

4.29

-

_

_

4.27

-

-

4.27

_

-

_

4.40

_

-

4.40

_

.

"

Apr.

4.24

_

-

4.24

-

.

.

4.28

-

-

4.28

-

-

_

4.28

_

-

4.28

-

-

_

4.18

-

-

4.18

4.22

-

-

4.20

_

"

May

_

4.20

-

-

-

4.22

-

-

4.22

-

_

-

4.14

-

-

4.14

-

_

-

4.26

_

-

4.26

-

-

_

4.16

-

.

4.16

-

June

.

-

4.12

-

-

4.10

-

-

-

4.00

_

-

4.OO

-

-

.

4.06

-

-

4.06

.

-

-

4.08

-

_

4.08

-

-

-

-

July

4.14

-

-

4.12

-

-

*.

4.22

-

-

4.22

-

-

-

4.14

.

-

4.14

-

-

_

4.02

-

-

4.02

_

-

-

4.08

-

-

Aug.

4.08

-

-

-

4.02

-

-

4.02

-

-

_

3.96

-

3.92

3.96

.

-

-

3.96

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

Note.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commlsslon of Wisconsin.

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°15', long. 88°39', in sec. 9, T. 32 N., R. 15 E., on pier

or Fine Ridge Lodge at north end of lake, 5j miles southwest of Townsend. 

Drainage area.- 1.5 square miles.

Hecoras available.- August 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary). 

Kxtremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 94.54 feet July 5; minimum observed,

93.92 feet Sept. 24.

1936-49: Maximum elevation observed, 98.25 feet June 28, 1943; minimum observed,

that of Sept. 24, 1949. 

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

Oct. 1

4

7

11

12

14

18

22

27

3O

31

Nov. 4

6

8

13

16

2O

24

27

28

Dec. 2

3

6

10

Apr. 11

Elevation

4.21

4.17

4.13

4.11

4.12

4.11

4.06

4.02

4.00

4.OO

3 99

4^04

4.22

4.22

4.ZO

4.20

4.26

4.30

4.32

4.30

4.30

4.3O

4.35

4.35

4.45

Day

Apr. 12

16

18

21

25

26

29

30

May 3

5

7

9

12

15

17

20

24

28

June 1

2

3

5

6

9

10

Elevation

4.45

4.45

4.45

4.43

4.4O

4.48

4.43

4.43

4.53

4.48

4.47

4.43

4.41

4.48

4.45

4.46

4.41

4.38

4.39

4.36

4.32

4.28

4.25

4.20

4.20

Day

June 12

13

14

15

16

17

19

22

23

24

25

26

28

July 1

3

5

8

9

11

12

13

15

17

19

2O

Elevation

4.18

4.16

.28

.28

.26

.24

.22

.30

.30

.32

.36

.34

.36

.34

.33

.54

.44

.42

.40

.38

.36

.32

.36

.36

.31

Day

July 22

23

24

26

27

28

31

Aug. 2

4

6

7

9

15

17

20

30

Sept. 3

5

8

10

13

14

17

18

24

Elevation

4.28

4.26

4.36

4.34

4.31

4.43

4.40

4.40

4.36

4.34

4.34

4.32

4.24

4.28

4. 2O

4.10

4.02

4.10

4. 07

4.04-

4.02

3.97

3.94

3.94

3.92

Mote.- Add 9O feet to obtain elevations above datum assumed for this lake by the 

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 61

Fox River at Berlin, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°57'05", long. 88°57'30", in sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 13 E., 

at Government look and dam at Berlin, 2f miles upstream from Barnes Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- January 1898 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 51 years, 1,114 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,600 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 

ll.e feet); minimum observed, 407 second-feet Sept. 26, 27, 29, 30 (gage height, 7.0 

feet).

1898-1949: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second-feet Mar. 17, 18, 1946 (gage 

height, 15.5 feet); minimum observed, 248 second-feet Sept. 16, 1948 (gage height, 6.1 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair, 

once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Gage read

DajJ

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

512

489

489

489

467

467

467

489

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

512

489

489

489

489

489

512

512

512

489

489

512

512

512

512

Nov.

562

562

562

562

589

774

845

809

740

740

774

774

740

740

707

676

740

845

774

676

740

882

845

845

845

845

809

809

774

740

-

Month

Dec.

740

617

676

676

676

740

690

660

640

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

Jan.

600

590

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

*583

580

580

580

600

620

640

640

640

640

620

620

600

600

600

590

580

580

580

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

August . .

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

Watsr year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

575

*576

580

580

580

590

600

620

650

_

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

15,48'

on wo[ CC fOd

19,55E

335,73"

18 f 46<

16 j28.

53,90C

53 ;99' 

21 33'

15 j56!

18,56]

15,234

13.39C

284,082

Mar.

690

730

800

870

1,000

1,120

1,280

1,400

1,600

1,750

1,900

2,170

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,170

2,110

2,050

2,050

1,930

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,870

1,930

1,930

1,990

2,050

2,110

2,110

2,170

Apr.

2,290

2,410

2,530

2,600

2,530

2,530

2,470

2,350

2,290

2,170

2,110

1,990

1,930

1..810

1,630

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,280

1,230

1,280

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,180

Maximum

512

5

QOO DOC

) 740

' 4,540

640

650

) 2,230

1 2 , 600 

1,130

617

676

562

467

2,600

May

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,040

960

920

845

809

809

707

589

617

617

617

589

589

617

617

617

536

562

562

562

562

536

536

536

536

512

536

512

Minima

467

562

600

248

580

570

690

1,180 

512

427

562

447

407

407

June

489

512

562

536

536

489

467

427

447

447

427

427

447

447

489

562

589

562

562

512

512

489

489

489

562

617

617

617

617

617

Mean

49!

74^

63:

917

59(

581

1 73( ilsoi

68E

51*

59!

491

446

778

July

589

589

617

589

589

617

646

646

676

676

676 646

617

617

617

589

589

589

562

562

562

562

562

562

589

562

562

562

589

589

562

Aug.

562

536

536

536

512

512

512

489

467

467

447

512

489

489

489

489

512

512

512

467

467

489

489

469

489

467

467

489

447

447

447

Per square 

mils

0.349

.520

.441

.641

.417

.406

1.22

1 26

!481

.363

.419

343

!312

.544

Sept.

447

447

427

427

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

467

447

447

447

427

427

427

427

407

407

427

407

407

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.40

.58

.51

8.74

.48

.42

1.41

1.41

.55

.40

.48

.40

.35

7.39

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 7 to Mar. 11.
62 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°.00<40", long. 88°32'00", in sec. 24, T. 18 N., R. 17 E., 

in mouth of upper Pox River at Chicago & Northwestern Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Main Street Bridge in Oshkosh and 18 miles up the lake from Menasha Dam 

and outlet. Datum of gage is 745.05 feet above mean tide at New York City (levels 

of Corps of Engineers.) Prior to 1882 lake levels were referred to Deuchman gage at 

lake outlet of Menasha Dam. Datum of Deuchman gage, which is still in existence, is 

745.00 feet above mean tide at New York City.

Drainage area.- 6,030 square miles at lake outlet at Menasha Dam.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949. Records from 1857 to 1938 in files 

or uorps or Engineers. A report on Pox River by Corps of Engineers is published as 

House Document No. 146, 67th Congress, 2d session.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.25 feet May 9; minimum observed, 

O.'/b foot Mar. 4-6, 9-12.

1857-1949: Maximum gage height observed. 5.33 feet (Deuchman gage) Nov. 8, 1881; 

minimum observed, -2.00 feet (Deuchman gage) Nov. 28, 1891.

Remarks.- Lake elevations controlled by dams at Menasha and Neenah which are operated in 

the Interest of navigation. Crests of both dams are at elevation 746.73 feet. 

Present limits of regulation are from 2l£ inches above 'the crest of Menasha Dam down 

to the crest during navigation season, plus additional 18 to 24 inches below crest 

during winter. Oshkosh staff gage gives true level of lake while Deuchman gage readings are affected by loss of head in the Channel between lake and dam. Gage read 

once daily.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.83

1.88

1.81

1.67

1.81

1.83

1.83

1.81

1.83

1.81

1.73

1.81

1.81

1.79

1.75

1.79

1.71

1.73

1.73

1.73

1.73

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.73

1.79

Nov.

1.77

1.79

1.81

1.83

1.96

1.56

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.88

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.98

2.00

2.10

2.00

2.08

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.08

2.08

2.00

-

Dec.

2.04

2.00

1.93

1.98

1.96

1.81

1.94

1.85

1.90

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.90

1.88

1.85

1.83

1.81

1.83

1.85

1.83

1.79

1.79

1.77

1.77

1.75

1.73

1.71

1.69

1.67

1.65

Jan.

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.42

1.38

1.42

1.44

1.46

1.42

1.44

 1.44

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.38

1.35

1.33

1.29

1.29

1.29

1.27

Feb.

1.31

1.31

1.29

1.27

1.27

1.25

1.23

1.21

1.21

1.19

1.17

1.15

1.12

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.06

1.00

.96

.92

.92

.90

.90

.85

.85

.83

.81

_

.

-

Mar.

0.81

.79

.77

.75

.75

.75

.77

.77

.75

.75

.75

.75

.79

.85

.83

.88

.85

.85

.88

.90

.90

.92

.96

1.02

1.04

1.15

1.25

1.38

1.46

1.48

1.56

Apr.

1.75

1.83

1.92

2.00

2.08

2.12

2.19

2.27

2.35

2.40

2.46

2.50

2.56

2.62

2.62

2.69

2.75

2.81

2.85

.2.90

2.96

2.92

2.98

2.94

2.90

3.02

3.10

3.04

3.00

3.06

May

3.02

2.98

3.12

2.98

3.10

3.15

3.19

3.23

3.25

3.17

3.04

3.12

2.98

3.10

3.06

3.02

3.04

2.96

3.12

2.98

2.94

2.98

2.94

2.92

2.94

2.92

2.94

2.90

2.88

2.84

2.83

June

2.81

2.85

2.83

2.81

2.79

2.77

2.75

2.73

2.65

2.67

2.65

2.60

2.52

2.69

2.67

2.67

2.65

2.67

2.65

2.62

2.67

2.65

2.58

2.73

2.73

2.75

2.75

2.85

2.77

2.71

July

2.60

2.79

2.81

2.83

2.88

2.73

2.77

2.79

2.77

2.81

2.83

2.83

2.81

2.85

2.79

2.85

2.81

2.77

2.85

2.83

2.81

2.71

2.81

2.83

2.90

2.79

2.75

2.90

2.65

2.81

2.77

Aug.

2.69

2.75

2.77

2.73

2.69

2.65

2.69

2.67

2.62

2.60

2.77

2.69

2.65

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.58

2.65

2.60

2.56

2.54

2.5Q

2.50

2.48

2.48

'2.44

2.46

2.48

2.46

2.44

2.40

Sept.

2.38

2.31

2.25

2.23

2.21

2.29

2.25

2.29

2.21

2.23

2.23

2.23

2.06

2.15

2.12

2.10

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.12

1.94

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.96

1.92

1.92

1.94

1.90

1.85

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 63

Fox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis.

Location.- Lat. 448 19', long. 88°12', in sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., at Rapide Croche Dam, 

a miles upstream from Wrightstown.

Drainage area.- 6,150 square miles.

Records available.- March 1896 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- S3 years, 4,260 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 6,360 second-feet Apr. 26; minimum daily, 

830 second-feet Oct. 17.

1918-49: Maximum daily discharge, 21,300 second-feet June 6, 1943, Mar. 27, 1946; 

minimum daily, 138 second-feet Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Lake Winnebago (see -preceding page).

Cooperation.- Figures of daily discharge (computed from power-plant records) furnished by 

corps or Engineers. Records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 19.48 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,470

1,330

950

1,220

1,460

1,400

1,410

1,330

1,300

890

1,250

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,350

1,260

830

1,110

1,040

990

1,520

1,660

1,450

1,350

1,470

1,530

1,420

1,580

1,550

1,260

1,460

Nov.

1,410

1,390

1,530

1,660

1,800

1,690

1,190

1,760

2,510

2,390

2,370

2,380

2,300

2,250

2,470

2,480

2,450

2,480

2,720

2,790

2,510

2,870

3,290

3,790

3,520

3,210

3,490

2,990

3,320

3,270

-

Dec.

3,260

3,480

3,350

3,320

3,630

3,210

3,110

3,180

2,900

3,150

3,340

2,990

3,110

3,050

3,280

3,290

2,940

3,040

2,760

3,260

2,950

3,130

3,110

2,290

2,750

3,010

3,370

3,130

3,150

3,250

2,890

Jan.

2,930

2,740

3,500

3,680

3,880

3,600

3,510

3,520

2,930

3,620

3,090

3,510

3,430

3,470

3,840

3,510

3,640

3,160

3,260

3,540

3,370

3,310

3,050

3,600

3,250

3,350

3,350

3,190

3,140

2,620

3,770

Month

October

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Mm.......... .....................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3,600

3,640

3,760

3,640

3,190

2,890

3,640

3,420

3,490

3,420

3,340

3,370

2,900

3,650

3,270

3,360

4,300

 4,250

4,150

3,600

4,340

3,720

3,790

4,090

3,880

3,900

2,990

3,920

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

40,750

74,280

96,680

1,130,270

104 f 36C

101,510

115,130

109,200

98 »83C 

60,590

68 1 25C

62 t 98 C 

61,400

993,960

Mar.

3,700

3,830

3,790

4,010

4,200

3,930

4,460

3,890

3,850

3,810

3,830

3,430

3,370

3,890

3,790

3,800

3,430

3,660

3,310

3,270

4,150

4,230

3,730

3,100

3,020

3,230

4,530

3,120

3,620

3,650

3,500

Apr.

3,610

3,650

4,340

4,280

4,300

4,720

4,140

3,590

3,540

3,170

4,090

3,520

1,500

1,710

1,760

2,870

1,880

2,370

2,900

2,690

3,000

3,880

3,490

3,350

4,680

6,360

5,280

5,190

4,970

4,370

Maximum

1,660

3,790

3,630

10,300

3 ,880

4,340

4,530 

6,360

4,470

2,440

2,710

2,670 

2,640

6,360

May

4,010

4,470

4,230

4,180

4., 470

4,220

3,460

3,840

4,420

3,810

4,050

3,940

4,140

2,740

3,470

3,190

2,700

3,150

2,350

2,300

2,490

1,900

2,560

2,230

2,880

2,240

2,410

2,370

2,140

2,190

2,280

Minimum

830

1,190

2,290

830

2» 620

2 (890

3,020

1,500

1 » 900

1,440

1,710

1,500 

1,410

830

June

2,340

2,440

2,360

2,160

1,930

2,390

2,130

1,940

2,020

1,870

2,020

1,780

1,960

1,890

1,900

1,860

1,950

2,000

1,440

1,900

1,850

1,930

2,150

2,270

2,300

1,710

1,800

2,040

2,130

2,130

Mean

1,315

2,476

3,119

3,088

3 ,366

3 , 625

3,714 

3,640

3 1 188

2,020

2,202

2,032 

2,047

2,723

July

2,190

1,830

1,850

1,710

2,270

1,770

1,880

1,930

2,180

1,300

2,400

2,300

2,330

2,120

2,180

2,010

1,870

2,530

2,270

2,290

2,380

2,340

2,040

2,280

2,710

2,710

2,600

2,690

2,580

2,310

1,800

Aug.

2,670

2,220

2,390

2,240

2,290

2,200

1,960

2,380

2,240

2,260

2,280

1,870

2,200

1,500

1,940

1,990

2,180

1,740

1,720

2,060

1,650

1,780

2,040

2,050

2,060

1,830

1,900

1,850

1,700

1,750

2,

Per square

 lie

0.214

.403

.507

.502

.547

. 589

.604

.592

* 518 

. 328

. 358

.330

.333

.443

040

Sept.

2,080

2,030

1,690

1,410

1,510

2,270

2,640

2,530

2,340

2,160

1,980

2,500

2,120

2,080

2,210

2,160

2,020

1,660

2,210

2,070

2,110

1,980

2,120

1,900

1,740

1,970

2,040

1,890

2,100

1,880

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.45

.58

6.84

.63

 61

.70

.66

. 60

.37

.41

. 38

.37

6.01
64 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°33', long. 89°29', in sec. 6, T. 12 N., R. 9 E., at ice

noist of C. Smith & Son, at southeast end of lake. 

Drainage area.- 1 square mile.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 98.46 feet July 4; minimum, 91.71 feet

Sept, 23.

1936-49: Maximum elevation observed, 93.IS feet June IS, 21, 1947; minimum, 90.85

feet Aug. 22, 24, 1937. 

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake

by ruDlic Service Commission of Wisconsin,

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

Oct. 3

8

17

Nov. 11

22

Dec. 4

12

Jan. 9

Apr. 2

9

Elevation

6.73

6.78

6.78

6.84

6.84

7.21

7.21

6.73

7.20

7.30

Day

Apr. 16

24

25

Hay 1

7

14

22

30

June 5

12

Elevation

7.30

7.30

7.34

7.34

7.29

7.21

7.19

7.08

7.11

7,06

Day

June IS20

84

July 4

11

16

23

25

31

Aug. 6

Elevation

7.18

7.17

7.23

7.46

7.44

7.41

7.36

7.39

7.31

7.23

Day

Aug. 14

21

28

Sept. 2

7

11

17

23

Elevation

7.16

7.09

7.01

6.86

6.90

6.85

6.79

6.71

Note.- Add 85.00 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public 

Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44«, long. 88°58', in seo. 38, T. 15 N., R. 13 E., half a

mile north .of lake outlet and 2 miles north of Markesan, 

Drainage area.- 5 square miles.

Keooras available.- August 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 95,66 feet May 1; minimum observed,

94.54 feet Jan. 13, Sept. 29, 30.

1936-49: Maximum elevation observed, 96.74 feet June 88, 24, 1940: minimum observed

94.28-feet Sept. 10, 11, 1936. 

Remarks.- Gage heights have been referred to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.70

Nov. Dec.

4.8d

Jan.

4.54

Feb.

4.70

-

-

"

Mar. Apr,

5.65

-

Bay

5,66

5.65

5.64

5,64

5.64

5,63

5.62

s, eg

5.62

5.62

5. 59

5.58

5.55

5.52

5.52

5,52

5.51

5,50

3.50

§.80

5. SO

5,54

5.51

5.45

5.42

5.4?

5.42-

5.42

5.42

5.42

5.4O

June

5,40

5.40

5,40

5.40

5,40

5.40

5.38

5.34

5,32

5,30

5.30

5,30

5,50

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.28

5.28

5.2*

5.28

5.28

5,30

5.30

5.30

5.30

5,30

5,30

3,30

5,32

5,32

-

July

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.26

5.26

5.26

5.22

5.20

5.18

5.18

5.18

5.18

5.18

S.1S

5.18

5.18

5.18

5.18

5.16

5.12

5.10

St. 09 sloe

5.08

5.06

Aug.

5.08

5.08

5.06

5.06

5.06

6.06

5.06

5.06

5.06

5.06

5.06

5.O6

5.06

5.06

5.06

5.06

5.06

5.01

4.93

4.92

4.92

4.92

4.91

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.88

Sept.

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.«8

4.86

4.84.

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.82

4.80

4.7*

4.78

4.78

4.76

4.71

4.66

4.62

4.60

4.60

4.60

> 4.60

4.60

4.55

4.54

4.54

=..ote. - Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 65

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°55', long. 88°39', in E? sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 15 E., half 

a mile^upstream from West Branch Wolf River and 4 miles north of Keshena. Datum of 

gage is 856.57 feet above mean sea level (levels by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.).

Drainage area.- 633 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 570 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,420 second-feet July 5-7; maximum 

gage height observed, 4.25 feet July 5; minimum discharge observed, 247 second-feet 

Oct. 4, 5, June 12.

1928-49: Maximum discharge observed, 2,580 second-feet Apr. 8, 1929 (gage height, 

6.10 feet}, from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum observed, 199 

second-feet Feb. 30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 237 2.5

1.6 281 3.0

1.8 333 3.5

2.0 396 4.2

578

794

J.,040

1,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

I

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

258

270

258

247

247

258

270

281

281

281

281

294

281

281

270

270

281

281

294

281

270

281

281

281

270

281

281

281

281

a290

a298

Nov.

306

306

320

333

413

538

578

538

538

538

500

464

413

396

396

396

464

500

500

538

538

538

538

500

500

464

464

430

396

363

-

Dec.

348

320

464

538

464

464

413

410

400

400

395

390

385

380

380

375

370

370

365

360

360

360

360

355

350

350

350

345

340

340

335

Jan.

335

330

330

330

325

32O

320

320

320

315

 313

315

315

315

320

325

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

325

320

320

315

310

305

300

295

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

295

300

305

310

310

310

315

320

320

 323

325

330

335

340

340

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,560

13,706

11,836

154,200

9,948

8,548

14,243

19 252

17,702

11,118

22,941

11,315

12,088

161,257

Mar.

340

340

340

340

340

340

335

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

340

360

390

430

470

520

600

700

820

1,090

1,200

' 988

Apr.

938

938

389

361

704

704

f561

319

319

619

578

1

1

1

)78

)78

)78

578

578 i

I

I

38

38

38

538

500

c

1

1

00

00

00

538

704

1

1

Maximum

298

578

538

1,420

 x-zc, OjO

340

1,200

938

794

500

1,420

578

619

1,420

94

48

48

48

May

748

704

704

748

748

794

748

748

704

661

661

538

538

a538

a540

a545

a550

a560

a560

a560

a550

538

538

500

464

413

380

363

363

348

348

Minimum

247

306

320

237

295

290

330

500

343

247

380

270

253

247

June

333

333

333

320

306

306

294

281

270

258

258

247

258

396

500

464

430

363

380

413

430

396

464

500

500

500

396

413

396

380

-

Mean

2?e

457

382

421

321

305

459

342

571

371

74C

365

403

442

July

380

396

464

1,200

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,200

1,090

938

889

841

748

748

704

661

661

619

619

578

430

396

396

661

538

500

464

6&1

661

619

619

Aug.

578

1

i

4

38

164

130

430

430

4

2

13

63

48

333

333

2

1

33

33

20

320

281

3

4

4

20

30

30

430

413

2

r

63

63

33

333

281

2

£

2

2

81

81

70

70

270

Per square 

mile

0.436

.722

.603

'.665

.507

.482

.725

1.01

.902

.586

1.17

.577

.637

.698

Sept.

281

281

270

258

281

306

464

500

500

464

430

500

538

619

578

578

538

500

464

413

380

a350

' 3340

a330

a325

a320

a320

a320

a320

a320

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

.81

.70

9.08

.58

.50

.84

1.13

1.04

.65

1.35

.67

.71

9.43

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of records for Wolf River at Keshena Falls 

and Oconto River at Oillett. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Sec. 8 to Mar. 28.
66 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Wolf River at Keshena Palls, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53', long. 88°39', in E| sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 

15 &.,, 500 feet downstream from Keshena Palls, if miles upstream from Keshena, and 

2f miles downstream from West Branch.

Drainage area.- 812 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1949, May 1907 to March 1909, and February 

I9ii co marcn 1928 at site at Keshena:, ij miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 39 years (1907-8, 1911-49), 782 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 7.83 

feet); minimum, 174 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 4.87 feet).

1907-9, 1911-49: Maximum discharge observed, 4,390 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922, from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 91 second-feet Dec. 22, 1939 

(gage height, 4.67 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Plow regulated by one power plant upstream.

Revisions.- W 664: Drainage area (site at Keshena).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

5.2 325 6.3 1,110 

5.4 431 6.7 1,470 

5.6 549 7.2 1,940 

5.9 760

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

305 

325 

356 

361 

351

305 

325 

372 

399 

399

415 

409 

393 

415 

399

361 

367 

399 

382

351

341 

341 

367 

388 

399

361 

399 

420 

420 

420 

420

Nov.

420 

388 

372 

420 

549

684 

760 

707 

663 

635

635 

601 

568 

531 

518

506 

594 

628 

628 

760

768 

722 

670 

649 

594

628 

588 

582 

525 

500

Dec.

477 

471 

549 

582 

582

*566 

540 

525 

515 

505

495 

490 

485 

480 

475

475 

470 

470 

465

465

460 

455 

455 

450 

445

445 

440 

440 

435 

430 

425

Jan.

420 

420 

415 

410 

410

405 

405 

405 

405 

405

*402 

400 

400 

405

415

420 

435 

445 

445

440

440 

435 

430 

425 

420

410 

400 

390 

380 

375 

365

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

355 

350 

345 

340 

340

335 

335 

335 

335 

340

340 

345 

350 

360

365

370 

375 

380 

390 

400

410 

410 

*412 

435 

450

460 

470 

47O

Seoondfoot-days

11,665 

17,793 

14,962

197,336

12,777 

10,602 

18,685 

26,029 

22,213 

14,832 

27,944 

15,400 

12,941

208,843

liar.

475 

470 

465 

460 

450

440 

430 

425 

420 

420

420 

420 

420 

420 

420

420 

420 

420 

425 

435

460 

510 

580 

630 

700

780 

900 

1,170 

1,380 

1,520 

1,380

Apr.

1,230 

1,210 

1,220 

1..07O 

919

919 

911 

911 

885 

885

809 

776 

760 

752 

752

730 

699 

699 

707 

684

684 

692 

722 

722 

714

911 

1,100 

1,080 

974 

902

Maximum

420 

768 

582

1,840

445 

470 

1,520 

1,230 

1,010 

649 

1,940 

817 

780

1,940

Hay

351 

859 

868 

911 

1,000

1,010 

956 

919 

894 

826

776 

699 

656 

682 

656

699 

684 

692 

699 

714

677 

670 

649 

601 

575

562 

506 

488 

494 

512 

482

Minimum

305 

372 

425

285

365 

335 

420 

684 

482 

335 

494 

370 

350

305

. June

448 

460 

454 

426

415

 437 

377 

377 

351 

341

335 

341 

382 

415 

649

601 

575 

531 

460 

568

628 

628 

608 

628 

649

635 

588 

525 

512 

488

Mean

376 

593 

483

539

412 

379 

603 

868 

717 

494 

901 

497 

531

572

July

494 

500 

525 

851 

1,600

1,940 

1,650 

1,470 

1,290 

1,190

1,110 

974 

928 

876 

859

826 

793 

776 

670 

562

506 

512 

582 

649 

745

594 

635 

1,010 

1,060 

974 

*793

Au6 .

817 

737 

707 

608 

588

582 

575 

549 

465 

431

460 

477 

477 

442 

442

388 

377 

506 

543 

537

562 

525 

488 

477 

410

380 

370 

370 

370 

370 

370

Per square 

mile

0.463 

.730 

.595

.664

.507 

.467 

.743 

1.07 

.383 

.608 

1.11 

.612 

.654

.704

Sept.

370 

365 

h356 

350 

370

440 

600 

640 

640 

610

580 

h614 

720 

780 

770

750 

710 

650 

610 

550

500 

480 

460 

440 

435

h431 

430 

430 

430 

430

Runoff in 

inohes

0.53 

.81 

.69

9.04

.58 

.49 

.86 

1.19 

1.02 

.68 

1.28 

.71 

.73

9.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.}.- July 6 (9 to 11 a.m.) 1,990 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Jan. 14- 

18, 20-24, Jan. 26 to Feb. 21). Ho gage-height record Aug. 25 to Sept. 2, Sept. 4-11, 13-25, 27-30; 

discharge computed on basis of records for station above West branch Wolf River.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 67

Wolf River at New London, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°23', long. 88°44', in sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 14 E., 15 feet 

downstream from Pearl Street Bridge and three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Embarrass River. Datum of gage is 749.37 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,240 square miles.

Records available.- October 1913 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 1,802 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,020 second-feet Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 7-9 

(gage height, 6.8 feet); minimum observed, 427 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 20, June 12-14; 

minimum gage height, -0.10 foot Oct. 4, 5, 20.

1913-49: Maximum discharge observed, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 13, 1922 (gage height, 

11.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 261 secondfeet Sept. 6, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 11.6 feet Apr. 16, 1888, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1114: 1943(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

493

493

49S

427

427

460

560

560

560

493

526

560

560

629

594

594

664

560

46O

427

526

629

560

493

460

493

56O

594

526

560

594

Nov.

594

594

560

629

664

845

882

882

995

1,070

1,030

995

957

957

919

845

882

919

957

1,150

1,310

1,430

1.47O

1,430

1,310

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,070

-

Dec.

1,030

845

882

919

995

1,030

1,110

845

771

87O

920

940

940

930

920

900

880

860

840

815

805

78O

750

730

715

7OO

695

786

680

680

700

Jan.

720

740

76O

78O

800

810

S2O

8 2O

815

. 790

780

 776

760

76O

760

790

820

840

860

860

850

830

81O

795

775

765

755

745

740

735

725

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Illv

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

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

August . .

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

720

710

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

7OO

710

720

730

740

750

76O

780

790

800

81O

820

82O

83O

.

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,535

30,146

26,162

432,645

24,386

20,590

52,030

91,740

46,314

23 901

36 9 8 2O

26 1 226

20,288

415,138

Mar.

83O

S4O

840

850

880

l.OOO

1,080

1,120

1.16O

1,190

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,200

1,400

2,000

2,640

2.77O

2,840

3,120

3,410

3,570

3.75O

4.O2O

Apr.

4,020

3,840

3,930

3,840

3,840

3,930

4,020

4,020

4.O2O

3,930

3,750

3,570

3,410

3,190

2,910

2,640

2,390

2,280

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,080

1,980

1,930

1,830

2,280

2,700

2,980

2,980

2,910

MaxivuB

664

1,470

1,110

5.46O

860

830

4,020

4,020

2,840

1,230

1,930

1,430

882

4,020

May

2,840

2,770

2,510

2,280

2.08O

2,030

1,980

1,930

1,830

1,780

1,690

1,550

1,470

1,470

1,310

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,230

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,070

995

995

957

919

882

845

771

MinimuB

427

560

680

427

720

7OO

830

1,830

771

427

699

c?c O£D

526

427

June

699

771

771

771

699

594

493

560

629

594

526

427

427

427

629

735

882

957

882

771

771

919

1,150

1,190

1,190

1,230

1,150

1.07O

1,030

957

Mean

533

1,005

844

1,182

787

735

1,678

3,058

1,494

797

1 f 188

846

676

1,137

July

882

808

808

735

699

882

919

1,690

1,830

1,930

1,930

1,830

1,730

1,640

1,510

1,390

1,230

1,150

1,070

1,030

957

919

845

771

808

957

1.15O

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,310

Aug.

1,430

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,150

1,070

995

957

845

845

845

808

735

699

699

699

699

735

699

735

808

808

771

771

771

735

664

664

699

594

526

Per square 

mile

O.238

.449

.377

.528

.351

.328

.749

1.37

.667

.356

.530

. 378

.302

.508

Sept.

664

594

56Q

56O

560

526

526

594

664

735

735

771

771

771

808

845

882

882

882

664

735

735

699

629

594

594

594

a 594

594

526

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

.50

.43

7.18

.40

.34

.86

1.53

.77

.40

.61

.44

.34

6.89

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1O to Mar. 23.
68 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Mis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 88°44', on line between sec. 13, T. 

2b M. , R. 14 E., and -sec. 18, T.'26 N., R. 15 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Mill Creek and 4 miles northwest of Embarrass.

Drainage area.- 395 square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 297 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 5.36 

reet;; minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 2.49 feet).

1919-49: Maximum discharge observed, 6,760 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 

11.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet; minimum observed, 23 

second-feet Aug. 3, 6, 7, 1931.

Remarks . - Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station.

Slight

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

80

76

66

64

78

83

83

85

95

83

1OO

104

157

112

1O7

107

71

83

95

114

48

44

71

69

88

92

85

90

92

90

8O

Nov.

110

114

120

122

163

210

232

210

170

166

16O

170

16O

132

132

154

166

196

199

3O6

347

324

293

255

173

210

216

196

185

160

-

Month

Dec.

149

135

138

146

124

196

220

179

150

140

139

140

16O

150

130

123

115

108

1OO

10O

1O9

110

109

96

74

76

90

120

90

70

64

Jan.

64

64

67

75

92

110

118

122

125

98

120

*128

126

123

120

123

130

133

133

130

130

130

130

130

128

126

122

118

108

100

95

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

90

80

76

77

80

81

83

85

87

90

1OO

108

110

8O

90

92

94

97

10O

10O

100 *1OO

110

118

12O

90

100

110

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,692

5,751

3,850

70,419

3,518

2,648

11,703

15,087

6,545

4,802

8,472

4,446

2,820

72,334

Mar.

110

110

110

no

140

145

160

175

180

180

170

ISO

135

110

105

97

135

130

132

160

112

706

974

1,060

769

579

763

974

1,180

1,OOO

842

Apr.

546

514

584

685

758

808

735

651

601

530

498

455

392

347

382

362

334

402

450

445

382

377

429

342

280

450

651

674

568

455

Maximum

157

347

220

1,300

133

120

1,180

808

413

397

1,030

311

127

1,180

-

May

367

342

293

302

367

413

357

302

276

210

179

210

202

185

163

176

160

179

179

160

146

138

16O

166

151

146

143

135

114

117

107

Minimum

44

110

64

44

64

76

97

280

107

71

107

83

60

44

June

132

132

112

95

85

97

95

95

95

97

95

71

85

102

216

272

202

166

140

143

387

397

280

192

176

135

206

185

166

151

-

Mean

86. £

192

124

192

113

94. E

378

503

211

160

273

143

94. C

198

July

154

149

114

122

568

1,030

974

679

455

263

157

107

151

176

127

122

135

143

132

110

124

122

110

135

293

329

228

216

329

429

289

Aug.

232

259

311

280

199

196

146

140

120

117

140

146

120

90

95

117

95

122

192

185

135

132

127

110

90

92

107

88

83

92

88

Per square 

mile

0.220

.486

.314

.486

.286

.239

.957

1.27

.534

.405

.691

.362

.238

.501

Sept.

102

90

90

73

60

85

85

95

95

100

83

83

104

127

114

114

107

90

104

95

100

97

95

92

83

76

90

97

97

97

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.54

.36

6.63

.33

.25

1.10

1.42

.62

.45

.80

.42

.27

6.81

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Ho peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Mar. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°24', long. 88°511 1 , in sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 13 E., 

4 mij.es upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1949,

Average discharge.- 35 years, 429 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,4'80 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 3.21 

reet Y; minimum, 89 second-feet Sept. 20, 22 (gage height, 0.93 foot)

1914-49: Maximum discharge, 6,950 second-feet Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.00 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; maximum gage height, 10.33 

feet Mar. 25, 1939 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 57 second-feet Feb. 10, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

riuctuation caused by power plant 6 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

152

158

155

149

149

152

149

180

163

163

176

166

169

166

169

172

163

149

152

155

158

160

155

166

155

155

160

166

163

176

172

Nov.

172

188

184

203

239

317

279

234

220

274

203

216

220

220

199

203

230

263

322

398

398

386

295

239

225

284

258

239

230

216

-

Dec.

300

220

192

230

244

220

180

185

230

250

250

200

195

195

180

160

150

140

132

130

160

160

162

170

120

130

150

130

125

120

110

Jan.

100

90

125

140

145

150

160

170

172

173

176

*176

173

180

225

357

357

300

200

190

192

196

196

190

187

185

200

210

200

180

162

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

158

153

140

130

155

177

175

160

150

157

170

170

160

165

172

180

175

170

190

190

180

*176

190

185

240

230

220

205

_

-

Secondfoct-days

4,993

7,554

5,520

105,005

5,857

4,923

15,692

20,869

9,027

8,148

7,076

5,326

4,375

99,360

Mar.

205

210

220

200

240

370

355

345

330

320

310

300

290

280

260

230

239

211

220

211

368

1,080

1,120

1,290

1,040

834

894

918

1,050

902

850

Apr.

427

740

740

636

887

1,160

1,130

1,080

872

776

691

564

603

577

551

501

458

538

538

558

564

501

476

433

415

964

1,060

1,030

783

616

-

Maximum

180

398

300

3,500

357

240

1,290

1,160

551

590

380

284

184

1,290

May

551

458

427

415

409

409

403

334

345

284

279

269

290

284

274

258

211

345

253

220

199

239

216

195

199

220

225

230

199

199

188

Minimum

\ 149

172

110

108

90

130

200

415

188

143

158

103

103

90

June

207

195

211

184

169

158

160

152

152

152

155

143

146

216

488

409

290

279

166

184

374

590

433

300

551

439

362

328 311'

244

-

Mean

r len 252

178

287

18S

176

506

696

291

272

228

172

146

272

July

253

225

203

192

211

290

244

295

203

195

172

199

176

169

244

230

188

184

172

158

176

176

172

180

290

380

345

306

274

290

284

Aug.

211

234

269

230

203

188

172

158

172

158

244

138

130

152

130

143

169

284

195

203

163

136

138

146

152

133

149

155

116

152

103

Per square 

mile

0.332

.520

,367

.592

.390

.363

1.04

1.44

.600

.561

.470

.355

.301

.561

Sept.

143

116

152

149

120

155

158

169

158

152

169

160

155

176

160

184

158

152

146

103

158

103

146

143

143

140

128

146

126

107

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.38

.58

.42

8.03

.45

.38

1.20

1.61

.69

.63

.54

.41

.34

7.63

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- No peaks above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 6 to Jan. 14, Jan. 19 to Mar. 15.
70 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21', long. 88°59', near north line of sec. 1, T. 

21 M. , R. 12 E., at highway bridge if miles downstream from Crystal River and 4 miles 

downstream from Waupaca.

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1949. June 1916 to October 1917 at site 

1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 3a years, 251 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 3.90 

reet); minimum, 79 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1916-49: Maximum discharge, 2,520 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948; maximum gage height, 

6.95 feet Mar. 19, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 50 second-feet 

Jan. 22, 28, 1926.

Remarks . - Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

aoie diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

ConslderRevisions (water years ) . - W 1054:

iy44(MJ, 1H45(MJ, 1946.

1926(m). W 1084: 1919, 1922-24, 1938, 1940, 1942(M),

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septenbar 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

iei

151

147

158

161

153

165

175

175

161

168

180

170

168

168

156

161

173

173

170

168

170

153

156

170

175

161

158

163

165

158

Nov.

173

180

175

180

205

214

191

202

186

183

197

188

183

180

188

191

194

208

205

259

243

222

216

202

191

214

211

191

199

199

-

Dec.

194

188

178

168

186

190

198

200

200

130

135

160

180

187

190

185

140

130

155

180

190

182

150

120

123

130

135

140

140

140

140

Jan.

140

140

140

142

145

148

150

150

152

155

158

160

*163

170

180

200

218

215

185

168

169

172

180

200

205

204

203

200

190

183

178

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

172

170

165

162

160

158

155

153

152

151

152

153

157

161

165

170

172

175

175

175

176

*177

180

188

200

207

210

210

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,091

5,970

5,064

78,137

5,363

4,801

9,103

5 964

5 225

5,272

4,752 

4,271

69,623

Peak discharge (base, 670 sec. -ft.

Mar.

210

210

211

216

250

400

375

345

310

250

210

202

200

216

460

338

302

211

191

186

216

435

600

356

310

289

317

349

310

314

314

Apr.

296

296

289

306

335

356

338

324

, 286

269

262

246

225

225

237

225

246

253

269

250

237

231

228

219

219

600

552

356

300

272

Maximum

180

259

200

2,150

218

210

600

600

256

265

211

180

163

600

-

May

256

246

237

211

225

214

202

205

197

194

191

191

188

186

188

180

197

197

183

183

180

175

180

180

173,

173

168

170

168

165

161

Minima

147

173

120

120

140

151

186

219

161

145

147

130 

128

120

June

161

165

163

158

163

158

161

156

153

151

145

149

168

202

265

216

180

168

170

173

175

170

170

175

186

186

175

199

194

170

-

Mean

164

199

163

213

173

171

294

292

192

174

170

153

142

191

July

173

211

178

168

168

180

165

163

163

165

161

161

158

180

191

163

165

161

153

151

156

161

147

158

188

183

180

188

188

175

170

Aug.

175

180

170

168

175

156

158

156

161

153

156

151

151

151

153

151

168

173

163

151

147

153

138

136

136

140

132

140

140

140

130

Per square 

 He

0.538

.652

.534

.698

.567

.561

.964

957

'.630

.570

.557

.502

.466

.626

Sept.

143

136

128

140

140

145

147

147

140

140

143

145

163

156

151

132

145

128

140

151

138

138

138

138

132

143

145

145

145

149

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

.73

.62

9.54

 65

58 1.11 1.07

.^3

 64

 64

.58

.52

8.49

.- Mar. 15 (11:30 a.m.) 1,120 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 6 to Mar. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 71

West Branch Fond du Lac River at Pond du Lac, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'45", long. 88°29'00", on line between sees. 

17 ana 20, T. 15 N., R. 17 E., at concrete bridge on Country Trunk Highway T., threequarters of a mile west of Fond du Lac and 2j miles upstream from confluence with 

East Branch. Datum of gage is 766.78 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 88 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 31,1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 501 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 

1.49 reet Mar. 14 (backwater from ice); no flow on many days.

1939-49: Maximum daily discharge, 1,390 second-feet Mar. 27, 1943; no flow on many 

days.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1 second-foot and those for periods of ice 

errect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

a. 2 

a. 2 

.2 

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

a.l

a.l 

aO 

aO 

0 

0

0 

aO 

a.l 

.1 

.1 

.1

Nov.

0 

0

.1 .1 

.1

.2 

,1 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

.1 

a.l

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l

.1 

a.l 

a.l 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Dec.

0.1.1 

.1 .1

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

1.1

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.7 

.5

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

*.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

Month

Ooto

NOVf

Deoe 

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry

nitrv r . ^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

eaber. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4

.5 

.6 

2.0 

4.0

7.0 

8.0 

7.3

Secondfoe t-days

4.3 

2.9 

2.2

5,991.3

11.7 

35.1 

2,087 

2,132 

87.7 

.8 

2.1 

16.3 

3.1

4,435.2

Peak discharge (base, 350 see. -ft.).- Mar.

* Winter discharge measurement made on ttili

Mar.

6.6 

*6.1 

4.5 

3.7 

5.0

15 

13 

8.0 

15 

30

34 

35 

34 

32 

25

5.0 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1 

2.0

2.1 

3.0 

10 

116 

*128

136 

291 

268 

293 

258 

301

Apr.

276 

268 

245 

207 

168

139 

112 

90 

67 

52

40 

32 

27 

23 

23

21 

21 

28 

32 

35

37 

38 

35 

32 

27

27 

24 

21 

19 

16

Maxima

0.3 

.2 

.2

444

1.3 

8 

301 

276 

13 

.2 

.3 

11 

.2

301

May

13 

11 

9.4 

6.8 

5.2

4.5 

4.1 

3.7 

3.3 

2.5

2.1 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

1.8

1.8 

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.6

.4 

1.6 

1.8 

.8 

.8

1.2 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2

Minima

0 

0 

0

0

0 

.2 

2 

16 

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

0.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

O 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.14 

.1C 

.07

16.4

.36 

1.25 

67.3 

72.7 

2.83 

.02 

.07 

.52 

.1C

12.2

July

0 

0 

O 

0 

0

.1 .1 .1

0 

0

0 

0

.1 .1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.1 

.1 .1 .1

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

O

.1 

11

2.7 

.6 

.3

.2

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

0 

0 

0

Per square 

 lie

0.0016 

.0011 

.00080

.186

.0043 

.014 

.765 

.826 

.032 

.00034 

.00080 

.0060 

.0011

.139

Sept.

o

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1

.2

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.002 

.001 

.0009

2.52

.005 

.01 

.88 

.92 

.04 

.0004 

.0009 

.007 

.001

1.87

27 (1:30 a.m.) 501 sec. -ft. 

i daya No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5 to Mar. 23 (no gage-height record Feb. 14- 

19, 21-25; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for East Branch Fend du Las- River 

at Pond du Lao).
72 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

East Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, 'Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45 I 15", long. 88°27'IO", in sec. 22, T. 15 N., 

RTT7~E., at steel bridge on town road, aneighthof a mile west of U. S. Highway 41, 

half a mile south of Fond du Lac, and 2j miles upstream from confluence with West 

Branch. Datum of gage is 762.82 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 31.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 403 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 

b.Bb feet Mar. 6 (backwater from ice); no flow Jan. 3.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 2.140 second-feet June 23, 1940; maximum gage height, 

10.74 feet Mar. 16, 1943 (ice jam), from floodmarks; no flow Jan. 17-29, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage height record 

wnich are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.7 

3.4 

aS.l 

a2.8 

a2.6

a2.4 

a2.2 

a2.0 

al.8 

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.5

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Nov.

1.7 

1.5 

2.1 

2.6 

3.1

3.7 

2.6 

2.1 

3.1 

5.2

4.6 

3.4 

3.1 

2.8 

2.8

3.7 

12 

10 

7.2 

9.1

7.2 

4.3 

3.1 

2.6 

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.4 

2.4

Dec.

2.3 

1.7 

2.6 

1.9 

2.8

4.3 

5.2 

5.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.1 

1.7 

1.5 

2.3 

3.1

7.7 

7.2 

3.4 

2.1 

1.5

1.5 

1.7 

1.7 

1.4 

.9

.8 

1.2 

1.9 

4.6 

4.9 

1.9

Jan.

0.4 

.1 

0 

.8 

2.5

3.5 

3.8 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

3.0 

3.3 

3.8

6.0 

15 

12 

10 

8.6

7.4 

6.6 

7.0 

7.1 

7.1

*6.9 

6.6 

6.4 

6.0 

5.6 

5.2

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary , .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4.9 

4.6 

4.3 

4.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6

2.7 

2.8 

3.2 

5.0 

12

42

go

44

Secondfoot-days

56.2 

119 

87.2

10,496.]

159.6 

225.1 

2,582 

1,372 

172.4 

70.0 

121.7 

119.3 

59.4

5,144.0

Peak discharge (base, 240 Bee. -ft.

344 sec. -ft. 

* Winter d 

a No gageFond du Lac ] 

Note.- Sta

23, Mar. 2, ]

Lscharge measurement, m 

lelght record; dlschai 

liver at Fond du Lac. 

;e-dlscharge relation 

1-24; discharge conpu

.- Mar.

ade on this 

ge Interpo]

affected by 

ted on basl

Mar.

36 

29 

*25 

28 

45

100 

118 

123 

130 

90

50 

40 

50 

98 

45

20 

15 

13 

12 

25

70 

90 

84 

74 

65

58 

296 

223 

151 

138 

241

Apr.

263 

188 

143 

100 

76

61 

50 

42 

33 

27

23 

21 

18 

15 

14

10 

24 

30 

41 

30

22 

20 

20 

18 

15

16 

16 

14 

12 

10

Maximum

3.7 

12 

7.7

700

15 

50 

296 

263 

10 

4.6 

15 

8.6 

3.4

296

27 (4 to 6 p

day. 

ated or comp

Ice Jan. 5 

s of records

May

10 

10 

9.1 

8.2 

7.2

6.7 

6.3 

5.8 

5.8 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.2 

4.6

4.9 

4.6 

4.3 

4.0 

3.7

3.4 

8.2 

10 

5.2 

4.3

3.7 

3.7 

3.4 

3.1 

2.6 

2.4

June

2.3 

2.3 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

3.7 

4.6

3.1 

1.9 

1.4 

1.9 

1.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.9 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

Minimum Mean

0.9 1.81 

1.5 3.97 

.8 2.82

0.6 28.7

0 5.15 

2.5 8.04 

12 83.3 

10 45.7 

2.4 5.56 

1.4 2.33 

.9 3.93 

1.5 3.85 

1.2 1.98

0 14.1

July

1.5 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

1.2

10 

15 

9.1 

6.7 

4.9

4.6 

4.0 

4.3 

5.2 

5.5

5.2 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9

1.9 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.6

2.8 

4.3 

3.4 

3,4 

3.4 

4.0

Aug.

3.1 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.1

1.9 

1.7 

al.6 

al.5 

4.9

6.3 

4.6 

4.0 

4.6 

3.7

3.7 

5.8 

8.6 

5.2 

4.3

4.0 

5.2 

4.9 

4.6 

4.3

3.7 

3.4 

 5^2 

3.7 

3.1 

2.3

Per square 

 lie

0.024 

.053 

.038

.383

.069 

.107 

1.11 

.609 

.074 

.031 

.052 

.051 

.026

.188

.m.) 403 sec. -ft.: Apr. 1 (12:01

uted on basis of records for Vfes

to Mar. 24 (no gage-height recor 

for West Branch Fond du Lac Rlv

Sept.

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.5 

1.7

1.7 

2.4 

82.4 

a2.4 

32.4

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

2.8 

3.1

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.06 

.04

5.20

.08 

.11 

1.26 

.68 

.09 

.03 

.06 

.06 

.03

2.55

to 2 a.m.)

t Branch

d Jan. 22, 

sr at Fond
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 73

Lake de Keveu near Pond du Lac, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°24', in sec. 30, T. 15 N., R. 18 E.; at boat-

 house at north end of lake on farm of Nick Giebel, 4 miles southeast of Pond du Lac.

Drainage area.- 2 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1949 (fragmentary).

jsxtremes. - maximum" elevation observed during year, 97.75 feet Apr. 1; minimum, 97.18 feet

1936-49: Maximum elevation observed, 98'.20 feet Sept. 18, 1938; minimum, 96.90 feet 

Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1948 to November 1949

Day

1

2

3

4 

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

7.24

-

.

7.22

_

7.24

_

-

_

7.24

-

7.24

.

_

7.22

-

_

7.20

w

7,16

_

7,20

_

-

Nov.

_

7.26

_

7. SO

_

m

7.44

-

7.44

_

_

-

7.44

,

7.58

«.

m

7,60

7.58

w

t

»

7.60

Dec.

.

7.50

-

7.56

_

_

7.54

_

_

7.50

"

7^56

_

-

7.54

_

7.54

m

7,52

w

7,58

Jan.

_

-

_

7.56

7.58

.,

_

-

7.56

«

_

7.54

-

-

7.68

_

-

7,66

_

P.

7,62

7.68

_

_

-

Fab.

7.64

_

7.62

_

7.62

_

-

7.60

_

_

_

7.66

-

7.64

-

_

7.62

7.72

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

7.68

-

_

7.66

_

7.74

_

-

7.70

.

_

-

7.68

-

7.66

_

-

_

7.70

7.68

_

-

7.72

_

-

Apr.

7.75

-

_

_

7.57

-

-

_

7.51

_

-

7.53

-

_

7.51

-

_

7.51

_

7.53

_

-

7.51

_

-

May 1

_

-

7.49

-

7.51

_

_

7.46

_

_

7.46

_

-

7.46

.

7.42

_

_

_

7.54

7.52

-

_

.

7.44

June

_

_

7.42

-

7.38

_

_

7.32

_

_

_

7.34

-

7

«o

_

-

7.32

.

_

7.36

_

7.42

_

-

-

July

7.36

_

-

_

7.44

_

-

_

7.40

_

_

7.40

-

_

7.36

-

_

7.36

_

_

7.34

_

-

7.42

_

-

Aug.

_

7.36

_

7 32

_

_

7.32

-

_

7.42

_

_

-

7.38

_

7.38

-

_

_

7.36

_

7.34

_

-

_

7.42

-

Sapt.

_

7.40

_

-

7.40

_

7.36

-

_

_

7.36

_

-

7.36

_

_

7.32

_

_

7.30

7.26

.

_

7.25

-

Hpt*.- Add 90 f»et ts obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service CoranlsIW 6F Wtooonsln.

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis.

Location.^ Staff gage, lat.-43°55', long. 87°56', in "sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., at Cedar

Laite Resort on narrows of lake and 5 miles east of Kiel. 

Drainage area.- 3 square miles. 

hecoras available.- August 1936 to September 1942; April 1945 to September 1949 (fragmen- tary j-> 

Extremea,- Maximum elevation observed during year, 97.34 feet Apr. 30; minimum, 96.13

1936-42, 1945-49; Maximum elevation observed, 98.72 feet Mar. 9, 1946; minimum, 

94.95 feet Aug. 14, 1936.

An elevation of 99.22 feet was observed Mar. 31, 1943.

Remarks, " - Gage heights reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission Is consin..

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Pste

Out. 2

9

16

23

88

30

Nev. 6

13

20

27

Dec. 4

11

1§

25

Elevation

6,96

6,92

6.64

6.76

6.70

6.70

6.72 

8.74

6.86

6,96

8,94

7.00

7,00

6.98

Date

Dec. 28

Jan. 1

8

14

El

29

Feb. 4 

11

18

25

Mar. 4

12

19

25

Elevation

7.00

7.00

7.10

7.14

7.14

7-14

7.14 

7.14

7.16

7.14

7.16

7.20

7.22

7.22

Date

Mar. 31

Apr. 2

8

15

22

30

May 7 

10

14

21

28

June 4

11

18

Elevation

7.22

7.32

7.30

7.28

7.32

7.34

7.32 

7.25

7.22

7.26

7.24

7.14

7.12

7.16

Date

June 25

30

July 2

9

16

23

30 

Aug. 6

13

20

27

sept. 2

9

28

Elevation

7.08

7.16

6.98

6.96

6.80

6.78

6.92 

6.78

6.72

6.62

6.60

6.54

6.49

6.13

Hot*.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the

949153 0-51-6
74 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage-recorder, J.at. 43°06'00", long. 87°54'30", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 7 N., 

RT"TJ!T~E., near north limits of Milwaukee, 2,000 feet downstream from Port Washington 

Road Bridge and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 607.3 feet above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 661 square miles.

necoras available.- April 1914 to September 1949.

Average aischarge.- 35 years, 385 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet July 28 (gage height, 4.10 

reet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Nov. 18 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1914-49: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet Mar. 20, 1918 (gage height, 9.00 

feet, datum then in use, -from floodmark); no flow Sept. 8, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional 

regulation caused by dams above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 564; 1918(M). W 924: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to June 12,

July 29 to Sept. 12)

1.8 19 2.8 435 

2.0 56 3.0 57O 

2.2 118 3.3 800 

2.4 2O8 3.6 1.05O 

2.6 318 4.0 1,500

Discharge. 'in aeoond-feet. water year October 1948 to Septenber 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

62

59 

59 

54 

52

47 

79 

43 

49 

65

62 

59 

56 

52 

82

118 

88 

49 

31 

34

41 

38 

38 

38 

43

45 

41 

41 

41 

43 

38

Nov.

38 

45 

70 

73 

92

92 

92 

98 

111 

95

111 

111 

102 

98 

322

98 

19 

99 

108 

194

306 

277 

184 

189 

174

126 

108 

143 

111 

98

Dec.

85 

79 

105 

98 

118

98 

111 

92 

a92 

a88

882 

a80 

a76 

874 

184

160 

229 

126 

170 

147

135

126 

111 

76 

70

68 

56 

68 

102 

70 

59

Jan.

54 

56 

59

98 

184

115 

105 

108 

126 

152

147 

136 

108 

108

111

198 

370 

487 

400 

347

250 

229 

198 

266 

218

218 

«179 

170 

160 

150 

147

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

S«pt

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

uarr r^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

 her.. ......................

ter year 1948-4& ............

Feb.

146 

144 

142 

140 

138

136 

135 

134 

133 

132

132 

132 

132 

133 

135

135 

139 

194 

179 

184

189 

189 

218 

705 

1,300

1,350 

1,290 

1,320

Second-, 

foot-days

1,647 

3,784 

3,235

113,728

5,644 

9,436 

26,49£ 

IS, 904 

4,229 

5,215 

3,926 

2,643 

1,312

83,472

Mar.

1,030 

792 

621 

592 

858

1,130 

1,350 

1,400 

1,160 

942

9O8 

850 

760 

752 

760

651 

621 

461 

487 

364

417 

592 

900 

975 

900

858 

925 

1,070 

1,130 

942 

1,300

Apr.

1,560 

1,440 

1,140 

933 

784

658 

535 

514 

514 

406

382 

102 

250 

312 

347

306 

394 

556 

599 

577

528 

448 

417 

406 

330

318 

335 

312 

224 

277

Maxima

118 

322 

229

6,800

487 

1,350 

1,400 

1,560 

283 

563 

480 

194 

85

1,560

May

213 

283 

208 

203 

194

234

al80 

8155 

a!45 

a!35

118 

126 

US 

118

111

239 

115 

108 

115 

102

92 

137 

115 

108 

108

118 

98 

98 

115 

79 

68

Minimum

31 

19 

56

19

54 

132

364 

1021 

68 

30 

65 

54 

16

16

June

62 

92

70 

54 

43

38 

34 

32 

31 

31

31 

30 

229 

563 

474

239

189 

139 

111 

98

95 

85 

82 

79 

218

556 

514 

400 

330 

266

Mean

53.1 

126 

104

311

182 

337 

855 

530 

136 

174 

127 

85.3 

43.7

229

July

203

152 

147 

118 

105

131 

92 

98 

115 

95

82 

79 

88 

122 

105

105 

102 

88 

82 

76

70 

65 

68 

70 

68

131 

144 

480 

224 

218 

203

Aug.

194 

152 

122 

108 

102

92

88 

82 

85 

79

98 

82 

79 

79 

73

73 

73 

105 

102 

88

76 

70 

68 

6F 

59

59 

59 

59 

56 

54 

62

Per square 

 He

O.080 

.191 

.157

.470

.275 

.510 

1.29 

.802 

.206 

.263 

.192 

.129 

.066

.346

Sept.

59 

49 

47 

34 

16

45 

65 

54 

31 

17

49 

85 

62 

52 

56

52 

49 

47 

41 

38

36 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

36 

43 

41 

38

Runoff in 

inohsa

0.09 

.21 

.18

6.39

.32 

.53 

1.49 

.89 

.24 

.29 

.22 

.15 

.07

4.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft).- No peaks above base.

* Winter discharge neasurement made on this day.

a No gage-height .record; discharge computed on basis of records for Cedar Creek near Cedarburg.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 28-30, Feb. 1-15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.

75

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°19'25", long. 87°58'50", on line between sees. 14 and 23, 

T. lu N., R. 21 E., at bridge on State Trunk Highway, 2 miles north of Cedarburg and 

6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September, 1949.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 55.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 350 second-feet Apr. 1; maximum gage 

height observed, 8.10 feet Mar. 7 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 

4.0 second-feet Dec. 27, June 9, 10.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 3,180 second-feet by discharge measurement June 23, 

1940; maximum gage height observed, 12.00 feet Feb. 7, 1938 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 9-12, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

Revisions.- W 804: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

. 5

6

7

6

-9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.4

5.8

5.S

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.2

5.8

6.4

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6,4

6.4

NOT.

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

11

12

14

12

12

12

12

14

15

17

36

40

33

28

23

23

es

18

15

14

14

12

-

Dec.

11

12

14

14

17

18

15

14

14

14

12

12

12

11

IS

33

33

25

23

18

18

14

12

10

8.0

5.8

4.0

5.2

6.4

6.4

5.8

Jan.

5.8

5.8

6.4

S.O

12

14

15

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

14

20

47

43

39

33

26

22

21

25

23

*21

18

17

17

16

16

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Bay..............................

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

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

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

September ........'................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

16

161'5

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

IS

19

19

20

20

es

50

100

130

138

14)0

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

183

472 8

435! 6

22,420.0

567

941

3,868

3 *795 290

1,081.8

829

670.8

187.4

13,321.8

Mar.

130

120

105

 92

96

110

135

ISO

140

110

92

84

7S

75

68

63

60

62

70

9O

200

250

182

152

135

130

152

176

170

164

227

Apr.

350

332

246

208

164

135

113

96

86

77

68

59

50

47

54

68

86

107

130

113

91

86

77

72

68

59

63

63

63

59

-

Maaciml1M

7.0

40

33

1,540

47

140

250

350

54

170

124

91

9.5

350

May

54

50

4O

40

33

33

30

2S

28

25

23

23

20

20

23

23

23

23

2$

25

25

23

23

20

20

IS

18

17

IT14

11

Minimum

4.6

6.4

4.0

1.9

5.8

15

60

47

11

4.0

7.0

6.4

4.9

4.0

June

10

9.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.0

4.0

4.6

5.2

8.0

20

96

50

43

28

2018 '

IS

17

15

15

170

146

118

96

72

59

-

Mean

5 92

15. 8

14.1

61.3

18.3

33.6

125

110

25.6

36.1

26.7

21.6

6.25

36.5

July

36

28

20

IS

17

IS

IS

18

18

18

17

17

18

20

20

18

17

14

12

9.0

10

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

9.0

59

102

124

113

Aug.

91

54

40

30

25

25

20

15

14

12

20

18

18

1?

15

18

40

33

28

25

20

14

14

12

10

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

Per .square 

 lie

0.052

.140

.125

.542

.162

.297

1.11

. 973

!227-

.319

.236

.191

.055

.323

6.4

Sept.

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

7.5

9.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

 16

.14

>.39

.19

.31

1.28

1.09

.26

.36

.27

.22

.06

4.40

Peak discharge (base, 360 sec. -ft.}.- No peak above base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 19 to Mar. 22.
76 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°36"05", long. 87°34'38", in SW£sw£ sec. 13, T. 

at> M., R. 14 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 6, 0.6 mile downstream from Thorn Creek, 

1.6 miles east of South Holland, and 4.1 miles upstream from former gaging station at 

Harvey. Datum of gage is 575.00 feet above mean sea level. Auxiliary recording gage, 

same datum, 6.1 miles downstream at Dixmoor.

Drainage area.- Indeterminate.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 13.04 

reet); minimum daily, 13 second-feet Aug. 22, Sept. 12, 26; minimum gage height, 3.99 

feet Sept. 26.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 3,810 second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 17.33 

feet); minimum daily, that of Aug. 22, Sept. 12, 26, 1949; minimum gage height, that 

of Sept. 26, 1949.

Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,760 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

36

30

25

25

22

26

27

28

23

16

25

20

22

21

22

25

22

16

19

17

18

24

24

16

16

17

19

20

20

19

Nov.

IS

19

26

33

29

44

26

17

21

32

27

22

24

23

17

22

34

21

26

27

21

20

20

19

18

18

19

18

24

20

Dec.

20

20

20

20

29

35

25

20

18

20

24

19

17

17

47

54

43

28

23

24

30

29

25

22

23

28

27

29

80

98

93

Jan.

68

46

33

45

120

148

98

60

44

46

62

76

68

49

46

72

98

95

338

356

264

140

122

196

214

187

299

894

808

546

352

Month

Ootober ..........................

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

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

Haroh ............................

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

Nay..............................

wiinft

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

244

167

130

1O5

90

86

82

93

99

89

89

95

1,000

1,310

798

508

324

347

405

a360

a34O

526

404

329

545

315

254

224

_

_

-

Socondfoot-days

691

705

1,007

55,774

5 990

9,358

7 423

5,877

4,511

1,063

2, 378

905

534

40,442

Mar.

198

175

154

148

161

184

164

155

406

486

300

212

181

154

138

124

109

103

84

79

81

138

300

243

214

179

54O

584

328

225

876

Apr.

1,020

511

354

267

222

202

178

149

125

104

91

88

81

79

288

253

215

251

206

170

142

137

134

93

85

88

107

91

76

67

-

Maximum

36

44

98

3,560

894

1,310

876

1,020

938

76

378

122

27

1,310

May

65

94

76

62

54

47

44

36

33

36

38

34

39

51

30

34

38

41

295

938

490

418

351

306

204

178

169

115

87

71

60

Minimum

16

17

17

16

33

32

79

67

30

20

17

IS

13

13

June

S3

SI

46

44

36

33

29

30

28

£8

26

26

27

69

76

63

47

41

33

31

31

30

20

27

27

26

20

£5

24

23

-

Mean

op -x ££ «O

23. S

38.5

162

193

334

239 1 nft 

ISO

146

3S.4

76.7 $a a 29. fi 17.8

ill

July

23

27

18

17

17

43

61

49

118

202

95

54

40

33

31

26

22

21

20

20

139

378

201

104

69

66

168

127

74

64

41

Aug.

37

122

94

56

39

33

27

24

25

27

28

31

34

22

17

20

21

20

20

19

15

13

16

15

18

16

16

28

IS

18

19

Per*quare 

mil*

Sept.

27

20

16

15

20

14

17

19

17

IS

14

13

17

21

21

19

21

16

16

20

22

18

17

19

16

13

16

14

19

22

-

Runoff In 

inohea

a Ho gage-height record for auxiliary gagej discharge computed oh basis ot records for Hart ditch 

at Munster, Ind.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind.

77

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°33'35", long. 87°28'50", in 

NJ sec. 20, T. 36 N., R. 9 W., at city limit of Munster, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from U. S. Highway 6 and 0.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 68 square miles (determined by Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 850 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 3.00 feet); 

minimum, 4.0 second-feet Oct. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0.48 foot Dec. 27.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 2,490 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947; maximum gage height, 

7.23 feet Mar. 15, 1944; minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet July 29, 1946; minimum gage 

height, 0.47 foot July 29, 1946, Sept. 2, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow from this ditch discharges into Little Calumet River near 

Munster, practically all of this flow discharging into the Calumet Sag Channel or Grand 

Calumet River.

Revisions.- W 1084: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage hel ., In feet,

and discharge, In second-feel,

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l-lo, '.i,. 20 to Nov. 13, 

Nov. 28 to Dec. 26, May 1-14, Aug. 1-17, 

Aug. 25 to Sept. 24, Sept. 28-3O)

O.48 4.5 0.9 47 1.6 212

.5 5.6 1.0 64 1.9 320

.6 13 1.1 83 2.3 5OO

.7 22 1.2 104 2.7 7OO

.8 32 1.3 128

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

6.3

5.6

5.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.0

6.3

7.0

6.3

6.3

7.0

Nov.

7.0

8.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.4

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

5.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

-

Dec.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.3

9.8

17

9.8

7.0

7.0

6.3

7.0

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.5

6.3

18

32

20

Jan.

16

13

11

13

49

32

22

18

16

18

24

20

16

15

16

31

32

31

179

70

SO

27

31

87

64

75

144

530

163

83

52

Month

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

November .

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

32

35

38

29

20

16

14

15

15

16

16

17

572

520

296

139

91

147

144

96

77

228

106

136

200

87

79

59

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

180.2

192.1

250.4

18,678.6

1,948

3,240 

3,150

If 883 

920 8

323 . C

767 9

295* 9

180.2

13,331.5

Mar.

46

42

40

41

52

59

46

46

262

163

79

61

49

44

35

31

29

30

24

25

26

76

116

77

61

54

424

221

102

89

700

Apr.

374

150

102

74

61

56

47

40

32

30

27

27

27

31

116

79

83

89

66

50

42

40

35

28

25

28

41

31

27

25

May

22

28

22

18

17

16

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

11

11

11

11

72

109

56

66

70

81

44

49

35

27

21

18

16

Maximum Minimum

7.0 4.5

9.1 5.0

32 4.5

1,660 3.2

530 11

572 14

700 24

374 25

109 9*8

21 7.0

104 5.6

20 7.0

8.4 4.5

700 4.5

June

13

13

13

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.4

11

12

20

21

18

14

11

9.1

9.1

8.4

9.1

7.7

7.0

7.7

7.0

7.0

8.4

7.0

-

Mean

5.81

6.40

8.08

51.0

62* 8

116

102

29.7

10.8

24.8

9. 54

6.01

36.5

July

7.0

6.3

6.3

5.6

7.0

9.8

27

22

23

59

25

18

14

12

11

9.8

8.4

7.O

7.0

7.7

51

104

52

30

20

32

89

38

24

20

15

Aug.

13

2

1

1

0

4

2

9.1

8.4

3.4

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.7

1

1

1

7

5

1

9.1-

9.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

8.4

8.4

3.4

5.1

3.4

7.7

7.0

7.0

7.7

7.0

7.7

7.7

Per square 

Bile

0.085

.094

.119

.750

.924

1.71

1.50

.924

.437

. 159

'.365

.140

.088

.537

Sept.

6.3

5.6

5.6

7.0

8.4

7.7

7.0

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.5

6.3

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.5

8.4

7.0

4.5

4.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.3

6,3

7.0

6.3

- 

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 .11

.14

10.22

1.07

1.77

1.72

1.03

.50

. 18

.42

.16

.10

7.30

Peak discharge (base. 800 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 850 sec.-ft.
78 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31'50", long. 87°36'20", in SW&E^ sec. 9, T. 

35 B.. R. 14 E., at Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north 

of Chicago Heights, 0.8 mile south of Glenwood, and 1 mile upstream from Deer Creek. 

Datum of gage is 610.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 24.0 square miles. 

Records available.- May to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 469 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 7.21 

reet); minimum daily, 6.0 second-feet July 4, Aug. 21, Sept. 5, 11, 25.

Remarks.- Records good. Undetermined amount of pumpage diverted lay commercial livestock 

reeding pens above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Sap t ember 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

iinn+h Seoond- 

*onth foot-days

Octo 

NOT* 

Deo*

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber

mber .........................

Isndar year 

ary . . .

17-31 ........................

ember ........................

698 

371.4 

695.4 

364.6 

278.4

ter year ............

Mar. Apr. May

12 

15 

223 

141

51 

56 

36 

29 

23

38 

23 

16 

12 

10 

13

Mft^ljnuR MinivuB

223 10 

28 7.9 

156 6.0 

38 6.0 

12 6.0

-

June

14 

14 

14 

10 

8.2

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

9.3 

8.2 

22 

17 

28

14 

12 

9.6 

7.9 

10

12 

12 

12 

12 

9.3

7.9 

10 

16 

11 

11

Mean

46.5 

12.4 

22.4 

11.8 

9.28

-

July

17 

7.6 

6.5 

6.0 

12

23 

15 

12 

78 

24

14

12 

10 

10 

10

8.2 

6.5 

9.0 

11 

13

156 

51 

18 

11 

12

47 

42 

18 

16 

10 

7.6

Aug.

23 

36 

16 

12 

12

9.3

7.9 

10 

11 

12

15 

12 

8.6 

6.5 

9.6

11 

11 

11 

11 

8.2

6.0 

9.3 

10 

10 

12

10 

12 

6.8 

9.6 

12 

12

Sept.

11 

10 

6.2 

8.9 

6.0

9.3 

10 

10 

10 

7.9

6.0 

9.3 

10 

9.6 

9.6

11 

7.9 

6.2 

9.0 

10

11 

10 

10 

6.2 

6.0

9.3

10 

12 

11 

11

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

1.94 1.06 

.517 .56 

.933 1.06 

.492 .57 

.387 .43

-

Peak discharge (base. 240 see. -ft.).- May 19 (12:30 a.m.) 469 sec. -ft.; July 9 (5 p.m.) 311 sec.- 

ft.j July 21 (10:30 a.m.) 380 sec. -ft.
STREAMS -TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 79

Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°34'05", long. 87°36'30", near'center of N| sec. 

34, T. 36 N., R. 14 E., at Ridge Road bridge in Thornton, 1 mile downstream from North 

Creek and lj miles upstream from Grand Trunk Railway. Datum of gage is 586.43 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Drainage area.- 105 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 9.81 

reet); minimum, 3.4 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 2.32 feet).

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 4,040 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 14.08 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 1949.

Flood of Apr. 5, 1947, eeached a stage of 14.34 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,200 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnien are poor. Gage read twice daily to Dec. 18.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to Septeaber1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

14

11

12

12

12

25

14

11

10

12

12

13

10

9.3

12

9.3

9.3

16

12

12

11

16

a!6

11

16

16

14

13

13

13

Nov.

10

10

21

20

43

21

10

8.7

12

15

IS

14

20

9.3

9.3

14

18

al2

15

a!3

al2

a!2

al2

a!2

a!2

p.12

a!2

al2

a!2

a!2

-

Dec.

al2

a!2

a!2

al2

a25

a2320'

a!3

15

aid

a!4

11

a9

alS

60

50

43

29

16

27

38

b25

b20

b!3

bll

blO

blO

b25

blOO

b80

b60

Jan.

b40

29

31

69

146

124

92

67

36

56

79

77

52

40

38

86

106

134

248

168

142

97

104

168

160

164

222

70O

aSOO

alSO

alOO

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

August

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a65

a45

aSO

a3 5

a2O

a!5

7.5

9.3

14

13

11

12

829

a650

a45O

aSOO

alSO

a250 

alSO

a!50

a2OO

a4OO

a!75

a25O

a450

a21O

a!40

allO

.

-

Seccndfoot-days

402.9

430.3

830

_

4,225

5,220.8

3 911

3,006

2 954. 2

969

1,978.9

810.1 

374.3

25,112.5

Mar.

a90

aSO

a74

*69

75

S2

75

73

239

242

139

102

84

77

65

56

43

40

25

18

21

65

119

109

100

94

327

268

146

124

790

Apr.

588

268

162

124

109

102

88

75

62

50

45

38

34

4O

140

112

1O6

123

102

86

77

79

73

60

50

47

54

47

36

29

-

Maximum

25

43

10O

_

70O

829

790

S88

841

90

221

136

18

829

May

29

36

27

21

17

15

IS

12

12

13

12

10

9.3

8.7

7.5

10

8.7

12

339

841

327

303

221

151

112

121

102

67

43

29

23

Minimum

9 3

8*7

9

_

29

7.5

18

29

7.5

15

6.1

8.1 

4.4

4.4

June

43

34

40

3825'

29

29

27

25

23

23

18

47

62

90

62

50

43

29

23

27

29

23

21

17

15

15

29

18

IS

Mean

13.0

14.3

26.8

_

136

186

126

100

95.3

32.3

63.8 26 1

12.5

68.8

July

21

14

6.1

6.1

8.7

SO

54

40

109

126

84

60

45

36

31

29

20

21

23

29

214

221

126

84

65

86

134

84

71

50

31

Aug.

31

136

100

69

50

34

23

21

21

21

31

25

18

12

14

17

18

18

18

12

8.1

9.3.

12

11

12

12

11

12

8.7

13

12

Per square 

mile

0.124

.136

.255

_

1.3O

1.77

1.20

 952

*308 9O

 608

.249

.119

.655

Sept.

18

13

11

11

12

8.7

14

IS

17

12

4.4

8.1

17

16

IS

IS

12

7.5

7.0

16

16

IS

IS

12

6.1

7.5

13

14

14

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.15

.29

.

1.50

1 .85

l!o6

1.05

.34

.70

.29

.13

8.89

Peak discharge (base, 520 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 28 (3 p. a.) 778 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (10 p. a.) 1,320 see.-

ifc.., roczi . «*A to f.«.JA,VCU DQV.-l.lf., FKlJf C.U \S a.B.y i,iW OOW 1. I* .

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge coaputed on basis of records for Little Calumet River at South 

Holland and Hart ditch at Munster, Ind.

b Stage discharge relation affected by Ice.
80 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31 t 15", long. 87°35'25", 0.1 mile west of center 

oi" see. 14, T. 35 N., R. 14 E., at bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mile east of Cottage 

drove Avenue, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 30, 1.5 miles northeast of Chicago Heights, 

and 1.6 miles west of Torrence Avenue. Datum of gage is 615.95 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 24.4 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 376 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 10.00 

reet); no flow Sept. 21-30.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 663 Second-feet May 10 or 11, 1948 (gage height, 11.52 

feet, from floodmark); no flow Sept. 21-30, 1949.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

uage read twice daily to Jan. 10. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 4 to July 5, 

July 15 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10 Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

1.8 0.9 2.0 2.6 1.3 0.1 1.8 1.8 3.2 23 8.7 239 

1.85 1.2 2.1 3.9 1.4 .2 1.9 2.5 4.0 44 9.4 301 

1.9 1.6 2.3 6.9 1.5 .4 2.1 4.4 5.5 89 

Note . - Same as follow- 1.6 .7 2.3 6.9 7.0 145 

Ing table above 2.3 feet. 1.7 1.2 2.8 15 8.0 195

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.9 

2.1

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

Nov.

3.4 

3.4 

3.9 

3.0 

3.0

3.4 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

3.2

2.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

1.8 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Dec.

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0 

1.8

2.1 

1.5 

1.0 

.9 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.6 

2.6

3.8 

1.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

1.2 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

5.7 

22 

13

Jan.

5.7 

1.6 

2.3 

4.5 

17

17 

14 

8.7 

5.6 

5.4

8.1 

6.8 

4.8 

3.9 

4.0

10 

13 

12 

38 

27

25 

19 

14 

22 

22

27 

49 

163 

52 

a30 

a 15

Month

Ooto 

Novel

Deoei

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 

ary

iiftrv £7:::::::::::::::::::::::::

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 :...........

Feb.

aio 

a3 

a7 

a6

a6

a6 

a6 

a7 

a8 

a7

a6 

a 10 

a300 

a 90 

a60

aso 

a40 

aSO 

a 40 

a30

40 

62 

37 

45 

60

30 

26 

23

Secondfoot-daya

67.3 

64.9 

79.4

-

647.4 

1,070 

777.6 

444.0 

381.1 

92.5 

105.1 

66.9 

8.9

3,805.1

Peak discharge (base. 250 sec. -ft.).- Feb.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed

Mar.

19 

15 

14 

12 

12

14 

12 

13 

477 

44

26 

21 

19 

17 

14

12 

9.4 

7.8 

6.6 

5.9

5.9 

13 

19 

18 

16

16 

52 

46 

28 

28 

195

Apr.

82 

44 

29 

23 

21

19 

17 

18 

13 

10

8.4 

6.9 

4.0 

5.2 

17

10 

12 

12 

9.8 

9.7

9.4 

9.5 

8.9 

7.0 

6.5

6.5 

7.8 

6.5 

5.7 

5.2

Maximum

3.2

3.9 

22

-

163 

300 

195 

82 

73 

5.9 

12 

6.4 

.8

300

May

5.5 

6.2 

5.1 

4.6 

4.2

3.8 

3.7 

3.9 

3.8 

3.9

3.8 

3.7 

3.5 

3.2 

3.8

3.8 

3.7 

3.7 

55 

73

37 

38 

25 

11 

8.7

14 

15 

9.7 

7.8 

7.0 

6.0

June

5.9 

5.7 

5.4 

4.9 

4.4

4.1 

3.9

3.2

3.0

2.9 

2.9 

3.2 

3.2 

3.6

3.0 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8

2.7 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

1.9 

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

.6

Minimum Mean

0.9 2.17 

1.0 2.16 

.9 2.56

-

1.6 20.9 

6 38.2 

5.9 25.1 

4.0 14.8 

3.2 12.3 

.6 3.08 

.4 3.39 

.4 2.16 

0 .297

0 10.4

July

0.4 

.4 

.8 

.5 

.6

1.1 

1.4

2.6 

2.9

2.4 

2.4 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5

2.2 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7

5.0 

12 

12 

6.5 

4.6

5.5 

5.4 

5.0 

5.1 

4.9 

4.8

Aug.

4.8 

6.4 

4.2 

4.1 

3.7

3.3 

2.9

2.4 

2.4

2.7 

2.6 

2.5 

2.7 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

1.7 

1.6

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.6 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Per square 

mile

0.089 

.089 

.105

-

.857 

1.57 

1.03 

.607 

.504 

.126 

.139 

.089 

.012

.426

Sept.

0.4 

.3 

.2 

.4

.7

.8 

.8

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0

o

0

o

0

o

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.10 

.12

-

.99 

1.63 

1.19 

.68 

.58 

.14 

.16 

.10 

.01

5.80

13 (time unknown) 376 sec. -ft. 

on basis of records for Butterf ield Creek at Flossmoor.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 81

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32'25", long. 87°38«55", in NE&1W£ sec. 8, T. 

35 B., R. 14 E., at Riegle Road bridge and Homewood city limits, 0.1 mile north of 

Holbrook Road and three-quarters of a mile east of Flossmoor. Datum of gage is 

616.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 22.9 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 465 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 8.89 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 683 second-feet Mar. 19, 1948, May 10 or 11, 1948 

(gage heights, 10.29 and 10.28 feet, from floodmarks); no flow at times in 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.7

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

NOT.

1.5

1.6

2.1

2.1

2.6

3.5

1.4

.9

1.1

2.0

2.2

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

.4

.3

.3

-

Month

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.5

.5

4.8

3.2

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.7

13

8.1

7.8

Jan.

3.7

2.2

1.8

6.6

29

14

7.1

3.7

2.6

3.7

6.0

4.1

3.2

2.2

2.2

8.4

10

16

42

33

14

10

11

37

24

25

52

147

57

50

29

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

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

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

Calendar year ............

January .

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

16

9.7

7.8

7.1

6.3

6.3

6.0

8.1

11

7.4

6.0

11

332

91

95

52

46

53

50

34

36

78

39

57

57

32

29

22

_

»

-

Secondfoe t-days

30.5

49.4

63.1

.

657.5

1,205.7

859 .4

541.1

1,013.9

123.6

A Oft 1 «tro* j 

171.0

8.7

5,220.0

Mar.

25

17

14

14

16

17

14

15

60

39

25

19

16

15

12

11

10

8.4

6.8

6.8

7.4

17

25

21

19

20

95

56

36

36

166

Apr.

84

52

38

30

26

23

18

16

13

11

10

9.4

8.7

11

IB

14

17

19

16

14

13

14

12

9.0

7.4

8.4

9.0

7.4

6.5

6.3

Maximum

1.5

3.5

13

.

147

332

1 oft J.DQ

84

228

10

94

57

.6

332

May

6.6

7.4

6.5

6.C

6.C

5.7

5.4

4.S

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.3

2.8

3.3

3.9

3.0

3.S

228

209

89

97

65

47

35

55

34

24

18

15

13

Minimum

0.4

.3

.3

_

1 . a O

6.0

6.8

6

* o 

2*8

1.3

.9

.4

.1

.1

June

10

9.0

7.4

6.5

5.4

4.6

4.1

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.2

2.8

3.3

10

8.1

5.4

4.4

3.9

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

2.1

1.6

1.3

Mean

0.98

1.65

2.04

.

21.2

43.1

27.7

18 0

Oc 9EO . 7I

4.12

16.0

5.52 '.29

14.3

July

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

1.2

2.4

4.1

31

34

16

9.0

5.4

3.3

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.2

94

94

41

24

15

21

39

20

12

9.0

6.0

Aug.

6.1

57

35

IB

11

7.4

5.4

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.3

.6

.5

Per square 

mil*

0.043

.072

.089

-

.926

1.88

l!21

. 786

1.43

.180

. 699

.241

.013

.624

.4

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.08

.10

-

1.07

1.96

1.40

 OOOft 

1« 65-

.20

D1 OJ.

.28

.01

8.49

Pealc discharge (base. 240 aec. -ft.) .- Feb. 13 (5 p.m.) 465 sec. -ft.; May 19 (8 p.m.) 450 see. -ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

North Creek near Lansing, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32'45", long. aT-SS'SO", in SE^SE^ sec. 1, T. 

35 fl., R. 14 E., at Torrence Avenue Bridge, 1.1 miles south of Lansing and 2.7 miles 

north of U. S. Highway 30. Prior to Jan. 4, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. Datum of gage is 599.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 18.2 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 531 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 8.08 

reet ) ; minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days.

1948-49: Maximum discharge observed, 649 second-feet (revised) May 11, 1948 (gage 

height, 8.35 feet, corrected); no flow for many days in 1948.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge and gage height for the period May to 

September 1948 have been revised to 649 second- feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 8.35 

feet), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Paper 1114.

Remarks . - Records fair except those for periods of no gage-neight record or indefinite 

stage -discharge relation, which are poor. Wire-weight gage read twice daily prior to 

Jan. 4.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

eo.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.8

e2.5

e3.0

63.0

e2.5

el.O

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

a. 4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

Nov.

eO.4

e.4

ei.5

e2.5

e.4

8.6

8.8

e.6

el. 5

e2.0

e2.0

e2.0

62.5

e2.5

e2.0

e3.5

65.0

64.0

e3.5

e3.5

e3.5

e3.5

"3.5

e3.5

e4.0

e4.0

e4.5

a4.0

e4.0

e4.0

-

Dec.

e3.5

63.5

64.0

64.5

66. 0

68.0

63. 0

e7.0

66.0

66. 0

65. 0

e4.5

e3.5

63.5

eS.O

68. 0

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

aS.O

a6.0

a4.5

a4.0

a3.0

a2.0

al.5

83.0

al2

a!3

aS.O

Jan.

a6.o

a6.0

86. 0

e!2

e!6

e9.0

eS.O

e7.0

67.0

e9.0

elO

68.0

eS.O

e7.0

eS.O

e!6

ell

e 18

628

622

612

69.0

ell

626

616

626

660

164

870

a20

a!3

Month

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

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

Deoeaber .........................

Calsndar year ............

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

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

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

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

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

Juns .............................

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

August .

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a9.0

a6.0

a6.0

a5. 5

a4.6

aS.O

aS.O

a6.0

al5

alO

a6.0

all

331

89

a 70

a35

a 40

a35

43

26

25

70

31

55

59

28

29

18

- 

-

Seoondfoot-daya

22. e

82.7

187. C

-

649. C

1,073. C

857.1

579.1

597.1

46.4

107.4

28.7

22.5

4,252.£

Mar.

12

10

9.0

11

18

25

16

17

81

47

24

16

12

11

7.6

6.1

4.7

3.6

2.1

1.9

2.1

14

28

20

14

12

79

44

25

25

259

Apr.

105

51

31

22

17

14

11

8.1

6.6

5.9

5.2

5.3

4.6

24

51

30

32

33

22

16

13

12

9.9

7.4

6.6

7.4

9.7

7.0

6.1

5.3

Maximum

3.0

5.0

13

-

164

331

259

105

131

4.7

32

4.8

3.0

331

May

4.8 4. a

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

114

131

54

79

52

49

28

18

11

7.9

6.1

4.8

3.8

Minima

0.4

.4

1.5

-

6.0

4.5

1.9

4.6

^ 1.0

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

June

3.3

3.7

4.1

2.8

2.8

2.1

1.1

0.3

.1

.1

e.l

e.l

e.l

.1

.2

2.4

4.7

4.3

3.3

3.1

1.9

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.9

.3

.2

.2

- -

Mean

0.74

2.76

6.03

-

20.9

38.3

27.6

19.3

19,3

1.55

3.46

.93

.75

11.7

July

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.6

.4

7.1

6.4

.5

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.5

1.1

32

25

8.1

5.2

3.7

3.6

4.1

2.8

1.5

1.1

.9

Aug.

0.9

4.8

2.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

e.7

62.0

el.O

el.O

el.O

el.O

62.0

Per square 

mile

0.041

.152

.331

-

1.15

2.10

1.52

1.06

1.06

.085

.190

.051

.041

.643

Sept.

63.0

63.0

63.0

62.0

el.O

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.3

e.Z

e.l

6.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.05

.17

.38

-

1.33

2.19

1.75

1.18

1.22

.09

.22

.06

.05

8.69

Peak discharge (base. 210 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 28 (5:30 a.m.) 241 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (11 a.m.) 531 sec.-

a'No gagerhelght record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations In Thorn Creek Basin. 

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for stations In 

Thorn Creek Basin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 83

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31 I 4011 , long. 87°31'45", at boundary line 

 oetween sees. 8 and 17, 35 N., R. 15 E., at farm road bridge, 0.2 mile west of

Indiana State line, half a mile east of Burnhatn Avenue, and 2 miles south of Lansing.

Datum of gage is 607.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 8.3 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1949 .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 371 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 8.68 

reet); no flow on many days.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 461 second-feet May 10 or 11, 1948 (gage height, 9.24 

feet, from floodmark); no flow on many days in 1949.

Remarks^- Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 except periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 20, 21, May 26 to June 10, June 13 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.3 0.2 2". 9 8.7 5.0 72 2.2 0 2.7 6.6 4 

2-4 1-2 3.0 11 6.0 119 2.3 .2 2.8 9.5 5 

2.5 2.4 3.4 19 6.5 145 2.4 .1.2 3.0 f6 5. 

2.6 3.7 4.0 35 7.1 183 2.5 2.4 3.5 36 5. 

2.8 6.9 4.4 48 2.6 4.3 4.0 59

Discharge , in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4, 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

aO.2 

a. 2 

a.2 

.2 

.2

.4

1.2 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2

Nov.

eO.2 

e.2 

2.2 

1.3 

.2

.3 

.4 

.3

.7 

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.6 

2.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Deo.

1.7

l.e

2.0 

2.2

3.0

3.8 

4.0 

3.3 

2.8 

2.8

2.2

1.8 

1.6 

3.6

4.0 

4.1 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

 3.7 

2.9 

2.2 

1.9 

1.4

1.1 

.5 

1.5 

5.9 

6.4 

4.4

Jan.

3.

2. 

2. 

5. 

8.

4. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

4.

4. 

3. 

3. 

4.

7. 

5. 

8. 

19 

11

6. 

4.

5. 

13 

7.

13 

31 

54 

24 

10 

6.

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

 her

 ber .........................

lendar year 

ary . . .

1.......... ..................

st ...........................

e*ber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

0 

8 

9 

8 

2

3

7 

6 

4

4

0 

8 

4 

0

6 

7 

9

0 

4

3

6 

6

Feb.

4.4

3.0 

2.9 

2.7 

2.3

2.5 

2.5 

2.8 

7.4 

4.9

5.5 

183 

39 

34

18 

20 

18 

16 

11

14 

24 

12 

25 

17

12 

11 

8.2

Seoondfoct-days

11.4 

41.4 

90.1

.

289.1 

505.8 

428.9 

325.6 

193.2 

28.7 

123.3 

23.2 

15.6

2,076.3

Mar.

8.3 

6.0 

5.5 

5.9 

6.9

8.0 

6.2 

6.9 

31 

15

10 

7.6 

6.4 

6.0

4.7

4.4

4.7 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0

3.3 

9.0 

11 

8.3 

6.9

7.3 * 

34 

13 

9.2 

12 

162

Apr.

55 

27 

18 

13 

11

8.0 

6.4 

5.4 

4.5 

3.9

3.7 

3.7 

3.5 

5.3 

27

16 

16 

19 

13 

9.5

7.8 

7.5 

6.6 

6.9 

6.4

5.2 

5.7 

3.7 

3.5 

3.4

Hay

3.7 

' 3.7 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3

2.2

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

1.9

1.8 

1.9 

1.7 

1.3 

1.4

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

64 

40

16 

alO 

a8 

a5 

aS

2.4 

2.0 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

June

0.9 

1.6 

1.4 

1.1 

1.1

.5 

.2 

2.1 

1.5 

.2

e.2

e.2 

1.4 

2.0 

2.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

.9 

.6 

.6

.5

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

Maxima Minima Mean

1.6 0.2 0.37 

2.4 .2 1.38 

6.4 .5 2.91

_

54 2.8 9.33 

183 2.3 18.1 

162 3.0 13.8 

55 3.4 10.9 

64 .8 6.23 

2.8 0 .96 

52 0 3.98 

6.1 .2 .75 

2.4 0 .52

183 0 5.69

 July

0 

0 

.2

.6

.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.2 

5.8 

8.3

2.6

1.4 

.9 

.7 

.7

.8 

.6 

.5 

.1 

.2

52 

22 

6.6 

3.5 

2.0

2.2 

2.8

1.3 

.9 

.8

.5

5 85 

0 113 

5 143 

8 164

Aug.

1.6 

6.1 

2.3 

1.0 

.6

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.6

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.6 

.6 

1.1

Per square 

 lie

0.045 

.166 

.351

.

1.12 

2.18 

1.66 

1.31 

.751 

.116 

.480 

.090 

.063

.686

Sept.

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3

1.1

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5

.3

.5 

.5 

.3 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff In 

inches

0.05 

.19 

.40

_

1.30 

2.27 

1.92 

1.46 

.87 

.13 

.55 

.10 

.07

9.31

Peak discharge (base, 140 sec . -f t .J_. - Feb. 13 (7 a.m.) 371 sec. -ft.: Mar. 31 (6 a.m.) 243 sec. -ft.;

May 19 (Z p.m.) 178 sec.__ ._

a No gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of records for 'stations in Thorn Creek Basin, 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
84. STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'00", long. 87°32'15", in Sw£ sec. 29, T. 37 

N., R. 15 E., at outlet on west shore in Chicago. Datum of gage is 580.45 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Cook County Highway bench mark).

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum mean hourly gage height during year, 1.86 feet Jan. 17; minimum mean 

nourly, 1.24 feet Aug. 1.

1939-49: Maximum mean hourly gage height, 2.14 feet Sept. 29, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.76 foot Aug. 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Mean hourly values used to determine extremes in order to dampen the effects 

or wind action.

Oage height, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.74

1.77

1.77

1.76

1.74

1.77

1.77

1.78

1.77

1.76

1.77

1.78

1.82

1.81

1.78

1.75

1.69

1.66

1.65

1.63

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.58

1.58

1,57

1.57

1.57

1.55

1.54

Nov.

1.53

1.55

1.56

1.61

1.64

1.61

1.63

1.64

1.64

1.66

1.65

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.65

1.63

1.66

1.70

1.72

1.68

1.69

1.68

1.69

1.70

1.69

1.67

.1.68

3 71

1.67

1.64

-

Dec.

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.62

1.58

1.66

. 1.66

1.67

1.67

1.67

1.66

1.65

1.67

1.75

1.73

1.73

1.75

1.76

1.75

1.76

a. 76

1.76

1.74 i. n

1.70

1.68

 1.68

1.77

1.80

1.79

Jan.

1.77

1.75

1.75

1.77

1.79

1.77

1.77

1.77

1.7.4

1.75

1.75

1.72

1.69

1.71

1.70

1.68

1.67

1.74

1.81

1.81

1.80

1.77

1.76

Iw77

1.77

1.80

1.82

al.85

al.85

al.85

al.65

Feb.

al.85

al.85

al.85

al.84

a.1.84

al.84

al.84

al.84

al.84

al.83

al.83

al.83

al.83

al.83

al.83

al.83

1.83

1.83

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.81

1.81

1.82

1.83

1.81

1.76

1.74

^

-

Mar.

1.74

1.74

1.73

1.69

1.66

1.64

1.58

1.59

1.67

1.65

1.64

1.64

1.63

1.63

1.6?

1.60

1.60

1.59

1.57

1.54

1.53

1.56

1.58

1.58

1.50

1.55

1.51

1.56

1.55

1.58

1.64

Apr.

1.66

1.62

1.59

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.47

1.45

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.49

1.50

1.51

1.49

1.53

1.52

1.52

1.51

1.47

1.51

1.47

1.47

1.53

1.53

1.52

1.51

May

1.50

1.46

1.50

1.49

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.45

1.44

1.46

1.44

1.45

1.43

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.45

1.45

1.57

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.66

1.66

1.65

1.67

1.64

1.62

1.59

1.56

1.55

June

1.55

1.52

1.53

1.52

1.48

1.46

1.47

1.45

1.44

1.43

1.41

1.39

1.38

1.41

1.48

1.49

1.49

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.45

1.42

1.43

1.39

1.38

1.39

1.40

1.41

1.41

July

1.40

1.39

1.37

1.33

1.35

1.46

1.52

1.53

1.60

1.65

1.62

1.60

1.59

1.58

1.55

1.52

1.49

1.44

1.42

1.39

1.41

1.45

1.43

1.38

1.37

1.35

1.34

1.31

1.30

1.30

1.27

Aug.

1.26

1.34

1.34

1.33

1.31

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.27

1.28

1.31

1.31

1.29

1.29

1.29

1.30

1.31

1.33

1.30

1.25

1.26

1.26

1.27

1.28

1.28

1.29

1.32

1.31

1.31

1.33

Sept.

1.34

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.34

1.35

1.37

1.39

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.38

1.39

1.40

1.38

1.37

1.34

1.37

1.37

1.39

1.40

1.40

1.38

1.37

1.37

1.40

1.41

1.41

a No gags-height record; gage height Interpolated
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind.

long. 87°17'15", in N| sec. 13, T. 36 N., 

at Central Avenue Bridge, half a mile east of Gary and It

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°34 1 25".

K. a w., at Central Avenue Bridge, half a mile east of Gary and It miles downstream

from Deep River. 

Drainage area.- 174 square miles. 

Mecoras available.- October 1943 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 732 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 7.75

reet); minimum, 7.6 second-feet Aug. 25-27 (gage height, 3.33 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 2,660 second-feet May 11, 1948; maximum gage height,

16.44 feet Mar. 16, 1944 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 1.8

second-feet Oct. 14, 1946; minimum gage height, 3.29 feet Sept. 1, 1948. 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Burns ditch is an artifical channel

which reverses the direction of flow of part of little Calumet River and flows into

Lake Michigan at Wickliffe. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1034: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Hov. 18 to Dec. 14, 

Jan. 6-18, Apr. 5 to May 12)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 3O

3.5 12 3.9 36 4.5 104 3.3 6.5 3.7 24 4.5 113

3.6 16 4.0 44 5.2 217 3.4 10 3.9 40 6.5 471

3.7 22 4.3 77 6.9 539 3.5 14 4.3 S3 7.6 687

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1948 to Septeaber 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

16

12

12

12

14

15

18

16

16

18

16

15

16

15

16

13

15

15

14

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

NOT.

16

16

25

37

42

42

29

22

23

27

23

21

22

19

19

25

32

21

21

28

25

21

20

18

18

18

17

16

15

18

-

Dec.

17

16

17

le

26

28

16

16

15

16

15

16

16

24

49

57

49

38

33

30

31

29

30

24

21

21

19

22

62

87

74

Jan.

52

42

38

46

90

107

93

80

84

77

75

77

73

67

65

77

86

115

212

235

197

147

114

128

138

148

163

236

527

603

318

Month

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

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

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

March

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

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

June .

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peh.

282

197

103

86

84

68

64

50

54

70

66

75

372

593

687

644

507

363

327

300

255

300

345

291

345

336

264

215

.

_

-

Secondfoot-days

477

696 932

45,868.2

4,602

7,343

5,721

4,552

3,442

1,519

1,400

475.6

547.9

31,607.5

Mar.

161

147

130

125

137

151

156

138

226

363

336

228

169

140

115

103

90

82

75

72

73

113

230

282

219

178

255

309

291

237

390

Apr.

583

526

336

282

212

174

135

120

102

89

78

69

64

86

102

122

132

163

167

152

127

Maxim*

20

42

87

2,480

603

687

390

583

354

192

107

29

75

687

110

89

76

74

78

90

86

78

70

-

May

68

82

73

63

57

50

36

32

37

36

34

33

31

30

29

38

38

36

111

345

354

291

273

246

273

228

165

120

94

75

66

Minimi*

12

15

15

6.0

38

50

72

64

29

17

13

7.6

9.3

7.6

June

56

48

42

34

29

26

22

20

20

18

17

21

31

45

130

192

170

132

96

72

58

45

38

32

26

23

21

19

18

18

Mean

15.4

23.2

30.1

125

145

262

185

152

111

50.6

45.2

15.3

18.3

86.6

July

16

14

14

13

25

72

99

87

91

107

93ei

65

51

43

36

30

26

22

20

27

34

43

46

41

38

40

38

34

30

24

Aug.

22

29

26

22

14

18

18

22

26

20

22

22

18

16

14

12

15

14

12

9.6

8.2

7.9

8.6

8.6

7.9

7.6

7.6

9.6

13

13

12

Per square 

mile

0.089

.133

.173

.718

.833

1.51

1.06

.874

.638

.291

.260

.088

.105

.498

Sept.

12

11

9.3

9.6

17

16

16

14

12

11

10

12

20

18

14

13

12

24

75

58

34

22

16

15

13

12

11

12

16

13

Runoff in 

inohes

0.10

.15

.20

9. SO

.36

1.57

1.22

.97

.74

.32

.30

.10

.12

6.75

Peak discharge (base. 900 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at Hobart, Ind.

Location.- Staff gage above concrete dam, lat. 41°32'03", long. 87°15'22", In NW^NWi sec. 

32, T. 36 N. , R. 7 W. , at northeast end of Lake George in Hobart, an eighth of a mile 

upstream from Duck Creek. Datum of gage is 600.00 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- April 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 620 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 3.50 

reet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 13-16, 21; minimum gage height, 1.92 feet 

Oct. 5, 6, 13-16, 21-31, Dec. 1-4.

1947-49: Maximum discharge,- 2,740 second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 5.86 

feet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Sept. 14, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.91 feet Aug. 20- 

24, 26-28, 1947, Sept. 14, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second -feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct.. 1-30, Nov. 9 to Dec. 28, 

Apr. 9 to July S)

1.9 5.0 2.3 84 2.9 29O 

2.0 19 2.4 112 3.1 385 

2.1 36 2.7 213 3.5 620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

9.2 

8.2 

7.O 

5.0

5.0 

9.2 

12 

9.2 

8.2

9.2 

B.2 

7.0 

5.0 

6.0

6.0 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

9.2

Nov.

17 

17 

19 

22 

22

28 

21 

17 

19 

22

21 

17 

17 

21 

13

12 

21 

21 

21 

26

21 

15 

17 

13 

13

13 

12 

11 

11 

11

Dec.

11 

8.2 

9.2 

9.2 

21

21 

15 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

15 

33

41 

38 

29 

22 

21

26 

22 

19 

19 

17

12 

12 

15 

36 

67 

58

Jan.

53 

33 

29 

34 

7O

90 

67 

46 

43 

48

55 

60 

50 

38 

38

48 

6O 

7O 

140 

192

171 

112 

90 

98 

104

109 

148 

314 

375 

262 

182

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May 

Jun( 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1943 

Ary

h............ ................

1. ...........................

enter ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

119 

B4 

72 

58 

48

41 

36 

36 

50 

60

53 

50 

181 

53O 

584

548 

36O 

282 

27O 

232

192 

235 

274 

228 

27O

250 

196 

158

Seoondfoot-days

229.4 

531 

668.6

31,471.8

3,229 

5,497 

4,407 

3,379 

2,371 

1,096.8 

916.6 

419.4 

375.4

23,130.2

Mar.

122 

109 

95 

90 

98

112 

115 

101 

167 

286

27O 

IBS 

132 

104 

84

77 

70 

60 

58 

58

50 

79 

201 

246 

175

132 

202 

262 

213 

171 

1BO

Apr.

494 

390 

239 

178 

142

112 

95 

82 

72 

67

65 

55 

50 

46 

62

82 

95 

109 

119 

109

112 

1O9 

77 

65 

65

53 

65 

65 

55 

50

MaxlBUB

13 

28 

67

2,460

375 

5B4 

286 

494 

239 

152 

72 

21 

19

584

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 14 (1 D.m.l

May

50 

50 

48 

38 

36

31 

29 

29 

28 

22

21 

19 

19 

19 

17

21 

26 

26 

68 

239

232 

199 

182 

199 

224

160 

106 

79 

65 

48 

41

Minimum

5.0 

11 

8.2

4.2

29 

36 

50 

46 

17 

B.2 

8.2 

9.2 

9.2

5.0

June

36 

33 

29 

26 

22

15 

9.2 

8.2 

9.2 

9.2

11 

11 

13 

33 

104

152 

145 

101 

74 

55

38 

31 

28 

22 

17

15 

15 

13 

11 

11

Mean

7.41 

17.7 

21.6

86. 0

104 

196 

142 

113 

76.5 

36.6 

29.6 

13.5 

12.5

63.3

July

11 

11 

9.2 

8.2 

8.2

29 

48 

50 

70 

62

72 

62 

48 

33 

26

21

19 

13 

12 

12

13 

24 

31 

34 

34

29 

2B 

28 

24 

26 

21

Aug.

17 

17 

17 

13 

12

11 

13 

21 

21 

19

21 

21 

17 

12 

13

11 

12 

12 

11 

11

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

11 

12 

15 

15

Sept.

15 

12 

11 

12 

13

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

9.2 

9.2 

11 

19 

19

12 

11 

11 

11 

12

17 

19 

13 

12 

11

12 

11 

11 

11 

13

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

D 0.060 0.07 

.143 ,16 

.174 .20"

.694 9.43

.839 .97 

1.58 1.65 

1.15 1.32 

.911 1.01 

.617 .71 

.295 .33 

.239 .27 

.109 .13 

.101 .11

.510 6.93

620 sec. -ft.
.STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 87

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°37'18", long. 87°05'13", in NE£ sec. 34, T. 37 N., 

H. 6 w., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Porter and 4f miles 

upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area.- 62 square miles.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 690 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 6.88 feet); 

minimum, 21 second-feet Aug. 22 (gage height, 2.14 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 2.440 second-feet June 28, 1945(gage height, 9.88 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 10, 11, Oct. 9, 1946; 

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 22, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Sage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 1084: 1945.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a25 

a24 

a24 

24 

24

24 

25 

28 

28 

26

24 

27 

27 

27 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

32 

32 

32 

33 

33

33 

32 

31 

32 

32 

35

NOT.

38 

36 

a35 

52 

46

52 

a40 

a35 

a35 

44

39 

38 

39 

337 

335

a35 

41 

37 

36 

43

40 

38 

36 

34 

33

34 

33 

33 

33 

34

Dec.

33 

32 

33 

34 

35

39 

36 

34 

35 

33

32 

35 

38 

39 

73

80 

52 

43 

41 

38

41 

45 

38 

37 

34

30 

32 

34 

72 

59 

44

Jan.

38 

37 

36 

47 

92

58 

45 

44 

43 

48

50 

43 

40 

38 

39

60 

50 

51 

153 

164

69 

48 

47 

67 

60

77 

89 

214 

235 

120 

74

Feb.

56 

45 

43 

43 

36

38 

37 

42 

52 

48

42 

44 

236 

456 

409

361 

143 

102 

113 

113

99 

139 

124

113 

160

113 

92

80

unntt> Seoo idMonth foot-days

Otfto 

Hove 

Deoei

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

tori uL«

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her..................... ....

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

885 

1,141 

1,281

..... . 24,638

1....... .................. ..

st ...........................

 aber ........................

2,276 

3,379 

2,442 

2,500 

3,076 

1,144 

1,551 

804 

896

ter year 1948-49 ............ 21,375

Peak discharge (base, 50CT sec. -ft. .- Feb.

Bar. 31 (9 p.m.) 508 sec. -ft.; May 20 (5 p.m. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed

Mar.

65 

62 

58 

60 

74

77 

64 

62 

110 

106

74 

62 

56 

56 

51

48 

47 

45 

45 

45

50 

90 

143 

99 

73

66 

106 

86 

69 

62 

331

Apr.

395 

190 

110 

83 

72

66 

62 

58 

54 

49

48 

47 

46 

50 

106

86 

89 

124 

110 

83

69 

65 

60 

53 

50

52 

70 

56 

50

47

HaxlBun

35 

52 

80

1,660

235 

456 

331 

395 

526 

83 

247 

35 

72

526

Hay

49 

156 

148 

73 

57

48 

43 

42 

41 

41

38 

37 

36 

35 

36

41 

38 

39

103 

526

296 

191 

316 

196 

106

83 

67 

57 

50 

44 

43

MiniKin

24 

33 

30

20

36 

36 

45 

46 

35 

29 

26 

22 

24

22

June

40 

37 

35 

34 

33

32 

31 

31 

30 

30

30 

29 

33 

77 

83

64 

48 

44

40 

36

35 

36 

34 

33 

32

32 

32 

31 

31 

31

Mean

28.5 

38.0 

41.3

67.3

73.4 

121 

78.8 

83.3 

99.2 

38.1 

50.0 

25.9 

29.9

58.6

July

30 

30 

30 

30 

32

74 

247 

191 

83 

96

58 

45 

39 

34 

33

31 

30 

28 

28 

28

30 

31 

29 

28 

26

27 

28 

26 

50 

47 

32

Aug.

30 

35 

31 

28 

27

26 

29 

30 

27 

26

26 

27 

26 

25 

25

24 

24 

25 

24 

22

22 

23 

23 

22 

23

24 

24 

28 

28 

25 

25

Per square 

mile

0.460 

.613 

.666

1.09

1.18 

1.95 

1.27 

1.34 

1.60 

.615 

.806 

.418 

.482

.945

Sept.

25 

25 

24 

25

37

28 

27 

27 

26 

25

24 

25 

32 

31 

28

27 

26 

58 

72 

36

29 

28 

28 

27 

25

25 

24 

25 

30 

27

Runoff in 

inches

0.53 

.68 

.77

14.79

1.37 

2.03 

1.46 

1.50 

1.85 

.69 

.93 

.48 

.54

12.83

14 (7 a.m.; 605 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (7 p.m.) 585 sec. -ft.; 

) 690 sec. -ft.; 

on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,
88 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Salt Creek near MoCool, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°35 I 40", long. 87°08'40", in SE^ sec. 6, T. 36 N., R. 

e w., at county highway bridge, just downstream from Michigan Central Railroad bridge, 

H miles north of McCool, and ij miles upstream from Calumet River.

Drainage area.- 73 square miles.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 525 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.28 feet); 

minimum daily, 20 second-feet Aug. 21-27, minimum gage height, 3.11 feet Aug. 27. 

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 2,520 second-feet May 11, 1948; minimum daily, 20 

second-feet Feb. 28, 1947, Aug. 21-27, 1949; minimum gage height, 3.10 feet Sept. 6, 

1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions.- W 1084: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, Nov. 16

to Dec. 15, May 3-19, July 15 to Sept. 18)

3.0 20 4.7 83 

3.5 32 5.6 142 

3.8 41 7.2 290 

4.3 62 8.6 430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

26 

25 

25 

25

26 

26 

30 

28 

27

27 

28 

28 

28 

27

28 

28 

28 

30 

30

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

31 

30 

31 

30 

30 

31

Nov.

30 

31 

35 

46 

44

49 

36 

33 

33 

41

36 

34 

41 

36 

34

34

40 

35 

35 

39

36 

35 

34 

33 

32

31 

31 

31 

30 

31

Dec.

30 

30 

30 

30 

33

34 

32 

30 

24 

29

29 

32 

32 

39 

72

77 

54 

45 

42 

41

43 

41 

33 

38 

37

30 

33 

40 

89 

77 

53

Jan.

49 

42 

39 

55 

92

62 

50 

48 

47 

52

55 

49 

42 

41 

42

60 

57 

56 

190 

123

67 

52 

52 

72 

38

80 

92 

270 

238 

92 

74

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

aber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h...... ......................

1. ...........................

onber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

59 

46 

46 

46 

40

38 

40 

44 

80 

60

47 

48 

308 

425 

365

400 

139 

130 

113 

95

80 

154 

104 

138 

177

83 

77 

72

Seoondfoot-days

882 

1,066 

1,279

24,581

2,398 

3,454 

2,395 

1,992 

1,806 

921 

1,494 

714 

860

19,261

Mar.

58 

56 

55 

57 

67

72 

61 

62 

146 

120

74 

64 

57 

53 

51

48 

47 

47 

45 

43

45 

88 

138 

89 

72

67 

113 

89 

70 

61 

280

Apr.

250 

172 

83 

64 

58

54 

52 

48 

45 

42

41 

41 

39 

40 

64

54 

60 

126 

89 

67

56 

52 

50 

45 

42

46 

72 

52 

46 

42

MaxiBun

31 

49 

89

1,850

270 

425 

280 

250 

265 

51 

285 

34 

81

425

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.}.- No peak above be

May

44 

72 

59 

45 

37

35

32 

31 

31 

31

30 

30 

30 

28 

32

30 

30 

30 

100 

265

111 

119 

150 

86 

64

55 

47 

42 

39 

36 

35

Minima

25 

30 

24

22

39 

38 

43 

39 

28 

26 

22 

20 

21

20

June

34 

32

32 

31 

30

29 

29 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

29 

40 

51

42 

35 

33 

30 

29

28 

30 

28 

28 

27

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

Mean

28.5 

35.5 

41.3

67.2

77.4 

123 

77.3 

66.4 

58.3 

30.7 

48.2 

23.0 

28.7

52.8

July

25 

25 

a25 

24 

38

250 

285 

91 

64 

64

45 

38 

34 

32 

30

29 

27 

26 

26 

26

28 

32 

28 

26 

25

26 

30 

25 

24 

24 

22

Aug.

22 

34 

26 

24 

23

22 

27 

26 

25 

22

23 

25 

24 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

24 

26 

23 

24

Per square 

 lie

0.390 

.486 

.566

.921

1.06 

1.68 

1.06 

.910 

.799 

.421 

.660 

.315 

.393

.723

ise.

Sept.

23 

22 

21 

22 

32

23 

23 

24 

22 

22

22 

22 

28 

26 

24

23 

23 

81 

70 

33

29 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

30 

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.45 

.54 

.65

12.52

1.22 

1.76 

1.32 

1.01 

.92 

.47 

.76 

.36 

.44

9.80

a No gage-he_ . 

Calumet River at Porter.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 89

.St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mioh.

Location.- Float gage, lat. 41°48', long. 85°45', in ffl£ sec. 6, T. 8 S., R. 12 W., at 

hydroelectric plant of Michigan Gas & Electric Co. at Mottville, 5 miles downstream 

from Fawn River. Datum of gage is 759.5 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan 

Gas ft Electric Co.).

Drainage area.- 1,860 square miles.

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1924-49), 1,473 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,300 second- feet Feb. 16-18; minimum 

daily, 112 second-feet Oct. 10.

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 8,480 second-feet Apr. 8,9, 1947 (gage height,' 5.34 

feet); minimum daily, 44 second-feet Oct. 17, 1937.

Remarks . - Records poor. Flow regulated by power plant. Gage read hourly.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

897

705

313

779

781

803

856

883

717

112

773

823

845

854

842

729

684

642

779

838

541

528

567

608

724

726

969

1,130

618

626

735

Nov.

956

785

672

742

1,000

1,050

897

1,180

1,110

809

865

1,050

1,O80

840

971

836

1,160

1,160

1,050

1,040

981

1,220

1,230

1,120

1,000

1,120

1,200

808

1,230

1,060

-

Dec.

985

1.03O

1,100

675

829

1,030

1,140

1,040

783

886

898

637

981

9O3

1,350

1,260

1,360

1,260

1,150

1,550

1,44O

1,390

1,360

1,130

1,070

842

1,110

1,160

1,390

1,160

1,260

Jan.

1,150

979

1,250

1,270

1,500

1,90O

1,800

1,7OO

1,600

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,6OO

1,500

1,710

1,630

2,9OO

2,800

2,530

2,590

2,620

2,580

2,500

2,590

2,500

2,900

3,000

2.8OO

2,500

Month

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

November

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,OOO

2,100

2,200

2,100

2,030

1,880

2,130

2,530

4,000

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,000

4,000

4,000

4,OOO

4,000

3,900

3,700

3,600

3,500

3,400

_

-

-

Seccndfoct-days

22,427

30,222

34,159

615,745

63,199

86,370

66,570

73,500

47,423

45,266

36,304

24,769

27,513

557,722

Mar.

3,200

3,000

2,610

2,550

2,240

2,350

2,540

2,520

2,420

2,390

2,240

2,200

2,100

2,O8O

1,880

1,980

1,940

1,880

1,610

1,590

1,790

1,640

1,980

1,840

1,890

1,950

1,790

2,110

1,980

1,900

2,380

Apr.

3,OOO

3,400

3,500

3.50O

3,300

3,100

2,8OO

2,560

2,580

2,570

2,510

2,200

2,160

2,190

2,160

2,190

2,380

2,530

2,490

2,390

2,320

2,220

2,210

2,200

1,940

1,960

1,830

1,830

1,780

1,700

-

Maximum

1,130

1,230

1,550

7,870

3,OOO

4,300

3,200

3,5OO

2,140

2,390

1,560

1,000

1,370

4,30O

May

1,620

1,690

1,640

1,580

1,680

1,750

1,620

1,300

1,5OO

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,220

998

885

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,220

1,450

1,490

1,720

2,140

2,140

2,O4O

1,96O

1,86O

1,700

1,560

1,440

1,440

Minimum

112

672

637

112

979

1,880

1,590

1,700

885

618

597

6OO

6OO

112

June

1,490

1,240

1,290

1,380

1,240

1,300

1,320

1,160

1,120

1,150

1,010

618

908

1,150

1,180

1,530

1,610

1,990

2,140

2,390

2,290

2,180

1,840

1,840

1,740

1,730

1,680

1,590

1,590

1,570

-

Mean

723

1,007

1,102

1,682

2,039

3,085

2,147

2,450

1,530

1,509

1,171

799

917

1,528

July

1,460

1,470

1,39O

1,340

1,350

1,270

1,260

1,360

1,560

1,540

1,520

1,360

1,380

1,430

1,280

1.1OO

948

1,130

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,120

1,O10

777

902

1,010

994

992

864

740

597

Aug.

750

956

983

1,000

900

800

760

880

940

820

880

940

800

900

740

880

820

8OO

800

800

720

660

720

720

660

600

660

60O

700

76O

820

Per square 

mile

0.389

.541

.592

.904

1.10

1.66

1.15

1.32

.823

.811

.630

.430

.493

.822

Sept.

820

7OO

6OO

700

820

900

1,000

9 DO

820

860

700

700

820

720

865

751

805

1,120

1,240

1,370

1,260

1,280

1,250

1,010

859

1,050

9O5

965

620

903

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.45

.60

.68

-

1.27

1.73

1.33

1.47

.95

.90

.73

.50

.55

11.16

Hote.- Discharges for Oct. 1 to Aug. 3 computed from power-plant reccrd of kilowatt-hour output) 

discharges for periods when spillway gates may have been open, Jan. 5-16, 19, 20, Jan. 28 to Feb. 10, 

Feb. 15 to Mar. 2, Apr. 1-7, and for period of doubtful record, Aug. 4 to Sept. 14, computed on 

basis of records for stations at Elkhart, Ind., and Nlles, Mioh., and power-plant record at Buchanan, 

Mloh. 7

949153 O - 51 - 7
90 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°41'30", long. 85°58'25", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 37 N. 

HT. 5 E ., on left bank of St. Joseph River, 100 feet downstream from mouth of Elkhart 

River, 200 feet upstream from Main' Street Bridge, and 1,900 feet downstream from 

Christiana Creek. Datum of gage is 700.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,350 square miles.

Records available.- August 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge.during year, 9,200 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 23.12 

reet); minimum, 335 second-feet Oct. 11; mininum daily, 870 second-feet Oct. 10.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 12,800 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 23.92 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 11, 1948; minimum daily, that of Oct. 10, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Elkhart Hydro Plant, 2,400 feet upstream and 

by hydroelectric plant on Elkhart River at Goshen.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,350

1,270

946

1,040

1,190

1,270

1,300

1,400

1,170

870

1,040

1,260

1,400

1,320

1,290

1,150

1,160

1,110

1,150

1,260

1,160

1,040

937

964

1,130

1,080

1,310

1,500

1,210

973

1,140

NOT.

1,180

1,360

1,230

1,210

1,600

1,590

1,490

1,740

1,670

1,570

1,470

1,590

1,490

1,490

1,540

1,380

1,670

1,580

1,740

1,440

1,740

1,800

1,670

1,740

1,600

1,470

1,630

1,430

1,540

1,490

-

Dec.

1,440

1,530

1,580

1,170

1,220

1,620

1,670

1,520

1,400

1,260

1,400

1,100

1,280

1,520

1,940

2,150

2,080

2,080

1,940

2,080

2,150

2,080

2,150

1,800

1,640

1,060

1,480

1,740

2,540

2,460

2,150

Jan.

2,150

2,080

2,220

2,080

2,7OO

3,260

3,100

2,860

2,780

3,020

3,100

2,940

2,860

2,780

2,620

2,540

2,860

2,940

5,150

5,590

5,210

4,810

4,730

4,650

4,700

4,700

4,880

5,780

5,960

5,420

4,070

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,340

4,430

4,250

4,160

3,820

3,500

3,420

3,660

3,740

3,500

3,180

3,100

3,660

4,430

7,220

8,480

7,400

7,400

7,040

7,040

6,860

6,860

6,860

6,680

6,500

6,320

6,140

5,960

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

36,390

46,140

53,230

1,088,980

114,540

149,950

113,630

116 >190

78,640

78,160

63,900

41,146

44,050

937,966

Mar.

5,600

5,060

5,060

4,880

4,340

4,520

4,430

4,250

4,160

4,070

3,820

3,820

3,580

3,500

3,260

3,340

3,260

3,020

2,700

2,700

2,620

2,860

3,020

2,940

3,020

3,100

3,100

3,260

3,340

3,100

3,900

Apr.

5,060

5,780

5,960

5,960

5,600

5,240

4,880

4,430

4,250

4,070

3,820

3,420

3,260

3,260

3,340

3,340

3,580

3,740

3,820

3,820

3,500

3,420

3,500

3,420

3,100

3,020

3,020

2,940

2,860

2,780

-

Maximum

1,500

1,800

2,540

12,200

5,960

8,480

5,600

5,960

3,820

3,850

2,840

1,710

2,070

8,480

May

2,860

2,860

2,700

2,540

2,700

2,670

2,360

2,110

2,330

2,150

2,020

1,930

2,000

1,590

1,580

1,760

1,820

1,870

2,060

2,480

2,850

3,180

3,790

3,820

3,580

3,330

3,260

2,940

2,660

2,560

2,280

Minimum

870

1,180

1,060

870

2,080

3,100

2,620

2,780

1,580

1,260

1,260

976

1,020

870

June

2,460

2,120

2,020

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,110

1,840

1,760

1,710

1,590

1,260

1,480

1,890

2,210

2,800

3,340

3,630

3,850

3,710

3,850

3,710

3,410

3,200

3,070

3,030

2,840

2,840

2,770

2,960

-

Mean

1,174

1,538

1,717

2,975

3,&95

5,355

3,665

3,940

2,537

2,605

2,061

1,327

1,468

2,570

July

2,770

2,710

2,510

2,320

2,250

2,380

2,510

2,580

2,640

2,710

2,840

2,510

2,120

2,320

2,060

1,840

1,660

1,550

1,780

1,610

1,590

1,820

2,010

1,700

1,590

1,680

1,620

1,680

1,790

1,490

1,260

Aug.

1,340

1,710

1,710

1,690

1,580

1,370

1,230

1,440

1,550

1,340

1,490

1,600

1,280

1,460

1,240

1,400

1,360

1,300

1,360

1,260

1,110

1,090

1,180

1,180

1,120

976

1,070

1,020

1,220

1,150

1,320

Per square 

mile

0.350

.459

.513

.888

1.10

1.60

1.09

1 1 ft 

 J.O

.757

.778

.615

.396

.438

.767

Sept.

1,350

1,220

1,020

1,290

1,240

1,360

1,650

1,530

1,330

1,400

1,120

1,150

1,350

1,180

1,410

1,350-

1,090

1,660

1,810

2,070

1,960

1,780

1,910

1,670

1,570

1,640

1,400

1,570

1,570

1,400

-

Runoff im 

inches

0.40

.51

.59

12.08

1.27

1.66

1.26

1.31

.87

.87

.71

.46

.49

10.40
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 91

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mioh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49'45", long. 86°15'35", in sec. 26, T. 7 S., R. 

iv w., at Niles, 1 mile upstream from Dowagiac Creek. Datum of gage is 635.02 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary float gage in powerhouse of Buchanan 

Dam, 8 miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 3,620 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-37, 1938-39, 1940-49), 2,906 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,980 second-feet Feb. 16; maximum gage 

height, 8.28 feet Feb. 16; minimum daily discharge, 1,130 second-feet Oct. 24.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet May 26, 1943 (gage height, 11.78 

feet); minimum daily, 407 second-feet Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by power plants above station. Discharge computed 

by using fall as determined by hourly readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record at auxiliary gage furnished by Indiana & Michigan ~

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,500

1,600

1,500

1.4OO

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,100

1,200

1,600

1,600

1,600

1.5OO

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,640

1,690

1,510

1,330

1,130

2,050

1,570

1,430

1,530

1,800

1,330

1,960

NOT.

1,690

1,780

2,050

1,630

1,650

2,050

2,020

2,070

2,240

1,980

1,910

1,910

1,960

1,840

1,850

1,920

1,680

2,000

2,030

1,820

1,760

2,270

1,700

1,860

1,690

1,890

1,960

1,870

1,590

1,690

-

Dec.

1,830

1,670

1,630

1,750

1,450

1,710

2,090

1,750

1,850

1,630

1,510

1,520

1,730

1,880

2,400

2,440

2,440

2,580

2,370

2,720

2,540

2,650

2,220

2,440

1,980

1,610

1,980

2,090

2,890

2,430

2,320

Jan.

2,750

2,640

2,570

2,850

3,140

4,020

3,520

3,370

2,990

3,670

3,390

3,520

3,260

3,090

3,140

2,970

3,230

3,600

5,320

6,900

6,550

6,010

5,410

5,800

5,550

5,540

5,730

6,130

6,830

5,550

5,910

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,740

4,840

5,110

4,910

4,490

4,150

4,130

4,290

4,460

4,410

4,130

3,800

4,520

5,290

7,400

9,980

8,630

8,630

8,120

8,020

8,150

7,920

8,150

7,880

7,960

7,400

7,150

7,220

_

-

Secondfoot-days

47,470

56,390

64,100

1,210,790

134,950

175,880

142,090

135,550

94,370

92,330

7£,»360

55,430

50,980

1,121,900

Mar.

6,670

6,490

6,060

5,800

5,400

5,460

5,290

5,350

5,240

5.08O

4,930

4,760

4,350

4,340

4,030

3,920

3,890

3,930

3,520

3,440

3,870

3,530

4,160

4,220

4,130

3,990

3,750

3,950

4,050

3,850

4,640

Apr.

5,430

6,170

6,260

6,490

6,370

6,010

5,540

5,150

4,840

4,800

4,580

4,420

3,930

3,800

4,060

3,850

4,020

4,400

4,310

4,240

4,080

3,980

3,900

3,800

3,790

3,010

3,510

3,630

3,380

3,200

-

Maximum

2,050

2,270

2,890

12,300

6,900

9,980

6,670

6,490

4,420

4,650

3,410

g 280 2)280

9,980

May

3,190

3,600

3,290

3,170

2,920

3,090

2,830

2,650

2,750

2,710

2,510

2,490

2,310

2,130

1,810

2,230

2,400

2,430

2,870

3,010

3,180

3,770

4,080

4,420

4,220

3,830

3,690

3,340

3,220

3,220

3,010

Minimum

1,100

1,590

1,450

900

2,570

3^800

3,440

3,200

1,810

1,610

1,860

1,420

1,430

1,100

June

2,840

2,840

2,720

2,660

2,700

2,680

2,650

2,460

2,090

2,050

1,840

1,610

1,680

1,850

2,450

3,070

3,370

4,120

4,130

4,150

4,650

4,480

3,920

3,760

3,530

3,690

3,730

3,630

3,470

3,510

-

Mean

1,531

1 f 88C

2,068

3,308

4,353

60281

4,584

4,518

3,044

3,078

2 334 1)788

1,699

3,074

July

3,170

3,410

2,420

2,520

2,290

2,610

2,850

2,990

3,030

3,000

2,900

2,700

2,500

2,260

2,260

2,090

1,930

1,950

1,940

1,930

1,900

1,980

1,920

1,990

2,200

1,870

1,870

1,860

2,290

1,860

1,870

Aug.

1,890

2,280

1,960

2,050

1,930

1,860

1,830

1,870

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,920

1,840

1,820

1,770

1,850

1,790

1,870

1,790

1,690

1,670

1,680

1,690

1,520

1,660

1,590

1,420

1,450

1,800

1,610

1,730

Per square 

mile

0.423

.519

.571

.914

1.20

1.74

1.27

1.25

.841

.850

.645

494

!469

.849

Sept.

1,660

1,660

1,480

1,460

1,670

1,780

1,860

2,040

1,720

1,570

1,660

1,610

1,720

1,560

1,540

1,740

1,430

1,530

2,280

1,850

1,850

1,840

1,820

1,720

1,620

1,670

1,760

1,520

1,700

1,660

-

Runoff in 

inohee

0.49

.58

.66

12.43

I

T a 

 OO

1.81

1.46

1.40

.97

.95

.74

.57

.52

11.53

Note.- Ho gage-height record at upper gage Oct. 1-19, June 6, July 10-13} discharge computed on 

basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, records for station at Elkhart, Ind., and powerplant record at Buchanan, Hich.
92 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°56«25", long. 85°01'00", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 6 W. 

at jay Street Bridge in Coldwater, 1 mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

930.715 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929' (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation).

Drainage area.- 59 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 year (1938-49), 42.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 269 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 

572FTeet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov. 8, 14, 15; minimum gage height, 3.57 feet 

Nov. 8.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 680 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 6.20 feet, 

floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Dec. 13, 15-18, 

1946.

Remarks . - Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

Nov.

0.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

1.1

.7

.5

.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

Dec.

2.1

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.7

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.0

2.3

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.6

7.4

6.2

6.0

4.2

6.0

6.2

7.4

7.7

5.5

8.0

5.8

6.0

6.2

7.4

13

12

14

Jan.

14

14

14

16

32

27

31

40

42

40

41

39

38

39

41

41

40

54

80

70

75

67

70

68

64

68

70

92

105

58

97

Month

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

Moveober

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

Haroh ............................

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

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

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

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

August ....

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

64

67

64

65

64

63

49

61

6O

56

42

60

85

90

177

194

167

155

152

149

143

143

146

143

164

143

140

132

_

-

Secondfoot-days

27.5

40.4

167.1

15,764.2

1,587

3,038

2,514

2,385

1,206

1,351

1,281

404.4

316.0

14,317.4

Mar.

128

122

113

111

107

105

97

97

95

92

86

81

78

74

65

63

63

58

55

51

50

58

68

65

64

65

71

74

65

65

128

Apr.

146

122

113

109

105

101

99

92

83

78

74

71

67

63

75

77

75

75

72

68

65

64

64

72

71

64

58

54

54

54

Maxivum

1.1

2.9

14

285

105

194

128

146

67

113

71

23

24

194

May

64

67

63

60

60

58

56

54

48

42

36

36

33

30

28

25

24

23

32

39

31

43

41

36

30

28

26

25

23

23

22

Minima

0.8

.4

2.0

.8

14

42

50

54

22

14

19

8.3

7.1

.4

June

21

20

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

25

19

49

80

113

78

68

60

61

67

65

60

7O

65

63

67

72

68

-

Mean

0. 89

1.35

5.39

43.1

51.2

108

81.1

79.5

38.9

45.0

41.3

13.0

10.5

39.2

July

a70

71

65

6O

58

58

56

54

60

59

51

49

46

42

39

36

33

30

29

28

28

34

32

30

28

25

23

22

25

22

19

Aug.

18

23

21

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

14

15

13

12

12

11

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

9.8

9.5

8.6

8.9

9.8

8.9

8.3

8.6

Per square mile

0.015

.023

.091

.731

.868

1.83

1.37

1.35

.659

.763

.700

.220

.178

.664

Sept.

8.9

7.7

7.1

7.1

14

12

10

9.8

8.9

8.3

7.7

7.4

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.1

7.1

15

12

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

13

23

24

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.03

.10

9.94

1.00

1.91

1.58

1.51

.76

.85

.81

.25

.20

9J02

a Me gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 93

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet.near Angola, Ind.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°37'30", long. 85°05'46", in NE&JW£ sec. 36, T. 37 N., R. 12 

 K., at farm bridge 800 feet north of lake outlet, 2 miles southeast of Flint, and 5.1 

miles west of Angola. Datum of gage 940.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1949. October 1945 to September 1947 at 

site if miles downstream, published as Pigeon Creek near Flint.

Extremes.- 1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 355 second-feet (revised) Mar. 2 

(gage neight, 11.79 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 16-20; minimum gage height, 

7.36 feet Sept. 2-7.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 366 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 

11.93 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 6, 7, Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 7.34 

feet, Aug. 26-29, Sept. 3, 4.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 458 second-feet Apr. 24, 1947 (gage height, 12.79 feet, 

present site and datum); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 14-16, 1946, Sept. 16-20, 1948; 

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 26-29, Sept. 3, 4, 1949.

Revisions.- The figure of maximum discharge, for the water year 1948 has been revised 

to 355 second-feet, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 1114.

Remarks.- Records good. Oage read once daily.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1948, superseding those 

published in Water Supply Paper 1114, are given herewith.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1949 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 13-18, 1948, 

July 20, 1943 to Jan. 6, 1949, Aug. 6 tofSept. 30, 1949)

7.1 

7.9 

8.2 

8.6

10.2 188

10.9 256

11.9 366

Discharge, In aecond-feet, 1947-49 

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

31

32

31

30

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

26

28

29

30

30

31

30

30

29

29

30

31

32

33

Nov.

34

35

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

39

42

45

52

56

59

61

62

63

62

59

58

55

55

54

53

51

49

48

46

-

Dec.

43

42

42

46

60

79

108

140

157

168

172

160

146

132

118

112

104

98

90

83

79

74

69

65

62

59

56

54

52

49

48

Jan.

58

64

72

90

104

108

108

108

108

104

104

104

104

101

98

90

82

77

72

65

62

56

53

50

47

44

42

41

39

39

38

Feb.

36

34

33

31

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

30

31

32

33

48

98

160

229

278

278

267

240

214

205

240

289

_

-

Mar.

333

355

344

311

272

240

210

184

164

146

140

126

115

108

104

108

115

122

129

150

180

219

272

300

311

300

289

289

300

300

289

Apr.

278

267

262

240

224

205

188

172

160

150

146

150

160

168

164

160

150

146

132

118

112

104

101

98

87

84

84

87

90

94

May

94

90

86

87

90

90

94

98

108

115

146

210

262

300

300

300

278

256

229

205

184

164

146

136

126

112

104

94

87

79

74

June

68

63

61

57

54

53

54

55

53

52

50

49

49

49

49

47

45

43

42

40

39

40

41

42

44

43

42

42

41

39

-

July

39

37

37

36

34

34

32

32

31

30

30

30

29

28

29

29

29

29

a28

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

Aug.

23

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

Sept.

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

14

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

16

-

)...- Feb. 23 (4:30 p.m.) 289 sec.-ft.j Mar. 2 (8 p.m.) 355 see.- 

Hay 15 (1 a.m.) 311 see.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Peak discharge (base. 200 sec.-ft 

ft.; Mar. 25 (I p.m.) 311 see.-ft.;
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet, near Angola, Ind., 

1947-49--Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

18

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

Nov.

18

18

18

19

21

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

24

25

25

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

-

Dec.

21

20

20

21

22

22

22

22

20

19

18

18

19

20

22

22

24

25

28

29

30

29

29

28

27

27

26

24

25

30

40

Jan.

48

54

59

64

72

94

126

146

154

154

143

132

122

112

104

98

90

90

104

132

172

200

205

196

184

172

164

160

168

184

184

Feb.

176

160

146

132

118

108

98

94

90

94

94

98

101

108

146

229

311

355

366

355

333

311

278

262

245

240

234

224

-

-

Mar.

205

188

172

157

146

140

132

126

122

118

115-

108

104

101

90

87

84

79

73

68

64

64

67

72

76

79

80

80

80

81

82

Apr.

86

94

101

104

101

94

90

94

84

77

73

67

62

60

60

61

65

70

74

78

79

79

77

74

69

67

69

72

77

78

-

Hay

76

75

72

69

64

61

56

52

49

46

44

42

40

38

37

35

35

34

34

36

40

42

51

59

65

67

65

62

57

53

48.

June

45

42

39

37

35

34

32

31

30

29

a28

28

28

30

34

38

49

68

94

108

118

115

108

98

94

84

74

70

69

70

-

July

69

65

62

57

50

44

41

39

39

39

37

35

34

33

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

29

28

27

26

26

27

27

Aug.

28

29

29

28

28

27

26

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

Sept.

15

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

-

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 23 (7 a.m.) 205 sec.-ft. ; Feb. 19 (12 m,) 366 sec. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1947-49

Month

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

Calendar year .............

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

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

Water year 1947-48 .............

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

Calendar year 1949 .............

Baron................. ............

May . . . ....

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

Water year 1948-49 .............

Secondfoot-days

2,767

-

2 332

399

30,009

749

26,834

2

«*c

1 759

437

22,658

Maximum

172

_

16

355

40

355

118 *

16

366

Minimum

25

42

.

11

11

18

11

28

12

12

Mean

28 9

89.3

.

13.3

82.0

24.2

73.3

20 8

14.6

62.1

Per square 

mile

.842

.

.125

.774

.228

.692

.138

.566

Runoff in

inches

.97

,

.14

10.52

.26

9.41

1 Q^

no

00

.15

7,95
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Christiana Creek at Elkhart, Ind.

95

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°41'45", long. 85°58'35", in NE^ sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 5 E., 

at EiKhart Water Works pumping plant three-eighths of a mile upstream from mouth. Cat-am of gage is 730.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, 

wire-weight gage 700 feet downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available.- December 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 240 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 9.08 

reet); minimum, 48 second-feet Aug. 26, minimum gage height, 8.10 feet Aug. 25, 26.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 452 second-feet Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 2.19 feet, 

Bite then in use); minimum, 40 second-feet Jan. 22, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

uage read twice daily. Some water is diverted from an old mill race a quarter of a 

a mile upstream, entering into St. Joseph River about 1 mile downstream.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5 to Hay 21,

Aug. 10 to Sept. 30)

8.0 44 8.5

8.1 51 8.8

8.2 58 9.1

8.3 69

107

173

245

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

65

66

61

64

57

59

64

64

66

59

64

66

74

66

65

66

61

64

62

64

64

64

57

57

61

62

62

61

61

62

59

Nov.

64

65

68

73-

80

85

89

89

87

93

93

93

93

85

85

87

87

89

87

91

89

97

93

89

82

83

80

78

78

74

-

Dec.

76

76

71

73

73

80

87

85

73

78

80

74

78

82

107

107

120

120

116

111

111

109

105

101

a98

95

95

97

101

109

107

Jan.

105

95

95

95

109

120

125

122

114

118

120

114

105

105

95

99

111

120

160

184

177

180

177

175

166

166

162

175

177

184

177

Month

October ....................... .7J

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

151

153

147

138

133

127

129

125

122

122

118

114

142

175

220

232

232

23O

228

218

215

202

200

188

193

184

182

184

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,947

2«526

2,895

34,064

4,227

4,804

4,080

3,596

3,314

g 433

2 259

1*811.

1,793

36,685

Mar.

171

164

158

153

155

149

149

147

147

147

140

140

129

129

127

122

122

120

116

105

109

118

118

125

127

109

107

111

111

111

144

Apr.

162

L77

L80

L75

162

163

L44

L36

L31

114

111

L09

105

LOS

111

107

L09

L18

L18

116

109

Maximum

74

97

120

320

184

2J2

171

180

180

147

101

73

78

232

L07

99

97

97

95

95

91

87

76

May

78

89

93

91

87

83

78

73

76

73

68

62

60

68

76

80

80

78

105

129

144

166

175

18O

180

166

158

149

129

122

118

Minimum

57

64

71

45

95

114

105

76

60

80

57

49

48

48

June

ill

103

103

114

122

120

116

107

99

93

85

SO

80

89

107

125

136

138

136

133

144

147

133

127

122

122

120

107

111

103

Mean

62 (

84*!

93.4

93.1

1 AOO^C 

172

132

120

107

114

73.9

58.4

59.8

101

July

95

78

74

69

69

76

80

83

97

97

99

101

93

78

74

68

65

67

66

64

65

64

57

57

60

60

59

58

69

60

57

Aug.

61

73

68

67

66

59

57

61

60

59

61

62

57

55

57

57

57

64

67

58

57

57

52

52

53

52

49

51

54

54

54

Sept.

55

53

48

49

52

55

56

55

55

55

50

53

55

55

54

54

49

65

68

65

78

76

74

67

62

66

69

68

66

66

Per square Runoff in 

mile Inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
96 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35', long. 85°50', near line between sees. 8 

ana 9, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., at River Avenue Bridge at Goshen, half a mile upstream from 

Rock Run.

Drainage area.- 573 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Septemoer 1924 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1924-27, 1931-49), 455 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 6.64 

reet); minimum, 53 second-feet Sept. 14; minimum daily, 61 second-feet Oct. 10, 31.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 5,090 second-feet May 25, 1943 (gage height, 9.46 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum, 28 second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 

1941; minimum daily, 35 second-feet Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.27 feet 

May 25, 30, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

lated by three power plants above station.

Revisions.- W 824: Drainage area.

Plow reguDischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

153 

168 

63 

163 

151

144 

146 

139 

139 

61

167 

160 

157 

150 

145

138 

65 

162 

156 

147

140 

148 

139 

66 

168

162 

164 

147 

142 

144 

61

Nov.

164 

151 

154 

172 

236

218 

208 

211 

214 

262

252 

185 

168 

246 

187

168 

187 

184 

204 

173

248 

198 

187 

242 

192

172 

238 

175 

159

192

Dec.

 181 

176 

181 

196 

138

243 

181 

162 

193 

167

146 

130 

184 

262 

280

286 

350 

338 

318 

313

306 

302 

272 

258 

176

170 

241 

244 

493 

b650 

b600

Jan.

568 

514 

528 

501 

755

990 

80^ 

708 

708 

708

732 

708 

663 

618 

640

618 

596 

618 

1,660 

*1,880

1,440 

1,090 

990 

990 

990

1,020 

1,140 

1,560 

1,610 

1,190 

b950

Feb.

b900 

b850 

bSOO 

b780 

b760

755 

708 

686 

802 

732

663 

640 

708 

896 

1,940

2,300 

1,780 

1,560 

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

1,560 

 1,560 

1,440 

1,500

1,440 

1,260 

1,190

u.-tv, SeoondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

b«r

 tor .........................

4,255 

5,947 

8,137

lendar year 1948 ............ 183,724

ary

ember ........................

28,485 

32,710 

21,364 

15,279 

13,791 

15,703 

11,650 

7,066 

5,332

ter year 1948-49 ............ 169,719

Peak discharge (base. 1,250 sec. -ft.).- Jai

sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 ill: 30 p.m.; Z,510 seo.-ft 

a.m.) 1,560 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thli 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

1,090 

1,060 

990 

966 

966

920 

849 

802 

802 

778

755 

708 

686 

640 

618

618 

573 

537 

532 

492

483 

519 

519 

519 

514

524 

568 

573 

568 

555 

640

Apr.

Maximum

168 

262 

650

2,300

1,880 

2,300 

1,090 

826 

780 

975 

564 

311 

260

2,300

826 

778 

679 

611 

590

567 

554 

517 

464 

447

464 

420 

407 

425 

434

464 

455 

468 

533 

502

477 

502 

506 

467 

395

378 

522 

476 

480 

471

May

466 

474 

449 

404 

412

378 

358 

358 

354 

326

299 

283 

272 

261 

261

250 

246 

272 

358 

528

610 

632 

780 

715 

651

609 

609 

588 

568 

522 

498

Minima

61 

151 

130

61

501 

640 

483 

378 

246 

269 

251 

148 

109

61

June

469 

436 

436

549 

589

465 

407 

354 

326 

295

269 

287 

296 

390 

530

665 

934 

975 

800 

690

669 

662 

622 

538 

519

495 

457 

462 

562 

555

Mean

137 

198 

262

502

919 

1,168 

689 

509 

445 

523 

376 

228 

178

465

July

464 

444 

410 

388 

378

405 

564 

529 

469 

480

480 

375 

375 

340 

323

284 

277 

261 

251 

251

257 

406 

498 

400 

357

334 

349 

352 

335 

324 

290

Aug.

277 

288 

300 

311 

272

250 

148 

274 

306 

276

254 

240 

233 

233 

240

238 

219 

188 

235 

229

219 

176 

227 

222 

149

169 

167 

207 

191 

156 

172

Per square

Bile

0.239 

.346 

.457

 .876

1.60 

2.04 

1.20 

.888 

.777 

.913 

.656 

.398 

.311

.812

Sept.

153 

109 

149 

220 

128

177 

223 

163 

170 

226

128 

151 

173 

165 

194

144 

169 

260 

243 

212

168 

144 

183 

183 

235

177 

142 

226 

177 

140

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

.39 

.53

11.95

1.85 

2.12 

1.39 

.99 

.90 

1.02 

.76 

.46 

.35

11.04

i. 20 (3 a.m.) 2,240 sec. -ft.; Jan. 29 (5 a.m.) 1,880 

; Feb. 23 (5 to 8 a.m.) 1,610 sec. -ft.; Feb. 26 (12:30

> day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 97 

Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15'55", long. 84°57'55",1 on line between sees. 

2t> ana 26, T. 2 S., R. 6 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Marshall. Datum of gage 

is 877.09 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 449 square miles.

Records available.- November 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,600 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 7.41 

reetJ; minimum, 40 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 3.38 feet); minimum daily, 119 

second-feet Aug. 5.

High water of Mar. 22, 1948, reached a stage of 7.85 feet, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge, 1,960 'second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated at all stages by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

S

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

Oct.

tZ37

Nov.

-

-

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

~

-

325

295

305

232

340

307

291

314

361

303

326

347

334

315

220

379

278

224

283

"

Dec.

269

222

269

261

221

216

301

285

153

255

215

212

21O

277

266

392

4O9

331

363

277

310

295

316

271

2O9

228

262

260

319

284

299

Jan.

329

308

278

289

316

424

430

439

403

320

403

310

317

324

332

336

360

390

669

63O

730

636

545

5O6

474

452

426

499

517

434

342

Month

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

November 12-30. ..................

Deosmber .........................

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year ............

Feb.

412

326

366

290

3O8

386

309

329

362

346

364

388

744

812

1,420

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,030

838

714

648

562

522

558

591

549

514

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

5 77 (

8^457

-

13,168

17,558

12,409

15,507

9* 847

10,149

6,484

5,708

6,649

-

Mar.

482

48O

453

387

417

400

393

411

437

378

415

402

342

415

329

207

310

302

294

291

287

354

442

471

431

427

423

451

4OO

410

768

Apr.

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,000

780

634

546

447

452

411

417

420

369

345

405

432

411

460

466

461

426

422

404

384

312

374

368

345

321

335

Maximum

I__

4O9

.

73O

1,420

1,140

465

623

277

238

344

-

May

303

354

343

325

295

324

291

211

283

255

273

270

22O

274

227

257

251

237

339

403

399

420

463

465

455

397

381

350

276

292

214

Minimum

220

153

_

278

290

207

312

211

199 

132

119 

127

-

June

233

283

242

246

247

204

239

222

2O2

238

199

242

217

272

387

486

587

623

618

559

511

45S

415

374

354

378

294

265

340

214

Mean

304

273

_

425 

627

400

517 

318

338

209

184 

222

-

July

215

266

222

152

267

213

170

247

234

261

250

277

224

212

228

164

229

243

132

209

146

266

234

260

133

161

177

197

176

187

132

Aug.

176

222

192

213

119

181

203

148

153

198

173

234

175

178

238

183

176

238

214

132

157

236

134

16O

183

188

146

149

183

235

191

Per square 

mile

0.677 

.608

.

.947

1.40

.891

1.15 

 708

.753

.465

.410 

.494

-

Sept.

237

216

127

182

227

193

177

238

196

263

187

174

203

176

212

205

177

331

344

3O8

255

293

2 2O

264

147

253

211

233

210

190

-

Runoff in 

inohss

*

0 . 48 

.70

.

l]46

1.03

1 . 28

. 82

.84

.54

.47 

.55

-

t Result of discharge measurement.
98 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, MIch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20'45", long. 85°15'45", In NE£ sec. 32, T. 1 

S -> K - ° w -> half a mile upstream from Wabascon Creek and 3 miles downstream from city 

of Battle Creek. Datum of gage Is 797.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 849 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1937-49), 673 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 7.53 

TeeTJ; minimum, 203 second-feet Oct. 10; minimum daily, 263 second-feet Aug. 28; 

minimum gage height, 1.94 feet Oct. 29.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 7,290 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 9.13 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 22, 1939; minimum daily, 143 second-feet Aug. 

21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.51 feet Feb. 22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow below about 1,500 second-feet regulated by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 924: 1938, 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Da,

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

340

323

301

369

283

297

311

318

337

284

333

272

345

281

356

307

301

317

292

321

332

325

330

322

351

331

349

379

308

342

350

Nov.

363

381

441

427

a420

a450

a420

410

452

505

501

471

486

507

492

420

471

486

494

550

536

536

522

499

433

446

404

454

441

406

Dec.

399

399

394

381

368

435

368

408

389

350

376

363

363

363

551

566

619

589

544

436

476

476

450

424

398

384

326

371

450

489

424

Jan.

436

476

411

398

476

a520

aeoo

664

604

574

516

536

470

456

389

551

523

604

1,460

1,370

1,370

1,460

1,460

1,280

1,110

983

940

1,010

1,070

784

860

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

April ............................ ifcr... ...........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

803

803

708

708

636

619

636

603

636

654

636

654

1,440

1,900

2,850

3,350

3,070

3,070

2,750

2,240

1,840

1,690

1.440

1,300

1 300

1,260

1,260

1,170

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

10,00

13,824

13,325

290,586

24,36]

40,026

25,735

34* 621

20,25£

17 821

11 88

9 f 46.

11,642

232,982

liar.

1,080

1,010

968

905

885

845

S45

865

885

885

805

765

765

705

745

705

495

652

565

600

582

652

865

865

845

885

865

845

885

885

1,590

Apr.

2,120

2,470

2,610

2,430

2,130

1,840

1,420

1,200

1,040

960

841

784

841

708

920

920

898

960

983

920

940

920

879

784

765

689

708

708

670

570

Maxima

379

550

619

5,650

1,460

3,350

1,590

2 , 610

996

1,050

456

454

574

3,350

May

603

603

587

636

a550

a600

a600

a 500

a560

a540

a520

504

486

470

486

486

537

521

689

879

841

879

973

996

900

891

869

787

670

528

567

Minima

272

363

326

272

389

603

495

570

470

346

312

263

302

263

June

480

483

507

480

413

435

398

392

489

395

364

346

366

a450

a600

a800

983

1,020

1,020

1,050

983

878

706

644

612

550

550

482

441

509

-

Mean

323

461

43C

794

786

1,430

830

1,154

653

594

*QT OoO

305

386

638

July

427

413

408

394

354

422

376

416

456

424

436

444

406

425

412

395

356

401

346

335

390

337

360

367

373

327

356

317

356

340

312

Aug.

297

339

333

328

328

272

272

297

297

282

320

454

340

314

276

314

305

286

314

286

267

296

305

267

286

286

292

263

282

307

356

Per square 

mile

0.380

.543

.506

.935

.926

1.68

.978

1.36

.769

.700

.451

.359

.457

.751

Sept.

326

336

322

302

302

328

338

338

365

333

354

318

318

371

334

345

350

415

574

559

529

476

476

450

431

379

457

406

418

392

~

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.61

.58

12.74

1.07

1.75

1.13

1.5Z

.89

.78

.52

.41

.51

10.21

 Peak discharge (base. 1.500 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 19 (1 to 2 p.m.) 1,740 sec.-ft.: Feb. 16 (11 a.m.) 

3,510 sec.-ft.; Apr. 3 (6 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 2,850 sec.-ft.

. a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations at Comsto=k and at Marshall.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17'05", long. 85°30'50", in NE-j sec. 19, T. 2 S., 

K. iu W., at highway bridge at Comstock, a qaarter mile downstream from Comstock Creek. 

Datum of gage is 759.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available.- April to August 1931, October 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1934-49), 84? second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 5.12 

reet); minimum discharge, 274 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1931, 1932 -49: Maximum discharge, 6,910 second-feet Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 

7.94 feet); minimum observed, 199 second-feet Oct. 14, 1934; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.56 foot May 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 500 second-feet, which are fair. Plow regulated 

by power plants above station.

Revisions (water years). W 824: 1933-36.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-fest) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to Sept. 3o)

0.9 340 3.O 1,90O 

1.2 500 4.0 2,700 

1.6 780 4.9 3,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

567 

548 

530 

548 

530

446 

470 

567 

574 

560

464 

630 

470 

588 

530

560 

554 

494 

458 

464

512 

574 

542 

488 

560

538 

494 

574 

518 

494 

500

Hov.

524 

530 

574 

720 

652

588 

780 

652 

567 

750

712 

750 

645 

742 

788

652 

652 

812 

780 

8O4

916 

932 

836 

820 

728

675 

690 

630 

682 

668

Dec.

645 

645 

630 

623 

581

630 

720 

588 

623 

616

581 

623 

63O 

602 

772

1,060 

1,100 

1,O6O 

932 

868

690 

742 

788 

758 

690

482 

435 

554 

892 

884 

750

Jan.

750 

720 

742 

720 

750

940 

972 

972 

1,060 

1,060

820 

820 

916 

735 

720

758 

948 

1,OOO 

1,540 

1,900

1,700 

1,580 

1,700 

1,700 

1,500

1,300 

1,26O 

1,260 

1,420 

876 

758

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ...

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,140 

1,140 

1,100 

1,020 

948

844 

852 

844 

796 

860

956 

884 

1.5OO 

2,220 

2,540

2,620 

3,270 

3.45O 

3,360 

3,100

2,380 

2,140 

1,82O 

1,620 

1,500

1,500 

1,500 

1,46O

Secondfoot-days

16,346 

21,251 

22,194

366,771

33,897 

47,364 

31,700 

43,200 

25,283 

22,920 

15,270 

14,416 

15,103

308,944

Mar.

1,340 

1,260 

1,180 

1.18O 

1,060

1,O6O 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

1,020 

940 

956 

956 

892

908 

796 

675 

750 

788

8O4 

765 

1,010 

1,020 

1,020

1,100 

1,10O 

1,140 

1,020 

1,06O 

1,660

Apr.

2,O60 

2,380 

2,700 

3,020 

2,860

2,460 

1,860 

1,620 

1,340 

1,220

1,1OO 

1,100 

988 

1,060 

1,100

1,260 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,260

1,180 

1,180 

1,140 

1,100 

1,02O

948 

852 

1.O20 

876 

836

Maximum

630 

932 

1,100

5,740

1,900 

3,450 

1,660 

3,020 

1,220 

1,420 

567 

884 

750

3,450

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec.Kft. ) . - Jan. 20 (7 p.m

May

812 

780 

796 

8O4 

812

735 

660 

758 

682 

630

623 

652 

660 

638 

6O9

66O 

609 

645 

844 

1,060

1,220 

1,020 

1,060 

1,140 

1,100

972 

1,100 

932 

860 

756 

655

Minimum

446 

524 

435

380

720 

796 

675 

836 

609 

420 

430 

36O 

420

360

June

574 

6O2 

567 

630 

542

512 

482 

470 

470 

430

420 

430 

446 

560 

682

9OO 

1,300 

1,300 

1,30O 

1,340

1.42O 

1,30O 

1,140 

860 

828

828 

728 

682 

623 

554

Mean

527 

708 

716

1,002

1,093 

1,692 

1,023 

1,440 

816 

764 

493 

465 

503

846

July

554 

542 

518 

488 

482

482 

488 

476 

500 

524

567 

560 

554 

542 

536

512 

464 

506 

476 

452

452 

470 

458 

435 

494

518 

452 

446 

440 

430 

452

Aug.

506 

476 

482 

488 

476

446 

435 

410 

410 

435

435 

567 

884 

536 

518

425 

458 

602 

512 

425

390 

425 

415 

425 

425

4O5 

360 

360 

440 

420 

425

Per square 

mile

0.522 

.701 

.709

.992

1.08 

1.68 

1.01 

1.43 

.808 

.756 

.488 

.460 

.498

.838

Sept.

446 

446 

430 

482 

548

494 

482 

452 

464 

aSOO

aSOO 

a480 

a450 

a450 

464

464 

464 

524 

682 

750

690 

623 

548 

476 

476

554 

420 

452 

452 

440

Runoff in 

inches

0.60 

.78 

.82

13.51

1.24 

1.75 

1.16 

1.60 

.93 

.84 

.56 

.53 

.56

11.37

) 2,020 sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 18 (5 a.m.) 3,640

sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (7 to 9 a.m.) 3,6'2"0 sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for stations near Battle Creek and near Allegan.
100 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, near Allegan, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34', long. 85°57', in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 14 W.,

at Hydroelectric plant of city of Allegan, 1 mile upstream from Swan Creek and 8 miles

northwest of Allegan. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by city of Allegan).

Drainage area.- 1,540 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1930-36, 1937-49), 1,284 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 603.56 

reet); minimum daily, 296 second-feet Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 593.16 feet Oct. 

20.

1929-36, 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 

606.76 feet); minimum daily, 73 second-feet Aug. 31, 1941; minimum gage height, that of 

Oct. 20, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good above 900 second-feet, fair from 600 to 900 second-feet, and poor 

below 600 second-feet. Plow regulated by city of Allegan power plant.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

842

840

926

845

859

874

845

869

795

764

808

964

950

960

720

771

434

516

523

822

541

784

986

647

516

1,050

763

894

978

818

926

Nov.

876

881

892

886

974

1,080

1,030

1,090

926

1,110

922

1,080

1,030

1,020

1,140

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,190

1,180

1,050

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,140

1,160

1,180

1,110

1,110

1,150

-

Dec.

1,190

1,180

1,140

908

920

1,020

1,020

1,040

1,180

1,040

982

946

914

1,000

1,040

1,220

1,290

1,370

1,360

1,420

1,360

1,340

1,290

1,310

1,170

1,140

1,190

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,150

Jan.

1,150

1,120

1,200

1,220

1,210

1,220

1,180

1,190

1,240

1,360

1,410

1,420

1,330

1,300

1,320

1,220

1,270

1,340

2,020

2,480

2,540

2,330

2,280

2,140

2,300

2,130

2,000

1,880

1,960

1,760

1,710

Honth

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

tky.... ..........................

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

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

August ....

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,350

1,310

1,370

1,590

1,560

1,360

1,390

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,320

1,280

1,920

3,080

3,560

3,870

3,330

3,950

4,230

3,950

3,680

3,290

2,850

2,440

2,620

2,350

2,390

2,050

_

-

Secondfoot-days

24,830

32 387

3s! 190

568,284

50,230

66,050

50,320

60,400

40,162

36,351

26>921

22! 518

467,982

Mar.

2,110

1,760

1,860

1,860

1,680

1,770

1,700

1,610

1,700

1,620

1,640

1,690

1,480

1,340

1,470

1,340

1,400

1,510

1,290

1,230

1,270

1,300

1,290

1,550

1,470

1,670

1,760

1,830

1,790

1,680

2,650

Apr.

3,260

2,560

3,140

2,960

3,200

3,270

2,940

2,350

2,200

1,840

1,630

1,940

1,410

1,720

1,640

1,710

1,590

1,740

1,860

1,750

1,860

1,670

1,790

1,580

1,660

1,530

1,530

1,330

1,410

1,330

Maximum

1,050

1,230

1,420

7,980

2,540

4,230

2,650

3,270

2,240

1 f&QQ

1,150

1,030

986

4,230

May

1,290

1,520

1,450

1,290

1,190

1,150

1,280

1,100

1,200

1,140

1,130

1,080

1,110

1,020

952

1,090

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,280

2,240

1,560

1,690

1,390

1,780

1,450

1,370

1,300

1,420

1,130

1,210

Minimum

434

876

908

354

1,120

If 280

1,230

1,330

952

570

526

412

296

296

June

1,180

1,160

1,090

1,050

1,000

1,120

1,020

1,050

589

570

742

864

974

942

1,110

1,330

1,510

1,620

1,710

1,800

1,600

1,650

1,880

1,350

1,390

1,310

1,330

1,180

1,220

1,010

Mean

801

1 080

1^135

1,553

1,620

2 359

l)623

2,013

1 f 296

1,212

868

730

751

1,282

July

1,150

1,060

992

982

1,090

1,080

1,060

612

572

900

1,010

908

1,020

1,010

1,020

968

922

1,070

592

977

768

576

526

546

752

770

766

843

836

750

793

Aug.

736

754

694

728

761

660

694

785

706

642

494

815

816

778

1,030

862

816

727

827

822

412

744

558

633

741

765

751

540

565

804

963

Per square 

mile

a. 520

.701

.737

1.01

1.05

1.53

1.05

1.31

.842

.787

.564

.474

.488

.832

Sept.

918

562

296

337

703

836

714

528

504

751

662

886

795

780

736

688

678

811

957

966

980

986

984

966

792

938

622

920

628

592

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.60

.78

.85

13.73

1.21

1.59

1.21

1.46

.97

 88

.65

.55

.54

11.29
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 101

Battle Creek at Charlotte, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°32'20", long. 84°50'55", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 5 W., 

3D reet upstream from county bridge and 1 mile southwest of Charlotte.

Drainage area.- 67 square miles.

Records available.- February 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 376 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 5.50 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Aug. 26; minimum gage 

height, 1.18 feet Sept. 30.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 722 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 7.64 feet); 

minimum observed, that of Aug. 26, 1949; minimum gage height observed, that of Sept. 30, 

1949.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Slight infrequent regulation by city 

water works 1 mile upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948-to September-1949

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

9.2

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.8

8.4

8.0

9.2

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.4

d8. 5

d9.0

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.6

Nov.

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

12

12

11

11

10

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

IE

12

12

-

Dec.

12

12

12

IE

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

IE

11

17

24

20

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

26

20

17

Jan.

14

11

11

12

76

47

30

28

26

24

22

19

18

17

16

25

24

27

177

109

74

51

41

43

41

36

36

60

58

36

34

Month

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

MoveBber .........................

Decaaber .........................

Calendar year ............

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

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

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

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

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

Juno

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

August

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

34

33

28

28

26

26

26

24

34

32

27

41

316

316

346

326

226

159

132

110

88

82

76

74

90

70

61

56

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

272.5

344.8

462

_

1 'OOT 243

1 ,286

1,990

993

932 '

498

3&3 . 1 zig'.e

11,512.3

Mar.

47

45

42

47

51

49

44

41

40

39

37

35

33

32

30

28

24

27

26

25

25

32

41

36

34

35

43

41

36

35

186

Apr.

316

236

164

123

100

83

70

59

52

46

41

38

37

34

40

41

41

48

49

42

38

39

38

34

34

32

31

29

28

27

MaxiBiiB

9.6

14

26

.

177

 X A C

O4b

186

316

168

123

20

18

17

346

-

May

27

41

37

30

27

26

24

22

20

19

18

15

14

13

12

13

13

13

38

30

47

37

168

86

51

39

32

26

21

18

16

Minima

8.0

ll'9 6

.

11

24

24

27

12

7.1

13

6*8

7.1

6.8

June

13

12

12

11

9.8

8.9

8.6

8.0

.4

.4

.1

.1

.4

18

72

123

118

79

58

45

43

53

37

30

30

29

24

20

16

18

Mean

8.80

11.5

14.9

.

40.1

103

41.5

66 . 3

32 0

3l!l 16 1

10.4

9.32

31.5

July

16

16

15

15

13

14

14

14

19

18

16

15

15

20

18

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

16

16

17

18

19

17

16

Aug.

16

18

17

16

15

15

15

14

13

11

11

13

10

8.9

8.6

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.4

9.5

8.6

9.2

Per square 

 lie

0.131

.172

222

-

.599

1.54

619

.990

.4 A7flI o

 464

.240

.155

.13*

.470

Sept.

9.8

8.9

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.8

10

9.5

8.6

8.6

7.4

7.1

7.7

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.0

17

10

9.2

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.2

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

.19

.26

_

.69

1.60

.71

1.10

.55

52

 £8

1 Q

 J.O

.16

6.39

Peak discharge (base, 190 BOO. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (10 to 12 D.m.) 216 sec. -ft. s Feb. 13 (10 a.m.) 376

sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (l to 3 p.m.) 356 Bee.-ft.; May 23 (10 a.m.) 221 see.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

station at Battle Creek.
102 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mien.

Location.- Staff gageY lat. 42°19'55", long. 85°09'15", in sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. 7 ¥., 350 

reet upstream from Verona Road bridge in city of Battle Creek and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 823.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1923 (levels 

by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 241 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1934-49), 206 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 2.42 

reet;; minimum, 47 second-feet Aug. 22-29.

1930-31, 1932-49: Maximum discharge, 3,640 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 

4.48 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 14, 1934; minimum gage height, 

about -0.5 foot in July 1936 and on Aug. 31, 1939, due to opening of gates at dam 

forming control.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are -fair. Sage read 

twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3O to Dec. 29,

Jan. 4-8, Hay 1 to Sept. 6)

0.6 SO 1.4 43O 

.7 85 1.8 720 

.8 125 2.3 1,170 

1.1 265

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

71 

68 

68 

68 

68

64 

64 

64 

64 

60

60 

57 

57 

57 

54

5O 

50 

50 

50 

50

54 

57 

57 

60 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

Nov.

64 

60 

57 

57 

71

105 

105 

101 

101 

93

93 

89 

85 

85 

85

85 

101 

105 

125 

156

166 

152 

138 

125 

113

105 

97 

93 

93 

89

Dec.

89 

82 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

85 

113

125 

117 

117 

113 

105

101 

97 

93 

89 

85

78 

74 

74 

93 

100 

110

Jan.

110 

100 

110 

134 

170

197 

215 

240 

260 

235

210 

202 

192 

188 

179

174 

166 

206 

315 

348

364 

430 

530 

495 

418

359 

305 

28O 

245 

240 

245

Month

Octo 

NOT* 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

la

b«r ..

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

240 

220 

2O6 

192 

184

174 

166 

170 

156 

170

179 

2O2 

290 

495 

1,120

1,170 

1,120 

1.O8O 

980 

848

680 

530 

462 

424 

412

400 

394 

376

Seccndfoot-daya

1,87C 

2,994 

2,818

90,788

7,862 

13,040 

7,433 

12,071 

5,335 

5,857 

2,360 

1,842 

2,154

,65,636

Mar.

359 

326 

280 

255 

255

260 

265 

265 

265 

260

240 

230 

215 

197 

192

188 

184 

174 

174 

170

166 

170 

202 

240 

260

250 

245 

250 

265 

255 

376

Apr.

530 

1,080 

1,120 

980 

848

680 

495 

406 

354 

315

290 

250 

240 

230 

255

265 

285 

315 

320 

315

305 

295 

280 

265 

260

240 

230 

220 

206 

197

Maxima

71 

166 

125

3,060

530 

1,170 

376 

1,120 

300 

565 

109 

105 

101

1,170

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (5:3O D.m

May

179 

174 

161 

156 

143

138 

130 

125 

117 

113

113 

109 

105 

101 

97

101 

97 

101 

161 

202

250 

285 

290 

300 

300

290 

270 

245 

188 

156 

138

Minima

SO 

57 

74

40

1OO 

156 

166 

197 

97 

64 

57 

47 

57

47

June

125 

105 

105 

105 

101

97 

89 

82 

74 

71

64 

64 

71 

105 

152

206 

280 

348 

382 

495

565 

462 

359 

270 

230

188 

174 

166 

166 

156

Mean

60.3 

99.8 

90.9

248

254 

466 

240 

402 

172 

195 

76.1 

59.4 

71.8

180

July

101 

89 

85 

89 

85

82 

82 

82 

93 

1O9

101 

93 

82 

82 

78

71 

71 

68 

64 

64

64 

60 

57 

57 

60

64 

60 

57 

68 

74 

68

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.250 

.414 

.377

1.03

1.05 

1.93 

.996 

1.67 

.714 

.809 

.316 

.246 

.298

.747

.) 1,270 sec. -ft.; Apr. t (12 p.

64 

64 

60 

57 

57

57 

54 

50 

50 

50

71 

105 

93 

74 

71

64 

64 

60 

57 

57

50 

50 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

57 

60 

64

Sept.

74 

68 

68 

68 

64

57 

57 

57 

64 

64

64 

64 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

93 

101 

93

93 

89 

85 

85 

85

78 

78 

78 

71 

71

Runoff in 

inches

0.29 

.46 

.43

14.00

1.21 

2.01 

1.15 

1.86 

.82 

.90 

.36 

.28 

.33

10.10

D.) 1,220

sec.-ft".

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 103

Portage Creek at Kalamazoo, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°16'30", long. 858 34>35", on line between sees. 22 

ana zv, T. 2 s., R. 11 W., on Reed Street Bridge, in Kalamazoo, and If miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 761.50 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan 

Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 48 square miles.

Records available.- December 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 221 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 3.82 feet); 

minimum observed, 24 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.18 feet).

1947-49: Maximum discharge, ij35 second-feet Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 4.20 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, that of Aug. 29, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

tnose for Nov. 20 to Jan. 19, which are fair. Gage read twice dally. Flow regulated 

by St Regls Paper Co. dams above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Dec. IS Dec. 16 to Sept. 30

2.2 46 2.2 26

2.4 59 ;

2.7 87 I

3.0 121 :

.5 52

.8 83

.2 134

3.7 206

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to Septenberl949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

50

51

a48

44

44

44

44

45

46

46

44

49

51

51

49

51

48

49

50.

50

51

52

51

51

51

50

50

51

52

47

47

Nov.

49

49

53

56

61

58

61

56

53

59

57

58

56

53

66

55

57

60

59

62

57

56

62

a62

a60

a60

aso

63

62

56

-

Dec.

55

54

56

49

59

56

51

56

55

55

44

52

58

56

114

124

97

69

72

74

73

71

69

66

59

41

59

75

81

64

66

Jan.

58

59

60

67

93

69

67

64

64

75

58

54

49

43

48

58

60

59

116

76

63

54

58

65

61

55

61

75

67

53

58

Feb.

53

52

52

53

48

42

48

52

52

49

50

49

75

121

152

84

69

68

58

64

62

68

68

67

67

63

63

61

_

-

Mn*th Seoondfoot-days

October .......................... 1,507

November ......................... 1,724

December ......................... 2,030

Calendar year 1948 ............ 22 ,507

January .......................... 1,967

February ......................... 1,810 March ... 1 991

April ............................ 1,993

June ............................. 1,625 July l 188

August ........................... 1J092

September ........................ 1 ,309

Water year 1948-49 ............ 19,959

Mar.

a 60

a60

60

60

60

60

61

57

60

60

a60

a 60

57

55

55

54

57

52

51

51

51

55

65

65

65

67

70

65

63

69

206

Apr.

135

1

Maximum

52

63

124

212

116

152

206

135

94

105

43

43

54

206

12

81

76

69

65

63

61

57

56

63

57

56

58

61

61

65

66

65

62

62

66

67

65

63

62

59

53

53

54

May

58

56

58

55

55

54

48

48

50

48

46

47

45

47

48

53

54

59

75

94

70

67

67

59

54

57

55

52

49

48

47

Minimum

44

49

41

41

43

42

51

53

45

39

32

26

38

26

June

48

46

48

46

42

39

43

45

46

45

42

46

54

64

105

91

81

70

70

59

56

56

50

48

57

48

42

47

46

45

Mean

48.6

57.5

65.5

61.5

63.5

64.6

fiA O4.C9 

66.4

55.6

CA &

D4*£

38 3

35 a'.e £

54.7

July

42

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

43

42

41

42

38

36

36

35

37

40

40

32

38

34

35

35

34

34

37

37

Aug.

35

40

38

38

34

34

42

38

38

35

36

35

38

35

38

34

38

34

32

32

32

35

33

32

34

31

32

35

26

35 43

Sept.

44

42

42

45

47

44

47

42

45

46

47

41

48

42

43

40

38

45

54

48

47

45

42

42

42

40

41

42

d40

38

Per square Runoff in 

mile Inches

1.01 1.16

1.20 1.34

1.36 1.57

1.28 17.48

1.32 1.52

1.35 1.41

1.34 1.54

1 38 1.54

l!l6 . l!34

1.13 1.26

i798 .92

.733 .85

.908 1.01

1.14 15.46

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Kalamazoo 

River at Comstock and near Battle Creek.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Kalamazoo River at Comstock and near Battle Creek.
104 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Grand River at Jackson, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17'05", long. 84 <*24'30", in sec. 22, T. 2 S., R.

JL w., 1 mile north of Jackson and 2£ miles upstream from Portage River. Datum of gage

is 900.00 feet above mean sea level (Fargo Engineering Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- April 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 117 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 537 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 11.20

reel;); minimum, 28 second-feet Sept. 6; minimum daily, 33 second-feet Aug. 21, 28; minimum gage height, 8.57 feet Oct. 24.

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet June 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.50 

feet); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Aug. 22, 1936; minimum daily, 12 second-feet Aug. 23, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

sugnt regulation above station.

Revisions (water year).- W 974: 1937(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

48 

44 

38 

44 

44

44 

50 

46 

42 

38

43 

45 

44 

44 

44

41 

37 

41 

41 

41

40 

40 

42 

36 

41

43 

43 

43 

41 

39 

41

Nov.

46 

46 

53 

55 

92

72 

71 

80 

94 

111

100 

101 

139 

125 

126

135 

128 

121 

133 

135

123 

130 

132 

128 

121

125 

148 

141 

139 

132

Dec.

128 

118 

71 

62 

63

66 

61 

60 

60 

60

55

60 

62 

66 

108

103 

106 

101 

103 

111

178 

173 

155 

151 

123

118 

123 

76 

116 

80 

68

Jan.

89 

80 

82 

88 

148

113 

130 

125 

132 

137

135 

128 

114 

108 

113

139 

235 

286 

336 

296

306 

296

286 

286 

277

277 

268 

239 

197 

150 

182

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

 ber .........................

lender year 1948 ............

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

175 

160 

105 

98 

86

75 

71 

103 

97 

83

80 

104 

212 

197 

365

430 

442 

477 

477 

465

454 

442 

408 

386 

356

336 

316 

296

Seoondfoot-days

1,308 

3,282 

2,985

49,268

5,778 

7,296 

5,279 

8,088 

2,819 

3,350 

1,812 

1,286 

1,323

44,606

liar.

218 

205 

188 

178

177

178 

177 

177 

177 

169

160 

151 

142 

146 

137

133 

128 

128 

118 

114

118 

120 

137 

150 

186

190 

192 

195 

192 

190 

408

Apr.

430 

442 

454 

465 

465

454 

430 

397 

356 

326

296 

201 

130 

118 

164

150 

150 

168 

169 

192

316 

326 

296 

277 

268

151 

135 

130 

121 

111

Maximum

50 

148 

178

652

336 

477 

408 

465 

144 

346 

109 

70 

100

477

May

108 

113 

109 

106 

105

98 

88 

79 

82 

79

75 

68 

51 

46 

43

47 

47 

62 

94 

83

76 

128 

144 

130 

123

128 

121 

113 

100 

89 

84

Minimum

36 

46 

55

22

80 

71 

114 

111 

43 

42 

37 

33 

35

33

June

79 

72 

67 

60 

53

54 

51 

48 

47 

46

44 

42 

55 

62 

107

190 

226 

346 

277 

233

207 

192 

151 

114 

109

94 

90

86 

77 

71

Mean

42.2 

109 

96.3

135

186 

261 

170 

270 

90.9 

112 

58.5 

41.5 

44.1

122

July

66 

57 

51 

48 

52

51 

61 

77 

109 

74

74 

72 

70 

68 

63

59 

50 

55 

54 

53

65 

80 

48 

42 

47

47 

47 

47 

45 

43 

37

Aug.

42 

59 

aSO 

a45 

a40

a40 

a 40 

a40 

a40 

a40

a70 

43 

40 

36 

39

41 

42 

41 

39 

37

33 

37 

39 

39 

38

34 

35 

33 

43 

48 

43

Per square 

mile

0.243 

.626 

.553

.776

1.07 

1.50 

.977 

1.55 

.522 

.644 

.336 

.239 

.253

.701

Peak discharge (base, 430 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 [2:30 a.m.) 537 sec. -ft.; Mar. 31 (8 a.m

Sept.

37 

37 

36 

49 

41

36 

50 

41 

41 

37

36 

39 

46 

41 

40

39 

37 

100 

50 

48

50 

51 

56 

51 

42

44 

39 

37 

35 

35

Runoff in 

inohes

0.28 

.70 

.64

10.52

1.23 

1.56 

1.13 

1.73 

.60 

.72 

.39 

.28 

.28

9.54

) 537 sec.-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Grand River at Lanslng and Orchard Creek at Munlth.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 105

Grand River at Lansing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 0 45'«0", long. 84°34'55", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 4 N., 

RTTnr., at northwest limits of Lansing, 3§ miles downstream from Cedar River. Datum 

of gage is 803.11 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation).

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1949. March 1901 to August 1906 at site 

at seymoor street Bridge, if miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1935-37, 1938-39, 1940-49), 815 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,890 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.44 

reet); minimum daily, 87 second-feet Oct. 30.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 15.59 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 20 secondfeet Aug. 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated below about 2,500 second-feet and occasionally at high discharges by 

power plants above station.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

182 

110 

95 

217 

169

167 

189 

170 

166 

145

199 

190 

166 

195 

a200

a200 

a2OO 

204 

191 

184

172 

171 

128 

141 

198

197 

173 

178 

243 

87 

135

Nov.

246 

152 

224 

203 

316

304 

318 

358 

350 

377

343 

489 

339 

247 

359

366 

370 

337 

425 

502

478 

544 

550 

439 

450

466 

396 

417 

413 

382

Dec.

406 

358 

339 

320 

295

305 

333 

302 

326 

292

146 

281 

283 

276 

451

36O 

a550 

a500 

a45O 

460

513 

475 

434 

477 

a350

a300 

281 

309 

604 

543 

582

Jan.

a550 

aSOO 

a450 

a 400 

a700

al,200 

al.100 

al.OOO 

a900 

847

752 

691 

618 

595 

585

595 

693 

911 

1,800 

1,910

1,840 

1,980 

1,640 

1,660 

1,470

1,300 

1,190 

1,300 

1,200 

789 

704

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her ................'.........

mber .........................

lender year 1948 

ary . . .

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

783 

820 

792 

761 

706

599 

576 

568 

685 

S30

780 

780 

2,480 

4,180 

5,340

5,780 

5,010 

4,480 

4,180 

3,410

2,720 

2,480 

2,260 

2,120 

2,120

1,910 

1,840 

1,700

Seoondfoot-days

--

5,362 

11.16C 

11,90C

379, 37C

31.87C 

60.69C 

31,994 

53.95C 

20,33e 

21,164 10,07" 

6,11£ 

6,36C

270,98£

Mar.

1,430 

1,430 

1,340 

1,220 

1,160

1,220 

1,220 

1,130 

1,070 

1,040

955 

905 

330 

830 

755

730 

618 

640 

595 

559

586 

513 

798 

1,020 

1,090

1,100 

1,240 

1,280 

1,310 

1,190 

2,190

Apr.

3,780 

4,380 

4,180 

3,500 

2,960

2,560 

2,260 

2,050 

1,770 

1,580

1,330 

1,290 

1,160 

1,100 

1,190

1,280 

1,340 

1,490 

1,640 

1,580

1,430 

1,340 

1,280 

1,250 

1,280

1,160 

1,100 

980 

905 

805

Maximum

243 

550 

) 603

I 11,400

1,980 

5,780 

2,190 

4,380 

1,320 

1,76O 

613 

280 

395

5,780

May

685 

708 

634 

634 

566

533 

491 

466 

450 

36S

416 

406 

363 

333 

276

309 

292 

373 

545 

1,320

1,320 

1,120 

1,120 

1,280 

1,080

975 

841 

724 

642 

564 

502

Minimum

87 

152 

146

70

400 

568 

513 

805 

276 

264 

199 

110 

112

87

June

498 

441 

382 

368 

356

302 

299 

323 

281 

274

278 

264 

309 

543 

876

1,290 

1.66O 

1,760 

1,590 

1,310

1,150 

1,050 

927 

731 

859

651 

580 

508 

578 

726

Mean

173 

37E 

384

1,037

1,028 

2,168 

1,032 

1,798 

656 

705 

325 

197 

212

742

July

613 

462 

389 

342 

304

273 

321 

270 

393 

45S

482 

406 

345 

457 

440

404 

333 

264 

237 

264

227 

207 

261 

298 

253

239 

234 

244 

249 

209 

199

Aug.

188 

216 

201 

226 

191

174 

223 

195 

204 

199

280 

199 

237 

241 

183

186 

3200 

a200 

a200 

a20O

a200 

198 

186 

191

183

191 

110 

115 

181 

215 

206

Per square 

mile

0.141 

.302 

.312

.843

.836 

1.76 

.839 

1.46 

.533 

.573 

.264 

.160 

.172

.603

Peak discharge (base, 2.80O sec . -ft .J_. - Feb. 16 (1 to 3 a.m. and 8 p.m.) 5.89O sec. -ft.

Sept.

205 

188 

112 

164 

168

169 

181 

181 

180 

118

142 

180 

218 

197 

211

194 

127 

212 

320 

395

369 

322 

274 

231 

222

247 

233 

204 

214 

188

Runoff In 

Inches

0.16 

.34 

.36

11.48

.96 

1.83 

.97 

1.63 

.61 

.64 

.30 

.18 

.19

8.17

; Apr. 2,

4,380 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed. on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Grand Rapids and Cedar River at BasD "Lansing.

949153 O - 51 - 8
106 STREAMS TRIBTJTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 0 57'10", long. 85°41'15", at mlnlclpal sewage

pumping plant near west limits of Grand Rapids, three-quarters of a mile upstream

from Plaster Creek. Datum of gage is 589.01 feet above mean sea level (levels by city

of Grand Rapids).

Drainage area.- 4,900 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- October 1930 to September 1949. March 1901 to December 1905 and

January l9Ub to September 1918 (gage heights only) at site at Fulton Street Bridge in

Grand Rapids.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1930-49), 3,238 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 10.60

reet); minimum daily, 990 second-feet Aug. 22, 23, 28, 29.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 42,200 second-feet Mar. 23, 1948 (gage height, 17.03 .

feet); minimum observed, 341 second-feet Aug. 17, 1936; minimum daily, 381 second-feet

Aug. 17, 1936.

A stage of 19.3 feet o.ccurred at Fulton Street gage Mar. 27, 1904 (discharge, 53,000

second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 1,500 secondreet, which are fair. Flow slightly regulated by power plants above station^ 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by city of Grand Rapids. 

Revisions (water years).- W 924: 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l-lo)

-4.1 990 -1.6 2,280 5.O 

-3.4 1,270 .2- 3,760 8.0 

-2.6 1,670 2.5 5,980 1O.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,110 

1.15O 

1,150 

1,110 

1,150

1,070 

1,110 

1,230 

1,270 

1,270

1,270 

1,370 

1,320 

1,270 

1,230

1,230 

1,270 

1,230 

1,270 

1,230

1,190 

1,230 

1,270 

1,230 

1,230

1,270 

1,270 

1,230 

1,320 

1,230 

1,230

Nov.

1,370 

1,370 

1,230 

1,270 

1,470

1,420 

1,470 

1,570 

1,520 

1,620

1,720 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,720

1,670 

1,670 

1,720 

1,780 

1,960

2,210 

2,280 

2,280 

2,210 

2,140

1,960 

1,900 

1,840 

1,780 

1,780

Dec.

1.72O 

1,720 

1,720 

1,570 

1,620

1,780 

*1,720 

1,720 

1,620 

1,570

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,780

1,96O 

2,420 

1,960 

1,780 

2,02O

2.O8O 

2,140 

2,020 

1,720 

bl,500

bl,400 

bl,300 

bl,400 

bl,600 

1,840 

2,210

Jan.

2,020 

2,140 

2,080 

2,020 

1,900

2,140 

2,660 

2,820 

3,060 

3,140

*2,9OO 

2,740 

2,420 

2,350 

2,350

2.42O 

2,580 

2,820 

4,210 

6,080

5,880 

6,080 

5,980 

6.O80 

5,880

5,580 

4,780 

4,300 

3,850 

3,400 

b3,300

Feb.

b3,200 

b3,100 

b3,OOO 

b2,90Q 

b2,8OO

b2,7OO 

*b2,600 

b2,500 

b2,500 

b2,5OQ

b2,5OO 

b2,500 

4,880 

8,090 

9,770

11,500 

13,100 

14,900 

17,800 

17,000

15.6OO 

13,900 

12,100 

1O.500 

10,700

10,100 

9,480 

8,680

unn+h Seoond- 

"°nth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

......... 1

uary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

38,010 

51,940 

54,170

,636,043

109,960 

22O.90O 

132,050 

165,520 

74,830 

66,510 

58,420 

38,320 

37,790

ter year 1948-49 ............ 1,048,420

liar.

7,650 

6,780 

6,O80 

5,680 

5,380

4,980 

4,780 

4,480 

4,480 

4,480

4,210 

4,030 

3,850 

*3,580 

3,310

3,220 

3,06O 

2.9OO 

2,660 

2,660

2,580 

2,660 

2,980 

3,310 

3,400

3,760 

4,390 

4,880 

5,080 

4,980 

5,780

Apr.

7,21O 

7,98O 

8,560 

9,200 

9,20O

8,560 

7,760 

6,880 

5,980 

5,480

4,880 

4,480 

4,120 

3,850 

3,670

4,030 

4,120 

4,580 

4,980 

5,380

5,480 

5,280 

4,880 

4,880 

4,580

4,3OO 

4,210 

4,030 

3,760 

3,220

HaxiDun

1,370 

2,280 

2,420

41,600

6,080 

17,800 

7,650 

9,200 

3,400 

1,030 

3,310 

1,570 

1,420

17,800

Peak discharge (base, 9,100 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 19 (6 a.m

to Apr. 5 (9 a.m.) 9,340 sec. -ft.

8,680 

13,200 

17,8OO

to September 1949

May

3,310 

3,140 

3,400 

2.98O 

2,900

2,660 

2,580 

2,280 

2,21O 

2,O8O

2,020 

1.96O 

1,780 

1,780 

1,720

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,840 

1,960

2,350 

2,740 

3,310 

3,140 

2,900

2,900 

2,620 

2,350 

2,280 

2,080 

2.02O

llininum

1,070 

1,230 

1,300

888

1,90O 

2,500 

2,580 

3,220 

1,720 

1,230 

1,370 

990 

1,110

990

. to 12 D.

June

1,960 

1,780 

1,720 

1,620 

1,620

1,570 

1,520 

1.47O 

1,270 

1,320

1,230 

1,270 

1,230 

1,470 

2,020

2,900 

3,490 

3,850 

4,030 

3,850

3,760 

3,310 

2,980 

2,420 

2,420

2,28O 

2,020 

2,210 

2,020 

1,9OO

Mean

1,226 

1,731 

1,747

4,470

3,547 

7,88O 

4,260 

5,517 

2,414 

2,217 

1,885 

1,236 

1,260

2,872

July

1,780 

1,840 

1,78O 

1,670 

1,570

1,470 

1,470 

1,520 

1,780 

2,210

3,O6O 

3,310 

2,820 

2.21O 

2,140

2,140 

2,28O 

2,140 

1,960 

1,780

1,720 

1,780 

1.47O 

1,47O 

1.37O

1,470 

1,420 

1,670 

1,670 

1,780 

1,670

Aug.

1,570 

1,570 

1,520 

1,320 

1,320

1,150 

1,150 

1,190 

1,230 

1,110

1,110 

1,370 

1,520 

1,520 

1,570

1,420 

1,370 

1,320 

1,230

1,150

1,110 

g990 

g990 

gl,030 

gl,O3O

gl,030 

gl,110 

g990 

g990 

1,110 

1,230

Per square 

Bile

0.250 

.353 

.357

.912

.724 

1.61 

.869 

1.13 

.493 

.452 

.3B5 

.252 

.257

.586

1 18,000 sec. -ft.; Apr

Sspt.

1,230 

1,320 

1,370 

1,320 

1,230

1,190 

1,190 

1,270 

1,230 

1,270

1,190 

1,190 

1,270 

1,320 

1,320

1,270 

1,320 

1,270 

1,270 

1,230

1,190 

1,420 

1,110 

1,370 

1,320

1,270 

1,270 

1,230 

1,190 

1,150

Runoff in 

inches

0.29 

.39 

.41

12.40

'.83 

1.68 

1.00 

1.26 

.57 

.50 

.44 

.29 

.29

7.95

4 (7 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Gage heights obtained from graph based on gage readings.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 107

Portage River below Little Portage Lake, near Munith, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°20'55\ long. 84°13'45", in NW^- see. 32, T. 1 S., R. 

2~~ErT7~at highway bridge on Portage Lake Road, 0.3 mile downstream from Little Portage 

Lake and 3^ miles southeast of Munith. Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Kecoras available.- April 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximuirdlscharge during year, 242 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 11.34

 reef); no flow Aug. 1 (gage height, 8.05 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 800 second-feet Apr. 6, 7,-1947 (gage height, 13.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times in 1946 and 1949; minimum 

gage height, that of Aug. 1, 1949.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of doubtful gage-height record

(gage height, in feet, and discharge in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, May 1 to Sept. 3)

8.0 0 8.7 24 10.1 112 

8.1 2.0 9.1 44 10.4 140 

8.2 5.0 9.6 74 10.7 170 

8.3 8.0 9.8 88 11,3 236

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.1 

4.4 

4.4 

3.8 

3.8

3.5 

3.8 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

5.0 

5.3 

5.3 

5.0 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.6 

6.2

5.9 

6.2 

5.0 

5.6 

6.2

6.5 

7.1 

7.1 

7.4 

7.4 

8.0

Nov.

8.4 

8.0 

9.2 

11 

16

26 

32 

34 

34 

34

33 

32 

31 

32 

28

21 

28 

32 

32 

42

50 

54 

53 

50 

46

42 

40 

37 

34 

32

Dec.

30 

26 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

25 

23 

21

18 

17 

17 

17 

23

32 

24 

42 

43 

38

36 

36 

34 

33 

28

20 

18 

15 

18 

26 

26

Jan.

26 

23 

20 

18 

26

33 

36 

44 

48 

51

49 

46 

40 

36 

32

35 

50 

58 

90 

96

108 

116 

112 

102 

87

74 

64 

62 

58 

58 

48

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

aber. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ftry

uary >

h..... .......................

1.................... ........

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

42 

36 

32 

29 

26

24 

25 

21 

22 

26

26 

26 

48 

101 

165

198 

214 

214 

d!85 

d!65

135 

121 

104 

98 

98

90 

92 

89

Seoondfoot-days

167. £ 

961.6 

807

15,084.6

1,746 

2,452 

2,035 

3,128 

737.2 

725. S 

131.1 

80.6 

186.6

13,158.5

Mar.

77 

70 

61 

56 

57

61 

60 

63 

64 

58

55 

51 

48 

48 

44

42 

38 

36 

34 

32

34 

44 

67 

86 

97

104 

108 

108 

103 

103 

126

Apr.

192 

236 

242 

225 

198

176 

155 

135 

112 

96

82 

69 

63 

60 

d61

d70 

d75 

d90 

94 

91

85 

76 

72 

67 

62

58 

53 

49 

44 

40

Maximum

8.0 

54 

43

390

116 

214 

126 

242 

46 

66 

9.6 

5.0 

16.0

242

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 17 (8 to 12

May

36 

35 

34 

31 

28

25 

22 

19 

16 

15

12 

12 

9.2 

10 

8.8

8.4 

9.2 

9.6 

11 

16

d!8 

d28 

d38 

46 

45

44 

39 

34 

30 

26 

d22

Minimum

3.5 

8.0 

15

2.4

18 

21 

32 

40 

8.4 

2.0 

.2 

.2 

1.1

.2

June

d2O 

17 

15 

13 

10

7.7 

5.9 

4.4 

2.9 

3.2

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

2.9 

8.0

26 

57 

61 

65 

66

60 

56 

49 

40 

32

24 

22 

18 

15 

18

Mean

5.42 

32.1 

26.0

41.2

56.3 

87.6 

65.5 

104 

23.8 

24.2 

4.23 

2.60 

6.22

36.1

July

9.6 

7.7 

6.2 

5.0 

4.1

4.7 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.9

6.2 

5.9 

5.6 

5.3 

4.7

4.7 

4.1 

3.5 

3.2 

2.9

2.3 

3.2 

3.5 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.2 

1.7 

1.4 

.8 

.2

Aug.

0.2 

1.1 

1.7 

2.0 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3

3.5 

4.7 

5.0 

5.0 

4.7

4.4 

3.8 

4.1 

4.4 

3.5

2.9 

2.6 

2.3 

1.7 

1.7

1.4 

1.4 

1.1 

.8 

.5 

1.1

Per square 

mile

0.099 

.584 

.473

.749

1.02 

1.59 

1.19 

1.89 

.433 

.440 

.077 

.047 

.113

.656

p.m.) 220 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (2 to

Sept.

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.6

3.2 

3.8 

4.4 

4.7 

4.4

4.7 

4.1 

3.8 

4.4 

4.7

4.7 

5.3 

8.8 

14 

16

15 

14 

11 

8.4

7.7

6.8 

6.5 

6.2 

5.9 

5.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.11 

.65 

.55

10.20

1.18 

1.66 

1.37 

2.11 

.50 

.49 

.09 

.05 

.13

8.89

8 a.m.)

242 sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement, weather 

records, and records for Orchard Creek at Munith and Grand River at Jackson.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich.

Location - Staff gage, lat. 42°23'35", long. 84°15'50", on line between sees. 12 and 13, 

T. is., R. IE., at highway bridge half a mile west of Munith and 3.0 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of.gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 49 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 536 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 12.20 

reet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet for several days.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 1,470 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 14.88 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 5-7, 

22, 23, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

Nov.

4.0

4.0

4.8

5.6

6.5

7.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

7.4

8.4

12

16

14

12

12

11

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

-

Dec.

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

*7.1

13

IT?

18

22

16

13

13

13

12

12

10

9

9

10

15

25

20

Month

Jan.

15

13

11

20

50

40

30

27

20

19

19

18

18^

17

19

22

22

28

179

231

182

132

86

51 *39

38

42

35

30

25

24

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Hay

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

July

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

18

23

28

25

25

250

315

476

*250

202

160

120

80

67

82

66

67

86

75

65

55

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

115.3

251.0

358.5

15,359.0

1,502

2,671

1,546

2,156

587

715.0

241 5 i82!e

270.5

1O,596.4

Peak discharge (base, 140 sec. -ft.).- Jan.

Mar.

50

45

40

40

42

40

37

39

39

39

35

29

25

26 *26

21

22

23

25

21

18

25

46

46

44

48

51

48

45

96

415

Apr.

345

220

155

112

83

74

67

59

50

44

41

38

36

34

64

75

70

72

66

58

55

50

46

43

40

37

35

31

29

27

Maximum

4.2

16

25

612

231

476

415 '

345

44

130

12

8.0

37

476

-

May

27

24

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

22

22

32

44

34

26

21

19

18

15

13

13

Minimum

3.5

4.0

7.1

3.2

11

IT

18

27

12

9.6

5.0

4.5

3.8

3.5

June

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

11

16

66

130

68

42

28

a30 825

a20

817

alS

330

25

21

17

16

-

Mean

3.72

8.37

11.6

42.0

48.5

95.4

49.9

71.9

18.9

23.8

7.79

5.89

9.02

29.0

July

12

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

8.4

8.0

9.6

11

9.2

8.0

7.7

8.4

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

Aug.

5.0

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.5

7.7

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.0

5.9

8.0

7.7

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.0

5.9

6.2

Per «quare

 lie

0.076

.171

.237

.857

.990

1.95

1.02

1.47

.386

.486

.159

.120

.184

.592

Sept.

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.2

25

37

27

15

13

12

10

12

11

8.0

7.1

6.8

6.5

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.19

.27

11.65

1.14

2.03

1.18

1.64

.44

.54

.18

.14

.21

8.05

20 (6 to 8 a.m.) 252 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (8 a.m.) 536

sec.-ft.; Mar. 31 (3 p.m.) 505 sec.-fTT.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cedar 

River at East Lanslng.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affectet by ice Dec. 26 to Jan. 7, Jan. 28 to Feb. 13, Feb. 28 to 

Mar. .3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 109

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 42°43'40", long. 84°28'40", in SW£ 

sec. 18, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., at East Lansing, 3 miles upstream from Sycamore Creek and 

4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 824.39 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 355 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1949. August 1902 to December 1903 at site 

tnree-quarters of a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1931-49), 188 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 7.68 

reetJ; minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 7.

1902-3, 1931-49: Maximum discharge, 5,920 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 

11.58 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet July 31, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

30

36

36

39

39

41

38

34

34

32

39

36

32

30

36

39

32

32

34

38

43

41

46

34

38

38

39

34

41

46

Nov.

50

50

59

80

98

a90

a80

73

66

63

66

63

63

63

63

57

54

52

68

890

a95

a9O

90

78

66

63

57

66

59

57

-

Dec.

57

48

50

50

SO

52

52

57

52

48

43

a50

54

54

68

78

106

90

95

90

57

57

63

73

50

52

52

50

73

122

131

Jan.

117

93

78

71

195

348

301

257

211

179

148

131

106

111

108

133

a200

a300

aSOO

7 IS

554

463

377

368

3O5

242

208

232

242

157

182

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

191

166

142

133

128

117

119

125

179

242

198

192

871

1,840

2,080

2,320

1,730

1,420

1,320

962

666

559

554

490

545

517

432

373

-

.

-

Seoondfoot-daya

1,139

2,069

2,024

115,581

7 935

18 1 611

7 639 13)245

4,657

4 391

2 *880

1,321

1,112

67,023

Mar.

264

279

264

235

271

321

301

267

253

235

211

198

182

179

163

148

125

139

125

122

122

154

260

301

279

271

328

381

336

279

646

Apr.

1,450

1,480

1,170

878

692

545

450

368

309

3270

232

209

191

182

232

364

406

450

49O

3430

340

279

301

294

267

235

215

191

169

157

Maximum

46

98

131

4,530

800

2 '646 320

1,480

467

550

267

52

68

2,320

May

148

148

a!45

a!35

a!30

122

alls

alOS

98

a90

a90

a85

a80

a75

a75

71

75

75

125

467

368

271

279

29O

215

175

148

131

119

106

101

Minimum

30

50

43

11

71

117

122

157

71

57

50

3611

11

June

a95

a90

a80

a75

a7O

66

68

61

57

61

57

57

59

73

111

253

a45Q

a550

a400

279

204

157

122

103

98

108

95

75

85

332

Mean

36.7

69.0

65.3

316

256

665

246

442

150

146

92 . 9

42* 6

37.1

184

July

267

175

157

103

83

85

98

90

90

133

142

108

85

9O

148

119

93

78

73

66

61

61

57

57

57

54

50

50

50

50

50

Aug.

46

46

46

43

43

43

48

50

48

43

46

52

48

48

46

41

41

41

41

39

39

38

38

38

38

36

36

38

41

41

Per square 

Bile

0.103

.194

.184

.890

.721

1 87

. 693

1.25

423

!411

. 262

.120

.105

.518

39

Sept.

41

39

38

24

14

14

11

19

28

32

30

28

32

36

52

30

18

38

57

68

66

59

52

46

43

41

39

39

39

39

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.22

.21

12.10

.S3

1* 95

. 8O

1.40

.49

.46

.30

.14

.12

7.04

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft. .- Feb. 16 (4 to 5 p.m.) 2,580 sec. -ft. s Apr. 1 (9 to 12 p.m.)

1,620 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Grand River 

at Lansing.
110 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mien.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°49i45", long. 84°46'40", in sec. 10, T. N., R. 4 W., 

at highway bridge lj miles northeast of Eagle and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 281 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height 

observed, 6.55 feet Feb. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 27 second-feet 

Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 2,860 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 7.70 

feet, from graph based on-gage readings); minimum daily, 15 second-feet Jan. 2, 1947 

(occurred during period of ice effect); minimum gage height observed, 1.12 feet Aug.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height record

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, Sept. 24-30)

1.2 26 2.0 122 3.8 570 

1.4 45 2.4 200 4.6 910 

1.7 79 3.2 388 4.8 1,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

37 

36 

35 

34 

33

32 

33 

35 

34 

32

34 

38 

38 

38 

36

36 

35 

35 

35 

36

37 

38 

39 

40 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

40 

40

Nov.

41 

42 

43 

44 

49

53 

55 

53 

50 

50

49 

49 

49 

48 

47

47 

47 

48 

50 

52

57 

62 

64 

58 

57

54 

52 

52 

52 

50

Dec.

49 

50 

49 

48 

49

49 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

53 

53 

64

75 

*80 

90 

90 

80

75 

70 

60 

55 

50

50 

50 

50 

70 

100 

100

Jan.

100

90

80 

70 

150

235 

229 

224 

222 

222

a200 

a!80 

d!60 

d!50 

144

144 

109 

131 

500 

314

290 

278 

266 

266 

250

220 

200 

180 

200 

250 

250

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

230 

150 

120 

110 

100

100 

100 

110 

120 

120

150 

250 

400 

600 

985

710 

630 

*670 

730 

750

750 

770 

730 

690 

650

535 

485 

427

Sdcondfoot-days

1,131 

1,524 

1,909

91,485

6,304 

12,172 

6,735 

9,762 

3,237 

2,644 

2,680 

1,629 

1,085

50,813

Mar.

388 

362 

326 

276 

259

253 

246 

231 

218 

218

198 

187 

174 

154 

147

140 

130 

120 

122

117

112 

122 

*153 

182 

209

220 

253 

253 

251 

259 

455

Apr.

500 

455 

440 

440 

470

470 

455 

427 

388 

338

295 

244 

209 

182 

189

222 

240 

302 

338 

326

326 

338 

338 

326 

314

309 

266 

233 

207 

176

MMcimum

40 

64 

100

2,020

500 

985 

455 

500 

166 

172 

251 

176 

41

985

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (8 a.m.)

May

158 

153 

135 

127 

117

103 

96 

89 

84 

79

77 

74 

72 

69 

67

65 

64 

64 

92 

135

140 

156 

166 

153 

140

133 

106 

91 

84 

77 

71

Minimum

32 

41 

48

30

70

loo

112 

176 

64 

42 

39 

34 

28

28

June

66 

62 

57 

56 

55

52

47 

45 

43 

43

42 

42 

43 

98 

106

154 

172 

172 

172 

172

164 

119 

95 

88 

79

73 

68 

68 

75 

116

Mean

36.5 

50.8 

61.6

250

203 

435 

217 

325 

104 

88.1 

86.5 

52.5 

36.2

Il39

July

95 

99 

102 

96

86

80 

78 

72 

95 

251

178 

133 

116 

117 

129

114 

103 

92 

74 

62

56 

50 

45 

43 

40

39 

39 

44 

52 

52 

48

Aug.

45 

42 

42 

41 

39

3S 

38 

38 

45 

86

109 

167 

95 

79 

69

60 

54 

49 

45 

41

39 

37 

35 

35 

35

35 

34 

35 

36 

36 

41

Per square 

 lie

0.130 

.181 

.219

.890

.722 

1.55 

.772 

1.16 

.370 

.314 

.308 

.187 

.129

.495

1,080 sec. -ft.

Sept.

39 

39 

37 

37 

36

35 

37 

40 

38 

36

36 

35 

35 

38 

37

36 

36 

40 

39 

38

41 

37 

39 

38 

36

33 

31 

30 

28 

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.20 

.25

12 .-11

.83 

1.61 

.89 

1.29 

.43 

.35 

.36 

.22 

.14

6.72

records for Cedar

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

River at East Lanslng and Maple River -at Maple Rapids.

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cedar 

River at East Lanslng and Maple River at Maple Rapids.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-12, Dec. 17 to Jan. 5, Jan. 25 to Feb. 14, 

Mar. 16-18.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 111

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06'35", long. 84°41'35", in sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 3 

w., at highway bridge at Maple Rapids, Just downstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area.- 434 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,430 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 8.75 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 7; minimum gage height observed, 2.04 feet Aug. 

1944-49: Maximum daily discharge, 6,500 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948; maximum gage 

height, 11.22 feet, from floodmark (backwater from ice) Mar. 20, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 8.2 second-feet Aug. 11, 1944 (gage height , 1.61 feet).

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily.

28.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

19 

19 

20 

20 

21

23 

23 

24 

24 

25 

25

Nov.

26 

26 

26 

27 

29

30 

32 

35 

35 

34

37 

38 

37 

36 

36

35 

35 

39 

39 

42

48 

48 

48 

45 

42

40 

39 

38 

37 

36

Dec.

36 

35 

34 

34 

34

35 

37 

36 

35 

33

32 

32 

33 

34 

36

42 

48 

a50 

50 

53

50 

51 

51

44 

39

36 

33 

32 

50 

85 

82

Jan.

81 

75 

66 

57 

72

122 

122 

111 

100 

100

100 

97 

94 

91 

88

91 

97 

108 

195 

285

285 

308 

325 

322 

315

300 

285 

270 

255 

241 

220

Month

Octo 

HOTS 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Juls 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

Ary . . .

vary

h.. ..........................

1.. ..........................

ist ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

214 

189 

173 

158 

141

129 

118 

108 

100 

94

91 

88 

262 

522 

815

1,140 

1,260 

1,300 

1,430 

1,300

1,100 

970 

815 

735 

795

755 

a700 

a650

Secondfcot-days

578 

1,095 

1,312

110,650

5,278 

16,152 

8,889 

11,469 

3,434 

2,161 

3,451 

928 

623

55,370

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec, -ft.).- Pel

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computec 

Looklngglass River near Eagle and Thomapple

Mar.

a600 

3550 

a500 

3450 

390

360 

345 

338 

330 

322

300 

278 

278 

248 

234

214 

195 

173 

163 

149

145 

149 

163 

173 

184

201 

227 

278 

292 

315 

345

Apr.

390 

430 

485 

510 

51O

485 

460 

420 

380 

352

330 

300 

285 

262 

255

270 

278 

308 

360 

410

450 

460 

460 

450 

430

400 

380 

352 

322 

285

Maximum

25 

48 

85

6,500

325 

1,430 

600 

510 

£85 

149 

227 

56 

24

1,430

5. 19 _{8 s.m 

i on basis o: 

River nesr I

May

285 

262 

241 

227 

208

184 

168 

154 

141 

129

118 

104 

91 

82 

72

72 

60 

57 

59 

60

63 

71 

74 

67 

67

62 

59 

54 

50 

48 

45

Minimum

15 

26 

32

15

57 

88 

145 

255 

45 

30 

34 

20 

17

15

June

44 

40 

38 

38 

35

34 

34 

32 

32 

30

30 

30 

30 

38 

64

114 

133 

145 

149 

149

145 

137 

125 

114 

94

82 

69 

57 

52 

47

Mean

18.6 

36.5

42.3

302

170 

577 

287 

382 

111 

72.0 

111 

29.9 

20.8

152

July

48 

59 

58 

52 

45

40 

36 

34 

43 

94

122 

137 

158 

195 

220

227 

227

214 

208 

189

168 

149 

129 

111 

97

80 

66 

57 

60 

64 

64

Aug.

56 

52 

46 

40 

36

33 

335 

335 

335 

35

36 

35 

35 

32 

30

27 

26 

25 

24 

22

22 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

22 

23 

24

Per square 

mile

0.043' 

.084 

.097

.696

.392 

1.33 

.661 

.880 

.256 

.166 

.256 

.069 

.048

.350

Sept.

24 

24 

24 

22 

23

22 

22 

22 

21 

21

20 

20 

20 

21 

22

22 

21 

22 

21

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

18 

19 

18 

18 

17

Runoff in 

inches

0.05 

.09 

.11

9.46

.45 

1.38 

.76 

.98 

.30 

.19 

.30 

.08 

.05

4.74

) 1,430 see. -ft. 

* weather records and records for 

Isstlngs.
112 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mien.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°36'55", long. 85°14'15", in sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 8 

w., at highway bridge half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek, 2 miles downstream 

from Thornapple Lake, and 3f miles southeast of Hastings.

Drainage area.- 385 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 6.68 

 feet); minimum, 82 second-feet Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 2.90 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 6,810 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.20

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 43 second-feet Aug. 26-28,

1946.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-contKJl method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4,

June 28 to Sept. 30)

2.9 82 3.9 400 

3.1 123 4.7 855 

3.3 169 5.7 1,520 

3.6 265 6.6 2,220

Discharge, in second-feet,, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

88 

94 

9O 

86

sa

88 

90 

98 

1OO 

92

96 

1OO 

102 

100 

100

98 

96 

96 

92 

92

94 

98 

98 

98 

96

96 

98 

98 

98 

96 

96

Nov.

96 

102 

104 

106 

117

115 

119 

123 

121 

125

132 

130 

127

125 

123

123 

132 

141 

143 

164

186 

177 

164 

145 

136

130 

127 

127 

123 

125

Dec.

127 

125 

123 

121 

130

138 

138 

138 

134 

132

130 

, 132 

136 

138 

162

203 

233 

213 

191 

177

169 

167 

157 

150 

138

121 

121 

121 

138 

alSO 

167

Jan.

183 

167 

157 

143 

1S6

314 

385 

370 

323 

293

258 

233 

197 

175 

175

226 

285 

318 

560 

717

885 

975 

885 

664 

582

494 

416 

380 

395 

336 

289

Month

Oo to 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Bay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

h.. ..........................

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

277 

269 

258 

233 

194

191 

191 

183 

189 

207

2OO 

243 

648 

1,340 

2,220

2,220 

2,050 

1,770 

1,620 

1,340

915 

735 

620 

582 

631

675 

648 

538

Second 

foot-days

2,952 

3,908 

4,620

139,856

11,966 

21,177 

9,100 

14,416 

6,485 

5,777 

3,604 

3,345 

3,303

90,653

Peak discharge (base, 750 sec. -ft.).- Jan.

Mar.

455 

375 

323 

305 

318

336 

332 

314 

305 

297

281 

261 

240 

223 

213

2OO 

186 

183 

183 

175

175 

203 

269 

293 

289

293 

318 

390 

428 

411 

526

Apr.

885 

1,240 

1,340 

1,240 

1,040

753 

582 

477 

385 

318

285 

265 

258 

236 

273

336 

360 

375 

416 

416

375 

350 

336 

332 

314

281 

265 

247 

226 

210

Maximum

102 

186 

233

4,890

975 

2,220 

526 

1,340 

422 

428 

167 

229 

117

2,220

May

197 

186 

194 

194 

180

169 

164 

157 

150 

143

138 

136 

134 

134 

a!30

130 

130 

132 

177 

355

400 

422 

385 

365 

328

285 

247 

213 

183 

a!70 

157

Minimum

86 

96 

121

74

143 

183 

175 

210 

130 

98 

96 

82 

106

82

June

150 

143 

136 

134 

125

119 

115 

112 

110 

104

102 

98 

106 

112 

169

301 

390 

428 

416 

328

258 

226 

194 

167 

172

229 

251 

216 

177 

189

Mean

95.2 

130 

149

382

386 

756 

294 

481 

209 

193 

116 

108 

110

248

July

167 

143 

127 

117 

112

110 

110 

108 

110 

117

119 

117 

110 

132 

152

152 

134 

119 

112 

108

106 

106 

104 

1OO 

100

100 

96 

102 

104 

106 

104

Aug.

102 

102 

1OO 

98 

96

92 

92 

88 

82 

82

104 

229 

191 

138 

123

110 

106 

104 

102 

102

1OO 

98 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

100 

106 

106 

112

far square 

mile

0.247 

.338 

.387

.992

1.00 

1.96 

.764 

1.25 

.543 

.501 

.301 

.281 

.286

.644

Sept.

112 

110 

110 

108 

110

110 

108 

108 

108 

108

106 

106 

106 

108 

108

106 

106 

110 

117 

117

115 

112 

112 

112 

112

112 

112 

112 

112 

110

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

.38 

.45

13.51

1.15 

2.04 

.88 

1.40 

.63 

.56 

.35 

.32 

.32

8.76

22, 975 sec. -ft. ; Feb. 15 (5 to 10 p.m.) 2,300 sec. -ft.;

Apr. 3 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) 1,340 se'c.-rt. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 113

Higgins Lake Outlet near Roseommon, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°25'50", long. 84°40'10", in sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 3 

w., on upstream side county highway bridge over Higgins Lake Outlet, 3 miles southwest of Roscommon and 8 miles upstream from Backus Creek. Datum of gage is 1,150 .'SB 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 58 square miles.

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 68 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 

STStTTeet); minimum daily, 3 second-feet Dec. 10, 11, caused by ice jam upstream.

1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 110 second-feet June 28, 1943 (gage height, 

3.15 feet); minimum daily, that of Dec. 10, 11, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 10 secondreet, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

24

23

23

22

21

21

20

21

20

2O

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Ncv.

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

18

17

18

17

20

18

18

21

22

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

21

22

Dec.

21

21

21

20

21

22

21

20

15

*3

3

12

11

11

18

16

15

15

18

15

15

16

28

25

23

21

22

23

23

25

24

Jan.

23

23

*23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

25

26

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

34

36

38

36

Month

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

November

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

36

36

36

35

35

36

36

36

35

35

35

36

36

37

38

40

46

38

38

38

38

37

36

40

42

42

42

42

_

_

-

Seoondfoct-days

584

564

564

14,741

A1 OJ.*A. 

1,057

1 233 1 * "*.r\"*i

1)234

1,356

1,714

738 7

172!4

11,334.1

Mar.

42

40

4O

40

40

40

39

4O

4O

4O

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

36

39

40

39

40

40

42

42

43

44

45

Apr.

44

45

45

44

44

44

44

45

44

44

44

44

44

42

43

46

43

42

42

42

42

40

4O

42

4O

45

46

45

44

44

Maximum

24

22

28

74

38

46

45

46

46

67

67

44

7.6

67

May

44

45

46

44

41

42

42

42

40

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

41

38

39

4O

40

42

40

40

39

38

36

36

36

Minimum

16

16

3

3

21

35

36

40

36

32

44

8*0

3.8

3

June

34

34

35

36

37

36

34

33

32

32

32

32

33

39

53

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

52

54

56

56

58

67

67

-

Mean

18.8

18.8

18.2

40.3

26.3

37.8

WQ Q

Otf. O

43.4

39.8

45.2

55.3

23.8

5.75

31.1

July

67

66

64

64

64

67

66

63

63

66

61

60

59

58

57

55

54

53

52

50

48

47

45

44

46

46

46

46

46

46

45

Aug.

44

43

42

40

37

30

31

32

32

32

32

33

32

31

31

29

29

28

24

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.7

. 8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

f

Per square 

mile

O.324

.324

.314

.695

.453

.652

 686

.748

.686

.779

.953

.410

.099

.536

).4

Sept.

7.6

6.6

5.9

5.9

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

4.2

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

.36

.36

9.46

.52

.68

.79

.83

.79

.87

1.10

.47

.11

7.25

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7 to Jan. 18.
114 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Muskegon River near Merrltt, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°20'10", long. 84°53'30", in sec. 2, T. 22 N., R. 

t> w., 35 feet above bridge on State Highway 55, half a mile upstream from West Branch, 

2£ miles east of Merritt, and 5 miles west of Houghton Lake. Datum of gage" is 1,117.82 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to 

July 13, 1949, wire-weight gage on downstream side of bridge.

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 584 second-feet Apr. 1, 2; maximum gage height, 

BTETSTeet Apr. 2; minimum discharge, 36 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge observed, 904 aecond-feet Apr. 17, 1947 (gage height, 

7.61 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1949.

Remarks.- Records fair except thos'e for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Occasional regulation by operation of gates at Reedsburg Dam.

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-30) 

Ogt. 1 to June 18 June 19 to Sept. 30

2.5 44 5.6 320 2.4 44 

3.0 76 6.2 413 3.1 39 

3.8 137 6.6 512 4.0 161 

4.6 210 6.3 564 4.8 233

Discharge, in aecoad-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

62 

59 

53 

51 

50

48 

45 

48 

51 

aSO

43 

52 

54 

54

51

54 

a52 

51 

54 

53

50 

aSl 

52 

51 

49

51 

51 

51 

52 

52 

51

HOT.

51 

51 

51 

52 

60

a65 

63 

67 

70 

70

67 

74 

89 

91 

a90

a9O 

99 

133 

141 

145

172 

a!70 

163 

alSO 

alSO

158 

158 

8150 

145 

141

Dec.

137 

137 

101 

80 

86

96 

121 

a!20 

125 

121

121 

117 

121 

al25 

125

125 

121 

117 

a!20 

121

a!20 

8120 

*117 

allO 

100

35

go

95

gs 

go

30

Jan.

95 

85 

130 

200 

180

150 

135 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

130 

165

160 

160 

160 

150 

135

150 

150 

130 

150 

alSO

168 

*163 

alSS 

168 

160 

135

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Apr! 

May 

Jun« 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber

nber .........................

.lendar year 1948 

ary

uarv

1. ...........................

sober ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

135 

135 

136 

135 

120

125 

130 

140 

145 

145

145 

145 

135 

120 

140

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

145 

155 

163 

 181 

131

a!75 

168 

155

Seoondfoot-days

1,601 

3,201 

3,439

63,544

4,479 

4,058 

6.29C 

10.27C 

5.01E 

4,129 

3,928 

1,791 

1.40J

49,606

Mar.

170 

130 

180 

175 

175

175 

175 

170 

165 

165

165 

160 

160 

155 

150

150 

150 

145 

145 

140

140 

160 

130 

210 

230

250 

280 

310 

350 

430 

 500

Apr.

534 

584 

529 

482 

*456

3450 

433 

8410 

8390 

370

354 

333 

320 

307 

a290

261 

261 

240 

215 

215

225 

a240 

256 

266 

289

a300 

a300 

314 

301 

295

MattwiB

62 

172 

137

644

2OO 

181 

500 

534 

301 

245 

183 

81 

61

584

May

289 

233 

295 

8300 

301

266 

250 

220 

200 

12g

109 

117 

117 

125 

a!25

125 

105 

103 

121 

125

117 

125 

12g 

3125 

121

125 

125 

117 

113 

3110 

103

Minima

45 

51 

80

45

35 

120 

140 

215 

103 

63 

86 

44 

40

40

June

gg

84 

94

gg 

go

89 

85 

73 

76 

73

eg

64 

63 

86 

150

215 

3230 

245 

233 

3225

202 

184 

156 

152

170

a!70 

161 

156 

166 

a!6O

Mean

51.6 

107 

111

174

144 

145 

203 

342 

162 

138 

127 

57.3 

46.8

136

July

144 

136 

174 

alSO 

124

161 

144 

3160 

17g 

183

also 

161 

148 

144 

136

128 

124 

112 

108 

104

g&

92 

88 

90 

108

100 

94 

90 

89

go

36

Aug.

31 

81 

78 

75 

72

eg 

eg

68 

60 

60

62 

64 

61 

59 

58

56 

55 

55 

53 

50

48 

47 

46 

46 

44

44 

44 

46 

46 

46 

48

Per square 

 ile

0.167 

.346 

.35g

.563

.466 

. 4S9 

.657 

1.11 

.524 

.447 

.411 

.187 

.151

.440

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of weather records 

for station at Evart. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25 to Jan. 24, Jan. 3O to Feb. 22, 

Mar. 31.

Sept.

52 

46 

46 

46 

49

49 

51 

53 

50 

48

46 

45 

48 

43 

48

46 

44 

46 

43 

44

44 

42 

46 

44 

41

40 

42 

45 

52 

61

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

.39 

.41

7.64

.54

.49 

.76 

1.24 

.60 

.50 

.47 

.22 

.17

5.98

and records 

Feb. 23 to
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 115

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°54' ( long. 85°15', in sec. 34, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., on 

Highway bridge at east edge of Evart, half a mile upstream from Twin Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to June 1931, January 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1934-49), 930 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.32 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 325 second-feet Aug. 27 

(gage height, 6.80 feet).

1930-31, 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 7,000 second-feet June 3, 4, 1945 (gage height, 

13.68 feet, from high-water mark); minimum observed, 164 second-feet Dec. 20, 1947 (gage 

height, 6.35 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 3O

6.8 350 8.8 1,670 6.9 370 8.4 1,340 

7.3 625 9.5 2,300 7.3 570 9.4 2,210 

8.O 1.O40 10.3 3.1OO 7.6 75O 10.3 3,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

350 

362 

399 

370 

365

360 

355 

395 

385 

365

3SO 

385 

380 

385 

385

380 

375 

37O 

370 

370

370 

370 

370 

375

375

375 

375 

370 

375 

375 

380

Nov.

380 

380 

380 

390 

444

494 

526 

499 

494 

499

510 

499 

499 

494 

494

482 

554 

601 

607 

787

895 

865 

835 

787 

745

715 

679 

651 

631 

643

Dec.

607 

571 

548 

526 

54S

583 

583 

543 

538 

526

482 

521 

516 

526 

554

56O 

472 

40O 

416 

504

538 

»589 

521 

477 

430

395 

380 

500 

740 

900 

810

Jan.

760 

700 

640 

58O 

540

59O 

630 

600 

560 

560

56O 

560 

56O 

540 

530

660 

760 

830 

900 

920

880 

840 

810 

775 

805

 781 

739 

709 

601 

600 

560

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

May* 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sapt

Wa

 her......... ................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ......

uftry

»t ...........................

 ber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

570 

500 

6OO 

600 

600

6OO 

610 

530 

66O 

670

67O 

670 

600 

560 

600

64O 

640 

640 

640 

6 SO

700 

709 

»721 

865 

1,300

1,500 

1,380 

1,250

Seoondfoot-days

11,596 

17,455 

16,804

303,291

21.08C 

20,875 

43,78C 

46.38C 

23,092 

25,072 

19,302 

12,568 

12.20C

270,209

Mar.

1,150

1,050 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000

1,050 

950 

95O 

1,000

950 

90O 

860 

86O 

840

750 

650 

700 

7OO 

700

750 

1,460 

2,030 

2,120 

2,210

2,450 

2,700 

2,900 

3,000 

 3,100 

3,000

Apr.

3,000 

2,900 

2,700. 

2.6OO 

2,350

2,210 

2,080 

1,900 

1,720 

1,580

1,460 

1,340 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,220 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,100

1,030 

1,030 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

1,140 

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,140

Maxima

399 

895 

900

5,800

920 

1,500 

3,100 

3,000 

1,140 

1,940 

834 

515 

490

3,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.}.- Mar. 30, 3,100

May

1,100 

1,140 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060

1,030 

995 

925 

890 

820

764 

698 

631 

625 

620

6O3 

598 

608 

625 

608

576 

581 

608 

625 

631

631 

608 

586 

576 

554 

537

June

515 

505 

500 

480 

465

460 

435 

415 

415 

410

406 

397 

397 

554 

1,220

1,580 

1,940 

1,900 

1,540 

1,300

1,180 

1,100 

925 

806 

960

1,060 

925 

834 

750 

698

Minima Mean

350 374 

380 582 

380 542

309 829

530 680 

560 746 

650 1,412 

1,030 1,546 

537 745 

397 836 

460 623 

334 405 

348 407

334 740

July

685 

655 

620 

581 

559

554 

625 

661 

730 

827

757 

718 

679 

637 

608

576 

564 

537 

520 

500

485 

475 

460 

460 

505

704 

834 

834 

750 

643 

559

Aug.

Per aquare 

 ile

0.258 

.401 

.374

.572

.469 

.514 

.974 

1.07 

.514 

.577 

.430 

.279 

.281

.510

sec. -ft.

515 

490 

470 

455 

440

43O 

45O 

455 

435 

440

450 

485 

455 

430 

402

384 

374 

356 

361 

352

352 

348 

348 

343 

338

343 

334 

374 

392 

388 

379

Sept.

440 

435 

420 

420 

49O

44O 

445 

485 

455 

440

415 

410 

420 

430 

415

406 

397 

392 

374 

370

370 

366 

366 

374 

379

370 

374 

388 

366 

348

Runoff in 

inohec

0.30 

.45 

.43

7.77

.54 

.54 

1.12 

1.19 

.59 

.64 

.50 

.32 

.31

6.93

Ischarge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25 to Jan. 23, Jan. 30 to Feb. 21, Feb. 

ar. 21.
116 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°25', long. 85°48', in sec. _ *, T. 12 N., R. 13 

wi., in tailrace of power plant operated by Consumers Power Co. at Newaygo, 600 feet 

downstream from Penoyer Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,350 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1930 to September 1949. June 1901 to December 1906 at site 

a Dove wewaygo.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1930-49), 1,745 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 50.14 

reet); minimum, 446 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 46.28 feet); minimum daily, 

588 second-feet Aug. 21.

1901-6, 1930-49: Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet June 2, 1945 (gage height, 

53.76 feet); minimum, about 150 second-feet June 4, 1941; minimum daily, 390 secondfeet July 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Hardy Dam (since 1931), Croton Dam, and 

several smaller dams, and by power plant at Newaygo at all stages.

Revisions (water years).- W 974; 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

46.5 590 46.4 54O

46.9 920 4<

47.2 1,230 4'

47.7 1,86O 4f

j.7 800

r.4 1,530

).0 2,400

48.9 3,750 49.0 3,91O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

614

606

590

830

1,140

1,020

893

622

614

614

1,410

1,820

1,78O

1,490

622

614

598

814

1,O8O

1,200

990

875

598

614

606

782

1,OOO

1,020

662

622

614

NOV.

630

814

1,250

1,080

893

638

622

806

1,140

1,780

1,760

1,750

1,050

1,OOO

1,110

1,730

1,330

1.03O

1,040

1,240

1,730

2,000

2,150

2,080

1,760

1,8OO

1,120

1,000

1,560

1,730

Dec.

1,720

1,460

1,060

1.O4O

1,020

1,350

1,730

1,730

1.47O

1,050

1.O2O

1,020

1,280

1,730

1,220

893

1,O3O

1,000

1,02O

1,360

1,730

1,640

1,040

1.O2O

1,000

662

782

1,130

1,050

1,060

97O

Jan.

646

654

1,050

1,190

1,730

1,720

1,460

1,010

1,000

1,360

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,630

1,030

1,340

1,930

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,080

1,690

1,750

2,08O

2,150

2,O8O

2,150

2.08O

2.O80

1,550

a, 490

Month

Oo'tobor

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,760

1,73O

1,750

1,720

1,210

1,200

1,420

1,660

1,640

1,630

1,660

1,660

1,680

2,000

2.O80

2,O8O

2.O8O

2,080

1,710

1,750

2,O8O

2,O8O

2.O8O

2,230

3,590

3,750

3,750

3,750

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

27,354

39,623

37,287

656,447

50,540

57,810

86,200

73,42O

46,230

53,432

38*698

32; 698

31,414

574,706

Mar.

3,380

2,92O

2.92O

3,000

2,920

2,780

2,7OO

2,920

2,920

2,780

2,480

2,180

2,180

2,700

2,920

2,700

2,180

2,180

1,740

1,730

2,020

2,780

3,300

3,300

3,300

2,250

2,320

3,450

3,750

3.75O

3,750

Apr.

3,750

3,

3,

3,

580

S80

910

3,68O

3.22O

3,

2,

2,

220

350

100

1,950

1,920

2,

2,

2,

ISO

250

too

2,400

1,790

1,

2,

2,

770

320

100

2.4OO

2,250

1,

1,

1,

550

770

760

1,950

2,180

2,

2,

1,

1,

Maximum

1,820

2,150

1,730

7,91O

2,150

3,750

3.75O

3,910

2 j 180

3,300

1,83O

1,830

1,600

3.91O

LOO

L80

950

760

May

1,770

2,O2O

2,180

2.18O

2,020

1,770

1,760

1,790

1,760

1,760

1,650

1,3OO

1,200

1,050

1,040

1,220

1,300

1,300

1,320

1,290

1,O8O

1,090

1,240

1,600

1,760

1,760

1,740

1,030

1,040

1,050

1,160

Minimum

590

622

662

575

646

1,200

1,730

1,760

1,03O

612

620

588

604

5S8

June

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,140

1,100

1,170

1,290

1,3OO

1,3OO

1,170

950

612

980

1,120

2,030

3,300

3,220

3,220

2,48O

2,620

2,850

2,78O

2,100

1,790

1,390

1,340

2,020

2,180

2,180

1,950

-

Mean

882

1,321

1,203

1,794

1,630

2,065

2,781

2,447

1,491

1,781

1,248

1,055

1,O47

1,575

July

1,490

l.OSO

1,070

1,O80

89O

1,090

1,090

1,080

1,100

1,390

1,800

1,770

1,790

1,800

1,510

1,090

1,080

1,O9O

1,430

1,830

1,430

960

620

638

970

1,430

1,600

1.17O

1,150

1,100

1,080

Aug.

1.48O

1,

1,

1,

33O

300

110

1,040

656

1,

529

370

390

1,080

1,100

1,

1,

1,

380

38O

370

1,080

i,3eo 1,1»< 1»<

530

38O

>60

665

588

l.<

1,

370

380

DSO

910

612

i

1,

l.<

312

596

L80

330

1.O3O

Per square 

 lie

0.375

.562

.512

.763

.694

679

1.18

1.04

.634

.758

.531

.449

.446

.670

Sept.

1,030

1,020

1,020

1.O3O

1,O2O

1,030

1,230

1,6OO

1,060

1,050

920

950

1,080

1,120

1,100

1,080

800

860

1,090

1,140

1,150

1,120

1,080

860

604

360

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,130

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.43

.63

.59

10.38

.80

.92

1.36

1.16

.73

.85

.61

.52

.50

9.10
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 117

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°46'40", long. 86°16'45", in sec. 19, T. 18 N., 

K. 16 W., at Scottville, 5f miles downstream from South Branch. Datum of gage is 

606.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 709 square miles.

Records available.- June 1943 to September 1949. August 1939 to June 1943 at site 4f 

miles upstream, published as Pere Marquette River at Custer.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 620 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet Mar. 30 to Apr. 1; maximum 

gage height, 4.51 feet Dec. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 380 second-feet 

Oct. 6, Aug. 27.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet June 4, 5, 1945 (gage height, 5.84 

feet); minimum observed, 310 second-feet Aug. 9, 10, 1941 (gage height, 2.12 feet, site 

and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

2.0 390 3.8 974 1.8 380 3.2 750 

2.5 500 4.1 4,120 2.2 445 3.7 955 

3.0 645 2.6 545 4.1 1,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

420 

430 

410 

390 

390

380 

390 

400 

410 

400

400 

430 

440 

440 

420

420 

410 

410 

410 

410

410 

410 

410 

410 

410

410 

410 

410 

410 

410 

410

Nov.

420 

410 

410 

420 

420

440 

450 

450 

440 

462

475 

475 

475 

488 

488

475 

512 

550 

595 

628

645 

700 

720 

662 

610

580 

550 

538 

525 

512

Dec.

500 

488 

488 

488 

488

500 

500 

500 

488 

475

488 

475 

488 

488 

500

512 

512 

512 

488 

488

500 

 500 

488 

475 

475

450 

470 

500 

540 

600 

570

Jan.

550 

530 

500 

475 

475

475 

475 

475 

475 

475

475 

475 

475 

475 

475

580 

645 

740 

700 

660

660 

660 

660 

660 

*662

595 

565 

595 

600 

600 

600

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

tori 

Hay 

June 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

1...... .................... .

eaber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

600 

600 

600 

600 

600

600 

600 

600 

600 

600

600 

600 

610 

630 

640

650 

650 

620 

600 

595

595 

580 

*580 

645 

780

S80 

940 

900

Seoondfoot-days

12,72C 

15,52: 

15,434

216, 74£

17,462 

18,09E 

24,29E 

23.90E 

18,052 

17,262 

14,37E 

12.86E 

12,74-

201,73'

Mar.

860 

820 

780 

760 

740

730 

710 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

662 

645 

628

610 

580 

565 

565 

538

550 

662 

800 

930 

1,040

1,050 

1,050 

1,100 

1,120 

1,150 

1,150

Apr.

1,150 

1,120 

1,100 

1,050 

978

910 

850 

810 

770 

750

710 

675 

658 

640 

658

692 

730 

750 

750 

730

710 

692 

730 

790 

810

770 

750 

750 

730 

692

MaxlBun

440 

720 

I 600

2,260

740 

940 

1,150 

1,150 

675 

1,050 

530 

465 

465

1,150

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 30 to Apr

May

658 

658 

658 

675 

675

640 

605 

575 

560 

545

530 

530 

530 

515 

502

502 

502 

502 

502 

515

515 

530 

545 

545 

545

530 

515 

502 

490 

478 

478

Minimi*

380 

410 

450

355

475 

580 

538 

640 

478 

418 

410 

380 

410

380

June

465 

455 

455 

445 

445

435 

435 

425 

425 

425

425 

418 

425 

465 

605

710 

870 

1,050 

1,050 

850

710 

640 

590 

575 

590

605 

622 

605 

545 

502

Mean

41C 

518 

498

592

563 

646 

784 

797 

550 

575 

464 

415 

425

553

July

490 

465 

455 

445 

435

455 

490 

502 

478 

478

515 

478 

455 

455 

465

478 

455 

435 

425 

418

418 

418 

410 

410 

425

455 

530 

502 

515 

530 

490

Ang,

465 

455 

435 

425 

418

418 

418 

418 

410 

402

455 

445 

455 

435 

418

410 

402 

395 

395 

388

388 

388 

388 

388 

388

388 

380 

425 

435 

425 

410

Per square 

mile

0.578 

.731 

.702

.835

.794 

.911 

1.11 

1.12 

.776 

.811 

.654 

.585 

.599

.780

Sept.

445 

445 

435 

410 

410

410 

418 

435 

445 

435

418 

418 

445 

465 

465

445 

425 

418 

418 

410

410 

410 

410 

418 

418

418 

418 

410 

410 

410

Runoff in 

inob.es

0.67 

.82 

.81

11.38

.91 

.95 

1.28 

1.25 

.89 

.90 

.75 

.67 

.67

10.57

1, 1,150 sec. -ft.; June 19 (4 a.m.) 1,100

seo.-rf.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 27 to Jan. 13, Jan. 19-24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 

19, Feb. 25 to Mar. 11.
118 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°07'15", long. '88 0 16'5a|', in sec. 24, T. 20 N., R. 17 W., 

i'j reet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2^ miles northwest of Free Soil, 

and 6 miles upstream from Hamlin Lake. Datum of gage is 615.32 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 127 square miles.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 323 second-feet Mar. 31; maximum gage height 

ooserved, 2.62 feet Jan. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 94 secondfeet Aug. 20-27.

1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 487 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 3.26 feet Jan. 20, 1943 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge 

observed, 81 second-feet Aug. 14, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

reaa once daily.

Gage

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

108

107

105

105

105

106

106

105

106

106

106

116

116

113

109

108

106

106

106

106

107

106

106

106

107

107

107

106

106

105

107

Nov.

107

106

106

106

107

115

113

107

106

114

118

118

117

118

115

121

136

133

129

147

162

156

152

145

137

134

134

133

129

128

Dec.

125

123

122

122

122

122

123

123

123

123

122

124

125

127

130

135

134

134

133

128

127

129

130

128

123

121

121

122

119

119

125

Jan.

125

125

125

125

125

127

128

129

129

127

125

124

122

121

123

135

150

140

130

130

130

135

135

135

135

*136

135

133

134

140

140

Month

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

November ...'......................

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

135

130

125

130

136

136

137

137

133

128

136

129

128

128

*127

130

135

160

150

145

140

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

3 31!

3^745

3,884

49,615

4,053

3.81E

4,78]

5,254

4,20]

3 59£

s|41£

3,11]

3.04J

46,222

Mar.

135

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

120

120

120

120

120

125

150

199

199

199

199

220

228

*228

228

286.

Apr.

235

235

228

220

199

192

186

179

172

166

160

153

153

149

160

165

166

161

161

156

152

160

172

166

166

179

179

172

158

154

Maximum

116

162

t 135

371

150

160

286

235

157

149

156

112

115

286

May

152

152

151

151

151

147

141

135

134

133

130

128

127

125

124

122

122

129

133

129

124

137

157

149

147

139

135

129

124

123

121

Minimum

105

106

119

90

121

125

120

149

121

104

95

94

95

94

June

115

112

112

110

107

106

106

106

106

106

105

104

105

114

141

147

142

133

124

122

115

110

113

147

147

149

141

125

116

112

Mean

107

125

125

136

131

136

154

175

136

120

110

100

101

127

July

107

106

105

104

104

115

114

107

106

106

104

103

103

104

104

102

102

99

96

96

96

96

95

98

117

156

153

147

130

123

118

Aue.

112

112

106

105

103

105

104

103

101

100

107

108

105

103

101

100

98

96

95

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

94

97

100

99

99

Per square 

mile

0.843

.984

.984

1.07

1.03

1.07

1.21

1.38

1.07

.945

.866

.787

.795

1.00

Sept.

102

103

98

99

99

99

101

105

105

102

100

101

110

115

112

106

105

101

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

97

95

96

96

96

Runoff in 

inches

0.97

1.10

1.13

14.53

1.19

1.11

1.40

1.54

1.23

1.05

1.00

.91

.89

13.52

Peak discharge (base, 250 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 31 (8 p.m.) 323 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hate.- Stage-dleeharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 16-25, Jan. 30 to Feb. 9, 

Feb. 11, Feb. 24 to Mar. 22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 119

Manistee River near Grayling, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°41'35", long. 84°50'50", in sec. 31, T. 27 N., 

H. 4 w., just upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, Z\ miles downstream from 

Goose Creek and 65 miles northwest of Grayling.

Drainage area.- 159 square miles.

* 

Records available.- November 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 264 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 1.26 

reet); minimum, 147 second-feet Sept. 19.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 354 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 

1.94 feet Feb. 6, 1947 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 122 second-feet Feb. 14, 

1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

167

162

161

161

161

162

162

165

164

163

165

171

175

171

166

167

166

168

169

167

169

167

166

165

165

165

164

164

164

163

164

Nov.

164

162

162

165

172

160

175

166

167

171

171

169

172

171

172

170

1S3

166

178

199

207

192

182

177

174

174

173

171

171

170

-

Dec.

169

166

166

166

166

169

168

167

166

166

165

16S

167

165

168

169

166

167

166

167

168

168

167

160

150

155

155

16O

160

160

155

Jan.

155

155

»160

160

160

160

160

160

165

165

165

165

170

170

170

164

192

187

196

191

1S9

166

166

183

182

181

180

180

177

180

180

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

May1 1. ...........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

180

178

181

»182

186

181

177

178

174

173

173

174

174

172

173

172

170

173

172

171

170

171

169

177

195

188

182

174

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,131

5,248

5,103

64,998

5,394

4,940

5,767

6,087 

Sf 382

5,262

5,183

5,093

4,626

63,216

Mar.

176

182

174

173

172

170

170

170

169

169

166

166

167

166

168

166

169

167

165

165

169

181

195

168

192

206

237

259

257

248

235

Apr.

223

213

215

210

210

213

210

212

205

204

204

202

202

199

199

201

199

196

195

191

192

198

192

192

191

220

220

198

192

187

Maximum

175

207

169

282

196

195

259

223 

196

242

' ISO

183

163

259

May

166

196

1S9

186

1S3

180

176

174

174

173

171

173

171

173

171

171

173

175

171

170

16S

170

172

168

166

170

168

166

167

165

166

Minimum

161

162

150

150

155

169

165

187 

165

162

162

159

149

149

June

164

163

164

164

163

163

162

163

163

162

162

162

165

198

242

228

195

182

175

174

172

171

169

174

161

191

180

172

170

168

-

Mean

166

175

165

178

174

176

186

203 

174

175

167

164

154

173

July

166

167

167

180

175

173

169

166

169

171

169

167

166

165

164

164

163

162

163

163

162

163

162

165

173

168

174

170

168

164

163

Aug.

163

165

164

163

163

164

183

171

166

165

170

171

166

163

163

162

162

162

162

160

161

162

161

161

159

160

161

170

166

162

162

Per square 

mile

1.04

1.10

1.04

1.12

1.09

1.11

1.17

1.28 

1.09

1.10

1.05

1.03

.969

1.09

Sept.

162

163

156

156

157

154

157

160

156

155

154

153

156

161

155

155

151

151

149

151

151

150

152

153

152

151

151

151

151

150

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.20

1.23

1.20

15.20

1.26

1.16

1.35

1.43 

1.26

1.23

1.21

1.19

1.06

14.60

Peak dlaeharge (base. 260 see. -ft.).- Mar. 28 (7 p.m.) 264 see. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-dslcharge relation affected by loe Dec. 24 to Jan. 15, Jan. 3O, 31.
120 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich.

Loc^ tl0"-' Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°26', long. 85°42', on line between sec. 36, T 24 

NT7TT 12 W., and sec. 31, T. 24 N., R. 11 W., 150 feet upstream from Wheeler Creek 

and three-quarters of a mile north of Sherman.

Drainage area.- 900 square miles.

*

Records available- July 1903 to May 1916, November 1930 to June 1931, January 1934 to 

September iy4y.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1903-15, 1934-49), 1,080 second-feet.

E3ctre- mei s/- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,070 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height 

IJJ.SY feet); minimum, 770 second-feet Oct. 4-6.

nmi9 /13 " 16 '^ 193?" 31 ' 1934- 49 : Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 second-feet Mar. 25, 

i i l?a§e helSht ! 7-0 feet, datum then in use); minimum observed, 540 second-feet 

Feb. 21-23, 1936 (backwater from ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

wnTcR are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, 

Jan. 18 to"Sept.30 Nov. 21 to Jan. 17

9-6 770 12.0 1,620 9.6 800 10.5 1,O80 

1°'° 1 220 13 '° 2>07 ° 10 '° 92° 10>8 1 ' 180

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

782 

782 

795 

770 

770

770 

782 

808 

aSOO 

782

782 

820 

832 

832 

832

820 

808 

795 

795 

808

808 

795 

795 

795 

795

795 

795 

795 

782 

795 

795

Nov.

795 

808 

795 

808 

820

845 

870 

845 

845 

858

858 

845 

858 

858 

858

858 

930 

945 

930 

1,060

1,180 

1,140 

1,110 

1,080 

1,040

1,010 

995 

980 

965 

950

Dec.

935 

935 

920 

920 

920

935 

935 

920 

905 

905

890 

890 

905 

920 

920

920 

905 

905 

905 

905

*905 

905 

905 

890 

845

890 

900 

920 

920 

920 

890

Jan.

880 

900 

920 

920 

920

920 

920 

920 

920 

*920

910 

905 

905 

890 

905

1,010 

1,080 

978 

930 

945

930 

945 

945 

 945 

945

915 

900 

915 

900 

915 

920

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

X..................... .......

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

930 

930 

930 

930 

930

900 

900 

900 

920 

950

945 

930 

930 

960 

930

915 

885 

885 

900 

900

885 

 885 

885 

945

i;ieo

1,140 

1,100 

1,060

Secondfoot-days

24,710 

27,739 

28,185

361,301

28,773 

26,480 

35,181 

37,980 

31,626 

32,296 

32,961 

26,735 

24,876

357,542

Mar.

995 

945 

960 

960 

945

960 

945 

930 

930 

915

900 

900 

885 

885 

885

870 

870 

858 

870

§58

885 

1,030 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340

1,460 

1,660 

1,840 

1,940 

2,020 

2,020

Apr.

1,890 

1,760 

1,580 

1,460 

1,380

1,340 

1,300 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,140 

1,140 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,060

1,030 

1,060 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,300 

1,540 

1,500 

1,460 

1,380

Maximum

832 

1,180 

935

1,980

1,080 

1,180 

2,020 

1,890 

1,340 

1,710 

1,710 

995 

858

2,020

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 30 (6 p.m.

May

1,340 

1,180 

1,220 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,100 

1,060 

1,030 

995

978 

960 

960 

960 

960

960 

960 

978 

960 

960

930 

945 

1,030 

995 

995

995 

960 

945 

930 

900 

900

Minimum

770 

795 

845

760

880 

885 

858 

1,030 

900 

832 

858 

808 

808

770

June

900 

885 

885 

870 

858

858 

845 

832 

832 

832

832 

832 

845 

945 

1,380

1,710 

1,620 

1,620 

1,460 

1,260

1,140 

1,060 

995 

al,030 

1,220

1,340 

1,220 

1,100 

1,060 

1,030

Mean

797 

925 

909

987

928 

946 

1,135 

1,266 

1,020 

1,077 

1,063 

862 

829

980

July

995 

960 

930 

930 

930

1,100 

1,710 

1,580 

1,340 

1,340

1,300 

1,140 

1,060 

995 

978

945 

930 

915 

900 

885

870 

870 

858 

915 

1,030

1,140 

1,180 

1,180 

1,100 

995 

960

Aug.

930 

915 

885 

885 

885

870 

870 

900 

995 

945

915 

915 

885 

885 

870

858 

845 

845 

832 

820

820 

808 

808 

808 

808

808 

808 

820 

820 

832 

845

Per square

mile

0.886 

1.03 

1.01

1.10

1.03 

1.05 

1.26 

1.41 

1.13 

1.20 

1.18 

.958 

.921

1.09

) 2,070 sec. -ft. ; July 7 (5 p.m.

Sept.

858 

845 

845 

820 

832

808 

820 

820 

820 

832

820 

820 

832 

858 

858

8*5

832 

820 

820 

808

808 

808 

820 

845 

858

832 

832 

820 

820 

820

Runoff in 

inches

1.02 

1.15 

1.16

14.91

1.19 

1.09 

1.45 

1.57 

1.30 

1.34 

1.36 

1.10 

1.03

14.76

) 1,840

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 26 to Jan. 11, Jan. 30 to Feb. 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 121

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°17'25", long. 84°36'15", in sec. 31, T. 34 N., R. 2 W., 

L\ miles north of Wolverine and 2 miles downstream from West Branch.

Drainage area.- 164 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 550 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage 

heignt, 3.98 feet Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 125 secondfeet Aug. 6.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 919 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage he-;.c:ht, 5.45 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 118 second-feet Aug. 22, 24, 1944 (gage height, ' 

2.17 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2 128

2,5 177

2.8 251

3.2 378

3.7 550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

150

156

145

142

142

142

142

147

150

168

162

168

175

166

158

155

155

155

155

155

155

156

155

155

155

155

155

153

153

153

155

Nov.

155

155

155

166

162

173

192

177

184

190

181

186

177

179

168

195

271

235

243

351

299

219

209

195

169

175

175

173

171

168

-

Month

Dec.

168

166

162

162

169

173

168

162

160

160

160

158

162

153

160

160

158

158

158

158

158

155

155

150

140

140

160

155

150

150

130

Jan.

145

150

155

155

160

160

150

168

168

162

158

158

156

158

168

254

260

202

219

199

199

195

195

177

164

169

169

165

160

150

170

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

175

180

180

180

180

170

*177

192

169

177

184

158

168

168

166

160

162

164

179

173

162

166

164

195

266

212

204

186

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,78£

5,84£

4,87£

68,162

5,41£

5,017

6,89C

6,23£

5,41S

5 932

4 53'

4^407

4,53£

63.91C

Mar.

160

170

179

169

171

175

160

173

168

160

158

160

168

164

168

158

152

152

152

148

169

202

254

274

263

375

500

550

*425

330

283

Apr.

254

246

227

224

224

224

224

216

209

195

195

199

199

197

a!90

190

192

195

a!90

179

177

186

222

209

206

245

222

212

198

192

-

Maximum

175

351

173

725

260

266

550

254

214

480

166

212

170

550

May

190

188

190

197

195

188

177

169

166

164

162

162

164

177

168

164

162

188

214

195

188

184

175

169

166

164

164

160

158

156

155

Minimum

142

155

130

130

145

158

148

177

155

141

135

125

139

125

June

152

150

147

144

144

144

145

144

145

146

144

141

150

337

480

395

235

202

188

179

190

169

164

164

344

a300

192

177

162

156

Mean

154

19E

157

186

175

179

222

208

175

198

146

142

151

175

July

155

150

147

156

153

152

150

150

164

166

153

148

148

145

144

142

141

139

a!35

a!35

a!35

144

144

145

145

142

142

142

142

142

141

Aug.

140

136

135

a!35

a!30

a!25

144

144

142

142

147

212

173

150

145

142

142

142

142

142

141

139

139

138

134

131

129

135

136

135

a!40

Per square 

mile

0.939

1 . 19

.957

1.13

1.07

1.09

1 35

1.27

1.07

1.21

.890

 866

.921

1.07

Sept.

153

148

a!40

139

142

144

152

158

158

155

152

148

166

168

158

152

148

a!40

a!40

a!70

a!4O

a!50

a!60

a!60

155

150

148

150

147

147

Runoff in 

inches

1.08

1.33

1.10

15.43

1.23

.14

.56

.42

'.55 23

.03

.00

.03

14.50

Peak discharge (base, 450 sec. -ft.).- Mar., 28 (time unknown) about 550 sec. -ft.; June 15 (7:3o 

p.m.) 498 sec.-fti

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Middle 

Branch Au Sable River at Grayling and Hanistee River near Sherman.

- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22 to Jan. 7, Jan. 28 to Feb. 6, Mar. 1, 2, 26-30 .

949153 O - 51 - 9
122 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Indian River at Indian River, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°24'35", long. 84°37'10", in sec. 24, T. 35 N., R. 

3 W., at Indian River, an eighth of a mile downstream from Hurt Lake and 3j miles upstream from Mullett Lake. Datum of gage is 590.21 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 583 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 682 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 4.52 feet); 

minimum daily, 281 second-feet Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 3.45 feet 

Oct. 9.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 1,080 second-feet Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 5.65 

feet); minimum daily, that of Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 3, 1949; minimum gage height, that of 

Oct. 9, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

331

331

323

323

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

328

335

338

331

338

338

335

342

338

338

345

348

348

352

352

352

366

366

366

369

Nov.

369

369

373

383

387

398

412

401

401

416

416

431

441

434

434

434

450

450

454

476

476

492

492

496

496

496

500

5OO

505

505

-

Dec.

509

497

513

502

502

506

5O6

510

510

514

502

502

506

506

506

510

510

498

498

498

502

515

502

502

515

5O2

498

498

51O

510

510

Jan.

494

506

506

506

502

502

502

498

498

494

494

494

494

490

490

502

502

502

525

525

525

540

540

545

545

545

545

559

559

545

545

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

550

550

550

564

550

550

554

554

554

554

554

559

559

543

£63

563

563

568

568

556

556

556

561

561

582

582

602

6O2

_

-

Seccndfoct-days

10,473

13,287

15,669

189,072

16,019

15,728

18,501

19,130

18,496

14,438

13,068

9,496

9 * 562

173,867

Mar.

606

606

611

611

611

616

600

605

605

6O9

592

596

583

583

587

587

587

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

574

587

618

641

639 610

619

Apr.

619

619

614

631

631

637

637

637

642

647

647

653

658

663

663

650

65O

a640

8620

a620

624

624

640

635

619

635

650

65O

645

630

Maximim

369

505

515

913

CLCQ ooa

602

641

663

640

525

503

344

345

663

May

63O

630

625

625

640

634

634

620

615

615

594

594

589

605

584

584

584

579

626

621

603

598

598

593

579

574

569

554

535

535

530

Minimum

320

369

497

32O

49O

543

574

614

530

435

348

261

261

281

June

525

525

521

516

498

494

481

476

458

454

449

439

435

441

465

472

472

472

468

468

475

475

475

470

494

508

5O3

503

503

503

-

Mean

338

443

505

517

517

562

597

638

597

481

422

306

319

476

July

5O3

503

484

484

484

472

472

455

455

455

443

439

428

428

423

412

412

408

418

403

4O3

398

383

370

370

365

369

365

36O

356

348

Aug.

344

339

335

331

326

322

318

a310

8300

302

302

309

309

302

3O2

3O2

309

309

306

3O6

299

299

296

288

288

292

292

296

289

281

293

Per square 

 lie

0.580

.760

.866

.887

.887

.964

1.O2

1.09

1.02

.825

.724

.525

.547

.816

Sept.

293

281

281

285

292

288

296

300

304

304

308

308

32O

323

323

327

327

331

335

335

339

339

343

338

338

332

345

345

339

343

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.67

.85

1.00

12. 07

1.02

1.00

1.18

1.22

1.18

.92

.83

.61

.61

11.09

a No gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HORON 123

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, MIch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°34'40", long. 84°29'15", in sec. 19, T. 37 N., 

K. i w., 300 feet downstream from Mullett Lake, 2f miles upstream from Black River, 

and 5 miles south of Cheboygan. Datum of gage is 591.21 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at Cheb-oygan 5 miles downstream. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 590.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 865 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet Mar. 12-14; maximum 

daily gage height, 2.76 feet June 26; minimum daily discharge, 119 second-feet Oct. 10; 

minimum daily gage height, 1.45 feet Mar. 24.

1942-49: Maximum daily discharge, 1,590 second-feet Apr. 16, 1943; maximum daily 

gage height, 3.13 feet Apr. 17, 1945, Apr. 11, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of 

Oct.-10, 1948; minimum daily gage height, 1.17 feet Oct. 23, 27, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnlcn are poor. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from hourly readings 

of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Flow affected by backwater from power plant 

at Cheboygan.

Cooperation.- Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Michigan Public Service Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

237

240

162

179

218

201

183

205

208

119

176

215

307

274

265

225

223

188

320

228

249

270

341

253

257

390

324

311

395

440

468

Nov.

468

469

469

500

534

545

786

735

695

736

651

712

693

788

757

680

707

685

811

799

815

797

698

734

693

674

651

804

795

688

-

Dec.

689

663

661

660

781

635

670

673

671

639

661

805

743

/*711

698

653

672

632

640

640

600

535

450

400

350

380

398

426

486

560

560

Jan.

560

450

520

500

500

500

500

500

750

720

683

695

680

706

666

779

750

 642

630

660

660

660

660

640

640

650

650

640

640

640

640

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

640

640

640

640

640

650

650

»660

662

660

650

650

650

650

645

593

600

600

600

600

610

626

642

733

800

800

750

850

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,07]

20,565

18,74?

256,190

19,511

18,531

30,824

27.71E

25,646

17,959

19,121

12,919

15,055

234, 67C

Mar.

850

850

800

800

900

750

800

895

1,060

1,020

1,120

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,130

1,100

800

900

1,100

900

977

1,010

999

900

975

998

1,070

1,100

1,150

1,170

Apr.

1,180

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,060

949

976

908

811

844

856

911

887

978

935

760

888

 755

820

801

869

847

878

891

852

897

836

827

842

-

Maximum

468

815

805

1,500

779

850

1,200

1,180

1,000

1,010

1,120

514

684

1,200

May

820

764

761

752

770

836

818

766

754

798

741

782

728

708

721

798

964

1,000

902

868

858

978

902

861

916

946

941

946

852

708

687

Minimum

- 119

468

350

119

450

593

750

755

687

318

265

235

182

119

June

704

660

690

653

658

526

501

598

685

624

552

343

318

400

427

444

340

377

444

479

500

484

503

556

837

924

1,010

920

 901

901

-

Mean

260

686

605

700

629

662

994

924

827

599

617

417

502

643

July

1,100

- 995

1,120

911

824

814

631

770

768

615

* 582

611

556

611

571

612

379

428

265

e800

527

434

434

359

424

421

520

500

550

462

527

Aug.

508

506

501

495

460

514

270

405

400

381

445

429

383

298

416

479

482

465

460

368

252

380

365

427

422

378

418

235

430

452

495

Per square 

mile

0.301

.793

.699

.809

.727

.765

1.15

1.07

.956

.692

.713

.482

.580

.743

Sept.

478

367

444

352

317

400

467

420

383

413

182

452

499

496

472

539

565

604

60.4

569

617

607

624

646

684

595

542

597

583

541

Runoff in 

inohss

0.35

.88

.81

11.00

.84

.80

1.33

1.19

1.10

.77

.82

.56

.65

10.10

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

e Gage reading at lower gage not representative of mean for day; discharge Interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-26, Dec. 30 to Jan. 10, Jan. 23-28, Feb. 13, 

14, Feb. 25 to Mar. 7, Mar. 25. HO gage-height record OcU 22, Jan. 20-22, Jan.29 toF*. 8, Bfeb. 10-12, 

17-21, Mar. 12-15, lfi-21, July 28, 29; discharge computed on basis of gage heights at auxiliary gage.
124 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°22'25", long. 84°30'50", in sec. 2, T. 34 N. t R. 2 W., 

tnree-quarters of a mile west of Afton, 2 miles downstream from Wilkes Creek, and 5f 

miles upstream from Mullett Lake.

Drainage area.- 159 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 474 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 

5.4b reet); minimum discharge observed, 62 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 4.16 

feet).

1942-49: Maximum daily discharge, 1,100 second-feet Mar : 31. 1943; maximum gage 

height, about 10.5 feet Mar. 31, 1943, from floodmarks (ice Jam); minimum discharge 

observed, 60 second-feet Aug. 12, 1945 (gage height, 4.04 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

4.1 54 4.9 221 

4.3 82 5.1 291 

4.5 120 5.3 380 

4.7 166 5.5 485

Discharge, in seoond-f eet , water year October 1948 to September 19 49

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

79 

82 

79 

80

80 

80 

84 

86 

86

89 

91 

91 

89 

91

89 

91 

89 

89 

87

87 

87 

86 

86 '89

 86 

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

Nov.

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

87 

96 

114 

91 

89

91 

93 

91 

96 

104

106 

104 

106 

106 

110

114 

114 

116 

118 

120

120 

124 

116 

112 

112

Dec.

108 

106 

104 

104 

102

102 

1OO 

100 

95 

90

90 

90 

*90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

85 

80

80 

90 

90 

85 

80 

70

Jan.

75 

80 

85 

85 

85

80 

75 

80 

90 

90

90 

9O 

90 

90 

90

130 

*160 

135 

115 

110

110 

110 

110 

105 

100

100 

100 

100 

95 

85 

100

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Bay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

h..... .......................

1............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

105 

110 

110 

110 

110

100 

 110 

115 

100 

105

110 

95 

100 

100 

100

1OO 

100 

100 

110 

100

95 

95 

95 

120 

170

140 

120 

110

Secondfoot-days

2,663 

3,080 

2,841

42,757

3,035 

4,997 

4,986 

3,902 

3,724 

2,635 

2,183 

2,339

39,425

Mar.

100 

105 

110 

105 

110

110

110 

100 

110 

100

100

100

110 

120 

120

110 

110 

 110 

110 

110

125 

140 

160 

200 

220

200 

250 

350 

*469

411 

312

Apr.

241 

234 

184 

179 

176

174 

171 

171 

169 

164

154 

138 

140 

135 

138

138 

140 

142 

149 

138

133 

135 

156 

161 

149

176 

218 

247 

187 

149

Maximum

91 

124 

108

727

160 

170 

469 

247 

221 

244 

100 

78 

85

469

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 29 (2 p.m.)

May

127 

135 

131 

122 

135

142 

133 

120 

110 

102

100 

102 

1O2 

110 

118

112 

106 

114 

174 

215

221 

171 

122 

118 

116

114 

112 

112 

108 

100 

98

Minimum

79 

86 

70

67

75 

95 

100 

133 

98 

79 

74 

63 

72

63

June

93 

91 

89 

86 

84

82 

82 

80 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

116 

215

244 

195 

149 

131 

149

156 

138 

127 

116 

166

a!90 

a!70 

al50 

a!25 

a!05

Mean

85.9 

103 

91.6

117

98.1 

108 

161 

166 

126 

124 

85.0 

70.4 

78.0

108

July

1OO 

98 

96 

93 

89

91 

87 

80 

79 

79

79 

79 

78 

78 

78

79 

78 

74 

78 

89

100 

95 

87 

86 

89

89

84 

82 

82 

80 

79

Aug.

78 

76 

76 

74 

73

73 

73 

72 

73 

73

73 

73 

70 

67 

70

70 

73 

70 

68 

67

66 

67 

67 

67 

67

63 

63 

63 

67 

73 

78

Per square 

mile

O.540 

.648 

.576

.736

.617 

.679 

1.01 

1.04 

.792 

.780 

.535 

.443 

.491

.679

474 sec. -ft.

Sept.

76 

73 

74 

74 

76

78 

a80 

a80 

a80 

a80

a75 

72 

a85 

a85 

76

79 

84 

80 

76 

78

79 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

78 

78 

74 

74

Runoff in 

inches

0.62 

.72 

.66

9.99

.71 

.71 

1.16 

1.16 

.91 

.87 

.62 

.51 

.55

9.20

* winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Sturgeon 

River near Wolverine and Black River near Tover.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Mar. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 125

Black River near Tower, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°24', long. 84°20', in NW£ sec. 29, T. 35 N., R. 

i £., 400 feet downstream from Kleber Dam, 800 feet upstream from Milligan Creek, 

3 miles, northwest of Tower, and 8 miles upstream from Black Lake. Prior to Aug. 1, 

1949, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 313 square miles (310 square miles prior to Aug. 1, 1949).

Records available.- August to September 1949. 

upstream.

November 1942 to July 1949 at site 1 mile

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 675 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

4.42 reet Feb. 13 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, about 1 second-foot Sept. 30 

(gage height, 1.36 feet); minimum daily, 40 second-feet Aug. 13-17, 30, 31, Sept. 1.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 1,660 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.30 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1949; minimum daily, that of Aug. 13-17, 30, 31, 

Sept. 1, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

Which are fair. Low and medium flow regulated by power plant at Tower and Kleber Dam.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Datf

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

120

114

133

132

134

"l!3

131

116

123

152

148

153

149

179

152

155

156

208

170

114

86

129

160

132

143

124

160

159

117

140

148

Nov.

133

158

196

83

154

176

208

180

194

171

162

192

172

166

167

195

190

215

209

255

333

316

350

360

274

254

236

235

216

231

-

Dec.

164

188

179

183

190

185

200

178

215

149

185

170

240

181

180

162

192

162

201

173

180

195

202

130

140

80

130

170

180

310 130

Jan.

160

170

170

180

150

160

170

190

190

175

160

160

140

180

170

170

200

220

*210

180

160

160

200

180

210

200

190

180

170

130

160

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

Haroh ............................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

170

180

180

190

160

160

 200

170

190

180

150

150

170

170

170

170

175

175

170

230

200

180

190

800

210

250

270

250

_

-

-

Secondfoe t-days

4,350

6,381

5,414

79,173

5,445

5 j 260

8,053

9 779

7,*477

6 f l25

S 971

2f 670

3,495

68,720

Mar.

210

200

200

170

340

220

200

180

180

200

180

150

165

 150

140

135

120

130

150

130

120

200

270

300

350

400

452

5 88

641

*666

616

Apr.

544

484

430

378

347

331

343

329

321

301

271

273

268

269

269

252

276

285

270

245

271

253

282

283

357

304

366

402

415

360

-

Maximum

- 208

360

340

1,010

220

370

666

544

366

359

198

200

175

666

May

306

301

247

264

289

248

256

217

223

192

199

190

188

198

243

198

208

203

285

344

366

361

277

236

247

201

213

219

190

200

168

Minimum

86

83

80

80

130

150

120

245

1 CO JLDO

127

504(r

40

40

June

188

172

175

158

157

133

149

127

135

136

133

135

132

171

245

306

348

329

269

193

242

197

186

178

329

July

198

147

152

167

144

151

164

138

141

156

156

141

139

126

137

123

126

113

145

134

126

114

107

114

139

354 140

359 1 143

327 h

242 \[ 50

220 9

- I

Mean

140

213

175

216

176

188

260

336

341

314

138

86.1

116 .

1««

Aug.

J .

130

180

170

200

160

90

110

90

40

60

90

.

L 100

1

70

40

40

Per square 

Bile

0.452

.687

.565

.697

.568

.606

.839

1.05

.777

.690

.413

.275

.571

.605

Sept.

40

70

110

^ 119

115

114

114

175

173

171

118

81

82

84

101

114

114

133

161

165

169

98

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.77

.65

9.50

.65

.63

.97

1.17

.90

.77

.48

.33

.41

8.24

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 24 to Mar. 26. Bo gage height record July 28 

to Sept. 11; discharge computed on basis of weather records, 3 discharge measurements, and gage 

operation.
126 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Black River near Cheboygan, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°30'00", long, 84°19'24", in sec. 21, T. 36 N., 

K. i Ji., half a mile downstream from Black Lake, 5j miles upstream from Alverno Dam, 

and 12 miles southeast of Cheboygan. Datum of gage is 609.26 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation). Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 3 miles downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 597 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 886 second-feet July 2; minimum daily, 

II second-feet Aug. 14, 1949.

1942-49: Maximum daily discharge, 2,070 second-feet Apr. 12, 1943; minimum daily, 

that of Aug. 14, 1949.

Remarks. - Records good above 200 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge computed by using fall 

as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Plow affected during 

most of time by backwater from power plant at Alverno Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

186

128

86

141

108

81

74

103

197

132

101

161

180

173

175

130

85

177

252

173

150

145

148

101

200

181

180

208

178

193

64

Ncv.

173

137

141

120

166

251

76

221

228

288

267

247

331

106

320

225

497

274

344

296

79

353

340

328

325

400

401

122

309

300

-

Dec.

298

245

240

276

117

354

329

311

288

328

300

90

326

337

350

350

350

300

150

350

350

350

30O

300

300

100

300

320

300

300

300

Jan.

25O

100

300

32O

320

300

320

300

90

250

320

300

3OO

300

300

100

250

310

360

343

418

348

101

361

397

395

b380

b400

b37O

220

380

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

400

440

390

380

38O

150

460

440

456

442

477

435

180

429

443

452

459

459

463

100

436

418

397

379

422

450

131

459

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,591

7,665

8,909

129,911

9,203

10,927

13,551

15,213

11,248

9,114

8,846

4,459

5,713

109,439

Jlar.

485

451

422

385

400

42

408

477

497

475

494

465

446

457

454

430

441

440

400

350

350

351

393

317

362

381

403

534

556

745

740

Apr.

751

778

758

768

768

671

644

634

643

610

614

630

627

615

632

635

414

491

436

326

298

276

311

277

273

266

275

266

285

241

-

Maximum

252

497

354

1,470

418

477

745

778

600

873

886

301

326

886

May

217

304

279

345

285

305

275

276

317

305

328

296

388

295

225

3O2

296

331

362

300

350

352

60O

562

542

551

528

544

375

422

391

Minimum

64

76

90

22

90

100

42

241

' 217

27

6O

11

72

11

June

339

355

304

326

185

275

251

233

234

226

170

50

200

211

230

138

230

182

27

207

326

286

258

366

582

306

451

625

668

573

-

Mean

148

256

287

355

297

390

437

507

363

304

285

144

190

300

July

884

886

443

613

573

467

428

372

363

157

218

224

212

243

274

231

68

229

219

172

109

250

100

60

150

200

190

140

176

130

65

Aug.

149

84

92

113

98

218

43

121

141

201

132

82

56

11

72

91

153

220

193

301

158

187

206

150

102

150

206

125

185

199

220

Per square

mile

0.248

.429

.481

.595

.497

.653

.732

.849

.608

.509

.477

.241

.318

.503

Sept.

265

216

168

120

172

148

180

170

122

117

72

125

189

146

193

256

257

135

326

254

202

262

219

213

113

193

209

239

215

217

-

Runoff in 

inobes

0.29

.48

.55

8.08

.57

.68

.84

.95

.70

.57

.55

.28

.35

6.81

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Mete.- Mo gage-height record Oct. 16, 17, Dec. 15 to Jan. 17, Jan. 30 tc Feb. 6, Mar. 19-20, June 

11-13, July 22-28; discharge computed on basis of weather records and power-plant records at Alverno.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 127

Rainy River near Onaway, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°21 I 25n , long. 84°10'00", in sec. 2, T. 34 N., R. 2 E., 

if miles downstream from Little Rainy River and 3 miles east of Onaway. Datum of gage 

is 747.77 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 121 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 3.62 

rest", from graph based on gage readings); no flow Aug. 24-28; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.74 feet Aug. 24-27.

1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 668 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 

5.55 feet); no flow Aug. 24-28, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1 second-foot and those for periods of ice 

errect or no gage-height record which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

a.l 

a.l 

a.l

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 3 

a. 3 

.4

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

1.0 

.7 

.9

.7

.8 

1.1 

.9 

.7 

1.0 

1.1

Nov.

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1".2 

1.3

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

2.2 

2.4 

2.5 

a2.5 

a2

a2.5 

a2.5 

a4 

6.8 

6.5

5.5 

4.6 

3.6 

3.1 

2.7

2.2 

1.9 

1.7 

1.5

1.7

Dec.

1.5 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

2.1 

2.1 

*2.2 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Jan.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2

2

2

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

5 

6 

*8 

7

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

4 

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoo

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Apr!

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

 her .........................

l*ndar y«ar 1948 ............

ary

uftry

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

tsr year 1948-49 ............

F«b.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

a3 

*3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

5

7 

10 

9

Sccondfoot-days

25.1 

76.7 

6l.O

7,443.9

113 

108 

87O 

1,146 

718.2 

140.0 

61.2 

6.3 

11.5

3.337.O

Peak discharge (base, 10O sec. -ft.).- Mar.

liar.

9

8 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

6

6

*6 

6 

7 

8 

9

14 

20 

25 

30 

45

80 

95 

118 

*121 

103 

78

Apr.

71 

63 

53 

49 

45

41 

40 

39 

36 

33

3O 

27 

26 

24 

26

27 

30 

30 

26 

24

26 

32 

36 

36 

34

39 

57 

a55 

48 

43

Maximum

1.9 

6.8 

2.7

375

8 

10 

121 

71 

49 

7.7 

8.2 

.4 

.5

121

May

40 

37 

36 

36 

34

31 

28 . 

23 

20 

18

16 

14 

14 

17 

18

17 

15 

14 

39 

49

40 

32 

25 

18 

15

15 

14 

13 

12 

10 

8.2

Minimum

0.1

1.1

1.2

.1

2 

3 

6 

24 

8.2 

2.3 

.2 

0 

.2

0

June

7.7 

6.3 

5.3

3.6

3.1 

2.7 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.9 

6.5

6.3 

a6 

6.0 

5.8 

5.3

5.1 

5.5 

5.5 

5.3 

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

5.5 

5.8 

6.0

Mean

0.81 

2.56 

1.97

20.3

3.65 

3.86 

28.1 

38.2 

23.2 

4.67 

1.97 

.20 

.38

9.14

July

6.8 

7.7 

S.2

5.3

4.1 

3.1 

2.5 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

1.6 

1.4 

.8 

.5

.3 

.2 

.2 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.3

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

O 

0

O 

0 

O

.1 .1

.2

Per square

 He

0.010 

.032 

.025

.257

.046 

.049 

.356 

.484 

.294 

.059 

.025 

.0025 

.0048

.116

Sept.

0.2 

.3 

.3

.3

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.01 

.04 

.03

3.50

.05 

.05 

.41 

.54 

.34 

.07 

.03 

.003 

.005

1.58

29 (9 a.m.) 121 sec. -ft.

* winter aiscnarge measurement; made on tnis day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for North 

Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19 to Mar. 27.
128 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00'30", long. 83 0 58'15", on line between sees, 

a ana 9, T. 30 N., R. 4 E., just upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Miller Creek, and 5 miles southwest of Hillman.

Drainage area.- 232 square miles.

Records available.- June 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 653 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 7.51 feet); 

minimum daily, 98 second-feet Aug. 7.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 1,380 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 8.86 

feet); minimum daily, that of Aug. 7, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation from power plant at Atlanta.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 31 to Apr. 27)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

4.4 126 6.0 320 4.1 98 5.8 285 

4.9 174 6.6 422 4.4 119 6.4 383 

5.5 249 7.3 59O 5.O 182 7.O 5O4

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

148 

143 

138 

134 

140

137 

126 

134 

148 

148

163 

148 

163 

163 

152

152 

148 

148 

153 

156

149 

134 

148 

154 

134

143 

152 

148 

138 

148 

148

Nov.

138 

158 

148 

138 

164

186 

174 

ISO 

174 

152

152 

168 

168 

174 

173

152 

180 

208 

180 

274

328 

263 

249 

223 

198

180 

186 

180 

174 

163

Dec.

 174 

168 

163 

163 

163

174 

158 

158 

163 

168

186 

167 

148 

162 

158

163 

164 

178 

186 

180

180 

168 

158 

150 

170

160 

180 

2OO 

190 

160 

150

Jan.

180 

ISO 

 170 

170 

190

190 

200 

210 

230 

210

180 

180 

200 

230 

250

240 

180 

16O 

200 

230

250 

240 

210 

230 

230

200 

200 

190 

180 

170 

160

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry

ember. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

 180 

170 

160 

170 

170

170 

170 

180 

190 

180

160 

190 

200 

190 

200

200 

220 

200 

220 

210

220 

230 

250 

270 

250

210 

220 

220

Ssoondfoot-days

4,53£ 

5,58E 

5.21C

68,492

6,24C 

5.60C 

7.89E 

6,83! 

5.77C 

5,574 

3,91E 

3,67J 

3.77C

64,62C

Mar.

220 

 220 

210 

220 

210

180 

190 

186 

180 

180

180 

174 

174 

163 

150

160 

160 

160 

150 

160

180 

2O4 

3O5 

277 

335

422 

524 

602 

516 

482 

421

Apr.

338 

285 

252 

252 

238

219 

212 

219 

212 

188

188 

194 

164 

188 

176

194 

200 

212 

212 

200

194 

188 

238 

232 

206

285 

347 

292 

278 

232

Maximum

163 

328 

200

800

250 

) 270 

602 

347 

271 

441 

188 

159 

143

> 602

Peak discharge {base, 600 sec. -ft.}.- Mar. 28 (9 a.m.)

May

226 

245 

271 

212 

219

212 

182 

17O 

164 

181

143 

17O 

164 

164 

194

148 

176 

149 

212 

232

200 

2OO 

194 

182 

182

170 

164 

170 

170 

138 

159

Minimum

126 

138 

148

100

160 

160 

150 

164 

138 

119 

115 

98 

108

38

June

133 

148 

148 

148 

124

128 

128 

128 

124 

138

124 

128 

119 

128 

421

441 

383 

330 

226 

200

206 

154 

154 

164 

182

219 

176 

170 

159 

143

Mean

146 

186 

168

187

201 

200 

255 

228 

186 

186 

126 

119 

126

177

July

138 

143 

148 

124 

188

115 

133 

128 

119 

138

128 

128 

124 

124 

124

119 

119 

124 

133 

119

119 

115 

115 

115 

124

124 

119 

100 

128 

128 

115

Aug.

108 

119 

115 

115 

128

1O1 

98 

118 

117 

114

119 

159 

148 

128 

122

133 

128 

101 

128 

101

118 

101 

118 

111 

111

108 

111 

128 

115 

143 

115

Per square 

mile

0.629 

.802 

.724

.806

.866 

.862 

1.10 

.983 

.802 

.802 

.543 

.513 

.543

.763

653 sec. -ft.

Sept.

133 

119 

115 

119 

124

133 

128 

133 

143 

133

124 

124 

143 

128 

124

119 

119 

124 

119 

127

127 

128 

124 

122 

119

119 

128 

124 

143 

1O8

Runoff in 

inohss

0.73 

.89 

.83

10.97

1.00 

.90 

1.27 

1.10 

.92 

.89 

.63 

.59 

.61

10.36

* winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 24 to Mar. 5, Mar. 7, 15-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 129

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°07'40", long. 83°38'30", in sec. 36, T. 32 N., 

H. 6 E., half a mile upstream from Orchard Hill bridge, 4 miles upstream from North 

Branch Thunder Bay River, 5 miles southwest of Bolton, and 11 miles northwest of 

Alpena.

Drainage area.- 588 square miles.

Records available.-. March 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.96 

reet); minimum, 114 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 2.71 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 3,690 second-feet Mar. 15, 1946; maximum gage height, 

9.08 feet Mar. 21, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, that of Dec. 10, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

nuctuation caused by power plant at Hlllman and regulation by Fletcher Pond on Upper 

South Branch Thunder Bay River since 1930 (usable capacity, 1.75 billion cubic feet).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 163 5.0

3.5 263 5.5

4.O 386 6.0

4.5 555

775

1,000

1,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22O«eO

24

25

26

27 

oo Co 

OQG3

31

Oct.

345

320

345

320

332

332

263

267

238

263

238

276-

299

278

222

208

216

244

267

263

263

257

248

259

228

252

248

265

263

263

263

Nov.

238

259

272

265

272

265

285

265

285

263

234

198

192

204

192

192

204

202

214

261

320

372

296

274

265

232

226

222

182

202

-

Dec.

2O2

*194

196

188

202

178

202

192

184

163

198

208

192

222

186

188

210

200

234

172

192

194

190

ISO

2OO

190

2O6

218

230

220

200

Jan.

200

230

240

*230

210

220

220.

220

240

260

260

240

220

210

230

260

290

270

26O

300

280

280

300

260

27,0

3OO

310

350

370

380

400

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

420

*420

430

44O

420

420

400

410

410

350

30O

330

350

340

360

380

360

420

4OO

400

4OO

450

480

500

550

480

430

370

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

8,345

7,353

6,131

133,216

8,310

11,420

16,853

12,098

8,941

1O,814

11,146

8,610

7,078

117,099

Mar.

350

*350

370

370

320

3OO

40O

370

400

370

360

350

380

416

432

480

480

464

464

447

432

498

618

640

595

752

955

1,150

1,220

1,120

V,OOO

Apr.

842

362

535

147

432

432

572

558

520

345

287 '

.

>90

01

=74

281

283

;

;

2

01

32

45

358

320

;-

i

20

45

86

386

386

1

6

4

4

Maximum

345

372

234

1,84O

40O

55O

1,220

842

447

73O

464

332

345

1,220

95

18

98

47

-

May

401

401

447

477

372

345

306

29O

252

252

257

250

208

228

244

281

230

234

270

332

345

296

301

274

265

265

242

240

240

216

210

Minimum

208

182

163

163

200

300

3OO

274

ISO

226

236

176

163

June

210

208

198

ISO

198

250

296

372

358

345

345

358

416

498

618

685

730

662

555

416

320

306

285

250

250

281

345

257

250

372

Mean

269

245

198

364

268

4O8

544

403

360

~^Sf\ oou

236

321

July

401

401

416

372

358

447

464

464

416

386

345

372

320

226

301

303

308

294

386

401

386

386

372

386

358

301

276

265

332

345

358

Aug.

306

332

292

296

281

287

301

250

270

276

290

281

303

308

296

299

292

285

248

238

238

236

255

255

261

263

265

287

267

274

278

Sept,

212

176

214

208

202

198

287

250

214

261

345

332

332

332

265

214

192

212

196

242 '

250

250

218

194

194

198

246

242

202

200

- -

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. £3-26, Dec. 29 to Mar. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River near Lachlne, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°03'30", long. 83°47 I 00", on line between sees. 

23 and 25, T. 31 N., R. 5 E., just upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, 1 mile 

upstream from mouth 3j miles downstream from Fletcher Pond, and 3-j miles southwest 

of Lachine. Datum of gage is 711.80 feet above mean sea level, datJin of 1929.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 300 second-feet June 14; maximum gage 

neignt, 3.84 feet June 15 (backwater from Thunder Bay River); minimum daily, 1.7 

second-feet May 12.

1945-49: Maximum daily discharge, 450 second-feet Mar. 15, 1946; maximum gage 

height, 4.60 feet Apr. 12, 1947 (backwater from Thunder Bay River); minimum daily 

discharge, 1.0 second-feet Sept. 13, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of backwater from Thunder Bay River, which are fair. Flow regulated by Fletcher Pond since 

1930 (usable capacity, 1.75 billion cubic feet).

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

191

190

180

180

180

148

87

87

89

89

91

111

109

73

34

34

59

87

89

89

89

89

89

91

91

89

87

87

87

89

89

Nov.

89

91

91

91

91

93

94

93

79

44

31

5.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

4.2

3.7

3.5

6.9

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

-

Dec.

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.4

4.0

3.2

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.5

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.8

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.7

6.4

Jan.

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.4

7.7

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.9

13

14

11

14

14

12

11

11

11

36

63

107

. 125

124

140

172

Month

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

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

Deb ember .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

189

187

185

176

155

155

153

153

145

88

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

97

133

160

177

179

149

89

86

86

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,174

978.6

165.2

34,446.3

997 7

3,498

4,094

164.3

119 5

2, 665

5 125

3*950

2,363

27,294.3

Mar.

84

82

80

62

32

39

111

143

145

143

142

142

149

206

 234

272

262

262

256

254

246

262

229

107

20

22

25

30

23

17

13

Apr.

10

8.4

6.7

5.8

5.1

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

2.2

3.0

4.3

6.7

6.7

5.8

4.5

6.1

7.0

6.1

4.8

15

12

7.7

5.8

5.1

Maximum

191

94

7.0 .

435

172

272

15

8.4

. 300

230 " 170

160

300

May

4.8

8.4

7.0

5.4

4.3

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.0

4.0

2.7

2.5

3.8

3.5

6.4

4.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.5

5.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

Minimum

34

3.5

3.2

3.2

7.0

84

13

1 8

1.7

3*8

80

95

39

1.7

June

5.4

4.3

3.8

4.5

22

104

136

180

175

170

170

190

220

300

260

124

98

5,4

24

18

19

19

19

19

20

21

20

20

75

190

-

Mean

102

32.6

5.33

94.1

125' 32 . 2

132

5.48

3.85

16s'

127

78.8

74.8

July

200

210

210

180

200

220

230

220

200

170

170

175

90

80

120

120

120

130

190

180

180

180

175

175

160

100

100

130

170

170

170

Aug.

170

160

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

125

130

140

140

140

140

140

120

95

95

110

120

120

120

120

125

125

125

120

120

110

Per square 

mile

Sept.

51

46

45

45

45

73

127

46

73

130

160

160.

160

140

73

42

42

62

93

95

93

84

40

39

61

93

93

72

40

40

-

Runoff in 

inches

Note.- Discharge affected by backwater from Thunder Bay River Mar. 25 to Apr. 1, June 8-15, 

June 30 to Aug. 31, Sept. 10-14; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, gage 

heights, weather records, record of gage operation at Fletcher Pond, and records for Thunder Bay 

River near Hlllman and near Bolton.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 131

North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°08'55", long. 83°36'35", in sec. 29, T. 32 N., R. 

'/ &., lj miles upstream from mouth, 2f miles south of Bolton, and 9 miles northwest of 

Alpena.

Drainage area.- 184 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 808 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 5.19 

reet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.48 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 2,330 second-feet Apr. 13, 1947; maximum gage height, 

7.70 feet Mar. 22, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for period of ice effect, 

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

2.0 

2.2 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.6 

3.2 

3.8

4.0 

4.0 

6.4 

5.8 

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

4.0

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.4 

6.7

6.1 

5.2 

5.5 

5.2 

4.6 

5.2

Nov.

6.1 

5.8 

6.7 

7.8 

9.4

9.8 

9.0 

8.6 

7.4 

10

14 

15 

14 

13 

12

'll 

13 

13 

16 

28

24 

18 

19 

21 

27

21 

19 

22 

19 

23

Dec.

22 

*21 

21 

21 

19

15 

18 

19 

17 

19

18 

20 

18 

18 

20

21 

19 

18 

18 

16

IS 

22 

20 

18 

20

18 

17 

23 

20 

20 

18

Jan.

20 

20 

17 

*19 

20

22 

24 

27 

29 

26

23 

21 

24 

23 

27

32 

25 

25 

30 

25

28 

27 

26 

25 

24

24 

24 

. 23 

23 

22 

21

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

20 

*21 

21 

22 

22

24 

22 

25 

27 

26

25 

26 

27 

28 

30

32 

35 

40 

37 

33

30 

34 

36 

38 

42

38 

40 

37

Secondfoot-days

129.4 

442.6 

592

25,745.4

746 

838 

4,090 

4,771 

2,925 

1,426 

568 

243.5 

152.0

16,923.5

Mar.

*38 

40 

43 

45 

45

43 

35 

42 

40 

32

40 

35 

32 

40 

38

40 

35 

43 

35 

33

40 

50 

60 

70 

90

110 

250 

600 

 794 

719 

533

Apr.

410 

343 

285 

239 

180

160 

149 

142 

129 

116

110 

106 

99 

90 

90

88 

88 

90 

99 

108

114 

118 

127 

136 

132

171 

183 

205 

235 

229

May

196 

157 

146 

146 

144

136 

104 

94 

88 

85

77 

66 

57 

64 

64

67 

67 

67 

85 

99

116 

121 

116 

101 

85

79 

71 

63 

60 

54 

50

Maximum Minimum

6.7 1.5 

28 5.8 

23 15

1,150 1.5

32 17 

42 20 

794 32 

410 88 

196 50 

94 19 

40 11 

11 4.3 

7.0 3.2

794 1.5

June

48 

42 

40 

37 

34

25 

21 

20 

24 

27

23 

20 

19 

39 

64

80 

85 

94 

87 

77

74 

67 

55 

50 

45

46 

40

51 

51 

41

Mean

4.17 

14.8 

19.1

70.3

24.1 

29.9 

132 

159 

94.4 

47.5 

18.3 

7.85 

5.07

46.4

July

40 

32 

29 

24 

22

21 

23 

25 

23 

23

20 

19 

19 

19

17

14 

13 

12 

16 

16

15 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

16 

16 

12 

12 

12

Aug.

9.8 

10 

11 

10 

8.6

8.6 

9.4 

9.0 

8.2 

8.2

10 

10 

10 

10 

8.6

8.6 

9.4 

9.0 

8.2 

7.8

7.4 

6.4 

5.8 

5.8 

5.2

4.3 

4.3 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

5.2

Per square 

mile

0.023 

.080 

.104

.382

.131 

.162 

.717 

.864 

.513 

.258 

.099 

.043

.252

Peak discharge (base, 500 seo.-ft.J.- Mar. 29 (4:30 p.m.) 808 see. -ft.

Sept.

5.2 

5.2 

4.9 

4.6 

5.8

6.4 

6.7 

7.0 

6.4 

5.8

6.1 

6.1 

6.4 

6.4 

5.8

5.2 

4.9 

4.3 

4.6

4.6

4.9 

4.9 

4.6 

4.0 

4.0

3.6 

3.4 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.09 

.12

5.22

.15 

.17 

.83 

.96 

.59 

.29 

.11 

.05 

.03

3.42

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Mar. 28.
132 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Lower South Branch Thunder Bay River near Hubbard Lake, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°S1'33", long. 83°35'40", In sec. 4, T. 28 N., 

it. 7 &., 50 feet downstream from Hubbard Lake and 1 mile south of town of Hubbard 

Lake. Datum of gage 701.08 feet (corrected) above mean sea level (levels by Michigan 

State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 146 square miles.

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 170 second-feet Jan. 25, 26, 28; no flow 

Way 25-27, 30, 31.

1945-49: Maximum daily discharge, 512 second-feet May 7, 8, 1947; no flow May 25- 

27, 30, 31, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect and those below 10 secondreet, which are fair. Flow regulated by Hubbard Lake since 1915 (usable capacity, 

1.31 billion cubic feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Oay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

131

131

130

126

124

124

122

120

119

118

118

116

107

101

100

98

96

95

94

94

92

98

104

102

113

118

118

125

134

132

Nov.

131

128

128

126

128

126

124

124

125

98

80

78

40

14

43

82

82

82

82

88

90

87

90

93

95

93

93

90

90

90

-

Dec.

88

88

86

86

88

86

84

82

82

82

82

76

75

75

76

76

75

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

71

71

75

73

73

Month

Jan.

 73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

71

71

73

73

75

75

80

80

82

82

82

121

170

170

160

170

165

160

160

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

May. Uav .............................

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

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

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

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

Water yesr 1948-49 ............

Feb.

*160

155

150

150

150

150

145

145

140

140

140

135

135

135

125

110

110

80

6.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

_

-

Secondfoot-clays

3,536

2,820

2,407

39,202.3

2,996

2,497.8

78.3

5.9

4.6

936.1

2,013

3,276

2,891

23,461.7

Mar.

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

2.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

Apr.

o;3

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.5

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

Maximum

134

131

88

242

170

160

4.2

.5

.4

169

133

144

139

170

May

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

Minimum

92

14

71

.1

71

3.9

.2

.1

0

.1

22

35

41

0

June

0.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

12

25

27

29

81

165

169

91

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

~

Mean

114

94.0

77.6

107

96.6

89.2

2.5

.2(

.1

31.2

64.9

106

96.4

64.3

July

22

57

82

82

111

133

133

133

133

133

133

87

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

39

38

Aug.

37

37

96

140

140

140

140

140

140

144

144

81

35

35

59

70

70

70

70

94

120

122

120

12Q

130

136

136

136

136

136

102

Per square 

mile

5

)

Sept.

74

76

76

76

96

116

96

78

110

136

136

136

139

136

115

66

41

83

114

114

116

70

41

41

85

114

114

114

114

68

-

Runoff in 

inches

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 25 to Feb. 17.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 133

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°39'35", long. 84°42'45", in sec. 7, T. 26 N., 

K. 3 W., Just upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Grayling and three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from East Branch. Datum of gage is 1,123.49 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 165 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 2.22 

reet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 274 second-fset June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3.00 feet); 

minimum, 28 second-feet Apr. 21, 1946 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet! 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Dec. 5) *

1.0 41 

1.2 56 

1.4 75 

2.0 141 

2.2 165

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

55

54 

49 

51

54

54 

55 

60 

62 

54

54 

64 

68 

63 

61

56 

54 

58 

59 

56

54 

55 

59 

71 

71

64 

61 

58 

54 

54 

50

Nov.

50 

53 

50

54 

67

73 

69 

63 

62 

63

60 

59 

61 

56 

61

54 

73 

75 

76

97

106

103 

88 

78 

76

75 

70 

69 

68 

70

Dec.

67 

66 

66 

67 

68

70 

72 

73 

72 

69

65 

68 

71 

70 

68

68 

68 

62 

62 

70

68 

67 

66 

59

54

55 

69 

62 

68 

66 

57

Jan.

60 

61 

62 

63 

66

67 

61 

70 

70 

68

66 

64 

63 

66 

67

75 

79 

83 

86 

a85

380 

79 

70 

79 

73

70 

73 

68 

64 

58 

71

Feb.

71 

68 

67 

67 

68

63 

70 

67 

66 

67

62

64 

68 

70 

69

67 

65 

67 

70 

69

66 

66 

68 

74 

89

86 

87 

77

unn*h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar yearl948 

ary . .

1,792 

2,079 

2,053

............ 27,280

uary

1 ............................

ember ........................

2,167 

1,958 

2,672 

2,828 

2,342 

2,337 

2,007 

1,722 

1,630

ter year 1948-49 ............ 25,587

Mar.

63

73 

77 

75 

a75

375 

375 

375 

370 

370

a68 

64 

63 

65

66

64 

60 

60 

68 

62

66 

83 

97 

98 

99

116 

139 

159 

159 

153 

135

Apr.

119 

110 

108 

102 

100

98 

98 

95 

93 

92

90 

98 

95

94 

94

86 

78 

82 

81 

80

76 

83 

90 

90 

83

112 

122 

106 

89 

84

Maximum

71 

106 

73

177

86 

89 

159 

122 

87 

151 

82 

72 

61

159

May

SI 

87 

86 

83 

 78

80 

75 

76 

73

71

73 

80 

79 

78 

72

74 

72 

72 

77 

70

72

78 

80 

79

74

75 

73 

72 

66 

69 

67

Minimum

49 

50 

54

44

58 

62 

60 

76 

66 

53 

54 

47 

47

47

June

66 

63 

64 

65 

60

61 

61 

59 

58 

58

57 

53 

60 

90 

148

151 

120 

102 

90 

84

74 

70 

72 

76 

83

87 

84 

75 

75 

71

Mean

57.8 

69.3 

66.2

74.5

69.9 

69.9 

86.2 

94.3 

75.5 

77.9 

64.7 

55.5 

54.3

70.1

July

68 

64 

60 

69 

72

77 

73 

69 

72 

82

68 

69 

68 

62 

63

60 

54 

58 

57 

54

54 

59 

58 

56 

73

74 

70 

67 

63 

59 

 55

Aug.

60 

60 

60 

58 

55

53 

61 

63 

56 

55

61

72 

63 

58 

59

54 

50 

54 

51 

50

50

47 

52 

50 

50

50

49 

54 

59 

54 

54

Per square 

mile

0.525 

.630 

.602

.677

.635 

.635 

.784 

.-857 

.686 

.708 

.588 

.505 

.494

.637

Sept.

54 

50 

51

51 

56

53

55 

57 

58 

56

50 

51 

59 

59 

59

57 

54 

52 

53 

61

47 

53 

55 

54 

52

52 

56

56 

55 

54

Runoff in 

inches

0.61 

.70 

.69

9.22

.73 

.66 

.90 

.96 

.79 

.79 

.68 

.58 

.55

8.64

Peak discharge (base t 175 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

a No gage-height record; dlschsrge computed on bssis of westher records and records for Manistee 

River near Grayling.
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°04', long. 84°02', in sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 70, 3 miles north of Sterling.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- January 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1937-39, 1940-49), 307 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 1,110 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 

BTSTTeet Feb. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 99 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage 

height, 1.23 feet).

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 4,680 second-feet Mar. 21, 1948; maximum gage height, 

13.90 feet Mar. 25, 1943 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 87 second-feet Dec. 2, 

1946 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ioe effect 

' (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 10-30)

1.3 109 2.5 325 

1.4 123 3.5 570 

1.5 138 4.5 865 

2.0 220 5.2 1,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

146 

144 

136 

136 

135

136 

140 

155 

152 

153

141 

147 

158 

155 

153

152 

153 

148 

156 

153

153 

156 

153 

156 

159

156 

152 

156 

147 

148 

150

Nov.

148 

156 

155 

172 

194

267 

215 

180 

174 

194

207 

185 

194 

177 

175

180 

211 

233 

206 

344

409 

314 

247 

230 

218

200 

195 

194 

182 

192

Dec.

177 

175 

179 

177 

179

206 

204 

194 

206 

190

187 

195 

195 

200 

192

190 

190 

220 

320 

320

300 

300 

3OO 

200 

210

160 

220 

240 

. 220 

200 

190

Jan.

180 

190 

190 

200 

210

210 

*200 

210 

210 

220

210 

200 

190 

190 

200

240 

270 

290 

310 

300

280 

250 

220 

240 

230

210 

220 

220 

200 

170 

190

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

 ber..-.. ....................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

h.. ..........................

1....... .....................

st ...........................

ember ...................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

190 

190 

*190 

190 

190

19O 

180 

180 

210 

200

180 

180 

220 

220 

210

220 

200 

210 

240 

220

210 

210 

210 

300 

1,000

900 

700 

550

Seoondfoot-days

4,635 

6,348 

6,636

101,947

6,850 

8,100 

14,702 

10,013 

7,686 

5,640 

5,043 

4,102 

.,701

84,4b6

Map.

450 

420 

400 

350 

350

380 

350 

*370 

370 

350

330 

310 

280 

300 

300

270 

230 

240 

290 

300

380 

600 

700 

500 

550

882 

1,000 

1,080 

850 

805 

715

Apr.

558 

470 

421 

385 

361

349 

349 

337

314 

291

280 

263 

259 

259 

280

314 

349 

337 

337 

302

280 

291 

337 

349 

270

325 

433 

337 

302 

274

Max Mum

159 

409 

320

3,920

310 

1,000 

1,080 

558 

558 

361 

385 

195 

301

1,080

May

270 

545 

558 

421 

373

325 

276 

257 

237 

224

215 

211 

209 

211 

202

199 

188 

199 

218 

199

194 

197 

224 

216 

204

202 

194 

185 

182 

179 

172

Minimum

135 

148 

160

109

170 

180 

230 

259 

172 

135 

124 

110 

124

110

June

172 

164 

158 

156 

153

156 

141 

141 

141 

141

135 

140 

148 

161 

325

361 

253 

233 

209 

182

182 

197 

169 

190 

230

274

215 

185 

164 

164

Mean

150 

212 

214

279

221 

289 

474 

334 

248 

188 

163 

132 

157

231

July

167 

163 

155 

140 

140

187 

385 

251 

247 

239

187 

166 

159 

158 

158

144 

140 

136 

129 

124

128 

128 

129 

124 

132

135 

147 

148 

134 

129 

134

Aug.

128 

126 

124 

126 

124

124 

158 

150 

126 

124

164 

195 

163 

144 

135

123 

129 

123 

119 

al!5

alls 

allO 

a!20 

a!15 

alls

113 

116 

141 

141 

141 

155

Per square 

mile

O.469 

.662 

.669

.872

.691 

.903 

1.48 

1.04 

.775 

.588 

.509 

.412 

.491

.722

Sept.

177 

159 

140 

179 

301

197 

175 

182 

172 

161

150 

150 

163 

177 

163

156 

140 

147 

141 

142

146 

140 

135 

134 

132

134 

128 

128 

128 

124

Runoff in 

inches

0.54 

.74 

.77

11.84

.80 

.94 

1.71 

1.16 

.89 

.66 

.59 

.48 

.55

9.83

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Middle 

Branch Au Sable River at Grayling.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18 to Mar. 25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 135

Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°49'25", long. 83°56'45", on line between sees. 14 and 

23, T. 5 N., .R. 4 E., at highway bridge at Byron, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

mill dam, which is Just upstream from South Branch Shiawassee River.

Drainage area.- 368 square miles (revised).

Records available.- January 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 2,270 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 11.39 

reet); minimum observed, 54 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, 4.09 feet).

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 2,860 second-feet May 13, 1948 (gage height, 12.51 

feet); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Sept. 6, 1948 (gage height, 4.01 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Low flow 

slightly regulated at times by mill dam above station. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions.- Because of an erroneous figure of drainage area, figures of second-feet per 

square mile and runoff in inches for the period January to September 1948 as published 

in Water-Supply Paper 1114 are considerably in error. Revised figures are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

104

90

88

74

80

83

90

106

138

119

119

114

119

116

118

113

110

96

96

100

100

96

90

96

89

86

84

82

89

84

82

Nov.

76

80

94

112

136

211

204

187

182

197

209

204

192

189

177

146

162

167

184

192

201

197

211

224

211

194

194

175

167

172

* -

Dec.

172

175

163

146

143

146

151

14S

141

126

122

112

113

125

134

170

197

192

182

151

160

168

160

101

101

110

116

138

211

250

290

Jan.

260

211

175

242

320

330

382

320

270

233

224

216

197

194

189

224

242

260

470

595

845

845

570

482

458

432

*420

432

b350

b250

b200

Feb.

b200

b200

b200

b200

b200

b200

b200

b200

b200

b200

b220

260

582

930

1,770

1,870

2,170

2,070

1,520

1,140

*1,020

845

745

695

695

620

620

545

_

_

-

Mar.

470

445

470

420

420

420

370

382

370

350

310

320

290

270

270

250

194

204

192

179

IBS

216

290

340

320

330

360

432

495

495

645

Apr.

900

1,240

1,140

900

770

695

632

595

558

482

420

350

290

260

330

532

470

482

570

582

508

470

470

458

420

408

382

370

320

280

-

May

270

260

250

250

242

224

"190 216

170

168

156

151

150

134

124

104

106

107

136

224

242

224

250

350

320

290

270

242

224

197

180

June

160

126

120

116

10S

100

101

98

84

89

92

88

76

145

182

280

350

382

350

250

216

213

209

209

216

184

150

134

153

250

-

July

280

224

170

119

108

112

120

108

106

100

98

112

101

100

112

110

86

76

84

83

84

86

88

83

78

90

88

86

89

78

77

Aug.

64

84

86

82

80

83

224

260

224

160

143

185

201

160

112

119

113

216

290

300

250

179

180

156

145

143

131

120

108

113

110

Sept.

112

101

101

86

68

71

92

96

100

92

94

76

88

98

92

84

82

98

120

131

1Z4

107

106

107

98

84

95

95

92

89

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec--ft.).- Feb. 17 

1,280 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

a.m.) 2,270 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (l to 3 p.m.)

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1948-49

Month

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

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

Water year .............

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

March

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ! .............

Secondfoot-days

14 192

0 I C.C

.

5 247

4,814

5,229

2,879

93,921

Maximum

-

138

290

2

131

2,170

Minimum

.

101

200

68

64

Mean

-

4

155

96.0

257

Per square 

mile

3 12

233

-

.421

951

293

.261

.698

Runoff in 

inches

0 58

1 32

-

.49

.53

.29

9.51
136 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00'54", long. 84°10'52", In SW£ sec. 12, T. 7

 N. 1 , H. 2 E., a quarter of a mile north of Owosso. Datum of gage is 707.25 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1931-33, 1935-49), 314 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Feb. 17; minimum, 53

 second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 1, 2, Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.77 .feet); minimum daily, 

76 second-feet Oct. 6.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 6,240 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 10.35 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot July 27, 1934 (gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum daily, 

2.0 second-feet July 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful, fragmentary,-

 or no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow .regulated below about 800 second-feet 

by power plant at Shiawasseetown for period of record.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

107

114

105

100

88

76

90

116

111

111

118

118

116

123

118

152

105

116

111

103

103

117

104

102

102

95

97

97

88

90

89

Nov.

93

94

92

107

129

161

191

20a

202

186

192

211

214

205

189

154

161

154

200

208

194

205

216

216

252

240

211

208

205

189

-

Dec.

189

186

174

192

161

169

136

182

125

143

144

155

134

122

143

128 *200

188

210

222

198

150

120

110

100

100

100

150

253

312

292

Jan.

323

293

28E

194

468

555

431

491

443

348

284

278

271

231

234

281

318

353

1,060

810

848

1,000

833

702

575

*491

555

575

450

a350

a300

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO see

Feb.

a250

a250

a250

a250

250

250

250

250

250

a270

3300

318

1,520

1,800

f2,850

f2,400

a3,000

a2,500

2,400

1,720

1,290

1,150

*1,020

945

1,040

895

795 "725

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

3,282

5,487

5,188

184,725

14,627

29,188

15,379

22,835

8,707

7,865

4, 959

6,657

3,435

127,609

Mar.

a660

635

595

615

555

595

595

535

515

475

. 475

435

395

395

336

318

284

284

252

a250

a300

395

a450

a500

3450

3500

3550

595

615

615

1,210

Apr.

1,500

1,380

1,500

1,260

995

245

795

725

635

555

515

435

375

395

820

770

725

870

970

870

770

680

702

658

615

575

3550

a500

a450

a400

-

Maximum

152

252

312

5,310

1,060

3,000

1,210

1,500

455

953

439

804

144

3,000

-ft.).- Feb. 14 (12:30

May

3370

3350

3350

a350

a330

a310

a290

a270

a250

a230

a210

3200

a!90

173

166

155

f!34

f!45

170

284

318

336

375

455

455

375

344

311

294

271

_246

Minimum

76

92

100

56

194

250

250

375

134

99

97

82

86

76

June

225

216

162

253

160

135

113

122

115

113

99

102

115

121

259

632

953

595

535

387

294

355

268

237

216

202

195

143

154

389

-

Mean

106

183

167

505

472

1,042

496

761

281

262

160

215

114

350

a.m. ) 2,580 see. -ft.

July

439

351

284

219

155

136

134

138

170

251

177

133

133

164

233

166

143

129

115

106

11»

105

100

108

115

106

97

112

117

109

98

Aug.

92

99

82

98

98

90

588

804

491

344

271

262

246

231

205

124

126

125

175

262

268

237

172

146

137

150

152

153

151

131

147

Per square 

mile

0.197

.340

.310

.939

.877

1.94

.922

1.41

.522

.487

.297

.400

.212

.651

Sept.

140

129

126

116

128

103

86

105

117

108

108

107

109

112

110

110

108

106

118

121

144

140

117

119

115

115

106

101

105

106

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.23

.38

.36

12.78

1.01

2.02

1.06

1.57

.60

.54

.34

.46

.24

8.81

j Feb. 17 (time and dis-

* Winter disehsrge messurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on bssls of westher records and records for ststion at 

Byron and near Fergus,
STREAMS IRIBDTARY TO LAKE HURON 137

Shiavrapsee River near Fergus, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°15'17", long. 84°06'20", in sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 3 

E., at highway bridge 1.2 miles east of Fergus and if miles upstream from Bear Creek. 

Datum of gage is 587.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 637 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 12.00 

reet); minimum observed, 90 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 4.21 feet); minimum daily, 

95 second-feet Oct. 7.

1940-49: Maximum daily discharge, 7,290 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (includes overflow 

bypassing gage); maximum gage height observed, 12.55 feet Mar. 19, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 29 second-feet Aug. 31, 1946 (gage height, 3.10 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at lowest stages by hydroelectric plants above Owosso. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 13, 

Dec. 1 to Jan. 4, July 10 to Aug. 10)

4.2 90 6.7 465

4.5 107 7.2 600

5.0 144 7.9 860

5.5 200 8.9 1,370

6.0 290 10.0 2,110

11.0 2,980

11.4 3,470

11.8 4,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

110

118

121

121

107

107

95

140

136

140

144

144

174

193

132

124

121

121

124

118

110

107

104

104

107

114

110

104

104

104

107

Nor.

110

107

110

118

128

153

174

193

215

230

230

240

260

260

240

215

193

186

180

186

250

270

260

270

280

302

290

270

250

240

-

Dec222

208

208

193

186

186

174

174

163

140

132

148

140

140

148

148

180

193

200

193

168

144

136

132

124

118

121

180

328

415

35£

Jan.

352

328

302

302

452

760

630

555

555

528

440

390

365

365

378

415

415

415

925

1,400

840

780

860

1,020

 700

600

550

600

500

400

300

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .

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

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

April . . ...

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

300

300

300

300

300

3oo

300

300

300

320

 350

500

2,000

3,080

3,320

4,300

3,320

3,200

3,320

2,980

2,270

1,820

1,640

1,490

1,430

1,370

1,280

1,220

_

_

-

Seccndfcct-days

3,765

6,410

5,688

217,136

17,422

41,910

18,307

27,385

9,484

8,350

5,999

7,076

3,795

155,591

liar.

900

780

800

800

800

780

740

645

615

600

555

515

502

478

440

415

452

402

390

365

352

365

478

555

528

555

600

700

700

660

840

Apr.

1,890 1,"

1,

1,E

50

)40

20

1,250

1,050

£

I

(

25

980

00

740

660

e

E

4

00

40

90

740

880

l.C

£

1,]

)20

50

80

1,050

925

(

£

'

80

20

60

660

630

1

1

1

1

Maximum

193

302

415

6,000

1,400

4,300

900

1,890

515

860

555

950

148

4,300

85

40

28

02

-

May

515

502

465

37S

378

328

328

302

280

250

230

215

222

208

200

186

180

163

168

208

260

290

378

402

440

428

378

340

302

290

270

Minimum

95

107

118

79

300

300

352

490

163

121

110

98

104

95

June

222

200

186

153

168

168

144

128

128

132

128

121

124

140

144

502

860

740

615

528

452

452

415

315

270

222

158

163

186

186

-

Mean

121

214

183

593

562

1,497

591

913

306

278

194

228

126

426

July

428

402

340

260

200

158

148

148

240

555

280

180

148

180

260

193

168

153

144

132

118

121

121

118

114

118

114

110

124

114

110

Aug.

110

]

]

]

04

04

01

9B

107

2

S

6

0050 

30

452

365 '

2

2

02

70

50

230

193

1

]

]

58

53

53

180

250

2

2

2

60

30

00

163

158

1

1

1

]

40

32

40

53

140

Per square 

 lie

0.190

.336

.287

.931

.883

2.35

.928

1.43

.480

.436

.305

.358

.198

.669

Sept.

136

140

148

144

140

128

110

104

107

114

114

118

121

128

124

124

124

132

128

124

136

144

148

136

128

121

121

121

118

114

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.22

.37

.33

.1Z.68

1.02

2.45

1.07

1.60

.55

.49

.35

.41

.22

9.08

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 25 to Feb.

949153 O - 51 - in
138 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO TAKE HURON

Bad River near Brant, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°17'50", long. 84°13'45", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 10 N., R.

 a E., on county road bridge 2f miles north of Brant and 6 miles upstream from mouth 

of South Pork.

Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Records available.- December 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,110 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 12.80

 i'eet}; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read

Rating table, Dec. 1, 1946, to Sept. 3O, 1949, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

5.6 0

5.7 .1

5.8 .9

5.9 1.6

6.1 3.5

6.3 6.5

6.7 13

7.6 32

8.1 47

8.7 79

9.1 110

9.8 185

10.5 290

11.2 440

11.8 630

12.4 870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. . Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

1.8 3.2'

3.4

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

8.6

10

16

Jan.

19

24

15

11

10

9.4

16

29

27

21

16

12

11

9.4

8.8

9.4

14

18

201

350

350

180

54

*33

25

20

20

20

15

10

9

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year ..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August

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

Water year ............

Feb.

8

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

*5

5

6

200

870

750

455

310

230

39O

500

310

102

86

100

292

470

252

96

_

-

Secondfoot-days

_

_

65.2

_

1,567.C

5,480

1,010.8

1,371

149.3

472.1

551.7

364.4 9. '

-

Mar.

54

44

32

27

27

35

31

34

31

27

25

2O

19

22

17

18

6.8

*8.8

8.0

6.6

8.6

13

25

35

33

33

48

115

96

54

57

Apr.

120

140

86

52

41

33

28

25

21

18

16

13

12

11

15

34

62

67

96

115

67

50

54

47

37

29

26

23

18

15

Maximum

_

_

16

_

350

87O

115

140

19

96

130

80

.7

-

May

12

12

19

17

12

9.8

7.4

6.0

4.7

3.3

3.4

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.1

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.O

1.8

1.7

2.5

3.8

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.4

. 1.2

1.1

Minimum

_

_

o

_

8.8

5

6.6

11

1.1

.1

.5

.6

0

-

June

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.7

5l4

33

J33

96

64

40

29

26

22

17

13

9.5

6.8

4.4

3.2

2.9

 -

Mean

_

 _

2.10

_

SO. 5

196

32.6

45.7

4.82

15.7

17.8

11.8

.31

-

July

2.3

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.5

1.4

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.5

21

50

130

96

47

31

23

19

16

10

7.1

5.8

5.0

5.2

6.4

12

18

33

Aug.

36

24

17

11

7.7

5.6

4.4

3.1

2.8

3.2

19

80

21

41

29

19

12

7.8

5.2

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

Per square 

mile

_

_

0.024

_

.567

2.20

.366

.513

.054

.176

.200

.133

.OCB5

-

Sept.

O.6

.6

.4

.2

.3

.2

.3

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

O

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

.

O.O3

_

.65

2.29

.42

.57

.06

.20

.23

.15

.004

-

Peak discharge (base, 215 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 20 (9 a.m.) 380 sec.-ft.; 

ec.-ft.; Feb. 20 (6 a.m.) 670 sec.-ft.5 Feb. 26 (5 p.m.) 515 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 24 to Feb. 13.

Feb. 14 (3 to 6 p.m.) 1,110
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 139

Flint River at Columblavllle, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°09'20", long. 83°24'40", in sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 

 9 K., at highway bridge at Columbiaville. Datum of gage is 736.26 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 486 square miles. 

Kecoras'available.- January 1948 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at site

a third or a mile upstream, January 1932 to July 1933, are contained in reports of U. S.

Weather Bureau. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 second-feet Feb. 16, 17 (gage height, 15.34

t'eet); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 6.20 feet).

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 6,690 second-feet Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height., 17.10

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 8, 1948

(gage height, 6.40 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17

6.5 39 10.1 470 14.0 1,930 

7.2 88 11.8 820 14.5 2,410 

7.8 148 12.6 1,100 15.3 3,400 

8.8 272 13.4 1,510

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

40 

45 

48 

44 

45

41 

41 

49 

53 

60

60 

59 

62 

61 

58

54 

57 

53 

58 

59

62 

61 

66 

65 

72

66 

70 

71 

66 

65 

66

Nov.

66 

72 

63 

77 

98

117 

141 

145 

133 

139

158 

147 

122 

112 

112

102 

112 

122 

124 

160

220 

233 

214 

196 

172

152 

142 

138 

124 

122

Dec.

114 

109 

110 

102 

102

106 

*102 

95 

89 

80

88 

96 

88 

91 

102

124 

125 

103 

153 

138

122 

125 

102 

b90 

b80

b75 

b75 

76 

138 

226 

246

Jan.

230 

196 

159 

147 

178

208 

214 

220 

226 

233

220 

196 

160 

166 

154

220 

322 

338 

670 

750

795 

880 

945 

795 

590

428 

352 

338 

293 

293 

b890

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry

1. .......................... .

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b250 

b200 

b!70 

b!60 

blSO

b!40 

b!40 

*b!40 

blSO 

b!80

b!70 

b200 

850 

1,290 

3,000

3,400 

3,400 

5,000 

2,410 

1,930

1,390 

1,060 

795 

710 

750

710 

730 

690

Seoondfoot-days

1,777 

4,035 

3,472

123,185

11,206 

28,165 

11,419 

15,551 

5,374 

2,410 

2,643 

1,631 

1,268

88,951

Mar.

530 

462 

418 

362 

330

369 

369 

376 

369 

350

324 

311 

263 

287 

251

239 

239 

239 

203 

197

197 

269 

425 

490 

510

490 

500 

510 

500 

470 

570

Apr.

610 

945 

1,020 

945 

730

610 

490 

432 

403 

362

324 

293 

269 

245 

317

590 

650 

690 

770 

710

610 

530 

490 

448 

425

389 

356 

330 

299 

269

Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

6.2 34 8.0 197 

6.4 43 9.0 317 

6.8 69 10.1 470 

7.2 106

Note.- Same as precedIng table above 10.1 feet, 

to September 1949

May

245 

263 

305 

299 

269

239 

209 

173 

149 

149

138 

130 

125 

118 

101

96 

105 

114 

130 

185

197 

185 

209 

215 

191

173 

167 

155 

131 

112 

97

Maximum Minimum

72 40 

233 63 

246 75

6,060 33

945 147 

3,400 140 

570 197 

1,020 245 

305 96 

167 47 

149 43 

84 38 

58 34

3,400 34

June

96 

86 

78 

73 

71

67 

65 

61 

60 

55

51 

48 

47 

54 

82

144 

167 

167 

138 

118

107 

86 

75 

66 

61

55 

55 

48 

63 

66

Mean

57.3 

134 

112

337

361 

1,006 

368 

518 

173 

80.3 

85.3 

52.6 

42.3

244

July

62 

50 

52 

54 

52

48 

45 

43 

60 

71

149 

128 

118 

110 

120

125 

104 

90 

114 

102

91 

79 

71 

78 

118

105 

99 

93 

79 

71 

62

Aug.

53 

55 

54 

51 

52

48 

50 

54 

55 

49

48 

46 

60 

67 

58

51 

54 

75 

84 

67

58 

58 

50 

45 

44

42 

39 

38 

40 

46 

40

Per square 

mile

0.118 

.276 

.230

.693

.743 

2.07 

.757 

1.07 

.356 

.165 

.176 

.108 

.087

.502

Sept.

44 

43 

40 

40 

40

38 

38 

39 

38 

40

40 

38 

37 

39 

42

40 

39 

42 

52 

56

58 

53 

47 

45 

45

42 

42 

40 

37 

34

Runoff in 

inches

0.14 

.31 

.27

9.43

.86 

2.16 

.87 

1.19 

.41 

.18 

.20 

.12 

.10

6.81

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 16, 17, 3,400 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
140 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Flint River at Genesee, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06'25", long. 83°37'00", in sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 7 

E., at highway bridge at Genesee, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Butternut 

Creek. Datum of gage is 695.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 593 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 341 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,440 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 22.60 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 38 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum 

gage height, 13.01 feet Aug. 29.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 8,650 second-feet Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 27.06 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, about 10 second-feet Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, and backwater from Utah Dam, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 1054: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

39 

44 

47 

54 

58

50 

42 

40 

40 

40

44 

45 

,45 

46 

48

49 

50 

49 

54 

60

64 

70 

79 

88 

98

93 

84 

d80 

d80 

d80 

83

Nov.

85 

dS5 

d85 

90 

109

152 

201 

197 

172 

156

147 

143 

144 

150 

140

129 

133 

147 

169 

197

226 

220 

210 

203 

197

187 

172 

162 

152 

143

Dec.

136 

130 

133 

137 

137

»130 

126 

124 

121 

120

125 

124 

120 

113 

134

180 

196 

201 

210 

200

170 

150 

130 

110 

100

100 

100 

100 

200 

250 

300

Jan.

300 

250 

200 

2OO 

200

250 

270 

280 

290 

300

270 

250 

200 

200 

200

250 

»300 

530 

1,280 

1,360

1,400 

1,480 

1,680 

1,520 

1,000

800 

600 

400 

350 

300 

270

Month

Ooto 

Novs 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

240 

220 

200 

ISO 

180

180 

 180 

180 

180 

180

200 

500 

1,500 

2,550 

2,870

3,050 

3,350 

3,350 

3,440 

3,050

2,650 

1,880 

1,560 

1,480 

1,320

1,180 

1,090 

970

Seoondfoot-days

1,842 

4,703 

4,607

162,178

17,180 

37,920 

15,533 

20,547 

6,851 

3,630 

4,371 

3,055 

1,900

122,140

Mar.

820 

745 

705 

668 

605

542 

»505 

468 

430 

400

390 

380 

380 

390 

360

330 

300 

300 

290 

270

270 

310 

468 

605 

630

655 

655 

642 

630 

630 

760

Apr.

850 

850 

850 

910 

940

760 

680 

580 

a540 

a500

442 

410 

410 

455 

718

1,060 

1,090 

1,060 

1,000 

910

820 

760 

692 

605 

518

492 

455 

420 

400 

370

Maximum

98 

226 

300

5,190

1,680 

3,440 

820 

1,090 

360 

330 

216 

208 

74

3,440

May

340 

340 

350 

360 

360

330 

290 

260 

226 

208

194 

178 

15& 

154 

152

141 

130 

127 

156 

167

194 

210 

224 

228 

236

244 

220 

192 

173 

158 

152

Minimum

39 

85 

100

35

200 

180 

270 

370 

127 

73 

72 

55 

55

39

June

141 

129 

113 

113 

115

106 

101 

96 

94 

94

86 

79 

73 

75 

91

110 

147 

178 

187 

159

144 

136 

125 

104 

96

93 

83 

78 

154 

330

Mean

59.5 

157 

149

443

554 

1,354 

501 

685 

221 

121 

141 

98.5 

63.3

335

July

146 

.98 

92 

82 

78

76 

73 

72 

152 

214

194 

194 

178 

192 

178

159 

152 

146 

148 

153

147 

140 

131 

216 

0200

C170 

C150 

C130 

C120 

0100 

090

Aug.

080 

080 

080 

C75 

C70

0100 

180 

199 

208 

167

143 

122 

110 

103 

101

97 

96 

94 

94 

93

92 

85 

79 

82 

73

58 

56 

57 

55 

60 

66

Per square 

mile

0.100 

.265 

.251

.747

.934 

2.28 

.845 

1.16 

.373 

.204 

.238 

.166 

.107

.565

Sept.

69 

74 

70 

65 

63

56 

58 

60 

63 

63

60 

59 

. 63 

69 

71

68 

67 

68 

68 

68

67 

65 

63 

60 

59

58 

58 

57 

56 

55

Runoff im 

inohes

0.12 

.30 

.29

10.17

1.08 

2.37 

.97 

1.29 

.43 

.23 

.27 

.19 -.12

7.66

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 see. -ft.}.- Jan. 23 (3 to 9 p.m.) 1,720 sec. -ft.; Feb. 17 (8 to 10

p.m.) 3,440 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; dlschsrge interpolated.

c Probable backwater from Utah Dam; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations at Columblavllle and near Flint and Fosters.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of engineers'-notes, weather records, 

and records for stations at Columblavllle and near Flint.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20 to Jan. 17, Jan. 25 to Feb. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 141

Flint River near Flint, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02'20", long. 83°46'10", in SW£ sec. 4, T. 7 N., 

K. e a., at sewage-treatment plant 2 miles downstream from Flint and 5 miles downstream 

from Swartz Creek. Datum of gage is 678.80 feet above mean sea level (levels by U. S. 

Weather Bureau and city of Flint).

Drainage area.- 927 square miles.

Records available.- August 1932 to September 1949. .

Average discharge.- 17 years, 521 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,940 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.37 

reet); minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 14,900 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 16.35 

feet); minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs above station. City of Flint 

diverts water above station for municipal and industrial use, but sewage from city 

is included in flow at station.

Revisions (water years).- W 954: 1941.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

ir

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

62 

53 

53 

60 

90

131 

97 

78 

74 

71

81 

89 

86 

90 

86

84 

80 

87 

92 

90

89 

86 

86 

81 

95

133 

131 

126 

126 

116 

116

Nov.

116 

118 

118 

133 

153

146 

161 

279 

247 

220

214 

217 

226 

226 

223

226 

235 

211 

211 

276

269 

344 

444 

487 

317

288 

247 

223 

238 

256

Dec.

208 

202 

193 

97 

220

229 

128 

306 

104 

113

120 

141 

232 

324 

190

196 

238 

135 

98 

275

168 

403 

190 

137 

131

144 

146 

128 

361 

324 

301

Jan.

314 

301 

272 

256 

440

479 

410 

410 

403 

410

371 

334 

304 

285 

301

374 

471 

700 

2,030 

1,430

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,080

790 

605 

664 

560 

347 

340

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

»a

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lender year 1948 ............

&ry

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

436 

425 

392 

364 

330

317 

317 

357 

406 

410

371 

413 

2,390 

2,860 

4,340

3,670 

3,580 

3,760 

3,760 

3,400

2,680 

2,270 

1,710 

1,460 

1,570

1,400 

1,180 

1,220

Seoondfoot-days

2,819 

7,069 

6,182

253,823

19,521 

45,788 

23,235 

35,318 

11,172 

7,172 

6,447 

4,584 

3,015

172,322

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Jar

4,940 sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,040- 

910 

850 

820 

658

880 

850 

790 

790 

730

550 

467 

479 

487 

455

432 

371 

371 

340 

347

381 

487 

1,010 

850 

975

1,010 

1,120 

1,120 

1,010 

975 

1,680

Apr.

2,190 

2,030 

2,190 

1,870 

1,680

1,260 

1,080 

910 

850 

760

700 

526 

487 

459 

1,040

1,540 

1,500 

1,600 

1,830 

1,540

1,430 

1,400 

1,290 

1,120 

820

850 

700 

550 

585 

531

Haxiinun

133 

487 

403

9,600

2,030 

4,340 

1,680 

2,190 

575 

820 

432 

331 

131

4,340

Hay

495 

570 

526 

540 

526

447 

395 

357 

321 

301

282 

269 

247 

229 

220

208 

196 

205 

314 

334

334 

440 

575 

518 

447

395 

364 

327 

295 

260 

235

Minimum

53 

116 

97

53

256 

317 

340 

459 

196 

97 

84 

97 

86

53

June

214 

190 

187 

223 

185

156 

139 

126 

116 

111

102 

97 

100 

151 

499

820 

550 

421 

334 

279

256 

266 

202 

179 

153

153 

153 

131 

239 

440

Mean

90.9 

236 

199

694

630 

1,635 

750 

1,177 

360 

239 

208 

148 

100

472

July

241 

168 

133 

144 

171

109 

86 

84 

259 

432

311 

279 

250 

308 

344

282 

241 

211 

208 

205

185 

193 

151 

153 

285

220 

133

174 

187 

161 

139

Aug.

135 

141 

151 

97 

98

102 

331 

256 

182 

202

185 

185 

158 

166 

161

144 

131 

128 

149 

161

161 

153 

135 

124 

113

107 

97 

98 

113 

102 

118

Per square 

Bile

0.098 

.255 

.215

.749

.680 

1.76 

.809 

1.27 

.388 

.258 

.224 

.160 

.108

.509

Sept.

128 

104 

97 

102 

116

100 

95 

98 

94 

87

89 

92 

107 

100 

87

86 

86 

131 

107 

104

109 

113 

111 

105 

104

102 

97 

89 

89 

86

Runoff in 

inohes

0.11 

.28 

.25

10.19

.78 

1.83 

.93 

1.42 

.45 

.29 

.26 

.18 

.12

6.90

i. 19 (2 to 3 p.m.) 2,510 aec.-ft.j Feb. 15 (3 p.B.)
142 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Flint River near Fosters, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°17'56", long. 83°55'58", in sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 5 

JS.y at bridge on Sheridan Road, 1 mile west of Fosters and 4 miles downstream from 

Silver Creek. Datum of gage is 582.22 feet above mean sea level (levels by U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,'5,500 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 17.13 

reet); minimum, 68 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 4.29 feet).

1940-49: Maximum daily -discharge, 18,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 17.97 feet Apr. 6, 1947 (from floodmark): minimum discharge observed, 27 

second-feet Aug. 6, 1941 (gage height, 3.67 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 18.4 feet (from U. S. Weather Bureau data) in March 

1904.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Records include flow bypassing station during high stages. Some 

regulation! at times due to operation of reservoirs above Flint. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 954: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 2 to June 16)

Oct. 1 to Jan; 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

4.3 70 7.0 620 4.3

5.2 215 9.0 1,190 4.7

6.0 370 11.0 1,800 5.6

6.6

7.8

90 10.0 1,750

150 11.0 2,150

335 13.0 3,020

595 15.0 4,000

970 16.8 5,240

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1.1

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

107

96

81

76

72

112

230

157

104

103

104

107

115

117

117

120

117

112

117

130

130

130

131

122

120

112

136 157'

160

167

157

Nov.

163

156

152

165

121

217

190

201

289

280

260

242

251

242

251

260

260

251

242

280

298

318

452

539

476

338

308

289

260

280

-

Dec.

328

280

260

338

139

228

242

*203

260

130

165

183

178

280

348

242

242

260

220

233

381

260

359

250

200

150

150

150

250

566

526

Jan.

488

512

488

452

464

660

782

701

660

647

634

a600

a550

a550

a550

a600

a600

620

1,800

2,480

1,670

1,560

1,460

1,600

1,600

1,180

*935

7OO

600

500

4FO

Month

October ................. .... . .-. .

November

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

450

450

450

450

400

400

400

400

450

450

*450

500

2,660

4,680

5,000

5,240

4,920

4,920

4,600

4,240

3,750

3,160

2,570

2,030

2,070

1,950

1,560

1,420

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,816

8,091

8,001

284,940

27,093

60,020

29,187

47,755

12, tiSO

8,245

3, 268

5 295

3^324

221,975

Mar.

1,460

1,280

1,110

1,040

1,040

970

1,140

1,040

1,000

970

865

685

670

655

625

610

595

460

472

485

460

510

835

1,040

1,110

1,280

1,360

1,460

1,3?0

1,220

1,420

Apr.

2,930

2,

2,

2,

940

520

390

2,150

1,790

1,

1,

1,

590

220

380

970

900

305

370

325

730

2,150

2,

2,

2,

L50

370

520

2,270

1,950

2,

1,

1,

L10

370

750

1,390

1,040

1,

Maximum

230

539

566

9,000

2,480

5,240

1,460

2,930

775

900

715

422

156

5,240

L40

335

385

715

-

May

655

775

775

525

810

550

448

435

398

360

320

298

276

248

234

226

202

194

220

360

372

372

535

655

535

472

422

a400

a350

a300

258

Minimum

72

152

130

67

450

400

460

625

194

87

105

98

90

72

June

228

206

196

190

184

176

149

133

126

112

104

94

87

104

264

900

900

730

595

398

310

360

310

248

190

174

158

149

145

320

-

Mean

123

. 270

258

779

874

2,144

942

1,592

415

275

267

171

111

608

July

422

276

192

140 1'47

284

174

105

132

715

535

372

300

328

510

422

310

266

274

224

210

200

196

170

180

272

244

166

168

170

164

Aug.

145

]

]

]

L44

144

L35

142

:

t

|

98

111

122

20

232

214

;

j

42

32

>62

198

176

]

]

]

64

47

38

140

174

:

3

]

L86

L62

56

138

122

]

]

]

]

12

11

105

08

115

Per square 

Bile

0.110

.241

.230

.696

.780

1.91

.841

1.42

.371

.246

.238

.153

.099

.543

Sept.

123

156

129

115

100

108

118

110

104

100

94

94

.94

109

132

106

94

98

114

136

114

112

115

120

115

108

108

108

100

90

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.27

.27

9.47

.90

1.99

.97

1.58

.43

.27

.27

.18

.11

7.37

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

near Flint.

Note.- Stage-discharee relation affected by ice Dee. 24-.2S, Jan. 28 to Feb. 12.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 143

Flint River near Alicia, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18'40", long. 84°02 I 00", in SE£ sec. 31, T. 11 

M., K. 4 E., 2f miles north of Alicia and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage 

is 577.00 feet-above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- November 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during period, 10.65 feet Feb. 16; minimum, 1.49 feet

Qage height, in feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

2.13

Dec.

2.46

2.29

2.31

2.25

2.11

1.64

2.00

2.13

2.14

2.19

2.00

1.93

2.33

2.62

2.97

2.11

1.94

2.32

2.33

2.26

2.36

2.32

2.32

2.17

2.48

2.13

1.87

2,09

2.42

3.9O

3.6O

Jan.

3.10

3.04

2.85

2.65

2.55

4.02

4.59

4.12

3.98

3.85

. 3.55

3.12

2.89

2.84

2.65

2.78

3.58

3.43

6.37

7.77

6.21

5.53

5.28

5.18

5.18

4.72

3.95

4.02

4.15

4.03

3.79

Feb.

3.35

3.49

3.56

3.54

3.51

3.37

3.21

3.21

3.23

3.57

3.77

3.65

6.88

9.89

10.20

1O.62

1O.37

1O.O4

9.87

9.79

9.57

9.17

8.55

7.66

7.54

7.38

6.71

6.20

_

_

-

Mar.

 5.74

5.04

4.75

4.57

4.44

4.62

4.85

4.48

4.38

4.45

3.98

3.61

3.41

3.34

3.26

2.93

3.03

2.97

2.83

2.62

2.57

3.23

4.26

4.60

4.48

4.83

4.97

5.67

5.17

4.91

5.39

Apr.

8.48

8.27

7.61

7.21

6.79

6.13

5.32

4.88

4.58

4.26

4.14

3.78

3.49

3.81

4.90

7.19

7.15

6.73

7.84

7.62

6.48

5.91

6.3O

5.75

5.05

4.38

4.45

4.09

3.57

3-. 47

Hay

3.25

3.22

.

_

3.O9

3.04

3.57

2.77

3.19

3.51

2.68

2.58

2.35

2.95

2.88

2.46

2.4O

2.11

2.80

3.45

2.72

2.80

2.95

3.18

3.19

3.23

3.11

2.88

2.77

2.57

2.65

June

2.65

2.26

2.25

2.32

2.92

2.69

2.85

2.64

2.47

2.30

2.19

2.22

1.98

2.59

3.42

5.14

6.21

5.55

4.42

3.87

3.32

3.81

3.75

3.1O

2.90

2.69

2.85

2.65

2.86

2.72

-

July

2.97

3.09

2.82

2.77

2.96

3.07

3.19

3.13

2.73

4.74

4.05

2.96

2.97

3.52

4.45

3.57

3.02

2.61

3.16

2.90

2.64

2.34

2.68,

2.17

2.50

2.43

2.33

2.34

2.56

3.10

2.93

Aug.

2.52

2.47

2.70

2.64

2.47

2.36

3.32

4.02

4.02

3.22

2.95

3.28

3.18

2.90

2.91

2.78

2.56

2.79

2.96

2.53

2.44

2.35

2.35

2.70

2.07

2.17

1.99

2.43

2.44

2.O5

2.15

Sept.

2.01

1.80

2.01

1.90

1.90

2.45

2.21

2.33

2.19

1.93

1.99

1.92

1.74

1.77

1.87

1.72

1.72

1.89

1.69

2.21,

1.83

1.86

2.16

2.06

1.85

1.74

1.68

2.26

2.15

1.70
144 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 43°02', long. 83°20', at sewage-treatment plant at Michigan Home and Training School, 2 miles west of Lapeer. Datum of £ 

is 805-.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 57 square miles.

Records available.- March 1933 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 28.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 317 second-feet" Feb. 16 (gage height, 17.46 

reetj; minimum, 2.4 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 15.04 feet).

1933-49: Maximum discharge, 1,280 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 19.87 

feet, from floodmark), by contracted-opening method; minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair. .Gage read twice daily. Occasional regulation by dam above 

station.

Revisions (water years).- W 924: 1938, 1940. W 1084: 1942(M), 1945

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

15.0 1.6 15.4 16 16.0 76 

15.1 3.5 15.5 22 16.5 158 

15.2 6.4 15.6 30 17.0 248 

15.3 10 15.8 50 17.4 310

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.1 

5.1

5.1 

5.1 

5.4 

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

5.7 

6.0 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

5.4 

4.8

9.5

7.1 

7.9 

8.7 

8.7

8.3 

7.9 

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

Nov.

7.1 

7.9 

8.7 

9.5

12

15 

17 

21 

21 

22

21 

21

19 

16 

14

14 

16 

16 

19 

24

29 

36 

35 

30

26

22 

21 

19 

18 

16

Dec.

15 

13 

14 

13 

13

13 

14 

13 

13

11

11 

13

17 

12 

13

15 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

13 

11

8.3 

6.7 

6.7 

16 

18 

22

Jan.

24

21 

16 

14 

18

19 

22 

29

31 

30

28 

25 

22 

19 

20

28 

36 

43 

75 

98

151 

115 

90 

50 

42

33 

33 

34 

30 

36 

24

Month 

Ootc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Ifou

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

Bber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948

L.. .............. ....

Bt ...........................

ember ................. .... .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

24

20 

17 

17 

I?

16 

16 

16 

17 

19

20 

28 

66 

203 

276

288 

297 

225 

154 

120

97 

82 

76 

73 

79

79 

77 

62

Seccndfcct-days

200.0 

573.2 

429.7

14,845.9

1,256 

2,480 

1,458 

1,922 

616.9 

201.7 

287.1 

217.1 

154.7

9,796.4

Mar.

66 

50 

44 

43 

43

48 

56 

57 

54 

44

38 

37 

55 

37 

36

34 

28 

24 

21 

21

27 

41 

57 

73 

72

63 

62 

58 

54 

50 

65

Apr.

104 

165 

140 

100 

80

65 

58 

55 

50 

47

40 

36 

33 

29 

39

62 

90 

89 

82 

80

73 

62 

56 

52 

49

44 

40

37 

34

31

May

28 

31 

33 

37 

36

31 

28 

23 

20 

18

16 

14 

12 

12

11

10 

10 

9.9 

13 

21

24 

24 

25 

23

21

19 

17 

15 

13 

12 

10

Maximum Minimum

9.5 5.1 

36 7.1 

22 6.7

392 £.7

151 14 

297 16 

73 21 

165 29 

37 9.9 

13 3.5 

21 2.6 

17 3.7 

10 3.5

297 2.6

June

9.1 

8.3 

7.5 

6.7 

6.0

5.4 

4.8 

4.5 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.5 

3.5 

3.9 

5.7

9.9 

12 

13 

12 

9.9

8.7 

9.1 

7.1 

5.7 

5.1

5.7 

6.7 

5.7 

5.4 

5.1

Mean

6.45 

19.1 

13.9

40.6

40.5 

88.6 

47.0 

64.1 

19.9 

6.72 

9.26 

7.00 

5.16

26.8

July

4.8 

4.5 

3.9 

3.4 

3.1

2.9 

2.7 

2.6

3.1 

7.1

14 

19 

17 

19 

19

20 

20 

16 

13 

9.9

7.5 

7.1 

7.9 

7.9 

9.1

8.3

6.7 

7.1 

6.7 

6.4 

6.4

Aug.

5.4 

5.7 

6.4 

6.0 

5.1

4.5 

4.8 

5.1 

5.1 

4.2

3.7 

5.4 

6.4 

5.7 

5.7

6.7 

14 

17 

16 

14

12 

9.9 

8.3 

6.7 

5.7

5.1 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

Per square 

mile

0.113 

.335 

.244

.712

.711 

1.55 

.825 

1.12 

.349 

.118 

.162 

.123 

.091

.470

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 21 (4 a.Bu) 165 sep.-ft.s Feb. 16 <4 to 5 p

Sept.

5.1 

4.5 

4.2 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

4.2 

5.1 

5.1 

4.5

4.5 

3.9 

3.7 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

3.9 

5.7 

8.3 

10

9.1 

7.9 

6.4 

6.4 

5.7

5.1 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

3.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.13 

.37 

.28

9.68

.82 

1.61 

.95 

1.25 

.40 

.15 

.19 

.14 

.10

6.37

.m.) 317
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 145

Cass River at Cass City, Mich.

Loc ation.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°35'05", long. 83°10'20", on line between sees. 3 and 

4 < T - 13 N-> R- 11 E., at highway bridge, about 1,000 feet downstream from confluence 

of North Branch and East Branch and 1 mile south of Cass City.

Drainage area.- 370 square miles.

Records available.- January 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- 1948: Maximum discharge during period January to September, 9,600 secondreet war. 20 (gage height, 15.80 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating 

curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 26 (gage height, 

4.34 feet).

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 2.,740 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage 

height, 10.58 feet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 5 (gage height, 4.39 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

and those above 5,500 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, Jan. 15, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1949, except periods 

of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to June 15, Sept. 30, 1949)

1.3

3.9

7.4

12

5.2

6.7 

7.1 

7.9

55

150

255

365

510

870

8.5

9.5

11.0

12.5

14.0

15.0

1,200

1,850

3,100

4,750

6,800

8,300

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

325

a25

a25

a25

a25

*23

23

23

23

22

. 21

20

19

18

18

18

18

20

20

18

16

15

Feb.

15

15

15

15

15

16

18

18

18

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

*14

14

15

15

50

200

225

250

400

600

1,000

1,100

1,200

_

-

Hat.

1,100

900

700

600

500

400

350

300

250

220

190

170

150

170

200

1,000

2,000

2,500

6,240

8,300

*5,680

4,270

3,010

2,170

1,380

590

412

305

341

920

1,200

Apr.

1,710

1,500

748

395

298

242

214

214

190

174

290

550

502

260

194

168

142

124

118

121

114

97

88

90

90

90

98

136

122

. 106

-

May

91

f 74

64

54

50

53

140

510

510

478

748

945

635

389

275

204

160

127

108

91

74

66

56

49

40

38

39

36

33

31

27

June

26

27

25

22

22

19

25

27

30

30

26

23

21

19

17

16

13

10

12

12

14

16

47

162

106

60

38

27

30

27

-

July

23

20

18

17

12

9.0

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.1

5.4

7.0

7.4

7.0

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.8

6.2

9.5

16

18

28

60

58

40

24

17

13

Aug.

10

7.8

7.0

6.2

5.4

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.3

2.4

3.6

7.4

8.2

5.4

5.1

4.2

2.7

3.3

4.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.2

3.9

2.7

2.1

1.7 .

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

Sept.

1.1

2.1

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

3.0

2.4

2.4

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.7

.9

.8

1.3

-

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 29 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 20 (a:30 a.m.) 

9,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (6 to 8 p.m.) 1,850 sec.-ft.j May 12 (6 to 8 a.m.) 970 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Casa 

River at Vassar and at Frankenmuth, on East Branch, and Flint River at Columbiaville.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 15 to Mar. 18.
146 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cass River at Cass City, Mich., 1948-49 Continued

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.3

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.4

1.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.7

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.9

3.6

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.9

3.9

5.8

7.4

9.5

11

9.0

10

9.5

7.4

6.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

9.0

7.8,

7.4

7.4

9.5

9.5

12

14

16

18

16

16

14

12

-

Dec.

13

13

12

12

13

13

14

»11

11

11

IE

15

18

18

20

21

23

25

27

24

23

21

19

17

15

13

11

10

25

400

900

Jan.

800

612

168

120

128

154

272

258

230

180

160

140

118

88

a90

94

88

160

1,710

1,020

680

430

248

220

200

»120

80

80

80

70

60

Feb.

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

»45

45

45

, 70

770

1,350

2,250

1,930

1,570

1,600

1,290

1,140

845

423

359

383

530

680

635

570

_

-

Mar.

282

250

196

150

127

144

202

200

»200

194

180

156

154

144

128

116

116

115

115

.103

88

242

612

395

347

338

389

502

550

590

530

Apr.

530

402

275

200

166

150

148

442

 130

118

108

90

88

142

174

212

278

371

389

300

258

262

265

280

275

235

200

168

164

154

-

May

126

109

94

88

80

7660-

49

45

37

40

37

33

33

32

31

30

28

21

18

28

30

33

37

43

45

44

40

35

31

a30

June

27

24

22

20

a20

a20

12

6.6

2.7

3.9

8.6

8.2

6.6

7.4

14

122

134

90

51

33

23

18

16

13

12

10

8.6

6.6

7.0

37

-

July

11

6.6

7.0

6.2

8.2

17

37

19

31

114

130

94

54

44

32

27

19

17

19

44

33

23

19

23

17

20

19

24

20

48

55

Aug.

23

16

10

8.6

7.4

6. -2

4.8

3.9

4.2

3.9

14

9.5

130

100

a60

a30

16

16

15

16

14

7.4

6.6

4.8

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a4.0

Sept.

aS.O

a4.0

d3.5

3.3

3.9

3.6

3.3

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.9

3.6

2.7

3.6

4.2

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.5

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.3

3.0

-

,, d. 1.a..'ftai' ge ^ase, 900 ae. c ::ft-)i' Deo - 31 ( tlme and discharge unknown); Jan. 19 (10 a.m. to 

12 m.J 2,030 sec.-ft.; Peb. 15 (4 to 6 p.m.) 2,740 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement . .ade on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Vassar and at Frankenmuth and on East Branch.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4-12, Dec. 22 to Jan. 1, Jan. 11, 12, Jan. 24 

to Feb. 12.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49

Month

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

May..'............................

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

Water year ............

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ' ............

Secondfoot-days

135 2

40.0

-

79.9

276.8

1,780

71,656.3

8,858

16,895

6,674

1,463

784.2

1,038

552.3

114.8

46,371.0

Maximum

8 300

1 R9

3.0

-

5.9

18

900

8,300

1,710

2,250

612

530

126

134

130

130

5.4

2,250

Minimum

.5

-

1.1

3.0

10

.5

60

45

88

88

18

2.7

6.2

3.0

2.7

1.0

Mean

15 4

1.33

-

2.58

9.23

57.4

196

286

603

253

222

47.2

26.1

33.5

17.8

3.83

127

Per, square 

mile

.0036

-

 .0070

.025

.155

.530

.773

1.63

.684

.600

.128

.071

.091

.048

.010

.343

Runoff in 

inches.

.004

-

*008

.03

.18

7.20

.Is

1.70

.79

.67

.15

.08

.10

.06

.01

4.67
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Cass River at Vassar, Mich.

147

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°22'10", long. 83°34'55", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 11 N., R. 

v &., at bridge on State Highway 15, at Vassar, l£ miles upstream from Goodings Creek. 

Datum of gage is 612.376 feet above mean sea level (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area..- 700 square miles.

Records available.- December 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,930 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 11.64 

reet); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 27, 29, 30 (gage height, 3.87 feet).

A stage of 20.8 feet, from n. S. Weather Bureau records, occurred Mar. 20. 1948

(discharge, 18,000 second-feet, irom rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful -or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-13, Apr. 28 to May 22, Sept. 19-30)

3.8 21 4.4 1ZO

3.9 32 4.6 170

4.O 45 4.9 Z7O

4.2 77 5.5 510

6.5 980

7.5 1,550

9.O 2,610

10.3 3,680

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

85

6O

56

58

48

51

65

d46

*d56

d40

65

63

60

d70

d!20

dlOo

97

132

115

102

91

93

74

74

68

63

57

56

87

155

291

Jan.

260

2OO

158

138

128

162

242

277

238

221

200

155

135

128

118

d200

d25O

373

1,370

2,450

1,550

1,140

805

488

381

280

*b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllO

Month

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

Novembe r .........................

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

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

bloo

bloo

blOO

bloo

blOO

99

104

*108

113

b!20

125

135

712

2,450

3,090

3,680

2,450

2,100

2,450

2,030

1,310

855

668

645

1,340

1,960

1,110

a700

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,598

-

12,697

28,854

13,667

16,9O7

4,565

2,067

3,325

2,120

1,030

_

Mar.

377

488

449

353

337

465

470

*433

429

405

377

d321

277

321

333

337

d300

242

102

130

158

256

690

780

668

6OO

645

805

955

622

542

Apr.

600

S

6

4

80

68

53

325

421

2

2

2

14

94

45

221

200

2

2

I

10

07

88

305

1,550

1,6

S

7

80

55

12

546

622

S

S

de

37

80

OO

d6OO

501

c

c

 :

;

Maximum

291

-

2,450

3,680

955

1,680

373

278

218

45

-

50

01

77

65

-

May

J263

266

373

349

263

179

191

1O8

99

104

97

87

87

87

77

74

79

79

104

108

104

104

210

224

194

142

138

118

95

83

79

Minimum

40

-

110

99

102

74

33

48 za 

GO

26

-

June

85

70

48

38

38

36

d50

42

44

42

41

33

40

45

51

isa

260

278

132

65

75

48

63

58

54

44

37

44

38

36

-

Mean

83.8

-

41O

1,030

441

564

147

68 9

107

68.4

34.3

-

July

173

128

72

48

67

81

108

93

104

214

28O

214

152

145

135

85

89

77

75

67

65

68

56

51

72

72

63

81

130

140

120

Aug.

95

79

67

54

46

48

85

72

52

45

48

104

128

218

145

95

72

62

63

57

54

46

44

46

42

41

38

44

44

44

42

Sept.

45

44

42

38

40

38

41

38

32

31

36

36

37

38

35

32

32

30

31

32

37

31

31

31

30

31

28

29

28

26

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.120 0.14

-

.586 .68

1.47 1.53

.630 .73

. 8O6 90

.210 .24

O98 11

!l53 !l8

.098 .11

.049 .05

-

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 20 (5 a.m.), 2,770 sec.-ft. ; Feb. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 4,930 

ec.-ft.; Feb. 26 (5 a.m.) 3,010 sec.-ft.j'Apr. 16 (7 p.m.) 2,170 sec.-fb. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Joe.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations at Cass City and at Frankenmuth.
148 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°19'42", long. 83°45'28", on line between sees, 

ay ana 28, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at highway bridge 1 mile west of Frankenmuth and 2.6 

miles upstream from Dead Creek. Datum of gage is 584.00 feet above mean sea level

(levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to March 1909, July 1935 to September 1936, June 1939 

to beptemoer 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1935-36, 1939-49), 429 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,290 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 15.22 

reet); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.10 feet); minimum daily, 26 

second-feet Oc.t. 10.

1908-9, 1935-36, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 17,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1942; 

maximum gage height, 20.91 feet Mar. 10j 1942 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, about 1.5 second-feet Aug. 6, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated below about 500 second-feet by mill above station 

ror period of record.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

48

44

51

47

45

49

75

67

26

32

40

48

49

48

49

41

53

65

59

41

37

32

45

55

56

52

54

56

62

59

Nov.

68

62

62

67

75

104

94

106

86

80

87

75

73

70

82

71

74

78

83

100

143

142

130

114

102

235

147

134

121

121

Dec.

117

98

95

83

82

88

79

77

65

61

65

65

81

72

84

104

115

95

122

111

88

86

81

97

79

74

63

59

143

205

308

Jan.

384

288

240

187

224

259

308

362

308

259

250

213

196

168

158

199

278

384

1,470

2,730

1,830

1,300

1,000

631

527

b350

*b250

b200

200

150

140

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ......................:..

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

*150

b!60

b200

b230

268

1,630

3,230

4,450

5,070

3,500

2,750

2,970

3,020

2,110

1,360

1,040

920

1,440

2,000

1,500

1,000

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,525

2,986

3,042

189,476

15,443

39,978

16,500

22 144

6,366

3,155

5 *JL£ 1 97f

3,114

1,531

120,913

Mar.

700

600

500

450

417

461

500

600

550

500

450

483

406

395

395

319

330

330

298

250

240

319

730

890

805

'730

755

890

950

730

527

Apr.

755

1,100

830

680

450

572

319

373

439

351

250

278

259

240

331

1,870

2,280

1,330

1,440

950

805

655

1,130

950

705

607

631

631

505

428

Maximn

75

235

308

15,200

2,730

5,070

950

2,250

461

330

340

250

87

5,070

May

406

330

439

461

373

308

259

250

146

164

155

144

140

135

124

122

115

124

139

160

143

148

220

238

226

187

174

155

139

125

119

Minima

26

62

59

20

140

140

240

240

115

40

QAy\j

33

32

26

June

114

105

97

80

79

90

78

71

67

68

59

40

68

64

88

174

268

330

212

134

114

115

105

92

81

76

82

78

72

54

-

Mean

49.2

99.5

98.1

518

498

1,428

532

738

205

105

165

100

51.0

331

July

150

176

125

101

101

130

126

143

167

278

330

300

250

220

340

200

150

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

100

100

100

150

180

200

170

Aug.

150

110

90

80

80

150

220

250

150

90

70

100

138

217

122

134

99

78

71

75

66

63

57

56

53

67

71

58

67

49

33

Per square 

mile

0.058

.117

.116

.611

.587

1.68

.627

.870

.242

.124

.195

.118

.060

.390

Sept.

58

58

56

55

56

67

87

87

49

35

33

33

42

58

67

49

42

37

59

48

46

45

32

45

45

45

58

49

41

49

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

.13

.13

8.28

.68

1.75

.72

.97

.28

.14

.22

.14

.07

5.30

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 20 (10 to 1O:30 a.m.) 3,970 sec. -ft.} Feb. 16 (6 p m.)

5,290

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 22, 23, Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, Feb. 17, 18, Feb. 26 to Mar. 4, Mar. 

7-10, July 12-14, July 16 to Aug. 9; doubtful gage-height record July 7-11, Aug. 10, 11, Aug. 26 to 

Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

Cass River atTassar and Flint River near Posters.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 149

East Branch Cass River nejp Cass City, Mich.

in Ef 'sec. 18, T. 13 N., R. 

"if miles upLocation.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°33'10", long. 83°05'40

12 K. , at bridge on State Highway 53, 5 miles southeast of Cass"City and'5 

stream from confluence with North Branch

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- December 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 2,600 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 20.50 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 1; minimum 

gage height, 14.00 feet Sept. 16,

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT.

t6.3

-

Dec.

6.8

6.8

6.8

4.8

5.6

6.0

6.0

*6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.6

7.2

11

12

12

12

10

7.2

9.4

8.0

7.2

6.0

5.6

5.2

6.8

52

136

78

Jan.

42

24

20

18

14

100

92

66

47

40

43.

25

20

17

40

89

114

b80

bl.OOO

b575

b380

168

52

30

48

*34

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

b34

b33

b32

t)31

b30

b29

b28

b27

*b27

28

30

28

252

1,230

2,040

1,270

840

1,040

1,440

673

262

194

172

464

1,080

485

295

152

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

_

468.0

-

3,353

12,246

3,636

5,094

1,155

649.0

1,098.7

728.6

106.8

_

Mar.

124

97

84

82

88

102

114

112

*105

42

13

48

57

46

59

77

77

41

39

39

62

208

280

186

140

166

318

325

225

120

160

Apr.

410

302

184

103

86

92

86

80

68

57

51

45

41

58

612

760

380

228

205

178

107

97

182

122

92

103

133

102

73

57

Maximum

_

136

-

1,000

2,040

325

760

136

154

136

210

5.6

_

May

57

75

136

86

59

50

35

31

30

25

21

21

20

19

17

17

19

24

25

18

19

37

77

59

43

31

25

24

15

20

20

Minimum

_

4.8

-

14

27

13

41

15

2.0

4.4

1.7

1.8

_

June

17

15

13

6.8-

6.0

7.6

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.8

26

154

152

68

31

14

9.4

11

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.0

2.0

55

-

'Mean

_

15.1

-

108

437

117

170

37.3

21.6

35.4

23.5

3.56

_

July

70

14

10

7.2

6.0

12

40

2980 '

117

136

73

32

20

17

14

8.7

8.0

15

28

26

8.0

22

19

6.8

4.4

7.6

32

88

120

28

Aug.

8.7

5.2

3.4

3.6

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

5.7

144

210

117

50

20

1737 '

28

19

12

6.4

3.2

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.6

6.0

7.6

2.8

2.2

Per square 

mile

_

. 0.061

-

.437

1.77

.474

 686

.151

.087

.143

.095

.014

_

Sept.

1.8

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.8

3.2

3.8

4.4

4.8

5.6

5.6

4.8

3.4

3.0

3.6

4.0

4.8

-

Runoff in 

inchee

,_

0.07

-

.50

1.84

.55

.77

.17

.10

.16

.11

.02

_

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.}.- Jan. 19 (time and discharge unknown/): Feb. 15 (7 to 9 p.m.)

2,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (7 .- __ _._., _,--- __. 

16 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 800 sec.-ft.

* Tflnter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
150 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 0 36', long. 84°15', in NE-J- sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 

a E., 0.5 mile south of Midland and 1 mile downstream from Chippewa River. Datum of 

gage is 590.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,400 square miles.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,362 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage height, 7.86 

I'eet); minimum, 90 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, -0.92 foot).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 19.50 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 12, 1942; minimum gage height, -0.95 foot Aug. 1, 

1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 400 second-feet, which are fair. Water is diverted from river a short distance above station for industrial use; small part returned to river a quarter of a mile below station; remainder returned 1 mile below 

control. Records of daily discharge not adjusted for diversion. Discharge below about 

4,000 second-feet regulated by power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and records of diversion furnished by Dow Chemical Co.

Revisions (water years).- W 1054: 1945. Revised figures of discharge for the water year 

1948, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1114, are given herewith.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1947-49 

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

472

530

410

364

430

722

571

794

856

650

584

260

426

656

416

270

264

296

338

394

533

706

748

736

386

250

496

805

799

662

540

Nov.

420

304

540

608

638

a540

a700

a650

aSOO

al.OOO

al,200

a700

aSOO

aSOO

a650

a850

a700

al,000

1,210

860

704

602

694

1,150

1,730

1,510

868

489

456

150

Dec.

666

1,200

1,470

1,220

1,740

1,150

982

1,500

2,190

2,040

1,850

1,490

1,570

1,190

1,290

1,660

1,410

1,240

934

528

434

1,170

1,230

774

662

428

738

718

1,040

1,690

723

Jan.

483

470

a700

al,200

a900

a700

826

787

918

662

476

1,040

1,140

1,050

1,140

1,130

564

393

780

733

953

740

594

478

254

374

460

463

340

274

250

Feb.

202

326

423

354

410

420

338

372

517

652

534

550

579

402

292

396

1,230

1,580

1,550

1,650

1,080

697

1,030

1,580

2,220

3,100

4,130

3,650

2,950

-

Mar.

2,450

2,320

1,560

1,230

1,390

912

822

1,100

1,270

1,460

1,300

1,270

816

al.OOO

al,500

3,810

6,980

9,490

12, .100

28,800

32,400

25,700

16,400

10,900

7,940

6,150

6,550

6,350

5,950

6,250

6,050

Apr.

7,170

6,550

5,170

4,450

4,090

3,740

' 3,580

3,500

3,020

2,100

2,630

4,450

4,000

3,580

2,530

2,360

2,050

1,690

2,130

2,520

2,410

1,800

1,640

1,510

1,290

1,530

2,400

4,000

4,270

3,020

-

May

2,860

1,690

1,800

1,650

1,500

1,480

1,750

1,700

1,320

2,340

4,180

4,810

4,450

3,420

2,350

1,910

1,880

2,180

2,050

1,750

1,380

901

653

1,240

1,240

994

1,030

1,180

698

412

380

June

580

520

508

426

391

328

698

1,240

1,650

1,160

1,200

648

460

874

984

752

742

1,020

422

377

508

620

3,330

3,580

1,860

1,130

890

1,480

1,560

1,490

-

" July

1,090

1,000

720

524

433

780

752

857

962

444

321

708

752

529

681

484

388

335

332

342

335

304

279

291

294

243

a250

a2SO

270

270

285

Aug.

a310

370

380

297

243

318

243

264

370

a420

a480

565

363

408

234

405

681

426

433

273

228

258

452

544

600

458

405

231

165

165

189

Sept.

192

204

210

195

189

204

249

297

282

216

201

204

314

288

468

314

267

210

213

270

282

300

3S5

398

294

171

171

171

171

231

"

Peak discharge (base. 5.800 see.-ft.).- Mar. 21 (2 to 3 a.m.) 34,000 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chippewa 

River near Mount Pleasant and near Midland.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 151

Discharge, in pecond-feet, of Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mioh., 1947-49--Continued

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

213

259

270

280

234

290

322

312

260

232

435

362

479

498

477

254

236

297

383

274

379

397

364

283

288

386

476

527

408

470

309

Nov.

377

806

795

538

724

449

344

508

780

847

759

758

432

340

376

423

716

513

433

800

1,110

1,210

1,460

894

630

952

720

458

586

768

-

Dec.

590

475

451

414

375

552

528

773

572

748

452

389

654

652

628

656

536

355

404

426

608

686

736

442

271

282

579

777

772

414

332

Jan.

310

301

491

602

513

646

606

510

649

1,410

1,880

1,620

1,200

723

432

448

874

922

1,680

2,570

2,250

1,140

872

1,360

1,370

996

830

909

554

402

406

Feb.

376

554

756

712

604

462

607

835

726

778

680

506

874

2,300

2,600

2,310

2,030

2,260

3,180

3,340

2,320

2,170

2,110

2,140

4,540

6,050

4,810

3,910

_

_

-

Mar.

3,340

2,630

2,480

2,060

1,740

1,300

1,620

1,870

2,010

2,260

1,680

1,210

952

465

1,410

1,400

1,030

664

490

430

1,230

1,780

2,860

2,780

2,860

2,250

2,420

2,780

3,100

2,630

3,100

Apr.

2,680

2,420

1,960

2,010

2,360

2,060

1,590

1,380

1,340

818

1,130

870

942

1,190

1,230

1,600

1,570

1,580

2,040

1,750

1,540

1,470

1,370

1,290

1,250

1,470

1,410

1,350

1,020

1,090

-

May

855

992

1,740

1,640

1,580

1,340

906

592

607

972

652

566

512

510

343

482

700

621

942

812

542

401

1,000

808

934

980

600

349

342

338

470

June

688

669

700

373

366

502

402

356

300

227

214

234

280

284

948

1,370

1,560

1,270

824

915

708

592

531

627

532

382

554

619

162

508

-

July

478

383

264

300

426

464

362

306

301

615

455

664

648

876

492

40,4

360

600

429

302

462

270

219

232

444

272

510

396

481

468

342

Aug.

272

375

372

297

312

219

252

460

460

222

293

263

289

324

376

465

498

374

320

308

111

162

250

222

175

185

182

172

184

223

307

Sept.

389

266

268

296

472

778

1,010

834

574

388

312

320

442

312

252

338

308

381

325

320

390

589

338

264

178

252

279

486

400

240

-

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 seo.-ft.).- Feb. 26 (7 to 11 a.m.) 6,250 sec.-ft.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1947-49

Month

December. ..............

Calendar year 1947 . .

April..................

May. ....................

September. .............

Water year 1947-48 . .

Calendar year 1948 . . 

January 1949

March..................

April ..................

May......./............

July. ..................

Water year 1948-49 . .

Observed

Secondfoot-days

16,364 

22,423 

36', 927

634,373

21,272 

33,214 

212,220 

95,180 

57,178 

31,428 

15,505 

11,182 

7,511

560,404

10,654 

20,506 

16,529

532,379

29,476 

54,540 

58,331 

45,780 

24,130 

18,147 

13,225 

8,924 

12,001

312,743

Maximum

856 

1,730 

2,190

12,000

1,200 

4,130 

32,400 

7,170 

4,810 

3,580 

1,090 

681 

468

32.400

527 

1,460 

777

32,400

2,570 

6,050 

3,340 

2,680 

1,740 

1,560 

876 

498 

1,010

6,050

Minimum

250 

150 

428

125

250 

202 

816 

1,290 

380 

328 

243 

165 

171

150

213 

340

271

165

301 

378 

430 

818 

338 

214 

219 

111 

178

111

Mean

528 

747 

1,191

1,738

686 

1,145 

6,846 

3,173 

1,844 

;,048 

500 

361 

250

1,531

344, 

684 

533

1,455

951 

1,948 

1,898 

1,526 

778 

605 

427 

288 

400

857

mean 

diversion 

(secbndfeet)t

110 

101 

36

103

100 

101 

94 

104 

111 

120 

27 

91 

114

97

103 

98 

90

96

88 

89 

90 

93 

94 

98 

98 

93 

84

93

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

638 

848 

1,287

1,841

786 

1,246 

6,940 

3,277 

1,955 

1,168 

527 

452 

364

1,628

447 

782 

623

1,551

1,039 

2,037 

1,988 

1,619 

872 

703 

525 

383, 

484

950

Per square 

mile

0.266 

.353 

.536

.767

.328 

.519 

2.89 

1.37 

.815 

.487 

.220 

.188 

.152

.678

.186 

.326 

.260

.646

.433 

.849 

.828 

.675 

.363 

.293 

.219 

.159 

.202

.396

Runoff in 

inches

0.31 

.39 

.62

10.41

.38 

.56 

3.33 

1.53 

.94 

.54 

.25 

.22 

.17

9.24

.21 

.36 

.30

8.79

.50 

.88 

.95 

.75 

.42 

.33 

.25 

.18 

.23

5.36

t Diversion toy Bow Chemical Co. for industrial use.
152 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°52'45", long. 84°28'25", in sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. 

i w., at highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from dam at Beaverton.

Drainage area.- 487 square miles.

Records available.- July 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- 1948: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 730 second-feet July 

 19 (gage height, 4.26 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 23-30 (gage height, 0 98 

foot); minimum daily, 91 second-feet July 17.

1948.-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,780 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage 

hei^it, 6.34 feet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Jan. 13 (gage height, 0.78 foot); minimum 

daily, 61 second-feet Jan. 22.

High water on Mar. 20, 1948, reached an observed stage of 12.00 feet (discharge, 

6,630 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Regulation at all stages by power plant 1 mile upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

t!22

Feb. liar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

t26s

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

t6,100

t5,880

_

t2,130

ti,28o

-

.

_

.

.

-

Apr.

t712

-

May

t244

June

t!8

-

July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

165

165

185

154

153

154

134

91

178

117

188

a!70

a!50

169

157

156

200

148

154

133

160

134

Aug.

135

134

135

132

150

141

135

127

148

152

293

188

162

177

143

141

141

156

165

162

155

128

137

143

162

136

128

139

137

128

118

Sept.

96

146

133

129

119

155

121

136

173

154

155

142

147

138

142

143

153

176

135

148

144

122

134

133

135

117

134

135

136

139

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-h.eight record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chlppewa 

River near Mount Pleasant.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 153

Discharge, in second-feet, of Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich., 1948-49 Continued.

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

216

152

136

140

154

144

170

179

196

166

165

158

171

171

161

166

146

146

193

159

141

195

189

165

161

143

177

167

148

168

177

Nov.

159

170

198

208

216

274

277

214

229

230

232

178

209

208

196

210

280

242

263

453

459

369

393

234

244

236

212

225

219

202

-

Dec.

202

O80

195

229

234

235

221

200

171

177

201

216

224

226

265

233

259

158

146

156

214

200

199

160

140

120

165

192

201

184

188

Jan.

178

206

179

178

227

214

224

245

265

268

244

235

201

188

226

457

459

331

700

692

485

61

211

278

301

214

252

249

231

192

253

Feb.

345

478

382

208

227

249

249

229

237

234

193

241

292

255

286

254

272

284

317

415

350

338

338

489

1,660

1,500

1,000

688

iMar.

467

401

322

404

343

424

367

470

549

339

351

342

290

315

274

259

241

241

240

219

283

540

723

734

730

730

782

969

750

750

752

Apr.

740

690

612

392

371

398

342

314

336

272

276

291

463

286

295

453

329

377

352

137

225

344

407

262

260

347

312

293

292

245

-

May

259

362

355

355

286

235

272

231

211

212

232

154

242

193

186

205

203

222

202

212

221

192

208

205

211

205

202

196

177

181

160

June

163

163

156

88

90

105

126

161

109

116

116

123

217

267

500

734

642

252

203

187

228

201

248

254

167

287

221

222

206

170

-

July

152

162

153

160

158

159

153

152

212

311

222

190

178

177

179

181

154

145

126

152

125

112

171

112

158

241

397

148

189

190

169

Aug.

139

158

161

144

107

175

129

199

162

134

154

174

185

158

136

138

126

131

127

117

127

119

110

116

118

118

131

146

164

170

169

Sept.

165

168

159

220

233

186

278

240

195

176

160

171

239

161

163

167

179

145

136

152

151

a!50

alSO

a!50

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

alSO

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chippewa 

River near Mount Pleasant and Salt River near North Bradley.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

February

Hay...............................

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Hay...............................

July

September. ........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Secondfoot-days

4,170

_

6,091

_

5,195

93,612

Maximum

176

_

265

_

397

199

278

1,660

Minimum

96

.

120

.

1 Q^

136

61

Mean

139

_

196

.

173

256

Per square 

mile

.285

.

.402

.

 tC-z

.355

.526

Runoff in 

inches

~

.32

.

.46

.

.40

7.14

949153 0-51-11
154 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°42', long. 84°28', on bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 

1^ miles southeast of North Bradley. Datum of gage is 618.01 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 68.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Feb. 25; maximum gage 

neignt observed, 8.09 feet Feb. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.4 secondfeet Aug. 22, 23 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 8,200 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 14.95 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,500 

second-feet; minimum observed, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 14, 1944 (gage height, 0.21 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and those below 10 secondreet, which are fair. Gage read twice dally.

Revisions (water years).- W 924: 1938.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.4

8.6

7.0

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.5

7.4

6.7

8.4

6.1

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

Nov.

7.0

7.4

7.4

8.6

11

13

13

9.8

8.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.2

8.2

9.4

11

11

13

17

23

19

15

13

11

11

10

9.8

8.6

9.O

-

Dec.

8.6

9.4

7.0

5.8

9.8

10

6.7

6.1

*5.8

9.0

8.6

9.4

7.8

5.5

13

11

7.0

9.4

12

10

9.8

11

6.7

7.8

a6.o

6.1

6.1

6.7

8.6

8.2

7.8

Jan.

9.0

10

10

11

12

13

14

20

25

4O

80

*35

30

30

24

54

100

67

117

150

120

100

64

42

35

32

29

30

25

23

20

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

18

20

35

100

150

120

100

120

200

400

250

150

110

250

1,000

800

500

300

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

204.2

329. £

256.'

30,611.2

1,371. C

4,794

3,470

1,952

T>R t £Q

440. £

232 '

145.!

195 Is

14,118.1

liar.

200

170

146

93

90

142

192

181

176

146

88

78

66

62

60

*55

51

38

30

35

35

95

203

123

93

108

146

203

140

110

115

Apr.

164

159

115

85

69

6O

55

55

48

40

37

35

33

835

39

73

75

79

128

105

70

58

57

49

41

41

43

39

33

32

-

Maximum

9.4

23

13

5,500

150

1,000

2O3

164

73

74

9.5 e'.s

13

1,000

May

33

73

72

49

38

31

26

22

22

19

18

17

17

18

17

15

15

16

20

21

18

17

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

Minimum

5.2 7.'o

5.5

4.6

9.0

17

30

32

117'.3

6.4

3.4

4.7

3.4

June

10

9.8

9.5

9.5

8.8

7.9

7.8

7.4

7.3

7.3

7.4

7.3

7.3

9.8

20

74

. 47

34

23

15

14

16

13

13

11

9.8

9.C

8.4

8.0

7.9

-

Mean

6. 59

11.0

8.28

83.6

44.2

171

112

65.1

23 4

14!? 7.51

4 .65

6.53

38.7

July

7.8

7.4

7.3

7.0

7.3

7.9

7.6

7.6

8.4

9.5

9.0

8.2

7.6

8.O

8.4

7.9

B7.5

7.3

7.0

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.5

6.8

7.3

7.2

8.2

7.4

7.2

6.7

Aug.

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.3

6.3

6.2

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.5

 3.5

3.5

a4.0

4.4

4.8

4.6

Per square 

mile

0.048

.080

.060

.606

.320

1.24

 812 [472 .170

.107

.054

.034

.047

.280

Sept.

5.O

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.3

13

8.0

7.8

7.8

6.8

6.2

6.1

6.5

7.2

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

-

Runoff in 

inohes

O.O6

.09

.07

8.25

.37

1 

PQ CJ7

.94

.53

.20

.12

*O6

.04

.05

3.82

Peak discharge (base, 550 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 25 (time and discharae unknown). Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

16': Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 8-14, 17, 20-22, Jan. 29 to Mar. 2, 
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 155

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'35n , long. 84°42'30", on line between sees. 

'I and 8, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., 4 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant. Datum of gage is 

710.38 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 416 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1932-49), 281 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage height, 8.13 

I'eet); minimum, 36 second-feet Aug. 5, 9; minimum, daily, 48 second-feet Aug. 11; minimum gage height, 3.10 feet Oct. 4.

1930-31. 1932-49: Maxjjnum discharge, 4,960 second-feet Mar. 8, 1946 (-gage height, 

12.78 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 18, 1945; minimum daily (observed), 19 

second-feet Aug. 16, 1936; minimum gage height, 2.82 feet Dec. 21, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Diurnal fluctuation below about 750 second-feet caused by power plant 

at Mount Pleasant.

Revisions (water years).- W 744: Drainage area. W 824: 1932-35.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28.

29

30

31

Oct.

191

191

165

i 146

162

168

150

175

175

175

146

181

d!40

120

100

90

80

90

120

d!37

146

153

146

181

137

150

111

187

219

200

171

Nov.

191

159

150

168

153

197

203

226

175

200

187

187

197

178

171

150

dlS4

230

300

350

350

300

d245

242

264

226

219

229

191

207

-

Dec.

210

197

191

191

191

200

191

*203

181

162

210

187

191

162

171

184

181

200

168

207

175

171

150

130

110

100

120

150

170

170

160

Jan.

160

170

160

150

200

200

200

210

230

230

210

*180

213

178

194

274

350

459

400

492

426

360

327

284

278

239

216

235

200

190

180

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

*180

180

180

180

300

350

300

400

350

300

350

500

700

600

400

374

442

1,460

1,180

900

700

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,693

6,429

5,384

102,685

7,805

11,286

12,417

11,006

6,344

4,985

4,170

2 j 855

4,329

81,730

Mar.

400

350

300

350

362

378

362

375

397

359

330

317

308

305

292

260

263

263

231

253

225

378

599

583

535

535

599

679

663

599

567

Apr.

599

631

567

519

455

423

397

391

369

343

321

314

300

300

320

337

337

337

404

369

321

314

317

311

305

295

298

276

276

260

Maximum

219

350

210

4,100

492

1,460

679

631

295

394

180

196

193

1,460

May

244

282

295

235

273

253

237

221

221

221

215

205

193

196

199

202

183

193

196

202

177

183

186

189

183

177

154

154

145

145

135

Minimum

80

' 150

100

68

150

ISO

225

260

135

72

90

48

100

46

June

125

125

"106 113

113

125

97

93

100

72

122

84

81

183

276

194

362

285

247

202

199

173

186

154

161

161

157

161

164

164

Mean

151

214

174

2'81

252

403

401

367

205

166

135

144* 92.

224

July

161

129

167

173

148

132

148

151

173

180

173

157

145

154

164

151

138

132

129

116

103

103

97

90

103

93

93

97

132

100

139

Aug.

113

129

97

84

87

75

75

75

90

78

48

113

196

116

103

109

97

109

63

103

66

87

66

66

69

66

69

75

106

106

119

Per square 

 lie

0.363

.514

.418

.675

.606

.969

.964

.882

.493

.399

.325

L .221

.346

.538

Sept.

129

129

100

122

170

177

157

193

180

167

170

161

154

151

170

167

145

157

151

1S2

151

119

122

116

132

125

132

139

122

119

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

.57

.48

9.16

.70

1.01

1.11

.98

.57

.45

.37

.25

.39

7.30

Peak discharge tbaae, 850 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 25 (3 p.m.) 1,800 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23-29, Jan. 29 tc Feb. 12. No gage-height 

record Oct. 14-19, Hov. 18, 22, Dec. 30 to Jan. 12, Feb. 13-22, Feb. 27 t;6 Mar. 4, Apr. 13-15J discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, veather records and records for Chlppeva River 

near Midland and Tobacco River at Beaverton.
156 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HDRON

Chippewa River near Midland, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°35'40", long. 84°22'10", on line between sec. 24, T. 

14 M., R. 1 W., and sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. IE., at highway bridge 5 miles upstream from 

Pine River and 6 miles southwest of Midland. Datum of gage is 612.35 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929- (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 597 square miles.

Records available.- January 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,000 second-feet Feb. 26; maximum gage 

height observed, 6.66 feet Feb. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 49 secondfeet Sept. 24.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, 8,510 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (computed from graph 

based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 12.43 feet Mar. 19, 1948 (ice 

Jam); minimum daily discharge, 44 second-feet Aug. 16, 1948,.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record and 

those below 200 second-feet, which are fair. Flow below about 500 second-feet partly 

regulated by power plant at Mount Pleasant. Gage read twice daily.

Day

I 

2 

3 

4

5

' 6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

157 

184 

174 

140 

120

135 

152- 

110 

146 

146

174 

130 

146 

125 

140

95 

85 

a90 

100 

120

120 

140 

130 

135 

196

115 

168 

85 

208 

162 

196

Nov.

168 

190 

179 

152 

196

162 

220 

238 i 

244 

168

220 

196 

208 

202 

174

179 

130 

190 

271 

271

344 

376 

352 

271 

299

264 264 ' 

202 

208 

220

Dec.

202 

202 

202 

190 

208

244 

202 

*214 

238 

a200

162 

238 

285 

306 

250

174 

190 

214 

264 

271

238 

226 

200 

190 

alSO

150 

180 

230 

250 

a250 

a250

Jan.

250 

250 

250 

250 

300

300 

300 

300 

350 

350

300 

300 

310 

320 

320

376 

630 

920 

750 

900

600 

500 

450 

400 

*350

330 

300 

300 

300 

250 

250

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aj>ri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

«a

Bber .........................

Isndar year 194 

&ry

ember ........................

tar year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

250 

250 

250 

250 

230

230 

230 

230 

*230 

230

a230 

a250 

300 

500 

900

800 

700 

800 

1,000 

1,200

900 

800 

700 

800 

1,200

2,000 

1,700 

al,300

Seoondfoot-days

4,324 

6,758 

6,800

160,298

12,056 

18,460 

19,531 

16,067 

7,694 

6,282 

4,853 

4,160 

3,938

110,923

Mar.

1,100 

900 

800 

689 

700

(31,000 

842 

545 

595 

575

450 

398 

382 

382 

398

423 

345 

318 

282 

282

265 

338 

721 

794 

752

732 

847 

1,020 

952 

878 

826

Apr.

910 

920 

878 

774 

689

595 

565 

525 

495 

450

423 

*382 

382 

318 

a400

459 

545 

a600 

d742 

700

565 

486 

459 

a450 

441

414 

405 

398 

352 

345

Maximum

208 

376 

306

8,020

920

2, we

1,100 

920 

423 

535 

198 

245 

198

2,000

May

324 

345 

423 

390 

352

294 

260 

240 

250 

250

240 

220 

225 

270 

180

184 

211 

216 

255 

235

a210 

188 

240 

270 

245

225 

211 

206 

a!90 

170 

175

Minimum

85 

130 

150

4*

250 

250 

265 

318 

170 

116 

126 

90 

49

49

June

152 

157 

157 

144 

alSO

152 

170 

148 

148 

157

121 

139 

116 

162 

240

382 

535 

450 

352 

300

245 

240 

216 

216 

175

157 

162 

180 

175 

184

Mean

139 

225 

219

438

389 

659 

630 

536 

248 

209 

157 

134 

131

304

July

166 

125 

a!70 

184 

a!70

162 

130 

139 

152 

162

170 

162 

148 

157 

170

166 

170 

157 

162 

157

152 

148 

126

al30

139

162 

162 

157 

139 

198 

134

Aug.

170 

175 

193 

152 

121

a 150 

a!40 

130

148 

157

130 

112 

166 

245 

126

139 

139 

121 

148 

116

152 

90 

98 

98 

94

103 

94 

94 

108 

130 

121

Per square 

aile

0.233 

.377 

.367

.734

.652 

1.10 

1.06 

.898 

.415 

.350 

.263 

.224 

.219

.509

Sept.

108 

116 

134 

8120 

103

198 

170 

148 

188 

157

144 

148 

170 

184 

8170

157 

148 

8135 

126 

162

103 

148 

77 

49 

73

94 

94 

121 

112 

81

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

.42 

.42

9.97

.75 

1.14 

1.22 

1.00 

.48 

.39 

.30 

.26 

.24

6.89

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 20 (9 a.m.) discharge unknown; Feb. 26 (time and dlsnarge urouiuwiij.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of weather records and records for station 

ear Mount Pleasant, or Interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Mote.- 3tage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23 to Jan. 13, Jan. 20 to Mar. 3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 157

Pine River at Alma, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°23", long. 84°39", in sec." 34, T. 12 N., R. 3 W. 

at Alma, 270 feet downstream from highway bridge. Datum of gage is 718.37 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 288 square miles. ^ 

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 178 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Feb. 28; minimum daily, 

4o second-feet July 4, 5.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 4,400 second-feet Mar. 19, 1948 {gage height, 10.81 

feet); minimum daily, 2 second-feet July 23, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record and those below 75 second-feet, which are poor. Occasional regulation 

below 400 second-feet by dam above station for period of record.

Revisions (water years).- W 744: Drainage area. W 1054: 1945(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

69

82

88

81

64

66

68

65

78

63

60

62

59

61

60

63

62

60

70

58

60

68

71

82

86

95

88

92

88

97

97

Nov.

99

102

107

113

120

130

129

131

123

124

128

134

130

116

119

117

117

134

125

195

224

285

285

254

195

175

144

131

138

126

-

Dec.

118

111

111

112

110

120

119

132

128

110

100

120

140

150

150

125

100

100

110

130

150

125

100

90

80

80

90

115

129

142

112

Jan.

102

100

89

89

117

150

150

150

150

200

200 *156

134

113

124

150

182

238

619

466

342

334

334

301

269

216

195

277

161

149

119

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May " 

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

94

138

300 188-

b!25

bllO

bllO

*bllO

b!20

b!20

b!20

129

6 2O

750

6O2

535

500

700

d910

800

600

500

450

d505

795

, 7QO

d810

1,OOO

-

_

-

Secondtoo t-days

2,263

4,450

3,609

84,646.

6,376

12,441

9,421

8; 563

. 3,384

3,194

2 895

2 542

l|895

61,033

Mar.

500

450

400

d334

309

d301

d301

d301

400

300

250

254

230

2OO

170

»d!56

138

156

144

150

150

209

285

342

384

368

402

429

466

466

476

Apr.

485

495

476-

438

376

262

269

261

246

224

153

118

143

168

368

317

342

384

429

411

393

350

293

254

224

195

120

95

143

131

Maximum

'97

E85

150

S 3,540

619

1,OOO

500

495

E16

325

202

156

84

1,000

May

143

166

175

216

175

137

112

107

97

86

80

80

80

9O

100

100

100

1OO

100

100

100

100

1OO

100

loo

90

90

90

90

90

9O

Minimum

58

99

* 80

7.6

89

94

138

95

80

53

46

48

54

46

June

80

80

80

70

70

60

60

60

60

6O

7O

80

9O

1OO

150

209

285

325

269

175

126

105

90

68

59

73

68

60

53

59

Mean

73. C

148

116

231

206

444

304

285

109

106

93.4

82. C

63.2

167

July

55

49

58

46

46

48

50

51

64

85

128

1O5

79

130

195

202

154

117

102

93

75

73

66

63

72

97

1O9

113

114

128

128

Aug.

105

92

82

77

70

66

92

109

137

113

131

156

140 145s

114

92

71

63

59

56

54

54

52

51

51

51

50

48

50

53

Per square 

mile

0.253

.514

.403

.802

71 c ( iO

1.54

1.06

.99Q

.37B

.368

.324

.285

.219

.580

58

Sept.

59

64

66

60

55

54

62

62

78

73

64

60

61

70

84

76

68

64

65

61

63

60

58

58

59

59

58

58

58

58

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.57

.46

10.92

.82

1.60

1.22

1.10

.44

.41

. O ^7 I

.33

.24

7.85

Peak discharge (base, 70O see. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (10 to 11 a.m.) 75O see. -ft.; Feb. 3 (2:3O p.m.)

_.., _. , ___ _., _,O6O sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 25 

(time and discharge unknown); Feb. 28 (time, unknown) about 1,100 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 10-27, Jan. 6-11, Feb. 17, 18, 20-23, 26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 9-11, 13-15, 2o, Hay 11 to June 15j discharge computed on'basis of weather records, discharge 

measurements, recorded range in stage, and records for Chlppewa River near Mount Pleasant and near 

Midland and Cedar River at East Lanalng.
158 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Sebewaing River (State drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 83°26 r , on line between sees. 16 and 

21, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Rescue Road, li miles upstream from East 

Fork and lj miles southeast of Sebewaing. Datum of gage is S90.0 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.-* 62 square miles.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 33.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 910 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

b.BB 1'eet Jan. 19 (ice jam); no flow for long periods.

1940-49: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 12.81 feet Mar. 9, 

1942 (ice jam), but may have been higher during'period of no gage-height reeoi-d in 

April 1947; no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seoond-.feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 26 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.4 0 1.9 4.0 3.6 102 1.4 0 2.0 11 4.3 244 

1.5 .02 2.1 11 3.8 137 1.5 1.1 2.1 15 4.9 397 

1.6 .2 2.4 25 4.1 200 1.7 4.3 3.4 81 5.6 6OO 

1.7 .6 2.7 41 1.8 6.0 3.5 89 

1.8 1.6 J,4. 84 1.9 8.0 3.7 117

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 'to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.2 

.5

3.7

5.0 

3.7 

2.0 

1.3 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6

Dec.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.S 

.5 

*.4 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.7

2.2 

4.6 

4.7 

1.8 

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.0 

.6 

.3

.1 

.1 

.1 

34 

81 

67

Jan.

45 

16 

5.4 

2.6 

35

190 

75 

42

33 

32

24 

11 

6.1 

4.0 

6.8

30 

35 

28 

300 

150

78 

52 

33 

23 

19

16 

14 

10 

8 

6 

5

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

llaro 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

ffa

her ...........................

aber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ..........'..

1.......... ..................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4 

3 

2.0 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

2.0 

*2.5 

3.0

5

10 

100 

290 

602

277 

160 

198 

397 

111

57 

42 

40 

92 

400

72 

48 

36

Seoondfoot-days

0 

24. 

207.

11,642.

1,334. 

2,959,. 

997.( 

994. 

81. 

48. 

24. 

15. 

2.

6,689.

Mar.

26 

18 

16 

15 

28

61 

38 

28 

*34 

25

22 

26 

24 

35 

35

24. 

20 

13 

9.2 

7.2

7.6 

39 

96 

43 

38

39 

89 

62 

32 

23 

24

Apr.

36 

22 

16 

12 

9.8

9.2

8.6 

8.6 

7.8 

6.6

6.0 

5.7 

5.3 

5.0 

7-0

59 

154 

110 

109 

56

32 

40 

113 

45 

26

26 

24 

15 

11 

8.9

May

7.4 

8.6 

8.9 

6.2 

5.0

4.1 

3.3 

2.9 

2.5 

2.4

2.2 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0 

.8 

.6

Maxlnun Minima

0 0

3 5.0 0 

2 81 .1

I 1,330 0 '

3 300 2.6 

5 602 1.5 

) 96 7.2 

5 154 5.0 

5 8.9 .6 

1 7.0 0 

3 6.0 0 

3 4.2 0 

3 1.0 0

3 602 0

June

0.5 

.4 

.2 

.2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

.1 

1.7

5.2 

7.0 

6.4 

4.6 

3.7

3.3 

3.5 

3.5 

2.5 

1.9

1.3 

.8 

.4 

.2.'8

Msan

0

.s:

6.6£

31.8

43.1 

106 

32.2 

33.2 

2.62 

1.6] 

.11 

.4£ 

.0£

18.3

July

0.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

d.8 

d2.2 

3.8

6.0 

3.2 

1.7 

1.4 

1.1

1.4 

1.1 

.6 

.4 

0

0' 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

1.3

.8 

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

4.2 

4.0 

2.2

1.4 

.6 

.2

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

1.0.1

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

'0 

0

0 

0 

.5 

a. 4 

a. 3

a. 2 

a.l 

aO 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 0' 

0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0 0 

0.013 .01 

.108 112

.513 6.97

.695 .80 

1.71 1.78 

.519 .60 

.535 .60 

.042 .05 

.026 .03 

.012 .01 

.0077 .009 

.001! .002

.295 4.01

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft.) 4- Jan. 19 (time land discharge unknovn); Feb. 15 (10 a.m.) 910

Winter discharge measurement made'on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for East Fork 

Sebewaing River near Sebewaing and Black River near Fargo, 

d Doubtful gage-height record. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 19, 20j Jan. 28 to Feb. 13.
STREAMS,TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 159

East Pork Sebewaing River (Columbia drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 83°24', on line between sees. 10 and 

li, T, IS N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Gettel Road, 2t miles upstream from mouth 

and 2J miles southeast of Sebewaing. Datum of gage is 607.00 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 38 square miles.

ttecoras available. - January 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year. 525 second-feet Feb. lb; maximum gage height, 

4.50 reet Feb. 13 (backwater front ice); no flow for long periods.

1940-49: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height 

record in April 1947; maximum gage height, 9.70 feet Mar. 15, 1943 (ice'Jam); no flow 

for long periods.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water rear 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, ir. feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.8 

1.7 

3.5 

6.O

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1

10

14

20

31

2.2

2.3

Note.- Same as following table below 

1.3 and above 2.4 feet.

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.05 

.25 

.8

1.7 3:1

5.2

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

8.0

12

17

23

31

41

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3 

3.7

53

67

102

162

256

366

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2 

.5 

.6 

.4

.4 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.9 

Z.4

8.4 

5.5 

3.1 

2.4 

1.7

1.5 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.3

Dec.

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.6

.7 

.9 

1.0 

*.9 

.6

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

1.0

2.6 

7.2 

5.5 

3.0 

1.6

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.0

.4

0 

0 

16 

196 

98

Jan.

29 

5.8 

1.9 

1.3 

5.9

151 

114 

16 

10 

9.2

6.8 

4.0 

2.8 

2,1 

2.4

18 

25 

14 

b!50 

«b!40

b80 

51 

16 

5.5 

5.5

4.8 

3.3 

b3.5 

b3.0 

b2.5 

b2.0

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 194s 

lary ....

1 ............................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

bl.5 

1.4 

.9

.7 

.6

.6 

.7 

.8

l!2

1.4 

2.1 

b!5 

blOO 

362

251 

145 

blOO 

b300 

112

46 

16 

14 

35 

293

137 

41 

20

Seoondfoot-days

o 

34.8 

346.5

6,951.8

886.3 

2,000.1 

596.3 

492.6 

37.3 

28.2

0 

0

4,433.7

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec. -ft.}.- Dec.

ft.) Feb. 15 (2 to 4 p.m.) 525 sec. -ft.; Feb

Mar.

11 

7.7 

6.3 

6.3 

8.8

38 

29 

14 

*14 

14

7.4 

6.9 

7.4 

16 

33

15 

7.4 

5.0 

4.2 

3.3

4.6 

29 

79 

33 

21

23 

46 

53 

23 

16 

14

Apr.

22 

14 

9.2 

7.2 

5.8

5.2 

5.2 

6.O 

6.9 

4.6

3.3

2.8 

2.5 

2.1 

2.7

29 

76 

43 

45 

28

14 

11 

59

as

14

11 

15 

11 

6.9 

5.2

Maximum

o 

8.4 

196

7OO

151 

362 

79 

76 

6.3 

6.9 

6.6 

0 

O

362

May

4.2 

3.3 

6.3 

4.6 

3.0

2.1 

1.5 

1.2 

.9 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3

1.2 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

Minimum

o

0

o

o

1.3 

.6 

3.3 

2.1 

.3 

O 

O 

0 

0

o

June

0.2 

0 

0 

0 

O

0 

O 

0 

0

o

o 

o 

o

0 

.3

1.5 

5.5 

6.9 

3.5 

2.0

1.6 

2.0 

1.4 

1.6 

1.0

.4 

.2

0 

O 

.1

Mean

0 

1.16 

11.2

19.0

28.6 

71.4 

19.2 

16.4 

1.20 

.94 

.37 

O 

0

 12.1

July

0.3 

0 

0 

O 

O

O 

O 

O 

O 

..2

6.6 

2.5 

1.0 

.4 

.3

.2

.1 

0 

O 

0

0

o 

o

0

o

0 

0 

0

o 

- o 

o

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0 

.031 

.295

.500

.753 

1.88 

.505 

.432 

.032 

.025 

.0097 

0 

O

.318

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0 

.03 

.34

6.79

.87 

1.96 

.58 

.48 

.04 

.03 

.01 

0 

O

4.34

30 (3:30 p.m.) 236 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (5 p.m.) 234 see.- 

19 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 25 (6:30 a.m.)

343 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record July 12, 13, 15-25, 27-31, Aug. 2-10; doubtful gage-height record 

AugT~I3, 14, 19-22; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Sebewaing River 

near Sebewaing.
160 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Pigeon River near Pigeon, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°48«55", long. 83°17'10", in M£ sec. 15, T. 16 N., R. 

J.U K., on highway bridge 1 mile southwest of Pigeon.

Drainage area.- 86 square miles.

Records available.- December 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during period December to September, 2,040 

second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 12.66 feet); maxfcaum gage height observed, 12.75 feet 

Apr. 5-{Ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 24, Sept. 8; minimum gage 

height, 5.68 ifeet Aug. 24.

1947-48: Maximum daily discharge during water year,. 3,380 second-feet Mar. 20; 

maximum gage height, 14.90 feet about Mar. 17, from high-water mark (ice jam); no flow 

for long periods.

1948-49: Maximum daily discharge during water year, 1.000 second-f^st Feb. 15; 

maximum gage height observed, 12.15 feet Jan. 19 (ice jam); no .flew at'bjjnes.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for December 1946 to September 1947, which are poor. 

aag"e read once daily until March 1948 and twice daily thereafter.

Rating table, Mar. 19,

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9'

6.0

6.1

0

.1

.3

.5

.8

1.2 '

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

and

1.7

2.3

3.0

3.8

4.8

6.0

1948 to Jan. 17, 1949 (gage height, In feet,

discharge, In second-feet)

6.8

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.4

7.7

7.5

9.5

12

15

27

42

8.2

8.8

9.4

9.9

10.4

10.8

80

140

230

330

490

660

11.3

11.9

12.7

13.3

13.8

930

1,340

2,040

2,700

3,380

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-49 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

W(a

(*)

1.5

10&

50

20

10

9

Jan.

7

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

*4

10

30

Feb.

30

20

10

( )

5

_

_

-

Mar.

. (*) 5

20

50

100

150

240

188 460-

460

165

620

700

2,040

1,940

1,760

1,760

740

350

300

200

100

Apr.

2OO

300

 500

700

1,000

1,180

550

a300

100

180

550

1,180

290

128

75

44

41

64

55

41

44

48

44

70

65

65

55

65

210

, 172

May

180

1,120

490

202

202

100

70

57

70

39

210

490

330

330

490

520

330

310

210

400

430

400

150

188

180

250

250

250

150

85

B5

June

128

310

370

230

54

54

54

32

38

24

30

12

12

165

75

44

30

27

22

14

11

9.0

9.0

7.5

7.5

, 6.8

6.8

te.o

' ^.7

5.2

-

July

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3 6.0'

5.6

4.5

4.4

3.9

6.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.0

4.5 '

2.6

4.3

5.2

5.7

4.5

3.9

3.9

2.S

2.6

5.0

9.0

9.2

4.5

4.5

Aug.

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.3

2.4

2.8

1.9

1.9

2.9

2i5

2.3

2.3

2.8

3.0

.8

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

Sept.

0.4

.8

.6

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

5.1

14

16

8.2

7.8

7.4

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

6.9

5.6

8.2

4.1

3.9

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.4

2.0

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Nc gage-height,record.

_Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee or doubtful gage-height record Dee. 3 to Mar. 14, 

Mar. 29 to Apr. 5,-Apr. 9.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 161

Discharge, in second-feet, of Pigeon River near Pigeon, Mich., 1946-49 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

v a - 5

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.9

3.1

7.0

6.3

1.3

1.1

1.4

2.0

2.5

2.6

3.0

2.3

2.3

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.7

2.4

3.5

5.8

6.0

Nov.

3.7

4.8

2.3

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.8

2.1

3.8

*3.1

3.0

3.0

3.9

3.8

2.9

3.4

4.1

3.9

4.0

4.3

-A..O

5.7

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.4

-

Dec.

3.3

3.4

4.5

5.4

7.8

7.4

8.1

6.0

34

*15

8

8

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Jan.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

8

8

8

8

8

10

*10

10

10

10

10

Feb.

8

8

8

8

8

6

6

6

6

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4

10

20

40

100

150

100

80

400

300

250

200

_

-

Mar.

150

130

110

90

80

60

50

40

*35

30

25

20

20

20

50

500

1,000

800

3,240

3,380

470

280

170

80

*39

27

990

148

140

470

470

Apr.

660

230

90

42

32

30

21

17

12

8.7

17

140

42

23

18

11

8.7

8.7

9.1

12

8.7

6.3

5.8

6.4

7.5

6.3

19

30

16

8.3

-

May

7.7

6.6

5.5

4.6

4.2

4.8

11

420

185

230

240

250

125

63

32

22

19

16

10

8.7

8.3

7.0

6.3

5.5

5.3

4.9

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.3

June

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.5

4.8

7.5

16

12

8.7

7.2

6.0

5.3

4.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.5

4.2

4.5

4.3

6.0

15

8.3

4.8

 4.1

5.6

5.9

6.0

-

July

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.7

2.1

1.9

1.7

3.8

' 2.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.9

7.0

12

4.4

3.2

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.0

Aug.

0.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

.3

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

1.0

1.8

1.3

.6

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

Sept.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Mar. 18.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9.

10

11iz

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

' 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

.5

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

. 2.2

1.9

Nov.

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.4

3.5

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.8

7.5

4.6

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

Dec.

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.7

*2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.4

3.0

2.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.2

2.3

42

36

Jan.

16a.i

4.6

3.3

14

80

75

29

14

9.1

6.0

4.1

3.5

3.0

3.3

25

27

8

*900

400

250

200

100

40

30

20

15

10

10

10

9

Feb.

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

*8

10

10

10

100

300

1,000

700

500

600

700

500

400

300

200

350

500

300

200

100

_

-

Mar.

80

60

40

30

50

70

50

40

*35

35

35

35

35

50

73

59

38

28

24

21

32

150

145

85

52

59

90

125

*56

38

33

Apr.

45

30

21

18

11

12

14

14

13

 3.2

8.0

6.9

7.3

7.8

8.2

66

115

62

56

38

22

18

38

45

25

30

30

20

12

10

Hay

9.6

11

14

11

9.2

8.2

6.7

5.8

6.4

6'. 6

5.9

5.3

5.9

5.8

5.6

5.2

5.6

6.0

7.3

7.8

7.5

7.3

8.0

9.8

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.5

6.0

June

5.3

4.4

3.2

3.2

2.2

2.0 1.7'

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

2.5

11

76

66

45

22

9.0

4.8

22

42

16

6.6

3.9

2.3

1.5

1.2

1.1

-

July

0.9

5.2

6.4

1.7

3.3

3.7

5.0

3.9

2.4

120

130

56

22

9.2

7.5

6.0

3.8

2.2

1.6

3.9

3.5

2.0

1.2

.9

.7

.9

1.3

.8

.5

.4

6.2

Aug.

3,4

1.7

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.5

.6

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.1

.8

.6

.7

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.4

.5

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.5

.5

.8

1.6

2.0

1.5

1.4

.8

.7

.4

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18 to Feb. 13, Mar. 8-14; no gage-height 

record Feb. 14 to Mar. 7, Aug. 10, 11; discharge computed on basis of weather records ana records 

for Black River near Fargo and Sebewaing River near Sebewaing.
162 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HORON

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Pigeon River near Pigeon. Mich., 1946-49

Month

December 1946. ....................

Calendar year .............

Ita,.. .............................

July. .............................

August. . ......................

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar .year 1947 .............

^bruary . . .

March.............................

April............................. l|w_-

September. ......................:.

Water year 1947.-48 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1948 .............

February . .

March . . . ........

If***

viino .

September. ........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Seoondfoot-days

228.0

_

549

12 398

107.3

_

218.9

32,550.2

1 752

0

19,029.4

85 1

139.7

18,895.2

19.7

13,051.1

Maximum

100

.

9 2

16

.

34

2,040

660

T 8

0

3,380

42

3,380

150

2.0

1,000

Minimum

1.5

.

2 8

.Z

_

3.3

.2

5 Q

3 5

0

0

1 9

1.0

0

0

0

Mean

7.35

_

7 Q

400

3.58

.

7.06

89.2

0

52.0

4.51

51.6

.50

.66

35.8

Per square

mile

0.085

_

3 22

3 21

.042

-

.082

1.04

.672

.032

0

.605

.016

.052

.600

2.84

.315

.090

.141

.155

.0058

.0077

.416

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.

.05

-

.03

.09

14.07

.76

5.67

.67

.75

.08

.04

.005

0

8.23

.02

.04

.06

8.19

2.96

.76

.35

.10

.16

.18

.007

.009

5.64
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CIAIR RIVER 163

Black River near Fargo, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06', long. 82°37«. In sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 16 .E., 

at highway bridge on Norman Road, 1\ miles southeast of Fargo, 4^ miles upstream from 

Mill Creek, and 12 miles northwest of Port Huron.

Drainage area.- 475 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,500 second-feet Feb. 16; maximum gage 

height observed, 11.95 feet Feb. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 4.5 

second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 16.06 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, 

twice dally.

Gage reac

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-faet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18 to Dec. 23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.5 3.0 2.0 37 3.2 259 1.5

1.7 13 2.1 49 3.7 422 1.6

1.8 19 2.6 121 4.2 630 1.7

1.9 27 2.9 181 1.8

Note.- Same as following table above i'? 

4.2 feet. z '°

3,5 2.1 46 5.3 1,210

7.5 2.3 74 6.5 2,050

12 2.5 110 8.9 4,050

18 3.0 215 10.3 5,580

26 3.5 350 

35 4.2 630

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.5

8.0

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.5

9.5

14

10

15

14

14

12

12

11

12

10

10

10

11

11

11

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

11

NOV.

10

12

12

13

15

19

22

21

19

19

18

17

15

14

13

14

11

14

22

21

22

22

24

22

21

19

18

18

17

15

-

Dec.

13

14

14

14

15

14

*12

12

13

13

13

12

12

12

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

16

a35

Jan.

52

70

73

62

59

139

228

149

125

102

99

67

48

38

37

52

170

 130

181

930

705

422

352

205

139

101

98

105

77

70

60

Month

October ..........................

November . .

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

50

45

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

 35

35

100

900

2,500

5,000

5,500

4,150

2,850

2,290

1,330

680

472

371

353

980

880

484

335

_

-

Secondfoot-days

319.0

519

455

119,749.5

5,145

29,590

8,230

8 ,264

2,437

672.0

1 718

*877.0

326.7

58,572.7

Mar.

496

464

268

130

118

174

168

208

208

 176

140

108

86

124

86

142

95

86

79

58

76

329

830

625

371

371

476

528

396

270

544

Apr.

1, 210

705

464

317

476

238

215

202

182

132

114

102

68

70

122

374

444

588

452

368

225

168

164

188

172

148

Maximum

15

24

35

9,240

930

5,500

830

1,210

 xco ooo

40

408

134

24

5,500

164

186

138

88

Hay

77

86

368

302

188

134

70

66

56

54

42

30

25

30

29

29

27

24

24

39

26

49

212

124

79

59

46

39

39

35

31

Minimum

5.0

10

11

2.0

37

35

58

CDDo

24

9.0

12

8 rt

 V

5.9

5.0

June

30

25

22

21

21

18

17

16

14

12

9.0

11

14

16

20

26

31

30

30

29

29

31

30

27

23

21

18

17

40

24

Mean

10.3

17.3

14.7

327

166

1,057

265

276

78.6

22.4

55.4

28 »3 10)9

160

July

18

15

12

12

14

28

4?

32

164

408

160

79

66

59

51

36

33

30

37

47

31

32

46

39

55

47

34

24

21

22

19

Aug.

18

IS

18

17

15

14

16

12

10

8.0

9.0

66

134

81

39

35

38

46

49

43

33

28

24

2115 '

12

12

12

12

10

12

Per square 

mile

0.022

.036

.031

.688

.349

2.23

ecQ ODO

 581

'.165

.047

.117

.060

.023

.337

Sept.

14

12

10

10

12

12

11

12

11

10

9.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.7

5.9

14

14

24

23

14

12

11

11

10

8.0

7.5

7.1

5.9

Runoff In 

inches

0.03

.04

.04

9.38

.40

2.32

.64

 65

.19

.05

.13

.07

.03

4.59

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record] discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 24-29, Jan. 30 to Feb.
164 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CLAIR RIVER

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°03', long. 82°37', in HW£ sec. 17, T. 7 N., R. 16 E., at 

county highway bridge 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Abbottsford.

Drainage area,- 138 square miles.

Records available.- May 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 7.26 

reet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 11 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 3,050 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948, from floodmark; maximum gage height observed, 10.10 feet Feb. 28, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 11, 1949.

Remarks.- Reoords good Except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnien are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of 106"effect

fgage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 19)

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

4.5

8.5

13

19

27

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3»

37

48

60

75

105

3.7 

4.1 

4.8 

5.7 

6.6

190

290

510

855

1,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.0 

.6 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

9.0 

10 

8.5

9.0 

12 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

8.5 

9.6

9.0 

9.0 

9.6

9.6 

9.0 

9.6 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Nov.

10 

10 

11 

13 

a 15

19 

19 

21 

16

15

16 

14 

14 

12

12

11 

10 

9.6 

13 

20

20 

20 

21 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

18 

16

Dec.

15 

16 

15 

13 

12

13 

*13 

13 

13 

a!5

14 

13 

13 

13 

a!5

18 

21 

21 

18 

17

16 

15 

14 

a!3 

11

10 

10 

10 

13 

15 

30

Jan.

50 

7O 

7O 

60 

137

316 

260 

151 

113 

92

75 

76 

59 

49 

50

59 

84 

 135 

615 

380

341 

308 

252 

168 

109

81 

63 

63 

50 

45 

40

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948

u&ry

h..... .......................

1..... .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

35 

35 

a35 

35 

a35

a30 

a30 

a30 

a30 

*33

35 

50 

100 

250 

1,270

1,040 

735 

735 

775 

695

475 

380 

265 

23O 

296

270 

232 

 8200

Seoondfoot-days

282. 

470. 

458

40,715.

4,421 

8,361 

4,206 

5,658 

1,328 

317. 

401. 

403. 

275.

26,583.

Peak discharge (base, 4OO sec. -ft. .- Jan.

ft.; Mar. 31^10 p.m.) 635 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thle 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected bj 

a No gage-height record; discharge oomputec 

River near Fargo.

Mar.

also 

alOO 

86 

62 

93

218 

222 

131 

129 

*125

a!20 

109 

96 

117 

105

60 

54 

50 

a45 

50

58 

94 

215 

235 

192

175 

235 

232 

182 

131 

335

Apr.

58O 

562 

440 

317 

202

159 

157 

155 

143 

115

93 

80 

70 

66 

125

350 

356 

a300 

245 

202

137 

113 

117 

113 

94

81 

75 

75 

a7O 

a65

Maximum

3 12 

3 21

30

5 2,360

615 

1,270 

335 

580 

235 

7 16 

1 27 

L 45 

3 48

5 1,27O

19 (8 a.m.)

day. 

ice Dec. 2C 

on basis of

May

a5O 

aSO 

235 

141 

87

68 

aSO 

a40 

28 

27

26 

25 

23 

21 

19

17 

16 

14 

18 

27

26 

34 

66 

32 

27

25 

24 

22 

21 

21 

18

Minimum

7.2 

9.6 

10

5.4

40 

30 

45 

65 

14 

6.1 

5.3 

4.5 

6.1

4.5

June

16 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

10 

9.8 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

13

14 

13 

12 

13 

13

11 

9.4 

9.4 

7.7 8.1

7.7 

8.5 

7.3 

6.1 

6.5

Mean

9.12 

15.7 

14.8

111

143 

299 

136 

189 

42.8 

10.6 

12.9 

13.0 

9.2C

72.8

July

8.5 

14 

8.1 

5.3 

5.3

8.5 

8.5 

8.1 

14 

27

a25 

21 

19 

13 

12

11 

9.4 

10 

11 

15

11 

10 

10 

10 

a!5

26 

21 

16 

12

9.0 

7.7

Aug.

7.7 

7.3 

7.7 

6.9 

6.1

6.1 

6.1 

5.3 

4.5 

4.5

5.7 

28 

25 

13 

11

9.0 

9.0 

39 

45 

25

23 

18 

14 

12 

11

9.8 

9.4 

8.5 

8.5 

aS.S 

8.5

Per square 

mile

0.066 

.114 

.107

.804

1.04 

2.17 

.986 

1.37 

.310 

.077 

.093 

.094 

) .067

.528

Sept.

10 

8.1 

7.7 

7.7 

6.9

6,9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.1

6.5 

6.1 

48 

18 

12

9.4 

7.7 

7.3 

7.3 

7.7

8.1 

8.1 

7.7 

7.3 

7.7

Runoff in 

inohes

O.08 

.13 

.12

10.97

1.20 

2.26 

1.14 

1.53 

.36 

.09 

.11 

.11 

.07

7.20

735 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (12 m.) 1,620 sec.-

to Jan. 4, Jan. 3O to Feb. 14. 

weather records -and records for Black
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 165

Clinton River near Praser, Mleh.

1 Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°34'40", long. 82°57'00", on line between sees. 19

ana 20, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., on Garfleld Road bridge, 2f miles north of Praser and

4 miles upstream from North Branch. Datum of gage Is 577.71 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 454 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- May 1947 to September 1949.

ExtremeB._- Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 second-feet Pet. 15 (gage height, 15.70' 

"reet, from'graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 65 second-feet Aug. 22

(gage height, 4.48 feet).

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet May 11, 1948, from rating curve

extended above 4,000 second-feet (gage height, 19.5 feet, from graph based on gage

readings); minimum observed, that of Aug. 22, 1949. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read

twice daily.

Ratine tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage-height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15

4.9 

5.6 

5.9 

6.5 

7.8

BB 

152 

IBS 

282 

516

1O.6 

12.2 

13.0 

13.8 

14.6

1,080

1,510

1,800

2,250

2,860

4.5 

5.4 

5.8

Feb. 16 to Sept. 30 

6.1

138

178

217

330

7.8 516

Note.- Same as preceding table above 7.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

138

115

98

94

96

108

133

142

133

113

92

113

101

99

95

93

91

86

88

88

88

93

99

97

96

95

92

93

94

93

92

Nov.

92

111

195

309

354

516

372

240

202

232

256

202

195

182

175

175

265

256

240

611

426

318

282

248

232

217

232

224

2O2

202

-

Dec.

202

195

188

188

175

175

175

175

169

163

158

152

158

158

163

*256

282

248

202

175

163

195

169

150

130

130

150

200

500

668

372

Jan.

300

282

240

240

592

725

*399

336

300

274

240

224

217

224

224

381

444

363

1,150

860

554

48O

372

390

399

354

345

4OO

.400

350

3OO

Honth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March... ..................... ...

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water yaar 1948-49 ............

Feb.

250

200

20O

20O

20O

200

2OO

2OO

25O

250

250

291

1,220

2,62O

2,86O

2,780

1,510

1,050

920

801

649

687

860

782

*98O

782

668

630

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3.14E

7,763

6,584

149,41]

12,35£

22.49C

13,994

17,493

8,676

3,604

3 64J 2)957

4,24E

106,952

Mar.

573

516

497

497

516

516

459

459

468

450

430

430

393

384

357

321

295

304

278

270

270

366

611

497

459

45O

516

478

421

393

1,120

Apr.

2,060

1,180

782

649

592

668

630

573

516

459

43O

412

402

393

592

744

573

611

611

516

468

478

573

478

421

393

384

304

321

278

-

Maximum

142

611

668

6,930

1,150

2,86O

1,120

2,060

840

210

254

142

535

2,860

May

286

840

630

421

312

286

254

231

217

203

196

190

178

147

152

162

157

157

217

554

312

402

573

348

246

217

190

167

157

138

138

Minimum

86

92

130

76

217

2OO

270

278

138

79

83

67

72

67

June

142

138

134

129

124

116

116

112

112

112

108

93

79

112

124

210

162

124

112

95

101

124

116

112

116

129

112

112

108

12O

-

Mean

1O2

259

212

408

399

803

451

583

280

120

118

95.4

141

293

July

108

1O4

97

86

88

116

217

112

112

254

254

1O8

104

10O

112

1OO

90

83

86

83

85

120

124

88

120

138

104

96

134

129

91

Aug.

83

95

124

 98

89

9O

134

134

86

79

142

134

120

77

72

78

81

134

94

85

72

67

69

72

72

72

80

84

138

108

94

Per square

mile

0.225

.570

.467

.899

.879

1.77

.993

1.26

.617

.264

.260

.210

.311

.645

Sept.

120

93

87

80

95

79

82

12O

85

82

78

72

79

138

91

98

104

44O

535

217

172

162

152

152

147

134

138

138

138

134

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.26

.64

.54

12.23

1.01

1.84

1.14

1.43

.71

.29

.30

.24

.35

8.75

Peak discharge (base, 1.10O sec. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (6 to 8 p.m.) 1,28O sec. -ft.; Feb. , 15 (10 p.m.)

3,850 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (5 to 6 a.m.) 2,390 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 24-29, Jan. 28 to Feb. 11.
166 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°35'45", long. 82 0 54'35", 20 feet downstream from 

Moravian Drive Bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from North Branch, and half a mile 

west of Mount Clemens. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 8,500 feet downstream on Gratlot 

Avenue Bridge. Datum of both gages is 570.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 733 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 464 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,870 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 16.30 

reet); minimum daily, 83 second-feet Aug. 10; minimum gage height, 3.84 feet Sept. 1. 

v 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 23.55 

feet, from floodmark); minimum gage height, 2.90 feet Oct. 15, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and shifting control, which 

are rair.

Revisions (water years).- W 1084: 1938, 1943, 1945, 1946.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

115 

85 

106 

120 

127

112 

131 

112 

107 

106

114 

103 

88 

99 

133

136 

111 

127 

135

13G

159 

160 

160 

162 

169

171 

173 

173 

177 

191 

183

Nov.

177 

191 

261 

312 

340

480 

378 

302 

282 

275

300 

285 

231 

255 

231

282 

272 

295 

328 

585

510 

378 

340 

328 

340

328 

300 

315 

312 

315

Dec.

295 

315 

295 

295 

328

238 

263 

249 

245 

235

285 

249 

249 

251 

*305

352 

365 

308 

420 

390

328 

315 

250 

220 

200

200 

250 

300 

700 

1,370 

882

Jan.

630 

645 

555 

525 

1,050

1,530 

960 

690 

555 

480

420 

390 

390 

365 

378

540 

675 

615 

1,630 

1,440

980 

708 

555 

570 

570

510 

510 

660 

645 

600 

500

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Maro

£? 

June 

July 

Augxi 

Sept

Wa

tor ......... .................

«ber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

1......... ...................

saber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

400 

300 

*300 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

500 

550

500 

600 

2,290 

4,970 

5,910

6,410 

3,390 

1,930 

1,530 

1,220

960 

960 

1,260 

1,350 

1,530

1,300 

960 

812

Secondfoot-days

4,17$ 

9,52£ 

10,99'

229, 53E

21,27] 

41,43£ 

18.98E 

27,787 

10,758 

4,055 

4,42E 

3,442 

5,065

161,928

Mar.

690 

690 

660 

660 

660

742 

675 

645 

630 

*585

555 

540 

480 

480 

420

378 

352 

340 

310 

298

302 

402 

830 

760 

660

645 

742 

742 

630 

555 

1,930

Apr.

4,370 

2,700 

1,400 

1,000 

812

882 

900 

830 

725 

645

600 

570 

540 

525 

725

1,140 

980 

848 

848 

725

630 

615 

760 

1,020 

600

540 

525 

480 

450 

402

MaxiBUB

) 191 

585 

1,370

> 12,400

1,630 

6,410 

1,930 

4,370 

960 

175 

253 

152 

495

6,410

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec,-ft.).- Feb. 15 (10:30

4,650 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement ntede on this day. 

Note.- Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, 

tlon affected by Ice Dec. 23-29, Jan. 30 to Feb. 11.

May

402 

920 

960 

645 

465

402 

352 

328 

308 

285

2S8 

282 

278 

241 

235

239 

229 

219 

243 

510

340 

340 

510 

340 

257

223 

211 

197 

187 

160 

163

MininuB

85 

177 

200

85

365 

300 

298 

402 

160 

112 

99 

83 

119

83

June

167 

163 

154 

143 

138

131 

127 

131 

125 

119

115 

112 

112 

133 

149

175 

163 

138 

130 

123

125 

127 

130 

128 

135

131 

131 

135 

131 

138

Mean

135 

318 

355

627

686 

1,480 

613 

926 

347 

135 

143 

111 

169

444

July

138 

139 

136 

130 

136

149 

179 

165 

181 

253

203 

162 

149 

138 

141

138 

135 

133 

123 

120

127 

138 

133 

122 

127

141 

136 

120 

122 

112 

99

Aug.

112 

103 

107 

99 

95

95 

103 

101 

85 

83

99 

114 

111 

111 

114

114 

117 

130 

106 

106

106 

107 

107 

104 

112

114 

117 

125 

147 

152 

146

Per square 

Bile

0.184 

.434 

.484

.855

.936 

2.02 

.836 

1.26 

.473 

.184 

.195 

.151 

.231

.606

Sept.

127 

157 

154 

160 

151

143 

159 

151 

151 

155

160 

165 

163 

144 

143

144 

154 

298 

495 

253

205 

165 

141 

135 

146

143 

139 

122 

119 

119

Runoff in 

inobss

0.21 

.48 

.56

11 .«3

1.08 

2.10 

.96 

1.41 

.55 

.21 

.22 

.17 

.26

8.21

p.m.) 7,870 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 (10 to 11 a.m.) 

Apr. 10 to Sept. 30; stage-discharge re la-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 167

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°37'45", long. 82°53'2511 , In NW£ sec. 2, T. 2 N., R. 

 18 K., at bridge on State Highway 59, 2 miles north of Mount Cleraens and 3j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 185 square miles.

Records available.- May 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 14.60 

reet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 15, 22; minimum gage height, 3.24 feet Sept. 10. 

1947-49: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 16.9 feet May 11, 

1948 (backwater); minimum discharge observed, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 1, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. Some regulation at times from Wolcott Milling Co., about 10 miles 

upstream. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

20

i§27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.2

7.0

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.2

9.0

10

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

8,2

7,8

6.0

9.2

9.8

10

10

10

10

12

14

14

15

16

16

Uov.

20

20

19

22

22

26

25

28

28

26

26

28

27

26

24

24

86

91

89

64

67

44

35

52

29

28

27

29

28

27

Month

Deo.

87

25

24

24

24

27

26,

24

23

22

22

83

24

24

 24

27

SO

40

55

32

29

26

25

20

15

15

20

30

50

200

100

Jan.

60

40

35

30

40

*250

200

165

94

71

51

39

37

37

32

48

171

80

370

454

384

113

72

65

56

50

50

60

60

60

45

October ..........................

November

December .........................

Calendar year 19*8 ............

January ..........................

February ......................... Maro)* ....--..---

Ma?

1 ............................

Juna

July .............................

Aunwt

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

32

46

44

48

566

1,860

3,070

2,620

1,350

775

425

281

177

152

245

233

*353

353

162

107

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

293.6

879

1,079

51,343.4

3,319

18,147

3,758

6,209 

1,708

304.2

426.9

201.9

315.1

30,640.7

~ Peak discharge (base, 650 sec. -ft.

Har.

183

127

119

115

94

137

127

111

102

»100

101

90

80

80

70

70

60

60

60

60

60

73

197

215

142

142

172

209T

137

101

424

Apr.

1,350

915

425

221

127

137

167

147

127

103

92

85

81

78

103

317

299

162

157

142

103

91

157

137

101

88

82

76

71

68

-

Maxima

18

67

200

4,000

454

2,620

424

1,350 

269

18

54

14

52

2,620

May

66

97

269

142

85

73

66

59

52

50

49

46

43

40

39

37

36

34

34

42

46

40

52

43

33

28

25

23

21

20

18

Minimum

6.8

19

15

1.2

30

30

60

68 

18

3.6

3.0

1.6

2.2

1.6

June

IS

17

16

13

14

9.0

12

9.0

9.4

9.8

3.8

7.0

7.0

6.4

11

15

18

a!6

a!4

al2

all

9.0

5.5

5.8

5.5

8.2

3.6

7.8

4.0

6.4

Mean

9.47

29.3

34.8

140

107

434

121

207 

55.1

10.1

13.8

6.51

10.5

63.9

July

6.1

3.0

6.7

6.4

5.2

4.6

4.0

4.3

19

39

54

26

15

11

10

11

9.4

8.2

6.7

6.1

6.1

7.4

6.7

7.0

10

21

50

21

14

15

13

Aug.

7.0

13

11

9.S

9.8

4.0

4.3

S.6

7.8

7.8

8.6

12

12

6.4

1.7

3.4

3.6

9.0

8.6

4.9

4.0

1.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

4.3

6.7

6.4

7.4

Per square 

 lie

0.051

.158

.188

.757

.578

2. SB

.654

1.12 

.296

.055

.075

.035

.057

.454

Sept.

7.4

8.6

7.8

6.1

6.1

6.4

8.2

8.6

4.3

2.2

4.3

4.9

4.6

4.9

5.5

5.8

5.2

15

52

42

23

16

11

12

10

4.3

9.4

7.4

4.3

7.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.18

.22

10.31

.67

2.44

.76

1.25 

.34

.06

.09

.04

.06

6.17

.- Feb. 16 (4 a.m.) 3,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 1 fl2 *.) 1,580 see.-

ft;

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height retford; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Clinton 

River at Mt. Clemens and near Fraser.

Mote.- Staage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19, Dec. 23 to Jan. 7, 

Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, Mar. 13-21.
168 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

Middle Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°37'40", long. 82°55'50", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 2 N., R. 

13 £., at bridge on State Highway 59, Sj miles northwest of"Mount Clemens and 3| miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 580.987 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 51 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to June 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period October 1948 to June 1949, 1,220 

second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 10.35 feet); minimum daily discharge, 2.5-secondfeet June 13.

1947-49: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 12.1 feet May 11, 

1948, from graph based on gage readings (backwater); minimum discharge observed, 1.5 

second-feet-Aug. 2, 1948 (gage height, 2.18 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

ana those above 50 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.5

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

5.7

4.9

4.4

4.1

6.7

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.8

NOT.

4.0

4.0

4.2

10

19

24

12

S.I

8.3

8.7

11

8.5

8.1

7.7

7.9

8.3

11

8.9

11

46

20

16

13

11

10

12

11

10

10

9.8

-

Dec.

9.2

S.7

7.9

9.2

10

9.6

a. 7

 7.9

7.1

7.5

9.2

12

12

12

12

19

22

19

15

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

15

35

25

Jan.

20

15

15

15

20

 35

25

20

17

15

12

12

12

12

17

20

27

35

50

35

30

25

20

20

20

25

25

20

15

10

9

Mouth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

9

9

*9

9

9

9

9

9

20

30

46

62

470

236

690

191

115

65

53

43

33

55

59

47

107

65

41

30

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

134.

353..

369. C

12,283.

648

2,530

869

1,119

475.

no!

~-

-

Mar.

27

20

18

20

20

20

16

16

16

 16

16

16

16

16

15

15

12

12

12

13

14

41

57

35

31

29

47

34

22

36

191

Apr.

166

71

45

35

30

53

41

31

26

21

19

28

35

45

59

55

32

44

33

22

19

32

45

35

25

20

15

13

12

12

Maximum

I 6.7

> 46

) 35

> 1,000

50

690

191

166

5 131

3 5.0

-

-

May

12

131

45

28

18

12

11

10

8

7

7

7

6

5

5

5

5

7

8

9

10

15

37

14

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.4

6.7

6.0

6.2

Minimum

3.2

4.0

7.1

1.5

9

9

12

12

5

_'2.5

-

-

June

5.0

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.5

3.5

4.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

Mean

4.34

11.8

11.9

33.6

20.9

90.4

28.0

37.3

15.3

3.6S

-

-

July Aug.

Per square

Bile

0.085

.231

.233

.659

.410

1.77

.549

.731

.300

.072

-

-

Sept.

Runoff IB 

inches

0.10

.26

.27

8.96

.47

1.84

.63

.82

.35

.08

_

-

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19 to Jan. 4, oan. 31 to Feb. 10j Mar. 2-18. 

Ho gage-height record Jan. 5-16, 19-30, Apr. 13, 14, 24-30, May 8-21, June 12-30} ddubtful gage 

height record Jan. 31 to Feb. 7; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Clinton River near Fraser and at Mount Clemens and North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 169

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°22'20", long. 83°15'20", in SW? sec. 27, T. 1 S., 

it. iu E., at Detroit and 4 miles upstream from Middle River Rouge. Datum of gage is 

584.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct 16, 1948, staff gage at 

site 1 mile downstream. Datum of gage was 579.90 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 193 square miles (revised).

Kecoras available.- October 1948 to September 1949. November 1930 to September 1948 at 

site 1 mile clownstream.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 102 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2.42D second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 13.86 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 2.57 feet).

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947; maximum gage height, 

23.0 feet, site and datum then in use, Apr. 6, 1947, from floodmark; minimum discharge 

observed, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 3.50 feet, site and datum then in 

use).

A computed peak discharge of 28,-000 second-feet occurred during the April 1947 flood 

at Michigan Avenue; drainage area, 400 square miles, from an unpublished report by the 

Geological Survey.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 1034: 1933(M). W 1054: 1937-39, 1943, 1945(M).

Rating table, Oct. 16, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1949, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 19, Sept. 18-30)

2.6 12 2.9 36 8.5 775 

2.7 19 3.5 97 1O.2 1,140 

2.8 27 5.5 331 12.2 1,690

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

21 

a20 

20 

19

17

17 

18 

23 

35 

26

28 

31 

41 

26 

26

23 

26 

28 

25 

26

25 

23 

23 

23 

23

21 

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

Nov.

18 

21 

21 

a50 

alOO

a250 

al50 

alOO 

a50

a 60

a 60 

a50 

a50 

a 45 

a40

aSO 

a70 

64 

61 

223

169 

94 

75 

63 

57

52 

53 

55 

50 

46

Dec.

43 

39 

38 

39 

44

43 

41 

*37 

34 

32

34 

37 

40 

40 

54

98 

106 

66 

81 

55

54 

66 

60 

60 

50

40 

35 

34 

192 

445 

271

Jan.

200 

100 

70 

100 

*250

400 

271 

175 

128 

112

110 

90 

84 

75 

72

149 

199 

165 

*619 

*388

223 

152 

115 

109 

120

 106 

101 

181 

150 

120 

*100

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

90 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

100 

140 

140

140 

141 

842 

1,220 

 1,690

1,450 

460 

319 

289 

259

211 

241 

319 

253 

400

289 

223 

199

Secondfoot-days

725 

2,247 

2,308

59,406

5,232 

9,895 

4,878 

7,003 

3,094 

821 

629 

675 

739

38,246

Mar.

158 

141 

136 

128 

141

163 

131 

127 

124 

121

106 

114 

99 

99 

87

78 

76 

76 

71 

67

73 

110 

259 

193 

163

152 

169 

158 

127 

111 

1,120

Apr.

1,

Maximum

41 

250 

445

3,560

619 

1,690 

1,120 

1,480 

277 

59 

117 

62 

169

1,690

Peak discharste (base, 800 sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 15 (10 p.m.

480 

490 

319 

247 

211

253 

235 

205 

169 

146

133 

123 

115 

107 

199

319 

223 

265 

277 

193

152 

146 

199 

158 

133

119 

116 

101 

87 

83

May

84 

27] 

19S 

12S 

104

8" 

7E 

66 

62 

6E

5E

53 

53 

47 

M

42 

42 

42 

136 

273

13S 

132 

277 

163 

103

8C 

69 

61 

54 

48 

45

Minimum

17 

18 

32

12

70 

80 

67 

83 

42 

16 

12 

13 

11

11

June

40 

36 

32 

30 

27

26 

21 

20 

21

18

17 

16 

16 

20 

32

59 

54 

48 

38

31

30 

26 

26 

21 

18

25 

21 

18 

17 

17

Mean

23.4 

74.9 

74.5

162

169 

353 

157 

233 

99.8 

27.4 

20.3 

21.8 

24.6

105

July

16 

15 

14 

14 

13

25 

36 

20 

17 

27

21 

16 

14 

14 

16

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

L17 

34 

18 

15

15 

14 

12 

17 

18 

15

Aug.

-

Per square 

mile

0.121 

.388 

.386

.839

.876 

1.83 

.813 

1.21 

.517 

.142 

.105 

.113 

.127

.544

17 

14 

18 

16 

14

14 

35 

54 

25 

18

48 

62 

34 

23 

17

al5 

al5 

al4 

14 

14

13 

14 

16 

14 

16

16 

16 

18 

25 

23 

23

Sept.

25 

25 

21 

18

12

12 

12 

17 

17 

12

11 

12 

12 

14 

15

14 

12 

84 

169 

63

31 

21 

18 

15

14

15 

12 

12 

12 

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.14 

.43 

.44

11.39

1.01 

- 1.91 

.94 

1.35 

.60 

.16 

.12 

.13 

.14

7.37

2,420 sec. -ft.} Mar. 31 (12 p.m.) 2,12O

949153 O - 51 - 12
170 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20'55", long. 83 0 18'45", in W^ sec. 6, T. 2 S., 

 H. 1U K., at Inkster Road bridge, if miles northeast of Garden City and 6£ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 600.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

From June 5, 1947, to Oct. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 500 feet upstream, at

same datum.

Drainage area.- 89 square miles. 

Keeoras avaiiaole.- June 1947 to September 1949. November 1930 to September 1933 at site

4ij- mnes downstream, published as Middle River Rouge at Detroit. 

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage

neignt, 9.38 feet Feb. 15 (ice Jam); minimum, 7.4 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.29

feet).

1930-33, 1947-49: Maximum discharge, 2,150 second-feet Mat 10, 1948 (gage height,

10.50 feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 1.4 seqond-feet Aug. 21, 24, 28, Sept.

21, 1931. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair.'

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 19 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

7.5

9.5

12

14

18

1.6 

2.0 

2.9 

3.3 

6.6

22

32

96

138

543

7.9 

8.4 

8.7

740

890

1,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

24

18

11

20

19

16

26

22

17

20

24

21

20

18

17

a2O

a20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

20

19

18

18

18

17

Nov.

18

21

21

33

47

115

68

4O

32

37

34

29

29

26

24

26

43

36

38

82

68

49

40

35

31

30

33

30

29

29

-

Dec.

28

26

26

26

23

27

26

*24

22

21

20

20

24

26

38

59

47

36

31

31

34

37

30

29

29

b25

24

24

95

162

73

Month

Jan.

52

46

41

*32

185

214

95

76

68

66

59

51

46

42

45

84

93

99

3.78

248

122

92

72

69

70

»69

66

98

b80

b70

*b50

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ..........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b5O

b45

b45

44

41

47

42

45

61

73

68

58

b400

b7OO

bl,000

*b900

*b300

198

168

148

120

140

174

 143

252

174

122

112

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

606

1,173

1,143

30, 935. f

2,876

5,670

2,751

4,217

1,462

CQA OOU

443. f

551 J

499 !c

21,972.4

Mar.

92

80

76

78

86

95

87

*78

79

78

70

66

59

60

57

51

SO

47

45

42

46

73

126

104

92

83

92

82

72

63

542

Apr.

895

414

222

150

120

148

124

104

90

78

75

7O

67

62

113

174

132

168

162

112

90

68

96

84

77

70

68

60

54

50

-

Maximum

30

115

162

J 1,630

378

1,000

542

895

103

31

61

50

59

1,000

May

50

103

92

74

61

53

46

39.

39

38

34

32

31

30

28

28

28

26

41

81

64

66

80

61

46

40

35

32

30

28

26

Minimum

16

18

20

9.0

32

41

42

50

26

14

9.3

8.3

9.5

8.3

June

24

22

21

20

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

14

15

19

24

31

31

30

24

21

21

24

17

15

16

19

16

16

15

14

-

Mean

19. E

39.3

36. £

84. £

92. £

202

88.7

141

47.2

19.3

14.2

17.fi

18. E

6O.2

July

13

13

11

11

11

12

15

14

12

14

13

12

11

11

12

12

9.3

9.£

12

12

11

61

32

18

14

14

13

11

10

10

9.£

Aug.

8.3

14

16

13

11

10

44

50

26

16

35

45

27

17

14

14

15

21

16

12

10

10

12

12

11

11

11

9.5

12

15

14

Per square 

 lie

0.219

.439

.415

.949

1.04

2.27

.997

1.58

.530

.217

.161

.200

.187

.676

Sept.

15

12

12

9.5

13

13

14

19

14

13

10

9.5

14

15

14

13

12

34

59

36

22

17

16

14

12

12

14

14

14

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.49

.48

12.94

1.20

2.36

1.15'

1.76

.61

.24

.19

.23

.21

9.17

Peak discharge (base. 5OO sec.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (time unknown) about 1,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (1 a.m.) 

1.09O see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Middle 

River near Garden City and Lower River Rouge at Inkster.

b Stage-dlsonarge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 171

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18"00", long. 83°18"00", in Sj sec. 19, T. 2 S., 

K. 10 E., at John Daly Road bridge, 0.6 mile northeast of Inkster and 4-f miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 593.135 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prom 

June 5, 1947, to Oct. 19, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 90 square miles.

Kecprds available.- June 1947 to September 1949. November 1930 to September 1933 at site 

3? miles downstream, published as Lower River Rouge at Dearborn.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 11.37 

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Dec. 2-4 (gage height, 3.15 feet).

1930-33, 1947-49: Maximum discharge, 2,300 second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 

12.16 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 2, 1933 (gage height, 1.42 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

snirting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

or shifting control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

3.0 0.7 3.5 10 4.0 4O 3.0 1.5 3.6 19 5.0 

3.1 1.7 3.6 14 4.2 60 3.1 2.5 3.7 24 7.4 

3.2 3.0 3.7 19 4.8 150 3.2 4.0 3.8 31 8.5 

3.3 4.5 3.8 25 3.3 6.5 3.9 39 9.4 

3.4 7.0 3.9 32 3.4 10 4.1 57 

3.5 14 4.3 77

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.3 

1.3 

2.0 

2.9 

3.3

3.3 

3.6 

3.4 

5.2 

7.0

9.4 

12 

3.3 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

2.0 

3.6 

3.9 

3.9

3.6 

3.4 

4.5 

4.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

2.7 

2.2 

2.0

Nov.

1.6 

1.2 

1.2 

2.9 

8.5

39 

13 

3.6 

2.0 

2.0

2.2 

1.8 

1.3 

.9 

.6

.7 

2.7 

4.5 

4.4 

30

14 

4.4 

2.9 

2.0 

1.4

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

.7

Dec.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.9

4.0 

5.0 

*4.1 

2.2 

2.0

1.7 

1.8 

2.1 

2.8 

9.6

30 

18 

7.1 

7.3 

5.0

5.8 

8.5 

6.1 

6.9 

3.8

2.2 

1.6 

1.7 

106 

154 

49

Jan.

41 

18 

10 

100 

300

200 

100 

50 

40 

30

25 

20 

15 

10 

20

60 

70 

80 

400 

94

75 

47 

38 

34 

40

 35 

33- 

129 

80 

50 

 30

Feb.

20 

15 

14

14 

14

12 

13 

31 

76 

. 108

58 

42 

550 

582 

1,250

 684 

 147 

110 

94 

89

62 

102 

161 

 101 

310

116 

106 

69

u«.»t. Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

ft1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

her ..........................

mber

 her .........................

112. C 

153.6 

451. C

lendar year 1948 ............ 23,542.9

ary ....

uarv h^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i............................

ember ........................

2,274 

4,950 

2,026 

3,058 

434.]

224!] 

164.5 

125.3

ter year 1948-49 ............ 14,055.0

liar.

45 

44 

37 

37 

52

72 

43 

*38 

41 

38

29 

32 

26 

27 

20

16 

14 

14 

14 

12

14 

41 

146 

73 

60

52 

62 

50 

34 

28 

815

Apr.

1,020 

217 

123 

77 

61

115 

87 

61 

45 

36

32 

29 

26 

24 

100

162 

99 

193 

133 

93

47 

43 

51 

39 

34

29 

26 

22 

18

16

Maximum

12 

39 

154

1,520

400 

1,250 

815 

1,020 

73 

6.5 

63 

42 

13

1,250

May

17 

73 

37 

24 

18

14 

11 

8.6 

8.9

7.6

6.2 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5 

4.8

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

12 

30

20 

24 

30 

18 

11

7.9 

5.8 

5.2 

4.2 

3.7 

3.4

June

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9

1.9 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.3 

'3.1

6.2 

6.5 

6.5 

3.8 

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.5

2.3 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

2.6

Minimum Mean

1.0 3.61 

.6 5.12 

.5 14.5

.5 64.3

10 73.4 

12 177 

12 65.4 

16 102 

3.4 14.0 

1.5 2.75 

1.3 7.23 

1.1 5.31 

2.2 4.18

.5 38.5

July

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

2.2

2.8 

63 

20 

8.2 

6.2

5.2 

3.2 

2.2 

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.5 

51 

24 

5.5 

3.0

2.2 

1.8 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

180 

670 

960 

1,240

Aug.

1.1 

2.1 

1.8 

1.3 

1.4

1.3 

2S 

42 

9.0 

4.0

5.9 

9.6 

8.6 

4.5 

3.1

2.3 

2.4 

2.6 

7.2 

3.6

2.4 

1.9 

1.6 

2.0 

2.2

1.7 

1.5 

1.9 

2.2 

2.3 

3.0

Per square 

mile

0.040 

.057 

.161

.714

.816 

1.97 

.727 

1.13 

.156 

.031 

.080 

.059 

.046

.428

Sept.

3.6 

2.3 

2.5 

3.4 

6.5

2.2 

2.9 

6.0 

3.0 

2.6

2.8 

2.4 

3.7 

5.5 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

13 

13 

9.3

4.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.5 

2.3

2.3 

2.4 

3.0 

3.4 

3.2

Runoff in 

inohes

0.05 

.06 

.19

9.74

.94 

2.05 

.84 

1.26 

.18 

.03 

.09 

.07 

.05

5.81

Peak discharge (base, 600 see. -ft. j.- Jan. 19 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 15 (10 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 3-19; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for Middle River Rouge near Garden City and River Rouge at Detroit. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Dec. 8, July 7, 8.
172 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Huron River at Commerce, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°32'25", long. 83°29'05", on line between HEi and SE$ sec. 

iu, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., at first bridge on Commerce Road east of Commerce, at mouth of 

Hayes Creek.

Drainage area.- 51 square miles, including that of Hayes Creek.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1949 (includes flow of Hayes Creek).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 156 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 2.56 feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 5, 6, Sept. 2-6; minimum gage height, 1.12 feet Aug. 5, 6.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 266 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 2.98 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 3.10 feet May 12, 1948, from . 

graph based on gage readings (backwater from debris); ninimum observed, 7.2 second-feet 

Aug. 18, Sept. 28, 1946 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-4'., tgage height, in feet,

and discharge, in seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.2 18

1.4 30

1.6 45

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.7 51

1.9 71

2.1 94

Note.- Same as preceding table above 2.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

20

19

18

19

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

Nov.

20

20

22

29

34

38

28

28

29

44

43

43

43

43

45

45

46

47

51

57

64

63

60

58

56

53

53

55

55

54

-

Dec.

53

53

51

51

50

50

48

47

. 46

45

46

45

45

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

45

46

48

50

Jan.

51

51

51

51

46

51

51

51

51

50

48

48

48

47

47

45

52

57

59

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

58

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

58

47

55

54

52

47

47

45

45

45

47

57

83

93

122

131

145

128

115

110

99

94

83

81

80

76

76

73

_

-

Second 

foot-days

59E

l,32e

1,423

20,922

1 f 67.

2,188

2 44E

2^064

1 'eie 34

45£ ise

519

15,133

Mar.

71

69

67

66

65

65

65

67

69

71

7480-

82

82

82

82

82

82

83

87

S2

87

87

87

86

84

82

82

83

89

105

Apr.

104

99

90

87

83

79-

72

75

73

70

69

67

67

65

65

63

63

61

61

61

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

Maximum

21

64

53

199

60

145

105

104

62

18

20

25

145

May

61

61

61

62

56

57

55

53

52

49

45

41

39

36

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

40

40

42

40

37

34

33

31

29

28

Minimum

18

20

43

17

45

45

65

59

28

16

13

12

12

12

June

28

25

23

22

22

21

21

20

18

17

18

18

19

20

20

21

21

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

16

-

Mean

19.2

44.2

45.9

57.2

54.0

78.1

78 . £

68.8

43.3

20.5

14.8

15.7

17.3

41.5

July

18

18

16

16

14

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Aug.

13

14

14

14

12

- 12

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

16

16

17

17

16

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Per square 

mile

0.376

.867

.900

1.12

1.06

1.53

1 55

l'.3S

.849

.402

.290

.308

.339

.814

Sept.

14

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

22

21

20

20

18

-

Runoff im 

inches

0.43

.97

1.04

15.26

1.22

1.59

1.79

1.51

.98

.45

.33

.36

.38

11.05
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 173

Huron River at Milford, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34'45", long. 83°37'35", in SE£ sec. 9, T. 2 N.,

 R. V K., 200 feet upstream-from highway bridge on General Motors Road and 2 mile west

of Milford. Datum of gage is 880.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 125 square miles.

Kecords available.- September 1948 to September 1949. 

Kxtremes.- 1948: Maximum discharge during period in September, 124 second-feet Sept. ^4

 (gage height, -5.62 feet); minimum, 8.2 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.14 feet); 

minimum daily, 34 second-feet Sept. 26.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 414 second-feet Feb. 15, 16 (gage 

height, 7.48 feet); minimum daily, 8.3 second-feet Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 4.08 

feet Oct. 28. %

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

23 

24 

25 

26

Aug.

t74

Sept.

60 

78 

43

34

Day

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Aug.

1

Sept.

69 

65 

64 

63

t Result of discharge measurement.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

42

35

67

70

67

68

75

42

43

89

78

74

76

76

46

47

89

78

78

79

74

45

51

86

77

76

74

54

59

51

Nov.

91

78

78

- 98

112

109

96

124

111

119

120

124

83

82

115

109

126

124

121

124

f

125

144

148

150

107

107

111

117

133

123

-

Dec.

116

115

111

86

86

124

115

115

113

112

73

75

108

112

111

123

127

90

81

131

106

114

125

80

73

68

109

100

125

155

100

Jan.

88

80

124

111

135

131

125

83

89

128

122

111

111

119

83

87

151

139

216

313

199

129

134

157

153

152

142

158

106

97

133

Feb.

134

121

123

127

86

85

126

114

120

116

116

83

240

335

398

398

342

328

283

262

248

241

234

°27

234

207

185

206

_

-

Mar.

194

178

172

173

121

136

175

168

148

146

166

99

119

149

151

153

145

154

88

114

160

174

185

193

166

169

162

191

186

176

229

Apr.

298

283

255

234

218

209

210

204

154

134

178

152

142

139

176

144

139

186 172'

170

162

178

110

131

167

161

143

140

143

84

-

May

94

156

154

155

144

154

65

76

89

79

89

88

79

81

81

104

79

87

94

113

104

107

135

126

117

112

98

79

86

86

99

June

90

80

82

58

67

113

90

77

72

82

24

27

78

73

99

89

96

50

61

100

87

79

86

75

24

50

88

64

47

47

-

July

74

19

25

40

56

48

52

45

22

35

62

49

46

57

47

17

25

61

47

46

48

54

13

26

77

45

52

55

67

22

35

Aug.

72

62

51

55

59

21

66

104

85

82

81

88

26

74

76

60

62

69

70

20

39

70

58

55

53

54

19

33

68

54

51

Sept.

52

62

19

31

28

64

54

a50

a60

13

16

58

48

47

47

54

8.3

50

108

82

77

74

73

13

40

83

60

60

60

59

-

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated in accordance with usual regulation pattern. 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49

Month

September 23-30, 1948. ............

October 1948 .....................

December . .........................

Calendar year .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Seccndfoot-days

476

2,030

3,279

-

4,940

5,216

3,210

2,155

1,367

1,837

1,550.3

38,818.3

Maximum

78

89

155

-

229

298

113

77

104

108

398

Minimum

34

35

68

-

8.3

8.3

Mean

59.5

65.5

106

-

132

51.7

106

Per square 

mile

0.476

.524

.848

-

.414

.848

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.60

.98

-

96

.46

11.55
174 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Huron River near New Hudson, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30'45", long. 83°40 I 35", in NEij sec. 1, T. 1 N.-,

 R. t> K., 150 feet below Kent Lake Dam and 3 miles west of New Hudson. Datum of gage

is 868.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 143 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1948 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- I94B1 Maximum daily discharge during period August to September, 100 second-

 feet Sept. 26-28; minimum daily, 50 second-feet Sept. 1-6.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 432 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 

3.61 feet); minimum, 9.2 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 0.83 foot). 

Remarks.- Records fair. Occasional regulation by dam at Kent Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

1

Z

5

4

5'

6

7

8

9

10

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

Sept.

50

50

50

50

50

50

60

70

90

90

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

70

Sept.

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

80

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

70

70

70

70

70

65

60

60

60

60

60

Sept.

80

80

80

80

80

100

100

100

90

87

-

Note.- Doubtful or no gage-height record Aug. 20 to Sept. 

29; discharge computed on basis of weather records, 2 discharge measurements, and records for station near Dexter.

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

86

81

73

6S

71

74

75

79

75

68

70

76

79

80

80

77

71

70

74

76

76

80

82

81

83

94

112

119

106

98

98

Nov.

101

111

118

126

140

140

130

100

90

100

120

130

130

130

130

130

138

130

130

140

150

160

170

160

150

140

130

130

130

140

~

Dec.

130

130

130

230

159

196

264

192

164

238

272

184

154

147

150

144

146

142

130

128

136

206

264

190

147

128

121

128

168

194

171

Jan.

150

140

134

136

144

150

148

144

134

132

136

138

136

136

136

132

135

150

183

206

206

195

172

168

171

172

174

171

166

150

142

Feb.

147

144

147

150

146

134

134

138

138

140

140

138

189

264

C330

0410

402

382

342

306

281

238

222

230

238

230

213

206

_

-

-

HaT.

206

198

190

188

180

168

168 176'

178

172

166

160

148

152

156

162

164

160

153

138

146

165

184

192

186

186

172

163

189

195

238

Apr.

264

281

272

256

238

230

222

213

198

177

171

176

168

165

172

183

170

176

184

178

178

177

183

159

156

164

166

158

152

142

-

May

129

141

159

160

160

113

86

86

86

83

83

81

81

81

82

83

83

82

83

83

83

82

81

77

76

76

76

76

75

75

75

June

75

76

76

76

75

74

73

75

74

74

73

73

73

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

73

74

56

16

9.6

9.6

10

15

22

26

-

July

33

38

24

22

26

31

36

39

41

43

38

41

 45

46

45

40

26

24

33

33

36

61

54

35

43

48

46

50

57

53

36

Aug.

34

55

59

60

64

58

95

122

123

119

138

158

123

101

97

97

87

98

91

75

54

55

65

71

69

68

63

48

52

58

61

Sept.

55

54

56

38

39

38

49

57

55

48

26

23

39

51

52

47

39

83

110

109

95

91

85

66

40

42

53

56

51

45

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater;- discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for stations at Milford and near Dexter.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 6-11, 13-16, Nov. 18 to Dec. I, Dec. 3; discharge computed on 

basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations at Milford and near 

Dexter.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1948-49

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

toy. ..............................

September. .........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

S*condfoot-days

2 533

3 924

5,283

-

5 729

1,694

43,948.2

Maximum

272

-

61

110

410

Minimum

121

-

22

23

9.6

Mean

170

-

154

221

175

191

92.8

39.5

81.2

56.5

120

Per square 

mile.

.571

.916

1.19

-

1.55

1.22

.649

.415

.276

.568

.395

.839

Runoff in 

inches

1.02

1.37

-

1.24

1.61

1.41

.75

.46

.32

.65

.44

11.42
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 175

Huron River near Dexter, Mien.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42 0 23'10", long. 83°54'40", in Si sec. 13, T. 1 S., R. 

4 E., at highway bridge on North Territorial Road, half a mile east of Husdon Mills, 

4 miles,north of Dexter, and 12 miles northwest of Ann Arbor. Datum of gage is 837.11 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 506 square miles.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1949. August to December 1904 (gage heights 

only) at site 1 mile upstream, published as Huron River at Dover.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage height, 5.89 

reetj; minimum daily, 100 second-feet Aug. 5; minimum gage height observed, 3.18 feet 

Aug. 2-4.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 3.120 second-feet Apr. 9, 1947 (gage height, 8.17 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 56 second-feet Sept. 6, 9, 10, 

1946; minimum gage height, 2.97 feet Aug. 9, 14, 15, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

(Jage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

t 26

 27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

184

1S4

175

178

169

169

172

160

166

166

163

163

166

a!70

169

169

163

160

160

a!60

160

160

160

a!70

175

172

172

172

169

200

204

Nov.

211

204

208

225

250

250

304

312

a310

308

312

316

316

316

312

312

312

312

316

328

336

336

348

352

356

364

a360

360

348

336

-

Dec.

304

324

a350

a350

a3 50

a350

364

8370

8370

8370

8380

8380

394

398

398

389

384

380

380

380

376

376

380

380

8380

8380

8380

380

376

380

384

Jan.

389

a390

389

389

398

402

407

412

412

416

416

412

407

420

407

8450

495

490

480

470

455

455

569

a600

608

613

586

574

558

525

510

Month t

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

495

475

8450

450

430

425

416

407

402

398

8400

394

402

416

586

970

1,090

1,270

1,420

1,450

1,390

1,330

1,270

1,210

1,150

1,060

1,030

970

-

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,280

9, 230

11,537

174,351

14,504

22 f 15 

18,569

23,530

9,302

6,338

3,747 

4 289

5 ',305

133,787

Mar.

970

855

800

745

690

718

674

657

640

618

613

574

558

536

525

515

500

485

455

450

440

445

485

515

542

564

580

580

586

580

674

Apr.

828

910

970

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,030

970

910

855

800

745

690

690

718

718

718

718

718

718

718

718

684

668

624

602

8600

8500

3500

Maximum

204

364

398

1,750

613

1,450

970

1,060 

500

300

152

178

242

1,450

May

8500

495

495

480

470

455

440

416

376

332

292

264

232

197

181

175

166

169

178

211

253

276

292

300

288

250

232

228

225

a220

214

Minimus

160

204

304

105

389

394

440

500

166

150

107

100

v 119

100

June

204

197

184

181

172

172

163

160

152

150

158

163

166

8170

187

246

284

300

a300

3300

a300

aE50

8250

a250

8250

288

222

211

190

178

Mean

170

1(AO OUO

372

476

 - - T -

468

791

599

784

300

211

121

138

177

367

July

152

142

133

125

117

113

115

121

125

127

127

125

123

121

117

113

113

111

111

109

109

113

123

135

135

127

123

115

113

107

107

Aug.

105

103

103

103

alOO

107

111

115

a!20

131

142

8160

166

172

178

178

178

175

169

160

160

155

152

148

142

135

129

125

123

123

Per square 

mile

0.336

.609

.735

.941

 925

1 »56

1 18

l!55

.593

.'417

.239

273

'.550

.725

121

Sept.

121

a!20

123

8120

8120

119

121

123

123

121

a!60

204

239

242

239

8230

214

211

208

208

200

200

a 200

8200

194

194

190

8190

187

184

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.68

.85

12.80

1.07

1 *62

1.36

1.73

fift DO

.47

 28

.31

.39

9.83

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Nev Hudson and at Ann Arbor.
176 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17'10", long. 83°44'00", in NW^ sec. 28, T. 2 S., 

E~nr~E., at Wall Street Bridge, in Ann Arbor, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Argo Dam and 4 miles upstream from Geddes Dam.

Drainage area.- 711 square miles.

Records available.- August 1948 to September 1949. February 1904 to December 1914 at 

site at Uectdes Dam, 4 miles below, published as Huron River at Geddes. January 1914 

to September 1940 at site at Barton Dam, 3 miles above, published as Huron River at 

Barton.

Extremes.-'1948: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 910 second-feet 

Aug. 31 (gage height, 13.35 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 11.41 

feet); minimum daily, 100 second-feet Sept. 1.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,610 second-fee-t Feb. 15 (gage 

height, 15.99 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 11.40 feet); 

minimum daily, 44 second-feet Aug. 4.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated at all stages at Argo Dam by Detroit Edison

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

tl,550

_

_

_

_

-

tl,060

_

_

_

-

-

June

t458

-

July

t458

Aug.

_

_

t321

_

_

181

181

173

197

197

228

210

232

214

223

210

201

189

185

181

177

173

181

173

165

158

154

158

214

181

Sept.

100

134

137

130

144

140

197

223

241

254

282

205

259

254

246

259

223

232

210

214

205

205

197

185

181

189

246

330

223

236

-

t Result of discharge measurement.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 177

Discharge, In second-feet, of Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mlch., 1948-49 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

272

218

232

236

185

214

210

185

193

214

197

210

214

134

214

232

158

189

193

205

189

189

210

189

218

197

210

189

228

197

223

Nov.

250

250

259

315

 384

433

473

367

473

389

485

384

433

411 V?'i

473

378

356

416

541

473

467

461

522

461

411

461

406

444

345

-

Dec.

350

378

350

310

350

384

394

422

400

362

394

384

406

416

467

663

554

406

515

384

433

422

394

428

315

335

394

438

548

645

515

Jan.

503

433

455

444

806

926

602

606

541

560

479

497

491

367

444

528

567

580

1,160

1,110

1,040

878

902

790

686

769

724

790

830

631

734

Feb.

610

548

541

528

534

554

467

467

467

554

411

534

1,790

1,800

3,050

2,370

1,870

1,830

1,930

1,930

1,700

1,730

1,730

1,580

1,630

1,500

1,230

1,230

_

_

-

Mar.

1,080

1,010

958

902

870

902

854

790

776

727

691

654

653

515

620

572

497

497

503

473

485

528

748

694

690

707

748

748

694

7E7

1,760

Apr.

2,350

1,780

1,580

1,110

1,380

1,330

1,280

1,180

1,130

1,090

942

942

878

783

926

1,010

950

998

982

926

870

862

886

814

830

762

734

723

673

629

May

655

675

624

528

666

479

541

491

497

335

444

330

310

310

185

268

193

218

345

384

330

485

467

497

411

389

305

378

300

254

310

June

254

259

218

236

218

189

197

201

169

151

140

148

173

214

254

277

455

485

422

438

340

416

345

335

345

330

272

259

250

210

-

July

232

158

158

151

144

169

367

394

246

335

305

228

177

197

177

193

158

151

154

148

165

340

330

201

177

185

185

169

165

201

290

Aug.

134

118

151

44

60

144

205

95

165

112

181

210

181

181

169

228

218

134

177

181

162

144

158

162

137

134

130

134

124

144

137

Sept.

140

124

115

124

137

127

151

137

130

130

112

134

134

154

134

148 124"

305

218

223

241

259

264

315

286

315

315

330

232

223

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49

Month

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Secondfoot-days

6,281

13,156

-

r

5,781

180,123

Maximum

330

663

-

394

228

330

3,050

Minimum

100

250

310

-

185

112

44

Mean

209

424 j

-

193

493

Per square 

 mile

.294

288

578

.596

-

.271

.693

Runoff in 

inches

.33

33

.69

-

.30

9.41
178 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Hayes Creek at Commerce, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°35>25", long. 83°28'45", on line between NW£ and SWi sec. 

n, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., at bridge 600 feet upstream froa mouth and half a mile east of 

Commerce.

Drainage area.- 7.5 square miles.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 3.20 feet); 

minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 154 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 4.25 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.2 secor^-feet Oct. 2, 3, 1946 

(gage height, 1.62 feet),

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables,, water year 194B-49 (gage height* in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Feb. 16,

June 12 to Aug. 22)

Oct. 1 to June 11 June 12 to Sept. 30

1.8 6.0 1.7 3.5

2.1 IE 1.8 4.8

2.5 22 1.9 6.5

2.9 34 2.1 10.5

3.2 46

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6,0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

Nov.

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.8

9.2

9. g

7.4

8,0

9.6

11

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.6

9.4

9.8

10

10

11

12

12

12

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.6

-

Dee.

10

9.8

9.2

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.4

10

10

Jan.

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

18

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

Peb.

12

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

18

34

39

44

33

30

28

26

25

23

21

21

20

20

19

_

-

unnth Second- 11011111 foot-days

October .......................... 188.

November ......................... * 295.

December ......................... 283.

Calendar year 1948 ............ 7,196.

January .......................... 368

February ......................... 552

March ............................. 575

April ............................ 511

May........ ...................... 358.

June ............................. 206.

July ............................. 180.

August ........................... 163.

September ........................ 148 .

Water year 1948-49 ............ 3,825.

Mar.

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

22

26

Apr.

32

24

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

Ib

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

May

16

16

17

16

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.2

8.6

9.0

Maximum Minimum

3 6.6 6.0

t 13 6.0

3 10 8.6

1 98 5.6

14 10

44 11

26 17

32 14

3 17 8.2

3 9.2 5.1

3 8.3 5.1

3 7.7 4.3

I 6.0 4.0

J 44 4.0

June

9.2

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.8

6s?

5.1

5.5

5.8

7.3

8.1

8.3

8.5

8.7

7.9

7.3

6.7

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.3

7.5

Mean

6.0E

9.8!

9. 1!

19.7

11.9

19.7

18.5

17.0

11.4

6.8E

5.82

5.2S

4.9E

10.5

July

8.3

7.7

7.1

6.3

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.1

Aug.

5.1

J

1~4

.3

.0

.7

4.7

4.3

1

7

.1

.3

.5

7.5

7.5

7

E

4

.7

.5

.8

4.8

4.8 i

j

4

.3

.0

.8

4.7

4.4

4

4

4

.4

.5

.5

4.5

4.5

4

j

1

4

.7

.0

.0

.5

4.5

Per square 

Bile

0.808

1.31

1.22

2.63

1.59

2.63

2.47

2.27

1.52

.919

.777

.705

.660

1.40

Sept.

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.6

5.8

5.1

5.1

5.5

6.0

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5 5.1

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.93

1.46

1.41

35.67

1-.82

2.74

2.85

2.53

1.75

1.02

.90

.81

.74

18.96
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 179

Portage Creek near Pinckney, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°25'40", long. 83°57'35", in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 4 E., at 

highway bridge 2 miles upstream from Little Portage Lake and 2tr miles southwest of 

Pinckney. Datum of gage is 860.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- November 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 211 second-feet Feb. 21, 22 (gage height, 4.10 

feet); minimum observed, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, '0.78 foot).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 529 second-feet Apr. 9, 10, 1947 (gage height, 5.72 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 5, 

1946 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Igage nexgiiu, in i.eet, anu aiscnarge, in secona-ieou; 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to Sept. 30

1.1 9.7 2.7 60 0.8 3.0 2.5 50 3.2 99

1.3 14 2.9 73 .9

1.9 30 3.2 105 1.8 2

2.3 43

5.0 2.7 59 3.6 145

3 2.9 72 4.1 211

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

25

24

22

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

32

29

Nov.

27

26

26

28

31

35

35

34

34

39

39

38

39

39

39

38

39

41

41

46

46

46

47

48

49

49

49

46

34

35

-

Dec.

36

35

35

35

35

39

*38

37

35

34

32

32

32

32

36

40

39

46

39

40

41

44

43

40

35

35

35

40

46

62

78

Jan.

94

88

88

73

58

51

53

53

55

56

57

58

59

58

56

60

59

58

88

100

92

98

100

100

*100

100

100

100

100

90

80

Month

October .

Horeflber.. .......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ........'.................

Haroh ............................

April .............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

70

70

70

70

70

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

80

101

*145

153

197

204

204

211

211

211

204

197

197

190

176

170

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

490

1,163

1;226

22,733.8

2,382

3,621

3,073

3,783

1, 218

1,052

480.1

244.7

339 * 6

19,072.4

Mar.

197

190

176

150

131

126

119

116

112

106

103

99

94

87

80

*77

76

71

66

64

63

62

71

68

66

72

76

78

80

80

117

Apr.

131

139

150

152

160

160

155

167

160

165

' 145

138

131

135

176

137

123

119

116

95

101

Maximum

32

49

78

264

100

211

197

1 X* 7 OR 

77

66

38

14

21

211

103

116

106

94

80

87

82

a80

80

May

76

77

74

68

54

56

50

37

36

36

34

32

31

30

29

28

27

29

27

36

31

32

35

35

34

34

33

33

32

26

26

Minimum

10

26

32

5.2

51

60

62

Of) Ow

£6

18

3.4

2.7

7.00

2.7

June

25

24

24

24

24

22

a20

20

24

23

20

18

18

19

18

30

37

36

38

48

57

65

66

62

58

56

52

45

41

38

Mean

15.8

38.8

39.5

62.1

76.8

129

99.1

1 J.CO Pft

39* 3

35.1

15.5

7.89

11.3

52.3

July

38

36

32

24

24

24

22

20

20

22

15

14

12

12

12

11

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.8

10

19

15

14

12

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

3.4

Aug.

2.7

i.2

5.8

5.8

3.8

3.4

7.5

3.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

1

1

1

1

2

1

9.5

9.5

3.5

7.0

3.0

7.5

8.5

1

1

I

i

3.5

9.5

9.0

f

f

f

3.8

3.0

3.0

7.5

6.2

Per square 

mile

0.200

.491

.500

.786

.972

1.63

1.25

1.59

 497

. 4:4:4:

.196

.100

. * 143

.662

Sept.

8.8

7.0

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

8.5

7.5

7.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.5

21

18

14

14

15

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.23

.55

.58

10.72

1.12

1.70

1.44

1.77

.57

.50

.23

.12

.16

8.97

Winter discharge measurement mauode on thisn daay. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 24-28, Jan. 23 to Feb. 13.
180 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°54'50", .^ng. 83°23'15", at

municipal water-supply plant at Monroe, 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage

is 570.00 feet above mean sea level (city of Monroe bench mark)'. 

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- September 1937 to September 1949. 

Average aiscnarge.- 12 years, 673 second-feet. 

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 second-feet Feb. 16;| maximum gage height,

10.7 feet Feb. 1 (ice jam); minimum discharge. 32 second-feet July 31; minimum gage

height, 4.94 feet Sept. 14 (gates in dam onenj.

1937-49: Maximum discharge observed, 12,900 second-feet May 19, 1945 (gage height,

10.10 feet); minimum, about 2 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height,

3.06 feet Oct. 12, 1946 (gates in dam open). 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,500 second-feet and those for periods of ice

errect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Slight regulation from power plants

upstream.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of city of Monroe. 

Kevisions (water years).- W 954: 1938(m), 1939(m), 1940(m), 1941.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 5, 

July 13 to Sept. 28)

5.6 32 6.0 328 7.4 2,610 

5.7 87 6.2 550 8.1 4.26O 

5.8 156 6.5 97O 8.8 ' 6,350 

5.9 237 6.9 1.63O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

142 

122 

135 

172 

164

112 

119 

142 

156 

122

156 

142 

135 

149 

164

alSO 

alSO 

a!5O 

135 

115

135 

135 

149 

122 

164

149 

122 

122 

108 

135 

142

Nov.

142 

149 

135 

142 

149

328 

563 

615 

550 

435

446 

435 

414 

301 

301

319 

339 

339 

371 

458

615 

708 

680 

589 

458

414 

403 

371 

371 

339

Dec.

328 

310 

282 

237 

237

282 

282 

237 

264 

246

229 

246 

246 

237 

205

382 

680 

722 

667 

576

481 

435 

435 

424 

301

221 

246 

319 

414 

1.O6O 

1,150

Jan.

1,220 

985 

736 

*615 

b9OO

bl,50O 

1,960 

2,200 

2,120 

1.7OO

1,250 

1,O80 

925 

778 

641

654 

97O 

1,140 

2,820 

2,930

2,820 

2,78O 

2,420 

1,81O 

1,360

1,310 

1.26O 

1,85O 

2,360 

bl,800 

b90O

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber... .......... ............

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b9OO 

b9OO 

b8OO 

b700 

b650

b600 

b60O 

b7OO 

b800 

bl.OOO

bi.ooo 

1,000

1,150

1,900

5,100

6,180 

5,550

bs.ooo

b4,50O 

4,OOO

2,930 

2,380 

2,3OO 

2,140 

2,480

2,300 

2,120 

1,98O

Seoondfoot-days

4.31E 

11.87S 

12,383

291, 14C

47,794 

61.66C 

27,139 

43,782 

15,363 

9,232 

6,47] 

4,03£ 

4,27]

248, 32£

liar.

1,590 

1,300 

1,090 

1,030 

970

1,020 

1,040 

*985 

91O 

865

806 

708 

654 

641 

589

538 

527

481 

435 

446

424 

435 

850 

1,080 

1,18O

1,090 

1,000 

955 

880 

750 

1,87O

Apr.

4,130 

3,880 

3,510 

3,270 

2,690

2,06O 

1,67O 

1,350 

1,120 

940

850 

750 

694 

667 

835

1,260 

1,220 

1,420 

1,670 

1,540

1,310 

1,140 

97O 

850 

778

722 

641 

628 

641 

576

Maximum

172 

7O8 

1,150

) 7,70O

2,930 

6,180 

1.87O 

4,130 

1,O80 

792 

576 

273 

221

6, ISO

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft.}.- Jan. S (3 to 5

May

550 

589 

654 

895 

820

589 

470 

435 

403 

360

264 

292 

273 

229 

229

237 

221 

188 

237 

292

446 

680 

940 

1,080 

925

764 

641 

527 

424 

360 

349

Minimum

108 

135 

205

47

615 

6OO 

424 

576 

188 

149 

42 

63 

69

42

June

301 

282 

273 

213 

180

18O 

205 

172 

164 

ISO

188 

149 

164 

156 

180

237 

282 

424 

722 

792

654 

516 

424 

360 

310

301 

339 

319 

292 

273

Mean

139 

396 

399

795

1,542 

2,202 

875 

1,459 

496 

308 

209 

130 

142

680

July

237 

246 

196 

180 

205

196 

371 

349 

576 

481

349 

310 

264 

246 

229

196 

135 

172 

172

126

135 

180 

149 

101 

108

128 

115 

75 

108 

94 

42

Aug.

63 

94 

94 

94 

101

115 

87 

87 

81 

94

115 

149 

128 

142 

156

164 

172 

142 

246 

273

188 

164 

172 

122 

94

87 

122 

94 

128 

135 

135

Per square 

mile

0.136 

.388 

.391

.779

1.51 

2.16 

.858 

1.43 

.486 

.302 

! .205 

.127 

.139

.667

Sept.

128 

94 

1O8 

69 

149

128 

122 

156 

164 

alSO

142 

142 

142 

81 

101

115 

128 

115 

128 

164

205 

221 

221 

a200 

al50

128 

164 

156 

a!50 

alSO

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.43 

.45

10.60

1.74 

2.25 

.99 

1.60 

.56 

.34 

.24 

.15 

.16

9.07

a.m.) 2,240 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (8 to 12 p.m.)

sec.-ft.; Apr. 1 (5 to 8 a.m.) 4,530 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of we a the,- records and records for Grand 

River at Jackson and Cedar River at East Lanslng.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 181 /

St. Joseph River near Newville, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23'10", long. 84°48'05", in Ohio, in SW^ sec. 

IS, T. 5 N., R. 1 E., at bridge on Ohio State Highway 249 and 3? miles northeast of 

Newville.

Drainage area.- 614 square miles.

Records available.- November 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 4,950 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 14.24 

reet}; minimum, 28 second-feet Oct. 20; minimum gage height, 1.68 feet Oct. 7.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 6,050 second-feet Apr. 23, 1947 (gage height, 15.32 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 2-4, 1948 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Dec. 9, Dec. 11-15,

Apr. 29 to May 14, Sept. 11-30)

1.6 25 3.4 236 11.9 2,81O 

1.7 32 4.3 390 13.3 4,050 

2.O 57 6.8 890 14.2 4,950 

2.4 98 8.5 1,330 

2.8 148 10.5 2,080

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

42 

42 

38 

34

31 

31 

31 

32 

31

36 

38 

36 

35 

34

34 

35 

34 

31 

30

31 

33 

36 

37 

36

36 

35 

33 

32 

32 

35

Nov.

33 

34 

38 

43 

61

118 

126 

134 

116 

96

88 

85 

91 

86 

78

75 

75 

75 

90 

166

190 

228 

197 

165 

135

117 

109 

98 

94 

91

Dec.

86 

 82 

78 

75 

75

74 

 71 

72 

71 

b65

63 

73 

72 

75 

190

550 

530 

430 

318 

244

228 

212 

190 

183 

176

163 

b!55 

 bl45 

488 

940 

870

Jan.

810 

690 

510 

420 

1,410

2,120 

2,040 

1,760 

1,640 

1,480

1,12O 

&50 

670 

530 

460

530 

710 

830 

1,840 

2,360

a2,200 

a2,OOO 

gl.SOO 

gl,520 

p.,390

1,240 

1,300 

a2,700 

a2,250 

al,850 

al,500

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

at ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

gl,240 

g870 

bg600 

bg450 

bg350

b325 

b300 

b400 

b550 

bSOO

b450 

b400 

b375 

89O 

2,800

4,450 

4,850 

4,950 

4,550 

3,650

3,620 

2,000 

 1,640 

1,450 

1,600

1,640 

1,560 

1,390

Secondfoot-days

1,069 

3,132 

7,044

161,666

42,530 

47,850 

15,647 

14,098 

10,432 

9,142 

3,868 

2,011 

2,244

159,067

Mar.

1,090 

830 

690 

610 

590

610 

590 

550 

500 

490

490 

450 

400 

372 

354

327 

284 

276 

284 

260

244 

276 

530 

710 

690

590 

530 

530 

490 

440 

570

Apr.

87O 

1,040 

1,090 

940 

73O

570 

500 

440 

400 

354

318 

292 

276 

268

276

327 

381 

440 

480 

470

420 

363 

345 

327 

300

276 

300 

500 

460 

345

Maximum

4* 

228 

940

3,470

2,700 

4,950 

1,090 

1,090 

1,160 

1,140 

345 

190 

220

4,950

May

284 

292 

292 

252

212

190 

172 

155 

145 

138

129 

122 

116 

112 

108

104 

99 

97 

135 

530

690 

850 

1,160 

1,040 

850

590 

450 

354 

292 

252 

220

June

190 

166 

145 

129

117

106 

95 

86 

81 

77

73 

74 

75 

78 

89

221 

1,040 

1,140 

890 

630

430 

354 

450 

400 

300

236 

204 

236 

590 

440

MinimiB Mean

30 34.5 

33 104 

63 227

22 442

42O 1,372 

300 1,709 

244 505 

268 470 

97 337 

73 305 

47 125 

34 64.9 

39 74.8

30 436

July

345 

260 

212 

172 

147

141 

244 

212 

183 

183

204 

163 

123 

102 

89

81 

73 

67 

63 

62

63 

85 

106 

87 

70

61 

55 

52 

47 

49 

67

Aug.

75 

69 

147 

121 

92

71 

59 

53 

47 

44

42 

47 

42 

43 

43

41 

41 

143 

190 

114

75 

55 

46 

41 

38

35 

34 

35 

42 

42 

44

Per square 

mile

0.056 

.169 

.370

.720

2.23 

 2.78 

.822 

.765 

.549 

.497 

.204 

.106 

.122

.710

Sept.

42 

43 

39 

39 

118

220 

158 

111 

89 

72

58 

50 

52 

63 

64

61 

53 

62 

118 

135

109 

86 

71 

60 

53

48 

46 

43 

42 

39

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.19 

.43

9,81

2.58 

2.90 

.95 

.85 

.63 

,55 

.23 

.12 

.14

9.63

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 28 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 17' (9:30 a.m.)

4,950 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Fort Wayne.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight gage.
188 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

St. Joseph River near Port Wayne, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°10', long. 85°04', in SW^NW&E^ sec. 4, T. 31 

M., K. 13 E., at Ely Bridge on Mayhew Road, 3§ miles downstream from Cedar Creek and 

8 miles northeast of Fort Wayne. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Joe Dam, 54 

miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 1,060 square miles.

Records available.- August 1941 to.September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,620 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 14.20 

reet); minimum daily, 63 second-feet Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 1.71 feet Nov. 3.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.70 

feet); minimum daily, 27 second-feet Aug. 21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 feet 

Sept. 20, 29, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge below 825 second-feet computed by using fall as determined 

from auxiliary recorder as a factor. .Flow affected at low stage by pumping plant 5f 

miles below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4.

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

loe

75

76

62

84

67

92

95

96

98

67

64

64

77

74

87

87

90

87

79

79

77

82

90

90

90

96

93

96

90

108

Nov.

93

89

106

115

139

230

221

310

205

206

201

176

163

170

163

157

172

168

162

457

422

354

372

317

263

249

220

202

a!90 aieo

-

Dec.

*a!70

164

157

155

153

153

146

147

146

135

130

132

146

147

421

1,620

1>340

1,380

740

574

447

400

350

325

30O

280

270

250

1,500

2,250

1,600

Jan.

1,400

1,100

650

 750

3,500

4,860

3,820

3.O20

2,590

2,390

2,210

1,670

1,340

1,090

925

1,130

1,360

1,900

5,130

5,310

4,140

3,260

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,200

2,660

4,500

4,230

3,260

2,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

Fsbruary

March.............................

April ............................

May..............................

Juas .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,900

1,300

1,000

eoo

650

600

560

750

 1,150

900

750

700

900

1,460

6,650

6,40O

7,850

6,650

6,250

5,760

4,860

3,900

3,100

2,520

3,O2O

2,600

2,450

 2,270

_

_

-

Seccodfoct-days

2,722

6,414

16,128

296,942

60,715

80; 120

27,163

23,179

26,377'

15,449

6,646

3,174

3,330

291,417

Mar.

 1,970

1,570

1,290

1,130

1,060

1,020

965

945

885

665

645

606

723

664

613

560

523

490

472

457

437

477

747

1,000

l',O9O

1,OOO

965

945

865

757

965

Apr.

1,420

1,470

1,520

1,470

1,240

1,020

845

740

664

590

534

487

457

437

457

503

540

706

905

845

757

664

630

566

523

487

597

648

774

661

Maximum

108

457

2,250

6,550

5,310

8>400

1,970

1,520

3,42O

1,620

557

197

256

6,400

Hay

551

534

5S1

516

447

386

347

316

302

281

262

246

239

222

215

206

202

193

491

1,770

1,820

3,42X)

3,420

2,450

1,920

1,420

1,060

645

661

571

462

Minimum

74

89

130

56

750

560

437

437

193

165

74

67

63

63

June

407

364

321

294

265

242

227

201

196

183

178

173

165

177

216

447

1,340

1,820

1,570

1,160

845

630

523

597

518

467

432

337

436

698

Mean

67.8

214

520

811

2,604

2,661

676

773

851

515

214

102

111

796

July

557

437

347

293

251

221

222

287

306

290

- 266

280

320

208

166

136

139

143

132

139

143

120

214

171

151

147

105

135

74

135

107

Aug.

92

158

167

171

171

143

114

104

96

75

77

76

72

72

71

67

64

69

101

197

128

106

79

76

76

98

87

62

77

75

93

Per square 

 lie

0.083

.202

.491

.765

2.46

2.70

.626

.729

.803

.486

.202

.096

.105

.753

Sept.

87

84

79

89

116

139

258

197

145

128

112

98

96

109

109

64

96

124

112

112

169

125

116

103

90

77

71

63

75

65

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.23

.57

10.44

2.83

2.81

.95

.61

.93

.54

.23

.11

.18

10.23

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 see. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (5 p.m.) 8,620 see. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Nc gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for station near Newvllle.

Note.- Stager-discharge relation affected by loe Dee. 10, 11, Dec. 22 to Jan. 5, Jan. 24-26, Jan. 31 

to feb. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 183

Maumee River at New Haven, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°OS', long. 85°01', In SW£ sec. 1, T. 30 N., R. 13 

E., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, half 

a mile north of New Haven, and 6 miles downstream from confluence of St. Marys and 

St. Joseph Rivers.

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- December 1946 to September 1949 (high-water records only). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 18.2 

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 17, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated at low stage by power plants above station. Plow slightly regulated by Lake St. 

Marys and by diversion from or Into Wabash River Basin and Into Miami & Erie Canal. 

Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

2,100 

1,560

Dec.

t896

4,410 

4,550 

3,290 

2,800 

2,940

2,800 

2,450 

1,890 

1,380

4,270 

6,140 

4,620

Jan.

3,oio

2,520 

2,170 

2,170 

7,550

8,600 

7,160 

5.74O 

5,900 

5.98O

5,980 

4,830 

3,640 

2,380 

2,310

3,430 

4,200 

5,610 

* 10, 200 

10,600

9,OOO 

7,790 

6,46O 

5,980 

5,420

5,980 

6,710 

9,800 

8,900 

7,520 

6,300

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jarra 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry . .

uary

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,970 

b3,250 

b2,400 

bl,850 

bl,350

1,350 

1,820 

1,820

1,650 

1,530 

1,750 

2,450 

10.20O

13,000 

13,100 

11,900 

10,200 

9,100

7,250 

*5,820 

5,660 

4,830 

5,180

4,970 

4,480 

3,920

Seoondfoot-days

:

_

184,400

_

Peak discharge (base. 9,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan

1O,1OO sec. -ft. ; Feb. 17 (6 a.m.) 13,200 see. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla 

t Result of discharge measurement, 

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Mote.- Discharge not computed below a stage

Mar.

3,640 

2,800 

2,240 

1,650 

1,680

1,620 

1,500 

1,410 

1,410 

1,380

1,650 

1,820 

1,960

1,960 

2,520 

3,570 

3,220 

2,940 

3,430

Apr.

3,710 

3,50O 

2,310 

2,520 

2,100

1,620 

1,350

2,030 

1.65O

1,410 

1,410

1,440 

1,820 

/ 1,590 

1,410

Maximum

2,100 

6,140

11,800

10,800 

13,100 

3,640 

3.71O 

9,800 

4,130 

2,O30

13,100

. 19 (5t30 p 

-ft.; May 23 

day.

of 5 feet.

May

1,350 

1,410

t958

2,450

2,520 

8,350 

9,800 

7,610 

4,830

3,080 

2,240 

1,890 

1,440

Minimum

-

.

2,170

_

June

3,430 

4,130 

3,290 

2,380

1,750 

1,350

1,820 

2,170 

2,24O

Mean

:

_

5,950

_

July

2,030 

2,030

1,410

Aug. Sept.

Per square Runoff in 

mile inobes

-

_

3.07 3.54

_

.m.) 11,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (5 p.m.) 

(8 a.m.) 10,100 sec. -ft.
184 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11'56", long. 84 0 44'40", in sec. 22, T. 3 N., 

K. IE., just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Antwerp, 7 miles downstream from Indiana State line, and 10 miles upstream from Marie DeLarme Creek. Datum of gage is 695.49 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 2,049 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to December 1935, April 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 1,571 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 16.00 

feet); minimum, 114 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

1921-35. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 26,200 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height. 

20.29 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 17, 1930, June 21, 22, 1933 (gage height, 

0.32 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Low now slightly regulated by power plant at Port Wayne, Ind. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply

Paper 1162.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) < 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7)

0.8 

1.0 

1.4

2.0

106

148

251

446

2.6 

3.4 

5.0 

6.0

689

1,080

2,100

2,850

9.0

14.0

16.0

5,380

10,900

13,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

177 

158. 

167 

124 

114

120 

122 

130 

137 

130

128 

174 

165 

128 

120

128 

167 

190 

160 

139

135 

130 

133 

155 

137

137 

158 

137 

130 

139 

141

Nov.

260 

215 

137 

190 

229

344 

830 

954 

689 

581

602 

581 

520 

418 

364

357 

354 

360 

414 

624

1,610 

1,840 

1,320 

1,290 

1,170

1,140 

980 

758 

645 

624

Dec.

758 

854 

806 

806 

782

689 

520 

450 

397 

360

341 

' 293 

318 

287 

414

3,240 

4,990 

3,890 

2,930 

2,850

2,930 

2,690 

2,240 

1,780 

1,320

980 

980 

1,480 

2,710 

6,400 

5,780

Jan.

3,730 

2,690 

2,530 

2,170 

6,150

9,620 

8,710 

6,840 

6,080 

6,180

6,400 

5,580 

4,130 

3,090 

2,530

2,930 

4,210 

4,720 

11,300 

12,200

11,100 

9,380 

7,940 

7,060 

6,290

6,290 

7,720 

10,300 

11,200 

9,500 

7,610

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber... .......................

Bber.... .....................

lendar year 1943 

ary

st ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

6,290 

4,810 

3,490 

2,610 

2,170

1,710 

1,640 

1,520 

1,680 

1,970

1,840 

1,640 

1,710 

2,170 

8,890

13,300 

13,700 

13,300 

12,100 

10,600

8,930 

7,060 

6,180 

5,580 

a5,500

a5,500 

4 , 63.0 

4,130

Secondfoot-days

4,410 

20,400 

55,265

670,363

206,180 

154,650 

57,400 

46,486 

66,754 

37,442 

21,094 

10,577 

9,874

690,532

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.}.- Jan

sec. -ft.; Jan. 29 (1 a.m.) 11,4OO sec. -ft.; P 

sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed 

near Defiance. '

Mar.

3,650 

3,090 

2,530 

2,170 

1,970

al.800 

al , 700 

al , 600 

al.500 

al,500

al,400 

1,350 

1,260 

1,200 

1,170

1,140 

1,110 

1,060 

1,110 

1,030

1,010 

1,030 

1,520 

1,780 

1,970

1,970 

2,100 

3,250 

3,990 

2,930 

3,010

Apr.

3,650 

3,650 

3,250 

2,690 

2,310

1,900 

1,580 

1,320 

1,140 

1,010

904 

830 

782 

735 

735

758 

782 

1,010 

1,710 

1,900

1,640 

1,450 

,320 

,200 

,080

,010 

,080 

1,520 

1,900 

1,640

Maximum

190 

1,840 

6,400

13,200

12,200 

13,700 

3,650 

3,650 

11,100 

4,370 

2,310 

830 

954

13,700

. 6 (7 a.m. 

eb. 17 (1 p.

on basis of

May

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,230 

1,080

980 

929 

782 

667 

581

520 

464 

428 

408 

374

357 

374 

360 

370 

1,840

2,770 

6,370 

11,100 

10,200 

6,840

4,050 

2,930 

2,240 

1,780 

1,350 

1,030

Minimum

114 

137 

287

101

2,170 

1,520 

1,010 

735 

357 

257 

266 

150 

215

114

June

854 

735 

602 

540 

482

418 

387 

344 

312 

300

257 

287 

331 

384 

478

1,410 

3,410 

4,370 

3,970 

2,930

2,170 

1,740 

1,290 

929 

854

782 

806 

1,380 

2,450 

2,240

Mean

142 

680 

1,783

1,832

6,651 

5,523 

1,852 

1,550 

2,153 

1,248 

680 

341 

329

1,892

July

2,310 

1,840 

1,260 

904 

712

560 

453 

974 

1,380 

1,110

1,060 

879 

667 

457 

446

367 

303 

266 

278 

446

425 

357 

384 

384 

464

540 

520 

401 

312 

275 

360

Aug.

830 

581 

468 

520 

468

391 

325 

269 

245 

210

202 

194 

218 

194 

167

150 

197 

540 

782 

602

450 

344 

284 

243 

229

213 

197 

197 

287 

290 

290

Per square 

nile

0.069 

.332 

.870

.894

3.25 

2.70 

.904 

.756 

1.05 

.609 

.332 

.166 

.161

.923

9.740 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (11 p.m 

m.) 13,700 sec. -ft.; May 23 (4 p

weather records and records for

Sept.

501 

442 

338 

284 

502

954 

520 

450 

404 

334

275 

257 

257 

263 

287

251 

231 

240 

284 

296

275 

300 

290 

275 

251

226 

229. 

220 

223 

215

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

.37 

1.00

12.18

3.75 

2.81 

1.04 

.84 

1.21 

.68 

.38 

.19 

.18

12.53

.) 12,500 

.m.) 11,200

station
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 185

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°17'30", long. 84°16'50", in 

 NWir sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., 40 feet upstream from Independence Dam, 275 feet downstream from point of diversion to Miami & Erie Canal, 4 miles downstream from Auglaize 

River, and 4j miles east of Defiance. Datum of gage is 659.12 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 5,530 square miles.

Hecoras available.- October 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1949.

Average aiscnargeT- 21 years, 3,714 second-feet (not including flow in Miami & Erie Canal).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 8.05 

reet. from recorded range in stage); minimum, 130 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.49 

feet). 

1924-35, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

13.1 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 2, 1934 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow affected by regulation of Auglaize River at hydroelec-tric 'plant of Toledo Edison 

Co., 3 miles south of Defiance. Diversions into Miami & Erie Canal above station not 

included in records: for miscellaneous measurements of this canal, see page 315

Revisions (water years).- W 974: 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to June 16, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30)

1.5 140

1.6 270

1.7 430

1.8 625

2.1 1,300

2.4 2,140

2.8 3,540

3.2 5,290

4.0 9,720

5.0 16,200

6.5 29,200

8.0 43,2OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

405

318

270

257

257

286

323

322

244

192

363

302

318

334

270

257

257

355

302

405

286

412

270

244

257

374

302

2S6

302

286

286

Nov.

366

513

662

414

688

1,400

1,230

2,720

3,240

2,630

1,380

1,400

1,3SO

1,600

711

906

994

994

1,850

4,540

5,540

6,360

5,240

3,160

1,810

2,580

2,020

2,120

2,980

3,280

-

Dec.

3,700

3,020

2,410

1,350

1,700

2,260

1,400

1,040

1,160

1,070

792

586

783

867

2,980

10,000

17,800

15,500

11,200

7,980

5,950

5,190

4,680

4,360

2,700

2,040

1,710

1,470

5,730

14,400

17,800

Jan.

13,400

9,420

6,690

4,630

8,440

21,500

25,500

22,000

15,200

13,400

13,100

12,800

10,600

7,930

6,100

6,420

8,840

12,800

27,300

37,100

33,100

22,000

' 16,200

13,100

14,800

17,000

20,000

32,000

35,000

28,000

19,000

Month

October ..........................

Noveaber .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar ysar 1948 ............

January ..........................

.February .........................

March

April ............................

May ..............................

JUDS .

July .............................

Aufi|U8t

September ........................

Watsr year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

12,500

8,000

5,800

4,400

3,700

3,200

3,000

3,000

3,200

3,800

3,900

3,100

2,800

4,500

23,000

42,000

43,000

39,000

31,000

25,000

19,800

16,200

13,800

11,800

12,400

13,100

12,100

9,420

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

9 342

64^708

153,628

1,736,260

533,420

376,520

130,420

116,740

199 j3£6

45!951

24,072

17,152

1,774,128

Mar.

7,700

6,150

4,500

4,320

3,240

 3,460

3,310

2,730

2,660

2,400

2,490

2,460

2,360

2,240

2,330

2,770

2,530

2,300

2,200

2,170

2,140

3,270

3,820

4,450

4,450

3,860

4,860

10,600

12,400

8,840

7,410

Apr.

8,260

8,840

8,260

6,470

5,240

4,540

3,430

2,840

2,430

1,930

1,810

1,590

1,510

1,620

2,190

1,560

2,400

4,020

5,390

6,000

4,400

3,900

3,820

3,240

3,120

1,640

3,620

4,360

5,000

3,310

Maximun

412

6> 360

17,800

49,400

37,100

43,000

12,400

37 ', 100

19,000

4,680

2,430

1,400

43,000

-

May

3,310

4,040

4,950

4,190

2,660

2^080

2,080

1,640

1,900

1,620

1,280

1,250

1,080

1,020

884

928

1,080

994

1,180

4,170

5,590

16,100

35,100

37,100

25,500

14,000

10,900

4,780

3,120

2,770

1,930

Minimi*

192

366

586

153

4,630

g SQO

2) 140

1,510

8S4

469

469

302

286

192

June

1,160

950

797

690

776

754

606

586

586

547

469

48S

586

712

882

4,300

16,400

19,000'

13,100

8,840

5,790

3,660

2,330

2,050

1,640

1,160

1,160

1,900

5,640

5,290

-

Mean

301

2 157 4)956

"4,744

17,210

13 450 4)207

3*391

6,430

3 428

1 '777 482

572

4,861

July

3,240

2,980

2,360

1,730

1,280

1,220

3,740

2,910

2,620

4,680

2,800

1,510

1,510

1,160

690

668

586

811

469

562

66S

1,060

797

873

778

668

754

646

732

469

980

Aug.

2,110

2,430

1,570

1,000

625

547

488

547

450

318

302

865

318

384

578

306

619

401

816

1,560

1,350

732

732

547

366

398

464

318

401

1,350

1,

Per square 

. mile

180

Sept.

1,030

754

797

689

906

613

1,4OO

928

711

646

4S8

508

488

414

382

398

408

398

318

450

606

450

414

398

366

334

302

286

740

430

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge {base. 25.000 see.-ft.).- Jam. 6 (8 p.m.) 26,400 sec.-ft.j Jam. 20 (1 p.a.) 38,100 

see.-ft.; Jan. 29 (time unknown) 36,100 see.-ft.j Feb. 17 (time unknown) 43,200 seo.-ft.; May 24 

(4 a.m.) 39,000 sec.-ft.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Jan. 26 to Feb. 20; discharge computed on basis of once-daily readInga of U. S. Weather Bureau gage 4 alles upstream, weather records, recorded range In stage, and 

records for station at Vatervllle.

9491S3 O - 51 - 13
186 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River at Watervllle, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'00% long.83°42'46", at hignway bridge in

waterville, Lucas Coonty, 3 miles downstream-from Tontogany Creek. Datum of gage is

596.33 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 6,314 square miles. 

Hecoras available.- November 1898 to December 1901, August 1921 to December 1935, March

I93y to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 24 years (1921-35, 1949-49), 4,343 second-feet (does not include flow

in Miami & jsrie Canal; canal was abandoned in 1929 and was filled in prior tor March

1939). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,900 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 10.50

reet); minimum, 113 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

1921-35, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height,

13.9 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. 29, 1941. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Low flow slightly regulated by power plants above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 759: Drainage area. W 894: 1930{M). W 1084: 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Sept. E-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

1.7 175 2.4 1,100 6.4 16,200 1.8 290 2.9 2,180 7.0 20,100 

1.8 250 3.0 2,440 8.0 26,900 1.9 390 3.5 3,890 9.0 33,900 

1.9 350 3.8 4,500 9.7 39,800 2.0 510 4.2 6,350 10.4 45,100 

2.0 470 4.4 6,450 2.2 800 5.0 9,830 

2.2 755 5.4 10,800 2.5 1,310 6.0 14,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1348 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

470 

422 

300 

235 

242

250 

235 

350 

502 

267

177 

410 

350 

300 

320

300 

410 

340 

374 

340

394 

340 

458 

340 

290

290 

350 

h260 

h228 

a230 

a260

Nov.

h362 

h422 

h578 

hi, 090 

3950

al,200 

a2,000 

hi, 900 

h4,220 

h4,080

h2,870 

h2,080 

al,200 

al,200 

h434

h398 

h920 

hi, 430 

hi, 860 

a3, 500

36,000 

h7,050 

h6,280 

h3,420 

hS.OOO

h2,110 

h2,920 

h2,560 

h3,550 

h3,680

Dec.

h4,220 

h3,550 

h3,420 

h2,540 

hi, 560

hi, 970 

h2,020 

al,400 

al.loo

31,200

31,000 

3700 

3650 

725 

2,020

12,300 

19,900 

16,800 

13,300 

8,280

6,280 

5,400 

4,950 

4,500 

3,810

2,800 

2,420 

2,340 

5,350 

17,400 

24,100

Jan.

14,700 

10,300 

6,850 

4,800 

7,700

21,300 

27,600 

24,800 

16,800 

13,800

13,600 

13,000 

11,000 

7,850 

6,100

6,100 

8,950 

12,000 

31,800 

39,800

36,600 

27,600 

25,500 

13,800 

14,100

19,900 

26,200 

37,400 

39,500 

31,800 

22,700

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Jnly 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

 her.................... .....

lendar year 1948 ............

h .......................:....

1............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

15,200 

11,800 

7,160 

5,590 

5,880

3,700 

3,550 

3,770 

3,550 

3,640

4,380 

3,830 

2,770 

3,950 

24,800

45,100 

45,100 

38,700 

29,000 

22,700

17,700 

15,700 

14,200 

13,200 

14,700

14,700 

13,200 

11,000

Seoondfoot-days

 * 10,034 

73,264 

178,005

1,900,184

593,950 

397,570 

138,610 

133,580 

233,042 

123,648 

48,057 

26,333 

19,423

1,975,516

Mar.

8,230 

6,960 

5,590

4,540 

4,210

3,280 

3,490 

3,280 

2,520 

2,930

2,630 

2,520 

2,410 

2,360 

2,360

2,490 

2,680 

2,550 

2,280 

2,210

2,440 

2,600 

4,380 

4,210 

5,060

4,210 

5,060 

8,230 

13,200 

10,800 

8,900

Apr.

9,600 

9,830 

9,360 

7,370 

5,960

5,410 

4,540 

3,190 

2,710 

2,390

2,040 

1,810 

1,720 

1,660 

2,440

2,600 

1,990 

4,180 

5,780 

6,350

5,780 

4., 180 

5,060 

3,740 

3,460

2,770 

2,990 

4,540 

5,590 

4,540

Maximum

502 

7,050 

24,100

54,100

39,800 

45,100 

13,200 

9,830 

42,700 

24,100 

4,080 

2,630 

1,410

45,100

May

3,400 

4,540 

5,780 

5,060 

3,740

2,180 

1,960 

1,920 

1,660 

1,330

1,260 

1,170 

1,130 

816 

832

816 

816 

960 

912 

3,660

6,750 

16,000 

40,300 

42,700 

33,200

18,900 

12,700 

8,580 

3,490 

3,770 

2,710

Minimum

177 

362 

650

145

4,800 

2,770 

2,210 

1,660 

816 

538 

426 

390 

320

177

June

1,810 

1,290 

1,080 

960 

800

960 

710 

580 

636 

665

636 

538 

594 

785 

994

2,600 

16,400 

24,100 

18,300 

13,200

8,45Q 

5,590 

3,640 

2,440 

2,310

1,700 

1,220 

1,200 

2,910 

6,550

Mean

324 

2,442 

5,742

5,192

19,160 

14,200 

4,471 

4,453 

7,517 

4,122 

1,550 

849 

647

5,412

July

4,080 

3,310 

3,020 

2,010 

1,510

1,180 

1,850 

3,890 

2,210 

3,370

4,080 

2,160 

1,450 

1,200 

994

650 

650 

680 

770 

426

552 

800 

880 

800 

896

848 

785 

816 

770 

770 

650

Aug.

1,330 

2,630 

2,230 

1,530 

1,100

695 

580 

552 

566 

498

390 

450 

832 

462 

402

538 

486 

800 

622 

960

1,620 

1,220 

785 

665 

510

390 

402 

426 

450 

782 

1,430

Per square 

 lie

0.051 

.387 

.909

-.822

3.03 

2.25 

.708 

.705 

1.19 

.653 

.245 

.134 

.102

.857

Sept.

1,350 

816 

896 

770 

1,110

1,010 

960 

1,410 

994 

710

622 

486 

524 

524 

402

380 

402 

566 

538 

S20

510 

580 

524 

414 

380

380 

380 

360 

320 

785

Runoff in 

inohes

0.06 

.43 

1.05

11.20

3.49 

2.34 

.82 

.79 

1.37 

.73 

.28 

.15 

.11

11.62

Peak discharge (base, 28,000 sec. -ft.}.- Jan. 7 (1:30 a.m.) 28,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20, 39,000 see.-

ft.; Jan. ZS (il p.m.) 40,600 sec.-ft.s Feb. 17 (Z p.m.) 45,900 sec.-ft.; May 24 (3 a.m.) 44,300 

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Defiance.

h Computed from once- or twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
'STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 187

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°21', long. 85°03', in SW£ sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 13 

E., at Ninth Street Bridge in Auburn, 2 miles upstream from Peckhart ditch.

Drainage area.- 93 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 995 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 9.21

reetJ; minimum, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 0.97 foot Sept. 10, 11.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 1,010 second-feet Apr. 12, 1944 (gage height, 9.30 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1949; minimum 

gage height, 0.91 foot Sept. 25, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27,

Nov. 29 to Dec. 15, Sept. 6-19, 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. c'O

O.9 2.0 1.4 28 O.9 2.0 1.4 24 2.6 122 

1.0 4.0 1.7 53 1.0 4.0 1.5 29 3.4 212 

1.1 8.0 2.3 109 1.1 8.0 1.7 42 7.0 679 

1-2 14 4.0 294 1.3 18 2.1 75 8.6 9O5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.8

4.0 

5.2 

6.0 

5.6 

6.O

7.6 

7.2 

6.8 

6.4 

6.0

4.4 

4.8 

4.4 

4.4 

5.6

5.6 

5.2 

5.6 

6.4 

6.4

6.8 

6.0 

5.6 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

Nov.

4.4 

4.0 

6.8 

12 

17

15 

10 

9.2 

6.8 

9.2

9.8 

9.2 

8.0 

7.6 

7.6

8.0 

11 

10 

12 

27

26 

18 

13 

11 

9.2

8.6 

8.0 

a7.5 

6.8 

6.4

Dec.

6.8 

*6.4 

6.0 

6.0 

6.4

7.6 

7.2 

6.8 

6.-0 

6.0

6.4 

7.6 

9.2 

9.8 

87

156 

97 

65 

50 

42

36 

34 

32 

27 

22

b21 

20 

24 

294 

254 

128

Jan.

84 

61 

47 

 56 

637

533 

325 

224 

165 

154

132 

103 

83 

68 

63

105 

109 

160 

735 

559

338 

212 

165 

170 

160

170 

200 

533 

325 

224 

154

Month

Octo

NOT6

Decs 

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sspt

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

uary

1............................

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............'

Feb.

110 

86 

77 

63 

S3

48 

42 

66 

132 

86

56 

56 

126 

143 

833

905 

665 

481 

390 

312

254 

286 

248 

248 

377

230 

170 

143

Secondfoot-days

168.0 

319.1 

1,487.2

27,518.1

7,054 

6,685 

2,045 

1,683 

2,122 

1,321 

442.8 

260.7 

220.4

23,808.2

,Mar.

116 

99 

86 

85 

92

100 

77 

67 

71 

68

59 

53 

48 

47 

42

38 

37 

36 

33 

32

34 

52 

90 

73 

63

60 71 ' 

69 

58 

53 

136

Apr.

119 

89 

70 

60 

54

50 

46 

41 

38 

34

34 

32 

31 

31 

46

51 

50 

108 

99 

78

62 

56 

53 

46 

39

40 

70 

62 

50 

44

Hay

40 

44 

 39 

34 

31

28 

26 

25 

24 

22

21 

20 

19 

18 

17

18 

17 

23 

54 

206

138 

292 

260 

212 

140

98 

75 

60 

48 

39 

34

Maximum Minimum

7.6 3.4 

27 4.0 

294 6.0

875 3.2

735 47 

905 42 

136 32 

119 31 

292 17 

273 14 

40 6.4 

28 3.8 

46 2.4

905 2.4

June

30 

28 

25 

23 

22

20 

18 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

16 

22

127 

273 

165 

93 

63

47 

36 

31 

26 

23

22 

20 

20 

47 

35

Mean

5.42 

10.6 

48.0

75.2

228 

239 

66.0 

56.1 

68.5 

44.0 14.3 ' 

8.41 

7.35

65.2

July

24 

18 

16 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

16

16 

14 

12 

10 

9.5

8.5 

7.2 

6.8 

6.4 

6.4

8.0 

40 

35 

24 

17

14 

12 

9.0 

8.0 

14 

16

Aug.

11 

26 

28 

19 

14

11 

9.5 

8.0 

7.6 

7.2

12 

7,6 

6.4 

5.6 

6.4

6.4 

7.2 

7.2 

6.0 

5.6

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.4 

4.4

4,0 

3.8 

4.0 

5.2 

4.0 

4.8

Per square 

mile

0.058 

.114 

.516

.809

2.45 

2.57 

.710 

.603 

.737 

.473 

..154 

.090 

.079

.701

Peak discharge (base, 850 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (1 a.m.) 995 sec. -ft.

Sept.

4.0 

3.6 

3.8 

46 

26

9.5 

6.8 

6.4 

4.8 

' 4.O

3.6 

3.8 

4.4 

4.8 

4.8

4.4 

4.4 

12 

8.7 

20

8.0 

4.4 

3.8 

3.4 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

.13 

.59

11.01

2.82 

2.67 

.82 

.67 

.85 

.53 

.18 

.10 

.09

9.52

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Cedarvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
188 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cedar Creek near Cedarville, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41-13, long. 85°05', In NW* sec 19 T 32 N R. 13

 W. aT bridge on State Highway 427, 2| miles northwest of Cedarville,and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 779.75 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 279 square miles.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height 10.75

 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 2-6-28, Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 1.40 feet

Ugi946-49i Maximum discharge, that of Feb. -16, 1949; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1949; 

minimum gage height, 1.38 feet Sept. 14, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet). 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 15, Apr. 28 to May 19, 

May 25 to July 22, July 27 to Sept. 5, Sept. 11-30)

1.3 9.0 2.5 260 

1.4 22 2.8 360 

1.6 51 5.4 1,400 

1.8 87 8.0 2,580 

2.0 131 10.2 3,680

Discharge, in seoond-f eet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

33 

30 

26 

25 

25

26 

28 

32 

32 

25

29 

33 

30 

28 

28

29 

33 

28 

26 

28

28 

28 

32 

30 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

26 

28

Nov.

30 

28 

32 

45 

51

72 

51 

40 

38 

46

50 

44 

42 

39 

36

36 

48 

48 

53 

98

95 

74 

61 

53 

48

44 

42 

39 

38 

38

Dec.

35 

*35 

35 

33 

33

33 

33 

32 

30 

30

29 

30 

35 

36 

175

560 

350 

225

171 

141

122 

115 

104 

95 

b80

b75 

b70 

b60 

782 

940 

496

Jan.

322 

220 

171 

*188 

1,700

1,980 

1,120 

720 

512 

443

428 

332 

269 

228 

206

311 

353 

469 

2,040 

2,160

1,160 

760 

540 

560 

540

620 

820 

1,620 

1,530 

860 

600

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

MAY

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

356

275 

249 

217 

188

171 

174 

191 

408 

266

194 

174 

283 

500 

2,680

. 3,680 

2,480 

1,530 

1,120 

880

720 

740 

720 

620 

960

680 

520 

452

Secondfoot-days

886 

1,45S 

5.02C

83,252

23,78' 

21,42£ 

6,54E 

5,326 

8,60C 

3,926 

1,614 

92C 

89C

80, 402

liar.

353 

297 

269 

260 

269

252 

222 

209 

217 

217

204 

186 

171 

164 

154

141 

134 

134 

124 

117

117 

144 

318 

260 

225

201 

255 

252 

209 

186 

284

Apr.

368 

284 

236 

201 

186

171 

158 

146

131 

122

117 

115 

113 

110 

134

151 

146 

214 

272 

222

188 

171 

171 

156 

141

141 

233 

214 

168 

146

Maximum

33 

98 

940

2,550

2,160 

3,680 

353 

368 

1,240 

472 

102 

68 

81

3,680

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 see. -ft. ).- Jan. 6 (1:30 a.

May

136 

151 

136 

124 

113

106 

100 

89 

85 

79

70 

65 

61 

58 

56

56 

53 

48 

109 

972

700 

1,160 

1,240 

780 

540

392 

300 

252 

217 

186 

166

Minimum

25 

28 

29

21

171 

171 

117 

110 

48 

65 

29 

18 

18

18

June

146 

134 

122 

110 

100

91 

83 

78 

72 

70

68 

65 

66 

70 

95

219 

472 

372 

249 

188

151 

129

106 

93 

85

108 

108 

83 

93 

102

Mean

28.6 

48.6 

162

227

767 

765 

211 

178 

277 

131 

52.1 

29.7 

29.7

220

July

79 

65 

56 

50 

50

48 

48 

46 

72 

93

70 

56 

50 

45 

40

38 

36 

35 

33 

36

39 

64 

102 

76 

56

48 

40 

36 

29 

36 

42

Aug.

35 

45 

68 

58 45'

38 

32 

30 

29 

28

28 

39 

29 

25 

23

23 

26 

38 

32 

25

21 

19 

19 

19 

19

 J 8

Is

19 

23 

23 

26

Per square 

mile

0.103 

.174 

.581

.814

2.75 

2.74 

.756 

.638 

.993 

.470 

.187 

.106 

.106

.789i

in.-) 2,300 see. -ft.} Jan. 20 (l a

Sept.

25 

21 

19 

19 

81

74 

48 

44 

36 

30

26 

25 

25 

26 

23

22 

23 

33 

35 

33

32 

26 

23 

22 

19

21 

19 

18 

21 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.12 

.19 

.67

11.10

3.17 

2.86 

.87 

.71 

1.15 

.52 

.22 

.12 

.12

10.72 ,

.m. ) 2,630

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 189

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51', long. 84°56', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 28 N., R.

14 K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 27, half a mile north of city limits of Deeatur and

half a mile upstream from Holthouse ditch. 

Drainage area.- 615 square miles.

Kecoras available.- November 1946 to September 1949. 

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 18.29

I'eet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 2.05 feet).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 6,430 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 20.43

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Nov. 6, 1946 (gage height, 1.91 feet). 

Remarks - Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake St. Marys. Some diversion from or into Wabash

River Basin and into Miami & Erie Canal.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1-17)

2.1 23 3.7 140 8.0 852 

2.4 36 4.6 245 13.0 2,010 

2.7 53 5.5 371 16.0 2,880 

3.1 83 6.5 547 18.2 4,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

21 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

28 

34 

36 

36

34 

33 

31 

28 

24

26 

36 

38 

36 

38

40 

42 

41 

. 36 

34

40 

46 

42 

38 

36

34 

33 32' 

31 

29 

29

Nov..

29 

29 

32 

38 

170

645 

428 

284 

252 

258

245 

168 

135 

130 

119

114 

151 

135 

229 

1,180

1,050

768 

768 

789 

685

491 

348 

326 

446 

566

Dec.

547 

547 

547 

446 

305

H26 

184 

156 

135 

115

87 

95 

108 

202 

1,060

2,140 

1,840 

1,480 

1,790 

1,960

1,670 

1,350 

984 

705 

566

420 

312 

298 

1,890 

2,350 

1,530

Jan.

1,090 

1,120 

1,050 

874 

*2,040

2,220 

1,960 

2,470 

2,740 

2,640

2,350 

1,670 

1,230 

1,050 

1,050

1,650 

1,890 

1,990 

3,760 

3,940

3,650 

3,180 

2,440 

1,870 

1,820

2,090 

2,580 

3,540 

3,660 

a3,200 

a2,550

Month

Octc 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janui 

Febr 

Marc

fty1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

dMr .......... ...............

lendar year 1948 ............

ary 

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,870 

1,280 

918 

685 

b475

b400 

b375 

*420 

491 

428

379 

348 

364 

473 

3,260

4,000 

3,540 

3,090 

2,580 

1,820

1,140 

1,350 

1,650 

1,280 

1,530

1,300 

1,120 

1,010

Seccndfoot-days

1,069 

11,008 

26,045

219,948

69,304 

37,576 

20,878 

14,234 

17,689 

12,677 

8,854 

3,899 

2,525

225,758

Peak discharge (base. 2,900 see. -ft. K- Ja

sec. -ft. j Feb. 15 (12 P.m.) 4,060 sec. -ft.) 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute

Mar.

831 

685 

566 

473 

420

387 

341 

319 

305 

312

312 

312 

312 

364 

395

395

428 

446 

428 

403

412 

473 

625 

605 

625

744 

1,960 

1,910 

1,600 

1,770 

1,720

Apr.

1,580 

1,250 

810 

566 

428

348 

284 

245 

220 

190

173 

168 

162 

162 

178

190 

204 

768 

645 

509

473 

428 

387 

348 

305

319 

852 

852 

585 

605

Maximum

46 

1,180 

2,350

6,070

3,940 

4,000 

1,960 

1,580 

3,240 

1,670 

1,250 

504 

196

4,000

n. 19 (5 p.m 

May 22 (7 p.i 

a day. 

3 on basis o

May

625 

566 

437 

395 

403

348 

252 

196 

168 

151

130 

119

108 

100 

97

98 

95 

89 

94 

184

278 

3,240 

3,170 

2,010 

1,280

984 

789 

566 

341 

220 

156

Minimum

24 

29 

87

19

874 

348 

305 

162 

89 

36

60 

35 

65

24

June

122 

104 

88 

73

64

57 

52

46 

41 

38

36 

36 

46 

49 

89

1,020 

1,670 

1,370 

896 

705

566 

322 

178 

118 

96

255 

1,120 

1,140 

1,030 

1,250

July

831 

455 

305 

202 

130

142 

1,250 

585 

412

528

371 

252 

162 

107 

77

60 

106 

271 

226 

146

151 

162 

184 

252

271

184 

116 

87 

69 

334 

426

Aug.

232 

258 

208 

125 

81

59 

49 

46 

43 

40

38 

35 

36 

" 6937 

127 

163 

504 

162 

102

92 

90 

85 

77 

72

71 

73 

84 

163 

387 

291

Sept.

196 

146 

126 

109 

97

86 

84 

82 

77 

73

73 

73 

79 

77 

73

69 

69 

75 

73 

67

67 

69 

73 

73 

73

71 

71 

68 

65 

91

 _ Per square Runoff in 

"ean «ile inches

34.5 

367 

840

601

2,236 

1,342 

673 

474 

571 

423 

286 

126 

84.2

619

.) 4,000 sec. -ft. j Jan. 29 (2 a.m.) 3,650 

n.) 3,760 see. -ft.

f weather records and records for station

bStage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
190 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

St. Marys River near Port Wayne, Bid.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 00', long. 85°08', in sec. "B, T. 30 N., R. 12 E., 

iau reet downstream from, highway bridge, 4 miles south of Port Wayne, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Kecoras available.- November 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey.

October 1924 to October 1925 and July to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1931-33, 1934-49), 534 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 12.85 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 12; minimum gage height, 0.82 foot Oct. 3, 12.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet May 19i, 1943 (gage height, 18.79 

feet); minimum observed, 3.4 second-feet Oct. 19, 1934 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated "by Lake St. Marys. Some diversion from or into Wabash River Basin and into Miami 

& Erie Canal.

Revisions (water year).- W 824: Drainage area. W 974: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, July 3-7)

39

140

2.2 196

2.7 290

3.8 575

5.0 955

6.8 1,680

9.O 2,720

11.0 3,880

12.5 4,920

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13.

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

38

35

27

32

37

37

34

33

31

27

25

23

32

40

37

41

45

47

47

42

37

39

51

49

42

38

36

35

32

31

32

Nov.

28

27

32

38

122

680

695

378

29O

3O5

328

238

173

152

146

135

158

177

211

1,100

1,380

955

832

850

8OO

65 O

452

378

402

590

-

Dec.

 605

590

605

545

415

288

221

183

165

146

132

114

118 147'

1,100

2,880

2,620

1,860

1,900

2,220

2,130

1,720

1,260

885

680

D550

b450

b425

b2,000

3,160

2,370

Jan.

1,420

1,300

*1,26O

1,100

2,880

3,050

2.47O

2,670

3,100

3,39O

3,27O

2,470

1,640

1,260

1,220

2,O80

2,420

2,870

4,840

4,550

4,270

3,940

3,390

2.57O

2,320

2,720

3,390

4,620

4,34O

3,940

3,450

Month

October ..........................

November ..-.^. .....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,670

1,820

1,260

885

b550

b480

b450

b500

*56O

515

452

428

440

647

4,270

4,700

4,550

4,O1O

3,510

2,670

1,590

1,540

2,040

1,72O

1,9OO

1,68O

1,340

1,180

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,-132

12,702

32,484

268,490

88,210

48,357

23,890

16,605

24,369

15,165

10,283

4,672

3,687

281,556

Mar.

990

815

680

560

515

465

415

378

365

352

365

365

352

378

428

440

452

478

478

452

452

575

77Q

710

695

725

1,890

2,420

1,900

1,950

2,680

Apr.

1,950

1,640

1,060

725

560

452

352

288

250

217

194

180

174

172

176

196

2O2

690

850

635

545 502'

452

415

352

328

658

1,060

710

620

-

Maximum

51

1,380

3,160

6,470

4,840

4,700

2,420

1,950

4,92O

2", 040

1,140

695

554

4,920

May

665

755

560

452

440

415

328

232

190

166

150

136

127

118

113

112

110

107

124

254

328

4,120

4,92O

3,510

1,950

1,260

955

755

502

3O8

2O7

Minimum

23

27

114

18

1,100

428

352

172

107

50

73

34

76

23

June

159

136

118

1O5

90

79

71

63

57

50

56

70

85

74

140

809

2,040

1,82O

1,180

832

695

478

256

163

129

216

854

1,460

1,460

1,420

-

July

1,140

650

402

268

176

126

79O

990

49O

650

49O

352

221

151

113

88

73

179

268

196

151

158

167

206

278

244

169

116

96

215

680

Mean

-36.5

423

1,048

734

2,845

1,727

771

554

786

506

332

151

123

771

Aug.

295

258

284

183

122

88

68

56

50

44

41

39

36

34

35

172

148

695

340

146

115

104

101

95

87

83

83

87

103

290

390

Per square 

mile

Sept.

25*

172

142

133

554

173

116

1O9

103

93

87

85

110

123

10O

91

86

106

120.

97

87

85

85

85

85

84

83

82

81

76

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 5.55O sec.-ft.).- Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 5,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (8:30.a.m.) 

4,770 sec.-ft.3 Feb. 15 (5:3O p.m.) 4,77O sec.-ft.j May 23 (2 a.m.)-5,150 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 191

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'40", long. 84°13'50", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 9 

s., K. IE., at bridge on U. S. Highway SO, 1 mile east of Powers and 2£ miles upstream 

from Iron Creek. Datum of gage is 722.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 12.47 

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 11 (gage height, 0.53 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 3,650 second-feet May 18, 1945 (gage height, 12.66 

feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 17, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

0.7 12 1.2 38 3.0 254 0.5 11 1.2 56 9.0 

,8 16 1.4 54 4.5 482 .6 15 2.0 142 10.0 

.9 20 1.7 34 7.0 922 .7 20 3.0 258 11.0 

1.0 26 2.3 159 7.8 1,080 .9 31 4.0 400 11.6 

1.0 3S 6.0 740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

17 

16 

15 

15

16 

16 

17 

17 

16

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

17 

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17 

18

Nov.

18 

18 

19 

25 

35

56 

46 

34 

29 

31

32 

31 

29 

27 

27

27 

28 

30 

43 

104

92 

70 

58 

50 

43

40 

40 

39 

37 

35

Dec.

34 

33 

32 

*32 

33

34 

33 

32 

29 

28

32 

30 

28 

28 

56

123 

112 

76 

65 

61

56 

60 

58 

51 

46

b45 

b40 

b40 

282 

326 

192

Jan.

156 

154 

118 

91 

683

758 

498 

450 

318 

261

233 

185 

155 

136 

119

168 

226 

238 

1,080 

848

*532 

386 

296 

254 

261

254 

261 

630 

617 

356 

282

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

uary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b210 

blSO 

b!60 

b!40 

133

124 

132 

142 

289 

261

198 

1727 

362 

583 

*2,330

2,080' 

1,200 

794 

583 

481

400, 

400 

408 

369 

583

448 

354 

311

Secondfoot-days

521 

1,193 

2,127

59,638

11,004 

13,827 

5,967 

6,898 

2,946 

2,409 

1,031 

693 

779

49,395

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.).- Jai

2,980 sec. -ft.

Mar.

264 

245 

221 

209 

221

227 

215 

192 

186 

180

170

: 158

153 

148 

142

130 

120 

123 

116 

109

 105 

127 

297 

245 

209

186 

197 

203 

170 

158 

541

Apr.

776 

600 

464 

339 

271

245 

221 

203 

180 '164

148 

142 

136 

131 

186

245 

227 

239 

258 

221

192 

175 

175 

158 

142

142 

153 

136 

119 

110

Maximum

18 

104 

326

2,220

1,080 

2,330 

541 

776 

209 

298 

112 

105 

61

2,330

May

112 

180 

127 

110 

100

90 

80 

75 

70 

62

63 

61 

61 

51 

48

47 

44 

43 

50 

110

153 

175 

209 

186 

136

112 

94 

96 

76 

66 

59

Minimum

15 

18 

28

13

91 

124 

105 

110 

43 

29 

15 

13 

15

13

June

52 

48 

46 

40 

37

35 

32 

32 

31 

30

29 

29 

30 

36 

46

71 

298 

258 

197 

142

116 

142 

122 

90 

73

66 

63 

61 

86 

71

Mean

16.8 

39.8 

68.6

163

355 

494 

192 

230 

95.0 

80.3 

33.3 

22.4 

26.0

135

July

53 

43 

38 

35 

31

46 

112 

5: 

52 

66

49 

38 

35 

31 

30

27 

25 

24 

21 

21

22 

23 

21 

20 

19

18 

17 

16 

15 

16 

16

1,330 

1,640 

2,060 

2,370

Aug.

15 

20 

20 

19 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

13

14 

18 

16 

15 

14

13 

54 

105 

53 

31

23 

20 

18 

16 

15

14 

15 

14 

15 

20 

27

Per square 

mile

0.071 

.167 

.288

.685

1.49 

2.08 

.807 

.966 

.399 

.337 

.140 

.094 

.109

.567

1. 19 (7:30 p.m. 1,300 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (7

Sept.

19 

IS 

17 

15 

61

39 

31 

30, 

23 

21

18 

17 

20 

22 

21

19 

18 

45 

47 

48

34 

28 

25 

23 

22

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

Runoff in, 

inobes

0.08 

.19 

.33

' 9.33

1.72 

2.17 

.93 

1.08 

.46 

.38 

.16 

.11 

.12

7.73

p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
192 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio

in SW£ sec. 5, T. 6 N., 

Datum of gage is 685.5

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30 I 05", lor:?. 84°25'50",

RT~T~E., at electric railroad bridge at west edgc'of Stryker.'

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 444 square miles. 

Kecorgs available.- October 1940 to September 1949. September 1921 to September 1928 at

site about 3 miles downstream, published as Tiffin Riv«!>' r &ar Stryker. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 306 second-feet, 

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,240 second-feet Fee, 16 (gage height, 13.81

reet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 11 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

1921-28 1940-49: Maximum discharge, 5,690 second-feet May 18, 1945 (gage height,

14.80 feet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 20, 1941.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 16.0 feet, from f} cCaarks (discharge, 7,600

second-feet).

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published as Tiffin River near

Stryker in the water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

544.........

564.........

584.. .......

604.........

624.........

644.. .......

664.........

Water 

year

1QOT O9

T Q99 99

1923-24

1925-26

TOOK 97

1927-28

Date

Mar. 16

Dec. 15

Gage height 

(fee.,'

TO f\

19 9*3

12 97

19 9

12 6

10 9

is!i

Discharge 

(second-feet)

4,820

4,820

3,650

4 99fi

2,140

4.970

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height rec-ord, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 564: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for hlghwater periods in tne water years 1922-28 are given herein. They supersede those 

published as Tiffin River near Stryker in Water-Supply Papers 544, 564, 584, 604, 624, 

644, and 664.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height*,- In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2P, 

May 28 to June 16, Sept. 7-3O)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.2

17

24

32

42

128

2.6 

3.2 

6.5 

8.0

9.5

165

216

573

802

1,090

10.5

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.5

1,390

1,790

2,060

2,540

3,820

Discharge, in second-feet, 1921-28, 1948-49 

1921-22

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

52

.43

44

39

40

39

47

120

133

126

101

89

83

72

72

53

53

41

45

50

47

46

46

50

41

36

39

44

54

120

215

Nov.

275

201

140

114

101

78

72

61

52

66

89

66

66

83

72

83

89

173

620

1,130

1,220

934

637

350

444

556

826

688

524

396

Dec.

335

320

365

380

290

230

230

230

215

215

187

173

230

305

305

290

588

1,170

1,240

1,310

1,080

705

508

365

290

230

201

215

201

187

133

Jan.

152

152

107

275

808

916

1,020 "688

476

396

320

275

'

130

30

Feb.

(*)

290

201

245

350

476

412

320

230

173

120

107

78

95

126

230

335

476

476

335

275

260

_

-

Mar.

275

290

275

260

275

335

790

844

705

722

916

1,240

1,380

1,400

*1,330

1,100

880

540

492

508

540

492

492

588

671

671

952

1,100

1,290

1,380

2., 860

Apr.

4,520

4,370

3,240

2,140

1,260

1,130

880

654

508

476

1,350

3,110

2,740

3,370

3,110

2,630

2,520

2,420

2,520

2,420

2,060

1,610

1,170

705

604

540

508

460

380

412

May

412

365

275

412

524

412

320

260

230

604

572

428

350

320

201

159

146

146

260

916

970

688

412

335

444

808

970

637

350

245

201

June

173

152

133

120

107

101

83

78

72

101

146

107

61

78

78

83

101

101

101

83

78

68

66

57

42

46

40

66

72

66

"

July

57

46

61

78

72

66

54

46

42

46

41

51

52

47

36

40

38

57

140

107

72

48

44

42

39

44

40

36

36

32

34

Aug.

31

39

35

36

33

26

31

33

29

33

26

26

25

25

22

19

27

24

22

24

28

23

21

25

24

28

28

33

36

28

31

Sept.

24

78

305

133

7S

53

44

3.7

32

35

89

166

114

72

47

42

36

32

29

26

32

32

28

24

26

26

20

26

25

21

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 13 to Feb. S.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 193

Discharge, in second-feet, of Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio. 1921-28, 1948-49--Continued

1922-23

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

24

24

22

27

26

39

51

44

44

39

38

47

57

59

52

49

40

46

49

46

49

58

58

51

53

53

51

55

57

61

Nov.

4B

61

72

78

78

78

72

72

72

72

66

66

66

66

72

83

78

78

83

83

78

72

72

66

66

66

66

56

60

61

-

Dec.

61

56

62

72

83

95

78

107

101

66

61

60

66

66

58

51

54

52

48.

46

44

54

57

58

61

61

72

126

140

120

173

Jan.

588

556

305

187

140

173

126

83

89

89

101

66

72

89

126

290

396

201

335

380

412

396

350

166

140

120

107

107

101

95

107

Feb.

187

380

556

508

200

150

72

201

588

705

.

_

-

Mar.

722

756

773

988

1,170

1,200

722

476

320

444

756

1,310

2,140

3,110

2,420

2,740

3,240

2,980

2,140

1,370

916

620

790

540

476

412

350

290

230

201

173

Apr.

133

152

152

173

275

654

826

671

492

365

320

275

215

201

201

230

260

230

187

159

146

140

133

120

107

107

95

101

95

89

-

Hay

78

78

72

72

66

72

66

59

66

66

78

95

140

133

572

1,020

1,170

1*020

722

671

688

492

320

215

166

146

120

107

95

95

78

June

72

66

59

60

47

89

215

245

215

187

126

101

89

78

72

78

215

72

53

52

48

38

43

36

34

31

36

37

40

42

-

July

31

31

28

29

32

27

30

40

38

40

50

78

66

61

47

33

32

28

25

21

24

22

24

24

25

26

25

31

28

25

24

Aug.

18

21

16

16

120

83

39

25

22

18

19

556

773

844

396

187

83

61

53

42

34

29

28

26

24

22

28

30

29

37

39

Sept.

31

24

30

28

25

34

72

95

66

55

46

40

36

26

28

24

?0

19

22

51

350

808

492

215

114

83

78

72

89

95

-

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 5-24.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67

54

40

40

31

28

30

31

27

25

26

27

23

29

35

40

41

42

45

67

94

77

62

54

58

58

48

50

50

58

67

Nov.

72

62

62

58

67

82

88

82

77

67

62

58

58

54

54

58

58

62

62

62

54

58

58

54

58

54

54

54

54

67

-

Dec.

128

134

116

154

773

990

1,070

687

399

301

245

315

827

1,300

1,980

1,780

1,130

602

371

399

687

670

670

1,070

1,190

1,010

670

791

845

670

414

Jan.

329

245

203

203

189

99

54

50

50

72

935

1,150

1,150

953

738

459

585

687

414

301

245

175

140

122

82

94

67

47

110

881

1,110

Feb.

1,150

990

791

536

474

399

357

259

245

140

128

116

116

122

134

203

189

128

122

116

41

54

38

29

44

67

77

77

217

-

Mar.

520

704

536

971

1,360

2,520

4,070

2,520

1,660

971

536

504 687"

881

845

568

474

429

399

414

329

273

414

602

755

881

1,050

1,190

1,780

2,980

3,510

Apr.

2,860

1,360

863

670

552

520

459

429

429

474

414

329

287

287

231

203

175

175

168

161

175

385

489

399

273

203

175

154

154

147

-

May

134

122

116

110

110

99

94

122

203

287

273

245

203

189

17^

154

134

122

116

110

99

88

88

203

429

329

203

168

134

116

104

June

94

88

82

88

88

82

88

140

203

371

301

189

128

128

110

99

82

619

1,030

738

568

755

520

329

385

504

357

429

1,030

1,270

July

1,460

1,660

845

399

273

217

231

357

385

259

231

203

168

140

116

110

94

88

77

72

67

62

62

58

54

50

54

54

4?

47

50

Aug.

54

48

43

41

37

44

47

46

43

41

41

33

31

34

36

31

33

28

28

40

287

203

94

58

48

40

39

38

32

27

29

Sept.

33

34

34

36

40

29

30

33

40

43

39

31

27

28

28

30

30

27

25

28

31

50

99

62

43

33

30

29

38

34

-

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-10, 21-30, Feb. 19-25.
194 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Discharge, in second-feet, of Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio, 1921-28, 1948-49 Continued

1924-25

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

40

35

28

31

31

28

27

30

27

27

25

25

25

24

26

27

28

29

30

29

28

28

30

34

31

29

30

27

25

29

Nov.

31

32

33

38

31

36

37

34

29

31

36

33

37

35

38

41

41

35

27

31

41

41

42

41

38

27

34

34

25

25

-

Dec.

27

27

33

38

38

41

46

72

175

147

50

62

58

50

38

43

48

58

147

357

399

315

245 189'

82

58

38

30

27ia

20

Jan.

19

17

19

20

20

21

20

19

18

18

18

19

22

21

22

20

21

20

23

18

14

16

23

21

23

23

29

24

22

25

31

Feb.

40

43

41

41

44

140

385

899

1,170

1,230

1,840

.1,400

1,050

687

273

231

189

 128

140

128

168

357

738

1,110

1,360

1,380

1,320

881

_

-

-

Mar.

357

343

273

175

175

189

231

287

287

315

399

602

474

1,720

3,370

3,370

2,860

2,860

2,980

3,370

2/980

2,630

1,720

1,030

752

598

485

380

309

253

225

Apr.

198

185

172

152

140

133

127

115

109

109

115

109

109

92

97

103

97

86

97

97

92

92

86

86

80

70

70

65

65

70

-

May

92

92

92

86

86

109

109

97

92

86

80

75

70

61

61

60

92

121

97

86

70

63

56

53

46

43

48

44

50

46

43

June

40

36

38

35

36

32

30

30

24

26

29

29

23

38

49

46

70

70

59

40

25

24

22

26

29

35

46

36

29

22

-

July

21

18

18

22

30

38

45

75

58

56

51

75

133

211

267

55

45

39

38

27

23

24

21

19

20

21

22

19

18

15

17

Aug.

24

33

32

43

23

17

16

18

19

21

17

17

21

26

23

26

24

18

17

19

16

13

12

12

11

10

1°-

10

10

10

10

Sept.

14

21

17

14

13

14

14

16

17

16

15

21

40

50

49

44

51

48

44

44

45

36

27

24

21

20

29

58

80

70

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18:9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

44

30

32

40

63

131

102

80

68

52

59

55

50

48

47

46

45

48

63

59

. 55

53

47

53

55

53

68

131

102

102

90

Nov.

90

80

74

80

74

74

80

320

700

615

350

278

700

1,070

1,170

1,150

989

824

683

788

806

632

485

380

306

264

236

208

195

169

-

Dec.

150

150

150

182

365

683

598

440

278

236

169

195

169

150

107

113

107

113

113

85

107

96

96

113

85

119

107

85

74

68

63

Jan.

63

68

63

62

68

119

143

222

182

63

68

74

68

62

58

59

51

470

1,170

1,270

1,400

1,460

1,420

951

598

440

350

365

264

208

236

Feb.

365

517

425

320

236

195

222

264

195

195

222

150

119

107

125

156

169

425

914

860

632

395

335

278

1,480

2,860

4,070

3,930

-

_

-

Mar.

3,510

2,230

1,910

1,330

989

632

485

1,1010

717

485

365

485-

549

410

306

250

222

169

278

806

1,090

1,230

1,380

1,460

1,480

1,440

1,150

842

565

470

717

Apr.

1,310

1,500

1,840

1,780

1,840

1,910

2,230

3,510

3,650

3,240

2,060

1,500

1,210

770

533

455

395

306

264

222

195

195

195

222

236

264

236

222

264

250

May

208

169

156

143

131

125

119

113

107

102

85

85

85

80

85

80

80

74

80

80

74

74

74

80

74

90

150

107

85

68

68

June

68

68

63

58

49

49

58

54

57

48

49

48

182

717

395

169

102

80

74

60

52

42

46

42

37

33

33

36

36

29

-

July

47

44

38

36

38

32

30

31

34

35

42

41

41

35

32

29

28

26

26

23

18

18

25

25

19

18

20

19

16

16

18

Aug.

21

38

44

36

32

26

25

22

21

20

20

29

53

85

42

44

36

29

29

32

150

74

51

39

32

29

28

28

24

63

96

Sept.

48

320

264

250

306

320

156

107

85

63

55

49

51

48

46

80

85

68

59

53

46

42

292

1,050

1,250

1,420

1,360

1,190

770

470
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 195

Discharge, in second-feet, of Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio, 1921-28, 1948-49--Contlnued

1926-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

, 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

335

970

1,110

989

717

565

440

306

236

195

169

143

137

131

125

113

113

119

143

156

143

131

143

169

264

264

208

169

156

306

615

Nov.

565

365

278

208

182

156

150

137

131

156

195

195

169

169

156

156

156

222

306

278

222

182

169

156

169

517

1,070

1,130

878

565

-

Dec.

425

320

236

222

182

150

131

169

195

169

182

182

264

683

581

440

470

440

365

278

195

169

143

156

278

455

335

222

182

208

182

Jan.

169

222

107

107

107

119

131

102

102

119

74

90

74

68

60

90

74

156

1,290

1,460

Feb.

1,480

1,720

1,460

1,380

1,360

1,480

1,720

2,140

1,780

1,380

842

549

395

306

292

365

649

896

914

666

533

425

425

440

734

700

410

320

-

-

Mar.

278

250

222

222

250

335

632

1,010

1,090

860

565

598

951

1,250

1,330

1,270

914

598

615

806

1,290

1,360

1,210

788

501

440

485

485

395

335

278

Apr.

264

335

440

425

970

1,170

989

517

350

264

222

169

169

182

195

169

182

208

365

455

395

320

278

236

2Q8

292

485

501

365

278

-.

May

208

182

150

137

125

119

113

102

96

96

96

85

80

80

90

102

96

113

137

150

131

113

102

107

131

143

182

131

113

102

96

June

85

74

80

788

806

335

14-3

113

380

365

137

102

90

74

74

63

59

74

90

85

80

1,050

1,360

1,170

649

410

169

119

102

80

July

74

68

57

55

49

45

48

44

41

38

36

35

51

52

35

32

44

46

36

32

SO

34

35

31

30

28

23

23

25

21

28

Aug.

33

27

20

21

17

17

18

17

23

21

20

17

16

17

16

23

18

16

18

16

16

16

17

18

19

19

18

16

15

15

15

Sept.

14

14

14

14

12

13

13

14

13

17

28

37,

31

31

43

32

25

26

32

30

25

26

23

20

20

22

21

20

29

59

-

Note.- Stage-discharge'relation affected by ice Jan. 15-27.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

102

102

137

113

74

61

51

42

39

45

42

42

42

48

63

63

58

49

48

44

44

44

42

42

45

42

48

49

55

49

53

NOV.

57

53

53

55

58

58

58

59

53

57

55

60

61

80

68

63

62

63

57

50

52

54

53

68

85

96

102

380

734

1,110

-

Dec.

1,980

3,790

3,510

2,630

1,840

1,310

1,070

1,380

2,140

2,980

3,110

2,060

1,440

2,740

4,970

4,520

3,110

2,860

600

350

470

717

951

Jan.

550

1,010

1,5.10

1,190

1,050

1,010

951

770

615

734

1,190

1,250

1,230

1,130

896

824

824

752

632

400

Feb.

.

[ 300

292

951

 1,090

1,170

1,190

1,230

1,250

1,230

970

683

649

1,270

1,440

1,310

1,150

666

400

_

-

Mar.

*

I 300

I

182

222

264

208

264

182

182

306

842

989

842

598

440

395

335

306

306

335

365

425

501

581

598

485

440

455

Apr.

878

1,110

1,150

1,030

788

649

752

1,130

1,250

1,230

878

598

470

425

455

440

350

306

278

250

236

410

549

470

365

292

236

208

195

169

May

156

156

137

131

131

125

131

119

113

107

107

102

96

90

85

90

107

131

182

250

264

208

156

131

250

264

222

150

119

107

102

June

90

90

80

85

102

250

683

752

549

410

278

182

143

113

113

96

80

74

85

96

85

80

80

74

68

63

61

61

74

250

-

July

581

501

320

195

143

107

96

90

80

85

90

74

63

59

49

63

55

48

45

102

250

131

107

102

85

68

61

107

85

68

54

Aug.

48

42

39

38

38

48

53

48

41

36

34

32

30

29

26

26

27

28

26

25

27

23

23

31

32

30

30

28

20

28

48

Sept.

38

30

32

31

24

22

25

20

20

23

27

24

25

28

32

35

37

35

28

26

28

30

28

28

30

32

30

32

35

32-'

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 

to Mar. 5.

19-27, Jan. 1-10, Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, Feb. 20
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Discharge, in second-feet, of Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio, 1921-28, 1948-49 Continued

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

32

29

24

23

23

a 25

23

27

29

34

32

32

32

a30

a30

a35

32

30

31

a30

29

29

29

29

27

27

27

27

26

27

Nov.

26

26

30

36

52

125

192

148

85

64

72

72

61

56

51

49

49

64

82

278

414

310

206

161

133

111

105

102

96

88

-

bee.

81

74

71

68

68

71

79

70

60

58

55

64

65

66

165

468

468

320

216

176

157

161

169

133

alio

alOO

98

92

412

718

785

Jan.

702

425

299

206

853

1,260

1,430

1,510

1,230

856

586

468

362

299

262

330

524

657

1,550

1,790

2,060

1,790

1,320

820

586

560

656

1,140

1,350

al,200

a900

Feb.

a 600

a450

a360

299

288

252

241

257

404

524

457

352

372

586

1,930

3,820

3,680

2,840

2,060

1,630

1,290

990

856

802

874

912

912

751

_

-

Mar.

536

414

362

320

320

341

330

299

278

268

257

231

211

197

188

176

161

161

152

143

138

148

320

501

436

3380

3350

3400

299

268

436

Apr.

838

1,110

31,400

1,090

785

468

372

3310

3270

3240

216

197

188

180

241

3350

3450

404

457

414

341

288

3260

3230

216

192

330

436

299

3240

Hay

3260

288

383

246

192

165

aUO

3120

107

102

85

81

79

76

69

65

64

59

81

278

310

404

512

446

320

221

169

148

138

111

94

June

85

76

70

66

60

55

51

46

45

44

42

42

48

102

101

202

425

457

479

310

197

188

216

165

120

102

90

84

94

101

July

85

68

58

50

45

40

64

102

65

69

75

61

49

45

40

38

34

32

32

32

32

38

45

34

31

27

26

24

23

25

27

Aug.

27

27

34

32

29

27

23

23

20

19

19

20

27

24

23

20

24

85

107

66

44

38

28

26

23

21

20

22

25

23

27

Sept.

42

31

27

27

59

 128

80

55

49

38

31

27

27

36

40

36

32

48

148

126

75

54

42

36

32

29

27

26

25

24

-

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 see.-ft.).- Jsn. 8 (6 a.m.) 1,550 sec.-ft. ; Jsn. 21 (4 p.m.) 2,060 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (9 p.m.) 4,240 sec.-ft.

s No gsge-helght record; discharge computed on bssls of westher records snd records for Msumee 

River st Antwerp.

Note.- Computed from graph based on once-dslly stsff-gsge resdlngs Mar. 29 to Apr. 2, Apr. 4-7, 

11-15, 18-22, 25-29, May 2-6, 9-11.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1921-28, 1948-49

Month

December. ..........................

Calendar year .............

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1922-23 .............

October 1923 ...;.................

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Hay . . 

September. ........................

Water year 1923-24 .............

Secondfoot-days

2 086

12,723

-

7,055

7,640

53,817

2,658

1,644

871

1,732

1 393

2,309

.

2,576

3,168

80,421

1,424

22,388

-

7,359

35,333

13,600

5,079

10,895

7,990

1,674

1,094

120,645

Maximum

215

1,310

-

1,020

476

4,520

140

39

305

173

_

808

3,240

94

1,980

-

4,070

2,860

429

1,270

1,660

287

99

4,070

Minimum

133

-

380

146

40

32

19

20

44

.

19-

16

23

116

-

273

88

82

47

27

25

23

Mean

fi7 ^

340

410

-

228

273

1,794

88.6

53.0

28.1

57.7

74.5

.

85.9

120

106

220

45.9

722

-

385

254

1,140

164

363

258

54.0

36.5

330

Per square 

mile

.911

-

.507

.607

1.84

3.99

.958

.197

.118

.062

.128

.166

_

.191

.267

.236

.489

.102

1.60

-

.564

2.53

.807

.573

.120

.081

.733

Runoff in 

inches

1.05-

-

.58

.63

2.12

4.45

1.10

.22

.14

.07

.14

.19

_

.21

.09

.31 . 26

6.63

.12

1.84

-

.61

2.92

.42

.66

.14

.09

9.97
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 197

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio, 1921-28, 1948-49--Continued

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May...............................

June .............. .

September. . .......................

Water year 1924-25 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Wa«

September. ........................

Hater year 1925-26 .............

October 1926 .....................

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

January 1927 ..... . . .

April.............................

September. ........................

water year 1926-27 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

March. .......... ...

May...............................

July .....

September. ........................

Hater year 1927-28 .............

November

December. .........................

Calendar year 1948 .............

September. ........................

Secondfoot-days

897

2,976

-

2,306

1,074

578

972

68,654

1,971

13,870

5,566

-

10,403

133,995

9 388

8,609

-

718

107,473

55,328

-

23

21 441

5 £47

867

152,055

5,698

112,735

1,457

Maximum

399

-

1,840

198

70

267

80

3,370

131

1,170

' 683

-

1,420

4,070

683

-

59

2,140

4,970

-

752

53

38

4,970

35

785

2,760

148

Minimum

£5

18

-

14

40

22

15

10

13

10

30

74

63

-

42

16

131

-

169

12

12

350

.

85

20

20

55

15

1 ^ft

24

Mean

96.0

-

20.8

622

107

74.4

35.8

49.7

18.6

32.4

188

63.6

462

180

-

347

367

278

-

38 3

23.9

294

1,785

_

739

585

1 A.R

28.9

415

184

308

139

48.6

Per square

mile

.213

-

1.38

.165

.080

.041

.072

.418

.141

1.03

.400

-

.771

.816

.618

_

 fQC

.053

.653

3.97

_

324

.064

.922

.414

.694

423

.109

Runoff In 

inches

.25

-

.05

1.44

.19

.09

.13

.05

.08

5.68

.16'

1.15

.46

-

.86

11.08

78

.71

-

.06

8.89

4.58

_

.07

12.57

.48

9.43

2 34

35

.12
198- STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Auglaize River near Port Jennings, Ohio .

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°56'55", long. 84°15 I 58", in SE$ sec. 15, T. 1

 S., K. 5 E., at highway bridge 3j miles northeast of Port Jennings and 6 miles upstream 

from Ottawa River. Datum of gage is 713.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area.- 333 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 283 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 14.40

 feet); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Oct. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

1921-35, 1940-49: Maximum discharge, 8,200 second-feet Jan. 15, 1930 (gage height, 

16.6 feet); minimum, 5*0 second-feet Aug. 28, 1932 (gage height, 0.75 foot). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Some diversion from Lake St. Marys by Miami & Erie Canal into Jennings

Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 744: 1932. W 974: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 8,

May 28 to June 16, Aug. 2-18, Sept. 11-30)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

7.0

10

13

18

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

3.0 

4.2 

5.0

40

50

75

208

406

578

6.5 

8.5

11.0

12.5

13.4

990

1,620

2,640

3,450

4,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

21 

18 

13 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

8.5 

7.0

9.7 

11 

14 

16 

22

19 

19 

20 

16 

14

36 

40 

32 

25 

20

17 

14 

12 

11 

11 

10

Nov. ,;

10 

10 

12 

25 

34

70 

184 

216 

116 

90

76 

88 

79 

78 

100

106 

86 

74 

170 

1,170

1,020 

397 

240 

174 

136

114 

164 

388 

493 

930

Dec.

'454 

280 

208 

168 

142

129 

120 

109 

92 

86

90 

75 

169 

497 

644

2,240 

2,830 

2,180 

614 

397

320 

362 

354 

264 

200

202 

177 

159 

794 

2,200 

1,200

Jan.

a400 

a350 

a300. 

a25Q. 

1,390

4,070 

4,160 

1,170 

814 

730>

990 

704 

508 

434 

415

680 

1,260 

1,510 

*3,000 

3,660

al,400 

a 700

aeoa al.OOO* 

1,580

1,440 

2,460 

3,140 

3,380 

al,500 

a60g_

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

 toy.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a 250 

*b!70 

b!60 

b!70 

b!80

b!90 

jb210

/>**200

N 9)200 

*V 206

184 

177 

160 

190 

1,750

3,740 

2,880 

758 

486 

362

2 SO 

438 r 1,200 *870 

900

814 

444 

354

Secondfoot-days

510.2 

6,850 

17,756

130,067.8

44,595 

17,923 

13,479 

8,475 

7,959 

4,376 

3,103 

4,094 

1,783

130,903.2

Peak discharge (base, 2.700 sec. -ft.')-- Dec

see. -ft.; Jan. 2O 13 a.m.) 3,9OO sec. -ft. ', Ji

Mar.

280 

232 

216 

194

200

200 

168 

140 

135 

146

148 

156 

178 

216 

320

362 

264 

248 

304 

272

406 

614 

578 

415 

304

272 

1,430 

2,730 

1,400 

497 

454

Apr.

519- 

406 

312 

248 

205

190 

174 

154 

135 

120

110 

104 

106 

106 

116

124 

146 

495 

639 

388

272 

224 

224 

296 

240

183 

493 

1,050 

424 

272

Maximum

40 

1,170 

2,830

3,920

4,160 

3.74O 

2,730 

1,050 

1,580 

1,020 

483 

753 

244

4,160

May

208 

328 

415 

232 

171

140 

117 

103 

95 

89

86 

79 

72 

68 

68

66 

122 

122 

96 

129

134 

997 

1,580 

900 

486

328 

224 

172 

135 

109 

88

Minimum

7.0

ao

75

7.0

250 

160 

135 

104 

66 

35 

31 

23 

23

7.0

June

78 

71 

63 

56 

50

48 

45 

39 

36 

36

36 

35 

35 

37 

40

120 

982 

1,020 

434 

256

166 

107 

76 

62 

56

50 

49 

57 

90 

146

Mean

16.5 

228 

573

355

1,439 

640 

435 

282 

257 

146 

100 

132 

59.4

359

July

232 

174 

106 

6O 

46

42 

41 

36 

182 

194

89 

62 

45 

37 

31

33 

146 

89 

52 

46

49 

45 

248 

202 

106

62 

48 

4O 

36 

41 

483

Aug.

753 

£80 

152 

83 

56

46 

37 

33 

29 

23

28 

30 

47 

40 

36

33 

38 

54 

28O 

232

122 

67 

49 

39 

33

31 

28 

33 

454 

566 

362

Per square 

mile

Sept.

180 

208 

96 

66 

61

46 

39 

39 

40 

33

30 

30 

30 

29 

26

24 

£5 

29 

30 

28

28 

28 

27 

26 

25

23 

23 

30 

244 

240

Runoff in 

inches

. 18 (2 a.m.) 2,980 see. -ft.; Jan. 6 (12 p.m.) 5,180 

n. 29 (6 a.m.) 3,590 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (8 p.m.) 3,980

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Ottawa 

River at Allentown and Blanchard River near Plndlay. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 199 

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14'15", long. 84°24'02", in NE£ sec. 9, T. 3

 N., R. 4 E., 125 feet downstream from dam and power plant of Toledo Edison Co., a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Jackson ditch, and 3 miles south of Defiance. Datum 

of gage is 660.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 2,329 square miles.

Records available.- .April 1915 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1949. May to 

August 1903 at site at highway bridge if miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1915-35, 1940-49), 1,627 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 17.61 

reet); minimum daily, 28 second-feet Oct. 2.

1915-35, 1940-49: Maximum discharge, 48,000 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

25.5 feet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 6 second-feet Oct. 17, 1923.

Flood of March 1913 reached' a stage of 38.8 feet, from reading on power plant tailwater gage at present datum (discharge, 120,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended 

above 51,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 Flow regulated by power plant above station. Some diversion by Miami & Erie Canal 

from Lake St. Marys into Jennings Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 759: Drainage area. W 954: 1941.

4.5

4.6

4.8 

5.1 

5.5

28

57

130

256

455

Rating table, water year 1948-49

(gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 23

6.O 

6.5 

7.O 

8.O 

9.0

765 

1,170 

1,640 

2,720 

4.O7O

11.0 7,500

13.O 11.4OO

16.8 20,500

May 24 to Sept. 3O 

6 38 5.1 21O

86

121

5.5 

6.0

430

765

Note.- Same as preceding table above 6.O feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

177

28

33

36

36

96

127

114

28

31

152

74

120

36

41

36

36

156

38

.176

36

210

33

33

36

155

36

36

36

33

36

Nov.

134

236

2 SO

115

388

74

358

1,82O

1,950

1,460

421

613

546

938

57

428

476

462

1,150

2,680

3,420

3,490

2.51O

1,390

240

1,310

510

1,240

2,O5O

2,620

-

Dec.

2,510

1,900

1,250

3 SO

664

1,450

316

358

478

551

68

68

379

480

2,O50

6,060

9,800

8,640

5,54O

3,630

2,150

1,490

1,640

1,550

534

432

992

737

3,O50

8,260

8,45O

Jan.

4,700

3,700

a£,30O

1,590

2,840

9.4OO

12,300

9,400

. 5,370

4,700

4,540

4,540

3,630

2,660

2,260

2,780

3,350

7,140

13,800

17,000

14,600

7,690

4,70O

3,280

5,710

8,640

11,200

16,5OO

17,200

12,700

a9,OOO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year .1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Wster year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a4,5OO

a2,50O

1,400

1,430

832

1,O7O

1,400

1,070

1.O5O

1,200

1,190

260

896

1,750

8,450

17,000

20,200

13,800

7,320

4,700

3,490

3,160

3,280

4,860

5,370

5,540

4,220

3,O90

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,25

33,36

75, B5

770,23

229 22'

125*02!

58, 22

48, 11C

10O,91'

47 93'

19 01!

12 81

s)l4;

757, 88C

Mar.

2,140

1,610

1,010

1,440

592

1,170

1,160

631

860

610

788

739

798

868

954

1,450

1,170

1,O4O

1.O3O

1,070

944

2,30O

2,210

2,290

1,900

1,420

2,520

7,69O

7,880

4,380

3,560

Apr.

3,350

.3,350

2,720

1,820

1,340

1,310

850

833

834

590

556

587

576

6O8

1,130

4O8

1,230

2,550

3,280

3,170

1.77O

1,920

1,940

1,490

1,390

398

2,160

2,76O

2,4OO

79O

-

Maximum

L 210

5 3,490

J 9,80O

; 30, 100

) 17,20O

) 20,200

7 f 880

) 3,350

I 20,500

io;eoo

3,160

1,8 9O

r 584

) 2O.50O

Hay

1,220

2,290

2.58O

1,960

696

778

720

494

604

341

417

444

228

344

241

287

312

375

861

2,740

1,720

11,300

20,500

20,500

12,700

7,140

5,71O

832

1,210

872

498

Minimum

28

57

68

28

1,590

260

592

 ZQO O3O

228

42

49

42

42

28

June

42

47

51

49

260

260

190

184

223

171

202

102

186

364

539

2,630

9,3OO

10,600

6.96O

4,180

2.79O

1,360

520

638

472

56

178

841

2,670

1.87O

-

Mean

72.6

1,112

2,447

2,104

7,394

4,465

1,878

1,604

3 £55

l|s98

613

413

172

2,076

July

6O2

634

323

414

290

762

3,160

1,890

1,000

2,990

1,230

296

484

284

164

127

219

326

107

244

242

508

272

380

343

156

152

116

302

49

949

Aug.

1,890

1,57O

980

492

51

47

47

166

121

51

47

736

45

193

462

49

542

250

282

719

468

222

268

172

49

149

20O

- 42

426

1,200

877

Per square

mile

Sept.

578

444

212

298

546

42

4O8

298

43

150

42

188

151

43

43

43

152

43

54

47

162

47

49

54

54

54

56

56

584

206

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 13.0OO sec. -ft.).- Jan. 2O (3 p.m.) 17,400 sec. -ft. j Jan. 29 (12 m.) 17,900

13,200 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records and records for Maumee 

River near Defiance.
200 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°45'18", long. 84°11'41", in

 NW£ sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 6 E., at highway bridge at Allentown, Alien County, 0.3 mile 

downstream from Kessler Run. Datum of gage is 789.67 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 168 square miles.

Hecoras available.- October 1983 to December 1935, August 1943 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.- 18 years, 122 second-feet.

extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 2,380 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 7/.30

 i'eet); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Oct. 25 (gage height, 2.32 feet).

1923-35, 1943-49: Maximum discharge, 4,490 second-feet (revised) Apr. 11, 1944 

(gage height, 9.00 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet June 28, 29, 1933.

Flood of Mar. IS, 1939, reached a stage of 10.1 feet and flood of May 1943, a stage 

of about 10 feet (discharge"not determined).

Hevisions.- The maximum diech-^rge for the water year 1944 has been revised to 4,490 

 =eoond-f'eet Apr. 11, 1944, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 1004. 

Esmarlcs'.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-heignt record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation and some' regulation due to operation of water supply and sewagetreatment plants of city of Lima above station. 

Revisions (water years 1.- W 744: 1927(M). W 1004: 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5,

May 26 to June 14, June 24 to July 29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.6 

2.9

9.5

12

16

26

32

40

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

50

63

79

99

124

154

3.6 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6 

6.0 

6.6

189

277

392

615

1,550

2,000

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

79

100

126

156

199

3.7 

3.9 

4.4 

5.0 

6.6

246

370

740

1,120

1,920

Note.- Same as preceding 

table below 3.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

19 

16 

14 

14

17

17 

16 

19 

19 

14

56 

24 

18 

18 

17

26 

54 

24 

20 

17

15 

14 

14 

12 

10

14 

14 

14 

16 

14 

15

Nov.

22 

16 

22 

34 

33

133 

97 

35 

27 

46

39 

30 

37 

33 

27

24 

26 

23 

265 

446

244 

124 

79 

59 

51

56 

162 

201 

406 

277

Dec.

151 

99 

69 

73 

63

66 

6O 

41 

36 

34

27 

52 

139 

154 

652

990 

550 

263 

154

119

104 

130 

114 

67 

65

46 

53 

43 

904 

776 

304

Jan.

139 

69 

a65 

also

1,760

1,220 

560 

468 

360 

392

440 

263 

172 

178 1581 

 *

293 

645 

1,030 

2,000 

675

496 

a350,, 

a400 

a600 

aSOO

a750 

1,020 

1,760 

645 

460 

235

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her .........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary ... ...

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember .......................

ter year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

a!30 

91 

85 

95 

56

76 

79 

79 

77 

63

69 66~ 

7T 

113 

' l,890r

1,120 

' 600 

364 

209 lie

^ 3*

546 

294 

370

224 

163 

142

Secondfoot-days

597 

3,098 

6,642

55,790

19,015 

7,685 

5,229 

3,662 

2,601 

3,194 

929 

950 

643

54,445

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.).- Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 2,070 sec. -ft. ; 

a. Ho gage-height record; discharge computec 

River at Fort Jennings and Blanchard River n«

Mar.

108 

90 

79 

73 

59

61 

69 

47 

51 

62

74 

71 

67 

113 

126

90 

67 

116 

123 

129

246 

294 

246 

136 

96

105 

1,100 

663 

344 

156 

100

Apr.

163 

145 

96 

79 

77

69 

65 

65 

53 

44

42 

40 

44 

44 

62

94 

162 

406 

271 

142

103 

105 

162 

162 

105

63 

470 

259 

136 

92

Maximum

56 

446 

990

2,070

2,000 

1,690 

1,100 

470 

334 

635 

127 

64 

35

2,000

May

104 

265 

166 

106 

76

59 

48 

46 

48 

36

30 

30 

30 

29 

45

33 

26 

26 

26 

79

45 

334 

271 

199 

121

90 

63 

47 

41 

39 

35

Minimum

10 

16 

27

10

65 

56 

47 

40 

26 

16 

16 

17 

14

10

June

27 

26 

24 

22

21

21 

22. 

19 

16 

16

16 

20 

19 

126 

132

305 

635 

565 

406 

209

116 

77 

62 

44 

37

39 

47 

31 

30 

32

Mean

19.3 

103 

214

152

613 

274 

169 

129 

63.9 

106 

30.0 

30.6 

21.4

149

July

54 

24 

30 

26 

24

40 

 74 

26 

22 

22

17 

19 

16 

19 

19

18 

16 

20

21 

19

21 

20 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

19 

24 

127 

104

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.115 

.613 

1.27

.905

3.65 

1.63 

1.01 

.766 

.499 

.631 

.179 

.162 

.127

.687

29 

24 

24 

24 

21

20 

17 

19 

24 

20

32 

64 

34 

26 

26

43 

30 

36 

54 

41

32 

29 

27 

25 

22

22 

21 

24 

46 

26 

62

Sept.

29 

25 

35 

31 

27

22 

24 

35 

23 

20

16 

17 

2? 

23 

19

17 

17 

26 

17 

17

17 

17 

20 

16 

14

14 

17 

24 

20 

20

Runoff in 

, inches

0.13 

.68

1.46

12.33

4.21 

1.70 

1.16 

.86 

.56 

.70 

.21 

.21 

.14

12.04

. 5 (7 p.m.) 2,140 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 {9:30 a.m.) 2,260 

Feb. 15 (4 p.m.) 2,360 sec. -ft. 

on basis of weather records and records for Auglaize 

>ar Findlay.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 201

Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°03 | 21", long. 83°41'17", on east line sec.-10, T. 

 1 N., K. 10 E., at highway bridge 2 miles west of Findlay. Datum of gage is 754.55 feet

above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 343 square miles.

Hecoras available.- November 1923 to December 1935, October 1940 to September-1949. 

Average discharge.- 20 years (1924-35, 1940-49), 228 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,900 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 10.17

reet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1923-35, 1940-49: Maximum discharge, 9,300 second-feet Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height,

14.5 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 3, 1934.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 18.5 feet (discharge, 22,000 second-feet, from

rating curve extended above 9,SOO second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. 

Revisions (water years).- W 974: 1942. W 1054: 1927-30, 1933(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to June 15,

Aug. 20-30, Sept. 3-30)

0.7 2.5

.8 5.0

.9 9.0

1.0 15

1.1 23

1.2 33

1.3 45

1.4 59

1.5 76

1.7 118

2.0 195

2.2 263

3.0 595

5.0 1,300

7.0 2,100

9.0 3,070

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

392 

132 

52 

31 

20

16 

14 

13 

10 

10

28 

55 

142 

64 

38

31 

31 

254 

254 

111

62 

44 

35 

31 

29

27 

26 

24 

23 

21 

21

Nov.

24 

18 

26 

30 

63

837 

1,540 

1,340 

414 

234

217 

175 

142 

227 

205

142 

109 

96 

348 

980

980 

463 

234 

167 

125

118 

502 

630 

700 

735

~Dec.

426 

245 

173 

144 

130

118 

93 

80 

73 

59

43 

 59 

195 

471 

902

2,220 

1,780 

875 

422 

275

231 

303 

263 

189 

123

105 

98 

96 

1,200 

1,660 

875

Jan.

346 

263 

175 

152 

1,620

2,570 

1,740 

682 

630 

612

682 

535 

364 

291 

252

351 

910 

1,340 

3,020 

1,980

752 

443 

387 

858 

1,160

1,500 

2,140 

5,020 

2,180 

910 

435

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Kara 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 194S 

&ry

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

259 

189 

1.62 

181 

164

150 

170 

157 

178 

160

107 

109 

140 

221 

2,410

3,070 

1,740 

648 

459 

346

263 

548 

1,050 

805 

875

665 

439 

337

Seoondfoot-days

2,041 

11,821 

13,931

123,6».0

32,300 

16,002 

10,637 

7,992 

10,254 

5,242 

2,462 

2,149 

520.2

115,351.2

Peak discharge Cbase, 2,400 sec.-ft. ) .- Jar

sec. -ft.) Jan. 28 (3 -p.m.) 3,310 sec. -ft.; F< 

sec. -ft.

Mar.

224 

195 

175 

162 

164

157 

125 

109 

100 

114

116 

120 

137 

162 

221

224 

178 

187 

214 

192

299 

491 

515 

426 

263

221 

1,540 

1,780 

910 

401 

515

Apr.

64S 

435 

271 

198 

162

164 

175 

160 

125 

105

'94 

86 

90 

88 

192

346 

299 

648 

630 

360

224 

234 

387 

329 

211

160 

252 

503 

256 

160

UaxlnuB

392 

1,540 

2,220

4,290

3,020 

3,070 

1,780 

648 

2,370 

1,300 

528 

440 

109

3/070

i. 6 (2 a.m.] 

b. 16 (1 a.l

Hay

137 

778 

770 

346 

187

132 

105 

32 

74 

64

56 

53 

46 

45 

49

59 

56 

45 

48 

128

178 

1,820 

2,370 

1,020 

575

342 

211 

167 

125 

100 

86

Minimum

10 

18 

43

4.2

152 

107 

100 

86 

45 

27 

11 

12 

4.8

4.8

June

71 

62 

53 

46 

41

39 

37 

31 

29 

28

27 

34 

72 

69 

105

868 

1,300 

1,050 

503 

224

137 

92 

62 

48 

43

39 

38 

34 

31 

29

Mean

65. E 

394 

449

338

1,042 

572 

343 

266 

331 

175 

79.4 

69.3 

17.3

316

July

112 

144 

92 

48 

34

31 

419 

290 

123 

111

94 

43 

33 

26 

22

17 

21 

16 

16 

32

39 

31 

22 

21 

15

11 

13 

12 

14 

27 

528

Aug.

440 

123 

59 

34 

24

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

20 

20 

67 

56 

39

30 

175 

224 

342 

144

66 

37 

26 

22 

17

16 

16 

21 

18 

14 

31

Per square 

mile

0.192 

1.15 

1.31

.985

3.04 

1.67 

1.00 

.776 

.965 

.510 

.231 

.202 

.050

.921

Sept.

45 

109 

55 

32 

28

14 

15 

22 

13 

13

13 

12 

13 

11 

7.8

7.8 

7.4 

10 

7.8 

7.0

6.6 

6.6 6.2- 

6.2 

5.4

6.2 

13 

17 

5.4 

4.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.22 

1.28 

1.51

13.40

3.50 

1.74 

1.15 

.87 

1.11 

.57 

.27 

.23 

.06

12.51

2,720 aeo.-ft.) Jan. 19 (12 n.) 3,190 

.) 3,900 sec. -ft. j Hay 23 (4 a.m.) 2,870

949153 Q - 51 - 14
202 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°02>40", long. 84°04'55", in NE| sec. 17, T. 1 N., R.

-i &., at highway bridge half a mile upstream from -Pike Run and three-quarters of a mile

north of Glandorf. 

Drainage area.- 643 square miles.

Keeoras avaiiaple.- August 1921 to July 1928, January 1947 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,310 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 20.2

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.7 second-feet Sept. 24,

25 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1921-28, 1947-49: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927 (gage height,

24.4 feet); minimum observed, 4.4 second-feet Sept. 16, 1948 (gage height, 1.45 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice

Revisions (water years).- W 1084: 1922, 1924, 1926-28.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 7, 

June 1-16, Sept. 29, 30)

1.5 4.9 2.0 21 3.8 211 13.0 2,140 

1.6 6.0 2.2 36 4.6 324 17.0 3,420 

1.7 7.8 2.5 63 7.O 746 19.0 4,400 

1.8 11 3.0 115 10.0 1,360 19.9 5,050

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

30 

251 

237 

104 

73

47 

37 

.30 

68 

24

25 

26 

51 

198 

132

83 

64 

52 

104 

279

161 

110 

78 

59 

53

42 

37 

35 

32 

31 

30

Nov.

29 

25 

27 

32 

28

63 

785 

1,360 

1.40O 

674

324 

294 

251 

211 

251

265 

198 

161 

279 

954

1,260 

1,150 

638 

356 

251

211 

279 

a700 

897 

1,090

Dec.

*954 

584 

372 

279 

251

211 

198 

173 

155 

132

115 

104 

104 

173 

728

2,080 

2,770 

2,740 

1,860 

783

423 

476 

530 

423 

279

b220 

b!90 

b!80 

1,210 

2,740 

2,800

Jan.

1,730 

764 

440 

324 

1,090

2,740 

3,100 

2,890 

1,760 

1,130

1,210 

1,030 

808 

584

476

494 

1,010 

1,760 

*3,460 

4,600

4,000 

8,530 

992 

992 

1,880

2,320 

3,260 

4,400 

4,970 

4,050 

2,680

Month

Goto 

Novel 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber... ......................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1........ ....................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,010 

566 

372 

389 

406

378 

340 

372 

340 

340

279 

224 

237 

324 

2,300

4,810 

5,050 

3,850 

2,200 

1,050

602 

620 

1,530 

1,730 

1,700

1,600 

1,190 

802

Seoondfoot-days

2,583 

14,443 

24,237

235,248.1

63,468 

34,605 

18,843 

14,709 

24,317 

11,351 

2,797 

3,675 

944.8

215,972.8

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Jai

sec. -ft.) Feb. 17 (2 a.m.) 5,310 see. -ft. j Hi 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thii 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpo 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

566 

440 

372 

324 

324

340 

294 

251 

224 

224

237 

224 

224 

251 

324

372 

372 

384 

340

356

389 

602 

746 

728 

584

423 

1,090 

2,710 

2,650 

1,660 

878

Apr.

1,260 

1,070 

802 

476 

389

340 

324 

309 

279 

237

198 

185 

185 

185 

198

389 

566 

566 

1,110 

878

548 

406 

476 

602 

458

340 

340 

584 

620 

389

HaximuB

279 

1,400 

2,800

8,570

4,970 

5,050 

2,710 

1,260 

4,530 

2,830 

324 

602 

98

5,050

1. 20 (l p.m 

iy 24 (4 a.m 

i day.

lated.

May

279 

512 

1,090 

954 

494

309 

237 

198 

161 

143

126 

115 

104 

93 

88

88 

98 

93 

88 

110

294 

2,380 

4,280 

4,530 

3,500

1,960 

764 

440 

340 

251 

198

June

173 

149 

126 

110 

93

83 

72 

65 

55 

48

44 

43 

41

55 

161

478 

2,020 

2,830 

2,290 

916

389 

265 

185 

143 

115

98 

88 

78 

73

65

Minimum Mean

24 83.3 

25 481 

104 782

4.5 643

324 2,047 

224 1,236 

824 608 

185 490 

88 784 

41 378 

17 90.2 

20 119 

5.6 '31.5

5.6 592

July

59 

59 

161 

126 

88

64 

59 

265 

324 

185

173 

143 

93 

67 

52

41 

35 

29

2e

31

47 

120 

83 

56 

37

28 

25 

19 

17 

17 

266

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.130 

.748 

1.22

1.00

3.18 

1.92 

.946 

.762 

1.22 

.588 

.140 

.185 

.049

.921

602 

476 

211 

120 

78

53 

41 

29 

24 

22

20 

50 

104 

115 

110

83 

56 

104 

265 

309

198 

110 

69 

46 

33

26 

22 

20 

74 

132 

73

Sept.

53 

83 

98 

98

73

55

39 

44 

40 

34

24 

18 

17 

15 

16

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

16 

13 

12 

5.8 

5.6

12 

16 

6.4 

33 

43

Runoff in 

inohea

0.15 

.83 

1.41

13.62

3.67 

2.00 

1.09 

.85 

1.41 

.66 

.16 

.21 

.05

12.49

) 4,670 sec. -ft. i Jan. 29 (6 a.m.) 5,050 

) 4,740 sec. -ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 203

Eagle Creek near Findlay, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°59'35", long. 83°39'05", on line between sec. 1, 

T. IS., R. 10 E., and sec. 36, T. IN.. R. 10 E., at county highway bridge 3t miles 

south of Pindlay, Hancock County, and 4^ miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Jan. 1, 

1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 46.5 square miles.

Hecoras available.- January 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 11.75 

feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 9, Sept. 27, 29, 30.

1947-49: Maximum discharge observed, 2,920 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 

13.38 feet); no flow on days in August, September 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to Dec. 31.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5,

May 26 to June 13, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

2.35 0 3.0 10 

2.4 .2 3.3 19 

2.5 .9 4.2 56 

2.6 2.0 5.0 98 

2.7 3.6 5.6 137 

2.8 5.6 6.2 191

Discharge, in second

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.4 

2.8 

1.8 

.8 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.3

3.4 

13 

6.5 

3.1 

l.S

1.0 

3.4 

31 

12 

6.8

4.8 

3.3 

2.8 

£.0 

1.9

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.9

Nov.

1.1 

1.3 

2.0 

4.8 

19

498 

136 

47 

29 

29

31 

22 

31 

39 

24

17 

14 

12 

153 

272

76 

43 

27 

21 

16

14 

123 

76 

213 

92

Dec.

47 

31 

25 

21 

Iff

18 

14 

11 

9.4 

8.9

8.4 

10 

56 

39 

381

396 

120 

51 

37 

29

29 

51 

29 

20 

17

16 

14 

11 

472 

22S 

64

Jan.

33 

31 

22 

31 

S29

*305 

86 

86 

98 

106

114 

60 

46 

40sr

78 

247 

405 

780 

139

57 

48 

44_ 

231 

174

461 

370 

792 

157 

a60 

a35

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ftry .... .

u&ry h^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

at ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

7.0 285 

8.0 427 

9.0 604 

10. 0 S45 

10.5 1,000

Feb.

a25 

a!8 

b!5 

b!7 

b!7

b!8 

b20 

*b!8 

b!8 

16

b!5 bu^20 

3ff 

; 1,000

36S 

106 

60 

46 

37

gaj

163 

. 171 

81 

160

66 

46 

40

Secondfoot-days

120. f 

2,083.! 

2,282.'

20, 959. S

6,001 

2,641 

1,708 

1,029 

1,632.( 

549.! 320.' 

416. £ 

33.4

18,818.:

Mar.

31 

25 

23 

21 

24

21 

*16 

14 

14 

17

15 

17 

18 -n

26 

22 

33 

32 

28

66 

84 

76 

39 

30

28 

584 

143 

56 

37 

86

2.35 0 2.7 4.7 

2.4 .3 3.0 12 

2.5 1.1 3.3 21 

2.6 2.5 4.2 56

Hyte.- Same ae preceding 

table above 4.2 feet.

tober 1948 to September 1949

Apr.

84 

43 

31 

23 

20

21 

21 

18 

15 

13

12 

12 

12 

13 

24

38 

33 

138 

64 

37

26 

31 

54 

39 

23

20 

74 

46 

25 

19

Maximum

31 

' 498 

472

> 1,270

829 

1,000 

584 

138 

> 579 

» 130 

127 

121 

I 7.6

S 1,000

May

18 

143 

58 

28 

19

15 

12 

11 

9.6 

8.6

7.4 

6.1 

5.4 

5.2 

5.9

11 

6.9 

5.7 

5.7 

28

23 

579 

356 

95 

64

34 

22 

17 

13 

11 

9.1

June

7.6 

6.6 

5.2 

4.0 

3.4

2.9 

2.3 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

3.4 

4.3 

47 

21 

38

109 

130 

66 

27 

16

11 

8.1 

5.9 

4.3 

3.4

4.7 

4.3 

2.9 

2.0 

1.9

Minimum Mean

0.1 3.89 

1.1 69.4 

8.4 73.6

0 57.3

22 194 

14 94.3 

14 55.1 

12 34.3 

5.2 52.7 

1.9 IS. 3 

.3 10.3 

.7 13.4 

.1 1.11

.1 51.6

July

6.4 

12 

6.9 

4.0 

2.3

1.9 

28 

14 

6.9 

8.8

5.9 

3.2 

1.6 

1.3 

1.1

.8 

.6 

.5 

3.3 

7.2

7.3 

2.7 

1.7 

1.2 

1.1

.6 

.4 

.3 

.7 

61 

127

Aug.

26 

12 

5.9 

3.6 

2.2

1.6 

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

.7

.8 

8.0 

55 

12 

4.5

28 

34 

121 

37 

15

8.1 

4.9 

3.2 

2.0 

1.5

1.1 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.1 

22

Sept.

7.6 

6.4 

3.8 

2.2 

1.6

.9 

.7 

1.1 

1.1 

.9

.7 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

' .3 

.3 

.6 

.S 

.5

.4 

.3 

.4 

.3

.2

.2 

.1 

 .2 

.1 

. 1

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.084 0.10 

1.49 1.66 

1.58 1.82

1.23 16.76

4.17 4. SI 

2.03 2.11 

1.18 1.36 

.738 .82 

1.13 1.30 

.394 .44 

.222 .26 

.288 .33 

,024 - .03

1.11 15.04

Peak discharge (base. 800 Bec.-ft.).- Jan. 5 (6 p.m.) 1,110 sec.-ft.j Jan. 19 (3 a.m.) 1,280 eec.- 

ft.; Jan. Z6 (7 p.m.) 89O sec.-ft.j Jan. 28 (8 a.m.) 1,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (4 p.m.) 1,680 see.-ft.j 

Mar;. 27 (10 a.m.) 1,000 sec.-ft.; May 22 (9 p.m.) 920 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a.No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Blanohard 

River near Findlay.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
204 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°26'SS", long. 83°21 I 41", in sec. 28, T. 6 N., R.

13 K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 20 in Woodville. Datum of gage is 615.14 feet

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 433 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to December 1935, October 1939 to September 1949. 

Average discharge?- 17 years, 273 second-feet, 

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 10.99

reet); minimum, 3.3 second-feet July 28, 29 (gage height, 1.89 feet).

1928-35. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Mar. 23, 1948 (gage height,

13.98 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.60 feet

July 25,. 26, 1934.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 17 feet, from information by local residents

(discharge, 17,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 11,500 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Kevisions (water years).- W -894: 1929, 1930.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gatee height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, 

Mar. 1-27, Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

1.9 3.5 2.5 59 5.6 1,240 

2.0 7.7 2.7 92 6.6 1,880 

2.1 14 3.0 152 8.0 3,000 

2.2 22 3.4 248 10.0 5,000 

2.3 33 3.7 339 10.6 5,700 

2.4 45 4.2 543

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

102 

61 

34 

19 

13

10 

8.3 

9.0 

9.6 

11

15 

19 

37 

29 

20

17 

16 

14 

16 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

13

11 

11 

14

Nov.

17 

17 

17 

18 

22

83 

443 

212 

117 

87

103 

117 

85 

69 

56

48 

41 

41 

171 

1,300

855 

379 

*240 

174 

135

107 

267 

611 

357 

350

Dec.

245 

174 

139 

123 

105

98 

92 

73 

51 

46

40 

45 

49 

51 

101

2,190 

2,100 

880 

478 

326

240 

332 

368 

232 

b!30

blOO 

b90 

90 

904 

2,660 

1,160

Jan.

552 

364 

217 

183 

470

1,880 

*805 

512 

611 

611

611 

465 

329 

254 

202

271 

1,000 

1,210 

3,360 

2,530

830 

508 

379 

518 

1,300

1,440 

2,740 

3,360 

2,780 

855 

543

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jant] 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

WE

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

iftry

h... .........................

1. ...........................

r ..........................

ember ........................

iter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

336 

214 

212 

227 

265

230 

248 

273 

245 

172

197 

139 

167 

241 

3,090

5,700 

2,370 

1,080 

780 

588

387 

402 

1,080 

730 

1,210

980 

552 

435

Sscondfoot-days

629.9 

6,539 

13,712

152,302.0

31,690 

22,550 

7,600 

11,626 

19,565 

4,492 

461.4 

750.9 

942.5

120,558.7

Peak discharce (base, 3,500 sec. -ft. .- Jai

3,940 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (1 p.m.) 6,180 sec.- 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

256 

251 

230 

188 

200

220 

172 

131 

129 

135

125 

129 

129 

186 

268

240 

190 

200 

174 

139

142 

204 

220 

197 

152

144 

670 

1,160 

452 

273 

294

Apr.

1,000 

570 

353 

256 

200

212 

220 

188 

156 

125

103 

102 

105 

- 113 ^ 308

905 

574 

634 

730 

418

288 

254 

590 

780 

368

262 

500 

706 

350 

256

Maximum

102 

1,300 

2,660

8,850

3,360 

5,700 

1,160 

1,000 

4,890 

1,100 

85 

188 

167

5,700

1 19 (9:30 I 

Ft.; May 23 

3 day.

May

217 

1,510 

1,670 

706 

364

238 

176 

137 

105 

89

75 

62 

52 

45 

40

35 

33 

33 

34 

221

478 

1,920 

4,890 

3,280 

1,330

706 

391 

270 

197 

146 

115

Minimum

8.3 

17 

40

5.2

183 

139 

125 

102 

33 

18 

3.5 

3.9 

7.7

3.5

.m. 

9 P

June

94 

77 

64 

53 

45

38 

33 

29 

26 

22

20 

19 

18 

22 

29

474 

1,100 

955 

508 

243

144 

111 

82 

58 

44

40 

41 

44 

33 

26

Mean

20.3 

218 

442

416

1,022 

805 

245 

388 

631 

150 

14.9 

24.2 

31.4

330

July

20 

18 

14 

13 

11

15 

16 

14 

38 

85

53 

31 

20 

14 

10

6.9 

6.0 

5.6 

5.6 

5.2

4.3 

6.4 

9.6 

7.7 

6.0

5.2 

4.8 

3.9 

3.5 

3.9 

4.8

Aug.

11 

10 

6.4 

4.8 

4.3

3.9 

5.6 

6.0 

5.6 

5.6

7.6 

10 

28 

25 

15

9.0 

7.7 

6.9 

51 

33

21 

17 

11 

8.3 

7.7

6.9 

5.6 

37 

92 

188 

100

Sept.

73 

53 

32 

21 

35

167 

100 

64 

69

53

30 

18 

13 

11 

9.6

10 

10 

11 

13 

12

13 

11 

10 

9.6 

8.3

7.7 

8.3 

13 

22 

35

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.047 0.05 

.503 .56 

1.02 1.18

.961 13.08

2.36 2.72 

1.86 1.94 

.566 .65 

.896 1.00 

1.46 1.68 

.346 .39 

.034 .04 

.056 .06 

.073 .08

.762 10.35

3.940 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (10 p.m.) 

.m.) 5,340 sec. -ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 205

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°48'13", long. 83°00'21", in NE£ sec. 10.T. 3 S., 

K. 16 £., at highway bridge If miles west of Bucyrus and 12 miles downstream from 

Loss Creek. Datum of gage is 955.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 89.8 square miles.

Kecoras available.- August 1925 to November 1935, July 1938 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.- 21 years, 78.5 second-feet.

Jixtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 6.59 

reetj; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1925-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second-feet Dec. 14, 1927 (gage 

height, 9.15 feet); minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 29, 1941, July 16, 

1942.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1913, reached a stage of 14.5 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by reservoirs for municipal supply 

or Bucyrus.

Revisions (water years).- W 744: 1925-32, W 874: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1-12)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0

2.6

5.0

8.6

13

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

2.8 

3.4 

4.2 

5.0 

5.5

206 

334 

545 

805 

1,OOO

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

6.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

6.3

4.8

3.6

2.6

14

13

14

5.7

3.8

3.8

24

67

31

21

21

16

14

12

15

14

13

11

11

9.5

10

Nov.

10

8.6

12

15

30

425

247

97

59

79

114

64

69

85

60

45

41

45

68

186

1O8

66

49

38

34

35

201

ISO

210

223

-

Dec.

108

73

53

50

43

41

33

29

24

23

20

91

434

167

429

960

436

151

1O4

84

76

104

75

55

34

34

3O

27

22O

334

114

Jan.

62

65

41

78

722

566

163

137

162

134

122

96

78

67

61

107

258

385

910

265

126

197

167

476

383

529

652

96O

350

126

93

Honth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

 arch ..... 9 . ....................

April ............................

May ~* ...................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

66

54

47

53

54

55

64

57

60

62

46

39J

46

98

986

723

2O1

119

93

79

66.*

1O6

245

139

246

155

101

84

-

-

-

Seoondfoct-days

398. (

2,873.

4,461

32, 628. C

8,538

4,144

3,813

4,732

894

3O9.;

429.

740. C

429.

37,761.

liar.

60

50

46

43

46

46

39

35

34

44

62

' 74

67

92

137

83

64

73

70

57

86

120

227

131

89

83

1,000

446

153

100

156

Apr.

188

103

76

59

53

192

282

124

83

66

52

45

58

174

231

311

168

229

168

113

83

138

256

16O

97

loo

679

253

113

78

-

Maximum

} 67

3 425

960

) 2,400

960/

986

1,OOO

679

89

5 61

3 133

3 396

! 144

} 1,000

May

66

64

51

41

34

29

27

24

22

21

18

17

16

15

15

17

18

16

17

21

22

54

89

46

29

25

21

17

16

14

12

Minimum

2.6

8.6

20

1.2

41

39

34

45

12

2 O

D 

2.6

2.4

3.8

2.4

June

11

11

10

9.5

8.2

7.5

6.8

5.0

4.0

3.8

2.8

9.3

3.6

2.8

15

13

19

12

9.5

9.1

10

6.8

6.4

5.7

7.5

6.4

7.5

61

16

9.1

Mean

12. £

95. £

144

89.]

275

148

123

158

28. £

10.2

13. £

23. i

14.2

87. C

'July

7.2

10

6.1

4.3

2.8

12

8.3

10

7.5

133

70

22

13

8.6

6.4

5.4

2.8

2,6

2.6

3.9

5.8

14

14

9.1

6.4

5.O

4.3

4.3

4.4

13

11

Aug.

12

5.9

2.6

48

28

9.5

4.0

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

4.. 4

7.6

13

5.0

2.8

4.9

11

10

5.7

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

36

26

73

396

Per square 

mile

0.143

1.07

1.60

.992

3.06

1.65

1.37

1.76

.321

.115

.155

.266

.159

.969

Sept.

144

50

23

17

13

11

9.1

11

11

10

7.9

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

7.5

8.6

8.2

6.4

4.8

4.8

4.3

3.8

4.0

4.0

9.5

15

11

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

1.19

1.84

13.50

3.53

1.72

1.58

1.96

.37

.13

.18

.31

.18

13.15

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 set.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (12 p.m.) 1,580 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 27 (7 p.m.) 1,490 

sec.-ft.
206 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40C 51 I 02", long. 83°15'23", in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 

14 £., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock Run and 2 miles 

northeast of Upper Sandusky. Datum of gage is 792.8 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 299 square miles.

Kecords available.- October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1949.

Average aischargeT- 25 years, 242 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 6.54 

reet); minimum, 5.6 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1921-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 8,900 second-feet Dec. 15, 1927 (gage height, 

10.5 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 24, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.67 foot 

Sept. 6, 7, 1934.

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 14.3 feet, from marks in gage well.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 874: 1927-30, 1933.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, ana discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Hov. 6, Apr. 30 to 'June 6,

June 14 to July 15, Aug. 6 to Sept. 30)

0.9 3.7 1.4 47 2.6 400 

1.0 7.5 1.5 65 3.2 685 

1.1 14 1.7 109 4.0 1,140 . 

1.2 22 2.0 187 5.6 2,130 

1.3 33 2.3 283 6.4 2,700

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

10 

17 

20 

17 

13

12 

9.3 

8.7 

8.1 

10

" 24 

18 

31 

23 

25

21 

28 

63 

109 

67

44 

37 

39 

32 

30

24 

26 

24 

23 

22 

20

Nov.

20 

18 

22 

23 

32

550 

930 

404 

214 

162

220 

214 

187 

287 

227

159 

131 

119 

141 

305

404 

233 

162 

126 

104

95 

314 

585 

508 

660

Dec.

422 

256 

193 

159

141

128 

111 

98 

80 

71

56 

101 

738 

685 

845

2,130 

1,860 

735 

450 

338

280 

301 

301 

223 

b!30

b!20 

bllO 

blOO 

415 

1,230 

590

Jan.

294 

273 

214 

232 

1,800

2,130 

S72 

535 

545 

535

*450 

375 

301 

259 

227

252 

660 

1,020 

2,130 

1,530

570 

468 

555 

872 

1,380

1,230 

2,200 

2,550 

1,990 

a800 

a380

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 bar.........................

mber ..........................

lendar year 194E 

ary

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a250 

a200 

al80 

*208 

181

187 

205 

208 

202 

1S7

156 

146 

146 

193 

1,700

2,700 

1,050 

517 

362 

297

249 

329 

818 

585 

685

685 

400 

312

Secondfoot-days

855.1 

7,556 

13,397

99,537.8

27,629 

13,338 

10,025 

13,281 

3,169 

2,424 

1,167 

863.4 

1,238.3

94,942.8

Mar.

230 

199 

176 

156 

151

156 

141 

123 

119 

131

141 

167 

181 

202 

294

283 

211 

187 

196 

173

170 

263 

358 

 414 

266

220 

1,330 

1,920 

660 

375 

432

Apr.

735 

427 

287 

223 

184

208 

735 

432 

273 

208

176

141 

190 

409

735 

620 

660 

660 

400

290 

259 

490 

535 

323

249 

1,170 

1,320 

490 

301

Maximum

109 

930 

2,130

3,000

2,550 

2,700 

1,920 

1,320 

259 

550 

133 

370 

499

2,700

May

227 

217 

187 

146 

121

104 

93 

86 

80 

76

65 

63 

60 

58 

58

60 

67 

58 

54 

61

65 

98 

246 

259 

141

102 

84 

69 

61 

52 

51

Minimum

8.1 

18 

56

3.2

214 

146 

119 

141 

51 

16 

11 

6.7 

9.3

6.7

June

43

37 

33 

30 

26

25 

22 

21 

19 

18

16 

' 18 

25 

32 

146

550 

312 

294 

138 

86

60 

52 

44 

34

31

33 

32 

32 

96 

119

Mean

27.6 

252 

432

272

891 

476 

323 

443 

102 

80.8

27.9 

41.3

260

July

126 

71 

43 

36 

28

23 

78 

65 

49 

37

133 

93 

44 

32 

25

21 

19 

18 

19 

16

19 

20 

19 

22 

22

16 

13 

11 

11 

18 

20

Auj.

22 

18 

21 

16 

12

40 

23 

15 

12 

9.9

7.5 

10 

28 

19 

13

15 

14 

12 

9.9 

7.5

14 

12 

9.3 

9.3 

7.5

8.1 

6.7 

6.7 

34 

61 

370

S«pt.

499 

184 

80 

47 

37

30 

24 

25 

21 

19

17 

19 

15 

14 

12

12 

10 

12 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

12 

13

11 

9.3 

14 

11 

22

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.092 0.11 

.843 .94 

1.44 1.66

.910 12.36

2.98 3.44 

1.59 1.66 

1.08 1.24 

1.48 . 1.65 

.341 .39 

.270 .30 

.126 .15 

.093 .11 

.138 .15

.870 11.80

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 6 (2 a.m.) 2,550 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (12 p.m.) 2,620

sec.-ft.j Feb. 16 (10 a.m.) 27780 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Bucyrus.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 207

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'39", long. 83°11"42", in sec. 13, T. 1 N., R. 

14 E., at highway bridge 3 miles upstream from Honey Creek and 4£ miles north of 

Mexico. Datum of gage is 733.1 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 776 square miles.

Kecords available.- March 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge?- 23 years, 555 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,730 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.43 

reet); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 11; minimum gage height, 1.74 feet Aug. 28.

1923-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927 

(gage height, 19.9 feet); minimum discharge, 1.8 second-feet (regulated during repairs 

to small dam above station) Oct. 31, 1942.

Flood In June 1937 reached a stage of 22.5 feet, from information by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good.

Kevisions (water years) - W 714: 1929, 1930. W 874: 1927(M).

1.7 19 3.1 275 9.0 3,100 , 

1.8 28 4.0 545 12.0 5,370 

2.0 54 4.8 840 12.2 5,550 

2.3 102 6.0 1,370 

2.7 181 7.5 2,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

21 

21 

26 

38

32 

28 

26 

22 

21

27 

42 

SO 

45 

49

45 

58 

74 

122 

148

102 

85 

71 

68 

60

53 

49 

43 

42 

40 

39

Nov.

37 

39 

40 

42 

51

981 

2,210 

1,670 

800 

465

434 

434 

419 

562 

545

419 

325 

286 

297 

1,360

1,770 

1,320 

»66B 

419 

325

267 

675 

1,280 

1,370 

1,570

Dec.

1,470 

820 

545 

434 

359

317 

275 

249 

210 

181

144 

144 

607 

1,570 

1,670

3,800 

4,250 

3,800 

2,210 

1,000

702 

685 

685 

580 

419

359 

b300 

b280 

746 

2,330 

2,100

Jan.

1,180 

685 

562 

434 

2,090

4,650 

4,570 

3,100 

1,670 

1,470

*1,370 

1,180 

900 

720 

632

615 

1,280 

2,270 

4,490 

4,330

3,030 

1,420 

1,100 

1,570 

2,630

3,030 

4,250 

5,370 

5,550 

a3,000 

al,500

Month

Octo 

More 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Jlaro 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

iiArv £7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ...........................

8t ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a850 

aSOO 

b500 

529 

481

419 

434 

434 

481 

*449

383 

342 

345 

449 

2,930

5,210 

5,050 

2,990 

1,230 

860

685 

760 

2,040 

1,990 

1,880

1,820 

1,320 

880

Seoondfoot-days

1,569 

21,080 

33,241

264,468

70,648 

36,341 

26,171 

27,151 

10,937 

10,483 

4,288 

1,755 

2,810

246,474

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 sec. -ft.).- Dec

sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (5 p.m.) 4,650 sec. -ft.; JE 

sec . -ft .

Mar.

650 

513 

449 

404 

377

374 

356 

309 

275 

297

309 

345 

389 

449 

580

720 

615 

513 

497 

481

481 

650 

940 

1,070 

840

598 

2,580 

4,010 

3,380 

1,620 

1,100

Apr.

1,770 

1,370 

840 

615 

481

481 

860 

1,000 

632 

465

380 

331 

303 

309 

529

1,050 

1,230 

1,320 

1,520 

1,180

740 

580 

760 

1,050 

820

545 

1,210 

2,450 

1,570 

760

Maximum

148 

2,210 

4,250

7,700

5,550 

5,210 

4,010 

2,450 

1,570 

1,820 

389 

185 

598

5,550

May

513 

780 

920 

545 

365

278 

230 

203 

181 

166

152 

134 

122 

113 

107

111 

116 

111 

104 

177

212 

690 

1,570 

960 

702

404 

283 

225 

183 

150 

130

Minimum

21 

37 

144

11

434 

342 

275 

303 

104 

50 

38 

23 

27

21

June

116 

102 

90 

80 

74

69 

62 

57 

54 

53

50 

51 

57 

83 

308

1,720 

1,820 

1,820 

1,470 

720

374 

247 

179 

144 

120

106 

109 

102 

88 

158

Mean

50.6 

703 

1,072

723

2,279 

1,298 

844 

905 

353 

349 

136 

56.6 

93.7

675

July

218 

389 

223 

134 

102

99 

340 

297 

201 

192

122 

196 

142 

87 

69

54 

51 

166 

102 

77

199 

102 

71 

57 

53

53 

47 

40 

38 

130 

237

Aug.

185 

107 

79 

77 

53

45 

54 

58 

46 

38

33 

45 

46 

47 

66

68 

68 

64 

57 

50

38 

32 

36 

36 

28

26 

25 

23 

39 

43 

143

Per square

nile

0.065 

.906 

1.38

.932

2.94 

1.67 

1.09 

1.17 

.455 

'.450 

.178 

.073 

.121

.870

. 17 (5 a.m.) 4,250 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (8 a.m. 

in. 28 (8 p.».) 5,730 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (6 a.

Sept.

587 

598 

297 

168 

132

83 

63 

68 

58 

50

42 

39 

34 

37 

34

33 

32 

34 

34 

29

28 

28 

29 

29 

29

28 

27 

47 

62 

51

Runoff in 

inches

0.07 

1.01 

1.59

12.65

3.39 

1.74 

1.26 

1.30 

.52 

.50 

.21 

.08 

.14

11.81

) 4,730 

m.) 5,290

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Bucyrus.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
208 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°18'28", long. 83°09'32", in sec. 17, T. 4 N., R. 

' ' ifa il., at highway bridge 2^ miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3f miles southwest of 

Fremont. Datum of gage is 626.3 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,248 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1949. November 

ibya to March 1901 at site 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1923-35, 1938-49), 915 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 6.32 

feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 4, 5; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot Aug. 29, 30.

1923-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Jan. 15, 1930 (gage height, 

11.1 feet); maximum gage height, 11.4 feet Mar. 3, 1940 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 

5.0 second-feet Sept. 27, 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

584.........

604.........

624..........

644 .........

664. ........

684. ........

699.........

Water 

year

1923-24

1 QS>d V^,

192.5-26

1926-27

1927-28

1928-29

1929-30

Date

Jan. 11

P

 w OA

A nr» 9

Mar. 22

Dec. 16

Jan. 15

Gage height 

.(feet)

7.6

6.2

t7.4

9.1

8.4

11.1

Discharge 

(second-feet)

14,800

13,100

20,000 

14,100

17,500

27,300

t Occurred Feb. 26 (backwater from ice) 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) - W 744: 1931, 1932. W 759: Drainage area. W 874: 1938.

Kevisea figures or discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1924-30 are given 

herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 584, 604, 624, 644, 664, 

684, and 699.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage -height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, June 20 to Sept. 1)

1.0 28

1.1 ,56

1.2 94

1.4 194

1.6 324

1.9 566

2.2 905

2.6 1,560

3.3 2,740

4.0 4.65O

5.0 7,320

5.8 9,600

Discharge, In second-feet, 1923-30, 1948-49 

1923-24

 Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

_

_

_

-

_

263

250

202

179

152

117

112

104

99

99

112

99

104

90

90

99

94

90

90

9O

90

94

104

Dec.

184

238

289

354

1,260

3,370

5,940

4,140

2,560

3,200

3,370

2,400

3,040

7,680

5,4OO

4,140

1,770

1,330

1,140

1,010

1,140

5,140

8,600

8,600

6,790

4,380

2,400

2,720

2,880

2,080

1,400

Jan.

1,920

1,920

1,200

950

850

11,400

9,530

7,980

6,220

E,560

1,620

 3,040

2,720

1,000

k 2,150

Feb.

.

> 3,250

2,080

2,240

4,140

3,O40

1,770

890

720

720

720

602

548

482

466

415

443

490

600

498

557

950

-

Mar.

2,000

2,240

2,080

4,140

8,600

6,500

4,140

2,080

1,330

1,O70

1,070

*1,470

1,470

1,540

1,260

890

720

611

548

522

575

602

2,400

4,380

4,880

5,670

5,940

5,140

9,530

13,400

10,500

Apr.

8,290

2,720

1,840

1,470

1,260

1,070

890

775

775

720

670

584

506

443

387

36O

360

367

367

360

394

2,560

2,400

1,770

1,140

775

584

506

466

450

May

474

575

6TO

1,540

1,770

950

775

670

1,200

1,140

1,070

775

775

775

1,140

1,770

1,400

890

775

1,140

950

670

498

498

1,070

1,010

720

557

490

530

593

June

522

490

474

490

6O2

670

670

1,400

7,OSO

8,910

9,530

8,910

7 ;380

4,880

2,000

1,470

950

950

720

522

429

348

354

348

1,010

1,330

1,400

1,330

4,880

2,400

-

July

2,OOO

1,140

670

474

367

308

367

1,260

1,330

775

506

380

322

£96

276

232

196

168

117

135

190

263

214

184

135

117

99

99

104

99

83

Aug.

83

80

70

8O

94

90

99

126

104

80

63

50

66

73

42

34

42

34

28

23

21

56

66

66

56

56

63

53

39

36

39

Sept.

63

250

220

146

104

S3

73

70

130

415

276

152

112

99

104

152

130

94

80

76

162

238

238

162

108

90

73

76

94

108

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-10, Jan. 19 to Feb. 3, Feb. 20-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 809

Discharge, in second-feet, of Sandusky River near Premont, Ohio, 1923-30, 1948-49--Continued

1924-25

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

112

108

104

104

104

94

83

76

70

66

73

56

56

63

63

63

50

45

39

39

34

39

45

45

39

39

39

48

50

48

45

Nov.

45

42

39

39

39

39

56

48

36

31

34

50

56

56

59-

56

50

56

66

63

48

70

70

56

76

76

 70

56

53

56

-

Dec.

60

63

67

70

70

70

70

76

162

214

220

168

146

179 iro

162

162

450

5,670

6,500

3,370

1,330

1,200

450

Jan.

330

289

270

Feb.

1,110

( )

6,500

5,400

4,880

2,880

1,700

1,070

775

670

584

539

450

593

2,400

7,380

9,530

7,080

5,670

2,240

1,200

_

.

-

Mar.

890

670

615

561

506

429

436

548

775

1,070

3,040

5,140

4,380

5,940

7,080

5,670

3,200

1,920

2,000

2,720

2,400

1,540

],,010

720

670

548

522

575

575

530

443

Apr.

387

374

315

289

244

226

202

196

196

202

190

190

184

168

190

168

168

168

146

152

152

135

146

146

130

157

76

108

130

146

-

, May

108

117

130

162

184

190

190

152

174

157

157

135

135

140

135

135

190

334

256

174

140

157

135

130

63

99

94

126

108

94

87

June

63

36

94

66

53

42

53

48

73

39

28

28

36

42

45

56

168

244

174

135

73

S3

70

53

87

202

202

830

482

220

July

168

94

99

104

73

66

70

94

196

415

950

890

950

950

890

1,620

322

263

226

196

157

126

99

179

514

302

184

152

117

94

108

Aug.

73

83

83

220

244

244

250

168

157

179

602

360

226

354

232

220

162

94

SO

99

66

59

66

45

59

28

28

42

34

26

24

Sept.

15

23

26

26

23

23

28

15

31

' 23

23

28

63

890

1,140

1,920

1,840

1,140

775

775

548

387

276

1S4

130

108

108

76

112

108

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 

Jan. 15 to Feb. 9, Mar. 3, 4.

30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 15, Dec. 24 to Jan. 13,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

104

112

168

162

720

1,470

830

466

328

263

226

202

184

157

157

122

146

443

720

620

401

296

232

179

196

302

670

593

415

334

289

N0|r.

270

374

466

443

367

308

308

1,330

2,240

2,080

1,070

775

3,200

4,880

4,140

5,940

3,370

2,240

1,260

1,010

890

775

602

522

450

387

436

2,880

3,040

1,840

-

Dec.

1,010

720

611

584

670

1,400

1,400

890

670

575

522

443

415

380

348

289

282

408

670

557

256

238

170

Jan.

300

1,000

' 1,300

Feb.

1,500

3,500

8,360

 9,310

6,650

3,880

_

_

-

Mar.

2,000

1,330

1,010-

1,010

1,010

1,010

620

614

608

602

522

458

415

371

328

334

250

270

276

443

775

1,140

5,940

7,680

6,500

3,540

2,080

1,400

1,070

890

890

Apr.

1,840

1,840

3,370

7,380

4,140

2,400

4,380

11,400

12,100

9,850

7,680

2,880

1,620

1,200

890

775

620

557

498

422

374

354

360

367

354

328

302

401

620

566

May

498

436

367

322

2S2

256

226

214

202

184

168

168

174

168

190

1S4

179

168

238

436

611

490

328

270

196

174

196

341

322

232

179

June

162

135

108

117

90

90

126

73

94

80

70

104

59

226

890

890

566

394

334

226

179

422

202

202

226

174

122

122

76

80

July

56

80

56

36

73

48

34

36

46

66

59

39

53

146

80

99

73

73

94

83

63

53

36

42

28

19

28

56

152

443

308

Aug.

250

168

140

157

135

126

168

539

670

360

202

168

140

530

620

482

830

566

315

184

220

30g

575

670

401

238

157

130

117

90

76

Sept.

90

122

315

466

4,630

6,790

6,220

5,400

3,040

2,080

2,400

2,000

1,330

1,070

830

670

775

1,700

1,260

670

450

354

593

4,380

6,220

8,910

4,880

2,400

1,920

1,700

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23 to Feb. 28, Mar. 4, 5, 8, S, 13, 14.
210 STREAMS TIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Discharge, In second-feet, of Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio, 1923-30, 1948-49 Continued

1926-27

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

1,320

2,240

2,400

2,000

5,140

8,910

7,980

7,980

4,880

1,840

1,250

880

775

680

635

518

469

446

400

385

348

362

415

725

4,380

5,140

4,380

2,240

1,770

2,890

4,380

NOV.

3,740

2,560

1,770

1,180

825

725

635

550

510

534

680

635

542

423

423

454

592

1,250

680

592

550

501

423

400

385

1,180

3,570

2,890

2,080

1,390

-

Deo.

1,120

935

725

592

518

377 446'

454

635

680

592

550

725

2,890"

1,920

400

350

Jan.

350

300

2,000

7,000

13,000

13,400

10,800

7,080

3,740

3,230

2,240

1,180

11,400

13,400

Feb.

8,910

5,940

3,400

3,400

5,140

8,290

7,680

5,940

3,400

2,400

1,770

1,180

935

880

5,400

5,140

4,880

2,890

2,080

1,250

825

775

825

1,620

2,000

3,400

3,400

2,400

.

_

-

Mar.

1,540

1,180

1,060

880

880

3,230

5,400

4,880

3,230

2,240

1,390

1,120

1,060

2,240

2,560

2,000

1,390

1,120

2,560

9,530

17,500

19J600

16,800

8,290

2,890

2,240

1,700

1,250

1,120

935

825

Apr.

775

2,890

2,720

3,060

3,230

5,400

3,230

1,840

1,180

2,080

2,080

1,390

935

825

880

825

725

725

635

592

550

501

430

400

385

362

392

392

438

542

May

1,320

1,250

725

550

469

400

355

325

325

362

377

362

370

385

446

592

680

680

3,060

7,080

7,980

5,670

2,240

1,320

2,890

2,890

2,080

1,620

995

1,250

1,390

June

1,250

935

635

1,250

2,240

1,320

825

592

461

377

304

262

242

222

210

190

197

216

173

178

248

340

635

1,120

825

454

297

229

216

197

-

July

178

146

88

43

63

129

69

92

162

156

162

73

59

76

156

124

52

73

76

83

76

80

392

370

775

469

269

190

190

140

534

Aug.

592

392

430

297

222

190

184

88

156

276

168

162

92

59

124

73

41

83

69

47

43

111

97

47

37

43

56

37

69

73

41

Sept.

33

31

63

45

97

80

43

37

29

92

325

255

304

400

518

477

290

197

140

134

111

106

47

83

41

97

140

41

37

56

-

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Deo. 16 to Jan. 21.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

57

45

64

67

67

140

92

67

57

115

70

51

45

49

67

51

92

47

61

67

43

39

41

57

54

37

37

33

31

39

49

NOV.

51

43

35

33

39

41

39

35

43

41

49

61

51

43

49

45

97

235

1,540

1,060

635

477

392

493

935

1,060

880

680

1,840

4,630

-

Dec.

10,200

10,500

12,100

7,680

2,400

1,390

1,120

1,250

1,000

880

1,180

12,100

12,100

13,800

7,980

2,560

1,390

1,180

1,060

825

592

300

Jan.

X

1

I 500

I

J

s

1

I 1,000

1J

 I

1

I 1,500

I1

1,470

1,120

1,060

995

5,140

2,720

900

1,000

Feb.

i

*> 500

I

6.000

6,000

8,290

7,38O

3,570

1,840

1,120

880

935

5,140

5,670

4,380

2,240

1,320

825

1,060

825

995

1,770

2,400

2,080

1,320

935

880

-

Mar.

995

825

775

725

680

493

550

477

430

469

550

550

534

5,670

5,140

3,060

1,770

1,120

775

680

592

550

550

592

592

635

1,060

1,250

935

9,530

10,800

Apr.

8,290

5,400

2,720

1,840

1,250

935

825

935

1.120

995

725

680

550

477

518

438

377

348

311

304

333

5,940

6,220

5,400

' 3,230

1,770

1,180

880

625

635

-

Hay

534

461

415

370

370

370

348

348

325

318

355

362

377

377

340

333

355

526

592

526

407

348

304

269

304

318

304

235

242

203

190

June

178

168

162

168

362

4,630

8,600

6,790

6,220

5,670

3,740

2,560

1,390

825

592

469

370

333

348

469

400

370

325

297

276

276

197

173

156

222

-

July

297

242

216

222

276

333

880

550

362

235

184

311

325

775

£,690

2,890

1,250

680

454

415

454

725

775

501

348

229

184

156

120

92

61

Aug.

88

83

80

67

67

97

70

67

57

SO

129

80

61

64

37

51

51

39

41

41

39

45

39

37

43

41

33

39

45

61

124

Sept.

162

129

67

64

54

39

47

47

41

28

39

39

35

39

33

SI

26

23

28

33

35

30

30

28

26

27

28

28

28

26

-

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Deo. 9-11, Deo. 24 to Jan. 15, Jan. 22 to Feb. 7.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 211

Discharge, In second-feet, of Sandusky River near Premont, Ohio., 1923-30, 1948-49 Continued

1928-29

Day

1

2

3

4

B

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

22

29

34

26

26

29

29

26

22

24

22

22

22

22

22

24

40

53

45

34

29

32

80

80

64

64

56

84

72

56

56

Nov.

53

45

84

207

196

154

154

120

88

84

80

45

68

64

48

64

51

64

76

101

207

286

327

279

235

202

170

125

120

13C

Dec.

130

120

134

125

175

170

106

80

160

825

1,390

1,620

3,740

3,570

2,400

995

592

518

485

385

306

246

235

230

224

202

Jan.

180

450

2,400

15,500

13,400

12,100

9,220

4,63O

3,230

6,790

7,980

6,790

> 2,400

Feb.

400

6,000

16,100

17,200

_

-

Mar.

12,800

4,880

2,560

2,080

2,400

2,400

1,920

1,250

880

725

592

469

501

825

3,060

4,380

4,380

2,400

1,620

1,390

2,000

2,240

2,890

2,720

2,080

3,740

6,220

4,880

2,080

1,320

935

Apr.

2,400

4,380

3, -230

1,920

2,240

2,400

1,700

1,060

995

1,390

2,400

3,060

2,400

2,240

1,700

1,250

935

775

635

592

3,230

5,940

4,880

2,560

1,620

3,570

4,88C

2,89C

2,000

1,54C

-

May

1,060

880

2,720

3,570

2,720

1,700

1,700

1,060

725

534

489

446

592

1,320

2,720

3,570

2,240

1,320

1,470

2,240

1,320

1,060

825

592

485

423

363

- 370

363

407

407

June

334

293

279

266

246

252

252

230

230

246

218

224

207

202

180

170

160

154

149

144

110

134

115

84

80

101

115

72

96

144

-

July

213

725

680

550

518

3,740

3,570

3,230

3,060

2,240

1,120

775

550

635

725

493

363

272

207

170

149

134

110

101 1-0

144

430

1,840

1,250

825

534

Aug.

363

241

202

165

139

125

125

115

423

106

101

60

45

130

88

101

134

125

106

106

64

37

101

115

230

224

175

120

110

60

40

Sept.

51

56

37

40

40

42

53

64

51

48

34

34

45

51

34

29

37

42

40

32

27

' 32

27

34

29

42

51

40

42

29

-

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-13, Jan. I ""7, Jan. 28 to Feb. 26.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

40

45

51

96

64

42

45

42

45

48

48

45

45

42

45

40

42

48

32

37

125!

6,220

7,380

6,500

4,880

2,240

1,250

825

680

526

Nov. ,

469

1,700

2,890

2,400

1,320

935

680

542

461

407

680

1,620

1,7.70

1,770

3,400

3,400

2,400

1,840

3,740

3,570

2,240

1,470

995

775

592

518

461

461

378

350

-

Dec.

350

2,890

3,230

2,560

1,120

935

8,290

6,790

5,940

4,380

9,850

6,500

5,940

V

J1 1,700

I1

.

I

I 700

I

]

6,500

Jan.

9,530

12,800

13,800

10,500

7,080

2,890

2,890

16,500

18,600

16,800

15,100

11,400

18,900

21,400

25,400

15,500

7,380

2,560

2,000

1,000

»

1

J. 600

1

'

400

Feb.

450

500

1,500

7,000

11,400

9,530

5,670

3,060

1,840

1,180

995

1,390

1,540

2,080

4,380

3,740

5,140

5,400

4,630

_

_

-

Mar.

2,560

1,540

1,120

935

775

775

725

995

2,000

1,920

1,320

935

775

635

534

469

454

1,060

1,320

1,120

775

680

592

592

5,140

7-, 680

5,940

3,400

2,890

2,890

2,240

Apr.

1,770

1,320

1,180

1,120

880

725

592

592

592

550

501

461

423

392

392

526

2,240

3,400

2,560

1,620

995

825

313

635

518

438

363

378

342

349

May

349

334

 313

286

356

300

313

320

313

300

246

218

218

125

120

160

154

160

191

207

196

165

149

160

115

125

139

160

149

125

115

June

92

64

80

101

68

110

415

320

191

170

115

96

110

56

60

88

84

313

356

241

186

130

120

115

320

246

550

423

252

180

-

July

144

130

96

53

64

45

27

76

40

32

24

26

27

42

40

76

106

56

60

64

32

34

. 34

34

34

29

27

26

26

29

26

Aug.

26

26

26

22

22

24

22

29

27

29

26

22

26

22

19

24

24

22

22

27

40

29

22

26

24

22

24

20

20

19

24

Sept.

29

34

29

26

26

24

29

29

27

29

29

27

27

27

26

29

48

96

76

34

40

34

56

53

48

76

48

56

64

56

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 30 to Dec. 8, Dec. 21-30, Jan. 19 to Feb. 13.
212

STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Discharge, In second-feet, of Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio, 1923-30, 1948-49--Continued

1948-49

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

oo <co

29

30

31

Oct.

45

48

39

31

39

45

42

45

39

31

34

53

60

60

67

71

71

79

103

200

194

145

135

117

103

90

83

79

71

67

64

Nov.

64

60

60

67

71

948

3,080

2,610

1,610

879

664

644

605

654

802

675

513

438

478

1,900

2,700

2,020

1,260

742

566

462

874

1,930

1,970

2,160

-

' Dec.

2,080

1,490

934

698

586

522

454

398

354

297

270

225

317

1,530

2,200

7,040

7,040

5,170

3,540

1,890

1,190

1,160

1,150

948

675

b550

b480

b430

bl,100

3,780

3,190

Jan.

2,060

1,230

866

731

1,830

6,230

*5,430

4,280

2,680

2,200

1,990

1,720

1,360

1,-OSO

879

853

1,660

3,190

7,880

6,230

4,520

2,550

1,690

2,280

3,900

4,780

7,320

9,020

8,160

5,690

3,080

Feb.

1,600

1,260

1,020

754

789

698

644

675

675

*698

615

586

522

742

5,150

9,600

6,770

4,780

2,280

1,470

1,100

1,100

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,740

2,160

1,450

_

_

-

Mar.

1,040

815

664

605

566

566

540

487

454

462

478

504

576

709

948

1,080

1,010

853

828

776

776

1,010

1,300

1,510

1/360

978

3,010

5,430

4,650

2,850

 1,690

Apr.

2,510

2,360

1,600

1,050

815

765

1,100

1,470

1,080

754

615

531

487

487

644

1,840

2,010

2,180

2,400

1,990

1,330

1,010

1,260

1,600

1,470

1,040

1,320

3,190

2,740

1,400

May

905

1,640

1,890

1,080

698

513

422

361

317

283

263

244

225

219

200

194

200

194

194

304

430

2,010

5,040

2,470

1,650

1,020

644

496

398

331

276

June

231

200

178

151

131

122

112

99

90

86

86

83

86

122

445

3,080

2,960

2,470

2,060

1,310

675

446

317

244

213

194

178

183

167

135

July

200

331

391

237

203

686

576

566

406

720

398

231

237

183

126

99

83

86

178

140

320

297

151

103

83

71

60

56

53

56

140

Aug.

231

172

117

86

71

56

53

60

64

53

48

71

79

71

60

64

83

83

86

90

71

56

50

42

42

39

34

34

34

36

86

Sept.

263

815

586

304

225

162

108

94

90

83

79

71

64

56

56

48

48

90

48

53

50

42

42

42

34

34

45

64

64

112

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 sec.-ft.).- Dec. 16 (5 p.m.) 8,440 sec.-ft.; Jan. 19 (2 p.m.) 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (8 p.m.) 1O.ZOO sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (4 a.m.) 11,1OG sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1923-30, 1948-49

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Fsbruary . . . ....... . .

May...............................

July . .... ...............

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

Bay...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1924-25 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1925-26 .............

Secondfoot-days

2,823

98,945

-

12,906

4,178

-

1 939

1 591

24,249

-

57 123

10,864

205,835

14,868

-

73,665

416,011

Maximum

263

8,600

-

8,290

9,530

2,000

126

415

-

6,500

-

334

1,920

9,530

1,400

-

8,910

12,100

Minimum

90

184

-

522

360

474

348

83

21

63

-

-

15

15

-

302

90

19

Mean

123

3,192

-

2 454

1,232

1,175

2,415

416

61.7

139

-

782

-

2 555

128

362

564

480

-

2,456

1,140

Per square 

mile

0.099

2.56

-

.987

2.77

.942

.720

1.94

.333

.049

.111

-

.627

-

2 05

.290

.452

.385

-

1.97

.913

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

2.95

-

1.06

3.19

1.05

.83

2.16

.38

.06

.12

-

.72

-

32

.32

6.15

.44

-

2,20

12.39
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 213 

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio, 1923-30, 1948-49 Continued

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May

September. ........................

Water year 1927-28 .............

December ..........................

Calendar year .............

Bay...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1928-29 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May

September. ........................

Water year 1929-30 .............

October 1948 .....................

December ..........................

Calendar year 1948 .............

March

May. ..............................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Secondfoot-days

19,159

-

4,349

565,226

107,687

-

1,290

419,915

19,563

-

1,213

402,535

79,725

-

26,992

6,581

5,652

1,559

757

1,232

566,020

2,350 

31 , 506

51,688

429,914

388.700

Maximum

2,890

-

5,400

518

19,600

13,800

-

162

-

327

3,740

-

64

17,200

9,850

-

356

550

40

96

25 , 400

200 

3,080

7,040

16,100

231

9.600

Minimum

-

37

29

29

-

23

23

-

27

22

_

_

115

19

24

19

31 

60

225

21

522

31

Mean

618

-

142

145

1,549

3,474

-

43.0

1,147

631

-

40.4

1,103

2,572

_

212

24.4

41.1

1,551

75.8 

1,050

1,667

1,175

1 243

810

1.065

Per square 

mile

.495

-

2.75

3.17

1.08

.'114

.116

1.24

.047

.418

2.78

-

959

.034

.919

.506

-

.032

.884

2.06

_

.020

.033

1.24

.061 

.841

1.34

.942

.853

Runoff in 

inches

.57

-

1.20

.13

.13

16.83

.05

3.20

-

1 59

.04

12.51

.58

-

2 84

.04

12.03

1 32

2.38

.

on

.04

16.89

.07 

.94

1.54

12.81

11.57
214 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°17'40", long. 83°11'55", in see. 24, T. 4 N., A. 

14 E., at bridge on State Highway 12, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Havens, Sandusky County, and if mile above mouth.

Drainage area.- 5.00 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946' to September 1948 (fragmentary), October 1948 to September

1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 98 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 3.89 feet); 

no now on many days.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 208 second-feet Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 5.12 feet); 

no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6 to Dec. 1)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

0.45 0 0.9 1.0 1.8 11 0.45 0 1.0 1.3 1.7 8.2 

.5 .05 1.0 1.6 2.1 17 .5 .06 1.1 1.8 1.9 12 

.6 .2 1.2 3.3 2.4 25 .6 .2 1.? 2.4 2.1 17 

.7 .4 1.4 5.2 2.6 31 .7 .4 1.3 3.2 2.7 36 

.8 .7 1.6 7.6 3.1 52 .8 .6 1.4 4.1 

.9 .9 1.5 5.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3

9.8 

3.2 

1.0 

.5 

.9

.6 

.4 

.4 

.3

.1

.1 

.4 

.3 

6.1

16

4.9 

2.6 

1.4 

.9 

.6

.6 

5.3 

2.9 

3.4 

2.1

Dec.

1.0 

a. 7 

a. 5 

a. 4 

a. 3

a. 2 

a. 2 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l

a.l 

al.5 

a6 

a4 

alO

19 

9.1 

5.4 

4.3 

3.6

4.9 

5.8 

3.5 

2.4

1.8

1.0 

b.7 

1.3 

16 

10 

6.3

Jan.

5 

3 

1

1 

16

9

6 

6 

7 

*7

5 

4 

3 

2 

2

5 

9 

24 

26

7

5 

5 

4 

11

9

20 

17 

32 

10 

8 

3

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 

ary ....

uary

h.. ..........................

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

0 

2

7 

4

8 

1

7 

0

1

8 

5 

5 

9 

9

8 

1

6

0 

2 

9

3

7 

4

Feb.

2.0 

1.5 

1.6 

2.3 

2.6

2.4 

3.9 

2.4 

1.9 

*2.0

1.5 

1.4 

2.4 

5.4 

49

15 

8.4 

6.2 

5.5 

4.2

3.2 

7.2 

7.1 

5.8

8.4

5.2 

4.2 

3.8

Seoondfoot-days

0 

65.1 

120.3

_

282.6 

166.5 

84.1 

85.6 

128.8 

64.8 

45.1 

0 

.3

1,043.2

Peak discharge (base, 50 sec. -ft.

Mar.

2.7 

1.8 

1.4 

1.4 

2.3

1.8 

1.0 

1.1 

1.2 

3.5

4.2 

2.8 

2.6 

4.1 

3.9

2.8 

2.1 

2.3 

1.8 

1.8

3.0 

3.3 

2.7 

2.0 

1.9

2.1 

8.7 

3.9 

2.4 

1.7 

5.8

Apr.

5.3 

3.6 

2.5

1.7 

1.6

3.4 

3.3 

2.3 

1.6 

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

3.3

4.5 

3.4 

5.0 

3.4 

2.3

1.6 

3.5 

6.0 

3.5 

2.2

1.9 

7.2 

3.4 

2.0 

1.4

May

1.6 

22 

6.3 

3.2 

1.8

1.1 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

1.0

.7 

33 

27 

12 

5.9

3.4 

2.1 

1.9 

1.2 

.8 

.6

Maximum Minimum

0 0 

16 0 

19 .1

-

32 1.4 

49 1.4 

8.7 1.0 

7.2 1.0 

33 .1 

26 0 

22 0 

0 0 

.1 0

49 0

June

0.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

9.4

26 

13 

7.6 

2.9 

1.2

.7 

.6 

.3 

.2 

.2

.3

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1

Mean

0 

2.17 

3.88

-

9.12 

5.95 

2.71 

2.85 

4.15 

2.16 

1.45 

0 

.01

2.86

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

.9

22 

16 

3.4 

1.3 

.7

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug. Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.1 .1

0 

0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0 0 

.434 .48 

.776 .89

-

1.82 2.10 

1.19 1.24 

.542 .62 

.570 .64 

.830 .96 

.432 .48 

.290 .33 

0 0 

.0020 .002

.572 7.74

.- Jan. 18 (7 p.m.) 60 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 98 sec. -ft.

*rTfJThter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records (including rain gage 

records at station)and records for Eagle Creek near Flndlay. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 215

Black River at Elyria, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°22'50", long. 82°06'15", in T. 6 N., R. 17 W., 

at isiyria, Lorain County, three-quarters of a mile below confluence of East and West 

Branches.

Drainage area.- 392 square miles.

Records' available. - October 1944 to September 1949. May 1903 to July 1906 at site about 

bi miles downstream, published as Black River near Elyria.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 9.91 

reet); minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 25-27.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 8,930 second-feet June 3, 1947, Mar. 22. 1948; maximum 

gage height, 14.30 feet Mar. 22, 1948; minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot )0ot. 5, 1945.

Remarks.-Records good except those below 10 second-feet or those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, vater year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, June 1 to Sept. 30)

0.6 2.5 1.1 28 2.1 164 4.5 880 

.7 5.0 1.3 44 2.5 247 5.5 1,250 

.8 9.0 1.4 54 3.0 367 7.0 2,280 

.9 14 1.7 94 3.7 577 9.2 3,930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

7.0 

6.2 

7.0 

7.O

7.4 

8.2 

12 

8.2 

8.6

17 

9.0 

13 

11 

14

14 

30 

30 

50 

36

26 

20 

18 

15 

16

14 

15 

16 

15 

13 

11

Nov.

14 

10 

11 

12 

13

30 

35 

79 

67 

58

41 

37 

44 

49 

50

45 

39 

33 

41 

112

271 

204 

115 

78 

58

53 

178 

394 

451 

960

Dec.

560 

278 

170 

122 

1OO

85 

75 

65 

55 

47

39i 

58 

494 

680 

 836

3,930 

2,850 

811 

367 

262

247. 

408 

380 

212 

112

blOO 

b90 

84 

266 

1,250 

718

Jan.

306 

234 

188 

143 

606

1.76O 

783 

422 

436 

408

341 

283 

210 

162 

136

143 

475 

1,010 

 2,700 

1,490

_ 466 

422. 

466 

1,100 

1,940

1,800 

2,980 

3,370 

2,430 

627 

316

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1.... ........................

st ...........................

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

267 

180 

196 

143 

138

141 

162 

153 

190 

162

166 

115 

149 

328 

2,450

3,130 

957 

408 

283 

' 236

200 

260 

908 

700 

820

840 

408 

285

Seoondfoot-days

484.6 

3,480 

15,751

117,467.5

28,153 

14,375 

16,020 

14,345 

3,980 

1,051 

3,922 

1,150.1 

665.1

103,376.8

Mar.

227 

174 

188 

196

341

367 

285 

202 

166 

236

367 

528 

496 

700 

88O

528 

306 

394 

354 

3O6

380 

560 

1,O2O 

840 

408

287 

1,710 

2,110 

584 

294 

586

Apr.

1,520 

681 

341 

238 

182

184 

5O8 

466 

271 

184

140 

113 

108 

176 

528

820 

970 

8OO 

577 

367

245 

188 

358 

860 

7OO

394 

764 

1,070 

380 

212

Maxlnun

50 

860 

3,930

7,360

3,370 

3,130 

2,110 

1,520 

902 

260 

1,020 

323 

94

3,930

Peak discharge (base, 3t 20O sec. -ft.).- Dec. 16 (4 p.m

sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (3 a.m.) 3,930 sec. -ft.

May

154 

132 

122 

100 

78

64 

53 

45 

43 

40

37 

35 

32 

31 

30

30 

31 

30 

47 

94

104 

312 

902 

646 

265

156 

108 

85 

67 

58 

49

Minimum

6.2 

10 

39

4.8

136 

115 

166 

108 

30 

15 . 

11 

8.6 

4.5

4.5

June

41 

35 

31 

27 

23

23 

21 

20 

2O 

18

16 

15 

18 

20 

19

2O 

42 

59 

51 

43

30 

26 

20 

18 

16

18 

22 

25 

54 

260

Mean

15.6 

116 

508

321

908 

513

517 

478 

128 

35.0 

127 

37.1 

22.2

283

July

72 

56 

32 

20 

16

33 

241 

327 

124 

1,020

873 

241 

91 

49 

33

24 

20 

20 

18 

16

18 

31 

71 

44 

29

21 

a25 

14 

12 

11 

320

Aug.

323 

92 

46 

31 

34

51 

36 

30 

20 

16

14 

14 

11 

11 

28

22 

19 

24 

25 

61

37 

25 

20 

16 

13

11 

8.6 

9.5 

20 

36 

46

Per square

 ile

O.O4O 

. .296 

1.30

.819

2.32 

1.31 

1.32 

1.22 

.327 

.089 

.324 

.095 

.057

.722

Sept.

48 

94 

79 *7 

15

18 

19 

24 

17 

12

13 

15 

14 

13 

11

11 

8.2 

21 

12 

23

21 

12 

11 

7.4 

4.5

5.0 

11 

33 

24 

22

Runoff -in 

inches

0.05 

.33 

1.50

11.15

2.68 

1.3,6 

1.52 

1.36 

.38 

.10 

.37 

.11 

.06

.9.82

) 4,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (8:30 p.m.) 3,810

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage,observer's reading, 

and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
216 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°24'22", long. 81°53'13", in T. 6 N., R. 15 W., at 

 highway bridge just below confluence of East and West Branches and 3 miles northwest of

Berea, Cuyahoga County. Datum of gage is 649.9 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1°*°

(Cuyahoga County bench mark).

Drainage area.- 269 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to September 1935, September 1943 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 247 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,010 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 5.18 

reel;}; minimum, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 24, 25.

1923-35, 1943-49: Maximum' discharge observed, 17,000 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935, from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; maximum stage observed, 18.6 feet June 

29, 1924 (backwater caused by tornado); minimum discharge, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 2, 1932, 

Aug. 18, 19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 20.9 feet in March 1913.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water year).- W 1054: 1935(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water yeaf October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

17

13

10

8.6

7.4

6.9

9.1

8.0

7.4

15

16

23

24

19

17

78

£08

110

55

38

£9

27

£7

31

34

£9

25

24

19

19

Nov.

22

19

22

27

28

49

119

86

58

58

74

86

78

86

76

62

56

55

64

261

286

144

97

74

62

58

393

437

535

716

-

Dec.

313

166

113

94

81

74

64

55

47

44

53

230

1,130 468*

 925"

3,110

1,080

370,

227

183

187

395

236

129

bllO

b!05

blOO

97

422

1,440

441

Jan.

208

183

119

97

1,030

1,450

398

£91

276

£45

204

154

116

97

88

106

427

723

*1,660

486

236

364

313',

1,170

1,410

1,520

1,800

2,580

958

318_j

£76

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

245

195

147

136

158

166

£22

199

£13

174

133 103*

150"

413

2,640

1,470

433

250

191

166

151

34TV

1,090\

426

725

503

255

208

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

973.4

4,188

12,489

101,491.2

19,303

11,509

13, 983

10,223

2 , 862

414.1

1, 233 . 6

41o!o

77,873.8

Mar.

166

151

170

178

486

407

255

174

154

318

517

389

315

603

495

276

208

296

222

187

,.1 236 07 424

1,600

636

341

286

£,150

917

358

236

832

Haxii

Apr.

1,080

407

255

199

158

170

492

420

245

174

136

113

110

174

236

487

547

510

426

281

191

162

250

590

480

270

520

730

260

150

-

ram

208

716

3,110

5,200

2,580

2,640

2,150

1,080 

600

415

35

45

3,110

May

110

90

85

70

55

45

35

30

30

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

£0

30

65

70

£10

600

450

200

130

100

86

74

56

46

Minimum

6.9

19

44

3.8

88

103

151

110

20

6.0

6.9

2.1

3.4

2.1

June

38

32

28

24

19

17

13

10

9.7

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

6.9

6.0

6.0

9.1

8.6

27

16

10

9.1

9.1

8.0

10

16

14

13

10

12

-

Bean

31.4

140

403

277

623

411

451

341

92 . 3

13 8

39 . 8

9.22 

13.7

213

July

14

29

15

9.7

8.0

13

41

40

30

415

268

71

38

24

15

12

13

13

10

10

9.7

29

25

17

13

12

10

8.0

6.9

6.9

7.4

Aug.

10

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.6

10

9.7

10

8.0

7.4

6.9

15

18

8.6

6.4

6.4

6.0

4.6

4.2

3.4

3.0

£.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

3.4

3.0

17

35

12

34

Per square 

mile

0.117

 520 i!so

1.03

2 . 32

i 1 . Kfl DO

1.27

.343

.051

. 148

.034 

.051

 792

Sept.

36

29

16

12

9.7

6.9

6.4

16

15

8.6

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.4

19

20

16

12

8.6

8.6

7.4

5.5

6.0

6.0

45

35

31

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

. 58

1.73 .

14.01

2.68

1.59

1.94

1.42

.40

.06

.17

.04 

.06

10 .,80

Peak discharge ( base. 4.OOP sec.-ft.).- Dec. 16 (9 a.m.) 4,010 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Apr. 23 to May £6; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

ecords for Black River at Elyria.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 217

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°20'27", long. 81°10'01", in T. 5 N., R. 7 W., 

aTTHIram Rapids, Portage County, 0.6 mile downstream from Black Brook.

Drainage area.- 147 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949. August 1927 to December 1935 at site 

2-f miles downstream, published as Cuyihoga River near Hiram.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1927-35; 1944-49), 176 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 790 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 3.74 

reet); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1927-35, 1944-49: Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet Mar. 23, 1948 (gage height, 

7.00 feet); minimum, 5.1 second-feet Sept. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by East Branch Reservoir (usable capacity, 4,140 acrefeet). Records of.chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 11C2.

Revisions (water year).- W 1054: 1945.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

42

37

32

26

24

22

24

28

34

36

37

42

42

4=2

39

50

81

92

94

87

72

59

48

43

41

39

36

36

34

34

Nov.

36

42

44

49

51

55

69

73

67

62

65

65

66

72

74

71

65

61

61

112

128

144

148

142

125

104

119

142

165

199

-

Dec.

207

204

189

163

136

114

96

81

72

a60

a85

allO

150

182

218

341

352

356

333

286

*241

210

182

159

130

alOO

a75

67

124

232

263

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April..................

May

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September.. ............

Water year 1948-49

Jan.

b280

b250

b220

196

250

333

372

413

400

341

286

235

194

163

140

123

140

161

215

 247

266

273

260

283

352

434

570

715

765

715

615

Feb.

b450

376

b280

223

186

b!70

168

174

194

210

204

201

215

263

472

644

740

*667

538

408

308

256

270

279

318

337

318

300

.

_

-

Mar.

244

210

186

172

191

226

276

322

311

279

256

238

229

226

218

207

194

191

184

174

165

191

388

583

644

574

574

538

494

421

368

Apr.

352

349

345

297

235

207

212

226

241

226

199

165

146

132

121

121

123

134

144

159

161

161

184

210

229

241

266

293

318

297

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

1,398

2,676

5,518

64,421

10,212

9, 169

9,474

6,494

5 184

1*446

1, 876

1 1 138

1,937

56,520

Maximum

94

199

356

2,610

765

740

644

352

496

123

116

99

107

- 765

Minimum

22

36

60

18

128

i JLoo eft

IPS

121

34

28

26

16

31

16

Mean

45;1

89.2

178

176

329

327

506

*>"\ Si. £ lo

167

48 .2

60* 5

36.6

64.6

155

May

241

196

159

132

109

90

73

64

57

52

48

46

42

41

39

37

36

34

36

81

116

292

498

476

494

451

372

297

235

186

154

June

123

99

g?2

g57

g50

g46

g42

g39

36

35

34

34

32

32

32

31

30

29

28

34

43

36

38

43

52

62

71

72

65

49

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second -feet)t

-1-4.8

+ 14.1

-1-22.5

-1-2.7

-1-2.4

-1.0

+ .9

-1.0

-.4

-4.0

-16.3

-7.2

-26.6

-1.0

July

39

32

30

28

26

32

42

50

50

60

71

71

65

57

54

52

50

51

51

59

101

116

114

107

90

66

49

41

38

104

80

Aug.

99

S

i

t

6

1

5

49

39

':

I

2

9

6

24

23

2

2

i

4

4

4

22

21

2

2

2

0

0

1

21

19

1

1

1

7

7

6

18

24

3

3

5

6

2

7

4

6

76

Sept.

96

104

107

106

99

90

77

76

76

72

68

66

61

59

58

56

55

55

58

64

58

57

54

51

45

38

32

31

34

34

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

»- ^ir6

49.9 0.339

103 .701

200 1.36

179 1.22

331 2*25

326 2^22

307 2.09

215 1.46

167 1.14

44.2 .301

44.2 .301

29.4 .200

38.0 .259

154 1.05

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.78

1.57

16.54

2 GQ oy

2.31"

2.41

1 JL K^. DO

1.31

.34

.35

.23

.29

14.20

t Change in contents in East Branch Reservoir. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Old Portage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. '

949153 0-51-15
218 STREAMS TRIBUTARY'TO LAKE ERIE

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41*08'04", long. 81°32'49", at Old Portage, Summit 

uounty, at highway bridge It miles downstream from Little Cuyahoga River and 4 miles 

northwest of Akron.

Drainage area.- 405 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 410 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 7.34 

reet j; minimum, 35 second-feet Oct. 10, 11 (gage height, 0.58 foot).

1921-35, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 3,820 second-feet Apr. 5, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 10.8 feet June 28, 1924; minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Aug. 27, 1944 

(gage height, 0.47 foot).

Remarks - Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow 

regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. At Lake Rockwell, about 16 miles 

above gage, an average of 55 second-feet was diverted for municipal supply of city.of 

Akron. Sewage from city enters river below station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1 to Sept. So)

Oct. 1 to Jan. £7 Jan. £8 to Sept. 30

0.6 37 1.5 195 0.

.7 49 2.4 400

.8 64 3.6 738 l.(

1.0 99 4.9 1,180 1.'

3 47 3.2 619

7 59 4.5 1,040

3 104 5.5 1,420

I 178 6.1 1,700

£.2 356

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95

83

54

55

9O

104

97

97

86

43

107

104

100

126

100

107

278

144

301

£84

298

£38

122

102

108

126

118

104

106

106

92

Nov.

91

120

134

130

122

171

123

161

160

169

177

163

160

160

166

167

152

148

170

253

191

21£

228

237

IBS

210

263

254

287

327

-

Dec.

366

3£5

303

30£

15£

175

175

163

140

122

137

207

£46

273

43£

765

738

604

576

576

506

439

388

299

254

211

163

176

367

492

506

Jan.

4£6

4£6

413

400

576

800

678

634

648

648

562

475

412

342

319

£14

317

437

492

45£

452

466

479

708

664

966

1,160

1,700

1,600

1,2§0

1,100

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septenbar ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

898

738

576

503

482

430

430

418

407

417

379

356

409

492

1,040

1,210

1,100

1,100

1,040

832

648

663

754

676

708

708

648

634

_

-

-

Secondf oot-days

3,977

5,514

10,598

126,896

20 43 

18^703

16 59£

14^577

8 ,95£

3,666

5,453

3 29'

2*593

114,362

Mar.

562

456

418

405

405

430

443

443

469

535

535

495

456

443

430

405

376

381

361

337

347

420

 29

708

76S

664

S32

8S8

784

6S3

76S

Apr.

784

6ee

63

19

90

535

535

g

i

4

62

32

8£

456

443

3

3

3

92

68

44

3£0

344

3

3

2

32

56

60

380

356

3

4

4

9£

43

95

535

532

7

6

5

5

MaxiBUB

301

327

765

2,640

1,700

1,210

932

784

693

256

547

230

134

1,700

23

93

76

35

-

May

495

443

39£

344

309

290

138

11£

12£

111

105

114

111

98

98

106

116

103

181

278

153

£96

500

693

646

576

535

482

405

314

268

MiniBUB

43

91

12£

39

214

356

337

260

98

84

62

55

59

43

June

£56

234

106

10£

87

84

92

107

11£

95

101

100

184

174

134

94

101

101

85

84

88

107

104

99

166

160

156

118

106

129

-

Mean

1 9ft J.&0

184

342

347

659

668

535

486

289

122

176

106

86.4

313

July .

112

85

62

63

80

139

101

91

80

354

118

121

116

111

101

88

74

96

155

353

482

295

282

260

201

160

141

126

161

547

298

Aug.

£18

174

£20

197

145

114

106

107

109

102

£30

143

79

66

79

79

57

76

67

59

55

59

63

70

67

67

72

90

102

60

141

Sept.

90

80

67

63

59

62

69

134

102

94

88

85

82

84

88

84

SO

86

99

91

90

96

98

104

94

86

79

99

82

74

-

Per square Runoff in 

 lie inches

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 sec.-ft.).- July 30 (3 p.m.) 2,320 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 219

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23'44", long. 81°37"54", in T. 6 N., R. 12 W., 

at nignway bridge 1 mile northeast of Independence. Datum of gage is 584.14 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by city of Cleveland).

Drainage area.- 709 square miles.

kecprqa available.- September 1903 to July 1906, September 1921 to May 1923, September 

J.yzv to December 1935, March 1940 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1921-22, 1927-35, 1940-49), 681 second-feet,. . .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,450 second-feet Jan. 28" (gage tetgftt, 12:76 

reet); minimum, 76 second-feet Aug. 22; minimum gage height, 2.45 feet Oct. 5. 

. 1921-23, 1927-35, 1940-49: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet June 2, 1947 

(gage height, 19.07 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Nov. 30, 1930; minimum combined discharge of river and canal, 48 second-feet Aug. 29, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow slightly regulated by 

reservoirs and lakes above station. A small amount of water from Tuscarawas River is 

diverted into this basin at Portage Lakes. Water diverted into Ohio Canal at Brecksville, 6 miles above station, bypasses station; measurements of canal during water 

year 1948-49 are as follows:

Date

Oct. 5 

Nov. 6 

Dec. 14 

Jan. 19 

Feb. 17 

Mar. 23

Second-fefet

49.4 

56.7 

58.0 

58.6- 

53.7 

61.1

Date

Apr. 21 

May 26 

June 22 

July 27 

Aug. 23 

Sept. 13

Second-feet

54. S 

55.7 

51.2 

43.9 50.3 ' 

49.6

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1162.

Revisions (water years).- W 894: 1929(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

168

148

120

91

102

141

141

144

153

118

104

203

166

208

184

153

640

642

409

398

385

361

277

203

170

20O

186

178

166

16O

148

Nov.

150

178

186

225

197

280

305

246

255

274

308

270

27O

292

249

267

252

24O

255

768

512

371

385

381

334

299

94O

646

834

768

-

Dec.

666

54S

494

476

354

292

299

277

234

228

217

498

1,200

686

1,210

3,080

1,950

1,400

1,080

950

902

975

706

568

423

347

305

315

1,310

1,850

1,220

Jan.

812

686

606

587

1,800

2,150

1,500

1,220

1,120

1,100

950

790

666

587

476

458

646

1,020

1,700

1,08O

834

1,050

856

1,900

2,310

2,750

2,860

4,610

2,970

2,200

1,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 19*8 ............

January ..........................

February ..........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,500

1,220

950

856

834

706

7SO

768

790

686

626

530

706

al,200

a2,50O

a4,000

a2,000

1,80O

1,650

1,400

1,120

1,400

1,900

1,500

1,700

1,450

1,20O

1,120

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6 , 867

10,937

25,061

266,921

44,094

36,902

36,938

33,034

17,661

5,714

8,384

5,897

4,466

235,955

Mar.

975

812

747

706

1,250

1,180

926

790

768

1,100

1,300

1,050

S26

1,080

926

768

706

790

666

606

626

1,02O

2,530

1,750

1,500

1,450

2,970

2,100

1,650

1,350

1,900

Apr.

1,950

1,500

1,220

1,100

1,000

1,120

1,350

1.20O

1,020

879

812

768

726

747

726

834

834

95O

834

812

768

812

1,200

1,550

1,350

1,120

2,200

1,60O

1,150

902

-

Maximum

642

940

3,080

6,020

4,610

4,000

2,970

2,200

2,200

378

800

536

283

4,610

May

812

726

6O6

530

458

43O

344

234

217

220

203

203

197

189

173

163

192

189

200

843

434

1,100

2,200

1,500

1,300

950

834

726

606

476

406

Minimum

91

150

217

83

458

530

606

726

163

133

107

83

93

83

June

378

357

264

197

178

144

153

153

160

158

158

153

137

211

166

160

156

173

153

133

153

166

158

16O

231

203

283

237

195

186

-

Mean

222

365

80S

729

1,422

1,318

1,192

1,101

570

190

270

190

149

646

July

252

203

144

107

111

156

261

176

156

649

295

206

186

173

160

153

126

122

158

249

693

549

368

351

302

261

222

200

184

411

80O

Aug.

385

299

252

374

267

2ir

173

186

170

178

168

536

255

148

111

135

124

113

124

1O9

94

83

99

104

111

113

113

139

237

181

Per square 

mile

305

Sept.

283

163

137

113

104

93

118

240

206

158

' 146

122

133

128

128

126

124

160

168

150

135

135

144

153

141

124

124

217

160

133

"

Runoff In 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 28 (11 a.m.) 5,450 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (time unknown)

5,160 sec.-ft,

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Old Portage.
220 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'45", long. 81°23'40", in 

T. i w., R. 10 W., 0.8 mile north of Mogadore, Summit County, and three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Fritoh Lake Outlet.

Drainage area.- 12.3 square miles.

Records available.- February 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 97 second-feet July 20 (gage height, 1.99 feet); 

minimum, 0.5 second-foot Apr. 15 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 143 second-feet June 7, 1947; minimum, that of Apr. 15, 

1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Mogadore R&servoir.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 13-24, Sept. 4-14)

0.25 0.4 0.60 4.0 0.95 13

.30 .7 .70 5.9 1.0 15

.35 1.0 .75 7.0 1.1 20

.40 1.4 .80 8.4 1.2 26

.45 1.9 .85 9.9 1.3 36

.50 2.5 .90 12 1.4 48

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.7

7.0

6.6

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.0

9.4

16

14

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

Nov.

14

14

a 10

a6

34

a3

a2.5

aZ.2

a2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.4

4.5

7.8

11

16

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

-

Dec.

11

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.0

10

10

10

12

11

9.0

9.0

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

7.8

7.8

 11

12

12

Month

Jan.

11

11

11

11

19

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

19

15

11

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

21

26

28

34

36

32

31

26

Feb.

22

21

21

25

28

28

27

26

26

18

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.8

18

31

28

26

24

20

18

32

45

45

45

45

44

44

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

October .......................... 317. E

November ......................... 228.9

December ......................... 307.6

Calendar year 1948 ............ 4,122.8

January .......................... 592

February ......................... 723. 8

March. ........................... 415.6

April ............................ 470.2

May ..... 15O c

June ............................. 32!?

July... .......................... 246. c

August........................... 129. E

September ........................ 115.1

Water year 1948-49 ............ 3 779 ]

liar.

23

4.4

3.5

5.5

11

11

11

11

9.6

5.5

6.4

12

12

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

9.9

7.8

12

19

20

22

24

21

24

26

22

Apr.

22

21

21

20

19

22

22

14

13

12

11

7.4

.7

.7

.5

13

13

16

19

16

18

18

22

24

22

21

21

15

13

13

Maximum

16

16

12

42

36

45

26

24

15

5.2

32

9.0

13

45

May

14

14

15

12

11

9.3

8.4

6.1

3.0

1.1

.9

.9

1.2

1.6

1.7

2.4

2.9

2.3

1.7

2.5

3.4

2.9

3.8

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.5

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

June

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.0

2.3

2.9

2.3

1.9

2.4

4.0

4.1

2.6

2.4

2.4

1.2

1.3

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.8

' 3.1

3.1

2.3

5.2

4.9

3.7

3.2

2.6

3.6

Minimum Mean

3.8 10. 2

2.1 7.63

7.8 9.92

2.1 11.3

11 19.1

3.8 25.8

3.5 13.4

.5 15.7

1)2 ' z'.i\

2.0 7.94

1.2 4. If

1.0 3.84

.5 10.4

July

4.8

6.4

2.9

2.1

2.0

5.2

6.1

5.1

6.1

7.8

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.3

5.9

5.5

5.7

6.6

7.6

32

32

11

6.3

4.4

6.6

9.9

8.7

7.8

9.6

10

5.3

Aug.

4.5

5.7

9.0

8.6

7.2

6.3

3.8

4.6

6.8

5.9

6.8

7.0

4.9

2.4

1.4

1.9

6.0

4.4

3.1

2.1

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.7

3.5

1.7

1.2

2.0

4.4

2.9

3.7

Sept.

10

6.0

1.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

4.4

13

8.4

6.6

5.9

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.3

2.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

Per square 'Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Massillon Road, Alcron.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 221

Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road, Akron, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'35", long. 81°27'45", in

 TTTTT., R. 10 W., at bridge on Massillon Road in Akron, Summit County, and 250 feet 

upstream from Springfield Lake Outlet.

Drainage area.- 31.0 square miles.

Records available.- February 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 180 second-feet July 21; minimum, 5.5

 second-feet July 5 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 521 second-feet Aug. 25, 1947 (gage height, 2.81 feet); 

minimum, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 18, 1946 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 FTovTregulated by Fritch Lake and Mogadore Reservoir. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1162.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3-28)

0 3 3.8 0.8 24 1.3 80 

4 6.3 .9 31 1.4 102 

5 9.6 1.0 38 1.5 128 

6 14 1.1 48 1.6 157 

1 7 19 1.2 62 1.7 188

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.9 

11 

11 

9.2 

8.9

9.2 

8.9 

10 

9.2 

8.5

11 

8.9 

13 

17 

24

23 

43 

31 

26 

26

24 

23 

25 

24 

24

24 

25 

23 

23 

23 

23

Nov.

24 

23 

24 

17 

13

15 

12 

11

10 

12

11 

10 

11 

11 

10

11 

12 

15 

20 

34

23 

20 

20 

19 

18

20 

31 

23 

28 

26

Dec.

22 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

26 

27 

22 

46

59 

32 

23 

23 

21

23 

24 

21 

19 

17

17 

16 

18 

45 

42 

27

Jan.

23 

21 

20 

22 

66

54 

39 

36 

35 

34

32 

31 

29 

27

21

23 

29 

34 

38 

28

27 

31 

31 

66 

58

79 

81 

123 

59 

60 

44

Feb.

36 

34 

33 

38

43

41 

45 

40 

40 

34

18 

16 

23 

29 

94

64 

46 

42 

38 

34

31

60 

75 

64 

69

59 

58 

55

Month fS*t^dd~

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber... ......................

mber... ............ . .....

579.7 

534 

751

lendar year 1948 ............ 9,799.2

ary

1. ...........................

ter year 1948-49 ......

1,301 

1,259 

921 

1,013 

499.3 

273.7 

773.6 

375.9

..... 8,575.0

Mar.

42 

19 

18 

19 

27

26 

23 

23 

23 

29

25 

26

26 

26 

26

23 

24 

25 

23 

21

22 

35 

46 

37 

36

37 

46 

36 

37 

39 

56

Apr. '

Maximum

43 

34 

59

183

123 

94 

56 

58 

29 

18 

180 

27 

19

180

47 

38 

37 

33 

33

46 

48 

33 

28

26

24 

22 

15 

14 

14

18 

28 

34 

39 

36

29 

40 

49 

52

42

38 

58 

36 

29 

27

May

29 

27

29 

24 

23

21 

20 

17 

12 

9.9

9.2 

9.2 

9.6 

9.9 

10

10 

10 

9.9 

15 

25

14 

27 . 

25 

17 

15

13 

' 14 

13 

12 

10 

9.6

June

9.6 

9.2 

9.2 

8.9 

8.9

8.2 

8.5 

8.5 

7.9 

8.5

9.2 

9.9 

11 

8.5 

8.5

6.9 

6.9 

7.2 

7.2 

7.5

7.9 

8.2 

7.5 

6.9 

18

18 

12 

9.2 

7.9 

7.9

Minimum Mean

8.5 18.7 

10 17.8 

16 24.2

7.0 26.8

20 42.0 

16 45.0 

18 29.7 

14 33.8 

9.2 16.1 

6.9 9.12 

6.0 25.0 

6.3 12.1 

5.7 9.79

5.7 23.5

July

9.2 

12 

8.5 

7.2 

6.0

9.7 

12 

10 

11 

43

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

12 

13 

34 

a!30

al80 

29 

17 

alO 

a!5

a25 

alS 

a!6 

a3'5 a25 

aie

Aug.

a!2 

a!5 

a20 

a!7 

a!4

all 

a8

10 

13 

12

27 

21 

15 

10 

8.2

7.9 

9.6 

13 

8.5 

7.9

6.9 

6.3 

6.9 

6.9 

8.9

7.5 

9.4 

11 

18 

11 

23

Per square 

mile

Sept.

17 

19 

8.2 

7.5 

7.5

6.6 

8.6 

13 

7.9 

7.2

6.6 

6.6 

7.5 

16 

16

12 

11 

12 

12 

10

11 

11 

11 

8.9 

6.9

6.0 

5.7 

8.5

6.6 

6.0

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Cuyahoga River at Mogadcre and Springfield Lake Outlet at Akrcn.
222 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'20", long, 81°27'50", In

 TTTTT., R. 10 W., in Akron, Summit County, 0.3 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles 

downstream from Springfield Lake.

Drainage area.- 8.40 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 82 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 2.12 feet);

 minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 20 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 139 second-feet Aug. 17, 1947; maximum gage height, 

2.72 feet Feb. 14, 1948 (backwater from' ice); minimum discharge, 0.3 second-foot 

Sept. 17-19, 1948, Aug. 20, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.36 foot Sept. 19, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regu-

 lated by Springfield Lake. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1949 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1162.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 30, 31, Jan. 2-4, Feb. 20 to Mar. 1,

Apr. 22-2G, May 19-23, June 15-25,

Aug. 15-17, 26-30, Sept. 9-18)

O.35 O.3 O.9 2.O 1.5 13 

.4 .4 1.0 2.7 1.6 17 

.5 .6 1.1 3.5 1.7 23 

.6 .8 1.2 4.7 1.8 32 

.7 1.2 1.3 6.4 1.9 46 

.8 1.6 1.4 9.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.4

.9 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.5

.5 

4.0 

6.3 

1.3 

1.1

.9 

.9

.6 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Nov.

O.8 

.7 

.6 

.9 ' .8

1.4 

1.0 

.6 

.9 

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

3.3

2.2 

1.9 

1.9 i.e

1.6

1.9 

4.2 

2.9 

4.0 

3.6

Dec.

3.0 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.7

1.6 

3.1 

3.6 

2.6 

7.2

16 

9.9 

5.6 

5.0 

4.6

5.0 

5.3 

4.8 

4.2 

 3.4

3.6 

-..4 

3.4 

9.4 

9.5 

7.6 -

Jan.

b5

4.2 

3.8 

 4.6 

16

14 

6.9 

7.6 

6.9 

6.6

6.4 

5.8 

5.4 

5.4 

5.1

5.4 

6.9 

9.3 

10 

6.9

6.0 

7.6 

7.4 

19 

16

22 

24 

38 

18 

bis 

bll

Feb.

bio 

b9 

bio 

b!2 

bll

bio 

9.5 

9.2 

8.6 

8.3

7.4 

6.9 

6.9 

 11 

35

23 

14 

12 

1O 

11

11 

15 

16 

12 

13

11 

6.9 

8.3

Month Seoondfoot-days

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay. 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

30. 6 

53.2 

14O.7

............ 2,029.3

UAPV

h........ ....................

1.. ..........................

eaber ........................

326.2 

332. C 

305.7 

283.5 

128.4 

49.6 

63. 0 

38.5 

29.5

ter year 19,48-49 ............ 1,782.9

Mar.

8.0 

9.9 

9.2 

9.2 

1O

11 

9.9 

6.3 

6.3 

12

12 

9.9 

9.9 

8.6 

6.3

7.6 

8.5 

7.6 

7.0 

6.8

6.9 

11 

19 

12 

10

9.9 

12 

9.9 

6.9 

6.3 

14

Apr.

13 

10

a. 9

8.3 

7.6

12 

14 

11 

9.5 

6.6

8.3 

6.0 

7.6 

7.6 

7.1

8.0 

8.0 

9.5 

9.9

7.6

9.4 

9.4 

12 

11 

9.9

6.7 

14 

1O 

8.3 

7.1

Maxim

6.3 

4.2

16

67

36 

35 

19 

14 

7.1 

3.1 

15 

3.9 

2.2

38

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b'stage-dlscharge relation affected by ice.

Hay

7.1

6.0 

5.6 

5.4

5.3 

5.0

4.6 

4.2

4.1 

3.6 

3.7 

3.6 

3.4

3.3 

3.2 

3.0 

3.1 

4.O

3.6 

3.7 

4.7 

4.3 

4.0

3.6 

3.5 

3.3 

3.0 

2.7 

2.5

June

2.5

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

1.9

1.7 

1.6

1.7 

1.6 

2.0 

1.7 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

3.1

2.2 

1.7 

1,3 

1.3 

1,2

MiniBun Mean

0.4 0.99 

.7 1.77 

1.6 4.54

.3 5.54

3.8 10.6 

6.9 11.9 

6.9 9.86 

7.1 9.45 

2.5 4.14 

.9 1.65 

.6 2.03 

.4 1.24 

.6 .98

.4 4.66

July

1.1

1,1 

.9 

.9

1.6 

1.3

1.1 

7.9

i.e

1.4 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0

.9 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

4.4

2.4 

1.4 

1.1 

.9 

.6

.9 

.7 

.6 

1.1 

15 

4.5

Aug.

1.9

1.9 

1.5 

1.3

1.1 

1.1

.9 

1.0

2.2 

2.1 

1.4 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

.6 

.9 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4 

2.3 

1.2 

1.4 

1.2 

3.9

Sept.

2.1

1.1 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.2 

2.2 

1.0 

.9

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

1.4 

1.2 

.8

.7 

.7 

.9 

.6 

.7

.8 

.8 

1.2

.7 

.6

Psr square Runoff in 

Bile inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 223

Low-flow investigation of Tinkers Creek near Bedford, Ohio

An investigation of the low-flow characteristics of Tinkers Creek was made on Oct. 3, 

1948, for the purpose of determining the water-supply possibilities in this area. A 

number of current-meter measurements were made at selected points on the stream and its 

tributaries after a period of dry weather. The discharges measured are therefore essentially from ground-water sources. This investigation, together with records of nearby 

gaging stations and 'other miscellaneous measurements on Tinkers Creek, makes possible a 

preliminary or rec<3hnaissance estimate of the probable sustained flows that are available.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each 

measured tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage 

area shown is total drainage, above the measuring point.

Discharge measurements of Tinkers Creek and tributaries near Bedford, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1948

Stream

Tinkers Creek.

Do........ .

Unnamed tributary of

Tinkers

Creek.

Tinkers Creek.

Unnamed tributary of

Tinkers

Creek.

Do.........

Tinkers Creek.

' Do. ........

Unnamed tributary of

Tinkers

Creek.

Tinkers Creek.

Do.........

Location

0.5 mile below Pond Brook and 400 feet below

bridge on State Highway 14, 2i miles southeast of Twlnsburg.

200 feet below bridge on Glenwood Road and

2 miles northwest of Twlnsburg.

0. 2 mile above mouth at bridge on Coohran

Road and 4 miles northwest of Twlnsburg.

500 feet above bridge on Richmond Road and

2j miles east of Bedford.

0.7 mile above mouth and 100 feet above

bridge on Richmond Road, 2j miles east of

Bedford.

0.3 mile above mouth and 200 feet below

bridge 1 mile east of Bedford.

500 feet above Pennsylvania R. R. bridge at

Bedford.

2.4 miles above mouth and 1/3 mile above

Dunham Road, 2£ miles west of Bedford.

0.1 mile above mouth and £ mile above Dunham Road, 2i miles, west of Bedford.

1.8 miles above mouth and £ mile below Dunham Road, 2j miles west of Bedford.

0. 2 mile above mouth and 500 feet above

Canal Road bridge, near Independence.

Drainage 

area In 

square 

miles

42.4

56.2

6.53

69.7

6.25

5.10

86.0

91.6

2.68

94.6

96.5

Discharge 

In secondfeet

4.57

6.07

.26

6.90

.16

.04

7.06

7.94

1.25

8.71

8.79

Second-feet 

per 

square mile

0.108

.108

.040

.099

.026

.0078

.082

.087

.466

.092

.091
224 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Chagrin Ri^er at Willoughby, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37'51", long. 81°24'13", at city waterworks, 800 

reet downstream from East Branch, 1 mile southeast of Willoughby, Lake County, and 

5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 251 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 289 second-feet (not including diversion).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,060 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 8.29 

reet); minimum daily, 16 second-feet Aug. 26, 27.

1925-35, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 28,000 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 

17.95 feet, from high-water mark in well), by contracted-opening method; minimum daily, 

3.0 second-feet July 25, 26, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water 

aiverted at dam Just above station for municipal supply of city of Willoughby.

Revisions (water years).- W 1084: 1929(M), 1931(M).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 19, Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

3.1 

3.5

102

147

236

310

490

3.8 

4.8 

6.3

670

1,470

2,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

40

37

33

29

29

31

45

98

68

62

79

68

93

81

62

354

571

220

133

100

81

74

70

66

60

58

54

53

52

49

Nov.

56

66

68

66

70

109

183

117

88

89

130

102

154

214

145

117

104

97

100

919

461

260

195

163

135

123

843

489

480

490

-

Dec.

294

201

160

140

130

121

110

98

89

84

79

415

978

*432

459

1,470

792

373

268

220

207

302

226

160

119

bllO

b!08

106

795

1,140

466

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December ....

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.. ................

May....................

June ...................

July. ...'...............

August. ................

September.. ........'....

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

287

210

135

160

1,210

1,300

475

339

268

226

189

163

140

128

121

142

287

*397

847

382

236

395,

310

914

1,060

1,260

1,240

2,230

921

369

302^

Feb.

254

254

207

223

243

220

364

355

523

314

223

192

398

650

2,750

1,320

540

355

283

243

207

587

919

461

618

485

318

279

_

_

i -

Mar.

201

226

236

223

671

726

451

302

254

369

451

347

287

427

335

250

226

322

298

240

570

1,230,

1,900

740

456

373

1,070

624

351

257

738

Apr.

831

461

318

243

204

407

575

456

306

223

195

174

189

233

226

343

364

475

456

377

279

268

501

879

605

398

1,900

670

373

271

Observed

Secondfoot-days

2 ,897

6 ,633

10,652

118,151

16,643

13,785

15', 151

13,200

9,290

1,592

1,806

1,014

1,221

93,884

Maximum

571

919

1,470

12,300

2 230

2J750

1 900

1 f 900

1,720

104

249

106

78

2,750

Minimum

29

56

79

23

121

192

201

174

73

34

16 _

co

16

Mean

221' 93 5

344

323

537

492

489

440

300

53.1

58 3 32!?

40.7

257

May

233

220

177

150

133

121

121

106

98

89

86

82

81

79

78

78

73~ 76

175"

1,010

373

1,700

1,720

800

382

275

207

186

158

121

102

June

88

81

64"""

60

54

52

47

46

45

45

104

64

50

47

46

39

39

39

38

35

45

38

34

40

54

78

56

45

46

Diversion

(mean secondfeet )t

2 .08

1.99

2.01

2.09

2.07

2 15

_ " )i

2.05

2.10

2 .43

2 32

2 .32

1 J. Q7.7 f

2.14

-

July

136

64

43

34

31

32

64

45

38

78

81

47

37

' 3331

28

29

31

31

32

40

88

71

50

97

58

40

37

33

98

249

Aug.

106

60

43

35

32

29

27

26

25

24

22

28

33

28

23

22

21

33

25

20

20

18

18

18

17

16

16

21

74

70

64

Sept.

66

54

37

32

31

26

25

47

43

38

29

25

23

25

24

25

25

40

78

58

49

45

46

42

40

33

31

66

71

47

Adjusted for diversion

Mean PerB^re

95*6 0*381

223 .888

346 1.38

325 1.29

539 2.15

494 1.97

491 1.96

442 1.76

302 1.20

55.5 .221

60.6 .241

35.0 .139

42.7 .170

259 1.03

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.99

1.59

17.64

2.48

2.05

2

rtc CD

1 . 96

1.38

'.28 25

.16

" 19

14.03

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOP see.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (11:30 a.m.) 4.700 see.-ft.; May 22 (8 p.m.) 

5,060 sec.-ft.

* Winter'discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of city of Willoughby.

b Stage-discharge relation affected By Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 225

Grand River near Madison, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°44'26", long. 81°02'48", at highway bridge half 

a mile upstream from Griswold Creek and 2 miles south of Madison, Lake County. Datum 

of gage is 674.47 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 587 square miles.

Records available.- July 1922 to December 1935, February 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 624 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,070 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 7.66 

reetJ minimum, 6.8 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.78 foot).

1922-35. 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 16,600 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 

12.48 feet); practically no flow July 31, Aug. 1-2, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23-30) ,

Oct. 1 to May 23 «ay 24 to Sept. 30

0.9 8.0 1.8 104 4.2 1,050 O.S 7.4 2.0 137 5.0 1,640 

1.0 13 2.1 155 5.2 1,770 .9 12 2.3 197 5.8 2,350 

1.1 20 2.4 222 6.0 2,590 1.0 19 2.6 281 6.6 3,310 

1.2 29 2.7 315 6.8 3,600 1.2 36 3.0 430 7.1 4,060 

1.3 39 3.0 430 7.2 4,220 1.4 55 3.6 714 

1.5 62 3.6 714 1.7 91 4.2 1,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 27' 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11

11 

12 

13 

14

14- 

14 

15 

16 

14

14 

17 

26 

36 

32

30 

60 

134 

222 

175

150 

107 

72 

54 

44

39 

44 

46 

56 

48 

30

Nov.

25 

23 

22 

25 

30

41 

52 

82 

79 

76

74 

81 

100 

109 

122

123 

115 

104 

96 

265

848 

623 

401 

291 

197

150 

334 

1,080 

875 

930

Dec.

740 

527 

378 

256 

186

155 

130 

115 

100 

89

79 

155 

632 

1,050 

820

1,280 

1,820 

1,320 

1,020 

875

648 

688 

663 

473 

344

193 

190 

169 

279

1,410 

1,610

Jan.

1,020 

820 

658 

443 

793

3,000 

1,960 

1,420 

1,280 

990

688 

504 

370 

269 

217

197 

320 

740 

1,390 

1,460

960 

875 

S48 

1,300 

2,420

2,110 

2,880 

4,220 

4,220 

2,420 

1,690

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr!

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber. ........................

ttber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .......

i................... .........

L. ....................

 t ............ .......

ember ...................... .

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,180 

a650 

a450 

355 

329

295 

447

793 

1,320 

1,140

766 

688 

688 

1,500 

3,230

3,820 

2,110 

1,530 

1,110 

663

434 

628 

1,820 

1,360 

1,390

1,460 

990

714

Secondfoot-days

1,570 

7,373 

18,394

214,060.5

42,482 

31,860 

30,103 

24,509 

17,526 

1,284 

1,089 

1,203.8 

968.6

178,362.4

Mar.

4S6 

374 

322 

288 

438

1,730 

1,390 

793 

504 

456

688 

740 

628 

714 

766

599 

473 

460 

496 

426

537 

1,380 

3,750 

2,880 

1,650

1,280 

1,110 

1,420 

1,180 

875 

1,270

Apr.

2,820 

1,650 

1,110 

848 

570

491 

848 

1,020 

930 

648

443 

298 

222 

210 

207

236 

315 

410 

452 

426

333 

253 

278 

532 

902

866 

3,130 

2,520 

990

551

Maximum

222 

1,080 

1,820

13,00'0

4,220 

3,820 

3,750 

3,130 

3,980 

214 

81 

182 

169

4,220

May

351 

228 

169 

139 

115

94 

86 

82 

76 

70

35 

29 

26 

24 

24

23 

20 

20 

26 

518

1,690 

1,390 

3,670 

3,980 

1,920

1,120 

688 

401 

233 

157 

122

Minimum

11 

22 

79

7.1

197 

295 

28S 

207 

20 

16 

11 

7.4 

9.8

7.4

June

92 

78 

65 

54 

46

40 

35 

32 

30 

29

28 

28 

27 

27 

24

24 

23

21 

19 

17

16 

16 

19 

29 

29

28 

38 

40 

214

116

Mean

50.6 

246 

593

585

1,370 

1,138 

971 

817 

565 

42.8 

35.1 

38.8 

32.3

489

July

63 

66 

58 

37 

26

20 

20 

18 

16 

33

43 

81 

52 

34 

24

18 

15 

14 

12 

12

11 

33 

56 

79 

64

49 

33 

24 

19 

17 

42

Aug.

182 

137 

82 

62 

49

41 

35 

25 

19 

15

12 

22 

47 

66 

45

30

21 

16 

14 

23

21

16 

13 

11 

9.8

8.3 

7.4

8.3 

64 

42 

60

Per square 

mile

0.086 

.419 

1.01

.997

2.33 

1.94 

1.65 

1.39 

.963 .073- 

.060 

.066 

.055

.833

Sept.

81 

127 

169 

98 

56

36 

26 

27 

23 

25

26 

26 

21 

17 

13

12 

10 

15 

16 

11

9.8 

9.8

12 

14 

14

13 

11 

19 

' 16 

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.47 

1.16

13.57

2.69 

2.02 

1.90 

1.55 

1.11 

.08 

.07 

.08 

.06

11.29

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.
286 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'55", long. 80°56'05", in T. 8 N., R. 5 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 534, 1.4 miles south of Windsor, Ashtabula CountyJ and l| miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 26.4 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 635 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 4.46 feet); 

minimum, 0.4 second-foot July 16 (gage height, -0.18 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 2,020 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 8.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; no flow Aug. 20, 21, 1943, 

and parts of days Oct. 24, 25, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

[gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 23-26, Sept. 4-30)

-0.20 0.2 0.10 4.7 0.7 44 

-.15 .6 .15 6.5 1.0 75 

-.10 1.1 .2 8.7 1.6 147 

-.05 1.7 .3 14 2.4 260 

0.00 2.4 .4 19 3.1 373 

.05 3.4 .5 26

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

/ 21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

1.8

2.3 

2.3 

2.6 

3.2 

3.2

2.8 

10 

21 

9.7 

5.1

3.9 

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

2.4

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

NOT.

2.4 

2.6 

3.2 

3.7 

3.7

5.1 

8.5 

7.4 

5.8 

4.7

4.4

5.1 

a7 

as

6.1

6.5 

6.1 

5.1 

6.1 

49

31 

17 

12 

11 

8.7

7.4 

67 

37 

52 

54

Dec.

26 

16 

12 

11 

8.7

8.3 

6.5 

5.4 

4.4 

3.9

3.4 

33 

108 

39 

54

164 

65 

26 

16 

13

15 

43 

20 

11 

5.8

3.9

a.s

2,4 

17 

54 

45

Jan.

19 

13 

6.9 

5.4 

141

144 

44 

36 

37 

36

25 

16 

9.8 

8.3 

6.1

14 

 60 

66 

122 

38

18 

Si 

3£ 

154 

126

ISO 

120 

285' 

194aMonth

Octo 

Nor* 

Dacei

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

1....... .................. ..

 t ...........................

e»ber ........................

ter year 194S-49 ............

Feb.

IS 

12 

10 

8.7 

11

12 

20 

36 

bSO 

b30

15 

1C 

b50 

102 

 363

95 

38 

24 

21 

19iCN

45 

88 

39 

83

49 

26 

23

Secondfoot-days

IDS.:

447. ( 

843. £

11,316.1

2,024. £ 

1,311.7 

1,613 

942.7 

813, £ 

59. E 

157.4 

165. £ 

169. S

8,657.]

Mar.

15 

14 

17 

16 

102

100 

38 

24 

19 

32

40 

32 

28 

42 

32

23 

22 

33 

24

16

38 

201

302 

58 

35

31 

100 

54 

26 

18 

81

Apr. ^

90 

44 

26 

19 

14

52 

63 

46 

26 

18

14 

11 

9.7 

10 

10

12 

18 

19 

23 

21

14 

13 

32 

58 

37

22 

145 

42 

20 

14

MexlMiB

21 

67 

164

99S

285 

363 

302 

145 

243 

16 

92 

26 

90

363

May

12 

9.2 

6.9 

5.1 

3.7

3.2 

2.8 

2.4 

2.0 

1.7

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

14 

243

48 

116 

212 

45 

26

16 

12 

8.7 

6.5 

4.7 

3.9

June

3.0 

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

1.7

1.6 

1.5

1.2 

1.1 

.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.8

.S 

.8 

.9 

.8

.7

.8 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.9

1.0 

6.1 

16 

3.4 

2.3

Minima Mean

1.6 3.4S 

2.4 14.9 

2.4 27.2

.8 30.9

5.4 65.3 

8.7 46.8 

14 52.0 

9.7 31.4 

1.0 26.3 

.7 1.96 

.4 5.06 

.8 5.34 

1.0 5. 66

.4 23.7

July

1.7 

1.2 

.9 

.6 

.5

.6.6- 

.5 

.6.8-

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6 

.7 

1.7 

2.3 

1.8

1.7 

2.3 

1.7 

1.2 

92 

38

Aug.

 13 

6.9 

8.3 

17 

7.8

3.4% 

2.3 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

2.4 

2.6 

2.1 

1.8

1.7 

2.9 

4.4 

4.2 

2.4

2.0 

1.7 

1.3 

1.1 

.9

.8 

.8 

1.0 

23 

17 

26

Per square 

 Tie

0.132 

.564 

1.03

1.17

2.47 

1.77 

1.97 

1.19 

.996 

.075 

.192 

.202 

.214

.396

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.).- Ho peak above base.

Sept.

90 

20 

8.7 

4.7 

3.2

2.3 

2.1 

3.7 

4.7 

3.2

2.3 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0

1.2 

1.1 

1.5 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

1.6

Runoff in 

inobM

0.15 

.63 

1.19

15.94

2.85 

1.84 

2.27 

1.33 

1.15 

.08 

.22 

.23 

.24

12.18

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

*> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 227

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 410 39'OS", long. 80°50'10", in T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at 

hignway bridge 0.4 mile downstream from Plum Creek, 1.4 miles southeast of village of 

Rock Creek, Ashtabula County, If miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 56.6 square miles.

Hecoras available.- March 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge-during year, 2,070 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 5.71

 feet); no flow Aug. 25-28.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 5,730 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 8.82 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1" to Feb. 15 Pet. 16 to Sept. 30

0.60 2.2 1.0 24 2.5 221 0.30 0 0.7 8.2 

.65 4.0 1.2 40 2.8 303 .35 .1 .8 15 

.7 6.2 1.4 59 3.1 422 .40 .4 1.1 36 

.8 11 1.7 93 4.0 895 .45 .9 1.4 62 

.9 18 2.1 148 ' .50 1.6 1.8 106 

.55 2.6 2.2 164 

.6 3.9 2.5 221

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.8 

5.8 

4.9 

3.6 

3.3

3.3 

3.6 

5.3 

6.7 

6.7

8.3 

8.8 

9.3 

11 

9.3

9.3 

34 

123 

45 

20

11 

8.3 

6.7 

5.8 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.4 

4.4 

5.3 

5.3

NOT.

6.2 

7.2 

10 

9.8 

11

16 

36 

23 

14 

11

22 

22 

20 

31 

 25

18 

15 

13 

12 

228

147 

55 

34 

25

20

16 

285 

169 

184 

151

Deo.

69 

40 

29 

24 

21

20 

17 

14 

11 

10

9.3 

26 

«221 

114 

92

400 

266 

100 

60 

48

60 

129 

70 

40 

b25

b!7 

b!3 

11 

280 

572 

172

Jan.

100 

b50 

b30 

b25 

394

551 

158 

110 

86 

67

48 

37 

29 

25 

22

27 

»77 

116 

300 

128

59 

103 

87 

358 

317

358 

434 

868 

348 

114 

82

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar .........................

 bar .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

eaber . .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Tab.

b50 

b40 

36 

30 

40

b45 

b75 

D120 

t>150 

100

46 

b40 

100 

200 

»710

402 

130 

73 

55 

44

38 

108 

281 

125 

186

136 

68 

54

Seoondfoot-days

392.9 

1,636.2 

2,980.3

28,153.4

5,510 

3,482 

3,675 

2,185 

3,571.7 

232.0 

443.0 

60.1 

51.5

24,219.7

Mar.

38 

b35 

38 

45

177

202 

94 

54 

43 

69

126 

86 

70 

107 

83

53 

49 

75 

50 

34

*62 

252 

703 

190 

92

71 

228 

190 

81 

50 

228

Apr.

277 

112 

65 

45 

34

70 

99 

99 

61 

38

28 

22 

20 

27 

26

29 

30 

28 

31 

29

22 

23 

54 

94 

83

71 

470 

117 

50 

31

Maxinun

123 

285 

572

3,390

868 

710 

703 

470 

1,480 

91 

105 

21 

17

1,480

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.).- May 23 (2 a.m.

May

23 

18 

13 

9.5 

7.8

6.5 

5.2 

3.9 

3.S 

3.1

2.9 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4

2.2 

2.4 

2.2 

9.4 

562

260 

550 

1,480 

298 

115

65 

41 

30 

22 

15 

11

June

S.2 

6.9 

5.6 

4.8 

3.6

3.4 

2.9 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.2

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

a2.0

4.7 

6.0 

4.8 

2.6 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

91 

46 

15

Minimum Mean

3.3 12.7 

6.2 54.5 

9.3 96.1

0 76.9

22 178 

30 124 

34 119 

20 72.8 

2.2 115 

.9 7.73 

1.3 14.3 

0 1.94 

.3 1.72

0 66.4

July

49 

35 

11 

5.6 

3.6

2.9 

2.4 

13 

8.8 

34

67 

22 

S.8 

4.8 

3.1

2.4 

1.8 

2.0 

1.8 

3.6

2.4 

5.4 

14 

7.8 

5.6

2.6 

2.0 

1.3 

1.3 

13 

105

2.8 302 

3.1 419 

4.0 895 

4.6 1,240 

5.0 1,520

Aug.

21 

6.0 

3.1 

2.0 

1.3

.9 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3

.3

2.3 

2.4 

, 2.4 

1.3

.8 

.6 

1.0 

.8 

.9

.7 

.3 

.2 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

2.2 

2.4 

5.2

Per square 

 lie

0.224 

.963 

1.70

1.36

3.14 

2.19 

2.10 

1.29 

2.03 

.137 

.253 

.034 

.030

1.17

2,070 sec. -ft.

Sept.

17 

' 6.9 

3.1 

1.6 

1.2

.7 

.5 

2.0 

1.8 

1.5

1.0 

.7 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.8 

1.5 

.8

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.6

.5 

,7 

1.3 

1.3

.7

Runoff In 

inches

0.26 

1.07 

1.96

18.49

3.62 

2.28 

2.42 

1.44 

2.34 

.15 

.29 

.04 

.03

15.90

iTinter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
228 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE 3RIE

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°45'10", long. 80°48"00", in T. 11 N., R. 3 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 307, if miles northwest of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, and 3f 

miles downstream from Griggs Creek.

Drainage area.- 78.3 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 6.65 

feet); no flow at times .

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 7,010 second-feet Mar. 22, 1S48 (gage height, 9.95 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet] 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O, 

June 27 to Sept. 30)

0.7 0 1.3 12 3.1 201 

.8 .5 1.5 22 3.6 312 

.9 1.4 1.8 41 4.2 484 

1.0 2.7 2.1 63 4.8 7OO 

1.1 4.5 2.4 93 5.6 1,040 

1.2 7.5 2.7 132

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

?6 2"< 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0

o

.1

0

o

.8 

.3 

24 

36

20 

13 

8.3 

6.3 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

5.1 

4.5 

4.1 

3.8

NOV.

3.4 

2.9 

2.6 

2.3 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

3.6 

8.2

7.9 

16 

21

17 

28

30 

26 

20 

17 

146

307 1OO" 

52 

36 

28

23 

174 

300 

144 

152

Dec.

80 

48 

33 

25 

21

17 

15 

13 

11 

8.8

6.6 

11 

151 

147 

75

224 

246 

97 

52 

42

40 

91 

78 

44 

3O

20 

13 

7.2 

26 

322 

180

Jan.

70 

55 

40 

29 

265

736 

193

108 

86 

69

50 

38 

29 

23 

20

21 

68 

93 

297 

200

64 

78 

80 

288 

437

282 

468 

846 

470 

93 

75

Feb.

61 

47 

34 

33 

38

49 

92 

173 

287 

188

71 

56 

104 

312 

794

606 

134 

64 

49 

41

33 

121 

437 

173 

169

164 

70 

51

uin+h Second 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

142.5 

1,675.9 

2,174.6

lendar year 1948 ............ 33,440.7

ary .

iiary

h ............................

ember ........................

5,671 

4,451 

4,411 

3,772 

2,37.8.9 

70.5 

29.7 

1.5 

.2

ter year 1948-49 ............ 24,778,8

Mar.

37 

30 

30 

3O 

133

422 

178 

83 

61 

88

134 

95 

68 

82 

81

58 

48 

57 

61 

43

95 

422 

928 

308 

99

69 

104 

136 

68 

40 

323

Apr.

6O8 

192 

85 

49 

34

51 

134 

125 

84 

48

31 

22 

22 

25 

27

36 

52 

73 

80 

69

43 

33 

49 

112

138

67 

980 

384 

77 

42

Maximum

36 

307 

322

4,760

846 

794 

928 

980 

1,020 

13 

6.4 

.5 

.1

1,020

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec-ft.).- Apr. 27 (5 p.m.

May

29 

22 

15 

11 

9.2

7.5 

6.3 

5.1 

4.3 

3.8

2.9 

2.6 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

3.2 

3.6 

3.6 

4.0 

16

156 

124 

1,020 

530 

180

74 

44 

33 

25 

20 

15

Minimum

0 

2.0 

6.6

0

20 

33 

30 

22 

2.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

11 

8.3 

6.3 

5.7 

5.4

4.8 

3.6 

2.9 

2.3 

1.4

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.4 

.3

.1 

O 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

O 

0

0 

.1 

.1 

2.4 

13

Mean

4.6C 

55.9

70.1

91.4

183 

159 

142 

126 

76.7 

2.3 

.94 

.0. 

.0

67.9

July

6.4 

4.5 

3.8 

2.2 

1.0

.4 

.2 

.1

.1 

.3

.1 

0

o 

o 

o

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

2.2 

.2 

1.0 

1.7

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.6 

.3

Aug.

0.3 

,Z 

.Z 

.1 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

a

0 

0 

.5

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.1

o

0 

0 

0

o 

o 

.1 

o

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.059 0.07 

.714 .80 

.895 1.03

1.17 15.89

2.34 2.70 

2.03 2.11 

1.81 2.09 

1.61 1.80 

.980 1.13 

5 .030 .03 

.012 .01 

5 .00064 .0007 

L .00013 .0001

.867 11.77

1,640 seo.-ft.j May 23 (11 a.m.) 1,540
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 229

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°27'50", long. 78°56'10" at Gowanda, Erie County, 

SBUTeet downstream from highway bridge, 600 feet downstream from powerhouse of Niagara, 

Lockport, & Ontario Power Co., and 4.2 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.- 428 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,820 second-feet Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 

B.YY feet Feb. 2 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 12 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 

1.11 feet); minimum daily, 56 second-feet Aug. 28.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 35,900 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height, 13.73 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, about 6 second-feet Aug. 21 1941 (gage height, 1.01 feet); minimum daily, 52 

second-feet Sept. 13, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by municipal power plant and several industrial plants 

above station. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

119

118

104

101

96

95

169

272

179

129

139

419

580

323

235

1,770

2,220

887

663

583

433

356

304

286

249

234

214

205

178

184

Nov.

197

178

ISO

172

169

195

300

253

208

209

417

351

323

536

484

515

390

330

323

1,320

902

569

525

489

405

369

526

480

416

418

-

Dec.

371

331

302

296

274.

276

265

252

242

241

226

313

895

548

426

487

585

*419

343

332

326

343

319

b260

b230

b205

b200

b270

1,000

2,460

1,100

Jan.

beoo

b640

743

6O2

2,680

4,720

1,770

1,280

1,350

1,450

1,010

b720

b580

*b540

458

953

1,860

1,240

1,680

1,000

631

668

548

710

1,120

. 727

624

, 2,160

bl,600

b740

b660

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ..............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b560

b500

b490

b470

 b440

b400

b420

b390

b580

*b520

b440

b410

b2,400

2,810

3,910

2,320

1,180

b82O

884

740

639

677

1,160

787

807

b720

b520

b480

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,960

12,149

14,137

240, 944

36,064

26,474

31,959

34,440

11,503

4,463

4,850

3,463

4,218

195,680

Mar.

b390

b430

b480

497

1,190

2,660

1,180

846

782

716

*710

575

537

617

609

534

527

b500

b380

b370

1,010

3,380

4,140

I 800

1,140

929

884

879

675

582

2,010

Apr.

2,180

1,270

928

757

638

765

1,410

2,160

1,490

945

755

649

679

1,920

1,750

1,820

1,180

1,160

1,750

1,110

828

723

936

848

722

704

2,100

963

704

596

-

Maximum

2,220

1,320

2,460

10,800

4,720

3,910

4,140

2,180

1,140

214

540

246

240

4,720

Peak discharge tbase, 15,00o sec. -ft.).- no peak above

May

548

515

458

404

375

348

321

304

302

281

262

259

258

246

257

244

236

228

304

570

394

463

1,140

636

437

348

307

297

266

254

. 241

Minimum

95

169

200

95

458

390

37O

596

228

113

72

56

85

56

June

214

192

180

184

167

167

162

149

154

161

150

149

138

139

139

130

129

125

134

144

141

131

127

113

125

163

147

123

115

171

-

Mean

386

405

456

658

1,163

946

1,031

1,148

371

149

156

112

141

536

July

154

134

115

106

104

101

96

87

89

124

112

97

94

85

88

78

72

96

109

154

475

204

218

136

323

285

171

130

116

157

c540

Aug.

C23O

C15O

C145

C150

cl!4

c98

c9O

c86

c78

c74

C72

c84

C145

93

93

79

SO

128

155

101

94

90

83

77

79

77

70

56

208

246

138

Per square 

mile

0.902

.946

1.07

1.54

2.72

2.21

2.41

2.68

.867

' .348

.364

.262

.329

1.25

Sept.

239

157

135

121

127

111

98

120

129

112

97

97

92

91

96

85

89

166

240

21O

193

164

155

198

194

160

141

131

140

130

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.04

1.06

1.23

20.95

3.13

2.30

2.78

2.99

1.00

.39

.42

.30

.37

17.01

base .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Blaclcwater from debris.
230 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°51'i5ir , long. 78°45'30", in Gardenville, Erie 

county, 700 feet downstream from bridge on Union Road and 2 miles upstream from Cayuga 

Creek. Datum of gage is 604.04 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 145 square miles.

rtecoras available.- October 1938 to September 1949. '

Average aiscnargeT- 11 years, 191 second-feet.

jatremesTMaximum discharge during year, 5,130 second-feet Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 

5.68 reet Jan. 5 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 3.2 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage 

height, 0.935 foot).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942, from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 11.90 feet 

Mar. 9, 1942 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 22, 24, 25, 1941; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.695 foot Aug. 28, 31, Sept. 3, 1939 (backwater from 

leaves and debris).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 3.2 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

(Backwater from debris Nov. 17-19, Sept. 2-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 6 to Sept. 30

l.O 7.O 1.3 50 1.7 171 0.95 4.1 1.5 112 3.0 1,OOO 

1-1 17 1.4 73 l.a 257 l.O 7.4 1.7 177 3.4 1,35O 

1.2 31 1.5 101 2.2 416 1.1 19 1.9 258 3.8 1,79O

ICote.- Same as following .table above \'\ '| \'\ *J6 

2.6 feet. l- 3 56 2<6 6e*

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

14 

22 

56 

54

37 

31 

53 

113 

67

44 

509 

621 

196 

272

180 

99 

71 

57 

52

48 

45 

43 

41 

38 

37

Ncv.

39 

40 

41 

44 

41

70 

104 

72 

52 

69

98 

81 

134 

273 

145

108 

*90 

68 

170 

1,050

322 

159 

124 

104 

90

76 

191 

155 

104 

93

Dec.

84 

68 

63 

60 

57

57 

55 

44 

48 

42

50 

150 

421 

162 

1O8

217 

*336 

104 

82 

70

76 

110 

100 

64 

39

33 

29 

28 

50 

991

Soo

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Oeofl

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

120 

125 

125 

114 

1,400

1,720 

419 

388 

399 

386

215 

130 

135 

*124 

94

195 

445 

268 

629 

210

88 

84 

74 

270 

5OO

135 

125 

1,020 

480 

145 

125

nber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&rv

'

at ...........................

ember.. ......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

112 

96 

88 

88 

82

74 

78 

70 

160 

*170

100 

80 

780 

749 

1.5J90

566 

260 

150 

211 

174

140 

175 

364 

192 

257

200 

112 

122

Secondfoot-days

2,894 

4,207 

3,998

64,591.8

10,687 

7,242 

8,735 

8,022 

2,009 

718.6 

609.5 

411.5 

527.6

50,061.2

Mar.

7O 

10O 

130 

124 

667

988 

250 

150 

185 

167

145 

116 

106 

 125 

122

1O6 

96 

88 

70 

78

600 

1,280 

1,340 

378 

224

185 

192 

215 

140 

112 

186

Apr.

559 

335 

185 

143 

118

222 

590 

465 

341 

185

150 

121 

109 

364 

385

525 

302 

345 

498 

226

153 

131 

185 

206 

157

149 

459 

187 

124 

103

Maximum

621 

1,O50 

991

3,040

1,720 

1,590 

1,340 

590 

198 

173 

66 

46 

38

1,720

May

92 

89 

78 

70 

67

61 

56 

54 

52 

49

47 

46 

44 

44 

47

43 

41 

38 

43 

112

94 

72 

198 

129 

75

56 

47 

41 

39 

46 

39

Minimum

14 

39 

28

4.8

74 

70 

70 

103 

38 

9.6 , 

6.7 

4.4 

8.2

4.4

June

32 

28 

26 

24 

22

21 

20

19 

19 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

15

12 

11 

11 

12 

25

19 

15 

12 

1O 

9.6

22 

38 

21 

16 

173

Mean

93.4 

140 

129

176

345 

259 

282 

267 

64.8 

24,0 

19,7 

13,3 

17.6

137

July

62 

34 

22 

16 

14

12 

10 

8.6 

8.2 

14

14 

12 

11 

8.6 

7.4

6.7 

7.0 

7.0 

11

11

10 

14 

14 

18 

65

66 

29 

19 

14 

11 

53

Aug.

40 

23 

17 

13 

1O

9.1 

8.2 

7.8 

6.7 

6.0

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5,3 

4.5 

19 

39 

20

14 

11 

7.8 

7.0 

6.0

5.0 

4.4 

6.7 

19 

46 

28

Sept.

28 

30 

23 

15 

16

14 

13 

15 

15 

17

14 

11 

9.2 

9.6 

8.6

8.2 

9.0 

19 

38 

31

23 

19 

21 

22 

21

19 

15

14 

15 

15

Per square Runoff In 

mile Inches

0.644 0.74 

.966 1.08 

.890 1.O3

1,21 16.58

2.38 2.74 

1.79 1.86 

1.94 2.24 

1.84 2.06 

.447 .52 

.166 .18 

.136 .16 

.092 .11 

.121 .14

.945 12.86

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 sec.-ft.J.- He peak above base.

charge measurement made en this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-12, 18-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 11-16, 

20-24, Jan. 26 tc Feb. 13, Feb. 17, 18, Feb. 26 tc Mar. 3, Mar. 7, 8, 11-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 231

Creek near Lancaster, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°53 | 20", long. 78°38'40", just upstream from low 

flat -crested dam in Como Lake Part, 700 feet downstream from bridge on Bowen Road, 800 

feet downstream from Little Buffalo Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Lancaster, Erie 

County. Datum of gage is 672.80 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 93.3 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 126 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 second-feet Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 

10.39 feet Jan. 5 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 16; minimum 

gage height, 2.68 feet Aug. 16, 17.

' 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 7,480 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942; maximum gage height, 

12.36 feet Mar. 9, 1942 (ice Jam); practically no flow Aug. 8, 9, 1939, when permanent 

stop logs were installed in dam.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.5

6.4

18

15

9.7

8.8

13

,40

22

14

156

194

67

0135

086

047

035

C26

C23

020

018

Cl6

15

14

13

Nov.

14

15

14

15

15

26

54

42

27

29

62

47

68

142

871

a52

*844

38

f!31

f867

212

a!04

882

868

858

848

8175

f!06

870

862

Dec.

f54

44

41

37

35

34

30

24

26

23

28

115

306

113

70

170

»180

52

40

39

48

78

54

32

23

19

18

19

40

428

130

Jan.

82

84

86

84

1,250

1,090

309

335

324

275

145

68

*70

64

44

150

317

198

40S

125

64

58

50

268

407

38

84

900

320

92

84

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

May

June .............................

July

August

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

74

70

68

64

62

58

62

54

»140

120

70

58

660

460

1,26O

378

175

120

158

125

93

144

317

154

235

140

88

98

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,040.9

2,758

2,350

39,212.6

7,925

5 505

e'qqe

6 1 1 l£*. *>&. 

990

246.0

166 »3

99 .6

161.6

34,381.4

Mar.

43

78

92

83

614

723

180

120

133

130

106

88

78

*8S

84

78

70

58

45

54

615

1,120

986

292

192

159

187

174

109

88

123

Apr.

340

323

170

120

94

235

602

426

270

154

117

93

87

226

247

332

216

260

315

165

113

94

145

120

98

103

353

137

90

74

Maximum

194

867

428

1,750

1,250

1,260

1,120

602

116

34

36

22

19

1,260

May

64

56

44

37

33

29

26

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

14

16

59

37

38

116

75

38

28

23.

20

21

16

15

Minimum

3.5

14

18

.5

44

54

43

74

14

2.3

'.Z

1.9

.2

June

13

12

10

8.8

S.O

6.9

6.7

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

3.2

2.3

3.5

11

30

8.4

5.2

3.7

3.2

2.7

4.7

4.4

3.2

18

34

Mean

33.6

91.9

75.8

107

256

197

226

204

31.9

8 *20

5.36

3 21

e!os

94.2

July

13

7.8

5.4

3.7

3.3

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.3

5.2

5.3

4.4

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.4

3.1

5.1

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.S

36

20

7.9

6.2

3.7

2.7

3.2

Aug.

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

.6

.4

.2

.4

22

12

4.2

2.7

1.6

1.0

.7

.6

- .5

.3

.8

14

16

7.7

Per square 

mile

0.360

.985

.812

1.15

2.74

2.11

2.42

2.19

342

!o88

.057

.034

.065

1.01

Sept.

10

8.0

5.1

3.3

3.5

3.8

3,2

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.1

2.2

1.9

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.0

7.9

19

13

7.8

5.9

12

13

9.3

6.8

4.9

4.4

5.3

5.5

Runoff in 

inohes

0.41

1.10

.94

15.62

3.16

2.19

2 .79

2^44

'1039

!o7

.04

.07

13.70

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 4,140 sec.-ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from leaves (fragmentary gage-height record Oct. 20, 21).

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record, 

weather records, and records for nearby statlone.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-11, 15-20, 23-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 

11-16^20-23, Jan. 26 to Feb. 14, Feb. 17, 18, Feb. 26 to Mar. 4, Mar. 7, 8, 10-20 (no gage-height 

record Dec. 15-17, Jan. 30 to Feb. 9).
232 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°49'45", long. 78°46'40", 40 feet upstream from 

highway bridge on Ridge Road in Ebenezer, Erie County, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5 miles southeast of Buffalo. Datum of gage is 606.86 feet above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 136 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 second-feet Jan. 5; maximum gage height, 

 V.UV i'eet Jan. 5 (ice Jam}; minimum discharge, 3.3 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height,

' 1940-49: Maximum discharge,-11,200 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942(gage height, 13.11 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,800 second-i'eet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.42 foot Aug. 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

15

17

15

13

12

11

21

79

55

37

33

68

162

78

50

750

773

211

296

178

107

81

70

63

57

52

48

45

42

41

Nov.

41

42

39

39

38

55

100

73

58

69

105

87

233

353

170

138

117

*94

203

1,240

346

187

150

126

107

94

376

214

144

124

-

Deo.

105

90

82

77

73

72

66

54

58

52

60

360

590

201

144

309

*330

125

94

84

92

135

110

64

46

38

35

35

270

1,230

270

Jan.

145

150

145

135

1,600

1,690

491

409

425

426

255

140

145

*135

102

379

566

331

725

230

120

116

104

360

561

170

155

1,220

490

160

140

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ...........................

February ...'......................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

125

110

100

100'

92

86

92

82

200

*175

110

88

1,200

952

1,810

633

300

185

239

187

150

204

422

217

332

225

140

160-

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,493

5, 162

5,351

72, 182 . £

12,220

8> 716

10,840

9, 822

2,340

636 . 3

568.8

353 2

60,004.5

Mar.

80

125

140

140

852

l", 100

310

210

231

207

170

*135

125

145

140

122

110

100

80

90

660

1,530

1,680

502

302

246

252

309

187

159

401

Apr.

735

335

224

178

147

248

611

748

425

231

178

147

133

433

417

578

402

442

570

274

190

165

277

257

193

196

576

225

159

128

 Maximum

773

1,240 

1 230

2,940

1,690

1,810

1,680 

748

358

74

109

54 

46

L,810

May

115

110

92

79

74

66

59

54

51

48

45

43

42

40

43

40

39

36

42

117

92

81

358

166

94

70

56

50

48

48

42

Minimum

11

TOOO

35

4.2

102

82

128

368 9

O .3

3.8

7.9

3.8

June

36

33

30

28

27

26

24

23

21

20

20

19

16

14

12

10

9.2

9.5

11

12

20

13

9.8

8.9

8.9

35

33

19

14

74

Mean

113

172

173

197

394

311

350

327

75.5 

21.2

18 * 3 11. '4

16.7

164

July

33

17

9.6

10

8.3

7.2

6.5

5.8

5.3

12

 14

12

8.9

7.0

6.2

5.8

6.0

6.8

9.2

9.2

12

15

34

24

109

62

25

16

15

6.0

51

Aug.

33

21

8.2

9.3

7.6

6.9

5.9

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.5

4.2

3.8

4.0

19

32

18

11

7.9

6.6

5.9

5.1

4.4

3.8

5.5

18

54

25

Per square 

mile

0.831 1 . 26

1.27

1.45

2.90

2.29

2 57 2. *40

.555

> 156

.135

.084

.123

1.21

Sept.

24

22

14

10

. 15

12

3.6

11

14

14

11

9.3

7.9

9.0

8.7

9.0

8.7

21

46

27

20

18

25

28

24

20

16

14

16

18

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 96 

1.41

1.46

19 .73

3.34

2 .38

2 96

2 .69

.64

.17

> 16

.10

.14

16.41

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-12, 17-29, Dec. 33 to Jan. 5, Jan. 12-15, 

20-Z4, Jan. 26 to Feb. 13, Feb. 17, 18, Feb. 26 to Mar. 4, Mar. 7, 8, 11-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 233

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y,

Location.- Water-stage recorder and' concrete control, lat. 43"S9'S5", long. 78°11'20", 

150 reet downstream from municipal dam and 500 feet above Walnut Street Bridge in 

Batavia, Genesee County. Datum of gage is 876.01 feet above mean sea level (city of 

Batavia bench mark).

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Kecoras available.- July 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 7.08 

reet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.065 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 4,840 second-fe0t Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 13.85 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.59 foot July 26, 27, 1948. 

Maximum stage known, 14.5 feet in March 1942, from records of city of Batavia.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aeons, which are good. Slight regulation at low flow by plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect or backwater from debris 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 1.5 1.5 24 2.4 219 

1.15 2.. 6 1.6 34 2.9 399 

1.2 4.1 1.7 46 3.5 589 

1.25 6.2 1.8 61 4.5 860 

1.3 8.7 1.9 80 5.6 1,180 

1.4 16 2.1 129 6.7 1,540

Discharge, In second-fee t, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

12 

13 

12 

10

8.7 

8.2 

11 

21 

33

20 

16 

17

31 

36

22 

30 

180 

94 

062

054 

44 

34

31 

28

25 

24 

,22 

21 

20 

20

Nov.

20 

22 

22 

21 

21

22 

39 

39 

30 

29

49 

60 

45 

109 

79

60 

49 

42 

45 

223

217 

107 

82 

70 

61

54 

57 

74 

60 

56

Dec.

55 

50 

45 

42 

42

41 

40 

36 

35 

. 38

34 

36 

151 

106 

67

 58 

130 

b70 

b52 

b54

58 

63 

63 

b41 

b35

b32 

b31 

b32 

b42 

390 

282

Jan.

116 

87 

121 

111 

161

892 

1,050 

702 

679 

570

322 

183 

*151 

160 

99

177 

500 

327 

567 

338

b!50 

178 

147 

217 

552

b205 

b!45 

396 

735 

322 

200

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary .

h..... .......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter yesr 1948-49 ............

Feb.

166 

135 

b!30 

137 

132

103 

b!25 

b!08 

 166 

206

157 

111 

338 

1,140 

958

1,230 

483 

260 

313 

246

200 

190 

352 

246 

244

252 

b!50 

b!80

Seoondfoot-days

972.9 

1,864 

2,251

59,526.4

10,560 

8,458 

9,957 

8,965 

2,406 

786.9 

616.9 

303.6 

466.3

47,607.6

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 see. -ft.).- No

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee 

o Backwater from debris.

Mar.

b!06 

b!22 

160 

143 

244

842 

461 

251 

243 

216

190 

157 

b!30 

b!70 

»bl80

b!45 

b!50 

b!55 

b!18 

bll8

227 

1,060 

1,530 

954 

406

320 

295 

295

216 

178 

175

Apr.

298 

474 

361 

256 

200

220 

553 

509 

411 

256

203 

175 

157 

316 

315

546 

332 

295 

583 

328

226 

187 

221 

222 

190

178 

372 

252 

178 

151

Maximum

180 

223 

390

2,270

1,050 

1,230 

1,530 

583 

166 

163 

100 

46 

33

1,530

May

137 

129 

111 

96 

89

82 

76 

72 

67 

61

55 

54 

50 

49 

52

46 

44 

41 

44 

111

117 

72 

161 

166 

95

72 

60 

54 

50 

49 

44

Minimum

8.2 

20 

30

6.8

87 

103 

106 

151 

41 

9.9 

6.7 

1.6 

7.0

1.6

June

39 

34 

33 

28 

26

23 

22 

21 

21 

20

18 

17 

20 

17 

14

12 

10 

10 

15 

43

22 

14 

11 

9.9 

10

20 

29 

16 

49 

163

Mean

31.4 

62.1 

72.6

163

341 

302 

321 

299 

77.6 

26.2 

19.9 

9.79 

15.5

130

July

100 

42 

26 

25 

25

20 

15 

12 

11 

16

16 

14 

11 

9.0 

8.0

6.7 

6.7 

8.5 

13 

16

11 

14 

11 

12 

34

63 

24 

15 

11 

9.0 

12

Aug.

23 

12 

9.9 

9.0

7.4

6.1 

5.3 

4.1 

4.1 

3.5

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

3.8 

2.6

1.6 

3.4 

10 

34 

18

10 

7.2 

5.7 

4.5 

4.0

3.2 

2.5 

4.3 

22 

46 

27

Per sous re 

mile

0.183 

.361 

.422

.948

1.98 

1.76 

1.87 

1.74 

.451 

.152 

.116 

.057 

.090

.756

Sept.

23 

25 

17 

C9.6 

Cl4

Cl6 

ell 

e!2 

c!4 

015

elO 

c8.4 

c8.2 

7.0 

9.3

9.0 

9.8 

15 

033 

C30 '

C20 

018 

C22 

c21 

c21

c!6 

ell 

ell 

o!3 

e!7

Runoff in 

Inches

0.21 

.40 

.49

12.88

2.28 

1.83 

2.15 

1.94 

.52 

.17 

.13 

.07 

.10

10.29

peak above base. 

B day.

949153 O- 51 - 16
234 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control,,lat. 42 0 52'35", long. 78°09'45", 

at mgnway bridge in Linden, Genesee County, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 22.0 square miles.

Records available.- July 1912 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 36 years (1912-19, 1920-49), 27.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 370 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 4.57 

feet); minimum, 0.36 second-foot Aug. 15; minimum gage height, 0.215 foot Oct. 4.

1912-49: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage height, 14.6 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.1 second-1'oot Sept. 5-7, 1934, and several times 

during Aug. 4-28, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or those below 

a second-feet, which are good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.8 

1.0 

.7

.7 

.7 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

3.0 

3.5 

1.9 

2.5

2.0 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

Nov.

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.6 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

2.0

3.1 

3.0 

4.1 

7.7 

5.1

4.2 

3.7 

3.2 

3.8 

21

13 

8.8 

7.4 

6.2 

5.4

4.9 

5.0 

4.9 

4.7

4.6

Dec.

4.5 

4.2 

4.1 

3.9 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.3

b3.2 

3.9 

10 

7.3 

5.7

«5.9

 bio

b5.4 

b4.7 

b5.2

b5.6 

6.9 

b6.8 

b5.2 

b4.6

b4.2 

b4.0 

b4.1 

11 

55 

b22

Month

Octofc 

Novel 

Dec en

Cal

JanuE 

Febm 

March 

April

June 

July 

AuguE 

Septe

Wat

Jan.

b!4 

16 

blS 

b!3 

87

176 

66 

57 

71 

71

44 

b27 

»b23 

b22 

b!5

50 

73 

53 

99 

39

b24 

26 

21 

49 

65

b28 

b24 

99 

b68 

b35 

b27

ber .........................

endar year 1948 

ry .

t ...........................

mber ........................

er year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b23 

b22 

b21 

23 

b20

b!7 

b!7 

b!6 

*31

b28

b!8 

b!7 

156 

131 

191

92 

b50 

b38 

42

34

28 

33 

46 

33 

39

b29 

b21 

23

Secondfoot-days.

37.9 

139.4 

228.9

8,863.7

1,497 ' 

1,239 

1,427 

1,348 

328.3 

93.1 

48.2 

22.8 

24.4

6,434.0

liar.

b!3 

b!8 

21 

21 

68

109 

b42 

b30 

32 

30

27 

b22 

b21 

»b25 

b£3

b21 

b20 

b21 

b!6 

b!7

66 

202 

207 

78 

54

46 

47 

41 

30 

27 

32

Apr.

48 

72 

62 

43 

34

57 

86 

74 

54 

38

32 

27 

25 

42 

55

62 

44 

60 

76 

44

33 

30 

34 

30 

26

27 

55 

32 

25 

21

Maximum

3.5 

21 

55

457

176 

191 

207 

86 

32 

9.8 

3.3 

1.8 

1.1

207

May.

20 

18 

15 

13 

13

11 

10 

9.4 

8.8 

8.3

7.7 

7.4 

7.1 

7.1 

6.9

6.4 

6.1 

5.6 

6.0 

14

9.4 

8.9 

32 

19 

13

10 

8.5 

7.7 

7.4 

6.9 

5.7

Minimum

0.5 

1.2 

3.2

0.5

13 

16 

13 

21 

5.6 

1.5 

.9 

.4 

.6

.4

June

5.0 

4.6 

4.0 

3.5 

3.3

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

1.9 

1.8

1.6 

1.7 

9.8 

4.6

2.5 

2.1 

1.8 

1.7 

1.9

2.0 

1.8 

1.5 

7.8

6.6

Mean

1.22 

4.65 

7.38

24.2

48.3 

44.2 

46.0 

44.9 

10.6 

3.10 

1.55 

.74 

.81

17.6

July

3.3 

2.4 

2.1 

2.5 

2.7

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

2.0

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.3 

1.4 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

2.5

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.0

Aug

0.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5

.5 

.6 

.5 

.4

.5 

1.6 

1.3 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

1.8 

1.1 

.9

Per square 

mile

0.055 

.211 

.335

1.10

2.20 

2.01 

2.09 

2.04 

.482 

.141 

.070 

.034 

.037

.800

Sept.

0.9 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.6 

.9 

1.1 

.9

.8 

1.1 

1.0 i.o

.9

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

.24 

.39

14.98

2.53 

2.09 

2.41 

2.28 

.55 

.16 

.08 

.04 

.04

10.87

Peak discharge (base, 530 sec. -ft. .- No peak above base. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Genesee River at Seio.'N. Y.

235

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°09'50", long. 77°58'50", at site of former hlghway Drldge, 0.4 mile upstream from Vandermark Creek and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Scio, Allegany County.

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 383 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2.690 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 5.81 

feet); minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.18 foot, backwater from weeds).

1916-49: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.63 

feet); minimum, 5.8 second-feet Sept. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 28, 

1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

wnicn are fair.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

20

19

17

15

19

23

28

73

48

36

37

42

47

49

38

52

193

112

78

66

56

51

49

47

45

42 .

41

40

38

36

NOV.

37

38

38

40

44

91

269

135

104

147

366

201

171

169

159

164

156

146

136

326

281

240

357

279

237

210

254

228

212

212

-

Dec.

203

183

171

164

152

225

241

197

180

164

152

191

385

272

230

284

420

b270

b230

b235

*b230

b220

205

171

bl55

bllO

bl!4

bllO

b210

1,690

1,060

Jan.

727

626

538

b410

858

2,010

1,020

862

827

812

682

561

482

430

363

398

 626

515

658

b520

b370

b380

b350

444

612

490

567

1,190

1,120

b620

b520

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

Jannary ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Feb.

b480

b380

b330

b360

313

b245

b250

b210

b235

b200

b!70

*b!40

315

532

1,170

973

601

463

468

447

391

424

649

440

519

450

360

375

-

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,477

5,447

8,824

143,471

20,586

11.89C

13,977

19,661

11,995

2,563

1.57E

862

873

99,729

Mar.

b300

b310

316

279

398

1,180

671

532

511

*486

468

391

356

341

328

268

269

255

b!95

b!80

b235

362

743

489

433

454

794

614

500

454

S65

Apr.

1,100

807

686

589

507

615

742

915

741

601

541

486

510

1,030

886

882

714

688

847

643

538

504

597

610

482

433

676

479

424

388

Maximum

193

366

1,690

7,880

2,010

1,170

1,180

1,100

1,700

225

94

145

50

2,010

May

360

340

290

260

235

220

205

190

180

170

155

150

145

135

145

135

160

135

145

660

400

980

1,700

1,020

900

640

520

440

380

330

270

Minimum

15

37

110

15

350

140

180

388

135

37

25

10

15

10

June

225

205

185

165

150

145

125

120

102

94

92

84

74

62

54

47

3S

38

42

47

40

44

42

37

38

58

54

52

50

54

Mean

47.6

182

285

392

664

425

451

655

387

85.4

50.7

27.8

29.1

273

July

94

80

72

66

66

53

70

66

52

56

64

54

49

44

48

41

34

42

48

41

36.

37

45

29

48

54

31

25

29

31

62

Aug.

37

27

24

23

23

22

22

23

21

20

21

22

2.3

17

12

13

14

42

52

22

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

145

108

Per square 

mile

0.154

.589

.922

1.27

2.15

1.38

1.46

2.12

1.25

.276

.164

.090

.094

.883

40

Sept.

27

24

19

16

16

16

15

22

36

27

23

20

20

27

29

29

27

29

49

50

40

37

35

34

36

34

31

32

36

37

Runoff in 

inohes

0.18

.66

1.06

17.26

2.48

1.43

1.68

2.37

1.44

.31

.19

.10

.11

12.01

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 see. -ft.).- No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement mede on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Hote.- Backwater from weeds Hay 1 to Sept. 30.
236 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

(Jenesee River at Portageville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34'10", long. 78°02'45", In Portageville, Wyoming 

county, 300 feet dovnstream from unnamed tributary, 350 feet downstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 0.7 mile upstream from Upper Falls.

Drainage area.- 982 square miles.

Records available.- December 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 9.55 

reet); minimum, 63 second-feet Oct. 7; minimum gage height, 2.26 feet July 20.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 28,300 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 17.39 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 7, 1:43; minimum gage height, that of July 20, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants. Slight seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

2.4 66 4.2 777 6.8- 3,980 2 

2-6 100 4.6 1,110 7.4 5,060 2 

2.8 142 5.0 1,510 8.0 6,280 2 

3.0 193 5.4 1,980 8.8 7,980 2 

3.4 334 5.8 2,500 

3.8 525 6.2 3,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

83 

84 

85 

82 

85

83 

77 

99 

430 

524

540 

511 

541 

318 

223

397 

629 

1,160 

706 

443

392 

324 

460 

497 

510

497 

489 

254 

171 

376 

449

Nov.

470 

477 

473 

246 

162

375 

706 

834 

662 

652

1,060 

854 

812 

888 

900

880 

823 

527 

450 

1,380

1,480 

928 

1,060 

983 

780

643 

592 

770 

652 

617

Dec.

626 

563 

497 

791 

780

807 

650 

570 

483 

439

648 

641 

1,290 

*1,250 

1,030

708 

1,200 

1,240 

b940 

b900

b880 

668 

562 

b490 

b540

b450 

b450 

b460 

b560 

b4,400 

3,380

Jan.

1,860 

1,490 

1,330 

bl,040 

bl,950

7,870 

3,340 

2,400 

2,280 

2,450

1,930 

*bl,450 

bl,180 

bl,040 

b8 60

944 

2,250 

2,010 

2,070 

1,840

bl,120 

bl,000 

b940 

bl.OOO 

1,760

bl,300 

bl,220 

b2,500 

3,980 

bl,800 

bl,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sepl

Us

mber .........................

mber .........................

lender year 1948 

ary ..... .

1 ............................

st ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

bl,200 

b940 

b800 

970 

bl,250

bl.100 

bl,160 

bl.OOO 

bl,080 

b820

b660 

bSSO 

1,940 

*3,650 

5,970

5,000 

2,400 

1,520 

1,910 

f 1,690

1,560 

1,440 

2,110 

1,420 

1,320

1,470 

bl,000

bl.OOO

Secondfoot-days

11,51 

22,13 

28,89:

445,23

59,50' 

47.24C 

42,09' 

55,30 

29, 70! 

6,502 

3,526 

9,18' 

6.15J

321, 76f

Mar.

b800 

b780 

b840 

b780 

1,020

3,680 

2,340 

1,440 

*1,290 

1,170

1,190 

1,020 

850 

b840 

b820

b740 

758 

716 

b620 

b490

b660 

2,640 

4,330 

2,460 

1,590

1,400 

1,430 

1,690 

1,280 

1,060 

1,370

Apr.

3,850 

2,500 

1,960 

1,930 

1,680

1,750 

2,200 

2,780 

2,160 

1,610

1,340 

1,180 

1,120 

2,580 

2,650

2,990 

1,980 

1,700 

2,530 

1,940

1,440 

1,230 

1,380 

1,420 

1,270

1,100 

1,530 

1,450 

1,100 

966

Maximum

5 1,160 

5 1,480 

5 4,400

7 21,800

I 7,870 

) 5,970 

t 4,330 

5 3,850 

) 6,040 

539 

203 

L 589 

436

7,870

Peak discharge f base . 15.000 sec. -ft. J.- Kn peak above

.3 71 3.0 203 

.4 82 3.4 340 

.6 112 3.8 532 

.8 153 4.2 777

Note.- Same as precedng table above 4.2 feet, 

to September 1949

May

797 

840 

759 

685 

537

542 

506 

429 

461 

417

388 

354 

322 

323 

292

329 

314 

314 

327 

1,320

1,600 

963 

6,040 

2,810 

2,240

1,470 

1,160 

945 

798 

738 

685

Minimum

77 

162 

439

77

860 

660 

490 

966 

292 

126 

73 

86 

100

73

June

539 

463 

400 

367 

332

303 

276 

249 

248 

228

215 

196 

204 

183 

175

155 

148 

137 

130 

149

141 

142 

129 

130 

150

168 

150 

138 

126 

131

Mean

372 

738 

932

1,216

1,919 

1,687 

1,358 

1,844 

958 

217 

114 

296 

205

882

July

181 

138 

132 

121 

109

109 

102 

100 

88 

93

98 

90 

85 

86 

89

82 

73 

91 

92 

85

92 

101 

90 

91 

134

193 

168 

144 

127 

141 

203

Aue .

135

134 

116 

104 

97

296 

390 

403 

396 

386

175 

86 

279 

390 

395

386 

396 

247 

132 

300

428 

420 

403 

403 

188

86 

288 

442 

589 

398 

296

Sept.

216 

182 

145 

125 

127

112 

100 

111 

106 

240

325 

327 

319 

322 

195

100 

223 

407 

435 

436

367 

204 

154 

128 

134

124 

121 

124 

126 

120

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

-

1.24 16.86

-

.896 12.17

base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record and 

records for station at St. Helena.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 237

Qenesee River at St. Helena, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°37'20", long. 77°59'20", at highway bridge in

St. Helena, Wyoming County, 1^ miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3 miles east of

Castile.

Drainage area.- 1,017 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- August 1908 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 41 years, 1,225 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,120 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height,"7.97

reet); minimum recorded, 75 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 2.28 feet), but may have

been less during period of no gage-height record.

1908-49: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second-feet May 17, 1916, from rating curve

extended above 29,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 16.3

feet Feb. 23, 1945 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 18 second-feet Oct. 5, 17, 1913 (gage

height, 1.70 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by

power plants. Slight seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000

cubic feet). 

Revisions (water years).- W 264: 1908. W 564: 1916(M). W 759 Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage freight, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 23 May 24 to Sept. 30

2.3 75 3.3 634 5.5 3,43O 2.3 79 2.8 269 

2.4 1OO 3.6 1,OOO 6.0 4,20O 2.4 107 3.0 385 

2.6 168 4.0 1,500 6.5 5,120 2.6 178 3.3 634

3 - 0 Uo s'o t'w ?'S v'fiPO N°^.- Same as preced- 3.0 380 5.0 2,720 7.5 7,620 ing-tSFle above 3.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

95 

98 

101 

90 

98

loo

98 

107 

394 

560

586 

546 

576 

380 

227

385 

644 

1,270 

750 

510

410 

348 

466 

537 

542

535 

516 

322 

184 

338 

476

NOT.

49O 

503 

495 

315 

176

326 

664 

846 

721 

684

1,090 

892 

814 

874 

915

859 

825 

576 

488 

1,280

1,61O 

952 

1,050 

1,000 

783

687 

65O 

754 

712 

672

Dec.

681 

625 

550 

760 

786

798 

723 

631 

530

471

653 

7 O2 

1,300 

*1,350 

1,070

747 

1,190 

1,360 

1,OOO 

940

939 

732 

636 

54O 

580

47O 

470 

470 

58O 

4,100 

(13,430

Jan.

2,000 

1,600 

1,40O 

1,140 

1,80O

7,570 

3.60O 

2,540 

2,380 

2,550

2,060 

*1,550 

1,320 

1,170 

900

934 

2,290 

2,150 

2,180 

1,950

1,250 

1,060 

1,00? 

1,050 

1,840

1,350 

1,300 

2.3OO 

4,140 

1,900 

1,350

Feb.

1,240 

980 

840 

917 

1,300

1,140 

1,200 

1.O6O 

1,160 

860

700 

880 

1,800 

3,76O 

*5,520

5,120 

2,510 

1,550 

1,960 

1,77O

1,640 

1,520 

2,140 

1,570 

1,390

1.55O 

1,040 

1,040

urmtH Second- 

*01>th foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

12,289 

22,703 

29,814

lendar year 1948 ............ 462,773

ary . .

h.. ..........................

1......... ...................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

61,624 

48,217 

44,048 

58,51O 

29,889 

6,807 

3,621 

9,377 

6,270

tor year 1948-49 ............ 333,169

liar.

82O 

80O 

826 

784 

1,010

3,590 

2,600 

1,500 

*1,350 

1,250

1,250 

1,070 

858 

840 

820

772 

758 

720 

640 

520

680 

2,630 

4,390 

2,710 

1,790

1,590 

1,58O 

1,840 

1,450 

1,180 

1,430

Apr.

3,910 

2,680 i,loo

2,080 

1,830

1,850 

2,300 

2,860 

2,3OO 

1,730

1,450 

1,310 

1,210 

2,550 

2,600

3,180 

2,100 

1,78O 

2,620 

2,070

1,580 

1,370 

1,490 

1,540 

1,390

1,240 

1,610 

1,580 

1,200 

1,000

Maximum

1,270 

1,610 

4,100

21.3OO

7,570 

5,520 

4,390 

3,910 

5,52O 

624 

216 

689 

451

7.57O

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft.).- Ho peak above

Hay

774 

816 

744 

712 

60O

592 

559

468 

493 

438

398 

360 

334 

314 

304

325 

314 

317 

33O 

1,130

1,740 

831 

5,52O 

2,930 

2,400

1,610 

1,270 

1,000 

814 

732 

720

Minimum

90 

176

470

90

900 

700 

520 

l.OOO 

304 

128 

79 

96 

1O8

79

June

624 

5O7 

432 

382 

345

311 

284 

257 

257 

235

224 

204 

209 

192 

173

159

147 

140 

133 

148

141 

149 

133 

133 

153

181 

154 

a!40 

a!28 

a!32

Uean

396 

757 

962

1,264

1,988 

1,722 

1,421 

1,950 

964 

227 

117 

302 

209

913

July

a!78 

a!46 

a!36 

a!22 

allO

105 

102 

99 

95 

96

97 

96 

93 

94 

93

79 

87 

a9O 

a 92

" a86

a 94 

a!04 

a92

a 92 

alS4

194 

173 

150 

125 

151 

216

Aug.

143 

137 

123 

109 

102

249 

391 

411 

405 

392

228 

96 

234 

393 

398

385 

398 

295 

152 

256

430 

423 

403 

407 

233

96 

236 

439 

689 

402 

322

Sept.

225 

194 

152 

130 

130

115 

108 

114 

114 

211

323 

329 

319 

321 

227

1O9 

195 

391 

437 

451

364 

244

166 

132 

144

120 

124 

130 

13O 

121

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

-

1.24 16.92

1 :

.898 12.17

base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of notes by engineer and observer, weather 

records, and records for station at Portageville.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Portageville.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19, 20, 24-30, Jan. 1-5, 12, 15, 20-23, 26-28, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, Feb. 5-13, 18, 26, 27, Mar. 1, 2, 8-11, 14, 15, 18-21 (doubtful gage-height record Dec. 30, Jan. 1, Mar. 18-21).
238 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45'55", long. 77°50'25", at Jones Bridge, 3? 

miles northeast of Mount Morris, Livingston County. Datum of gage is 540.00 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by New York State Conservation Commission).

Drainage area.- 1,419 square miles.

Records available- May 1903 to April 1906, August 1908 to April 1914, July 1915 to 

beptemoer 1949.

Average discharge.- 39 years (1908-13, 1915-49), 1,586 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,800 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage 

height, 20.04 feet Jan. 6 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 37 second-feet 

July 17 (gage height, 0.71 foot); minimum daily, 56 second-feet Sept. 28.

1903-6, 1908-14. 1915-49: Maximum discharge, 55,100 second-feet May 17, 1916 (gage 

height, 25.44 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 29, 1909; minimum daily, 30 secondfeet Aug. 8, 1909.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, partly obstructed intake, 

or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

caused by power plants. Slight seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 

1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

121

127

147

120

142

127

142

280

496

540

540

531

506

360

369

464

1,180

943

594

457

449

399

535

516

531

516

471

264

275

423

Nov.

457

493

493

457

281

262

496

873

720

666

943

1,050

821

867

943

896

890

693

521

900

1,830

1,090

985

1,120

884

742

650

753

764

671

-

Dec.

661

645

579

697

850

827

764

661

579

522

564

709

1,040

*1,420

1,140

890

1,060

1,380

1,100

955

bl.OOO

861

698

574

598

b520

bSOO

bSOO

b580

b3,70o

b4 , 200

Jan.

b2,600

b2,150

bl,850

bl.SSO

b2,700

b9,800

b5,400

3,510

2,980

3,060

2,610

ti2,00o

bl,650

bl,400

bl,100

bl,140

2,250

2,700

2,450

2,470

1,630

bl,300

bl,250

1,260

1,980

bl,500

bl,300

b2,400

4,890

b2,350

bl,650

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Mav « .......

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

bl,350

bl,160

bl.OOO

bl,220

bl,50p

bl,35O

bl,45O

bl,4oO

bl,450

bl,350

1,020

922

1,580

4,920

*5,410

7,020

3,640

2,430

2,470

2,340

2,130

1,920

2,460

2,220

1,740

1,980

1,530

1,400

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

12,701

23,211

30,774

576,248

76,880

60,362

55,846

70,340

34,661

9,160

4,828

9,996

7,482

396,241

Mar.

1,260

1,070

1,210

1,160

1,300

3»570

3,360

2,170

1,860

1,720

1,700

1,560

1,280

1,260 .

1,320

*1,170

1,090

1,050

b900

bSOO

926

2,590

4,820

3,560

2,330

2,000

1,890

2,160

1,830

1,510

1,420

Apr.

3,890

3,380

2,700

2,480

2,220

2,190

2,820

3,230

2,96O

2,290

1,940

1,680

1,510

2,470

2,950

.3,730

2,720

2,210

2,880

2,640

2,070

1,800

1,720

1,840

1,770

1,580

1,720

2,000

1,600

1,350

Maximum

1,180

1,830

4,200

22,700

9,800

7,020

4,820

3,890

5,000

764

434

667

480

9,800

May

1,040

1,080

960

920

760

740

680

620

580

520

500

480

460

430

410

420

410

4 2O

440

940

2,100

1,140

5.OOO

3,430

2,750

1,960

1,460

1,210

1,020

920

861

Minimum

120

262

500

94

1,100

922

8OO

1,350

410 129'

92

128

56

56

June

764

645

574

498

453

423

381

357

323

320

247

251

308

221

247

226

243

154

212

269

208

195

129

163

192

270

238

200

228

221

-

Mean

410

774

993

1,574

2,480

2,156

1,801

2,345

1,118

305

156

322

249

1,086

July

211

230

154

179

151

151

121

137

131

1O8

139

126

131

102

129

117

92

120

108

124

113

115

141

117

173

213

214

195

162

190

434

Aug.

193

176

178

151

128

134

353

369

397

393

369

168

137

342

349

357

377

526

323

229

361

373

410

402

397

204

158

338

667

580

457

Per square

 lie

_

.

-

1.11

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

.765

Sept.

319

257

238

171

155

186

176

131

d!56

d!99

298

317

349

342

327

220

118

338

453

480

418

381

241

212

155

266

224

56

121

178

-

Runoff in 

inches

.

_

-

15.10

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

10.39

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

<J Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph. 

Note.- Intake partly obstructed Apr. 28 to May 23; discharge computed on basis of available gagehelght record, discharge measurements and records for stations upstream.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 239

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11'05", long. 77°37'40", In Rochester, Monroe 

county, 40 feet downstream from plant 5 of Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. and 100 feet 

upstream from Driving Park Avenue Bridge.

Drainage area.- 2,467 square miles.

Records available.- December 1919 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1920-49), 2,762 second-feet.

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 8.63 

reetj; minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, -0.59 foot); minimum dally, 383 

second-feet Dec. 26.

1919-49: Maximum discharge, 33,500 second-feet Apr. 2, 1940 (gage height, 14.08 

feet); minimum, less than 10 second-feet, occurred during low-water periods in some 

years when power plant was shut down; minimum dally, 219 second-feet Aug. 14, 1927.

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 second-feet sometime In March 1865.

Remarks.- Records good except those between 3,500 and 5,500 second-feet, and those for 

periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. Excessive diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plants above station. New York State Barge Canal crosses 

river near southern boundary of Rochester. Water diverted by the canal from Lake Erie 

Is discharged Into river from the west, the canal again diverting a smaller amount of 

water from river to the east. Additional regulation Is provided by Caneadea Reservoir.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Discharge, in aecoad-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

748

692

56O

, 672

6J9

673

682

952

707

858

1,100

1,210

1,160

1,170

1,130

877

1,240

1,290

1,920

1,770

1,370

1,100

1,030

1,040

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,140

830

780

Nov.

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,080

910

920

1,190

1,530

1,530

1,450

1,720

1,870

1,650

1,660

1,680

1,760

1,670

1,530

1,560

1,960

2,610

2,160

1,900

1,960

1,720

1,640

1,490

1,460

1,550

-

Dec.

1,460

1,430

1,440

1,360

1,420

1,730

1,690

1,730

1,830

1,600

1,390

828

1,160

1,050

1,100

1,520

1,480

832

951

1,550

1,340

1,290

1,380

6S3

426

383

S47

S12

886

1,260

3,140

Jan.

4,100

2,180

2,400

1,800

1,930

3,530

10,800

7,900

5,170

4,760

4,170

3,840

2,370

2,380

1,830

1,150

1,860

3,610

3,800

3,350

3,460

2,290

2,290

2,590

2,630

3,460

2,790

2,820

5,830

7,110

3,770

Month

October

HoYMtoer.........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 . . .........

Feb.

2,640

2,590

2,100

2,270

2,230

2,250

f2,450

f2,300

2,580

2,740

2,710

2,120

2,340

5,060

9,070

12,400

10,200

5,970

4,500

4,290

4,160

3,700

3,810

4,210

4,260

3,660

3,220

2,900

_

_

-

Secondf cot-days

32,130

46,580

39,350

971,918

111 980

112 750 112)380

117,700

65,710

29,754

24,310

28,743

23,609

744,996

Mar.

2,7OO

2,220

2,450

2,460

2,560

3,590

6,900

5,3oO

4,200

3,770

3,580

3,230

3,150

2,420

2,780

2,710

2,580

2,550

2,380

1,980

2,050

3,350

6,750

6,900

6,140

4,650

3,950

3,780

3,720

3,210

2,330

Apr.

3,050

5,340

a4,600

a4,300

a3,500

a3,800

a4,300

a4,600

a4,900

a4,100

a3,500

3,130

2,910

3,170

4,650

5,610

5,690

4,500

4,020

4,910

4,340

3,530

5,080

3,190

3,210

3,130

2,940

3,650

3,250

2,800

MflXlMUlt

1,920

2,610

3,140

20,700

10,800

12 ,400

8 900

5, 690

6,500

1,600

1,040

1,370

1,230

12,400

May

2,450

2,310

2,150

2,020

2,100

2,150

1,920

1,740

1,650

1,440

1,350

1,390

1,300

1,370

1,190

1,270

1,230

1,220

1,270

1,250

1,970

2,800

2,640

6,500

4,690

3,700

2,890

2,300

1,930

1,870

1,650

Minima

560

910

383

383

1 150 2)100 1,980

2,800

1 *767 190

636

60S

474

383

June

1,600

1,520

1,390

1,320

1,240

1,180

1,060

1,040

998

937

1,050

794

1,000

942

937

858

858

872

788

842

922

885

830

811

767

616

884

811

914

886

-

Mean

1,036

1,553

1,269

2,656

3*612

4,027

3*625

3 923

Z, ',120

992

784

927

787

2,041

July

852

920

820

1,040

938

859

760

776

762

806

802

760

774

741

743

694

646

766

781

762

732

758

736

636

792

722

731

900

852

744

705

Aug.

950

837

798

777

852

725

605

968

994

1,030

1,000

970

729

644

911

903

939

1,040

1,080

936

753

993

785

967

960

1,050

738

769

1,320

1,370

1,330

Per square 

 lie

_

-

1.O8

_

-

.827

Sept.

1,230

866

890

831

773

777

728

858

794

753

683

777

969

910

919

916

509

664

781

910

966

904

882

702

683

578

474

730

650

502

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

14.63

_

-

11.22

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records. 

 f Fragmentary gage-height-record; discharge computed on basis of power-pltat records.
240 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42"23 I 10", long. 78°09'45n , in Caneadea, Allegany 

uounty, 800 feet upstream from unnamed tributary and 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 61.5 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 438 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 3.21 

reet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot July 16 (gage height, 1.635 feet); minimum daily, 1.1 

second-feet July 9, 15, 16.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Extensive regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet) 2 miles 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in seoond-feet)

1.65

1.70

1.75

1.80

1.1 

1.7 

2.8 

4.4

1.85

1.9

2.0

2.1

6.4

9.0

16

25

2.2

2.3

2.5

38

55

77

105

2.6 139

2.8 223

3.0 320

3.2 432

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year ............

January

February .....................

March ...........................

April ............................

Ua» May ..............................

June .........................

July ...........

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

enber . .......................

Water year ............

Feb.

Seccndfoot-days

105.9

5,917.0 

2,334.8

-

Mar. Apr.

Maximum

13

391 

232

-

May

Minimum

1.1

2.0 

1.2

-

June

«

Mean

3. 42

191 '

77.8

-

July

fl.4

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

al.l

al.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

fl.2

1.3

1.7

1.6

2.0

3.6

3.4

2.9

f9.4

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

8.7

13

Aug.

11

9.6

8.2

7.4

122

315

300

290

300

202

2.8

117

310

320

331

320

206

a3.0

a!26

a3P3

3352

a336

320

216

2.8

103

391

380

148

2.2

2.0

Psr square 

mile

Sept.

1.9

l.S

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

66

219

219

228

232

168'2.0

a94

3223

3223

223

223

151

3.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.3

37

Runoff In 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of operation of Caneadea Reservoir, 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 241

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°33 | 40", long. 77°42'55", just downstream from 

ussian Street Bridge, half a mile downstream from Mill Creek, and 1 mile west of Dansville, Llvingston County. Datum of gage Is 640.00 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by New York State Conservation Commission).

Drainage area.- 153 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to December 1912, July 1915 to June, 1917, March 1919 to 

septemoer 1949. October 1917 to September 1919 at Cumminsville, 1$ miles downstream, 

published as Canaseraga Creek at Cumminsville.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1920-49), 148 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet Pet. 15~ (gage height, 9.09 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 6.375 feet).

1910-12, 1915-49: Maximum discharge at present site, 8,830 second-feet July 23, 

1940 (gage height, 13.1 feet, from floodmark), by contracted-opening method; maximum 

at former site, 9,110 second-feet July 23, 1940 (gage height, 9.93 feet), by slopearea method; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 9, 19S4, Sept. 27, 28, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

oacKwater from debris, which are fair.

Revisions (water years)..- W 604: 1933, 1924. W 759: Drainage area. W 894: 1935.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

36 

34 

30

28 

26 

28 

32 

30

28 

50 

71 

46 

42

40 

36 

32 

32 

30

30 

30 

28 

28 

28 

28

Nov.

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

42 

51 

42 

36 

53

85 

57 

50 48- 

44

43 

40 

38 

39 

59

66 

54 

61 

56 

50

44 

46 

46 

46 

46

Dec.

46 

43 

42 

39 

38

42 

43 

42 

39 

38

35 

35 

50 

50 

44

48 

62 

48 

39 

44

«44 

44 

42 

37 

32

27 

28 

34 

45 

290 

184

Jan.

127 

130 

b96 

b82 

342

807 

326 

261 

278 

276

209 

150 

132 

119 

b94

128 

303 

 223 

261 

b!85

b!24 

127 

101 

124 

165

blio 

bl!6 

287 

302 

b!65 

b!45

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

ber..........................

mber.. .......................

mber............ .............

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

uary

h... .........................

1.......... ..................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

bl40 

b!22 

b!18 

119 

b!06

blOO 

96 

b92 

108 

b!06

b82 

b92 

337 

460 

963

 532 

318 

242 

227 

202

168 

168 

238 

195 

175

162 

144 

144

Seoondfcct-days

991 

1,392 

1^675

48,990

6,295 

5,956 

5,278 

5,699 

3,426 

1,190 

722 

819 

803

34,246

Mar.

bl!6 

b!40 

130 

122 

188

528 

272 

 202 

182 

175

178 

153 

144 

138 

135

124 

122 

108 

b90 

b86

115 

280 

216 

240 

185

172 

165 

156 

132 

122 

162

Apr.

238 

245 

212 

178 

153

210 

284 

292 

245 

191

168 

150 

147 

209 

222

252 

201 

185 

231 

188

163 

151 

169 

154 

142

140 

181 

148 

129 

121

Maximum

71 

85 

290

2,240

807 

963 

528 

292 

500 

72 

48 

138 

54

963

May

118 

113 

100 

93 

84

82 

77 

70 

66 

62

60 

60 

60 

58

56

54 

50 

48 

57 

116

86 

270 

500 

224 

201

148 

123 

110 

100 

98 

82

Minimum

24 

30 

27

19

82 

82 

86 

121 

48 

24 

17 

16 

21

16

June

72 

66 

62 

54 

48

47 

45 

43 

42 

42

40 

40 

38 

35 

33

33 

33 

33 

33

35

33 

32 

30 

30 

51

36 

30 

25 

24 

825

Mean

32. C 

46.4 

54. C

134

203 

213 

170 

190 

111 

39.7 

23.3 

26.4 

26.6

93, e

July

826 

824

a23 

a22 

a22

22 

21 

20 

21 

22

21 

20 

24 

19

17

18 

18 

22 

20 

18

18 

20 

18 

18 

43

23 

22 

20 

24 

48 

48

Aug.

24 

22 

20 

22 

21

20 

18 

18 

16 

16

16 

20 

22 

18 

18

16 

28 

64 

26 

23

20 

18 

18 

20 

18

18 

16 

21 

138 

53 

31

Per square 

Bile

0.209 

.303 

.353

.876

1.33 

1.39 

1.11 

1.24 

.725 

.259 

.152 

.173 

.175

.613

Sept.

28 

24 

23 

22 

23

22 

22 

SI 

28 

24

23 

22 

21 

23 

22

23 

21 

54 

45 

34

28 

27 

28 

31 

27

25 

24 

25 

28 . 

25

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

.34 

.41

11.90

1.53 

1.45 

1.28 

1.39 

.83 

.29 

.18 

.20 

.20

8.34

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft. ).- Ho peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for other stations in Genesee Hiver Basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Nojte.- Backwater from ice and/or debris Dec. 24-30. Backwater from debris Dec. 7-23, Mar. 24, 

July 13-15, Sept. 19-30 (fragmentary gage-height record Sept. 21).
242 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Palls, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°57 I 25"., long. 77 0 35'20", 25 feet downstream

rrom Highway bridge In Honeoye Palls, Monroe County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 197 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- October 1945 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 secpnd-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 4.04

.. release from Ice jam upstream; minimum, 0.06 second-foot Aug. 28 (gage height, 

0.35 foot).

1946-49: Maximum discharge. 1,740 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 4,71 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 28, 1949.

Remarke.- Records good except those for periods of 'ice effect or backwater1 from debris 

or leaves, which are fair. Plow affected by regulation on and diversion from Hemlofck 

and Canadlce Lakes for water supply of city of Rochester. Diurnal fluctuation at low 

flow caused by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except perloda of Ice effect

or backwater from debris or leaves 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

0.62 

 6S 

.7 

.8

0.7' 

1.0 

1.5 

2.9

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

4.8

7.4

16

29

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

47

89

153

297

0.4 

.5 

.6

0.1

.4

.9

2.9

4.8

1.0 

1.3 

l.S 

2.0 

2.2

7.4

22

47

107

152

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

211

282

385

460

628

Day

1

2

S

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

Oot.

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.0

. .7

.8

.7

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

3.4

5.6

4.2

8.0

12

14

13

11

9.0

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.7

4.3

3.8

Nov.

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.7

4.3

5.2

7.8

9.2

9.2

18

32

24

21

18

16

14

13

12

18

33

28

23

21

20

17

15

14

13

12

-

Dec.

12

12

11

9.8

9.4

8.8

9.0

10

11

9.4

8.4

8.6

 9..0

10

9.8

12

11

16

21

20is'

15

21

31

35

26

20

17

18

90

245

Month

October. ...............

November. ....'..........

December.. .............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February

March............:.....

April..................

May.....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

270

2

1

1

35

80

50

175

600

S

3

2

00

14

15

»180

125

1

1

1

1

1

98

30

02

92

96

28

33

77

130

54

58

45

86

129-

1

4

2

74

80

80

43

30

130

- Seoorxdfoot-days

141.6

434.1

761.2

33,598.5

5,519

4*983

4*616

4,457

2,273

388.7

86.4

23.3

28.1

23,889.4

Feb.

90

84

82

1O3

94

86

*86

82

140

192

165

124

180

460

598

571

279

160-

189

160

142

135

190

169

150

106

80

86

_

-

-

Mar.

60

7

6

E

2

0

0

170

502

3]

17

IE

0

5

9

172

166

14

11

12

5

0

0

125

112

*11

11

e

s

2

4

4

6

118

2£

3C

2C

8

2

5

163

142

13

12

11

1C

5

8

3

5

103

Observed

Maximum

14

33

245

949

600

598

502

278

234

33

8*0

3.1

2.6

600

Minimum

0.7

3.0

8.4

.7

45

80

ftfl ou

102

35

2.0

.9

.1

.5

.1

Apr.

126

183

158

138

118

124

225

208

172

140

122

111

111

243

197

276

186

145

142

135

115

103

105

120

107

102

161

157

118

107

-

Mean

4.57

14.5

24.6

91.8

178

178

155

149

73.3

12.2

2.79

.75

.94

65.5.

May

94

98

87

78

75

234

206

127

100

81

72

66

62

59

58

57

52

48

45

52

60

54

58

6353-

45

41

38

37

38

35

June

33

31

29

27

25

22

19

17

16

15

14

13

11

10

9.0

7.5

6.7

5.2

5.7

9.6

8.5

5.6

3.9

2.3

2.0

2.2

4.7

4.5 S'.l

4.2

-

July

3.5

3.2

3.5

6.6

8.0

4.8

5.3

4.4

3.0

2.9

3.1

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.7

1.6

1.3

4-5

3.6

2.8

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.9

Aug.

2

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

.

,

,

1.

3.

2.

Adjustedt

-ean **,-£ * 

7.91 0.040

31.7 .161

29.4 .149

145 .736

270 1.37

264 1*34

240 1.22

228 1*16

103 .523

15.9 .081

-.80 -.004

-3.73 -.019

-3.02 -.015

97.5 .495

0

7

5

4

5

4

2

6

5

4

4

3

4

«

4

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

7

1

0

Sept.

2.6 1<7'

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.5

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

1.1

.8

.9

.9 i.-o

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

1.2

1.9

1.6

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.18

.17

.9.99

1.58

1.40

a. 40

1.29

.60

.09

-.00

-.02

-.02

6.72

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for diversions from and' change In contents In Hemlock and Canadlce Lakes; outlet of 

Honeoye Lake Is not controlled.. Negative figures Indicate that natural losses from Hemlock, Canadlce, 

and Honeoye Lakes exceeded Inflow.

, Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 31 to Jan. 7, Jan. 9-16, " " " "" " "" 

to'Peb. 3, Feb. 6-9, 11-14, 18, Feb. 26 to Mar. 4, Mar. 7, 8, 12-2O. Backwater 

debris Dec. 9-30. Backwater from debris Oct. 5 to Dec. 8, and from leaves Sept.

20-23, 26-2S, Jan. 30 

.-.- from ice and/or 

Sept. 19-30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 243

Canadlce Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.

Location.- Hook gage, lat. 42°44'25", long. 770 34'15", upstream from weir at outlet of 

Canadlce Lake, Ontario County, 4 miles southeast of Hemlock, Llvlngston County. Datum 

of gage Is 1,093.00 feet above mean sea level (furnished by city of Rochester). Gage 

readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 12.6 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 46 years, 11.7 second-feet (unadjusted).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Department of Public Works, city of Rochester.

Monthly discharge, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

December. ............

Calendar year 1948.

March. ...............

May. .................

September. ...........

Water year 1948-49.

Mean elevation 

of lake 

(feet?

1,092.55 

1,092.28 

1,091.81

1,094.73

1,092.25 

1,092.41 

1,092.46 

1,092.61 

1,092.43 

1,092.04 

1,091.03 

1.O89.94 

1,089.22

1,091.75

Observed discharge 

in second-feet

8.994 

4.665 

2.447

10.504

8.341 

11.384 

12.743 

16.212 

9.377 

6.228 

9.238 

9.451 

3.916

8.569

Adjustedt

Discharge in 

- second-feet

Mean

-1.298 

4.232 

-3.585

9.771

16.468 

11.O36 

13.372 

18.147 

6.O24 

-.930 

-1.439 

-1.600 

-1.739

4.840

Per square 

mile

-0.103 

.336 

-.285

.775

1.307 

.876 

1.061 

1.44O 

.478 

-.074 

-.114 

-.127 

-.138

.384

Runoff in 

inches

-0.119 

.375 

-.328

10.553

1.507 

.912 

1.224 

1.607 

.551 

-.082 

-.132 

-.146 

-.154

5.215

t Adjusted for change in contents in Canadlee Lake. Negative figures indicate that natural losses from Canadlce Lake exceeded Inflow.

Note.- Elevation of Canadlce Lake: 1,O93.23 feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1948, and 1.O88.97 

feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 3O, 1949; 1,092.46 feet at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1947, and 1,091.63 feet at 

12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1948.
244 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00 I 30", long. 77°47'25", 40 feet downstream from

highway bridge at Garbutt, Genesee County, and 3^ miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 208 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 4.42

reet); minimum, 21 second-feet Sept. 11, 12, 13; minimum gage height, 2.095 feet Aug.

27, 28, Sept. 11, 12, 13.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 3,680 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 6.80 feet);

minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 12, 17, 1946; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 27, 28,

Sept. 11, 12, 13, 1949. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris,

wnicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect or backwater from debris) 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to Sept. 30

2.1 25 2.5 82 2.0 17 2.4 65 3.0 237 

2.2 36 2.6 103 2.1 25 2.5 85 3.3 381 

2.3 48 2.8 158 2.2 36 2.6 108 3.8 655 

2.4 64 3.0 235 2-3 48 2.8 165 4.3 950

Note.- Same as following Eable above 3.1 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

26 

28 

29 

29

28 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

29 

31 

30 

34

38 

36 

34 

33 

32

31 

30 

29 

29 

29 

29

Nov.

29 

29 

29 

30 

31

32 

33 

33 

32 

33

34 

36 

38 

42 

41

39 

39 

39 

42 

58

64 

77 

56 

48 

47

45 

45 

43 

43 

42

Dec.

o42 

o42 

o41 

o39 

039

39 

38 

37 

036 

034

034 

062 

047 

037 

*o46

43 

47 

42 

b42 

38

b38 

42 

43 

b41 

b36

b33 

b32 

b31 

37 

47 

81

Jan.

120 

77 

64 

b62 

77

258 

435 

523 

413 

371

339 

205 

*147 

b!35 

b!02

134 

179 

285 

290 

371

b200 

165 

156 

153 

267

297 

140 

b200 

b460 

b370 

b250

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprd

June 

Jnly 

Angu 

Sept

fa

 bar .........................

mber . ........................

J.endar year 1948 ............

ary

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b!70 

b!50 

b!35 

b!55 

b!45

b!35 

b!30 

*127 

141 

185

b!70 

b!45 

204 

666 

927

870 

760 

450 

360 

329

276 

246 

295 

324 

258

b235 

b20O 

b!80

Seoondfoot-days

916 

1,229 

1,286

66,038

7,245 

8,368 

9,160 

10,157 

3,573 

1,367 

1,082 

851 

699

45,933

Mar.

b!25 

b!30 

159 

b!55 

175

436 

b460 

b290 

241 

233

b215 

b!90 

b!65 

b!70 

 189

b!80 

b!75 

b!80 

b!55 

159

165 

591 

942 

912 

576

392 

345 

324 

276 

233 

222

Apr.

271 

419 

446 

360 

271

267 

468 

490 

408 

314

250 

222 

207 

297 

556

550 

474 

350 

484 

474

324 

254 

246 

263 

241

222 

263 

334 

233 

199

Maximum

38 

77 

81

1,860

523 

927 

942 

556 

185 

65 

46 

38 

28

942

May

185 

175 

165 

153 

144

138 

132 

127 

124 

119

116 

111 

106 

101 

99

94 

92 

87 

83 

92

140 

127 

111 

157 

120

96 

83 79' 

75 

73 

69

Minimum

26 

29 

31

26

62 

127 

125 

199 

69 

37 

31 

23 

21

21

June

65 

62 

58 

55 

52

50 

48 

47 

46 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

43

43 

43 

43 

43 

43

42 

41 

39 

39 

41

39 

37 

37 

45 

41

Mean

29.5 

41.0 

41.5

180

234 

299 

295 

339 

115 

45.6 

34.9 

27.5 

23.3

126

Jnly

37 

37 

36 

39 

38

37 

37 

36 

34 

38

34 

33 

33 

33 

32

31 

32 

33 

34 

33

33 

38 

34 

32 

46

37 

34 

34 

33 

32 

32

Aug.

32 

31 

31 

30 

29

29 

28 

28 

27 

26

27 

28 

27 

25 

25

26 

27 

38 

30 

27

27 

27 

25 

24 

24

23 

23 

23 

31 

26 

27

Per square 

mile

0.142 

.197 

.200

.865

1.12 

1.44 

1.42 

1.63 

.553 

.219 

.168 

.132 

.112

.606

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

Sept.

28 

25 

24 

23 

23

22 

22 

23 

23 

22

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

22 

22 

25 

24 

23

23 

25 

25 

26 

25

24 

23 

23 

25 

22

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.22 

.23

11.79

1.30 

1.50 

1.64 

1.82 

.64 

.24 

.19 

.15 

.12

8.21

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

S Backwater from loe and/or debris.

Note.- Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, Nov. 30, June 26 to July 24, July 26 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 245

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°06'00", long. 77°53'00", at east end of Carrol 

street, in Churchville, Monroe County, 60 feet downstream from main line tracks of 

New York Central Railroad, and 1 mile upstream from unnamed tributary.

Drainage area.- 123 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 800 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 4.35 

reet); minimum, 2.15 second-feet Aug. 17; minimum gage height, 1.04 feet Aug. 11, 17.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 1,940 second-feet Apr, 6, 1947 (gage height, 6.76 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.005 feet July 23, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds and 

oebrls, which are fair. New York Central System diverted approximately 10,500,000 

gallons each month from a point Just above station for use by locomotives, equivalent 

to a mean discharge of 0.5 second-foot at station. Slight regulation by pumping 

operations above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.4 

4.6 

4.6 

4.5 

4.5

4.4 

4.4 

5.4 

7.2 

7.6

6.6 

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

13 

28 

27 

30

34 

24 

19 

16 

14

12 

11 

10 

9.4 

9.0 

8.8

Nov.

8.8 

8.8 

9.0 

11 

12

14 

17 

14 

13 

16

19 

21 

29 

31 

28

22 

24 

19 

23 

66

92 

68 

48 

36

30

25 

26 

23 

22 

21

Dec.

21 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

14 

14 

12 

10

9.2 

12 

15 

16 

*14

15 

21 

16 

20 

17

17 

24 

27 

19 

17

14 

12 

11 

18 

42 

38

Jan.

34 

30 

29 

27 

46

110 

161 

263 

286 

238

*166 

74 

73 

68 

39

58 

77 

93 

127 

100

58 

62 

54 

63 

90

78 

54 

96 

157 

185 

170

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Wa

*ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

isry ....

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

88 

60 

52 

56 

54

50 

48 

*48 

61 

84

100 

90 

155 

363 

644

772 

520 

260 

249 

206

157 

142 

195 

211 

188

171 

116 

106

Seoondfoot-days

355.2 

796.6 

548.2

34,286.7

3,166 

5,246 

5,758 

4,082 

1,180 

321.9 

581.5 

116.1 

185.1

22,336.6

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- No

liar.

60 

62 

88 

72 

132

260 

290 

243 

171 

153

135 

110 

74 

98 

*116

102 

108 

104 

76 

70

116 

318 

660 

623 

365

249 

221 

224 

188 

144 

126

Apr.

142 

171 

176 

142 

111

129 

208 

232 

177 

124

100 

87 

82 

82 

95

148 

164 

132 

184 

221

152 

106 

103 

110 

100

93 

126 

171 

122 

92

Maximum

34 

92 

42

1,450

286 

772 

660 

232 

78 

52 

98 

9.6 

9.0

772

May

78 

72 

64 

58 

54

52 

45 

40 

36 

34

31 

30 

28 

28 

28

27 

24 

23 

20 

32

37 

35 

49 

46 

42

37 

31 

28 

25 

24 

22

Minimum

4.4 

8.8 

9.2

3.1

27 

48 

60 

82 

20 

4.4 

4.1 

2.4 

4.4

2.4

June

20 

19 

17 

16 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

9.2 

8.6 

9.0 

9.4

7.4 

6.2 

6.0 

6.4 

6.8

6.6 

5.6 

4.6 

4.4 

4.6

6.0 

5.2 

4.5 

6.4 

52

Mean

11.5 

26.6 

17.7

93.7

102 

187 

186 

136 

38.1 

10.7 

18.8 

3.7E 

6.17

61.2

July

98 

37 

18 

29 

70

56 

27 

17 

13 

22

36 

20 

14 

10 

8.4

7.4 

6.6 

8.8 

11 

8.8

7.2 

6.6 

5.8 

5.4 

5.6

7.0 

6.8 

5.6 

5.0 

4.4 

4.1

Aug.

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.4 

3.3

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.7

2.6 

2.4 

4.1 

5.6 

5.4

4.6 

4.1 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0

2.9 

2.8 

3.0 

5.6 

9.6 

8.0

Per square

ails

0.093 

.216 

.144

.762

.829 

1.52 

1.51 

1.11 

.310 

.087 

.153 

.030 

.050

.498

Sept.

7.4 

5.4 

4.8 

4.6 

5.8

5.8 

5.6 

6.0 

5.6 

5.2

4.8 

4.5 

4.4 

4.5 

4.5

4.9 

4.9 

6.0 

8.4 

9.0

7.4 

7.2 

7.0 

7.2 

7.4

7.2 

6.6 

6.8 

7.4 

8.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.11 

.24 

.17

10.38

.96 

1.59. 

1.74 

1.23 

.36 

AO 

.18 

.04 

.06

6.78

peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made' on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 15, 20-23, 28, Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, Feb. 5-8, 

11-13, 17, 18, Feb. 27 to Bar. 4, Mar. 6, 7, 11-21 (no gage-height record Jan. 20-23). Backwater

9, Hay 1 to Sept. 30 (no gage-height record Aug. 4-6).
246 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorders, lat. 43°27'00", long. 76°30'25", at lock 7 in Oswego, 

uswego County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 246.00 

feet above mean sea level (New York State Barge Canal datum).

Drainage area.- 5,121 square miles.

neeoras avaiiaole.- November 1933 to September 1949. April 1897 to December 1901 and, of 

doubtful accuracy, October 1927 to September 1928 at High Dam, about three-quarters of 

a mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1934-49), 6,450 second-feet.

jqreremea.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 8.42 

feet), Includes mean daily discharge of canals; minimum gage height, 1.27 feet Sept. 4; 

minimum daily discharge, 353 second-feet Aug. 14.

1933-49: Maximum discharge, 37,500 second-feet Mar. 28, 1936, includes mean daily 

discharge of canals; maximum gage height, 13.46 feet Apr. 10, 1940; minimum discharge 

(river only), 30 second-feet Nov. 6, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.97 foot Aug. 24, 

1934; minimum dally discharge,.that of Aug. 14, 1949.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from Lake Ontario and/or 

partly obstructed intake, which are good. This record represents total discharge at 

Oswego and included flow in Hydraulic and Barge Canals. A large amount of natural 

storage and some artificial regulation is afforded by the many large lakes and the 

Barge Canal system in river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow 

by power plants above station. Oswego River Basin receives water from Erie division 

of Barge Canal through lock 32 near Plttsford. Water may be diverted into or received 

from Mohawk River Basin through summit level of Barge Canal at New London. During a 

part of year entire flow from 45 square miles of drainage area of Mud Creek may be 

diverted from Chemung River Basin into Lake Keuka in Oswego River Basin. Nearly all 

of flow from 15.7 square miles of the Tioughnioga River Basin may be diverted Into 

DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River Basin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Da,

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,500

2,340

1.6OO

Z, TOO

2,250

2,700

2,500

2,900.

2,400

1,600

2,70O

2,8OO

2,7OO

2,450

2,500

2,070

1,250

2,500

3,130

2,640

2,310

2,110

1,120

980

1,020

1,120

1,300

1,250

1,500

1,080

800

Nov.

1,220

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,25O

1,220

840

2,50O

2,6OO

2,300

2,200

2,800

2,400

1,900

3,040

3,O60

3,O4O

2,660

3,290

3,910

4,010

5,070

5,900

5,650

5,300

5,440

5,260

4,850

5,080

5,650

-

Dec.

5,400

4,860

4,580

4,45O

3,500

4,210

4,410

4,410

4,14O

4,320

4,490

5,070

6,530

6,78O

6,39O

6,170

5,890

4,270

3,620

5,140

4,710

4,920

3,900

4,330

3,260

3,800

4,650

4,550

4,910

5,590

6,17O

Jan.

6,690

6,990

7,740

7,880

8,120

10,000

12,300

13,200

13,700

13,600

13,500

12,100

10,90O

10,400

10,500

10,300

10.30O

10,800

11,300

11,500

12 ,300

12,300

11,400

11,600

11,200

10,400

10,500

11,100

11,300

11,000

10,400

Month

October ..........................

Novsnbor ..........................

Deoenbor .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

Janusry ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

10,400

9,450

9,910

10,400

9,940

9,820

9.57O

9,850

9,790

9,850

9,710

9,23O

9,540

9,540

11,700

13,600

14,700

14,000

12,800

9,600

9,070

9,430

10,500

10,700

10,8OO

11,000

10,500

10,300

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

62,820

96,440

149,420

1,948,140

335,320

295,700

250,580

186,400

140,700

67 jB9O

44,620

41,045

70,274

1,741,209

Mar.

10,600

1O.OOO

9,200

9,560

9,640

9,930

10,800

11,000

10,700

10,500

9,950

10,000

9,810

9,180

8,810

8,670

8,440

8,010

7,540

7,090

6,450

6,970

7,660

7,34O

5,450

3,900

3,820

4,530

4,800

4,970

5,26O

Apr.

4,910

4,480

4,440

4,440

4,180

4,170

5,550

6,020

5,67O

5,520

6,720

7,280

6,880

5,910

6,440

6,990

7,040

7,710

8,380

7,880

7.47O

6,980

6,740

5,800

6,600

6,400

6,400

6,600

6,600

6,2OO

-

MaxiBun

3,130

5.9OO

6,780

16,800

13,700

14,700

11,000

8,380

6,400

5,OOO

2,400

2,100

4,730

14,700

May

6,OOO

6,400

6,OOO

6,OOO

5,600

5,8OO

5,800

5,20O

6,200

6,400

5,600

5,400

4,800

3,100

2,5OO

3,600

3,200

3,300

3,200

2,800

2,600

3,200

4,600

4,000

4,300

4,2OO

4,100

4,000

3,200

4,000

5,600

Minimum

800

840

3,260

800

6,690

9,070

3,820

4,170

2,500

520

600

353

686

353

June

5,000

4,100

3,900

3,400

2,300

3,500

2,6OO

1,900

2,3OO

1,850

1,550

1,450

2,900

2,5OO

2,250

1,950

1,650

860

1,060

3,000

2,600

2,000

1,600

1,500

520

600

2,150

2,350

2,3OO

2,250

-

Mean

2,026

3,215

4,820

S.,323

10,820

10,560

8,083

6,213

4,539

2 1 263

1 **oy AXQ 

1,324

2,342

4,77O

July

1,800

780

660

1,OOO

2,250

1,750

1,650

1,650

1,400

960

1,850

2,250

1,650

1,240

960

72O

600

1,450

1,750

1,650

2,050

1,950

600

1,040

2,400

1,900

1,650

1,800

1,650

900

660

Aug.

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,750

1,600

68O

66O

1,850

2,100

1,550

1,560

1,440

474

353

996

1,320

1,150

1,320

1,320

758

582

1,140

1,330

1,340

1,430

1,570

519

623

1,620

2,060

1,950

Psr square 

 lie

0.396

.628

.941

1.04

2.11

2.06

1.58

1.21

.886

.442

'.ZBI

.259

.457

.931

Sept.

1,82O

1,640

1,200

798

686

1,770

2,050

1,880

1,830

1,640

1,150

1,930

2.O20

2,050

2,050

2,070

1,950

2,370

2,870

2,620

2,720

3.070

3,250

2,930

2,630

3,230

4,730

4,640

4,090

2,590

-

Runoff In 

inohm

0.46

.70

1.08

14.14

2.43

2.15

1.82

1.35

1.02

.49

.32

.30

.51

12.63

Aug.

17, 18,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 247

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°27'20", long. 76"28 I 30", in 

sorest Home, Tompkins County, half a mile upstream from Cornell University Dam, 

1? miles northeast of Ithaca, and 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 794.81 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Kecoras available.- February 1925 to September 1949. July 1908 to June 1909 at site 

i? mnes downstream.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 186 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 second-feet Nov. 20 (gage height, 3.91 

reet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 24, 28 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet July 8, 1935 (gage height, 9.52 

feet), from average of computed flow over each of four dams; minimum, about 3 secondfeet Aug. 25, 1927 (gage height, 0.18 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods' of ice effect, which are good.

Cornell University diverted 68,633,067 cubic feet during year from a point about 1 mile 

above station for water supply, equivalent to a mean discharge at station of 2.16 

second-feet.

Revisions (water years).- W 759: Drainage area, W 874: 1935-38.

Ratine table, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

11

17

24

32

50

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

71

106

159

232

322

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

487

757

1,200

1,710

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

2T

26

29

30

31

Oot.

23

24

22

20

19

18

IS

20

25

26

24

21

22

34

30

24

28

88

68

45

44

36

32

30

29

27

26

25

25

24

29

NOT.

27

24

23

24

25

42

338

122

74

67

182

111

78

70

63

56

52

53

48

989

444

222

393

228

173

142

176

178

147

188

-

Dec.

133

113

102

96

90

96

 120

98

84

72

62

58

90

86

62

70

90

78

46

66

78

 88

82

58

87

35

32

SO

90

1,000

822

Jan.

258

258

258

210

3SO

1,660

803

575

440

406

308

220

205

195

145

170

 275

289

472

385

195

220

209

285

401

225

185

384

482

220

195

Month

October MovMbar ' '* ' 

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

May

June

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

195

160

145

1.55

150

140

145

122

165

150

122

94

175

450

928

785

383

230

258

249

201

240

640

 400

499

431

256

284

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

92(

4,73

3,884

61,474

10,89.

8,15!

7,34

7.31S

4,05!

1,63]

1,21!

874

1,39!

52,42e

Mar.

195

205

200

175

250

856

479

279

266

262

249

210

160

210

228

174

179

159

122

104

 145

318

 378

271

212

197

205

209

159

144

147

Apr.

201

197

156

136

118

474

662

426

30S

241

201

176

162

205

183

228

193

180

431

262

179

159

201

220

176

153

469

266

188

182

Maxima

5 88

» 989

I 1,000

I 2,500

S 1,660

'. 928

r 856

> 662

S 294

I 340

) 133

I 112

! 144

> 1,630

-

May

147

150

169

128

120

275

204

139

118

104

92

86

80

77

74

71

69

65

67

294

213

119

276

187

169

120

104

92

94

80

70,

 U*.

16

23

32

18

145

94

104

118

65

24

22

11

16

11

June

64

58

52

47

44

41

39

38

36

35

34

32

30

28

26

25

24

24

26

32

45

54

43

30

99

340

129

69

52

35

-

Mean

29. S

158

125

168

351

291

237

244

131

54.4

39.3

28.2

46.4

144

July

41

36

33

34

73

53

38

35

30

33

50

33

29

25

25

26

24

25

26

25

25

28

27

22

45

84

39

34

36

50

133

Aug.

76

43

33

34

25

22

21

18

16

16

17

29

30

22

18

16

17

16

15

IS

17

16

13

11

12

14

13

11

109

112

Per souare

0.241

1.27

1.01

1.35

2.83

2.35

1.91

1.97

1.06

.439

.517

.227

.374

1.16

44

Sept.

30 ,

23

21

20

18

18

18

19

23

22

17

17

16

26

57

35

27

27

127

101

58

49

58

78

09

56

43

46

144

108

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

1.42

1.17

18.44

3.27

2.44

2.20

2.19

1.22

.49

.37

.28

.42

15.73

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 aec.-ft.).- Hov. 20 (1:45 p.»,) 2,220 sec.-ft.; Jan. 6 (8 a.nf.) 1,960 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge Measurement made on this day.

note.- Stage-discharge relation effected by Ice Dec. 11, 12, 15-30, Jan. 4, 5, 13-16, 21, 22, 27, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 14, Feb. 18, Mar. 1-5, 12, 13, 19-21.
248 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°23 I 35", long. 76°32'40",

 half a mile upstream from Butternut Creek and 5 miles south of Ithaca, Tompkins County.

Datum of gage is 437.16 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 36.7 square miles. 

Kecoras avanaole.- March 1937 to September 1949. 

Average aiscnarge.- 12 years, 38.7 second-feet, 

tetremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 461 second-feet Nov. 20 (gage height, 2.52 feet);

 minimum, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.425 foot).

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 4,110 second-feet Aug. 13, 1342 (gage height, 7.58

feet), from rating curve extended above 650 second-feet on basis of slope-area

determinations at gage heights 5.5 and 7.58 feet; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 30, 31,

Sept. 1, 2, 1939 (gage height, 0.42 foot). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or

snirting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect or shifting control

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Backwater from aquatic vegetation May 13-17)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.55 

.6 

.7

3.8

5.7

8.2

14

22

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

31

54

32

118

163

0.44 

.5 

.55

.6 

.7

2.7

3.9

5.3

6.8

11

O.S

 9

1.6

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

72

90

135

189

253

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.4-

6.0

5.5

5.3

5.5

5.7

5.5

10

11

9.2

7.7

7.4

8.5

10

8.4

7.4

13

26

15

11

10

9.0

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.4

Nov.

7.4

7.2

7.2

8.7

8.2

27

46

23

16

19

30

20

17

15

14

13

13

12

14

8136

as 7

a51

a59

36

30

26

34

27

30

29

Dec.

26

23

22

21

20

26

23

21

19

18

16

18

20

20

17

20

22

20

b!7

18

blS

 18

18

15

b!3

b!3

b!5

bZO

b28

b225

109

Jan.

79

64

52

b48

128

241

121

94

79

72

57

b48

b46

43

b36

37

 51

45

53 -40

b33

39

34

46

46

b32

b38

67

64

b42

b37

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March.. ...........................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ... ........

Feb.

bS5

Mlb29

b32

b31

b29

b30

b27

b33

b31

b24

b22

b47

84

176

113

76

b64

56

53

45

67

107

 72

98

72

b60

57

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

278.0

832.7

899

12,792.9

1,912

1,601

1,413

1 319

335

266.6

152.3

187.4

198.1

9,894.1

Mar.

b5£

bso

b45

b43

68

147

81

b66

b60

57

58

50

b48

b45

44

b39

bSS

b30

b30

b29

31

38

 40

32

29

29

30

27

23

22

32

Apr.

38

31

28

25

23

81

75

63

53

47

42

38

38

64

49

47

40

46

58

47

39

43

54

44

38

37

42

33

29

27

Maximum

26

136

225

546

241

176

147

81

72

16

9.3

51

13

241

May

27

23

29

23

22

47'

30

24

22

20

19

18

16

17

16

16

15

15

17

72

36

36

52

39

36

30

29

23

22

21

18

Minimum

5.3

7.2

13

4.2

32

22

22

23

15

5.6

3.3

2.8

4.0

2.8

June

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.0

8.8

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4

9.2

6.5

5.9

15

11

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.6

Mean

8.97

27.8

29.0

35.0

61.7

57.2

45.6

44.0

26.9

8.89

4.91

6.05

6.60

27.1

July

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.6

5.3

6.5

5.0

4.4

4.1

5.2

4.7

4.2

3.9

3.8

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

8.1

5.4

4.6

4.2

5.2

9.1

9.3

Aug.

5.4

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.8

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.0

4.9

7.3

6.2

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

3.0

51

15

7.6

Per square 

 iie

0.244

.757

.790

.954

1.68

1.56

1.24

1.20

.733

.242

.134

.165

.180

.738

Sept.

5.6'

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.1

4.0

4.9

8.7

6.6

5.9

5.2

11

13

8.8

6.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.5

5.9

5.6

9.5

13

10

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.84

.91

12.95

1.9*

1.62

1.43

1.34

.85

.27

.15

.19

.20

10.02

Peak discharge (base, l.loo sec.-ft.}.- Ho peak above base. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Owego Creek near Owego.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Hote.- Shifting-control method used Hov. 21-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y.

249

Location.-'Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°52'20", long. 77°16'20", at south end of City 

rier at northern end of Canandaigua Lake, 1 mile southeast of Canandaigua, Ontario 

County. Datum of gage is 680.76 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1949. Records previously collected at 

 site on west outlet on west side of E. T. Waldorf's boathouse by Oswego River Watershed 

Corp. of Fulton, N. Y.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, V.16 feet May 5; minimum, 5.34 feet Dec. 25.

1559-49: Maximum gage height observed, 9.09 feet Apr. 12, 13, 1940; minimum observed, 4.45 feet Jan. 30, 1942.

Remarks.- Elevation of lake surface regulated by stop logs on east and west outlets. West 

outlet, which usually carries most of lake outflow, is an artificial canal If miles 

long which discharges into Canandaigua Lake Outlet; spillway consists of permanent stop 

log 9.8 feet long with top at elevation 683.96 feet extending across a masonry arch 

opening, under roadway. East outlet is at head of natural outlet channel from lake; 

spillway consists of 40 feet of detachable stop logs mounted in six courses on concrete 

footing. The city engineer, Canandaigua, N. Y., regulates storage in lake for Oswego 

River Watershed Corp., Fulton, N. Y., by operation of stop logs on both spillways. Capacity of lake not determined. Area of water surface is about 16.57 square miles at 

elevation 686 feet.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.99

5.95

5.91

5.90

5.88

5.85

5.84

5.87

5.94

5.89

5.87

5.85

5.83

5.79

5.78

5.81

5.79

5.80

5.78

5.77

5.77

5.78

5.76

5.71

5.69

5.69

5.68

5.69

5.68

5.67

5.66

Nov.

5.66

5.67

5.69

5.67

5.68

5.72

5.72

5.69

5.73

5.73

5.74

5.74

5.73

5.71

5.70

5.72

5.73

5.67

5.69

5.70

5.69

5.69

5.68

5.66

5.66

5.68

5.66

5.63

5.63

5.63

Dec.

5.62

5.62

5.60

5.59

5.63

5.62

5.57

5.53

5.52

5.51

5.50

5.49

5.49

5.48

5.49

5.55

5.49

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.50

5.48

5.45

5.44

5.42

5.43

5.43

5.43

5.49

5.45

5.51

Jan.

5.54

5.56

5.57

5.59

5.65

5.78

5.87

5.92

5.97

5.99

6.02

6.03

6.05

6.04

36.04

36.06

36.08

36.12

aS.09

36.15

36.25

6.18

6.16

6.16

6.15

6.18

6.19

6.28

6.29

6.31

6.31

Feb.

6.31

6.28

6.26

6.23

6.21

6.23

6.22

6.18

6.13

6.12

6.10

36.12

36.24

36.27

36.35

6.39

6.42

6.43

6.40

6.38

6.36

6.37

6.37

6.38

6.37

6.32

6.31

6.28

_

_

-

Mar.

6.25

6.24

6.22

6.22

6.21

6.22

6.24

6.24

6.23

6.22

6.24

6.22

6.21

6.19

6.17

6.15

6.14

6.10

6.07

6.06

6.08

6.10

6.09

6.10

6.13

6.10

6.12

6.12

6.11

6.09

6.11

Apr.

6.13

6.14

6.16

6.17

6.18

6.22

6.28

6.30

6.32

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.34

6.37

6.42

6.43

6.45

6.48

6.49

6.51

6.52

6.53

6.56

6.56

6.57

6.59

6.64

6.65

6.67

6.68

-

Hay

6.71

6.72

6.71

6.72

6.72

6.88

6.89

6.91

6.91

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.87

6.86

6.86

6.87

6.87

6.87

6.91

6.97

6.97

6.97

6.97

6.97

6.94

6.93

6.93

6.93

6.91

June

6.89

6.89

6.90

6.90

6.85

6.85

6.82

6.78

6.78

6.77

6.75

6.75

6.77

6.78

6.82

6.77

6.74

6.72

6.70

6.70

6.70

6.67

6.66

6.66

6.68

6.73

6.71

6.71

6.71

6.70

-

July

6.68

6.67

6.65

6.65

6.66

6.64

6.61

6.61

6.67

6.59

6.55

6.53

6.52

6.50

6.48

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.49

6.47

6.46

6.47

6.43

6.41

6.46

6.46

6.47

6.46

6.45

6.46

6.54

Aug.

6.54

6.54

6.51

6.49

6.47

6.45

6.44

6.43

6.40

6.39

6.38

6.40

6.38

6.37

6.34

6.34

6.35

6.33

6.29

6.26

6.24

6.23

6.21

6.17

6.16

6.16

6.15

6.15

6.27

6.32

6.29

Sept.

6.30

6.24

6.22

6.21

6.21

6.14

6.13

6.12

6.09 .

a6.06

36.04

36.06

36.04

36.04

36.01

6.01

5.99

6.02

6.02

5.98

5.98

5.96

5.95

5.93

5.92

5.93

5.97

5.89

5.88

5.88

~

Lake Outlet at Chapln, or Interpolated.

Monthly gage height. In feet, wster year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

December. ...........

Cslendar year 1948

September. ..........

Water year 1948-49

Msximum

5.99 

5.74 

5.63

7.73

6.31 

6.43 

6.25 

6.68 

6.97 

6.90 

6.68 

6.54 

6.30

6.97

Minimum

5.66 

5.63 

5.42

5.09

5.54

6.10 

6.06 

6.13 

6.71 

6.66 

6.41 

6.15 

5.88

5.42

Mesn

5.80 

5.69 

5.51

6.27 ,

6.02 

6.29 

6.16 

6.41 

6.88 

6.76 

6.53 

6.34 

6.04

6.20

Chsnge in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-58.6 

-7.13 

-17.3

-1.46

+ 135 

-5.71 

-22.4 

+99.8 

+34.5 

-37.4 

-24.2 

-44.8 

-76.6

-2.05

949153 O- 51 - 17
250 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°55'00", long. 77°14'00", in Chapin, Ontario

 County, 500 feet upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Canandaigua 

Lake. Datum of gage is 673.6 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 199 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 335 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 2.62

 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.46 feet Dec. 25.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 1,100 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height, 4.64 

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Sept. 17, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.22 feet Feb. 1, 

1942.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record,

 or backwater from weeds, which are good. Flow regulated by Canandaigua Lake (see 

preceding page).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

56

54

52

52

52

52

58

56

54

52

52

52

50

50

50

54

52

50

49

47

46

46

42

41

40

40

40

39

38

36

Nov.

36

36

39

38

36

42

41

39

39

43

46

54

54

54

54

52

54

52

52

56

52

52

52

50

49

50

50

47

46

46

-

Dec.

46

46

43

43

43

44

42

41

40

39

38

39

 39

38

38

39

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

35

29

28

36

35

36

38

39

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December ............. .

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March...... .............

April..................

May....................

June* ..................

July...................

August. ................

September... ...........

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

52

49

35

35

68

106

4

:

j

i

68

68

60

58

54

50

47

50

49

52

56

60

74

58

88

96

96

93

190

185

1

1

1

1

54

80

90

70

170

Secondfoot-days

1,508

1,411

1,208

48,448.8

3,061

6,742

6,517

3,215

2, 689

1,541

877

901

689

30,359

Feb.

170

195

210

202

199

195

*200

190

214

214

195

200

242

250

299

287

277

274

280

274

268

277

290

277

280

268

. 259

256

..

_

-I

liar.

241

200

238

229

226

265

253

247

244

241

247

244

235

238

232

220

*200

211

200

195

170

182

214

208

211

188

154

151

145

143

145

Apr.

a!55

a!50

a!25

a!22

a!40

a 145

al35

130

127

127

125

125

130

154

140

123

77

75

75

73

73

73

75

73

73

77

88

78

76

76

-

Observed

Maximum

58

56

46

513

196

299

265

155

155

80

46

47

32

299

Minimum

36

36

28

5,2

35

170

143

73

76

36

22

23

16

16

Mean48.6

47.0

39.0

132

98.7

241

210

107

86 . 7

51.4

28. 3

23^0

83.2

May

76

76

76

78

80

155

92

88

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

84

82

86

84

90

90

88

86

86

86

86

84

82

80

June

80

80

76

80

64

60

66

74

76

76

66

44

43

43

43

42

36

38

38

37

37

37

36

36

37

40

37

37

39

43

-

July

39

36

34

39

46

34

31

28

31

32

27

25

24

24

23

23

22

23

25

27

26

25

25

24

30

25

25

25

25

25

29

Aug.

28

28

27

27

27

26

27

26

26

26

25

27

25

24

24

24>4

>3

27

37

34

;

;

54

53

52

31

31

;

;

i

-

SO

S2

17

7

32

Sept.

32

31

30

29

29

27

26

26

24

23

22

23

22

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

20

19

18

16

Adjustedt

Mean Permsi^are

-10.0 -O.OSO

39.9 .201

21.7 .109

131 .658

233 1.17

235 1.18

188 . 945

207 1.04

121 .608

13.9 .070

4,13 .021

-15. 6 -.079

-53.7 -.270

81.1 .408

Runoff in 

inches

-0.06

.22

.13

8.96

1.35

1.23

1.09

1.16

.70

.08

.02

-.09

-.30

5.53

Winter discharge measurement rat-as on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Canandaigua1 Lake. Negative figures indicate that natural 

losses from Canandaigua Lake exceeded inflow.

a No gsge-height record; discharge computed on basis, of recorded range in'stage, observer's tapegage reading, weather records, and records for Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ic6 Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-8, 11, 12, Mar. 2, 13, 

16-, 17, 19-21. Backwater from ice and/or weeds Dec.- 15 to Jan. 21. Backwater from weeds Oct. 1-19, 

Oct. 22 to Dec. 14, Apr, 27 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 251

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°56'45", long. 760 36'05",

'6\ mij.es downstream from center of Auburn, Cayuga County, and 4 miles downstream from

State dam at outlet of Owasco Lake. 

Drainage area.- 208 square miles. 

necoras available.- November 1912 to September 1949. 

Average aisenargeT- 36 years (1913-49), 284 second-feet. 

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 732 second-feet Feb. 16, 24 (gage height, 3.04

feet); minimum 9.8 second-feet Nov. 25 (gage height, 1.42 feet); minimum daily, 13

second-feet Nov. 25.

1912-49: Maximum discharge, 2,090 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940 (gage

height, 4.88 feet); minimum, about 2 second-feet Dec. 5, 1936 (gage height, 1.36 feet);

minimum daily, 5 second-feet Nov. 11, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills in Auburn; seasonal regulation at State dam. Water supply for Auburn taken from Owasco Lake, part of which

returns as sewage to outlet above gaging staion.

Revisions (water years),- W 759: Drainage area. W 804: 1913(M). W 824: 1913-14, 1916, 

 I9yO(M, m), 19&H(M, .m), 1928(M, m), 1929, 1932 (M, m).

Rating tables, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Backwater from weeds July 15 to Sept. 10)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7

1.45 13

1.5 19

1.55 26

1.6 33

1.7 51

1.8 71

2.0 120

2.2 184

Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

1.9 94 2.4 278

2.0 121 2.6 393

2.1 152 3.0 698

2.2 188

Note.- Same as preoedIng table below 1.9 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

50

46

46

45

42

42

39

45

38

32

33

31

31

28

28

26

37

33

28

30

27

25

22

21

24

22

22,

21

22

18

IS

Nov.

22

21

18

19

19

35

25

21

18

29

22

17

15

15

18

41

99

42

31

28

16

17

19

18

13

18

22

18

21

74

.'

Dec.

161

161

105

35

35

36

80

161

159

160

159

159

155

157

153

156

152

153

159

151

170

170

166

166

166

163

163

163

177

184

177

Jan.

174

170

177

184

218

285

328

332

344

338

358

332

330

321

327

321

332

327

369

455

470

455

470

477

484

4S4

477

484

462

438

444

Month

October ..........................

November

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April .............................

toy..............................

June .............................

July ........................... .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

379

418

436

184

364

398

325

309

387

352

349

335

428

367

466

544

632

632

624

613

6O8

605

608

641

657

649

637

541

.

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

972

791

4,512

82,693

11,147

13,733

14,318

10,598

10,008

2 j 360

1,955

1 *841

2,315

74,550

liar.

537

545

530

467

481

434

448

448

448

441

455

455

408

462

462

462

462

470

470

470

462

448

448

448

455

448

448

455

448

448

455

Apr.

448

448

448

.383

332

350

332

396

448

448

455

404

332

332

353

332

310

321

310

305

310

316

32&

300

310

323

323

3O4

305

294

-

Maximum

50

99

184

1,310

484

657

545

455

34S

350

82

92

195

657

May

298

318

300

310

348

336

321

300

316

316

316

305

310

321

300

321

327

327

332

344

332

332

338

347

338

332

332

327

310

310

344

Minimum

18

13

35

_ _ _i_ _ 

13

170

309

408

294

298

26

48

42

30

13

June

350

344

203

26

55

80

32

55

58

50

54

51

58

55

51

50

49

48

50

73

54

58

52

63

79

53

54

52

52

51

-

Mean

31.4

26.4

146

226

360

490

462

353

323

78.7

63.1

59.4

77.2

204

July

53

53

55

62

48

50

51

54

55

57

53

75

55

55

61

80

78

82

82

78

71

69

59

57

82

61

61

63

65

67

63

Aug.

65

7B

78

78

80

76

78

78

71

57

55

55

55

55

55

53

49

63

49

47

47

49

47

49

49

53

44

49

92

42

45

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.09

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

.981

Sept.

43

42

40

40

3S

45

37

41

42

30

32

37

38

51

32

30

31

38

37

32

67

161

76

169

177

178

172

195

184

180

-

Runoff in 

inches

.

-

14.77

_

_

.

_

_

_

_

_

-

13.32

Note.- Increaee In contents In Owasco Lake during calendar year 1948, 195,300,000 cubic feet 

(equivalent mean discharge, 6.17 second-feet; runoff, 0.40 inch); Increase in elevation, O.68 foot. 

Increase In contents during water year 1948-49, 379,OOO,OOO cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 

12.0 second-feet; runoff, 0.78 Inch);'Increase In elvetlon, 1.32 foot.
252 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and steel plate weir, lat. 43°00'35", long. 76°09'00", 

75 reet upstream from end of channel improvement, 300 feet upstream from Ballantyne 

Road bridge, and 2 miles south of center of Syracuse, Onondaga County. Datum of gage 

is 401.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 98.2 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to July 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1948 to July 1949, 670 second-feet 

Jan. b (gage height, 4.80 feet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet sometime during period 

Oct. 11-15, computed from recorded range in stage; minimum gage height, 2.02 feet 

June 23; minimum daily discharge, 16 second-feet Oct. 5-7.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 3,980 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 9.58 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 12, 1941 (gage height, 1.85 feet); minimum daily, 

8.5 second-feet.Sept. 6, 1942.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flowcaused by mills.

Revisions.- W 974: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

alS

a!9

alS

a!7

a!6

a!6

al6

a!9

a20

a21

a21

a21

a22

a24

a24

23

31

c64

43

27

23

20

20

20

21

21

19

19

19

20

20

Nov.

21

20

21

20

20

34

160

72

42

37

80

58

46

52

51

43

38

38

35

132

122

71

84

27

60

52

67

73

62

62

-

Dec.

59

54

51

47

47

47

57

48

43

39

38

41

65

56

44

43

52

44

*39

40

50

46

49

42

b41

b40

b43

48

b64

b340

386

Jan.

181

158

147

117

167

579

604

383

254

242

191

139

143

134

b96

*129

180

172

204

176

117

141

142

143

181

128

120

218

b320

b!75

b!55

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ....................... .

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........ r ....................

July 1-6.. .......................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

b!45

b!25

b!25

121

117

b!02

b!06

b98

120

b!24

b!04

83

123

244

326

398

222

174

213

196

 157

151

333

229

219

b210

b!55

b!70

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

702

1,745

2,103

35,147

6, 236

4,890

4,895

5,035

3,180

1,234

150

-

-

Mar.

148

136

b!35

128

163

334

253

163

164

159

159

151

129

146

157

133

135

124

b!06

97

#121

249

266

191

156

146

146

146

125

116

113

Apr.

128

118

105

100

91

211

416

254

192

162

147

134

128

159

151

203

183

150

176

158

132

122

152

170

141

128

303

214

160

147

Maximum

64

160

386

917

604

398

334

416

254

162

27

-

-

May

136

130

125

109

107

254

184

133

112

100

92

85

80

76

85

77

74

65

62

97

93

76

116 

97

140

105

86

77

72

71

64

Minimum

16

20

38

15

96

83

97

91

62

23

23

-

-

June

58

58

60

52

44

41

39

38

37

37

35

35

31

28

28

27

24

24

26

31

35

31

26

23

40

162

61

44

31

28

-

Mean

22.6

58.2

67.8

96.0

201

175

158

168

103

41.1

25. _* C

-

-

July

27

24

24

23

27

25

,

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.230

.593

.690

.978

2.05

1.78

1.61

1.71

1.05

.419

 '_255

-

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

.66

.80

13.31

2.36

1.85

1.85

1.91

1.20

.47

.06

-

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec.-ft.).- No peak above base. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of observer's readings, weather records, and 

records for Limestone Creek at Payettevllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

c Backwater from debris.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 253

Onondaga Creek at Temple Street, Syracuse, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02'25", long. 76°09'20", 150 feet upstream from 

Temple Street Bridge in Syracuse, Onondaga County. Datum of gage is 353.4 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by city of Syracuse).

Records available.- June to September 1949. November 1939 to July 1949 at site 2f miles 

upstream, published as Onondaga Creek at Syracuse; records not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period June to September 1949, 787 second-feet June 20 

(gage height, 7.21 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet July 21; minimum gage height, 1.87 

feet July 9.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill. Since June 1949, high flows controlled by Onondaga Flood Control Reservoir.

Rating tables, June 8 to Sept. 30, 1949 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 19)

June S to July 19 July 19 to Sept. 30

2.1 28 3.0 75 2.1 22 2.9 54 

2.4 4O 3.4 107 2.3 28 3.2 71 

2.7 56 3.8 147 2.6 40 3.5 94

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 

ary

uary ............. .... ...

h. ...........................

1. .....................

ter year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

1,262 

1,052 

924 

1,112

-

Mar. Apr. May

V

June

54 

51 

50

49 

48 

47 

a45 

a44

a43 

42 

41 

67 

a72

a56 

a52 

a43 

a40 

88

147 

58 

44 

41

40

Maximum Minimum Mean

147 40 54.9 

48 26 33.9 

94 24 29.8 

91 26 37.1

.

July

40 

38 

38 

37 

41

38 

37 

33 

33 

40

40 

34 

34 

32 

31

30 

31 

38 

48 

29

27 

27 

28 

26 

40

35 

28 

26 

29 

30 

34

Aug.

30 

33 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

32 

33 

27 

26

26 

26 

29 

25 

25

25 

24 

25 

24 

25

25 

25 

34 

94 

53 

34

Sept.

29 

27 

26 

26

27

29 

29 

31

32 

32

28 

29 

29 

91 

53

38 

32 

33 

45 

38

35 

38 

34 

41 

40

36 

33 

45 

57 

49

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from records for station at Syracuse, 

stream.

miles up-
254 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, 'N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18'05", long. 75°37'10", at highway bridge inTaberg, Oneida County, just, downstream from Furnace Creek. Datum of gage is 491.12 

feet above-mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 542 second-feet (unadjusted).

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 second-feet Mar-. 28 (gage height, 5.66 

I'eet); minimum, 4.9 second-feet Aug. 15, 16 (gage height, -0.20 foot).

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 13,600 second-feet Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 10.90 

feet); Mnimum, that of Aug. 15, 16, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diversion 

aoove station for water supply by city of Rome as shown in monthly table. Additional 

diversion from a reservoir (capacity, 214 million gallons; drainage area, 16.4 square 

miles) on Florence Creek above station for water supply for city of Oneida amounted bo 

156,750,000 cubic feet during water year 1949., equivalent to a mean discharge of 5.0 

second-feet. 'Figures of mean annual.diversion, in second-feet, from Florence-Creek for 

water years 1927-48 are published herein. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by diversion and small power operations upstream.

Revisions (water years).- W 604: 1924. W 759: Drainage area. W 1034: 1944. W 1054:

Mean annual diversion, in second- feet, by city of Oneida, 1926-48

Water year

Oct. 26, 1926 to 

Sept. 30, 1927 

1927-28 

1928-29 

1929-30 

1930-31 

1931-32 

193?-33 

1933-34

Diversion 

(second-feet)

3.3 

3.3 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.5

Water year

1934-35 

1935-36 

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938-39 

1939-40 

1940-41

Diversion 

(second-feet)

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.2

Water year

1941-42 

1942-43 

1943-44 

1944-45 

1945-46 

1946-47 

1917- tDiversion 

(second-feet)

4.2 

4.4 

4.5 

4.6 

4.6 

4.7 

4.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water .year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

26

28

22

32

35

14

32

157

121

76

74

89

116

93

76

87

283

214

139

109

87

82

78

68

58

53

SO

49

49

47

Nov.

45

43

42

52

63

193

1,660

858

453

508

560

408

378

675

465

453

528

560 "531

3,780

2,220

1,030

1., 180

1,000

705

521

932

870

595

453

-

Dec.

408

375

324

297

275

766

1,060

623

*453

375

324

337

819

630

354

360

370

297

230

£20

220

245

220

200

180

160

170

210

440

2,700

1,930

Month

October ^ ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1 948

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. ................

April.'..........-.......

May. ...................

June ....................

July...................

August. ................

September.. ............

Wa.ter year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

1, 170

978

794

652

667

1,420

1, 190

924

769

668

502

. 390

441

408

310

380

# 514

516

998

916

581

528

459

124

447

360

350

100

460

110

340

Secondfoot-days

2,464

21,761

15 * 572

178,327

19,466

16,761

38,003

37,207

9 , 08 6

1 1 7-87

1,221

. 3,133.8 

10,293

176,754.8

Feb.

350

310

300

310

290

250

260

270

300

270

240

280

330

520

1,190

2,040

1,520

1,120

933

810

638

595

705

588

761

645

477

459

_

_

-

Mar.

396

334

329

320

378

853

769

595

534

521

483

396

354

396

360

315

315

292

260

260

315

678

3,670

3,480

2,810

3,230

3,740

4,860

3,160

2,020

1,580

Apr.

1,190

1,220

1,230

1,040

1,120

2,020

2,420

1,880

1,270

924

828

844

933

1,120

1,330

1,960

1,240

870

1,450

1,550

1,140

951

2,100

1,530

987

847

.1,300

810

595

508

Observed

Maximum

283

3,780

2 , 700

7,360

1,420

2,040

4,860

2,420

737

90

1,090 

1,650

4,860

Minimum

14

42

160

14

310

250

260

508

126

26

16

5 2* 43*

5.2

Mean

79 5

725

502

487

628

1,226

1,240 

293-

59 6

39. 4

343

484

May

453

582

737

489

396

547

465

360

297

254

218

203

189

189

222

193

166

173

214

233

183

210

402

375

306

233

200

172

157

142

126

June

1O6

95

85

76

70

64

60

58>

57

57

56

50

44

37

31

28

26

32

39

183

77

44

32

29

32

74

87

72

46

40

-

Diversion

( secondfeet )t

22 3

20.6

20. 8

23.0

81.1

21.7

21.4

20.1

Z8. 9

24.5 £3 " £

23 2

23^4

21 .3

July

42

44

35

30

25

18

20

20

18

68

63

40

28

20

16

16

16

28

43

90

59

41

50

38

50

62

53

56

40

46

46

Aug.

53

17

15

35

11

11

10

35

9.8

8.0

7.4

8.4

7.0

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

182

249

98

56

37

23

19

20

18

16

22

1,090

757

298

Sept.

245

155

100

72

83

129

95

95

117

95

76

71

43

1,650

1,050

452

258

267

477

637

652

508

430

360

279

207

169

294

713

514

Adjusted for diversion

iknr. Per square Mean mile

_

510 2.70

- -

506 2.68

Runoff in 

inches

36.74

~-

36.34

Peak discharge (base, 4,900 see.-ft.-).- Kov. 20 (12 m. ) 4,950 sec.-ft. j Har. 28 (9 a.m.) 5 ; 

see.-ft.'

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Rome for water supply (figures furnished by city of Rome). For dlv< 

by city of Oneida see "Remarks."

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-30, Jan. 12, 15, Jan. .26 to Feb. 9 ; 11-14, Mar. 19, 20.

irslon 

Feb.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 255

Onelda River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43e 16'20", long. 76°12 t 15", 40 feet upstream,from 

navigation dam of New York State Barge Canal system, 700 feet upstream from highway 

bridge In Caughdenoy, Oswego County, 0.5 mile downstream from Caughdenoy Creek, and 

5 miles downstream from Onelda Lake. Datum of gage Is 362.00 feet above mean sea level 

{New York State Barge Canal bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,377 square miles.

KecprqB avaiiaole.- January 1910 to December 1913, October 1947 to September 1949. Septemoer isu'd to December 1909 at Oak Orchard State Dam, about 6 miles.downstream, published 

as Oneida River near Euclid. September 1902 to December 1909 and January 1910 to September 1925 in reports of State engineer and surveyor.

Extreme s.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,760 second-feet Jan. 21; maximum gage 

height, 9.20 feet Apr. 23; minimum daily discharge, 160 second-feet Aug. IT.

1948-49: Maximum daily discharge, 7,740 second-feet Mar. 29, 31, 1948; maximum 

gage height, 9.49 feet Apr. 14, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of Aug. 17, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. This record represents total discharge at Caughdenoy and includes flow in Onelda and Barge Canals. A large amount of natural storage by Oneida 

Lake. Considerable seasonal regulation by operation of gates In Onelda and Barge 

Canals. Occasional large diurnal fluctuation caused by seiche In Oneida Lake. Water 

may be diverted into or received from Mohawk River Basin through summit level of Barge 

Canal at New London. Nearly all of flow from 16 square miles of the Tloughnloga River 

Basin may be diverted Into DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River Basin.

Cooperation.- Records of gate openings, lockages, and elevations of water surface in Barge 

uanai acove and below lock 23 furnished by New York State Department of Public Works.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

308

303

281

299

332

285

377

562

309

269

350

£64

267

280

175

230

165

200

250

225

250

320

330

210

175

195

260

260

240

250

270

Nov.

250

380

560

380

300

a400

3330

aaoo

930

820

1,140

1,330

1,030

1,300

1,260

1,430

1,320

1,370

1,720

2,250

3,310

3,630

3,550

3,680

3,650

3,740

3,330

3,580

3,640

3,600

-

Dec.

3,350

3,400

3,310

3,160

3,240

2,910

2,960

2,780

2,760

3,660

4,320

4,240

4,060

3,900

4,320

4,300

3,380

3,510

3,600

3,350

a3,340

a3,170

3,000

33,080

a3,980

a2,920

a2,870

a2,880

2,890

2,960

3,290

Jan.

3,600

3,780

3,880

4,350

4,600

4,700

5,060

5., 390

5,610

5,540

5,560

5,490

5,340

5,030

4,960

4,820

4,680

4,700

4,680

5,230

5,760

5,560

5,500

5,370

5,220

5,190

4,930

4,870

4,720

4,710

4,690

Month

October ..........................

November .

December .........................

Calendar year 194B ............

January ..........................

February

Maroh ............................

April ............................

IlKV

June .............................

Jnly .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

4,610

4,410

4,380

4,330

4,230

4,190

4,120

4,080

3,980

3,970

3,930

3,900

3,820

3,730

3-, 680

4,010

4,370

4,560

3,280

1,360

2,400

3,320

3,740

3,870

3,930

4,030

4,140

4,190

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8,51

55,OOC

103, 79C

802,95

153, 52C

108, 55(

122 49

91 ,88'

76, 39

29 74

12)99,

8 93

3l|l2

802,91

Mar.

4,070

4,060

4,340

5,160

5,180

5,020

5,030

4,990

4,990

4,930

4,880

4,790

4,830

4,870

4,800

4,750

4,670

4,660

4,630

4,550

4,450

4,250

4,240

2,280

1,120

1,240

1,340

1,530

2,050

2,370

2,420

Apr.

2,420

2,480

2,490

2,220

1,710

1,740

2,050

2,340

2,450

2,630

2,920

3,260

3,240

3,140

3,270

3,170

3,290

3,840

3,450

3,400

3,490

3,520

3,430

3-, 4 90

3,670

3,650

3,760

3,730

3,840

3,790

-

Maximum

L 562

) 3,740

) 4,320

3 7,740

) 5,760

) 4,610

) 5,180

) 3,840.

) 3,750

i 1 540 > '775

> 760

) 1,550

3 5,760

May

3,750

3,640

3,590

3,600

3,480

3,550

3,410

3,490

3,370

3,160

3,160

3,050

2,960

2,360

1,990

1,960

1,860

1,840

1,670

1,800

1,830

1,990

1,670

1,800

1,600

1,780

1,710

1,640

1,560

1,530

1,590

Minimum

175

250

2,760

175

3,600

1,360

1,120

1,710

1,530

595

170

160

480

160

June

1,540

1,540

1,490

1,420

1,230

1,210

1,040

1,090

1,130

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,010

1,030

957

980

905

824

795

719

595

686

714

741

679

735

881

829

763

-

Msan

275

1-.833

3,346

2,194

4,952

3,877

3,951

3,062

2,464

991

41S

281;

1,037

3,20C

July

775

719

649

604

573

592

519

582

516

459

497

513

419

434

440

410

459

370

170

205

245

210

205

260

240

350

300

280

340

340

320

Aug.

420

480

420

330

310

300

300

290

250

225

200

235

290

250

225

270

160

210

215

170

195

220

200

175

185

205

175

195

410

660

760

Per aqua-re 

mile

0.200

1.33

2. ,43

1.59

3.60

2.82

2.87

2.22

1.79

.720

.304

.209

.753

1.60

Sept.

480

660

680

640 -

500

500

 680

780

660

720

740

780

1,000

680

840

880

1,220

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,530

1,520

1,430

1,390

01,500

01,550

01,500

01,400

01,350

01,350

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.23

1.49

2.80

21.70

4.15

2.93

3.31

2.48

2.06

.80

.35

.24

.84

21.68

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reccrd cf stage obtained by State of Nev 

York at same site and at lock 23, Barge Canal.

o Backwater from debris.

Mote.- River stage belov crest of dan Feb. 7-18, Mar. 12-25; mean dally discharge cf 6 secondfeet used to take account cf seepage and leakage through dam, on basis of Z discharge measurements. 

Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 tc Nov. 11, July 18 tc Sept. 17.
256 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 0 01'45", long. 76°00'50", 100 feet downstream 

from Uenesee Street Bridge in Fayetteville, Onondaga County, and 8 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 427.62 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 85.7 square miles, not including 15.7 square miles of Middle Branch 

Tioughnioga Creek Basin, flow from which may be completely diverted into Limestone 

Creek Basin through DeRuyter Reservoir.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 4.53 

reet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.23 feet*.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 6,260 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 7.18 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 10, 1940, Aug. 17, 1941; minimum gage height, that of 

Aug. 20, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Canal diverts from Limestone Creek about 3 miles above station and 

returns water to creek about 400 feet above station. Flow regulated by DeRuyter 

Reservoir.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

26

27

26

24

24

23

24

26

27

27

27

32

35

39

39

41

65

60

47

43

40

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

35

29

Nov.

30

35

40

41

41

52

' 16978'

56

54

101

74

62

66

66

61

56

56

54

401

291

146

203

144

118

104

162

133

116

116

-

Dec.

104

96

90

97

83

89

117

92

81

74

73

76

124

94

76

78

90

76

*b56

b62

b60

80

76

b60

b56

b54

b52

b66

b!18

786

523

Jan.

211

217

211

blSO

357

1,250

588

379

343

b330

b230

b!75

b!85

b!75

*b!35

b!85

315

260

389

254

b!60

bl85

b!70

b200

245

b!45

b!40

336

' 332

blSO

b!65

Month

October ................... . . ...

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b!60

b!40

b!30

142

137

b!20

b!20

bllO

133

b!30

bl!2

b90

175

336

579

518

b240

b210

292

279

*194

227

556

288

317

b260

b205

b215

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

1,088

3,126

3,649

46,074

8,627

6,415

6,258

5,514

4,094

1,673

1,101

1,030

1,535

44,110

Mar.-

b!65

b!55

blSO

blSO

b230

499

b270

b!70

189

191

189

157

b!35

b!65

b!70

blSO

blSO

b!35

b!16

bllO

*b!75

482

432

266

214

203

203

191

156

146

144

Apr.

158

142

129

122

110

296

314

235

197

170

151

140

135

178

168

208

166

150

250

186

149

137

184

183

149

145'

408

221

173

160

Maximum

65

401

786

1,500

1,250

579

499

408

469

241

42

130

142

1,250

May

146

146

198

138

133

469

226

168

140

122

110

104

99

99

106

97

93

83

80

120

100

89

148

114

205

120

104

92

86

83

76

Minimum

23

30

52

23

135

90

110

110

76

3T

31

22

28

22

June

72

68

64

59

56

54

51

51

48

47

46

43

40

40

39

39

38

37

37

40

56

43

40

37

87

241

66

49

43

42-

Msan

35.1

104

llfl

126

278

829

202

184

132

55.8

35.5

33.2

51.2

121

July

40

39

37

36

37

37

36

34

33

36

39

35

34

33

33

34

34

34

38

38

34

34

32

32

40

40

34

31

32

33

42

Aug.

39

33

32

31

31

29

28

27

, -26

26

25

26

36

29

28

26

25

26

26

25

f24

f24

24

24

24

23

22

25

130

a96

a40

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.47

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.41

Sept.

a29

a28

a29

a31

a33

36

34

36

37

36

34

32

32

62

57

43

38

38

142

73

61

52

52

67

75

53

43

50

112

90

-

Runoff in 

inohss

_

_

-

19.98

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

19.15

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 257

9.29 

56 secBlack River near Boonville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°30'3S", long. 75°18'25" , at highway bridge three-

 quarters of a mile upstream from Sugar River and 2 miles northeast of Boonville,

Oneida County.

Drainage area.- 295 square miles.

Records available.- February 1911 to September 1949. 

Average aiscnargeT- 38 years, 676 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Kxtremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 5,290 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height,

 feet ) ; minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 3.18 feet); minimum daily, 

ond-feet Oct. 2.

1911-49: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, aboat 

12.5 feet, former site, from floodmarks); minimum, about 5 second-feet Aug. 26, 1918 

(gage height, 2.40 feet); minimum daily, 7 second-feet Aug. 26, 1918.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height rec-

 ord:> which are good. Flow partly regulated by several headwater reservoirs.

Forestport feeder diverts water from State Pond at Forestport. That portion of

diverted water which does not pass down Black River Canal (flowing south) returns to

Black River below station through Mill Creek Sluiceway. 

Revisions (water years) .-W 784: 1934. W 1084: 1912(M), 1913, 1917-19(M), 1924(M),

1926 (M), iyab(fej, lysuiMr, 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 194S-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 30 Dec. 31 to Sept. 30

34 54 45 295 7.0 1,970 3.5 66 5.0 460 7.4 2,310 

s'e 80 5.0 491 7.7 2,790 3.S 112 5.5 700 8.2 3,360 

3.8 112 5.6 810 8.3 3,660 4.1 172 6.1 1,100 9.1 4,910 

4.1 176 6.3 1,320 4.5 280 6.7 1,590

Discharge, in eecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

69 

56 

65 

72 

61

65 

59 

65 

212 

185

107 

151 

115 

116 

115

al!6 

al!6 

a310 

a3OO 

a200

160 

135 

118 

110 

108

110 

107 

110 

107 

101 

102

Nov.

97 

97 

97 

107 

116

177 

1380 

1140 

565 

510

528 

440 

393 

451 

446

387 

421 

470 

516

2180

3590 

2000 

1530 

1250 

927

739 

901 

1200 

934

750

Dec.

655 

613 

558 

a5OO 

a460

a580 

 a 1500 

1230 

927 

768

682 

587 

671 

666 

529

529 

524 

482 

386 

380

380 

470 

506 

429 

340

330 

330 

430 

663 

2470 

4480

Jan.

3220 

2290 

1540

1170 

1060

2010 

2550 

1860 

1380 

1170

935

 700 

703 

677 

520

580 

639 

654 

864 

1050

762 

719 

698 

* 646 

611

541 

5OO 

600 

717 

596 

515

Feb.

520 

500 

480 

460 

460

440 

440 

440 

460 

 460

440 

430 

477 

542 

1010

2220 

2180 

1470 

1180 

944

764 

737 

752 

704 

802

865 

660 

620

u-_ +h Second- Montl1 foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

3,82! 

24.33S 

24,05E

............. 25-8, 54E

1. ...........................

ember ........................

32,477 21,45" 

45,056 

47,116 

20,937 

4.79C 

3,392 

7,791 

11,984

ter year 1948-49 ............ 247,218

Mar.

6OO 

520 

500 

500 

565

801 

894

761 

709 

695

673 

654 

625 

615 

615

550 

525 

453 

410 

390

467 

594 

2240 

3860 

3340

3180 

3950 

»4830 

4470 

3240 

2830

 Apr.

2280 

2040 

1980 

1830 

" 1640

1920 

2570 

2310 

1900 

1500

1270 

1230 

1230 

1400 

1590

1890 

1690 

1320 

1190 

1200

1060 

1010 

1760 

2020 

1620

1200 

1310 

1260 

1020 

876

Maximum

310 

3,590 

4,480

6,440

3,220 

2,220 

4,830 

2,570 

2,110 

319 

146 

2,100 

919

4,830

May

800 

819 

2110 

1800 

1260

1310 

1080 

869 

723 

631

581 

538 

511 

481 

485

464 

456 

412 

393 

412

393 

375 

576 

631 

538

44O 

386 

364 

368 

378 

353

Minimum

56 

97 

330

56

500 

430 

390 

876 

353 

104 

87 

70 

154

56

June

319 

283 

256 

230

199 

181 

174 

173 

172

166 

164 

160 

151 

139

128 

123 

118 

118 

119

118 

113 

108 

104 

111

140 

141 

133 

119 

114

Mean

122 

811

776

706

1,048 

766 

1,453 

1,571 

675 

16C 

109 

251 

399

677

July

109 

107 

102 

105 

101

97 

97 

93 

89 

128

135 

110 

99 

93

91

89 

87 

108 

120 

146

130 

115 

117 

109 

117

128 

114 

110 

109 

102 

132

Aug.

140 

116 

228 

104 

100

97 

90 

85 

82 

78

73 

104 

98 

86 

79

74 

70 

276 

478 

401

253 

176 

136 

126 

120

110 

105 

116 

843 

2100 

973

Per square 

Bile

0.417 

2.75 

2.63

2.39

3.55 

2.60 

4.93

s!29 

.542 

.369 

.851 

1.35

2.29

Sept.

582 

348

179 

170

173 

163 

170 

213 

226

196 

165 

154 

582 

805

528 

427 

334 

379 

480

446 

409 

376 

3S7 

354

392

607 

687 

919 

905

Runoff in 

inches

0.48 

3.03

32.57

4.09 

2.71 

5.68 

5.94 

2.64 

.60 

.43 

.98 

1.51

31.16

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 second-feet).- Nov. 21 (7 a.m.) 3.960 sec. -ft.; Dec. 31 (10:30 a.m.)

5,09O sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (5:45 p.m.) 5,290 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at Forestport feeder 

dam and weather records.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-22, 25-28, Jan. 15, 16, 27, 28, Feb. 1-12, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 4, Mar. 19, 20 (doubtful gage-height record Dec. 26, 27). variable draw-down conditions Nov. 20, 21j discharge computed on basis of adjusted gage heights.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Black River at Watertown, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°59'05", long. 75°55 I 30", at Vanduzee Street 

Bridge, in Watertown, Jefferson County, and 3i miles upstream from Philomel Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,876 square miles.

Kecords available.- July 1920 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 29 years, 3,911 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.99 

feet); minimum, 75 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 0.07 foot); minimum daily, 336 

second-feet July 10.

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 33,900 second-feet Apr. 9, 1928 (gage height. 10.6 

second-feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 2, 1934 (gage height, -0.19 foot); minimum daily, 137 second-feet Sept. 4, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, about 39,700 second-feet in April 1869 (from New York 

State Museum Bulletin 85).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gageHeight record, which are good. Flow partly regulated by Stillwater Reservoir, Fulton 

Chain of Lakps, and other reservoirs. During canal season water is diverted out of 

basin through Forestport feeder and Black River Canal (flowing south). Extensive 

diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mills and power plants in and 

above Watertown.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2 Jan. 3 to Sept. 30

1.0 643 3.0 3,760 0.6 322 2.0 1,770 5.0 8,69O 

1.3 948 3.5 4,810 .8 460 2.5 2,570 6.0 12,000 

1.6 1,300 4.0 5,930 l.O 622 3.0 3,51O 7.O 16,200 

2.0 1,860 5.0 8,880 1.3 910 3.5 4,580 7.9 20,400 

2.5 2,740 1.6 1,250 4.0 5,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,480 

1,440 

1,170 

908 

1,070

1,300 

1,510 

1,450 

1,350 

1,250

1,250 

1,550 

1,610 

1,790 

1,840

1,700 

1,320 

1,180 

1,810 

2,200

2,160 

2,060 

1,680 

1,390 

726

1,360 

1,530 

1,600 

1,590 

1,290 

1,080

Nov.

1,000 

1,230 

1,250 

1,150 

1,150

1,370 

1,570 

4,420 

6,000 

4,140

3,330 

2,780 

2,470 

2,210 

2,390

2,410 

2,540 

2,600 

2,810 

3,720

6,930 

7,800 

8,610 

8,240 

7,110

5,910 

4,830 

4,560 

4,470 

4,350

Dec.

3,720 

3,020 

3,020 

2,580 

1,850

2,190 

3,300 

*4,680 

4,770 

4,160

3,710 

2,380 

3', 150 

4,310 

3,690

3,140 

2,900 

2,620 

1,570 

1,660

2,120 

2,460 

2,740 

2,530 

1,890

bl,300 

bl,500 

1,760 

2,160 

4,020 

5,930

Jan.

6,470 

7,800 

f8, 690 

8,880 

8,040

7,740 

7,800 

8,260 

8,850 

f8,690

7,740 

6,670 

*5,290 

4,510 

3,890

3,080 

3,580 

4,490 

5,570 

6,980

6,170 

5,310 

4,690 

4,180 

3,940

3,600 

3,080 

2,990 

3,330 

3,390 

2,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

2,920 

2,630 

2,900 

2,610 

2,640

2,510 

2,000 

2,540 

2,620 

2,690

2,690 

*2,760 

2,970 

3,140 

5,200

9,460 

8,910 

9,230 

9,620 

8,660

7,180 

6,300 

5,470 

5,070 

5,310

5,500 

5,030 

4,440

Secondfoot-days

45,644 

112,350 

90,830

1,349,220

176,600 

133,000 

217,770 

233,340 

94,970 

35,842 

32,455 

38,748 

67,396

1,278,945

Mar.

4,180 

3,700 

3,340 

2,990 

2,900

,600 

,100 

,500 

,460 

,350

4,310 

3,980 

2,920 

2,960 

3,210

3,210 

3,080 

2,870 

2,410 

2,070

2,270 

3,440 

9,920 

11,900 

14,200

»16,100 

16,300 

17,400 

»19,800 

20,200 

17,100

Apr.

13,600 

11,400 

9,460 

7,890 

7,210

7,060 

8,190 

9,620 

10,300 

9,880

8,600 

7,590 

6,720 

6,140 

6,030

6,830 

7,090 

7,300 

7,500 

7,530

7,060 

6,530 

6,170 

6,670 

7,320

7,530 

7,210 

6,670 

6,390 

5,850

Maximum

2,200 

8,610 

5,930

32,000

8,880 

9,620 

20,200 

13,600 

5,420 

1,970 

1,340 

4,300 

4,510

20,200

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 30 (1:30

May

5,070 

4,150 

4,600 

5,090 

5,350

5,420 

5,240 

5,140 

4,830 

4,260

3,520 

3,020 

2,670 

2,160 

1,870

2,040 

2,100 

1,960 

1,950 

1,880

1,910 

1,890 

1,750 

2,330 

2,610

2,640 

2,400 

2,210 

1,650 

1,230 

2,030

Minimum

726 

1,000 

1,300

500

2,900' 

2,000 

2,070 

5,850 

1,230 

868 

336 

656 

914

336

June

1,970 

1,750 

1,660 

1,440 

1,100

1,070 

1,070 

1,340 

1,540 

1,450

1,330 

942 

946 

1,090 

1,080

1,160 

1,290 

1,080 

1,020 

868

940 

977 

952 

998 

1,040

956 

973 

1,130 

1,360 

1,320

Mean

1,472 

3,745 

2,930

3,6S6

5,697 

4,750 

7,025 

7,778 

3,064 

1,195 

1,047 

1,250 

2,247

3,504

July

1,240 

1,150 

1,100 

998 

982

1,230 

1,270 

1,210 

1,250 

336

952 

962 

1,040 

1,130 

1,040

1,070 

848 

827 

830 

972

1,180 

1,230 

936 

1,140 

1,080

856 

1,050 

1,340 

1,090 

1,190 

926

Aug.

974 

1,000 

1,120 

1,270 

1,290

1,120 

738 

876 

823 

898

991 

1,110 

1,330 

727 

878

923 

1,070 

1,800 

1,140 

2,280

1,450 

1,310 

1,210 

1,120 

994

970 

970 

656 

1,050 

2,360 

4,300

Per square 

mile

-

1.96

1

1.87

a.m.) 20,800 sec. -ft.

Sept.

4,510 

3,430 

2,240 

1,520 

982

1,340 

1,480 

1,440 

1,610 

1,840

914 

1,330 

1,390 

1,840 

3,050

3,570 

3,120 

1,930 

1,810 

2,200

2,970 

2,950 

2,850 

2,700 

2,240

1,910 

1,910 

2,000 

2,760 

3,560

Runoff in 

inches

~-

26.74

'-

25.35

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height record.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y.

259

Location,- Two water-stage recorders and concrete controls, lat. 43°27'20", long.

75°19'E5", gage 1 at lock 69, 2 miles south of Boonville, Oneida County, and gage 2 on 

Lansingkill spillway, 100 feet downstream from spillway head gates, 600 feet upstream 

from lock 70, and half a mile upstream from lock 69. Datum of gage 1 is 1,105.56 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1942 (canal seasons only), October 1942 to 

septemoer 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 131 second-feet Nov. 20; minimum daily, 

i.o second-foot Dec. 28.

1915-49: Maximum daily discharge*recorded, 323 second-feet Nov. 30, 1915; practically no flow at times when no water is being diverted.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record at 

gage 1, which are fair. Record shows combined flow at gages 1 and 2 and represents 

total diversion from Black River at Porestport, through Porestport feeder, intp Mohawk 

River Basin. Discharge during period Nov. 23 to May 17, when no water was diverted, 

made up of leakage through head gates and runoff from area draining into canal above 

station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

66 

66 

67 

67 

69

70 

70 

73 

57 

20

46 

54 

55 

70 

72

70 

73 

77 

37 

59

73 

72 

70 

70 

68

65 

64 

64 

64 

65 

65

Nov.

65 

64 

64 

64 

65

72 

78 

30 

54 

72

73 

66 

66 

71 

67

64 

6S 

69 

72 

131

70 

30 

15 

3.8 

3.1

2.7 

2.9 

2.7 

2.3 

1.9

Dec.

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.9 

»2.1 

1.5

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.3 

4.7 

4.0

Jan.

2.9 

2.3

l.S

4.1 

3.0

1.6

1.5 

1.5

 1.3

1.4 

1.4 

2.4 

1.9

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1.4 

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.5

3.3

3.2 

2.8 

2.6

2.6

2.1 

1.9 

2.5 

2.3 

2.7

2.8 

2.0 

1.7

Secondfoot-days

1,980 

1,509.4 

51.3

11,574.9

53.7 

55.5 

57.9 

49.3 

837.2 

1,893 

1,938 

1,929 

2,288

12,642.3

Mar.

1.5 

1.5

1.5

2.8 

2.3

1.7

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.5 

2.3 

4.3 

2.7 

2.2

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

 1.9

Apr.

1.9 

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.8

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6

Maximum

77 

131 

4.7

131

4.1 

4.0 

4.3 

1.9 

66 

70 

65 

86 

94

131

May

1. 

1.

1.

3. 

9.

5 

6 

7 

7 

7

5 

8

3.3

2.7 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3

2.3 

2.2 

26 

44 

52

53 

53 

53 

50 

65

66 

65 

64 

65 

65 

64

Minimum

20 

1.9 

1.0

.6

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

57 

47 

36 

56

1.0

June

63 

61 

61 

62 

61

60 

62 

63 

64 

59

58 

58 

57 

60 

65

64 

63 

63 

64

64

65 

65 

65 

65 

64

69 

70

67 

66 

65

Mean

63.9 

50.3 

1.65

31.6

1.73 

1.98 

1.87 

1.64 

27.0 

63.1 

62.5 

62.2 

76.3

34.6

July

65 

65 

64 

63 

63

62 

63 

63 

62 

62

47 

61 

61 

62 

61

61 

61 

63 

63 

64

64

64 

65 

63 

64

63 

63 

64 

64 

63 

65

Aug.

65 

65 

64 

62 

63

62 

62 

63 

63, 

62

61 

62 

61 

60 

60

59 

59

64 

36 

54

67 

66 

64 

64 

64

63 

63 

64 

86 

48 

73

Per square 

mile

Sept.

82 

77 

73 

70 

69

72 

69 

73

75 

76

74 

73 

72 

78 

66

86 

82 

79

86 

66

70 

84 

86 

88 

88

83 

83 

94 

58

56

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice at gage Dec. 19-27, Jan. 1O-18, 20-22, 26, 27, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 13, Feb. 17, 18, Feb. 26 to Mar. 4, Mar. 16-21. No gage-height record at gage 1 

Dec. 8-12; discharge computed on basis of weather records and adjacent gage-height record. Backwater from leaves at gage 2 Aug. 14-18, Aug. 21 to Sept. 11, Sept. 17-22, 24-30.
260 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 0 36'40", long. 75°06'35", half a mile west of

McKeever, Herkimer County, and 2 miles downstream from South-Branch. Datum of gage is

1,479.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 365 square miles. 

Records available.- May 1922 to September 1949. June 1900 to December 1922 at site at

Moose Kiver, aj miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 41 years (1907-13, 1914-49), 837 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 second-feet Dec. 31; maximum gage height, 

 10.BU feet Dec. 30 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 104 second-feet Aug. 10-12,

(gage height, 1.71 feet).

1900-1949: Maximum discharge, 18,700 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 17.45

feet, from floodmark), result of failure of dam, minimum, about 42 second-feet July 21,

23, 25-27, 1913. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow

regulated to some extent by Fulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880. 

Revisions (water years).- W 624: 1922(M). W 729: Drainage area. W 874: 1928.

Rating tables, water ;r ear 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

* (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

220

311

459

686

950

4.6 

5.3 

6.0 

7.0 

8.5

1,310

1,790

2,350

3,260

4,840

1.7 

1.9 

2.1- 

2.4

102

143

189

270

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

404

568

760

981

1,280

1,600

2,350

Note.- Same as preceding table above 

6.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Ooto 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

318 

318 

314 

311 

,308

308 

301 

325 

431 

488

411 

392 

408 

411 

411

389 

385 

447 

463 

427

385 

352 

328 

314 

308

295 

285 

279 

270 

261 

246

Nov.

237 

234 

229 

229 

229

270 

1,230 

1,400 

863 

637

599 

514 

459 

541 

568

514 

493 

572 

554 

2,160

3,640 

1,860 

1,520 

1,480 

1,210

998 

950 

1,150 

998 

819

Dec.

701 

623 

541 

476 

427

515 

*1,550 

1,230 

868 

696

600 

580 

609 

599 

580

510 

472 

443 

420 

400

410 

420 

400 

370 

280

290 

270 

280 

340 

1,240 

4,800

Month

Jan.

4,760 

2,530 

1,790 

1,450 

1,280

2,160 

2,630 

1,920 

1,490 

1,220

*1,020 

840 

740 

600 

520

480 

560 

660 

740 

980

940 

780 

720 

660 

620

580 

560 

560 

620 

580 

560

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec.

Feb.

540 

540 

520 

500 

480

460 

450 

470 

560 

540

520 

520 

560 

620 

840

1,950 

2,200 

1,750 

1,550 

1,400

1,250 

1,180 

1,100 

1,000 

980

960 

900 

840

Secondfoot-days

10,889 

27,157 

21,940

281,563

35,550 

25,18C 

45,050 

50,740 

21,505 

5,784 

4,433 

10,803 

18,616

277,647

Mar.

800 

760 

740 

740 

762

851 

1,000 

960 

868 

814

782 

746 

720 

700 

680

660 

640 

620 

600 

580

580 

647 

1,750 

3,000 

2,600

2,800 

3,600 

5,200 

4,100 

*3,090 

2,660

Apr.

2,190 

1,900 

1,740 

1,610 

1,490

1,580 

2,130 

2,090 

1,840 

1,560

1,420 

1,360 

1,410 

1,730 

2,080

2,370 

1,830 

1,410 

1,320 

1,320

1,360 

1,450 

1,950 

2,220 

1,840

1,490 

1,740 

1,700 

1,390 

1,220

Maximum

488 

3,640 

4,800

7,320

4,760 

2,200 

5,200 

2,370 

1,570 

331 

202 

2,740 

1,290

5,200

May

1,090 

1,020 

1,570 

1,490 

1,130

1,200 

1,300 

1,150 

993 

845

734 

608 

528 

490 

495

446 

321 

318 

368 

400

450 

438 

478 

546 

537

542 

474 

431 

390 

365 

358

Minimum

246 

229 

270

146

480 

450 

580 

1,220 

318 

132 

114 

104 

361

104

June

331 

311 

304 

292 

270

256 

230 

214 

206 

199

192 

182 

175 

167 

161

154 

150 

145 

143 

143

147 

. 152 

139 

132 

132

150 

194 

192 

167 

154

Mean

351 

905 

708

769

1,147 

899 

1,453 

1,691 

694 

193 

143 

348 

621

761

July

170 

156 

145 

135 

126

122 

120 

116 

114 

130

145 

139 

135 

126 

118

116 

114 

126 

137 

139

147 

150 

147 

135 

150

161 

179 

202 

172 

16S 

196

Aug.

253 

217 

175 

152 

137

128 

122 

118 

110 

106

104 

130 

167 

154

132

116 

112 

347 

976 

547

319 

230 

184 

163 

152

143 

135 

135 

879 

2,740 

1,420

Per square 

mile

-

2.11

1

2.08

Sept.

894 

550 

412 

361 

361

390 

450 

454 

462 

577

550 

470 

427 

695 

1,090

771 

582 

503 

520 

714

923 

906 

835 

665 

516

431 

372 

395 

1,050 

1,290

Runoff in 

inohss

-

28.70

1

28.30

-ft.).- Dec. 31 (I0i30 p.m.) 6,600 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, 12, 15, 19-31, Jan. 10 to Mar. 

8, IS'.Sl, 23-29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 261

Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.

Location - Staff gage, lat. 43°42'50", long. 74°58'10", at Old Forge, Herkimer County, 400 

l'eet~aownstream from State dam. Datum of gage is 1,690.63 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 52 square miles.

Hecoras available.- November 1911 to September 1949.

Average aiscnargeT- 37 years (1912-49), 105 second-feet (unadjusted).

kxtremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 882 second-feet Aug. 29, 30 (gage 

height, 3.3 feet); minimum observed, 3.9 second-feet Nov. 9 (gage height, 1.60 feet); 

minimum daily, 4.3 second-feet Nov. 9.

1911-49: Maximum daily discharge, 862 second-feet Mar. 83, 1921, from rating curve 

extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, about 0.1 secondfoot many times during 1938-39, 1944, 1945, when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris or North Branch 

Moose River, or-doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. On days when gate openings are changed, discharge is computed from gage readings and record of gate operations. Gage read twice daily. Flow regulated by Fulton Chain of Lakes.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater

from debris or North Branch Moose River 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9 Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

1.6 3.9 2.0 33 1.6 4.9 2.4 87

1.7 8.3 2.2 56 1.7 10 2.7 140

1.8 15 2.4 86 1.8 17 3.0 204

Note.- Same as follow- 2.0 35 3.3 282

ing table above 2.5 feet. 2.2 58

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

255

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

229

229

229

216

216

216

204

204

192

192

192

192

181

181

170

170

170

160

150

150

150

134

Nov.

132

127

121

117

114

110

129

100

4.3

5.7

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

-

Dec.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.S

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.9

7.9

Jan.

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.9

12

15

17

20

22

25

28

32

37

42

46

47

48

51

54

56

56

67

78

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deosmber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ......................... ....

Jnly .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

80

83

83

83

83

80

78

106

204

192

181

192

170

170

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

170

170

170

170

170

170

176

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

6,318

1 , 088 . 1

207.1

30,482.2

853.5

4,248

6,540

2, 620. £

2,642

651

1,244

3,467

30,696.6

Mar.

204

204

248

268

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

242

242

242

242

242

242

205

116

117

119

104

62

62

64

Apr.

64

64

64

80

119

119

119

121

134

170

170

170

170

140

83

25

5.9

5.4

4.9

5.4

5.9 5.'9

6.5

d47

106

122

122

124

124

124

-

May

122

122

122

123

123

160

181

170

d!60

d!60

102

17

17

17

19

51

64

64

64

110

123

119

82

69

65

65

65

35

17

17

17

Maximum Minimum

255 134

132 4.3

7.9 6.1

340 3.4

78 8.0

204 78

268 62

170 4.9

181 17

64 20

21 21

268 20

244 20

268 4.3

June

31

64

64

63

61

32

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

-

Mean

204

36.3

6.68

83.3

152* 27.5

211

87.4

27)2

21.0

40.1

116

84.1

July

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

Aug.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

151

268

255

Sept.

95

26

20

20

80

204 204"

204

204

204

204

204

244

176

64

65

65

65

68

109

187

242

165 ' 53

20

20

20

21

91

123

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohea

.

-

1.60 21.80

-

1.62 21.96

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for adjacent days, reservoir 

elevations, and record of gate operation at Old Forge Dam.

Note.- Backwater from debris Apr. 25 to May 3 (doubtful gage-height record May 3j. Backwater from 

North Branch Moose River Nov. 21-25, Jan. 1-11, Mar. 28 to Apr. 4. Increase on combined storage in 

Old Forge and Sixth Lake Reservoirs during calendar year 1948, about 429,400,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 13.6 sec.-ft.; runoff, 3.54 inches); increase during water year 1948-49, about 

363,900,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 11.5 sec.-ft.; runoff, 3.00 inches).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'45", long. 75°04'55", half a mile upstream 

from confluence with South Branch and \\ miles northeast of McKeever, Herkimer County. 

Datum of gage is 1,530.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 148 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 330 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet Mar. 30; maximum gage height, 

5.4B reet Jan. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 47 second-feet Aug. 10, 11, 

17 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 27, 1926; maximum gage height, 

7.15 feet Jan. 18, 1938 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 27 second-feet Aug. 18, 1946 

(gage height, 1.73 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

partly regulated by Pulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30 

2.8 154 4.4 700 2.0 42 2.9 164 4.4 660 

3.0 195 4.9 953 2.2 60 3.2 233 4.9 915 

3.4 301 5.5 1,320 2.4 82 3.6 347 5.3 1,160 

'3.9 480 2.6 110 4.0 489

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

301 

298 

295 

292 

289

286 

280 

295 

317 

304

295 

292 

286 

283 

271

257 

260 

280 

271

263

249 

238 

228 

223 

220

218 

211 

204 

200 

195 

184

Nov.

176 

170 

166 

166 

164

178 

304 

323 

286 

3226

a211 

a206 

200 

202 

193

189 

184 

187 

187 

351

430 

492 

538 

500 

472

441 

462 

396 

364 

333

Dec.

301 

274 

240 

204 

174

* 184 

*223 

226 

220 

218

240 

254 

257 

257 

235

220 

209 

185 

170 

160

165 

170 

160 

150

116

112 

110 

116 

175 

350 

700

Jan.

720 

740 

660 

600 

560

580 

540 

520 

500 

480

430 

*370 

310 

240 

210

200 

230 

270 

290 

350

380 

330 

310 

290 

280

270 

260 

260 

290 

280 

270

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . .

uary

st ...........................

ember. ............. ..........

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

270 

260 

245 

240 

235

230 

225 

245 

340 

330

*310 

310 

300 

340 

420

568 

540 

600 

622 

564

540 

509 

480 

464 

457

441

410 

403

Secondfoot-daye

8,08E 

8,661 

6.77E

111,063

12.02C 

10,898 

17,37E 

18,25] 

8,195 

2,526 

2,000 

2,841 

8,665

106,292

Mar.

400 

400 

400 

420 

445

468 

464 

453 

449 

437

437 

430 

418 

430 

422

400 

399 

390 

380 

380

374 

399 

633 

719 

667

719 

822 

1,030 

1,180 

1,260 

*1,150

Apr.

1,030 

910 

802 

717 

669

665 

684 

693 

698 

688

674 

638 

602 

584 

558

571 

529 

529 

529 

501

462 

429 

444 

440 

513

546 

567 

533 

533 

513

Maximum

317 

538 

700

1,590

740 

622 

1,260 

1,030 

481 

142 

85 

444 

459

1,260

May

481 

433 

422 

401 

387

401 

447 

451 

433 

384

350 

276 

230 

210 

206

167 

67 

96 

150 

170

230 

233 

236 

203 

192

187

181 

177 

140 

126 

128

Minimum

184 

164 

110

64

200 

225 

374 

429 

67 

58 

53 

47 

166

47

June

123 

128 

142 

140 

135

131 

107 

94 

88 

85

81 

78 

77 

74 

71

68 

67 

65 

65 

65

64 

61 

59 

58 

60

65 

80 

68 

62 

65

Mean

261 

289 

219

303

388 

389 

560 

608 

264 

84.2 

64.5 

91.6 

289

291

July

76 

75 

71 

64 

61

59 

58 

55 

53 

63

69 

65 

62 

58 

56

54 

53 

58 

61 

61

62 

62 

62 

60 

67

69 

76 

85 

76 

74 

75

Aug.

74 

67 

63 

59 

56

54 

51 

49 

48 

47

47 

55 

58 

56 

52

49 

48 

108 

146 

135

98 

77 

67 

63 

60

59 

58 

57 

154 

382 

444

Sept.

398 

236 

196 

203 

228

262 

322 

325 

322 

313

302 

293 

296 

408 

290

246 

251 

265 

296 

332

380 

459 

451 

338 

228

185 

166 

172 

206 

296

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

: :

2.05 27.92

1.97 26.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.}.- Mar. 30 (5:30 a.m.) 1,270 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of gate operation at Old Porge and 

records for Middle Branch Moose River at Old Porge and Moose River at McKeever.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15, Dec. "18 to Peb. 15, Peb. 17, 18, 21, 27, 

Mar. 1-4, 14, 16, 18-2p.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 263

Independence River at Donnattsburg , N. Y.

Location. - Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44'50", long. 75°20'05", at highway bridge at

Donnattsburge , Lewis County, l£ miles downstream from Chase Lake Outlet and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Sept. 16, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Drainage area.- 91.7 square miles. 

Keeoras available.- July 1942 to September 1949. December 1927 to June 1942 at site 3j

miles upstream, published as Independence River Sperryville. 

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 7.6

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 second-feet Aug. 4, 5

( gage height , 2.85 f eet } .

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 3.410 second-feet Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 8.8 feet,

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 second-feet Sept. 17, 1948,

Aug. 4, S, 1949 (gage height, 2.85 feet). 

Remarks . - Records good Sept. 16-30; others fair. Wire-weight gage read twice dally

octooer, November, and March; once dally at other times.

Rating tables, water year 194S-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 14 Sept. 15-30

2.8 15 3.8 143 5.5 775

3.0 28 4.1 215 6.0 1,O50

3.2 48 4.5 339 6.5 1,390

3.5 89 5.0 536 7.2 1,890

3.4 77 4.1 233

3.5 94 4.5 361

3.8 156 4.8 474

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

22

24

30

36

42

47

50

55

44

40

40

42

43

46

d41

d42

d74

d90

d68

d58

d52

d48

d46

d44

d40

d40

d40

d38

d38

d36

Nov.

d38

d36

d36

d38

d37

d52

394

165

154

165

165

165

165

154

154

143

143

165

243

512

775

775

725

676

d400

0270

d440

d380

d235

d!75

Dec.

d!40

d!24

d!04

d94

d88

189

165

143

105

95

84

82

 119

82

70

67

60

63

60

63

b60

b66

b64

b60

b58

b58

1)62

b74

137

369

759

Jan.

676

536

472

413

357

d600

d500

d420

d390

d500

d380

d290

d230

 165

d!35

d!40

d!90

d230

d540

d540

d380

d320

d250

d210

dl80

d!35

d!20

d!35

dl80

b!50

b!24

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calsndar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 .............

Feb.

bl!4

b!06

b!02

b98

b92

b90

b92

b88

b94

b88

b62

b78

 97

120

d298

d676 dsei

d413

d305

243

202

189

d290

d245

d330

d320

d270

d240

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,377

7,975

3,764

63,576

9,888

5 943

11J626

11,129

4,277

1,203

897

1,653

4,416

64,148

Mar.

dies

d!55

&130

dl!6

d!24

d330

d300

d230

d!90

154

139

131

121

116

bl!4

b!04

blOO

b96

b88

b86

b96

b!22

154

325

627

990

1,220

1,870

1,560

 775

676

Apr.

514

'

594

522

'43

273

432

(

f

j

39

>76

)58

452

322

t

SOS

522

539

375

472

4

.

52

32

575

339

322

Z

Z

Z

73

73

89

305

305

2

I

Zz

Maximum

90

775

759

2,210

676

676

1,870

676

230

83

42

289

474

1,870

05

89

89

43

May

dies

d!95

d230

d225

d210

d230

d230

d210 dies

d!60

d!35

d!20

dllO

d!04

dllO

dl!2

d!02

d94

dlOO

dl!2

d!02

63

97

116

135

116

103

69

91

94

92

Minimum

21

36

58

19

120

78

86

243

83

25

20

18

49

18

June

83

a72

a62

a60

a54

a52

a48

49

a44

a44

a44

41

39

37

34

33

31

28

32

31

30

25

27

28

30

30

29

28

30

28

-

Mean

44.4

266

121

174

319

212

375

371

138

40.1

28.9

53.3

147

176

July

40

42

38

32

28

26

23

20

22

28

32

31

28

27

22

24

28

28

32

32

28

29

27

24

30

31

32

28

25

28

32

Aug.

- ]

31

28

29

18

18

22

21

20

20

20

23

25

36

26

20

21

24

85

L77

100

]

;

73

47

35

31

28

26

26

30

L27

>89

177

Per square 

mile

0.484

2.90

1.32

1.90

3.48

2.31

4.09

4.05

1.50

.437

.315

.581

1.60

1.92

Sept.

165

139

95

73

66

76

71

60

80

74

80

63

49

195

474

265

156

115

119

188

284

220

166

147

124

102

86

86

272

326

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.56

3.23

1.53

25.78

4.01

2.41

4.72

4.51

1.73

.49

.36

.67

1.79

.26.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records, engineer's gage reading, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby streams.
264 . STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Stlllwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.- Float-tape gage, lat. 43 0 53'50'1 , long. 75°03'05", at Stillwater Dam, 7^ miles 

west of Beaver River post office, Herkimer County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Kecoras available.- February 1925 to September 1949.

axtremea. - Maximum elevation during year, 1,679.48 feet Apr. 24 (contents, 4,675,000,000 

cubic feet); minimum, 1,659.45 feet Nov. 6 (contents, 668,000,000 cubic feet).

1J25-49: Maximum elevation, 1,679.73 feet June 3, 1947 (contents, 4,748,000,000 

cubic feet); minimum since first filling, 1,644.80 feet Mar. 25-27, 1940 (reservoir 

empty).

Remarks.- Records good. Reservoir originally formed about 1885; enlarged at various 

times and in 1924 enlarged to a usable capacity of 4,623,000,000 cubic feet between 

elevations 1,650.3 and 1,679.3 feet above mean sea level. Elevation of gate sill of 

lowest outlet, 1,642.3 feet. Capacity below elevation 1,650.3 feet, about 90,000,000 

cubic feet. Reservoir is used to regulate flow of Beaver and Black Rivers for control 

of floods, for power development, and for general welfare of the public. Records of 

contents given herein represent those above elevation 1,650.3 feet. Daily observations 

made about 8 a.m.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Board of Black River Regulation District.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67.81

67.56

67.34

67.09

66.85

66.61

66.36

66.11

66.02

65.79

65.56

65.37

65.13

64.92

64.68

64.44

64.17

64.07

63.68

63.68

63.46

63.24

63.00

62.76

62.53

62.28

62.03

61.79

61.55

61.29

61.03

Nov.

60.79

60.53

60.26

60.03

59.77

59.52

59.76

59.97

60.18

60.37

60.57

60.72

60.76

60.84

60.91

60.96

61.02

61.05

61.08

61.33

62.16

62.72

63.13

63.51

63.82

64.07

64.21

64.39

64.54

64.64

-

Dec.

64.72

64.80

64.84

64.89

64.91

64.97

65.04

65.30

65.41

65.50

65.54

65.56

65.65

65.72

65.75

65.78

65.81

65.62

65.83

65.83

65.76

65.68

65.56

65.48

65.39

65.28

65.19

65.07

64.91

65.06

65.66

Jan.

66.24

66.59

66.83

67.00

67.13

67.45

67.97

68.35

68.61

68.79

66.94

69.02

69.15

69.28

69.35

69.42

69.50

69.51

69.52

69.58

69.62

69.65

69.65

69.64

69.62

69.59

69.58

69.55

69.54

69.47

69.43

Feb.

69.40

69.37

69.31

69.26

69.21

69.14

69.07

68.91

68.76

68.58

68.40

68.22

66.07

67.97

67.92

68.19

66.53

68.73

68.90

69.05

69.15

69.24

69.32

69.36

69.40

69.45

69.47

69.48

..

_

-

Mar.

69.50

69.50

69.47

69.44

69.43

69.47

69.49

69.49

69.47

69.46

69.46

69.46

69.45

69.43

69.41

69.37

69.34

69.30

69.25

69.19

69.13

69.09

69.24

69.71

70.15

70.60

71.29

72.25

73.13

73.71

74.26

Apr.

74.66

75.01

75.32

75.61

75.88

76.17

76.58

76.95

77.27

77.51

77.74

77.95

78.14

78.37

76.62

78.88

79.14

79.34

79.39

79.42

79.40

79.42

79.41

79.46

79.42

79.37

79.37

79.35

79.32

79.34

May

79.34

79.34

79.37

79.37

79.35

79.41

79.39

79.36

79.31

79.30

79.28

79.23

79.20

79.20

79.24

79.24

79.24

79.21

79.21

79.22

79'. 23

79.20

79.17

79.20

79.19

79.19

79.16

79.16

79.14

79.13

79.14

June

79.13

79.10

79.07

79.04

79.01

78.97

78.89

78.79

78.71

78.62

76.52

76.41

76.30

76.20

78.10

77.98

77.68

77.75

77.59

77.50

77.34

77.21

77.07

76.88

76.72

76.54

76.39

76.24

76.05

75.96

-

July

75.80

75.61

75.44

75.24

75.06

74.87

74.66

74.49

74.31

74.17

74.04

73.87

73.72

73.56

73.38

73.21

73-. 04

72.94

72.77

72.61

72.43

72.22

72.04

71.84

71.68

71.51

71.31

71.12

70.92

70 ..7 3

70.59

Aug.

70.41

70.21

69.99

69.79

69.59

69.38

69.16

66.94

68.73

68.52

66.36

68.18

67.96

67.76

67.54

67.31

67.09

67.06

67.13

67.05

67.00

66.96

66.67

66.76

66.67

66.55

66.44

66.34

66.35

66.52

66.55

Sept.

66.64

66.72

66.73

66.73

66.72

66.76

66.77

66.73

66.70

66.72

66.76

66.78

66.79

66.83

67.04

67.08

67.04

67.06

67.16

67.17

67.25

67.33

67.39

67.46

67.54

67.62

67.68

67.74

67.65

67.95

-

Note.- Add 1,600 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1946......

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year. 1948-49. . . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,666.05

-

1,668.01

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1,602

-

1,953

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent mean 

second-feet)

+83.6

+5.8

+98.0

+ .7

t Reservoir elevations at 12 p.m. obtained by interpolation.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 265 

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.- Float-tape gage, lat. 43 0 53'50", long. 75°03'05", at outlet of Stillwater 

Keservoir, 7f miles west of Beaver River post office, Herkimer County.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- May 1908 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 41 years, 366 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 976 second-feet Apr. 24; minimum daily, 

J.2 second-feet Nov. 9, 10.

1908-49: Maximum discharge, about 3,700 second-feet May 3, 1926; practically no 

flow at times when gates in dam are closed.

Remarks,- Records good. Flow completely regulated by Stillwater Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Discharge determined from ratings for gates and spillway of Stillwater Dam. 

Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Records of gate openings and reservoir elevations furnished by Board of 

BiacK Kiver Regulating District.

Revisions.- W 714: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15,

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

. 28' 27

29

30

31

Oct.

577

575

571

567

567

562

559

554

554

551

549

545

542

541

536

533

530

527

527

523

519

517

514

511

509

505

501

498

495

491

486

Nov.

482

478

473

468

464

412

305

132

12

12

13

114

221

221

222

222

222

222

222

103

13

13

13

15

13

126

201

204

2O4

204

-

Dec.

204

207

207

207

2O7

207

20.7

208

208

2O8

210

210

210

210

210

211

211

211

211

295

402

401

400

398

398

397

396

395

395

287

210

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .............'....

April..................

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 

Jan.

211

2

2

2

14

17

17

217

218

2

2

2

21

22

24

225

225

2

2

2

25

25

26

226

226

3

4

4

46

14

14

414

414

4

4

4

14

14

14

414

414

4

4

4

4

14

14

14

12

412

Secondfoot-days

16,536

6,024

8,338

130,598

9,677

11,202

7 339 elsie

8 722

12 990

ie!i67

11,953

5,329

122,793

Feb.

412

412

412

410

410

410

536

609

606

605

6O1

600

597

597

487

324

229

204

205

205

205

272

309

3O9

309

3O9

3O9

309

_

-

Mar.

310

31

3C

3C

0

9

9

3O9

309

3C

3C

3C

9

9

9

309

309

3C

3C

3C

9

9

9

3O9

309

3C

3C

3C

9

9

7

307

307

3C

3C

13

7

7

2

15

15

1

1

1

1

5

5

6

6

16

Observed

Maximum

577

482

402

1.06O

414

609

310

976

548

581

572

520

512

976

Minimum

486

12

204

10

211

204

15

16

152

192

479

122

14

12

Apr.

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

21

25

27

31

33

38

41

45

340

560

615

64O

647

647

976

899

716

657

565

449

397

-

Mean

533

201

269

357

 X-l Q

OJ.C

400

237

284

281

433

522

386

178

336

May

397

401

410

410

405

515

548

534

389

314

313

313

242

195

196

196

196

195

195

152

222

236

195

195

195

195

195

194

193

193

193

June

193

193

193

192

192

258

429

428

'424 425

422

419

418

415

413

411

433

522

517

516

512

509

525

581

' 579

579

574

574

572

572

July

572

569

567

564

564

564

561

542

488

487

485

485

483

483

481

479

479

479

479

495

542

539

539

539

534

534

532

527

527

524

524

Aug.

52 O

519

517

517

514

512

511

509

506

506

502

501

499

497

496

492

489

368

258

179

122

201

258

257

255

255

254

254

254

255

176

Sept.

120

120

120

120

120

151

217

214

214

160

65

172

149

510

512

512

180

14

291

184

137

137

66

14

14

14

14

247

341

200

-

Adjustedt

«ean ffif

125 0.727

410 2.38

353 2.05

363 2.11

544 3.16

407 2.^

652 3.W

779 4.53

259 1.51

88.1 .512

57.8 .336

110 .640

276 1.60

337 1.96

Runoff in 

inches

0.84

2.66

2.36

28.69

3.64

2.46

4 .37

s!o5

1.73

.57

39

!?4

1.79

26.60.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Stillwater Reservoir. 

949153 O - 51 - 18
266 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y. 

^"strea^'fromeBiIekgCree C °rder ' lat ' 43 ° 53 ' 50 "' lonS- V5°24'15", about 1,000 feet upttecoras available.- September 1930 to September 1949 

average aiscnarge.- 19 years, 575 second-feet.

"" ""m"Vm?^ ^^ge during year, 1,950 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.58 

10 secona-ieet Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.13 feet); minimum daily, 65

dLSC^!e^. 4 ' 3J9 seS5nd7 feet May I?. "43 (gage height, 6.

0.89 foot " "

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Flow almost completely regulated by Stlllwater Reservoir (see p.264). Between 

Stlllwater Dam and this station flow is further regulated by nine power-plant ponds. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.4 1OO 2.6 483

1.6 144 3.O 693

1.8 196 3.5 1,020

2.0 255 4.0 1,400

2.3 357 4.5 1,870

1.2 51 2.3 351

1.4 84 2.6 481

1.6 128 3.0 693

1.8 180 3.4 95O

2.0 242 3.8 1,240

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

799

711

207

511

643

77O

801

672

368

126

496

550

774

917

901

380

138

563

673

846

768

773

a360

a!45

a520

a680

aSOO

a90O

a640

a480

127

Nov.

43 S

461

543

566

483

318

520

686

7O9

543

335

317

299

118

207

459

489

414

634

860

473

950

725

386

332

304

266

118

326

449

-

Dec.

367

427

343

306

112

334

423

391

334

327

309

118

474

500

426

448

402

330

140

445

741

843

842

665

239

145

477

601

671

728

655

Jan.

488

328

510

643

681

863

747

566

477

645

642

639

633

676

4O6

117

559

652

905

746

714

638

371

542

640

645

588

631

626

275

579

Month

October ..........................

Nov0Btbe r

December .........................

Calsndar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

606

618

547

604

587

23S

542

741

741

768

893

1,020

920

717

1,110

1,120

734

837

684

271

625

449

481

486

585

481

141

489

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

18.039

13,728

13,563

208,753

18,172

18,035

22,315

21,100

15,001

13,415

16,644

14,207

10,095

194,314

Mar.

496

596

553

536

380

186

460

552

627

636

724

437

147

454

541

727

641

502

383

110

388

789

1,190

1,O60

1,210

1,100

1,14O

1,230

1,470

1,850

1,200

Apr.

1,020

658

115

334

353

583

BO6

763

522

248

573

773

748

781

675

387

141

576

972

874

810

861

957

789

977

963

1,

Maximum

917

950

843

2,090

905

1,120

1,850

1,020

973

681

690

695

560

1,850

951

956

000

934

May

366

706

687

565

606

8O7

794

973

952 '786

650

- 605

455

159

85

349

414

410

417

406

320

148

308

402

471

582

521

329

103

291

324

Minimum

126

118

112

76

117

141

110

115

85

89

121

112

65

65

June

305

260

257

224

92

203

412

613

668

617

291

89

316

553

563

582

540

342

163

498

505

554

641

681

670

375

528

609

629

635

-

Mean

582

458

438

570

586

644

720

703

484

447

537

458

336

532

July

654

655

476

442

518

629

662

663

594

219

516

509

6OO

663

674

423

121

445

595

690

68O

659

48O

154

507

600

668

670

664

657

157

Aug.

463

575

656

671

688

421

120

406

587

642

677

695

608

146

492

529

660

691

668

397

112

245

301

3O2

324

435

297

116

453

413

417

Sept.

324

308

273

100

65

239

421

466

415

289

110

257

306

395

397

556

321

120

555

557

326

423

459

3OO

117

303

340

496

560

497

-

Per square Runoff In 

mile inohss

_

-

1.94 26.41

_

_

_

_

_

_

_ _

_

-

1.81 24.60

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 267

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'55", long. 75°39'40", at power plant half a 

mile northeast of Copenhagen, Lewis County. Datum of gage is 963.41 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. 

'Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Hecoras available.- September 1929 to September 1949.

Average aischarpT- 20 years, 219 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,060 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

b.HB feet Sept. 20 (backwater from silt); minimum discharge, 2.0 second-feet July 26 

(gage height, 0.26 foot); minimum daily, 4.2 second-feet July 21.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Sept. 1, 1941, by computation of 

flow over dam; maximum gage height, 13.18 feet Jan. 31, 1947 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 12, 1940 (gage height, 0.17 foot); minimum daily, 0.8 

second-foot July 22 to Aug. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from deposits of 

silt from reservoir, shifting control, or doubtful or no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plant.

Revisions (water year).- W 784: 1934. W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect,

backwater from silt, and shifting control 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

0.4 4.3 1.0 32 2.0 175 0 3 2.6 1.2 56 3.3 

.5 7.2 1.2 48 2.3 250 4 4.8 1.4 80 3.8 

.6 11 1.4 69 2.6 341 5 7.9 1.7 127 4.4 

.8 20 1.7 114 3.0 492 6 12 2.0 190 5.0 

8 23 2.4 299 5.6 

1 0 37 2.8 - 439 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octcber 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.8 

8.8 

6.6 

10 

7.2

5.6 

7.0 

11 

18 

17

13 

12 

12 

13 

14

13 

21 

62 

50

44

46 

37 

31 

27 

23

21 

20 

18 

18 

a!8 

a!8

Nov.

al8 

al8 

19 

17 

18

87 

471 

264 

147 

131

226 

162 

181 

258 

186

198 

168 

162 

199

977

628 

338 

390 

435 

296

195 

302 

278 

188 

140

Dec.

127 

115 

102 

96 

85

197 

272 

182 

136 

135

121 

160 

709 

366 

176

169 

181 

122 

81 

90

77 

96 

90 

71 

63

63 

68 

78 

b280 

1,390 

622

Jan.

412 

358 

296 

247 

303

882 

616 

479 

424 

435

278 

193 

183 

161 

142

220 

737 

530 

1,240 

668

328 

233 

181 

169 

157

134 

132 

171 

218 

162 

135

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

riser....................... ..

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 ............................

at ...........................

smber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak dlsch 

2,720 see.-f

Feb.

118 

112 

108 

107 

100

93 

95 

91 

99 

93

84 

84 

140 

299 

1,650

1,370 

812 

547 

467 

388

263 

228 

269 

275 

470

329 

222 

181

Seoondfoot-days

632. C 

7,097 

6,520

72,520.0

10,824 

9,094 

15,199 

11,913 

2,793 

501 

194.7 

746.4 

2,428

67,942.1

arge (base, 2,500 sec.-f

t . ' "

Mar.

150 

121 

118 

111 

181

390 

264 

200 

167 

148

138 

97 

94 

114 

104

95 

93 

89 

83 

81

108 

997 

2,350 

1,350 

1,170

1,460 

1,510 

1,640 

762 

583 

431

Apr.

318 

269 

252 

225 

208

294 

700 

977 

610 

372

338 

290 

269 

302

415

877 

501 

345 

517 

529

341 

261 

479 

621 

388

278 

341 

252 

185 

159

Maximum

62 

977 

1,390

3,100

1,240 

1,650 

2,350 

977 

296 

29 

12 

210 

190

2,350

May

108 

208 

265 

152 

135

296 

181 

124 

94 

72

61 

54 

51

57 

63

54

46 

39 

46 

45

39 

38 

76 

112 

88

69 

55 

47 

43 

40 

35

Minimum

5.6 

17 

63

,5.5

132 

84 

81 

159 

35 

11 

4.2 

4.4 

17

4.2

June

29 

25 

22 

20 

17

19 

19 

19 

20 

19

16 

14 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

15 

13 

13 

11 

14

"" 12 

14 

13 

12 

12

Mean

20.4 

237 

210

198

349 

325 

490 

397 

90.1 

16.7 

6.28 

24.1 

80.9

186

July

12 

12 

12 

11 

dll

d7.7 

d7.1 

d4.8 

d4.9 

d4.5

d8.8 

d6.5 

d4.7 

d4.6 

dS.l

dS.l 

5.1 

4.9 

4.9 

4.3

4.2 

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

5.8

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.3 

4.9

659 

929 

1,320 

1,820 

2,400

Aug.^

4.7 

4.4 

4.7 

4.6 

4.7

4.8 

5.6 

5.0 

5.1 

5.1

4.6 

24 

18 

7.2 

5.1

5.0 

4.9 

15 

32 

21

14 

5.0 

6.8 

4.6 

6.8

4.7 

a4.8 

a5.2 

3210 

8195 

a!04

Per square 

mile

0.229 

2.66 

2.36

2.22

3.92 

3.65 

5.51 

4.46 

1.01 

.188 

.071 

.271 

.909

2.09

t.) .- Feb. 15 (2:30 p.m. 3,060 sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 (7:

Sept.

382 

358 

33 

25 

39

79 

42 

33 

33 

33

27 

22 

17 

135 

145

90 

80 

84 

100 

150

190 

155 

108 

110 

100

72 

66 

70 

140 

110

Runoff in 

inohss

0.26 

2.97 

2.72

30.30

4.52 

3.8C 

6.35 

4.98 

1.17 

.21 

.08 

.31 

1.01

28.38

45 a.m.)

streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of fragmentary record, study of powergeneration cycle, and weather records.

Note.- Backwater from deposits of silt from reservoir Sept. 14-30. Shifting-control method used 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 19.
268 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'15", long. 74°51 I 00", in village of Cranberry

Lake, St. Lawrence County, 900 feet downstream from dam at outlet of Cranberry Lake.

Datum of gage is 1,458.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 144 square miles. 

Kecoras avaiiaDle.- May 1923 to September 1949. 

Average discharge?- 26 years, 295 second-feet (unadjusted). 

axtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 681 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 5.88 feet);

minimum, 82 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.915 feet); minimum daily, 83 second-feet

Sept. 2-5.

1923-49: Maximum discharge 1,940 second-feet May 13, 1943 (gage height, 7.70 feet);

minimum daily, about 3 second-feet Apr. 9-16, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow almost completely regulated by Cranberry Lake Dam (total 

 sTorage, 2,530,000,000 cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year 1943-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 27 Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

4.0 97

4.2 128

4.5 185

4.8 258

5.1 349

5.5 505

5.9 691

3,. 9 80

4.1 107

4.4 158

4.7 226

5.6 313

5.4 463

5.9 691

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

326

323

323

323

323

323

323

319

319

319

319

319

301

289

289

283

272

266

253

218

192

177

177

177

177

158

131

110

110

109

109

Nov.

126

160

160

160

160

160

162

208

237

237

237

237

237

237

237

266

307

304

301

301

304

258

172

172

140

114

114

114

114

114

-

Dec.

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

117

117

117

118

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March................ ..

April...... ............

May. ...................

June ...................

July... ................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

122

123

125

126

130

135

142

145

149

143

238

304

304

304

307

307

307

360

400

400

400

396

396

396

396

396

396

423

439

439

439

Feb.

439

439

439

476

523

518

514

523

545

540

536

531

527

527

527

531

531

531

531

531

531

527

420

253

160

160

160

160

.

-

Mar.

162

162

162

162

162

164

164

164

164

164

164

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

231

280

334

374

381

393

441

572

577

581

Apr.

581

581

581

581

581

581

581

581

586

586

586

515

366

310

310

310

310

377

435

497

558

581

509

463

463

545

647

671

618

595

Observed

Secondfoot-days

7,657

6,050

3,566

97,351

9,087

12,630

7,578

15,486

9,458

4,785

6,705

6,714

4,192

93,908

Maximum

326

307

118

1,300

439

5*5

581

671

582

204

245

231

153

671

Minimum

109

114

114

109

122

160

162

310

201

106

176

84

83

83

Mean

247

202

115

266

293

451

244

 516

305

160

216

217

140

257

May

582

510

510

442

369

430

480

480

459

358

285

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

245

245

245

245

245

224

201

201

201

201

201

201

204

June

204

204

187

168

170

170

172

172

172

172

156

138

138

138

138

138

128

106

106

106

124

176

176

174

174

174

176

176

176

176

July

176

176

176

178

178

178

178

180

. 196

196

196

196

196

218

242

242

245

245

245

245

245

245

242

242

242

240

237

234

234

231

231

Aug.

231

231

231

231

231

229

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

224

224

221

221

218

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

216

170

84

Sept.

84

83

83

83

83

104

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

153

a!53

a!53

a!53

a!53

a!53

Adjustedt

Mean Perm|^are

136 0.944

269 1.87

199 1.38

278 1.93

384 2.67

340 2 . 36

561 3.90

627 4.35

283 1.97

60.7 .422

44.2 .307

78.1 .542

127 .882

258 1.79

Runoff in 

inches

 1.09

2.09

1.59

£6.33

3.08

2.46

4.49

4.86

2.26

.47

.35

.62

.98

24.34

t Adjusted for change in contents in Cranberry Lake Reservoir. ' 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of daily record of gate openings and reservoir elevations.

Note.- Elevation of surface of Cranberry Lake Reservoir, 1,482.00 feet ('corrected) at 12 p.m. 

Sept. 30, 1948; 1,482.15 feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1949: 1,480.67 feet (corrected) at 12 p.m. Dec. 

31, 1947; 1,482.45 feet, at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1948.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 269

East Branch Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'25", long. 75°04'35", at Plat Rock hydroelectrie plant of Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp., 2f miles north of Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence 

County.

Drainage area.- 263 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1925-49), 529 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 5.76 

reet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.86 foot); minimum daily, 8.6 

second-feet July 4, 10.

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 4,090 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 

7.1 feet Apr. 6, 1928; minimum discharge, probably less than 1 second-foot during 

complete shut-down of power plant; minimum daily, 1 second-foot July 25, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

t'alr. Extensive diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plant; seasonal flow partly regulated by Cranberry Lake Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revision.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

2.1 125 4.0 885 0.9 8

2,4 188 4.5 1,290 1.0 12

2.8 - 300 5.0 1,740 1.2 23

3.2 445 5.5 2,220 1.4 38

.6 2.0 115 4.0 925

2.3 175 4.5 1,290

2.6 254 5.3 2,020

3.0 390

3,6 635 1.7 70 3.5 620

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

323

268

323

317

322

290

306

436

263

261

361

321

522

 565

368

351

361

377

385

510

385

333

265

265

330

255

331

230

190

195

189

Nov.

190

191

182

200

199

262

492

278

514

601

404

414

430

307

357

361

467

509

464

770

809

639

726

800

530

399

410

301

374

303

-

Dec.

388

341

362

301

270

333

313

399

340

330

290

273

311

261

258

253

235

213

185

197

203

197

214

172

147

149

163

125

132

325

811

Jan.

434

288

339

353

461

746

764

424

319

359

726

633

571

 697

302

320

600

739

922

1,120

861

855

464

521

685

706

707

694

694

298

606

Feb.

539

782

708

678

668

413

613

495

612

593

584

621

577

630

800

1,590

1,410

1,270

1,240

916

802

492

546

746

945

835

512

419

_

-

unntk Second- 

"°nth foot-days

October .......................... 10,218

Novenber ......................... 12,883

December ......................... 8 ,491

Calendar year 1948 ............ 182,943

January 18 208

February ......................... 21,036

March. .............. ............ 22,969

April ............................ 30,442

May.............................. 17,941

June. ............................ 6,928.4

July. ............................ 8,367.4

August ........................... 9,469.5

September ........................ a , 232 . 4

Water year 1948-49 ............ 175,186.]

Mar.

331

290

336

332

328

320

319

535

443

579

564

350

304

342

347

371

401

386

310

319

283

359

1,160

1,590

1,530

1,530

1,540

2,140

1,970

1,750

1,610

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

565

809

811

2,830

1,120

1,590

2,140

1,550

1,070

370

432

461

492

2,140

550

390

645

010

030

220

450

280

510

100

938

995

010

070

743

833

783

807

769

050

060

892

799

724

763

020

010

060

970

961

May

49E

94C

93C 99"

1.07C

1.01C

1,05C

57E

73S

982

792

852

682

481

326

612

414

282

31E

334

36C

30C

262

33S

362

702

482

354

26E 28"

343

Minimum

189

182

125

112

288

413

283

645

263

9.4

8.6

9.4

9.4

8.6

Jnne

327

a350

) a320

a360

a370

a330

a310

a3lO

a270

a205

a210

a240

alSO

a!35

al08

a!25

113

119

121

110

98

225

240

236

167

9.4

335

367

319

319

Mean

33C

429

274

500

587

751

741

1,015

57 (

23]

27C

305

274

480

July

391

332

10

8.6

351

319

350

384

9.0

8.6

360

309

351

331

304

9.4

9.4

427

397

432

403

424

354

65

413

398

404

386

408

10

9.4

Aug.

380

404

407

440

392

9.7

90

420

410

396

396

357

9.7

9.7

418

401

384

414

403

9.7

112

403

461

362

444

260

9.4

9.7

409

442

407

Per square 

mile

-

_

-

1.90

_

-

1.83

Sept.

316

394

10

10

9.4

409

392

453

366 10

111

370

417

316

301

370

10

11

402

410

442

492

105

137

106

335

369

446

416

297

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

25.87

_

_

_

_

-

24.75

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records
270 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Oswegatchie River near Heuvelton, N. Y.

Location.'- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°36'00". long. 75°22'45", ij miles downstream 

rrom Beaver Creek and 2| miles upstream from Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 973 square miles.

Kecoras available.- June 1916 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 1,697 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8.950 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.71 

reet); minimum, 130 second-feet Aug. \ 17 (gage height, 0.47 foot).

1916-49: Maximum discharge, 15,800 second-feet Apr. 9, 1947; maximum gage height, 

9.33 feet Apr. 9, 1947 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 17, 1949.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. Seasonal flow slightly regulated by Cranberry Lake Reservoir; 

slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plants. During high 

stages on Grass River, part of flow of that stream may pass through Upper Lake, 

Indian Creek, and Lower Lake and enter Oswegatchie River at Rensselaer Falls, 4^ miles 

above station.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.8 267 1.6 823 4.0 3,800 0.5 137 1.3 552 3.O 2,300 

.9 319 2.0 1,190 5.0 5.48O .7 2O4 1.6 780 4.0 3,750 

1.1 440 2.5 1,730 6.0 7,420 .9 302 2.0 1,150 5.O 5,450 

1.3 581 3.0 2,360 6.7 8,930 1.1 420 2.5 1,68O 6.4 8,270

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

377 

408 

460 

396 

402

421 

396 

46O 

454 

501

515 

488 

460 

552 

698

798 

690 

612 

643 

789

919 

875 

798 

658 

643

559 

515 

537 

501 

415 

336

Nov.

298 

303 

348 

298 

354

402 

488 

730 

1,310 

1,270

1,390 

1,440 

1,290 

1,150 

1,180

1,120 

1,130 

1,080 

1,20O 

1,510

2,530 

2,980 

3,260 

3,120 

2,830

2,550 

2,180 

1,930 

1,750 

1,590

Dec.

1,570 

1,430 

1,270 

1,270 

1,180

1,030 

1,140 

*1,310 

1,390 

1,360

1,250 

1,160 

1,060 

1,000 

1,110

1,120 

1,000 

960 

781 

747

715 

7O7 

643 

589 

552

474 

494 

530 

596 

1,070 

1,490

Jan.

1,600 

2.05O 

a2,350 

a2,lOO 

al,950

a2,150 

2,940 

3,060 

3,400 

3,600

3,580 

3,160 

2,800 

2,420 

2,090

1,900 

1,980 

2,150 

3,310 

5,000

4,880 

4,090 

3,410 

2,810 

2,230

1,920 

1,730 

1,680 

2,260 

2,130 

1,850

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay.

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .....

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

sober. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,510 

1,490 

1,440 

1,400 

1,450

1,400 

1,250 

1,220 

 1,140 

1,200

1,240 

1,220 

1,200 

1,550 

2,500

5,000 

6,000 

6,000 

5,600 

4,700

4,000 

3,400 

2,900 

2,670 

3,100

3,600 

3,590 

3,180

Secondfoot-days

17,276 

43,011 

30,998

586,666

82,580 

74,950 

102,371 

113,080 

47,734 

13,677 

11,641 

11,224 

16,887

565,429

Mar.

2,640 

2,150 

1,790 

1,510 

1,510

2,14O 

2,330 

2,150 

1,970 

1,980

1,930 

1,600 

1,690 

1,340 

1,290

1,380 

1,280 

1,240 

1,250 

1,130

991 

1,180 

3,750 

5,550 

6,800

8,000 

 7,760 

7,840 

8,290 

8,820 

8,890

Apr.

8,230 

6,980 

5,610 

4,330 

3,340

3,480 

5,040 

5,920 

5,650 

5,250

4,66O 

3,910 

3,240 

2,810 

2,680

2,930 

2,990 

2,930 

2,840 

2,770

2,780 

2,710 

2,580 

2,580 

2,720

2,740 

2,810 

2,950 

2,910 

2,710

Maximum

919 

3,260 

1,570

14,300

5,000 

6,000 

8,890 

8,230 

2,580 

910 

588 

504 

984

8,890

May

2,440 

2,210 

1,880 

2,090 

2,260

2,540 

2,580 

2,570 

2,350 

1,940

1,860 

1,860 

1,650 

1,590 

1,450

1,280 

1,080 

1,170 

1,140 

1,030

1,010 

1,020 

1,060 

1,000 

974

901 

974 

1,180 

1,040 

865 

740

Minimum

336 

298 

474

239

1,600 

1,140 

991 

2,580 

740 

192 

188 

152 

196

152

Jnne

780 

910 

740 

772 

732

692 

716 

610 

581 

559

504 

465 

377 

365 

359

396 

359 

292 

196 

192

266 

336 

308 

297 

330

292 

232 

286 

292 

441

Msan

557 

1,434 

1,000

1,603

2,664 

2,677 

3,302 

3,769 

1,540 

456 

376 

362 

563

1,549

July

588 

504 

478 

511 

348

1S8 

196 

365 

390 

465

319 

196 

211 

336 

414

439 

396 

266 

189 

199

390 

471 

433 

426 

426

325 

365 

458 

458 

452 

439

Aug.

365 

224 

230 

420 

439

446 

420 

281 

189 

254

420 

439 

433 

420 

275

152 

241 

439 

484 

504

458 

353 

232 

446 

498

471 

452 

433 

308 

193 

305

Per square 

mile

0.572 

1.47 

1.03

1.65

2.74 

2.75 

3,39 

3.87 

1.58 

.469 

.386 

.372 

.579

1.59

Peak discharge (base, 7,100 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 17 (9:30 p.m.) 7,610 sec. -ft. 5 Mar. 31 (3:

Sspt.

662 

780 

732 

639 

439

241 

297 

498 

552 

581

532 

359 

196 

472 

595

610

7oa

670 

465 

458

654 

647 

639 

639 

588

402 

378 

639 

831 

984

Runoff in 

inches

0.66 

1.64 

1.18

22.42

3.16 

2.86 

3.91 

4.32 

1.82 

.52 

.44 

.43 

.65

21.59

30 a.m.)

8,950 sec.'-ft.

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations upstream.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-18, Feb. 4-22, Mar. 25, 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 271

West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11'10" > long. 75°19'55", at highway bridge half 

a mile northeast of Geers Corners and 4 miles downstream from Harrisville, Lewis 

County. Datum of gage is 738.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 258 square miles.

Records available.- July 1916 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 33 years,.516 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,070 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 7.23 

reet); minimum, 41 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

1916-49: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 9.6 feet); 

minimum, 25 second-feet Sept. 1, 1934 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuations, principally during low flow, caused by pulp mill 

at Harrisville.

Revisions (water years).- W 759: Drainage area. W 784: 1934.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

 29

30

31

Oct.

44

42

45

45

44

44

44

46

52

98

88

94

102

106

115

103

100

217

337

268

220

186

157

144

132

110

98

107

86

84

72

Nov..

90

74

74

80

70

95

407

733

716

552

504

481

435

439

466

435

412

369

367

624

1,180

1,460

1,360

1,200

992

769

654

658

613

530

Dec.

402

415

363

323

304

276

*373

460

447

398

355

289

345

382

328

327

316

260

217

238

223

208

210

180

165

158

158

163

194

476

795

Jan.

882

926

882

785

716

926

*1,190

1,520

1,470

1,300

1,090

a876

a693

a540

a488

470

536

581

762

972

1,030

907

750

633

540

457

411

436

534

a488

3427

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...........................

April............... ..............

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

3387

3357

a327

a306

3313

309

308

*293

293

292

282

239

282

421

843

1,760

2,250

1,730

1,480

1,160

876

718

669

655

724

bSOO

b780

716

-

«

-

Secondfoe t-days

3,430

16,839

9,808

181,480

24,218

19,570

33,454

31,419

14,653

3,641

1,917

2,873

6,104

167,926

Mar.

b580

b520

b460

b410

415

b540

b600

b600

526

484

448

403

376

407

379

3353

3320

3296

a 280

287

303

457

1,370

2,550

*2,290

2,470

2,980

3,620

3,730

2,790

*2,210

Apr.

1,710

1,360

1,140

999

888

882

1,140

1,550

1,680

1,490

1,270

1,060

914

839

827

926

1,080

1,080

966

907

870

803

768

851

1,020

1,060

979

882

779

699

-

Maximum

337

1,460

795

5,620

1,520

2,250

3,730

1,710

876

285

96

391

345

3,730

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 29 (1 a.m

May

628

591

682

839

815

815

876

839

731

626

516

445

398

365

363

399

365

318

326

374

358

276

302

337

343

300

272

261

265

300

328

Minimum

42

70

158

42

411

239

280

699

261

62

46

43

95

42

June

285

245

204

194

171

167

142

143

123

128

123

99

114

97

104

90

84

82

74

91

82

95

92

85

64

62

103

101

103

94

Mean

111

561

316

496

781

699

1,079

1,047

473

121

61.8

92.7

203

460

July

96

95

65

79

78

78

74

69

48

51

74

76

72

51

49

48

48

54

57

56

52

49

48

48

70

72

68

49

46

47

50

Aug.

72

69

51

53

82

74

47

59

44

44

43

44

45

66

66

66

43

48

109

223

154

140

106

77

67

57

57

50

68

358

391

Per square 

Bile

0.430

2.17

1.22

1.92

3.03

2.71

4.18

4.06

1.83

.469

.240

.359

.787

1.78

Sept.

329

287

229

194

155

134

120

95

98

129

169

161

127

137

298

345

298

265

256

230

212

202

201

222

240

237

174

158

174

228

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

2.43

1.41

26.16

3.49

2.82

4.82

4.53

2.11

.52

.28

.41

.88

24.19

) 4,070 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

3 Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on bssls of recorded rsnge In stsge and weather 

records.

b Stsge-dlscharge relation affected by Ice.
272 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°31'30", long. 75°11'50", 1,000 feet downstream 

rrom lower bridge in Pyrites, St. Lawrence County, and half a mile upstream from 

Harrison Creek.

Drainage area.- 335 square miles.

Kecords available.- August 1924 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 596 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,060 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

10.29 feet Feb. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 8.8 second-feet Aug. 10, 25 

(gage height, 0.57 foot, from reconstructed gage-height graph based on power-plant records); minimum daily, 64 second-feet Aug. 16, 17.

1924-49: Maximum discharge, about 8,300 second-feet Nov. 18, 1927 (gage height, 13.0 

feet, from outside floodmark)-; minimum observed, 8.8 second-feet Sept. 21, 1948, Aug. 

10, 25, 1949 (gage height, 0.57 foot-); minimum daily, 59 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at extremely low flow caused by 

power plant above station.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

1.1 62 2.3 401 3.2 800 7.0 2,950. 

1.3 102 2.7 566 4.0 1,200 9.3 4,680 

1.6 177 3.2 800 5.0 1,740 

1.-9 264 4.0 1,230 Note.- Same as preceding 

table below 3.2 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

81 

96 

98 

100 

104

92 

100 

109 

235 

357

277 

234 

254 

231 

206

188 

189 

402

527 

417

319 

270 

240 

214 

199

191 

174 

172 

166 

161 

155

Nov.

150 

153 

142 

148 

148

172 

521 

771 

588 

444

397 

378 

336 

346 

390

368 

350 

322 

312 

634

1,210 

1,230 

1,080 

935 

746

584 

532 

610 

557 

465

Dec.

413 

390 

354 

329 

303

332 

477 

*553 

477 

409

340 

325 

379 

394 

374

340 

340 

270 

240 

- 200

220 

240 

230 

230 

210

180 

150 

220 

350 

620 

740

Jan.

820 

920 

880 

860 

820

*1,020 

1,220 

1,180 

1,140 

1,100

900 

700 

660 

580 

540

600 

1,100 

980 

1,350 

1,300

860 

900 

660 

520 

480

460 

450 

540 

700 

640 

560

Month

Octo 

Nave 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

uary

i................ ............

sober ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

480 

450 

430 

400 

370

340 

360 

380 

*590 

360

330 

300 

460 

760 

1,160

2,700 

2,000 

1,600 

1,600 

1,300

940 

760 

700 

660 

840

880 

620 

580

Secondfoot-days

6,540 

15,010 

10,629

205,714

25,440 

22,150 

358,460 

41,335 

20,458 

6,530 

4,456 

3,949 

7,535

202,492

Mar.

520 

440 

420 

400 

520

320 

600 

540 

580 

520

490 

420 

370 

410 

420

340 

370 

350 

290 

270

330 

450 

2,300 

2,500 

2,200

*2,600 

 3,100 

4,290 

4,680 

3,740 

 3,180

Apr.

2, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

527 

1,230 

740

5,790

1,350 

2,700 

4,680 

2,520 

1,250 

452 

296 

450 

450

4,680

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 29 (3 a.m.

410 

840 

520 

320 

180

360 

130 

520 

380 

920

490 

280 

160 

100 

110

340 

520 

320 

120 

040

985 

905 

885 

120 

250

130 

040 

060 

995 

905

May

80C 

717 

776 

820 

756

1,040 

1,250 

1,100

895 

732

615 

544 

502 

489 

527

498 

440 

 401 

467

875

895 

680 

597 

689 

656

553 

485 

432 

409 

409 

409

Minimum

81 

142 

150

79

450 

300 

270 

885 

401 

123 

96 

64 

120

64

June

375 

329 

296 

264 

243

220 

205 

199 

199 

191

183 

174 

166 

158 

145

132 

130 

125 

123 

135

164 

363 

452 

343 

255

217 

199 

183 

166 

196

Mean

211 

500 

343

562

821 

791 

1,241 

1,378 

660 

218 

144 

127 

251

555

July

296 

199 

158 

169 

169

188 

164 

148 

128 

135

172 

197 

172 

145 

130

116 

114 

111 

118 

128

120 

107 

96 

96 

100

142 

153 

128 

114 

118 

125

Aug.

118 

125 

111 

123 

138

123 

109

98 

83 

f74

81 

72 

72 

77 

66

64 

64 

90 

212 

267

197 

145 

114 

102

f85

80 

74 

80 

135 

320 

450

Per square 

mile

0.630 

1.49 

1.02

1.68

2.45 

2.36 

3.70 

4.11 

1.97 

.651 

.430 

.379 

.749

1.66

) 5,060 sec. -ft.

Sept.

450 

400 

330 

245 

230.

250 

220 

190 

165 

230

200 

155 

120 

140 

200

180 

185 

200 

240 

290

330 

310 

290 

310 

350

350 

185 

225 

245 

320

Runoff in

inches

0.73 

1.67 

1.18

22.84

2.82 

2.46 

4.27 

4.59 

2.27 

.72 

.49 

.44 

.84

22.48

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height graph 

and record of power-plant operation.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, Dec. 16 to Mar. 27 (doubtful gage-height 

record Feb. 5-8, fragmentary gage-height record Mar. 22, 23). No gage-height accord Aug. 26 to Sept. 

30; discharge computed on basis of observer's inspections, weather records, and records for St. Regis 

River at Brasher Center.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 273

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°14'05", long. 74°34'20", half a mile downstream 

from dam of International Paper Co. at Piercefield, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 722 square miles.

Records available.- August 1908 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 41 years, 1,288 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 9.36 

reetj; minimum, 44 second-feet Nov. 3, 6 (gage height, 1.63 feet); minimum daily, 65 

second-feet Aug. 11.

1908-49: Maximum discharge, 8,240 second-feet May 16, 1943 (gage height, 12.09 

feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 12, 1947 (gage height, 0.61 foot) caused by 

construction work above station; minimum daily, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 12, 1947.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are rair. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural storage in 

lakes and ponds above station. Slight regulation at low flow by dam at outlet of 

Raquette Pond, 2 miles upstream, and by power plant at Piercefield.

Revisions (water year).- W'604: 1924. W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feetj

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

2.3 110 4.2 525 1.8 57 3.

2.5 Ii6 5.0 818 2.1

2.8 182 6.0 1,300 2.4 1

3.2 260 7.0 1,960 2.8 1

3.6 354 8.2 2,980

37 3.

23 4.

91 5.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

611

614

618

575

625

614

611

611

611

608

600

590

577

594

567

485

594

560

544

544

531

519

516

503

392

358

359

' 266

339

339

133

Nov.

158

285

140

139

137

139

155

111

142

143

139

142

139

137

233

252

383

427

429

467

666

737

622

751

912

1,010

1,070

1,100

1,140

1,150

-

Dec. .

1,140

1,130

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,000

988

965

938

907

860

839

835

814

785

761

737

718

698

691

773

1,010

Jan.

1,480

2,100

2,360

2,920

3,180

3,200

3,200

3,170

3,100

3,020

2,940

2,840

2,710

2,610

2,480

2,350

2,270

2,200

2,150

2,070

1,980

1,840

1,750

1,710

1,650

1,480

1,300

1,190

1,100

1,120

1,110

Feb.

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,010

982

959

. 941

914

901

901

996

1,160

1,300

1,410

1,590

1,760

1,680

1,610

1,550

1,490

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,310

_

_

-

Unnth Second- 

*°nth foot-days

October .......................... 16,00

Novsmber ......................... 13,45

December ......................... 29,49

Calendar year 1948 ............ 433,49

January. ......................... 68,58

February ......................... 34, 18

March ............................ 45, 10

April.. .......................... 96,18

Hay 51 77

June ............................. 15)31

July ............................. 10,62

August ........................... 11,24

September ........................ 18,81

Water year 1948-49 ............ 410,78

Mar.

1,270

1,230

1,180

1,140

1,1.'

1.160

1,170

1,170

1,220

1,380

1,360

1,330

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,150

1,110

1,040

964

892

94!

1,200

1,270

1,380

1,560

1,810

2,300

d2,800

d3,300

d3,700

Apr.

3,960

4,

4,

4,

140

200

160

4,090

3,980

3,

3,

3,

530 360'

770

3,720

3,630

3,

3,

3,

520

580

160

3,030

2,940

2,

2,

2,

390

390

330

2,740

2,690

2,

2,

2,

360

580

510

2,500

2,510

2,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

8 625

5 1,150

9 1,140

4 5,910

3 3 1 2 00

1 1,760

9 3,700.

3 4,200

3 2,460

J 987

5 611

3 601

4 795

3 4,200

180

160

190

180

2 255 6.0 1,280

6 345 7.0 1,9

2 512 8.0 2,8

0 799 9.4 4,2

to September 1949

May

2,460

2,45

2,42

2,38

3

3

3

2,340

2,300

2,28

2,42

2,38

a3

0

2,350

2,350

2,31

2,16

1,96

3

3

3

1,850

1,650

1,33

1,30

1,28

3

3

3

1,250

1,240

1,22

1,10

1,07

3

3

3

945

760

42

68

1,08

1,04

9

3

0

0

992

Minimum

133

111

691

111

, 1,100

901

892

2,460

429

266

QAyw

65

468

65

June

987

820

618

560

618

611

632

547

487

419

266

410

407

38S

420

388

373

345

338

321

319

331

474

601

587

591

608

618

618

614

-

Mean

51

44! 95'

1,18

2,21

1,22

1 45!

3^20!

1,67C

51]

342

36.. 62"

1.12E

July

611

601

522

525

522

518

518

493

472

454

496

490

393

350

276

255

175

200

200

200

200

151

247

90

199

189

189

253

333

411

92

30

90

70

Aug.

365

>92

L79

L62

164

301

560

L56

L66

68

65

67

L97

87

248

275

121

577

574

587

564

567

301

577

577

574

i

'

570

172

)19

LSI

457

Per square 

mile

3 0.715

3 .620

1.32

I 1.64

> 3.06

1.69

2.02

4.44

231

!708

.475

.503

.868

1.56

Sept.

587

584

567

584

468

653

614

597

580

574

580

584

544

539

625

664

653

653

668

720

795

632

608

608

608

660 771'

791

632

671

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.82

.69

1.52

22.33

3.53

1.76

2.32

4.95

E . fi7 O /

.79

.55

.58

.97

21.15

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.
274 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y.

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°50'20", long. 74°58'45", 250 feet upstream from 

old highway bridge at Raymondville, St. Lawrence County, 0.3 mile downstream from Trout 

Brook, 0.4 mile downstream from power plant of Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp., and 18 miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 183.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1.131 square miles.

Records available.- November 1943 to September 1949.

"" septemoer to October 1903 and April 1904 to November 1916 at site at Massena 

Springs, 8 miles downstream (drainage area, 1,197 square miles), published as 

Raquette River at Massena Springs; records not comparable.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 7,590 second-feet Mar. 30; maximum gage height, 

br .57 reet Feb. 16 .(backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Sept. 6, 25 

(gage height, 0.50 foot); minimum daily, 21 second-feet Aug. 21.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet June 8, 1947 (gage height, 7.57 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 6, 25, 1949; minimum daily, that of Aug. 21, 1949.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by power and industrial 

operations. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural storage in 

lakes and ponds above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 3O

0.7 32 14 218 3.5 2,080

.8 48 17 356 4.0 2,820

.9 67 2 O 535 5.O 4.6OO

1.0 90 25 935 6.3 7,410 

1.2 146 3 O 1.45O

0.6 18 0.9

.7 30 1.0

.8 46 1.2

66

89

146

Note.- Same as preceding table above 1.2 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Ootober 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

684

828

366

769

622

772

806

879

812

445

896

988

l.OOO

1,130

920

944

390

950

1,050

1,490

1,500

1,470

263

50

646

805

798

737

906

180

47

NOV.

736

672

546

553

548

296

300

55B

773

736

744

762

566

333

773

771

723

750

666

432

966

1,690

1,780

1,790

1,740

1,610

1,620

1,700

1,610

1,580

-

Dec.

1,540

1,650

1,670

1,560

1,570

1.67O

1,560

1,680

»1,560

1,600

1.56O

1,620

1,570

1.63O

1,670

1,530

1,670

1,500

350

1,060

1,360

1,060

1,160

1,040

840

200

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,520

1,700

Jan.

1,760

1,730

1,730

1,760

2,540

4,90O

4,760

4,820

4,500

4,400

4,60O

»4,580

4,360

3,860

3.7OO

3,300

3,700

3,400

4,290

4,100

3,300

3,100

2,700

2,800

2,700

2,300

2,250

1,900

1,700

1,550

1,450

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...............

ft?

1............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,550

1,450

1,50O

1,550

1,550

1,450

1,350

1,200

1,300

»960

1,400

1,450

1,610

1,860

2,500

5,600

3,930

3,500

3,140

2,700

2,500

2,600

2,450

2,400

2,300

2,350

2,300

2,100

-

Seccndfoot-days

24,143

28,324

42,600

657,604

98,540

60,550

81,960

145,650 

76,322

24 ,096

16,753

12,337

27,708

638,983

Mar.

1,950

1,8OO

1,550

1,600

1,750

1,800

1,350

1,450

1,700

1,790

1,780

1,770

1,750

1,450

1,4OO

1,500

1,690

1,680

1,400

1,300

1,450

1,640

3,390

3,430

3,290

4,100

5,030

»6,160

7,230

7,210

6,570

Apr.

6,050

5,

5,

5,

350

780

760

5,630

5,850

6,

5,

6,

240

760

200

6,070

5,370

5,

4,

4,

370

390

300

4,620

4,780

4,

4,

A

380

580

580

4^190

4,120

3,

3,

3,

310

560

580

4,000

4,030

3,

3,

3,

3,

Maximum

1,500

1,790

1,700

8,340

4,900

5,600

7,230

6,240 

.3,520

1,650

1,040

1,140

1,380

7,230

910

390

380

730

May

3,520

3,360

3,290

3,410

3,430

3,460

3,40O

3,500

3,290

3,22O

3,210

3,140

2,690

2,630

2,660

2,660

2,440

2,070

1,630

1,620

1,940

2,090

1,960

1,810

1,820

1,830

1,650

1,090

932

1,040

1,530

Minimum

47

296

200

37

1,450

960

1,300

3,660 

932

304

210

21

174

21

June

1,650

1,630

1,53O

1,200

741

85O

786

977

834

678

744

338

746

666

708

705

694

422

411

668

670

706

676

708

486

304

734

806

998

1,030

-

Mean

779

944

1,374

1,797

3,179

2,162

2,644

4,855 

2,462

803

540

398

.924

1,751

July

1,040

1,O3O

350

302

678

854

900

925

3O6

316

841

694

786

818

896

330

300

765

718

596

352

336

210

280

315

305

294

277

310

322

307

Aug.

245

505

506

295

518

436

L63

500

232

376

414

508

562

254

289

292

763

707

93

88

21

?83

'84

L98

615

a680

a!a 1

580

270

398

522

1,140

Per square

Bile.

0.689

.835

1.21

1.59

2.81

1.91

2.34

4.29 

2.18

.710

.477

.352

.817

1.55

Sept.

1,170

1,380

860

1,040

457

900

682

664

714

668

301

728

690

1,030

1,360

1,320

1,240

330

1,160

1,080

1,200

1,190

1,120

1,200

174

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,020

950

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

.93

1.40

21.62

3.24

1.99

2.69

4.79 

2.51

.79

.55

.41

.91

21.00

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of -power-plant records.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-20, 24-28, Jan. 15, 16, Jan. 20 to Feb. 

12, Feb. 15, 16, 18, Feb. 20 to Mar. 8, Mar. 13-16, 19-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 275

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°51'50", long. 74°46'45", 600 feet upstream from 

nighway bridge at Brasher Center, St. Lawrence County, and 6j miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches at Winthrop. Datum of gage is 217.23 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 616 square miles.

Hecoras available.- August 1910 to November 1917, January 1919 to September 1949.

Average aischargeT- 36 years (1910-13, 1914-17, 1919-49), 1,065 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,780 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 

li.M feet Mar. 23 (backwatee from ice); minimum discharge, 137 second-feet July 30 

(gage height, 5.71 feet); minimum daily, 174 second-feet July 30, 31, Aug. 27.

1910-17, 1919-49: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937, from rating 

curve extended above 8,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height recorded, about 15.3 feet Apr. 6, 1937 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, about 34 

second-feet Aug. 8, 1917 (gage height, 5.25 feet); minimum daily, 37 second-feet Aug. 8, 

1917.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, fragmentary or no gageheight record, or shifting control, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused 

by power operations above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 1114: 1910.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

5.7 132

5.8 184

6.0 312

6.2 468

6.4 

6.6 

7.0

650

857

1,340

2,050

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.9

2,910

3,900

5,000

7,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

179

190

196

226

220

2O8

202

226

364

452

403

357

342

342

32 O

312

342

512

670

70O

594

428

436

468

411

395

387

35O

327

305

298

Nor.

298

292

278

278

292

292

554

891

982

814

700

584

530

594

690

740

631

594

584

1,130

2,OOO

2,O5O

1,920

1,760

1,480

1,220

1,090

1,090

1,030

914

-

Dec.

814

74O

f603

584

547

565

69O

814

*782

700

b54O

b560

6O3

680

b470

b490

497

411

b370

b310

334

387

364

b360

b340

b290

b240

b36O

494

987

880

Jan.

al,350

al.SOO

al,450

al,400

al,350

1,790

2,02O

2,000

1,960

1,930

1,570

1,210

*1,190

1,030

836

1,050

1,990

1,510

2,270

2,240

1,430

1,470

1,130

880

b800

b760

b74O

b86O

1,110

bl,020

b9OO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

b780

b74O

b720

b680

b640

b620

b680

b72O

750

*680

594

460

740

1,280

bl,900

4,300

 3,290

2,460

2,43O

1,980

1,540

1,330

1,170

1,040

1,34O

1,390

925

947

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

. 11,162

26,302

16,806

337,541

42,746

36,126

62,328

76,360

33,686

10,988

7,162

7 1 616

12,533

343,815

liar.

868

69O.

650

612

804

1,290

970

880

925

814

771

67O

584

660

' 67O

b540

b6OO

bS60*

b470

b430

b54O

670

b4,000

b4,3OO

b4,100

t>4,300

bS.OOO

*b6,800

7,100

6,060

5,OOO

Apr.

3,940

3,200

2,750

2,430

2,240

2,480

3,690

4,050

3,670

3,060

2,520

2,240

2,110

2,110

2,21O

2,690

2,660

2,310

2.1OO

2,070

2,040

2,100

1,990

2,180

2,360

2,180

2,280

2,500

2,210

1,990

-

Maximum

70O

2,050

987

7,340

2,270

4.3OO

7,100

4,050

1,740

68O

298

660

660

7.1OO

May

1,740

1,570

1,510

1,610

1,480

1,600

1,620

1,550

1,350

1,150

1,030

970

902

902

891

868

804

730

750

1,010

1,150

1,050

970

959

936

868

825

761

710

a7OO

a72O

Minimum

179

278

240

174

74O

460

430

1,990

700

OCT 

CO1

174

174

244

174

June

a680

a600

a538

494

444

411

387

372

372

364

364

342

327

320

292

271

271

258

251

251

258

298

395

452

395

380

334

305

298

264

-

Mean

360

877

542

9E2

1,379

1,290

2,011

2,545

1,087

366

231

246

418

942

July

244

232

232

2E6

244

278

196

214

214

251

285

298

292

264

251

238

232

238

251

232

238

214

22O

202

214

22O

202

208

184

174

174

AUg.

179

179

184

251

278

251

226

202

190

208

264

251

251

226

196

179

190

214

334

285

264

244

22O

20E

190

179

174

179

263

503

66O

Per square 

nile

0.584

1.42

.880

1.50

2.24

2.O9

3 

OC CO

4.13

1.76

KQA 

 D<?4

.375

 XQQ 

 O39

.679

1.53

Sept.

660

6O3

521

411

395

419

380

342

3O5

395

350

292

244

271

357

327

334

350

403

468

521

494

468

494

547

547

334

387

411

SOS

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.67

1.59

1.01

20.38

2.58

2.18

3.76

4.61

2.03

.66

.43

.46

.76

20.74

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 see.-ft.).- Mar. 28 (11:15 p.m.) 7,78O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Grass Hirer 

at Pyrites and West Branch Oswegatehie Hirer near Harrisrille.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height 

graph.
276 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°45'20", long. 74°13'10", at Chasm Falls, Franklin 

County, a quarter of a mile downstream from power plant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

Drainage area.- 132 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 24 yeara, 229 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 4.00

 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 0.68 foot,); minimum daily, 72 

second-feet Aug. 16.

1925-49: Maximum discharge, 2,890 second-feet Apr. 25, 1926 (gage height, 5.0 feet); 

minimum, 14 second-feet Feb. 12, 1943 (gage height, 0.44 foot); minimum daily, 28 

second-feet Sept. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

 fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plant. A small diversion from tributary stream above station is used as water supply for village of 

Malone.

Revisions (water yeare).- W 729: 1931(m). W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

1.2 92 1.8 256 1.0 60 1.5 162 2.5 605

1.4 135 2.1 376 1.1 74 1.8 264 3.1 l.OOC

1.6 190 1.3 112 2.1 393 3.8 1,590

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95

108

104

95

93

92

94

111

181

143

130

112

117

109

105

110

121

184

140

133

120

115

113

120

113

114

109

113

109

105

105

Nov.

106

104

101

109

109

138

298

212

177

177

175

171

173

118

138

98

101

100

127

375

452

292

326

321

280

246

246

249

227

217

-

Dec.

216

214

206

211

209

229

260

242

212

212

212

195

194

202

151

191

139

136

114

147

137

133

152

155

136

133

121

130

152

161

250

Jan.

393

379

294

245

193

246

292

317

304

280

239

216

224

216

188

227

265

254

304

384

272

276

241

225

196

183

213

237

231

192

196

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............'

January ..........................

February ..........................

March.. ...........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

210

225

233

235

230

203

209

203

202

214

189

148

200

208

322

533

3460

3320

a290

a200

a!95

3260

3260

3245

252

237

207

237

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3 612

5 96'

5)55:

79,936

7,922

6,92"

12,292

13,863

7.34C

3,46"

2,84£

3,517

4,477

77,781

Mar.

220

212

217

214

235

251

165

209

220

.203

196

173

156

199

207

148

162

158

124

140

162

200

539

642

487

630

887

1,520

1,460

1,090

866

Apr.

Maximum

184

452

260

1,790

393

533

1,520

640

) 384

164

374

225

1,520

640

499

432

403

379

437

594

611

505

413

384

375

403

429

490

559

489

403

379

408

437

478

432

509

505

432

468

534

452

384

-

May

334

317

343

292

276

33C

384

343

28 C

249

227

211

202

206

213

195

178

168

197

257

217

183

212

213

2 1C

191

193

181

184

182

172

Minimum

92

98

114

92

183

148

124

375

168

88

73

72

83

72

June

164

140

144

135

119

121

114

121

117

114

124

111

101

98

92

94

90

92

88

90

99

118

143

123

132

117

147

112

104

103

Mean

117

199

179

218

Ocft COO

247

397 462'

237

116 113' 91 c

149

213

July

102

88

85

85

85

88

80

80

73

110

117

103

101

91

87

86

85

89

101

93

87

81

82

81

90

100

88

118

98

84

111

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.886

1.51

1.36

1.65

1.94

1.87

3.01

3.50

1.80

* 879

. 696

. 856

1.13

1.61

108

92

103

145

111

102

91

88

79

84

95

92

85

79

74

72

108

149

151

110

94

86

84

82

82

79

78

79

238

374

223

Sept.

159

139

116

102

117

133

83

100

107

110

99

91

91

159

139

125

106

106

182

169

213

208

200

206

192

193

203

225

211

19.5

Runoff in 

inches

1.02

1.68

1.56

22.51

2.23

1.95

3.46

3 * 91

2! 07

 98

 80

.99

1.26

21.91

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plsnt records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TCTST. LAWRENCE RIVER 277

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.- 44°54'35", long. 74°05'10", 150 feet downstream from 

dam or International Hydroelectric Corp., 1 mile south of Chateaugay, Franklin County, 

and 5 miles upstream from Marble River.

Drainage area.- 112 square miles.

Records available.- September to December 1908, October 1926 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1926-49), 177 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 794 second-feet Feb. 15; maximum gage height, 

4,42 reet (backwater from Ice) Feb. 15; minimum discharge, 68 second-feet June 18; minimum gage height, 1.36 feet Oct. 26, Nov. 12; minimum daily discharge, 80 second-feet 

July 22, 23, 28, 30, Aug. 4, 6, 12, 26.

1908, 1926-49: Maximum discharge, 2,060 second-feet Apr. 8, 1928 (gage height, 7.3 

feet), from rating curve extended above 970 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 second-feet Nov. 20, 1928 (gage height, 0.23 foot); minimum daily, 26 second-feet 

July 8, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulatea by Upper and Lower Chateaugay Lakes. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at all 

stages caused by power operations.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

[gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 75 2.3 205 1.4 72 2.3 20O 

1.6 98 2.8 3OO 1.6 95 2.8 300 

1.9 14O 1.9 134 3.6 510

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

93 

86 

86 

86 

85

86 

87 

90 

88 

85

86 

87 

86 

86 

85

85 

88 

91 

88 

88

88 

86 

86 

86 

86

86 

85 

85 

85 

86 

85

Nov.

83 

84 

84 

85 

83

89 

92 

87 

84

85

84 

84 

86 

86 

86

86 

85 

84 

92 

130

98 

105 

132 

119 

116

115 

123 

118 

115 

114

Dec.

115 

114 

114 

110 

102

125 

124 

121 

119 *119

117 

122 

125 

121 

118

124 

124 

113 

112 

110

120 

120 

112 

100 

90

84 

90 

92 

98 

104 

155

Jan.

155 

160 

160 

155 

180

225 

255 

255 

250 

240

230 

220 

215 

*210 

210

215 

220 

235 

300 

290

280 

287 

280 

270 

260

250 

.245 

250 

250 

280 

290

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare

-a? 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

280 

280 

270 

270 

270

260 

240 

235 

225 

225

*225 

215 

225 

230 

350

271 

245 

240 

244 

240

235 

230 

226 

223 

230

225 

220 

220

Secondfoot-days

2,687 

2,913 

3,514

56,684

7,322 

6,849 

7,67C 

13,336 

5,275 

2,900 

2,559 

2,607 

2,624

60,256

liar.

213 

205 

210 

200

236

221 

200 

200 

195 

200

200 

198 

204 

204 

196

190 

190 

185 

185 

195

200 

215 

420 

248 

243

294 

301 

352 

378 

*498 

494

Apr.

476 

455 

435 

418 

397

369 

408 

432 

455 

441

429 

443 

438 

, 432 

443

443 

435 

435 

438 

429

455 

470 

467 

485 

473

473 

470 

476 

464 

452

Maximum

93 

132 

155

719

300 

350 

498 

485 

419 

117 

89 

110 

96

498

May

41S 

354 

344

315 

227

223 

23C 

224

198 

1S8

127 

127 

125 

123 

121

12C 

12C 

117 

121

118

117 

120 

123 

122 

124

124 

122 

119 

119 

119 

119

Minimum

85 

83 

84

83

155 

215 

185 

369 

117 

83 

80 

80 

82

80

June

117 

117

116 

116 

115

109 

108 

107 

106 

106

103 

100 

100 

97 

98

87 

84 

83 

85 

85

86 

88 

83 

86 

87

86 

87 

86 

86 

86

Mean

86.7 

97.1 

113

155

236 

245 

247 

445 

170 

96.7 

82.5 

84.1 

87.5

165

July

84 

84

85 

87 

85

84 

85 

83 

82 

89

83 

83 

82 

82 

82

82 

82 

81 

82 

81

81 

80 

80 

81 

82

82 

81 

80 

81 

80 

83

Aug.

82 

81

81 

80 

81

80 

81 

82 

82 

84

87 

80 

81 

82 

82

82 

36 

95 

86 

83

83 

 85 

84 

83 

82

80 

82 

82 

110 

90 

88

Sept.

90 

85 

86 

84 

87

85 

85 

85 

88 

82

84 

83 

83 

87 

84

83 

83 

83 

86 

83

89 

95 

93 

92 

93

92 

93 

94 

96 

92

Per squars Runoff In 

mile inches

-

1.3S 18.82

_

1.47 20.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 19 to Jan. 6, Jan. 10-21, Jan. 23 to Feb. 15, 

Feb. 18, 20, 21, 25-27, Mar. 2-4, 7-9, 16-23. Increase In storage In Chateaugay Lakes during calendar year 194S, about 109,900,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 3.48 second-feetj runoff, 

0.42 lnch)j Increase In elevation, 0.83 foot. Increase In storage during water year 1948-49, about 

66,200,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 2.10 second-feetj runoff, 0.25 Inch); Increase In 

elevation, 0.50 foot.
278 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°59'45", long. 73°21'40", In Rouses Point, Clinton 

County, at outlet of Lake Champlain, 90 feet north of Rutland Railroad bridge and 

1 mile south of Port Montgomery. Datum of gage is 93.00 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 8,277 square miles.

Records available.- October 1863 to December 1870 (maximum and minimum monthly gage 

heights at St. Johns, Quebec, published in Water-Supply Paper 97) and March 1871 to 

September 1949 (daily gage heights; those for 1871-1907, published in Water-Supply 

Paper 894). January 1875 to September 1916 (monthly discharge) at Chambly, Quebec, 

published in Water-Supply Paper 424. Gage heights prior to Oct. 1, 1925, published 

as Richelieu River at Port Montgomery, Rouses Point.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 5.26 feet Jan. 19; minimum, 0.06 foot Nov. 6.

IB71-1949: Maximum gage height observed, 8.80 feet Mar. 30, 1903; minimum observed, 

-0.83 foot Oct. 23, 1941.

Observations at St. Johns, Quebea, indicate a maximum gage height of 8.83 feet 

(computed) during April 1869.

Page height, in feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.66

.60

.53

.55

.55

.54

.55

.58

.70 '.65

.60

.56

.57

.51

.49

.75

.55

.52

.57

.53

.54

.61

.64

.47

.42

.46

.4*

.48

.46

.48

.46

Nov.

0.40

.50

.52

.49

.46

.58

.67

.73

.90

.91

.83

.87

.88

.74

.84

.88

1.15

.82

.80

1.04

1.42

1.71

1.82

1.94

1.99

2.24

2.13

2.03

2.08

2.20

-

Dec.

2.16

2.15

2.16

2.05

2.13

2.24

2.14

2.11

2.11

2.09

2.08

2.25

2.00

1.94

1.93

2.19

1.94

1.84

1.83

1.78

1.88

1.75

1.71

1.69

1.64

1.63

1.75

1.60

1.71

1.55

2.10

Jan.

2.95

3.43

3.59

3.73

3.86

3.95

4.19

4.30

4.45

4.35

4.35

4.44

4.35

4.25

4.29

4.58

4.09

4.18

4.47

3.99

4.16

4.13

3.95

3.91

3.87

3.85

3.82

3.86

3.71

3.73

3.68

Feb.

3.62

3.53

3.50

3.44

3.41

3.37

3.38

3.33

3.25

3.15

3.08

3.16

3.00

2.95

3.03

3.20

3.32

3.51

3.39

3.39

3.4O

3.45

3.40

3.43

3.44

3.38

3.39

3.36

_

-

Mar.

3.27

3.29

3.25

3.27

3.23

3.16

3.19

3. 2O

3.17

3.14

3.14

3.15

3.08

3.09

3.01

2.99

2.97

2.89

2.85

2.84

2.83

2.78

2.87

3.10

3.41

3.51

3.76

4.06

4.33

4.55

4.67

Apr.

4.71

4.75

4.74

4.70

4.74

4.74

4.80

4.84

4.79

4.83

4.84

4.84

4.77

4.66

4.73

4.69

4.67

4.72

4.69

4.69

4.69

4.73

4.70

4.62

4.75

4.77

4.72

4.67

4.79

4.71

May

4.73

4.70

4.60

4.60

4.50

4.51

4.39

4.49

4.35

4.24

4.24

4.23

4.16

4.05

3.89

3.90

3.81

3.79

3.64

3.54

3.54

3.74

3.38

3.38

3.30

3.34

3.22

3.18

3.12

3.04

3.03

June

2.98

2.93

2.92

2.87

2.76

2.72

2.58

2.51

2.49

2.48

2.45

2.35

2.41

2.38

2.39

2.22

2.15

2.10

1.97

1.92

1.95

1.91

1.85

1.88

T.91

1.84

1.75

1.81

1.80

1.74

-

July

1.72

1.69

1.59

1.56

1.44

1.43

1.34

1.35

1.48

1.52

1.30

1.29

1.23

1.19

1.19

1.18

1.18

1.17

1.17

1.10

1.03

1.13

.95

.94

.96

1.00

.99

.95

.90

.85

.85

Aug.

O.86

.93

.91

.84

.79

.82

.83

.81

.71

.70

.70

.66

.59

.60

.52

.56

.75

.66

.47

.45

.47

.53

.50

.39

.42

.51

.48

.45

.51

.67

,76

Sept.

0.84

.75

.74

.78

.79

.57

.56

.56

.56

.55

.62

.71

.68

.63

.59

.64

.57

.68

.59

.56

.59

.63

.53

.51

.50

.63

.81

.59

.48

.50

-

Monthly gage height, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

May................................

September ..........................

Water year 1948-49. ..............

Maximum

2 25

93

.84

4.84

Minimum

39

.48

.39

Mean

.62

2.30
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 279

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°29'00", long. 73°13'30", in Burlington,

Cftlttenden County, 0.6 mile north of railroad station. Datum of gage is 92.86 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1907 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 5.00 feet Apr. 9, affected by seiche; minimum, 

u.si root Aug. 27, affected by seiche.

1907-49: Maximum gage height observed, 8.65 feet Mar. 27, 28, 1936; minimum 

observed, -0.25 foot Dec. 4, 1908.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.73

.73

.71

.70

.68

.64

.62

.52

.65

.62

.61

.63

.63

.61

.60

.54

.51

.62

.61

.64

.63

.62

.58

.61

.60

.58

,.58

.57

.57

.54

.54

Nov.

0.55

.52

.48

.49

.50

.50

.69

.77

.80

.84

.88

.88

.88

.88

.91

.92

.83

.87

.94

1.15

1.49

1.69

1.87

2.00

2.08

2.06

2.11

2.16

2.23

2.20

-

Dec.

2.19

2.19

2.15

2.15

2.12

2.06

2.13

2.18

2.19

2.20

2.17

2.09

2.09

2.08

2.08

2.00

1.97

1.98

1.94

1.92

1.87

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.78

1.74

1.66

1.66

1.60

1.77

2.27

Jan.

3.09

3.51

3.70

3.79

3.83

4.02

4.25

4.39

4.44

4.50

4.53

4.49

4.45

4.43

4.36

4.22

4.27

4.23

4.12

4.16

4.16

4.18

4.09

4.06

4.02

3.97

3.94

3.86

3.78

3.70

3.65

Feb.

3.60

3.60

3.54

3.50

3.50

3.45

3.39

3.35

3.32

3.28

3.17

3.12

3.07

3.05

3.07

3.25

3.42

3.43

3.48

3.50

3.50

3.46

3.50

3.47

3.46

3.52

3.50

3.48

-

-

-

Mar.

3.46

3.41

3.37

3.31

3.25

3.31

3.32

3.30

3.28

3.28

3.27

3.25

3.23

3.18

3.15

3.11

3.07

3.02

3.00

2.94

2.87

2.86

2.93

3.23

3.43

3.59

3.84

4.12

4.45

4.68

4.81

Apr.

4.86

4.86

4.85

4.83

4.80

4.81

4.87

4.96

4.99

4.98

4.94

4.88

4.84

4.82

4.80

4.79

4.81

4.78

4.78

4.76

4.74

4.77

4.76

4.82

4.85

4.81

4.82

4.85

4.82

4.79

Hay

4.73

4.66

4.64

4.62

4.60

4.58

4.57

4.51

4.47

4.44

4.36

4.25

4.18

4.06

4.03

3.93

3.86

3.76

3.71

3.68

3.61

3.47

3.44

3.41

3.37

3.31

3.27

3.22

3.16

3.11

3.07

June

3.02

2.98

2.91

2.85

2.81

2.76

2.70

2.63

2.58

2.53

2.46

2.43

2.35

2.28

2.21

2.17

2.12

2.08

2.05

2.02

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.87

1.86

1.83

1.79

1.74

July

1.70

1.66

1.63

1.60

1.57

1.54

1.51

1.45

1.39

1.32

1.34

1.34

1.35

1.32

1.30

1.27

1.23

1.22

1.19

1.18

1.15

1.11

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.00

.96

.97

.97

.96

.97

Aug.

0.97

.94

.89

.91

.91

.88

.83

.79

.78

.79

.82

.80

.78

.75

.72

.68

.63

.62

.67

.66

.62

.57

.55

.55

.55

.49

.46

.48

.62

.72

.74

Sept.

0.76

.71

.72

.68

.67

.67

.69

.68

.70

.69

.67

.61

.59

.65

.66

.65

.64

.61

.62

.62

.62

.59

.61

.61

.61

.57

.50

.51

.57

.59

-

Note.- Gage heights for periods Jan. 21-24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 13 computed on basis of records for 

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, H. Y., adjusted for wind direction and velocity 

when necessary.

Monthly gage height. In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

December. ..........................

September ..........................

Water year 1948-49. ..............

Maximum

2 23

2.27

3 02

.76

4.99

Minimum

1.60

3 09

.50

.46

Mean

1-.99

3 39

3 94

.64

2.35
280 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00'00", long. 73°30'05", 500 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Perry Mills, Clinton County, and 7j miles upstream from Corbeau 

Creek.

, Drainage area.- 247 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 21 years, 271 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 2,850 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 

B.aa reet Feb. 16 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 27 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage 

height, 1.80 feet); minimum daily, 34 second-feet Sept. 8.

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 

11.5 feet, from floodmark, Mar. 9, 1946 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, about 0.8 secondfoot Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.33 feet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet Sept. 18, 

1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

ana those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low and 

medium flow caused by saw mill. Plow partly regulated by Chazy Lake. Clinton Prison 

at Dannemora obtains water supply from Chazy Lake.

Revisions (water years).- W 714: 1930.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a98 

a!02 

allO 

a96 

a92

a86 

a82 

a86 

al30 

allO

a!06 

alOO 

a94 

a88 

a84

a 78 

a82 

al08 

a 90 

80

89 

a80 

a80 

a82 

a82

a78 

a74 

73 

372 

370 

370

Nov.

39 

92 

52 

72 

83

92 

152 

144 

109 

76

79 

72 

73 

65 

73

83 

78 

81 

75 

656

785 

384 

470 

426 

270

211 

251 

273 

212 

157

Dec.

124 

117 

108 

105 

97

104 

167 

154 

173 

106

*89 

*76 

95 

102 

90

79 

100 

78 

66 

*58

58 

56 

56 

54 

52

52 

56 

62 

68 

88 

175

Jan.

1,240 

1,200 

820 

720 

580

980 

940 

860 

800 

680

540 

410 

340 

300 

215

*230 

580 

560 

600 

700

560 

460 

450 

350 

320

290 

260 

300 

290 

260 

270

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janxi 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

taiga 

Sepl

Wa

mber

lendar year 1948 

ary ......

1 ............................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

260 

260 

235 

245 

235

220 

215 

215 

210 

210

2OO 

*150 

210 

300 

400

1,240 

1,160 

1,040 

960 

760

680 

440 

350 

300 

300

260 

235 

245

Seoondfoot-days

2,752 

5,715 

2,865

77,527

17,105 

11,535 

17,995 

18,216 

6,899 

2,361 

2,179 

2,452 

1,779

91,853

Mar.

235 

220 

190 

160 

150

260 

240 

180 

160 

170

160 

150 

135 

130 

150

140 

140 

135 

120 

114

130 

140 

600 

1,700 

1,300

1,750 

2,250 

2,560 

*1,940 

1,250 

936

Apr.

665 

537 

482 

450 

430

545 

1,440 

1,200 

785 

581

465 

423 

402 

439 

419

534 

469 

391 

490 

776

706 

755 

583 

640 

642

502 

638 

701 

629 

497

Maximum

130 

785 

175

3,800

1,240 

1,240 

2,560 

1,440 

-414 

143 

95 

186 

155

2,560

May

414 

378 

411 

342 

276

305 

388 

384 

306 

254

224 

202 

194 

177 

184

174 

169 

165 

145 

154

. 131 

118 

162 

182 

160

162 

167 

151 

141 

136 

143

Minimum

70 

52 

52

38

215 

150 

114 

391 

118 

43 

51 

36 

34

34

June

143 

134 

121 

91 

82

78 

78 

76 

79 

80

77 

74 

70 

65 

66

67 

71 

69 

49 

43

94 

93 

76 

71 

78

72 

67 

70 

65 

62

Mean

88. S 

190 

92.4

212

552 

412 

580 

607 

223 

78.7 

70.3 

79.1 

59.3

252

July

56 

55 

55 

54

51

63 

78 

74 

72 

95

76 

57 

82 

74 

74

72 

74 

80 

78 

77

74 

72 

70 

69 

74

68 

72 

71 

71 

69 

72

Aug.

58 

54 

68 

83 

78

74 

74 

74 

74 

84

99 

96 

82 

82 

69

70 

82 

81 

62 

55

44 

36 

42 

74 

79

78 

75 

79 

117 

186 

143

Per square 

mile

0.360 

.769 

.374

.858

2.23 

1.67 

2.35 

2.46 

.903 

.319 

.285 

.320 

.240

1.02

Sept.

155 

120 

90 

85

80

55 

38 

34 

35 

61

88 

77 

60 

39 

45

48 

46 

43 

56 

69

52 

47 

43 

46 

51

48 

41 

37 

43 

47

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

.86 

.43

11.66

2.58 

1.74 

2.71 

2.74 

1.04 

.36 

.33 

.37 

.27

13.84

Peak discharge (base, 2.5OO see. -ft.).- Mar. 28 (8:15 p.m.) 2.85O sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement msde on this day. 

a-No gsge-height record; discharge computed on bssis of psrtial gage-height record, westher 

records, and records for nesrby ststions.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18 to Mar. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 281

Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°40'50", long. 73°28'20", in Plattsburg, Clinton 

county, 600 feet downstream from Imperial Paper & Color Corp. dam and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 608 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1949. March 1903 to September 1930 at site 

i.b miJ.es upstream, published as Saranac River near Plattsburg.

Average discharge.- 31 .years (1905-30, 1943-49), 839 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,090 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.58 

reet ) ; minimum, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 1.23 feet); minimum daily, 18 

second-feet June 19.

1903-30, 1943-49: Maximum discharge, 11,500 second-feet Apr. 8, 1928, from computation of flow over dam, and through waste gates and power plant; minimum daily, 15 

second-feet.Aug. 4, 1908.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Plow partly regulated by storage in Lower Saranac Lake. Considerable diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power and industrial operations. City of Plattsburg diverts 

about 5 second-feet from Mead and West Brooks, tributaries above station, for municipal 

supply.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 8 July 8 to Sept. 30

1.5 14 2.2 98 3.4 496 5.0

1.6 21 2.5 164 3.7 656 6.0

1.8 40 2.8 251 4.1 920 7.0

2.0 66 3.1 361 4.5 1,240 7.9

1,700 2.3 113 3

2,850 2.5 155 3

4,280 2.7 205 3

5,800 3.0 299 4

.3 413

.6 547

.9 700

.3 935

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

342

367

434

236

353

394

431

359

432

387

617

443

465

41*

404

359

372

360

402

350

405

373

277

309

426

292

318

327

359

332

349

Nov.

353

330

413

376

406

403

686

620

552

596

453

298

317

184

162

365

348

291

351

962

1,330

889

848

804

638

756

826

867

953

889

-

Dec.

871

753

625

624

725

833

1,010

907

863

827

677

553

701

650

603

567

681

672

530

551

676

694

581

434

469

629

633

680

738

771

1,500

Jan.

3,050

1,920

1,510

1,520

1,440

1,860

1,870

1,810

1,500

1,400

1,270

1,020

897

887

857

904

1,210

1,310

1,490

1,530

1,040

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,030

877

732

868

963

796

920

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January . . .

February .........................

Haroh ... .

April ...........................

toy ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August . .

September

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

853

865

865

911

818

646

650

815

717

755

 782

634

662

787

905

2,350

1,620

1,400

1,640

1,410

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,370

1,400

1,260

1,060

1,070

_

-

Secondfoot-days

11,690

17,266

22,028

291,204

39,731

29,935

48,554

56,620

28,060

13,601

9*406

17,867

304,078

Mar.

1,070

1,040

1,010

952

970

1,430

1,220

1,020

1,090

1,290

1,190

947

719

804

1,030

862

864

857

639

621

681

858

1,380

1,840

1,830

2,290

3,340

5,650

4,320

3,630

3,110

Apr.

2,530

2,

1,

1,

210

J70

J20

1,840

1,940

2,

2,.

2,<

140

540

D20

1,890

1,750

1,

1,'

1,

390

190

550

1,700

2,100

1,

1,

1,

>30

760

J60

1,880

1,800

1,1

1,<

1,(

!60

10

)60

1,760

1,660

1,«

2,3 1,-

1,!

Maximum

617

1,330

1,500

4,100

3,050

2,350

5 650 2)530

1,510

752

693

907

903

5,650

)40

40

90

.70

May

1,400

1,390

1,480

1,150

1,170

1,430

1,510

1,510

1,300

1,260

782

633

551

528

561

731

710

564

592

660

444

-507

774

896

871

802

797

802

765

692

797

Minimum

oze £3O

162

434

162

 710 I Ot

634

621

1*490

444

18

157

.119

225

18

June

752

738

720

683

571

629

544

595

625

707

511

355

263

419

319

261

390

312

18

178

384

413

376

360

365

472

397

398

435

411

-

Mean

377

576

711

796

1>282

1,069

1,566

1 '905 887

453

301

303

596

833

July

391

285

367

224

693

561

384

221

212

157

344

272

281

317

214

233

291

178

388

264

255

307

242

251

251

240

300

302

330

307

258

Aug.

268

525

545

548

268

335

t

289

119

572

225

195

128

L30

244

237

* 264

518

535

598

221

295

;

S42

500

!72

288

263

i

'

L96

84

S33

907

562

Per square 

mile

0.620

.947

1.17

1.31

2.11

1.76

2.58

3.10

1.49

.745

.495

AQf> 4tfo

* 980

1.37

Sept.

585

430

363

386

312

602

603

541

557

531

438

632

523

658

903

649

289

225

8350

a370

a840

a860

a680

a800

a720

a760

a760

a760

a900

a840

-

Runoff in 

laches

0.72

1.06

1,35

17.83

2.43

1.83

2.97

3.46

1.72

.83

.57

.58

1.09

18.61

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records at Xents Falls, 

upstream.

949153 0-51-19
282 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

West Branch Ausable River near Neman, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44° 18 "40", long. 73°55'00n , 4 miles northeast of 

Newman, Essex County, and 4 miles downstream from Lake Placid Outlet.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- June 1916 to December 1917, July 1919 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1919-49), 220 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 7,020 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 10.13 

reet ) ; minimum, 23 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 2.21 feet); minimum daily, 32 

second-feet July 24.

1916-17. 1919-49: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 

12.20 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

practically no flow Sept. 13, 1920 (gage height, 1.60 feet), caused by closing gates in 

logging dam; minimum daily, 7.2 second-feet July 29, 1920.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mills above station.

Diurnal

Ratine tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

40

63

93

154

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

269

4T«

726

1,020

5.5

6.0 

7.0 

7.9

1,360

1,740

2,690

3,710

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

30

48

74

2.9 110

3.2 179

3.5 269

Ing

Note.- Same as preoedig table above 3.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

45 

SO 

50 

55 

42

43 

47 

59 

242 

131

92 

94 

100 

87 

76

68 

73 

201 

157 

119

96 

86 

82 

86 

98

96 

91 

88 

79 

83 

75

Nov.

72 

69 

66 

66 

84

98 

1,090 

476 

252 

230

218 

166 

148 

187 

159

140 

129 

140 

139 

1,780

964 

503 

420 

344 

276

227 

236 

283 

224 

184

Dec.

166 

147 

153 

154 

154

274 

552 

316 

216 

b!70

b!65 

b!70 

*146 

120 

95

112 

109 

97 

b76 

b72

b82 

95 

95 

83 

b72

b62 

b74 

90 

93 

256 

3,620

Jan.

2,290 

869 

b540 

b4OO 

b330

729 

579 

408 

309 

262

b220 

bl90 

b!75 

b!60 

b!40

b!60 

*258 

228 

243 

263

b!70 

b!65 

b!55 

b!35 

bl!4

b92 

b98 

bl!6 

129 

106 

b96

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

 a

ber

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

VS1*V £7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i ............................

at ...........................

eaber . ........................

ter year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

b92 

b86 

b82 

b80 

b76

b72 

b84 

b90 

b88 

b82

b76 

b62 

b94 

*b!35 

b400

830 

397 

255 

218 

179

154 

136 

b!30 

b!20 

136

127 

bllO 

bl!2

Seoondfoot-days

2,79 

9,37 

8,08

79,72

10,12 

4,50 

10,00 

12,91 

9,37 

2,44 

1,58 

2,62 

4,14

77,97

Peak discharge1 (base, 2.000 sec.-ft.).- No\

7,020 sec.-ft.; Bar. 28 (7 a.m.; 2,310 sec.-! 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

b!08 

blOO 

b90 

b84 

b!08

161 

137 

blOO 

blOS 

blOO

b96 

b92 

b86 

b78 

b86

b84 

b74 

b78 

b70 

b62

b72 

b!02 

b720 

772 

461

878 

1,240 

1,830 

826 

*672 

53 Z

Apr.

403 

344 

301 

280 

259

329 

434 

381 

317 

262

246 

239 

312 

612 

708

932 

516 

369 

324 

313

309 

411 

887 

747 

537

403 

449 

541 

411 

336

Maxima

1 242 

0 1,780 

6 3,620

2 3,620

9 2,290 

3 830 

7 1,830 

2 932 

5 759 

9 164 

3 80 

9 480 

4 335

8 3,620

May

364 

737 

721 

505 

517

759 

720 

493 

352 

287

239 

203 

184 

176 

182

162 

152 

142 

152 

262

201 

159 

189 

233 

236

209 

182 

162 

154 

162 

179

Minima

42 

66 

62

42

92 

62 

62 

239 

142 

47 

32 

35 

64

32

June

164 

138 

125 

112 

102

89 

84 

84 

81 

76

71 

69 

63 

60 

62

54 

53 

47 

48

53

79 

108 

106 

91 

77

83 

84 

67 

63 

56

Mean

90. 

312 

261

218

327 

161 

323 

430 

302 

81. 

51. 

84. f 

138

214

July

55 

49 

50 

42 

55

52 

44 

43 

40 

48

54 

46 

80 

62 

51

48 

45 

56 

61 

48

44 

38 

42 

32 

50

61 

48 

66 

52 

46 

75

Aug.

90 

61 

51 

43 

43

45 

40 

35 

39 

37

53' 

67 

61 

47 

43

40 

53 

106 

168 

92

65 

55 

48 

48 

42

42 

41

39 

346 

480 

209

Per square 

 ile

3 0.776 

2.69 

2.25

i.ea

2.82 

1.39 

2.78 

3.71 

2.60 

3 .703 

I .441 

S .731 

1.19

1.84

Sept.

135 

105 

78 

75 

68

72 

64 

69 

250 

335

179 

116 

90 

276 

234

145 

106 

86 

81 

87

107 

150 

138 

169 

174

134 

104 

108 

210 

199

Runoff in 

inobes

0.89 

3.00 

2.59

25.54

3.25 

1.44 

3.21 

4.14 

3.01 

.79 

.51 

.84 

1.33

25.00

I. 20 (3:15 p.m. ) 2,710 sec.-ft.; Dee. 31 (4:45 p.m.) *t. 

i day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 283

Ausable River near Ausable Porks, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°27'OS", long. 730 38'35", 1^ miles downstream 

rrom confluence of East and West Branches and from village of Ausable Porks, Clinton 

County. Datum of gage is 505.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 448 square miles.

ttecoras available.- September 1924 to September 1949. August 1910 to September 1925 at 

AusaDie KorKs, if miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1924-49), 682 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 1.39 

ree~£from high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above- 9,100 

second-feet on basis of slope-area determination; minimum, 92 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage 

height, 1.08 feet); minimum daily, 132 second-feet Aug. 9; minimum gage height, 1.08 

feet Aug. 26.

1910-49: Maximum discharge, 24,200 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938, from.rating curve 

extended above 9,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, about 

14.0 feet Mar. 27, 1934 (ice jam); practically no flow July 21, 1912, result of 

unusual regulation.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

partly regulated since 1905, principally by Taylor Pond and Pern Lake. Diurnal 

flucuations at low and medium flow caused by power above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 854: 1925(M), 1934 (maximum gage height).

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

121

180

251

334

486

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

S.O

740

1,140

1,640

2,250

3,730

6.0 5,6OO

7.O 7,960

8.1 11,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

164 

174 

171 

164 

164

155 

168 

187 

557 

422

275 

244 

263 

240 

218

197 

197 

367 

412 

330

283 

259 

240 

247 

259

267 

259 

247 

244 

229 

221

NOT.

211 

204 

200 

20O 

260

323 

2,040 

1,270 

706 

569

606 

470 

401 

448 

417

372 

334 

330 

348 

4,360

3,130 

1,570 

1,230 

1,020 

798

664

612 

733 

619 

515

Dec.

464 

427 

376 

367 

339

443 

1,430 

897 

652 

521

427 

376 

*464 

391 

310

320 

340 

300 

245 

230

250 

280 

290 

260 

230

210 

235 

280 

360 

780 

»11,200

Jan.

8,680 

3,040 

1,77O 

1,240 

1,030

2,280 

2,000 

1,400 

1,110 

986

740 

580 

480 

44O 

*390

440 

680 

620 

68O 

740

500 

460 

420 

380 

340

280 

290 

330 

370 

330 

300

Month

Octo 

Hove: 

D«o*i

Ca

janu 

F«br 

Maro 

Apr! 

May,

Juns 

July 

Angu, 

Sept

W«

rt»r........ .................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . . . .

aarv !£7::::::::::::::::::::::::: i............................

st ...........................

sober. .......................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge fbase, 6.200 sec.

Feb.

280 

260 

245 

225 

215

200 

235 

250 

250 

245

220 

190 

27O 

*400 

1,040

2,840 

1,600 

1,000 

880 

7OO

54O 

470 

430 

390 

440

430 

360 

360

Secondfoot-days

7,824 

24,96C 

23,694

 235,034

33,326 

14.96E 

35,076 

44,467 

27.68C 

6,767 

5,394 

7,794 

10,032

241,976

-ft.).- Soil

sec.-rt.; Mar. 28 (7 a.m.) 7,960 sec. -ft.

liar.

340 

310 

29O 

260 

350

50O 

420 

330 

35O 

330

310 

300 

27O 

260 

280

260 

240 

250 

220 

200

225 

390 

2,50O 

2,82O 

1,740

2,930 

4,260 

6,520 

*3,O2O 

2,650 

1,95O

Apr.

1,42O 

1,180 

1,030 

969 

889

1,170 

1,600 

1,380 

1,140 

929

859 

851 

1,040 

1,910 

2,270

3,100 

1,790 

1,250 

1,260 

1,260

1,250 

1,570 

2,770 

2,560 

1,880

1,380 

1,400 

1,820 

1,410 

1,130

MaxinuB

557 

4,360 

11,200

11,200

8,680 

2,840 

6,520 

3,100 

2,360 

448 

242 

1,300 

752

11,200

. 20 (4:30 p

Hay

1,090 

1,780 

2,360 

1,580 

1,440

2,110 

2.O4O 

1,590 

1,120 

897

769 

671 

606 

575 

569

532 

492 

464 

464 

654

594 

486 

521 

632 

619

600 

544 

492 

454 

454 

481

MiniBUB

155 

200 

210

135

280 

190 

200 

851 

454 

143 

141 

132 

171

132

June

448 

391 

339 

304 

283

259 

236 

240 

174 

218

207 

194 

190 

174 

171

161 

155 

149 

143 

158

197 

271 

279 

251 

221

207 

" 211 

194 

171 

171

Mean

252 

832 

764

642

1,075 

534 

1,131 

1,482 

893 

226 

174 

251 

334

663

July

161 

161 

158 

141 

152

158 

161 

152 

149 

168

183 

183 

242 

229 

183

174 

171 

177 

204 

190

168 

161 

149 

146 

152

187 

190 

183 

187 

174 

200

Aug.

240 

228 

177 

168 

158

146 

149 

141 

132 

135

152 

174 

187 

171 

152

146 

174 

244 

391 

343

263 

204 

187 

183 

183

174 

171 

164 

549 

1,300 

608

Per square 

 lie

O.562 

1.86 

1.71

1.43

2.40 

1.19 

2.52 

3.31 

1.99 

.504 

.388 

.560 

.746

1.48

Sept.

381 

283 

221 

183 

171

171 

180 

194 

247 

684

448 

317 

251 

512 

752

443 

321 

251 

260 

241

240 

295 

321 

372 

412

330 

279 

259 

504 

509

Runoff in 

inches

0.65 

2.O7 

1.97

19.52

2.77 

1.24 

2.91 

3.69 

2.30 

.56 

.45 

.65 

.83

20.09

.m.) 7,170 sec. -ft.} Dec. 31 (7 p.m 23,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote..- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-31, Jan. 11 to Feb. 15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 23.
284 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'50 I , long. 73°44'45". three-quartero of a mile 

soutn of hamlet of Black Brook, Clinton County, and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 49.4 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 50.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- MaximunT TJischarge during year, 628 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 5.35 

reet>; minimum, 6.6 second-feet Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 1.48 feet June 18.

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 1,050 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 6.95 

feet), from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.8 second-foot July 2, Aug. 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height recora, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by Pern Lake and Taylor Pond.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1948 tc &epte«ber 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

55

56

56

56

55

5B

63

66

79

42

19

17

18

24

22

20

22

32

33

29

31

37

33

32

30

27

25

23

22

20

19

NOV.

18

17

17

17

17

19

59

4S

32

26

23

20

19

22

22

21

20

18

20

93

109

69

62

58

46

36

35

40

34

28

-

Dec.

26

25

22

22

20

25

44

38

a30

a27

a26

a27 »a25

a22

a!9

a36

a 54

846

a37 '

a35

b3B

b40

b40

b3B

b34

b30

b32

b45

b66

1)90

b!30

Month

Jan.

303

202

122

b92

b72

87

94

84

75

69

b62

b58

b54

b46

b41

b47

»b54

61

69

b84

b68

b56

b47

b41

b39

b34

b36

b41

b48

b44

b41

October ..........................

NoTMbar .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .................... . . ....

**.... ..........................

June ..................... ....

July ............................

August .

September ........................

Water year 194S-49 ...... .....

Feb.

b3B

b35

b32

b29

b27

b24

b26

b27

b2B

26

b24

b22

b23

»25

b52

172

162

blOO

b9B

b90

b76

69

67

65

65

b62

b58

b56

.

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,121

1,065

1,191

15,813

2,271

1,578

3,178

2,997

1,690

4B2.8

1,370

1,529

634.4

19,107.2

Har.

b54

b4B

b46

b45

b52

74

b64

b56

b60

56

55

b54

b50

b54

b52

b46

b47

b43

b41

b37

b42

b50

110

163

150

172

295

476

 276

220

190

Apr.

136

110

98

91

87

98

155

156

123

97

B8

83

81

82

84

115

107

86

87

105

101

92

ea

92

90

81

S6

105

103

88

Haxinun

79

109

130

414

303

172

476

158

86

41

66

92

45

476

May

78

75

78

71

59

71

84

86

75

66

62

60

58

57

56

56

52

50

42

42

34

27

27

27

28

41

48

46

45

44

45

Minima

17

17

19

13

34

22

37

81

27

7.8

18

27

6.8

6.8

June

41

27

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.0

7.8

8.8

17

32

33

35

34

21

15

13

12

10

11

-

Mean

36.2

35.5

38.4

43.2

73.3

56.4

103

99.9

54.5

16.1

44.2

49.3

21.1

52.3

July

18

28

28

28

30

39

46

46

46

50

50

48

50

47

46

45

46

50

48

47

46

46

46

45

48

47

66

50

46

45

49

Aug.

48

69

46

46

45

45

44

43

42

42

45

43

42

42

42

42

46

53

48

45

42

42

41

53

57

56

56

57

88

92

27

Per square 

Bile

_

.

-

0.874

_

_

_

' _

_

_

_

-

1.06

Sept.

19

15

9.8

7.6

6.8

7.2

20

32

39

38

35

33

32

45

33

19

20

16

16

16

15

15

14

15

14

15

20

19

21

27

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

11.90

_

_

.

.

_

.

.

-

14.38

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basla of engineer's Inspection, recorded range In 

stage, weather records, records for West Branch Ausable River near Nemnan, records of regulation of 

Fern Lake and Taylor Pond.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 285

East Branch Ausable River at Ausable Porks, N. Y.

Looation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'20", long. 730 40'55", 700 feet upstream from 

upper nighway bridge in Ausable Porks, Essex County, and half a mile upstream from confluence with West Branch. Datum of gage is 545.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area".- 198 square miles.

necoras available.- September 1924 to September 1949.

average aisenarge.- 25 years, 310 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 11.60 

reet), from rating-curve extended above 5,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 27 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 20,100 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.91 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 20 second-feet Aug. 11, 14, 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Revisions.- W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0 34 2.5 442 0.9 21 2.1 258 5.0 2,400

1.1 45 3.0

1.3 73 3.5 1,

1.5 109 4.0 1,

1.8 179 4.6 1,

698 1.0 2

020 1.1 3

410 1.3 6

970 1.5 9

3 2.5 421 5.5 3,

9 3.0 689 6.0 3,

t 3.5 1,020 6.5 4,

7 4.0 1,410

320

720

500

2.1 275 5.3 2,760 1.8 165 4.5 1,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

'l

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

46

42

37

36

37

37

43

270

161

117

103

115

94

82

73

75

139

146

122

109

98

92

94

101

109

105

98

94

90

85

Nov.

80

75

73

72

144

164

906

544

317

283

302

221

185

202

174

163

144

142

153

2,720

1,420

751

594

466

354

283

268

325

268

221

-

Dec.

199

176

156

151

139

201

681

415

298

225

185

150

 170

158

120

125

130

116

92

86

92

102

104

96

86

74

88

98

120 245

8,200

Jan.

4,350 1,2

7

5(

90

>7

30

416

1,230

9.

6

4E

57

'.1

S3

420

310

21

2(

1£

LS

)0

so

*160

185

2«

2E

Zt

)0>o

so

310

200

1<

r

If

0

0

0

145

110

1]

U

14

12

4

0

5

0

116

Month

October ..........................

Hovenber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ...............'..........

March

April . . .

HAW May ..............................

June .............................

July ...................... ......

Augu 

Sept

St ...........................

eaber . .......................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

106

98

92

86

82

78

90

98

96

90

84

74

112

*185

490

1,360

707

469

398

314

245

205

170

150

170

160

135

140

_

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

2 88'

12JOK

13,278

108,661

14,97<

6 9 484

16,027

21,84E

12, 60S 

o 35?

1 356

2)35S 

3,765

109,947

Mar.

130

120

110

102

150

220

170

130

135

125

120

112

100

94

102

98

88

94

84

76

92

180

1,200

1,250 sod

1,500

2,120

3,080

*1,310

1,260

867

Apr.

619

j<

'

>05

145

121

380

608 "

E^

26

74

74

385

368

3

j

1,(

76

>48

>90

1,230

1,550

8

1

e

27

69

48

619

671

9

1,6

1,3

48

00

50

934

671

6

8

6

5

MaxlnuB

270

2,720

8,200

8,200

4,350

1,360

3 080

1*600

1,180 

168

72

467 

347

8,200

89

80

36

05

-

May

505

942

1,180

808

738

1,030

990

738

510

398

334

291

258

238

227

208

193

182

182

258

231

196

231

276

269

244

215

193

179

176

185

MiniauB

36

72

74

32

110

74

76

176

47

34

27 

53

27

June

168

152

135

119

105

95

88

88.

81

76

75

69

64

60

59

55

52

48

47

48

59

88

83

72

67

64

66

59

55

55

-

Mean

93.1

428

29?

483

232

517

7 no f Co

407 78 4

43)7

76.1 

126

301

July

49

45

42

39

39

40

38

35

34

38

a46

343

a72

55

42

38

38

43

55

50

43

38

36

34

36

47

45

43

47

47

59

Aug.

3

66

50

43

40

37

35

33

31

28

27

31

40

43

37

33

30

39

66

47

140

2

4

97

69

55

47

42

36

34

33

45

67

238

Per square 

 He

0.470

2.02

2.16

1.50

2.44

1.17

2. 61 3 68

2* 06

^221

.384 

.636

1.52

Sept.

148

101

75

61

56

55

55

53

66

186

138

97

76

291

347

208

135

99

85

81

81

99

111

138

152

113

94

83

250

231

Runoff In inches

0.54

2* 26

2.49

20,42

2 151 O.L

1.22

3.01

4.10

2

«7

» 3 1

.44 

£5 n

20.64

Peak discharge (base,5.700 see.-ft.).- Nov. 20 (3 p.m.) 4,620 sec.-ft.j Dec. 31 (3:45 p.m.) 

16,sou sec.-rt.j Mar. zs (5:30 a.m. ) 4,310 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record and records for 

other stations in Ausable River Basin.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-13, 15-31, Jan. 10 to Peb. 15,'Feb. 21 to 

Mar. 23.
286 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Bouquet River at Wlllsboro, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21'30", long. 73°23'50", at Wlllsboro, Essex

county, 2j miles downstream from North Branch Bouquet River. 

Drainage area.- 275 square miles. 

Jttecoras available.- August and September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements

oruy), August to November 1908, July 1923 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 26 years (1923-49), 301 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,790 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 8.86

reet); minimum, 44 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 2.23 feet).

1923-49: Maximum discharge, about 11,800 second-feet Oct. 1, 1924 (gage height,

10.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.87 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Occasional

slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above station. 

Revisions.- w 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect" 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge; In second-feet)

2.2 40 3.1 332 5.O 1,880 

2.4 71 3.5 577 5.6 2,530 

2.6 118 4.0 957 6.4 3,560 

2.8 188 4.5 1,400 7.4 5,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194s to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54 

84 

79 

64 

61

61 

59 

66 

235 

207

115 

95 

90 

8S 

82

77 

77 

161 

184 

137

128 

113 

102 

97 

97

105 

102 

100 

95 

92 

90

 Nov.

88 

86 

84 

86 

92

137 

528 

467 

255 

214

227 

197 

161 

140 

150

137 

131 

124 

137 

1,390

1,570 

646 

591 

498 

382

311 

279 

284 

260 

222

Dec.

201 

192 

173 

165 

161

238 

537 

400 

300 

250

205 

154 

218 

180 

145

165 

170 

160 

124 

118

124 

140 

145 

130 

112

100 

112 

135 

175 

390 

3,000

Jan.

5,070 

1,350 

787 

584 

505

1,050 

1,040 

675 

564 

537

400 

250 

235 

220 

200

240 

380 

360 

370 

400

27O 

260 

235 

210 

185

150 

155 

175 

195 

175 

160

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 ber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1..................... .......

. /

st ...........................

eaber ........................

ter year- 1948-49 ............

Feb.

150 

135 

124 

116 

110.

106 

118 

130 

130 

124

112 

100 

130 

180 

»240

1,000 

1,510 

680 

520 

430

320 

260 

230 

200 

240

230 

190 

195

Seoondfoot-days

3,197 

9,874 

8,819

102,174

17,387 

8,010 

16,332 

20,431 

9,598 

2,687 

1,813 

2,365 

2,374

102,887

Mar.

1S5 

165 

155 

140 

200

270 

230 

170 

180 

175

165 

155 

140 

130 

140

135 

124 

130 

116 

106

135 

245 

920 

1,540 

941

1,130 

1,700 

2,510 

1,500 

»1,410 

1,090

Apr.

7 SO 

646 

577 

564 

518

669 

932 

749 

639 

557

498 

486 

518 

675 

757

1,060 

727 

557 

639 

727

697 

765 

941 

908 

772

598 

570 

742 

632 

531

Maxima

235 

1,570 

3,000

3,000

5,070 

1,510 

2,510 

1,060 

682 

158 

75 

466 

146

5,070

May

473 

511 

682 

524 

448

557 

544 

518 

412 

343

311 

290 

274 

260 

245

222 

214 

205 

192 

205

210 

188 

197 

222 

245

218 

201 

188 

173 

161 

165

MiniBua

54 

84 

100

48

150 

100 

106 

486 

161 

66 

50 

46 

57

46

June

158 

144 

134 

124 

115

108 

102 

100 

97 

95

95 

92 

88 

84 

79

77 

73 

71 

71 

69

71 

66 

69 

68 

73

82 

77 

69 

68 

68

Mean

103 

329 

284

279

561 

286 

527 

681 

310 

89.6 

58.5 

76.3 

79.1

282

July

66 

62 

61 

59 

57

57 

54 

53 

53 

62

75 

69 

64 

61 

54

53 

50 

56 

66 

66

61 

51 

54 

51 

53

57 

61 

61 

57 

53 

56

Aug.

62 

59 

51 

53 

53

53 

51 

50 

47 

46

46 

47 

53 

51 

48

46 

48 

71 

102 

84

68 

59 

56 

53 

51

51 

51 

48 

159 

466 

182

Per square 

 lie

0.375 

1.20 

1.03

1.01

2.04 

1.04 

1.92 

2.48 

1.13 

.328 

.£13 

.277 

.288

1.03

Sept.

121 

97 

79 

75 

71

71 

64 

64 

71 

68

71 

64 

59 

61 

146

118 

90 

71 

64 

59

57 

62 

73 

88 

88

79 

75 

73 

77 

118

Runoff In 

Inohea

0.43 

1.34 

1.19

13.81

2.S5 " 

1.08 

2.21 

2.76 

1.30 

.36 

.25 

.32 

.32

13.91

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 31 (12 p.m.) 7,790 sec. -ft.; KM. 28 (2s30 p.m.)

2,97O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-31, Jan. 11 to Feb. 16, Feb. 18 to Mar. 23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 287

Lake George at Rogers Rook, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°48>10", long. 73°27'25", about 500 feet north 

or Hooper's dock, on south side of Stones Bay, Rogers Rock, Essex County. Datum of 

gage ia 315.93 feet above mean aea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 4.48 feet Jan. 6; minimum, 1.99 feet Nov. 3. 

 IST3-49: Maximum gage height observed, 5.09 feet Apr. 9, 1936; minimum, 0.64 foot 

Dec. 20, 1941.

Remarks.- Elevation of lake surface regulated by power plant and floodgates at Ticonderoga. 

Laice ueorge has been controlled by a dam at its outlet for more than 100 years.

Qage height, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.43

2.45

2.36

2.37

2.36

2.33

2.32

2.33

2.43

2.40

2.36

2.34

2.33

2.27

2.22

2.27

2.25

2*31

2.31

2.29

2.28

2. 27

2.2S

2.20

2. IS

2.15

2,15

2.16

2.10

2.12

2.11

Nov.

2.07

2.O8

2.06

2.06

2.07

2.13

2.23

2.24

2.25

2.29

2.2.6

2.26

2.26

2.21

2.21

2.19

2.22

2.19

2.17

2.39

2.50

2.52

2.57

2.59

S.57

2.60

2.64

2.58

2.55

2.58

Dec.

2.59

2.57

2.57

2.53

2.53

2.6O

2.62

2.60

2.59

2.57

2.55

2.58

2.59

2.54

2.51

2.52

2.54

2.51

2.47

2.47

2.50

2.49

2.46

2.44

2.41

2.44

2.47

2.43

2.47

2.58

3.43

Jan.

3.96

4.13

4.16

4.20

4.23

4.34

4.35

4.29

4.24

4. 2O

4.11

4.13

4.06

3.96

3.94

3.93

3.83

3.81

3.87

3.82

3.81

3.88

3.83

3.65

3.78

3.82

3.84

3.8a

3.86

3.84

3.84

Feb.

3.85

3.82

3.79

3.77

3.77

3,79

3.8O

3.79

3.78

3.74

3.70

3.70

3.67

3.64

3.72

3.79

3.80

3.79

3.77

3.75

3.75

3.77

3.81

3.82

3. .83

3.84

3.82

3.81

_

_

-

Mar.

3.81

3.79

3.75

3.73

3.71

3.69

3.67

3.65

3.64

3.62

3.65

3.67

3.65

3.61

3,56

3.53

3.48

3.43

3.4O

3.37

3.35

3.32

3.39

3.47

3. 52

3.57

3. .62

3.73

3.73

3.73

3.73

Apr.

3.73

3.75

3.76

3.80

3.83

3.86

3.93

3.92

3.92

3.9O

3.89

3.68

3.85

3.79

3.84

3.90

3.87

3.87

3.95

3.98

3.96

3.93

3.94

3.88

3.86

3.84

3.81

3.80

3.80

3.78

May

3.79

3.82

3.84

3.86

3.86

3.94

3.91

3.98

3.96

3.89

3.88

3.9O

3.89

3.89

3.82

3.85

3.82

3.82

3.79

3.70

3.77

3.79

3.79

3.79

3.81

3.79

3.77

3.75

3.73

3.73

3.71

June

3.69

3.7O

3.72

3.69

3.65

3.66

3.63

3.60

3.57

3.59

3.56

3.51

3.54

3.55

3.55

3.51

3.48

3.48

3.45

3.43

3.47

3.43

3.39

3.39

3.38

3.40

3.33

3.34

3.34

3.31

July

3.30

3.29

3.27

3.27

3.20

3.21

3.14

3.15

3.19

3.20

3.13

3.15

3.13

3.06

3.09

3.07

3. OS

3.09

3.11

3.10

- 3.O6

3.09

3.05

3.02

3.02

3.05

3.04

3.06

3.O5

3.D3

3.03

Aug.

3.03

3.01

3.01

2.98

2.97

2.98

3.OO

3.01

2.98

2.97

2.94

2.91

2.86

2.86

2.81

2.84

2.84

2.89

2.82

2.85

2.81

2.81

2.81

2 .73

2.75

2.76

2.75

2.74

2.90

3.02

3.01

Sept.

3.O6

2.96

2.94

2.93

2.95

2.91

2.88

2.88

2.91

2.91

2.92

2.9O

2.88

2". 91

2.89

2.9O

2.87

2.88

2.87

2.87

2.83

2.82

2.81

2.79

2.76

2.76

2.77

2.72

2.74

2.76

-

Monthly gage height. In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

MAV

July. .......'.......................

Water year 1948-49. ..............

Maximum

2 48

2

ffA

3.43

3 85

3 81

3 98

3 72

3.O6

4.35

Minimum

2 06

2.41

3 32

3 73

2.72

2.06

Mean

2 32

2.55

2.87

3.21
288 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river channel, lat. 43°SO'35", 

long. 73°36"00", at Tlconderoga, Essex County, 250 feet downstream from "C" Mill dam 

of International Paper Co., 250 feet upstream from Trout Brook, and half a mile downstream from upper dam ("A" Mill dam) of International Paper Co. Turbine gate-opening 

recorder, 250 feet upstream, on tallrace. Datum of gage on river channel Is 190.41 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 234 square miles-.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949. August 1904 to December 1905 at site 

at; "a" mil, a,000 feet upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,060 second-feet Jan. 12; minimum dally, 

 a4 second-feet July 5, Sept. 12,' 19.

1942-49: Maximum dally discharge, 1,290 second-feet June 5, 6, 1947; minimum daily, 

7.2 second-feet Dec. 25, 1946.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gate-opening record, which are 

fair. Discharge In tailrace determined from rating for turbine gates developed from 

discharge measurements. Records represent total discharge from Lake George and include 

flow In river channel and in tallrace. Plow regulated by Lake George and three power 

plants.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

183

185

87

169

193

195

194

189

181

97

163

190

187

191

191

180

92

154

187

189

' 189

187

161

91

187

182

172

181

170

81

84

Nov.

147

163

163

168

169

168

97

135

171

169

169

166

159

89

63

140

170

168

168

158

83

162

211

217

230

230

231

110

175

240

-

Dec.

236

236

237

237

157

193

226

226

226

226

226

115

190

234

231

232

231

233

112

182

226

231

229

153

36

53

171

224

223

208

268

Jan.

144

98

243

319

381

776

918

1,010

918

960

969

1,060

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,000

950

684

345

354

345

342

189

£83

339

349

360

462

542

281

382

Uonth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .......................

February .........................

March .........................

April .............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

425

425

425

420

420

342

379

414

414

414

410

410

316

392

519

633

587

518

507

490

456

404

404

404

453

526

453

500

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

5,082

4,889

6,208

96,650

18,073

12,460

16,217

16,528

9,933

6,464

2,571

1,306

3,810

103,546

Mar.

554

625

618

618

618

617

603

474

373

373

456

652

718

714

724

717

709

652

591

524

562

472

420

420

425

425

278

232

288

411

354

Apr.

353

355

314

320

351

355

468

553

547

545

544

545

545

476

360

360

370

402

695

941

933

884

805

774

779

753

514

536

645

506

Maximum

195

240-

268

881

1,060

633

724

941

482

290

190

85

252

1,060

May

175

832

S30

330

325

325

322

223

321

479

473

444

481

480

354

429.

482

385

337

320

289

184

214

272

340

321

288

287

159

94

243

Minimum

81

63

36

27

QO 3d

316

232

314

QA34

73

24

OC 

£O

24

24

June

287

287

287

285

151

160

258

29O

290

285

272

135

146

237

259

256

253

245

154

122

214

227

221

221

204

89

73

183

188

185

Mean

164

163

200

264

CO* OOO

445

523

551

WOT O£J.

215

82 9

42.1

127

284

July

187

190

83

25

24

73

73

75

46

25

57

96

90

110

110

110

54

25

99

99

107

104

101

49

25

100

99

100

93

96

46

Aug.

25

42

47

47

47

47

36

25

42

43

42

42

42

35

25

46

47

48

46

46

35

26

54

43

46

46

46

35

25

42

85

Per square 

 lie

_

-

1.13

_

_

_

_

_

1.21

Sept.

132

135

135

79

26

115

139

139

139

139

61

24

124

131

131

131

131

53

24

136

172

171

169

168

75

113

184

183

199

852

-

Runoff In 

inche*

_

-

15.36

^

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

16.48

Note.- No gate-opening record Oct. 23-30, Jan. 25-29; discharge computed on basis of power-plant 

record.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 289

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'40", long. 73 0 18'50", a third of a mile down-

 stream.from Carver Palls, 1.9 miles upstream from Hubbardton River, and 3? miles northwest of Pair Haven, Rutland County.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Kecorai available.- October 1928 to September 1949.

Average aisenargeT- 21 years, 245 second-feet.

Extremes.-"Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 17.71 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 16.10, 21.40, and 24.36 feet; minimum, 7.2 second-feet 

Oct. 22, 24; minimum daily, 16 second-feet July 16, 27, Aug. 26, 27.

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 14,800 second-feet July 20, 1945 (gage height, 24.56 

feet, from high-water mark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 1,900 

second-feet by method explained above; minimum, 2.3 second-feet July 18, 1937; minimum 

daily, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 13, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect,, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by power plant above station and by Lake Bomoseen.

Revisions (water years).- W 1114: 1929(M), 1932-35.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct.- 1 to Dec. 30

2.1 10

2.2 20

2.3 31

2.6 66

3.0 122

3.5 206

Mote.- Same as followIng table above 3.5 feet.

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

51

84

120

Dec. 31 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.5 

7.0 

9.0

2O6

311

699

1,120

1,700

11.0 2,400

12.0 2,880

14.0 4,030

16.0 5,480

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

71 

38 

22 

60 

66

69 

71 

39 

41 

19

69 

85 

72 

71 

55

18 

18 

84 

56 

79

55 

71 

34 

19 

64

60 

66 

72 

59 

29 

20

Nov.

50 

60 

60 

60 

52

18 

90 

118 

45 

76

50 

56 

54 

34 

54

36 

44 

41 

75 

476

405 

258 

269 

275 

218

184 

202 

205 

149 

156

Dec.

130 

119 

101 

100 

111

123 

172 

 108 

138 

116

113 

75 

105 

112 

91

91

78 

72 

87 

99

76 

74 

59 

72 

18

60 

72 

65 

80 

1,420 

5,400

Jan.

2,430 

1,240 

827 

619 

524

1,520 

1,220 

*789 

621 

551

557 

472 

440 

401 

220

220 

260 

320 

350 

360

300 

300 

260 

260 

270

260 

300 

270 

180 

130 

190

Month

Goto 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

280 

310 

310 

240 

160

125

280 

270 

280 

240

220 

125 

100 

170 

330

1,100 

925 

604 

547 

521

420 

400 

430 

410 

440

510 

400 

380

Seoondfoot-days

1,702 

3,870 

9,537

81,978

16,661 

10,527 

11,539 

7,572 

6,542 

1,264 

619 

1,021 

1,725

72,579

Mar.

350 

306 

306 

284 

 306

524 

490 

-365 

372 

370

340 

330 

300 

268 

238

214 

245 

225 

155 

130

165 

265 

824 

839 

531

542 

518 

557 

448 

387 

345

Apr.

297 

264 

247 

260 

»245

248 

304 

262 

279 

258

245 

228 

232 

223 

192

275 

256 

247 

269 

303

270 

251 

235 

212 

243

232 

272 

269 

254 

200

Maximum

89 

476 

5,400

5,400

2,430 

1,100 

839 

304 

751 

102 

29 

187 

122

5,400

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec.-ft.J .- Dec. 31 (9 a.m

May

208 

186 

377 

429 

344

751 

486 

347 

300 

264

240 

207 

199 

164 

151

150 

124 

134 

124 

124

120 

105 

111 

121 

122

117 

106 

123 

90 

103 

115

Minimum

18 

18 

18

15

130 

100 

130 

192 

90 

18 

16 

16 

23

16

June

102 

75 

72 

72 

62

73 

53 

52 

43 

48

60 

22 

47 

46 

44

44 

38 

18 

21 

50

20 

21 

22 

22 

23

24 

26 

24 

21 

19

Mean

54.9 

129 

308

224

537 

376 

372 

252 

211 

42.1 

20.0 

32.9 

57.5

199

July

20 

23 

22 

20 

20

20 

20 

19 

18 

19

19 

18 

17 

18 

17

16 

17 

20 

20 

21

21 

21 

21 

20 

22

18 

16 

16 

24 

27 

29

Aug.

68 

40 

28 

28 

23

31 

18 

19 

17 

20

23 

28 

21 

21 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

21

20 

20 

19 

18 

17

16 

16 

22 

93 

187 

85

Per square

mile

0.294 

.690 

1.65

1.20

2.87 

2.01 

1.99 

1.35 

1.13 

.225 

.107 

.176 

.307

1.06

) 6,920 sec. -ft.

Sept.

63 

65 

58 

23 

35

56 

38 

54 

69 

85

50 

55 

42 

55 

40

41 

36 

40 

50 

54

39 

42 

68 

122 

83

99 

60 

67 

57 

79

Runoff in 

Inches

0.34 

.77 

1.90

16.31

3.31 

2.09 

2.29 

1.51 

1.30 

~ .25 

.12 

.20 

.34

14.42

1 * Winter discharge measurement maiJe on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 24-30, Jan. 15 to Feb. 16, Feb. 21 to Ma^. 1, 

HarTTr-21. 1
290 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'15", long. 73°00'50", at highway bridge In 

Center Rutland, Rutland County, 200 feet downstream from dam, 1.2 miles downstream from 

East Creek, and If miles west of Rutland.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 543 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 11.45 

reetj, froi.' rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet on basis of computation of 

flow over dam at gage height 11.51 feet; minimum daily, 57 second-feet Aug. 27. 28.

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.45 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum daily, 45 second-feet Sept. 21, 1947.

Remarks - Records good except those for periods of ice effect,-which are fair. Plow 

regulated by power plants and by Chittenden Reservoir on East Creek.

Revisions (water year).- W 1084: 1929.

ing tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

0.2 53 1.6 340 5.0 2,460 0.2 

.4 77 2.0 480 6.5 3,840 .3 

.6 IDS 2.4 650 8.0 5,450 .5 

.9 159 3.0 990 11.0 9,350 .8 

1.2 227 4.0 1,660

Discharge, in second-feet , water year October

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

143 

92 

58 

103 

135

141 

138 

153 

136 

112

136 

144 

147 

150 

140

86 

68 

185 

202 

190

174 

162 

108 

84 

142

160 

152 

146 

144 

94 

74

Nov.

135 

152 

143

180 

186

140 

316 

297 

208 

247

233 

263 

172 

133 

173

175 

188 

188 

186 

951

1,180 

602 

591 

516 

381

322 

293 

338 

276 

275

Dec.

242 

227 

226 

213 

153

227 

*357 

306 

247 

232

173 

152 

222 

263 

179

222 

194 

141 

99 

175

178 

196 

182 

157 

89

101 

142 

180 

189 

1,600 

9,160

Jan.

6,650 

3,520 

1,940 

1,220 

1,020

2,440 

*2,790 

1,940 

1,200 

1,020

848 

606 

620 

588 

451

494 

549 

553 

571 

638

416 

414 

425 

397 

432

 335 

354 

410 

457

280 

350

Feb.

382 

377 

*320 

348 

325

251 

314 

326 

308 

361

343 

294 

264 

421 

1,060

bl,950 

bl,550 

860 

789 

715

637 

540 

560 

556 

569

510 

380 

440

u«««k SecondMonth foot-days

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lender year 194 

apy

3 i

1 h

1

ember ......................

4,099 

9,440 

16,424

73,374

53,928 

15,750 

24,640 

36,125 

16,368 

4,511 

3,606 

4,343 

7,484

ter year 1948-49 .......... 166,718

Mar.

448 

405 

392 

362 

358

55O 

956 

623 

*572 

548

480 

455 

424 

391 

411

366 

355 

309 

b270 

259

309 

467 

1,460 

1,700 

1,360

1,430 

1,S20 

2,380 

2,220 

1,510 

1,050

Maximum

202 

1,180 

9,160

9,160

6,650 

1,950 

2,380 

1,440 

1,520 

322 

328 

480 

908

9,160

Apr.

839 

719 

634 

659 

640

*731 

1,200 

1,090 

1,050 

827

735 

713 

693 

720 

704

1,440 

1,090 

806 

913 

1,030

1,020 

865 

842 

979 

748

658 

1,020 

1,100 

863 

697

53 1.2 237 3.0 98O 

65 1.6 350 4.0 1,660 

94 2.0 480 5.0 2,460 

147 2.4 650

1948 to September 1949

«ay

597 

548 

1,520 

1,120 

781

1,260 

992 

811 

635 

566

489 

429 

410 

361 

364

325 

309 

288 

286 

318

380 

298 

364 

401 

433

348 

352 

304 

328 

374 

377

Minimum

58 

133 

89

58

280 

251 

259 

634 

286 

84 

65 

57 

86

57

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 31 (12 m. to 1 D.

June

322 

274 

227 

207 

188

170 

160 

149 

144 

132

135 

125 

133 

113 

114

108 

103 

90 

84 

123

200 

163 

133 

117 

105

206 

144 

116 

115 

111

Mean

132 

315 

530

474

1,094 

562 

795 

871 

528 

150 

116 

140 

249

457

July

96 

88 

70 

71 

96

94

78 

72 

65 

73

128 

101 

105 

103 

95

86 

71 

128 

206 

149

132 

116 

85 

66 

122

119 

128 

152 

237 

146 

328

Per 

square 

mile

0.430 

1.03 

1.73

1.54

3.56 

1.83 

2.59 

2.84 

1.72 

.489 

.378 

.456 

.811

1.49

Aug.

270 

156 

149 

135 

139

98 

82 

104 

107 

121

112 

146 

98 

84 

103

101 

107 

180 

141 

86

74 

92 

104 

115 

81

93 

57 

57 

480 

438 

233

Runoff 

in 

inches

0.50 

1.14 

1.99

21.01

4.11 

1.91 

2.98 

3.16 

1.98 

.55 

.44 

.53 

.91

20.20

Sept.

166 

146 

102 

89 

86

139 

135 

153 

343 

388

234 

189 

166 

130 

185

142 

114 

105 

273 

368

256 

252 

503 

908 

546

357 

2S4 

238 

218 

269

Change In 

reservoir 

contentst

-43.2 

H-2.12 

H-10.7

H-14.5

-10.7 

-50.2 

H-42.7 

H-47.2 

H-32.3 

-7.10 

-14.0 

-14.0 

-2.89

-.28

m. ) 10,000 sec. -ft.

winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in second-feet, in Chittenden Reservoir,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 291

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°00'45", long. 73°10'05", 150 feet upstream from 

Highway bridge in Middlebury, Addison County, and 3^ miles downstream from Middlebury 

River.

Drainage area.- 628 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to May 1907, October 1910 to January 1920, October 1928 to 

BeptemDer iaiy.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1903-6, 1910-19, 1928-49), 974 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,220 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 7.26 

reetj; minimum, 139 second-feet July 8.

1903-7, 1910-20, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 21, 1936 

(gage height, 10.3 feet); minimum, 93 second-feet Mar. 5, 1929.

Maximum discharge known, 13,600 second-feet Nov."4., 1927 (gage height, 13.3 feet, 

present datum, at chain-gage site, 1,800 feet upstream), from rating curve extended 

above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or

DacKwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, which are good. Some regulation by 

' Chittenden Reservoir on East Creek.

Revisions (water years).- W 434: 1903, 1904. W 684: 1913(M), drainage area. W 1114: 1913. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

178

235

208

178

208

235

245

242

323

288

222

256

280

267

271

252

225

326

393

393

352

314

£84

249

203

239

280

275

252

245

222

Nov.

190

217

245

259

323

328

823

892

678

53S

594

489

475

364

296

337

337

370

364

1,290

2,180

2,090

1,940

1,720

1,310

930

797

769

699

587

Dec.

524

461

405

376

358

337

*650

671

594

496

419

318

33E

419

399

364

352

33E

222

171

256

33E

3EO

290

235

175

175

E23

249

515

1,690

Jan.

2,190

*3,270

5,290

6,140

5,860

 5,560

5,060

4,530

4,210

3,980

3,670

3,440

3.1EO

2,780

2,400

2,000

1,660

1,410

1,270

1,260

1,110

878

850

790

770

720

680

730

805

770

590

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January ........................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

643

720

700

615

570

530

475

560

629

636

615

510

454

475

890

1,800

1,860

1,890

1,920

1,910

1,850

1,740

1,470

1,340

1,250

1,240

1,050

922

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,140

22,431

12,660

302,723

77,793

29,264

38,111

47,350

28,070

9,200

5,727

7,759

11,029

297,534

Mar.

878

870

811

*741

734

870

1,310

1,360

1,200

1,090

1,000

915

804

776

804

776

741

692

566

454

517

622

1,480

2,010

2,070

2,180

2,270

2,320

2,310

2,460

2,480

Maximum

393

2,180

1,690

6,550

6,140

1,920

2,480

2,460

1,650

776

275

930

1,000

6,140

Apr.

2,460

2,360

2,160

1,990

1,750

1,540

1,620

1,720

1,690

1,620

1,460

1,300

1,190

1,150

1,160

1,440

1,640

1,610

1,500

1,520

1,570

1,540

1,480

1,490

1,460

1,310

1,250

1,470

1,520

1,380

May

1,170

1,040

1,130

1,630

1,650

1,590

1,650

1,580

1,390

1,150

975

870

790

713

664

643

601

559

468

580

580

594

580

664

727

741

699

664

594

650

734

Minimum

178

190

' 171

128

590

454

454

1,150

468

180

141

148

185

141

June

776

650

559

442

332

376

352

323

323

305

275

245

249

271

259

235

219

208

185

180

245

275

280

259

235

225

245

256

219

197

Mean

263

748

408

827

2,509

1,045

1,229

1,578

905

307

185

250

368

815

July

192

183

162

152

152

152

146

141

144

165

185

195

195

192

180

171

156

146

185

228

219

205

183

169

169

195

203

211

217

259

275

Per

square 

 ile

0.419

1.19

.650

1.32

4

f\f\ <J\J

1.66

1.96

2.51

1.44

.489

.295

.398

.586

1.30

Aug.

387

341

252

214

203

187

165

158

173

169

165

178

175

158

150

169

183

264

405

274

183

165

190

175

173

178

165

148

348

930

734

Runoff 

in 

inches

0.48

1.33

.75

17.94

4.61

1.73

2.26

2.80

1.66

.54

.34

.46

.65

17.61

Sept.

447

296

235

197

185

200

222

235

296

426

496

376

284

249

259

245

239

211

203

274

405

364

405

727

1,000

811

580

440

358

364

-

Change in 

reservoir 

contentst

-43.2

+2.12

+10.7

+14.5

-10.7

-50.2

+42.7

+47.2

+32.3

-7.10

-14.0

-14.0

-2.89

-.285

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 4 (3 p.m. ) 6,220 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in second-feet, In Chittenden Reservoir.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 23-27, Jan. 15, 23-31, Feb. 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 

12"; Backwater from aquatic vegetation or debris, or shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, Nov. 21 

to Jan. 3, May 12 to June 21, June 25 to Sept. 7, Sept. 11-30.
292 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

East Creek at Rutland, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'40", long. 72°59'20", at Rutland, Rutland 

county, on grounds of Rutland Country Club, 280 feet downstream from Grove Street 

Bridge and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 51.1 square miles.

Records available.- August 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 second-feet Dec. 3i (gage height, 4.26 

ijeet); minimum daily, 5.2 second-feet Dec. 5.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 36,500 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 20.3 

feet, from high-.water mark in gage house), mean of two slope-area determinations; 

minimum daily, 3.1 second-feet Nov. 8, 1947.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of shifting control and those below 

bu second-feet, which are good. Diversion above station 'from Mendon Brook for 

municipal supply of Rutland.. Plow regulated by power plants and by Cnittenden Reservoir (capacity, 819,800,000 cubic feet). '

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet).

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to S«pt. 30

.9

1.0

1.1

a.9 

5.5 

9.2

14,

20

27

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.3

36

59

74

92

114

140

2.1 241

2.5 405

3.0 655

3.6 940

0.8 7.3

.9 12

1.0 17

1.1 24

1.2 34

1.3 45

1.4 58

1.5 74

Kote.- Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octcber 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20.

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

89

22

11.

82

93

90

87

100

36

13

77

73

84

88

81

25

13

96

84

90

84

80

28

13

86

83

87

74

74

25

8.8

Nov.

77

83

82

95

81

28

127

34

56

100

32

65

30

13

72

72

81

66

69

224

96

62

95

61

52

52

39

41

37

64

-

Dec.

52

54

56

52

5.2

77

90

64

55

62

27

17

63

83

39

80

52

11

12

73

55

63

57

53

11

12

53

7S

92

469

930

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. . .

February. ..............

March..................

April..................

Ua*r May. ...................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

298

142

140

L36

145

397

204

L04

80

134

125

HO

L33

128

110

91

L23

L25

L39

129

110

L19

77

L04

120

106

LOO

L25

111

37

101

Feb.

113

1

1

10

97

12

84

38

1

97

10

90

119

105

1

39

56

30

221

250

1

1

1

18

28

23

53

123

1

1

58

34

26

123

48

19

39

liar.

106

98

90

32

37

100

90

B5

B8

68

50

58

51

28

47

37

28

26

11

20

40

2

1

31

32

39

138

176

2

2

1.

1

15

33

56

12

102

Apr.

94

76

69

86

73

113

138

95

91

76

68

64

75

80

90

127

73

73

84

103

104

74

108

117

59

85

' 96

80

84

57

Observed

Secondfoot-days

1,976.8

.2,086

2,902.2

25,968.9

4,103

2,953

3,004

2 A1 *> , QIC

2 288

765

908

1 193

1^078.0

25,869.0

Haxinun

100

224

930

930

397

250

293

138

411

54

67

212

100

930

Minimum

13'8 8

5.2

4.0

37

36

20

57

32

12

10

10

8.8

5.2

Mean

63 *8

69* 5

93.6

71.0

132

105

96*9

07 O f iJ.

73*8

25 »5

29 3

 aro . c jo *D

35.9

70.9

May

57

57

411

158

110

139

108

76

66

76

54

55

44

40

48

42

32

37

56

45

35

35

54

58

65

60

61

44

56

47

62

June

38

40

21

25

24

22

20

23

22

24

12

19

29

19

21

22

26

13

13

41

54

45

20

26

25

20

21

20

35

25

Change in 

contents and

diversion 

(equivalent, 

seoond-feet)t

-38.4

-1-6.90

+15.7

-1-19.5

~5»39

-44 .'9

-Ht7 *9

+52.0

 + 36 9

 1 89

 "8 81

 9*06

+1.77

+4.70

July

24

20

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

41

21

31

24

22

16

12

55

54

57

40

42

10

11

49

41

52

54

54

16

67

Aug.

24

13

32

24

39

11

12

35

42

48

44

49

10

16

41

42

48

88

32

10

11

33

43

57

37

4211'

12

212

40

30

Sept.

34

32

10

11

12

49

34

47

100

30

22

49

37

14

66

8.8

9.6

9.6

39

52

47

51

69

68

31

30

40

27

25

24

-

Adjusted

*an %Xre

25.4 0.497

76.4 1.50

109 2.13

90.5 1.77

127 2.49

60.6 1.19

145 2.84

139 2*72

111 2^17

23.6 .462

20.5 .401

29*4 »5T5

37^7 '.736

75.6 1.48

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

1.67

2.47

24.12

2.86

1.24

3.27

3.04

2.50

.52

.46

.66

.82

20.08

t Change In contents in Cnittenden Reservoir and diversion from Mendon Brook'for supply of Rutland. 

Note.- Shlftlng-eontrol method used June 12 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt.

893

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15'25", l»ng. 72°35'35", three-eighths of a mile 

upstream from Dog River and 1 mile downstream from depot in Montpelier, Washington 

'County. Datum of gage is 499.99 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 397 square miles.

Keeoras available.- May 1909 to September 1923. August 1928 to September 1949.

Average aisenargeT- 30 years (1914-23, 1928-49), 589 se'cond-feet (adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents since October 1938).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,950 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 10.46 

reetj; minimum daily, 39 second-feet-July 10.

1909-23, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1912 (gage height, 

about 16.7 feet, present datum), from rating curve extende'd above. 6,900 second-feet on 

basis of slope-area determination at gage height 27.1 feet; minimum, 6 second-feet 

Sept. 30, 1921 ('gage height, 2.58 feet); minimum daily, 17 second-feet Sept. 3, 1933. 

Maximum discharge known, 57,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 27.1 feet), 

by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

wnich are good, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which 

are fair. Plow regulated'by several small power plants above station, by Peacham Pond 

and Mollys Palls Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cubic fe.et), which 

regulate runoff from 24 square miles, and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention 

Reservoirs (combined usable capacity, 1,379,500,000 cubic feet; see p. 295),

Revisions (water years). ~W 434} 1915. W 894: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from aquatic vegetation 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.8

2.9

3.0 

 3.1 

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.4

110

162

230

360

570

4.8 

5.3 

6.0 

7.0 

9.O

830

1,220

1,890

2,990

5,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

.Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

113

134

79

84

63

87

86

105

324

248

159

139

135

157

145

112

97

327

433

223

158

191

162

117

157

154

164

146

134

122

96

Nov.

118

116

130

143

280

221

737

779

494

362

420

360

263

391

410

336

287

316

311

1,990

1,990

1,350

1,440

1,170

1,000

809

795

781

624

515

-

Dec.

471

455

390

380

296

380

660

548

471

410

351

280

 312

375

300

330

310

280

210

250

270

250

250

210

180

160

190

' 230

260

1,800

5,170

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February.. .......:......

March. .................

April........... ........

May....................

June ............... ...

July. ..................

August.. ...............

Septeaber, .............

Water year 1948 -49 . .

Jan.

2.

*1,

1,

1,

1,

580

780

490

170

110

1,850

1,

1,

a

540

120

980

a800

690

470

500

480

450

46O

180

500

540

490

390

940

100

100

370

340

570

580

540

270

310

Secondfoot-days

4,851

18,938

16,429

177,066

23,390

11,710

30,060

37,929

16,790

4,092

2 925

2 j 963

2,998

173,075

Feb.

 340

340

340

340

350

250

280

350

350

340

320

280

240

280

480

1,100

98O

640

560

470

430

440

430

410

370

370 sbo

330

.

_

-

Mar.

380

 360

360

330

310

490

640

520

520

450

420

390

290

340

370

340.

360

320

310

2.70

290

500

2,600

2,300

1,840

2,350

2,440

3,090

2, '450

2,410

2,020

Apr.

1,760

 1,570

1,380

2,010

1,600

1,750

2,160

1,690

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,000

956

932

982

1,470

1,100

940

1,010

1,340

1,310

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,050

996

1,060

1,140

94O

753

Observed

Maximum

435

1,990

5,170

5,170

 2,580

1,1OO

3,090

2,160

1,640

282

242

315

218

5,170

Minimum

63

116

160

63-

270

240

27O

753

240

60

39

40

48

39

Mean

156

631

530

484

755

418

970

1,264

542

135

94.4

95 6

99.9

474

May624

600

1,640

1,470

1,060

802

996

916

718

616

526

482

430

395

351

360.

327

290

299

363

283

240

310

376

357

368

375

346

259

296

313

June

282

228

191

168

131

146

160

135

127

126-

118

76

89

1O2

101

114

114

96

60

85

159

179

161

134

103

179

148

124

128

128

-

Changa In 

contents 

(equivalent,

second-feet)t

-9.71

+20. 0

+61.5

+10. '2-

-84.2

-41.4

.. T-tfD Qe «O* 

-41.7

+17.1

-6.77

-3.94

-15.6

-19. S

-1.96

July

123

72

59

51

72

78

82

68

46

39

82

94

124

106

108

75

82

106

149

153

129

88

52

53

82

76

140

242

128

68

98

Aug.

151

1

1

1

20

06

19

107

66

55

68

72

85

112

1 13

68

42

68

60

1

1

64

10

25

88

55

32

66

BO

82

74

1

3

15

10

59

15

158

Sept.

128

122

104

88

55

80

103

100

98

70

57

88

71

75

85

72

58

48

80

74

102

116

116

218

150

127

141

131

110,

1S1

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

147

651

591

4-94

670

377

1,065

1,223

559

ISO

90.4

80.0

80.6

472

Per square 

mile

0.370

1.64

1.49

1.24

1.69

.950

2.68

5.08

1.41

.327

.228

i202

,205

1.19'

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

1.83

1.78

16.93

1.95

.99

3.09

5.44

1.62

.36

.26

.28 .23'

16 '.15

Peak d-l 

« Winte

aeharge (base. 3,900 sec.-ft.).- Dec. 31 {7 a.m.) 6,950 sec.-ft. 

ter discharge measurement made on 'this day. 

t Change in contents In Peacham Fond, -Mollys Falls Reservoir,, and East Barre and Wrightsville 

Detention Reservoirs.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather and power-plant records. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12, 15-3O, Jan. 12 to Mar.'23. Backwater, 

rom aquatic vegetation July 19 to Sept. 30.
294 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Winooskl River near Essex Junction; Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°28'40", long. 73°08'20", half a mile downstream 

rrom Muddy Brook and 2 miles southwest of Essex Junction, Chittenden County.

Drainage,area.- 1,044 square miles.

Kecords available.- October 1928 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.- 21 years, 1,652 second-feet (adjusted for change in reservoir contents 

since UctoDer j.938).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 16.09 

reet); minimum daily, 82 second^feet Sept. 11.

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 45,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.54 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination and computations of flow over dam at gage heights 18.72, 23.54, and 50.4 

feet; minimum daily, 70 second-feet Sept. 25, 1937.

Maximum discharge known, 113,000 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 50.4 feet, 

from floodmarks), by slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow

 regulated by power plants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys Palls Reservoir

(combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cubic feet), by Waterbury Reservoir (see p. 300), 

and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs (see following page).

Revisions (water years). - W 714: 1930 (M)-. W 894: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ioe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

80

101

125

183

256

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

350

515

800

1,160

1,630

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

2,380

4,300

8,400

14,000

20,OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

511

316

192

458

480

386

366

440

899

633

392

348

362

423

532

327

250

858

910

706

481

458

340

337

406

576

493

522

467

310

300

Nov.

456

436

442

562

480

584

1,680

2,220

1,460

1,270

1,070

1,030

760

905

1,070

852

822

780

904

5,370

7,800

4,530

4,120

4,120

3,290

2,580

1,900

1,980

1,710

1,480

-

Dec.

1,320

1,460

1,200

872

914

1,420

2,130

2,140

1,430

1,390

1,300

791

1,180

*1,360

822

1,050

1,010

778

430

820

810

860

840

850

500

320

750

820

900

6,000

14,000

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

20,ooo

6,8

5,0

4,1

00

oo

oo

3,400

2,900

5,4

3,6

2,7

00

oo

00

2,400

*2,000

1,6

1,2

,2

30

60

80

,050

900

,3

,2

,3

00

oo

00

,400

1,200

8

9

1,2

50

50

00

1,200

1,200

1,1

1,2

7

8

oo

oo

50

20

1,150

Secondfoot-days

14,479

56,643

50,467

539,303

81,240

36,260

83,690

106,030

42,916

12,836

9,669

11,519

9,935

515,684

Feb.

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,050

950

660

1,OOO'

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,050

950

700

1,000

1,500

3,000

2,500

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,250

1,450

1,500

1,600

1,000

1,300

_

_

-

 Mar.

1,250

1,500

l,40o

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,700

1,350

1,500

1,500

1,200

1,250

900

1,100

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,100

900

900

900

1,200

5,800

6,980

4,760

5,900

7,160

9,140

6,170

5,660

4,720

Apr.

3,780

3,270

2,870

3,35O

3,500

3,250

5,220

*4,380

3,620

2,9"70

3,270

3,120

3,120

3,370

3,220

4,620

3,860

3,200

3,180

3,580

4,140

3,900

3,180

3,540

3,780

3,250

3,440

3,880

3,330

2,840

Observed

Maximum

910

7,800

14,000

14,000

20,000

3,000

9,14-0

5,220

3,600

811

852

1,270

464

20,000

Minimum

192

436

3£0

112

750

660

900

2,840

608

85

97

84

82

82

Mean

467

1,888

1,628

1,474

2,621

1 295 2)700 3 534

1^384

428

312

372

331

1,413

May

2,490

1,750

2,740

3,600

2,690

2,700

1,840

2,16O

2,240

2,000

1,300

1,390

1,240

705

810

1,070

789

625

728

737

752

608

706

852

974

1,120

876

719

895

832

978

June

811

656

718

544

390

610

658

500

504

502

31B

108

438

298

376

425

420

160

85

474

463

469

427

462

158

225

467

450

334

386

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-16.0

+211

+150

+43.1

-240

-253

+225

+55 . 9

+42.2

-49.7

-30.5

-75. 51

-30.6

+ .67

July

390

138

97

116

211

150

188

210

128

226

354

352

420

396

390

274

124

392

428

432

386

396

195

102

372

338

514

852

600

284

214

Aug.

494

459

398

388

428

145

87

354

350

423

378

398

138

84

366

324

422

354

455

340

94

329

313

354

324

345

160

117

839

1,270

589

Sept.

450

356

132

128

220

348

336

369

426

179

82

369

376

390

364

328

240

94

332

374

453

394

464

304

346

348

448

399

428

458

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

451

2,099

1,778

1,517

2,381

1 042

2^925

3,590

1,427

378

281

296

301

1,413

Per square 

mile

0.432

2.01

1.70

1.45

2.28

.998

2.80

3.44

1.37

 362

.269

.284

.288

1.35

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

2.24

1.96

19.77

2.63

1.04

3.23

3.84

1.58

.40

.31

.33

.32

18.38

Peak discharge (base, 12,500 see.-ft.).- Dee. 51 (time unknown) 28.500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Peacham Pond, Mollys Palls Reservoir, East Barre and Wrightaville Detention 

Reservoirs, and Waterbury Reservoir.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dee. 19, to Jan. 11, Jan. 16 to Feb. 13j discharge computed on oaaia 

or i aiscnarge measurement, weather records, recorded range in stage, power-plant records, and records for other stations in Winooski River Basin. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 14 

to Mar. 23 and during parts of periods of no gage-height record.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 295

Reservoirs In Wlnooski River Basin above Montpelier, Vt.

East Barre Detention Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 44°09'20", long. 72°26'40", at reservoir 

on Jail Branch at East Barre, Washington County, 4^ miles upstream from mouth of Jail 

Branch. Datum of gage is 1,127.9 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 38.8 square miles. Records available, March and April 1936, 

September 1938 to September 1949. Maximum gage height observed during year, 16.1 feet 

Dec. 31, Mar. 28; minimum observed, 0.3 foot Oct. 1-4. Maximum gage height observed 

during period 1936, 1938-49, 36.0 feet Mar. 22, 1936; minimum observed, 0.1 foot on 

several days in August and September 1939.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers in 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 506,000,000 cubic feet between gage heights 0.0 

foot (bottom of outlet opening) and 3V.1 feet (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; 

below gage height 37.1 feet outflow from reservoir is dependent on capacity of outlet 

-opening, 4 feet square, near base of dam. Gage read once dally by employee of State of 

Vermont Water Conservation Baord.

Wqlghtsville Detention Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 44°18'35", long. 72°34"30", at reservoir on North Brancn Winooski Kiver at Wrightsville, Washington County, a third of a 

mile downstream from Long Meadow Brook and 4-j miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 612.75 feet above mean sea level (levels iby Corps of Engineers). Drainage 

area, 66.5 square miles. Records available, March and April 1936, September 1938 to 

September 1949. Maximum gage height observed during year, 36.2 feet Mar. 30; minimum 

observed, 0.2 foot Aug. 17. Maximum gage height during period 1936, 1938-49, 63.7 

feet Mar. 22, 1936, from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, that of 

Aug. 17, 1949.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers in 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 873,500,000 cubic feet between gage heights 0.0 

foot (bottom of outlet opening) and 72.25 feet (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; 

below gage height 72.25 feet outflow from reservoir is dependent on capacity of outlet 

opening, 5^ feet square, near base of dam. Gage read once daily by employee of State 

of Vermont Water Conservation Board.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Sept. 30.. .....................

Water year 1948-49. . ........

Date

Calendar year 1948 ..........

Sept. 30... ....................

Water year 1548-49. .........

East Earre Detention Reservoir

Gage height 

(feet)t

0.3 

2.0 

2.8 

15.7

-

1.7 

1.7 

13.0 

3.4 

2.2 

.8 

1.5 

1.2 

2.1

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

0.15 

1.11 

1.71 

57.1

-

.93 

.93 

29.9 

2.21 

1.26 

.40 

.80 

.62 

1.18

-

Change In contents during month

Millions of 

cubic feet

+0.96 

+.60 

+5^.39

+56.7

-56.17 

0 

+28.97 

-27.69 

-.95 

-.86 

+.40 

-.18 

+.56

+1.03

Equivalent, 

second-feet

+0.*c 

+. 'ii'f 

+20.7

+1.79

-21.0 

0 

+10.8 

-10.7 

- . 3f. 

-.33 

+.15 

-.07 

+.22

+.03

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir

.06 

1.0 

4.2 

30.6

-

1.8 2.0

33.4 

5.0 

2.1 

.5 

1.0 

2.4 

1.7

-

1.35 

2.25 

11.2 

185.4

-

4.25 

4.80 

214.6 

13.8 

5.05 

1.10 

2.25 

5.90 

4.00

-

48.95 

+174.2

+182.65

-181.15 

+.55 

+209.8 

. -200.8 

-8.75 

-3.95 

+1.15 

+3.S5 

-1.90

+2.65

+0.34 

+3.45 

+65.0

+5.78

-67.6 

+.23 

+78.3 

-77.5 

-3.27 

-1.52 

+.43 

+1.36 

-.73

+.08

t Gage height at 12 p.m. determined from graph based on observer's readings and records for 

;ation on river below reservoir.
296 STREAMS TRIBUTARY T0 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°09 ! 40", long. 72°27'00", at East Barre, Washington uounty, just downstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from East Barre 

.Detention Reservoir and 3.9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,071.59 feet 

above mean sea level (levels lay Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 40.4 square miles.

Records available.- August 1920 to September 1923, November 1933 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 19 years[, 57.3 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 309 second-feet Dec. 31, Jan. 1, Mar. 28; maximum-gage height, 2.08 feet Map. 23 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.3 second-foot-Aug. '17.

1920-23, 1933-49: Maximum discharge observed, 1.350 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 

(gage height, 8.38 feet, site and datum then in use), from .rating curve extended above 

900 second-feet; minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1949.

Remarks.- Records' good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect, which are fair. Discharge affected by East Barre Detention Reservoir (see 

p. 295). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. Diversion 

from reservoir on Orange Brook, a tributary above station, for city of Barre.

Revisions.- W 1034: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

2.8 

3.1 

3.3 

3.3 

3.4

3.4 

3.3 

4.2 

34 

8.8

5.0 

4.2 

4.0 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

4.2 

25 

17 

12

11 

9.8 

9.8 

12 

11

9.8 

'8.3 

8.0 

7.3 

7.0 

7.0

Nov.

6.6 

5.6 

5.3 

7.9 

30

16 

86 

49 

22 

23

31 

 20 

12 

22 

17

15 

13 

20 

19 

186

204 

72 

85 

66 

43

33 

42 

. 44 

30 

24

Dec.

23 

24 

21 

20 

19

25 

44 

31 

23 

18

 19 

17 

18 

18 

13

12 

12 

11 

10 

9.0

8.5 

8.3 

8.0 

7.7 

7.2

6.8 6.5- 

7.0 

8.0 

160 

303

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janui 

Febn 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. ......:. .......

nber. ..............

Lender year 1943 .

1.. ................

it.......... .......

amber. .............

ter year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

297 

279 

229 

*60 

60

195 

172 

76 

66 

66

50 

43 

38 

35 

31

33 

35 

31 

33 

35

29 

30 

26 

24 

22

21 

20 

19 

20 

19 

19

Feb.

19 

 19 

17 

17 

18

17 

16 

16 

18 

19

17 

15 

19 

26 

40

80 

52 

39 

33 

31

28 

26 

25 

23 

23

22 

21 

21

Mar.

*20 

19 

18 

18 

17

24 

35 

30 

28 

27

26 

25 

24 

23 

22

21 

20 

19 

18 

18

18 

28 

230 

273 

261

273 

285 

303 

303 

291 

*273

Apr.

255 

194 

89 

186 

160

157 

219 

173 

116 

87

81 

74 

74 

89 

100

199 

127 

89 

108 

164

173 

119 

132 

119 

86

Bl 

99 

119 

76 

64

Obaerved

Secondfoot-days

252.8 

1,249.4 

918.0

15,838.7 

2,113 

717 

2,990 

3,809 

1,881 

251.1 

98.6 

151.3 

238.4

14,669.6

Maximum

34 

204 

303

338

297 

80 

303 

255 

252 

26 

12 

60 

41

3O3

Minimum

2.8 

5.3 

6.5

2.0

19 

15 

17 

64 

25 

3.6 

.6 

.4 

3.9

.4

Mean

8.15 

41.6 

29.6

43.3

68.2 

25.6 

96.5 

127 

60.7 

8.37 

3.18 

4.88 

7.95

. 40.2

May

57 

54 

214 

252 

177

86 

91 

70 

54 

47

41 

40 

39 

37 

39

33 

29 

25 

29 

47

29 

25 

38 

46 

49

36. 

61 

. 40 

33 

33 

30

June

26 

15 

13 

11 

9.9

8.7

7.2 

6.9 

6.6

6.4 

5.8 

5.4 

4.8 

4.7

4.3 

3.. 7 

3.6 

3.6 

5.2

16 

9.1 

9.3 

S.2 

7.9

24 

6.6 

5.0 4.8' 

4.2

Change in 

contents 

(equivalent, 

second -feetjt

+0.36 

+ .23 

+20.7

+1.79

-21.0 

0 

+10.8 

-10.7 

-.35 

-.33 

+ .15 

-.07 

+ .22

+ .03

July

3.4 

2.9 

2.7 

2.1 

2.1

2.2

1.5 

.9 

3.0

5.0 

3.3 

4.5 

5.O 

3.1

2.6 

2.1 

3.8 

5.1 

3.2

1.8 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

1.1

3.1 

2.9 

12 

5.8 

3.2 

6.4

Aug.

7 

3 

2

1 

1

1

1 

2 

1.

2! 

6. 

4.

3. 

2. 

2. 

1.

l! 

60 

29 

8.

3 

8 

4 

6 

4

2

7 

6 

8

7 

0 

4 

4

7

4 

5 

0 

3 

7

4 

3 

5

1 

9

7 

7 

8

3

Sept.

6.1 

5.5 

4.8 

4.2 

5.2

15

5.4 

8.0 

6.0

4.6 

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

4.5

5.8 

5.3 

4-. 5 

5.3 

5.4

6.1 

7.9 

15 

41 

16

9.8 

5.8 

6.2 

5.6 

11

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean fer£?*re

8.51 0.211 

41.9 1.04 

50.3 1.25

45.1 1.12

47.2 1.17 

25.6 .634 

107 2.65 

116 2.87 

60. J 1.49 

8.04 .199 

3.33 .082 

4.81 .119 

8.16 .202

40.2 .995

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

1.16 

1.44

15.19

1.35 

.66 

3.06 

3.21 

1.72 

.22 

.09 

.14 

.23

13.52

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in East Barre Detention Reservoir.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 30, Jan. 1O-3O, Feb. 14-22, 24, 

26-2&, Mar. 3, 4, 6-23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 297

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°18'00" ) lorig. 72°34'45", 

at Wrightsville, Washington County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Wrightsville Detention Reservoir and 3-j miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 550..53 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 69.2 square miles.

ttecords, available.- October 1933 to September 1949.

Average aiscnargeT- 16 years, 132 second-feet (adjusted).

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 663 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.47 

reet); minimum daily, 2.3 second-feet Aug. 27, 28.

1933-49: Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet Apr. 12/1934 (gage height, 6,53 

feet), from rating curve extended above 920 second-feet; minimum daily, 0.2 secondfoot Aug. 13, 1941.

Maximum discharge known, 17,200 second-feet Nov. 3, 1987, by computation of flow 

over dam three-quarters of a mile above gage.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Discharge affected by Wrightsville Detention Reservoir (see 

p. 295). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above stationRating table-, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

3.0

5.1

8.7

13

17

32

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

29

37

47

60

90

136

1.9 

2.3 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

216

308

407

525

675

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.3

11

13

13

12

11

10

10

70

70

42

2.9

£6

30

28

23

21

73

96

69

54

44

37

31

33

35

33

28

26

22

20

Nov.

19

30

17

18

38

47

209

303

216

145

138

112

93

159 *158

128

106

120

116

394

525

5,16

498

477

435

377

320

282

201

143

-

Dec.

117

105

90

80

70

76

147

147

133

104

89

68

*72

72

54

53

52

50

45

40

38

37

36

34

32

30

29

33

36

180

599

Month

October. ...............

November.... ............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1948 ..

January. ...............

February. ..............

March..................

April.,.......-, ........

May....................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August... ..............

September... ...........

Water year!948-49 . .

Jan.

*

637

603

570

538 *486

463

450

407

344

270

172

99

90

86

81

76

76

76

74

74

68

62-

55

51

48

45

44

45

44

39

37

Feb.

*38

37

37

36

35

34

34

35

35

33

33

31

40

48

66

170

1

1

1

80

30

05

90

80

71

69

62

58

56

55

53

Mar.

m #

51

50

46

45

43

57

90

85

76

71

68

66

64

63

61

58

55

51

49

47

48

1

3

49

30

92

427

471

5

6

6

6

56>7

55

55

643

Apr.

*619

588

560

532

504

486

486

468

441

400

354

306

275

272

372

313

296

225

189

343

301

322

330

342

335

284

263

279

240

187

Observed

Secondfoot-days

1,038.3

6,330

2,738

43,675.7

6,189

1,750

5,829

10,702

2,971

474.0

405.8

343.1

437.0

39,197.2

Maximum

96

525

599

6.96

6E7

180

655

619

286

43

33

81

42

655

Minimum

17'8 3

29

7.0

37

31

43

187

32

z'.e 8 0

2.3

4.2

2.3

Mean

211' 33 2

88.3

119

200

62.5

357

QC Q

<73«D

15 8

13 !l 11.1

14.6

107

May

153

138

235

286

220

164

191

312

158

133

100

86

75

63

60

54

45

41

40

38

35

32

37

43

51

64

57

51

43

41

46

June

43

35

28

23

20

18

17

16

16

15

12

10

9.8

9.5

9.1

9.8

9.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

10

13

15

14

16

18

19

17

15

12

Change in 

contents

(equivalent/ 

eecond-feetjt

+0.34

+3.45

+65.0

+5.78

 67 6

+ .23

+78 3

-77is

-3.27

-1.52

+ .43

+1.36

-.73

+ .08

July

11

7.3

5.5

5.5

7.4

5.6

4.9

2.9

3.6

4.6

12

12

15

23

18

21

21

19

33

30

19

15

11

9.1

8.3

8.3

7.8

19

17

14

16

Aug.

20

17

14

11

8

7

6

5

5

8

7

6

5

4

4

3

3

4

8

8

6

4

3

3

3

4

2

2

24

81

50

.5

.0

.0

.5

.5

.0

.0

.0

.2

.6

.1

.7

.3

.8

.7

.7

.2

4

6

2

5

0

3

3

Sept.

30

19

15

13

10

7.3

5.8

5.8

9.5

11

7.6

5.1

4.3

4.2

9.5

13

12

12

11

9.1

9.8

13

16

28

42

34

24

19

17

20

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean Per S1ua' re Mean mile

33.5 0.484

214 3.09

153 2.21

125 1.81

132 1 91

62.7 .906

266 3*84

279 4. OS92. 6 1.34

14^3 .207

13.5 .195

12".4 .179

13.8 .199

107 1.55

Runoff in 

inches

0 .56

3.46

2.55

24.61

2.20

.94

4.44

4.50

1.54

.23

!23

.21

.22

21.08

iomputed on baste of weather records, 

leeervolr, Dog River at Horthflteld 

icted by lee Dec. 10, 11, 15-30,

949153 O- 51 - 20
298 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Dog River at Northfleld Falls, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°10'55", long. 72°38'30", 1 mile downstream from 

Nortnrield Falls, Washington County, and 1-J- miles downstream from Cox Branch. Datum 

of gage is 603.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 76.1 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.- 15 years, 124 second-feet.

axtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,150 second-feet Dec, 31 (gage height, 8.73 

reet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet on basis of computation of 

flow over dam at gage height 8.49 feet and determinations of discharge by slope-area 

method at gage heights 8.96 and 11.53 feet; minimum, 5.5 second-feet Aug. 7.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 9,750 second-feet Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 11.53 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 4.3 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1942.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are good, 

some regulation at low flow caused by power plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49> except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 3O

O.6 8.0 1.2 5O 2.8 53O O.55 6.1 l.O 30 1.7 ISO 

.7 12 1.3 64 3.5 91O .6 7.7 1.1 39 2.1 269 

.8 17 1.4 81 4.5 1,530 .65 9.7 1.2 5O 2.5 42O 

.9 24 1.6 123 5.0 1,900 .7 12 1.3 64 3.0 655 

1.0 30 1.9 198 5.5 2,32O .8 17 1.4 81 3.6 99O 

1.1 39 2.3 323 6.1 2,91O .9 24 1.5 1O1

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

8.7 

12 

19 

14

13 

12 

17 

43 

24

26 

20 

14 

17 

18

9.5 

13 

51 

43 

33

27 

24 

16 

21 

29

22 

22 

18 

17 

14 

17

Nov.

23 

20 

19 

19 

37

28 

115 

72 

48 

51

54 

46 

41 

54 

45

43 

42 

47 

49 

662

412 

210 

248 

195 

154

132 

132 

120 

107 

93

Dec.

89 

86 

79 

74 

71

90 

125 

97 

88 

86

73 

65 

76 

*70 

54

59 

57 

54 

45 

51

45 

48 

47 

41 

36

37 

40 

4O 

45 

980 

2,880

Jan.

6 2O 

 370 

*269 

219 

216

448 

322 

247 

219 

201

161 

*119 

130 

122 

101

114 

128 

108 

130 

114

77 

87 

85 

83 

75

^0 

79 

75 

69 

65 

70

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

&1 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

uary

h ............................

at ...........................

ember ........................

tef year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

 69 

61 

54 

58 

56

54 

57 

54 

56 

58

50 

47 

54 

66 

140

27O 

175 

131 

131 

134

114 

102 

99 

89 

9O

84 

74 

83

Seoondfoot-days

648 

3,318 

5,728

39,657.6

5,193 

2,510 

7,474 

7,219 

3,268 

686 

497. E 

459.; 

463.!

37,464.3

Mar.

 78 

69 

66 

64 

71

144 

123 

101 

107 

1O2

101 

94 

84 

84 

83

76 

76 

66 

62 

62

65 

118 

670 

556 

444

762 

782 

958 

496 

546 

364

Apr.

 285 

243 

. 225 

322 

'253

309 

396 

344 

296 

247

222 

207 

198 

187 

231

323 

225 

190 

237 

289

283 

231 

231 

213 

181

178 

181 

192 

158 

142

May

129 

119 

452 

272 

213

195 

175 

151 

129 

112

98 

91 

83 

79 

76

70 

64 

58 

58 

65

54 

51 

64 

65 

57

48 

56 

48 

47 

47 

42

Maximum Minimum

51 8.7 

662 19 

2.88O 36

2,88O 8.2

620 65 

270 47 

958 62 

396 142 

452 42 

43 10 

73 7.0 

63 6.1 

27 8.9

2,880 6.1

June

41 

43 

30 

28 

27

31 

28 

26 

24 

24

16 

2O 

24 

20 

17

18 

17 

10 

12 

21

23 

24 

23 

22 

15

30 

25 

16 

15 

16

Mean

20.9 

111 

185

108

168 

' 89.6 

241 

241 

105 

22. S 

16. C 

14. fi 

15.4

103

July

16 

8.1 

8.5 

9.7 

14

13 

12 

11 

10 

14

24 14 ' 

14 

16 

16

11 

7.7 

17 

18 

13

13 

15 

8.5 

7.0 

13

14 

12 

73 

30 

14 

31

Aug.

31 

19 

16 

16 

13

8.5 

6.1 

11 

13 

11

12 

8.9 

8.2

7.0 

7.0

10 

8.7 

IS 

18 

8.1

7.0 

13 

10 

12 

6.1

9.0 

7.3 

6.4 

63 

50 

28

Sept.

18 

15 

8.9 

9.5 

11

27 

17 

18 

18 

19

11 

15 

14 

11ie

17 

8.9 

10 

18 

13

14 

17 

18 

17 

18

£1

18 

14 

15 

19

Per square Runoff In 

Bile inches

0.275 0.32 

1.46 1.62 

2.43 2.80

1.43 19.40

2.21 2.54 

1.18 1.25 

3.17 3.65 

3.17 3.53 

1.38 1.60 

.301 .34 

.210 .24 

.194 .22 

. 202 . 23

1.35 18.32

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.}.- Dec. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 6,150 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-30, Feb. 16, 17, Mar. 18-21, 23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 299

Mad River near Moretown, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°16'40", long. 72°44 ! 35", at 

Highway bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Moretown, Washington County, and 3.8 miles 

upstream from mouth. *

Drainage area.- 139 square miles.

Kecoras avaliaoie.- July to November 1910, November 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge?- 21 years (1928-49), 250 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,780 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 10.75 

reet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 9.98, 11.51, 16.34, and 19.4 feet; minimum, 6.0 secondfeet Oct. 7, 30, Nov. 4; minimum daily, 9.5 second-feet Aug. 28.

1910, 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 

16.34 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above*2,500 second-feet by 

method explained above; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 1, 1930.

Maximum discharge known, 23,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 19.4 feet, 

from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam. '

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Regulation at low flow by mill In Moretown.

Revisions (water years).- W 744: Drainage area. W 854: 1934(M). W 1114: 1929, 

1930(M), 1936, 1937.,

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Backwater from debris July 13)

3.0 

3.05

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

7.0

10

14

24

37

54

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

102

131

165

248

350

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

540

980

1,970

3,130

5,920

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 .to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

22

24

39

26

26

18

30

249

74

53

45

43

43

41

34

33

241

124

84

73

63

60

56

60

57

56

47

51

37

42

Nov.

44

47

39

39

91

75

559

260

155

186

177

138

129

216

151

141

129

163

156

2,070

1,240

521

684

458

345

272

320

277

228

191

-

Dec.

181

171

157

146

138

230

364

239

193

171

152

*130

170

150

120

130

1EO

100

90

95

85

95

95

82

72

74

77

77

85

2,400

5,720

Jan.

1,640

809

*505

392

381

1,100

674

470

398

350

280

250

240

225

190

210

230

' 210

220

220

175

170

165

160

150

120

140

130

120

115

130

Month

October ..........................

Uoveober

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ...............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angust ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

120

*110

100

98

97

95

100

100

100

97

92

89

100

120

300

540

370

260

245

255

220

190

175

160

150

140

135

145

«

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,873

9,501

12,109

87,456

10,569

4,703

13,042

15,470

5,810

1,481

1,028

1,204.5

1,205

77,995.5

Mar.

140

130

120

105

125

280

240

190

200

180

170

160

140

150

140

125

125

125

105

96

110

290

1,340

938

613

1,190

1,360

1,850

809

924

572

Apr.

434

*374

345

491

380

610

809

588

505

410

386

380

452

548

642

843

498

398

537

674

588

540

629

737

513

440

493

511

386

329

-

Maximum .

249

2,070'

5,720

5,720

1,640

540

1,850

843

510

131

140

277

79

5,720

May

297

308

510

368

292

287

272

235

201

176

158

146

135

127

125

112

104

94

116

179

116

105

140

183

169

142

146

122

120

145

180

Minimum

18

39

72

17

115

89

96

329

94

19

11

9.5

23

9.5

June

131

107

90

80

72

67

60

59

59

56

49

42

41

36

32

30

30

19

24

33

30

35

44

41

31

51

46

32

28

26

-

Mean

60.4

317

391

239

341

168

421

516

187

49.4

33.2

38.9

40.2

214

July

23

14

17

18.

30

28

24

19

18

18

68

41

34

43

31

16

17

36

40

26

24

20

13

11

22

27

25

140

59

42

84

Aug.

77

50

29

26

25

18

14

25

15

13

15

16

15

11

19

11

14

25

52

33

15

27

16

14

12

11

10

9.5

277

232

78

Per square

nile

0.435

2.28

2.81

1.72

2.45

1.21

3.03

3.71

1.35

.355

.239

.280

.289

1.54

Sept.

54

41

29

23

25

38

40

31

46

39

32

37

28

25

36

36

23

24

32

31

28

47

54

79

75

57

53

41

40

61

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

2.54

3.24

23.40

2.83

1.26

3.49

4.14

1.55

.40

.28

.32

.32

20,87

Peak discharge (base. 5.40O sec.-ft.).- Dec. 31 (3 a.i

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12-30, Jan. 11 to Mar. 22.
300 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°22'55". long. 72°46'15", at dam on Waterbury

 River, 2 2/3 miles upstream from mouth and 3f miles north of 'Waterbury, Washington

County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 109 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 598.50 feet Jan. 1; minimum, 543.52 feet Mar. 22.

 I9U8-49: Maximum elevation, 613.45 feet May 4, 1940; minimum observed, 501.3 feet 

Oct. 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers during

 summer of 1937 for conservation and flood control. Total usable capacity for flood 

control, 2,812,300,000 cubic feet between elevations 500.0 feet (bottom of lowest 

outlet) and 617.5 feet (crest of- spillway) above mean sea level. Usable capacity for 

conservation, 1.582,700,000 cubic feet between elevations 500.0 and 592.0 feet (sill 

of taintor gate) above mean sea level.

Elevation at 12 p.m., water year October 1948-to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

576.94

577.16

577.09

576.55

575.99

575.42

574.77

574.49

575.61

575.87

576.07

576.25

576.19

575.90

575.37

575.50

575.81

576.60

576.95

577.26

577.48

577.36

577.54

577.72

577.59

577.46

577.13

576. 9O

576.74

576.89

576.84

Nov.

576.35

575.84

575.31

575.17

575.08

575.36

578.09

578.92

579.39

580.01

580.36

580.17

580.92

582.07

582.67

583.13

583.67

584.30

585.14

590.22

591.28

591.45

591.82

591.22

590.38

590.42

591.25

591.91

591.87

591.73

-

Dec.

591.31

591.21

591.52

591.81

591.56

591.78

591.60

591-. 62

591.50

590.91

591.20

590.94

590.27

590.07

589. SO

589.18

589. Ql

589.26

588.88

588.32

587.86

587. 4O

586.95

586.61

586.78

586. SO

585.32

585.27

584.83

589.38

597.56

Jan.

597.68

595.76

593.53

591.09

59O.28

590.47

591.33

591.95

591.65

591.74

591.55

591.39

591.72

591.54

591.82

591.80

591.76

591.66

591.73

591.26

590.51

59O.83

59O.57

590.38

589.55

588.74

587.92

587. 7O

587.96

587.64

586.80

Feb.

585.91

584.91

583.97

583.69

583.95

583.00

582.06

581.08

580.12

579.16

578.12

577.78

577.32

576.30

576.63

578.02

578.69

579.16

579.62

579.37

577.99

577.66

576. OS

574.38

572.72

572.42

571.32

569.52

«

-

-

Mar.

567.70

564.97

562. 6O

560.13

558 . 12

558': 75

559.60

558.47

557.24

557.10

556.80

556.63

556.20

554.15

552.92

551.64

55O.33

548.97

547.50

546.02

544.53.

543.52

549.97

554.18

557.07

562.14

567.55

575.67

578.24

580.53

581.89

Apr.

585.92

583.80

584.66

585.61

586.43

587 . 84

589.38

4*0.47

591.36

591.56

590.72

589.92

589.55

589.63

589.57

589.57

588.92

588.04

587.94

587.95

587.91

588.57

590.77

592.20

591.76

591.30 .

591.15

590.89

590.18

589.35

-

May

589.18

589.72

590.65

591.49

591.13

590.77

591.79

591.33

590.26

589.69

589.69

589.26

589.13

589.42

589.47

589.30

589.51

589.72

589.95

590.15

590.32

590.50

590.79

591.16

591.31

591.16

591.40,

591.60

591.65

591.28

591.13

June

591.35

591.52

591.14

591.29

591.08

590.77

590.35

589.94

589.54

589.65

589.76

589.84

589.92

589.75

589.43

588.98

589.04

589.10

588.89

588.47

588.26

588.25

588.37

588.50

588.64

588.82

588.66

588.75

588.38

588. 09

-

July

588.16

588.21

588.26

588.32

588.08

588.11

588.14

588.17

588.20

588.41

588. O9

587.62

587.53

587.38

587.48

587.57

587.61

587.43

587.02

586.83

586.60

586.65

586.69

586. 7O

585.98

585.48

585.10

585.40

585.55

585.71

586.08

Aug.

585.98

586.06

585.71

585.'28

585.32

585.36

585.40

584.83

584.32

583.79

582.98

583.03

583.06

583.07

582.52

581.66

581.05

580.67

580.79

580.87

580.91

580.36

579.79

579.23

578.95

578.98

579.01

578.88

580.09

58O.96

581.17

Sept.

581.37

581.49

581.57

581.64

581.72

581.20

580.68

580.50

58O.6O

58O.7O

580.79

580.29

579.81

579.69

579.54

579.35

579.43

579.52

579.32

578.89

578.72

578.77

579.05

579.68

580.01

580.04

580.22

580.37

579.99

580.25

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date Elevation 

(feet)t

577.42 

576.84 

591.73 

597.56

-

586.80 

569.52 

581.89 

589.35 

591.13 

588.09 

586. OS 

581.17 

580.25

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1,093.7 

1,076.9 

1,572.2 

1,808.9

-

1,391.6 

880.3 

1,228.8 

1,481.8 

1,548.8 

1,437.4 

1,366.3 

1,205.7 

1,176.4

-

Change in contents during month

Millions of 

cubic feet

-16.8 

+495.3 

+236.7

+1,042.3

-417.3 

-511.3 

+348.5 

+253.0 

+ 67.0 

-111.4 

-71.1 

-16O.6 

-29.3

+82.7

Equivalent, 

second-feet

-6.27 

+191'

+88.4

+33. 0

-156 

-211 

+130 

+ 97.6 

+25.0 

-43.0 

-26.5 

-60. 0 

-11.3

+2.62

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
STREAKS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 301

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.- Water-atage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°22"10", long. 72°46'10" { 

I'miie downstream from Waterbury. Reservoir, 1 2/3 miles upstream from.mouth, and 2j 

miles north of Waterbury, Washington County. Datum of gage is 428.00 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available.- July to October 1910 (gage heights only), December 193S to September

1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 231- second-feet (adjusted for change in reservoir contents).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet Jan. 1 (gage height, 9.2^9 

reet); minimum daily, 2.1 second-feet Oct. 11, July 24.

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 6,520 second-feet Mar. 18,' 1936 ("gage height; 19.38 

feet); minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot several times during summers of 1938, 1939, 

1941, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except *hose below 25 second-feet, which are good, 

completely regulated by Waterbury Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years).- W 824: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage.height, In feet, 

ana discharge, In second-feet)

Plow

4.85

4.9

4.95

5.0

5.1

5.2

1.8 

2.6 

3.4 

4.4

7.0

10

5.3

5.4 

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.2

6.5 

6.8 

7.1 

7.5 

8.0 

9.3

 150 

216 

303 

450 

665 

1,400

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

' Oct.

209

2.7

87

E17

Ell

213

224

204

3.6

2.3

2.1

2.2

103

159

209

2*8

3.3

4.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

109

2.7

2.4

112

110

166

131

110

2.5

55

NOV.

205

208

205

108

110

2\6

6.0

3.2

2.7

3.6

50

317

4.3

4.5

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.8

186

433

444

451

670

665

246

6.0

5.0

219

239

Dec.

330

226

3.8

3.4.

211

235

430

227

213

449

4.4

211

440

235

328

238

178

3.4

197

320

268

274

272

226

3.2

156

329

267

271

254

48

Month

October. ...........

November. ..........

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...........

February. .............

March. ..............

April.......... ....

May. ...................

June. .........

July. ...........

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

777

1,37

1,36

1,34

D

D

3

644

478

36

3.1

7.6

>

229

208

22

22

5

5.2

3

5.2

166

22

22

19

7

I

D

376

443

22

22

5.0

L

5

430

435

44

22

'

21E

3

?

1.9

i

432

Secondfoot-days

2, 667 . 7

4,712.2

6,851.2

68,7O5.5

11, 518. O

8, 975 .3

8,867 7

11,804.0

5,074.2

2,840.6

2,161.7

3,522.4

2,234.4

71,229.4

Feb.

219

439

441

231

4.4

383

426

423

420

417

430

223

197

418

226

7.9

5.7

5.3

5.0

200

579

199

624

620

616

219

391

606

_

-

Mar.

602

799

691

691

575

185

5.7

368

411

199

172

199

178

562

370

387

37O

361

357

355

352

352

189

14

14

24

24

34

17

18

12

Apr.

10

9.1

3.6

9.4

7.9

13

18

13

11

213

660

660

656

656

660

656

656

652

449

441

656

443

11

250

665

665

665

665

665

660

Observed

Maximum

224

670

449

1,340

1,370

624

799

665

66O

226

329

216

1,370

Minimum

2.1

2.6

3.2

1.8

4.9

4.4

5 7

 J\9

3 8

2.9

2.1

2.4

2.3

2.1

Mean

86 1

157

221

188

372

321

ODC COO

393

164

94.7

69.7

114

74.5

195 

May

419

221

20.0

8.5

465

413

6.7

444

660

442

127

316

196

5.0

76

198

4.2

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.7

4.4

85

194

4.4

4.2

88

275

193

June

4.2

3.8

226

4.2

129

198

217

219

219

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

110

159

217

3.1

2.9

135

219

141

119

33

3.4

3.4

4.0

115

3.2

19E

147

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second -feet)t

-6. 2"?

+191

+88.4

+33.0

-156

-211

+130

+97. 6

+25.0

-43.0

- 26.5

-6O.O

-11.3

+2.62

July

3.4

2.9

2-. 6

2.6

111

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

3.7

189

21

11

10

16

21

6

0

5

2.8

3.5

2.6

6

9

113

117

2.6

2.3

2.1

329

217

21 5

4.1

2.9

2.7

4.3

Aug.

110

2.

167

195

2.

2.

2.

224

217

216

329

3.

2.

2.

215

319

271

219

2.

2.

2.

213

210

222

111

2.

2.

74

173

3.

2.

7

9

6

4

2

6

4

9

6

4

7

4

0

6

Sept.

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

213

214

108

2.7

2.4

2.3

216

213 114'

107

1O8

2.7

2.6

108

216

213

108

2.9

2.9

2.6

68

2.7

2.6

187

3.4

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

348* 79 S

309

221

9 1 a c J.D

109

416

491

189

51 . 7

43 .2

53.7

63.2

198

Per square 

mile

O.719

3.14

2.78

1.99

1.95

.982

3.75

4.42

1.70

.466

.389

.484

.569

1.78

Runoff In 

inches

0.83

3.50

3.21

27.06

2.24

1.02

4.32

4. >94

1.96

 .'45 52

.56

.64

24.19
302 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lamollle River at Johnson, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°37'20", long. 72"40'50", at falls 0.9 mile upstream from bridge in Johnson, Lamoille County,and 1 I/Smiles upstream from Gtihon

River.

Drainage area.- 310 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to December 1913, September 1928 to September 1949. 

Average aisctiargeT- 21 years (1928-49), 520 second-feet. 

Jixtremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 13.32

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet July 17; minimum daily, 85 second-feet July !? 

1910-13. 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height,

16.48 feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. S, 1935;

minimum daily, 16 second-feet Oct. 26, 1947. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods-of ice effect, which are fair.

Flow regulated by power plant above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 729; 1912(M). W 894: Drainage area. W 1114! 1933,

1934(W).'

Rating table, water year 194S-49, except periods &f IcS effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, Ifl ae66«d*feet)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

81

98

138

186

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

276

384

544

980

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.8

2,036 

3,280 

4,360 

6^640

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1948 to September 194§

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

200 

243 

200 

202 

166

14S 

151 

180 

606 

342

297 

206 

200 

203 

200

161 

131 

607 

484 

335

299 

228 

1S6 

134 

226

189 

208 

163 

158 

153 

107

Nov.

170 

194 

£02 

197 

218

192 

1,650 

1,050 

599 

550

59E 

485 

475 

834 

636

567 

509 

522 

475 

3,440

2,680 

1,460 

1,320 

879 

822

678 

758 

857 

655 

505

Dec.

445 

439 

380 

290 

365

331 

793 

561 

472 

416

380 

320 

 386 

377 

200

260 

250 

230 

170 

220

180 

190 

210 

220 

140

150 

190 

200 

200 

1,300 

6,640

Jan.

3,040 

1,370 

1,909 

382 

560

1,460 

1,350 

870 

718

714

 60S 

431 

240 

3530 

3SO

270 

330 

340 

330 

340

320 

200 

210 

290 

240

230 

200 

220 

220 

220 

220

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augui 

Sept

Wa

ber.... ......................

Bber .........................

lendar year 194S 

ary . . .

i...... ............... .. ..

1. ........................ ..

at ...........................

amber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

190 

200 

200 

200 

190

180 

200 

190 

200 

200

200 

180 

170

goo

*230

600 

570 

400 

290 

270

280 

230 

230 

220 

230

200 

180 

230

Secondfoe t-days

7,313 

24,171 

16,905

170,533

17,573 

6,860 

28,460 

29,718 

13,157 

5,569 

5,429 

5,417 

4,893

165,465

Har.

190 

209 

220 

196 

ISO

280 

450 

350 

280 

270

230 

200 

*210 

240 

240

230 

240 

£60 

230 

200

240 

210 

1,400 

2,600 

1,890

2,860 

3,060 

5,140 

2,640 

2,030 

1,500

Apr.

1,070 

929 

8SO 

982 

948

1,170 

1,890 

*1,510 

1,110 

828

763 

378 

721 

831 

853

1,160 

884 

734 

765 

1,140

1,270 

1,240 

1,000 

1,090 

966

769 

1,040 

1,060 

840 

657

Maximum

607 

3,440 

6,640

6,640

3,040 

600 

5,140 

1,890 

1,140 

274 

276 

492 

232

6,640

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 sec. -ft.).- Bee. 31 (5:30 £

May

512 

569 

978 

1<140 

710

573 

1,090 

869 

649 

504

373 

369 

312 

181 

167

341 

322 

234 

226 

235

235 

179 

289

/61

298 

260 

223 

206 

266 

313

Minimum

107 

170 

140

35

200 

170 

180 

657 

167 

109 

85 

111 

125

85

June

274 

246 

193 

165 

106

182 

196 

188 

175 

172

195 

137 

177 

175 

161

150 

177 

17S 

224 

207

182 

248 

203 

184 

188

148 

199 

187 

167 

182

Mean

236 

806 

545

466

567 

245 

918 

991 

424 

186 

175 

175 

163

453

July

184 

167 

128 

151 

202

183 

172 

165 

166 

17S

276 

206 

235 

203 

176

165 

85 

199 

201 

188

204 

175 

149 

111 

154

162 

155 

163 

169 

172 

185

Aug.

217 

178 

166 

164 

152

111 

123 

168 

162 

158

176 

171 

148 

154 

149

147 

155 

190 

184 

156

136 

136 

146 

138 

131

134 

144 

125 

416 

492 

190

Per square 

mile

0.761 

2.60 

1.76

1.50

1.83 

.790 

2.96 

3.20 

1.37 

.600 

.565 

.565 

.526

1.46

Sept.

232 

200 

181 

156 

150

153" 154 

148 

139 

150

128 

147 

137 

157 

152

149 

144 

125 

137 

156

184 

209 

186 

219 

186

178 

161 

152 

152 

171

Runoff in 

inches

0.88 

2.90 

2.03

20.46

2.11 

.82 

3.41 

3.57 

1.58 

.67 

.65 

.65 

.59

19.86

.m.) 8,400 sec. -ft. 5 Har. 28 (8:30 a.m.)

5,850 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-30, Jan. 13 to Har. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 303

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°40'45", long. 73°04'20", at East Georgia, 

FranTcIin County, 0.5 mile upstream from railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from 

Beaver Meadow Brook.

Drainage area.- 686 square miles.

R'ecoras available. - October 1937 to September 1949. August 1929 to November 1937 at 

site near Milton, 3^ miles downstream, published as Lamoille River near Milton.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1,223 second-feet, adjusted to present drainage area.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet Dec. 31; maximum gage 

height, 12.69 feet Mar. 23 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 70 second-feet Aug. 28; 

minimum daily, 145 second-feet Aug. 28.

1929-49: .Maximum discharge, 23,200 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936, by computation of 

flow over dam; maximum gage height, 15.86 feet Mar. 11, 1946 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 49 second-feet July 30, 1933; minimum daily, 91 second-feet July 30, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low 

now regulated by power plants above station.

Revisions.- W 894: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2 130 3.6 680 7.0 5,050 

2.3 153 4.0 980 8.0 7,150 

2.5 205 4.5 1,450 9.0 9,700 

2.7 265 5.0 1,990 10.0 32,900 

3.0 375 5.5 2,590 10.5 14,800 

3.3 510 6.0 3,290

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

270 

379 

433 

352 

318

270 

254 

257 

782 

856

595 

474 

387 

418 

414

365 

316 

854 

1,180 

752

654 

590 

472 

375 

371

467 

402 

396 

360 

312 

312

Nov.

290 

341 

348 

364 

369

458 

3,300 

3,350 

1,540 

1,200

1,480 

1,200 

1,020 

2,110 

1,660

1,320 

1,140 

1,190 

1,150 

5,930

7,650 

4,060 

3,660 

2,650 

2,090

1,630 

2,060 

2,220 

1,640 

1,310

Dec.

1,130 

1,020 

972 

900 

844

1,050 

2,120 

1,580 

1,200 

1,030

924 

740 

868 

*924 

640

560 

610 

580 

440 

500

540 

410 

420 

500 

440

360 

370 

450 

470 

2,100 

14,000

Jan.

10,200 

4,060 

2,400 

1,500 

1,300

4,700 

4,350 

2,660 

2,090 

1,870

*1,550 

750 

600 

720 

720

740 

780 

750 

750 

760

590 

470 

540 

550 

560

540 

490 

500 

500 

500 

490

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jaau 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

uftrv S^::::::::::::::::::::::::: i.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

470 

480 

470 

450 

430

450 

460 

480 

470 

460

450 

400 

410 

*430 

940

1,350 

1,150 

920 

840 

700

620 

540 

580 

510 

520

! to 

470 

450

Secondfoot-days

14,637 

58,730 

38,692

398,678

48,980 

16,440 

65,350 

75,080 

29,116 

11,302 

8,939 

11,139 

10,613

389,018

Mar.

470 

450 

430 

410 

450

600 

900 

800 

700 

650

620 

580 

560 

540 

580

520 

540 

530 

500 

480

450 

620 

3,000 

5,900 

4,700

5,500 

6,780 

9,690 

8,210 

5,310 

3,880

Apr.

2,740 

2,290 

2,040 

2,150 

2,120

2,530 

4,470 

*3,970 

2,960 

2,270

1,900 

1,690 

1,740 

2,160 

2,210

2,480 

2,240 

1,780 

1,630 

2,310

2,720 

3,420 

2,950 

3,550 

2,960

2,180 

2,720 

2,840 

2,280 

1,780

Maximum

1,180 

7,650 

14,000

14,000

10,200 

1,350 

9,690 

4,470 

2,260 

694 

492 

2,280 

578

14,000

May

1,450 

1,390 

1,780 

2,260 

1,600

1,370 

1,530 

1,940 

1,340 

1,030

892 

743 

668 

656 

528

510 

644 

620 

542 

610

567 

545 

470 

834 

771

750 

694 

620 

510 

578 

674

Minimum

254 

290 

360

150

470 

400 

410 

1,630 

470 

244 

184 

145 

225

145

June

694 

578 

478 

412 

328

346 

380 

391 

377 

346

336 

384 

271 

323 

276

268 

244 

26S 

348 

492

366 

448 

512 

391 

382

347 

391 

359 

320 

246

Mean

472 

1,958 

1,248

1,089

1,580 

587 

2,108 

2,503 

939 

377 

288 

359 

354

1,066

July

288 

269 

256 

235 

235

338 

244 

272 

237 

236

492 

473 

350 

406 

314

248 

274 

184 

274 

293

274 

270 

186 

197 

243

206 

238 

276 

304 

419 

408

Aug.

570 

405 

306 

290 

252

242 

153 

207 

252 

240

288 

336 

249 

176 

274

235 

225 

346 

354 

312

250 

164 

20B 

240 

220

197 

167 

145 

678 

2,280 

878

Per square 

mile

0.688 

2.85 

1.82

1.59

2.30 

.856 

3.07 

3.65 

1.37 

.550 

.420 

.523 

.516

1.55

Sept.

545 

578 

450 

318 

248

301 

324 

278 

270 

269

276 

225 

245 

257 

300

347 

244 

294 

258 

372

404 

525 

535 

496 

510

382 

398 

294 

306 

364

Runoff In 

inches

0.79 

3.18 

2.10

21.62

2.66 

.89 

3.54 

4.07 

1.58 

.61 

.48 

.60 

.58

21.08

Peak discharge (base, 10,400 sec. -ft.).- Dee. 31 (4:30 to 6:30 p.m.) 17,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-31, Jan. 3-6, Jan. 12 to Mar. 26 (no gageheight record Dec. 25-28, 30).
304 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°58 I 20", long. 72°23'15", just upstream from Big 

Kails, 1-| miles downstream from Jay Branch and 2£ miles upstream from North Troy, 

Troy County.

Drainage area.- 131 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaole.- August 1931 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 268 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.72 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting, 

verified by computation of flow over dam at .gage height 11.70 feet; minimum, 9.4 

second-feet Aug. 28 (gage heignt, 0.74 foot); minimum daily, 11 secona-feet Aug. 28.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 7,980 second-feet May 3,, 1940 (gage height, 12.87 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet as described above; minimum, 

that of-Aug. 28, 1949; minimum daily, that of Aug. 28, 1949.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation from small power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).- W 924: 1940. W 1114: 1933(M), 1936-39.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 11 1.5 48 3.5 533 

.9 14 1.6 58 4.0 729 

1.0 18 1.8 80 5.0 1,170 

1.1 22 2.0 110 6.0 1,700 

1.2 28 2.3 167 7.0 2,350 

1.3 33 2.7 265 8.5 3,520 

1.4 40 5.1 385 10.0 4,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

29 

28 

32 

34 

27

28 

26 

27 

104 

81

54 

41 

44 

46 

44

43 

32 

154 

120 

82

61 

60 

44 

52 

44

46 

46 

40 

44 

43 

34

Nov.

38 

36 

35 

39 

74

63 

877 

392 

170 

136

150 

184 

 133 

492 

238

214 

181 

247 

197 

2,360

1,250 

563 

563

338 

273

212 

440 

454 

252 

192

Dec.

167 

160 

130 

118 

115

181 

»464 

255 

185 

150

115 

83 

155 

125 

89

92 

96 

82 

75 

85

76 

72 

74 

65 

60

57 

68 

62 

70 

800 

3,740

Jan.

1,700 

622 

358 

271 

234

1,170 

691 

392 

321 

»324

207 

120 

130 

130 

100

120 

160 

150 

140 

130

110 

110 

110 

105 

105

90 

86 

96 

95 

83 

92

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

C«

Jam: 

Pebi 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

WE

imber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary . . .

"uary

. . .

ember ........................

iter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

88 

80 

80 

84 

76

70 

68 

71 

88 

80

74 

61 

»73 

80 

150

350 

300 

200 

180 

150

125 

115 

110 

110 

105

105 

94 

105

Seoondfoot-days

1,590 

10,788 

8,066

84,726

8,552 

3,272 

18,960 

18,170 

5,636 

2,815 

1,127 

2,283 

2,235

83,494

Mar.

98 

93 

88 

82 

95

190 

190 

140 

138 

125

 118 

112 

102 

110 

115

98 

102 

102 

88 

89

93 

115 

1,300 

2,100 

1,070

1,860 

2,100 

4,740 

1,560 

1,030 

717

Apr.

541 

487 

472 

614 

541

780 

1,090 

995 

*637 

446

413 

385 

563 

803 

673

673 

427 

327 

343 

552

945 

882 

803 

962 

558

456 

649 

499 

362 

292

Maximum

154 

2,360 

3,740

3,740

1,700 

350 

4,740 

1,090 

359 

315 

90 

748 

168

4,740

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 sec. -ft.).- Dee. 31 (7 a.m.

May

270 

273 

359 

278 

214

185 

294 

229 

169 

140

126 

113 

110 

102 

97

97 

90 

88 

272 

318

156 

117 

165 

214 

219

187 

154 

131 

122 

153 

194

Minimum

26 

35 

57

21

83 

61 

82 

292 

88 

33 

14 

11 

33

11

June

140 

109 

92 

76 

59

76 

57 

65 

55 

58

56 

46 

48 

43 

40

36 

34 

33 

133 

144

240 

315 

150 

93 

178

127 

93 

91 

74 

54

Mean

51.3 

360 

260

231

276 

117 

612 

606 

182 

93.8 

36.4 

73.6 

74.5

229

July

50 

43 

35 

32 

34

36 

32 

30 

30 

47

90 

63 

39 

41 

37

35 

19 

36 

41 

39

31 

27 

23 

14 

21

27 

31 

38 

31 

29 

46

Aug.

85 

49 

31 

52 

39

31 

17 

24 

24 

24

33 

60 

39 

26 

22

24 

24 

32 

49 

40

23 

25 

24 

23 

22

19 

16 

11 

487 

748 

160

Per square 

mile

0.392 

2.75 

1.98

1.76

2

4

1

.11 

.893 

.67 

.63 

.39 

.716 

.278 

.562 

.569

1.75

) 4,160 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (11 a.

Sept.

167 

118 

72 

47 

51

62 

63 

34 54 

43

34 

35 

35 

38 

54

46 

40 

33 

65 

87

168 

132 

110 

131 

134

94 

76 

54 

48 

110

Runoff in 

inches

0.45 

3.06 

2.29

24.06

2.43 

.93 

5.38 

5.16 

1.60 

.80 

.32 

.65 

.63

23.70

m.) 5,570

see.-rt7

* Winter discharge measurement made oh this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Dec. 2-5, 11-30, Jan. 12 to «ar. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 305

Missisquoi River near Richford, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°57'30", long. 72°41'55", 1 2/3 miles upstream from 

 Trout Kiver, 3 miles south of Richford, Franklin County, and 3fr miles downstream from

North Branch.

Drainage area.- 479 square miles.

Hecords available.- July 1911 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1949. 

Average aisenargeT- 29 years (1911-19, 1928-49), 926 second-feet, 

extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage height,

13.93 feet Mar. 23 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 39 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height,

2.34 feet).

1911-23. 1928-49: Maximum discharge, 17,200 second-feet May 4, 1940 (gage height,

15.15 feet), from rating curve extended above 9,300 second-feet on basis of computation

of flow over dam at gage height 14.70 feet, slope-area determination at gage height

12.90 feet, and study of discharge per foot of width at measuring section,; maximum gage

height, 18.92 feet Mar. 15, 1946 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 8 second-feet July 14,

1911.

Maximum discharge known, 45,000 second-feet during flood of November 1927 (gage

height, 23.1 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,300 second-feet

by method explained above. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 300 second-feet, which are good, and those

i'or periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Slight diurnal

fluctuation at low flow. 

Revisions (water years).- W 384: 1913(M). W 784: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 28 to Aug. 17)

2.

2.

2.

?.

2.

2.

,3

4

5

6

,7

,8

36

46

59

74

92

114

Oat. 1

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.7

4.1

to Dec.

141

173

210

300

501

720

31

4

5

6

7

9

10

.5

.0

.0

.5

.0

.7

1

2

3

5

7

975

,360

,240

,810

,600

,900

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

33

47

65

111

167

3.2 

3.4 

3.9 

4.4 

5.0

267

350

610

935

1,440

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.1

2,360

4,460

6,900

10.100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

28

63

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

54

65

58

56

55

49

49

6E

112

117

88

76

78

74

68

74

167

219

184

125

101

92

88

87

81

85

81

78

74

74

NOT.

72

66

70

71

88

122

958

1,420

648

414

414

384

*388

906

843

628

544

523

534

4,290

4,990

1,960

2,080

1,600

1,130

866

1,220

1,640

1,060

780

-

bee.

670

610

530

460

420

500

1,140

 968

709

582

440

370

460

460

370

390

400

300

300

310

290

250

270

250

230

210

200

200

220

2,500

7,800

Jan.

7,640

4,060

2,040

1,420

1,090

3,410

3,340

2,070

1,640

 1,520

1,000

600

530

530

450

520

580

580

560

520

450

410

390

370

340

300

290

290

300

280

250

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

Deosmber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January 

February .........................

 arch ............................

toril ............................ Ijay . . .

June ........:....................

July .............................

Auguot ...........................

Septeabsr ........................

#at«r year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

250

260

240

230

230

220

220

220

230

220

220

200

 200

210

600

1,100

1,000

800

700

560

500

450

440

430

410

390

380

370

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,71(

30,70'

22,80

£61*98

37,67

11,28(

66, 22

57 92

19*38

11,25

4,03

4 51

5« 61

274,13

Mar.

380

350

330

310

350

700

640

520

440

420

400

 400

390

400

420

410

390

370

360

350

340

430

4,000

36,000

34,500

36^200

a7,800

10,000

9,300

5,580

3,740

Apr.

2,580

2,070

1,840

1,890

1,840

2,100

3,150

3,230

*2,580

1,910

1,550

1,320

1,420

1,800

1,810

1,690

1,400

1,090

988

1,450

2,110

2,780

2,400

3,050

2,180

1,640

1,960'

1,740

1,330

1,030

Maximum

) 219

r 4,990

} 7,800

5 9,970

) 7,640

) 1,100

) 10,000

i 3,230

} 1,240

I 1,670

3 294

f 1,300

i 350

t 10,000

May

900

844

900

872

712

616

756

802

622

511

450

415

365

346

337

306

294

271

710

1,240

730

500

561

844

893

802

652

560

500

506

572

Minimum

45

66

200

44

250

200

310

QOO yoo

271

109

56

40

89

40

June

506

415

337

294

260

221

221

201

205

182

179

170

152

147

133

122

111

109

179

324

538

1,670

1,270

664

652

634

455

360

294

249

-

Mean

87.4

1,024

736

71 / IDC 

1,215

403

2; 136

1

Q-X-\ t yoi 

625

375

130

146

1O fl7 /

751

July

192

170

150

135

122

127

12E

111

101

148

250

294

231

195

158

144

124

116

116

116

109

97

87

76

72

65

56

71

89

67

121

Aug.

138

138

106

150

114

99

83

74

60

60

114

109

94

87

63

52

52

60

65

74

72

65

52

46

46

44

40

40

331

1,300

689

Per square

Bile

0.182

2.14

1.54

1.49

2. 54

 ftiT O*i

4.46

4.03

1.30

. 783

.271

.305

* 390

1.57

Sept.

350

310

231

173

144

144

147

144

119

127

109

104

89

119

144

144

141

127

141

189

290

346

279

267

279

245

198

173

144

201

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

2.38

1.77

20.33

2.92

.88

5.14

4.50

1.51

 87

.31

.35

.44

21.28

discharge (base. 7,600 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 1 (12:30 a.m.) 8.710 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (1 to 2 a.m. I 

10,406 seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near North Troy.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-6, 11-31, Jan. 4, 5, Jan. 11 to Mar. 23 

and during much of period of no gage-height record.
306 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt.

Location.- Chain gage, lat 44°56'10", long. 7S°12'15", on concrete highway bridge in

 Newport, Orleans County. Datum of gage is 673.00 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Records available.- May 1931 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 11.24 feet Mar. 29, 30; minimum ob-

 served, 7.24 feet Nov. 3, 4.

1931-49: Maximum gage height observed, IS.92'feet Apr. 20, 1933; minimum observed, 

6.69 feet Mov. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Gage read twice daily.

Qage height, In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.63

7.65

7.65

7.60

7.57

7.57

7.54

7.52

7.50

7.52

7.51

7.53

7.52

7.50

7. 50

7.49

7.48

7.51

7.49

7.53

7.47

7.43

7.46

7.43

7.43

7.40

7.40

7.38

7.33

7.37

7.33

Nov.

7.26

7.27

7.24

7.24

7.26

7.26

7.45

7.48

7.52

7.61

7.65

7.67

7.71

7.75

7.74

7.83

7.82

7.91

8.27

8.42

8.51

8.64

8.82

8.88

8.93

8.86

9.09

9.13

9.19

9.18

Dec.

9.17

9.20

9.20

9.20

9.20

9.22

9.22

9.25

9.33

9.32

9.32

9.31

9.29

9.31

9.21

9.15

9.14

9.15

9.11

9.11

9.07

9.05

9.03

8.99

8.99

8.99

8.99

8.97

8.99

9.O7

9.51

Jan.

9.81

10.11

10.14

10.16

10.14

10.26

10.23

10.19

10.11

10.12

10.10

10.08

10.08

10.08

10.10

It). 10

10.07

10.06

10.00

9.94

9.91

9.90

9.90

9.88

9.86

9.86

9.85

9.80

9.70

9.69

9.70

Feb.

9.72

9.75

9.72

9.74

9.70

9.69

9.68

9.68

9.66

9.63

9.66

9.96

9.41

9.41

9.42

9.49

9.60

9.60

9.65

9.66

9.67

9. 6g

9.64

9.60

9.58

9.58

9. 59

9.55

_

-

Mar.

9.50

9.47

9.47

9.42

9.42

9.43

9.44

9.42

9.41

9.41

9.37

9.40

9.42

9.41

9.37

9.35

9.33

9.31

9.29

9.26

9.30

9.26

9.33

9.59

10.04

10,14

10.57

11.14

11.24

11.24

11.17

Apr.

11.06

10.93

10.78

10.68

10.50

10.40

10.42

10.44

10.40

10.33

10.15

10.14

10.07

10.08

10.10

10.17

10,24

10.25

10.25

10.23

10.25

10.21

10.24

10,31

10.34

10.31

10.28

10.28

10.26

10.17

May

10.07

10.01

9.96

9. 95

9.96

9.96

9.9S

10.01

9.96

10.14

10.08

9.94

9.92

9.92

9.72

9.69

9. 68

9.57

9.67

9.68

9.63

9.90

9.86

9.82

9.69

9.74

9.80

9.70

9.68

9.69

9.67

June

9.66

9.67

9.68

9.66

9.60

9. 57

9.52

9.49

9.46

9.40

9.2S

9.19

9.12

9.09

9.04

9.03

8.99

8.99

9.02

9.05

9.04

9.26

9.27

9.23

9.30

9.34

9.33

9.31

9.29

9.26

July

9.22

9.30

9.22

9.19

9.22

9.19

9.20

9.10

9.06

9.02

9.04

9.03

9.00

8.99

8.92

8.89

8.89

8.64

8.82

8.77

8.79

8.71

8.65

8.62

8.51

8.49

8.43

8.40

a .'to

6'. 41

8.43

Aug.

8.41

8.40

8.33

8.40

8.40

8.37

8.33

6.30

8.31

8.30

8.30

8.30

8.26

8.21

8.1.6

8.10

8.02

8.00

7.88

7.81

7.91

7.81

7.91

7.81

7.85

7.65

7.67

7.66

7.92

7.90

7.91

Sept.

7.89

7.88

7.90

7.90

7.87

7.88

7.89

7.85

7.82

7.77

7.74

7.73

7.71

7.73

7.72

7.79

7.77

7.69

7.74

7.77

7.74

7.73

7.75

7.74

7.81

7.68

7.64

7.80

7.90

7.83

Mote.- Qage heights for periods Dec. 25-29, Jan 

Mar. 17-22 were taken to top of ice.

15-17, 25-28, Jan. 30 to Pet). 12, Peb. 17-22,
STRAWS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 307

?' ;rde River at Newport, Vt.

Location.- Watep-stage recorder, lat. 44S56'20", long. 72°11'25", in Newport, Orleans 

uoipsy, just downstream frqm unnamed tributary entering from north and 1 mile upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gagp 'is 682.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 142 square"nil|e§.

Keaorfr available.- SeptemWp 1938 to September 1949. May 1909 to September 1924 and 

Wgvember 19KS to May 19$| at site 0.65 mile upstream.

Averae disgfaapge.- 27 years t|9'09-19, 1929-35, 1938-49), 246 second-feet.

r ^TOffligi discharge goring year., 1,220 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.12 

minimum gaily. 27 secondrfeet June 19, Jujy 29.

1960-24, 19J0-36, 1988-49: "Maxima discharge, 3,900 second-feet Mar. 20, 1936 (gage 

height, 6,76 fe,e,!» ptte and datum then In use), by computation of flow over dam; minimunfdaily, g,0 seoonc}-feet Oe^.'27, 1930; practically no flow at times because of 

regulation.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by power plant and reservoirs above station. 

' (water years).- W 744: 1913(M), drainage area. W 924: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1941-49, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 Nov. 13 to Sept. 30

2.5 29

2.6 36

2.7 45

2.8 55

2.9 67

3.0 82

3.2 118

3.5 181

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.3

24

32

53

98

152

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

£17 

322 

485 

695 

1,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948to September 1949

Day

t

3

t

e

^

j

T"

11

12

13iti*

IIK*

*4*6

9f>

87

28

29

30

31

Oct.

52i'* 68

63

48

48

49

60

35

35

4j

S3

68

6i

80

76

94

81

72

39.

87

85

a

73

61

68

77

76

110

62

f»:_,

47

66

79

84

58

86

l?9

ifo

155

15J

145

146

166 irs

128

17?

132

169

J95

210

258

266

277

248

281

288

S77

390

897

-

Month

Dec.

289

264

213

201

210

820

1*142

164

156

152

ise

84

1$?

117

7?

80

80

96

ISO

90

85

l6s

105

96si

55

"9

106

180

231

296

Jan.

378

517

545

511

460

479

444

415 

393

¥400

363

330

299

28!

2S1

218

195

184

209

174

168

124

143

178

7P

60

120

130

150

95

120

October . . >

Moveober .........................

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January February .

March . , . . .

April ............................

ma.. .....

June .............................

July . , . .

August ...........................

September ........................

f*t*r year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

120

145

100

130

105

200

120

164 

163

136

164

90

192

100

192

222

224

186

216

187

174

198

206

190

158

194

110

150

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,946

5,281

4,45C

69,726

8,396

4,536

10,007

16,466

8,315

4,743

% 1 611

2 o«5 jtJOt

2,382

71,981

" Ffftk-miicharee [bag*. 960 M». rft.].- Mar.

Mar.

152

157

165

142

180

71

157

149 

161

140

 157

173

149

146

152

141

136

152

96

100

172

140

259

301

541

659

754

1,040

1,130

1,140

995

Apr.

821

682

581

533

501

517

569

614 

 628

614

589

549

509

485

482

509

557

601

589

553

517

474

457

501

517

525

533

517

485

457

Maximum

110

300

296

1,010

545

224

1,140

821

426

255

163

! T 13*QA. 

143

1,140

30 (8 a.m. J

May

426

408

396

369

356

355

360

370 

378

380

370

284

259

258

238

250

244

260

266

195

128

95

162

145

202

£13

264

252

216

64

152

Miniiram

35

47

54

15

60

90

71

457

64

27

27

33

29

27

June

£19

220

223

192

164

148

134

124 

121

126

114

161

159

151

100

109

92

63

27

124

177

218

£15

221

255

167

183

164

181

191

-

Mean

62.8

176

144

191

271

162

323

549

268

158

84.5

91.4

79.4

197

July

162

163

125

120

91

139

112

79 

62

46

70

73

114

126

80

87

44

79

67

64

46

76

82

36

69

70

81

50

27

50

129

Au8 .

145

162

189

194

117

112

68

61 

74

122

116

54

65

64

82

85

114

78

85

56

38

85

57

44

39

43

79

33

147

133

Per square 

ails

0.442

1.24

I. 01

1.35

1.91

1.14

2.27

3.87

1.89

1.11

.595

.644

.559

1.39

91

Sept.

132

98

110

91

79

61

59

115 

48

29

44

88

74

88

84

46

37

37

78

77

71

73

94

143

80

60

105

117

82

82

-

Runoff IB 

inches

0.51

1.38

1.17

18.25

2.20

1.19

2.62

4.31

2.18

1.24

.69

.74

.62

18.65

1,220 sec. -ft.

tgjj discharge measurement] made on this day.

T gtsge-dlscharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-29, Jan. 25 to Feb

, 20, DisphSfge in second-feet per square mile and runoff in Inches

because 9? regulation.

4, Feb. 6, 12, 27, 28, 

may not represent
308 RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records h&ve 

not been published but are available in the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey in Indianapolis. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of a 

staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean water-: 

surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

established level, sometimes .referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake is to be he}d; it Is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes in Indiana in St. Lawrence River Basin for which records are available

Lake

Adams Lake 'near Woloottville

Attwood Lake near Wolcottvllle

Bear Lake near Wolflake

Big Turkey Lake at Stroh

Bixler Lake at Kendallville

Bower Lake near Pleasant Lake

Cedar Lake near Ontario

Cedar Lake near Waterloo

Cree Lake near Kendallville

Crooked Lake at Crooked Lake

Dewart Lake near Leesburg

Diamond Lake near Wawaka

Eagle Lake near Klnmel

FiBh Lake near Plato

Fox Lake near Angola

Hackenburg Lake near Wolcottville

Hamilton Lake at Hamilton

Heaton Lake 'near Elkhart

Hogback Lake near Angola

Hunter Lake near Middlebury

Indiana Lake near Bristol

Jimerson Lake at Nevada Mills

Knapp Lake near Washington Center

Lake Gage at Panama

Lake George at Hobart

Lake George at Jamestown

Lake James at Lake James

Little Otter Lake near Fremont

Little Turkey Lake at Elmira

Long Lake at Moonlight

Lower Long Lake near Albion

Oliver Lake near Valentine

Pleasant Lake at Pleasant Lake

Pretty Lake near Stroh

Round Lake at Clear Lake

Sand Lake near Burr Oak

Silver Lake near Angola

Simonton Lake near Elkhart

Skinner Lake near Albion

Sparta Lake at Kinmel

Sylvan Lake at Rome City

Syracuse Lake at Syracuse .

Wabee Lake near Milford

Waldron Lake near Caspervllle

Wawasee Lake near Wawasee

Witmer Lake near Woloottville

Wolf Lake near Goshen

Wolf Lake at Hammond

County

LaQrange

La Grange

Noble

LaQrange

Noble

Steuben

La Orange

DeKalb

Noble

Steuben

Kosciusko

Noble

Noble

LaQrange

Steuben

LaQrange

Steuben

Elkhart

Steuben

Elkhart

Elkhart

Steuben

Noble

Steuben

Lake

Steuben

Steuben

Steuben

La Grange

Steuben

Noble

LaGrange

Steuben

LaQrange

Steuben

Noble

Steuben

Elkhart

Noble

Noble

Noble

Kosciusko

Kosciusko

Noble

Kosciusko

LaQrange

Elkhart

Lake

Drainage 

area 

(square 

miles)

5.69

1.31

6.12

34.6

3.63

87.5

1.66

21.8

4.90

11.9

7.88

2.82

1.77

10.8

1.13

54.8

12.8

8.78

106

.72

.53

47.0

6.52

17.2

124

12.3

43.0

19.8

56.0

70.8

3.96

11.3

.94

2.91

7.25

15.0

3.72

4.37

13.8

.26

31.5

37.3

13.4

131

37.3

35.8

.88

5.72

Surface 

area 

( acres }

267

156

125

424

112

24

108

27

54

733

476

96

59

91

142

37

765

69

121

94

129

346

77

324

282

488

1,030

88

124

92

60

362

50

185

28

44

233

245

122

24

575

367

180

198

2,620

215 100-

999

Established 

Level*

953.59

-

_

-

964.00

.

.

_

_

988.17

867.70

-

-

-

1,018.83

-

698.83

.

-

-

-

964.66

-

954.25

_

985.28

964.96

-

.

.

-

-

.

.

1,037.38

_

959.40

.

~

-

-

858.87

829.79

.

858.89

-

.

-

Records 

available

1945-49

1947-49

1942-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1948-49

1943-49

1949

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

' 1945-48

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1943-49

1945-48

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1946-49

1945-49

1942-49

1945-49

1945-49

1845-49

194S-49

1945-49

1945-49

1949

1943-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1945-49

1942-49

1943-49

1945-49

1947-49

19,42-49

1945-47

1947-49

19,46-48

Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 309

Measurements of stream flow in the St. Lawrence River Basin made at points other than 

gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

Date

Dot. 14 

14 

June I

31

Sept. 22

June 1

July 6

10 

10

Oct. 27

Jan. 10

Apr. is

25

June 29

Apr. 15

25 

May 31

21 

July 6

12

Aug. 2

30

Jan. 12*

May 31«

?1*

July, B*.

AU£. 2»

50»

Oct. 26

HOY. 9

Bee. 8

14

29

29

May 5

18

24

31

June 2

7

16

24

13

15

23

25 

22 

12

15

Stream

Presque isla River 

....do............

Middle Branch 

Ontonagon River.

... .do. ...........

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do. ...........

....do......,,,...

ty$«t Branch' Ontonagon River.

River, 

Iron Hlver. , . ,. . . ,

..,.4o............

Carp River.. ......

....do.. ..........

....do............

....do............

....do............

.. ..do. ........... 

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

....do............

....do............

....da. ...........

.... do ............

....do............

....do............

....do.....,.,,...

»(ta

....do. ...........

....do............

., ..do.... ........

Partridge Creek. . . 

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do. ...........

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

. .. .do.. ..........

Au Train River. . . . 

Anna River. .......

....do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Lake Superior. .... 

... .do. ........... 

Ontonagon River. . .

....do............

..,.do............

Lake Superior. ....

Deer Lake. ........

....do............

... .do. ...........

....do...,,,.'.....

....d,o,. .......... 

. . do... .........

....do........ ....

.... do, ...........

... .do............

... .do. ...........

....do............

Carp River. ....... 

....do............

....do............

.. ..do... .........

,. ..do.. ..........

.... do .....,,,....

....do............

Au Train Bay. ..... 

South Bay. ........

Locality

SWi sec. 19, T. 49 N. , R. 44 W. , near 

Tula, Mlch. 

NWi sec. 13, T. 49 H. , R. 45 W. , near 

Tula, Mlch. 

NE-J sec. 22, T. 45 N. , R. 40 W. , near 

Watersmeet, Mlch.

....do................................

Ei seo. 23, T. 45 N. , R. 40 W. , near

Watersmeet, Mlch.

Sj sec. 29, T. 50 N. , R. 39 W. , below 

Victoria power plant, Mlch.

N. , R. 30 W. , near Phoenix, Mlch. 

Sec. 13, T. 51 H. , R. 27 W. , at outlet of Lake Independence near Big 

Bay, Mlch.

NWi sec. 1, T. 47 N. , R. 28 W. , near 

Ishpemlng, Mich.

... .do.,,. ...........................

NE£ pec. 1, T. 4-7 N. , R. 28 W. , near 

Ishpemlng, Mlch. 

.... do ............................... 

....do...............................

....do. ..............................

....do...............................

SEi sec. 3, T. 47 N. , R. 27 W. , at 

Ishpemlng, Mlch.

... .do.. .............................

NWi sec. 5, T. 46 N. , R. 20 W., at 

county highway bridge at Au Train, 

Mlch. 

NEi sec. 11, T. 46 N. , R. 19 W., at 

old bridge on State Highway 28, at 

Munlslng, Mlch.

Falls Road bridge, 12 miles west of 

Paradise, Mlch.

bridge on State Highway 123, at 

Shelldrake, Mlch.

bridge on State Highway 48, at Newberry, Mlch.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

46.2 

44.8 

8.66 

45.9

9.73

7.70

6.38

9.14

50.0

10.3

7.04

517 

497

37.7

32.6

.659

2C47

1.41

.954

1.42

.406 

.373

.802

.789

1.84

3.14

7.24

3.54

.062 

.286

1.70

8.84

1.55

1.61

9.08

1.34

1.17

.790

.569

.314

9.80

1.82

.816

.455

4.78

2.97

4 1.31

.745

108 

37.2 

2.59

7.39

73.9

* Location for these measurements is short distance downstream from location of above measurements and Includes another tributary dreek.
310 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

Date

Oct. 2

Feb. 3 

Apr. 26 

Oct. 6

Feb. 3 

Apr. 26 

Oct. 7

Feb. 2 

Apr. 25 

Sept. 14

9

21 

14

Oct. 26

26 

Nov. 9 

Dec. 14 

Apr. 9 

29 

May 18 

18 

31 

June 2 

15 

21 

July 5 

11 

'Oct. 26

26 

26 

Nov. 9 

Dec. 6 

14 

Apr. 9 

29 

May 18 

18 

31 

31 

June 2 

14 

15 

21 

23 

July 5 

11 

Aug. 10 

10 

16 

16 

24 

Sept. 15 

23 

Nov. 4

4 

4 

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3

Stream

McDonald Lake outlet 

....do....'... .......

Gulliver Lake outlet

North Manlstique 

Lake outlet.

....do..............

.. ..do. ....'.........

Sturgeon River. ..... 

....do. .............

Partridge Creelc. .... 

....do.. ............

....do............ ..

....do............ ..

....do..............

.... do ..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

....do..............

Ford River. .........

East Branch Sturgeon 

River. 

Jest Branch Sturgeon 

River.

Steel Creek. ........ 

Iron River. .........

...do... ...........

...do.............. 

...do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Lake Michigan. ....

... .do. ...........

Manistique Lake...

Big Bay de Hoe .... 

....do. ...........

Little Bay de Noc. 

Goose Lake ........

....do............

Lake Michigan. .... 

Sturgeon River. . . . 

.... do ............

Pine Creek. ....... 

Brule River. ......

.... do ............

...do............ 

... do ............

Locality

NE£ sec. 9, T. 41 N. , R. 13 W. , at 

county highway bridge near 

Gulliver, Mich.

SWi sec. 2, T. 41 M. , R. 14 W. , near 

Qul liver, Mich.

Sec. 20,. T. 45 N. , R. 11 W. , af 

bridge on state Highway 98, £ mils

east of Helmer, Mich.

NW£ sec. 13, T. 42 N. , R. 20 W. , at 

bridge on Federal Forest Highway 

13, 2 miles north of St. Jacques, 

Mich. 

NWt sec. 6, T. 40 N. , R. 19 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 2, near 

3t, Jacques, Mich. 

SWi S«0, 10, T. 41 N., R. 21 W. , 50 

feet b«low neuth of Bills Creek, 

near Rapid Rlvsp, Hish, 

NW£ sec. 29, T, 41 *,, R, 21 V, , at 

bridge on u. S. Kignwey I, §£' 

Rapid River, Mioh. 

SW£ sec. 6, T. 47 N. , R. S3 W. , 8* 

Negaunee, Mich.

SW£ sec. 5, T. 47 N. , R. 26 W. , at 

Negaunee, Mich.

do .............................

SE£ sec. 22, T, 43 N., R. 28 W. , at 

Ralph, Mich. 

NE£ sec. 20, T. 42 H., R. 28 W, , 

near Felch, Mich. 

NE£ sec. 30, T. 42 H. , R. 29 W, , nesr 

Randville, Mich. 

NW£ sec. 35, T. 42 N. , H. 29 «., at 

State Highway 69, near Felch, Mleh. 

NE-J- sec. 6, T. 41 N., R. 29 W. , naai> 

Randville, Mich. 

Sec. 17, T. 43 N. , R. 35 W. , at 

county bridge near Iron River, Mleh. 

SE£NW£ sec. 16, T. 43 N. , R. 35 W. , 

near Iron River, Mich. 

SW£ sec. 15, T. 43 N. , R. 35 W. , at 

railroad bridge near Iron River, 

Mich. 

SE£ sec. 27, T. 43 N., R. 35 W. , at 

county bridge near Iron River, 

Mich. 

At 7th St. Bridge, Iron River, Mich. 

At U. S. Highway 2, Iron River, Mich. 

HWiNWi sec. 1, T. 42 N., H. 35 W. , 

above Caspian, Mich. 

At East Caspian Ave. Bridge, Caspian, 

Mich. 

Hear E£ corner sec. 13, T. 42 H. , H. 

35 W. , below Caspian, Mich. 

Above mouth, sec. 29, T. 42 N. , R. 34 

W. , below Caspian, Mich.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

0.274

9.17 

39.2 

0

5.41 

0 

.789

15.5 

23.8 

108

94.2 

168

72.3

J..#

1,?? 

2,?§ 

1.40 

3.42 

2.53 

2.61 

3.12 

2.26 

2,05 l.e?

H,U 

4,40 

1.95 

1.03

1.18 

1.56 

2.13 

2.68 

1.18 

3.63 

2.67 

2.50 

3.46 

2.6S 

2.37 

2.84 

1.97 

2.15 

3.11 

4.89 

5.19 

1.66 

4.16 

3.46 

2.36 

2.47 

1.99 

2.84 

3.25 

28.5

12.9 

20.2 

I9.ii 

.519 

22,4 

24.5 

24.5

36.5

36.5 

43.5 

42.8

45.8 

59.0 

56.0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 311

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Nov.

Oct.

Feb. 

May 

Aug. 

Oct.

Bar. 

Hay 

Aug. 

Oct. 1

Nov. 2 

Mar. 1 

1

1 

June 

Mar. 1

1 

June

Dec. 15

Bar. 22 

June 15 

Sept. 15 

Dec. 15

Mar. 22 

June 14 

Sept. 15 

Dec. 17

Feb. 17 

June 16 

Dec. 3

Jan. 11 

Nov. 17

Dec. 15

Mar. 23 

June 20 

Sept. 14 

Dec. 6

Nov. 29

Mar. 15 

June 20 

Sept. 27 

Nov. 29

Bar. 15 

Nov. 29

Mar. 18 

June 20 

Sept. 27 

Nov. 29

Mar. 15 

June 20 

Sept. 27 

Dec. 2

Mar. 29 

June 23 

24 

Sept. 28 

June 22

July 18 

Aug. 26 

Sept. 28 

Dec. 3

Mar. 22 

June 13 

Sept. 12 

Dee. 3

Mar. 22

June 21

Stream

Sunset Creek. ..... 

Stanley Creek. .... 

Chicagoan Creek. . . .

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Briar Hill Creek. . .

....do............. 

....do.............

....do.............

Rose Lake outlet...

....do.............

Nottawa Creek. ..... 

....do.............

....do.............

....do............. 

....do. ............

....do.............

Portage River.. ....

... .do. ............ 

....do.............

.... do .............

Austin Lake outlet.

....do. ............ 

....do..............

....do..............

Klinger Lake outlet.

....do..............

Dowaglac Creek. ..... 

...do..............

Paw Paw River. ...... 

un Lake outlet. ....

...do.............. 

...do..............

...do.: ............

Ortage River. ......

...do.............. 

...do...............

...do... ........... 

... do ..............

...do..............

Trist Branch Portage 

River. 

...do.............. 

...do..............

...do..............

'ortage Lake inlet..

..do.............. 

...do..............

...do..............

Lake Lansing outlet.

..do.............. 

..do..............

..do..............

..do..............

akers Creek. .......

..do.............. 

.. do. .............

..do..............

rrison Lake outlet

..do.............. 

..do. .............

..do..............

rdan Lake outlet..

..do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Paint River.. ...... 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Coldwater River. . . .

.. ..Do.............

....do.............

St. Joseph River.. .

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.........'.... 

St. Joseph River. ...

....do..............

. ...do.. ............

Portage River. ......

....do..............

....do.............. 

Fawn River. .........

....do.. .............

St. Joseph River....

...do.............. 

Gun River ...........

...do..............

...do..............

...do.............. 

Lake Hacatawa. ......

rand River .........

... do .............. 

...do..............

...do.............. 

... do ..............

ortage River. ...... 

. ..do...... ........

...do.............. 

...do..............

... do ..............

...do...... ........ 

edar River. ........

...do..............

...do.............. 

..do..............

Maple River. ........

..do.............. 

..do..............

..do.............. 

Jrand River. ........

..do..............

..do..... ..........

ornapple River....

..do..............

Locality

NE^NWi sec. 27, .T. 43 N. , R. 35 W. 

at railroad bridge near Iron 

River, Mien. 

Sec. 27, T. 43 N. , R. 35 W. > at U. 

S. Highway 2, near Iron River, 

Mlch. 

SW£ sec. 24, T. 43 N., R. 34 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 2, near 

Iron River, Mien.

Fortune Lake outlet, SWj sec. 24, 

T. 43 N., R. 33 W. , at New Bristo 

location, near Crystal Falls, 

Mien.

....do.............................

SWt sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 6 W. , near 

Coldwater, Mien.

NE£ see. 38, T. 3 S. , R. 7 W. , near 

Ceresco, Mich.

SWJ see. 28, T. 3 S. , R. 7 W., near 

Ceresco, Mich.

....do.............................

SW-J sec. 16, T. 43., R. 10 W., near 

Vicksburg, Mich.

SE£ sec. 36, T. 3 S. , R. 11 W. , near 

Kalamazoo, Mich. 

. ...do. .............................

...do..............................

SE£ sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 11 W. , near 

White Pigeon, Mich.

Wj sec. 24, T. 43., R. 15 W. , near 

Deeatur, Mich.

NW£ sec. 18, T. 4 S. , R. 18 W. , at 

Benton Harbor, Mich. 

NW£ sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 10 W. , near 

Shelbyville, Mich.

Nwi sec. 26, T. 5 N., R. 15 W. , near 

Holland, Mich. 

Wj sec. 31, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., near 

Munlth, Mich.

... do'. .........................'....

On line between sees. 25 and 36, T. 

1 S., R. IE., near Munith, Mlch.

W£ sec. 33, T. IS., R. 2 E. , near 

Munith, Mich.

...do..............................

Ej sec. 6, T. 2 S., R. 2 E. , near 

Munith, Mich. 

..'do..............................

..do..............................

enter sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 1 W. , 

near Haslett, Mich. 

..do... ...........................

..do..............................

On line between sees. 13 and 14, T. 

8 N., R. 1 W. , at Elsie, Mich. 

..do..............................

. .do...... ........................

i see. 36, T. 6 N. , R. 8 W. , near 

Clarksville, Mloh. 

..do. .............................

..do..............................

Lake Odessa, Mich.

..do..............................

t)is charge 

(sec. -ft.)

8.87 

.601 

0

4.61 

14.1 

0 

6.11

9.17 

6.43 

.582 

1.43

9.28 

13.5 

54.6

48.8 

34.9 

52.4

53.7 

37.4 

38.6 

43.5

60.1 

59.7 

30.5 

0

9.27 

6.41 

0 

24.2

23.4 

23.3 

3.84

5.81 

344

31.5

38.3 

33.3 

0 

8.69

13.7

31.6 

27.6 

1.22 

46.4

69.2 

10.3

16.7 

37.7 

3.66 

2.42

2.19 

2.53 

2.03 

0

4.35 

.90 

.77 

0 

1.77

1.78 

.16 

.11 

0

4.37 

.18 

0 

5.10

13.0 

6.51
312 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Sept. 12 

Apr. 1

5 

Oct. 19

Dec. 27 

Apr. 7 

7 

Aug. 15 

Oct. 4

Nov. 9 

Dec. 23 

Jan. 27 

Feb. 24 

Mar. 31 

.Apr. 27 

May 26 

June 28 

July 26 

Aug. 30 

Sept. 28 

Dec. 7

June 14 

Sept. 13 

Dec. 7

Mar. 15 

June 14 

Nov. 16

Mar. 15 

June 14 

Sept. 13 

Jan. 3

May 6' 

Aug. 19 

Oct. 6

Dec. 23 

Apr. 7 

July 27 

Oct. 6 

Dec. 23 

Apr. 7 

July 27 

Oct. 8

Jan. 4 

Apr. 14 

Aug. 11 

Oct. 8 

Jan. 4 

Apr. 14 

Aug. 11 

Oct. 8

Jan. 4 

Feb. 23 

Apr. 14 

Aug. 11 

May 12

June 9 

Aug. 24 

May 12

June 9 

Aug. 24 

Feb. 17

May 12

June 9 

Aug. 24 

May 13

June 9 

Aug. 24 

May 13

June 9 

Aug. 24 

May 13

June 10 

Aug. 25 

25

May 13 

June 10

Stream

Jordan Lake outlet. 

Muskegon River. ....

Backus Creek. ......

Fremont Lake outlet

Silver Lake outlet.

Portage Creek. .....

North- Branch 

ManlStee River.

Betsle River. ......

Crystal Lake outlet

Crystal River. .....

Boardman River. ....

....do.............

. ...do.. ...........

....do.............

South Branch Boardman River.

....do..... ........

....do.............

Swalnstons Creek. . .

Mitohell Creek. ....

Tobeoo Creek. ......

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Thornapple River. . 

Lake Michigan. ....

Houghton Lake. ....

Muskegon River. . . .

Lake Michigan... ..

Manistee River....

.. . .do.... ........

Lake Michigan. ....

Betsie River. .....

Lake Michigan. ....

Grand Traverse Bay

....do............

Boardman River. . . .

....do............

Grand Traverse Bay

P-To-Ba-GO Pond. . . 

Elk Lake .......... 

....do............

Locality

NWi sec. 9, T. 4 N. , R. 7 W. , near 

Lake Odessa, Mich. 

SE£ sec. 16, T. 19 N. , R. 6 W. , t mile 

northwest of Temple, Mich.

Sec. 5, T. 22 N. , R. 2 W. , Prudenvllle, Mich.

Sec. 21, T. 22 N. , R. 8 W. , near JenningSy Mich.

NW£ sec. 33, T. 12 N. , R. 12 W. , near 

Newaygo, Mich.

mi sec. 15, T. 12 -N., R. 14 W. , near 

Fremont, Mich.

mi see. 36, T. 15 N. , R. 19 W. , near 

Hears, Mioh.

SW£- sec. 8, T. 26 N. , R. 4 W. , near 

Grayling, Mich.

Sec. 3, T. 27 N., R. 6 W. , near 

Kalkaska, Mich.

Sec. 5, T. 25 N. , R. 12 W. , near 

Karlin, Mich.

Beulah, Mich. .........................

Sec. 24, T. 29 N. , R. 14 W. , near 

Cedar, Mich.

SEi sec. 4, T. 26 N. , R. 9 W. , near 

Mayfleld, Mich.

NE£ sec. 18, T. 26 N. , T). 9 W. , 

Rudolfs Ranch near Mayfleld, Mich.

Sec. 17, T. 26 N. , R. 10 W. , near Mayfield, Mich. 

SW£ sec. 3, T. 26 N. , R. 9 W. , near 

Mayfield, Mich.

NE-J- sec. 21, T. 26 N. , R. 10 W. , naar 

Mayfleld, Mich.

SEi sec. 21, T. 26 N. , R. 10 W. , near 

Mayfleld, Mich.

SEi sec. 7, T. 27 N., R. 10 W. , near 

Traverse City, Mich.

mi sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 9 W. , near 

Elk Rapids, Mich. 

NW£ sec. 2, T. 27 N. , R. 9 W. , near 

Wllliamsburg, Mioh. 

....do................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

3.45 

2,110

1,940 

0

.58

48.3 

45.5 

0 

10.6

9.71 

10.7 

10.7 

14.0 

89.9 

77.4 

17.6 

43.4 

13.8 

9.48 

8.91 

5.62

6.10 

2.54 

6.86

17.9 

3.16 

8.04

23.6 

7.28 

7.54 

12.6

21.0 

12.4 

.34

2.47 

6.35 

2.42 

.52 

3.62 

8.52 

10.2 

25.2

5.08 

75.0 

25.0 

2.44 

1.45 

15.3 

15.4 

30.4

57.9 

61.1 

11.9 

21.3 

91.8

69.9 

61.7 

112

86.1 

75.6 

250

41.7

40v5 

31.2 

18.7

15.9 

11.5 

9.98

10.1 

6.50 

9.15

7.37 

5.11 

.018

9.85 

9.85
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 313

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Aug. 25

Oct. 12 

Dec. 15

Apr. 21

July 19

Oct. 12 

Dec. 14

July 15

Jan. 5 

Feb. 18

Mar. 9

24

Sept. 8

Mar. 4

Dec. 15

Feb. 18

Mar. 10

24

 May 5

Sept. 8

Feb. 2 

May 5

Mar. 10 

Apr. 29

May 5

Sept. 9

Mar. 10 

1 

Aug. 30

Dec. 30 

Mar. 4

Apr. 22

Mar. 10 

Apr. 21

Sept. 8

Apr. 20

Mar. 17 

May 5 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 17

Sept. 15

Dec. 1 

Feb. 17

Apr. 20

Feb. 17 

Sept. 15

May 5 

Sept. 8

Mar. 3

Sept. 7

8 

Mar. 3 

May 11

Sept. 7

Feb. 17 

Mar. 11

Apr. 19

Mar. 3 

Sept. 7

Dec. 22 

Feb. 15

Jan. 5

Stream

Bear River. ......... 

....do..............

... .do. .............

....do..............

Carp Lake River. .... 

....do.. ............

....do..............

Adams Lake outlet... 

.. ..do... ...........

....do..............

....do..............

... .do.... ..........

Bear Lake outlet....

Big Turkey Lake outlet. 

....do.............

....do..............

... .do. .............

....do......... ......

. . . .do... ...........

Bixler Lake outlet.. 

....do. .............

Cedar Lake outlet... 

.. ..do.. ............

....do..............

....do..............

Crooked Lake outlet. 

Dewart Lake outlet.. 

....do..............

Diamond Lake outlet.

... .do.. ............

Fish Lake outlet.... 

... .do. .............

....do..............

Heaton Lake outlet.. 

Hunter Lake outlet.. 

Jimerson Lake outlet 

... .do.... ..........

....do..............

Lake Gage outlet.... 

... .do.. ............

....do..............

Lake George outlet.. 

....do.... ..........

Little Turkey Lake 

outlet. 

....do..............

Lower Long lake outlet. 

....do..............

. . . .do... ...........

Oliver Lake outlet.. 

Sand Lake outlet.... 

....do..............

....do..............

Silver Lake outlet.. 

....do...... .......

....do..............

Skinner Lake outlet. 

... .do... ...........

Wabee Lake outlet... 

....do..............

Waldron Lake outlet.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Lake Michigan. ....

....do............

....do............

... .do.. ..........

North Branch Elkhart River.

.... do ............

Thurama ditch. .....

Dieble Creek. .....

Fawn River. .......

Crooked Creek. .... 

Turkey Creek. .....

Willets ditch. ....

Pigeon River. .....

Meyers ditch. .....

Little Elkhart 

River. 

Pawn River ........

Crooked Creek. ....

....do............

Pigeon River. .....

Kirkpatrick ditch.

North Branch Elkhart River. 

South Branch Elkhart River.

Pigeon Creek. .....

South Branch Elkhart River.

Turkey Creek. ..... 

. ...do. ...........

North Branch Elkhart River.

Locality

NWi sec 2 T 27 N R 9 W

Williamsburg, Mich. 

Walloon Lake , Mich. .................

Carp Lake , Mich. .................... 

....do..............................

SE£SW£ sec. 36, T. 36 N. , R. 10 E. , 

near Wolcottville, Ind.

....do..............................

near Wolf lake, Ind.

at Stroh, Ind.

NWi sec. 4, T. 34 N., R. 11 E. , at 

Kendallville, Ind.

NW£NW|- sec. 22, T. 38 N., R. 10 E. , 

near Ontario, Ind.

SE£NE£ sec. a, T. 37 N., R. is E.,

at Crooked Lake, Ind. 

SEjSWj sec. 25, 1. 34 N. , R. 6 E. , 

near Leesburg, Ind.

SW£SE£ sec. 31, T. 35 N. , R. 8 E. , 

near Wawaka, Ind.

SWjNWi- sec. 36, T. 37 N. , R. 10 E. , 

near Plato, Ind.

near Angola, Ind.

SE£NE£ sec. 23, T. 38 N., R. 5 E.',

near Elkhart, Ind. 

SE^NWi sec. 25, T. 38 N. , R. 7 E. , 

near Middlebury, Ind. 

SW£NW£ sec. 30, T. 38 N. , R. 13 E. , 

at Nevada Mills, Ind.

NW£ sec. 5, T. 38 N. , R. 12 E. , at 

Panama, Ind.

SE£ sec. 15, T. 38 N. , R. 13 E. , at 

at Jamestown, Ind.

SE£NE£ sec. 11, T. 36 N. , R. 11 E.,

at Elmira, Ind.

NE-fcNWi sec. 28, T. 34 N. , R. 8 E. , 

near Albion, Ind.

NW$SW£ sec. 17, T. 36 N. , R. 10 E. , 

near Valentine, Ind. 

SWjNWi sec. 9, T. 33 N. , R. 10 E. , 

near Burr Oak, Ind.

SE$SW£ sec. 30, T. 37 N. , R. 13 E. , 

near Angola, Ind.

NW£SE£ sec. 16, T. 34 N. , R. 10 E. , 

near Albion, Ind.

SW-fcSE-fc sec. 16, T. 34 N. , R. 6 E. , 

near Milford, Ind. 

... .do.. ............................

... .do. .............................

SW^NEi sec. 14, T. 35 N. , R. 9 E. , 

near Cosperville, Ind.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

9 88

5.11

23 9

.21 

11.8

34.1

3.10

4.01

52 9

1.72

2.99

6.84 

4.31

6.42

7.92

6.01 

2.61 

39.7

.20

9 23

-30.6

48.7 

7 95

5.65

52

3.82 

18.3

9.17

17.1

4.04 

12.8

1.01 

142

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

Sept.19 Little Munuscong

River. 

949153 O - 51 - 21

St. Marys River.. E£ sec. 10, T. 44 N., R. IE., at 

highway bridge, 4 miles south of 

Barbeau, Mich.
314 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

Date

Sept. 19 

19 

8 

c

8

Oct. 12

Dec. 14 

Apr. 19 

July 15 

Dec. 2 

Apr. 6 

July 6 

Oct. 1

Dec. 3 

Apr. 5 

July 7 

Apr. 13 

Oct. 1

Dec. 30 

Apr. 12 

Aug. 22 

Oct. 1

Dec. 30 

Apr. 12 

Aug. 22 

Oct. 1

Dec. 30 

Apr. 12 

Aug. 22 

Oct. 19

Dec. 27 

Apr. 26 

Aug. 15 

Dec. 8

Apr. 11 

Aug. 10 

Oct. 25

Dec. 8 

Apr. 11 

Aug. 10 

Oct. 25

Dee. 8 

Apr. 11 

Aug. 10 

Oct. 25 

Nov. 11 

Dec. 8 

Jan. 7 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 8 

Apr. 11 

Hay, 23 

June 27 

July 27 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 29 

Oct. 25 

Dec. 8 

Apr. 11 

July 27 

Oct. 25 

Dec. 8 

Apr. 11

Aug. 12

Stream

Munuscong River. .... 

....do. ............

Pine River. ......... 

Carp River. ......... 

....do..............

East Branch Maple 

River. 

....do.............. 

.. ..do. .............

....do. ............. 

Grand Lake outlet... 

.. ..do. .............

McCormlck Lake outlet. 

.. . .do.. ............ 

....do..............

. . ...do. .............

Thunder Bay River... 

Hunt Creek. .........

....do.............. 

.. ..do. .............

... .do. .............

Puller Creek. .......

....do..............

....do. .............

.....do.. ............ 

East Pish Lake outlet. 

....do.............. 

.. ..do. .............

....do.............. 

Lake St. Helen outlet. 

... .do. ............. 

....do. .............

. . ..do. .............

.. ..do... ...........

East Branch Au Gres 

River. 

. ...do... ........... 

....do..............

....do.............. 

Gulley Creek. .......

....do..............

...do..............

Rifle River. ........ 

...do.............. 

. . .do... .........".. 

...do.............. 

...do. ............. 

...do:..........,.. 

...do..............

. ..do..... ......... 

...do.............. 

...do.............. 

... do .............. 

...do.............. 

. ..do... ........... 

... do .............. 

...do..............

...do.............. 

Jaroble Creek. ....... 

...do.............. 

...do. .............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

St. Marys River. . . .

St. Martin Bay. .... 

....do.............

Maple River........ 

....do. ............

.. . .do. ............ 

Lake Huron ......... 

. ...do... ..........

.. ..do.. ...........

Thunder Bay River. .

.. ..do.. ...........

Lake Huron. ........ 

Thunder Bay River. .

....do............. 

Hunt Creek. ........

....do.............

....do............. 

Puller Creek. ......

....do.............

....do..... ....... 

Au sable River. ....

... .do.. ...........

....do. ............ 

Lake Huron .........

....do.............

Au Gre-s River. ..... 

... .do. ............

....do. ............

East Branch Au Gres 

.River. 

....do.............

Lake Huron. ........ 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....*>. ............

. ...do... .......... 

....do. ............ 

....do............. 

... .do.. ........... 

.. .do.. ........... 

...do............. 

.. .do. ............

...do............. 

Rifle River. ....... 

...do............. 

...do.............

.. .do. ............

Locality

SWi sec. 21, T. 44 N. , R. IE., at 

highway bridge at Stlrllngvllle, 

Mlch. 

NE£ sec. 16, T. 44 N., R. 1 E., at 

bridge on Hay Lake Road, 6 miles 

south of Barbeau, Mlch. 

NE£ sec. 10, T. 42 N., R. 3 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 134, near 

Charjes, Mlch. 

NW£ sec. 10, T. 42 N. , R. 4 W. , at 

bridge on Federal Porest Trail, 

near Greene, Mlch. 

SE£ sec. 19, T. 42 N. , R. 3 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 2, near 

Charles, Mlch. 

Pellston, Mich. ....................

.... do .............................

Rogers City, Mlch. .................

... .do. ............................

Alpena, Mlch. ...................... 

Sec. 25, T. 29 N. , R. 2 E. , near 

Lewlston, Mlch.

siilE£ sec. 35, T. 29 N. , R. 2 E. , 

near Lewlston, Mlch. 

... .do... ..........................

NE£ sec. 34, T. 29 N. , R. 2 E. , 

near Lewlston, Mlch. 

. ...do.. ...........................

....do.............................

St. Helen, Mlch. ...................

Sec. 28, T. 23 N. , R. 4 E. , near 

Lupton, Mlch. 

... .do.... .........................

... .do. ............................

E| sec. 8, T. 22 N., R. 6 E., near 

Hhittemore, Mlch.

....do.............................

....do.............................

W| sec. 9, T. 22 N. , R. 6 E. , near 

Hhittemore, Mlch. 

. .. .do...... ........................

Devoe Dam near Lupton, Mloh. ....... 

....do. ............................ 

....do.. ...........................

...do. ............................ 

. ..do. ............................ 

...do............................. 

. ..do.. ...........................

The Ranch near Lupton, Mlch. ........

. ..do.... ......................... 

...do.............................

... do .............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

18.8 

.64 

22.6 

48.6 

49.9

.68

1.03 

27.2 

7.40 

.012 

47.7 

49.2 

18.7

19.2 

23.0 

17.5 

891 

19.6

21.4 

20.9 

14.8 

4.46

8.82 

8.31 

5.78 

1.66

1.58 

1.12 

.763 

.27

8.63 

98.2 

6.66 

3.28

8.78 

1.50 

18.2

18.5 

37.0 

15.5 

9.59

9.66 

14.8 

9.30 

23.0 

29.6 

29.4 

32.8 

30.2 

34.0 

47.3 

37.1 

30.3 

26. 3 

26.7 

20.9 

55.8 

67.2 

101 

71.2 

23.1 

28.2 

37.0

31.3

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clalr

Dec. 1

Mar. 9 

June 9

Sept. 15 

Dec. 1

Mar. 9

Loon Lake outlet....

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do. .............

.. ..do. .............

Clinton River. ..... 

....do. ............

. ...do.. ...........

....do.. ...........

SWi sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 9 E. , at 

Drayton Plains, Mlch. 

....do. ............................

Keego Harbor, Mlch.

52.9 

92.4

12.7

135
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 315

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clalr Continued

Date

June 10 

Sept. 15

Stream

Cass take outlet.... 

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Clinton River. .... 

....do............

Keego Harbor, 

....do.......

Locality

Mich.. ...............

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

29.2

14.2

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

July 13

Sept. 30 

Dee. 1

June 8

Sept. 15 

Nov. 30

Mar. 11 

June £3 

Sept. 15

May 20

26

Apr. 6 

6

Oct. 15

Nov. 10 

Dee. 1 

Jan.. 6

Feb. Z 

Mar. 9 

Apr. 7 

May 5 

June 9 

July 8 

Aug. 1 

Sept. 8 

Nov. 30

Mar. 16 

June 6 

Nov. 30

Mar. 16 

June 22 

Sept. 27 

Sept. 1

26

1

26

1

26 

1

26 

Dec. 14

Mar. 16 

June 21 

Sept. 16 

Dec. 1 

Jan. 19 

Feb. 24 

Mar. 28 

Apr. 25 

June 6 

July 5 

Aug. 17 

Sept. 7 

Mar. 30 

Apr. 27 

July 7 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 9 

Dec. 17 

Jan. 29 

Dec. 16

Jan. 5 

7 

6

Dec. 16 

Jan. 5

Pontlae Lake outlet 

....do.............

....do.............

... .do.... .........

....do.............

Huron River. ....... 

....do.............

-... do. .............

....do.............. 

Union Lake outlet... 

.. ..do. .............

....do..............

.. ..do. .............

....do..............

....do..............

. . ..Ho. .............

....do..............

....do..............

....do... ...........

Horseshoe Lake outlet.

....do..............

Portage Creek. ...... 

... .do.... ..........

....do..............

Plttsfleld drain. . . . 

....do. .............

....do.............. 

....do..............

....do..............

....do.............. 

....do..............

Devils Lake outlet..

....do...............

....do..............

Miami Ss Erie Canal.. 

....do..............

...do..............

...do..............

...do..............

...do..............

...do. .............

. ..do... ...........

...do.............. 

...do. ............. ...do............:.

...do.............. 

. ..do..... .........

Sandusky River. .....' 

...do..............

Tymoohtee Creek. .... 

...do..............

...do..............

...do..............

Lake Erie .........

....do............

....do. ...........

....do............

Huron River .......

....do. ...........

....do.. ..........

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............ 

....do............

....do............

....do............

.... do ............

Auglaize River. . . .

...do............

Maumee River. ..... 

...do............

.. .do..,.. .......

...do............

andusky River .... 

. ..do. ...........

.. .do. ............

...do............

SWj sec. 13, T. 3 N. , R. 8 E. , near 

Dray ton Plains, Mich.

....do.............................

SW£ sec. 17, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., near 

Commerce, Mich.

Ni sec. 20, T. 1 N. , R. 6 E. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 23, near 

Hamburg, Mich.

Center sec. 24, T. 1 N. , R. 5 E. , 

near Hamburg, Mich. 

SEi sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 8 E. , near 

Commerce, Mich.

SW£ se.o. 8, T. 1 S. , R. 6 E., near 

Whltmore Lake, Mich.

NWfc sec. 34, T. 1 N. , R. 3 E. , near 

Unadllla, Mich. 

.... do .............................

.. . .do.. ........................... 

.... do .............................

On line between sees. 3 and 10, T. 

3 S., R. 6 E. , near Ann Arbor, 

Mich.

NWi sec. 2, T. 3 S. , R. 6 E. , near 

Ann ATbor, Mich.

On line between sees. 2 and 11, T. 

3 S. , R. 6 E. , near Ann Arbor, 

Mich. 

.... do .............................

HEJ sec. 2, T. 3 S. , R. 6 E. , near 

Ann Arbor, Mich.

HEj sec. 4, T. 6 S. , R. IE., near 

Manitou Beach, Mloh.

. ...do. ............................'

... .do.. ...........................

Florida, Ohio. ..................... 

....do. ............................

. . ..ao.. ...........................

At bridge on County Highway 71, 

1 mile north of Marseilles, Ohio.

....dd. ............................

....do.............................

At bridge on U. S. Highway 30 N., 

4 miles west of -Upper Sandusky, 

Ohio 

At bridge on County Highway 47, 5^ 

miles northwest of Upper Sandusky, 

Ohio. 

... .do... ..........................

1.46

0

30.4

0

0 

80.0

102 

34.1 

30.7

580

430

482 

593

.42

6.00 

4.84 

4.44 

5.91 

7.91 

8.20 

6.84 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.03

6.19 

1.38 

18.2

27.8 

27.7

11.2 

1.64

1.48 

1.84

1.84 

0

0 

.20

.36 

0

9.69 

6.92 

0 

9.50

37.4 

9.55 

14.1 

4.41 

6.66 

9.36 

9.13 

7.92 

28.4 

18.1 

3.71 

14.1 

20.6 

5,310 

6,960 

2,010

2,400 

302 

2,330

1,340 

1,420
316 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

Date

Jan. 8

Dec. 16

Jan. 7 

8 

Apr. 6

Mar. 25 

Peb. 15 

Mar. 21

Sept. 16 

1 

15

Stream

Tymoohtee Creek. ....

Hoskins Creek. ......

Walnut Creek. .......

....do..............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Sandusky River. . . ,

....do............

....do........ ....

East Branch Huron 

R.iver.

Cuyahoga River .... 

Grand River. ......

Lake Erie .........

....do........ ....

Locality

At bridge on County Highway 47, 5$ 

miles northwest of Upper Sandusky, 

Ohio. 

At bridge on County Highway 107, 4£ 

miles east of Carey, Ohio. 

....do...............................

....do...............................

Lat. 41"14'00", long. 82 0 3E'30lt , T. 

4 H. , R. 21 W. , 4 miles east of 

Norwalk, Ohio.

At Hartsgrove , Ohio ..................

Weis Library, Pa .....................

.... do ...............................

Discharge 

(see. -ft. )

509

1,490

2,510 

1,220 

17.6

224 

88.0 

15.5

3.86 

10.2

1.60

Streams tributarj to Lake Ontario

July 4 

June 22

June 22 

July 8

June 21

June 21

June 21

Nov. 20

Aug. 18

Branch Oak Orchard 

Creek. 

Oak Orchard Creek. . .

Irondequolt Creek. . . 

....do..............

Little Sodus Creek. .

Owasoo Lake inlet 

Chittenango Creek. . .

Kelley Corners Creek

Oak Orchard Creek. 

Lake Ontario.. ....

Irondequoit River.

Lake Ontario. .....

Owasco Lake. ......

Oneida Lake .......

Black River. ......

 At Langton Corners, near Elba, N. Y. 

Drainage area, 3.2 square miles. 

Medina, N. Y. Drainage area, 158 

square miles.

Bushnell Basin, H. Y. Drainage area, 

55.6 square miles.

Sterling, H. X. Drainage' area, 44.4 

square miles.

Moravia, H. Y. Drainage area, 107 

square miles.

Chittenango, N. Y. Drainage area, 

76.0 square miles.

Virgil, N. Y. Drainage area, 2.44 

square miles. 

Watertown, H. Y. Drainage area, 1.02 

square miles.

a 216 

2.26 

4.20

15.4 

20.1

1.59

33

33 

29.1

81,100

b!80

a Plow 

b Plow

at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method, 

at crest stage computed by slope-area method.

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

Dec. 31

-T

31

31

31

East Branch Ausable 

River. 

. ...do..............

Unnamed stream. .....

West Branch Ausable 

River.

Ausable River. ....

able River. 

East Branch Ausable River. 

Ausable River. ....

Keene Valley, H. Y. Drainage area, 

49.2 'square miles.

square miles.

16.2 square miles. 

Hear Keene, N. Y. Drainage area, 

7.5 square miles. 

Wllmlngton, H. y. Drainage area, 140 

square miles.

a5,300

a750 

d9,030

a Flow 

o Plow 

d Plow

at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.

at crest stage; computed from flow over dam and by contracted-opening methods.

at crest stage; computed from flow over dam.
INDEX

Page

Abbottsville, Mich., Mill Creek near... 16 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results..........................

Acre-foot, definition of...............

Adams Lake near Wolcottville, Ind.,

records available on....,.,,. 

Adams Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of..............

Afton, Mich., Pigeon River at.......... 124

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............

Akron, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River at

Massillon Road

308

31

221

Springfield Lake Outlet at........... 222

Alicia, Mich., Flint R-iver near. 

Allegan, Mich., Kalamazoo River near..,

Allentown, Ohio, Ottawa River at....... 200

Alma, Mich., Pine River at. ............. 157

Alston, Mich., Sturgeon River near..... 4(

Amberg, Wig,, Pike River at............ 58

Amnicon Lake neap South Range, Wis..... 2

Angola, Ind., Pigeon Creek near........ 93-9'

Ann Arbor, Mich., Huron River at...... 176-177

Anna River, Mich., discharge measurement of.......................... 309

Antwerp, Ohio, Maumee River at.........

Arnheim, Mich,, Sturgeon River near.... 41

Ashland, Wis., White River near........ 26

Attwood Lake near Wolcottville, Ind.,

records available on..,,,,....... 30S

Au Ores River, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 314

East Branch, Mich., discharge measurements of 

Au Sable River 

Grayling

314

30£

187

25]

195

198

2C

19

285

316

28

316

282

Middle Branch, at 

Mich...................

Au Train River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Auburn, Ind., Cedar Creek at....,..,.,.

Auburn, N^Y., Owasco Lake Outlet near. 

Auglaize\R\ver near Defiance, Ohio.....

near Fort Jennings, Ohio.............

Aurora, Minn., Partridge River near....

St. Louis River near.................

Ausable Porks, N. Y., Ausable River

near.............................

East Branch Ausable River at.........

Ausable River, East Branch, at Ausable 

Porks, N. Y......................

discharge measurement of.............

near Ausable Forks, N. Y.............

West Brandh, N. Y., discharge measurement of. i........................

near Newman, H. Y..................

Austin Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.,............ 

Backus Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Bad River {tributary to Lake Huron)

near Brant, Mich.................

Bad River (tributary to Lake Superior) 

at Mellen, Wis...................

at Odanah, Wis.......................

Bakers Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn...

Batavia, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek at....

Battle Creek, Mich., Battle Creek at.. 

Kalamazoo River near................

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich,.,. 

at Charlotte, Mich..................

discharge measurements of...........312-313

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio.............

Bear Lake near Wolflake, Ind., records 

available on.....................

Bear Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of...................

Bear River, Michi, discharge measurements of.........................

Beaver Bay, Minn., Baptism River near..

Beaver River, N. Y., .Beaver River near.

313

313

18

265

Page

Beaver River, N. Y., Stillwater Reser

voir near,.,,,,..,..,.,,.,..,.,.. 264

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y,......... 266

below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver

River, N. Y...........,....,,,.,. 866

Beaverton, Mich., Tobacco River at,...152-153

Bedford, Ohio, Tinkers Creek near lowflow investigation of............ 223

Berea, Ohio, Rocky River near.......... 216

Bergland, Mich., West Branch Ontonagon

River near... ................... 38

Berlin, Wis., Pox River at............. 61

Betsie River, Mien., discharge.measurements of......................... 312

Betsy River, Mich,, discharge measurements of......................... 309

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich... 118

Big Turkey Lake at Stroh, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Big Turkey Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 313

Bixler Lake at Kendallville, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

Bixler Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 313

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y....... 284

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y....... 245

Black River (tributary to Lake Erie)

at Elyria, Ohio.................. 215

Black River {tributary to Lake Huron)

near Cheboygan, Mich............. 126

near Tower. Mich........'............. 125

Black River (tributary to'Lake Michigan), Mich., discharge measurement of.......................... 311

Black River (tributary to Lake Ontario)

at Watertovm, N. Y............... 258

near Boonville, N. Y.................3, 257

Black River (tributary to St. Clair

River) near Fargo, Mich.......... 163

Black River Canal (flowing south) near

BoonviUe, N, Y.................. 259

Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio...... 202

near Pindlay, Ohio................... 201

Bla_ney, Mich., Duck Creek near......... '47

nistique River near................ 45

Boardman River, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 312

South Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 312

Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis......... 23

Bolton, Mich., North Branch Thunder Bay

River near....................... 131

Thunder Bay River near............... 129

tond Palls Canal near Paulding, Mich... 34

Boonville, N. Y,, Black River Canal

near............................. 259

312 Black River near.....................3, 257

Boot Lake near Townsend., Wis........... 60

138 Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y....... 286

Bower Lake near Pleasant Lake, Ind.,

24 records available on............. 308

25 Branch Oak Orchard Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of............ 316

3H irant, Mich., Bad River near........... 138

18 Brasher Center, N. Y., St. Regis River 

233 at................................ 275

102 Briar Hill Creek, Mich., discharge 

gg measurements of.................. 311

102 Jrule, Wis., Bois. Brule River at...... 23

101 3rule River near Florence, Wis......... 50

312 Jucyrus, Ohio, Sandusky River near..... 205

191 Buffalo, N. Y., Niagara River at....... 15

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y..... 230

308Burlington, Vt., Lake Champlain at....'. 279

urns ditch at Gary, Ind............... 85

jutterfleld Creek at Plossmoor, 111.... 81

Byron, Mich., Shiawassee River at...... 135

^anandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y.. 249 

anandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y. 250

317
318 INDEX

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlpok, N, Y, 

Canaseraga Qreek'nea,r'Dan8ville. t N. Y,,

Page 

343 

241

Caneadea Creek at Oaneadea, M, ,,^,.1! 840

Carp Lake River, Mien,, discharge

measurements of...,.,,.,.,,,.,,,. 313 

Carp River (tributary to

Mlch.. discharge measurements of, 309 

Carp River (tributary to St, Martin

Bay), Mich., discharge measure.

ments of.........,..,..,,,,,,,.,, 314

Caspian, Mich., Iron River at,.,,.,.,.. 54 

Cass Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurement of,,...,........,,..314-315

Cass River at Caas City, Mlch.........145-146 Dansvllle, N. Y., Canaseraga Creek near

at Prankenmuth, Mich................. 148 Data, accuracy of.

at Vassar, Mlch. 147

East Branch, near Cass City, Mich..., 

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y...., 

Caughdenoy, N. Y., Onelda River at....,

224

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y...... 231

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y......... 248

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y...... 232

Cedar Creek (tributary to Lake Erie) at

Auburn, Ind...................... 187

near Cedarville, Ind................. 188

Cedar Creek (tributary to Lake Michigan)

near Cedarburg, Wls............... 75

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wls.............. 73

near Ontario, Ind., records available

on............................... 308

near Waterloo, Ind.j records available on.......................... 308

Cedar Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 313

Cedar River at East Lanslng, Mich...... 109

Cedarburg, Wis., Cedar Creek near....'..' 75

Cedarville, Ind., Cedar Creek near;.;.. 188 

Center Rutland, Vt., Otter Creek a,t....

Chagrin River at Willqughby, Qhio..;.;;

Chapln, N. Y., Cananda'igua Lake Outlet

at.;.............................

Charlotte, Mich., Battle Creek at;.'.,.. 101 

Chasm Palls,. N. Y., Salmon River at...".' 276 

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y. 877 

Cheboygan, Mich., Black River near..... 126

Cheboygan, Mlch., Cheboygan River near; 

Cheboygan River near pheboygan, Mich... 183 

Chicago, 111., Wolf Lake at............

Chicago Heights, 111., Deer Creek'near, 80 

Chicagoan Creek, Mlch., discharge

measurements of.................. 311

Chippewa River near Midland,'MlchI...,, 

near Mount Pleasant, Mich............ 155

.Chittenango Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 316

Christiana Creek at Blkhart, Ind....... 95

Churchville, N. Y., Black Creek at..,;. 84- 

Cisco Branch. See Ontonagon River,

Cisco Branch. 

Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich., Cisco Branch

Ontonagon River at............... 36

Clam River, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 312

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mioh,,. 166 

near Praser, Mich..............,,,..,

Middle Branch, near Mount.Clemens,

Mich....................."....,... 168

North Branch, near Mount Clemens,

Mich............................. 167

Clyde River at Newport, Vt............. 30'

Coldwa.ter River, East Branch, at Coldwater, Mlch...................... 9i

Columbia drain. See Sebewaing River,

East Pork.

Columbiaville, Mich., Flint River at... 139 

Commerce, Mich., Hayes Creek at........ 176

Huron River at....................... 172

Computations, accuracy of results of... 5-6 

Comstock, Mich., Kalamazoo River at....

Contents, definition of................

Control, definition of.................

Cooperation, record of................. 12-14

Copenhagen, N. Y., Deer River at....... 287

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., East Branch

Oswegatchie River at............. 268

Cree Lake near Kendallville, Ind.,

records available on.............. 30f

Croghan, N.-Y., Beaver River at........ 266

Crooked Lake at Crooked Lake, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

explanation of.

149 Decatur, Ind., St. Marys River at.... 

229 Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at 

255 Hobart, Ind.

290, Dog River at Northfield Falls, .Vt......

250 Dowagiao Creek, Mloh., discharge

irooked Lake outlet, Ind.; discharge 

measurement of.

Crystal Falls, Mlch., Mlchlgamme River

near. 

Paint River at.......................

irystal Lake outlet, Mich., discharge 

measurements of..................

irystal River, Mlch., discharge

measurements of..................

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio... 

at Independence, Ohio................

at Old Portage, Ohio.................

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111... 

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y.........

Defiance, Ohio, Auglaize River near....

Maumee River near....................

Detroit, Mich., River Rogue at.........

Detroit River, Mlch., streams tributary

Page 

313

56

55

312

312

217

219

218

241 

5-6 

2-5 

189

86

80

267

199

185

to, gaglng-statlon records on, ,',169-171

SIS 

308

Devils Lake outlet, Mich.,

measurements of.,..,.,,..,,,,,,., 

Dewart Lake near %eesbu;ig, Ind,, records

available on.....,....,,...,..... 

Dewart Lake outlet,,'Ind., diacharge

measurements §f,,,,,,.,,..,,.....

Dexter, Mien., Huron River neap,.......

Diamond Lake near Wawaka, Ind., records

available on,,,,,

Diamond Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.

Donnattsburg, N. Y., Independence River

at.

me.ajure,meRta of.

Duok Creek near Blaney , Mioh,

.,.- Eagle, Lookingflass River near..

129 Eagle Creek near Findlay, Ohio "" Eagle Lake near Rimmel, Ind., records 

available on, ...................

East Barre, Vt., Jail Branch at.......

East Barre Detention Reservoir, Vt.,

contents of.

156 East Creek at Rutland, Vt.

East Piah Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.

!ast Georgia, Vt., Lamoille River at...

5ast Lapsing, Mlch., Cedar River at....

Ebenezer, N. Y., Oazenovia Creek at....

Elkhart, Ind., Christiana Creek at.....

St. Joseph River at..................

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind...........

Elo, Mioh., Otter River near...........

Elyria, Ohio, Black River at 

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn.....

near Embarrass, Wis..................

Essex Junction, Vt., Winooski River

Evart, Mlch., Muskegon River at..... 

Ewen, Mich., South Branch Ontonagon 

River at......................

Pair Haven, Vt., Poultney River below.. 

Pall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y...........

Pargo, Mlch., Black River near.........

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich........

Fayetteville, N. Y., Limestone Creek at 

Fergus, Mich., Shiawassee River near... 

Fife Lake outlet, Mlch., discharge

measurements of.

Findlay, Ohio, Blanchard River near. 

Eagle Creek near..................

Pish Creek, East Branch, at Taberg,

n. i.........................,..,

Pish Lake near Plato, Ind., recorqa

available on.....................

Pish Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.,...,....,,.,.,.,

Flint River at Columbiaville, Mioh.*,,,. 

at Genesee, Mich-.....................

near Allcia, Mioh.............,,,,...

near Flint, Mich..........,,.,...,...

313

175

308

313

298

263

311

47

110

203

308

296

295

292

314

303

109

232

95

90

96

42

215

21

294

115

37

289

247

163

144

256

127

312

201

803,

854

808

313

139

140

143

141
INDEX 319

Page 

Flint River near Fosters, Mien......... 142

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Florence,-Wis., Brule River near....... 50

Pine River near...................... 57

Flossmoor, 111., Butterfield Creek at.. 81 

Fond du Lac, Wis., East Branch Fond du

Lac River at..................... 72

Lake de Neveu near................... 73

West Branch Fond du Lac River at..... 71

Fond du Lac River, East Branch, at Fond

du Lac, Wis...................... 72

West Branch, at Fond du Lac, Wis..... 70

Ford River, Mich., discharge measurement of........................... 310

Fort Jennings, Ohio, Auglaize River

near............................. 198

Fort Wayne, Ind., St. Joseph River near 182 

St. Marys River near................. 190

Fosters, Mich., Flint River near....... 142

Fox Lake near Angola, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Fox Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 313

Fox River at Berlin, Wis............... 61

at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis........................ 63

Frankenmuth, Mich., Cass River at.....'. 148

Fraser, Mich., Clinton River near...... 165

Free Soil, Mich., Big Sable River near. 118 

Fremont, Ohio, Sandusky River near....208-213

Fremont Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 312

Fuller Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 314

Gamble Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 314

Garbutt, N. Y., Oatka Creek at......... 244

Garden City, Mich., Middle River Rouge

near............................. 170

Gardenville, N; Y., Buffalo Creek at... 230 

Gary, Ind., Burns ditch at............. 85

Genesee, Mich., Flint River at......... 140

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue,

Rochester, N. Y.................. 239

at Jones Bridge,-near Mount Morris,

N. Y............................. 238

at Portfageville, N. Y................ 236

at St. Helena, N. Y.................. 237

at Scio, N. Y........................ 235

Germfask, Mich., Manistique River at... 44 

Manistique River near................ 43

Gillett, Wis., Oconto River near....... 59

Glandorf, Ohio, Blanchard River at..... 202

Glenwood, 111., Thorn Creek at......... 79

Goshen, Ind., Elkhart River at......... 96

Gowanda, N. Y., Cattaraugus Creek at... 229 

Grand Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 314

Grand Rapids. Mich., Grand River at.... 106

Grand River (tributary to Lake Erie)

near Madison, Ohio............... 225

Grand River (tributary to Lake Michigan)

at Grand Rapids, Mich............ 106

at Jackson, Mich...................... 104

at Lansing, Mich....................J 105

Grass Hiver at Pyrites, N. Y........... 272

Grayling, Mich.-, Manistee River near... 119 

Middle Branch Au Sable River at..'.... 133

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y. 280 

Guiley Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 314

Gulliver Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 310

Gun Lake outlet, Mich., discharge '

measurements of.................. 311

Hackenburg Lake near Wolcottville, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

Hamilton Lake at Hamilton, Ind.;

records available on............. 308

Harrisville, N. Y., West Branch

Oswegatchie River near.. t ........

Haft ditch at Munster, Ind.............

Hastings, Mich., Thornapple River neat. 

Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio...........

Hays Creek at Commerce, Mich...........

Heaton Lake near Elkhart, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Page

Heaton Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 313

Hemlock, N. Y., Canadice Lake Outlet

near............................. 243

Hess Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 312

Heuvelton, N. Y., Oswegatchie River

near............................. 270

Higgins Lake Outlet near Roscommon,

Mich............................. 113

Hillman, Mich., Thunder Bay River near. 128

Hiram Rapids, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at.. 217

Hobart, Ind., Deep River at.....^...... 86

Hogback Lake near Angola, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Honepye^ Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y... 242

Horseshoe Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 315

Hoskins Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 316

Hubbard Lake, Mich., Lower South

Branch Thunder Bay River near.... 132

Hunt Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 314

Hunter Lake near Middlebury, Ind.,

records available on............. ,308

Hunter Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 313

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mich........ 176-177

at Commerce, Mich.................... 172

at Milford, Mich..................... 173

discharge measurements of............ 315

near Dexter, Mich.................... 175

near New Hudson , Mich................ 174

Independence, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at.. 219 

Independence River at Donnattsburg,

N. Y............................. 263

Indian River at Indian River, Mich..... 122

near Manistique, Mich................ 49

Indiana, lakes in, records, on.......... 308

Indiana Lake near Bristol, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

Inkster, Mich., Lower River Rouge at... 171 

International Bridge, Minn., Pigeon

River below...................... 17

Iron Mountain, Mich., Menominee River

near.......:...'.................. 51

Iron River (tributary to Lake Michigan)

at Caspian, Mich................. 54

discharge measurements of............ 310

Iron River (tributary to Lake Superior),

Mich., discharge measurements of. 309 

Irondequoit Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of.................. 316

Ithaca, N. Y., Cayuga Inlet near....... 248

Fall Creek near...................... 247

Jackson, Mich., Grand River at......... 104

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt. 296

Jefferson, Ohio, Mill Creek near....... 228

Jimerson Lake at Nevada Mills, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

Jimerson Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 313

Johns "Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 316

Johnson, Vt., Lamoille River at........ 302

Jordan Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................311-312

Kalamazoo,'Mich., Portage Creek at..... 

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, near

Allegan, Mich....................

at Comstock, Mich....................

at Marshall, Mich....................

near Battle Creek, Mich..............

Kelley Corners Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of...................

Keshena Falls, Wis., Wolf River at.....

Kiel, Wis., Cedar Lake near............

Klinger Lake outlet, Mieh., discharge

measurements of..................

Knapp Lake near Washington Center, Ind.

records available on.............

Koss, Mich., Menominee River below.....

Lachine, Mich., Upper South Branch

Thunder Bay River hear......;..;.

103

100

99

97

98

316

66

73

311

308

52

130
320 INDEX

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt......: 279

See also Richelieu River.

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.... 73

Lake Erie, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of........... 315

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on..................... 172-232

Lake Gage at Panama, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Lake Gage outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 313

Lake George at Hobart, Ind.', records

available on...................... 308

at Jamestown, Ind., records available

on............................... 308

at Rogers Rock, N. Y................. 287

Lake George outlet (tributary to

Crooked Creek), Ind., discharge 

measurements of................... 313

Lake George outlet (tributary to St. 

Lawrence River) at Ticonderoga, 

N. Y............................. 288

Lake Huron, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of..........313-314

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on...................... 121-162

Lake James at Lake James, Ind., records.

available on..................... 308

Lake Lansing outlet,'Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 311

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt....... 306

Lake Michigan, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of.......310-313

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on.......................43-

Lake Ontario, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records on.......235-267

Lake St. Clair, Mich., streams tributary to, discharge measurements 

of...............................314-315

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on......................165-168

Lake St. Helen outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 314

Lake Superior, streams tributary to,

discharge measurement of*........ 309

gaging-station records on............ 17-42

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis......... 62

Lakes in Indiana, records on........... 308,

Lakewood, Wis., Wheeler Lake near...... 60

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt..... 303 

at Johnson, Vt....................... 302

Lancaster, N. Y., Cayuga Creek near.... 231

Lansing, 111., North Creek near........ 82

Lansing, Mtch., Grand River at......... 105

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111........ 83

Lapeer, Mich., Farmers Creek near...... 144

Limestone Creek-at Fayetteville, N. Y.. 256

Linden, N'. Y., Little Tonawanda Creek

at................................ 234

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.... 87 

at South Holland, 111.....:.......... 76

Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road,

Akron, Ohio...................... 221

at Mogadore, Ohio.................... 220

Little Gratiot River, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 309

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis... 64

Little Munuscong River, Mich., discharge measurements of.......... 313-314

Little Otter Lake near Fremont, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

Little Sodus Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of................... 316

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y. 234

Little Turkey Lake at Elmira, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

Little Turkey Lake outlet, Ind., discharge measurements of........... 313

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis..... 3, 69

Long Lake at Moonlight, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mich.... 110

Loon Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 314

Lower Long Lake near Albion, Ind.,

records available on...s......... 308

Lower Long Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 313

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich..... 171

McAllister, Wis., Menominee River near. 53 

McCool, Ind., Salt Creek near.......... 88

McCormlck Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 314

McDonald Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 310

McKeever, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River near....................... 262

Moose River at....................... 260

Mad River near Moretown, Vt............ 299

Madison, Ohio, Grand River near........ 225

Manistee River near Grayling, Mich..... 119

near ShermAn, Mich................... 120

North Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 312

Manistique, Mich., Indian River-»near... 49 

Manistique River near................ 46

West Branch Manistique River near.... 48

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich..... 44

near Blaney, Mich.................... 45

near Germfask, Mich.................. 43

near Manistique, Mich................ 46

West Branch, near Manistique, Mich... 48 

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich...... Ill

East Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 314

Marenisco, Mich., Presque Isle River at 28 

Markesan, Wis., Little Green Lake

near............................. 64

Marshall, Mich., Kalamazoo River at.... 97

Mass, Mich., East Branch Ontonagon

River near....................... 35

120' Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio.......... 184

at New Haven, Ind.................... 183

at Waterville, Ohio.................. 186

near Defiance, Ohio.................. 185

Mellen, Wis., Bad River at............. 24

Menominee River at Twin Falls, near

Iron Mountain, Mich,............. 51

below Koss, Mich..................... 52

near McAllister, Wis................. 53

Merritt, Mich., Muskegon River near.... 114

Mexico, Ohio, Sandusky River near...... 207

Miami & Erie Canal, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.................. 315

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls,

Mich............................. 56

Middle River Rouge near Garden City,

Mich............................. 170

Middlebury, Vt., Otter Creek at........ 291

Midland, Mich., Chlppewa River near.... 156

Tittabawassee River at..............150-151

Milford, Mich., Huron River at......... 173

Mill Creek (tributary to Grand River)

near Jefferson, Ohio............. 228

Mill Creek (tributary to Lake Erie),

Pa., discharge measurements of... 3i6 

Mill Creek (tributary to Lake Huron)

near Abbottsville, Mich.......... .164

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis..."... 74 

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt... 304 

near Richford, Vt.................... 305

Mitchell Creek, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 312

Mogadore, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River

at.............'...............,... 220

Monroe, Mich., Raisin River at......... 180

Montpelier, Vt., Winooski River at..... 293

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis......... 27

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.......... 260

Middle Branch, at Old Forge, N. Y.... 261

near McKeever, N. Y................ 262

Moretown, Vt., Mad River near.......... 299

Morrison Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 311

Mottville, Mich., St. Joseph River at.. 89 

Mount Clemens, Mich., Clinton River

at............................... 166

Middle Branch Clinton River near..... 168

North Branch Clinton River near...... 167

Mount Morris, N. Y., Genesee River near 238 

Mount Pleasant, Mich., Chippewa River

near............................. 155

Munith, Mich., Orchard Creek at........ 108

Portage River near................... 107

Munster, Ind., Hart ditch at........... 77

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich.......... 115
INDEX 321

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Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich. ...... t 116

discharge measurements of............ 312

near Merritt, Mich................... 114

New Haven, Ind., Maumee River at....... 183

New Hudson, Mich., Huron River near.... 174

New London, Wis., Wolf River at........ 87

Newaygo, Mich., Muskegon River at...... 116

Newman, N. Y., West Branch Ausable

River near........................ 282

Newport, Vt., Clyde River at........... 307

Lake Memphremagog at................. 306

Newville, Ind., St. Joseph River near.. 181 

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y......... 15

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on...................... 233-234

Niles, Mich., St. Joseph River at. 

North Bradley, Mich., Salt River near.. 

North Creek near Lansing, 111..........

North Manistique Lake outlet, Michr7-~~

discharge measurements of........

North Troy, Vt., Missisquoi River near. 

Northfield Falls, Vt., Dog River at....

Nottawa Creek, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Oak Orchard Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of..................

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y..:........

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis.........

Odanah, Wis., Bad River at.............

Ogdensburg, N. Y., St. Lawrence River 

at...............................

Old Forge, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose 

River at.........................

Old Portage, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at... 

Oliver Lake near Valentine, Ind.,

records available on......:......

Oliver Lake outlet, Ind.., discharge

measurement of...................

Onaway, Mich., Rainy River near........

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.......

Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y.......

at Temple Street, Syracuse, N. Y.....

Ontonagon River, Cisco Branch, at Cisco 

Lake Outlet, Mich................

East Branch, near Mass, Mich.........

Middle Branch, discharge measurements of.........................

near Paulding, Mich................

near Rockland, Mich................

near Trout Creek, Mich.............

near Rockland, Mich..................

South Branch, at Ewen, Mich..........

West Branch, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

near Bergland, Mich................

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich..........

Oshkosh, Wis., Lake Winnebago at.......

Oswegatchie River, East Branch, at

Cranberry Lake, N. Y.............

East Branch, near Oswegatchie, N. Y.. 

near Heuvelton, N. Y.................

West Branch, near Harrisville, N. Y.. 

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y... 

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio.....i..

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt......

at Middlebury, Vt....................

Otter River near Elo, Mich.............

Owasco Lake inlet, N. Y., discharge

measurements of..................

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y... 

Owosso, Mich., Shiawassee River at.....

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich.....

Parker Creek, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Partridge Creek (tributary to Carp

River), Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Partridge Creek (tributary 'to Goose

Lake), Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn......

Paulding, Mich., Bond Falls Canal near. 

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near...

Paw Paw River, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

91

154

82

310

304

298

311

316

244

59

25

16

261

218

308

313

127

255

252

253

36

35

309

30

32

31

33

37

309

38

108

62

268

269

270

271

246

200

290

291

42

316

251

136

55

312

309

310

20

34

30

311

Page

Perry Mills, N. Y., Great Chazy River

at............................... 280

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio........ 226

Piercefield, N. Y., Raquette River at.. 273

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet,

near Angola, Ind................. 93-94

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich............ 124

?t Middle Falls, below International

Bridge, Minn..................... 17

near Pigeon, Mich................... 160-162

Pike River at Amberg, Wis.............. 58

Pinckney, Mich., Portage Creek near.... 179

Pine River (tributary to Lake Huron)

at Alma, Mich.................... 157

Pine River (tributary to Lake Michigan) 

at Pine River powter plant, near 

Florence, Wis.................... 57

Pine River (tributary to St. Martin 

Bay), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 314

Pittsfield drain, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 315

Plattsburg, N. Y., Saranac'River at.... 281

Pleasant Lake at Pleasant Lake, Ind.,

records available on............. 308

Pontiac Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 315

Portage, Wis., Silver Lake at.......... 64

Portage Creek (tributary to Huron

River), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 315

Portage Creek (tributary to Lake Erie)

near Pinckney, Mich.............. 179

Portage Creek (tributary to Lake

Michigan) at Kalamazoo, Mich..... 103

Portage Creek (tributary to Manistee

River), Mich., discharge measurement of.......................... 312

Portage Lake inlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 311

Portage River (tributary to Grand

River), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 311

Trist Branch, discharge measurements of......................... 311

Portage River (tributary to Lake Erie)

at Woodville, Ohio............... 204

Portage River (tributary to Lake

Michigan) below Little Portage

Lake, near Munith, Mich.......... 107

Portage River (tributary to St. Joseph 

River), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 311

Portageville, N. Y., Genesee River at.. 236

Porter, Ind., Little Calumet River at.. 87

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.... 283

Powers, Ohio, Bean Creek at............ 191

Pretty Lake near Stroh, Ind., recordsavailable on..................... 308

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich.. 28 

discharge measurement of............. 309

near Tula, Mich...................... 29

Proud Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 315

Publications of stream flow by

Geological Survey................ 6-9

by State agencies.................... 10-11

Pyrites, N. Y., Grass River at......... 272

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich.......... 127

Rapid River, Mich., discharge measurament of.......................... 310

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.... 273

at Raymondville, R. Y................ 274

Raymondville, N. Y., Raquette River at. 274 

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at

Rouses Point, N. Y............... 278

Richford, Vt., Missisquoi River near... 305 

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70,

near Sterling, Mich.............. 134

discharge measurements of............ 314

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich........... 169

Rochester, N. Y., Genesee River at..... , 239

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio....... 227

Rockland, Mich., Middle Branch Ontonagon River near................. 32

Ontonagon River near................. 33

Rocky "River near Berea, Ohio.......'.... 216
322 INDEX

Page

Rogers Rook, N. Y., Lake George at...., 28" 

Roscommon, Mich., Higgins Lake Outlet

near............................. 11.

Rose Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 311

Round Lake at Clear Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Rouses Point, N. Y., Richelieu River at 278 

Royalton, Wis., Little Wolf River at...3, 693 

Runoff in inches, definition of........

Rutland, Vt., East Creek at............ 292

St. Glair.River, Mich., streams tributary to, gaging-station records 

on..............................163-164

St. Helena, N. Y.. Genesee River at..., 

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Erie) near Fort Wayne, Ind.......

near Newville, Ind...................

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Michigan) at Elkhart, Ind........

at Mottville, Mich...................

at Niles , Mich.......................

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y. 

streams tributary to, discharge 

measurements of.

237

182

181

Huron) near Wolverine, Mich 

1 Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

Michigan), Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 310

East Branch, discharge measurement of 310 

West Branch, discharge measurement of 310 

Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

Superior) near Alston, Mich...... 40

near Arnheim, Mich................... 41

near Sidnaw, Mich

St. 

St

90

89

91

16

316 

gaging-station records on......... 268-307

Lawrence River main stem, gagingstation records on............... 15-16

Louis River near Aurora, Hlnn...... 19

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind........

near Fort Wayne, Ind................. 190

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y. 27 

Salmon River at Chasm Palls, N. Y...... 276

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind............ 88

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.... 154

Sand Lake near Burr Oak, Ind., records

available on..................... 308

Sand Lake outlet, Ind., dischargemeasurements of.................. 313

Sandusky River, Ohio, discharge

measurement of...........

near Bucyrus, Ohio.'..........

near Fremont, Ohio..................208-213

near Mexico, Ohio.................... 207

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio............ 206

Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y...... 281

Saxon, Wis., Montreal River near....... 27

Scio, N. Y., Genesee River at.......... 235

Scottville, Mich., Pere Marquette River

at............................... 117

Sebewaing River (State drain) near

Sebewaing, Mich.................. 158

- East Fork (Columbia drain) near

Sebewaing, Mich.................. 159

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of...............................

Second-foot, definition of.............

Second-foot-day, definition of.........

Sherman, Mich., Manistee River'near...,

Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich........ 135

at Owosso, Mich.

near Fergus, Mich....................

Sidnaw, Mich., Sturgeon River near.....

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis............

near Angola, Ind., records available

136

137

39

64

308

Silver Lake outlet (tributary to Lake 

Michigan), Mich., discharge 

measurements of.................. 312

Silver Lake outlet (tributary to Pigeon 

Creek), Ind., discharge measurements of......................... 313

Simonton Lake near Elkhart, Ind., records available on............. 308 Wabefi Lake near Milford, Ind., records

Skinner Lake near Albion, Ind., records 

available on....................

Skinner Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measureme 

South Holland, 111., Little Calumet

River at.........................

South Range, Wis., Amnicon Lake near... 

Sparta Lake at Kimmel, Ind., records

available on.....................

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akroh, Ohio. 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 

'Stanley Creek, Mich., discharge measureState drain. See Sebewaing River. 

Steel Creek, Mien"., discharge measurement of. 310 

Sterling, Mich., Rifle River near...... 134

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River,

N. Y. 264 

Stryker, Ohio, Tiffin River at........ 192-197

Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

121

Sunset Creek, Mich., discharge measure-

.ment of.

Swainstons Creek, Mich., discharge

measurements of.

311

312

Swift Run drain, Mich., discharge

measurements of.

Sylvan Lake at Rome City, Ind., records

315

308

Syracuse, N. Y., Onondaga Creek at....252,253 

Syracuse Lake at Syracuse, Ind.,

available on.

records available on.

Taberg, N. Y., East Branch Fish Creek ;

at.

Tahquamenon River, Mich., discharge 

measurement of................

Terms, definition of...........,\...

308

254

309 

1-2

78

79

112

79

.314

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111.

at Thornton, 111.....................

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich.., 

Thornton, 111., Thorn Creek at.........

Thunder Bay River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Lower South Branch, near Hubbard

Lake, Mich........................ 132

near Bolton, Mich.................... 129

near Hillman, Mich................... 128

North Branch, near Bolton, Mich...... 131

Upper South Branch, near Lachlne,

Mich.'............................ 130

Ticonderoga, N. Y., Lake George at..... 288

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio.........192-197

Tinkers Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of. 

low-flow investigation of.

316 

223

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich..150-151 

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich......152-153

Tobeco Creek, Mich., discharge

measurement of.

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y.......

Tower, Mich., Black River near.........

Townsend, Wis., Boot Lake near.

120 Trout Creek, Mich., Middle Branch

Ontonagon River near.

312

233

125

60

31

Tula, Mich., Presque Isle River near... 29

Tymochtee Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurements of................. 315-316

Union Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 315

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky River 

near.

Vassar, Mich., Cass River at...........

Virgil Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of.

available on.

308 Wabee Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurements of.

ients of....!............. 313 Waldron Lake near Casperville, Ind.,

records available on...........

76 Waldron Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

22 measurements of.

308

222 Waterbury, Vt., Waterbury Reservoir

206

147

316

308 

313"

308

313

Walnut Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of. 316

300 

Waterbury River near................. 301

ment of.......................... 311 Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt. 300
INDEX 323

Water-bury River near Waterbury, Vt.....

Watertown, H. Y., Black River at.......

Watervllle, Ohio, Maumee River at......

Waupaca River near Waupaoa, Wis........

Wawasee Lake near Wawasee, Ind.,

records available on.............

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis........

White River near Ashland, Wls..........

Whi-teflsh River, Mlch., discharge

measurement of...................

Willoughby, Ohio, Chagrin River at.....

Wlllsboro, N. Y., Bouquet River at.....

Windsor, Ohio, Phelps Creek near........

Winooski River at Montpeller, Vt.......

near Essex Junction, Vt..............

North Branch, at Wrightsville, Vt....

Winooski River Basin. Vt., reservoirs

in...............................

Witmer Lake near Wolcottvllle, Ind.,

records available on.............

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258

186

70

1 Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111..............

at Hammond, Ind., records available 

on...............................

near Goshen, Ind., records available

on.

308 Wolf River above West Branch Wolf 

60 River, Wls.......................

26 at Keshena Palls, Wis................

at New London, Wls.....,..,,.........

310 Wolverine, Mlch., Sturgeon River

224 near...........................i.

286 Woodvllle, Ohio, Portage River at......

226 Work, division of......................

293 scope of.............................

294 Wrightstown, Wis., Pox River

297 near.............................

Wrightsville, Vt., North Branch 

295 Winooski River at................

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir, Vt., 

308 contents of......................

306

308

65

66

67

121

804

14

1

63

297

296

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