UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 924

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STAtpS

1941 \ | I

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PART 4 . ^ -~ 

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASlfo * C

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GLENN L. PARKER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer^*

AND OP F. C. CHRISTOPHERSON, D. M. CORBETT, H. E. GB"bs$AC! 

A. W. HARRINGTON, H. B. KINNISON, J. H. MORGAN, P. \ SgE 

AND C. V. YOUNGQUIST, District Engineers H

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CONTENTS

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

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

Explanation of data................................................................. 1

Accuracy of field data and computed results......................................... 3

Publications:....................................................................... 4

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey......... 9

Cooperation......................................................................... 10

Division of work.................................................................... 11

Gaging-station records.............................................................. 12

St. Lawrence River main stem...................................................... 12

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.................................................. 12

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.......................................... 13

Streams tributary to Lake Superior................................................ 14

Pigeon River at Middle Falls, below International Bridge, Minn.................. 14

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn.................................................... 15

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn............................................. 16

Amnlcon Lake near South Range, Wis.............................................. 17

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis.................................................. 18

Big Lake near Land 0'Lakes, Wis................................................. 19

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan................................................ 20

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich.............................................. 20

Manistique River near Blaney, Mich.............................................. 21

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich.......................................... 22

Holland Creek near Seney, Mich.................................................. 23

Goose Pen Outlet at Germfask, Mich.............................................. 24

Driggs River near Seney, Mich................................................... 24

Drlggs River near Germfask, Mich................................................ 25

Walsh Creek near Seney, Mich.................................................... 26

Marsh Creek near Shingleton, Mich............................................... 27

Marsh Creek near Germfask, Mich................................................. 28

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich.................................................... 29

West Branch of Manistique River near Manistique, Mich........................... 30

Crelghton River near Shingleton, Mich........................................... 31

Indian River near Manistique, Mich.............................................. 32

Menominee River at Twin Falls, near Iron Mountain, Mich......................... 33

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wis........................ 34

Pike River at Atnberg, Wis....................................................... 35

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis.................................................. 36

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis................................................. 37

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis.................................................... 38

Fox River at Berlin, Wis........................................................ 39

Lake Wlnnebago at Oshkosh, Wis.................................................. 40

Fox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis........................... 41

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis..................................................... 42

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis............................................ 42

Wolf River above West Branch of Wolf River, Wis................................. 43

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wis................................................ 44

Wolf River at New London, Wis................................................... 45

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis............................................. 46

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.............................................. 47

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis................................................. 48

West Branch of Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis............................ 49

East Branch of Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis............................ 50

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis............................................. 51

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis....................................................... 51

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis............................................... 52

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis................................................. 54

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111....................................................... 55

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich............................................. 56

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich................................................. 57

East Branch of Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich............................... 58

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.................................................... 59

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich......................................... 60

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich............................................... 62

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich.............................................. 63

Grand River at Jackson, Mich.................................................... 64

Grand River at Lansing, Mich.................................................... 65

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich............................................... 66

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich............................................... 67

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich................................................... 68

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich................................................. 69

Pere Marquette River at Ouster, Mich............................................ 70

Manlstee River near Sherman, Mich............................................... 71

Streams tributary to Lake Huron................................................... 72

Rifle River at Michigan Highway*70, near Sterling, Mich......................... 72

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich................................................ 73

Shiawassee River near Fargus, Mich.............................................. 74

Flint River at Genesee, Mich.................................................... 75

Flint River near Flint, Mich.................................................... 76

Flint River near Fosters, Mich.................................................. 77

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued. Page

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mien.............'................................. 78

Tlttabawassee River at Midland, Mien......................................... 79

Salt River near North Bradley, Mien.......................................... 80

Chlppewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich..................................... 81

Pine River at Alma, Mich..................................................... 82

Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich.............................................. 83

Sebewaing River (State drain) near Sebewaing, Mich........................... 84

East Fork of Sebewaing River(Columbia drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.............. 85

Streams tributary to St. Clalr River........................................... 86

Black River near Port Huron, Mich............................................ 86

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair............................................. 87

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich.......................................... 87

Streams tributary to Detroit River............................................. 88

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich................................................. 88

Streams tributary to Lake Erie................................................. 89

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich................................................. 89

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio.......................................... ...... 90

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio............................................. 91

Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio............................................. 92

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind......................................... 93

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio................................................ 94

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio................................................... 95

Auglaize River near Fort Jennings, Ohio...................................... 96

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio........................................... 97

Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio........................................... 98

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio............................................. 99

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio............................................ 100

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio..................................... 101

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio............................................. 102

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio............................................ 103

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio........................................... 104

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio......................................... 105

Little Cuyahoga River at Akron, Ohio................. , ....................... 106

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio............................................ 107

Grand River near Madison, Ohio............................................... 108

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio......................................... 109

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowarida, N. Y........................................... 110

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y........................................... Ill

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y............................................ 112

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y............................................ 113

Streams tributary to Niagara River............................................. 114

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y....................................... 114

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario.............................................. 115

Genesee River at Scio, N. Y.................................:................ 115

Genesee River at St. Helena, N. Y............................................ 116

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y....................... 117

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y........................ 118

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y........................................ 119

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock', N. Y...................................... 120

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y......................................... 121

Pall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y................................................. 122

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y............................................... 123

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y........................................ 124

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y...................................... 125

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.......................................... 126

Onondago Creek at Syracuse, N. Y............................................. 127

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y........................................ 128

East Branch of Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y.................................... 129

Black River near Boonville, N. Y............................................. 130

Black River at Watertown, N. Y............................................... 131

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y..................'..... 132

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y................................................ 133

Middle Branch of Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.............................. 134

Middle Branch of Moose River near McKeever, N. Y............................. 135

Independence River at Sperryville, N. Y...................................... 136

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y................................. 137

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y................... 138

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y................................................ 139

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y............................................... 140

Streams tributary to St. Lavirence River .. s..................................... 141

East Branch of Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y..................... 141

East Branch of Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y...................... 142

Oswegatchie River near Heuvelton, N. 1....................................... 143

West Branch of Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y...................... 144

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y................................................. 145

Raquette River at Plercefield, N. Y.......................................... 146

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y...................................... 147

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y............................................ 148

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y....................................... 149

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y....................... 150

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt............................................. 151

Smaller reservoirs In Richelieu River Basin.................................. 152

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y....................................... 153

Saranac River at Saranac, N. Y............................................... 154

West Branch of Ausable River near Mewman, N. Y............................... 155

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, M. Y....................................... 156
CONTENTS V

Qaglng-statlon records continued.

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River Continued. Page

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y............................................... 157

East Branch of Ausable River at Ausable Forks, II. Y............................ 158

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y................................................ 159

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y............................................... 160

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt............................................ 161

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.............................................. 162

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt............................... i .................. 163

East Creek at.Rutland, Vt...................................................... 164

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt........ 1...................................... 165

Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt.. 4 ...................................... 166

East Barre detention reservoir at East Barre, Vt............................... 167

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.................................................. 168

Wrightsville detention reservoir at Wrightsville, Vt........................... 169

North Branch of Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt............................. 170

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt.............................................. 171

Mad River near Moretown, Vt.................................................... 172

Waterbury Reserve ir near Waterbury, Vt......................................... 173

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt............................................. 174

Lamollle River at Johnson, Vt.................................................. 175

Lamollle River'at East Georgia, Vt............................................. 176

Misslsquoi River near North Troy, Vt........................................... 177

Misslsquol River near Richford, Vt............................................. 178

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt............................................... 179

Clyde River at Newport, Vt..................................................... 180

Miscellaneous discharge measurements............................................... 182

Index.............................................................................. 185

ILLUSTRATION

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Plate 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Little Wolf River at Royal ton, Wis.; B, Black

River near Boonville, N. Y............................................. 2
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN, 1941

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, 1941. 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 9,120 gaging stations 

in the United-States and also at many gaging stations in Alaska and Hawaii, in July 1941, 

4,350 gaging stations were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made 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 acknowledged in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 10.

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 run-off is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Run-off 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 run-off 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 coranonly 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 run-off 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.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

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

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2 EXPLANATION OF DATA

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 on plate 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the daily mean gage height to these 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 are used in applying the gage heights to the rating tables.

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. The days 

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

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

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

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. 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, its latitude and longitude 

determined from the best available maps, and information in regard to diversions that 

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

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

number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or more 

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

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

minimum gage height (unless it is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the 

maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 924 PLATE 1

A. LITTLE WOLF RIVER AT ROYALTOIN, WIS.

B. BLACK RIVER INEAR BOONVILLE, N. Y.

GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES
EXPLANATION OF DATA ' 3

recorder or a nonrecordlng gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents the lowest stage, unless otherwise qualified. Selected peak discharges 

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

stations. This supplementary information is generally omitted for stations having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles or more than 10,000 square miles or if the peak 

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

percent.

For stations equipped with nonrecordlng gages, the table of daily discharge gives 

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

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

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

in the station description. 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 dally mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for obtaining the 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.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days'1 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 and not the momentary discharge when the 

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

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

in cubic feet per second during the month.

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

more important lakes and reservoirs a table showing daily contents is given. A skeleton 

table of capacity at given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for 

a station are published but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED BESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of flow, and 

interpretation of records.

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

records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the daily records are accurate within 

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

a higher percent.

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

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

records are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless
4 ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other 

changes incident to use and control. Figures of second-feet per square mile and run-off 

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.

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

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

below the station must first be satisfied.

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

the station. The table of 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 is indicated 

below:

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

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

	Mississippi Rivsr).

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 local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Asheville, N. C., 820 Post Office Building.

Atlanta, Ga., 5 North Rhodes Center.

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

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

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

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

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

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

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

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

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 225 Capitol Building, 410 Asylum Street.

Indianapolis, Ind., 511 Board of Trade Building.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building.
PUBLICATIONS

Louisville, Ky., 652 Federal Bulldmg.

Madison, Wls., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

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

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West 15th Street.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 40S Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho. 204 Federal Building.

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

States Post Office and Courthouse. 

Oklahoma City, Okla., 303 Capitol Office Building. 

' KrMo.?rMfssour? SSSogSl" Survef^lding, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, MO., 926 New Federal Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 625 Market Street Building. 

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

Tacoraa, Wash., 1100 Washington Building. 

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams in the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A - Annual Report; B = Bulletin; W = Water-supply Paper)

Report

10th A 

llth A 

12th A 

I3th A 

14th A 

B 131

16th A, pt. 2 

B 140........

pt. 2 

pt. 2 

pt. 2 

pt. 3 

pt. 2

W 11.........

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27.........

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 

W 66, 66..

W 75.........

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information.

....do........................................

.do.

Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1371-93).. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights,

ratings, and monthly discharge (also many data

covering earlier years). 

Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier

years). 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also similar data for some earlier

years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of

streams east of the Mississippi River and

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas

River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights of

streams west of t>ie Mississippi River except

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas

River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also some long-time records). 

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. 

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

1884 to Sept. 1S9O 

1S84 to June 30, 1891. 

1SS4 to Dec. 31, 1S92. 

18S8 to Dec. 31, 1S93. 

1S93-94.

1896. 

1395-96.

189S. 

1S99.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Hote.- Reports containing records for years after 19O1 are given in table on page 6.

The table on the following page gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of 

the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1941. The data for any particular station will, In general, be found in the reports covering the years during
Numbers of water-aupply papers containing results of stream m

(For baains included see p. 4)

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901..... 

1902..... 

1903.....

1904..... 

1905 ..... 

1906..... 

1907-8... 

1909 .....

1910..... 

1911..... 

1912..... 

1913..... 

1914.....

1915..... 

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1917..... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1921.. .. . 

1922..... 

1923 ..... 

1924..... 

1925.....

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1927 ..... 

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1930.....

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1932..... 

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1939 .....

1941.....

1

35 

47, h48 

65, 75 

82 

97

0124, p!25, q!26 

0165, p!66, q!67 

0201, p202, q203 

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

541 

561 

581 

601

621- 

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756

781

801 

821 

851 

871

921

2

D35, -36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

t>97. 98

q!26, 127 

q!67, 168 

0203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873

923

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874

924

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98. 99. nlOO

k!28, 130 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875

925

6

036, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r!31 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876

926

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98. 99

k!28, 131 

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877

927

66

a Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

o Gallatin River.

d Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnison River.

e Mqjave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins. '

g Rating tablea and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Monthly discharge for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

i Scioto River.

J Loup

k Trib

m Lake 

ri Huds

o Hew 

p Huds

q Susq

r Plat

s The 

Basins.

t Belo

u Rogu
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 6 ), contains a summary of yearly discharge at gaging 

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

also as separate reprints.

From time to time reports have been published that are compilations of records for 

various.areas, usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records 

previously published (some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these reports, arranged in alphabetical order by States and drainage 

basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basing

Water-supply 

Paper

107

296

299

300

447

597-B

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

230

370

850

424

492

870

469

395

617

517

61S

196

491

536

279

192

358

491

109

Year 

ending

1903

1912

1912

1912

1918

1927

1927

1927

1927

1900

1905

1915

1906

1910

1937

1916

1919

1935

1921

1914

1927

1920

1926

1906

1917

1920

1909

1906

1913

1917

1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

Alabama, Mater powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements

In Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In

Sacramento River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements In

San Joaquin River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In

the Oreat Basin and Pacific coast river basins.

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

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquln River Basin.

California, southern. Surface water supply of Pacific slope

basins in.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay,

northern Pacific, and Oreat basins in.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometric data in.

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization.

DRAINAGE BASIN

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

utilization.

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

Oreat Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of.

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

Kennebeo River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Milk River. (See St. Hftry and Milk Rivers.)

New-Kanawha River Basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface Water

Supply of.

Penobacot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of.

Potomac River Basin (p. C., Hd., W. Va.)

Rio Orande Basin (Colo., N. Hex., Tex.), Water resources of, 1S8S1913.

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

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Hd.,), Hydrography of.

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

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

previously published in its water-supply papers. The table on following page contains a 

list of these reports.
PUBLICATIONS

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State

Alabama... .. 

Arkansas.. .. 

Connecticut.

Illinois....

Indiana. . . . 

Kentucky. ... 

Maryland ....

Minnesota... 

Missouri. ...

Nebraska.. . .

Hew Jersey. .

New Mexico.. 

Horth Carolina.

North Dakota

Pennsylvania

Tennessee..!

Virginia.... 

Washington. . 

Wisconsin. . .

Year 

ending

1915 

1928 

1926

1933a

1906 

1920* 

1911 

1934 

1927

19300

1932 

1919 1924d 

19286

1935f 

1939S 

1920 

1937

1912 

1926 

1939h 

1914

19281 

1928

19343

1925 

1923

1936k 

1920

19271 

1921m

1939n

1914 

1924° 

1930P 

19361 

1911 

1932r 

1924 

1930s

1905 

1910 

1916 

1927

1933 

1914

1923*

Report

Bull. ' , Water powers of Alabama....

Bull. 44, Ws-ter resources of 

Conneetlc-ut.

Bull. 16, Water powers of Georgia.... 

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

Water resources of Illinois. .........

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of 

Indiana . 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of 

Indiana . 

Stream-flow records of Iowa. .........

Surface waters of Kentucky. .......... 

Plow data and draft storage curves 

for major streams In Maryland.

Water-resources Investigation of 

Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources 

of Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters 

of Missouri. 

1st hydrographlc report. .............

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of 

Hew Jersey. 

Special Report 5, Surface water 

supply of New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of Hew Mexico... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of Horth 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of Horth 

Carolina streams. 

Report to Governor of Horth Dakota 

on flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission 

of Pennsylvania. 

Stream-flow records of Pennsylvania..

Bull. 34, Water resources of 

Tennessee. 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of 

Tennessee. 

5th biennial report, State Engineer. . 

7th biennial report, State Engineer. . 

10th biennial report. State Engineer. 

Bull. 31, Water resources of 

Virginia . 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries 

of hydrooetrle data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers . 

2d report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers .

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Geological and Hatural 

History Survey. 

Connecticut State Water 

Commission. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. *

Do.

Iowa State Planning Board. 

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

Kansas State Board of 

Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

State Planning Commission 

and Water Resources Commission. 

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Do.

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy 

Commission. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Hatural Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Department of Forests and 

Waters. 

Department of Education.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do. 

Do. 

Conservation Commission.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin.

Do.

a Includes records of monthly discharge k Includes records for years 1889-1936; 

In second-feet per square mile for records of dally and monthly dlsyears 1912-33. charge are not Included, 

b Includes records for years 1907-18. 1 includes records for years 1882-1937. 

c Includes records for years 1927-30. m Includes all available records prior to 1921 

d Includes records for years 1919-24. n Includes records for years 1902-39. 

e Includes records for years 1924-28. o Includes records for years 1914-24. 

f Includes records for years 1928-35. p Includes records for years 1924-30. 

g Includes records for years 1935-39. q Includes records for years 1930-36. 

h Includes records for years 1927-39. r Includes records for years 1928-32. 

1 Includes records for years 1914-28. s Includes average weekly discharge for years 

j Includes records for years 1928-34. 1920-30. 

t Includes records for years 1914-23.

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

States have Issued annual or biennial reports In which ara contained records of discharge: 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Hebraska, New Mexico, 

Hew York (also Hew York City Board of Water Supply), Horth Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 

Hevada, Washington, and Wyoming.
PUBLICATIONS 9

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

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

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

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

reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations 

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

titles of these reports.

Water-Supply Title 

Paper

88 The Passaic flood of 1902.

92 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

147 Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520-G Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

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

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

796-C Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January I, 1934.

796-0 Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, Part I, New England Rivers.

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

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

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

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

843 Floods of Decsmber 1937 in northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

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

867 Hurrican floods of September 1938.

869 ' Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

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 1940 to 

September 1941 by agencies other than ths Geological Survey. The records for these stations are not contained 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. ..........

Hew York Barge Canalt..

Oswegatchie River, Bast 

Branch of. 

Oswego River. ..........

Raquette River. ........

Branch of.

Saranac River. ......... 

Seneca River. ..........

Location

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

Clyde, H. Y. ................. 

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

Brewerton, N. Y. .............

Browns Palls, H. Y........... 

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

Colton, H. Y.................

H. Y. 

Kents Falls, H. Y. ...........

Baldwins ville, H. Y..........

vllle, H. Y.

Period

1926-41

1924-41 

1934-41

1925-41 

19 29 "*41

1934-41 

1928-41 

1934-41

1934-41 

1928-41

Collected by

State Department of Public Works, 

Albany, H. Y. 

Do. 

Central Hew York Power Corporation, 

Syracuse, H. Y. 

State Department of Public Works, 

Albany, H. Y.

Pulton, H. Y. 

Central Hew York Power Corporation, 

Syracuse, H. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, 

Pulton, N. Y. 

Central Hew York Power Corporation, 

Syracuse, H. Y.

System Properties, Inc., Hew York, 

H. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, 

Pulton, H. Y.

Albany, H. Y.

t Diversion around station on OneIda River at Caughdenoy, H. Y.

Hote.- Records for the stations given In the above table are unpublished but are available at the 

office of the organization by which the station was operated. In addition to the records listed In 

the above table, the Soil Conservation Service (beginning In 1940) has collected records of run-off 

from three areas of less than 5 acres each near East Lanslng, Mien.
10 COOPERATION

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

Illinois: Department of Public Works and Buildings, W. A. Rosenfield, director, 

through Division or Waterways, Carter Jenkins, chief engineer.

Indiana: Department of Public Works, V. M. Siramons, administrative officer, 

prior to July 1, 1941; Department of Conservation, F. H. Wallace, acting commissioner, and State Highway Commission, J. D. Adams, chairman, thereafter.

Michigan: Michigan Stream Control Commission, P. J. Hoffmaster, chairman, 

and M. P. Adams, executive secretary-engineer.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources and 

Engineering, W. 3. Olson, director.

New York: State Department of Conservation, Lithgow Osborne, commissioner; 

State Department of Public Works, A . W. Brandt, superintendent; State Water 

Power and Control Commission, Lithgow Osborne, chairman; Board of Black River 

District, E. S. Curlings, chief engineer; Commission for the Improvement of 

Oswegatchie River and the Hydraulic Power Thereon, J. J. Wallace, chairman; 

Buffalo Sewer Authority, D. H. McCarriagher, chairman; Water Department, city of 

Auburn, A. J. Adams, chief engineer; and Department of Public Works, village of 

Lancaster, Harold J. Huber, superintendent.

Ohio: State Cooperative Topographic Survey, W. E. Owens, inspector-director. 

Vermont: State of Vermont, William H. Wills, Governor. 

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, George P. Steinmetz, 

chief engineer.

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

the operation of 32 gaging stations, of which 4 were in Michigan, 10 in New York, 14 in 

Ohio, 1 in Vermont, and 3 in Wisconsin.

Financial assistance was also furnished 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 Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, 

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 also rendered by the following municipalities, 

organizations, corporations, and individuals:

Michigan: City of Allegan and the Michigan Gas & Electric Co. 

New York: City of Syracuse, F. J. McArdell, city enginssr; the Central New 

York Power Corporation; International Paper Co.; Cornell University; New York 

& Pennsylvania Co.; Associated Gas & Electric System; Rochester Gas & Electric 

Corporation; and Deer River Power Co.

Wisconsin: Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation.
DIVISION OF WORK 11

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

Survey, Glenn L. Parker, chief hydraulic engineer, Carl G. Paulsen, assistant chief 

hydraulic engineer, and Rudolph G. Kasel, chief of the division of surface waters. The 

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

under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In Illinois, J. H. Morgan; in 

Indiana and lower peninsula of Michigan, H. E. Grosbach until Sept. 15, 1941, succeeded 

by D. M. Corbett; in Minnesota, P. R. Speer; in New York, A. VI. Harrlngton; In Ohio, 

C. V. Youngquist; in Vermont, H. B. Kinnison; in Wisconsin, F. C. Christopherson. The 

data for stations in the upper peninsula of Michigan were collected under the direction 

of F. C. Christopherson and prepared for publication under the direction of D. M. Corbett.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, In charge, and M. C. Boyer, associate engineer, section of reports .

498587 0-43-2
12 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder at south pier of U. S. Lighthouse slip, lat. 42°52'40", 

long. 78°53'25", at head of Niagara River at Buffalo. Elevation of reference point Is 

590.22 feet above the mean tide level at New York City. All gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above the mean tide level at New York City.

Drainage area.- 263,500 square miles.

Records available.- January 1905 to September 1941 (prior to October 1935 monthly dlscnarge only).

Average dlscharge.- 36 years, 190,200 second-feet (not including diversions from Lakes 

Michigan and Erie).

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 228,000 second-feet Sept. 30, 1941,

corresponding to an elevation of 573.71 feet on the Buffalo gage; minimum daily, 154,000 

second-feet Jan. 24, corresponding to an elevation of 570.00 feet on the Buffalo gage. 

1905-41: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 242,000 second-feet May 1929, corresponding to an elevation of 574.14 feet on the Buffalo gage; minimum monthly discharge, 

117,000 second-feet February 1936, corresponding to an elevation of 569.48 feet on the 

Buffalo gage.

Remarks.- Records do not include flow diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago Sanitary & 

Ship Canal and from Lake Erie by Welland Canal in Ontario, and Black Rock and New York 

State Barge (old Erie) Canals at Buffalo.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In thousands of second-fast, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Bay Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1S5 

1S7 

1SS 

1S3

189

190

192

190

186

184

189 

191 

1SS 

1S2 

178

182 

1S9 

1S2 

1S9 

189

1SS 

183 

191 

183 

181

1S1 

176 

196 

175 

18S 

178

179 

SOO 

189 

ISO 

197

206 

1S7 

ISO 

17S 

1S1

191 

228 

17S 

171 

176

205 

202 

177 

17S 

1S5

176 

1SS 

177 

1S4 

174

161 

19S 

190 

SOO 

182

180 

19S 

1S1 

195 

yl76

1S4 

200 

1S7 

173 

193

173

173

174

175

170

1S1 

175 

1S4 

179 

182

186

193

179

180 

17S

ISO 

175 

179 

181 

208 

192

176 

18S 

195 

219 

208

1SS

154

155

156

192

186 

199 

1S3 

1S1 

163

175 

1S4 

19S 

205 

1S7

1S1 

1S7 

182 

154 

167

157

167

181

184

188

177

17S 

ISO 

ISO 

179 

177

179 

1S4 

204 

156 

177

173 

175 

174 

1S1 

181

177 

190 

206 

194 

1S1

ISO 

176 

175 

171 

175

171

165

171

170

172

174

170

178

171

167

165

174

167

170

172

173

175

176

1S2 

206 

1S2 

171 

169

172

171

169

173

174

172

172

172

173

172

172

170 

172 

168 

165 

16S

172

173

173

172

173

174

176

176

177

182

175 

1S4 

177 

17S

1SS

1S5 

17S 

177 

ISO 

17S

179 

1S1 

1S1 

180 

ISO

179

176

178

179 

1S1

178 

181 

1S1 

183 

1S3

1S2 

184 

181 

ISO 

179

1S2 

184 

ISO 

18S 

1S2

1S2 

182 

1S3 

1S3 

186

1S5 

1S7 

1S4

175

176 

17S

181 

ISO 

178 

176 

1S4

183 

1S4 

191 

183 

1S4

178

179 

1S3 

192 

186

1S9 

1S9 

189 

188 

186

156

157

154

155

181

1S7 

186 

191

169 

1SS 

179 

1S4

154

155 

1S9 

190 

196

187

1SS 

166 

1S3 

181 

184

166 

187 

189 

181 

1S7

1S7 

184 

183 

1S3 

184

182

183 

1S6 

1S4 

1S7 

1S7

1S4 

182 

1S3 

184 

1S1

176 

1S1 

1S3 

1S2 

176

1S5

151

152 

ISO 

180

184 

1S5 

17S 

1S3 

179

151

152 

177 

175 

1S5

1S5 

ISO 

176 

176 

ISO 

1S4

ISO 

170 

172 

177 

184

194

182

170

176

185

176

176

173

178

181

17S 

17S 

171 

16S 

174

172

173

172

169

194

174 

170 

1S7 

164 

176

Thousands 

of second 

foot-days

Thousands of second-feet

Per square 

mllst

Run-off 

In 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

5,712 

5.59S 

5,666

192 

228 

20S

166

161

170

1S4 

187 

183

0.69S 

.710 

.694

0.80 

.79 

.80

Calendar year 1940 ,

January.....,......,,

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

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

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

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

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

July.....,,.,.......,

August...,,,.,.,.....

September,...........

Water year 1940-41.

66,662

5,707 

5,010 

5,376 

5,2*2 

5,622 

5,549 

5,747 

5,610 

5,294

219 

206 

206 

1S8 

1S7 

192 

190 

1S5 

194

154

156

165

165

175

176

179

175

164

184 

179 

173 

176 

1S1 

1S5 

185 

1S1 

176

.679

.657

.668

.687

.702

.702

.687

.80 

.71 

.76 

.75 

.79 

.78 

.81 

.79 

.75

96.1S3

t Expressed in second-feet.
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 13

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Location.- Ogdensburg gage, lat. 44°41'55", long. 75°30'15". Oswego gage, lat. 43°27'45", 

long. 76°31'00' . Reference point of the Ogdensburg gage is 251.02 feet above the mean 

tide level at New York City; reference point of the Oswego gage is 251.90 feet above 

the mean tide level at New York City. All gage readings have been reduced to elevations above the mean tide level at New York City.

Drainage area.- Above Ogdensburg gage, 298,100 square miles.

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1941 (prior to October 1935, monthly dlscharge only;.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 217,700 second-feet (does not include diversion from 

Lake Michigan).

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 241,000 second-feet Apr. 21, corresponding to an elevation of 245.19 feet on the Ogdensburg gage; minimum daily, 175,000 

second-feet Feb. 9, 10, corresponding to an elevation of 242.19 feet on the Ogdensburg gage.

1919-41: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 289,000 second-feet June 1929, corresponding to an elevation of 847.23 feet on the Ogdensburg gage or 248.46 feet on the Oswego 

gage; minimum monthly discharge, 152,000 second-feet February 1936, corresponding to 

an elevation of 243.59 feet on the Ogdensburg gage.

Remarks.- Records do not include flow diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago Sanitary 

Canal. Water diverted from Lake Erie and Niagara River by Black Rock and New York 

State Barge (old Erie) Canals, except that lost by seepage and evaporation, is discharged into Lake Ontario at Oswego and at several points between Niagara River and 

Irondequoit Bay.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In thousands of second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

87 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

215 

213 

213 

213 

215

218 

219 

215 

214 

214

216 

217 

218 

209 

209

210 

214 

209 

209 

212

20S 

210 

216 

210 

208

207 

207 

205 

203 

202 

204

NOT.

203 

212 

211 

207 

209

217 

211 

208 

208 

206

210 

226 

208 

202 

202

213 

215 

209 

208 

214

207 

213 

204 

' 209 

205

199 

203 

203 

209 

203

Dec.

206 

209 

206 

214 

208

205 

218 

212 

203 

217

205 

204 

205 

209 

207

207 

20S 

212 

209 

212

210 

211 

207 

210 

209

205 

207 

206 

202 

217 

218

Jan.

214 

' 210 

219 

219 

220

218 

216 

216 

215 

217

214 

217 

215 

215 

210

209 

213 

217 

218 

216

217 

216 

217 

209 

214

211 

197 

206 

218 

216 

211

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Decc

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sep1

Hi

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

212 

206 

20S 

209 

206

207 

204 

211 

175 

175

181 

184 

189 

187 

196

202 

205 

208 

211 

209

210 

210 

210 

209 

211

20S 

210 

203

Mar.

20S 

208 

204 

204 

205

202 

204 

202 

204 

202

192 

190 

195 

200 

200

197 

209 

209 

199 

201

203 

203 

205 

206 

208

212 

214 

215 

219 

218 

219

Thousands 

of aecondfoot-days

6,552 

6,259 

6,473

77,201

6,640 

5,661 

6,357 

6,738 

6,965 

6,580 

6,691 

6,435 

6,120

77,576

Apr.

21V 

220 

219 

219 

218

218 

223 

224 

224 

£23

823 

225 

227 

229 

231

226 

234 

227 

228 

232

241 

231 

228 

230 

227

227 

229 

2S9 

231 

228

May

227 

221 

228 

229 

226

225 

225 

227 

225 

225

226 

226 

225 

225 

224

225 

223 

225 

225 

224

225 

224 

225 

223 

228

226 

222 

223 

219 

222 

222

June

221 

221 

220 

. 218 

218

220 

220 

226 

221 

219

218 

216 

217 

220 

220

219 

219 

220 

222 

220

221 

218 

215 

219 

217

222 

220 

220 

216 

217

July

21S 

217 

215 

216 

217

216 

217 

222 

218 

218

216 

214 

214 

214 

214

215 

219 

214 

225 

220

219 

217 

214 

215 

214

213 

213 

211 

211 

212 

213

Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

219 

217 

218

239

220 

212 

219 

241 

229 

226 

225 

214 

212

241

Minimum

202 

199 

202

173

197 

175 

190 

217 

219 

216 

211 

205 

196

175

Mean

211 

209 

209

211

214 

202 

205 

226 

225 

219 

216 

209 

204

213

Aug.

213 

213 

213 

212 

212

210 

212 

213 

212 

207

214 

211 

210 

213 

209

207 

207 

207 

209 

207

206 

207 

207 

207 

207

209 

207 

206 

206 

207 

205

Per square 

mllef

0.708 

.701 

.701

.708

.718 

.678 

.688 

.758 

.755 

.735 

.725 

.701 

.684

.715

Sept.

210 

206 

205 

2Q5 

2O8

212 

210 

203 

201 

208

205 

205 

203 

208 

210

205 

207 

201 

198 

203

202 

202 

19S 

197 

209

801 

200 

204 196" 

198

Run-Off 

In 

Inches

0,82 

.78 

.81

9.62

.S3 

.71 

.79 

.85 

.37 

.82 

.84 

.81 

.76

9.39

t Expressed In second-feet.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

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

(International gaging station)

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

w., R. 6 E., 400 feet upstream from Middle Falls, 3i miles upstream from mouth, and 

5f miles downstream from International Bridge. Prior to October 1940, wier-weight 

gage at International Bridge, different datum.

Drainage area.- 604 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1941. April 1924 to September 1940 at site 

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

Bridge, Minn. October 1923 to September 1932 in House Document 92, 73d Congress of the 

United States, 1st Session. June 1921 to September 1923 in reports of Dominion Water 

and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, Canada.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1923-41), 469 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge .observed during year, 5,460 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 

a.41 reet); minimum recorded, 44 second-feet Oct. 23-28: minimum gage height recorded, 

0.22 foot Oct. 24, 25.

1923-40: Maximum discharge observed, 11,000 second-feet May 5, 1934 (gage height, 

7.6 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating table extended above 7,000 secondfeet; minimum, 30 second-feet, Feb. 11 to Mar. 5, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period 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 tables, water year 1940-41, except period of lee effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.4 

.6

Oct. 1 to Apr. 

1.5 237 

2.0 443 

2.5 606 

3.0 620

13

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,370

2,120

3,030

8.0 5,030

0.5 64

.7 90

1.0 144

1.5 273

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

422 

585 

7SO

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3.5 1,020

1,300

2,010

2,920

3.5 5,530

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

50

;

43 

47 

46 

52 

4S

a 46 

a45 

a44 

a44 

a44

a44 

a44 

a4'4 

a60 

aSO 

*66

Nov.

allO 

a!50 

a!30 

allO 

alOO

a95 

a90 

87 

S4 

79

363 

654 

443 

320 

260

240 

220 

190 

200 

260

300 

240 

190 

150 

*120

110 

110 

95 

100 

100

Dec.

95

90 

90 

85 

S5

85 

S5 

75 

80 

35

85 

90 

80 

SO 

SO

80 

SO 

SO 

80 

85

65 

85

S5 

85 

90

a90 

aS5 

a90 

a85 

aS5 

*80

Jan.

80 

S5 

65 

SO 

75

65

70 

70 

70 

70

75 

75 

75 

75

75

75 

SO 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

*75 

70

65 

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-4]

Feb.

65 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

55 

55 

55 

60

60 

60 

65 

65 

65

65 

60 

*55 

55 

55

55 

60 

60 

55 

55

55 

55 

55

Mar.

55 

55 

60 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

60

60 

60 

60 

60

60

60 

55 

55 

50

*50

55 

55 

60 

60 

60

70 

65

70 

70 

80 

85

Secondfoot-days

1,552 

5,700 

2,620

127,460

2,265 

1,645 

1,860 

61,484 

31,507 

20,857 

18,025 

3,597 

13,893

170,005

Apr.

95 

110 

130 

150 

ISO

220 

2SO 

400 

*5S9 

1,000

1,600 

2,390 

4,430 

5,240 

5,130

4,250 

3,420 

3,420 

3,420 

3,220

*2,620 

2,220 

1,930 

1,970 

2,350

2,350 

2,050 

1,740 

2,050 

2,530

Maximum

654 

95

3,330

85 

65 

S5 

5,240 

2,440 

2,440 

1,100

1,350

5,240

May

2,440 

2,220 

2,010 

1,810 

1,740

1,600 

1,490 

1,420 

1,330 

1,240

769 

814 

1,100 

1,100 

1,070

1,020 

920 

845 

S20 

7SO

720 

602 

550 

517 

279

240 

251 

355 

517 

485 

453

Minimum

44 

79 

75

44

65 

55 

50 

95 

240 

343 

167 

72 

95

44

June

517 

534 

4S5 

406 

364

343 

1,830 

2,440 

1,810 

1,300

970 

800 

660 

565 

517

469 

422 

391 

422 

453

43S 

534 

585 

5S5 

550

534 

517 

485 

453 

43S

July

469 

501 

317 

1,100 

1,020

945 

395 

320 

730 

740

720 

660 

620 

585 

700

730 

760 

740 

700 

640

585 

534 

376 

245 

195

174 

170 

167 

210 

200 

177

Mean

50.1 

190 

S4.5

348

73.1 

53. S 

60.0 

2,049 

1,016 

695 

581 

116 

630

466

Aug.

158 

140 

146 

144 

alSO

al90 

a!50 

a!30 

al20 

a!20

a!20 

allO 

a!20 

103 

104

96 

00 

89 

89 

34-

82 

77 

74 

72 

96

122 

136 

126 

115 

106 

103

Per square 

mile

0.083 

.315 

.140

.576

.121 

.097 

.099 

3.39 

1.6S 

1.15 

.962 

.192 

1.04

.772

Sept.

103 

100 

95 

103 

197

200 

170 

149 

177 

364

355 

305 

296 

589 

1,300

1,100 

320 

680 

1,350 

1,300

995 

1,120 

1,210 

1,040 

895 

1 

780 

720 

320 

320 

740

Run-off In 

Inches

0.10 

.35 

.16

3.01

.14 

.10 

.11 

3.78 

1.94 

1.28 

1.11 

.22 

1.16

10.45

Peak discharge.- Hoy. 11 [9:30 p.m.) 1.160 see. -ft.! Apr. 14 (lilB a.m.) 5,460 sec. -ft.; June S 

(3 a.m.) 1,380 sec. -ft.; Sept. 15 (l a.m.) 1,330 see. -ft.; Sept. 19 (7 p.m.) 1,560 sec. -ft.; Sept.23 

(4 a.m.) 1,240 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

record.

Apr. 10, 11.

s ay.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height r 

M°te.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14 to Dec. 25, Dec. 31 to Apr. S,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 15

Poplar River at Lutsen, Mlnn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 47°38', long. 90°42', in sec. 

33, T. 60 N., R. 3 W., 350 feet upstream from concrete bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at 

Lutsen, and 1,650 feet upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 697.89 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- May to November 1911 (gage heights only), August 1912 to September 

1917, July 1928 to February 1929, March 1930 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1913-17. 1930-32, 1933-41), 109 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 850 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 4.94 feet, 

affected by ice); minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.23 feet).

1912-17, 1928-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,390 second-feet Apr. 25, 1916, from 

rating curve extended above 750 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 10.02 feet 

May 1, 1937, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 2.3 second-feet Dec. 3, 

1939 (gage height, 1.73 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of lee effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 11-13)

2.2 10

2.4 IS

2-6 30

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

4.2 522

4.6 710

5.0 910

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

83 

84 

85

86

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

24 

24 

23 

24

27 

24 

28 

21 

22

22 

22 

21 

20 

20

*18 

18 

17 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

45 

85 

69

Nov.

16S 

291 

203 

148 

129

108 

92 

S5 

79 

75

1S7 

379 

b260 

b220 

blSO

b!60 

151 

136 

132 

136

185 

bllO 

bllO 

»b95 

blOO

blOO 

b90 

b75 

b70 

b65

Dec.

b60 

1360 

b55 

b55 

1355

b55

1360 

1360 

b60 

b60

b60 

b55 

b55 

b55 

1355

b60 

b60 

b60 

b65 

b65

69 

71 

69 

b65 

b65

b60 

57 

56 

53 

»5S 

49

Jan.

49 

b48 

b46 

b44 

b44

b48 

b50 

b60 

b5« 

b55

b55 

b55 

52 

51 

52

53 

54 

b48 

b48 

b50

51 

47 

*46 

44 

45

44 

44 

44 

48 

42 

40

Month

Octt 

Hovt 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

Jun« 

Julj 

Augl 

Sept

Hi

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

40 

39 

36 

37 

37

36 

35 

32 

38 

33

33 

34 

35 

b34 

36

36 

»36 

35 

33

31

29 

£9 

29 

28 

28

27 

88 

29

Mar.

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

29 

29

29 

30 

b30 

30 

31

b30 

b28 

b32 

*31 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

28 

28 

31

Secondfoot-days

764 

4,259 

1,836

30,098.3

1,491 

927 

910 

9,752 

5,795 

3,944 

1,369 

741 

3,317

35,105

Apr.

35 

38 

39 

42 

49

61 

b75 

b90 

*b!20 

b!70

b220 

MOO 

b500 

bSOO 

13750

b650 

526 

556 

635 

588

4S5 

*399 

363 

359

347

339 

323 

311 

299 

283

Maximum

85 

379

71

448

55 

40 

32 

800 

279 

307 

75 

66 

359

800

May

279 

263 

247 

235 

219

235 

255 

247 

231 

215

207 

195 

187 

219 

219

203 

187 

175 

' 167 

159

144 

129 

116 

106 

98

104 

129 

155 

167 

148 

155

Minimum

16 

65 

49

7.5

40 

27 

28 

35 

98 

56 

28 

11 

35

11

June

175 

171 

148 

132 

121

121 

847 

307 

239 

199

187 

191 

175 

151 

132

116 

108 

101 

98 

90

96 

96 

86 

79 

72

66 

63 

63 

58 

56

July

51 

46 

42 

39 

36

36 

44 

46 

47 

61

61 

60 

49 

40 

51

75 

66 

56 

46 

39

35 

33 

38 

39 

44

37 

33 

33 

33 

31 

28

Mean

24.6 

142 

59.2

83.2

48.1 

33.1 

29.4 

325 

187 

131 

44.2 

23.9 

111

96.2

Aug.

25 

24 

88 

89 

85

28 

20 

80 

20. 

18

c20 

C20 

Cl6 

14 

13

12 

11 

12 

14 

15

14 

14 

14 

15 

51

-66 

43 

33 

34 

37 

42

Per square 

mile

0.178 

1.03 

.429

.596

.349 

.240 

.213 

8.36 

1.36 

.949 

.320 

.173 

.804

.697

Sept.

52 

43 

35 

36

71

61 

48 

46 

S6 

96

75 

60 

92 

255 

359

271 

187 

144 

144 

118

104 

163 

144 

118 

101

85 

79 

88 

81 

75

Run-off In 

Inches

0.21 

1.15 

.49

6.09

.40 

.85 

.85 

2.63 

1.57 

1.06 

.37 

.20 

.90

9.48 i

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from debris on control; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage 

heights, and engineer's notes.'
16 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.

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

260 reet 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.- 136 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to January 1929, March 1930 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1930-41), 156 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 second-feet Apr. IS (gage height, 8.01 

feet;, from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet; minimum, 6.9 second-feet 

Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.89 feet).

1928-29, 1930-41: 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 excellent except those for periods of ice effect, or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

3.0 100

3.5 275

4.0 680

4.5 1,500

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

5.0 2,400

6.0 4,230

7.0 6,480

1.8 5.1

1.9 7.1

2.0 10

2.4 37

2.8 82

3.2 160

3.6 312

4.0 630

4.5 1,410

5.0 2,320

6.0 4,230

7.0 6.4SO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

44 

3S 

33 

29 

33

33 

33 

30 

2S 

26

26 

25 

23 

23 

22

21 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

17

18 

18 

21 

1S2 

310 

262

MOT.

560 

634 

430 

331 

275

234 

a200 

166 

149 

140

736 

a850 

a650 

a460 

a340

260 

240 

210 

198 

198

1S3 

170 

160 

*140 

110

140 

120 

80 

90 

75

Dec.

65 

60 

55 

55 

55

55 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

50 

50 

51 

52

51 

51 

51 

52 

52

55 

55 

55 

55 

*55 

52

Jan.

51 

50 

50 

50 

48

46 

46 

44 

42 

40

40 

40 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

36 

34 

32

32 

30 

*2S 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

30 

30

Month

Octc 

Nov« 

Decs

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Mart 

Apr] 

Bay

June 

Julj 

Aug' 

Sept

WE

lendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

30 

30 

30 

28 

30

30 

2S 

28 

26 

26

26 

26 

28 

28 

26

26 

»26 

24 

22 

20

20 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

20

Mar.

20 

22 

22 

20 

20

19 

19 

18 

20 

20

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

19 

19 

*19 

20

20 

19 

20 

20 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

26 

32

Secondfoot-days

1,447 

8,529 

1,707

52,598.2

1,157 

706 

654 

31,435 

4,985 

7,329 

917 

1,410.2 

12,705

73,031.2

Apr.

44 

55 

60 

70 

95

170 

220 

»240 

340 

480

700 

1,360 

6,610 

a5,290 

g3,360

a2,510 

al,770 

gl,l40 

a986 

a890

*792 

678 

567 

a556 

546

482 

426 

384 

335 

329

Maximum

310 

S50 

65

1,430

51 

30 

32 

6,610 

335 

806 

82 

269 

2,600

6,610

May

335 

312 

279 

253 

233

257 

274

11 

211

190 

172 

155 

166 

158

142 

125 

113 

102 

92

S5 

73 

63 

56 

51

53 

55 

90 

111 

104 

177

Minimum

 17 

75 

50

.4

28 

20 

18 

44 

51 

38 

13 

6.9 

101

6.9

June

270 

274 

225 

1S7 

155

174 

636 

806 

516 

370

370 

678 

516 

384 

28S

225 

175 

140 

127 

104

99 

117 

104 

88 

72

57 

49 

44 

41 

38

July

31 

2S 

26 

22 

21

20 

22 

22 

32 

42

35 

31 

26 

22 

47

82 

56 

48 

39 

30

25 

20 

16 

19 

27

29 

26 

23 

20 

17 

13

Mean

46.7 

284 

55.1

143.7

37.3 

25.2 

21.1 

1,050 

161 

244 

29.6 

45.5 

424

200

Aug.

11 

9.3 

9.6 

10 

10

9.3 

10 

17 

14 

13

26 

22 

17 

14 

12

10 

9.3 

9.0 

9.0 

8.0

7.4 

7.4 

6.9 

24 

68

97 

94 

85 

269 

245 

257

Per square 

mile

0.343 

2.09 

.405

1.06

.274 

.185 

.155 

7.72 

1.18 

1.79 

.213 

.335 

3.12

1.47

Sept.

241 

181 

138 

135 

15S

127 

101 

118 

298 

284

222 

175 

419 

2,300 

2,600

1,280 

690 

433 

384 

335

284 

261 

245 

214 

194

175 

166 

194 

181 

172

Run-off in 

inches

0.40 

2.33 

.47

14.38

.32 

.19 

.18 

8.61 

1.36 

2.00 

.25 

.39 

3.48

19.98

Peak discharge.- Nov. 10 (8:30 p.m.) 1,390 sec.-ft.; Apr. 13 (5 p.m.) 9,080 sec.-ft.; June 7 

(9 p.m.) 854 sec.-ft.; Sept. 14 (6:15 p.m. and 11 p.m.) 4,130 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

§ Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

ote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, 17, Nov. 22 to Dec. 18, Jan. 2 to Apr.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 17

Aranlcon Lake near South Range, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°29', long. 92°04', in sec. 12, T. 46 N., R. 14 W., in 

northwest 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 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,197.92 feet June 7; mininum, 1,196.24 

feet Aug. 23.

1937-41: Maximum elevation observed, 1,197.92 feet June 7, 1941; minimum, 1,196.04 

feet Aug. 24, Oct. 3, 1936.

Remarks.- Lake has natural outlet.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1940'to September 1941

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

_

.

_

7.10

-

_

_

_

_

-

7.00

-

_

-

-

_

.

7.28

-

-

_

-

.

-

7.00

_

.

_

_

-

-

Hov.

6.80

_

_

_

-

_

_

6.76

_

-

_

-

_

-

6.74

_

_

_

-

-

_

6.70

_

-

-

_

-

-

6.72

-

-

Dee.

6.74

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

6.70

_

_

_

6.83

-

7.16

7.30

_

-

7.52

_

-

.

_

7.78

_

_

7.74

-

-

_

7.64

-

_

7.54

-

M«y

_

.

_

7.36

-

7.40

7.38

_

_

-

7.26

.

.

7.20

-

.

7.10

_

-

7.02

_

.

.

6.90

-

6.88

-

-

_

-

6.90

June

_

_

_

_

-

_

7.92

-

_

-

_

-

.

6.92

-

_

_

.

_

-

6.88

_

_

_

-

.

-

6.76

-

6.76

-

July

_

_

_

_

6.62

_

_

_

_

-

_

6.58

_

-

-

_

-

-

6.54

-

_

_

_

-

-

6.56

-

-

.

-

-

Aug.

_

6.46

_

_

-

_

_

-

6.40

-

_

-

_

-

-

6.30

-

-

-

-

_

-

6.24

-

-

_

-

-

_

6.S2

-

Sept.

_

_

_

-

-

7.06

-

-

_

-

_

-

7.20

-

-

_

-

-

-

7.48

_

-

_

-

-

_

7.21

-

-

-

-

Note,- Add 1,190 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
18 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°32', long. 90°23', In NWi sec. 23, T. 48 E., R.

49 W., 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3i miles north of Saxon, Wis. 

Drainage area.- 281 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1941. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 6.25

feet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1938-41: Maximum discharge, 4,650 second-feet May 20, 1940, and Aug. 31, 1941;

maximum gage height, 6.48 feet Mar. 26, 1939 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 2 secondfeet Sept. 21, Oct. 8, 1939.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1938-39 has been revised to

4,200 second-feet Apr. 26, 1939 (gage height, 5.88 feet), and for the water year

1939-40, to 4,650 second-feet May 20, 1940 (gage height, 6.24 feet), superseding

figures published in Water Supply Papers 874 and 894. 

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

are rair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by Saxon Falls power plant li miles upstream.

Flow regulated since Apr. 1, 1941, by new Gile Reservoir on West Branch Montreal

River (capacity, 1.29 billion cubic feet). 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years

1938-39 and 1939-40 are given herein. They supersede those published in Water Supply

Papers 874 and 894: ,

Apr. 24, 1939.... 2,720 Apr- 28, 1939.... 2,650

25.......... 3,380 May 20, 1940.... 3,600

26.......... 3,820 21.......... 3,750

27.......... 3,380 22.-.......- 2,940

Month

April 1939... ......

Water year 1938-39 

Calendar year 1939

May 1940. ...........

Water year 1939-40

Second-foot 

days

53,841

171,282 

149,248

34,354

111,246

Maximum

3,820

3,820 

3,820

3,750

3,750

Minimum

697

IS 

18

29S

22

Mean

1,795

469 

409

1,124

304

Per 

square 

mile

6.39

1.67 

1.46

4.00

1.08

Run-off

In 

inches

T.13

22.65 

19.75

4.61

14.71

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

71 

64 

62 

5S

55 

55 

55 

53 

52

49 

49 

53 

57 

57

53 

60 

55 

53 

53

52 

52 

. 53 

57 

52

49 

80 

49 

49 

71 

127

Nov.

112 

13S 

130 

138 

168

193 

196 

17S 

161 

16S

29S 

576 

526 

520 

491

429 

403 

325 

334 

363

363 

526 

508 

440 

353

307 

247 

204 

220 

240

Dec.

210 

170 

120 

140 

160

180 

175 

165 

180 

150

170 

155 

140 

130 

120

115 

105 

120 

140 

150

120 

115 

140 

125 

190

250 

370 

500 

560 

62S 

656

Jan.

755 

704 

450 

370 

300

230

210 

190 

175 

180

150 

160 

145 

140 

140

130 

140 

135 

135 

140

150 

130 

*130 

135 

130

125 

125 

125 

125 

120 

120

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dec£

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May

June 

Jul: 

Augv 

Sept

Hi

Llendar year 1940 « *..

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

135 

120 

120 

125 

125

110 

115 

110 

130 

135

120 

140 

150 

200 

220

250 

240 

230 

200 

210

190 

170 

160 

150 

145

135 

*126 

120

Mar.

120 

110 

120 

100 

110

90 

100 

90 

95 

100

95 

100 

105 

90 

100

80 

60 

SO 

100 

100

90 

95 

«93 

100 

100

120 

100 

SO 

80 

100 

150

Secondfoot-days

1,829 

9,255 

6,649

122,305

6,394 

4,381 

3,053 

30,734 

3,943 

3,856 

3,138 

7,615 

26,806

107,653

Apr.

300 

550 

785 

92S 

1,230

1,450 

1,990 

2,060 

2,060 

1,920

1,770 

1,640 

1,570 

1,390 

1,150

953 

712 

582 

551 

S63

1,250 

al,500 

al.100 

a600 

a380

a300 

a275 

263 

268 

289

Maximum

127 

576 

656

3,750

755 

250 

150 

2,060 

289 

239 

144 

2,670 

3,070

3,070

May

2S9 

255 

231 

255 

1S9

147 

178 

175

173 

151

138 

S2 

82 

121 

112

80 

102 

102 

105 

87

78 

76 

69 

65 

60

40 

67 

87 

87 

37 

US

Minimum

49 

112 

105

32

120 

110 

60 

268 

40 

71 

44 

80 

208

40

June

158 

121 

135 

127 

107

97 

166 

231 

161 

127

113 

87 

116 

215 

239

168 

147 

132 

89 

74

87 

110 

118 

94 

74

80 

94 

175 

138 

71

July

80 

82 

110 

118 

76

44 

44 

53 

97 

144

121 

76 

57 

85 

141

121 

107 

82 

135 

135

121 

110 

S2 

112 

127

132 

107 

85 

118 

124 

112

Mean

59.0 

308 

214

334

206 

156 

9S.5 

1,024 

127 

129 

101 

246 

394

295

Aug.

99

eo

80 

S5 

87

39 

102 

99 

S5 

85

118 

144 

92 

89 

105

94 

89 

94 

115 

121

110 

115 

107 

89 

105

158 

185 

154 

400 

1,570 

2,670

Per square 

mile

0.210 

1.10 

.762

1.19

.733 

.555 

.351 

3.64 

.452 

.459 

.359 

.875 

3.13

1.05

Sept.

3,070 

1,920 

987 

S92 

2,060

2,220 

1,760 

931 

912 

332

596 

347 

343 

277 

2,340

1,890 

1,310 

683 

551 

426

353 

302 

272 

251 

231

215 

208 

208 

208 

211

Run-off In 

Inches

0.24 

1.23 

.88

16.17

.35 

.58 

.40 

4.06 

.52 

.51 

.41 

1.01 

3.55

14.24

- Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on bs 

and weather records. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 29 to Dec. 29, Jan. 3 to Apr. 1.

of records for Flambeau Elver near Ladysmith
STREAKS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

Big Lake near Land O'Lakes, Wls.

19

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°11', long. 89 U27', In lot 4, sec. 23, T. 43 N. f R. 8 E., 

15 miles west of village of Land O'Lakes. ,

Drainage area.- 32 square miles.

Records available.- June 1938 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 6.52 feet Sept. 17; minimum, 4.40 

feet Apr. 8. '

1938-41: Maximum gage height observed, that of Sept. 17, 1941; minimum, 4.40 feet 

Apr. 13, 1940, and Apr. 8, 1941.

Gage height. In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

n«y

i

a

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

22

23

84

85

26

27

SB

29

SO

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

 _

-

_

_

4.40

_

-

_

4.50

_

-

-

_ 

-

_

5.00

-

_

-

-

_

-

5.30

.

_

_

5.32

-

Mar

5.36

5.40

5.40

5.40

5,40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.38

5.38

5.36

5.36

5.56

5.36

5.36

5.38

5.42

5.58

5.54

5.56

5.56

June

5.56

5.56

5.58

5.62

5.66

5.70

5.72

5.78

5.74

5.74

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.78

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

-

July

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.78

5.78

5.80

5.80

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.S2

Aug.

5.62

5.82

5.82

5.68

5.62

5.6S

5.6S

s.es

5.82

5.62

5.82

5.62

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.62

5.82

5.82

5.82

5.64

5.84

5.84

5.84

5.84

5.84

5.84

5.86

5.88

6.00

6.20

6.32

Sept.

6.30

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.20

6.18

6.16

6.14

6.12

6.10

6.34

6.46

6.50

6.58

6.50

6.48

. 6.44

6.40

6.36

6.32

6.26

6.22

6.16

6.12

6.10

6.06

6.06

-
20 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistique River at Germfask, Mioh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°14 I 00", long. S5°55'40", In SEi sec. 4, T. 44 N., 

 R. 13 W., 1 mile south of Oermfask and It miles upstream from Grays Creek.

Drainage area.- 341 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 868 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 4.11 

reetJT minimum, 200 second-feet Aug. 19-23.

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 2,130 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

8.50 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 134 second-feet Aug. 27, 

29, 30, Sept. 6, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation. Observer's services and results of five discharge measurements furnished 

by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet» 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.7 259 1.3 194 4.1 S68 

2.4 481 2.0 338 

3.1 599 3.0 575

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

290 

2S5 

281 

274 

277

2S5 

292 

292 

296 

296

292 

294 

303 

a310 

a300

a300 

a300 

292 

319 

3S4

396 

396 

384 

372 

362

349 

33S 

336 

 33S 

349 

362

NOT.

372 

372 

3S4 

396 

396

396 

408 

40S 

396 

434

471 

496 

458 

430 

410

400 

420 

440 

471 

521

534 

599 

599 

599 

5S6

534 

50O 

*4SO 

470 

450

Dec.

440 

440 

430 

430 

420

420 

410 

410 

400 

400

400 

400 

390 

390 

390

390 

370 

3SO 

*390 

400

400 

410 

420 

440 

479

515 

a560 

a600 

a60O 

a560 

510

Jan.

4SO 

450 

430 

420 

410

400 

400 

390 

390 

390

390 

390 

390 

3SO 

380

*3SO 

380 

3SO 

380 

3SO

3SO 

370 

370 

370 

370

370 

370 

370 

370 

370 

370

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

toy.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

370 

370 

370 

370 

360

360 

360 

360 

360 

350

350 

350 

*350 

350 

350

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

350 

350 

350

Secondfoot-days

9,94( 

13 ,S3< 

13,95<

161,92!

12,07< 

9,93C 

10,89. 

21,03! 

14.5SE 

8,47! 

7,59; 

7,15« 

13,29E

142, 75E

Hap.

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

349 

350 

349 

349 

*360

349 

360 

349 

349 

349

349 

349 

350 

350 

350

350 

349 

360 

349 

349

349 

349 

349 

360 

360 

360

Apr.

383 

407 

431 

467 

503

539 

58S 

638 

678 

732

786 

813 

840 

S40 

S6S

S6S 

S6S 

86S 

S68 

840

S40 

813 

813 

786 

759

705 

67S 

63S 

600 

575

Maximum

> 396 

) 599 

I 600

2 1,200

) 480 

) 370 

> 360 

2 S68 

> 551 

2 419 

284 

503 

539

> 86S

May

551 

539 

515 

491 

479

479 

515 

539 

527 

515

491 

467 

455 

443 

455

455 

455 

443 

431 

419

455 

455 

431 

419 

395

395 

467 

503 

491 

467 

443

Minimum

274 

372 

370

250

370 

350 

349 

3S3 

395 

238 

219 

200 

360

200

June

419 

33S 

316 

305 

294

284 

273 

273 

284 

273

273 

269 

269 

294 

327

316 

294 

273 

26S 

260

254 

258 

262 

256 

24S

240 

23S 

246 

284 

284

July

284 

265 

254 

244 

23S

236 

246 

260 

254 

244

23S 

219 

22S 

221 

221

236 

26S 

273 

26S 

260

248 

254 

244 

234 

232

230 

232 

238 

248 

242 

232

Aug.

224 

219 

213 

211 

211

209 

205 

207 

209 

209

217 

236 

242 

224 

217

211 

207 

205 

202 

202

202 

200 

202 

207 

213

232 

244 

228 

23S 

407 

503

^ Per square Bean mile

321 0.941 

461 1.35 

450 1.32

442 1.30

389 1.14 

355 1.04 

351 1.03 

701 2.06 

470 1.3S 

282 .827 

245 .718 

231 .677 

443 1.30

391 1.15

Sept.

527

539 

527 

503 

515

491 

443 

407 

383 

407

431 

419 

407 

395 

431

479 

527 

. 527 

503 

479

455

419 

383 

372 

360

395 

407 

395 

3S3 

3S3

Run-Off In 

Inches

l.OS 

1.51 

1.52

17.64

1.32 

l.OS 

1.19 

2.29 

1.59 

.92 

.S3 

.73 

1.45

16.56

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range of stage, weather records, 

and records for other stations In the basin.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-18, HOT. 27 to Dec. 24, Dec. 31 to Mar. 5, 

Har. 7, 18-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 21

Manistique River near Blaney, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'05", long. 86°03'35", in NEisec. 33, T. 43 

N., R. 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 13.18 

reet;; minimum, 234 second-feet Aug. 19-24; minimum gage height, 6.63 feet Aug. 23.

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 9,300 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

19.42 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 19-24, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 23, 

1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Observer's services'and results'of seven discharge measurements furnished 

by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of lee effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feat)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11

6.5 

7.0 

8.5

376

460

782

10.0

13.0

1,140

2,140

Apr. IS to Sept. 30

226

312

708

10.2

11.5

13.0

1,240

1,630

2,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

 12 13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

399 

399 

391 

384 

391

384 

407 

416 

424 

424

424 

424 

433 

442 

451

451 

451 

451 

479 

650

694 

672 

650 

626 

584

562 

540 

519 

519 

551 

584

HOT.

5S4 

606 

628 

628 

628

628 

628 

628 

626 

672

760 

897 

874 

828 

800

780 

820 

860 

897 

921

1,020 

1,140 

1,260 

1,260 

1,200

1,090 

 995 

946 

921 

880

Dec.

840 

SOO 

76O 

730 

710

700 

680 

670 

660 

650

640 

640 

630 

 630 

620

620 

620 

620 

620 

630

640 

670 

700 

740 

800

960 

1,150 

1,300 

1,300 

1,250 

1,200

Jan.

1,100 

1,020 

960 

900 

860

840 

820 

*820 

820 

800

780 

770 

750 

740 

720

700 

680 

670 

660 

640

630 

620 

620 

610 

600

590 

590 

580 

570 

570 

560

Month

Octt 

Hove 

Dec<

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr 

Hay 

June 

Juli 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

550 

540 

540 

530 

530

520 

520 

520 

510 

510

*520 

530 

550 

570 

580

580 

580 

580 

580 

580

580 

580 

580 

570 

570

570 

560 

560

Mar.

560 

560 

560 

*560 

560

560 

560 

560 

560 

560

560 

560 

560 

560 

560

560 

520 

450 

470

520

560 

570 

570 

570 

580

580 

590 

610 

630 

650 

670

Secondfoot-daya

15,178 

25,407 

24,180

311,336

22,590 

15,490 

17,500 

49,320 

24,776 

13 ,736 

10,026 

8,585 

20,435

247,223

Apr.

700 

760 

800 

880 

1,040

1,140 

1,320 

1,560 

1,770 

1,970

 2,140 

'2,140 

2,140 

2,140 

2,140

2,110 

2,080 

2,040 

2,010 

1,970

1,940 

1,940 

1,900 

1,870 

1,800

1,630 

1,540 

1,420 

1,270 

1,160

Maximum

694 

1,260 

1,300

4,070

1,100 

580 

670 

2,140 

1,090 

708 

389 

664 

892

2,140

Hay

1,090 

1,040 

965 

915 

869

846 

892 

940 

940 

869

823 

777 

754 

708 

708

754 

731 

70S 

686 

664

708 

754 

708 

664 

620

620 

731 

846 

869 

823 

754

Mlnlmxun

384 

584 

620

376

560 

510 

450 

700 

620 

350 

276 

234 

554

 234

June

708 

664 

598 

554 

522

491 

470 

460 

460 

449

439 

429 

419 

460 

522

512 

480 

439 

419 

399

389 

409 

399 

429 

379

369 

350 

350 

369 

399

July

3S9 

379 

360 

350 

340

331 

340 

350 

350 

340

331 

303 

285 

285 

276

294 

312 

340 

340 

331

322 

312 

312 

294 

285

285 

303 

312 

322 

331 

322

Mean

490 

847 

780

851

729 

553 

565 

1,644 

799 

458 

323 

277 

681

677

Aug.

294 

285 

276 

268 

259

250 

250 

242 

242 

242

250

sea

285 

276 

259

250 

242 

242 

234 

S34

234

234 

234 

234 

259

2S5 

294 

285 

285 

429 

664

Per square 

mile

0.696 

1.20 

1.11

1.21

1.04 

.786 

.803 

2.34 

1.13 

.651 

.459 

.393 

.967

.962

Sept.

754 

754 

708 

664 

686

686 

642 

598 

554 

598

664 

620 

598 

598 

664

754 

892 

892 

823 

777

731 

686 

620 

598 

576

320 

642 

686- 

686 

664

Run-off in 

Inches

0.80 

1.34 

1.28

16.47

1.20 

.82 

.93 

2.61 

1.30 

.73 

.53 

.45 

1.08

13.07

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.-. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice HOT. 15-18, HOT. 30 to Apr. 4.
22 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistique River near Manistique, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°01'50", long. 86°09'40", in SEi sec.K, T. 42 

N., R. 15 W., 1 mile downstream from West Branch of Manietique River and 6 miles 

northeast of Manistlque.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 8.31 

reet); minimum, 371 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed. 9,720 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

12.70 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Aug. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of five discharge measurements furnished 

by Fish and wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. IS

2.5 

4.0

547

S20

1,440

5.5 

7.0 

8.3

2,200

3,170

4,210

Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

1.0 371 2.5 820 

1,6 530

Mote.- Same as preoeding table above 2.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, watej- year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

566 

566 

566 

547 

547

566 

5S4 

603 

622 

622

622 

622 

622 

661 

6SO

6SO 

6SO 

6SO 

720 

880

1,000 

1,020 

1,020 

1,000 

960

900 

860 

840 

820 

S60 

900

Nov.

940 

960 

9SO 

1,000 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,100

1,130 

1,390 

1,440 

1,350 

1,320

1,300 

1,400 

1,500 

1,580 

1,630

1,730 

1,SSO 

2,040 

2,150 

8,150

1,930 

1,330 

*1,730 

1,550 

1,450

Dec.

1,350 

1,250 

1,200 

1,150 

1,100

1,060 

1,040 

1,020 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

990 

990 

1,000 

980

930 

*990 

1,000 

1,000 

1,030

1,060 

1,100 

1,150 

1,250 

1,400

1,600 

1,300 

2,000 

2,150 

2,150 

2,000

Jan.

1,850 

1,650 

1,550 

1,450 

1,350

1,300 

1,260 

1,250 

1,250 

1,230

1,210 

1,200 

1,130 

*1,160 

1,140

1,120 

1,100 

1,090 

1,070 

1,060

1,040 

1,030 

1,020 

1,010 

1,000

990 

9SO 

960 

950 

940 

930

Month

Oot< 

Hove 

Decc

Cc

Jam 

Pebi 

Man 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Juli 

Augi 

Sep1

WE

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

920 

910 

900 

890 

SSO

880 

370 

S60 

840 

330

330 

830 

340 

i860 

S70

870 

870 

370 

S60 

360

350 

340 

840 

S40 

840

840 

330 

820

Mar.

S10 

810 

310 

S10 

*S10

S10 

800 

300 

800 

SOO

800 

790 

790 

790 

310

810 

790 

720 

660 

710

7SO 

320 

820 

830 

840

S60 

SSO 

910 

950 

1,000 

1,050

Seoondfoot-days

22,316 

42,660 

3S ,790

506 ,835

36,3EO 

24,040 

25,470 

88,310 

40,900 

23,419 

16,673 

13 ,454 

30,340

403,697

Apr.

1,150 

1,200 

1,300 

1,400 

1,500

1,700 

1,930 

2,260 

2,570 

2,960

*3,330 

3,570 

3,730 

3,890 

4,050

4,050 

4,210 

4,210 

4,130 

3,970

3,890 

3,730 

3,650 

3,570 

3,410

3,170 

2,890 

2,700 

2,440 

2,200

Maximum

1,020 

2,150 

2,150

6,610

1,350 

920 

1,050 

4,210 

1,930 

1,310 

650 

768 

1,310

4,210

May

1,930 

1,830 

1,730 

1,530 

1,430

1,440 

1,440 

1,530 

1,530 

1,440

1,350 

1,310 

1,220 

1,130 

1,140

1,180 

1,180 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060

1,060 

1,140 

1,140 

1,060 

1,000

930 

1,100 

1,350 

1,440 

1,440 

1,350

Minimum

547 

940 

930

547

930 

S20 

660 

1,150 

930 

575 

462 

371 

S60

371

June

1,310 

1,220 

1,100 

1,020 

960

SSO 

340 

S02 

768 

750

732 

698 

630 

665 

S20

860 

340 

785 

732 

698

664 

650 

650 

665 

650

605 

590 

575 

590 

620

July

650 

635 

620 

605 

575

560 

560 

575 

575 

560

545 

530 

502 

4SS 

475

, 502 

516 

545 

560 

545

530 

516 

502 

488 

475

462 

475 

516 

530 

545 

516

Mean

736 

1,422 

1,251

1,385

1,172 

S59 

322 

2,960 

1,319 

7S1 

538 

434 

1,011

1,106

Aug.

483 

475 

462 

448 

435

422 

409 

409 

409 

396

409 

422 

435 

435 

422

409 

396 

396 

396 

384

384 

384 

371 

384 

396

422 

44S 

462 

462 

516 

763

Per square 

mile

0.669 

1.29 

1.14

1.26

1.07 

.731 

.747 

2.69 

1.20 

.710 

.439 

,395 

.919

1.01

Sept.

940 

1,020 

1,020 

980 

9SO

1,000 

960 

900 

360 

660

940 

940 

900 

900 

.940

1,060 

1,220 

1,310 

1,270 

1,220

1,180 

1,100 

1,000 

920 

900

920 

960 

1,020 

1,060 

1,060

Run-off in 

inches

0.77 

1.44 

1.31

17.14

1.23 

.81 

.86 

3.00 

1.38 

.79 

.56 

.45 

1.03

13.63

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14-1S,1 Nov. 29 to Apr. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 23

Holland Creek near Seney, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°20'45n long. 86°03 1 00n , in NW* sec. 34, T. 46 N., R. 14

W., 4t miles west of Seney.

Drainage area.- 13 square miles (watershed Indeterminate because of swamps). 

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 128 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 

1.68 reet); minimum observed, 1.5 second-feet Aug. 19.

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 572 second-feet Apr. 24, 1939 (gage height, 

4.25 feet); minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Aug. 24, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 5 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read once 

dally except during winter when it was read about thrice weekly. No readings Sundays 

and holidays.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of six discharge measurements furnished by 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 6, Apr. 11, 12)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10

5.0

10

16

1.0 

1.3 

1.7

50

82

128

Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

0.29 1.5 0.7 31

.3 2.0 .8 41

.4 7.4 1.0 62

.5 14 1.6 129

.6 22

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.5 

2.5

1.7 

1.7 

2.1

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

2.1 

1.7

1.7 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.5

2.1 

2.1 

1.7 

5.5 

6.1

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

4.5 

4.5

4.0 

3.5 

3.5 

4.5 

5.0 

4.0

NOT.

4.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

5.0

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.6 

9.2

9.8 

20 

15 

a!3 

12

11 

a!2 

a!3 

15 

a!6

18 

a20 

22 

a!9 

*18

a!6 

15 

a!3 

12 

a!2

Dec.

a!2 

b!2 

all 

bll 

all

all 

all 

all 

11 

all

12 

*12 

13 

al2 

a!2

12 

a!2 

b!2 

all 

11

all 

all 

12 

a!5 

a20

26 

a29 

32 

a31 

28 

a26

Jan.

a24 

a23 

a21 

19 

a!8

17 

a!7 

16 

a!6 

15

a!4 

a!4 

13 

a!2 

*12

all 

10 

alO 

alO 

10

a9.7 

9.2 

a8.6 

8.2 

a7.9

a7.7 

b7.6 

a7.4 

b7.3 

a7.2 

7.1

Month

Octc 

NOT« 

Decc

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

AprJ 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

a6.9 

a6.7 

b6.5 

a6.3 

6.1

a6.1 

6.1

R6.1

a6.1 

b6.1

a6.1 

6.1 

a6.4 

7.1 

*7.1

a7.3 

b7.5 

a7.5 

b7.5 

a7.5

a7.5 

a7.5 

a7.4 

b7.4 

a7.3

b7.1 

a7.0 

b6.8

Mar.

a6.7 

R6.5 

b6. 4 

a6.2 

b6.2

a6.1 

b6.1 

a6.1 

a6.1 

6.1

R6.1

6.1 

a6.3 

6.6 

a6.9

a7.0 

a7.0 

b7.0 

a7.1 

b7.1

b7.1 

a7.0 

a7.0 

b6.9 

a7.1

7.1 

«6.6 

7.1 

b7.1 

a7.1 

7.1

Sacondfoot-days

96.4 

360.4 

472

6,474.5

389.9 

191.1 

206.9 

1,654.5 

347.3 

182.3 

104.0 

103.0 

598

4,705.3

Apr.

S.7 

9.8 

13 

18 

26

46 

43 

71 

93 

128

123 

100 

a95 

90 

84

64 

70 

58 

55 

a62

70 

53 

59 

47 

41

33 

a29 

25 

22 

18

Maximum

6.1 

22 

32

280

24 

7.5 

7.1 

128 

20 

13 

4.0 

20 

43

128

May

18 

15 

14 

a!2ills

13 

17 

12 

12

all 

10 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

9.9 

9.3 

a8.4 

7.4 

6.2

6.8 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

a5.8

5.1 

19 

20 

18 

a!6 

14

Minimum

1.7 

4.0

11

1.7

7.1 

6.1 

6.1 

8.7 

5.1 

4.0 

2.0 

1.5 

12

1.5

June

a!3 

12 

9.3 

7.4 

7.4

6.2 

6.2 

a6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.8 

a6.0

5.1 

5.6 

5.6 

5.1 

4.5

5.1

R5.1

5.1 

5.1 

4.0

4.0 

4.5 

4.0 

a4.0 

4.0

July

4.0 

4.0 

3.5 

a3.5 

4.0

a4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.5

4.0 

3.5 

a3.5 

3.0 

3.0

4.0 

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

a3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3,5 

3.0 

2.5 

2.5

Mean

3.11 

12.0 

15.2

17.7

12.6 

6.82 

6.67 

55.2 

11.2 

6.08 

3.35 

3.32 

19.9

12.9

Aug.

2.5 

2.5 

a2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.0 

2.0 

2.5 

2.0 

a2.5

3.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

R2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

a2.0 

3.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

aS.O 

19 

a20

Per square 

mile

-

Sept.

17 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

a!3 

12 

12 

26

a24

22 

20 

a21

31

41 

43 

33 

28 

23

a20 

IS 

14 

12 

15

18 

18 

a!7 

17 

15

Run-off in 

Inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on the basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
24 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Goose Pen Outlet at Germfask, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°14'00", long. 85°56'15", in Si sec. 4, T. 44 N R 13 W 

in southwest limits of Germfask. '

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1941 (discontinued).

Extremes.- 1939-41: Maximum discharge observed, 21 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1939 (eaEe 

helgnT, 0.94 foot); no flow Sept. 24, 26, Dec. 4-6, 1939, Jan. 13, 1940 to Sept. 3071941

RemarKg.i- No flow during year; no diversions to Goose Pen Pond from Grays Creek. Water 

formerly diverted from left bank of Grays Creek about 1 mile upstream from mouth. Goose 

Pen Outlet discharges the overflow from Goose Pen Pond directly to Manistique River

oooperatlon.- Records of gate operation furnished by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Driggs River near Seney, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°20'45", long. 86°07'30", in N& sec. 36, T. 46 N R 15 W 

2 miles upstream from Walsh Creek and 8l miles west of Seney. "

Drainage area.- 70 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- naximum discharge observed during year, 281 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height 

b.78 feet); minimum observed, 28 second-feet Mar. 39 (gage height, 6.98 feet) ' 

n-, io38. ; Maximum discharge observed, 518 second-feet Apr. 37, 1939 (gage height 

11.08 feet); minimum observed, that of Mar. 29, 1941. "B iKut,,

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

which are poor. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, and except Sundays and holidays 

Mar. S3 to Sept. 30, and about thrice weekly Nov. 16 to Mar. 23. "uj.iud.yt,

Co°Eeratlon'"i, Ok?6 3 *''s services and results of six discharge measurements furnished by 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

45 

45 

43 

42 

44

44 

45 

48 

49 

47

46 

4S 

51 

43 

48

45 

43 

45 

52 

59

57 

53 

53 

49 

49

48 

47 

45 

47 

48 

48

48 

48 

49 

48 

51

57 

56 

55 

51

59

62 

76 

76 

a69 

62

66 

a68 

a66 

66 

a70

76 

aSl 

84 

a79 

*71

a68 

66 

a64 

62 

&6I

a61 

b60 

a59 

bS8 

a59

b62 

a61 

a59 

58 

a56

54 

a54 

54 

a54 

a55

b57 

*b62 

b64 

a59 

55

aS5 

a54 

54 

a56 

a58

62 

a62 

62 

a61 

6D 

a59

a57 

b56 

a54 

b53 

a51

b50 

a49 

b48 

a46 

b44

a45 

a46 

b47 

a49 

*b50

a50 

b49 

a49 

a49 

b49

a48 

b4S 

a48 

b48 

a47

a47 

b47 

a46 

b46 

a46 

b45

Month

Octc 

Nov«

Decs

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

We

lender year 1940

ter year 1940-4]

a45 

a45 

b45 

a44 

b44

a 45 

b44 

a45 

a44

b44

a45 

51 

aS4 

53 

*48

a47 

b46 

a46 

b46 

a45

b45 

a45 

a45 

b45 

a45

b45 

a45 

b45

a45 

a44 

b43 

a42 

b41

a40 

b39 

a38 

a36 

b35

a35

34 

a35 

35 

a36

a38 

a36 

b37 

a39 

b41

*b42 

a45 

a47 

48 

a45

42 

39 

33 

28 

a35 

44

Secondfoot-days

1.4S2 

1,915 

1,804

24,021

1,507 

1,286 

1,217 

3,233 

2,050 

1,736 

1,677 

1,485 

2,329

21,721

Apr.

46 

48 

49 

49 

51

53 

57 

62 

71

S4

101 

113 

179 

197 

221

185 

161 

149 

137 

a!45

149 

131 

125 

119 

107

101 

a97 

90 

78 

78

Maximum

59 

84 

64

239

57 

54 

48 

221 

78 

78 

78 

155 

143

221

May

7S 

72 

72 

a70 

66

66 

67 

67 

67 

67

a65 

63 

62 

62 

64

66 

64 

a63 

62 

61

62 

62 

61 

60 

a60

5S 

78 

78 

72 

a69 

66

Minimum

42 

48 

54

30

44 

44 

28 

46 

58 

49 

47 

36 

61

28

June

a65 

65 

62 

62 

5S

56 

57 

a56 

55 

55

54 

54 

55 

60 

a62

56 

56 

55 

54 

53

52 

aS3 

53 

53 

51

50 

49 

78 

a75 

72

July

78 

67 

62 

aS9 

57

a56 

55 

55 

54- 

53

52 

52 

a51 

49 

47

58 

61 

56 

56 

a54

51 

49 

48 

52 

51

47 

a53 

51 

49 

47 

47

Bean

47.8 

63.8 

5S.2

65.6

48.6 

45.9 

39.3 

108 

66.1 

57.9 

54.1 

47.9 

77.6

59.5

Aug.

44 

42 

a41 

40 

42

40 

39 

39 

38 

a39

41 

47 

43 

40 

38

38 

a38 

36 

36 

37

37 

39 

40 

a41 

43

47 

44 

42 

a50 

149 

a!55

Per square 

mile

0.683 

.911 

.831

.937

.694 

.656 

.561 

1.54 

.944 

.827 

.773 

.684 

1.11

.850

Sept.

143 

119 

101 

90 

90

90 

a82 

72 

67 

78

72 

67 

64 

a65 

78

78 

101 

84 

78 

72

a70 

66 

62 

61 

62

67 

63 

a63 

62 

62

Run-off In 

incbes

0.79 

1.02 

.96

12.77

.80 

.68 

.65 

1.72 

1.09 

.92 

.89 

.79 

1.24

11.55

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 25

Driggs River near Germfask, Mlch.

Location.- Cantilever chain gage, lat. 46°12'00", long. 86°00'00", In Ni.sec. 24, T. 44 

N., K. 14 W., three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 5 miles southwest of 

Germfask.

Drainage area.- 114 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1941 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 271 second-feet Apr. 15, 16; maximum 

gage nelght, 5.36 feet (Ice Jam) Dec. 6; minimum observed, 7.2 second-feet Aug. 20 

(gage height, .2.44 feet).

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,040 second-feet Apr. 27, 1939 (gage height, 

9.38 feet); minimum observed, that of Aug. 20, 1941.

Remarks.- Record's fair Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 and Apr. 3 to June 4; poor Nov. 14 to Apr. 2 

ana June 5 to Sept. 30. Some diversion from river at a point about 10 miles above 

station to refuge pool during long periods.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of five discharge measurements furnished 

by t'lsn and Wildlife Service.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

44 

43 

41 

41 

45

45 

44 

46 

46 

46

46 

48 

48 

48 

48

59 

60 

59 

71 

76

76 

76 

71 

66 

66

66 

66 

62 

66 

66 

66

NOT.

66

71 

71 

71 

71

76 

76 

76 

76 

SO

S5 

96 

96 

a90 

86

88 

94 

97 

alOO 

*108

a!20 

132 

a!35 

alSO 

120

allO 

110 

105 

100 

100

Dec.

97 

95 

94 

93 

93

93 

92 

91 

88 

86

83 

81 

*SO 

82 

85

86 

87 

S7 

87 

88

89 

90 

93 

96

100

105 

110 

115 

115 

115 

110

Jan.

105 

102 

100 

98 

97

96 

96 

98 

*99 

97

95 

94 

95 

96 

94

93 

92 

91 

90 

90

89 

88 

87 

86 

85

84 

S3 

82 

81 

SO 

SO

Month

Oofcc 

Hove 

Deo«

Cc

Jam 

Pebi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

82 

81 

80 

7S 

76

74 

72 

71 

69 

67

66 

67 

*69 

74 

75

74 

73 

72 

72 

71

71 

72 

73 

73 

73

74 

74 

74

Mar.

75 

75 

74 

74 

73

*74 

72 

70 

70 

69

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

71 

70 

65 

69 

74

76 

79 

81 

82 

82

76 

72 

66 

64 

64 

65

Secondfoot-days

1,751 

2,836 

2,906

36,241

2,843 

2,047 

2,222 

5,480 

2,840 

1,877 

850 

346.0 

2,122

28,120.0

Apr.

67 

71 

76 

85 

108

alSO 

159 

204 

21S 

226

226 

*234 

a250 

256 

271

271 

241 

226 

211 

a220

226 

226 

211 

196 

181

159 

a!50 

139 

127 

115

Maximum

76 

135 

115

484

105 

82 

82 

271 

115 

84 

60 

45 

94

271

Hay

115 

110 

104 

alOO 

94

99 

104 

99 

94 

94

a92 

89 

89 

84 

89

89 

89 

aS6 

84 

84

94 

84 

80 

SO 

a74

75 

99 

99 

94 

a89 

84

Hlnlazum

41 

66 

80

39

SO 

66 

64 

67 

74 

46 

11 

7.2 

58

7.2

June

aS4 

84 

80 

75 

74

73 

72 

71 

70 

68

67 

65 

64 

66 

70

72 

58 

55 

53 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

48 

46 

50 

58 

54

July

60 

57 

55 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

40

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

IS 

20 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

15 

16

16 

15 

16 

12 

11 

11

Mean

56.5 

94.5 

93.7

99.0

91.7 

73.1 

71.7 

183 

91.6 

62.6 

27.4 

11.2 

70.7

77.0

Aug.

11 

10 

10 

9.7 

10

9.5 

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.7

11 

12 

11 

10 

8.5

8.0 

S.O 

7.4 

7.4 

7.2

7.7 

8.3 

9.0 

9.5 

10

11 

11 

10 

12 

27 

45

Per square 

mile

Sept.

75 

70 

66 

62 

62

62 

60 

59 

58 

64

62 

60 

59_ 

60 

62

74 

7S 

94 

85 

82

79 

77 

75 

75 

75

SO 

78 

77 

76 

76

Run-off in 

Inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stations In the Hanistique River basin.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-18, Nov. 27 to Apr. 2. Discharge June 5 

to Sept. 30 computed on basis of occasional gage readings, weather records, and records for other 

stations In the Hanlstique River Basin.
26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Walsh Creek near Seney, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, iat. 46°20'45", long. 86°10'40", in NWi sec. 34, T. 46 N., R. 15 

w., ai miles upstream from Drlggs River and 11 miles west of Seney.

Drainage area.- 12 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 156 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 

4.64 reet); minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 598 second-feet Apr. 25, 1939 (gage height. 

7.35 feet); minimum observed, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 3, 1939 (gage height, 0.38 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 13, and except Sundays and 

holidays, Mar. 26 to Sept. 30; about thrice weekly Nov. 14 to Mar. 25.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of six discharge measurements furnished by 

t'lsh and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except days of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to NOT. 16)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10 Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

0.5 2.7 1.3 14 2.8 49 

.6 3.8 1.6 20 3.2 65 

.7 5.0 1.9 26 3.6 86 

.8 6.4 2.2 32 4.0 111 

1.0 9.4 2.5 40 4.6 156

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Oct

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

3.2

3.0 

2.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.1

3.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

7.7 

8.9

S.4 

7.7 

7.5 

7.0 

6.3

5.8 

5.6 

5.1 

5.7 

8.0 

S.O

NOT.

7.7 

11 

11 

11 

12

16 

14 

14 

16 

28

28 

43 

32 

a29 

26

18 

a!9 

a23 

30 

a36

44 

a56 

61 

a54 

35

aS8 

22 

aSO 

18 

a!6

Dec.

a!5 

14 

al3 

13 

alS

12 

a!2 

a!2 

12 

alS

13 

12 

12 

a!2 

al2

12 

al2 

12 

al2 

12

al2 

a!2 

12 

alS 

a20

24 

a25 

26 

a26 

26 

a25

Jan.

aS3 

22 

a20 

18 

a!6

14 

a!4 

14 

a!4

13

a!3 

al2 

11 

alO 

10

a9.9 

9.7 

a9.5 

a.9.2 

9.1

a9.1 

9.1 

a9.0 

S.8 

a8.5

a8.2 

8.1 

a8.0 

S.O 

a7.9 

7.8

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 194C

ter yjar 1940-41

Feb.

a7.8 

a7.8 

7.8 

a7.7 

7(,5

a7.5 

7.5 

a7.4 

a7.3 

7.2

a7.3 

7.4 

as. 4 

9.1 

*9.1

a.9.2 

9.4 

a9.4 

9.4 

a9.4

9.4 

a9.4 

a9.4 

9.4 

a9.1

8.8 

a8.8 

S.8

Secondfoot -days

150.3 

778.7 

471

7,037.6

363.9 

236.7 

223.3 

1,760.6 

306.9 

176-6 

101.0 

73.8 

419.1

5,061.8

Mar.

a8.6 

a8.S 

7.8 

a7.6 

7.5

a7.4 

7.4 

a7.3 

a7.2 

7.1

a7.1 

7.0 

a7.0 

7.1 

a7.0

a7.0 

a7.0 

b7.0 

a7.0 

b7.2

«7.4 

a7.0 

a6.7 

6.5 

a6.6

6.8 

7.0 

7.2 

7.2 

a7.2 

7.2

0.34 1.2 0.8 6.0 1.

.6 3.7 1.2 12 

Note.- Saute as preceding table 

1.6 feet.

ober 1940 to September 1941

Apr.

8.6 

10 

12 

16 

22

32 

40 

61 

111 

156

148 

132 

a!22 

118 

118

86 

70 

57 

49 

a50

57 

48 

48 

40 

34

30 

a27 

22 

20 

16

Maximum

8.9 

61 

26

290

23 

9.4 

8.6 

156 

16 

10 

4.2 

9.7 

42

156

May

16 

14 

13 

al2 

10

11 

12 

12 

10 

9.8

a9.2 

8.7 

8.1 

8.1 

9.0

8.8 

8.1 

a7.7 

7.2 

6.5

7.4 

6.4 

6.0 

5.8 

a5.6

5.5 

16 

16 

14 

a!2 

11

Minimum

2.4

7.7 

12

2.2

7.8 

7.2 

6.5 

8.6 

5.5 

3.7 

2.2 

1.2 

6.3

1.2

June

alO 

9.9 

8.4 

7.3 

6.9

6.3 

6.0 

a6.0 

6.0 

5.6

5.4 

5.2 

5.4 

8.6 

a7.8

6.5 

5.9 

5.4 

5.0 

4.7

4.6 

a4.9

4.6 

4.2 

4.1

4.0 

3.7 

5.2 

a4.7 

4.2

July

4.2 

4.1 

3.8 

a3.7 

3.5

a3.5 

4.1 

3.9 

3.6 

3.5

3.3 

3.3 

a3.2 

3.0 

2.9

4.2 

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

a3. 4

3.0 

2.7 

2.7 

2.8 

2.4

2.2 

a£.5 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.5

4 16 

6 20

above

Aug.

2.2 

1.9 

al.8 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.3 

1.5 

1.5 

al.8

2.6 

2.5 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

al.6 

1.3 

1.5

1.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.3 

a2.0 

3.3

3.0 

2.3

o o

aslo 

9.4 

a9.7

Mean Per !?uare 

mile

4.85 0.404 

26.0 2.17 

15.2 1.27

19.2 1.60

11.7 .975 

8.45 .704 

7.20 .600 

58.7 4.89 

9.90 .825 

5.88 .490 

3.26 .272 

2.38 .198 

14.0 ' 1.17

13.9 1.16

Sept.

8.7 

7.3 

6.3 

7.3 

9.6

9.2 

a8.4

7.2 

7.4 

13

10 

9.8 

9.3 

a!3 

18

26 

36 

42 

26 

20

a!7 

13 

10 

9.6 

12

16 

14 

al2 

11 

10

Run-off In 

Inches

0.47 

2.41 

1.46

21.82

1.13 

.73 

.69 

5.46 

.95 

.55 

.31 

.23 

1.30

15.69

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Duck Creek 

near Blaney.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO UKE MICHIGAN 27

Marsh Creek near Shlngleton, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°20'4511 , long. 86°14'20", in NWi sec. 31, T. 46 N., R. 15 

W., 11 miles east of Shingleton.

Drainage area.- 20 square miles (watershed indeterminate because of swamps). 

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 122 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 

3.60 feet); no flow at times.

1938-41: rtaximum discharge observed, 268 second-feet Mar. 31, 1938 (gage height, 

4.20 feet); no flow at times each year.

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

and those below 5 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 

13, and except Sundays and holidays Mar. 26 to Sept. 30; about thrice weekly Nov. 14 

to Mar. 25.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of four discharge measurements furnished 

by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

83 

84 

25

26 

27 

28 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.1 

0 

0 

.1

.1 

.2 

.6 

.6 

.4

.6 

.S 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.1 

2.1 

2.9

3.4 

3.7 

3.7 

3.3 

3.2

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

3.0 

3.6 

3.4

HOT.

3.6 

4.6 

4.6 

5.2 

5.6

7.2 

7.0 

7.2 

7.6 

12

14 

19 

17 

alS 

12

11 

a!3 

a21 

27 

a31

36 

a42 

45 

a39 

«25

a!6 

bl3 

all 

b9.7 

aS. 7

Dec.

aS.O 

b7.4 

a7.0 

b6.7 

a6.4

b6.2 

a6.1 

a6.0 

b6.0 

a5. 9

b5.8 

a5.7 

b5.6 

a5.5 

*b5.5

b5.5 

aS.S 

bS.5 

aS.S 

b5.5

aS. 6 

aS. 5 

b5.4 

a6.2 

a9.0

12 

al4 

15 

a!6 

17 

a!6

Jan.

a!3 

11 

a9.7 

bS.6 

aS.O

b7.8 

a7.7 

b7.6 

a7.5 

b7-4

a7.2 

a7.0 

b6.9 

a6.8 

«b6.7

a6.5 

b6.4 

a6.2 

a6.0 

b5.9

a5.8 

bS.S 

a5.4 

b5.4 

aS. 2

aS.O 

b4.9 

a4.8 

b4.7 

a4.5 

b4.4

Month

Octt 

Hov<

Decc

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Juli 

Augi 

Sep1

ffi

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

a4.3 

a4.3 

b4.2 

a4.0 

b3.9

a3.8 

b3.7 

a3.6 

a3.5 

b3.5

a3.5 

b3.6 

a3.7 

b3.6 

«b3.4

a3.4 

bS.S 

a3.5 

b3.5 

a3.5

b3.7 

aS.S 

a3.7 

b3.6 

a3.6

b3.5 

a3.6 

b3.6

Mar.

a3.6 

a3.6 

b3.6 

a3.6 

b3.6

a3.6 

b3.6 

a5.6 

aS.5 

b3.5

a3.5 

b3.5 

a3.5 

b3.5 

a3.6

a3.6 

a3.6 

b3.6 

a3.6 

b3.6

«b3.6 

a3.6 

a3.6 

b3.6 

a3.7

b3.8 

b3.9 

b4.0 

b3.9 

a4.3 

4.8

Secondfoot-days

48.7 

490.2 

243.0

4,012.1

209.5 

103.1 

114.2 

1,454.8 

123. S 

44.9 

2.6 

1.4 

193.0

3,029.2

Apr.

5.4 

6.0 

7.2 

8.2 

10

29 

42 

92 

92 

86

76 

76 

a95 

 114 

122

92 

76 

54 

45 

a47

48 

45 

42 

36 

29

23 

a!9 

15 

13 

10

«ni<nmin

3.7 

45 

17

132

13 

4.3 

4.S 

122 

9.0 

6.0 

.7 

.6 

19

122

May

9.0

7.e

6.8 

a5.9 

5.0

4.4 

5.2 

4.4 

4.0 

3.4

aS.l 

2.9 

2.5 

2.6 

5.2

3.2 

2.6 

a2.2 

1.9 

1.5

2.1

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

al.O

.8 

6.2 

7.4 

7.2 

a6.8 

6.4

Minimum

0 

3.6 

5.4

0

4.4 

3.4 

3.5 

5.4 

.8 

.1 

0 

0 

.3

0

June

a6.0 

5.4 

4.0 

2.9 

2.2

1.5 

1.4 

al.3 

1.1 

1.0

.9 

.7 

1.1 

3.4 

a2.5

1.8 

1.4 

1.1 

.7 

.4

.4 

a. 5 

.6 

.3 

.1

.1 

.1 

1.0 

a. 6 

.4

July

0.7 

.4 

.1 

aO 

0

aO 

.1 

.3 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

aO 

0 

0

.2 

.1 

.8 

.1 

aO

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

aO 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

1.57 

16.3 

7.84

11.0

6.76 

3.68 

3.68 

48.5 

3.99 

1.50 

.08 

.05 

6.43

S.30

Aug.

0 

0 

aO 

0 

0

0 

aO 

0 

0 

aO

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

aO 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

aO 

0

0 

0 

0 

a. 2 

.6 

a. 6

Per square 

mile

Sept.

0.5 

.4 

.3

1.0 

1.1

.S 

a. 6 

.4 

1.0 

1.4

5.0 

5.6 

5.4 

a5.6 

7.2

12 

IS 

19 

16 

12

alO 

7.6 

6.S 

5.S 

S.8

S.8 

9.2 

aS.3 

7.6 

6.8

Run-off In 

Inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

. 498587 O - 43 - 3
28 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Marsh Creek near GermfasK, Midi.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°10'00", long. 86°00'50", in E| sec. 35, T. 44 

N., R. 14 W., 1 mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles southwest of Germfask.

Drainage area.- 15 square miles, not including area from which flow is diverted to Duck 

Creek (watershed indeterminate because of swamps).

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1941 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 78 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 3.75 feet); 

minimum, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 22, 23, 24 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1938-41: Maximum discharge, 319 second-feet Apr. 27, 1939 (gage height, 8.39 

feet); minimum 0.2 second-foot Aug. 15, 1939 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of Ice 

effect, which are fair. Flow originating upstream from line between R. 14 W. and 

R. 15 W. Is diverted from Marsh Creek Basin through drainage canal into Duck Creek 

and is not Included in these records.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of six discharge measurements furnished by 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 14 to June 19)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7, 

June,20 to Sept. 30

0.9 0.9 1.5 5.5

1.0 1.4 1.6 7.0

1.1 2.0 1.7 9.0

1.3 3.4 4.0 88

1.4 4.3

Apr. 8 to June 19

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

3.1 

4.1 

5.4

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0

6.8

10

16

88

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0

2.1 

2.1 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

' 2.5 

2,6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

4.1 

6.1

8.5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.7 

4.7

4.5 

4.3 

4.2 

4.5 

5.6 

5.8

HOT.

5.6 

6.6 

7.0 

6.7 

6.6

6.7 

6.6 

6.4 

6.6 

11

15 

21 

20 

17 

15

13 

14 

19 

19 

*26

26 

34 

34 

30 

26

22 

20 

16 

15 

13

Dec.

IS 

11 

9.4 

8.S 

8.2

7.8 

7.6 

7.6 

7.5 

7.4

7.4 

7.2 

#6.8 

6.5 

6.2

7.0 

7.4 

7.0 

6.6 

8.0

9.5 

11 

18 

15 

28

31 

38 

39 

41 

38 

35

Jan.

30 

25 

22 

19 

18

16 

*15 

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.6

9.0

8.5 

8.2 

7.S 

7.5

7.2 

7.8 

6.7 

6.4 

6.2

6.0 

5.8 

5.7 

5.6 

5.6 

5.5

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Decs

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 194(

ter year 194O-4]

Feb.

5.5 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.3 

5.3 

5.5 

5.6 

5.6

5.8 

5.5 

5.5 

7.0 

6.8

6.6 

*6.4 

6.0 

a5.8 

a5.6

a5.6 

a5.7 

a6.0 

a5.7 

a5.4

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

Mar.

5.2 

5.4 

5.1 

4.9 

4.7

4.7 

4.8 

5.0 

4.9 

4.8

4.7 

4.4 

#4.3 

4.1 

4.8

4.3 

4.1 

3.5 

3.9 

4.8

4.3 

4.3 

4.1 

4.0 

3.8

4.0 

4.1 

4.5 

4.7 

4.4 

4.5

Secondfoot-days

104.4 

484.8 

448.9

4,782.3

345.5 

159.4 

137.9 

1,138 

277.1 

97.5 

61.5 

57.9 

173.7

3,486.6

Apr.

7.0 

12 

17 

26 

37

56 

74 

78 

74 

78

66 

58 

49 

44 

38

34 

33 

33 

33 

36

39 

35 

34 

32 

28

24 

21 

18 

16 

14

Maximum

6.1 

34 

41

192

30 

7.0 

5.4 

78 

15 

7.8 

3.8 

4.9 

17

78

May

13 

18 

10 

9.8 

8.4

8.6 

11 

18 

11 

9.2

8.1 

7.2 

6.7 

6.2 

6.5

8.2 

7.1 

6.2 

5.5 

5.4

10 

9.8 

S.I 

6.4 

5.5

5.1 

13 

15 

13 

11 

8.7

Minimum

1.8 

5.6 

6.2

1.5

5.5 

5.2 

3.5 

7.0 

5.1 

1.9 

1.4 

1.1 

2.8

1.1

June

7.8 

7.0 

6.0 

4.9 

4.1

3.7 

3.4 

3.3 

3.0 

2.8

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

3.9 

4.1

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

8.4 

8.4

2.4 

8.6 

2.6 

8.4 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

July

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.5 

2.6 

3.6 

3.3 

3.8 

3.7

Mean

3.37 

16.8 

14.5

13.1

11.1 

5.69 

4.45 

37.9 

8.94 

3.85 

1.98 

1.87 

5.79

9.55

Aug.

3.0 

2.6 

2.5 

2.1 

2.0

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.1 

1.8 

1.3

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.9 

4.8 

4.9

Per square 

mile

Sept.

4.8 

3.4 

3.0 

8.8 

3.6

3.6 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

4.1

4.8 

4.1 

3.6 

4.0 

6.1

10 

17 

13 

10 

6.4

6.7 

5.5 

4.7 

4.1 

4.3

6.6 

6.4 

7.8 

7.8 

6.7

Run-off In 

Inches

* Winter discharge measurement made On this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on Ibasls of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 23, Dec. 31 to Jan. 31, Feb. 

14-18, Feb. 26 to Mar. 7, Map. 17-20.
STREAKS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 29

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°06'50",. long. 86°04'50", In SEi sec. 17,. T. 43 

N., R. 14 W., 3 miles upstream from mouth and 7 nlles west of Blaney.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles, Including area from which flow Is diverted to Duck 

Creek from Walsh Creek and Marsh Creek (watershed Indeterminate because of swamps).

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 528 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.15 

feet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,740 second-feet Apr. 26, 1939 (gage height, 

11.70 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, that of Aug. 21, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records 

include flow from Walsh Creek and Marsh Creek, which originates upstream from line 

between R. 14 W. and R. 15 W. and is diverted to Duck Creek through drainage canal 

about 3 miles upstream from station.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of six discharge measurements furnished 

by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

l.S 10

2.1 22

2.7 50

3.0 70

4.0 164

4.6 224

Apr. 5 to Sept. 50

1.5 5.6

1.6 7.7

1.8 15

2.0 20

2.2 28

2.5 43

5.5 104

4.5 225

7.1 516

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

51

Oct.

13 

13 

12 

12 

16

18 

19 

20 

20 

19

19 

20 

21 

22 

23

22 

21 

20 

33 

50

42 

42 

39 

37 

35

34 

32 

32 

33 

40 

40

HOT.

40 

44 

46 

46 

46

46

47 

46 

48 

63

79 

100 

90 

65 

80

75 

95 

116 

150 

154

164 

199 

214 

219 

209

190 

»160 

140 

130 

115

Dec.

105 

95 

85 

SO 

73

69

67 

65 

65 

66

67 

64 

62 

«59 

56

59 

60 

54 

52 

58

68 

74 

SO 

100 

140

170 

210 

250 

259 

249 

224

Jan.

195 

160 

140 

130 

115

*100 

95 

90 

86 

80

76 

74 

70 

66 

63

61 

58 

56 

54 

52

50 

48 

47 

46 

45

44 

43 

42

42 

42 

45

Month

Octc 

Hov<

Deo<

Cl

Jam 

Febj 

Man 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Vi

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

43 

45 

42 

42 

41

41 

40 

41 

41 

42

»42 

41 

44 

50 

54

55 

52 

52 

49 

47

48 

50 

51 

50 

49

47 

46 

46

Mar.

45 

45 

44 

*45 

42

41 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

41

42 

39 

35 

31 

35

58 

59 

5S 

38 

40

43 

45 

46 

47 

48 

50

S*oondfoot-days

S19 

3,216 

3,185

39,821

2,312 

1,287 

1,273 

9,615 

2,430 

992 

525.7 

472.1 

1,725

27,849. 8

Apr.

60 

80 

110 

150 

190

242

274 

315 

«368 

456

504 

516 

504 

492 

456

454 

454 

412 

401 

390

368 

357 

346 

324 

302

280 

252 

225 

199 

174

Maximum

50 

219 

259

1,360

195 

54 

50 

516 

154 

66 

36 

68 

111

516

May

154 

154 

118 

103 

91

89 

100 

99 

90 

79

71 

64 

58 

54 

56

64 

57 

52 

49 

47

6S 

69 

62 

53 

47

45

87 

109 

102 

86 

75

Minimum

12 

40 

52

11

42 

40 

31 

60 

45 

19 

9.7 

6.2 

28

6.2

June

66 

61 

55 

50 

44

40 

37 

34 

30 

28

27 

26 

26 

42 

47

40 

36 

32 

28 

25

25 

26 

25 

21 

20

19 

20 

25 

21 

20

July

19 

IS 

16 

14 

13

12 

15 

16 

15 

12

12 

12 

11 

10 

9.7

19 

19 

19 

20 

17

15 

13 

12 

12 

11

12 

25 

30 

32 

36 

33

Mean

26.4 

107 

105

109

74.6 

46.0 

41.1 

320 

78. 4 

55.1 

17.0 

15.2 

57.5

76.5

Aug.

27 

23 

21 

19 

17

14 

12 

12 

12 

10

11 

11 

11 

9.2 

S.2

e.o

7.5 

7.0 

6.8 

6.6

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

8.4

18 

16 

12 

13 

58 

68

Per square 

mile

Sept.

54 

42 

34 

32 

41

39 

52 

28 

50 

52

56 

50 

45 

50 

67

90 

111 

100 

S9 

79

68 

60 

53 

48 

51

66 

63 

69 

65 

61

Run-off In 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12-16, Nov. 26 to Dec. 28, Jan. 1 to Apr. 5.
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

West Branch of Manistique River near Manistique, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46 005'20'1 , long. 86°09'40", in SEi sec. 27, T. 43 

N., R. 15 W., 300 feet downstream from Stutts Creek and 10 miles northeast of 

Manistique.

Drainage area.- 322 square miles.

Records available.- April 1958 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 8.08 

feet); minimum, 108 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 5,300 second-feet Apr. 29, 1939 (gage 

height, 12.9 feet); minimum observed,' 100 second-feet Aug. 30, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of six discharge measurements furnished 

by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

2.2 

2.5 

3.2

146

196

334

4.0 

4.5

551

706

Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

1.9 

2.2 

3

100

146

288

500

1,070

1,810

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

156 

154 

150 

149 

154

154 

163 

168 

170 

173

178 

180 

180 

187 

196

198 

198 

196 

21S 

228

252

271 

271 

271 

262

262 

252 

248 

246 

252 

262

Nov.

271 

281 

281 

291 

S02

S02 

S12 

323 

323 

334

358 

409 

409 

436 

492

492 

521 

506 

506 

521

551 

*612 

643 

674 

690

628 

643 

612 

566 

510

Dec.

450 

410 

360 

330 

340

350 

360 

350 

350 

340

340 

340 

330 

330 

330

«S30 

330 

330 

330 

330

340 

340 

350 

380 

410

450 

500 

530 

560 

550 

540

Jan.

490 

430 

390 

370 

360

350 

340 

330 

330 

320

320 

310 

310 

310 

300

300 

290 

290 

2SO 

280

280 

280 

270 

*270 

270

270 

260 

260 

260 

250 

250

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dec 6

Ce

Jam 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

Julj

AugTJ

Sept 

Wa

lendar year 194<

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

250 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

*230 

230 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220

Mar.

220 

220 

220 

22O 

220

820

4220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

210 

200 

220 

220

220 

230 

230 

240 

240

250 

260 

270 

280 

300 

320

Secondfoot-days

6,394 

13,799 

11,910

164,810

9,620 

6,360 

7,210 

30,710 

12,864 

8,070 

5,667 

4,045 

8,706

125,353

Apr.

320

340 

350 

360 

378

410 

477 

575 

710 

890

1,010 

1,100 

1,190 

1,330 

1,530

1,690 

1,810 

1,810 

1,730 

1,570

1,490 

1,370 

1,290 

1,220 

1,160

1,070 

1,010 

920 

830 

770

Maximum

271 

690 

560

2,800

490 

250 

320 

1,810 

695 

410 

228 

197 

368

1,810

May

695 

638 

588 

55O 

512

488 

277 

466 

443 

432

410 

400 

378 

358 

358

358 

348 

348 

32S 

318

338 

348 

328 

318 

298

298 

358 

400 

432 

432 

421

Minimum

149 

271 

330

145

250 

220 

200 

320 

298 

194 

146 

109

gOg

109

June

410 

400 

378 

358 

328

308 

288 

278 

269 

260

250 

241 

232 

260 

278

298 

308 

288 

260 

241

230 

227 

225 

223 

214

2O4 

197 

194 

200 

223

July

228 

228 

227 

218 

204

195 

197 

197 

194 

188

183 

180 

175 

170 

166

182 

180 

187 

187 

182

177 

166 

160 

153 

146

146 

165 

175 

175 

173 

163

Mean

206 

460 

384

450

310 

227 

233 

1,024 

415 

269 

183 

130 

290

343

Aug.

154 

148 

141 

136 

133

130 

126 

124 

121 

118

124 

128 

130 

128 

126

122 

118 

116 

115 

114

110 

110 

109 

110 

120

130 

138 

143 

146 

178 

197

Per square 

mile

0.640 

1.43 

1.19

1.40

.963 

.705 

.724 

3.18 

1.29 

.835 

.568 

.404 

.901

1.07

Sept.

823

241 

260 

269 

269

269 

260 

250 

260 

278

269 

269 

260 

260 

269

298 

318 

338 

358 

368

358 

328 

308 

288 

288

288 

308 

318 

318 

318

Run-off In 

Inches

0.74 

1.60 

1.37

19.04

1.11 

.73 

.83 

3.66 

1.49 

.93 

.66 

.47 

1.01

14.48

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice HOT. 30 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 31

Crelghton River near Shingleton, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°20'4S", long. 86°16'35", in NWi sec. 35, T. 46 N., R. 16 

W., 8 miles upstream from mouth and 9i miles east of Shingleton.

Drainage area.- 35 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 378 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 

5.76 feet); minimum observed, 6.1 second-feet Aug. 21, 22.

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 552 second-feet Apr. 26, 1939 (gage height, 

6.10 feet); minimum observed, 4 second-feet Aug. 30, 1938 (gage height, 2122 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record 

during period November to March, which are poor. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 

13, daily except Sundays and holidays Mar. 26 to Sept. 30, and about three times 

weeKly Nov. 14 to Mar. 25.

Cooperation.- Observer's services and results of five discharge measurements furnished 

by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

14

16

19

21

24

26

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

32

39

48

58

70 5.4

84 S.S

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

102

127

159

Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

2.4

2.5

2.6

6.1 

6.6 

S.S 

11

14

2.S 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

18

24

25

34

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.6 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

15 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

13 

13 

13 

15

15 

16 

21 

21 

20

20 

24 

28 

26

26

26 

25 

25 

34

46

43 

41 

41 

37 

34

32 

34

29 

30 

35 

35

HOT.

35 

39 

41 

41 

43

56 

50 

50 

50 

70

73 

97 

84 

a73 

b65

b53 

a62 

a78 

92 

alOO

108 

a!20 

127 

allO 

*b86

a72 

b64 

a57 

b53 

a47

Dec.

a 44 

b41 

a39 

b37 

a36

b35 

a35 

a35 

35 

a35

35

a35 

b34 

a33 

«34

34 

a35 

34 

a33 

32

a32 

a32

32 

a36 

a45

53 

a56 

58 

a57 

56 

a51

Jan.

a47 

41 

a39 

b37 

a35

34 

a33 

32

a31 

b31

a30 

a30 

30 

a29 

*28

a27 

26 

a26 

a26 

26

a26 

25 

a24 

24 

a24

a24 

24 

a23 

b22 

a21 

21

Month

Oett 

Hov« 

Deoe

Ct

Jam 

Febj 

Hare 

Apr] 

May 

Jun< 

Julj 

Augt 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

a21 

a21 

b21 

a21 

b20

a20 

b20 

a20 

a!9 

b!9

a!9 

19 

a21 

22 

*b23

a24 

24 

a£4 

b24 

a24

b24 

a24 

a24 

b24 

a24

b24 

a24 

b23

liar.

a22 

a21 

b21 

a20 

b20

a20 

b20 

s.20 

a!9 

b!9

a!9 

b!9 

a!9 

b!9 

a!9

a!9 

a!9 

b!9 

a!9 

b!9

*b!9 

alS 

al8 

18 

a!8

19 

20 

20 

b20 

a20 

20

Secondfoot -days

S32 

2,096 

1,218

19,076

896 

617 

602 

4,837 

1,260 

834 

686 

369.9 

1,897

16,144.9

Apr.

22 

25 

29 

37 

50

73 

84 

102 

150 

170

181 

194 

aSOO 

360 

37S

343

310 

262 

2EO 

a210

206 

194 

181 

159 

141

120 

al05 

88 

76 

67

Maximum

46

127 

5S

452

47 

24 

22 

37S 

73 

53 

39 

52 

92

378

May

58 

56 

48 

a43 

39

38

41 

41 

39 

38

a36 

34 

32 

31 

34

35 

34 

a32 

30 

27

SO 

* 2S 

27 

26 

a25

24

67 

70 

73 

a66 

58

Minimum

13 

35 

32

10

21 

19 

18 

22 

24 

16 

 15 

6.1 

41

6.1

dune

a 53 

50 

41 

36 

32

28 

27 

a27 

26 

24

22 

21 

22 

35 

a36

31 

2S. 

25 

22 

20

20 

a!9 

IS 

18 

17

16 

16 

30 

a36 

38

July

39 

36

32 

a29 

26

a26

26 

25 

24 

21

21 

21 

i20 

17 

16

20 

26 

25 

25 

a24

21 

IS 

17 

16 

18

17 

a!7 

17 16- 

15 

15

Mean

26.8 

69.9 

39,3

52.1

£8.9 

22.0 

19.4 

161 

40.6 

27.8 

22.1 

11.9 

63.2

44.2

Aug.

14 

12 

all 

11 

10

9.7 

9.0 

S.S 

S.S 

a9.0

10 

14 

12 

11 

9.7

9.2 

aB.6 

7.9 

7.9 

6.8

6.1 

6.1 

6.S 

a8.0 

6.8

12 

12 

9.7 

al2 

36 

a52

Per square 

mile

0.766 

2.00 

1.12

1.49

.S26 

.629 

.554 

4.60 . 

1.16 

.794 

.631 

.340 

1.81

1.26

Sept.

70 

80 

88 

84 

84

76 

a68 

58 

53 

58

53

48 

43 

a41 

56

73 

92 

88 

84 

73

a5S 

53 

46 

43 

53

61 

61 

a56 

50 

46

Run-off In 

Inches

0.88 

o oj5

I'.SO

20.26

.95 

.66 

.64 

5.14 

1.34 

.89 

.73 

.39 

2.02

17.16

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
32 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Indian River near Manistlque, Mlch.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 45°59'30", long. 86°17'15", In NEfc sec. 34, T. 42 N., R. 16 

w., at Indian Lake outlet, 2 miles northwest of Manlstlque.

Drainage area.- 302 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 576 second-feet Nov. 19-30; maximum 

gage height, 4.83 feet Nov. 18, 24, 25; minimum discharge observed, 146 second-feet 

July 14; minimum gage height, 3.39 feet Mar. 26.

1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,000 second-feet Apr. 30, 1939 (gag& height, 

6.48 feet); minimum discharge observed, 106 second-feet Aug. 6, 7, 1939; minimum gage 

height, 3.30 feet Mar. 25, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those affected by occasional changes In boards on control 

3a5n$ miles below gage, which are fair. Stage of Indian Lake regulated at times by 

boa'rd obstruction on spillway. Gage read once dally.

Cooperation.- Five discharge measurements furnished by Fish and Wildlife Service.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except day of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, May 24 to Sept. 30)

2.3 

2.9 

3.8 

4.8

140 

227 

3S1 

576

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

26

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

292 

292

310 

310 

292 

292 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

328 

310

NOT.

310 

310 

310 

326 

328

345 

345 

399 

399 

417

417 

417 

436 

494 

494

494 

514 

514 

576 

576

576 

576 

576 

576 

576

576 

576 

576 

*576 

576

Dec.

555 

555 

534 

534 

514

514 

494 

494 

494 

494

494 

*b450 

474 

474 

474

474 

474 

474 

474 

455

455 

455 

455 

455 

455

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455

Jan.

455 

474 

474 

474 

474

455 

455 

455 

436 

436

436 

436 

436 

417 

417

417 

*436 

417 

417 

417

417 

417 

399 

399 

399

399 

361 

381 

361 

399 

399

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Decs

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr]

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

lender year 1940

ter year 1940-4]

Feb.

3S1 

381 

361 

361 

381

361 

363 

363 

363 

363

363 

363 

363 

363 

363

363 

363 

363 

363 

363

363 

363 

. 363 

363 

345

345 

345 

345

Mar.

345 

345 

345 

345 

345

345 

328 

328 

326 

328

326 

328 

328 

326 

328

336 

32S 

328 

326 

328

32t 

328 

326 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

328 

32S

Secondfoot-days

9,556 

14,183 

14,904

152, 102

13,205 

10,200 

10, 162 

13,480 

13, 230 

10,450 

6,946 

6, 134 

10,855

135, 305

Apr.

328 

326 

328 

326 

345

346 

345 

363 

381 

399

417 

417 

436 

455 

455

474 

494 

494 

514 

514

514 

534 

534 

534 

534

534 

534 

534 

534 

534

Maximum

328 

576 

555

721

474 

3S1 

345 

534 

514 

3S1 

292 

363 

361

576

May

514 

514 

494 

494 

494

494 

494 

474 

474 

455

455 

436 

436 

436 

436

436 

436 

436 

436 

436

436 

436 

436 

381 

259

275 

310 

326 

345 

363 

381

Minimum

292 

310 

455

292

361 

345 

310 

328 

259 

298 

146 

181 

32S

146

June

3S1 

361 

381 

361 

381

361 

381 

3S1 

381 

361

381 

363 

363 

363 

345

345 

345 

345 

345 

345

326 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

292

July

292 

292 

292

275 

275

275 

275 

275 

259 

243

243 

243 

243 

146 

153

153 

160 

160 

160 

211

211 

211 

211 

211 

211

211 

211 

211 

211 

211 

211

Mean

308 

473 

4S1

416

426 

364 

328 

449 

427 

348 

224 

262 

362

371

Aug.

211 

211 

211 

211 

211

211 

211 

211 

211 

211

196 

196 

196 

196 

196

186 

181 

310 

363 

363

363 

363 

345 

345 

345

310 

310 

310 

310 

310 

326

Per square 

mile

1.02 

1.57 

1*59

1.36

1.41 

1.21 

1.09 

1.49 

1.41 

1.15 

.742 

.866 

1.20

1.23

Sept.

32S 

345 

345 

345 

345

345 

345

345 

345 

345

363 

363 

363 

363 

363

363 

363 

3S1 

361 

381

361 

381 

361 

363 

363

363 

363 

381 

381 

361

Run-off In 

Inches

1.18 

1.75 

1.64

18.76

1.63 

1.26 

1.25 

1.66 

1.63 

1.29 

.86 

1.00 

1.34

16.69

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by changes In boards on control dam Is miles below gage 

Oct. 1 to Hov. 18, May 24 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of four discharge measurements, 

gage heights, record of changes In boards and weather records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Menominee River at Twin Falls, near Iron Mountain, Mien.

Location.- Lat. 4S°52', long. 88°04', in sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 31 W., at power plant of 

Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 3 miles upstream from Pine River and 34 miles north of 

city of Iron Mountain.

Drainage area.- 1,790 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 1,750 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,100 second-feet Apr. 15; 

minimum daily, 559 second-feet Oct. 20.

1914-41: 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 power-plant records. Flow regulated 

by power plant at which station is located and also by plant on Brule River, about 5 

miles upstream, where drainage area is 58 percent of that at station.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., on 

basis of load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey in 1932-33 and checked within one percent by two discharge measurements made in 

September 1939.

33

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

2S 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

SO 

SI

Oct.

820 

793 

S74 

S3S 

805

741 

S96 

900 

743 

SOS

729 

S27 

704 

S66 

789

815 

821 

851 

796 

559

938 

S90 

S66 

940 

952

910 

722 

91S 

1,060 

1,350 

1,760

Nov.

1,310 

2,040 

1,290 

1,410 

1,300

1,220 

1,350 

1,490 

U140 

l.OSO

1,240 

1,880 

2,620 

2,600 

2,4SO

1.7SO 

1,560 

1,590 

1,490 

1,790

1,750 

' 1,340 

1,820 

1,760 

1,970

1,690 

1,730 

1,550 

1,450 

1,320

Dec.

S75 

1,200 

1,180 

1,050 

1,010

1,310 

1,390 

1,130 

1,360 

1,370

1,280 

1,220 

1,230 

1,190 

1,000

1,100 

991 

1,150 

1,180 

1,160

1,210 

1,100 

1,340 

1,420 

1,190

1,280 

1,370 

1,320 

1,020 

1,340 

1,390

Jan.

925 

1,190 

1,410 

1,200 

1,020

1,270 

1,200 

1,000 

1,050 

1,000

1,070 

1,180 

1,230 

1,280 

1,150

1,220 

1,060 

1,020 

84S 

1,070

1,050 

l.OSO 

1,060 

946 

940

89S 

1,100 

995 

996 

1,020 

1,140

Month

Oot< 

Novf 

Dee<

Cf

Jam 

Fob: 

Mar< 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Juli 

Augi 

Sep1

Wt

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

964 

911 

1,110 

1,130 

1,080

1,040 

1,060 

1,060 

906 

1,020

994 

1,000 

947 

1,030 

1,020

S2S 

936 

1,000 

997 

1,030

1,120 

1,100 

928 

1,180 

1,070

956 

1,010 

1,030

Mar.

940 

7S1 

932 

995 

1,030

1,060 

1,080 

905 

376 

990

963 

1,010 

1,020 

972 

924

895 

961 

1,000 

959 

1,060

998 

924 

872 

1,000 

1,050

1,040 

1,060 

1,040 

909 

852 

1,200

Secondfoot-days

27,276 

50,060 

37,356

690,321

33,618 

28,511 

30,293 

76,760 

51,130 

39,703 

33, 701 

32, 2S1 

54,470

495,114

Apr.

1,250 

1,230 

1,490 

2,230 

1,910

2,430 

2,500 

2,500 

2,430 

2,740

3,490 

3,630 

3,790 

4,050 

4,100

3,970 

3,360 

2,820 

2,340 

2,710

2,360 

2,500 

2,460 

2,440 

2,330

2,390 

1,710 

1,320 

1,750 

1,880

Maximum

1,760 

2,620 

1,420

9,630

1,410 

1,130 

1,200 

4,100 

2,200 

2,300 

1,340 

2,160 

2,230

4,100

May

1,640 

1,560 

1,430 

1,430 

1,470

1,510 

1,700 

1,910 

1,470 

1,270

1,350 

1,760 

1,340 

1,740 

1,700

1,930 

1,990 

1,530 

1,780 

2,050

1,850 

1,770 

1,600 

1,290 

1,130

1,360 

1,600 

1,530 

1,730 

1,360 

2,200

Minimum

559 

1,030 

375

559

348 

828- 

7S1 

1,230 

1,130 

965 

326 

765 

1,040

559

June

2,270 

2,300 

2,190 

1,930 

1,830

1,650 

1,410 

1,050 

1,380 

1,350

1,330 

1,140 

1,140 

1,030 

965

1,260 

1,230 

1,230 

1,290 

1,290

979 

965 

9S5 

1,070 

1,060

1,020 

1,120 

993 

966 

1,230

July

1,270 

1,120 

1,030 

826 

869

970 

1,030 

1,290 

1,080 

990

1,010 

957 

1,050 

1,160 

1,160

1,240 

1,300 

1,340 

1,190 

1,010

1,030 

1,080 

1,110 

1,090

1,010

1,030 

999 

1,050 

1,110 

1,060 

1,090

Mean

S80 

1,669 

1,205

1,687

1,034 

1,018 

977 

2,559 

1,649 

1,323 

1,037 

1,040 

1,816

1,356

Aug.

950 

330 

920 

976 

951

978 

1,010 

8S4 

765 

7S3

869 

976 

996 

1,010 

995

934 

1,010 

1,020 

929 

940

953 

996 

9S5 

1,000 

1,030

1,050 

996 

1,010 

1,300 

2,160 

2,020

Per square 

mile

0.492 

.932 

.673

1.05

.606 

.569 

.546 

1.43 

.921 

.739 

.607 

.531 

1.01

.758

Sept.

1,990 

2,170 

2,170 

2,200 

2,040

2,230 

1,310 

2,150 

1,850 

1,570

1,220 

1,140 

1,040 

1,130 

1,860

2,060 

2,130 

2,140 

2,150 

1,310

1,240 

2,190 

2,150 

2,160 

2,150

1,520 

1,360 

1,660 

1,470 

1,710

Run-off In 

Inches

0.57 

1.04 

.73

14.35

.70 

.59 

.65 

1.60 

1.06 

.S2 

.70 

.67 

1.13

10.29
34 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wls.

Location.- Lat. 45°49', long. 88°15', In sec. 28, T. 39 N., R. 18 E., at power plant of 

Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 4 miles downstream from Popple River and 6& miles south 

of Florence.

Drainage area.- 543 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1941. January 1914 to September 1923 at 

at site 4 miles upstream (drainage area Is 511 square miles).

Average discharge.- 18 years (1923-41) 428 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,160 second-feet Sept. 1; minimum daily, 

bo second-feet (estimated) July 27, Aug. 10, 17.

1923-41 (regulated): Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 9, 1929; no 

flow at times in 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for high stages, which are fair. Discharge det'er- 

*lned 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 

Basis of load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological 

Survey in 1931-32 and revised In 1939 on basis of two discharge measurements made In 

September 1939.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

208 

312 

221 

312 

221

164 

286 

210 

318 

718

312 

208 

269 

215 

312

312 

312 

215 

312 

312

244 

221 

312 

215 

312

208 

179 

235 

221 

444 

504

HOT.

535 

546 

611 

598 

491

435 

486 

342 

399 

416

543 

S44 

617 

615 

624

624 

637 

637 

511 

533

480 

529 

637 

624 

482

517 

496 

405 

399 

367

Dec.

312 

342 

325 

221 

312

312 

312 

318 

325 

321

325 

325 

312 

299 

192

281 

260 

299 

312 

312

312 

312 

312 

316 

325

325 

325 

438 

382 

325 

352

Jan.

325 

325 

312 

312 

325

325 

325 

318 

312 

312

221 

325 

312 

312 

312

212 

312 

221 

257 

221

312 

208 

221 

312 

179

256 

215 

312 

218 

312 

212

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Decc

Ci

Jam 

Pebi 

Hare 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug\ 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194C

ter year 1940-43

Feb.

208 

259 

221 

312 

221

208 

312 

208 

256 

208

2S6 

20S 

312 

208 

312

149 

312 

208 

312

10S

280 

208 

205 

224 

20S

312 

208 

208

Mar.

208 

224 

215 

205 

171

208 

64 

221 

157 

291

208 

221 

108 

208 

234

226 

208 

208 

224 

221

203 

208 

218 

208 

208

208 

221 

221 

221 

267 

218

Seeondfoofc-daya

8,844 

15,980 

9,741

177,750

8,653 

6,681 

6,431 

29,701 

12,908 

7,290 

5,229 

7,100 

32,375

150,933

Apr.

348 

 373 

544 

577 

763

695 

859 

864 

864 

1,040

1,160 

1,240 

1,210 

1,550 

1,660

1,530 

1,580 

1,460 

1,340 

1,310

1,220 

1,100 

984 

984 

916

744 

744 

744 

624 

624

Maximum

718 

844 

438

1,910

325 

312 

291 

1,660 

607 

572 

221 

1,800 

2,160

2,160

May

606 

598 

511 

512 

561

388 

531 

607 

520 

558

494 

397 

360 

378 

3S1

520 

494 

519 

342 

344

312 

312 

312 

272 

207

221 

216 

303 

312 

338 

482

Minimum

. 164 

342 

192

0

179 

108 

64 

348 

207 

50 

50 

50 

345

50

June

572 

560 

395 

357 

354

335 

312 

240 

227 

312

207 

195 

207 

197 

195

207 

208 

202 

216 

165

194 

50 

208 

208 

162

137 

109 

208 

136 

215

July

199 

176 

198 

52 

208

56 

205 

208 

192 

91

202 

208 

152 

221 

221

195 

168 

173 

208 

130

195 

204 

186 

165 

101

140 

e50 

197 

128 

208 

192

Mean

285 

533 

314

486

279 

239 

207 

990 

416 

243 

169 

229 

1,079

414

Aug.

139 

111 

81 

104 

118

124 

110 

127 

70 

e50

177 

192 

176 

160 

52

188 

e50 

135 

102 

167

156 

126 

155 

164 

208

208 

208 

182 

260 

1,220 

1,800

Per square 

mile

0.525 

.982 

.578

.895

.514 

.440 

.381 

1.82 

.766 

.448 

.311 

.422 

1.99

.762

Sept.

2,160 

2,150 

1,890 

1,730 

1,800

1,720 

1,560 

1,480 

958 

933

958 

678 

598 

592 

901

1,410 

1,530 

1,440 

1,230 

998

821 

722 

611 

611 

611

570 

463 

474 

345 

431

Run-off In 

Inches

0.61 

1.10 

.67

12.18

.59 

.46 

.44 

2.03 

.88 

.50 

.36 

.49 

2.22

10.36

e Estimated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 35

Pike River at Amberg, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°29', long. 88°00', in sec. 21, T. 35 N., R. 20 E., 500 

feet upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad bridge, a quarter 

of a mile south of Amberg, and li miles below North Branch of Pike River.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 230 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 960 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 

4.38 feet); minimum observed, 86 second-feet Aug. 6-10, 17-20.

1914-41: 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, 

once daily.

Gage read

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

114

153

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

204 

2S9 

449

3.5 

4.0

620

800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

132 

153 

142 

132 

132

132 

132 

132 

123 

132

132 

13S 

13S 

153 

231

218 

190 

165 

177 

177

165 

153 

142 

142 

142

14S 

153 

143 

177 

274 

320

NOT.

294 

335 

335 

369 

289

346 

S31 

218 

204 

260

415 

550 

516 

482 

449

382 

294 

289 

'274 274 

289 

335 

335 

320 

246

260 

260 

246 

215 

190

Dec.

170 

175 

160 

200 

215

230 

220 

215 

210 

205

200 

190 

185 

1S5 

182

180 

180 

180 

160

leo

180 

185 

190 

195 

205

215 

235 

235 

235 

230 

225

Jan.

215 

200 

ISO 

165 

160

165 

160 

190 

190 

 190

190 

190 

190 

190 

190

190 

190 

180 

175 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

175 

175 

175

Month

Oct< 

Hove 

Decf

Ct

Jam 

Fetp 

Mar< 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wt

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»ter year 1940-4]

Feb.

175 

175 

175 

170 

170

170 

170 

165 

#165 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

165

165 

165 

165 

165 

160

160 

160 

160

Mar.

160 

160 

160 

165 

170

170 

170 

175 

175 

175

175 

175 

*180 

185 

200

200 

200 

160 

200 

220

200 

210 

220 

220 

220

210 

205 

205 

205 

204 

204

Secondfoot-days

5,001 

9,322 

6,172

83,973

5,575 

4,700 

5,878 

14, 267 

6,574 

4,353 

3,409 

4,095 

13,559

82,924

Apr.

218 

382 

432 

483 

550

a565 

620 

691 

655 

620

620 

550 

516 

550 

655

691 

620 

550 

482 

482

449 

415 

362 

366 

335

320 

289 

274 

260 

246

Maximum

320 

550 

235

727

215 

175 

220 

691 

274 

289 

142 

763 

960

960

May

231 

231 

231 

231 

21S

21S 

260 

274 

260 

346

218 

204 

204 

190 

216

274 

274 

246 

231 

204

190 

177 

165 

153 

153

153 

142 

153 

190 

204 

231

Minimum

123 

190 

170

115

160 

160 

160 

218 

142 

99 

92 

86 

230

86

June

2S9 

274 

231 

190 

177

165 

153 

153 

153 

142

132 

132 

133 

153 

a!42

132 

132 

133 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

106 

106

99

106 

123 

123 

114

July

114 

106 

99 

106 

106

99 

106 

106 

99 

99

123 

123 

114 

114 

106

123 

123 

143 

133 

138

114 

114 

106 

106 

99

99 

' a96 

92 

99 

106 

106

Mean

161 

311 

199

229

180 

168 

190 

476 

212 

145 

110 

132 

452

227

Aug.

99 

99 

a96 

93 

98

S6 

86 

86 

S6 

S6

92 

99 

99 

99 

93

92 

S6 

86 

86 

86

92 

99 

106 

106 

114

123 

114 

114 

190 

449 

763

Per square 

mile

0.644 

1.24 

.796

.916

.720 

.672 

.760 

1.90 

.848 

.580 

.440 

.538 

1.81

.908

Sept.

960 

S75 

620 

550 

655

727 

516 

482 

398 

366

330 

889 

860 

a230 

260

449 

800 

737 

585 

482

382 

335 

289 

260 

320

320 

294 

274 

260 

274

Run-off In 

Inches

0.74 

1.38 

.92

12.49

.83 

.70 

.88 

2.13 

.98 

.65 

.51 

.61 

2.03

12.34

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of Wolf River above West 

Branch of Wolf River. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 29 to Mar. 29.
36 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Oconto River near Gillett, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°52.', long. 88°18', in sec. 34, T. 28 N., R. 18

 E., at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from Christy Brook and 2i miles south of 

Glllett.

Drainage area.- 678 square miles.

Records available.- June 1906 to March 1909, January 1914 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1,908, 1914-41), 598 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 3.64

 feet); maximum gage height, 4.95 feet Apr. 4 (ice affected); minimum, 223 second-feet 

Aug. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1906-9, 1914-41: Maximum discharge observed, 6,470 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922, 

caused by failure of dam at Pulclfer, 4 miles upstream (gage height. 9.1 feet); minimum observed, 95 second-feet June 3, 6, 1907 (gage height, 0.1 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7

1.0 

1.2

226

258

331

413

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

550

700

910

1,150

3.0 

3.5

1,440

1,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25.

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

320 

327 

335 

323 

304

297 

320 

355 

316 

308

308 

339 

351 

339 

379

422 

417 

413 

396 

379

375 

359 

359 

359 

367

371 

367 

355 

375 

435 

475

Nov.

489 

517 

550 

545 

522

494 

453 

444 

439 

508

670 

795 

855 

910 

910

828 

828 

938

750 

710

720 

760 

795 

795 

770

725 

690 

609 

522 

450

T

Dec.

360 

390 

425 

450 

490

530 

560 

580 

580 

560

540 

520 

490 

460 

440

430 

420 

420 

425 

435

450 

470 

480 

450 

500

580 

600 

620 

620 

620 

620

Jan.

610 

5 SO 

500 

410 

350

400 

440 

470 

*525 

510

490 

480 

460 

460 

480

500 

480 

460 

430 

415

400 

400 

410 

410 

410

410 

410 

420 

420 

420 

420

Month

Oct 

Koi 

Dec

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

MaS 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Se]

1

alendar year 194

ater year 1940-4"

Feb.

420 

420 

415 

410 

405

400 

400 

395 

*390 

390

380 

350 

370 

390 

410

420 

400 

390 

380 

360

350 

350 

350 

350 

340

340 

335 

340

Mar.

350 

350 

355 

355 

355

o55 

355 

355 

360 

370

375 

380 

*385 

390 

395

395 

390 

380 

350 

350

360 

370 

380 

390

410

440 

480 

550 

620 

700 

800

Secondfoot -days

11,145 

19,991 

15,515

194,078

13,980 

10,650 

12,850 

39,067 

20,469 

15,223 

8,748 

8,785 

36,029

212,452

Apr.

920 

1,020 

1,120 

1,200 

1,230

1,260 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,290

1,290 

1,260 

1,260 

1,290 

1,400

1,580 

1,760 

1,900 

1,840 

1,760

1,620 

1,510 

1,400 

1,290 

1,180

1,120 

1,050 

965 

882 

800

Maximum

475 

938 

620

1,540

610 

420 

800 

1,900 

1,020 

1,020 

339 

795 

1,760

1,900

May

785 

750 

685 

630 

594

579 

619 

710 

735 

720

670 

594 

555 

531 

579

745 

828 

800 

745 

635

560 

560 

545 

485 

417

409 

466 

670 

938 

910 

1,020

Minimum

297 

439 

360

297

350 

335 

350 

800 

409 

312 

242 

226 

720

226

June

1,020 

1,020 

965 828 ' 

700

619 

565 

512 

462 

439

439 

453 

517 

594 

594

536 

475 

435 

400 

375

359 

351 

335 

331 

323

312 

312 

316 

316 

320

July

312 

297 

286 

276 

268

265 

258 

252 

255 

258

268 

290 

312 

290 

279

304 

339 

331 

308 

304

316 

301 

282 

276 

265

252 

245 

242 

248 

, 265 

304

Mean

360 

666 

500

530

451 

380 

415 

1,302 

660 

507 

2S2 

283 

1,201

582

Aug.

316 

286 

272 

265 

265

232 

229 

226 

226 

236

245 

272 

290 

255 

258

272 

2S2 

239 

242 

242

255 

286 

279 

255 

279

286 

276 

262 

279 

383 

795

Per square 

mils

0.531 

.982 

.737

.782

.665 

.560 

.612 

1.92 

.973 

.748 

.416 

.417 

1.77

.858

Sept.

910 

1,050 

1,400 

1,580 

al,660

al,700 

al,760 

al,760 

al,760 

al,730

1,700 

1,510 

1,370 

1,260 

1,120

1,020 

910 

910 

992 

1,150

1,150 

1,080 

938 

S28 

828

828 

855 

785 

765 

720

Run-off in 

inches

0.61 

1.10 

.85

10.65

.77 

.58 

.71 

2.14 

1.12 

.83 

.48 

.48 

1.98

11.65

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of range line and precipitation record at 

High Palls.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Apr. 5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 37

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wls.

Location.- staff gage, lat. 45°19', long. 88°29', in sec. 27, T. 33 N., R. 16 E on 

southwest shore of lake at Berglund's resort, 3i miles east of Lakewood.

Drainage area.- 2 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 96.13 feet Apr. 4; minimum, 94.80

16 BL Atlg. £J£f +

1936-41: Maximum elevation observed, that of Apr. 4, 1941; minimum observed, 

93.64 feet Oct. 9, 12, 1937.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public service Commission of Wisconsin. '

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

-

-

5.22

-

_

5. SO

-

-

-

5. IS

-

-

5.18

-

-

5.14

-

~

5.12

_

5.10

-

5.06

-

HOT.

5.16

_

5.14

-

_

-

5.10

-

-

5.28

-

-

-

5.24

-

5.26

-

-

5.2S

5.28

-

5.26

-

Dec.

_

5.34

_

-

-

5.34

-

-

5.36

-

_

-

5.34

-

-

5.38

-

-

5.40

-

5.40

-

5.42

5. 33

- 

Jan.

_

v

5.72

.

-

5.72

_

-

~

5.66

_

_

5.65

-

-

.

5.62

-

-

5.68

-

_

5.70

-

5.6S

5.70

Feb.

_

_

5.70

-

_

5.66

-

_

5.88

_

~

_

5.70

-

_

5.63

-

-

5.70

-

5.72

-

5.74

-

Mar.

_

«

5.73

-

_

5.71

_

5.69

_

_

.

5.67

-

_

5.69

~

-

5.71

-

5.67

-

5.69

5.71

Apr.

.

^

_

6.13

-

5.83

..

-

5.51

 .

5.57

_

_

5.63

_

-

5.57

-

5.63

-

5.59

-

««r

_

5.59

_

5.56

_

_

5. 53

.

5.50

_

-

5.54

_

5.5E

_

5.44

-

5.42

5.50

June

5.42

_

-

5.46

_

5.44

_

_

5.3S

-

5.36

_

_

5.3B

_

5.30

-

5.S4

-

July

_

_

5.14

-

5.10

_

-

5.10

_

5.07

_

5.10

-

5.11

__

5.09

-

5.00

-

Aug.

5.02

5.00

*

5.00

-

4.9S

~

4.94

u.

4.86

-

_

4.80

_

4.84

-

4.86

-

Sept.

4.88

_

4.88

"

5.03

-

5.10

~

5.06

_

5. OS

_

5.28

-

5.48

5.50

I

Mote.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
38 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°15', long. 88°39', in sec. 9, T. 32 N., R. 15 E., on 

narrow neck of land cut by a small channel extending across north end of lake, 5$ 

miles southwest of Townsend.

Drainage area.- 1.5 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 97.46 feet May 31; minimum, 95.86 feet 

reet Aug. 27.

1936-41: Maximum elevation observed, that of May 31, 1941; minimum, 94.69 feet 

Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 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 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

.

96.47

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

May

_

-

-

96.40

_

.

_

_

96.41

_

_

_

.

96.42

_

96.43

_

-

96.38

_

96.34

_

*

97.45

_

97.46

June

.

-

-

96.44

-

_

96.40

_

_

-

96.34

_

_

96.34

96.34

_

_

_

_

-

96.33

_

_

_

96.33

_

_

96.28

_

_

-

July

_

-

-

-

96.17

_

_

_

96.14

_

96.14

_

_

-

96.14

_

_

96.09

-

_

96.06

_

-

96.05

_

_

96.05

-

Aug.

.

96.05

-

-

95.98

_

_

95.94

_

_

95.95

_

-

95.91

_

95.90

95.90

__

95.87

_

-

_

95~. 86

_

^

96~.11

96.34

Sept.

_

-

96.35

-

96.47

_

_

_

96.45

_

_

96.42

_

-

96.70

96.69

_

96.66

_

_

96.65

_

96~.62

_

_

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 59 

Fox River #t Berlin, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°57'05", long. 88 057'30", in sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 13 E.,

 at Government lock and dam at Berlin,2i miles upstream from Barnes Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- January 1898 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 43 years, 1,119 second-feet.

Extremes>- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,540 second-feet Apr. 3-6; minimum daily,

 467 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.

1898-1941: Maximum daily discharge, 6,620 second-feet Mar. 21, 23, 1929; minimum 

daily, 250 second-feet Feb. 1-4, 1900.

Remarks.- Records good except thoee for winter period, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, 

u. s. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

S 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

80

81 

28 

83 

84 

85

26 

87 

86 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

980 

980 

662 

662 

832

920 

S92

ess

662 

688

845 

845 

645 

980 

862

980 

960 

920 

960 

980

920 

920 

920 

920 

882

668 

888 

445 

668 

1,000 

1,000

Nov.

1,040 

1,080 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,230

1,330 

1,430 

1,480 

1,530 

1,530

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,430 

1,380

1,380 

1,430 

1,4SO 

1,480 

1,480

1,480 

1,430 

1,230 

1,130 

1,280

Dec.

1,880 

1,260 

1,860 

1,350 

1,840

1,230 

1,830 

1,230 

1,830 

1,830

1,820 

1,820 

1,220 

1,180 

1,140

1,140 

1,180 

1,180 

1,380 

1,220

1,260 

1,300 

1,350 

1,400 

1,450

1,610 

1,710 

1,950 

2,060 

8,150 

8,150

Jan.

2,150 

8,280 

2,280 

2,080 

1,710

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,610 

1,610

1,610 

1,610 

1,560 

1,510 

1,460

1,410 

1,360 

1,360 

1,260 

1,160

1,140 

 1,180 

1,100 

1,100 

1,060

1,060 

1,080 

960 

980 

960 

980

Month

Dot 

Nov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jim 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

1,000 

1,000 

960 

960 

980

980 

1,010 

1,030 

990 

960

960 

1,010 

1,010 

1,050 

1,090

1,090 

1,050 

1,010 

960 

920

680 

840 

790 

750 

750

740 

730 

720

Mar.

710 

700 

780 

740 

780

740 

740 

730 

730 

*710

740 

770 

800 

830 

840

840 

620 

780 

850 

650

690 

930 

1,040 

1,180 

1,320

1,550 

1,830 

8,270 

2,740 

3,160 

3,400

Secondfoot-days

86,014 

39,760 

, 42,770

451,311

44,360 

86, 260 

35,650 

90,040 

39,839 

27,646 

18,543 

15,808 

21,063

489,743

Apr.

3,460 

3,460 

3,540 

3,540 

3,540

3,540 

3,460 

3,380 

3,300 

3,830

3,090 

3,020 

2,860 

8,S10 

8,740

2,600 

3,600 

8,670 

3,810 

3,020

3,030 

3,090 

3,100 

8,950 

3,810

2,670 

2,600 

2,470 

8,350 

2,890

Maximum

1,000 

1,530 

2,150

4,730

2,880 

1,090 

3,400 

3,540 

2,170 

1,130 

676 

568 

930

3,540

May

8,170 

2,050 

1,930 

1,670 

1,750

1,690 

1,630 

1,580 

1,530 

1,480

1,430 

1,380 

1,880 

1,830 

1,180

1,130 

1,130 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040

1,000 

960 

920 

668 

688

836 

662 

845 

882 

920 

1,130

Minimum

845 

1,040 

1,140

347

960 

720 

700 

2,890 

836 

646 

536 

467 

467

467

June

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,080

1,040 

1,000 

1,000 

920 

845

845 

920 

1,000 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

1,000 

960

920 

663 

668 

676 

676

676 

646 

676 

646 

676

July

Hean

904 

1,325 

1,380

1,833

1,431 

938 

1,150 

3,001 

1,285 

938 

596 

510 

702

1,177

676 

676 

646 

646 

646

617 

617 

617 

589 

617

617 

569 

562 

562 

568

5S9 

569 

687 

617 

617

589 

569 

569 

562 

562

568 

562 

536 

536 

569 

589

Aug.

568 

536 

536 

536 

518

512 

512 

439 

518 

512

476 

489 

469 

518 

536

568 

536 

536 

536 

518

518 

512 

518 

518 

469

469 

469 

467 

467 

489 

467

Per square 

mile

0.633 

.927 

.965

.662

1.00 

.656 

.604 

2.10 

.899 

.645 

.418 

.357 

.491

.883

Sept.

467 

467 

467 

536 

569

617 

617 

617 

676 

688

920 

980 

668 

845 

845

845 

809 

774 

740 

707

676 

676 

660 

646 

707

740 

707 

676 

646 

707

Run-off In 

Inches

0.73 

1.03 

1.11

11.78

1.15 

.68 

.93 

8.34 

1.04 

.78 

.46 

.41 

.55

11.17

e Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13, 15-18, Nov. 30 to Mar. 31.
40 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Lake Wlnnebago at Oshkosh, Wls.

Location.- Staff g*age, lat. 44°00'40", long. 88°32'00", in sec. 24, T. 18 N., R. 17 E., 

in'mouth of upper Fox 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, 745.05 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army). Prior to 1882, lake levels were referred to Deuchman gage 

at lake outlet at Menasha Dam, lat. 44°12'00", long. 88°26'50". Datum of Deuchman 

gage, which is still in existence, is 745.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 6,030 square miles at lake outlet at Menasha Dam.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1941. Records from 1857 to 1938 in files 

or corps or engineers, u. S. Army. A report on Fox River by the Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, is published as House Document No. 146, 67th Congress, 2nd Session.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.50 feet Apr. 19; minimum observed, 

 1.02 feet Mar. 18, 19.

1857-1941: 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 from21i Inches above the crest of Menasha Dam down to the 

crest during the navigation season, plus an additional 18 to 24 inches below the 

crest during winter. The Oshkosh staff gage gives true level of the lake while 

Deuchman gage readings are affected by loss of head In the channel between the lake 

and dam. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. U. S. Army.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

8829

30

31

Oct.

2.54

2.54

2.52

2.54

2.46

2.48

2.52

2.54

2.50

2.50

2.52

2.50

2.50

2.56

2.56

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.46

2.46

2.50

2.48

2.46

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.52

2.56

2.54

2.46

2.50

Nor.

2.50

2.48

2.50

2.50

2.54

2.56

2.54

2.54

2.56

2.65

2.77

2.19

2.65

2.62

2.65

2.56

2.65

2.71

2.75

2.73

2.77

2.75

2.83

2.90

2.94

2.9S

2.92

2.92

2.9S

3.00

-

Dec.

3.00

2.9S

2.9S

2.94

2.92

2.92

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.92

2.SS

2.83

2.85

2.83

2.88

2.85

2.88

2.S5

2.S5

2.83

2.83

2.83

2. SI

2.83

2.S5

2.90

2.90

2.92

2.94

2.96

2.98

Jan.

3.00

3. OS

3.12

3.10

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.96

2.92

2.8S

2.83

2.79

2.75

2.71

2.67

2.62

2.5S

2.54

2.52

2.50

2.46

2.42

2.40

2.35

2.31

2.25

2.25

2.21

2.17

2.15

Feb.

2.08

2.04

2.00

1.97

1.92

l.SS

1.S6

1.83

1.79

1.75

1.75

1.69

1.64

1.62

l.SS

1.56

1.58

1.54

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.40

1.35

1.33

1.2S

1.27

1.25

_

-

-

Mar.

1.25

1.23

1.25

1.23

1.21

1.19

1.19

1.17

1.15

1.13

1.13

1,13

l.OS

1.08

l.OS

1.15

l.OS

1,02

1.02

l.OS

l.OS

1.08

l.OS

l.OS

1.12

1.15

1.15

1.17

1.19

1.23

1.27

Apr.

1.35

1.46

1.56

1.65

1.77

1.94

2. OS

2.23

2.35

2.46

2.5S

2.67

2.79

2.ee

2.83

3.00

2.9S

3.08

3.50

3.0S

3.08

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.08

3.04

3.00

3.00

2.98

1.94

-

May

2.98

2.9S

2.94

2.92

2.92

2.96

3.02

3.10

3.03

3.04

3.02

2.96

2.9S

2.92

3.02

3.06

3.04

3.04

3.02

3.02

3.06

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.96

2.92

2.90

2.92

3.06

3.06

3. OS

June

3.10

3. OS

3.10

3.10

3. OS

3.06

3.06

3.04

3. OS

3.04

3.00

2.94

2.90

2.92

2.94

2.96

2.9S

2.94

2.92

2.90

2.90

2.SS

2.90

2.92

2.8S

2.83

2. SI

2.83

2.81

2.92

-

July

2.83

2.81

2.75

2.71

2.69

2.67

2.67

2.56

2.50

2.4S

2.5S

2.44

2.42

2.40

2.35

2.46

2.44

2.38

2.40

2.35

2.31

2.27

2.25

2.27

2.25

2.23

2.21

2.31

2.25

2.31

2.17

Aug.

2.08

2.17

2. OS

2.10

2.13

2. OS

2.06

2.02

2. OS

2.04

2.19

2. OS

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.06

2.04

2.02

2.08

2.04

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.04

2.00

1.9S

1.9S

1.94

Sept.

2.00

2.04

2.06

2.25

2.12

2.10

2'. 12

2.27

£.35

2.33

£.44

2.42

2.46

2.4S

2.4S

2.50

2.50

2.56

2.54

2.5S

2.5S

2.58

2.60

2.62

2.65

2.75

2.69

2.67

2.71

2.85

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 41

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

Location.- Lat. 44°19', long. 88°13', in sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., at Rapide Croche 

Dam, 2 miles upstream from Wrightstown.

Drainage area.- 6,150 square miles.

Records available.- March 1896 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 45 years, 4,282 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet Apr. 20: 

minimum dally, 1,160 second-feet Sept. 1.

1918-41: Maximum daily discharge, 20,600 second-feet Apr. 4, 1929; minimum daily, 

138 second-feet Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Winnebago (see p. 40 ). Occasional discharge measurements made by Geological Survey.

Cooperation.- Daily discharge computed from power-house records by Corps of Engineers, 

u. s. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,360 

2,830 

2,710 

2,510 

2,890

2,080 

2,350 

2,500 

2,950 

2,650

2,710 

2,980 

3,020 

2,830 

2,900

2,910 

2,960 

3,120 

2,980 

1,850

2,630 

3,090 

2,970 

2,970 

2,870

2,810 

1,990 

2,640 

3,060 

2,920 

2,870

HOT.

2,900 

2,700 

2,510 

2,920 

3,120

2,750 

2,920 

2,930 

2,970 

2,460

' 4,130 

4,780 

3,140 

2,870 

3,050

3,020 

2,110 

3,060 

3,200 

3,220

3,540 

3,660 

3,620 

3,090 

3,390

3,610 

3,730 

4,070 

4,540 

4,560

Dec.

4,080 

4,440 

4,160 

4,370 

4,600

4,320 

4,130 

4,100 

3,690 

'4,150

4,350 

4,220 

4,080 

4,150 

3,630

4,350 

4,440 

4,370 

4,290

4,270

4,040 

4,010 

3,990 

2,860 

4,510

5,500 

4,720 

4,440 

4,250 

4,100 

4,160

Jan.

4,460 

4,630 

4,300 

5,120 

3,300

7,630 

7,530 

7,490 

7,900 

7,750

7,460 

6,980 

6,960 

6,980 

6,900

7,030 

7,100 

6,820 

6,800 

6,900

6,890 

6,890 

6,750 

6,670 

6,620

5,740 

6,470 

6,510 

6,010 

6,100 

6,190

Month

Octc 

Nov<

Dec*

Os

Jam 

Febi 

Mare 

Apri 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

lendar year 194

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

6,120 

5,560 

6,140 

6,050 

6,040

5,910 

5,360 

5,580 

5,300 

5,950

5,690 

5,660 

5,610 

5,780 

5,490

5,080 

5,030 

4,610 

5,180 

4,800

4,370 

4,060 

3,900 

4,440 

4,290

4,300 

4,220 

4,170

Mar.

4,200 

3,330 

3,860 

4,100 

4,300

3,300 

3,350 

3,460 

3,150 

3,410

3,540 

3,630 

3,520 

3,620 

3,540

3,200 

2,920 

3,680 

3,940 

3,490

3,580 

3,760 

3,630 

3,900 

4,150

4,120 

3,890 

3,720 

3,470 

3,170 

3,390

Secondfoot-days

84,910 

98,570 

130,770

1,451,590

205,930 

145, 190 

112,320 

245,360 

136,890 

139,440 

86,990 

53,440 

76,440

1,516,250

Apr.

3,4SO 

3,360 

3,250 

3,220 

3,480

3,350 

3,820 

3,900 

3,830 

3,930

4,410 

4,050 

4,450 

5,740 

7,080

7,190 

7,320 

8,850 

10,400 

16,600

12,100 

13,800 

14,400 

13,700 

13,900

14,000 

14,300 

12,700 

12,800 

11,900

Maximum

3,120 

4,780 

5,500

17,500

8,300 

6,140 

4,300 

16,600 

8,470 

6,540 

3,370 

2,290 

3,290

16,600

May

7,320 

8,300 

S,470 

5,470 

5,340

5,500 

3,810 

3,820 

3,480 

3,850

3,780 

3,810 

3,800 

4,200 

4,180

3,860 

3,730 

3,840 

3,760 

3,830

3,890 

3,860 

3,720 

3,720 

3,760

3,720 

3,370 

3,870 

3,680 

3,510 

5,140

Minimum

1,850 

2,110 

2,860

1,470

4,300 

3,900 

2,920 

3,220 

3,370 

3,110 

1,920 

1,330 

1,160

1,160

June

6,540 

5,910 

6,220 

6,000 

6,070

6,100 

6,200 

5,570 

5,320 

5,480

5,530 

5,370 

5,330 

4,440 

4,310

4,370 

4,470 

4,320 

3,540 

3,920

3,580 

3,620 

3,260 

3,500 

3,670

3,640 

3,640 

3,110 

3,190 

3,220

July

3,140 

2,940 

2,230 

2,630 

2,510

2-. 770 

3,320 

3,130 

3,370 

3,300

3,100 

2,850 

2,680 

2,850 

3,070

2,980 

2,980 

3,100 

2,800 

2,840

2,710 

2,730 

2,870 

2,640 

2,720

2,700 

2,480 

2,560 

2,740 

2,380 

1,920

Mean

2,739 

3,286 

4,218

3,966

6,643 

5,185 

3,623 

8,179 

4,416 

4,648 

2,806 

1,724 

2,548

4,154

Aug.

2,070 

2,080 

1,990 

1,340 

2,050

1,790 

1,950 

1,880 

1,800 

1,680

2,290 

1,560 

1,390 

1,900 

1,700

1,520 

1,650 

1,520 

1,530 

1,790

1,730 

1,580 

1,610 

1,610 

1,740

1,450 

1,460 

1,810 

1,700 

1,440 

1,330

Per square 

mile

0.445 

.534 

.686

.645

1.08 

.843 

.589 

1.33 

.718 

.756 

.456 

.280 

.414

.675

Sept.

1,160 

1,710 

1,460 

2,200 

2,680

2,190 

1,350 

2,720 

2,470 

2,560

2,550 

2,770 

2,820 

2,680 

2,600

2,810 

2,780 

2,700 

2,750 

2,910

2,700 

2,520 

2,660 

2,900 

2,750

2,610 

3,290 

2,800 

2,580 

3,260

Run-off In 

inches

0.51 

.60 

.79

8.78

1.24 

.88 

.68 

1.48 

.83 

.84 

.53 

.32 

.46

9.16
42 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Silver Lake at Portage, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°33', long. 89°29', In sec. 6, T. 12 N., R. 9 E., at ice 

hoist of C. Smith and Son, at southeast end of lake.

Drainage area.- 1 square mile.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 92.90 feet Apr. 19: minimum, 91.47 

 feet Oct. 5.

1936-41: Maximum elevation observed, 93.00 feet Sept. 20, 24, 1938; minimum 

observed, 90.S5 feet Aug. 22, 24, 1937.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to datum for this lake assumed by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Oct. 5

12

18

26

Nov. 2

9

15

21

30

Dec. 7

14

21

Elevation

6.47

6.48

6.55

6.50

6.60

6.62

6.60

6.70

6.88

6.88

6.88

7.00

Date

Dec. 88

Jan. 5

12

Feb. 2

23

Mar. 32

39

Apr. 5

12

19

30

36

Elevation

7.05

7.30

7.10

7.27

7.32

7.52

7.62

7. SI

7.77

7.90

7.81

7.67

Date

Hay 2

10

17

24

31

June 7

14

21

28

July 4

12

19

Elevation

7.62

7.58

7.61

7.51

7.60

7.52

.67

.57

.47

.39

.32

.32

Date

July 26

Aug. 2

8

16

23

30

Sept. 5

11

20

27

Elevation

7.27

7.17

7.07

6.97

6.97

6.90

6.92

6.97

7.12

7.29

Note.- Add S5 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commlss'ion of Wisconsin.

*

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°58', In sec. 32, T. 15 N., R. 13 E., within 

50 reet of lake outlet and li miles north of Markesan.

Drainage area.- 5 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 95.52 feet Apr. 24; minimum observed, 

 54.EO feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1-3, 6, 7.

1936-41: Maximum elevation observed, 96.74 feet June S3, 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 

CoBmTssion of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

i*ar

i

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.36

5.36

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.32

5.32

5.32

5.32

5.30

5.30

5.32

5.32

5.36

5.34

5.34

_

5.32

5.32

5.32

5.30

5.2S

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.28

5.32

5.32

5.30

HOT.

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.28

5.28

5.2S

5.2S

5.28

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

5.52

5.50

5.50

5.49

5.48

5.47

5.46

-

May

5.46

5.44

5.44

5.44

5.44

5.46

5.44

_

5.42

5.42

5.40

5.40

5.38

5.3S

5.42

5.40

5.40

5.3S

5.3S

5.36

5.36

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.32

5.32

5.30

5.30

5.30

5.30

June

5.30

5.30

5.28

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

5.28

5.2S

5.28

5.28

5.86

5.26

_

_

.

-

_

5.20

5.20

5.20

5.18

5.18

5.16

5.16

5.16

5.20

-

July

5.18

5.16

5.14

5.12

5.10

5. OS

5.06

5.04

5.02

5.00

4.98

4.96

4.94

4.92

4.90

4.90

4.94

4.92

4.90

4.90

4.90

4.8S

4.S6

4.S6

4.S6

4.86

4.84

4.84

4.84

4.88

4.90

Aug.

4.90

4.88

4.86

4.S6

4.84

4.S2

4. SO

4.80

4.78

4.7S

4.76

4.74

4.72

4.70

4.66

4.66

4.66

4.64

4.64

4.62

4.62

4.62

4.60

4.60

4.5S

4.58

4.58

4.56

4.54

4.52

4.50

Sept.

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.52

4.52

4.50

4.50

4.62

4.66

4.66

4.66

4.66

4.64

4.64

4.64

4.62

4.62

4.62

4.60

4.60

4.60

4.58

4.68

4.66

-

4.66

4.66

4.64

4.62

4.66

-

Note. - Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum 

Commission of Wisconsin.

assumed for this lake by Public Service
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 43 

Wolf River above West Branch of V/olf River, Wls.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°55', long. 88°39', In Efc sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 15 E., half a 

mile upstream from West Branch of 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 551 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,260 second-feet Apr. 15, 16 (gage

neignt, 5.60 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 

306 second-feet Aug. 6-9.

1928-41: Maximum discharge observed, 2,580 second-feet Apr. 8, 1929 (gage height, 

6.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 199 

second-feet Feb. 20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once dally.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

333

396

500

619

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

1,090

1,310

4.5 

5.0

5.6

1,600

1,890

2,260

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a430 

430 

43O

413 

430

430 

430 

430 

430 

413

430 

413 

413 

464 

500

538 

500 

500 

464 

464

464 

464 

464 

464 

430

430 

430 

500 

578 

578 

578

Nov.

619 

619 

619 

578 

578

619 

578 

578 

578 

661

841 

1,040 

661 

748 

794

794 

841 

748 

748 

748

704 

794 

794 

794

748

619 

600 

580 

570 

550

Dec.

530 

510 

480 

440 

460

560 

650 

660 

660 

660

645 

630 

610 

580 

570

560 

560 

570 

600 

630

660 

660 

660 

650 

640

640 

660 

660 

650 

640 

650

Jan.

660 

640 

600 

500 

450

470 

490 

520 

*540 

540

540 

540 

540 

530 

. 530

530 

520 

520 

510 

470

500 

500 

500 

490 

490

480 

480 

475 

475 

475 

475

Month

Oot( 

Novt 

Dece

Cc

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

W;

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4;

Feb.

472 

470 

470 

470 

465

465 

465 

«460 

465 

470

480 

485 

490 

495 

500

500 

500 

495 

490 

480

480 

475 

470 

465 

460

455 

450 

440

Mar.

43O 

420 

410 

410 

405

405 

405 

405 

410 

420

430 

*440 

440 

450 

450

440 

430 

415 

410 

410

410 

410 

415 

425 

435

445 

460 

475 

500 

530 

570

Secondfoot-days

14,332 

20,743 

18,735

232,718

15,980 

13,282 

13,510 

33,553 

20,885 

15,571 

11,016 

13,082 

37,433

233,122

Apr.

630 

700 

800 

880 

990

1,100 

1,350 

1,200 

1,250 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,660 

2,260

2,260 

1,950 

1,770 

1,600 

1,540

1,480 

1,370 

1,310 

1,250 

1,200

1,150 

1,090 

1,040 

889 

794

Maximum

578 

1,040 

660

1,540

660 

500 

570 

2,260 

938 

889 

413 

1,890 

2,140

2,260

May

74S 

74S 

748 

704 

661

704

704 

704 

661 

661

619 

519 

578 

57S 

748

794 

748 

704 

619 

519

578 

a558 

538 

500 

500

500 

578 

748 

889 

889 

938

Minimum

413 

550 

440

320

450 

440 

405 

630 

500 

380 

320 

306 

794

306

June

S89 

794 

704 

661

661

619 

619 

57S 

538 

538

464

57S 

578 

57S 

538

500 

464 

464 

430 

430

413 

396 

413 

396 

380

380 

396 

396 

396 

380

July

380 

34S 

348 

333 

333

333 

333 

333 

333

348

413 

380 

363 

348 

396

363 

363 

a388 

413 

380

363 

363 

348 

333 

333

333 

320 

320 

348 

353 

363

Mean

462 

691 

604

636

515 

474 

436 

1,285 

674 

519 

355 

422 

1,248

639

Aug.

363 

333 

333 

320 

320

306 

306 

306 

306 

333

380 

380 

363 

363 

363

348 

333 

333 

320 

348

348 

363 

a356 

348 

363

430 

430 

413

396 

988 

1,890

Per square 

mile

0.730 

1.09 

.954

1.00

.814 

.749 

.639 

2.03 

1.06 

.820 

.561 

.667 

1.97

1.01

Sept.

2,140 

1,830 

1,54O 

1,770 

1,830

1,660 

1,480 

1,310 

1,370 

1,200

1,090 

988 

938 

889 

S89

1,420 

1,600 

1,480 

1,310 

1,200

1,090 

1,090 

1,040 

988 

988

938 

889 

841 

794 

841

Run-off In 

Inches

0.84 

1.22 

1.10

13.69

.94 

.78 

.79 

2.26 

1.22 

.91 

.65 

.77 

2.20

13.68

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 6.

498587 O - 43 - 4
44 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53', long. 88°39', in Ei sec.' ZZ, T. 28 N., R. 15 

ET75DO feet downstream from Keshena Falls, H miles upstream from Keshena, and Z\ miles 

downstream from West Branch of Wolf River.

Drainage area.- 812 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1941. May 1907 to March 1909 and February 1911 

to March 1928 at site at Keshena, It miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1907-8, 1911-41), 784 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 8.50

reet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet: minimum, 340 second-feet Aug. 

20 (gage height, 5.25 feet).

1907-9, 1911-41: Maximum discharge observed, 4,390 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922, from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum discharge, 91 second-feet Dec. 22, 

1939 (gage height, 4.67 feet), flow retarded temporarily by formation of ice above 

station.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

5.4 419 6.4 1,160 7.5 2,250 

5.7 600 6.8 1,530 8.0 2,800 

6.0 823 7.2 1,930 8.5 3,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

S3 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

568 

554 

535 

535 

529

561 

568 

548 

542 

529

548 

546 

554 

614 

656

700 

649 

628 

614 

621

614 

580 

580 

561 

561

561 

587 

580 

614 

753 

776

HOT.

761 

839 

839 

792 

745

761 

745 

708 

722 

871

1,110 

1,480 

850 

960 

1,020

1,030 

1,060 

960 

960 

940

900 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

952

82S 

780 

740 

720 

710

Dec.

690 

670 

630 

560 

540

660 

820 

850 

850 

840

830 

810 

770 

740 

720

700 

700 

710 

750 

800

820 

830 

840 

830 

820

830 

840 

840 

840 

830 

830

Jan.

850 

840 

790 

680 

540

580 

610 

650 

*680 

690

690 

690 

690 

690 

690

680 

670 

660 

640 

610

630 

640 

650 

640 

640

630 

630 

620 

620 

620 

610

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Cs

Jam, 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-4]

Feb.

610 

610 

610 

610 

610

610 

610 

610 

620 

*630

640 

640 

650 

650 

650

660 

 660 

660 

650 

640

630 

630 

630 

630 

620

610 

600 

580

Secondfoot-days

18,36 

26,77 

23,79

299,87

20,55 

17,56 

17,82 

49,90 

28,45. 

21,60 

14,91 

17,22 

50,98

307,94

Mar.

570 

560 

550 

540 

530

530 

530 

530 

540 

550

560 

*570 

580 

590 

590

590 

570 

560 

550 

540

540 

540 

550 

560 

570

590 

610 

620 

650 

700 

760

Apr.

830 

920 

1,050 

1,170 

1,350

1,480 

*1,480 

1,530 

1,630 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,730 

2,080 

2,920

3,100 

2,690 

2,300 

2,080 

1,980

1,880 

1,730 

1,630 

1,530 

1,480

1,430 

1,380 

1,300 

1,160 

1,020

Maximum

8 776 

8 1,480 

0 850

6 2,200

0 850 

0 660 

0 760 

0 3,100 

B 1,480 

0 1,340 

9 548 

2 2,300 

0 3,340

5 3,340

May

969 

985 

977 

928 

879

887 

960 

944 

895 

855

815 

784 

761 

745 

936

1,160 

1,070 

960 

855 

784

776 

745 

'700 

678 

663

670 

768 

969 

1,430 

1,480 

1,430

Minimum

529 

708 

540

420

540 

580 

530 

830 

663 

505 

436 

403 

1,070

403

June

1,340 

1,190 

994 

936 

871

823 

792 

745 

700

656 

715 

831 

823 

815

715 

663 

635 

614 

587

554 

561 

554 

523 

517

505 

505 

523 

548 

542

July

499 

475 

458 

458 

469

469 

475 

458 

436 

458

517 

548 

517 

487 

481

517 

511 

493 

529 

535

511 

487 

469 

458 

436

441 

458 

453 

436 

487 

493

Aug.

505 

495 

469 

453 

430

425 

405 

403 

403 

441

529 

535 

517 

487 

493

493 

487 

464 

458 

469

499 

475 

487 

493 

481

535 

561 

529 

505 

1,000 

2,300

Mean ^Jg 

593 0.730 

893 1.10 

767 .945

819 1.01

663 .817 

627 .772 

575 . 708 

1,663 2.05 

918 1.13 

720 .887 

481 .592 

556 .685 

1,699 2.09

844 1.04

Sept.

3,340 

2,860 

2,200 

2,200 

2,580

2,640 

2,140 

1,680 

1,780 

1,630

1,430 

1,300 

1,210 

1,160 

1,160

1,530 

2,250 

2,250 

1,780 

1,530

1,430 

1,380 

1,300 

1,230 

1,250

1*250 

1,200 

1,130 

1,07(J 

1,090

Run-off in 

inches

0.84 

1.23 

1.09

13.74

.94 

.80 

.82 

2.29 

1.30 

.99 

.68 

.79 

2.33

14.10

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-24, NOT. 27 to Apr. 5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 45

Wolf River at New London, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°23', long. 88°44', In sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 14 E., at

rignt bank, about 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, U. S. Army). 

Drainage area.- 2,240 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1913 to September 1941. 

Average discharge.- 28 years, 1,802 second-feet. 

extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,140 second-feet Apr. 6-8 (gage

height, 8.6 feet); minimum observed, 664 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 0.6 foot). 

1913-41: Maximum discharge observed, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 13, 1922 (gage height,

11.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 261

second-feet Sept. 6, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 11.6 feet Apr. 16, 1888, reported by Corps of Engineers, U. S.

Army. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Gage read

once dally. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1

1.7 1,070

2.0 1,190

2.5 1,420

3.0 1,680

3.5 1,950

4.0 2,230

5.0 2,830 1.0 

1.2 

1.5

664

735

608

682

995

Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,190 

1,420 

1,660 

2.2SO 

2.9SO

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

S.O

3,730

4,160

4,650

5,250

5,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

*£ 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

51

Oct.

1,2SO 

1,230 

1,190 

1,150 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

. 1.P70 

1,030 

1,070

1,030 

1,030 

1,070 

1,330 

1,330

1,280 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150 

1,110

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,150 

1,280 

1,330

Hov.

1,570 

1,680 

1,730 

1,730 

1,840

1.7SO 

1,680 

1,570 

1,470 

1,570

1,680 

1,770 

1,800 

1,880 

2,000

2,200 

2,400 

2,550 

2,700 

2,300

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900

2,900 

2,830 

2,770 

2,500 

2,300

Dec.

2,150 

2,000 

1,930 

1,350 

1,800

1,740 

1,710 

1,700 

1,680 

1,660

1,650 

1,650 

1,630 

1,610 

1,600

1,560 

1,510 

1,480 

1,450 

1,440

1,450 

1,450 

1,470 

1,500 

1,550

1,630 

1,730 

1,820 

1,920 

2,000 

2,090

Jan.

2,150 

2,200 

2,150 

2,150 

2,100

2,050 

*1, 960 

1,860 

1,760 

1,660

1,570 

1,500 

1,460 

1,400 

1,380

1,340 

1,310 

1,280 

1,250 

1,220

1,200 

1,190 

1,130 

1,170 

1,160

1,150 

1,160 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

Month

Ootc 

Hove

Dece

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

AprJ

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

1,170 

1,160 

1,150 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,130 

1,120 

1,100 

*1,080

1,050 

1,050 

1,080 

1,120 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,140 

1,120 

1,100

1,080 

1,060 

1,040 

1,030 

1,020

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

Mar,

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,010

1,030 

1,050 

1,050 

1,040 

1,030

*1,000 

1,000 

1,020 

1,050 

1,080

1,110 

1,150 

1,060 

1,060 

1,080

1,100 

1,150 

1,200 

1,250 

1,310

1,400 

1,520 

1,700 

1,950 

2,250 

2,800

Secondfoot-days

35,460 

66,200 

52,410

654,705

46,640 

30,670 

38, 450 

174,430 

70,470 

75,820 

27,841 

26, 219 

86, 875

731,485

Apr.

3,700 

5,380 

6,140 

6,710 

6,920

7,140 

7,140 

7,140 

6,710 

6,320

5,970 

5,660 

5,520 

5,380 

5,250

5,120 

5,120 

5,250 

5,660 

6,320

6,710 

6,710 

6,320 

6,140 

5,610

5,520 

5,120 

4,760 

4,540 

4,250

Maximum

1,330 

2,900 

2,150

4,880

2,200 

1,170 

2,800 

7,140 

3,980 

4,440 

1,110 

1,070 

3,570

7,140

May

3,930 

3,730 

3,570 

3,350 

3,200

2,910 

2,760 

2,620 

2,480 

2,280

2,150 

1,970 

1,910 

1,790 

1,730

1,850 

1,970 

2,150 

2,280 

2,280

2,150 

2,030 

1,790 

1,570 

1,470

1,470 

1,230 

1,280 

1,470 

2,090 

2,910

Minimum

1,030 

1,470 

1,440

640

1,150 

1,000 

1,000 

3,700 

1,280 

1,030 

735 

664 

995

664

June

3,350 

3,650 

3,890 

4,250 

4,440

4,440 

4,440 

4,250 

4,160 

3,650

3,200 

2,830 

2,480 

2,280 

2,350

2,420 

2,350 

2,160 

1,910 

1,680

1,470 

1,330 

1,280 

1,190 

1,110

1,110 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,070

July

1,110 

1,110 

1,070 

1,030 

957

919 

882 

SOS 

845 

919

919 

919 

882 

882 

919

919 

919 

919 

919 

882

882 

882 

882 

919 

882

845 

808 

771 

735 

735 

771

Mean

1,144 

2,207 

1,691

1,789

1,505 

1,095 

1,240 

5,814 

2,273 

2,527 

898 

846 

2,896

2,004

Aug.

735 

608 

808 

771 

806

S08 

735 

664 

699 

699

699 

845 

919 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

995 

957 

919 

845

X

845 

882 

845 

845 

845

919 

845 

808 

808 

808 

845

Per square 

mile

0.511 

.985 

.755

.799

.672 

.489 

.554 

2.60 

1.01 

1.13 

.401 

.378 

1.29

.895

Sept.

995 

1,520 

1,790 

2,090 

2,350

2,620 

2,620 

2,910 

3,130 

3,350

3,420 

3,500 

3,570 

3,500 

3,420

3,350 

3,200 

3,130 

3,130 

3,050

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,130 

3,130

3,OgO 

3,050 

2,980 

2,910 

2,830

Run-off in 

Inches

0.59 

1.10 

.87

10.86

.77 

.51 

.64 

2.90 

1.16 

1.26 

.46 

.44 

1.44

12.14

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 11-20, Hov. 29 to Apr. 1.
46 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 88°44', on line between sec. 13, T. 

26 N., 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 295 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 6.38 

feet); minimum, 73 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 2.68 feet).

1919-41: 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 periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Slight

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

170 

154 

154 

157 

143

135 

160 

188 

122 

130

149 

157 

130 

140 

192

216 

240 

210 

185 

179

196 

154 

140 

157 

157

154 

135 

149 

220 

240 

259

Nov.

33S 

366 

380 

370 

324

2S5 

243 

268 

263 

215

240 

280 

310 

320 

330

325 

290 

340 

290 

325

360 

400 

410 

. 410 

400

375 

324 

263 

230 

150

Dec.

240 

200 

230 

ISO 

210

200 

210 

170 

170 

220

205 

215 

210 

160 

180

150 

170 

155 

150 

150

160 

190 

170 

230 

210

210 

250 

230 

285 

276 

268

Jan.

243 

236 

200 

170 

160

ISO 

205 

*219 

200 

205

210 

220 

200 

220 

190

150 

220 

230 

200 

240

210 

180 

210 

190 

220

180 

170 

170 

175 

200 

180

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dec«

Ca

Jam. 

Febi 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

Wo

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

ISO 

183 

167 

167 

185

210 

ISO 

*179 

200 

200

190 

220 

190 

170 

190

185 

195 

205 

215 

250

170 

175 

170 

175 

1S5

180 

200 

150

Har.

170 

165 

180 

180 

180

150 

150 

160 

170 

150

155 

*151 

160 

180 

130

170 

185 

175 

180 

185

185 

140 

150 

200 

196

179 

202 

263 

306 

347 

452

Secondfoot-days

5,272 

9,424 

6,254

103, 478

6,183 

5,266 

5,946 

24,771 

13,261 

10,998 

3,838 

5,120 

18, 756

115,039

Apr.

664 

975 

1,200 

1,140 

1,060

1,000 

1,000 

1,060 

1,060 

1,000

950 

S70 

792 

844 

1,060

1,110 

1,030 

924 

397 

897

844 

714 

664 

535 

476

428 

428 

404 

389 

356

Maximum

259 

410 

285

2,170

243 

250 

452 

1,200 

1,890 

1,890 

196 

486 

1,410

1,890

May

338 

347 

306 

320 

306

302 

320 

356 

320 

2S9

263 

236 

213 

213 

2S5

501 

589 

462 

329 

302

276 

213 

213 

179 

170

163 

154 

466 

1,260 

1,680 

1,890

Minimum

122 

150 

150

70

150 

150 

130 

356 

154 

122 

95 

90 

276

90

June

1,"'90 

1,350 

924 

639 

506

356 

324 

280 

259 

240

210 

236 

334 

399 

418

342 

263 

232 

213

173

151 

146 

157 

143 

140

140 

127 

122 

146 

138

July

143 

140 

130 

114 

114

102 

114 

107 

107 

120

114 

140 

196 

166 

132

117 

114 

120 

124 

135

124 

117 

132 

110 

114

95 

95 

114 

130 

120 

138

Mean

170 

314 

202

283

199 

183 

192 

826 

42S 

367 

124 

165 

625

315

Aug.

122 

133 

236 

173 

120

110 

107 

100 

95 

90

135 

320 

394 

228 

154

188 

202 

138 

110 

132

140 

154 

124 

176 

135

143 

122 

114 

104 

130 

486

Per square 

mile

0.430 

.795 

.511

.716

.504 

.476 

.486 

2.09 

1.08 

.929 

.314 

.418 

1.53

.797

Sept.

924 

1,030 

1,060 

818 

689

792 

844 

740 

664 

540

496 

423 

334 

306 

276

418 

1,030 

1,410 

1,200 

870

639 

a450 

a360 

333 

361

335 

380 

342 

302 

285

Run-off In 

Inches

0.50 

.39 

.59

9.74

.53 

.50 

.56 

2.33 

1.24 

1.04 

.36 

.43 

1.76

10.83

Peak discharge.- Apr. 15 (9 p.m.) 1,170 sec.-ft.; May 31 (11 p.m.) 2,030 sec.-ft.; Sept. 18 (9 ajn.) 

1,610 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record for Eau Claire River at Kelly and 

weather records.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-25, Nov. 29 to Dec. 23, Jan. 3 to Har. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°24' long. 88°51', In sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 13 E.

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 433 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 4.04 

feet); maximum gage height, 6.55 feet Apr. 2, affected by ice; minimum, 119 secondfeet July 27, Aug. 12.

1914-41: Maximum discharge observed, 5,780 second-feet Apr. 10, 11, 1922 (gage 

height, 6.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; maximum gage 

height, 10.33 feet Mar. 25, 1939 (affected by ice); minimum discharge, 57 second-feet 

Feb. 10, 1934 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice).

Remarks.- Open-water records Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 are good; winter records and record for 

period when stage-discharge relation was affected by bridge construction, Apr. 23 to 

Sept. 30, are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant 6 miles above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

248 

254 

266 

210 

286

223 

276 

266 

258 

251

229 

245 

226 

294 

294

302 

280 

286 

287 

216

242 

271 

263 

224 

224

260 

207 

223 

298 

354 

338

NOT.

410 

410 

373 

410 

332

322 

327 

294 

305 

416

521 

450 

410 

520 

600

640 

472 

465 

385 

451

410 

521 

647 

535 

493

493 

397 

300 

260 

350

Dec.

320 

360 

330 

270 

300

335 

335 

335 

355 

320

260 

350 

310 

270 

250

350 

290 

250 

230 

250

310 

290 

330 

350 

390

400 

440 

535 

528 

535 

486

Jan.

521 

379 

347 

300 

260

310 

*350 

340 

330 

330

320 

290 

305 

31« 

280

280 

305 

310 

250 

270

280 

275 

270 

270 

250

265 

260 

260 

245 

265 

280

Month

Oct< 

Hove 

Dec<

Ci

Jam 

Feb 

Hart 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

JulAugi 

Sep

W

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

290 

200 

250 

260 

260

245 

*307 

320 

220 

280

300 

320 

320 

320 

360

320 

345 

280 

285 

295

260 

260 

210 

270 

230

250 

260 

260

Mar.

220 

230 

190 

185 

185

190 

205 

220 

210 

260

*239 

260 

260 

210 

260

240 

205 

230 

230 

230

235 

260 

235 

285 

260

300 

340 

380 

500 

660 

1,000

Secondfoot-days

8,101 

12,919 

10,664

140,276

9,307 

7,777 

8,914 

31, 503 

13,024 

14,095 

6,419 

6,095 

9,362

13S, 180

Apr.

1,500 

2,000 

2,130 

1,830 

1,460

1,330 

1,29.0 

1,250 

1,250 

1,130

1,010 

935 

885 

S57 

836

913 

892 

1,090 

1,130 

1,250

1,130 

978 

773 

647 

563

521 

444 

472 

521 

486

Maximum

354 

647 

535

2,440

521 

360 

1,000 

2,130 

1,600 

1,680 

458 

322 

430

2,130

May

444 

373 

366 

354 

332

327 

397 

472 

423 

360

258 

281 

278 

272 

404

479 

458 

444 

332 

254

348 

375 

281 

269 

206

262 

236 

288 

801 

1,050 

1,600

Minimum

207 

260 

230

160

245 

200 

185 

444 

206 

154 

166 

138 

205

138

June

1>640 

1,680 

1,370 

964 

626

385 

316 

266 

£76 

316

305 

347 

507 

647 

640

479 

391 

332 

242 

248

218 

172 

216 

192 

186

170 

154 

173 

179 

458

July

458 

300 

235 

195 

189

166 

187 

189 

181 

170

198 

a215 

a245 

271 

198

192 

179 

202 

213 

193

201 

179 

187 

185 

194

213 

171 

185 

178 

180 

170

Mean

261 

431 

344

383

300 

278 

288 

1,050 

420 

470 

207 

197 

312

379

Aug.

156 

159 

156 

165 

156

162 

154 

141 

159 

165

248 

322 

265 

306 

257

197 

216 

232 

204

186

186 

196 

246 

242 

236

205 

168 

148 

141 

138 

183

Per square 

mile

0.538 

.889 

.709

.790

.619 

.573 

.594 

2.16 

.866 

.969 

.427 

.406 

.643

.781

Sept.

332 

410 

276 

366 

360

280 

300 

300 

205 

391

360 

322 

281 

239 

256

242 

281 

430 

423 

397

350 

305 

243 

250 

293

a325 

a350 

a235 

a300 

a260

Run-off In 

Inches

0.62 

.99 

.82

10.75

.71 

.60 

.68 

2.41 

1.00 

1.08 

.49 

.47 

.72

10.59

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baala of recorded range of stage, weather records, 

and record of generation at Manawa power plant.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice NOT. 12-16, NOT. 28 to Dec. 27, Jan. 4 to Apr. 2.
48 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.

Location.- VJater-stage recorder, lat. 44°21', long. 88°59', near north line of sec. 1, 

 T. 21 N., R. 12 E., at highway bridge It miles downstream from Crystal River and 4 

miles downstream from Waupaca.

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1941. June 1916 to October 1917 at site 1 

mlie downstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 251 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 665 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 2.92 feet); 

minimum, 98 second-feet July 22 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1916-41: Maximum discharge observed, 2,600 second-feet Mar. 17, 1919 (gage height, 

5.6 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 35 

second-feet Jan. 22, 28, 1926 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Consideraoie diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, (gage height, In feet, 

and dlschacge, In second-feet)

1.3 139

1.4 161

1.6 215

1.8 277

2.0 344

2.2 415

2.5 523

2.8 630

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

S 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

251 

242 

2S6 

236 

207

248 

243 

247. 

243 

235

231 

232 

226 

268 

261

267 

244 

252 

231 

2E1

248 

236 

236 

239 

239

233 

224 

212 

248 

294 

303

Nov.

303 

310 

310 

310 

300

294 

237 

277 

274 

287

327 

393 

437 

473 

480

372 

303 

307 

307 

307

307 

334 

344 

337 

324

313 

307 

230 

200

170

Dec.

205 

190 

150 

200 

300

320 

290 

270 

260 

250

240 

230 

220 

210 

£00

200 

205 

220 

240 

250

270 

290 

305 

310 

320

325 

330 

33S 

334 

324 

290

Jan.

277 

270 

220 

150 

160

210 

250 

#253 

255 

250

240 

235 

230 

225 

225

220 

220 

210 

135 

180

200 

205 

205 

205 

205

210 

210 

210 

210 

210 

215

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Decs

C«

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr 

May

June 

Julj Aug1 

Sep-t

WE

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

215 

220 

240 

245 

245

#250 

250 

200 

195 

195

200 

220 

230 

230 

230

225 

210 

140 

180 

185

190 

190 

195 

190 

190

180 

170 

180

Mar.

210 

215 

220 

220 

225

225 

230 

235 

240

#275

240 

230 

225 

220 

215

210 

150 

210 

220 

225

230 

230 

230 

235 

237

245 

230 

324 

337 

372 

462

Secondfoot-days

7,533 

9,574 

8,083

100,292

6,700 

5,790 

7,622 

12,433 

8,658 

7,738 

6,467 

6,615 

7,457

94,670

Apr.

541 

630 

648 

577 

501

451 

451 

413 

339 

362

347 

360 

373 

372 

379

362 

333 

498 

559 

523

476 

415 

337 

297 

292

281 

289 

306 

307 

309

Maximum

303 

480 

335

1,500

277 

250 

462 

648 

530 

469 

249 

249 

342

648

May

306 

304 

311 

299 

279

273 

301 

290 

278 

25S

232 

234 

231 

233 

290

317 

284 

261 

260 

243

233 

227 

227 

216 

214

222 

194 

221 

380 

513 

530

Minimum

207 

170 

150

150

135 

140 

150 

281 

194 

194 

ISO 

191 

 204

135

June

469 

397 

333 

324 

276

266 

255 

249 

236 

221

235 

280 

306 

301 

283

268 

244 

232 

225 

217

214 

207 

227 

207 

205

206 

202 

194 

209 

250

July

249 

228 

212 

204 

200

192 

204 

205 

184 

180

204 

206 

215 

205 

201

199 

206 

212 

203 

209

214 

195 

219 

223 

2O6

197 

192 

212 

203 

245 

233

Mean

243 

319 

261

274

216 

207 

246 

414 

279 

258 

209 

213 

249

259

Aug.

236 

226 

212 

209 

212

195 

200 

197 

197 

200

249 

245 

223 

215 

240

237 

222 

222 

21S 

204

220 

222 

209 

202 

222

191 

202 

200 

196 

194 

201

Per square 

mile

0.797 

1.05 

.856

.898

.708 

.679 

.807 

1.36 

.915 

.846 

.685 

.698 

.816

.849

Sept.

204 

214 

217 

234 

342

316 

276 

272 

299 

303

233 

251 

224 

242 

250

232 

246 

251 

239 

225

222 

213 

212 

212 

240

248 

237 

222 

229 

242

Run-off In 

Inches

0.92 

1.17 

.99

12.23

.82 

.71 

.93 

1.52 

1.05 

.94 

.79 

.80 

.91

11.55

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_. - Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 28, Jan. 2 to Mar. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 49

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'45", long. 88°29'00", on line between sees. 

17 and 20, T. 15 N., R. 17 E., at concrete bridge on County Trunk Highway T, threequarters of a mile west of Fond du Lac and 2i miles upstream from confluence with East 

Branch of Fond du Lac River. Datum of gage is 766.78 feet above nean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 88 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 5.29 

feet); no flow July 12-17, July 19 to Sept. 7, Sept. 13-24, 26-29.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, 1,000 second-feet June 22, 1940 and Mar. 27, 1941; no 

flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1 second-foot and those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.2 

.6

1.2 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2

1.5 

1.2 

.8 

7.6 

aS.l

6.3 

5.8 

5.0 

4.5 

a4.5

a4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.1 

4.1

3.4 

3.0 

3.4 

5.0 

6.3 

6.3

Nov.

7.6 

8.6 

8.1 

8.1 

8.6

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.5 

10

a20 

a!5 

a!2 

alO 

a9

a9 

alO 

10 

»10

12

16 

20 

18 

18 

17

20 

13 

10 

9 

7

Dec.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

7 

9 

11 

12

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

15 

20 

25 

21 

»19

18 

18 

19 

30 

42

50 

52 

40 

30 

23 

20

Jan.

20 

33 

60 

100 

80

»76 

72 

68 

62 

45

35 

28 

22 

17 

12

9 

8 

7 

6 

5

5

4 

4 

4

4

4 

4 

4 

4

*v * 

4

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr]

June 

Julj 

Augr 

Sept

We

ilendar year 19 4C

^

ter year 1940-4!

Feb.

5 

5 

»6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

10 

50 

30

20 

12 

9 

8 

8

7 

7 

6 

6 

5

4 

3 

3

Mar.

2 

3 

25 

20 

12

5 

*3 

3 

5 

5

6 

10 

5 

4 

5

6 

3 

2 

2 

3

15 

100 

150 

220 

414

614 

»777 

614 

352 

320 

280

Secondfoot-days

10S.5 

352.5 

539

8,372.5

810 

253 

3,935 

3,631 

384.4 

196.4 

5.8 

0 

1.1

10,316.7

Apr.

260 

242 

213 

192

170

148 

134 

121 

103 

98

87 

78 

87 

84 

74

78 

91 

134 

109 

166

147 

134 

134 

115 

98

84 

73 

64 

56 

47

Maximum

8.1 

20 

52

517

100 

50 

777 

260 

42 

15 

2.3 

0 

.2

777

May

42 

35 

31 

26 

21

21 

20 

19 

18 

14

14 

12 

12 

12 

13

10 

7.6 

6.3 

4.5 

4.5

4.1 

3.0 

1.9 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

2.6 

6.3 

10 

11

Minimum

0.6

7 

6

0

4 

3 

2 

47 

.6 

1.9 

0 

0 

0

0

June

IS 

15 

12 

10 

8.1

5.0 

4.1 

4.1 

6.3 

4.5

4.1 

3.S 

3.4 

6.S

7.6 

9.0 

8.6 

7.S 

7.6

8.1 

7.6 

6.3 

5.8 

5.0

5.0 

3.8 

2.3 

1.9 

3.8

July

2 3 

3 

6 

6 

4

3 

2 

2 

1

1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1

0 

aO

aO 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

3.50 

11.8 

19.0

22.9

26.1 

9.0 

129 

121 

12.4 

6.55 

.19 

0 

.04

28.3

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.040 

.134 

.216

.260

.297 

.102 

1.47 

1.38 

.141 

.074 

.0022 

0 

.00045

.322.

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.15 

.25

3.53

.34 

.11 

1.70 

1.54 

.16 

.08 

.003 

0 

.0005

4.38

Peak discharge.- Mar. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 1,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 183 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of recorded range of stage, 

weather records, and records for East Branch of Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac and Cedar Creek 

near Cedarburg.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Mar. 24, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1.
50 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'15", long. 88°27'10", in sec. 22, T. 15 N., 

K. 17 £., at steel bridge on town road, an eighth of a mile west of U. S. Highway 41, 

half a mile south of Fond du Lac, and 2i miles upstream from confluence with West 

Branch of Fond du Lac River. Datum of gage is 762.82 feet above mean sea level 

(Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1941. May to July 1903 (gage heights only), 

at site about 2 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, 4.46 

feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 1.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, 2,140 second-feet June 23, 1940 (gage height, 5.87 

feet); no flow Jan. 17-29, 1940.

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of loe effect 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.8

3.1

5.8

11

34

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

74

122

177

268

365

3.0 500

3.5 682

4.0 878

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.4

4.2 

5.3 

5.3 

4.7 

4.4

4.4 

4.2 

3.9 

a!3 

a!5

11 

6.8 

5.8 

5.3 

a5.3

a5.3 

5.3 

5.0 

4-7 

4-7

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

5.0 

6.3 

6.8

NOT.

6.8 

7.4 

8.4 

7.9

6.8

6.8 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.8

a30 

a25 

a!5 

a!2 

alO

alO 

a9.0 

8.4 

*S.9

11

16 

21 

21 

17 

14

9.4 

7 

6 

6 

5

Dec.

5 

5 

5 

5 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

12

17 

25 

30 

27 

#24

23 

23 

24 

25 

30

49 

49 

30 

25 

21 

20

Jan.

20 

35 

60 

100 

70

#52 

46 

43 

41 

38

35 

25 

18 

14 

10

8 

7 

6 

5

5

4 

4

4 

4 

4

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Decs

Cs

Jam. 

Febi 

Hare 

AprJ 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

4 

5 

« 

6 

6

6 

6

5 

4

4

4 

5 

8 

30 

22

20 

18 

16 

12 

9

e

8 

8 

7 

7

6 

5 

5

Mar.

5 

7 

- 9 

15 

18

18 

#18 

19 

25 

27

40 

35 

24 

20 

24

25 

24

18 

9 

7

150 

606 

878 

878 

640

500 

380 

300 

260 

255

Secondfoot-days

174.5 

331.5 

560

9,063.1

682 

250 

5,473 

2,959 

364.0 

190.6 

89.1 

76.9 

105.8

11,256.4

Apr.

163 

127 

114 

92 

81

72 

72 

70 

63 

56

50 

47 

128 

197 

107

100 

163 

247 

169 

242

149 

100 

81 

61 

48

43 

36 

31 

26 

24

Maximum

15 

30 

49

1,680

100 

30 

878 

247 

20 

9.4 

5.8 

3.4 

15

878

May

20 

18 

16 

14 

13

13 

16 

15 

14 

12

11 

11 

10 

9.4 

16

20 

15 

11 

10 

10

9.4 

8.9 

8.9 

7.4 

6.8

6.3 

6.3 

8.4 

8.9 

8.9 

9.4

Minimum

3.4

5 

5

0

4 

4 

5 

24 

6.3 

2.8 

2.1 

1.8 

1.7

1.7

June

9.4 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.4

7.4 

6.3 

5.8

5.5 

5.5

5.8 

6.3 

6.8 

8.9 

8.4

7.4 

6.8 

7.4 

7.4 

6.8

6.3 

5.3 

5.3 

4.7 

4.2

3.6 

3.1 

3.0 

2.8

5.3

July

5.0 

3.6 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.4

2.8 

2.7 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

2.4 

2.4 

2«8 

3.0 

a2.9

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

3.4 

5.8 

5.0

Mean

5.63 

11.0 

18.1

24.8

22.0 

8.93 

177 

98.6 

11.7 

6.35 

2.87 

2.48 

3.53

30.8

Aug.

3.4 

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.7

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

2.8 

2.4 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3

2.4 

2.8 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8

Per square 

mile

0.075 

.147 

.241

.331

.293 

.119 

2.36 

1.31 

.156 

.085 

.038 

.033 

.047

.411

Sept.

1.7 

1.7 

2.1 

3.1 

6.3

4.4 

2.3 

6.8 

15 

8.9

5.3 

3.4 

2.7 

2.4 

2.2

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

2.1 

2.3 

2.1

2.1 

2.6

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4 

5.5

Run-off in 

inches

0.09 

.16 

.28

4.49

.34 

.12 

2.72 

1.46 

.18 

.09 

.04 

.04 

.05

5.57

Peak discharge.- Mar. 23 (9 p.m.) 1,090 sec.-ft.; Apr. 18 (5 p.m.) 290 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of recorded range of stage, 

weather records, and records for West Branch of Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac and Cedar Creek near 

Cedarburg.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 21, Mar. 25-29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wls.

51

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°24', In sec. 30, T. 15 N., R. 18 E., at boat 

nouse at north end of lake on farm of Nick GLebel, 4 miles southeast of Fond du Lac.

Drainage area.- 2 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 97.65 feet Apr. 19; minimum observed, 

97.16 feet Aug. 30, Sept. 2.

1936-41: Maximum elevation observed, 98.20 feet Sept. 18, 1938; minimum observed, 

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 1940 to September 1941

Hate

Oct. 1

5

8

12

15

19

22

26

29

Nov. 2

5

9

12

16

19

23

26

30

Dec. 3

7

10

14

17

21

24

28

31

Ele vat Ion

7.34

7.32

7.42

7.40

7.50

7.48

7.56

7.48

7.50

7.56

7.54

7.50

7.50

7.48

7.46

7.50

7.48

7.50

7.52

7.54

7.52

7.50

7.56

7.56

7.56

7.60

7.58

Hate

Jan. 4

7

11

14

18

21

25

28

Feb. 1

4

8

11

15

18

22

25

Mar. 1

4

8

11

15

18

22

25

29

31

Apr. 1

Elevation

7.55

7.51

7.49

7.45

7.43

7.45

7.49

7.49

7.49

7.49

7.49

7.49

7.53

7.53

7.53

7.52

7.53

7.53

7.53

7.53

7.53

7.53

7 M.* fii 

7.54

7.54

7.54

7.55

Date

Apr. 5

8

12

15

19

23

24

26

29

May 4

6

10

13

17

20

24

27

31

June 3

7

10

14

17

21

24

28

July 1

Elevation

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.63

7.65

7-61

7.59

7.64

7-58

7.54

7.50

7.46

7.42

7.46

7.44

7.44

7.42

7.48

7.44

7.42

7.40

7.42

7.42

7.40

7.36

7.32

7.34

Hate

July 5

S

12

15

19

22

26

29

Aug. 2

5

9

12

16

19

23

26

30

Sept . 2

6

9

13

16

20

23

27

29

Elevation

7.32

7.28

7.24

7.22

7.26

7.26

7.24

7.24

7.28

7.26

7.24

7.22

7.20

7.18

7.18

7.18

7.16

7.16

7.28

7.56

7.56

7.48

7.40

7.36

7.40

7.48

Hote.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Oommission of Wisconsin.

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wls.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°55', long. 87°56', In sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., at 

Cedar Lake Resort on narrows of lake, 5 miles east of Kiel.

Drainage area.- 3 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1941 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 96.94 feet Apr. 19; minimum observed, 

 96.10 "feet Aug. 16, 23, 30.

1936-41: Maximum elevation observed, 96.94 feet Apr. 19, 1941; minimum observed, 

94.95 feet Aug. 14, 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 1940 to September 1941

Date

Oct. 5

12

19

26

Nov. 2

9

16

23

30

Dec. 7

14

21

28

Jan. 4

Elevation

6.20

6.20

6.14

6.14

6.14

6.14

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.40

Date

Jan. 11

18

25

Feb. 1

8

15

22

Mar. 1

8

15

22

29

Apr. 5

12

Elevation

6.40

6.40

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.44

6.68

6.7S

Date

Apr. 19

24

26

May 3

10

17

24

31

June 7

14

21

28

July 5

12

Elevation

6.94

6.91

6.91

6.90

6.90

6.90

6.70

6.72

6.72

6.60

6.60

6.50

6.50

6.50

Date

July 19

26

Aug. 2

9

16

23

30

Sept. 6

13

20

27

Elevation

6.40

6.30

6.20

6.20

6.10

6.10

6.10

6.45

6.45

6.45

6.45
52 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43006 t OO", long. 87054'30n , In NEi sec. 5, T. 7 N., 

R. 22 E., on left bank of river 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.

Drainage area.- 661 square miles.

Records available.- April 1914 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 408 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 27 (gage 

height, 4.85 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet (regulated) July 5; minimum daily, 4 secondfeet July 8.

1914-41: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet Mar. 20, 1918 (gage height, 9.00 

feet, datum then in use, from floodmark): minimum, 1.4 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 12, 

1939.

Revisions.- The minimum daily discharge for the water-year 1940 has been revised to 

26 second-feet July 28, 1940, and the minimum to 2 second-feet July 11, 1940 (gage 

height, 1.48 feet), superseding figures published in Water-supply Paper 894.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and period of ice 

effect, which are poor. Occasional regulation caused by operation of gates at dams 

above .

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1940 are given herein. 

supersede those published in Water-supply Paper 894.

They

Discharge, in second-feet, 1939-41 

1939-40

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZS

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

47

36

66

66

50

64

46

46

52

54

58

64

5S

44

40

58

56

54

60

69

56

66

92

153

134

291

213

186

156

194

NOT.

Ill

101

153

149

84

69

108

76

84

111

92

S2

84

108

84

92

84

104

66

74

92

66

76

98

79

79

82

84

69

101

-

Dec.

74

84

92

130

120

32

108

104

J32

69

 95

108

82

66

87

69

64

82

104

74

62

64

64

52

48

52

58

40

38

34

43

Jan.

47

43

37

48

45

34

37

40

34

37

44

52

57

54

50

 46

40

41

43

45

50

47

45

SO

56

5S

52

52

40

50

58

Feb.

60

61

62

55

45

58

70

56

52

55

60

50

62

70

65

63

73

64

61

76

75

65

62

45

55

56

 60

61

62

-

Mar.

60

61

64

67

70

90

100

 105

105

100

90

86

86

86

95

110

130

160

190

200

200

150

145

140

140

150

160

170

350

680

1,260

Apr.

2,670

2,340

 2,100

1,460

1,240

940

769

742

834

805

7S7

733

630

574

461

441

361

401

390

434

390

372

324

ESS

2S1

264

231

219

243

227

-

Hay

329

349

44S

520

4S2

448

421

372

372

304

304

264

207

196

239

200

185

196

227

324

395

535

638

49S

37 S

324

334

526

742

647

482

June

395

309

255

200

215

174

160

259

366

346

295

268

295

259

204

166

139

152

453

475

366

3,390

5,460

6,330

5,090

3,470

2,360

1,770

1,365

1,030

-

July

706

574

448

355

314

264

251

1S5

200

167

54

92

128

102

108

142

113

83

120

83

93

162

95

92

83

89

83

26

45

48

80

Aug.

82

85

113

116

260

239

231

138

117

110

120

83

72

167

109

104

S6

126

a!50

a!80

a!30

al20

alOO

a60

a!30

a 600

a740

a800

400

4S2

313

Sept.

361

361

344

324

243

181

181

166

166

166

140

141

81

132

142

83

a 80

a90

101

101

80

S9

72

104

120

113

98

89

S6

107

-

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cedar 

Creek near Cedarburg.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 26 to Jan. 6 and Jan. 13 to Mar. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 53 

Discharge, In second-feet, of Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis., 193C 1--Continued

1940-41

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Mar June July Aug. Sept.

104

83

63

80

83

107 

BO 

95 

95

107

es

101

77

107

126

132

139

166

136

104

116

116

104

110

98

104

103,

113

132

123

132

142

132

149

149

129

123

132

136

140

160

195

220

250 eio

ISO

135

135

150

180

200

210 

220 

210 

180 

14 S

125 

145 

136 

12S 

113

107

103

100

102

110

120

160

175

200

225

230

230

220

215

220

250 

300 

350 

*378 

372

361

384

448

421

462

681

843

900

715

566

490

441

1,150

900

670

580

540 

490 

400 

310 

£70

250

230

210

203

195

190

185

180

178

174

170

168

165

163

161

159 

158 

157 

156 

156 

*155

157

158

156

152

150

146

142

137

130

150

166

180

280

330

270

250

230

190

150

140

130

155

180

190

210

190

170

175

177

190

450

430

400

*370 

350 

325 

310 

280

280

300

350

430

450

400

350

290

250

230

335

475

832

1,250

1,390

1,130 

1,220 

1,320 

1.34P 

1,350 

1,480

1,420

1,240

1,050

1,000

1,030

956

911

815

740

653

608

558

543

653

748

748

807

911

983

1,030

1,020

1,120

929

716

608

482

449

399

347

298

303

£38 

224 

806 

220

188 

220 

220 

203 

£24

180

206

143

180

236

412

449

462

352

243

267

202

188

184

176

129

143

116

163

122

92

122

106

108

102

105

83

86

64

70

108

66

83

96

89

80

102

108

86

95

62

62

102

e

4

8

180

82

38

31

27

63

52

46

59

48

50

72

76

59

59

64

46

50

36

40

54

42

42

42

40

33

50

357

412

308

364

282

155

133

102

96

118

223

101

104

50

30

9

41

171

155

105

72

80

* Winter discharge Measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jftn. 3 to Mar. 20. Ho gage-height n 

to Dec. 18; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cedar Creek

and Fox River at Wilaot.

record Hov. 8 

near Oedarburg

Monthly discharge, In aecond-feet, 1939-41

Month Secondfoot-days Minimum Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

Inches

October 1939 ................... 2,673

November........................ 2,742

December........................ 2,331

Calendar year 1939 ........... 108,181

January 1940................... 1,432

February........................ 1,759

March........................... 5,600

April........................... 21,969

May.............................. 11,888

June............................ 36,019

July............................ 5,390

August.......................... 6,563

September....................... 4,542

Water year 1939-40 ........... 108,908

October 1940 ................... 3,358

November........................ 4,825

December........................ 10,448

Calendar year 1940 ........... 113,793

January 1941.................... 9,514

February........................ 5,064

March........................... 18,734

April........................... 23,772

May............................. 6,895

June............................ 2,505

July............................ 1,433

August.......................... 1,149

September....................... 3,930

Water year 1940-41 ........... 91,627

291

153

130

2,180

58

76

1,260

2,670

742

6,330

706

800

361

6,330

166

250

900

1,150

330

1,480

1,420

462

122

180

51

412

1,480

86. £ 

91.4 

75.2

0.130

.138

.114

296 .448

34

45

60

219

185

139

26

60

72

46. £ 

60.7

181

732

383 

1,200

174

212

151

.070

.092

.274

1.11

.579

1.82

.263

.321

.228

281 .425

77

113

100

108

161

337

.163

.244

.510

311 .470

155

130

177

298

92

34

4

27

307

181

604

792

222

83.5

46.2

37.1

131

.464

.274

.914

1.20

.336

.126

.070

.056

.198

251 .380

0.15 

.15 

.13

6.09

.08

.10

.32

1.24

.67

2.03

.30

.37

.25

5.79

.19 

.27 

.59

6.41

.53

.29

1.05

1.34

.39

.14

.08

.06

.22

5.15
54 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°19'25", long. 87°58'50", on Line between sees. 14 and 23, 

"T. 10 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 54.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 350 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.78 feet, 

arrected by ice); minimum observed, 2.1 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 5.00 feet).

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 3,180 second-feet by discharge measurement June 23, 

1940; maximum gage height, 12.00 feet Feb. 7, 1938 (affected by ice); minimum discharge 

observed, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 9-12, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Eating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect 

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

5.0 

5.2 

5.4

2.1

8.2

19

44

94

152

310

Dlseharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

IS 

13 

12 

13 

11

14 

17 

17 

17 

15

15 

14 

14 

21 

41

41 

35 

25 

23 

19

17 

17 

17 

17 

15

15 

15 

15 

19 

23 

21

Nor.

23 

25 

25 

23 

21

19 

19 

19 

19 

23

27 

41 

63 

40 

27

25 

25 

27 

35 

41

41 

44 

44 

38 

32

25 

23 

22 

20 

19

Dec.

IS 

17 

17 

17

le

20

OR

30 

34 

38

39 

37 

36 

36 

37

44 

64 

88 

96 

«88

90 

100 

115 

ISO 

150

230 

230 

115 

98 

86 

82

Jan.

83 

130 

200 

250 

140

120 

110 

74 

5S 

48

45 

41 

39 

37 

36

35 

40 

40 

39 

38

37 

37 

37 

36 

35

33 

30 

29 

29 

30 

31

Month

Octc 

Nor« 

Decs

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194C

»ter year 1940-4:

Feb.

«32 

32 

33 

32 

31

29 

27 

25 

22 

27

38 

35 

50 

100 

80

74 

66 

50 

33 

34

30 

2S 

27 

40 

43

41 

39 

36

Bar.

36 

39 

SO 

100 

84

78 

«V6 

70 

62 

59

58 

64 

70 

76 

80

68 

62 

56 

50 

46

60 

90 

250 

350 

310

270 

220 

210 

220 

230 

220

Secondfoot-days

581 

875 

2,225

25,285.4

1,967 

1,139 

3,744 

4,210 

1,385 

393.1 

146.9 

109.1 

299.7

17,074.8

Apr.

195 

188 

170 

140 

176

1S2 

176 

152 

146 

128

122 

111 

140 

170 

152

140 

176 

230 

214 

208

170 

128 

111 

S9 

78

68 

89 

58 

54 

49

Maximum

41 

63 

230

2,690

250 

100 

350 

230 

170 

23 

S.2 

5.2 

32

350

May

44 

41 

33 

35 

32

35 

41 

35 

35 

35

27 

27 

25 

25 

6S

89 

170 

146 

73 

54

38 

38 

38 

35 

25

23 

23 

23 

23 

21 

23

Minimal

11

19 

17

1

29 

22 

36 

49 

21 

3.9 

3.0 

2.6 

v 2.1

2.1

June

23 

23 

IS 

15 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

17 ' 

15 

19 

19 

18

17 

17 

14 

12 

10

9.2 

S.2 

9.2

G 2

9*2

7.4 

3.9 

3.9 

6.7 

9 «2

July

S.2 

6.7 

5.9 

5.2 

5.2

4.4 

4.4 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

4.4 

5 »2 

5.2 

4-4 

4.4

5.2 

5.9 

5.2 

5 7*.4«2 

5.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.9 

3.9

Mean

18.7 

29.2 

71.8

69.1

63.5 

40.7 

121 

140 

44.7 

13.1 

4-74 

3.52 

9.99

46.8

Aug.

5.2 

4.4 

3,9 

4.4 

3.9

3.5 

3.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

4.4 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

3.9 

3.9 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

2.6

Per square 

mile

0.165 

.258 

.635

.612

.562 

.360 

1.07 

1.24 

.396 

.116 

.042 

.031 

.088

.414

Sept.

2.1 

2.6 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.0 

13 

27 

32

19 

17 

13 

12 

10

S.2 

8.2 

7.4 

5.7 

6.7

6.7 

5.9 

5.2 

5.2 

11

9.2 

10 

aS.O 

alO 

a25

Run-off In 

Inches

0.19 

.29 

.73

8.31

.65 

.37 

1.23 

1.38 

.46 

.13 

.05 

.04 

.10

5.62

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of records for Milwaukee River at Milwaukee 

and weather records.

gote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 14-18, Hov. 27 to Bar. 31.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 55

Wolf Lake at Chicago, in.

long. Location.-, water-stage recorder, lat.41°40' «

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes .- Maximum mean hourly gage height during year, 1.62 feet June 11: minimum mean 

nouriy, 1.06 feet Apr. 20 (due to wind action).

1939-41: Maximum mean hourly gage height, that of June 11, 1941; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.76 foot Aug. 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Mean hourly figures used to determine extremes, in order to average out the 

effects of wind action.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

D«y

i

2

5

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

1.11

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.14

1,19

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.21

1.22

1.22

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1,2S

1.26

1.28

1.36

1.36

1.36

1,36'

1.38

1.38

1.40

HOT.

1.40

1.3S

1.38

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.38

1.3S

1.38

1.3S

1.38

1.38

1.3S

1- »3S

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.40

-

Dec.

1.40

1.40

1.38

1,3S

1.38

1.3S

1.38

1.38

1.3S

1.3S

1.38

1.3S

1.38

1.38

1.3S

1.38

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.3S

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.43

1.44

1,44

1.44

1,44

1.46

1.48

Jan.

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.45

1.43

1,43

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1,42

1.44

1.46

1.4S

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1,44

1,44

1.46

1.46

1,47

1.47

1.46

Feb.

1,46

1,44

1.44

1,44

1.44

1,44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.46

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.4S

1.46

1.46

1,46

1.44

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.41

1,40

_

_

-

liar.

1.40

1.42

1.44

1.46

1.46

1.48

1.46

1.46

1,46

1.4S

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.4S

1.46

1.44

1.40

1.42

1.42

1,40

1.40

1.3S

1.36

1,34

1.34

1,32

1.3S

1.32

1.32

Apr.

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.32

1,32'

1.31

1.30

1.29

1.27

1.26

1.26

1.22

1.19

1.15

1.18

1.20

1.23

1.22

1,25

1.17

1.23

1.25

1.26

1.25

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.19

1.18

1.17

-

May

1.17

1.18

1,17

1.13

1.10

1.1S

1.22

1.24

1.27

1.27

1.25

1,24

1.26

1.24

1.26

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.31

1.31

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.31

1.29

1.27

1.27

1.2S

1.29

1,29

1.32

June

1.35

1.36

1.51

1.55

1.55

1.54

1.50

1.52

1.54

1-.54

1.60

1.60

1.59

1.59

1.58

1.59

1.56

1.55

1.55

1.53

1.52

1.51

1.60

1.49

1.47

 1.46

1,44

1.46

1.46

1.46

July

-1.48

1,48

1.46

1.44

1.43

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.38

1.37

1.39

1.38

1,36

1.35

1.34

1.35

1.33

1.34

1.36

1.33

1.31

1.30

1,36

1,37

1.37

1.37

1.34

1,32

1,31

1,32

1.31

Aug.

1.31

1,30

1.27

1,25

1.28

1.27

1.26

1.26

1,26

.1.25

1.25

1,30

1.27

1.25

1.27

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.27

1.27

1.26

1,28

1.28

1,26

1.24

1.27

1.87

1.26

1.25

1.24

1 22

Sept.

1.24

1.23

1,23

1.25

1.52

1.33

1.35

1.32

1.J4

1.37

1.58

1.37

1.35

1.31

1.31

1.31

1.32

1.30

1.29

1.27

1.25

1.24

1.25

1,24

1,25

1.27

1.25

1.23

1.26

1.24
56 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.

Location.- Float gage, lat. 41°48', long. 85°45', in NEi 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 & Electric Co.).

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1941. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 1,356 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 second-feet Apr. 24; maximum 

gage height, i.93 feet July 8; minimum daily discharge, 122 second-feet Sept. 21. 

1924-41: Maximum discharge, 8,250 second-feet Apr. 20, 1926 (gage height, 4.4 

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 7, 1930; minimum daily, 44 second-feet Oct. 17, 

1937.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plant. Gage read hourly.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

iS

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

SOS 

921 

S7S 

903. 

722

1,230 

916 

967 

1,020 

946

697 

890 

393 

1,140 

1,080

1,100 

926 

994 

S48 

718

914 

848 

869 

84S 

844

705 

441 

S77 

S23 

822 

849

HOT.

S69 

74S 

772 

1,000 

S62

958 

SS3 

910 

931 

52S

1,260 

978 

1,120 

843 

S42

S75 

609 

1,090 

1,160 

1,100

893 

S80 

1,1SO 

707 

1,100

1,210 

993 

994 

1,070 

1,350

Dec.

696 

1,170 

9S4 

93S 

937

989 

1,040 

757 

1,390 

1,260

1,390 

1,560 

1,820 

1,570 

1,320

2,000 

1,340 

1,920 

1,990 

2,020

1,930 

1,900 

1,980 

1,990 

l.SOO

1,900 

1,970 

1,770 

1,710 

1,890 

1,910

Jan.

1,S50 

2,060 

2,070 

2,220 

1,970

1,680 

1,810 

2,010 

1,960 

1,750

l.SSO 

1,620 

1.S90 

1,710 

1,360

1,600 

1,760 

1,770 

1,220 

1,890

1,570 

1,710 

1,860 

1,820 

1.6SO

1,420 

1,810 

1,640 

1,430 

1,650 

1,390

Month

TDctc 

Hove 

Decc

CE

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

1,030 

1,300 

1,4SO 

1,200 

1,450

1,230 

1,500 

1,370 

426 

1,620

1,260 

1,110 

1,200 

1,500 

1,300

1,220 

1,680 

1,590 

1,280 

1,260

1,320 

1,520 

1,160 

1,600 

1,400

1,360 

1,220 

1,060

Bar.

1,170 

75S 

1,580 

1,690 

1.S70

2,060 

2,060 

2,220 

2,110 

1,950

1,920 

1,730 

1,770 

1.S80 

1,740

1,530 

1,530 

1,600 

1,560 

1,610

1,780 

1,580 

1,380 

1,720 

1,980

1,570 

1,750 

1,680 

1,670 

1,250 

1,590

Secondfoot-days

27, 131 

28,715 

48, 360

476,423

54,060 

 36,446 

52,288 

57,130 

37,476 

27,579 

17,204 

11,187 

10,914

40S, 490

Apr.

1,670 

1,770 

1,550 

1.S50 

1,750

1,880 

1,910 

1,740 

1,890 

1,690

1,670 

1,620 

1,360 

1,380 

1,460

1,560 

1,720 

1,630 

1,810 

2,130

2,460 

2,560 

2,790 

2,780 

2,540

2,340 

2,180 

1,880 

1,900 

1,640

Maximum

1,230 

1,350 

2,020

2,960

2,220 

1,680 

2,220 

2,790 

1,580 

1,200 

S46 

712 

506

2,790

May

1,540 

1,560 

1,610 

1,200 

1,330

1,220 

1,480 

1,460 

1,400 

1,500

1,110 

1,440 

1,460 

1,250 

1,250

1.3SO 

1,580 

1,120 

1,280 

1,340

1,120 

1,060 

1,150 

97P 

739

1,060 

974 

S83 

78S 

595 

727

Minimum

393 

52S 

696

151

1,220 

426 

758 

1,360 

595 

335 

269 

157 

122

122

June

453

9S1 

S77 

1,050 

1,120

1,200 

1,020 

796 

1,050 

1,140

972 

9S6 

9SS 

1,120 

748

1,080 

1,010 

1,090 

1,090 

1,060

890 

743 

998 

875 

944

S13 

SOI 

589 

335 

740

July

760 

727 

765 

461 

592

467 

846 

738 

752 

640

556 

450 

333 

544 

569

519 

609 

554 

426 

329

657 

620 

523 

514 

501

415 

269 

545 

502 

507 

514

Mean

875 

957 

1,560

1,302

1,744 

1,302 

1,687 

1,904 

1,209 

919 

555 

361 

364

1,119

Aug.

439 

353 

252 

500 

445

366 

3S6 

390 

261 

174

398 

431 

422 

415 

382

355 

157 

396 

378 

375

369 

390 

246 

210 

712

356 

402 

3S7 

3S1 

253 

206

Per square 

mile

Sept.

491 

406 

435 

430 

398

329 

263

418 

42S 

427

437 

438 

390 

288 

506

436 

418 

410 

348 

212

122 

346 

339 

330 

349

343

210 

228 

370 

367

Run-off in 

inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 57

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49'45", long. 86°15'35", in sec. 26, T. 7 S., 

K. 17 W., at Niles, 1 mile upstream from Dowagiac Creek. Datum of gage is 634.98 

feet above mean sea level (levels by city of Niles).

Drainage area.- 3,620 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 second-feet about Apr. 25 (gage height, 

5.15 reet); minimum, 275 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.59 feet).

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.28 

feet); minimum, 244 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 30, 1931.

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

which are poor. Flow regulated by power plants upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 *5

6 

7 

8 

« 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,510 

1,600 

1,490 

1,570 

1,610

1,500 

1,830 

1,890 

1,870 

1,960

1,830 

1,520 

1,650 

1,450 

1,950

1,830 

1,920 

1,560 

1,550 

1,600

1,600 

1,880 

1,720 

1,330 

1,470

1,530 

1,060 

1,570 

1,590 

1,690 

1,430

HOT.

1,600 

1,520 

1,520 

1,720 

1,340

1,540 

1,430 

1,560 

1,590 

1,390

1,320 

2,110 

1,400 

2,080 

1,910

1,250 

1,340 

1,760 

1,960 

2,010

1,510 

2,000 

1,590 

1,610 

1,950

1.920 

2,060 

1,610 

1,750 

1,600

Dec.

2,040 

1,610 

1,620 

1,670 

1,410

1,930 

1,860 

1,780 

2,070 

*2,280

2,060 

2,500 

2,820 

2,190 

2,300

2,740 

3,180 

2,760 

2,700 

2,540

2,980 

2,300 

3,190 

2,580 

2,520

2,900 

2,740 

2,780 

2,460 

2,930 

2,840

Jan.

2,740 

3,300 

3,060 

3,410 

3,050

2,450 

2,720 

2,400 

3,240 

3,180

2,760 

2,560 

2,520 

2,950 

2,710

2,180 

2,280 

2,780 

2,770 

2,090

2,860 

2,390 

2,620 

2,860 

2,900

2,630 

2,470 

2,720 

2,580 

2,300 

2,520

Month

Ootc 

Hove

Deoe

Cg

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr) 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

2,520 

2,220 

2,310 

2,360 

2,260

2,150 

2,320 

2,160 

2,060 

1.910

2,330 

2,320 

2,390 

2,450 

3,010

2,540 

2,970 

b2,700 

*b2, 200 

b2,000

b2,200 

b2, 100 

b2,000 

b2,500 

b2, 400

b2, 300 

2,110 

2,160

Mar.

3,380 

3,080 

2,850 

3,280 

3,110

3,200 

2,990 

3,000 

2,960 

2,720

2,620 

2,930 

2,690 

3,100 

3,000

2,700 

2,600 

2,800 

2,600 

2,800

3,000 

2,800 

2,500 

3,200 

3,500

2,900 

3,000 

3,000 

2,900 

2,200 

2,600

Secondfoot -daya

50,560 

50,950 

74,480

-

84, 020 

64,950 

89,010 

100, 590 

70, 110 

51,010 

36,758 

25,669 

22, 556

720, 663

Apr.

2,600 

3,100 

2,800 

3,100 

2,600

3,000 

3,200 

3,000 

3,200 

3,000

2,900 

2,900 

2,400 

2,500 

2,600

2,800 

2,960 

2,870 

3,510 

3,750

4,300 

4,600 

4,800 

4,800 

4,700

4,300 

3,900 

3,600 

3,300 

3,100

Maximum

1,960 

2,110 

3,190

-

3,410 

3,010 

3,500 

4,800 

3,040 

2,420 

1,700 

1,200 

1,030

4,800

May

2,900 

2,700 

2,390 

2,160 

2,850

2,080 

3,490 

2,660 

2,420 

2,450

2,450 

2,590 

2,470 

2,440 

2,280

2,190 

3,040 

2,150 

2,750 

2,240

2,380 

1,930 

1,970 

2,050 

1,590

2,220 

1,880 

1,930 

1,710 

1,140 

1,610

Minimum

1,060 

1,250 

1,410

-

2,090 

1,910 

2,200 

2,400 

1,140 

990 

538 

433 

450

433

June

1,470 

1,720 

1,650 

2,420 

1,990

1,780 

1,730 

1,420 

1,860 

1,780

2,040 

2,040 

1,680 

1,970 

1,820

1,980 

2,070 

1,720 

1,860 

2,030

1,520 

1,160 

1,710 

1,490 

1,600

1,430 

1,400 

1,380 990' 

1,300

July

1,600 

1,600 

1,700 

1,300 

900

1,150 

820 

1,200 

1,600 

1,400

1,200 

1,000 

880 

700 

1,000

1,180 

1,260 

1,280 

1,180 

538

884 

1,340 

1,540 

1,510 

1,420

1,400 

722 

1,060 

1,280 

1,220 

894

Mean

1,631 

1,698 

2,403

-

2,710 

2,320 

2,871 

3,353 

2,262 

1,700 

1,186 

828 

752

1,974

Aug.

691 

S58 

704 

984 

1,200

966 

959 

916 

894 

870

906 

885 

912 

936 

748

876 

842 

433 

752 

858

846 

810 

768 

770 

728

710 

758 

834 

774 

730 

741

Per square 

mile

0.451 

.469 

.664

-

.749 

.641 

.793 

.926 

.625 

.470 

.328 

.229 

.208

.545

Sept.

464 

616 

905 

838 

783

902 

486 

662 

874 

762

920 

915 

858 

510 

522

875 

954 

822 

1,030 

826

602 

938 

986 

766 

620

650 

520 

450 

760 

740

Run-off In 

Inches

0.52 

.52 

.77

-

.86 

.67 

.91 

1.03 

.72 

.52 

.38 

.26 

.23

7.39

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by Ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Mar. 14 to Apr. 16, Apr. 21 to Hay 2, June 30 to July 15 and Sept. 

26-3U; discharge computed on basis of records for St. Joseph River at Mottvllle.
58 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

East Branch of Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°55'50", long. 85°00'50", in sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 6 W., at 

sewage-treatment plant in Coldwater, Z miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 59 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 89 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 

1.98 feet); minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 5-9 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1937-41: Maximum discharge observed, 379 second-feet Feb. 20, Mar. 12, 1939 (gage 

height, 2.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 150 second-feet; minimum observed, 

1.0 second-feet Oct. 7, 23-25, 1939 (gage height, 0.24 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except thoee for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageneignt record, which are poor. Gage read once daily except Sundays.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

V 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.2 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

5.S

a7.9 

10 

12 

10 

10

10 

10 

alO 

dll 

d!2

d!2 

dll 

9.5 

9.5 

a9.2

9.0 

9.0 

V.7 

8.5 

8.5

S.5 

aS.l 

V.7 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

NOT.

8.5 

8.5 

a8. 5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

7.7 

a9.5

23 

24 

23 

19 

16

15 

a!5 

14 

13 

14

15 

15 

18 

alV 

15

14 

23 

24 

24 

26

Dec.

a!3 

10 

9.5 

1)12 

1)14

1)17 

25 

aS6 

2V 

29

*29 

33 

41 

33 

a44

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

54 

a52 

49 

43 

44

55 

62 

66 

aVO 

V3 

V5

Jan.

79

34

ev

89 

a69

58 

58 

63 

58 

a56

60 

a58 

56 

54 

49

49 

52 

58 

a48 

39

49 

54 

60 

45 

33

a39 

45 

45 

45 

40 

43

Month

Octc 

Hove

Dece

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year!940

iter year 194O-4]

Feb.

43 

a42 

41 

49 

45

43 

41 

39 

a38 

3V

22 

33 

39 

41 

43

a44 

45 

b40 

b35 

b32

36 

35 

a34 

d32 

«d31

d32 

33 

25

Mar.

20 

a2O 

48 

46 

43

41 

41 

39 

a39 

39

39 

39

39 

39 

41

a40 

39 

3V 

3V 

37

37 

37 

a37 

37 

35

35 

35 

37 

35 

a37 

dS9

Secondfoot-days

2V9.1 

452.2 

1,280.5

8.V31.0

1,722 

1,049 

1,164 

1,492 

1,372 

345.5 

25V.2 

53.6 

39.0

9,506.1

Apr.

d40 

d44 

d43 

43 

52

a5O 

49 

47 

45 

46

43 

41 

a41 

41 

41

45 

47 

47 

52 

a66

60 

79 

79 

69 

a60

54 

a50 

45 

43 

41

HmtlimHn

12 

26 

75

79

89 

49 

48 

V9 

66 

19 

17 

2.7 

1.4

89

May

39 

39 

37 

a40 

43

43 

45 

52 

54 

49

a46 

43 

40 

36 

40

62 

66 

a62 

59 

55

50 

49 

45 

41 

a40

39 

39 

37 

33 

27 

21

Mlnlmun

5,8 

7.7 

9.5

2.1

33 

22 

20 

40 

21 

5.8 

3.3 

1.4 

1.2

1.2

June

a!9 

17 

16 

16 

15

14 

13 

a!3 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

al2

10 

9.0 

9.5 

9.5 

8.5

8.5 

a9.0 

7.7 

6.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.1 

5.8 

a8.5 

16.0

July

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

a!4 

13 

11 

10 

9.0

9.0 

8.1 

a7.6 

7.2 

6.5

5.8 

5.1 

5.8 

7.2 

a6.6

5.8 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

6.1

6.1 

a4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

3.9 

3.3

Mean

9.00 

15.1 

41.3

23.9

55.5 

37.5 

37.5 

49.7 

44.3 

11.5 

8.30 

1.73 

1.30

26.0

Aug.

2.7 

2.3 

a2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2,0 

2.0 

2.0 

a2,0

2,0 

2.3 

1.7 

1.4 

X.4

1.7 

al.V 

1.7 

1.7 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

al.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

al.4

Per square 

mile

0.153 

.256 

.700

.405

.941 

.636 

.636 

.842 

.751 

.195 

.141 

.029 

.022

.441

Sept.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

al.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

al.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

al.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

al.3 

1.3 

1.3

 Run-off In 

Inches

0.18 

.29 

.81

5.51

1.09 

.66 

.73 

.94 

.86, 

.22 

.16 

.03 

.02

5.99

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of recorda for EUchart River 

at Ooshen, Ind., and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected t>y ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge for each period computed on basis of one discharge measurement, records for ElViiart River at Ooshen, Ind., and weather records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 59

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°45', long. 85°50', near line between sees. 8 and 

9, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., at River Avenue Bridge in Goshen, half a mile upstream from Rock 

Run.

Drainage area.- 573 square miles.

Records avallable.- April 1931 to September 1941 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1924 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1924-27, 1931-41), 413 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 701 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 3 (gage height, 

3.36 feet); minimum, 28 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.51 feet); 

minimum daily, 35 second-feet Sept. 26.

1931-41: Maximum discharge, 3,540 second-feet Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; minimum,that of Sept. 5, 6, 

1941; minimum daily, that of Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.27 feet May 25, 30, 

1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Regulated by three power plants above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

166 

149 

193 

174 

177

133 

225 

218 

206 

196

191 

175 

152 

167 

168

162 

158 

160 

152 

122

162 

152 

159 

157 

135

129 

153 

141 

146 

136 

143

NOT.

134 

159 

162 

157 

156

163 

163 

167 

157 

141

178 

204 

220 

196 

192

150 

81 

208 

154 

170

180 

170 

182 

161 

170

176 

176 

157 

160 

203

Dec.

218 

199 

146 

153 

195

212 

231 

203 

203 

225

207 

207 

235 

229 

222

326 

346 

362 

277 

310

207 

259 

276 

265 

235

227 

231 

276 

345 

303 

258

Jan.

346 

317 

380 

363 

201

216 

235 

282 

303 

259

257 

251 

246 

203 

193

244 

248 

227 

225 

190

231 

324 

274 

235 

227

233 

216 

229 

269 

182 

216

Month

Oetc 

Hove

Dece

Oc

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

AprJ 

Hay.

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 194 C

ter year 1940-4]

Feb.

220 

28S 

280 

261 

223

251 

273 

266 

120 

278

235 

248 

325 

453 

375

316 

322 

237 

248 

280

284 

266 

217 

216 

211

208 

192 

203

Mar.

222 

272 

311 

384 

408

346 

379 

268 

268 

286

351 

447 

434 

457 

491

457 

343 

265 

362 

407

382 

381 

373 

324 

366

289 

327 

318 

313 

230 

319

Secondfoot-days

5,057 

5,049 

7,588

125,937

7,822 

7,301 

10,780 

11,130 

7,623 

5,355 

3,343 

2,264 

1,755

75,067

Apr.

312 

409 

441 

366 

4 SI

481 

454 

433 

376 

376

276 

328 

282 

302 

269

302 

353 

321 

372 

515

474 

419 

411 

337 

300

427 

390 

306 

320 

297

Maximum

225 

220 

362

2,260

380 

453 

491 

515 

385 

272 

153 

93 

76

515

May

292 

a280 

a 240 

225 

223

223 

259 

282 

352 

294

273 

267 

26S 

240 

221

325 

385 

316 

238 

260

235 

235 

224 

229 

194

167 

168 

192 

180 

174 

162

Minimum

122 

31 

146

58

182 

120 

222 

269 

162 

128 

82 

57 

35

35

June

144 

152 

156 

166 

173

173 

134 

130 

139 

147

136 

210 

272 

270 

235

236 

240 

221 

201 

206

214 

169 

179 

170 

158

164 

141 

128 

145 

146

July

147 

149 

130 

130 

153

108 

109 

101 

112 

115

107 

109 

120 

108 

100

98 

96 

100 

99 

100

100 

101 

100 

104 

104

116 

89 

87 

84 

85 

82

Mean

163 

168 

245

344

252 

261 

348 

371 

246 

178 

108 

73.0 

58.5

206

Aug.

85 

83 

57 

74 

74

71 

65 

60 

77 

65

65 

62 

60 

64 

66-

73 

72 

70 

71 

75

81 

87 

93 

92 

80

68 

76 

73 

79 

76 

70

Per square 

mile

0.284 

.293 

.428

.600

.440 

.455 

.607 

.647 

.429 

.311 

.138 

.127 

.102

.360

Sept.

67 

72 

65 

56 

52

59 

62 

60 

67 

66

76 

64 

49 

50 

68

63 

49 

56 

52 

56

48 

60 

48 

51 

50

35 

55 

63 

66 

70

Run-off In 

Inches

0.33 

.33 

.49

8.19

.51 

.47 

.70 

.72 

.49 

.35 

.22 

.15 

.11

4.87

a No gage-height record; 

Blch.

408587 O - 43 - 5

discharge computed on basis of records for St. Joseph River at Hilas,
60 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20'45lt , long. 85°15'4511 , In NEi sec. 32, T. 1 

s., R. 8 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 5.08 

feet); minimum, 114 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.19 feet); minimum 

dally, 143 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 21; minimum gage height, 1.79 feet Feb. 10.

1937-41: Maximum discharge, 2,720 second-feet (revised) Feb. 23, 1939 (gage height, 

6.49 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22, 1939; minimum dally, that of 

Aug. 21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.51 feet Feb. 22, 1940.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1938 has been revised to 2,450 

secona-reet nay 31, 1938 (gage height, 6.49 feet), and that for the water year 1939 to 

2,720 second-feet Feb. 23, 1939 (gage height, 6.73 feet), superseding figures published 

In Water-Supply Papers 854 and 874.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

slight regulation from operation of power plants upstream.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1938 

and 1939 are given herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 854 

. and 874.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39, 1940-41 

1938

Date

31..........

Discharge

2,360

Date Discharge

8

1 Oft

1,730

D«y

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

SS

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

362

430

359

396

360

274

216

OQg

219

399

288

252

296

268

274

300

407

184

2S3

328

309

314

398

322

259

302

300

307

368

309

337

HOT.

256

252

346

325

370

33S

344

272

352

334

309

331

372

2S9

2S7

306

341

341

367

244

351

28S

347

a320

a330

aSOO

a280

343

289

300

-

Dec.

392

313

365

590

550

47S

593

45S

499

407

434

421

388

«318

297

369

337

379

361

340

282

b310

D280

b330

b310

b280

b300

b330

b310

b280

b310

Jan.

b370

325

343

354

402

548

608

578

484

525

631

552

545

405

453

430

402

365

360

407

334

453

353

346

280

264

bSSO

b300

364

362

268

Feb.

304

369

342

400

401

427

394

376

479

530

568

650

682

746

655

676

527

54S

915

1,790

2,120

2,450

2,540

2,050

1,500

1,220

1,050

1,080

_

_

-

Mar.

1,280

1,130

1,220

1,350

1,400

1,3SO

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,060

944

965

1,OSO

1,240

1,350

1,490

1,370

1,260

1,090

973

911

870

*792

798

720

784

839

896

871

793

782

Apr.

735

692

724

713

705

627

563

581

665

632

707

980

1,060

1,220

1,270

1,200

1,320

1,620

1,980

2,280

2,450

2,360

2,120

1,850

1,670

1,410

1,180

1,050

970

850

-

H«T

730

750

597

650

632

465

465

520

425

670

616

483

540

505

434

469

469

378

382

359

513

531

49S

517

393

374

386

414

465

396

454

June

322

3S6

495

454

411

429

385

465

371

429

612

612

536

555

617

517

465

447

473

3S9

37S

462

593

652

574

555

555

498

458

447

-

July

498

480

450

385

332

375

378

368

469

517

436

418

421

407

336

294

257

340

291

318

318

291

267

322

250

298

18Q

360

SIS

270

350

Aug.

298

213

284

243

274

274

219

354

469

429

364

326

382

360

274

260

294

223

671

960

574

476

429

378

354

336

318

291

240

219

287

Sept.

280

277

209

350

382

375

329

308

304

267

287

291

287

301

260

159

281

230

146

233

284

156

240

287

21S

270

243

213

176

329

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Cornstcck and 

weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 61

Discharge, In second-feet, of Kalamaeoo River near Battle Creek, Mlch., 1938-39, 1940-41 Continued

1940-41

Day Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. July Aug. Sept.

304.

318

348

350

345

342

469

452

509

585

555

513

417

426

495

453

568

528

479

432

454

369

445

395

407

436

431

393

436

377

391

463

411

363

451

388

432

451

447

383

414

409

476

500

551

541

512

451

394

412

419

448

472

462

503

424

411

461

413

424

478

467

438

aS20

a350

a420

a500 

564 

578 

566 

591

729

776

829

697

758

910

881

1,020

1,060

1,090

948

881

831

747

708

7S8 

697 

714 

756 

889 

925

975

1,070

1,050

1,080

1,010

997

868

693

658

641

639

518

455

522

621

636

708

695

752

744

616

570

565

558

516

530

540

461

600

485

482

452

406

511

481

365

434

402

403

438

544

646

674

722

684

474

507

478

491

482

460

441

469

400

382

394

582

748

1,090

1,110

1,130

1,000

834

746

610

672

716

578

614

549

488

592

693

609

667

727

722

728

646

658

553

572

596

648

668

705

740

684

752

754

784

745

683

645

538

578

543

615

648

770

934

1,140

1,360

1,450

1,380

1,190

990

817

783

624

524

559

531

536

501

461

436

468

480

515

576

504

494

462

434

396

433

470

460

476

380

401

384

410 

370 

336 

35ff

344

333

295

304

291

294

386

409

430

498

528

552

499

402

340

312

351

392

443

572

616

577

459

494

488

446

426

414

404

402

396

374

327

358

348

338

566

610

402

409

356

358

324

276

276

301

420

393

326

294

306

308

337

312

297

318

332

278

292

378

401

339

329

336

267

304

303

324

248

227

277

296

282

252

230

183

164

291

260

255

282

236

247

199

260

268

145

214

262

195

248

332

260

267

186

192

164

165

176

154

243

259

253

259

222

225

372

318

235 

246 256' 

248

244

240

328

221

232

242

240

244

253

248

217

224

261

190

223

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on oasis of records for station at Comstock and Battle 

Creek at Battle Creek.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39, 1940-41

Month Secondfoot-days Minimum Per square 

mile

Run-off In 

Inches

October 1937 .........

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

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

Calendar year

January 19-31, 1938« . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year .

October 1938 .........

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

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

Calendar year .

January 1939 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39 .

October 1940 .........

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

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

Calendar year 1940 

January 1941 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1940-41 .

12,263

9,255

612

458

267

264

396

356

0.466

.419

0.54 

.41

7,857 

34,660 

28,412 

24,766 

85,837 

26>585 

15,168 

12,622 

10,997

930

1,900

1,150

1,110

2,360

2,200

810

690

498

287

790

652

480

350

443

260

233

226

604

1,238

917

826

833

407

367

.711

1.46

1.08

.973

.981

1.04

.576

.479

.432

.34

1.52

1.25

1.09

1.13

1.16

.66

.55

.48

9,712

9,624

11,511

430

370

593

184

252

280

313

321

371

,378

.437

.43 

.42 

.50

12,791

25,789

33,298

36,184

16,480

14,442

11,000

11,069

7,917

631

2,540

1,490

2,450

750

652

517

950

382

264

304

720

563

359

322

186

213

146

413

921

1,074

1,206

499

481 3551

357

264

.486

1.08

1.27

1.42

.588

.567

.418

.420

.311

.56

1.13

1.46

1.59

.68

.63

.48

.48

.35

198,811 146 545 .642 8,71

13,396 

13,356 

£2,368

585

551

1,090

304

362

320

432

445

722

.509

.524

.850

.59

.59 

.98

176*471 1,540 152 482 7.76

21,954

13,837

21,304

23,845

13,125

12,981

10,748

7,533

7,232

1,080

722

1,130

1,450

576

616

610

332

372

455

365

382

524

291

312

267

143

154

708

494

687

795

423

433

347

243

241

.834

.582

.809

.936

.498

.510

.409

.96 

.61 

.93 

1.04 

.57 

.57 

.47 

.35 

.32

181,679 1,450 143 498 7.96
62 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°17'10B > long. 85 030'50B , in ME* sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 

10 W., at highway bridge at Comstock, a quarter of a mile downstream from ComstocK 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 759.13 feet above mean sea level, datum of 192^.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available.- April to August 1931, October 1932 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,590 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 

2.74 feet): minimum observed, 202 second-feet Sept. 2. 4: minimum gage height observed, 

0.94 feet Sept. 4.

1931, 1932-41: Maximum discharge observed, 3,720 second-feet June 28, 1937 (gage 

height, 5.98 feet); minimum observed, 199 second-feet Oct. 14, 1934; minimum gage 

height, 0.56 foot May 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 600 second-feet and those for periods of Ice 

effect and periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, all of which are poor. Flow 

regulated by power plants above station. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

500 

470 

530 

590 

530

560 

650 

775 

742 

775

808 

742 

742 

620 

742

808 

775 

808 

SOS 

742

650 

680 

590 

680 

620

620 

650 

680 

590 

710 

560

Nov.

650 

710 

650 

590 

680

620 

650 

710 

650 

650

710 

775 

742 

808 

808

775 

742 

710 

650 

650

710 

742 

742 

742 

710

650 

680 

742 

680 

650

Dec.

710 

71O 

500 

442 

590

680 

775 

840 

840 

808

905 

970 

970 

905 

905

1,040 

1,240 

1,100 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,170 

1,100 

1,040 

970

970 

1,040 

970 

970 

1,100 

1,170

Jan.

1,170 

1,240 

1,310 

1,310 

1,100

1,040 

1,240 

1,170 

*1,100 

1,040

1,040 

970 

970 

a 800 

840

80S 

905 

970 

970 

1,100

1,100 

al,450 

1,100 

0800 

b830

bSOO 

bS20 

bSOO 

0780 

b730 

742

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Deee

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

775 

775 

808 

775 

710

775 

808 

710 

905 

742

775 

775 

840 

905 

970

970 

970 

840 

620 

650

742 

775 

710 

710 

775

 775 

710 

775

Mar.

710 

710 

710 

1,170 

1,310

1,310 

1,330 

1,310 

1,100 

1,100

905 

aS70 

a 850 

a 830 

970

970 

a790 

\>820 

b620 

b820

b890 

970 

970 

970 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

970 

905 

905

Secondfoot-days

20,747 

20,978 

29,150

260,520

51,045 

22,070 

30,195 

32,300 

19,618 

19,452 

15,219 

8,799 

9,371

258,944

Apr.

905 

905 

905 

970 

1,100

970 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

970 

840 

840 

840

840 

905 

970 

1,100 

1,380

1,450 

1,520 

1,590 

1,520 

1,450

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

970

Maximum

808 

808 

1,240

2,010

1,450 

970 

1,380 

1,590 

840 

970 

620 

389 

589

1,590

May

840 

808 

775 

710 

74 S

680

710 

742 

742 

710

680 

680 

680 

650 

650

710 

680 

650 

650 

620

590 

560 

590 

530 

530

470 

470 

442 

415 

442- 

470

Minimum

470 

590 

442

265

750 

620 

710 

840 

415 

500 

338 

210 

202

202

June

550 

560 

560 

620 

710

742 

775 

a680 

a580 

a500

a550 

a600 

a750 

970 

970

905 

775 

680 

775 

650

650 

560 

560 

560 

560

530 

530 

500 

500 

620

July

590 

560 

560 

550 

550

500 

500 

500 

500 

470

470 

590 

620 

500 

589

500 

500 

550 

500 

500

470 

442 

500 

470 

470

470 

470 

470 

442 

338 

55S

Mean

669 

699 

940

712

1,001 

788 

974 

1,077 

633 

648 

491 

284 

312

709

Aug.

338 

305 

287 

265 

273

210 

213 

284 

221 

221

228 

228 

228 

240 

257

278 

287 

287 

296 

310

310 

314 

314 

338 

338

363 

363 

363 

389 

274 

832

Per square 

mile

0.662 

.692 

.931

.705

,9U 

.780 

.964 

1.07 

.627 

.642 

.486 

.281 

.309

.702

Sept.

257 

202 

221 

202 

210

244 

296 

282 

363 

389

3SB 

338 

338 

338 

338

363 

338 

363 

333 

338

314 

538 

338 

338 

338

33S 

338 

314 

314 

305

Run-off In 

Inches

0.76 

.77 

1.07

9.57

1.14 

.81 

1.11 

1.19 

.72 

.72 

.56 

.32 

.35

9.52

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Battle 

Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 63

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43019'55", long. 85°09'15", in sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. -7 W., 350 

feet upstream from Verona Street Bridge in city of Battle Creek and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 241 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October- 1932 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 688 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 1.80 feet, 

from graph bassd on gage readings;; minimum observed, 38 second-feet Sept. 1, 2 (gageheight, 0.56 foot).

1930-31, 1932-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1,920 second-feet June 28, 1937 

(gage height, 2.96 feet); minimum dischargs, 22 second-feet Aug. 14, 1934; minimum gage 

height, about -0.5 foot In July 1936, and Aug. 31, 1939, caused by opening of gates at 

dam forming control.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 

.7 

.8

1.0

48

78

113

195

1.3

1.6

1.7

346

540

612

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6

7

e

18

11

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct.

99 

92 

92 

92 

88

85 

140 

214 

283 

315

273 

209 

169

144 

169

178 

186 

195 

186 

169

152 

144 

144 

136 

136

136 

140 

144 

128 

121 

128

Nov.

136 

140 

144 

144 

146

148 

14 S 

144 

140 

136

136 

169 

186 

214 

228

204 

178 

169 

161 

161

161 

169 

169 

169 

161

161 

148 

144 

136 

144

Dec.

144 

136 

121 

128

144

152 

178 

195 

214 

262

298 

332 

348 

268 

283

315 

326 

408 

540 

540

408 

372 

337 

315 

283

262 

257 

262 

273 

315 

372

Jan.

40S 

440 

440 

472 

440

408 

372 

337 

288 

237

233 

214 

204 

152 

178

178 

186 

204 

214 

214

223 

242 

233 

1*78 

186

178 

182 

178 

169 

156 

152

Month

Oct< 

Nov< 

Deo<

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Mart 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Jul] 

Augi 

Sep1

Wt

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

152 

161 

161 

156 

136

14 S 

136 

128 

144 

113

128 

136 

152 

219 

278

298 

273 

161 

178 

178

169 

152 

148 

136 

140

136 

128 

128

Mar.

121 

121 

169 

219 

372

576 

612 

408 

337 

273

262 

252 

233 

214 

223

242 

186 

214 

214 

200

204 

223 

262 

283 

283

273 

252 

233 

223 

214 

204

Secondfoot-days

4,887 

4,796 

3,788

57,565

7,896 

4,573 

8,102 

8,953 

4,342 

3,996 

3,067 

1,828 

1,894

63,122

Apr.

214 

233 

242 

252 

262

273 

293 

315 

304 

273

252 

253 

219 

195 

186

195 

214 

242 

315 

372

506 

650 

612 

472 

396

337 

273 

237 

200 

186

Maximum

315 

228 

540

894

472 

298 

612 

650 

182 

223 

148 

69 

113

650

May

182 

178 

165 

156 

152

152 

165 

178 

178 

178

161 

152 

144 

136

144

152 

165 

165 

152 

136

128 

124 

121 

121 

121

99 

99 

92 

82 

82 

82

Minimum

85 

136 

121

40

152 

113 

121 

186 

82 

92 

69 

46 

38

38

June

92 

99 

99 

128 

136

136 

136 

117 

106 

99

92 

99 

117 

144 

161

178 

204 

223 

209 

169

144 

128 

121 

140

144

136 

121 

106 

106 

106

July

14S 

144 

136 

136 

121

113 

102 

92 

85 

92

106 

106 

106 

99 

99

92 

85 

85 

82 

78

72 

69 

110 

121 

113

102 

85 

72 

72 

72 

72

Mean

158 

160 

283

157

255 

163 

261 

298 

140 

133 

98.9 

59.0 

63.1

173

Aug.

69 

66 

66 

57 

54

60 

60 

57 

54 

54

46 

60 

54 

57 

66

66 

66 

60 

66 

60

60 

60 

54 

54 

48

54 

60 

60 

54 

60 

66

Per square 

mile

0.656 

.664 

1.17

.651

1.06 

.676 

1.08 

1.24 

.581 

.552 

.410 

.245 

.262

.718

Sept.

43 

38 

60 

60 

66

60 

60 

48 

63 

113

106 

85 

92 

63 

54

63 

60 

' 60 

60 

60

54 

43 

57 

66 

60

60 

60 

66 

51 

63

Run-off in 

Inches

0.75 

.74 

1.36

8.89

1.22 

.71 

1.25 

1.38 

.67 

.62 

.47 

.28 

.29

9.74
64 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Grand River at Jackson, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42017'0511 , long. 84°24t 30n , in sec. 22, T. 2 S., R. 

1 W., 1 mile north of Jackson. Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- April 1935 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 442 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 11.01 feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 8.77 feet).

1935-41; Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet June 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 750 second-feet; minimum, 9.2 second-feet 

Aug. 22, 1936; minimum dally, 12 second-feet Aug. 23, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

18

16 

17 

18 

10

so

21 

22 

£3 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34 

33 

35 

35 

33

50 

65 

47 

47 

47

47 

44 

40 

50 

56

46 

48 

46 

48 

44

49 

50 

50 

53 

50

47 

44 

47 

58 

S3 

54

NOT.

60 

58 

55 

59 

60

58 

55 

54 

54 

55

91 

100 

126 

1S7 

120

117 

104 

104 

102 

102

56 

58 

58 

56 

56

53 

54 

51 

47 

51

Dec.

55 

50 

46 

59 

56

58 

74 

67 

74 

85

83

log

101 

94 

135

172 

168 

167 

168 

165

161 

152 

161 

147 

137

134 

137 

147 

165 

183 

161

Jan.

1S1 

207 

278 

306 

193

184 

1S6 

192 

180 

162

169 

137 

142 

120 

126

125 

155 

146 

12S 

137

125 

142 

132 

116 

118

108 

103 

109 

103 

98 

92

Month

OotC 

Hove 

Dece

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj AugSep

Wt

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

63 

63 

54 

54 

55

59 

57 

47 

45 

48

53 

54 

57 

80 

71

68 

74 

39 

70 

62

57 

55 

52 

53 

52

4S 

47 

43

Mar.

43 

43 

89 

107 

101

106 

108 

106 

100 

113

157 

146 

141 

141 

142

142 

89 

116 

126 

105

97 

95 

95 

101 

101

101 

100 

100 

97 

90 

97

Secondfoot -days

1,450 

£.202 

3,674

34,162

4,690 

1,580 

3,295 

4,553 

2,076 

2,873 

1,057 

645 

824

28,919

Apr.

9S 

95 

92 

92 

103

103 

10S 

106 

100 

98

92 

86 

S8 

98 

137

157 

150 

175 

209 

214

268 

268 

26S 

235 

14 S

142 

224 

21S 

199 

182

Maxim*11**

65 

128 

183

600

306 

80 

157 

26S 

164 

214 

46 

33 

61

306

May

164 

186 

62 

54 

56

62 

72 

72 

72 

70

66 

66 

62 

60 

64

71 

71 

65 

66 

63

61 

60 

55 

50 

42

42 

42 

38 

40 

32 

130

Minimum

33

47 

46

28

92 

39 

43 

86 

32 

32 

25 

14 

20

14

June

62 

63 

72 

116 

90

90 

134 

164 

214 

205

177 

128 

135 

125 

181

123 

113 

108 

103 

95

83 

57 

39 

36 

34

32 

33 

37 

30 

45

July

44 

44 

41 

35 

32

30 

41 

32 

32 

31

46 

29 

25 

33 

* 36

43 

35 

45 

34 

88

34 

37 

48 

34 

28

27 

25 

£8 

B9 

26 

27

Mean

46.8

73.4 

119

93.3

151 

56.4 

106 

152 

67.0 

95.6 

34.1 

20. S 

27.5

79.2

Aug.

23 

20 

18

22 

22

21 

20 

22 

25 

17

31 

21 

18 

19 

33

IS 

14 

18 

20 

20

21 

22 

20 

18 

21

22 

22 

21 

20 

18 

IS

Per square 

mile

0.269 

.422 

.684

.536

.868 

.324 

.609 

.S74 

.385 

.551 

.196 

.120 

.158

.455

Sept.

61 

28 

61 

33 

30

25 

21 

28 

S7 

31

26 

25 

23 

SO 

gg

26 

25 

22 

22 

23

20 

24 

27 

26 

28

25 

22 

20 

23

S7

Run-off In 

Inches

0.31 

.47 

.79

7.31

1.00 

.34 

.70 

.98 

.44 

.61 

.23 

.14 

.18

, 6.19

Hote.- Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Jan. 3, Hay 12 to Sept. 30; discharge computed 

on basis of seven discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and recorded range of stage 

(no gage-height record Aug. 24 to Sept. 1).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 65

Grand River at Lanslng, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45'20n , long. 84 034'55H , In SWi sec. 5, T. 4 N. 

R; 2 w., at northwest city limits of Lanslng, 3i miles downstream from Cedar River.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1941. March 1901 to August 1906 at site 

at Seymour street Bridge, If miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 3 (gage 

height, 6.46 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 26; minimum dally, 20 

second-feet Aug. 25.

1934-41: Maximum discharge, 7,170 second-feet June 27, 1937 (gage height, 10.47 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 26, 1941; minimum dally, that of Aug. 25, 1941. ,

Remarks.- Records good except those for October and May to September, which are fair, 

ana tnose for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Plow regulated by 

power plant upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

340

830 

146 

159 

810

256 

284 

969 

530 

434

419 

372 

$62 

470 

431

610 

605 

466 

470 

892

474 

442 

344 

393 

347

400 

264 

476 

361 

390 

346

NOT.

382

438 

345 

578 

588

504 

27S 

377 

337 

307

512 

524 

731 

662 

536

480 

400 

440 

420 

390

340 

430 

370 

320 

420

380 

450 

440 

470 

410

Dec.

330 

390 

400 

400 

380

400 

510 

500 

550 

900

1,120 

1,100 

1,070 

S71 

748

1,340 

2,030 

1,860 

1,740 

1,330

1,430 

1,300 

1,200 

1,160 

S52

916 

1,040 

1,360 

1,390 

2,130 

2,«70

Jan.

2,010 

2,030 

2,740 

2,640 

8,450

1,560 

1,520 

1,360 

1,310 

1,070

1,080 

S38 

S62 

568 

672

580 

950 

1,040 

S86 

780

666 

939 

982 

858 

699

508 

528 

520 

500 

530 

520

Month

Oot< 

NOVe 

Dec*

Ct

Jam 

FebJ 

Hare 

Apr 

Bay 

June juij

Augi 

Sep1

W(

ilendar year

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

588 

540 

616 

557 

500

456

504 

472 

226 

493

330 

447 

656 

1,010 

1,120

972 

861 

461 

554 

397

467 

549 

449 

371 

444

32S 

324 

308

Mar.

379 

226 

816 

2,050 

2,140

1,S30 

1,500 

1,240 

876 

988

1,000 

804 

800 

789 

928

957 

778 

612 

795 

750

747 

752 

740 

818 

85S

S28 

797 

769 

751 

641 

714

Secondfoot -days

12,072 

13,049 

33,017

-

34,070 

14,990 

28,667 

38,045 

13,868 

14,968 

5,920 

3,038 

3,302

815,006

Apr.

792 

838 

830 

891 

1,190

1,380 

1,460 

1,340 

1,240 

1,040

1,050 

850 

S36 

790 

462

794 

S24 

1,040 

2,370 

2,300

2,640 

2,560 

2,190 

1,770 

1,360

1,310 

1,100 

1,050 

982 

S32

Maximum

959 

731 

2,270

-

2,740 

1,120 

8,140 

2,640 

879 

1,100 

305 

192 

246

2,740

May

724 

711 

700 

567 

487

495 

500 

575 

879 

577

418 

173 

347 

398 

433

508 

502 

403 

508 

438

366 

411 

334 

377 

356

322 

330 

322 

287 

809 

278

Minimum

146 

278 

330

-

500 

236 

826 

462 

173 

265 

107 

20 

52

20

June

390 

360 

340 

390 

430

410 

370 

380 

410 

440

448 

550 

800 

1,100 

1,030

937 

643 

575 

537 

421

405 

554 

559 

536 

458

371 

865 

897 

866 

296

July

230 

265 

305 

294 

166

232

177 

271 

217 

218

196 

157 

127 

188 

228

210 

800 

239 

169 

107

13S 

169 

188 

182 

180

117 

139 

122 

170 

170 

155

Mean

389 

435 

1,065

-

1,099 

535 

985 

1,268 

447 

499 

191 

98.0 

110

589

Aug.

138 

93 

58 

89 

192

126 

12S 

110 

95 

50

174 

S6 

57 

44 

130

63

103 

84 

90 

106

1S2 

151 

106 

94 

80

48 

108 

8S 

108 

71 

46

Per square 

mile

0.316 

.354 

.866

-

.893 

.435 

.752 

1.03 

.363 

.406 

.155 

.080 

.089

.479

Sept.

5S 

126 

120 

122 

118

85 

93 

246 

87 

286

105 

94 

70 

58 

96

94 

129 

92 

102 

92

54 

96 

112 

116 

136

108 

69 

116 

84 

211

Run-off In 

inches

0.37 

.39 

1.00

-

1.03 

.45 

.87 

1.15 

.42 

.45 

.18 

.09 

.10

6.50

a No gage-height record NOT. 16 to Dec. 9, Jan. 30, 31, June 1-9; discharge computed on basis of 

weather records, records for stations at Jackson and Grand Rapids, and Cedar River at East Lanslng.
66 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°57'10", long. 85°41'15n , at municipal sewage 

pumping plant near west limits of Grand Rapids, Kent County, 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.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1941. March 1901 to December 1905 and 

January 1906 to September 1918 (gage heights only) at site at Fulton Street Bridge in 

Grand Rapids.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1930-41) 2,699 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,920 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 5.43 

reet); minimum observed, 710 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, -5.10 feet).

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 28,300 second-feet (revised, supersedes figure published 

in Water-supply Paper 854) Feb. 16, 1938 (gage height, 13.27 feet); minimum observed, 

341 second-feet Aug. 17, 1936; minimum daily, 381 second-feet Aug. 17, 1936.

A stage of 19.3 feet occurred at the Fulton Street gage Mar. 27, 1904 (discharge, 

53,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. Flow slightly 

regulated by power plants above station. City of Grand Rapids diverts about 30 secondfeet above station, most of which is returned to river 1 mile below.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by city of Grand Rapids.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge. In second-feet)

-5.1

-4.6

-4.0

-3.0

-2.0

710

828

1,050

1,480

2,160

-1.0 

0

2.0 

4.0 

5.4

2,940

3,790

5,750

8,050

9,920

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8

I?

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,240 

1,280 

1,240 

1,110 

1,240

1,240 

1,330 

1,480 

1,880 

2,380

2,160 

1,810 

2,020 

1,880 

1,900

2,090 

2,160 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230

2,160 

2,090 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880

1,740 

1,670 

1,670 

1,810 

1,740 

1,740

Nov.

1,310 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

1,950

1,950 

2,020 

2,090 

1,950 

1,740

1,950 

2,300 

2,230 

2,540 

2,620

2,540 

2,300 

2,300 

2,160 

2,230

2,230 

2,500 

2,300 

2,160 

2,230

2,230 

2,020 

2,090 

2,090 

2,020

Dec.

1,740 

1,880 

1,670 

2,230 

2,020

2,090 

2,540 

2,780 

2,940 

3,610

4,330 

4,720 

4,520 

3,700 

3,260

4,150 

5,640 

6,630 

7,090 

6,850

6,740 

6,410 

5,970 

5,750 

5,530

5,320 

5,420 

5,520 

5,640 

6,300 

6,740

Jan.

7,090 

8,050 

8,960 

9,780 

9,780

9,360 

8,440 

7,690 

7,210 

6,410

5,750 

5,320 

4,920 

4,240 

3,700

3,180 

4,060 

4,520 

4,420 

4,620

5,020 

5,120 

4,620 

4,150 

4,150

4,060 

3,700 

3,520 

3,260 

3,100 

3,100

Month

Octc 

NOVE 

Decs

Ct

Jam 

Feti 

Mart 

Apr 

May 

Juris 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

W(

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Peb.

3,020 

3,020 

2,860 

2,760 

2,620

2,620 

2,540 

2,460 

2,090 

2,460

2,300 

2,300 

2,380 

3,340 

4,520

4,820 

4,920 

3,790 

4,330 

4,520

4,150 

3,880 

3,700 

3,430 

3,100

2,940 

2,540 

2,460

Mar.

2,300 

2,090 

3,520 

7,330 

8,310

8,440 

8,440 

8,050 

7,450 

6,850

6,860 

6,410 

6,190 

6,190 

6,410

6,520 

5,750 

5,750 

7,330 

7,330

5,970 

5,530 

5,530 

5,640 

5,530

5,320 

5,020 

4,820 

4,520 

4,240 

4,330

Secondfoot-days

55,440 

63,990 

139,530

949,685

171,300 

89,890 

183,960 

137,880 

71,520 

50,120 

31,566 

29,702 

32,016

1,056,914

Apr.

4,240 

4,060 

4,330 

4,330 

4,420

4,720 

5,320 

5,750 

5,750 

5,320

4,920 

4,330 

'4,060 

3,970 

3,610

3,430 

3,610 

3,700 

3,880 

4,620

5,640 

6,080 

6,300 

6,080 

5,420

4,820 

4,330 

4,060 

3,520 

3,260

Maximum

2,380 

2,620 

7,090

11,400

9,780 

4,920 

8,440 

6,300 

3,260 

2,700 

1,200 

1,200 

1,480

9,780

May

3,260 

2,780 

2,540 

2,460 

2,3SO

2,380 

P,620 

2,940 

3,100 

2,780

2,780 

2,860 

2,540 

2,300 

2,230

2,300 

2,460 

2,460 

2,620 

2,300

2,160 

2,160 

2,020 

1,880 

1,760

1,810 

1,740 

1,600 

1,540 

1,380 

1,360

Minimum

1,110 

1,740 

1,670

814

3,100 

2,090 

2,090 

3,260 

1,380 

1,200 

888 

762 

842

752

June

1,480 

1,330 

1,240 

1,330 

1,430

1,540 

1,480 

1,450 

1,480 

1,380

1,430 

1,380 

1,670 

2,020 

2,380

2,700 

2, .620 

2,620 

2,230 

1,950

1,740 

1,600 

1,540 

1,480 

1,540

1,600 

1,450 

1,540 

1,330 

1,200

July

1,110 

1,110 

1,070 

1,110 

1,010

1,110 

1,200 

1,050 

1,030 

1,070

1,010 

1,110 

1,010 

972 

955

888 

904 

1,010 

972 

955

938 

990 

1,070 

1,030 

1,030

1,010 

972 

990 

972 

990 

958

Mean

1,788 

2,133 

4,501

2,595

5,526 

3,210 

5,934 

4,596 

2,307 

1,671 

1,018 

958 

1,067

2,896

Aug.

955 

938 

842 

842 

S28

814 

904 

801 

842 

752

972 

1,030 

1,070 

1,030 

1,110

1,200 

1,070 

955 

1,070 

990

1,030 

1,070 

1,030 

990 

1,030

1,150 

990 

955 

814 

814 

814

Per square 

mile

0.365 

.435 

.919

.530

1.13 

.655 

1.21 

.938 

.471 

.341 

.208 

.196 

.218

.591

Sept.

857 

938 

1,010 

1,010 

888

888 

842 

1,200 

1,480 

1,480

1,330 

1,330 

1,240 

1,240 

1,200

1,150 

1,150 

1,030 

990 

972

972 

1,010 

920 

955 

920

872 

842 

1,010 

1,010 

1,280

Run-off In 

Inches

0.42 

.49 

1.06

7.22

1.30 

.68 

1.40 

1.06 

.54 

.38 

.24 

.25 

.24

8.03

Hote.- Discharge for July 3 to Sept. 7 and Sept. 18-31 computed from gfaph based on fragmentary 

><s order record and once-daily staff-gage readings.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 67

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 42043'40B , long. 84°28'40", in 

SWt 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. 824.96 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 355 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1941. August 1902 to December 1903 at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 second-feet Jan. 3; maximum gage height, 

5.64 feet Apr. 21; minimum discharge, 9.0 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.96 

feet).

1902-3. 1931-41: Maximum discharge, 4,020 second-feet Feb. 14, 1938 (gage height, 

9.20 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet July 31, 1931.

Maximum stage known, about 14.5 feet during flood of 1921 (discharge not determined),

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 30 second-feet, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, a

discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

22

41

S7

141

203

273

4.3 

4.6 

6.0 

6.6 

6.0

391

524

720

992

1,290

3.0 11

3.1 23

3.2 41

Rote.- Same as precedIng table above 3.2 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

59 

45 

29 

24 

48

63 

263 

259 

197 

163

130 

110 

80 

82 

159

174 

165 

144 

124 

121

133 

124 

113 

87 

95

103 

70 

92 

100 

92 

85

HOT.

103 

113 

97 

116 

100

113 

100 

90 

80 

86

122 

203 

187 

159 

133

116 

97 

116 

110 

113

108 

119 

127 

108 

124

108 

106 

103 

77 

87

Dec.

105 

110 

92 

97

IDS

113 

169 

259 

277 

387

404 

354 

319 

228 

223

448 

694 

628 

487 

400

395 

368 

323 

284 

265

259 

288 

417 

628 

936 

880

Jan.

746 

772 

992 

S80 

562

452 

395 

311 

248 

203

210 

187 

 190 

130 

166

147 

151 

288 

262 

220

193 

203 

237 

171 

169

160 

121 

116 

121 

108 

124

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dec<

C<

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Jul' 

Augi 

Sep1

Wt

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

116 

174 

168 

119 

119

119 

103 

103 

75 

57

90 

95 

174 

439 

434

277 

230 

130 

144 

141

121 

113 

116 

100 

100

87 

S3 

76

Mar.

S7 

90 

292 

850 

553

772 

538 

391 

303 

269

266 

234 

200 

187 

255

266 

170 

165 

184 

144

135 

144 

156 

174 

220

223 

217 

217 

217 

200 

174

Secondfoot-days

3,523 

3,419 

10,926

63,032

9,225 

4,132 

5,623 

10,013 

3,096 

1,913 

722 

535.9 

47S.8

56,607.7

Apr.

168 

177 

187 

190 

236

466 

506 

469 

396 

323

269 

230 

210 

190 

168

166 

217 

292 

364 

799

992 

772 

547 

426

316

244 

206 

190 

166 

147

Maximum

263 

203 

936

1,650

992 

439 

880 

992 

153 

130 

41 

34 

40

992

May

127 

127 

121 

113 

110

113 

138 

163 

163 

144

127 

110 

95 

77 

106

108 

118 

116 

110 

92

85 

102 

68 

77 

77

65 

69 

64 

52 

48 

64

Minimum

24 

77 

92

11

108 

75 

87 

147 

48 

30 

13 

9.9 

9.9

9.9

June

59 

59 

62 

61 

68

70 

68 

59 

52 

62

41 

48 

75 

108 

. 127

130 

119 

97 

80 

66

54 

64 

66 

50 

43

39 

33 

31 

33 

30

July

39 

37 

36 

23 

19

36 

18 

20 

39 

19

18 

41 

33 

22 

16

18 

25 

36 

26 

19

13 

16 

14 

30 

19

16 

18 

14 

13 

16 

18

Mean

114 

114 

352

145

298 

148 

278 

334 

100 

63.8 

23.3 

17.3 

16.0

156

Aug.

11 

10 

10 

10 

16

23 

19 

16 

13 

9.9

13

13 

12 

16 

30

28 

18 

29 

19 

16

16 

34 

19 

20 

11

26 

20 

13 

19 

16 

13

Per square 

mile

0.321 

.321 

.992

.408

.839 

.417 

.783 

.941 

.282 

.180 

.066 

.049 

,.045

.437

Sept.

15 

16 

15 

13 

40

22 

14 

13 

12 

20

18 

19 

16 

14 

9.9

10 

12 

9.9 

16 

14

15 

14 

12 

18 

19

15 

16 

18 

18 

15

Run-off In 

Inches

0.37 

.36 

l.U

5.57

.97 

.43 

.90 

1.05 

.53 

.20 

.08 

.06 

.05

6.94
68 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,750 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage 

height, 10.87 feet); minimum observed, 237 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 6.58 

feet).

1930-31, 1934-41: Maximum discharge observed, 5,110 second-feet Mar. 26, 1938 

(gage height, 12.12 feet); minimum observed, that of Aug. 28, 1941.

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 1940-41, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

6.6

6.8 

7.0 

7.4

244

322

410

625

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.8

1,030

1,850

2,800

3,640

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

87 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

820 

806 

778 

771 

813

1,060 

869 

848 

834 

827

827 

827 

813 

848 

1,000

1,060 

1,030 

1,030 

1,000 

1,030

1,030 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

960

925 

883 

848 

869 

925 

1,030

Nov.

1,030 

1,140 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,140

1,140 

1,420 

1,500 

1,380 

1,340

1,340 

1,300 

1,300 

1,340 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,340 

1,300

1,260 

1,180 

1,140 

1,060 

1,100

Dec.

1,180 

1,060 

827 

625 

607

813 

883 

1,140 

1,220 

1,300

1,340 

1,300 

1,180 

1,100 

925

1,300 

1,180 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,460 

1,420 

1,420 

1,460

1,620 

1,940 

1,980 

1,980 

1,900 

1,850

Jan.

1,670 

1,720 

1,670 

1,500 

1,500

1,380 

1,300 

1,220 

1,180 

1,220

1,260 

1,220 

1,260 

1,220 

1,000

1,030 

1,100 

1,180 

1,180 

1,100

1,000 

1,100 

al,120 

1,060 

806

890 

960 

925 

1,060 

1,100 

1,030

Month

Oot( 

Bov« 

Deo«

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Har< 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep

WE

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4!

Feb.

1,060 

1,000 

 1,180 

1,100 

1,030

960 

1,000 

1,030 

960 

890

925 

1,030 

890 

960 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

960 

a940 

910

970 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

960 

1,000 

1,030

Mar.

1,030 

1,030 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,130 

1,170 

1,080 

1,100

1,120 

1,110 

1,100 

1,170 

1,230

1,230 

1,170 

1,050 

1,050 

1,000

1,030 

1,030 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,050 

*1,180 

al,300 

1,420 

1,380 

1,760

Secondfoot-days

88,361 

37,530 

40,P30

349,160

36,961 

27,955 

35,340 

76,040 

33,614 

16,052 

10,739 

9,805 

10,887

363,814

Apr.

1,850 

2,080 

2,030 

2,300 

3,200

3,310 

3,420 

3,530 

3,640 

3,640

3,420 

3,100 

2,900 

2,600 

2,400

a2,300 

2,160 

2,080 

2,160 

2,700

2,800 

2,700 

2,030 

2,260 

2,160

2,030 

1,900 

1,760 

1,580 

1,500

Maximum

1,060 

1,500 

1,980

2,720

1,720 

1,180 

1,760 

3,640 

1,420 

718 

374 

356 

526

3,640

May

1,380 

1,300 

1,300 

1,180 

1,100

1,140 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380 

1,340

1,260 

1,180 

1,140 

1,100 

1,100

1,180 

1,260 

1,180 

1,060 

1,030

al.OOO 

1,000 

925 

925 

876

806 

737 

730 

a730 

724 

711

Minimum

771 

1,030 

607

365

806 

890 

1,000 

1,500 

711 

392 

331 

252 

267

252

June

718 

711 

679 

673 

661

613 

583 

560 

548 

510

485 

485 

500 

554 

613

619 

589 

554 

532 

. 505

475 

460 

485 

475 

465

425 

396 

a395 

392 

392

July

374 

365 

356 

356 

356

348 

335 

344 

aS50 

352

352 

352 

344 

335 

331

339 

348 

344 

344 

348

356 

348 

348 

344 

339

335 

339 

335 

339 

339 

344

Mean

915 

1,251 

1,S07

954

1,198 

998 

1,140 

2,535 

1,084 

535 

346 

316 

363

997

Aug.

348 

352 

352 

339

322

318 

314 

318 

318 

314

356 

356 

339 

331 

352

352 

352 

326 

322 

318

306 

302 

267 

2S8 

290

298 

274 

252 

274 

267 

294

Per square 

mile

0.631 

.863 

.901

.658

.822 

.688 

.786 

1.75 

.748 

.369 

.239 

.218 

.250

.688

Sept.

286 

274 

274 

267 

278

286 

286 

294 

526 

526

485 

425 

406 

396 

378

383 

365 

344 

356 

326

388 

331 

326 

326 

335

401 

415 

a480 

425 

426

Run-off in 

inches

0.73 

.96 

1.04

8.95

- .95 

.72 

.91 

1.95 

.86 

.41 

.28 

.25 

.28

9.34

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Bewaygo. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 20 to Mar. 20.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 6< 

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°25', long. 85°48', in sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 

13 w., in tallrace of power plant operated by Consumers Power Co. at Newaygo, 600 

feet downstream from Penoyer Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,350 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1941. June 1901 to December 1906 at site 

aDove Newaygo.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1930-41), 1,622 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 48.93 

feet); minimum, about 150 second-feet June 4 {gage height, 45.66 feet); minimum daily, 

558 second-feet Sept. 7.

1901-6, 1930-41: Maximum daily discharge, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 14, 1938 {gage 

height,'51.9 feet); minimum, that of June 4, 1941; minimum daily, 390 second-feet 

July 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated at Croton Dam, 18 miles upstream, and by power plant at Newaygo.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

46*3 

46.7 

47.3

627

860

1,490

46.1

48.9

2,510

3,690

1 Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

Q 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

2S 

23

24 

26

26 

27 

28

se

30 

31

OOt.

1,490 

1,420 

1,300 

1.240 

1,230

1,230 

1,240 

1,260 

1,240 

1,310

1,850 

1,850 

1,850 

1,850 

1,350

1,850 

1,790 

1,850 

1,850 

1,280

1,570 

1,790 

1,850 

1,790 

1,790

1,250 

1,160 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790

HOT.

1,850 

1,290 

1,160 

1,790 

1,S50

1,850 

1,350 

1,350 

1,850 

1,850

2,040 

2,300 

2,510 

3,160 

2,510

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

2,040 

2,180

1,980 

2,180 

2,180 

2,180 

2,180

2,240 

2,440 

2,370 

2,180 

1,320

Dec.

1,790 

2,110 

2,040 

1,850 

1,530

1,140 

1,490 

1,440 

1,790 

1,9SO

2,180 

2,180 

2,370 

2,240 

1,670

1,730 

2,240 

2,180 

2,300 

2,370

2,370 

2,370 

2,580 

2,790 

2,790

2,940 

3,160 

3,240 

3,160 

3,160 

3,160

Jan.

3,160 

3,240 

3,240 

2,940 

2,180

1,850 

2,140 

2,790 

2,510 

2,300

2,110 

2,180 

2,180 

2,180 

2,180

1,850 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,790

1,790 

1,920 

2,110 

2,110 

1,790

1,850 

1,790 

1,790 

1,850 

1,790 

1,850

Month

Oot< 

Kov< 

Dec

Ct

Jam 

Feb 

Mar 

App 

May 

Jun Jul< 

Augi 

Sepl

W

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,930 

2,040

2,110 

2,110 

1,850 

1,790 

1,790

1,920 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110

2,110 

2,110 

2,240 

2,180 

2,110

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110 

2,110

1,880 

2,110 

2,110

Mar.

2,110 

2,110 

2,240 

2,300 

2,300

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

2,240 

2,240

2,300 

2,370 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300

2,300 

2,300 

1,920 

1,790 

1,530

1,850 

1,850 

1,850 

1,980 

2,370

2,300 

2,300 

2,580 

2,790 

2,790 

2,790

Secondfoot-days

49,190 

60,550 

70,340

620,118

66,830 

56,800 

69,500 

98,360 

59,230 

33,919 

28,258 

26,696 

29,263

648,736

Apr.

3,020 

3,160 

3,160 

3,160 

3,160

3,390 

3,620 

3,620 

3,540 

3,620

3,620

3,620 

3,620 

3,390 

3,160

3,240 

3,160 

3,160 

3,240 

3,240

3,540 

3,620 

3,520 

3,620 

3,390

2,790 

2,360 

2,720 

2,860 

2,440

Maximum

1,850 

3,160 

3,240

3,530

3,240 

2,240 

2,790 

3,620 

2,180 

1,530 

1,180 

1,210 

1,790

3,620

May

2,040 

2,130 

1,850 

1,790 

1,850

1,850 

2,040 

2,180 

2,180 

2,130

2, ISO 

2, ISO 

2,180 

2,180 

2,180

2,110 

1,790 

1,350 

1,980 

2,180

2,180 

2,180 

1,850 

1,790 

1,790

1,790 

1,790 

1,480 

1,170 

1,120 

1,140

Minimum

1,160 

1,160 

1,140

576

1,790 

1,790 

1,530 

2,440 

1,120 

645 

681 

638 

558

558

June

1,140 

1,140 

1,530 

1,340 

1,090

1,100 

1,130 

1,130 

1,140 

1,130

1,200 

1,350 

1,250 

1,140 

1,140

1,100 

1,110 

1,140 

1,180 

1,220

1,110 

1,110 

1,140 

1,100 

1,100

1,130 

1,140 

694 

645 

1,080

July

1,120 

1,100 

1,150 

SOS 

734

740 

915 

975 

984 

9S5

973 

951 

681 

922 

966

949 

996 

1,100 

712 

689

S51 

937 

a900 

a950 

a930

aSOO 

a700 

a940 

960 

959 

886

Mean

1,587 

2,018 

2,269

1,694

2,156 

2,029 

2,235 

3,279 

1,911 

1,131 

912 

861 

975

1,777

Aug.

a920 

693 

685 

882 

920

947 

910 

a940 

a700 

a660

a930 

a970 

a940 

960 

1,120

859 

661 

898 

937 

908

909 

766 

689 

668 

888

1,210 

1,040 

925 

764 

638 

759

Per square 

mile

0.678 

.859 

.966

.721

.917 

.863 

.951 

1.40 

.813 

.481 

.388 

.366 

.415

.756

Sept.

772 

779 

637 

790 

661

621 

558 

937 

1,270 

1,550

1,790 

1,230 

1,060 

883 

637

851 

1,020 

1,040 

1,030 

671

629 

1,250 

1,100 

1,090 

1,110

1,110 

637 

1,120 

1,100 

1,330

Run-off In 

Inches

0.78 

.96 

1.11

9.81

1.06 

.90 

1.10 

1.56 

.94 

.54 

.45 

.42 

.46

10.28

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Evart and weather 

records.
70 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Pere Marquette River at Custer, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°56', long. 86°14', on line between sees. 21 and 

22, T. 18 N., R. 16 W., three-quarters of a mile south of Custer and 1 mile downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.- 702 square miles.

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,230 second-feet Apr. 21, 22; maximum gage height, 5.54 feet Feb. 22, backwater from ice; minimum observed, 310 secondfeet Aug. 9, 10 (gage height, 2.12 feet).

1939-41: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 21, 22, 1941; minimum observed, 

that of Aug. 9, 10, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Eating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1 

3.0

310

579

4.0 

4.9

888

1,230

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

Oct.

399 

384 

369 

369 

369

3S4 

399 

459 

459 

459

459 

459 

459 

459 

549

579 

579 

579 

549 

549

549 

549 

549 

519 

489

459 

459 

459 

489 

519 

549

NOT.

579 

579 

579 

579 

579

579 

579 

579 

579 

579

579 

639 

731 

731 

731

700 

669 

669 

669 

669

669 

669 

762 

824 

793

762 

700 

700 

700 

700

Dec.

700 

b700 

b700 

b700 

b700

b700 

b720 

b740 

b760 

b7SO

793 

793 

731 

731 

762

S24 

S88 

SS8 

8S8 

8S8

SS8 

S88 

888 

888 

S56

888 

888 

953 

990 

1,030 

1,050

Jan.

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

b960 

b920

b880 

*b860 

b830 

b810 

bSOO

793 

762 

762 

762 

762

762 

762 

762 

762 

762

762 

762 

762 

762 

762

762 

762 

731 

731 

700 

700

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

700 

669 

669 

639 

639

639 

639 

639 

639 

639

639 

639 

669 

669 

669

669 

669 

b670 

b660 

bS60

b660 

b660 

b660 

b660 

b660

b660 

b660 

b660

liar.

6660 

669 

700 

731 

762

762 

731 

700 

669 

669

700 

700 

731 

731 

762

b760 

b760 

b760 

b760 

b760

b770 

b780 

793 

793 

793

856 

S88 

920 

953 

990 

1,030

Secondfoot-days

14,859 

19,356 

25,573

225,271

24,997 

18,404 

24,043 

31,554 

23,939 

15,360 

12,369 

10,961 

14,266

236,231

Apr.

1,070 

1,110 

1,150 

1,190 

1,230

1,230 

1,230 

1,190 

1,150 

1,070

990 

953 

920 

920 

S88

856 

888 

920 

990 

1,110

1,230 

1,230 

1,190 

1,110 

1,030

990 

990 

953 

920 

856

Maximum

579 

S24 

1,030

1,140

1,030 

700 

1,030 

1,250 

1,110 

609 

429 

429 

700

1,230

Bay

S24 

762 

731 

700 

669

669 

700 

856 

1,030 

1,110

1,110 

1,070 

920 

SS8 

888

S88 

856 

824 

793 

731

700 

669 

639 

639 

609

609 

579 

609 

639 

639 

639

Minimum

369 

579 

700

369

700 

639 

660 

856 

579 

429 

369 

310 

339

310

June

609 

609 

579 

579 

549

549 

519 

519 

519 

519

439 

4S9 

519 

519 

549

549 

549 

519 

489 

489

4S9 

489 

4S9 

489 

459

459 

459 

459 

429 

429

July

429 

399 

599 

399 

399

399 

399 

399 

399 

399

399 

399 

399 

399 

399

399 

399 

429 

429 

429

429 

429 

599 

399 

384

384 

369 

369 

369 

369 

369

Mean

479 

662 

S25

615

806 

657 

776 

1,052 

774 

512 

399 

354 

476

647

Aug.

354 

354 

354 

339 

339

324 

324 

324 

310 

310

324 

339 

369 

399 

399

429 

429 

399 

399 

384

384 

354 

339 

324 

324

324 

324 

339 

339 

354 

354

Per square 

mile

0.6S2 

.943 

1.18

.876

1.15 

.936 

1.11 

1.50 

1.10 

.729 

.568 

.504 

.678

.922

Sept.

354 

354 

559 

339 

354

354 

354 

369 

399 

519

659 

700 

669 

669 

669

609 

549 

489 

459 

429

399 

3S4 

569 

569 

384

429 

519 

579 

579 

639

Run-off in 

Inches

0.79 

1.05 

1.56

11.91

1.32 

.97 

1.27 

1.67 

1.27 

.81 

.65 

.58 

.76

12.49

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 71

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°26', long. 85°42', on line between sec. 36, T. 24 

N., R. 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 1941.

Average discharge. 19 years (1903-15, 1934-41), 1,083 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,460 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage 

height, 12.95 feet); minimum observed, 710 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 9.23 

feet).

1903-16, 1930-31, 1934-41: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 second-feet Mar. 25, 

1913 (gage height, 7.0 feet, datum then in use); minimum, 540 second-feet Aug. 9, 1936 

(gage height, 8.55).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and days of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

9.2 

10.2

710

1,060

11.5

12.8

1,650

2,340

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

910 

910 

910 

910 

910

980 

1,050 

9SO 

980 

945

945 

910 

945 

945 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,320 

1,230 

1,100

1,100 

1,140 

980 

945 

945

945 

945 

945 

9SO 

980 

980

HOT.

9SO 

1,020 

1,060 

1,060 

1,100

1,140 

1,140 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,140 

1,230 

1,180 

1,140 

1,140

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,180 

1,230

1,520 

1,320 

1,320 

1,230 

1,250

1,130 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060 

1,100

Dec.

1,100 

1,060 

1,040 

1,000

980

1,000 

1,020 

1,030 

1,140 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,250 

1,250 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,250 

1,250 

1,300

1,350 

1,400 

1,450 

1,500 

1,550

1,600 

1,750 

l.SOO 

1,800 

1,700 

1,700

Jan.

1,650 

1,650 

1,650 

1,600 

1,600

1,550 

*1,100 

1,100 

1,230 

1,320

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

980 

945

945 

1,020 

1,140 

1,020 

1,000

950 

1,000 

1,060 

1,040 

1,000

960 

940 

960 

980 

1,000 

1,020

Month

Oct< 

HOT* 

Dec*

Ct

Jam 

Pebi 

Mart 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Wi

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-43

Feb.

1,050 

1,100 

1,180 

945 

910

945 

980 

980 

945 

1,000

1,100 

1,050 

1,050 

1,000 

1,050

1,000 

1,000 

930 

940 

920

],000 

1,000 

1,000 

945 

1,020

945 

945 

945

Mar.

1,060 

1,140 

980 

945 

910

910 

840 

910 

910 

910

910 

910 

910 

910 

910

al,000 

1,000 

960 

940 

960

1,000 

960 

945 

945 

945

945 

«910 

910 

945 

945 

980

Seoondfoot-days

30,955 

34,440 

40,520

377,131

35,750 

27,925 

29,355 

51,550 

32,560 

26,894 

24,429 

22,974 

25,003

382,355

Apr.

1,140 

1,230 

1,360 

1,500 

1,700

1,800 

1,900 

2,100 

2,220 

2,160

2,340 

2,000 

1,800 

1,800 

1,750

1,700 

1,750 

1,700 

1,750 

1,950

2,050 

8,050 

1,950 

1,750 

1,550

1,410 

1,360 

1,320 

1,250 

1,230

Maximum

1,320 

1,320 

1,800

1,300

1,650 

1,180 

1,140 

2,340 

1,180 

1,140 

840 

773 

1,060

2,340

May

1,160 

1,140 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060

1,060 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,100 

1,060 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,060 

1,100 

1,060 

1,060 

1,020

1,020 

930 

980 

980 

945

945 

945 

945 

960 

1,020 

1,060

Minimum

910 

930 

980

741

940 

910 

840 

1,140 

945 

S06 

741 

710 

741

710

June

1,060 

1,060 

1,140 

1,020 

945

910 

910 

910 

910 

875

S75 

875 

875 

910 

945

910 

910 

375 

S75 

840

340 

S40 

340 

640 

840

840 

806 

806 

806 

806

July

306 

806 

773 

773 

773

773 

773 

773 

606 

773

773 

773 

773 

773 

741

773 

775 

S06 

340 

840

S40 

306 

806 

773 

773

773 

773 

806 

806 

S06 

775

Mean

999 

1,14S 

1,307

1,031

1,153 

997 

947 

1,718 

1,050 

396 

76S 

741 

835

1,048

Aug.

773 

773 

773 

741 

741

741 

710 

741 

710 

710

741 

a740 

741 

741 

741

741 

741 

710 

741 

741

741 

741 

741 

741 

741

741 

741 

741 

741 

741 

773

Per square 

mile

1,11 

1.28 

1.45

1.15

1.23 

1.11 

1.05 

1.91 

1,17 

.996 

.876 

.823 

.926

1.16

Sept.

a800 

840 

806 

806 

806

773 

773 

806 

840 

840

S40 

306 

806 

806 

806

S06 

306 

806 

773 

773

773 

773 

741 

773 

875

1,020 

1,060 

980 

945 

945

Run-off in 

inches

1.2S 

1.42 

1.67

15.56

1.48 

1.15 

1.21 

2.13 

1.35 

1.11 

1.01 

.95 

1.03

15.79

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Huskegon River at Newaygo and 

weather records.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3-23, Jan. 20-22, 24-31, Feb. 1, 10-23, 

MarTT7-22.
72 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°04', long. 84°02', In sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 4 

£., at bridge on Michigan Highway 70, 3 miles north of Sterling.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- January 1937 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 6.58 

TeeTJT minimum, 108 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

1937-41: Maximum discharge observed, 2,760 second-feet Mar. 17, v 1938; maximum 

gage height, 12.074feet Mar. 25, 1939, (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, that 

of Aug. 6, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

ana tnose for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 

1.6 

8.0 

8.3

117

137

196

258

3.2 

4.5 

5.5 

6.5

1,240

1,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a!90 

183 

17V 

178 

185

194

235 

840 

814 

807

205 

207 

200 

214 

466

410 

297 

872 

a2SO 

a250

a280 

a290 

a8SO 

a230 

822

214 

810 

810 

231 

358 

371

Nov.

345 

508 

480 

371 

384

358 

314 

282 

280 

292

384 

746 

640 

466 

371

330 

317 

327 

330 

345

345 

371 

384 

3S4 

317

287 

877 

282 

265 

268

Dec.

270 

870 

290 

300 

320

340 

370 

430 

536 

565

565 

588 

466 

345 

380

400 

540 

660 

740 

SOO

820 

780 

700 

560 

384

509 

858 

892 

858 

670 

610

Jan.

580 

565 

610 

565 

550

480 

494 

458 

458 

397

397 

397 

368 

350 

340

350 

360 

380 

390 

370

390 

400 

380 

360 

350

380 

370 

340 

350 

360 

370

Month

Oct< 

Kove 

Dece

Ci

Jam 

FebJ 

Mar< 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

We

lender year

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

360 

350 

330 

310 

320

340 

330 

320 

380 

300

380 

370 

350 

390 

420

380 

390 

370 

3EO 

340

360 

350 

340 

310 

380

300 

310 

830

Mar.

300 

340 

370 

350 

370

410 

400 

410 

440 

450

480 

490 

510 

580 

530

a540 

aSOO 

aS80 

530 

550

588 

536 

566 

685 

670

762 

892 

1,000 

810 

898 

1,060

Secondfoot-days

7,650 

11,050 

16,690

-

18,887 

9,530 

17,344 

24,179 

7,940 

5,684 

4,379 

4,516 

5,515

127,364

Apr.

al,8SO 

*1,400 

1,580 

1,600 

1,640

1,580 

1,880 

1,140 

986 

810

715 

685 

595 

550 

536

438 

494 

508 

531 

1,140

1,140 

778 

580 

494 

384

371 

345 

317 

880 

272

Maximum

466 

746 

898

-

610 

420 

1,060 

1,640 

484 

410 

176 

213 

304

1,640

May

878 

877 

863 

856 

848

849 

410 

424 

371 

332

287 

856 

835 

227 

820

870 

345 

294 

253 

289

824

805 

801 

183 

178

172 

189 

800 

222 

224 

240

Minimum

177 

865 

270

-

340 

280 

300 

272 

172 

137 

120 

188 

145

120

June

272 

236 

201 

ISO 

178

165 

160 

184 

176 

168

164 

170 

188 

868 

410

317 

846 

207 

188 

168

168 

162 

158 

140 

140

138 

137 

137 

141 

141

July

138 

127 

135 

142 

120

137 

142 

144 

148 

137

135 

137 

133 

126 

123

136 

148 

145 

149 

149

137 

127 

133 

156 

140

146 

168 

158 

149 

168 

176

Mean

247 

368 

538

-

416 

340 

559 

8O6 

856 

189 

141 

146 

184

349

Aug.

154 

140 

123 

124 

128

188 

'188 

122 

156 

168

150 

142 

146 

136 

147

144 

137 

133 

129 

135

136 

213 

194 

164 

150

141 

150 

137 

141 

140 

186

Per square 

mile

0.778 

1.15 

1.68

-

1.30 

1.06 

1.75 

2.52 

.800 

.591 

.441 

.456 

.575

1.09

Sept.

SIS

174 

168 

159 

156

147 

145 

146 

228 

304

270 

212 

182 

176 

164

177 

203 

178 

164 

158

160 

149 

147 

153 

160

191 

191 

185 

800 

856

Run-off in 

inches

0.89 

1.88 

1.94

-

1.50 

1.11 

8.02 

2.81 

.92 

.66 

.51 

.58 

.64

14.80

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range of stage, records for Pine 

River at Alma, and weather records.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-8, 15-24, Jan. 14 to Mar. 15, Mar. 19, 88.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 73

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00'5411 , long. 84°10'52", in SWi sec. 12, T. 7 

N., R. 2 E., a quarter of a mile north of Owosso. Datum of gage is 707.82 feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 second-feet during period of no gage-height 

record in December or January (gage height, 5.77 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 2, 

Aug. 11.

1931-41: Maximum discharge, 3,670 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 8.13 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot July 27, 1934 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

Maximum stage known, 726 feet above mean sea level, at site of former gage, during 

an ice jam in 1918.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by power plant at Shiawasseetown.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of city of Owosso.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

70 

79 

71 

76 

71

81 

135 

182 

188 

181

167 

144 

118 

129 

142

 213 

199 

213 

203 

176

187 

144 

167 

152 

161

150 

146 

154 

128 

144 

156

HOT.

165 

176 

169 

167 

167

163 

158 

136 

153 

137

175 

204 

242 

247 

251

249 

244 

247 

227 

228

194 

'213 

177 

196 

182

185 

164 

*175 

162 

144

Dec.

177 

201 

140 

160 

130

150 

170 

220 

260 

350

470 

450 

370 

320 

270

350 

680 

740 

610 

610

530 

570 

520 

480 

440

490 

580 

700 

850 

1,100 

1,000

Jan.

1,050 

1,100 

1,500 

1,240 

945

848 

735 

585 

446 

419

362 

340 

320 

300 

290

280 

350 

410 

370 

350

370 

400 

370 

400 

370

b320 

*b300 

b250 

b270 

b260 

b250

Month

Oct( 

Hov«

Dec<

61

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Julj AugSep1

ff!

ilendar year!940

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

260 

296 

255 

229 

247

220 

240 

240 

220 

200

180 

210 

350 

650 

520

450 

350 

350 

290 

250

230 

220 

200 

190 

180

180 

170 

170

Mar.

160 

180 

250 

950 

890

780 

780 

712 

640 

660

620 

545 

*545 

500 

450

410 

380 

250 

250 

*b350

350 

340 

380 

360 

340

*324 

307 

283 

305 

281 

300

Secondfoot-days

4,527 

5,697 

14,188

80,041

15,800 

7,547 

13,872 

14,597 

4,889 

2,474 

1,565 

1,242 

1,219

87,617

Apr.

290 

300 

320 

350 

390

430 

469 

446 

435 

404

362 

327 

281 

282 

253

255 

271 

323 

565 

1,270

1,170 

1,070 

1,020 

825 

625

497 

401 

354 

311 

301

Maximum

213 

251 

1,100

1,900

1,500 

650 

950 

1,270 

283 

122 

74 

65 

56

1,500

May

283 

249 

231 

203 

203

176 

191 

192 

19S 

171

181 

174 

145 

143 

142

170 

164 

183 

170 

131

125 

131 

133 

125 

105

131 

97 

85 

87 

83 

87

Minimum

70 

136 

130

27

250 

170 

160 

253 

83 

47 

35 

18 

20

18

June

85 

S3 

83 

62 

74

87 

S8 

81 

82 

64

90 

47 

114 

91 

92

118 

111 

122 

107 

102

91 

86 

74 

78 

57

' 73 

66 

59 

50 

57

July

69 

50 

52 

63 

55

43 

61 

61 

44 

45

74 

58 

51 

48 

63

44 

51 

51 

54 

43

65 

46 

42 

43 

48

37 

40 

42 

46 

41 

35

Mean

146 

190 

458

219

510 

270 

447 

487 

158 

82.5 

50.5 

40.1 

40.6

240

Aug.

35 

40 

42 

28 

36

31 

48 

25 

18 

19

23 

56 

47 

44 

56

58 

52 

65 

49 

38

43 

47 

42 

25 

48

44 

38 

36 

37 

40 

32

Per square 

mile

0.271 

.353 

.351

.407

.948 

.502 

.831 

.905 

.294 

.153 

.094 

.075 

.075

.446

Sept.

40 

47 

37 

34 

36

42 

34 

56 

42 

43

42 

52 

53 

38 

54

39 

37 

39 

42 

32

20 

40 

41 

37 

35

42 

44 

34 

41 

46

Run-off In 

Inches

0.31 

.39 

.98

5.53

1.09 

.52 

.96 

1.01 

.34 

.17 

.11 

.09 

.08

6.05

Peak discharge.- Apr. 20 (1 p.m.) 1,420 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 3 to Jan. 3, Jan. 12-25, Feb. 6 to Bar. 5, Bar. 9-11, 14-19, 

21-35, Bar. 31 to Apr. 6, Sept. 29, 30; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Fergus and for Flint River near Flint.
74 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Shiawassee 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 1/5 miles east of Fergus and If miles upstream from Bear 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 637 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,190 second-feet Jan. 3; maximum gage 

neight observed, 10.14 feet Jan. 5, affected by ice; minimum discharge observed, 35 

second-feet Aug. 11, 13 (gage height, 2.68 feet).

1940-41: Maximum discharge observed, 3,120 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940; maximum gage 

height observed, 11.60 feet Mar. 30, 1940, affected by ice; minimum discharge observed, 

that of Aug. 11, 13, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

16 

20

21 

oo

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

84 

84 

84 

75 

78

7S 

104 

146 

175 

197

197 

165 

155 

137 

165

165 

220 

220 

220 

208

208 

208 

175 

175 

175

175 

175 

165 

175 

175 

165

NOT.

197 

20S 

208 

208 

186

175 

175 

175 

155 

155

155 

220 

246 

232 

246

246 

246 

232 

220 

220

208 

166 

197 

175 

186

165 

165 

165 

170 

170

Dec.

140 

140 

140 

140 

130

200 

220 

260 

320 

400

540 

520 

450 

390 

310

440

soo

830 

700 

700

720 

650 

590 

560 

540

590 

650 

830 

960 

1,310 

1,250

Jan.

1,250 

1,370 

2,190 

1,680 

1,200

1,000 

880 

750 

620 

550

480 

480 

420 

380 

350

330 

420 

480 

440 

410

400 

460 

430 

460 

430

390 

370 

350 

320 

330 

330

Month

Octc 

NOTE

DecE

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Aprj 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug\ 

Sept

Weiter year 1940-41

Feb.

320

320 

320 

310 

250

250 

290 

270 

230 

200

ISO 

210 

300 

800 

730

520 

430 

360 

310 

280

260 

240 

220 

210 

200

190 

190 

160

Mar.

170 

190 

350 

1,100 

1,000

900 

760 

710 

680 

700

730 

670 

600 

640 

640

540 

420 

330

330 

420

400 

400 

420 

410 

400

400 

400 

*370 

344 

344 

»364

Secondfoot-days

4,928 

5,892 

16,420

91,617

19,950 

8,570 

16,132 

16,475 

5,678 

2,584 

1,627 

1,471 

1,455

101,182

Apr.

344 

364 

386 

432 

590

590 

562 

534 

508 

482

432 

386 

344 

306 

290

290 

29O 

324 

408 

915

1,370 

1,100 

1,100 

1,000 

S30

650 

508 

432 

364 

344

Maximum

220 

246 

1,310

3,040

2,190 

SOO 

1,100 

1,370 

324 

128 

60 

64 

57

2,190

May

324 

290 

260 

246 

220

220 

208 

220 

220 

220

208 

208 

197 

197 

186

186 

197 

208 

197 

165

146 

155 

146 

137 

137

104 

120 

104 

84 

84 

34

Minimum

75 

155 

130

60

320 

ISO 

170 

290 

84 

60 

45 

35 

40

35

June

84 

84 

84 

90 

72

78 

84 

90 

84 

78

72 

97 

67 

120 

104

90 

120 

112 

128 

104

97 

90 

78 

72 

84

62 

72 

67 

60 

60

July

49 

60 

60 

51 

55

53

57 

49 

55 

55

49 

53 

57 

57 

55

51 

55 

49 

51 

53

51 

53 

55 

53 

47

45 

51 

47 

53 

47 

51

Mean

159 

196 

530

250

644 

306 

520 

549 

183 

86.1 

52.5 

47.5 

48.5

277

Aug.

47 

43 

41 

43 

45

40 

40 

45 

45 

45

35 

36 

36 

51 

53

53

57 

60 

64 

57

57 

51 

53 

49 

49

47 

49 

47 

49 

43 

41

Per square 

mile

0.250 

.308 

.832

.392

1.01 

.480 

.816 

.862 

.287 

.135 

.082 

.075 

.076

.435

Sept.

49 

45 

51 

49 

49

43 

43 

47 

53

57

53 

49 

51 

55 

53

51 

53 

49 

43 

47

47 

40 

41 

41 

47

45 

43 

53 

53 

55

Run-off In 

Inches

0.29 

.34 

.96

5.35

1.16 

.50 

.94 

.96 

.33 

.15 

.09 

.09 

.08

5.89

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice NOT. 29 to Dec. 25, Jan. 5 to Mar. 2S.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 75

Flint River at Genesee, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06'25", long. 83°37'00", in sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 

7 B., at highway bridge at Genesee, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Butternut 

Creek. Datum of gage is 695.84 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 593 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 280 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,480 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 

IB.66 feet); minimum observed, 18 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 12.75 feet).

1931-41: Maximum discharge observed, 3,540 second-feet Feb. 9, 1938 (gage height, 

22.52 feet); minimum discharge, about 10 second-feet Aug. 15, 1936.

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

wnicn are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

e

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

B4

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

67 66 

67 

61 

68

73 

90 

1E6 

134 

118

118 

116 

118 

118 

111

134 

14E 

142 

142 

14E

134 

134 

118 

118 

111

111 

104 

97 

97 

97 

104

HOT.

Ill 

111 

111 

111 

111

111 

104 

104 

104 

104

130 

210 

220 

170 

150

150 

 150 

150 

150 

150

150 

158 

156 

158 

150

150 

140 

140 

130 

120

Dec.

120 

130 

140 

150 

150

150 

160 

200 

240 

310

460 

480 

430 

380 

360

480 

600 

560 

540 

640

580 

560 

530 

500 

460

420 

390 

480 

700 

1,400 

1,300

Jan.

1,250 

1,240 

1,440 

1,280 

880

800 

720 

700 

620 

550

530 

480 

410 

320 

320

300 

200 

220 

220 

230

230 

240 

240 

230 

230

2EO 

210 

»200 

190 

180 

180

Month

Oct( 

NOT« 

Dees

Cf

Jam 

Pebj 

Hare 

Apr 

Bay 

June 

Jul-i 

Augi 

Sept

We

tlendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Pel).

180 

190 

180 

170 

180

160 

150 

170 

180 

180

180 

170 

180 

580 

540

490 

420 

370 

370 

290

250 

200 

EDO 

200 

180

160 

160 

160

Mar.

160 

180 

220 

560 

660

650 

630 

600 

550 

520

600 

580 

560 

540 

560

530 

470 

460 

530 

*510

530 

445 

425 

445 

425

»425 

325 

210 

228 

305 

345

Seeondfoot-days

3,380 

4,166 

13,900

83,873

15,060 

6,840 

14,178 

11,9E6 

4,092 

E,095 

1,457 

1,271 

888

79,253

Apr.

365 

365 

22S 

246 

265

325 

465 

465 

425 

405

365 

345 

405 

425 

405

285 

210 

246 

365 

490

565 

720 

750 

720 

565

425 

345 

E85 

228 

228

Maximum

142 

220 

1,400

2,760

1,440 

580 

660 

750 

210 

90 

90 

83 

36

1,440

Bay

210 

184 

175 

156 

134

104 

64 

90 

142 

166

13* 

90 

150 

150 

150

166 

158 

142 

184 

150

150 

134 

126 

126 

118

111 

104 

91 

79 

77 

75

Minimum

61 

104 

120

47

180 

150 

160 

210 

64 

49 

33 

30 

E2

22

June

78 

78 

66 

72 

73

70 

73 

64 

61 

59

57 

58 

65 

79 

82

90 

90 

90 

84 

82

76 

71 

64 

61 

57

51 

49 

51 

64 

80

July

90 

84 

72 

70 

64

56 

51 

46 

45 

47

47 

45 

43 

41 

40

39 

36 

48 

49 

41

41 

40 

35 

39 

35

33 

36 

36 

34 

34 

38

Mean

109 

139 

448

229

4S6 

244 

457 

398 

132 

69.8 

47.0 

41.0 

29.6

217

Aug.

38 

39 

37 

35 

33

31 

30 

30 

34 

30

34 

36 

3S 

43 

83

83 

83 

59 

44 

40

41 

41 

38 

35 

34

40 

34 

33 

31 

31 

33

Per square 

mile

0.184 

.234 

.755

.386

.820 

.411 

.771 

.671 

.223 

.118 

.079 

.069 

.050

.366

Sept.

35 

36 

34 

34 

33

31 

31 

32 

32 

32

29 

30 

34 

30 

27

23 

22 

26 

26 

28

24 

25 

27 

28 

29

29 

30 

31 

28 

32

Run-off in 

inches

0.21 

.26 

.87

5.25

.94 

.43 

.89 

.75 

.26 

.13 

.09 

.08 

.06

4.97

» Winter discharge jneasurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5 to Mar. 21. Ho gaga-height record Hov.11-20, 

Hov. 27 to Jan. 1, June 29, 30, Sept. 22, 23, 25, 26; discharge computed on basis of records for 

station near Flint and weather records.

498587 O - 43 - 6
76 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Flint River near Flint, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02'20", long. 83°46'10", in SWi sec. 4, T. 7 

N., R. 6 E., at sewage-treatment -plant 2 miles downstream from Flint. Datum of gage 

Is 678.80 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 927 square miles.

Records available.- August 1932 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 7.28 

reetj; minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 29.

1932-41: Maximum discharge, 6,970 second-feet Feb. 14, 1938 (gage height, 11.20 

feet); minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Some regulation by reservoirs upstream. City of Flint diverts 

water above station for municipal and industrial use, but effluent from city sewagetreatment plant which enters river just below gage is included in flow at station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

 31

Oct.

86 

90 

S6 

86 

74

135 

434 

152 

208 

229

225 

211 

182 

231 

283

283 

301 

288 

274 

253

249 

229 

233 

201 

194

174' 

168 

160 

195 

176 

171

HOT.

208 

198 

201 

201 

369

233 

190 

62 

98 

160

249 

350 

382 

324 

2S8

218 

274 

237 

237 

237

229 

245 

249 

237 

402

104 

198 

185 

168 

171

Dec.

117 

185 

194 

201 

222

198 

249 

346 

418 

558

730 

730 

705 

600 

576

868 

960 

950 

S95 

*868

950 

922 

S6S 

840 

785

730 

625 

812 

1,600 

2,350 

2,190

Jan.

1,990 

2,270 

2,770 

2,190 

1,340

1,130 

980 

922 

950 

895

758 

610

£ 

384

468 

526 

540 

490 

445

454 

540 

553 

490 

b450

b410 

»b380 

b360 

b340 

b320 

b310

Month

Oot< 

HOT* 

Dec*

Cf

Jam 

Febi 

Mart 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Julj 

Aug\ 

Sept

Hs

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

b340 

364 

355 

337 

310

306 

301 

260 

158 

237

257 

265 

454 

1,040 

868

730 

705 

630 

580 

481

368 

310 

274 

265 

225

146 

115 

176

Mar.

229 

237 

1,060 

1,460 

 1,190

1,190 

1,130 

950 

895 

895

950 

86S 

840 

86S 

980

1,010 

868 

643 

544 

655

562 

522 

544 

655 

680

655 

630 

615 

595 

553 

486

Secondfoot-days

6,261 

6,904 

23,262

127,811

25,361 

10,857 

23,979 

21,791 

5,685 

2,996 

2,215 

1,365 

1,089

131,765

Apr.

512 

512 

530 

566 

705

730 

705 

655 

655 

620

544 

476 

400 

499 

458

366 

404 

418 

820 

1,830

1,480 

1,340 

1,250 

1,190 

1,040

785 

680 

535 

576 

490

Maximum

434 

402 

2,350

3,750

2,770 

1,040 

1,480 

1,830 

391 

157 

128 

124 

85

2,770

May

391 

292 

237 

225 

361

72 

159 

201 

237 

211

198 

162 

168 

160 

162

162 

185 

185 

205 

179

191 

357 

57 

124 

133

124 

113 

115 

101 

97 

101

HlnliEum

74 

62 

117

55

310 

115 

229 

386 

57 

66 

44 

28 

23

23

June

103 

105 

91 

105 

101

91 

90 

88 

82 

72

66 

93 

134 

128 

151

157 

137 

alSO 

a!20 

111

103 

S8 

103 

81 

74

71 

68 

72 

88 

93

July

126 

128 

103 

113 

84

76 

72 

61 

61 

100

84 

71 

55 

60 

61

70 

60 

64 

56 

49

58 

108 

50 

51 

47

52 

57 

81 

68 

45 

44

Mean

202 

230 

750

349

818 

388 

774 

726 

183 

99.9 

71.5 

44.0 

36.3

361

Aug.

32 

30 

2S 

34 

34

66 

37 

32 

34 

28

83 

70 

41 

41 

124

57 

49 

47 

46 

43

43 

40 

42 

33 

37

38 

34 

34 

32 

31 

43

Per square 

mile

0.218 

.248 

.809

.376

.882 

.419 

.835 

.783 

.197 

.108 

.077 

.047 

.039

.389

Sept.

44 

44 

38 

40 

38

34 

31 

40 

47 

57

37 

33 

31 

30 

31

31 

30 

85 

40 

31

29 

31 

32 

32 

30

28 

24 

23 

24 

44

Run-off In 

Inches

0.25 

.28 

.93

5.13

1.02 

.44 

.96 

.87 

.23 

.12 

.09 

.05 

.04

5.28

Peak discharge.- Dec. 30 (4 a.m.) 2,510 sec.-ft.; Jan. 3 (12 m.) 2,950 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Raisin River at Honroe and 

weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Flint River near Fosters, lllch.

77

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°17'56", long. 83055'58", in sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 5 E., 

at cridge on Sheridan Road, 1 mile west of Fosters and 1 mile upstream from Birch 

Run. Datum of gage is 588.82 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- J&xlmum discharge observed during year, 4,260 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 

15.56 feet); minimum observed, 87 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 3.67 feet).

1940-41: Maximum discharge observed, 5,600 second-feet Mar. 30, 1940 (gage height, 

17.64 feet, backwater from ice); minimum observed, that of Aug. 6, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from leaves, which are fair 

ana those for periods of ice effect, which #re poor. Gage read twice daily.

.Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves 

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

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3

22 5.0

29 5.5

3S 6.0

59 7.0

123 8.0

204

296

396

630

908

10.0

13.0

15.4

1,560

2,700

4,100

Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

4.5 123 9.0 1,100 

5.0 196 11.0 1,700 

5.8 331 13.0 2,520 

6.8 540 14.7 3,540 

Same as preceding 

elow 4.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

Z 

S

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

102 

102 

96 

96 

102

102 

187 

418 

1S7 

196

222 

213 

196 

196 

336

316 

296 

277 

296 

277

258 

240 

222 

204 

187

187 

170 

162 

170 

167 

196

Nov.

187 

204 

222 

231 

277

418 

277 

231 

146 

178

204 

356 

484 

418 

506

316 

296 

316 

277 

296

296 

296 

296 

296 

296

222 

130 

187 

204 

154

Dec.

150 

220 

230 

240 

250

260 

320 

390 

500 

640

800 

960 

940 

800 

750

980 

1,250 

1,200 

1,150 

1,250

1,320 

1,320 

1,190 

1,120 

1,030

1,030 

1,060 

1,160 

1,560 

2/960 

3,140

Jan.

2,780 

2,660 

4,100 

3,500 

2,700

1,700 

1,400 

1,200 

1,150 

1,150

1,100 

980 

860 

720 

600

550 

610 

700 

630 

560

550 

650 

700 

620 

560

520 

490 

450 

420 

400 

390

Month

Ootc 

Hove

Deo<

C;

Jam 

Pebi 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

Junt 

Julj AugSept

fftiter year 1940-4

Feb.

420 

440 

430 

420 

390

400 

380 

360 

320 

290

320 

350 

580 

1,500 

1,300

1,100 

940 

820 

760 

700

570 

470 

400 

350 

310

260 

250 

190

Mar.

240 

280 

550 

1,800 

1,650

1,450 

1,250 

1,150 

1,020 

1,000

1,050 

1,000 

940 

1,000 

1,030

1,050 

790 

*640 

600 

660

700 

640 

600 

 640 

840

790 

765 

740 

713 

665 

640

Secondfoot-days

6,396 

3,219 

30,170

148,459

35,400 

15,040 

26,885 

26,469 

7,147 

E, 777 

1,859 

1,367 

1,285

163,014

Apr.

590 

665 

615 

»665 

890

1,100 

1,020 

865 

815 

765

715 

615 

540 

492 

590

515 

470 

492 

540 

1,940

2,260 

1,610 

1,460 

1,370 

1,220

990 

765 

690 

515 

690

Maximum

418 

508 

3,140

4,500

4,100 

1,500 

1,800 

2,260 

470 

123 

83 

77 

59

4,100

May

470 

390 

313 

277 

260

410 

165 

172 

243 

260

243 

226 

226 

226 

210

226 

226 

226 

226 

243

£10 

226 

370 

116 

165

151 

151 

144 

137 

123 

116

Minimum

96 

130 

150

60

390 

190 

240 

470 

116 

46 

33 

28 

33

28

June

116 

109 

109 

109 

109

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

90 

96 

109 

123 

123

123 

123 

116 

109 

96

102 

90 

71 

59 

59

54 

54 

54 

48 

46

July

71 

83 

83 71" 

71

65 

71 

59 

65 

77

77 

65 

59 

54 

54

54 

46 

54 

54 

59

 43 

33 

43 

54 

54

54 

4S 

46 

59 

77 

54

Mean

206 

274 

973

4C6

1,142 

537 

867 

882 

231 

9&6 

60.0 

44.1 

42.8

447

Aug.

42 

37 

40 

35 

34

28 

28 

44 

54 

34

34 

34 

77 

59 

47

71 

71 

54 

46 

48

43 

46 

48 

46 

42

38 

36 

38 

34 

39 

40

Per square 

mile

0.184 

.245 

.869

.362

1.02 

.479 

.774 

.768 

.206 

.083 

.054 

.039 

.038

.399

Sept.

39 

38 

54 

48 

36

33 

36 

36 

37 

59

54 

59 

42 

34 

38

44 

42 

33 

39 

59

39 

36 

40 

47 

44

46 

43 

41 

45 

44

Run-off in 

Inches

0.21 

.27 

1.00

4.92

1.18 

.50 

.89 

.88 

.24 

.09 

.06 

.04 

.04

5.40

Winter diacharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected t>y lee Dec. 1-20, Jan. 4 to Mar. 24. Backwater from 

leaves on control Oct. 20 to Nov. 5; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, one discharge measurement, and weather records.
78 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 43°02', long. 83°20', at footbridge at

Michigan Home and Training School, 2 miles west of Lapeer, Lapeer County. Datum of

gage is 806.48 feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 57 square miles. 

Records available.- March 1933 to September 1941. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 134 second-feet Jan. 1; maximum gage

height observed, 16.68 feet Mar. 6, affected by ice; minimum discharge observed, 0.6

second-foot Aug. 7, 8 (gage height, 14.92 feet).

1933-41: Maximum discharge observed (revised), 437 second-feet Feb. 15, 1938 (gage

height, 18.10 feet); minimum not determined.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1938 has been revised to 437

second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 18.10 feet), and that for the water year 1940 to 377

second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.84 feet), superseding figures published in WaterSupply Papers 854 and 894. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 2.0 second-feet and those for periods of Ice efrect, whl£h are fair. Occasional regulation at dam above station. Gage read twice dally 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, In second-feet, for the high-water periods In

water years 1938 and 1940 are shown below. They supersede those published in the

Water-Supply Papers 854 and 894.

Day 

(water year)

J

1937-33 

eb. 7.....

9..... 

10.....

Discharge 

(second-fee

397 

339 

249 

197

Month

Water year 1937-38... 

Calendar year 1938...

March 194 

April 194 

Water ye

0.. 

0..

ar 1939-40... "

Day 

t) (water year)

1937-33 

Feb. 11..... 

14..... 

15..... 

16.....

Secondfoot-days

4,869

12,575.6 

11,716.1

724.5 

1.986

5.0O0.5

Blscharge Day 

second-feet) (water year

1939-40 

149 Mar. 31.... 

377 Apr. 1.... 

417 H.... 

303

Maximum

417

417 

417

377 

 sw303

Minimum Mean

56 174

1.0 34.5 

1.0 32.1

6.7 23.4 

14 66.2

.5 13.7

Discharge 

{ aecond-f eet)

Per 

square 

mile

3.05

.605 

.563

.411 

1.16

.240

377 

303 

231

Run-off 

In 

Inches

3.18

8.21 

7.66

.47 

1.30

3.26

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.7 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4

3.1 

11 

10 

, 10 

12

12 

12 

10 

9.5 

13

13 

13 

15 

16 

16

15 

14 

13 

12 

11

9.9 

3.7 

8.3 

8.3 

8.7 

S.7

Nov.

9.9 

10 

10 

11 

11

10 

9.5 

9.1 

8.7 

3.3

9.9 

11 

12 

14 

14

9.5 

12 

12 

18 

12

13 

13 

14 

14 

14

12

11 

11 

11 

11

Dec.

9.5 

11 

13 

13 

13

18 

15 

15 

16 

22

23 

27 

39 

«44 

35

40 

41 

43 

*57 

62

55 

4S 

43 

40 

36

35 

37 

41 

62 

70 

118

Jan.

126 

112 

64 

76 

68

58 

50 

43 

36 

31

30 

30 

26 

23 

22

24 

22 

21 

17 

19

20 

23 

23 

23 

25

23 

24 

*21 

- 19 

18 

16

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam. 

Febi 

Marc 

AprJ 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Wa

lendar year!940

ter year 1940-43

Feb.

16 

IS 

19 

17 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

18

11 

11 

15 

24 

23

33 

32 

29 

26 

23

21 

18 

16 

15 

14

13 

12 

11

Secondfoot-days

310.3 

339.9 

1,129.5

6,332.9

1,153 

503 

1,204 

1,365 

376.7 

96.1 

49.6 

47.5 

26.7

6,601.3

Mar.

11 

14 

27 

29 

40

64 

60 

46 

39 

40

42 

40 

«42 

41 

40

51 

56 

42 

27 

27

25 

24 

30 

42 

»47

42 

31 

47 

43 

49 

46

Apr.

46 

51 

55 

51 

47

46 

47 

43 

40 

37

34 

31 

83 

27 

87

25 

24 

24 

33 

48

112 

119 

89 

68 

52

41 

36 

32 

27 

25

Maximum

16 

14 

112

377

126 

33 

64 

119 

22 

5.1 

2.0 

2.4 

1.4

126

May

22 

19 

18 

17 

15

12 

15 

15 

16 

17

16 

16 

14 

13 

12

18 

14 

14 

14 

12

10 

9.5 

9.5 

7.9 

7.9

7.5 

5.7 

4.3 

3.9 

3.5 

3.5

Minimum

3.1 

3.3 

9.5

.5

16 

11 

11 

24 

3.5 

1.5 

1.4 

.6 

.8

.6

June

3.4 

3.1 

3.1 

3.5 

3.9

3.7 

3.5 

3.4 

2.7 

2.4

2.8 

2.4 

3.1 

3.9 

3.9

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

4.8 

4.2

3.4 

3.1 

2.9 

2.7 

2.4

2.2 

1.3 

1.5 

1.6 

2.0

Mean

10.0 

11.3 

36.4

17.3

37.2 

13.0 

38.8 

45.5 

12.2 

3.20 

1.60 

1.53 

.39

13.1

July

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.5 

1.6 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

. 1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

Aug.

2.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.0

1.0 

.6 

.6 

1.0 

.8

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.0

2.0 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

Per square 

mile

0.175 

.193 

.639

.304

.653 

.316 

.631 

.798 

.214 

.056 

.028 

.027 

.016

.313

Sept.

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.3 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.3

.8 

.8 

.8 

.3 

.3

.8 

.3 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

1.0

Run-off In 

Inches

0.20 

.22

.74

4.13

.75 

.33 

.79 

.39 

.25 

.06 

.03 

.03 

.02

4.31

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14, Jan. 4-7, Feb. 16 to Mar. 2, Mar. 5-14.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Tlttabawassee River at Midland, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°36', long. 84°15', In NE* sec. 28, T. 14 N., 

 RT~S~E., 0.5 mile south of Midland and 1 mile downstream from Chlppewa 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 1941.

7.48

15.72

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height,

 feet); minimum, 69 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18 (gage height, -0.12 foot).

1936-41: Maximum discharge, 21,100 second-feet Feb. 7, 1938 (gage height, 

feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Sept. 27, 1940 and Sept. 18, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, 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 and below -control. Low flow regulated by power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and records of diversion furnished by Dow Chemical Co.

Bating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct.

0.0 107

.3 210

.6 343

.9 496

1.2 669

1 to Dec. 2, June 5 to Sept. S)

2.0 

3.0 

4.5 

6.0 

7.0

1,140 

1,830 

3,030 4.3SO' 

5,330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September r1941

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

Oot.

591

943

926

525

284

368

362

403

383

448

9S4

519

292

652

634

1,060

1,210

1,200

710

484

724

964

867

915

695

637

510

1,030

1,100

724

704

Nor.

1,200

S65

714

9S9

968

1,180

1,440

1,330

666

516

S84

1,970

2,240

1,550

1,190

861

650

1,090

1,290

1,380

934

1,380

1,270

S72

1,200

1,390

1,130

1,050

1,210

S72

-

Deo.

460

372

aSOO

a900

aSSO

944

1,030

793

1,260

2,160

1,990

1,760

1,2SO

811

730

1,S4O

2,490

2,970

3,330

3,160

2,780

2,260

2,570

2,600

2,080

2,260

3,660

3,S40

3,930

4,020

3,930

Month

Calendar year 194O

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

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

Mav. ... .............

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

Water year 1940-41

Jan.

3,S40

4,020

4,S80

4,6SO

3,390

2,570

2,120

1,940

1,890

1,620

1,350

1,610

1,570

1,240

1,230

1,340

1,620

1,580

834

1,2SO

1,480

1,860

1,540

1,220

783

601

707

91S

1,000

1,280

1,160

Feb.

1,060

1,110

1,140

1,200

1,280

1,190

903

650

664

592

1,490

921

1,040

1,690

1,240

951

1,060

1,530

900

762

1,360

1,340

548

824

S42

992

1,130

794

_

-

-

Har594

542

1,270

1,S30

1,560

1,210

960

825

668

1,140

2,090

2,470

2.04O

2,640

3,300

3,750

2,500

1,470

1,390

1,790

2, ISO

1,960

2,790

4,880

5,280

4,680

4,380

4,580

4,780

4,780

5,2SO

Apr.

4,5SO

4,880

4,7SO

4,580

4,380

4,480

4,200

3,660

3,300

2,940

3,030

2,850

1,750

1,360

1,820

1,750

1,900

1,690

2,200

3,480

4,110

3,480

3,120

2,870

2,790

2,430

1,150

994

954

1,150

-

Observed

Second - 

foot-days

21,S48

34, ESI

63,530

402,817

57,153

29,193

79,609

86,65S

25,507

14,670

7,269

6,974

15,213

441,905

Maximum

1,210

2,240

4,020

6,S20

4,8SO

X. 690

5 230

4J8SO

1,430

956

CQC ooo

585

1,820

5,280

Minimum

2S4

516

372

173

601

548

542

954

281

343

133

117

120

117

Mean

705

1,143

2,049

1,101

1,S44

1,043 

o gga

2 8S9

823

489

234

225

507

1,211

May

1,270

1,210

725

455

626

79S

1,230

1,430

954

1,140

696

1,140

1,310

699

860

963

787

506

1,000

970

920

1,160

612

309

35S

628

739

684

647

400

2S1

June

290

319

5S2

552

342

406

548

367

243

270

260

470

794

949

437

422

780

689

956

534

351

636

515

41S

368

322

565

640

296

349

-

Diversion

(second-feet )1

62

50

47

66

48

52

53

56

72

Si

82

81

S7

64

July

403

206

210

199

196

185

27S

203

1S1

354

311

199

192

1S1

154

304

174

171

199

185

154

133

192

167

157

143

5S6

2S6

560

214

192

Aug.

164

157

157

214

167

117

120

154

288

156

585

323

154

160

221

164

174

252

424

305

171

378

185

154

154

248

348

21S

242

197

223

Sept.

161

166

170

127

127

120

156

474

1.S20

1,360

1,040

982

854

630

346

466

1,180

S66

704

240

294

605

295

200

232

246

175

234

1S1

742

-

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

V6V

1.193

2,096

1,167

1.S92

1,095 

2,621

2 'S95 945

570

316

306

594

1,275

Per square 

mile

0.320

.497

.873

.486

 7S8

 456

1.09

1 .23

*238

.132

.128

.248

.531

Run- off 

in Inches

0 .37

.55

1.01

6.62

.91

.47

1*26

1.37

.43

.27

.15

.15

.28

7.22

t Diversion by Dow Chemical Co., for industrial use.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range of stage, records for Grand 

River at Grand Rapids, and weather records.
80 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°42', long. 84°28', at Pere Marquette Railroad bridge lj

miles southeast of North Bradley, Midland County. 

Drainage area.- 138 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1941. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, about 1,200 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage

height, 9.12 feet, affected by ice); minimum observed, 2.0 second-feet Aug. 8-10 (gage

height, 0.36 foot).

1934-41: Maximum discharge observed, 4,460 second-feet (revised) Feb. 7, 14, 1938;

maximum gage height, 13.77 feet Feb. 6, 1938 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge

observed, 1.9 second-feet July 24, 1934. 

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

which are poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge,' in second-feet, for the high-water period in the

water year 1938, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 854, are given

herein:

Feb. 7..........3,620

14..........3,620

Month

Water year 1937-38. 

Calendar year 1938.

Secondfoot - 

days

16,722

28,623.5 

28,251.5

Maximum

3,620

3,620 

3,620

Minimum

28

3.5 

3.5

He an

597

78.4 

77.4

Per 

square 

mile

4.33

.568 

.561

Run-off 

in 

Inches

4.51

7.71 

7.61

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

S

6 

7 

8

1*

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.4 

8.4 

S.4 

7.8 

8.4

s.e

14 

12 

11 

11

10 

9.S 

9.5 

13 

28

33 

27 

21 

19 

18

18 

16 

15 

15 

13

12 

12 

11 

14 

27 

31

NOT.

27| 33* 

32 

30 

27

25 

23 

20 

18 

18

28 

S3 

60 

45 

42

36 

34 

29 

25 

26

26 

32 

36 

34 

30

25 

25 

28 

30 

26

Dec.

20 

24 

23 

24 

24

26 

32 

37 

46 

60

84 

*80 

53 

45

42

60 

270 

290 

190 

130

160 

180 

180 

150 

150

198 

211 

266 

224 

1S5 

172

Jan.

159 

252 

416 

324 

211

134 

74 

64 

56 

48

44 

45 

44 

39 

42

39 

40 

44 

41 

39

37 

35 

34 

35 

33

31 

32 

30 

29 

#30 

29

Month

Octc 

Hove

Dece

Ct

Jam 

PebJ 

Hare 

AprJ 

May

Jun< 

Jul; 

Aug\ 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

30 

31 

32 

29 

24

25 

26 

26 

26 

24

*24 

23 

26 

30 

35

40 

40 

34 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

27 

26

24 

25 

25

Mar.

24 

22 

27 

35 

35

34 

33 

34 

40 

38

44 

49 

60 

10Q 

250

400 

300 

200 

130 

95

110 

230 

600 

1,100 

660

544 

480 

480 

385 

236 

248

Secondfoot -days

470.5 

953 

3,636

14,096.1

2,510 

789 

7,223 

3,184 

591 

260.0 

157.8 

131.3 

1,293.8

21,204.4

Apr.

224 

*188 

164 

134 

164

176 

134 

101 

81 

72

58 

62 

52 

51 

48

47 

58 

76 

76 

370

224 

188 

112 

61 

62

53 

43 

35 

32 

28

Maximum

33 

83 

290

935

416 

40 

1,100 

370 

44 

16 

8.0 

10 

600

1,100

May

27 

24 

20 

20 

18

18 

29 

44 

36 

28

24 

22 

18 

17 

18

20 

22 

21 

18 

16

15 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

Minimum

7.6 

18 

20

4.4

29 

23 

22 

28 

10 

5.3 

4.1 

2.0 

2.4

2.0

June

11 

10 

10 

10 

8.8

8.4 

7.4 

6.5 

6.8 

6.8

6.8 

9.6 

13 

13 

16

14 

11 

9.2 

8.0 

6.2

5.9 

6.8 

7.7 

7.4 

6.8

6.5 

5.6 

5.3 

7.1 

8.4

July

e.o

6.8 

5.9 

5.6 

5.0

5.3 

5.6 

5.3 

4.8 

5.0

5.3 

5.0 

5.0 

4.5 

4.5

4.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.0 

5.0

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

5.0

5.0 

4.5 

4.1 

4.3 

4.5 

4.6

Mean 

15.2 

31.8 

117

33.5

81.0 

28.2 

233 

106 

19.1 

8.67 

5.09 

4.24 

43.3

'58.1

Aug.

4.8 

4.1 

3«8 

3.2 

3.2

2.5 

2.4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

4.5 

10

e.s

7.1 

7.1

8.0 

6.5 

5.6 

5.0 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

3.6 

3.4 

2.7

2.7 

3.2 

2.9 

2.4 

2.4 

2.5

Per square 

mile

0.110 

.230 

.848

.279

.587 

.204 

1.69 

.768 

.138 

.063 

.037 

.031 

.314

.421

Sept.

2.4 

2.4 

2.9 

3.8 

3.4

2.4 

2.5 

3.8 

164 

a600

212 

67 

40 

27 

20

12 

12 

12 

9.6 

9.2

8.4 

7.7 

7.7 

7.4 

7.7

6.5 

8.0 

8.8 

9.2 

19

Run-off In 

inches

0.13 

.26 

.98

3.32

.68 

.21 

1.95 

.86 

.16 

.07 

.04 

.04 

.35

5.73

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of lower limit of stage as noted by observer, 

and weather records.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-25, Jan. 22 to Mar. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Chlppewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mlch.

61

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'35", long. 84°42'30n , on line between sees. 

7 ana 8, T. 14 N., R. 3 w., 4 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area.- 416 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 762 second-feet Sept. 11; maximum gage height, 

6.b3 reet Feb. 4, backwater from Ice; minimum discharge, 34 second-feet July 2.7; 

minimum gage height, 2.93 feet May 28.

1930-31, 1932-41: Maximum discharge observed, 3,120 second-feet Feb. 6, 1938 

(gage height, 12.02 feet); minimum observed, 19 second-feet Aug. 16, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and

those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Regulation at low stages 

by power plant above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a 120 

a!30 

a 125 

a 120 

allO

a!20 

alSO 

alSO 

a!40 

137

128 

125 

97 

127 

173

200 

173 

156 

157 

149

164 

156 

142 

157 

158

161 

152 

150 

156 

179 

185

HOT.

183 

202 

205 

202 

193

188 

182 

177 

179 

179

209 

268 

267 

229 

218

208 

205 

208 

199 

202

214 

248 

257 

243 

234

205 

208 

208 

«211 

219

Dec.

175 

203 

190 

220 

210

220 

230 

239 

248 

254

268 

269 

263 

230 

202

297 

442 

401 

347 

356

377 

368 

368 

338 

317

411 

500 

506 

521 

489 

425

Jan.

410 

436 

554 

429 

358

350' 

33O 

«320 

335 

365

357 

280 

301 

299 

281

294 

262 

266 

246 

248

274 

256 

288 

280 

270

280 

260 

270 

250 

«250 

240

Month

Octc 

HOT«

Deoc 

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj Aug' 

Sept

Wt

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

240 

230 

230 

220 

210

210 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

210 

220 

280 

310

290 

282 

270 

290 

280

270 

260 

250 

240 

230

220 

210 

210

Mar.

200 

200 

200 

210 

230

250 

310 

350 

310 

210

238 *ei5

287 

371 

450

343 

236 

290 

273 

272

«a260 

,a350 

a 410 

a440 

a 460

a 480 

a 470 

a 450 

a440 

a 420 

a 430

Secondfoot-days

4.507 

6,353 

9,882

78,466

9,639 

6,642 

10,055 

13,377 

6,401 

3,521 

2,622 

2,646 

7,112

82,757

Apr.

a420 

a 430 

a 450 

a470 

a500

a580 

a680 

a660 

a560 

a500

455 

410 

395 

395 

3SO

365 

377 

395 

410 

546

638 

561 

500 

410 

374

350 

314 

308 

281 

263

Maximum

200 

268 

521

1,030

554 

310 

480 

680 

332 

190 

118 

128 

732

732

May

269 

246 

237 

222 

216

208 

263 

332 

320 

287

257 

237 

225 

216 

205

219 

214 

205 

190 

182

179 

176 

167 

167 

147

144 

145 

141 

138 

109 

138

Minimum

97 

177 

175

80

240 

200 

200 

263 

109 

84 

54 

56 

64

54

June

132 

130 

132 

US 

118

109 

109 

107 

107 

107

104 

107 

135 

161 

164

190 

161 

132 

121 

112

104 

101 

107 

98 

84

90 

95 

90 

98 

98

July

87 

104 

101 

95 

93

101 

93 

81 

. 90 

118

115 

118 

98 

84 

84

79 

77 

74 

71 

74

79 

79 

79 

74 

77

59 

54 

64 

61 

90 

69

Mean

145 

212 

319

214

311 

237 

324 

446 

206 

117 

84.6 

85.4 

237

227

Aug.

74 

77 

90 

64 

77

71 

56 

79 

77 

79

62 

127 

110 

84 

122

128 

112 

95 

118 

87

79 

69 

109 

74 

77

80 

80 

80 

77 

74 

64

Per square 

mile

0.349 

.510 

.767

.514

.748 

.570 

.779 

1.07 

.495 

.281 

.203 

.205 

.570

.546

Sept.

64 

71 

69 

71 

67

64 

67 

74 

268 

608

732 

527 

440 

377 

341

277 

266 

251 

225 

216

231 

219 

214 

190 

188

185 

190 

199 

202 

219

Run-off In 

Inches

0.40 

.57 

.88

7.00

.86 

.59 

.90 

1.20 

.57 

.31 

.23 

.24 

.64

7.39

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, recorded range 

of stage, records for Grand River at Grand Rapids, and weather records.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3-7, Jan. 6-8, Jan. 24 to Mar- fr, Mar. 18.
82 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Pine River at Alma, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°23', long. 84°39', In sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., 

In Alma, 270 feet downstream from highway bridge. Datum of gage Is 717.44 feet abovemean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 288 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 159 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 772 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 31 (gage height, 

4.73 reet); minimum, about 2 second-feet (regulated) May 10.

1930-41: Maximum discharge observed, 4,070 second-feet Feb. 6, 1938 (gage height, 

10.43 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 

about 2 second-feet July 23, 1938, May 10, 1941.

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

which are fair. Occasional regulation by dam above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 '28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

57 

55 

53 

56 

52

57 

69 

72 

87 

89

84 

71 

71 

81 

91

124 

133 

119 

102 

99

111 

114 

97 

79 

83

84 

79 

84 

91 

96 

115

Nov.

129 

133 

126 

135 

131

104 

109 

117 

114 

109

143 

131 

151 

160 

140

121 

122 

122 

116 

105

116 

126 

138 

147 

138

117 

109 

108 

187 

134

Dec.

51 

87 

116 

116 

121

128 

140 

160 

186 

180

200 

SOO 

[193 

'159 

109

72 

149 

294 

301 

309

309 

325 

325 

286 

256

256 

286 

317 

365 

390 

502

Jan.

280 

416 

468 

*317 

294

193 

257 

317 

301 

264

226 

228 

228 

200 

160

144 

160 

193 

221 

186

173 

170 

166 

b!70 

154

144 

159 

155 

135 

139 

146

Month

Octc 

Nov« 

Decs

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

ITs

ilendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

152 

159 

161 

142 

124

125 

134 

b!40 

b!40 

»b!30

b!20 

115 

140 

160 

186

186 

180 

175 

117 

109

124 

133 

144 

b!40 

130

b!30 

105 

b!20

Mar.

b!30 

b!40 

b!60 

94 

180

169 

173 

156 

173 

327

342 

 278 

357 

480 

509

434 

a350 

a 290 

a 250 

a240

«b240 

278 

357 

462 

452

452 

408 

325 

357 

365 

390

Secondfoot-days

2,655 

3,838 

6,888

51,800

6,766 

3,921 

9,318 

7,683 

3,429 

2,033 

1,314 

1,496 

1,558

50,899

Apr.

399 

382 

294 

365 

341

452 

434 

349 

341 

301

 256 

228 

214 

114 

87

173 

193 

346 

264 

271

286 

174 

230 

214 

180

164 

159 

160 

165 

147

Maximum

133 

187 

502

1,130

468 

186 

509 

452 

283 

150 

58 

158 

121

509

May

130 

126 

121 

117 

107

113 

283 

221 

130 

79

161 

139 

120 

114 

107

107 

126 

137 

116 

98

80 

79 

89 

75 

68

67 

70 

68 

57 

57 

67

Minimum

52 

104 

51

19

135 

105 

94 

87 

57 

41 

35 

16 

22

16

June

67 

66 

81 

70 

71

69 

68 

66 

53 

51

45 

55 

71 

121 

150

131 

99 

91 

70 

70

56 

50 

52 

46 

46

46 

41 

45 

43 

43

July

43 

37 

39 

38 

38

38 

36 

35 

35 

38

38 

41 

40 

40 

39

45 

45 

45 

40 

40

42 

45 

41 

42 

44

46 

46 

50 

58 

52 

58

Mean

85.6 

128 

222

142

218 

140 

301 

256 

111 

67.8 

42.4 

48.3 

51.9

139

Aug.

60 

56 

47 

43 

39

38 

37 

36 

36 

27

48 

50 

57 

56 

55

58 

58 

58 

58 

60

54 

53 

49 

50 

158

54 

18 

17 

18 

32 

16

Per square

mile

0.297 

.444 

.771

.493

.757 

.486 

1.05 

.889 

.385 

.235 

.147 

.168 

.180

.483

Sept.

30 

33 

22 

31 

39

39 

33 

45

62 

102

121 

111 

87

70 

58

53 

46 

43 

43 

44

45 

44 

41 

35 

40

39 

42 

44 

43 

73

Run-off In 

Inches

0.34 

.50 

.89

6.68

.87 

.51 

1.21 

.99 

.44 

.26 

.17 

.19 

.20

6.57

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chlppewa 

River near Mount Pleasant.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 83

Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°19'42", long. 83°45'28", on line between sees. 27 

ana 28, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at highway bridge 1 mile west of Frankenmuth and 2.6 miles 

upstream from Dead Creek.

Drainage area.- 848 square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to March 1909, July 1935 to September 1936, June 1939 

to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 11.13 

reet); minimum daily, 2 second-feet July 27.

1908-9, 1935-36, 1939-41: Maximum discharge observed, 9,530 second-feet Mar. 16, 

1908 (gage height, 20.98 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily discharge, 2 

second-feet Sept. 28, 1908, July 27, 1941.

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

ana those below 50 second-feet, which are poor. Flow regulated by mill above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

93 

96 

86 

37 

52

24 

70 

163 

187 

101

91 

86 

120 

101 

112

123 

137 

101 

69 

54

95 

120 

105 

84 

61

90 

60 

74 

62 

85 

94

Nov.

94 

96 

151 

96 

94

114 

142 

91 

59 

61

100 

225 

128 

85 

176

193 

77 

82 

71 

154

296 

163 

84 

58 

7S

253 

*148 

71 

99 

92

Dee.

222

132 

120 

150 

140

150 

269 

247 ise

407

403 

384 

a350 

aSOO 

a250

460 

670 

840 

810 

685

710 

710 

710 

635 

598

573 

598 

760 

1,140 

2,280 

2,190

Jan.

1,640 

1,540 

*2,110 

1,990 

1,500

al.OOO 

a600 

a500 

a 550 

a480

a500 

360 

270 

330 

410

300 

#860 

300 

380 

250

290 

250 

240 

260 

200

240 

280 

200 

230 

140 

180

Month

Octc 

Nov«

Dec<

Cc

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June

Julj 

Augl 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

210 

150 

170 

170 

200

15O 

140 

170 

130 

170

170 

200 

180 

900 

1,000

650 

700 

520 

370 

250

200 

210 

130 

200 

160

140 

170 

150

Mar.

200 

3SO 

1,020 

735 

900

870 

870 

640 

a700 

a700

eoo

740 

750 

770 

860

850 

780 

720 

660 

750

720 

700 

710 

840 

840

760 

710 

685 

685 

a630 

573

Secondfoot -days

2,902 

3,646 

18,301

85,835

17,720 

6,160 

22,718 

15,472 

3,222 

1,843 

1,687 

1,297 

706

97,674

Apr.

610 

585 

*561 

550 

628

760 

1.080 

990 

660 

561

526 

412 

293 

299 

366

391 

313 

240 

427 

458

1,020 

930 

622 

526 

499

360 

88 

199 

267 

257

Maximum

187 

896 

2,280

4,140

2,110 

1,000 

1,020 

1,060 

228 

137 

162 

134 

60

2,280

May

816 

82 

57 

140 

204

74 

56 

156 

190 

70

66 

58 

96 

61 

42

169 

228 

199 

85 

139

70 

56 

64 

118 

51

64 

48 

96 

88 

96 

90

Minimum

24 

52 

120

13

140 

130 

200 

88 

48 

6 

2 

18 

8

2

June

22

65 

90 

78 

56

,. 53 

55 

14 

45 

54

65 

54 

54 

53 

36

79 

84 

137 

129 

87

66 

50 

115 

82 

81

25 

6 

36 

23

47

July

67 

74 

76 

27 

54

26 

56 

88 

96 

98

36 

66 

29 

54 

30

9 

50 

31 

13 

10

28 

120 

162 

68 

14

4 

2 

71 

139 

57 

38

Mean

93.6 

122 

590

235

572 

291 

733 

'516 

104 

61.4 

54.4 

41.8 

23.5

268

Aug.

28 

89 

41 

132 

134

59 

29 

a45 

a30 

a!5

a25 

a80 

a40 

a60 

a70

a30 

al4 

a25 

a30 

82

20 

21 

46 

20 

12

60 

35 

a27 

a30 

a25 

a!3

Per square 

mile

0.110 

.144 

.696

.277

.675 

.343 

.864 

.608 

.123 

-.072 

.064 

.049 

.028

.316

Sept.

a85

a60 

a30 

a50 

a35

a25 

a!2 

a20 

a27 

a35

30 

26

21 

17 

18

18 

18 

16 

16 

16

13 

8 

14 

18 

a22

a30 

a20 

a!6 

a20 

a30

Run-off In 

Inches

0.13 

.16 

.80

3.76

.78 

.36 

1.00 

.68 

.14 

.08 

.07 

.06 

.03

4.29

discharge.- Dee. 30 (11 a.m.) 2.6OO sec.-ft.j Jan. 3 (11 p.m.) 2,420-see.-ft.

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of available recorded ranges of stage, weather 

records, records for Flint River near Flint and Cedar River at East Lanalng, and typical shape of 

weekly regulation.

Vote,- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dee. 3-6, Jan. 12 to Mar. 2, Mar. 11-22.
84 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Sebewalng River (state drain) near Sebewaing, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 83°36', 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 It miles southeast of Sebewalng. Prior to Apr. 9, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 62 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 426 second-feet Dec. 29; maximum gage 

neignt observed, 6.29 feet Mar. 18, backwater from Ice; no flow for long periods.

1940-41: Maximum discharge "observed, 1,740 second-feet"Mar. 39", "1940 (gage"height, 

8.1 feet); no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 2 second-feet, which are fair, and those for

periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October'1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

1§

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.3 

.6 

.4 

.3

.2 

.1 

0 

.1 

1.8

4.2 

2.5 

2.0 

1.6 

2.1

1.1 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

.2 

.2

HOT.

0.2 

1.5 

3.8 

2.5 

2.0

1.6 

1.2 

.9 

.6 

1.1

2.2 

2.2 

5.9 

3.5 

2.7

2.2 

2.0 

2.1 

2.2 

2.5

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

.5

.6 

.9 

.6 

.6 

.6

Dec.

0.7 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

2 

5

7 

9 

11

13 

14 

*13 

11 

9

13 

26 

22

16 

17

22 

20 

19 

17 

18

28 

47 

92 

214 

183 

98

Jan.

79 

164 

224 

66 

50

41 

22 

12 

9 

9

9.5 

B.5 

8 

7.5 

7

6.5

7 

7 

8

7

6

6 

7 

6 

6

4.5 

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

Month

Oot< 

SOTK 

Deoc

Ot

Jam 

Febi 

Mar< 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Wf

ilendar year 194C

iter ysar 1940-4]

Feb.

3

3 

3 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5

6 

*100 

120

100 

80 

45 

30 

20

15 

10 

8 

5.5 

4

3 

S.5 

2

Mar.

2.5 

3 

6 

10 

60

55 

50 

45 

38 

45

' 60 

70 

90 

70 

60

55 

65 

55 

30 

28

26 

45

60 

65 

60

55 

*50 

*54 

47 

35 

*31

Second - 

foot-days

18.8 

55.1 

949.7

3,171.6

803.5 

582.5 

1,425.5 

657.9 

20.8 

4.8 

2.9 

0 

.9

4,522.4

Apr.

42 

31 

*30 

32 

146

89 

45 

33 

25 

20

15 

11 

10 

9.5

e.s

6.6 

8.0 

8.5 

12 

22

16 

9.2 

7.0 

5.5 

4.2

3.2

2.8 

2.3 

2.0 

1.6

Maximum

4.2 

5.9 

214

680

224 

120 

90 

146 

2.0 

1.1 

1.1 

0 

.4

224

May

1.4 

1.3 

1.0 

.8 

.7

.7 

1.1 

1.6 

2.0 

1.6

1.3 

.9 

.7 

.5 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.3

.£ 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0 

.1 

.1

Minimum

0 

.2 

.6

0

3

2 

2.5 

1.6 

0 

0 

0 

Q 

0

0

June

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

.3

.4 

1.1 

.7 

.5 

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0 

0 

1.1 

.5 

.2

.1 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

0 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

al 

0 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.61 

1.84 

30.6

8.67

25.9

20.8 

46.0 

21.9 

.67 

.16 

.09 

0 

.03

12.4

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.0098 

.030 

.494

.140

.418 

.335 

.742 

.353 

.011 

.0026 

.0015 

0 

.00048

.200

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

.4 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3

Run-off In 

Inches

0.01 

.03 

.57

1.B9

.48 

.35

.86 

.39 

.01 

.003 

.002 

0 

.0006

2.71

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ko gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of recorded range of stage, and weather records.

Hot*.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 1-26, Jan. 7 to Bar. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 85

East Fork of Sebewalng River (Columbia drain) near Sebewalng, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 83°24', on line between sees. 10 

ana ii, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Qettel Road, 2i miles upstream from 

mouth and 2* mllee southeast of Sebewaing. Prtor to Apr. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 38 equare miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 110 second-feet Jan. 3; maximum gage 

HSTfnY. 4.93 feet Mar. 17, backwater from ice; no flow for long periods.

1940-41: Maximum discharge observed, 614 second-feet Mar. 29, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 7.07 feet Mar. 29, 1940, affected by Ice; no flow for long periods.

Remarks,- Records good except those below 2 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

peridds of Ice effect, which are poor. Oage read twice dally Oct. 1 to Mar. 31.

Rating table, water year 19.40-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 29)

0.9 0

1.1 .6

1.2 1.6

1.3 3.1

1.4 6.6

1.6 9.3

1.6 14

1.7 21

1.8 26

2.0 47

2.2 72

2.4 103

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

t 

4 

6

6 

7 

8

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

W 

18 

16 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

86

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3

.1

0 

0 

0

.1

.7

.7 

1.1 

.9 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

.6 

.4

NOT.

1.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.4

8.4

1.6 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0

4.0 

8.9 

9.3 

3.1 

2.0

1.3 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.3

1.6 

1.6 

2.4 

2.4

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

1.2 

1.2 

1

Dec.

1 

1 

1

1 

1

.9 

2.4 

4

4

6.6

e

*7 

6 

6

e

1611

10 

9

13 

12 

11 

9 

8

10 

21 

27 

39 

62 

36

Jan.

28 

37 

93 

81 

46

26 

14

7. 

6.

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

3.

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3

3 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2.

1. 

1.

. 

. 

.

Month

Oetc 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jam 

Febl 

Marc 

Apr) 

toy.

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

0

1 

6

6 

3 

3 

3

S

1 

1 

6 

5

6 

2

2 

0

0 

8

S 

9

9

3

Feb.

1.0 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

2

*40 

60

63 

46 

25 

IS 

13

9 

6 

4.6 

3 

2

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Mar.

1 

1.6 

1.6 

2 

40

36 

30 

26 

20 

26

*36 

42 

52 

45 

SB

36 

44 

38 

28 

23

20 

26 . 

30 

33 

30

26 

*21 

 27 

22 

19 

14

Secondfoot-days

9.1 

66.7 

364.3

1,696.12

399.7 

299.9 

829 

283.1 

6.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

2,248.2

Apr.

IS 

14 

12 

11 

61

61 

22 

16 

11 

8.8

6.6 

4.8 

4.0 

3.6 

3.5

2.6 

2.6 

4.3 

4.8 

9.3

8.9 

4.5 

2.8 

2.0 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.7 

.6

Maximum

1.1 

9.3 

62

220

93 

60 

62 

61 

.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

93

Hay

0.4 

.4 

.8 

.2

.1

.2 

.4 

.4

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.«

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

.2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

.9 

.9

0

.8 

1.0 

1 

.6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June July

Mean

0.89 

2.28 

11.4

4.63

12.9 

10.7 

26.7 

9.44 

.21 

0 

0 

0 

0

6.16

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.0076 

.058 

.300

.122

.339 

.282 

.703 

.243 

.0066 

0 . 

0 

0 

0

.162

Sept.

Run-off in 

inches

0.009 

.07 

.36

1.67

.39 

.29

.SI 

.28 

.006 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.20

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice NOT. 30 to Dec. 6, Dec. 8-26, Jan. 19-21, Feb. 13
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. GLAIR RIVER

Black River near Port Huron, Mlch.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 42°59', long. 82°32', In sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., at 

nignway bridge 6 miles west of Port Huron and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 634 square miles.

Records available.- April to June 1931, October 1932 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,500 second-feet Jan. 3; maximum 

gage Tie!ght observed, 13.66 feet Dec. 30, Ice jam; minimum discharge observed, 4.6 

second-feet Sept. 20; minimum gage height observed, 4.5? feet Sept. 15, 16, 18-20.

1931, 1932-41: Maximum discharge observed, 6,980 second-feet Feb. 7, 1938 (gage 

height, 19.29 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,200 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 4.0 second-feet June 22, 1931 (gage height, 4.48 feet).

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

wni.cn are poor. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves and debris 

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

4.8 15

4.9 22

5.0 30

5.2 51

Oct. 1 to Dec. 30

5.3 64

5.4 79

5.5 96

5.6 116

Dec. 31 to Sept. 30

5.9 1S8

6.3 311

7.3 680

10.1 1,SOO

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.3

7.3

12

16

23

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.3 

5.5

32

42

54

68

104

5.7

6.0 

7.6 

9.0 

11.1

149

233

800

1,360

2,250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

22 

20 

19 

20

21 

66 

52 

55

58

50 

43 

39 

48 

129

88 

100 

89 

79 

79

72 

64 

61 

56 

50

48 

44 

42 

40 

46 

43

Nov.

40 

54 

52 

50 

55

52

48 

43 

41 

41

91 

175 

162 

108 

94

68 

81 

72 

72 

72

70 

67 

74 

a76 

73

*67 

89 

64 

67 

70

Dec.

81 

76 

73 

70 

61

73 

a90 

104 

134 

246

398 

470 

564 

664 

641

800 

1,100 

*1,300 

1,200 

950

700 

520 

440 

390 

370

360 

450 

700 

1,100 

1,800 

1,600

Jan.

1,300 

1,520 

2,250 

al,600 

1,100

820 

740 

800 

660 

500

400 

330 

240 

190 

150

*160 

170 

ISO 

167 

135

167 

175 

170 

154 

142

125 

114 

114 

100 

100 

96

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Decs

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194()............

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

ter year 1940-4]

.Feb.

102 

108 

93 

102 

S2

93 

91 

78 

a70 

62

62 

78 

117 

250 

900

780 

650 

460 

300 

250

190 

150 

140 

100 

82

76 

72 

66

Secondfoot-days

1,650 

2,208 

17,425

87,658

14,869 

5,594 

13,024 

16,049 

2,065 

1,091 

601 

402.4 

202.1

75,080.5

Mar.

60 

70 loo

510 

510

615 

650 

545 

388 

352

400 

470 

560 

670 

740

aSOO 

a720 

640 

540 

450

335 

300 

300 

318 

335

#318 

2S2 

282 

282 

249 

233

Apr.

265 

318 

318 

300 

440

720 

1,200 

1,240 

580 

440

370 

335 

aS20 

300 

265

282

300 

335 

650 

1,720

1,960 

1,120 

580 

405 

31S

265 

I 218 

189 

154 

142

Maximum

129

175 

1,800

6,000

2,260 

900 

800 

1,960 

125 

127 

28 

39 

10

2,250

May

125 

108 

96 

S9 

82

76 

76 

73 

75 

67

64 

64 

58 

54 

61

61 

S9 

82 

96 

76

71 

62 

58 

43 

40

41 

43 

36 

34 

34 

31

Minimum

17 

40 

61

14

96 

62 

60 

142 

31 

20 

11 

6.7 

4.6

4.6

June

29 

28 

27 

32 

32

2S 

2S 

31 

29 

26

22 

27 

33

4S 

127

102 

76 

54 

42 

36

30 

23 

24 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

a22 

27

July

23

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

14 

15

22 

17 

a!5 

12 

12

11 

11 

12 

21 

16

15 

14 

15 

15 

14

13 

12 

12 

16 

28 

26

Mean

53.2 

73.6 

562

240

4SO 

200 

420 

535 

66.6 

36.4 

16.2 

13.0 

6.74

206

Aug.

16 

11 

9.S 

7.7 

7.3

9.0 

11 

11 

11 

10

14 

39 

28 

21 

22

IS 

14 

18- 

14 

12

11 

10 

11 

9.4 

9.4

18

11 

9.4 

7.0 

6.7 

7.7

Per square 

mile

0.084 

.116 

.886

.379

.757 

.315 

.662 

.844 

.105 

.057 

.026 

.021 

.011

.325

Sept.

10 

9.0 

7.0 

7.7 

S.I

7.3 

6.7 

5.8 

6.4 

7.7

7.0 

7.0 

6.4 

5.5 

4.9

4.9 

5.5 

4.9 

4.9 

4.6

a6 

6.1 

6.4 

6.4 

7.0

6.4 

6.4 

9.0 

8.1 

9.0

Run-off In 

Inches

0.10 

.13 

1.02

5.14

.87 

.33 

.76 

.94 

.12 

.06 

.03 

.02 

.01

,4.39

* Winter discharge measuremant made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record! discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Flint 

River near Flint.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-18, Feb. 14 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 11-16, 18-20. Backwater from leaves and debris, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on 

basis of gage heights and two discharge.measurements*
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 87

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°35'45", long. 82°54'35", on Moravian Drive 

nignway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North and South 

 Branches and half a mile west of Mount Clemens. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 8,500 

feet downstream on Gratlot Avenue Bridge. Datum of gages Is 570.43 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 733 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1941:

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,460 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 13.93 

' feet); minimum, about 10 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 3.18 feet).

1934-41: Maximum discharge observed, 11,100 second-feet Feb. 14, 1938 (gage

height, 19.64 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1941; minimum gage height, 2.90 feet

Oct. 15, 1934.

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

 wnTcn" are poor. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary wireweight gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8

l8

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

133 

119 

121 

127 

123

141 

243 

283 

213 

195

170 

139 

135 

154 

278

296 

245 

246 

201 

255

262 

232 

281 

207 

188

178 

172 

176 

175 

183 

174

NOT.

1S9 

210 

214 

183 

142

152 

157 

146 

152 

143

237 

722 

514 

360 

297

265 

265 

248 

237 

257

255 

257 

265 

242 

238

*235 

198 

190 

160 

800

Dec.

240 

230 

210 

200 

230

300 

450 

600 

502 

726

858 

661 

991 

657 

473

«1,350 

a2,700 

1,340 

1,090 

775

779 

743 

688 

621 

5S5

555 

614 

760 

1,720 

5,040 

3,160

Jan.

1,550 

1,440 

42,290 

1,560 

952

620 

700 

580 

510 

450

420

380 

360 

330 

350

340 

550 

650 

6OO 

500

440 

480 

530 

470 

380

330 

260 

260 

270 

250 

2SO

Month

Octc 

NOT<

Dee*

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May

JtUM

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4.

Feb.

260 

411 

398 

272 

260

250 

230 

210 

200 

190

200 

210 

309 

486 

644

457 

387 

320 

310 

290

270 

250 

240 

220 

230

200 

190 

200

Mar.

190 

210 

400 

3,210 

1,990

1,440 

1,060 

766 

522 

498

517 

561 

551 

«732 

675

596 

500 

400 

440 

aSSO

a340 

a320 

a360 

«400 

405

390 

392 

382 

402 

375 

384

Secondfoot -days

5,995 

7,350 

30,346

142,214

19,322 

6,094 

19,788 

24,379 

6,832 

3,581 

2,786 

3,068 

1,574

133,057

Apr.

409 

314 

266 

276 

757

719 

719 

698 

609 

543

501 

476 

452 

429 

403

389 

634 

710 

1,220 

a 4, 000

3,690 

1,580 

1,160 

746 

558

502 

458 

400 

386 

353

Maximum

296 

722 

5,04O

5,040

2,290 

644 

3,210 

4,000 

322 

224 

179 

250 

90

5,040

May

322 

307 

294 

279 

262

257 

243 

238 

267 

263

239 

219 

208 

191 

201

278 

250 

286 

249 

215

1S4 

204 

234 

200 

171

141 

131 

 119 

134 

130 

116

Minimus

119 

142 

200

65

250 

190 

190 

276 

116 

76 

56 

56 

25

25

June

139 

120 

129 

126 

183

140 

134 

160 

101 

101

76 

101 

151 

173 

224

168 

149 

121 

112 

106

88 

101 

91 

S8 

90

87 

84 

85 

76 

77

July

78 

71 

56 

67 

60

73 

69 

63 

86 

66

130 

163 

96 

83 

76

69 

71 

75 

79 

89

83 

82 

76 

61 

67

75 

72 

94 

167 

179 

126

Mean

193 

245 

979

389

623 

2S9 

638 

813 

220 

119 

87.9 

99.0 

52.5

365

Aug.

103 

69 

78 

79 

60

77 

94 

83 

78 

a76

allO 

a250 

alSO 

a90 

a!70

a!40 

allO 

100 

89 

98

74 

66 

56 

79 

170

111 

114 

97 

74 

66 

57

Per square 

mile

0.263 

.334 

1.34

.531

.850 

.394 

.870 

1.11 

.300 

.162 

.120 

.135 

.072

.498

Sept.

57 

54 

58 

59 

77

64 

58 

71 

50 

32

45 

50 

62 

48 

36

56 

69 

48 

58 

53

57 

41 

42 

44 

a90

40 

68 

31 

25 

31

Run-off in 

inches

0.30 

.37 

1.54

7.21

.98 

.41 

1.00 

1.24 

.35 

.18 

.14 

.16 

.08

6.75

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at one of the two gages; discharge computed on basis of gage height at the 

other of the two gages and weather records.

Note.- Slope-stage-dlseharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 26 to Dec. 8, Jan. 6 to Feb. 1, Feb. 

5-12, Feb. 18 to Mar. 3, Mar. 17-19.
88 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich.

Location.- -Chain gage, lat. 42°21'401', long. 83 0 15'15", on line between sees. 33 and 34, 

T. i s., R. 10 E., in Detroit and 3 miles above Middle River Rouge. Datum of gage is 

579.90 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 194 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 83.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,100 second-feet Dec. 30; maximum 

gage height observed, 14.15 feet Mar. 4, ice Jam; minimum discharge, 11 second-feet 

Aug. 14 (gage-height, 3.89 feet).

1930-1941: Maximum discharge observed, 3,630 second-feet Feb. 20, 1939 (gage 

height, 18.87 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 3.50 feet).

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

which are poor. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

22 

22 

21 

19 

19

a 40 

112 

185 

102 

45

31

21 

als 

20 

69

112 

94 

58 

32 

aSO

45 

39 

39 

35

34

31 

a25

22 

20 

20

on

NOT.

32 

4S 

a45 

62 

51

42 

35 

27

24

aeo

125

a200 

a!70 

alSO 

alOO

a35 

a66 

a74 

a70 

73

69 

65 

62 

a69

*54

51 

45 

39 

45 

65

Dec.

a70 

73 

67 

62 

66

73 

89 

alSO 

196 

196

185 

180 

160 

130 

alSO

310 

760 

*370 

274 

229

229 

a210 

185 

175 

155

145 

145 

165 

a400 

1,030 

482

Jan.

a350 

370 

720 

552

a340

250 

210 

160 

130 

115

110 

a!05 

100 

66 

*83

33 

130

200 

a!70 

130

110 

130 

160 

100 

85

a74 

66 

66 

66 

60 

60

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 194

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

60 

alSO 

100 

80 

70

60 

53 

52

a 45 

47

47 

47 

62 

175 

274

a!70 

112 

65 

SO 

85

77 

65 

a63

58 

52

45 

45

40

Mar.

50 

a60 

300 

800 

400

286 

207 

155 

a 140 

125

alSO 

alSO 

alOO 

a95 

allO

alSO 

116 

102 

69 

77

62 

58 

a65

SI 

*77

73 

69 

62 

69 

a67 

65

Secondfoot -days

1,404 

2,073 

7,061

33,078

5,351 

2,249

4,340 

4,631 

1,818 

1,164 

449 

529 

450

31,519

Apr.

73 

81 

98 

116 

240

a260 

207 

165 

145 

116

112 

102 

a83 

85 

77

77 

145 

262 

382 

a420

370 

274 

185 

145 

102

8J 

a67 

56 

48 

45

Maximum

185 

200 

1,030

1,030

720 

274 

800 

420 

207 

116 

19 

35 

19

1,030

May

45

39 

37 

a36 

36

48 

48 

58 

69 

62

aS6

48 

45 

48 

73

207 

165 

a!40 

112 

54

39 

30 

32 

33 

a35

37 

35 

35 

30 

42 

48

Minimum

IS 

24 

52

11

60 

40 

50 

45 

30 

16 

12 

13 

13

12

June

a70 

65 

45 

34 

32

31 

29 

a29 

2S 

27

24 

29

112 

116 

aSO

58 

39 

35 

32 

30

29 

a31 

33 

22 

20

17 

17 

17 

a!7 

16

July

16 

15 

15 

14 

14

a!4 

14 

17 

14 

13

18 

19 

a!9 

14 

12

12 

12 

13 

19 

a!6

13 

alS 

alS 

alS 

a!5

a!3 

a!4 

a!3 

a!2 

alS 

a!4

Mean

45.3 

69.1 

228

90.4

173 

SO. 3 

140 

154 

5S.6 

38. 8 

14.5 

17.1 

15.0

86.4

Aug.

14 

13 

a!4 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

15 

al5

a!6 

a!5 

a!4 

14 

35

a25

a!9 

19 

17 

15

15 

16 

14 

a!7 

25

29 

22 

17 

15 

14 

alS

Per square 

mile

0.234 

.356 

1.18

.466

.892 

.414 

.722 

.794 

.302 

.200 

.075 

.088 

.077

.445

Sept.

13

13 

15 

17 

19

16 

a!5 

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

a!5 

16

18 

17 

15 

15 

15

a!5 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

a!5 

15 

14

Run-off In 

Inches

0.27 

.40 

1.35

6.33

1.03 

.43 

.83 

.89 

.35 

.22 

.09 

.10 

.09

6.05

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record;.discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cedar 

River at East Lanslng.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3-5, 12-14, Jan. 6 to Feb. 13, Feb. 19 to Mar~ 
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich.

89

Location.- water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°54 1 50", long. 83°23 1 15 H , at 

municipal water supply plant in 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.

Records available.- September 1937 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 7.42 

reetj; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 19, 20; minimum gage height observed, 3.22 feet 

Aug. 26 (gates in dam open).

1937-41: Maximum discharge, 5,330 second-feet, Feb. 20, 1939 (gage height, 8.87 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, that of

Remarks.- Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

day -of ice effect or period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of city of Monroe.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except day of Ice effect 

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

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

9.0

3478 

141 

217

6.0 

6.3 

6.6 

7.0 

7.4

316

705

1,160

1,840

2,630

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

78 

90 

68 

63 

73

58 

88 

96 

102 

108

114 

120 

58 

118 

148

141 

114 

193 

162 

108

134 

96 

114 

96 

108

127 

78 

127 

120 

114 

102

HOT.

114 

141 

102 

134 

120

- 120 

114 

162 

148 

114

155 

141 

127 

189 

252

243 

234 

225 

209 

185

148 

185 

177 

155 

169

155 

177 

169 

177 

155

Dec.

148 

160 

175 

176 

169

175 

209 

201 

293 

341

390 

415 

453 

492 

570

734 

1,210 

1,380 

1,460 

1,340

1,030 

821 

734 

651 

518

505 

440 

440 

606 

1,620 

1,970

Jan.

2,110 

2,360 

2,570 

2,320 

1,950

*1,400 

970 

865 

763 

570

570 

440 

479 

272 

304

366 

466 

570 

544 

610

518 

544 

570 

466 

 453

415 

390 

328 

293 

304 

293

Month

Octc 

Hov< 

Dec<

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Jul; 

Augi 

Sept

Wf

ilendar year 194

kter year 1940-4

Feb.

293 

282 

316 

282 

274

293 

252 

209 

209 

235

191 

201 

217 

378 

664

895 

970 

453 

 341 

341

316 

341 

304 

316 

262

202 

209 

177

Mar.

141 

169 

262 

378 

597

1,030 

940 

692 

557 

518

505 

531

557 

597 

651

678 

b748 

778 

792 

678

664 

«428 

341 

390 

353

341 

353 

341 

341 

328 

316

Secondfoot -days

3,316 

4,896 

19,826

102,471

25,073 

9,423 

15,995 

25,625 

7,679 

7,305 

4,047 

1,281 

1,602

126,063

Apr.

378 

466 

584 

624 

940

1,420 

1,530 

1,380 

1,100 

850

705 

610 

531 

531 

518

390 

638 

1,290 

1,920 

1,660

1,460 

1,190 

1,020 

836 

705

584 

518 

466 

403 

378

Maximum

193 

252 

1,970

1,970

2,570 

970 

1,030 

1,920 

390 

440 

479 

73 

177

2,570

May

353 

328 

304 

316 

304

304 

262 

272 

243 

252

243 

252 

262 

234 

225

234 

282 

341 

390 

341

272 

234 

209 

209

177

155 

155 

10S 

148 

162 

108

Minimum

58 

102 

148

31

272 

177 

141 

378 

108 

141 

37 

25 

17

17

June

148 

302 

415 

390 

304

234

217 

183 

162 

193

155 

155 

220 

428 

440

390 

304 

304 

272 

217

185 

174 

176 

243 

217

148 

148 

141 

162 

27S

July

479 

390 

282 

225 

169

148 

165 

117 

90 

73

108 

155 

209 

217 

169

117 

77 

73 

77 

92

66 

71 

70 

70 

68

44 

53 

37 

48 

48 

40

Mean

107 

163 

640

280

309 

337 

516 

854 

248 

244 

131 

41.3 

53.4

345

Aug.

31 

37 

37 

34 

40

37 

28 

25 

25 

34

39 

68 

73 

58 

48

37 

34 

31 

28 

31

44 

44 

44 

40

a 40

a 45 

a55 

aSO 

52 

46 

46

Per square 

mile

0.105 

-160 

,627

.275

.793 

.330 

.506 

.837 

.243 

.239 

.128 

.040 

.052

.338

Sept.

51 

46 

79 

78 

102

151 

177 

74 

94 

108

73 

53 

34 -37 

32

31 

28 

25 

18 

22

34 

29 

29 

40 

37

31 

28 

22 

22 

17

Run-off In 

Inches

0.12 

.18 

.72

3.74

.91 

.34 

.58 

.93 

.28 

.27 

.15 

.05 

.06

4.59

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on the basis of one discharge measurement, records for 

Grand River at Jackson, and weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
90 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11 I 56", long. 84°44'40", In sec. 22, T. 3 N., 

R. 1 E., just downstream from highway bridge 1 mile north of Antwerp, 7 miles downstream from 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 1,468 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 7.32 

reet ) ; minimum, 56 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.53 foot).

1921-35, 1939-41: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Jan. 16, 1930 (gage height, 

19.4 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 17, 1930 and June 21, 22, 1933 (gage height, 

0.32 foot).

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

1.0 

1.2

67

72

106

148

197

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

251

312

446

645

879

4.0 1,420

6.0 2,060

6.0 2,740

7.0 3,480

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

124 

114 

104 

101 

108

97 

106 

165 

148 

160

223 

266 

223 

190 

197

296 

326 

261 

139 

237

223 

275 

180 

130 

172

206 

163 

180 

174 

192 

198

Ncv.

172 

205 

197 

182 

206

202 

197 

190 

194 

218

206 

272 

254 

341 

4S2

560 

468 

377 

341 

303

296 

281 

275 

260 

257

296 

315 

296 

290 

263

Dec.

264 

300 

334 

275 

367

408 

370 

404 

374 

468

689 

758 

879 

1,080 

1,220

1,300 

1,600 

2,180 

2,180 

2,060

1,860 

1,660 

1,300 

1,060 

879

782 

712 

689 

712 

929 

1,300

Jan.

1,730 

1,920 

2,460 

2,670 

2,260

1,660 

1,340 

 1,140 

964 

904

782 

712 

602 

602 

640

520 

493 

624 

S54 

768

864 

929 

929 

980 

904

782 

667 

689 

581 

560 

512

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

CE

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

601 

471 

468 

490 

620

606 

501 

475 

350 

375

425

460 

581 

879 

1,660

1,920 

1,800 

 1,600 

980 

806

750 

700 

650 

800 

854

624

602 

540

Mar.

520 

432 

411 

401 

664

1,080 

1,110 

980 

768 

646

712 

1,220 

1,360 

1,140 

1,250

1,250 

1,140 

1,080 

782 

6S9

712 

712 

646 

540 

540

520 

512 

505 

490 

478 

464

Secondfoot-days

6,649 

8,394 

29,383

370,248

31,902 

21,277 

23,742 

38,166 

10,983 

36,998 

4,826 

2,504 

2,379

216,201

Apr.

581

929 

1,540 

1,660 

1,990

2,600 

2,740 

2,390 

2,060 

1,660

1.3OO 

1,060 

904 

830 

689

646 

782 

1,060 

1,280 

1,420

1,540 

1,600 

1,420 

1,220 

1,030

830 

712 

624 

660 

509

Maximum

325 

660 

2,180

13,500

2,670 

1,920 

1,360 

2,740 

486 

3,640 

281 

101 

139

3,640

May

471 

432 

404 

401 

377

360 

360 

380 

387 

408

486 

468 

460 

408 

367

 377 

377 

357 

360 

397

384 

367 

31S 

290 

261

251 

267 

226 

218 

194 

200

Minimum

97 

172 

254

83

493 

350 

401 

509 

194 

182 

97 

68 

57

67

June

 202 

367 

482 

666 

2,300

2,740 

2,090 

1,400 

980 

736

660 

1,250 

3,1OO 

3,640 

3,330

2,810 

2,320 

1,800 

1,420 

1,200

904 

520 

428 

394 

377

278 

234 

206 

182 

184

July

200 

200 

182 

166 

160

153 

167 

177 

194 

192

180 

220 

281 

237 

205

165 

153 

141 

137 

130

114 

118 

120 

112 

108

104 

116 

104 

97 

101 

102

Mean

182 

280 

948

1,012

1,029 

760 

766 

1,272 

364 

1,233 

156 

80.8 

79.3

692

Aug.

97 

90 

86 

83 

82

82 

78 

76 

72 

72

72 

6S 

70 

70 

72

86 

88 

74 

72 

82

78 

TV 

75 

76 

83

88 

93 

101 

93 

86 

85

Per square 

nlle

0.089 

.137 

.463

.494

.502 

.371 

.374 

.621 

.173 

.602 

.076 

.039 

.039

.289

Sept.

77 

77 

88 

86 

90

101 

139 

110 

99 

97

86 

86 

83 

83 

80

75 

78 

83 

77 

69

66 

64 

62 

62 

64

63 

63 

58 

57 

67

Run-off In 

Inches

0.10 

.16 

,63

6.70

.58 

.39 

.43 

.69 

.20 

.67 

.09 

.04 

.04

3.91

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note,- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Feb. 8-12, 21-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 91

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°17'30" (revised), long. 84°16'50" (revised), 

in NW* sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., Just upstream from Independence Dam, 150 feet downstream from point of diversion to Miami and Erie Canal, 4 miles downstream from 

mouth of Auglalze River, and 4i miles east of Defiance. Datum of gage Is 659.12 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 5,530 square miles.

Records available.- November 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1941.

Average discharge?- 12 years (1925-35, 1939-41), 3,410 second-feet (bypass flow In Miami 

and Erie Canal not Included).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,550 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 3.8

 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1924-35, 1939-41: Maximum discharge, 87,000 second-feet Jan. 16, 1930 (gage

height, 12,9 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 2, 1934 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow affected by regulation of Auglalze River at hydroelectric

 plant of Toledo Edison Co., 3 miles south of Defiance. Diversion into Miami and 

Erie Canal above etation not Included In records; for miscellaneous measurements of 

this canal, see page 133.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Dec. 11, and June 20 to July 15)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4

154 

304 

480 

S80 

1,110

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

1,890 

2.S40 

4,360 

6,850

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

Jan 5 to Sept 30

40 117- 

226 

3SO 

570 

1,000

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

1,770

2,710

4,240

5,160

6,830

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

a?

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

178 

143 

154 

143 

143

132 

239 

239 

206 

339

322 

322 

357 

322 

339

339 

445 

480 

445 

339

304 

357 

410 

410 

288

239 

255 

222 

239 

239 

222

SOT.

271 

239 

206 

255 

239

206 

222 

206 

206 

222

339 

239 

374 

538 

596

596 

673 

654 

480 

427

410 

392 

410 

339 

357

357 

410 

339 

357 

357

Dec.

392 

357 

2S8 

271 

357

357 

480 

538 

735 

776

839 

1,660 

2,740 

1,810 

1,730

3,790 

3,680 

3,640 

3,870 

3,560

3,020

2,610 

2,250 

1,730 

1,390

1,390 

1,160 

1,090 

2,840 

5,640 

5,640

Jan.

5,840 

7,700 

8,260 

7,700 

4,730

3,240 

2,510 

2,010 

1,890 

1,600

1,490 

1,070 

1,140 

822 

715

756 

1,760 

1,490 

1,240 

1,420

1,600 

1,690 

1,980 

1,690 

1,290

1,220 

1,340 

978 

1,000 

888 

866

Month

Ootc 

Dove

Dec<

CE

Jam 

FebJ 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4;

Feb.

822 

S44 

1,020 

1,020 

1,140

1,140 

1,070 

777 

632 

777

632 

822 

1,320 

3,360 

5,110

5,980 

4,680 

3,240 

2,260 

1,360

1,220 

1,100 

955 

1,190 

1,070

1,050 

866 

844

Mar.

570 

490 

911 

S22 

933

1,390 

1,770 

1,570 

1,390 

1,24ft

2,610 

1,950 

2,220 

2,260 

2,710

2,480 

2,540 

1,860 

1,630 

1,740

1,770 

1,320 

1,190 

1,220 

978

1,000 

933 

911 

822 

866 

1,000

Secondfoot-days

8,811 

10,916 

60,630

1,011,293

71,925 

46,301 

45,096 

87,695 

20, 089 

84,132 

10,025 

3,572 

3,172

452,364

Apr.

2,200 

3,130 

3,430 

4,460 

7,340

7.6SO 

7,6SO 

5,980 

3,950 

3,280

2,610 

2,040 

1,740 

1,550 

1,340

1,600 

2,130 

2,780 

2,780 

3,130

2,610 

2,450 

2,380 

2,040 

1,710

1,360 

1,170 

1,190 

1,000 

955

Maximum

480 

673 

5,640

40,300

8,260 

5,980 

2,710 

7,680 

1,100 

7,680 

921 

246 

226

8,260

May

1,100 

911 

799 

674 

799

777 

632 

844 

611 

653

611 

777 

674 

632 

799

632 

530 

674 

888 

756

715 

777 

715 

416 

416

470 

330 

346 

363 

298 

470

Minimum

132 

206 

271

113

715 

632 

490 

955 

298 

398 

117 

72 

45

45

June

398 

1,290 

1,600 

2,480 

4,640

7,290 

6,040 

3,820 

2,260 

1,710

1,240 

1,550 

4,980 

7,680 

7,680

7,230 

5,430 

3,590 

2,960 

2,130

1,710 

1,390 

1,020 

694 

591

611 

570 

591 

541 

416

July

736 

921 

799 

470 

434

314 

452 

282 

214 319'

416 

214 

254 

268 

298

298 

190 

255 

445 

146

146 

214 

254 

226 

178

208 

214 

202 

380 

167 

117

Mean

284 

364 

1,956

2,763

2,320 

1,654 

1,455 

2,923 

648 

2,804 

323 

115 

106

1,239

Aug.

117 

99 

99 

99 

90

SI 

81 

SI 

72 

72

99 

146 

90 

81 

136

108 

90 

108 

108 

178

146 

108 

99 

99 

178

126 

156 

126 

117 

246 

136

Per square 

mile

Sept.

99 

81 

90 

167 

214

117 

226 

156 

178 

136

108 

126 

117 

146 

108

81 

81 

72 

81 

90

90 

90 

72 

72 

90

65 

58 

51 

45 

65

Run-off in 

Inches

498587 O - 43 - 7
92 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 030'00", long. 83°42'46", at highway bridge at 

Waterville, Lucas County, 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.

Records available.- November 1898 to December 1901, August 1921 to December 1935, March 

1939 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1921-35, 1939-41), 4,059 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 5.72 

reet); minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. 29.

1921-35, 1939-41: Maximum discharge recorded, 75,000 second-feet Jan. 16, 1930 

(gage height, 13.60 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 150 second-feet and those for period of Ice 

erre.ct, which are fair. Low flow slightly regulated by power plants above station.

Hating table, water year 1940-41 except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 and July 28 to Sept. 30)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

40

70

115

ISO

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.4

264

372

500

1,100

2.7 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

1,650

2,320

3,100

3,980

4.0 5,350

4.5 7,250

5.0 9,350

5.5 11,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

160 

188 

174 

160 

174

197 

230 

174 

174 

ISO

375 

307 

264 

318 

410

329 

398 

410 

423 

462

307 

286 

410 

318 

350

264 

214 

188 

247 

423 

197

Nov.

222 

500 

197 

174 

385

350 

141 

188 

214 

256

637 

670 

122 

195 

605

740 

650 

620 

635 

575

436 

545 

385 

449 

350

430 

755 

575 

449 

350

Dec.

410 

545 

f385 

375 

400

450 

545 

590 

695 

905

875 

1,180 

3,330 

2,670 

2,270

4,150 

5,170 

4,470 

4,300 

4,270

3,700 

2,940 

2,600 

2,130 

1,650

1,390 

1,350 

1,350 

2,180 

8,640 

8,700

Jan.

8,480 

9,880 

11,900 

10,300 

f5,910

a3,900 

aS.OOO 

2,300 

2,000 

*1,750

1,700 

1,500 

1,200 

1,250 

1,000

850 

950 

1,750 

1,900 

1,500

1,750 

1,800 

2,000 

2,300 

2,000

1,500 

1,450 

1,400 

1,300 

1,160 

1,130

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

C£

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

We

ilendar year 1940

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

1,090 

1,030 

1,350 

1,370 

1,410

1,300 

1,330 

1,210 

1,010 

920

950 

890 

1,210 

4,250 

6,100

7,250 

6,290 

3,470 

2,600

«e,ooo

1,900 

1,800 

1,700 

1,600 

1,540

1,350 

1,330 

1,110

Mar.

1,050 

785 

755 

1,230 

1,060

1,460 

1,880 

2,040 

1,730 

1,320

2,390 

2,800 

2,540 

2,880 

3,240

3,640 

2,580 

2,110 

2,800 

2,100

2,060 

1,930 

1,330 

1,370 

1,110

1,080 

1,050 

1,060 

1,110 

982 

1,050

 Secondfoot-days

8,611 

12,800 

74,615

1,166,944

90,810 

59,360 

54,522 

101,095 

20,613 

86,608 

11,492 

4,512 

4,386

529,414

Apr.

1,810 

4,270 

3,760 

4,470 

9,270

9,58O 

8,700 

7,650 

4,990 

3,890

3,210 

2,800 

2,200 

1,780 

1,670

1,300 

a2,500 

a2,SOO 

aS.OOO 

a3,200

a2,900 

a2,600 

h2,420 

h2,270 

hi, 880

hi, 670 

1,320 

1,110 

1,140 

935

Maximum

462 

755 

8,700

48,000

11,900 

7,250 

3,640 

9,580 

890 

8,060 

976 

340 

307

11,900

May

875 

860 

815 

800 

635

680 

785 

650 

770 

560

605 

635 

770 

710 

665

890 

755 

560 

605 

890

860 

875 

650 

725 

530

487 

560 

340 

296 

230 

545

Minimum

160 

122 

375

88

850 

890 

755 

935 

230 

540 

188 

67 

36

36

June

575 

605 

1,330 

2.01O 

3,670

6,860 

6,860 

4,990 

2,500 

1,990

1,460 

1,410 

3,140 

7,250 

8,060

7,650 

6,480 

4,470 

3,240 

2,440

1,930 

1,59O 

1,330 

998 

710

650 

650 

620 

a600 

a540

July

aSOO 

f635 

976 

785 

530

530 

436 

436 

"Z29 

318

385 

385 

266 

275 

329

372 

340 

275 

431 «QQ

214 1971 

214 

286 

239

188 

197

239

222 

340 

264

Mean

278 

427 

2,407

3,188

2,929 

2,120 

1,759 

3,370 

665 

2,887 

 370 

146 

146

1,450

Aug.

174 

148 

141 

122 

128

115 

102 

74 

70 

67

70 

115 

97 

97 

141

154 

128 

92 

106 

106

134 

160 

154 

134 

230

275 

205 

197 

214 

222 

340

Per square 

mile

0.044 

.068 

.381

.505

.464 

.336 

.279 

.534 

.105 

.457 

.059 

.023 

.023

.230

Sept.

239 

128 

154 

205 

266

307 

188 

148 

275 

247

167 

110 

115 

141 

174

160 

134 

88 

92 

97

97 

92 

102 

92 

262

118 

45 

40 

36 

47

Run-off in 

Inches

0.05 

.08 

.44

6.87

.53 

.35 

.32 

.60 

.12 

.51 

.07 

.03 

.03

3.13

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Defiance.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.

h Computed on basis of tape-gage readings by observer.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4-6, Jan. 8-30, and Feb. 19-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 93 

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00', long. 85°08',.in sec. 35, T. 30 N,, R. 

12 E.7 130 feet downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Fort Wayne, and 12 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1941 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1924 to October 1925 and July to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 9.50 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.59 foot).

1930-41: Maximum discharge observed, 9,430 second-feet Jan. 17, 1937 (gage height, 

16.83 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-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 or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7

e

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

24 

23 

24 

21 

22

22 

21 

24 

25 

24

33 

29 

27 

24 

25

44 

44 

41 

36 

40

50 

52 

46 

38 

38 

38

NOT.

38 

42 

54 

45 

36

33 

37 

38 

35 

34

36 

50 

53 

50 

42

38 

34 

31 

30 

30

28 

27 

27 

27 

28

30 

33 

40 

44 

53

Dec.

56 

61 

75 

58 

50

55 

49 

51 

54 

60

*71 

97 

287 

277 

216

380 

605 

441 

318 

268

206 

156 

128 

117 

105

100 

95 

91 

90 

96 

105

Jan.

176 

476 

681 

5S7 

360

400 

380 

300 

260 

210

150 

115 

100 

84 

*70

90 

120 

145 

140 

170

2SO 

190 

185 

150 

100

110 

130 

105 

100 

105 

98

Month

Oct< 

Nov< 

Dee<

Ct

Jam 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Juli 

Augi 

Sep1

ffi

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

90 

95 

110 

115 

140

160 

150 

130 

115 

105

110 

130 

170 

240 

350

370 

350 

330 

250 

230

210 

160 

130 

105 

96

*94 

80 

80

Mar.

80 

75 

80 

95 

90

80 

80 

85 

82 

80

99 

106 

100 

104 

110

105 

110 

105 

100 

95

90 

85 

80 

79 

76

75 

71 

73 

73 

68 

67

Secondfoot -days

958 

1,125 

4,816

133,041

6,437 

4,695 

2.69S 

8,310 

1,989 

29,148 

2,044 

683 

632

63,535

Apr.

126 

384 

429 

418 

771

874 

762 

629 

514 

394

297 

230 

196 

166 

146

135 

166 

212 

181 

173

159 

142 

130 

119 

108

99 

94 

88 

86 

82

Maximum

52 

54 

603

4,800

681 

370 

110 

874 

129 

2,970 

230 

32 

37

2,970

May

77 

79 

77 

74 

65

62 

63 

67 

64 

55

50 

45 

43 

40 

38

39 

52 

101 

97 

86

80 

62 

49 

56 

95

71 

52 

44 

38 

39 

129

Minimum

21 

27 

49

18

70 

80 

67 

S3 

38 

52 

20 

16 

13

13

June

318 

277 

466 

2,240 

2,610

1,900 

1,120 

735 

527 

361

651 

2,490 

2,970 

2,790 

2,370

1,880 

1,410 

1,080 

846 

603

350 

218 

£77 

196 

126

96 

75 

62 

52 

52

July

45 

3S 

32 

41 

61

Si 

113 

119 

91 

105

230 

202 

140 

90 

82

74 

53 

40 

43 

59

45 

35 

30 

32 

32

26 

23 

22 

20 

20 

20

Mean ~

30.9 

37.5 

155

364

208 

168 

87.0 

277 

64.2 

972 

65.9 

22.0 

21.1

174

Aug.

20 

20 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

17 

16

18 

22 

21 

21 

25

30 

25 

25 

26 

25

25 

23 

23 

23 

22

25 

32 

28 

26 

24 

22

Per square 

mile

0.041 

.050 

.206

.483

.276 

.223 

.116 

.368 

.085 

1.29 

.088 

.029 

.028

.231

Sept.

20 

20 

19 

25 

25

27 

37 

31 

31

31

30 

26 

25 

22 

20

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

14 

13

13

Run-off in 

Inches

0.05 

.06 

.24

6.57

.32 

.23 

.13 

.41 

.10 

1.44 

.10 

.03 

.03

3.14

feaK ai3charge.- June b 17 a.m.) 2,670 sec.-ft.; June 13 (S p.m.) E,H7U see.-rt. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Rote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5 to Mar. 9, Mar. 16-23. Shifting-control 

ethod used Oct. 1 to Dec. 14, Sept. 14-30.
94 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'05", long. 84025 I 50", in SWi sec. 5, T. 6 

N., R. 4 E., at abandoned electric railroad bridge at west edge of Stryker. Prior 

to Jan. 18, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum. Datum of gage is 685.5 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 444 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1941. September 1921 to September 1928 at 

site about 3 miles downstream, published as Tiffin River near Stryker, Ohio.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet Jan. 1 (gage height, 9.24 

feet;: minimum, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 20; minimum gage height, 0.99 foot Aug. 11. 

1921-28, 1940-41: Maximum discharge, 2,160 second-feet Dec. 15, 1927; minimum, 

that of Sept. 20, 1941.

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

which are poor. Staff gage read twice daily prior to Jan. 18.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

1§

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a 20 

a 20 

a20 

a 20 

a20

a 25 

a35 

alOO 

a70 

a50

a40 

a35 

31 

2S 

55

125 

90 

62 

48 

40

38 

38 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

40 

42 

49

HOT.

51 

55 

54 

52 

52

50 

48 

48 

45 

45

69 

130 

249 

168 

8S

108 

68 

62 

55- 

55

55 

56 

64 

71 

72

*68 

40 

35 

38 

40

Dec.

40 

40 

40 

43 

45

50 

60 

70 

100 

150

SOO 

268 

405 

442 

299

508 

*796 

920 

*920 

*675

480 

355 

286 

242 

224

199 

199 

242 

418 

832 

1,030

Jan.

1,140 

1,120 

*1,050 

956 

720

51S 

400 

300 

*340 

175

170 

140 

130 

120 

105

110 

150 

280 

310 

250

220 

200 

250 

COO 

165

150 

135 

120 

115 

110 

105

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jam; 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

lendar year

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

105 

105 

105 

85 

70

75 

80 

70 

65 

55

50 

85 

200 

500 

680

560 

350 

200 

*110 

105

100 

90 

85 

80 

75

70 

65 

60

Secondfoot-days

1,357 

2,091 

10,578

-

10,254 

4,280 

6,593 

10,626 

2,335 

1,835 

1,077 

302. f 

263. C

51,591. f

Mar.

55 

50 

90 

350 

500

350 

250 

190 

140 

150

240 

350 

318 

292 

330

380 

280 

240 

230 

200

175 

156 

156 

161 

159

148 

139 

134 

129 

1E5 

126

Apr.

261 

418 

380 

330 

527

685 

631 

480 

355 

286

236 

199 

174 

160 

140

174 

568 

631 

605 

580

542 

480 

392 

305 

249

211 

180 

164 

149 

134

Maximum

125 

249 

1,030

-

1,140 

680 

500 

685 

120 

124 

205 

5 19 

24

i 1,140

May

120 

112 

105 

95 

86

eo

81 

88 

95 

99

99 

89 

76 

70 

68

75 

105 

102 

88 

75

64 

62 

58 

52 

49

45 

45 

40 

36 

34 

42

Minimum

20 

35 

40

-

105 '50 

50 

134 

34 

34 

14 

6.0 

5.2

5.2

June

52 

71 

64 

59 

56

59 

56 

48 

40 

42

38 

64 

79 

90 

99

82 

70 

61 

55 

46

40 

36 

34 

61 

84

66 

49 

44 

66 

124

Mean

43.8 

69.7 

341

-

331 

153 

213 

354 

75.3 

61.2 

34.7 

9.76 

8.7V

141

July

205 

124 

70 

49 

40

32 

28 

29 

27 

23

22 

30 

30 

23 

21

22 

20 

22 

24 

21

17 

16 

14 

30 

22

16 

17 

15 

20 

30 

18

Aug.

12 

9.7 

8.3 

7.4 

7.4

6.9 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

7.6 

14 

12 

9.7 

10

11 

12 

11 

10 

10

8.8 

8.3 

7.4 

7.4 

9.7

14 

19 

15 

12 

9.7 

7.8

Per square 

mile

0.099 

.157 

.768

-

.745 

.345 

.480 

.797 

.170 

.138 

.078 

.022 

.020

.318

Sept.

7.8 

7.4 

S.3 

14 

15

24

15 

11 

9.2 

7.8

6.5 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

5.8

5.8 

6.5 

5.5 

5.2 

5.2

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

6.5 

6.9

7.8 

9.7 

11 

13 

12

Run-off In 

Inches

0.11 

.18 

. .89

-

.86 

.36 

.55 

.89 

.20 

.15 

.09 

.03 

.02

4.33

* 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 Nov. 28 to Dec. 11, Jan. 7 to Mar. 12, Mar. 18-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio

95

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'40", long. 84°13'50", In NEi sec. 24, T. 9 

s., R. IE., at bridge on U. S. highway 20, 1 mile east of Powers and 2i miles up 

upstream from Iron Creek. Prior to Jan. 18, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 860 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 6.55 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 17; 

minimum gage height, 0.62 foot Aug. 7-10.

Remarks.- Records good except those computed by shifting-control method, which are fair, 

ana tnose for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor, wireweight gage read twice dally prior to Jan. 18.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

S3

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a!2 

al2 

a!2 aie

a!2

a!5 

a25 

aS5 

a25

aee

20 

19 

17 

IS 

38

46 

34 

2S 

27 

26

25 

24 

23 

22 

22

22 

24 

24 

25 

27 

27

NOT.

28 

29

28 

27 

28

27 

27 

27 

26 

28

64 

128 

100 

71 

57

50 

47 

48 

40 

39

43 

44 

46 

53 

50

59 

*35 

30 

30 

30

Dec.

30 

SO 

30 

35 

40

45 

50 

60 

70 

90

115 

114 

824 

164 

122

486 

608 

«385 

*283 

*228

199 

170 

130 

116 

107

106 

118 

146 

422 

719 

524

Jan.

42S 

488 

«524 

402 

267

220 

178 

 1S6 

*139 

12S

119 

110 

100 

80 

70

SO 

90 

170 

120 

100

90 

85 

120 

100 

90

SO 

70 

65 

60 

55 

55

Month

Ootc 

NOTC

Deoe

Of

Jam 

Feb] 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

ilendar year

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

55 

55 

50 

45 

45

50 

45 

40 

35 

30

55 

50 

70 

320 

250

150 

120 

«95 

90 

85

75 

70 

65 

60 

55

50 

45 

40

Bar.

35

30 

60 

800 

150

115 

85 

75 

70 

60

65 

75 

90 

130 

267

806 

17S 

160 

150 

130

99

109 

124 

119 

112

101 

93 

S4 

81 

75 

79

Secondfoot-days

719 

1,313 

5,966

-

4,859 

2,175 

3,407 

5,772 

1,651 

1,349 

643 

268.0 

255.6

28,357.6

Apr.

12S 

164 

138 

138 

311

334 

251 

206 

175 

153

1S4 

120 

114 

104 

99

133 

267 

283 

300 

376

S6S 

300 

220 

192 

164

145 

129 

119 

111 

96

Maximum

45

12S 

719

-

524 

320 

267 

376 

89 

133 

63 

10 

20

719

May

85 

80 

72 

60 

55

51 

58 

67 

70 

78

40 

f58 

f51 

f48 

44

74 

S9 

71 

59 

48

44 

. 45 

40 

35 

33

54 

27 

27 

24 

24 

52

Minimum

IS

26 

30

-

55 

SO 

30 

96 

24 

22 

11 

7.7 

6.6

6.6

June

66 

53

42 

42 

46

44 

56 

SI 

33 

2S

SI 

56 

46 

79 

64

54 

47 

44 

38 

29

26 

23 

22 

62 

49

35

32

se

46 

133

July

65 

40 

31 

27 

24

21 

21 

19 

19 

18

SO 

29 

22 

19ie

17 

16 

IS 

18 

16

16 

15 

16 

19 

16

14 

13 

IS 

-12 

12 

11

Mean

23.2 

43.8 

192

-

156 

77.7 

110 

192 

53.3 

45.0 

20.7 

S.65 

S.52

77.7

Aug.

10 

9.7 

9.4 

9.1 

8.8

S.5 

8.3 

S.O 

8.0 

7.7

8.5 

S.S 

8.5 

8.3 

9.7

9.1 

8.8 

8.5 

9.4 

S.5

8.0 

8.0 

7.7 

7.7 

10

10 

S.S 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

7.7

Per square 

mile

0.097 

.184 

.807

-

.655 

.326 

.462 

.807 

.224 

.189 

.087 

.036 

.036

.326

Sept.

8.0 

7.7 

8.8 

16 

20

12 

9.7 

8.8 

8.3 

S.S

7.7 

7.4 

7.4 

7.2 

7.2

6.9 

6.6 

6.9 

7.2 

7.2

6.9

6.9 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

8.0 

8.5 

S.S 

9.1

Run-off in 

inches

0.11 

.21 

.95

-

.76 

.34 

.53 

.90 

.26 

.21 

.10 

.04 

.04

4.43

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on the basis of weather records. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee NOT. 27 to Dec. 10, Jan. IS to Mar. 14, Mar. 18-20. 

Discharge determined by shifting-control method Oct. 11 tc NOT. 26, Dec. 11-15, July 26 to Sept. 50.
96 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Auglaize River near Fort Jennirigs, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°56'55", long. 84°15'58", in SEi sec. 15, T. 1 

S., R. 5 E., at highway bridge 3$ miles northeast of Fort 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 280 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 8.20 

feet); minimum, 5.8 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

1921-35, 1940-41: Maximum discharge, 7,860 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 fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some diversion from Lake St. Marys by Miami & Erie Canal into 

Jennings Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of loe effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Dec. 2)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

12

80

38

Oct. 1 to Aug. 14

2.0 

8.2 

8.4 

8.7

61

89

185

161

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

208

885

385

501

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

638

870

1,140

1,440

Aug. 15 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

l.S

S.O 

11 

14 

19 

24 

31

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

39

59

87

141

£02

Hote.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

23 

24 

26

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

10 

11 

11 

11

12 

18 

18 

18 

12

14

14 

15 

16 

86

86 

85 

86 

85 

82

24 

22 

81 

81 

16

84 

88 

86 

25 

29 

29

Hov.

30 

35 

34 

32 

28

88 

25 

28 

88 

29

29 

23 

26 

85 

85

86 

84 

87 

24 

22

23 

18 

S3 

S3 

28

22 

86 

28 

31 

39

Dec.

39 

85 

24 

23 

25

27 

29 

32 

35 

40

48 

64 

80 

94 

188

188 

128 

149 

186 

94

65 

56 

49 

44 

41

41 

36 

36 

53 

213 

363

Jan.

226 

226 

501 

 352 

220

150 

*94 

80 

65 

60

55 

50 

45 

40 

40

50 

55 

65 

140 

130

110 

100 

80 

75 

70

65 

65 

60 

55 

65 

50

Month

Ootc 

Hove

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Jul: 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year

ter year 1940-4.

Feb.

50 

55 

70 

90 

85

80 

75 

70 

65 

60

55 

70 

99 

242 

745

407 

248 

15 S 

»130 

110

100 

90 

80 

75 

70

65 

60 

55

Mar.

50 

100 

200 

180 

150

130 

120 

110 

100 

110

120 

130 

150 

200 

850

800 

170 

150 

130 

110

90 

80 

70 

65 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

Secondfoot-days

587 

808 

2,335

-

3,429 

3,553 

3,585 

3,656 

1,586 

12,931 

1,231 

540.9 

362.1

34,604.0

Apr.

150 

200 

190 

180 

350

310 

260 

210 

170 

141

125 

110 

98 

88 

78

84 

103 

114 

123 

99

77 

62 

57 

49 

44

40 

39 

38 

35 

32

Maximum

29 

39 

363

-

501 

745 

850 

350 

189 

1,440 

61 

38 

81

1,440

May

38 

40 

40 

40 

39

38 

41 

45 

46 

48

41 

39 

35 

34 

36

39 

43 

169 

137 

SO

68 

58 

48 

53 

50

46 

50 

41 

33 

31 

44

Minimum

10 

18 

23

-

40 

50 

50 

32 

31 

54 

84 

8.9 

6.5

6.5

June

£13 

320 

276 

1,240 

1,440

888 

39S 

285 

207 

148

186 

573 

1,200 

1,110 

1,380

948 

469 

418 

301 

187

142 

119 

99 

83 

70

64 

58 

54 

54 

68

July

64 

66 

56 

61 

60

53 

43 

39 

44 

46

46 

43 

40 

38 

32

31 

34 

38 

45 

46

38 

31 

38 

38 

30

40 

29 

28 

24 

86 

86

Mean

18.9 

86.9 

75.3

-

Ill 

127 

116 

122 

51.8 

431 

39.7 

17.4 

12.1

94.8

Aug.

26

24 

21 

88 

20

19 

20 

88 

38 

24

17 

14 

11 

11 

11

17 

16 

15 

15 14*

13 

13 

14 

13 

19

81

15 

12 

8.9

Per square 

mile

Sept.

8.9 

9.2 

7.3 

6.6 

17

21 

18 

16 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

IS 

12 

11 

12

11 

11 

10 

8.6 

8.6

10 

11 

10 

11 

13

Run-off In 

Inches

» Winter dlstsharge made on this day.

Hote.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-8, Feb. 84 to Apr. 6; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records are! records of station near Defiance. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3-10, 

Jan. 5 to Feb. 18, Feb. 19-23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 97

Auglalze River near Defiance, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14 I 15 B , long. 84°24'02", in NEi sec. 9, T. 3 

N.,»R. 4 E., 185 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 1941. May to 

August 1903 at site at highway bridge If miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1915-35, 1940-41), 1,563 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 9.87 

feet); minimum daily, 19 second-feet Nov. 20, 24.

1915-35, 1940-41: Maximum daily discharge, 38,700 second-feet Jan. 15, 1930: minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 17, 1923.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by power plant above station. Some diversion from Lake St. Marys by 

Miami & Erie Canal into Jennings Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

t 

&

0

10

11

IS 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a40 

a35 

a35 

a3S 

a35

a30 

a30 

a30 

a 80 

30

94 

31 

30 

31 

46

33 

32 

32 

32 

32

33

88 

108 

63 

88

37 

37 

33 

38 

38 

38

Nov.

38 

37 

37 

37 

35

37 

33 

28 

31 

33

37 

31 

32 

93 

32

31 

112 

25 

20 

19

21 

104 

20 

19 

62

20 

22 

51 

21 

68

Dec.

20 

118 

22 

27 

26

26 

26 

27 

133 

60

103 

1,030 

734 

35 

72

1,390 

263 

156 

428 

384

143 

266 

184 

124 

43

280 

118 

45 

1,790 

2,270 

2,390

Jan.

2,180 

3,200 

3,300 

2,950 

842

776 

791 

522 

504 

433

435 

52 

257 

208 

208

172 

916 

234 

42 

520

715 

636 

600 

410 

129

270 

530 

177 

244 

256 

232

Month

Ootc 

Move

Dace

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Hare

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug\ 

Sept

WE

ilendar year

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

138 

247 

406 

460 

574

534 

444 

291 

166 

257

238 

334 

887 

1,670 

2,730

2,780 

1,640 

456 

455 

606

473 

400 

161 

308 

260

231 

255 

357

Mar.

57 

115 

418 

226 

242

240 

288 

302 

150 

286

1,360 

106 

135 

254 

934

432 

636 

824 

568 

544

541 

£42 

332 

224 

258

272 

250 

336 

233 

215 

313

Secondfoot-days

1,379 

1,186 

12,733

-

22,746 

17,813 

11,238 

27,806 

4,659 

44,785 

4,857 

1,752 

1,339

152,293

Apr.

1,150 

1,320 

1,290 

2,550 

3,300

3,170 

3,100 

2,010 

864 

886

810 

527 

334 

436 

388

762 

807 

322 

592 

684

331 

208 

306 

211 

228

127 

72 

262 

133 

126

Maximum

103 

112 

2,390

-

3,300 

2,780 

1,360 

3,300 

510 

4,220 

650 

183 

204

4,220

May

305 

118 

193 

30 

160

135 

32 

270 

32 

59

33 

184 

92 

90 

186

262 

30 

33 

510 

276

309 

170 

309 

30 

94

186 

45 

45 

149 

31 

256

Minimum .

30 

19 

EO

-

42 

133 

57 

72 

30 

37 

35 

33 

23

19

June

328 

1,200 

1,220 

2,320 

4,080

4,220 

3,240 

1,860 

990 

676

554 

1,280 

3,300 

3,820 

3,690

3,560 

2,470 

1,470 

1,040 

740

653 

506 

309 

130 

104

162 

160 

408 

37 

25S

July

345 

650 

409 

171 

242

122 

273 

88 

42 

266

129 

112 

43 

43 

92

154 

48 

366 

108 

35

37 

176 

181 

35 

37

113 

38 

180 

248 

37 

37

Mean

44.5 

39.5 

411

-

734 

636 

363 

927 

150 

1,493 

157 

56.5 

44.6

417

Aug.

40 

38 

33 

33 

42

45 

43 

40 

37 

33

80 

66 

33 

35 

62

33 

33 

35 

43 

136

89 

37 

37 

37 

134

40 

110 

38 

42 

183 

45

Per square 

mile

Sept.

33 

32 

32 

74 

31

33 

204 

35 

81 

37

32 

57 

33 

96 

33

32 

26 

27 

27 

26

27 

26 

30 

30

50

33 

23 

26 

26

37

Run-off In 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge based on record of power-plant operation and computed leakage 

through dam.
98 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Blanchard River near Flndlay, Ohio

Loc^tl °n -~ Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 003'21n , long. 83 041'17n , on east line sec, 10, 

T. 1 N., R. 10 E., at highway bridge 2 miles northwest of Flndlay. Datum of Rage Is 

754.55 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 343 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1924-35, 1940-41), 212 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 958 second-feet Jan. 2 (gage height; 4.05 feet)- 

minimum, 1.7 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.74 feet).

1923-35. 1940-41: Maximum discharge, 6,320 second-feet Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height 

14.5 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 26, 27, and Sept. 3, 1934. 

The Hood of March 1913 reached a stage of 18.5 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Hating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effaot (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8 to June 13, June 15-39, July 1-28, and Sept. 8-3O)

1.0

1.1

2.1 

4.2

7.5

13

22

1.2 

'1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

33

45

77

164

259

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.6

361

533

730

885

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.5 

6.0 

4.5 

S.O 

5.5

4.0 

4.5 

4.9 

5.8 

5,2

4.5 

6.2 

4.2 

4.9 

36

6.6 

8.0 

6.2 

5.8 

5.5

5.5 

6,5 

5.6 

6.6 

S.O

7.2 

6.8 

6.S 

9.7 

S.6 

8.6

NOT.

21

e.o

9.2 

9.7 

10

11 

9.7 

9.2 

S.6 

10

29 

17 

14 

13 

9.2

9.2 

8.6 

9.7 

S.6 

9.7

9.2 

9.7 

7.5 

8.0 

9.2

10 

13 

11 

15 

22

Dec.

30 

26 

19 

15 

13

12 

14 

12 

12 

12

12 

60 

137 

103 

86

101 

116 

93 

76 

54

43 

34 

32 

26 

22

22 

24 

23 

315 

902 

S12

Jan.

659 

650 

792 

«446 

203

*162 

133 

106 

91 

76

6S 

60 

63 

41 

4S

45 

74 

20S 

216 

168

112 

129 

108 

56 

45

40 

37 

34 

32 

31 

30

Month

Octc 

Move

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Fabi 

Marc 

AprJ 

Bay.

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

We

lendar year

ter year 194O-4]

Feb.

32 

60 

80 

75 

70

60 

55 

61 

62 

56

48 

68 

112 

4O6 

606

286 

198 

104 

*108 

95

74 

62 

57 

60 

52

46 

45

41

Mar.

33 

36 

40 

6O 

62

57 

46 

43 

46 

48

62 

68 

60 

84

116

124 

114 

101 

76 

70

60 

56 

48 

48 

45

45 

45 

45 

45 

45 

46

Secondfoot-days

216.7 

347. 0 

3,257

-

6,042 

2,947 

1,863 

3,506 

725.4 

4,251 

1,166.2 

1,317.7 

453.9

25,092. 9

Apr.

131 

188 

173 

154 

466

455 

306 

200 

152 

124

101 

84 

74 

68 

60

63 

68 

79 

81 

88

70 

56 

44 

40 

36

36 

30 

29 

26 

26

Maximum

35 

29 

902

-

850 

505 

124 

466 

79 

699 

300 

' 26O 93

902

May

26 

25 

23 

22 

23

20 

23 

24 

23

21

18 

16 

15 

14 

12

17 

23 

77 

79 

43

27 

2O 

19 

16 

18

15 

12 

12 

5.2 

6.2 

33

Minimum

4.0 

7.6 

12

-

30 

32 

33 

26 

5.2 

12 

6.0 

3.0 

2.0

2.0

June

39 

57 

82 

196 

286

291 

164 

90 

67 

43

35 

41 

119 

564 

384

224 

161 

137 

108 

65

46 

35 

29 

24

21

14 

12 

16 

223 

699

July

SOO 

150 

82 

54 

33

23 

19 

66 

36 

20

14 

12 

12 

13 

14

12 

S.O 

13 

72*9 S 

48 

29 

25 

18 

13

10 

7.0 

6.0 

10 

20 

19

Mean

6.99 

11.6 

105

-

163 

106 

60.1 

117 

23.4 

142 

37.6 

42.5 

16.1

68.7

Aug.

18 

30 

25 

21 

17

12 

8.0 

6.0 

3.0 

3.6

4.0 

5.5 

S.O 

26 

75

160 

250 

ISO 

60 

35

20 

14 

10 

9.7 

25

30 

132 

73 

45 

33 

21

Per square 

mile

O.020 

.034 

.306

-

.476 

.306 

.176 

.341 

.068 

.414 

.110 

.124 

.044

.200

Sept.

18 

13 

12 

IS 

31

67 

93 

43 

28 

27

13 

12 

10 

7.5 

8.6

6.5 

7.2 

6.5 

5.8 

4.5

3.6 

5,6 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.0 

2.9 

2.0 

2.3 

3.8

Run-off In 

Inches

O.O2 

.04 

.35

-

.55 

.52 

.20 

.38 

.08 

.46 

.13 

.14 

.05

2.72

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-7, July 23 to Aug. 22; discharge computed on basis of records 

for Portage River at Woodville and Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Jan. 25 to Feb. 7, Kar. 3, 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 99 

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°26'55", long. 83°21'41", in sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 

13 E., at highway bridge 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 7.46 

feet ); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.89 feet).

1923-35. 1939-41: Maximum discharge, 9,150 second-feet Jan. 15, 1930 (gage height, 

12.96 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 26, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.60 feet 

July 25, 26, 1934.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 17 feet, from information furnished by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair and 

of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.0 

6.4 

6.0 

6.4 

7.2

7.2 

7.6 

7.2 

6.4 

6.0

7.2 

11 

12 

12 

19

55

47 

29 

21 

18

16 

14 

13 

11 

10

10 

13 

14 

16 

IS 

19

Nov.

22 

29 

47 

36 

25

18 

17 

18 

14 

14

22 

58 

84 

52 

34

25

21 

IS 

17 

14

14 

14 

15 

16 

13

14 

17 

13 

16 

17

Dec.

63 

150

eo

75 

55

40 

35 

35 

30 

30

35

eo

784 

506 

244

390 

770 

416 

250 

184

154 

119 

95 

78 

72

68 

61 

61 

544 

' 2.440 

2,040

Jan.

1,500 

1,610 

2,040 

1,040 

300

200 

150 

120 

100 

80

«66 

60 

55 

50 

60

57 

80 

325 

382 

175

200 

150 

120 

100 

75

70 

65 

60 

58 

56 

55

Month

Octc 

Hem 

Dect

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Juli 

Augl 

Sepi

WE

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

60 

80 

100 

100 

90

80 

75 

60 

55 

50

35 

40 

125

eoo

1,130

4S3 

250 

175 

225 

*160

100 

90 

80 

70 

60

60 

55 

50

Mar.

45 

46 

57 

65

70

80 

65 

40 

45 

50

67 

159 

1S4 

220 

338

352 

300 

210 

225 

155

120 

100 

79 

70 

71

71 

71 

73 

75 

75 

73

Second- , 

foot-days

453.6 

733 

9,984

91,940.7

9,459 

4,738 

3,651 

6,941 

1,281.9 

1,720 

930.0 

305.0 

169.8

40,366.3

Apr.

168 

770 

' 476 

338 

1,000

1,000 

528 

358 

269 

206

159 

128 

109 

99 

95

SS 

92 

109 

113 

117

99 

83 

73 

67 

64

62 

64 

64 

68 

75

Maximum

55 

84 

2,440

4,010

2,040 

1,130 

352 

1,000 

115 

133 

220 

46 

27

2,440

May

70 

70 

68 

61 

62

58 

51 

58 

101 

115

92 

67 

44 

3S 

36

34 

36 

35 

29 

24

18 

16 

13 

10 

11

11 

8.0 

6.9 

5.5 

5.5 

28

Minimum

6.0 

13 

30

1.5

50 

35 

40 

62 

5.5 

11 

4.4 

3.1 

1.9

1.9

June

113 

133 

94 

95 

109

121 

88 

62 

51 

47

40 

39 

83 

70 

54

40 

45 

47 

40 

31

25

20 

23 

27 

SB

20 

14 

11 

19 

133

July

22O 

124 

62 

38 

26

20 

15 

18 

24 

19

13 

16 

29 

21 

12

13 

26 

57 

49 

31

19 

12 

8.5 

7.6 

6.9

5.S 

5.5 

4.4 

4.S 

9.5 

13

Mean

14.6 

24.4 

322

251

305 

169 

US 

231 

41.4 

57.3 

30.0 

9.84 

5.66

111

Aug.

29 

46 

35

IS 

10

6.6 

4.4 

3.8 

3.4 

3.1

3.3 

4.0 

3.3 

3.3 

7.3

7.6 

9.1 

8.5 

7.3 

48

4.0 

3.6 

3.4 

3.6 

6.4

11 

19 

13 

9.6 

7.6 

5.8

Per square 

mile

0.034 

.056 

.744

.580

.704 

.390 

.273 

.533 

.096 

.132 

.069 

.023 

.013

.256

Sept.

4.4 

3.4 

3.3 

4.4 

5.5

6.9 

17 

27 

15 

10

8.5 

7.6 

7.6 

6.6 

4.4

3.8 

3.1 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5

2.9 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.3

1.9 

1.9

Run-off In 

Inches

0,04 

.06 

.86

7.90

.81 

.41 

.31 

.59 

.11 

.15 

.08 

.03 

.01

3.46

Peak discharge.- Dec. 30 (12m.) 2,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 3 (6 a.m.) 2,360 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dee. 2-10, Jan. 5-15, 20-31, Feb. 1-14, 17-28, 

Mar. 4-10, 17-22.
100 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°48'13", long. 83°00'21", In NEi sec. 10, T. 33., R. 

16 E., at highway bridge ifc miles west of Bucyrus and 12 miles downstream from Loss 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 89.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1925 to November 1935, July 1938 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 75.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 7.14 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 0.66 foot July 24.

1925-35, 1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second-feet Dec. 14, 1927 

(gage height, 9.15 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1941.

Flood of March 23, 1913, reached a stage of 14.5 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.3 

3.S 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6

3.8 

5.2 

5.2 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.5 

5.4 

 15

4.0 

9.7 

S.I 

7.2 

4.7

4.5 

4.2 

6.0 

5.8 

6.3

6.0 

6.0 

6.3 

9.2 

8.5 

7.2

HOT.

13 

6.3 

6.3 

5.8 

5.2

4.7 

5.2 

3.1 

2.5 

4.0

13 

15 

11 

6.6 

3.6

2.2 

1.6 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0

4.7 

5.2 

5.2 

5.S 

4.7

16

31 

44 

24 

17

Dec.

blS 

b!4 

1)18 

blS 

12

11 

11 

11 

13 

13

12 

44 

259 

100 

56

173 

207 

79 

60 

51

43 

36 

31 

26 

24

23 

25 

54 

1,180 

1,160 

340

Jan.

238 

420 

26S 

*131 

75

t>50 

MO 

b35 

b31 

h29

b27 

b25 

b24 

1)23 

b23

1)25 

120 

2S7 

132 

64

53 

1)50 

b48 

b46 

b42

1)40 

b39 

1)38 

b38 

39 

41

Month

Oot< 

Nov«

Deoe

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194i

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

47 

99 

b80 

1)60 

b45

b40 

b50 

b38 

b35 

1)32

b34 

b50 

b200 

Sll 

352

120 

b75 

b55 

b45 

b40

*38 

33 

29 

26 

b23

b21 

b!9 

blS

Bar.

17 

18 

" bSO 

b!50 

b80

t>50 

b43 

b40 

b38 

38

54 

79 

59 

75 

106

S7 

b60 

b45 

b35 

b32

b30 

b29 

29 

33 

43

38 

34 

35 

36 

31 

29

Seoondfoot-days

180.3 

231. 9 

4,108

27,570.0

2,541 

2,515 

1,503 

860.6 

23S. 0 

833.6 

160.1 

392.9 

S4.0

13,699.4

Apr.

39 

68 

52 

48 

88

77 

55 

' 45 

37 

33

29 

26 

22 

21 

IS

20 

19 

22 

21

17

14 

13 

12 

11 

9.9

9.5 

8.8 

8.8 

S.5 

8.1

H&xlntUBt

15 

44 

1,1SO

2,400

420 

811 

150 

8S 

17 

92 

28 

137 

7.8

1,180

May

7.5 

7.2 

6.6 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

10 

9.9 

12 

11

8.8 

6.9 

6.0 

4.2 

4.7

13

8.1 

10 

- 9.2 

7.5

6.0 

7.2 

8.8 

9.5 

6.9

5.8 

5.5 

4.5 

4.5 

2.7 

17

Minimum

3.3 

1.6 

11

1.1

23

IS 

17 

8.1 

2.7 

3.6 

1.4 

1.4 

.6

.6

June

IS 

9.9 

12 

VI 

76

38 

23 

17 

13 

10

S.5 

16 

76 

66 

53

92 

73 

47 

27 

19

14 

11 

8.S 

5.8 

4.0

3.8 

3.6 

5.5 

7.0 

4.7

July

S.I 

5.2 

4.5 

4.0 

3.6

3.8 

4.5 

5.0 

4.7 

4.7

4.5 

3.3 

2.2 

4.0 

4.7

3.6 

3.1 

6.4 

10 

28

8.8 

3.8 

2.0 

1.4 

2.4

1.8 

2.5 

2.4 

3.1 

6.9 

7.1

Mean

5.82 

9.40 

133

75.3

S2.0 

S9.8 

4S.5 

2S.7 

7.71 

27.8 

5.16 

12.7 

2.80

37.5

Aug.

6.2 

17 

5.0 

2.0 

2.4

2.2

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.4

2.9 

11 

2V 

9.6 

52

137 

32 

10 

8.8 

6.9

5.8 

4.2 

3.6 

2.4 

7.4

6.9 

7.5 

6.0 

4.2 

3.3 

2.9

Per square

mile

0.065 

.105 

1.48

.839

.913 

1.00 

.540 

.320 

.036 

.310 

.057 

.141 

.031

.416

Sept.

2.5 

2.5 

3.3 

4.0 

4.7

7.8 

4.7 

3.8 

3.6 

4.0

3.1 

3.8 

5.2 

3.3 

2.7

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.7 

2.0

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

1.0 

.6 

.6 

.6

Run-off In 

Inches

0.07 

.12 

1.71

11.44

1.05 

1.04 

.62 

.36 

.10 

.35 

.07 

,16 

.03

5.68

Peak discharge.- Dec. 29 (12 p.m.) 2,120 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (2 p.m.) 913 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 101

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51'02", long. 83°15'23n , in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 

'4 E., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock Run and 2 miles 

aortheast of Upper Sandusky.

Drainage area.- 299 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 242 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 7.00 

feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1921-35, 1933-41: 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, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

1*

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.8 

6.9 

6.4 

6.9 

5.9

6.4 

7.4 

4.8 

6.4 

6.9

6.9 

5.3 

6.4 

5.9 

11

14 

27 

16 

10 

14

17 

15 

14 

8.5 

9.0

10 

16 

15 

14 

15 

12

NOT.

21 

25 

40 

26 

19

16 

16 

14 

11 

12

20 

25 

47 

35 

27

21 

19 

17 

14 

13

13 

17 

18 

18 

16

20 

57 

82 

81 

62

Dee.

62 

50 

44 

b40 

b38

1536 

35 

34 

30 

28

29 

42 

290 

462 

211

237 

549 

355 

198 

150

124 

108 

92 

82 

76

73 

70 

97 

820 

2,850 

1,920

Jan.

949 

1,050 

1,200 

»671 

b400

b260 

b!90 

b!55 

b!30 

bllO

blOO 

b88 

b82 

b80 

b83

87 

105 

538 

564 

b400

b250 

blS5 

b!50 

b!25 

bl!5

b!05 

b97 

b92 

b87 

b83 

b80

Month

Oote 

Hove 

Beee

CE

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940. ...........

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

b80 

bllO 

b!30 

b!40 

b!20

blOO 

bSO 

b!50 

b!75 

b!30

blOO 

163 

234 

1,050 

1,420

602 

338 

b260 

b215 

b!85

*b!65 

b!36 

bllO 

b95 

b82

b73 

b68 

b65

Mar.

b64 

b64 

b70 

b!30 

b200

b!60 

b!30 

bl!5 

b!08 

106

106 

126 

142 

124 

163

221 

192 

b!55 

b!30 

b!22

99 

89 

81 

74 

79

87 

86 

SI 

82 

82 

78

Secondfoot-days

324.8 

822 

9,232

80,330.7

8,611 

6,595 

3,546 

2,945 

777.0 

3,609 

729.9 

866.3 

16S.2

38,226.2

Apr.

90 

161 

166 

140 

301

321 

208 

155 

124 

106

106 

90 

79 

71 

65

65 

68 

73 

74 

68

60 

49 

46 

42 

40

38 

35 

34 

35 

35

Maximum

27 

82 

2,S50

4,870

1,200 

1,420 

221 

321 

49 

411 

79 

165 

12

2,850

May

32 

35 

28 

26 

25

25 

32 

34 

32 

30

28 

27 

24 

21 

19

25

30 

49 

29 

27

24 

22 

19 

26 

23

19 

15 

13 

11 

9.0 

18

Minimum

4.8 

11 

28

2.1

80 

65 

64 

34 

9.0 

15 

5.3 

3.2 

1.4

1.4

June

29 

47 

40 

208 

411

231 

130 

87 

63 

49

38 

92 

177 

224 

1S3

313 

363 

228 

124 

81

58 

44 

35 

29 

25

20 

16 

15 

72 

177

July

79 

47 

35 

27 

23

19 

36 

19 

16 

11

13 

66 

35 

19 

12

9.5 

7.4 

13 

46 

41

28 

27 

19 

12 

9.5

7.4 

6.9 

5.3 

6.9 

16 

18

Mean

10.5 

27.4 

298

219

278 

236 

114 

98.2 

25.1 

120 

23.5 

27.9 

5.61

105

Aug.

16 

21 

21 

21 

14

9.0 

5.9 

5.3 

3.2 

3.7

4.3 

10 

7.9 

13 

66

140 

165 

73 

38 

23

17 

12 

9.6 

8.5 

12

39 

25 

24 

23 

21 

15

Per square 

mile

0.035 

.092 

.997

.732

.930 

.789 

.381 

.328 

.084 

.401 

.079 

.093 

.019

.351

Sept.

11 

S.5 

8.5 

6.4 

6.9

6.9 

9.0 

11 

12 

9.5

6.4 

6.4 

5.3 

5.9 

5.3

3.5 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

2.6

3.5 

2.9 

1.8 

1.4 

2.1

2.9 

4.0 

4.3 

4.3 

4.8

Run-off In 

Inches

0.04 

.10 

1.15

9.97

1.07 

.82 

.44 

.37 

.10 

.45 

.09 

.11 

.02

4.76

Peak discharge.- Dec. 30 (10 p.m.) 3,180 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (S a.m.) 1, 

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
102 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sanclusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'39", long. 83°11'42H , In sec. 13, T. 1 N., R. 

14 E., at highway bridge 3 miles upstream from Honey Creek and 4i miles north of Mexico.

Drainage area.- 776 square miles.

Records available.- March 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 544 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,280 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 10.73 

feet3; minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1923-35, 1938-41: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927 

(gage height, 19.9 feet); minimum observed, 4 second-feet Aug. 25, 1928, and Sept. 25, 

26, 29, 30, 1941.

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 22.5 feet, according to Information furnished 

by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

IS 

18 

19 

18

16 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

18

 25 

33 

30 

25 

26

29 

28 

30 

30 

31

55 

40 

42 

34 

30 

33

Nov.

39 

41 

45 

54 

55

54 

51 

46 

41 

40

45 

42 

48 

55 

70

76 

60 

51 

44 

41

36 

35 

34 

37 

37

39 

42 

68 

200 

191

Dec.

145 

125 

120 

3.15 

109

105 

86 

76 

68 

62

60 

72 

165 

619 

702

407 

568 

975 

583 

361

278 

234 

195 

168

146

132 

125 

127 

657 

3,380 

4,120

Jan.

3,650 

2,640 

2,580 

1,900 

988

503 

380 

315 

275 

245

*230 

205 

190 

180 

170

180 

185 

595 

1,160 

700

400 

350 

315 

300 

275

265 

250 

240 

225 

217 

206

Month

Oct< 

Hove

Dece

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Mar< 

Apri 

May 

June 

Juli 

Augi 

Sept

fft

ilendar year 19*C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

200 

236 

365 

400 

375

335 

315 

328 

40V 

392

350 

265 

328 

918 

2,340

1,740 

863 

475 

350 

330

*320 

270 

235 

210 

185

170 

155 

140

Mar.

130 

120 

130 

200 

300

400 

375 

200 

185 

180

1S3 

202 

213 

234 

255

315 

339 

275 

240 

215

190 

1V2 

156 

143 

136

137 

146 

145 

143 

145 

141

Secondfoot-days

737 

1,717 

15,085

196,501.3

20,314 

12,997 

6,245 

7,298 

2,242 

11,255 

3,625 

2,320 

424.9

84,259.9

Apr.

172 

353 

392 

358 

645

875 

699 

470 

342 

278

231 

211 

183 

158 

145

137 

148 

174 

17S 

166

146 

134 

112 

102 

93

86 

82 

78 

76 

74

Maximum

42 

200 

4,120

10,200

5,650 

2,340 

400 

875 

137 

1,110 

646 

302 

. 31

4,120

May

72 

72 

71 

70 

67

64 

6S 

72 

76 

78

76 

74 

72 

68 

64

64 

71 

76 

137 

112

86 

74 

70 

72 

64

71 

71 

60 

54 

48 

48

Minimum

13 

34 

60

5.8

170 

140 

120 

74 

48 

46 

26 

19 

4.3

4.3

June

105 

130 

137 

212 

731

955 

592 

422 

270 

174

129 

142 

S68 

1,110 

998

895 

1,020 

737 

454 

275

178 

129 

101 

'7083 

60 

55 

46 

49 

130

July

646 

630 

244 

132 

102

80 

67 

61 

65 

54

50 

46 

169 

122 

76

60 

46 

44 

71 

115

93 

65 

57 

49 

41

34 

30 

28 

50 

169 

109

Mean

23.8 

57.2 

487

537

655 

464 

201 

243 

72.3 

375 

117 

74.'8 

14.2

231

Aug.

137 

120 

70 

53 

42

35 

29 

25 

23 

22

19 

33 

55 

41 

86

302 

288 

200 

113 

74

54 

44 

36 

29 

27

25 

93 

93 

62 

49 

41

Per square 

mile

0.031 

.074 

.628

.692

.844 

.598 

.259 

.313 

.093 

.483 

.151 

.096 

.018

.298

Sept.

31 

2V 

25 

20 

20

26 

30 

28 

25 

23

21

18 

16 

14 

11

9.3 

8.8 

7.7 

7.2 

6.7

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.3 

4.3

Run-off In 

Inches

0.04 

.06 

.72

9.42

.97 

.62 

.30 

.35 

.11 

.54 

.17 

.11 

.02

4.03

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-4, Jan. 7-15, 20-30, Feb. 3-7, 18-28, Mar. 

1-10, 18-21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 103

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°18'28", long. 33° 09' 32*, in sec. 17, T. 4 N., R. 

15 E., at highway bridge 2i miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3t miles southwest of 

Fremont.

Drainage area.- 1,248 square miles.

Recprds ayailable.- November 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1941. November 1898 to March 1901 at site 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1923-35, 1938-41), 841 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,650 second-feet Dec. 30; maximum gage height, 

5.35 feet, ice jam, Feb. 9; minimum discharge, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage 

height, 0.80 foot).

1923-35. 1938-41: Maximum gage height, 11.1 feet Jan. 15, 1930 (discharge, not 

determined); maximum gage height, 11.4 feet (ice 3am) Mar. 3, 1940; minimum discharge, 

that of Sept. 27, 28, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

36 

36 

36 

34

39 

39 

32 

36 

34

32 

34 

39 

34 

46

79 

60 

44 

44 

60

52 

46 

46 

42 

49

49 

54 

54 

52 

57 

54

NOT.

52 

57 

63 

57 

66

69 

69 

69 

63 

63

69 

82 

79 

72 

76

82 

92 

B5 

79 

76

79 

66 

66 

66 

57

57 

66 

79 

88 

218

Dec.

218 

b!75 

b!50 

b!40 

blS5

b!30 

b!25 

b!20 

bl!5 

110

102 

143 

314 

749 

1-, 120

880 

965 

1,250 

1,040 

635

461 

367 

321 

273 

229

212 

190 

190 

1,410 

6,300 

6,300

Jan.

5,460 

4,270 

4,270 

3,050 

1,730

1,100 

737 

645 

574 

517

*400 

314 

299 

286 

273

253 

273 

681 

bl,400 

bl. 150

b665 

b575 

b510 

b470 

b435

b400 

bS80 

b360 

b346 

bS30 

314

Month

Ootc 

Hove

Deoe

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

We

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

293 

321 

489 

625 

655

536 

470 

b600 

bl.OOO 

b800

b6SO 

19550 

498 

974 

2,880

b2,750 

bl,500 

b750 

b600 

b500

b440 

b390 

bS50 

bS15 

b260

b260 

b240 

b225

Mar.

b210 

b200 

212 

260 

b350

b550 

b450 

bS50 

b300 

b270

266 

293 

321 

367 

426

517 

b540 

b500 

b450 

b380

b350 

299 

253 

229 

218

218 

218 

224 

224 

224 

224

Seoondfoot-days

1,365 

2,262 

24,669

324,362

32,466 

19,941 

9,893 

13,592 

3,111 

15,542 

4,312 

2,608 

629.1

130,610.1

Apr.

286 

826 

761 

677 

1,490

1,770 

1,350 

880 

625

498

400 

336 

299 

260 

229

207 

212 

240 

293 

293

253 

218 

196 

166 

152

143 

13S 

134 

130 

130

Maximum

79 

218 

6,300

15,100

5,460 

2,880 

550 

1,770 

152 

1,530 

839 

329 

39

6., 300

May

130 

126 

118 

110 

106

9S 

102 

110 

US 

114

114 

110 

102 

98 

95

98 

95 

95 

110 

152

130 

102 

88 

79 

79

76 

76 

79 

72 

63 

66

Minimum

32 

52 

102 '

15

253 

225 

200 

130 

63 

79 

34 

24 

5.6

5.6

June

82 

alOO 

a!50 

aSOO 

aSOO

1,230 

965 

564 

4S9 

321

216 

196 

760 

1,530 

1,450

1,180 

1,250 

1,230 

761 

470

299 

207 

162 

126 

102

88 

82 

79 

122 

229

July

320 

839 

545 

253 

162

122 

95 

85 

72 

72

76 

69 

63 

137 

126

88 

79 

63 

54 

69

, 130 

106 

76 

66 

54

46 

42 

34 

44 

101 

224

Mean

44.7 

75.4 

802

886

1,047 

712 

319 

453 

100 

518 

139 

84.1 

21.0

358

Aug.

134 

152 

118 

79 

63

49 

42 

36 

34 

26

24 

32 

52 

63 

63

162 

329 

280 

185 

110

79 

60 

49 

42 

34

34 

29 

54 

85 

60 

49

Per square 

mile

0.036 

.060 

.643

.710

.839 

.571 

.256 

.363 

.080 

.415 

.111 

.067 

.017

.287

Sept.

39 

34 

32 

32 

34

36 

29 

29 

32 

32

29 

26 

26 

22 

19

15 

19 

19 

15 

17

15 

13 

11 

8.4 

10

7.7 

5.6 

5.6 

S.4

8.4

Run-off In 

Inches

0.04 

.07 

.74

9.66

.97 

.59 

.30 

.40 

.09 

.46 

.13 

.06 

.02

3.89

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Buoyrus, Upper 

Sandusky, and Mexico.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
104 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 

county, at highway bridge, H 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1921-35, 1939-41), 426 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 8.57 

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet July 6, 7 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

1921-35, 1939-41: Maximum discharge, 3,820 second-feet Apr. 5, 1929 (gage height, 

10.1 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Dec. 7, 11, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow 

regulated by Lake Rockwell, about 16 miles above gage, where a mean of 37 second-feet 

was diverted for municipal supply of city of Akron. Sewage returned to river below 

station.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in 

(Shifting-control method used June 12 to Sept. 30

0.4

.5

.7

.S

29

36

56

70

1.1 121

1.4 177

1.7 245

2.0 330

feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

for discharges above 104 second-feet)

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

633

990

1,390

1,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

140 

10S 

108 

S4 

69

48 

111 

110 

107 

66

106 

67 

54 

91 

183

107 

92 

88 

68 

63

47 

142 

91 

S5 

SI

71 

42 

64 

109 

108 

72

NOT.

194 

17S 

135 

128 

165

149 

151 

147 

119 

116

232 

221 

199 

190 

207

304 

246 

290 

259 

1S1

115 

17S 

273 

259 

294

286 

220 

174 

182 

310

Dec.

226 

242 

359 

309 

316

294 

367 

450 

465 

450

435 

523 

803 

789 

755 

*

990 

1,270 

932 

S23 

755

654 

55S 

486 

432 

368

348 

346 

500 

1,140 

1,810 

1,640

Jan.

1,560 

1,520 

1,310 

 1,110 

S5S

721 

647 

573 

500 

452

389 

332 

337 

308 

316

324 

397 

413 

433 

348

399 

447 

756 

798 

729

716 

723 

628 

543 

475 

425

Month

Octe 

NOTE 

Deoe

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

390 

372 

382 

337 

331

379 

436 

40S 

351 

397

376 

3S1 

465 

730 

710

747 

738 

697 

642 

563

501 

435 

400 

346 

339

321 

306 

322

Bar.

282 

SIS 

342 

458 

464

652 

773 

S21 

725 

607

594 

599 

546 

564 

623

623 

613 

499 

4S4 

534

513 

501 

518 

598 

677

720 

720 

666 

597 

513 

482

Secondfoot -days

2,7S2 

6,102 

19,835

174,537

19, 487 

12,352 

17,631 

8,102 

3,323 

4,995 

6,932 

4,003 

2,711

103,755

Apr.

427 

427 

414 

398 

457

438 

4S2 

443 

406 

362

323 

2S3 

271 

300 

321

304 

225 

207 

138 

ISO

174 

178 

160. 

140 

138

65 

S4 

97 

110 

100

Maximum

183 

310 

1,310

2,S30

1,560 

738 

S21 

483 

171 

335 

614 

516 

235

1,810

May

106 

106 

44 

39 

78

112 

155 

139 

151 

48

36 

105 

92 

90 

123

156 

US 

106 

171 

149

136 

140 

15S 

102 

S7

143 

118 

8S 

106 

57 

64

Minimum

42 

115 

226

42

SOS 

306 

2S2 

65 

36 

44 

32 

39 

38

32

June

151 

153 

139 

215 

230

180 

1S3 

231 

246 

169

148 

233 

286 

203 

233

335 

255 

226 

175 

131

84 

82 

110 

105 

71

77 

44 

85 

7S 

107

July

94 

100 

83 

45 

38

32 

614 

422 

159 

136

100 

106 

52 

135 

63

261 

159 

446 

612 

378

357 

501 

484 

359 

284

145 

112 

146 

161 

165 

183

Mean

89.7 

203 

640

477

629 

459 

569 

270 

107 

166 

224 

129 

90.4

293

Aug.

126 

49 

65 

136 

S9

87 

91 

104 

46 

39

176 

175 

79 

87 

516

223 

216 

175 

192 

157

139 

113 

121 

97 

129

118 

112 

114 

108 

73 

51

Per square 

mile

Sept.

81 

134 

90 

235 

141

94 

43 

129 

139 

180

102 

a90 

aSO 

a65 

a55

88 

88 

91 

48 

78

47 

38 

92 

31 

67

83 

S4 

41 

62 

80

Run-off in 

inches

Peate discharge.- Dec. 17 (9 a.m.) 1.190 sec.-ft.; Dec. 30 (4 p.m.) 1.900 sec.-ft.; June 12 (4:30 

p.m.) 1.640 sec.-ft.; July 7 (7-3 p.m.) 3,040 sec.-ft.; July IS (9 p.m.) 2,300 sec.-ft.; Aug. 15 

(S a.m.) 1,810 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Independence.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 105

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 Highway bridge 1 mile northeast of Independence. Datum or gage is 584.14'feet '' 

above mean sea level (levels by city of Cleveland).

Drainage area.- 709 square miles.

Records available.- September 1903 to July 1906, September 1931 to May 1923, September 

1927 to December 1935, March 1940 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1921-22, 1927-35, 1940-41), 638 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,570 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 14.8 

feetj; minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 32, 33 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

1921-23, 1927-35, 1940-41: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Jan. 19, 1929 

(gage height, 18.9 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 periods of Ice effect, which are fair. A small 

amount of water from Tuscarawas River Is diverted Into this basin at Portage Lakes. 

Water is diverted 6 miles above station, at Brecksvllle, Into the Ohio Canal and 

carried past station; measurements of canal made as follows:

Date

Oct. 21 

Nov. 30 

Dec. 18 

Jan. 21

Secondfeet

4S.9 

52.4 

51.5 

45.7

Date

Feb. 17 

Mar. 17 

Apr. 15 

May 26

Secondfeet

50.5 

50.7 

55. 8 

46.2

Date

June 12 

July 15 

Aug. 16 

Sept. 15

Secondfeet

49.8 

50.2 

59.5 

57.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

0 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

ZS 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

106 

166 

13S 

139 

113

9e

79 

136 

144 

142

110 

145 

109 

89 

221

226 

164 

163 

150 

136

120 

117 

192 

152 

143

140 

128 

85 

124 

191 

157

Nov.

160 

426 

243 

194 

212

232

212 

215 

206 

179

250 

396 

28S 

27S 

270

336 

339 

315 

331 

328

267 

212 

330 

357 

331

329

449 

356 

286 

356

Dec.

895 

542 

536 

411 

463

413 

640 

816 

672 

626

584 

1,000 

2,240 

1,360 

1,140

1,520 

 1,680 

1,410 

1,180 

1,080

961 

817 

724 

634 

586

516 

546 

1,240 

4,160 

4,320 

3,060

Jan.

2,450 

2,890 

2,450 

1,790 

1,360

1,110 

b950 

b815 

b710 

b630

b570 

b500 

b440 

b420 

b400

b420 

b630 

b950 

b730 

b550

«b500 

b900 

1,900 

1,410 

1,210

1,010 

b920 

b830 

b750 

b670 

b640

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Of

Jam 

Fetu 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

WE

ilendar year

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

b615 

b710 

b640 

b570 

b530

b560 

b800 

b700 

bo 20 

b560

b590 

b630 

1,060 

2,280 

1,746

1,410 

 1,310 

1,060 

937 

841

747 

679 

612 

559 

b520

b480 

b450 

b420

Mar.

b400 

 b370 

923 

2,050 

1,110

b900 

bl,000 

bl,050 

bl.OOO 

b900

bl,000 

bl,000 

b900 

1,140 

1,180

1,160 

1,110 

»bS20 

b730 

b750

b800 

b800 

794 

889 

961

961 

961 

913 

817 

724 

679

Secondfoot-days

4,323 

8,683 

36,774

-

31,505 

22,630 

28,792 

14,320 

6,127 

8,682 

11,604 

6,079 

3,657

183,176

Apr.

770 

7E4 

702 

590 

961

913 

841 

747 

656 

581

542 

456 

422 

414 

443

418 

422 

429 

486 

355

316 

336 

304 

299 

243

241 

153 

170 

192 

194

Maximum

226 

449 

4,320

-

2,890 

2,280 

2,050 

961 

470 

936 

2,040 

721 

252

4,320

May

17S 

184 

172 

116 

97

149 

196 

288 

274 

228

130 

102 

171 

156 

210

470 

338 

254 

208 

234

210 

204 

228 

215 

164

148 

197 

186 

152 

158 

110

Minimum

79 

160 

411

-

400 

420 

370 

153 

97 

132 

78 

62 

62

62

June

231 

250 

239 

381 

465

286 

266 

288 

276 

239

211 

215 

389 

443 

502

936 

550 

362 

284 

230

198 

166 

132 

170 

160

134 

133 

138 

252 

156

July

171 

144 

154 

134 

85

78 

101 

1,430 

405 

248

293 

242 

184 

113 

193

179 

302 

446 

2,040 

770

529 

516 

590 

426 

355

243 

176 

159 

190 

265 

441

Mean

139 

289 

1,186

-

1,016 

808 

929 

477 

198 

289 

374 

196 

122

502

Aug.

242 

186 

106 

104 

1S2

136 

128 

130 

136 

S2

62 

339 

180 

125 

721

570 

287 

222 

236 

227

192 

172 

160 

145 

138

171 

164 

147 

144 

139 

106

Per square 

mile

Sept.

86 

96 

152 

252 

234

216 

136 

80 

158 

17S

178 

130 

126 

114 

74

132 

122 

115 

113 

, 78

95 

62 

67 

110 

104

90 

108 

92 

67 

92

Run-off in 

inches

f

eak discharge.- Dec. 13 (4 a.m.) 3,040 sec.-ft.; Dec. 29 (9 p.m.) 6,570 sec.-ft.; Jan. 2 (6 p.m.) 

20 sec.-ft.; Mar. 4 (3 a.m.) 3,180 sec.-ft.; July 8 (5:30 a.m.) 2,780 sec.-ft.; July 19 (6 a.m.)

3,300 see.-ft.

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
106 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Little Cuyahoga River at Akron, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir, lat. 41°03'34", long. 81°28'32", 

at root of Seiberling Street, Akron, Summit County, half a mile downstream from mouth 

of Springfield Lake outlet. Datum of gage Is 997.41 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 42.0 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 34.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 652 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 3.02 feet); 

minimum, 5.5 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage height, 0.12 foot).

1920-35, 1939-41: Maximum discharge not determined; no flow June 24, July 14, 1923 

because of regulation above etation.

Remarks.- Records fair. Some water is pumped from below station and returned to stream 

above station. Amount of diversions not known.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

Bating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-29, Mar. 12-31, May 30 to June 1, June 5, 4. 15, 

16, July 7-9, 15-21, Aug. 11, 12, 15, 16, Sept. 3)

10.6

19.2

29.7

55.2

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

85.4

120

179

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

al9 

a20 

a 20 

a 21 

a 21

a 22 

22 

21 

20 

19

19 

17 

16 

18 

27

17 

17 

17 

17 

19

20 

18 

18 

18 

17

15 

17 

19 

24 

28 

21

HOT.

32 

26 

16 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

39 

26 

19 

17 

18

17 

17 

21 

20 

28

20 

19 

18 

19 

21

26 

39 

27 

22 

22

Dee.

36 

22 

19 

23 

24

23

33 

27 

22 

20

19 

49 

66 

30 

22

52 

39 

27 

21 

21

20 

19 

21 

20 

18

22 

28 

57 

142 

90 

47

Jan.

38 

47 

39 

28 

22

27 

26 

26 

24 

21

21 

20 

21 

20 

19

21 

33 

37 

26 

24

21 

35 

44 

26 

21

21 

27 

26 

24 

24 

f24

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-4.

f

eak discharge.- E

sec. -ft.; July 1 

a No gage-height r 

f Computed on betsi

Feb.

f21 

f23 

f20 

f24 

f24

2S 

38 

30 

27 

23

23

31 

63 

87 

50

34 

32 

2S 

29 

27

29 

29 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

24

Secondfoot-days

604 

64! 

1,07S

12,192

as:

88J 76r 

64 ( 

62! 

55! 

1,14! 

642 

50!

8,92£

Mar.

23 

23

38 

54 

31

26 

22 

22 

24 

29

36 

26 

27 

30 

29

30 

24 

21 

26 

27

20 

17 

17 

20 

19

17 

17 

17 

16 

18 

21

Apr.

27 

21 

17 

22 

34

33 

29 

21 

23 

22

19 

16 

17 

21 

21

22 

21 

18 

16 

18

27 

24 

23 

22 

19

16 

15 

21 

21 

20

Maximum

28 

2 39 

142

396

47 

87 

54 

34 

31 

36 

160 

103 

24

160

eo. 29 (6 p.m.) 192 sec. -ft.; July 7 

8 (7«30 p.m.) 314 sec. -ft.; (11 p.m.) 

ecord; discharge Interpolated, 

s of partly estimated gage-height rec

May

20 

17 

13 

14 

20

21 

28 

28 

24 

a 24

a £3 

a22 

a21 

21 

21

21 

17 

13 

20 

20

19 

22 

24 

16 

11

17 

17 

16 

15 

26 

31

Minimum

15 

16 

18

12

19 

20 

16 

15 

11 

13 

11 

10 

12

10

June

24 

17 

EO 

36 

26

17 

16 

13 

15 

14

14 

17 

20 

19

31

34 

21 

17 

15 

15

14 

13 

16 

16 

14

13 

13 

20 

23 

16

July

13 

13 

13 

11 

11

12 

134 

117 

30 

18

16 

15 

13 

20 

34

84 

34 

82 

160 

50

32 

26 

22 

20 

19

24 

23 

21 

23 

26 

27

Aug.

18 

16 

15 

22 

21

17 

17 

18 

16 

13

29

33 

17 

15 

103

47 

21 

17 

16 

15

15 

17 

13 

11 

17

15 

17 

17 

f!4 

11 

10

Sept.

13 

17 

23 

23 

23

20 

14 

17 

17 

24

21 

18 

17 

16 

19

17 

17 

16 

14 

14

14 

17 

13 

13 

12

17 

17 

14 

17 

15

«- Per square Run-off In 

"ean mile inches

19.5 

21.4

34.8 '

33.3

26.9 

31.5 

24.7 

21.5 

20.1 

18.6 

36.9 

20.7 

17.0

24.5

(4:30 p.m.) 652 sec. -ft.; July 16 (12:30a.m 

307 sec. -ft.; Aug. 15 (1 a.m.) 227 sec. -ft.

ord.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 107

Chagrin River at Wllloughby, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37'51", long. 81°24'13", at city water works, 

800 reet downstream from East Branch, 1 mile southeast of Wllloughby, Lake County, 

and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 251 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 280 second-feet (not Including diversion).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 8.54 

feet;; minimum dally, 13 second-feet Sept. 25.

1925-35, 1940-41: Maximum discharge, 20,500 second-feet June 26, 1931 (gage 

height, 9.90 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum, 3.0 second-feet July 25, 26, 

1934.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1913, reached a stage of 17.3 feet, present datum, from floodmarks .

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Water 

is diverted just above station for municipal supply of city of Wllloughby.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

80

81

88

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

30

31

Oct.

37

36

34

32

31

26

28

34

36

34

31

31

29

29

47

64

53

55

49

51

47

44

40

39

37

36

34

36

34

42

47

Nov.

58

138

110

77

64

68'

66

58

51

51

85

229

152

108

91

88

86

118

152

150

197

167

130

112

108

95

144

187

*158

147

Dec.

882

475

225

ISO

160

150

350

639

324

274

236

886

2,030

735

390

705

717

*422

292

232

209

181

164

147

138

133

147

*649

3,500

3,000

988

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1940

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1940-41

Jan.

632

1,260

1,120

564

275

230

215

210

206

193

190

1S4

178

158

164

155

645

1,140

500

270

#215

250

2,030

668

386

259

210

200

197

197

193

Feb.

197

266

220

160

150

200

250

215

200

180

170

160

350

500

900

400

250

*140

125

115

110

108

105

103

100

100

100

100

_

_

-

Mar.

110

120

350

2,200

800

400

275

250

225

200

450

550

300

375

500

500

450

,«£80

325

350

450

500

522

532

450

332

270

242

219

190

216

Observed

Apr.

378

340

245

209

284

361

296

216

170

161

161

136

120

112

108

100

118

248

288

193

150

158

138

120

105

100

68

81

75

73

-

Secondfoot-days

1,203

3,445

19,560

129,219

13,294

5,974

12 933 5)332

2,645

1,794

2 455

l)318

610

70,563

IfajdinuDi

64

229

3,500

3,990

2

9OO

2,200

361

171

417

181

44

3,500

Minimum

26

51

133

18

155

100

110

40

23

19

16

13

13

Mean

38 * 8

115

631

353

429

213

417

 J 170

J. < 0

85.3

79 .2

42.5

20.3

193

May

70

66

64

56

56

55

64

105

108

108

81

68

62

62

106

361

226

138

105

83

73

62

70

68

60

55

47

44

42

40

40

June

51

53

46

83

147

93

62

51

44

39

36

46

70

62

70

133

86

58

46

40

37

31

31

29

26

25

23

25

171

80

Diver si onf

(mean

sec. -ft .)

1.53

1. 49

ll43

1.50

1.43

1.42

1.52

1.53

1.71 

1 . 91

1 . 98

2 .06

1.87

1.66

-

July

49

39

25

29

26

26

46

417

194

86

53

104

56

44

24

29

70

46

309

115

60

42

36

31

28

26

21

21

19

22

362

Aug.

95

47

31

25

22

20

17

17

16

18

20

58

58

37

104

181

75

46

37

34

29

26

25

23

29

77

44

32

28

25

22

Sept.

21

21

20

21

37

44

34

28

23

25

23

22

20

18

17

17

18

17

17

16

16

14

14

17

13

14

14

16

16

17

-

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

40.3

116

63S

354

430

214

419

180

6X»T

44.6

22.2

195

Per square 

mile i

0.161

.462

2.52

1.41

1.71

.853

1.67

.717

.347 

.246

.324

.178

.088

.777

Run-off 

n Inches

,0.19

.52

2 '.90

19.23

1«?J7

 pQow

1 »92

 80

.40 

.27

.37

.21

.10

10.54

_____ 13 (1 a.m.) 3,290 sec.-ft.; Dec. 29 (10 p.m.) 5,960 sec.-ft. 

 ) a,B7O sec.-ft.j Mar. 4

Peak discharge.- Dec

(3 a.m.) 3,980 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion for municipal supply of city of Willoughby.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-7, Jan. 5-8, 19-22, 27, 28, Feb 

Mar. 22.

498587 0-43-8

Jan. 23 (1:30
108 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

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 Grlswold 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 609 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 second-feet Dec. 13 (gage height, 7.75 

feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Aug. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.57 foot).

1922-35, 1938-41: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 

12.0 feet); practically no flow July 31, Aug. 1-2, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 27 to June 4, June 11, 12, June 22 to 

Aug. 15, Aug. 23-25, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

9.5

13.2

17.7

23.6

31.0

39.5

62

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0

94

135

243

379

544

740

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

1,640

2,090

2,660

4,070

4,930

0.5

.6

.7

.3

1.0

1.2

1.0 

2.9 

5.5 

8.7 

17.0 

9.5

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

49

94

158

271

376

496

3.5 

4.0

4.5 

5.1

728

1,010

1,320

1,720

Hote.- Same as preceding table above 

S.TTSSt.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

22 

19 

18 

17

15 

15 

16 

14 

14

15 

13 

12 

11 

14

12 

12 

16 

15 

16

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

19 

18 

18 

15 

18

Nov.

25 

62 

86 

86 

94

79 

64 

54 

50 

61

100 

472 

483 

318 

207

147 

140 

411 

663 

540

585 

492 

328 

234 

164

135 

157 

265 

304 

349

Dec.

1,660 

2,310 

1,290 

794 

688

553 

916 

2,310 

1,720 

1,400

1,290 

1,750 

4,930 

3,070 

1,430

1,860 

3,600 

*2,140 

1,360 

1,100

794 

572 

458 

387 

318

274 

271 

1,540 

3,750 

4,400 

3,240

Jan.

2,540 

2,540 

2,600 

1,720 

1,040

728 

a575 

a475 

422 

a380

a350 

336 

328 

288 

358

301 

654 

3,750 

2,420 

1,320

1,040 

807 

2,360 

2,310 

1,450

1,100 

890 

630 

458 

399 

318

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

369 

418 

a390 

a350 

a400

a450 

aSOO 

454 

539 

607

654 

535 

479 

1,550 

3,750

2,660 

1,760 

»bl,250 

b800 

b600

b400 

b325 

bSOO 

b280 

b260

b250 

b240 

b240

Secondfoot-days

508 

7,155 

52,175

879, 876. S

34,887 

20,810 

31,788 

11,568 

1,358 

4,110 

510.9 

1,685.7 

297.2

166,846.8

Mar.

237 

259 

387 

2,040 

2,600

1,800 

bl,250 

b900 

b600 

b500

630 

1,160 

b750 

bl,000 

bl,400

1,520 

1,420 

1,040 

 890 

780

834 

1,320 

1,620 

1,680 

1,450

1,100 

807 

607 

488 

410 

369

Apr.

580 

S62 

570 

418 

395

980 

1,010 

754 

557 

380

265 

206 

161 

141 

119

107 

102 

134 

1,380 

824

391 

284 

217 

168 

139

117 

100 

84 

64 

59

Maximum

27 

663 

4,930

8,050

3,750 

3,750 

2,600 

1,380 

66 

1,350 

49 

413 

29

- 4,930

May

57 

44 

47 

39 

40

38 

41 

50 

56 

44

50 

47 

42 

36 

40

47 

59 

65 

66 

54

49 

34 

57 

48 

38

32 

29 

28 

27 

24 

24

Minimum

11 

25 

271

9.9

2SS 

240 

237 

59 

24 

15 

8.7 

1.0 

2.3

1.0

June

20 

18 

17 

24 

38

54 

107 

105 

62 

41

20 

77 

90 

240 

474

1,350 

548 

237 

126 

76

58 

29 

30 

24 

20

17 

15 

90 

78 

25

July

20 

17 

17 

15 

12

12 

17 

12 

9.8 

9.5

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

13

24 

16 

13 

13 

17

19 

49 

48 

30 

19

16 

14 

12 

11 

9.8 

11

Mean

16.4 

238 

1,683

765

1,125 

743 

1,025 

386 

43.6 

137 

16.5 

54.4 

9.91

457

Aug.

9.5 

8.7 

8.1 

4.7 

2.5

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

1.4

35 

5« 

39 

18 

30

48 

34 

56 

148 

115

64 

39 

30 

22 

81

413 

237 

77 

45 

34 

25

Per square 

mile

0.028 

.405 

2.87

1.30

1.92 

1.27 

1.75 

.658 

.074 

.233 

.028 

.093 

.017

.779

Sept.

21 

19 

17 

19 

29

21 

16 

14 

14 

13

12 

11 

9.5 

8.1 

6.5

7.1 

6.5 

5.8 

5.6 

5.2

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.7 

3.9

2.9 

2.5 

2.7 

2.7 

2.3

Run-off In 

Inches

0.03 

.45 

3.31

17.74

2.21 

1.32 

2.02 

.73 

.09 

.26 

.03 

.11 

.02

10.58

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Ashtabula River near Ashtabula 

and Chagrin River at Wllloughby.

b stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 109 

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°51'19B , long. 80°45'43B , at highway bridge, 1 

mile upstream from Hubbard Run, It miles southeast of Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, 

and 54 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 118 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 132 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet Dec. 13; maximum gage height, 

e.iiu reet Mar. 4, ice Jam; no flow July 2-7, 9-16, July 22 to Aug. 11, Sept. 13-30.

1924-35, 1939-41: Maximum discharge, 6,270 second-feet Jan. 19, 1929; maximum gage 

height,9.16 feet Feb. 13, 1940, ice Jam; no flow at times during 1925-35, 1939-41.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 3 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

.14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.5 

3.6 

3.2 

2.0 

1.5

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

.8 

.6

.5 

.4 

.3 

.5 

1.0

1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

1.8 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.2 

2.7 

2.7 

4.5 

3.6

HOT.

3.6 

7.5 

26 

30 

17

13 

14 

29 

29 

19

20 

1S1 

121 

48 

20

12 

18 

157 

285 

246

355 

185 

101 

57

44

40 

50 

 100 

150 

200

Dec.

500 

797 

S67

177 

345 

1,040 

450 

529

517 

SXO 

1,950 

441 

166

568 

1,080 

 548 

158 

114

101 

85 

65 

52 

40

38 

46 

614 

1,360 

1,140 

445

Jan.

284 

415 

607 

256 

80

67 

62 

57 

53 

50

47 

45 

45 

45 

50

80 

250 

1,510 

394 

168

118 

 118 

1,050 

376 

175

100 

80 

75 

70 

90 

100

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Deof

Of

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr] 

Hay 

June 

Jul: 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194£*,...........

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

80 

70 

65 

60 

100

80 

70 

80 

90 

110

120 

80 

150 

900 

950

275 

160 

 70 

50 

43

40 

38 

36 

35 

35

35 

35 

35

Mar.

40 

50 

100 

900 

500

260 

125 

75 

50 

40

86 

232 

212 205- 

220

2S4 

201 

150 

100 

75

400 

 342 

264 

260 

224

157 

1E7 

112 

89 

73 

66

Secondfoot-days

72.0 

2,576.1 

14,878

66,823.0

6,917 

3,892 

5,959 

2,592 

312.5 

~ 356.9

.a

47.9 

7.1

37,611.3

Apr.

168 

232 

115 

73 

66

224 

179 

91 

55 

40

29 '24 

20 

20 

17

15 

16 

20 

568 

226

106 

71 

58 

42 

31

24 

20 

16 

14 

12

Maximum

4.5 

353 

1,950

2,650

1,510 

950 

900 

568 

26 

112 

.2 

20

1,950

May

11 

10 

9.1 

7.5 

6.1

5.5 

7.5 

13 

13 

12

12 

10 

8.3 

6.8 

8.3

14 

25 

26 

20 

15

12 

8.3 

7.5 

7.5 

8.3

7.5 

7.5 

5.5 

3.8 

2.4 

2.1

Minimum

0.3 

3.6 

38

0

45 

35 

40 

12 

2.1 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0

June

' 2.4 

1.8 

1.5 

3.3 

6.1

3.8 

6.8 

11 

7.5 

4.4

3.3 

3.8 

5.5 

12 

34

112 

60 

36 

17 

10

5.5 

3.3 

2.1 

1.3 

.9

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

July

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

2.32 

85.9 

480

183

223 

139 

19S 

83.4 

10.1 

11.9 

.03 

1.55 

.24

103

Aug.

0.0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.9 

.3

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

2.8 

7.9 

20 

8.3 

3.8 

1.8

Per square 

mile

0.020 

.728 

4.07

1.55

1.89 

1.18 

1.63 

.732 

.036 

.101 

.00025 

.013 

.0020

.873

Sept.

0,9 

.5 

.3 

.3 

.9

2.1 

.9 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off In 

Inches

0.02 

.81 

4.69

21.06

2.18 

1.23 

1.88 

.82 

.10 

.11 

.0003 

.01 

.002

11.85

Psak discharge.- Dec. 13 (7 a.m.) 2.700 sec. -ft.; Dsc. 29 (10 p.m.) 1,840 sec. -ft.: Jan. 18

t.ou p.m./ A,UUU sec. it-.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-dlecharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26 to Dsc. 1, Jan. 5-17, Jan. 26 to Mar. 10, 

ir. 18-21.
110 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°27'50B , long. 78°56'10", at Gowanda, Erie County, 

2>BO feet downstream from highway bridge, 600 feet downstream from power house of 

Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power Co., and 4.2 miles downstream from South Branch of 

Cattaraugus Creek.

Drainage area.- 428 square miles.

Records- available.- November 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.84 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 21 (gage height, 1.01 feet); minimum 

daily, 53 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 19.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1941; minimum, that of Aug. 21, 1941; 

minimum dally, that of Sept. 19, 1941.

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

which are fair. Flow of Cattaraugus Creek is regulated by municipal power plant and 

several industrial plants upstream. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 7

1.7 137

1.8 171

2.0 250

2.3 394

2.6 568

3.0 S51

3.5 1,300

4.0 1,850

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

49

91

139

199

279

Dec. 8 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.7 

4.3

424

662

963

1,450

2,200

5.1 3,480

6.0 5,460

7.0 8,240

7.5 9,910

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194O to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

224

206 

180 

180 

162

157 

173 

254 

228 

185

170 

160 

144 

142 

206

266 

210 

280 

212 

184

236 

244 

193 

1S6 

185

192 

176 

174 

166 

274 

335

NOT.

2S2 

377 

530 

467 

350

932 

7S4 

57S 

464 

518

498 

547 

506 

400 

390

376 

391 

543 

546 

1,680

1,740 

1,200 

856 

630 

544

416 

409 

428 

390

414

Dec.

1,450 

1,020 

750 

b620 

1)560

1)640 

1,430 

2,060 

*1,170 

1,240

1,300 

1,970 

6,330 

1,560 

936

2,050 

3,370 

1,290 

1,030 

931

1,110 

920 

782 

650 

671

788 

1,220 

2,530 

2,650 

2,420 

1,330

Jan.

988 

906 

1,300 

880 

515

540 

460 

520 

«580 

500

440 

390 

350 

320 

300

360 

1,060 

3,630 

1,560 

760

700 

780 

1,920 

957 

700

600 

520 

460 

410 

370 

350

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ce

Jam. 

Pebi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

ITs

lendar year 194

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

350 

350 

340 

330 

320

34O 

410 

*370 

340 

310

290 

2SO 

320 

620 

1,070

696 

540 

439 

410 

380

350 

330 

310 

300 

280

270 

260 

250

Mar.

245 

390 

1,000 

4,800 

2,330

1,600 

1,070 

«992 

773

707

679 

620 

517 

549 

556

570 

481 

440 

517 

601

572 

620 

S76 

2,070 

2,450

1,520 

1,230 

1,720 

1,910 

1,240 

1,350

Apr.

3,050 

2,670 

«3,140 

3,490 

9,860

5,760 

3,200 

2,260 

1,770 

1,500

1,330 

1,130 

972 

935 

849

724 

645 

781 

1,580 

957

848 

706 

602 

553 

510

464 

434 

407 

381 

358

Second- M.»i m _ . . nsLXimuai foot -days

6,284 335 

18,186 1,740 

46,778 6,330

313,228 11,300

24,126 3,630 

1-0,855 1,070 

34,995 4,800 

51,866 9,860 

8,760 548 

5,238 385 

3,434 164 

2,464 135 

2,774 255

215,760 9,860

May

342 

330 

305 

293 

299

296 

295 

318 

303 

329

275 

263 

244 

220 

212

262 

540 

548 

327 

257

224 

220 

268 

230 

205

207 

202 

227 

260 

253 

206

Minimum

142 

282 

560

108

300 

250 

245 

358 

202 

106 

76 

60 

53

53

June

218 

215 

189 

214 

385

267 

202 

209 

191 

163

156 

158 

181 

188 

205

210 

186 

161 

148 

139

128 

135 

123 

121 

116

112 

106 

107 

157 

148

July

151 

129 

102 

107 

103

107 

111 

125 

105 

101

100 

102 

104 

94 

91

107 

1S4 

119 

145 

138

119 

98 

88 

92 

84

83 

76 

100 

96 

123 

150

Aug.

135 

120 

105 

74 

63

81 

64 

69 

65 

69

90 

63 

76 

73 

75

83 

88 

72 

78 

72

63 

63 

60 

63 

92

130 

91 

72 

66 

62 

65

ifean Per siuare Mean mile

203 0.474 

606 1.42 

1,509 3.53

656 2.00

778 1.82 

388 .907 

1,129 2.64 

1,729 4.04 

283 . 661 

175 . 409 

111 .259 

79.5 .166 

92.5 .216

591 1.38

Sept.

88 

86 

75 

134 

255

206 

112 

93 

91 

172

156 

116 

96 

91 

73

81 

73 

64 

53 

65

' 59 

64 

57 

60 

57

61 

60 

61 

61 

54

Run-off In 

Inches

0.55 

1.58 

4.07

27.21

2.10 

.94 

3.04 

4.51 

.76 

.46 

.30 

.21 

.24

18.76

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29, Dec. 4-6, Jan. 6-17, 20-22, 'Jan. 25 to 

Fet>. 14, Feb. 17, Feb. 20 to Mar. 4, Mar. 18 (no gage-height record Jan. 25 to Feb. 1).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 111

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°51'15", 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 604.04 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 145 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.12 

feet); maximum gage height, 9.60 feet (ice jam) Mar. 4; minimum discharge, 0.7 secondfoot (regulated) Aug. 22, 24, 25 (gage height, 0.70 foot).

1938-41: Maximum discharge, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 20, 1939 (gage height, 7.62 

feet); maximum gage height, that of Mar. 4, 1941; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 22, 

24, 25, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 0.70 foot Aug. 28, 31, and Sept. 3, 1939 

(affected by backwater from leaves and debris) and Aug. 22, 24, 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

fragmentary gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages 

caused by mill 3.2 miles upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect OP backwater from debrla (gage height,.In feet, and dis

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20

icharge, in second-feet) 

Nov. 20 to Sept. 30.

1.00

1.05

1.10

1.2

1.3

1.4

17.4

22.6

28.4

42.7

60

80

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7

105

169

294

500

0.79 

.SO 

.85 

.90 

.95

1.00

2.36

3.96

6.05

8.60

11.6

1.10

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

33.6

50.1

71

97

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

160

240

394

580

950

1,420

4.0 2,040

4.7 3,140

5.6 4,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

22 

21 

19 

18

19 

19 

24 

28 

27

23 

22 

21 

20 

24

35 

35 

30 

28 

23

24 

25 

25 

24 

25

24 

23 

22 

22 

38 

76

NOT.

58 

120 

22S 

128 

79

225 

188 

100 

76 

70

85 

100 

76 

56 

53

56 

70 

200 

184 

630

504 

268 

1S2 

 115 

89

56 

74 

78 

72 

76

Dec.

660 

350 

1S5 

*130 

98

125 

800 

1,250 

453 

600

5S5 

543 

2,240 

361 

164

1,330 

1,480 

320 

230 

215

394 

297 

224 

14S 

1S7

219 

38S 

981 

1,240 

1,040 

415

Jan.

259 

227 

511 

239 

13S

145 

124 

*145 

155 

140

114 

90 

76 

68 

64

100 

520 

1,500 

539 

199

1S3 

202 

538 

244 

144

116 

100 

90 

S2 

76 

72

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194a...........

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

76 

74 

70 

66 

64

7S 

135 

*112 

92 

74

62 

54 

64 

145 

320

260 

155 

US 

9S 

82

74 

68 

60 

56 

54

52 

50 

4S

Mar.

46 

48 

700 

1,850 

1,060

640 

3SO 

310 

*200 

205

200 

175 

160 

185 

190

200 

170 

145 

170 

210

200 

220 

400 

920 

1,100

620 

450 

760 

680 

3SO 

440

Secondfoot-daya

S10 

4,296 

17,652

84,993

7,202 

2,661 

13,414 

14,022 

1,192 

635.3 

404.4 

367.4 

S68.1

63,524.2

Apr.

1,010 

*754 

S92 

843 

4,940

1,370 

662 

432 

315 

254

219 

1S3 

160 

157 

153

121 

109 

126 

223 

190

168 

134 

112 

94 

S4

76 

67 

62 

58 

54

Maximum

76 

630 

2,240

4,300

1,500 

320 

1,850 

4,940 

58 

71 

37 

57 

278

4,940

May

50 

49 

4S 

45 

44

45 

47 

47 

46 

46

45 

40 

37 

35 

34

40 

56 

58 

45 

34

29 

27 

33 

27 

25

22 

23 

23 

29 

34 

29

Minimum

IS 

53 

9S

11

64 

4S 

46 

54 

22 

6.5 

4.0 

2.1 

5.0

2.1

June

SB 

26 

24 

20 

25

32 

25 

23 

19 18'

15 

14 

26 

71 

49

37 

30 

 24 

IS 

15

12 "11 

12 

11 

11

10 

S.6 

7.0 

6.5 

7.2

July

S.6 

9.S 

11 

7.S 

S.9

7.2 

9.3 

32 

27 

17

14 

11 

S.6 

S.6 

S.O

7.5 

22 

17 

IS 

14

14 

11 

11 

7.5 

6.7

4.9 

6.0 

4.0 

11 

24 

37

Mean

26.1 

143 

569

232

232 

95.0 

433 

467 

3S.5 

21.2 

13.0 

11.9 

2S.9

174

Aug.

57 

57 

32 

19 

16

10 

6.S 

S.6 

5.0 

2.5

5.5 

6.9 

4.2 

3.1 

5.4

S.4 

4.1 

S.2 

4.9 

7.3

4.4 

3.0 

3.7 

2.1 

11

19 

16 

11 

S.3 

f7.0 

flO

Per square 

mile

0.1SO 

.936 

3.92

1.60

1.60 

.655 

2.99 

3.22 

.266 

.146 

.090 

.082 

.199

1.20

Sept.

f!4 

fll 

f9.0 

fS.O 

S.O

S.6 

13 

12 

70 

278

207 

57 

30 

20

15

12 

10 

9.4 

9.2 

5.0

6.5 

7.3 

5.6 

5.0 

5.6

7.0 

6.8 

5.4 

6.2 

6.5

Run-off in 

inches

0.21 

1.10 

4.52

21.79

1.S4 

.68 

3.45 

3.59 

.31 

.16 

.10 

.09 

.22

16.27

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.

Sote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-18, Nov. 27 to Dec. 7, Jan. 6-18, Jan. 26 

to Mar. 31. Backwater from debris Oct. 15 to Nov. 1; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, 

discharge measurement, and comparisons with records for nearby stations.
112 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cayuga 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 Park, 700 feet downstream from bridge on Bowen Road, 

800 fee£ (revised) 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,830 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.27 

feet)7 maximum gage height, 12.00 feet, Ice Jam, Mar. 24; minimum discharge, 1.1 

second-feet Sept. 25; minimum gage height, 2.63 feet Aug. 24.

1938-41: Maximum discharge, 6,7£0 second-feet Feb. 20, 1939 (gage height, 8.60 

feet); maximum gage height, that of Mar. 24, 1941; practically no flow Aug. 8, 9, 1939, 

when permanent stop logs were Installed In dam.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.1. 

7.4 

7.0 

6.5 

6.2

6.2 

6.7 

9.7 

11 

9.2

8.2 

7.4 

6.9 

6.2 

11

17 

17 

21 

17 

11

13 

16 

13 

12 

11

11 

10 

9.0 

8.5 

14 

22

Nov.

23 

68 

130 

72 

48

170 

83 

54 

43 

38

53 

88 

55 

36 

35

32 

31 

118 

144 

484

263 

161 

110 

72 

60

29 

35 

34 

30

38

Dec.

420 

240 

150 

114 

«82

102 

450 

700 

340 

382

305 

515 

1,340 

182 

127

842 

737 

178 

142 

147

237 

174 

146 

106 

120

138 

202 

535 

S33 

631 

221

Jan.

140 

121 

315 

132 

29

70 

60 

*64 

72 

64

54 

37 

27 

8.6 

6.5

6.0 

300 

860 

320 

135

124 

140 

410 

200 

102

7S 

66 

58 

52 

4S 

45

Feb.

47 

45 

41 

38 

36

41 

*54 

45 

37 

34

32 

30 

34 

112 

190

135 

100 

74 

58 

47

41 

37 

34 

32 

30

29 

27 

26

Mar.

25 

27 

215 

1,140 

*480

340 

250 

195 

158 

129

114 

100 

72 

98 

118

125 

104 

84 

106 

135

125 

145 

300 

640 

760

420, 

300 

480 

468 

218 

266

Apr.

750 

*516 

592 

503 

3,060

1,000 

371 

229 

168 

131

106 

88 

72 

77 

73

51 

47 

47 

149 

162

110 

70 

52 

46 

43

40 

37 

35 

33 

31

forays ««1-»

Oct< 

Hove 

Dece

Cl

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr)

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

WE

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-4]

340.2 22 

2,637 484 

10,838 1,340

51,381.7 3,000

4,144.1 S60 

1,486 190 

8,137 1,140 

8,689 3,060 

579.9 30 

325.9 47 

117.6 34 

128.1 33 

296.4 124

37,719.2 3,060

May

30 

28 

25 

23 

24

24 

24 

25 

24 

24

22 

20 

18 

17 

16

18 

23 

29 

22 

16

13 

13 

13 

12 

9.9

7.0 

7.0 

12 

14 

16 

11

Minimum

6.2 

23 

82

1.6

6.0 

26 

25 

31 

7.0 

1.8 

1.5 

l.S 

1.5

1.5

June

12 

12 

9.8 

8.4 

16

16 

alO 

a9.4 

aS. 8 

a7.2

a6.2 

a6.2 

a!4 

a47 

35

26 

24 

15 

5.5 

5.3

f5.0 

4.5 

5.0 

f4.1 

f3.3

f2.5 

2.2 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

July

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.8 

5.5 

4.2 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

2.8 

2.4

2.3 

4.6 

3.7 

3.8 

4.0

3.4 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6 

2.1

1.9" 

1.6 

1.5 

3.8 

2.5 

34

Aug.

33 

6.7 

4.4 

3.7 

3.3

3.1 

2.9 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4

2.1

2.5 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

2.4 

2.2 

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

6.1

10 

5.0 

3.2 

2.5 

2.2 

3.4

ib«m Per square "ean mile

11.0 0.118 

87.9 .942 

350 3.75

140 1.50

134 1.44 

53.1 .569 

262 2.81 

290 3.11 

18.7 .200 

10.9 .117 

3.79 .041 

4.13 .044 

9.88 .106

103 1.10

Sept.

7.1 

5.4 

3.2 

2.5 

3.0

3.6 

3.0 

2.3 

10 

39

124 

29 

14 

8.7 

6.1

5.0 

3.7 

3.2 

2.9 

2.7

2.5 

2.0 

1.8 

l.S 

1.6

l.S 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6

Run-off In 

Inches

0.14 

1.05 

4.32

20.47

1.66 

.59 

3.24 

3.47 

.23 

.13 

.05 

.05 

.12

15.05

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations, 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Hote.- stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 29 to Dec. 9, Jan. 6-11, Jan. 17 to Mar. 18, 

Mar. 16-28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 113

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42049'45", long. 78 046'40", 40 feet upstream from 

highway bridge on Ridge Road In village of 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 1941.

Extremes._- Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.95 

feet); minimum, 3.7 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.42 foot).

1940-41: Maximum discharge that of Apr. 5, 1941; minimum, that of Aug. 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from leaves, 

wtiicti are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

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

Oct. 1 to Hov. 20

1.0

1.1 

1.3

15.5

22.5

31.5

42.5

56

90

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.6 

3.2 

3.8

132

210

306

504

791

1,135

0.45 

.50 

.55 

.60 

.65 

.70 

.75

4.4

5.8

7.3

9.2

11.5

14.6

19.0

Nov. 21 to Sept. 30 

0.80 24.5

.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

35.5

62

96

162

246

383

3.7 

5.0 

6.5 

7.3

- 640 

1,075 

1,970 

3,230 

3,990

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

25 

24 

22 

22

21 

21 

26 

29 

26

23

22 

21 

20 

23

32 

31 

27 

25 

22

24 

24 

25 

24 

23

22

21 

20 

20 

32 

62

Nov.

53 

106 

214 

124 

78

310 

201 

106 

77 

81

86 

100 

70 

55 

53

58 

73 

268 

172 

1,120

647 

458 

243 

155 

118

96 

80 

84 

76 

32

Bee.

1,000 

439 

230 

*175 

125

155 

1,160 

1,340 

472 

728

552 

S25 

2,240 

368 

196

1,500 

1,450 

344 

248 

240

401 

2SO 

223 

157 

195

235 

404 

1,200 

1,280 

1,020 

411

Jan.

283 

25S 

655 

261 

210

170 

130 

*145 

155 

140

116 

98 

86 

76 

70

88 

680 

1,400 

518 

230

205 

193 

760 

230 

160

135 

114 

102 

92 

84 

76

Month

Octc 

Hove

Dece

Ci

Jam 

Pebi 

Man 

Apr 

May 

June 

Jul; 

Augi 

Sepl

W«

ilendar year

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

80 

76 

72 

68 

66

98 

*145 

114 

92 

78

66 

56 

68 

145 

340

225

160 

124 

104 

90

60 

74 

66 

60 

58

56 

52 

49

Mar.

47 

50 

680 

1,950 

»1,050

618 

391 

332 

210 

218

211 

176 

165 

185 

195

195 

170 

150 

180 

213

197 

230 

424 

1,030 

1,210

566 

463 

741 

7O8 

340 

421

Secondfoot-days

787 

5,444 

19,593

-

7,920 

2,762 

13,716 

14,529 

1,353 

665.5 

375.4 

302.7 

1,267.1

68,714.7

Apr.

1,160 

889 

1,080 

1,120 

3,930

1,560 

790 

544 

404 

334

281 

222 

184 

1S1 

159

126 

111 

120 

200 

172

176 

141 

115 

100 

89

79 

72 

67 

64 

59

Maximum

62 

1,120 

2,240

-

1,400 

340 

1,950 

3,930 

78 

84 

54 

45 

505

3,930

May

56 

55 

51 

48 

48

49 

52 

54 

54 

52

49 

45 

43 

41 

39

50 

63 

78 

54 

.43

38 

34 

33 

30 

26

24 

22 

24 

28 

39 

31

Minimum

20 

53 

125

-

70 

49 

47 

59 

22 

6.0 

5.3 

4.5 

6.9

4.5

June

26 

25 

22 

19 

26

34 

23 

22 

21

IS

15 

15 

33 

84 

61

41 

29 

22 

18 

15

13 

12 

12 

11 

10

9.0 

8.0 

8.1 

7.4 

6.0

July

9.3 

9.3 

7.5 

6.6 

6.0

6.3 

9.3 

54 

24 

14

11 

10 

8.4 

6.6

7.1

6.9 

25 

16 

15 

17

12 

11 

8.2 

5.4 

6.0

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

7.S 

12 

27

Mean

25.4 

181 

632

-

255 

98.6 

442 

484 

43.6 

22.2 

12.1 

9.76 

42.2

188

Aug.

31 

45 

11 

8.8 

7.6

6.S 

5.6 

5.2 

4.9 

4.6

4.5 

5.2 

5.3 

5.3 

5.7

6.7 

9.3 

9.5 

7.6 

5.9

5.2 

4.9 

4.8 

4.6 

10

26 

16 

9.8 

7.5 

6.4 

12

Per square 

mile

0.187 

1.33 

4.65

-

1.83 

.725 

3.25 

3.56 

.321 

.163 

.089 

.072 

.310

1.38

Sept.

25 

10 

8.5 

7.0 

7.0

16 

19 

11 

138 

505

254 

59 

34 

23 

18

14 

12 

11 

9.8 

8.7

8.2 

7.1 

8.3 

7.5 

7.4

7.9 

7.0 

7.8 

6.9 

9.0

Run-off In 

Inches

0.22 

1.48 

5.36

-

2.17 

.76 

3.75 

3.97 

.37 

.18 

.10 

.08 

.35

18.79

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by leaves, Oct. 15-30; discharge computed on basis of gage 

heights, one discharge measurement, weather records, and engineer's notes. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Hov. 26 to Dec. 1, Dec. 4-7, Jan. 5-1S, Jan. 23 to Mar. 4, Mai>. 14-19.
114 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 42°52'35", long. 78 009'45", at highway

bridge in Linden, Genesee County. 

Drainage area.- 22 square miles. 

Kecorcis available.- July 1912 to September 1941. 

Average "aischargeT- 28 years (1912-19, 1920-41), 26.6 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.2

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.26 second-foot Aug. 24, 25, Sept.

27 (gage height, 0.19 foot).

1912-41: Maximum discharge, about 2,400 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage height,

14.6 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, about 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5-7, 1934, and several times during period Aug.

4-28, 1936. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those for days of

rapid or large fluctuations in stage, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of loe effect (gage height, 

j-n feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

.3 

.35

0.30

.52

.81

1.1S

1.65

2.22

2.88

.7

.8

1.0

1.3

1.6

3.66 

4.5S 

6.63 

9.06

15.05

26.8

43

1.9 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

95

164

284

425

585

810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to.September 1941

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

3.6 

3.7

Nov.

3.2 

4.9 

13 

7.3 

5.5

8.5 

7.6 

6.2 

5.8 

5.8

5.3 

6.2 

5.8

4.9 

5.3

5.8 

6.2 

9.3 

9.6

49

39 

28 

19 

16 

13

9.6 

7.8 

7.8 

9.1 

11

Dec.

40 

32 

23 

22 

*22

19 

54 

82 

43 

54

52 

53 

147 

56 

31

136 

139 

63 

40 

40

56 

40

27 

24 

27

37 

59 

162 

152 

150 

56

Jan.

40 

35 

52 

34 

22

b!9 

b!8 

b!7 

21 

20

19 

*18 

15 

14 

13

12 

34 

147 

45 

29

26 

27 

57 

27 

23

20 

18 

18 

16 

18 

16

Month

Ootc 

Move 

Dace

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

AprI 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

ber

lender year 194C

ter year 1940-4]

Feb.

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

*18 

14 

13 

bl3

12 

12 

14 

37 

53

33 

27 

21 

18 

15

b!4 

bl3 

b!2 

bll 

bll

bio 

blO 

b9.8

Mar.

b9.6 

b9.8 

27 

123 

86

*56 

39 39 

32 

24

24 

22 

15 

15 

17

22 

16 

14 

blS 

b!4

b!7 

25 

52 

113 

132

88 

133 

125 

100 

66 

81

Seeondfoot-days

51.8 

335.5 

1,938

11,717.3

890 

479.8 

1,554.4 

2,752 

177.9 

55.1 

22.9 

15.8 

16.0

8,289.2

Apr.

1E5 

128 

160 

175 

«802

368 

163 

111 

82 

70

60 

46 

40 

46 

37

28 

26 

24 

47 

36

30 

27 

22 

19 

17

15 

14 

12 

11 

11

Maximum

3.7 

49 

162

678

147 

53 

133 

802 

10 

3.7 

1.4 

1.0 

1.9

802

May

10 

9.6 

8.5 

8.0 

8.5

9.1 

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

7.8

6.9 

6.2 

5.8 

5.3 

5.1

1 5.1 

6.0 

6.2 

5.3 

4.6

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.5 

3.2

2.9 

2.9 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6 

2.3

Minimum

1.2 

3.2 

19

.8

12 

9.8 

9.6 

11 

2.3 

.9 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

June

2.6 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.6

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

2.1 

3.7 

3.0

2.6 

2.3 

1.9 

1.6

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.0

July

0.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.8 

1.3 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.8 

.6 

.7

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

1.4 

1.0 

1.3

Mean

1.67 

11.2 

62.5

32.0

28.7 

17.1 

50.1 

91.7 

5.74 

1.84 

.74 

.51 

.53

22.7

Aug.

0.9 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.8 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.6

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3 

1.0

Per square 

mile

0.076 

.509 

2.84

1.45

1.30 

.777 

2.28 

4.17 

.261 

.084 

.034 

.023 

.024

1.03

Sept.

0.8 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.5

.5 

,4 

.3 

.7

1.9

1.3

.8 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Run-off In

inches

0.09 

.57 

3.27

19.79

1.50 

.81 

2.63 

4.65 

.30 

.09 

.04 

.03 

.03

14.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 115

Genesee River at Scio, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°09'50" > long. 77°58'50", at highway bridge threequarters of a mile upstream from Sclo, Allegany County. 

Drainage area.- 309 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1941. 

Average discharger- 25 years, 367 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.55

feet ), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1916-41: Maximum discharge observed, 10,600 second-feet May 22, 1919 (gage height,

10.1 feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet by

logarithmic plotting; minimum discharge, 5.8 second-feet Sept. 4, 1939 (gage height,

0.71 foot). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to June 5 June 5 to Sept. 30

1.2 31

1.3 45

1.5 78

1.7 116

2.0 183

2.3 264

2.6 364

2.9 490

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6 

3.1

164

251

390

607

3.6 

4.3 

5.0 

6.2 

7.4

1,380

2,030

3,450

5,210

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

9 1.5

16 1.8

25 2.2

36 2.6

50 2.7

86

153

260

392

430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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

26

26

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

89 

80 

73 

68 

59

56 

56 

61 

58 

51

51 

48 

47 

44 

53

66 

59 

58 

56 

51

50 

50 

47 

48 

47

48 

47 

44 

42 

55 

64

HOT.

63 

32 

110 

100 

87

124 

129 

118 

108 

112

112 

202 

178 

146 

164

164 

155 

161 

161 

247

328 

267 

230 

211 

193

155 

161 

164 

155 

155

Dec.

290 

256 

198 

170 

160

169 

477 

896 

487 

489

«548 

635 

2,590 

1,020 

696

923 

1,130 

638 

536 

527

531 

445 

390 

324 

310

339 

450 

1,290 

1,290 

1,240 

846

Jan.

696 

617 

622 

496 

357

353 

310 

270 

267 

248

«223 

175 

203 

125 

135

146 

156 

242 

218 

135

125 

135 

315 

186 

154

180 

162 

156 

149 

125 

152

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam. 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

132 

144 

134 

121 

116

125 

130 

118 

108 

108

*108 

106 

118 

150 

264

211 

183 

159 

139 

128

118 

112 

108 

104 

98

94 

90 

86

Bar.

82 

80 

143 

1,220 

620

440 

310 

270 

210 

«230

225 

214 

175 

165 

191

200 

162 

130 

155 

150

145 

160 

270 

763 

1,330

844 

949 

1,030 

796 

583 

625

Secondfoot-days

1,726 

4,742 

20,290

148,966

7,833 

3,612 

12,867 

31,242 

3,274 

3,628 

2,440 

1,647 

709

94,010

Apr.

1.J.90 

1,340 

1,630 

*1,740 

5,200

3,920 

2,370 

1,690 

1,340 

1,140

930 

827 

718 

643 

564

483 

458 

386 

855 

531

454 

500 

406 

368 

324

290 

261 

232 

211 

191

Maximum

89 

328 

2,590

7,610

696 

264 

1,330 

5,200 

178 

393 

251 

190 

49

5,200

May

178 

169 

154 

146 

142

139 

132 

139 

128 

128

112 

102 

96 

91 

85

116 

a!20 

al30 

al04 

a90

a84 

aSO 

a80 

a83 

73

68 

63 

63 

61 

63 

55

Minimum

42 

63 

160

24

125 

86 

80 

191 

55 

52 

36 

27 

15

15

June

80 

78 

63 

113 

393.

210 

146 

122 

103 

90

80 

76 

107 

252 

183

199 

170 

178 

148 

127

107 

94 

84 

78 

69

62 

57 

55 

52 

52

July

50 

53 

43 

42 

43

36 

45 

81 

57 

' 43

43 

76 

101 

60 

46

52 

148 

82 

251 

145

99 

80 

69 

60 

52

47 

42 

44 

70 

201 

179

Mean

55.7 

158 

655

407

253 

129 

415 

1,041 

106 

121 

78.7 

53.1 

23.6

258

Aug.

190 

114 

88 

75 

65

57 

50 

44 

40 

37

36 

87 

58 

42 

44

73 

55 

44 

40 

36

33

30 

30 

29 

38

47 

44 

36 

29 

27 

29

Per square 

mile

0.180 

.511 

2.12

1.32

.819 

.417 

1.34 

3.37 

.343 

392 

'.255 

.172 

.076

.835

Sept.

30 

26 

24 

24 

31

49 

39 

28 

25 

27

34 

32 

26 

24 

23

22 

21 

20 

20 

19

19 

18 

17 

17 

17

16 

15 

15 

15 

16

Run-off in 

inches

0.21 

.57 

2.44

17.94

.94 

.43 

1.54 

3.76 

.40 

.44 

.29 

.20 

.08

11.30

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record for station on Allegheny River at 

Red House.

.Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4, 5, Jan. 8, 14, 15, 20-22, Feb. 22 to Mar. 2, 

Mar. 5-11, 14, 18-23.
116 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Genesee 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, 1J- miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,017 square miles.

Records available.- August 1908 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 1,195 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.14 

feeTTT minimum, 60 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.26 feet).

1908-41: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second-feet May 17, 1916 (gage height, 12 8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 29,000 second-feet: minimum, 18 second-feet 

Oct. 5, 17, 1913 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those -for periods of ice effect, obstructed intake, or 

fragmentary or doubtful gage-height record, all of which are fair. Some diurnal 

fluctuation during low stages caused by power plants. Flow slightly regulated by 

Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect OP obstructed Intake (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

139

177

271

394

560

760

3.7 

4.2 

5.0 

5.7 

6.5 

7.4

1,060

1,580

2,600

3,840

5,750

8,500

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

68

94

124

159

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

844

351

482

736

4.0 

4.7 

5.5 

6.3

1,270

2,140

3,390

4,970

7.1 

7.9 

9.0

7,120

10,350

15,500

20,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

8 

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.

474 

452 

331 

224 

288

349 

340 

369 

352 

264

f!76 

f232 

323 

301 

342

360 

312 

238 

308 

376

f348 

f341 

f368 

fSBO 

185

255 

332 

298 

310 

394 

399

HOT.

332 

348 

864 

973 

766

792 

986 

748 

718 

700

726 

950 

1,230 

809 

659

775 

836 

900 

942 

1,350

2,060 

1,500 

1,220 

983 

821

697 

603 

596 

602 

658

Dec.

952 

1,810 

1,430 

1,060 

940

S16 

949 

*3,600 

2,330 i.slo

2,460 

2,040 

8,400 

4,460 

2,300

2,360 

5,500 

2,570 

1,880 

1,560

2,090 

1,910 

1,620 

1,420 

1,300

1,360 

2,150 

5,990 

6,330 

6,390 

3,190

Jan.

2,220 

1,860 

1,900 

1,640 

1,030

925 

S20 

680 

700 

780

*900 

880 

952 

755 

640

500 

540 

1,600 

1,760 

786

1,000 

1,060 

1,330 

1,310 

950

1,020 

960 

860 

700 

470 

540

Month

Oetc 

Hove

Dees

Ct

Jam 

Fefci 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

740 

891 

833 

734 

*700

470 

420 

410 

490 

680

660 

700 

760 

900 

1,180

1,600 

1,140 

840 

660 

640

780 

740 

700 

680 

660

540 

320 

400

Mar.

580 

900 

3,200 

4,900 

3,420

2,230 

1,550 

*1,300 

951 

795

894 

796 

700 

620 

676

702 

600 

540 

500 

450

450 

540 

700 

2,000 

5,600

3,500 

3,360 

4,440 

3,620 

2,390 

2,170

Secondfoot-days

9,921 

26,144 

82,977

536,278

32,118 

20,268 

55,074 

112,759 

12,585 

9,757 

7,341 

6,787 

5,274

381,005

Apr.

4,180 

4,450 

6,160 

*7,130 

15,900

920,000 

e9,200 

e5,800 

64,600 

83 , 500

3,020 

2,580 

2,230 

2,080 

1,900

1,840 

1,670 

1,580 

1,960 

2,260

1,700 

1,490 

1,390 

1,220 

1,080

952 

829 

816 

656 

586

Maximum

474 

2,060 

8,400

22,100

2,220 

1,600 

5,600 

20,000 

1,180 

872 

519 

446 

299

20,000

May

584 

576 

555 

488

471

462 

416 

411 

420 

400

379 

380 

352 

324 

322

334 

402 

1>180 

648 

485

380 

316 

298 

284 

258

253 

236 

254 

249 

238 

230

Minimum

176 

332 

816

97

470 

320 

450 

586 

230 

140 

102 

94 

72

, 72

June

226 

244 

257 

24 S 

488

872 

572 

471 

428 

336

254 

240 

241 

312 

600

498 

447 

396 

390 

33S

284 

244 

223 

212 

192

160 

150 

140 

154 

140

July

145 

151 

126 

124 

113

102 

109 

130 

124 

138

128 

226 

322 

368 

362

357 

276 

196 

337 

519

473 

242 

176 

158 

148

196 

268 

280 

324 

304 

419

Mean

320 

8,71 

2,677

1,465

1,036 

724 

1,777 

3,759 

406 

325 

237 

219 

176

1,044

Aug.

446 

386 

266 

192 

170

146 

128 

121 

184 

264

266 

279 

272 

226 

134

179 

268 

288 

294 

27S

209 

100 

138 

236 

252

269 

265 

198 

109 

94 

130

Per square 

mile

0.315 

.856 

2.63

1.44

1.02 

.712 

1.75 

3.70 

.399 

.320 

.233 

.215 

.173

1.03

Sept.

244 

236 

243 

194 

106

151 

238 

258 

299 

270

223 

121 

104 

162 

239

229 

230 

178 

76 

79

156 

160 

170 

176 

146

83 

72 

140 

143 

148

Run-af f In 

Inches

0.36 

.96 

3.03

19.61

1.18 

.74 

2.02 

4.13 

.46 

.36 

.27 

.25 

.19

13.95

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

e Intake obstructed; discharge computed on basis of recession and comparison with records for adjacent stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from gage heights based on recorded range In 

stage and comparison with records for adjacent stations.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4, 5, 8, 13, 25, Jan. 7-12, 15-18, 27-31, 

Fefc. 5 to Mar. 4, Mar. 8, 13, 14, 17-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 117

Oenesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45'55", long. 77°50'25", at Jones Bridge, 3i 

miles northeast of Mount Morris, Llvlngston 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 

September 1941.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1908-13, 1915-41), 1,553 second-feet.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24.600 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 23.85 

feetj; minimum, 27 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.16 foot); minimum dally, 73 second-feet Sept. 20.

1903-6, 1908-14, 1915-41: Maximum discharge, 55,100 second-feet May 17, 1916 

(gage height, 25.44 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 29, 1909; minimum dally, 30 

second-feet Aug. 8, 1909.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or fragmentary, doubtful 

or no gage-height record, all of which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low stages 

caused by power plants. Slight seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 

1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

S 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18, 

19 

SO

SI 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

474 

510 

494 

405 

227

404 

406 

42S 

446 

428

295 

28S 

364 

390 

382

476 

468 

366 

311 

440

444 

444 

439 

429 

2S4

270 

402 

406 

365 

471 

585

Nov.

486 

451 

680 

1,020 

915

7S2 

1,030 

*S88 

772

. 760

765 

884 

1,280 

968 

743

782 

876 

986 

1,020 

1,230

2,290 

1,740 

1,390 

1,110 

965

814 

716 

669 

662

687

Deo.

1,040 

1,830 

1,580 

1,190 

1,180

1,020 

*1,180 

4,500 

3,780 

2,410

3,040 

2,330 

9,270 

6,750 

3,090

2,480 

5,790 

3,370 

2,370 

1,960

2,290 

8,340 

2,000 

1,720 

1,590

1,580 

2,360 

5,2SO 

7,310 

8,140 

4,700

Jan.

3,060 

2,480 

2,380 

2,200 

1,590

1,240 

1,100 

960 

960 

1,060

*1,200 

1,160 

1,180 

980 

860

780 

800 

1,900 

2,000 

1,160

1,250 

1,400 

1,550 

1,500 

1,240

1,300 

1,220 

1,100 

960 

780 

720

Month

Octc 

Kov« 

Deee

Cs

Jam 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940

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

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

920 

1,040 

9SO 

920 

S80

*840 

640 

600 

620 

740

SSO 

920 

980 

1,160 

1,550

1,S50 

1,350 

1,120 

960 

840

840 

980 

920 

880 

840

800 

660 

490

Mar.

620 

1,060 

1,850 

6,000 

d4,000

d2,700 

*2,100 

1,600 

1,300 

1,100

1,160 

1,020 

900 

800 

900

960 

860 

760 

d680 

d6 40

660 

800 

dl,020 

AS, 600 

AS, BOO

d5,000 

d4,600 

d5,400 

d4,800 

3,140 

2,680

Secondfoot-da ya

12,541 

28,361 

99,470

686,616

42,070 

26,200 

63,510 

139, 699 

16,400 

11,891 

8,244 

7,761 

6,005

467,152

Apr.

4,360 

5,030 

6,450 

7,670 

13,800

22,600 

15,400 

 10,600 

7,350 

5,670

4,690 

3,770 

3,040 

2,670 

2,420

2,160 

1,970 

1,860 

2,010 

2,840

2,120 

1,770 

1,690 

1,480 

1,310

1,200 

1,070 

1,000 

916 

783

Maximum

58S 

2,290 

9,270

28,500

3,060 

1,850 

6,800 

22,600 

981 

923 

586 

604 

366

22,600

May

714 

640 

603 

581 

560

590 

560 

586 

574 

562

559 

530 

507 

491 

426

426 

459 

981 

861 

644

541 

486 

415 

439 

407

371 

361 

431 

342 

368 

38S

Minimum

227 

451 

1,020

118

720 

490 

620 

783 

342 

172 

125 

75 

73

73

June

357 

391 

356 

376 

406

923 

708 

582 

484 

461

372 

309 

326 

322 

566

571 

510 

520 

462 

438

390 

284 

310 

262 

251

199 

201 

172 

181 

201

July

199 

184 

186 

146 

137

125 

137 

176 

146 

168

166 

181 

377 

307 

396

388 

417 

237 

274 

452

526 

419 

242 

203 

201

153 

256 

341 

340 

373 

391

Mean

405 

945 

3,209

1,876

1,357 

936 

2,210 

4,657 

529 

396 

266 

250 

200

1,280

Aug.

604 

499 

371 

272 

196

1S9 

152 

147 

162 

237

279 

284 

290 

295 

204

142 

257 

294 

SOS 

304

281 

151 

113 

202 

265

322 

283 

266 

184 

133 

75

Per square 

mile

0.285 

.666 

2.26

1.32

.956 

.660 

1.56 

3.28 

.373 

.879 

.187 

.176 

.141

.902

Sept.

228 

251 

252 

269 

214

166 

159 

258 

366 

298

339 

1S6 

150 

123 

248

266 

249 

231 

156 

73

128 

181 

194 

179 

188

133 

106 

90 

165 

159

Run-cff In 

Inches

0.33 

.74 

2.61

18.01

1.10 

.69 

1.80 

3.66 

.43 

.31 

.22 

.20 

.16

12,25

records at nearby
118 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

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 Corporation and 

100 feet upstream from Driving Park Avenue Bridge.

Drainage area.- 2,467 square miles.

Records available.- December 1919 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1920-41), 2,639 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22.700 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height. 10 74 

reet;; minimum, 47 second-feet Tregulated) Oct. 24, 25 (gage height, -1.98 feet): 

minimum dally, 676 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30.

1919-41: 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 (regulated) 

Aug. 14, 1927.

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 second-feet sometime in March 1865*

Remarks.- Records good. New York State Barge Canal crosses river near southern

boundary of Rochester. It discharges into river, from the west, the water It has 

diverted from Lake Erie, and diverts from river, to the east, a smaller amount of 

water. Additional regulation Is provided by Caneadea Reservofr.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,130 

1,070 

1,150 

1,040 

988

836 

1,040 

1,020 

1,060 

1,040

1,070 

880 

870 

965 

1,000

9S8 

1,020 

1,090 

844 

794

1,070 

999 

1,060 

1,020 

1,020

687 

818 

970 

964 

944 

1,040

HOT.

1,180 

1,120 

1,160 

1,450 

1,660

1,720 

1,460 

1,620 

1,570 

1,260

1,420 

1,460 

1,520 

1,940 

1,640

1,480 

1,530 

1,620 

1,640 

1,790

2,110 

3,180 

2,310 

2,040 

1,810

1,540 

1,510 

1,480 

1,360 

1,400

Dec.

1,560 

1,680 

2,210 

2,460 

2,160

1,930 

1,890 

1,790 

3,590 

3,920

3,250 

3,520 

4,320 

10,400 

6,280

3,590 

3,900 

5,820 

3,880 

3,240

2,980 

3,050 

3,280 

2,720 

2,260

2,480 

2,660 

3,310 

8,010 

9,650 

9,330

Jan.

6,280 

4,840 

4,290 

3,880 

3,180

2,400 

2,100 

2,000 

2,040 

2,230

2,280 

1,870 

2,140 

1,800 

1,640

1,640 

2,040 

2,590 

3,520 

4,360

2,650 

2,400 

3,040 

2,970 

2,900

2,350 

2,170 

2,220 

2,160 

1,980 

1,770

Month

Octc 

Hove 

DecE

Ct

Jam 

Pebi 

tare 

Apr! 

toy

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

fft

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

1,720 

1,540 

2,040 

2,040 

1,810

1,800 

1,850 

1,740 

1,430 

1,530

1,440 

1,520 

1,660 

2,220 

2,940

3,100 

3,910 

3,110 

2,490 

1,930

1,830 

1,570 

2,200 

1,960 

1,900

1,540 

1,290 

1,280

Mar.

1,010 

832 

1,230 

2,100 

4,170

5,240 

4,680 

3,770 

2,650 

2,840

2,080 

2,000 

1,900 

1,820 

1,730

1,770 

2,390 

2,050 

1,740 

1,480

1,490 

1,900 

2,360 

4,620 

7,910

9,770 

8,940 

8,730 

8,940 

7,200 

5,010

Secondfoot-days

30,637 

49,000 

121,120

1,056,010

83,730 

55,390 

114,352 

213,850 

43,899 

33,459 

28,825 

27,477 

24,449

826,186

Apr.

5,310 

7,030 

7,960 

9,510 

12,100

18,400 

21,800 

22,000 

18,900 

13,100

3,130 

6,640 

6,170 

4,920 

4,610

3,950 

3,280 

2,450 

2,540 

4,040

4,530 

3,940 

3,640 

3,550 

3,160

2,850 

2,490 

2,450 

2,300 

2,100

Maximum

1,150 

3,180 

10,400

31,500

6,280 

3,910 

9,770 

22,000 

2,100 

1,620 

1,220 

1,260 

1,080

22,000

May

1,850 

1,760 

1,650 

1,560 

1,550

1,550 

1,660 

1,650 

1,580 

1,520

1,430 

1,490 

1,360 

1,350 

1,290

1,240 

1,300 

1,320 

2,110 

1,710

1,500 

1,300 

1,320 

1,250 

1,160

1,200 

1,090 

1,130 

1,120 

913 

986

Minimum

794 

1,130 

1,560

375

1,640 

1,280 

832 

2,110 

913 

827 

739 

686 

676

676

June

996 

1,050 

989 

947 

1,100

1,140 

1,510 

1,620 

1,320 

1,270

1,090 

978 

1,040 

1,010 

1,100

1,400 

1,330 

1,360 

1,330 

1,240

1,220 

1,080 

968 

979 

963

948 

898 

900 

827 

856

July

901 

878 

817 

797 

818

747 

826 

S95 

866 

834

813 

815 

739 

959 

980

1,100 

1,050 

1,020 

981 

932

1,200 

1,140 

1,020 

874 

906

828 

836 

973 

1,010 

1,220 

1,050

Bean

988 

1,633 

3,907

2,885

2,701 

1,978 

3,689 

7,128 

1,416 

1,115 

930 

886 

S15

2,264

Aug.

1,100 

1,260 

1,140 

943 

887

879 

815 

801 

802 

742

842 

847 

907 

882 

867

886 

740 

866 

887 

909

909 

893 

SI 5 

686 

900

905 

929 

912 

846 

858 

822

Per square 

mile

:

1.17

:

.918

Sept.

609 

701 

835 

398 

973

902 

813 

744 

868 

1,080

950 

919 

865 

732 

789

828 

915 

812 

825 

772

707 

720 

713 

759 

771

823 

781 

720 

749 

676

Run-off In 

Inches

_

15.89

\

12.44
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 119

Canaseraga Creek near Dansvllle, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°33 1 40", long. 77°42'55", Just downstream from 

ossian 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). Prior to Oct. 9, 1940, waterstage recorder at site li miles downstream, at datum 2.85 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 153 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to December 1912, July 1915 to June 1917, March 1919 to 

September 1941. October 1917 to September 1919 at Cumminsville, H miles downstream, 

published as Canaseraga Creek at Cumminsville, N. Y.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1920-41), 142 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.59 

feet;, from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of contracted-opening determination at gage height 13.1 feet; minimum, 10 

second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 5.19 feet, backwater from debris on control).

1910-12, 1915-41: Maxi.num 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, 9,100 second-feet July 23, 1940 (gage height, 9.93 feet), by slopearea method; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 9, 1934, Sept. 27, 28, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris 

on control, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

40 

39 

37 

37 

39

39 

39 

40 

40 

39

37 

37 

35 

34 

51

53 

40 

37 

39 

47

43 

40 

37 

35 

39

39 

37 

35 

38 

99 

70

Nov.

5S 

66 

79 

81 

66

80 

82 

*72 

64 

62

58 

89 

82 

69 

74

72 

76 

92 

96 

173

184 

157 

112 

102 

S9

74 

77 

74 

72 

72

 Dec.

137 v 

125 

102 

90 

84

S2 

190 

305 

173 

181

*190 

309 

1,080 

321 

225

302 

393 

225 

196 

179

200 

179 

160 

133 

' 137

168 

234 

791 

71S 

599 

326

Jan.

243 

212 

217 

183 

.144

14S 

130 

122 

122

115

 105 

96 

96 

92 

90

89 

102 

187 

156 

130

116 

108 

156 

112 

10S

99 

96 

92 

89 

86 

92

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

S6 

92 

83 

80 

 76

80 

83 

 75

72

72

72 

72 

77 

121 

212

160 

135 

118 

10S 

98

92 

S6 

83 

80 

78

74 

70 

68

Mar.

66 

64 

225 

874 

269

243 

229 

196 

175 

*152

115 

112 

109 

119 

124

137 

127 

115 

10S 

102

96 

102 

206 

759 

724

431 

512 

510 

359 

252 

27 S

Secondfoot-days

1,311 

2,584 

S.534

65,171

3,933 

2,603

7,890 

15,840 

2,523 

1,293 

837 

641 

462

43,451

Apr.

494 

555 

*772 

870 

3,620

2,200 

1,140 

752 

569 

450

376 

315 

284 

267 

239

205 

194 

177 

301 

376

247 

227 

198 

181 

168

152 

147 

130 

120 

114

Maximum

99 

184 

1,030

3,140

243 

212 

874 

3,620 

110 

73 

58 

40 

26

3.620

May

110 

107 

100 

95 

102

100 

95 

95 

93 

102

88 

81 

SI 

77 

75

'34 

95 

100 

SI 

73

63 

64 

75 

66 

60

58 

60 

60 

66 

60 

52

Minimum

34 

58 

82

29

S6 

63 

64 

114 

52 

29 

18 

16 

11

11

June

52 

50 

47 

50 

73

5S 

50 

47 

39 

36

36 

36 

40 

57 

45

43 

53 

69 

47 

39

36 

34 

36 

34 

33

31 

29 

33 

31 

29

July

23 

28 

26 

26 

25

25 

26 

28 

26 

23

22 

32 

31 

25 

23

28 

35 

26 

41 

26

25 

25 

23 

23 

22

20 

18 

20 

22 

31 

5S

Mean

42.3 

86.1 

275

173

127 

93.0 

255 

52S 

81.4 

43.1 

27.0 

20.7 

15.4

133

Aug.

40 

29 

23 

22 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

IS 

20 

19 

18 

20

26 

22 

19 

19 

IS

18 

16 

16 

16 

27

24 

20 

19 

18 

IS 

19

Per square 

mile

0.276 

.563 

1.80

1.15

.830 

.60S 

1.67 

3.45 

.532 

.282 

.176 

.135 

.101

.869

Sept.

19 

18 

16 

16 

19

26 

17 

15 

17 

20

23 

18 

16 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

12 

11 

11 

12 

14

Run-off in 

inches

0.32 

.63 

2.03

15.69

.96 

.63 

1.92 

3.85 

.61 

.31 

.20 

.16 

.11

11.7S

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-7, Jan. 13-15, 20, 21, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, 

Feb. 5, 6, 9-12, 16-21, Feb. 24 to Har. 3, Mar. 19-22. Backwater from debris on control Sept. 3-30; 

discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement, gage heights, engineer's notes, and records 

for Genesee River at Scio.
120 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.

Loc£r*0?;~ Hf°£ e^. lat. 42°44'25", long. 77°34'15", upstream from weir at foot of 

canadice Lake, Ontario County, 4 miles southeast of Hemlock, Llvlngston County.

Drainage area.- 12.6 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 38 years (1903-41), 11.4 second-feet.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Department of Public Works, Division of Water, city of 

Rochester, N. Y.

Monthly discharge, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Honth

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

Calendar year 1940..

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

Water year 1940-41..

Mean elevation 

of lake above 

low-water mark 

(feet)

+0.935 

+ .381 

+ .364

+1.637

+ .586 

+ .066 

+ .242 

+2.990 

+3.141 

+3.042 

+2.573 

+1.774 

+1.174

+1.445

Discharge in aecond-feet

Nean

8.481 

5.907 

14.742

13.305

16.804 

13.0S7 

14.365 

21.535 

3.495 

2.960 

5.774 

5.209 

4.862

9.752

Per aqua re mile

0.673 " 

.469 

1.170

1.056

1.334 

1.039 

1.140 

1.709 

.277 

.235 

.458 

.413 

.386

,774

Run-off In 

inches

0.776 

.523 

1.349

14.372

1.53S 

1.082 

1.314 

1.907 

.319 

.262 

.528 

.476 

.431

10.505

Hote.- Terminal water-surface elevation for the year ending Dec. 81, 1940, was 1.77 

feet lower tnan that of preceding year, corresponding to a- decrease In storage of 

50,106,317 (Jubic feet, or a discharge of 1.585 aecond-feet for the year. This correction applied to the above, gives a mean for the year of 11.720 aecond-feet, 0.930 

second-foot per square mile and 12.659 inches run-off from drainage area.

Terminal water-aurface elevation for the year ending Sept. 30, 1941, nas 0.65 foot 

lower than that of preceding year, corresponding to a decrease in storage of 19,091,565 

cubic feet, or a discharge of O.605 second-foot for the year. This correction applied 

to the above, givea a i»ean for the year of 9.147 second-feet, 0.726 second-foot per 

square mile and 9.S55 inches run-off from drainage area.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 121

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 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.

 Records available.- November 1933 to September 1941. April 1897 to December 1901 and,

 of doubtful accuracy, October 1927 to September 1928 at High Dam, about three-quarters

of a mile upstream. , , 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.19

 feet, includes daily mean discharge of canals); minimum (river only), 60 second-feet 

(regulated) Aug. 24, 28, 30, 31, Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.20 feet); minimum daily, 748 

second-feet Aug. 30.

1933-41: Maximum discharge, 37,500 second-feet Mar. 28, 1936 (gage height, 13.10 

feet, includes dally mean discharge of canals); minimum (river only), 42 second-feet 

(regulated), Oct. 23, 1935 (gage height, 1.01 feet); minimum daily, 465 second-feet 

Aug. 12, 1934.

Remarks.- Pecords excellent except those for periods of backwater or no gage-height rec-

 ord, which are good. This record represents total discharge at Oswego and includes 

flow in Hydraulic and Barge Canals. A large amount of natural storage and some artificial regulation is afforded by the many large lakes and Barge Canal system in the 

river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium stages caused by power 

plants above station. The Oswego River Basin receives water from the Erie division 

of the Barge Canal through lock 32 near Pittsford. A small diversion from the watershed is occasionally made from tributary streams through the summit level of the Barge 

Canal at New London into the Mohawk River Basin. During 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. During year nearly all of the flow from 15.7 

square miles of Tioughnioga River Basin was diverted into DeRuyter Reservoir, in 

Oswego River Basin.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,610 

1,680 

938 

1,040 

1,100

1.200 

1,430 

1,410 

1,620 

1,390

991 

1,200 

855 

1,550 

1,490

1,590 

1,280 

1,270 

1,210 

1,120

1,040 

1,270 

1,310 

1,360 

892

1,160 

1,140 

1,340 

1,300 

1,320 

1,580

NOT.

1,850 

1,500 

1,180 

1,800 

2,000

1,550 

1,760 

1,890 

1,880 

1,450

2,520 

2,620 

2,410 

2,300 

2,720

2,980 

2,420 

3,170 

3,170 

3,350

2,900 

3,100 

3,100 

2,520 

3,600

3,500 

3,600 

3,400 

3,100 

2,700

Dec.

2,800 

3,800 

3,700 

3,450 

3,170

2,860 

2,770 

2,720 

3,400 

3.S20

3,770 

5,240 

6,240 

7,730 

6,280

7,030 

7,920 

7,900 

7,560 

7,330

7,130 

6,760 

7,130 

7,150 

6,020

6,720 

6,990 

7,730 

9,210 

12,200 

12,900

Jan.

12,200 

12, 100 

11, 800 

10,700 

9,710

9,090 

8,910 

3,780 

3,510 

7,690

7,330 

7,270 

7,960 

9,010 

8,490

7,580 

8,570 

7,710 

7,640 

7,350

8,600 

8,230 

8,060 

8,070 

7,460

7.250 

7.420 

7,690 

7,890 

7,670 

7,620

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

'Cs

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

Julj

Augl;

Sept 

Va

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

7.640 

7,240 

7,410 

7,710 

7,680

7,520 

7,060 

7,080 

7,050 

7,250

7,320 

7,300 

6,980 

7,230 

7,360

7,950 

8,580 

9,050 

8,630 

8,240

8,630 

8,440 

7,820 

7,860 

8,280

7,800 

7,700 

7,520

Mar.

6,900 

7,260 

7,440 

7,6SO 

7,490

7,310 

7,140 

7,390 

6,7SO 

6,790

6,780 

6,870 

7,350 

6,850 

6,450

6,250 

6,840 

5,660 

6,000 

6,870

6,420 

6,080 

5,580 

6,060 

6,470

7,140 

8,260 

9,540 

10,400 

11,200 

12,500

Secondfoot -days

39,936 

76,040 

189,430

2,328,736

264, 360 

216,330 

227,750 

386,520 

108,670 

59,110 

46,820 

42,478 

58,660

1,716,104

Apr.

12,600 

11,800 

12,000 

13,400 

14,300

16,400

le.eoo

18, 600 

17,400 

17,000

16,300 

15,700 

15,200 

14,700 

14,600

14,100 

13,700 

11,700 

11,900 

12, 200

12,100 

11,500 

11,200 

10, 400 

10, 100

9,640 

8,790 

8,080 

6,760 

5,550

Maximum

1,810 

3,600 

12,900

33,700

12,200 

9,050 

12,500 

18,800 

4,700 

2,700 

2,150 

2,040 

2,920

18, 800

May

4,700 

4,400 

4,440 

4,330 

4,330

4,550 

4,400 

4,180 

4,340 

3,660

3,310 

3,990 

3,810 

3,640 

3,530

3,810 

3,340 

2,900 

3,270 

3,300

3,330 

3,000 

3,220 

2,780 

2,210

2,700 

2,950 

2,800 

2,440 

2,700 

2,260

Minimum

855 

1,180 

2..720

753

7,250 

6,980 

5,580 

5,550 

2,210 

1,280 

910 

748 

1,300

748

June

2,700 

2,500 

2,650 

2,420 

2,280

1,360 

2,000 

2,300 

1,980 

1,740

1,940 

1,860 

2,000 

2,000 

2,060

2,280 

2,160 

1,980 

1,940 

1,720

1,560 

1,280 

1,480 

2,220 

1,760

1,780 

1,780 

1,960 

1,480 

1,440

July

1,820 

1,820 

1,760 

960 

1,560

1,640 

1,620 

1,680 

1,760 

1,620

1,380 

1,180 

1,230 

1,240 

1,640

1,860 

1,460 

1,560 

1,860 

1,320

1,620 

1,200 

1,180 

1,540 

1,240

1,240 

910 

1,630 

1,220 

1,850 

2,150

Mean

1,288 

2,535 

6,111

6,563

8,528 

7,726 

7,347 

12,880 

3,505 

1,970 

1,510 

1,370 

1,955

4,702

Aug.

1,940 

1,610 

1,330 

1,440 

2,040

2,020 

1,770 

1,530 

1,310 

923

1,400 

1,130 

1,290 

1,660 

1,330

1,230 

1,140 

1,290 

1,360 

1,590

1,420 

1,480 

847 

925 

1,700

- 1,630 

1,620 

1,170 

753 

743 

752

Per square 

mile

0.252 

.495 

1.19

1.24

1.67 

1.51 

1.43 

2.52 

.684 

.385 

.295 

.268 

.382

.918

Sept.

1,310 

1,700 

2,190 

1,760 

1,560

1,670 

1,400 

1,320 

2,480 

2,880

2,920 

2,850 

2,880 

2,260 

2,430

2,660 

2,620 

2,270 

2,090 

1,820

1,300 

1,500 

1,650 

1,480 

1,670

1,560 

1,530 

1,480 

1,500 

1,420

Run- off In 

Inches

0.29 

.55 

1.37

16.90

1.92 

1.57 

1.65 

2.81 

.79 

.43 

.34 

.31 

.43

12.46

Note.- No gage-height record HOT. 2-6, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3; fragmentary gage-height record July 14$ 

discharge computed On basis of records for Varick hydroelectric station 1,000 feet upstream and furnished records at Fulton and High Dam. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater, possibly 

from Lake Ontario, May 26 to July 27; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, discharge measurement, and furnished records at Fulton and High Dam.
122 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°27'20", long. 76°28'30", 

in Forest Home, Tompklns County, half a mile upstream from Cornell University Dam and 

li miles northeast of Ithaca. Datum of gage is 794.81 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1912, levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1941. July 1908 to June 1909 at site li 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 181 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.98 

reetj; minimum, 10 second-feet (probable result of diversion) Sept. 25 (gage height, 

0.28 foot).

1925-41: 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 good except those for periods of Ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Cornell University diverted 249,818,000 gallons during year 

from a point about a mile above station for water supply, equivalent to a mean dls-

. charge at the station of 1.06 second-feet, or 0.7 percent of the average flow for the 

year.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of lee effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

0.4 16.5

.5 23.5

.6 31.5

.7 40

1.0 

1.2

1.4 149

1.6 223

1.8 320

Note.- Same as following table above 

l.H feet.

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

1.0

11.5

17.5

24

31.5

49

71

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

104

153

225

320

434

775

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

1,200

1,710

2,340

3,080

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8

1§

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

f30 

38 

26 

24 

22

21 

22 

31 

38 

28

24 

24 

23 

22

25

43 

39 

32 

32 

31

28 

29 

28 

27 

26

25 

24 

24 

23 

43 

59

Nov.

44 

45 

84 

57 

45

54 

74 

61 

55 

57

72 

80 

86 

66 

111

141 

99 

106 

99 

138

219 

166 

132 

110 

94

70 

73 

60 

67 

86

Dec.

82 

67 

60 

52 

56

54 

70 

84 

78 

*84

104 

114 

660 

280 

160

203 

454

191 

191 

163

180 

183 

156 

114 

110

139 

305 

1,270 

1,040 

720 

446

Jan.

315 

241 

232 

225 

155

«140 

135 

125 

120 

118

104 

100 

92 

76 

88

98 

120 

160 

180 

106

110 

122 

135 

#110 

88

100 

90 

88 

86 

72 

78

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 194C ............

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

d84 

d86 

dS4 

d80 

*70

66 

90 

100 

90 

80

92 

*100 

102 

120 

185

200 

170 

150 

140 

135

140 

130 

120 

108 

96

90 

80 

74

Mar.

80 

*90 

100 

280 

270

200 

160 

145 

140 

145

124 

135 

124 

116 

124

150 

180 

*125 

130 

150

145 

145 

140 

250 

480

460 

500 

600 

581 

375 

330

Secondfoot-days

901 

2,671 

7,870

71,149

4,009 

3,062 

6,974 

18, 420 

2,457 

1,177 

1,090 

1,145 

600

50,376

Apr.

580 

724 

940 

1,090 

1,650

2,980 

1,760 

1,090 

831 

700

622 

522 

446 

509 

459

331 

285 

238 

405 

489

295 

270 

213 

186 

170

153 

137 

124 

115 

106

Maximum

59 

219 

1,270

3,240

315 

200 

600 

2,980 

164 

111 

265 

235 

51

2,980

May

100 

97 

90 

86 

98

119 

108 

184 

134 

142

111 

90 

83 

76 

70

66 

69 

70 

61 

61

55 

50 

58 

56 

48

43 

42 

45 

49 

55 

41

Minimum

21 

44

52

20

72 

66 

80 

106 

41 

19 

12 

17 

12

12

June

41 

44 

39 

37 

57

60 

46 

37 

32 

28

27 

27 

29 

34 

58

111 

94 

54 

40 

32

29 

27 

28 

31 

25

22 

20 

19 

23 

26

July

42 

46 

31 

24 

22

20 

19 

19 

19 

16

15 

17 

19 

18 

15

14 

26 

28 

30 

28

21 

19 

18 

16 

15

14 

12 

24 

97 

121 

265

Mean

29.1 

89.0 

254

194

129 

109 

225 

614 

79.3 

39.2 

35.2 

36.9 

, 20.0

138

Aug.

235 

109 

60 

42 

34

30 

26 

23 

23 

22

20 

20 

19 

18 

19

28 

72 

46 

29 

S5

22 

21 

34 

28 

23

24 

21 

19 

18 

17 

18

Per square 

mile

0.235 

.718 

2.05

1.56

1.04 

.879 

1.81 

4.95 

.640 

.316 

.284 

.298 

.161

1.11

Sept.

30 

24 

19 

18 

30

51 

39 

24 

23 

26

31 

28 

22 

19 

17

16 

h!4 

h!4 

h!4 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

Run-off In 

Inches

0.27 

.80 

2. 86

21.33

1.20 

.92 

2.09 

5.52 

.74 

 35 

.33 

.34 

.18

15.10

# Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

M°te.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26, Dec. 3-15, 

Apr. 1 (no gage-height record Jan. 8-13).

Jan. 4 to Mar. 28, Mar. 31,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO IZ3

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location^- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°23'35", long. 76°3E'40", 

flair a mile upstream from Butternut Creek and 5 miles south of Ithaca, Tompklns 

County. Datum of gage Is 437.16 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, u. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 36.7 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 3.98 

feet), from rating curve extended by logarithmic plotting above 648 second-feet; minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.455 foot).

1937-41: Maximum discharge, 2,110 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 5.31 

feet, Intake sluggish), from rating curve extended by logarithmic plotting above 650 

second-feet; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 1939 (gage height, 

0.4E foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

5 

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.

5.7 

5.6 

5.4 

5.1 

5.0

5.0 

5.5 

6.6 

5.8 

5.6

5.4 

5.2 

5.2 

5.1 

7.6

8.0 

7.0 

6.6 

6.4 

6.6

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

6.0

5.7 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

16 

12

HOT.

9.8 

14 

13 

9.8 

a8.9

a9.6 

all 

alO 

9.8 

8.9

8.4 

a9.0 

a9.0 

»a6.4 

13

14 

11 

15 

14 

16

20 

17 

15 

13 

11

9.4 

10 

9.8 

8.8 

10

Dec.

11 

9.0 

7.6 

7.2 

8.0

7.6 

11 

13 

12 

»13

16 

21 

67 

28 

23

32 

39 

26 

22 

21

23 

22 

19 

16 

16

19 

28 

194 

141 

101 

71

Jan.

57 

47 

46 

43 

32

*30 

27 

25 

24 

24

21 

20 

17 

14 

16

17 

20 

22 

19 

13,

15 

18 

18 

*13 

16

15 

15 

15 

13 

12 

14

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

ilendar year 194 )............

iter year!940-41

Feb.

14 

15 

14 

13 

12

13 

15 

16 

14 

13

14 

15 

16 

28 

45

34 

30 

25 

22 

21

22 

21 

20 

18 

17

15 

15 

12

Mar.

14 

»16 

29 

66 

47

40 

33 

30 

29 

30

27 

29 

25 

23 

27

35 

42 

»30 

31 

31

32 

34 

52 

97 

105

84 

98 

109 

90 

68 

68

Secondfoot-days

198.2 

346.6 

1,044.4

15,120.4

698 

529 

1,491 

3,461 

538.8 

345.0 

526.7 

237.4 

101.7

9,517.8

Apr.

121 

148 

193 

195 

452

501 

264 

184 

147 

133

119 

100 

87 

94 

76

61 

57 

50 

67 

60

47 

49 

41 

40 

36

32 

30 

28 

25 

24

Maximum

16 

20 

194

1,250

57 

45 

109 

501 

30 

114 

139 

30 

5.6

501

May

23

22 

20 

19 

23

24 

23 

30 

25 

25

21 

18 

17 

16 

15

17 

21 

19 

16 

14

13 

12 

15 

14 

12

11 

12 

11 

12 

10 

8.8

Minimum

5.0 

8.4 

7.2

4.0

12 

12 

14 

24 

8.8 

4.4 

3.6 

3.6 

2.6

2.6

June

10 

10 

9.2 

9.6 

19

13 

10 

8.6 

7.6 

6.S

6.8 

7.2 

8.6 

8.0 

9.0

11 

10 

8.6 

7.2 

6.4

5.6 

5.3 

5.5 

5.1 

4.6

4.6 

4.5 

4.4 

4.8

114

July

79 

33 

16 

12 

10

S.6 

6.1 

7.6 

6.4 

5.6

5.5 

6.0 

5.5 

4.6 

4.3

4.3 

13 

6.2 

20 

9.5

6.6 

5.6 

5.3 

5.0 

4.4

4.0 

3.6 

16 

15 

139 

57

Mean

6.39 

11.6 

33.7

41.3

22.5 

18.9 

48.1 

115 

17.4 

11.5 

17.0 

7.66 

3.39

26.1

Aug.

30 

18 

13 

11 

9.2

7.9 

7.0 

6.4 

6.4 

5.S

5.1 

5.6 

4.8 

4.6 

9.6

15 

10 

7.0 

6.8 

6.0

5.3 

5.0 

4.6 

4.3 

4.6

5.1 

4.2 

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.8

Per square 

mile

0.174 

.316 

.918

1.13

.613 

.515 

1.31 

3.13 

.474 

.313 

.463 

.209 

.092

.711

Sept.

3.7 

3.3 

3.2 

3.8 

4.8

5.1 

4.0 

3.9 

3.8 

4.2

5.6 

4.3 

3.8 

3.4 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.S 

2.8 

2.S

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

S.6 

2.6 

2.6

Run-off In 

inches

0.20 

.35 

1.06

15.31

.71 

.54 

1.51 

3.49 

.55 

.35 

.53 

.24 

.10

9.63

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Bo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25, 26, 29, Dec. 2-7, 14-18, 23, 24, Jan. 5-24, 

Jan. 30 bo Feb. 12, Feb. 17-20, Feb. 24 to Mar. 12, Mar. 14, 15, 17-23, 31.

498587 O - 43 - 9
124 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canandalgua Lake at Canandalgua, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°52 I 30", long. 77°16'20", at west outlet at northern end 

or Canandalgua Lake on west side of E. T. Waldorf's boat house, 1 mile southeast of 

Canandaigua, Ontario County. Datum of gage Is 6S0.76 feet above mean sea level (levels 

of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 189 square miles. ^

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1941. Records previously collected at 

sane site by the Oswego River Watershed Corporation of Fulton, N. Y.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 7.6S feet Apr. 8, 9, 10; minimum 

observed, 5.02 feet Dec. 7, 9, 11.

1939-41: Maximum gage height observed, 9.09 feet Apr. 12, 13, 1940; minimum observed, 4.65 feet Feb. S, 1940.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by dams at two outlets. West outlet which usually carries most 

of lake outflow is an artificial canal li miles long emptying into Canandaigua Lake

i Outlet; spillway consists of a permanent stop log 9.S feet long with top at elevation 

6S3.96 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 several layers on concrete footing. The City engineer, Canandaigua, N. Y., regulates storage in lake for Oswego River Watershed Corporation, Fulton, 

N. Y., by operation of stop logs at east outlet. Capacity of lake not determined. Area 

of water surface is about 16.57 square miles at elevation 686 feet. Staff gage read 

twice daily.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

D»T

i

2

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

28

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

5.56

5.49

5.49

5.48

5.4S

5.48

5.46

5.47

5.43

5.40

5.38

5.38

5.37

5.36

5.37

5.37

5.31

5.30

5.30

5.28

5.26

5.25

5.21

5.22

5.18

5.16

5.16

5.11

5.10

5.12

5.13

Nov.

5.15

5.21

5.18

5.17

5.16

5.15

5.13

5.12

5.13

5.12

5.12

5.10

5.07

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.09

5.06

5.08

5.08

5.11

5.09

5.08

5.11

5.09

5.07

5.06

5.07

5.07

5.05

-

Dec.

5.07

5.09

5. 07

5.10

5.06

5.08

5.06

5.O7

5.03

5.05

5. OS

5.10

5.15

5.13

5.21

5.33

5.19

5.17

5.15

5.18

5.18

5.21

5.21

5.19

5.16

5.19

5.17

5.19

5.24

5.29

5.62

Jan.

5.58

5.54

5.53

5.67

5.60

5.65

5.64

5.63

5.60

5.60

5.57

5.54

5.54

5.49

5.46

5.4S

5.57

5.54

5.53

5.50

5.49

5.49

5.46

5.55

5.54

5.49

5.49

5.48

5.46

5.47

5.45

Feb.

5.47

5.45

5.43

5.42

5.42

5.41

5.38

5.42

5.40

5.37

5.37

5.32

5.31

5.28

5.39

5.38

5.41

5.46

5.46

5.45

5.46

5.43

5.45

5.45

5.39

5.41

5.38

5.36

»

_

-

Mar.

5.37

5.37

5.37

5.44

5.50

5.49

5.54

5.4S

5.56

5.58

5.60

5.60

5.63

5-63

5.59

5.67

5-74

5.72

5.69

5.69

5.67

5.65

5.66

5.75

5.93

6.07

6.10

6.13

6.29

6-34

6.38

Apr.

6.39

6.45

6.51

6.60

6.83

7.40

7.62

7.68

7.66

7.66

7.63

7.58

7.58

7.57

7.48

7.45

7.40

7.43

7.47

7.47

7.33

7.26

7.17

7.16

7.09

7.07

7.0S

7.06

7.01

7.04

-

May

7.01

6.98

6-96

7.00

7.08

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6,97

6.93

6.92

6.92

6.96

6.98

6.98

6.94

6*93

6.86

6.83

6.S2

6.88

6.66

6.79

6.76

6.76

6.69

6.69

6.73

6.68

June

6.70

6.73

6.69

6.68

6.70

6.6S

6.70

6.68

6.67

6.60

6.60

6.62

6.66

6.67

6.64

6.65

6.68

6.66

6.64

6.67

6.63

6.63

6.66

 6.64

6.5S

6.S9

6.57

6.59

6.63

6.59

-

July

6.58

6.57

6.55

6.48

6.49

6.46

6.51

6.49

6.49

6.47

6.49

6.45

6.39

6.39

6.40

6.39

6.35

6.36

6.37

6.33

6.31

6.2S

6.28

6.31

6.26

6.25

6.15

6.13

6.16

6.21

6.35

Aug.

6.36

6.3S

6.35

6.31

6.29

6.26

6.20

6.17

6.16

6.20

6.17

6.16

6.12

6.15

6.16

6.14

6.15

6.12

6. OS

5.98

5.93

5.89

5.85

5.85

5.86

5.85

5.82

5.81

5.79

5.80

5.78

Sept.

5.84

5.85

5. SO

5.84

5. 82

5.82

5.81

5.83

5.81

5. SO

5.79

5.82

5.79

5.76

5.70

5.66

5.64

5.61

5.59

5.60

5.59

5.56

5.53

5.51

5.49

5.49

5.50

5.49

5.49

5.54

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 125

Canandalgua Lake Outlet at Chapln, N, Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°55'00", long. 770 14'00", about 500 feet upstream 

from highway bridge In Chapln, Ontario County, and about 3 miles downstream from Canandalgua Lake. Datum of gage Is 676.37 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 199 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1941.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 542 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 

3.33 reet}; minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.37 feet, backwater from

1939-41: Maximum discharge, 1,080 second-feet Apr. 12, 1940 (gage height, 4.64 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 10, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect or backwater from weeds, 

which are fair. Seasonal regulation caused by operation of stop logs on dam at east 

outlet of Canandalgua Lake.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8

IS

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

54 

54 

54 

54 

58

52 

52 

50 

49

47

47 

46 

46 

45 

46

43 

* 43 

43 

40 

38

3S 

38 

42 

40 

42

42 

40 

40 

40 

42 

39

HOT.

40 

43 

40 

39 

39

39 

38 

37 

37 

37

39 

37 

36 

35 

37

37 

38 

38 

37 

38

37 

37 

36 

37 

36

37 

37 

37 

37 

35

Dec.

37 

36 

35 

44 

47

*52 

56 

62 

60 

64

59 

65 

77 

70 

70

82 

82 

75 

75 

72

72 

75 

72 

70 

72

76 

60 

128 

132 

143 

122

Jan.

122 

126 

133 

133 

109

110 

*117 

124 

124 

122

120 

120 

115 

112 

110

109 

115 

133 

117 

109

185 

118 

113 

103 

120

US 

114 

113 

109 

108 

106

Month

Octt 

HOT« 

Dec*

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Bay 

June 

Julj 

Aug\ 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

106 

107 

105 

*105 

104

102 

98 

98 

96 

94

92 

90 

88 

116 

131

112 

105 

105 

104 

104

102 

102 

102 

100 

100

100 

98 

98

Mar.

96 

94 

92 

*109 

108

108 

108 

108 

110 

118

128 

120 

120 

122 

124

126 

132 

128 

125 

125

124 

124 

157 

249 

205

196

OpQ

222 

217 

214 

219

Secondfoot -day s

1,393 

1,127 

2,262

66,636

3,627 

2.S64 

4,450 

11,385 

2,849 

2,150 

1,473 

1,074 

917

35,576

Apr.

231 

242 

245 

256 

399

47S 

468 

518 

*524 

518

512 

501 

491 

484 

478

464 

450 

440 

440 

433

427 

410 

400 

390 

377

323 

151 

113 

108 

100

Maximum

54 

43 

143

1,040

133 

131 

249 

584 

102

eo

64 

45 

49

524

May

100 

98 

98 

100 

100

108 

100 

100 

98 

96

96 

96 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

98 

90 

88

86 

86 

86 

S4 

84

84 

64 

84 

S4 

82 

SI

Minimum

36 

35 

35

29

103 

88 

92 

100 

81 

64 

34 

30 

24

24

June

78 

76 

76 

76 

76

76 

74 

74 

78 

78

70 

78 

78 

72 

70

78 

80 

74 

72 

72

70 

68 

68 

68 

66

66 

64 

68 

64 

66

July

64 

62 

62 

60 

58

56 

56 

54 

52 

SO

50 

48 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

45 

45 

43

41 

40 

38 

38 

38

35 

34 

36 

40 

48 

50

Mean

45.1 

37.6 

73.0

1S2

117 

102 

144 

3SO 

91.9 

71.7 

47.5 

34.6 

30.6

97.5

Aug.

45 

42 

41 

41 

40

40 

40 

39 

39

35

36 

35 

34 

32 

33

33 

32 

31 

32 

31

31 

SO 

31 

31 

32

32 

32

31 

30 

31 

32

Per square 

mile

:

0.915

|

.490

Sept.

32

31 

30 

29 

29

29

26 

26

28 

24

24 

24 

27 

v 28

28

27 

26 

26 

26 

27

27 

27 

26 

33 

49

46 

43 

42 

41 

39

Run-off In 

Inches

;

12.45

;

6.64

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-9, 14, 15, Jan. 6, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 25-27, 

Jan^ 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5-12, 16, 19-21, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2, Mar. 5-10, 13-15, 19-22. Backwater from 

aquatic growth Oct. 1 to Dec. 2, June 1 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of six discharge 

measurements, gage heights, engineers' notes, and study of relationship curves for Oanandalgua Lake 

gage heights and Outlet discharges. Increase In contents In Canandalgua Lake during calendar year 

1940, about 341,800,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 10.8 sec.-ft.; run-off, 0.74 Inch), 

Increase In elevation 0.74 ft.; decrease during water year 1940-41 about Is,480,000 cubic feet 

(equivalent mean discharge, 0.586 sec.-ft.; run-off, 0.04 inch), decrease In elevation, 0.04 ft.
126 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°56'45", long. 76°36'05",

 2t miles downstream from center of Auburn, Cayuga County, and 4 miles downstream from

State dam at outlet of Owasco Lake. 

Drainage area.- 208 square miles. 

Records ayali'able.- November 1912 to September 1941. 

Average oiscnargeT- 28 years (1913-41), 281 second-feet. 

Extremes ( regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 3.75 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.44 feet); minimum

dally, 19 second-feet Nov. 6.

1912-41: Maximum discharge, 2,090 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936, and Apr. 9, 1940

(gage height, 4.88 feet); minimum, about 2 second-feet Dec. 5, 1936 (gage height, 1.36

feet); minimum dally, 5 second-feet Nov. 11, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 50 second-feet, which are good, and those

 for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 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 station.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

1.5 18

1.6 33

1.7 50

1.9 90

2.O 115

2.2 1S1

2.4 265

2.7 445

1.55 23.4

1,7 

1.9

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 142

2.2 175

2.4 266

2.7 445

3.0 670

3.4 990

3.8 1,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

79 

89 

81 

79 

65

74 

90 

73 

76 

75

79 

78 

65 

69 

77

64 

70 

60 

73 

65

74 

59 

59 

63 

56

56 

60 

58 

60 

£1 

56

HOT.

54 

63 

56 

38 

23

19 

21 

25 

24 

27

68 

29 

27 

22 

27

a23 

a24 

a48 

a29 

a27

a25 

a24 

a24 

22 

29

24 

24 

24 

22 

42

Dec.

58 

55 

53 

52 

52

53

58 

57 

56 

56

56 

70 

77 

63 

64

82 

70 

70 

108 

114

130 

145 

143 

146 

148

156 

166 

234 

287 

338 

371

Jan.

385 

402 

397 

398 

419

40S 

401 

409 

401 

390

378 

365 

352 

341 

321

313 

315 

322 

321 

329

319 

297 

302 

313 

314

309 

306 

298 

290 

31S 

343

Month

Oote 

Hove 

Dec e

Ce

Jam 

Pebt 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

We

lendar year 194C

j^

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

330 

323 

321 

285 

249

245 

280 

342 

339 

339

325 

316 

308 

329 

307

316 

332 

337 

335 

335

324 

313 

315 

308 

303

298 

296 

284

Sscondfoot-days

2,163 

934 

3,588

103,228

10,776 

8,734 

8,662 

22,876 

8,476 

4,256 

2,825 

1,818 

1,342

76,450

Mar.

261 

256 

261 

264 

264

274 

279 

£75 

280 

280

278 

285 

285 

285 

283

291 

277 

262 

253 

256

252 

252 

267 

281 

278

283 

292 

302 

324 

337 

345

Apr.

372 

403 

441 

506 

669

990 

1,220 

1,290 

1,270 

1,240

1,210 

1,170 

1,120 

1,080 

1,010

950 

910 

825 

684 

588

585 

580 

571 

555 

545

464 

394 

397 

415 

422

Maximum

90 68- 

371

2,040

419 

342 

345 

1.290 

414 

160 

142 

76 

68

1,290

May

414 

405 

407 

402 

411

407 

370 

371 

326 

274

274 

281 

315 

309 

311

312 

295 

269 

237 

188

182 

181 

176 

170 

170

171 

169 

160 

179 

155 

145

Minimum

56 

19 

52

19

290 

245 

252 

372 

145 

129 

24 

43 

28

19

June

151 

160 

158 

158 

157

147 

147 

143 

139 

138

138 

141 

139 

138 

131

139

131 

130 

129 

131

139 

142 

143 

140 

142

142 

141 

132 

155 

135

July

140 

136 

136 

134 

136

134

138 

142 

132

130

133 

128 

128 

127 

122

125 

110 

40 

36 

24

39 

50 

28 

34 

38

36 

36 

43 

52 

86 

52

Mean

69.8 

31.1 

116

282

348 

312 

279 

763 

273 

142 

91.1 

58.6 

44.7

209

Aug.

56 

52 

59 

52 

55

60 

56 

59 

56 

54

43 

63 

59 

59 

76

59 

58 

60 

59 

60

61 

62 

58 

57 

61

61 

61 

60 

60 

58 

64

Per square 

mile

J

1.36

:

1.00

Sept.

54 

50 

49 

45 

53

41 

29 

31 

56 

68

36 

36 

67 

47 

28

41 

46 

45 

45 

46

45 

45 

43 

41 

44

44 

42 

42 

42 

41

Run-off in 

inches

_

18.48

~-

13.66

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records of elevation of Owasco Lake.

Note.- Increase in contents in Owasco Lake during calendar year 1940, about 927,500,000 cubic 

feet ( equivalent mean discharge, 29.3 sec.-ft.5 run-off, 1.92 inches), increase in elevation, 3.23 

ft.; decrease during water year 1940-41, about 157,900,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 

5.01 see.-ft.; run-off, 0.33 Inch), decrease in elevation, 0.55 ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE .ONTARIO 127

Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and control of steel plate bolted on steel sheet piling, 

lat. 43°00'35", long. 76°09'00", about 75 feet upstream from end of channel Improvement, 300 feet upstream from Ballantyne Road bridge, and about 2 miles south of the 

center of Syracuse, Onandaga County. Datum of gage is 401.25 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 92.2 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1941.

"Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height. 7.25 

feet^; minimum, 1.2 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.85 feet); minimum 

dally, 9.2 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 13, Sept. 30.

1939-41: Maximum discharge, 2,320 second-feet Apr. 1, 1940 (gage height, 7.45 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1941; minimum daily, that of Aug. 13 and Sept. 30, 

1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by mills.

Ratine tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

10.0

16.5

24.7

35.3

47.7

2.7 77

2.9 110

3.2 176

3.8 335

2.0

2.1 '2.2

2.3

2.4

5.3

10.7

18.0

27.0

37.7

Dec. 2S to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.7 

4.4

63.5 

111 

174 

307 

519 

5.1 805

5.9 1,200

6.7 1,720

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

15 

16 

16 

16 

16

17 

16 

18 

19 

17

17 

17 

18 

17 

19

27 

22 

22 

29 

24

25 

26 

23 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

19 

20 

25

Nov.

19 

21 

30 

24 

22

25 

33 

32 

30 

«29

2S 

30 

SO 

26 

35

47 

39 

38 

35 

32

39 

35 

32 

31 

28

26 

26 

28 

27 

28

Dec.

32 

38 

36 

31 

32

«29 

42 

70 

68 

62

58 

57 

276 

161 

90

101 

226 

110 

103 

89

98 

101 

89 

70 

72

72 

115 

311 

«543 

469 

313

Jan.

233 

182 

172 

173 

144

*123 

120 

114 

106 

107

101 

86 

90 

68 

S2

76 

88 

205 

220 

104

100 

108 

165 

105 

117

112 

100 

90 

84 

70 

82

Month

Oetc 

Hovt

Dec*

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Hart 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Juli 

Augl 

Sept

W

ilendar year 194C)............

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

82 

90 

*86 

78 

74

64 

89 

120 

100 

90

94 

90 

92 

125 

342

210 

155 

135 

117 

114

117 

114 

109 

93 

S8

82 

76 

72

Mar.

74 

82 

*87 

199 

166

135 

107 

«113 

102 

103

89 

106 

88 

92 

102

117 

150 

94 

122 

121

114 

111 

119 

194 

269

217 

234 

309 

317 

255 

231

Secondfoot-days

621 

905 

3,964

47,182

3,727 

3,098 

4,639 

11,349 

2,103 

S53 

589 

451.2 

454.2

32,753.4

Apr.

260 

310 

*404 

538 

681

1,700 

1,170 

693 

528 

460

413 

364 

325 

353 

328

265 

239 

212 

243 

314

239 

207 

179 

163 

152

141 

132 

120 

112 

104

Maximum

29 

47 

543

1,870

233 

342 

317 

1,700 

118 

44 

61 

32 

41

1,700

Bay

98 

94 

86 

83 

94

104 

85 

118 

95 

88

73 

71 

66 

63 

60

57 

58 

60 

54 

53

51 

43 

48 

49 

48

45 

43 

52 

66 

52 

41

Minimum

15 

19 

29

14

68 

64 

74 

104 

41 

16 

11 

9.2 

9.2

9.2

June

39 

40 

36 

34 

37

36 

a32 

a29 

a27 

26

25 

24 

32 

30 

34

34 

44 

32 

26 

24

22 

22 

22 

26 

25

23 

17 

16 

21 

18

July

19 

17 

16 

16 

17

12 

14 

14 

14

13

15 

41 

25 

18 

16

14 

20 

20 

20 

21

17 

14 

14 

14

12

12 

11 

12 

16 

44 

61

Mean

20.0 

30.2 

128

129

120 

111 

150 

378 

68.0 

28.4 

19.0 

14.6 

15.1

89.7

Aug.

32 

23 

18 

16

16

16 

15 

13

11 

11

12 

12 

9.2 

11 

12

15 

23 

16 

14 

12

12 

12 

15 

14 

14

16 

14 

12 

12 

11 

12

Per square 

mile

0.217 

.328 

1.39

1.40

1.30 

1.20 

1.63 

4.10 

.738 

.30S 

.206 

.158 

.164

.973

Sept.

24 

19 

12 

12 

13

14 

12 

13 

29 

41

23 

19 

IS 

15 

13

12 

11 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

11 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

16 

9.2

Run- off in 

Inches

0.25 

.37 

1.60

19.05

1.50 

1.25 

1.88 

4.57 

.85 

.34 

.24 

.18 

.18

13.21

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record of Limestone Creek at Payetteville. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3-10, Jan. 13, 15, 19-22, Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, 

Feb. 4-6, 8-12, 16-18, Feb. 25 to Mar. 2, Mar. 17-19.
128 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Limestone CreeK at Fayetteville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°01'45", long. 76°00'50", 100 feet downstream from 

Genesee Street bridge in Fayetteville, Onondaga County, and about 8 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 427.62 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. B. Army).

Drainage area.- 85.7 square miles, not including 15.7 square miles of Middle Branch of 

TTougTmTbga Creek Basin, flow from which is probably almost completely diverted into 

Limestone creek Basin through DeRuyter Reservoir.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1941.

kxtremeB.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 second-feet Apr. 6 (inside gage height, 

4.93 feet; equivalent outside gage height, 5.54 feet, by adjusting inside gage height 

for drawdown); minimum, 14 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.365 feet).

1939-41: Maximum discharge, 3,470 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (inside gage height, 

8.07 feet; equivalent outside gage height, 8.5 feet, by adjusting inside gage height 

for drawdown, revised); minimum discharge, 14 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 10, 1940, 

Aug. 17, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.365 feet Aug. 17, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Flow affected by a canal diverting from Limestone Creek about 3 nllee 

above station and returning water to the Creek about 400 feet above station, and by 

regulation of DeRuyter Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect, or Indefinite atage-dlsch»rg« 

relation (gage height, In feet, and dlacharge, In second-feet)

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

24.5

38

56

79

106

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Dec. 11 to Sept. SO

1.8 3.0

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

92

151

257

389

4.0

4.S

607

945

1,350

1,860

Dlacharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35 

34 

35 

36 

35

35 

37 

5S 

48 

42

39 

3S 

37 

37 

42

51 

46 

44 

44 

45

48 

49 

47 

53 

51

50 

49 

48 

47 

50 

55

Nov.

54 

54 

60 

51 

46

50 

57 

58 

58 

55

73 

81 

S3 

66 

96

105 

75 

67 

60 

58

64 

60 

58 

55 

55

44 

52 

52 

50 

56

Dec.

56 

54 

52 

50 

56

«59 

57 

89 

79 

e74

e72 

161 

549 

269 

149

234 

389 

178 

168 

165

206 

199 

177 

136 

149

170 

298 

S97 

*827 

S94 

437

Jan.

297 

228 

217 

21S 

167

*130 

130 

122 

120 

131

122 

9S 

104 

86 

92

90 

115 

2S3 

225 

120

110 

118 

18S

lie

120

112 

102 

98 

92 

84 

90

Month

Octc

NOT6

Dece 

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

WE

lendar year 194C

*uary. ....... .... . 

ter year 1940-4]

Feb.

89 

92 

«82 

76 

74

70 

93 

114 

108 

94

98 

92 

95 

136 

352

£40 

191 

168 

126 

114

121 

117 

114 

97

SS

S4 

80 

74

Mar.

74 

80 

«87 

170 

171

144 

«115 

120 

112 

102

93 

98 

S7 

92 

100

118 

145 

104 

125 

120

115" 

10S 

110 

162 

227

204 

214 

298 

350 

251 

245

Secondfoot-days

1,365 

1.S53 

7,350

56,694

4,327 

3,279 

4,521 

13,890 

2,122 

1,178 

S26 

S12 

784

42,307

Apr.

328 

474 

636 

810 

930

*1,S50 

1,240 

870 

724 

643

581 

505 

44S 

543 

425

300 

262 

219 

256 

336

233 

216 

177 

159 

147

133 

127 

119 

105 

94

Maximum

5S 

105 

S97

2,7«40

297 

353 

330 

1,850 

137 

100 

36 

46 

38

1,850

May

93 

88 

S3 

79 

100

110 

84 

137 

97 

88

82 

72 

67 

63 

59

56 

56 

58 

53 

53

49 

47 

48 

48 

45

43 

42 

55 

65 

55 

47

Minimum

34 

44 

50

30

84 

70 

74 

94 

42 

25 

22 

21 

21

21

June

44 

43 

41 

40 

42

44 

42 

37 

36 

35

35 

34 

39 

42 

43

94 

100 

46 

35 

29

27 

27 

27 

34 

30

28 

26 

25 

26 

27

July

28 

27 

27 

26 

25

24 

23 

25 

24 

24

28 

29 

29 

27 

25

25 

30 

33 

29 

27

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

22 

22

26 

27 

36 

35

Mean

44.0 

6l.S 

237

155

140 

117 

146 

463 

68. 5 

39.3 

26.6 

26.2 

26.1

116

Aug.

46 

36 

30 

27 

25

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

21 

23 

24 

24 

23

28 

28 

28 

26 

24

24 

25

28 

27 

27

25 

25 

24 

24 

23 

26

Per square 

mile

\

1.81

~-

1.35

Sept.

38 

30 

26 

24 

24

24 

25 

26

36 

38

34 

34 

31 

27 

25

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

22 

23 

24 

22

22 

22 

21

21 

21

Run-off In 

Inches

^

24.58

~-

18.35

* winter dlacharge measurement made on thla day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on baala of comparison with records for 

nearby atationa.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3, 4 Jan. 6-9, 13-16, 20, 21, 24, 25, 29-31. 

Feb. 3-6, 9-12, Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, Bar. 17-20.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 129

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18'05", long. 75037'10", 

county, at highway bridge Just downstream from Furnace Creek.

In Taberg, Onelda

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 534 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,080 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 7.52 

reetJ; minimum, 5.4 second-feet (regulated), June 28 (gage height, -0.10 foot).

1923-41: Maximum discharge, about 16,500 second-feet Oct. 6, 1932 (gage height, 

9.18 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,700 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, that of June 28, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 30, Sept. 1-30

0.4

 5

.7

.9

1.1

1.3

1.6

2.0

32

41

64

95

138

194

2.4 

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

4.7 

5.3

1,050 

1,500 

2,200 

3,240 

4,320 

'4,950

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

8.4

12.4

17.7

24.6

33.5

44.5

Dec. 30 to Sept. 1

.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

73

107

150

232

373

556

2.7 

3.4 

4.1 

5.0 

5.9 

6.5

851

1,380

2,100

3,350

4,990

6,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17ie

19 

20

21 

S2 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

66 

59 

55 

52

50 

61 

129 

112 

88

74 

68 

65 

63 

141

341 

222 

169 

185 

145

120 

95 

128 

173 

177

165 

119 

103 

82 

93 

143

HOT.

173 

801 

1,100 

702 

441

793 

889 

569 

391 

309

315 

1,310 

1,130 

658 

660

598 

449 

383 

333 

426

739 

978 

1,050 

703 

539

322 

277 

304 

290 

292

Dec.

258 

2S3 

242 

215 

«250

225 

277 

360 

313 

303

296 

294 

776 

646 

610

S60 

1,710 

1,260 

1,050 

807

758 

698 

592 

463 

429

395 

552 

C3.210 

4,920 

6,250 

2,520

Jan.

1,440 

905 

«779 

*f700 

f560

485 

402 

359 

370 

368

330 

290 

260 

225 

225

220 

f280 

f360 

396 

360

342 

f320 

309 

262 

269

f230 

f225 

221 

211 

202 

200

Month

Ootc 

Hove

Deee

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr]

June 

Jul3 

Augi 

Sept

Wt

ilendar year 194

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

195 

190 

185 

*180 

175

175 

225 

284 

290 

280

270 

260 

258 

267 

508

535 

55O 

509 

409 

344

319 

285 

266 

260 

245

230 

225 

215

Map.

205 

200 

195 

260 

340

320 

300 

280 

«857 

239

»230 

220 

215 

210 

205

201 

228 

239 

225 

215

210 

203 

210 

236 

266

279 

296 

306 

329 

302 

303

Secondfoot -days

3,622 

17,924 

31,822

180,474

12,105 

8,134 

7,724 

47,737 

5,096 

1,588 

2,665 

1,901.8 

9,734

150,052.8

App.

313 

416 

613 

903 

1,010

1,950 

2,210 

2,250 

2,330 

2,600

*2,750 

2,950 

2,730 

3,440 

3,750

3,690 

2,400 

1,960 

1,560 

1,960

1,550 

1,010 

691 

545 

472

413 

375 

332 

298 

266

Maximum

341 

1,310 

6,250

6,250

1,440 

550 

340 

3,750 

335 

118 

312 

371 

2,990

6,250

May

244 

224 

204 

190 

190

192 

188 

335 

323 

254

206 

185 

163 

149 

135

125 

140 

199 

182 

158

133 

115 

115 

i06 

96

93 

89 

94 

101 

92 

76

Minimum

50 

173 

215

21

200 

175 

195 

266 

76 

12 

10 

8.8 

34

8.8

June

71 

65 

64 

57 

66

47 '54 

46 

36 

49

32 

26 

46 

45 

78

96 

105 

118 

95 

37

57 

34 

50 

27 

41

20 

12 

14 

42 

58

July

83 

31 

32 

19 

14

16 

24 

170 

257 

138

90 

137 

115 

69 

39

51 

40 

90 

147 

312

176 

95 

60 

55 

22

16 

10 

32 

86 

127 

112

Mean

117 

597 

1,027

493

390 

290 

249 

1,591 

164 

52.9 

86.0 

- 61.3 

324

411

Aug.

77 

62 

48 

33 

24

IS 

15 

12 

11 

12

8.8 

26 

24 

19 

20

36 

51 

40 

33 

28

22 

21 

37 

39 

64

371 

276 

149 

87 

57 

181

Pep square 

mile

0.619 

3.16 

5.43

2.61

2.06 

1.53 

1.32 

8.42 

.368 

.280 

.455 

.324 

1.71

2-17

Sept.

2,990 

1,440 

506 

246 

245

1,030 

858 

384 

234 

216

335 

234 

158 

117 

88

78 

59 

50 

43 

41

41 

41 

37 

36 

35

34 

34 

36 

41 

47

Run-off in 

inches

0.71 

3.53 

6.26

35.51

2.38 

1.59 

1.52 

9.39 

1.00 

.31 

.52 

.37 

1.91

29.49

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage height. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4-6, Jan. 11-16, 20, Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, Feb. 

10-12, Feb. 24 to Mar. 8, Hap. 11-15, 19-21.
130 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Black River near Boonvllle, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°30'35", long. 75°18'25", at highway bridge

tfrree-quarters of a mi-ie upstream from Sugar River and 2 miles northeast of Boonvllle, 

Onelda County.

Drainage area.- 295 square miles.

Records available.- February 1911 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1911-41), 654 secotid-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,460 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage height, 9.88 

feet;; minimum, 60 second-feet (regulated), Aug. 11 (gage height, 3.33 feet).

1911-41: Maximum discharge, about 10,000 second-feet Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, 

about 12,5 feet); minimum, about 5 second-feet (regulated), Aug. 26, 1918 (gage 

height, 2.40 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. 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.

4.1

4.2 

4.5 

4.9 

5.4

Eating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec

1S7 

214 

311 

475 

736

30

1,200

1,900

2,900

3,840

4,230

3.4 

3.6 

3.S 

4.0 

4.3

132

176

258

Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.1 

6.8

364

546

840

1,280

1,930

7.6 2,900

S.5 4,360

9.6 6,750

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

161 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

251 

240 

23S 

227 

212

210 

252 

3S4 

357 

305

269 

250 

237 

227 

255

291 

280 

262 

245 

236

22S 

21S 

219 

237 

23S

223 

207 

204 

198 

200 

241

Nov.

263 

415 

568 

450 

363

38S 

639 

693 

598 

519

517 

1,250 

1,930 

1,320 

1,130

1,200 

1,010 

S52 

748 

689

722 

714 

743 

*671 

586

463 

473 

481 

442 

473

Dec.

453 

430 

410 

380 

410

390 

460 

460 

430 

420

410 

400 

540 

SOO 

780

740 

2,100 

2,050 

1,690 

1,160

934 

813 

676 

576 

596

561 

554 

1,410 

4,060 

6,700 

*4,3SO

Jan.

2,680 

1,320 

1,370 

1,1SO 

940

*720 

580 

500 

520 

560

540 

4SO 

500 

440 

420

400 

450 

520 

560 

520

460 

500 

480 

' 450 

430

410 

400 

390 

380 

370 

370

Month

Octc 

Nov« 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Fob: 

Hart 

Apr

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

Vt

ilendar year 19 4C

iter year 1940-43

Feb.

360 

360 

360 

350 

350

340 

*370

430 

450 

440

430 

420 

410 

410 

470

540 

490 

450 

420 

400

380 

370 

380 

370 

370

360 

360 

350

Mar.

340 

340 

350 

390

470

780 

760 

660 

580 

540

500 

*480 

460 

450 

450

450 

460 

430 

400 

380

370 

370 

430 

440 

420

410 

410 

410 

400 

390 

400

Secondfoot -days

7,641 

21,310 

36,173

237,650

20,340 

11,190 

14, 120 

55,709 

10,176 

5,635 

7,631 

4,296 

19,222

213,443

Apr.

500 

6SO 

853 

984 

#1,050

1,310 

1,740 

2,1.50 

S,180 

2,330

2,600 

S.800 

2,910 

3,140 

4,090

4,050 

3,340 

2,820 

2,340 

S,720

2,510 

1,600 

1,140 

977 

928

8S7 

860 

795 

745 

690

Maximum

384 

1,930 

6,700

6,700

2,680 

540 

7SO 

4,090 

627 

571 

496 

359 

3,290

6,700

May

G27 

578 

516 

458 

442

406

341 

426 

505 

43S

379 

337 

333 

317 

275

253 

255 

303 

286 

256

230 

211 

227 

247 

225

211 

203 

189 

229 

264 

209

Minimum

198 

263 

380

93

370 

340 

340 

500 

189 

103 

92 

80 

137

80

June

175 

166 

158 

14S 

151

156 

146 

13s 

130 

1.22

132 

135 

129 

144 

289

363 

479 

571 

363 

249

179 

144 

143 

139 

125

115 

104 

103 

119 

ISO

July

149 

183 

138 

110 

99

92 

114 

354 

262 

194

159 

4S4 

484 

34S 

235

160 

245 

fS90 

f250 

240

261 

S76 

209 

ISO 

166

159 

160 

190 

495 

496 

449

Mean

246 

710 

1,167

649

656 

400 

455 

1,857 

32S 

188 

246 

139 

641

585

Aug.

359 

274 

208 

173 

150

105 

92 

S5 

81 

80

83 

96 

106 

97 

94

110

143 

150 

125 

114

105 

89 

8S 

85 

104

219 

172 

132 

15S 

171 

248

Per square 

mile

0.834 

2.41 

3.96

2.20

2.22 

1.36 

1.54 

6.29 

1.11 

.637 

.834 

.471 

2.17

1.98

Sept.

2,930 

3,290 

1,380 

752 

623

705 

638 

515 

451 

' 429

657 

684 

607 

688 

607

572 

524 

467 

402 

361

337 

300 

252 

190 

157

144 

140 

141 

137 

142

Run-off In 

Inches

0.96 

2.69 

4.56

29.97

2.56 

1.42 

1.78 

7.02 

1.28 

.71 

.96 

.54 

2.42

S6.90

Peak discharge.- Dec. 30 (3;30 p.m.) 7,460 sec. -ft.; Apr. 15 (10:45 a.m.) 4, 

(4a.m.) 4,yt>0 seo.-ft. sec. -ft. s Sept. 2 

'

,

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height

Note.- Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-18, Jan. 4 to Apr. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Black River at Watertown, N. Y.

131

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°59'05",. long. 75°55 I 30n , in Watertown. Jefferson 

uounty, at Vanduzee Street bridge.

P"-linage area.- 1,876 square miles.

Records available.- July 1920 to September 1941.

Average aischargeT- 21 years, 3,799 second-feet.

ttxtrenes ( regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage 

neignt, Y.yy reetj; minimum, 41 second-feet July 13 (gage height, -0.05 foot): minimum 

daily, 600 second-feet Aug. 13.

1920-41: Maximum discharge, 33,900 second-feet Apr. 9, 1928 (gage height, 10.6 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet (estimated), Sept. 2, 1934 (gage height, -0.19 foot)- 

minimum daily, 137 second-feet Sept. 4, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, about 39,700 second-feet sometime in April 1869.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gageheTgTit record, which are good. Flow partly regulated by Stillwater Reservoir, Fulton 

Chain of Lakes, and other reservoirs. During canal season water is diverted out of 

basin through Forestport feeder and Black River Canal (flowing south). Large diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by mills and power plants in 

Watertown and above.

Eating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ioe effect 

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

Oct. 1' to April 8, June 19 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

1,210

1,610

2,260

3,610

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.8

5,880

8,710

12,100

15,800

19,100

1.0 

1.4 

1.9 

2.5 

3.fi

April 9 to June 18

672 

1,090 

1,755 

2,7SO 

4,240

4.0 6,240

5.0 9,190

6.1 12,950

7.3 18,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,330 

1,410 

1,440 

1,380 

1,460

1,100 

914 

1,140 

1,580 

1,850

1,890 

1,640 

1,150 

1,170 

1,350

1,320 

1,720 

1,810 

2,050

1,840

1,720 

1,730 

1,730 

1,640 

1,740

1,740 

1,620 

. 1,170 

1,540 

1,550 

1,610

Nov.

. 1,640 

1,790 

1,600 

2,620 

3,080

2,540 

2,820 

3,240 

f2,800 

f2,400

2,090 

2,510 

4,730 

5,340 

5,190

4,620 

4,250 

3,840 

3,360 

2,940

3,410 

*-3, 570 

3,820 

3,580 

3,230

2,800 

2,530 

1,750 

1,790 

1,820

Dec.

1,700 

1,660 

b2,000 

b2,100 

bl,950

bl,900 

b2,050 

2,120 

2,010 

2,390

2,370 

2,610 

2,700 

3,130 

2,940

3,310 

4,480 

5,820 

6,070 

5,900

5,770 

5,390 

4,860 

4,420 

3,560

2,980 

3,290 

4,760 

8,340 

12,400 

19,000

Jan.

17,700 

14,000 

11,100 

9,320 

*7,550

5,850 

5,250 

4,550 

3,540 

3,320

3,130 

2,540 

2,550 

b2,500 

b2,400

b2,300 

2,380 

2,620 

3,220 

3,290

b3,100 

3,000 

2,760 

b2,600 

b2,500

b2,300 

b2,400 

b2,400 

2,310 

2,220 

2,180

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

AprJ 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi. 

Sept

We

lendar year 1940- ......

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

2,100 

1,980 

1,840 

1,930 

b2,050

1*1,850 

1,950 

2,050 

2,140 

2,230

2,370 

2,290 

2,110 

2,150 

2,380

2,550 

2,890 

3,000 

2,890 

2,380

2,200 

2,030 

1,750 

1,820 

1,860

2,080 

b2,000 

bl,950

Mar.

bl,900 

1,850 

' 1,400 

1,680 

1,960

1,820 

2,090 

2,100 

2,110 

1,720

1,950 

1,940 

«2,000

1,910 

1,870

1,790 

1,490 

1,790 

1,690 

1,850

1,690 

1,580 

1,560 

1,360 

1,620

1,810 

1,950 

2,150 

2,470 

2,440 

2,330

Secondfoot-days

47,334 

91,700 

133,980

1,187,813

136,880 

60,820 

58,070 

279,930 

49,590 

29,723 

36.8S4 

34,732 

100,640

1,060,283

Apr.

2,460 

2,940 

3,550 

4,720 

6,030

6,190 

7,920 

10,400 

£L2,100 

12, 100

12,500 

13,000 

13,600 

15,100 

16,400

18,000 

17,900 

16,500 

14,400 

12,500

10,800 

9,920 

9,190 

7,650 

6,220

4,970 

3,840 

3,250 

3,060 

2,720

Maximum

2,050 

5,340 

19,000

19,100

17,700 

3,000 

2,470 

18,000 

2,360 

1,500 

2,830 

2,460 

8,970

19,000

May

2,360 

2,150 

1,910 

1,840 

1,640

1,820 

1,910 

1,760 

1,920 

2,040

1,860 

1,730 

1,660 

1,540 

1,420

1,370 

1,420 

1,510 

1,630 

1,730

1,580 

1,510 

1,450 

1,350 

1,250

1,200 

1,200 

1,180 

1,180 

1,160 

1,110

Minimum

914 

1,600 

1,660

626

2,180 

1,750 

1,360 

2,460 

1,110 

699 

665 

600 

1,070

600

June

1,120 

1,140 

1,040 

1,060 

1,090

882 

882 

958 

896 

896

632 

838 

784 

788 

795

752 

846 

1,400 

1,460 

1,490*

1,500 

1,160 

9S6 

953 

894

992 

928 

699 

912 

730

July

674 

665 

767 

742 

782

902 

723 

722 

1,070 

1,240

1,650 

1,690 

717 

1,460 

1,790

1,510 

1,460 

1,210 

1,290 

1,590

1,220 

1,300 

1,320 

1,200 

883

976 

920 

981 

1,040 

1,560 

2,830

Mean

1,527 

3,057 

4,322

3,245

4,415 

2,172 

1,873 

9,331 

1,600 

991 

1,190 

1,120 

3,355

2,905

Aug.

2,460 

1,870 

1,370 

1,100 

846

950 

992 

938 

898 

826

814 

644 

600 

640 

1,100

1,050 

962 

684 

781

937

876 

938 

997 

971 

958

1,600 

2,010 

1,800 

1,440 

1,370 

1,310

Per square 

mile

-

1.73

:

1.55

Sept.

7,090 

8,450 

8,840 

8,970 

7,270

6,220 

5,930 

5,130 

4,280 

3,690

3,640 

3,440 

3,100 

2,540 

2,250

2,030 

1,640 

1,690 

1,640 

1,350

1,240 

1,080 

1,110 

1,070 

1,280

1,110 

1,230 

1,100 

1,130 

1,100

Run-off in 

inches

:

23.57

-_

21.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.

f Fragmentary gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of power-plant record at Black River,
132 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y.

Location.- Two water-stage recorders and concrete controls, lat. 43°27'2011 , long. 75°19' 

25'', No. 1 on main canal at lock 69, and No. 2 on Lansitisikill spillway, 100 feet downstream from head gates in summit level of canal, 600 feet upstream from lock 70, and 

2 miles south of Boonville, Oneida County.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1941 (canal seasons.)

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are poor. Records show combined flow at gages 1 and 2 and represent total diversion 

from Black River at Forestpprt, through Forestport feeder, into Mohawk River Basin. 

During period Nov. 13 to Apr. 29, when no water was diverted, canal carried a small 

flow nade up of leakage through head gates and run-off from area draining into canal 

above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

&

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

S3 

24 

S5

S6 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

rs2

f26 

51 

52 

61

64 

54 

40 

40 

65

66 

65 

65 

65 

6S

70 

69 

68 

69 

67

67 

67 

68 

70 

69

68 

6S 

SS 

68 

68 

73

NOT.

74 

90 

67 

77 

S3

91 

91 

87 

SS 

85

35 

116 

76 

38 

21

f7.2

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

Noi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Ju3 

Aug 

Sej

H

ember. 1-

alendar year

fater year

Mar. Apr.

f!4

29 

23 

18 

14 

12

11 

9.2 

8.5 

9.9 

8.6

8.1 

6.4 

5.3 

5.1 

6.8

5.6 

4.8 

5.9 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

12 

15

Secondroot-days

1,931 

1,173.2

-

302.2 

1,332 

1,400 

1,660 

1,643 

1,746

-

May

IS 

17 

16 

26 

30

32 

39 

52 

54 

51

51 

50 

49 

49 

47

47 

47 

48 

4S 

48

47 

46 

47 

48 

49

43 

37 

4S 

50 

50 

48

Maximum

73 

116

-

29 

54 

53 

60 

60 

84

-

June

4S 

48 

47 

47 

48

4S 

47 

46 

43 

43

43 

44 

46 

47 

31

40 

34 

36 

52 

51

49 

51 

53 

52 

52

f52 

fSl

rsi 

rsi

f49

July

rss

f55 

fSS 

jfSS

rsi

f53

rss

f38 

f4S 

fS4

54

f44

rs2

f60

reo

fS8 

fS2 

f45 

58 

58

57 

58 

55 

56 

54

53 

54 

55 

56 

53 

58

Minimum

26 

7.S

-

4.8 

16 

31 

38 

3S 

32

-

Aug.

55 

54 

53 

-53 

63

52 

52 

52 

53 

53

52 

54 

54 

54 

54

'54 

56 

55 

55 

52

S3 

53 

52 

53 

56

44 

38 

53 

55 

56 

60

Mean

62.3 

73.3

-

11.6 

43.0 

46.7 

53.5 

53.0 

58.2

-

Sept.

S4 

32 

56 

63 

63

66 

63 

61 

60 

62

60 

56 

54 

49 

58

57 

59 

59 

59 

58

59 

58 

53 

57 

57

56 

57 

58 

57 

60

f Fragmentary gage-height record at gage 1; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in 

stage, gage-height graph for gage 2, and records of operation of gatea at head of Forestport feeder.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 133

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'40", long. 75°06'35It , half a mile west of 

McKeever, Herklmer County, and 2 miles downstream from South Branch of Moose River.

Drainage area.- 365 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to September 1941. June 1900 to December 1922 at site at

Moose River, 2* miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1907-13, 14-41), 829 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 10.15 

feet); minimum, 81 second-feet (regulated) May 25 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1900-41: Maximum discharge recorded, about 16,500 second-feet Mar. 27, 1913 (gage 

height, 16.2 feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then in use); minimum, about 42 

second-feet (regulated) July 21, 23, and 25-27, 1913.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated to some extent by Fulton Chain of Lakes. Occasional 

slight diurnal fluctuation during low and medium stages caused by paper mill In 

McKeever.

Rating table, mater year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

1.6

1.7 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4

105

127

151

205

331

2.9 

3.5 

4.5 

6.0 

7.0

517

795

1,370

2,470

3,320

6.0 4,300

9.0 5,450

9.7 6,330

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2B 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

232 

229 

295 

25B 

272

300 

345 

41B 

755 

573

396 

311 

211 

260 

299

437 

632 

600 

521 

460

449 

453 

538 

521 

449

4BO 

366 

396 

430 

393 

513

HOT.

456 

453 

1,110 

1,120 

721

720 

950 

760 

567 

496

453 

1,200 

2,110 

1,330 

1,060

1,210 

1,020 

B25 

6S6 

560

551 

632 

650 

*635 

755

623 

614 

540 

470 

440

Dec.

500 

470 

490 

620 

620

600 

560 

620 

677 

662

668 

641 

662 

775 

928

1,040 

1,340 

1,450 

1,270 

1,060

676 

635 

745 

602 

596

664 

551 

1,010 

4,130 

5,770 

4,020

Jan.

2,610 

1,980 

1,770 

1,510 

1,040

1,040 

*620 

700 

740 

680

620 

560 

540 

500 

520

620 

620 

640 

700 

660

620 

600 

5SO 

560 

540

520 

500 

490 

460 

460 

450

Month

Ootc 

Neve 

Dece

CE

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

May

June 

Jul: 

Augi 

Sept

WE

tlendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

440 

430 

420 

410 

410

400 

390 

400 

*450 

440

430 

430 

420 

450 

560

540 

500 

470 

450 

430

410 

400 

390 

360 

370

360 

350 

 40

Mar.

340 

330 

340 

340 

330

320 

320 

320 

310 

*310

310 

310 

300 

300 

310

330 

350 

340 

330 

320

320 

310 

320 

370 

410

430 

450 

450 

440 

430 

420

Secondfoot-days

12,312 

24 ,137 

35,714

260,744

24,490 

11,690 

10,610 

56,562 

9,132 

5,649 

9,023 

5,289 

19,665

227,613

Apr.

418 

445 

425 

496 

509

*543 

704 

69S 

1,120 

1,360

1,910 

2,270 

2,720 

4,700 

6,230

6,090 

4,560 

4,060 

3,290 

3,260

3,140 

2,130 

1,650 

1,260 

1,070

631 

777 

663 

592 

401

Maximum

755 

2,110 

5,770

6,060

2,610 

560 

450 

6,230 

566 

476 

976 

449 

2,650

6,230

May

441 

568 

370 

386 

449

345 

343 

336 

336 

405

369 

344 

322 

274 

270

25S 

252 

244 

261 

272

269 

236 

216 

209 

144

163 

177 

146 

233 

a236 

a230

Minimum

211 

440 

470

127

450 

340 

300 

401 

144 

122 

116 

116 

226

116

June

a215 

a200 

a!85 

a!70 

a!61

161 

141 

141 

139 

132

125 

123 

123 

122 

145

250 

272 

355 

445 

47S

256 

210 

267 

136 

150

151 

144 

134 

149 

167

July

174 

164 

149 

134 

127

116 

116 

174 

197 

290

327 

320 

766 

429 

324

166 

216 

366 

262 

334

316 

196 

188 

167 

149

134 

120 

126 

816 

976 

674

He an

413 

605 

1,152

712

790 

425 

349 

1,953 

295 

195 

291 

171 

663

624

Aug.

449 

263 

247 

223 

205

194 

177 

167 

159 

154

149 

146 

144 

132 

127

116 

116 

125 

132 

129

125 

120 

123 

125 

127

151 

229 

217 

163 

A 159 

174

Per square 

mile

~_

1.95

[

1.71

Sept. .

2,850 

2,210 

1,030 

604 

719

676 

928 

618 

750 

690

688 

765 

666 

540 

390

388 

355 

306 

226 

300

307 

364 

341 

336 

334

366 

400 

376 

384 

372

Run-off In 

inches

-_

26.58

-_

23.20

Peak discharge.- Dee. 30 (10s30 a.m.) 6,670 sec.-ft.; Apr. 15 (6:50 a.m.) 6,760 seo.-ft.j Apr. 16 

(10:15 a.m.) 67920 see.-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 at nearby stations.

Note.- etage-dlseharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dee. 6, Jan. 6 to Mar. 31.
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Middle Branch of Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°42'5o'", long. 74°58'10", at Old Forge, Herkimer County, 

400 feet downstream from State dan.

Drainage area.- 52 square miles.

Records available.- November 1911 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1912-41), 103 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 291 second-feet Oct. 8, 16 

(gage height, 2.9 feet); maximum gage height, 3.3 feet Sept. 28-30, backwater from 

temporary dam; minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 28-31, Sept. 3-18 when gates in 

dan were closed and no spilling occurred.

1911-41: Maximum daily discharge, 862 second-feet Mar. 23, 1921, from rating 

curve extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, about 

0.1 second-foot many times dur.ing 1938-39, when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater,which are fair. On days of 

changes in gate openings the discharge is averaged for intervals of a day from graph 

based on gage readings and record of gate operations. Gage read twice daily. Flow 

regulated by Fulton Chain of Lakes.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

154 

216 

226 

226 

206

206 

230 

291 

143 

4.1

4.3 

4.1 

2.S 

87 

280

291 

280 

280 

280 

269

269 

280 

269 

25S 

269_

247 

247 

236 

236 

236 

247

Nov.

236 

226 

155 

2.9 

2.9

> l.S

; 

9.0

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

Dec.

35 

75 

226 

226 

226

216 

216 

206 

206 

206

206 

196 

196 

206 

196

206 

132 

58 

56 

56

56 

54 

54 

52 

51

51 

50 

52 

52 

52 

52

Jan.

54 

54 

54 

54 

56

56 

56 

55 

55 

55

57 

55 

55 

94 

216

226 

216 

216 

216 

206

206 

206 

206 

206 

206

196 

196 

196 

196 

196 

196

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Gi

Jam 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

lendar year 194(

ter year 1940-43

Feb.

196 

196 

196

187 

137

187 

137 

187 

187 

178

173 

178 

178 

178 

178

178 

169 

169 

169 

169

169 

169 

160 

160 

160

152 

152 

152

Mar.

152 

152 

152 

144 

144

144 

137 

137 

137

137

137 

137 

139 

152 

144

137 

123 

130 

123 

116

116 

116 

110 

110 

110

104 

97 

97 

91 

97 

97

Secondfoot-days

6,474.3 

836.0 

3,922

25,775.5

4,312 

4,906 

3,919 

251.0 

66.0 

45.5 

32.7 

23.4 

2,301.2

27,038.9

Apr.

91 

S5 

47 

1.6 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8

.8 

.8 

.7

.7

.7 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

.9

Maximum

291 

236 

226

314

226 

196 

152 

91

1.9 

1.3 

1.0 

250

291

May

2.1 

 2.2

> 2.1 

, 2.1

Minimum

2.8 

35

1.2

54 

152 

91 

.7

1.2 

.7 

.5 

.5

.5

June

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.9

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.4

July

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.9

.7

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

Mean

209 

27.9 

127

70.4

139 

175 

126 

8.37 

2.13 

1.51 

1.05 

.75 

76.7

74.2

Aug.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8

.3

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Per square 

mile

_

1.35

-_

1.43

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

72 

155

155 

155 

150 

165 

215

240 

240 

250 

250 

245

Run-off In 

Inches

_

18.45

\

19. 3S

Note.- Backwater from North Branch of Noose River Nov. 4, 6-29, Dec. 1, 19-24, Dec. 29 to Jan. 5, 

Apr. 12-23; from debris on control Hay 2 to June 12; from temporary dam on control July 1 to Sept. 

30; discharge computed on basis of nine discharge measurements, gage heights, and records of gate 

operation at Old Forge Dam. Increase in combined storage in Old Forge and Sixth Lake Reservoirs 

during calendar year 1940, about 402,000,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 12.7 sec.-ft.; 

run-off, 3.32 inches); decrease during water year 1940-41, about 46,000,000 cubic feet (equivalent 

mean discharge 1.46 sec.-ft.; run-off, 0.33 inch).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 135

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'45", long. 75°'04'55", half a nile upstream

 from confluence with South Branch and Is miles northeast of McKeever, Herkiraer County.

Drainage area.- 148 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 320 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes (regulated),- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage 

heignt, 5737 rest;; minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1925-41: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 27, 1926 (gage height, 6.6 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940.

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

 and~Ehose below 90 second-feet, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by Fulton Chain 

of Lakes.

Rating tatle, water year 1940-41,'except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

44

63

102

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

150

213

322

4.0 

4.6 

5.4

499

775

1,255

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

50 

167 

246 

248 

254

254 

259 

325 

341 

170

S9 

70 

63 

60 

192

364 

374 

374 

361 

354

348 

336 

335 

335 

328

325 

319 

313 

307 

304 

316

NOT.

307 

332 

341 

231 

142

142 

145 

150 

145 

138

145 

253 

286 

289 

296

2S9 

275 

264 

f248 

f233

f223 

f223 

f254 

f267 

*f259

260 

264 

250 

235 

225

Dec.

220 

210 

240 

390 

360

370 

360 

460 

410 

420

410 

400 

410 

440 

520

540 

600 

52S 

43S 

410

3SO 

360 

320 

280 

270

260 

251 

422 

660 

676 

940

Jan.

917 

900 

791 

690 

490

490 

310 

«340 

370 

340

310 

290 

270 

260 

260

400 

390 

400 

400 

390

370 

360 

350 

340 

330

330 

320 

320 

310 

300 

300

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Dece

Co

Jam. 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

ilendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

 300 

290 

290 

2SO 

2SO

2SO 

260 

*290 

300 

300

290 

2SO 

2SO 

290 

310

310 

300 

290 

280 

270

260 

260 

250 

245 

240

235 

230 

225

Mar.

225 

220 

220 

225 

225

220 

215 

210 

210 

205

205 

*205 

200 

200 

205

205 

210 

210 

205 

200

195 

190 

190 

215 

220

215 

210 

200 

195 

190 

190

Secondfoot-days

fl,183 

7,113 

13,197

90,364

12,653 

7,735 

6,430 

15 ,760 

3,561 

1,641 

2,031 

2,524 

9,496

90,551

Apr.

1S5 

200 

190 

177 

167

*171 

199 

216 

f259 

f316

f403 

464 

528 

775

894

1,110 

1,200 

1,200 

1,120 

1,020

906 

796 

695 

592 

499

430 

374 

322 

248 

125

Maximum

374 

341 

940

1,120

917 

310 

225 

1,200 

195 

60 

120 

110 

465

1,200

May

174 

195 

182 

173 

169

147 

104 

106 

114 

122

123 

122 

119 

114 

110

104 

104 

10S 

110 

110

104 

96 

92 

6V 

63

32 

79 

79 

S3 

S3 

63

Minimum

50 

136 

210

36

260 

225 

190 

125 

79 

54 

44 

55 

154

44

June

SO 

76 

73 

70 

6S

67 

64 

61 

59 

58

56 

55 

55 

55 

56

54 

56 

5S 

58 

59

59 

59 

61 

61 

59

1 57 

55 

55 

65 

70

July

75 

70 

65 

60 

57

53 

55 

67 

76 

76

73 

73 

71 

66 

65

'63 

74 

70 

65 

61

5S 

55 

52 

49 

43

46 

44 

51 

68 

101 

120

Mean

264 

237 

426

246

403 

276 

207 

526 

115 

61i4 

65.5 

61.4 

317

248

Aug.

110 

104 

. 101 

102 

106

106 

104 

99 

96 

94

66 

S4 

75 

66 

63

62 

62 

60 

60 

57

55 

57 

67 

63

71

S4 

65 

32 

75 

69 

110

Per square 

mile

_

1.6S

I

1.63

Sept.

4S5 

365 

412 

381 

344

344 

361 

464 

460 

409

357 

310 

272 

246 

22S

20S 

190 

169 

154 

245

298 

292 

284 

275 

286

319 

335 

332 

328 

325

Run-off in 

Inches

-

22. 32

:

22.73

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and 

records at nearby stations.

Kpte^- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, Nov. 28 to Dec. 17, Dec. 20-26, Jan. 5 

Apr.~3.
136 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Independence River at Sperryvlile, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43046'30H , long. 75°18'05", half a mile upstream from highway 

cringe at Sperryvllle, Lewis County, and 9$ miles east of Lowvllle.

Drainage area.- 85 square miles.

Records available.- December 1927 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-41), 164 second-feet.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 6.9

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 

1.00 foot).

1927-41: Maximum discharge, 4.700 second-feet Oct. 6, 1932 (gage height, 9.2 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,310 second-feet; 

minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 31 to ,Sept. 2, 1934, and Sept. 2 and 3, 1939; minimum gage 

height, 0.88 foot Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1934.

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

wnicn are fair. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6

16 l.S

22 2.0

29 2.2

45 2.6

66 3.0

90

120

155

244

357

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6

527

735

975

1,270

1,660

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

16 l.S

22 2.0

29 2.3

46 2.6

57 3.0

92 3.S 

123 4.3 

180 5.1 

249 S.O 

357

552

837

1,260

1,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

. 11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

22 

21 

20 

19

19 

18 

47 

73 

51

40 

32 

29 

27 

4S

112 

90 

66 

63 

60

57 

49 

40 

35 

33

35 

35 

27 

28 

28 

32

NOT.

37 

43 

100 

128 

128

112 

171 

155 

106 

97

116 

208 

455 

297 

208

1S6 

175 

146 

112 

a!04

120 

165 

*257 

208 

175

137 

104 

97 

90 

96

Dec.

90 

84 

SO 

76 

74

72 

70 

98 

92 

86

a82 

a80 

186 

175 

244

297 

405 

357 

342 

312

297 

284 

257 

197 

a!75

a!55 

186 

360 

1,410 

1,660 

1,120

Jan.

691 

421 

297 

232 

a!75

*146 

137 

a!28 

alEO 

110

102 

96 

a90 

a84 

80

76 

74 

94 

130 

118

108 

100 

92 

86 

80

74 

70 

65 

62 

60 

58

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Cc

Jam 

Febi 

Mar< 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

56 

54 

52 

50 

48

4*6 

*45 

56 

64 

60

56 

54 

52 

52 

60

78 

74 

70 

66 

62

58 

56 

54 

52 

50

48 

a46 

a44

Mar.

a43 

43 

43 

50 

5S

56 

52 

50 

48 

46

45 

44 

43 

*43 

43

46 

50 

60 

58 

56

54 

52 

50 

52 

54

56 

60 

72 

80 

80 

76

Secondfoot-days

1,282 

4,533 

9,403

54,580

4,257 

1,563 

1,663 

15,029 

8,569 

882 

1,762 

1,010 

8,409

58,562

Apr.

70 

104 

137 

165 

197

257 

41S 

450 

626 

705

791 

935 

1,040 

1,350 

1,840

«1,440 

935 

665 

450 

483

418 

357 

225 

202 

202

132 

115 

123 

95 

102

Maximum

112 

455 

1,660

1,560

691 

78 

80 

1,840 

160 

60 

314 

80 

1,810

1,340

May

100 

97 

68 

58 

84

59 

121 

84 

150 

104

S4 

71 

66 

57 

57

56 

9P 

160 

160 

123

98 

84 

73 

64 

58

55 

52 

50 

60 

63 

63

Minimum

18 

37 

70

16

58 

44 

43 

70 

50 

16 

17 

17 

31

16

June

50 

43 

39 

35 

33

31 

29 

28 

28 

23

21 

20 

20 

26 

28

34 

41 

60 

45 

35

28 

26 

23 

22 

20

17 

16 

17 

22 

22

July

22 

21 

18 

IS 

17

17 

19 

46 

65 

77

40 

67 

65 

53 

52

42 

44 

35 

39 

34

31 

28 

23 

20 

20

17 

17 

42 

307 

314 

152

Mean

41.4 

151 

303

149

137 

55.8 

53.6 

501 

82.9 

29.4 

56.8 

32.6 

280

143

Aug.

77 

46 

35 

29 

25

21 

20 

IS 

18 

22

IS 

IS 

17 

17 

18

19 

31 

33 

29 

23

21 

21 

33 

38 

47

59 

50 

44 

42 

41 

80

Per square 

mile

0.487 

1.78 

3.56

1.75

1.61 

.656 

.631 

5.89 

.975 

.346 

.668 

.384 

3.29

1.68

Sept.

1,810 

1,360 

4S1 

225 

180

562 

643 

372 

249 

357

4S3 

387 

300 

170 

115

92 

77 

62 

50 

48

46 

43 

49 

44 

39

37 

34 

32 

31 

31

Run-off In 

inches

0.56 

1.99 

4.10

23.87

1.86 

.68 

.73 

6.57 

1.12 

.39 

.77 

.44 

3.67

22.88

» winter uiacnarge measurement made on tnis aay.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Deer River 

Fi h°C8nhkg8 t' N * Y " B8at Bpanch °r Osw6 8a tohle River near Harrisville, H. Y., and East Branch of 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nor. 30 to Dec. 10, Jan. 10 to Mar. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 137

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.- Float-tape gage, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°03'05", at Stillwater Reservoir 

oanTV* miles west of Beaver River post office, Herkimer County. Datum of gage is 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 6^

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1941.

Extrsmes 'r "a?1 "1111*1 elevation during year, 1,673.60 feet May 9, 10 (contents, 3,129 000 000 

CUD 1 Soce?V' 2in}mum, 1,659.93 feet Apr. 3 (contents, 723,000,000 cubic feet).

1925-41: Maximum elevation, 1,679.46 feet May 4, 1929 (contents, 4,669,000,000 

cubic feet); minimum since first filling, 1,644.80 feet Mar. 25-27, 1940 (reservoir smp'ty) 

Remarks.- 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 

feet and 1,679.3 feet (high flow line) 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. Dailv 

observations are made about 8 a.m.

Cooperation.- Record furnished by Board of Black River Regulating District.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

S

4

3

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.'

67. 93

67.77

67.56

67.34

67.12

67. OS

66.90

 66.79

66.59

66.36

66.JL2

65.88

65.80

65.69

65.50

65.38

65.17

64.93

64.71

64.64

64.51

64.26

64.01

63.76

63,50

63.24

63.16

63. 02

62.75

62.50

62.24

SOT.

61.98

61.76

61.80

61.80

61.79

61.83

61.98

62.13

62.27

62.41

62.49

62.78

63.16

63.43

63.66

63.87

64.07

64.25

64.39

64.49

64.68

64.85

65.15

65.40

66.67

65.80

65.99

66.15

66.27

66.36

-

Dec.

66.54

66.55

66.50

66.41

66.35

66.27

66.18

66.25

66.21

66.15

66.01

65.90

65.91

65.91

.66.04

66.07

66.22

66.33

66.58

66.73

66.91

67.10

67.25

67.25

67.20

67.13

67.06

67.06

67.56

68.57

69.40

Jan.

69.85

70.19

70. 4S

70.75

70.97

71.16

71.23

71.22

71.18

71.15

71.11

71.06

70.99

70.93

70.86

70.77

70.66

70.57

70.51

70.42

70.31

70.16

70.03

69.88

69.73

69.59

69.47

69.26

69.11

68.92

68.76

Feb.

6S.58

68.40

6S.23

6S.05

67.88

67.70

67.53

67.44

67.27

67.09

66.90

66.73

66.54

66.32

66.16

65.97

65.80

65.60

65.40

65.20

65.01

64.81

64.86

64.76

64.49

64.23

63.98

63.74

_

-

Mar.

63.46

63.44

63.33

63.14

62.57

62.62

62.36

62.09

62.15

62.05

61.78

61.57

61.29

61.03

60.76

60.77

60.79

60.71

60.63

60.47

60.33

60.18

60.26

60.34

60.30

60.23

60.16

60. OS

60.02

60.02

60.12

Apr.

60.05

59.99

59.93

60.05

60.22

60.39

60.61

60.87

61.20

61.57

62.07

62.70

63.49

64.47

65.97

67.37

68.34

69.13

69.75

70.34

70.77

71.25

71.57

71.81

72.06

72.26

72.44

72.58

72.73

72.84

-

May

72.97

73.07

73.17

73.23

73.34

73.41

73.49

73.57

73.60

73.60

73.59

73.57

73.56

73.53

73.50

73.47

73.44

73.56

73.58

73.58

73.56

73.53

73.51

73.48

73.44

73.38

73.34

73.32

73.33

73.28

73.23

June

73.19

73.14

73.07

73.02

72.97

72.91

72.85

72.75

72.66

72.56

72.46

72.37

72.28

72.20

72.17

72.11

72.06

72.10

72.05

71.97

71.94

71.95

71.98

71. S6

71.78

71.65

71.54

71.43

71.34

71.24

7

July

71.15

71.06

70.96

70.85

70.73

70.61

70.50

70.50

70.46

70.41

70.33

70.32

70.26

70.17

70.07

69.97

69.89

69.90

69.68

69.57

69.47

69.36

69.26

69.15

69.08

68.93

68.81

68.76

69.07

69.20

69.29

Aug.

69.43

69.54

69.59

69.62

69.51

69.33

69.14

68.95

68. SI

68.66

68.50

68.32

68.16

68.03

67.84

67.71

67.71

67.53

67.45

67.23

67.13

66.98

66.88

66.75

66.61

66.84

67.09

67.23

67.31

67.35

67.42

Sept.

67. S8

68.30

68.48

68.61

68.71

69.02

69.33

69.51

69.62

69.73

69.98

70.10

70.14

70.15

70.15

70.13

70.10

70.08

70.05

70.01

69.95

69.90

69.85

69.80

69.70

69.52

69.41

69.25

69-14

68.98

-

Elevation and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1940. ....

Sept. 30..................

Water year 1940-41.....

Elevation 

(feet)

69.70

-

68.37

-

Contents 

(million cubic feet)

2,280

-

2,116

-

Change In contents 

during month 

( equivalent mean 

second-feet)

+225

4-33.0

+84

+5.0

Note.- Add 1,600 feet to obtain elevations above mean sea level. Reservoir eleitions at midnight obtained by interpolation.
138 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE tINTARIO

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.- Lat. 43°53'50n , long. 75°03'05", at Stillwater Dam, 7$ miles west of Beaver 

River post office, Herkimer County.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- May 1908 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 356 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- 1908-41: Maximum discharge, 3,700 second-feet May 3, 1926; practically no

 flow at times when gates in dam are closed and there is no spilling.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Stillwater Reservoir (capacity, 4,623,000,000

 cubic feet). Discharge determined from ratings for gates and spillway at Stillwater 

Dam.

Cooperation.- Records of gate openings and reservoir elevations furnished by Board of 

Black Kiver Regulating District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

SO

21

zz

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

545

542

540

537

393

164

595

592

5S9

586

582

437

163

615

612

611

609

605

440

12

403

593

5S9

5S6

581

425

11

383

570

566

564

Nov.

560

402

11

198

210

210

177

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Dec.

127

411

411

408

403

408

290

136

403

405

408

405

405

287

135

405

408

372

214

150

12

12

190

431

430

42S

428

226

12

13

13

Month

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

Calendar year 1940

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1940-41

Jan.

13

13

13

13

13

166

504

504

504

502

501

501

501

501

500

498

498

497

497

523

599

596

595

595

591

590

590

5S9

585

585

5S2

Feb.

5SO

578

576

573

573

569

56S

566

565

561

561

557

556

553

550

549

545

544

541

540

536

186

203

601

595

593

. 589

585

_

_

-

Mar.

296

172

580

576

572

568

564

223

176

560

556

553

547

543

226

94

316

316

316

313

311

117

10

115

230

230

230

228

169

10

142

Apr.

228

228

94

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

-

Oba erred

Second - 

foot-daya

15,050

2,031

8,793

104,098

13 759

15*098

9 859 *876

5,251

7,850

8,870

5^638

102,297

Maximum

615

560

431

644

599

601

580

228

222

322

315

511

466

615

Minimum

11

11

12

6

13

186

10

10

14

13

13

12

12

10

Mean

485

67.7

284

284

444

539

318

169* 29. 2

262

286

297

188

280

May

14

14

14

14

14

14

66

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

222

221

170

57

222

222

222

222

222

221

221

221

221

221

221

221

220

June

220

220

220

220

220

220

253

288

287

287

285

285

285

284

284

303

322

322

322

239

13

13

225

322

321

319

319

318

318

316

-

July

315

315

315

315

313

313

312

312

311

311

311

311

311

310

309

309

309

309

307

307

306

306

306

304

304

304

303

303

183

13

13

Aug.

13

13

13

253

470

511

503

455

407

405

404

403

401

400

399

397

397

396

396

395

393

392

392

391

388

170

12

12

12

12

12

Sept.

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

48

203

203

204

204

204

204

203

203

203

203

203

203

202

297

409

407

407

405

443

466

-

Adjusted for storaget

Mean

125

 532

509

317

366

180

144

891

192

89

147

179

272

285

Per square 

mile 1

0.727

1. 93

2.96

1.84

2.13

1.05

.837

5.18

1.12

.517

.855

1.04

1.58

1.66

Run-off 

n inches

0.84

2* 15

»!«.

25.13

2.46

1.09

.96

5.78

1.29

.58

.99

1.20

1.76

22.51

t Adjusted for change in contents in Stillwater Reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY. TO LAKE ONTARIO 139

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°24'15", about 1,000 feet upstream from Black Creek and half a mile west of Croghan, Lewis County.

Drainage area.- 294 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 524 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).-' Maximum discliarge during year, 1,870 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage 

neiRht, 4.49 reet); minimum, 55 second-feet Dec. 1 (gage height, 1.16 feet): minimum 

daily, 61 second-feet Dec. 1.

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 3,390 second-feet Apr. 19, 1933 (gage height, 5.80 

feet); minimum, about 18 second-feet Feb. 24, 1936 (gage height, O.S9 foot); minimum 

daily, 35 second-feet May 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Plow of Beaver River completely regulated by Stlllwater 

Reservoir (see p. 137). Between Stillwater Dam and this station flow is further 

regulated and controlled by nine power-plant ponds. Diurnal fluctuation at low and 

medium stages.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

2.9

161

254

406

656

1,050

1,510

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

712 634' 

711 

672 

284

131 

504 

705 

515 

485

491 

340 

94 

421

508

498 

493 

501 

730 

450

610 

720 

597 

572 

660

717 

115 

640 

743 

635 

696

HOT.

587 

288 

114 

411 

285

272 

384 

395 

253 

120

265 

364 

301 

265 

352

24S 

76 

246 

247 

265

266 

262 

174 

68 

231

250 

259 

258 

256 

198

Dec.

61 

353 

475 

434 

444

412 

525 

103 

403 

439

607 

509 

568 

402 

355

703 

765 

768 

763 

752

540 

302 

638 

510 

207

539 

467 

734 

855 

1,300 

1,490

Jan.

1,190 

540 

70S 

426 

193

521 

590 

562 

514

508

370 

435 

634 

612 

741

581 

743 

759 

749 

780

746 

744 

740 

683 

580

740 

744 

660 

782 

752 

701

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Decs

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr3 

May

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

ff!

lendar year 1940

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

745 

196 

502 

623 

734

626 

730 

643 

397 

729

744 

611 

503 

512 

400

110 

589 

499 

502 

499

614 

293 

201 

491 

546

709 

668 

687

Mar.

671 

109 

467 

519 

707

616 

541 

637 

2S2 

447

630 

665 

707 

669

705

228 

454 

490 

541 

476

438 

418 

109 

407

407

418 

421 

423 

416 

95 

268

Secondfoot-days

16,5(34 

7,960 

17,423

166,969

19,968 

15,108 

14,381 

16,591 

6,166 

7,328 

11,607 

12,407 

9,951

155,474

Apr.

281 

359 

360 

347 

380

240 

42S 

375 

431 

493

503 

497 

678 

887 

1,100

1,370 

1,190 

1,300 

1,020 

674

562 

520 

514 

518 

461

317 

87 

238 

243 

218

Maximum

743 

587 

1,490

1,490

1,190 

745 

707 

1,370 

258 

413 

671 

611 

743

1,490

May

183 

180 

175 

83 

161

181 

178 

210 

227 

211

eo

193 

210 

207 

208

211 

200 

111 

253 

245

258 

249 

240

227 

77

218 

238 

239 

246 

242 

225

Minimum

94 

68 

61

46

193 

110 

95 

87 

77 

90 

144 

143 

92

61

June

98 

230 

222 

221 

218

212 

204 

97 

220 

211

207 

276 

383 

248 

111

247 

247 

320 

385

. 347

230 

90 

262

348 

385

302 

413 

248 

108 

238

July

240 

241 

321 

271 

249

202 

397 

351 

404 

482

453 

375 

262 

383 

493

446 

487 

494 

485 

154

460 

444 

347 

351 

353

340 

144 

295 

437 

575 

671

Mean

535 

265 

562

456

644 

540 

464 

553 

199 

244 

374 

400 

332

426

Aug.

467 

325 

143 

261 

352

368 

380 

384 

357 

158

258 

296 

579 

576 

513

473 

180 

413 

489 

495

487 

488 

443 

166 

424

 566 

527 

611 

597 

450 

181

Per square 

mile

3

1.55

:

1.45

Sept.

628 

377 

529 

743 

573

530 

125 

338 

347 

345

255 

225 

200 

92 

216

250 

253 

252 

254 

235

98 

206 

237 

242 

323

425 

398 

107 

436 

712

Run-off in 

Inches

^

21.13

~-

19.67

498587 O - 43 - 10
140 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

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.

Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 205 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 12.08 

reetj. by slope-area method; minimum, 1.1 second-feet (regulated), July 5, 6 (gage 

height, 0.22 foot); minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet (regulated), July 5.

1929-41: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 1, 1941; minimum, 0.7 second-foot (regulated), Aug. 12, 1940 (gage height, 0.17 foot); minimum daily, 0.8 second-foot (regulated), July 22 to Aug. 2, 1933.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by power plant.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

16 

27 

31 

31

27 

29 

23 

17 

17

15 

15 

14 

14 

44

91 

62 

61 

65 

51

46 

38 

38 

38

33

37 

34 

32 

31 

34 

50

NOT.

54 

100 

178 

144 

102

376 

395 

214 

139 

119

222 

1,010 

505 

255 

177

155 

117 

120 

120 

444

520 

*661 

455 

296 

188

92 

69 

64 

71 

80

Dec.

79 

70 

60 

56 

54

58 

119 

146 

166 

191

190 

176 

272 

292 

959

316 

818 

626 

492 

378

468 

391 

290 

211 

179

178 

529 

1,720 

3,110 

2,090 

703

Jan.

484 

338 

B74 

247 

*180

156 

125 

120 

124 

125

113 

100 

87 

71 

66

72 

97 

242 

323 

269

245 

184 

143 

118 

102

93 

88 

82 

78 

76 

74

Month

Oot( 

Hove 

Decs

Cc

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug\ 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 19 40

IBt.. ........................

iter yearl94O-41

Feb.

72 

70 

66 

65 

63

*63 

65 

73 

83 

92

d78 

d72 

d90 

d!24 

166

233 

d245 

d20O 

d!50 

d!25

d!02 

d88 

d80 

d74 

72

70 

64 

60

Mar.

58 

57 

56 

61 

71

d70 

d66 

d64 

d62 

d60

d60

dse

»d58 

57 

57

56 

69 

75 

72 

72

69 

65 

65 

67 

72

80 

88 

104 

122 

122 

118

Secondfoot-days

1,079 

7,442 

13,687

75,852.3

4,361 

2,805 

2,231 

22,025 

1,644 

528.7 

1,179.3 

3,054.0 

8,989

69,545.0

Apr.

119 

146 

177 

253 

356

489 

807 

1,150 

*1,590 

1,850

2,000 

1,860 

1,830 

2,400 

1,740

1,310 

616 

624 

476 

508

409 

279 

194 

153 

131

108 

73 

63 

57 

57

Maximum

91 

1,010 

2,110

2,840

484 

d245 

122 

2,400 

161 

81 

220 

1,370 

4,010

4,010

May

59 

55 

51 

46 

54

57 

52 

112 

98 

69

55 

48 

42 

3S 

35

32 

77 

161 

89 

65

50 

39 

33 

33 

33

29 

26 

28 

32 

26 

20

Minimum

13 

54 

54

2.4

66 

60 

56 

57 

20 

2.9 

1.2 

2.4 

16

1.2

June

19 

18 

15 

13 

11

12 

12 

12 

11 

10

7.8 

4.3 

9.0 

13 

27

49 

33

61 

44 

25

16 

15 

13 

15 

11

11 

7.5 

4.8 

2.9 

6.4

July

9.0 

7.4 

5.2 

1.4 

1.2

2.8 

11 

48 

46 

30

19 

17 

15 

12 

9.3

9.0 

103 

55 

137 

220

86 

44 

28 

20 

16

12 

7.0 

25 

63 

55 

65

Mean

34.8 

248 

442

207

157 

100 

72.0 

734 

53.0 

17.6 

38.0 

98.5 

300

191

Aug.

41 

25 

IS 

15 

12

11 

S.9 

6.4 

5.8 

2.4

6.2 

6.8 

7.6 

8.6 

10

f!4 

f26 

24 

20 

15

6.0 

8.9 

54 

45 

151

695 

250 

102 

52 

37 

1,370

Per square 

mile

0.391 

2.79 

4.97

2.33

1.76 

1.12 

.809 

8.25 

.596 

.198 

.427 

1.11 

3.37

2.15

Sept.

4,010 

763 

232 

154 

261

1,170 

385 

220 

222 

338

335 

190 

122 

82 

61

51 

43 

37 

33 

24

20 

18 

18 

19 

19

18 

16 

17 

26 

35

Run-off In 

Inches

0.45 

3.11 

5.73

31.71

2,03 

1.17 

.93 

9.20 

.69 

.22 

.49 

1.28 

3.76

29.06

Peak discharge.- Dec. 28 (3:15 p.m.) 3,990 sec.-ft.; Dec. 29 (5:45 p.m.) 3,180 

(7:15 p.m.) 2,690 sec.-ft.; Apr. 14 (8:05 a.m.) 2,980 sec.-ft.; Sept. 1 (12:01 e..

* winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for East 

at Taberg.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Ei 

Creek at Taberg.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Deo. 2-6, Jan. 15, 16, 31, Feb. 

Mar. 1.

sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 

m.) 14,400 sec.-ft.

Branch of Pish Creek 

.st Branch of Flah 

1, Feb. 25 to
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

East Branch of Oswegatchle River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y.

141

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'15", long. 74°51'00", In village of Cranberry 

Lake, St. Lawrence County, about 900 feet downstream from dam at outlet of Cranberry 

Lake.

Drainage area.- 144 square miles.

Records available.- my 1923 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 292 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 365 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 

5.10 reetj; minimum, 37 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 3.385 feet); minimum dally 

discharge, 38 second-feet Aug. 3, 4.

1923-41: Maximum dally discharge, 1,620 second-feet Apr. 17-20, 1933; minimum 

occurred when gates In dam were closed and there was no discharge over spillway; minimum dally, about 3 second-feet Apr. 9-16, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by gates In Cranberry Lake Dam.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.4

3.5

3.7

4.0 

4.3 

4.6

140

203

4.9 

5.2

279

372

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940' to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

io9

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2S2 

. 279 

279 

276 

276

276 

276 

274 

274 

274

274 

274 

274 

271 

271

268 

268 

268 

268 

266

266 

266 

263 

263 

260

260 

257 

257 

257 

257 

257

NOT.

257 

255 

252 

252 

250

246 

234 

ISO 

122 

. 122

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

Dec.

125 

125 

143 

210 

210

210 

210 

210 

210 

208

205 

205 

205 

208 

20S

208 

20 S 

175 

135 

135

135 

135 

135 

135 

133

133 

133 

135 

137 

107 

84

Jan.

8S 

S7 

S7 

87 

87

87 

133 

- 317 

317 

317

317 

317 

317 

317 

314

314 

314 

311 

311 

311

311 

308 

30S 

308 

305

305 

302 

302 

299 

296 

296

Month

Oot< 

Hovf 

Dec«

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Mar< 

Apr! 

May

June 

Juli 

Aug> 

Sept

Vt

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

296 

296 

296 

296 

296

316 

336 

336 

333 

333

330 

327 

324 

324 

324

324 

320 

320 

320 

317

314 

311 

308 

308 

308

305 

305 

302

Mar.

299 

299 

296 

314 

324

324 

346 

360 

359 

356

349 

346 

342 

339 

333

327 

324 

320

317 

311

305 

302 

296 

294 

288

2S2 

279 

274 

268 

263 

257

Secondfoot-days

8,331 

4,638 

5,155

77,550

8,087 

8,825 

9,693 

4,336 

3,330 

6,315 

5,190 

4,308 

4,451

72,659

Apr.

252 

247 

244 

240 

237

232 

234 

242 

250 

260

213 

135 

130 

123 

105

91 

76 

78 

79 

80

81 

SI 

81 

81 

82

78 

 76 

76 

76 

76

Maximum

282 

257 

210

734

317 

336 

360 

260 

174 

220 

210 

167 

153

360

May

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

76

76 

76 

76 

75 

75

92

174 

174 

174 

174

174 

174 

174 

172 

172 

172

Minimum

257 

122 

84

55

85 

296 

257 

76 

75 

170 

55 

38 

142

38

June

170 

170 

172 

174 

196

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220

217 

217 

217

217 

217 

217 

217 

215

213 

213 

213 

210 

210

July

210 

20S 

208 

208 

208

208 

205 

205 

179 

167

167 

167 

167 

167 

167

167 

167 

165 

165 

163

163 

161 

161 

161 

161

161 

161 

161 

110 

67 

55

Mean

269 

155 

166

21E

261 

315 

313 

145 

107 

210 

167 

139 

148

199

Aug.

46 

39 

38 

38 

92

167 

167 

167 

167 

165

165 

165 

159 

153 

150

150 

150 

148 

148 

155

155 

155 

155 

153 

153

153 

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

Per square 

mile

_

1.47

:

1.38

Sept.

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

153 

153 

151 

151 

150

150 

150 

150 

150 

150

150 

150 

150 

150 

148

146 

146

144 

144 

144

144 

144 

144 

142 

142

Run-off In 

inches

.

20.07

 I

18.78

Hote.- Increase in storage in Cranberry Lake Reservoir during calendar year 1940, about 274,000,000 

cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 8.66 sec.-ft.; runoff, 0.82 inch); increase in elevation, 

1.25 ft.; decrease during water year 1940-41, about 694,000,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 

22.0 sec.-ft.j runoff, 2.08 inches), decrease in elevation, 3.3S ft.
142 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

East Branch of Oswegatchle River near Oswegatchle, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'25", long. 75°04'35B , at Flat Rock hydroelectric plant of Northern New York Utilities, 2S miles north of Oswegatchle, St. 

Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 263 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1941.

Average dlecharge.- 16 years (1925-41), 514 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet Dec. 30 (gage 

height, 5.50 reet;; minimum, 6.2 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum 

dally, 107 second-feet Aug. 4.

1924-41: Maximum discharge, 4,010 second-feet Apr. 6, 1928 (gage height, 7.1 feet), 

from rating curve extended by logarithmic plotting above 1,900 second-feet; minimum, 

probably less than 1 second-foot during complete shut-down of power plant and ponding of 

entire flow of river; minimum dally, 1 second-foot July 25, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Large diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by 

power plant; seasonal flow partly regulated by Cranberry Lake (see p. 141).

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in 

feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

92

125

188

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

269

368

535

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

S65 

1,220 

1,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

8 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

381 

385 

412 

420 

489

319 

304 

315 

321 

311

309 

190 

246 

348 

317

343 

370 

477 

377 

312

374 

373 

309 

422 

383

385 

347 

309 

311 

299 

270

Nov.

325 

271 

269 

319 

319

379 

354 

476 

364 

420

36* 

380 

586 

544 

565

329 

320 

374 

316 

333

255 

372 

391 

274 

239

304 

416 

267 

231 

203

Dec.

248 

872 

272 

266 

269

265 

266 

264 

207 

265

* 270 

269 

267 

303 

272

867 

756 

573 

673 

617

534 

333 

326 

411 

428

327 

359 

649 

S26 

1,610 

1,550

Jan.

900 

718 

407 

389 

356

404 

435 

592 

543 

536

424 

427 

416 

424 

443

436 

451 

447 

377 

461

432 

518 

513 

416 

423

421 

399 

427 

421 

442 

481

Month

Octc 

Now 

Dece

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr] 

Bay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

WE

lendar year 1940 ............

ter year 194O-41

Feb.

420 

347 

400 

332 

335

365 

372 

380 

414 

370

460 

430 

443 

455 

436

472 

526 

571 

505 

521

481 

524 

540 

527 

502

518 

521 

485

Bar.

424 

353 

459 

422 

523

471 

420 

371 

370 

527

520 

446 

472 

354 

401

315 

360 

352 

354 

453

366 

356 

406 

347 

367

350 

351 

351 

374 

236 

356

Secondfoot-days

10,728 

10,556 

14,216

153,007

14,479 

12,652 

12,227 

20,939 

6,801 

6,655 

7,142 

6,016 

6,223

128,634

Apr.

514 

569 

580 

741 

771

615 

706 

594 

980 

1,180

1,240 

1,030 

670 

1,200 

1,410

1,500 

1,310 

1,200 

425 

319

 468 

451 

456 

406 

408

253 

166 

260 

263 

254

Maximum

489 

586 

1,610

2,330

900 

571 

527 

1,500 

326 

382 

416 

306 

232

1,610

Hay

206 

326 

260 

202 

192

211 

212 

206 

198 

215

144 

210 

260 

255 

272

262 

198 

206 

199 

199

192 

195 

194 

208 

207

236 

253 

266 

196 

202 

219

Minimum

190 

203 

207

119

356 

332 

236 

166 

144 

160 

168 

107 

166

107

June

206 

241 

278 

191 

264

209 

205 

204 

212 

206

199 

214 

382 

216 

199

160 

219 

194 

' 209 

227

218 

215 

210 

223 

217

233 

227 

234 

225 

216

July

211 

195 

213 

233 

218

222 

209 

219 

222 

225

225 

196 

168 

261 

205

210 

226 

223 

227 

210

209 

217 

224 

223 

221

196 

194 

293 

416 

301 

328

Mean

346 

352 

459

418

467 

452 

394 

698 

219 

222 

230 

194 

207

352

Aug.

211 

186 

196 

107 

302

306 

196 

198 

197 

206

191 

202 

206 

198 

181

178 

234 

180 

171 

176

164 

154 

167 

1S2 

168

154 

209 

245 

222 

167 

160

Per square 

mile

:

1.59

\

1.34

Sept.

166 

208 

207 

211 

216

220 

232 

206 

200 

227

213 

215 

205 

208 

202,

201 

219 

222 

215 

216

202 

205 

200 

176 

196

217 

219 

206 

2O7 

164

Run-off in 

inches

:

21.65

~-

ie.2i
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 143

Oswegatchle River near Heuvelton, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°36'00lt long. 75°22'45", Similes upstream from

Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 973 square miles.

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 1,668 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,990 second-feet Jan. 1 (gage height, 5.71 

reet ) ; minimum, 220 second-feet (regulated) July 7 (gage height, 0.82 foot, backwater 

from weeds) .

1916-41: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Jan. 11, 1930 (gage height, 9.1 

feet); minimum, 200 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 18, 1934 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, and 

those for periods of backwater from weeds, which are fair. Seasonal flow slightly 

regulated by Cranberry Lake; slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages 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, 4t miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Hov. 9

1.1 380

1.2 440

1.4 570

1.9 990

0.8 225

1.0 317

1.2 428

1.5 637

Hov. 10 to Sept. 30

1.9 990

2.4 1,540

3.0 2,2SO

4.0 3,760

5.0 

5.7

5,560

6,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18ie

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

550 

479 

472 

460 

518

564 

512 

550 

479 

466

453 

460 

446 

398 

392

518 

550 

51S 

570 

648

672 

524 

538 

531 

512

492 

466 

434 

467 

505 

479

Hov.

492 

505 

466 

434 

504

591 

664 

762 

962 

971

942 

924 

914 

1,060 

1,310

1,420 

1,370 

1,140 

*1,020 

952

971 

1,020 

1,130 

1,230 

1,420

1,360 

1,260 

1,070 

859 

S31

Dec.

653 

735 

702 

669 

637

637 

645 

678 

735 

S40

S95 

942 

980 

1,010 

1,030

1,060 

1,640 

2,700 

2,860 

2,830

2,830 

2,900 

8,840 

2,540 

2,140

1,890 

 1,730 

1,890 

8,890 

4,850 

6,250

Jan.

6,890 

6,800 

6,090 

5,030 

3,840

2,890 

2,220 

1,790 

1,520 

*1,520

1,480 

1,380 

1,260 

1,300 

1,200

1,120 

1,060 

1,050 

1,160 

1,290

1,220 

1,140 

1,160 

1,080 

1,020

980 

933 

904 

831 

831 

831

Month

Ootc 

Hovs 

Decs

Gs

Jam 

Feb 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

Jun<

Jllll

Augi 

Sep

W(

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

804 

780 

760 

740 

720

718* 

727 

850 

1,010 

«980

1,000 

1,040 

1,030 

1,060 

1,510

2,220 

2,110 

1,850 

1,660 

1,430

1,270 

1,230 

1,110 

1,060 

1,060

1,020 

980 

933

Mar.

933 

904 

850 

S04 

735

795 

813 

S20 

#800 

720

680 

740 

780 

800 

850

787 

761 

727 

720 

700

744 

804 

735 

694 

787

924 

1,160 

1,640 

2,450 

2,660 

2,200

Secondfoot-days

15,623 

28,554 

55,628

487,879

61,820 

31,662 

30,517 

108,223 

19,208 

11,723 

11,514 

13,050 

11,829

399,351

Apr.

2,000 

2,310 

2,950 

3,660 

4,430

4,760 

4,740 

5,070 

5,370 

5,180

«4,990 

4,900 

4,830 

4,720 

4,650

4,940 

5,160 

5,280 

5,160 

4,540

3,470 

2,700 

2,320 

2,070 

1,860

1,640 

1,370 

1,180 

1,040 

933

Maximum

672 

1,420 

6,250

10,500

6,890 

2,220 

2,660 

5,370 

850 

577 

1,060 

1,110 

534

6,890

May

850 

795 

744 

710 

686

702 

686 

702 

669 

678

718 

702 

686 

653 

607

600 

630 

630 

592 

600

607 

600 

562 

520 

499

466 

479 

506 

460 

428 

441

Minimum

392 

434 

637

330

831 

718 

680 

933 

428 

310 

245 

293 

251

245

June

466 

466 

454 

460 

405

365 

370 

359 

338 

344

359 

354 

376 

354 

338

411 

416 

376 

431 

577

534 

440 

380 

340 

350

360 

320 

310 

350 

320

July

320 

330 

310 

320 

310

260 

245 

250 

310 

300

300 

410 

380 

380 

430

420 

390 

4OO 

380 

330

310 

320 

350 

350 

350

350 

330 

330 

399 

590 

1,060

Mean

504 

952 

1,794

1,333

1,994 

1,131 

984 

3,607 

620 

391 

371 

421 

394

1,094

Aug.

1,110 

1,050 

895 

678 

622

548 

428 

382 

354 

322

317 

312 

328 

322 

303

33S 

328 

312 

328 

328

333 

333 

298 

293 

312

328 

322 

303 

293 

293 

337

Per square 

mile

0.518 

.978 

1.84

1.37

2.05 

1.16 

1.01 

3.71 

.637 

.402 

.381 

.433 

.405

1.12

Sept.

405 

399 

376 

434 

460

492 

506 

479 

492 

534

513 

520 

506 

466 

405

405 

416 

359 

322 

322

303 

338 

328 

365 

328

288 

283 

265 

269 

251

Run-off in 

inches

0.60 

1.09 

2.12

18.63

2.36 

1.21 

1.16 

4.14 

.73 

.45 

.44 

.50 

.45

15.25

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 14-17, 24-26, Feb. 2-5, 26, Har. 8-14, 19, 20. 

Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 22 to July 28j discharge computed on basis of two discharge 

measurements, gage heights and engineer's notes.
144 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11'10H , long. 75°19'55", at highway bridge, half 

a mile northeast of Geers Corners and 4 miles downstream from Harrisville, Lewis 

County.

Drainage area.- 258 square miles.

Records available.- July 1916 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 509 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 6.83 

reer,;: minimum, 42 second-feet June 12 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

1916-41: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 9.6 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet; minimum, 25 second-feet Sept. 1, 

19S4 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

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

wfticn are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation, principally during low flow, caused by 

pondage for pulp mill at Harrisville.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28

55

65

86

125

179

£.4 257

2.6 408

3.3 650

4.1 1,095

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

65 

101 

133 

173X

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

248

341

500

745

1,045

5.0 1,810

6.0 2,730

6.7 3,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

73 

67 

62 

59

58 

57 

58 

60 

62

61 

62 

64 

60

75

132 

175 

159 

146 

131

118 

106 

96 

92 

91

87 

86 

82 

78 

76 

84

Nov.

91 

103 

140 

193 

188

234 

386 

454 

f399 

f333

296 

357 

575 

635 

605

545 

466 

395 

321 

*286

361 

497 

650 

695 

660

536 

417 

365 

329 

296

Dec.

263 

254 

220 

205 

195

b!90 

bl95 

207 

257 

254

260 

245 

283 

b330 

b390

478 

710 

945 

1,060 

1,OSO

1,000 

927 

810 

675 

565

403 

459 

571 

1,020 

2,380 

3,420

Jan.

2,770 

1,950 

1,370 

1,040 

812

636 

b540 

b460 

b400

377

*370 

348 

315 

b290 

262

254 

254 

286 

341 

373

359 

334 

321 

302 

283

271 

240 

240 

b225 

b215 

210

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Dec 6

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Appl 

May

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

WE

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

206 

201 

189 

196 

189

182 

179 

212 

229 

*248

245 

234 

226 

240 

341

373 

396 

373 

321

277

257 

243 

226 

214 

196

187 

b!75 

161

Secondfoot-days

S, 69 

11,81 

20,33

154,46

16,44 

6,71 

4,96 

35,69 

7,30 

8,82 

4,55 

4,07 

4,05

121,46

Mar.

152 

152 

139 

150 

145

b!40 

b!40 

b!40 

137 

#148

144 

145 

142 

144 

139

148 

148 

146 

156 

160

148 

142 

146 

148 

156

169 

184 

214 

245 

245 

248

Apr.

257 

302 

359 

478 

641

767 

966 

1,190 

1,340 

*1,470

1,610 

1,790 

1,920 

2,120 

2,730

2,950 

2,810 

2,270 

1,760 

1,400

1,190 

1,040 

900 

745 

612

527 

453 

400 

363 

328

Maximum

7 175 

[> 695 

1 3,420

I 3,6OO

3 2,770 

S 396 

3 248 

3 2,950 

5 377 

5 210 

3 703 

5 488 

1 257

7 3,420

May

315 

305 

296 

260 

251

271 

274 

299 

352 

377

348 

296 

262 

234 

218

194 

191 

262 

283 

257

216 

201 

186 

152 

152

148 

122 

135 

142 

165 

141

Minimum

57 

91 

190

42

810 

161 

137 

857 

122 

63 

49 

56 

49

49

June

152 

104 

114 

97 

99

96 

81 

96 

80 

a72

68 

.69 

72 

73 

a78

a92 

al!4 

aSlO 

a!95 

a!35

99 

83 

78 

72 

69

68 

63 

67 

63 

64

July

74 

70 

66 

49 

60

50 

49 

51 

90 

154

173 

180 

184 

160

137

109 

102 

106 

91 

114

116 

101 

84 

55 

65

86 

64 

83 

471 

703 

661

Mean

87.0 

394 

656

422

531 

240 

160 

1,190 

236 

94.1 

147 

131 

135

333

Aug.

488 

400 

348 

245 

167

143 

116 

92 

78 

83

86 

76 

65 

56 

58

 61 

77 

121 

89 

84

77 

72 

58 

58 

69

61 

93 

187 

191 

153 

123

Per square 

mile

0.337 

1.53 

2.54

1.64

2.06 

.930 

.620 

4.61 

.915 

.365 

.570 

.508 

.523

1.29

Sept.

184 

245 

257 

248 

198

196 

253 

245 

216 

206

214 

174 

166 

152 

123

110 

93 

86 

81 

65

59 

59 

59 

59 

56

50 

51 

50 

49 

50

Run-off in 

Inches

0.39 

1.71 

2.93

22.26

2.38 

.97 

.71 

5.14 

1.05 

.41 

.66 

.59 

.58

17.52

Peak discharge.- Dec. 31 (4 a.m.) 3,580 sec.-ft.; Apr. 16 (8s30 p.m.) 3,000 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Independence River af'Sperryvilte and Brass River at Pyrites, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basia of partly estimated gage heights.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 145

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°31'30", long. 75°11'50", 1,000 feet downstream 

from iower bridge in Pyrites, St. Lawrence County, and half a mile upstream from 

Harrison Creek.

Drainage area.- 335 square miles.

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 576 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 second-feet Dec/ 30. 31 (gage height,

3.95 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 64 second-feet Sept. 26, 28 (gage height, 1.21 feet); minimum daily, 65

second-feet Sept. 26-29.

1924-41: Maximum discharge, about 8,300 second-feet Nov. 18, 1927 (gage height,

13.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 37 second-feet July 15, 1933; minimum daily, 59 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 1,

1934. 

Remarks._- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, fragmentary or doubtful

gage heights, which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuations at low and medium stages

caused by power plante.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

1.4 104

1.6 154

2.0 276

2.5 462

3.1 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

73O 

1,190 

1,800 

2,500

7.0 

8.3

3,200

4,240

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

96

141

1.9 230

2.4 415

3.0 680

Note.- Same as preceding table above 3.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

128 

121 

116 

111 

111

111 

106 

114 

121 

133

133 

128 

128 

133 

194

342 

399 

318 

256 

218

194 

171 

162 

157 

157

157 

154 

146 

138 

133 

f!41

SOT.

f!44

nes

f333 

399 

343

362 

526 

545 

426 

340

333 

502 

690 

597 

466

392 

351 

318 

«290 

312

454 

562 

647 

597 

511

377 

390 

370 

360 

340

Dec.

330 

320S 

310 

300 

290

280 

280 

360 

350 

330

320 

310 

300 

290 

280

330 

1,080 

1,100 

1,040 

980

1,000 

1,000 

880 

780 

660

560 

558 

916 

2,100 

4,170 

4,120

Jan.

2,590 

1,750 

1,260 

980 

780

700 

660 

640 

560 

 480

440 

400 

380 

360 

340

320 

310 

350 

450 

410

380 

360 

340 

320 

310

300 

290 

280 

270 

260 

250

Month

Oot< 

NOT< 

Dee*

CE

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Jul; 

Augi 

Sep1

Ws

tlendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

245 

240 

235 

23O 

225

220 

260 

300 

*350 

370

350 

330 

320 

330 

490

460 

400 

370 

350 

330

310 

300 

290 

280 

270

260 

245 

235

Mar.

230 

225 

220 

215 

210

205 

200 

195 

190 

*185

180 

180 

175 

175 

170

170 

195 

195 

190 

185

180 

175 

175 

195 

230

260 

290 

380 

440 

400 

370

Secondfoot -days

5,131 

12,465 

25,924

190,197

17,520 

8,595 

6,985 

37,550 

7,956 

3,675 

5,372 

3,603 

3,675

138,451

Apr.

350 

400 

5OO 

720 

900

860 

1,000 

1,200 

1,350 

1,750

*2,010 

2,160 

2,250 

2,500 

3,030

3,030 

2,700 

2,120 

1,600 

1,240

1,020 

865 

715 

604 

541

498 

452 

419 

387 

359

Maximum

399 

690 

4,170

4,620

2,590 

490 

440 

3,030 

379 

304 

602 

250 

250

4,170

May

344 

332 

318 

299 

292

318 

321 

325 

379 

375

321 

274 

250 

233 

224

211 

217 

282 

314 

268

237 

201 

177 

171 

163

160 

163 

177 

204 

217 

189

Minimum

106 

144 

280

81

250 

220 

170 

350 

160 

73 

73 

72 

65

65

June

163 

146 

134 

124 

119

117 

113 

111 

104 

104

100 

92 

94 

1OO 

106

124 

154 

304 

270 

182

136 

113 

100 

94 

83

83 

78 

73 

76 

78

July

85 

87 

102 

87 

78

73 

73 

92 

106 

138

217 

242 

399 

329 

218

141 

119 

117 

129 

127

129 

111 

96 

89 

82

73 

75 

194 

570 

602 

392

He an

166 

416 

836

520

565 

307 

225 

1,252 

257 

122 

173 

116 

122

379

Aug.

244 

163 

127 

104 

94

89 

80 

75 

72 

97

131 

104 

89 

82 

78

82 

166 

250 

183 

136

115 

104 

96 

89 

89

94 

136 

129 

111 

100 

94

Per square 

mile

0.496 

1.24 

2.50

1.55

1.69 

.916 

.672 

3.74 

.767 

.364 

.516 

.346 

.364

1.13

Sept. '

125 

237 

195 

146 

124

182 

850 

192 

152 

146

160 

180 

163 

141 

119

109 

98 

94 

89 

82

78 

75 

72 

70 

68

65 

65 

65 

65 

68

Run-off In 

Inches

0.57 

1.38 

2.88

21.12

1.95 

.95 

.77 

4.17 

.88 

.41 

.59 

.40 

.41

15.36

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from graph of gage heights based on recorded 

range In stage, weather recprdg, and records at adlacent stations.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice NOT. 27 to Dec. 26, Jan. 5 to Apr. 10 (doubtful 

gage-height record Jan. 21 to Feb. 2, Feb. 19-23).
146 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°14'05", long. 74°34'20", hair a mile downstream 

from dam of International Paper Co. and Plercefield, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 722 square miles.

Records available.- August 1908 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 1,266 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage 

height, 9T06 feet); minimum, 124 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 2.42 feet); minimum 

dally, 144 second-feet Sept. 14.

1908-41: Maximum discharge, 7,580 second-feet Apr. 17, 1922 (gage height, 11.8 

feet); minimum, about 10 second-feet Sept. 2, 1913 (gage height, 0.85 foot); minimum 

daily, 11 second-feet Sept. 2, 1913.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation in flow for short periods caused by paper mill. 

Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural storage in lakes and ponds 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in secondfeet) 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr. 23 to Sept. 30

3.4 306

3.9 433

4.6 667

5.5 1,053

6.5 1,620

7.5 2,390

S.5 3,350

9.0 3,900

2.5 136

2.9 202

3.4 311

4.1 503

4.8 746

5.3 1,200

6.S 1,830

7.9 2,750

9.1 4,020

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

510 

' 506 

469 

502 

542

518 

494 

494 

495 

491

490 

495 

438 

422 

346

328 

410 

440 

438 

434

438 

520 

430 

438 

528

476 

476 

523 

540 

437 

458

NOT.

572 

504 

482 

422 

454

58S 

411 

497 

536 

479

486 

500 

408 

368 

420

494 

584 

648 

702 

759

838 

1,030 

1,050 

1,060 

1,020

1,040 

1,070 

1,050 

1,060 

990

Dec.

97S 

970 

920 

910 

873

858 

862 

S56 

846 

824

808 

793 

S20 

822 

801

802 

856 

861 

S61 

868

878 

900 

396 

384 

S73

S60 

S61 

920 

1,240 

2,250 

2,660

Jan.

2,630 

2,660 

2,650 

2,650 

2,600

2,560 

2,430 

d2,250 

d2,110 

d2,010

1,950 

1,900 

dl,650 

dl.800 

dl,750

dl,700 

dl,600 

dl,200 

dl,250 

dl,260

dl,270 

dl,030 

677 

644 

660

762 

794 

902 

1,110 

1,070 

1,010

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ci

Jam

Febi 

Marc 

AprJ 

May

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 19.40

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

962 

906 

916 

878 

822

752 

638 

554 

548 

589

693 

676 

746 

706 

712

688 

648 

568 

563 

552

511 

544 

540 

537 

530

551 

602 

850

Mar.

878 

868 

772 

592 

566

550 

520 

479 

466 

463

466 

466 

480 

563 

564

550 

554 

546 

526 

516

500 

498 

462 

480 

474

472 

466 

461 

464 

460 

450

Secondfoot-days

14,526 

20,522 

30,411

330,738

50,789 

18,852 

16,592 

63,746 

35,051 

11,877 

12,487 

11,013 

13,341

299,207

Apr.

448 

452 

450 

460 

478

542 

616 

725 

975 

1,010

1,080 

1,160 

1,310 

1,560 

1,820

2,240 

2,740 

3,160 

3,460 

3,700

3,300 

3,830 

3,940 

3,390 

3,790

3,640 

3,420 

3,210 

3,020 

2,820

Maximum

542 

1,070 

2,660

6,220

2,680 

962 

876 

3,940 

2,650 

533 

630 

464 

586

3,940

Hay

2,650 

2,450 

2,330 

2,140 

1,540

1,060 

1,120 

1,160 

1,180 

1,140

1,150 

1,150 

1,130 

1,110 

1,060

1,030 

1,020 

956 

956 

934

906 

380 

840 

792 

768

763 

724 

530 

528 

526 

528

Mi ni mum

328 

368 

793

115

644 

511 

450 

448 

526 

172 

184 

236 

144

144

June

522 

498 

454 

448 

433

430 

412 

399 

366 

264

400 

530 

533 

502 

469

460 

492 

501 

428 

372

361 

378 

370 

320 

274

310 

297 

222 

172 

260

July

255 

264 

238 

212 

196

186 

186 

184 

236 

449

412 

468 

508 

453 

574

630 

560 

519 

511 

476

470 

449 

450 

442 

432

447 

431 

466 

448 

469 

466

Mean

469 

684 

981

1,040

1,638 

673 

535 

2,125 

1,131 

396 

403 

355 

445

820

Aug.

462 

459 

459 

456 

454

464 

442 

433 

414 

378

260 

264 

236 

304 

296

304 

327 

330 

344 

341

340 

320 

258 

251 

242

244 

388 

396 

390 

381 

376

Per square 

mile

0.650 

,947 

1.36

1.44

2.27 

.932 

.741 

2.94 

1.57 

,548 

,558 

,492 

.616

1.14

Sept.

373 

374 

383 

392 

418

440 

438 

414 

372 

394

398 

244 

157 

144 

274

408 

448 

419 

574 

568

578 

576 

572 

574 

573

577 

572 

586 

574 

522

Run-off in 

inches

0.75 

1.06 

1.57

19.62

2.62 

.97 

.85 

3.28 

1.81 

.61 

.64 

.57 

.69

15.42

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of fragmentary record, observer's readings, weather records, and atudy of daily discharge hydrograph.
STREAMS .TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 147

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°51'50", long. 74°46'45", 600 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Brasher Center, St. Lawrence County, and 6i miles downstream from 

confluence of East and West Branches at Winthrop.

Drainage area.- 616 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to November 1917, January 1919 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1910-13, 1914-17, 1919-41), 1,060 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 9.27 

reet); minimum, 95 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 5.62 feet).

1910-17. 1919-41: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 

12.82 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,240 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; maximum gage height recorded, about 15.3 feet Apr. 6, 1937. ice Jam; minimum 

discharge, about 34 second-feet Aug. 8, 1917 (gage height, 5.25 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of lee effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14

5.8 173

5.9 240 

6.1 392 

Note.- Same as 

following table 

above 6.1 feet.

Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9 

6.1 

6.3

87

129

181

243

392

569

7.0 

7.8 

8.8 

9.3

887

1,420

2,670

4,550

5,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

240 

255 

255 

227 

227

227 

227 

227 

240 

262

255 

255 

256 

255 

329

634 

505 

609 

477 

409

313 

345 

360 

306 

291

329 

298 

313 

313 

298 

262

Nov.

276 

321 

409 

486 

495

579 

668 

700 

638 

579

452 

814 

985 

808 

658

648 

560 

*477 

514 

418

548 

797 

785 

830 

S42

631 

426 

380 

480 

520

Dec.

490 

460 

440 

420 

400

380 

380 

560 

540

500

470 

450 

430 

410 

400

460 

1,330 

1,480 

1,410 

1,360

1,350 

1,360 

1,210 

973 

948

830 

742 

1,180 

2,570 

3,800 

3,510

Jan.

2,700 

2,210 

1,990 

1,720 

1,300

1,100 

1,000 

940 

«820 

680

600 

560 

520 

490 

460

440 

430 

490 

640 

580

540 

500 

470 

450 

430

410 

390 

380 

370 

360 

350

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Deo«

Ce

Jam 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sep1

Wt

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

340 

340 

330 

320 

310

310 

»370 

430 

520 

540

520 

490 

470 

480 

620

640 

580 

540 

500 

470

450 

430 

420 

400 

380

370 

350 

340

Mar,

330 

320 

310 

310 

310

300 

300 

*290 

280 

280

280

270 

270 

270 

260

260 

290 

290 

280 

280

270 

260 

260 

300 

340

390 

440 

560 

680 

620 

560

Secondfoot-days

9,798 

17,724 

31,243

291,491

24,320 

12,260 

10,460 

67,042 

15,348 

7,414 

6,963 

4,581 

4,786

221,939

Apr.

520 

620 

740 

1,080 

1,350

1,300 

1,450 

*1,750 

2,000 

2,700

3,200 

3,400 

3,650 

4,700 

5,470

5,180 

4,740 

3,970 

*3,340 

2,790

2,370 

2,050 

1,720 

1,450 

1,130

1,040 

948 

987 

797 

700

Maximum

634 

985 

3,800

6,090

2,700 

640 

680 

5,470 

842 

532 

579 

212 

354

5,470

May

679 

648 

599 

628 

541

514 

523 

477 

443 

599

541 

477 

426 

452 

384

400 

418 

452 

532 

495

392 

400 

361 

361 

353

314 

330 

353 

704 

842 

710

Minimum

227 

276 

380

161

350 

310 

260 

520 

314 

150 

139 

108 

116

108

June

532 

495 

418 

300 

286

278 

264 

231 

193 

181

176 

171 

165 

187 

206

212 

218 

322 

384 

322

250 

231 

206 

193 

187

176 

165 

155 

160 

150

July

160 

150 

155 

150 

145

139 

145 

181 

181 

264

231 

237 

417 

579 

376

369 

330 

307 

278 

237

212 

187 

176 

171 

165

160 

168 

165 

176 

171 

181

Mean

316 

591

1,008

796

785 

438 

337 

2,235 

495 

247 

225 

148 

160

581

Aug.

212 

181 

150 

139 

' 139

134 

129 

125 

116 

116

121 

121 

116 

108 

116

121 

150 

171 

150 

155

160 

160 

171 

165 

171

171 

165 

160 

103 

155 

150

Per square 

mile

0.513 

.959 

1.64

1.29

1.27 

.711 

.547 

3.63 

.804 

.401 

.365 

.240 

.260

.943

Sept.

206 

354 

189 

d!45 

d!50

165 

160 

165 

165 

165

134 

171 

171 

171 

165

165 

165 

165 

160 

160

160 

150 

139 

127 

125

116 

dl!6 

dl!6 

d!21 

d!25

Run-off in 

inches

0,59 

1.07 

1.89

17.59

1.46 

.74 

.63 

4.05 

.93 

.45 

.42 

.28 

.29

12.80

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of Grass River at Pyrites.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dee. 16, Jan. 5 to Apr. 12.
148 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE 

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°45'2011 , long. 74°13'10", at Chasm Falls, Franklin 

county, a quarter of a mile downstream from power plant of Central New York' Power 

Corporation.

Drainage area.- 132 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 224 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 4.12

reet); minimum, 21 second-feet (regulated) May 16 (gage height, 0.48 foot); minimum 

. daily, 49 second-feet Aug. 6.

1925-41: Maximum discharge, 2,890 second-feet Apr. 25, 1926 (gage height, 5.0 feet),

from rating curve extended above 2.340 second-feet on basis of velocity-area study;

minimum, 20 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 25, 1934 (gage height, 0.46 foot); minimum

daily, 28 second-feet Sept. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by 

power plant. A small diversion from tributary stream above station is used as water 

supply for village of Malone.

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In 

second-feet)

0.8 46 1.2 95 1.6 194 2.5 605 

.9 56 l.S 115 1.8 260 3.0 960 

1.0 67 1.4 139 2.0 340 3.5 1,360 

1.1 SO 1.5 165 2.8 4S5 4.1 1,920

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17ia

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct.

95 

90 

10S 

93 

96

95 

105 

167 

136 

115

110 

101 

107 

116 

171

212 

111 

91 

90 

75

100 

159 

165 

169 

162

165 

117 

146 

129 

136 

134

NOT.

1SS

158 

191 

174 

152

18S 

190 

170 

96 

92

96 

184 

152 

122 

165

151 

152 

145 

138 

150

811 

197 

220 

190 

178

143 

193 

184 

166 

175

Dec.

17S

169 

163 

150 

146

165 

160 

171 

162 

150

142 

141 

143 

12S 

140

140 

207 

193 

19S 

1S7

174 

174 

155 

145 

158

145 

158 

220 

419 

541 

516

Jan.

328 

2S9 

270 

247 

197

ISO 

171 

148 

148 

154

15S 

147 

151 

16S 

154

151 

162 

181 

173 

165

146 

155 

155 

140 

142

152 

140 

140 

125 

129 

137

Month

Octc 

Hove

Decc

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Mart 

Apr) 

Bay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

127 

130 

128 

137 

119

118 

140 

138 

146 

140

127 

12S 

129 

140 

156

136 

150 

133 

126 

122

124 

106 

122 

118 

109

119 

102 

110

Secondfoot-days

3,S63 

4,841 

6,028

71,910

5,226 

3,580 

3,420 

14,913 

4,011 

2,693 

2,458 

2,068 

2, 60S

55,710

Mar.

115 

93 

US 

111 

111

105 

110 

108 

108 

107

99 

109 

10S 

111 

107

108 

US 

98 

105 

110

107 

105 

102 

109 

115

120 

121 

12S 

129 

122 

118

Apr.

126 

126 

124 

146 

175

195 

2SS 

270 

335 

422

524 

597 

654 

1,110 

1,730

1,850 

1,430 

1,040 

744 

571

47S 

370 

310 

27S 

244

221 

808 

127 

139 

136

Maximum

212 

220 

541

1,410

322 

156 

129 

1,S50 

283 

145 

164 

102 

145

1,850

May

149 

121 

125 

129 

126

135 

121 

125 

146 

137

117 

10S 

105 

105 

117

90

ioe

130 

130 

120

121 

113 

98 

US 

106

102 

116 

140 

283 

220 

155

Minimum

75 

92 

128

73

125 

102 

93 

124 

90 

62 

58 

49 

53

49

June

120 

124 

114 

100 

94

107 

SS 

71 

76 

S4

78 

76 

76 

84 

101

145 

131 

124 

104 

87

75 

78 

71 

71 

69

69 

62 

63 

80 

82

July

84 

66 

63 

64 

70

58 

65 

82 

95 

S6

76 

164 

160 

99 

84

75 

73 

76 

75 

59

65 

61 

61 

61 

65

87 

60 

83 

90 

78 

73

Aug.

66 

64 

62 

64 

53

49 

59 

59 

50 

54

59 

56 

73 

55 

55

74 

92 

82 

69 

76

62 

78 

76 

57 

74

102 

73 

69 

69 

64 

73

 » Pern??re

125 0.947 

161 1.22 

194 1.47.

196 1.48

169 1.2S 

128 .970 

110 .333 

497 3.77 

129 . 977 

S9.e .680 

79.3 .601 

66.7 .505 

87.0 .659

153 1.16

Sept.

103 

6S 

122. 

138 

126

65 

56 

87 

145 

131

90 

90 

57 

53 

73

n

74 

75 

67 

83

S5 

82 

85 

86 

92

72 

88 

82 

SI 

82

Run-off in 

Inches

1.09 

1.36 

1.70

20.26

1.48 

1.01 

.96 

4.21 

1.13 

.76 

.69 

.58 

.74

15.71
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 149

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°54'35", long. 74°05'10", 150 feet downstream from 

dam of International Paper Co., 1 mile south of Chateaugay, Franklin County.

Drainage area.- 112 square miles.

Records available.- September to December 1908, October 1926 to September 1941.

Average aiscnargeT- 15 years (1926-41), 173 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 857 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 

4.53 feet); minimum, 45 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum dally, 

55 second-feet Sept. 28.

1908, 1926-41: 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 dally, 26 secondfeet July 8, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, or doubtful or no gageneignt record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Upper and Lower Chateaugay Lakes. 

Large diurnal fluctuation at all stages caused by power operations.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to HOT. 11

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

S5

97

110

123

Nov. 11 to Sept.

1.2 51 2.4

1.4 6S 2.9

1.7 100 3.5

2.0 139 4.3

30

205

312

479

765

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

1§

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

2S 

29 

30

31

Oct.

8S 

93 

88 

92 

89

90 

96 

94 

91 

90

90 

89 

92 

91 

111

97 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

91 

92 

91 

91 

92 

92

Nov.

91 

97 

94 

91 

92

100 

99 

102 

101 

105

111 

103 

90 

94 

90

92 

«96 

96 

95 

106

97 

100 

106 

103 

92

95 

102 

100 

111 

106

Dec.

104 

104 

102 

102 

100

100 

106 

116 

104 

IDS

9S 

102 

102 

102 

100

110 

140 

110 

106 

110

116 

108 

104 

104 

102

102 

116 

156 

162 

149 

139

Jan.

133 

154 

150 

149 

149

152 

155 

*160 

160 

175

175 

175 

ISO 

195 

195

195 

190 

225 

195 

215

215 

230 

225 

220 

220

215 

210 

190 

170 

165 

165

Month

Ootc

Hove 

Dece

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

AprJ 

Bay. 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

lendar year 194

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

160 

160 

155 

155 

155

*155 

175 

165 

155 

150

145 

145 

150 

160 

140

130 

124 

121 

123 

125

12S 

131 

130 

128 

132

125 

130 

130

Mar.

130 

130 

131 

130 

135

130 

*135 

130 

125 

125

124 

124 

130 

125 

126

125 

119 

104 

113 

131

125 

121 

120 

118 

121

121 

120 

120 

123 

US 

117

Secondfoot -days

2,S57 

2,957 

3,454

59,573

5,702 

3,982 

3,S45 

8,908 

2,929 

2,369 

2,112 

1,921 

1,811

42,377

Apr.

113 

113 

US 

134 

149

' 163 

162 

*184 

193 

197

201 

191 

19S 

2S2 

349

613 

737 

6S9 

663 

621

565 

482 

390 

301 

a260

a230 

al90 

al50 

a!40 

a!30

Maximum

111 

111 

162

975

230 

175 

135 

737 

122 

66 

74 

67 

76

737

Bay

a!22 

all? 

111 

108 

106

100 

99 

9S 

96 

94

93 

92 

92 

92 

93

93 

97 

96 

94 

89

S7 

S7 

S7 

87 

87

es

S4 

85 

91 

81 

S3

Minimum

8S 

90 

9S

69

133 

121 

104 

113 

SI 

70 

64 

59 

55

56

June

81 

84 

SI 

81 

82

82 

66 

77 

61 

82

82 

83 

SB 

83 

S4

S3 

S3 

63 

62 

82

70 

70 

71 

73 

76

70 

71 

77 

73 

74

July

74 

70 

73 

68 

71

70 

74 

71 

72 

74

68 

67 

66 

67 

66

67 

66 

67 

65 

64

70 

65 

64 

6S 

66

66 

64 

67 

69 

66 

67

Mean

92.2 

98.6 

112

163

164 

142 

124 

297 

94.5 

79.0 

68.1 

62.0 

60.4

117

Aug.

67 

64 

62 

65 

62

60 621 

60 

61 

61

65 

62 

61 

62 

62

64 

59 

64 

62 

60

61 

64 

59 

60 

66

63 

61 

61 

60 

62 

59

Per square 

mile

:

1.46

:

1.04

Sept.

66 

59 

63 

59 

63

62

57 

63 

60 

62

60 

61 

59 

56 

62

59 

60 

60 

59 

58

57 

58 

57 

61 

59

58 

59 

55 

76 

63

Run-off in 

inches

-

19.78

-

14.25

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on oasis of record of gate operation at Forge Dam and 

gage-height record for preceding and following days.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-10, 14-19, 24, 25, Jan. 7 to Feb. 17, Feb. 

27 to Mar. 2, Mar. 6-16 (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 16-18, 21-24, Feb. 7-10). Increase in 

storage in Chateaugay Lakes during the calendar year 1940, about 157,580,000 cubic feet (equivalent 

mean discharge, 4.98 sec.-ft.; runoff, 0.61 inch). Increase in elevation, 1.19 ft. Decrease during 

water year 1940-41, about 150,960,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 4.79 sec.-ft.; runoff 

0.58 inch), decrease in elevation, 1.14 ft.
150 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 Fort Montgomery. Datum of gage is 93.00 feet above mean sea 

level, datura of 1929.

Drainage area.- 8,277 square miles.

Records available.- October1 1863 to December 1870 (maximum and minimum monthly gage 

heights at s5t. Johns, Quebec, published in Water-Supply Paper 97) and March 1871 to 

September 1941 (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.

Extremes.- Maxitium gage height during year, 4.68 feet Apr. 20; minimum, -0.59 foot Sept.

1871-1941: Maximum gage height observed, 8.80 feet Mar. 30, 1903; observations at 

St. Johns, Quebec, indicate a maximum gage height of 8.83 feet (computed) during April 

1869; minimum observed, -0.60 foot Nov. 13, 1908.

Qag« height, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

D«y

i

2

5

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.70

.65

.63

.65

.78

.93

.79

.71

.70

.71

.79

.77

.72

.66

.62

.73

.82

.65

.71

.78

.64

.73

.85

.52

.57

.50

.53

.51

.56

.54

.53

Hoy.

0.59

.72

.57

.68

.7S

.84

.S7

.84

.93

1.00

1.21

1.15

1.00

1.10

1.25

1.42

1.55

1.44

1.65

1.65

1.50

1.61

1.41

1.55

1.44

1.54

1.63

1.44

1.59

1.49

-

Dec.

1.4S

1.53

1.45

1.62

1.45

1.47

1.63

1.41

1.38

1.49

1.39

1.43

1.38

1.45

1.49

1.54

1.37

1.47

1.56

1.58

1.55

1.55

1.57

1.68

1.65

1.66

1.71

1.66

1.87

2.30

2.72

Jan.

2.98

2.94

3.08

3.09

3.08

3.07

3.14

3.15

3.16

2.97

2.89

2.87

2.84

2.86

2.79

2.74

2.75

2.74

2.70

2.68

2.71

2.71

2.61

2.55

2.53

2.47

2.46

2.45

2.42

2.42

2.38

Feb.

2.32

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.23

2.19

2.14

2.22

2.23

2.25

2.25

2.24

2.26

2.27

2.27

2.30

2.34

2.33

2.31

2.30

2.26

2.24

2.21

2.19

2.19

2.11

2.10

2.05

_

-

Mar.

2.01

2.01

1.98

1.95

1.96

1.93

1.92

1.87

1.85

1.87

1.85

1.85

1.87

1.86

1.84

1.83

1.80

1.78

1.74

1.74

1.74

1.71

1.70

1.71

1.70

1.71

1.77

1.S2

1.86

1.92

1.95

Apr.

1.98

2.00

2.05

2.11

2.19

2.27

2.42

2.56

2.67

2.80

2.94

3.12

3.29

3.44

3.74

3.97

4.27

4.32

4.42

4.51

4.47

4.39

4.49

4.37

4.29

4.24

4.16

4.09

4.08

3.92

-

May

3.S9

3.71

3.75

3.69

3.60

3.55

3.52

3.42

3.31

3.22

3.20

3.17

3.11

3.05

2.97

2.93

2.83

2.74

2.76

2.74

2.71

2.63

2.55

2.45

2.46

2.43

2.41

2.39

2.35

2.46

2.48

June

2.45

2.40

2.35

2.31

2.24

2.21

2.19

2.14

1.89

1.S2

1.88

1.89

1.96

1.86

1.78

1.75

1.74

1.71

1.71

1.65

1.64

1.57

1.54

1.49

1.43

1.49

1.41

1.39

1.36

1.38

-

July

1.3S

1.31

1.29

1.26

1.24

1.30

1.30

1.23

1.2Q

1.24

1.21

1.18

1.14

1.17

1.19

1.27

1.21

1.15

1.26

1.08

1.05

1.07

.99

.97

.99

.96

.97

1.02

1.08

1.09

1.11

Aug.

1.03

.97

.93

.92

.89

.86

.86

.88

.82

.72

.S7

.73

.65

.66

.68

.63

.57

.62

.67

.57

.59

.67

.53

.54

.69

.55

.47

.43

.46

.50

.47

Sept.

0.47

.37

.41

.48

.55

.43

.30

.26

.31

.39

.30

.29

.31

.47

.39

.30

.25

.20

.19

.35

.27

.23

.13

.14

.46

.07

.11

.24

-.09

.19

-

Monthly gage height, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Month

MAT

Maximum

2

170

Minimum Mean

fid
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 151

Lake Champlaln at Burlington, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°29'00", long. 73°13'30", In Burlington, Chlttenden County, 0.6 mile north of railroad station. Datum of gage Is 92.86 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 19E9.

Records available.- May 1907 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maxinum gage height during year, 4.55 feet Apr. 22; minimum, 0.00 foot Sept.

1907-41: Maximum gage height observed, 8.65 feet Mar. 27, 28, 1936; minimum, -0.25 

feet Dec. 4, 1908.

Oage height, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

D«y

1

2

s

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

IS

19

SO

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

0.78

.78

.76

.74

.69

.60

.59

.73

.75

.77

.74

.73

.73

.73

.79

.78

.74

.76

.75

.73

.71

.68

.59

.63

.64

.64

.62

.61

.59

.59

.60

MOT.

0.58

.58

.66

.71

.76

.80

.86

.90

.94

.95

.92

.93

1.07

1.19

1.29

1.38

1.40

1.48

1.48

1.41

1.46

1.46

1.53

1.53

1.54

1.S4

1.54

1.52

1.49

1.50

Dee.

1.53

1.50

1.49

1.44

1.46

1.44

1.38

1.43

1.42

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.42

1.40

1.39

1.37

1.45

1.48

1.46

1.45

1.49

1.49

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.52

1.51

1.56

1.78

2.18

2.58

Jan.

2.81

2.94

2.95

3.03

3.06

3.05

3.04

3.03

2.99

2.97

2.94

2.91

2.89

2.85

2.81

2.77

2.75

2.77

2.74

2.76

2.68

2.68

2.63

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.58

2.55

2.50

2.46

2.43

Feb.

2.38

2.37

2.40

2.42

a2.38

2.34

2.30

2.28

2.29

2.33

2.31

2.30

2.29

2.26

2.32

2.33

2.37

2.37

2.36

2.34

2.32

2.29

2.26

2.23

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.14

_

-

Mar.

2.11

S.07

2.04

2.04

2.01

1.99

1.97

1.95

1.99

1.96

1.95

1.99

1.95

1 92 iie9

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.81

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.75

1.74

1.74

1.77

1.84

1.92

1.96

1.98

Apr.

2.01

2.05

2.08

2.14

2.23

2.36

2.48

2.61

2.72

2.86

3.02

3.17

3.50

3.50

3.78

4.08

4.27

4.40

4.49

4.50

4.50

4.53

4.50

4.43

4.39

4.34

4.28

4.22

4.12

4.05

-

M«T

3.99

3.94

3.84

3.75

3.69

3.60

3.52

3.49

3.45

3.39

3.32

3.24

3.18

3.11

3.05

2.98

2.94

2.91

2.87

a2.79

2.71

2.72

2.69

2.60

2.49

2.38

a2.40

a2.43

2.45

,2.42

2.44

June

2.45

2.40

2.33

2.32

2.31

2.25

2.16

2.09

a2.03

a 1.98

al.92

1.86

al.86

1.87

1.82

1.87

al.80

1.74

1.76

al.66

1.56

al.55

al.55

1.54

1.50

1.44

1.40

1.39

1.43

1.41

-

July

1.40

1.38

1.34

1.31

1.27

1.22

1.14

1.18

1.23

1.23

1.21

1.26

1.26

1.27

1.24

1.18

1.15

1.14

1.09

1.05

1.05

1.01

.99

.99

1.00

1.04

1.03 i.oe

1.12

1.12

1.10

Aug.

1.06

1.07

1.05

1.02

.98

.94

.93

.88

.86

.85

.63

.75

.72

.69

.68

.69

.69

.68

.65

.62

.62

.59

.58

.57

.54

.56

.57

.55

.53

.49

.49

Sept.

0.47

.48

.48

.45

.41

.42

.42

.38

.38

.37

.40

.41

.42

.37

.32

.34

.35

.35

.35

.26

.24

.23

.25

.24

.16

.14

.14

.08

.07

.04

-

a Interpolated.

Note.- Oage heights for periods Dec. 17-20, Jan. 17 to Feb. 4, Feb. 6-12, Bay 19, 21-26, May 

June 8, June 12, 14-16, 18, 19, 21, computed from graph based on once-daily readings of float g 

in pump house of Burlington Water Department.

Monthly gage height, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Month

Calendar year 1940......

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

Water year 1940-41......

Maximum

0 79

7.21

2 11

3 99

4.53

Minimum

.58

2 38

1

*Q

99

.04

Mean

2.29

1.75
152 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

E&naller reservoirs in Richelieu River Basin

Chittenden and East Pittsford Reservoirs on East Creek are operated as a unit for 

power development. Their downstream order and the usable capacity of each are. as follows: 

Chittenden Reservoir, 5 miles northeast of Chittenden, Vt., completed In 1902, has usable 

capacity of 819,800,000 cubic feet; East Pittsford Reservoir, at East Pittsford, Vt., completed in 1901, has usable capacity of 150,000,000 cubic feet. Records furnished by 

Central Vermont Public Service Corporation.

Peacham Pond and Molls Falls Reservoir are operated as a unit for conservation for

hydroelectric power development. Their downstream order and the usable capacity of each

are as follows: Peacham Pond on Peacham Brook, 4 miles east of Marshfleld, Vt., 

126,000,000 cubic feet; Mollys Palls Reservoir on Mollys Brook, 2 miles east of Marshfield, 

Vt., 366,000,000 cubic feet. Records furnished by Green Mountain Power Corporation.

Monthly change In reservoir contents, In equivalent mean second-feet, water 

year October 1940 to September 1941

Month

Chittenden and 

East Pittsford 

Reservoirs on 

East Creek

+2 £4

+94 V

-9 11

-"21 4

Peacham Fond and 

Mollys Falls Reservoir 

In Winooskl River Basin
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 153

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.

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 262 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,, 2,510 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 6.60 

feet); maximum gage height, 8.32 feet Dec. 30, ice jam; minimum discharge, about 1 

second-foot (regulated) June 12 (gage height, 1.44 feet); minimum daily, 13 Secondfeet (regulated) July 20.

1928-41: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1937 (gage height, 9.74 

feet); maximum gage height. 11.2 feet Mar. 15, 1929, Ice jam; minimum discharge, about 

0.8 second-foot (regulated) Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.33 feet); minimum daily, 10 

second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by sawmill nearby. Partial regulation by 

Chazy Lake. Clinton Prison at Dannemora obtains its water supply from Chazy Lake.

Rating tables, water /ear 1940-41, except periods of loe effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

52

66

97

133

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

297

365

439

615

880

5.0 

5.5 

6.3

1,200

1,550

2,230

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

10

17

26

36

47

2.2 

2-.3 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

61

78

98

146

249

3.4 

4.0 

4.7

380

627

1,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

62 

S3 

82 

76 

55

82 

72 

99 

108 

S7

72 

»4 

79 

72 

85

192 

14S 

109 

104 

91

68 

103

96

es

9S

64 

6S 

72 

7S 

103 

65

Nov.

74 

115 

147 

114 

113

126 

147 

135 

124 

113

106 

142 

153 

128 

127

129 

«120 

119 

124 

131

216 

186 

- 174 

166 

155

122 

122 

130 

125 

120

Dec.

116 

112 

108 

106 

102

100 

104 

114 

118 

112

110 

108 

108 

106 

104

120 

180 

190 

175 

165

155 

150 

145 

140 

135

140 

155 

215 

500 

S80 

640

Jan.

4SO 

370 

300 

300 

240

195 

ISO 

*190 

195 

200

195 

185 

ISO 

ISO 

1S5

155 

160 

180 

200 

ISO

165 

165 

175 

165 

165

160 

155 

150 

150 

145 

140

Month

Octc 

Novt 

Dee<

Ce

Jam 

Febz 

Hare 

Apr] 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

135 

135 

130 

125 

*125

124 

135 

150 

170 

155

150 

145 

140 

135 

160

155 

150 

140 

125 

120

112 

IDS 

102 

9S 

96

92 

90 

S8

Mar.

86 

90 

98 

96 

94

«92 

92 

90 

90 

92

90 

S8 

S6 

S4 

84

90 

100 

96 

92 

90

88 

86 

86 

SS 

90

96 

104 

114 

125 

120 

112

Secondfoot-days

2.745 

4,003 

5,713

SI, 245

6. 1S5 

3,590 

2,929 

22,406 

3,012 

1,304 

1,234 

1,371 

1,098

55, 590

Apr.

114 

120 

140 

180 

250

410 

620 

1.040 

*1,370 

1,600

1,790 

1,750 

1,690 

2,170 

2,230

*1,720 

9SO 

757 

590 

490

415 

329 

284 

264 

262

206 

193 

175 

142 

125

Maximum

192 

216 

8SO

2,300

4SO 

170 

125 

2,230 

424 

149 

248 

73 

47

2,230

May

119 

122 

120 

109 

114

S3 

67 

82 

95 

78

69 

57 

57 

55 

51

48 

50 

78 

105 

80

 72 

63 

67 

50 

34

44 

50 

77 

424 

305 

187

Minimum

55 

74 

100

55

140 

88 

S4 

114 

34 

17 

13 

18 

27

13

June

149 

103 

72 

68

71

59 

43 

31 

43 

32

44 

23 

20 

29 

45

48 

55 

47 

40 

34

25 

21 

25 

22 

21

22 

IS 

17 

35 

42

July

30 

23 

20 

19 

16

16 

17 

IS 

17 

18

24 

30 

47 

35 

26

21 

22 

20 

17 

13

15 

15 

14 

15 

IS

56 

36 

172 

24S 

121 

75

Mean

8S.5 

133 

184

222

200 

128 

94.5 

747 

97.2 

43.5 

39. S 

44.2 

36.6

152

Aug.

60 

49 

41 

44 

38

37 

37 

54 

66 

46

41 

37 

37 

20

IS

73 

72 

49 

39 

40

43 

41 

46 

41 

42

50 

47 

'-4

41 

36

Per square 

mile

0.358 

.53S 

.745

.399

.S10 

.518 

.383 

3.02 

.394 

.176 

.161 

.179 

.148

.615

Sept.

47 

42 

41 

35 

47

33

27 

34 

36 

47

31 

34 

37 

34 

40

36 

39 

36 

34 

33

32 

37 

3S 

33 

35

34 

34 

35 

40 

37

Run-off In 

Inches

0.41 

.60 

.86

12.22

.93 

.54 

.44 

3.37 

.45 

.20 

.19 

.21 

.17

8.37

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Apr. S.
154 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Saranac River at Saranac, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°38'45". long. 73°44'40", 500 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Saranac, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 521 so^iare miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 653 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 second-feet Apr. 16; maximum gage height, 

10.75 feet Mar. 20, Ice jam; minimum discharge, 75 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 15, 

22 (gage height, 1.66 feet); minimum daily, 78 second-feet Sept. 15.

1930-41: Maximum discharge, 5,780 second-feet Apr. 17, 1933, from rating curve extended above 3,700 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 12.74 

feet Dec. 2, 1936, ice jam; minimum discharge, 67 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 27, 

1934 (gage height, 1.63 feet); minimum dally, that of Sept. 15, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by power operations. 

Flow partly regulated by Lower Saranac Lake and elsewhere.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

S5 

114 

184

2.3 

2.7 

3.2 

3.7

315

537

8S2

1,310

4.5 

5.6

2,160

3,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

270 

257 

264 

240 

254

268 

228 

318 

242 

22S

222 

280 

310 

446 

504

420 

368 

272 

248 

317

188 

238 

263 

297 

272

223 

173 

268 

296 

400 

335

Nov.

1S2 

205 

316 

200 

215

244 

234 

168 

397 

472

196 

257 

498 

528

517

*330 

466 

384 

398 

512

396 

496 

476 

348 

474

468 

545

520 

390 

420

Dec.

430 

420 

440 

490 

560

620 

560 

520 

410 

540

540 

490 

500 

520 

5SO

460 

540 

540 

580 

540

430 

440 

470 

500 

480

460 

440 

700 

1,020 

1.250 

1,090

Jan.

752 

640 

800 

640 

840

660 #soo

780 

580 

520

500 

540 

560 

500 

480

470 

520 

540 

580 

450

460 

490 

500 

440 

460

490 

460 

470 

500 

440 

500

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam. 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

470 

440 

460 

480

4SO

470 

470 

600 

520 

450

480 

490 

470 

470 

490

430 

430 

620 

640 

600

480 

440 

430 

430 

440

440 

460

520

Mar.

500 

4SO 

450 

430 

470

*490 

500 

540 

560 

560

470 

500 

460 

540 

500

560 

480 

420 

420 

400

440 

520 

540 

520 

520

480 

490 

470 

470 

490 

400

Secondfoot-days

8,911 

11,252 

17 , 560

214,916

17, 762 

13,620 

15,070 

42,028 

11,953 

9,677 

8,563 

7,076 

4,754

168,226

Apr.

440 

520 

560 

580 

680

740 

S40 

880 

*1,080 

1,1SO

1,350 

1,490 

1,550 

2,660 

2,940

3,450 

2,960 

2,660 

2,280 

2,070

1,850 

1,530 

1,360 

1,260 

1,140

1,070 

999 

884 

705 

d320

Maximum

504 

545 

1,250

2,810

S60 

640 

560 

3,450 

552 

478 

397 

338 

256

3,450

May

328 

214 

259 

376 

264

276 

24S 

325 

284 

404

454 

454 

493 

478 

434

436 

516 

4S2 

410 

424

417 

407 

404 

402 

414

281 

303 

308 

552

4S8 

430

III nl nrum

173 

168 

410

120

440 

430 

400 

320 

214 

127 

127 

98 

78

78

June

416 

403 

398 

400 

403

413 

397 

433 

422 

47S

248 

217 

270 

258 

220

418 

299 

299 

322 

242

207 

322 

271 

272 

242

318 

127 

306 

452 

204

July

19S 

210 

240 

219 

325

242 

304 

283 

266 

2S1

21S 

330 

268 

127 

298

362 

308 

342 

28S 

281

363 

362 

292 

278 

294

296 

166 

245 

397 

302 

178

lie an

287 

375 

566

587

573 

486 

486 

1,401 

336 

323 

276 

228 

158

461

Aug.

212 

296 

150 

264 

248

236 

275 

296 

232 

2B5

264 

338 

320 

224 

197

242 

286 

210 

250 

226

210 

188 

179 

98 

152

244 

234 

191 

257 

146 

186

Per square 

mile

0.551 

.720 

1.09

1.13

1.10 

.933 

.933 

2.69 

.741 

.620 

.530 

.438 

.303

.885

Sept.

166 

116 

200 

256 

120

102 

164 

126

1S4 

1S7

170 

243 

200 

90 

78

85 

17S 

236 

103 

236

149 

86 

101 

238 

179

132 

130 

176 

1S4 

145

Run-off in 

Inches

0.64 

.80 

1.26

15.34

1.27 

.97 

1.08 

3.00 

.85 

.69 

.61 

.50 

.34

12.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage height. 

Hots.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 86 to Dec. 30, Jan. 2 to'Apr. 8 (doubtful 

gage-height record Dec. 3-30, Jan. 15 to Feb. 5, Feb. 11-13, Feb. 21 to Mar. 6, Mar. 28 to Apr. 8).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 155

West Branch of Ausable River neai; Newman, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°18'40", long. 73°55'00", 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 1941.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1919-41), 215 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 7.18 

teetj; minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.20 feet); minimum daily, 

24 second-feet Sept.'22, 23.

,1916-17, 1919-41: 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 (regulated), July 29, 1920.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Ulumal fluctuation at low and medium stages caused by power plants.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.2 33.5

2.4 39

2.5 49

2.6 61

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

75

90

126

173

3.6

4.0

4.4

4.5

306 

478 

6S2 

915

5.2 1,170

5.6 1,460

6.1 1,630

6.6 2,350

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

8 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

28 

23 

24 

85

26 

87 

28 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

59 

58 

54 

51 

52

50 

54 

197 

190 

113

96

79 

72 

75 

89

147 

119 

97 

91 

79

77 

69 

70 

82 

37

84 

80 

70 

67 

64 

68

HOT.

66 

129 

321 

193 

145

216 

202 

144 

117 

96

102 

359 

343 

199 

160

*144 

122 

113 

115 

97

109 

132 

206 

159 

132

106 

93 

95 

73 

96

Dee.

91

61 

S3 

75 

72

70 

74 

80 

83 

73

74 

75 

90 

86 

32

80 

130 

150 

140 

127

119 

110 

100 

90 

96

92 

95 

235 

940 

1,240 

810

Jan.

442 

338 

275 

*2S5 

196

*162 

140 

122 

124 

123

112 

98 

88 

82 

72

72 

90 

112 

113 

87

82 

94 

99 

83 

36

31 

76 

75 

76 

68 

72

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Deo«

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Hart 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Aug\ 

Sept

Wt

ilendar year 194C ............

iter year 1940-41

Peak discharge.- t

* winter ai a charge 

Note.- Stage-disc! 

Jan. 13, 15-17, 21,

Feb.

70 

72 

68 

66

64 

78 

140 

175 

135

120 

105 

102 

114 

155

130 

112 

99 

83 

86

82 

76 

72 

68 

64

60 

58 

56

Mar.

52 

52 

50 

49 

#43

47 

44

43 

47 

47

46 

45 

45 

52 

66

70 

66 

62 

58 

56

56 

54 

58 

66 

80

86 

80 

82 

76 

66 

62

Apr.

66 

72 

70 

86 

96

104 

130 

145 

170 

*210

280 

350 

500 

1,700 

2,270

2,150 

*1, 430 

1,150 

976 

1,220

1,040 

542 

358 

290 

241

210 

138 

179 

184 

201

Second- uuiaun 

foot -day s

2,643 197 

4,594 359 

5,748 1,240

70,707 2,640

3,975 442 

2,589 175 

1,816 86 

16,603 2,270 

4,360 267 

1,803 98 

2,521 543 

1,316 133 

1, 188 94

49,161 2,270

May

229 

189 

150 

124 

129

133 

136 

247 

267 

194

153 

133 

119 

107 

101

96 

119 

224 

161 

129

112 

102 

93 

109 

105

93 

100 

111 

141 

],36 

113

Minimum

50 

66 

70

36

6S 

56 

44 

66 

93 

38 

30 

30 

24

at

June

96 

91 

82 

78 

71

67 

60 

59 

55 

52

52 

49

45 

51 

50

55 

71 

96 

73 

59

52 

4S 

44 

43 

44

42 

3S 

41 

73 

59

July

47 

49 

45 

43 

39

39 

38 

66 

68 

92

78 

543 

296 

158 

99

73 

63 

54 

58 

66

55 

40 

50 

43 

30

33

40 

45 

84 

49 

38

Aug.

48 

42

40 

39 

3S

32 

33 

34 

32 

36

32 

34 

32 

30 

30

56 

48 

42 

35 

33

33 

34 

41 

35 

38

133 

83 

52 

35 

35 

51

it, Per- square *ean mile

85.3 0.735 

153 1.32 

185 1 . 59

193 1.66

128 1.10 

92.5 .797 

58.6 , .505 

554 4. 73 

141 1.22 

60.1 .513 

81.3 .701 

42.5 .366 

39.6 .341

135 1.16

Lpr. 14 (10 p.m.) 2,240 sec. -ft.; Apr. 16 (1 a.m.) 2,970 sec. -ft. 

measurement made on this day. 

targe relation affected by slphonlc action or Ice Dec. 5-S; 11, 13-19, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 11, Feb. 19 to Apr. 13.

Sept.

94 

70 

47 

64 

43

36 

36 

34 

36 

46

61 

77 

45 

35 

34

52 

36 

SO 

25 

25

25 

24 

24 

26 

26

25 

26 

27 

29 

30

Run-off In 

Inches

0.86 

1.47 

1.S3

22.65

1,27 

.83 

.58 

5.33 

1.41 

.58 

.81 

.42 

.38

15.76

29, SO,

498587 0-43-11
156 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°27'0511 , long. 73°38'35", If miles downstream

rrom confluence of East and West Branches and Ausable Forks, Clinton County. Datum

of gage is 505.61 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 448 square miles. 

itecoras avaiiaole.- September 1924 to September 1941. August 1910 to September 1925 at

Ausaoie Forks, li miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1924-41), 665 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,010 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 6.97

reet;; minimum, 62 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1910-41: Maximum discharge, 24,200 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 11.65

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

maximum gage height, about 14.0 feet Mar. 27, 1934, caused by ice jam: practically no

flow July 21, 1912. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gageneignt record, which are fair. Flow partly regulated, principally by Taylor Pond and

Fern Lake. Diurnal fluctuations at low and medium stages caused by power plants above

station.

Rating tables, water Tear 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

1.2 122

1.4 181

1.6 253

1.9 391

2.3 630

2.9 1,086

3.5 1,690

4.2 2,610

5.0 3,850

6.0 5,740

6.6 7,090

Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

1.0 73 1.4 17S

1.1 94 1.6 252

1.2 11S

Note.- Same as preeedIng table above 1.6 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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 

26

26

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

167 

179 

175 

16S 

158

157 

158 

344 

513 

366

285 

24S 

228 

220 

256

340 

290 

252 

225 

204

188 

174 

176 

178 

200

202 

194 

182 

165 

167 

170

Hov.

172 

186 

S32 591' 

412

420 

515 

392 

506 

264

244

504 

844 

537 

*434

391 

352 

302 

248 

248

881 

286 

456 

410 

352

222 

260 

250 

225 

235

- Dec.

225

220 

210 

200 

195

190 

205 

220 

225 

210

200 

205 

235 

225 

220

215 

320 

3SO 

380 

350

320 

290 

270 

250 

270

280 

2SO 

580 

2,450 

4,140 

2,510

Jan.

1,340 

819 

70O 

580 

*460

420 

3SO 

360 

340 

520

300 

270 

250 

235 

225

220 

270 

330 

340 

280

240 

260 

270 

245 

235

220 

210 

205 

200 

190 

190

Month

Octc 

Neve

Dece

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc

Apr]

Junt 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

We

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

185 

*175 

170 

170 

166

165 

195 

550 

480 

400

360

310 

290 

310 

430

360 

320 

280 

260 

240

225

215 

200 

185 

175

165 

155 

150

Mar.

145 

140 

140 

135 

*130

130 

130 

130 

125 

125

125 

125 

126 

160 

200

225 

200 

1S5 

175 

d!70

d!65 

d!60 

185 

230 

260

290 

310 

310 

300 

280 

250

Seocndfoot-days

6,929

11, 171 

16,470

209.600

10,904 

7,245 

5,760 

62, 631 

13, 133 

5,464 

6,965 

4,191 

3,882

144,735

Apr.

280 

310 

340 

390 

440

480 

620 

752 

884 

*1,050

1,310 

1,590 

2,000 

5,940 

7,060

5,940 

3,S90 

3,280 

2,610 

3,200

2,940 

1,690 

1,120 

8S8 

748

650 

584 

544 

542 

559

Maximum

513 

S44 

4,140

7,080

1,340 

520 

310 

7,060 

720 

322 

791 

243 

330

7,060

May

650 

580 

496 

420 

398

406 

395 

520 

704 

560

465 

394 

355 

320 

302

276 

307 

606 

494 

391

33S 

294 

270 

305 

306

280 

273 

340 

720 

566 

402

Minimum

157 

172 

190

110

190 

150 

125 

280 

270 

120 

125 

108 

77

77

June

322 

277 

262 

224 

216

197 

182 

164 

156 

d!45

d!35 

d!25 

d!20 

d!30 

d!50

182 

216 

256 

186 

196

170 

154 

d!35 

d!45 

d!45

d!35 

d!25 

d!40 

262 

222

July

182 

148 

d!35 

d!30 

dlSO

dlSO 

dlEB 

206 

236 

220

233

791 

702 

450 

272

200 

176 

171 

16S 

16S

16S 

d!35 

dl40 

d!40 

163

190 

200 

220 

242 

20S 

186

Mean

224 

372 

531

573

352 

259 

186 

1,754 

424 

1S2 

226 

135 

189

397

Aug.

173 

148 

d!30 

d!25 

d!25.

d!18 

116 

112 

108 

131

115 

124 

114 

110 

116

133 

16S 

146 

129 

122

114 

114 

119 

119 

128

232 

243

167 

133 

121 

13S

Per square 

mile

0.500 

.830 

1.19

1.28

.766 

.578 

.415 

3.92 

.946 

.406 

.502 

.301 

.288

.886

Sept.

220 

330 

224

172 

186

140 

129 

127 

117 

124

150 

175 

182 

130 

116

106 

118 

96 

86 

127

S4 

77 

S3 

8S 

86

SO 

82 

83 

82 

82

Run-off In 

Inches

0.58 

.93 

1.37

17.40

.91 

.60 

.48 

4.37 

1.09 

.45 

.56 

.35 

.32

12.03

Peak dleeharge.- Apr. 14 (7:40 p.m.) 7,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 15 (10:40 p.m.) 8.010 sac.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station on East and West Branches of Ausable River and on Blaok Brook at Blaok Brook. 

Hete.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 29, Jan. 3 to Apr. 7.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 157 

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'50B , long. 73°44'45", 100 feet downstream 

from abandoned hydroelectric plant of Associated Gas & Electric System and threequarters of a mile south of town of Black Brook, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 49.4 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 49.6 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 453 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height.

mum, 0.8 second-foot July 2 ana Aug. 29, 1931 (plant shut down).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or fragmentary gage-KelgFvfc 

record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Fern Lake and Taylor Pond.

Rating tables, water year 194O-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2.2

29

36

52

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

12.0 

 16.8

Oct. 16 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

22.4

35.6

60.5

91

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.3

144

206

276

375

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29

30 

31

Oct.

33 

45 

45 

44 

42

42 

42 

52 

47 

46

44 

44 

43 

42 

50

37 

19 

15 

12 

11

10 

9.3 

9.3 

9.7 

9.3

8.9 

8.5 

8.5 

7.5 

7.8 

8.9

Nov.

8.9 

11 

20 

18 

15

13 

14 

13 

12 

11

10 

12 

11 

10 

*12

13 

12 

12 

11 

12

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

11 

12 

12 

11 

11

Dec.

10 

10 

10 

9.8 

9.6

9.4 

10 

11 

11 

10

10 

11 

12 

11 

11

12 

16

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

13 

13 

14

13 

14 

36 

145 

200 

97

Jan.

60 

42 

33 

29 

*27

26 

25 

24 

24 

23

22 

22 

22

21 

21

21 

23 

26 

29 

27

25 

26 

21 

21 

20

17 

24 

23 

23 

22 

22

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dec«

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

May

June 

Jul; 

Augi 

Sep1

Wi

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

33 

*33 

32 

21 

21

30 

23 

36

47 

41

37 

34 

31 '34 

34

3g 

31 

39 

28 

37

36 

26 

36 

35 

34

33 

33 

22

Mar.

21 

22 

22 

*22 

21

21 

20 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

23 

33 

39

38 

34 

31 

29 

28

27 

26 

30 

39

47

45 

44 

36 

31 

30 

27

Secondfoot-days

852.7 

384.9 

808.8

12 958 3

791 

789 

888 

2,845 

695 

533.1 

1,277.4 

1,199 

571.8

11,635.7

Apr.

27 

28 

26 

25 

34

37 

52 

70 

97 

»134

174 

198 

209 

321 

362

270 

151 

111 

84 

72

61 

51 

42 

38

34

31 

29 

27 

26 

24

Maximum

52 

20 

200

258

60 

47 

47 

362 

82 

61 

104 

68 

38

362

May

24 

22 

22 

20 

20

22 

20 

26 

31 

26

22 

22 

19

17 

16

15 

19 

27 

21 

17

14 

13 

12 

13 

12

12 

13 

18 

83 

51 

27

Minimum

7.5 

S.9 

9.4

6.0

17 

20 

20 

24 

12 

6.3 

6.6 

31 

8.1

6.3

June

19 

16 

15 

15 

13

12 

9.8

8.5 

8.8 

7.2

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.9 

12

20 

21 

21 

20 

17

15 

15 

14 

22 

24

23 

23 

33 

61 

42

July

36 

31 

28 

34 

39

38 

38 

42 

42 

40

39

48 

45 

18 

7.8

6.6 

17 

23 

26 

24

22 

23 

22 

29 

76

98 

101 

104 

61 

47 

72

Mean

27.5 12. 8 - 

26.1

35.4

25.5 

28.2 

28.6 

94.8 

22.4 

17.8 

41.2 

38.7 

19.1

31.9

Aug.

68 

47 

37 

37 

37

36 

36 

36 

37 

43

41 

49 

42 

41 

39

40 

40 

36 

36 

36

33 

34 

34 

31 

36

46 

36 

34 

33 

33 

35

Per square 

mile

Sept.

38 

34 

32 

31 

31

30 

28 

25 

17 

17

26 

19 

15 

13 

13

12 

11 

10

8.9 

8.1

8.5 

8.3 

21 

21 

19

18 

16 

14 

14 

13

Run-off In 

Inches

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 26, 28, 29, Dee. 1 to Jan. 24, Jan. 27 to 

Feb. 20, Feb. 24-28, Har. 4-14, 17-24 (fragmentary gage-height record Dee. 4 to Jan. 5).
358 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

East Branch of Ausabls River at Ausable Forks, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'2011 , long. 73°40'5511 , 700 feet upstream from 

upper highway bridge in Ausable Forks, Essex County, and half a mile upstream from 

confluence with West Branch. Datum of gage is 545.32 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912,

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 300 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,460 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 6.34 

feet;; maximum gage height, 7.92 feet Dec. 29, ice jam; minimum discharge, 21 secondfeet Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

1924-41: Maximum discharge, 20,100 second-feet Sept. 32, 1938 (gage height. 12.91 

feet, present site and datum, or 11.2 feet, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 20 second-feet Aug. 11, 14, 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

l.S 

2.0

51

79

115

160

216

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

321

450

655

990

1,410

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

15

23

32

Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

117

170

269

437

704

3.7 1,170

4.4 1,780

5.1 2,600

5.9 3,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2B 

28

30

31

Oct.

60 

55 

51 

49 

47

46 

46 

118 

1S2 

134

107 

88 

76 

76 

78

102 

88 

78 

72 

64

61 

59 

56 

60

68

66 

63 

59 

54 

54 

56

NOT.

56 

68 

458 

284 

196

196 

216 

163 

128 

111

104 

250 

360 

226 

*187

165 

146 

126 

104 

106

123 

119 

199

165 

147

95 

129 

114 

106 

98

Dec.

94 

90 

86 

82 

80

78 

82 

90 

84 

SO

78 

78 

86 

84 

82

80 

112 

130 

135 

125

120 

114 

108 

94 

106

108 

106 

260 

1,400 

2,060 

1,190

Jan.

648 

396 

349 

*2S1 

213

179 

135 

155 

135 

120

108 

98 

90 

84 

SO

78 

102 

120 

140 

108

84 

96 

10S 

102 

96

90 

84 

80 

76 

72 

70

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

CE

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augx 

Sept

WE

lendar year 1940 « »« ..

tter year 1940-41

Feb.

68 

64 

62 

*60 

58

56 

68 

250 

190 

155

135 

120 

110 

140 

200

150 

125 

108 

92 

82

86 

82 

78 

72 

68

64 

60 

58

liar.

56 

56 

54 

54 

52

*52 

46 

50 

50 

50

50 

49 

49 

54 

63

76 

72 

66 

64

62

60 

60 

64 

84 

100

112 

124 

130 

118 

108 

100

Secondfoot-days

2,273 

4,945 

7,502

94,805

4,577 

2,861 

2,190 

25,737 

5,011 

1,792 

2,256 

1,130 

1,507

61,781

Apr.

114 

130 

150 

180 

190

210 

260 

320 

400 

*511

667 

793 

1,040 3,590* 

3,740

2,670 

1,820 

1/450 

1,210 

1,510

1,370 

814 

536 

415 

341

292

265 

247 

244 

258

Maximum

182 

458 

2,060

3,980

648 

250 

130 

3,740 

296 

100 

296 

76 

168

3,740

May

296 

265 

216 

185 

173

167 

159 

208 

244 

197

167 

145 

130 

117 

106

96 

123 

279 

194 

150

124 

106 

100 

115 

111

98 

96 

125 

237 

162 

120

Minimum

46 

56 

78

32

70 

56 

46 

114 

96 

37 

32 

25 

22

22

June

100 

88 

79 

72 

68

64 

60 

55 

52 

49

44 

42 

42 

45 

49

62 

78 

84 

76 

73

66 

59 

53 

50 

46

42 

38 

37 

58

61

July

49 

40 

37 

35 

35

32 

32 

98 

89 

72

68 

296 

260 

166 

103

75 

65 

57 

51 

55

52 

46 

44 

40 

39

43 

42 

45 

72 

67 

51

Mean

73.3 

165 

242

259

148 

102 

70.6 

858 

162 

59.7 

72.8 

36.5 

50.2

169

Aug.

44 

39 

36 

34 

34

33 

31 

29 

28 

33

29 

23 

28 

25 

27

35 

41 

44 

37 

33

30 

30 

32 

31 

31

76 

70 

43 

38 

40 

41

Per square 

mile

0.370 

.833 

1.22

1.31

.747 

.515 

.357 

4.33 

.818 

.302 

.368 

.184 

.254

.854

Sept.

110 

168 

111 

77 

61

54 

53 

49 

44 

50

59 

72 

69 

53 

50

43 

39 

34 

31 

28

28 

27 

25 

25 

24

22 

24 

25 

23 

24

Run-off in 

inches

0.43 

.93 

1.41

17.80

.86 

.54 

.41 

4.83 

.94 

.34 

.42 

.21 

.28

11.60

Peak discharge.- Acr. 14 (4 p.m.) 4,440 aeo.-ft.; Apr. IS (9 p.m.) 4,460 sec. -ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 159

Bouquet River at Wlllsboro, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21'30", long. 73°23'50", half a mile southwest 

or wiiisboro, Essex County.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records avaliable._- August and September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only;, August to November 1908, July 1923 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1923-41), 295 second-feet.

Extremes.- Mamimum discharge during year, 2,750 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 5.67 

reet); maximum gage height, 7.73 feet Dec. 29, Ice Jam; minimum discharge, 16 secondfeet Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

1923-41: 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, that of Sept. 18, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, and periods of fragmentary 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. .Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at 

low stages caused by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of lee effect (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In aeoond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

51

70

117

179

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

3.8

260

364

555

780

1.9 12

2.0 19.5

2.1 29

2.2 40

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

142

177

267

438

3.7 

4.2 

4.8 

5.5

719

1,125

1,690

2,530

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

70 

66 

62 

68 

70

62 

70 

104 

137 

116

102 

92 

88 

81 

88

112 

112 

100 

92 

85

68 

68 

62 

60 

74

85 

85 

79 

74 

79 

85

HOT.

90 

99 

263 

225 

166

153 

140 

132 

117 

93

94 

118 

141 

*161 

150

162 

153 

132 

117 

102

102 

120 

124 

159 

145

97 

109 

106 

104 

102

Dec.

100 

96 

92 

90 

88

84 

86 

90 

92 

88

84 

84 

92 

88 

86

86 

104 

120 

124 

112

100 

94 

8S 

84 

84

88 

90 

170 

740 

1,500 

1,400

Jan.

673 

354 

331 

260 

200

»165 

150 

135 

130 

125

118 

112 

108 

104 

98

96 

122 

160 

170 

130

102 

110 

116 

104 

98

94 

92 

90 

88 

86 

84

Month

Octc 

Sovf 

Dect

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Mart 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun< 

Jul-* 

Augi 

Sept

W(

(lender year 194C ............

I 

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

84 

82 

80 

*78 

78

76 

86 

290 

250 

195

150 

130 

116 

122 

260

210 

150 

120 

108 

100

96 

92 

66 

84 

82

80 

78 

76

Mar.

76 

78 

78 

*76 

72

70 

68 

68 

66 

66

66 

66 

66 

70 

84

96 

90 

82 

78 

76

76 

74 

78 

88 

114

140 

170 

190 

175 

160 

150

Secondfoot -day a

" 2,596 

3,976 

6,324

91,411

4,805 

3,439 

2,907 

19,147 

4,623 

2,136 

1,669 

887 

807

53,316

Apr.

175 

200 

245 

290 

320

408 

484 

464 

544 

644

*813 

908 

974 

1,630 

2,410

1,870 

1,060 

908 

696 

704

662 

510 

395 

343 

304

272 

253 

224 

215 

202

Maximum

137 

263 

1,500

2,560

673 

290 

190 

2,410 

209 

115 

136 

46 

60

2,410

May

206 

198 

185 

174 

166

163 

160 

170 

190 

177

154 

136 

131 

133 

122

116 

127 

209 

184 

146

116 

118 

99 

110 

105

104 

99 

112 

206 

177 

130

Minimum

60 

90 

84

40

84 

76 

66 

175 

99 

50 

31 

17 

18

17

June

115 

95 

92 

89 

86

82 

80 

75 

69 

50

56 

59 

61 

66 

71

71 

71 

74 

94 

89

81 

69 

59 

53 

53

60 

50 

50 

58 

58

July

55 

53 

50 

50 

49

44 

39 

48 

59 

69

63 

127 

136 

91 

70

59 

52 

49 

49 

48

43 

37 

36 

31 

31

32 

34 

34 

44 

43 

44

Mean

83.7 

133 

204

250

155 

123 

93.8 

638 

149 

71.2 

53.8 

28.6 

26.9

146

Aug.

3S 

32 

28 

28 

26

24 

20 

20 

17 

23

27 

21 

20 

20 

18

22 

40 

46 

36 

31

36 

a31 

a34 

31 

28

36 

38 

a33 

a26 

a27 

a30

Per square 

mile

0.304 

.484 

.742

.909

.564 

.447 

.341 

2.32 

.542 

.259 

.196 

.104 

.098

.531

Sept.

a52 

a 60 

a44 

a37 

34

27 

23 

19 

23 

27

2*8 

27 

31 

31 

31

30 

25 

20 

20 

21

19 

21 

20 

20 

21

20 

19 

18 

19 

20

Run-off In 

Inches

0.35 

.54 

.86

12.36

.65 

.47 

.39 

2.59 

.62 

.29 

.23 

.12 

.11

7.22

Peak discharge.- Apr. 15 (6 a.m.) 2,750 sec.-ft.j Apr. 16 (8:25 a.m.) 2,200 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Fragmentary or no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record 

weather records, and records for Bast Branch of Ausable River at Ausable Forks.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 30, Jan. 4 to Apr. 5.
160 STBEAM3 TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lake George at Rogers Rock, 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 is 315.93 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 3.52 feet Feb. 8; minimum, 0.94 foot Sept. 29.

I3T3-41: Maximum gage height observed, 5.09 feet Apr. 9, 1936; minimum, that of 

Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks.- Elevation of lake surface regulated by power plants and flood gates at

Tlconderoga. Lake George has been controlled by a dam at its outlet for more than 

100 years.

Sage height, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Oct.

2.81

2.76

2.74

2.73

2.75

2.76

2.77

2.80

2.77

2.74

2.74

2.75

2.73

2.70

2.70

2.66

2.67

2.64

2.5B

2.5B

2.55

2.53

2.55

2.49

2.46

2.44

2.43

2.39

-2.38

2.36

2.37

Nov.

2.37

' 2.42

2.4B

2.4S

2.4B

2.49

2.46

2.43

2.41

2.42

2.43

2.51

2.46

2.42

2.48

2.53

2.56

2.54

2.54

2.54

2.51

2.53

2.45

2.50

2.4B

2.43

2.47

2.48

2.47

2.44

-

Dec.

2.46

2.49

2.46

2. 48

2.47

2.45

2.48

2.45

2.40

2.48

2.39

2.41

2.41

2.41

2.42

2.45

2.48

2.51

2.50

2.50

2.48

2.49

2.46

2.50

2.50

2.47

2.48

2.53

2.68

2.93

3.06

Jan.

3.07

3.10

3.15

3.18

3.24

3.20

3.19

3.20

3.21

3.20

3.18

3.19

3.21

3.23

3.19

3.19

3.22

3.23

3.24

3.23

3.23

3.22

3.20

3.18

3.20

3.19

3.19

3.19

3.19

3.19

3.17

Feb.

3.17

3.14

3.14

3.13

3.13

3.12

3.13

3.32

3.35

3.37

3.3S

3.37

3.38

3.38

3.38

3.37

3.35

3.33

3.32

3.30

3.27

3.24

3.24

3.23

3.22

3.18

3.16

3.12

_

-

-

Mar.

3.09

3.10

3.08

3.09

3.09

3.06

3.04

2.99

3.00

3.00

2.98

2.98

2.96

2.95

2.90

2.87

2.88

2.84

2.82

2.74

2.72

2.67

2.64

2.63

2.62

2.61

2.58

2.54

2.51

2.52

2.50

Apr.

2.46

2.46

2.47

2.47

2.4S

2.49

2.51

2.54

2.58

2.61

2.66

2.72

2.77

2.84

2.89

2. SB

2.95

2.95

2.99

3.03

3.07

3.04

3.05

3.05

3.00

3.02

2.98

2.96

2.99

2.95

-

Bay

2.94

2.90

2.93

2.95

2.92

2.93

2.94

2.94

2.91

2. 85

2.89

2.S9

, 2.87

2.S5

2.83

2.83

2.83

2. 81

2.79

2.77

2. 78

2.76

2.72

2.67

2.70

2.69

2.64

2.66

2.60

2.61

2.63

June

2.62

2.60

2.57

2.57

2.53

2.53

2.54

2.55

2.49

2.40

2.35

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.43

2.45

2.44

2.44

2.46

2.44

2.42

2.37

2.36

2.40

2.31

2.35

2.32

2.32

2.29

2.31

-

July

2.32

2.29

2.23

2.22

2.23

2.23

2.25

2.29

2.27

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.24

2.26

2.24

2.25

2.25

2.22

2.26

2.21

2.19

2.16

2.14

2.13

2.12

2. OB

2.08

2.09

2.13

2.11

2.09

Aug.

2.07

2.05

2.03

2.00

1.9B

1.93

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.77

1.83

1.77

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.60

1.5B

1 59

1.56

1.54

1.56

1.55

fl.51

fl.47

1.45

1.45

1.44

Sept.

1.61

1.56

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.54

1.50

1.44

1.43

1.46

1.48

1.46

1.41

1.43

1.41

1.37

1.36

1.29

1.26

1.29

1.27

1.27

1.20

1.1B

1.23

1.17

1.14

1.16

1.03

1.08

~

f Fragmentary gage-height record; mean dally gage height computed on basis of partial Interpolation.

Monthly gage height, In feet, water year 

October 1940 to September 1941

Konth

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

Calendar year 1940.....

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

Water year 1940-41.. ...

Maximum

3.06

4. 58

2 32

3.38

Minimum

2

rr 

2.39

1.10

2 50

1 44

1.03

Mean

2.51

2.80

2 84

3 gO

2.51
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 161

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 037 l 40n , long. 73°18'5011 , a third of a mile downstream from Carver Falls, 1.9 miles upstream from Hubbardton River, and 3i miles northwest of Fair Haven, Rutland County.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 243 second-feet. ,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Dec. 29 (gage height, 13.76 

reet), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 16.10 feet and 21.40 feet; minimum, 7.9 second-feet 

(regulated) July 7; minimum daily, 8.2 second-feet July 6.

1928-41: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938, from rating curve 

extended above 1,200 second-feet on basis of computations of flow over dam at gage 

heights 16.10 feet and 21.40 feet; maximum gage height, 22.90 feet Mar. 12, 1936 

(ice Jam); minimum discharge, 2.3 second-feet (regulated) July 18, 1937, minimum 

daily, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 13, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Flow regulated by power plant above station and by Lake Bomoseen.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

OOt.

77 

88 

78 

78 

54

26

eo

92 

84 

85

85 

54 

57 

80 

84

SI 

77 

78 

61 

15

78 

 5 

86 

95 

105

50 

15 

93 

78 

88 

95

Nov.

96 

8S 

169 

57 

172

141 

155 

 150 

60 

106

50 

145 

223 

194

480

472 

551 

285 

239 

219

200 

184 

170 

145 

146

152 

128 

112 

96 

111

Dec.

125 

100 

115 

90 

100

150 

105 

125 

150 

120

150 

120 

140 

170 

140

160 

510 

500 

265 

231

202 

1S2 

175 

173 

111

156 

141 

580 

2,000 

2,960 

1,480

 Tan.

850 

605 

500 

458 

575

287 

*221 

240 

215 

220

230 

200 

180 

200 

210

220 

225 

210 

215 

215

220 

210 

215 

215 

215

215 

200 

215 

220 

215 

195

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Ct

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

June 

Juli 

Augi 

Sepl

W

ilendar year 1940

iter year 1941

- Feb.

170 

210 

225 

220 

225

*220 

220 

500 

580 

520

550 

250 

250 

250 

300

540 

275 

250 

250 

250

255 

250 

245 

239 

229

223 

208

195

Mar.

 175 

177 

177 

175 

175

173 

175 

161 

145 

16S

141 

148 

145 

141 

111

92 

155 

185 

158 

*158

120 

120 

140 

250 

211

500 

450 

400 

575 

350 

29S

Seoondfoot-daya

2,200 

5,252 

11,086

105,445

6,591 

7,217 

6,103 

8,900 

2,215 

646 

5,613.2 

1,047 

1,878

60,548.2

Apr.

501 

289 

505 

3,75 

412

412 

475 

588 

588 

400

412 

400 

575 

5S8 

594

542 

510 

290 

277 

250

244 

238 

207 

182 

1S1

145 

141 

142 

126 

115

Maximum

105 

480 

2,960

5,760

650 

500 

450 

475 

158 

48 

1,900 

80 

334

2,960

May

109 

15S 

135 

SI 

91

100 

92 

83 

128 

111

102 

90 

74 

69 

71

65 

76 

48 

65 

52

54 

57 

45 

44 

10

59 

41 

52 

52 

10 

52

Minimum

15 

50 

90

8

180 

170 

92 

113 

10 

11 

8.2 

12 

13

8.2

June

11 

45 

58 

29 

29

42 

11 

11 

15 

51

25 

12 

15 

11 

15

50 

52 

48 

26 

15

11 

11 

29 

51 

15

13 

13 

15 

15 

14

July

15 

14 

15 

12 

10

8.2 

IS 

1,900 

714

5S4

273 

254 

226 

212 

159

119 

96 

109 

88 

155

143 

76 

76 

69 

66

65 

15 

62 

150 

106 

84

Mean

71.0 

175 

558

283

271 

258 

197 

297 

71.5 

21.5 

181 

55.8 

62.6

166

Aug.

80 

67 

15 

54 

46

57 

57 

40 

52 

15

36 

30 

29 

13 

27

63 

12 

50 

40 

50

29 

40 

15 

15 

46

42 

51 

29 

29 

15 

13

Per square 

mile

0.580 

.936 

1.91

1.51

1.45 

1.38 

1.05 

1.59 

.582 

.115 

.968 

.181 

.555

.888

Sept.

70 

62 

56 

42 

52

15 

22 

43 

37 

46

354 

206 

164 

58 

85

69 

66 

67 

67 

55

15 

44 

41 

57 

42

43 

25 

13 

16 

26

Run-off In 

Inches

0.44 

1.04 

2.20

20.57

1.67 

1.44 

1.21 

1.77 

.44 .13' 

1.12 

.21 

.37

12.04

Peak discharge.- Dec. 29 (12 p.m.) 4,380 sec.-ft., UU.LJ ly8 o(3vo p.m.; .) 3,480 o,^tou OOU.-.LI,.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-19, 28, 29, Jan. 8 to Feb. 22, Mar. 17, 18, 

21-25, 26-50. Shifting-control corrections applied Oct. ] to Apr. 14, July 8 to Sept. 17 on basis o 

eight discharge measurements and gage heights. Discharge In second-feet per square mile and run-off 

In Inches may not represent the natural flow because of regulation.

, 

of
162 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'1511 , long. 73°00'50" J at highway 

bridge in Center Rutland, Rutland County, 200 feet downstream from dam, 1.2 miles 

downstream from East Creek and 1& miles west of Rutland.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 552 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 6.73 

feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet July 5.

1928-41: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.45 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; mintmum dally, that of July 5, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plants and by East Plttsford and 

Chittenden Reservoirs on East Creek (see p. 152).

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in second-feet)

0.3 

.4

55

66

91

121

156

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

198

300

425

625

seo

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,160

1,520

2,370

3,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8

lo9

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

89 

30

31

Oct.

211 

184 

196 

173 

149

124 

169 

235 

239 

223

258 

247 

146 

189 

202

240 

236 

217 

174 

150

184 

203 

197 

211 

210

140 

133 

198 

190 

200 

194

MOT.

193 

447 

1,150 

710 

489

465 

466 

405 

383 

272

326 

830 

1,270 

880 

1,720

1,660 

1,180 

835 

674 

618

614 

587 

544 

473 

503

424 

427 

391 

326 

440

Dec.

347 

404 

375 

299 

365

375 

346 

406 

476

401

408 

S73 

571 

573 

392

436 

720 

587 

572 

506

501 

483 

453 

408 

351

383 

450 

950 

2,020 

2,470 

2,140

Jan.

1,360 

895 

768 

747 

596

582 

424 

441 

465 

494

433 

346 

404 

408 

415

379 

384 

346 

372 

415

376 

345 

345 

325 

279

228 

308 

298 

295 

289 

302

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Cs

Jam 

Febl 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 194

iter year 1940-4

Feb.

252 

186 

266 

261 

252

236 

313 

2,140 

1,640 

907

639 

540 

477 

492 

687

497 

416 

419 

351 

337

327 

289 

246 

295 

289

293 

259 

246

Secondfoot-days

6,022 

19,852 

19,539

233,882

14,064 

13,554 

9,627 

26,551 

8,402 

4,683 

9,782 

4,010 

5,401

141,487

Mar.

226 

195 

241 

351 

354

319 

283 

211 

251 

241

247 

247 

27S 

27S 

293

282 

468 

394 

299 

307

275 

277 

226 

376 

346

369 

413 

422 

425 

380 

358

Apr.

381 

363 

450 

647 

791

719 

1,000 

880 

1,000

1,120

1,240 

1,280 

1,310 

1,560 

1,920

2,060 

1,680 

1,310 

1,090

910

850 

687 

563 

504 

462

409 

369 

375 

322 

309

Maximum

258 

1,860 

2,470

6,310

1,360 

2,140 

468 

2,060 

527 

393 

2,680 

189 

690

2,680

May

395 

431 

359 

315 

317

309 

282 

327 

462 

527

388 

315 

288 

259 

244

234 

217 

217 

215 

198

166 

177 

199 

135 

133

158 

165 

180 

320 

279 

191

Minimum

124 

193 

299

57

228 

186 

195 

309 

133 

105 

55 

86 

74

55

June

152 

158 

149 

148 

147

140 

123 

105 

124 

136

124 

106 

126 

142 

148

173 

264 

257 

198 

176

136 

115 

111 

154 

135

136 

115 

108 

393 

184

July

131 

131 

140 

101 

55

81 

235 

2,680 

5S7 

331

243 

197 

419 

247 

183

140 

180 

143 

486 

564

270 

206 

173 

146 

143

136 

112 

220 

636 

326 

221

Mean

194 

662 

630

639

454 

484 

311 

885 

271 

156 

316 

129 

180

388

Aug.

189 

153 

135 

133 

129

130 

134 

121 

107 

86

120 

136 

107 

129 

144

170 

151 

163 

167 

139

141 

125 

99 

91 

114

143 

138 

123 

114 

88 

91

Per square 

mile

0.632 

2.16 

2.05

2.08

1.48 

1.58 

1.01 

2.88 

.883 

.508 

1.03 

.420 

.586

1.26

Sept.

511 

341 

198 

16S 

160

126 

122 

137 

145 

221

690 

310 

195 

156 

139

151 

136 

120 

130 

116

91 

120 

145 

136 

122

114 

92 

74 

98 

137

Run-off in 

inches

0.78 

2.40 

2.37

28.32

1.70 

1.64 

1.17 

3.22 

1.02 

.57 

1.18 

.49 

.65

17.14
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 165

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°00'45", long. 73°10'05", 150 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Middlebury, Addison County, and 3f miles downstream from Middlebury 

River.

Drainage area.- 628 square miles.

Records available.- April 1905 to May 1907, October 1910 to January 1920, October 1928 to 

septenoer 1941.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1903-6, 1910-19, 1928-41), 974 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, a,840 second-feet Dec. 31 (gage height, 4.55 

reet}; ninimura, 141 second-feet July 7.

1905-7, 1910-20, 1928-41: 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 good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair. Some regulation by Chittenden and East Pittsford Reservoirs on East Creek (see p. 153).

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect and of backwater from 

aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 8

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

197

259

346

510

760

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6

1,060

1,400

1,790

2,230

2,900

Feb. 9 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

152

197

258

346

550

2.5 930

3.0 1,370

3.5 1,870

4.2 2,630

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

28 

23 

24 

85

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

366 

361 

332 

328 

309

259 

242 

361 

493 

441

408 

387 

332 

305 

337

424 

419 

392 

377 

314

259 

305 

309 

314 

314

314 

275 

222 

280 

314 

318

HOT.

318 

41S 

1,040 

1,310 

1,060

865 

851 

795 

697 

588

528 

807 

1,400 

1,490 

1,690

1,900 

1,960 

1,900 

1,740 

1,440

1,180 

1,040 

956 

851 

781

746 

678 

648 

487 

546

Dec.

612 

605 

«610 

545 

496

560 

570 

594 

660 

678

660 

624 

666 

851 

753

648 

7S8 

980 

916 

865

816 

788 

755 

710 

654

594 

660 

1,090 

1,840 

2,450 

2,780

 Tan.

2,840 

2,780 

2,780 

S,670 

£,450

«2,120 

1,640 

1,310 

1,140 

950

690 

730 

620 

680 

730

740 

710 

670 

640 

650

660 

620 

610 

580 

520

490 

460 

500 

490 

480 

470

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Deoe

d

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep

Ws

ilendar year 194C

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

440 

400 

360 

400 

410

410 

430 

1,300 

2,000 

1,970

1,920 

1,770 

1,520 

1,280 

1,470

1,420 

1,120 

954 

858 

730

670 

580 

510 

460 

510

530 

500

480

Mar.

425 

390 

352 

425 

560

592 

571 

515 

445 

365

420 

430 

425 

445 

455

473 

641 

850 

*730 

580

550 

515 

445 

494 

669

882 

1,190 

1,320 

1,280 

1,140 

954

Secondfoot-days

10,411 

30,710 

26,820

394,942

33,620 

85,402 

19,528 

49,903 

14,276 

8,492 

16,955 

6,395 

7,937

£50,449

Apr.

93S 

922 

954 

1,170 

1,420

1,470 

1,620 

1,720 

1,770 

1,870

1,970 

2,080 

2,140 

2,300 

2,460

2,520 

2,560 

2,630 

2,580 

2,520

2,410 

2,080 

1,720 

1,320 

1,050

906 

786 

728 

683 

' 59£

Maximum

493 

1,960 

2,780

5,600

2,840 

2,000 

1,320 

2,630 

834 

694 

£,020 

359 

738

2,840

May

585 

662 

683 

606

550

536 

508 

508 

746 

834

602 

648 

536 

466 

424

397 

397 

417 

359 

365

317 

274 

266 

281 

251

225 

270 

£78 

297 

397 

391

Minimum

222 

318 

498

150

460 

360 

352 

592 

225 

165 

152 

154 

152

152

June

297 

242 

245 

£38 

232

219 

219 

192 

165 

197

192 

185 

185 

187 

302

359 

529 

694 

655 

390

285 

245 

200 

219 

225

225 

205 

195 

268

501

July

365 

278 

242 

222 

183

175 

152 

989 

2,020 

1,720

1,190 

826 

706 

738 

585

352 

302 

312 

293 

634

730 

501 

404 

352 

281

278 

225 

197 

466 

722 

515

Mean

336 

1,024 

865

1,079

1,085 

907 

630 

1,663 

461 

283 

547 

206 

£65

686

Aug.

359 

274 

232 

203 

222

208 

200 

203 

187 

171

162 

178 

183 

187 

180

235 

270 

228 

228 

222

208 

200 

195 

171 

154

205 

200 

187 

187 

185 

171

Per square 

mile

0.535 

1.63 

1.38

1.72

1.73 

1.44 

1.00 

2.65 

.734 

.451 

.871 

.328 

.422

1.09

Sept.

255 

501 

452 

293 

242

232 

211 

178 

214 

211

417 

738 

529 

331 

245

242 

222 

208 

197 

187

178 

162 

190 

195 

197

197 

200 

178 

152 

183

Run-off In 

inches

0.68 

1.82 

1.59

23.39

1.P9 

1.50 

1.16 

2.96 

.85 

.50 

1.00 

.38 

.47

14.84

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-4, 6, 23, 24, Jan. 7 to Feb. 9, Feb. 20 to 

Mar. 2, Mar. 4, 5, 11-15, 18-21. Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 16 to Sept. 30; discharge 

computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for 

station at Center Rutland.
164 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, 230 feet downstream from Grove Street covered bridge and 2 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 51.1 square miles. 

Records available..- August 1940 to September 1941. feixtremes.- 1£)4U1 Maximum discharge during period August to September, 1,480 second-feet

 Sept. 2 (gage height, 3.96 feet), from rating curve extended above 600 seeond-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 16 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 18, Sept. 8, 15.

1940-41: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,280 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 

3.75 feet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 15 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 6, 20, 26, 27, Aug. 17.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Diversion above station from Mendon Brook for municipal

 supply of Rutland. Flow regulated by Chittenden and East Pittsford Reservoirs (see 

p. 152), which have a combined usable capacity of 969,800,000 cubic feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1940-41 

1940

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Aug.

_

_

.

-

-

.

.

_

-

_

Sept.

104

478

140

122

122

120

108

16

105

148

Day

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

_

_

..

_

_

_

_

16

88

92

Sept.

128 128X

126

82

16

106

124

95

7S

79

Day

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

25

29

SO

31

Aug.

67

70

SO

41

22

83

94

SS

79

S4

80

Sept.

59

26

73

1OO

128

71

69

24

35

S6

-

Day

1

e

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

10

20

21

OO

23

24

25

26

27

28

20

30

31

Oot.

72

66

SO

67

67

16

64

104

84

56

138

132

17

98

92

86

77

88

45

16

84

52

80

83

76

15

16

96

88

S3

83

NOT.

63

96

S7

114

1OO

101

106

92

61

16

83

181

155

116

216

134

102

119

09

110

123

131

105

66

95

112

121

58

99

104

-

Dec.

32

102

93

90

111

108

91

38

117

109

99

106

126

66

135

111

164

101

119

106

96

34

106

107

26

107

113

190

311

260

194

Jan.

117

124

107

127

36

118

140

137

121

106

85-

42

101

138

130

131

121

50

58

128

129

113

111

86

70

19

114

119

110

114

123

Feb.

80

18

106

103

100

97

113

438

106

108

112

111

116

111

144

38

101

121

116

102

114

63

19

112

104

112

96

97

_

_

-

Mar.

76

24

106

1O5

104

95

106

32

91

51

101

105

118

121

122

49

113

103

119

123

120

105

23

110

133

120

84

94

60

26

74

Apr.

81

74

106

102

SO

S8

133

144

148

156

166

151

142

250

265

221

148

158

105

91

112

71

57

57

66

46

19

SO

36

56

-

Hay

73

64

41

31

57

66

67

80

S2

61

39

28

57

33

41

56

28

25

46

46

89

49

64

24

16

50

47

68

46

17

83

Jane

16

36

36

4O

46

40

26

IS

47

61

46

36

62

45

17

36

3S

27

18

23

18

IS

18

36

17

36

32

30

47

20

-

July

16

26

27

16

17

17

95

447

44

41

26

17

105

31

SO

17

31

27

116

38

16

29

24

16

30

84

16

36

52

27

22

Aug.

31

16

16

33

2S

'43

53

46

26

16

56

69

46

69

68

47

16

46

69

43

59

47

24

17

41

52

59

57

49

22

18

Sept.

67

27

32

42

49

23

20

45

61

82

102

16

16

16

21

49

41

34

52

37

17

50

83

70

58

60

SO

16

46

85

~

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 194O-41

Month

August IS -31, 1940...

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

Water year 1940-41

Observed

Seoondfoot-days

984 

3,088

2,268 

3,162 

3,568 

3,224 

3,067 

2,847 

3,389 

1,443 

986 

1,478 

1,279 

1,337

28,015

Maximum

94 

472

138 

216 

311 

140 

438 

133 

258 

82 

62 

447 

69 

102

447

Minimum

16 

16

15 

16

19 

IS 

23 

19 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15

Mean

70.3 

103

73.2 

105 

115 

104 

109 

91.5 

113 

46.6 

32.9 

47.7 

41.3 

44.6

76. 5

Change in» 

contents and 

diversion 

(mean 

second-feet )t

-19. S

-37.8 

+34.0 

+7.68 

-8*. 7 

-31.S 

-45.4 

+100 

+11.6 

-4.OO 

+29.6 

-16.6 

-11.7

+ .860

Adjusted

Mean

83.1

35.4 

139 

122 

79.3 

77.4 

46.6 

213 

58.2 

28.9 

77.1 

24.7 

32.9

77.6

Per square 

mile

1.63

.693 

2.72 

2-39 

1.66 

1.51 

.910 

4.17 

1.14 

.566 

1.61 

.483 

.644

1.62

Run-off 

in inches

1.52

.SO 

3.04 

2.76 

1.79 

1.58 

1.05 

4.66 

1.31 

.63 

1.74 

.56 

.72

20.63

t Change In contents in Chittenden and East Pittsford Reservoirs and diversion from Mendon Brook 

for municipal supply of Rutland.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt.

165

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15'2511 , long. 72°35'35", three-eighths or 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.

Records available.- May 1909 to September 1923. August 1928 to September 1941.

Average dlschargeT- 22 years (1914-23, 1928-41), 582 second-feet (adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents since October 1938).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 second-feet Apr. 16; maximum gage height,

 9.14 feet Dec. 29, ice Jam; minimum daily discharge, 43 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2a

1909-23, 1928-41: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1912 (gage height, 

about 16.7 feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet 

on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 27.1 feet; minimum, 6 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 30, 1921 (gage height, 2.58 feet); minimum daily, 17 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 3, 1933.

Maximum discharge, known, 57,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 27.1 feet), 

by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by several small power plants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys 

Falls Reservoir (see p. 152), which regulate run-off from 24 square miles, and by 

detention in East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs (see p. 169).

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16

3.2 96

3.4 141

3.6 201

3.8 

4.0 

4.6

280

379

676

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,030

1,900

2,900

Apr. 16 to Sept. SO

2.8 36 3.2 102 3.8 292

2.9 46 3.4 163 4.0 384

3.0 63 3.6 216 4.6 676

Kote.- Sana as preceding table above 

4.5 feet.

Discharge, In _»aeond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

212

166

210

228

162

96

130

267

376

262

198

177

127

164

194

514

258

204

1S4

139

162

201

252

254<

209

140

127

152

210

220

251

NOT.

216

370

1,540

93S

594

562

611

506

410

337

323

631

1,020

686

1,480

1,360

950

702

568

530

528

492

471

435

478

402

406

330

286

338

-

Deo.

337

315

340

280

320

350

340

363

350

335

320

*340

310

290

250

270

326

325

325

340

330

300

280

280

250

210

330

500

1,400

2,100

1,300

Month

Calendar year 1940

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

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

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

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

Water year 1940-41

Jan.

1,600

960

930

800

6SO

520

370

400

460

460

390

370

*360

360

330

320

330

360

360

330

330

310

310

320

300

230

260

320

280

280

280

Feb.

2SO

180

190

290

270

290

300

620

660

520

480

430

370

360

370

330

290

320

300

275

266

260

176

176

260

240

226

235

_

-

-

Mar200

146

160

240

225

225

210

180

*146

160

200

210

210

210

210

170

190

230

206

210

230

206

160

156

240

260

310

350

360

360

340

Apr.

390

490

750

*1,000

1,400

1,640

1,830

1,910

2,060

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,150

2,600

2,700

2,600

*2,260

2,060

1,860

1,680

1,580

1,360

1,190

1,030

990

810

651

567

468

411

-

Observed

Seoondfoot-daya

6,206

18 488 14)205

206,773

13,780

8,940

6,906

44,967

9,566

5,941

8,900

6,498

4,000

143,395

Maximum

376

1,540

2,100

5,300

1,500

660

380

2,700

666

497

1,090

750

358

2,700

Minimum

96

215

210

48

230

175

145

390

147

58

67

64

43

43

Mean

200

616

458

566

445

319

£23

1,499

309

193

287

210

133

407

May

404

373

340

332

324

313

290

330

466

310

284

264

246

233

222

201

246

437

321

274

236

216

198

147

286

274

286

318

656

457

287

June

227

219

220

222

1S7

179

127

110

148

122

106

100

99

94

147

200

310

497

398

238

181

119

152

156

137

134

108

58

486

468

-

Change in 

contents 

(equivalent

mean 

second-feet )t

-27.1

+ 37-8

+37.1

+9.69

-63.6

-37.5

-26.3

+58.9

+19.9

+7.79

+15.6

-32.8

-16.9

-2.16

July

1

264

138

148

104

84

67

122

587

507

318

223

576

519

340

234

165

164

200

193

220

169

172

141

160

144

140

S3

722

090

664

292

Aug.

271

199

129

170

161

188

189

153

119

64

151

178

147

139

150

414

750

307

268

238

229

180

140

87

147

400

287

224

196

128

96

Sept.

132

169

139

136

141

154

126

152

111

132

358

272

200

134

163

140

144

134

139

119

70

89

94

111

104

80

96

43

67

68

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

173

664

496

676

381

282

197

1,558

328

206

303

177

116

404

Per square 

mile 1

0.436

1.66

1.26

1.45

.960

.710

.496

3.92

.826

.519

.763

.446

.292

1.02

Run-off 

n inches

0.50

1.S4

1.44

19.70

1.11

.74

.67

4.38

.96

.58

.38

.61

.33

13.83

« Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Peacham Pond, Mollys Palls Reservoir and East Barre and Wrightsville 

Detention Reservoirs.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 17 to Jan. 12, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 6-7; discharge computed 

on basis of one discharge measurement, weather records, power-plant records, and records for Dog 

River at Uorthfield Palls. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28, 29, Dec. 2-7, Dec. 9 

to Apr. 4.
166 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 

from Muddy Brook and 2 miles southwest of Essex Junction, Chittenden County.

Drainage area.- 1,044 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1941.

Average dlschargeT- 13 years, 1,601 second-feet (adjusted for change in reservoir contents 

since octoDer 1938).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet Apr. 14; maximum gage height, 

11.82 feet Dec. 30 (Ice jam); minimum dally discharge, 73 second-feet (regulated) 

July 4.

1928-41: 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 feet, 23.54 feet 

and 50.4 feet; minimum dally, 70 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 25, 1937.

Maximum discharge known, 113,000 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 50.4 feet, 

from floodnarks), 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 and by Peacham Pond and Mollys Falls Reservoir 

(see p. 152) and Waterbury Reservoir (see p. 173), which regulate run-off from 24 

square miles and 109 square miles, respectively; and by detention in East Barre and 

Wrlghtsville Detention Reservoirs, (see p. 169).

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

0.1 

.2

.3 

.4

67 

81 

97 

US

0.5 

.6 

.7

145

175

205

237

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

270

305

345

400

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

6SO 

1,040 

I* 610 

2,500

3.5 

4.0 

5.5 

7.0

3,130

4,110

7,1SO

10,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

635

522

552

649

246

272

597

1,070

544

626

750

224

260

751

688

694

714

670

400

142

534

619

586

705

655

516

110

650

597

574

624

Nov.

715

586

2,500

2,180

1,640

1,450

1,5SO

1,640

1,370

841

57S

2,140

2,980

2,020

2,270

3,740

2,510

1,920

1,570

1,220

1,140

1,260

1,040

S50

1,100

1,040

1,110

550

1,000

761

Dec.

506

660

780

1,050

910

950

S50

600

950

S40

SOO

830

860

900

1,040

1,040

S60

950

840

800

«670

534

850

950

870

940

S60

1,100

5,000

6, SOO

5,200

Month

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

Calendar year 1940.

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

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

Hay..................

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

Water year 1940-41

Jan.

4,000

3,0

2,7

2,5

40

00

30

2,220

1,800

9

1,0

1,1

80

50

50

1,350

1,200

9

1,1

1,0

20

00

50

1,000

1,200

1,0

9

9

50

20

40

920

9SO

1,1

9

1,1

00

40

00

1,120

1,000

1,0

1,0

1,0

1,0

50

60

70

20

1,050

Seoondfcct-days

17,114

45,101

38,770

590,172

42,610

34,310

21,530

27^551

14,190

18, 179

14,718

13 j58Y

410,450

Feb.

900

1,000

1,050

980

980

1,050

1,000

1,850

3,500

2,150

1,600

1,200

1,350

1,200

1,080

1,200

1,350

1,250

L,3SO

1,250

1,050

820

SSO

940

1,000

880

800

660

_

_

-

Mar520

400

700

650

640

630

640

570

420

600

620

520

610

580

560

450

600

750

760

680

650

650

450

760

SOO

7SO

900

1,150

1,200

1,160

1,120

Apr.

1,250

1,500

1,780

2,430

4,190

4,220

5,580

4,520

4,970

5,380

5,980

5,980

5,980

9,580

10,200

8,980

5,980

5,580

4,320

4,000

4,110

3,040

2,380

2,150

2,010

1,SOO

1,510

1,350

1,130

1,290

-

Observed

Maximum

1,070

3,740

6, SOO

18,200

4yOOO

3,500

1,200

10,200

1,660

914

2,990

833

790

10,200

Minimum

110

550

506

110

920

660

400

1,130

370

SO

73

98

88

73

neon

552

1,503

1,251

1,612

1^375

1,225

695

4,092

889

473

586

475

455

1,124

Hay

1,420

1,520

899

746

951

918

916

932

898

1,100

570

906

725

658

652

660

510

724

1,110

1,080

861

663

591

392

370

987

946

7S6

1,660

1,590

1,010

June

500

914

721

618

658

536

160

SO

598

542

440

325

382

13S

265

562

702

551

914

710

360

166

482

425

455

340

330

32S

276

718

-

Change In 

contents 

(equivalent

mean 

second-feet)t

-75.6

+292

+ 186

+ 38.7

-285

-278

-141

+63S

+ 21.5

-28.5

+24.0

-146

-226

-1.19

July

580

458

348

73

95

88

320

(552

816

790

508

476

816

758

648

512

488

414

278

128

484

486

435

430

51S

189

119

874

2,990

1,710

700

Aug.

490

190

269

549

641

484

543

615

220

98

455

566

540

593

558

332

590

833

541

508

640

634

256

148

569

604

619

631

626

248

128

Sept.

88

649

790

674

570

582

110

472

564

601

690

- 692

376

182

414

490

564

565

5S7

203

245

576

568

541

460

438

218

10S

408

552

-

Adjusted for change In 

reseryolr contents

Mean

476

1,795

1,436

1,651

1,090

947

554

4,730

910

444

610

329

227

1,123

Per square 

mile l

0.456

1.72

1.38

1.5S

1.04

.907

.531

4.53

.872

.425

.584

.315

.217

1.08

Run-off 

n Inches

0.55

1.92

1.59

21.55

1.20

.94

.61

5.05

1.01

.48

.67

.36

.24

14.60

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Peacham Pond and Mollys Palls Reservoir, East Barre and Wrlghtsville 

Detention Reservoirs and Waterbury Reservoir. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-21, 

Dec. 23 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6 to Apr. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 167

East Barre detention reservoir at East Barre, Vt.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°10', long. 72°27', on reservoir on Jail Branch at East 

Barre, Washington County, 3& miles upstream from mouth of Jail Branch. Datum of 

gage is 1,127.9 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 32.2 square miles. v 

Records available.- March and April 1936, September 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 14.35 feet Apr. 16; minimum 0.3 

foot July 26, 27, Sept. 29, 30.

1936, 1938-41: Maximum gage height, 36.0 feet Mar. 22, 1936; minimum, 0.1 foot 

several days In August and September 1939.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corpe of Engineers, U, S'. 

Army, In 1935 for flood control. Usable capacity of reservoir is 506,000,000 cubic 

feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom of outlet opening) and 37.1 feet (crest 

of spillway). Dam has no gates; outflow from reservoir Is dependent on capacity of 

fixed outlet opening, 4 feet square, near base of dam.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by State of Vermont Board of Public Works.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

D«y

i

2

S

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

SO

31

Oct.

0-75

.7

.6

.6

.6

.55

.6

.9

2.15

1.35

1.1

-

.75

1.0

/ .9

3.05

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

.75

1.0

1.1

1.0

.75

.S

.95

.5

.S5

1.0

HOT.

1.1

.S5

10.5

4.9

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

1.65

1.6

1.6

2.S

6.8

3.05

9.2

10.0

5.4

2.S

2.25

2.4

2.3

2.25

2.1

-

2.3

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.6

-

Dec.

1.6

1.55

1.45

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.35

1.3

1.3

1.45

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.35

_

1.3

2.2

7.85

11.35

11.25

Jan.

3.9

2.S

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

l.S

1.75

1.7

l.S

1.75

1.65

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.45

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

Feb.

1.1 l-.l

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

S.3

6.3

2.9

2.45

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.45

1.45

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

-

-

-

Mar.

0-7

.7

.7

.8

.75

.7

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.75

 S

 8

.85

.9

.8

.75

.8

.85

.9

.9

1.0

.95

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.65

2.0

1.65

Apr.

1.55

1.7

2.0

3.2

5.1

6.7

8.8

7.75

8.85

9.75

10.45

11.35

11.2

12.9

13.4

14.35

13.7

13.4

11.9

8.7

5.1

3.8

3.3

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.5

_

_

-

M«T

2.5

2.25

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.75

1.6

1.55

2.1

1.85

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.05

2.5

-

1.1

1.0

.9

3.5

2.4

1.9

_

3.7

2.1

June

1.3

1.1

2.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.6

1.15

2.75

2.75

2.55

1.3

.95

.75

.6

.55

1.15

_

.6

4.5

8.45

July

1.6

1.1

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

4.2

2.1

1.5

_

_

1.6

1.1

.S

.5

.45

1.3

1.0

1.35

.95

.5

.45

.4

.3

.3

1.3

11.8

6.5

Aug.

_

1.1

.S5

.65

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.S5

.7

.55

.5

.6

.45

3.0

7.25

2.3

1.4

1.35

1.1

.9

1.25

.95

.75

3.2

1.2

.85

.7

.65

.6

8«pt.

1.5

-

.7

.6

.6

1.0

.S5

.65

.6

.85

2.5

1.5

1.2

.9

 8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.55

.55

.5

-5

.5

.45

.45

.45

.35

.3

.3

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Bate

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

2 1

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

8*7

1 26

1 1 Q

Change In contents 

during month 

(millions of cubic 

feet)

+14 88

+.47

Oft

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent mean 

second-feet)

-k T R

£3.

t Gage height at midnight, determined from graph based on observer's readings and on gage-height 

graph for Jail Branch at East Barre.
168 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.

Location.- Water-etage recorder, lat. 440 10', long. 72°27', in East Barre, Washington 

County, Just downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

East Barre Detention Reservoir, and 2f miles upstream from Stevens Branch. Datum of 

gage is 1,071.59 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 33.0 square miles.

Records available.- August 1920 to September 1923, November 1933 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 295 second-feet Apr. 16, from graph based on 

gage readings; maximum gage height, 2.26 feet Feb. 9, 10, ice Jams; minimum discharge, 

2.2 second-feet July 27, Sept. 28.

1920-23, 1933-41: Maximum discharge observed, 1.350 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 

(gage height, 8.3S feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

900 second-feet; minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 11, 1921.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Run-off affected since November 1935 

by East Barre Detention Reservoir (see p. 167 ). Diversion from reservoir on Orange 

Brook, a tributary upstream, for municipal use of city of Barre.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41. except periods of loe effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Kov. 15

0.2 4.9 0.7 26

.3 7.6 .8 56 

.4 11 .9 50 

.5 14 1.0 69 

.6 19 1.1 92 

Note.- Same as following 

table above 1.1 feet.

2.5 

5.2 

Q.2

11

15

Kov. 16 to Sept. 30 

0.6 19

.9 

1.0

27 

S7 

52 

70

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

1.4 

1.6

92

120

154

194

295

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

SO

30

31

Oct.

9.4

9.4

S.2

7.4

7-1

7.1

7.1

32

56

20

14

8.8

9.0

14

24

45

25

19

15

14

16

14

14

16

13

9.4

9.7

15

11

12

15

HOT.

16

72

232

111

42

42

42

36

29

25

50

110

124

60

206

213

82

56

42

44

44

46

42

40

42

50

32

26

24

27

-

Dec.

27

26

24

25

25

25

29

55

50

25

25

25

26

*27

22

19

*25

22

21

22

27

27

26

22

18

17

22

52

160

225

241

Month

Calendar year 1940

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

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

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

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

Water year 1940-41

Jan.

155

*

Seoondfoot-days

474.6

1,966

1,340

22,552.3

969

683

422

4 '996 246

816 >1

932 . 5

554.4

O"7e» & iv Q V

15,678.5

61

50

47

40

56

33

30

28

29

29

27

26

 26

24

22

22

25

28

27

25

25

22

21

20

21

20

20

19

17

16

Feb.

16

1

1

1

6

5

5

15

14

1

6

-

4

0

0

55

40

2

!

£

6

SO

7

30

25

Z

S

Z

5

2

o

21

17

1

1

1

6

5

5

15

14

1

1

5

2

-

-

-

Mar11

11

11

12

11

10

«10

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

12

13

14

13

13

13

12

12

14

15

15

15

15

16

24

29

25

Apr.

24

27

«h44

60

105

155

175

165

180

190

210

230

230

260

270

«h290

273

268

246

20S

127

81

66

70

72

59

56

47

41

37

Observed

Maximum

45

232

241

396

155

70

29

290

82

199

236

144

37

290

Minium

7.1

16

17

2.1

16

12

10

OJ 6%

13

5.8

3.0

5.2

2.5

2,5

Mean

15.5

65.5

43.2

61.6

51.5

24.4

15.6

142

32.1

BV»2

50.1

17 .9

Q vf\ 0 f*J\J

57.5

Hay

44

40

40

54

54

50

28

46

50

56

30

26

24

24

19

IS

51

44

26

19

16

14

15

52

43

30

S3

55

82

33

24

June

19

22

32

17

15

14

14

11

8.5

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.4

10

18

26

54

93

42

18

12

S.8

7.3

7.0

12

7.6

5.8

24

199

92

Change In 

contents

(mean secondfeet )t

+0.10

+ .10

+5-56

+ .48

-5.67

-.07

 f .18

+ .15

-.19

+ .17

~ &!

-106

-.12

-.01

July

25

15

10

8.2

7.0

4.9

6.8

102

52

25

IS

20

21

14

S.S

5.8

9.7

17

21

24

11

7.9

6.4

4.9

5.8

5.5

5.0

107

236

117

24

Aug.

17

13

11

8.8

7.0

6.7

6-1

5.5

5.2

11

8.2

7.0

7.0

5.8

7-0

50

144

37

22

IS

14

11

16

12

10

41

16

11

S.5

8.5

9.1

Sept.

18

11

7.9

6.7

6-1

15

11

7.5

9.2

15

37

22

15

12

10

11

9.1

7.6

6.4-

7.6

5.5

5.2

4.1

3.3

4.1

2.5

5.0

2.5

2.5

3.3

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

15.4

65 «6

48. S

62.1

25« 6

£4»3

IS >8

142

31.9

OQ tjV QW

IV «8

9 1 ft

 J.O

37.5

Per square 

mile 1

0.467

1*99

1.'48

1.88

 7Y6

.756

.418

4.30

 96V

 830

 906

.559

 2V6

1.14

Run-off 

n Inches

0.54

O QO

1.70

25.61

e»Q fcjw

.77

.48

4.79

1.12

 93

1:04

.62

.51

15.41

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In East Barre Detention Reservoir.

n Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 1, Hov. 29 to Dec. 12, Jan. S-14, Jan. 24 to Feb. 7, Feb. Is to 

Apr- 2, Apr. 4-15; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, limits of stage shown 

by the recorder chart when available, weather records, records for'East Barre Detention Reservoir, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to 

Dec. 16, Dec. IS, 19, 23-25, 28-30, Jan. 1-3, 5-21, 23, Feb. 8-12, 16, 17. Some backwater from loe 

during periods of no gage-height record In January, February, March, and April.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 169

Wrightsville detention reservoir at Wrightsvllle, Vt.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°18'35", long. 72°34'30", pn reservoir on North Branch of

 Winooski River at Wrightsville, Washington County, a third of a mile downstream from 

Long Meadow Brook and 4j miles upstream from mouth of North Branch. Datum of gage 

Is 612.75 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 66.5 square miles.

Records available.- March and April 1936, September 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 38.4 feet Apr. 17; minimum observed, 

0.4 root Sept. 5, 27, 30.

1936, 1938-41: Maximum gage height, 63.7 feet Mar. 22, 1936, from graph based on 

gage readings; minimum observed, 0.4 foot several days in September 1939 and September 

1941.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dan completed by Corps of Engineers, U. S.

 Army, in 1935 for flood control. Usable capacity of reservoir is 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; outflow from reservoir is dependent on capacity of 

fixed outlet opening, 5i feet square, near base of dam.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by State of Vermont Board of Public Works.

Gage height at 7i30 a.m., in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

i*y

i

z

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4

.

-

_

-

1.6

1.8

-

_

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

HOT.

0.5

1.0

9.8

8.8

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.0

-

_

7.0

-

-

8.0

9.8

10.0

-

-

-

_

_

3.5

_

-

_

3.0

3.1

3.0

g O

-

Dec.

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.7

2.8

11.4

20.6

21.4

Jan.

19.6

18.0

14.1

11.0

-

-

_

4.0

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

.

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

Feb.

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.S

1.0

1.8

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

-

-

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

_

-

Mar.

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.0

2.4

1.8

1.9

Apr.

2.6

2.8

3.0

-

7.6

13.2

14.6

17.0

21.0

24.0

24.0

28.0

34.0

38.0

38.4

3S.O

36.3

31.4

27.2

22.0

IS. 6

14.0

_

_

.

3.4

2.6

K«T

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.2

2.8

3.0

2.8

. 2.5

2.4

g .g

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

*

-

_

..

_

_

-

_

_

..

3.S

3.9

June

3.0

2.8

2.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

-

-

_

2.0

1.6

-

-

_

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

2.5

3.0

3.0

July

2.5

2.0

1-8

1.5

1.3

2.4

2.4 

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.7

.

-

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

.8

1.0

4.8

4.6

4.0

Aug.

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.0 

 8

.6

.5

.6

.5

1.0

.6

.5

.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

l.S

1.7

1.0

.8

.5

1.6

_

_

.

1.8

1.8

1.2

Sept.

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

.8 

 8

1.0

.9

.S

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Dec. 31..................

Calendar year 1940.....

Water year 1940-41.....

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

1 Q

2 9

20.2

-

1 2

2 4

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

93.4

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(millions of cubic 

feet)

+86.15

+88.05

5 9

-3.2

Change In contents 

during month 

(equivalent mean 

second-feet)

 1 29

o vy

+32.2

+2 .78

o OQ

-.10

t Gage height at midnight determined from graph based on observer's readings and on graph for 

station on Horth Branch of Winooski River at Wrightsville.
170 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

North Branch of Winooski River at Wrightsville, vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 440 18'00", long. 72°34'45", 

Ih Wrightsville, Washington County, three-quarters of a mile dovmstream from 

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir and 3i miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

550.53 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, u. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 69.2 square miles.

Hecbrqs avaiiaDle.- October 1933 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 775 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.64 

ree't); minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 13.

1933-41: Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 6.53 

feet), from rating eurve extended above 920 second-feet; minimum daily, that of Aug. 

13, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and of no gage-height

 record, which are fair. Run-off affected since November 1935 by storage in Wrightsville 

Detention Reservoir (see p. 169). Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by small 

mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ioe effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.2

2.7

5.9

9.5

13

0.5 

.6 

.7 

 S 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

120

153

234

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

332

446

580

750

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

S

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO

SI

Oct.

22

19

17

16

15

15

15

23

46

44

34

29

24

21

21

38

37

34

32

27

£3

23

24

27

32

30

27 

26 

23 

21

21

Nov.

22

55

314

311

221

160

189

150

115

90

78

154

322

276

296

354

314

227

148

118

112

107

109

104

106

88 

78 

74 

62 

65

~

Doo.

63

65

61

60

62

64

67

56

53

53

49

46

52

60

*56

65

«54

53

51

47

49

54

56

55

54

52 

45 

84 

350 

560

600

Month

Calendar year 1940

Haroh. ...............

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

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

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

Water year 1940-41

Jan.

580

523

462

387

276

157

100

76

65

58

54

*56

54

52

50

49

49

62

64

60

51

46

48

41

38

36 

35 

34 

33 

32

31

Feb.

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

70

*85

63

60

56

54

53

52

57

52

48

42

37

34

31

29

29

29

28 

23 

26

-

Mar24

25

23

23

23

23

22

»E2

21

22

21

22

22

23

23

26

30

29

29

28

27

26

27

31

31

33 

38 

47 

57 

55

54

Apr.

65

80

*101

148

227

306

402

431

477

528

580

620

640

682

728

750

750

723

705

660

640

580

523

446

359

252 

143 

106 

89 

71

Observed

fSya KaxlOT803 48

4,819 354

3,096 600

45,843.0 875

3,664 530

1,173 35

907 57

12 822 750

1*466 112

710.5 76

9s5 9 151

533.7 67

405.9 60

31,336.0 750

Minimum

15 

22

45

1.9

31

26

21

65

24

1.6

.5

.2

2 .

.2

Mean

25*9 

161

99.9

125

113

41.9 427' £9 3

47.3

23.7 

31 .8

17.2

13.5

S6.0

May

 39

65

57

48

48

46

41

37

48

49

40

36

35

34

30

27

30

64

61

34

34

2S

24

26

37

41 

40 

46 

112 

107

72

June

48

38

31

24

22

21

20

17

13

10

9.5

9.9

11

12

14

21

28

41

76

48

31

22

16

IS

8.6

5.7 

3.2 

1.6 

26 

62

Change In 

contents 

(mean seoondfeet )t

-1.29 

+2.37

+32.2

+2.7S

-33.3

+1.36

+ .21

-!33

+ .43

-2.20

-.35

-.10

July

37

14

3.0 2. a

1.9

3.6

26

51

56

38

34

59

31

54

23

5.6

10

30

25

24

7.7

.8

.5

6.7

22

15 

10 

35 

151 

101

53

Aug.

32

22

IS

17

14

11

4.5

3.1

9.5

8.7

5.8

.3

.2

5.0

7.1

27

23

23

17

17

15

10

9.5

11

67 

53 

32 

23 

17

14

Sept.

12

11

9.9

8.4

8.4

12

15

16

14

23

60

40

31

23

18

16

14

4.5

2

2

4.2

9.9

9.5

7.5

7.4

5.6 

4.9 

4.5 

6.3 

5.9

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

M », fer »1>iare 

Mean mile 1

24.6 0.355

163 2*36 

132 1.91

128 1.85

84*4 1*22

41.7 !603

30.6 .442

428 6.18

47 * 8 691

23.4 .338

32 *£ 465

15.0 .217

13.2 .191

85.9 1.24

Run-off 

n inches

0.41

2.63 

2.20

25. IS

1.41

.63

.51

6» 89

.80

.33

.54

 25

.21

16.86

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Wrlghtsvllle Detention Reservoir.

Note.- Stage-disoharge relation affected by Ice Hov. 29, Dec. 2, 3, 5, 6, 9-18, 22-25, 29, 30, 

Jan. 7-18, Jan. 24 to Feb. 12, Feb. 17-19, 21, 22, Mar- 2, 5-22, Mar. 26 to Apr. 2. Ho gage-height 

record Sept. 7-13, 19, 20j discharge computed on basis of weather records, records for Wrlghtsvllle 

Detention Reservoir, and records for stations on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 171

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 li miles downstream from Cox Branch. Datum 

of gage is 603.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 76.1 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 second-feet Dec. 29; maximum gage height, 

4.08 reet Dec. 29, ice jam; minimum discharge, 4.6 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29. 

1934-41: Maximum discharge, 9,750 second-feet Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 11.53 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

ulation at low stages caused by power plant above station.

Some regRating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Dot. 1 to HOT. 2 Nov. 3 to Sept. 30

0.7 12 1.1 39 0.5 4.9 0.9 25 1-3 65 2.2 

.8 18 1.2 49 .6 8.2 1.0 33 1.4 SI 2.6 

 9 24 1.3 62 .7 13 1.1 42 1.5 101 3.2 

1.0 32 1.4 78 .8 18 1.2 52 1.8 176 4.0

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

22 

21 

21 

13 

17

17 

24 

21 

31 

24

19 

20 

19 

23 

18

28 

26 

19 

21 

21

25 

20 

20 

20 

15

19 

19 

24 

18 

18 

20

HOT.

20 

71 

162 

7S 

58

53 

48 

42 

38 

36

37 

87 

95 

70 

209

185 

117 

93 

78 

75

71 

71 

67 

70 

71

58 

60 

57 

55 

58

Dec.

57 

55 

52 

47 

55

51 

51 

64 

59 

52

*55 

*50 

55 

58 

54

56 

60 

57 

53 

50

57 

58 

54 

57 

53

51 

54 

145 

560 

640 

371

Jan.

245 

171 

157 

149 

132

106 

99 

100 

105 

92

82 

75 

70 

66 

66

*63 

63 

59 

57 

54

56 

52 

51 

53 

50

49 

49 

49 

48 

48 

45

Month

Oetc 

Hove 

Dec*

Ci

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr3 

May 

June 

Julj 

Au£i 

Sep1

WE

ilendar year 194C

ter year 1940-41

Feb.

44 

42 

43 

41 

39

40 

41 

«205 

140 

105

93 

81 

73 

70 

78

71 

67 

60 

57 

55

50 

51 

51 

52 

53

45 

44 

42

Mar.

42 

43 

43 

40 

38

37 

*38 

37 

38 

38

36 

38 

38 

42 

42

48 

59 

45 

43 

40

40 

38 

42 

45 

44

54 62 

73 

81 

78 

76

Apr.

97 

110 

*148 

234 

274

367 

407 

440 

518 

612

640 

606 

596 

960 

818

558 

399 

319 

251 

217

199 

160 

139 

142 

129

115 

108 

95 

87 

78

Second- mtnn 

foot-days

643 31 

2,290 209 

3,191 640

43,008.0 2,040

2,561 245 

1,833 205 

1, 459 81 

9,823 960 

1,781 107 

775 56 

968 130 

612 40 

370.5 24

26,306.5 960

May

83 

76 

76 

71 

70

64 

60 

78 

107 

75

64 

60 

60 

54 

45

42 

55 

67 

51 

44

41 

38 

36 

39 

46

42 

43 

44 

64 

47 

39

Minimum

13 

20 

47

7.3

45 

39 

36 

78 

36 

11 

11 

10 

5-2

5.2

June

35 

36 

32 

31 

25

24 

18 

21 

27 

17

21 

17 

21 

15 

31

41 

56 

32 

32 

23

14 

16 

24 

20 

19

16 

16 

11 

48 

36

July

23 

18 

20 

11 

12

13 

18 

47 

51 

32

24 

34 

51 

37 

25

20 

22 

23 

17 

24

26 

19 

17 

16 

16

13 

12 

108 

130 

50 

39

301 

456 

740 

1,210

Aug.

31 

20 

20 

25 

IS

17 

17 

16 

15 ~14

18 

16 

12 

14 

18

31 

40 

29 

21 

19

17 

17 

11 

13 

20

36 

27 

20 

17 

10 

13

^ Per square 

*ean mile

20.7 0.272 

76.3 1.00 

103 1.35

118 1.55

82.6 1.09 

65.5 .861 

47 . 1 . 619 

327 4.30 

57.5 .756 

25.8 .339 

31.2 .410 

19.7 .259 

12.4 .163

72.1 .947

Sept.

20 

24 

16 

16 

14

11 

11 

18 

13 

13

17 

17 

11 

10 

16

12

12 

12 

9.2 

8.6

6.6 

12 

10 

10 

9.9

9.1 

6.9 

5.2 

10 

10

Run-off in 

Inches

0.31 

1.12 

1.56

21.02

1.25 

.90 

.71 

4.80 

.87 

.38 

.47 

.30 

.18

12.85

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec 

24-28.

498587 0-43-12

4, 5, 13-29, Jan. 8-25, 27, Feb. 8, 9, 17,
172 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

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.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 245 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 second-feet Apr. 15; maximum gage height, 

a.ija reet Dec. 29, ice jam; minimum discharge, 7.2 second-feet (regulated) July 6, 24, 

*25.

1928-41: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 16.34 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,700 second-feet on basis 

of computations of flow over dam at gage heights 9.98 feet, 16.34 feet and 19.4 feet; 

minimum, 1.4 second-feet (regulated), 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 below 50 second-feet, which are good, and those 

for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Regulation at low flow by mill in Moretown.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.S 

S.3 

2.4

26

39

55

75

100

Oct. 1 to Apr.

3.7 130

3.8 165

4.0 255

4.2

4.5

375

590

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

1,000

1,460

1,970

3,130

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

7.2

15

26

40

58

Apr, 16 to Sept.

3.5 SO

3.6 107

3.7

3.8

4.0

139

177

270

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.1

385

590

1,000

1,460

2,080

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

45 

42 

39 

38 

35

35 

39 

98 

106 

69

56 

51 

50 

49 

60

103 

74 

68 

54 

57

55 

51 

53 

66 

65

58 

59 

51 

49 

45 

52

Nov.

60 

337 

539 

244 

169

242 

252 

192 

152 

134

152 

562 

417 

256 

530

442 

288 

221 

178 

169

172 

1S2 

197 

17S 

ISO

133 

137 

125 

90 

110

Dec.

100 

94 

92 

SO 

100

95 

98 

130 

110 

100

103 

100 

130 

117 

117

*120 

130 

120 

113 

107

115 

110 

100 

90 

97

104 

110 

560 

1,750 

1,500 

845

Jan.

510 

350 

300 

250 

210

1S5 

170 

155 

145 

135

125 

110 

115 

104 

100

«95 

97 

102 

110 

100

98 

98 

100 

90 

92

S6 

S3 

92 

8S 

82 

78

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dees

Cs

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

ilendar year 194C

1. ........

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

76 

74 

72 

70 

68

70 

75 

300 

240 

*210

2OO 

175 

150 

130 

140

145 

130 

115 

107 

104

100 

95 

90 

S4 

80

74 

70 

67

Bar.

63 

64 

60 

55 

56

58 

60 

«62 

65 

60

52 

56 

58 

65 

72

62 

95 

S5 

80 

75

72 

70 

7S 

85 

82

100 

121 

134 

14S 

154 

127

Secondfoot -days

1,782 

7,040 

7,537

96,913

4,460 

3,311 

2,494 

24,155 

4,399 

1,770 

2,661 

1,415 

959

61,983

Apr.

138 

160 

ISO 

#350 

450

620 

769 

7SO 

S65 

1,030

1,140 

1,170 

1,350 

2,780 

2,770

1,980 

1,310 

1,070 

862 

830

862 

506 

379 

367 

314

276 

250 

221 

195 

181

Maximum

106 

562 

1,750

4,970

510 

3OO 

154 

2,7SO 

434 

166 

395 

176 

135

2,7SO

May

203 

173 

166 

147 

147

133 

120 

160 

234 

173

143 

123 

110 

104 

95

83 

143 

206 

143 

107

94 

79 

70 

76 

88

94 

115 

143 

434 

173 

120

Minimum

35 

60 

SO

19

78 

67 

52 

138 

70 

24 

13 

18 

12

12

June

94 

S3 

77 

65 

60

54 

48 

45 

44 

38

36 

33

35 

34 

98

66 

61 

166 

141 

68

47 

36 

44 

43 

42

38 

26 

24 

60 

64

July

42 

37 

29 

18 

25

13 

32 

208

147 

70

53 

208 

184 

99 

60

48 

49 

44 

32 

44

51 

36 

31 

27 

22

37 

33 

395 

382 

128 

77

Mean

57.5 

235 

243

265

144 

118 

80.5 

805 

142 

59.0 

85.8 

45.6 

32.0

170

Aug.

59 

45 

40 

41 

38

27 

20 

2S 

21 

19

42 

30 

27 

24 

24

110 

137 

62 

49 

38

36 

31 

23 

18 

39

176 

62 

45 

36 

34 

33

Per square 

mile

0.414 

1.69 

1.75

1.91

1.04 

.849 

.579 

5.79 

1.02 

.424 

.617 

.328 

.230

1.22

Sept.

44 

40 

30 

26 

22

25 

24

37 

29 

35

135 

66 

41 

34 

44

29 

27 

26 

25 

13

13

26 

28 

25 

22

19 

14 

12 

28 

20

Run-off In 

Inches

0.48 

1.88 

2.02

25.93

1.19 

.89 

.67 

6.46 

1.18 

.47 

.71 

.38 

.26

16.59

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 30, Jan. 2 to Mar. 14, Mar. 20-26, 

Apr. 2-6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 173

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°22'55". long. TS^e'lS", at dam on Waterbury 

Kiver, 2 2/3 miles upstream from mouth and 3t miles north of Waterbury, Washington 

County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 109 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 593.10 feet Apr. 29; minimum, 504.6 feet (from 

graph based on gage readings) Apr. 5.

1938-41: Maximum elevation, 613.45 feet May 4, 1940; minimum observed, 501.3 feet 

Oct. 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dan completed by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, 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 feet and 592.0 

feet (sill of taintor gate) above mean sea level.

Elevation at midnight, in feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

D«y

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

557.97

557.46

556.93

556.40

555.83

555.05

554.01

554.33

554.86

555.20

555.48

555.46

554.70

553.96

553.60

554.11

554.51

554.87

555.15

554.94

554.49

553.99

553.52

553. .52

553.50

553.87

553.82

653.35

552.86

552.37

551.91

Nov.

551.40

552.4

554.60

555.77

556.47

557.99

559.12

560.01

560.64

561.14

561.81

566.14

567.96

568.90

570.94

572.12

572.94

573.55

574.07

574.60

575.14

575.88

576.56

577.21

577.76

578.14

578.58

578.92

579.20

579.54

-

Dee.

579.93

579.80

579.26

576. S6

578.53

578.28

578.39

578.82

579.15

579.21

578.84

578.66

579.13

579.48

579.77

579.67

579.90

580.30

580.60

580.90

581.25

581.60

581.55

581.30

580.99

580.68

580.42

582.4

586.60

590.10

591.24

Jan.

590.60

589.99

589.25

588.53

587.63

587.0

587.1

586.8

586.42

586.06

585.90

585.40

584.95

584.43

583.84

583.26

582.73

582.28

582.61

582.42

581.78

580.97

580.10

579.18

57S.31

577.42

576.48

575.53

574.59

573.62

572.63

Feb.

571.65

570.63

569.55

568.31

566.93

565.78

565.25

566.66

567.42

567.88

568.30

567.74

566.56

565.77

566.13

565.03

562.91

560.32

557.71

554.98

553.33

552.58

551.58

549.73

547.67

546.06

545.11

545.07

_

-

-

Mar.

544.38

543.72

543.06

542.38

541.65

540.94

540.18

539.33

538.56

537.79

537.00

536.22

535.34

534.46

533.59

532.80

532.16

531.29

530.42

529.39

528.47

527.47

526.47

525.50

524.48

523.60

522.85

521.68

520.26

518.7

516.5

Apr.

514.7

513.4

512.9

507.5

504.6

506.2

514.6

524.49

530.80

536. S7

542.85

547.95

553.07

563.75

572.62

577.57

580.66

582.90

584.77

586.80

588.90

589.74

590.39

591.07

591.66

592.14

592.58

592.97

592.53

591.68

May

591.44

591.43

591.39

591.33

591.29

591.23

591.23

591.39

591.48

591.47

591.43

591.38

591.31

591.30

591.45

591.60

592.02

592.18

591.72

591.57

591.52

591.43

591.37

591.27

591.01

590.74

590.95

591.07

591.46

591.72

591.79

June

591.57

591.34

590.94

590.63

590.74

590.84

590.93

590.94

590.39

589.84

589.65

589.56

589.33

589.23

589.25

589.23

589.33

589.76

589.99

590.14

590.23

590.18

590.0

589.79

589.59

589.41

589.23

589.18

589.28

589.31

July

589.40

589.48

589.52

589.58

589.62

589.45

569.27

589.41

589.50

589.58

589.76

590.31

590.48

590. 5S

590.48

590.16

589.84

589.62

589.69

589.51

589.22

588.91

588.62

588.32

588.27

588.31

588.24

589.26

589.80

589.98

589.95

Aug.

569.86

569.92

589.71

589.18

588.64

588.12

587.58

587.35

587.40

587.00

586.18

585.52

584.81

584.10

583.75

583.93

584.09

584.18

583.90

583.05

582.25

582.14

582.20

581.61

581.07

581.38

581.27

580.91

580.83

580.89

580.98

Sept.

580.27

579.06

578.07

577.17

576.56

576.36

575.86

574.94

574.01

573.11

573.21

573.38

573.50

573.33

572.58

571.84

570.98

569.76

568.90

568.52

567.84

566.64

565.45

564.17

563.18

562.64

562.30

561.67

560.86

559.97

-

Elevation and contents, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Date

Calendar year 1940.

Water year 1940-41.

Elevationt 

(feet)

J.558.48 

551.91 

579.54 

591.24

-

572.63 

545.07 

516.5 

591.68 

591.79 

589.31 

 589.95 

580.98 

559.97

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

627.4 

497.6 

1,155.2 

1,553.1

-

961.1 

378.3 

69.9 

1,570.2 

1,574.5 

1,480.4 

1,503.2 

1,199.7 

658.2

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

-129.8 

+657.6 

+397.9

+918.1

-592.0 

-582.8 

-308.4 

+1,500.3 

+4.3 

-94.1 

+22.8 

-303.5 

-541.5

+30.8

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent mean 

second-feet)

-4S.5 

+254 

+149

+29.0

-221 

-241 

-115 

+579 

+1.61 

-36.3 

+8.51 

-113 

-209

+ .980

t Elevation at midnight.

$ Shown as 0.10 foot lower than in Water-Supply Paper 894 because of datum correction.

Mote.- Elevations for periods HOT. 2, Dec. 28, Jan. 6-8, Mar. 30 to Apr. 7, June 23, 

determined from graph based on twice-daily readings, time of valve operation and records for 

station on Waterbury River downstream from Reservoir.
174 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°22'10", long. 72°46'10", 

1 2/3 miles upstream from mouth and 2i miles north of Waterbury, Washington County. 

Datum of gage la 428.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps bf Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 880 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 4 (gage 

height, 8.38 feet); minimum dally, 0.6 second-foot (regulated) July 3-5.

1935-41: Maximum discharge, 6,520 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.38 

feet); minimum dally, 0.6 second-foot (regulated) several times during summers of 

1938, 1939 and 1941.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 25 second-feet, which are good, 

completely regulated by Waterbury Reservoir (see p. 173 ).

Flow

Rating table, water year 1940-41 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

second-feet)

4.72 

4.S

4.9

5.0

5.1

2.4, 

4.2 

6.6

5.2

5.3

5.4 

5.6 

5.S

9.S 

14 

19 

32 

49

6.0 

6.2 

6.5 

6.S 

7.1

150

216

301

7.5 

8.0 

S.5

450

665

935

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

IS

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

26

26

27

28

SO

30

31

Oct.

164

162

162

162

162

200

286

115

1.4,

1.6

.9

50

234

234

169

1.5

1.0

.9

.9

94

160

160

160

160

56

1.0

72

160

160

160

158

HOT.

15S

71

2.7

2.1

1.7

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.0

1.8

2.0

7.7

S.S

2.9

S.7

4.9

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

Dec.

2.2

124

279

g206

g206

g!71

g53

g2.2

g2.0

g67 '

g2O2

g!40

g2.7

g2.0

gl.S

g!47

67

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

57

194

194

197

197

92

23

IS

170

Month

Calendar year 1940

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

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

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

Mater year 1940-41

Jan.

557

552

552

54S

548

363

86

270

270

270

173

267

276

292

292

292

292

284

3.8

152

292

365

368

368

372

372

372

372

372

368

368

Feb.

368

365

365

41 0

446

374

226

6.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

225

402

326

46

378

642

690

690

665

438

232

273

41S

470

365

256

51

_

-

Har.

177

177

177

177

177

177

177

174

174

174

174

174

174

172

172

17O

170

170

170

168

168

168

166

166

164

164

164

197

237

237

234

Apr.

232

232

232

519

571

573

385

16

. 16

19

18

16

15

26

19

13

9.5

7.6

6.4

6.0

7.7

5.2

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.0

346

557

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

3,609.2

311.2

2,327.7

72,960.3

10,328.8

9,135.2

5,540

3jS77« 3

3,571.0

2,736*9

1 729*1

4J4ie!s

7,O38.7

55,123.9

Maximum

2S6

279

1,450

557

690

237

573

339

264

162

403

426

690

Minimum

0.9

1.7

1.8

.9

3*8

164*2 5

3.0

1*6

1.0

 6

.7

.7

.6

Mean

116

10.4

91.2

199

333

326

179

129

115

91.2

55.8

143

235

151

Kay

273

132

132

132

132

110

101

102

102

102

101

101

101

75

2.1

1.6

2.9

156

339

135

101

101

101

120

219

219

78

122

32

2.4

43

June

166

166

232

196

2.1

1.6

1.4

30

255

264

100

100

100

100

101

100

36

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

SO

98

98

98

98

93

100

100

41

~

Change in 

contents

(equivalent 

mean 

second-feet)t

-48.5

+254

 +149

+29.0

-221

-241

-115

+579

+1.61

-36.3

+8»51

-113

-209

+.93

July

0 9

7

6

6

6

73

162

56

1.1

.9

.3

2.3

1.0

.9

70

160

160

107

1.3

97

144

144

144

144

51

.9

49

104

3.1

1.4

42

Aug.

73

1.0

81

245

245

245

245

124

1.1

110

403

286

236

2S2

187

1.5

.9

.7

129

332

302

69

l.O

208

281

2.0

74

154

48

.9

.7

Sept.

267

426

372

311

230

94

175

311

311

311

131

1.0

.7

34

256

256

292

368

276

122

209

365

365

361

273

147

102

174

224

224

~

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Maan

68 *O 

264

24O

228

112

85.4

63. 6

708

117

54.9

64.3

29.2

25.7

152

Per square 

mile 1

0.613

2*33 

2.16

2.05

1.01

 *769

.573

6*3S

1.05

.495

.579

.263

.232

1.37

Run-off 

n inches

0.71

2.65 

2.49

28.01

1.16 

 SO

.66 

7*12

1*21 

.55

.67

.30 

.26

18.58

t Change in contents in Waterbury Reservoir, 

g Computed from graph based on observer's twice-daily readings and records of gate operations at 

Waterbury Reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 175

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°37'20", long. 72°40'50", at falls 0.9 mile up-

 stream from bridge-in Johnson, Lamoille County, and 1 1/8 miles upstream from Gihon 

River.

Drainage area.- 310 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to Decembsr 1913, September 1928 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-41), 507 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 second-feet Apr. 14; maximum gage height,

 11.25 feet Dec. 30, ice Jam; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 2A, 25, 

Sept. 7, 8; minimum daily, 26 second-feet Sept. 7.

1910-13, 1928-41: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 

16 48 feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 11 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. 2, 1935; minimum dally, 20 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by power plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29, May 1-17, 19-23, June 1-29)'

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

1.7 73

2.0 178

2.5 354

3.0 555

3.5 7SO

4.0 1,020

6.0 2,020

7.0 2,600

S.O 3,280

9.0 4,050

10.0 4,940

1.4 20

1.5 37

1.6 59

1.8 111

Mote.- Same

2.0 169 

2.2 235 

2.5. 349 

3.0 555 

preceding table above 3.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

188 

125 

174 

153 

159

93 

98 

188 

298 

361

212 

141 

119 

171 

167

168 

199 

189 

129 

129

157 

143 

140 

150 

159

154 

82 

163 

155 

137 

85

Hov.

141 

231 

1,180 

874 

505

435 

551 

470 

297 

285

291 

958 

1,520 

745 

1,270

1,320 

764 

598 

447 

400

388 

390 

301 

343 

474

352 

252 

174 

270 

245

Dec.

155 

280 

260 

260 

230

215 

230 

180 

290 

300

280 

300 

270 

275 

285

340 

305 

335 

*320 

285

-225 

230 

300 

270 

190

280 

230 

400 

1,500 

3,500 

2,330

Jan.

1,320 

334 

594 

513 

466

440 

360 

320 

290 

270

260 

275 

285 

290 

310

290 

270 

235 

255 

290

270 

250 

240 

250 

215

225 

260 

215 

225 

230 

220

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ci

Jam 

Pebi 

Hare 

Apr 

May 

June 

Julj Aug1 

Sep1

We

ilendar year 194C ,

iter year 1940-41

Feb.

200 

165 

230 

200 

190

175 

190 

280 

420 

420

*375 

340 

320 

310 

300

280 

300 

250 

235 

220

200 

215 

150 

235 

210

180 

185 

190

Bar.

200 

115 

180 

195 

195

180 

170 

165 

125 

*220

185 

185 

175 

160 

150

130 

210 

220 

215 

220

230 

210 

155 

225 

230

240 

250 

270 

290 

280 

340

Secondfoot-days

4,986 

16,471 

14,850

187,721

10,767 

6,965 

6,315 

48,120 

7,922 

4,728 

4,917 

3,150 

3,690

132,881

 Apr.

320 

350 

450 

700 

1,150

1,200 

1,500 

1,400 

1,900 

2,500

3,000 

3,000 

2,930 

4,430 

4,840

4,380 

*2,540 

2,O80 

1,520 

1,320

1,470 

945 

676 

601 

704

596 

389 

365 

300 

514

Maximum

361 

1,520 

3,500

9,930

1,320 

420 

340 

4,840 

691 

325 

299 

145 

534

4,840

May

271 

170 

128 

48 

243

265 

243 

235 

293 

243

226 

249 

232 

225 

202

214 

226 

351 

286 

256

213 

195 

172 

193 

116

221 

271 

286 

691 

678 

375

Minimum

82 

141 

155

20

215 

150 

115 

300 

48 

49 

36 

31 

26

26

June

193 

257 

221 

169 

157

175 

169 

108 

145 

133

100 

92 

111 

87 

49

188 

198 

198 

185 

191

191 

95 

157 

119 

114

106 

108 

125 

257 

325

July

244 

178 

163 

126 

104

56 

128 

179 

174 

152

131 

277 

272 

299 

187

137 

119 

165 

145 

85

138 

137 

128 

120 

125

121 

36 

215 

262 

176 

138

Mean

161 

549 

479

513

347 

249 

204 

1,604 

256 

158 

159 

102 

123

364

Aug.

128 

100 

35 

133 

140

126 

96 

97 

72 

31

81 

89 

90 

89 

110

100 

72 

142 

118 

126

132 

120 

113 

31 

125

118 

145 

119 

114 

117 

41

Per square 

mile

0.519 

1.77 

1.55

1.65

1.12 

.803 

.658 

5.17 

.826 

.510 

.513 

.329 

.397

1.17

Sept.

93 

118 

112 

121 

111

'26 89 

87 

118 

197

534 

289 

165 

69 

116

121 

117 

105 

107 

100

34 

101 

97 

102 

104

116 

107 

46 

72 

96

Run-off in 

inches

0.60 

1.98 

1.78

22.51

1.29 

.84 

.76 

5.77 

.95 

.57 

.59 

.38 

.44

15.95

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 29 to

control method used Apr. 29, May 1-17, 19-28, June 1-29; dlsi

charge measurements and gage heights

Dec. 30, 

charge cc

Jan. 6 to Apr 10. Shiftingoputed oh basis of three dls-
176 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lamollls River at East Georgia, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44 040'45", long. 73 004'20M , at East Georgia, 

Franklin County, 0.5 mile upstream from railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from 

Beaver Meadow Brook.

Drainage area.- 686 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1941. August 1929 to November 1937, at 

site near Milton, 34 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,196 second-feet, adjusted to present drainage area.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Apr. IS; maximum gage height, 

13.38 feet Dec. 29, Ice jam; minimum discharge, 58 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30; 

minimum daily, 130 second-feet Sept. 29. >

1929-41: Maximum discharge, 23,200 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 12.52 

feet, site and datum then in use), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 49 secondfeet (regulated) July 30, 1933; minimum daily, 91 second-feet (regulated) July 30, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor, 

ed at low stages by power plants above station.

Flow

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5 

3.S

Rating tables, water year 1940-41, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

229

331

457

610

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7

4.2 

4.6 

5.0

1,130

1,520

1,970

2,620

3,350

7.O 5,050

S.O 7,150

9.0 9,700

10.0 12,900

2.1 11S

2.3 164

2.5 219

2.7 283

Apr. S to Sept. 30

3.0 400

3.3 545

3.6 725

4.0 1,020

4.5 1,470

5.0 2,000

5.5 2,680

fee

lote_.- Same as preceding table above 5.5

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3S5 

348 

288 

304 

268.

252 

254 

713 

1,100 

772

634 

380 

337 

44S 

482

810 

676 

572 

466 

366

487 

356 

382 

369 

47S

423 

420 

332 

349 

355 

333

HOT.

278 

582 

1,790 

2,090 

1,270

1,270 

2,030 

1,970 

1,370 

964

1,090 

3,140 

4,510 

2,?50 

2,350

3,350 

2,090 

1,520 

1,160 

1,060

1,080 

1,020 

1,090 

915 

1,060

907 

75S 

604 

660 

750

Dec.

480 

540 

630 

720 

680

700 

620 

820 

880 

S40

760 

720 

760 

7SO 

720

740 

970 

930 

860 

760

720 

700 

700 

660 

550

560 

620 

1,000 

4,300 

7,400 

5,500

Jan.

3,230 

1,850 

1,580 

1,370 

1,270

1,350 

1,200 

1,000 

S30 

S60

720 

650 

710 

750 

720

600 

610 

620 

660 

690

670 

600 

600 

590 

550

520 

540 

550 

510 

500 

490

Month

Octc 

HOT« 

Dec<

Ci

Jam 

Feb 

Marc 

Apr 

May 

Jun< 

Juli 

Aug\ 

Sepl

WE

ilendar year 194 J. ...........

ter year 1940-4

Feb.

420 

410 

420 

450 

440

3SO 

400 

S50 

1,270 

1,080

920 

SOO 

700 

690 

880

950 

780 

680 

620 

570

530 

500 

4SO 

480 

450

480 

440 

460

Mar.

400 

410 

380 

350 

410

430 

420 

350 

290 

290

420 

370 

380 

350 

300

290 

420 

560 

600 

460

400 

500 

440 

420 

500

620 

700 

SOO 

S60 

900 

820

Secondfoot-days

14,144 

44,898 

37,620

446,754

27,440 

17,530 

14,840 

107,049 

21,850 

11,189 

10,710 

6,530 

S.692

322,792

Apr.

S20 

980 

1,030 

1,500 

2,400

2,800 

3,600 

3,500 

4,300 

5,150

6,050 

6,270 

6,050 

7,630 

10,300

10,000 

6,710 

5,050 

3,910 

3,260

3,430 

2,490 

1,720 

1,420 

1,520

1,420 

1,190 

94S 

S19 

762

Maximum

1,100 

4,510 

7,400

17,700

3,2SO 

1,270 

900 

10,300 

2,050 

752 

962 

368 

2,120

10,300

May

948 

680 

566 

480 

422

541 

614 

609 

786 

687

540 

536 

562 

480 

478

426 

51S 

1,080 

S8S 

693

578 

454 

468 

386 

534

474 

627 

895 

2,050 

1,780 

1,070

Minimum

252 

278 

4SO

156

490 

3SO 

290 

762 

386 

202 

186 

144 

130

130

June

752 

642 

487 

531 

436

396 

408 

268 

359 

326

288 

241 

232 

252 

260

366 

595 

41S 

405 

342

423 

246 

260 

266 

235

21S 

202 

232 

513 

590

July

546 

355 

279 

256 

224

202 

197 

226 

450 

408

3S6 

366 

619 

550 

436

317 

244 

250 

220 

214

222 

204 

274 

250 

256

233 

1S6 

453 

962 

613 

312

Mean

456 

1,497 

1,214

1,221

8S5 

626 

479 

3,568 

705 

373 

345 

211 

300

884

Aug.

271 

210 

162 

168 

186

233 

188 

194 

144 

146

152 

172 

177 

1S5 

190

234 

368 

328 

274 

199

242 

230 

1S9 

196 

184

1S5 

283 

277 

228 

188 

147

Per square

mile

0.665 

2. IS 

1.77

1.78

1.29 

.913 

.69S 

5.20 

1.03 

.544 

.503 

.308 

.437

1.29

Sept.

191 

166 

170 

180 

174

228 

193 

186 

156 

230

2,120 

1,050 

594 

396 

2S4

194 

246 

231 

204 

170

17S 

200 

160 

176 

160

172 

17S 

143 

130 

138

Run-off in 

Inches

0.77 

2.43 

2.04

24.22

1.49 

.95 

.80 

5.80 

1.18 

.61 

.58 

.35 

.49

17.49

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 31, and Jan. 5 to Apr. 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 177

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°58'20", long. 72°23'15", just upstream from Big 

Falls, Ik miles downstream from Jay Branch, and 2s niles upstream from North Troy, 

Troy County.

Drainage area.- 131 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 259 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 9.50 

feet>: minimum, 1?. seo.ond-fee.t Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1931-40: Maximum discharge, 7,980 second-feet (revised) May 3, 1940 (gage height, 

12.87 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation from small power plant above station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-'.vater period in 

the water year 1940, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 894, are given 

herein:

May 1............2,860

2.......,....3,270

3............6,510

4............2,490

Month

Water year 1939-40

Second-footdays

91,011

Maximum

6,510

Minimum

20

Mean

249

Per square

mile

1.90

. Run- off In 

Inches

8

r»o

25.31

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

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.

43 

41 

39 

35 

37

38 

34 

179 

192 

103

76 

64 

56 

79 

78

108 

89 

78 

65 

55

67 

56 

52

87 

81

71 

63 

62 

59 

50 

50

NOT.

52 

111 

747 

362 

194

332 

334 

252 

178 

133

152 

1,120 

860 

334 

562

571 

291 

211 

163 

185

241 

224 

234 

192 

191

120 

116 

110 

101

112

Dec.

104 

103 

98 

94 

103

104 

97 

128 

136 

106

»10£ 

92 

89 

94 

90

97 

24S

171 

134

172 

180 

148 

109 

127

108 

103 

320 

1,500 

2,000 

1,260

Jan.

502 

264 

255 

226 

179

14 S 

120 

110 

105 

97

93 

90 

100 

»90 

100

110 

115 

130 

165 

150

125 

105 

97 

89

77 

72 

69 

67 

65 

63

Month

Octe 

Move 

Dece

Ce

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr) 

May

JUIM

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

ilendar year 194C

k

iter year 1940-4]

Feb.

61 

61 

60 

60 

59

58 

64 

72 

130 

140

90 

84 

86 

87 

170

210 

160 

120 

92

»82

76 

70 

66 

61

57

59 

50 

50

Mar.

45 

47 

52 

4S 

49

50 

46 

45 

45 

49

49 

47 

50 

49 

51

55 

62 

57 

54 

»50

54 

53 

55 

60 

62

67 

70 

78 

88 

94 

86

Secondfoot -days

2,187 

8,785 

8,438

92.100

4,060 

2,435 

1,767 

27,571 

5,330 

2,700 

1,495 

916 

1,219

66,903

Apr.

85 

93 

110 

180 

370

550 

730 

680 

900 

1,350

1,600 

1,640 

1,700 

3,530 

»3 , 610

*2,960 

1,470 

1,250 

916 

805

916 

456 

306 

261 

263

2J7 

188 

164 

142 

129

Maximum

192 

1,120 

2,000

4,720

502 

210 

94 

3,610 

1,400 

447 

123 

90 

338

3,610

May

122 

118 

109 

101 

144

117 

99 

105 

111 

97

S2 

87 

72 

68 

65

64 

141 

290 

159 

109

87 

76 

57 

65 

84

111 

278 

220 

1,400 

466 

226

Minimum

34 

52

89

20

63 

50 

45 

85 

57 

28 

27 

16 

12

12

June

154 

118 

100 

82 

74

65 

53 

54 

62 

47

40 

40 

39 

56 

90

103 

152 

140 

107 

77

56 

43 

37 

36 

35

31 

28 

195 

447 

133

July

80 

52 

42 

37 

29

36 

28 

37 

110 

77

41 

123 

120 

79 

39

30 

37 

43 

37 

4.0

29 

29 

29

27 

28

31 

38 

39 

51 

44 

33

Mean

70.5 

293 

272

252

131 

87.0 

57.0 

919 

172 

90.0 

48.2 

29.5 

40.6

183

Aug.

28 

27 

23 

24

21

16 

20 

16 

16 

27

19 

24 

30 

24 

26

52 

90 

58 

37 

33

25 

30 

25

SB

30 

45 

30 

26 

24 

21

Per square 

mile

0.538 

2.24 

2.08

1.92

1.00 

.664 

.435 

7.02 

1.31 

.687 

.368 

.225 

.310

1.40

Sept.

20 

22 

22 

22 

21

25 

3S 

33 

27 

61

338 

109 

69 

38 

38

32

I8 

^5

25 

24

21 

23 

19 

12 

14

18 

20 

17 

28 

30

Run-off In 

Inches

0.62 

2.49 

2.40

26.13

1.15 

.69 

.50 

7.83 

1.51 

.77 

.42 

.26 

.35

18.99

» Winter discharge meaaursment made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 

to Apr. 11.

28-30, Jan. 7 to Feb. 13, Feb. 15-17, Feb. 24
176 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Mlssisquoi River near Richford, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°57'30", long. 72°41'55", 1 2/3 miles upstream 

rrom Trout River, 3 miles south of Richford, Franklin County, and 3| miles downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.- 479 square miles.

Records available.- May 1909 to November 1910, July 1911 to September 1923, October 1928 

to September 1941.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1911-19, 1928-41), 920 second-feet.

hJxtreines.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage height, 12.38 

feet,;; maximum gage height, 13.58 feet Dec. 29 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 37 secondfeet Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.23 feet).

1909-10, 1911-23, 1928-41: Maximum discharge, 17,200 second-feet May 4, 1940 (gage 

height, 15.15 feet), from rating curve extended above 7,300 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, 17.64 feet Apr. 1, 1918, ice Jam; minimum discharge, 8 secondfeet 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 as above.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slieht 

diurnal fluctuation at low stages.

Rating tables,

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

78

116

163

252

366

ater year 194O-41, except periods of ice effect 

discharge, in second-feet)

ge height, In feet, and

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15

3.8 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

510

752

1,360

2,240

3,260

8.0

10.0

12.0

4,420

7,150

10,500

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

Apr. 16 to Sept. 

33 2.7 119 

46 2.9 175 

61 3.2 288 

7S 3.7 

97 4.2

520

790

30

4.8

5.4

6.0

1,210

1,700

2,240

Note.- Same as previous table 

6.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 '19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2S 

29

30

31

Oct.

143 

125 

118 

114 

110

94 

104 

475 

489 

350

236 

199 

199 

190 

334

538 

420 

317 

284 

249

217 

214 

211 

230 

246

236 

217 

196 

187 

174 

163

Nov.

160

355 

1,610 

1,360 

773

1,0.10 

1,440 

1,520 

1,040 

732

793 

2,890 

2,940 

1,660 

1,560

2,060 

1,320 

955 

752 

745

925

888 

888 

766 

759

56O 

470 

460 

440 

450

Dec.

440 

435 

425 

420 

420

410 

400 

520 

540 

480

420 

380 

370 

350 

360

350 

1,050 

880 

820 

*720

720 

730 

700 

560 

550

520 

5OO 

1,100 

5,400 

7,150 

5,840

Jan.

3,700 

2,100 

1,400 

1,120 

873

720 

620 

540 

490 

450

420 

400 

420 

390 

370

340 

360 

420 

520 

500

440 

400 

370 

360 

350

325 

315 

315 

295 

280 

275

Month

Oetc 

Nov« 

Dece

CE

Jam 

Febi 

Marc

Apr

Jun«

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 194(

ter year 194O-4]

Feb.

260 

250 

240 

235 

230

225 

220 

490 

490 

440

395 

*360 

340 

340 

780

660 

540 

450 

370 

310

285 

270 

260 

250 

235

215 

210 

200

Mar.

200 

190 

195 

200

195

195 

190 

185 

185 

1S5

*195 

205 

210 

215

225

22,5 

255 

240 

230 

230

235 

235 

235 

240 

255

275 

295 

350 

400 

400 

360

Secondfoot-days

7,379 

32,281 

33,960

352,546

19 , 878 

9,550 

7,430 

94, 472 

16,202 

9,066 

5,283 

2,287 

3,220

241,008

Apr.

350 

380 

440 

800 

1,500

2,100 

3,000 

4,180 

3,700 

4,540

5,700 

5,S40 

5,700 

8,110 

10,300

9,600 

6,700 

4,540 

3,480 

2,640

2,640 

1,880 

1,210 

990 

955

826 

706 

625 

545 

495

Ma^mum

538 

2,940 

7,150

15,200

3,700 

780 

400 

10,300 

1,970 

1,050 

390 

119 

525

10,300

May

456 

427 

404 

367 

460

436 

362 

385 

399 

354

305

263 

251 

220 

206

189 

505 

955

660 

446

340 

280 

239 

236 

236

314 

969 

990 

1,700 

1,970 

878

Minimum

94 

160 

350

68

275 

200 

185 

350 

189 

97 

88 

45 

38

38

June

590 

460 

385 

322 

259

220 

206 

192

166 

157

145 

135 

124 

137 

209

520 

432 

381 

610

367

255 

192 

142 

137 

129

112 

97 

241 

1,050 

694

July

390 

322 

255 

199

172

154 

129 

151

169 

209

189 

263 

314 

263 

213

157 

137 

132 

140 

122

117 

119 

95 

93 

88

122 

106 

117 

119 

112 

115

Mean

238 

1,076 

1,095

963

641 

341 

240 

3,149 

523 

302 

170 

73.8 

107

6 CO

Aug.

91 

84 

80 

75

71 

60 

45 

52 

49

49 

55 

61

63 

68

76 

110 

119 

97 

89

78 

84 

76 

71 

70

70 

71 

71 

71 

70 

68

Per square 

mile

0.497 

2.25 

2.29

2.01

1.34 

.712 

.501 

6.57 

1.09 

.630 

.355 

.154 

.223

1.38

Sept.

66 

60 

49 

38

43

75 

73 

64 

76 

125

525 

451 

228 

157 

119

108 

82 

82 

80 

80

75 

6S 

63

66 

75

64 

60 

56 

54

58

Run- off In 

Inches

0.57 

2.51 

2.64

27.38

1.54 

.74 

.58 

7.33 

1.26 

.70 

.41 

.18 

.25

18.71

* Winter discharge measurement made on this

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 29, 6 to Apr. 7.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 179

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°56'1011 , long. 72 012'158 , 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 1941.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.76 feet Apr. 17; minimum observed, 7.36 feet Sept. 30.

1931-41: Maximum gage height observed, 12.92 feet Apr. 20, 1933; minimum observed, 6.69 feet Nov. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Gage read twice dally on most days.

Page height. In feet, water year October 1940 to September 1941

DV

1

a

s

4

6

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

8.01

8.01

7.98

7.97

7. 93

_

7.91

8. 05

8.08

8. 08

8.06

8.06

_

8.07

8.12

8.16

e.io

8.14

8.12

-

_

8.09

7.96

8.06

8.03

8.07

-

8.06

8.03

7.97

7.98

»OT.

7.94

7.94

_

8.26

8.30

8.37

8.38

8.47

8.52

-

8.52

8.56

8.72

8.7S

8.92

9.07

_

9.20

9.23

9.21

9.26

9.30

9.33

«

9.34

9.35

9.36

9.31

9.28

9.31

-

Dec.

_

9.30

9.29

9.30

9.30

9.30

9.26

.

9.28

9.28

9.23

9.17

9.20

9.15

9.10

9.19

9.18

9.19

9.17

9.18

9.20

9.14

9.16

.

9.17

9.25

_

9.64

9.91

Jan.

10.11

10.25

10.33

.10.37

-

10.50

10.48

10.50

-

_

_

..

10.32

10.25

10.16

10.16

10.19

10.32

10.32

10.36

10.35

10.35

10.33

10.28

10.35

10.34

10.35

10.36

10.34

10.35

Feb.

9.85

9.88

9.82

9.82

9. S3

9.84

9.84

10.10

10.02

10.02

9.82

9.84

9.85

9.83

9.80

9.B£j

9.84

9.84

9.86

9.48

9.45

9.47

9.45

9.48

9.54

9.58

9.58

9.62

.

.

-

tar.

9.56

9.52

9.50

9.53

9.62

9.52

9.42

9.42

9.35

9.37

9.36

9.36

9.37

9.32

8.78

8.78

8.78

8.78

8.78

8.77

8.77

8.77

8.82

8.79

8.76

8.73

8.42

8.38

8.40

8.3S

8.38

APr.

8.35

8-26

8.23

8.18

8.26

8-40

8.57

8.67

8.84

9.06

9.44

9.82

10.03

10.29

10.52

10.67

10.74

10.74

10.73

10.64

10.61

10.56

10.36

10.21

10.10

9.92

10.06

10.01

9.84

9.86

-

M«T

9.79

9.85

9.68

9.66

9.68

9.61

9.73

9.74

9.63

9.74

9.72

9.58

9.54

9.50

9.49

9.41

9.46

9.01

9.55

9.47

9.38

9.36

9.37

9.38

9.37

9.32

9.32

9.29

9.69

9.38

9.35

June

9.52

9.51

9.49

9.47

9.46

9.38

9.36

9.36

9.38

9.46

0,27

9.17

9.12

9.08

9.14

9.14

9.11

9.03

9.08

9.01

8.99

9.00

9.03

8.90

8-94

8.84

8.80

8.78

8.98

8.94

-

July

. 8.94

9.00

8.86

8.82

8.82

_

8.73

8.69

8.72

8.72

8.68

8-64

8.71

8.65

8.64

8.58

.';.S4

8.54

8.49

8-55

8.51

8.54

8.42

8.40

8.37

8.45

8.38

8.37

8.37

8.30

8.30

Aug.

8.26

8.29

8.26

8.26

8.24

8.22

8.16

8.09

8.11

8.22

8.03

8.01

8-04

7.91

7.88

7.93

8.02

7.91

7.87

7.95

7.81

7.85

7.86

7.81

7.77

7.83

7.85

7.79

7.72

7.68

7.71

Sept.

7.72

7.75

7.79

7.70

7/62

7.73

7.75

7.66

7.58

7.60

7.77

7.77

7.71

7.68

7.67

7.67

7.69

7.70

7.61

7.57

7.57

7.57

7.61

7.50

7.50

7.48

7.50

7.42

7.53

7.36

-
180 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Clyde River at Newport, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°56 I 20", long. 72°11'25", in Newport, Orleans 

county, Just downstream from unnamed tributary entering from north and 1 mile upstream from mouth. Datum or gage is 682.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 142 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1941. May 1909 to September 1924 and 

November 1928 to May 1936 at site 0.65 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1909-19, 1929-35, 1938-41), 242 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 6.41 

feet); minimum daily, 33 second-feet Sept. 7.

1909-24, 1928-36, 1938-41: Maximum discharge, 3.900 second-feet Mar. 20, 1936 

(gage height, 5.76 feet, site and datum then in use), by computation of flow over 

dam; minimum daily, 3.0 second-feet Oct. 27, 1930; practically no flow at 'times 

because of regulation.

Revisions.- The minimum daily discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised 

to 17 second-feet Sept. 22, 1940, superseding figure published in Water-supply Paper 

894.

Re-narks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, and those below 80 

second-feet, which are good. Flow regulated by power plant and reservoirs above 

station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for low-water periods in the water year 1940, 

superseding those published in Water-supply Paper 894, are given herein.

Rating tables, water years 1939-41, except periods of ioe effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1940 Oct. 1, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.S

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

72 

101 

139 

20S 

291

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

S.5

2.5 

2.7

1,180

1,780

2,680

31

46

65

S9

124

191

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.3

302

478

683

913

1,360

Discharge, in second-feet, 1939-41 

1939-40

Day

1

2

3

4

E

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

18

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2E

26

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

131

122

127

208

219

210

200

167

146

145

138

161

150

159

151

148

144

136

142

129

135

127

149

132

134

159

172

166

173

191

237

Nov.

337

371

384

398

396

420

383

385

361

346

345

248

260

256

233

253

245

253

222

205

170

152

130

132

129

125

136

125

126

91

-

Dee.

119

107

S2

150

1S2

168

167

185

176

154

157

136

142

144

126

126

108

152

134

149

141

145

144

113

126

148

145

149

155

159

115

Jan.

137

144

148

130

V>130

128

V>120

V>140

b62

b62

b80

bl!5

131

90

122

bl!7

b!20

b!27

b!23

b!25

96

139

bl!5

b!35

b!47

144

133

108

b!47

b!35

99

Feb.

99

82

b72

b66

114

101

99

92

96

101

62

96

107

b!05

*9S

96

97

50

92

90

80

b85

114

S9

50

144

108

91

95

_

-

Mar.

91

89

42

110

151

158

139

138

103

57

115

102

97

101

95

SO

41

66

67

67

60

76

76

123

119

74

89

94

82

57

114

Apr.

132

136

129

182

312

349

330

326

364

39S

420

558

600

579

558

55S

579

689

760

810

810

7S5

712

666

663

689

636

7S5

885

g988

K«T

gl,240

gl.600

g2,380

2,680

2,500

2.0SO

1,660

1,360

1,180

1,020

910

835

760

712

666

622

689

760

885

935

935

8S5

860

785

689

600

55S

526

400

1S9

343

June

2S9

. 321

294

316

244

248

304

SOS

76

241

208

173

166

211

229

219

225

223

213

203

176

170

156

161

166

165

168

167

167

161

July

1S6

187

186

190

195

184

156

162

151

140

121

104

120

50

126

110

129

128

138

136

138

140

134

144

143

133

132

70

107

108

135

Aug.

105

102

139

S4

92

119

135

115

134

150

146

135

74

67

65

5S

61

20

132

90

95

129

131

119

86

143

137

84

69

57

58

Sept.

36

45

56

44

46

10S

138

131

171

193

162

142

113

67

89

141

189

141

142

145

95

17

57

11D

120

107

105

105

69

124

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Discharge computed from graph based on daily outside gage reading and floodmarks.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 181

Discharge, in second-feet, of Clyde River at Newport, Vt., 1939-41 Continued

1940-41

u«y

i

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

137

144

160

140

85

114

158

122

116

88

109

112

84

130

137

102

100

122

135

129

137

118

135

139

143

143

109

113

64

77

86

Hov.

68

95

125

136

139

146

279

334

318

290

273

299

328

346

451

504

505

483

456

422

386

345

313

279

253

247

238

214

194

187

-

Dec.

177

171

165

157

130

150

156

131

164

164

158

*156

157

157

144

172

171

166

125

94

122

93

162

161

116

152

149

156

106

155

409

Jan.

450

449

428

390

350

289

240

200

180

170

155

90

155

150

130

150

150

153

113

150

170

136

13S

105

120

115

146

140

140

160

150

Feb.

146

123

147

150

145

140

147

138

90

178

130

65

105

110

135

150

160

141

152

*139

143

139

110

145

141

140

135

132

_

-

Mar.

124

111

139

113

100

98

94

105

80

115

127

116

130

145

143

118

143

143

143

*137

138

147

118

146

138

133

142

143

134

98

129

Apr.

127

122

124

131

156

' 157

156

155

365

500

592

662

705

818

938

1,170

1,330

1,330

1,240

1,120

1,020

889

772

662

614

541

483

433

414

483

-

Mar

169

174

232

217

206

190

201

196

193

181

168

174

161

159

157

161

173

157

164

159

160

159

155

154

143

170

172

164

170

187

309

June

333

329

300

265

230

201

183

172

166

164

157

146

155

153

118

115

94

86

92

129

148

138

193

189

145

150

200

176

50

113

-

July

147

130

129

150

140

87

191

147

135

128

148

108

50

85

89

110

125

125

134

116

159

162

176

162

189

142

85

102

84

107

153

Aug.

172

144

11E

150

162

137

120

120

97

55

 99

82

79

78

84

89

37

80

87

89

96

114

86

36

120

114

99

91

93

7B

60

Sept.

59

97

111

99

103

72

33

126

94

112

73

53

43

43

102

163

163

142

126

100

53

103

78

78

74

85

82

36

118

58

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 

12-17, 27, Mar. 5-10, 13.

5, 6, Jan. 7-17, 20, 21, 24-31, Pet. 5, 6,

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1939-41

Month

Calendar year 1939 ...........

Water year 1940-41 ...........

Secondfoot-days

4,404

97,109

4 283

91,848

4,846

92,105

18 208

69,483

Maximum

185

2,060

148

195

 2,680

409

2,680

191

1,330

Mini^

82

67

129

20

17

93

17

Qrt

Qrt

122

143

50

50

33

Mean

266

92 1

92 ?

546

212

251

1 1 Q

156

252

98 ?

190

Per square 

mile

1.87

852

1 49

9*?2

1.77

1.10

1.77

95l

1.34

Run-off in 

inches

25.44

98

8 44

1 12

84

24.04

2

017

1.27

24.12

99

18.21

Kote.- Discharge in second-feet per square mile and run-off in inches may not represent natural 

now because of regulation.
182 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records ot stream flow obtained at gaging stations and reported in 

the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made at the points in the St. Lawrence 

River Basin indicated in the following table. These include measurements made in the St. 

Lawrence River Basin at points other than regular gaging stations during the water years 

1932, 1933, 1937, 1939, and 1940 but not previously published. Results of other miscellaneous measurements made during these years have been published in previous water-supply 

papers.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in St. Lawrence River Basin during the water years 1932, 1933,

1937, 1939, 1940, and 1941

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

Date

1940 

Aug. 26

Sept. IS 

IS 

18 

Oct. 25 

23

ROT. 20 

Dec. 18

1941 

Jan. 9 

Feb. 14 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 12 

15 

May 5 

June 19 

Aug. 11 

25

1940 

Oct. 23 

ROT. 29 

Dec. 18

1941 

Jan. 16 

Feb. IS 

Bar. 6 

Apr. 12 

15 

Hay 5 

June 20 

Aug. 9 

25

1940 

Oct. 23 

Nov. SB 

Dec. 18

1941 

Jan. 16 

Feb. 18 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 12 

May 5 

June 20 

Aug. 9 

25 

July 7

15

1939 

Bay 11 

June 26

1941 

July 23

1939 

June 28

1941 

July 23 

23

1939 

June 27

1940 

Aug. 13

1941 

Sept. 26 

Bay 2

1940 

Aug. 9 

July 31

1941

JfaV 19

Stream

Grays Creek 

spillway.

Qrays Creek.. . . 

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

....do..........

Driggs diversion 

ditch.

Big Swan Creek. .

....do..........

Klinger Lake 

Outlet.

Pawn River millrace.

White Pigeon 

RlTer.

Hickory Creek. . .

Battle Creek. . . . 

Maple River.....

....do..........

Tributary to or 

diTerting fromManistique 

River.

Manistique 

RiTer.

St. Joseph RiTer

....do..........

Pawn River. ..... 

....do..........

....do..........

Kalamazoo RlTer. 

Grand RlTer.....

....do..........

Locality

Constantine, Hlch. .........................

Constant ine, Hlch. .........................

Baroda, Mich. ..............................

Ovid, Mich. ................................ 

....do.....................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2.20

a!9.6 

1)41.6 

079.4 

4.61 

10.2

20.4 

5.31

18.3 

21.9 

13.0 

151 

23.5 

24.0 

2.76 

3.28 

2.74

30.9 

31.8 

12.0

23.9 

16.3 

12.7 

80.9 

69.7 

19.7 

9.23 

5.13 

5.9S

10.2 

13.1 

5.53

23.4

6.15 

5.11 

3.39 

24.0 

1.7S 

1.21 

5.13 

16.9

48.4

41.5 

21.8

86.8 

142

99.0 

10.5

77.2 

71.0

35.4 

10.6

4.31 

12.2

26.4

a One gate open 0.3 foot, 

b Both gates open 0.3 foot, 

c Both gates open 0.51 foot.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 183

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in St. Lawrence River Basin during the water years 1932, 1933, 

1937, 1939, 1940, and 1941 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan -Centinued

Date

1940 

July 31

1941 

May 19

1939 

Aug. 28

1941 

July 2

1940 

Nov. 14 

14 

14 

14 

14

1941 

July 18 

18

1933 

Jan. 20

Stream

Alder Creek.....

Thornapple 

River.

Cedar Creek.....

Indian Creek. . . . 

Harne Creek.....

Crockery Creek. .

Darling Creek. . ,

Betsle River. . . .

Tributary to or 

diverting fromMaple River......

Grand River. .....

Rogue River......

Grand River......

Grand River. ..... 

....do...........

Brooks Creek. ....

Lake Michigan....

Locality

Ovid, tflch.... . ............................

Hastings, Mlch. .......................... 

Ce£ar Springs, Mlch. .....................

Coopersville, Mien. ...................... 

Nunica, Mlch. ............................

Above sewage plant, near Fremont, Mlch... 

Below sewage plant, near Fremont, Mlch...

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

1.46 

3.65 

80.4

1.19

1.92 

11.3 

8.33 

108 

5.14

2.64 

2.92

229

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

1941

1932

1933 

June 24

1937 

Apr. 6

1941 

July 7

Salt River. .....

....do..........

Flint River.....

River. 

....do...........

....do...........

Saginaw River. . . .

Sanford, Mlch. ...........................

I

St. Louis, Mlch. .........................

Lapeer, Mlch. ............................

10.4

495

A no

8.44

Streams tributary to Lake St. Claire

0.641

1940 

June 4 

4

4

....do.....*..... 

Faint Creek. ....

Unnamed canal. * .

....do...........

Clinton River. . . .

....do...........

Rochester, Mlch. ......................... 

....do...................................

Below sewage plant, Rochester, Mlch......

79.9 

15.6

39.6

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

1941

June 26

1940

Aug. 2

flov. 19

1941

Sept. 24

Raisin River....

Saline River. . . .

Miami & Erie

Canal.

....do..........

Lake Brie. .......

Raisin River. ....

Maumee River.. ...

....do...........

Adrian, Mlch. ............................

Saline, Mlch. ............................

Florida, Ohio. ...........................

... .do. ..................................

42.0

3.59

tia

st!4

t!5

t Discharge obtained from rating curve.
INDEX

Accuracy of field data and computed

results. ........................

Acre-foot, definition of ..............

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by. ...........

Akron, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River at.

Alder Creek, Mieh., discharge measurement s of ........................

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

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

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis....

Antwerp, Ohio, Maumee- River at ........

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio.. 

Auburn, N- Y-, Owasco Lake Outlet near 

Auglaize River near Defiance , Ohio ....

near Fort Jennings, Ohio ............

Ausable Porks, N. Y>, Ausable River

near ............................

East Branch of Ausable River at .....

Ausable River, East Branch of, at

Ausable Porks, N. Y. ............

near Auaable Forks, 1} . Y. ...........

West Branch of, near Neranan, N. Y. . 

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Nina. « 

Battle Creek, Mieh., Battle Creek at..

Kalamazoo River near ................

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Hich....

discharge measurement of ............

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

Beaver Bay, Minn., Baptism River near.

Beaver River, N. Y. , Beaver River near

Stillwater Reservoir near ...........

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

near Beaver River, N. Y. ............

Berlin, Wie . , Fox River at ............

Betsie River, Mich., discharge measurement of ......................

Big Lake near Land 0' Lakes, Wis.......

Big Swan Creek, Hich., discharge measurement s of .....................

Black Brook at Black Brook, K. Y. .....

Black Creek, Mieh,, discharge measurement of .........................

Black River Canal (flowing south) near

Boonville, N. Y. ................

Black River (tributary to Lake

Ontario) at Watertown, N. Y. ....

near Boonville, N. Y. ...... . ..: .130,

Black River (tributary to St . Clair

River) near Port Huron, Hich....

Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio.*.. 

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

Manistique River near ...............

Boonville, N. Y., Black River Canal

near. ................ ...... .....

Black River near. .............. .130,

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

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

Brasher Center, N- Y- , St. Regis

River at ........................

Bucyrus, Ohio, Sandusky River near....

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

Buffalo Creek at Garden ville, N. Y- - 

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

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y. 

Canandaigua Lake Outlet atChapin,H. Y. 

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock,

N. Y. ...........................

Canaseraga Creek near Dans ville, N- Y. 

Cass River at Frankemmith, Mich. ......

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y-... 

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y. 

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y. .......

Cazenovla Creek at Ebenezer, N- Y. 

Cedar Creek (Mich. ), discharge measurement of ......................

Cedar Creek (Wis.) near Cedarburg,

Wis......................... ....

Page

3-4 

1

9

106

183

82

35

17

90

109

126

97

96

156

158

158

156

155

16 

63

60-61

63

182

95

16

138

137

139

138

39

183

19

182

157

183

132

131

pl.l.B ~ 

86 

98 

29 

21

132

pl.l,B38"

159

147

100

12

111

151

124

125

120

119

83

110

112

123

113

183

54

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

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich.....

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

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

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio.....

Chapln, N. Y-, Canandaigua Lake Outlet 

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

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

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N- YChicago, 111., Wolf Lake at...........

Chlppewa River, Mich., discharge measurement of......................

near Mount Pleasant, Mich...........

Chittendon and East Pittsford Reservoirs, Vt., change in contents 

of..............................

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich.. 

discharge measurements of...........

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

Coldwater River, East Branch of, at

Coldwater, Mich.................

Columbia drain. See East Pork of

Sebewaing RTver near Sebewaing, 

Mich.

Computations, accuracy of results of..

Comsteek, Mich., Kalamazoo River at...

Control, definition of................

Cooperation, record of................

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

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., East Branch of 

Oswegatchie River at............

Crelghton River near Shingleton, Mich.

Crockery Creek, Mich., discharge

measurement of..................

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

Ouster, Mich., Pere Marquette River at

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio., 

at Old Portage, Ohio................

Dansville, N. Y., Canaseraga Creek

near............................

Darling Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.....................

Data, accuracy of... 

explanation of......................

Deer Creek, Mich., discharge measurement of......................

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

Defiance, Ohio, Auglaize River near... 

Maumee River near...................

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

Detroit River, streams tributary to,

gaging-station record on........

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

Driggs diversion ditch, Mich., discharge measurement s of..........

Driggs River near Germfask, Mich......

near Seney, Mich....................

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

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51 

67

54

162

107

125

148

149

55

183

81

152 

87 

183 

180-181

58

3-4

62

1

10

140

141

31

182

139

70

105

104

119

183 

3-4 

1-3

183

140

97

91

88

171

182

24

29

East Barre, Vt., East Barre detention

reserve ir at.................... 167

Jail Branch at...................... 168

East Barre Detention Reservoir at East

Barre, Vt........................ 167

East Creek at Rutland, Vt............. 164

East Georgia, Vt., Lamoille River at.. 176 

East Lansing, Mich., Cedar River at... 67 

East Pittsford and Chittendon Reservoirs, Vt., change in contents 

of............................... 152

Ebenezer, 8- Y., Cazenovia Creek at... 113 

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.......... 59

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis... 46 

Essex Junction, Vt., Winooski River

near............................ 166

Evart, Mich., Muskegon River at....... 68

Fair Haven, Vt., Poultney River" below. 161 

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y.......... 122

185
186 INDEX

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mloh.......

pawn River, Mlch., discharge measurements of........................

Pawn River millrace, Mich., discharge 

measurements of.................

Fayetteville, N- Y-, Limestone Greek

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

Fergus, Mich., Shiawassee River near..

Flndlay, Ohio, Blanchard River near...

Pish Creek, East Branch of, at Taberg.

N. y............................

Plint River at Genesee, Mich..........

discharge measurement of............

near Flint, filch-...................

near Fosters, Mich..................

Floods, special reports on............

Florence, Wls., Pine River near.......

Fond du Lac, Wls., East Branch of Fond 

du Lao River at.................

Lake de Neveu near..................

West Branch cf Fond du Lac River at. 

Fond du Lac River, East Branch of, at 

Fond du Lac, Wls................

West Branch cf, at Fond du Lac, Wls. 

Fort Jennlngs, Ohio, Auglaize River

near............................

Fort Wayne, Ind., St. Marys River near 

Fosters, Mich., Flint River near......

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

near Wrlghtstown, Wls...............

Frankenmuth, Mich., Cass River at.....

Fremont, Ohio, Sandusky River near....

Oardenville, N. Y., Buffalo Creek at.. 

Qenesee, 'Mich., Flint River at........

Qenesee River at Rochester, N. Y......

at St. Helena, N. Y.................

at Scio, N. Y.......................

near Mount Morris, N. Y.............

Germfask, Mich.. Driggs River near....

Goose pen Outlet at.. ...............

Manistique River at.................

Marsh Creek near....................

Glllett, Wis., Oconto River near......

Goose Pen Outlet at Germfask, Mioh....

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

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

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

Grand River (tributary to Lake Brie)

near Madison, Ohio..............

Grand River (tributary to Lake

Michigan) at Grand Rapids, Mioh.

at Jackson, Mich....................

at Lansing, Mich....................

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

Grays Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of............. t...........

Grays Creek spillway, Mlch., discharge 

measurements of.................

Oreat Chazy River at perry Mills, N« Y.

Harrlsville, N. Y., West Branch of

Oswegatchie River near..........

Hemlock, N. Y., Canadice Lake Outlet

near............................

Heuvelton, N. Y>, Oswegatchie River

near............................

Hickory Creek-, Mich., discharge measurement of......................

Holland Creek near Seney, Mich........

Independence, Ohio, Cuyahcga River at.

Independence River at Sperryvllle,

N. Y............................

Indian Creek, Mich., discharge measurement of......................

Indian River near Manistique, Mlch....

International Bridge, Minn., Pigeon

River near......................

Iron Mountain, Mlch., Menominee River 

near............................

Ithaca, N. Y., Cayuga Inlet near......

Fall Creek near.....................

Jackson, Mich., Grand River at.. 

Jail Branch at East Bar re, Vt... 

Johnson, Vt., Lamoille River at.

Page 

78

182

182

128

74

98

129

75

183

76

77

9

34

50

51

49

50

49

96

93

77

39

41

63

103

111

75

118

116

115

117

25

24

BO

28

36

24

59

110

66

108

64

65

146

182

182

153

144

120

143

182

23

105

136

183

32

14

S3

123

122

64

168

175

Page 

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich..... 62

near Battle Creek, Mich............. 60-61

Keshena Falls, Wis., Wolf River at.... 44

Kiel, Wis., Cedar Lake neari-«........ 51

JOLinger Lake Outlet, Mlch., discharge

measurement of.................. 182

Lake Champlaln. See also Richelieu 

River at Rouses Point, N. Y>

Lake Champlaln at Burlington, Vt...... 151

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis... 51

Lake Erie, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of.......... 183

gaging-station records on......... 89-1 US

Lake George eft Rogers Rock, N. Y...... 160

Lake Huron, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of.......... 183

gaglng-statlon records oil......... 72-85

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt...... 179

Lake Michigan, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of.......182-183

gaging-station records on......... 20-71

Lake Ontario, streams tributary to,

gaglng-statlon records on.......115-140

Lake St. Claire, streams tributary to. 

discharge measurements of ......

gaglng-statlon records on........

Lake Superior, streams tributary to, 

gaglng-statlon records on......

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

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

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt... 

at Johnson, Vt.....................

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

Land O'Lakea, Wis., Big Lake near....

Lansing, Mlch., Grand River at.......

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

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N« Y

Linden, N- Y., Little Tonawanda Creek 

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

Little Cuyahoga River at Akron, Ohio.

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N- Y

183

87

14-19 

40 

37 

176 

175 

112 

19 

65 

78 

128

114 

106 

42 

114

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.47, pl-l.A 

Lutsen, Minn., Poplar River at........ 15

MoKeever, H. Y>, Middle Branch of

Moose River near................ 135

Moose River at ..................*.... 133

Mad River near Moretown, Vt........... 172

Madison, Ohio, Grand River near...--.. 108 

Manietee River near Sherman, Mioh..... 71

Manistique, Mich., Indian River near.. 32 

Manistique River near............... 22

West Branch of Manistique River near 30 

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich.... 20

near Blaney, Mich................... 21

near Manistique, Mich............... 22

West Branch of, near Manistique,

Mlch............................ 30

Maple River,. Mich., discharge measurement s cf........................ 182

Markesan, Wis., Little Green Lake near 42 

Marne Creek, Mich., discharge measurement of......................... 183

Marsh Creek near Germfask, Mich....... 28

near Shlngleton, Mich............... 27

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio......... 90

at Waterville, Ohio................. 92

near Defiance, Ohio................. 91

Menominee River near Iron Mountain,

Mich................t........... 33

Mexico, Ohio, Sandusky River near...*. 102 

Miami & Erie Canal, Ohio, discharge

measurements of................. 183

Middlebury, Vt., Otter Creek at....... 163

Midland, Mlch., Tittabawassee River at 79 

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis..... 52-53

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt.. 177 

near Richford, Vt................... 178

Mollys Falls and Peacham Pond Reservoirs, Vt., change in contents 

of.............................. 152

Monroe, Mich., Raisin River at........ 89

Montpelier. Vt., Wlnooski River at.... 165

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis........ 18

Moose River at MoKeever, N. Y......... 133
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Page 

Moose River, Middle Branch of, at

Old Forge, H. Y................. 134

near McKeever, H- Y............... 135

Moretown, Vt., Mad River near......... 172

Mottvllle, Mieh., St. Joseph River at. 56 

Mount Clemens, Mloh., Clinton River at 87 

Mount Morris, H. Y-, Genesee River

near............................ 117

Mount Pleasant, Mieh., Chippewa River

near............................ 81

Muskegon River at Evart, Mloh......... 68

at Newaygo, Mieh................ .... 69

Hew London, Wls., Wolf River at....... 45

Newaygo, Mieh., Muskegon River at..... 69

Nemman, N. Y>, West Branch of Ausable

River near...................... 155

Newport, Vfc., Clyde River at..........180-181

Lake Memphremagog at................ 179

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y........ 12

streams tributary to, gaging-station

record on....................... 114

Kiles, Mieh., St. Joseph River at..... 57

North Bradley, Mieh., Salt River near. 80 

North Troy, Vt., Missiaquol River near 177 

Northfield Palls, Vt., Dog River at... 171

Oconto River near Glllett, Wls........ 36

Ogdensburg, N. Y., St. Lawrence River

at.............................. 13

Old Forge, N. Y., Hiddle Branch of

Moose River at.................. 134

Old Portage, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at.. 104 

Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y...... 127

Oshkosh, Wls., Lake Winnebago at...... 40

Oawegatchie River, East Branch of, at

Cranberry Lake, N. Y............ 141

near Oswegatchie, N. Y............ 142

near Heuvelton, N Y................ 143

West Branch of, near Harriaville, 

. N. Y............................ 144

Oswego River at Oswego, N. Y.......... 121

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt..... 162

at Mlddlebury, Vt................... 163

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.. 126 

Owosso, Mioh., Shiawassee River at.... 73

Paint Creek, Mieh., discharge measurement of...................... 183

Peacham Pond and Mollys Falls Reservoirs, Vt., change In contents 

of.............................. 152

Pere Marquette River at Ouster, Mieh.. 70 

Perry Mills, N. Y., Great Chazy River

at.............................. 153

Piercefield, N. Y., Raquette River at. 146 

Pigeon River below International

Bridge, Minn.................... 14

Pike River at Amberg, Wis.............. 35

Pine Creek, Hlch., discharge measurement s of........................ 182

Pine River (tributary to Lake Huron)

at Alma, Mieh................... 82

discharge measurements

cf.............................. 183

Pine River (tributary to Lake Michigan)

near Florence, Wis.............. 34

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn.......... 15

Port Huron, Mieh., Black River near... 86 

Portage, Wis., Silver Lake at......... 42

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio...... 99

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt... 161 

Powers, Ohio, Bean Creek at....^...... 95

Publications of stream flow by

Geological Survey............... 4-7, 9

by State agencies................... 8

Pyrites, N. Y., Grass River at........ 145

Raisin River at Monroe, Mlch.......... 89

discharge measurement of............ 183

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y... 146 

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at

Rouses Point, N Y.............. 150

Richelieu River Basin, Vt., smaller

reservoirs in................... 152

Rlchfcrd, Vt., Missisquol River near.. 178 

Rifle River, Mieh., discharge measurement of......................... 183

near St erling, filch................. 72

498587 O - 43 - 13

River Rouge at Detroit, Mlch.......... 88

Rochester, N. Y., Genesee River at.... 118

Rogers Rock, N. Y., Lake George at.... 160

Rouses Point, N. Y., Richelieu River

at.............................. 150

Royalton, Wls., Little Wolf River

at................... ........47, pl.l,A

Run-off in inches, definition of...... X

Rutland, Vt., East Creek at........... 164

St-. Clair River, streams tributary to, 

gaglng-statlon record on........

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

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mlch... 

at Nilee, Mieh......................

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg,

N. Y............................

St. Lawrence River main stem, N. Y.,

gaging-station records on.......

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind..

St. Regls River at Brasher Center,

N. Y............................

Saline River, Mlch., discharge measurement of......................

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y. .

Salt River, Mieh., discharge measurement of.........................

near North Bradley, Mieh............

Sand Creek, Mieh., discharge measurement s of........................

Sandusky River near Buoyrus, Ohio....*

near Fremont, Ohio..................

near Mexico, Ohio...................

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio...........

S'aranac River at Saranac, N. T........

Saxon, Wls., Montreal River near......

Scio, N. Y., Genesee River at.........

Sebewaing, Mloh., East Fork of

Sebewaing River near............

Sebewaing River near................

Sebewaing River, East Fork of (Columbia 

drain), near Sebew^ing^ Mlch....

Sebewaing River (State drain) near

Sebewaing, Mlch.................

Second-feet per square mile, definition of.........................

Second-foot, definition of............

Second-foot-day, definition of........

Seney, Mlch., Drlggs River near. 

Holland Creek near..................

Walsh Creek near*...................

Sherman, Mieh., Manlstee River near...

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mlch......

near Fergus, Mieh...................

Shlngleton, Mieh., Crelghton River

near............................

Marsh Creek near-....................

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

South Range, Wis., Amnicon Lake near..

Sperryville, N. Y., Independence River 

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

Stage-discharge relation, definition 

of..............................

State drain. See Sebewaing River near 

Sebewaing, Mieh.

Sterling, Mlch., Rifle River near.....

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver

River, N. Y.....................

Stoney Creek, Mlch., discharge measurement of......................

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

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

Taberg, N. Y., East Branch of wish

Creek at................... ......

Terms, definition of..................

Thornapple River, Mlch., discharge

measurement of..................

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

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mieh..

Tobacco River, Mlch., discharge measurement of......................

Townsend, Wls., Boot Lake near........

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky River

near............................

Walsh Creek near Seney, Mieh..........

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

116

56

57

13

12-13 

93

147

183

148

183

80

182

100

103

102

101

154

18

115

85

84

85

84

1

1

1

24

23

26

71

73

74

31

27

42

17

136

1

72

137

183

94

127

129

1

183

94

79

183

38

101

173
188 INDEX

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt... 

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

Waterville, Ohio, Mawmee River at....

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

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wls......

White Pigeon River, nich., discharge 

measurement a cf................

Willoughby, Ohio, Chagrin River at... 

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

Winooski River at Kontpelier, Vt.....

near Essex Janet ion, Vt............

North Branch of, at Wrightsville, 

Vt.............................

174

131

92

48

37

182

107

159

165

166

170

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

Wolf River above West Branch of Wolf 

River, Wis.....................

at Keshena Falls, Wis..............

at New London, Wis.................

Woodville, Ohio, Portage River at....

Work, division of....................

scope of...........................

Wrightstown, Wis., Pox River near....

Wrightsville, Vt., North Branch of

Winooski River at..............

Wrightsville detention reservoir at

Wrightsville, Vt...............

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