Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 177 Series P, Hydrographic Progress Reports, 53 

DEPARTMENT O.F THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR 

REPORT 

OF 

PROGRESS OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS 

FOR 

THE CALENDAR YEAR 1905 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF F. H. NEWELL 

PART Xlll.-Great Basin and Pacific Ocean Drainages in California, and Colorado 

River Drainage below Gila River 

BY 

W. B. CLAPP and J. C. HOYT 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

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CONTENTS. 

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Int~oduction ...•••................. _ ....... ______ .. _ . ~ . • . . ..• • . • . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Organization and scope of work _____ .. _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 

Definitions ____ .••.•..... ____ . __ . ____________________________________ • 3 

Explanation of tables._______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 

Convenient equivalents ________________ . __________ : ____ . _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 

Field methods of measuring stream flow . ________ . _______ .. _ . _________ • 6 

Office methods of computing run-off .•... __ ... _____ ·-- ___________ ._____ 10 

Cooperation and acknowledgments •••..... ____ . ______ -~--- __ ----. ____ . 12 

Colorado River drainage basin below Gila River .. __________________ .----... 13 

Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz _____ .. ___________ . _______ .. ___ . ___ -·--- 13 

Colorado River below heading No. 3 of Imperial canal ___ . ____ .________ 17 

Canals below Yuma, Ariz ..... _______________ , ________ . __ ._.__________ 18 

Colorado Valley Pumping and Irrigation Company's canal at Yuma, Ariz.~ __ .. _. ___ •. ____ . __ .. ___ ._. __ .• _. ______________________ .. _ 18 

Farmers' canal near Yuma, Ariz _____________ -.· ______________ ... . 19 

Ludy canal near Y'uma, Ariz .. ______________ .. ~ ___ .. ______ ... _____ 1~ 

Imperial canal at headings in United States and Mexico ___ . _ .. ____ . 20 

Imperial Valley canals _________ . __ . ___ . ________ . ____________ . ___ . 25 

Lands irrigated in the Imperial Valley .....•. ·--------------------- 40 

Duty of water in the Imperial Valley ______ . __ .. ____ . _____________ . 40 

McKim flume ...... ·----------------- ___ ---------~----------- 40 

California-Mexico Land and Cattle Company's flume ___ ... ___ .. 41 

Miscellaneous measurements __ ;_. _ . __ . ________________ . _. ___________ . _ 42 

The Great Basin drainage. ________ . _____ • ____ . __ . __ ._. __ .. _. __________ .,__ 42 

General features • __ · _______ . __________ .•.•.• _ . ______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 

Susan River drainage basin ____ . ___ .. _ .. _____ . __ . _. ____ . __ . _. _______ .. 42 

Description of basin .. _ ••.•. ___ . ____ . _________ . _ .• _ .. _____ .. __ .. _ _ 42 

Susan River near Susanville, Cal _______ . ___ ., _. _______________ • _ _ _ 42 

Willow Creek at Merrillville, CaL ..... _______ . _____________ ...•... 45 

Willow Creek near Standish, CaL •• _. __ . _. _ .. _ .. _. __ . _. ___ .-.-.. .. . 47 

Owens River drainage basin_ ... _____ .. ____ .• __ .. _. _ .. ______ ... ______ •• 49 

Description of basin. __ . ______ • _ ...• ____ ..... __ . __________ . _____ . _ 49 

Owens River near Round Valley, CaL ___________ --------_. ___ ----- 50 

Rock Creek near Round Valley, CaL ... ___ ._ .... ______ ----.------. 52 

Pine Creek near Round Valley, CaL .. _ .. _____________ ... ___ .-- ___ . 55 

Owens River cabal near Bishop, Cal. .. ______ .. ___ .... ---------_.-- 57 

· Bishop Creek canal near Bishop, CaL _________________ ,. __ : __ __ . . . • . . 58 

Farmers' canal near Bishop, CaL ... __________ .. __ . _____ .... ___ .___ 59 

McNally canal near Bi.shop, CaL .. ____ . _________ ..•• --. _____ .----- 61 

George Collins canal near Bishop, Cal .. ___ . _______ . ____ . _......... 61 

Bishop Creek near Bishop, CaL. _________ . ___ . _____________ ....... 62 

Rawson canal near Bishop, CaL ... __ ,_. ___________________ -----___ 65 

A. 0. Collins canal near Bishop, Cal • _ .••.••..•••.......... - -. --. - - 66 

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The Great Basin drainag~ontinued. 

Owens_River drainage basin-Continued. 

Dell canal near Bishop1 Cal •••..........•.••.••••••••••••••••••••• 

Big Pine and Owens River canal near Bishop, Cal ••••...•••....•.•• 

Sanger canal at Alvord, Cal •••••........•............••.•.......•• 

East Side canal near Citrus, Cal •••.•...•..••.••••.••. ~ ••....•.•.•• 

Stevens canal near Citrus, Cal.., •...•••..•.•...•••..••••.••••••••• 

Owens River Iiear Citrus,· Cal •••..•...•..•....•..•.••••••••.•.•••• 

Powers canal near Bishop, Cal .•••••..•.....•......•.•.•..•...•.•• 

South Hillside canal near Bishop, CaL •. !"' ••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ 

North Hillside canal near Bishop, Cal •..•••..•••••••••..•.....•.•• 

Big Pine Creek neat Big Pine, Cal •••.•. c ••••••••••••••• , •••••••••• 

Birch Creek near Tinemaha, Cal ••••••••••••.••• : .• _. ~ ..•••.. ~ ••••• 

Independence Creek near Independence, Cal •••••..•••..•• " ••.••••• 

Oak Creek near Independence, Cal. ••••.•••••••••..•••..•••...•••• 

Miscellaneous measurements •••..••••••...••••••..••.••..... -~----

Mohave River drainage basin ..........•............•........ -~ ...... . Description of baSin" •.••.•.•••••...•• : •••..•••.••.•. -••••. : .••••••••• 

Mohave River at Victorville, Cal .' •.•.•......•• _ ••...••••.•••••••••• 

Southern Pacific Ocean drainage ••••••••••••••• , .••..•••.•.•••..••••..•• ~. 

GeiJ.eral features ••••••••••• : .•••••.••••.......•••••.... ~ .. -'-·'-··, .•.•• 

S~ L~ ~e~ River d~inage basin ..•.••...•.•.•••••••..•..••••.•••••• 

Descnption of basm •••..•..••.•.•.....•.•...........••.•••..••..• 

San·Luis Rey River ii.ear Pala, CaL •••••••••.••••.•••..••••.••••••• 

Santa Ana River drainage.basin •••••.•....••••... -.•• · ••..•.•• · ..•.•••••• 

Description of .basin .•.............••..•••.•.•••••. _ ••.•.•.....•••• 

Santa Ana River near Mentone, Cal •....•..••.•.. ___ ...•.••...•••• 

Seepage measurements •..• _____ _-_ •.•.......•.••...•...••••••••..•• 

Miscellaneous measurements ••.•.•.•....................... ~ •.•... 

San Gabriel River drainage basin ••.•• , ........•.••...••..••• : •• ~ •••••• 

·Description.of basin •••••••••••••........•••..•••. ~ .•.•..••••.•... 

San Gabriel River and (li!Jlals near Azusa, Cal •.•..... --·"- ....•..•.. 

_Miscellaneous lll'easurements •••••..•••..••...•....••...• ____ •.••••. 

Los Angeles River drainage basin ••..•..•....••••...•..............•••. 

Description of basin •••••...••••••••............••.....•••••.•.•.. 

Miscellaneous measurements •••.........••••.....• -.•... -.• ; •••••••• 

Malibu Creek drainage basin ••••• _ •..•••.••••.•. -••.....•.•... .-••..•. ~--· 

Description .of basin •••••..•••.•..•. __ ..•..• _ •.•••••••..•.•...••••. 

Malibu Creek near Calabasas, CaL. __ .. · •....•... • ..••.••.••••. ~ •••. 

Triunfo Creek near Calabasas, Cal ••...••... --- .......••••.•••••••• 

Santa Clara River draiwlge basin ......•....••••••.••••.•••.•• c ••••••••• 

Description of basin_ •••• _ .•..•..••.•.......•.•••..•.•.•.•.••.•.• _. 

Miscellaneous measurements ..•.•..•.....•.....••. ~ ....••••••.•••. 

Santa Ynez River drainage baSin."· .....•.•...••.•...... "-~----- .•••.• 

Description of basin •...••.......•••... ~ ...........••••.•••••••• -•• 

Santa "Y:nez River near Santa Barbara, Cal ......... : •• : •• ~ •••••.••••. 

Santa Maria River drainage b&sin .•...•.•....•..•... c •••••••• _ ••••••••• 

Description'of basin.: .....••... , .............••••.•.••••••••••••••. 

Santa Maria 'River near Santa Maria, CaL ••••••••...•.••..•.•.••• -~ 

Salinas River drainage basin •• _ ••....• , ..•.... -- ..•.•.•..•.....•••..•. 

Description of- basin • ~ ••..•.............•.••• : .. , ...•....•••••••••. 

Arroyo Seco near Soledad, Cal ...•.•...........••••.•.••••....•••• 

Miscellaneous measurements l.n southern California •••.••••• • ••.•••••••• 

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San Francisco Bay drainage basin .••••••••••..•.•••••••.•••.••...•••••••..• 

General features .•........••....• · .........•.....• , .•••••.•.••..... ~ .•• 

Sacramento River ..........•........ ~ .•••...•.......••..•....•.•••••• 

Description of river ••....•...................•..... · .•.•.•••••••••• 

Sacramento River near Red Bluff, CaL .................. : ••....... 

Sacramento Ri~er at Sacramenta, CaL .............•.....•.••..•.•• 

Miscellaneous measurements ........•....••••.... ~ ..•..•.........• 

Pit River drainage basin ••.........................•.•....•.....•• 

Description of basin ••...........•••••..........•........... "· 

Pit River near Canby, CaL ... ·_ ..•......••••..•••.•..••••••... 

Pit River near Bieber, CaL ••....•..•........•••••......• · •••••• 

South Fork of Pit River near Ivy; CaL:. ••..•.•••••.•• , ••.•..•. 

West Valley Creek near Likely, CaL •..•...•••..... ~- ..••••••• 

Ash Creek at A din, CaL ••...•...•....••••...... ·_ .•..•••.••••. 

McCloud River near Gregory, CaL ••.•.....•....•...••••..•••• 

Miscellaneous measurements •.•..........•.••••••.••.•••..•... 

Stony Creek drainage basin •..•..••...... ~ .•...........••......... 

Description of basin ............•........••..... ' •.••.. c •••••• 

Stony Creek near Fruto, CaL ......•.......•.... c ••••••••••••• 

Feather River drainage basin •..........•......•......••••.. : . ••.. 

Description of basin ••.................•....••.••.•••••....••. 

Feather River at Oroville, CaL ............•......•••.•••.••••• 

Miscellaneous measurements ......•...... 0 ................... .. 

Yuba River drainage basin .......•.•.........•. --~ ...•.•••••..••••. 

Description of basin •..... _ .........•••..••••....••.•.••.••••• 

Yuba River near Smartsville, Ca1 •.••..•••...•..••.•..•••.•..•• 

Miscellaneous measurements ..........••.........••..•..•••... 

Bear River drainage basin ...........••••.....•... · ...••.....•.•••. 

Description of basin ..•....•........•.•.......•••••...•.•••••. 

Bear River above Wheatland, Cal •........•••....••..••• · ••.•.. 

Miscellaneous measurements ......•...........•. · •...••••.••••• 

Cache Creek drainage basin ..•..••••••.•.••..•.••••.•.•...••.•.••. 

Description of basin ...•••.••..••.•. : ••••.••.•••..•..••.•..••• 

Clear Lake at Lakeport, CaL .••••.....•••....••.•.•••••.•...•. 

Cache Creek at Lower Lake, Cal. .•...••..•••••.••.••••..••••• 

Cache Creek near Yolo, CaL •............••••.•••••. " ••••.•.•• · 

Miscellaneous measurements .•••......•••.....••••••.•••• · ••.•• 

American River drainage basin •...........••••.•••••••••.•••••..•• 

Description of basin ••..........•...•.•••...•.•••••••..••••••. 

American River"near Fairoaks, CaL ......•••.••••.•••.•••••••• 

Miscellaneous measurements ............•.........•.....••••.• 

. Puta Creek drainage basin •....••...•...••••••..•.•.•........••••. 

Description of basin ....• ~ ......•..•..••.•••...•..•.••••.••••• 

Puta Creek near Guenoc, CaL ...•••. ~ •..•.•.••••••.•••••...•. 

Puta Creek at Winters, CaL .••••.......•..•..... -. 0 •••• - - -.-. 

~Joaquin River •••.••....................•••....•••...•••••••...•. 

Description of river •••......•..... c ••••••••••• ---- •• :-•• -----------

San Joaquin River at Herndon, Cal ..••.••••••.••.....•••••.•••••• 

Miscellaneous measurements ••...•.••••.•••..•.•••••••.••••.•••••• 

Kern Riverdrainage basin ..............•.•.•••••••••.•••••••••••. 

Description of basin .....•..... : •..••....••••••••..•••••• " •••• 

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VI. OONTENTS. 

San Frimcisoo Bay drainage basin-Continued. 

·· San Joaquin River-Continued. 

Tule River drainage basin .... ·. ___ ..•......••.. ------~.--- •••••. --.-. 

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Description of basin ............ _._._. ____ ._ •..••.• __ ... _ .... _. 

TuleRivm: near Portersville, Cal •••.•..•.•.. , •............••••. 

Miscellaneous measurements .•.....•.•. , ......•.......•... , .. 

Kaweah River drainage ba&n •......•..........•.•. _, .... ~ ---~--

Description of basin .••.•. : . ...• _ .•..••..•...•.•. -....•• --~. . ... . · Kaweah River below Three Rivers, CaL ___ .. ___ ... ____ ..... __ _ 

· Miscelianeous measurements .• _ ................... · ..•••••• , ••• 

Kbigs River drainage basin •.•............•.•....•... -----.---- .•.• · · DesCription of basin. ___ ..... _. _ .... : _ ••••.. ·• _ ...... _ .• _. ___ ~. 

king8 River near Sanger, CaL.· .•....•.•••.•.••• -- .•.••.•••.••• 

. __ Miscellaneous measurements •••.•••. _ •• ~ .•...•.••• ---.·-- .. -~•-­

Merced River drainageJ:>asin ----- __ .......•....••........•...••.•• 

· Description of basin •••.•••..•. ~ .............................. . 

Merced River in Yosemite Valley, CaL ..•...•.• -----••.••••.•. ~ 

Merced. River above Merced Falls, Cal ••• : .......•..•..• , ... ~ •• 

Yosemite Creek in Y osen:iite Valley, CaL. •.....•••............ 

Tenaya Creek in"Yoseniite Valley, CaL .••........ ____ ...•.••. 

Miscellaneous measurements .••... , ..•.•.•....•..•.•••...•.... 

· Tuolumne River drainage basin ...•. _ .•••..••••.••.... , .•.••.• , ___ . 

· ·. Description of basin ..•... _. __ •.. _ •.....•.•••...•..•••••.•••• ·• 

· Tu.oiumneRiver at Lagninge, Cal ...••.•.......... __ •..••.•.••. 

Modesto canal at Lagrange, CaL .•.......••......•.•..••• " ..••• 

Ti:irlock canal at Lagrange, Cal ...•..•.• · •. --.---.•.•.••••..•.•. 

:Miscellaneous measurements -----.... -: -•• -••• -.•• --•..•••.• -.-- Stamslaiis River drainage basin .••.•••••• ;. __ ••• __ ••. ;_ ••••••••••.. · 

. Description of basin • ·- .•......... __ . _ .. _ •...•••..••.•. -••••.•• 

Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry, CaL .••.....•...•• ~ ••..•..•• 

· · Stanislims Water Company's ditch at Knights Ferry, Cal •.•.•..• 

":Miscellaneous measurements .••..........•.•...••..•..•..•• ,· .. 

Mokelumne River drainage basin~ _ •.•...•.••••••••.••••..•.•.••••• 

· · Description of basin~.~.: .... _. __ .••. _., ....... ,.~- .•.....••.•. 

'Mokelmnne .River near Clements, CaL ••••••..••.• ~ ..•• ---~ •.•• 

Northern PaCific Ocean drainage ••.. ~- ~ .•.•..•••• __ •••.•••• : •••. _ ...•••. __ 

· Rrissui.n :Ri-ver drainage biudn. _ ..•. :: .•• _ .. _ •.••••..••.••••••...••••.•. 

. Misceilaneous measurements •...••••....•..• " ..•••••..•.••••••..•. 

· · Eel. River drailiage basin .•••••••..•.•. __ ..•••...•• · ..• ·"--~---~- ...••.. 

.. :Mi.Seellatieous measurements----.------.-,_--- .... ---.--·--·- .•• •.•. 

KlB.inath.Ri.ver draituige baain .••.•.• __ ...•• ,_ .•.••...••..•.•....•.•••. 

.. •. .. Lmk .River at Klamath Falls, Oreg ••.•..•......••.•..•.•.••...•.•. 

. klamath River at ~eno, Oreg •.•••....••••.••...•.•.••••••....•... · 

•. Sycim ·River nearSiiverlak;e, Oreg •... ·.~ •••••.••••• :. __ • __ .••••• _ •. 

.. 'Lost':River near Clear Lake, CaL. •.. -.-: •.... , .....•.•.••••.•.••••. 

-'Lost River near Merrill, Oreg •.......•......•.•. , .••••..•.••• ---~--

-·..rule -Lake near :Merrill, Oreg. __ .•...•••...•.• : •.. ~ • c •••••••••• _ ••• 

- ':Miller· Creek near Lj>reila; Oreg •••••.•••••. : ..•••...••..•••••••••• 

. ".i>recipftation and evaporation data.'.--•. -.•. --•..•••••...• -- ...• -- •• 

M~Ila~~~llii ~easurements •• __ •.• _ •• ____ •• ________ •... -.• -•••.••••.•.•• 

.. Rogue River drainage basin._._. _ ..... __ .•• _ •••••••••.••••....•••...• ' . ":ROgue River at -Gold Ray,· Oreg •••••••.. : .•• w ••••••••••••••••••••• ~··. .,.., •• .._ ...... ,.·-, -~~-. • • ·">''-"'·~· v·- ,/ ,·- • • • • ··. 

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Northern Pacific Ocean drainage-Continued. Page. 

Umpqua River drainage basin......................................... 250 

South Fork of Umpqua River near Brockway, Oreg ........... · •... :. 250 

North Fork of Umpqua River near Oakcreek, Oreg •. __ . ___ .. _. ___ ._ 251 

Siletz River drainage basin. __ --·-_ ...•.. ______ • ______ ...... _.__________ 252 

. Siletz River at Siletz, Oreg .... __________ • __ . __ .......•.•... _ .•. _._.. 252 

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ILLUSTRATIONS. 

PLATE I. Map of the United States, showing location of principal gaging stations maintained .during 1905 ....••.. , ... __ ..••..•....•..... , •• 2 

FIG. 1. Cab~ station, showing section of river, car, gage, etc ..•....•..•. ".... 8 

2. J;>ischarge, mean-velocity, and area curves for South Fork of Skykomish 

River near Index, Wash .......•.....•. •· ....•.••..•••..•• c...... 11 

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PROGRE~ REPORT OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS 

FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR '1905. 

PART XIII. 

ByW. B. CLAPP andJ. C. HoYT. 

INTRODUCTION. 

ORGANIZATION .. AND SCOPE OF WORK. 

The hydrographic work of the United States Geological Survey includes the collection of 

facts concerning and the study of conditions affecting the behavior of water from the time 

it reaches the earth as rain or snow until it joins the oceans or great navigable rivers. These 

investigations became a ·distinct feature of the work of the Survey in the fall of 1888, when 

an instruction camp was established at Embudo, N. Mex. The first specific appropriation 

for gaging streams was made by the act of August 18, 1894, which contained an item of 

$12,500 "for gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, 

including the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells in the arid and semiarid sections." (28 Stat. L., p. 398.) 

Since that time the appropriations have been gradually increased, as· shown by the 

following table: 

. .Annual appropriation fo~ hydrographic 8U'I"Veys, fiscal years ending June 30, 1895 to 1906. 

1895 ••••• ·• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • $12, 500 1896 ••••••.•••.•••••••.•••• -- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20, 000 1897 •• ; • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 50, 000 

~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~;ggg 1900 •. •••·••••••••••••••• •• •••••••••••••••• 50,000 

1901. • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • $100, 000 1902. • • • • • • ... • • . • . • . • • • • • • • • . • . • . • • . • • • • • • 100, 000 

1903. ••••••••·•••••••••••••··•••··•·•••••• 200,000 1904 ............ : •.•.•.••••••••.•.•.•...••• 200,000 1905. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • . . • . • • • • 200, 000 1906. • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • 200, 000 

As a result of the increased appropriations the work has been greatly extended, and at the 

saine time it has been more thoroughly systematized by the adoption of standard methods 

and by grouping the States into districts, in each of w4ich a district hydrographer anc;l. a 

corps of assistants carry on a comprehensive study of the hydrographic resources. 

The chief features of the hydrographic work are the collection of data relating to the flow 

of the surface waters and the study of the conditions affecting this flow. Information is. alsO 

collected concerning river profiles, duration and magnitude of floods, water power, etc., 

which may be of use in hydrograp)ric studies. This work includes the study of .the hydrography of every important river basin in the United States and is of direct value in the commercial and agricultural development of the country. 

In order to collect the material from which estimates of daily flow are inade, gaging stations are established. The selection of a site for a gaging station and the length of time it 

is maintained depend largely on the physical features and the needs of each locality. If 

the water is to be used for powl"r, special. effort is m~de to obtain information eoncerning 

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2 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIII. 

the minim~m flow; .if water is to be stored; the maximum flow receives special attention. 

In all sections of the country permanent gaging stations are maintained for general statistical purposes, to show the conditions existing through long periods. They are also used 

as primary stations, and their records, in connection with short series of measurements, 

serve as bases for estimating the flow at other points in the drainage basin. 

During the calendar year 1905 the· division of hydrography has continued measuring the 

flow of streams on the same general lines as in previous years. Many new and improved 

methods have been introduced, by which the accuracy and value of the rilsul.ts have been 

increased. .Approximately 800 regular gaging stations were maintained during the year, 

and an exceptionally large number of miscellaneous measurements and special investigations were made. The "Report of Progress of Stream Measurements," which contains the 

results of this work, is published in a series of fourteen Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers, 

Nos .. 165-178, as follows: 

No. 165. Atlantic coast of New England drainage. 

No. 166. Hudson, Passaic, Raritan, and Delaware river drainages. 

No. 167. Susquehanna, Gunpowder, Patapsco, Potoma~, James, Roanoke, and Yadkjn river drainages. 

No. 168. Santee, Savannah, Ogeechee, and Altamaha rivers and eastern Gulf of Mexico drainages. 

No. 169. Ohio and lower eastern Mississippi River drainages. 

No. 170. Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River drainages . 

. No. 171. Hudson Bay and upper eastern and western Mississippi River drainages. 

No. 172. Missouri River drainage. 

No. 173.- Meramec, Arkansas, Red, and lower western Mississippi river dra41ages. 

No. 174. Western Gulf of Mexico and Rio Grande drainages. 

No.175. Colorado.River drainage. 

No. 176. The Great Basin drainage. • 

No. 177. The Great Basin and Pacific Ocean drainages in California. 

No. 178. Columbia River and Puget Sound drainages. 

These papers embody the data collected at the regular gaging stations, the results of the 

computations based on the observations, and such oth!Jr information as may have a direct 

bearing on the study of the subject, and include, as far as practicable, descriptions of the 

basins and the streams draining them. ' 

For the purjlose of introducing uniformity into the reports for the various years the 

drainages of the United States have been divided into eleven grand divisions, which have 

been again divided into secondary divisions, as shown in the following list. The Progress 

Report has been made to conform to this arrangement, each part containing th~ data for 

one or more of the secondary divisions. The secondary divisions have in most cases been 

redivided, and the facts have been arranged, as far as practicable, geographically. 

St. John. 

St. Croix. 

Penobscot. 

Kennebec . 

.Aitdroscoggin. 

Presumpscot. 

Saco. 

Merrimac. 

Connecticut. 

Blackstone. 

. James. 

Chowan. 

Roanoke. 

Tar. 

Neuse. 

Cape Fear •. 

List of drainage basins in the Uniied States . 

. NORTHERN ATLANTIC DRAINAGE l!ASINS •. 

Thames. 

Housatonic. 

Hudson. 

Passaic. 

Rarita;n. 

Delaware. 

Susquehanna. 

Potomac. 

Minor Chesapeake Bay. 

· Minor Northern Atlantic. 

SOUTHERN ATLANTIC DRAINAGE BASINS • 

Great Pedee. (Yadkin). 

Santee. 

Savannah. 

Ogeechee. 

Altamaha. 

Minor Southern A tlanttc. 

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U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W AT ER-SUPPLY PAPE R NO. 177 PL. I 

Scn.lo 

! 00 200 300 400 

MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, SHOWING LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL RI V ER STATIONS MAIN T AI NED DU RIN G 1905. 
Suwanee. 

Apalachiclla. 

Mobile. 

' Lower easiern Mississippi. 

Ohlo. i 

Lake Superior. 

Lake Mich~gan. LakeHur n. 

Lake St. C air. 

Lake Erie.l 

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DEFINITIONS. 

EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 

I Pearl. 

Minor Easter~ Gulf of Mexico. 

EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAINAGE BASINS. 

I Upper eastern Mississippi. 

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Niagara River. 

Lake Ontario. 

Lake Champlain (Riche!ieu River). 

Minor St. Lawrence. 

WESTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Upper we.lern Mississippi. I Lower western Mississippi. 

Missouri. I' Arkansas. 

Meramec. ' Red. 

Sabine. I 

Neches. I 

Trinity. 

Brazos. b 

Col oralio (I f Texas). 

i 

I 

Wasatch :!.j:ountains. 

Humboldt) 

Southern tacific. 

San Franc sco Bay. 

, Northern acific. 

WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO DRAINAGE BASINS. 

Guadalupe. 

San Antonio. 

Nueces. 

Rio" Grande. 

Minor Western Gulf of Mexico. 

COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

THE GREAT ,BASIN. 

I Sierra Nevada. 

Minor streams iu Great Basin. 

PACIFIC COAST DRAINAGE BASINS. 

I Columbia. 

Puget Sound. 

HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASINS. 

DEFINITIONS. 

3 

The volume of water flowing in a stream, the "run-off" or "discharges," is expressed in 

various t!rms, each of which has become associated with a certain class of work. These 

terms rna be divided into two groups-(1) those which represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gall ns per minute, miner's inch, and run-off in second-feet per square mile; and (2) 

those which represent the actual quantity of water, as run-off in depth in inches and acrefeet. Th!IY may be defined as follows: 

"Second-foot" is an abbreviation for cubic foot per second, and is the quantity of 

water flowing in a stream 1 foot wide, 1 foot deep, at a rate of 1 foot per second. It is 

generally used as a fundamental unit from which others are computed. 

"Gallons per minute" is generally used in connection with pumping and city water 

supply. , 

The "miner's inch" is the quantity of water that passes through an orifice 1 inch square 

under a head which varies locally. It has been commonly used by miners and irrigators 

-throughout the West, and is defined by statute in,each State in which it is used. In most 

States the California miner's inch is used, which is the fiftieth part of a second-foot. 
4 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

"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 the drainage area would be covered if all the 

water flowing from it in a given period were conserved and uniformly distributed on the 

surface. It is used f~r comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed iri depth 

in inches. 

"Acre-foot" is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, and is the quantity required to cover an 

acre to the depth of 1 foot. It is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation 

work. There is a convenient relation between the second-foot and the acre-foot. One 

second-foot flowing for twenty-four hours will deliver 86,400 cu,bic feet, or approximately 

2 acre-feet. 

EXPLANATION OF TABLES. 

For each regular gaging station are given, :as fa~ as available, the following data: 

1. Description of station. 

2. List of discharge measurements. 

3. Gage-height table. 

4. Rating table. 

5. Table of estimated monthly and yearly discharges and run-off, bo:sed on all the facts 

obtained to date. 

The descriptions of stations give such general information about the locality and equipment as would enable the reader to find and use the station. They also give, as far as 

possible, a complete history of all the changes since the establishment of the station that 

would be factors in using the data collected. 

The discharge-measurement table gives the results of the discharge measurements made 

during the year, including the date, the name of the hydrographer, the area of cross section, 

the mean velocity, the gage height, and the discharge in second-feet. 

The table of daily gage heights gives the daily fluctuations of the surface of the river as 

found from the mean of the gage readings taken each day. The gage height given in the 

table represents the elevation of the surface of the water above the zero of the gage. .At 

most stations the gage is read in the morning and in the evening. 

The rating table gives discharges in second-feet corresponding to each stage of the river 

as given by the gage heights. 

In the table of estimated monthly discharge, the column headed "Maximum" gives the 

mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was highest, and it is the flow as given in 

the rating table for that mean gage height. .As the gage height is the mean for the day, 

there might have been short periods when the water was higher and the corresponding 

discharge larger than given in this column. Likewise in the column of ''Minimum'' the 

quantity given is the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was lowest. The 

column headed" Mean" is the average flow for each second during the month. On this are 

based the computations for the three remaining columns, which are defined above. 

In the computations for the tables of this report the following general and special rules 

have been used: 

Fundamental rules for computation. 

1. The highest degree of precision consistent with the rational use of time and money is imperative. 

2. All items of computation should be expressed by at least two and not more than four significant 

:flogures. 

3. Any measurement in a' vertical velocity, mean velocity, or discharge curve whose per cent of error 

is five times the average per cent of error of all the other measurements should be rejected. 

4. In reducing the number of significant figures, or the number of decimal places, by dropping the last 

figure, the following rules apply: 

(a) When the figure in the place to be rejected is less than 5, drop it without changing the preceding 

figure. Example: 1,82"1.4 becomes 1,827. 

(b) When the figure in the place to be rejected is greater than 5, drop it and increase the preceding figure by 1. Example: 1,827.6 becomes 1,828. 
CONVENIE~T EQUIVALENTS. 5 I 

I 

(c) When the figure in the place to be rej¥ted is 5 and itis preceded by an even figure, drop the 5. 

Example: 1,828.5 becomes 1,828. i 

(d) When the figure in the place to be rejected is 5 and it is.preceded by an odd figure, drop the 5 and 

increase the preceding figure by 1. Examplef 1,827.5 becomes 1,828. · 

I 

. Specialj'ules for computation. 

1. Rating tables are to be constructed as clorl ely as the data on which they are based will warrant. No 

decimals are to be used when the discharge i over 50 second-feet. 

2. Dally discharges shall be applied direct! to the gage heights as they are tabulated. 

3. Monthly means are to be carried out to *e decimal place when the quantities are below 100 secondfeet. Between 100 and 10,000 second-feet, the ast figure in the monthly mean shall be a significant figure. 

This also applies to the yearly mean. 

4. Second-feet per square mile and depth in inches for the individual months shall be carried out to at 

least three significant figures, except in the c se of decim~ls where the first significant figure is preceded 

by one or more naughts (0), when the quantitf shall be carried out to two significan't figures. Example: 

1.25; .125; .012; .0012. The yearly means for hese qriantities are always to be expressed in three significant figures and at least two decimal places. I 

CONVENitNT EQUIVALENTS. 

1 second-foot equals 50 California miner's ·. ches. 

1 second-foot equals 38.4 Colorado· miner's ches. · 

1 second-foot equals 40 Arizona minw:'s incf· es. 

1 second-foot equals 7.48 United States ga'lons per second; equals 448.8 gallons per minute; equals 

646,272 gallons for one day. · , 

1 second-foot equals 6.23 British imperial g~llons per second. 

1 second-foot for one year covers 1 square ljnile 1.131 feet deep, 13.572 inches deep. 

1 second-foot for one year equals 0.000214~bic mile; eqqals 31,536,000 cubic feet. 

1 second-foot equals about 1 acre-inch per our. 

1 second-foot falling 10 feet equals 1.136 ho sepower:. 

100 California miner's inches equal15 Uni States gallons per second. 

100 Cl).lifornia miner's inches equal 77 Color do miner's inches. 

100 California miner's inches for one day ual 4 acre-feet. 

· 100 Colorado miner's inches equal 2.60 seco d-feet. 

100 Colorado miner's inches equal19.5 Uni~d Sta.tes gall. ons per second. 

100 Colorado miner's inches equal130 Calif rnia miner's inches. 

100 Colorado miner's inches for one day eq al 5.2 acre-feet. 

100 United States gallons per minut11 equal 0.223 second-foot. · 

100 United States gallons per minute for ~e day equal 0.44 acre-foot. 

1,000,000 United States gallons per day eq 11.55 second-feet. 

1,000,000 United States gallons equal 3.07 a re-feet. 

1,000,000 cubic feet equal 22.95 acre-feet. . · 

1 acre-foot equals 325,850 gallons. 1

, 1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 2,323, cubic feet. 

1 inch deep on 1 square mile equals 0.0737 ond-foot per year. 

1 mch equals 2.54 centimeters. 1 

1 foot equals 0.3048 meter. .I 

!·yard equals 0.9144 meter. j 

1 mile equals 1.60935 kilometers. ' · 

1 mile equals 1,760 yards; equals 5,280 feet; I equals 63,360 inches. 

1 square yard equals 0.836 meter. i 

1 acre equals. 0.4047 hectare. I 

1 acre equals·43,560 square feet; equals 4,840 square yards. 

1 acre equa.ls 209 feet square, nearly. J 

1 square mile equals 259 hectares. 

1 square mile equals 2.59 square kilometers; 

1 cubic foot equals 0.0283 cubic meter. 1 

1 cubic toot equals 7.48 gallons; equals 0.804 bushel. 

1 cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds. 

1 cubic yard equals 0.7646 cubic meter. 

1 cubic mile equals 147,198,000,000 cubic feet~ 

1 cubic mile equals 4,667 second-feet for on~ year. 

1 gallon equals 3.7854 liters. I 

1 gallon equals 8.36 pounds of water. _ _I 

1 gallon equals 231 cubic inches (liquid m.,sure). 

1 pound equals 0.4536 kilogram. 1 

1 avoirdupois pound equals 7,000 grams. 
6 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIII. 

1 troy pound equals 5,760 grams. 

1 meter equals 39.37 inches. Log. 1.5951654. 

1 meter equals 3.280833 feet. Log. 0.5159842. 

1 meter equals 1.093611 yards. Log. 0.0388629. 

1 kilometer equals 3,281 feet; equals five-eighths mile, nearly. 

l square meter equals 10,764 square feet; equals 1,196 square yards. 

1 hectare equals 2.471 acres. 

1 cubic meter equals 35.314 cubic feet; equals 1.308 cubic yards. 

11iter equals 1.0567 quarts. 

1 gram equals 15.43 grains. 

1 kilogram equals 2.2046 pounds. 

1 tonneau equals 2,204.6 pounds. 

1 foot per second equals 1.097 kilometers per hour. 

1 foot per second equals !J.68 mile per hour. 

1 cubic meter per minute equals 0.5886 second-foot. 

1 atmosphere equals 15 pounds per square inch; equals 1 ton per square foot; equals 1 ·kilogram per 

square centimeter. 

Acceleration of gravity equals 32.16 feet per second every second. 

1 horsepower equals 550 foot,pounds per second. 

1 horsepower equals 76 kilogram-meters per second. 

1 horsepower equals 746 watts. 

• 1 horsepower equals 1 second-foot falling 8.8 feet. 

1! horsepowersequal about 1 kilowatt. 

. Sec.-ft. X fall in feet To calculatewaterpowerqmckly: 11 Net horsepower on water wheel, realizing 80 

per cent of the theoretical power. 

Quick formula for computing discharge over weirs: Cubic feet per minute equals 0.4025!v'h3; Z=leagth 

of weir in Inches; h=head in inches flowing over 'weir, measured from surface of still water. 

To change miles to inches on map: 

Scale 1 : 125000, 1 mlle=0.50688 Inch. 

Scale 1 : 90000, 1 mile=0.70400 inch. 

Scale 1 : 62500, 1 mile=l.01376 inches. 

Scale 1 : 45000, 1 mile=1.40800 inches. 

FIELD METHODS OF MEASURING STREAM FLOW. 

The methods used in collecting these data a~d in preparing them for publication are 

given in detail in Water-Supply Ps.pers No. 94 (Hydrographic Manual, U.S. Geol. Survey) 

and No. 95 (Accuracy of Stream Measurements). In order that those who use this report 

may readily become. acquainted with the general methods employed, the following brief 

description is given: 

Streams may be divided, with respect to their physical conditions, into three classes-

(!) those with permanent beds; (2) those with beds which change only during extreme low 

or high water; (3) those with constantly shifting beds. In estimating the daily flow 

special methods are necessary for each class. The data on which these estimates are based 

alid the methods of collecting them are, however, in general the same. 

There are three distinct methods of determining the flow of open-channel streaJ;D.s--(1) 

by measurements of slope and cross section and the use of Chezy's and Kutter's formulas; 

(2) by means of a weir; (3) by measurements of the velocity of the current and of the area of 

the cross section, The method chosen for any case depends on the local physical conditions, the degree of accuracy desired, the funds available, and the length of time that the 

record is to be continued. 

Slope method.--'-Much information has been collected relative to the coefficients to be 

used in the Chezy formula, V=CVR s. This has been utilized by Kutter, both in developing his formula for c and in determining the values of the coefficient n which appears therein .. 

The results obtained by the slope method are in general only roughly app~oximate, owing 

to the difficulty in obtaining accurate data and the uncertainty of the value for n to be 

used in Kutter's formula. The most common use of this method is in estimating the 

. flood discharge of a stream when the only data available are the cross section, the slope 

as shown by marks along the bank, and a knowledge of the general conditions. 
I 

FIELD METHODS <j>F MEASURING FLOW. 7 

I 

·Weir method.-When funds are availableland the conditiona are such tha.t sharp-crested 

weirs can be erected, these offer the best fac~lities for determining flow. If dams are suitably 

situated and constructed, they may be utilized for obtaining reliable estimates of flow. The 

~onditions necessary to insure good resultstay be divided into two classes-(1) those relatIng to the physical characteristics of the d m itself, and (2) those relating to the diversion 

and use of water around and through the am. 

The physical requirements are as follows~ (a) Sufficient height of dam, so that backwater 

will not interfere with free fall over it; (bz' absence of leaks of appreciable magnitude; (c) 

topography or abutments which confine t e flow over the dam at high stages; (d) level 

crests, which are kept free from obstructi s caused by floating logs or ice; (e) crests of a 

type for which the coefficients to be used id Q=cbhi, or some similar standard weir formula, 

are known (see Water-Supply Paper. No. lW); (j) either no flash-boards or exceptional care 

in reducing leaking through them and in rkording their condition. 

Preferably there should be no di~ersioni'f wa;ter through or around the dam. Generally, 

however, the dam is built for purposes of ower or navigation, and part or all of the"water 

flowing past it is diverted for such uses. his water is measured and added to that passing 

over the dam. To insure accuracy in sue~ estimates the amount of water diverted should 

be reasonably constant. Furthermore, it 1should be so Qiverted that it can be measured, 

either by a weir, a current meter, or a sim~le system of water wheels which are of standard 

make, or which have been rated as meters ~nder working conditions and so installed that the 

gate openings the heads under which theyj work, and their angular velocities may be accurately abserved. I ' 

The combination of physical conditions ~nd uses of the water should be such that the estimates of flow will not involve, for a critical! stage of considerable duration, the use of a head 

on a broad-crested dam, of less than 6 ~ches. Moreover, when all other conditions are 

good, the cooperation of the owners or operators of the plant is still essential if reliable 

results are to be obtained. I . 

A gaging station at a weir or dam h5 the general advantage of continuity of record 

through the periods of ice and floods, an the disadvantages of uncertainty of coefficient 

be used _in the weir formula, an~ of ?ompli ations in _the diversion an~ use of the wat~r. 

"V eloetty method.-The determmatwn of he quantity of water flowing past a certam section of a stream at a given time is termed1a discharge measurement. This quantity is the 

product of .two factors-the mean velocity and the area of the cross section. The mean 

velocity is a function of surface slope, wet~ed perimeter, roughness of bed, and the channel 

conditions at, above, and below the gaging_fection. The area depends on the contour of the 

bed and the fluctuations of the surface. 'Jf'he two principal ways of measuring the velocity 

of a stream are by floats and current mettrs. 

Great care is taken in the selection and ¢quipment of gaging stations for determining discharge by velocity measurements in orde~ that the data may have the required degree of 

accuracy. Their essential requirements ~re practicaliy the same whether the velocity is 

determined by meters or floats. They a~ located as far as possible where the channel is 

straight both above and below the gaging ~ection; where there are no cross currents, backwater, or boils; where the bed of the stre4m is reasonably free from large projections of a 

permanent character; and where the ban~s are high and subject to overflow only at flood 

stages. The station must be so far remov~d from the effects of tributary streams and dams 

or other artificial obstructions that the gage height shall be an index of the discharge. 

Certain permanent or semi-permanent structures, usually referred to as "equipment," are 

generally pertinent to a gaging station. I These are a gage for determining the fluctuations of the water surface, bench marks to which the datum of the gage is referred, permanent marks on a bridge or a tagged line fndicating the points of measurement, and where 

the current is swift, some appliance (gener~lly a secondary cable) to hold the meter in position in the water. As a rule, the station$ are located at bridges if the channel conditions 

are satisfactory, as from them the observat,ons can more readily be made and the cost of the 

equipment is small. ! 
8 STREA:I\1 l\1EASUREJ\1ENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

The floats in common use are the surface, subsurface, and tube or rod floats. A corked 

bottle with a fl a.g in the top and weighted at the bottom makes one of the most satisfactory 

Hurface floats, as it is affected but little by wind. In case of flood measurements, good 

results can be obtained by observing the velocity of floating cakes of ice or debris. In case 

of all surface-float measurements coefficients must be used to reduce the ob erved velocity 

to the mean velocity. The subsurface and tube or rod floats are intended to give directly t he 

mean velocity in the vertical. Tubes give excellent results when the channel conditions are 

good, as in canals. . 

In measuring velocity by a float, observation it made of the time taken by the float to pass 

over the '·run," a selected stretch of ri ver from 50 to 200 feet long. In each discharge 

mea nrement a large number of velocity determinations are ·made at difl'erent points across 

the stream, and from these observations the mean velocity for the whole section is determined. This may be done by plotting the mean positions of the floats as indicated by the 

distances from the bank as ordinates, and the corresponding times as abscill-9as. A curve 

through these points shows the mean time of run at any point across the strea!Il, a.nd the 

mean time for the whole stream is obtained by dividing the area bounded by this curve and 

its axis by the width. The length of the run divided by the mean time gives the mean 

velocity. 

The area used in float measurements is the mean of the areas at the two ends of the run 

and at, several intermediate sections . 

• 

FIG. !.-Cable station showing section of the river, ca r, gage, etc. 

The essential parts of the cmrent meters in use are a wheel of some type, so constructed 

that the impact of flowing wn.ter causes it to revolve, and a device for recording or indicating the number of revolutions. The relation between the velocity of the moving wate r and 

the revolutions of the wheel is determined for each meter. This rating is done by drawing 

the meter through still water for a given distance at different speeds, and noting the number 

of revolutions for each run. From these data a rating table is prepared which gives the 

velocity per second for any number of revolutions. 

Many kinds of current meters have been constructed. They may, however, be classed 

in two general types-those in which the wheel is madEj up of a seri es of cups, as the Price, 

and those having a screw-propeller wheel, as the Haskell. Each meter has been deve loped 

for use under some special condition. l n the case of the small Price meter, which has been 

largely developed and extensively used by Lhe United States Geological Survey, an attempt 

has been made to get an instrument which could be used under practically all conditions. 

Current-meter measurements may be made from a bridge, cable, boat, or by wading, and 

gaging stations may be classified in accordance with such use. Fig. 1 shows a typical cable 

station. 

In making the measurement an arbitrary number of points are laid of!' on a line perpendicular to the thread of the stream. The points at which the velocity and depth are observed are known as measuring points and are usually fixed at regular intervals, varying 

from 2 to 20 feet, depending on the size and conditions of the stream. Perpendiculars 
FIELD METHODS OF MEASURING FLOW. 9 

dropped from the measuring points divide the gaging section into strips. For each strip 

or pair of strips the mean velocity, area, and discharge are determined independently, so 

that conditions existing ill one part of the stream may not be extended to parts where they 

do not apply. 

Three classes of methods of measuring velocity with current meters are in general usemultiple point, single point, and integration. 

The three principal multiple-point methods in general use are the vertical velocity-curve; 

0.2 and 0.8 depth; and top, bottom, and mid-depth. 

In the vertical velocity-curve method a series of velocity determinations are made in each 

vertical at regular intervals, usually from 0.5 to 1 foot apart. By plotting these velocities 

as abscissas and their depths as ordinates, and drawing a smooth curve among the resulting 

points, the vertical velocity-curve is developed. This curve shows graphically the magnitude and changes in velocity from the surface to the bottom of the stream. . The mean 

velocity in the vertical is then obtained by dividing the area bounded by this velocity-curve 

and its axis by the depth. On account of the length of time required to make a complete 

measurement by this method, its use is limited to' the determination of coefficients for purposes of comparison, and to measurements under ice. 

In the second multiple-point method the meter is held successively at 0.2 and 0.8 of the 

depth, and the mean of the velocities at these two points is taken as the mean velocity 

for that vertical. .Assuming that the vertical velocity-curve is a common parabola with 

horizontal axis, the mean of the velocities at 0.22 and 0.79 of the depth will give (closely) 

the mean velocity in the vertical. Actual observat~ons under a wide range of conditions 

show that this second multiple-point method gives tlie mean velocity very closely for openwater conditions where the depth is over 5 feet and the bed comparatively smooth, and 

moreover the indications are that it will hold nearly as well for ice-covered rivers. 

In the third multiple-point method the meter is held at mid-depth, at 0.5 foot below the 

surface, and at 0.5 foot above the bottom, and the mean velocity is determined by dividing 

by 6 the sum of the top velocity, four times the mid-depth velocity, and the bottom velocity.· 

This method may be modified by observing at 0.2, 0.6, and 0.8 depth. 

The single-point method consists in holding the meter either at the depth of the thread 

of mean velocity, or at an arbitrary depth for which the coefficient for reducing to mean 

velocity has been determined. 

Extensive experiments by vertical velocity-curves show that the thread of mean velocity 

generally occurs at from 0.5 to 0.7 of the total depth. In general practice the thread of 

mean velocity is considered to be at 0.6 depth, at which point the meter is held in a majority 

of the measurements. A large number of vertical velocity-curve measurements taken on 

many streams and under varying conditions show that the average coefficient for reducing 

the velocity obtained at 0.6 depth to mean velocity is practically unity. 

In the other principal single-point method the meter is held near the surface, usually 

1 foot below, or low enough to be out of the effect of the wind or other disturbing influences. 

This is known as the subsurface method. The coefficient for reducing the velocity taken 

at the subsurface to the mean has been found to be from 0.85 to 0.95, depending on the 

stage, velocity, and channel conditions. The higher the stage the larger the coefficient. 

This method is specially adapted for flood measurements or when the velocity is so great 

that the meter can not be kept at 0.6 depth. 

The vertical-integration method consists in moving the meter at a slow uniform speed 

from the surface to the bottom and back again to the surface, and noting the number of 

revolutions and the time taken in the operation. This method has the advantage that the 

velocity at each point of the vertical is measured twice. It is well adapted for measurements under ice and as a check on the point methods. 

The area, which is the other factor in the velocity method of determining the discharge 

of a stream, depends on the stage of the river, which is observed on the gage, and on the 

general coi;ttour of the bed of the stream, which is determined by soundings. The soundings 

are usually taken at each measuring point at the time of the discharge measurement, either 

I.RR 177-06-2 
10 .. S'rRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART . XIII. 

by using the meter and cable, or by a special sounding line or rod. For streams with permanent beds standard cross sections are usually taken during low water. These.sections 

serve to check the soundings which are taken at the time of the measurements, and from 

them any change which may have taken place in the bed of the stream can be detected. 

They are also of value in obtaining the area for use in computations of high-water measurements, as accurate soundings are hard to obtain at high stages. 

In computing the discharge measurements fr0m the observed velocities and depths at 

various points of measurement, the measuring section is divided into elementary strips, as 

shown in fig. 1, and the mean velocity, area, and discharge are determined separately for 

either a single or a double strip. The total discharge and the area are the sums of those for 

the various strips, and the mean velocity is obtained by dividing the total discharge by the 

total area. 

The determination of the flow of an ice-covered stream is difficult, owing to diversity and 

instability of conditions during the winter period, and also to lack of definite information 

in regard to the laws of Bow of water under ice. The method now employed is to make 

freqeunt discharge measurements during the frozen periods by the vertical velocity-curve 

method, and to keep an accurate record of the conditions, such as the gage height to the 

surface of the water as it rises in a hole cut in the ice, the thickness and character of the ice, 

etc. From these data an approximate estimate of the daily flow can be made by constructing a rating curve (really a series of curves) similar to that used for open channels, but considering in addition to gage heights and discharge, the varying thickness of ice. Such data 

as are available in regard to this subject are published in Water-Supply Paper No. 146, 

pages 141-148. 

OFFICE METHODS OF COMPUTING RUN-OFF. 

There are two principal methods of estimating run-off, depending on whether or not 

the bed of the stream is permanent. 

For stations on streams with permanent beds the first step in computing the run-off is the 

construction of a rating table, which shows the discharge corresponding to any stage of the 

stream. This rating table is- applied to the record of stage to determine tbe amount of 

water flowing. The construction of the rating table depends on the method used in measuring flow. 

For a station at a weir or dam, the basts for the rating table is some standard weir formula. 

The coefficients to be used in its application depend on the type of dam and other conditions 

near its crest. After inserting in the weir formula the measured length of crest and the 

assumed coefficient, the discharge is computed for various heads and the rati:ng table constructed. 

The data necessary for the construction of a rating table for a velocity-area station are the 

results of the discharge measurements, which include the record of stage of the river at the 

time of measurement, the area of the cross section, the mean velocity of the current, and 

the quantity of water flowing. .A thorough knowledge of the conditions at and in the vicinity 

of the station is also necessary. 

The construction of the rating table depends on the following laws of Bow for open permanent channels: (1) The discharge will remain constant so long as conditions at or near 

the gaging station remain constant. (2) The discharge will be the same whenever the 

stream is at a given stage if the change of slope due to the rise and fall of the stream be 

neglected. (3) The discharge is a function of and increases gradually with the stage . 

. The plotting of results of the various discharge measurements, using gage heights as ordinates; and discharge, mean velocity, and area as abscissas will define curves which show 

the discharge, mean velocity, and area corresponding to any gage height. For the development of these curves ther!] should be, therefore, a sufficient number of discharge measurements to cover the range of the stage of the stream. Fig. 2 shows a typical rating curve 

with its corresponding mean-velocity and area curves. ' 
OFFICE METHODS OF COMPUTING FLOW. 11 

As the discharge is the product of two factors, the area and the mean velocity, any change 

in either factor will produce a corresponding change in the discharge. Their curves are 

therefore constructed in order to study each independently of the other. 

The area curve can be definitely determined from accurate soundings extending to the 

limits of high water. It is always concave toward the hortzontal axis or on a straight line, 

unless the banks of the stream are overhanging. 

The form of the mean-v-elocity curve depends chiefly on the surface slope, the roughness 

of the bed, and the cross section of the stream. Of these, the· slope is the principal factor. 

In accordance with the relative changes of these factors the curve may be either a straight 

line, convex, or concave toward either axis, or a combination of the three. From a careful 

study of the conditions at any gaging station the form which the vertical velocity-curve will 

take can be predicted, and it may be extended with reasonable certainty to stages beyond 

the limits of actual measurements. Its principal use is in connection with the area curve 

in locating errors in discharge measurements and in constructing the-rating table. 

The discharge curve 'is defined primarily by the measurements of discharge, which are 

studied and weighted in accordance with the local conditions existing at the time of each 

"' MEAN VEL.OCITY, AA A ANO ATING URVES _j.:.--v 

• SKYKO I ISH RIJ EA ISO. 

0 !> \ 

FORK ) N AR IN x. wl ... 

~ ~ [I v 8 

~ ~ 

7 f I . .. ., ~U _E.M ~TS ~~ 1902 0. o TO 7 e4 v /., A ~03 8 . . 12 

• 

/ ~~" jrJQ; Jl • . / ;· ~· .t 

• ~'" 

lY' J I • ;V AREA .IN rUARE FEET ·;' /00 """' 16 ' 2po 

2 

t vELOC!n 'IN FE.l PER SECONO / /to """ 1000 2000 3000 4000 6000 7000 

DISCH ARGE IN SECOND-FEET 

FIG. 2.-Discharge mean-velocity and area curves for South Fork of Skykomish River near Index. 

measurement. The curve may, however, best be located between aad beyond t he measurements by means of curves of area and mean velocity. The discharge curve under normal conditions is concave toward the horizontal axis and is generally parabolic in form. 

In the preparation of the rating table the discharge for each tenth or half tenth on the 

gage is taken from the curve. The differences between successive discharges are then taken 

and adjusted according to the law that they shall be either constant or increasing. 

The determination of daily discharge of streams with changeable beds is a difficult problem 

In case there is a weir or dllm available, a condition which seldom exists on streams of this 

class, estimates can be obtained by its use. J n case of velocity-area stations frequent discharge measurements must be made if the estimates are to be other than rough approximations. For stations with beds which shift slowly, or are materially changed only during 

floods, rating tables;can be prepared for periods between such changes and satisfactory results 

obtained with a limited number of measurements, provided that some of them are taken 

soon after the change occurs. For streams with continually shifting beds, such as the 

Colorado and Rio Grande, discharge measurements should be made every two or three 

days and the discharges for intervening days obtained either by interpolation modified by 
12 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

- ~----~ 

. I 

gage height or by Professor Stout's method, which has been described in full in the Nineteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, Part IV, page 323, and in 

the Erigineering News. of April 21, 1904. This method, or ·a graphical application of it, is 

also much used in estimating flow at stations where the bed shifts but Slowly. 

COOPERATION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

- Most of the measurements presented in this paper have been obtained thrOugh local 

hydrographers. Acknowledgment is due to each of these persons, and thanks are extended 

to other persons and corporations who have assisted lOcal hydrographers or have cooperated 

in any way, either by furnishing records of the height of water or by assisting in transportation. 

The hydrographic work of the Uirlted States Geological Survey in California is being 

carried on in cooperation with the State, in aceordance with acts of the State legislature 

. approved March 16, 1903, and March 20, 1905. 

- The act of March 16, 1903, which covered the period from July 1, 1903, to June 30, 1905, 

is in substance as follows: 

The State board of examiners are hereby empowered to enter into contracts with the Director of the 

United States Geological Survey for the purpose of making topographic maps to the extent of twenty 

thousand dollars; also for the purpose of gaging streams, surveying reservoir sites and canal locations, 

for the conservation and utilization of the flood or storm waters of tbe State, to the extent of fifteen 

thousand dollars, [etc.} 

The act of March 20, 1905, is in substance the same as previous act, the appropriations 

being increased to $.'ID,OOO for topography and $20,000 for hydrography, and covering the 

two fiscal years July 1, 1905, to June 30, 1907. 

The State board of examiners is composed of the following members: George C. Pardee, 

governor; C. F. Curry, secretary of state; U.S. Webb, attorney-general. 

Although the portions of these bills referring to hydrographic work provide for making 

surveys of reservoir sites and canal locations, none of the State money has been expended 

for this purpose. The Geological Survey has made these investigations on Puta Creek, 

Cache Creek, Sacramento River, Pit River and tributaries; Feather River and tributaries, 

Owens River, and Colorado River, and has paid the entire expense from its own funds. 

'The State appropriation of $15,000, which was available between July 1, 1900, 8.nd June 

30, 1905, was used exclusively for gathering general stream-flow data. The Survey also 

apportioned $20,000 for the same purpose during the same period. The data being accu" 

mulated have a specific value in connection with the future development of the resources of 

the State. The iriformation will be invaluable in designing and making estimates of cost 

for storage, irrigation, power and drainage works, and for use in litigation. 

The work in California is under the direction of Supervising Engineer J. B. Lippincott,a 

assisted by Engineer W. B .. Clapp,-who has immediate charge of the accumulation of hydrographic data. Acknowledgments are also due to the following individuals and corporations 

for assjstance rendered and data furnished: To J. C. Pierson, city surveyor of Sacramento, 

Cal, for river-stage and turbidity records of Sacramento River at Sacramento; to the Kern 

County Land Company," through A. K. Warren, engineer in charge of water measurements, 

for the record of Kern River; to the city of Santa Barbara for cooperation in gaging Santa 

Ynez River; to the Bay Cities Water Company, through Edwin Duryea, jr., chief engineer, 

for precipitation and run-off data; to the Southern Pacific 'Company, through its chief engineer, William Hood, for river-stage records of San Joaquin River at Herndon, Cal., and for 

transportation furnished the supervising engineer and assistants; and to the officials of the 

Santa Fe Railway for transportation furnished to the supervising engineer and assistants. 

The work in the extreme eastern portion of California was carried on under the direction 

of Henry Thurtell,b State engineer of Nevada, assisted by W. A. Wolf, J. T. Shaw, R. A. 

Craig, 0. F. Heizer, and L.A. Wooley. Acknowledgment is due to the Southern Pacific 

Company for transportation furnished the district hydrographers and assistants. -

a Oftlce, 1108 Union Trust Building, Los Angeles, Cal. b Oflice, Carson, Nev. 

' 1 
STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN. 1906. 13 

COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 

COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA, ARIZ. 

This station is located·in the town of Yuma, Arii., 1! miles below,the mouth of Gila 

River and 10 miles, by river, above the Mexica.n boundary. Records of river height have 

been kept by the Southern Pacific Company since April 1, 1878, on the gage which was 

established by Arthur Brown, superintendent of the company's bridge and building department, during the summer of 1876. . 

The channel of the main river is straight for 600 feet above and 5,000 feet below the 

station. The right bank is low, wooded, and liable to overflow; the left bank is not subject 

to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of silt and sand and is very unStable, At 

low water the clumnel has a width of 300 feet; at flood stages a large part of the water flows 

through an old channel and does not pass under the cable. The current is swift and the 

gaging section regular. At all stages of the river the depth and the velocity are uniform 

and there are no large eddies. · 

Prior to May 31, 1903, discharge measurements were made from the railroad bridge. On 

that date a cable station was established at a point 6QO feet below the bridge, and. all measurements are now made from a car, except during highest floods, when a boat is used. , The 

cable is supported on masts and is equipped with a winch, by which it can be lowered for .the 

passage of boats. The cable has a span of 650 feet. The initial point for soundings is the 

cable support on the south or left bank about 20 feet from the water's edge at high water. 

The water. that flows in the old channel at flood stages is measured at the point where it 

passes under. the railway trestle, one-third mile north of the main channel. During the 

flood of May and June, 1905, there were two breaks in the railroad grade at Araz, Cal., 4 

miles from Yuma, and the water passing through these is included in each discharge measurement of the Colorado. 

The gage, which was read twice each day during 1905 by W. D. Smith, the resident 

hydrographer, is in two sections.. The lower section of the rod, reading from 15 to 25 feet, 

is nailed to the pile protection on the south bank of the river 50 feet below the Southern 

Pacific Railroad bridge. The upper section, reading a~ve 24 feet, is a long pile onthe north 

bank of the river 100 feet above the railway bridge, lind is the original gage established in 

1876. The bench mark is a standard United States G~ological Survey bronze cap located at 

the railway bridge on the first pier from the south bank!; elevation, 35.31 feet above the zero 

of the gage and 137.4 feet above sea level. ! 

Information in regard to this station is contained lin the following publications of the 

United States Geological Survey (Ann=Annual ~eport; Bull=Bulletin; WS~Water 

Supply Paper): ! 

Description: Ann 18, lv, pp 29S-299; Bull131, p 51;· 140, ppl207-208; WS 16, p 151; 28, p 133; 38, p 324; 

liO, p 387; 66, p 104; 85, p 17; 100, pp 111-20; 133, pp 25-26. 

Discharge: Ann 18, iv, p 299; Bull131, p 51; 140, p 208; 66, p:104; 85, p 18; 100, pp ~24; 133, pp 26-29. 

Discharge, mean daily: WS 133, p 31. · 

Discharge, monthly: WS 85, p 20; 100, p 25; 133, p 32. 

Evaporation record: WS 133, p 32. 

Gage heights: Bull131, p 52; 140, pp 208-210; WS 11, p 73; p 151; 28, p 141; 38, p 325; liO, p 387; 66, 

p. 104; 85, p 19; 100, pp 24-25; 133, p 30. 

Hydrograph: Ann 12, ii, p 290. 

Rating table: WS 85, p 19. 
., __ 

14 . STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Discharge measurements of COlorado Ri'IJer at Yuma, Ariz., in 1905. 

Date. Gage Dis- · Hydrographer. height. charge. Date. Gage Dis- Hydrographer. height. charge. 

-----11---------+------~---1!~---

. Feet. Sec.-ft. Feet . Sec.-ft. 

J a.nua.ry 4. •.•• W. D. Smith •••.• 18.60 3,985 April26 ..•..... W.D.Smitn .•..• 23.40 37,160 

J a.nua.ry 6 ..•.. •...• do .••••.••••. 18.95 4,573 April27 •.••.•. A. N. Kelly ...•... 23.95 41,630 

J a.nua.ry 9 .•... •..•• do ••••.•.•.••• 18.65 4,170 April29 •.•.•.• W.D.Smith •.... 23.95 34,990 

J anua.ry 10 .•.. .•..• do ...•.•.•.••. 21.10 16,090 Mayl. •.•.•••. .••.• do ••••••••.•.. 25.00 41,520 

Ja.nua.zy 11 ..•• ••..• do •.•......•••• 19.20 6,401 May4 ....•.•.• .•.•• do •••••••.•.•. 24.25 37,280 

Ja.nua.ry 13 .••• ....• do •......•...• 19.25 6,348 May6 •.•.••••. .•.• :do •.•......... 24.55 37,410 

January 17 ••.• J. S. Evans •.•..• 22.30 20,420 MayS •...••... ..••• do •......•.•.• 25.10 40,050· 

J anua.ry 18 .•.• .•.•• do •..•.•.•.•.. 23.95 27,450 May10 ........ .•.•• do ............. 26.10 49,200 

January 20 ••.• .••• ~do •••.•.....•• 21.00 12,170 May13 .....•.• .•.•. do •••••....... 25.40 - 38,840 

J anua.ry 23 .••. W.D.Smith ..... 20.20 7,863 May16 .•.•.•.. .••.. do ••.•.•...•.. .25.00 37,320 

J a.nlia.ry 25 .•. - J. S. Evans •.•..• 19.80 7,055 May18 .....•.• .•.•• do .•.••.•.•. ,. 24.70 33,910 

January 28 .•.• ...•• do .••••......• 19.55 5,727 May20--.--···· ••..• do ••..•.••.•.• 24.30 34,580 

J anua.ry 31.. •. •..•• do •.••.•.•.•.. 19.30 5,278 May23 ••.••••• .•.... do •.•....•.•.• 24.90 38,390 

February 2 ••. ....• do •..•.•.•.••. 19.60 6,054 May26 •..•.••• •..•• do· •....•.•.••. 25.80 45,300 

February 4 •. T .... do.-----·-·--- 19.70 6,632 May29 ..•..... •..•• do.~----·'··· .. 26.80 54,810 

February& •....•.•• do •....•.•.•.. 21.40 16,600 May31. ....•.• .•.•. do .•.....••... 27.40 511,020 

February B •• ·I·· ... do .•.•..•.•.•. 28.00 67,730 June3 •....... ; .: .•• do ...•.•.•..•. 28.00 68,160 

February 9 ..•....• do.···.------ .. 28.75 82,820 June6 .•••.•.• .•.•• do ••.•.••.•... 28.45 67,600 

February 10 .•. .•••• do .•.••••..... 26.20 39,580 June 8 •...••.. _, .•. do •••.•....... -28.30 72,930 

February 11.. _ .•.•• do ••.•....•..• 24.10 32,120 June 12 •.• __ •. •...• do •.•...•..... 28.25 72,590 

February 16 .•. ...•• do'-······--·- 21.50 18,610 June 14 •••.•.• .•..• do •......•.•.• 28.70 82,020 

February 18 ... W. D. Smith •.. ~. 21.40 16,490 June 19 •••.•.. •••.• do •........... 29.15 94,320 

February 20 .•. .•..• do ...•.•..•... 25.10 47,000 June22 ••..•.. ..... do •..•.•.•.•.• 29.10 92,400 

February 22 .. _ ..... do ••.....•.•.. 25.80 54,730 June26 ..••..• .•... do •••.•••••... 28.55 77,610 

February23 .•.....• do._ .. · .•.•.••. 23.70 32,990 June29 •.. : ••. ..... do. ___________ 27.60 64,370 

Februa.ry24.. ·1·. _ .. do ...•......•. 22.05 21,990 July3 •.••...• ....• do •... : •...•.• 25.90 50,640 

Februa.ry25 •......• do.----- ... --- 21.50 18,860 July5 ..••..•• ...•• do •..•.•.•.•.. 25.45 44,950 

February27 ...••.•• do .•.••. ___ •.. 23.45 27,730 July 10.-.---. ...•• do •..•...•.•.. 23.35 32,980 

March 1..-.·.- .•..• do ............ 23.95 29,070 July 13 ....... F. R. S. Buttemer 22.05 30,870 

March2 •.•..•• ...• _.do .••....•.•.. 24.90 39,260 July15 •.••••• .•.•• do ••...•.•.•.• 21.90 27,710 

March3 •.•.•.• ...•• do •......•.... 26.70 70,170 July18 ..•••.• ...•• do •••.....•..• 21.75 25,30() 

Ma.rch6 ••.. --- .•.•. do •....•.•.... 24.80 44,310 July 19 ... ··-- ..... do ......•..... 21.30 22,320 

Ma.rch9 ••....• .•... do ••.......... 24.10 36;400 July2i. ...... ...•. do .•.•........ 20.90 22,000 

. March 11.. ... - ...•• do •. : ..•...••. 24.20 38,625. July24 .••.•.. ..... do •.....•..... 20.50 20,800 

March13 •.•... .•.•• do .........••. 24.45 38,870 July 26 •...... •...• do ............ 20.35 20,460 

Ma.r0h15 •..... .•.•• do .••.......•.. 24.00 36,720 July28 ••.••.. ..... do ••.........• 20.05 . 18,910 

March 16 •...•• ....• do .•.••....... 26.10 60,640 I July3t.. ..•.. ....• do .• , ....•..•. 19.95 16,750 

March17 ...•.. __ _-__ do •........... 27.35 65,820 August 2 •.•.. ....• do ••.......... 19.90 15,790 

March 19.----- .•.•• do ••.....•.... 28.00 73,440 August 4. ... _ •.... do ••...•.•.• :. 19.80 13,560 

Ma.rch:aJ •..... ....• do •••....••... 30.25 110,800 August 7----- ..... dO.· ....•.•.•.• 20.20 15,940 

Ma.rch22 •.•... . · .••• do .•....•.••.. 28.90 91,200 August9 •••.. •.... do ............ 20.30 '16, 770 

Ma.rch2l! •.•... .•..• do ............ 27.75 76,930 August 11 .... ..... do ............ 20.40 16,960 

·March24.. .... ..... do ............ 25.60 58,600. August 14 •..• ..... do ............ 20.10 15,960· 

March 25.-- "·" . ..... do ............ 24.10 43,050 August 16 ••.. : . ... do ............ 19.60 13,800 

March27 .•...• ...•. do •..•.•.•.•.. 23.10 31,020 August 19 .•.. W. D. Smith ..... 19.10 9,757 

March 30 ...... .•.•. do •..•.•.••... 22.00 24,390 August21 .... ..... do ... _____ .... _18.85 8,690 

April 1. ...... . · .... do ............ 21.50 20,690 August 23 .•.• ..... do ............ 18.75 7,795 

April3 ........ .. ... do ............ 21.30 19,480 August 26 •••• ..... do ............ 18.65 7,241 

AprilS ........ . . . .. do, ........... 21.60 21,000 August 28 ••.• .: ••• do ............ 18.70 7,013 

Aprll7 ........ ... .. do ............ 22.50 29,840 August 30 .••• .•.•• do •..•.•.....• 19.60 10,290 

April13 •••.••. ..•.• do ............ 25.30 45,800 · September 1. . •..•• do ••.•...•.•.. 18.50 6,440 

Aprill4.: •••.• J. N. Joha.nhson .. 29.40 93,800 September 4 •. •..•• do .•••.......• 18.45 6,464 

Apri!111. ••.••• W. D. Smith •••.. 24.90 ·45,050 September 6 .. --- •• d,o.- ---------- 18.30 5,644 

April21~----- . . •• • . do •.. __ ....... 23.30 39,500 September 9 •• ..... do ••.•.•....•.. 18.45 6,051 

April~------- •••.• do ............ 22.30 31,690 September 11. ••••• do •.•••.•••••• 18.95 7,631 

••• k.~ 

, ______ 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN Blj:LOW GILA RIVER. 15 

Discharge measurements of Colorado River at Yu~, .Ariz., in 1905--Continued. 

Date. d Gage Dis- Hy rographer. height. charge. Date. d Gage Dis- Hy rographer. height. charge. 

-----1--------------1---+---·1-------1---

Feet. Sec.-ft. Feet. Sec. eft. 

September 13. W.D.Smith ..... 18.85 7, 706 November3 .• W.D.Smith ..... 18.50 5,812 

September 14 . ..... do ............ 19.40 9,667 November6 .. ..... do ............ 18.35 5, 709 

September 16 . ..... do ............ 18.80 7, 700 Novem~er9 .. ..... do ............ 18.75 6,632 

September 18 . ..... do ............ 18.60 6, 743 November 13. ..... do ............ 18.75 6,308 

September 20 . ..... do ............ 18.70 7,131 November 16 . ..... do ............ 18.85 6,787 

September 23 . ..... do ............ 18.45 6,063 Novem~er 23 . ..... do .... ~---···· 18.80 6,495 

September 26 . ..... do ............ 18.20 5,260 Novem~er 27 . . , ... do: ........... 19.00 6,652 

September 29 . ..... do ............ 18.00 5,287 November 30. ..... do ............ 31.30 102,700 

October 2 ..... ..... do ............ 18.00 5,222 Decemb~r 1 ... ..... do ............ 28.78 77,360 

October 4 ..... ..... do ............ 18.65 7,172 Decemb~r2 ... ..... do ............ 23.50 37,160 

October 6 ..... ..... do ............ 18.80 7,295 DecemberS ... ..... do ............ 21.30 28,650 

October 7 ..... .... .do ............ 20.10 13,080 Decembrr 8 ... ..... do ............ 19.50 16,970 

October 10 .... ..... do ............ 20.30 14,060 Decembrr 11 .. ..... do ............ 18.75 12,620 

October 13 .... ..... do ............ 19.70 10,660 December 14 .. . .... do ............ 18.30 9,613 

October 16 .... ..... do ............ 19.10 8,290 December 16 .. ..... do ............ 18.20 8, 795 

October 19 .... ..... do ..•......... 18.70 . 6,779 December 18 .. ..... do ............ 17.95 7,807 I October 23 .... ..... do ............ 18.60 6,025 Decem b~r 21. . ..... do ............ 17.85 7,670 

October 27 .... ..... do ............ 18..40 5,507 December 26 .. ..... do ............ 17.95 7,502 

October 31. ... ..... do ............ 18.40 5,579 December 30 ....... do ............ 17.80 5,981 

: I 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. ! July. Aug. I Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---- --1---- ------ 1. .............. 18.5 19.45 23.9 21.5 25.0 27.55 26.8 19.95 18.5 18.0 18.4 28.05 

2 ............... 18.5 19.6 25.05 21.4 24.7 27.8 :26.5 19.9 18.4 18.0 18.45 24.05 

3 ............... 18.5 19.7 26.7 21.3 24.7 128.0 !25.9 19.85 18.4 18.3 18.5 23.95 

4 ............... 18.6 19.7 26.7 21.3 24.25 28.2 25.45 19.8 18.45 18.8 18.4 22.9 

5 ............... 18.75 20.3 25.3 21.65 24.25 28.35 25.45 19.8 18.4 19.0 18.35 21.3 

6 ............... 18.95 21.2 24.8 22.6 24.55 28.45 125.0 19.9 18.3 18.95 18.35 20.5 

7 ............... 19.0 21.05 24.8 22.5 24.7 28.55 I 24.6 20.3 18.2 20.05 18.4 20.0 y 

8 ............... 18.9 27.2 24.7 22.1 25.1 28.3 24.1 20.5 18.3 ~0.2 18.65 19.5 

9 ............... 18.65 28.75 24.1 22.0 25.75 28.2 '23.8 20.3 18.45 20.6 18.75 19.2 

10 ............... 21.0 26.6 23.9 22.0 26.1 28.15 23.35 20.2 18.95 20.3 18.8 18.95 

11 ............... 19.2.5 24.1 24.1 21.8.5 26.3 28.2 22.8 20.45 18.7 20.1 18.8 18.75 

12 ............... 19.2 22.95 24.75 22.10 26.1 28.25 22.6 20.4 18.6 19.95 19.0 18.45 

13 ............... 19.25 22.4 24.35 25.45125.5 28.4 22.1 20.15 18.85 19.7 18.75 18.4 

14 ..............• 19.45 22.2 23.7 29.25 25.1 28.7 22.0 20.1 19.45 19.3 18.65 18.3 

15 ............... 1P.65 22.25 24.35 29.65 25.0 28.7 21.9 19.75 19.2 19.2 18.75 18.2 

16 ............... 19.75 21.6 26.35127.2 25.05 28.75 21.95 19.6 18.8 11l.1 18.85 18.2 

17 ............... 22.2 21.1 27.35 24.9 24.95 28.85 22.25 19.35 18.65 18.9 18.85 18.0 

18 .... _ ........... 23.8 21.4 26.55 :14.55 24.7 28.95 21.7 19.15 18.6 18.75 18.8 17.95 

19 ............... 22.2 22.65 28.1 24.9 24.5 29.15 21.3 19.05 18.6 18.7 18.95 17.9 

20 ............... 21.0 24.9 30.3 24.4 24.3 29.05 21.25 19.0 18.7 18.7 18.9 17.95 

21. .............. 20.45 25.75 29.75 23.3 24.45 29.10 20.95 18.85 18.6 18.65 18.8 17.8 

22 ............... 20.55 25.8.5 28.9 22.8 24.65 29.1 20.7 18.8 18.45 18.6 18.8 17.85 

23 ............... 20.3 23.55 27.75 22.6 24.85 29.0 I 20.5 18.75 18.45 18.6 18.8 17.85 

24 ............... 20.0 22 . .0 25.6 22.35 25.25 28.8.5 ; 20.5 18.7 18.4 18.6 18.7 17.9 

25 ............... 19.8 21.45 24.1 22.6 125.55 28.75 20.45 18.65 18.35 18.6 18.75 17.8.5 

26 ............... 19.75 23.65 23.4 23.45 25.75 28.551 20.35 18.65 18.2 18.5 18.8 17.95 

27 ............... 19.65 23.5 23.1 23.95 26.0 28.25' 20.2 18.7 18.0 18.4 19.05 17.9 

28 ............... 18.55 23.5 22.85 24.15 26.4 27.9 20.05 18.7 18.0 18.35 21.3 17.8 

29 ............... 19.4 ·····-- 22.4 23.95 26.8 27.6 19.95 18.65 18.0 18.4 26.2 17.8 I 30 ............... 19.35 ------- 22.0 24.55 27.0 

-~~:~.1 20.0 19.5 18.0 18.45 31.3 17.8 

31. .............. 19.3 ------- 21.9 ....... 1 27.4 19.95 18.8 ------- 18.4 -----·- 17.8 
16 STREAM M]l].ASUREMENTS IN 1905, P.ART XIII. 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Colorado River at Yuma, .Ariz.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

--------------------

1. ••...•....•• 3, 750 5,800 29,070 20,690 41,520 61,500 57,800 16,400 6,440 5,240 5,620 

2 •.........•... 3,750 6,054 39,260 20, ioo 39,700 65,300 55,500 15,790 6,280 5,220 5,720 

3 .........•..• 3,800 6,500 70,170 19,480 39,700 68, lbO 50,640 14,700 6,250 6,140 5,810 

4 •....••...... 3,985 6,632 70,200 19,450 37,280 67,900 45,000 13,560 6,464 7,170 5,750 

5 •..••...••.•• 4,300 9,800 51,100 21,000 37,100 67,600 44,950 12,900 6,160 8,250 5, 700 

6 •....••.•.••• 4,570 16,590 44,310 30,100 37,410 67,600 42,400 14,200 5,644 7,300 5, 710 

7 •..••.•••.... 4, 700 9,400 44,100 29,840 38,000 69,500 40,100 15,940 5,060 13,080 5,860 

8 •.••.. : ...••. 4,500 62,080 43,100 25,800 40,050 72,930 37,200 17,450 5,560 13,560 6,360 

9 •......••.•.• 4,1"10 82,820 36,400 24,800 46,000 70,300 35,500 16,770 6,051 15,500 6,630 

10 •.....•....•• 16,090 52,580 34,400 24,900 49,200 69,600 32,980 16,200 8,000 14,060 6,680 

11 •.......•...• 6,400 37,320 38,620 23,000 52,000 71,000 32,100 16,960 7,631 12,950 6,550 

12 ••.••••....•• 6,300 29,700 42,000 26,100 48,000 72,590 31,720 16,900 6,900 12,100 6,950 

13 •.•...•••••.. 6,350 22,800 38,870 45,800 38,840 76,000 30,870 16,150 7, 706 10,660 6,310 

14 •.....•...... 7,000 21,900 32,000 93,800 37,800 82,020 29,500 15,960 9,667 9,100 6,050 

15 •.......•.•.. 8,370 22,500 36,720 97,500 37,300 82,000 27,710 14,500 8,900 8,650 6,500 

16 •...••••...•• 8,600 18,610 60,640 70,100 37,320 83,000 28,300 13,800 7,700 8,290 6, 790 

17 ............. 20,100 14,600 65,820 45,000 37,000 86,000 31,100 11,900 7,000 7,500 6,640 

18 •..•••.••.•.. 27,500 . 16,490 62,400 43,600 33,910 88,500 25,300 10,300 6,743 6,950 6,560 

19 •.........•.. 19,300 31,500 73,440 45,050 34,200 94,320 22,320 9, 757 6, 720 6, 780 6,320 

20 •....••...•.. 12,120 47,000 110,840 43,400 34,580 91,500 22,250 9,350 7,131 6, 700 6,240 

21. ..•....•.... 9,300 54,200 103,500 39,500 35,700 92,400 22,000 8,690 6, 700 6,400 6,320 

22 •..•.•....... 10,170 54,730 91,200 35,900 37,000 92,390 21,500 8,100 6,080 6,100 6,400 

23 ..•.........• 7,863 32,990 76,930 33,900 38,390 89,800 20,900 7, 796 6,063 6,020 6,500 

24 .........•.•. 7,900 21,990 58,600 31,690 41,500 84,800 20,800 7,550 5,890 6,000 6,520 

25 •...........• . 7,025 18,850 43,050 33,000 43,700 82,000 20,650 7;380 5,740 5,970 6,550 

26 .........•... 6, 770 30,500 34,600 37,160 45,290 77,610 20,460 7,241 5,260 5, 750 6,580 

27 •..•...•..•.. 6,250 27,730 31,020 41,630 47,600 73,500 19,700 7,240 5,270 5,510 6,650 

28 .....••.....• 5, 730 25,000 29,500 39,000 51,100 68,500 18,910 7,013 5,280 5,400 24,500 

29 ............• 5,400 ···-·-- 26,900 34,990 54,810 64,370 17,200 6,850 5,287 5,540 62,500 

30 •. ·•······ ... 5,070 --·-··· 24,390 38,700 56,300 61,500 17,500 10,290 5,260 5,670 102,700 

31. ...•...•.... 4,900 ------- 23,500 ------- 59,020 ------- 16,750 7,500 ------- 5,580 ·-----·· 

NOTE.-Daily discharge obtained by indirect method. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Colorado River at Yuma, .Ariz. ,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 225,000 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Dec. 

--

77,360 

37,160 

40,200 

35,000 

28,650 

23,300 

20,100 

16,970 

15,000 

13,700 

12,620 

10,500 

10,200 

9,610 

9,100 

8,800 

8,100 

7,810 

7, 750 

7, 720 

7,670 

7,640 

7,600 

7,560 

7,540 

7,500 

7,200 

6, 700 

6,400 

5,980 

5,900 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. Second-feet Depth in 

per~a~.are inches. 

January ••................... 27,500 3, 750 8,130 499,900 0.036 0.042 

February .................... 82,820 5,800 28,100 1,561,000 .125 .. 130 

March ........................ 110,800 23,500 50,540 3,108,000 .225 .259 

April ..•..................... 97,500 19, 451) 37,830 2,251,000 .168 .187 

May ......................... 59,020 33,910 42,170 2,593, 000 .187 .216 

June ............... · .......... 94,320 61,500 76,470 4,550,000 .340 .379 

July.!. ...................... 57,800 16,750 30,310 1,864;000 .135 .156 

August ....................... 17,450 6,850 12,100 744,000 .054 .062 

September ................... 9,667 5,060 6,495 386,500 .029 .032 

October ..................... 15,500 5,220 8,037 (94,200 .036 .042 

November ................... 102,700 5,620 12,000 714,000 .053 .059 

D!lllember .................... 77,360 5,900 15,400 946,900 .068 .078 

Theyear ............... 110,800 3, 750 27,300 19,710,000 .121 1.64 

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'I 

I 
OOLORADO DR.AIN.AGE B.ASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 17 

Y6arly maximum and minimum gage heights, in feet; of Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz., 

1878 to 1905. 

[Compiled from the records of Capt. Isaac Polhamus, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the United 

States Geological Survey.] 

Maximum. Min!Iq.um. Maximum. Minimum. 

Year. Year. 

Height. Date. Height. Date. Height. Date. Height. Date. 

--- --------- 1878 ••.•.•. 23.0 June 24 14.7 Dec. 31 1892 ••••.• 25.5 July 3 15.5 Dec. 31 

1879 •...... 20.0 May 12 13.2 Oct. 14 1893.c •••• 25.2 May 28 15.5 Jan. 2 

1880 ••••••• 24.0 May 31 14.9 Dec. 8 1894 •••.•• 23.7 June 14 15.9 Jan. 23 

1881.. ...•. 23.5 June 14 15.0 Jan. 25 1895 •••.•. 28.2 Jan. 20 16.8 Feb. 13 

1882 •..•••. 22.6 June 18 15.5 .Dec. 20 1896 •• , •• , 24.5 Sept. 30 17.4 Dec. 17 

1883 •..•.••. 24.5 July 3 14.0 Dec. 14 1897 •••••. 26.1 June 9 17.9 Dec. 21 

1884 ..•...• a28.5 June 27 14.2 Dec. 5 1898 •••••• 23.6 June27 17.5 Jan. 8 

1885 •...•.• 24.7 June 13 13.7 Feb. 8 1899 ...••• 27.0 July 1 17.0 Oct. 17 

1886 ..• , •.• 26.8 June 6 14.4 Jari. 19 1900.. .•.• 26.0 June 10 16.4 Sept.10 

1887 •.•.•.• 23.5 June 10 14.9 Jan.26 1901. ••••• 27.2 May 31 16.2 Jan. 14 

1888 ••.•••. 21.8 iune25 14.8 Jan. 4 1902 .•••.• 24.5 May 26 16.6 Sept. 28 

1889 •••.••• 22.4 June 7 15.4 Sept. 27 1903.. •••. 27.7 June,26 16.8 Jan. 13 

1890 •••..•• 25.5 June 5 16.4 Jan. 29 1904 ...•.• 26.3 June 5 18.3 Dec. 27 

1891. ...... b33.2 Feb. 26 16.4 Sept. 22 1905 ...... 31.3 Nov. 30 17.8 Dec. 31 

: 

a Said to be highest flood for 17 years preceding. b Highest flood recorded. 

COLORADO RIVER BELOW HEADING NO. 3 ot THE IMPERIAL CANAL. 

Measurements at this point were begun July 12, 1905, a$ so much water was at that date 

going down the canal that it was simpler and more econolflical to measure the water in the 

old channel of the Colorado than to continue the measureiJ1.ents on the" canal itself~ 

In the center of the mver, opposite heading No.3, is a!'). island nearly a mile long. The 

channel on the west side of the island is about 600 feet .wille; that on the east side is about 

800 feet wide. At first the discharge was measured at ~ point below the island, but by 

August 15 a sand bar had formed from the island to the :West bank of the river below the 

heading, and all water passing down on the west of the islahd entered the canal. August 31 

a gage was established above the head of the island, and al'ter that date all discharge measurements were made at the head of the island. Measurem~nts were not made at one certain 

point, but at any favorable crosS section among the shifting bars of mud and quicksand 

that could be reached and measured by boat or by wadingJ 

. The old channel.continued to silt up gradually and the n+w one to scour deeper, and October 20, 1905, all the water was carried by the new channlj}, i.e., the Imperial canal. The 

California Development Company made a serious and e~pensive. effort to turn the water 

back by constructing a dam of piles, brush mats, brush, arj.d sand bags. By the latter part 

of November this dam had progressed sufficiently toraisd the height of the water 2.5 feet, 

and about 300 second-feet of water flowed down the old chjmnel. · Most· of the great flood of 

November 29 at its crest went down the old channel; but. b~ the time it had receded the dam 

was washed away, the old channel was silted up higher thruit. before, and the new channel was 

scoured still deeper. 
18 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

The gage is a vertical rod nailed to the root of a large willow stump on the east bank of the 

river. It is located at a point nearly opposite· the upper end of the upper row of piling, 

extending from the head of the island obliquely upstream to the west bank, and is opposite 

station 425_of the Yuma Valley levee line. The bench mark is a nail in a willow tree 20 feet 

above the gage and 25 feet from the bank; elevation, 13.05 feet above the zero of the gage. 

Levels from the levee line show the elevation of the zero of the gage to be 109.19 feet above 

sea level. 

Disiharge meaw,rements ofOolorado River, belqw heading No. 3 of Imperial CI1I1UI.l in 1905. 

Date. H d h Gage Disy rograp er. height. charge. 

Feet. Sec.-ft. 

July 12 •••••.. W. D. Smith ..•......... 11,610 

July30 •...... L. B. Brainard .......... 2,484 

August 3..... F. R. S. Buttemer....... 1, 999 

August 10 ......... do................... 2,218 

August 18 .... W. D. Smith •..•..... :., 1,169 

August 24 .. , ..... do............ . . . . . . . 769 

August 31. •......• do............ 2. 90 557 

September7 ....... do .....•...... 1.80 90 

September 14 ..•..• do............ 3.80 1,232 

September22 ...... do............ 2.10 175 

Date. Hydrographer. G!'ge Dis- height. charge. 

Feet. Sec.-ft. 

October 18.... w. D. Smith. .• . . 1.50 25 

October 25 ........• do............ 1.00 ao 

October 30 ......•.. do............ .95 ao 

November 4._ •..... do............ .95 ao 

November 11 ..•.• do............ .••. ... aO 

November 18 ....• do............ 2.10 87 

November 25 ....• do............ 2.45 205 

November 30 J. A. Tolin.............. b70,000 

December 7 W. D·. Smith..... . .• . . . . 878 

December 13 ....• do............ .••. .•. co September28 ..•... do •• :......... 1.60 · 37 December 17 ....• do ••..•........••..•. co 

October11. ........ do •.•......•. 3.50 1,014 December 23 .•.•• do····-·-----.,..... ao 

a~o discharge October 20 to November 11. b Estimated. c No discharge December 13-31. 

CANALS BELOW YUMA, ARIZ. 

OOLOB.ADO VALLEY P'UJIIPING AND mRIGATION OOlln'ANY'S OAN.U. AT Y1JJIIA, ARIZ. 

This canal diverts water from the Colorado River at Yuma, AriZ., for the purpose of irrigating land in the upper part of Yuma Valley. The water is rai~d by a large centrifugal 

pump operated by a steam engine of 125 horsepower. The lift varies from 2 to 12 feet in 

ordinary seasons. The expense of pumping is about $0.60 per acre-foot;not including interest on investment and deterioration of plant. The amount of wat11r used during 1904 was 

accurately determined by W. D. Smith, and reported in Water-Supply Paper No. 134, p8ge 

42, under the head of "Duty of. water and seepage investigations." . Measurements made in 

1903 are reported in Water-Supply Paper No. 100. During 1905 the zanjero used the same 

''irrigating head''"as for the year preceding, his measurements being made by weirs. This 

was checked by a meter gaging on September 26, which gave a discharge of 34.1 second-feet. 

The engineer, H. H. Alexander, kept a record of the number of irrigating heads pumped 

every hour the pump was in operation during 1905. The folloWing table is based on his 

record. The rainfall data were furnished by S. H. Hackett, of the United States Weather 

Bureau. 

I 

1 

i 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 19 

M ontn:ly duty of wafer of the COlorado Valley Pumping andi lrrigalion Company's canal and 

rainfall at Yuma, .Anz.,jor 1~05. 

Duty of water (acre-feet). 

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

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

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

April. .......... : ...................................... . 

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

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

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

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

September ....................................•.•....... 

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

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

December ....•......................................... 

Total irrigation .................................. . 

Total. 

220 

250 

o, 

1,1801 

1,470 

1,240 

1,260: 

1,550: 

1,310i 

530 

350, 

aoo: 

9,660 

0.03 

.04 

.oo 

.18 

.23 

.19 

.19 

.24 

.20 

.08 

.oa 

.05 

1.48 

0.10 

.11 

.00 

.51 

.64 

.54 

.55 

.67 

.57 

.23 

.15 

.13 

4.20 

1.15 

3:43 

3.33 

.16 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.02 

.52 

.02 

2.44 

.32 

11.39 

Total, including rainfall ................................................ . 5.15 ·----------

. Mixed crops: Alfalfa, 1,350 acres; grain, 470 acres; corn and sotghum, 250 acres; miscellaneous, 230 

acres. Total net area, 2,300 acres; total gross area, 6,500 acres; i number of irrigators, 75. Average 

annual rainfall at Yuma, 3 inches. ' 

The above includes loss by seepage. 

FARMERS' CANAL NEAR YUMA, iARIZ. 

! 

This canal, the property of the Yuma Valley Union Land and Water Company, diverts 

water from Colorado River at a point 1 mile below Yuma, Ariz., for the purpose of irrigating 

lands in Yuma Valley. 

Measurements have been made at the heading immedia~ely at the river since May, 1903, 

by means of a boat and cable or by wading. As the point bf gaging is above the controlling 

head gate, gage heights would be of no value for the purpose of constructing rating tables 

and no gage has been established. The height at any date, may be obtained approximately 

by subtracting 1 foot from the gage reading at Yuma. 

The canal is heavily silted, and during 1905 has been drf much of the time. 

Results of meas1,1rements made in previous years are contained in Water-Supply Papers 

Nos. 100 and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. , 

Discharge measurements of Farmers' Canal near f uma, . .Ariz.,for 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Dissection. velocity. charge. 

i Sq. feet. Ft. per sec. Sec.-ft. 

;ranuary 13 .... W. D. Smith .................................... : .... . 31 0. 71 22 

March 7 ............ do ................................................ . 31 .58 18 

May 11. ............ do ................................................ . 67 1. 91 128 

June 30 .......•...•• do •.......................................... ; .... . 37 2.27 84 

LUDY CANAL NEAR YUMA, ARIZ. 

This canal is the property of the Irrigation Land and Improvement Company. It diverts 

water from Colorado River at a point 3 miles below Yuma, .4\.riz., for the purpose of irrigating 

lands in Yuma Valley. 

Miscellaneous measurements have been made at the heading since March, 1903. June 6, 

1905, a gage was established and a nilometer placed on t~e canal by W. D. Smith, at the 
20 STREAM. :M:E.ASURR:M:ENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

second gate and bridge, which is 1 mile from the river. No water is taken from the cana 

above this gate. The gage is nailed to the west wall of the flume below the bridge. The 

bench mark is a nail driven into the top of the west end of an 8 by 8 inch timber at the lower 

side of the bridge. Its elevation is 15.00 feet above the zero of the gage. The elevation of 

the top of the floor of the bridge at the southwest corner is 16.10 feet above the zero of the 

gage. Discharge measurements are made from the lower side of the bridge. The initial 

point is the east end of the 8 by 8 inch timber referred to above. The.canal is straight both 

above and below the gate. The velocity of the cross section is fairly uniform. The gage 

height is not affected by any gates farther down the canal. 

The canal is badly silted up and is dry much of the time at low water. During the floods 

of 1905 the banks were overflowed and considerably damaged. 

Discharge measurements of Ludy canal near Yuma, Ariz., for 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area. Mean Gage Disvelocity. height. charge. 

----------l-----------------------------l------1·------------------

Sq. ft. 

March 21. ...... W. D. Smith ............................. .. 405 

April6 .............. do ..................................... . 128 

May5 ............... do ..................................... . 104 

Juae6 .............. do ................................... .. 174 

June17 ............. do .................................... .. 799 

July 11 .............. do ..................................... . 235 

July 15 .............. do., .................................. . 152 

Ft. per sec. 

0.90 

.18 

.64 

1. 97 

2.42 

1.15 

.19 

Feet. 

12.60 

10.40 

9.30 

IMPERIAL CANAL AT HEADINGS IN UNITED STATES AND MEXICO, 

Sec.-ft. 

365 

23 

67 

343 

1,932 

271 

29 

Generalstatement.-The original heading of the Imperial canal, designated in the folJowing tables as heading No.1, is located about 10 miles by Colorado River below Yuma, .Ariz., 

on the California side, immediately above the international boundary line and opposite Pilot 

Knob Mountain. The California Development Company is now constructing a permanent 

gate on bed rock at a spur of this mountain in place of the wooden one now in use. During 

the summer of 1904 a second heading was made immediately below the boundary line, and 

in October of the same year an opening was made to the river at a point 4 miles below the 

boundary. This last opening is designated as heading No. 3. No gage was placed at either 

heading No.2 or No. 3. The canal runs parallel to the river for the first 4 miles of its course, 

so that it was necessary to cut a channel only one-half mile long. 

The first 12 miles of the canal was constructed; the remaining 40 miles is an old natural 

channel, called Alamo River. The whole length of the canal lies in the Colorado River 

delta, which is composed of loose, sandy soil, covered with a heavy growth of mesquite, 

willow, and arrowwood. The canal as a whole had a greater fall per mile than the river, 

but for the first 15 miles the fall was less than that in the river, and for this reason the canal 

had to be dredged constantly to keep it open. The exceptional floods of January, February, 

March, and April, 1905, scoured it out to a channel of considerable depth, and during the 

regular annual flood of May and June, which was unusually high and long, this scouring was 

continued to such an extent that when the flood began to recede and the river again began 

to deposit mud, the velocity in the canal was much greater than in the river below heading 

No.3. The result was that the old river channel silted up heavily while the new channel, 

the canal from heading No.3 down, was still scouring. As the old river channel filled with 

silt a greater proportion of the water went down the canal, increasing the velocity; and as 

the canal scoured deeper the amount and velocity of the water going down the old channel 

were decreased. These reactions were so great that the process of scouring a new channel, 

which had been going on slowly for several months, began to make rapid progress. The 

canal was widened in a few days from 100 to 300 or 400 feet. June 30 the total discharge of 

the river was 61,500 second-feet, 22 per cent of which went down the canal; July 8 the total 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 21 

discharge was 37,200 second-feet, 67 per cent of which went down the canal. .All efforts to 

stop the flood proved ineffectual. ' 

Meter measurements have been made weekly during the year to determine the total 

amount of water diverted by the canal, the amount diverted in the United States, the 

amount diverted in Mexico, and the amount going down the old river channel. 

Besides miscellaneous gagings farther down the canal,;measurements were made at five 

points, as follows: Heading No. I, heading No.2, heading No.3 above its junction with the 

original canal (giving discharge of heading No. 3 alone), heading No. 3 below the junction 

(givi~ the total discharge of the canal), and the old channel of the Colorado below heading 

No.3. At all of these stations except the last the conditions are constantly changing. The 

banks are washing away or being filled in, and the bed is silting up or scouring out and being 

dredged out. For these reasons it has been necessary to put in new gages often. The frequent passage of barges and dredges has rendered the maintenance of permanent cables 

impracticable, and a light cable has been stretched for aach gaging. Measurements each 

week have been made at such points as would give the desired results," directly or indirectly, 

with the least expenditure of time and money. 

The total discharge of the canal during I905 was obtained as follows: From January I to 

MarchIO by direct meter measurements at heading No.3 below the junction; from March 

11 to June 30 by adding discharges of headings Nos. I, 2, and 3; from July I to December 31 

by subtracting the discharge of the old channel below heading No. 3 from the discharge of 

Colorado River at Yuma. ·To obtain the discharge of the old channel below heading No.3 

on the dates when it was not measured directly, the total discharge of the canal was subtracted from the discharge of the Colorado at Yuma. · 

The mean discharge of heading No.1 for each month was obtained by averaging results of 

meter measurements. The mean discharge of the whole canal for each month was obtained 

in the same way. Measurements for the first ten months are so well distributed that they 

are given equal weight. On account of the flood of November 29, the estimate for November and December is based on an interpolation of the percentage of the total flow of the 

river diverted by the canal. As the flood in the old channel lasted only five days, any error 

from this method of calculation is not great. 

The monthly summary of the discharge of headings Nosl. 2 and 3, showing total diversion 

made in Mexico, is obtained by subtracting the discharge of heading No. I from the total. 

The monthly summary of the discharge of the old channel below heading No.3 is obtained 

by subtracting the total discharge of the canal from tM discharge of Colorado River at 

Yuma. 

No gltge observer was obtainable for the three lower stations, but gage-height records 

were kept at headings Nos. 1 and 2. 

June 15, 1904, a waste gage was put in operation at a point I2 miles below heading No. I, 

called the Quail River waste gate. Water going through this gate passes through Quail 

River into Padrones River and thence into Volcano Lake. Volcano Lake has two outletsNew River, which discharges into Salton Basin, and Hardy River, which discharges into the 

Gulf of California through the old channel of the Colorado. March 20, 1905, the flood silted 

up the channel leading from the waste gate and no more -lvater has been diverted from the 

canal at this point. 

After the flood of November 29, I905, a channel was dredged from the canal to Quail 

River from a point I5 miles below heading No. 1, and 'a considerable amount of water 

diverted to Padrones River and Volcano Lake. All the ~ater going down the canal past 

this point discharges through Alamo and New rivers into Salton Basm, e:x;cept what is lost 

by seepage and used for irrigation in the Imperial Valley. 

The results of the discharge measurements made at the two waste channels mentioned 

above will be found in the list of miscellaneous discharg~ measurements. 

Heading No. 1.-This station was established October 24, I903. It is located half a 

mile from the river, 600 feet below the wooden head gates, and is IO miles by river below 

Yuma, Ariz., on the California side. 
22 STREAM: :MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART Xill. 

The channel is straight for 600 feet above and .300 feet below the cable and has a width 

of 70 feet. The right bank is low and is liable to overflow; the left bank has an elevation 

of 6 feet above high water. The bed of the canal is composed of silt and sand, is free 

from vegetation, and is very unstable. There is but one channel at all stages, but when 

the gage at Yuma reads about 26 feet the river overflows into the channel below the 

gaging section. The current has a moderate velocity. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a boat and cable. The initial point 

for soundings is a charred post at the southeast corner of the corral about 150 feet west 

of the right bank. · 

A vertical gage, which is read twice each day by J. S. Carter, is located .just above the 

international boundary line, on the right bank. The gage is referred to bench marks as 

follows: (1) A standard United States Geological Survey iron bench-mark post, located 

near monument 207 of the United States and Mexico boundary line, on a hill about half 

a mile west of the gaging station; elevation, 52.41 feet above the zero ofthe gage and 

155 feet above sea level. (2) A nail in a tree on the right bank; elevatican, 15.20 feet 

above the zero of the gage. (3) A nail in a post near the ground on the right bank near 

the corral; elevation, 14.90 feet. above the zero of the gage. 

· The canal at this heading is filled with mud and has been temporarily abandoned, but 

some flood water. passed through it during 1905 and was carefully measured. 

Heading No. 2.-This heading diverts water from Colorado River at a point in Mexico 

50 feet below the international boundary line, 400 feet below heading No, 1, and 10 miles 

by river from Yuma, Ariz. The station was established. January 12, 1905, and weekly 

discharge measurements were made until August 31, 1905. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above and 600 f~t below the cable and is about 

80 feet wide. T:h.e bed and·banks are oomposed of clay and silt and are unstable. There 

is but one channel at all stages, but when the gage in Yuma reads about 28 feet the river 

overflows into the canal below the gaging section. As the canal from heading No. 1 joins 

this canal about 800 feet below: the gage rod, the two gages read about the same. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a boat and cable. The initial point for 

soundings is a clump of three willow trees growing near the north bank 200 feet below the 

gage. 

A vertical rod gage, which is read daily by A. H. Chance, is driven into the north bank 

of the canal at a point 50 feet from the river. The bench marks and the elevation of the 

zero of the gage are the same as for heading No. 1. -

Heading No.3 (above the junction).-This heading or intake is in Mexico, 4 miles below 

the ea.Iifornia-Mexico boundary line and 14 miles by Colorado River below Yuma, Ariz. 

The station was established March 8, 1905. The point of gaging is about one~half mile 

from the liver and 150 feet above the junction of heading No. 3 with the original canal. 

Gagings at this point give the discharge of heading No.3 alone. 

The channel· is straight for 500 feet above the point of gaging and nearly straight for 

500 feet below. In the. highest floods the banks are overflowed both above and below 

the station. The cross section is regular, the bed is unstable, 1md the current is swift. 

- During July, 1905, the flood widened the channel from 100 to 300 feet and lowered the 

bed about 10 feet. 

Di8charge measurements are made by means of a boat and cable. The initial point for· 

soundings, a willow stake on the north bank, was washed away by the flood in July, 1905. 

The gage and bench marks are the same as for heading No. ·a ·below the junction, 

described below. The gage height is an indication of the total discharge of the canal and 

not of this heading alone. 

Heading No. 3 (below the junction).--'-This station was established October 7, 1904. The 

point of gaging is about one-half mile from the· river and 300 feet below the junction of 

heading No. 3 with the original canal. Gagings at this point give the total discl;large of 

the cana;l. 
I 

COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELQW GILA RIVER~ 23 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and 500 feet below th~ cable. The banks 

are subject to overflow: The cross section is regular. the bed oft e canal is composed 

_ of silt and sand and is very unstable. During July, lgQ5,-the canal which at this point 

was about 100 feet wide, was scoured out to a width of !40() feet and the depth increased 

about 8 feet. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a boa~ and cable. 

The gage is a vertical rod on the south bank and is referred to benph marks as_ follows: 

(1) A nail in the central one of three willow trees 20 feet from the ban and 100 feet above 

the· gage; elevation, -15.83 feet above the zero of the gage.! This bend mark was originally 

2 feet above the surface of the ground but is now 2 feet below, as soil was deposited heN to a 

depth of about 4 feet by the flood of .1.\farch 20, 1905. (2) !A nail on thE north side of a large 

willow stump 100 feet south of the south bank and 500 ~eet upstrean from the gage; elevation, 22.26 feet above the zero of the gage. 1 

Information in regard to this canal is contained in the following W a er-8upply Papers of 

the United States Geological Survey: 85, p. 77; 100, pp. 27-29; 134, p . 26-39. 

Discharge measurements mmle at the Imperial ca'f\al headings G uring 1905. 

Headitll No. 3. 

Date. Heading. 

No.1. 

I 

Heading' 

No.2. ' Above Below 

junction. junction. 

' January 12 ••.•........••.•...•.....•. ,.... .........•.. 380 ........... . 

January 26................................ 90 35<1 ........... . 

900 

990 

February 8 •..•.•.........•.•....•..•.... · ..........•....••.•.••• ; ............ . 6,690 

February 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 460 90Q ........... . 2,480 

FebrUary 28 •.••.•......•.......................•.•...••...•.... l. . ..........• 3,100 

March 8.................. ... . . . . . . . . . .. • . . . 1,119 1, 5~ . 1,180 3,600 

Ma~18 •..... ,........................... 1,270 2,200 1,530 ----------- March 21.................................. 2, 590 2, 24() 1,920 --···------ · March 28.................................. 530 1, 1sQ 1, 750 ----------- AprU 6.................................... 450 1, 190 1, 650 -- .... -.. -~ 

April20 •...•.. : ... .' . ."..................... 760 1, 1gQ I 2, 610 -------···· 

Total 

discharge 

of canal. 

900 

990 

6,690 

2,480 

3,100 

3,600 

5,000 

6, 750 

3,460 

3,290 

4,560 

April 27................................... 460 1, 10~ . • . . . • . . . . . . . ...........•...•.. · .... 

May 3. •.•. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 ••• 0 •••• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 1, 47Q 3, 360 .....• 0. 0 0 0 5, 010 

May 11. . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . • • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . • 1, 9~ 4, 160 . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 100 

May17 ..•.......•......•... ~ ........•...•. 000000000000 1,58() 3,780 ........... 5,368 

May25.................................... ..•......... 1,79Q 3,560_ ·........••. 5,350 

June 1.. ...... ............................ ............ 2,24() 4,500 ........... 6, 740 

June 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 0 •••• 0 ••• 0 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2, 661\ 5, 830 ...... 0 0 0 0 0 8, 490 

J nne 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 2, 700 6, 130 . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 830 

June23.. ......•..•......•.........•...... .•.•....•... 3,26() 6,880 ........... '10,140 

June 30. . . • . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 3, 14() 10,430 . . . . . . . . . . • 13,960 

JulyS ••......•..•......•..•.........•............ : ...• ··········i· ............ a25,000 .. 25,000 

~:~ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::: •••••• ~: ~~-· •. • ••• _ ~-~-:_:S0_20_. _!

1 

:_ : __ ::_:_ : __ : :_:_:_:_f._._._·.·. --~- _.:_~---~- Angust 3 .•...••....• :. . • . . • . • . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ov _ 

August 10... .. . .. ..•. ... ... . . .. . . . .•..•... . .•. . . . .. ... 7511 ............ [ ....... ~ .... 00 oo• ..... . 

August 18oo .. oo ..• oo.oo ..........••... oo ....•..... oo.. 480 ............ ! ····oo····· ........... . :. I 

August 24 •............................. : . ....... E. ·s·t·l_m· ·a· t-ed. :

474() 71 •. _ ._ .. _ . __ ... _._ ._ ._._·! .. -.-·.·.· ·.·. ·.·. ·.· .... ··.·.·. ·.·.· .. _ ._ ._ ·.·. August31. .•......... oo .. : ......... oo ............ oo... l _ _ 

NOTE.-Figures in first four columns represent measurementJ; figures in fif h column a.re ·.derived 

from the :prec~i~- For qjschar~e or 0p,nal July 25 to December ~1, see.followlr g table. -
24 STRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIII. 

Portion ofOolorado River diverted by Imperial earwJ, during 1905. 

Discharge of Colorado Diversion by ImPEl" 

River in second-feet. rial canal. 

Date. 

At Yuma. 

January- 12. , ............................. , •• , ......... .. 6,300 

January 26. , ................................ ,c ......... . 6,770 

February 8 ...... -...................................... .. 62,080 

February 14 .... .-...... ~ ........ -..... _ ................... . 21,000 

February 28 ............................................ . 25,000 

March a .• , .................. , ......................... .. 43,100 

March18 ............................................... . 62,400 

March21 ............................................... .. 103,500 

March28 .............................. .-................ . 29,500 

Apl'il6 ................................................. .. 30,100 

April20 .................... _. .......................... .. 43,400 

M!!y3 ................................................. .. 

May11. ....................................... .' ...... .. 

39,_70) 

52,000 

May17 .. _ .............................................. -.. . 37,000 

May25 ........................................... · ...... . 43,700 

June1 ................................................. .. 61;500 

June7 ............................. : ...... , ............ c. 69,500 

June15 ................................................ .. 82,000 

June23 ................................................. . 89,800 

June30 ................................................. . 61,500 

JulyS ................................. _ ................ .. 37,200 

July12.· ............................................... .. 31,720 

July20 ............................................. c .. .. '22,250 

July25 ................................................ .. 20,650 

July30 ................................................ .. 17,500 

August 3 .............................................. .. 14,700 

August 10 ...................... , ...................... .. 16,200 

August18 .............................................. . 10,300 

August24 .......................................... · ... .. 7;550 

August 31 .........................•..................... 7,500 

September 7 ..................................... -...... .. 5,060 

September 14 .................... : . ............... _ .... .. 9,670 

September 22 .... _ ............. , ........................ . 6,080 

September28 ........ ~ .................................. .. 5,280 

October H ...................... , ....................... . 12,950 

. October 18 .................................... · ......... .. 6,950 

October 25 ••.•.....••.•....... .' .......•.................. 5,970 

October30 ............................................. · .. 5,670 

November4 ............................ , ............... . 5,750 

November11 .......................................... .. 6,550 

November 18 .......................................... .. '6,560 

November 25 ........................................... . 6;550 

November30. ·····················-~---················· 102,700 

~:=~~~~::::::~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~::: 20,100 

10,200 

December 17 ............... : ............................ . 8,100 

December 23 ............... , ................. · .......... . 7,600 

December31 ................. : .......................... . 5,900 

a Approximate. 

Below 

heading 

No.3. of 

Imperial 

callal. 

5,400 

5,780 

55,390 

_19,420 

21,900 

39,500 

57,400 

96,750 

26,040 

26,810 

38,840 

34,690 

45,9QO 

31;640 

38,350 

54,760 

61,010 

73,170 

79,660 

47,540 

12,200 

11,610 

5,050 

aS,150 

2,480_ 

2,000 

2,220 

1,170 

770 

560 

90 

'1,230 

180 

40 

1,010 

25 

·········-·· 

------------

------------

.... ;:; ....... 90 

200_ 

a70,000 

880 

------------. 

------------

------------

------------

Secondfeet. 

000 

.990 

6,690· 

2,480 

3,100 

3,600 

5,000 

6,150 

3,460-

3,290 

4,560 

5,010 

6,100 

~·360 

5,350 

6,740 

8,490 

8,830 

10,140 

13,960 

a25,000 

·20,110 

17,200 

a 12,500 

15,020 

12, '100 

13,980 

9,130_ 

6,780 

6,940 

4,970 

8,440 

5,000 

5,240 

11,940 

6,925 

5,970 

5,670 

5,750 

6,550 

6,470 

6,350 

a32, 700 

19,,220 

10,200 

8,100 

7,600 

5,000 

P~rcent. 

14 

15 

11 

11 

12 

·8 

8 

7 

12 

11 

11 

13 

12 

14 

12 

11 

12 

11 

11 

23 

67 

63 

77 

61 

86 

86 

86 

89 

90 

93 

98 

87 

97 

99 

92 

99f 

100 

100 

100 

100 

99 

97 

32 

96 

100 

100 

100 

100 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 25 

Estimni,ed monthly discharge of Imperial eanal during 1905. 

Month. 

.ea 0 ••1•1n . u - 3, including total ~ to~al diverswn diversion in Mex- m Umted States. ico. 

Total discharge. H dingN . cl d I Heading~Nos.2and 

----~--------1------~------

Second- ~otal in Second- Total in Second- Totalln 

feet. acre-feet. feet. acre-feet. feet. acre-feet. 

January----- ... __ ........ ---- .. -- .. 45 2,770 900 55,330 945 58,100 

February _____ ... ____ , _____ ......... 460 25,550 3,630 201,600 4,090 227,200 

March. _____ ... __ .. ·. ________________ 1,370 84,240 .3,330 204,800 4, 700 289,000 

April .. ___ ........ _, ______ .... _______ 555 33,020 3,370 200,500 3,925 233,600 

May ..... __ .... ____ ........ __ .. ·-- ... 20 1,230 5,435 334,200 5,455 335,400 

J nne .. __ .... __ ...... ________ .. ____ .. 200 11,900 9,430 561,100 9,630 573,000 

July-------------------.------------- .130 7,990 17,840 1,097,000 17,960 1,105,600 

Aug•l&t ...... ______ ........ ____ .... _ ---------- ------------ 9,905 .609,000 9,905 609,000 

September. __ ... __ ......... __ . ______ ---------- ............. 6,140 365,400 6,140 365,400 

October •.......... --------- ........ ---------- ------------ 7,625 468,800 7,625 468,800 

November ... ____ ......... __ ... ____ . ---------- ------------ 8,400 500,000 a8,400 a500,000 

December •.. __ .. ____ ........ __ ., __ . ---------- ------------ 12,200 750,000 a12,200 a750,000 

The year ..... ______ .... ______ 232 166,700 7,350 5,348,000 7,582 5,514,000 

a Approximate. 

IMPERIAL VALLEl: OANALB. 

In July, 1904, stations were established on- all canals entering the Imperial Valley, as 

follows: Iiolt canal, Hemlock canal, Alamo channel, -Alamitos canal, Main canal, and 

. Bonndary canal. These stations are located on United States territory, and each is near 

the California-Mexico boundary line. 

Discharge measurements are made from footbridges constructed at each station. 

The gages are vertical 4 by 4 inch timbers substantially embedded in the gronnd, Automatic water-stage registers, from which the daily gage-height record is compiled, were placed 

at the first five stations mentioned above. These canals enter· the valley east of Calexico, 

Cal. 

In October· a canal, known as canal~ o. 6, or Wisteria canal, was completed, which enters 

the valley west of Calexico, Cal. A station was established on this cannl in November and 

weekly discharge measurements made. After April 11, 1905, the Holt canal supplied a 

much lai-ger district than originally, covering territory which had been taking its supply 

from Alamo channel, near Eastside levee. A new canal, known as New Holt or No.7, wus 

built to replace the Holt, and a station was established in May. A station was also established on the Tamarack canal in june. The latter canal diverted water from New River 

to a district on the west side of ~ew River below Imperial, which formerly obtained its supply from Main canal. Gages were established at both of these stations, but no automatic 

registers were placed on either canal. 

The station on Alamo channel was inaccessible after the end of February on account of 

the flooded condition of the country. Water was not taken from the Alamo for irrigation 

after March. Discharge measurement~ wore also made at Rockwood, on Alamo River, but 

no gage heights were kept. They show the amonnt of water flowing through this channel 

to Salton Sea. • 

Measurements were made at Brawley, on ~ew River, for a similar purpose. They· were 

made nnder such difficulties, however, that they are of little value. Measurements made 

at Calexico were use'd to determine the waste into Salton Se.a, since tl!e only diversion was 

through Tamarack canal. A large quantity of water was wasted from Main canal into 

New River below the gaging station at Calexico; this waste. was measured and added to 

the discharge of ~ew River in making estimate of total discharge of .!"few River into Salton 

IAike. · 

IRR 177-06-3 
26 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

- --~--

A description of these stations, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 134, Unitl)d States Geological Survey, pages 29-39. 

Discharge measurements of Holt canal, near Oalerico, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. H d h I Gage Dis- i H d h Gage Dis- Y rogra.p er._ !height. charge. Date. Y rograp er. height. charge. 

-~-11------1------- ------

Feet. Sec.-ft. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

J a.nua.ry 4 .... W. V.Hardy ..... 1.30 19.5 June26 ....... R. R. McCoslin .. 1.64 50 

J a.nuary 12 ... ..... do ............ 1.41 30 July3 ......... ..... do ............ 0.38 6.9 

January 19 ... ... ~.do ............. 1.43 28 July 10 ........ .. ... do ............ .33 6.1 

January 26 •. ·. ..... do ............ 1.23 19.5 July 17 ........ ..... do ............ ."35 5.8 

Februa.ry 2 ... ..... do.~ .......... 1.·23 18.1 July24. ....... ..... do ............ .36 4.8 

)ebniary 9. :. ..... do ............ 1.07 13.5 July31.. ... , .. ....• do ••.••....•.. .36 4.2 • · Februa.ry 17 .. ..... do ............ 1.90 40 August7 ...... ..... do ............ 1.45 30 

FebrUary 24 .. ..... do ............. .93 11.1 August 14. .... ..... do ..... ~------ 1.25 38 

Marchl3. ..... R. R. McCoslin .. 1.88 51 August2l ..... ..... do ............ ------- 85 

:March 20 ----- ..... do ............ 2.06 64 August21 ..... .. ... do ............ .039 5.1 

Ma.rch27 ...... ..... do ............ 2.84 118 August 28 ..... ..... do ............ 2.62 133 

April3 ........ ..... do ............ 2.81 131 September 4 .. ..... do ............ 2.67 131 

April10 ....... ..... do ............ 1.13 21 October 10 .... W. V. Hardy ..... 3.08 169 

-~l_lrill7 ....... 1 ..... do ............ 3.70 246 October 17 .... ..... do ............ .25 2 

April24. ...... ..... do ............ 3.70 256 October 23 ..•. ..... do .......... · .. 2.65 128 

May I ......... ..... do ............ 3.37 202 . November6 ... ..... ·do ............ 1.40 21 

May B.. ........ ..... do ............ 2.76 143 November 13. . ..... do ............ 1.51 85 

Mayl5 ........ ..... do ............ 2.91 163 November 20 .. ..... do ............ ·1.33 40 

May22. ....... .~ ... do ............ 2.92 169 November 29 .. ..... do ............ 1.31 22 

May29 ........ ..... do ............ 2.70 128 October 30 .... ..... do ............ 2.55 124 

Junes ........ ..... do ............ 2.86 150 September 11. ..... do ......... · ... 2.88 159 

June12 ....... .. , .. do ............ 3.02 177 September 25. ..... do ............ 2.75 128 

Junel8 ....... ..... do ............ 1.69 57 October2 ..... ..... do ............ 2.80 137 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 27 

Mean daily gage heig!U, infe_et, of Holt canal, near OalericO, Oal., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. 

. l 

Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------1-----------------------------------

1............... (1.0) 1.25 

2............... (1.0) 1.21\ 

3 ............... (1.2) 1.125 

4.. ............. (1.3) 1.25 

5.... ........... (1.3) 1.25 

6 ............... (1.5) 1.3 

7 ................ (1.5) 1.15 

8............... (1.5) (1.1) 

9............... (1. 5) 1. 05 

10... ............ (1.5) L05 

11 ............... (1.5) .1:05 

12............... 1.4 1.0 

13............... 1..4 1.2 

14 .... ~.......... 1.35 1.4 

15............... 1.35 1.6 

16............... 1.35 1.75 

17............... 1.35 1.8 

18...... .... .. ... 1.35 1.35 

19............... 1.4 1.4 

20.... ............ 1.55 1..4 

21............... 1.65 1.4. 

22 ............... 1.7 ' 1.4 

2;1 ............ _.. 1.6 1 1.4 

24 ............... (1.45) .95 

25............... 1.3 1.1 

26 .......... ~ .... (1.25) 1.4 

27............... 1.1 1.55 

28............... .95 1.5 

29 ............... 1.0 

30 .. ,." ......... (1.1) 

31.. ............. (1.2) 

1.4 

1.3 2.9 

(1.45) 2.8 

(1.6) 2.5 

(1.4) 

1.4 

1.55 

1. 7. 

1.8 

2.tl 

3.05 

(3.3) 

(3.25) 

(3.25) 

3.3 2.8 

3.25 2.85 

3.3 2.8 

3.2 2.8 

2.9 2.85 

(2. 75) 2.95 

(2. 75) 3.0 

2. 75 2.95 

2. 75 3.0 

1.65 2.15 2.75 3.05 

(1.8) 3.6 2. 75 3.0 

(1.9) 3.65 2.8 2.95 

1.95 3.6 2.9 2.6 

2.0 3.55 2.9 2.5 

1.55 3.65 2.85 2.5 

1.3 3.65 2.9 2.5 

1.5 3. 7 2.85 2.J 

1.55 3.8 2.85 1. 75 

1.95 3.75 .2.9 1.7 

1.8 3.8 2.9 1.65 

1.85 3.75 2.95 1.65 

2.05 3. 75 2.95 1.6 

2.2 3. 75 2. 7 1.65 

2.35 3. 7 2.6 1.6 

2:2 3.5 2.5 1.65 

•,2. 6) 3. 35 2. 45 1. (j5 

2.85 3.35 2.5 0 

2.8 3.35 ~-55 0 

2.6 3.35 2.9 

2. 7 3.35 2. 7 

2.80 2.65 

0 

0 

NOTE.-Gage heights in parentheses are estilnated. 

0.0 

.0 

.4 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

. 35' 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

0.35, 3.05 

.35 3.0 

.35 2. 75 

.5 2.65 

1.15 2. 7 

1.45 2.9 

1.55 2. 7 

1.65 2.5 

1.65 2.75 

1.65 2.85 

1.55 2.9 

1.35 3.0 

1. 3 3.1 

1.25 3.05 

1.1 3. 0 

.95 3.1 

.95 3.15 

.95 3.1 

1.0 2.6 

1.0 2~ 3 

1.05 2. 75 

1.5 2.95 

1.95 2.9 

2.0 2.8 

2.0 2.0 

2.0 1.35 

2.0 2.25 

2.6 2.8 

.35 2.7 2.8 

.35 2. 75 2.8 

.35 2.85 

2.8 2.0 1.3 

2.8 1. 7 2.6 

2.8 1. 7 2.8 

2.85 1. 7 . 3.0 

2.85 1.5 3.0 

2.95 1.4 2.95 

3.1 1.35 2.9 

3.1 1.35 . 2.9 

3.15 1.35 2.85 

3.05 1.4 2. 7 

3.15 . 1.45 2.7 

1.25 1.5 

.25 1.55 

.25 1. 7 

.25 l.l . 

.25 .95 

.125 .9 

.125 .9 

.25 .85 

1.2 1.05 

1.3 .95 

1.5 .9 

2.fi5 .95 

2.65 1.0 

2 .. 7 .95 

2.7 .95 

2.7 85 

2.7 .8 

2.6 .9 

2.4 1.25 

2.3 ............ . 

Estimated monthly discharge of fJolt canal near Calexico, Oal.,for 1905. 

Month. 

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

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

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

April.., ............ , ......................... . 

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

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

July .......................... · ................ . 

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

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

40 

35 

123 

260. 

210 

181 

158 

202 

196 

71 

10 24.8 

9 21.0 

23 57.4 

83 208 

109 152 

0 a150 

0. aJ50· 

3 a150 

35 144 

2 96.6 

8 27.0 

The period ...................... : ........................... T ................... ~. 

Total In 

acre-feet. 

1,525 

1,166 

3,530 

12,380 

9,346 

8,926 

9,223 

9,223 

8,569 

5,940 

1,607 

71,430 

a Estimated. Flood water used for irrigation. Beginning with March 6 Holt heading was used to divert water in No. 5 main canad, but its capa ~ty was not sufficient until Apri116. 
- .· . 

STREAM UASUR;EMENTS IN 1"905, "p 4RT XIII. " 

NOTE.-The station recol-d is of no. vaiue beca.use most of-the water u!!lld Wa~ obta.ihed'frqmtlpOO,ed 

b&slns to the east. The mean discharge for the entire district covered by the CS:ii~tlwas eiltiniii.ted lb. ·. 

the field at 33 Second-feet. · 

DiAckarge ~ of HemloCk canal ~ OaleziCfJ, Ool., i~ 19iifj. -.• ':1 

JIY~P~~r. , . h~i~t i;~. ' ;_'[);te. -; .Ji~rogD.,Jih~.' h~~ c~:Se: . :;~~ 

. . _ , __ . , ,> . - . -, _·- -_ ... -J!ee(.- Soc,•ft. ·· -'- · ··- .> ·• ;· Fe~. 1Jec.4t.' · "· x 

- Janusn4•.'·· ~.y.H~r<Jy._ ••• ; -- o.s1 · 2.:o J'u.ii~-;~:L.~ R;_.:R.·1d'c(Jo~tln.~ .. r:oo · _21.o 

J

3aa.nn. uau· _aryry' 11

-

9

2 __ ·.-. :_·,·. :_-._._· •.. ·.·,_-•• dd,_.o :._'~.-.-•• _·.'_''·.·.·_; ••• -.~·,·:_·l ,·-.o1

: .. 8841_._. 2.2 .July_a; ... _, ... :::.:do.~:.,.:: .. ;:. 1.23 . 7:2 . 9.5 .Juiylo ... :, ..... :.do: .. ,.:; ..... : ·1. 73· 1i:o 

January26_.'., ,-, •.• do ... ,cc: ••.• :· 0.84 1.-9 July17 •. : •••. : •.•. do .. :,.: .•.. ;. 1,69 15.9 

·-::::_ :~::_:_: ::::::!:::::::::~::: ~:: _7.4 July24 •••.•••.•••• do.~·····'·;·: · o.75 o.s.. -- 16.4 July31. .•.. :.··'·'.do, .. _ ......... ·1.23 7,9 ; ... -,: 

February 11· .. · R; R; McCoslln. .. - 1.59 12.1i August7 ... : • . :~ .. do,.:;:, .. ,:. ua. 12.1 .. · .~i. 

Fb 24 d 1·79 172 A st14 .. d '•---::_1~69 '17:4 .. : x::::: ... :: :::::d~:::::::::::: 1:20 . 8:7 A::St21~::: :::~:d::::::::t::- 1.~ . 9.8 'J 

March 20: ••••••.• :do............ 1.-45 13._2 August 28_ ... •. ' .. ; •• doc:.:·•···•·--· 1:12 ·· 7.3 · . _.·: 

23;o $eptemb~·4:c w-.:V:'B;a.fdy ..• ;. 9.•-97 4,4 ._. f~· · 20:a SeptllJllhlirlt. :::.;,ao:~:.: ... :... '1.42 '~. 13.3 ;}~ 

Swtember 25 .•.... do ............ i o.s2 , .2:1 '); 

. ___ -._~_:_,•ll6. ____ ·

1 __ ,o6,__ October 2 ........ , •• do ••.......•.. i 1.11 7:3 • · .'! 

OctoberlO ..... : ..• do ..•. :....... 1.30 8.3 ·, · • J 

·t'1o • ·:6,·4' Ootoh8rl7c,•: .: .. A()'-~ ......... 't.l2 s.o_ : ":l" 

tE i ~~ 'if:E:4i #,~r:,:::m'r,~E :: g · · ~ .16•-D Novemblit-W:., .• ;.:·.!lo;:.: ....... ,. o~70 . 2.0 .·~ 

2:1 :November29 .• . : ... do.,.;, ..• :.:;,,. · ri.89 . 3.1· c::i 

.Date. 

June 12-............. do: •••• :· •••••• · 0. 78 · 

June 18 ••••••• · •• , •• do ••• , •. "···· 1.7 .· - .13.2 ~ ... · ' ...•. 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 29 

Mean daily gO{Je heigkt, in feet, of Hemloik canol near Oalerico, Oal:,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July·. Aug. Sept. Oct. ·Nov. Dec. 

------1-----------------------------------

1............... 1.0 

2............... .9 

3 ........ ~...... .95 

4............... ~.0 

5............... 1.05 

6............... 1.15 

7.......... .. .. . 1.3 

8............... 1.4 

9............... 1.0 

10 .... _........... . 75 

ll............... . 75 

12............... • 75 

13............... . 75 

1.0 

1.25 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.65 

1.65 

1.55 

1.35 

1.1 

14............... . 75 1.15 

15 .......... ,.... . 75 1.4 

16................ . 75 1.8 

17............... .75 1.6 

18............... 1.0 1. 75 

19..... .. ......... 1.4 1. 75 

20 ...•.••••••. :.. 1.55 

21. •.............. (1.4) 

22............... (1. 3) 

23 ••.•........•.. (1.2) 

24.. .... .. .. ..... (1.0) 

25............... (.9) 

26............... .85 

27............... 1.0 

28.. .. •.•• ....... 1.0 

29............... . 7 

30............... .6 

.31............... .55 

1:65 

1.5 

1.45 

1.55 

1.8 

1.65 

1.05 

.9 

.9 

0.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.05 

1.25 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.~ 

1.25 

1.3 

1.2 

(1.8) 

1.9 

1.85 

1.8. 

2.0 

(2.0) 

(1.9) 

(l. 6) 

(1.5) 

(1.4) 

(1.6) 

(1. 7) 

1.9 

1.1 

1.05 

1.2 

1.35 

1. 7 

1.95 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.55 

1.51i 

1;6 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

1. 95 

2.o;; 

2.1 

2.15 

2.15 

.. 8· 

.8 

1.05 1.8 ;;..1 .9 

.95 2.0 1.95 .9 

.9 (2.2) _2.0 .9 

1.05 2.45 1.95 1.4 

1.0 2.5 1.85 1. 7 

1;05 2.2 1.85 1.65 

1.45 

1.5 

1.4 

1.25 

1.3 

1.55 

1.55 

1f75 

1~55 

1f15 

1>5 

1~9 

2.45 

2.35 

!1-2 

(2.0) 

1.45 

1.45 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

p 

1.8 

1. 75 

,1. 75 

1. 7 

I. 75 

(1. 7) 

(1.65) 

·(1.6) 

(1.55) 

1.5 

1.55 

1.6 

1.6 

1.55 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 75 

1.95 

1.85 

1.8 

1.8 

1.75 

1. 75 

NoTE.-Gage heights in parent~ses are estimated. 

1.6 

1.5 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.55 

1.75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.7 

1. 7 

1. 7 

1.7 

1. 7 

1.8 

1.85 

_1.45 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.75 

.75 

.75 

• 75 

1.05 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.45 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

1.55 

1.55 

1.6 

1.4 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.05 

1.0 

1.15 1.0 

1.1 1.1 

.9 1.1 

.95 .,1.15 

1.2 11.2 

1.35 1.3 

1.35 1.45 

1.35 1.45. 

1.3.'; 1.4 

1.4. 1.35 

1.4 1.4 

1.45 1.35 

1. 5 1. 5 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.3 

.95 

1.0 

1.15 

1.25 

1.1 

1.0 

1.05 

1.0 1.1 

l.o5 1.0 

1.0 1.0 

1.0 11.2 

.9 1.15 

.95 1.05 

1.0 1.05 

1.0 1.1 

.9 1.1 

.95 '1.2 

.95 I :~ 

1.1 

1.15 

1.25 

1.1 

.95 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.95 

1.0 

1.05 

1.1 

1.05 

.95 

. 75 

.8 

.8 

.85 

.8 

.7 

.8 

.9 

.85 

.75 

.75 

;75 

.75 

.85 

.95 

1.3 

Eriimoied monillly disd{w-ge of Hemloik canol near Oalerico, Oal., for 1905. 

1.0 

1.0 

2.0 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7 

1.65 

1.6 

1.55 

1.6 

Month. Discharge !n second-fej:t. Total in 

· :rjrean. acre-feet. Maximum. Minimum. ~~----

12.0 o.4 I 4.3 264 

17.4 2.0 10.0 555 

January .......... : ..................................... . 

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

March .•............. ,: .... ,· ............................ . 

April ................•................................... 

May ......... ; .......................................... . 

23.0 

39.0 

21.6 

3.3 

6.6 

5.4 

10.7 

19.3 

15.7 

June...................................................... 25.2 1.8 14.1 

July ................................... :................. 18.4 0.8 10.9 

August.................................................. 17.5 5. 2 10.4 

September ....................................... \....... 14.0 3.3 i 8.1 

October ............................................. ~--- 12.6 2.4 ! 7.1; 

658 

1,149 

965 

.839 

. 670 

639 

482 

461 

November................................................ 9.6 ._ · .1.4. ~ 274 

The period ..••......... ·: ............... ,. ........................ : ......... -1- .. ~ .

1 •• \---6-,-95-5 
Hyd~o ...... p .. be• .Gage D~ D•te Hydro.;..•phe•. 1· Gage Dis~ • ,._ • • height. (lbarge.. - · .,.- • height. charge. 

------111----------1------------r,--~ 

Feet. Bec.-ft. Feet. Bec.~ft. 

Januaryli., •• W. V.Hardy., •• 2.00 12 M:ay-23 •.•.. ,. R. R. McC9slin .. 9.24 3,-097 

January 13 ••• ••••• do .....•.•..• . 3.20 82 May30 ........ • ...• do., •... : ...•.. 9.38 3,400 

January20 ••• ....• do ..••.•..•.... 3.30 99 Jun~6· .•...... ..... do .•....••.•.. 9.77 3,.81'1 

January27 ••. •••.• do .• · •......•.. 5 .. 20 323 June 13 .••..•. • .•• _.do •..•..•.••.. 10.85 4,958 

February3 ••. ..... do •• , •••.•.•.• 4.00 126 June 20 •.• ." ••• ••••• \10 •••••••••••• 11.81 5,949 

February 10 ~ • .•••• do .....•..•.•. 5.7o 451 June27 •.•...• .•.. ;do ............ 12.70 10,81Q 

February 18 .. ; ..•• do .•••.•••.. - .• 6.90 986 Ju1y 5. 0 •••••• ..... do .•.•...•.... 13.21 11,-940 

February 23 .. . R. R. McCoslln ... 7.14 1,003 Julyl2, ....•. .... ~do ••.•........ 13.-34 13,-640 

_March2 ....•. •• , •• ~0 •••••••••••• 7.48 1,461 Jnly 18 ....... 

March9 .•••.• •...• do ...••..•.... 7,90 1,702 .... H~~~i!n ~~-. ~~. 13.11 13,220 

March16 ....• ....• do ............ 7. 77 1,648 July 26 ••••••• . .";,.do .••.• ~.~ .•.. 12.42 I 10,040 

March23 .•••. ...•. do .•..••.•.•.• 6.74 1,159 August 1. •... R. R,. McCQslin ••. 11.38 8,.221 

March 29 ••••• .•.•• do .........•.. 8.93 2,916 August 8 ..... McCoslimd and 

Hardy.::. ····- 10.72 6,531 

.Aprll6. 0 0 •••• ..... do ••..•••...•. 6.9/i 1,307 August 15 .• , . .•.... de .......•.•.• 10.90 6,997 

April12.-•.... .•.•• do .....•...... 6.50 949 August22 ... , .•.. ,do.: ••.. ·.· ..... 10.22 5,_529· 

Aprll18, ••.•• ..... do ••.•••..••.. 6.80 1,149 August29 .. · •• M. V. Hardy .•••• 9.42 4,308 

Aprll25 ••..•. .•••• do ••.......... 8.71 3,052 September .5 .. May2 •••••••• .•..• do .•.••• : •.... 8.41 2,417 H~~iin ~~-. ~~. 9;31 3,830 

May9 ........ ....• do ••.•.• : •.•.. 8.80 2,890 September12 . ..•.. do ....•....... 7.52 ·1,892 

May 16 ••••••• ., .•• do ••• :·:······l 9.19 3,237 

DisCharge meatrU1'61iie11,ts of AlamO Oka:nm.el near Rockwood, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. H d · Gage 'DisC 

Y rogt"apher. height. c)large. 

Feet; 

January 7.... W. V. Hardy •...•.••••• 

January 14 ••.•••••• do.· •••••••.••••••••• 

January2l ••..•.•.. do ••••. : ••••••.••.... 

Janu!'-l"Y28 •••••••• do ••....••.•..••••••. 

February 4 •.•••• · •• il.o ..................... . February 11 ••••.•• do .................. . 

February 20 •• . : ••• do ................ : .. 

. February 25 ••.• · .•• do." •••• fi ........... . March 3.:. ·'· .•••• do •• cc •••• -... ·7.48 

March 11 ........... do .... :.;.'..... 6.80 

March 17 •• •·•.• ...•. do............ 7.15 

· . March 25 ••••.. :.,.do ... ; .. , ..... 10.00 

March 30 •.•••.•••. do............ 9.50 

Aprll8 •• ; ·-· ••••• do •••• :· ... , ..• -6.20 

· Aprll.l3 ....... ,. •• do, ....... ; •.• ·6.00 

Aprll19, .... c R.R.McCosliii ... 6.00 

April26 ••••...•.• :do ••• : •• ,..... (a) 

Bec.-ft. 

49 

205. 

77 

112 

151 

61 

530 

94 

387. 

_1,088" 

1,379 

1,8011. 

1,"443 

635 

692 

772 

Date. · Gage · i>ts- HydrQgrapher. heignt.. charge. 

Feet. Bec.-ft. 

May 17 ....... R. R. McCoslin... 6.00 990 

May24 ....... W. V.]lardy .. , .. 6.37 1,562 

May 31. • .-......... do ..... ; ...... · 5.92 1,692 

June7 ....... ; ..... do ............ 6.28 2,110 

Juue 14 .......... :.do............ Q.85 · 3,644 

June 21. ........... del. .......... : .. .. .. • 5, 348 

June 28 ............ do............ 9.60 3, 253 

Jniy6: ............ do .... :....... 9.oo 4,234 

Jnly.la .. · .. , ...... :do............ 9.50 11~932 

jnJy 19 ............ do............ ....... 3,501 

Jnly:lfj ••• :.: ....... do ........ .: .. : ...... ·. 3,104 

.August 2 .......... do ... ." .. -....... 8;80 3,551 

August 9 .......... do............ 8.60 2,815 

August"is ......... do .......... ,. 8.50 2,874 

August 23 ......... do ........... ·. 9.80 2,439 

August 30 ......... doc_ ...... _..... 9.93 · 2,509 

. i 

-~ 

May3 ............. do .......... ·.c : .... .. 

MaylO ...... , ..... do .... · .......... ; .... . 

a632 

1,044 

l,l770 

September 6 .. H~o~i!n~~~~~~- 9_95 

September 13 ...... do .... ,....... 10. 45 

2,116 

3,500 ;i .I 

i 

1 

~~----~---------· ···""'··---·----'·---~~ ---""~---- .~J 

a Gage washed out •. 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BA'HN BELOW GILA RIVER. 31 

Discharge measurements of .Alamitos canol, Calexico, Oal., in 1905. 

Da.te. H d h . Gage I Dis- I Gage Dis-

-------1---y-r-og:--r_a_P __ er_._ height. charge. __ n_a_t_e_. --1--H-y_d_r_o_gr_a_p_h_e_r ·-lh_e_ig_h_t. charge. 

Feet. Sec.-ft. 

January3 .... W. V.Hardy ..... 1.48 30 

January 11 ..... ." .. do............ 1.54 39 

January 18 ........ do............ 1.11 

January 26 • • • • •.•• do . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 05 

February 2 ........ do............ 1. 06 

February 9 ........ do............ 0. 52 

F.ebruary 17 .. ·R. R. McCaslin... 1. 05 

February _24 ....... do ............ 11. 00 

March 1. ... '· ..... do............ 0.82 

March8 ........... do .................. . 

March 15 .......... do .................. . 

March 22 .......... do .................. . 

March 29 .......... d<i............ 1. 20 

• April5 ............ do............ 1.53 

Aprilll ........... do............ 1. 63 

April17 ........... do............ 1.67 

April24 ........... do............ 1.39 

May 1. ............ do............ -1.10 

May 8 ............. do............ 1.15 

May 15 ............ do............ 1. 41 

May 22 ............ do............ 1.34 

May29 ............ do ............. 1.37 

June 5 ............. do............ 1.35 

15.1 

12.9 

13.6 

1.0 

16.8 

15.7 

9.1 

0 

0 

0 

24 

. 44 

50 

57 

40 

26 

28 

39 

.35 

36 

36 

Feet. Sec.-ft. 

June 12 ....... R. R. McCosl!n... 1.32 37 

June 18 ....... W. V. Hardy.... "1.30 30 

June 26. . . . . . . R. R. McCaslin .. . 

July 5 ........ 

1 

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

July 10 ............ do ........... . 

July 17 ....... 

1 

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

July 24 ............ do ........... . 

July 31. ........... do ........... . 

Aug. 7 ............ do ........... . 

August 14 .. ··i·····do ........... . 

August 21. ........ do ........... . 

August 28 .. ·-1-·:··do ........... . 

September 4 .. , ..... do ........... . 

september 11. w. v. Hardy .. ···r 

September 25· ...... do ........... . 

October 9 .......... do ........... . 

October 16 ......... do ........... . 

October 23 ••••.•. :.do ........... . 

1. 35 

1.33 

1. 34 

1.35 

"1. 34 

1.34 

1.12 

1.12 

1.17 

1. 27 

1. 34 

1. 42 

1.23 

1.30 

1.32 

1. 27 

36 

34 

33 

34 

33 

33 

22 

22 

24' 

31 

39 

43 

36 

40 

45 

38 

November 13 ....... do ............... : . .. · 0 

November 18 ....... do ............ ." . .".... 0 

November 30 .•...•. do ........... : 0. 42 5. 4 

October 30 •...•.... do............ 0.90 18.3 

November 6 .... · .... do ............... :... o· 
~-l 

i • 

Day. J'a.D. · Feb. Mar. Apr.'· May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1---1----------------------· 

1............... 1.5 1.2 0.8 1.35 1.1 1-311 1.3 1.05 1.4 1.1 

2 .... -........... 1.5 

3 ........... : ... 1.5 

4.: ..... ~·"_:..... 1.45 

5~ ..... -.•........ 1.45 

'6 ••• -.· .... :....... 1.4-

7 ............... 1.45 

8 ............... 1.5 

9 ..... ~ ......... · 1.6 

10 ............... 1.6 

11 ........... _ .... 1.6 

12............... 1;6 

13 .... : .......... 1.6 

14 .... -............ 1.7 

15 ............... 1.45 

1.1 .8 

1.21> .6 

i.l .4 

.95 ' .• 35 

;95 ' .35 

'.3 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.o 

1.5 ' 1.l 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1" 

1.1 

1.1 

1.6 

1.55 

1.5 

1.55 

1.6 

1.6' 

1.6 

1.65 

1;65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.-35 

1.35 

1.3 

1.35 

.9 

1.05 

1.1 

1.1 

1.4 

1.35 

l.,35 

i.3 

_,1.25 

1.15 

1.3 

1.3 

1.35 1.35 

1.35 1.35 

·1.35 1.35 1.1 1.35 1.3 

1.35 

1.35 

1.'3· 

1.35 

1.3 

1:35 1.; 1 ' 1.45 - 1 . .2/i 

1;35 '1.1 1.45 1.25 

1.35 

1.35 

1:35 

1.35 

1.15 . 1.4 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.35 1.15 

1.35· 1-~-

16 ............... ~-5 

.• 9 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.5 

-5 

.5 

.55 

.65 .0 ' 1.65 

1.15 

1.2 

1.25 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

·1.Z 

1.2 

1.2 

1.25 

l.-35 

1.35 

1.'35 

1.35 

1.3 

1.3 

1.,35 

1,35 

1.35 

1:3 · 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.1 

1 •. 1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.15 

1.2 

1.4 

1 .. 4 

1.45 

1.5 

1.45 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.35 

1.4 

1.45 

1.45 

1.4 

1.2 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.3 

1.8 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

1.15 

1.25 

1.25 

1.2 

17............... 1.15 

18 ............... 1.1 

111 ... ;·........... 1,"1 

20............... 1.1 

21............... 1·05 

1.05 

1.05_ 

1.05 

1.05 

1.oo 

22............... ,1-1 .. 1.05 

·23 ............... 1.1 

24 .• .-.......... ~. 1.1 

25.:.-..... ~...... 1.0 

26 ....... : ... ~! .. 1.115 

27 ............... 1.15· 

28 ............... 1.2 

29 ................ 1.2 

ao.: ............. 1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.05 

1.1 

.8 

.75 

.o 

.o 

.o 

•. 0 

.o 

.0 

.15 

.65 

.7' 

.7 

·85 

.9 

i.3 

1.65 

1. 7 

1.75 

1.35 

1.4 

1.55 

1.45 

1.4 

1;4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.25 

1.15 

1.15 

1.3 . 1.35 

1.3 1.35 

1'.3 1.35 

1.3 

1:3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.35 1.2 

1.35 l.l-5 

1.35. 1.2 

i.35 1.35 

1.35_ 1;35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 1.35 

1 .. 35 1.35 

1.3 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

L25 .1.2 

1.2 

1.i 

1.15 

1.1 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

·.9 

0.45 0.2 ' 

.45 .2b 

.2 .25 

.1 .2 

.o. ·2 

.15 :2 

' •. 25 .2 

.3 .2 

.:r .2 

.3 .2 

.25 .2 

.• 3 .25 

.3 ..... ,. 

.25 

.3 

.3 

.25 

.2 

.2 

,2 

.15 

.15 

.15 

'.2 

.25 

.25 

.35 

... 

.35 

.25 

' 31 .............. ·: 1.25 

1.4 

1;3 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 '1.25 

1.35 1.3 .8 ............ . 

Estimated 11WTIJJrl,y discharge of Alamito.s canal near Oolez?;co, Ool.,Jur 1906 • 

Month• 

. Dii!Cbargti in second-feet. 

. M&Ximtii:n. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet • 

-~.:--:-.e.---~--..:.--'-"------:.----,_----'--'---;.1-,----!l----I~I--'--.,.-

Ja.nuary ••. · ..••••• · ....................................... . 

·February •••.•..••.••.•••.•. -~-- ...••.•. ~ .•..••• : ••.. · •.•.. 

March ............. , ............... .-..... , ............ ,- .• 

April ......................... ." ....................... .-.... . 

May ............................................... ~ ... .. 

June ................ · ............. : ......................... . 

July ......................... ; ............ : .............. . 

August ......... _ ..................... _ .. · .................. . 

September .•.••••••....••.••••••••••••.•.•••.......•.••.. 

October ••• _ ........ : .................................... . 

November ...................................... : ....... . 

.. 50 

23 

36 

6o 

40 

38 

35 

34 

49 

47 

6 

11 

0 

28 

25 

30 

32 

11 

28 

18 

0 

.5 

26.6 

11.4 

4.9 

45.6' 

3l.8 

34.4 

33.9 

2:1.9 

40.8 

35.8 

2.7 

··Tbeperl()(j ....... : ................... .,..-...... : .............................. , ..... . '. .. ' .. ·-·.· 

~ . ·. 

----~· ·--~---~~--------·---~-----· ---""----- -~~--~-

1,.«\36 

633 

. 301 

2,714 

1,955 

2,047 

2,084 

1,470 

2,428 

2,201 

161 

17,630 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 33. 

Diaclwrge measurement$ uf Main canal near Oalezico, Oal., in 1905~ 

Date. . Hydrographer. Gage Disheight. charge. 

Feet. Sec. ft. 

Jam:ary3 .... W. V.Hardy ..... 3.96 439 

Jant:ary 11 ......... do............ 4.20 524 

Jamlary 18 .••..... do ••......•..• 

January 26 ..•..... do ........... . 

February 2 . ~ ...... do ........... . 

February 15 .• · ..... do .... _ ...... . 

4.50 

4.20 

4.18 

4.09 

February 17 .. R. R. McCoslln.. 4:15 

' February 23 . . . ...• do: . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 95 

March 1. .........• do............ 4.49 

ll6T 

510 

507 

485 

472 

447 

595 

Date. Gage Dis-· 

Hydrographer. height. charge . 

Feet. Sec. ft. 

June 12....... R. R. McCoslln,.. 4.17 515 

June 18 ..•...••.... do............ 4.1. , 540 

June 26 •..••....... do............ 4.23 511 

July3.: •.•......•. do: .......... : 4.25 5,2 

July 10 ............ do •.... ,...... 4.38 567 

July 17 ...•.••..... do............ 4.36 582 

July 24 .•.......... do ..•....•... : 4 .. 32- 583 

July 31. •.••• , ....• do............ 4.23 580 

August 7 .......... do .••... : ..... ·4.29 556 

Man:h 8 ...•....... do ..... ,: .•........• 0 . August 14 •.....•.. d9.. . . . . . . . . . . 4. 33 562 

·March 15 .......... do ..................• 

March 22 .......... do............ 3.52 

March 291 •••••••••• do ........... . 

Aprll5 ............. do ..•......... 

Aprilll. ........•.. do ...•...... .-. 

Aprl117 •........... do ........... . 

Aprll24 ............ do .•.......... 

Mayl. ...........•. do ........... . 

MayS .............. do •.•......... 

May15 ..•.•.......• do .. · ........•. 

May22., ...... 

1 

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

May29, ............ do ...•........ 

June5 ...•.•....... do .•.......... 

4. 79 

4.84 

4.98 

5.04 

4.91 

4.47 

4.42 

4.34 

4.24 

4.32 

4.19 

0 August 21. ........ do ...•.... :... 4. 33 540 

410 

651 

729 

735 

725 

648 

August 28 ......... do............ 4.29 536 

Sept~ber 4 ....... do............ 4.30 556 

Septemberll. W.V.Hardy............ 0 

September 25 ....... do ... , .. :.. .. . 4. 27 · 551 

October 2 ........ _ .. do .................. . 

g,ctober 9 .......... do............ 4. 29 

October16: ........ do ............ 4.30 

623 .November 3 ........ do ........... . 2.90 

3.60 

3.60 

3.55 

0 

559 

546 

298 

!180 

380 

378 

376 

586 -November-6 ....... do .......... .. 

562 

595 

566 

November 13 ...... do .......... .. 

November 18 ...... do .......... .. 

November 30 ...... do_............ 3.50 
! -

34 STREAK ><EASUREl!IENTS IN 1905, ·PART XUl~~ . ' 

Mean daily gage height, in feet, of Main carwl near Oalexieo, Oal.,for 1905. , 

Day. 

J~ 1. .............• 

2 ..........•.•.. 

3 .. 0 •••••••••••• 

4 .....••.....•.• 

5 ..•............ 

6 .......•...••.. 

7 •...•.••....••• 1 

8 •.•...•.•...... ! 

9' ...•...•....... 

10 •.•...........• 

11 ••.•........••. 

12.' .••.•..... :, .. 1 

13 •.............. 

14 •.•.••.•...••.. 

15 •.........•.••. 

16 .......•.••.... 

17 ..•...•.••.•... 

18 •.•.•.••••..... 

19 ......•.•...... 

---------------

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

20 

2 

22 

23 

---------------

--------------- 24 •.•........ T. ........... --.-.. ~ -- 6 ..•.....••... 

25 

2 

2 

28 

29 

30 

3 

7 .....•.•... 

·----------r!r:: .................. 

----------- ~-~ .. 1. .......... - ! 

!I 

3.9 

3.95 

3.9-

3;85 

3.85 

3. 75 

3. 7 

3. 75 

3.!)5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.4 

4.55 

4.4 

4.3 

4.35 

4.4 

(4.5) 

4.5 

4.55 

4.5 

4.55 

4.5 

4.35 

4.25 

4.2 

4.05 

3.95 

3.9 

3.85 

3.85 

Feb. Mar. 

----

4.05 4.5 

4.2 4.45 

4.25 4.05 

4.15 (") 

3.95 (") 

3.8 (") 

3.8 t") 

3.8 (") 

3.86 (") 

3.85 (") 

3.85 (") 

3.85 (<>) 

3.8 (<>) 

3.95 (<>) 

4.1 (") 

4.2 (<>) 

4.1 (") 

4.05 (") 

4.05 (<>) 

4.0 (1.5) 

3.9 3.35 

3.9 3.5 

3.95 3.8 

4.1 4.15 

4.3 (4.5) 

4.4 (4.8) 

4.5 (4.8) 

4.5 (4.8) 

.. .......... (4.8) 

.. ........... 4.8 

............. 4. 7 

'Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

------------ 4. 7 4.45 4.2 4:25 4.2 4.3' 

4.85 4.4 4.2 '1.25 4.2 4.3 

4.95 4.4 4.2 4.25 4.2 4.3 

4.9 4.4 4.2 4.25 4.25 4.3 

4.85 4.45 4.2 4.25 4.25 4.3 

4.9 4.4 4.2 4.25 4.25 4.3 

4.95 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 (a) 

4.95 4.45 4.2 4.35 4.3 (") 

5.0 4.45 4.2 4.35 4.3 <"r 

5.0 4.4 4.2 4.35 4.3 (") 

5.0 4.4 4.2 4.35 4.35. (a) 

5.0 4.45 4.2 4.35 4.35 .5 

5.0 4.45 4.2 4.35 4.35 2.0 

5.0 4.4 4.25 4.35 4.35 2.5 

5.05 4.35 4.2 4.35 4.35 -2.95 

5;05 4.3 4.2 4.35 4.35 3.1 

5.05 4.3 4.25 4.35 4.35 3.15 

5.1 )!.3 4.2 4.35 4.35 3.15 

5.1 4.3 4.2 4.$ 4.35 -3.5 

5.0 4.3 4.2 4.35 4.35 3.9 

5.0 4.3 4.2 4.35 4.35 4.05 

5.0 4.25 4.25 4.3 4.3 4.2 

4.9 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.35 

4.95 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.35 

4.9 4.3 4.25 4.35 4.3 4.3 

4.9 4.3 4.25 4.3 4.3 4.25 

4.9 4.3 4.25 4.3 4.3 4.25 

4.9 4.3 4.25 4.3 4.3 4.25 

4.8 4.3 4.25 4.3 4.3 4.25 

'4.6 4.2 4.25 4;3 4.3 3.1 

------- 4.2- ............. 4.25 4.3 .............. 

NOTE.-Ga; e heights iu parentheses are estimated. . , . . . . 

-

--Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----

(") 2.3 3.4 

(") 2.9 3.45 

(") 3.22 3.7 5 

(") 3.55 3.5 

3.95 3.45 3.9 

4.2 (3.55) _j-95 

4.25 (3.6) 3.95 

4.2 (3.6) 3.95 

4.3 (3.6) 3.95 

4.3 (3.6) 3.6 

4.3 3.6 ·····- 4.3 3.6 ......... 

4.3 3.6 .......... 

4.3 3.p .... -. ~ .. 

4.3 (3.6) ----·· 4.35 (3.6) ------ 4.35 (3.6) -.... -- ~ 

4.35 3.6 -----· ·4.3' 3.55 ......... 

4.3 3.4 .......... 

4.3 3.4 .......... 

4.3 3.4 ------ (a) 3.2 ........... 

(") 3.05 ............ 

(") 3.0/i ------ (") 3.05 ------ .1 3.05 ----·- .8 3.05 ------ .85 3.4 -----· 1.7 3.45 .......... 

1. 7 ------- .. ......... 

~ aNofiow. 

~~imated moolhly discharge of Main canal near Oalerico, Oal.,for 1905. 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. Ill Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

600 398 500 

595 416 470 

672 0 261 

752 -634 719 

648 566 598 

582 548 570 

593 556 575 

568 536 553 

570 0 369 

561 0 328 

390 220 351 

i 

January •.•. r··········································· 

:~=.::::lj:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 

Aprll •....• r··········································· 

~LtJ,:•:••••••:•••:•·•·•••••····••::•:•:•••:••: October.:._. jl·_ ..................... _ ... ; ................. . 

November. ·········································'·· 1----~--tt--------t------

The period ••...•.•............•..•...........••.....................•.•............. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

30,740 

26,100 

16,050 

42,780 

- 36,770 

33,920 

35,360 

34,000 

21,960 

'20, 170 

20,890 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BABIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 35 

DisCharge 11Uli1.8Urenients of Boundary canal near Ookr!ico, Col., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. helgbt. ~ charge. ~ Date. Hydrographer. height. ~~~ charge. 

---------l------------l----------lll-----------1------~----l----

Feet. Sec.-ft. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

January3 .... W.V.Hardy ..... 0.80 6.4 June i2 ....... R. R. McCoslin .. . 0.35 0.22 

Januaryll ........ do·............ .98 8.6 June 18 ............ do ........... ~ 1.00 11.0 

January 18 ........ do ...... c ..... · 1.00 8.9 June26 ............ do .......... .. .91 7.5 

January21i ......... do ............... ~... 7.8 July3 ............. do ........... . .93 6.4 

Febmary 2 ........ do .. .. .. .. .. .. . 99 9.1 Jtily10 ....... , .... do .......... .. .78 4.8 

February9 ......... do............ .95 8.3 July17 ............ do ............ . .77 4.2 

·February17 .. R. R. McCoslfu... .79. 5.3 July24 ......... : .. do .......... · .. .96 6.6 

F'ebruary23 ....... do............ .98 8.3 July3~ ............ do .......... .. .g7 . 5.3 

March 1 ........... do............ 1.00 10.0 August 7 .......... d.o ........... ~ .83 6.2 

March 5 ........... do............ .. .. .. . 0 August 14 ......... do ........... .. 0 78 5. 7 

March 8 ........... do............ .. .. .. . 0 August 21 ......... do ........... . .79 5.7 

March22 .......... do............. .88 7.8 August 28 ......... do............ . 79 4.8 

March 29 .......... do............ .so 6.2 September 4 ....... do............ .so 3.8 

April5 ............ do ............. 85 8.5 September 11 ...... do................... 0 

April11 .... ~-...... do............ .99 10.4 Octob~r2 ... :. W.V.Hardy ..... ....... 0 

April17 ........... do............ l.QO 11.7 October6 .......... do............ .90 8.4 

April24 ............ do ............ 1.08 13.0 october 9 .......... do............ .f5l 5.3 

May!' ............. do............ .83 6.1 October16 ......... do............ .so. 5.0 

MayS ............. do............ .83 7.5 October 18 .. ~ ...... do ...... ,...... .25 0 

May15 ............ do............ .74 6.1 October 30 ......... do............ .85 8 .. 0 

:M:ay22 ............ do ..... c...... .71 5.1 November13 ...... do............. .90 8.4 

May29 ............ do .............. 85 8.0 November18 ...... do ........ ~_... .95 7.Q 

June5 ............. do............ .90 8.4 November 30 ...... do............ 1.03 12.7 

Estimated montldy disCharge of Boundary canal nea:r Ookr!ico, Oril.,jor 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet, 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ................................................. . 8.9 6.0 8.1 

February .............................. ~ ................ . 9.8 5.1 7.8 

·March .................................................. . 10.0 0 3.6 

April ................................................... . 13.0 7.0 10.2 

May ................................................... .. 8.0 5.1 6.5 

June ........ , ........................................... . 11.0 .2 7.9 

July .................................................... . 6.8 4.2 5.4 

August .................... : ............................ . '6.2 4.4 5.6 

September .............................................. .. 6.0 0 3.8 

October .............................. .-................ .. s.o 0 4.4 

November ..................................•............ 12.7 7.0 9.0 

Theperiod ..................................... ~-- ....................... + ........ . 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

498 

433 

221 

607 

400 

471 

332 

344 

227 

271. 

536 

4,340 
36 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART XIII. 

DisCharge measuremeJTitiJ of Wisteria canal near Oalmco, Gal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. G9,ge Dis- Date. Hydrographer. Gage Dis- height. charge. hetgllt. charge. ---------1-----------1---- 1----------1·-----------1----

Feet. Sec.-ft. 

J&nuary5 •... W.V.Hardy •••••• 1.12 3.0 

.January 11 ....•.. do............ .15 0 

J·anuary 18 ........ do............ .52 7. 7 

January 25 .....•.• do............ .92 22 

February 1. ....... do............ .80 16.5 

February 10 •.....• 'do............ • . .. .. • 0 

February 18 ...••.. do ......... :.. ....... 0 

February25 .. R.R.McCoslin.. .. ....... 0 

March 1 ............ do............ • ...... 0 

March 15 .......... do............ .... .. . O· 

March 23 ••••.•.... do. • . • • .. • .. • . • • • • • • . 0 

March 29 .......... do.:.......... .90 2ti 

April tl •••.••.•.... do............ 1.65 64 

April12 •.....•.•.• do............ 1.29 47 

April18 ••••..•.••. do............ 1.00 33 

April25 ........... do............ .95 32 

May 2 ............. do............ .50 13.1 

May 9 •••••••••. : .. do............ .85 26 

May 16 •••••••....• do............ .43 12.2 

May 23 ............ do............ .63 17.1 

Feet. 

June 13 ....... R. R. McCoslin... 0.35 

June 19 ....... W. V.Hardy ..... .57 

June26 ....... R.R.McCoslin... .38 

July 5 .............. do............ . .30 

July 11 ••••••••••••• do............ .116 

July 18. ••.••••....• do. • . . . . • . . . . . .66 

July 25 ........ W. V.Hardy •.•••..•••.. 

August 1 .......... do............ ;'33. 

Augusts ...•...... do.: ................ . 

August 15 .... R.R.McCoslin ......... . 

August22 •... W.V.Hardy ···:' ...... . 

August 29 •.•. R. R.McCoslin .. , •...•.. 

Septembers .. W.V.Hardy ........... . 

September 12 ...... do .........••. · ...... . 

September26 ..••.• do .................. . 

October 3 •......... do ••.. : ............. . 

October 11 .....••.• do .•.......•....•••.. 

October 18 .......•• do............ .60 

October 31 ••.•••..• do............. .60 

November 7 ....... do............ .40 

May 30 ............ do............ .42 12.1 November 14 •....• do .................. . 

June 6 ............. do............ .38 11.9 November21 ••••.. do............ .15 

a Estimated. 

Sec.-ft. 

10.6 

13.5 

10.6 

9.4 

32 

17.8 

0 

7.8 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

12.8 

14 

12 

0 

0 

~:.j 

'i 

I 
OOLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 37 

.. Daily gage heighl, in feet, #f W i&teria canol near 0~, Oal. ,jQ1' 1905. 

Day. Jan. Ji'eb. Mar •. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct.' Nov. 

--------1--------------------· --------- 1........................ 0.95 

2 ....... ,.............. .9 

3 ...................... 1.15 

4 ........................ 1.1 

5: ..................... 1.1 

6 ....................... 1.1 

7...................... 1.25 

8 ...................... 1.3. 

9...................... .95 

10...................... .95 

11....................... .15 

12...................... .1 

13...................... .1 

14...................... .0 

15 .. , .................. ; .0 

16...................... .0 

17 ............ ::........ .6 

18....................... .ll 

19 ........ :............. .60 

110 .................. ·.... .8 

21. ..................... ·.8 

112...................... .8 

23....................... .8 24 ................. :..... .9. 

25 ....................... 9 

26 ................ : ..... 1.0 

27 ...................... 1.1 

28 ...................... 1.0 

29...................... 1.0 

30 ....................... 1.0 

31 .................. ,.... .8 

0.8 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

.lili 

.3 

.o 

.o 

;O 

.o 

.o 

.3 

.2 

.25 

.3 

.36 

.25 

.1 

.o 

.o 

.o 

.0 

.o 

.o 

.0 

.• 2 

.2 

'.3 

0.25 1.5 

·,2 1.2 

.2 1. 7 

.2 1.8 

.2 1.6 

.2 1.60 

.2 1.7 

.15 1.6 

.15 1.5 

.15 1.45 

.15 1. 36 

.36 ' 1.15 

.36 1,1 

.4o' .95 

;36 1.0 

.3 1.0 

.3 1.0 

.3 1.0 

.5 .8 

.5 .7 

.5 .65 

.5 1.0 

.8 .. 1 

.8 .9 

.8 1.1 

.65 1.15 

.6 .9 

.8 .45 

.9 .4 

i.o ,35 

1.15 

0.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.5 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.45 

.75 

.8 

.8 

.7 . 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.65 

.60 

.4 

.4 

.4 

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4. 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

:.25 

.25 

.3 

.0 . 

.o 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.. 4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.3 

0.3 o. 36 .3 .05 .3 .05 .3 .05 

.3 .. o 

.3 .0 

.3 .. 0 

.3 .o. 

.3 .o 

.a· .o 

.95 .o 

1.8 . 0 

1.1 .o 

1.0 .0 

1.0 .o 

.9 .0 

.6 .0 

.65 .o 

,5' ,o 

.5 .o .5 .o 

.45 .0 

.o .o 

.0 .0 

.0 .0 

.o I .o 

.o . .0 

.0 .o 

.o .0 

.1 .o .36 .0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

o.o. o:6 .o .6 

.0 .6 

.0 .6 ' 

0 .o .o 0 .0 .4 

0 .o .4 

0 .0 .75 

0 .o .75 

0 .0 .0 

0 .o .ci' 0 .o .0 

0 0.6 .o 

0 ;6 .0 

0 .6 .5 

0 .6 .o 

0 ;6 .o 

0 .6 .• 0 

0 .6 .o 

0 .6 .0 

0 .45 .15 

0 .45 .35 

0 .o .36 

0 .0 . .1 

0 .o .. o 

0 .0 .o 

0 

0 

.05 .o 

0 .6 . .o .05j / .o 

~ . :: ... ~~-

Estimoled ~y disCharge ojW~ canol nearOol&ico, Oal.,jQ1' 1905 .. 

Discharge In second-feet. · 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ................................. : ............... . 

February ............................... · ................. . 

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

40 

26 

32' 

17;9 

3.8 

7.1 

39.5 

:~~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::~i::: June .................................................... . 

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

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

September ........•.....••••. , ..•..•••••••.......•......•••. 

Oc~ob!'r .. ; .•......•.••.•......••.•..•...•.....• · ...•...... 

November.· •••...•...•.....••......•.•...••••••.•........ 

75 

•!5 

12 

80 

l1 

0 

14 . 

26 

1----1----1 

16.7 

9.6 

14.2 

.4 

.o 

5.4 

5.6 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

1,100 

211 

436 

'2,325 

1,027 

572 

873 

25 

0 

33ll 

334 

Theperlod........................................... ............ ............ .......... 7,261. 

• 
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38 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART XIII. 

DisCharge meaBUrements of Tamarack canal near Imperial, Oal., in 1905. 

-- --c::.,.'. -_~-~,:.- ¥ ~!"i'_J·--_- ., 

~'· 

Date. · Gage Dis- Hydrographer. height. charge. Date. Gage Dis- Hydrographer. height. charge._ 

~--1:1---.,---1------ ----

Feet. 

May25 ....... W. V. Hardy .......... . 

Sec.-ft. 

52 

Feet. Sec.-ft. 

October 19 •.• W. V. Hardy ....... :... a40 

June 1........ R. R. McCoslin... 1. 70 

fune8 •....... W. V.Hardy .... 1.80 

June 14 •........••• do............ 1. 64 

June 22 ••••••••• , •• do •........... 14.50 

51 October 26 •••••••• do .................. . 

56 November 2 ....... do .................. . 

43 November 9 ....... do •.................. 

14 November 16 ...... do ....••.•........... 

G40. 

a40 

G40 

a40 

October 4 ......... do .•.•••............. 

October 12 •••..... do •.. :., .........•... 

a 40 November 23 •••••• do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a 30 

a40 

a Estimated. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Tamarack canal near Imperial, Oal.,for "1905. 

Day. June. Day. June. Day. June. Day. June. Day June. 

1. •.•....••.. 1. 7 7 ..•...•.... 1.8 13 ........... 1.35 19 •.•...•.... 1.65 25 •.......... 1.2 

2 ..•••••..... 1.68 8 ..•.• ; ..... 1.8 14 •.......... 1.65 20 ••••••••••• 1. 75 26 ........... 1;05 

3 •.•......... 1. 7 9 ......•.... 1.8 16 ......•.•.. 1.65 21. ..•....... 1.5 27.; ..•....•. 1.0. 

4 •••••••••.•. 1.55 10 1.9 16 ........... 1.6 22 ••••••••••.• 1.45 28 .•.....•.•. .9 

5 •..•.•...... 1.65 11 ••••••••••• 1 1.95 17 •.••....... 1.65 23 •••••••••.• 1.35 29 •••••••• 2 •• .9 

6 ••••••••••.• 1. 75 12 •.......... 2.05 18 •.......... 1. 7 24 ......•..•. 1.2 30 •••• : ••.••• .7 

Estimaled 1fl,()'fl,f,],Jy di~charge oj Tamarack canal near Imperial, Oal., for 1905. 

Diecharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

June •.••••••.•. -............................................................ _. .... . 

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

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

September ........ --: ................................................... -.......... . 

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

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

34.3 

(40) 

(40) 

(40) 

(40) 

(40) 

2,041 

2,460 

2,460 

2,380 

2,460 

2,380 

Theperlod........................................ ............ ............ .......... 14,180 

NOTE.-Monthly means in parenthesis elitime.ted in the field. 

-

_i 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 39 

Total amount of water (in fu:re-feet) entering the Imperial Valley through irrigation canals at 

international boundary, January to November, 1905, inclusive. 

Canal. January. February. March. April. May.· June. 

Hemlock ••.••••.•...•.•.•.. 263 555 658 1,149 965 839 

Boundary •..•..••.•.•.•..•. 249 216.5 110.5 303.5 200 235.5 

Wisteria .•.•.••.•..• : •....•. 1,100 211 436 2,351 1,027 572 

Tamarack •..... ----· ..•.... ............ ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------- 2,041 

·New Holt, or No.7 •........ ------------ ------------ ------------- ·······--·-· 1,107 1,964 

Main •••••.•....•..•....•.•. :io, 744 26,102 16,048· 42,783 36,770 33,917 

Alamitos .••.....•.. , .....•. 1,636 633 301 2, 714 1,955 2,047 

· Holt, or No.5 Main ....•... 1;525 1,162 3,530 12,377 9,346 8,926 

Alamo Channel ..••......... 5,500 8,330 9,223 ------------ ------------- ------------

Total .••.•.........•.. 41,017 37,209 30,306 61,677 51,370 50,541 

Canal. July. August. September. October., November. Total. 

Hemlock ..................... 670 639 482 461 274 6,955 

Boundary •..••..•.•.•..•... 166 172 113.5 135.5 268 2,170 

Wisteria ....•...•.•.•.•.•.. 873 25 0 332 334 7,261 

Tamarack ..••.....•.•...... 2,460 2,460 2,380 2,460 2,380 14,181 

New Holt, or No. 7 •......•. 2,029 2,029 1,964 2.029 1,964 13,086 

Main ...••.•..•..•.•.•..•... 35,355 34,003 21,957 20,168 20,886 318,733 

Alamitos .••.•...•..•••.•... 2,084 1,470 2,428 2,201 161 17,630 

Ho!t,.or No.5 Main ........ 9,223 9,223 8,569 . 5,940 1,607 71,428 

Alamo Cnannel .....•.•..•.. -------···-- ··---------- ------------- ----········ ·····-·------ 23,053 

Total ••........•...••. .52,860 50,021 37,893 33,726. 27,874 474,494 

Total amount qf water (in acre-feet) entering Imperial Valley, including canals, New River, and 

.Alamo Oliannel; also amount of waste water discharging into Salton Sea and amount used 

for irrigation, January to November, 1905, inclusive. 

Month. 

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

February •••.••.••...••••.. .- ..•.... -.--

March ••••••••• : •••••••.•.•...•..•..... 

April ••••••• : ..•....•.•.•.•.•..•....•.. 

May •••••••••.•••••••.•.•.•...•.•..• , .. 

June •••••••••••••.••••.•.•.....••.•.. :. 

July •••••••••.•.•..••.••.•••••••....•.. 

August •••••.•••....••••.•..••..... : ... 

September •••.•.•. : ••• · ...............•. 

October ..••••....•.••..•••.••...• -· ... 

November ...•.•. , •.• : •.•.•.•.•.•...... 

Total ••.......••........•.•..•..• 

Total discharge . . · Imperial canal Total discharge Total discharge Tot. al amount at headings into Imperial (waste) into Sal- of water used 

below Yuma, Valley-' ton Sea. · lor irrigation. Ariz. · 

Acre-feet. Acre-feet. Acre-feet. Acre-feet. 

58,100 55,590 35,356 20,234 

227,150 92,913 77,919 14,994 

288,990 210,896 194,548. 16,348 

233,550 223,171 182,494 40,677 

335,420 321,239 287,869 33,370 

573,020 622,911 587,370 35,541 

1,104,620 1,037, 724 978,244 50,480 

609,030 597,751 564,946 32,805 

365,ati0 a353,360 .324,869 28,491 

468,840 a456,840 435,227 21,613 

500,000 a4ss,ooo. 477,977 10,023 

4, 764,080 4,460,395 4,155,819 304,576 

a Estimated. 

· Total amount of irrigated land (as per examination made in March and April, 1905) •.. acres... 79,591 

Amount of water used per acre (in acre-feet) •••••.•••....•......••.•. ·········-·······......... 3.83 
40 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

LANDS mRIGATED I.N THE IlllPERIAL VALLEY. 

In April, 1904, an examination was made to determine the amount of lands irrigated in 

the valley. The gross area under irrigation at that time was 66,741 acres. A second examination was made in September of the same year by W. V. Hardy, of the Reclamation Service, and showed the total area irrigated at that time to be 31,318 acres. Another examination by Mr. Hardy in March and April, 1905, gave a total irrigated area of 79,591 acres. 

The examination of area of irrigated land made in March and April, 1905, is used in computing the amount of water per acre used during 1905. It is probable that this area was 

greatly reduced during the summer, as areas for the raising of hay and grain were not again 

used after the crops were har'vested until the late fall months, when they were again seeded. · 

Large areas of" alfalfa and Kaffir com were neceilsarily irrigated throughout the year. 

DUTY OF WATER I.N THE Dil'ERIAL V~Y. 

During the fall of 1904 rating flumes were placed on two canals in Imperial Valley for the 

study of the duty of water. Two types of soil were selected for these investigations, one 

known as "hard soil" and classified as "Imperial loam" as shown on soil map of Bureau of 

Soils, United States Department of Agriculture. The other type is known as "soft soil" 

and classified as "Iinperial sandy loam." 

The location of the investigation on "Imperial loam" is at the ranch of W. W. McKim, 

7 miles east of Imperial, being the west half of sec. 8, T. 15 S., R. 14 E. 

The location of the investigation on "Imperial sandy loam" is on lands of the CaliforniaMexico Land Company, 3! miles east of Mexicala in Mexican territory and directly south of 

the California-Mexico boundary line in T. 17 S., R. 15 E. 

Permanent flumes were constructed at the head of each of these canals and a sufficient 

number of measurements were made throughout the year for rifting them. Self-recording 

registers were place!! at each of these stations, and the mean daily gage height was computed 

from the register records. ' 

During 1905 the Imperial Valley received a very unusual rainfall. The precipitation at 

Imperial was 10.06 inches for the year. At Calexico the precipitation was 9.33 inches for the 

year. The mean annual rainfall will probably not exceed 3 inches in normal years. 

lll'KIM FLUlllE. 

This station was established on September 23, 1904. The amount of land irrigated 

under this flume is 380 acres. The soil is classified as "Imperial loam." The crops raised 

during-1905 consisted of 100 acres in barley, which was sown in October, 1904. The crop 

was only fair and was used for. the pasturage of hogs. The balance of the area, 280 acres, 

had been previously planted to alfalfa, 100 acres having been sown in October, 1902, and 

100 acres in October, 1903. This area in alfalfa was in fair condition at the time the station was established. The crop of 190!> was fair and used only for the pasturage of hogs. 

The supply of water furnish~d for this area was not enough for thorough irrigation. Water 

was taken from Alamo channefuntil March, 1905, and up to this time the supply was suffici~nt for thorough irrigation. Mter March, 1905, water was taken from Alamitos canal 

on account of flood conditions in the Alamo channel which destroyed the levee at point 

where the diversion was made. The water supply received from the Alamitos canal was not 

enough for the thorough irrigation of this area and crops suffered considerably from lack of 

water after ;March. 

The rainfall for this station is taken from the United States Weather Bureau records 

kept at Imperial, Cal. 
COLORADO DRAINAGE BASIN BELOW GILA RIVER. 41 

MO'Tiildy d ty of water under McKim flume during 1905. 

· Mnth. 

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

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

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

ApriL ...................................................•.......... 

May ............ , ................................................. . 

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

July .....................................•......................... 

August ... : .......................................................• 

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

Optober ............................................................ . 

November ........................................... , ............. . 

A re~feet. 

I-T-ota-1.+--.--P-e-r~a-ere-. Rfn~~~~-in 

·24 6 

16 7 

12 3 

114 0 

856 

'108 0 

79 4 

61 0 

.71 9 

49 2 

17 9 

0.06. 

.04 

.03 

.30 

.22 

.28 

0 21 

.16 

.19 

.13 

.05 

1.50 

6:12 

1.05 

.15 

..()() 

.00 

.07 

.00 

.04 

.00 

.83 

December.......................................................... 49 2 .13 . 30 

----'------:----

Total irrigation.............................................. 689 8 1.81 I 10.06 

Total, including rainfall ............... ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 64 ............ . 

CALIFORNIA-MEXICO LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY'S rLUME. ~ 

This station was establishEd November 28, 1904. It is located 3 miles east of Mexicala. 

The total area irrigated under this flume is 575 acres. The soil i classified as "Imperial · 

sandy loam." In Decembe , 1904, the entire area was sown to b rley, 75 acres. were cut 

for hay, averaging 1t tons t the acre, the balance of the acreage was used for·pasturage. 

The crop was equally as goc d .oyer the entire area as that on the 75 acres which was cut 

for hay. In May, 19Q5, the entire area was sown to Kaffir corn. This crop was poor and 

scattering and used in the fa I for pasturage. This area received a ample supply of water 

for the crops raised. 

The rainfall for this stati n is taken from tl;!e United States 'i~eather Bureau records 

kept at Calexico, Cal. 

Montlilydutyofwater underC alifornia-Me:cico Land and Oattle Oom'}ip,ny'sjlume duri'TI{J 1905. 

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

February ... ; ................. ·.: .................................. . 

March .....•....................................................... 

ApriL .......................... ·-·---~---················: ......... . 

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

June .................... ." ......................................... . 

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

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

September ..... c .................................................... . 

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

I---A+pr_Ee,-f_ee_t_. __ 1 R~I,&~~-in Total. Per acre. 

67 6 

56 

30 7 

113 0 

313 0 

214 0 

3320 

2890 

131 0 

91 7 

0.12 

.01 

.05 

.20 

.55 

.37 

.58 

.50 

.23 

.16 

1.50 

3. 7.6 

• ·.91 

.50 

.00 

.00 

.03 

.00 

.13 

.00 

November.......................................................... 66 0 .11 1.96 

December.......................................................... 104 0 .18 .54 

---- ------:---- Total irrigation.............................................. 1, 757 6 : 3. 061 9. 33 

l'otal, including rainfall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 84 .... _. ..... · . .'. 

IRR 177-06--4 
42 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

MISCELLANEOUS J'IIEASUREJIIENTS IN COLORADO RivER DRAINAGE BABIN. 

The following miscellaneous measurements were made in canals in the Colorado River 

drainage basin by W. D. Smith during 1905: 

MiScellaneous discharge measurements made in Colorado River drainage basin in 1905. 

Date. Locality. Width. Area of Mean ve- Dissection. locity. charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Sec.-ft. 

February 15 ... Imperial canal in Mexico immediately below 

Quail River waste gate.a -------- 560 3.46 1,937 

February 28 .•. ..... do ........................................ -------- 556 .3.28 1,821 

December 17 ... Imperial canal in Mexico immediately below 170 1,640 3.21 5,265 

Quail River cut-o:tf.b 

2.681 December ..... Quail River cut-oft in Mexico at point of 150 632 1,693 

diversion from Imperial canal.b 

a Quail River waste gate is in Mexico, 12 miles below heading No. 1 of the Imperial canal. Gagings by means of-boat and cable were made at this point February 15 and 28 to determine amount of water being carried to Imperial Valley by the canal. · b For location and significance of this gaging see general description of lmperiaJ canal, page 21. A - measurement was made by means of boat and cable. 

THE GREAT BASIN DRAINAGE. 

GENERAL FEATURES. 

The Great B~sin drainage in California is comprised within the subdrainages, Sierra 

·Nevada and Minor Great Basin. Within the Sierra Nevada drainage is a limited ·area of 

arid-country lying on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevadas. This area includes the 

Susan and Owens River drainage basins. Within the Minor Great Basin drainage lies the 

Mohave River drainage basin~ Having no outlet to the ~ea, the entire drainage of these 

basins is lost mainly through evaporation from the lakes and sinks in which the waters of 

these ·rivers collect. 

SUSAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Susan River has its source in the Sierra Nevada in northeastern California, and flows 

eastward, discharging into Honey Lake-one of the landlocked lakes of the Great Basin.,-

of which it is the principal _feeder. A considerable area of land is irrigated from the waters 

of the river below the- gaging station, anq during the last ten or twelve years several p~ojects have been started for irrigating other extensive areas by_ the storage of its waters 

both above and below the town of Susanville. . 

SUSAN RIVER NEAR BUBANVnLE, CAL. 

This station was established June 3, 1900, by L. H. Taylor. It is located about threefourths of a mile southwest of Susanville, at the electric light plant . 

.. The channel is straight for 150 feet above arid 250 feet below the station. The current 

is swift. There is a riffle i=ediately above the cable. The right bank is high and is composed of clay covered with vegetation. It is not liable to overflow. The left bank is low, 

liable to overflow, and covered with a sparse growth of willows. The bed of the stream 

is eomposed of gravel and cobblestones and is permanent. A short distance above the 

station a small irrigating ditch, known as the "Masten ditch," _is taken out on the right 

bank. 

High-water measurements are. made by means of a cable and car. Measurements at 

· low a!ld ordi!Joary stages are made by wading. The initial point for soundings is a post in 

the fence in line with the cable, 34.8 feet from the cable support on the left bank. 
SUS.A~ RIVER DR.AT:N.AGE BASIN. 43 

On December 20, .1903, th station was reestablished, and the datum of the gage was 

raised 2.00 feet. .A gage is u1 o placed in the flume near the head of Masten ditch. During 

1905 the gage was read once e~ch day by James Branham. Bench marks were established 

as follows: (1) A nail in the lt'ence post which is used as the initial point for soundings; 

elevation, 11.35 feet. (2) A pail in the cable post; elevation, 9.00 feet. (3) .A nail in the 

cottonwood tree to which tl ~ cable is attached; elevation, 10.00 feet. Elevations refer 

to ,the datum of the gage. · '-

Information in regard to t is station is contained in the following Water-Supply ··Papers 

of the United States Geologic I Survey: 

D~scription: 51, p 408; 66, pp 1 i'>-116; 85,,p 123; 100, pp 204-205; 133, p 197. 

D1scharge: l>l, p 408; 66, p 116; 00, p 205; 133, p 197. Dischar~e monthly: 75, p 190; 33, p 198. · Gage he1ghts: 51, p 408; 66, p 1 ~; 85, p 124; 100. p 205; 133. p 198. 

Rating table: 566, p 175. · 

DisCharge measure. ~ents of Susan River near Susanville, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydr ~apher. 

March21..: .... J. Branham ..•• ···················- Mayl2 ......... ..... do .......... ------------------- June12 ........ ..... do .......... ------------------- June25 ........ ..... do .......... ------------------- July23 ......... ..... do .......... ------------------- August29 •.... ..... do ......... ---------·--------- September 26 .. ..... do .......... -------------------

Width I Are'!- of Mean · section. velocity. 

Feet. Sq.ft. Ft.pers.ec. 

44 ~ 4.79 

29 48 3.27 

25 31 :;!.32 

24 18 1.66 

18 10.8 1.19 

14 8.1 0.85 

19 13.6 1.13 

G_age 

heigllt. 

Feet. 

6.60 

5.40 

4. 70 

4.20 

3.85 

3. 75 

4.00 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

441 

157 

72 

30 

12.8 

6 • .0 

15.4 
44 STREAM l!EABURE>IENT!l IN 1905, PABT XIIL ---~ · Dauy gllf!e height, in feet, of Susan River near SU8anviae, Oal.,for 1905 . 

Day. Jan, Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. . July. Acg. Sept. Oct.' ·Nov. Dec. 

-----.------ ------------ 1 ••••••.•.••.••• 4.95 5.2 5.25 6 .. 15 5.95 5.15 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 

2 ..•••.••.••.••• 4.8 5.2 5:25 5.95 5.9 5.1. 4.l! 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 

3 •.••. _ •••••.••.• .4. 75 5.2 5.25 5.95 5.8 5.05. 4.45 4.1 3.8 3;9 4.0 4.0 

4: .... :.·, ....... 4.7 5.2 5.25 5.9 5.8 5.05 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.95 4.0 4.0 

.5 ........ : ... : •. 4.65 5.i5 5.25 5.9 5.65 5.0 4.6 4.1 3.85 3.95 4.0 4.0 

a· ••••••••••••••• 4.6 5.05 5.25 6.0 5.55 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.85 3.95 4.0 4.0 

7 •.•.•.••..•.•• , 4.6 4.85 5.25 6.1 5.5 5.0 4:25 4.1 3.85 4.0· 4.0 4.0 

8 •.•.•.••••..••• 4.55 4.85 5.25 6.~ 5.5 4.9 4.1 4.0 3.85 3.95 4.0 4.0 

9 •.•••.•••••.•.• 4.55 4.75 5.2 6.1 5.5 4.85 4.1 3.9 3.85. 3.9 4.0 4.0. 

10 •.•.•.•••...••. 4.55 4 .. 8 5.2 6.2 5.45 4.75 4.0 3,8 3.85 3.9 4.0 4.0 

11 •.••••....••• :. 4.55 4. 7 .5.2 6.1 5A 4. 7. 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 

12 •.••••.••.••••. 4.6 4.65 5.4 6.1 5.4 4. 7 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 

13 ••••••..•.•.••• 4.65 4.55 5.9 6.1 5.35 4.65 3.95 3.8 3.9 . 3.9 4.0 4.Q 

14 •••. ; •.•••••••• 4.7 4.5 5.9 6.1 5.3' 4.65 4.2 3.8 3.85 3._9 4.0 4.0 

15 •.••••.•.••.•.. 4.7 4.45 6.00 6.1 5.3 4.6 ,4.2 3.75 3.85 3.9 4.0 4.-0 

16 •••.••.•..••••• 4.7· 4.45 6.1 6.1 5.4 4.5 4.2 3. 75 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.0 

17 •.•.••••••..•.• 4. 7 4.5 6.05 6.05 5.4 4.5 4:0' 3,75 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 

18 .• ~ ••..••.••.•. 4.65 4.55 6.0. 6.05 §.4 4.4 4.0 3. 75 3.8 4.05 4.0 4.0 

19 ••......•.••.•. 4.65 5.05 6.6 6.05 5.4 4.4 4.1 .3.75 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 

211 ••••••••••••••• 4.65 5.3!i 6.25 5.95 5.4 4.4 4.05- 3.75 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 

21.., ••.....••.•. 4.65 5.35 6.45 5.8 5.4 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.95 4.0 4.0 4.0 

22.:' •••••••••• ~ ••• 4.8 5._25 6.15 5.8 5.4 4.3 3.9 3.8 3.95 ~.0 4.0 4.0 

23: •.•....••.•• ,. 6.5 5;1 6.1 5.8 5.35 4.25 3.85 .3.8 3.95 4.0 ·4.05 4.0 

24 •.••••••••••••• 5.4 5-1 6.05 &.85 5.35 4.2 3.85 3. 75 3.95 4.0 4.05 4.0 

25 ...••.•.••.•••• 5.2 5.2 5.85 5.9 5.3 4.2 3.85· 3.'71>. 3.95 4.0 4.1 4.0 

26 •••••••••• · ••••• 4.95 5.2 6.9 6.11 5.3 4.2 3.85 3.75 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 

27 ••••••••••••••• 4.9 5.25 6.3 6.0 '5.3 4.2 3.8 3. 75 3.9 4.0. 4.1 4.0 

28 ••••••••••••••• 4.9 5.25 6 .. 1 6.0 5.25 4.2 3.8 3.75 4.0 4.0 4.05 4.0 

29 ••••••••••••••• 4.85 -----·· 6.0 6.0 5.25 4.15 a.75 3.8 3.95 4.0 4.05 4.0 

30 ••.••••••••••.• 4.8 .......... 6.1 6.0 5.2 4.15 3.75 3.8 . 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 

31. ••••••••••.•.• 4.8 ......... 6.0 ............ 5.2 . .......... 4.1 3.8 ............ 4.0 •. 4.0 

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Btatirm r¢ing talite for Susan River near SU8anviae~ Oal., from January 1 to December 31' 

1905. .. 

G~e heig t. Discharge. G~e heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Gaf:l heig t. Discharge. 

Feet. l$eCfYTid..jeet. Feet. SecO'IIit-feet. Feet. _SecO'IIit-feet. Feet. f$ec0'11it-feet. 

3.75 ~ 4.60 59 5.50 168 6AO 356 

3.80 9 4. 70 68 5.60 lsS 6.50 382 

3.90 13 4.80 77 5.70 203 6 .. 60 . 410 

4.00 18 4.90 87 . 5.80 222 6. 70 440 

uo 24 .5.00 98 5.90 242 6.80 470 

4.20 w 5 .. 10 110 6.00 -262 6.00 liOO 

4.30 37 5.20 123 6.10 284 

4.40 44 5.30 137 6.20 307 - 4.60 ill 5_.40 152 6.30 331 

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NOTE.-The above table is based on 11 discharge measurements made during 1904 and 1905 and Is well . defined. . 
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SUSAJ!i RIVER DRAINAGE BA.SIN. 45 i 

Estimated monthly disf'uuge of Susan River near Busanviile, Ool.,for 1905. 

. I[ Drainage area, 256 square miles.] 

~:~::;;:::::::::::::::::::::::: I ~: : ~::: ::~: o:: o:: ~;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I :: : : ~::: 1::4 ~:~ 

~:a-_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ,11, .~771: 1~77 1:.3 ::: :: ::~ July............................. 23.4 1,439 .091 .105 

August.......................... 24 7 12.1 744 .047 .054 

September ........... :........... 18 9 12.3 732 • 048 . 054 

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

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

December, ..................... . 

The year ................. . 

21 

24 

18 

500 

9 

18 

18 

7 

15.7 965 

19.0 1;131 

18.0 1,107 

82.8 59,810 

WILLQW OREEK AT l'!IERB.ILL~, OAL. I . 

'.061 

.074 

.070 

.323 

.070 

.083 

.081 

4.38 

This station was establishe<!, June 18, 1904, by S. G. Bennett. It is located at the old 

bridge, 100 feet above the pre!)ent wagon bridge at Merrillville. . 

The channel is straight abo~e ·and below the bridge for 100 feet. The banks on each 

side are low, but not irubject t<) overflow, and there is very little.fluctuation in the discharge 

of the creek. The bed of the s~ream is composed of gravel and is not subject to much change. 

Discharge measurements ani made from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is on 

the left bank of the stream. I · 

The gage is a staff fastened Jertically to the left end of the bridge. During 1905 the gage 

was read once each day by.R.IW. Hurlbut. 

A description of this station! and'gage height and discharge data are contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United ~tates Geological Survey, pages 199-200. 
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Daily gage hetght, in feet, of Willow Oreek at Merrillvill,e, Ord., in 1905. · 

; - Day. Jil.ll. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July; Aug.· sept.· Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----. ------------. -- .. -.-. 

1 •...•• ,' .•. ;.,,, 1 •. 1· 1-1 ' 0.95 1.1 0.9 0.95. 0.9 _0;95 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.25 

2; ...•.•• ; .•..• : LOS 1.1 1.0 1.0S -~ .95'. .li .95 1.0 1. i 1.25 1.3 

3.· .••••••••• , •.• -1.Q 1.1 .. 1.0 1.0 .95 .95 .9 .95 1.0 1;1 1.2 1.3 

4 ............ c •.• 1.0 1.()!> 1.0 1.0 :95 .95 :9 .95 1.0 1.1, 1.2 l.3 

5 ................ 1;0 1.1 . .95 1.0 ;95 .95 .9 •. 95 1.o 1.1 . 1.2 1.3 

6 ............... 1.0 1.06 .95 LO .95 .95 .9 .95 1:0 1.2 1.2 1.3 

7 ............... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 .95 .95 .9 ;95 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 

8 ............... ·.1:o 1.0 1.0S 1.0 .95 1.0 .9 ;95 -1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 

9 ............... 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0· -115 1.0 :9 1.0 1 •. 0 1;.2 1:2 . 1.3 

10, ........ ; ..... 1.0. 1.0 1.0 ' .95 1.0 .95 .95 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 

11 ............ :;. 1.0 1.0 1.0 .95 1:os .95 •. 95 1:0 1.0 1;2 t2 1.3 

12 ............... 1.0 1.0 1.0 .95 1.1 .95 1.0S 1;o 1.'0 ·1;2·• 1.2 1.3 

13 ............ :,. .1.0 1.0 1.0S. 1.0 Lo5 .95 1.0S 1.0 :1.0 1.2' 1.2 1.3-

14 ............... 1.0S 1.0 .95 1.0 1.0 .95 L·O 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.3 

15 ............... 1.0S .95 1.0S 1.0 .95 • 95 1.0 1.0 1.0. 1.2 1.2 1.3 . 

16 ..... : .......... LOS 1.0 1.1 1.0 .9 .95 1.0 1.0 LO. 1.2 1.2 1.3 

17 ..... , ...... · .... tos 1.0 1; 1 1.0 .. :9, .95 .:95 LO tos 1.2 1.2 1.3 

18 ............... 1 .. os 1:o 1.0S l.IJ .9 ··95 ' .96 1.0 1 .. os. 1.2. 1,2 1.3 

19 ................. l.OS 1.;15 1; 1 1.0 .9 .95 .95 1.0 1.0S '1.2 1.2 1.3. 

20.: ............. 1.'0 1.15 1.0S LO .. 9 .95 ·95 Lo· 1.06 1.2 1;2 1.3 

21 ...... ; .... -: ... LOS 1.0S 1.0S 1.0. ·.9 ;91> .. 95 Lil l.OS .1•2 L2 1.3 

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22 ..... .-••••• ; .••• 1-.1 LOS 1. 06 ·.1.0j .95 .95 .95 1.0 1.0S 1·25· 1.2 1.3. 

23.· ...... , ... : .. ~. Li ,LOS l.OS .9 .95 .95 . .95. 1.0 ~-OS 1.25 1.2 1.3 

24 ............... i1 1.0 1.0. .9 ,95 .95 .95 1.0 1. 06 1.25 1.2 1.3 

25 ..... , .... · ..... 1.0S 1.0 1.0 .95· .95 ._95 .95 1.0 1.0S 1.25 .1,2 1.3 

26· ......... : ... · .. 1.0 1.05 1.1 .95 1.0 .95 .95 1.0 LOS 1.2 1.2 1.3 

27 ........... · .... 1.0 1.0 1.1 .95 1.0 . .95 ._95 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 

28 .. :., ... ..., ..... 1.0 1.0 1.0 .95 1.0 .95 .95 1.0 1.15 . 1.2 1.25 1.3 

29 ...... ; ........ ·1:0 ......... 1.1 .9. .95 .95 .95 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.25 1:3 

30 ........... , ... 1;0 .......... 1.05 .9 .. 95 .9 .95 1.0 1.1 1.2 1 .. 25 1.3 

3J .......... ~ .. --- J.'O ........... 1.0S ............. _,95 .. ,•-.-: •. 95 1.·0 . .......... L25 ......... -.... 1.3 .. 

station ra#nu toliiefor wf/JOwdreek ae· MerriJJ,'IJille, Oal., fro:n J'IJJy 1, 1904, ti> Dt!f!6mher 3i, . . .. ·· · .. · ·.· . 1905... ·. .. 

1 G ·. . . Gage . Gage:_... · . . G ge· .. 

. heJ~·- Discharge . ."'heigl!t. Discharge. height: Disehargli. hei~:ht. Dlooharge. 

· Feet. Seco'1Ul-feet. Feet. SecofUl..feet. Feet. Secorui-feet. Feet. Se~eet. 

o. 90 16 1. 10 .· 20· 1. 20 22 1. 30 '24 

1.00 18 

NOTE.-The above. til.ble~s based on four discharge !1le&surements. made during 1904, and is fairly well 

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Estimated mont~y discharge of Willow Oreek at M errillviUe, Oal.,for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total in 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. 

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20 18 18.5 1,138 

23 17 18.8 1,044 

20 17 18.6 1,144 

20 16 17.6 1,047 

20 16 17.1 1,051 

January ... _ .. ________ .... --~--------------------·------. 

;~~~~~:::::::::::::::::::!:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: MaY----·-------·-·-·-------f-·-··------'-----------·-·-- 18 16 17.0 I 1,012 

19 16 16.9 1,039 

18 17 17.7 1,088 

22 18 18.7 i. 1,113 

i~L~~::::::::::::::::::::r:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: September. ____ ... _._. ____ ._;._ _________ .. _______________ _ 

October._ ... ··-------.--.-· f--- ---------------------- -·- 24 20 21.9 1,347 

24 22 22.2 1,321 

~~:::ee;_·_·_-_-::::::::::::::f:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 24 23 24.0 1,476 

-----------~~ ---- The year ....... ______ ;_. ______ ... ____ . ___________ _ 24 16 19.1 13,820 

I WILLOW CREEK NEAR STANDISH, CAL. 

This station was origi*ally established June 4, 1900. It was reestablished January 1, 

1905, and discontinued J)ecember 31 of the same year. It is located at the bridge on the 

road from Susanville to Jjlot Springs and is about 1! miles above the junction of the creek 

with Susan River. It is ]about 4 miles west of north from Standish. 

The channel is straighit for 300 feet above and 250 feet below the station. The right 

bank is rather low and i$ subject to overflow at extreme high water; 'the left bank is high 

and not liable to overflot. The stream bed is sandy and liable to shift somewhat. 

Discharge measureme1ts are made from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is 

on the end of the bridgel on the left bank. 

The gage· is a staff fasiened vertically to the left abutment of the bridge. During 1905 

the gage was read once lach day by T. E. Ravenscroft 

Information in regard o this station is contained in the follo"ing .Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geo ogical Survey: 

Description: 51, p 407; 66, ~ 115. 

Discharge: 5~, p 407. j 

Gage heights: 51, p 407; 6,, p 115. 

Discharge mea4Urements of WiUow Oreelc near Standish, Ual., in 1905. 

• L I . Area of Mean I Gage lydrographer. Width. section. velocity. height . 

-----lc----~--------

Date. Discharge. 

~~-

, I I - . January 24 ____ J. Branham .... _____ .. __ .......... _ 

:;~~:;;~~~::: :::: :~:::: :J:::::::: :::::::::::::::::: 

November 19. _ ..... do .... 1 .. ____________ :_ .. --·----1 

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Feet. 

57 

57 

57 

32 

57 

Sq. ft. 

117 

87 

105 

21 

56 

Ft. per sec. 

0.80 

. 79 

. 79 

.95 

.61 

Feet. 1 Sec.-ft. 

6.15: 94 

5. 35 69 

5. 75 83 

4;00 

4.80 

20 

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Daily gO{Je height, in feet, of_Willow Oreik near Sta'lldiah, Oal.,j& .1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. May. ·June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----...------------.----- 1. .............. 6.6 6.8 5.0 5.5 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 

2 ••••••••••••.•• 6.6 6.7 4;8 5.3 . 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.8 

3 ............... 5.0 5.9 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4;4 4;6 li.O 5.2 

4 .. · ............. 5.0 ....... 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 5.0 5.0 

5., ............. 4.6 5.8 . 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.0 . 5.8 4.0 4.4 4.0 5.0 5.1 

6 ............... 4~6 6.0 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.8 4.0 4.4 4.0 5.1 5.0 

7, .............. 4.6 6.0 ·4.4 !·0 4.0 4.0 4·.0 .4.0 '4.4 4.0 ·5.2 5.2 

8 ............... 4.6 5.8 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.2 5.0 4.1· 

9 ............... 4.6 5.6 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.4 4~2. s.o 4.1 

10 ............... 4.6 5.0 4.0 4.0 ·. 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 5.2 4.4 

11 ............ , .. 4.6 5.0 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.1 . 5.1 4.4 

12 ............. ~. 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.8 4.2 4.0 6.o· 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 4.4 

13 ............... 4.7 s.o 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 

14 ............. · .. 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 . 5.8. 4;o: 6.0 4.0 4.4 4;5 

15 ............... 5.8 4.6 4.4 4.0 4;0 . 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.8 4;0 4.4 4.1 

16 ............... 5.8 4.7 4.4 ·4.0 4.0 4.0 5.8 4.0 5.0 4;1 4.6 4.1 

17 .............. ; 6.0 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.~0 5.& 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.8 4.3 

18 ............... 6.0 4.7 4.4 4.0 4.0· 4."0 5.8 4.2 5.0 . 4.5. 4.8 ·4.3 

19 ............... 6.4 5.1 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.o· 4.2 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.3 

20 .............. :; 6.35 6.o· 11:0 4.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.6 5.0 4.5 5 • .0 4.3 

21. ............... 6.0 7.8 5.2 4.0 4.1 '4.0 6.0 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.8 4;0 

22 ...... .-........ 7.6 7.8 5.2- 4.0 4.1 4.0 5.0 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 5.8 

23 ............... 7.8 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.2 4.8 5.0 4.6 5.0 

24 ............... 6.0 6.2 4.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 '4,0 4.6 5.1 4.5 5.2 

25 ........ ~ ...... 6.0 6.0. 4.6 '4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.5 5.2 4.4 5.0 

~ ... : ........... ; 

5.8 6.3 5.3 4.0 .4.0 6.~ 4.0 4.2 _5.0 5.2 4.8 5.2 

27 .......... : •••. 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4,2 6.0 5.1 4.8 s;3 

28 ............... 5.6 5.0 ·5.0 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 5.8 5.5 1).0 5.3 

29 ..... :.' .. : ...... 5.7 ........... 5.0. 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.2 5.8 5.2 5.0. 5.3 

30., ............. 5.0 ......... 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.6 4.0 4.,3 5;o 5.0· 5.0 5;3 

31 ........... : ... 5.6 .......... 5.5 ······- ........... ........ 4 •. 0 4.2 ............ 5.0 5.3 

·station roti11{1tahle/& Willow Oreik nearStandish,Oal.,from January 1 toDecelnber31, 1905. 

G~e Discharge.· - . I .. Ga{e Discharge. Gaft Discharge. G~e Discharge. helg t~ ,helg t. helg t. helg t. 

Feet. Secood-feet. Feet. Becood-feet. Feet. BecO'IMi.teet. Feet .. Becood-feet. 

3.60 10 • 4.00 31 5.60 74 6._60 141 

3. 70 11 4.70 . 34 5.70 80 6.70 149 

3.80 13. 4.80 .37 5.80 86 6.80 157 

3.90 15 4.90 41 5.90 92 6.90 165 

4.00 17 5.00 45 6.00 98' 7.00 173 

4,10 19 '5.10 49 6.10 105 7.20 189' 

4.20 21 5.20 54 6.20 lll! 7.40 205 

4.30 23 5.30 59 6.30 119 7.60 221 

4.40 25 5.40 64 6.40 126 7.80 238 

4.60 28 I. 5.60 69 6.60 133 

NO'l'E.-The above table Is based on- five discharge measuremen-ts made during 1905 anci is not.well • defined. . 
O'VI ENS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 49 

Emmoied mO'flthl discharge of Willow Oreek near Standish, Oal. ,for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Mon h. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

·January •...........•.•.•..........•.•.•..•.•.•......••. 

February a •••••••••••••••••• •••.•.••••••••.•.••..••..•• 

March ••••................•.•...•.•.••...•.•.•.....•....••.. 

April .••..•...........................•.....•...•....... 

Maya .••..•...•..•......•.••....•...•...........•.•...... 

June •.............•....•.....•.....•....•.•.•.........•. 

July •••.•.......•...........••.•.•.•............•....... 

August ..••••... : ............•.•.•..•..............•.••. 

September ......•............ 

October ••...••................•.•..•...•........•••.••. 

November .....................•......•..........•.•..•. 

December ..••...............•....•........•.•.•...•.•.. 

Tbeyear •.••...•......................•.•.•...... 

238 

238 

69 

69 

21 

112 

98 

31 

98 

69 

54 

59 

238 

ar ischarge interpolated February 4 and May 31. 

OWENS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

31 80.4 

31 89.4 

17 33.5 

17 22.9 

13 17.0 

10 21.1 

0 46.2 

17 19.6 

17 41.0 

17 31.8 

25 39.6 

17 38.7 

0 40.1 

Total In 

acre-feet. 

4,944 

4,965 

2,060 

1,363 

1,045 

1,256 

2,841 

1,205 

2,440 

1,955, 

2,356 

2,380 

' 28,810 

Owens River has its source in the Sierra Nevadas in eastern California and :bows southeast parallel with this rauge, finally discharging its waters into Owens Lake. This basin 

has a length from north tc south of apprQximately 150 miles with a width of from 20 to 25 

miles. ·It lies between thB Sierra Nevadas on the west and the White Mountains on the 

east. PracticaJly the ent"re flow of this river is derived from the Sierra Nevadas, as it 

drains the entire eastern s ope of this range from Mount Lyell on the north to a point some 

distance below }Mount Wh"tney on the south. The White Mountains furnish no water for 

this stream except in time of exceptionally heavy rain storms, which seldom occur on this 

range. There are numerc us tributaries entering Owens River from the west which have 

their souroo in the high e evations of the Sierra Nevadas, extending from the northern to 

the southern limits of thi basin. The topography of the portion of the Sierra Nevadas 

which is drained by this tream is extremely rough and precipitous, the mountains rising 

abruptly from Owens Va ey to elevations of 13,000 to 14,000 feet. The formation is of 

granite, with very little IDil covering and sparse timber growth. Numerous lakes and 

marshes are found in th upper reaches of this portion of the drainage basin. Owens 

River, a short distance be ow its source, enters a flat, swampy country known as Long Valley, where a considerable uahtity of its flow is used for the irrigation of. meadow lands for 

stock raising. This wate returns· to the river channel at the lower end of this valley, at 

which point the stream eu ters a deep, narrow gorge with heavy grade. As the river breaks 

from this canyon it enter• Owens Valley; through which it flows for a distance of about 80 

miles, finally discharging into Owens Lake. The gaging station at Round Valley is located 

at the lower end of this canyon. Below this point numerous diversions are made for the 

irrigation of land in Owers Valley, where the soil is extensively cultivated and l_arge areas 

are used for the raising o hay and grain. This country is pa:rticularly adapted to stock 

raising, which is carried o extensively throughout the valley. There are numerous opportunities for the constructi< n of storage reservoirs within this basin, both on the main stream 

and also on the upper re ches of its tributaries, although none have. been constructed as 

yet. The precipitation is extremely light within the area of this basin with the exception 

of the high elevations of the Sierra Nevadas, where there is a heavy fall of snow. The 
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melting of the snow in the spring and summer months feeds the numerous tributaries of ' 

this river, insuring a continued flow throughout the year. 

The gaging stations on canals taking water from Owens River may· be considered as 

temporary. The gage rods in most instances are securely fastened to footbridges and are 

not liable to change. . No permanent bench marks were established. 

OWENS RIVim. :NEAR B.Otnm VALLEY, OAL. 

This station was established August 3; 1903, by J. C. Clausen. It is located at the foot:-

bridge, 700 feet above the junction of Owens River and Rock Creek. 

The river at this point cuts through a lava deposit about 100 feet thick and fornis a go~, 

which is about 250feet wide at the top. The channel is straight for 175 feet abov:e and 250 

feet below the station. The current is swift at all stages. Both banks are high and rocky 

and are not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of rock and lava bowlders 

and is not subject to much .change . 

. Discharge measurements are made from the single-span footbridge to which the gage is 

attached. The bridge is 37 feet long and has a clear span of 35 feet. The initial point for 

soundings is the anchor bolt of the right abutment. 

The gage is a vertical rod, fastened td the eoncrete bridge abutment .on the left bank. 

During 1905the gage was read once each day by T. E. Jones. The bench mark is a b~lt·set 

in a lava bowlder 97.4 feet north of the ri~t ·abutment. . 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: · 

Description: 100, p 206; 134, p 200. 

Discharge: 100, p 206; 134, p 201. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 203. 

Gage heights; ~00,. p 207; 134, p ~-' 

Rati:Og' table: 134, p 203. · 

· Diacharge 'fne(J;8U7'6'm6'11i8 of Owens River 'Jl8ar Ruu:nJ Valley, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer; Width. Area of Mean Ga~ Dissection. velocity. heig t. charge. 

Feet; .Sq. ft. Ft.perstc. Feet . ·Sec.-ft; 

:J&nuazy 16~ •.• ·R. J. ·Taylor •..•• : .................. 34 73 2 .. 52 f-.97 184 

February9 .•.• .· ..• :do· .•.. :.,~·" ...... , ... , ...•..• ,., 34 76 2.20 1.95 175 

Aprll4.: ..... ··J .. s. Evans ......... ,: .............. 34 12 2.49 ·2.00 179 

:May·22, ..... · .. .••.• do ........ , .••.•• · .• , ................. 34 91 3.36 2.39 306 

June27,< ••... , . ..... do ................. ; ..•.. :· ....... 34 102 3 •. 74 2.58 3!12 ~uly25 ........ , •.. ,.do ............... , .............. 34 76 2. 73 2.15 ?1)7 

August15 .. : .. ..... do,., ........... : .............. : 34 72 2.12 1.90 154 

September 8 ... ..... do~·· • .' .... : ....................... 34 7~ 2.,33 2.00 177 

September 27 .. ... ~.do .. : ........................... 84 72 2.1,0 1,00 i55 

November 2~ .. F.R.S. Buttemer ................... 34 72 2.28 1.8} 164 

November 24 .. .: .•.. d!) ............... :: ............. 34 75 2.40 1.86 180 

December 10 ••• ••.• ;do ........................ .-•• ~ ••. 34 70 2.16 1. 73 151 

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Daily gage height, 'njeet, of Owens River near Round Valley, Ool.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb Mar. Apr . . May. iune.l July. Aug. Sept . Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1- . 1. ....•......•.. 2.15 2.2 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.1 . )..9 2.0 1.8 1.9 

2 •....•.•......• 2.1 2.1 2:25 1.95 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.05 1.9 2.0 1;8 1.9 

3 ........•...... 2.1 2.1 2.2 2:0 2.1 2.3 2.6 .2.05 1.9 2:0 1. 75 1.95 

4 •...•....•.•.•. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.95 1. 75 1.95 

5 ........•.•..•. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.0 1.95 1.95 1.8 1.95 

6 ......•........ 2.0 2.0 2.25 2.0 2.05 2.3 2.6 1.95 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.0 

7 •.............. 2.0 2.1 2.25 2.0 2.0 2.35 2.5 1.95· 2.0 1.9 1.85 2.0 

8 ••............. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.35 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.85 2.0 

9 .....•••....... 2.0 2.1 2.1 .2.1 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1. 95 

10 .........••.... 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.95 1.9 1.9 

11 ........•....•. 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.0 1. 95 1.9 1.9 

12 ....•.•.•....•. 1.95 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2..'i5 2.45 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 

13 •...•.•........ 1. 95 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 2. 7 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 

14 •.............. 1.9 2.0 2.15 1.95 2.0 2. 75 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.95 1.85 

15 •...........•.. 1.9 ·2.0 2.15 1.9 2.0 2. 75 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.85 

16 •.... · .....•.•.• 1.9 2.0 2.15 1.9 2.0 2.75 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0. 1.85 

17 •......•....... 1. 95 2.0 2.1 1.95 2.2 3.0 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.95 . 2.0 1.8 

18 ..•......•.•... · 1.95 2.1 2.1 1.95 2.35 3.0 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.95 l 2.0 1.8 

19 ......•........ 2.0 2.2 2.05 1.95 2.35 3,0. 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8 

20 ........•...... 2.0 2.1 2.05 ,1.95 2.4 3.0 2 .. 2 1.85 2.0 1.85 2.0. 1. 75 

21. ............... 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.4 3.0 2.15 1.85 2.0 1.85 2.0 1. 75 

22 •••• · ••••••••••• 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.4 3.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.85 2.0 1. 75 

23 ......•........ 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9 2;4 3.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.85 2.0 1. 75 

24 ....•...•.•.... 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.95 2.4 2.95 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.85 2.0 1. 75 

25.; . ." ......•.... 2.1 1.8 2.0 1. 95 2.4 2.8 2.1 1.9 2.0 1:8 2.0 1. 75 

26 ................ 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.95 2.4 2. 7 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0 1.8 

27 •........•..... 2.1 2.0 2.0. 1.95 2.45 2.6 2.0 1.9• 2.0 1. 75 2.0 1.8 

28 •.............• 2.1 2.1 1. 95 2.0 2.55 2.6 2.0 1.9 2.0 1. 75 1.95 1.8 

29 •.......•.••••. 2.1 ...... 1.9 

_~:~I 2.5 2.55 2.0 1.9 2.0 1. 75 1.9 1.8 

30 ..•............ 2.2 ----- 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.9 2.0 1. 75 1.9 1.8 

31. ....•....•.•.. 2.2 ----- 1.9 2.3 ------- 2.0 1.9 ------- 1,75 ------- 1.8 

Station rating table for Owe1 ~River near Rou1u1VaUey,Ool.,jromJanuary1 to October i.O, 1905. 

G'3.e he! t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. : Ga~e :heig t. Discharge. G':rte heig t. Discharge. 

--- -

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.80 134 2.20 240 2.60 377 3.00 533 

1.90 158 2.30 271 2. 70 415 

2.00 184 2.40 304 2.80 453 

2.10 211 2.50 339 2.90 493' 

NOT!il.-The above table i• based on 12 discharge measurements made during 1904-5. It is fairly 

well defined between gage he! hts 1.9 feet and 3.1 feet: 

I 
r: 

I. I! .L.:. 

52 BTBEAll XEABU~ IN 11106, PART xm. -~ Bwtion roJ:i'TI(J talilefur Owens.River near Bouriil Valley, Oal.,from Octob&r 11 to December 31, 

1906. . 

Gaf:J heig t. Disc~. h~'Tt. Discharge. h~Tt. Discharge. h~Tt. Discharge. 

Feet. 8ecood-feet. Feet. Secood-feet. Fe&. 8ecood-feet. Feet. 8ecood-feet. 

1. 70 141 1.80 165 . 1.90 191 2.00 219 

NoTE.~ The above table Is based on thre6 discharge measurements made during the latter part DilDos 

and is fairly well defined. · · · · · · · 

. I 

Estimated '111m1Jlilydischarge of Owens River near Rov:nd Valley, Oal.,fur 1905. 

Discharge in second-fee~. 

Month. 

January .......••••••.••••••.•• ,_ •.....•........•••••••••• 

February ..•..••..•....• · ..•..•..•••.•.•.•••••••..•....... 

March ••• ; ••••.•.•..•.•••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• 

April .•.••.. ~·······································'··· May •••••.•.••••.•.••••.•••• : •.••••••.••.•••••••••••••••• 

Jlll\e •.....•••••.•.•......•...••••.••.•..•.•.•.• , •••.••.•• 

. July •.•.•...•..•.•.•....•.•..... · .•.•.... , .•..•• , ........ . 

August ..••.•......••.•.•.•.•....••..•...•.•• , .•......... 

September •...•.•..•.................••..•...... :, ...•••• 

October •..... , •.....•.•..•......... , ....•.•.•........ Q: 

November ••..•.•...••...••..• , •••...•.•.......••.••••.•. 

December •..........••.•.•••••••....•••.......••. : .•..•• 

Theyear •....••.••..•••••.....•...•...••....•.•... 

Maximum. Minimum. 

240 158 

240 146 

339 158 

211 158 

358 184 

533 271 

377 184 

211 146 

184 158 

219 153 

219 -153 

219 153 

533 146 

B.OOX CUEJ( NEAR B.Olnm VALLEY, CAL, 

Mean . 

. 193 

196 

213 

177 

246 

392 

275 

169 

. 180 

180 

197 

179 

216 

'l'«:>talin 

acre-feet; 

11,870 

10,880 

13,100 

10,530. 

15,130 

23,330 

16,910 

10,390 

10,710 

11,0?0 

11,720 

11,010 

106,600 

This station was established August 3, 1903, by J. C. Clausen. It is located.at the wagon 

bridge on the road from Long Valley to Bishop 3;00o feet above the mouth of the creek. 

The cha;nnel is straight for 5!Heet above and 40 feet below the footbridge. The current 

·is swift. Both banks li.re high and rocky .and are not liable tO overflow. . The ~d of the 

stream is composed of gravel and is hot subject to much change. 

Discharge measurements are made from a footbridge; which has a span of 18 feet. The · 

initial point for iloundings .is on right bank of stream. · 

The gage is a Vllrtical rod fastened to the left end of the. bridgll. During 1905 thll gage was 

read once llach day by T .. E. Jones .. The bench mark is a point marked on a lava rook 15 · 

feet east of thll left llnd of the footbridge. . · 

Information in regard to this station is cont&.inlld in the following watllr-supply papers of 

tb.ll United States Geoiogical Survey: . · · . · · 

Description: 100, p 207; 134, p 204. 

Discharge: ioo, p 207'; 134, p 204. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 207. 

Gage heights: 100, p 208; 134, pp 205-206. 

Rating table: .134, p 206. 

:] 

..... -·-------· ----~------·. ---- ___ j 
0 IVENS RIVER. DRAINAGE B.ASIN. 53 

DisCharge me~ reme:nts of Roilc Creek near Round Valley, Col., in 1905. 

Date; B ydrographer. Width. ~foc:f. Mean Gage Dis- velocity. height. charge. 

-----1-----t-------,--1---1----1------------

Feet. 

January 16 ..... R. J. Taylo .•...................... 13 

February 9 ......... do .................. : ...... ,.... 13 

April 4 ........ J. S. Evans......................... 13 

April 26 ............. do... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l2 

May 24 ............. do.............................. 14 

Jnne27 ............. do................................ 14.5 

July 260 ............. do •...... ·········-·............. 13 

August 15 ........... do ...... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. 5 

Beptember.8 ........ do .. :........................... 12 

Beptember27 ....... do.............................. 12 

November 2 ... F.R.S. Bu temer.. .... ..........• 13.5 

November24 ....... do.............................. 13.5 

December 10 ........ do.............................. 13.5 

Sq. ft. Ft. per Bee. 

16 1. 76 

12.8 . 

12.8 

11.6 

19.3 

23 

12.6 

11.6 

11.2 

11.6 

14 

15.3 

16 

1.56 

1.55 

1.60 

2.02 

2.22 

1.90 

1.69 

1.57 

1.57 

1.50 

1.50 

1.69 

Feet. 

1.52 

1.30 

1.40 

1.15 

1.80 

2.00 

1.30 

1.20 

1.18 

1.20 

1.35 

1.46 

1.60 

Sec.-ft. .28 

20 

19.9 

18.6 

39 

51 

24 

19.6 

18.6 

18.2 

21 

23 

27 

Daily gage heigh;,, in feet, of Rock Creek near Round Valley, Col. ,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Fe . Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Ailg. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-,...-----1--1--__ . _____________ --------------

1. 0 0 •• 00 0 •••••• 0 1. 7 

2 •.. 00 0 00 00 •••• 0 1.6 

3,.............. 1.6 

4ooooooooooooOoo 1.5 

5 ............... 1.5 

6 ............... 1.5 

7 ............... 1.5 

8 ............... 1:5 

9 .... · ........... 1.4 

10 ............... 1.3 

11 ............... 1.3 

12 ............... 1.3 

13 ............... 1.3 

2. 1.4 

1. 1.4 

1. 1.4 

1. 1.4 

1. 1. 35 

1. 1.3 

1. 1.2 

1. Iii 1.2 

1. 1.1 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.4 1.3 

1.4 1.4 

1.4 1.35 

1.4 1.3 

1.4 1.3 

1.4 1.2 

1.4 1.2 

1.4. 1.2 

1.3 1.25 

1.7 

1.65 

1.65 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7 

i.8 

1.8 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9' 

2.0 

2.0 

1.3 1.26 1. 7 2.0 

1.25 1.26 1.8 2.0 

1.25 1.3 2.1 2.0 

1.26 1.3 2.1 2.0 

14 ............... ' 1.3 1. 1.35 1.2• 1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

2.15°2.0 

15............... 1.3 1. 1.35 1.2 

16............... 1.35 1."' 1.4 1.2 

17.;............. 1.4 

18 .... ; .......... 1.4 

19 ............... 1.45 

20 ............... 1.45 

21. .............. '1.7 

22 ............... 1.7 

23 ............... 1.6 

24 ............... 1.6 

25 ............... 1.5 

26 ............... 1.4 

27 ............... 1.4 

28 ............... 1.4 

1. 1.45 

1. 1. 45 

1. 1.4 

1. 1.4 

1. 1.35 

1. 1.35 

1. 1.3 

1. "' 1.35 

1."' 1.4 

1."' J,4 

1. 1.4 

1.15 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.9 

1.1 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.2 

2.3 2.0 

2.3 1.9 

1.7 2.35 

1.9 2.4 

1.9 2.5 

1.9 2.45 

1.8 2.4 

1.8 2.3 

1. 75 2 • ..'1 

1.75 2.2 

1. 7 2.2 

1. 7 2.1 

1.75 '2.0 

1.9 1.9 

1.8 

1. 7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.55 

1.55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.35 

1.35 

1.35 

1.3 

1.3 

1.26 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

i.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 1.2 

1.3 1.2 

1.25 1.2 

1.25 1.2 

1.2 1.15 

1.2 1.1 

1.15 1.1 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.15 

1.15 

1.2 

1.2 

1.25 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.25 

1.2 

1.2 

29 ........ : ...... 1.4 

30 ............... 1.3 

1. 1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1. 2 1.8 

~-25 1.8 

1.75 

1.85 1.25 1.1 1.2 

1:8 1.25 1.15 1.2 

31. .............. 1.3 1.4 1.15 

1. 2 1. 3 

1.2 1.3 

1.2 1.3 

1.26 .1.3 

1.25 . 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1:25 1.25 

1.25 1.25 

1.6 

1.6 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.25 1.25 1.6 

1.2 1.2 1.6 

1.2 1.2 1.6. 

1.2 1.25 1.6 

1;2 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1;3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.25 

1.26 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.35 

1.4 

1.45 

1.5 

1.5 

1.55 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1:6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.55 

1.6 

1.6 

1.25 1.6 1.6 

1.26 1.55 1.6 

1.25 1.55 
54 STREAJI 11EAS"""""""':m l!lllfi; PART xm. - - ~ Daily discharge; in ~feet. of&ick (]reek neo:r &un.il Volley, Oal.,for 1906. 

, Day. ~an· I Feb. -~r: '~pr. ~ay: June. J~;. ~~- Sept. Oct. I Nov. Dec. 

1. .•...•.•.•..•. 34! _56_ 23 23 20 34 42 24 19 19 20 27 

2 ••••••••••••••• 30 30 23 23 23 32 42 24 19 19 20 27 

3 ••••••.••••••.• 30 30 23 23 21 32 40 24 19 19 20 28 

4.~ ............. .26 26 23 "23 20 30 40 23 19 19 .20 28 

s ....... , ....... .26 26 21 23' 20 30 42 23 19 19 20 28 

6.,.~ ...... : ..... 261 26 20 23 18 30 42 21 19 19 20 .28 

7 •••••••••.••.•. 26 23 18 23 18 26 46 '23 19 19 20 28 

8. .•...•....•.•. 26 21 18 23 18 30 51 23 19 19 19 28 

9 ••.•.•.•••••••• 23 20 16 20 19 34 51 26 19 19 19 28 

10 .••••••••••• _ ••• 20 20 16 20 19 34 51 26 19 19 19 27 

11 •.•.•.••.•....• 20 20 18 19 19 39 51 23 19 19 19 27 

12 •••.•••••••.•.. ·' 20 23 18 19 20 56 51 21 19 19 19 _27 

13 •.•••.••••••.••. 20 23 26 . 19 20 56 51 21 19 19 19 27 

14 •••.•. ~ .••••.•. 20, 23 21 18 20" 59 51 20 18 19 2o 27 

11L •.•.••.•.••••• 20' 23 21 18 20 68 51 20 ui 19 "20 27 

16 •••••••.••••.•. 21 1 24 23 18 20 68 46 18 18 19 20 27 

17 •••••••...••••• 231 26 24 17 34 71 42 18 18 20 20 27 

18 •• : ••.•.•••••••. 

El 

23 24 16 44 74 38 18 18 20 2o 27 

19 ............... 23 23 16 44 81 33 18 19 20 20 27 

20 ••••••••••..•.• 23 23 14 44 78 33 18 19 20 20 27 

21. •••••••••••••• 23 21 14 39 74 33 18 19 20- 20 26 

22 •.•• ,; •••••.•.• 34 23 21 14 39. 68 31 18 20 20 21 26 

23 •••••.••••..••. 30 23. 20' 14 36 68 31 18 20 20 22 26 

24;." •.•••••••.•••• 30 24 I. 21 16 36 62 30 17 20 20 23 24 

25: ••...•.•.••.•• 26 24 23 17 34 62 30 17 20 20 24 24 

26 ••••••••• , ••••• 23 24 23 17 34 56 26 17 19 20 24 26 

27 ••• :: •••••••••• 23 23 ~ 17 36 50 26 17 19 19 26 27 

28 •• : •••..•.••••. 23 23 23 18 44 J6 23 17 19 19 .. 27 ·27 

29 •••••••••••••• : 23 ............ 23 18 39 44 21 17 19 19 27 27 

30 •••••••••...••• 20 ......... 23 19 39 42 -21 18 19 19 26 27 

31 •••••••.••••..• 20 ........ 23 .......... 36 .......... 26. 18 .. ............ 19 . .......... _. 26 . 

. NoTE.-Owlngto shifting conditions, the daiiy·d,ischarge has been computed from several curves, eac}j 

· ~verlng a short period of time._ · 

EBtimoJ,ei/, 'TYIPIIJhly disCharge of Boilc Oreek near Bw:n4 Valley, Oal.,for 1906. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

MaXilnuin. Mjnlmum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

------------------------~---- :--~-1------

January ............ · .•••.•••..•••••.••••••••••••••••••••• : •• 

February ........... : ....................... ,.; ••••• ; •••• 

March." •••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• - ••••••••••• 

April ••.•...•...•.........•.•.•••.•.• , •••••.•••.•••••••.. 

May •••••...... : ...•.•..•••.•.•.•.•.• , ................... . 

·June •••..........•...••.••.••..•••.••.•••••.••••••..••••. 

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

Augrist .•••..••.•••••••••••.•••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

· September .. ··········"···--················•············ 

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

November •..... -........................................ . 

. December~-j-·········-···-········· ....... _ ............... . 

Theyear., ••... ~- ...................... ,.,., ...... ; 

34 

56 

26 

23 

44. 

81 

51 

26 

20 

'20 

27 • 

28 

1--~-

811 

20 24.8 1,li25 

20 24.9 "1,383. 

16 21.5 1,322 

14 18.7 1,113 

18 28.8 1,771 

26 51.1 3,041 

21 38.5 2,367 

17 20.1 1,236 

18 19.0 1,131 

19' 19.3 1,187 

19 21.1 1,256 

24 26.9 1,,604 

14 26.2 18,990 

• • < ~ 

'I 

. 

-·---~--"--J 
O'i ENS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 55 

tmE CREEK :NEAR ROUim VALLEY, CAL. 

This station was estab 'shed August 3, 1903, by J. C. Clausen. It is located 150 feet 

below the wagon bridge m the road from Bishop to Long Valley and 100 feet above the 

mouth of the creek. 

The .channel is straigh fgr about 50 feet above and 100 feet below the station. The 

current has a velocity of about 1 foot per second at ordinary stages. Both banks are 

high and rocky and are not liable to overflow. The bed of. the stream is rocky and 

permanent. 

Discharge measuremen s are made by wading. The initial point for soundlligs is a 

stake on the right bank o the stream. 

The gage is a vertical rod faste11ed in the rocks near the right bank .. During 1905 the 

gage was read once each day by T. E. Jones. The bench mark is the one at the Rock 

Creek station. It is a po'nt marked on the lava rock 15 feet east of the left end of the 

footbridge. 

Information in regard t this station is contained in the following Water-8upply Papers 

of the United States Geol gical Survey: 

Description: 100, p 208; 134 p 207;> 

Discharge: 100, p 209; 134, 2Q8, 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 210. 

Gage heights: 100, p 209; 1 , pp 208-209. 

Rating table: 134, p 210. 

Discharge meUS'lJ ements of Pine Greek near Round Valley, Ool., in 1905. 

·Date. H drographer. Width. Area of Mean Gage 

section. velocity. height. 

--

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

January 16 •••. R. J. Taylo ................................... 20 15.2 0.88 1.91 

February 9 •••. ..... do ..... -........ ~ .................................... 20 15.2 .67 1.86 

April4 •••••••• J. S. Evans. ................................ 8 10.4 .19 1.80 

April25 ••••••• ..... do ..... ............................... 10 8.8 • 66 1.70 

June27 ........ ..... do ..... ................................ Z7 2.8 2.61 2.90 

July 25 •.•••. 00 ..... do ..... ................................. 19 16.1 1.43 2.05 

August 15 ..... ..... do ..... ........................... 18 10.8 .67 1.80 

September 8 ... ..... do ...... .................................. 17 9.2 0 73 1. 75 

September 27 •• ..... do ...... ............................ 17 8.1 .77 1.78 

November 2 •• : F.R.S.Bu , temer .• · ................ 17 19.7 .44 1.83 

November 24 .• ..... do ....... -----------------·-···-· 18 18.2 .42 1.85 

December.10 •.• ..... do ...... ·····-········-········· 18 18 •. 4 .41 1.82 

Discharge. 

Sec.~ft. 

13. 3 

10. 2 

2 • 0 

5 • 8 

73 

23 

7.2 

6 •. 7 

6.2 

8.7 

7.7 

7.6 
56 

- - --~ 

_ STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. . . ,1 

Daily gO{Je height; in feet, of Pine Oreelc near Round Valley, Ool.,for 1.906. ' 

Day. Ja.Il. Feb. Mar. Ap_r. May. June. July. Ailg._ -Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----------------- ------ 1 ••............• 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.1! 1.9 2.9 1.8 1.7 1.!1 1.8 1.85 

2 •.... · .•.•.... -- 2.15 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.9 1.'1 l.f 1.8 1.8 1.85 

3 •••............ 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7.5 1.9 2.85 1.1 1.7 . 1.8 1.8 1.9 

4 •...•••••••.... 1.95 1.9 1.8 1.8. 1.75 1.9 2.8 1.7· 1.7 1.85 1.8 1.9 

5 ......... · ... : .. 1.95 1.9 1.8 1.8 1,75 1.95 2.8 1.7 1.7. 1.85 1.85 1.9· 

·6 ....•••....... : 1.95 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.95 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.85 1.85 1.9 

7 ••. _ ...•......•• 1.9 .1.8 1.8 1.75 1.7 2.05 2.9 1.7 1.7 1.85 1.85 1.9 

8 •..•..•........ 1.9 1.85 1.8 1.75 1.7 2.1 2.95 1.7 1.65 1.85 1.85 1.9 

9 ......••....•.. 1.9 1.85 1.8 1. 75 1.7 2.45 li.O 1.8 1.6 1.85 1.8 1.9 

10 •............... -1.8 1.85 1.75 1. 75 1. 7 2:7 3.0 1.8 1.65 1.8 1.8 1.85 

11 •..•. -•...•. _ .. 1.8 I 1.85 1.75 i.~ .1.75 2.6 2.9 1.75 1.65 1.8 1.8 1.85 I 

12 .. _ .•••••••.•.• 1.8 i 1.85 1.8 1.8 1.8· 2.8 2.85 1.7 1.65 1. 7 1.8 1.85 

13 •..•........... 1.75 1.85 J.8 1.8 1.8 3.3 2.8 1:7 1.65 ·1.75 1.8 1.8 

14 ............... 1.75 1.85 1.8 1.8. 1.8 3.3 2.7 1.7 1.65 1. 75 1.8 1.8 

15.-~ ............ : J-75 1.85 1.8 1.8 1.75 3.3 2.6. 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 

16.,.,_,,,; ...... 1.8 1.8 1.85 1.8 1.75·. 3.3 2.5 1. 7 1.6 1.8 1.8- 1.8 

17 ............•.. 1.8 1.8 1.85 1.8 1.75 3.25 2.4 1.7 1.65 1.8 1.8 1.8 

18 .. , .. _,_, ...... 1.8 i.85 i.85 1.75 1. 75 3.2 2;45 1.75 1.65 1.85 1.8 1.8 

19 ............... 1.8 L85 1.8. 1.75 1.75 3.2 2.5 1.75 1.7 1.85 1.8 1.8 

20 ............... 1.85 1.8 1.8 1.75 1.8 3.1 2.5 1.75 1.7. 1.85. 1.8 1._8 

21. ............ · .. 2.0- 1.8 1.8 1. 75 1.9 3.1 2.1 1.75 1.75 LSS 1.8 1.8 

22 ............... . 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 1:9 3.1 1.95 1.75 1.8 1.85 1.8 1.& 

23 .... : .......... 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.9 3.0 1.95 1. 75 1.8 1.85 1.8 1.8 

24 ...... · ......... 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.'11 2.0 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.85 1.85 1.8 

·25 ... ,-.......... 1.9 1.85 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.85 1.85 1.8 

26 ............... 1.9 1.85 .1.8 1.7 2.0 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.85 1.85 1.8 

27 ............. :. 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0 2.9 2.05 1'.7 1.8 1;8 1.85 1.8 

28 ....... , .... _,_, 1.9 1.8 1.75 1.75 1.95 2.9 . 2.05 1._7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 

29 ..... ;:.; ...... 1.9 ······· 1.75 1.75 1.9 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 

30 ............... 1.85 ........ 1. 75 1.75. 1.8 2.9 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.~ 

31. .............. .1.85 ......... 1.8 ............. 1.85 ............ 1.9 1;7 ............ 1.8 .. .......... 1.8 

Bf,atirm rating table for ~ine Oreelc near RO'U'Tiil Volley, Ool,from .A'Ufi'U6t 4, l903, to December 31, 1906 • 

. Ga.~ heig t. Discharge. Gate heig t. Discharge. h~~- Discharge. hei G~ t. Discharge. 

--- ~--

, Feet. Beoo'TU!rfeet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Becood-feet. 

1.60 1 2.10 23 2.60 52 3.10 95 

1.70 -4 2.20 28 2.70 59 3.20 106 

1.80 8 2.a0 33 2.80 67 3.30 119 

1.90 13 2.40 39 2.90 75 

2.00 18 2.50 45 3.00 85 

NOT:Ii:.-The above table 1s based on 20 discharge measurements made during 1903-1905. It is fairly 

W!lll.defl,ned between gage heights 1. 7 feet and 3 feet. The-table has been extended beyond these limits, 

being based on one measurement at 3.7 feet. 
0 WENS RIVER_ DRAINAGE BASIN. 57 

Estimated monthly discharge of Pine Greek near Round Valley, Oal., for 1905. 

:Mot th. 

Discharge in second-feet. Total ih 

Maximum. I 

acre-feet. 

:Minimum

6

. -. _M_e_an_--\-~~~-

January .•.................. 28 12.7 781 

February .•........... ____ .. 28 8 10.6 589 

:March ...•. ____ ............ . 

ApriL ..•................... 

:May •....................... 

June.'·--------------------· 

JulY-----------------------· 

August •...........•. --- ... . 

September •........... __ ... . 

October ••..••....•.... __ .. 

November.--- ............. . 

December ....•.•.... : •...... --·---- ...........•...•..... 

The year .....•...................•.•...•..•.•.•... 

10 

8 

18 

119 

85 

8 

8 

10 

10 

13 

119 

OWENS B,IVER CANAL NEAll, liiSHOP, CAL. 

6 

4 

4 

13 

13 

4 

4 

8 

8 

7.9 

6.5 

9.0 

68.1 

47.9 

4.8 

4.6 

8.7 

8.5 

9.5 

16.6 

486 

387 

553 

4,052 

2,945 

295 

274 

535 

506 

584 

11,990 

This station was established August 5, 1903, by J. C. Clausen and R. S. Hawley. It is 

located at the footbridge I ear the quartercsection line which divides the north half of sec. ?-7, 

T 6 S .. , R. 32 E., of the} ount Diablo meridian. 

The-channel is strrught or 300 feet above and 100 feet below the station. The current is 

sluggish. The right bank is high and rocky and will.not overflow. The left bank is low and 

will overflow. The bed o the stream is composed of gravel and is permanent. 

Discharge measuremen s are made from the footbridge. The initial point for soundings 

is on right bank of the canal. 

The gage is a verticalv d nailed to the bridge. No regular observer could be obtained, 

but the ditch tender read the rod when passing the station. · 

Information in regard p this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Paper 

of the United States Geol gical Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 200-21 ; 134, p 211. 

Discharge: 100, p 210; 134, 211. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 213. 

Gage heights: 100, p 210; 13~, p 212. 

)lating table: 134, p 213. 

Discharge measur~ments of Owens River Oanal near Bishop, Oal., in 1905. 

DatP. ~ydrographer. Width. section. 

Area of 

velocity. 

Mean 

hei G~ t. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

January 10 •... R. J. Taylo ------------------------ 11.5 4.9 0.92 1.55 

February 4 ........• do .....• ------------------------ 11 4.1 .80 1.49 

April6 ..••.... J. S. Evans. ------------------------ 14.5 16.4 1.71 2.40 

April24 ..•.•.... __ .do ••.... ------------------------ 15.0 22 1.91 2.77 

May 12 •............ do ••...• ------------------------ 14.5 24 1. 79 2.78 

June 1. ............. do .•.. -~ ------------------------ 14.5 21 1. 76 2.62 

July 7 •......•...... do ..... ------------------------- 14 16.8 1.90 2.30 

August4 ••......... do ..... ------------------------- 14.5 I 23 1.87 2. 75 

Septemberll •.....• do ••.... -···-------------··----- 15 19.6 1.73 2.60 

October 24 •.... F.R.S. But temer ....•...•...... __ . 14.5 19.3 1.45 2.38 

November22 ....... do •.... ·----------------------·· 12 5.6 .95 1.50 

December 13 .. ..... do •...• ··-·--······------------- 13 6.6 1.17 1.63 

IRR 177-06-5 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

4.5 

3.3 

28 

42 

43 

38 

32 

43 

34 

28 

5.3 

7. 7 
58 STREAM MEASUREMENTS . IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in jut, (if Owens River co,noJ, nw:r Bishop, Ool., fur 1905. 

Day. Apr. May. Jl)ne. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

---------'---------1---1--~ -------· --------

1.: ................ : .................. : ....... ········ o.o 2.7 

'2............................................ ........ .0 2.7 

3 ...........•......... · ........................ ········ .0 2.7 

4............................................ ........ 2.4 

5 .............................................. •·•·•··· 2.7 2.65 

6 •...•...•......•........•...•........•...... ······'· 2.7 2.65 

-7............................................ ........ 2.7 2.6 

8. ··················•········•·········•····· ....••.. 2.65 2.6 

9............................................ ........ 2.7 

10. ••·······••·•·•••••••••··•······•·········· .·....... 2.5 

11. ··•••·············•·•·•· ••••••·•·•·•···•··· ·····•·· 2. 7 2.65 

12 ••••.••• _, •••• : .•.•••••.••••••••••••• ,........ ••.•.••• 2.8 2.7 

13. •...............•...•••.................... ..•..•.. 2.8 2.65 

14~ ...•................•..•••••••••••••••......•....•• ·••·•··· 2.7 

15 •••..........•.•.•.•••••....•....••....•............. 2.75 2.55 

16 .•...••. · .........•......•••••.•.•..............•.• ·.. 2.8 2.55 

.17............................................ ........ 2.75 2-55 

18 ••..••.•.••••..•••.•.•.••••••.•....•••••.•.• ·•·••••• 2. 75 2.55 

19 •.... , ...•..•. , .•.••••.•.••..••...••.••.. ·•.. ........ 2.7 2.5. 

20: ...•..........• : ........•. ·..••.•••••.••.... ........ 2.7/l . 2.5 

21. .... •·••·•·········•·•··•••·•••••·•••••••·· •.•..... 2. 75 2.5 

22. ············.--····························.· .:...... 2. 7 2.55 

23............................................ ........ 2.65 2.55 

24. --·-············-----······················ •.•..... 2.65 2.55 

. 25-------~---···············.•···-···-·· .. ······ ········ 26. ·······································--- 2.8 

2.7 

2.7 

2.55 

2.55 

27- ·---·-----------·-------·················-- 2.8 2. 75 2.55 

··28 •• '•••••• -. ············-··----·------------ ···----- -------- 2.55 

29 ••.•••••••.••••••••••••••••••• · ............... -----·--- -----·-- 2.55 

30. ---········································ 2.65 2. 7 2.55 

31 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.••. , ••• , •••. ••·.••••• 2.7 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2;55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.5 

2.65 

·2.7 

2.7 

. 2.65 

2.65 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.75· 

2.7 

2.8 

2.75 

BlOOP OB.EEX OANAL NEAR BISHOP, OAL. 

2.8 

2.75 

2.8 

2.75 

2.8 

2.85 

2.9 

2.85 

2.85 

2.9 

2.9 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

.0 

.0 

.. 0 

2.6 

2.6 

.0 

.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.8 

2.85 

2.85 

2.9 

2.95 

2.55 

2.55 2.8 

2.55 2.8 

2.55 . 2.8 

2.55 2.8 

2.55 2.8 

2. 75 2. 75 

2 . .8 2.75 

2.8 2.8 

2.8 2.8 

2.8 2.8 

2.75 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.75 

2.8 

2.75 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

. ~-6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.65 

""2.65 

2.7 

2.65 

2.5 

2.8 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.75 

...... ~ .... · .... 

This station was established August 5,1903, by J.C.Clausen,assisted by R. S.Hawley. It 

· is located at the footbridge below the waste gate near the houae of A. Fitzgerald, 3! miles 

northwest of Bishop, Cal. . . 

The channel is straight .for 50 feet above and 100 feet below this station. The current 

is swift. The right bank is high and the left bank is.low. Neither bank is liable to overHow. The bed of the stream is composed of sand and gravel and is fairly permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made from the footbridge. The initiBl point for soundings 

is on right bank. · 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the bridge anchor. 

Information. in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the l!nited States Geological Survey: . 

Description: 100; pp 21o-211; 134, p 214. 

Discharge: 100, p 211; 134, p 214. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 216. 

Gage heights: 100, :i> 211; 134; p 215. 

Rating table: 134, p 216. 
0 WENS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 59 

Discharge measu ements uf ]3ishop Creek canal near Bishop, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. H ydrographer. Width. Area of Mean G~ Dissection. veloci~y. hei t. charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Stc.~ft. 

March 17 ...•.. R. J. Taylo ............................................ 15 10.1 0.84 1.40 8.5 

April6 ..••.... J. S. Evans ................................................. 16 30 2.07 2.80 62 

April24 •.••.•. ....• do ..... ------------------------- 16 47 2.23 3.81 105 

May 12 ........ ....• do ..... ------------------------- 16 49 2.20 3.95 108 

June 1. ........ ..... d.o ..... -----·-------------------- 16 50 2.08 4.00 105 

July 7.- ..•.... ..•.. do .•.•• ------------------------- 16 44 1.75 3.70 77 

August 4. ..... ..... do •..•. ------------------------- 16 51 2.39 4.10 122 

September 11 .. ...•. do •.... ------------------------- 16 44 2.20 3.85 97 

October 24 •.... F.R.S. Bu ~temer ..........•..•.... 16 26 1.12 1.92 29 

November 22 .. ..•.• do .•.•. -----------·------------- 13 4.6 .39 1.05 1.8 

December 13 ... .•..• do •.... ------------------------- 13 5.1 .31 1.06 1.6 

December 21 ... .•... do ••.•. ------------------------- 14 15.6 .79 1.21 12.4 

Daily gage height in feet, of Bishop Creek canal near Bishop, Cal. ,for 1905. 

Day. Aug. Sept. 

1. .....•... ------ ------ 9 

2 .......... ------ ------ 10 

3 ......••.. ------ 4.0 11 

4 ...•...... ............ 4.0 12 

5 .•..•..... ------ 4.0 13 

6 .......... 3.9 3.5 14 

7 .•.•.•.... 3.9 3.5 15 

8 •........• 3.9 3.5 16 

Day. Aug. Se.J?t· Day. Aug. Sept. 

--------- 3.9 3.5 17 ...••.•.•. 3.5 2.9 

.................. 3.5 3.5 18 •....•.•.• 3.5 2.9 

--------- 3.5 3.5 19 .......•.. 3.5 2.9 

.. ............... 3.5 3.5 20 .•.....•.• 3.5 2.9 

--------- 3.5 3.5 -21. .•....... ------ 2.9 

.. ............. 3.5 3.5 22 ....•....• 3.5 2.9 

~. ~ ...... 3.5 3.5 23 .......•.. ···--· 2.9 

-...... ~. 3.5 3.5 24 ••...••••• 3.5 ----- ~ 

FARMERS' CANAL NEAR BISHOP, CAL, 

Day. Aug. I Sept 

25.......... 4.0 .•.••• 

26 ....•.•.... 4.0 •·•••• 

27 ....•.•.•. ····'· •••••• 

28 ..•.•.•......•.••••.•• 

29 .•.•.•..•.•.•.•..••••• 

30 ...•...••.•.•......••• 

31. •.•••.••...•.•..••••• 

. This station was established .August 6, 1903, by J. C. Clausen and R. S. Hawley. It is 

located at the footbridge near the house of Robert Love and 3 miles north of Bishop, Cal. 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and 50 feet below the station. The current is 

sluggish. Both banks OJ:~ low and are liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is sandy 

and shifting. 

Discharge measuremer ts are made from the footbridge, to which the gage is attached. 

The initial point for som dings is on the footbridge, near the right bank. 

The gage is a vertical [od fastened to the bridge pier. 

Information in regard o this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geo ogical Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 211-2 ; 134, p 216. 

Discharge: 100, p 212; 134, p 217. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, 219. 

Gage,heights: 100, p 212; 1 4, pp 217-218. 

Rating table: 134, p 219. 
'60 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Discharfle measureme:nts of Farmers' canal near Bishop, Col., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

---------1-------------------

January 10 .... R.,T. Taylor ........................ 

February 4 .... ..... do .............................. 

March 7 ....... ..... do ..... -------- .. ,_.-............ 

April6 ........ J. s. Evans .......•.......•....•.... 

I Area of Width. section. 

Feet. Sq. ft. 

13 9.0 

13 9.4 

10 16.8 

10.5 12.8 

Aprtl 24 ....... ..... do ............................... 10 8.4 

May 12 ........ ..... do ......................•....... 10.5 12.8 

June L ........ ..... do .............................. 10.5 14.6 

July7 ......... ..... do .............................. 9.5 15.4 

August 4 ...... ..... do ................ , ........... · .. 10 9.0 

September 11. . ..... do. : . ........................... 10.5 15.7 

November22 .. F. R. s. Buttemer .................. 10.5 10.8 

December 13 ••. ..... do .............................. 10.5 10.8 

Meah 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

0.69 

.74 

1.79 

1.47 

.64 

1.16 

1.37 

1.56 

.53 

1.04 

.70 

.59 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

2.20 

2.16 

2.90 

2.55 

2.30 

2.60 

2.60 

2.75 

2.00 

2.55 

2.35 

2.36 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Farmers' co:na1 near Bishop, Ool.,for 1905. 

Disoharge •. 

Sec.-ft. 

6.2 

7.0 

30 

18.8 

5.4 

14.9 

20 

24 

4.8 

16.4 

7.6 

6.4 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. 

------------1--------------------------

!. . .' ................................................................................. ;....... 2.5 

2 ......... --.----------------------------------------------------------- 2.8 2.7 ----------------

3 ..... ·------------------------------- 2.2 2.15 3.0 -------- -------- -------- 2.6 ·------- 4 .. ____________ , _____________________ .:...... 2.16 ____ ,___ 2.65 -------- -------- -------- 2.5· 

5------------------------------------ -------- _______ ._ 2.9 -------- 2.8 -------- .... : ... --------

6 ................................. ~.. 2.2 ---------------- 2.55 -------- 2.7 ----------------

7 .... ·-------------------------------- ---------------- 2.9 ______ _._ ---------------- 2.75 --------

8 .. __________________________________ -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- 2.6 

9------------------------------------ 2.2 -------- 2.9 -------- 2.6 2.75 --------·--------

10 ... :................................ 2.2 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

11 ... ---------------------------------- -------- 2.15 -------- 1.8 -------- -------- -------- 2.6 

12 .. ------------------------.--------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 2.6 -------- 2. 7 -------- 13 ____________________________________ -------- -------- -------- ____ ,___ 2.6 2.9 -------- --------

14____________________________________ 2.2 2.15 3.0 1.7 -------- -------· 2.65 --------

15 .................................... -------- -------- ----·--- -------- _______ , -------- -------- 2.65 

16----------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 2.65 2.95 -------- -------- 17 .. __________________________________ 2.15 -------- 2.9 -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

18 _____________________________________ ------------------------ 1.1 ----·--- -------- 2.6 2.55 

19 ..................................... -------- -------- -------- ------·-- 2.95 -------- -------- ------·--

20 .......... ·-------------------------- 2.15 -------- -------- -------- -------- 2.8 -------- --------

21.----------------------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------. ----.--- -------- 2.6 2.2 

22------------------------------------ -------- -------- -------- 1.2 -------- -------- -------- ·------- ·23 ____________________________________ ---------------- 2.75 -------- 2.95 2.7 ----------------

24 ____________________________________ -------- -------- -------- 2.3 -------- -------- -------- --------

·25 ................ ,................... 2.15 ___ . _____ -------- 2.3 -------- -------- 2.6 2.65 

26----------------·------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 2.9 -------- -------- 2.65 

27 ........ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.7 ----------------

28 .......................... ·---------- 2.15 -------- 2.75 2.7 ---------------- 2.55 --------

29 .................................... -------- ·------- -------- -------- -------- -----·--- -------- --------

30 .................................... -------- -------- -------- -------- 2.9 2.6 -------- --------

31.................................... 2.15 -------- 2.75 ----------------------------------------
OWENS RIVER DRAINAG1 BASIN. 61 

McNALLY CANAL NEAR BISHOP, CAL. 

This station was established July 31, 1903, by J; C. ()llausen and R. S. Hawley. It is 

located at the head of the canal, 3£ miles north of Bisho~, Cal. 

The channel is straight for 50 feet below the gage. The current is swift. Both banks 

are high and will not overflow. The bed of the stream is .rocky and permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made from a footbridge. The initial point for soundings 

is marked on the footbridge, near the right bank. I 

The gage is a vertical board fastened to the head works of the canal. No gage reader 

could be obtained for this station, but since the gage was installed there has been little 

variation in the amount of water flowing in the canal. ! 

Information in regard to this station is contained in tlle following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 213; 134, pp 219-220. 

Discharge: 100, p 213; 134, p 220. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 221. 

Gage heights: 134, pp 220-221. 

Rating table: 134, p 221. 

Discharge measurements of McNally canal nea1 Bishop, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. ~~fo~~ 

Feet. ~q.ft. 

March 17...... R. J. Taylor........................ 20 

April6 ........ J. S. Evans......................... 20 I 

11.2 

14.2 

April24 ............ do.............................. 21 18.2 

May 12 ............. do.............................. 21 21 

June 1. ............. do.............................. 21 25 

July 7 .............. do ......................... ,.... 22 32 

August4 ........... do. ............................ 22 32 

September 11 ....... do.............................. 21 23 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

1.06 

1. 76 

2.09 

2.05 

2.23 

2.69 

1.66 

2.17 

November22,. F.R,S.Buttemer .................. 21 17.5 1.14 

December13a ....... do ...................................... --+ ............... .. 

aHeadgate shut down; no water in canal. 

GEORGE COLLINS CANAL NEAR B~SHOP, CAL. 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

0.50 

.70 

1.00 

1.05 

1.10 

1.30 

1.50 

1.10 

.70 

.10 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

11.9 

25 

38 

43 

56 

86 

53 

50 

20 

0 

This station was established August 17, 1903, by R. S. kawley. It is located at the footbridge 3 miles east and one-half mile north of Bishop, Cal. 

The channel is straight for 75 feet above and for 50 fe't below the station. The current 

is sluggish. The right bank is low and. the left bank ij high. Neither bank is liable to 

overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of sand and is fairly permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is 

marked on the footbridge near the right bank of the can~l. 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the bridge near t e house of Arthur Wines. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in t e following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, p 213; 134, p 222. 

Discharge: 100, p 214; 134, p 222. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 225. 

Gage heights: 100, p 214; 134, pp 223-224. 

Rating table: 134, p 224. 

I· 
62 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART Xlll. 

-Discharge meaau:rements of George OoUina canol near Bishop, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean G:age DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

----------1----~------------------1 

Feet. Sq. ft .. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

·May2. .•....... :r.s. Evans ••......•.•.••.•.. · •...•.. 11 10.8 1._12 1.10 12.1 

May25 ..••.•..• ..... do ...................•......•... 14 13 1.13 1.35 14 

June28 •..•.... ....• do ..•...........••••...••.••.... 11.5 7._3 .71 1.00 5.2 

July26.: ....... ..... do ..•.. ~---····················· 11.5 9.1 .65 1.00 5.9 

August9 ••..••. ..... do ••••.••••••••••............... 11.5 8.0 .50 .60 4.0 

September 5 .•• ..... do •...... ~---··········-········· 12 8.4 .57 .00 4.8 

September 14 .. ..... do •••..•........................ ·11.6 8.0 .65 .50 5.2 

October a ...... .•.•• do •............. ,., ..•.•••.•.•.• 12 8.8 1.00 .65 8.8 

October25 ..... F. R. S; Buttemer ..................• 11 5.8 .59 .78 3.4 

November 23-. ....• do ..•• _ .... _ ..•.•..•.•....•••. , .•. 11.5 5.2 ._65 .82 3.4 

December 11 ... ..... do ••.•.•...•. ~ ............ : ..... 10.7 4.7 .53 .80 2.5 

Daily gage height, in feet, q{George OoUiM carwl near Bishop, G_al.,for 1905. 

Day. May. June. July. AUg. Sept. Oct. Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. OCt. 

_;_---1--------- ----------

1. .......... --···· 0.9 .••••. 0.8 ··-··· 1.0 17........... 1.0 1.4 1.2 0.9 ...... -·-··· 

2........... 0.-9 1.0 ...... .8 0.8 .9 18 •••••••.••••. 1.0 1.5 ..•.•... 9 1.2 .....• 

3........... ...... 1.0 0.8 ···--· .8 ...... 19........... 1.0 .1.4 ......•..........•.....• 

4 .•••.•• :... .9 -····· ·· .. ···· ...... ...... .9 20........... 1.0 -····· 1.0 ...... 1.2 

5 ....... ,... ...... 1.0 .5 .8 ...... 21..: ..•••••• ····'· 1.0 ...... .9 1.1 •...•• 

6 •••••••...• ------ 1.0 

7 .•.•• :..... 1.0 1.2 

8 .. ~---····· .....• 1.5 

9........... .8 1.'6 

10........... ...... 1.4 

11........... .8 .8 

• 8 ...... ••..•• .9 22........... 1.0 1.0 1.0 ·····- ...........• 

.9 .. 5 .9 ...... 23 ...•..••.•. ···'·· ···-·· ...... .8 1.1 ·--·-· 

------ ............ ·•···· 24........... 1.0 ._9 ...... .8 1.1 ...... . 

,1.4 .5 1.2 ...... 25........... ...... .9 : ........... ·•···· ···-·· 

.5 ...•.••••••. 26 •• : •••••••• •••••• 1.0 .9 ······• 1.0 .... .. 

1.4 ..... , 1.2 ...... 27........... . .6 ...... ...... .9 _, ____ ..... . 

12........... ....•. 1.5 1.4 ...... 1.2 ...... 28 ..... _...... .5 ·····- ----·· ...... _1.0 -····· 

]3........... ...... 1.6 .8 ............ 29............ _.5 .8 .9 .9 .......... .. 

14........... .8 1.6 1.4 .9 ............ 30........... .6 .8 ·-···· .9 ........... . 

15........... 1.0 1.4 ...... ...... 1.2 ...... ·al. ............................ ·--··- ........... . 

'16........... 1.0 1.4 1.2 ............ ····-· 

NOTE.-Water shut ott October: 6 to Decembe~: 31. 

BIBKOP ~EX :NEAR BISKOP, OAL. 

This station was established August 10, 1903, by J. C. Clausen and R. S. Hawley. It is 

located at the wagon bridge on the Bishop road about 4! miles from Bishop and about 2 

nrlles from the point, where the creek leQ.ves-the canyon. North Hillside-cl!.nl!.l, South Hillside can&, a.ild Pow"rs c~~<nru l!.re tl!.ken out l!.bove the station. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet ~~<hove and for 50 feet below the st~~<tion. The current. 

is swift. Both· ba.nks ~~<re high and rocky and l!.re not li~~<ble to overflow. The bed of the 

stream is rough and tacky and is perxnanent. 

DischMge m-easurements ~~<re made from the wH.gon bridge. The initil!.l point for soundings-is marked on the bridge near the right bank of the stream. 

The g~~<ge is a vertic& rod fastened in the rocks arid braced to the right bank just above 

the wagon bridge. Durin.g 1905 the gage was read once each d~~<y by A.; S. Kilpatrick. 

The bench mar~ is a lMge flat granite l;x>wlder on the right bank 40 feet-above the bridge. 

~~ 

ii 

I 

,I 

;I 

I 

. -··· ---------~-~--~--- _, ____ _j 
OWENS RIVER DRAINAGl BABIN. 63 

Information in regard to this station is contained in tli~ following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 214--215; 134, p 225. 

Discharge: 100, p 215; 134, p 226. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 228. 

Gage heights: 100, p 215; 134, pp 226-227. 

Rating table: 134, p 228. . 

Discharge measurements qf Bishop Oreelc near Bishop, Oul., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. A ea of Mean Gaft se tion. velocity. heig t. 

Feet. ~q.ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

January 11 •.... R.J Taylor .•....•........•.•.•...• 16 22 1.18 1.40 

February8 .... ...•. do .............................. 16 24 1.25 1.55 

Mai-ch4.. ...... ..... dO.· ............................. 16 23 1.35 1.55 

April3 ........ J. s. Evans ......................... 16. 20 2.10 1.65 

April18 ....... ..... do ............................... 16 22 1.50 1.57 

May5 .. c •...... ..... do .............................. 16 34 2. 76 2.30 

June21. ....... ---- do .............................. 19 63 6.21 3.80 

July10 ......... ..... do .............................. 18 61 5.54 3.60 

July27 ......... ..... do .............................. 17 44 4.01 2. 75 

August 10 ...... ..... do .............................. 16 37 3.35 2.50 

September 7 ... ..... do ........ , ..................... 16 28 2.07 2.!JO 

September 22 .. ..... do .............................. 16 24 1.91 1.80 

October 25 ..... F.R.S. Buttemer ................... 15 25 .84 1.35 

November 23 ... ..... do .............................. 16 19.6 1.22 1.52 

December 11 ... ..... do •.••..•...... , ................ 16 22 1.05 1.67 

December 21. .. ..... do .............................. 14 15.6 • 79 1.21 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

26 

30 

31 

42 

33 

94 

391 

338 

178 

124 

58 

46 

21 

24 

28 

12.4 
:··· 

64 STREA.l\1 1\f:EASUREHENTS IN 1905, P.A.RT XIII. 

Daily g01Je height, in feet, of Bishop Oreelc near Bishop, Oal.,for 1905. 

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

------------------------

1 •.............. 1.4 1.5 1.lili 1.8 2.5 '2.9 3.4 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.4 1.5 

2 •...•.•........ 1.4 1.5 1.lili 1.8 2.5 2.9 3.3 2.3 2,1 1.9 1.4 1•4 

3 ............... 1. 4 1.45 1.5 1. 75 2.5 2.9 3.2 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.5 

4 •.............•. 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.75 2.3 2.9 3.3 2.3 2.0" 1.9 1.4 1.4 

'5 ............... .1.4 1.5 1.6 1.75 2.3 3.0 3.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 

6; .............. 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 3.1 3.3 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.5 

7 ................ 1.45 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 3.3 3.4 2.2 1.8 '1.8 1.4 1.5 

8 ............... 1.45 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 3.4 3.4 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.5 ·1.5 

9 ............... 1. 4- 1.5 i.6 1.75 2.0 3.3 3.5 2.4 {9 1 •. 8 1.5 1.5 

10 ............... '1.4 1.lili 1.6 1.75 2.0 3.4 3.6 2.5 1.9 L8 1.4 1.4 

11 ............... 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.0. 3.5 3. 7 2.6 '1.8 . 1.8 1.4 1.4 

12 ............... 1.4 1.5 '1.65 1. 7 2.1 3.6 3.7 2.5 1.7 1. 7 1.5 1.5 

13 ............... 1.4 1.45 1.65 1.7 2.1 3.6 3.6 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.5 

14 .. · ............. 1.4 1.45 1. 7 1. 75 2.1 3.6 3.2 2.35 1.8 .1. 7 1.4 1.5 

15 ... : ........... 1.45 1.45 1. 7 .1.75 2.2 3.7 3.0 2.3 1. 7 1.7 1.5 1.5 

16 ............... 1. 45 1.4 1. 7. 1. 75 2.2 3.8 2.8 2.2 1. 7 1.6 1.4 1.5 

17 ......... ; ..... 1.45 1.4 1.65 1.75 2.5 3.8 -2.7 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.5. 1.4 

18 ............... 1.5 1.4 1.65 1.7 2.5· 3.8 2.6 2.2 1.8 . 1.6 1.5 1.4 

'19 ............... 1.5 1.4 1. 7' 1. 7 2.6 3.8 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 

20 ............... 1.45 1. 4 1. 7 1.7 2.7 3.8 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.5 

21 ............... 1.45 1.4 .1. 7 1.7 2.5 3.8 2.5 2.3 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.4 

22 ............... ' 1. 4 1.4 1.7 1. 7 2~ 5 3.8 2.5 2.2 1.8 1.5. 1.5 1.5 

23 ................ 1. 4 1.5 1. 7 1.8 2.5 3;7 2.6 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.4 

24.:.., ........... 1.4 1.5 1. 7 1.8 2.6 3..6 2.6 2.2 1.9 1.4· 1.5 1.5 

25· ........ · ...... , 1.4. 1;5 1. 75 2.0 2.6 3.3 2. 7 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.4 

26._., ............. 1. 4 1.5 1. 75 2.4 2.6 3.3 2. 7 2.2 1 •. 9 i.4 1.5 1.4 

27 ............... 1.4 . 1.5 1;8 2.4 2.7 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.4 1.5 1.5 

28 ............... 1. 4 1.5 1.8 2.5 2.8 3.2 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.4. 1.5 1.5 

29 ............... 1.45 ........ 1.8 2.5 2.8 3.2 2. 7 2.1 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.6 

30 ............... , 1.45 .......... 1.8 2.5 2.8 3.3 2.6 2.1 1. 7 1.4 1.6 1. 7 

31. .............. 1. 45 ............ 1.8 ............ 2.8 .. ............. .2.5 2.0 . ............ 1.4 1.6 I 

NOTE,-Ga.ge heights interpolated February 17-19 • 

. 8tat:ion rating table for Bishop Oreelc near Bishop, Oal.,from January 1 to December 11, 1905; 

Gaf:i Disch~rge. ' Gaf:i Dlecharge;. Gafte Discharge. Gaf.'i J;>ischarge. heig t. heig t. heig t. heig .. t. 

; 

Feet. Se00'11ti;.feet. Feet. Secrmd-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet, Second-feet. 

1:40 21 2.10 74· 2.80 .170 3.50. .314 

1.50· 27 2;20 '84 2.90 . 188 3.60 339 

1.60. 33 2:30 .Q5 3.00 206 3.70 365 

1. 70 40 2.40 108 3.10 225. 3.80 391 

1.80 48 2.50 122 3.20 245 ; 

1.90 56 2.60 137 3.30 267 ,

2.00 65 2. 70 . 153 3.40 1 ,290 ·: 

NOTE.-The above table Is based on 14 discharge measurements made cfurl~;~g·1905 and some older 

measurements. It Is {!Ot ~ery well defined. This table does not apply later than Deciember 11, as conditions were changed at the station. 
OWENS RIVER DRAIN AG ~ BASIN. 

Estimated monthly discha:rge of Bishop Creek n.lar Bisliop, Cal.,for 1905. 

Di charge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maxin um. Minimum. Mean. 

65 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

---·1----

January ...........•........•.•.•........••.•............ 

February •....•..•........•.•....•..•.•...•........ · ..... . 

March ...•..................•.........•...... : .......... . 

April ••...............•.......................•.•.......• 

:May ............................................ ;.,, .•.... 

June .............•.•.........•......................•.... 

July .•••....•.... :;~· •.•.............•..•........•.•.•.... 

August •••..... , .•........ : .•. -•.... ; .....•. -----------.-

September .....• __ ._ ... _______ ._._ .. ____ ._. ________ •. _._. 

October •.... --------- ______ -------- __ -------· __ ---------

November .••...••..••............•.........•..•.•....... 

December 1-11-------- ______ -------- ____ ----- ___________ _ 

The period .•. _ .. -----_. _________ :. __ ----- _________ .. _____ _ 

Z7 

30 

48 

122 

170 

391 

365 

137 

74 

56 

33 

Z7 

RAWSON CANAL NEAR BIBBO , CAL .. 

21 

21 

Z7 

40 

65 

188 

122 

65 

40 

21 

21 

21 

22~ 5 

25.2 

38.2 

li6.6 

113 

299 . 

215 

92.1 

53.6 

36.1 

25.6 

24.3 

1,384 

1,400 

2,349 

3,368 

6,948 

17,790 

13,220 

5,663 

3,189 

2,220 

1,523 

530 

59,580 

This station wOB established August 7, 1903, by R, S. H wley. It is located at the county 

bridge 2! miles eOBt of Bishop, Cal. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and below t e station and the current is swift. 

The right bank is high and the left bank is low. Neith1 r bank is liable to overflow. The 

bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is permaneJ. . . 

. 

Discharge measurements are made from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is 

marked on the bndge near the right bank of the canal. · 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the bridge. uring 1905 the gage was read by 

W. P. Parker. . . r · Inform~tion in regard to t~is station is contained in -t e following Water-Supply Papers 

of the Umted States Geologwal Survey: · · · 

Description: 100, pp 215-216; 134, p 229. 

Discharge: 100, p 216; 134, p 229. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 231. 

Gage heights: 100, p 216; 134, pp 230-231. 

Rating table: 134, p 231. 

' ' 

Discharge measurements of Rawson canal ;,ear Bishop, Cal:, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. A ea of Mean Gage Width. s<etion. velocity. height. 

Feet. q.jt. Ft.persc. Feet. 

M;arch .14 •• ---- R. J. Taylor ............ ;.,_________ 17 13.2 1.67 1. 75 

·April L .•. ---- J. S. Evans_________________________ i7 13.3 1.95 1.85 

Aprii 17 _ ........... do .. -------·----·-----------·--- 17 10.6 1.59 1.60 

May2 ............... do ________ _-_____________________ 17 16.3 1. 72 1.90 

May 25.------- ____ ,do______________________________ 17 17.4 1.55 1.90 

June28 ............. do .............. _-----------·---- 17 14.8 1.22 1. 70 

July26 ............. do ... _--------------------------- 14 5.4 .39 1.30 

Aogust 9.----- ..... do______________________________ 17 14.6 1.00 1.55 

SeptemberS ........ do .. ____________________________ 16 9.8 .72 1.45 

September 14 ....... do .................. ------------- 17 ·10.1 1.05 1.50 

October3 ........... do.............................. 17 15.2 1.17 1.90 

October25 ..... F.'R. S. Buttemer.................. 7 4.2 .29 1.05 

November23 ....... d0.............................. 6 1.6 • 69 1.15 . 

December1L •. __ , __ .do.............................. 7 4.2 .31 1.08 

II 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 22 

26 

16.9 

28 

Z7 

18.1 

2.1 

14.6 

7.0 

10.6 

17.8 

. 1.2 

1.1 

1.3 
I 

66 STREAM ME.ASUBEMENTB IN 1905, P .ART XIII. 

Daily gOf}e height, i:n feet, of Raw8()11, eanal near Bishop, OOl., for 1905. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

-------::-----------------------

1 ••• c................................ ........ 1.8 

2 ••.•••••••••.••••.••••.. , ••.••••..•. : •••••••• •••••••• 

. 3 •••.•.••••••••.•.••••••.•....••.••.. 00000000 1.8 

4 ••.•••••••••.•.•.•.••••.....••. : •.•. ·'·'···-

5 •.•••.••••••••••••••••••.•.•.•....•. 00000000 

6 •.•••.•.••.• , •••.••••••.•..••••.•.•• 

7 •••.•.•. :., •••.•.••••••.•.••.••••••. 

1.4 

1.4 

8 .....•.•.•...........•.•. ,.......... 1.5 

9.................................... 1.5 

10 •• ---- --·- 0 0:.----0----0 0 0------0 0 0 0 0 1.6 

11 •• --0 0 0----- ~- --0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .:. 0--0 0 0 0--0 1. 6 

12 .•••.•.••••.•••....•.•.•••••••••. ·••• 1.6 

13 ••••.•.•.•.••.•....•.•• ,............ 1.8 

14.:0:00 0 0 0-- ., 0 0 0--0 0 0 -· 0 0--0--0 0 0.:0 1. 8 

15 •••.•.•.••••.••••••.•.••.••••••••.•••••••••• 

16 • ." •••.••• : ................................ .. 

17 •••.•••.••••.•.••••••••.••.•.••.•.•. ------~-

18 •••..••••••••••.•.••.•.••••••.••••.•.••••••• 

19 ••.••••••.•.••.••••••••••.••••.••••.. 00000000 

20 •••••••.••••••••••••••••...•..•.•.•. ---·----

1.8 

1.8 

1. 7 

1. 7 

1.7 

1. 7 

1. 7 

1.7. 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

21--------------------·---·---·------- •.•••... 1. 7 

22 •.•••.•.•••••••••.••••••.••••.•••••. 00000000 1.7 

23 ........................................... , •••••.•. 

24 •••••••.••••.••••••••.••••••.••••.•. 00000000 1.7 

25;.................................... .•••.••• 1.7 

26.................................... ........ 1.7 

27 ••••••••••••••• .-••••••.•••••••••••••• -------- ·1.7 

28 ••••••.•.•.••••••••.•.•••••••••••••. -------- 1.7 

. :::::::: ::::::::::::::::: :::: :: ·.· ··~~ l .. ~: 

'1'7 1.8 

1.7 . ~-8 

1. 7 1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

-1.9 

1.9 

f.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

I. 7 

1.7 

1.8 

1. 7 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1.0 

.9 

1.4 

1;4 

.6 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

·!I 

.8 

0.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.$ 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

·~ 

.9. 

.9 

• 9 

NoTE.-Water shut ofi January 1 to March 5 and October ~4to December 31. 

A· 0. DOLLINS OANAL NEAR BISli.Ol', CAL, 

0.9 1.3· 1.8 

.9 1.8 

.8 1.3 1.8 

.8 1.5 1.8 

.8 1.5 1.8 

.8 1.5 1.8 

.8 1. 7 1.6 

.8 1.7 1.4 

.8 1.7 1.4 

.8 1. 7 1.4 

.8 1. 7 1.4 

.8 1 .. 7 1.6 

.9· 1.6 1.6 

.9 1.6 

.0 1.6 

1.6 

.9 1.6 

.9 1.6 

.9 1.6 

1.6 

.7 1. 7 

.7 1. 7 

.'i -----------·---- .7 1. 7 

.7 1. 7 

1.3 1.7 

1.3 1. 7 

1.3 1. 7 

1. 7 

1.3 ........ .......... 

·······T·-----· 

This station was este.blisb.ed August 7; 1903, by R. S. Hawley. It is located at the 

oounty bridge, 3 nriles eaSt of Bishop, Cal. · 

. The channel is. stra~ht for 100 feet above and 50 feet below the station. The current 

is sluggish. Both banks are high and are not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream 

is sandy and shifting. 

Discharge measurements are made from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is 

marked on the foot log near the right bank of the canal. 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the right bank just above the bridge, from which 

discharge measurements are made. During 1905 the gage was read by W. P. Parker .. 

Information in ret;ard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 100, pp 216-217; 134, p 232. 

Discharge: 100, p 217; 134, p 232. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 235. 

Gil.ge heights: 100, p 217; 134, pp 233-234 

Rating table: 134, p 234: 

~ 

·-·-----·-·-~ _ _j 
OWENS RIVER DRAINAG~ BASIN. 67 

DisCharge 'TTUi(],8'UT"em,ents of .A, 0. OOUins canal fear Bishop, Ool., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer, Width. s~o~~ 

---------1-------------~----

March 14 ...... R. J. Taylor ············•····.·· .... . 

April I. ........ J. S. Evans .................... : ... . 

May 2 •.•••• : .. •...• do ............................. . 

June28 ............. do ............... · .............. . 

July 26 ............. do .................. ; .......... . 

August 9 ........... do ..................•........... 

September 5 ........ do •................. , .......... . 

September 14 ...•... do .................. , .......... . 

Feet. 

11 

8 

11.5 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

october3 ........... do .................. ; ......... :. 10 

October25 •.... F.R.S. Buttemer ...... 1 ................... .. 

November 23 ....... do ...... .-...................... 10.5 

December 11 ........ do.............................. 10 

~q.jt. 

12.5 

2.8 

12.8 

10.8 

12.8 

8.8 

fl.O 

5.4 

10.4 

------- 7.0 

3.8 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

2.00 

. 75 

1.95 

1.70 

1. 44 

1.59 

1.22 

1.20 

1.47 

----------- . 70 

.45 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

2.90 

2.00 

3.00 

2. 75 

2.90 

2.65 

2.38 

2.33 

2.80 

---------- 2.25 

1.92 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

25 

2.1 

25 

18.4 

18.4 

14.0 

7.3 

.6.5 

15.3 

0 

4.9 

1. 7 

Daily gage height, in feet, of .A. 0. OOUins canal near Bishop, Ool., for 1905 . 

.. Day. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. une. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

---------!--------------- ----------------. 

!. ... , ............................................. . 

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

3 ................................... : ............. .. 

4 ................................. : ............... .. 

2.6 

2.6 

2,8 

3.0 

5--------------------------- -······- .... , ... -------- -------- 6........................... ......................... 3.0 

7........................... ........ ........ ........ 3.0 

8 ................... : ....... ...................... .. 

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

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

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

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

13._. ............................... .. 

14 ................................. .. 

15 ................................. .. 

16 ........................... . : .... .. 

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

18 ........................... . : .... .. 

19 .................. - ............... .. • 2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1. 7 

1. 7 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.4 

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

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.8 

~-8 

~-8 

2.8 

2.8 

!!.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

~-0 

a.o 

3.0 

~- 7 

2 .. 6 ............... . 

'21..· ................................ . 

22 ........... :............... 2.3 

23 ................................. .. 

24 ................................. .. 

25 ................................. .. 

26........................... 2.3 .... J ... 

I 

27 ....................................... ; .. . 

28 ....................................... J. .. 29 .......................................... . 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6 

30........................... ........ ........ 2.6 

31 ......................... · .......... .... : ... ... : .. .. 

NoTE,...\No ftow on days of missing gage heights. 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

I 2.5 

1.7 ....... 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 7 

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2. 7 

2.7 

2. 7 

2.5 2.4 

2.0 ........ 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.1 2.7 

2.5 

'2:5 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

.2.2 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.0 .............. . 

2.0 2. 7 

2.0 2.7 

2.0 2. 7 

2.0 2.5 

2.4 2.5 

2.5 

2.-7 2.4 ............... . 

2.5 ....................... . 
DELL OAN.AL :REAR BISHOP, ClAL: _ 

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. I 

68 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIIT. 

This station was established August 24, 1903, by R. S. Hawley. It is locatecl at a 

flume 3 miles from the head gate a~ a point where the canal crosses a slough in Sanders's 

field. · 

The channel is straight for 150 feet above and for 200 feet below the st~tion. The current is sluggish at_ all time&. _ · 

Discharge measurements are mad!) from a bridge across the flume. The initial point 

for soundings is the edge of the flume at the right side. 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the flume. 

-Information in regard;to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

DeScription: 100, pp 217-218; 134, p 235~ 

Discharge: 100, p 218; 134, pp 236-236. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 237. 

Gage heights: 100, p 21!1; 134, pp zm:-237. 

Di8charge ~ of Dell ca;rwl MIU' Bilihop, Oal., in i905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area o£· . :&i:ea.n Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. height. charge. 

Feet. Sq.ft. Ft.pt!1'8ec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

MarchiO ....... R. ;r. Taylor •.•...••.•..•..•........ 7.5 10.1 2.38 1.40 24 

Ap~l4 ........ :1. S. Evans •...•.•.•........•. ; ..... 7.6 7.6 2.16 1.20 16.4 

April28 .•.•.... ..... do •••................•...•.•.... 7.6 11.8 1.95 1.35 23 

Mayu ..•.•.•. ..... do ...•.........••.•.•..•...•...• 7.6 12.6 2.08 1.48 26 

:rune26 •••••••• .•.. :do •••........ .-•..•..•....•.•..•. 7.6 11.4 1.93 1.60 22 

:July 6 ••••••••. ...•. do •.••..•.. .-.•••..•••.•••....... 7.6 12.2 1.97 1.-70 24 

August2 •••••• ... :.do'····························· 7.6 9:1 1.89 1.-30· 17.2 

September 6 ••• ·'"-do-, .•• _ •.••••••••.••••. .- •••...••. 7.6 9.1 1.85 1.31 •16.8 

September 28 •• •.• ;;do·-•••........•...••.•.....•••.. : 7.6 6.8 1.70 1.12 11.6 

October 30 ..... F.R.S. Btittemer .•.•......•....... 7.6 9.0 1.52 1.22 13.7 

November 18 •• •...• do ••.•••• : ••••.•••••••..••..... .- 7.6 9.7 1. '11 1.35 16.6 

December6 •••. .•••• do ••.•••.•.•••••••••.•.•...•••.• 7;3 4.4 ·.68 ·.62 3.0 

Daily gage height, in feet, of D~ canal f!£ar Bishop, Oal.,jor1905. 

Day. Feb. Mar. Apr. Nov.- _ Dec. Feb. Mar. ···Apr. Nov. Dec: 

-:---:----~-1~-'--------1--·11-----+-- -----· -· --

1 •.•..••....• .- ... .-..... ..••... 1.3 . •.••. :. ··•·••· 17: .••..••.•.• ·••·•·· ••••••· •.••..••.•••.....••. ,-

2 •.••.••.•.•.. --~---- 1.4 ······- ..•..... o.9 18 .•... .:...... ••••••. 1.4 •.•.•• ~ .1.35 .: ••••• 

3 ........................... .. : .... ..•..... .-· •.... 19 ................... ------- .................... . 

4-.. .-c......... ....... 1.4 ....... •.•. :.-. .8· 20............ ..•..•. 1.4 ..•..•• 1.3 ..•...• 

6 ........................... -~----· ......•.• · •.... 21..· .......... .- ............................ ·--~---

6............. •.•.... 1.4- .•..•..• :..... ,.6 22 .....•••.... ••···•· 1.4 ....... 1.3 ...... . 

7 ............. ••••••• ••••• :. ••••••• ••••••• •••••• ; ·23 ...•..•.•.•• ··••••· ................ _ .......... .. 

8 ............ ; ....... · •. 1.4 .............. : ,_ .6 -24 ............... : •• : 1.2 ........ 1.3 ...... : 

9 ..................... ,, ................... ·'----~ 25 ................... · ............ : ............... . 

10 .... :.-... _ .. ,... ....... 1.4 .:·..... ....... .6 21L.......... .:1.4 1.2 .......... 1.3 ••••••• 

11 ....................... , .......................... 27 ................... , ....... --'~--- ............. . 

12............. ....... 1.4 ....... ••••.•• . .8 28............ 1.4. 1.2 ... .- .... - 1.4 ...... · .. 

13.. ........... , ·'--·-- ....... --~~--- .............. 29 ............................................... . 

14 ... , ............ ,_ ... : 1.4 ....... ....... .8 30............ ....... 1.2 ....... 1.35 .-.... .. 

·15 .................. ;. · ......... .- ..... ·'····· ....... 31 .. , ...... .-.. ··----- ........................... . 

16 .... -..... .-... ....... 1.4 ....... ....... .8 : 
I 

OWENS RIV.ER DR.AIN.AG~ BASIN. 69 

BIG PINE AND OWENS RIVER CANAL ,AR BISHOP, CAL, 

This station was established by J. C. Clausen'and R. r· Hawley, August 4, 1903. It is 

located at a footbridge near the house of William Oliver, the observer. It is 7~ miles south 

and 3 miles east of Bishop, Cal. 

The channel is straight for 600 feet above and 300 feeJbelow the station, The current is 

sluggish. Both banks are high and are not liable to o erfiow. The bed of the stream is 

sandy and somewhat shifting. · 1 · 

Discharge measurements are made from the footbridg . The initial point for soundings 

is marked on the footbridge near the right bank of the cfnal. . · 

The gage is a vertical rod securely nailed to the footb 'dge. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in th following Water-Supply Papers of 

the United States Geological Survey: 

Descnption: 100, pp 218-219; 134, p 238. 

Discharge: 100, p 219; 134, p 238. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 240; 

Gage heights: 100, p 219; 134, pp 238-239. 

Rating table: 134, p 240. 

Discharge measurements of Big Pine and Owens River canal near Bishop, Oal., in 1905. 

Da(e. Hydrographer. Width. rea of Mean Gate Diss"'tion. velocity. he!g t. charge. 

Feet. q.jt. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

January 25 •... R. J. Taylor ................ : ....... 22 11.3 0.84 1.30 9.b 

February 13 ... ..... do ...•.............•....•....... 22 9.5 . 70 1.15 6.7 

April28 ....••. J. s. Evans ....•......... ; ......•••. 21 12.6 .85 1.30 10.7 

May 11 ........ ....• do .•...........•......••........ 22 16 1.11 1.50 17.7 

June 26 .•. ----- ..... do ........•..•..•.•.......••..•• 22 27 1.11 1.90 30 

July6 _________ ..... do ••••.....•..•.•....•...••.•.•. 22 18.8 1.05 1. 75 19.6 

August 2 ••.... ..... do .••••......•..•......•.•••..•. 22 10.8 .58 1.20 6.3 

September 6 ... ..... do .•.•.......••......•.•.•.••... 16 10.0 .59 1.17 5.9 

September 28 .. ..... do •••........•........•..•••.... 14 7.2 .36 1.10 2.6 

October 30 ..... F.R.S. Buttemer .................. 22 41 1.00 2.53 41 

November 18 •. ....• do •••..•.•..•..•...••.•..•...•.. 22 17.6 .85 1.42 15 

DecemberS .... ...•• do ••.•.•....•..•..•.•......•..•. 22 18.2 .89 1.45 16.2 
70 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, uf Big Pi'M and· Owens River eanal near Biilwp, Oal.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar, Apr. May. June. July. Aug. 

--------·----- 1 ............... 1 .. 2·. 1.4·· 1.2 1.15 1.4 2.0 1.8 .1 .. 1 

2 ............... 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.15 1.8 1.85 1.8 1.1 

3, .............. 1.2 1.4 1.15 1.15 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.1 

4 ............... 1.2 1.3 1.15 1.15 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.1 

5 ...... , ......... t.2 1.25 1.15 1.15 1. 7 1.8 1.8 1.0 

6 ............... 1.25 1.25 ~.15 1.15 1. 7 1;7 1. 7 1.1 

7 ................ 1.3 1.25 1. is 1.1 1.5 1. 7 1.7 1.1 

8 .............. ; 1.3 1.15 1.15 1.1 1.5 1. 7 2.0 1.1 

9 ............... 1.25 1.15 1.1 (a) 1,6 1.95. 2.05 1.2 

10 ............... 1.25 1,2 1.1 (") 1.55 2.15 2.2 1.2 

11 ............... 1.25 1.2 1.1 (") 1.55 2.1 2.25 1.2 

12 ••••••••••••••• 1.25 1.2 1.15 (") 1.5 2.3 2.35 1.2 

13 ............... 1;25 1.2 1.5 (") 1.5 2.45 2.4 1.2 

14 ............... 1.25 115 1.75 1.35 1.5 2.65 2.4 1.2 

15 ............... 1.3 1.15 1.55 1. 4 1.5 2.7 2.25 1.:1 

16 ............... 1.4 1.2 1.55 1.35 1.5 2.8 2.1 1.2 

17 ...... , ........ 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.35 1.55 1.8 2.05 1.2 

18 ............... 1.35' 1.2 1.4 1. 45 1.6 1.8 1.8. 1.2 

19 ............... 1.35 1.2 1.35 1.3 1 •. 8 1.85 1.7 1.1 

20 .. · ............. 1.4 1.2 1.35 1.3 2.1 1. 7 1.6 1.1 

21. .............. 1.4 Ll5 1.35 1.15 ·2.15 1.65 2.0 1.0 

22 ............... .1.35 1.15 1.35 1.15 2.25 1. 7 1.9 1.0 

23 ............... 1.35 1.15 1.1 1.1 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.5 

24 ............... .1.35 1.25 1.1 1.1 2.25 2.2 1.6 1.6 

25 ............... 1.35 1.25 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.2 1.4 1.5 

26 ............... 1.35 1.25 1.1 1.45 1.8 1.9 1.3' 1.4 

27 ............... 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 2.25 1.8 1.3 1.4 

28 ............... 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 2.25 1.6 1.2 1.4 

29 .......... , .... 1.3 ......... 1.2 1.4 2.45 1.5 1.1 1.2 

30 ............... 1.25 ------- 1.1 "1.4 2.4 1.8 1.1 1.3 

31. .............. 1.25 ......... 1.1 ......... I- 2.1 ........ 1.1 . 1:3 

a Water shut oft April 9-13. 

BANGER OA:NAL AT ALVORD, OAL. 

Sept. OCt. 

----

1.2 1.4 

1.1 1.3 

1.2 1. 4 

1.2 1.5 

1.2 1.65 - 1.2 1.9 

1.2 .1.9 

1.2 1.8 

1.2 2.0 

1.2 2.1 

1.3 2.15 

1.3 2.2 

1.2 2.2 

1.2 2.1 

1.3 2.15 

. 1.3 2.15 

1.3 2.3 

1.3 2.3 

1.1 2.35 

1.15 2.35 

1.15 2.35 

1.1 2.35 

1.1 2.35 

1.1 2.35 

1.2 2.35 

1.2 2.35 

1.15 2.35 

1.15 2.45 

1.15 2.45 

1.15 2.5 

.. ........... 2.55 

Nov. 

--

2."55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.5 

2.5 

2.25 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.55 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

. 1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.35 

1.3 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

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

Dec. 

t:4 

1 •. 45_ 

1.5 

1.5 

1. 

1. 

1 

1. 

1. 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

• 1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1. 4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1. 35 

35 

35 

1 .• 

1. 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

This station was established August 4, 1903, by J. C. Cla.usen a.nd R. S. Hawley. It is 

looa.ted a.t ·the county road bridge, one-fourth mile east of the Southern Po.cifi.c Ra.ilroa.d 

station a.t Alvord, Cal. . . 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above a.nd for 100 feet below .the station. The current 

is sluggish. . Both ba.nkS a.re low a.nd liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is shifting. · 

Discharge mea.surements a.re made from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is 

marked on the bridge near the left bank of the canal. · 

The gage is a. vertical rod fastened to the bridge. 

Information in J.1lg&rd to this station is cont&ined in the following W a.ter-Supply Papers of 

the United States Geological Survey: · 

Description: 100, pp 1!19-220; 134, pp 240-241. 

Dischs,rge: 100, p 220;1 134, p 241. · 

Gage heights: ·100, p 220; 134, pp 241-242. 
OWENS RIVER DRAINAG~ BASIN. 71 

DisCharge measurements of Sanger canal at !4lvord, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. W'd h rea of Mean ~ t · s~tion. velocity. Gage 

height. 

Discharge. 

Feet. ~q.ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

January7 ...... R.J.Taylor •......... , ............. 16 23 0.59 2.38 13.6 

February 18 ... ..... do .............................. 16 22 :63 2.32 13.9 

April14 ........ J.S.Evans ......................... 16 26 .38 2.80 9.9 

April26 ........ ..... do ......... : .................... 16 29 .30 2.88 8.8 

May19 ........ ..... do .............................. 16 32 .18 3.05 5.6 

June 9 ......... ..... do .............................. 16 29 .16 2.80 4.7 

August 17 ...... ..... do .............................. 16 18 .22 2.10 4.0 

September 13 ... ..... do •. ' ......•..................... 16 16 .18 2.10 2.8 

October 30 ..... F.R.S. Buttemer .................. 16 30 .44 2.82 13.2 

November 18 ••• ..... do .............................. 16 26 .39 2.60 10;2 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Sanger canal at Alvord, Oal.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Fe;,. Mar. Apr. May. Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. 

--------1----H----------

1............ 2.2 1.2 2.7 2.9 17 .. ·····- .. 1.9 2.2 2.8 ------- 2 •• -•...••••. ·-·· .. . 1. 7 1.2 2. 7 2.9 18 -· ····-· 1.3 2.2 2.8 3.5 

3 ·-···-·-···· 2.1 ....... ···----· ---··-- ···---- 19. ·-···-· .. 1.8 1.3 2.2 ........ ------- 4 ··-·--···--· --·---- 1.6 1.2 2.8 2.9 20 -··-··-· 2.8 

5............ 2.1 1.6 1.2 -·----- -··---- 21 ........ -- i.8 1.3 2.4 ..•........•.. 

6 ••.•.•..•... --····· --·---- -··---· 2.8 3.0 22 ........ -· 1.8 ---.-··- --·--·· 2.8 ----··-

7 --·--·-····· 2.1 1.5 1.2 --·---- 3.0 23 ······-· 1.3 2.4 -·--··· ----··· 

8............ 2.1 -·-·--- ------· 2.9 ......• 24 •••••.•• 1.8 -·-···- --····· 2.8 ·-··---

9 ·-···---···- ···-··-- 1.5 1.8 2.9 3.1 25 ---·--·· 1.3 2.4 ····-·- --·---· 

10 .•.•.•.. :... 2.0 ------- ------· ...... : ···---· 26 ·-··---- 1.8 1.3 2.4 2.8 ...... : 

11 •••••••••••• ···---- 1.4 2.0 2.9 3~3 27 ··---··· 

12............ 2.0 1.4 2.1 ---···· ·-··-·· 28 ....... . 1.7 1.2 &6 &8 

13 ·····-·----· ···---- ····-·· --··--- 2.9 3.4 29 ·----··· 1.7 ··-··-- --··---- 2.8 ···-·-· 

14............ 1.9 1.3 2.1 -···-·· 3.4 30 -··-·--- 2. 7 2.8 ----·-· 

15 -··-··-···-· 1.9 ---···- ······- 2.8 2.7 -·--·-· ····-·· 

16 ............ ---··-- 1.3 2.2 2.8 3.4 

EAST BIDE CANAL NEAR OITll UB, CAL. 

This_station was established August 27; 1903, by R. S. Hawley. It is located at the 

head gate of the canal. 

At low stages the meter measurements are made by ~ading at a point below the head 

gate. High-stage measurements are made from Southerfi Pacific Railroad bridge, one-half 

mile below head gate. 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the head gate at which discharge measurements 

are made. During 1905 the gage was read by J. Vaugh . 

Information in regard to· this station is contailied i.n tp.e following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

. Description: 100, p 220; 134, pp 242-243. 

Discharge: 100, p 221; 134, p 243. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 245. 

Gage heights: 100, p 221; 134, pp 243-244.. 

Rating table: 134, p 245. 
72 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART ~. 

DiBc1w.rge ~~ o.( Ea& Side catnd near Oii:ru8, Oal,, in 1905. 

Area. of Mean· G DisWidth. section. velocity. h=. charge. 

---------1-------------~-----1----

Date. Hydrographer. 

Feet. 8q.jt. Ft.~rsec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

February 2.. ••• R.J.Taylor ......................... 20 21 1.48 2.30 31 

May29 ........ J.S.Evans ..................... : ... 21 28 1.14 2.60 32 

A.ugust23 •••••• ----~do .............................. 24 35 .63 3.10 22 

September 20 ... ..... do .............................. 21 28 .50 3.00 14 

NovemberS. ... .F.R.S. Buttemer ................... 18 27 .66 2.63 18 

DecemberS .... ..... do .............................. 11 3.7 1.30 1.90 4.8 

Daily gage heigM, in feet, of Ea& Bide canal near OUru&, Oal.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. A.pr. May. ·June. July. Aug. Sept. 'oct. Nov. Dec. 

--------1-----.----__ · __ -_--1----- -------- __ · __ ·· ----· ---

1 .............. ; ........ ....... ....... ....... 2.5 ....... ....... ....... a;o ....... ....... 2.0 

2............... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.4 ....... ........ ....... 3.1 ........ ·•·•·· 

3~-------------· ....... 2.3 2.3 . 2.5 .••.•.• ....... 3;4 ....... ..•.... ....... 3.0 .... .. 

4 ...... : ........................................... -·---·- ....... 3.3 3.1 ....... ....... 2.1 

·5 ......... · ............. ·'·---- ....... ....... 2.5 2.6 ........................................ . 

6............... 2.3 - 2.0 2.3 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.1 2;9 ·····' 

7............... ....... ....... ....... 2.5 ................ 3.3 3.3 .............. ...... : .•.•.. 

8............... ....... ....... ....... ....... ·2.5 ....... ....... ....... 3.1 ....... ....... 2.1 

9.:............. 2.4 ....... ---·--.· ....... ....... 3.0 ....... ....... ....... 3.1 ........... .. 

10 ....................... 2.0 2.4 2.5 ....... ....... 3.3 .............. ...... : 2:9 .... .. 

1L ........... : ....................................... :.... ....... 3.1 3.1 ....... ....... 2.1 

12 ............................... :...... ....... 2.5 3.2· ......................................... . 

13............... 2.2 2.0 2.6 ..................... --.----- ....... ....... 3.1 . 2.8 ...... ' 

14 .. ,_,_; ________ ........... ;·-~- ....... 2.6 .... :... ....... 3.3 3.1 ..................... .... :. 

15 ...................... ----.--· ............... '2.6 ....... ....... ....... 3.1 ... ,... ....... 2.1 

16 ........ ;...... 2.3 ................. :... ....... ·3.2 ........ , ____ , __ ....... 3.1 .: ..... .... .. 

17............... ........ 2.1 2.5 2.6 ....... ........ 3.2 ··"·'· ........ ....... 2.8 : .... . 

' ~::::::::::::::: ::::::: ::::::: ::::::: ::::::J--;:~· --·;:;· ::::::: ---~~~- ---~~~- ::::::: ::::::: ---~~~ 20............... 2.3 2.2 2.1 ....... --~---- ........ ....... ....... ....... 3.2 2.7 .... .. 

21............... ....... ....... ....... 2:6 ....... ....... 3.1 3.1 ......................... .. 

22 ................ ; ...... 1·'----· ....... ....... 2.5 ....... ....... ....... 3.1 ....... ....... 2.1 

-:::::::::::::::: '--~~~~ -~·;:;· ---~:;· --·;:;;· ::::::: ... :~~- --·;:;· ::::::: ::::::: ---~~~- --·;:~· :::::: 

26 .............................................. ;... ....... ....... 3.2 3.0 ....... ....... 2.0 

26............... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.5 3.2 ........................................ . 

27 ......... :--·-- 2.3 2.2 2.5 .... ,.· ............. ·.. ....... ....... ....... 3.2 2:6 .... .. 

28............... ....... ....... ....... 2.5 ....... _,_____ 3.2 3.1 ...... · ................... .. 

29............... ....... ....... ........ ....... 2.6· .............. --~---- ·3.1 ....... ....... 1.9 

30................ 2.3 .; ................... ___ , ___ .· 2;3 ....... ....... ....... 3.0 ........... .. 

31............... ....... ....... 2.5 ..... ·.. ....... ....... 3.2 ................................ .. 

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OWE]NS RIVER DRAINAG~ BASIN. 78 

ST:$VENS (]ANAL :NEAR CIT~ll~, CAL, 

. ~- This station was establish~d August 27; 1903, by R. S. Hawley. It IS located at the 

waste gate of the canal, 3! miles north of Citrus, Cal. 

The channel is straight foi; 300 feet above and 200 fee below the station. The current 

is sluggish. Both banks are high and are not liable to o erflow. The bed of the streain is 

-composed of gravel and earth and is fairly permanent. 

Discharge measurements ate made by wading. The ir itial point for soundings is on the 

right bank of the canai. . · 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the waste gate. During 1005 the gage was read by 

J. Vaughn. 

Information in regard to this station is contairled in the followirlg Water-Supply Papers 

of the priited States Geologi~al Survey: . ' 

Desc!iption: 100, p 221; 134, p ~45. 

Discharge: 100, p 222; 134, p 246. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 248. 

Gage heights: 100, p 222; ·134, pp 246-247 

Rati:ng'table: 134,_ pp 247-248. 

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Discharge ~ of Btevins ca:nd nea:r Oitrus, OuJ., in 1905 •. 

Date. Hydrographer. A~of Mean · Width. BIFtJ.on. velocity. 

--------~1-----------+~----------1 

Ga.~ heig t. 

Feet. q;jt. Et.persec. Feet. 

May 29 ........ J. s. Evans......................... 12 2fl· 1.28 2. 70 

August 23 .......... do ... ·........................... 12 26 .71 2.50 

September20 ....... do .......... ,.................... 12 25 .92 2.55 

NovemberS ... F.R.S.Buttemer................. 13 11.6 .92 1.80 

December 3 ......... do .......... !-................... 11 9;6 • 76 1.65 

1RR 177--06-6 

Discharge. 

-----

Sec.-ft. 

37 

18.6 

23. 

10.7 

7.3 
r·-- -- -~---~------ .- ~--

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-~- . 74 STREAM MEASUBEM:ENTS IN 1905; PART XIII. . . . I . . . Daily go4~ heigllt, in feet, of Stevens co:nd 'M03' Oitrua, Oal.,for 1905. 

Day. I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. iune._ July. Aug; Sept. Oct;. Nov . .Deo. 

-. ---·-. -. -. ~-.------------. -- 1............... ....... 1.6. ·1.9 ····•·· 2.1 ....... ....... ....... 2.3 ...... ·. 2.8 2.5 

2............... 1~6 ······· ........... ·..• ....... 2.8 ······· 2.5 .... :... 2.6 ............... · 

3 •...............•.... i 1.6". ".'1.8 ·1.5 2.2 ....... 2.8 ....... ....... ........ . 2.8 .....• 

4................ 1.6:· ..•.... _ ..•.... · ........• -..... ...•... ....... 2.5 .2.4 2.6 ....... 1.8 

·5 ........ : ...... ... : ••• ; ••••• __ .. ••••••• 1.5 2~3 2.8 2.9 ·:····· ....... : ... -... ........... ,. 

6 ......... ;....... 1.5 1.5 1,9 ............ : ......... ······· ....... 2.4 2.6 2.8 1.8 

7.~ ..... ,.: ....................... :.~. 1.5 '··-··· 2.8· 2.8 2.5 ...........•... ··•···· ······ 

8 ............ .-.. ....... 1.5 2.3 ..•.... 2.2 .........•.... ······· 2.4· ······· 2.8 1.8 

9............... 1.5 ....... ··•··•· ······· ....... 2.8 ····•·· 2.5 ········ 2; 7 -~---·· ... .-.. 

10 .................•.. .-. 1.5 2.3 1.5 ·2:2 ······· 2.9 ....... ....... ........ 2.8 ......• 

11............... 1.5 ·--~--- : ...... : .•... ~ ..•......•.... ~--···· 2.5 '2.5 2. 7 ....... 1. 7 

12 •••••••••••••••••••••• ••••• :. ••••••.• 1.6 2.2 ·2.8 2;9 .••...•....... .-.. · .... ······-· ...... 

13............... 1.5 1.5 2.·4 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.5 2. 7 2.8· 1. 7 

14 ...... .- ............. ;. ....... ....... 1.6 ....... 2.8 2.9 .2. 7 .................. :;' ....... . 

15 ..................... _. 1.5 2.5 ....... 2.2 ..... · ......... ······· 2.5 ... .-... 2.8 1. 7 

16.-.............. 1.5 .............. ······· .-...... 2.9 .... :... 2. 7. ••.••.. 2.8 ........... .. 

17............... ....... 1.5 2.6 1.6- 2:2 ....... 2.-8 ....... :...... ....... . 2.8 ... .-•• 

18 .. : .........•. : 1.6 ······· .... : ... •······ ....... : •.... _ . • .-..... 2;6 2.·6 2.8 .. ,.... 1;7 

19 •..•••••••••••••••••• :. ; •••••• ··''··· 1.6 2:'2 2.9 2.7 .... : .. ······· ................... . 

20.:............. 1.5 1.6 2.4 .•... :·. ····:·• .. : .......... ~ .... ,.: 2.6 2.8 2.6 1. 7 

21 .. : .......... ,: ...... /....... ....... 1.6 .... :.. 2.9 2. 7 2 5 ....... · ..................... . 

22 ............ , .• _ •. ·.-'··-~ 1.6 2.0 ....... 2~.5 .............. ······· . 2.6 .. :.... 2.6 1. 7" 

23 ...•••. :....... 1.5:~ ··'·-··· ..•........•.. ······.- 2.9 ;.·..... 2.5 .:..... 2.9 ............ . 

·24. •••••.••••• ~ •..••••• ~ 2.0· 1.5_ 1.6 ........... ~ ... 2.7 ··••···.······· ······· 2.5- ..... . 

25:.............. 1.5 ._ ..... , .......... · ... ·. •······ ....... ..•.... 2.5 2:6 2.9 ....... 1. 7 

26 ...................... ••••••• .:..... 1.5 2.6 2.9 2.8 .- . .-................................ . 

27............... 1.5· 1.9 1.5 ······· ·········•···· ....... ....... 2.6_ 2.9 2.5 1.7 

28............... ............... ....... 2.1 ··•··•·. 2.7 2.8 2.4• .-: ..... ..... ·:. ···•·•· ..... . 

29............... ....... ....... 1.5 ·:...... 2 .. 7 ······· ..... : ...... -.. 2.5 ....... 2.5 1. 7 

30 •••••• -•••••••• ·• 1.5 ....... ······· ....... ...••.. 2.8 ........ 2.4 ....... 2.8 .....•....... 

31_ ••••••••••••• -.. ••••••• ••••••• ·1.5 ..•.... 2.8 ....... 2.5 ······· ······· ······· .......•.. : .. 

OWDB RIVER_~ OITB.VB; OAL. 

This statimi was 1.\stablished OctoberaO, 1903, by R: S, Hawley. It is located at tho 

county bridge ·4 m~s eRst of Independence, Cal, and 1 mile from the Southern Pacific 

Railroad statio_ n at ~trus, Cal. . The station' at-~ point shows the li.inount <if wa8te water 

which is discharged fnto Owens Litke. . 

The channel is str~ight for 200feet above and for 300 feet below the station. The current 

has a mean velocity of about 2 feet per second at ordinary stages. Both banks a,n; high and 

· are not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is sandy and is liable to shift . 

. DischliJ:ge measureml:)nts are. made by mew of a cable imd car l()cated about 1,500 feet 

above .the bridge. The cable has a span of 120 feet. · 

. The gage is a vertical rod nailed to a pile on the upstream side of the ·middle pier. of the 

bridge. During 1905 the gage was read by Milton Levy. The betich mark is a copper tack 

in the floor beti.iri directly over-the gage, rod; elevation, 13.50feet above the datum of the · 

gage. 

Informatio!l in l'E'3ard to this station· is contained in -the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States, Geological Survey: · '•· 

Description: 100, p $; 134, p 248. 

Discharge: ioo, p 223l 134, p 249. · 

Discharge, monthly: ~~134, p 251. 

Gage heights: 100, .P #23; 134, pp 249-250. ' 

. Ra.~ table: 134. p. !rlln: · 

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OWENS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Discharge measurements of Owens River near Citrus, Cal., in 1905. 

Date :Hydrographer. 

Feet. 

·February 2 ..•. R. J. Taylor .•..............••....•. 73 

May29 . . : ..... J. S. Evans ......................... 47 

July 21. ....... ..... do ••.....•................•.••.. 68 

August23 ..... ..... do .......................•...... 24 

September 20 .. ...•. do .............................. 25 

NovemberS ••. F.R.S. Buttemer .................. 71 

December3 .... .•..• do •••......•............•....... 73 

B(J.ft. 

176 

<Ill 

68 

15.2 

20 

91 

131 

Ft. per sec. 

2.21 

1.52 

1.84 

.80 

1.05 

1.98 

2.21 

Gage 

he1gllt. 

Feet. 

6.00 

3.60 

4.30 

3.00 

3.15 

4.65 

5.20 

75 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

389 

61 

125 

12.1 

12 

180 

290 

Derember 15 •.. ..... do .............................. 72 128 2.20 5.30. 282 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Owens River near Citl;ts, Cal. ,for 1905; 

Day. ·Jan. Feb. ]ilar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov, Dec. 

---c-----"1--- __ . --------------------'---------

1. ............................ 5.85 ..................... .. 

2 ...................... 6.0 .......................... .. 

3 ...................... 6.8 .......................... .. 

4............... ....... 6.8 . 5.8 ....... .,,.,., ..... .. 

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

6 ............... 5.7 6.9 

7 .......... ~ ...... 5.65 6.8 

8 ............... 5.65 6.85 

9 ............. , ......... 6.8 

10, ....... : ............. 6.85 

11............... ....... 6,9 

12 ...................... 6.9 

13 ..... : ...................... .. 

'14............... 5. 7 7.1 

5.8 5.0 ............ .. 

5. 75 

5.45 

5.4 

5.45 

5.4 

5. 7 

4.5 ............. . 

15............... 5.8 7.15 5.8 .................... . 

16 ...................... 7.2 6.3 ................... .. 

17 ............ _ .......... 7.2 6.4 .................... . 

18._ ....................................................... . 

'19 ............... 5.8 ................................. .. 

20 ............ ~.. 5._9 ........ · ...... c ............ · ..... · .. . 

21............... 5.'85 5.8 ........................... .. 

22 ...................... 5.8 .......................... .. 

23 ............. _.. 6.0 5.8 ....... ....... ....... 6.0 

24 .................................................. 6.1 

25 ............ · ...................................... 6.3 

26 ............... 6.0 5.8 ..................... 6.4 

27............... 6.0 ....... ....... ....... ....... 6.35 

28 .................................................. 6.0 

5.6 ....... ------- );.35 .......... --·---- 5.0 ------- ------- 5.0 ......... ·--·---- 5.0 ------- -------, 

5.0 .. ........ ........... 

5.0 ------- ........... 

5.5 .......... --·---- 5.1 ........ ------- 5.1 ------- .......... 

5.2 ------- 5.25 ------- ------- 5.3 ------- ------- 5.3 ------- ------- 5.3 ------- ......... 

5.3 ------- ------- 5.0 3.1 

4.8 3.1 

4. 75 3.2 

4.6 3.3 

4.4 3.3 

4.1 3.3 

3.5 3.3 

3.2 3.2 

3.0 3.25 

2.8 3.3 

2. 75 3.35 

2.6 3.4 

29............... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 5.6 2.5 3.4 

30............... 5.8 ....... ....... ....... ....... 5.6 ....... ....... 3.45 

31. ........................................................................... .. 

3.5 4.6 5.15 

3.45 4.65 5.2 

3.45 4.7 5.3 

3.5 4. 75 5.35 

3.55 4.8 5.35 

3.5 4.8 5.4 

3.5 4.8 5.4 

3.6 4.85 5.35 

3.8 4.85 5.4 

3.85 4.9 5.4 

3.9 4.9 5.4 

3.9 4.9 5.35 

4.0 4.9 5.4 

4.1 4.95' ·5.4 

4.15 4.95 5.4 

4.15 5.0 5.4 

4.2 5.0 5.5 

4.25 5.0 5,-45 

4.3 5,0 5.4 . 

4.3 5.0 5.5 

4.4 5.0 5.4 

4.4 . 5.0 5.45 

4.5 5.0 5.5 

4.5 5._0 5.5 

4.4 5.0 (;.45 

4.45 5.0 5.45 

4.5 5.0 5.4 

4.5 5.0 5.5 

4.5 5.0 5,4 

4.55 5.0 5.45 

4.6 5.45 
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.. :-·· ---==KHTB~=PART xnL ...• -~ 

8 rating talilejor Owem.River ;,_. Oitrua, Cal.; from JanUary '1 to Deu:mber 31, 1905. 

Gage · · Gage · · · _ G&ge· · ' · .. , _ ~&ge D 

height. Dis~. height. Discharg!l. _heigh_- _t._ Discharge. _heigh_· _t._· . ischarge. 

Feet. BectJ'fld-feet. Feet, 8eCfJ'II4.{eet. Feet •. BeCOfldr.feet. Feet. BeCOfldr.feet. 

2.50 0 3.70 63 4.90 217 6.10 440 

2.60 1 3.80 73 5.00 233 6.20 462 

2.70 3 3.90 83 5.10. 249 6.30 485 

2.80 5 4.00 94 5.20 266 6.40 508 

2.90 8 4.10 105 5.30 283 6.50 532 

3.00 12 4.20 117 5.40 301 6.60 556 

3.10 18 4.30 130 5.60 319 6. 70 581 

3.20. 24 4.40 . 144 5.60 337 6.80 607 

"3.30 31 4;50 . 158. . 5.70 ~ 6.90 634 

3.40 38 ·4.60 172 ·. '5.80 376 7.00 662 . 

3.00 46 4.'70 ~87 5.90 397 7.10 690 

3.60 54 ·4.80 .202 6~00 418 7.20 720 

N .-The above table is based on 11 discharge measurements made during 1904-$. It:is fa.irly well 

between gage heights 3 teet and 7 teet. 

Elltimateil munillly diatiharge of ~River near OitrruJ, Oal., for 1905. 

Diseha.rge in second-feet. Total in Monti!-

Ma.xlmum. Minimum. Mea.n. acre-teet. 

A 

1l 

.i 

. 418 

720 

608 

608 

.337 

283 

376 

369 

540 

22,690 J 

;:: ··~ 

42 

172 

233 

319 

301 

337 

' 0 

18 

42 

172 

292 

I . " , ----·1--"---'--1 

372 

430 

. 175 

29.9 

100" 

. 219 

301 

The periOd ••.• _,:: ••••••••••. ; ••.•••••.•.•. , •.•••••• ------··-·'- -'·-·-·-·--- -··-·----· 

a Missing g~ heig):tts interpolated. 

POWERs OAlfAL J:riu:& BISHOP, OAL, 

10;760 

830. 

6,579 

13,030 

. 18,510 

121;800 

station was established Auglist 19; 1903, by R. S .. Hawley; It is located one--hli.lf 

mile above a mill on Bishop Creek; and 4i miles ·west of BiShop, Cal. 

e ca.na.I is stra.~ht for 20 feet above au,d 50 feet ~elow the station. . The bed of the 

is composed ~f gravel and is not subject to cha.tige. 

· · mea.sui:'ements are ma.de by wading. . ·· . · . 

gage is a roq 0nthe left bank of the canal. The bench Ihark is on granite bowlder 

· t north ofpe~k pf the mill pressute pipe; elevation, 3.50 feet abpve'the datum.of 

Orm,il.tion in ~rd to this station is Contained in the followiDg Water-Supply Papers 

e United Stat+ Geological ~urvey: . . .. ' 

.• /. 

De . ptipn:.l34, p~ 251-252, 

Df . : ll!4, p 25~. > . . . Dl barge; monthl:Y~ 134, p 253. · · 

Gage heights: 134; ~. 252. · 

. ~tingtabls: 134'1~ 

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OWENS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DisCharge measuremerliB of Powers ea'TWZ near Bislwp, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. 

April3 ........ J. S. Evans......................... 3 0.7 1.00 

June'21 ............. do.............................. !} 6.4 2.66 

July 27 ............. do.............................. 8 5.0 2.36 

August 10 .......•.. do.............................. 7 1.3 1.08 

September 7 ........ do .............. _.·---~·-·····-· 7.5 2.1 1.33 

November 23 .. F. R. s, Buttemer.................. 8 1.4 .79 

December 11. .. ." .... do ........ :..................... 8 3.6 .89 

December 21. ....... do .......................................................... . 

SO'lJTll HILLSmE OANAL NEAR BISHOP, CAL. 

Gage 

he:lght. 

Feet. 

1.10' 

1.00 

1.68 

1.30 

1.40 

1.25 

1.58 

l.l6 

77 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

0.7 

17.0 

11.8 

1.4 

2.8 

1.1 

3.2 

1.0 

This station was established August 26;· 1903, by R; S. Hawley. It is located just below 

waste gate at head of canal; 5 miles west of Bishop, Cal. 

Discharge measurements are made by wading. 

The gage is a rod on the left bank of the canal. The bench mark is on granite bowlder 

marked by ring of white paint and located on left bank 2 feet from gage; elevation, 2.99 

feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 134, p 253. 

Discharge: 134, p 253. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 255. 

'Gage heights: 134, p 254. 

Rating table: 134, p 254. 

Discharge measurt:me'flis of SO'llth Hil1side ca'TWZ near BiBlwp, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. section. 

Area.of 

velocity. 

Mean 

he G~ t. 

Feet.· Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

January21 .... R. J. Taylor ......................•. 4.5 0.9 1.11 1.60 

February 8 .... ..... do ...........................•.. 4.5 .9 1.11 1.60 

March4 .•..... ..... do .........•.................... 4.5 1.3 1.46 1.66 

April18 ....... J. S. Evans .........•.....•...••.... 4.8 1.6 1.88 1.70 

May5 ......... .•... do ..........•. : ................. 4.8 3.2 2.66 2.00 

July27 ........ ..... do .•................•...•.....•. 4.5 2.4 3.!19 1.98 

August 10 ..... ..... do .............................. 5.0 3.6 2.47 2.00 

September 22 .. ..... do .............................. 4.5 3.2 2.75 2.00 

October 25 ..... F.R.s. Buttemer .................. 4.0 2.0 1.75 1. 75 

November 23 .. ..... do ...................... , ....... 5.0 1.0 .90 1.58 

December 11. .. ..... do ...........................•.. 3.7 .6 .50 1.50 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

1.0 

1.0 

1.9 

3.0 

8.5 

7.9 

8.9 

8.8 

3.5 

.9 

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78 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

NORTH HILLSIDE CANAL NEAR BISHOP, CAL. 

This station was established September 3, 1903, by R. S. Hawley. It is located at head 

gate of the canal, 5 miles west of Bishop, Cal. 

Discharge measurements are made from crosBpiece of the flume on which the distances 

across are marked at each foot. The initial point for soundings is the end of crosspiece of 

flume at right bank. 

The gage is a vertical rod fastened to the right side of flume or head gate. The bench 

mark is on a granite bowlder marked with white paint and located near gage; elevation, 

2.96 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 134, p 255. 

Discharge: 134, p 255. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p 256. 

Gage heights: 134, p 256. 

Rating table: 134, p 256. 

Discharge measurements of North HiUside Oanal near Bishop, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Ga~e section. velocity. heig t. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

March 4. •••..•• R. J. Taylor ........................ 4.3 1.8 0.83 1.51 

·April18 ....... J. s. Evans ......................... 4 2.2 2.23 1. 70 

May5 .......... ..... do ... : .......................... 4 3.6 3.33 2.00 

June 21. ....... ..... do .............................. 4 3.0 7.67 2.10 

July27..: ...... ..... do .............................. 4 2.4 7.83 2.05 

August 10 ..... ..... do .............................. 4 2.6 7.46 2.08 

September 17 .. ..... do .............................. 4 3.2 3. 70 1.98 

September 22 .. ..... do .............................. 4.2 2.5 5.20 2.0 

October23 ..... ..... do .............................. 4.0 2.0 1. 95 1. 70 

November 23 .. ..... do ............................... 6 2. 4 1.21 1. 70 

December 11 ... ..... do .............................. 4.3 2.2 .32 1.52 

December 21. .. F. R. S. Buttemer .................. 4.5 .8 • 75 1. 45 

BIG PINE CREEK NEAR BIG PINE, CAL. 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

1.5 

4. 9 

12.0 

23.0 

18.8 

19.4 

11.8 

13.0 

3. 9 

2.9 

.7 

.6 

This station was established December 5, 1903, by R. S. Hawley. It is located 3 miles 

southwest of Big Pine, Cal., at a point where the creek leaves the foothills. 

The channel is straight for 30 feet above and 50 feet below the station. The current is 

swift at all stages. Both banks are high and rocky. The bed of the stream is rough and 

rocky, and is not subject to much change. 

Discharge measurements are made from a footbridge. The initial point is at the right 

bank. 

The gage is a veri tical rod fastened to a tree on the left bank of the creek, 3 feet above the 

footbridge. During 1905 the gage was read by Mrs. J. M. Randle. Bench marks were 

established as follows: (1) On a granite bowlder marked by a ring of white paint, 40 feet 

southeast of the south end of the footbridge; elevation, 8.54 feet; (2) a point marked with 

a ring of white paint, 45 feet _southwest of the south end of the footbridge; elevation, 10.44 

feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in the following Water-Supply Papers 

of the United States Geological Survey: 

Description: 134, p 257_. 

Discharge: 134, pp 257, 260. 

Discharge, monthly: 134, p-259. 

Gage heights: 134, p 258. 

Rating table: 134, p 258. 
OWENS RIVER DRAINAG]J BASIN. 79 

Discharge measurements of Big Pine Greek near Big Pine, Gal., in 1'905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

January 18 .... R. J. Taylor ..................... .. 

February 18 ........ do ............................ .. 

April26. ------ J. S. Evan•------------------------- May 19 •. _____ . _____ .do .. ____ ._. ____ ._. _____________ _ 

June 9. _ ---·---- ---- do •. _--------------------------- July 16 •. _____ . _ . ___ .do .. ______ . __ ,_. ____________ . __ _ 

August 17.---- ..... do _________________________ . ____ _ 

September 13 _. ____ .do. ______________ ----- _________ _ 

November 16 ... F.R.S. Buttermer ________________ _ 

December L ........ do. __ --------------------------- December 16 .. _____ .do. ____________________________ _ 

December 16. _. ____ .do. ____________________________ _ 

Feet. 

13 

12.5 

13 

13 

13 

13.5 

13 

13 

10 

13.5 

13.5 

13.5 

a Channel changed. 

Sq.jt. 

9.9 

8.5 

10.8 

13.8 

15.8 

21.0 

18.4 

13.0 

6.6 

8.8 

12.6 

. 12.5 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. pet sec. 

2.52 

2. 71 

2. 78 

3. 70 

3. 86 

5. 71 

4.77 

3.15 

1.61 

1. 62 

0.83 

0.98 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

1.95 

1.85 

2.20 

2.38 

2.48 

2.85 

2.60 

2.30 

1.85 

2.00 

2.20 

2.20 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

25 

23 

30 

51 

61 

120 

88 

41 

10.6 

14.3 

10.5 

12.2 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Big Pine Greek near Big Pine, Gal.,jor 1905. 

___ D_a_y_. __ 1_J_a_n_. Feb. Mar.l Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov .. Dec. 

!_ __ , __________ , 1.85 1.9 1.851 1.8 2.5 2.4 2.95 2.9 2. 7 2 25 1.8 ...... 

2 ............... 1.85 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.5 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.15 ....... 1.9 

3............... L 85 L 9 1.9 L 85 2. 5 2. 4 3.0 2. 9 2.5 2.15 ....... ------

4.. ............. 1.85 2.0 1.9 I 1.9 2.5 2.4 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.15 1.9 

5............... 1. 85 4· 0 1.9 1.9 2. 4 2. 4 3.0 2.9 2. 4 2.1 ....... ------

6 ............... 1.85 2.0 1.9 1.85 2.4 2.45 3.0 2.9 2.35 2.0 ------- ..... . 

7 ............... 1.85 1.95 LO 1.85 2.4 2.45 3.0 2.8 2.25 2.0 ............ . 

8............... 1.85 1.95 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.5 3.0 2.8 2.25 2.0 1.8 ..... . 

9............... 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.95 2.0 2.5 3.2 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 

10............... 1.9 1.9 1.85 1.95 2.0 2.5 3.5 3.0 2.3 2.0 ............ . 

11.. .... -..... -.. L 85 1. 9 L 85 1. 95 2 0 2. 7 3. 5 3. 0 2. 4 2. 0 L 85 2. 0 

12 ............... 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.95 2.0 2.8 3.5 3.0 2.'4 2.0 ............ . 

13 .............. - 1.8 1.9 1. 9 1.95 2.1 2. 9 3.3 2. 9 2. 45 2.0 ............ . 

14............... 1.8 1.9 1.9 .1.95 2.2 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.45 2.0 ........... .. 

15............... 1.8 1.85 1.9 1.95 2.3 2.9 3.3 2.9 2.45 1.85 1.85 2.0 

16............... 1. 85 I L 85 L 9 1. 95 2. 3 2. 9 3.05 2.9 2. 45 1.85 ........... .. 

17 ............... 1.85 1.85 1.9 1.95 2.3 2.91) 3.2 2.9 2.35 1.8 ....... ------

18 ..... --........ 1. 85 1. 85 1. 9 1 95 2. 4 3. 0 3. 1 2. 8 2. 4 L 8 L 8 ... _ .. 

19 _______________ 1.85 1.85 1.9 1.95 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.45 1.8 ........... .. 

20 _______________ 1.85 1.85 1.9 1.95 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.45 1.8 2.2 

21.. ............. 1.85 1.85 1.9 

22 ............... 1.8 1.85 1.9 

23 ............... 1.85 1.85 1.9 

24............... 1.85 1.85 1.9 

25 ........ , ...... 1.85 1.85 1.9 

26 ............... 1.85 1.85 1.9 

27 ............... 1.85 1.85 1.9 

28 ............... 1.85 1.85 1.8 

29............... 1.85 1.8 

30............... 1.85 1.8 31. _____________ _ 1.85. 1.8 

L 95 2. 5 

L 95 2. 5 

·2.0 2. 4 

2. 0 2. 4 

2.0 2. 4 

2.2 2.4 

2.3 2. 4 

2.3 2.4 

2. 4 2. 4 

2. 5 2. 4 

2.4 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3.2 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9 

2:9 

2.9 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1 

3.2 

3. 3 

3. 4 

3.3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0 

2.8 2.4 

2.8 2.4 

2.7 2. 4 

2. 7 2.35 

2. 7 2. 3 

2. 7 2.3 

2.7 2.3 

2. 7 2.3 

2. 7 2.3 

2. 7 2.3 

2. 7 

1.8 -------------

1.8 ............ . 

1.8 1.85 2.15 

1.8 ..... ,. ------

1.8 ....... ------

1.8 2. 3 

1.8 -------------

1.8 1.85 ...... 

1.8 ....... ------

1.8 

1.8 
- - - ' 

- -~-~ 

SO STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19015, PART XIII. 

Station rating table for Big Pine Oreek ~ear Big Pine, Oal.,from March 21 to December 15, 

19015. 

Gaft heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. · Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. 

Feet. Second•feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Secorul-fett. 

1.80 9 2.30 40 2.80 115 a:ao 220 

1:90 11 2.40 52 2.90 134 3.40 244 

2.00 ·v; 2.50 £6 3.00 154 3.50 -268 

2.10 21 2.60 81 3.10 175 

2.20 30 2. 70 97 3.20 197 

NoTE.-The above table is based on eight discharge measurements made during 1905. It is fairly 

·well defined between gage heights 2 feet and 2.8 feet. The table has been.extended beyond these limits, 

being based on extension of area and mean-velocity curves. · 

Estimated monthly discharge of Big Pine Oreek near Big Pine, Oal.,for 1905.: 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mea.n. 

January ............. , .................................. . 24 19 21.7 

February ......................................... :· ..... . 30 22 23.Q 

March .................................................. . 24 9 18.9 

ApriL .................................................. . 66 9 17.9 

May ...............................•...................... 66 15 46.7 

June ..................... -----.-··· .... ··················· 244 52 118 

July ...... , .........................•.................... 268 144 187 

August ................................................. . 154 97 122 

September .............................................. . 97 30 51.1 

October ................................................ . 35 9 13.7 

November ............................................... . 10 9 9.6 

December 1-15 ............... , .......................... . 15 11 12.5 

Theperiod· .............. c ..................................... ------------1------·--· 

Total in 

a.cre-feet. 

1,334 

1,327 

1,162 

1,065 

2,872 

7,021 

11,500 

7,501 

3,041 

842 

571 

372 

38,610 

No'i'E.-Discharge January 1 to March 20 based on discharge measurements directly. Rating table 

used March 21 to December v;. Beoouse of a change in channel the ra.ting table does not apply lifter 

December 15. · 

Discharges for days in November and December, when gage heights are not recorded, were interpolated. 

BmOR CREEK NEAR TINEMARA, CAL. 

This station was established June 14, 1905, by J. S. Evans. It is located 6 miles southwest of Big Pine and 500 feet west of ranch of Charles Peterson. 

The channel is straight for 25 feet above and below the station. The water is swift 

at all stages. Both banks are low, but not subject to overflow. The bed of the stream 

is composed of coarse gravel and is not subject to material change. The stream flows in 

one channel. 

Discharge meaSU:rep1ents are made from a footbridge, which consists of a cottonwood 

tree placed across thll stream. The initial point for soundings is a nail in footbridge on 

the left bank. 

The gage is a vertical staff nailed to ~ willow tree on the left bank. During 1905 ti~JJ · 

gage was. read by Chalrles Peterson. The bench mark is a nail in the top of a. willow stump 

on the left bank; elev:ation, 2.00 feet above the datum of the gage. 
OWENS RIVER DRA;tNAGE BASIN: 

Discharge measurements of BirCh Oreelc near Tinemaha, Ool., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

Feet. Sq. ft. June 14 ........ J. S. Evans •...•.................... 7 9.6 

July 17 ........ ..... do .............................. 8 8.0 

August 24 ..... ..... do ...•.....•.................... 8 7.6 

November 17 .. F. R. S. Buttemer .................. 8 6.2 

December2 .... •.... do .............................. 8 6.0 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

2.19 

1.35 

1.00 

.35 

.42 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

1.00 

.71 

.58 

.55 

.55 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Birch Oreelc near Tinemaha, Ool.,for 1905. 

81 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

21 

10.8 

7.6 

2.2 

2.5 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------1-----,----------------

1............................................ ........ 0.8 

2 ................................................ ·..... .75 

3............................................ ........ .75 

4 .................................................... · .8 

5............................................ ........ .8 

6 ...... : ....... ,............................. ........ .8 

7............................................ ........ .85 

8 ............................... ; ... :........ ........ .9 

9 .................. ·.......................... ........ .9 

10 ............. ·............................... ........ .85 

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

12, .................................................. . 

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

14 ............................... :............ l.Q 

15 ................................................... . 

16 ................................................... . 

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

18 ......................... :.................. .9 

19 ......................... ·................... .9 

20............................................. .9 

21............................................ .8 

22 ••• ; .................. ,..................... 1.0 

23 ........................... ,................ .8 

24............................................ .9 

25 ..................... ,...................... .75 

26............................................ .75 

27............................................ .75 

26 ................. :.......................... .75 

29 ................. _........................... .8 

30............................................ .85 

31. .................................................. . 

.9 

.9 

.85 

• 75 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.7 

.7 

. 75 

.. 8 

.8 

.75 

.7 

.65 

.65 

0.65 0.6 

.65 .55 

.65 .6 

.65 .55 

.6 .55 

.55 .5 

.6 .5 

.65 .45 

. 75 .45 

.8 .5 

.65 .5 

.6 .5 

.6 .45 

.6 .45 

.6 .45 

.55 .4 

.55 .4 

.55 .4 

.5 .4 

.6 .4 

.65 .4 

.as .4 

.55 .4 

.55 .4 

.55 .4 

.55 .4 

.6 .4 

.6 .4 

.65 .4,5 

.65 .45 

.65 

INDEPENDENCE CREEK NEAR INDEPENDENCE, OAL, 

0.5 0.35 

.4 .35 

.4 .35 

.35 .45 

.35 .5 

.3 .5 

.3 .5 

.3 .5 

.35 .5 

.35 .5 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

·.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.35 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5. 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.65 

.7 

.6 

0.8 

.55 

.55 

.55 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.35 .............. .. 

This station was established June 15, 1905, by J. S. Evans. · It is located about 1 mile 

west of the town of 'Independence 'near intake Gf the city waterworks of Independence. 

The channel is straight for 25 feet above and below the gaging station. Both banks are 

low, but not subject to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and rocks. 

The approximate depth of water is 1.2 feet. The stream discharges in one channel. 

Discharge measurements are made by wading. The initial point for soundings is on the 

right bank. 
r-~~~~-~=-=8~ nr 1~, PARr~-~~ The gage is a verticaltimher Il.ailed to a; willow tree on the right biwk. During 1905 the ·, 

! 

I 

I. 

r 

!; 

1: 

l~r 

gage was read by Milton Levy. Tp.e bench mark is a croSs on large l-ock on· right bank of 

the stream; elevation, L70 feet above th~ datum qf the gage. · · 

Discharge ~ of Iniiepeililenee Ci'eelc 'TIR41'lnikpenilence, Cal., in 1905. 

Hydro~pher. ·Area. of Mean Gage DisWidth. seotion. velOCity. height. ohs.rge. 

---------1~--4-----------~--1-----

JW1e15.·~ ... , •• J. s, Evans ............ · .. : .. , ..... ,. 

Jrily 21 ••••• •. ·' ..... d() ............................. . 

August23 •••••• .' •.• do ...... : .. ,., ..................... . 

November 11 .. F. R. S, Buttemer ................ .. 

Feet •. 

'12 

12 

11 

11 

December3 ......... do.............................. 11 

·sq. ft. 

13.6 

8.0 

5.0 

3.9 

4.6 

Ft.peraec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

3.46 1.10 47 

2.42 .72 19.4 

1.46. .47 . . 7.3 

.19 .35 ·u 

.86 .37 3.7 

Daily gage height, in feet, of lnik~ Oreelc 'TIR41'lnikp611deru:e, Col., for 1905. 

Day. JU1le. Jrily. Aug. Sept: Oct. Nov. Dec. 

--------'--------------11------------------

1 ................ : .................. ; ........ 0.9 0.65. 0.45 0.35 0.35 0.4 

2 ..... , ... ,,., ................................ .............. - .9 .65 .45 -~ ;.35 .4 

3.· ••.••• c ••••••••••• -::: ........................ ................. .85 .65 .45· .35 .35 .4 

4 •••.•••••••••••••..... ~·-····-~'-···········'· .85 ;6 I• ................ .45 .• 35 .35 .4 

5 .............................. :.~ ....... ~ .... .85 .6 .45 .35 .35 .4 

6.··········'·····························.····· .............. ·.85 .6 .45 .35 .35 .4 

"7 ............................................ ............... .9 .lili .45 ,35 .35 ~ 

8 ............................................ .............. .85 ·.M .45 .35 .35' ·.35 

9 ........... : ........... , ....... , ............. .............. .85 .lili .45 .3 .35 .4 

10 .................................... · ••••••••. ................ .85 .lili .35 .35 .35 .4 

11 .....•. , .....••••. : ........................... ............... .9 .lili .35 .35 .35 .4 

12 ............................... , •••••••••••• .· ................. .9 .65 .35 .35 .35 .3 

13 .......................... : ................. .............. .9 .lili .4. :35' .35 .35 

14 ••• , ......•........••••.•.•..............•.. .85 .55 .4 .35 '.35 .35 

is .......................................... ,. l.l • 8 .lili . .35 .4 .35 .4 

~~:::::: :: ;: ::: :;: :::. ~::: ::::: ::::: :::: ::::~::I ·i.l .8 .lili' .35 .4 .35 ,4 

J..i .75 .lili .4 .35 .35 .4 

l.i .75 .lili .4 .35 .35 ;35 

19 ••••• ·: ............ , .• ,,· ............... : •...•. 1.:J: .75 .lili .4. .35 ~35 ·.4 

::::::::::::::::::::::1::::::::::::::::::::: . 

1.1 .75 ·.ii5 .35 .35 .35 .4 

1.1 .7 .lili .35 .4 .35 . ~3 

·22 .•.•• : ................ ·~ ......... : ......... · •• : 1.1)5 .7 .lili ,35 .35 .35 .a 23. ~-: •••.... .' ...•. , ••••• ~ ........ ·. -~· •••.•..•.• I · 1.05 .lili 

.. .7 .4 • 35 c .4 .35 

24 ••••••• ' ••• : ••••••• ' •••• : , ••••••• :· ••••••• · ••• .1.1 .7 .lili .4 .35. .4 ;35 

25.-.................... ~c ..... ; ............... -~ " .7 .lili .35 .35 .4 .3 

26 ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• · •••••••••••••••• .• 95 .7 -lili .35 .35 .4 .3 

27 ........... , .......... , ...................... .95 .. 7 .5 .35 .35 .4 .3 

28 ••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••.• · .•••••••.••••• .95 ;i .5 .35 .35 .4 .35 

:19 ............... : •••••• · •••• : ••••••••••••• ; ••• .9 .7 .5 .35 .35 .4 .35 

30 •••• .-......................................... .9 .7 .5 .35 .35 .4 .35 

'31. ............... ~.: .•. -:••••00••: .......... ,,. ~-- ...... .65 .45. .35 .35 

NoTE.-Ga,ge .. helghtt, .. interpolated J_une.ui-20; October 29 to November 10; November 12 to December2. 

I 

I 

• 

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OWENS RIVER DRAINAGE B.ASIN. 83 

Station rating talilefor IiuupendenceGreek near Independence, Gal., from June 15 to December . 31,1905. . 

Gage 

heig~t. Discharge. Ga~e helg t. Discharge. Ga~e helg t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. l!eet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

o.ao 1.6 0.60 12.0 0.80 24 1.00 39 

0.40 4.8 0.70 18 0.90 31 1.10 47 

0.50 8.5 

NoTE.-The above table is based on five discharge measurements made during 1905. It is well defind 

between gage heights.0.4 foot and 1.1 feet. •' 

Estimated monthly dis_charge of Independence Greek ncar Independence, Gal., for 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

47 31 41.5 

31 15.4 23.5 

15.4 6.6 10.9 

6.6 3.1 4.6 

4.8. 1.6 3.2 

4.8 3.1 3.6 

4.8 1.6 3.6 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

The period .... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 341 

OAK CREEK NEAR INDEPENDENCE, CAL. 

This station was established Juim 15, 1905, by J: S. Evans. It is located about 1 mile 

west of old Fort Independence and 3 miles northwest of the town of Independence. 

The channel is straight for a short distance above and below the station. Both banks are 

low and subject to slight overflow in high water.. The bed of the stream is composed of 

gravel .and rocks, with high velocity at all stages. The stream flows in one channel and has 

an average depth of 1.2 feet. 

Discharge measurements are usuoJly made by wading, although a plank placed across the 

stream is used as a footbridge for higher stages of the water. The initial point for soundings 

is a nail in the footbridge on the left bank. 

The gage is a staff nailed to a stake driven on the left bank of the stream. .During 1905 

the gage was read by .A. M. Bell. The bench mark is a nail driven in the top of a stake set 

firmly in the ground on the right bank of the stream near the end of the footbridge; elevation, 1.30 foot above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge m(J(U!Urements ofOalc Greek near Independence, Gal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer, 

Feet. 

June15 ........ J. s. Evans ......................... 6 

July 17 ••...... ..... do .............................. 5 

August23 .•... ..... do .............................. 5 

NovemberS ... F.R.S. Buttemer ................. 5 

December4 .•.. ..... do ............................... 6 

"Sq.ft. 

8.4 

4.4 

2.8 

3.4 

3.1 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

3.81 

4.00 

4.18 

3.24 

1.87 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

1.10 

.63 

·.30 

.35 

.25 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

32 

17.6 

11.7 

11;0 

5.8 
I 

I; 

ll 

lr I

. : 

1.... 

84 

. . --- - .I 

Daily gage height, in feet, ofOolc Oresk nea:r lndeperiilen,ce1 Cal., for 1905. 

STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART XIII •. 

Day. June.· July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec: 

---------,--------1--,---_· _______ .:....,....__ __ .-

!. ..............................•............ ............. 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 

2 ...........•.......•.......•............•... ............... 1.0 .5 .4 .3 I .3 .3 

3 ..•...•......•....................... , ........ ................ 1.0 .5 .4 .3 I .3 .20 

4. ... : ............. ,. .............. · .... :. ............................. ................ .9 .5 .4 .3 .3 .20 

5 ••• , •. , ...•...•.... : ...•••..• : •........• : ..... ................ 1.0 .5 .4 .2 .3 .3 

6 •••........•.•.........•...•.••.......•..•.• ................ 1.0 .5 .3 .2 .4 .3 

7 ••••.. ; .........••.•• : .... : ................• .............. _ 1.0 .5 .3 .2 .4 .20 

8 .......••.•....•.•.•......•.....•..•.•.•..... ............... "'· 1.0 .5 .3 .3 .3 .20 

9 •.••...................•.•. : ................. ............... 1.0 .5 .3 .3 .4 .20 

10 .........•••••••••••.•................•..... ............. 1.1 .5 .3 .3 .3 .20 

11 •••••••••.•.•••••••••....•••••.••.••• : •..••• ................ 1.1 .5 .3 .3 .3 .20 

12 ............. ~ ........................................................ .............. 1.1 .5 .3 .3 .3 .20 

13 •.••...............•..•..................... ................ 1.0 .5 .3 .3 .3 .3 

14 ... ...... : ... .... · ....•.................. : .•. ................ .9 .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 

15 •. ..................................................................... ............... .9 .4 .3 .3 .il .3 

16 •......•......•........•.................... ............... .8 .4 .2 .2 • .3 .3 

17 ..•....... _ ........ ,.. .....••.•••.........•••. ............... .8 .4 .2 .2 .3 .20 

18 •.••.......... ; ......••.•................... 1.3 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3 .20 

19 •. .................................................................... 1.3 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3 .20 

20 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• · •••••••• :. 1.3 .6 .4 .2 .3 .3 .25 

21 ••••..........•........••.................•.. 1.4 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3 .25 

22 •••••••••••••• · ••••.••• , •••.•••••• ; ............ 1.2 .6 .4 .2 ;a .3 .25 

23.-- ... : .......•••..•..•.................... ~ 1.2 .6 .4 .2 .3 .3 .25 

24 •••••.•.••..••.••••••.•.•....•.• · ..•••...•..• 1.1 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3 .25 

20.-...••..•...•.•.•..•.•.•......•... : ...•...... 1.0 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3 .25 

26 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• , •.••••.•• 1.0 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3 .25 

27;·., •...•..........................••......... 1.0 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3. .25 

28 ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• .11 .7 .4 .2 .3 .3 .25 

29 •• , ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•. 1.0 .6 .4 .2 .3 .3 .20 

30 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1.0 .6 .4 .a· .3 .. 3 .20 

31 •.••....................•.......... ._. ....... ............... .6 .4 .3 .20 

JIUBOELLANEOV:B IIIEABUli.DIEliTB Dr . OWENS RIVE& DB.ADI'AGE .BABDI'. 

The following is a Iist of the miseellaneous. discharge measurements made in the Owens 

River drainage basin 1during 1905: · · · 

Ask Oresk nea:r LrJne Pine, Cal,,-This $tre&m discharges. into Owens Lake from the 

eastern slope of the ~ierra Nevada. The following measurements were made during 1905 

at a point where the ,stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

June 19: Width, 10 feet; area, 5.4 square feet; mean vel~ity; 1.96 feet per second; diB'-

charge, 10.6 second-f()et, · · · 

July 19: Width, 4 feet; area, 1 square foot; mean velocity, 1.80 feet per second; discharge, 

1.8 second-feet. ' . . · ·· 

Birch Oreik near Biihop; Oal;-This stream·is tributary to Owens River above Bishop, 

Cal. A measurement was made Augllst 1, 1905, by J. S. Evans at the point where the 

stream leaves·the foothills and enters the valley. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 4.4 square feet; mean velocity, 2 .. 72 fe~t per second; discharge, 12 

second-feet. · 

Olear Creek near Big Pine, Oal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River from the 

· eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. The following m,easuremen~s were made during 1905 

at a point where the $tream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

June 14: Width, i''feet; area,· 5.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1,86 feet per second; dis,. 

charge, 10.4 second-f~t. •, 
OWENS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 85 

July 17: Width, 6 feet: area, 3.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.61 feet per second; discharge, 5.5 second-feet. 

Oottunwood Oreelc near OlanCha, Oal.-This stream discharges into Owens Lake from the 

eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. The gage rod is a i by 3 inch timber graduated to 

feet and tenths and nailed to a cottonwood tree on the right bank of the stream. The following meastirements were made during 190.5 at a point where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

June 1&: Width, 28 feet; area, 30 square feet; mean velocity, 3.03 feet per second; gage 

height, 0.80 foot; discharge, 91 second-feet. . 

July 20: Width, 20 feet; area, 16.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.86 feet per second; gage 

height, 0.33 foot; discharge, 30 second-feet. 

November 10:. Width, 8 feet; area, 5 square feet; mean velocity, 0.86 foot per second; 

discharge, 4;3 second-feet. 

Division Oreelc near Independence, Oal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River from 

the eastern slope ot the Sierra Nevada. The following discharge measurements were made 

during 1905 at a point where the.stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

Junl)14:· Width, 4 feet; area, 1.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.74 feet per second; discharge, 3.3 second-feet. · 

July 17: Width, 4 feet; area, 1.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.75 feet per second; dis~ 

charge, 2.1 second-feet. 

December 2: Width, 6.5 feet; area, 2.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.86 feet per second; 

discharge, 5.4 second-feet. 

Eight Mile Oreelc. near Independence, Oal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River 

from the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. A measurement \_Vas made December 4, 

1905, at a point where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

Width, 4.5 feet; area, 2.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.45 feet per second; discharge, 

3.2 second-feet. · · 

Fish Springs near Big Pine, Oal.-A measurem11nt was made of the water discharging 

from these springs on December 4, 1905: 

Width, 7 feet; area, 20 square feet; mean velocity, 1.45 feet per second; discharge, 29 

second-feet. 

Goodale Oreelc near Tibbetts, Oal.----,This stream is a tributary to Owens River from the 

eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. The following measurements were made during 1905 

at a point where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

June 14: Width, 4.5 feet; area, 2.6 square feet; mean velocity, 2.27 feet per second; discharge, 5.9 second-feet. ~ 

July 17: Width, 3.5 feet; area, 1.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.94 feet per second; discharge, 3.5 second-feet. 

August 22: Width, 3 feet; area, 1.5 square feet; mean velocity, 2.26 feet per second; 

discharge, 3.4 second-feet. 

November 17:_Width, 3.7 feet; area, 2.2 square feet; mean velocity, 2.09 feet per second; discharge, 4.6 second-feet. 

Georges Oreelc near Independence, Oal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River from the 

eastern slope of the Sieqa Nevada. A measurement was made June 15, 1905, at a point 

where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

Width, 11 feet; area, 9;2 square feet; mean velocity, 2.61 feet per second; discharge, 24 

sec~nd-feet. _ 

Lone Pine Oreelc near Lone Pine, Oal.-This stream is tributary: to Owens River from 

the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. The following measurements were made during 

1905 at a point where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

June 15: Width, 13 feet; area, 14.2 square feet; mean velocity, 2.61 feet per second; 

discharge, 37 second-feet. 

July 19: Width, 13 feet; area, 13 square feet;c mean velocity, 2.3l feet per second; discharge, 30 second-feet. 
86 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART XTII. 

November 9: Width, 12.5 feet; area, 4.2 square·feet; mean velocity, 0.83 foot per second; 

discharge, 3.5 second-feet. · 

M ojfett Greek near lndeperuJence, Gal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River from the 

eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. A measurement was made. on June 15 at a point where 

the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valle.y: 

·Width, 7 feet; area, 4 square feet; mean velocity, 2.25 feet per second; discharge, 9 secondfeet. 

M eflee Greek near Bishop, Gal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River: from the eastern 

slope of the Sierra Nevada. A measurement was made on August 1, 1905, at a point where 

the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

Width, 4 feet; area, 4 square feet; mean velocity, 2.18 feet per second; discharge, 8.7 

second-feet. 

Shepherds Greek near lndeperuknce, Gal . .....:. This stream is tributary to Owens River from 

the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. The following measurements were made during 

1905 at a point where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the val}ey: 

June 15: Width, 6 feet; area, 6 square feet; mean velocity, 2.53 feet per second; discharge, 15.2 second-feet. 

July18: Width, 6 feet; area, 2;7 square feet; mean velocity, 2.37 feet per second; discharge, 6.4 second-feet. 

Taboose Greek near Tibbetts, Gal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River from the eastern slope of the Sierm Nevada. The gage rod is a 1 by 3 inch timber graduated to feet and 

tenths and nailed to a willow tree on the left bank of the stream. The bench mark is a 

nail in willow tree on the left bank, to which gage is fastened. Its elevation is 1.60 feet 

above the zero of the gage. The following measurel:llents were made during 1905 at a point 

where the stre~tm leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

June 14: Width, 10 feet; area, 10.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.68 feet per second; 

gage height, 0.60 foot; discharge, 17.8 second-feet. 

July 17: Width, 10 feet; area, 6.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.82 feet per second; 

gage height, 0.40 foot; discharge, 12 second-feet. 

August 24: Width; 10 feet; area, 3 square feet; mean velocity, 1.67 feet per second; 

gage height, 0.10 foot; discharge, 5 second-feet. 

November 1'7: Width, 7 feet; area, 3.8 square feet; mtian velocity, 1 foot per second; 

gage height, 0.10 foot; discharge, 3.8 second-feet. 

December 2: Width, 7 feet; area, 4.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1 foot per second; 

gage height, 0.15 foOt; discharge, 4.6 second-foot. 

Tutlle Greek near Lone Pine, Gal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River from the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. The following measurements were made during 1905 at . 

the point where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: 

June 16: Width, 12 feet; area, 6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.80 feet per second; 

discharge, 10.8 second-feet. · 

July 19: Width, 10 feet; area, 4.5 square feet; mean velocity, 2.40 feet per second; 

discharge, 10.8 second-feet. 

Tinemtiha Greek near Tinemtiha, Gal.-This stream is tributary to Owens River from the 

eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. The following measurements wertJ,I,Jl~c:le, during 1905 

at the point where the stream leaves the foothills and enters the valley: · 

June 14: Width, 8 feet; area, 10.5 square feet; mean velocity, 1.86 feet per second; 

discharge, 19.5 second-feet. . 

July 17: Width, 6 feet; area, 4.4 square feet; mean velocity, 3.36 feet per second; 

·discharge, 14.8 second-feet. 

December 2: Width, 7 feet; area, 5.2 square feet; mean velocity, 0.60 foot- per second; 

discharge, 3.1 second-feet. 

.i - ____ 1] 
GRE.AT B.ASlN DR.AIN.AGE. 87 

MOHAVE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BABIN. 

The.Mohave River rises on the northern slope of the San Bernardino Mountains, and, flowing in a northerly direction, finally disappears in the sands of the Mohave Desert. This 

stream has·few tributaries, the only ones of importance being West Fork and Deep Creek, 

which have their source in the higher elevations of the Sari Bernardino Mountains. The 

formation is of granite, With good covering of soil. On.the higher elevations there is a 

.considerable growth of timber, which diminishes as one approaches the lower reaches, 

changing to a light growth of brush and grass, finally merging into the barren desert. ·During 

the greater portion of the year the stream bed is dry below the junction of West Fork and 

·Deep Creek, where the waters disappear in the sand and gravelly bed of the stream. Water 

again rises at a point lower down on the river above Victorville, where the gaging station is 

located. Water is diverted above and below the gaging station, but is again returned to 

the river channel. There are several artesian wells along the river above the gaging station, the water being used for irrigation. This stream does not discharge in any large quantity exoopt during an extremely heavy rainfall in the winter months. The precipitation 

throughout this basin is very light, with the possible exception of the higher elevation of • 

the San Bernardino Mountains; where there is a considerable fall of snow during the winter 

months, which melts in the ea,rly spring. 

MOHAVE RIVER AT VICTORVU.LE, OAL, 

This station was established February 27, 1899, by Bert Cole. It is located in the town 

of Victorville, a station on the .Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, where the Mohave 

River passes through a narrow gorge locally known as the "Narrows." This place has been 

under investigation as a possible dam site, and soundings for the depth of bed rock were 

made by the United States Geological Survey during the season. of 1899. The greatest 

depth of bed rock wa8 found to be 54 feet. The diamond drill showed the rock to be a fine 

granite. · .A more detailed account of this exploration will be found in the Twenty-first 

.Annual Report, part 4. .Above the "Narrows" the valley-broadens into a large reservoir 

site, but as no surveys of it have been made the capacity is unknown. 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and below the section where the rod is located. 

Both banks are high and rocky and not subject to overflow. The channel is composed of 

sand, which is constantly shifting. 

During medium and low stages discharge measurements are made from a low foot bridge 

or by wading. During floods dischai-ge measurements are made from the county bridge. 

The mean estimated monthly discharge is obtained by averaging the discharge measurements made during the year. 

Gage readings were discontinued in 1902. On March 1, 1905, a new inclined rod was 

fastened to the rock on the left bank about 300 feet above the county bridge. This gage 

was established as a matter of interest in connection with the discharge of the stream at 

high stages. There is no relation between gage readings ·1!-Ild the discharge, as the bed of 

the stream is constantly changing at different stages of the rl.ver. During 1905 discharge 

measurements were made twice each week, and the gage was read by P. H. Leahy. The 

bench mark is a bolt aulphured in solid rock on tlie left bank, about 15 feet from the Santa 

Fe Railroad track and 40 feet west of the gage rod. It is 20.45 feet above the datum of 

the gage. Elevation; 2,726.52 feet above sea level, as established by connection with a 

standard United States Geological Survey bench mark at Victorville. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 100, 

and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 
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88 STREAM l'lE.A.SURE.MENTS IN 19051 P,.A.RT xm. 

Di8cho:rge ~ta of Molw;oe Ri-ver atVicto~, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. G~~ge Dis-; Hydrographer. height: charge. ·Date. H dro h .' ., G~~ge Dis- ' 

Y g~p er. heignt. -charge. 

Feet.. Bec.-ft. Feet · B_ec.-ft. 

January3 •• · .. P.H:Leahy •••......•.. 

January6 ••..•••.• do ••••.•••••..••.•.. 

_January 10 ••...•• do ••••••••... ··.····' 

·Januaryl3 •. , ...•. do ••.•..••.••..•.••.• 

January 11.-· •• ••••• do •. _ .•••••.•.. : .• _ .•.. 

January20 •• , .•..• do ••......••• · • .' ...•.. 

January 25 ••. · ..• ,.do, ••••••.........•.. 

January 21 ••••...• do ••..... ._ •..•...... 

Ja.huary 31. .•..•.• do ............•.•.•.. 

February 5 .......• do .....•..•. _ •..•..•.. 

February 8 ••...••• do •.•.•......•.•••.. 

February 11 ••... -.. do ....•.....•..•..... 

February 15 •...... do ••....•.••.•.•..•.. 

• February 18 ••....• do ••..........•••••.• 

February 21. •.•..• do .•.. : •...•...• _ ..... 

_Maroh2 ••.•....... do •. :......... 3.96 

March 3. . • . . • E . .C. La Rue. • . . . 3. 92 

March6 •• : •.. P.H.Lea.hy.~ •.. 

March 11 •••....•.. do~ •.......... 

56 ·June27 •••...• P. H. Leahy............. 30 

5& June30 •.••..••.•.• do................... 35 

7() July 3-••••••••••••• ao............ ....... 36 

7i July 7 •..•.......• ,do •. ~.; ............ ;.. 32 

l>il JulylL .......... :do: ..... _...... ....... 3i 

so Julyl4 •.•.... _ ..... do................... 21 

56 July 18 ••••........ do ••...••. .' ••..•.• :.·. 36 

53 July21.~ .•...• , .• -.•. do .. ,. ...•.• , ......•• 

56 July2l> •• ~ ..•...•... do ...• : ..• ,_ .... , .. : .. 

.822 

82 ~:u~:2·.·::_:.: ::::::~:·::::::::::: :~::::: 90 AugustS .......... do ........... ::: ... ,..-

·2,032 August25 .•......• do ............ ··•·'·· 

97 August 28 ........ :_do ................. .. 

95 ·August31. .••..... do .................. . 

'98 September 1. •..... do.~·-········.: .... . 

90 September~5 ....... do .................. . 

91 SeptemberS ....... do .................. . 

74 sep.tember 11. ..... do .. _ ...•......••..•.• 

:Ma.rch is .......• ~:a~~ .... : ... > 5,41P. Septem~r 10-•••••• do ••.• :.;~: .••.. , .•.• 

. Marc~l5. ···' .•.•. d~ •...•..• :: .• 

3.85 

3.77 

9.90 

-4_.50 ·· · · 820 S~t~mber 19. ··-~-do .... :.: •. "':: ••.••. 

30 

34 

30 

29 

36 

29 

35 

47 

35 

35 

37 

42 

.43 

43. 

42 

:March '16 .•. ~. o: WI Peterson. . 4. 95 

M,arch18,.+· P .. H.:Le&hy.;•_.__ 4.06 

Marohn •••....•.• do •. :._.,...... 4.04 

· March'25 .•..•.• c •• do .. : .••............. · 

Maroh21 •••. : ••... d~---········· · 4.o 

:Maroh 31. ......... do............ 3.91 

Aprll6.. •. . . . R. S. Hawley ..... 3. 75 

AprilS .•..... P. H: Leahy..... 3.75 

Aprll11 •..••.. : ..• do •.•.. ·...•... 3. 7 

Aprll14 ..•••....•• do............ 3.66 

Aprlll8 ••••..•.••• do.;.......... 3.58 

Api:n~ •.•.••••..• do ............ 3.5 

._ April 25.. ... . R. s. Hawley... 3.5 _ 

AprfJ29 •••••• P. H.j:Leatiy, .... 3.45 

:i!:::::::: ~:::::;::::~:~::::: ::: 

May 10 •••.•. · ..• •:.d~----···'···· 4.&o 

May 13. -~·-·· ...•. d~---------····· ···---~ MayUi.., ••.•.•.•• do •.•••••.•••........ 

May 20 •••••••••..• do............ 3.98 

May 23._ •••••• :: ••• qo ........ · .... ·'····· 

May 21 •.•..•.. , ••• do •...•.••••••.....•• 

May29 •••.•.•.•..• do ••....••.•.....•.• 

Jtine2~ •.....• ~- .•. ;.do •.....•• : •. , .. .-•.•. 

June& .• : .. : ....••• do •..•...••••• ··'···'· 

June·lo ••• : ••.••..• do •••..•........••.•.. 

June 13 •••••...•.•• do.: .•••..••.•.••••. ;. · 

June 1~L ••• ::, ••• :.deL .. -".:.: ... ···.··'·· ~ 

.-Jtine20.: ...• : ••••• dci •••• .' •• ,· •••.••.•••. 

.... 

740 

460 

340 

290 

133 

133 

123 

Septell!b'!r22, .•.•. do"·'·····.··· --···:: 

Septe)nber 26 •.•. ~.do ..... :: ......... : .. 

September 2.0' ••.... do ...•...• : ......... . 

October :i .......... do .................. . 

Octo,ller6 .. ;., .•. :.deL •.••..•• : •... : ••.. 

October10 •. :~ ;~, .. do .•.•... : .• ::.:,::; •. 

October 13 •..•. .-.,_do •...•. : ..... :: .... . 

October 17 ......... do .......... : ....... . 

october 20 ..... : •.. do._. ...•• "'··· ...... , 

October24 .. : ...... do •.• ,., ..... : ... : •.•. -

93 · October 27 . .. : ....•• do •...•.••. : ..•..•... 

60 October3l.c, ...... do .... ,....... 4.20 

38 November a •. · ..... do ... ·.••...... 4.20 

58 'Nove0::bet7 .....•. do •.. .'.~; ..... 4.29 

151 N~vemb~do., ....• do............ 4.21 

218 

327 

2oo 

November 14 .•...•. do~ ..... ~...... · 4.20 

N~vember 11 .. ··'· .ao ..... ·' ..... November22: .. _.-•.• d_o., ... .' .•.. ; .. 

152 November24 ••....• do •.•.•. ~ •. :.. 4.16 

, 80_ November28 ....... do............ 4.15 

6l> December 1. ......• do •.. :........ 4.16 

55 

48 

Decembers .... , ... do ........ :... 4.09 

December 8 ••.•.... do ...... ~ ..... 4.09 

63 Decemberl2 .•. , ... do •• : ...•..... 4.02 

51 Decembert5 .... ~ ..• do: ... ; ........ 4.0'i 

46 December 19 •...... do ........... . 4.05 

39 December22 .•.. ; .• do ••.••. ,·;.;.. 4.05 

43 Deceinber26 •. : ..•. do .••.••••. : •• ;. , 4.03 

43 December 30 •...... do ••........ :~ ~4.03 

'42 

4o 

-49 

41 

44 

.44 

54 

51 

50 

49 

46 

81 

66 

62 

58 

6l> 

73 

67 

6l> 

72 

67 

.M 

73 

71 

67 

66_ 

58 

.J 
MOHAVE RIVER DRAINAGE :SABIN, 89 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Mohave River at VictoT'IJille, Oal.,for 1905. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. .!uly. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.' Dee. 

------1-----.-----~----.-------

1.................... 4.0 3.9 3.45 4.0 4.05 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

2.................... 3.95 3.9 3.5 4.0 

3 •........•••........ ···•···· 3.85 3.6.5 4.0 

4 ....•..•....• ,...... 3.95 3.9 3.85 4.0 

5.................... 3.85 3.8 3.95 4.0 

6.................... 3.85 

7.................... 3.8 

8.................... 3.8 

9.................... 3.8 

3.75. 4.0 

3. 75 4.85 

3.4 4.85 

3.4 

10. .. .• ••••. .. . .• •• . . . 3. 75 3. 6.5 4. 6 

11. •• •• •• . . • • • . • . •• . • . 3. 75 3. 6.5 4. 6 

12..... .. .. .. ......... 3. 75 3. 6.5 4. 2 

13 .•.•.• :............. 9.95 3.6.5 4.2 

14.................... 5.0 3.65 4.1 

15..................... 5.0 3.6 4.1 

16.................... 5.05 3.6 4.05 

17.................... 4.1 3.6 4.0 

18.................... 4.05 3.6 4.0 

19.................... 4.05 3.55 4.0 

20.................... 4.05 3.6.5 4.0 

21.................... 4.05 3.6 4.0 

22.................... 4.05 3;6 4.0 

23.................... 4.0 3.5 4.0 

24 ... ·................. 4.0 

25 .•.......•........... 4.0 

26.................... 4.0 

27 ...••.•..•.•.•.• ,... 4.0 

28.................... 3.85 

29.................... 3.8 

30 •••••••••••••••••••• , 

31.................... 3. 9 

4.2 

IRR 177-06-7 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.45 

3.45 

3. 45 

3.45 

4.0 

3.95 

3.95 

4.0 

4.2 

4.1-

4.1 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 4.0 

4.0 4.0 

4.0 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4.05 4.0 

4315 4.0 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 4 .. 0 4.1 

4.0 4.0 4.1 

4.0 4.0 4.1 

4.0 . 4.0 4.1 

4.0 4.0 4.1 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2. 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.15 4.2 

4.15 . 4.3 

4.15 ' 4.3 

4.15 4.25 

4.15 

4.15 

4.15 

4.15 

4.15 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

-4.0 

4.0 

. 4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4:o 4. h5 

4.0 4.15 

4.0 4.15 

4.0 4.15 

4.0 4.15 

4.0 4.15 

4.0 4.15 

4.0 4.2 

4.0 4.2 

4.0 4.2 

4.0 4.2 

4.0 I 4.2 

4.0 4.2 

4.0 4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.1! 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 4.05 

4.2 4.05 

4.2 4.0 

4.2 4.0 

4.2 4.0 

4.2 4.0 

4.15 . 4.0 

4.15 4.0 

4.15 4.05 

4.15 4.05 

4.15 4.05 

4.15 4.05 

4.15 4.05 

4.15 4.05 

U5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.15 

4.15 

4.15 

4.15 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 
i -

l 

L_ 

Da)'. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr: May. ·June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Deo. 

-------------------- 1 •••............ 56 .60 100 263 .60 61 35 30 a47 40 4!i a65 

2 ••••••••••• · •. ,. 56 325 a98· . 237 100 a63 36 .a30 44 40 47 66 

~ ........ ~ ...... a 56. 605 G90 211 a151 60 ·a36 30 41 a40. a46 68 

!! ••.••••••••..... 57 ns· 90 185 172 '57 35 29 38 40 55 70 

5 ••••••••••••••• 68 a822· Oi 159 195 54 34 a29 a35 44 64 a72 

6 ••••••••••••••• 1168 576' a91 a133 a218 a 51 33 29 35 a49 72 67 

7 •••••••....•••• 61 328 88 133 246 50 a32 29 a5 47 a81 67 

8 ••• ~ ••••••••••• 64 a82 84 a133 272 49' 32 29 a35 46 76 a'67 

9 ••. · ...••••.•.•• 67 84 81 133 300 47 32 29 35 43 71 67 

10 •• : •••• : ••.•••• 1170 '87 77. 128 li327 a46 31 29 36 a41- -a66 66 

11 ••••••••••••••• 70 a90 a74 . 11123 296 44 a31 .29 a37 41 65 66 

12 •••••.••••••••• 71 90 74 118 273 41 29 .. 29 38 41 64 1165 

13 ................ 1171 90 a5,410 110 a260 a39 28 29 39 1144 63 67 

14 ••••••••• : ••••• 68 90 2,295 a104 224 40 a27 31 40 44 a62 70 

15 ••••••••••••••• 65 a2,032 a820 103 188 41 29 31 1142 44 61 a73 

16 ••••••.•.••••••• 62 1,381 a2, 2.50 98 a152 ·a43 31 33 42 44 59 73 

17 ••••••••••••••• a 59 100· 1,665 95 134 43 34 .·33 42 a44 a68 72 

'ts..: ............. 59 tJ97· 11980 a93 116 4d •36 33 42 47 60 71 

19 •••.••••••••••• 59 96 920 86 98 43 35 33 a43 50 61 11'1i 

20 •••.••••••••••• alill 95 860 79 1180 a43 33 33 43 a 54 62 70 

21 •••••••.••••.•• ll9 a95 800 75 75 41 1132 36 43 63 64 68 

22 •• :· ..••••• : •••• 59 1!11 a740 70 70 39 32 36 a43 52 a65 a67 

23 •••.•.••••.•••• 58 95 647 65 a65 37 ·32 36 42 51 69 67 

24 ••••..••••.•..• 57 95 553 a60 63 35 31 36 42 ... 51 a73 . 67. 

21; •... : ... ~ .••.. a 56 95 a460 a :is 60 33 - a<i() a36 42 51 71 67 

26 ••...•.•.•....• 55 95 450 43 58 31 32 33 (142 51 70 aoo 

27 •••.••..•...••• a 53 95 a340. 48 a.55 a3() ;!3 31 42 a 50 69 64 

28 ••••.••..•.••.• 54 95 327 53 52 i>1 a34 iJ29 42 50 a67 62 

29 ••.•••••..••.•. 54 ... ,. ...... 315 a 58 a48. 33 32 31 a42 50 67 60 

30 ••.•.••••.•.••• 55 ............. 302 60 53 a85 32 :i3 42 49 66 a·68 

_31 ••••••••••••••• a 56 ........... ~ ............ 57 ........... 32 a35 .. ........... a49 ............. 68 

a Talren !rom discharge measurements. 

NoTE.-DaUy discharge obtained by lnterpolatlim between dischaige measurements. 

Estimoi,ed mootlily di&Cha:rge ·of Mohave Ri'IJ61' at, Victorville_, OoZ.; jOT' 1905. 

,i" 

-~;Month. 

Discharge hi seoond'-fe~t. 

Maximum. Mi~imum. Mes.n .. 

Total• in 

acni-teet. 

--~----~------~---- --~-1-----

. ~::a~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: • lllarch ............................. ~ .................. c ••••• 

AprU ..••.•....... ; .~ •. •. :· .... ·····•·····' .••.•. · ... , ... :. 

May •••.••.•............• i •.•.••••••••••••••••••• :_c ••••.•• .'. 

June .•....•.••.•.. : ....... , •....•........•......... -: .. _. .. 

July .•••.••.• : .......•.....•.•............•...•.•......... 

August .••••.•.....•••. ;, .•....•. :c .•. , ••. · ••.•.....••..•. 

September •.•. ~ ............................... ; ........••• 

.October ........ : .••.•..................•.•..•...•....... 

Novemb~r.· •.....•..... ; ..•.....•...........• ~··········· 

Deoember •.....•.... ,., ..•..•.........•................. 

. ' 

7i 

2,032 

5,410 

• "263 

327 

6.~ 

'36 

36 

47 

54 

81 

73 

·. The_year._ ........ j· ............. : ............. .,.... 5,410 

53 

60 

74 

38 

48 

.30 

27 

29 

34 

4li 

46 

58 

27 

60.1 3;695 

309 17,160 

695 42,734 

110 6,546 

146 8,977 

43.4 2,683 

32.3 1,986 

31.6 1,943 

. 40.0 2,380 

46.5 2,859 

64.0 ·3,808 

67.0 4,120 

137 

~~ .... ~ 
STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905. 91 

SOUTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN DRAINAGE. 

GENERAL FEATURES. 

The Southern Pacific Ocean drainage includes those streams south of San Francisco Bay 

whose waters, in times of flood at least, reach the Pacific Ocean. 

SAN LIDS REY RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRil'TION OF BASIN. 

The San Luis Rey River rises on the western slope of the Coast Range in the northern 

portion of San Diego County, and, flowing in a westerly direction, discharges its waters 

into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Oceanside. It has numerous small tributaries, 

none of which have their sources at elevations above 5,000 feet. On the ·upper reaches 

of this stream. the country is rolling, with several small. valleys which are under cultivation; 

being used principally for the raising of grain and the pasturage of stock. At a point 

below what is known as Warner's ranch reservoir site the river flows through a deep, 

narrow canyon, with a heavy grade for a distance of about 10 miles, below which point 

the grade is light and the discharge is over a sandy and gravelly bed, where the water 

soon disappears, ligain rising in ·small quantities near the town of Pala, where the gaging 

station is located. Below this point it flows for a distance of about 25 miles on a light 

grade to the Pacific Ocean. There is a good soil covering throughout this basin, with a 

considerable growth of brush and. grass, and with small areas of timber on the extreme 

higher elevations. The water is diverted at several points along this stream for irrigation, a considerable quantity being diverted from the canyon above the gaging station 

and used in the vicinity of Escondido, which lies in an entirely separate drainage basin. 

This stream is torrential in its character, the discharge being very light except during 

the winter season, in times of heavy rainfall. The mean precipitation varies from lO to 

20 inches and falls principally in the form of rain, there being only a light fall of snow 

on the extreme higher elevations, which soon melts and only adds to the flood discharge. 

SAN LUIS REY RIVER NEAR PALA, CAL, 

This station was established October 9, 1903, by W. B. Clapp. It is located at Sickler's 

mill, 4 miles above Pala, Cal. · It is reached by driving from Fallbrook or Temecula, stations on the Southern California Railway, 18 and 13 miles distant, respectively. 

The channel is straight for about 800 feet above and 2,000 feet below the station. The 

grade of the stream is 0.60 foot in 100 feet. The current is swift. The right bank rises 

abruptly about 15 feet beyond the oak tree to which the 'cable is fastened and is not 

liable to overflow. The left bank is low, but is not liable to overflow. It was once a 

portion of the river channel, but is now well above high-water marks. The bed of the 

stream is rocky in portions of the flood channel, but the low-water channel is clear of 

rocks. There is a considerable growth of small timber in the chaimel, but this has been 

cleared the entire width of the cross section for a distance of 100 feet above and 50 feet 

below the station. This timber growth is. not permanent, being washed out by floods 

every few years. 

Discharge measurements are usually made by wading. During· high water they are 

made from a car suspended from a cable stretched across the river at the gage. The 

initial point for soundings is the bas& of the oak tree to which the left end of the cable 

is fastened. 

The gage is an inclined staff fastened to tree stumps and stakes at the left bank of the 

river. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by M. M. ·si~kler. The bench mark 

is a United States standard bronze-capped iron post set flush with the ground on the 

right ba~ of the river and the north side of the wagon road, and about 50 feet west from 

the line of the cable prolonged. Its elevation is 557 feet above mean sea level and 26.98 

feet above the datum of the gage. 
' 

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92 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 100 

and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

DisCharge measurements of San Luis Rey River near Pola, Ool., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area. of Mean Gage Width. section. velocity. height. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft.perBec. Feet. 

February 8 .••• E. C. La. Rue .••• : ••..••..•......••.. 44 43 2.51 2.25 

February 17 ••.. F.M.Sickler •••....•.•••.••••••••••• 51 70 2.69 2. 72 

February 18 ••. ..... do .•......•••••••••••.•.•••...•. 100 204 3.60 4.75 

Ma.rchl7 •.... :. .••.. do ..•........••••••••••••••.••.• 188 679 7.14 7.50 

March22. ••..•. R.S.Ha.wley, ..•.••••.•••••••...... 67 100 3.05 2.64 

March 22. ..•••. F. M. Sickler ... : ..••••.•••••••••••. 68 96 3.11 2.64 

April 11. •• : ..•. .•..• do •.•..•.••••••........... , ..... 44 42 2.48 1.80 

Mayl5 ..•.••••• ..•.• do ••••.......•...•••.••••••••••. 41 26 1.88 1.20 

May 17. ••.•. -.• •...• do •••••... · •.•••..•.•.•••.......• 40 21 1.90 1.10 

Ma.Y.~········· ..•.• do .•••..........•••••••••.•..••• 4a 25 2.28 1.40 

July6: ••••••.. .•..• do .........••••.•.••....•.•..... 3.0 1. 7 2.06 .55 

Aumi~t8 ....•. R.S.Hawley ..••.••........ , ....... 3.6 1. 7 1. 74 (a) 

A~gftst 19 ..••.. M.M.Sickler ......•....•.••.•••.•... 3.5 1.6 2.00 

August26 •..... .•••. dq ....••••.••....••............. 3.5 1.6 2.06 

September 2 ... ....• do •..•...................•...... 3.5 1.5 1.80 

September 9 .•• ....• do ....••.•.•..•.•.•....•........ 3.5 1.5 1.80 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

108 

188 

735 

5,180 

305 

299 

104 

49 

40 

67 

3.'5 

3 

3.2 

3.3 

2.7 

2.7 

September 16 ........ do.............................. 3. 5 1. 4 1. 78 2. 5 

September 21... D. W. Murphy...................... . . . . . . . • . • . . . • . . . • • • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 

September 23... F. M. Sickler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 3. 5 · 1. 4 2. 00 • 42 2. 8 

October 28 •......... do.............................. 3.5 1.6 2.25 .53 3.6 

December 27 ••....•• do.............................. 7 4.1 3.15 . 63 12. 9 

December 29 ••••••• ,do.............................. ·10.9 6.7· 1.40 .61 9.4 

·. a Channel so uncertain from July 11 to September 23 that no readings were m~¥~e. 

.I 

.. · _:" j 
SAN LUIS REY RIVER DRAINAGE B.AS:J;N. .93 

Eminated 'TTW11ihly discharge of San Luis Rey River near Pala, Oal.,jor 1903-1905. 

Month. 

1903. 

October (23 days) ...............•........................ 

November .••............................................ 

December •••...........•................................ 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.4 

1.2 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

50 

83 

74 

The period. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 

1904 .. 

January ..................... , ........................•.. 

February •.....•......•.... , ............... : .•........... 

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

Ap~il. .........•......................................... 

May •..•..............••................................. 

June ...•................................... · ............. . 

July •...............••................................... 

August ....•..................... ." ....................... . 

September ................•.............................. 

October .....•.............••...•....•................... 

November ........•...................................... 

December ....................•...............•.......... 

The year ......................................... . 

1905. 

January ................................ ." ............... . 

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

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

April ........................ .' .......................... . 

May ..•................................•................. 

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

July •.......................................•............ 

August .........•........................................ 

September .........................................•..... 

October •. ···································"··········· 

November ..............•.........•...................... 

December ...........•.............. c • .: •••••••••••••••••• 

The year •.•..•.................................... 

1.5 

2.5 

348 

104 

35 

12 

9 

2 

2 

13 

a 

5.5 

348 

66 

711 

4,265 

139 

282 

35 

9 

3.5 

3.0 

3.8 

96.0 

47.0 

4,265 

NoTE.-The estimated monthly discharge is approximate only. 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

20 

12 

9 

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1.5. 

3 

13 

2 

27 

27 

11 

3 

a 

2.5 

2.8 

a.8 

10 

2.0 

1.5 

2.0 

41.6 

43.6 

16.2 

10.8 

3.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.5 

2.4 

3.7 

. 11.0 

19.1 

151 

336 

64.9 

88.1 

23 

4.1 

3 

2.6 

a.2 

17.8 

18.3 

60.9 

92 

115 

2,558 

2,595. 

996 

643 

234 

123 

119 

154 

143 

227 

7,999 

1,174 

8,386 

20,660 

3,862 

5,417 

1,369 

.252 

184 

155 

197 

1,059 

1,125 

43,840 
94 . STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART ~Ill. 

SANTA ANA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Santa Ana River has its source in the southern slope of the San Bernardino Mountains and, flowing in a southwesterly direction, traverses San Bernardino Valley, below 

which it breaks in a narrow canyon through the Santa Ans Mountains, finally discharging 

its waters through Santa Ana Valley into the Pacific Ocean below the town of Santa Ana. 

This strea.ni has numerous tributaries.which rise in the southern slope of the San Bernardino 

Mountains, the surface How of most o{ which only reach Santa Ana River, where it traverses 

San Bernardino Valley in times of flood discharge. The topography on the higher elevations is rough and rugged; reaching elevations of froin 10,000 to 12,000 feet, the formation 

being of.granite with good soil covering and considerable groWth of timber. On the lower 

elevations the topography is less rough and the soil covering is principally of brush. A 

gaging station is located on this stream at a point known as Warm Springs, a distance of 

about 8 miles above Redlands. Below this station the river leaves the mountainous country 

and discharges over a sandy and gravelly bed through San Bernardino Valley. During the 

summer months the entire flow of the stream is diverte.d above this gaging station and used 

for power development at the mouth of the canyon, below which point it is again taken out 

and used for irrigation on the higher elevations of San Bernardino VaUey along the base of 

the mountains where the country is under a high state of cultivation, used principally for 

the raising of citrus fruits. The water rises to the surface in San Bernardino Valley near 

the city of San Bernardino and is diverted and used extensively for irrigation in the·neighborhood of Riverside. In addition to this surface flow a large number of wenS have been 

sunk in this territory,many of which are artesian, and from others the water is being pumped. 

This developed water is also used extensively for irrigation in the vicinity of San Bernardino 

and Riverside. The water is again forced to the surface by bed-rock obstructions at Riverside Narrows below the city of Riverside, and graduaUy increases in volume until it reaches 

Santa Ana Canyon, where it is diverted for irrigation on the lower valley lands in the vicinity 

of Santa Ana and FuUerton. During the summer months measurements are made of the 

How at Rincon, Cal., at the. head of Santa Ana Canyon. There are only occasional flood· 

discharges of this river which flow continuously from the mountain to the sea. The mean 

· precipitation throughout this basin is from 15 to 30 inches, which 'falls in the form of rain 

except on the higher elevations of the San Bernardino Mountains, where there is a considerable snowfall, which usually remains on the extreme high elevations until midsummer. A 

storage reserVoir b.as been, constructed on Bear Creek, a tributary of this. stream, and is 

known· as the Bear VaUey reservoir. This stored water is held until the summer months 

and used for irrigation in San Bernardino Valley. 

BANTA ANA RIVER NEAl!. MENTONE, CAL. 

This station was established in June, 1896. It is located 5 miles. northeast of Mentone, 

Cal., three-fourths of a mile below the headworks of the Mentone Power Company's canal, 

and opposite the warm springs in the canyon. 

The Edison ElectriQ Company diverts the greater portion of the water from Santa Ana 

River above the gaging station, but also returns all of it above the station. They, however, allow only limited portions of the water to pass out of their conduits .during certain 

hours of the day, holding back the water for the purpose of obtaining additional power 

when the greatest demand exists. 

The Mentone Power Company"s canal, formerly caUed the Santa Ana canal, diverts water 

above the station, all of which is returned below the point of measurement. During the 

low-water season the entire flow of the river is diverted by the canals. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and below the station, and has a width of 22 feet 

at low and 125 feet at high stages. The current is swift at all stages. The right bank is 

low and is liable to overflow at flood stages for about 100 feet. The left bank is low but is 
SA~T.A. .A.N.A RIV1JlR DRAINAGE BASIN. ,95 

not liable to oyerfiow. Both banks are overgrown with alders. The bed of the !j_trea.m is 

~mposed of firm sand and small bowlders. It is subject to considerable change during 

flood stages. · 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car. The initial point for 

soundings is the bench-mark spike set in the north side of a cottonwood tree on the left bank, 

30 feet west of the tree to which the cable is fastened. .At flood s~ages the velocity is so 

high that measurements can be made only by means of floats. 

The gage is an inclined timber fastened to a large. bowlder on the left bank 100 feet above 

the cable. The channel was deepened by a flood March 31, 1903, and the gage was accordingly lowered to reach low-water stages June 30, 1903~ During 1905 the gage was read once 

. each day by .A. Laird. The bench mark is a spike in the north side of the cottonwood tree 

on the left bank, 30 feet west of the tree to which the cable is fastened; elevation, 7.29 feet 

above the datum of the gage. . 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 100, 

and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. · 

Discharge measurements of Santa .An{L River near Mentone, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

Gage height of 

river. River. 

Discharge. 

Mentone 

Power 

Company's 

canal. 

Total for 

River. 

-----1-------------1------------

Feet. Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft. 

February 13 •.. Clapp and La Rue........................... 1.15 10 40 50 

February21.. .. E. C. La Rue................................ 1.70 17 74 91 

February_22 ..•...... do ............... ___ ............. _ ...... _ 1.65 10 71 81 

February23 ......... do ........ :.............................. 1.65 11 63 74 

March l4 a.m ....... do ... ············-·-···---·····-·---·-··- 2.60 188 0 188 

March 14p.m ....... do....................................... 2.50 138 50 188 

March 15 a.m .. _ .... do ... ___ ... _ ... _ ........ __ ........ __ .... _ 2.30 132 57- 189 

March 15 p.m ....... do._ .......... .".......................... 2.10 113 57 170 

March 30 .••.•.. R. S. Hawley········-·-·-·-·-·······-·-···-- 1.90 81 46 127 

April14, 1 p.m •..... do .... _____ .. ___ ...................... _.. 1.95 86 l 87 

May 17 .•............ do....................................... 2.25 111 37" . 148 

June7 ............. :.do....................................... 2.20 79 0 79 

June 26 .............. do .... _ ................... __ --··' __ ...... · 1. 43 4 66" 70 

July6." ............. ,do .....................•........ ,........ 1.40 3 61 64 
96 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

·Daily gage heigM, in feet, of Santa Ana River near Mentone, Ool.,j(Jf" 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. JUne. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. No~. Dec, 

---------------------- 1 ............... 0.85 0.8 1.3 1.7 1.3 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 

2 .•.•.•..••.•••. .85 2.5 1.3 2.05 2.2 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 

3 ••••..• : ....... .85 2.3 1.3 2.05 2.0 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

4 ............... .85 2.8 1.3 1.35 2.0 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

5 ............... ,85 3.0 1.3 1.35 1.9 2.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

6 ............... .85 1.9 1.25 1.35 1.9 2.25 1.4. 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

7 ............... .85 1.9_ 1.25 1.35 2.0 2.25 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.35 1.4 

8 ....... : ........ .85 1. 75 1.25 1.35 2.3 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 

9 •.•.•.•.•.••••. 2.0 1.5 1.25 1.35 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 ;1.3 1.35 1.4 

10 ............... 1.0 1.5 1.25 1.35 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

11 ............... .85 1.35 1.25 1.35 2.2 2.15 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

12 •..•....•.•..•. .85 1.25 1.3· 1.35 2.2 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

13 ............... .85 1.15 3.4 1.3 2.2 1. 75 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

14 ............... .85 1.1 2.6 1.3 2.5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

15 ............... .85 1.1 2.35 1.3 2.5 1.45 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 

16 ............... .8 2.8 2.4 1.3 2.6 1.45 1.35 1.3 1.3 :1.3 1.3 1.4 

17 ............... .8 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.6 1.6 1.35 1.3 1.3 :1.3 1.3 1.4 

16 ............... .8 1.9 2.6 2.0 2.5-" i.6 1.35 1.3 1.3 i1.3 1.3 1.4 

19 ............... .8 i.9 2.5 2.1 2.6 1.55 1.35 1.3 1.3 i1.3 1.35 1.6 

20 ............... : .8 1.8 2.6 1.2 2.6 1.55 1.35 1.3 1.3 :1.3 1.35 2.2 

21. .............. .1.65 1.7 2.5 1.15 2.5 1.45 1.35 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 

22 ............... .85 1. 7 . 2.4 1.2 2.2 1.45 1.35 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.35 1.5 

23 ............... .85 1.5 2.0 1.4 2.2 1.45 1.35 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.35 1.5 

24 ............... .85 1.3 1.9 1.4 2.1 1.45 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.35 1.5 

25 ............... .85 1.85 1.9 1.3 2.3 1.45 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 .1.35 1.5 

-26 ............... .85 1.25 1.9 1.3 2.2 1.45 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.5 

27 ............... .85 1.35 1.8 1.3 2.2 1.45 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.5 1.5 

28 ............... .85 1.3 1.65 1.25 2.4 1.4 1.3 1._3 1.3 1.3 2.9 1.5 

29 ............... .8 ............ 1.5 1.2 2.4 '1. 4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1. 7 2.0 

:io ............... .8 ............. 2.0 1.2 2.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.6 

31 ... : ..... , ..... .8 ............. 1.8 ............ 2.4 .. .. .. ~ ...... 1.3 L3 ............. 1.3 .. ........... 1.5 

' 

' ·statiun 7'ating taJ,lefor Santa Ana River near Mentone, Oal., from January 1 to February 17, 

" . 1905. 

-. 

Ga~e Discharge. I Ga~ Discharge. Ga~ Discharge. Gage Dillcharge. heig t. heig t. heig t. height. _,___ 

Feet. SecO'Tid-feet. Feet. SecO'IId-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Seco'l!d-feet. 

0.80 1 1.40 23 2.00 80 2.60 170-

0.90 2 1.50 29 2.10 93 2.70 186 

1.00 5 1.60 37 2.20 106 2.80 202 

1:10 8 1.70 47 2.30 122 2.90 218 

1.20 12 1.80 57 2.40 138 3.00 234 

1.30 17 1.90 68 2.50 154 
SANTA ANA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 97 

Btmitm. rating tahlefor Banta Ana River near Mentone, Ool., from Feb'I"'UJ3'Y 18 to Marih 118 

and from June 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gaf.e heig t. Discharge. Ga'fte heig t. Discharge. Gate helg t. Discharge. Gal{,e heig t. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. SecOnd-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.30 1 2.00 48 2.70 164 3.40 290 

1.40 3 2.10 62 2.80 182 3.50 308 

1..50 6 ~-20 78 2.90 200 3.60 326 

1.60 11 2.30 94 3.00 218 3.70 '344 

1. 70 17 l!.40 110 3.10 236 3.80 362 

1.80 25· 2.50 128 3.20 254 3.90 380 

1.90 35 2.60 146 3.30 272 

Btmitm. rating tahlefor Banta Ana River near Mentone, Ool, from Marih 13 to May 31,1905. 

Gal{,e heig t. Discharge. Gate heig t. Discharge. Gate heig t. Discharge. Gate heig t. Discharge. 

--- Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Secimd-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feel. Second-feet. 

0.80 1 1.60 46 2.40 151 3.20 287 

0.90 2 1. 70 56 2.50 168 3.30 304 

1.00 4 1.80 68 2.60 185 3 . .40 321 

1.10 8 1.90 80 2.70 202 3.50 338 

1.20 13 2.00 92 2.80 219 3.60 355 

1.30 20 2.10 106 2'.90 236 3.70 362 

1.40 28 2.20 120 3.00 253 3.80 379 

1.50 36 2.30 135 3.10 270 
Daily .disi/uuoge, in seCO'IIil-feet, of Bama :Ana canal near M tmtone, Ool., for 1906. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

------·--------- ---- 1. .............. 22 25 60 57 71 0 63 53 66 51 46 

2., ............. 22 64 57 0 66 0 61 53 63 51 32 

3 ............... 21 64 60 0 66 0 61 51 63 li6 32 

4 ............... 21 0 60 64 66 0 61 61 63 56 32 

li ............ : .. 21 0 60 63 .. li8 0 61 61 66 li1 32 

6 ........ : ...... 22 22 ·57 63 73 0 6i 61 66 46 36 

7 ................ 21 42 57 63 lil 0 li8 63 66 46 41 

8 ................ 20 37 64 72 56 0 li8 63 61 41 46 

·9 ................. 0 37 51 78 66 0 56 63 61 56 41 

to ............... 61 35 48 78 76 0 56 63 63 46 29 

11 ................ 64 43. 48 72 76 0 li8 63 73 46 29 

12 ................ · 41 26 lil 66 76 66 61 63 76 61 30 

13 ••••••••••••••• 41 28 0 66 76 43 63 66 76 66 32 

14 ... , ........... 31 .29 0 63 0 71 66 68 78 66 30 

15 ••••••••••••••• 31 35 0 57 0 71 66 68 78 61 30 

16 ••••••••••••••• '11 29 97 43 71 71 63 71 78 66 29 

17 ......... ; ..... 29 32 78 0 .71 68 63 71 78 51 29 

18 ................ 33 42 0 0 71 68 63 81 78 46 29 

19 ............... 25 70 0 0 36 68 61 81 73 43 29 

20 ............... '11 70 0 71 36 68 61 56 68 41 29 

21 ............... 1l6 70 0 66 32 68 01 56 68 .41 .34 

22 ............... 61 74 78 66 29 68 61 56 61 46 32 

23 ............... 49 74 66 66 29 68 61 56 68 4i 30 

24; .............. ·40 66 78 66 29 68 61 73 .68 41 29 

25 .. ,.· ........... 31 66 78 71 0 68 61 73 51 46 30 

26 ............... 29 li8 60 71· 0 68. 61 73 56 46 30 

Zt ............... !n 51 85 66 0 68 61 76 56 41 41 

28 ............... 25 li8 85 66 0 63 61 76 66 41 50 

29 ..... ; ......... 26 .......... 78 71 0 63 61 76 66 41 41 

30 ............... 25 ......... 42 76 0 63 56 73 66 41 32 

31 ............... 26 .......... 57 ........... 0 ........... 56 73 .. ............ 41 ........... 

F;stimated 'ITW'Tiihly disi/uuoge of Bama Ana a River near Mentone, 001,., for 1905. 

[Drainage a:rea, 182 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. . Run-oft. 

Dec. 

--

34 

32 

34 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

32 

30 

32 

32 

29 

.29 

32 

30 

30 

29 

29 

29 

32 

25 

25 

25 

25 

26 

29 

28 

30 

29 

'11 

Montb. Tot&! in acre-feet. Second-feet Deptb Ma.ximtun. Minlmunt. . per ~::,are in tn;ches. :Mean. 

J&nus;ry •• :· ...................... '. 

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

·:March ..... , ..................... . 

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

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

June ............................ , 

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

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

September ....... " ............ .. 

October ••••• , .... ;_ ............ . 

November ••••••..•.•..••••• : .••• 

Decei!lbl)l' ••••••••• , .•• ,, ••.••.•• 

'fheyear .................. . 

108 

234 

321 

.120 

256 

94 

69 

82 

79 

67 

250 

107 

321 

22 36.6 2,251 

26 97.6 5,420 

48 130 7,993 

63 90.5 5,385 

91 172 10,580 

64 77.7 4,624 

57 62.9 3,867· 

52 66.8 4,107 

52 68.3 4,064 

42 49._2 3,026 

30 47.6 2,827• 

31 38.4 2,362 

22 78.1 56,500 

o Including Mentone Power Company's canal. 

0.20], 0.232 

.536 .568 

.714 .823 

.497 .564 

.946 1.09 

.4'17 .476 

.346 .399 

·.367 .423 

.315 .418 

.270 .311 

.261 ..291 

.211 .243 

.429 ·, li.82 

·'I 
SANTA ANA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 99 

SEEPAGE MEASUREMENTS. 

In the vicinity of Colton and San Bernardino large quantities of water are developed in 

addition to the natural surface flow. This water is used for the irrigation of land in the 

vicinity of.San Bernardino, Colton, and Riverside, and also for domestic supply for these 

towns. Much of this water returns to Santa Ana River below Riverside, above a point 

known as Slover Mountain and is again diverted and used for irrigation on the lower lands 

below Riverside, and above what is known as Riverside Narrows. Below this point there 

are still further diversions which irrigate the lower lands along the river bottom, much of 

this water again returning to the river above Rincon. Measurements were made during 

the summer of 1905 to determine the amount of water, including the natural flow and 

developed water, above Colton, Cal. Also measurements were made of natural flow and 

developed water below Slover Mountain and above Riverside Narrows, this all being return 

water from irrigated lands on the higher elevations. Measurements were also made of 

diversion ditches and Santa ,Ana River below Riverside Narrows and above what is known 

as the Auburndale Bridge. · The following tabulations show the result of these measurements which were made by K. Sanborn, of Riverside, Cal. 

Natural flow of return water to Santa .Ana River in second-feet; compared with devdoped 

water in San Bernardino Valley above Colton, Cal., 1905. 

[Measurements by K. Sanborn, engineer Riverside Water Company.] 

Date. Location. Developed. Natural. Total. 

--------1----------------------------l-----------------

Sec-.ft. Sec.-ft. 

June 9 .......•. Barnhill pumping plant ............................ . 

September 27 .. ____ .do ........... __ .. __ ... __ ................. ____ .. .. 

1.10 -.. ···---. 

.80 ... ·---· .. 

June 10 ........ Beam ditch .............. __ ....... __ ................. .. . .. .. ... .. . 0.00 

September 2 ........ do ..... · .. __ ...... ____ .. __ .. , ____ ..... ____ ... ____ . . .. . . ... . . . .. ..uo 

June 16.. . .. . .. Bloomington pumping plants .. __ . ____ .. __ .......... 6. 62 

September 27 ....... do ... ______ ...................................... 7. 20 

June 10 ........ City of San Bernardino, Sixth street pumping plant. 

September 27 ....... do ... __ ................ ________ .... ____ · ________ .. 

1.99 

4.80 

J nne 19.. .. .. .. Cty of San Bernardino, Lytle Creek ............................ . 

September 27 ....... do .......................................................... .. 

June 9 ......... City of Colton pumping plant (total) ... __ .. __ ...... 3. 81 

September 27.. City of Colton (water used for irrigation) ______ ..... 1. 20 

September 27.. City of Colton pumping plant (total) . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 2. 70 

May 31 .. .. .. . . Camp Carlton ditch .................... ____ .. ~. __ ... 2. 60 

August 14 .......... do ..... __ ......... __ ..................... __ ...... 1.20 

June 10 ........ Carr pumping plant ...................... ___ ........ . 72 

August 14 .......... do ... ____ •. ------·-- .. ____ .... ______________ ..... .60 

June 10 ........ Daley ditch ........... __ .. __ . __ .. ________________ .............. .. 

September 4 ..... __ .do .................... __ .. ,. ___ . __ .......................... .. 

May 30 ........ Excelsior Land and Water Co...................... .65 

September 28 ....... do ............. __ . ______ ......................... .40 

May 31........ Grand Terrace Pumping Co. pumping plant ..... .. 

August 14 .......... do .............................. : ............... . 

.54 

.00 

May 31........ Gage canal, Palm avenue weir...................... 28.83 

September 2 ........ do ..... __ .......... __ . __ ......................... 32.70 

May 26........ Gage canal intake, Santa Ana River ............................. · 

September 4 ........ do ...................... , ....... __ .... __ ..................... . 

June 2 ......... Haws & Talmadge ditch ....................................... .. 

September 5 ........ do ........ __ ........... _____ .............. __ ................ .. 

June 6 ......... Hunter pumping plant. ____ .. __ ..................... 1.09 

~~~:e:~~~-~:: J ~~~::~~ -&·H~bb~~d-~~;~~-~;~~~--·.·: ::::::::::::: ::~ 

2.04 

1.90 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

Sec.-ft. 

1.10 

.80 

.00 

.00 

6.62 

7 20 

1. 99 

4.80 

2.04 

1. 90 

3.81 

1.20 

2. 70 

2.60 

1.20 

. 72 

.60 

.00 

.00 

.65 

.40 

.54 

.00 

28.83 

32.70 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

1.09 

1.60 

.59 
····~· .. l 

100 STREAM· MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIIi. 

Natural flow of return water to Banta Ana- River in seconit-fut; compared. with de'IJeloped 

water in Ban Bernardino Valley abooo Oolton, 0&., 191J5..:-Continued. 

Date. Location. Developed. Natural. Total. 

Sec.~fi. Sec:-jt. Sec.-ft. 

l!!epiember 4 .•. Johnson&Hubba.ntpumylngplant................ · o.ao, ......... ; 0.30-

June 9.. ..... .. • Lai:nb pumping plant............................... . ,. "'i30 .30 

September 27 ....... do ....... , .............. , ................ _........ -.00 .00 

June9 ......... Lawson We!lCo.pumplng plant .............. -... ;. .62 .62 

September 'n .. ..... do ............................................ ,.. .60 

June 10 ........ Logsdon & Farren ditch ...... ; ......................... :........ o.oo 

.60 

.00 

September 2 ........ do .. _ .............................. :........................... .00 .00 

June 10 ........ Lytle Creek Water and Improvement Co........... .00 .oo 

·September 27 ..... ~.do............................................... .00 .00 

May 30........ Merryfield pumping plant........................... . 67 .67 

September 28 ....... do ........................................ :...... .40 .40 

June2 ......... McKenzieditch ................... -........................ -.. •..... .00 .00 

September 5 ... · ... ::do............................................................ .00 .00 

-June 9... ...... Meeks & Daley ditch................................ • .. .. ... ..... 15.70 15.70 

September 2 ........ do ......................................... : ... ·............... 15.50 15.50 

June 16., .••• -.. Mcintyre ditch •••••.•....•••.•.•••••••. , .•.•.•.•••.... _, •.• • • • • • • . • . 00 .00 

September 28 ....... do ........................... · ............................... :. .00 .oo 

June 9 ......... Orange Land ~¥Id Water Co. pumping plant,....... .00 , 

September 'n .. ::···do ....................... ~....................... 1.60 "'i"'""' 

June 16 ......... Riverside Highland Water Co., Lytle-Creek,....... 7.05 

.oo 

1.60 

7.05 

September 28~ ...... ;do ............ : ......................... :........ ·8;oo "'i"""" 

Ma.y31 ........ ·Riverside Highland Water Co., Sa.~ta. Ana. River... 6.36 

8.00 

6.36 

September 4 ........ do ......... _ .................. -.................... 7.60 .40 8.00 

June 16 ........ Ra.ncheria.pumping plant.......................... 1.24 

September ZT.: .... -.do ............................. ·""""""""""' 1.10 

V'4 

1.10 

June 2 ......... Rabel ditch.......................................... ............. .00 .00 

September 5 ........ do ......................................................... :.. .00 .00 

Ma.y31. ....... RlversideWaterCo.,upperca.na.l................... 25.33 24.85 50.18 

August31. ......... do .................. : ...... ,..................... 21.20 12.90 34.10 

·May 31 ........ Riverside Water Co., mill pumping plant.......... .92 .92 

August31 .......... do............................................... 1.30 1.30 

-·May3L ....... RiversideWaterCo.,millflume ........ _............. ............. 2.24 2.24 

August31 .......... do ................................ : ................ ·........... .00 .00 

May 26 ........ Riverside'Wa.ter Co., flume pump No.1............. 3.95 3.95 

-Angust 31 ••••....•• do• •.••.•..•••.•.• : •••.•.••..••...•... ,........... 3. 60 3.60 

- Ma.y 26........ Riverside Water Co., flume pump No.2............. 3.18 

August31 .......... do,~ ........... : .... :............................. 3.00 ........ .. 

June6 .... 1 ..... Roeedale Wa.terCo.pumplngpla.nt................. .30 

3.l8 

3.00 

.30 

September 28 ....... do .................... .-............................ .00 .oo 

June 6 ...... .'.. Rogers pumping plant ............. -.. -..................... -....... . 00 .00 

' August 31 ........... do............................................... ..00 ......... . .00 -

June 2; :. .. • ... Shay or Stout. Dam ditch ......................... ,. ... .......... .00 

September 5._ ....... do ... : .......................... .' ........... , .......... ,...... .00 

.oo 

.oo 

May 31.. .... .. swamp ditch .................. -...................... ............. .47 .47 

August i4 --·'· ..... do.............................................. ............. .40 .40 

June 6.. ....... West Riverside 350-inch Water Co. pumping plant . 2. 00 ........ .. 2.00 

September 28 ....... do ... , ......... : ............... :................. 5.60 ........ .. 5.60 

June 19.; ...... Whitlock ditch ......... ~ ...................... : •••• :............. .00 .00 

September 2,., .... ' .. do ....... ; •. _ ...................... : ............... : ... :........ .00 .00 

June6 •• ~ ...... Whiting ditch..................................................... :oo .oo 

September 4 ........ do ............. .' ........ ,..................................... .00 .00 

Mll>y31. ....... Ward and Warren ditch ....................... .'.... .00 ........ .. .00 

September 4 ...... ' .. do, ........................... : .................. ;............ - .00 .00 

i! 

j 
SANTA 'ANA RIVER DRAIN4GE BASIN. 101 

Return Waters in San Bei-naridino Valley below Slover M ov;ntain and above Riverside N ar- rows, 1905. 

[Measurements by K. Sanborn, engineer Riverside Water Company.] 

Date. Loca.tlon. Developed. Natu,al. Total. 

Sec.-ft. 

May 27 •••••••• Alvill'ez ditch at headgate,east end of West River- •..••••••.•.. 

side Bridge. 

Sec.-ft. 

3.00 

August 11 •••.••..• ,do............................................................ 1.30 

June 6 .••••.•.• Cuttle's pump!~ plant............................. 2.50 •...•..... 

October 4 .•••••••••• do. . • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . 2. 25 •••••••••• 

May 27 . . . • . . . . Evans Island or Jansen ditch, under west end of . . . . • . • . . • . . . . 00 

West Riverside Bridge. 

August 11 .......... do............................................................ .00 

May 29 . . . . . • . . Evans ditch; nea.r Riverside County line.. • • • • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . 00 

August 11 .......... do............................................................ .50 

May 29.. •..... Evans Well ditch, S811lta Ana street................ .00 ··••·.····· 

August 9 .••........ do............................................... 1. 70 ......... . 

May 30 . . . . . . . . Evans pipe line to China garden at head works . . . . . . . . • • • • . • . • . . : 00 

August 11 ..•....... do ....•... :................................................... .00 

May 27 • . . . . . . . Evans pumping• plant, 1,000 feet south of west end 2. 87 

of West Riverside Bridge. 

September 5 ........ do ....... ,........................................ ·4. 20 

June 19 ........ Evans Jurupa pumping plant at wier end of main.. 2.00 

October 4 ...... Evans Jurupa pumping plant....................... .00 

May 30 .•. · ..•.. Ferris Gallagher ditch, near headwo'rks............. • .•••.•.•.... 2.20 

August 14 ••••. -··:·do ..•••..... , •........•............•..•. : ................ ·...•.. 2.00 

May 30 ........ Gallagher ditch, near headwor.ts.................... ...•......... .00 

August 14 .••....... do •.•.•..... ,................................................... 1.20 

May 29........ Jurupa pumping plant, to supply Rubidoux ditch.. 2.10 ........•. 

August 15 •.....•... do: ......... :..................................... 4.80 •..•••..•• 

May 30 .....•.. Lower Canal Riverside Water Co. at llumeat head- .•....•••.•.. 2.20 

works. 

Sec.-ft. 

3.00 

1.30 

2.50 

2.25 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.50 

.00 

1.70 

.00 

.00 

2.87 

4.20 

2.00 

.00 

2.20 

2.00 

.00 

1.20 

2.10 

4.80 

2.20 

September 5 •....... do .•..•..... · ......................................... c........ .00 .00 

June 6 .......... Pond's pumping plant............................... 2.50 .......... 2.50 

October4 ........... do ........... ,................................... 2.25 .......... 2.25 

May 29 . .. .. .. • Rubidoux ditch :at measuring box.................. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 4. 92 4. 92 

August 15 .......... do............................................... ............. 7.20 7.20 

.Tune 15 ........ Riverside Powe• Co. canal at Pedley crossing.................... 30.60 30.60 

.September 22 ....... do .................... ·......................................... 27.00 27.00 

June 19 ........ Rivero Land Co; pumping plant.................... .80 .......... .80 

October4 ........... do .............................................. . .60 .......... 

May 29 • • . . . • . . Smith or Evans l!itch, 1 mile below Riverside County ...•••••••••• 

line. 

August 14 .... : ..... do ............................ :.; ............................ .. 

May 27........ Soquel ditch at .Intake .. , .............. : ........................ . 

August11 ..... , .... do .......................................................... .. 

2.30 

.00 

3.20 

2.70 

.60 

2.30 

.00 

3.20 

2.70 

May 27 ........ Spring Brook pumping plant at wier end of main................ 5.58 5.58 

August 11 .......... do............................................................ 3.60 3.60 

May 29.. .... .. Spanish town pumping plant at wier end of main... 4.17 .. .. .. .... 4.17 

August II .......... do ............................................. .. 2.60 ......... . 

May 30 .. .. . .. . Zimmerman pipe line at dam .................................. .. 

August.l4 .......... do ............................................ : ............. .. 

1.40 

1.!0 

2.60 

1.40 

1.20 
102. STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

DisCharge measurements of canals bef:ween the RiverSide Narrows a~ the Auburndak bridge 

having their source in the Santa Ana River, 19()fj, 

Date. Location. 

June 15........ Castele ditch near Intake ............................................... . 

September 22 ....... do .......... : ............................................. · .......... . 

June 15 ........ Durkee ditch at Auburndale road crossing .... : ........................ . 

September 22 ....... do .................................................. , ............... .. 

June 15. ....... Fuller ditch at waste gate ................................ , ............. .. 

September22 ....... do ................................................................... . 

June 15........ Gilliland ditch at Auburndale road crossing .... , ....................... . 

September 22 •••.••• do ..•...........................•.•....•................ :., ....•..•..• 

June 15.. .... .. Newton ditch near Intake ........................... ; .................. . 

September 22 c ..••.. do .••.••.••.•...........•..........•.................................. 

June 15 ......... Newberry ditch at Auburndale road crossing .......................... .. 

September 22 ........ do .................................................................... . 

June 15.. .... .. Roberts or Le Gay ditch near Intake Santa Ana River ................. . 

September22 ....... do ••••......• : ....................................................... . 

June 15...... ... Wilbur ditch at Rogers pipe· trestle crossing Santa Ana River ......... . 

September 22 .••...• do .••.•.........•.... '.~ ... , ......•.....................•............. 

June 15........ Santa Ana River, Auburndale Bridge .................................. .. 

Do .. . .. .. . Santa Ana River, 4,uburndf!,le Bridge, including ditches ........... ' .... . 

September 22.. Santa Ana River, Auburndale Bridge ................................... . 

Do ......... ·santa Ana River, Aublll'lidale Bridge, including ditches ................ . 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

0.00 

.00 

4.10 

.00 

5.60 

5.40 

1.40 

.30 

2.30 

1.70 

.00 

.00 

1.00. 

1. 70 

. 6.10 

6.40 

63.60 

71.13 

57.00 

57.80 

. IIUSOELLAlfEOUS lllEASUREMENTS IN SANTA ANA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

The following is a list of miscellaneous discharge measurements made in the Santa Ana 

'River drainage basin during 1905: 

Guy Greilc near Highlands, Gal.-This stream is a tributary of Santa Ana Riyer. A measurement was made September 23 by W. B. Clapp in diversion canal at mouth of canyon. 

Measurement made over weir. 

Discharge, 1.16 second-feet. 

· Ohino Greek near Rincon, Gal.-This stream is a tributary of Santa Ana River. The fol~ 

lowing measurements were made during 1905 at the wagon bridge at Rincon road crossing, 

one-fourth mile above junction of Chino Creek with the Santa Ana river. 

February 24: Width, 16 feet; area, 22 square feet; mean velocity, 2.09 feet per second; 

discharge, 46 second-feet. 

April17: Width, 7 feet; area, 5.6 square feet; mean velocity, 4.64 feet per second; discharge, 2f> second-feet. 

May 16: Width, 5 feet; area, 4 square feet; :niean velocity, 4.25 feet per second; discharge, ·17 second~feet. 

June 6: Width, 4 feet; area, 1.7 square feet; mean velocity, 3.53 feet per. second; discharge, 6.0 second-feet. . 

July 29: Width, 2 feet; area, OA square foot; mean velocity, 2.75 feet per second; discharge, 1.1 second-feet. 

September 21: Width, 3 feet; area, 2 square feet; mean velocity, 0.95 foot per second; 

discharge, 1.9 second-feet. · 

Gable Ganyon Greek near (}len Helen, Gal.-This stream is a tributary of the Santa Ana 

River. A measurement was made July 13 by K. Sanborn. Measurement made over weir. 

Discharge, 1.66 second-feet: 

Devil Ganyon near Irvington Station, Gal.-This stream is a tributary of the Santa Ana 

River. A measurem!Wt was made July 13 byK. Sanborn at the mouth of the canyon, 100 

feet below head of M.·L. & W. Co.'s ditch. 

.i 

1 

. - J 
BANTA ANA. RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 103 

Discharge, 1.26 second-feet. 

East Twin Oreek near ArrowMad Springs; Oal.-This stream is a tributary of the Santa. 

Ana River. A measurement wa,s made September 23 by W. B. Clapp at the mouth of the 

canyon. Measurement made over weir. 

Discharge, 0.54 second-foot. 

Lytle Oreek near Rialto, Oal.-':l'hiB stream is one of the principal tributaries of the Santa 

Ana River. A measurement was made June 16 by K. Sari born at the head of Fontella Developmep.t Company's canal at the mouth of the canyon. Measflrement made over weir. 

Discharge, 23 second-feet. 

Mill Oreek near Mentone, Oal.-This stream is one of the principal tributaries of the 

Sarita Ana River. The following measurements were ffil!,de during 1905: 

.At road crossing between Mentone and Santa Ana Canyon, April14: Width, 16 feet; 

area, 11.2 square feet; mean velocity, 4.11 feet per second; ·discharge, 46 second-feet. This, 

is waste water and does not include water diverted by Crafton Zanja. 

At head of Crafton :;anja, September 23: Width, .7.7 feet; area, 4.7 square feet; mean 

velocity, 4.33 feet per second; discharge, 20 second-feet. 

Morton Canyon Oreek near Mentone, Oal.-This stream is a small tributary of Santa Ana 

River. A measurement was made September 22 by W. B. Clapp at the mouth of the canyon, 

500 feet above its junction with Santa Ana River. 

Width, 0.8 foot; area, 0.096 square foot; mean velocity, 1.67 feet per second; discharge, 

0.16 second-foot. 

Plunge Oreek near East.Higlllands, Oal.-This stream is a tributary of the Santa Ana. 

River. The following measurements were made during 1905: 

At road crossing Orange avenUe between Redlands and Highlands, April 15: Width, 16. 

feet; area, 5.f square feet; .meaJ;J. velocity, 1.94 feet per second; discharge, 9.9 seoond-feet. 

At cement ditch at the mouth of the canyon, September 22: Width, 2 feet; area, 0.6 

square foot; mean velocity, 1.67' foot per second; discharge, 1.0 second-foot. 

ReUlands tunnel near Mentone, Oal.~This is developed water from tunnel in the bed of the 

Santa Ana River at the mouth ·of the canyon. A measurement was made September 22 

over weir at the mouth·of the tunnel. 

Discharge, 1.1 second-feet. 

Santa Ana River near ReUlands, Oal.-A measurement of this stream was made at tpe road 

crossing at Orange avenue between Redlands and Highlands April H. 

Width, 55 feet; area, 34 square feet; mean velocity, 2.35 feet per second; disch~rge, 76 

second-feet. · 

Santa Ana River near Rincon, Oal.-The following measurements were made during 1905 

at the Rincon wagon bridge, at the lower end of San Bernardino Valley, and the hea'ii of the 

lower Santa Ana Canyon. These measurements, with the addition of those of Chino Creek, 

show the total discharge of the! Santa Ana River below all diversions -in San Bernardino 

Valley, and show the amount of, water which is used for irrigation in the vicinity of Orange, 

Santa Ana, Aliaheim, and Fullerton, Cal., diversions being made below this point of meas-. 

urement. . , 

The gage is a 1 by 4inch timber, graduated to feet and tenths and bolted to the first'caisson 

· from the south end of the Rincon wagon bridge. There is no bench mark. 

February 24: Width, 40 feet; area, 68 square feet; mean velocity,.3.01 feet per second; 

gage height, 3.63 feet; discharge, 205 second-feet. . 

April17: Width, 48 feet; area, 68 square feet; mean velocity, 2.53 feet per second;· gage 

height, 3.60 feet; discharge, 172 second-feet. , 

May 16: Width, 45 feet; area, 50 square feet; mean velocity, 2.30 feet per seconil; gage 

height, 3.35 feet; discharge, 115 second-feet. · 1 

June 6: Width, 45 feet; area, 44 square-feet; mean velocity, 1.98 feet per seconjl; gage 

height, 3.32 feet; discharge, 87 secorid-feet. · . : · 

July 29: Width, 48 feet; area, 34 square feet; mean velocity, 2 06 feet per secon!l; gage 

height, 3.25 feet; discharge, 70 second-feet. ' 
104 STREAM :MEASURE:M_ENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

September 21: Width, 46 feet; area, 39 square feet; mean velocity, 1.95 feet per second; 

gage height, 3.33 feet; discharge, 76 second-feet. 

Waterman Canyon Oreek or West Twin Oreek, near .Arrowhead Springs, Oal.-This stream 

is a tributary of Santa Ana River. A measurement was made July 13 by K. Sanborn at the 

bridge on the road to Waterman's ranch at the mouth of the canyon. 

·Discharge, 1.02 second-feet. 

SAN GABRIEL RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

The San Gabriel River rises in the Sierra Madre Mountains and, flowing in a southwesterly 

direction through the San Gabriel and Los Angeles valleys, discharges its waters into the 

Pacific Ocean near Long Beach, Cal. In the upper reaches of this basin there are numerous 

tributaries, which have their source in the higher elevations of the Sierra Madre Range. The 

topography in the upper reaches of this basin is rough and rugged, with deep and narrow 

canyons, while on the lower elevations the country is rolllng, with large areas of valley land. 

The formation on the higher mountain elevation is of granite, with a light soil covering, with 

sparse timber growth. As one approaches the middle elevations the covering is brush, with 

scattering timber, while in the foothill country there is nothing but a growth of grass. The 

gaging station on this stream is located at a point where the stream leaves the higher mountains in the vicinity of Azusa. Below this point the river enters San Gabriel Valley, where 

the stream has a comparatively light grade, the bed being composed of bowlders, gravel, and 

sand, in which the water quickly disappears, except in times of flood discharge. The waters 

of this stream again appear on the surface at the lower end of San Gabriel Valley, at the discharge from the foothills, where an obstruction to the underground passage forces the water 

to the surface, on which it flows for a short distance and again disappears in the sands of the 

fiat country below the foothills. The entire flow of this stream during the summer months 

is diverted at a point about 5 miles above the gaging station and is used for power purposes 

at the mouth of the canyon. From this point it is carried in ditches and used for irrigation 

in San Gabriel Valley. The water is again diverted where it appears on the surface at the 

lower end of this valley and is used for irrigation on the lower levels below this point. The 

mean precipitation in this basin varies from 15 to 30 inches and is principally in the form of 

rain. On small areas in the higher mountain elevations the precipitation is in the form of 

snow, which melts in the early spring months. 

SAN GABRIEL RIVER AND CANALS NEAR AZUSA, CAL. 

Owing to the numerous diversions, it has been difficult to obtain accurate discharge measurements at Azusa, but during 1898 the San Gabriel Electric Company completed its system, 

and measurements are now obtained with greater ease and hence with greater accuracy. 

The headworks of this company are located about 6 miles above the mouth of the canyon. 

The water is carried around the left side by a series of tunnels and conduits, and a head of 400 

feet is obtained where the electric power is generated. Weirs are placed on the conduit of 

the electric company and the water is measured at this point. The capacity of the conduit 

is 80 second-feet. 

The cable and gage are located about 1 mile from Azusa. During the season of low water 

for a period of from six to eight months the canals above the station divert the entire flow and 

there is no running water at the station. The total flow of the river is obtained by adding 

the daily discharge for the river to the figures for the corresponding dates for the canals. 

The channel is straight for 100 feet above and 500 feet below the cable and has a width of 

280 feet at high water. At low stages there are two channels having different elevations, and 

accurate measurements are difficult to obtain. The bed of the stream is composed of cobblestones and bowlders, and the current is swift. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car. The gage is a vertical 

staff. During 1905 the gage was read by Don. D. Morgan. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-8upply Papers Nos. 81, 100, 

and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 
SAN GA~H'EL RIVKR DRAINAGE BASIN. 105 

Discharge measurements of,Ran GolJriel River and canals near Azusa, Ool., in -1905. 

~ 

. Date. I :, Discharge. 

,y rographer. h~J~ft. Riv(\r. Canal .. Total. 

J · I Feet. Sec.-feet. Sec.-feet. Sec.-feet. 

February 10 ... , E. C. La Rue ... L -------------------------- 2.20 190 66 256 

February 17 ___ ..... do ............. -------------------------- 3.50 560 66 626 

March 12 ...... , R. S. Hawley __ . ___ -------------------------- 9.30 11,055 72 11,127 

March 14 __ .. .. W. B. Clapp __ • __ . __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 5. 30 2,030 70 2, 100 

March 16. --·--j.R. S. Hawley .. · ... ---------------------,---- 5.·80 a,225 80 3,305 

March24 ........... do .......... l-- -------------------------- 4.20 611 54 665 

Marbh' 31. __ .... ____ .do .. ______ .: -1-. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 3. 80 400 80 480 

April 1.3.------ ..... do ............ l-- -------------------------- 3.45 262 ·so 342 

April19. ------ ..... do ........... l;_ -------------------------- 3,30 190 80 270 

May 2 ________ . ____ .do .. ____ ........ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 4.12 553 80 633 

May9 .............. do ........... ; .. -------------·------------ 3.50 288 80 368 

June5 .............. do .... ·------,-1-- -------------------------- 2.91 _ 97 80 177 

June23 ....... W.B.Clapp .... f. -------------------------- 2.60 41 84 125 

Jnly 5 _______ · __ Hawley and Claajp ______________ ·---- ____ ... 2. 28 17 85 102 

November 4 .... W. B. Clapp. --J- -------------------------- ,_________ 00 30 30 

Daily g~ge height, i'lllfe ~. of Ban GolJriel River near Azusa, Oal.,for 1905. 

____ __:_ __ D_a_y_. ___ .--li-+---· _J_a_n_. ___ F_eb_. __ M_a_r._I_A_p_r. __ M_a_y._ ·_J_un_e_. __ J_uJ_Y·_ 

1.-----·-- __ · ________ -------- ---- --· j .. ---------

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1:: 

4 •• -------------------------------1--

5. - ------------------------------. j_-

6.--------- -------·----------- ----· i-- --------. 

;,·····:·····:·············t········ 

~······························•:1•• 16. -·---··---····- .. ·····------··-·j .......... . 17---.----.--.--------------.----. ~--

18. ------· ·-----. ·------.------ ... j ... --·----· 

~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::t:··--·----

~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::j::··.-·-·--- 25.---------- --· ------·------ ---- ·-'-- --------

26. --·----·---------------------·+--- -------- 27. ----------------------·-------1--- --·----· 28. ------------------------------ ~- --

=····· : : •• +• 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.55 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.6 

5.5 

a4.75 

4.0 

3.0 

2. 7 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

a3.0 

a3.5 

a3.5 

3.1 

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1 

·2.1 

2.1 

2.3 

2.3 

1. 7 

1.7 

1.65 

1. 65 

1. 7 

9.3 

a7.3 

5.3 

4. 7 

-5.8 

5.1 

4.8 

4.7 

4.4 

4.3 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

a4,2 

•4.1 

a4J0 

4.0 

a3.9 

3.8 

•3.8 

•3. 75 

•3. 75 

•3.7 

•3. 7 

a3.65 

•3.65 

a3.6 

•3.6 

a3.55 

a3;55 

a3.5 

3.5 

3.45 

a3.·4 

a3.4 

a3.4 

•3.35 

3.3 

3.~ 

3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.05 

3.1 2.95 2.4 

3.7 2;95 2.35 

3.4 2.95 2.35 

3.3 2.9 2.35 

3.2 2.9 2.25 

3.2 .2.9 2.25 

3.2 2.85 2.2 

4.0 2.85 2.15 

3.6 2.85 2.15 

3.5 2.8 2.15 

3.4 2.8 2.55 

3.4 2.8 2.15 

3.3 2.8 2.15 

3.3 2.8 2.1 

3.3 2.75 2.1 

3.3 ~-7 2.05 

3.3 2. 7 2.0 

3.3 2.7 1.9 

3.3 2.65 1.8 

3.2 2.6 1.5 

3.2 2.6 (b) 

3.2 2.6 

3.2 2.6 

3.15 2.6 

3.1 2.55 

3.1 2.55 

3.1 2.55 

3.1 2.5 

3.1 2.45 

<!.05 2.45 

3.0 -------- -·------

a Esti:plateil. : : b Dry from July 21 to December 31. · 

NoTE.-Gage washed out on MJrcb. 12; replaced April 19. Gage heights taken with a level between 

March 12 and April19. . l . lRR 177-06-8 1 . · 

I 
~~~- Dii!Clb&rp. 

G . Discharge-. h=. Dischitge.l Ga~e Dii!Cha.tge. h=·· heig t. 

Feet. Second-fed. Feet. BeCO'Tid-feet. Feet. Becooit-feet. Feet. BeCO'Tid-feet. 

1.10 0 2.50 :1m 3.60 610 4.70 1,620 

1,00 5o 2.60. 231 3.70 670 4.80 1,-'100 

1.60 66 2. 70 259 3.80 730 4.90 1,900 

L70 78 2..80 289 3.90 800 5.00 2,050 

),80 88 2.90. '320 4.00 870 5.10 2,220 

·1.90 . 101 3.00 ... • 351 .4.10 950 ' 5.20 2,390 

2.0Q 115 3.10 ' 390 4.2o l,o4o 5.30 2,570 

'2.10 130, 3.20 430 4.30 1,140 5.40 2,750 

~20 147 3.30 170 4.40 1,250 o.oo 2,940 

2.30 165 3.40 ol3 4.00 1,370 I 

2.40 185 3.50 060 4.60 i,490 

NOTE.-The above table is appllca.ble·only for open-cha.Dnel conditiol)S, It Is biLSild on dli!Chlttge 

measureillentsmadedurlngfl.rst pa.rtof1905; 1904table applies from January 1 to Februa.ryl,lnolusive. 

Bto.tiOO.rci.ting tolil6f(11' Ban (}abrit], River near .Azusa, OaJ..,jrom March _12 to D~er 31, 1906. . 

h=,. Disoharge. h~. Discl!&rge.j h~Tt. Dlscha.rge. · = Discha.rge. 

I h t.· 

Feet. isecQM.,fe~. 'Feet; BeCO'Tid-feet. feet; · . . . . I 

Becoott-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.70 .· l: 3·20 ,110· 4 •. 70' 1,040 6.40' 4,499 

i.80 . 2./i 3.30 202 4.80 1,160. . 6.60 4,951 

i.90 4.o 3.4o' 237 4.90 . 1,a0o. '6.80 o,403 

2.00 7 3.00 273 .;.oo 1,460 7.00 o,855· 

2.10 10 3.60 . 311 o.1o 1,1140 7.20 '6,307 

2.20 14 3.70 351 .;.20 1,830 7.40 o;7o9 

2.30 18 3.11!1 394 o.30 2,030' 7.60 7,211 

2.40 24· 3 .. 90 441 5.40 2,2411 7.80 7,863 

2.00 32 4.00 492 5.00 2,470. ·' 8.00 8,116 

2.00 42 4.10 5liO 5.60 2,695 8.20 8,967 

2.70 00 4.20 .616 o.70 2,920 8.40 9,019 

2.80 71 4.00 687 li.80 . 3,145 s.oo. 9,471 

2.90 90 . 4.40 762. .5.90 3,370 8.80.· 9,923 

3.00 11~ 4.50 841 6.00 3,1i95 9.00 10,371i 

3.10 i4l/ 4.60 "930 6.20 .· 4,047 9.20 10,828 

'J; ' NOTE.~The aboVe tllihl&.ls a;ppJieable only for i!pen-oha.Dllill eoudltlons, lt is biLSild on 11 dl~ ·Dleasuremen~ ·~ \1~ 1905. ' . . ,, 
SAN GABlfiEL RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Daily ,discharge, in seiXYTI}ijeet, of San Gabrid canals near Azusa, Cal., for 1905. 

I 

Day. Jau. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. I Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

-,---------1--------

! ............... 30 34 67 llO 80 80 85 55 34 30 29 

2 ......•.•.•.... 23 67 '7 80 80 80 85 54 33 29 ,29 

3 •.•.....•....•. 21 70 67 80 80 80 86 54 32 28 29 

4 •.•...••.•.•... 20 78 67 80 80 80 85 53 33 28 29 

5 ......•.•...... 19.5 68 jo 80 80 80 85 52 34 28 29 

6 •.••.••••.••.•. 19 78 q7 80 80 80 86 50 35 25 32 

7 ..••.•••••..... 18.5 69 72 80 80 80 86 47 34 28 44 

8 ............... 18.5 86 ~2 80 48 80 85 46 33 28 95 

9 ••••.•......... 41 74 ~2 80 80 80 85 45 32 27 53 

10 •.•.•.••...•... 59 66 72 50 80 80 85 45 32 27 42 

11. ...••.•....... 40 66 72 80 80 73 71 46 32 27 38 

12 •.•.•..•........ 35 66 ~2 80 80 73 74 44 32· 27 36 

13 ............... 31 66 0 80 80 76 75 44 32 28 36 

14 ............... 29 66 70 80 80 76 74 43 31 29 34 

15 ............... 27 66 ~9 80 80 0 74 43 31 29 34 

16 ....... : ....... 30 67 So 80 80 78 74 42 30 29 45 

17 ............... 30 66 ·so 80 80 78 74 41 31 30 53 

18 ............... 28 68 ' 80 80 80 78 74 40 31 30 43 

19 ..•.......•.•.. 28 69 7p 80 80 78 73 41 30 30 40 

20 ............... 27 68 80 80 80 78 73 41 29 29 42 

21. .............. 55 68 80 80 80 78 70 40 29 29 41 

22 ............... 67 68 

~~ 80 80 88 69 40 28 31 39 

23 ............... 67 68 80 80 84 6~ 39 30 32 38 

24 ............... 57 67 54 80 80 84 67 38 30 31 37 

25 ............... 46 68 69 80 80 84 64 38 30 30 37 

26 ............... 41 67 so 80 80 84 62 36 29 29 37 

27 ............... 40 67 80 80 80 84 64 36 30 29 97 

28 ............... 38 67 80 80 80 84 62 35 31 28 87 

29 ............... 37 ------- sp 80 80 81 60 34 32 28 62 

30 ............... 36 ---···- so 80 80 84 68 33 31 29 53 

31. .............. 34 ------- ~0 ------- 80 ------- 56 33 ------- 28 -------

Estirrwied mont!Uy disCharge of San Gabriel River a near .Azusa, Cal., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 222 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

107 

Dec. 

--

50 

47 

45 

44 

44 

42 

42 

41 

39 

37 

37 

37 

38 

39 

39 

39 

39 

39 

38 

46 

42 

39 

38 

37 

38 

38 

38 

38 

37 

37 

38 

Month. Maxiniunr. Mininlunr. Mean. 

Total in acre-feet. Sec?nd-feet Depth 

per ,;;a~are in inches. 

,January ....................... 108 18.5 36.6 2,251 0.165 0.190 

February •..................... 3,010 34 466 25,880 2.10 2.19 

March ......................... 11,130 142 1,222 75,140 5.50 6.34 

April. ......................... 474 206 329 19,580 1.48 1.65 

May ........................... 540 193 278 17,090 1.25 1.44 

June ........................... 182 63 139 8,271 .626 .698 

July ........................... 109 56 83.0 5,103 .374 .431 

August ........................ 55 33 42.8 2,631 .193 .222 

September ..................... 35 28 31.4 1,869 .141 .157 

October ....................... 32 27 28.8 1, 771 .130 .150 

November .............. : ...... 97 29 44. 7, 2,660 .201 .224 

December ..................... 50 37 40.1 2,466 .181 .209 

The year ................ 11,130 18.5 2,284 164,700 1.03 13.90 

a Includes water in canal. 
108 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

J![[SCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS IN SAN GABRmL RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

The following is a list of miscellaneous discharge measurements made in the San Gabriel 

River drainage basin during 1905: 

Baldwin ditch near El Monte, Cal.-This ditch diverts water from the Rio Hondo River 

and is used for irrigation of land in the vicinity of the Old Mission. A measurement was 

made October 6 by W. B. Clapp at Old Mission Bridge, 4 miles below El Monte, Cal. 

Width, 1.2 feet; area, 1.4 square feet; mean velocity, 2.14 feet per second; discharge, 3.0 

second-feet. 

Cate ditch near El Monte, Cal.-This ditch diverts water from the San Gabriel River and 

is used for the irrigation of land in the vicinity of Rivera, Cal. A measurement was made 

October 6 by W. B. Clapp in flume at road crossing nea~ county road between El Monte and 

Whittier and about 5 miles below El Monte. 

Width, 4 feet; area, 7.7 square feet; mean velocity, 1.45 feet per second; discharge, 11.2 

second-feet. 

Ranchito or Standerford ditch near El Monte, Cal.-This ditch diverts water from the San 

Gabriel River and is used for the irrigation of land in the vicinity of Rivera and Downey, 

Cal. A measurement was made October 6 by W. B. Clapp 25 feet below head-gate and 

about 5 miles below El Monte, Cal. 

. Width, 11.8 feet; area, 11 square feet; mean velocity, 1.42 feet per second; discharge, 

15.6 second-feet. 

Los Nietos or Banta ditch.-This ditch diverts water from the San Gabriel River and is 

used for the irrigation of land in the vicinity of Los Nietos, Cal. A measurement was made 

October 6 by W·. B. Clapp 100 feet below head-gate of Ranchito ditch. . " 

Width, 18 feet; area, 14.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.14 feet per second; discharge, 

16.8 second-feet. 

Rio Hondo near El Monte, Cal.-This stream constitutes one branch of the San Gabriel 

River. A measurement was made October 6 by W. B. Clapp at Old Mission Bridge, 4 

miles below El Monte ttnd below the diversion of the Baldwin ditch. 

Width, 13 feet; are~, 12 square feet; mean velocity, 1.75 feet per second; discharge, 21 

second-feet. 

Rincon ditch near FJl Monte, Cal.-This ditch diverts waterfrom the San Gabriel River 

2 miles below Southerjn Pacific Railroad bridge and is used for irrigation of land in the 

vicinity of Rincon, Cal;. A measurement was made October 6 by W. B. Clapp at road crossing, one-half mile east' of the Durfee ranch. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 3.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.06 feet per second; discharge, 3.4 

second-feet. 

Sheep Creek ditch near El Monte, Cal.-This ditch diverts water from Sheep Creek, a tributary of San Gabriel River. A measurement was made October 6 by W. B. Clapp in flume 

at road crossing, 1 mile east of Durfee ranch. 

Width, 3 feet; area, 2.1 square feet; mean velocity, 2.19 feet per second; discharge, 4.6 

second-feet. 

Santa Anita Creek near Sierra Madre, Cal.-This stream is a tributary of the San Gabriel 

River. A measurement was made October 23 by W. B. Clapp at the mouth of the canyon 

above Baldwin diversion. 

Width, 3 feet; area, 1.0 square foot; mean velocity, 1.50 feet per second; discharge, 1.5 

second-feet. 

San Gabriel River near El Monte, Cal.-A measuremen"t was made of this stream on April 

13 by R. S. Hawley at wagon bridge, 2 miles east of El Monte, Cal. 

Width, 56 feet; area, 20 square feet; mean velocity, 2.35 feet per second; discharge, 4'1 

second-feet. 
S0t1Tij:Elt.N PACIFIC OCEAN DRAINAGE. 109 

I 

LOS ANGELES RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

i DESCRIPTION OF BASIN, 

The Los Angeles River i$ fornied by the Tujunga, Pacoima, and other. small creeks which 

have their source in the Si~rrlli Madre Range of mountains to the northeast of th~ city of Los 

Angeles. These streams l~avil the mountains at a point about 25 miles above the city and 

enter the comparatively ~at country of San Fernando Valley, where, except in times of 

excessive flood, the watel"!j disappear in the sand and. gravel washes of the valley. These 

waters again make their aJ)pearance at the lower end of this valley, where a secondary range 

of hills, extending from east t~ west, forces the waters to the surface in what is known as Los 

Angeles River. · Below thi~ point the river discharges through the flat country of Los .Angeles 

Valley, finally entering th~ Pltcific Ocean near the town of Long Beach, Cal. During the 

summer months the entinj fl<)w of Los Angeles River is diverted at a point about 5 miles 

above Los Angeles for the 6upply of the city, and only a small amount of water passes this 

point except during flood !discharge of the river. The topography is· rough in the upper 

reaches of this drainage ~~iJ:!I, the streams discharging in deep, narrow canyons. In this 

portion of the drainage ba~in the formation is of granite, with good soil covering and light 

timber and heavy brush grbwj;h. There is a considerable area of foothill country within this 

basin, lying between the b'¥!e of the Sierra Madre Range and Los Angeles Valley, which has 

a light covering of brush aljtd grass. The soil of San Fernando Valley consists principally of 

.river wash, coarse sand, a*d gravel, except along the base of the mountains and foothills, 

where the soil is of good depth and is under a high state of cultivation. The soil of Los 

o Angeles Valley, below the ~ity of Los .Angeles, consists of a light sandy loam and is under a 

high state of cultivation. i The mean precipitation throughout this basin is from 15 to 30 

inches and falls in the form! of rain, except on small !Lreas on the higher mountain elevations. ' . . 

JfiSCELLANEOU'S lltE~SUREMENTS IN LOS ANGELES RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

The following is a list uf ~ispellaneous discharge measurements made in Los Angeles River 

drainage basin during 190~: 

.Arroyo Beco near Pa&ade?!,a,.Oal.-This stream is a tributary of Los Angeles River. The 

following measurements w~re made on this stream during 1905 by W. B. Clapp: 

.At mouth of canyon, 5 n).iles above Pasadena, Cal., April 11: Width, 13.5 feet; area, 8.1 

square feet; mean velocity!, 2,11 feet per second; discharge, 17.1 second-feet. 

At Devils Gate, 3 miles! abpve Pasadena, Cal., April 11: Width, 8 feet; area, 8.7 square 

.feet; mean velocity, 1.44 f~et per second; discharge, 12.5 second-fel)t . 

. At point 1,000 feet aboye submerged dam of Pasadena Land and Water Company, at 

Pasadena, Cal., April11: !WHith, 8 feet; area, 2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.30 feet per 

second; discharge, 2.6 see<jndtfeet. 

At sycamore grove, near Morgan's south line, Los Angeles, Cal., by J. B. Lippincott, 

October 27: Width, 1.1 fe~t;• area, 0.16 square foot; mean velocity, 0.64 foot per second; 

discharge, 0.10 second-foot!. 

At sycamore grove, 60Q feet above Morgan's south line, October 27: Width, 1.2 feet; 

area, 0.20 square foot; in~an •velocity, 1.14 feet per second; discharge, 0.23 second~foot. 

Big Tejunga Creek neariBumland, Oal.~This stream is a tributary of the Los .Angeles 

River. The following me~u:r)ements were made during 1905 by R, S. Hawley: 

At mouth of canyon, 1 1mile above Sunland, Cal., April12: Width, 25 feet; area, 13.7 

square feet; mean velocit~, 4;45 feet per second; discharge, 61 second-feet. 

- At Southern Pacific Co~pD!lly's railroad crossing near Pacoima, Cal., April 12: Width, 

25 feet; area, 10.3 square feet; mean velocity, 2.82 feet per second; discharge, 29 secondfeet. : ' · 

Two miles below Southtrni Pacific Railroad bridge at Pacoima, Cal., April 12: No· discharge. ! • 
110 STREAM MEASUREMENTS l:N 1905, PART XU!. 

LiJile Tejunga Greek near Sunl~Lnd, Gal.-This stream is a tributary of Los Angeles River 

and discharges into Big Tejunga Creek below Sunland. A measurement was made Aprilll 

by R. S. Hawley at mouth of canyon two-thirds of a mile above the junction with Big 

Tejunga Creek. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 1.6 square feet; mean velocity, 2.06 feet per second; discharge, 3.3 

second-feet. 

Pacoima Greek near Fernando, Gal.-This stream is a tributary of Los Angeles River. 

The following measurements were made during 1905 by R. S. Hawley: 

At mouth of canyon, 5 miles above Fernando, Cal., April12: Width, 20 feet; area, 7.3 

square feet; mean velocity, 4.11 feet per second; discharge, 30 second-feet. 

At Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Fernando, Cal., April12: Width, 10 

feet; area, 6.2 square feet; mean velocity, 2.84 feet per second; discharge, 1i6 second-feet. 

Three miles below Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, near Fernando, Cal., April12: No 

discharge. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS ON LOS ANGELES RIVER. 

The following measurements were made on Los Angeles River at Los Angeles, Cal., during 

1905: 

At Fourth Street Bridge.-March 13: Width, 120 feet; area, 446 square feet; mean velocity, 10.15 feet per second; discharge, 4,525 second-feet. 

At Huron street.-Apri112: Width, 38 feet; area, 20 square feet; mean velocity, 2.15 feet 

per second; discharge, 43 second-feet. 

At Ninth Street Bridge.-April12: Width, 13 feet; area, 5.8 square feet; mean velocity,. 

2.19 feet per second; discharge, 12.7 second-feet. 

During the summer of 1905 measurements were made to determine the amount of water 

diverted by the city of Los Angeles for domestic supply and also to determine the amount of 

water which passes the city's diversion point. The amount of water diverted for the city!s 

supply is shown in measurements made in the 44-inch conduit and the main supply conduit. 

The amount of water discharging in the river below these points of diversion is shown by 

measurements made at Huron street. The following measurements were made during 1905 

at these points: 

Measurements on Los Angeles River in Los Angeles. 

Main Huron street. 44-inch 

Date. conduit :~J'J'~ Mean Dis- discharge. discharge. Width. Area. velocity. charge. 

-·------

Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft. Feet. Sq.ft. Ft.per sec. Sec.-ft. 

May 15 ••.•.•... __ ..••.. _ .. ____ ....... 42 11 24 7.2 '1.47 10.6 

June 22 ..•••...•.. __ ..... --.-- ........ 38 9.9 16 3.2 1.0.3 3.3 

July 28 •••.•. __ .... __ ........ __ ....•.. 37 8.4 6 2.2 1. 77 4.6 

September 19 ................ _________ 35.3 8.7 6 2.2 1.55 3.4 
SOUTHERN P AOIFIO OOEAN DRAINAGE. 111 

MALIBU CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Malibu Creek rises in the Santa Monica Mountains and enters the Pacific Ocean about 15 

miles above the town of Santa Monica. This stream is formed. by Trlunfo and Las Virgenes creeks, which drain the northern portion of the Santa Monica Range and the lower 

foothill country to the north. The formation throughout this ·basin is shale, sandstone, 

and conglomerate, with good soil covering. There is a sparse growth of timber on the higher 

elevations, but a greater portion of this area has a covering of brush and grass used extensively for pasturage, with limited areas of cultivated land for the raising of grain. A reservoir has been constructed on the upper reaches of the Triunfo Creek and the waters are 

used for irrigation within the basin during the summer months. This reservoir covers an 

area of about 300 acres when filled. 

The mean precipitation in this basin amounts to about 25 inches and falls wholly in the 

form of rain. 

MALmU CREEK NEAR CALABASAS, CAL. 

This station was established November 29, 1901, by S. G. Be~nett. It is located at 

Chapman's ranch, 40 miles from Los Angeles, by wagon road, and 8 miles southwest of Calabasas, about one-fourth mile below the mouth of Las Virgenes Creek. 

The channel section-is poor and subject to change during high water, but is at the only 

point where an observer could be secured. The excessive cost of visiting the station has 

made it impossible to obtain as many meter measurements as desired, but the observer is 

instructed to take float velocities at various gage heights, and these data, with cross sections and slope, are used in addition to meter measurements for computing discharges for 

use in constructing rating curves arid tables. The estimated discharge is a rough approximation only. 

The channel is straight for about 600 feet above the station and curved for about 300 

feet below. The current is swift. Both banks are high. The right bank is rocky, and 

the bed of the stream is composed of rock and gravel. 

, The initial point for soundings is on the right bank. The gage rod is a vertical staff 

fastened to an alder tree on the right bank. During 1905 the gage was read by J. G. Chapman. The bench mark is a cross on a small projection on a rock bluff about 10 feet southwest of the gage rod; elevation, 5.43 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 100 and 

134 of the United States Geological Survey. . 

Date. 

Discharge measu~ements of Malibu Creek near Calabasas, Cal., in 1905. 

Hydrographer. . Area of Mean Gage Wtdth. section. velocity. height. 

Discharge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

April20 ....... R. S. Hawley....................... 9 6.2 1.5 0.9 9.3 

May 12 ............. do ........................ ,..... 9 6.3 1.35 .82 8.5 
112 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, uf Malibu Oreek near Calabasas, Oal.,for 1905. 

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

-----1---1----------------------

1............... 1.2 1.2 

2............... 1.2 1.3 

3............... 1.2 1.6. 

4............... 1.2 2.85 

5............... 1.2 J.85 

6 ••••• c......... 1.2 2.1 

7 •••• .-.......... 1.2 1.3 

8 •••••••• :...... 1.2 1.2 

9............... 1.2 1.15 

10............... 1.2 1.15 

11............... 1.2 1.15 

12 .......... ·..... 1.2 1.15 

13............... 1.2 1.15 

14... ......... ... 1.2 1.1 

15............... 1.2 . 1.1 

16............... 1.2 1.8 

1.1 1.5 

1.1 1.25 

1.1 1.2 

1.1 1. 2 

1.1 1.2 

1.1 .1.25 

1.1 1.25 

1.1 1.25 

1.1 1.2 

1.1 1.2 

1.0 1.2 

7.6 1.1 

4.2 1.25 

3.25 1.0 

3.25 1.0 

4. 75 1.0 

17............... 1.2 

18............... 1.2 

19............... 1.22 

20 ............•. ·. 1.25 

2L.............. 1.3 

1.65 3.55 1.0 

22 .... ;.......... 1.24 

23 ............ :.. 1.2 

24............... 1.2 

2-5............... 1.2 

26............... 1.2 

27 ...... _........ 1.2 

28 •• c............ 1.2 

29............... 1.2 

30............... 1.2 

31............... 1.2 

1.55 2.R .9 

1.4 2.5 .9 

1.3 2.4 .9 

1.2 2.4 . :9 

1.2. 2.3 .9 

1.15 2.2 .9 

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1 
MALIBU CREEK DR.A.IN.AGE B.ASIN. 113 

Estimated monthly discharge of Malibu Oreek near Oalaba8as, Oal:,jor 1905. 

[Drainage area, 97 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean.' 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

I Run-o:fl'. 

I Second-feet Depth 

per s9.uare in !riches. I mile. 

-----------1----1----'---1---·1----, ---

January ... : ....................... 10 5 5.4 332 0.056 0.065 

February ........................ 560 2 36.1 2,005 .372 .387 

March ..•........................ 6,800 1 484. 29,760 4.99 5.75 

Aprti. ........................... 41 8 14.4 857 .148 .165 

May .. = .......................... 24 4 7.3 ,449 .075 .086 

June ............................. 4 3 3.8 226 .039 .044 

July ............................. 3 3 3.0 184 .031 .036 

August .......................... 3 3 3.0 184 .031 .036 

September .................... _ .. 3 2.1 125 .022 .024 

October ......................... 2 1.1 68 .011 .013 

November ....................... 4 2 3.6 214 .O:S7 .041 

December ....................... 4 3 3.7 228 .038 .044 

The year .................. 6,800 47.3 34,630. .488 6.69 

NOTE.-The estimated monthly discharg~ is only an approximation. 

' TRI't1NFO CREEK NEAR CALABASAS, CAL. 

This station is located 8 miles· southwest of Calabasas, Cal., about one-half mile abov1:1 

the mouth of Las Virgenes Creek. _ 

The channel section is poor and subject to change during high water, but is at .the only 

point where an observer could be secured. The excessive cost of visiting the station has 

made it impossible to obtain as many meter measurements as desired, but th6 observer is 

instructed to take float velocities during floods at various gage heights, and these -data, 

with cros8 ·sections and grade of stream, are used in addition to meter measurements for 

computing discharges for use in constructing rating curves and tables. The estimated 

discharge from this stream is a rough approximation only. 

The channel is straight for about 400 feet above and 800 feet below· the station, and 

the water is swift. Both banks are high and rocky. The bed of the stream is cilmposed 

of gravel and sand and is shifting. 

The initial point for soundings is on the right bank. The gage rod is a vertical staff 

bolted to rock cliff on right bank. During 1905 the gage was read by J. G. Chapman. 

The bench mark is a cross· on a point of rock 3.5 feet above the bed of the creek on the 

right bank; elevation, 4.53 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this section is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 100 and 

134 of the United States Geological Survey. 
~ -:::--

114 ST~EAM MEASUREMEN'l'S IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Discharge ~ements of Triunfo Oreek nea:r OalolJasas, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Ga~e Dissection. velocity. heig t. charge. 

Feet. Sq.jt .. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

April20 ........ R. S. Hawley ....... ·., ...........•.. 15 7.1 1.13 1.60 8.0 

Mayl2 •.•...... ..... do ••••.•••.•..••....•.• ~---····· 17 6.3 1.13 1.44" 7.1 

Doily gage height, in feet, of Tri'll:nfo Oreek nea:r Oalo1Jasas, Oal., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. .July; 

!. ........................................... ........... 0.00 0.5 1.3 1.3 1.0 

2 ...•......•......•...........•••...•.•.•••.. .75 .5 1.5 1.3 1.i 

3 •.••................................•.••.•.• ........... .9 .5 1.5 1.3 1.1 

4 ••...........•••..........•••••........ , .... .......... 2.15 .5 1.5 1.3 1.1 

5 ..••..•.••••.......•.............. ~---······ ......... 1.55 .5 1.5 1.3 1.1 

6 ••.•.........•.............•.•.•....•..••... ............ 2.2 .5 1.5 1.3 1.1 

7 ...... .,; ......... ~-~. ................................ .............. 1.55 .5 1.6 1.4 1.3 1.1 

8 •...........•..•.•....•.................•. ,. .............. 1.0 .5 1.6 .8 1.3 1.1 

9 .•••.•.•.••••••....•.••••••.•••..•••••.•.••. ............. -!! .5 1.6 .4 1.3 1.2 

10 ...................•.......•...•............ ............. .7 .45 1.5 1.3 1.2 

11 ••••.••.•....•.••••••.•.•...•••••. : ••.•.•••. ............. .55 .45 1.55 1.25 1.2 

12 ............... ······················-~---·· .... · ....... ;5 6.0 1.5 1.25 1.2 

13 ........•...................•....•••...•.••• .............. .5 2.55 1.5 1.25 1.2 

14 ........•..............................•.... ............ .3 2.15 1.5 1.2 1.25 1.2 

15 •.•............ · .............•.•....•.•.•.•.. ................ .3 2.05 1.5 1.2 1.25 1.2 

16 .......................•.....•.•..•.....•••. ............ 1.55 3.3 1.5 1.2 1.25 1.2 

17 .•......•.•..•...•............... , ....••.... ............. 1.45 3.1 1.5 1.2 1.25 1.2 

18 .•.................••......... : ••.....•..•... .............. 1.3 2.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 

19 •••....................•••...•.............. ............ 1.2 2.25 1.4 1;2 1.2 1.2 

20 ...................•.....•.•.•...... , ...•... ............. 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 

21. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ............ .9 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 

22 .......... ; ................................. .............. .85 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 

23 .•••. , ...................................... ............ .8 1.1 1.2 L2 l.t 

24 ............................................ ............. .8 2.2 1.2 1.2 p 

25 ............................................. ............. .7 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.1 

26 ..•..•.....•...... ; ......................... .............. .7 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 

27 ............................................. ........... ~7 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 

28 ............................................ ................ .6 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.1· 

29 .•••.•••.•.•..•....•••.•••••.••...•.•..•.•.• .............. .............. 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 

30 ........................ · .................... 1 ............ ............. 1.4 1.3 1.0 1.0 

31 ••••.....•.........•••.• , •. , .•.........••••. ............ ............... 1.4 1.3 0.0 

· NoTE.-Creek dry Jan 2 to Feb. 1, Apr. 23 to :May 6, :May 10.13, Aug. 1 to Dec. 31. 
S.A.NT.A. Ct.A.lU RIVER DR.A.1N.A.GE D.A.SIN. 115 

Estimated 'ITIIYfliiJ,y discharge of Tri:u:nfo Oreik near Oal,ohasas, Oal., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 72 square miles.] 

Discharge :in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month •. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total fn ·second-feet acr&-feet. · per square Depth mile. ln inChes. 

January .••...............•.•.... 0 0 0.0 0 o.o " 0.0 

February •• ______________________ 410 0 26.2 1,455 .:Jl!4 .379 

March·-·-----------------·-·---- 5,000 353.0 21,700 4.90 5.65 

ApriL----·-----·--------------·- 40 0 11.2 666 .156 .174 

May .••.. :·-----------·---·-·---- 6 0 1.0 61 .014 .016 

June·-·----··-·-----·------------- 2 1 1.3 77. .018 .020 

JulY·-----------·-----··--······- 0 .97 60 .013 .015 

August .. --------- __ --·---------- 0 0 .0 0 .o .0 

September .. ___ ----- __ -----·----- 0 0 .o 0 .0 .0 

October •.••.••. __________________ 0 0 .0 0 .o .o 

November--------·-------------- 0 0 .0 0 .0 .0 

December. ___ •. ---------·------- 0 0 .0 0 .o .o 

The year.·--·--·---------- 5,000 0 32.8 24,020 .455 6.25 

'NoTE.-The estimated monthly diecharge is only an approximation. 

SANTA CLARA RIVER DRAINAGE .BABIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

The Santa Clara River· rises in the Coast Range in the northwestern part of Los Angeles 

County and flows in a westerly direction, discharging its waters into the Pacific Ocean 

near Ventura, Cal. It has numerous tributaries from the north, all of which are torrential 

in their character, having a heavy discharge during the winter months. This stream has 

a comparatively flat grade, flowing over a sandy and gravelly bed, into which it sinks 

during a greater portion of the year. At numerous points along its course the water rises 

to the surface during the summer and flows for a short distance, again disappearing in 

the sand. At points where the waters make their appearance on the surface numerous 

diversions are made for irrigation along the valley, where the soil is deep and is under the 

highest state of cultivation, this being especially the case on the lower reaches of the river 

below the town of Santa Paula. The principal tributaries of this stream are Piru Creek, 

Sespe Creek, and Santa Paula Creek, all of which produce a very heavy flood discharge 

of short (,luration during the rainy season, but during the summer months have a light 

discharge. On the upper reaches of the principal tributaries of this stream the topography 

is rough and broken, the streams discharging through deep canyons. This is especially 

noticeable on the Sespe Creek. On the upper reaches of the main stream the country is 

rolling and has a sparse covering of timber with a considerable growth of brush and grass, 

and is used extensively for pasturage. The formation is of shale, sandstone, and conglomerate throughout the entire basin. The precipitation is extremely light in the upper 

reaches of this basin, but increases on the lower reaehes nearer the Pacific Ocean and 

falls in the form of rain. 

JIIISOELI.ANEO'UB liEASUREIDNTB IN SANTA CLARA RIVER. DRAINAGE BASIN. 

The following is a. list of miscellaneous discharge measurements made in the Santa. Clara. 

River drainage basin during 1905: 

Oamvlos ditch near Oamvlos, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from the Santa. Clara. River 

1 mile above Camulos, Cal. The water is used for the irrigation of land at Camulos. A 

measurement was made October 19 by W. B. Clapp in a. flume about 1,000 feet below the 

head of the canal. 
118 STREAM 'MEASUREMENTS !N 1905, PART XIII. 

Width, 3.5 feet; areQ., 3.5 squ~re feet; mean velocity; 2.17 feet per second; dischargll, 7.6 

second-feet. · 

Farmers' canal near Banta Pa'llla, Oal.-This canal diverts water from the Santa Clara 

River at a point 1 mile above Santa Paula, Cal. The water is used for irrigation of land 

between Santa Paula and Saticoy, Cal. A measurement wa.S made October 21 by W. B. 

Clapp in flume 200,feet below where canal crosses Santa Clara River, about 1 mile above the 

town of Santa Paula, Cal. 

Width, 4 feet; area, 4.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.50 feet per second; discharge, 7.2 

second-feet; ' 

Grees ditCh near Santa Paula, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from the Santa Clara River 

about 1 mile above the town of Santa Paula, Cal. The water is used for the irrigation of . 

land between Santa Paula and Saticoy. A measurement was made on October 21 by W. B. 

Clap{> at a point 200 feet below head of ditch and about 1 mile above the town of Santa 

Paula, Cal. 

Width, 8 feet; area, 6.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.39 feet per second; discharge, 9.2 

second-feet. 

Piru Land and Water O(fTnpany's upper diversion near Esperanza, Oal.-This water is 

diverted from Piru Ci-eek for domestic and irrigation purposes in the town of Piru, Cal. A 

measurement was made October 20 by W. B. Clapp at point of diversion at head of pipe line, 

1 mile above the town of Esperanza, Cal. 

Width, 5 feet; area, 1.5 square feet; mean velocity, 0.93 foot per second; diilcharge, 1.4 

second-feet. . 

Piru Oreek near Esperanza, Oal.-This stream is a tributary of the Santa Clara River. A 

measurement was made October 20 by W. B. Clapp at point 1 mile above Esperanza, Cal., 

and below the upper diversion of the Piru Land and Water Company. 

Width, 8 feet; area, 2.4 square foot; mean velocity, l.Zl2 feet per second; discharge, 3.4 

second-feet. For total flow of Piru Creek at this point add upper diversion of Piru Land 

and Water Company. 

Piru Oreelc near Piru Oity, Oal.-A measurement was made October 20 by W. B. Clapp 

1 mile above Piru City and above lower diversion of Piru Land and Water Company. 

Width, 8 feet; area, 2.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.90 feet per second; discharge, 5.3 

second-feet. This measurement shows total flow of Piru Creek at this point and includes the 

discharge of Piru Creek 1 mile above Esperanza, Cal. The increase is caused by seepage 

water along. the creek. 

Bespe Land and Water O(fTnpany's canal near Bespe,Oal.-This canal diverts water from 

Sespe Creek and is used for irrigation of land in the vicinity of Sespe. A measurement was 

made October 20 by W. B. Clapp on&"half mile below head of canal. 

Width, 5.2 feet; area, 4.5 square feet; mean velocity, 1.47 feet per second; discharge, 6.6 

second-feet. 

Bespe Oreelc near Bespe, Oal::-This creek is a tributary of the Santa Clara River. A 

measurement was made October 20 by W. B. Clapp on&"half mile below heading of Sespe 

Land and Water Company's canal. 

Width, 4 feet; area, 2.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.66 feet per second; discharge, 4.8 

second-feet. For total flow of Sespe Creek add di8charge of Sespe Land and Water Company's canal as shown by measurement made on this date. 

Ban Francisquito Oreelc near Baugus, Oal.-This creek is a tributary of the Santa Clara 

River. A measurement was made October 19 by W. B. Clapp at road crossing near Newhall 

ranch, 31 miles below Saugus, Cal., and 500 feet above junction with Santa Clara River 

Width, 5 feet; area, 2.8 square feet; mean velocity, 0.46 foot per second; discharge, 1.3 

second-feet. 

Banta Paula Oreelc near Banta Paula, Oal.-This stream is a tributary of the Santa Clara 

River. A measurement was made October 21 by W. B. Chipp 3 miles. above Santa Paula 

and above diversion of the Santa Paula Land and Water Company. 

Width, 11 feet; area,.5.6 square f.eet; mean velocity,0.88 foot per second; discharge, 4.9 

second-feet. This measurement shows total discharge of Santa Paula Creek on this date. 
SANTA YNEZ RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 117 

Bama Olara River near Baugus, Oolu~A measurement was made October 19 by W. B. 

Clapp at road crossing near Newhall mgch, 3~ miles below Saugus, Cal. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 3.8 square feet; .mean velocity, 1.39 feet per second; discharge, 5.3 

second-feet. 

Bama Olara River near OamuZos, Oril:-A measurement was made October 19 by W. B. 

Clapp at a point 1 mile above Camulos ~d 1,000 fE!et below diversion of Camulos ditch. 

Width, 11 feet; area, 4.9 square feet; mean velocity, 2;06feet per second; discharge, 10.1 

second-feet. For total discharge of Santa Clara Rivler at this point add discharge of Camulos ~~ : . 

Bama Olara River near Bama PauZa, Oril.-'-A mea~urement was made October 21 by W. B; 

Clapp 1 mile above Santa Paula and about 500 feet below diversion of Farmers ·and Grees 

canals. ' 

Width, 33 feet; area, 17.4 square feet; mean velopity, 1.55feet per second; discharge, 27 

second-feet. For total diversion of Santa Clara River at this point add discharge of Farmers 

and Grees canals. , 

Bama Olara River near Bmicoy, Oril.-A ~eas~ment was made October 21 by W. B. 

Clapp at a point opposite Saticoy and 200 feet helot head of Santa Clara Water and Irrigation Company's canal. 

Width, 14 feet; area, 14.7 square feet; mean veldcity, 1.63 feet per second;-discharge, 24 

second-feet. For total discharge of Santa Clara Rijver at this point add discharge of Santa 

Clara Water and Irrigation Company's canal. 1 

Bama Olara Wmer and Irf'igmion Company's canal near Smicoy, Oril.-This canal diverts 

water from the Santa Clara River and is used for the irrigation of Santa Clara ranch nes.r 

Oxnard, Cal. , 

.Measurement made over weir. Discharge equal~ 16.7 second-feet. 

SANTA YNEZ RIVER DR(AINAGE BASIN. 

DESCB.IPTION OF lJASIN. 

Santa Ynez River rises in the mountains of Santa:BQ.rbara and Ventura counties and flows 

westerly with a flat grade to the Pacific Ocean, hating a length of approximately 75 miles. 

The Santa Ynez Range of mountains, varying in elevation .from 3,000 to 4,000 feet, forms 

the southern boundary of this drainage basin. Tl:).e northern divide ranges from 4,500 to 

5,500 feet in elevation, culminating in Mount Pinos, the elevation of which is 8,826 feet. .The 

northern part of the watershed is drained by streams running in a so~therly direction and 

uniting with the Santa Ynez River proper, which ~uns cloae to the northerly base of the 

Santa Ynez Mountams, flowing westerly and parajleling the Coast Range. The principal 

tributary, Mono.C_reek, enters from the north. . 

The formation throughout the entire drainage qasin consists chiefly of shale and sandstone, the strike being parallel to the coast and the! dip nearly vertical, inclining somewhat 

to the south. 

The greater portion of the drainage is sparsely co!Vered with brush and small trees, only a 

small area on the higher elevations having any considerable growth of timber. 

The mean annual precipitation is estimated at 25 inches for the entire area 8Jld falls almost 

· enti~ly in the form of rain. , · 

There are. several reservoir sites on Santa Yne~ and its tributaries which have been 

surveyed. 

SANTA YNEZ RIVER NEAR akA BARBARA, CAL. 

I 

The original station, at which measurements wene made during the greater part of 1903, 

was located about 1 mile above the mouth of MonJ Creek. On November 1, 1903, the old 

station was abandoned .and a new station established by L. M. Hyde. It is located at the 

Gihraltar dam site, 5 miles below the original statio~, and is below the mouth of Mono Creek. 

It is 9 miles ahove the San Marcus ranch and halftay between the old quicksilver mines. 

I 

. I 
118 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART xm. 

The channel is straight for 700 feet above and 600 feet below the station. The right bank 

is low, but is not liable to overflow. The left bank rises abruptly about 20 feet beyond the 

tree to which the cable is attached. It is not liable to overflow. - The bed of the stream is 

composed of S!!Jld and gravel, free from vegetation and bowlders. The cross· section is 

regular and is permanent. The current is swift. , 

Discharge measurements are made at high water by means of a cable. Measureml)nts can 

can usually be made by wading. The initial point for soundi.nis is a blaze at the base of the 

cottonwood tree on the right bank, to which the cable is attached. 

The gage is an inclined timber spiked to a cottonwood tree on the right bank. The tree is 

blazed and graduated above the gage rod for recording stages above the gage. The bench 

mark is a cross on a bench of a ledge of rock on the left bank, about 100 feet below the cable. 

Elevation, 13.54 feet above the datum of the gage. The approximate elevation above sea 

level, as estimated from topographic maps, is 1,200 feet. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water Supply Papers Nos. 81, 100, 

and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

Doily gage height, in feet, uf Santa Y nea Ri'IJ61' 'TU!4T' Santa Barbara, Oal.,for 1905. 

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

------r-------c---------- 1 ••••••••••••••• 2.3 2.5 3.1 3.25 2.65 2.4 . 2.05 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.05 

2 ••••••••••••••• 2.3 3.6 3.05 3.25 2.7 2.4 2.05 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.05 

3 ••••••••••••••• 2.25 8.4 3.0 3.2 2.65 2.4 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.8 2.05 

4 •••••••••••••.• 2.25 6.8 3.0 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.8 2.05 

5 ••••••••.•••.•.• .. 2.25 4.0 3.05 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.8 2.05 

6 ••.•••••••••••• 2.25 3.9 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.85 2.05 

7 •••••••••••. , •• 2.2 3.75 3.0 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.85 2.05 

8 •••••••••.•.••. 3.8 3.7 2.9 3.05 2.6 2.4 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.85 2.05 

9 ............... 3.7 3.65 2.9 3.05 2.6 2.35 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.85 2.05 

10 ••••••••••••••. 2.6 3.65 2.85 3.05 2.6 2.35 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.85 2.05 

11 ••••••••••••••• 2.55 3.6 2.9 3.0 2.6 2.35 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.85 2.05 

12 ••••••••••••••• 2.5 3.6 4.7 3.05 2.6 2.3 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.& 1.9 2.05 

13 ••••••••••••••. 2.45 3.6 5.9 3.0 2.55 2.3 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

14 ••••••••••••••. 2.4 3.55 5.65 2.95 2.55 2.25 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

15 ••••••••••••••. 2.45 3.4 4.65 2.95 2.65 2.25 2.05 2.0 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

16., •••.•.•.••••. 2.5 4.45 5.3 2.9 2.65 2.2 2.05 1.95. 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

17 ............... 2.45 6.55 4.65 2.9 2.55 2.2 2.05 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

18 ••••••••••••••. 2.4 4.0 4.4 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.05 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

19 ••••••••••••••. 2.4 3.75 4.15 2.85 2.5 2.15 2.05 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

20 ••••••••••••••• 2.4 3.7 4.0 2.85 2.5 2.15 2.05 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

21. •••••••••••••• 4.25 3.65 3.8 2.85 2.5 2.15 2.05 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

22 ••••••••••••••• 3.15 3.5 3.75 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.05 1.95 1.85 1.8 1.9 2.05 

23 ••••••••••••••. 2.9 3.4 3.65 2,8 2.5 2.1 2.05 1.95 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.05 

2( ••••••••••••••• 2.8 3.3 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.05 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.05 

25 •••••••••••••• : 2.75 3.2 3.65 2. 75 2.45 2.1 2.05 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.05 

26, •••••••••••••• . 2.65 3.15 3.5 2.75 2.45 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 ~.05 

27 ••• : ••••••••••• 2.65 3.1 3.4 2.85 2.45 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.05 

28 ............... 2.6 3.1 $.4 2.75 2.45 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 .2.1 2.05 

29 ............... 2.6 ........ 3.6 2.7 2.45 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.05 

30 ............... 2.5 ........ 3.4 2.7 2.451 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.05 2.05 

31. .............. 2.5 ······· 3.3 . ...... 2.45 ••••••• 2.0 1.9 ....... 1.8 . ...... 2.05 _, 

- ------------------ -·-·--- ---- _________ __j 
I 

SANTA YNEZ ,.BIVER DBAINAGE BASIN. 119 

I 

Station rating tolilefor 80/llta Y nez River 'Mar Santa 4arbara, Oal.,jrom Jan'Ua7'1J 1 to February 

. . . g, 1905. I 

Ga~e Discharge. Ga{e Discharge. 

~ Discharge. G~e Discharge. beig t. helg t. . beig t. 

Feet. SecO'Tid-feet. Feet. !JecO'Tid-feet. Fee~. !Jeco'Tid-feet. Feet. !JecO'Tid-feet. 

2.00 0.4 2.60 38 3.~ 11i4 3.80 401 

2.10 2.8 2.70 50 3. 186 3.90 451 

2.20 6.4 2.80 65 3.~ 222 4.00 502 

2.3lJ 11.6 2.90 82 3.~0 263 

2.40 18.5 3.00 103 3-ro 306 

2.50 28 3.10 126 3.0 353 I 

I 

i 

I 

Station rating table for Santa Ynez River near Santa farbara, Oal., from,Febr'Ua7'1f 3 to Decem- . ber 31, 190f. 

G~e beig t. Discharge. bel G~ t. Discharge. GaS bel t. Dlschar~e. Ga~ beig t. Discharge. 

--tFeet. !JecO'Tid-feet. Feet. Second-feet. FeM. !Jecood-feet. Feet. Becood-feet. 

1.80 1 3.00 153 4.~0 875 5.80 2,790 

1.90 2 3.10 184 4.~0 965 6.00 3,070 

2.00 3 3.20 220 4.~ 1,065 6.20 3,350 

2.10 5 3.30 265 4.~0 1,175 6.40 3,650 

2.20 10 3.40 315 4.~ 1,285 6.50 3,940 

2.30 19 . 3.50 370 4.~ 1,395 6.80 4.230 

2.40 30 3.50 430 4. / 1,510 7.00 4,520 

2.50 44 3.70 495 4.~0 1,630 7.50 5,245 

2.50 50 3.80 565 5.00 1, 750 8.00 5,970 

2.70 79 3.90 635 5-E 1,990 8.50 6,695 

2.80 100 4.00 710 5.40 2,250 9.00 7,420 

2.90 125 4.10 790 5.~ 2,510 

I I/ 

NoTE.-The above table is. applicable only for open-e~annel conditions. :,; Is based on discharge. 

measurements made during January, February', and March, 1906. · I , 

I . 

Estimated monthly dirscharge of Banta Y nee Rimf near Santa Barbara, Oal., for 1905. 

Month. 

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

February .................... · ... . 

March ...... : ................... . 

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

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

June ........................ , ... . 

July .......... · .................. . 

August .............. · .... , ..... ,. 

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

October •... , ................... . 

I 

[Drainage area, 207 sq1are miles.] 

Discharge In second feet. -Run-otf. 

Maximum. 

635 

6,550 

7,275 

242 

100 

30 

4 

3 

2 

~~!t. Second-feet Depth 

Mlnimtim. ~1---- per ~~e in inche•. 

6. 4 1 73. 8 4, 538 0. 357 O. 412: 

28. o I 905 oo, 200 4. 37 4. 55 

112 797 49, 010 3. 85 4. 44 

79 143 8,509 .69.1 .771· 

37 52. 5 3, 228 • 254 0 293 

5 15.9 946 .077 .086 

3 3, 8 234 .018 .021 

2 2.6 150 .013 .015 

1.4 83 0 0068 • 0076 

1.0 61 .0048 .0055 

November ............ ·........... 5 1 i 2.1 125 .010 .011 

December.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4 4 : 4. 0 246 .019 '.'022 

1----'-1---lf-----1---1----!---

Theyear.................. 7,275 1.0 1 167 117,400 .806 10.6a 
120 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN ..;19051 PART XIII. 

SANTA MARIA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN, 

The Santa Maria River drains the northern slope of the San Rafael Mountains and a li!Ikited area of foothill country to the north of this range. It flow's in. a westerly direction, · 

finally discharging its waters into the Pacific Ocean at Guadalupe about 25 tniles south of 

San Luis Obispo.· Its flow is torrential in character, subject to floods of short duration during the rainy period, but being practically dry during the su=er months. It has :immerous 

tributaries, the most important of which is the Sisquoc, which enters it about 12 miles above 

the town of Santa Maria. The gaging station is located about 25 miles above the town of 

Santa Maria and above most of its important tributaries. The country throughout this 

basin 'consists of rolling foothills, with the exception. of the higher elevations of the San 

Rafael Mountains, which reach an elevation of 6,000 to 8,000 feet. The river breaks from the 

foothills at the point where it is joined by the Sisquoc and flows through the flat country of 

the Santa Maria Valley for a distance of about 25 miles Until it joins the Pacific Ocean. at 

Guadalupe. The formation throughout this basin is of shale, sandstone, and conglomerate, 

with a good covering of heavy clay soil. There is considerable growth of timber on the 

higher elevations of the San Rafael Mountains, but over most of the area the growth of 

timber is light, with large areas of brush and grass. The pasturage ·of stock is carried on 

extensively. throughout the basin. There are no diversions along this stream for irrigation 

although tunnel work has been attempted above Santa Maria for the development of underground water, with poor results. There are numerous wells in the vicinity of Santa Maria 

which produce considerable water for the irrigation of land in that locality, the soil being 

very deep and of exceptional quality, susceptible to the highest state of cultivation. The 

mean precipitation in this drainage basin is probably about 25 inches. The greatest rainfall occurs on the lower elevations near the coast. The higher elevations receive some snowfall; which melts early in the spring and does not tend to keep up the flow of the stream 

through the su=er. 

SANTA l'IIARIA RIVEB. NEAR SANTA l'ltAII.IA, CA,L. 

This station was established October 22, 1903, by W. B. Clapp. It is located near the 

ranch house on Dutard's ranch, 21 miles above Santa Maria, Cal., a station on the Pacific 

Coast Railway. It is reached by driving from Santa Maria. 

The channel is slightly curved for 300 feet above and curved for 1,000 feet below the station. The water is swift at .medium and flood stages. . 

The right bank is high and rocky, and not liable to overflow: The left bank is low, cov-

!llred with scattering poplar trees, but not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of sand and gravel. A portion of the bed is covered with a light growth of low brush. 

The channel is not liable to much change. · 

At low and medium water ·discharge measurements are made with meter by wading. 

During high water velo~ities are measured by means of floats. For this purpose two wires 

are stretched across the stream 254 feet apart. The rise iri the channel above the upper 

wire is 0.40 foot in 100 feet, and below the upper wire it is 0.57 foot in 100 feet. The initial 

points for soundings are blazes on the poplar trees on the left bank, to which the wires are 

attached. · 

The gage is an inclined staff, fastened to a rock ledg~ at the right bank. During 1905 the 

gage was read once each day by James A. Thompson. The bench mark is a spik-e driven near 

the ground into the south side of the poplar tree to which the upper wire is fastened on the 

]eft bank of t.he strewn; el~vation, 9.65 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Infol"IIIAti.on in migard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 100 and 

1M of tb.e United States Geological Survey. 
SANTA MAR A RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 121 

Discha:rge measure~nts of~ anta Maria River near Santa Maria; Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hy<l"rograp er. Mean 

velocity. Gage height. Discharge 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

February2 ••.. E.C.La Rue .. -............•...... · 34 30 2.67 3.30 80 

:M;arch 6 ....... ·. 0. W. Peterson..... . .....•••... .. 24 22 2.14 2. 70 47 

March 2L. .......... do............... ... ..•........ 40 28 2.39 1.20 67 

Daily gage height, infeet, of< anta Maria River near Santa Maria, Oal.,for 1905. 

·Day. Jan. Feb., Mar. Apr. May. J1lll:e. July .. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1................ 3.5 2.6 1 2.05 0.9 o.8 o.65 . o. 7 o.6 o.5 o.6 o:75 o.85· 

2............... 3.0 3.8 I 2.05 .9 1.1 .65 . 7 .6 .. 5 .6 • 75 .85 

3............... 2.9 6.0 2.05 .9 1.0 . 7 . 7 .6 .5 .6 • 75 .85 

4............... 2. 7 5.95 2.05 .9 .85 . 7 . 7 .6 .5 .65 . 75 .8 

5 ............... 1 2.7 5.0 2.05 .9 .8 .7 .7 .6 .5 .65 .75 :8 

6 •.•............ 

1

1 2. 7 5.0 2.1 

7............... 2. i 3.5 2.65 

8............... 2. 7 3.2 2.5 

~L::::::::::j ::~ ~I ::r 

12 ............... : 2.65 2.8 2.2 

13 ............... ! 2.65 2.75 10.0 • I 14 .••.•.•••.. ····i 2.65 2. 75 as.o 

15 ............. ••J 2.65 

16............... 2. 7 

17............. .. 2.65 

18 ............... 1 2.65 

19 ............... 1 2.65 

20 •••••.•..•..•.• ! 2.65 

2.65 a4.5 

3.0 a4.0 

4.1 .

1

a4.0 

5. 95 a3 . .5 

4.o I a3.5 

2.6 [ a2.0 

2.4 1.2 

2.35 1.1 

21.. •..•..••••• :.! 3.0 

22 •.•.•.......... ! 2.8 

23 i 2. 7 2.25 i.05 

24:::::::::::::::12.7 2.15 1.05 

25 ............... 2.65 2.15 1.0 

26............... 2.65 2.15 1.0 

27_______________ 2.65 ~.! 

28.. ............. 2.65 2.05 

29.... ........ .. . 2.65 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

.9 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.8 

.8 

1.2 

1.25 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.85 

.85 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.85 . 75 

.85 . 75 

.85 . 7 

.85 I• .65 

.85 .6 

.85 

.85 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

. 7 

. 7 

.7 

.7 

• 7 

.7 

.7 

• 7 

' •. 7 

.7 

.7 

• 7 

.7 

• 7 

.7 

• 7 

• 7 

• 7 

. 7 

• 7 

.7 

.7 

30................ 2.6 .7 

31............... 2.6 1.0 , ... 

.6 

.65 

.65 

a Estimated. 

IRR 177-06-9 

.7 

.7 

.7 

·. 7 

. 7 

.7 

• 7 

.7 

.7 

• 7 

.7 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.55 

.55 

.55 

.55 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 . 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.65 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

.65 

• 7 

.7 

.7 

. 7 

• 7 

.7 

. 7 

. 75 

. 75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

• 75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.75 .. 8 

.75 .8 

.75 .85 

.75 

.75 

.75 

• 75 

.75 

.75 

.75 

. 75 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.8 

.8 

.751 .85 

:~: ... :~. 

.8 

.85 

.85 

.85 
i 

[_ 

122 8T111W< lU!ABUBEllEli:TB nr 1>06, PABT xin.- ~--~~ Swtion rating ta1Jle for Santa Maria River near Banta Maria, .oaZ.·,from Jan'I.U/,1'1} 1 to 

Febr1.UJ,1'1} B, 1905. . 

h=. Dllicharge. G~e helg t., Discha.rge. h~~- Discharge. Ga~e helg t. Discharge. 

Feet. SecOf/4../eet. '/J'eet. . SeC()fl,(/,-feet. Feet •. Secontl-feet. Feet • Secontl-feet. 

2.00 ·1 2.60 13 3.20 67 3.-70 178 ·. 

2.10 2 2. 70. 18 3.30 82 .3.80 . 213 

2.20 3 2.80 25 3.40 . 100 3.90 250 

2.30 5 2.90 33 3.50 122 4.00 290 

2.40 7, 3.00 43 3.60 148 4.10 330 

2.50 10 3.10 M . 

Swtion rating ta1Jle for Santa Maria Ri11B1' near Banta Maria, Orjl., from Febr1.U/,1'1} 3 to. 

March 1!J, 1905. 

~e Discharge. h~Tt. lh~~- Discbarge. a· Dllicharge. t. Discharge. hel~t 

Feet. SeCO'flit:-feet. Feet. Secood;-'{get·\ Feet. Secofld,.,feet. Feet •. SeCOJid-feet. 

po 1 2.70 3.70 28Jj' 4.70 915 

1.80 2 2.80 . ·59 ! 3.80"" 335 4.80 990 

1:90 ·3 2.90 72 3.90 385 4.90 l;055 

2.00 5 3.00 87 

I 

4.00. 440 5.00 ·1,140 

·2.10 .8 3.10 105 . 4.10 500 . 5.20 1,290. 

.2.20 12 . 3.20 125 4.20 565 5.40 1,440 

2.30 17 3.30 147 

I 

4.30 630 5.60 1,595 

2.40 23 3.40 173 4.40. 700 5.80 1,755 

2.50 ' 30 3.50 205 4.50. '770 6.00 1,915 

2.fl0 38 3.60 242 4.60 840 

· Swtionrating table" for Santa MOria River near Santa Maria, Oal., ·from March .13 to . 

December 31,1905. · 

. h~"ft. Discharge. G{3e Discharge._ Ga~e · r G~e Discharge. he' t. heig t." Discharge. helg t. 

·- Feet. SeCOJid-feet. Feet. Secontl-feet. Feet, · SeC(YBd-feet. Feet. SeCOJid-feet. 

0.50 1 2.00 .250 4.00 1,070 7,00 3,260 

0.60 3 2.10 . 280 4.20: 1,185· 7.20 3,450 

0.70 6 2.20 310 4.40. 1,305 }.40 3,650 

0.80 10 2.30 340 . 4;60 1,·435 7.60 3,870 

0.90 l8 2.40 375 4.80 1,565· 7.80 4,100 i 

1.00 31 2.50 410 5.00 1, 700 8.00 4,350 

LlO 4_7 2.60 445 5.20 1,840 8.20 4,640. 

1.20 65 2.70 480 5.40 l,9sir 8.40 4,970 

1.30 84 2.80 520 5.60 2,130 8.60 5,3.40 

1.40 105 :,1.90 560, 5.80 2,280 8.·80 "5,750 

1.50 127 3.00 600 6.00 2,430· 9.00 6,200 

1.00 ilSO 3.20 690 6.20 2,585 10.00 10,000 

1.70 .175 3.40 780 6.40 2,74& 

1.80 200 3.60. 875 6.60 2,910 

1.90 225 3.80 975 6.80 3,080 

Nt;>TE.-The Upper p11rt of the rating curve ls bQ.sed 011- slope measurem.ents. 
SAI~NAB RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 128 

Estimateamontlily discJFue of Santa Maria River near Santa Maria, OaZ.,jor 1905. 

·Mont. Discharge in second-feet. I Total itl 

Maxlmmv. Min mum. Mean. acre-feet . 

January...................... .......................... 122 

February..................... .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . 1, 915 

March........................ ... .............. ......... 10,000 

April .............................. ,.................... 18 

May ........................ :. .......................... 74 

June ................................... ·................. 6 

Jj,lly.......................... .......................... 6 

August................................................. 3 

September..................... ................... ...... . 6 

October ..... ;................ ........................... 8 

November.; .... ,............. .......................... 14 

December... .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 

The year.. . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. . . 10, 000 

NoTE.-Estimates during h~ h-water.periods are approximate only. 

SAliNAS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN'. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN, 

13 

I 6 

6 

10 

3 

4 

3 

1 

1 

3 

8 

10 

22.5 

361 

574 

14.5 

15.5 

5.9 

5.0 

2.7 

1.6 

5.4 

8.6 

11.7 

. 

1,3 84 

20, 050 

35, 290 

863 

9 53 

35 2 

30 7 

1 66 

96 

3 32 

51 2 

71 9 

bl, 020 

The Arroyo Seco is the most northern tributary of any size of tl e Salinas River, and rises 

on the slopes of the highest portion of the Santa Lucia Range, on~ of the ranges that go to 

make up the Coast Rang~ o< California extending in a general sou beast direction from San 

francisco Bay. The uppe valleys of this stream are far back in the range, surrounded by 

high mountains. 

The drainage area of the Arroyo Seco is almost entirely made p of sharp ridges and Y 

shaped canyons. The west~rn portion is well covered with brush nd trees of medium size. 

Toward the east this growt decreases until at the Salinas'Valley he country is bare. The 

stream beds of this area fa rapidly, the Arroyo Seco rising at an elevation of nearly 6,000 

feet and discharging into t e Salinas at an elevation of 170 feet. 

Below the gaging station ~everal canals divert water from this stream before it reaches the 

broad wash of sand and gra el on the flat floor of the Salinas Valle , into which it sinks dur 

ing the dXy seas()n and from which it ~cei'ves its name" Arroyo Sepo." 

There are five reservoir s tes on the stream and its tributaries, of more or less value as · 

possible storage reservoirs, hat have already been surveyed. . 

This portion of the rangE undoubtedly receives 8.!1 great rainfal as any other locality in 

this region, and it is estima ed that the average annual precipitati n is from 30 to 50 inches 

11;11d falls almost entirely in he form of rain. 

II.RROYO SECO NEAR SOLEDAD, CAL. 

The original ghging station on this stream was established b W. W. Cockins, jr., in 

December, 1900, at Foster's ranch, near Piney, Cal. High water o January, 1901, enlarged 

an old side channel, dividing the stream into two channels. The gaging station was then 

removed to Pettitt's ranch, 1 miles below the old station. 

The channel is straight fo 400 feet above and oelow the station. The right bank is low, 

wooded, and subject to over~ow. The left bank is high, rocky, and not subject to overflow. 

The bed·of the stream is con posed of gravel and is not subject to much change. 

Discharge measurements~ made by means of a cable and ear. The initial point· for 

soundings is on the left ban . 
124 STREAK I<EASU"""""""' IN 1005, P~RT xrn. c-l 

The gage rod is in two sections. The low-water section is placed 400 feet above the cable 

on the right bank; the high-water section is fastened to a sycamore tree above the cable and 

about 250 feet from the right b8.nk of the low-water channel. During 1905,the gage was 

read by Mrs. Charles Petti.tt. The bench mark is a spike in the tree to which the high-water 

section of the gage is fastened; elevation, 15.00 feet above the datum of the gage . 

. Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 100, 

and 134 of the United States Geologic~} Survey. 

Discharge measurements of .Arroyo Seco River· near Soledad, OuJ,., in 1905~ 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of Mean Gage Width. section. velocity. height. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft.persec. Feet. 

January 31. : .. La Rue and Pettitt ••.•••••••.•.... 122 123 1.04 5.91 

February2 ••.• Charles Pettitt .•..•••...•...•...... 130 410 3.84 8.80 

February3 .•.• ..•.• do •.•..• c ••••••••••••••••••••••• 124 281 3.05 7.50 

February5 •••. ..•.. do ••••.••..•.•.•..•••........•.. 125 254 3.06 7.35 

February 16 •.• .•..• do ••••.•.••..•••••••.••••••••..• 125 212 2.29 6.82. 

February 17 ••• .•..• do •••..•.......•.•.•.••••.•..•.• 133 423 4.32 8.95 

Marcb 11. .•... .•... do •••....•...••..•...•.•••...... 120 135 1.05 5.90 

March 13 •.••.. ..... do ••.•....••.•.•..•......•.•••.. 133 484 4.65 10.05 

March 16 •....• ...•. do ••••.....•..•.•..••..•.•.•...• 128 327 4.02 8.00 

March 17 .•••.. ..... do •..•.....•....•...•......•••.. 128 288 2.91 7.50 

March 19 •..•.. ....• do ..•...........••.•.•.•.•..•... 133 455 4.90 9.30 

March 29 ...... ..... do ..........•..........•••...... 125 248 2.36 7.05 

April9 ........ ..... do .................• , ••....•.••• 123 158 1.57 6.10 

April16 ..•.... ..... do •......• , ..........•...•...... .123 150 1.40 6.00 

April19 ....... ..... do ............................. ~ 123 151 1.59 6.16 

April29 ..•.... ..... do ..•..•.•...............•...... 122 117 1.07 5.95 

May7 .•....... ..... do .••....•.•................• : .. 130 351 3.75 8.30 

MayS ......•.. ....• do .••..............•............. 125 241 2.86 7.12 

May28 ....•.•. ..... d\)., ••...............•..•....•.. 123 107 1.15 5.93 

June4 ••••..... ....• do ..••...•.....•.•.•.•••..•.•..• 123 113 1.00 5.83 

June 12 .•••.... ..... do •..•.•.•.....••....•.•.•...... 122 95 .82 5.75 

June 18 ..••.... ....• do ..••.•.......•.•.•.•....•.•..• 122 89 .76 5.70 

Do •..•.... ..... do ..••...•...........•.•.•....•• 48 63 1.24 5.70 

June24 ........ ..... do ...•...•.•.•....• : •......•.... 43 54 1.00 5.62 

July3 ..••.•..• ...•. do ............................... 41 49 .80 5.55 

July9 ......... ..... do .•. : .....•.....•.•....•.•.•..•• 40 46 .61 5.48 

July 15 ...•.... ..... do ...•.........•.........•...... 38 42 .57 5.45 

July 23 .•...... ..... do .•...•...•.•.••..••..•...•.... 35 39 .54 5.42 

July 29 ...•.... ..... do •..•........•.•.......••...... 36 37 .43 5.40 

August6 .•.... ..... do •..•.....••.....••....••.•.... 34 35 .37 5.38 

August 10 ....• ....• do ••.•.•............ -- ..••.•.... 27 24 .33 5.33 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

128 

1,574 

856 

778 

486 

1,829 

142 

2,253 

1,315 

838 

2,233 

585 

248 

210 

240 

125 

1,317 

689 

123 

116 

78 

68 

78 

54 

39 

28 

24 

21 

16 

13 

8 
SALINAS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 125 

Daily gage height, in feet, of A'f'l'Oyo Seco River near SOledad, Ool., for 1905. 

Day. , ,.Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec. 

----------.. ------------

1 ............... 6.1 8.4 6.15 6.5 5.9 5.85 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.65 

2 ............... 5.9 8.6 6.1 6.45 6.55 5.85 5.55 5.4 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.6 

3 .............. 5.8 7.45 6.05 6.4 6.:1 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.55 

4 ............... 5.75 7.4 6.0 6.35 6.05 5.85 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.25 5.:r5 5.5 

5 ...•......•.•.. 5.7 7.35 6.0 6.3· 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.5 

6 ............... 5.7 7.2 6.0 6.25 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.5 

7 ............ · ... 5.65 7.0 5.95 6.25 7.9 5.8 5.5 5.35 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.5 

8 ............... 5.6 6.8 5.9 6.2 7.2 5.8 5.5 5.35 5.2 5.25 5.35 5~5 

9 ............... 5.8 6.65 5.9 6.1 6.8 5.8 5.5 5.35 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.5 

10 ................ 6.0 6.55 5.9 6.15 6.6 5.8 5.5 5.35 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.5 

11 ............... 5.9 6.45 5.9 6.1 6.45 5.75 5.45 5.35 5.2 5.25· 5.35 5.5 

12 ............... 5.8 6.35 6.55 6.1 6.4· 5.75 5.45 5.35 5.2 5.25. .5.35 5.5 

13 . ." ............. 5.8 6.3 10.1 6.1 6.3 5.7 5.45 5.35 5.2 5;25 5.35 5.5 

14 ............... 5.9 6.25 7.85 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.45 5.35 5.2 5.25 5.35 5 .. 5 

15 ............... 5.9 6.2 7.5 6.05 6.2 5.7 5.45 5.35 5.2 5.25 5.35 5.5 

16 ............... 6.95 6.8 8.0 6.1 6.15 5.7 5.45 5.3 5.25 5.25 5.35 5.5 

17 ............... 6.3 8.5 7.6 6.05 6.1 5.7 5.45 5.3 5.25 5.3 5.4 5.5 

18 ............... 6.1 7.45 7.3 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.45 5.3 5.25 5.3 5.4 5.55 

19 ............... 6.2 7.05 9.1 6.2 6.05 5.7 5.45 5.3 5.25 5.3 5.4 5.6 

20 ...... ._ ....... 6.1 6.9 7.6 6.1 6.05 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6· 

21 ..... · .......... 6.5 6.6 7.35 6.05 6.0 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 

22 ............... 6.2 6.5 7.1 6.05 6.0 5.65 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 

23 ............... 6.1 6.4 6.9 6.0 5.95 5.65 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.35 5.4 5.6 

24 ............ · ... 6.05 6.35 6.75 6.0 5.9 5.65 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.35 5.5 5.55 

25 ............... 6.1 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.35 5.65 5.55 

26 ............... 6.0 6.25 6.65 6.0 5.95 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.35 5.5 5.5 

27 ............... 6.0 6.2 6.55 6.0 5.95 5.6 5.4 5.25 5.2 5.35 5.5 5.5 

28 ............... 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.0 5.95 5.6 5.4 5.25 5.2 5.35 5.75 5.5 

29 ............... 5.95 ............ 7.5 5.95 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.25 5.2 5.35 5.6 ,5.55 

30 .......••......• 5.9 ........... 6.65 5.95 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.25 5.2 5.35 5.9 5.5 

31. ...•.•........ 5.9 .......... 6.6 ........ 5.85 ------· 5.4 5.25 ------- 5.3 ......... 5.5 

Station rating table for Arroyo Seco River near SOledad, Ool., from January 1 to December 31; 

1905. 

Gate belg t. Discharge. Gate heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Ga!e beig t. I Discharge. 

---

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. 1second-fect. 

5.20 2 6.30 265 7.40 800 9.00 I 1,900 

5.30 6 6.40 305 7 .. 51i. 860 9.20 I 2,060 

5.40 15 6.50 345 7.60 920 9.40 i 2,225 

5.50 30 6.60 390 7.70 980 9.60 I 2,400 

5.60 50 6. 70 435 7.80 1,045 9.80 i 2,580 

5.70 70 6.80 480 7.90 1,110 10.00 ! 2, 760 

5.80 95 6.90 530 8.00 1,175 10.20 

I 

2,945 

5.90 125 7.00 580 8.20 .1,310 10.40 3,135 

6.00 155 7.10 635 8.40 1,450 I 

6.10 190 7.20 690 8.00 1,595 .I 

6.20 225 7.30 745 8.80 1, 745 

NOTE.-The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 31 discharge 

measurements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 5.3 feet and !J.5 feet. 
126 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XITI~ 

Estimated monthly disCharge of .Arroyo Seco River near SOledad, Oal.,jor 1905 

[Drainage area, 215 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofi. 

Month. Total in Second-feet 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. per~a:;.are Depth 

in inches. 

January •••. , .................... 555 50 160 9,838 0.744 0.858 

Febmary ........................ 1,595 225 556 30,880 2.59 2.70 

March ........................... 2,850 125 586 36,00o 2.73 3.15 

April ............................ 345 140 202 12,020 .940 1.05 

May ............................. 1;110 110 246 15,130 1.14 1.31 

June ............................. 110 50 75.6 4,499 .352 .393 

July ••••••.•..•.•••••.•.••••••.•• 50 15 22.8 1,402 .106 .122 

August .......................... 15 4 8.6 529 .040 .046 

September ..•..••••••••••••••••.. 4 2 2.3 137 .011 .012 

October ......................... 10 6.-1 375 .028 .032 

November ....................... 125 10 22.4 1,333 .104 .116 

December ....................... 60 30 36.5 2,245 .170 .196 

Theyear ................. :. 2,850 2 160. 114,400 .746 9.98 

MISCELLA:sEOUS MEASUR.E~NTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 

The following is a list of miscellaneous discharge measurements made in Riverside and 

San Diego counties during 1905: 

Cottonwood Greek near Jamul, Oal.-This stream rises in the Coast Range in the southeastern part of San Diego County, and flowing in a southwesterly direction discharges into 

Tiajuana River below the California-Mexico boundary line. Th(l following discharge 

measurements were made at the Barrett Dam. The gage is a 2-by-4 inch vertical timber 

painted white and graduated to feet and hundredths. It is nailed to the timber wall on 

the left bank of the streain at the .concrete dam. No bench mark was established, as the 

zero of the rod is set level with the top of the concrete dam. 

November 18: Width, 2.7 feet; area, 0.5 square foot; mean velocity, 1.00 foot per second; discharge, 0.5 second-foot. 

-December 14: Width, 5 feet; area, 1.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0;69 foot per second; gage height, 0.05 foot; discharge, 1.1 sec.ond-feet. 

Temecula Greek near TemeCula, Oal.-This creek rises in the Coast Range in the southeastern part of Riverside County, and flowing in a southwesterly direction discharges into 

the Pacific Ocean near Oceanside, Cal. The following discharge measurementS were made 

on this stream during 1905: 

At Pauba dam site, 12 miles above Temecula, Cal., November 14: Width, 7.5 feet; 

area, 2 square-feet; mean velocity, 1.25 feet per second; di~harge, 2.5 second-feet. 

At Temecula Bridge, 1 mile below Temecula, Cal., November 14: Width, U feet; area, 

5.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.07 feet per second; gage height, 3.10 feet; discharge, 5.8 

second-feet. 

December 30: Width, 9 feet; area, 3.5 square feet; mean velocity, 1.32 feet :Per sec9nd; 

gage height, 2.98 feet; discharge, 4.6 second-feet. 

A gage was placed on the Temecula Bridge consisting of a 2-by-6 inch vertical timber, 

graduated to feet and hundredths. It is fastened to the downstream pier near the right 

bank of the stream. No bench mark was established. 

San Diego River near Lakeside, Oal.-This stream rises in the Coast Range in the eastem 

part of San Diego County, and flowing in a southwesterly direction discharges in the Pacific 

Ocean near San Diego, Cal. A measurement was made at the concrete dam of the San 

Diego Flume Company, -at the head of that company's fl\nne. 
. I 

S.AN ]'RANCISCO BAY DR.AIN.AGE BASIN~ 127 

November 23: Width, 6 f!)et; area, 1.0 square foot; mean velocity, 1. feet per second; 

discharge, 1.9 second-feet. · 

Santa Ysabel River near San Pasqual; Oal.-This stream rises in thee stern part of San 

Diego County, and flowing in a southwesterly direction discharges into he Pacific Ocean 

near DelMar, Cal. The lower portion of this river is. known as the Sa Dieguito River. 

The following measurements were made during 1905 at the upper .end o the San Pasqua] 

Valley. The gage consists of a 2-by-4 inch inclined timber, graduated to feet and hundredths, and bolted to a large granite bowlder on the left bank of the str am. The bench 

mark is on top of the bowlder to which the gage is bolted. It is mark d with a circle of 

white paint. Its elevation is 11.66 feet above the zero of the gage. 

November 21: Width, 5 feet; area, 2.2 square feet; mean velocity, .05 feet per second; discharge, 4.5 second-feet. 

November 28: Width, 83 feet; area, 24 square feet; mean velocity, t.70 feet per second; gage height, 3.72 feet; discharge, 41 second~feet. l 

December 21: Width, 24 feet; area, 7.2 square feet; mean velocity, f·44 feet per second; gage height, 3.55 feet; .discharge, 10.4 second-feet. ; 

Sweetwater River near Descanso, Oal.-This stream rises in the southe stern part of San 

Diego County, and flowing In a southwesterly direction discharges into S Diego Bay near 

National City. The following measurements were made during 1905, 11 mile below Descanso. The gage is a 2-by-6 inch vertical timber, graduated to feet and l:jundredths. It is 

bolted to a granite bowlder. on the left bank of the stream. The bench ,ark is the highest 

point on the large bowlder to which the gage is fastened. It is marke with a circle of 

white paint, and its elevation is 5 feet above the zero of the gage. 

September 11: Measured by Weir; discharge, 0.37 second-foot. 1 

November _21: .Width, 3 fe~t; area, 0.9 square foot; mean velocity, f.22 feet per second; gage hmght, 3.54 feet; discharge, 1.1 second-feet. 1 

December 10: Width, 6 feet; area, 1.9 square feet; mean velocity, i.35 feet per second; gage height, 3.62 feet; discharge, 2.5 second-feet. ! 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 

GENERAL FEATURES. . 

Sacramento River, rising in northern California and flowing south, lnd San Joaquin 

River, rising in the southern Sierras and flowing north, drain the western tlope of the Sierra 

Nevada and the eastern slope of the Coast Range north of San Francisco. 1 They meet near 

Suisun Bay, finally discharging their waters into the Pacific Ocean through San Francisco 

Bay. r· 

SACRAMENTO RIVER. 

I 

I . 

DESCRIPTION OF RIVER. 

SI!-Cramento River is the principal river (lf California, and.drains all of tpe territory south 

of Mount Shasta and between the Coast Range and Trinity Range on f,he west and the 

Sierra Nevadas on the east. The portion of the drainage basin above fjhe.gaging station 

which is located near Red Bluff, Cal., extends from the Trinity Mountaihs on the west to 

Warner Mountains near the California-Nevada State line on the east. The watershed on 

the west from the Trinity Mountains is comparatively narrow, being o*ly from 10 to 35 

miles in width, and furnishes a very small proportion of the discharge of ttis river, but from 

the east Pit River, which is the most important tributary, drains a large ar~aextending about 

120 miles east from the Sacramento River and between Mount Shasta f.n the north and 

Lassen Peak on the south. The greater portion of this basin is composed f lava, and shows 

other.evid.ences of vol?ani? activity, s~ch O:S .vo~canic cone~ and crater. ~earl~ all the 

streams tributary to Pit River have theu ongm m large spnngs, many 1f whwh discharge 

several hundred second-feet. The most important tributary of the Pr is the McCloud 

I 
128 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

River, draining the southeastern slope of Mount Shasta. It derives its waters principally 

from the melting of the snow on the high elevations of this mountain. The western portion 

of the watershed extending along the Trinity Range is well timbered, as is also that portion 

of the drainage area in the Sierra Nevadas lying between Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak. 

Farther east, however, there is little or no forest covering, and the country is used extensively for pasturage: The rainfall is very unequally distributed, varying from less than 10 

inches in the eastern portion of the basin to 50 inches along the northern and western portion. Below the gaging station the river enters the Sacramento Valley, through which it 

flows on a comparatively light grade until it reaches Suisun Bay. During the winter 

months, when the Sacramento arid its tributaries are in flood, large areas of the Sacramento 

Valley are overflowed. The floods which occur in the latter part of the rainy season, and 

after these large overflow areas or basins are filled, cause great damage in the lower portion 

of the valley. 

SACRAMENTO RIVER NEAR RED BLUFF, CAL. 

The gaging station at Jellys Ferry, which is located about 12 miles above the town of Red 

Bluff, was established April 30,1895. The right bank of the river is high, but the left barik 

is liable to overflow when the river rises above the 25-foot mark. The river has been 

known to reach the 35-foot mark. Because of the liability to overflow it was deemed advisable to select a new gaging station, where the water at flood stage could be more confined. 

A point in Iron Canyon, where the river had been gaged by the State engineering department in 1879 and by commissioner of public works in 1893-94, was chosen as a new gaging 

station. 

The river at this point in lower portion of Iron Canyon, 4 miles above Red Bluff, has a 

direct course for 2 or 3 miles. The width between banks at low water is about 500 feet. 

The depth of water at low stages averages 6 feet, ·with a maximum depth of 9 feet. The 

banks are steep and firm. The river flows in a bed of coarse gravel and cobbles, with herfl 

and there a small bowlder. The bed rock is lava. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable 600 feet in span, which is anchored in the 

lava rock.which forms the wall of the canyon. · 

The river stage rod used by commissioner of public works was still in place, and has been 

used in making river height observations since January 28, 1902, the date upon which the 

observations were begun. A second set of gage rods were placed on the right bAnk 3,200 

feet below the gaging station January 1, 1904, as no observer could be obtained to continue 

readings of the station gage. By synchronous readings of the lower gages and the station 

gage the actual readings for this lower gage have been converted into equivalent readings for 

the station gage. On September 28, 1904, it was necessary to move the lower gage rods to 

th!' left bank about 4,000 feet below the gaging station. The actual readings of this set of 

gage r:-ods have also been converted into equivalent readings for the station gage. During 

1905 the gage was read twice each day by Fred Weeks. All reported gage heights are those 

determined for the station gage. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A nail in 

the crotch of sycamore tree to which the third section of the gage is fastened; elevation, 

8.355 feet. (2) Point of rock marked with heavy ring of white paint 7.1 feet south of eyebolt on left barik; elevation, 47.75 feet.· (3) A point marked with ring of white paint 45 

feet north of 10-foot mark on cable; elevation 38.01 feet. (4) Eye-bolt on left barik; elevation 44.80 feet. (5) Point on rock under left cable support marked with circle of white 

paint; elevation, 27.59 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 100, 

and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 
SACRAMENTO RIVER. 129 

DisCharge m6ll8U7'1lment8 of Bacra'TMTbto River near Red Bluff, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer; Width. Area of Mean Ga~ Dissection. velocity. heig t. charge. 

---

Feet. Bq.ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

August5 ..... :. Peterson and Lee ••..••••.••••.•.•• 448 3,520 1.48 1.49 5,208 

August30 ••.... C. H.Lee ........................... 497 3,404 1.48 1.34 5,043 

Da11y gage height, inf66t, of Sacramento River near Red Bluff, Oal., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. ·Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----------------------------

1............... 7.2 8.9 4.85 8.05 

2 ............... 6.15 15.85 4.75 7.8 

3............... 4.8 13.3 4.6 7.55 

4............... 4. 7 11.35 4.55 7.1 

5 ............•.• ' 4.3 10.15 4.5 6.8 

6............... 4.0 8.95 4.4 6.45 

7 .......••...... 3.75 8.15 4.3 6.25 

8............... 3.55 7.4 4.2 5.95 

9. .. ..... .. .. .. . 3.45 6.8 4.15 5. 75 

10........ .. .. ... 3.35 6.4 4.05 5.45 

11............... 3.2 6.0 4.05 5.25 

4.05 3.0 

4.3 3.0 

4.1 3.0 

3.9 3.0 

3.7 3.0 

3. 7 3.0 

4.1 2.85 

5.5 . 2.9 

4.95 2.85 

4.6 2.85 

3.85 2. 7 

12............... 3.1' 5.55 4.9 5.0 4.15 2. 7 

1.95 

1.95 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1. 75 

1.7 

1. 75 

1.75 

1.7 

1. 7 

13. .. ..... .. .. .. . 3.85 

14 •••••••••.•.•.. 14.35 

15............... 9.8 

16............... 9.5 

17............... 7.95 

18. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 6.85 

5.2 10.25 

4.9 13.55 

4. 75 11.15 

4.55 10.7 

4.55 9. 7 

4.5 8.25 

4.85 

4. 75 

4. 7 

5.45 

4.95 

4. 75 

4.15 

3.9 

3.85 

3.85 

4.0 

3.85 

2.65 '1.7 

2.6 1. 7 

2.55 1.7 

2.5 1. 7 

2.4 1. 7 

2.35 1.6 

19 ........ ······· 7.3 5.25 11.4 5.2 3. 75 2.35 1.6 

20....... .....•.. 7.05 

21.. ... .. .. . .. ... 9.2 

22 ••••••••••••••• 14.3 

23 ......••••••••• 20.3 

24 ............... 15.55 

25 .. ······· ...... 15.45 

26 ................ 12.75 

8.2 10.3 

7.95 11.1 

7.2 11.2 

6.6 9.0 

6.0 9.8 

5. 7 8.45 

5.45 9.0 

5.3 8.9 

5.0 8.2 

5.0 

4.85 

4.7 

4.55 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.3 

4.15 

3.6 2.3 

3.5 2.3 

8.4 2.25 

3.35 ' 2.25 

3.3 2.2 

3.2 2.25 

3.2 2.2 

3.2 2.1 

3.2 2.0 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1. 25 1. 25 

1. 25 1. 25 

1.25 1.25 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.25 

1.2511.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

1.25 1.3 

:i.25 1.3 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.3 

27............... 9.8 

'28............... 8.95 

29............... 7.5 

30............... 6.85 

15.5 4.05 3.2 2.0 1.45 1.25 1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

9.85 4.0 3.15 1.95 1.45 1.25 1.3 

31. ............ ,. 6.55 8. 7 3.05 1.45 1,25 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1. 75 

i.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.45 1. 55 

1.45 1. 7 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.45 

1.45 

1.451 

1.4.5 1. 7 

1.45 1.8 

1.45 2.1 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.6 

1.7 

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1. 7 

1.7 

1.8 1.9 

1.95 1.8 

1.9 
f ,,,130 BTBi<All ~lll>EllEl<£8 IN 1900, FAB!' XIn. , , ~ 

Station rating table for Sacramento River near Red Bluff, OoJ,., from January 1, 1904, w 

I. 

I 

December 31,1905. 

he! G~ t. Discharge. Gifre hei t. Discharge. Gaft heig t. 'DiSQharge., hei G~ t. Discharge. 

Feet. 8eco'T14-feet. Feet. 8eco'T14-feet. Feet. 8eco'T14-feet. Feet. 8eco'T14-feet. 

1.00 4,400 3.10 10,380 5.40 18,700 9:60 37,180 

L1o· 4,690 3.20 10,710 5.60 19,500 9.80 38,140 

1.20 4, 93() 3.30 11,040 5.80 20,300 10.00 39,100 

~-30 5,170. 3.40 11,.370 6.00. 21,100 10.50 '· 41,600 

1.40 5,410 3.50 .11,100 6.20 21,940 11.00 44,200 

1.50 5,650. 3.60 12,040 6.40 22,.780' . i1.50 46,900 

1.60 5,920 3.70 12,380 6.60 23,620 '12.00 49,700 

1. 70 6,190 ·· ·3.80 12,720 6.80 24;450 12.50 52,600· 

L80 6,450 3.90 13,060 7.00 25;300 13.00 55,600 

1.90 6,730 4.00· 13!400. 7.20 26,180 13.50 5!1,600 

2.00 7,000 4:10 13,760 7.40 27,060 14.00 61,700 

2.10 7,300 4.20 14,120 7.60 27,940 1'4.50 64,900 

. 2.20 7,600 4.30 14,480 7.80 28,820 15.00 .68,200 

2.30 . 7,900 4.40 14,~ . 8.00 2:!1•700 16.00 75,100 

2.40 8,200 4.50 15,200 8:20 . 30,620 17.00 82,200 

2.50 8,500 4.60 15;580. 8.40 31,540 18.00 89,700 

2.60 ~.810 4.70. 15,960 8.60 . 32,450 19.00 97,.600 

2.70 9,120 4.80 16,340 8:80 33,380 . 20.00 105,900 

2.80 9,430 4.90 . i6, 720 . 9.00 34,300 

2.90 9,740 ··5.00 17,100 9.20 35,260 .. 

3.00 10,050 5.20 •17,900 . 9.40; 36,220 

NOTE.-The above table Is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It I~ based o.n discharge 

measurements made during 1902-1905. It Is fairly well defined. 

·. Estimated 'IT}O'IIihly discho:rge of Sacramento River near.. &d Bluff, OoJ,., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 9,295 square miles,] 

Discharge in ~ond~feet. 

Montli. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

. Totalm 

acre-feet. 

Run-oft' . 

Second-feet Depth 

~ n\'3:,are in inches. 

--------~------~-1--------l-------·l-------l~--~---l-~~-----· ----· 

January •... , ••. :: ....• ~ ...... 108,500. 10,380' 31,830 1,957,000 3.42 3.94 

February.~ .....••••....•.... 74,liso 15,,200 26,800 1,488;000. 2.88 3.00 

March: ...................... 71,600 13,580 '30,920 1,901,000 3.33 3.84. 

April. .. .' .................... 29,930 13,400 18,680 1,112;000 2:01 2.24 

May .. ; ................. : ..... 19,100 10,220 12,750 784,000 1.37 1.58 

June •.••..•.••.••.....•.•.... 10,050 6,865 8,623 513,100' .928 1.04 

July ••.••.....•.. : .• : .......• 6;865 5,530 6,075 373,500 .654 .754 

August., ..................... 5,530 5,050 5,251 322,900 .565 .651 

September •.•... : .......•.•.. 5,170 5,050 5,062 301,200 .545 .608 

October ..................... 5,17() 5,050 5,155 317,600 .555 ,640 

November .......... :.' ....... 6,sM 5,170 ,5,616 334,200 .604 .674 

DI'Cillllber: ... , ......... ; .... 7,300 5,.785 6,100 375,100 .656 .756 

'· 

The year •.•.•.. :.; ..•. 108,500 5,050 13,570 9, 779,0110. 1.46 19.i2 

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SAORAMENTO RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

SACRAMENTO RIVER AT SACR.AM;ENTO, CAL. 

·The following gage heights were observed at this station during 1905: . ' 

Daily gage /~eight, inf~, of Sacramento River at Sacramento, Ool., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. :May. June. 

---------·-

1. ........................................... 18.5 20.9 19.7 21.8 19.6 17.4 

2 ....... : .................. , .............. :,. 18.0 21.6 19.7 21.8 19~8 17.3 

3 ............................................ 17.7 21.8 19.6 21.7 19.6 17.2 

4 ••.•..•..•.• ._ •.•. ··•·•·· ......•..•.•.•....• 18.1 :11.8 19.5 21.7 19.6 17.0 

5 ............................. -.. : ............ 1~.4 21.9 19.5 21.6 19.0 16.9 

6 .•••.•. , .................................... 18.4 22.0 19.4 21.5 18.9 16.4 

7 ............................................. 18.2 21.9 19.3 21.5 19.0 16.3 

8 ............................... · ............. 18.1 21.9 19.0 21.5 19.0 16.2 

9 ............................................ 18.0 21.8 18.8 21.6 19.0 16.1 

10 ... _ ......................................... 17.8 21.8 18.7 21.6 19.3 16.0 

.11. ......... , .... , ............................ 17.5 21.6 18.2 21.2 18.9 16.0 

12 .......................................... _ .. 17.1 21.4 18.1 21.0 18.8 16.0 

13 .......................... , ................. 16.7 21.2 18.{) 20.9 18.5 15.-9 

14 .......... : ................................. 16:7 20.9 18.9 20.8 18.5 15:8 

JlL ......... , ........ : ........................ 17.4 20.8 18.9 - 20.7 18.6 15.4 

16 ......................................... _ ... 18.0 20 . .5 19.0 20.6 11!. 8 15.1 

17 ............................................ 18.2 20.4 19.2 20.6 19.3 15.0 

18 ............................................ 18.5 20.4 19.4 20.2 18.9 14.7 

19 ............................................ 18.8 20.4 20.1 20.4 18.9 14.5 

20 ..• ~ .............. : ......................... 19.0 20.4 21.0 20.3 18.9 14.0 

21.: .......... -................................ 19.0 20.4 20.8 ro.2 18.8 13.8 

22 ............................................ 20.0 20.2 21.1 20.0 18.8 13.6 

23 .......................................... ,. 20.5 20.1 21.0 19.9 18.6 13.3 

'24 ............................................ 20.2 20.0 21.2 19.8 18.5 13.0 

25 ............................................ 20.4 20.0 21.2 19.7 18:0 12.7 

26 ............................................ 20.5 20.0 21.3 19.8 17.9 12.4 

27 ................................ : ........... 20,7 20.0 21.7 20.1 18.0 12.0 

28 ............................................ 20.8 19.9 ;n. a 20.0 17._9 11.9 

29 ............................................ 20.8 21;8 19.9 17.8 11.8 

30 ............................................ 20.9 21.8 19.8 17.7 11.6 

3L •.. :~ ............. _ ......................... 20.9 21.9 17.5 ··-····· 

. 181 

July. 

--

11.4 

11.2 

11.0 

10.9 

10.8 

10.7 

io.6 

10.5· 

10.4 

10.3 

10.0 

9.0 

9.8 

9. 7 

9. 7 

9.6 

9.5 

9.4 

9.3 

9.2 

9.1 

9.0 

8.9 

8.8 

8. 7 

8.6 

8.4 

8.2 

8.2 

........ 

1\;(ISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS IN SACRAMENTO RIVER DRAINAGE 

BASIN. 

· Sai:ramemo River at Baird Station, on Southern Pacific Railway, Gregory post-office, Oal,.-

A .me!!-!!urement of this stream was made August 28, 1905, from wagon bridge by W .. R 

a~ - . Widtl;l, 11~ feet; area, 308 square-feet; mean velocity, 1.14 feet per second; discharge, 

352 second-feet. · 

Olear Oreek near Stella post-office; Oal,.-A measurement was made of this stream August 

2Q, 1905;.500 feet above mouth of Brandy Creek by W. B .. Clapp. 

Width, 28 feet; area, 31 square feet; mean velocity, 1.26 feet per second; discharge, 

39 !!llCOnd-feet. 

•.North Fork O.otton'IJ)()od Oreek near Gas Point; Oal,.-A measurement of this stream was 

made August 28, 1905, 40 feet below the highway bridge above the junction of the North 

and Middle forks by C . .H. Lee. Several diversions are made above the point of measurement; their total :discharge is reported to be about 8 second-feet. 

Width, 15.5 feet; area, 9.0 square feet; mean velocity, 0.66 foot per. second·; discharge;-

5.9 second-feet. 
132 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 PART XIII. 

MiiMle Fork Cottonwood Creek near Gas Point, Col.-A measurement of this stream was 

made August 28, 1905, 300 feet above its junction with the North Fork by C. H. Lee. 

Three small diversions are made above the point of measurement. 

Width, 35 feet; area, 11.3 squtire feet; mean velocity, 0.81 foot per: second; discharge, 

9.1 second-feet. -

Pit River near Copper City, Col.-This stream is the largest tributary of the Sacramento 

River, joining it about 11 miles north of Redding, Cal. It has a well-sustained summer 

flow. A measurement of this stream was made August 25, 1905, by C. H. Lee from the 

downstream side of the Delamar Mining Company's toll bridge above the mouth of 

Squaw Creek. 

Width, 135 feet; area, 465 square feet; mean velocity, 6.68 feet per second; discharge, 

3,107 second-feet. 

Squaw Creek near Copper City, Col.-c-A measurement of this stream was made 500 feet 

below bridge near Copper City by C. H. Lee on August 26,1905. ' 

Width, 39 feet; area, 95 square feet; mean velocity, 0.21 foot per second) discharge, 

20 second-feet. 

Cow Creek (above Clooer Creek) at Millville, Col.-A measurement of this stream was 

made August 26, 1905, at the highway bridge south of Millville by C. H. Lee. 

Width, 39.2 feet; area, 35 square feet; mean velocity, 1.75 feet per second; discharge, 

61 second-feet. 

Clooer Creek at Millville, Col.-A measurement of this stream was made August 26, 

1905, about 500 feet below the highway bridge above its junction with Cow Creek by 

C. H. Lee. 

Width, 15· feet; area, 7.8 square feet; mean velocity, 0.40 foot per second; discharge, 

3.1 second-feet. 

(]lover Creek ditch.-A measurement of-this ditch was made on August 27, 1905, in flume 

at its heading, 3 miles above Millville by C. H. Lee. 

Width, 2.15 feet; area, 1.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.33 feet per second; discharge, 

2.4 second-feet. This water is diverted from Clover Creek. 

Litfte Cow Creek near Polocedro, Col.-A measurement of this stream was made on 

August 27, 1905, 800 feet downstream from the highway bridge east of Palocedro by 

C. H. Lee. There are several small diversions from tllis stream above this point. 

Width, 11.2 feet; area, 9.0 square feet; mean velocity, 0.50 foot per second; discharge, 

4.5 second-feet. 

Cow Creek near Polocedro, Col.-A measurement of this stream was made August 27, 

1905, 150 feet below its junction with Little Cow Creek by C. H. Lee. 

Width, 41.5 feet; area, 58 square feet; mean velocity, 1.05 feet per second; discharge, 

61 second-feet. 

Battle Creek near Bolls Ferry, Col.-This stream is an important tributary of the Sacramento River. A measurement was made August 29, ·1905, at a point about 2 miles above 

the wagon bridge on main road from Red Bluff to Balls Ferry by C. H. Lee. 

Width, 88 feet; area, 171 square feet; ·mean velocity, 1.92 feet per second; discharge, 

329 second-feet. 

Mill ditch near Bolls Ferry, Col.-This ditch heads in Battle Creek 1! miles above the 

wagon bridge on the main road from Red Bluff to Balls Ferry. A measurement was made 

· Augil.st 29, 1905, 1! miles below head of ditch, by C. H. Lee. 

Width,22 feet; area, 19.3 square feet; mean veloci y, 1.33 feet per second; discharge, 26 

second-feet. 

Antelope Creek near Red Bluff, Col.-A measurem nt of this stream was made August 

31, 1905, 600 feet above the Antelope Creek andRe Bluff Water Company's dam, about 

8 miles east of Red Bluff, by C. H. Lee. 

Width, 36 feet; area, 83 square feet; mean velocit , 0.54 foot per second; discharge, 45 

second-feet. 

Mill Creek near Tehama, Col.-A measurement of this stream was made September 1, 

1905, 300 feet above the head-gate of the Los Mol' as ditch and about 6 miles east of 

Tehama, by C. H. Lee. 

., 

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• 

PI~ RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. . 133 

Width, ·40.2 feet; area, 91 square feet; mean velocity, 1.34 feet ~er second; discharge, 122 

second-feet. · . 

MiUrace canal near Tehayuz, Calj-This canal diverts water f~om Mill Creek about 1~ miles above its junction with Sacramento River. A measurement was made in flume at 

head of canal September 1, 1905, by C. H. Lee. 

Width, 11.8 feet; area, 401square feet; mean velocity, 2.25 feet per second; discharge, 90 

second-feet. 

Deer Creek near Vina, Cal,-A measurement of this stream was made September 1,1905, 

from the downstream side of the bJidge at upper main road crossing, about 4 miles from 

Vina, by C. H. Lee. Two or three kmall ditches divert water from creek above this point 

of measurement. 

Width, 57.7 feet; area, 77 square feet; mean velocity, 1.08 feet per second; discharge, 83 

second-feet. I 

VaUey Counties Power Company's canal near Centerville, Cal.-This canal diverts water 

from Butte Creek. A measuremen~ was made May 19 in flume at town of Centerville. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 13.2 square fuet; mean velocity, 1.74 feet per second; discharge, 23 

second-feet. 

PIT RI'f"ER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

D~SCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Pit River has its source in the W~ner Mountains in the extreme northeast part of California. It flows in a southwesterly "rection, discharging its waters into Sacramento River 

a few miles above Redding, Cal. t has numerous tributaries, the larger of which have 

their source in large s.prings, whichlischarge from crevices in the lava formation. About 

50 per cent of the area of this drain'tge basin is barren of timber and composed, principally, 

of lava with a light soil covering, being used extensively for pasturage and the raising of 

stock. There are numerous small valleys with light grades, which hold the water throughout the su=er months principally ip the state of swamps. These areas are used, mainly, as 

meadow land and for the raising of stock feed. Pit River does not discharge in any great 

volume until it reaches a point near Fall River Mills, which lies about midway between the 

point where the Pit River enters thb Sacramento and its source. Fall River, which is the 

principal tributary of the Pit from the north, receives its water supply from large perennial 

springs which discharge 1,500 second-feet. Hat Creek and Burney Creek are also large 

tributaries from the south and draln the northern slope of Lassen Peak. Their principal 

sources are also from large perennial springs in the lava formation. 

West Valley Creek: is a tributary of South Fork of Pit River. Ash Creek flows into Clear 

Creek, through which it enters Pit I River from the south. There is considerable timber 

scattered throughout this drainage basin, the principal growth lying in the southern portion of the basin and also in that section lying north of Pit River and between Fall River 

and the upper Sacramento. Ther~ are numerous reservoir sites on the upper reaches of 

this stream, all of which have bee.d or 'are being surveyed. Several gaging stations are 

maintained on Pit River and tributaries at points where surveys have been made for the 

construction of. storage reservoirs. I The rainfall throughout this basin is very unevenly 

distributed, ranging from 10 inches in the eastern portion to 50 to 75 inches in the western 

and northwestern portio~; About 50 per cent of the precipitation falls in the form of 

snow, but does not remain any lef1gth of time except on the higher elevation of Mount 

Shasta and Lassen Peak. I 

McCloud River drains the southeastern slope of Mount Shasta. Its drainage area is comparatively small, covering 676 square miles. It is long and narrow, extending from north 

to south. There are few tributari¢s. Its main water supply comes from Mount Shasta, 

on which the snow remains during the entire year. It is also fed by numerous large springs 

scattered throughout the drainage lbasin. The precipitation is very heavy and is prmcipally in the form of rain, except on the higher elevations of Mount Shasta. The discharge 

of this stream seldom falls below 1,200 second-feet. It discharges into the Pit River a few 

miles above the junction of the Pit rth the Sacramento. The entire basin is well tii:nbered. 
134 STREAM MEASUREMENTS lN 1905, PART XITI. 

PIT RIVER NEAR. CANBY, CAL. 

This station was established December 26, 1903, by H. E. Green· and J. S. Evans. It is 

located at the wagon bridge, 3! miles southwest of Canby~ Cal. 

The channel is straight for 150 feet above and 200 feet below the station. The current 

is moderate .at all stages. The banks are high and are subject to overflow. The channel 

is rocky and is not slibject to much change. 

I!ischarge measurements are made from the bridge. The initial point for. soundings. is 

a nail in the railing post at the end of the bridge on the left. bank. 

The gage is a vertical plank securely fastened to the first bridge pier from the left bank 

of the stream. During 1905 the gage was read twice each day by Ernest M. Hess. The. 

bench mark is a painted point on a large bowlder at the bend of the wagon road near the 

south end of the bridge. Elevation, 24.90 feet above the datum of the gage. . .. 

A description of this station,"with gage height and discharge data, is contained iri WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of Pit River near Canby, Gal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Gate Dissection. velocity. heig t. char~e. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

January5 ..... J. Y.Toler ......................... 99 187 2.55. 4.20 476 

January9 ..... ..... do .......................... - ... 87 127 1. 70 3. 70 216 

January20 .... ..... do .............................. 99 186 2.53 4,18 470 

January26· .... ..... do .............................. .117 228 2.96 4.50 675 

February 7 .... ..... do .............................. 116 220 2.91 4.40 641 

February 13 ... ..... do .............................. 87 131 1.91 3.70 250 

February 22 ... ..... do ................. ; .... : ....... 119 235 3.03 4.60 712 

February 27 ... ..... do ........ ; ........... · .......... 93 147 2.11 ·3.90 309 

March 7 ....... ..... do.: ........... : ................ 87 128 1.86 3.65 238 

March9 ....... .•... do., .•..............•.•..•.•..•• 87 127 1.83 3.65 233 

March14 ....... ..... do .............................. 87 135 1.80 3.70· 243 

March 22 .••... ..... do .............................. 109 227 2.90 4.60 659 

March26 ...... ..... do .............................. 109 230 2.93 4.65 674 

April4 •.....•.. ..... ·do .............................. 138 292 3.33 5.00 971 

AprilS ......... ..... do ............................... 138 289 3.30 5.00 955 

AprillO~ ....... ..... do .............................. 114 206 2.81 4.40 579 

April16 ........ ..... do .............................. 93 146 2.27 4.00 331 

April19 ........ ..... do .............................. 93 136 2.07 3.90 282 

Mayl. ........ ..... do .............................. 63 83 1.08 3.30 90 

May2, ........ ....• do ...•.........•....•.....•.•... 63 83 1.10 3.30 91 

May5 ......... ..... do ............................... 61 54 .57 2.90 31 

May16 ........ ..... do .............................. 90 120 1.85 3.70 222 

May20 ........ ... ,.do .............................. 90 115 1.84 3.70 212 

June9 ......... ..... do ................ · .............. 87 123 1.64 3.60 201 

July17 ........ ..... do ..................... · ......... 52 40 .60 2.90 24 

July22 ........ ..... do .............................. 50 37 .62 2.85 23 

August 8 ...... · ..... do ....... , ...................... 60 39 .37 2.80 14.5 

August10 ..... ..... do .............................. 60 37 .as 2. 7& 14.1 

August 21 •••. ·. ..... do .......... -., ................ 9 2.9 1.27 2.&0 3.7 

August28 ..... ..... do .............................. 7 1.8 1.17 2.45 2.1 

August31. .... . ~ ... do .................... ~ ......... 7 2.0 1.15 2.45 2.3 

September 9 ... ..... do .............................. !i 2.6 1.19 2.50 3.1 

Beptember 19 .. ..... do .............................. 9 3.4 1.68 2.60 5.7 

October 6, ..... .. ; .. do ....................... • ....... 35 21 1.00 2.80 21 

October 19 ..... ..... do ......... ; .......... · .......... 55 57 .91 3.10 52 

Octoqer25 ..... ..... do ......................... : .... 58 58 .86 3:2o liO 

October 28 •.... ..... d_o ............................ -.. 5s 61 .90 3:20 55 

November7 ... ..... do .............................. 60 67 1.19 3.30 80 

November 11 •. ...... do ....... : ...................... 60 70 1.19 3.30 83 

. 
PIT RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 135 

Daily gage heiglli, in feet, -of Pit River near Canby, Cal.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb: Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. ·Oct. Nov. Dec,· 

------1-----------------------------------

1. ..... ·.. ..... .. 4.55 

2............... 4.4 

3............... 4.1 

4............... 4.0 

5 ... _............ 3.9 

6............... 3.8 . . 7............... 3.8 

8............... 3.8 

9............... 3. 7 

10............... 3.6 

11. ..•.•.. ..•.•.. 3.55 

12. .. ... .. .. .. ... 3.45 

13 •.•.. ; .•.•.... , 3.5 

14............... 3. 7 

15 ...•. :......... 3.95 

16... ... .. .. •.•.. 4.25 

17............... 4.3 

18............... 4.3 

4.6 3.8 

5.05 3.8 

5.25 3. 75 

5.65 3. 7 

4.85. 3. 7 

5.5 

5.6 

5.5 

5.4 

fi.5 

4.65 3. 7 4.8 

4.25 3.65 . 4.8 

4.1 3.65 4.7 

4.05 3.65 4.5 

4.0 3.65 4.3 

3.9 3.115 4.2 

3,7 3.7 4.1 

3._7 3. 7 4.1 

3. 75 3._7 _4.0 

3.7 3.7 4.0 

3.65 3.8 4.0 

3.75 4.1 4.0 

3.8 . 4.35 . 4.0 

3.4 3.6 

3.4 a.7 

3.-3-· . 3. 7 

3.0 3.7. 

3.0 3.7 

3.3 

3.25 

3.25 

3.25 

3.25 

3.0 3.5 3.25 

3.6 3.6 ·3.2 

3.6 3.7 3.2 

3.3 .3.65 3.2 

3.15 3.65 

3.2 3.~ 

3.2 3.6 

3.2 3.6 

3.6 3.5 

3.8 3.5 

3.8-

3.8 

3.8 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

•3.-2' 

3.2 

3.2 

19............... 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.2 

20 ............ ~--- 4.2 4.95 4.5 3.95 . 3.8 3.4 3.2 

21.. ............. 4.1 4.8 4.95 3.85 3.75 ·3.4 3.2 

22 ............... 4.35 

23............ ... 4:5 

24 ............... 5.0 

25 ..•....•....•.. ..5.35 

26............... 4.6 

27 ....... -......... · .- 4.2 

28 ............... 4.05 

29 .......... , .... 4.0 

4.6 

4.3 

4.2 

4.1_ 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9 

30............... 4.0· ..•.•. ,: 

31............... 4.15 

.;, ·~ 

4.8 

4.45 

4.5 

4.6 

4. 7 

4.8 

4.85 

4.85 

4.8 

5.0 

3.8 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3-

:J.3 

3.4 

3.4 

3.5 

3.4 

3.7 

. 3.65 

3.8 

3.7 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5. 

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3 .• 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3 

_.3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3:1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9 2.5 2.8 . 3.2 

2.9 2.5 2.8 3.25 

2.9 2;·5 2.8 - 3.25 

2.9- . ;!.I; . 2_.~ 3.3 

2_.9- 2.5 _2_.8- 3.3 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5-

3.5 

3.5 

2.5_ . ~-5 2.8_ . 3,3 3.5 

2.5_ _2,5 2 . .8 3.3 3.5 

2.5. 2.5 2._8 3,3 _3.5. 

2._5_ _2,5 3-05. 3,3 3.5 

2_.5. 2.5 3.0,'; .3.3 

2.5_ - _2.5 3.05 3.3 

2.!i __ 2,5_ 3.05 3.3 

2.;5 2.5 3.05 3 . .3 

2.5. 2,5_ . 3.05 3.3 

2_.5_ 2._5. 3.1_- - 3.3 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 3.1 

·2.5 3,15 

2.5.- 3.15 

3.25 

3.25 

3.25 

3.4 

3.-4 

3.35 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

2.5 2.6 3.2 3.25 3.35 

2.4 2.6 3.2 3.3 3.4 

2.4 2.6 3.2 3.3. 3.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2:5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 3.2 

2.6 3.2 

2.6 3.2 

2.6 3.2 

2.6 3.2 

2.7 3;2 

2.8 ·3.2 

2.8 3.2 

2.8 3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.35 

3.35 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.45 

3.5 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4, 

3.4 

3.4. 

3.4 

~ Station rating table for Pit River near Canby, Cal.,/7'0171. January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Ga!e Discharge.! h~~t. Discharge. Ga~ Discharge. height. heig t. heig t. 

Feet •. · Second-feet. Feet. Secoml-feet. Feet. Sec()'fl,drfeet. Feet. SeCO'fl,drfeet. 

2.40 1.5 3.30 87 4.20 475 5.10 1,028 

2.50 3.5 3.40 115 4.30 533 5.20 1,091 

2.60 6 3.50 148 4.40 "593 5.30 1,154 . 2.70 10 3:60 186 4.50 655 5.40 1,217 

2.80 16 3.70 226 4.60 717 5.50 1;280 

2.90 24 3.80 269 4.70 779 5.60 1,343 

3.00 34 3.90 316 4.80 841 

3.10 47 4.00 366 4.90 903 

3.20 64 4.10 419 5.00 965 

NOTE.-The above table is aP.Qlicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on thirty~nine 

discharge measurements made during t905. It is well defined between gage heights 2.4 feetand5feet. 
136 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XTII. 

Em'fTUJUd 'I1W'flihly dischO,rge of PiJ 1li'IJ61' near Oanby, Oal.,for 1905. 

Month. 

..Ta.nua.ry •••••••••••••••• • ••••••• ' 

February .•. _ •..••....••.••••••.•. 

MarCh ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• 

April ••••••••.•..••.•...•••..•••• 

May ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••. 

June •••••••••••••••••••••.•••.••• 

July •••••••.••••••••• _ .••• ; •••••. 

·August •••••••....•••.•.......•.• 

September •........ : .•.••••••.•.. 

October •• , ••••.••.•••...•..•.••• 

November .......••.• , .•.•••••.•. 

December ..•••••...••••••.••••.. 

The year ..••••.••.••...•.. 

[Drainage a.rea, 1,500 square ~les.] 

Discharge in second-feet: 

Total in 

Me.ximum. Minimum. Mean. acre--feet. 

1,186 132 4<13 27,MO 

1,374 206· 533 29,600 

966 206 ,479 ·29,400 

1,343 ffl 510 30,350 

269 34 1M 10,140. 

226 87 151 . 8,985 

ffl 47 61.7 3,794 

24 1.5 6.4 .394 

16 3.5 5.6 333 

64 16 45.4 2,792 

148 64 92.2 5,486 

1~.8 ffl 118 7,256 ... 

1,374 1.5 218: 155,800 

PIT_ BlVEll. DAB BIEBER, OAL. 

Run-otr. 

Second-feet I Depth -per~~ in inches. 

0.295 0.340 

.3/ili .370 

.319 .368 

.340 .379 

.110 .127 

.101 .113 

.041 .047 

.0043 .0050 

.0037 .0041 

.030 .035 

.061 .068 

.079 .091 

.145 i.95 

This station was established January 22, 1904, by J; 8. Evans and William Busch. It is 

loca.ted 12 miles belQW Bieber, Cal., near Muck Valley. 

· The channel is straight for 200 feet above and 300 feet below the station. The current is 

very sluggish at low-water stage. The banks are high and not subject to overflow. The 

channel is. very rocky and rough, but is not subject to change. 

Discharge measurements are· nut'de from a cable· and car. The initial point for soundings is the foot of'the platform at end of the cable on the right baDk of the stream. 

~ The gage is· a heavy wooden rod fastened to a large bowlder on the right bank of the 

streain. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by F. H. IJolabird. The bench 

mark is on a large bowlder on the right bank 50 feet east of the pine tree to which the cable 

is fastened; elevation 12.00 feet above the datum· of tl,le gage. · 

· ~ description of this station and gage height and discharge data are contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 
PIT ·RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Di8chfuoge measurerne:nits of Pu River near Bieber, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

Feet. Sg.jt, Ft. per sec. Feet. 

January 8 ••..• J. Y. Toler ••••••.•.•••.•.••• , •••••• 104 343 0.99 3 .. 70 

·January 22 •••• .•. :.do ••.••••••..•.•••.••••••••••.•• 210 729 1.96 5.25 

January23 .•.• ••.•• do •••••••••.••.•.•••.•.••••• , .•• 218 915 2.46 6.00 

Do •.••.•.• ••.•• do ••...•••.••••.•.•.•.••.•.•.•.• 217 889 2.50 5.94 

February 9 ••.• ...•• do ••.•.•••.••••.•.....•..•.•. _ •.. 204 630 1.68- 4.80 

Feqruary 24 ••• ...... do •••.•......•.•.•.••.•.••• : •••• 208 673 1.93 5.08 

March 11 •••••• •...• do •••.•.•••.• · •.••••.•.•.•.••.••. . 144 389 .97 3.70 

March24 .••••. •...• do •....•.•.•.• ; .•••.•.•.•..•.•.. 212 743 2.22 5.40 

March23 •.••.• .•.•• do ...•.•.•••..•..•.....•.•... : •. 213 767 2.11 5.51 

Aprll7 .•••..•• ... ,.do ••.•..•.•... , •.• : •.•.••.•••••• 210 739 2.02 5.30 

Aprll6 ••••••.• .•••• do ••..•.•.•.••.•.•.•• · ••••••••.•• 212 757 2.18 5.40 

Aprll17 ....... : ..•• do .............................. 199 504 1.32 4.30 

May3 ......... ..... do •• : .... , ...................... 126 ~ .61 ·2.88 

Mayl8 ........ .• : •• do ••.•.••••....•.•.•.•• ~---····· 134 309 .79 3.50 

June12 ........ .•. ,.do ••.•. - .•..•.•..•.•.•.••..••.•• 126 215 .51 2.80 

Juiy7 ......... ..... do .............................. 75 143 .24 2.30 

July19 ........ ..... do •••••• _ ...• : ••.•.•. , ........... 79 144 .29 2.40 

August9 ...... ..... do ............... , .............. 58 105 .22 1.85 

Augustl8 ..... ..... do .............................. 34 18.8 1.02 1.80 

August 29. : .•• ••••. do •••••••.•..•.•.••.•.•.••..••.. 30 12.6 .78 L70 

September 10 .• .•.•• do ••.•.•.•••.•.•.•.•.••••.•.•. ;. 6 2.4 .46 1.40 

September 20 •• _____ do .............................. 7 2.0' .60 1.40 

October 7 •.• · .•• ..... do ........... : .. : ............... 6 2.8 .61 1.50 

October17 ...•• ..... do .... ,_ ..... c .................. : 31 12.7 ;sa 1.70 

October26 ..••. ..... do .... · .......................... 45 22.5 1.80 2.20 

·NovemberS ••• ..... do ............ · ................... 80 168 .42 2.60 

IRR 177-06--10 

137 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

340 

1,430 

2,254 

'2,220 

1,060 

1,296_ 

378 

1,650 

1,620 

1,492 

1,648_ 

665 

141 

244 

110 

34 

42 

23 

19.1 

9.9 

1.1 

1.2 

1.7 

10.5 

41 

71 
"188· STREAM MEASUREMENTS . IN 19051 PART XItt. 

Daily·g~ keighJ,, in feet, of Pit·Ri'V61' ttM,r Bieber, OaZ., for 1905 .. 

···~-.··.··. 

. I 

~I'Y· Jan. Feb. Ma.J;. Apr. May. June. July, Aug. Sept; Oct~ Nov. ·Dee.· ...,........... -·-----·------· --------

1 ............... 4.8 5.4 4.6 6.2 3.0 3.2 2.5 2.1 1.5 111.5 il2.3 112,4 

2~ ............. ~. 5.0 5.5 4.5 6.3 3.0 3.2 2.45 2.1 1.5 111,5 112,4 112.4 

~3 ............... 4.9 5.3 4.3 6'.15 2.9 3.1 2.4 1.9 1.5 "1.5 112.4 112,4 

4.' .............. 4.5 5.0 4.0 5.9 2.9 3.1 2.4 1.8 1.4 111.5 a2.5 112.4 

5 ............... 4.2 4.8 4.0 5.7 2.9 3.1 2.4 1.8 1.4 ~~·u; G2,5 112.4 

6 ........... ; ... 3.9 4.6 4.0 5.4 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.8 1.4 G1,5 112;5 112,4 

7 ... ~ ........... 3.7 6.0 3.9 5.2 3.0 3.0 2.3 1. 75 1.4 1.5 ~>2 •. 5 112,4 

8 ............... 3.7 5.5 3.11 5.1 3.0 2;9 2.3 1. 75 1.35 111,5 2.6 a2.4 

9 .. : ........... ~ 3.5 4.8 3.8 5.0 2.9 2.9 2;4 1.85 1.35 111,5 112,6 112,4 

1o • .-:~ ........... 3.4 . 4.6 3.7 4.9 2.9' 2.8· 2.35 1.8 1.4 111,6 112,6 112,4 

11 ............... 3.4 4.3 3.7 4.7 2.8 2.8 i45 1.8 1.'4 111.5 a2.6 a2.4 

12 ............... 3.3 3.9 3.7 4.6 2.8 2.8 2.45 1.5 1.4 111,6 112.6 112.3 

13 ............... 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.4 2.8 2.8 2.4 1.5 1.4 111,6 112.6 112,3 

14 .... · ........... 3.4 3.7 3 •. 8 4.3 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.5 a1.4 111.6 a2:6 112,3 

15 ............... 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.2 2.8 2.'t 2.7 1.5 111-.4 rit.6 112,7 112,3 

16., ............ , 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 1 •. 7 111.4 a1.6 112,'7 112.3 

1J ........ c ...... 4.95 4.1 4.0 4.3 3.4 2.7 2.7 1.7 111,4 1.7 IJ2,7 112,3 

18 ............... 5.1 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.3 1.8 111,4 .2.0 a2.7 · a2.3 

19 ................ 5.0 4.6 6.4 4.2 3.5 2.5 2.:1 1.8 111,4 2.0 112.7 112.3 

20.· .......... ; ... 5.0 '4,8 5.5 4.0 3.4 2.5 2.4 1. 7 a1.4 2.0 112,7 112,3 

21 ............... 5.0 5.0 5.5 4.0 3.4 2.5 2.3 1. 7. a1.4 2.0 a2.7 3;3 

22· ....... · ........ 5.25 5.8 5.8 3.9 I 3.2 2.4 2.2 1.5 111,4 2.0 "2.7 3.3 

23.: .............. 5.95 5.2 5.55 3.9 3.2 2.4 2.2 1.5· a1.4· 2.0 "2·6 2.'2 

24 ............... ·6.5 5.05 5.45 3.7 3.2 2.4 2.6 1.5 a1.4 "2.0 a2.6 2.2 

25 ................ 6.0 '5.0 5.4 3.6 3.1 2.3" 2.4 1.5 111.4 a2.0 112.6 2.2 

26.: .... · ......... 5.8. 6.0 5.7 3.4 3.1 2.3 2;1 1.5 a1.4 2.2 a2.6 2;2 

27 ........... · .• , ... 5.5 . 4.8 5.9 3.1 3.0 2.3 2.1 1.7 <>1.4 IJ2.2 ••2.6 . 2.J 

~.; ........... , .. 5~0 , .f,8 5.8 3.1 '3,J 2.7 ~.1 1.7 1.6 <J2,2 "2.6. 2.2 

29.' .... ; .......... 4.8 ~.'·. ~.- •, 5.8 3.1 3.2 2.7 2.2 1.7 1.& 112.2 112.6 2.2 

30 ........ : ...... li.1 .......... 5.8 03.0 3.3 2.7 2.2 1.5 111,5 112.3 112,5 2.2 

31. .............. 5.4 ... ........... 6.0 ............ 3.3 2.25 1.5. ............. a2.3 ............ 2·2 

,. Estimated.· 

NOTE.-R1ver frozen over December 23-31, 

EJtni:Wn ronng tabkfor Pit Ri'V61' near Bieber, Oal., ~~January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

h=. Discharge. Ga.f.'i heig t. I ~lscharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. h=to I Dl~harge'. 

Feet. secofw.-Jeet. Feet. BeCOJid..feet. Feet. SeCOJid..feet. Feet. SecO'Tid-ftet. 

1.~ '(1.5 2.00 64 3.70 349 4.90 1,130 

1.411 1.0 2.60 77 3.80 396 5.00 1,215 

.1.50 2.2 2.7(1. 92 3.90. ·448 .· li.20 1,400 

1.60 5.8 2.80 100 4.0Q oo5 5.40 - 1,595 

1.70 9.6 .'2.90 127 4.10 585 5.60 1,810 

1.80 13.6 3.00 147 4,'20 630 li.sO 2,035 

1.90 18 3.10 168 4.30 695 6.00 2,270 

2.00 23 3.20 190 4.40 760 6.20 2,525 

2.10 29 3.30 213 4.00 630 6.40 2,810 

2.20 36 3.40 239 4.60 900 

2.30 44 3.50 270 4.70 975 

2.40 53 3 •. 60 307 4.80 . 1,000 

' 

NOTE.-'-Th:e above taible IIi ii.ppll.e&ble- oiily for·open-'Cha'mlel aondltion's. · It is based on 26 d!Sch&rge 

measurements made dut$g1905. It is well de11.neq between gage h81gb.is 3.Ueet.and 6 feet. Below 3.5 

feet the table is not sow~ detlned. . 

' .1 

1 

j 

i 

' 

I 

j 

.! 
PIT RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 139 

Estimated monthly discharge of Pit River near Bieber, Oal., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 2,948 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Ja.nuary ......................... 2,960 213 1,036 

February ........................ 2,270 349 1,083 

March ........................ __ . 2,,270 349 1,101 

April ............................ 2,665 147 950 

May ............................. 270 109 166 

June ..................... _., ____ .. 190 44 103. 

July., ........................... 92 29 51.8 

August .......................... 29' 2.2 9. 73 

September ....................... 2.2 .8 1.23 

October ......................... 44 2.2 15.4 

November ........ __ ............. 92 44 76.1 

December 1-22 ................... 213 44 63.9 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

63,700 

60,150 

67,700 

56,530 

10,210 

6,129 

3,185 

598 

73.2 

947 

4,528 

2, 788 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth 

per s9uar_e in inches. 

mile. 

0.351 0.405 

.367 .382 

.373 .430 

.322 .359 

.056 .065 

.035 .039 

.018. .021 

.0033 .0038 

.00042 .00047 

.0052 .0060 

.026 .029 

.022 .025 

The period ........ ____ .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 276, 500 ......... ---- -1---------_-

NoTE.-Discharge interpolated for missing gage heights in September, October, November, and 

December. 

SOUTH FORK OF PIT RIVER NEAR IVY, CAL. 

This station was established January 11, 1904, by H. E. Green and J. S. Evans. It is 

located 3 miles west of Ivy post-office, at the outlet of Jess Valley. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above and 80 feet below the station. The current is 

sluggish at low-water stage. The right bank is low and subject to overflow in high water. 

The bed of the stream is composed of earth and is filled with vegetation at low-water stage. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car. The initial point for soundings is the foot of the post used for fastening the car on the left bank of the stream. , 

· The gage is a vertical plank fastened t0 a tree on the left bank 50 feet above the station. 

It is read only at times discharge measurements are made, as it is impossible to get an 

observer on account of its isolated location. The bench mark is on a large bowlder 150 

feet east of cabin on the right bank and below the station; elevation, 12.00 feet above the 

datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. · 
140 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Pit River near b,y, Ool., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

January 1..... J. Y. 'l'oler ...•..•.......•.••....•.. 

Janua.ry 13 .......... do ........•.................•... 

February 1 ......... do ............................. . 

February17 .......• do .................•....•....... 

March4 .....•...... do .........................•.... 

March 17 •..•....... do ...................•.........• 

March 30 •.•........ do .............. : .............. . 

April13~ ..••....... do ...............•.•.•.........• 

April22 ..••........ do .••........................... 

May 12 ••.•.• >.. ••••• do ...•.............•............ 

May 13 ••.• : . ....... do ..••....•......•......•....... 

May 25 •••.........• do .••........•......•........•.. 

May26 •.••........• do ...•................•......... 

JuneS ..•.•......... do .................... : ........ . 

June6 •.•........... do.: ....... : ......•............. 

June 17 ••...•....... do ............................. . 

June19 ............. do ............................. . 

July l. ............. do ............................. . 

July 13 .••.•.......• do ..••.........•......•......... 

July 14 ............. do ............. : ......•.......... 

July 26 ............. do ............................. . 

July 27 ............. do ............................. . 

August 15 .......... do ............................. . 

August 16 .......... do ............................. . 

August24 •••....... do ............................. . 

September 5 •......• do .•.....•.............•.•....•. 

September 14 ....... do ............................. . 

October 3 ..•........ do ............................. . 

~~!~~:~~~::::: :::::E:::::::::::::::;:::::::::::::! 

November 1 ..•..... do ............................... 1 

November2 ........ do ... ~ .......................... [ 

::::~:~::: :::::!:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::1 

w idth. 

F eet. 

32 

28 

3() 

28 

28 

31 

30 

33 

33 

66 

66' 

85 

98 

107 

97 

39 

38 

24 

23 

23 

15 

15 

16 

16 

16 

6 

14 I 

15 

15 

15 

16 

15 

16 

16 

16 

--

Area of Mean section. velocity. 

Sq. feet. Ft. per sec. 

63 0.92 

37 .62 

47 1.04 

42 1.00 

42 1.05 

63 1.46 

51 1.18 

61 1.41 

62 1.37 

104 1.52 

101 1.53 

112 1.41 

118 1.40 

145 1.34 

126 1.31 

80 1.32 

78 1.28 

22 1.86 

19;5 1.79 

18.3 1. 75 

20 1.60 

20 1.60 

19.5 1.44 

19.8 1.41 

17.2 1.16 

8.6 1.42 

8.6 1.95 

7.2 1.97 

7.2 1.97 

7.2 2.00 

6.8 2.03 

7.2 2.03 

8.0 2.09 

8.4 2.13 

7.6 2.12 

--- ---

WEST VALLEY CREEK NEAR LIKEL~, I CAL. 

Gay;; Disheig t. charge. 

----

Feet. Sec.-feet. 

4.90 58 

3.80 I 23 

4.18 49 

4.00' 42 

4.05 44 

4.72 93 

4.30 60 

4.60 86 

4.60 85 

5.331 158 

5.33' 155 

5.40 158 

5.44 I 165 

5.68 195 

5.50 165 

5.05 106 

i.OO 100 

4.15 41 

4.05 35 

4.00 32 

4.00 32 

4.00 32 

4.10 28 

4.10 28 

3.70 19.9 

3.20 12.2 

3.30 16.8 

3.20 14.2 

3.20 14.2 

3.20 14.4 

3.20 13.'8 

3.20 14.6 

3.20 16.7 

3.20 17.9 

3.20 16.1 

This station was established January 7, 1904, by H. E. ?/reen and J, S. Evans. It is 

located 7 miles east of Likely, Cal., at the outlet of West Valley. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above and 100 feet b low the station. The banks 

are high and not subject to overflow. The bed of the strea is rocky and not subject to 

change. The current is swift. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car, or by wading at low-;water 

stage. The initial point for soundings is a juniper stump on the left bank, which is used 

for a tieing post for the car. After July 1, 1905, gagings w remade at the ranch house 

near the upper rod. These gagings give a much less discha than at the regular station. 

The gage is a vertical plank nailed to a juniper tree on the 'ght bank of the creek. As 

no one could be obtained to read the station gage, a gage as placed 2 miles above the 

station near the ranch house, where an observer could be obtained. The gage as read at 

this point is not considered satisfactory for use ·in constructjng a discharge curve for the 

gaging station, but only gives a general idea of the fluctuations in the flow of the stream. 
PlT RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 141 

NumerouS springs and awamps appear in the valley between the gaging station and the 

ranch house, giving a greater discharge at the gaging station than at thiS point~ During 

1905 the gage was read by Jasper L. F~untain. The bench mark is a point mm-ked with 

paint on a large bowlder 30 feet from the creek on the left bank; elevation, 10.00 feet above 

the.datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in W a.te~ 

Supply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of West Volley Oreek near Likely, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrograp4er. Width; sA:recetat"oonf. Mean veloci~y. 

Feet. Bq.ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

January 12 ••.. J. Y. Toler ••••••••.•.••••••••••..••. 15 22 1.28 3.30 

January 31. ... .. : .• do •.•••.••••••••••..••.•••••.•.. 15 23 .96 3.20 

February 2 •.•. ..•.• do ••••.•.•..••••••••.•••••••.•.. 15 22 .93 3._20 

February 16 .•. .•.•. do ••••.•••.••••••••.••.• · .•.•.••. 15 24 1.09 3.22 

March4 •••••.. .•••• do ••••.•.•.•••••••••••••••••.•.. 15 24 1.00 3.20 

March5 ••••... .•••• do ••••.•.•••••••.•.••••••••••••. 15 24 1.00 3.20 

March 16 ••.•.. •.•.• do ••••...••••.•.••.•.••••••.••.. 15 24 !.02 3.22 

March 17 •••••. .•••• do ••••••.•.••••••••••.•.••.••... 15 32 2.16 3. 70 

March 29 •••••• · .•••• do ••••...•..•.••.•.•.•.•.•.•.••. 15 I 21 1.43 3.30 

March31 ••.•.. ..••• do ••••...•...•.•..•••••.•••••••.. 15 21 1.42 3.30 

April13 •••••.. ..••• do ••••...•••.•.•.•.••••••.•.••.• 15 22 1.18 3.25 

April22 •••.•.. ....• do ••••.••••.••.•.•.•.•••.•.•••.• 15 19 1.19 3.20 

May12 ••••.... .•.•• do ••••.••.•..•.•.••••••••••.•..• 15 25 1.40 .3.32 

May13 ••••.... .•. ,.do ••••..•.•..•.•.••••••••••••..• 15 26 1.46 3.35 

May25 ........ .•.•• do .••••.•..•.•••.•••.•.•.•.•.••. 15 21 1.05 3.22 

May26 .•••.... •••.• do •••....•..•••.•.•..•••••.••••. 15 22 .95 3.19 

June 4 ••.••.. ~ . .•.. ;do .••••.•••..•.•.•••••••.••••... 15 28 1.68 3.50 

~=:t:::::::t::::~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 15 26 1.50 3.40 

15 25 1.28 3.30 

15 22 1.18 3.20 

June19 •••..... l ..... do •.••..•..•.•.•.•.•.•.•••••••.• 15 22 1.09 3.15 

~:~ ~~:: ::::::1::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 3 4.4 3.84 3.10 

8 10.0 1. 74 3.20 

July.14 •••••••. ! ..... do .••••.••••.....•.....•.•••.... 8 10.0 1:74 3.20 

July26 ••••••. .1 ..... do •••... .' .••.•.•.•.•.•.•.••••..• 8 9.6 1.72 3.15 

!::!!!:::::1::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 8 10.0 1. 70 3.15 

16 7.2 1.43 3.00 

Septembers ••• ••.•• do .••••.•.••.•.•.•.•.••••••.•..• 21 13 1.02 3.10 

September 6 .•• .•.•• do .••••••.••.•.•.•.•.•.•••••.•... 21 13.7 1.04 3.10 

September 14 .. ••.•• do ••••.•.•.•••.•••.........•..•. 17 7.4 1.53 3.10 

September 15 .. .•..• do ••••.•.•.••.•.•......•••.•..•. 17 7.8 1.49 3.10 

October 3 ...... .•.•• do •.••.••••.•.•......•.•.•.•..•. 18 8.4 1.65 3.10 

October 12 •.•.. ••••• do ••••••..•••••..•.•.•.•.•.•.... 19 10.1 1.59 '3.20 

October 13 ••.•• .•••• do ••••.•••.••••.•••••••.•.•.••.• 19 10.4 1.68 3.20 

October 21 •.•.• .•.•• do ••••.••••••••.•.•••.•.••••...• 18 7.6 1.72 3.10 

October22 •••.. .•.•• do .•••.••••••.••••••••••..••.... 18 7.8 1.73 3.10 

November!. •. .•••• do ••••••••••••••••••.•••••.• : ••• 13 11.4 1.24 3.20 

November 14 •• .•••• do ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.. 13 11.0 1.32 3.20 

November 15 .. •.•.• do •••••••••••••.•.••••••••••••.. 13 11.0 1.30 3.20 

NoTE • ..!. After July 1 ga.gings were made near upper gage. 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

28 

22 

. 20 

26 

24 

24 

25 

69 

30 

.30 

26 

23 

.35 

38 

22 

21 

47 

39 

32 

26 

24 

16.9 

17.4 

17.4 

16.5 

17 

10.3 

13.2 

14.2 

11.3 

11.6 

13.9 

17 .. 1 

17.5 

13.1 

13.5 

14.0 

14.5 

14.3 
142 STREAM: MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of West Valley Oreilc near Likely, Oal.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. 'Apr. May. ·June. !uly. Aug.- Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------------- 1 ............... 3.3 3.2 3.2 4.5 3.15 3.2 3.2 ;;,2 3.0 a3.1 . 3.11$ 3.1 

2 ............... 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.15 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 a3.1 3.15 ~.1 

3 ............. :. 3.25 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.15 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.0 a3.1 3.15, 3.15 

4 ............... 3.25 3.2 3.15 3.3 3.15 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 a3.1 3.2 3.15 

5 ............... 3.25 3.2 3.15 3.3 3.15 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.1 a3.l 3._2 ' 3.15 

6 ............... 3.2 3.2 a3.15 3.3 3.15 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.1 ·aa.1 3.2 3,15 

7 ............... 3.2 3.2 a3.15 a.25 3.15 3.45 3.2 3.2 3.1 a3.1 3.2 .3.15 

8 ....•..•..•.... _3.2 3.2 a3.15 3.25 3.3 3.55 3.2 3.2 3.1 a3.2 .3..2 3.J 

9 ......... _ ...... 3.2 3.2 a3.1 3.25 3.2 a: 55 3.15 3.2 3.i a~.2 3.2 3.15 

10 ............... 3.2,; 3.2 a3.1 3.25 3.4. 3.3 3 . .15 3.2 3.1 aa.-2 3.2 3.15 

11 ...... · ......... 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.25 3.3 1 3.3 3.15 3.2 3.1 a3.2 3.2 ·a.r 

12 .... , .......... 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.25 3.25 3,25 3~15 3.2 3.2 ,a3,2 3;2 3.15 

13., •• " .......... 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.25 3,2 3.25 3.-15 3:2 3.2 a3.2 3.2. 3.1 

14 ............... 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.25 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 3.2 a-3.2 3.2 3.25 

15 ......... .,, ... 3.2 3.2 3.2 ·3,3 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 3.2 a3:2. 3.2 a: 15 

16 ............... 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 3.2 a3.2 3.2 3.1 

17 ............... 3.25 3.2 3.65 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2 a3.2 3.2 3:15 

18 ............... 3.25 3.2 3.4 3.25 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2 a3.1 3.2 3.1 

19 ............... 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2 a8.1 3.2 3.1 

20 ................ 3.3' 3.2 3.35 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.15 _3.0 a3.2 a3.1 3.6 3.15 

21. ....... _ ....... 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 '3.15 3.0 a3.2 a3.1 3.4 3.1 

22 ............... 3.25 3.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.15 3._0 a3.2 3.1 3.8 3,1 

23 ............... 3.2 3.2 3.35. 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.15 3 .. 0 a3.2 3.1 3.25 3.15 

24 ............... 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 

25 ............... 3.2 _3.2 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3,2 3.1 3.1 3.15 

26: .............. 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.15 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 

27 ............. :. 3.2 3.2 3. 7 3.15 3.2 3.2 .3.15 3.0 a3.2 3.1 3.15 3.1 

28 .......... · ..... 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.15 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2- 3.1 3.2 3.1 

29 ............... 3.2 ~ ........ 3.35 3.15 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2 3.1 3.1 3.15 

30 ............... 3.2 3.4 3.15 3.2 3.2 3.15 3.0 a3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 

31 ............... 3.2 ........ 3.5 ......... 3.2 ............ 3.2 

1-

3.0 ........... 3.1 . ......... 3.6 

.. 
PIT RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 143 

Dat"ly discharge, in second-feet, of West Valley-Greek near Likely, Oal.,for1905. 

--------,------,---c--"-~~--.--~--,-----.-~ --------

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. ·May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

-------------------------. ---.-

!. .................... . 

2 ..••.................. 

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

4 .•.••••.••••••.•.•...• 

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

6 ....••................ 

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

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

9 .•.........•.......... 

10 .•...................• 

11. .. , ...•...........•.. 

12 •... ···•··············· 

13 ........ · ............. . 

14 ...•..... , ........... . 

15. ····················· 16: ..... -~ ...........•.. 

17 •• ········•··········· 

18 .. ·········'··'······· 

19 •••••••.••••••••••••.. 

20 •••••.•••• : •.•••••••• : 

21.· .•......•.......•.•.. 

22. •••·•••••·••••••····· 

23 •.••.•••.••.•••.••.••• 

24 ••••.•..•••.••••••.•.• 

25 .•••••.•••.• , ••.•.•... 

26 •.•...••.•..••...•.•.. 

27 ••••.••••••.•••••••••• 

28 •••....•...••......••. 

29 ••••.••.•.•.••••.•.... 

30 .•••.................. 

31.. ·•··············· ... 

28 21 

28 20 

25 20 

25 20 

25. 21 

22 21 

22 21 

22 22 

22 22 

22 22 

22 23 

22 23 

22 24 

22 24 

22 25 

22 26 

25 26 

25 26 

28 26 

28 26 

28 26 

25 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

26 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

24 

24 

24 

24 

24 

21 

21 

21 

19 ~:I 19 

21 

24 

25 

25 

63 

38 

48 

34 

48 

48 

34 

30 

30 

38 

69 

38 

34 

38 

48 

188 22 

38 22 

30 22 

30 22 

30 23 

30 23 

26 23 

26 32 

26- 26 

26 42 

26 • 33 

26 30 

26 27 

26 27 

30 27 

30 26 

30 26 

26 26 

23 24 

23 24 

23 . 24 

23 

23 

23 

23 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

23 

23 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

22 

22 

23 

23 

23 

24 

24 

57 

47 

43 

52 

52 

32 

32 

29 

29 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

25 

20 

20 

20 

19 

19 

19 

18 

18 

16 

16 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

16 

16 

16 

25 16 

24 16 

24 16 

23 . 16 

23 17 

22 17 

22 17 

21 17 

21 17 

20 

20 

20 

20 

-20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

11 

11 

11 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

9 

9 

13 

13 

14 

14 

13 

13. 

12 

12 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

25 

24 

24 

23 

10 22 

10 21 

10. 21 

10 '20_ 

10 20 

10 19 

10 18 

10 18 

10 17 

10 

16 

15 

14 

14 

14 

15 

15 

16 

16 

16 

17 

i7 

18 

18 

17 

16 

16 

15 

14 

14 

13 

14 

14 

13 

12 

12 

12 

14 

1'4 

14 

14 

14 

15 

. 15 

15 

15 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

13 ....•• 

12 

12 

11 

11 

10 

10 

NOTE.-Daily discharge obtained by indirect metht>d lor shifting channel, as no measurements were 

made later than November 19. No estimate bas been made lor the remainder ot the year. · 
l 

__ 

-- ----~-" --~-:·· . -

. . ·. .l 144 STBE.A.M MEASUREMENTS IN 19051 • PART .Xlll. 

E~ '111H/1JfUY disihargt~ of West Vallpy Oruk near Lfkely, Ofd:<;/or 1905. 

:Discliar~ in secop.d-feet. 

Month. Total in 

a.cre,.feJ)t. !; . . .MaximmD. Mlnhnnm. llean. ~---,-. -~. -.-.--+,. -""-'-"-----.-.--.~--'-'- 1----~~~~~--,--l~l--~-

§:!::~:.:·.::::::_t::.:::·~:;:;::;:;::::·::::::: 28 22 23._/l 1,445 

26 20 23.6 1,311 

,69 19- 32.0 1,968 

. 188- 21 31.2 1,856 

May, •.••. ----~.~- ....•.. -•. : •..•. -~·.: ..• '~.;·.: ............ -~. 42 .. .21 24.8 1,5~ 

_Jime ............ · •••• , ••• ~ •• _, .••• · •••••.•••••• , •••.•.•• , •• ;-

July •••••••••.•••••••••••••.••••••••.••••••••.••••••.•••• 

'57 21 21i • .1 

20 15 16.8 

1,744 

1,033 

Auguet ................ : .•.••.•••.•.•.••••••••.••••••••••••• 20 10 14.3. 879 

September ..................................... .".: •••.••. 26 9 -l8, 7 1,113 

October ................................ , ............... .. 18 10 14.4 ... 885 

November l-UI •••• -...................... ~ ••...•..•.••.•. J5 12 13,9 .rm 

The period ........... .' ....................... : ••..••.•.• · ........... , ••••.... : ....... . 14,290 

ASK OBEEX AT ADU, O.U; 

·This station was established March 13, 1904, by J. S. Eva.ns and William Busch. It was 

originally located one•fourth of a mile above the town of .A.din. During i ;he summer the 

closing of the waste gates in the dam at .Adin interfered with the dischargl! at this point· to 

such a.ri extent that on August 15, 1904, the station was reestablished at! L. point 100 feet 

below the wagon-bridge in the town of .Adin, Cat,·whi!Jh is about 500 feet below the dam, 

. · ·The chan_nel is straight for 200 feet above and 200 feet below the station: The left bank 

is high, but the right bank is subject to overflow from the side channel which, in flood 

_divertS waterfrom above. the station. The bed 0f the stream is _gravelly J md not subject 

to change. . 1 · 

Discharge measurements are made from a suspension footbridge const~ 1cted with onehalf inch cables. · · .! ·· The gage is a vertical plank fastened to a tree on the lllft bank of the ~ 1

ream. During 

. 1905 the gage was read once each day by H. Williams. · · .I .. . 

.A description of this station, with gage heights and c\ischargeddata, iS contained in Water 

· Supply Paper No. 134; United States Geological Survey •. 

·--~ 

., 

J 
PIT RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Discharge 1YI.IJ(LffUrement8 of .Ask Ore'ek River at .Adin, Oal, in 1905. 

Date. ·Hydrographer. 

Feet. 

January7 ..... J. Y. Toler ......................... 32 

January 21. ... ....• do .............................. 34 

January25 .... .... cdo ........ · ...................... 35 

Do ......... . .. .• do ............... : ............... 35 

February s .... ..... do •.. .' ................. '......... 34 

February 11 ... . .. .. do .............................. 36 

February 12 ... ..... do ......... ~ .................... 36 

February 23 ... ..... do .............................. 36 

a.~ ~~·1• ~~·:E.~~~~~·~~~~ • ~~-• •••• •••• • ••-· 

36 

35 

35 

35 

36 

Ar.-115 ........ ..•.• do ............................... 36 

AprilS ........ .•.•. do .......... , ................... 36 

Do ........ .•.•. do .............................. 36 

Aprll16 ....... ...•• do ••••....••.•••. , •••••....•••.• 35 

AprlllS ....... ..••• do •••..•...•.••.••.••.•.•.•..••. 35 

May2 ......... : .•.•• do .............................. 35 

Maya .......... ..... do ........ · ...................... 34 

May4 .......... .•..• do .................. · ............ 34 

May17 ...... : .. .•.•. do •••••....•.••• ~---············ 33 

MaylS ........ ..••• do .•••.•.•..•••••••••.•..•••.••. 33 

May19 ........ .•.•• do ••••..••.•.•.•••..•.•.•.•.•••• 33 

May 20 ......... •.••• do ••.••.•..•.•.•...••••••••.•..• 33 

June10 ........ ••••• do ••••.•.•..•.•••••••.......•... 45 

Junell ........ ..... do ......................... :· .•.. 45 

Junel3 ........ .•.•• do •..•.....•.•.•.•.••••••.•.•..• 44 

July6 ............. ..... do ..... · ......................... 28 

JulylS ..... .•••. do ••••.•...•.•.•.•..•••. ; .•.•.•. 28 

July21. ........ .•.•. do .............................. 26 

Au~rost8 ...... .•.• _.do .............................. 25 

August10 ..... ••..• do .••..•••..•.•.•••.•.•.•.••••.. - 25 

August 17 ..... •.•.• do ............................... 2S 

August20 ..... ..... do .............................. 2S 

August29 ..... ..•.• do •••..•••.••.•••.•••.•.••..•.. ·. 27 

August 30 ..... ....• do ............................... 27 

September 10 .• ..•.• do ••••.•.••.•••.•••.•••..••.••.. 28 

.September 11 .. •...• do .............................. 29 

September 2Qa. .•. · •. do ........... · ................... 7 

September 21 .. .•..• d:o .............................. 32 

OctoberS •.•..• •.•.• do •••..• : ....................... 30 

October9 ...... ..... do .............................. 32 

October 17 ..... • , ••• do .............................. 30 

October IS ..... ..... do ....... , ............ , ......... 34 

October 26 ..... •..•• do •.••.•••. ; ••••••••••••••••••.• 26 

October28 •.•.. ..... do ...................... ; ....... 36 

NovemberS ... •••.• do ....................... : ...... 34 

November9 ... ••••• do ••••••••.••••••.•••••.•.•.•..• 35 

Sq. ft. 

liD 

69 

92 

95 

70 

7S 

76 

'108 

93 

67 

67 

68 

114 

125 

107 

103 

82 

79 

80 

60 

63 

56 

\ 

54 

53 

53 

2S 

27 

26 

22 

23 

18.9 

15.4 

15.4 

19.2 

18.4 

16.7 

16.7 

19.2 

21 

2.5 

49 

-19.2 

50 

19.2 

51 

50 

57 

50 

53 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

0.90 

1.23 

1.35 

1.33 

.99 

1.47 

1.30 

1.57 

1.44 

1.07 

1.10 

1.16 

1.27 

1.85 

1. 72 

1.65 

1.45 

1.34 

1.33 

.98 

1.08 

,86 

.85 

.79 

.76 

1.08 

1.05 

.96 

;ga 

.91 

1.22 

1.2S 

1.29 

1.-iO 

.9S 

.89 

.83 

.98 

1.05 

.92 

.49 

1.67 

.59 

1.41 

.63 

.63 

.87 

.64 

.84 

a Water held back by dam above statlOJl. 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

1.96 

2.40 

2.89 

3.00 

2.30 

2:80 

2.50 

3.30 

2.90 

2.30 

2.30 

2.35 

a:60 

3.95 

3.55 

3.40 

2.80 

2.70 

2.70 

2.20 

2.10 

1.90 

1.90 

1.85 

1.80 

1.80 

1. 75 

1.70 

1.65 

1.65 

1. 70 

1.60 

1.60 

1.65 

1.60 

1.50 

1.50 

1.60 

1.70 

1.00 

1.70 

1.70 

1.70 

1.70 

1.80 

1.80 

2.00 

1~80 

1.90 

145 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

45 

85 

124 

126 

69 

115 

99 

170 

134 

72 

74 

79 

145 

231 

183 

171 

119 

106 

106 

59 

68 

48 

46 

42 

40 

30 

28 

25 

20 

21 

23 

"19.7 

19.9 

20 

lS.l 

14.9 

13.8 

1S.9 

22 

2.3 

24 

32 

29 

27 

32 

31. 

50 

32 

44 
146 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage Might, in feet, of Ash Oreek at Adin, Col., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. 11far. Apr. .May•. June, 1 July, Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

~-

------~-'- -------- 1 ••...•••..•..•• 2.5 3.4 2.5 4.1 '2.3 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.1} 1.7 1.9 1.8 

2._ ....•.•....... 2.4 5.9 2.5 6.0 2:.2 1.9 1.7 . 1.6 1. 7' 1.7 1.9 1.8 

3 ............... 2.2 3.5 2.5 6.0 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 

4 ................ 1.9 3.4 .2.5 4.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.8 

5 •.............. 1.·9 3.4 2.5 4.6 2.1 1.-9 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 .1.9 1.8 

6 ..••.•...•...•. 1.9 3.4 2.5 4.0 2.1 1\8 1.5 1.6 L8 1. 7 1.9 1.8 

7 .......•.. ; .... 1.9 3.4 2.5 3.7 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.8 

8 •.....•...•.... 1.9 3.2 2.5 3.7 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 1:9 1.8 

9 ....• : ..•.•.... 1.9 2.5 2.4 3.2 2.1 1 •. 8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.9 -1.8 

10 ..•..•• ' .•• ··•·• 1.9 ' ... 2.4 2.4 3.2 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.8 1.9 i.8 

11 •.•..•....•.•.. 1.9 2.3 2.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.9 . 1.8 1.9 1.8 

12, .•.••• ' .•.•.••• 1.9 2.~ 2.4 3.1 2.2 1;8 1··. 1.5 1.6, 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 

13 •.•.•. .' .•••.•.• 2.0 2.2 2.4 3.0 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 

14 •.•.•.•••. ; ••.. 2.0 2.1 2.4 3.0 2.2 1.8. 1.5. 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 

15 ••. : •.•.•.•.•.. 2.0 2.1 2.4 3.0 2.1 1.8 1.5. 1;6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 

16 ••.•••.•••••••• 4.0 2.1 2.4 3.0 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 

11 .•.•.•••.•.•..• 2.5 2.2 3.1 2.8 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 

18 .•••.• : •.•.••.. 2.0 3.i 5.1 2.8 .2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 

19 .•.•.•••••.•••. 2.8 5.9 6.2 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.7 1. 7 1.8 1.8 

20 ••.•.•.•.•.•.• : 2.4 6.Q 4.3 2.8 2.3 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.6 1. 7 1.8 1.8 

21. ..•.•.•.•.•... 2.4 3.4 4.6 2.8 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 

22 .••.•.••.•.••.. 4.•1 3.3 4.6 2.8 2.3 1.7 1.5 1.6, 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 

23 ...•...•••..... 4.6 3.3 3.8 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7, 1.8 '1.8 

24 ••••••••••••••• 4.6 2.6 5.4 2.7 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.6 .. t.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 

25 ••••••••.••••.• 3.0 2.6 3.6 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 

26 .....•..•••.•.• 2.4 2.3 9.0 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 

27 ••••••••.••• ' ••• 2.3 2.3 4.6 2.7 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.8. 1.8 

28 ••.•.••. ; ••••••• 2.3 2-1\ " 4.1 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.i! 1.8 1.8 

29 ..••••••••••.•• 2.3 "• • •" w• 4.2 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.8 1..8 1.8 

30 •.•.•.•...•.••. 4.5 ------- 4.2 2.8 1.9 

... ~:~.[ L5 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 

3] ......•...•.... 4.5 ------- 4.1 ····--· 1.9 1.5 1.6 -- ...... ~- 1.9 ------- 1.8 

. Station rating table for Ash Creek at Adin, Col., from' January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

G~e hei t. Discharge .. Ga'fte . heig t. Di~charge. Ga~ heig t . Discharge. Ga{e heig t . Discharge. 

. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.50 14 2.60 97 I 3. 70 205 4.80 342 

1.60 20 2. 70 100 3.80 216 4.90 356 

1. 70 27 2.80 115 3.90 227 5.00 370 

1.80 34 2.90 124 4.00 238 5.20 400 

1.90 41 3.00 134 4.10 250 5.40 430 

2.00 48 3.10 1~ 4.20 262 5.60 462 

2.10 56 3.20 154 4.30 274 5.80 494 

2.20 64 3.30 164 4.40 287 6.00 . 526 

2.30 72 3.40 174 4.50 300 6.20 560 

2.40 80 3.50 184 4.60 314 

2.50 88 3.60 194 4.70 328 ,, 

NoTE.-The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 49 discharge 

measurements made during 1905. It is well defined between gage heights 1.5 feet and 4 feet. Above 4 

feet the table is. a rougb: approximation;. 
PIT RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN; 147 

Esti'TTIOJ,e(], monthly discharge of Ash Oreik at Adin, Oal., for 1905. 

I . L 

[Drainaf' area, 260 square miles.) · 

. Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January._. ....................... 314 41 107 

February ........................ 526 56 158 

March ........................ , .. 1,120 80 214 

April ............................ 526 106 176 

May ............................. 72 41 56.7 

Jnne ............•................ 41 27 32.8 

July ............................. 27 14 15.5 

August .......................... 27 14 20.5 

September ....................... 41 20 27.2 

October •........................ 41 27 31.1 

November ....................... 41 34 37.5 

December ......•.. _ ........•.... 34 34 34 

Theyear." ..••............. 1,120 14 75.9 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

6,579 

8,775 

13,160 

10,470 

3;486 

1,952 

953 

1,260 

1,618 

1,912 

2;231 

2,091 

----

54,490 

lloCLOUD RIVER NEAR GREGORY, CAL. 

Rnn-'O:ff . 

Second-feet ·Depth · 

per d:a~are In Inches. 

0.4;12 0.475 

.608 .633 

.823 .949 

.677 .. 755 

.218 .251 

.126 .141 

.060 .069 

.079 .091 

.105 .117 

.120 .138 

.144 .161 

. .131 .151 

----.292 3.93 

This station was established March 23, 1902, in cooperation with the McCloud River 

Electric Company.· It is located at John's Camp, near Hirze Mountain, 14 miles east of 

Gregory Post-om~; Cal. .Baird Station, on the Southern Pacific Railroad, is just across 

Sacramento River from Gregory. · 

The channel is straight for 300 feet above and 600 feet below the gaging station. The 

current is swift at all stag~s. The banks are high and wooded and not liable to overflow, 

The bed is composed of limestone on the sides, with some large river gravel and bowlders in 

the center of the channel. · · 

Measurements are made from a car suspended from a cable. The initial point for soundings is at the gage rod on the right bank of the stream. A line is placed 150 feet below the 

cable, marking a course for float measurements during floods. 

The gage rod is a timber nailed and wired to a tree on the right bank. The. bench mark 

is a point marked with a ring of white paint on the top of a·bQwlder 10 fee_t upstream from 

the 10-foot mark on the cable;: elevation, 2t.19 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 100 and 

134 of the United States Geological Survey.' · · 
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148 STREAM :M.EAAUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Discharge measurements of M cOloud River near Gregory, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. .·,.Hydrographer. 

February 21. .. 0. W. ~terson .......•............ 

!:~:::::: :::::~~:1~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: August 6. . . . . . Peterso:if & Lee .............. , ... _ .. . 

' 

Feet. 

114 

114 

. 114 

103 

:Mean 

velocity. 

Sq. ft. Ft. per sec: 

830 6.43 

759 5.47 

766 5.38 

543 2.55 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

4.58 

3.95 

3.98 

1.63 

Di&-

cbarge. 

Sec.-ft. 

5,337 

4,155 

4,120 

1,386 

Daily gO{fe height, in feet, of M cOloud River near Gregory, Oal., f()T' 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. :Mar. Apr. :May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct.· Nov. Dec. 

-----11------------------------

1. .......... ,.. 2.9 3.85 2.9 3.4 2,8 

2............... 2.6 4.5 2.8 3.3 2. 7 

3 •............... 2.45. 3.85 2.8 3.25 2.65 

4 •.•.•••••.••.. 0 2.3 3. 7 2. 75 3.2 2.6 

5............... 2.2 3.6 2. 7 3.1 2.5· 

6... .. ...... ... . 2;2 3.6 2. 7 3.0 2.6 

7 •.•............ 2.15 3.5 2.65 2.9" 2.7 

8 ...... 00 •••• ••• 2.1 3.3 2.65 2.85 2.8 

9............... 2.0 3.2 2.6 2.8 2. 7 

10.. .. .. .. .. .. .. . z;o , 3.1 2.6 2.1 2. 7 

1L .......... : ... 2.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 ~.7 

12............... 1.95 2.9,5 3.05 2.6 2.6 

13............... 2.05 2. 7 4.6 2.6 2.6 

14............... 3.1 2.6 6.8 2.55 2.55 

15............... 3.25 2.5 5.25 2.6 2.5· 

16 ...... 0000 •• ••• 3.3 2.5 4.6 2.8 2.5 

17............... 3.1. 2.4 4.15 2.6 2.5 

18 .......... : .... 3.0 2.5 ~.0 2.75 2.5 

2.1 1.8 

2.2 1.8 

2.1 1.8 

2.1 1.8 

2.1 1.8 

2.05 1.8 

2.05 1.8 

2.0 1.8 

2.0 1.8 

2.0 1.8 

2.0 1.8 

2.0 1.75 

1.95 1. 75 

1.95 1. 75 

1.9 1. 75 

1.9 1.7 

1.9 .1.7 

1.9 1.7 

1.65 1.55 1.55 

1.65 1.55 1.55 

1. 65 1.55 1.55 

1.65 1.55 1.5.'! 

1.6 1.55 1.55 

1.65 1.5.'i - 1.55 

L6 1.55 1.6 

1.6 1.55 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1 .. 6 1.55 

1.6:" 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1.6 1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1;5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

t".55 

·1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

L55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

19............... 3.0 3.4 4.4 2.9 2.4 1.9 1. 7 1.6 1;55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 

1.55 1.55 1.6 

1.55 1.55 1.55 

1.55 1.55 ,1.55 

1.55 1.55 1.55 

1.55 1.55 1.55 

1.55 1.5 1.55 

1.55 1.55 i.55 

1.55- 1.55 1.55 

2o............... 2.95 5.3 4. 7 2.85 2.4 1.9 1. 7 1.6 

21............... 4.1 4. 7 5.2 2.8 2.3 1.85 1. 7 1.6 

22 ............... 8.05 3.9 4.7 2.8 2.25 1.85 1.7 1.6 

23............... 7.4 3.6 t-35 2. 7 2.3 1.85 1. 7 1.6 

24 ................ 6.2 3.35 4.0 2. 7 2.2 1.85 1. 7 1.6 

25............... 6.~ 3.1 3.8 2. 7 2.2 1.85 1. 7 1.6 

26 ................ 5.15 3.1 4.3 2.7 2-2 1.85 1.65 1.6 

27............... 4.25 3.0 4.0 2. 7 

28............... 3.8 2.9 3.9 2.6 

29............... 3.45 3.9 2.6 

30...... ......... 3.25 3.6 2. 7 

31. .............. 3.25 3.6 

2.2 1.8 

2.2 1.8 

2.2 1. 8 

2.2 1.8 

2.1 

1.65 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 

1.65 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 

1. 65 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 

1.65 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55- 1.55 

1.65 1.55 1.5 1.55 
PIT -mvEiR DRAINAGE. BASiN. 149 

Station 1vuing tolilefor Mdlloud River near Gregory, Oal.,from September !!3,190!9, to December 

31,1905. ' . . . 

h~Tt. Discharge. Ga%.e · heig t. Discharge. Gaf:l heig t. Discharge. lh=. Dlscharg;J. 

Feet. BecO'fld,-jeet. Feet. BecO'fld,-feet. Feet. BecO'fld,-feet. Feet. BeCfJ'114-jeet. 

1.00 1,090 2.40 2,042 3.80 3,860 5.40 7,170 

1.'10 1,132 2.50 2,140 3.90 4,030 6.60 7,630 

l.20 1,178 2.60 2,242 4.00 4,210 5.80 8;110 

1.30 l,228 2.70 2,349 4.10 4,395 6.00. 8,600 

1.40 1,282 2.80 2,461 4.20 4,585 6.20 9,120 

1.50 1,340 2.90 2,578 4.30 4,785 6.40 9,650 

1.60 1,402 3.00 2,700 4.40 4,990 6.60 10,190 '' 

1. 70 1,468 3.10 2,825 4.50 . 5,200 6.80 10,740 

1.80 1,538 3.20 2,955 4.60 .5,410 7.00 11,300 

1.90 1,612 3.30 3,090 4. 70 5,625 7.20 11,870 

2.00 1,690 3.40 3,230 4.80 5,840 7.40 12,450 

2.10. 1,772 3.50 3,380 4.90 ,6,060 7.60 13,040 

2.20 1,858 3.60 3,535 5.00 6,280 7.80 13,640 

2.30 1,948 3.70 3,695 5.20 6,720 8.00 14,250 

NOTE.-The above table is applicable only for open-ofumnel conditions. It is based.on 10 discharge 

measurements made during 1902-1905. It is :f&irly well defined between gage heights 1.5 feet and 4.6 feet. 

The table has been extended beyond· these liurlts. Above 8 feet the discharge is a rough approximation, 
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150 STREAM MEASUR:EM;ilJ:N'Ts IN l905, PART xm. 

EBtimaied, 1ncmtJ1l~ distiharge rffMc(]WrUl River,_. Greg~, Oal., for 1909--190~. 

[Dra.l.nlige; 1108 square :mUes.] 

D~ In second-feet. . Run-o:ff. 

Maximum. Mlnlmum. Mean. 

Total In 

acre-feet. . Second-feet . Depth 

per~~ ln~es. 

1902 

September 23 to :Kl.. •••••••••• 1,340 1,282 1,333 21,150 2.19 0.651 

October~ ••••••.••••••••••••.•• 2,140 1,228 1,372 84,360 2.26 2.!11 

November ..................... 12,740 1,282 2,799 166,600 4.00 5.13 

December ••••••••.•.....•.•••• 6,060 1,538 2,576 158,400 4.24 4.89 

1903 

January ••••••...•••••••• ; ••..• 13;340 1,538 2,847 11s,1oo 4._68 5.40 

· Febr.o&ry ••... ; .••.•..•..•..••• 2,578 1,772 2,046 113,600 3.37. 3.51 

Ma.rch •.•••••••••••••• , .•.••.•. 11,870 2,042 3;723 228,900, 6.12 :7 .• 06 

April ••••••.••••••.•..• c ••••••• . 6,060 2;242 2,819 167;700 4.64 5.18 

May •••••••••••..•••••••••.•... _2,242 1,612 1,913 117,600 3.15 3.63 

June ............•.•.••.... , .•••. 1,690 1,468 1,545 91,930 2.54 2.83 

July •••••..•.••••.•...• ,.: ••.•. 1,468 1,340 1,373 84,421,i 2.26 2.61 

Aligust ••••..•... _ •••••• ;~ •..••• 1,352 1,311 1,323 81.,350 2.18 2.51 

September ..•.•.•..•.....•• .' .. '. 1,311· 1,282 "1,305 77,65U 2.15 .2.40 

October .•.• ~ .................. 1,435 1,282 1,317 . 80,980 2.17 2.50. 

November .....••. c •••••• ~ ••••• 14,560 1,282 3,475 206,800 5.72 6.38 

December ••••.•..•••••.•.•.•.• 2,263 1,455 1,829 112,500 3.01 3.47 

The year ...... · ••.•••..•. 14,560 1,282 2,126 1,_539,000 3.50 47.48 

1904 

. Jft.nuary ••• : •••.•..•.••••••..•.• 2,M2 1,503 1,652 101,600 2.72 3.14 

February .•..•.........• · •••.... 39,500 1,468 6,153 353,900 10.12 10.92 

March .•..•...............•..•. 41,600 a,380 9,310 572,400. 15.31 17.65 

.April..~ ••• ." ...•.. "·····-~·-··· 1,~ 4,120 5,468 325;400 8.99 10.03 

May ........................... 4,490 3,090 3,756 230,900 6.l.8 7.12 

June ................... .-•.••.... 2,890 1,858 2,~18 132,()00 3.65 4.07 

July ........ ·; ...... : ... ~ .......... ' 1;~ ·_1,6Ia 1,746 107;400 2.~ 3.31 

·Augu&t .............. · ....... ·._ .. '. 

1,61? 1,·503 1,572 . 96,660 .2,59 2.00 

sC!ptember •••.... ,: ............ 1,8W 1,_468 ·' 1,512 .89,970 2.49 2:78 

October .....•.•. ·.~: ............ 9, 785 1,503 2,697 165,800 4~'44 5.12 

November., ..... :~ ............ 2;140 1,503. _1,840 97,590 2.70 3.01 

Decemper ••••••.• , .. · .......... _4,585 1,575 1,844 113,400 ··. 3.~ 3.49 

#. The year --. 41,000 1,468 3,297 2,3s'1,ooo .. 5~42 73.63 ~. -· ...... --...... 

i9o5 

January ........... : ..... , ..... 14,400 1,651 3,854 237,000· 6.34 7.31 

February ...................... 6,945 2,042 3,284 .182,400 5.40 5.62 

March ••.. : ....••.....•...••..•. 10,740 2,242 4,062.- 249,800 6.68 7.70 

April. ................. , ....... 3,230 11,191 2,490 148,200 4.10 4.57 

May ............ , ......... ·c •• , •• 2,461 1,.772 2,112 129;900 3.47. 4.00 

~:::::::: ::: ::~·::: ::~::~ ::::: 1,858 1,538 1,648 98,060 2.71 3.02 

I . 1;538 1;435 1,491 \ 91,~ 2.45 2.82 

August ... _., ..••. · .•.• ; •. -~ ... : •• 1,435 1,371 1,402 . 86,210 2.31· 2.66 

September ........ · ........ , •.• :. 1,371 "1,37i 1,371 81,580 . 2.25 2 .. 51 

October ....................... i,402 1,340_ 1,371 84,300 2;115 2.,59 

November ..................... 1,371 1,340· 1,352 .8(),450 2.22 2.48 

1,402 1,371 1,372 84,360 2.26. 2.61 

3.54 47.89 

,:, 

1 

-::;.".::'::::~:::::J. ., 14,400 _1,340 2,~1 1;554,000 ·' 

~-~J .'~~" 

I 

' 

- I 

~ ~',.-~~-~-·~~~~-.:.....~~---= ------"~·---....... --~·" ~ ~ 
measurement was 

Wilshire's sawmill 

Width, 12.7 feet 

second-feet. 

PIT RIVE;R DRAINAGE ~.ASIN. 151 

Oll'B DABlJREKENTB Jl{ PIT RIVER DRAmAGE BASil{,. 

llaneous measurements were made in the Pit River drainage basin 

, 1Uiar Lakeview, Oreg.-This stream is tributary to GOose Lake. A 

ade June 28, 1905, by S. G. Bennett and J. Y. Toler, one-half mile below 

d 10 miles above Lakeview, Oreg. 

area, 4~7 square feet; mean velocity, 1.55 feet per second; discharge, 7.3 

Oorporationditih mar Lilcely, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from the South Fork of Pit 

River above Like! , Cal. The following measurements were made . below head-gate, 2 

miles east of Likel , Cal.: 

June 7: Width, .7 feet; area, 16.3 square feet; mean nlocity, 1.42 feet per second; discharge, 23 second~ et. · · 

June 20: Width, 5.6 feet; area, 16.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.41 feet per second; discharge, 24 Second- et, 

September 6: W dth, 7.0.feet; area, 19.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.46 feet per second; 

discharge, 29 seco -feet. 

DUke's ditCh, m Lilcely, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from the South Fork or' Pit 

River. The folio 'ng measurements were made in :flume, 400 yards below head-gate, by 

John Y. Toler: 

June 7: Width, feet; area, 2.88 square feet; mean velocity, 4.83 feet per second; discharge, 13.9 secon -feet. · 

June 20: Width, 3 feet; area, 2.3 square· feet; mean velocity, 4.25 feet per second; discharge, 9.8 second- eet. . 

FitzHugh Oreik, mar AlturaA, Oal.-This creek is tributary to Pit River. The following 

measurements we made at Doten's ranch, 10 miles south of Alturas, by John Y. Toler: 

July 2: Width, .5 feet; area; 2.8 square feet; mean velocity, 0.64 foot per second; dis-· 

charge, L8 second- eet. 

July 25: Width, 8.4 feet; area, 2.7 square feet; mean' velocity, 0.52 foot per second; dis-

,charge, 1.4 second- eet. 

September 7: 'W dth, 7.0 feet; area, 2.8 square feet; mean velocity, 0.64 foot per second; 

discharge, 1.8 seco d-feet. 

September 16: idth, 8 feet; area,· 3;6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.78 foot per second; 

discharge, 2.8 seco d-feet. 

Ganstad's ditCh,· ear Lilcely, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from the South Fork of the 

.Pit River. The·f llowing measurements were made at head-gate, 2 miles east of Likely, 

Cal., by John Y. T ler: 

June 8: Width, .6 feet; area, 10.5 square feet; mean v1llocity, 0.66 foot per second; discharge, 6.9 second~ eet. . . . . 

July 2: Width, .6 feet; area, 10.5 square feet; meim V11locity, 0.83 foot per second; discharge, 8.7 second- eet. 

GooCh's ditCh, Lookout, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from Pit River. A measu~ 

ment was made 2 yards above ·bridge at Lookaut on June 13 by John Y. Toler. .. 

Width, 14.5 feet al'!la,.25 square 'feet; mean velocity, 0.48 foot per second; discharge; 12 

second-feet. 

E. Lauer and S 's ditCh near Alturas, Oal.-This ditr.h diverts water from Pit River 

above the town of turas, Cal. _A measurement was made in flume ~t XL ranch, 9 miles 

north ofthe toWn o Alturas,· Cal., on May 23, by Jno. Y. Toler. 

Width, 4.1 feet; area, 0.89 square foot; mean velocity,1.60 feet per secolld; discharge, 

1.42 second-feet. 

Pine Oreik 1U!ar Alturas, Oal.~This ·stream is a tributary of South Fork of Pit River, 

The following me rements were made in :flume 100 feet below ,Gibbins & Mulkey's power 

house, 7 miles east f the town of Alturas, Cal. 
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152 STREAM :MEA,SURE:MENTS IN 1905, PART XID. 

August 11: Width, 2.2 feet; area, 2.8 square feet; mean velocity, 4.43 feet per second; 

· discharge, 12.4 second-feet. · 

August 22: Width, 2.15 feet; area, 2.6 squate feet; mean vc.locity, 4.35 feet per second; 

discharge, 11.3 second~feet. . 

October 1: Width, 2.3 feet; area, 3.1 square feet; mean velocity, 3.94 feet per second; 

discharge, 12.2 second-feet. 

Pit Rit'e1' at Lookout, Oal.-The following measurements were lilade during 1905 at bridge 

on county road east of town of Lookout, Cal. 

June 13: Width, 87 feet; area, 217 square feet; mean velocity,0.71 foot pl)l' second; discharge, 155 second-feet. 

July 7: Width, 67 feet; area, 112 square feet; mean velocity,0.51 foot per second; discharge, 57 second-feet. 

July 20: Width, 40 feet; area, 71 square _feet; meali velocity, 0.41 foot per second; discharge, 29.seco;nd-feet. 

August 19: Width, 8 feet; area, 4.8 square feet; mean velocity, 2.06 feet per second; discharge, 9.9 second-feet. 

Rush Greek ne03' .tidin, Oal.-This stream is it tributary to Ash Creek. The following 

measurements were made in canyon above upper end of Round Valley north of the town of 

Alturas, Cal. 

July 18: Width, 13 feet; area, 9.7 square feet; mean velocity, 0.56 foot per second; discharge, 5.6 second-feet. 

September 22: Width, 9 feet; area, 5.0 square feet; mean velocity, 1.16 feet per second; 

. discharge, 5.8 :second-feet. · 

Von Loam's dikh near· Likely, Gal.-This ditch diverts water fl'Om the South Fork of Pit 

River. The following measurements were made below head-gate, 2 miles east of the town 

of Ukely, Cal. · 

June 8: Width, 7.8 feet; area, 16.9 square feet.; mean velocity, 2.09 feet per second; discharge, 35 second-feet. 

June 20: Width, 8.5 feet; area, 14.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.68 feet per second; discharge; 25 second-fl'.et. 

· Willow Greek neat' Adin, Gal.-This stream is tributary to Ash <keek. The following 

measurements were made at bridge. on county road, 5 miles south of the town of Adin, Cal. 

July 19: Width, 8 feet; area, 5.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.09 feet per second; discharge, 5.7 seoond-feet. 

September 21: Width, 8 feet; area,4.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.00 foot per second; 

discharge, 4.4 second-feet. 

STONY CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Stony Creek drains a portion of the .Coa~t Range and flowing in a northerly direction discharges its waters into the Sacramento River near Orland, CaL It has numerous tributaries, all of which are torrentialin their character. The formation on the hlgher. elevations 

is of granite with good soil covering and is heavily timbered. In the lower portion of the 

drainage basin the formation is shale, sandstone, and conglomerate, with heavy growth of 

brush and grass. Tills portion of the basin is used extensively for pasturage; the soil being 

heavy, it.packs readily,.producing a largl' per cent of run-off. The mean average rainfall on 

the higher elevation is about 40 inches; while on the lower reaches it is 20 inches. The precipitation is almost wholly ·in the form of rain, with some snow on the upper reaches which 

soon melts and only adds to the flood discharge. 

The gaging station on this stream is located near the point where it emerges from the footbills and enters the Sacramento Valley. 

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STONY OREEK DR.AIN.AGE BASIN. 153 

STONY OREEX :NEAR FR'UTO, OAL. 

This Rtation wa established on January 30~ 1901, by Burt Cole. it is loco,ted at Julian's 

ranch, 7 miles no hwest of Fruto, 1t11d 1f miles above the proposed mill-site dam. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above md below· the ca.ble. The current. is very 

swift at high wate and sluggish at low water. Neither bank is irubject to overflow, but at 

high stu,ges of .the· reek the water spreads to the rigl)t for several hundred feet. The bed of 

t.he stream is of vel and is subject to some change. 

Discharge mea rements are made from a car and cable. The initial point for soundings 

is the eyebolt on t e left bank to which the cable Is attached. · 

The go,ge is in wo sections. During 1005 the gage was read twice each day by W. H. 

Julian. The ben mark is the head of an iron bolt set in the rock near the upper ·gage; 

elevation, 14.00 fe t above the datum of the gage. 

Information in gard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

· 100, and 134 of th United States Geological Survey. · 

e measurements of Stony Oreelc near Fruto, Oal., in 1905. 

Date --.---~ ~- Area of Mean. ' · G.age DisHydrographer. Width. section. . velocity. heigllt. charge. 

--- ------

Feet. Sq.ft. Ft. per· sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

February 16... 0, . Peterson .................. .. 130 2()4 3.35 5.13 684 

June23 ............ do ............ , ........ , ...... .. 110 84 1.52 3.90 128 

August 4. .. .. . Pe rson and Lec ................. .. 32 23 1.22 3.30 28 

SeptemberS ... C .. Lee ......................... .. 33 32 .51 3.22 16.3 

33 17 :sa 3.20 14.1 

24 ~ .76 3.24 17.6 

September 14.. w. . Clapp ........................ -~ 

October 4...... Lee and Hawley ................. _ .. 

11 
·-- -~---~---~~---- ~----~~------::-·-or--~----···-----~~-- - ·--- ··---- ·-·--~- ~--

·····~-~--~-. · •. 

~·;: -

r . . .. r·.:;--:·-

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154 . STREAM 'MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, l'ART XIII. 

bo:Uygage height; in feet, ~fstony Oreek 1Wm'·Fruto, Ool., for 1006. 

Day. Jan. Feb. lllar. Apr. May. June. Jilly. Ailg .. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------- ---- --· 

1. ____ ,·_: •... ---· 7.0 10.0 5.2 6.1 4.-7 4.6 3.7 3:2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.6 

2 .............. :~ 6.8 . 8:75 5.2 6:0 ·5.0 4.5 3.6. 3.2 3;1 3.2. 3.3 3.6 

3 .. --:--.------. 6.6 • 7.35 5.1 :1;.o 9-0 4.5 3.6 3.2 3 •. 2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

4 ....•.•.••..... 6.3 6.7 5.1 5.9 5 .. 0·· 4:6 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

.5 .. ------.-- ..... 6.2 6.2 5.0 5.9 4.9 4.5 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3. 3.6 

6 ............... 6.1 6.0 s:o 5.8 '4.8 4.5 3.5 3.2 3.2' 3.2 3.3 3.6 

7 ............. :. 5.0 6,8 t;.o 5.8 6 •. 3 4.4 3.5 3 .. 2 . 3.2 3.2 3;3 3.6 

8 .•.•.•.•....•.• 4.9 5.6 4.9 5.7 5.75 4.4 3.5 3.2 3.2 .3.2 3.3 .3.6 

9 ............... 4.9 5.5 4.9 5.6 5.5 4.3 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

10 .•.....•.......• 4.8 5.4 4.9. 5.5 5.5 4.3 -3:5 3.2 3.2 .. 3 .. 2 3.3 3.6 

11 •••••••••••..•• 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.4 4.2 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

12 .. ------------. 4;.8 5.3 6.4 5.3 5.4 4.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

13 ..•.•.•.•...... 4.7 5.3 8.25 5.3 5.l\ 4.2 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

14 ............... '9,5 5.2 7.75 5.2 5.3 4.1 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

15 .... --.----.--. 7.75 5.2 8.5 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.41 3.2 I 3.2 ·3.2 3.3 3.6 

16 .. --.' ... ------ 8.5 5.1 8.5 5.3 5.2 4.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

17 ......... -- .... 7.8 5.5 7.7 5.3 5.1 4.1 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

18 ... --------.... 7:7 5.8 7.16 15.3· 5.0 4.1 3.3 3.2. 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

19 ...•.•...•.. : .• 7.4 o.7 9.25 a.2. 4.9 4.0 3.3 3.2 3.2 3:2 3;3 3.6 

20 •...•.•.•.•...• 6.8 6.0 8.25 5.2 4..9 4.0. 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 . .3.6 

21. •.•.• _ •.....•.• 6.8 5,8 7.3 5.0 4.8 4.0 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

22 ••••••••••••••• 9.75 .5.6 6.75 5.0 4.8 3:9 3,3 a.1 .3.2 3.2 l!-3 3.6 

23 •...•..• ·., •.•.• 9.25 5.11 6.55 5.0 ,.7. 3.9 3.3 3.1 . 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.6 

2·4. .... ----;.---- 9:5 5..4 7.25 4.9. 4.7 3.9 3.3 3.1 3.2 3 .• 3 3.3 3.6 

25 ...... ---- ~.-- •. 7.7 5 •. 4 G;ti I 4.S I 4.6 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 

26 ............ ~ .. 6.9 5.3 6.55 4.91 4..~ 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 

'J/1.----------.--. 6:45' 5.3 6.3 4.8 5.25 3;8 3.3 a.1 3.2 3.;1 3.4 3.8 

28 ..... ---- .. : . -- 6.3 5;2 6.1 4.8 4.8 3.7 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3;4 3.8 

29 ... --------.... 6;1 ............. 7.35 4.8 4.8 3.7 3.jl 3.1 3.2 . 3.3 3;6 3.8 

30 ............... 6.0 ............. 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.8 

31.--. _. __ --.----. 6.0 ............ 6.15 .. ~ ......... 4.6 .. .......... 3.2 3.1 . ......... a. a .......... .;. 3.8 

Station rating table/or Stony Oreek- F,ruto1 Ool., from January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Gage -1 • · _G_age · ·.-.· · Gage · . Gage . height. Di~ ~t. Dii!Qba,rge, height. Dlsb~, heignt. Discharge. 

--·-·~ 

Feet: 8eeofi,a;.jeet, 

3.10 10 

3.20 1t 

3.30 23 

3.40 34 .. 

3.50 47 

3:60 62 

a.70 IKl 

3.80 100 

3.90 120. 

•4.oo 150 

'4;_10; 

:4.~ 

-·-·-·-

Feet. . SeCood.-Jeet. 

4.50 .· 350 

4.60 ; _400 

4. 70 450 

4.80 

. 4.90 

5.00 

5.10 

5.20 

··s.ao 

5_.~ 

. Feei. 

. 5;90 

····6.00 

Secoilii-Jeet. · 

3,150. 

3,410 

3,690 

3,980 

.. 

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FEATHER RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 155 

Estimated rrwnthly discliarge of Stony Ore.ek near Fruto, Oal., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 760 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January .................... ___ 6,700 450 2,420 

February ...................... 7,280 685 1,471 

Marcb ..••..... _ ...... ------ ... 5, 720 500 2,050 

April ........................... 1,490 450 870 

May ........................... 1,680 400 675 

June .......... : ................ 400 80 206 July •.... , _____________________ 80 14 36.5 

August ....... __ ........ __ ... __ 14 10 12.4 

September .......... __ , ... ____ . 14 10 13.7 

October .............. ____ ..... 23 14 16.3 -

November .... ______ . _________ . '62 23 27.1 

December ................ ---~-~ 100 62 68.1 

The year ..... -----------1 7,280 101 656 

Total in 

acr&.feet. 

148,800 

81,700 

126,000 

51,770 

41,500 

12,260 

2,244 

762 

815 

1,002 

1,613 

4,187 

472,700 

FEATHER RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth 

per s9uare in inches. mile. 

3.18 3.67 

1.94 2.02 

2. 70 3.11 

1.14 1.27 

.888 1.02 

.271 .302 

.048 .055 

.016 .018 

.018 .020 

.021 .024 

.036 .040 

.090 .104 

.862 11.62 

Feather River drains a portion of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada extending 

east nearly to the Nevada State line, It distance of itbout 75 miles and north and south 

for a distance of from 30 to 40 miles. 

The greater portion of the watershed is rough and mountainous and has numerous 

·tributaries which drain the slopes of the higher mountains. The formation in the southern 

and eastern part of the basi.ri is of'granite, with a. comparatively deep soil co>ering. There 

iS also a considerable area composed of lava and other volcanic matter in the northern 

part of the basin. Numerous' meadows and valleys also exist, which tend to maintain a 

steady flow during the dry season. The soil is generally porous and absorbs the moisture 

readily. The entire watershed is well covered with a growth of brush and timber, much 

of which is large enough to make lumbering a profitable industry, with the exception of 

the meadow lands and valleys, which are used for stock ranges and grazing lands. There 

are numerous large springs, especially in the lava districts, which supply a more or less 

steady flow throughout the year. These are especially noticeable on North Fork, where 

there are perennial springs discharging from 50 to 100 second-feet. There is little artificial 

storage in the drainage area, and the water used fo~ irrigation in the valleys is tak~n from . 

the natural flow of the streams. 

The mea~ annual precipitation is probably from 40 to 60 inches and is well distributed 

over the area. It falls largely in the form of snow, but disappears in the early part of 

the summer. 

FEATHER RIVER AT OROVILLE, CAL. 

This station was established January 1, 1902, by S. G. Bennett. It is located at the 

northeast edge of the town of Oroville, Cal., where Feather River breaks from the foothills 

on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada into Sacramento Valley. The drainage area is 

3,640 square miles. 

The current at the station is sluggish at low water and swift at high water. The channel 

is rough, rocky, and not subject to much change. 
156 STREAM ME~SUREMENTS IN 1905. P .ART XIII. 

Discharge measurements at low and ordinary stages were made by means of a cable and 

boat 500 feet above the wagon bridge. High-water measurements were made by meaiDl of 

floats. In February, 1905, a cable with car was placed about 1,000 feet above the bridge. 

The cable has a span of about 400 feet. The initial point of soundings is the eyebolt on the 

left bank. 

The original gage was previously placed by the-United States Weather Bureau and used 

by them for a number of years. Readings were taken on this rod and reported by the 

.Weather Bureau when there was danger of an overflow on the lower Feather and Sacramento rivers. On .August 11, 1904, a new gage ·rod was put in. The zero of this rod was 

placed 2 feet lower than that of the old Weather Bureau rod to avoid negative readings at 

low stages of the river. This rod is placlid at the wagon bridge on the left bank of the 

stream and ill in four sections. Three of the lower sections are bolted to rock, and the 

fourth section, for registering the flood stages, is nailed to the. bridge pier. · In December, 

.1905, a staff gage was placed at the station 50 feet below the cable on the left bq,nk. During 1905 the gage was read by D. G. Page, readings being taken from the gage at the bridge." 

The bench marks are as follows: (1) A point on rock marked with white paint, one-half ihe 

distance from the low-water gage to the high-water gage on the bridge pier; elevation, 12.25 

feet. (2) A point on rock marked with white paint, 35 feet southwest of low-water gage; 

elevation, 14.86 feet. (3) A circle of white paint on the point of a rock 15 feet upstream 

from the 70-foot mark on the cable; elevation, 5.05 feet. ( 4) A point on rock marked 

with white paint, 4 feet downstream from 15-foot mark on cable; elevation, 27.16 feet. 

The elevations of bench marks Nos. 11Llid 2 refer to the datum of the gage at the bridge; ele-

. vations of bench marks Nos. 3 and 4 refer to the datum of the gage established in December, 

1905, 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100, and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. . 

Diacharge measur.ements of Feather River at OrovUle, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. ~:t 

Feet .. Sq. ft. 

February 11 ••• 0. W. Peterson ••...•.•.•.•.•....•.• 281 3,424 

February 18 .•• ...•• do ••..•.•... · .............•...... 279 3,3:!) 

May16 ...•.•.• W. B. Clapp •••........•.•.•.•....... 281 3,·728 

June26 •••.•.•. 0 .W. Peterson ... ···-······----··- .273 2,419 

August 1. ..... Peterson and Lee ... ·--·------·---- 270 "2,078 

. September 2 ••• C. H. Lee ........................... 268 2,005 

October7 ...... Hawley and L!Je.·-·····-·---·------ 272 2,013 

November 17 .• R .. s. Hawley .•.........•.. , .....••. 270 1,"969 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

2.22 

2.08 

2.28 

1.13 

.72 

.62 

.60 

.62 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

6.45 

6.10 

6.65 

2. 75 

1.28 

.86 

.90 

.92 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

7,618 

6,911 

8,509 

2,744 

1,495 

1,242. 

1,210. 

1,212 

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FEA'rHER RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 157 

Daily gage heigkt, in feet, of Feather River_ at Oroville, Oal., for 1905. 

Day.· Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----1-------. ----------·-------

1. .............. 10.0 

2............... 8.3 

3............... 7.4 

4 •.•.•.•.•..•• ;. 6.65 

5............... 5.8 

6............... 5.5 

7 ••••••• ·•••.•••• 5.5 

8............... 5.1 

9.5 

11.3 

10.25 

9.05 

8.9 

8.95 

7.85 

7.4 

6.9 

6.9 

6.95 

7.5 

7. 75 

7.4 

7.0 

6.8 

9 .......••..•.... 4.5 6.95 6. 75 

10 •............. : 4.2 6. 7 6.6 

n.: .......... , .. 3.4 6.5 6.7 

12............... 3.3 6.25 7.85 

13............... 3.2 5.9 10.25 

14............... 10. 15 . 5. 6 9. 95. 

15 ............... 10.25. 5.4 9.45 

16 ......... :..... 7.65 5.4 8.8 

11 ......... : •••••. 5.6 6.35 8.4 

18 .....• :........ 5.5 6.35 8.9 

19............... 7.4 ·6.1 12.5 

20............... 6.65 

21............... 7.35 

22 ............... 11.8 

23 ............... 11.95' 

7.8 11.35 

8.25 11.35 

7. 75 10.95 

7.4 10.8. 

24 ................ 10.5 7.3 10.7 

25............... 9.8 ·7.2 9.95 

26............... 8.65 7.1 9.3 

27............... 7.9 7.1 9.05 

28................ 7.45 7.0 9.5 

29............... 7.1 10.65 

30.. . . .. . . . . . . . . . 6. 85 10. 05 

31............... 6. 75 8.95 

8.3 

8.05 

8.15 

8.1 

8.05 

8.0 

8.0 

8.05 

7.15 

7.05 

6.95 

6.85 

6. 75 

6.55 

6,45 

6.35 

8.0 6.25 

7.9 6.15 

7.8 6.1 

7. 7 6.0 

7.5 5.85 

7.5 5.9 

7.5 6.15 

7.4 6.45 

7.4 6.6 

7.45 6.5 

7.55 6.45 

7.35· 6.4 

6.95 6.4 

6.7 6.3 

6.8 6.3 

6.95 6.3 

7.15 6.25 

7.3 6.2 

7.45 

7.5 6.0 

7.4 1i.95 

7.3 5.85 

5.65 

5.4 

5.25 

5.2 

5.2 

5.11; 

5.0 

4.95 

4.95 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.05 

2.0 

2.0 

i.95 

1.9 

4.9 1.9 

4.8 1.85 

4. 7 1.8 

4.6 1.8 

4.45. 1.75 

4.2 

4.1 

3.9 

3.8 

3. 7 

3.6 

1. 75 

1. 7 

1.7 

U;s 

1.65 

1.6 

3.45· 1.6 

1.3 

1.25 

1.25 

1.2 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

0.95 

.9. 

;9 

.9 

.9 

.95 

.95 

1.0 

1.1 1.0 

1.05 1.0 

1.00 . 1.0 

1.05 .95 

1.05 .95 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.o5 I 

1.05 

1.05 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.85 

.85 

.85 

.9 

3.2 1.6 L1 .9 

3.15 1.55 1.1 .9 

3.05 1.5 1.2 .95 

3.0 1.5 1.2 ,95 

2.9 1.5 ·1.1 .9 

2.8 1.45 1.0 .. 9 

2.6 1.45 1.0 .9 

~~ 1.4 1.0 1.7 

2.4 1.4 .95 1.3 

2.3 1.35 1.0 

1.35 1.0 

1.0 

a Estimated. 

1.0 

1.0· 

.95 

.95 

.95 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

1.4 

1..35 

1.2 . 

1.15 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.95 

1.1 .9 .95 

1.05 .9 .95 

1.05 .85 .95 

1.0 .85 1.0 

1.0 .85 1.0 

.95 .85 1.1 

.95 .9 1.2 

.95 .9 1.15 

.95 .9 a1.15 

.95 ,9 G1.15 

1,0 .9 G1.15 

1.0 1.0 a1.15 

1.0 1.4 a1.1 

1.0 1.3 a-1.1 

1.0 1.3 al.t 

1.0 1.25 1.1 

;95 1.2 1.15 

.95 1.2 1.15 

.95· 1.1 1.2 

.95 1.1 -1.2 

1.0 1.3 1.3 

1.0 1.4 1.35 

1.0 
158 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII,. 

8taJ,Um, rating tohlefor Feather River at Oroville, Oal.,jrom January 1 w December 31, 1905. 

G!{e Discharge. Gate Discharge. Ga!f,e Discharge. J Ga!f,e Discharge. heig t. heig t. heig t. heig t. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. SecO'TMl-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.90 1,230 2.70 2,590 4.40 4,570 7.20 8,640 

1.00. 1,295 2.80 2,690 4.50 4,700 7.40 9,000 

1.10 1,360 2.90 2, 790 4.60 4,830 . 7.60 9,400' 

1.20 1,430 3.00 2,900 4. 70 4,960 7.80 9,800 

1.30 1,500 3.10 . 3,oio 4.80 5,090 8.00 10,260 

1.40 1,570 3.20 3,120 

I 

4.90 5,220 8.20 10,740 

1.50 1,640 3.30 3,230 5.00 5,350 8.40 11,260 

1.60 1,710 3.40 3,340 5.20 5,630 8.60 . 11,780 

1. 70 1,780 3.50 3,450 5.40 5,910 8.80 .12,340 

1.80 1,850 3.60 3,570 I 5.60 6,190 9.00 I 12,900 

1.90 1,925 3. 70 3,690 5.80 6,470 I 9.50 14,400 

2.00 2,000 3.80 3,810 6.00 6,750 10.00 16, l50 

2.10 2;075 3.90 3,930 6.20 7,050 10."50 18,100 

2.20 2,155 4.00 4,050 6.40 7,350 11.00 20,100 

2.30 2,235 4.10 4,180 6.60 7,660 11.50 22,500 

2.40 2,315 4.20 4,310 6.80 7,980 12.00 25,100 

2.50 2,400 4.30 4,440 7.00 8,300 12.50 28,100 ' 2.60 2,490 

' 

No,r:E.-,-The above table is based on 21 diScharge measurements made during. 1904-5. It is well 

define4 between gage heights 0.85 foot and 8 feet. Above gage height 3.5 feet the table is the same as fo'r1~. · · 

EBtimokd ~y discharge of Feather River at Or~; Oal.,jor i905. 

Month. 

January ... : ................... 

February .... --.- ........... • .... 

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

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

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

June ............ : ............... 

July ................ , ..... -'~ ... 

August ......... _,_ .......... ; ... 

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

October ................... , ... 

November ..............•.. , ... 

December .. · ................ ~ ... 

The year .. , __ ........... ·. 

[Drainage area, 3,640 a square miles.] 

Discharge !h second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

24,800 3,120 9,860 

21,500' 5,910 9,612 

28,100 7,660 13,560 

ll,Ooo 7,820 9,403 

8,550 ..6,260 7,254 

5,910 2,235 4,098 

2,075 1,535 1,790-

1,500 1,262 1,354 

1, 780 1,200 '1,273 

1,360 1,262 1,286· 

1,570 1,200 1,321 

1,570 1,262 1,385 

28,100 1,200 5,183 

" Revised since pl'!lvious reports. 

Run-off. 

i:~~e~~- Second-feet Depth ver,;;a;:.are in !riches. 

606,300 2 .. 71 3.12 

533,800 2.64 2. 75 

833;800 3. 72 4.29 

559,500 2.58 2.88 

.446,000 1.99 2.29 

243,800 1.13. 1.26 

110,100 .492 :567 

83,250 .372 .429 

75,750 .350 .390 

79,070 .353 :407 

78,610 .363 .405 

85,160 .380 .438 

3,735-,000 1.42 19.23 
YUBA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 159 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS IN FEATHER RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

The following miscellaneous measurements were made in the Feather River drainage 

basin during 1905: 

Mohawk Greek near New Mohawk, Oal.-A measurement was ~ade on this stream on 

September 10, 1905, just above its junction with Middle Fork of Feather River by H. A. 

Campbell. 

Width, 12.9 feet; area, 16.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.18 feet per second; discharge, 

20 second-feet. 

Midille Fork of Feather River at Mohawk Valley, Oal.-A measurement was made just· 

above mouth of Mohawk Creek on September 10, 1905, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 10.0 feet; area, 8.8 square feet; meap velocity, 0.17 foot per second; discharge, 

1.5 second-feet. 

Feather River at Prattville, Oal.-A measurement of this stream was made November 

25 at lower end of Big Meadows, 4 miles southeast of Prattville, Cal. 

Width, 61 feet; area, 320 square feet; mean velocity, 1.88 feet per second; discharge, 

601 second-feet. 

Grizily Greek near Beckwith, Oal.-This stream is tributary to Middle Fork of Feather 

River. A measurement was made December 17 one-half mile above its junction with 

Middle Fork and about 2! miles west of the town of Beckwith, Cal. 

Width, 4 feet; area, 1.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.72 feet per second; discharge, 

3.1 second-feet. 

Indian Greek near Crescent Mills, Oal.-This stream is tributary to North Fork of Feather 

River. A measurement was made December 14 at lower end of Indian Valley, one-half 

mile below highway bridge on Crescent Mill and Taylorsville road, about I! miles below 

the town of Crescent Mills. ' 

Width, 45 feet; area, 66 square feet; mean velocity 1.15 feet per second; discharge, 

76 second-feet. 

YUBA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Yuba River is a tributary of Feather River, which it enters at Marysville, 30 miles above 

the junction of Feather and Sacramento rivers. The entire drainage area of this river is 

about 1,327 square miles, of which about 1,220 square miles are above the gaging ~tation 

at Smartsville. Its extreme length is about 60 miles, and extreme width 56 miles. In 

the lower stretches of the river, at the location of the present gaging station and in the 

valley below, the channel has been filled to a considerable depth with debris from hydraulic 

mining. 

The drainage basin is subdivided into 5 small basins, namely: North Fork, with a drainage area of 491.6 square miles; Middle Fork, with a drainage· area ?f 218 square mileR; 

South Fork, with a drainage area of 360 square miles; Deer Creek, with a drainage area of 

89.6 square miles, and Dry Creek, with a drainage area or 105.5 square miles. The latter 

tributary discharges into the main river about 5 miles below the gaging station. The 

watershed rises gently in rounded and broken mountains, to the crest of the Sierra Nevada, 

which at the headwaters of the Yuba has a mean elevation of about 8,200 feet, with peaks 

rising to a height of 9,100 feet. From Mount Lincoln-a peak common to the watersheds 

of the Yuba, American, and Truckee rivers-to a point about 2~ miles northeast of Mount 

Weber, the summit of the Sierra Nevada divides the watershed of Yuba River from that of 

Truckee River, which discharges into Humboldt Basin. Farther north from Mount Weber 

there is a secondary crest which divides the watersheds of Yuba and Feather rivers, the 

watershed of the latter stream reaching farther east to a less elevated divide in which the 

pnsses are lower than those of the easterly crest. 
160 STREA)I MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XITI. 

The western and lower portions of the Yuba drainage basin are composed of slate and 

kindred rock, very much eroded and merging into the gravel and alluvial deposits of the 

Sacramento Valley. The upper portions of the basin are composed principally of lavas 

and granites, all deeply !Jroded, particularly the lavas. A stratum of serpentine traverses 

the watershed of the Yuba River in a direction generally parallel with the crest of the 

Sierras. The North Fork rises in lavas which vary much in composition and hardness, 

but which generally have a deep soil covering, with timber and brush growth. The Middle 

Fork rises in similar lavas a~d granite. The main and tributary streams fall rapidly, and 

their canyons head well up in the· mountains. The sides of these canyons are covered 

with timber and brush, which, with the deep soil, retain the moisture and feed numerous 

perennial springs. In the case of the North Fork this is particularly noticeable. The 

forests of its watersheds make a reliable and constant stream. The mean annual precipitation for the basins of North and Middle forks is about 54 inches. Warm rains on soft 

snow sometimes give high flood discharge, but snow remains on the higher peaks until 

midsummer. The headwaters of South Fork lie upon a broad granite surface into which 

the streams have not cut deeply until the main stream reaches a point 16 miles from the 

summit, where it drops rapidly into a deeply eroded canyon. This part of the basin has a 

precipitation annually of about 60 inches. The entire drainage area of the Yuba contains 

nearly 100 small glacial lakes. 

YUliA RIVER NEAR BJURTBVILLE, CAL, 

This station was established June 2, 1903, by W. H. Stearns. It is located at what is 

called "The. Narrows," 1 mile from Smartsville, Cal, 18 miles from the Southern Pacific 

Railroad station. at Wheatland, Cal., and 20 miles from Marysville, Cal. . ' · 

The.ehannel is straight for 200 feet above and 300 feet below the station, and the current 

is swift at all stages. In the 150 feet above the cable the stream has a fall of 0.2 foot and 

of 0.9 foot in the 200 feet below. Both banks are high and rocky and are not subject to 

overflow. The banks widen out considerably just below the station. The bed of the 

stream is composed of gravel and sand-tailings from hydraulic mining-and is constantly 

shifting. After the rains of 1904 it was found that th~ bed of the stream had been lowered 

for an average depth of" 2 feet. · 

Discharge measurei!lents are made from a car and cable. One auxiliary cable is stretched 

parallel to and 100 feet upstream from the main cable, and a second one is locaterl150 feet 

below the station cable for float measurements. The initial point for soundin~ is on the 

left bank at the eyebolt to which the cable is fastened. Frequent discharge meaSurements 

are made on account of. continual changes of the river bed. These changes, however, do 

not materially affect discharge measurements for the same gage height. · · 

The gage is in two ·~ctions. The lower. one is bolted to the rock wall on the left ban'k of 

the river and the upper one to the right bank. During 1905 the gage was read once each 

day by J. R. McKeel. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A point on a rock 

marked with white paint, 12 feet upstream and about 15 feet to the left of the right eyebolt; elevation, 39.34 feet. (2) A bolt in shelf of rock marked with white paint, 12 feet 

from high-water gage on right bank; elevation, 13.75 feet. (3) A bolt in the face of rock 

20 feet upstream from the cable on right bank; elevation, 16.60 feet. Elevations refer to 

the datum of the gage. 
YUBA RiVER DRAIN.AGI<~ BASIN. 161 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-8upply Papers Nos. 81, 100, 

and 134, United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of Yuba Rwer near Smartsville, Oal., in 1905. 

W'd h Area of I Mean __ D_a_t_e_. -+----H-y_d_r_ogr_a_p_h_er_. ____ 1

_ 1

_t_. section. _v_e_loc_it_y_._ 1 ___ -:-

Feet. Sq.ft. ,Ft.peruc. 

Ga~e Disheig t. charge. 

Feet. Sec.-ft. 

January 20 ..... J.R.McKeel. ...................... . 180 688 5.09 6. 70 3,.500 

February 12 .... , .... do .... ,. ....................... .. 175 671 4.69 6.30 3,147 

February 13.... 0. W. Peterson .................... . 178 665 4.39 6.25 2,920 

February 26 .... J. R.McKeel. ...................... . 180 936 5. 76 7000 5,397 

March5 ............. do ............................. . 179 836 5.40 6.60 4,512 

March 15 ............ do ............................ .. 180 982 6.02 6o90 5,914 

AprilS ............. do ............................. . 170 1,060 6.56 7.00 6,959 

April24 ............. do ............................. . 170 968 6.64 6.30 6,423 

May4 .............. do ............................. . 180 868 6.01 5.80 5,221 

May 13 ............. do ............................. . 180 864 5.94 5.50 5,132 

May28 ............. do ............................. . 183 883 6.31 5. 75 5,570 

June4 .............. do ............................. . 

June 16 ............. do ............................. . 

July 7 .............. do ............................. . 

180 732 5.40 

180 652 5.09 

155 286 3o58 

5.oo 1 3,955 

4.50 I 3,318 

2.40 1,025 

July 20 ............. do ............................. . 74 165 4022 2.00 697 

July 29 ............. do ................. : ........... . 73 158 4.01 1.60 634 

July 31. ....... 0. W.Peterson,C.H.Lee ....... -.. .. 76 137 3038 1.64 463 

August 7...... J. R. McKeel. ..................... .. 68 137 3o83 1.50 525 

August 15 ........... do .......... :: ... : ............. . "62 126 3. 78 1.40 ' 476 

August 21.. ......... do ................ :.: ........ .. 68 140 3.80 1.50 532 

August 2S ........... do ........................... .. 62 120 3.6S 1.30 442 

September 5 ........ do ............................ _ 62 120 3o66 1.30 439 

September 25 ....... do ................... '· 0 .· .... .. 57 113 3.56 1.20 402 

October-S ...... Hawley and Lee .......... _ ......... 0 74 115 3.43 1.45 395 

October 20 ..... J.R.McKeel. ................... _ .. . 

October 30 .......... do .................. ~ .......... . 

66 126 3.62 

66 125 3o55 

1.401 456 

1.35 444 

November 9 ......... do ............................ .. 63 121 3.48 1.301 420 

November 16 ........ do .............................. · 63 117 3.44 1.20 403 

November 23 ........ do ............................. . 63 123 3.56 1.35 438 

November 30 ........ do ............................. . 150 224 3.70 2.20 830 

December 6 ......... do ............................. . 

December 13 ........ d. o .............................. 1 

December 29 ........ do ............................. . 

70 140 3.80 

68 133 3.65 

84 167 3.96 

1.60 533 

1.50 4S6. 

1.90 661 

• 
162 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Y 1tba River near Smartsmae, Oal., for 19()5. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. :May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

--~ -----------\ -------- 1. ••............ 9.0 7.5 6. 7 7.0 6.5 5.5 2. 7 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.0 

2 ............... 8.4 9.4 6. 7 7.0 6.3 5.2 2. 7 1.6 '1.3 1.4 1.4 1. 7 

3 ............... 7.6. 8.5 6.6 7.1 6.1 5.1 2.6 1.6 a1.3 1.4 1.4 1.1 

4 ... , ........... 7.2 7.9 6. 7 7.1 5.8 5.0 a2.5 1.6 1.3 1.4 ·1.4 1.7 

5 ........ ." ...... 6.9 8.5 6.6 7.0 5.7 4.8 2.5 1.6 1.3 1.4 1'1.4 1.6 

6 ............... 6.8 7.6 6.6 7.1 5. 7 4.9 2.4 a1.6 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 

7 ............... 6.4 7.2 6.5 7.3 5.6 5.0 2.4 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.6 

8 ............... 6.4 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.0 4.9 2.3 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.6 

9 ............... 6.3 6.8 6.4 6.9 6.2' 4.9 2.3 1.5 1.3 a1.4 1.3 1.5 

10 .... -.......... 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.9 5. 7 4.9 2.2 1.5 G1.3 1.4 1.3 G1.5 

11 ... ______ ...... 6.1 6.6 6.3 6.5 5. 7 5.2 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 

12 ............... 1 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.5 5.0 2.2 1.5 1.2 1.4 G}.3 1.5 

13 .. ,_ .. _, .. _ .... 6.1 6.2 7.3 6.3 5.5 5.0 2.1 a}.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.5 

14 .. ___ , ____ .... 8.2 6.1 7. 7 6.2 a5.8 4.7 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.5 

15 .... -... -...... 7. 7 6.1 6.9 6.2 6.1 4.7 2.1 1.4 1.2 G1.3 1.3 1.5 

16 ........... ____ '7;3 6.0 6.8 6.4 6.9 4.5. 2.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.6 17 .. _____________ 6.9 7.0 6.6 6.0 7.0 4.5 2.0 1.4 a1.2 1.3 1.2 1.6 

18 .... · ........... 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.2 6.9 4.3 2.0 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.2 2.0 

19 ............... a6.5 6.9 11.3 6.3 6.9 4.2 2.0 1.4 a1.2 1.4 at.4 2.0 

20 ............ _ .. 6. 7 8.5 8.8 6.0 6.8 4.0 2.0 a1.4 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.4 

21. ...... _ .. _____ 7.5 7.4 9.4 6.0 7.0 3.8 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.6 2.0 

22 ..... ___ ....... 10.4 7.1 8.5 6.0 6.3 3.6 1.9 1.5 1.2 a1.4 1.4 1.8 

23 ............... 10.0 6.9 7.9 6.1 6.2 3.4 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 

24 ......... -...... 

~:I 6.8 8.4 6.3 6.0 3.3 1.8 1.4 a 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 

25 ........... _ .. , 6.9· 8.0 6.6 6.2 3.2 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.6 

26 ............... 7.8 7.0 8.1 7.0 6.5 3.1 1. 7 1.4 1.2 1.5 G1.6 1.6 

27 .............. ; 7.4 6.9 8.0 7.4 5.8 3.0 1. 7' "'1.4 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.6 28 ...... _ .. ______ 

~:~ 1---~:~. 7.5 7.1 5.7 2.9 1. 7 1.3 1.5 a1.4 1.6 1.8 

29 ..... -......... 8.4 7.0 5.6 2.8 1.6 ·1 .. 3 1.4 GL4 1.8 1.9 

30 ............... 6.81 _______ 8.0 7.1 5,5 2.8 1.6 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.2 1.8 

31 ....... _ .. _____ 6.7 ....... 7.3 -----·-- 5:1i ....... 1.6 1;3 ------- 1.4 ------- 1.8 

a Gage heights estimated . 

• 
YUBA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 163 

Daily disCharge, in seumdjeet, of Y ubq, River near SmartB'IJ'ille, Oal., for 1906 . 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. 

----·---

1 ....... 0 .... 8,000· 5,200 4,750 6, 7.ao 

2 .•...•.•.•.• 7,000 10,050 4,750 6,730 

3 •..•..•.•.•. 5,1201 7,650 4,550 7,060 

4 ••..•••.... ·. 4,300 6,150 4,750 7,060 

5 .•.....•.•.. 3,750 7,680, 4,512 6,850 

6 •..•.•.•...• 3,570 5,500 4;512 7,160 

7 ••.•.•..•... 2,920 4,670 4,460 7,600 

8 .•...... , .•. 2,920 4,310 4,.460 6,960 

9 •.........•. 2,770 3,950 4,400 6,750 

10 •........... 2,630 3,600 4,650 6,900 

11 .•...... _ .... 2,510 3,650 4,400 6,_160 

12 ••..••..•••. 2,510 3,147 4,700 5,770 

13 •.....•..... 2,510 2,920 6, 700 5,.900 

14 ..........•. 6,500 2,780 7,850 5,700 

15 ............ 5,350 2,780 5,914 5,800 

16 ..... : ...... 4,500 2,750 5, 710 6,190 

17 .....•.•.•.• 3,850 4,550 5,420 5,52o 

18 •...•••.•... 2,850 4,650 6,800 8,000 

19 •.....•..... 3,160 4,500 -17,400 6;200 

20 .••..••••.•. ,3,500 8,400 10,320 5,620 . ·- 21. •.•.•.•...• 5,040 5,800 11,800 5,720 

22 •••••••••••• 12,850 5,250 9,700 5,720 

23 •••••••••••• 11,550 4,920 8,350 6,030 

24 ...•.•...... 8,52o 4,800 9,000 6,420 

25 •.•..•.•.... 6,750 5,060 8,700 7,055 

26 ••••••••• : •• 5,800 5,397 8,900 7,920 

27 ••••••••.••• 4,950 5,150 8;700 8,800 

28 ...• : ••••••• 4,350 4,950 7;800 8,140 

29 •••••••.•.•• 4,000 ........ 9,720 7,920 

30 .•..•••••••• 3,820 ··------ 8,800 8,140 

31 ...•.•.....•. 3,650 -------- 7,350 --------

May. I JIUle. Jtily: 

~,845 4,920 1,235 

6,440 4,395 1,235 

6,045 4;225 1,145 

5,470 4,060 1,060. 

5,285 3,745 1,060 

5,285 3,900 980 

5,100 4,060 980 

5,850 3,900 905 

6,240 3,900 905 

5,,285 3,900 835 

5,285 4,395 835 

4,920 4,060 835 

4,920 4,060 '770 

5,470 3,595 770 

6,045 3,595 770 

7,700 3,300 770 

7,920 3,300 710 

7,700 3,015 710 

7,700 2,880 710 

7,_480 2,620 no· 

7,920 2,375 650 

'6,440 2,145 650 

6,240 1,930 600 

5,850 1,825 600 

6,240 1, 720 600 

6,845 1,620 555 

5,470 1,520 555 

5,285 1,420 555 

5,100 1,325 515 

4,920 1,325 515 

4,920 -------- 515 

.. -

Aug. s ept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

515 

515 

515 

515 

515 

515 

480 

480 

480 

480 

480 

480 

480 

480 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

480 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

435 

435 

435 

435 .. 

435 

435 

435 

435 

435 

435 

435 

435 

435 

435 

435 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

415 

480 

480 

455 

455 

~ 

455 

455 

455 

455 

435 

435 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

435 

435 

435 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

480 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 

455 710 

455 555 

41j5 555 

455 555 

455 515 

455 515 

455 515 

435 515 

435 480 

435 480 

435 480 

435 480 

435 480 

435 480 

435 480 

415 515 

415 515 

415 710 

435 710• 

480 980 

515 710 

455 600 

455 515 

435 515 

455 515 

515 515. 

600 515 

515 600 

600 650 

835 600 

600 

NoT:a:.-January1 toApri124tbedallydischargewaso]Jtainediridirectly. FromApril25to December 

31 the daily discharge was obtained from a rating table based on measurements subsequent to April 24. 

I' 
164 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII." 

~l 

'I 

Estimated monthly disCharge of Yuba Ri~r near Smo:rtsville, Oal., !or 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,220 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-oJl'. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. ~e:. Second-feet .Depth 

per square in inches. 

~-

January ....................... 12,850 2,510 4,903 301,500 4.02 4.64 

February •..................... 10,050 2,750 5,008 278,100 4.10 4.27 

March ............. _ ............ 17,400 4,400 7,107 437,000 5.83 6.72 

April .......................... 8,800 5,520 6,751 401,700 5.53 6.17 

May ........................... 7,920 4,920 6,071 373,300 4.98 5.74 

June ........................... 4,920 1,325 3,101 184,500 2.54 2.83 

July ..•••...................... 1,235 515 782 48,080 .641 . 739 

August ........................ 515 435 471 28,960 .386 .445 

September ..................... 480 415 429 25,530 .352 .393 

October ....................... 480 435 453 27,850 .371 .428 

November ..................... 835 415 474 28,200 .389 .434 

December ..................... 980 480 566 34,800 .464 .535 

The year ................ ·12,850 415 3,010 2,170,000 2.47 33.34 

IIIISOELLA:NEOVB MEAS'UB.EMENTS, YUBA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Bay Counties Power Oompany .flume near Nevada Oity, Oal.-A measurement was made in. 

the flume opposite Purdon bridge over the South Fork of Yuba River on September 3, 1905, 

by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 13.5 square feet; mean velocity, 5.11 feet per second; dischargf), 69 

second-feet. 

· M:idille Fork of Yuba River near Nevada Oity, Oal.--A measurement wS:S made omi-half 

mile upstream from Freeman's bridge and about 3 miles north of Nevada City on September 

4, t905, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 22 feet; area, 31 square feet; mean velocity, 2.00 feet per second; discharge, 64 

second-feet. 

North Fork of Yuba River near Goodyears bar, Ou;t.-A meli.surei:neut was made on this 

stream September 5, 1905, from the downstream side of the wagon bridge at Goodyears bar 

by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 44 feet; area, 96 square feet; mean velocity, 1.54 feet per second; discharge, 

149 second-feet. 

North Fork of North Fork of Yuba River near .Downieville, Oal.--This stream enters the 

North Fork of Yuba River at Downieville, Cal. A measurement was made 1! miles north of 

Downieville and 100 yards above its junction with Middle Fork of North Fork on September 

6, 1905, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 10 feet; area, 18;5 square feet; mean velocity, 0.36 foot per second; discharge, 6.7 

second-feet. . · · . 

A mea.Surement was made 30 yards below junction of Middle Fork of North Fork of 

Yuba River, about 1! niiles north of Downieville, Cal., on September 6, 1905, by H. A. 

Campbell. 

Width, 26 feet; area, 37 square feet; mean velocity, 0.73 foot per second; discharge, Zl 

second-feet. 

Wheeler flume near DownieviUe, Oal.-This flume takes water from the East Fork of the 

North Fork of Yuba River. A measurement was made on September 6, 1905, at the headgate three-fourths mile north of Downieville by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 3.1 feet; area, 2.3 square feet; mean velocity, J.91 feet per second; discharge, 

4.4 second~feet. ' 

j 

-----~-------~-"-----.... -.. -____ j 
.. BEAR RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 165 

Davis ditch near Doumieville, Oal.--'.This ditch is taken out of East Fork of North Fork 

of Yuba River about a mile above Downieville. A measurement was made one-half mile 

below the head-gate on September 6, 1905, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 3.0 feet; area, 1.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.47 feet per second; discharge, 

2.8 second-feet. · · .. 

East Fork of Nor{h Fork of.Yuba River at Doumieville, Oal.-A measurement was made 

on September 6, 1905, 10 yards above its junction with North Fork of North Fork of Yuba 

River at Downieville by H A. Campbell. 

Width, 22 feet; area, 29 square feet; mean. velocity, 0.59 foot per second; discharge, 17 

second-feet. 

Nor{h Fork ofNor{h Fork of Yuba Ri'ver at Downiem71e, Oal.-A measurement was made 

on September 6, 1905, on this stream 10 yard§ above its junction with North Fork of Yuba 

River by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 28 feet; area, 52 square feet; mean velocity, 0.77 foot per second; discharge, 40 

secona-feet. 

Nor{h Fork of Yuba River at Downieviae, Oal.-A measurement was made from the 

upstream side of the wagon bridge at Downieville on September 6, 1905, by H. A. Oampbell. 

Width, 40 feet; area, 184 square feet; mean velocity, 0.76 foot per second; discharge, 

139 second-feet. 

South Fork of Nor{h Fork of Yuba River near Sierra Oity, Oal.-A measurement was 

made on September 7, 1905, by H. A. Campbell, about one-third of a mile above its junction with the North Fork of the North Fork and about 1i miles east of Sierra City. 

Width, 2.7 feet; area, 2.5 square feet; mean velocity, 0.68 foot per second; discharge, 

1.7 second-feet. · 

Mining company's flume near Sierra Oity, Oal.-A measurement was made on September · 

7, 1905, by H. A. Campbell, about 1 mile below heading. 

Width, 2.5 feet; area, 2.2 square feet; mean velocity, 4.50 feet per second; discharge, 

9.9 second-feet. · 

Nor{h Fork of Nor{h Fork of Yuba River near Sierra Oity, Oal.-A measurement was 

made on September 7, 1905, by H. A. Campbell, about one-half mile above its junction 

with the South Fork of the North Fork and about 1 mile east of Sierra City. 

Width, 25 feet; area, 41 square feet; mean velocity, 0.56 foot per second; discharge, 23 

second-feet. 

BEAR RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Bear River drains an area of 287 square miles between the Yuba and American rivers. 

Its headwaters do not reach back to the crest of the range so that it seldom receives precipitation in the form of lasting snow. It is torrential in character, having no forested 

areas except in its upper portion. The. rainfall records kept by the Central Po.Cific from 

Auburn to Emigrant Gap are indicative of the precipitiation in the southern part . of ita 

basin. A 28-year record at Grass Valley in the northern portion of its watershed gives a 

mean of 49.41 inches. 

BEAR RIVER ABOVE WHEATLAND, CAL •. 

This station was established by 0. W. Peterson on October 8, 1904. It is located about 

800 feet below McCourtney Crossing and 8 miles above Wheatland. 

The channel is straight for 350 feet both above and below the station. At ordinary 

stages the velocity js moderate. Neither bank is subject to overflow. The bed of the 

stream is composed of gravel and is not subject to any material change. 

Discharge measurements are made from a car and cable. An auxiliary cable is located 

150 feet downstream and parallel to the large one, so that float measurements can be made 

at very high water. The white-oak tree to whiCh the right end of the· cable is fastened is 

the initial point for soundings. 

The gage rods are ·300 feet abOve ·the station, on the left bank of the river. Two of the 

sections are bolted to the roCk and the upper section is. ~~d, to It tre_e. J)uring 1905 the 
,-~- -:~-mW==~::::::::~:::m=~~~ ~ Survey bench mark is sulphured_ in a hole drilled in. the rock between the two upper sections 1 

i. 

of the gage; elev&.tiou, 12.26 foot above th~ datum ofthb- gage. .. 

A description of this station with gage height. andcdlscha.rge d&ta is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. . 

_ Disclw,rtge measi.tremtnt11 o/Bea~ River above Wheatla7U.Z, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width; Area of Mean Gage Dis- · section. velocity. . height. _charge. 

----------1--------------------~--r-----

February 8. .. . F. R. S. Buttemer. · ................. . 

February 13 ........ do ...... ' ...................... ' 

February 19 ........ do .................... --------.. 

February 24 ........ do .............. : ...... : ........ . 

June 27.. .. .. .. 0. W. Peterson .................. .. 

July 30. • .. .. .. Peterson and Lee ....... , ........ .. 

September 3... C. H. Lee ......................... , • 

October 10.. . . . Hawley and Lee .................. .. 

Feet;-

142 

140 

139 

139 

42 

27 

31 

26 

Sq. ft. Ft. per sec: 

226 . 4.21 

165 3.62 

172 3.66 

151 3.50 

·47 ·1.89 

39 ,95 

44 L43 

'20 2.15 

Feet. 

5.11) 

4.57 

4.66 

4,50 

3.42 

3.10 

3.24 

3.00 

Sec.-ft. 

948 

098 

629 

528 

89 

37 

63 

43 

Da:ily gage height, in feet, of Bea; River above WheoilaruJ,, Oal.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar •. Apr. May. June.[ July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Del!. 

1. ..... ,........ 5 .. 0 5.6 ~3 a5.45 

.2............... 4.8 7.0 ~ 4.2 5.3 

a_, ____________ ,_ 4;3 .4.9 4.2 5.0 

4._ __________ ;__ 4.2 : 6.7 4.2 4.9 

0--------------' ·4.2 - 7.0 4.2 4.8 

6............... 4.1 5.5 4.2 ,4. 7 

7.______________ 4.0 5.1 4.2 4.6 

8--------------- . 3.9 , s .. _2 4.1 4.5 

9--------------- 4.4 s.o 4.0 - 4.4 

10............... 4.2 4.8 4.0 4.4 

a4,1 a4,1 

<i4.2 a4.1 

(5 ·" 4.•1 

4.2 a4.1 

a4,4 a4,1 

OJ4.5 e4.o 

4.6 a4,0 

a4, 7 a3.8 

4.8 a3.8 

a4, 7 a3.8 

3.2 3.1 

3.2· 3.1 

:u 3.1 

3.2 3.1 

3.2 3.1 

3.2 3.1 

3.1 3.1 

3.1 3.1 

3..1 3.1 

3.1 3.1 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

11 ....... :....... 4.0 4.9 4.0 4.4 a4,7 a3,8 3.1 3 . .1· 3.1 

12 ........... ::.. 3.9 4.6 4.2 4.4 a4,7 113.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 

13 ___ ,___________ 3.8 4.5 4.7 4..3 a4,7 a3.8 3~1· 3.35 3.1 

3.1 .3.1 3.4 

3.1 3.0 3.3 

3.1 3.0 3.2 

3.1 3;0 3.2 

3.1 3.0 3.2 

3.1 3.0 3,1 

3.1 3.0 3.1 

3.1 3.0 3.1 

3.1 3.0 3.1 

3.1 3.0 3.0 

3.1 . 3.0 3.0 

3.1 .3.o· 3 .. o 

3.1 2.9 3.0 

'j 

14 •. :............. 5.0 4..4 4.6 4.3 a4,7 a3.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2 •. 9 3.0 '·j 

10,,,_._; __ ,,,,,,. 4.5 .4,3 4.4 4.3 a5.1 a3.8 3.2· .3._4 3.1 

16 ........ :...... 4j:s 4.7 4-4 4.5 ai;.o. au. a:t .3•1. 3.1 

17 .. : ... .' ..... -.. 4..4: 5;0· 4.4 4;4 a-?.S a3.6 a1 ·3.1 3d 

18 ... ,,,_ .... ::.. 4.'3 4.8 · 4,·9 1 4-!t a5.2 alj.6 ':i.2' 3.1 3.0 

19 ___ ,_·; __ "·---- 4.9 .4..7 1~.5· 4.9 a&.o a'3.6 .·a,t- 3.1 a.o 

20.,, ____ ,_._,,____ 4.6: S:I 6.8 u . .Js.o ".3.6 · u -s.t a.o 

21. ...... :....... 6.5 4.9 6.8 ~7 aU 43,6 3.i .. 3:1 · 3.0 

22-----------'--· 8.5 4.7 · 5.9. 4.7 a4.6 a3.6 3.1 3.1 3.0 23--------------- 7;5 4.6 5.4 4.5 a4.5 aa.s .3.1 3.1· 3.0 

24 ....... :.~----- 5. 7 4.5 5.9 4.4 "4.4 a3.6 3.1 3.1 3.0 

25 • ..-............. 5.2 4.5 S.3 4.3 ' a4.3 a3.5 3.1 3.1 3.2 

26............... 0,0 4.4 5.5 4.2 a4.3 a3,5 3.1 3.1 .3.1 

27 ............ ;.,.. 5.8 4.4 5.7 a4.2 a4,2- 3.5 3.1 :u. 3.1· 

28~_,; __ , ______ ;_. '5.6 4.3 5.4 «4.2 'a4..2 3.5. 3..1 3~1·t·· 3_.1 

29c.:c,· ••• ~ ..... L Ji.,O .. I ,7.0 a4.·l <14:2 3.4 Jq· · 3.1 · lL2 

ao::.·.,~ ...... :.. ~~ 5 :: .. ". 61.2 4.i 44.2 aa ~u 3.3-j · at 

a1: ...... h··---' 5~!8 · I_'- s.6 <!4..2 ...... ;. 3.1 &2. -··-.. ~-- !f •· 

: a Estimated. 

·I' .. r 

3.1 2.9 3.0 .ii 

.3,1 3.1.,, .2:9. 9. 3.. 0 1•. ;_··l·····.·_' . 

3;1 2.9 :Lo 

3.1 2.9 (3.2 ' ' 

3.1 3.0 3.4 

.3.1 3:1 ·.3.3 

3.1 3.0 3.2 

.3.0 3.0 3.1 

3.1 3.0 3.0 

3.1 3.0 3.0 

3.:X 3.0 3.0 

3.() 3.35 3.0 

u I: s.2 s.o 

a.i 

3.1· -------

3.4 

3.2 

3.-3 

'·~ 
BEAR RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 167 

Staf:ion rating table for Bear River above Wheatland, Oal., from October 9, 1904, to Decemher 

81, 1905. 

Gage 

height. Discharge. I h~~t't ---1----li 

Feet. 

2.90 

3.00 

• 3.10 

3.20 

3.30 

3.40 

3.50 

3.60 

3. 70 

3.80 

3.90 

4.00 

Second-feet.! Feet. 

10 I 4.1o 

20 ' 4.20 

33 ,1 4.30 

49 4.40 

6

929 1 4.50 

4.60 

118 4. 70 

146 4.80 

177 4. 90 

210 

246 

285 

5.00 

5.10 

5.20 

Discharge. h~~-~ Discharge. 

Second-feet. Feet. SeCO'TUl,-feet. 

328 5. 30 1, 105 

375 

425 

475 

530 

585 

645 

710 

780 

855 

930 

1,015 

5.40 

5.50 

5.60 

5.70 

5.80 

5,90 

6;00 

6.20 

6.40 

6.60 

6.80 

1,200 

1,300 

1,405 

1,515 

1,625 

1,740 

1,,860 

2;105 

2,365 

2,640 

2,935 

Gage · height. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. 

7.00 3,250 

7.20 3,575 

7.40 "3,910 

7.60 4,265 

7.80 4,635 

8.00 5,020 

8.20 5,410 

8.40 5,810 

8.60 6,220 

8.80 

9.00 

6,640 

7,060 

NoTE.-The above table is based on 11 discharge measurements made during 1904-5. It is well 

defined between gage heights 3.1 feet and 5.1 feet. Above 6 feet the table is a rough approximation. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Bear River above Wheatland, Ool.,for 1904 and 1905. 

[Drainage area, 263 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-feet. I Run-o:fl. 

Month. 

!Maximum. 

Total in Second-feet Depth acre-feet. Minimum. Mean. per Z"" in inChes. 

1904. . 1 

October 9-31. .........•.....•. ; 7,060 92 559 25;500 2.13 1.82 

November .................... -~ 1,300 92 223 13,270 .848 .946 

December ..................... 6,640 118 1 504 30,990 1.92 2.21 

1905. 

January ...............••.•.... 6,015 210 I 1,058 65,060 4.02 4.64 

February ...................... 3,250 425 975 54,150 3. 71 3.86 

March ......................... 10,210. 285 1,300 79,930 4. 94 5. 70 

April ............ : ............. 1,250 328 576 34,270 2.19 2.44 

May ..................... ~---·· 1,300 328 615 37,820 2.34 2.70 

JunE! ........................... 328 69 193 11,480 .734 .819 

July ........................... 49 33 37.1 2,281 .141 .163 

August ........................ 92. 33 38.1 2,343· .145 .167 

September ..................... 92 20 37.3 2,220 .142 .158 

October ....................... 33 20 32.2 1,980 .122 .141 

November ..................... 118 10 23.8 1,416 .090 .100 

December ....•................ 92 20 39.8 "2,447 .151 .174 

The year ..............•. 10,210 10 410 298,400 1.56 21.06 

NOTE.-Discharge estimated for misslng gage heights. 
168 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS IN BEAR RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

South Yuba Mining Oompany's ditch near Oolfax, Oal.-This ditch is taken out of Bear 

River 2! miles east of Colfax. A measurement was made September 1, 1905, one-eighth 

of a mile below this heading in flume, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 6.0 feet; a~a, 11.8 square f~et; mean velocity, 2 54 feet per second; discharge, 30 

second-feet. · · 

Bear River near Oolfax, Oal.-A measurement was made September 1, 1905, one-eighth 

of a mile below intake of the South Yuba Mining Company's canal and 2! miles northeast 

of Colfax, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 29 feet; area, 17.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.45 feet per second; discharge, 26 

second-feet. . 

Green Horn River war OOl.fax, Oal.-'-A measurement was made 75 yards above the junction of Big Horn and Bear rivers and about 3~ miles north of.Colfa:X on September 1, 1905, 

by H. A. Campbell. . 

Width, 10 feet; area, 6.0 square feet; mean velocity, 1.13 feet per second; discharge, 6.8 

second-feet. 

Bear Rive1• near C'Ol.fax, Gal.-A measurement was made on this stream on September I; 

1905, about 100 yards above mouth of Green Horn River and 3! miles north of Colfax. 

Width, 24 feet; area, 21 square feet; mean velocity, 2.05 feet per second; discharge, 43 

second-feet. 

CACHE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN, 

Cache Creek drains that portion of the eastern slope of the Coast Range directly north 

from the Puta Creek basin. This basin is long and narrow, extending from northwest to 

southeast; it has numerous tributaries, of which North Fork is the largest .. Most of these 

tributaries are torrential in their character, but the flow. of the main st.i-eam is regulated 

largely by its discharge from Clear Lake, which is fed by numerous creeks having their 

. S()Urce in the higher portion of the drainage basin. The lake covers an area of 65 square 

. miles, and has a drainage area of 417 square miles. The streams which enter Cache Creek 

below Clear Lake are practically dry during the summer months. There are large cultivated areas on the west side of Clear Lake, a greater portion of which is meadow land used 

for stock raising. There are two gaging stations located on this stream-one at Lower Lake 

directly at the point where the stream: discharges from the lake and one at Yolo a short distance below where it emerges from the foothills. There are numerous diversions above the 

gaging station at Yolo which· take practically the entire flow during the summer m.onths. 

This water is used for irrigation in the vicinity of Woodland and Yolo, w:herethesoil is rich 

and deep and susceptible of the highest state of cultivation; · 

OLEAR LAKE AT.LAXEl'ORT, CAL, 

This station was established in January, 1901. It embraces evaporation for both lake 

and land. · The lake pan is held in place by a triangular raft placed in a protected arm of 

the lake· and anchored. in such a manner that it has a clear swing, adjusting itself to the 

wind so one of its angles will cut the water. The'p!!-n is submerged to within· an inch or 

so of the water surface. The land pan is located in a clear open space and set in the ground 

so that its top is flush with the ground surface, it being protected by a small wire fence 

that it may not be disturbed. These pans are the regulation type, as referred to in Circular No. 4 of instructions for observing evaporation. The record of this station from 

January, 1901, to December, 1904, was published ill, Water-Supply Paper No. 134. The 

observer is Mr; D. (), Rwgsey, at Lakeport~ ()~, . 
CACHE CREEK DRAINAGE BA8IN. 

Evaporation record of Olear Lolce at Lolceport, (Jol., 19()5. · 

Month. 

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

February' .... ' ............. .. 

March.c ..................... . 

April ........... , ............ . 

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

Evaporation in 

inches. Month. 

Lake. Land. 

0.60 0.60 August ..................... .. 

1. 10 September .......... · .•.•.•.... 

1.15. October ......... , ........... . 

2;85 November .................. .. 

3-.70 December .................. .. 

169 

Evaporation in 

inches. 

Lake. Land. 

7.2/l 

5.95 

3.10. 

1.30 

.95 

. 8 .. 45 

6.65 

3.55 

1.55 

1.05 

June ... , ..................... . 

July.·: .................. : .... . 

• 90 

1.05 

2.45 

3.45 

6.50 

7. 70 

7.00 

8 .• 90 AnnuaL. ............... ----;.;-~~ 

CAOHE.:OREEK AT 'LOWER LAKE,. CAL. 

This station was established January 1, 1900, by S. G. Bennett. It is located threefourths mile from Lower Lake, Cal. 1 

The channel is straight for 150 feet above and 300 .feet below th'e station. The current 

~ a moderate velocity at ordinary stages. The right bank is low, and will overflow at a 

gage height of about 10 feet. It is covered with '8. thick growth of. willow and oak trees for 

100 feet back from the water's edge. The left bank is high lind rocky, and is not liable to 

overflow. The bed of the stream is compOS!ld 9f firm gravel, and changes on:iy slightly. 

Gravel is sometimes washed in from Siegler Creek aq<i feet below the cable. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable 300 feet above the\ wagon bridge. The 

initial point for soundings is a small tree in line with the cable on the left bank, 28 fee~ 

from the tree to which the caple is attached. 

The present gllge is a vertical planknailed to a timber driven int() the bed of the river 

and fastened to a large willow .tree on the left bank 100 feet !!>hove the- cable. On March 

25, 1903, when the new gllge was put in place, the. reading wa.S 5.7 feet. The old gage read 

4.4 feet on' the same date. During 1905 the gage was read' once each d~ty by Mr. J. R . 

. Anderson. The bench mark is a llltil in the }'O<lt of the oak tree, to which cable is fastened 

on thll left bank; elevation, 8.43 feet above the datum ()f the gage. 

·um 177--<J6.-12 
170 STREAM 'MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, l' .ART .XIII. 

Information in reg~rd to this station is contained in. W ater-8upply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100, and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge mea8Urements of CaChe Ore_ik at Lower Lake, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . · Area of Mean 

Width. section. velocity. Ga~ Disheig t. charge; 

-----1-~--:-----'-------1-----1---- ------

Feet. Sq,ft. Ft. per sec. Peet. Sec.-ft. 

January 1. .... J. R. Anderson........... . ...... 51 138 1.86 4.10 257 

January 7 ••••...•.•• do ..•........ :...... . .. .•..••. 51 "146 2,05 4.20 300 

January 14a •••..... do .••........•.....•..•...... :.. .52 159 2.08 4.50 331 

January 15 •. -~ .••.• do.............................. 52 159 2.35 4.50 373. 

January 22 ••••••.•• do.............................. 52 178 ·2.61 4.90 ·. 467 

January23a ••...... do .................. :........... . 56 222 1.35 5.60 299 

January 24 ......... do.............................. 52 206 2.86 5.40 . 589 

January26 ......... do.............................. 53 2i8 3.(f 5.60 673 

January 31. ...... · .. do .. ·'···.·.······················ 53 229 3.27 5.80 748. 

February la ........ do ... ;.......................... 60 273 2 .. 06 6,48 562 

February2a ........ do.............................. 56 25~ 3. il 6.20 790 

February 9 ......... do ................ .-............. 56 266 3.63 6.40 965 

February 15 ........ do ......... ,..................... 56 254 3.34 6.20 848 

February21. ....... do.............................. 56 258 3.44 6.30 888 

February27 ........ do .... ; ..... ·.................... 56 256 . 3.38 6.20 864 

:March5 ............ do.............................. 56 249 3.33 6.10 828 

:March 11 .. : ... ..... do.............................. 56 234 3.24 5.80 757 

:March 13a .......... do.............................. 60 286 2.18 6.68 625 

:March 14 ........... do ... ~ ...... : ...... ,............. 56 248 3.28 6.08 814 

:M:arch20 ... , ....... do.............................. 59 271 3.52 6.52 955 

:March25 ....... _, ... _do ...... : ........... ~........... 60 296 3.69 6.90 1,092· 

:March 3L .......... do .... _. ..................... ·.... 60 308 3.76 7.10 1,159 

Aprnr: ... ;: ..... ,.do:............................. 60 305 3.63 7.oo· 1,108 

AprillL ...... , ..... do; ... ;., ...... :, .. :, .... c ... :.. 56 277 3.55 6.60 984 

April22 ............ do; .. .-.c ••.. : ...... c .. , ..... ,... 56 3.42 

April29 ..... , ...... ddl:c .............. , ............. . 

:May 6 .............. do: ..................... : ....... : 

Julyll ....... : O.W. PeterBOn ...... : ... .- ....... .. 

September29:. C. H. Lee ...... .- .............. : .... : 

. October 8 ...... · J. R. Anderson .................. : .. 

October 14.:· ........ do: ................. ~ ... · ....... . 

October 21. ......... do ........................... '·. 

Novembers.' ......• do •.••.•..................... : .. 

. November 11. ...... ·.<j.o ............................ .. 

November 22 ........ do, ............. : ...... , ........ . 

November 27 ...... :do ................. , .... : ... .... : 

-
CACHE CREEK DRAINAGE ~ASIN. 171 

Daily gage height, in feet, ofOaihe Creek at Lower Lake, Oil., for 1905. 

__ ._D_aY_·--·I-J-an_._ Feb. Mar. I Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov, .Dec~ 

!............... 4.1 6.5 6.2 7.3 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.8 3.25 2.8 2.5 2.5 

2............... 4.1 6.2 6.1/i 7.1 . 6.0 5.3 4.5 3.8 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.5 

3 ............... 4.15 6.25 6.15 7.05 6~ 5.25 4.45 3.75 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.45 

4 ............... 4.2 6.25 6.1 7.0 5.95 5.25 4.4 3.75 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.45 

/L ............. 4.2 6.35 6.1 7.0 5.90 5.2 4.4 3.7 3.2 2 .. 8 2.5 2.45 

. 6 ............... 4.2 6.4 6.1 7.0 5.8 5.2 4.4 3.7 3.15 2.8 2.5 2.4 

7 ............... 4.2 6.4 6.05 7.0 6.05. 5.15 4.4 3.7 3.15 2;75 .2.45 2.4 

8............... 4.2 6.4 6.0 7.0 ' 6.0 5.15 4.4 3. 7 3.15 2. 75. 2.45 2.4 

9 ..... ,......... 4.2 6.4 6.0 

' 10............... 4. 2 6. 4 5. 9 

6.9. 5.9 5.1 

6.8- 5.85 5.1 

4.35 3.7 3.1 2. 75 '2.45 2.4 

4.35 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.45 2.35 

11............... 4.2 6.3 5.8 6.8 5.8 5.05 4.3 3.65 3.1 2.'1 2.45 2.35 

12 ............... 4.2 6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.2 6.85 5.8 5.0 4,3 3.65 3.05 2. 7 

3.05 2. 7 

3.05 2. 7 

2,45 . 2.35 

13 ... : ........... 4.3 6.45 6.75 5.8 4.95 4.25 3.65 2.4 2.35 

14 ............... 4.5 6.2 6,6 5.75 4.95 4.25 3.6 2. 4 2.35 

15 ............... 4.5 6.2 6.2 6.65. 5.75 4.9 .4.2 3.6 3.05 2.7 2.4 2.45 

16 ............... 4.7 6.2. 6.3 6.55 5.8 4.9 

17.. ............. 4.75 6.3 6. 4 6.45 5.7 ·.4.85 

18 ............... 4.75 6.3 6.3 6.4 5.7 4.85 

19 ............... 4.8 7.0 6.6 6.5 5. 7 4.8 

20 ............... 4.8 6.3 6 . .55 6. 3 5.6 4.8 

21............... 4.9 

22 ............... 5.85 

23 ............... 5.55 

24 ............... 5.7 

25 ............... 5.65 

26 ............... 5.65 

5. 75 ::::::::::::::::1 5.8 

29 ............... ' 5.8 

30 ............... 1 5.8 

31. .............. 1 5.8 

6.3 6.7 

6.35 6.8 

6.35 6.8 

6.3 6.95 

6.25 6. 95 

6.25 7.1 

6.2 

6.2 

6.95 

6. 75 

7.2 

7.2 

7.1 

6.35 5.6 

6.35 5.5 

6.3· 5.5 

6.25 5.5 

6.25 ·5.45 

6,2 5.4 

6.2 

6.15 

6.1 

6.05 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.45 

5.4 

4. 75 

4. 75 

4. 75 

4. 7 

4. 7 

4.6ii 

4.6 

4.6 

4.55 

4.5 

4.15 

4.15 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.05 

4.05 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6 

3.55 

3.55 

3.,5 

3.5 

3.5 

3:45 

3.45 

3.45 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 2. t. 2.4 . 2.45 

3.0 2.65 2.4 2.35 

3.0 2.65 2. 4 2.45 

2.95 2.6 2.4 2.5 

2.95 2.6 2.5 2.5 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

4.0 3.35 2.9 

3.95 3.35 2.85 

3.9 ·3.35 2.85 

3.9 3.3 2.H 

3.85 3.3 

2.6. 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.55 

2.55 

2.55 

2.5 

2.35 

2.4 

·2.25 

2.3 

.2.3 

2.35 

2.3 

2.65 

2.5 

2.5 

2.45 

2.4 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2:45 

2.4 

2.4 

2.5 

2.55· 

Station rating table for Oaihe Creek Ot Lower Lake, Cal., from Janiw.ry 1 to December 31, - 1905. 

Ga~e Discharge. 1 h~~ft. Discharge. I Gage Discharge. I Ga~e Discharge. heig t. height. I heig t, ---- -------

Feet. Second-feet. I Feet. · Becondrfeet. Feet. Se~ond-feet.' Feet;· Secondrfeet. 

2.30 17 3.40 149 4.50 365 5.60 670 

2.40 27 3.50 163 4.60 390 5. 70 701 

2.50 37 3.60 178 4;70 416 5:80 732 

2.60 48 3. 70 194 4.80. 442 5.90 763 

2. 70 59 3.80 212 4.90 469 6.00 795 

2.80 71 3.90 232 I 5.00 496 I 6.20 859 

2.90 83 4.00 252 ~ 5.10 524 I 6.40 923 

3;00 95 4.10 274 5.20 552 6.60 988 

3.10 108 4.20 296 5.30 581 6.80 1,054 

3.20 121 4.30 318 5AO 6iO 7.00 1,120 

3.30 135 4.40 341 5.50 640 7.20 1,188 

NoTE.-The above table is based on 28 discharge measurements made during 1905 and during the latter part of 1904. It is well defined throughout. 
~~~ ~~~~~ B=~J!~~::=~= ::,";~RT Xlll. '~ 

.· El!f:i~ iMnihJ,'!I disCharge of Oache Greek near !-ot~JBr Like;· Oil,.; for 1905. 

[D~ge area, 500 square nilles.] 

-Run.,o~ . 

xlmth. . 'l'otalln • second-fEiet · aCre-feet. Depth 

per Jll~are in iriChes. 

· < S:::·:: : :: .i ::::c;: : ·. i:E 274 ~ 27,55(! 

. 562 884 .• ~.too 

6io 933 ... 67,370 

o. 891! 1.03. 

1.77' _1;84 

1.87- 2.16. 

April •••.••...............•.•.• .-. i,22:! 

May.............................. 811 

... 811 . 991 58,970 

610 '182 .. .43,160 

1.98. ~.21 

1.40 l.61" 

June.;.......................... 581' 365' 476' . 28,320 ·;952 1.06 • 

July •••••.••••.•..•.•• ; •.••• ,.... 365 222 294 18,'080 ,ssg .678 

August •. -......................... 212 135 173 10,.640_·· \346 .399 

September....................... 128 71 98.5 .5,861 .• 197 .. 2ro .. October......................... 71 

November .. ~.................... 54 

December .. _ .. _. .... ~···. ·········-~---42-l-.,----l---~------+-......,.--l--- . The year •••.•.• , • • .... • • • • • 1, 222 

. . . . . . . 

37. 06.0 3,44$ 

.12 -~ 30.1 1, 7111 

22 00.7 t;888 

12 426 I 306.-200 .· .. 

:112 d29 .. .060 ,· ,;067 

.061. .070 

.853 11.47 

. . . 

oAOBE ~EB1t :nAJi. YOLO, CAL. 

Thls statiQn We.$ establlShed Jll.nua.ey 1, 1903, by S.'G. Benriett. It is fucate4 at the 

wagon bridge on the road from Woodland t6 Yolo, about 1,000 feet aoove the Southern 

Pacific Railroad brillge. A new wagon bridge, which greatly improves the channel conditions, was erected during-1904. The station was reestahlished on the new bridge Decem •. 

ber 4,1904. · 

Numerous diversions are made from Cache Creek above this atatiqn which take practiCally iill. of the summer :flow. The channel is straight fo;r 1,000 fllf)t. aliove and below the 

station. The ~:ntis swift li.t ordi:na.ij and~ stages: .· Thi! bankS a.re steep and 'wooded 

·and their height has been increased by levees. . They are s&.id to overflow at extreme high 

water: The bed ofthe stream is oomposed of ~h, and gravel, With a li~tle ~d., and is . 

not subj~~Ct to any material change. . . · • .... ... • .. . .. . , . •.... .. . . 1 

Discharge measurements are lll84e hom the do~tre&m. side of th~ bli~- The initial 

point for S()9Ddingsis the end of. the bridge on the right b~~ . . · 

. . 'I'l:le ~· is.~~o $taft in four sections, three of whl.ch a.re above the bridge and the fourth is 

. bol~ed to the fll.Ce ~f J;h6 concrete abutm~nt.on, th~ right ba.nk~ Dm:ing 1905 ~he~ ~as, 

. read. by Johri WoQ¥d. The bench tt1arbs c()mer of top of concrete abutment to whJch 

the high-water sectl.on·of gage fa· fastened an,d dinictly over gq.ge; eleviLtion, 3L68 feet ·. 

iLOOVe the'datiJpl o~ the gage, · · · · · · · ' · 

~ '· .. ,. 

' 

~··~-
CACHE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. l73 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-8upply Papers Nos. HJO and 

134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

DisCharge measurements of CaChe Creek near Yolo, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

February 2 .... ·o "Jf· Peterson .................... . 

February 3 .......•• do ••...............•............ 

Do ......•....•• do .............................. · 

February 4 .....•••. do ............................. . 

;February 15 ...••... do ........ ." .............•....... 

May 16 ......•.• W. B. Clapp •....................... 

June 5 ......... Peterson and Rodman ............ . 

.rune 24 ........ o. w. Peterson ................... . 

August 3 ...•....••• do .............................. . 

September 7... C. H. Lee .......................... . 

September13 .• W.·B.Clapp ....................... . 

October 3 ...... Lee and Hawley ................... . 

Feet. 

114 

107 

108 

102 

9~ 

91 

89 

89 

87 

32 

17 

2 

Bq.ft. 

1,255 

833 

. 890 

630 

345 

275 

215 

151 

88 

19 

7.3 

.5 

Ft. per sec. 

6.07 

5.83 

5.87 

6.03 

4.39 

3. 73 

3.25 

2.37 

1.47 

.67 

.64 

.S(j 

Feet. 

11.75 

8.30 

8.11) 

7.05 

4.85 

4.05 

3.40 

2.60 

1. 79 

1.26 

1.15 

1.09 

Dillcharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

7,624 

4,860 

5,227 

3,802 

1,516 

1,027 

69_9 

358 

129 

13.0 

4.7 

.4 

Daily gage Might, in feet, of CaChe Creek near Yolo, Cal;, for 1905. 

___ D_a_y_. --+-J"_an_._1 __ F_e_ib_. Mar. Apr. May. J"une. ~~ _ Aug.l_t'ept: Oct. 

!................... 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.9 4.2 3.6 2.55 1.8 1.4 1.0 

2................... 4.05 12.4 4.6" 5.8 4.2 3.6 2.5 1.8 1.4 1.0 

3................... 3.65 9.05 4.6 5. 7 4.2 3".5 2.5 1. 75 1. 4 1.0 

·4................... 3.45 7.35 4.5 5.6/ 4.15 3.5 2.5 1.75 1.35 1.1 

5................... 3. 25 6. 4 4. 5 5. 5' 4.15 3. 45 2. 45 1. 7 1. 3 1.1 

6 •.......•...•.•.... 

7 •.............•.... 

8 •..•..........•.... 

9 ........•.......... 

10 ....•.............. 

3.1 

3.1 

3.05 

3.0 

3.0 

6.0 

5.6 

5.35 

5.2 

5.1 

4.45 5.4 

4.4 5.3 

4.4 1 5.2 

4.35 5.2 

.4.35 5.1 

11................... 3.0 5.0 4.3 

4.3 

5.1 

5.05 

4.15 

4.1 

4.·75 

4.5 

4.4 

4.3 

12................... 2. 95 4. 95 4.25 

13................... 3.2 

14.. .. .. .. . . ...... .. . 9. 95 

15................... 6. 4 

1~................... 5.3 

17................... 7.4 

18.................... 7.0 

19................... 6.55 

20................... 5.3 

21.... ... ... . . .. .. ... 5.05 

22................... 8.25 

2)................... 15.55 

24................... 8.8 

25................... 9.25 

26................... 7.0 

27................... 6.2 

28................... 5.8 

29 .................... 5.4 

:::::::::~::::::::::! ::~5 

4.9 5.65 5.0 4.2 

4.8 6.05 5.0 4.2 

4.8 5.85 4.9 4.15 

4.75 6.4 4.9 4.15 

5.3 6.2 4.85 4.1 

5.25 .5. 7 4.8 4.1 

5.2 6.0 4.75 4;1 

5.1 6.0 4~ 4.05 

5.0 5.95 4.65 4.05 

&0 &~ 4.6, ~0 

4.95 6.3 4.55 4.0 

4.9 6.2 _4Ji 3.95 

4.85 6.1 4.45 3.95 

4.8 6.05 4.4 3.9 

4.8 8.0 ~-35 3.9 

4. 7 5.9 4.3 3 .. 8 

7.1 

6.85 

6.1 

4.25 

4.2 

3.8 

3. 7 

3. 7 

NOTE.-Greek dry October 17 to December 31. 

3.4 

3.35 

3.3 

3.25 

3.2 

2. 45 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.35 

1.7 

1.7 

1. 75 

1.8 

1.8 

3.15 2. 3 1. 75 

3. 1 2. 25 . 1. 75 

3.1 2.2 1.7 

3.05 2.2 1.7 

3.05 2.15 1. 65 

3.0 2.15 1.65 

3.0 2.1 1.65 

3.0 2.1 1.6 

2.95 2.0 1.6 

2.9 2.0 1.6 

2.9 1.95. 1.6 

2.85 1.9 1.65 

2.8 1.9 1.55 

2.8 1.85 1.55 

2.75 1.8 1.55 

2. 7 1.8 1.5 

2.7 1.75 1.5 

2.65 1.75 1.5 

2.6 

2.6 

1".6 

1.6 

1.6 

~-45 

1.45 

1.4 

1.3 

1. 25 

1.25 

1.2 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

i.1 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.1 1.1 

1.1 1.1 

1.151 1.1 

~: ~ .... ~:~. 1.1 -...... . 

L15 ' ....... . 

~: ~5 1: :·:: :::: 

1.1 : ..... '·· 

~:~: i:::::::: 1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.0 

1.0 
17 4 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Station ratj-ng table.for Gache Greek rtear Yolo,.Gal.,from January!, to December 31, 1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Ga~e I Discharge. I Gage Discharge. height. height. heig t. height. 

--- Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

1.00 0 2.60 361 4.40 1,230 7.60 3,635 

1.10 1 2. 70 395 4.60 1,350 

I 

7.80 3,815. 

1.20 7 2.80 430 4.80 1,480 8.00 4,000 

1.30 17 2.90 467 5.00 1,610 8.50 4,475 

1.40 32 3.00 505 5.20 1, 745 9.00 4,970 

1.50 53 3.10 550 5.4o 1,885 9.50 5,470 

1.60 76 3.20 595 5.60 2,d2s 10.00 5,980 

1.·70 100 3.30 640 5.80 2,170 10.50 6,505 

1.80 125 3:40 690 6.00 .2,320 .. 11.00 7,050 

1.90 151 3.50 740 6.20 2,470 11.50 7,600 

2.00 178 3.60 790 6.40· 2,625 12.00 8,150 

2.10 206 3. 70 - 840 6.60 2, 785 13.00 9,300 

2.20 235 3.80 890 6.80 2,945. 14.00 10,500 

2.30 265 3.90 945 7.00 3,110 15.00 11,700 

2.40 296 4.00 1,000 7.20 3,280 16.00 12,950 

2.50 328 4.20 1,110 7.40 3,455 

NoTE.-The above table is based on 12 discharge measurements made during 1905. It is well defhied 

between gage heights 0 and 5 feet. · 

Estimated monthly discharge of Gache Greek near Yolo, Gal., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,280 square miles.] 

Discharge ill S<J?ond-feet. Run-Off. 

Month. Total in Second-feet 

·Maximum. ·Minimum. Mean. acre-feet. per square Depth 

mile. in inches. 

January ....................... 12,390 486 2,313 142,200 1.81 2.09 

February .......... _. .... ··-~ ... 8,610 1,415 2,142 119,000 1.67 1. 74 

March ......................... ! 3,195 1,170 _1,969 121,100 1.54 1. 78 

April ........................... 2,245 1,110 1,576 93,780 1.23 1.37 

May ........................... 1,448 840 1,058 65,050 .827 .953 

June ................ ' .......... 790 361 542 32,250 .423 .472 

July ...................... , ... , 344 76 214 13,160 .167 -.192 

August ••...................... 125 32 86.5 5,319 .06~ .078 

September ..................... 32 0 7.1 423 - .0055 .0061 

October ....................... 0 .32 20 .00025 .00029 

November .......•............ ~ 0 0 0 0 0 0 

December ..................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 

The year ..... , .......... 12,390 0 826 592,300 .645 8.68 

NoTE.-Estimates January 1 to February 10 are subject to considerable error owing to the scouring 

a.nd filling at this section during high water. 
CACHE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS IN CACHE CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

mover Creek near Upper Lake, Oal.--,--This stream discharges into Clear Lake. A measurement was made July 12 -by 0. W. Peterson, one-third of a mile above town of Upper 

Lake. 

Width, 9.2 feet; area, 5.5 square feet; mean velocity, 0.49 foot per second; discharge, 2.7 

second-feet. 

OoZe Creek at Kelseyville, Oal.-This stream discharges into Clear Lake. A measurementwas made July 11, 1905, by 0. W. Peterson, near Kelseyville and Lower Lake road, threefourths of a mile below Kelseyville. 

Width, 11.5 feet; area,4.3 square feet; mean velocity, 1.00 foot per second; discharge, 4.3 

second-feet. 

Capay ditch at Capay, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from Cache Creek. The following 

measurements were made at head of ditch at Capay by 0. VV. Peterson. 

June 19: Width, 18.8 feet; area, 34 square feet; mean velocity, 1.80 feet per second; 

discharge, 61 second-feet. -

August 2: Width, 18.8 feet; area, 21 square feet; mean velocity, 1.57 feet per second; 

gage-height, 1.10 feet; discharge, 33 second-feet. 

Kelsey Creek near Kelsey1rille, Oal.-This stream discharges into Clear Lake. · A measurement was made July 11 by O. \7. Peterson, 1± miles above Kelsey Creek Mill, about 3! 

miles above the town of Kelseyville. 

Width, 16 .. 5 feet; area, 9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.29 feet per second; discharge, 11.6 

second-feet. 

Middle Creek near Upper Lake, Oal.--This stream discharges into Clear Lake. A measurement was ma.de July 12 by 0. W. Peterson, 1~ miles above the town of Upper Lake in 

sec. 31, T. 15 N, R. 9 W, M.D. M. 

Width, 9.9 feet; area, 8.3 square feet; mean velocity, 0.48 foot per second; discharge, 4.0 

second-feet. 

Moore's ditch near Woodland, Oal.-The following measurements were made at Walker 

Bridge, one-half mile below canal heading: 

June 3: Width, 21.6 feet; area, 89 square feet; mean velocity, 0.90 foot per second; diseharge, 80 second-feet. 

June 3: Width, 20 feet; area, 102 square feet; mean velocity, 1.69 feet per second;' discharge, 172 seeond-feet. 

June 17: Width, 24.5 feet; area, 72 square feet; mean velocity, 0.83 foot per second; gage 

height, 4.20 feet; discharge, 60 second-feet. 

June 17: Width, 26 feet; area, 89 square feet; mean velocity, 1.13 feet per second; gage 

height, 4.80 feet; discharge, 101 second-feet. 

June 17: Width, 35 feet; area, 119 square feet; mean velocity, 1.36 feet per second; gage 

height, 5.55 feet; discharge, 162 second-feet.-

June 21: Width, 25.2 feet; area, 74 square feet; mean veloCity, 1.65 feet per second; gage 

height, 5.45 feet; discharge, 122 second-feet. 

_ August 2: Width, 19.8 feet; area, 87 square feet; mean velocity, 1.14 feet per second; 

gage height, 4.40 feet; discharge, 99 second-feet. 

AMERICAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

American River drains an area of about 2,000 square miles of the western slope of the 

Sierra Nevada. This drainage basin lies between those of the Bear and Yuba rivers oi:t 

the "north and that of Consumnes River on the south. It has three main forks, heading 

in the summit of the range, which reaches an elevation of about 9,000 feet. The country 

lying between these main forks is drained by numerous small tributaries. The formation 

in the higher and greater portions of this basin is of granite, with a considerable timber 
176 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

growth. The fi.ow is rather torrential during the winter months, due to the large area of 

barren and sparsely timbered country in the lower portion of the watershed. The precipitation on the higher elevations is in the form of snow, which usually melts late in 

the spring. Rainfall records have been kept along the line of the Central Pacific Railroad, 

which follows the ridge to the north of North Fork. 

The mean annual rainfall at Auburn is 33.40 inches, that at Colfax 47.4 inches, and at 

"Cisco and Emigrant Gap about 50 inches. At Georgetown, between North and Middle 

forks, a 30-year record has an average of 56.72 inches, and at Placerville, above South 

Fork, another of about the same length shows 43.58 inches. 

There are several small lakes in the upper reaches of this basin, the storage capacity of 

a few having been increased by the construction of low dams at their outlets. This stored 

water is used for mining purposes during the low-wate.r flow and is used. entirely within 

the drainage basin. 

AliiERIOAN RIVER NEAR FAIROAXS, CAL. 

This station was established November 3, 1904, by 0. W. Peterson. It is located at 

Fairoaks Bridge, near Fairoaks. 

The channel is straight for 400 feet above and below the station. At ordinary 'stages 

the velocity is sluggish. The right bank is not subject to overflow. At times of very 

high water the left bank is subject to overflow and a second channel is formed. The bed 

of the stream is composed of gravel, and is subject to slight changes at times of high water. 

At ordinary stages the river is about 210 feet in width and averages over 4 feet i~ depth. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the bridge. The vertical face of the right abutment is 4 feet from the initial point for soundings~ 

The gage is a staff nailed to one of the piles at the upper side at the right end of :fairoaks Bridge. During 1905 the gage was read twice each day by W. F. Bailey, jr. The 

bench mark is a nail driven in the guard rail over the upstream center pier; elevation, 

31.00 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 134 of t'he United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of American River near Fairqalcs, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of ·Mean Ga~ Dissection. velocity. heig t. charge. 

Feet. Sq.ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

'January 26 .... F.R.S. Buttemer .................. 356 1,648 2.41 4.52 3,971 

January26 .... ....• do •.•........................... 356 1,648 2.42 4. 49 3,91i4 

February2 .... .•.•• do ••....• ~---·············-·"··· 373 2,891 4.35 7.55 12,580 

February 11. .• ..... do ............................... 353 1,505 2.09 4.08 3,151 

Februa.ry 17 ... ...... do .............................. 354 1,544 2.19 4.22 3,378 

February 22 ... ..... do .............................. 355 1, 776 2.67 4.90 4,742 

May17 ........ W.B.Ciapp ........................ 370 2,864 4.34 7.35 12,340 

June28 ........ 0. W. Peterson .................... 260 993 1.53 2.88 1,520 

July29 ........ Peterson and Lee .................. 167 694 .56 1.46 392 

September 4 •.• C. H. Lee ........................... 165 599 .20 :88 119 

~l ij 

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Daily gage height, in feet, of American River near Fairoalcs, Oal.,for 1905. 

·Day. Jan. F~b. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

--------· ---------------------

1.. ............. 6.1 4.25 4.6 5.95 6.0 

2............... 5.25 7.6 4.6 6.15 6.1 

3 •..•..•..... _,_ 3.95 5.85 4.6 5.95 5.9 

4............... 3.65 5.05 4.55 6.0 5.6 

5............... 3.5 6.65 4.6 6.15 5.55 

6............... 3.35 5.5 4.6 6.0 5.5 

7 ............... 3.6 4.9 4.6 6.15 5.6 

8 ..........•.. ,_ 3."6 4.45 -4.6 5.75 ~.55 

9............... 3.9 4.25 4.5 5.65 li.8 

10............... 3.1 4.2 4.3 5,8 5.5 

11............... 3.0 4.1 4.45 5.5- 5.2 

12,______________ 3.0 4.05 4.6 li.65 5.2 

13 ........•.... .-. 2.9/i 3.85 4.8 4.85 5.0 

4.6 2.85 1.4 0.9 0.95 0.95 1.35 

4.55 2.75 1.4 .9 .9 .95 1.25 

4.45 2. 7 1.4 

4.55 2.7 1.4 

4. 45 2. 65 1. 35 

5.1 2.6 1.35 

5.15 2. 5 1.85 

5.2 2.5 1.85 

5.35 2.4 1.3 

4.6 2.3 1.3 

4. 7 2.2 1.3 

4.6 2.15 1.3 

4.35 2.05 1.3 

.9 

.9 

.85 

.9 -

.9 

.9 

.85 

.9 

.9 

.85 

.9 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.9 

.95 

.9 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 1.2 

.95 1.25 

.95 1.1 

.95_ 1.15.-

.95 1.2 

.95 1.16 

.95 1.15 

1.0 1.15 

1.0 1.0 

1.0 1.0 

1.0 .9 

14;-·----------·· 3.5 3.7 5.1 5.25 5.li5 4.1 2.0 1.-:!5 - .9 .95 .95 .95 

15............... 4.65 3.6 5.15 5.1 6.15 4.2 1.9 

16 .......... :.... 4.55 3.4 4.55 4.85 6. 7 4.0 1.8 

17 _______________ 3.9 4.35 4.75 4.7 6.95 3.85 1.8 

18 ........ _ .. _ .... , 3.85 4.25 4.9 4.55 6.65 3.8 1.7 

19________________ 3.95 4.15 10.5 

20............... 3.9 6.15 7. 45 

21.. _____________ 4.1 5.2 7.1 

22 ________________ 4.8 4.85 6.7 

23 ____ _-__________ 6.85 - 4.6 6.1 

24_______________ 6.4 4.5 6.55 

25_______________ 5.4 4.55 6.3 

26 •. -------- ·- --- 4._45 4. 9 6. 5 

27_______________ 4.25 4. 7 6.8 

28_______________ 3.9 4. 75 6.4 

29_______________ 3.8 -------- 6.85 

30_______________ 3. 75 6.35 

31.______________ 3.85 ------- 5.95 

.4.65 

4.9 

5.4 

6,5 

7.4 

8.85 

7.65 

7.1 

6.6 

6.7 

6.8 

6.75 

6.5 

6.4 

5.95 

5.3 

5_.5 

5.7 

6.1 

5.9 

5.5 

5.35 

4. 75 

4.5 

4.15 

3.8 

3.8 

3.85 

3.55 

3. 7 

3.3 

3.15 

3.1 

2.9 

2.8 

2. 75 

2. 7 

1.65 

1.6 

1.55 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.45 

1.4 

1.4 

1.25 .9 1.0 .95 1.0 

1.25 1.0 .95 1.0 1.1 

1.25 .95 .95 1.05 1.-1 

1.25 1.0 .95 .9 1.15 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.95 

.95 

:9-

.95 

.95 

.9 

.9 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

1.0 

,95 

.95 

1.0 

.95 

.95 

1.0 1.2 

1.05 1. L 

1.0 1.05 

1.15 1. 05 

1.0 1.2 

1.15 1.3 

1.0 1.~ 

1.1 1.a 

1.0 1.4 

1.4 1.4 

1. 75 1. 55 

1.5 1. 7 

1.0 ------- ·-·---- -·----- 1.45 

NOTE.-Ga3e heights estimated July 2--28; July 30 to September 2; November 1-9. 

Station rating table for. American Ri~r near Fairoalcs, OaL,from November 4 to DtJCR,mber 31, 

190-f. 

Gate I Gate Gaf:l Ga~e heig t. Discharge. heig t. Discharge. heig t. Discharge. heig t. Discharge. 

----

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

2.40 700 2. 70 990 - 3.00 1,300 3.30 1,680 

2.50 790 2.80 1,090 3.10 1,410 

2.60 890 2.90 1,190 3.20 1,540 

----

NOTE.-The above table is based on 2 discharge measurements made during 1904, and on the 1905 

curve. 
I 

I 

i 

l 

G!f:l . Dlscharg6. ~e Discharge. h~~t I DisCharge.jf·it=. Discharge. helg t. t. 

Feet. Secood-feet. Feet. Secooit-feet. · Feet. Secood-feet. Feet. Secood-feet. 

0.80 90 2.20 840 3.60 2,410 6.00· . 7,400 

0.90 120 :t30 920 3.70 2,555 6.20 8,040 

1.00 155 lj.40 1,005 3.80 2, 705 6.40 8,670 

1.10 195 2.50 1,095 3.00 2,860 6.60 9,340 

1.20 240 2.60 1,195 4.00 3,020 6.80 10.040 

1.30 285 2.70 1,300 4.20 3,31'\5 7.00 10,770 

1.40 335 2.80 1,410 4.4o 3,730 7.20 11,530 

1.50 390 2.90 1,525 4.60 4,115 7.-40 12,310 

1.60 445 3.00 1,840 4.80 4,520 7.60 13,090· 

"1.70· 505 3.10 1,760 5.00 4,.950 7.80 13,890 

1.80 565 3.20 1,880 5.20 5,405 8.00 . 14,700 

1.90 630 3.30 2,005 5.40 5,880. 

2.00. 695 3.40 2,135 5.60 6,375 

2.10 765 3.50 2,270 5.80' 6,900 

NoiE.-The above table is bu.sed on 10 discharge measurements made during 1905. It hfa.irly well 

defined between gage htilghts 0.8 foot arid 5 feet. · 

Elllirnateil montliJ,y discharge of American Ri116r near Faii'oalcs, Oal.,for 190,4. and 1905. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

,_Month. Maximum. Minimum' . Mean. 

1904. 

November4-30, ................. : ..... .' .............. •.. 1,355 700 

December .... , ........ , ........ , ......... ·;............. · 13,600 700 

1905~ 

January.~ ....... ·: ......... · ... : ..... ,··.·· .. --~--··· c·;· 

February ..... _ ..................................... .. 

March •• : •..•••...•.••...•......•.•.•.•..... ·: ..... ·.·:. 

April.: •.• .' ...................... · .............. : .....•.. 

May ................•.•...•...............•.... :.· ...•.. 

10,220_ 

13;090 

25,900 

18,300 

10,580 

1,582 

2,135 

3,545 

4,018 

3,278 

Juit&, .. : ....... : ..... , ............................ ,..... 5,760 1,300 

'july., ........................................ :.......... 1,468· 335 

August, ......... , ........ ;............................. 335 155 

September ................... : ........... f" ........... : 155 · 105 

October •.• ~ ...... ~ ................ : ...... • .. : ....... · ..... :~- 155 120 

November ... .' ................. .' .... ·................... . 'Ji35 120 

Decembe~ .............................................. ' • 505 120 

. The year ....................... _................... 25,900 105· 

896 

1,404 

3,549 

4,630 

6,924 

7,736 

6,717 

3,231' 

.719 

255 

126 

138 

181 

242 

TOtal iil 

acre-feet, 

47,!180 

86,330 

218,200 

257,100" 

.425, 700_ 

460,300 

<\13,000 

192,3oo 

44,210 

15,680 

7,498 

8,485 

10,770 

14,680 

2,8741 2,068,1)00 

-------·------.,--"--.. ------·---·-----....L--,.-------''-----....L.,.-----'----

lliBOELLAimdirs ltEABll'REid:N'l'B IN OEBIOAN RIVEB.. DltJI.INAGE BASIN. 

8iYuik Fork qf A~rica,.;_ Ri116r near Placerville, Oal.-.A. measU:rement was ~ade August 

2o, 1905, at Chillie ~ar, 3 miles north of PiaCllrville and 400 yar<ls upstream from wagon -

bridge, by H. A. Cadtpbell. The dista.il:ce fu water siu-face from top of 0uter bar, of lower 

chord in the middle panel, on the upstream side of bridge was 23.5feet,. . 

· Width, 28 feet; &$a, 42 square feet; mean velocity, 1.80 feet per second; discha.zie, 76 

.l ., 

~ 

! 

. ~cond-feet. 'i . J 
PUTA OREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 179 

North Fork of the American River near Auburn, Oal.-A measurement was made about 

400 yards above junction of North and Middle fm:ks and about 2 miles northeast of Auburn 

on August 21, 1905, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 28 feet; area, 44 square feet; mean velocity, 1.48 feet per second; discharge, 65 

second-feet. 

Middle Fork of the American River near Auburn, Oal.-A measurement was made on this 

stream about 400 yards above junction of the North and Middle forks and about 2 miles 

northeast of Auburn, Cal., on August 21, 1905, by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 55 feet; area, 101 square feet; mean velocity, 0.97 foot per second; discharge, 98 

second-feet. 

ElDorado ditch.-This diteh is taken out of South Fork of the Ameriean River about 1 

mile below Slippery~Ford. A measurement was made at the heading on August 24, 1905, 

by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 13.9 feet; area, 45 square feet; mean velocity, 1.24 feet per second; diseharge, 56 

second-feet. 

Silver Fork ofAmerican Ri"~er.-This streary enters South Fork of American River about 

1 mile below Slippery Ford. A measurement was made on August 24, 1905, just above 

mouth, by H. A. Campbell. 1 0 

Width, 11 feet; area, 18.3 square feet; mean velocity, 1.07 feet per second; discharge, 

19.6 second-feet. 

South Fork of American River.-A measurement was made one-fourth of a mile above 

Silver Fork and three-fourths mile below Slippery Ford on August 25, 1905, by H. A. 

Campbell. 

Width, 26 feet; area, 63 square feet; mean velocity, 0 . .54 foot per second; discharge, 34 

second-feet. 

South Fork of S1?ver Oreek.--_A measurement was made on this stream August 26, 1905, 

about 200 feet above the mouth by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 16.5 feet; area, 21 square feet; mean velocity, 0.30 foot per second; discharge, 

6.3 second-feet. 

Silver Oreek.-A measureiJJ~F"nt was made August 26, 1905, 100 feet above the mouth of 

South Fork of Silver Creek by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 11 feet; area, 16.2 square feet; mean velocity, 0.92 foot per second; discharge, 

14.9 second-feet. 

PUTA CREEK DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESdRil'TION OF :tiASINo 

Puta Creek drains a portion of the eastern slope of the Coast Range, its waters discharging into Sacramento River through what is known as the Yolo basin in the vicinity of 

Davis, Cal. This basin is rather long and narrow, extending from west toeast; it has 

numerous tributaries which have a heavy flood discharge during the winter months, but 

are practically dry during the summer. This stream is torrential in its flow. It has a 

comparatively small drainage basin with an exceptionally heavy rainfall, especially on the 

higher elevations in the vicinity of Mount St. Helena. A five-year rainfall record at Helen 

Mine on the northern slope of Mount St. Helena gives an average of 99.52 inches. 0 The 

precipitation decreases as we approach the lower elevations. The upper reaches of this 

basin are well timbered, but the lower portion is comparatively barren of timber, though it 

has a considerable growth of brush extending to a point where the stream leaves the foothills. The areas in the lower portion of the basin are used principally for pasturage. The 

topography of the country is rough and precipitous. The underlying rock is an impervious 

slate and serpentine with a thin soil covering. There is comparatively little tilled land in 

this drainage basin above the point where the stream emerges from the foothills at Winters. 

Below this point the soil is deep and susceptible to high cultivation, and at present is used 

for the raising of grain and fruit. 
180 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

P'UTA~OREEK NEAR G'OE:NOO, CAL. 

This station was established February 12, 1904. It is located about 2 miles below the 

old town of Guenoc, near the Asbill ranch house and at the Guenoc dam site. The nearest 

post-office is at Middletown, Cal. _ 

The bed of the stream is gravelly, with a few bowlders above and below the section. Bed 

rock is laid bare on the right side of the channd. The bft bank is high and rocky; while the 

-right bank is rather low and fiat and subject to overflow in very high water .. The velocity 

is moderate for ordinary stages of flow, but high in flood· periods. The range is about 12 

feet, r:epresenting discharges of from 7 to 17,000 .seco~d-feet. The channel is straight for 

several hundred feet upstream, but has several large bowlders in it. Downstream it ie 

straight for about 100 feet. The section is located in a narrow gorge at the lower end of a 

long, fiat valley, which is flooded during high water. The channel will not allow the water 

to run off through the gorge fast enough to prevent backwater forming during flood periods. 

Meter measurements during high water are made from a car and cable. . .At .first. the cable 

was located directly opposite the ranch house, but as the location proved very unfavorable 

it was moved November 15, 1904, to a point about 1,000 feet below. It now has a .clear 

span of about 200 feet. The initial point for soundings is the eyebolt to which the cable 

is fastened on the left bank. .An auxiliary cable has been placed parallel to the large one, 

so that float measurements can ba made in time of very high water. During low water 

measurements are made by wading. · 

The gage, which was established near the old section, is still read, 'although a new one was 

placed near the cabb in its present position. The old gage is a staff in two sections, both 

being fastened to trees. The section which is read in low water is about 600 feet upstream 

from the ranch stable, and the high-water section is directly opposite the stable. The new 

· rad is made similarly to the other one. Both sections are lo!lated a few feet above the cable. 

One is bolted to a large bowlder on t).J.e left bank and the other nailed to a tree on the right 

bank. During 1905 the gage was read once each day during ordinary stages and twice 

a day during high water by Miss .Agnes Asbill. The bench mark is the top of .the rock to 

which. the low-water section of the new gage is fastened; ovation; 7.62 feet above the 

datum of the new gage. · 

.A description of this station and gage height and discharge data are contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of Puta Creek n.ear Guenoc, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Gaft Dissection. velocity. heig t. charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

·January 1. .... F. R..S. Buttemer ................. ~ 81 433 1.37 5.58 592 

January 1. .... ..... do ...•....• : •............ , ... , .. 76 I 390 1.36 5.42 530 

January2 •.... .•... do •..•......•..... , ... , ....•.... 66 I 342 1.13 5.14 386 

.January 2a .... ..... do ............ ····-···-·-·.-·-···-· 66 3)!1 1.12 - 5.12 359 

January 3 •••.. ....• do ..••.......................... 66 322 0.90 t.94 289 

Ja.riu!Lry 4 .•... ..... do ............................... 64 316 0.78 4.82 247 

January 14 •... ....• do ..••....•..•................. 110 624 . 2.94. 7.04 1,834 

• 1 anuary 15 ••.. ..... do ...•.......................... 95 478 1.83 5.96 876 

January 16 .... ..... do ••.......•.................... 94 4J9 2:04 5.86 875 

January 16 ••.• .•.•. do ••.•................ ~ ......... 95 467 2.08 5.98 972 

July 8 •••.•...• 0. W. Peterson •..•................ 16 

I 

12 1.58 3.72 19 

Sept.emher 29 .. C. H. Lee •.•........................ 8 4.1 1.66 3.5b 6.8 

a Float measurement. 

l 
PUTA CREEK DRAINAGE BABIN. 181 

Daily g011e height, in feet, of Puia Greek near Guenoc, Gal., ftir 1905. 

Day. I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. I Dec. 

L ... _ ........... ' 6.8 7.0 4.5 5.2 4.3 n4.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6, 3.6 

2 ............... ' •6.0 6.5 4.4 · 5.2 4.3 4.0 3.1 , 3.6 3.6 3.1 3.6 I 3.,? 

3 ............... ' a5.4 o.2 4.3 5.2 4.3 3.9 3. 7 3.6 3.6 3. 7 3.6 3.6 

4 .............. _I 4.8 6.0 4.2 5.1 4.4 5.4 3. 7 3.6 3.6 3. 7 3.0 3.6 

~:::::::::::::::1 !:! H !:! ::~ ::~ !:~ H ::: ::: !:~ ::: H 8 ............ ···I ,4.5 5.5 4.3 5.0 5.2 4;2 3. 7 3.-6 a3~6.· 3. 7 3.6 3.·6 

9 .........•..... , 4.7 1).4 4.2 5.1 4:il 4.1 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 

~~:_::::: :::::::::I: ::: ::~ '!:~ ::~ ::·: ::~ :: ~ a::: ::: ::; ::: ::: 12.. .. ........ ... 4.5 4.D 4.5 5.0 4.4 4.0 3. 7 · 3.6 n3.6 3. 7 3.6 3.6 

~: : I ::, :: :: ;; :: :: :: :: ~: .:c; r: ~; 16........... ..... 5.9 4:9 6.2 5.2 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.5· 3.6 3. 7 3.6 3.8 

17 ............... 4.4 5.1 6.0 5.2 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.8 

· 18............... 4. 5 5.4 6. 5 5.1 4. 2 3. 8 3. 6 3. 5 a 3 .. tl 3. 7 3. b 3. 8 

19............ ... 6.45 6.3 t>.85 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.6 3. 7 3.6 3.8 

20............... 5.4 6.0 6.1 4.9 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3 .. 6 3.8 

21............... 6.8 5.9 5.9 4.9 4.2 3.8 3.5 •3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3. 7 

:::::::::::::::::1·1::: 

24............... 7.2 

:::::::::::::J ::~ 28 ............... 5.7 

29 ............... 5.6 

30 ............... 5.4 

31..; ............ 5.8 

5.7 5.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.b 3.7 

5. 4 5. 8 4. 8 4.1 3. 8 3. 5 3. 6 3. 6 3. 6 3. 6 3. 7 

5.2 5. 7 4. 7 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3,6 

5.0 

4.8 

4.7 

4.6 

5.4 

5.0 

5.8 

5.8 

7.5. 

5.8 

5.5 

4.6 

4.5 

4.4 

4.3 

4.3 

•4.3 

4.1 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4,0 

3.7 

3. 7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

a Interpolated 

3.6 

.3.6 

a3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

a.·· 

3:6 

3.6 

3.t> 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

.3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

a3.6 

4.0 

4.1 

3.9,. 

:J.9 

a3.9 

"3.8 . 

3.8 

3.7 
i 

r-=· -------_--,---co-,--;:---- ---=-----------=-:-----T-------;-- -------o1S2 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIIJ:. 

Statirm rating tohle for Puta Creek near G'lienoc, ,Oal., from J~nuary 1 to December 31, 1905. 

Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Ga%_e 

heig t. Discharge. Ga~e hcig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. 

----

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.50 4 5.00 310 6.50 1,360 9.00 5,000 

'3.60 10 5.10 350 6.60 1,450 9.20 5,400 

3. 70 18 5.20 395 6.70 1,545 9.40 5,800 

3.80 28 5.30 445 6.80 1,640 9.80 6,230 

3.90 42 5.40 500 6.90 1, 740 9.80 6,690 

4.00 58 ' 5.50 560 7.00 1,840 10.00 7,150 

4.10 75 5.60 625 7.20 2,060 10.50 8,300 

4.20 93 5.70 695 7.40 2,290 - 11.00 9,450 

4.30 112 5.80 770 7.60 2,540 11.50 10,600 

4.40 133 5.90 850 7.80 2,820 12.00 11,800 

4.50 156 6.00 930 8.00 3,130 12.50 13,000 

4.60 181 6.10 1,010 8.20 3,460 13.00 14,200 

4. 70 208 6.20 1,095 8.40 3,810 14.00 16,700 

4.80 238 6.30 1,180 8.60 4,200 

4.90 m 6.40 1,270 8.80 4,"600 

NoTE.-The above table ie based on 17 discharge measurements made during 1904-5. It is well 

defined between gage heights 3.5 feet and 7 feet. Above 7 (eet the table depend'S on 2 measurements at 

12 feet and 13.7 feet. Above 9 feet the table is the same as for 1904. 

Estimated monthly discharge uf Puta Creek near Guenoc, Oal., for 1905. 

[Drairuige area, 91 square miles:] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofi. 

Total in acre-feet. Second-feet Depth 

perr:a~are in inches. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum;' Mean. 

-----------j----1--------1-----1-----· ---

· Janua:ry ...•........•..••. ,_ ...•. 15,450 133 1,344 82,640 14., 77 17.03 

Feb.ruary ......... : .•.... · ........ 1,840 181 619 34,380 6.80 7.08 

March .•..••............•..... , .. 1,690 93 630 38,740 6.92 7.98 

April .•....... , .....•.•...•...... 395 112 288 17,140 3.16 3.53 

May .•..•.... · .... ~----············ 395 58 120 7,379 1.32 1.52 

June., ..•.......•...............• 625 10 85.0 5,058 .934 1.04 

July .•.••.....•........... ; ..•... 18 4 12.4 762 .136 .157 

August ..... ~---················· 10 4 8.8 541 .097 .112 

Septembllr ....•......... :, ....... 10 10 10.0 595 .110 .123 

~~~e~~~~:·.~::~::::::::::::::::: 18 10 15,2 935 .167 .192 

10 10 10.0 595 .110 .123 

December ....................... 75 10 22.1 1,359 .243 .280 

Theyear ................... 15,450 4 264 I 190,100 2.90 39.17 

PVTA CREEK AT WINTERS, OAL. 

This station was established September 26, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. It is located about 

_450 feet l>elow the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge arid about 800 feet southeast of the 

depot at Winters, Cal. 

The channel is straight for about 500 feet above and 700 feet.below the cable section. 

The bed of the stream i·s co~posed of coarse gravel. and is liable to some change at very 

high stages, but at ordinary stages it is not subject to much change. The current is sluggish at low water, bu~ is swift during flood stages. There is a growth of willows and cot-

-woo&wi~wild ~~·-~~ ~ ~ ~t~mrun~rtioooftM ~ffi~. ~ .. J 
PUTA OREEK DRAINAGE BASIN·. 183 

At very high :flood stages the water spreads out over the left ·bank for about 150 feet, reaching nearly to the foot of the left cable support. At ordinary stages, however, the water 

remains within the high banks. 

Measurements are made during low water by wading at a point about 400 feet above the 

bridge, but for higher stages cable and car are used. The cable has a span of 280 feet. 

For float measurements; a course 250 feet long has been marked off )Jy setting posts painted 

white, 250 feet above and par fuel with the cable. Floats can be dropped from the railroad 

bridge above and timed from these posts to the cable. The initial point of soundings is a 

bolt in the trunk of the oak t tee to which the cable is fastened on the right bank. 

The gage consists of a serie of timbers painted white and located under the cable. Thir 

first or-low-water section is 011 the right bank, and is nailed vertically to the trunk of a cottonwood tree. It has a rangE of about 6 feet. The second section is on the left bank and 

is nailed vertically to the stu11 p of a cottonwood tree. The third section is an inclined rod 

anchored on the left bank witl posts. The fourth section is on an eucalyptus tree on top of 

left bank. During 1905 the ~age was read once each day by Roy Wyatt. Bench marks 

were established as follows: ( ) A standard United States Geological Survey bench mark, 

located 150 feet south of the d pot. Its el~vation as marked on the copper plate is 131 feet, 

39.23 feet above the datum pf the gage. (2) A square~headed bolt in concrete, 3 feet 

south of the left cable suppor ; elevation, 37.Z7 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Dischai-ge meaB'l reme:nts of Puta Oreelc at Winters, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydro~apher. Width. ~'flo~~ Mean 

velocity. 

Gage 

height. 

Discharge. 

-----1------t-----------'---lc---1---~ 

Feet. Bq.jt. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

September 12 .. W.B.Clapp .•.. ················--- 16 8.0 1.09 ---------- September 26 •• Hawley and Lee ------------------- 16 8.8 .97 

November 15 .. R. S. Hawley •.. ------------------- 16 8.8 1.33 

Daily gage heigh!, in feet,· of Puta Oreelc at Winters, Oal.;for i905. 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. 

-----~---~ 

1................. ........ 4. 

2 •......... :...... ........ 4. 

3 ....................•..•. 

4 •...•.•••.. · ...•.......... 

5 ...............•......... 

6 •.....•...•.•.•.•.......• 

7 ..................•...... 

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

9 •.........•....•.•.•••..• 

10 •...............• ·•·•···· 

11 ......... , ....... . 

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

13 ...•............ ········ 

14 ........................ . 

15 ........................ . 

16 .....•................... 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

----------1---

4:4 4.6 17 ..........•............. 

4.4 4.65 18 .....•.. · ......••......•. 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.45 

4.45 

4. 45 

4.45 

4.45 

4.6 19 •..••.••••......•....... 

4.6 20 ........•••••••.•.•.••••• 

4. 6 21. ...................... . 

4.6 22 .•....••••...•.•.•..•••• 

4.55 23 .............•.....•.... 

4.55 24 ............. , .. ········ 

4.55 

4.5 

4.5 

{.5 

4.55 

4.55 

4.55 

4.55 

25 ..•....•.......•••..•... 

26., .....•....... _. 4.4 

27 ...... .'......... 4. 4 

28................ 4.4 

29 ••.••..• ·•.... ••. 4. 45 

::::::::::::::::l.-~:~--

Oct. 

--

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4. 

4 .. 4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 .. 

4.4 

4.4 

4.39 

4.42 

Nov. 

--

4.45 

4.45 

4. 4.'i 

4.45 

4.45 

4.45 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.6 

4.6 

--------

8. 7 

8.5 

11.7 

Dec. 

--

4.55 

4;6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4;6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6. 

4.6. 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 
184 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER. 

'· ' 

DESCRIPTION OF RIVER. 

San Joaquin River is divided into two distinct parts. The valley portion forms the 

central drainage line of San Joaquin Valley, and during th~ spring is navigable for 100 

miles or more. Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and Kings rivers are the largest streams 

in this portion of the drainage basin. The waters of Kings, Kaweah, Tule, and Kern 

rivers, which are located in the portion of San Joaquin Valley lying to the south and east 

of Fresno, although forming a portion of the drainage of San Joaquin River, seldom reach 

this stream. Their entire flow, except in extreme flood, is diverted and used for in:igation 

at points where they emerge from the foothills. The valley is .fertile and almost destitute 

of timber. The mountainous portion of the stream drains the western slope of the Sierra 

'Nevada between the Merced River on the north arid Kings River.on the south, the crest of 

its divide reaching an elevation of 13,000 feet in Mount Lyell and an elevation of 14,000 

feet in Mount Goddard. There are numerous tributaries in this portion of the drainage 

basin, many of which have their source in the high elevations. The formation is of granite, 

which in the upper reaches is bare and sharply marked by glacial action. The middle 

reaches of the basin are well timbered, .the timber diminishing on the lower foothills, which 

have a covering of brush and grass. The preCipitation takes the form of snow on the 

higher elevations. The fall of the river is rapid, with many favorable locations for power 

development. There are numerous lakes in the upper reaches of the· basin. A storage 

reservoir has been constructed on North Fork, which will tend to further regulate the flow 

of the river. · 

. SAN JOAQUIN RiVER AT HERNDON, CAL. 

The gage rod at this station was established by the engineering department of the Southern Pacific Railroad :pompany in 1879. The old trestle bridge was t6rn down by the railroad Company during 1899 and a new iron structure was erected in its place. A new gage 

rod, set to the datum of the old gage, was bolted to the western side of the central concrete 

pier. The bench mark is a nail ina post at the south end of the bridge on the west side, 0.2 

foot above the ground, and marked "B. M." It is at an elevation of 24.12 feet above gage 

datum. 

The channel for some distance above and below the bridge is straight, and the water has 

a uniform velocity. The right bank is high, rocky, and steep .. The bed of the streani is 

composed of small gravel and shifting sand. Because of the continual changes in the cross 

section, which were increased by a side channel breaking through the gravel pits on the 

left bank of the river just above the gaging station, meter meas)lrements were discontinued at this station at the end of 1901. · 

The river stage record for 1905 has been furnished by William Hood, chief engineer of the 

sOuthern Pacific Railroad Comp~y. G. G. Nelson was the observer. 
S.AN JOAQUIN RIVER. DRAIN .AGE BASIN. 185 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100, and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of San Joaquin River at Herndon, Oal.,jor 1905. 

Day. ·Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------------- 1. .............. 3.5 3.0 3.9 4.5 7.0 6. 75 6.1 3.5 3.15 2.5 2.4 2.6 

2 •.•............ 3.5 3.15 4.1 4.5 6. 75 6.6 6 .. 0 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.4 2.65 

3 ...•........... 3.3 4.6 4.25 4.5 6.6 6.6 5. 75 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.65 

4 ............... 3.25 4.4 4.25 4.5 ·6.0 6. 75 6.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.6 

5 ............... 3.15 4.3 4.25 5.0 5.5 6. 75 6.0 3.5 2.9 2.5 2:4 2.6 

6 ••............. 3.15 4.75 4.15 5.25 5.5 6.4 5. 75 3.5 2.75 2.5 2.4 2.6 

7 ............... 3.15 4.5 4.15 5.3 5.65 6.3 5.5 3.4 2. 75 2.5 2.4 2.6 

8 ............... 3.15 4.0 4.25 5.5 5.65 7.15 5.3 3.4 2. 75 2.5 2.4 2.6 

9 ............... 3.1 3. 75 4:3 6.65 6.0 7.4 5.3 3.4 2. 75 2.5 2.4 2 .. 5 

10 ............... 3.1 3.5 4.3 5. 75 5.5 7.4 5.2 3.4 2. 75 2.5 2.4 2.5 

11 ••••...•••••... 3.1 3.5 4.5 5.5 5.5 7.5 5.15 3.4 2. 75 2.5 •2.4 2.5 

12 ............... 3.1 3.5 4.5 5.5 5.5 8.3 5.1 3.3 2. 75 2.5 2.4 2.5 

13 •........•..... 3.1 3.4 4.5 5.3 5.5 8. 75 5.0 3.3 2. 75 2.5 2.4 2.5 

14 ............... 3.1 3.3 7.15 4. 75 5.5 8.0 4. 75 3.3 2.65 2.5 2.4 2.5 

15 •.............. 

::~ I 

3.3 5.5 4. 7 6.0 8.0 4. 75 3.3 2.65 2.5 2.4 2.5 

16 ............... 3.25 li.O 5.1 7.0 7.75 4.65 3.25 2.65 2.5 2.4 2.5 

17 •.•...•........ 3.15 3.15 5.0 5.25 8.5 8.0 4.65 3.25 2.65 2.5 2.4 2.5 

18 ............... 3.1 3.15 5.0 5.0 8. 75 8.25 4.65 3.25 2.65 2.5 2.4 2.5 

19 ......•...•.... 3.0 3.15 5.0 5.0 9.65 8. 75 4.65 3.25 2.65 2.5 2.4 2.5 

20 •...•••.•...... 3.0 3.15 6./i 5.0 8.25 8.3 4.5 3.25 2.65 .2.5 2.4 2.6 

21. .............. 3.0 3.15 5.0 4. 75 8.6 7. 75 4.5 3.25 2.65 2.5 2.4 2. 75 

22 ••••••••••••••• 3.0 3.15 5.0 5.0 8.25 8.0 4.5 3.25 2.65 2.5 2.4 2. 75 

23 .......... -.... 3.0 3.15 5.0 5.0 8.3 7.5 4.5 3.15 2.65 2.5 2.4 2. 75 

24 ................ 3.0 3.15 5.0 5.0 8.1 7.15 4.3 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.4 2. 75 

25 ............... 3.0 3.15 5.0 5.0 8.25 6.5 4.3 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.4 2. 75 

26 ......•..•..... 3.0' 3.15 5.0 5.5 8.5 6.65 4.3 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.4 2. 75 

27 ............... 3.0 3.15 5.25 5.5 8.3 6.5 4.25 3.15 2.6 ,2.4 2.4 2. 75 

28 ............... 3.0 3.15 5.0 6.0 7.65 6.5 4.0 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.4 2. 75 

29 ............... 3.0 ------- 5.0 6.0 7.65 6.5 3. 75 3.15 2.6 2.4 2 •. 4 2. 75 

30 •..••••..•..... 3.0 ------- 4. 75 6.15 6.6 6.6 3.6 3.15 2.6 2.4 2.4 2. 75 

31. •....•.•..•... 3.0 ------- 4.7 ------- 6. 75 ------- 3.6 3.15 ------- 2.4 2.6 2.65 

NoTE;-Gage heights reduced to feet and tenths from feet and inches as furnished by Southern Pacific 

Railroad Company. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS IN SAN JOAQUIN RIVER DRAINAGE 

BASIN. . 

PWman Oreelc.-This stream is tributary to the' Sim Joaquin River through Big Creek . 

.An estimate was made of the discharge below the mouth of Tamarack Creek on September 2, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 1.5 second-feet. 

H(flfi(J Oamp Oreelc.-This stream is tributary to :the San Joaquin River through Big Creek, 

which it enters at Home Camp meadow. .A measurement was· made on this creek on. Sep-

. tember 2, 1905, 100 feet above its mouth, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 3.0 feet; area, 0.8 square foot; mean velocity, 1.12 feet per second; discharge, 

0.90 second-foot. 

Big Oreelc.-This stream is tributary to San Joaquin River from the east. A measurement was made 100 feet above the mouth of Home Camp Creek on September 2, 1905, by 

R. S. Hawley. · 

IRR 177-06-13 
186 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XITI. 

Width, 4.5 feet; area, 1.9 square feet; mean velocity, 2.53feet per second; discharge, 4.8 

second-feet. 

Discharge below the mouth of Home Camp Creek was 5.7 second-feet. 

Small Oreek.-This is a small creek which enters the South Fork of the San Joaquin from 

the south at Mono crossing. A measurement was made at the Mono trail crossing about 

1,000 feet above its mouth on September 4, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 2.8 feet; area, 1.1 square feet; mean velocity, 1.18 feet per second; discharge, 

1.3 second-feet. 

South Fork ofSan Joaquin River.-This is the principal tributary of the San Jf?aquin 

River from the south. A measurement was made September 4, 1905, at the Mono croilsing 

by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 60 feet; area, 94 square feet; mean velocity, 1.11 feet per second; discharge, 104 

second-feet. 

Mono Oreelc.-Tbis stream is tributary to South Fork of San Joaquin River from the east. 

A measurement was made at the Mono Trail crossing, about 2 miles above its mouth, on 

Septembe.t;. 4, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 44.5 feet; area, 37 square feet; mean velocity, 1.17 feet per second; discharge, 

43 second-feet. 

Fish Oreelc.-This stream is.the principal tributary of the Middle Fork of the San Joaquin 

from the south about 10 miles above the junction of the Middle and South forks. A measurement was made on September 6, 1905, at the trail crossing, about 3 miles above its mouth, 

by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 29 feet; area, 36 square feet; mean velocity, 1.42 feet per second; discharge, 51 

second-feet. 

, Middle Fork of San Joaquin River.-This stream drains the northeastern portion of the 

San ,Joaquin watershed. A measurement was made on September 6, 1905, at the Devils 

Pof!l; Pile at the trail crossing by R_. S. Hawley. _ 

Width, 42 feet; area, 41 square feet; mean velocity, 0.90 foot per second; discharge, 37 

second-feet. 

Reds Oreek.-This strei!Jll enters Middle Fork of San Joaquin River l'me-half mile below 

the Devils Post Pile. A measurement was made September 6, 1905, at the Mammoth trail 

crossing, one-fourth mile above its mouth, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 9 feet; area, 4.2 square feet; mean velocity, 0.93 foot per second; discharge, 3.9 

second-feet. 

King Oreek.-This stream enters Middle Fork of San Joaquin River nearRainbow Falls. 

An estimate was made of the discharge one mile above its mouth, at. Mammoth trail crossing, 

on September 7, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. · 

Discharge, 3.5 second-feet. 

Mufiler Oreelc.-Tbis stream enters.the San Joaquin River from the north. On September 

7, 1905, an estimate of the discharge was made at the trail crossing, one-half mile below 

Mugler Meadow, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 3.0 second-feet. 

Stevenson Oreek.-This stream enters the San Joaquin River 4 miles northwest of Shaver 

post-office. A measurement was made one-fourth mile above the head of Shaver .Lake on 

September 2, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 8 feet; area, 3.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.22 feet per second; discharge, 3.9 

second-feet. 

North Fork of the San Joaquin River.-This stream enters the San Joaquin River 4 miles 

below the junction of the Middle and South forks. A measurement was made on September 

7, 1905, 150 feet below the bridge, at the trail crossing, 3 miles aboveits mouth. 

Width, 31 feet; area, 27 square feet;,mean velocity, 1.33 feet per second; discharge, '36 

second-feet. 
KERN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 187 

North Fork of Willow Creek.-This stream enters the San Joaquin from the north. A 

measurement was made on September 9, 1905, at "The Pines," 1~ miles above reservoir 

dam, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 7 feet; area, 3.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.19 feet per second; discharge, 4.3 

second-feet. • · 

San Joaquin River at the San Joaquin power house.-A measurement was made on this 

stream on September 9, 1905, one-half mile below the power house, by R. S. Hawley. This 

measurement includes practically the total flow from the whole drainage area of the San 

Joaquin River about this point. · 

Width, 148.5 feet; area, 226 square feet; mean velocity, 1.37 feet per second; discharge, 

310 second-feet. 

KERN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN• 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Kern River drains 2,345 square miles of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada at its 

extreme southern limits. This drainage basin is the largest of any stream discharging into 

the San Joaquin Valley, it having an area 600 square miles greater than that of the Kings 

River. It has its source in the highest elevations of the Sierra Nevada, draining the western 

and southern slopes of Mount Whitney and numerous other. high granite peaks grouped 

about it, which reach elevations of over 14,000 feet. Its general direction is south for about 

65 miles when it turns and flows in a southwesterly direction, discharging into the San 

Jo!}quin Valley east of Bakersfield, Cal. Extending, as it does in its upper reaches, for some 

distance parallel with the Sierra Nevada, it.receives waters not only from the main crest on 

the east, but also from a somewhat lower divide on the west behind the basins of the Kaweah 

and Tule rivers. It has numerous tributaries, the principal ones entering from the east, 

which drain the higher elevations of the main crest of the Sierra Nevada. The topography 

is extremely rough and broken in the upper reaches of this basin, becoming less rugged in the 

middle portion in the vicinity of Kernville, where there is quite an extensive valley with 

considerable cultivated land; below this point the stream enters a rough canyon, finally 

discharging into the flat country of the San Joaquin Valley. The entire flow, except during 

extreme flood stages, is diverted and used for irrigation at points where streams emerge from 

the foothills. 

The formation is of granite, which, above the 10,000-foot contour, is practically bare of 

timber growth. Between elevations of 3,000 and 10,000 feet there is a good depth of soil, 

with timber and brush covering; the lower reaches have a light covering of brush and grass. 

There are several lakes and marshes scattered throughout this basin, but they are less 

numerous than in the basins farther to the north. Several power 'plants are located on this 

·- stream, none of which, however, receive water from storage reservoirs, the diversions being 

made from the natural flow of the river and again returned to the river channel. The prec 

cipitation is very light throughout this basin, with the pos~ible exception of .the high elevations surrounding Mount Whitney, where the snow remains through the summer months. 

KERN RIVER NEAR BAKERSFIELD, CAL, 

This station, established in 1893 by Walter James, chief engineer of the Kern County Land 

Company, is located at what is known as "first point of measurement," 5 miles above 

Bakersfield and at the mouth of the canyon of the river. 

Regular meter measurements are taken, and an automatic gage records daily fluctuations· · 

of the river heights. A. K. Warren, the engineer in charge of this work for the Kern County 

Land Company, attends to the discharge measurements with accuracy and precision and 

furnishes the Geological Survey with the final results. 
1B8 STREAM: :M.E:A.SUREM:ENTB IN 19051 PART Xill. 

' · Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-8upply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100, and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

Daily diBchaT"ge, in setXYnilrjeet, of Ke1'n. Riw 'Mf13' Balcerajield, Ool., for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 

--------------------

!. ............... <280 305 435 799 • 1,700 1,953 1,52o 4Z1 233 205 23(l 

2, ................ 285 326 4/i8 848 1,713 1,979 1,422 413 229 226 227 

3 ......... · ....... 272 -435 480 934 1, 743 1;932 1,313 403 224 227 221 

4 ................. 278 486 500 997 ,1,633 1,931 1,226· 394 213 208 218 

5:., ............ 290 517 512 '1,047. 1,542 1,919 1,215 376 216 196 215 

6 ................ '281 503 530 i,070 1,517 1,879 1,218 362 215 190 216 

7 ................ 269 452 ·545 1,103 1,453 1,997 1,171 345 217 181 231 

·8 ................ 272 391 593 1,138 1,531 2;154 1,157 356 220 175 217 

9 ................ 270 364 616 1,185 1,461 2,150 . 1,115 358 218 176 225 

10 ........... : .... 276 365 609 1,119 1,~18 2,066 1,130, 351 207 186 227 

11 ................ 280 351 '613 1,186 1,367 2,200 1,126 349 202 192 230 

12 ................ 272 338 631 1,180 1,300 2,567 1,092· 349 208 U!9 232 

13 ................ 256 334 785 1,052 1,298 2,923 1,038 352 218 206 233 

14 ................ . 2i6 317 1,154 971 1,317 2,978 958 352 225 206 228 

15 ................ 255 317 974 952. 1,425 3,039 886 345 221 202 223 

16, ... ~----------- 255 361 996 991 1,649 2,933. 799 338 218 199 234 

17 ................ 260 398 1,143 995 1,949 2,948 748 327 215 203 240 

18 ...... ~--------- 269 434 1,140 1,052 2,312' 2,747 717 319 215 194 257 

19 ................ 277 417 1,009 1,121 2, 3_59 2,569 665 318 208 198 263 

20 ................ 273 413 1,309 1,068 2,528 2,556 628 308 203 215 262 

21. ................ 305 401 1,073 992 2,549 2,547 634 286 197 218 247 

22 ................. 329 386 957 964 2,625 2,539 5117 279 194 217 243 23, _______ , _______ 343 390 888 920 2,568 2, 408 578 267 195 221 239 

24 ............ · .... 311_ 397 871 895 2,412 2,154 568 269 196 230 227 

25 ................ 301 410 900 936 2,456 1,835 567 286 201 226 237 

26 ................ 298 420 929 1,033 2,560 1,690 548 285 204 218 239 

27 ................ 281 432 999 1,070 2,598 1,685 536 282 2i4 217 253 

28c ............... 276 434 978 1,067 2,378 1,617 532 271 200 221 259 

29.: .............. 271 •!'••·· 919 1,157 2,120 1,584 520 270' "205 .. 222 263 

30 ................ 276 ......... 1,051 1,451 1,962 1,563 488 265 205 .224 245 

31 ................ 284 ......... 1113 ............. 1,930 ........... 451 250 .. .......... 226 ......... 

Dec. 

--

262 

.281 

276 

285 

277-

.271 

267 

275 

278 

284 

264 

278 

265 

241 

24 

240 

238 

·246 

259 

266 

285 

272 

255 

233 

221 

239 

255 

262 

271 

255 

25 7 

l 
TULE RIVER DR.AIN AGE BASIN. 189 

Estimated monthly discharge of Kern River near Bakersfield, Cal., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 2,345 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

January ...................... . 343 246 281 

February ..................... . 517 305 396 

March ........................ . 1,309 435 823 

ApriL ........................ . 1, 451 799 1,043 

May .......................... . 2,625 1,298 1, 915 

June .......................... . 3,039 1,563 2,235 

July .......................... . 1,520 451 876 

August ....................... . 427 250 327 

September .................... . 233 194 211 

October. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 175 207 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

17,280 

21,990 

50,600 

62,060 

117,800 

133,000 

53,860 

20,110 

12,560 

12,730 

November..................... 263 215 236 14,040 

December. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 221 261 16, 050 

The year ............... --3, 039~--~,;-- ---;;-- 532, 100 

TULE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

D:ESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Run~off. 

Second-feet Depth 

per S9 uare in inches. 

mile. 

0.120 0.138 

.169 .176 

.351 . 405 

.445 .496 

. 817 .942 

.953 1.06 

.374 .431 

.139 .160 

.090 .100 

.088 .101 

.101 .113 

.111 .128 

.313 4.25 

Tule River rises in the Sierra Nevada, and drains the country between the Kaweah 

River on the north and the Kern River on the south and east. Its drainage area is much 

less than that of the Kaweah River, although of the same general character. It has numerous small tributaries, few of which have their source at elevations above 8,000 feet: Its 

drainage basin does not extend back to the main divide, being cut off by the Kern River, 

which reaches to the north and drains the higher portion of Sierra Nevada to the east of 

Tule River. There is good timber and brush covering on the higher and middle elevations, 

with grass and scattering timber on the lower elevations, where the soil is extensively cultivated. Below the gaging station .the water is diverted by several canals and used for the 

irrigation of land in the vicinity of Portersville, which is especially adapted for the raising of 

citrus fruits, such as oranges and lemons. During the flood period the water discharges 

through an old _channel, and either sinks in the sand or finds its way to the old bed of Tulare 

Lake. 

The mean precipitation in this watershed is probably not more than 20 inches, and falls 

principally in the form of rain. 

TULE RIVER NEAR PORTERSVILLE, CAL. 

This station was established April 8, 1901. It is located about 8 miles east of Portersville near the McFarland ranch, 100 feet below wagon bridge and about 1 mile above the 

mouth of the South Fork of Tule River. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above and below the cable section. The right bank is 

high and not subject to overflow. The left bank is subjec,t to overflow at flood stages. The 

bed of the stream is composed of gravel, with some large rocks, but is not subject to much 

change. 

Discharge measurements during medium and high water are made from a car and cable; 

at low water measurements are made by wading. 

The gage is a staff in two sections on the right bank under the cable The lower section is 

inclined and fastened to posts set in the ground. The higher section is vertical ai::td nailed 

to the tree through which the cable passes. During 1905 the gage was read by Adah 
190 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

McFarland. Bench marks were established as follows:(!) A cross on the top of a bowlder 

ori the right bank of the river between the cabla and the bridge; elevation, 13.10 feet. (2) 

A point marked with white paint on a dark granite bowlder 55 feet south of the rock pier of 

the bridge; elevation, 10.05 feet. Elevations refer. to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 85. 

100, and 134 of the United States G3ological Survey .. 

Djscharge measurements of Tule River near Portersville, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. I Width. 

Area of Mean Ga~e Dis- section. velocity. he!g t. charge. 

Feet. Sq.jt. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

March22 •••... F.R.S. Bnttemer •..••••••.•...... 71 107 2.05 2.50 219 

May 19 ........ R. S. Hawley .................... , .. 77 152 2.34 3.00 355 

June 13 ........ ..... do ....•................... · ...... 69 97 1.68 2.27 163 

July 26 ••.•... ..... do ...................... : ...... 33 26 .96 1.16 25 

September 18 .. C. H. Lee ........................... 26 17 .58 .92 10 

September 26 .. Clapp and Holley .................. 24 16 .50 .91 8,0 

.October 25., .•. Hawley and Lee ........... : ........ 30 22 .70 1.10 15.5 

Daily gage height, in feet; ofTule River near Portersville, Cal., for 1905. 

Day. I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. I May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.j Dec. 

----

!. .............. 1.7 1.45 1. 7 2.3 2.5 2.55 1.7 1.05 0.9 1.1 1.05 1.9 

2 ............... 1. 7 2.30 1. 7 2.4 3.0 2.55 1. 7 1.05 .9 .1.05 1.1 1.85 

3 ..... , ......... 1.65 2.0 1. 75 2.5 .2.9 2.5 1.65 1.05 .9 1.05 1.1 1.85 

4 ............... 1.6 2.0 1. 75 2.6 2.8 2.45 .1.6 1.05 .9 1.0 1.1 1.8 

5 ...... ; ........ 1.6 1.9. 1. 75 2.55 2.5 2 .. 45 1.55 1.05 .9 1.0 1.1 1.8 

6 ................ 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.55 2.5 2.45 1.5 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 1.8 

7 ............... 1.55 1. 75 1.8 2.55 3.05 2.4 1.45 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 1.8 

8 ..... - ......... 1.55 1. 7. 1.8 2.5 3.2 2.35 1.4 1.0 .9 1.0 1.15 1.8 

9 ............... 1.5 1.65 1. 75 2.5 2.95 2.35 1.4 1.0 .9 1.05 1.15 \.8 

10 ............... 1.5 1.6. 1.75 2.4 2.85 2.3 1.4 1.0 .95 1.05 1.15 1.8 

11 .......... : .... 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.35 2.8 2.3 1.4 1.0 .95 1.0 1.15 1.8 

~!::::::::::::: ::1. 1.45 1.6 1. 75 2.3 2 .. 75 2.4 1.35 .95 .95 1.0 1.15 1.8 1.45 1.6 S.1 2.35 2.7 2.35 1.35 ;95 .95 .95 1.15 1.8 

14 ... -........... 1 1.4 1.6 2.8 2.35 2.9 2.3 1.3 .9li 1.0 l.Q 1.15 1.8 

15 ...... · ......... 1.4 1. 7 2.6 2.4 3.0 2.25 1.3 .95 .95 1.0 1.2 I 1.8 

16 ............. :. 1.4 1. 75 3.0 2.35 3.2 2.25 1.3 .Q5 .95 1.0 1.2 

I 

1.8 

17 ............... 1.4 1. 75 3.0 2.3 3.3 2.1 1.25 .95 .95 1.0 1.3 1.8 

18 ............. -. 1.4. 1.8 2.9 2.3 3.1 2.0 1.25 .95 .95 1.0 1.3 1..9 

19 .•......•.•.... 1.4 1.8 4.1 2.5 3.0 1.95 1.2 .95 .95 .J.O 1.3 1.9 

20 ......... , ..... .1.4 1. 75 3. 7 2.45 3.0 1.9 1.2 .95 .95 1.0 1. 7 1.9 

21. ....... : ...... 1.6 1~ 75 3.5 2.45 2.95 1.85 1.2 .95 .95 1.0 1.7 1.9 

22 ............ : .. 1.6 1. 75 3.1 2.4 2.8 1.8 1.15 . .95 .95 1.0 1.65 1.9 

23 ............... 1.5 1. 7 2.8 2.4 2.7 1.8 1.15 .95 .95 1.0 1.65 1.9 

24 ............... 1.5 1. 7 2.5 2.35 2.75 1.8 1.1 .95 .95 1.0 1.65 1.85 

25 ............... 1.5 1. 7 2.3 2.4 2.8 1.9 1.1 .95 .95 1.0 1.6 1.85 

26 ............... 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.8 1.85 1.15 .95 .95 1.0 1.~ 1.9 

27 ............... 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.45 2.8 1.85 1.1 .95 .95 1.0 2.1 2.0 

28 ............... 1.5 1.7 2.25 2.5 2:75 1.8 1.'1 .9 1.0 1.0- 1. 95 2.0 

29 ............... 1./j . ~.-.-. 2.9 2.6 :i. 7 1.8 1.15 .9 1.0 1.0 1.85 2.1 

30 ............... 1.45 ....... 2.4 2.7 2.65 1. 75 1.05 .9 1.0. 1.05 1.9 2.1 

31. .............. 1.4. ··--··- 2.3 ------- 2.6 ------- 1.05 .9 ------- 1.05 ------- 2.1 
TULE RIVER DRAINAGE BABIN. 191 

Station rating table for Tvle River near Portermxille, Oal.,jrom January 1 to December 31, 

1905. -

Ga'f.e Discharge. Gage Discharge. ·r Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. heig t. height. height. height. ~~~ 

------ ~~-

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.90 7 1.80 82 2. 70 270 3.60 581 

1.00 12 1.90 98 2.80 297 3. 70 626 

1.10 18 2.00 115 2.90 325 3.80 672 

1.20 24 2.10 133 3.00 355 3.90 720 

1.30 31 2.20 152 3 .. 10 386 4.00 770 

1.40 38 2.30 173 3.20 419 4.10 822 

1.50 46 2.40 195 3.30 455 

1.60 56 2.50 219 3.40 494 

1. 70 68 

I 2.60 244 3.50 537 

NoTE.-The above table is based on seven discharge measurements made during 1905. It is we'! 

defined between gage heights 0.9 foot and 3 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tule Ri1,er near Porter~'ViUe, Oal.,for 1905. 

[Drainag3 area, 437 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in Second -feet acre"feet. Depth MaximUm. Minimum. Mean. per~a~.are in inches. 

-----

January .. _ .................. I 68 38 47.4 2;914 0.108 0.124 

February .................... ! 173 42 75.9 4,215 .174 .181 

March ....................... j 822 68 230 14,140 .526 .606 

ApriL ..•.................... 270 173 205 12,200 .469 .523 

May ........................ 455 219 313 19,250 .716 .826 

June ...................... 232 75 146 8,688 .334 .373 

July ........................ 68 15 32.9 2,023 .075 .086 

August. .................... .15 

I 

7 9.8 603 .022 .025 

September .................. 12 8.2·. 488 .019 .021 

October __ .................. 18 8 12.6 775 .029 .033 

Novemler _ ... ______ 133 15 42.4 2,523 .097 .108 

Decemcer ... __ .............. 133 82 94.2 5, 792 .216 .249 

---~ --------------------- The year ............. . 822 101 73,610 .232 3.16 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS IN TULE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

South Fork of Tvle River near Suc~ess, Oal.-The following measurements were made at 

a point one-half mile above junction of South Fork with Main Tule River. 

May 19: Width, 28 feet; area, 32 feet·; mean velocity, 2.86 feet per second; discharge, 

90 second-feet. 

September 26, stream dry. 

North Fork of Tule River near SpringviUe, Oal.-A measurement was made September 

26 at ·road crossing one-half mile above junction with Middle Fork of Kings River. 

Water standing in pools; discharge, 00 second-feet. 

M.iddle Fork of Tule River near Springville, Oal.-This stream is the principal tributary 

of Kaweah River and furnishes practically all the water of this river during low-water flow. 

A measurement was made September 27 on&-fourth mile above clubhouse and 2 miles 

above the town of Springville. 

Width, 33.5 feet; area, 36 square feet; mean velocity, 0.64 foot per second; discharge, 

23 second-feet. 
19.2 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN lgQ51 PART XIII. 

South Fork of.Midtlle Fork of Tvle River near Springville; Oal.-This stream is a tributary to Middle Fork of Kaweah River. A measurement was made September '1!l at a point 

100 feet above its junction with Middle Fork. 

Width, 8.4 feet; area, 4.0 square feet; mean velocity, 2.20 feet per second; discharge, 

8.8 second-feet. 

North Fork of Midtlle Fork ofTvle River near Springm"lle, Oal.-This stream is tributary 

to Middle Fork of Kaweah River. A measurement was made September 27 100 feet above 

its junction with Middle Fork. 

Width, 7.9 feet; area, 5.9 square feet; mean velocity, 2.19 feet per second; discharge, 

12.9 second-feet. 

KaWEAH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Kaweah River drains the western slope of the Sierra Nevada between the basins of Kings 

River on the north and Kern and Tule rivers on the south. This is an important stream, 

but its watershed is only about one-third that of Kings River and is much less elevated 

and snow covered than those of the Kings and E:ern rivers. It has a number of 

tributaries which have their source . in numerous lakes and meadows on the higher elevations. The formation is of granite and similar in every way to that in the Kings River 

basin: The greater part of the area of 619 square miles.above the gaging station is well 

covered with brush and timber. In this basin is situated the Sequoia National Park, where, 

the largest grove of big trees (Sequoia gigantea) of the Sierra Nevada is found. This 

grove is known as the "Giant Forest," and is one of the many points of interest of th~ Sierra 

Nevadas. There are two power plants on this stream owned by the Mount Whitney Power 

Company, which divert water from the Middle and East forks. This company has constructed several small storage reservoirs on the upper reaches of this basin. This has been 

done by building low dams at the outlet of some of the larger lakes. The stored water is 

held back for 1lS{l during the low-water flow of the stream, and is of great benefit to the irrigators in the. valley during the late summer months. About 6 miles below the gaging station the river leaves the foothills and flows across San Joaquin Valley in a general southwesterly direction to the old bed of Tulare Lake. After it leaves the foothills many canals 

divert water for the purpose of irrigating land in Tulare County, which is especially adapted 

to the raising of fruits. 

The mean annual precipitation in the basin above the gaging station is from 20 to 40 

inches, which falls in ·the form of snow over probably one-half the area. 

XA.WEAR RIVER BELOW THREE RmRs, CAL. 

This station was established April29, 1903, by W. H. Stearns. It is located at a point 

three-fourths of a mile below the confluence of the North, Middle, and South forks. It is 

10 miles from the Southern Pacific Railroad station at le.mon Cove, Tulare County, Cal., 

and one-fourth of a mile west of the wagon road from Exeter to Three Rivers. 

The channel is straight for 406 feet above and below the station. The cutTEmt is swift at 

high stages, but sluggish at. low water. There are rapids about 400 feet above and 500 feet 

below the cable. , The right bank is low and subject to overflow at high stages. The left 

bank is high enough to be above overflow. There are willow trees along the water's edge 

on both banks, and· a line of willows, sycamores, and cottonwoods back from the water's 

edge on the left bank. The bed of the stream is. composed of sand, gravel, and large bowlders. The section is probably permanent. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car. The initial point for soundings 

is a sycamore tree on the left bank of the stream, to which the cable is fastened. · 

The low-water gage is OJ!. inclined timber on the left bank. The high-water gage is a timber securely nailed to a willow tree on the left bank. During 1905 the gage was read by 

J:O. Carter. Bench marks were established as follows: (1) A point marked ''B. M." with 

black pamt on a large rock 10 feet upstream from the tree to which the c·able is attached; 
KAWEAH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 193 

elevation, 13.95 feet. (2) A point on rock marked with white paint 7 feet upstream from 

the 7.'5-foot mark on the cable; elevation, 15.89 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the 

gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 100 and 

134 of the United States IJ;eological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of Kaweah River below Three Rivers, Oal., in 1905. 

Width. ~~fo~~ ---------1--------------------1----

Date. Hydrographert 

Feet. Sq. ft. March 18 ....... F.R.S. Bnttemer ----------------- 157 . 464 

March20 ....... ..... do .............................. 160 526 

May20 ......... R. S. Hawley ....................... 175 647 

Jnne14. ....... ..... do .............................. 170 653 

July 25 ____ .... ..... do .............................. 140 306 

September 17 .. C. H. Lee ............ ___ ............ 29 44 

October 24 a ••• Hawley and Lee .................... 56 61 

a Section 400 feet below cable. 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

1.24 

1.55 

2.70 

2.27 

0.44 

0.73 

0.80 

Gage 

height. 

----

Feet. 

5.94 

6.26 

7.25 

7.00 

4.83 

4.25 

4.30 

Discharge. 

----

Sec.-ft. 

577 

815 

1, 746 

1,480 

136 

32 

49 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Kaweah River below Three Rivers, Oal.,for 1905. 

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

--------------------------

!. .............. 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.8 7.05 6.05 4.65 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.6 

2 ............... 4.85. 5.95 5.45 5.9 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.65 4.3 4.35 4.2 4.6 

3 .... ; .. , ....... 4.8 5.4 5.5 6.0 6.55 7.0 5.9 4.65 4.2 4.3 4.25 4.55 

4 .. ------------- 4. 75 5.2 5.5 6.1 6.4 7.3 5.9 4.65 4.3 4.25 4.25 4.5 

5 ............... 4.7 5.ti5 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.8 5.8 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.25 4.6 

6 ............... 4.7 5.2 5.4 6.2 6.4 7.45 5.75 4.6 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.5 

7 ............... 4.7 5.15 5.45 6.3 6.55 7.05 5. 75 4.6 4.3 4.25 4.3 4.6 

8 .. -------- .. --- 4. 7 5.15 5.5 6.25 6.6 6.95 5.7 4.55 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.55 

9 ............... 4.7 5.15 5.5 6.25 6.5 6.8 5.7 4.55 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.55 

10 .. ------------- 4.7 5.0 5.45 6.2 6.35 7.05 5.65 4.55 4.2 4.25 4.3 4.55 

11 .. -----------:- 4.7 5.1 5.55 6.15 6.3 7.15 5.6 4.55 4.25. 4.2 4.3 4.5 

12 .. ------------- 4.6 5.0 a5.6 6.0 ti.3 7.35 5.5 4.55 4.25 4.2 4.25 4.5 

13 ............... 4. 7 5.1 6.9 6.0 6.35 7.25 5.4 4.55 4.25 4.2 4.25 4.5 

14 .. ------------- 4.6 5.0 5.9 6.0 6.55 7.15 5.3 4.6 4.25 4.2 4.3 4.55 

15 ............... 4.6 5.0 5.8 6.1 6.9 7.15 5.25 4.6 4.25 4.2 4.25 4.55 

16 .. ------------- 4.b5 5.45 6.1 6.2 7.3 7.15 5.2 4.6 4.25 4.25 4.3 4.55 

17 ............... 4. 7 5.35 6.0 6.2 7.4 7.1 5.2 4.45 4.2 4.25 4.3 4.5 

18 .. ------------- 4.65 5.65 5.95 6.35 7.35 7.0 5.1 4.4 4.25 a4.25 4.4 4.5 

19 ................ 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.4 6.95 5.1 4.4 4.2 4.25 4.3 4.55 

20 ... ------------ 4.7 5.2 6.2 6.25 7.3 6.9 5.0 4.35 4.25 4.25 4.45 4.6 

21. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.95 5.2 6.1 6.15 7.45 6.8 5.0 4.4 4.25 4.2 4.5 4.6 

22 .. ------------- 4.95 5.15 5.9 6.15 7.4 6.7 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5 

23 ... _,------ ---- 4.8 5.1 a5.9 6.15 7.3 6.6 4.95 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5 

24 .. ------------- 4.8 5.15 5.9 6.2 7.4 6.4 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.25 4.4 4.5 

25 .. -- .. ------ .. - 4.75 5.2 5.9 6.35 7.5 6.30 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.6 

26 .. ------------- 4.7 5.2 6.1 6.3 7.35 6.35 4.85 4.4 4.2 4.25 4.4 4.5 

27-- ..... -- -- -- -- - 4.7 5.1 6.0 6.35 7.1 6.0 4.85 4.4 4.2 4.25 4.55 4.5 

28 .... ----- ------ 4.7 5.4 5.85 6.5 6.9 6.2 4.8 4.35 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.6 

29 .. ------------- 4.7 ······- 6.2 6.75 6.75 6.15 4. 7 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.6 4.6 

30 .. ---------- .. - 4. 7 ------- 5.9 6.85 6.85 6.15 4.7 4.3 4.45 4.25 4.6 4.6 

31. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4.7 ···---- 5. 7 ····--- 6.95 4.7 4.25 ------· 4.2 ------· 4.65 
1~4 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. • I' 

Station rating trihlefor Kaweah River below Three Rivers, Oal.,from January 1 to Decembe1 

31,1905. 

- Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. I Ga~e Discharge. Ga~e Discharge. height. height. heig t. heig t. ---

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet, Second-feet. 

4.20 40 5.10 210 6.00 625 6.90 1,375 

4.30 49 5.20 240 6.10 690 7.QO 1,480 

4.40 61 5.30 274 6.20 760 ,, 7.W 1,590 

4.50 75 '5.40 312 6.30 835 7.20 1,700 

4.60 91 5.50 350 6.40 915 7.30 1,815 

4. 70 109 5.60 395 6.00 1,000 7.40 1,935 

4.80 130 5. 70 445 6.60 1;090 7.50 2,060 

4.90 154 5.80 500 

I 

6.70 1,180 

5.00 '180 5.90 560 6.80 1,275 

NOTE.-The above table is based on seven discharge measurements made during 1905. It is well 

defined throughout. , 

Estimated monthly discharge of Kaweah River below Three Rivers, Oal.,for 1905. 

Month. 

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

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

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

April. ...... , ..... , .......... . 

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

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

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

August ............ ~ ......... . 

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

October ........... : ......... . 

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

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

[Drainage area, 520 square miles:] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

167 

592 

1,480 

1,325 

2,060 

1,998 

658 

100 

68 

55 

91 

100 

91 

154 

312 

500 

835 

625 

109 

44 

40 

40 

40 

75 

Mean. 

l!C 

258 

553 

783 

1,386 

1,348 

303 

76.6 

45.2 

43.4 

56.6 

83.0 

Totalin 

acre-feet. 

7,133 

14,330 

34,000 

46,590 

85,220 

80,210 

18,630 

4,710 

2,690 

2,669 

.3,368 

5,103 

Run-off. 

Second-feet Depth 

per sQuare in inches . . mile. 

0.223 

.496 

1.06 

1. 51 

2.67 

2.59 

.583 

.147 

.087 

.083. 

.109 

.160 

0.257 

.516 

l. 22 

l. 68 

3.08 

2.89 

.672 

.170 

.097 

.096 

.122 

.184 

The year ............... ---;,;;;;-----;---;;-~~;-;--~-~:-;;;-

MISOELLANEOVS liiEASVREMENTS IN KAWEAH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Marble Forlc in Sequoia National Park, Oal.'-This stream is one of the principal tributaries of the Kaweah River. A measurement was made October 12 by W. B. Clapp at a 

point 100 yards above its junction with the Middle Fork of Kaweah River. 

Width, 8.1 feet; area, 6.0 square feet; mean velocity, 0.83 foot per second; discharge, 5.0 

second-feet. 

Middle Forlcof Kaweah River in Sequoia National Parle, Cal.-This stream is one of the 

prineipal tributaries of Kaweah River. A measurement was made October 12 by W. B. 

Clapp at a point 100 yards aboYe its junction with Mart--Ie Fork. 

Width, 24.5'feet; area, 32.2 square feet; mean velocity; 0.51 foot per-second; discharge, 

16.3 second-feet. 

Smith F'orlc of Kaweah Ri1;er near Three Rivers, Cal.-A measurement of this stream was 

made October 11 by W. B. Clapp, 2 miles above junction of Grouse Creek with South Fork, 

· about 8 miles above the town of Three Rivers. · 
KINGS_ RIVER .DRAINAGE BASIN, 195 

Width, 3.5 feet; area, 1.7 square-feet; mean velocity, 2.53 feet per second; discharge, 4.3 

second-feet. 

East Fork of Kaweah River at power house of Mount Whitney Power Oompany.-Estimates 

of discharge of this stream were made by W. B. Clapp at the power house of Mount 

Whitney Power Company, 3 miles above the town of Three Rivers, Cal. The estimated discharge was calculated. from discharge of nozzles at Mount Whitney Power Company's Plant. 

September 28: Operating three Doble wheels. Wheel No.1, ~-inch nozzle; wheel No. 

2, 2-inch nozzle; wheel No. 3, 2!-inch nozzle; effective head 1,290 feet;· coefficient used, 

0.98; discharge, 17.4 secondcfeet. . _ 

October -13: Two wheels running. Wheel No. 2, 2-inch nozzle; wheel No. 3, 2!-inch 

·nozzle; wheel No. 1, not running; effective head, 1,290 feet; coefficient used, 0.98; discharge114 second-feet. 

Mount Whitney Power Company's flume, 100 feet below ''head-gate at boundary line Sequoia 

National Park.-The following measurements were made during 1905 by W. B. Clapp. 

September 28: Width, 6.6 feet; llli'ea, ':[ .9-square feet; mean velocity, 2.18 feet per second; 

diScharge, 17.2 second-feet. 

October 12: Width, 4.75 feet; area, 6.4 square feet; mean velocity, 2.95 feet per second; 

diScharge, 18.9 second-feet. 

These measurements give total flow of Middle Fork of Kaweah River, including Marble 

Foi-k. . 

North Fork Kaweah River near Thr·ee Rivers, Oal.-A measurement of this stream was 

made October 13 by W. B. Clapp at a point 5 miles above junction of South Fork with 

Middle Fork of Kaweah River. 

Width, 12 feet; area, 3.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.50 feet per second; discharge, 4.8 

second-feet. 

KJNGS RIVER DRAINAGE !BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF BASIN. 

Kings River rises on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada· and drains the country 

located between the San Joaquin River on the north and the Kaweah and Kern rivers on the 

south. The crest of the Sierra Nevada at the head of this basin reaches elevations of over 

H,OOO feet,. and here is the most rugged portion of the range; the sharp and precipitous 

peaks characteristic of this part of the Sierra Nevada produce the grandest scenery to be 

found in the United States. The main tributaries of this stream flow through great canyons 

cut in the granite, with high precipitons walls. The Kings River Canyon on the South Fork 

and Tehipite Valley on tlie Middle Fork rival the famed Yosemite Valley for grandeur of 

scenery. There are numerous tributaries, many of which have their sources in perpetual 

snow banks on the higher elevation. A large number of small lakes on the higher elevations 

are fed by small streams from perpetual snow banks or glo1iers, and in them many of the 

tributaries have their source. The formation is of granite, which above an elevation of 

10,000 feet is bare, with scanty vegetation, being carved by the action of glaciers; below the 

10,000-foot contour is a -heavy covering of timber and underbrush. Extensive groves of 

big trees are scattered throughout this basin. On the lower elevations along the foothills 

the soil covering is light with a grass growth used for pasturage. Fully 80 per cent of the 

drainage area is now included in the boundaries of the Sierra Forest Reserve which is -

patrolled for the prevention of fires and illegal herding. Below the gaging station, which is 

located at the point where the river leaves the foothills, canals divert the .water for use in thevalley lands of Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties, where the climate and soil are especially 

adapted to the raising of grapes, fruits, etc., and the soil j.s under a high state of cultivation. 

During the period of flood discharge some water passes these canals and finds its way across 

Kings River delta in the natural channel to the old bed of Tulare Lake, which is now but an 

intermittent lake due largely to the diversion of water for irrigation purposes from the 

streams which drain into it. 
196 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

There is a drainage area of 1,742 square miles above the Red Mountain gaging station. 

The mean annual precipitation for this area varies from about 30 to 60 inches, which over 

a greater portion of the basin falls in the form of snow. The greater discharge of this stream 

is in the spring months w~en the snow is melting. 

KDrGS li.IVEit MEA1t SOGEit, CAL. 

This station was established September 3, 1895, by J. B. Lippincott. It is located 15 

miles east of Sanger, Cal., near the mouth ohhe canyon, and is above all diversions. 

The channel is nearly straight for 300 feet above and below the station, and has a width of 

180 feet at ordinary stages. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and small bowlders 

and changes but little. The right bank is high and not subject to overflow. The left bank 

is subject to overflow during extreme high water. The current is swift. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a· cable and car. The initial point for 

soundings is an eyebolt embedded in concrete on the right bank (lf river. An automatic 

river stage register was installed April18, 1903.. There is also an inclined wooden gage nea.r 

by from which readings were formerly taken and which is now used in checking the selfrecording gage; Mr. 0. G. Williams. reads the gage once each day and also examines the 

automatic register to see that it is in proper working order. The m(\an daily gage height is 

determined from the register sheets by the use of planimeter. The bench mark is a cross 

marked on a rock which is 24 feet upstream from the self-recording register; elevation, 

18.00 feet above the.datum of the gage. ' 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100, and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of Kings River near Sanger, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrogr~pher. Width. Area of Mean Gate Dissection. velocity, helg t. charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

March21. ..•.. F.R.S. Buttemer .. .... : ........... 217 883 2. 73 6.91 2,406 

May22 ........ R. S. Hawley ....................... 317 1,827 4.95 10.10 9,046 

June15 ........ ..... do .............................. 314 1,808 4.67 10.10 8,446 

July24 ........ ..... do .............................. 169 584 1.69 5.42 986 

August 19 ..... ..... do .............................. 145 390 .97 4.33 382 

September 16 .. C. H. Lee ........................... 126 317 .63 3.82 199 

October21. .... Hawley and Lee .................... 113 128 1.53 3.79 186 
KINGS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 197 

Mean daily gage height, in feet, of Kings River near Sanger, Oal.,jor 1905. 

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

------1------ --- -~- -----------------------

L.............. 4.65 

2............... 4.55 

3............... 4.45 

4............... 4.45 

5............... 4.4 

6.. ............. 4.4 

7 .••.•.•.•..•.•• a 4.4 

8 ............... a 4.4 

9 ......... c •••• ,.. 4.4 

10.... .. .. .. . . . . . 4. 35 

n ............... 4.4 

12............... 4.3 

13 .............. - 4.2 

14............... 4.35 

15 ............... a4.35 

16............... 4.35 

17 .......... ····· 4.4 

18 .............. - 4. 4 

19............... 4.35 

20 ............... 4.45 

21....... .. ...... 4. 7 

22 ....... ·······. 4.8 

23............... 4.6 

24. .............. 4.6 

25.......... .. . . . 4. 55 

26.. .••.......... 4.5 

27 ............... 4.45 

28 ... -.... .. . . . . . 4. 45 

29............... 4. 45 

30............... 4.45 

31............... 4.5 

5.0 5.5 

5.65 5. 7 

5.6 5.85 

5. 45 5. 95 

5. 7 5.9 

5.65 5.9 

5.4 5.9 

5.3 5.95 

5.25 5.95 

5.15 5.9 

5.05 5.9 

5.0 5.95 

4.85 7.15 

4.85 7.35 

4. 85 6. 65 

5.0 6.55 

5. 4 6. 75 

5. 25 6. 75 

5. 2 7.0 

5.15 7.2 

5.1 6.9 

5.1 6.55 

5.15 6. 4 

5.2 6.5 

5.25 6.6 

5.3 6.8 

5. 3 6. 7 

5.35 6. 4 

6.55 

6.25 8.9 9.0 

6.5 . 8.35 9.05 

6.6 8.05 9.15 

6.7 7.7 8.85 

6. 9 7. 55 8. 7 

7.05 7.65 9.05 

7.2 7.75 9.35 

7.2 7.9 9.3 

7. 25 7. 7 9.1 

7. 25 7. 4 9. 4 

7.0 7.4 9.8 

6. 75 7. 4 10.25 

6.6 7.45 10.3 

6.6 7.95 10.2 

6.9 8.8 10.0 

7.05 9.6 9.9 

7.0 10.25 9.85 

7. 3 10. 15 9. 6 

7.2 10.15 9.4 

6.9 10.05 9.4 

6. 85 10. 15 9. 45 

6. 8 10. 15 9. 4 

6.8 9.95 8.95 

7.1 9.95 8.45 

7.5 10.15 8.2 

7. 5 10. 15 8. 25 

7. 75 9. 4 8.05 

8.2 8.85 7.95 

8.75 8.5 8.0 

6.4 9.05 8.65 8.0 

6.25 &.9 

7.8 

7.6 

7.5 

7. 4 

7. 3 

7.25 

7.25 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.15 

7.0 

6. 7 

6, 4 

6.2 

6.0 

5.85 

5. 75 

5.65 

5.6 

5.55 

5.55 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5. 45 

5.4 

5.25 

4.95 

4.85 

4.8 

4.8 

4. 7 

4.65 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.65 

4.6 

4.55 

4.55 

4.5 

4. 45 

4. 45 

4. 4 

4.4 

4.35 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.25 

4. 2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.15 

4.1 

5.15 4.1 

5.05 4.1 

a Gage height estimated. 

4.1 

4.05 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.95 

3.95 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.85 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3. 75 

3. 75 

3. 75 

3. 75 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3.75 

4.05 3.8 4.10 

4.0 3.8 4.05 

4.0 3.8 4.0 

3.9 3.8 4.1 

3.85 3.8 4.15 

3.85 3.8 4.1 

3. 8 3. 8 4.1 

3.8. 3.8 4.1 

3.8 3.8 4.05 

3.8 3.8 4.0 

3.75 a3.8 4.0 

3.75 3.8 4.0 

3.75 3.8 4.0 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 75 

3. 75 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 4.0 

3.8 4.0 

::~ I ::~ 3.95 4.05 

4.0 4.1 

3.9 4.0 

3.9 3.9 

3.8 3.8 3.9 

3. 7 3.8 a3.9 

3. 7 3.85 3.9 

3.7 3.9 4.0 

3.7 4.1 4.0 

3. 75 4.0 4.0 

3.95 3.75 a4.0 

3. 75 

4.0 

3.9 

Station rating ta,blefor Kings River near Sanger, Oal.,jrom January 1 to December 31, 1905. 

I Gage Discharge. Ga~e Discharge. Gage Discharge. Ga~e Discharge. height. heig t. height. heig t. ---

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. ·Feet. Second-! eet. 

3. 70 150 5.00 740 6.30 1, 730 8. 00 3,850 

3.80 175 5.10 805 6. 40 1,820 8.20 4,190 

3.90 205 5.20 870 6.50 1,920 8. 40 4,570 

4.00 240 5.30 • 940 6.60 2,020 8.60 4,980 

4.10 280 5.40 1,010 6. 70 2,120 8.80 5, 425 

4.20 325 5.50 1,085 6.80 2,230 9.00 5,890 

4.30 370 5.60 1,160 6.90 2,340 9.20 6,380 

4.40 420 5. 70 1,235. 7.00 2,460 9.40 6,915 

4.50 470 5.80 1,310 7.20 2, 705 9.60 7, 495 

4.60 520 5.90 1,390 7. 40 2,965 9.80 8,1l5 

4. 70 570 6.00 1, 470 7.60 3,240 10.00 8, 770 

4.80 625 6.10 1,550 7.80 3,535 10.20 9, 450 

4.90 680 6.20 1,640 

I 

NOTE.-The above table is based on discharge measurements made during 189b-1905. It is well 

defined throughout. • 
198 STREAM. MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Estimated monthly diBCharge of Kings River near Sanger, Oal.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,742 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in acre-feet. Second-feet Depth 

per n'i3~are in !riches. 

January ........................ 625 325 447 27,480 0.257 0.296 

February ...................... 1,235 - 652 899 49,930 .516 .537 

March •..•..................... 2,900 1,085 1,844 113,400 1.06 1.22 

ApriL ..........•.............. 6,010 1,685 2, 731 162,500 1.57 1.75 

May .•.••........... ··--------- 9,622 2,965 5,887 361,600 3.38 3.90 

June .•.............. ----------- 9,795 3,770 6,448 383,700 3.70 4.13 

July---·------------ ----------- 3;535 772 1,859 114,300 1.07 1.23 

August, •........... ----------- 710 280 448 27,550 .257 .296 

Septemter .......... ----------- 280 150 198 11,780 .114 .127 

October ............ ----------- 260 150 174 10,700 .100 .115 

November .......... ·---------- 280 li5 191 11,360 .110 .123 

December .•........ ···:··-----~ 302 

=+----i~= 15,130 .141 .163 

. Theyear ..... ---------- 9,795 1,289,000 1.02 Ia.89 

-

IIISOEL fa.nous DASlJREIIIENTS IN ICINGS ltiVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

North Fork of ',rings River.-This stream enters Kings River from the north about 

20 miles above po!llt where the main Kings River leaves the foothills and enters the San 

Joaquin Valley. me,asurement was made 500 feet above its junction with main river 

and about 50 feet above lower trail crossing on August 22, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 16 feet; area, 21 square feet; meltn velocity, 1.86 feet per second; discharge, 

3) second-feet. 

Converse Oreek. -'!'his stream miters the Kings River 7 miles below the junction of 

Middle and South forks. A measurement was made 200 feet above its mouth on August 

23, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 4 feet; u-ea, 1.6 square feet; mean velocity; 0.77 foot per second; discharge, 1.2 

second-feet. 

Ten Mile Oreek.t-This creek enters Kings River one-half mile below junction of Middle 

and South forks. A measurement was made on August 23, 1905, 100 feet above its mouth 

by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 2 feet; olrea, 1.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.69 foot per second; discharge, 1.1 

second-feet. 

BoUlder Oreek.-This stream enters the South Fork of Kings River 5 miles above the 

junction of the Middle and South forks. A measurement was made on August 25, 1905, 

2 miles above its mouth and 100 feet above lower trail cro,ssing by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 2.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.14 feet per second; discharge, 3.2 

second-feet. 

Lightning Oreek.~This stream enters the South Fork of Kings River from the south 

about 10 miles above the junction of the Middle and South forks. An estimate was made 

. of the discharge about 1 mile above. its mouth at the trail crossing on August 25, 1905, 

by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 0.60 second-foot. 

Lewis.Oreek.-This stream enters the South Forkof Kings River from the north in Kings 

River Canyon 2 miles below oid Cedar Grove Hotel. A measurement was made August 26, 

1905, 500 feet above its mouth by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 3 feet; area, 2.7 square feet; mean velocity, 1.00 foot per second; discharge, 2.7 

second-feet. · 
KINGS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 199 

South Forlc of Kings River.-Thls stream is the principal tributary to Kings River. A 

measurement was made in the lower Kings River Canyon one-fourth mile above the 

mouth of Lewis Creek on August 26, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 52 feet; area, 51 square feet; mean velocit[y, 2.73 feet per second; discharge, 139 

second-feet. 

South Forlc of Kings River.-A measurement was made 700 feet above the mouth of 

Bubbs Creek on August 26, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 35 feet; area, 36 square feet; mean velocity, 1.36 feet per second; discharge, 49 

second-feet. 

South Forlc of Kings River.-A measurement was made August 26, 1905, one-fourth 

mile below the mouth of Bubbs Creek by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 65 feet; area, 68 square feet; mean velocity, 1.46 feet per second; discharge, 99 

second-feet. 

Bubbs Oreelc.-This is the principal tributary of South Fork of Kings River and joins it at 

the head of Kings River Canyon. From the measurements made on South Fork of Kings 

River above and below the junction of Bubbs Creek on August 26, 1905, by R. S. Hawley, 

the discharge of Bubbs Creek at the mouth was estimated to be 50 second-feet. On account 

of roughness of stream bed and hlgh velocities in the creek it was impossible to make discharge measurement. (See measurement of South Fork of Kings River above and below 

mouth of Bubbs Creek.) • 

Copper Oreelc.-This stream enters the South Fork of Kings River from the north between 

North Dome and Buck Peak. A measurement was made on August 26, 1905, one-fourth 

mile above its mouth by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 4 feet; area, 1.0 square foot; mean velocity, 0.82 foot per second; discharge, 0.82 

second-foot. 

Roaring River.-This stream enters South Fork of King!? River from the south, 5 miles 

below the junction of South Fork and Bubbs Creek. A measurement was made August 26, 

1905, 500 feet above its mouth by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 14 feet; area, 11 square feet; mean velocity, 0.87 foot per second; discharge, 9.6 

second-feet. 

Sheep Oreelc.-This stream enters the South Fork of Kings River from the south onefourth mile below Cedar Grove Hotel. An estimate was made of the discharge at the 

mouth August 26, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 1.8 second-feet. 

Hotel Oreelc.-This stream enters South Fork of Kings River from the north at Cedar 

Grove Hotel. An estimate was made of the discharge at its mouth on August 26, 1905, by 

R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 0.20 second-foot. 

Granite Oreelc.-Thls stream enters South Fork of Kings River from the north between 

North Mountain and North Dome. An estimate was made of the discharge at the mouth 

August 26, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 0.50 second-foot. 

Horseshoe Oreelc.-Thls stream enters Middle Fork of Kings River from the south at 

Simpson Meadow. An estimate was made of the discharge at its mouth on August 28, 1905, 

by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 2.4 second-feet. 

Midille Forlc of Kings River.-This is one of the principal tributaries of Kings River and 

drains the high Sierra Nevadas in the northeastern portion of its watershed. A measurement was made on August 28, 1905, 50 feet above the mouth of Horseshoe Creek, at the 

lower end of Simpson Meadow, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 41 feet; area, 65 square feet; mean velocity; 1.83 feet per second; discharge, 119 

second-feet. 

Goddard Oreelc.-This stream is the principal tributary of Middle Fork of Kings River, 

entering it from the north. A measurement was made August 28, 1905, one-fourth mile 

above its mouth at Simpson Meadow by R. S. Hawley. 
200 STREAM- MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Width, 26 feet; area, 29 square feet; mean velocity, 1.93 feet per second; discharge, 56 

second-feet. 

Dougherty Oreek.-This stream enters Middle Fork of Kings River from the south about 1 

mile below Simpson Meadow. A measurement was made August 29, 1905, 300 feet above 

its mouth by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 4 feet; area 4.4 square feet; mean velocity, 0.86 foot per second; discharge, 3.8 

second-feet. ,-

Slide Oreek.-This is a small stream entering Middle Fork of Kings River from the south 

3 miles below Simpson Meadow. An estimate of its discharge was made 300 feet above its 

mouth August 29, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 0.50 second-foot. 

- 07"011Jn Oreek.-This stream enters Middle Fork of Kings River in Tehipite Valley one-half 

mile southwest of Tehipite Dome. An estimate of its discharge was made on August 29, 

1905, 500 feet above its mouth, above the trail crossing, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 8.0 second-feet. 

Blue Oanyon Oreek.-This stream enters Middle Fork of Kings River 2 miles above Tehi-· 

pite Dome. An estimate was made of the discharge August 29, 1905, 200 feet above its 

mouth by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 1.4 second-feet. 

Rp,niheria Oreek.-This -stream enters North Fork of Kings River about 4 miles below 

Cliff Camp. A measurement wa.S made on August 31, 1905, about 4 miles above its mouth 

and just below its junction with North Fork of Rancheria Creek by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 8 feet; area, 7.2 square feet; mean velocity,0.78 foot per second; discharge, 5.6 

second-feet. - · 

North Fork of Rancheria Oreek.-This stream joins Rancheria Creek about 4 miles above 

its mouth; A measurement wa& made August 31, 1905, 100 feet above its junction with 

Rancheria Creek, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 2 feet; area, 1.2 square feet; mean velocity, 2.00 feet per second; discharge, 2.4 

second-feet. 

North Fork of Kings River.-A measurement was made on this st)."eam on August 31, 1905, 

about one-half mile above Cliff Camp and about 15 miles (l.bove its mouth, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 8.0 feet; area, 12.8 square feet; mean velocity, 0.73 foot per second; discharge, 

9A second-feet. 

Bear Oreek.-This stream is tributary to North Fork of Kings River through Dinkey 

Creek. An estimate was made of the discharge-of this stream on August 31, 1905, about 2 

miles above its junction with Dinkey Creek at trail crossing, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 0.70 second-foot. 

La·urel Oreek.-This stream is tributary to North Fork of Kings River through Bear 

Creek and Dinkey Creek. An estimate was made of the discharge on August 31, 1905, 

about one-fourth mile above junction with Bear Creek, by R. S. Hawley. 

Discharge, 0.40 second-foot. 

Dinkey Oreek.-This stream is a trjbutary of North Fork of Kings River from the west. 

A measurement was made about 1! mil~.>s above the mouth of Bear Creek at Dinkey Meado:ws on September 1, 1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 4 square feet; niean velocity, 0.70 foot per second; discharge, 2.8 

second-feet. 

MERCED RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF. BASIN. 

Merced River drains that portion of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada located 

betw~>en the Tuolumne River on the north and the San Joaquin River on the south. Its 

drainage area is much less than that of the Tuolumne River. It has numerous tributaries, 

several of which are of considerable size . 

. 'J;'he topography of the country in this basin is similar to that of the Tuolumne River, 

being rough and broken in the upper reaches. In this basin is situated the famous Y osemi~e 
MEROED RIVER DH.AIN.AGE B.ASIN. 201 

Valley with its precipitous walls and domes and great waterfalls, which occur on the main 

!ltream a~d its tributaries, which discharge into the V:alley over precipitous cliffs rising 2,000 

to 3,000 feet above the floor of the valley. The formation is of granite which on the upper 

reaches of the basin above Yosemite Valley is bare,rising in precipitous peaks and domes, 

and is smoothly marked by glacial action. The middle reaches of the basin are well timbe:red. The Mariposa grove of big trees is situated in the basin of the South Fork. The 

timber growth extends well down on the lower elevations to the foothills where the covering is of brush and grass, used extensively for pasturage. Numerous lakes are scattered 

over the upper portion of the basin. The mean annual precipitation varies from 25 inches 

in the foothills to 60 inches on the higher elevations, where it falls-in the form of snow, which 

melts in the spring months, except on the el£treme higher mountain peaks, where it often 

remains during the entire year. After leaving the foothills at Merced Falls, where the 

gaging station is located, ca~als divert the watm• fodrrigation on lands along the river bottom and in San Joaquin Valley. The smplus water during flood discharge enters San 

Joaquin River. 

DRCED RIVER IN YOSEIUTE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. 

This station was established July 11, 1904, by A. E. Chandler and N. W. Currie. It is 

located at -the WR.,O"Qn bridge, near the Sentinel Hotel. _ 

The channel is straight for a distance of 150 feet above and 50 feet below station. The 

current is sluggi~. The right bank is low and subj:ect to overflow. The left bank is high 

and above high water. The bed of the stream is C01J1posed pf coarse gravel and sand, with 

small bowlders, and is not subject to much change. ' 

Discharge measurements are made from the lower side of the bridge. The initial point 

for soundings is stream face of abutment on right bank. 

The gage i~ a vertical timber, securely fastened to a masonry abutment on west bank. 

The bench mark is the heads of two large nails driven into the stream face of the bridgeseat timber on the left abutment; elevation, 14.64 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in Water_ 

Supply Pape~ No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

DisCharge 'fYU!.(LgUrements of Merced River in Y oliemite Valley, California, in 1905. 

Date. HiYdrographer. Width. Area of Mean Gage section. · velocity. height. 

Feet. Sq.jt. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

June6 .••...... w. B. Clapp .......•.....•.•.•....•. 93 593 2.40 6.15 

JuneS •..• : .... ..... do ........•.....•............... 93 626 2.58 6.45 

Junell .••..... N. w. Cnrrie •.•. -----------·--- .... 93 730 3.14 6.95 

June 12 ........ ..... do .......•.• : ................... 93 782 3.52 7.52 

June20 .•...•.. ..... do .•.. ·-··-------·-·------------ 93 730 3.07 6.92 

June25 .•...... ..... do .....................•.•....•. 93 594 2.28 6.00 

June28 ........ ..... do .•............................ 90 568 2.15 5.70 

July4 ..•.••... ..•.. do .........•..•............•.... 9,0 518 1.90 5.40 

July13 ......•. ..•.. do .........•..•........•.•....•. 90 448 1.44 4.80 

July 17. ·.·-- -.. ..... do---~----·------····---·-·----- 90 396 .92 4.20 

July31. •...•.. ..•.. do··-------------·------·-·---·-- 92 362 .52 3.78 

August 25 ..•.. ..•.. do ...........•......••.......... 92 308. .30 3.40 

October 24 •..• _ ____ ,d0-----··-·------------·------··1 20 10.5 1.46 3.10 

a Wading 400 feet belo~ bridge!. 

IRR 177-06-14 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

1,421 

1,617 

2,289 

2, 751 

2,240 

1,354 

1,221 

984 

647 

365 

190 

91 

a15.3 
l L_ 

202 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART :X:III. 

Daily gage h~ghi, in feet, of Merced River in Yosemite Valley, Oolifornia,for·1905. 

-- -- Day. May. June: July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

----------- -------- 1. ......... ------ 6.2 5.5 3;7 3.3 3.3 17 ..•.•.... ------ 7.1 4.2 3.5 3.1 a3.15 

2 ....•..... ------ R 2 5.5 3. 7 3.3 a3.3 18 •.... • .... ------ 6 . .9 4.15 3.5 3.1 a-3.15 

3 .•.•...... ------ 6.1 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.25 19 •........ ------ 6.8 4.2 3.45 3.15 a3.15 

4 ••••••.•.• ------ 5.95 5.4 a. 7 3.25 a3.25 20 ......... ------ 6.9 4.2 3.45 3.2 a3.1 

5 .•.•...... ------ 5.8 5.35 3.65 3.2 a3.25 21. .... c ... ------ 7.1 4.2 3.45 3.2 3.1 

6 ••.•.• : .•. ----·· 6.2 5. 35 3.6 3.2 a3.25 22 ........• ------ 7.0 4.2 3. 45 3.2 a3.1 

7--. •"•· ~-. ------ 6.5 5.3 3.6 3.2 3.25 23 ...•..... 6.8- 6.5 4.2 3. 45 3.3 a3.1 

8 .•........ -----· 6.4 5.25 3.6 '3.2 a3.25·' 24 ......•.. 6.8 6~ 5 4.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 

9, _________ ··---- 6.2 5.5 3. 7 3.2 a3.2 25 ...•..... 7.1 6.0 4.1 3.4 3.3 

10 ... · ....... ····-- 6.55 5.5 3 .. 7 3.2 3:2 26 •........ 7.1. 6.0 4.1 3.35 3.3 

11 .......... ------ 7.0 '5.3 3.7 3.2 a3.2 27 ......... 6.3 5.8 4.1 3.3 3.3 

12 •....•.... ------ 7.5 5.1 3.6 3.15 3.2 28 ••••••... a6.0 5. 7 4.0 3.3 3;4 

13 •..•...... .. 7.45 4.8 3.6 3.1 a3.2 29--------- 5. 7 5.95 3.9 3.3 3.4 

14 ...•.....• ------ 7.35 4.5 3.5 3.1 3.15 30 •.....•.. 6.1 5.8 3.8 3.3 3.35 

15 .•........ ·----- 7.3 i35 3.5 3.1 3.15. 31. ...•.... 6.11 ______ 3.8 3.3 . ...... ------- 16 .......•.. ------ 7.4 4.3 3.5 3.1 a3.15 

a Gage height estimated. 

Station rating table for Merced River in Yosemite Valley, Oolifornia,from July 11, 1904, to 

December 31, 1905. 

Ga~e helg t. Discharge. 0~- helg t. Discharge. h~t~i't Discharge. I Ga~e heig t. Discha,rge. 

Feet~ Second-feet. F-eet. Second-feet. Feet. S.econd-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.10 15 4.10 326 5.10 815 6.20 1,505 

3.20 38 4.20 368 5.20 870 6.40 1,645 

. 3.30 63 4.30 412 5.30· 925 6.60 '1,795 

•' 3.40 90 4. 40 457 5.40 . 985 6.80 1,950 

3.·50 118 4.50 504 5.50 ~ 1,045 ! 7.00 2,110 

3.60 147 4.60 552 5.60 1,105 . 7,20 2,275 

3.70 178 4. 70 602_ 5. 70 1,170 7.40 2,445 

3.80 212 4.80 653 5. 80. 1,235 

3.90 248 4.90 706 5.90 1,300 

4.00 286 5.00 760 6.00 ' 1,365 

NoTE.-The above table is based on 12 discharge measurements made during 1904-5. It is well 

defined between gage heights 3.1 feet and 6.5 feet. 
MEROED RIVER DR.AIN.AGE BA.SIN. 203 

Estimated montiUy disCharge of Merced River in Yosemite Valley. Oolifof%ia,for 1904 and 

1905. 

Moitth. 

1004. 

July 11-31..: ..............•.••.•••.••••.•.•.•.......•. 

August ••.•...................•.••.•••••••••••••.••.•.. 

September 1-24 ...............•.•••...•••.••••••.•..... 

1005. 

May23-31. •...•..................••.•••••••••••••••.... 

June ••.••.••..•.....•.........•.•••.•.•.••••.•..••..•.• ·. 

July .••••.•.••....•.............••...•••••••••.••.•..•. 

August •..•...............•.•.....•.• · .•....•.•......... 

September .....................•....•.•...........•..•. 

October 1-24 .................. · ...............••••...... 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

602 286 463 

552 112 248 

412 63 131 

2,190 1,170 1,696 

2,530 ..1,170 1, 771 

1,170 212 610 

178 !i3 123 

90 15 44.4 

63 15 35.3 

The period .• , ..•..•..... .- ........••...••.•..• , .•.....•.•..•.....•.............•..... 

I 

IIERCED RIVER ABOVE IIE:ROED FALLS, CAL. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

19,280 

15,250 

6,.236 

30,.280 

105,400 

37,510 

7,563 

2,642 

1,680 

185,100 

The measurement of this stream was undertaken in response to numerous requests from 

mining and irrigation interests. The midsummer flow i>f the stream is less than the combined capacity of the irrigation and power canals takirig water in the vicinity of Snellillg. 

'J)Je station was ·established April 6, 1901, by H. H. Henderson. It is located 1 mile above 

Merced Falls. 

Both banks are high and rocky and are not subject to overflow. The bed of the stream 

is composed of gravel and is subject to some chang~. 

Discharge measurements are made from a cable and car. 

The gage is a timber bolted ti> iron stakes driven in the bed of the stream on the left bank. 

During 1905 the gage was read by Charles Siegfeldt. The bench mark is a three-fourths 

inch round iron bolt set 10 inches in the slate rock on the right bank of ·the river; elevation, 

69.20 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-8upply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100. and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. · . 

Discharge measurements of Merc.ed River above Merced Falls, Oolifornia, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. W'd h Area of Mean l t . section. velocity. 

Feet. Sq.ft. Ft. per sec. 

March 16 ...... F.R.S. Buttemer .................. 179 447 2.84 

April7 ........ 0. W. Peterson .................... 184 ~7 3. 79 

May24 ........ R. S. Hawley ....................... 265 862 4.94 

June17 ........ ..... do ........ : ..................... 212 797 '4.56 

July 21. ....... ..... do .................... , ......... 141 282 .1. 74 

September 14 .. E. H. Lee ........................... 106 128 .43 

October 19 ..... Hawley and Lee .....•.....•........ 104 128 .37 

October 19 ..... ..... do .............................. 44 38 1.34 

December7 .... Hawley and Eato:n ................. 65 57 1.58 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

10.19 

10.75 

1L91 

11.65 

9.p4 

7.82 

7.80 

7.80 

8.00 

Discharge.· 

Sec.-ft. 

1,269 

2,263 

4,261 

3,632 

400 

56 

48 

51 

00 
204 STRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P.ART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Merced River above Merced Falls, Cal., for 1905. 

I~ I , . 

Day. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

--------

L .............. 9.2 9.2 9.5 10.15 11.55 11.45 10.4 8.6 8.0 7.85 7.85 8.1 

2 ............... 8.95 13.45 9.6 10.2 11.2 11.35 10.25 8.5 7.95 7.8 7.8 8.1 

3 ............... 8.85 10.75 9. 7 10.3 10.95 11.35 10.15 8.5 7.95 7.9 7.85 8.0 

4 ......•........ 8.8 10.45 9.8 10.4 10.8 11.2 10.05 8.45 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.95 

5 ............... 8. 7 10.8 9.8 10.5 10.7 11.05 10.05 8. 4 8.05 7.9 7.8 8.0 

6 ............... 8. 7 10.35 9. 75 10.6 10.6 11.2 9.95 8.4 8.0 7.9 7.8 8.0 

7 ............... 8. 7 9.85 9.8 10.7 10.7 11.45 9.95 8.35 7.9 7.9-· 7.8 8.0 

8 ............... 8. 7 9.65 9.85 10.7 11.05 11.45 9.9 8.35 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.0 

9 ..•........•... 8. 7 9.5 9.85 10.7 10.85 11.35 9.95 8.4 7.9 7.9 7.8 8.0 

10 .....•.. : ...... 8.7 9.4 9.85 10.75 10.65 11.35 10.0 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.85 8.0 

11 •.....•....•... 8.7 9.3 9.85 10.6 10.6 11.6 9.9 8.35 7.9 7.9 7.85 8.0 

12 .........•..... 8.65 9.25 9.8 10.4 10.5 11.95 9.8 8.4 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.9 

13 ...•........... 8.6 9.1 10.95 10.3 10.6 11.85 9. 7 8.4 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.9 

14 •...•.......... 8.6 9.1 10.6 10.25 10.85 11.75 9.55 8.35 7.85 7.85 7.8 7.9 

15 •....•......... 8.6 9.1 10.25 10.4 11.35 11.7 9.35 8.3 7.8 7.85 7.8 7.95 

16 •.•.•.•...•.... 8. 7 9.1 10.15 10.6 12.05 11.7 9.25 8.25 7.85 7.8 7.85 7.95 

17 ....•....•..... 8. 7 9.3 11.3 10.5 12.7 11.6 9.1 8.2 7.85 7.8 7.85 8.0 

18 •.•...•••...... 8.6 9.3 10.7 10.55 12.5 11.45 9.1 8.2 7.85 7.8 7.85 8.1 

19 •.•...•..•..... 8. 7 9.3 13.55 10.8 12.25 11.4 9.05 8.15 7.85 7.8 7.85 8.1 

20 ..............• 8. 7 9.35 11.75 10.55 12.35 11.3 9.0 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.05 

21. ...•.......... 8.9 9.35 10.9 10.4 12.25 11.3 9.0 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.1 

22 ..•...•........ 9.05 9.3 10.55 10.35 11.95 11.3 9.0 8.1 7.8 7.85 7.9 8.05 

23 ••.•.•••••.••.. 8.9 9.25 10.3 10.35 11.8 11.05 9.0 8.1 7. 75 7.9 7.9 8.05 

24 ............... 8.85 9.25 10.3 10.55 lUI 10.85 9.0 8.1 7.8 7.85 7.9 8.0 

25 .....•......... 8.85 9.3 10.25 10.8 12.05 10.65 9.0 8.1 7. 7 7.85 7.9 8.0 

26 ••••.••••••••.. 8.8 9. 4 10.3 10.85 12.05 10.6 8.9 8.1 7. 7 7.8!j 7.9 8.0 

27 .....•......... 8.75 9.4 10.45 11.0 11.65 10.55 8.9 8.1 7.8 7.85 8.0 8.0 

28 ............... 8. 7 9.4 10.2 11.4 11.4 10.45 8.85 8.1 7.8 7.85 7.95 8.05 

29 ••••••••••••••. 8. 7 ·------ 10.4 11.75 11.15 10.5 8.8 8.0 J; __ J 

7.85 8.25 8.2 

30 ............... 8. 7 ....... 10.35 11.8 !1.2 10.5 8. 75 8.0 7.8 8.15 8.2 

31. ...•..•....... 8.8 ·-·---- 10.2 ·------ 11.35 ·····-· 8.65 8.0 7.8· ------- 8.2 

Station rating table for Merced River above Merced Falls, Cal., from January 1 to December 

31,1905. 

Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. height. height. height. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

7.70 35 9.00 465 10.30 1,570 11.60 3,570 

7.80 50 9.10 520 10.40 1,690 11.70 3, 755 

7.90 70 9.20 580 10.50 1,820 11.80 3,945 

8.00 90 9.30 645 10.60 1,955 11.90 4,140 

8.10 115 9.40 715 10.70 2,095 12.00 4,340 

8.20 140. 9.50· 790 10.80 2,240 12.20 4, 755 

8.30 170' 9.60 870 10.90 2,390 12.40 5,200 

8.40 200 9.70 955 11.00 2,545 12.60 5,665 

8.50 235 9.80 1,045 11.10 2, 705 12.80 6,140 

8.60 275 9.90 1,140 11.20 2,870 13.00 6,630 

8.70 315 10.00 1,240 11.30 3,040 

8.80 360 10.10 1,345 11.40 3,215 

8.90 410 10.20 1,455 11.50 3,390 

NOTE.-The above table is based on 9 discharge measurements made ~uring 1905. It is well 

defined between gage heights 7.8 f~et and 12 feet. 
MEROED RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Merced River above Merced Falls, Ool., for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,090 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-o1f. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. =~~- Second-feet Depth 

per ~::_are in inches. 

January •.•.•....••.•..•.•..... 580 275 345 21,210 0.317 0.366 

February ••........•......••... 7,760 520 1,105 61,370 1. 01 1.05 

Marcb •..•............•........ 8,020 790 1, 774 109,100 1.63 1.88 

April ..•..•.....•.•..•.....•... 3,945 1,400 2,050 122,000 1.88 2.10 

May ......•....•.•............. 5,900 1,820 3,316 203,900 3.04 3.50 

June •. .-...........•............ . 4,240 1, 755 2,980 177,300 2. 73 3:1)5 

July .••...................•....• 1,690 295 804, 49,440 .738 .851 

August •......................• 275 90 158 9,715 .145 .167 

September .....•..•..•.•....... 102 35 62.8 3,737 .058 .065 

October •..•....•.•.........•.. 70 50 59.0 3,628 .054 .062 

November •.•...•.........•..•. 155 50 66.4 3,951 .061 .068 

December •..•.•....•.•.....•.. 140 70 97.5 5,995 .089 .103 

The year .••.•••..•...•.• 8,020 35 1,068 771,300 1 .979 13.26 

YOBEKITE Oli.EEX IN YOSEMITE VALLEY, O.A.LIFORliU., 

This station was established July 9, 1904, by .A.. E. Chandler and N. W. Currie. It is 

located at the wagon bridge, about one-half mile from Yosemite, Cal. 

The channel is straight for 50 feet above and 100 fel)t below station. Both banks are above 

high water. The bed of the stream is composed of small granite fragments and is permanent. 

Disch.arge measurements are made from the lower side of the bridge. The initial point for 

soundingS is the stream face of the abutment on the right bank. 

The gage is a vertical timber securely fastened to an 8J.der tree on the right bank 50 feet 

above bridge. The bench mark is the heads of two nails driven in the alder tree, to which 

the gage is fastened. Elevation, 9.40 feet above the datum of the gage . 

.A. description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

DisCharge measurements of Yosemite Oreelc in Yosemite Valley, California, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

Feel. Sg.jt. Ft. per sec. 

June 7 ••.....•. W. B. Clapp........................ 39 106 2.19 

June 13 •.••..•. N. W. Currie...................... 37 122 2.39 

June19 .•••.......•• do •.. :.......................... 40 100 2.8 

June24 ..•..•...•.•• do.............................. 35 82 1.72 

June27 ••.....•.••.• do.............................. 85 76 1.54 

July4 •.••.••.•.••.. do.............................. 33 57 1.16 

July14 ••••••.....•• do.............................. 31 42 .71 

July23 ••..••...•.•• do............................... 29 35 .42 

Augustl. •••••.•.•• do.............................. 28 29 .08 

Feet. 

6.05 

6.55 

5. 78 

5.40 

5.15 

4.75 

4.30 

4.10 

3.90 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

232 

290 

208 

141 

117 

66 

30 

14.7 

2.3 
i 

' 1.1 

206 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in f6et, ofY osemite O'reek i~ Yosemite Valley, California, for 1905. 

--l 

Day; May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

-------- ------------- 1. •••••••• ...... 6.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 17 ••••• : •. 11.0 4.2 3.79 3.7 a3. 6li 

2 ......... 6.4 4.9 3. 7 3.7 ·03.7 .. 18 ........ ........ 5.9 4.2 3.79. <>3.7. o3.65 

3 ••••••••. ......... :6.3 .. 4.8 3.85 3.7 3.65 19 ......... . ..... 5.78 4.2 3.75 a3.7 0 3.6li 

4 ••••• · .... ........ ~-!Ill 4.75 3.85 3. 7 a3.65 20 ........ . ....... 5.75 4.2 3.75 •3.7 a3.65 

5 ......... 5.8 4. 75 3.85 3.7 a3.65 21.., ..... ........ 5.9 4.18 3.75 oa.7 3.65 

6 ......... ····-.• 5.Q 4.75 3.8 3.7 o3.65 :!2 ........ ------ 5. 7 4.15 3.75 3.65 a3.65 

'7 ......... ........ 6.2 4. 7 3.8 3.7 3.65 23 ...... · .. 6.7 5.4 4.1 3. 75 a3.65 a;J.65 

8 .. ~ •••••• ......... 6.1 ·~4.7 ·3.7 3.7 a3.65 24 •••••••• 6. 7 5.4 4.1 3.75 3.65 3.65 

~~~ ........ 6.0 4.75 3.8 3;7. a3.65 25 •••.•••• ·• ,6.8 5.25 4.0. 3.75 a3.65 

.10 ......... ......... 6.5 4 .. 7. 3.8 3.7 a3,.65 26 ........ . 6.8 5.3 4.0 3.75 aa.65 

11 ......... 6.3 4.6 3.8 3.7 a3.65 27 ........ . 6.3 11.15 4.0 3.72 ·a3.65 

12 ...... , .. ........ 6.4 4.5 3.8 .. 3.7' o3.65 28 ........ 6.2. 5.0 3. 9ll 3. 7 3. 7 

].3 ......... ......... 6.55 4.4 3;78 3.7 113.65 29 ........ 6.0 5.2 3.90 3.7 G3.7 

14 .. , ...... 6.35 4.3 3.8 3.7 3.65 30 ........ 6 .. 3 5.0 3.9- 3:7 3.7 

15 .. , ...... 6.35 4.25 3.8 3.7 a3:65 31 ........ 6.3 .......... 3.9 3. 7 ........ .. ....... 16 ......... ........ 6.35 4.25 3.79 3.7 a3.65 

a li:atlmated. 

~tation rating table for Yosemite CJreelc in Yosemite Valley, Oalifomia,frinn Jttly 1, 1904, 

tD Deeember 31,1005. 

Ga~e 'heig t. Discharge~ ! Ga~ ' helg t. ·Discharge. Ga~e · helg t. Discharge, Ga~e helg t, Discharge. ,, 

Feet. Secood-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. · Secood-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.70 2 ' '. 4.60. 00 5.00 . 100 6.40 280 

3.80 3 4.70 .. : 59 5.60 . 163 6.00 '296 

3.00 6 4.80 69 5.70 177 6.60 312 

'4.00 -~ 4.90 79 5.80 191 .6.70 328 

4.10 14 5.00 90 5.90 205 6.80 '. .344. 

4.20 20 5.10 101 6.00 220 6.90 aOO 

' .4.30 27 5.20 113 6.10 " 235 7.00 377 

4.40 '34 5.30 125 .6.20 2So 

4.50 411 5.40 137 11.30 265 

-

NOTE.-The above table Is based t;>n 11 discharge measu.rements 1J!ade dunng 1904-5. ·It is well 

!lelined. · · · 

:. 

,. 
MERCED RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 207 

Estimated 'TTiffTiiJily disCharge of Yosemite Oreek in Yosemite Valley, Oolifornia, for 1904 

and 1905 

D lscharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

59 8 32.2 

59 3 9.9 

50 2.5 4.7 

344 22(j 290 

304 90 206 

90 5· 34.3 

5 2 2.8 

2 1.5 1.9 

2 1.5 1.5 

TE AYA OREEX IN YOSElUTE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. 

Totalln 

acre-feet. 

This station was es1abli8hed July 11, 1904, by A. E .. Chandler and N. W. CUrrie. It is 

located by the wagon bridge, about 2 miles from Yosemite, Cal. 

The channel is stra~ ht for 200 feet above and below the station. Both .banks are above· 

high water. The bed f the stream is composed of small granite fragments and is not subject 

tochange. · 

Discharge measuren ents are made from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is the 

stream face of the abt tment on the right bank. ' · 

The gage is a verti al timber securely fastened tp the bridge stringer on upper side of 

bridge, 9 feet from lef abutment. The bench mark is formed by the heads of two nails in 

the top of the bridge tringer near the g~;~ge; elevation, 12.70 feet above the datum of the 

gage. 

A description of thi station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 13 , United States Geological Survey. 

DisCharge measu ements ofTe:naya Oreek in Yosemite Valley, Oai"ifornia, in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

June7 .•....... W. B. Clapp ...................... . 

June14 ........ N; W. Currie ..................... . 

June 19 ............. do .......................... .. 

June24 ............. do. 

June28 •............ do. 

July 5 .............. do. 

July 12: _ .•.......... do. 

July24 .•..........• do. 

October 1 a ..•• .•••• do. 

. I Area of 

Width.l section. 

Feet. Sq. ft. 

45 119 

45 125 

45 110 

45 90 

~5 72 

42 51 

41 37 

34 16.8 

a :b:stimated. 

a age I Dis- height. I charge: 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec-ft. 

3.36 5.95 400 

3.42 6.00 428 

3.03 5.65 333 

2.46 5.18 221 

2.01 4.80 145 

-1 •. 59 4.40 81 

1.19 4.10 44 

.84 3.60 14.1 

3.35 3 
208 STREAM 'ME~!:!UREMENTS IN" 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, ofTenaya Oreik in YO!!emite Valley, Oalifornia,for 1905. 

Day. June. July. Aug. Sept. oct. Day. June. July. Aug. Sept .. Oct. 

------ --------

1 ••. , •••.••••••. 5.9 4.7 3.5 3.35 3.35 11: .....•...... 5.8 3.85 3.38 3.35 •3.35 

2-'··~········· 5.9 4.6 . 3.5 3.36 G3,35 18 .•••.••.••.• 5.75 3.8 3;38 a3.35 a3.35 

3 •• , ••••.••••• 5.9 4.5 3.5 3.35 G3.35 19 •.••.•••.••. 5.65 3.75 3.38 a3.35 a3.35 

4 •••.•.•••.••.• 5. 7 4.4 3.45 3.35 aa.35 20 •••....••.•.• 5.55 3. 7 3.38 <>3.35 a3~35 

5 ••..••••••. ;. 5.6 4.4 3.45 3.35 aa.35 21. ••••••••••• 5.5,5 3.7 3.38 G3,35 3.35 

6 •.••••••.••.• 5. 7 4.35 3.4 3.35 ·<>~.35 22 ............ 5.5 3.65 3.38 G3,35 

7 .............. 6.0 4.3 3.4 3.36 3.36 23 ............ 5.3 3.6 3.38 3.35 

8 ............. 5.8 4.25 3.4 3.35 •3.35 24 ............ 5.18 3.6 3.38 3.35 

9 ............. 5.75 4.2 3.4 3.35 •3.35 25 ........... : 5.1 3;6 3.38 a3.35 

10 ............. 6.0 4.1. 3.4 3.35 3.35 26 ............ 5.0 3.55 3.38 a3.35 

11 ............. 6.01 4.1 3.38 3.35 a3.35 27 ............ 4.9 3.55. 3.38 a3.35 

i2 .............. 6.0 4.1 3.38 3.35 •3.35 28 ........... , 4.83 3.55 3.38 G3.35 

13 ............. 6.15 4.0 3.38 3.35 G3,35 29 ............ 4.8 3.5 3.35 a3.35 

14 ............. 5.98 3.95 3.38 3.35 3.35 30 ............ 4.7 3.5 3.35 3.35 

15 ............. 5.95 3.9 3.38 3.35 3.35 31. ........... ........... 3.5 3.35 ........... .............. 

16 ............. 5.9 3.85 3.38 3.35 a3.35 

"Gage heights estimated. 

Station rating table for Tenaya Oreik in Y oaemite Valley, Oalifornia, from July 1, 1904, to 

December 31, 1905. 

GBJ.e Dlscha~ge.l G';te Discharge. Gaff: Discharge. GBJ.e :pischarge. he!g t. helg t. he!g ·t. helg t. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet: Second-feet. Feet. second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.40 4.5 . 4.20 54 5.00 184 5.80 368 

3.50 8 4.30 66 S.10 204 5.00 395 

3.60 12 4.40 80 5.20 225 6.00 422 

3.70 17 4.50 95 5.30 247 6.10 450 

3.80 22 4.60 111 5.40 270 6.20 480 

3.90 28 4.70 128 5.50 293 6.30 512 

4.00 35 4.80 146 5.60 317 

4.11} 44 4.90 165 5.70 342 

NOTE,'-The above table Is applicable only for open-channel conditions. lt is based on 11 dlschal'ge 

measurements mil.de during 1904-5. It is well defined between gage heights 3.3 fe~t and 6 foot. . . 

'EBtima,t,ed 'T1UYIIJ},ly discharge oj.Tenaya Oreik in Y oaemite Valley, California, for 1904 and . !' .. · r1905. . . •, . . . 

Month. 

1904. 

·July 11-31 .................... · ............................ . 

August ........................ : ....................... .. 

September 1-24 ....................... ; .................. . 

1905.· 

May 23-31. ............................................. . 

June ..............•.•..............••........•.......... ·. 

JUly .. , .................................................... . 

August~ ............................. .' ................. ,. 

.September ....................... ,.; ..................... . 

October 1-21..· .......................... , ••..•.. ·--------

Discharge in second.feet: 

Maximum. Minimum; Mean. 

80 17 38.3 

28 4.5 12.3 

80 3.9 8.6 

512 368 425 

465 128 323 

128 8 38.8 

8 3 4.4 

3 3 3.0 

3 3 3.0 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

1,595 

756 

409 

7,587. 

19,220. 

2,386 

270 

179 

125 

···~ 

• j 

~~--~··· ........................ ·········~-~-.. -.-.. -.. ---.. -.. -~---.. -.-._-.. ~---_--._1···~~--~ J 
T OLUMNE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 209 

MIS:CELL&NE US MEASUREMENTS IN MERCED RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Bridal Veil Greek, Y seq-ite Valley, California.-This stream is a tributary of the Merced 

River. An estimate w s Iitade of the discharge at a point 500 feet above its junction with 

Merced River and abo t 1,000 feet below Bridal Veil Falls on June 7, 1905, by W. B. 

Clapp. It was imposs· le ro make a measurement on account of the rough bed and heavy 

grade of the stream. I 

Estimated discharge 100 second-feet. 

Cascade Greek, Yose itel Valley, Oalifornia.-This stream is a tributary of the Merced 

River. An estimate w s ~ade of the discharge at a point 500 feet below Cascade Falls near 

mouth of creek on Jun 6, 1905, by W. B. Clapp. 

Estimated discharge 15\) second-feet. 

Ribbon Falls Greek, OBfmite Valley, California.-This stream is tributary to Merced 

River in Yosemite Val ey. A measurement was made where the creek crosses the road on 

the west side of the va ey on June 7 by W. B. Clapp. 

The stream was flo g fn several shallow channels. 

Total width, 20.5 fe t; area, 9.0 square feet; mean velocity, 1.89 feet per second; discharge, 17.0 second-fee . 

olUMNE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRII'TION OF BASIN. 

Tuolumne River rise oJ the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and drains the country 

located between Stani laus River on the north and Merced River on the south. It has 

numerous tributaries, evefal of which produce a heavy discharge. The country throughout this basin is rough ndlrugged, especially along the main river, which cuts through solid 

granite, with high preci itous cliffs on either side. Along this stream is found some of the 

grandest scenery of th SiFrra Nevada. This stream drains the northern portion of the 

Yosemite National Pa k, 'jvhere is located the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne and the 

Hetch·Hetchy Valley, hich is pronounced by many to exceed the famed Yosemite Valley 

in grandeur and beaut . The formation is of granite, which on the higher elevations is 

bare and glaciated, oft n rfsing thousands of feet in vertical cliffs and domes. Along the 

middle reaches of this asin there is good soil covering, with a heavy timber growth of pine, 

fir, cedar, and other ki dr1d trees. On the lower reaches the covering is a heavy growth 

of brush, which diminis es ~n the foothills where the stream enters the San Joaquin Valley. 

This portion of the bas· has a light soil covering, with grass growth, which, is used for pasturage. There are sev ral glacial lakes throughout the upper reaches of this basin, many 

of the larger of which fferl exceptional opportunities for the construction of storage reservoirs. There are also any reservoir sites on the main river. The stream has a heavy 

fall, and the opportuni ies for power development are numerous. Several diversions are 

made above the gagin stJtion, which is located at Lagrange, where the stream breaks 

from the foothills. Th ptecipitation on the upp~r half of this basin falls in the form of 

·snow, a greater portion of which disappears in the spring months, but on the higher elevations remains untillat in I the summer. The mean annual rainfall varies from about 30 

inches on the lower foo hillk to about 60 inches on the higher elevations. 

TfOLUMNE RIVER AT LAGRANGE, CAL, 

This station was esta lished August 29, 1895, by J. B. Lippincott. It is located at the 

wagon bridge, in the t wn of Lagrange. It is below the high dam, where the diversions 

are made by the Turlo k a~d Modesto canals, and also beiow the head of the canal of the 

Lagrange Ditch and H dclulic Mining Company, which diverts water from the left bank 

of the river above the am. 

The channel is straig t f~r 400 feet above and 600 feet below the station. It is broken 

by two iron piers and as Ia width at ordinary stages of 300 feet. During the season of 
:nO ~TREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XTII. 

low flow all the water is taken out by the Turlock and Modesto canals above the station. 

The record of flow of these canals is kept. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel 

and is fairly permanent. The current is swift" at high stages and very sluggish during low 

water. The discharge has gradually increased each year for the same gage heights. Both 

banks are high and not subject to overflow. 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the bridge. The initial 

point for soundings is a mark on the railing of the bridge 100 feet north from the center of 

first pier on right bank of the river. 

The gage is a vertical timber fastened t.o the right abutment of the bridge. During 1905 

the gage was read by R. A. Trumbly. Bench marks were established as follow~: (1) Top of 

a rock marked with white paint, situated on the left bank below the bridge and opposite the 

573.foot mark of the cross section; elevation, 19.10 feet. (2) The top of rock marked with 

white paint, situated 75 feet downstream from bench mark No. 1; elevation, 16.89 feet. 

Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-8upply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100, and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

. Discharge m:easurements of Tuolumne River t¥ Lagrange, Ool., in 1905.· 

Date. Hydrograp;her. Width. Area of Mean Ga~e Di5-

section. velocity. heig t. charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet: Sec.-fl. 

March 15 ...... F.R.S. Buttemer .................. 325 1,426_ 1. 79 6.10 2,548 

April6 .•...... 0. W. Patterson ...........•....... 332 1,591 2.40 6.60 3,817 

May24 ••...... R. S. Hawley .................•....• 344 2,068 3.79 7.90 7,846 

June 16 ...•.•.. ....• do ..••.. , ......•...........•.... 344 2,068 3.66 7.90 7,574 

June 17 .....•.. •••.. do ••............................ 344 1,906 3.28 7.45 ~ 6,249 

September 13 .. C. H. Lee ..........•...•.•....•..... 30 20 .45 3.30 9.2 

October 18 •.•.. Lee and Hawley •......•...•.....•.• 38 36 1.47 3.68 53 

/ 
T( OLUMNE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 211 

Daily gage heigl t, in feet, of Tuolumne River at Lagrange, Oal.,jor 1905. 

Day. Jan. eb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------1---1-1--_______ . _______ ------

!. ............... 5.7 

~:::::::::::::::1 ::~ 4 ............... 1 4.8 

5 ............... 4.8 

6 ......... .-..... 4.8 

7 ............... 4.75 

8 ............... 4.75 

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

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

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

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

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

4._751 4. 75 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

14............... 4.8 

15 ... ,........... 4.8 

16 .............. 4.8 

17............... 4.8 

. 18............... 4.8 

19 ............... 4.8 

20 ............... 4.85 

21............... 5.0 

22 ............... 5.1 

23 ............... 5.15 

24 ............... 5.2 

25 ............... 5.1 

2f.i.. ............. 5.0 

27............... 4.81> 

28 ............... 4.8 

~ ............... 4.8 

. 75 

.1 

.3 

.0 

.3S 

.1 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.0 

.0 

.9 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.85 

.. 65 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.55 

.8 

. 7 

.8 

5. 7 

5.85 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.85 

.5.8 

5.85 

5.8 

6.95 

6.55 

6.1 

6.1 

7.3 

7.0 

9.3 

7.6 

6.85 

6.6 

6.5 

6.3 

6.1 

6.1 

5.9 7.3 

6.05 6. 7 

5.9 6.3 

5.9 6.35 

5.95 6.15 

6.3 13.15 

6.65 6.35 

6.6 6.5 

6.45 6.2 

6.5 6.1 

6.4 6.0 

6.05 6.0 

5.8 5.9 

5. 75 6.1 

5.9 6.8 

5.95 7.7 

5.9 8.7 

5.95 8.25 

5.9 8.0 

5.9 8.0 

5.9 ' 8.25 

5.951 7.9 

6.13 7.6 

7.1 7.8 

7.1 8.0 

7.2 7.85 

7.0 6.05 3.2 3.1 3. 7 3.65 

7.0 6.0 3.2 3.1 3.85 3.65 

6.9 5.8 3.2 3.1 3.8 3.65 

6.85 5.45 3.2 3.1 3. 7 3.65 

6. 75 5. 5 3. 2 3.1 3. 6 3. 65 

6.7 5.5 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.65 

6.85 5.35 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.65 

7.1 5.4 3.2 3.1 3.6 3.65 

7.6 5.15 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.65 

7.9 5.0 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.65 

8. 0 4. 85 3. 2 3. 1 3. 5 3. 65 

8. 05 4. 7 3. 2 3. 4 3. 5 3. 65 

8.0 4.55 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.65 

7.85 4.5 3.2 3.3 3.5 3. 7 

7.85 4.75 1.2 3.2 3.5 3.7 

7.8 4.7 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.7 

7.6 3.65 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.7 

7.45 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.7 

7.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.65 3.7 

7.25 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.65 3.75 

7.35 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.8 

6. 9 3. 2 3. 1 3. 2 3. 7 3. 75 

6. 25 3. 2 3. 1 3. 2 3. 7 3. 75 

6.15 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.75 

6. 15 3. 2 3.1 3. 2 3. 7 3. 8 

6.1 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.8 

6.2 7.2 7.65 6.05 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.85 

6.1 7.35 I 7.35 6.05 3.2 3.1 3.25 3.7 4.0 

6. 45 I 7. 4 I 6. 7 6. 20 3. 2 3.1 3. 4 3. 65 4. 0 . 

-------'---'--·-· J.-._. _c·l.__:_:~_5_.1_··-~_:·~_-_c·l_:_::__,__6._0_5_,___::_:_,__:_:~--3._5 __ :~:~-~~~_-_i -- 30 ............... 4.9 

31.. ............. 4.9 

4.05 

4.05 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

4,0 

3.95 

3.95 

3.95 

'4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.05 

4.15 

4.1 

4.05 

4.05 

4.05 

4.0 

4.0 

4.1 

4.15 

4.15 

4.2 
212 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Station rating table for Tuolumne River at Lagrange, Oql.,jrom January 1 to December 31, 

1905. 

Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. 

--- I 

Feet. · Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.10 1 4.50 340 5.90 2,200 7.60 6,700 

3.20 5 4.60 410 6.00 2,400 7.80 7,360 

3.30 10 4.70 490 6.10 2,610 8.00 8,060 

3.40 20 4.80 580 6.20 2,830 8.20 8,780 

3.50 30 4.90 680 6.30 3,060 8.40 9,500 

3.60. 40 5.00 790 6.40 3,300 8.60 10,260 

3. 70 55 5.10 910 6.50 3,550 8.80 11,050 

3.80 70 5.20 1,030 6.60 3,800 9.00 11,850 

3.~0 90 5.30 1,170 6. 70 4,06!1 9.?l)" 12,600 

4.00 120 5.40 1,310 6.80 4,320 9.40 13,480 

4.10 150 5.50 1,470 6.90 4,600 9.60 14,320 

4.20 190 5.60 1,630 7.00 4,880 9.80 15,160 

4.30 230 5. 70 1,810 7.20 5,470 10.00 16,000 

4.40 280 5.80 2,000 7.40 6,070 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tuolumne River at Lagrange, Oal.,jor 1905. 

[Drainage area, 1,501 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

;Maximum. Minimum. Mean. ~':!~J~. Second-feet Depth 

per square in inches. 

mile. 

January •.....................• 1,810 535 745 45,810 0.496 0.572 

February ...............•.•.•.. 8,420 745 1,926 107,000 1.28 1.33 

March •.•...........•.••....... 1-3,070 1,871 3,487 214,400 2.32 2.68 

April .•••••...•.............•.. 7,770 2,696 4,016 239,000 2.68 2.99 

May ....••.•..... · ....•......... 11,360 2,866 5,927 364,400 3.95 4.55 

June •.•..•........•.••.•......• 9,075 3,258 5,969 355,200 3.98 4.44 

July •••••.............•.•.... ,. 3,403 427 1,344 82,640 .895 1.03 

August •. _. ...........•....•... 345 103 212 . 13,040 .141 .163 

September ......•...•.•..•..... 131 as 78.1 4,647 .052 .058 

October ••••......•.•.•.•...... 80 30 45.5 2,798 .030 .035 

November .•........•.•....•... 135 48 62.2 3, 701 .041 .046 

December ...••...•.•.•.•.•.... 190 90 129 7,932 .086 .099 

The year •••••••.•.•••.•. 13,070 8 1,995 1,441,000 1.33 17.99 

a The minimum of 8 feet in September was caused by closing head-gate of Turlock Canal and holding water back In reservoir until dam overflowed. 

NOTE.-The above discharge Includes that of Turlock and Modesto canals. 

MODESTO CANAL AT LAGRANGE, CAL, 

The Modesto canal is the property of the Modesto irrigation district. The water is 

diverted from the right side of the Tuolumne River at the Lagrange dam. This canal was 

designed to carry 660 second-feet and to irrigate land in the vicini.ty of Modesto, Stanislaus 

County, Cal. The principal part of the construction work was done on this canal prior to 

1892, but on account of litigation the canal was not completed until April, 1903; 

On April 26, 1903, a gage rod was set in and a rating made of Indian Hill flurrie, near 

Lagrange, Cal. From May 10"to June 3 and from June 10 to June 25, inclusive, boards 

were placed in the, flumes to back the water up and keep the flumes saturated. "During 

this time gage heights were obtained by taking the depth of the water in the canal below 

Indian Hill flume. 
TUOLUMNE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 213 

On July 12, 1904, the station was moved to the flume near the intake. This was done 

so that more gage readings and explanations of their fluctuations could be obtained by 

having J. L. Montgomery, the regulator of the gates at the intake, act as gage observer. 

This flume is 11.85 feet in width. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 100 and 

134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

Date. 

Discharge measurements of Modesto canal at Lagrange, Gal., in 1905. 

Hydrographer. Mean 

velocity. 

Gage 

height. Discharge. 

-~---1------------1-------1----------

April6 ........ 0. W. Peterson .... _ .............. . 

May24 ........ R. S. Hawley ...................... . 

June 17 ...... ~ ...... do ....................... _. __ .. . 

July 21. .. __ . __ ..... do. __ --·---··------------·-····· 

Feet. 

11.8 

11.8 

11.8 

12 

Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. 

40 7.28 

37 6.68 

45 7.18 

35 6.34 

Feet. 

3.40' 

3.15 

3.85 

2.95 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Modesto canal at Lagrange, Oal.,for 1905. 

Sec.-ft. 

291 

247 

323 

222 

_____ D_a_y_. _____ 1_J_a_n_ ~ Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. I Sept. 

!........................... 0.0 

2. ·- ···········----···-····- 0 

3........................... 0 

4........................... 0 

5 .. ··-·--·----·------·-····-- 0 6___________________________ 0 

7........................... 0 

8........................... 0 

9........................... 0 

10.-.-- ··- ·--···----·-·· ·- -·. 0 

11.-.-- ---·----·--------·-··· 0 

12 .. -- ---·-·····--·-·-·· .... - 0 

13.-.-- ··-·-··---·-······- --· 0 

14 .. --- ---·-············· ··-- 0 

15.---- -·-·-······-··---····- 0 

16 ................... _....... a 1. 0 

17 ... -- ·-----·-·--·--· .. ··--- .9 

18.-.-- ·----·-··----·-·· .. ··- .9 

19 .. -- ...... ····--·-·-·· .. ··- .9 

20 ........................ ,.. .9 

21.-.-----.-.--- .. -.-. --.-.-. 1.05 

22 .•..•.......•...•.......... 

23 .......................... . 

24. ------------·----·-·······-

25 .......................... . 

26 .......................... . 

27 .. -- ------------···--·-·-·-

28 ........•••••.•.•.........• 

29. ·--·--·----·-····--------· 

30 .... ····----·-····----·-·-· 

31. .....................•.... 1 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.05 

1.6 

2.0 

2.05 

2.05 

2.35 

2.7 

2.8 

bO 

•1.3 

2.0 

2.1 

2.0 

1.95 

2.45 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

2.7 

al.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

1.25 

.85 

.5 

.7 

. 7 

.7 

.8 

.8 

bO 

0 

0 

3.3 •2.0 

3.0 2.1 

2.75 2.5 

2. 75 2.5 

bO 2.8 

0 bO 

0 0 

0 

a1.5 

2.0 

a Water turned in. 

NOTE.-Canal dry September 12 to December 31. 

2.6 

2.9 

3.1 

3.2 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 bO 

3.0 0 

3.0 •3.15 

3.0 3.3 

3.0 3.35 

3.0 3.35 

3.0 3.5 

3.0 3.5 

3.0 3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

2.5 

3.5 

2. 75 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3. 7 

3.75 

3.75 

3. 75 

3.8 

3.9 

3.9 

4.0 

1. 75 

1.55 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

bO 

a2.5 

3.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.5 

2.5 

2. 75 

2. 7 

2.55 

2.4 

2.55 

2.1 

2.1 

b Water turned out. 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.65. 

1.65 

1.4 

1.55 

1.55 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.25 

1.0 

1.1 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.15 

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.95 

.8 

.85 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.4 
~14 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P AR'r XIII. 

Station rating table for Modesto canal at Lagrange, (Jal.,jrom January 1 to December 91, 1905. 

- Ga!te heig t. Discharge. Gage 

height. Discharge. Ga:i:' Discharge. Gage Discharge. heig t. height. 

Feet. Seco't<d-feet. ll'eet. SecrYI!d-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

0.10 2 1.11[) 53 2.10 140 3.20 252 

20 4 1.2!1 151 2.20 150 . 3.40 274 

30 7 1.:00 ili9 2.30 160 3.60 .296 

40 11 l.·W 77 2.40 170 3.SO 31S 

liO 16 l.llo~ 85 ~.50 180 4.00 340 

60 21 UlO 94 2.60 190 4.20 364 

70 26 1.70 103 2. 70 200 4.40 38S 

80 32 1.80 112 2.SO 210 

90 38 1.00 121 2.90 220 

1.00 45 2.CO 130 3.00 230 

---

Norn.-The above table is based on discharge measurements made during 1904-1905. I tis well defined 

between gage heights 0.5 foot and 4 feet. Monthly estimates are included with those of Tuolumne 

River, p. 210. 

TlJli.LOOX CANAL AT LAGROGE, CAL. 

The Turlock canal, the property of the Turlock irrigation district, takes water from the 

left bo.nk of the Tuolumne River at the Lagrange dam. This canal was designed to carry 

1,500 second-feet and to irrigate a large area of fertile.land in the vicinity of Turlock and 

Ceres, Stanislaus County, Cal. 

Dwing 1898 water was first turned into the canal in small quantities and used for puddling the banks. A record of the gage height has been kept since July, 1899. Meter 

DleQSII,rrements al!"e made when the gaging station on the Tuolumne River at Lagrange is 

visited, ·and Morgan flume, or flume No. 2, has been rated. It is 13.75 feet in width. 

In the spring of 1905 a station was established in flume No. 1 and used for some time, 

hut it did not give satisfactory results during high stages of the canal. Gage readings were 

discontinued on this flume and resumed on the Morgan flume. The record since May 22, 

1905, is on the Morgan flume. The observer is J. J. R. Johnson, the canal tender. 

Information in regard to this station is contained in Water-SJipply Papers Nos. 81, 85, 

100, and 134 of the United States Geological Survey. 

Dilleharge measurements of Turlock canal at Lagrange, Gal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Wrdth. . I Area of se<Jtion. Mean I Gage Disvelocity. ' height. charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

AprilS ........ 0. W. Peterson .............. ___ .. . 19.5 24 1. 96 1.22 47 

AprilS ........... _.do-- ........................... . 19.5 40 3.20 2.05 128 

AprilS ........ _., .. do .......................... _ ... 19.5 55 3.82 2.SO 210 

AprilS._ ........... do ............................. : 19.5 81 4.60 4.15 375 

May 24 ........ R. S. Hawley.- ............... _ .... . 13. s 72 7.13 5.30 514 

June 17 ............. do ............................. . 13.S 76 7.5S 5.55 576 

July 21 ............. do._ ........................... . 13.S 66 6. 55 4.65 432 

September14_. C.H.Lee .......................... . 13.6 28 3.07 2.04 S6 

NOTE.-Measurements on April 8 were made on little flume near head of canal others made at "Morgan flume. 
TUOLUMNE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 215 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Turlock canal at Lagrange, Oal.,jor 1905. 

Day. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. 

----~-------------- ---------------------

1. . ------ .. ----.- .. -.-. --.- .... ---- .... -.- -.-.. .. . 4.15 

2. --.-.-----.-.------ .. ---.- ... -.-. ------ .. -.-- .. 4.1 

3. ......................................... ....... 4.1 

4.-. ......................................... ........ 4.15 

5.------.... -.. -.... -.- .. -.... -..... -.-.-. --. -.--.--. 4. 2 

6. ....................................... ....... 0 

7. ........................................ ........ 0 

8. ............................. .......... ....... 3.2 

9. _. ............ ,............................ ....... 3.0 

10. ........................................ ........ 1.5 

11. ------- ..... --- .. ---. -- .. -.-.- .. ---.--.-.- . ---- .. 4.6 

12. ---- ... -... -.. -.-. -- ...... -. --.- .. -. ---- .. -.-- .. - 4. 7 

13. .. -.- .. -.. -. --.-.- ... -. -- .. -. ---- .... -- ... ---. 4.8 

14. ....................................... ....... 5.5 

15.- -.-- .. -.-.-. ------ .... --.- .. ----.- .. -.- -.. -.-.. 5.5 

16. ....................................... ........ 5.5 

17. ........................................ ........ 5.5 

18. ........................................ ........ 5.5 

19. ........................................ ........ 5.2 

20. ........................................ ........ 5.2 

21. ........................................ ....... 5.~ 

22. ........................................ 1.6 5.2 

23. ......................................... 2.1 5.25 

24. ....................................... 2.1 5.2.1 

5.3 

5.3 

5.4 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

4.1 

4.6 

4. 7 

4. 7 

4. 7 

4. 7 

4. 7 

4. 75 

4.85 

4.9 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

0 

0 

5.3 

5.25 

5.25 

25. .. .................................... .. 

26. .. ................................... .. 

27 ........................................ .. 

3.0 

3. 4 

4.1 

4.1 

2.1 

4.1 

4.0 

5.251 5.3 

5.2 5.4 

5.3 5. 4 

28. .. .................................... .. 

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

5. 4 5.4 

5.3 

5.3 

5.4 

5.4 

:~: .:::::::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::::::::[ 5.4 

-~~-~---~-

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.~ 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.45 

5.4 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.55 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.55 

5.55 

5.55 

5.55 

5.6 

5.55 

NoTE.-Canal dry January 1 to March 21 and September 26 to December 31. 

5.55 3.1 

5.6 3.2 

5.6 3.15 

5.6 2.9 

5.6 2.95 

,).6 2.95 

5.6 2.65 

5.6 2.65 

5.6 2.65 

5.6 2.65 

5.6 2.65 

5.6 2.6 

5.6 2. 7 

5.6 2.4 

3.6 2.4 

5.6 2. 4 

5.2 2.4 

5. 4 2.4 

5.0 2.4 

5.0 2.0 

4. 8 2.15 

4.8 2.2 

4.2 2.2 

4.55 2.2 

4.55 

4.5 

4.25 

4.0 

4.1 

3.6 

3.6 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

L65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.65 

1.8 

2.5 

T.1 

2.1 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

1.75 

1. 75 

1. 75 

Station rating table for Turlock canal at Lagrange, Gal. ,from January 1 to December 31, 1fl05. 

' 

Dis charge. I Gage ! . I Gate Discharge. ~~~h~~-1 Discharge. heig t. ----- I 

nd-jeet Feet. 'Second-feet. I Feet. Second-feet. 

40 2. 70 ! 166 3.90 324 

47 2.80 

I 

178 4.00 338 

55 2.90 190 4.20 366 

64 I 3.00 202 4.40 394 

74 i 3.10 

I 

215 4. 60 422 

85 

II 

3. 20 228 4.80 450 

96 3.30 241 5.00 478 

107 3. 40 254 5.20 506 

118 

I 3.50 268 5.40 535 

]30 I 3. 60 282 5.60 565 

142 

I 

3. 70 296 

154 3. 80 310 

Gage Discharge 11 Gage height. hmght. 

I Feet. Second: feet. I Feet. 

0.30 1 

I 

1.50 

.40 2 !.nO 

.50 3 I. 70 

.60 

! 

1. 80 

. 70 5 1. 90 

.80 7 2.00 

.90 10 2.10 

1.00 14 

I 

2.20 

1.10 18 2.30 

1. 20 23 

I 

2.40 

1. 30 .28 2.50 

1. 40 34 

I 2. 60 

Seco 

- NoTE.-The above table is based on discharge measurements made during 1904-5. It is well defined 

between gage heights 2 feet and 5.5 feet. Monthly estimates are included with those of Tuolumne 

River, p. 210. 
216 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

JIISCELLANEOVS DAS'UREJIENTS IN Tll'OLUliiNE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

Olavey River.-This stream is tributary to Tuolumne River from the north and enters it 

about 10 miles above the mouth of the North Fork. .A mea.Surement was made on September 15, 1905, just above the bridge for the new trail from Tuolumne to Lake Eleanor, 

by H . .A. Campbell. . 

Width, 10 feet; area, 14.3 square feet; mean velocity, 0.87 foot per second; discharge, 

12.5 second-feet. 

Oherry River.-This stream is tributary to the Tuolumne River from the north and enters 

it about 15 miles below Hetch Hetchy Valley. .A measurement was made one-third of a 

mile above the mouth of Eleanor Creek on September 16, 1905, by H . .A. Campbell, 

Width, 2 feet; area, 1.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.00 foot per second; discharge, 1.4 

second-feet. 

Oherry River at Oherry Valley, Oal.-.A measurement was made at the old gaging station 

in the lower end of Cherry Valley on main trail from Tuoluinne to Lake Eleanor on ·September 17, 1905, by H . .A. Campbell. 

Width, 2.2 feet; area, 1.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.58 foot per second; discharge, 

0.92 second-foot. 

Eleanor Oreek.-.A measurement was made on September 18, 1905, 1 mile below outlet 

from Lake Eleanor and about 3 qriles above its junction with Cherry Creek, by H. .A. 

Campbell. • 

Width, 2.0 feet; area, 0;50 square foot; mean velocity, 0.60 foot per second; discharge, 

o.3o second-foot. 

Tuolumne River at Hetch Hetchy, Oal.-.A measurement was made on September 18, 1905, 

atl the head of He1;ch Hetchy Valley, one-half mile above mouth of Rancheria Creek, by 

H .. .A. Campbell. · 

Width, 14 feet; area, 12 square feet; mean velocity, 1.83 feet per second; discharge, 

22 second-feet. 

Rancheria Oreek.-This stream enters Tuolumne River from the north in Hetch Hetchy 

Valley. .A measurement was made on September 19,1905, 100 yards above trail croB!Iing, 

about 1! miles above its junction with Tuolumne River, by H . .A. Campbell. 

Width, 4 feet: area, 3.3 square feet; mean velocity, 0.94 foot per second; discharge, 

3.1 second-feet. · 

Tiltill Oreek.-This stream enters the Tuolumne River from the north in Hetch Hetchy 

Valley. .A measurement was made on September 19, 1905, at lower end of Tiltill Valley 

about 2 miles above its junction with Tuolumne River, by H . .A. Campbell. 

Width, 0.9 foot; area, 0.18 square foot; mean velocity, 0.67 foot per second; diseharge., 

0.12 second-foot. · 

Falls Oreek:-This strea!I). enters Tuolumne River from the north in Hetch Hetchy Valley. .A measurement was made on September 19, 1905, at the outlet of Lakll Vernon, by 

H . .A. Campbell. 

Width, 4.4 feet; area, 1.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.75 foot per second; discharge, 1.2 

second-feet. 

Tuolumne River at Hetch Hetchy Valley, Oal.-.A measurement was made on September 

21, 1905, at the lower end of Hetch Hetchy Valley about one-half mile below trail to Lake 

Eleanor, by H . .A. Campbell. 

Width, 18.5 feet; area, 13.5 square feet; mean velocity, 1.78 feet per second; discharge, 

24 second-feet. 

Middle Fork of Tuolumne River.-A. measurement was made on this stream on September 

2f, 1905, about 100 yards downstream from the bridge on the road frotn Sequoia to "Hog 

Ranch by H . .A. Campbell. 

Width, 2 feet; area, 0.60 square foot; mean velocity. 0.93 foot per second; discharge, 

0. 56 second-foot. 
STANISLAUS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 217 

South Fork of TuOlumne River.-A measurement was made on this stream on Septen;ber 

22, 1905, about 75 yards upstream from the bridge on the Big Oak Flat and Yosemite Toll 

Road, near Harden ranch, by H. A. Campbell.' 

Width, 11.2 feet; area, 10.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.42 foot per second; discharge, 

4.5 seconq-feet. 

Mining ditch near Lagrange, Oal.-This ditch diverts water from the Tuolumne River several miles above the town of Lagrange, Cal. A measurement was made April 6 at a point 

on the hill above the Lagrange dam. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 4.3 square feet; mean velocity, 1.58 feet per second; discharge, 6.8 

second-feet. 

STANISLAUS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

D,ESORIPTION OF BASIN. 

_Stanislaus River drains a portion of the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and heads 

well back on the crest, at elevations of from ·10,000 to 12,000 feet. It drains the country 

between the basins of the Mokelumne River on the north and the Tuolumne River on the 

south, and flows in a general southwesterly direction, entering the San Joaquin River 23 

miles above Stockton. It has numerous. tributaries in the upper reaches of the basin, which 

have their source in numerous small glacial lakes. The topography is rough and broken 

with high mountain peaks. The formation is of granite, which is bare and destitute of timber growth above an elevatio11 of 8,000 feet, except where small glacilillakes and moraines 

occur. IIi. the middle reaches of the basin there is good soil covering and a heavy .growth of 

timber. In this basin is situated the Calaveras grove of big trees (Sequoia gigantea), for 

which the Sief!a Nevada are famous. This is the most northerly grove of these trees, 

groves of which extend as far south as the Kern River basin. The mean annual rainfitl.l for 

the basin is about 50 inches. The precipitation falls chiefly in the form of snow on the 

higher elevations, remaining well into the su=er months. Mining operations have been 

carried on extensively in this basin, and many canaJs.liave been taken out of t~eriver,-all of 

which discharge their water into the river again. The canal of the Stanislaus Water Company diverts water 3 miles above Knights Ferry, which is used to irrigate land between 

Knights Ferry and Stockton. A gaging station is mai:qtained on this canal to determine 

its discharge. 

STANISLAUS RIVER AT KNIGHTS FERRY, OAL, 

A station was first established on this river on May 3, 1895, at the railroad bridge onehalf mile north of the town of Oakdlile. On July 30, 1898, a cable was placed 1,000 feet 

below the railroad bridge. This station was used until February 16, 1901. 

The station at K:ri.ights Ferry was established May 19, 1903, by W. H: Ste~J,rns. It is 

located 200 feet from the post-office at Knights Ferry. 

There is an island "800 feet above the gaging station, and a dam on each channel at the 

head of the island. The Stanislaus Milling and Power Company's power house is on the 

right bank of the river below one of these dams and about 1,000 fee_t above the gaging station. The challii,el is straight for 500 feet above and below the cable. At ordinary and 

high stages the stream has a fall of 0.47 foot in the 500 feet above the cable and of 0.68 foot 

in the 500 feet below. Both banks are composed of cemented gravei and are high. The 

bft bank is not subject to overflow. IIi. extreme floods the right bank has been known to 

be overflowed, flooding the yards and houses next to the river. The bed is of gravel and is 

subject to some change from the addition of materilil which is washed down from the island. 

above. 

Discharge measurements at high and medium stages are made from a car suspended frorri 

a cable. Low-water measurements are made by wading 300 feet above the cable. The 

initilil point for soundings is the eyebolt to which the cable is fastened on the right ba,nk. 

IRR 177-06-15 
STREAM . :M:E.AS.URE:M:ENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

~-l 

Ordinary and low-water stages were read on an iron pipe driven into the bed of the 

stream.· . For high stages the gage was a plank nailed to a post on the right bank of the 

river. A new gage rod has-been pl.i.ced near the cable on the right bank and gage readings 

are now made on this rod. It consists ~f an inclined rod fastened securely to posts set in the 

ground. This portion of the rod is used for the lower stages. For high water there is a 

vertical section similar to the above at the north cable support. . During 1905 the gag8 was 

read. once eachday by E. J. Coop: Ben~h marks were established as followa: (1) A.spike in 

- a lociust tree 5Q:feet northeast of right cable support; elevation, 19.20 feet (2) A rook 

under the spike at the foot of the above locust tree; elevation,.l8.74 feet. Elevations refer 

to the datum of the new gage. . . . 

Info~ion in regard to this·station is contained in Water-Supply Papers NQS. 81, 100, 

and 134 of the United States Geological'Survey. · 

Date. ·Hydrographer. Areaof Mean 

' Width. section.·. velooity; 

March 14 ••.•.• F.R.S. Buttemer .• c ••••••••••••••• 

April6 ..•••••. o. w~ Peterson •.•..••.. : .. : ••.•.•• 

Aprll16 •••.... R. s. Hawley ...................... . 

May23~---···· •...• do •..•.........•.•.. · .•...••••••• 

July 20 •• ;., .•...... do •.. --~--- ....•.....•.••...•.•• 

September 12. . Let! a.nd Keeler ••. ; .••••••.••....... 

September 22. • R. W. Keeler ••......•....•......... 

September 29 •••.••• do ••• : ........ .' .....•....•..•.•• 

October6 •.•.• '. , .. ,.do ............. : ••••.••••.• : ..•.. 

October 13., .. ; ···~-.do.~ •• · ....••.•.....•.... : ....... . 

Olitol!ed6..... Lee a.nd Hawley ..... ,.:; .......... . 

December 21... R. w. Keeler .. .' .•..• __ , .. : .•.....•. 

Feet. 

197 

198 

194 

217 

148 

40 

40 

40 

4o 

40 

40 

120 

Bq.jt. Ft. per_ sec. 

751 3.36 

769 '3.49 

771 3.27 

914 4.30 

363 1.17 

51 1:68 

49 •1.57 

49' 1.63 

49 1.69 

48 1. 77 

47 1.85 

.268 .53 

Gage. 

height. 

Feei. 

9.11i 

9.25 

9.30 

10.05· 

7.00 

6.19 

6.11 

6.17 

6.14 

6.19 

·.6.21 

6.41 

.. 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

2,523 

2;687 

. 2,518 .. 4,062 

425 

.86 

77 

80 

sa· 

85 

87 

142 

ii 

·~ 

.'1 
STANIBL ~us RIVER DRAINAGE BABIN. 219 

Daily gage height, in fee , ofStanisla'Ull Rioor at Knights Ferry, Oal.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mr. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

--- --;- ----------------

1. ...........•.. 7.4 7. 75 825 8.55 9.8 9.45 7.95 6.4 6.15 6.1 6.1 6.45 

2 •••.••••••••••. 7.3 10.15 8 4 8. 7 9.5 9.35 7.8 6.4 6.15 6.1 6.1 6.3 

3 ............•... 7.25 8.4 845 8.85 9.35 9.25 7. 7 6.4 6.15 6.15 6.1 6.25 

4 ............... 7.15 8.05 855 . 8.95 9.1 9.0 7.65 6.4 6.15 6.15 6.1 6.3 

5 ............... 7.1 8.85 8.5 9.1 9.0 8.8 7.6 6.35 5. 7 6.15 6.1 5;3 

6 ......•........ 7.05 8.45 85 9.25 8.85 8.85 7.45 6.3 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.3 

7 ............... 7.0 8.1 8.5 9.4 9.4 9.2 7.45 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.3 

8 ............... 7.0 7.85 8.45 9.4 9.35 9.2 7.45 6.25 6.2 6.1. 6.1 6.3 

9 •.............. 7.15 7.8 8.4 9.4 9.1 9.1 7.45 6.25 6.15 6.1 6.1 6.3 

10 •.............. 7.2 7. 7 8.4 9.45 8.95 9.15 7.4 6.25 6.1 6.1 6.15 6.3 

11 ........•...... 7.1 7.65 8.45 9.15 8.8 9.4 7.3 6.25 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 

12 ..............•. 7.05 7.6 8.4 8.95 8. 75 9.65 7.3 6.25 6.15 6.1 6.2 6.3 

13 ......•........ 7.0 7.45 9.1 8.9 8.75 9.65 7.2 6.2 6.15 6.1 6.2 6.3 

14 •••••••••••.••• 7.0 7.4 9.0 8.95 9.05 9.5 7.1 6.2 6.15 6.1 6.2 6.3 

15 ............... 7.1 7.4 8.~5 9.1 9.5. 9.3 7.0 6.25 6.2. 6.15 6.2 6.3 

16 ......... . : . ... 7.4 7.4 9.1 9.25 10.15 9.4 6.9 6.2 6.2 I 6.2 6.2 6.3 

17 ................ 7.3 7. 'l I 10.35 9.05 11.2 9.25 6.85 6.2 6.2 6.15 6.2 6.25 

18 ..•...•........ 1 7.3 7.8 I _9. 9.2 10.55 9.2 6.85 6.2 6.2 6.15 6.2 6.25 

19 ............... 7.25 7.8 H. 9.25 10.4 9.05 6. 75 6.2 6.2 6.15 6.2 6.3 

20 ............... 7.3 8.6 10. 8.9 10.25 8.95 6.85 6.25 6.15 6.15 6.2 6.4 

21. ......•....... 7. 7 8.45 9. 5 8.8 10.35 ·8.95 6. 75 6.25 6.15 6.15 6.25 6.4 

22 ............... 7.5 8.2 9.25 . 8.75 10.05 8.9 6. 7 6.25 6.1 6.15 6.3 6.3 

23 •.... : •.•••.••• 7. 7 8.1 8.~ 8.9 9.9 8. 7 6.75 6.25 6.15 6.15 6.3 6.25 

24 ............•.. 7.65 8.1 8. 9.05 9.85 8.45 6.85 6.25 6.15 6.15 6.25 6.2 

25 ............... 7.55 8.15 8.~ 9.45 9.95 8.2 6. 75 6.25 6.15 6.1 6.2 6.2 

26 ...........•... 7.5 8.3 8.p 9.65 10.0 8.25 6. 7 6.25 6.15 6.1 6.2 6 .. 25 

27 .••...•.•••..•• 7.35 8.3 9.~ 10.0 9.55 8.1 6.65 6.25 6.15 6.1 6.3 6.3 

28 ............... 7.3 8.25 8. 5 10.1 9.2 8.0 6.55 6.25 6.15 6.1 6.3 6.3 

29 ..•............ 7.25 ·-·-··· 8.lli 10.35 9.1 8.0 6.55 6.15 6.15 6. f. 6.4 6 .. 4 

30 ...........•.•. 7.05 ------- 8. 5 10.45 9.3 8.0 6.5 6.25 6.15 6.1 

1--~:~ .. 6. 

31. ....•......... 6. 75 ------- 8. 5 ------- 9.35 ------· .6.45 6.2 6.15 6.1 6.4 

45 

Station rating table for Stanisla :us River at Knights Perry, Oal., from January 1, 1904, t 0 

. December 31, 1905. · 

Ga~ I Ga~ Ga~e Ga~e heig t. Discharge. heig ~- Discharge. heig t. Discharge. heig t. Dischar~e. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

6.00 60 7.3 630 8.60 1,840 9.90 3,550 

6.10 70 7.4 710 8. 70 1;960 10.00 3,700 

6.20 80 7.5 800 8.80 2,080 10.20 4,040 

6.30 95 7.6 soo· 8.90 2,200 10.40 4,400 

6.40 125 7. 'l 980 9.00 2,320 10.60 4,800 

6.!0 160 7.8 1,()70 9.10 2,440 10.80 5,230 

6.60 200 7.9 1,160 9.20 2,560 11.00 5,730 

6. 70 245 8.0 1,250 9.30 2,680 11.20 6,330 

6.80 295 8.1 1,340 9.40 2,800 11.40 6,990 

6.90 350 8. 1,440 9.50 2,950 11.60 7,700 

7.00 410 B.3 1,540 9.60 ·3,100 

7.10 480 8.41 1,640 9. 70 3,250 

7.20 550 8.~ 1,740 9.80 3,400 

! 
220 STR.E.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIII. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Stanislaus River at Knights Ferry, Oal.,for 1905. 

[Drainage area, 935 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. , Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. ~~~:e:. Second-feet Depth pern\'a~are in inches. 

January •...................... 1,015 294 642 39,480 0.687 0. 792 

February ...................•.. 4,002 731 1,326 73,640 1.42 1.48 

·March: ........................ 7,394 1,533 2,395 ·147,300 2.56 2.95 

April ....•.........•........... 4,625 1,905 2,774 165,100 2.97 3.31 

May •........................... 6,445 2,124 3,247 99,650 3.47 4.00 

June ........................... 3,296 1,351 2,392 142,300 2.56 2.86 

July ........ , .............•..... 1,309 225 613 37,690 .656 . 756 

August ....................•... 211 97 150 9,223 ·.160 .184 

September •.................... 137 90 103. 6,129 .110 .123 

October .•.•.•................. 138 85 97 5,964 .104 .120 

November ..................... 189 77 91 5,415· .097 .108 

December ..................... 185 96 131 8,055 .140 1.61 

Theyear ................ 7,394 77 1,163 739,900 1.24 18.29 

NoTE.-The discharge of Stanislaus Water Company's ditch an·d Schell ditch is included above. 

Mean dally flow of Schell ditch is estimated at 7 second-feet. 

STANISLAUS WATER COMl'ANY'.S DITCH AT KNIGHTS FERRY, CAL. 

This station was established June 11, 1904, by S. G. Bennett. The station is located 

below the point where Schell ditch diverts it!! water, about 1 mile below the Stanislaus 

Milling and Power Company's power house and 200 feet below the place where it passes 

under. Schell ditch flume. The water diverted by this ditch is used for irrigation in the 

vicimty of Oakdale, Cal. 

.A meter measurement on Schell ditch 200 feet below its intake gave a discharge of about 

7 second-feet, which is said to be its usual constant flow. In computing the estimated 

monthly discharge of Stanislaus River a mean daily discharge of 7 second-feet has been 

used as the capacity of Schell ditch. 

The gage is fastened to the upstream side of a small bridge. During 1905 the gage was 

read once ea<;h day by E. J. Coop. . 

.A description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Papar No. 134, United States. Geological Survey; 
ST.ANISL.AUS RIVER DR.AIN.AGE- B.ASIN. '221 

Discha;rge measurements of Stanislaus Water Company's ditch at Knighis Ferry, Cal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. ~~fo~~ 

Feet. Sq. ft. 

March 14 ....... F.R.S. Buttemer ..........•..• : ... . 13.2 22 

May 23......... R. S. Hawley ...............•....... 8.7 27 

June 16 ............. do.............................. 8.5 24 

21 

6.1 

5.5 

13.1 

12.6 

2.1 

July 20 ......•....... do.............................. 9 

September 12 .. C. H. Lee........................... 11 

September 12 . . . .... do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . 8. 7 

Septem ber-12 . . . .... do ........•..................... 

September 12 ....... do .........................•.... 

Oct<Jber p ..... R. S. Hawley ...................... . 

9.4 

9,4 

7.5 

Mean 1 

velocity. I 

Ft. per sec. I 2.14 

4.24 

4.00 

3.67 

.85 

1.58 

2.52 

2.38 

.38 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

2.58 

3.65 

3.45 

3.00 

1.12 

1.50 

2.18 

2.08 

.80 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

47 

114 

96 

77 

5.2 

.8.7 

33 

30 

.8 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Stanislaus Water Company's canal at Knighis Ferry, Cal., · for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb. Mar. , Apr. I May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1............... 2.6 2.3 

2............... 2.4 2.4 

3............... 2.5 2 .. 05 

4............... 2.5 1.9 

5............... 2.5 .o 6. .. .. .. ... . . .. . 2.3 2.1 

7............... 2.5 .0 

8............... 2.5 .0 

9 ............... 2.45 .0 

10 ................ 2.45 .o 11 •.............. 2.25 .0 

12............... 2. 45 1. 45 

13. .. .. .. ... .. .. . 2.05 . 0 

14 ••.••. ·•··•·••· 2.0 1.8' 

15............... 2.2 1. 7 

16 ....... , ....... 2.15 1.9 

17 ... _............ 2.35 2.3 

18............... 2.1 2.2 

19.. .. .. .. .. . . .. . 2.1 2.4 

20............... 2.3 2.0 

21............... 2.05 2.4 

22 ............... 2.2 2.3 

23............... 2.1 2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

.o 

.0 

.0 

2.3 

2.5 

2.25 

2.5S 

2.5 

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

2.45 

2.45 

2.6 

3.55 

3. 7 

3.5 

3.65 

3.55 

3~65 

3.7 

3._65 

3.6 

3.6 

3.55 

3.6 

3.5 

3.65 

3.65 

3.7 

2.6 3.65 

2.5 3.55 

2.45 3.6 

2.8 3.55 

2.6 3.6 

2.8 3.6 

2.9 3.5 

24............... 2.1 

25. .. ... .. .. .. ... 2.15 

2.0 3.0 3.6 

3.65 

3.7 

3. 7 

3.7 

3. 7 

3. 7 

26............... 2.1 

27............... 2.2 

28............... 2.2 

29............... 2.3 

30 ........... .-... 1.65 

31. .. . . . .. .. .. .. . 1.8 

2.0 3.15 

.o 3.2 

2.25 3.3 

2.35 3.35 

....... 3.4 

....... 3.6 

3.65 

3.7 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.55 

3.6 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3.45 

3.4 

3.45 

3.7 

3.7 

3. 7 

3.6 

3.6 

3. 7 

3.6 

3.6 

2.55 

3.45 

3.6 

3. 7 

3.65 

3.65 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

-3.4 3.1 1.95 

3.45 3.0 2.0 

3.35 3.05 2.1 

3.45 3.05 2.05 

3.35 3.1 3.45 

3.4 3.1 3.3 

3.3 3.1 2.0 

3.4 3.05 2.0 

3.4 3.0 2.1 

3.45 2.95 2.2 

3.3 2.95 2.15 

3.3 2.95 2.0 

3.3 3.1 2.1 

3c25 2.8 1.6 

3.15 2.85 1.6 

3c35 2.9 1.5 

L55 L5 L1 ~7 ~4 

L6 L5 L1 ~5 1.4 

3.7 3.'5 3.0 2.45 1.1 

3.65 3.45 3.2 2.3 1.35 

L7 L55 L1 ~3 1.5 

3.65 3.45 3.0 2.05 1.6 

a:65 a.45 3.0 2.1 1:3 

3.6 

3.65 

3.65 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.65 

3.'45 

3.4 

3.35 

3.35 

3.35 

3.4 

3.45 

.o 

2.95 

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

2.95 

3.1 

3.05 

2.0 

2.05 

1.9 

1.85 

1.7 

2.15 

1.7 

1.5 

1.7 

-1:5 

1.65 

1.65 

1.7 

2.2 

2.25 

2.8 0.0 

2.65 1.5 

2.4 1.8 

2.3 1.5 

2. 2 1.5 

2.1 1.2 

2.15 .o 2.2 .o 2.05 .o 1. 70 .o 1. 75 . 0 

1.85 .o 1.4 .o 1. 2 . 0 

1.0 .-o 1.4 .o 1.3 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1.55 

1.8 

.o 

.o 

.o 

.0 

.o 

.0 

.o 

'2.1 

2.l5 

2.2 

1.95 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

2.05 

2.1 

2.1 

1.8' 

1.95 

2.0 

1.85 

1.65 

1.8 

2.2 

2.1 

1.95 

2.0 

2.0 

2.05 

1.95 

1.4 .o 1.25 

1.2 .o 1.4 

1.3 .0 .9 

1.6 1. 7 2.2 

1.5 1.95 2.3 

1.45 2.0 2.2 

1.45' '1.95 2.3 

1.4 ....... 2.2 
;_ ~ . 

222 STREAM MEASURE'MENl:S IN 19051 PART XID. 

Station rati111,1 table for Sto/n:isliJ,U8 Water Company's ditch near Knights Ferry, Ool., from . January 1 to DecemlJer 31, 1905. _ ·. -

b~~. Discharge. Gaft ·heig t: Discharge .. G':zte helg t. Discharge. hei G~ t. Diseharge. 

Feet. SeCO'tld-feet. Feet. Second-feet. '·Feet. Second-feet. Feet. $eC011d-feet. 

1.00 2.5 1..70 14 2.40 .40 3.10 79 

1.10 3.5 1.80 17 -2;50 45 3.20 M 

1.20 5 1.90 ~ 2;60 50 3.30 91 

1.30 6.5 2.00 24 2.70 55 3.40 97 

1.40 8 2.1li 28 2.80 61 3.50 104 

1.50 10 2.20 32· 2.90 67 3.60 111 

1.60 12 2.30 36 -3.00 73 3.70 118 

-- . . NOTE.-Theabovetable is based on 9discharge measurements made <Juring 1905. It is well defined 

between gage heights 1 foot and 3. 7 feet. Monthly estimates are included with those of Stanislaus River, 

page-. . 

JIISOELLAlfEO'U11111EABVREIIIIEli'TS IN STAln:SLAVS RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

StaniilaU8 River at Parrotts Ferry, Ool.-A measurement was made on this stream frcm 

the downstream side of the wagon bridge at Parrotts Ferry on September 12, 1905, by 

H. A. Campbell. , ' . . . ' 

Width, 35 foot; area., 138 square foot; mean velocity, 0.66 foot per second; ~charge, 

91 second-feet. 

South Fork of Stanislaus.-:-A measurement was made on this stream on September 25, 

1905, at trail crossing to Yancey's ranch about 14 miles above its junction with the main 

river and about 3 miles north of Confidence, Cal, Measurement made by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 5 feet; area., 2.4 square feet; m~n velocity, 0.40 foot per second.; discharge, 0.96 

second-feet. 

Midille F~rk of StanislaU8.-A measurement wS:S made on this stream on September 26, 

1905, at the bridge on the trail to McCormicks, about 5 miles above its junction with the 

main river. Mea.Surement made by H. A. Campbell. 

Width, 21. feet; area., 350 square feet; mean velocity, 0.24 foot per second; discharge, 84 

second-feet. · · 

Griswdld Oreek.-This stream eitters Stanislaus River about. 2miles above the mouth of 

the Middle Fork. A measurement was made on September 26, 1905, at trail crossing, about 

5_miles above the mouth, by H: A. Campbell. 

·Width, 6 feet; area.,- 5.4 square feet; mean velocity., 0.37 foot; discharge, 2.0 second-feet. 

Bettver.Oreek.-This stream enters Stanislaus River from the east-about 5 miles above 

. the mouth of the Middle Fork. A measurement was made on September· 26, 1905, at the 

trail crossing to the Calaveras big trees and about 5 miles above its junction with North 

Fork of Sta.ilislaus River. Measurement ina.de by H. A. Campbell. · 

Width, 2.5 feet; area., 2.8 square .feet; mean velocity, 1.64feet per second; discharge, 4.6 

second~feet. 

North Fork of StanislaU8 River at Squaw Hollow, Ool.-A measurement was made about 

75 yards upstream from trail bridge at Squaw Hollow on September Zl, 1905, by H. A. 

· Campbell. 

Width, 29 feet; area., 48 square feet; mean velocity, 1.00 feet per second; discharge, 77 

second-feet. - · 
SAN FRANOISCO BAY DRAINAGE BASIN. 223 

MOKELUMNE,RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

DESCRIPTION OF :BASIN, 

Mokelumne River drains an area of 657 square miles of the western· slope of the Sierra 

Nevada. It has numerous tributaries, the North, South, and Middle forks being the 

most important. .This stream heads well back in the main crest of the Sierra Nevada at 

an elevation of 8,000 feet. · 

The formation is of granite with good soil covering and heavy timber growth on the 

middle and higher elevations. On the lower elevations the slopes are less rugged and the 

soil covering is of brush and scattering oak timber w~th large areas ef cultivated land and 

pasture. There are numerous small glacial lakes and moraines in the upper reaches of this 

. basin. The precipitation varies from 25 inches on the lower to 50. inches on· the higher 

elevations, where it falls in the form of snow, which melts in the early spring. The greatest 

discharge usually occurs in April, May, and June. There is some artificial storage in this 

basin, but not enongh to have much effect on the discharge. 

Several diversions are made for mining and power purposes within the drainage basin, 

and this water is returned to the river above the gaging station, which is located at Clement, 

a few miles above Lodi, Cal. · 

l'I[OlCELll'liNE RIVER NEAR CLEDNTS, CAL. 

This station was established October 28, 1904, by 0. W. Peterson. It is located at the 

highway bridge; 1 mile north of Clements. 

The channel is straight for 150 feet above and 500 feet below the gaging station. The 

right bank is high and not subject to overflow. The left bank is subject to overflow when 

the gage reads above 15 feet. The bed of the stream is composed of gravel and is subject 

to slight changes. . 

Discharge measurements are made from the downstream side of the bridge. The initial· 

point is on the end of the bridge near the right bank. 

The gage .is in two sections. The low-water section is an inclined rod nailed to posts 

driven in the groimd, and the high-water section is a vertical rod nailed to a pile and near 

the inclined rod. Both are on the right bank. During 1905 the gage was read by Allen 

Gaskill. The bench mark is the head of a bolt driven in a pile, to which the upper section 

of the gage is fastened; elevation, 9.60 feet above the datum of the gage. 

A description of this station, with gage height and discharge data, is contained in WaterSupply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of M~kelumne River near Olements, Oal., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Area of :Mean 

Width. section. velocity. Gaft I ·Disheig t . .I charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft.per~ec. Feet; Sec.-ft. 

January23 ..... F.R.S.Buttemer;.................. 132 293 2.69 5.15 788 

January24 ... , ...... do................................ 128 258 2.40 4.85 620 

January 24.. ........ do.............................. 128 250 2.38 4. 79 596 

January.:iO. ......... do.............................. 121 191 2.01 4.28 384 

February 9 .......... do.............................. 126 259 2.39 4.87 620 

February15 ......... do., ....................... ~---- 122 193 2.27 4.31 438 

February 20 ......... do... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 562. 2.54 6.14 1,425 

:May 18 ........ W.B.Ciapp........................ 248 1,238 3.06 9.00 3,788 

June29 ........ 0. W.Peterson..................... 130 237 2.36 4.64 559 

July 28.. .. .. .. Peterson and Lee.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 60 80 1.56 3.14 125 

Septembers .... C.H.Lee............................. 58 79 1.27 3.13 100 

November29 ........ do............................... 55 66 .86 2.90 57 
• 

224 STREAM liEAStJR:ElMENTS .lN 1005, PAR'r ):ttl. 

.Daily gage height, in feet, of Mokelum~ 'River~ Olernen;ts,Ool.,for 1905. ' I . 

Apr,,Ma)' .• 

. . 

Day. Jan. Feb; Mar. ·June. . July. Aug . Sept. Oct. 'Nov. Dec; 

L .............. . 5.0 . 4.85 5.4 6.05 7.5 ·7:65 4.3 3.2· .3.3 . 3.4 3.25 3.25 

2: ....... : ..... : ·. 4,55 ~-55 5.45 6.2 7.0 7.45' 4.3 ·3.a 3.3. 3:25. 3.2 3.1 

3 ........... : ... 4;5 6.8 5;11 .6.3 6.9 7.15 4.1 3.3 3.25 3.3 3;25 3.1 

4 ................. ~ ...... ·, 4.4. 5.35 5.65 6.45 6.65 6.9 .4.1)· 3.3 3.3 3.25 3.1 3.0 

5.· ..... · .... ,.,,. 4;15 6.55 ·5.6 6.7 6.5 6.6 3.85 ·3.2 3.3 3.3 3.1 . !.!.gp 

6 •• , .... , ........ .4.3 5.7 5.7. ·6.8 6.4 6.8 3.85 3.25 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.95 

7 ................ 4.1 5.3 5.5 6.95 6.6 7.1 3.8 3.15 3.3 3.45 3.1 3.1 

8 ............... 4.1 5.0 5.6 7.05 ·6.9 7.05 4.05 3.3 3.35 3.4 2.95 3.1· 

.9 ...... _ ..... ~ ... 4.3 4.9 5:45 6.85 ·6.55 7.0 3.65 3.25 3.3 3.25 3.0 3.05 

10: .............. 4.3 4.65 5.45 .7.0• 6.4 7.15 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.35 2.95 3;05 

11 ............... 4.1 4.65 5.5 6.6 6.3 7.55 3.7 . 3.2 3.2 3.3 2.95 3;o 

12 ................ 4.1 4.55 5.45 6.25 6.3 . 7.75 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.35 .· 2,95 3.1 

13.: ............. 4.15 4.5 6.1 6.25 6.25 7.75 3.65 3.2 3.3 3.35 2.9 3.05 

14 ............... 4.15 4.65 6 .. 15 6.45 6.2 7.1 3.45 2.9 3.35 3.15 2.95. 3.1 

15 ................. 4.2 4.35 5.55 6.6 7.4 6.95 3.45 ·3.35 3.35 3.15 2.85 3.05 

16 ..... ; .... : ....• 4.7 4.4 5.6 6.75 8.25 6;85· 3.35 3 .. 3 3.3 3.25 2.85 3.05 

17 ............... 4.3 4.95" 6.2. 6.35 10 . .55. 6.65 3.3 3.3 3.3 ·3.25 I 2.8 3.1 

18 ................ 4.25 4.9 6.55 6.9 9.0 6:5 3.3 3.35 3.35 3.05 2.8 3.15 

19: .............. 4.35 4.85 7.05 6.8 8.85 6.25 3.3 3.4 3.35 3.2 2.85 3.15 

20.,; ............ 4.4 5.8 7.3 6.35 8:8 6.15 3.3 3.25 3.35 3.1 2.9 3.2 

2l. ......... · ..... 4.45 5.5 6.& 6.05 8.85 6.0 3.3 3.25 3.35 . 3.05 3.05 3.3 

22 ....... ~ ....... 4:45 5;25 6.65. 6.1lq 8.25 5. 7/i <).3 3.25 3.4 3.0 2.85 3:35 

23 ............... 5.0 . 5.15 6.3 6.25 7.9 5.45 3.3· 3.25 3.35 2.9 2.9 3.3· 

24 ............... 4.85 5.1 6.55 6. 7 8.65 5.35 3.3 3.25 3:4 2.95 2.95 3.2 

25 ••• · ............ 4.6 5.25 6.5 7.25 8.6 4.9 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.85 3.0 

26 ............... 4.55 5.45 6.3 7,6 8.95 5:1 3.25 3.35 3.35 3.0 2.85 2 .. 95 

27 ............... 4.45 . 5.55 6.9 8.3 7.35 4.9 3.·2 3.35 3.35 3.2 3.2 3.05 

28 ................ 4.2 5.35 6.45 8.3 7.1 4.75 3.2 3.3 3.35 3.15 3.25 3.1 

29 ............... 4.25 ............. 6.85 8.4 7:45 4.65 3.15 3.25 3.35 3.0 3.3 3.1 

30 ............... 4.3 .......... ~ .. 6.4 8.15 . 7.45 4.4 3.15 3.a· ,3;45· 3.05 3.15 3.1 

31. .............. 4.35 ............. 6.2 .. .. .. .. --~ 7."6 .. ............ 3.2 3.3/; ............ 3.15 ........... 3.15 

StatiurJ, rating table forM okelumiul River near Olements, Oai., from .J anwy "1. to December 31, 

1905. . 

Ga~· heig t~ Discharge. 0heig :rft t. Discharge. Ga/te heig t. Discharge. Ga~ he!g t. Discharge. 

Feet. SecO'IId-feet • . Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second4eet. 

3.00 78 4.30 391 5.60 1,059 6.90 2,000 

3.10 96 4.40 427 5.70 1,124 7.00 2;080 

3.20. 115 4.50. 465 5.80 1,191 . 7.20 2,240 

3.30 134 4.60 506 5.90 1,250 7.40 2,400 

;i.40 154 4.70 550 6.00 1,330 7.60 ·2,560 

3.50- 174 4.80 597 6.10 1,400 7.80 2,730 

3.60.· 195 4.90 647 6.20 1,47.5 8.00 2,900 

3.70- 218 5.00 700 6.30 1,550 8.20 3,070 

3.80 ·242 5.10 755 6.40 1,625 8.40" 3,250 

3.90 268 5.20 812 6.50 1,700 8.60 3,430 

4.00 295 5.30 871 6.60 1, 775 8.80 3,610 

4.10 325 5.40 932 6.70 I . 1,850 9.oo 3,800 

·4;20 357 5.50 ·.1195 6.80 1,925 

' 

NOTE.-The above table is based on 12 discharge measurements made during 1905. It is well ..J" 

defined between gage heights 2.9 feet and 6.2 feet. The table has been extended beyond these limits, 

==~·-=···=~=·- -.. . 
:NORTHERN l>.A.Ct:lnO OCEAN DRAINAGE· BASIN. 225 

Estimated '1YUJ'TIJJUy disCharge of Mokelumne River near Clements, Calif., for 1905. 

[Drainage arPa, 642 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-o:ff. 

Month. 

Jitnuary •........•....•.......... 

February .........•.•........•.•. 

March •...•.•..•........•...•..•. 

April .• · ......•.......•....•...... 

May ......•.•...•...........•...• 

June ...•..•.•...............•.. 

July····························· 

August .•............... , .•.••.•. 

September •................•..... 

October .•... .' ......•.......•.... 

November ••..•.......•.•.•• ~ ..•. 

December •.•.....•...........••. 

Maximum. 

700 

2,520 

2,320 

3,250 

5,260 

2,688 

391 

154 

164 

164 

134 

144 

Minimum. I Meau. 

325 428 

409 853 

932 1,410 

1,365 1,959 

i:,475 2,547 

427 1,665 

106 188 

60 128 

115 139 

60 114 

43 794 

69 970 

Total in 

acre-feet. Sec.-feet per 

sq.lil.ile. 

26,320 .667 

47,370 1.33 

86,700 2.20 

116,600 3.05 

156,600 3.97 

99,070 2.59 

11,560 .293 

7,870 .199 

8,271 .217 

7,010 .178 

4, 725 .124 

5,964 .151 

---------------------- The year .•....•.•..• : ....• 5,260 43 801 578,'100 1.25 

NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN DRAINAGE BASIN. 

RUSSIAN RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

JIUBCELLANEOtrB MEABtrREMENTS, 

Depth in 

inches, 

. 769 

1.38 

2.54 

3.40 

4.58 

2.89 

.338 

.229 

.242 

.205 

• .138 

.174 

---

10.88 

The following is a list of miscellaneous discharge measurements made in Russian River 

drainage basin during 1905: 

Russian River at OalpeUa, Oal.-.A. measurement·of this stream was made on September 

21, 1905, one-fourth mile east of Calpella and about 3 miles above mouth o~ East Fork of 

Russian River by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 6 feet; area, 1.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.75 foot per second; discharge, 1.2 

second-feet. . , 

East Fork of Russian River near Ukiah, Oal.-.A. measurement of this stream was made 

September 21,1905, one-fourth mile above its junction with Russian River by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 10 feet; area, 4.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.48 foot per second;. discharge, 

2.2 second-feet. 

Russian River at Preston, Oal.-.A. measurement of this stream was made September 22, 

1905, 1 mile above Preston, Cal., by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 23 feet; area, 9.8 ~quare feet; mean velocity, 1.05 feet per second; _discharge, 

10.3 second-feet. 

EEL RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

MISCELLANEOtrB MEAStrREMENTS, 

The following is a list of miscellaneous discharge measurements made in Eel River 

drainage basin during 1905: 

South Eel River at Hearst, Oal.-This stream is tributary to the Eel River from the 

south. .A. measurement was made 600 feet below the Hearst bridge on September 19, 

1905, by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 20 feet; area, 7.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.25 feet per·second; discharge, 

9.5 second-feet. 
226 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, P .ART XIII. 

Midille Eel River at Oovelo,.Oal.-A. measurement of this·stream was made September 

19, 1905, at the road crossing between Willets and Covelo about 7 miles above its junction 

with South Eel by R .. S. Hawley. . 

Width, 34 feet; area, 12.2 square feet; mean velocity, 0.57 foot per second; di.scharge, 

7.0 second-feet. 

Middle Eil River at Layto1vVille, Oal.-.A measurement of this stream was made September 20, 1905, 50 feet above its junction with South Eel River by R. S. Hawley. 

Width, 18 feet; area, 22 square feet; mean .velocity, 0.36 foot per second; discharge, 

8.0 second~feet. . 

Eel River at Laytonville, Cal.-.A measurement of this stream was made September 20, 

1905, 50 "feet below. the junction of Middle and South Eel rivers by R. S. Hawley. 

· Width, 20 feet; area, 16 square feet; mean velocity, 1.69 feet per second; discharge, 

27 second-feet. 

South Eel River at Laytonville, Oal.-From the differenCe of the measurement made 

below the junction of the Middle and South EeJ and that made on Middle Eel above .on 

September 20, 1905, the discharge of South Eel at the junction is 19.2 second-feet. 

KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

LINK RIVER AT KLAJIU.TB: FALLS, OREG. a 

This station was established May 15, 1904, by J. H. Lewis: It is located at the county 

bridge at Klamath Falls, Orek., 1~ miles below the outlet of Klamath Lake. 

The channel is straight for 400 feet above and below the station. The current is swift; 

the fall in the ll miles between the lake. and the gaging station is about 70 feet. The 

·right bank is low and wooded, but not liable to overflow. The left bank is high and rocky. · 

The bed of the stream is composed of gravel, free-from vegetation, and subject to some 

change. There is but one channel at all stages. One irrigation. ditch takes water from 

the river on the left bank about three-fourths mile above the station. Driftwood from a 

sawmill above the station collects around the bridge piers and interferes materially with 

the accuracy of measurements. .A short distance below the gaging station the river discharges into a/lake of considerable size. At flood stages the velocity is checked by water 

backing up from the lake below, which has a tendency to give decreased velocities with 

high gage readirigs. Gage heights may be affected by wind piling up the water of the 

upper and lower lakes. · . 

Discharge measurements are made from the upstream side of the bridge. The initial 

point for soundings is the first vertic~! rod supporting the floor beam at the left end of the 

bridge, upstream side. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to the plank bracing between steel caissons near the 

left b!!Jlk. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by G. H. Woodbury. Bench 

marks were established as follows: (1) .A 30-penny nail driven into the floor beam over · 

the gage; elevation, 12.50 feet. (2) ·The center of a cross cut in the first sandstone above 

the ground in the southwest corner of the foundation of the Linkville Hotel; elevation, 

15:88 feet. Elevations refer to the datum of the gage. 

Gage heights and discharge measurements taken at this station in 1904 are contained 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

a This station was known as Klamath River a.t Klamath Falls, Oi-eg., in report for 1904. 

l 
KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 227 

Discharge. measurements of Link River at Klamaih Falls, Oreg:, in 1905. _l 

Area of Mean. Ga Date. Hydrographer. Width. I Dis- section. velocity. heig'El,. charge. 

. Feet. Sq. ft . Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

January 4 .•••. c. T.Darley ••.•.•.••.•.. · .•.•.••.•.• 282 1,571· 1.82 4.05 2,862 

January17 •••. ..... do •....•.•..•.•. ________________ 282 1,570 1. 76 4:10 ;!, 768 

January 17. ___ .•••• do ••••. ·------------------------- 282 1,571 1.83 4.10 2,872 

January 17 .••. ....• do •••.•.•....••••••••....•.....• 282 1,571 1.67 4.10 2,627 

February 1 _. _ • .•••• do .•..•......••.•.•.•.•...•....• 287 1 .• 660 2.01 4.30 3,338 

February 13 • __ .•.•• do •••.•.••.•....•••.•.......••.. 288 1,683 1;78 4.50 2,994 

February 17 ___ .••.• do •.••.•..•.•. _. _________ . _______ 288 1,648 1. 70 4.40 2,802 

March2 •..•••. ....• do ••.•.•••••..••••••.. · •.•...•..• 288 1,642 1.82· 4.40 2,984 

April12 ..•. --·-- ..•.• do •. ·----·-···--··-·--·--------- 290 1, 733 2.10 4.49 3,645 

June 5 -----.--·- ..... do .•.....•.•..••.•.•.•. --····--- 279 1,494 1.56 3.88 2,824 

June20 ________ ----~do •.••...•.•.....• -----------·--· 277 1,410 1.28 3.59 1,800 

June28 .••.•... ....• do ••.•.•....•....•.•......•.. :":". 283 1,354 1.12 3.40 1,517 

July 11 •••..... ...•• do ..••..•......•. ·----------·•--- 297 1,280 1.15 3.14 1,466 

July 18 .••..... ....• do •.•.•.•.. : ...•..•... : ....•.... 272 1,234 .86 2.97 1,063 

July28 ••.•.... ..... do .••...•.....•.•.•.••...•.•...• 270 1,178 .89 2.80 1,049 

August 7 •••..• ...•. do .•.•.•.•.•..•.....•..•.•...••. 267 1,162 .90 2.63 _1,041 

August14 ••.• · . •...• do .••• · ........•.......•..•.....• 267 i,1461 .93 2.59 1,066 

August 16 ••••• W. B. Clapp and C. T. Darley ...•.. 267 1,1871 .93 2.60 1,104 

September 7 ••• C. T. Darley .•..•........•.••••.•••. 267 1,141! .90 2.58 1,082 

September 16 .• .•.•• do ••.•.•.......•.•....•......••. 268 1,155i .93 2.58 1,073 

November 2 .. _ ...•• do •..•...••....•.•.............. 272 1,2541 1.02 2.90 1_.283 
228 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN .. 1905,· PART 'XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Link Riwr at Kla:moih Falls, Oreg.;for 1905. 

D.a.y. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May •. June,. July •. .Au~. Sept, Oot. Nov. - ------·- ------ - 1--~--- .. -· ....... 4.1· 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.2 3.95 3.46 2.79 2.6 2. 7 2.~1 

.. 2 ••••.• ;.· ••••••••. · 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.85 3.46 2;·75 2.6 2_.65 2.8 

3 •• ,!.,. ........ 4.1 .. 4..4 4.4 4.5. 4.2 8.85 3.3 2.7 .2.58 2.7 2,81 

4 ••• : •...••••..••• 4.1 4..4 4.4 4.5 4.2 .· 3.9 a·a.3 ·2,57 2.6 2.7 2.84 

li .... ~ .... , ...... 4.1 4.5 u 4.5 4.2 3.88 3.25 2.67 2;58 2.9 2.82· 

6 •• ; •••••••••••• 4.1 '4.5 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.88 3.3 2.67 2.6 2~9 2.88 

7 ••••..••.••••.• 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.1i 4.2 3.81 3.2 2.1i 2.58 2.95 2.86 

8 •••••••••• ~---- 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.88 3.2 2.63 2.58 2.7 2.99 

9 ............... I ~1 4.4 4.4 4.1i 4.2 3.85 CJ3.25 2.6 2.58 2.9 2.99 

10 •••.••••••••.•. 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.25 2.6 2.62 2.8 2.98 

11 ••••••••••••••• 4.1 "4.5 4.4 4.1i. 4.2 3.8 a3.25 2.59 2.63 2_:,15 2.99. 

12 ••••••••••••••• 

~~I 4.1i 4.4 4.5 4.~, 3.78 CJ3.2 2.6 2.58 2.8 2.9 1 

13 •.•.••••••.•••• 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.75 3.2 2.6 2.58 2.8 2.95 

14 ••••.•.•.•.•••• 1 4.1 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.1 2.59 2.6 2.8 2.95 

15 •• · •.•••....••.• ! 4.11 .4.1i 4.4 4.5 4.1 3 .. 6 3.05 2.6 2.6 2. 7 2.95 

16 •.••• :·-~·-····1 4.1 •4.5 4.4· 4.5 4.1 3.7 113.0 2.6 2.!i5· 2.8 ' 2.9 

17 •.•••.•.•.•..•• i . 4.11 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.1 3.62 2;9 2.60 2.5 2.8 2.1! 

18 •. ." .•.• ; .•.•••• 4.1 . 4.4 4.4 4.46 4.05 a3.61· 2.9 2.63 2.65 2.8 u 

19 •• , ••.•••••..•• 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.05 3.6 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.2 

20 ........... :· ••. 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.05 3.59 2.9. 2.6 2.6 2.85 3.1 

2L .... · .......... 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.35 4.0 <>3.65 2.9 2.6 2.6 2:85 3.3 

22 ............... 4.1 4.4 4.4 4.35 4.0 3.5 2.95 2.6 2.58 2. 79 3.2 

23 ............... 4.1 . 4.4 4.4 4.35 4.0 3.5 2.85 2.6 2.6 2:8 3.15 

24 ............... . . 4.2 .4.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.5 2.85 2.6 2.68 2.85 3.1 

25 ............... 4.21 4.4 4.4 ~-3 4.,0 3.4 a2.85 :,1.6 2.55 2.81 3.2 

26 ........... : ... 4.2 '4.4 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.4 112.85· 2. 7 2.58 2.8 3.25 

27 ............... 4.2 4.4 4.jl 4.3 4.0 3.4 a2.8 2.8 2.6 2.89· 3.15 

28 ............... ul 4.4 4.5 4.25 4.0 3.4 a2.8 2.6 .2:62 2.88 3.11i 

29 .. : ............ 4.2 ! ....... 4.61 4.25 4.0 3.4 2. 78 2.6 2.65 2;88 3.4 

30 ............... 4.2 ! ....... 4.1i 4.25 3.95 3.35 2. 79 2.65 2.65 2.81 3.2 

31 ...... ~ ........ 4.21·--···· 4.51--····· 3.95 ........... 2. 78 2.55 . ............ 2.9 .. ........... 

aEst~ted; 

Deo; 

--

3.25 

3.3 

3 . 29 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.21 

3.23 

3.2 4 

3. 28 

3.25 

3.26 

i 27 

4 

34 

3.2 

3. 

3.26 

3. 33 

3;32 

3:32 

3.26 

3.27 

3.33 

3.3 

. 3.32 

3.29 

3.35 

3.36 

3.33 

3.4 

3.53 

3.53 

Station rating table for Link Rivir at Klamath Falls, 0-kg.,jrom May 16, 1904, to December 

. ' . 31, 1906. . . 

h ~e t, Discharge. Ga.~ .heig t. Discharge. .. Qa,~ 

heig t. Dischatge. heig G~ t . Discharge. 

--- ---- Fee,. SeCO'fld...teet. )'eet. SeCO'IId-feet. ·Feet. SeCO'IId-feet. . Feet: Secoodr-feet, 

2.50 985 3.60 1,920 4.70 3,580 .5.80 5, 790 

2.60 1,035 3. 70 2,045 4.80 3,770 5.90 6,020 

2.70 1,090 3.80. 2,175 4,90 3,960 6.00 6,250 

2.80 1,150 3.90 2,310 5.00 4,150 6.20 6,7!0 

2.90 1,220 4.00 2,450 5.10 4,340 6.40 7,180 

3.00 .1,300 4.10 2,590 5.20 4,530 6.60 .7,660 

3.10 1,390 4.20 2,740 5.:j(l 4,730 6.80 8,140 

3.20 1,485· 4.30 2,900 5.40 4,930 .7.00 8,640 

3.30 1,585 4.40 . 3,060 5.50 5,140 7.20 9,140 

3.40 1,690 4.50 3,230 5.60 5,350 

3.50 1;800 4.60 3;400 5.70 5,570 ·. 

l 

NOTE.-The above table is applicable orily for open-CluJ,nnel conditions. It is based on twenty-eight " 

~~=--~~ n•ootwey~:-__ '_~--'-~~--- _j 
KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 229 

, Estimated mont/Uy disCharge of Link River ai Klamath Falls, Oreg.,for 190.ft. and 1905. 

Discharge In second-feet. 

Month. Maximum. Minimtim. Mean. 

1904, 

May 15-31. ....... · .................................... . 9,015 8,140 8,640 

June •.••.•.••••.•••.•••••••.•.•••• · •••••••••••••••••••.• 8,140 5,245 6,740 

July .................................................. . 5,140 3,060 4,123 

August ............................................... . 2,980 1,860 2,336 

September ...................................... ' ..... . 1,800 1,535 1,662 

October .............................................. . 1, 745 1,585 1,686 

November: ................. c •••••••••• :.' •••.••••••.•.• 1,982 1, 745 1,837 

December ............................................ . 2,520 1,,860 2,185 

The period ......................................................................... . 

1905 •• 

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

February ............................ , ................ . 

Maro:h .................... c ........................... . 

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

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

June ••..•....••.•••••••••••••.•.••••..••••••.•.•.••.••• 

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

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

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

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

November ........................................ ~ ... . 

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

The year ....................... ::' ..... , ......... . 

2,740 

3,230 

3,400 

3,230 

2,740 

2,380 

1,745 

1,144. 

1,062 

1,260 

1,690 

1,860 

. 3,400 

XLAMATll RIVER AT KENO, OREG. 

2,590 2,624 

2,740 3,103 

3,060 3,087 

2,820 3,106 

2,380 2,597 

1,638 2,004 

1,138 1,363 

985 1,051 

985 1,033 

1,062 1,159 

1,150 1,330 

1,485 1,587 

985 I 2,0041 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

291,300 

401,100 

253,500 

143,600 

98,900 

103,700 

109,300 

134,400 

1,536,000 

161,300 

172,300 

189,800 

184,800 

159,700 

119,200 

83,810 

64,620 

61,290 

71,260 

79,140 

100,800 

1,448,000 

This station was established August 13, 1904, by T. H. Humphreys. It is located onefourth mile below the county bridge at Keno, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for one-fourth mile above and below the station. The current is 

sluggish at low and inoderate at high stages. Both banks are low, clean, and liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is composed of bowlders. An up or down stream wind piles 

up the water near the gage on account of the low velocities. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable and car one-fourth. mile downstream from the bridge. The initial point for soundings is at the cable supp()rt on the right 

bank. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to the downstream side of the second bent from the left 

end of the bridge. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by S. Padgett. Bench 

marks were established as follows: (1) The top of projecting cap of bridge bent to which the 

gage is nailed; elevation, 16.80 feet. (2) A 60-penny nail driven into the south gatepost 

on the west side of the road 58 feet from the south end of the bridge; elevation, 18.85 feet. 

Elevations refer to the datum of the gage, 

Gage heights and discharge measurements taken at this station in 1904 are contained in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 
230 STREAM ME.Af:mREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

DisCharge measurements of Klamofh River at Keno, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. 

January 10 .••• C. T. Darley •••.•..••...••...•••.••• 

January23 .••• ..•.• do ••••.•.•••••••.•••...•.•.•..•. 

January 30 •..• .•.•• do •••••••••..•.•.•.•••••••••••.• 

February9 ..•. .•.•• do •. · ••.•.••.••••••.•.•..••••••.•. 

February 18 ••• ..•.. do ..••••••••.•.•.•.•..••..•••••• 

March3 ....•.. .•... do ..••.••..•.•.••.•••.•.•......• 

March 31. •.... .•... do •.••.••..•.•.••••••••....•...• 

April13 ...••.. ..•.• do •••......•..•••.•...•..•.•.... 

May 17 •...••.• ....• do •••....••••. : ...... : .•...••... 

June 19 •..•.••. .•.•. do •..•.•••.•.•.•.••.•......•.••. 

July 14 •.•..•.. •.••• do •••••....••••••••....•.•.•..•. 

August-14 ...•. •.... do ............................... 

August31. •... •...• do ••••.••••••••.•.•..•.•.•.••.•. 

November3 ••• ..•.• do .•.•••••.•.•••••••••••.•••••.. 

December3 •••. .••.. do ••••••••.•.••••.•.•....•.•.••. 

Width. Area of Mean G:age section. velocity.· he:lght. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. 

4fYl 3,800 0.68 13.00 

420 3,794 .77 13.30 

420 3,804 .76 13.20 

425 3,700 .80 13.25 

428 3,838 .83 13.30 

432 3,850 .82 13.30 

425 3,828 .83 13.32 

425 3,760 .80 13.28 

427 3,687 .73 13.03 

i10 3,545 .59· 12.68 

4fYl 3,348 .43 12.lll 

402 3,129' .37 11.80 

404 3,221 .29 11.75 

409 3,325 .20 12.00 

410 3,300 .25 12.28 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

2,590 

.2,930 

2,875 

2,975 

3,192 

3,145 

3,159 

·3,015 

2,676 

2,102 

1,445 

1,146 

924 

680 

851 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Klamofh River at. Keno, Oreg., for 1905. 

·Day. Jan. Feb. M~r.[ Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------------------------- 1. ...•.......... 12.9 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.5 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 

2 •••••••.••.•••• 12.9 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.4 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 

3 ............... ; 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.4 11.9. 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 

4 •••.....•.••••. 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.4 11.9 11.8 11.9 12~ 1 12.3 

5 • .-. ··:··---,-- 13.0 i3.3 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.4 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 

6 ••......•.••• :. 13.0 '13~3 13.3 13.4 13,2 12.9 . 12.3 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 

7 ••••.••••.••••. 13.0 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.3 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 

s .......•....... 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 

9 ••••••.•..•.••. 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 

10 ••••••••..•.••. 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.'2. 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 

11 •••.••••.•.••.. 13.1 13.3 13._3 13.4 13.1 12.9 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 

12 ..•..•.•..•.•.. 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.1 12.8 12.2 11.8 u.s 11.9 12.1 12.4 

13.-••••..•..•.••. 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.1 12.8 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 

14 ••...•••..•.... 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.1 12.8 12.2 11:s 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 

15 ••..•••.•..••..• 13.1 I 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.1 12.7 12.2 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.4 

16 •.•.••••.• ·---~1 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.1 12.7 12.2 11.8 11.8 U.9 12.2 12.4 

17 ••••••.•....•.. 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.7 12.2 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.4 

18 •..•.•.......•. . 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.7 12.2 11.8 .11.8' 12.0 12.2 12.4 

19~ •.•......•... ·. 13;1 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.6 12.1 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.2 12.4 

20 ••.•.•....•..•. 13.1 13.3 13 2 13 2 13 0 12 6 12 1 118 11.8 12.0 12.2 12 4 

21. ...•.. , .•••... 13 l 13 3 13 2 13 2 13 0 12 6 '12 1 118 118 12.0 12.3 12.4 

22 •.....•.•.••... 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.1 11.8 11.8 12.0 12;3 12.4 

23 •.•.•.••....... 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.1 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.4 

24 ••••••••••••••. 13.1 13.3 13.2 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.1 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.4 

25 ............... 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.4 

~~:::::::::::::::1 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.8 1L8 12.0 12.3 12.4 

13.1 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.5 '12.0 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.5 

:: :: : I 

13.2 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.8 11.8 12.1 12.3 12.5 

13.2 ------- 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.5 

13.2 ........ 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.3 12.5 

31. ••••...•...... 13.2 ------- 13.4 ........ 13.0 ....... 11.9 11.8 ------- 12.1 ------- 12.5 
KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASJN. 231 

Station rating table for Klamofh Riper at Keno, Oreg., from May 31,1904, to December 31,1905. 

aar I 

Ga~e I Discharge. ! Ga~e Ga~e I Discharge. heig t. Discharge. heig t. heig t. Discharge. heig t. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. I second-feet. 

11.60 900 12.60 1,960 13.60 3,730 14.60 6,590 

11.70 970 12.70 2,100 I 13.70 3,960 14.70 6,940 

11.80 1,050 12.80 2,250 I 13.80 4,200 14.80 7,300 

11.90 1,140 12.90 2,4CO 13.90 4, {60 .14.90 7,670 

12.00 1,240 

I 

13.00 2,560 14.00 4, 730 15.00 '8,050 

12.10 1,350 13.10 5,010 15.10 I 

2, 730 14.10 I 8,440 

12.20 1,{60 

i 

13.20 2,910 14.-20 5,300 15,.20 I 8,840 

12.30 1,580 

I 

13.ZO 3,100 14.30 S,600 15.30 9,250 

12.40 1, 700 13.40 3,300 14.40 5,920 

12.50 1,830 13.50 3,510 14.50 6,250 

NoTE.-The above table is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It is based on 22 discharge 

measurements made during 1904-5. It is well defined between gage heig:1ts 12:2 feet and 13.3 feet.· 

Estimated monthly disCharge of Klamofh River at Keno, Oreg.,jor 1904 and 1905. 

Month. 

1904. 

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

July ....... _ ........................................... , 

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

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

8,440. 

5,300 

3,100 

5,300 

3,300 

2,100 

7,076 

4,177 I 

2,513 

September ........... , ................................ :.. 2,100 1,700 1, 778 

October.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,830 1, 700 1, 775 

November ............................ · .................. 1 2,100 1, 960 2, 007 

December. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ·I 2, 400 2, 100 2, 235 

Theperiod ........ ~~-········ ·······························-·.[' _ ''~ ~: ,:~. _January ............................ . 

February ............................................. ! 

March .................... · ............................ . 

April. ....................... , .... : .. 

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

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

jnJy ... ····························· 

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

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

••••••••••••••••• 1 

::::::::::·:::::::1 

October .............. · ............................ , ... . 

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

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

Theyear.· ...................................•... 

3,100 

3,300 

3,300 

2,910 

2,560 

1,830 

1,140 

1,140 

1,350 

1,580 

1,830 

3,300 

2,910 

2,910 

2,910 

2,560 

1,830 

1,140 

1,050 

1,050 

1,140 

1,350 

1,580 

1,050 

3,086 

3,052 

3,097 

2,688 

2,157 

1,436 

1,065 

1,056 

1;203 

1,445 

1,694 

2,058 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

421; 100 

256,800 

154,500 

105,800 

109,100 

119,400 

137,400 

1,304,000 

167,000 

171,400 

'187, 700 

184,300 

165,300 

128,400 

88,300 

!i/i,480 

62,_840 

73,970 

85;980 

104,200 

1,485,000 
r 

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232. STREAM MEASUREME]{TS IN 1905, PART Xill. 

..... l 

BYO.ur RIVER 1fEAB. BILVE:&LAXE,. OUG. 

This station was-established May 2; 1905, by Ivan Landes. It is located about 30 miles_ 

south of Silverlake, Oreg., in sec. 19, T: 3,2 S., R.14-E. 

The channel is straight for about 20 feet above and 150 feet below the station. The 

current is swift: The right bank is high; rocky, and clean and does no.t overllow. The 

left bf!-Dk is low, clean,1andsubject to overflow at extreme high stages. The bed of the 

stream is of rocks, gravel, and )Sand, free from vegetation, and permanent. There is but 

one·chamiel at low and two channels at high stages. 

Discharge measurements are made from a private bridge. The initial point for soundings 

is at the west end of the bridge. . 

A staff gage is fastened vertically to a bent of the bridge. During 1905 the gage was 

read by 0. F. Griffith and J. S. Wakefield. The bench, mark is a marked point of .rock on 

. the right bank a short distance upstream from the bridge; elevation, 6.79 feet apove the 

datum of the gage. 

Disiharg6 'mea8ur6ments of Sycan River near Suveiloice, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. . Area of I Mea.n Width. section. velocity. 

----------1------------------------1-----

Feet. 

March 16, ••. , .• Ivan J;andes ••• , ...... ' .••.•.•. c.... 21 

.Aprll10 •. : •.....•••• do.............................. 30 

May 2 •••.•••.• "····_do ••.•. : ..••• _ ••••.•.••.•.• _ ...... . 

June 12 •••••. _.; ... ,,_.do ............. ~ ••••.•.••••••••. 

July ill>. •••• ~... Landes and XIng •••••••• ;."'", ...... 

October3 •••••. IvanLandes ••••.••.•.•••.•..• ; •.•• 

November _7 ..•• 1 ..... do •..... _ ... ······.:·····_ ........ . 

56 

52 

19 

14 

i2 

Bq.jt. Ft. per sec. 

28 1.l!fl . 

46 2:36 

·93 1; 76 

44 1.56 

11.9 .86 

14.9 .36 

7.1 .85 

G_age 

helgllt. 

Feet. 

2.40 

3.05 

3.46 

2.32' 

1.27 

1. 70 

1.12 

Discharge. 

&c.-ft. 

38 

'· 110 

163 

69 

10.2 

5..4 

6.0 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Sycan River, ~ear Suverlalce, Oreg;,for 1905. 

Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Day. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. 

---------- -------- 1. .•.•..... .......... 2.6 1.8 1.25 1.4 17 •••.•.•.•. 3.5 2.15 1.45 1.0 1.75 1.8 

2 •••••..... 3.46 2.6 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.7 18 •••••.... 3.4 2.05 1.46 1.05 1.8 1.8 

3 .••• , ..... 3.35 2.6 1.75 1.1 1.5 1.85 19 ••••••.•. 3.·3 2.2 al.3 1.05 1:8 1 .. 7 

4 •••..•. : .• 3:25 3,0 L75 1.15 1.5 1.7 20 ••••• : ••• 3.4 2 . .1 1.35 1.1 1.75 1.85 

·5.=-...•...• 3.2 3.1 1.7 .8 1.55 1.85 21. ••••••.. 2.9 2.0 1.4 1.1 ·1. 75 1.7 

6.: •• ·---··. 3.2 3.1 1.7 .8 1.55 1.8 22 •••••••.•• 3.0 1.8 1.4 1.15 1. 75 1. 7 

7 ••••..•.•. 3.25 3.2 1.7 ·.s 1.55 2.0 23 •........ 3.1 1.9 1.4 1.15 ~.75 1.85 

8 •••••...•. 3.6 3.0 1.6 .8 1.55 1.9 ·24 ....... :. 3.0 1.9 1.4 1.2 1. 75 1.85 

9 •.••••.. : .. 3.4 3.0· 1.6 .8, 1.6 1.8 25.' .••..•.. 2.9 1.9 i.3 1.25 1. 75. 1.85 

10-········· 3.35 a2.5 1.5 .8- 1.65 1.7 26 ••••••••• 3.2 1.95 1.25 1.25 1.75 1.85 

11 •••••..•..• 3.35 2.4 1.5 .8 1. 7 1. 7 27 ••••••••• 3.55 1.9 1.25 1.3 2.0 1.85 

12 • .-••.•.•.. 3.3 2.3 1.5 .8 1.7 1.8 28 •••••.••• 3.1 1.9 1.25 1.3 1.9 1.7 

13 ••••.•.•.. 3.4 2.4 1.5 .8 1. 75 1.7 29 ••••..... 2;9 1.85 1.25 1.35 1.8 

14 ••••.•.••. 3.25 2.6 1.5 1.0 1. 75 1. 7 30 •••••...• 2.8 1.85 1.25 1.35 1.8 

15 •••••••••. 3 .. 3 2.4 1.5 1.0 1;75 1.65 31. .••••... 2;7 1.25 1.4 1.8 

16 •••••••••• 3.35 2.2 1.5 1.0 1.75 1.8 

"Water turned mto dltcih. 

. 1 

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KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN: 233 

LOST RIVER NEAR OLEAR LAKE, CAL. 

This station was established September 1, 1904, ·by T. H. Humphreys. It is located . 

about 2 miles downstream from Jessie D. Carr's Clear Lake dam, a short .distance below 

the dam site for Clear Lake reservoir, about 20 miles from TUleLake post-office, Cal. 

The channel is straight for about 150 feet above and below the station. The current ·is 

swift. Both banks are high, rocky, and cleo.n. There is a flood plain about 150 feet in 

width along the left bank. The bed of the stream is composed of rock, gravel, and soil. 

The channel contains a considerable growth of tules during the spring and su=er months, 

Discharge measurements are made during flood stages by means of a cable and car, and 

at low stages by wading. The initial point for soundings is the left-bank end of the cable. 

A gage is painted on the vertical rock cliff on the right bank.. November 4, 1905, an 

automatic water-height _register was installed for recording gage heights. The bench 

mark is a mark on the rock to which the left end of the cable is anchored; elevation, 16.62 

feet above the datum of the gage. 

Gage heights and discharge measurements taken at this station in 1904 are contained 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

DisCharge measurements of Lost River near Olear Lake, Oal., in 19D_5. 

Date. Hydrogro.pher. 

Feet. 

Jo.nuary 26 .... c. T. Darley ........................ 102 

February3 .... ..... do .............................. 130 

February 7 ...• ..... do .............................. 100 

February 24 ... ..•.• do •••.............. ~ .... : ....... 98 

March 7 ....... ..... do ..................... , ........ 102 

March 13 ...... ..... do •••...........• : .............. 110 

April3 ........ ...•• do .•••.......................... 130 

AprilS ........ ..... do .............................. 92 

April28 ....... •.••• do ••• , .......•..... , ............ 14 

June2 ......... ..•.• do .•••.•..•........•............ 9.5_ 

SeptP.mber 11 .. ••••• <_1.0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10 

October30 •.... ..... do .............................. 16 

IRR 177-06-16 

Sq. ft. 

92 

196 

104 

70 

102 

115 

203 

85 

12.8 

8.8 

8.8 

10.1 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

1. 75 

2.31 

2.08 

1. 77 

1. 92 

2.19 

2.64 

2.05 

1.88 

.90 

.66 

0 75 

Gage 

height. 

---

Feet. 

6.30 

7.20 

6.39 

6.01 

6.35 

6.50 

7.30 

6.24 

5.26 

5.00 

5.02 

5.10 

Discharge .. 

---

Sec.-ft. 

161 

453 

216 

124 

196 

252 

535 

174 

24 

7.9 

5.8 

7.0 
---··--:;-=.;---,- . ·;-.,.:-··.·- ·-· -.-

284 STRE'A.'M ·llEASURE~ENTS IN. 1905, PART XIII • 

. Daily g~e height, in fe"et, of Lost River :r~,W,r (]"tear Laice, Oal.dor 19{)5. 

D&y. Jan. Feb. '.Mar, rApt. May, June. ,Tu!y, .A.IIg. Sept. o.; __ ,Nov . Dec. 

--· -·---~-

1 ............... !;;4 7.3 6.3 6.9 5.3 5.0 ............... .............. ........... .. ........... .5.1 5.15 

2 •.•••••••.•..•. 5.4 7.8 6.2 7.5 5.3 5.0 .............. .............. .. ............ 5.1 5.15 

3 •••••.•.•.•..•. . 5.4 7.3 6.3 7.2 5.2 5.05 .......... · .... .............. .............. .. ............ 5.1 5.2 ~ 4~. ........................... 5.4 7.1 6.3 6.9 5.2 5;1 ............. ............... .. ............ 5·.1 5.2 

5 •••••.••••••••• 5.4 6.8 6.4 6.7. 5.1 5.15 .............. .............. ............... .............. 5.1 5.2 

6 ••••.••.•••.••• 5.4 6.5 6.3 6.6 5.1 5.2 .............. .............. .. ........... ------- 5.1 5.2 

7 •••••••...•...• 5.4 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.15 5.35 .............. .............. .............. :::::::1 5.1 5.2 

8 ............... 5.4 6.1 6.4 6.2 5.2 5.6 .............. .............. 5.1 5.15 - I 9 ............... 5.4 5.8 6.3 6.0 5.2 5.9 .............. .............. ............... :::::::1 5.1 5.15 

10 ............... 5.4 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.8 .............. .............. .............. 5.1 .5.15 

.11 ............... 5.4 5.2 6.2 5. 7 5.3 5.7 ·······,······T···-·-- .............. 5.1 5.15 

12 ............... 5.4 6.05 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.6 .. _ ........... 5.1 5.15 

13 ........ · ........ 5.4 6.90 6.5 5. 7 5.35 5.4 

'.::f,'.,J·~···· ........ . l ... 5.1 5.15 

14 • .-............. 5.6 6.9 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.25 .............. 5.1 5.15 

15 ............... 5.8 6.7 6.1 .5.5 5.25 5.1, 5.1 5.15 

16 ............... 6.0 6.2 .6.3 5.55 5.2 5.0 .......... · .... 5~ 1 5.2 

17 ............... 6.25 5.6 6.9 5.6 5.15 5.0 

:::::?::~:·:r::::: 5.1 . 

5.2 

"18 ............... 6.3 5.5 6.7 5.6 5.1. 5.0 5.1 5.2 

19 ............... 6.3 5.8 6.3 5.7 5.05 5.0 .............. ............. .............. .............. 5.1 5.2 

20 ............... 6.3 6.4 6.4 5.5 5.05 5.0 .............. .............. .............. ............... 5.2 5,2 

21. ............... 6.35 6.3 6.6 5.5 5.0 5.0 · ...... .,... .... .............. .............. .. ............ 5.15 5.2 

22 ............... 6.4 6.2 6.9 5.5 5.0 5.0 .............. ........ --- .............. .............. 5.15 5.2 

23 ••••.•••. · .••••• 6.4 6.0 6.9 5.45 6.0 5.0. .............. .............. .. ............ .............. 5.15 5.2 

24_ ............... 6.45 6.1 6.5 5.4 4.95 5.0 . "","l""" .............. 5.15 5.2 

25 ............... 6.5 6.2 6.3 5.!4 4.9 5.0 .............. .............. 5.15 5.2 

26 ... : ........... 6.3 6.0 b~5 5,5 4.9 5.0 """l""" .............. ............. 5.2 5.2 

27 ............... 6.0· 6.1 .6.9 5.4 4.90 5.0 :::::::1::::::: .............. 5.2 5.2 

28 ............... 6.2 6.2 6.6 5.3 5.0 5.0 ............................. .: ............ ............. 5.2 5.2 

29 ... , ........... IJ.4 6:7. 5.3 5.05 5.0 ............................ .. -~ ....... ; 5.·1 5.15 5.2 

30 .......... · ..... 6;6 6.0 5.3 5.1 5.0 .• 

........................ .............. 5.1 5.15 5.2 

31 •.•• : ••••.•.•••• 6.8 6.4 5.05 ............... ...... .!. ...... .. ............ 5.1 5.2 

' I .· 

:Stai:itm ratinu tabkfo~ Lost River near (Jlear~Lake, Oal.,from Bepte~ber 4, 1904, to Deeem- . ber 31, 1905. 

' 

h~Tt. DISCharge. -Gage Dlscb&rge. h~~- Discharge. , Gaft DlllCh&rge. I height. heig t. ---

Feet. Seco71d1"eet.l Feet. Seco~feet. Feet. Se~feet. ]l'eet. 8eco71d1"eet. 

4.90 6 5.-70 66 . 6.50 238 7.'30 508 

5.00 9 5.80 81 6.60 268 7.40 545 

5.10 . 12 5.90 98 6. 70 300 7.50 582 

5.20 "17 6.00 117 6.80 332 7.60 619 

5.30 23 6.10 138 6.90 365 7.70 657 

1i.40 :u 6.20 160 7.00 400 7.&>· 695 

5.50 41 6.30 184 7.10 436 '7.90 733 

5.60 .• 53." 6.40. . ~10 7.20 . .472 8.00 772 

' . 

. ' No'I.'E.-TbQ abQve table is b~sed on 16discharge measurements niade•durlng 1904-5. It tsfarlywell . deAned. · ' · · "' · 
KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 235 

E:stimated monthly discharge of Lost River near Olear Lake, Cal. ,for 1904 and 1905 . . 

···--------·-··--------------c----~---~----.-----

Discharge in second-feet. 

·Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1904. 

Septem her ......................................... : . ... . 

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

November .................................•. __ ........ __ . 

December ....... _. ____ ... _. ____ .. _. ___ . _____ ,._._ .. ____ . __ 

1905. 

20 

23 

17 

27 

9 

12 

12 

14 

January ........................ __ ... _................... 332 .31 · 

~::;:~~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::: I 1~; April.................................................... 582 23 

The year. ....................... _ ........ _ ...... _ ·I· .... _._ ... __ . _ ........ _ 

a Estimated. 

11.3 

18.1 

15.5 

18.2 

120 

217 

224 

127 

14.6 

21.6 

a7.0 

a6.0 

a7.0 

a1Q.O 

13.0 

16.0 

65.3 

Total in acre-feet. 

673 

1,113 

923 

1, 119". 

7,379 

12,050 

13,770 

7,557 

898 

1,286 

430 

369 

417 

615 

774 

984 

46,530 
236 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

LOST RIVER NEAR MERRILL, OREG. 

This ~tation was established July 26, 1904, by T. H. Humphreys. It is located about 

q miles downstream from the Stukel Bridge, 4 miles northwest of Merrill, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 200 feet above and 400 fe.et below the station. The current 

is swift at high and medium at low stages. Both banks are high and not liable to overflow.. The bed of the stream is composed of clay, rock, and gravel, and is not subject 

to change. There is but one channel at all stages. During low water the flow over the 

greater portion of the section is shallow and broken, making it difficult to obtain accurate 

results with a current meter. Near the right bank the channel is deeper. At low water 

in the fall of the year a considerable growth of water grass accumulates in the channel. 

An old rock dam located 200 feet above the gaging station does not materially interfere 

with the accuracy of discharge measurements. 

Discharge measurements are made at flood stages by means of a cable and car and at 

low water by wading. The initial point for soundings is the stream face of the left-bank 

cable support. 

A staff gage is fastened vertically at the left bank about 40 feet upstream from the 

cable. During 1905 the gage was read by Mrs.·Joseph Stukel. Bench marks were established as follows: (I) A large wire nail driven into post supporting cable at left bank; 

elevation, 17.92 feet. (2) A nail driven into the sill at the northwest corner of a granary 

200 feet downstream from the cable on the right bank; elevation, 20.61 feet. Elevation!' 

refer to the datum of the gage. 

Gage heights and discharge measurements taken at this station in 1904 are contained 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. 

Discharge measurements of Lost River near Merrill, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. :C~tfo~~ 

Feet. Sq. ft. 

January 18 .... C. T. Darley ..........•.•........... 87 82 

February L •.. ..... do .............................. 102 208 

February 8 .... ..... do .............................. 108 240 

February 27 ... ..... do ............................. , 92 197 

March 5 •...... ..... do .............................. 96 199 

April5., .•.... ..... do .............................. 120 425 

April14 ••.•... ..... do ..•........................... 90 140 

April29 •••.... ..•.. do .•........................... ·. 80 95 

May 12 ........ ..... do ..••.............•............ 89 95 

June 14 ........ ..... do .••............•.............. 89 86 

July 23 .•...•.. ...•. do .. ·········-·-····-···-----~-- 90 86 

August 15 ..... C. T. Darley and w. B. Clapp ...... 88 82 

August 26 ..... C. T. Darley ........................ 87 84 

September 15 .. ..... do ...•.......................... 87 83 

Mean 

velocity. 

Ft. per sec. 

1.60 

2. 72 

.2. 74 

2. 70 

2. 71 

2.67 

2.03 

1.53 

1.37 

1.36 

!.36 

1.26 

1.21 

1.22 

Gage 

height. 

Feet. 

3. 50 

4.80 

5.05 

4.55 

4.63 

6. 77 

4.00 

3.50 

3.50 

3. 41 

3.45 

3.41 

3.31 

3.32 

Discharge. 

Sec.-ft. 

131 

566 

658 

533 

540 

1,134 

284 

145 

130 

117 

117 

103 

102 

101 
KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 237 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Lost River near Merrill, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. Jan. Feb.[ Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov .. Dec. 

-----------------------. 

!............... 3./! 4.7 4.5 

2............... 3.5 5.7 4.5 

3............... 3.5 6.3 4.5 

4 .. ------------. 3.5 6.8 4.5 

5 •.......•• :.... 3.5 7.0 4.6 

6_______________ 3.5 6.2 4.6 

7............... 3.5 5.6 4.6 

8 .. ------------- 3. 5 5.1 4. 55 

9............... 3.5 4.7 4.55 

10............... 3.5 • 4.4 4.4 

11.-------------~ 3.5 4.2 4.3 

12 .........•..... 

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

14 ......•...••... 

15 .............. . 

16 .............. . 

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

18 ............ · .. . 

19 .............. . 20 ________ . ______ _ 

21. _____________ _ 

22 ••••••••••••••• 

23 ______________ _ 

24 ... ------------

25 ..............• 

26 ______________ _ 

27 .............. . 28 ______________ _ 

29 .............. . 30 ______________ _ 

31 --------------

3.5 4.0 

3.5 3.9 

3.5 3.8 

3.5 3.8 

3.5 3.7 

3.5 3. 7 

3.5 3.7 

3.5 3.7 

3.5 3.8 

3.5 3.8 

3.5 3.9 

3.5 4.4 

3.5 4.4 

4.5 4.5 

5.4 . 4.5 

5.3 4.55 

5.0 4.55 

4.7 

4.5 

4.4 

4.35 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.2 

4.4 

4.5 

4.6 

4.7 

4.9 

4.6 

4.6 

5.0 

4.9 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 3.5 3.5. 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

4.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

6.0 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

7.0 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

6.8 3.5 3.5 

6.0 3.5 3.5 

5.3 3.5 3.5 

5.4 3.5 3.5 

5.6 3.5 3.5 

5.8 3.5 3.5 

5.9 3.5 3.5 

4.0 

·4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 3.55 

3.5 3.55 

3.5 3.55 

3.5 3.4 

3.5. 3.4 

3.5 3.4 

3. 5 3.4 

3.5 3.4 

3.5 3.4 

3.5 3.4 

3.5 3.4 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

3.4 .L4 3.3 3.3 ~3 3.3 

3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

. 3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3 3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 I 

3.31 

3.3! i -------~ 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 . 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3,3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.3 

3.3 3.31 

3. 3 ----:··1 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

. 3.3 

3-3 

3.3 

3.3 

Station rating 'table for Lost River near MerriU, Oreg.,from July 16, 1904, to December 31, 

1905.-

Ga~ heig t. Discharge. Ga~e heig t. Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. G~e heig t. Discharge. 

--- ---

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

3.30 102 3.60 176 3.90 262 4.20 362 

3.40 125 3. 70 203 4.00 294 

3.50 :!'5o 3.80 232 4.10 328 

NoTE.-The above table Is applicable only for open-channel conditions. It Is based on 20 discharge 

measurements made during 1904--5. It is not well-defined. Above gage height 4.2 feet the rating 

curve is a tangent, the difierence being 35 per tenth 
STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN· 1905, P .ART- XIII. 

Ellli1TIIlkd 11lff(l,t7U,y dischar.ge o..f Lost River near Merrill, Oreg.,jor 1004 a:riil1905. 

Month. 

1904. 

! . _July 26-31. ••• -•••••.•.•••••.•••••••• ; .•••••••••••••...•.• 

August ..•......••......•..•.........................•... 

September •••.•.•.•..........•.••••.•....••••.•••.....•.. 

October •••.......•..•.•.•••••...•..................•.•.• 

November •••••.•.•....••. : ..••••••••••••.••.••••...... ~. 

December ....•.....................•.............•.•.••. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Mininuilil. Mean: 

203 203 203 

203 176 199 

176 163 165. 

163 150 158 

150 150 150 

100 150 150 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

2,415 

12,240 

9,818 

·9,715 

8,926 

9,223 

Theperiod •......•.........•.••••••••••...•.................••.•.....• ., •............ 52,330 

1===1=== 

1900;· 

J a.nua.ry •••.•.••••• : ••.•..•.•.•.••••••.•••••.•....•.•••.• 

·February ................•....•.•.•...•.•.•.............. 

M&rch ••.........•••..••....•......•..........•.•........ 

April. ..•.......................•...•...•................ 

May •••••.•••••••••. _. .••••••••••.••••••.•••••••.••••..... 

June ......................... ~ .......................... . 

July ••••....•.............•••...•...•.............•...... 

August .••••••............... : •• , ..•.•..•...•............ 

September •••••..•................ , .•.........•.......... 

October •...•...•................•.......... , ......•...... 

November •.•..•.•......•.•.•................ _ ........... . 

December.: .•••............•..........•....•.•.•....•... 

Theyear ••...........•••.•••••••••••• -••••.•.••.•.. 

782 

. 1,342 

642 

.1,342 

150 

163 

125 

125 

102 

102 

102 

102 

150 

203 

328 

150 

150 

125 

125 

125 

102 

102 

102 

102 

1--------11--------1 

1,342 .102 

T1JLB LAD DAR li[ERBIIt, OBJIIG, 

248 

514 

461 

470 

150 

138 

125 

.125 

102 

102 

102 

102 

220 

15,250 

28,550 

28,350 

27,970 

9,223 

8,212 

7,686 

7,686 

·6,069 

6,272 

6,069 

6,272 

157,600 

.This station was established May 17, 1904, by john H. Lewis and Ivan Landes for recording the water level in Tule Lake. It is lociated on Tule La.l!;e at the mouth of Lost River 

about 3 miles east o,f Merrill, Oreg , 25 miles south from Klamath Falls, and near the OregoliCaliforn4t line. _ . _ · . 

. The gage is a verlica.l timber fastened to posts driven in the lake bed, about 20 foot from 

the shore of the lake. It is in line_witlt the east lane fence, one-fourth mile south of the 

residence of J. Frank Adams. The bench mark is· a. notch cut in large juniper gatepost on 

·the north side of the gate entrance ~bout 60 feet distant froi:n the gage rod; elevation, 13.70 · 

feet above the zero of the gage. 

' 
KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 239 

Daily gage heigh.t, in feet, ofTvle Lake near Merrill, Oreg.,for 1905. 

Day. ~ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June, July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

1. ...... , ....... -···-·-----··---·-··· ..................... :· ............. ·---·---·---······--- ····-· 

2 ······-·------ ----·-- --····- ·····-- 9.25 ··---·- ·----·- ··----- ••••••. ······- ----·-- ----··· ··---· 

3 •............•. --·-··· ··--·-- ----··· ..•.... --.····· 9.05 8.6 ·-·---- ···--·- .••••.. ··-;··- ---··· 

4 ••............. ----·-- -···-·· ··-··-- ---···· 9.2 ----··- ·---·-- ······- ..........••.• ·····-- ----·· 

5 ............•.. ---···· ·---·-- ---···· ·····-- ····--- ····--· ···--·· ---···· ____ , __ ··--··· ··--··- .· ....• 

6, _____________ : ----·-- -···-·· 9.1 --····· ·---··· ----··- ----·-- ·····-· -·-···· •...•.. ····--- -----· 

1---------······ ····--- ----··- --··-·- ----·-- ··-···- ··----- ····--- 7.95 ·····-- --····· ······- ------

g _______________ ------- --·----- ------------------------------------------------- 7.05 6.85 6.85 

9 ......•........ -·-·--- ··--·-- --····· ······- ·····-- ··-·--· ·····-- ·····-· 7.4 --····· ····'··i··-··· 10.------- ,_ ----- ------- -.. ·--- .. --·-- -- ..... -······ 9.0 8.5 ....... ---···- . ·- ---- . -- -· .. -....• 

11.---- ....... .. : ... ---- ------- ---··· ...... -- ····-·- ····--· ····-·- ----·· ..•..... --· ......... -- -.---. 

12 ............... ---···· 8.9 -·--··- ---·-·· ·····-- ........•.••..........•.••.. ------- ....... ··--·· 

!:::::::::::::::: ::~:~:: ::::::: ::~.:~~:,::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::: ::~:~:: :::~:~: :::::::1:::::::1::~:;:. 

!!::::::::::::::: ::::::: :::~:~: ::::::: ::::::: ::~:~~: ::::::: ::~:~:: ::::::: ::::::: ::~:~:: ::~:~::1:::::: 

~:::: :: : : :: : ..-., ':}: : ·.::.:,-z ul 24 •..................... ··----- 9.1 --····· --····· -·--··· 8.3 ·····-- ----·--- ··---·· ------- ------

25 •. ----- .•. ----. ---.--- ------- .•• ---- ••. -~ -- .•• ---- ------ •• •.• ••••.•• ---- -- .•• -- ------ .• ---- .••• -- •• 

26 ............... ····-·- ··----- ----··· -·-···· --····· ....•.. ---···· ------- ····--- ....... ....... 6.6 

27............... ....... 9.0 ...................... 8.7 ......................................... . 

E- _Lj-:j::_- : __ :~~:~.: ;:,_;~- ;.-L 

NOTE.-lee out of river, Jan. 31. 

MILLER CREEK NEAR LORELLA, OREG. 

This station was established August 10, 1904, by F. S. Chapman. It is located at Horsefly, 10 miles northeast of Lorella, Oreg. 

The channel is straight for 600 feet above and 100 feet below the station. The current is 

sluggish at low and swift at high stages. Both banks are high, rocky, wooded, and not 

subject to overflow. The bed of the strf1am is of rock and gravel, and not liable to change. 

The channel is obstructed by much vegetation during the season of low st8ge. 

Discharge measurements are made during high stages by means of a cable and.car, and at 

low stages by wading. The initial point for soundings is the stream side of the cable support 

' on the right bank. . 

A staff gage is fastened vertically at the right bank, 300 feet upstream from the cable, 

where the water stands in a pool. During 1905 the gagll was read by Louis Gerber. On 

December 9, 1905, an automatic water-height regi.~ter was installed'for recording gage 

heights. The bench mark is a point on top of a large bowlder 25 feet downstream from the 

gage; elevation, 12.68 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Gage heights and discharge measurements taken at this station during 1904 are contained 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 134, United States Geological Survey. ., 
•. 

240 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, .P.A.RT xiii. 

DisCharge measurements of Miller Oreelc near Lorella, Oref!., in 1.905. -

Date. Hydrographer. Area. of Mean Gage DisWidth. section. velocity. , helght. eho.rge. 

1----------------~------1-----

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

J o.nuo.ry 28 . . . . c .. T. Parley. • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . 110 72 2.03 7.25 146 

February 4 ••••.••••• do.............................. 124 . 86 1.87 7.30 161 

•Februacy 6 ••••••••• do •••.... :.'····················· 90 .58 1.50 6.99 '87 

·February 25 ••. , .... do ..•..•.•.•.....•.••••.•.. : •·. . . 118 88 2.01 7.30 177 

March 8 ..••..••..••• do .. ~ ••• : ........... •..•......... 91 72 1. 72 .7.14_ 124 

Mo.rch 15. ; •••• F. S. Chapman..................... 90 65 1.46 6.92 95 

April 2 •••• ·• . • • C. T. Darley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 155 2.97 8;oo 460 

Aprll9 ..•.•.••....• do.............................. 72 47 1.32 6.88 62 

April28 ......•.• : •. do.............................. 18 10.8 .29 6.19 3.1 

June 1. ••..•........ do.............................. 20 11.2 .18 .6.11 2.0 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Miller Oreelc near Lorella, Oreg., for 1905. · 

___ D __ aY_·--~~~--~-o.n __ . _

1

_F_e_b_. _M_o.r_. _A_p_r_. _Mo. __ Y_· _J_un_e_. _J_u_IY_· _A_ug_. _s_ep_t_. _ac_t. __ N_o_v_. _n_ec_~ 

} .... · .......... . 2 ••••••••••••••• 

3 •..•••••.•..•.••. 

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

6.3 .8.ii 

6.3 - 8.2 

6.3 7.7 

6.3 .. ·7.3 

7.2 

7.2 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.2 

7.2 

5 ............. · .. 6.3 7. 7 

6 ••••••.•.•.•..• 

7 ••••.•••...•..• 

6.3 7.0 

6 .• 3 7.0 

8............... . 6.3 

9............... 6.Jl 

10............... 6.3 

11................ 6.3 

12............... 6.3 

13............... 6.3 

'14............... 6.3 

15 .... :.......... 6.3 

16 .............. : 7.5 

.17 .......... ~.... 7.6 

18 ........... -.. 7.7". 

19._.............. 7.5 

20............... 7·5 

21 ............... ·7.5 

22 ....... ,........ 7 •. 9 

23................ 8.2 

24............... 7.9 

25............... 7.9 

. 7.0 7.2 

7.0 7.1 

6.9 7.1 

.6.6 7.0 

6.5 7.1 

6.5 • 7.1 

6.4 7.1 

6.4 . 6.8 

6;4 7.3 

6.4 7.3 

6.4 7.3 

6.8 7.4 

7.2 7.4 

7.3 7.1 

7.3 7.3 

7.3 7.3 

7.3 7.2 

7.3 7.2 

7.0 6.3 

8.0 . 6.3 

7.8 6.3 

7.6 6.3 

7.4 6 .. 3 

7.2 6.3 

7.0 6.2 

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

"6.3 

6.2 ........................................ . 

6.1 ....... _ ................................. . 

6.1 ....... ':. ......................................... ~ ......... .. 

6.2 ........................................ . 

6.2 ....................................... .. 

6.3 ........................................ . 

6.3 

6.3 ........................................ . 

6;3 

6.3 ................................. .. 

6.3 .................................. . 

~-3 

6.2 .................................. . 

6.2 .................................. . 

6.2 ................................... . 

6.2 

.............. ·-.- .... -.. -.... : .. ... -.... ~-. ~. -.-...... 

46,0 

. 6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.9 

6o8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.5 

6.5 

6;5' 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.3 

6.3 ......................................... . 

'6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.2 ......... :···············-············-----·· 6.1 ......................................... . 

6.0 ......................................... . 

6.0 ........................................ .. 

6.0 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 6.0 . 6.0 

5.9 ................ _..... ....... ....... 6.1 ·6.0 

26 ......... ,..... 7.7 7.3 7.9 .6.3 6.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 6:o 

27 ....... ; ...... . 

2!1 .............. . 

211 ............. .. 

30 .............. . 

3~ ............. .. 

7.7 

7.3 

7.5 

8.0 

8.3 

7 •. 3 

·p 

7.5 

7.4 

7.4 

7.2 

7.2 

6.2 6.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 6:0 

6.2 0.2 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 6;·o 

"11.2 ' 6.3 

6.2 6.2 

6.0 

6.0 

6.2 ·'----· ................................... •••••• 

aNew gage. 

NOTE.-No flow June 17 to December 31 

~l 

' 

--•~~J 
KLAMATH RIVER DRAINAGE B.ASIN. 241 

Station rating table for Miller. Oreek near Lorella, Oreg., from August 7, 190ft,, to December 

31,1905. ' 

Gage 

height. Discharge. G':rte heig t. Discharge. Gage Discharge. height. Gaft heig t. Discharge. 

Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. Feet. Second-feet. 

6.00 0 6.80 52 7.60 274 8.40 665 

6.10 1.5 6.90 67 7. 70 317 8.50 717 

6.20 4 7.00 86 7.80 363 8.60 770 

6.30 8 7.10 109 7 . .90 411 8. 70 823 

6.40 13 7.20 135 8.00 460 8.80 876 

6.50 20 7.30 16~ 8.10 510 8.90 929 

6.60 29 7.40 196 8.20 561 9.00 982 

6. 70 39 7:50 234 8.30 613 

---

NOTE.-The above table is based on 13 discharge measurements made during 1904-5. It is well 

defined between ga~ heights 6.1 feet and 8 feet. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Miller Oreek near Lorella, Oreg., for 190ft,.and 1905. 

Month. 

1904. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Total in 

acre-feet. 

·August ••••...•..•..........•.........•.. ,............... 79 

September............................................... 12 

October................................................. 148 

November ..•.....•..•....•........... ·.....•......•...... 221 

December... . . . . . . . • . • . . . • . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . 381 

The period. • • . . . . . . • . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . • . • . • . • . . . • . • . • . . . . . . . . . • . . . ...... ; . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 84i 

1905. 

January ••......•..•.......................•..•.•.....•... 

February .........•........ : •.........•..•............... 

March .••.. : ..............••..................•.•.•...... 

April. .••...•.......•..........................•......... 

·May ......•...................•.......•..........•....... 

June ..............•....... ~ .•...................•.•. : .... 

July ...•..........•.•...................•.•.•.........•... 

August •••........•........••.•.......•...........•...... 

September •......•..........•............•......•........ 

October •....•..•.........•.........•........•.••......... 

November .••..............•.......•.......••.•.........• 

December .•....•..................••.........•.••......• 

The year ••.•••.•.•..•••....•......•......•..•..•..• 

613 

5,61 

411 

460 

13 

'8 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6!3 

8 

13 

52 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

179 

138 

!53 

71.0 

6.5 

3.0 

.o 

.o 

.o 

.o 

.o 

.o 

46. 

11,010 

7,664 

9,408 

4,225 

400 

179 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

32,890 
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PRECIPITATION AND EVAPORATION DATA. 

The following table gives the total precipitation in inches, by months, and also the annual 

totals: · · 

Jan. Feb: Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual. 

------1----------------------------

Keno, Oreg. : 

1904 .......... ...... ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ 0.00 1.58 2.08 1.50 3.57 

1905 .......... 2.08 1.91 2.30 0.66 2.29 0.15 0.00 0.00 0. 75 0.72 1.30 2.23 14.39 

Tule.Lake, Cal.: 

1904 --------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ....... ------ 0.00 0.92 1.01 0.42 ·3.11 

1905 .......... 1.25 1.19 1. 70 0.20 2.62 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.42 -----· 1.25 0.93 

Horse Fly, near Lorena, Oreg.: 

1904 .......... ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ 0.00 0.71 1.11 1.07 2.61 

1905 .......... 1.4.~ 1.09 2.22 0.28 2.56 1.23 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.32 0.83 2.41 12.69 

The following table gives the total evaporation in inches, by months, at Keno, Oreg.: 

Year. Jan. F.-b. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual. 

------1----------------------------

1004 .... __________ ..... : ......................... , ........... 6.66 5.12 . 2.01 2.01 2.01 ........ . 

1905 ... , ..... , ..... 1.19 0.78 0.78 2.69 4.12 6:20 7.57 7.03 6.15 1.98 0.46 ............. .. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEAsUREMENTS IN NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN 

l>RA.INAGE BASIN. 

Antdope Oreelc near Mount Hebron, Oal.-Thu; creek rises on the eastern slope of Mount 

Shasta. It is tributary to Lower Klamath Lake, although its waters sink before reaching 

the lake. A measurement was made June 17 by C. T. Darley, 12 miles below its source. 

·Width, 25.5 feet; area, 37 $qUare feet; mean velocity, 3.03 feet per second; discharge, 

112 second-feet. 

Another measurement was made August 28 by C. T. Darley 15 miles below its source. 

Width, 13 feet; area, 9.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.11 feet per second; discharge, 

10.4 second-feet. '--

. Adams ditch near Merrill, Oreg.-This canal diverts water from White Lake, an arm of 

Lower Klamath Lake. For the first mile this canal is co=on with the Van Bri=er canal. 

It is about 16 miles in length and is used for the irrigation of land in the vicinity of Merrill, 

O~g. The followirig measurements were made during 1905 at a point one mile below the 

head of the canal and 300 feet below the point where the Adams and Van Brimmer canals 

separate. The gage rod is a 1 by 4 inch timber divided into feet and hundredths. There is 

no bench mark. 

May 14: Width, 36 feet; area, 42 square feet; mean velocity, 1.10 feet per second; gage 

height, 1.73 feet; discharge, 46 second-feet. 

May 21: Width, 37.6 feet; area, 47 square feet; mean velocity, 1.13 feet per second; 

gage height, 1.90 feet; discharge, 53 second-feet. 

June 15: Width, 37.5 feet; area, 40 square feet; mean ·velocity, 1.28 feet per second; 

gage height, 2.14 feet; discharge, 51 second-feet. 

July 22: Width, 37.5 feet; area, 43 square feet; mean velocity, 1.19 feet per second; gage 

height, 2.22 feet; discharge, 51 second-feet. 

August 24: Width, 37.5 feet; area, 36 square feet; mean velocity, 1.03 feet per second; 

gage height, 2.13 feet; discharge, 37 second-feet. 

August 25: Width, 36.7 feet; area, 32 square feet; mean velocity, 0.91 foot per second; 

gage height, 2.00 feet; area, 29 second-feet. 
NORTHERN P.ACIFIO OOE.AN DRAINAGE BASIN. 243 

.August 25: Width, 37.9 feet; area, 39 square feet: mean velocity, 1.05 feet per second; 

gage height, 2.26 feet; discharge1 41 second~feet . 

.Ankeny ditch, station No.1, near Klamath Falls, Oreg.-.Ankeny canal diverts water from 

Link River at the outlet of Upper Klamath Lake, 1 i miles above the town of Klamath Falls, 

Oreg. The water .from this canal is used for electric power and irrigation purposes in the 

vicinity of Klamath Falls. This station is located about 500 feet above point of diversion to electric power plant. Discharges here given represent the amount of water used for 

both electric power and irrigation purposes. The following measurements were made during 1905 by C. T. Darley:: . 

June 29: Width, 17.4 feet; area,21 square feet; meanvelocity,2.71 feet per second; gage 

height, 1.36 feet; discharge, 57 second-feet. 

June 30: Width, 17.4 feet; area, 20 square feet; mean velocity, 2.70 feet. per second; 

gage height, 1.34 feet; discharge, 54 second feet. 

May 11: Width, 17.5 feet; area, 22 square feet; mean velocity, 2.86 feet per second; 

gage height, 1.39 feet; dkharge, 63 second-feet. . · 

June 29: Width, 17.4 feet; area, 2i square feet; mean velocity, 2.52 feet per second; 

gage height, 1.36 feet; discharge, 53 second~feet . 

.Ankeny canal station No. 2, near Klamath Falls, Oreg.-This station is located about 200 

feet below point of diversion by electric power plant. Discharges here given represent the 

amount of water used for irrigation purposes: • 

.April 23: Width, 13.5 feet; area, 7.0 square feet; mean velocity, 1.24 feet per second; 

gage height, 1.28 feet; discharge, 8.7 second-feet. 

May 2: Width, 13.5 feet; area, 13.1 square feet; mean velocity, 2.21 feet per second; 

gage height, 1.68 feet; discharge, 29 second-feet. 

May 11: Width, 13.5 feet; area, 15 square feet;· mean velocity, 2.33 feet per second; 

gage height, 1.80 feet; discharge, 35 second-feet. 

Butte Creek near Mount Hebron, Oal.-Butte Creek Iises on the eastern slope of Mount 

Shasta. It is tributary to Lower Klamath Lake and its waters sink in Butte Valll)y before 

reaching the lake: This creek discharges over fissured lava and large quantities of water 

are lost by seepage. That portion which reaches Butte Valley is used for-irrigation. The 

following measurements were made during 1905 by C. T. Darley, 1! miles above Boyce 

~anch at county road crossing. 

,May 5: Width, 15.5 feet; area, 51 square feet; mean velocity, L33 feet per second; gage 

height, 3.77 feet; discharge, 68 second-feet. 

May 19: Width, 15.9 feet; area, 51 square feet; mean velocity, 1.47 feet per second; gage 

height, 3.95 feet; discharge, 75 second-feet. 

June 16: Width; 16 feet; area, 48 square feet; mean velocity, 1.08 feet per second; gage 

height, 3.72 feet; discharge, 52 second-feet . 

.August 29: Width, 14 feet; area, 35 square feet; mean velocity, 0.47 foot per second; 

gage height, 3.00 feet; discharge, 16.4 second-feet. 

November 23: Width, 14 feet; area, .36 square feet; mean velocity, 0.23 foot per second; 

gage height, 3.3Q.feet; discharge, 8.1 second-feet. 

BOUJne's west canal, near Bonanza, Oreg.-This canal takes water from LOst River, the 

water being raised by means of pumps and used for irrigation in the vicinity of Bonanza, 

Oreg. .A measurement was made on May 31 by C. T. Darley at a point 300 feet below head 

of flume. 

Width, 9.5 feet; area, 5.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.46 feet per second; discharge, 8.6 

second-feet. 

Boards ditch, Poe Valley, Oreg.-This ditch diverts water from Lost River. The water is 

raised by means of a water wheel and is used for irrigation i"n the vicinity of Olen(), Oreg. .A· 

measurement was made on July 19 by C. T. Darley at a point 300 feet below head of canal. 

Width, 2 feet; area, 1.56 square feet; mean velocity, 0.22 foot per second; di8charge, 0.3 

second-foot. · . 
244 STREAM MEA.3UREMENTS IN 19051 PART XIII. 

Ooyote Oreek, Oreg.-Coyote Creek is tributary to Sycan marsh. During 1905 discharge 

measurements were made by Ivan Landes as follows: " 

March 15: Width, 5.5 feet; area, 4.7 square feet;-me~n velocity, 0.89_ foot per second; 

discharge, 4.2 second-feet. . 

Apr,llO: Width, 6.0 feet; area, 6.1 square feet; mean velocity, 1.34 feet per second; discharge, 8.2 second-feet. 

May 2: Width, 6.0 feet; area, 5.6 square feet; mean velocity, l.05 feet per second; discharge, 5.9 second-feet. 

June 12: Width, 5.0 feet; area, 3.4 square feet; mean velocity, 0.50 foot per second; discharge, 1.7 second-feet. 

July 31: Width, 1.4 feet; area, 0.4 square foot; mean velocity, 1.38 feet-per second; discharge, 0.6 second-foot. 

Orooked Oreek near Klamath 4geney, Oreg.-This stream is a tributary of Wood River. A 

measurement was made May 27 by C. T. Darley at the bridge 1! miles from Klamath Agency, 

on road to Fort Klamath. 

Width, 24.8 feet; area, 88 square feet; mean velocity, 0.52 foot per second; discharge, 46, 

second-feet. · 

Oherry Greek near Orystal, Oreg.-This stream is tributary to Upper Klamath Lake from 

the west. A measurement was made on May 25 by C. T. Darley at road crossing between 

Pelic~ Bay and Fort Klamath. 

Width, 27 feet; area, 25 square feet; mean velocity, 1.28 feet per second; discharge, 32 

second-feet. 

Orane Oreek near Fort Klamath, Oreg.-Crane Creek is a tributary to Seven Mile Creek. A · 

measurement was made on May 25 by C. T. Darley at the bridge on wagop road between 

Fort Klamath and Pelican Bay, Oreg. 

Width, 11.5 feet; area, 20 square feet; mean velocity, 0.54 foot per second; discharge, 

10.7 second-feet. 

Cottonwood Greek near Brownell,Oal.-Cottonwood Creek is tributary to Lower Klamath 

Lake from the South. The following measurements were made during 1905, 1 mile below 

its source, at "F" ranch, Brownell: 

June 15: Width; 19.5 feet; area, 41 square feet; mean velocity, 0.25 foot per second; 

discharge, 10.2 second-feet. 

August 30: Width, 27.5 feet; area, 24 square feet; mean velocity, 0.53 foot per seconq; 

discharge, 12.6 second-feet. 

Doris Greek near Picard, Oal.-Doris Creek is tributary to Lower Klamath Lake from the 

southwest. A measurement.was made on June 18 by C. T. Darley at the Doris ranch. 

Width, 5.4 feet; ·area, 4.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.24 feet per second; discharge, 6.1 

second-fe_et. 

Dirty Oreek, 01•egon.-Dirty Creek is tributary to Sycan marsh. During 1905 discharge 

measurements were made by Ivan Landes, as follows: 

March 15: Width, 3.0 feet; area, 1.4 square feet; mean velocity, 0.98 foot per second; 

discharge, 1.4 second-feet. . 

April 10: Width, 3.0 feet; area, 1.5 square feet; mean veloCity, 0.99 foot per second; 

discharge, 1.3 second-feet. 

May 2: Width, 3.0 feet; area, 1.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.0 foot per second; discharge, 1.4 second-feet. 

Edson Foulks ditch.-This ditch is in Shasta Valley.. A measurement was made at head of 

ditch September 3, 1905, by L. G. Applegate .. 

Width, 6.3 feet; ·area, 6.3 square feet; mean velocity, 1.75 feet 'per second; discharge, 11 

second-feet. 

Four MileOreek,PelicanBay,Oregon.~Four MileCreek is tributary to Upper Klamath 

Lake from the west. Its source is in Four Mile Lake. A measurement was made May 24 by 

C. T. Darley at road crossing between Klamath Falls and Pelican Bay. 

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! 
NORTHERN PAOIFIO OOEAN DRAINAGE BASIN. 245 

Width, 50.5 feet; area, 75 square feet; mean velocity, 0.70 foot per second; discharge, 53 

second-feet. 

Gra88 Valley Oreelc near Lowden, Oal.-Grass Valley Creek is tributary to Trinity River. 

A measurement was made of this stream August 26, 1905, by W. B. Clapp at lower wagon 

bridge on Buckhorn road 2! miles above junction.of creek with Trinity River. 

Width, 19 feet; area, 18.7 square feet; mean velocity, 0.98 foot per second; discharge, 

18.4 second-feet. 

Griffith canal nedr Olene, Oreg.-This canal diverts water from Lost River. The water is 

raised by means of a water wheel and used for irrigation of land in the vicinity of Olemr. 

The following measurements were made during 1905 by C. T. Darley at head of canal: 

June 2: Width, 2 fe11t; area, 1.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.29 feet per second; discharge, 1.8 second-feet: · 

June 13: .Width, 2 feet; area, 1.5 square feet; mean velocity, 1.27 feet per second; discharge, 1.9 second-feet. . · 

June 25: Width, 2 feet; area, 1.16 square feet; mean velocity, l.08·feet per second; discharge, 1.3 second-feet. 

Hot Springs' Oreelc near Klamath Falls, Oreg.-Hot Springs Creek rises about one-half mile 

east of Klamath Falls and discharges into Lower Klamath Lake. A measurement was 

made on August-18 by C. T. Darley near point where creek crosses county road east of Klamath Falls, Oreg. 

Width, 1.5 feet; area, 0.36 square foot; mean velocity, 0.94foot per second; discharge, 

4.4 second-feet. 

Hortun ditch at Poe Valley, Oreg.-This ditch diverts water from Lost River, which is used 

for irrigation on the south side of the river. A measurement was made on June 23 by C. T. 

Darley at a point one-fourth of a mile below head of ditch. . 

Width, 7.5 feet; area, 7.4 square feet; mean velocity, 0.59 foot per s~cond; discharge, 4.4 

second-feet. 

Little Sha8ta River at Little Sha8ta,.Oal.-A measurement of this stream was made August 

29, 1905, by M. D. Williams. . . 

Width, 9 feet; area, 5.4 square feet; mean velocity, 0.70 foot per second; discharge, 3.8 

second-feet. 

Little Sha8ta Springs at Little Sha8ta, Oal.-A measurement was made August 29, 1905, by 

M. D. Williams. 

Width, 9 feet; area, 5.6 square feet; mean velocity, 3.57 feet per second; discharge, 20· 

second-feet. · · 

Long Oreelc, Oreg.-Long Creek is tributary to Sycan Marsh. During 1905 discharge 

measurements were made by Ivan Landes as follows:· . 

March 15: Width, 22 feet; area, 21.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.54 -feet per second; 

discharge, 33.6 second-feet. · 

April10: Width, 25 feet; area, 36.9 square feet; mean velocity, 1.48 feet per second; 

discharge, 54.6 second-feet. . . 

May 1: Width, 26 feet; area, 46.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.45 feet per second; discharge, 68.1 second-feet. 

June 12: Width, 25 feet; area, 37.6 square feet; mean velocity, 1.56 feet per second; discharge, 58.6 second-feet. 

July 31: Width, 20 feet; area, 10.8 square feet; mean velocity, 1.72 feet per second; discharge, 18.6 second-feet. 

Moss Oreelc near Pelican Bay, Oregon.-Moss Creek is tributary to Upper Klamath Lake 

from the west. A measurement was made on May 23 by C. T. Darley at road crossing 

between Pelican Bay and Klamath Falls, Oreg. 

Width, 5.5 feet; area, 3.3 square feet; mean velocity, 0.76 foot per second; discharge, 2.5 

second-feet. 

McOormiclc mill-race canal near Keno, Oreg.-This canal diverts water from Klamath 

River about 1 mile below Keno, Oreg. This ~ater is used for power purposes. in running a 
246 S'fREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

sawmill. The following measurements were made during 1905 by C. T. Darley at a point 

one-fourth of a mile below head of canal: 

June 19: Width, 17 feet; area, 43 square feet; mean velocity, 1.51 feet per second; discharge, 64 second-feet. 

August 31: Width, 14.5 feet; area, 25 square feet; mean .velocity, 2.12 feet per second; 

discharge, 53 second-feet. 

Moore's power canal near Klamath Falls, Oreg.-This canal diverts water from the head of. 

Link River and is used for power purpose~;~ in running a sawmill. The following measurement was made by C. T. Darley at a point one-half mile below head of canal: 

March 25: Width, 9.9 feet; area, 34 square feet; mean velocity, 3.03 feet per second; 

discharge, 103 second-feet. 1 

At a point 200 feet above Penstock the following measurements were made: 

March 25: Width, 9 feet; area, 35 square feet; mean velocity, 2.14 feet per second; discharge, 75 second-feet. 

June 21: Width, 9.5 feet; area, 34 square feet; mean velocity, 1.74 feet per second; discharge, 59 second-feet. 

June 21: Width, 9.5 feet; area, 34 square feet; mean velocity, 1.56 feet per second; discharge, 53 second-feet. 

Moore's irrigation canal near Klamath Falls, Oreg.-This canal diverts waterfrom the head 

of Link River at same point at which water is diverted for Moore's mill-race canal on the 

west bank. This water is used for power purposes in running sawmill and the irrigation of 

town lots in the west addition of Klamath Falls, Oreg. The following measurements were 

made during 1905 by C. T, Darley at a point 300 feet below head of canal. These measurements show total amount of water used for power and irrigation purposes in this canal. 

March 25: Width, .10 feet; area, 15.8 square feet; mean velocity, 0.82 foot per second; 

discharge, 12.9 second-feet. 

June 21: Width, 1~.4 feet; area, 10;1 square feet; mean velocity, 1.08 feet per second; 

discharge, 10.9 second-feet. 

Phillip's wheel canal near Spring Lalce, Oregon.-This canal diverts water from Lost River 

about 9 miles above Merrill, Oreg. The water is raised from the river by means of a water 

wheel and. is used for irrigation purposes. The following measurements were made during 

1905 by C. T. Darley at a point in flume 100 feet below point of diversion. 

June 13: Width, 3 feet; area, 1.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.00 foot per second; discharge, 1.2 second-feet. 

July 25: Width, 1.2 feet; area; 0.1 square foot; discharge, o:2 second-foot. 

Rock Creek near A.spin Lake, Oregon.-This portion of Rock Creek is tributary to Upper 

Klamath Lake and has its source in Aspin Lake. A measurement was made on May 23 by 

C. T. Darley at bridge on wagon road between Klamath Falls and Pelican Bay. 

Width, 23.5 feet; area, 16.9 sq~are feet; mean velocity, 0.57 foot per second; discharge, 

9.6 second-feet. . 

Rock Creek at Crystal, Oreg.-This stream is tributary to Crystal Creek and is a separate 

stream from the Rock Creek .which discharges from Aspin Lake. A measurement was 

made on May 24 by C .. T. Darley at bridge on w'agon road between Klamath Falls and 

Pelican Bay. 

Width, 19 feet; area, 8.9 square feet; mean velocity, 0.00 foot per second; discharge, 5.9 

second-feet. 

Scott River near Fort Jones, Cal.-8cott River is tributary to Klamath River. A measurement of this stream was made August 29, 1905, by W. B. Clapp 500 feet above wagon 

bridge·on main road from Fort Jones to Etna, about 1 mile west from Fort Jones. 

Width, Zl feet; area, 23 square feet; mean velocity, 1.17 feet·per second; discharge, Zl 

second-feet. 

Seven M~'le Creek near Fort Klamath, Oreg.-This creek is tributary to Upper Klamath 

Lake from the north. A measurement was made on May 25 by C. T. Darley at bridge on 

wagon road between Fort Klamath and Pelican Bay. 

J 
NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN DRAINAGE BASIN. 247 

Width, 33 feet; area, 129 square feet; mean velocity, 0.79 foot per second; discharge, 

102 second-feet. 

Shasta River near Y relca, Oal.-Shasta' River is tributary to Klamath River. A measurement of this stream was made August 29, 1905, by W. B. Clapp 5 miles northeast of 

Yreka and 500 feet below diversion dam of the Yreka Light and Power Company. 

Width, 11.5 feet; area, 8.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.22 feet per second; discharge, 

10 second-feet. 

Ther~ was on this date 107 second-feet being diverted into canal 500 feet above this 

point, giving a total discharge of.117 second-feet for this stream. 

Sheepy Oreelc near Brownell, Oal.-This creek is tributary to Lower Klamath Lake from 

the southwest. The following measurements were made during 1905 by C. T. Darley at a 

point 2 miles east of Doris ranch, at wagon bridge near rock ford: 

May 18: Width, 78 feet; area, 226 square feet; mean velocity, 0.12 foot per second; 

discharge, 27 second-feet. 

June 18: Width, 80 feet; area, 218 square feet; mean velocity, 0.12 foot per second; 

discharge, 27 second-feet. 

Sprague River near YainaJ:, Oreg.-Sprague River is tributary to Williamson River. A 

measurement was made. on February 22 by C. T. Darley at bridge 5 miles below Y ainax 

Agency. The gage is a 2 by 8 inch plank graduated to feet and tenths and nailed in a 

vertical position on the downstream side of the second bent from the south end of the 

bridge. The bench mark is a 2 by 4 inch stake driven flush with the ground on left bank 

of the stream in line with upstream side of the bridge and distant 7 4 feet from end of bridge. 

The zero of the gage is 21.9 feet below the bench mark. 

Width, 133.2 feet; area, 1,077 square feet; mean velocity, 0.55 foot per sec.ond; discharge, 589 second-feet; gage height, 14.10 feet. 

Spring Oreelc near Fort Klamath, Oreg.-This creek is tributary to Williamson River from 

the west. A measurement was made on August 13 by J. B. Lippincott and W. B. Clapp 

at a point 200 feet above its junction with Williamson River. 

Width, llp feet; area, 195 square. feet; mean velocity, 1.86 feet per second; discharge, 

362 second-feet. 

Swingle flume canal near Lorella, Oreg.-This canal diverts water from Miller Creek 

above Lorella Bridge. The water is used for irrigation purposes in the vicinity of Lorella. 

A measurement was made on June 2 by C. T. Darley in small flume at road crossing on 

Langell Valley and Lorella road. 

Width~ 2 feet; area, 1.0 square foot; mean velocity, 0.20 foot per second; discharge, 0.2 

second-foot. 

Three Mile Oreelc near Fort Klamath, Oreg.-This creek is tributary to Upper Klamath 

Lake from the northwest. A measurement was made on May 25 by C. T. Darley at crossing of wagon road between Fort Klamath and Pelican Bay. 

Width, 13.2 feet; area, 6.2 square feet; mean velocity, 1.00 foot per second; discharge, 

6.2 second-feet. 

Trinity River near .Lowden, Oal.-Trinity River is tributary to Klamath River. A measurement of this stream was made August 26, 1905, by W. B. Clapp from a temporary 

pontoon bridge 1 mile above Lowden's ranch post-office and 3 miles below Lewiston, Cal. 

A permanent county highway bridge was being constructed at this point. 

Width, 190 feet; area, 468 square feet; mean velocity, 0.50 foot per second; discharge, 

233 second-feet. 

Varney Oreelc near Pelican Bay, Oregon.-Varney Creek is tributary to Four Mile Creek. 

A measurement was made May 24 by C. T. Darley at road crossing between Pelican Bay 

and Klamath Falls. 

Width, 9 feet; area, 13 square feet; mean velocity, 0.70 foot per second; discharge, 9.1 

second-feet. 

Van Brimmer ditch, south branch, station No. 1, near Merrill, Oreg.-This canal divertE 

water from White Lake, an arm of Lower Klamath Lake. For the first mile this canal iE 
248 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

common with the Adams canal. This water is used for irrigation in the vicinity of Merrill, 

Oreg. The following measurements were made on this branch by C. T. Darley during 1905 

at point 1 mile below the head of canal and at a point 300 feet below where Adams and 

Van Brimmer canals become separate and distinct. The gage rod is a 1 by 4 inch inclined 

timber graduated to feet and hundredths and nailed to posts set firmly in the bank of the 

canal. There is no bench mark. 

May 14: Width, 20 feet; area, 23 square feet; mean velocity, 1.04 feet per second; gage, 

4.01 feet; discharge, 24 second-feet. 

May 21: Width, 18 feet; area, 17.2-square feet; mean velocity, 1.22 feet per second; 

gage, 3.78 feet; discharge, 21 second-feet. 

June 14: Width, 18.6 feet; area, 16 square feet; mean velocity, 1.28 feet per second; 

gage, 3.92 feet; discharge, 20 second-feet. 

July 22: Width, 18.3 feet; area, 13.9 square feet; mean velocity, 0.83 foot per second; 

gage, 3.84 feet; discharge, 11.5 second-feet. 

August 24: Width, 17.5 feet; area, 10.4 square feet; .mean velocity, 0.72 foot per second; 

gage, 3.72 feet; discharge, 7.5 second-feet. 

August 24: Width, 18.2 feet; area, 12.3 square feet; mean velocity, 0.80 foot per second; 

gage, 3.85 feet; discharge, 9.9 second-feet. 

August 25: Width, 19.8 feet; area, 17.9 square feet; mean velocity, 0.91 foot per second; 

gage, 4.12 feet; discharge, 16.3 second-feet. · 

August 25: Width, 16.5 feet; area, 5.3 square feet; mean velocity, 0.49 foot per second; 

gage; 3.40 feet; discharge, 2.6 second-feet. · 

August 25: Width, 17.0 feet; area, 6 .. 9 square feet; mean velocity, 0.62 foot per second; 

gage, 3.55 feet; discharge, 4.3 second-feet. 

Van Brimmer ditch, north branch, station No.2, near Merrill, Oreg.-This canal diverts 

water from· White Lake, an arm of Lower Klamath Lake. For the first mile this canal is 

common with the Adams canal. The following 1heasurements were made of this branch 

during 1905 by C. T. Darley at a point 1 mile below heading and 300 feet below where Adams 

and Van Brimmer canals become separate and distinct. The gage is a 1 by 4 inch timber 

graduated to tenths and half tenths. It is set firmly to posts driven in the ground on the 

right bank. There is no bench mark. 

May 14: Width, 13.8 feet; area, 8 square feet; mean velocity, 0.75 foot per second; gage, 

1.95 feet; discharge, 6 second-feet. 

May 21: Width, 14.3 feet; area, 7.5 square feet; mean velocity, 0.83 foot per second; 

gage, 1.99 feet; discharge, 6.2 second-feet. 

June 15: Width, 15.4 feet; area, ·7.4 square feet; mean velocity, 1.03 feet per second; 

gage, 2.21 feet; discharge, 7.6.second-feet. 

July 24: Width, 16.5 feet; area, 10.4 square feet; mean velocity, 0.93 foot per second; 

gage, 2.34 feet; discharge 9.7 second-feet. 

July 24.: Width, 16.5. feet; area, 10.2 square feet; mean velocity, 0.93 foot per second; 

gage, 2.34 feet; discharge, 9.5 second-feet. 

August 24: Width, 15.5 feet; area, 5.6 square feet; mean velocity, 0.79 foot per second; 

gage, 2.20 feet; discharge, 4.6 second-feet. 

Willow Creek near Brownell, Oal.-Willow Creek is tributary to Lower Klamath Lake 

from the south. The following measurements were made during 1905 at bridge on Merrill 

and Brownell road by C. T. Darley: 

May 20: Width, 20 feet; area, 17.2 square feet; mean-velocity, 0.72 foot per second; discharge, 12.~ second-feet. . 

June 15 Width, 35.5 feet; area, 24 square feet; mean velocity, 0.48 foot per second; 

discharge, 11.5 second-feet. 

August 30: Width, 18 feet; area, 13.9 square feet; mean velocity, 0.70 foot per second; 

discharge, 9.7 second-feet. -

November 23: Width, 10 feet; area, 12.6 square feet; .mean velocity, 0.87 foot per second; discharge, 11 second-feet. 
ROGUE RIVER DRAINAGE B.ASIN. 249 

W~lliamsm River near Klamath .Agency, Oreg.-This stream is tributary to Upper KlaIIJ,j1th Lake from the north. The following measurements were made during 1905 at bridge 

on county road between Klamath Falls and Fort Klamath, Oreg.: 

May 27: Width, 175.8 feet; area, 1,532 square fe!)t; mean velocity, 0.89 foot per second; 

discharge, 1,371 second-feet . 

.August 22: Width, 176 feet; area, 1,479 square feet; mean velocity, 0.58 foot per second; 

discharge, 858 second-feet . 

.At Chillaquin Bridge on road between Klamath .Agency and Yainax .Agency, November 

14: Width, 40 feet; area, 230square feet; mean velocity, 2.72 feet per second; discharge, 

625 second-feet. 

Wood River near Fort Klamath, Oreg.-Wood River is tributary to Upper Klamath Lake 

from the north. The following measurements were made duripg 1905 by C. T. Darley at 

bridge on county road, 4 miles below Fort Klamath, Oreg.: 

May 27: Width, 52.3 feet; area, 297 square feet; mean velocity, 1.54 feet per second; 

discharge, 458 second-feet. 

At bridge one-fourth mile below Fort Klamath, Oreg.: 

August 22: Width, 47.6 feet; area, 166 square feet; mean velocity, 1.60 feet per second; 

discharge, 266 second-feet. 

November 14: Width, 49 feet; area, 162 square feet; mean velocity, 1.59 feet per second; 

discharge, 259 second-feet. 

December 10: Width, 49 feet; area, 162 square feet; mean velocity, 1.69 feet per second; 

discharge, 274 second-feet. 

Yt'e.ka'Light andPowerOompany's canalnearYreka,Oal.-A measurement of this canal 

was made August 29, 1905, by W. B. Clapp from footbridge at .house 500 feet below concrete diversion dam at head of canal and distant about 5 miles northeast from Yreka. 

This canal diverts water from Shasta River. 

Width, 17.5 feet; area, 36 square feet; mean velocity, 2.97 feet per second; discharge, 

107 ~econd-feet. 

For total flow of Shasta River see measurement made same date below diversion dam. 

ROGUE RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

ROGUE RIVER AT GOLD RAY, OREG. 

This station was established August 30, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at Gold Ray, 

Oreg., 1! miles below Tolo post-office, just below the Condor Water and Power Company's 

dam and bridge, and a short distance below the mouth of Stewart Creek. 

The channel is straight for 400 feet above and 300 feet below the station. The current 

at the measuring section is uniform. Both banks are high and rocky and are covered with 

a light growth of brush. The bed of the stream is rocky, somewhat broken in places, fr£e 

from vegetation, and permanent. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged )Vire, and stay line. 

The initial point is a tag on the tagged wire, 6.2 feet from the cable support on the left bank. 

The gage is a vertical staff bolted to concrete pier of bridge about 300 feet above the 

cable. During 1905 the gage heights were furnished by the Condor Water and Power 

Company, observations being taken twice each day by C. E. Wertz. The bench mark is 

the top of the anchor bolt for stay line on the right bank. This bolt is well wedged in solid 

rock; elevation, 21.34 feet above the datum of the gage. · 

IRR 177-06--17 
250 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Discharge measurements of Rogue River at Gold Ray, Oreg., in 1905. 

__ D_a_t_e·--I·----H-y_dr_o_gr_ap_h_e_r. _ __,__ __ 1_w_i_d_th_. _:_~_~_~o-~-~-l-v_:r_loe_c~_-¥_Y_· _h_~_~Y::_t_.l c~~-

Feet. 

August 30 ..... L. R. Allen .•..............•••...... 180 

October 17 •.... ..... do .•..•.••.....•....•...•...•••. 180 

December 26 •.. .•••• do •••........•....•...••.•...•.• 184 

Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. 

1,013 1.29 

1,023 1.18 

1,100 1.38 

Feet. 

1.10 

}..20 

1.57 

' Sec.-ft. 

1,307 

1,210 

1,514 

Daily gage height, in feet, of f:logue River at Gold Ray, Oreg.,jor 1905. 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------

1 ••.•.•••...•.•... 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.32 17 .•. ............ 1.2 1.25 1.22 1.32 

2 •.••...••..•.•.. 1.1 1.17 1.2 1.3 18 •.•.•..• , ••.... 1.1 1.25 1.3 1.4 

3 ••••...•.••.••.. 1.1 1.15 1.2 1.3 19 ••. ···-------- 1:1 1.25 1.3 1.45 

4 ••••••••.••••••• 1.15 1.15 1.2 1.27 20 •••••.•••.••••. 1.05. 1.25 1.5 1.47 

5 .•...•.•.••.•••. 1.15 1.17 1.2 1.45 21. ..•••....•.•.. 1.05 1.25 1.3 1.4 

6 •••..•.•.••.•.•. 1.12 1.3 1.2 1.32 22 •.•••..••.•.... 1.1 1.25 1.25 1.35 

1--···-·········· 1.1 1.45 1.2 1.35 23 .••••....•.•.•. 1.1 1.2 1.25 1.17 

8 •••••.•••••.•... 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.35 24 .•••........... 1.1 1.2 1.22 1.25 

9 ...•............ 1.1 1.35 1.2 1.3 25 ............... 1.15 1.2 1.2 1.32 

10 ..••...........• 1.6 1.25 1.2 1.3 26.·.~----········· 1.15 1.37 1.2 1.6 

11. ··············· 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 27 ••••••••••••.•. 1.17 1.35 1.3 1.82 

12 ••••..•••..• .' ••. 1.15 1.2 1.2 1.2 28 .•.....•....... 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.65 

13 .•.•.....•.•.... 1.15 1.2 1.2 1.2 29 ••••••••••....• 1.2 1.35 1.4 1.5 

14 ...•........•... 1.15 1.17 1.2 1.3 ~ 

30 ••............. 1.2 1:3 1.3 1.6 

15 ...•...........• 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 31. •..•.•........ -------- 1.22 1.52 

16 ••••....••.•.••. 1.1 1.22 1.2 1.32 

UMPQUA RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

SOUTH FORK OF lJMI'QlJA RIVER NEAR BROCJCWAY, OREG. 

This station was established December 6, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located just below 

Winston's highway bridge, 3 miles east of Brockway, Oreg., and 3 miles below the mouth 

of Lookingglass Creek. 

The channel is straight for 700 fe~Jt above and below the station. The current is uniform, 

s~mewhat broken by riflles at low water. Both banks are high, covered with brush, and 

not liable to overflow. The bed of the stream is of sand and gravel, free from vegetation,. 

and shifting. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements·are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for soundings is a tin tag on the top of the cable support at the right bank'. 

The gage is a staff in two sections. The lower section is inclined; the upper section is 

vertical, During 1905 the gage was read once each day by George Brosi. The bench 

mark· is the top of square-headed iron bolt driven into the downstream end of sill of the 

bridge at_the left bank; elevation, 23.31 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Umpqua River near Broclcway, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Ga~e Dissection. velocity. heig t. charge. 

---

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

December 28 •.. L. R. Allen •.•.•... , .•...•.•.•.•••.. 302 1,616 1.85 4.16 2,998 
UMPQUA RIV.ER DRAINAGE BASIN. 251 

Daily gage height, in feet, of South F'orkofUmpqua River near Brockway, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. Dec. Day. Dec. Day. Dec. Day. Dec. Day. Dec. 

I ·······-··· ------ 8 .•......... 2.3 15 ........... 1.1 22 ···------- 2.65 29 .•.•••••••. 3.4 

2 .. ---·----- ------ 9 ........... 2.1 16 .. -. -- ... -- 1.05 23 .•...••.••. 2.2 30 ........... 4.35 

3 ----------- ------ 10 ........... 1.4 17 .. --.--.- .. 1.05 24 ........... 1.85 31..- -·. -·· .. 6.1 

4. ---------- ------ 11 ........... 1.4 18 ........... 1.1 25 •.......... 1.1 

5 -· --------- ·----- 12 ........... 1.35 19.-.-.-.. -.- 1.45 26 ........ - .. 2.65 

6. -· -·······j 1.9 

I 

13 ........... 1.2 20 ........... 3.65 27 ........... 4.4 

7 ·····-·-··· 1.9 14 ••.•.•.•••• 1.15 21. -· .. -- ... - 3.3 28 ........... 4.1 

I 

NORTH FORK OF UMPQUA RIVER NEAR OAB:CREEK, OREG. 

This station was established September 6, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located 3 miles west 

of Oakcreek, Oreg., 11 miles above J. R. Dixon's farmhouse, about 10 miles below the 

mouth of East Fork of North Fork of Umpqua River. 

The channel is straight for a half mile above and below the station. The current is swift. 

The right bank is low, covered with. brush, and liable to overflow during floods. The left 

bank is similar, but somewhat higher, and not as apt to overflow. The bed of the stream is 

of gravel and rock, somewhat broken, free from vegetation, and shifting during floods. 

There is but one channel at all stages. Measurements may be affected by uncertainties of 

soundings due to the irregularities of the bed of the stream. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire .. 

The initial point for soundings is a tag on the tagged wire, 2 feet from the cable support on 

the right bank. 

Two gage rods were installed-one at the place of measurement and the other about 1 

mile below. The lower portion of both rods is inclined, and the upper portion is vertical. 

During 1905 the gage was read once each day by Ethel Dixon. The bench mark at the lower 

gage is on top of a !-inch bolt, driven into sand rock about 50 feet east and 50 feet south 

of the gage; elevation, 28.47 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measure'l[lents of North F'ork of Umpqua River near Oakcreek, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. · Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Ga~e Dissection. velocity. heig t. charge. 

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft.perser. Feet. Sec.cft. 

September 6 ... L. R. Allen ......................... 215 457 1.94 1.35 886 

October 19 ..... ..... do .............................. 222 580 2.45 2.10 1,419 

December 27 ... ..... do .............................. 279 1,447 4.91 5.35 7,110 
252 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1905, PART XIII. 

Daily gage height, in feet, of North Fork of Umpqua River. near Oakcreek, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Day. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

------1·---------11-------1---------

1 •........ ·-· .... ·······- 1.6 1.6 2.6 17 .•. ··-·-···--·· 1.3 2.0 1.45 2.6 

2 .. ·-·------··--- -------· 1.5 1.6 3.3 18 .. -. ··-·---··-· 1.3 2.2 1. 75 2.4 

3 ••.............• -------- 1.4 1.55 3.35 19 ... - ·-·-······· 1.35 2.1 1.9 2.6 

4 ..••.....•...... ····-··· 1.4 1.5 3. 7 20 .... ····----·-- 1.35 1.8 2.8 2. 7 

5 ••........••.... -······· 1.4 1.5 3.3 21. .............. 1.35 1.65 2.2 3.1 

6 .•...•..••...... 1.35 1.8 1.45 3.1 22 ............... 1.35 1.7 1. 95 ,2.8 

7 ••.•••.•••.••••• 1.35 2.3 1.45 3.35 23 .••.•••..•..••. 1.35 1.6fi 1.8 2.5 

8 ................ 1.35 2.85 1.45 3.9 24 •.•••.•••.• :,. __ 1.3 1.6 1. 75 2.4 

9 ...•.•.•.•...... 1.3 2.1 1.45 3.1 25 ••••••••••.•.•. 1.35 1. 75 1.65 2.35 

10 •••••.••••••••.. 1.35 1. 75 1.4 3. 75 26 •.....•........ 1.4 2. 75 1.8 6.25 

11 •. - ·-·-----·--·· 1.3 1.65 1.4 2.6 27 ...........•... 1..5 2 .. 3 2. 7 5.35 

12 ..••............ 1.3 1.55 1.4 2.55 28 ••••••••••••••• 1.65 2.0 2.2 4.35 

13 .. -. -· .. -.. ·- ... 1.3 1.5 1.4 2.5 29 ••••••••••••••. 1.6 1.8 2.2 3 .• 6 

14 .. - ....•........ 1.3 1.45 1.4 2.4 30 .•••••....... ,. 1.5 1.7 2.7 4.5 

15 •.. ---·······--· 1.3 1.65 1.4 2.35 31. ...........•.. -------- 1.6 4.3 

16 •............... 1.3 2.5 1.35 2.3 

SILETZ RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN. 

SILETZ RIVER AT SILETZ, OREG. 

This station was established November 25, 1905, by L. R. Allen. It is located at Siletz, 

Oreg., about 1 mile above the ferry on the Siletz and Toledo stage road, 6 miles below the 

mouth of Rock Creek. 

The channel is straight for about 1,000 feet above and 400 feet below the station. The 

current is swift and rough. Both banks are high and not liable to overflow. The right 

bank is covered with brush; the left bank is timbered. The bed of the stream is of coarse 

gravel and sand, free from vegetation, and shifting. There is but one channel at all stages. 

Discharge measurements are made by means of a cable, car, tagged wire, and stay wire. 

The initial point for sou~dings is a tin tag on the tagged wire, about 4 feet from the lower 

end of the turn-buckle on the right bank. 

The gage is in two sections on the right bank. The lower section is:inclined; the upper is 

vertical. During 1905 the gage was read once each day by John Kentta. r The bench mark 

is the top of the head of a bolt driven into a large alder tree on the right bank, about 100 feet 

above the cable; elevation, 18.48 feet above the datum of the gage. 

Discharge measurements of Siletz River at Siletz, Oreg., in 1905. 

Date. Hydrographer. Width. Area of Mean Gage Dissection. velocity. height. charge. 

---

Feet. Sq. ft. Ft. per sec. Feet. Sec.-ft. 

N ovetn her 26 .. L. R. Allen ......................... 157 394 2.95 2.15 1,167 

Daily gage height, in feet, of Siletz River at Siletz, Oreg., for 1905. 

Day. Nov. Dec. Day. Nov. Dec. Day. Nov. Dec. Day. Nov. Dec. 

1. .. ··-·---· ------ 3. 75 9 ......... ------ 2.9 17 --------- -----· 7.8 25 .......... ------ ~-2 

2 •••.•...•.. ------ 4.2 10 •••••.... ···--- 2.6 18 .. ·---··· ...... 6.0 26 .......... 2.1 7.5 

a ........... ·····- 3.8 11 ••.•••••. ------ 2.5 19 .• ····--· ------ 5.3 27 .......... 2.0 5.2 

4 ••.••.•••.. ------ 3.3 12 .... ·---- ·····- 2.3 20 ......... ····-· 5.6 28 .......... 2.0 4.3 

5 .•....•.... ------ 3.0 13 .. -. ·---- ------ 2.2 21 --------- ...... 4.9 29 ..•..•.•.. 2. 7 ~.R 

6 ...•....... ------ 3. 7 14 ••• ··---· ------ 2.1 22 .......... ...... 4.0 30 .••....... 3.2 4.3 

7 ............ ·----- 3.3 15.- ..•.... ........... 2.0 23 .•....... ........... 3.9 3L •..•.•... ------ 5.7 

8 •••••••.•.. ............ 3.1 16 •••••.•.• .. .......... 2.2 24 ..•.•.•.. .. .......... 3.1 
INDEX. 

A. Page. 

Acknowledgments and cooperation........ 12 

Acre-foot, definition of .................... . 

Adams ditch nearMerrill, Oreg.: 

description......................... 242 

discharge.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 242 

Adin, Cal. 

Ash Creek at: 

description......................... 144 

discharge........................... 145 

discharge, monthly . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 147 

gage heights .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 146 

rating table .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 146 

Rush Creek near: 

description .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 152 

discharge........................... 152 

Willow Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 

discharge........................... 152 

Alamitos canal atCalexico, Cal.: 

discharge.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 

discharge, monthly........ .. .. .. .. . 32 

gage heights ........................ 31,32 

Alamo channel nearRockwood, Cal.: 

discharge........................... 30 

gage heights........................ 30 

Alturas, Cal. 

E. Lauer & Son's ditch near: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. 151 

discharge........................... 151 

FitzHugh Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 151 

discharge........................... 151 

Pine Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . 151 

discharge........................... 152 

. Alvord, Cal. 

Sanger canal at: 

description......................... 70 

discharge........................... 71 

gage heights........................ 71 

American River nearFairoaks, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 176 

discharge........................... 176 

discharge, monthly................. 178 

gage heights........................ 177 

rating table ...................... 177,178 

American River, North and Middle forks, 

nearAuburn, Cal.: 

description......................... 179 

discharge........................... 179 

Page. 

American River, Silver and South forks, 

nearSlippery Ford, Cal.: 

description......................... 179 

discharge .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 17g 

American River, South Fork, nearPlacerville, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. . 178 

discharge........................... 178 

American River basin: 

description ........................... 175-176 

miscellaneous measurements ........ 178-179 

Ankeny ditch and .canal nearKlamath Falls, Oreg.: 

description ........................ : 243 

discharge .. .. .. . .. .. . • .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 243 

Antelope Creek nearMount Hebron, Cal.: 

description .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. 242 

discharge................... .. .. .. .. 242 

Red lllluff, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 132 

discharge........................... i32 

Arrowhead Springs, Cal. 

East Twin Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 103 

discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 

Waterman Canyon (West Twin Creek) 

near: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . 104 

discharge........................... 104 

Arroyo Seco near-

·Pasadena, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 109 

discharge..................... .. .. .. 109 

E)oled~d, ?a~.: 

descriptiOn ........................ 123-124 

discharge.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. 124 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 

gage heights........................ 125 

rating table .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 125 

Ash Creek at and nearAdin, Cal.: 

description.......................... 144 

discharge........................... 145 

discharge, monthly .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 147 

gage heights........................ 146 

rating table .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 146 

Lone Pine, Gal.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 

discharge..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84 

Aspin Lake, Oreg. 

Rock Creek near: 

description ... ·..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 246 

discharge.... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 246 

253 
254 INDEX. 

Auburn, Cal. Page. 

American River, North and Middle 

forks, near: 

description......................... 179 

discharge........................... 179 

Azusa, Cal. 

San Gabriel River and canals n~ar: 

description------................... 104 

discharge ......................... 105, 107 

discharge, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 

gage heights........................ 105 

rating table .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. • .. 106 

B. 

Baird Station, Cal. 

Sacramento, River at: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 131 

discharge ........................ :,. 131 

Bakersfield, Cal. 

Kearn River near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 187 

discharge........................... 188 

discharge, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 189 

Baldwin ditch nearEl Monte, Cal.: 

· 'description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 108 

discharge........................... 108 

Balls Ferry, Cal. · 

Battle Creek near: 

qescription ..... ..................... 132 

discharge........................... 132 

Mill ditch near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 132 

discharge............................ 132 

Banta ditch nearLos Nietos, Cal.: 

description . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. • 108 

discharge........................... 108 

Battle Creek near~ 

Balls Ferry, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 132 

discharge............................ 132 

Bay Counties Power Company flume near~ 

Nevada City, Cal.: 

description .................. :.. .. .. 164 

discharge ....... -.................... 164 

Bear Creek, California: ' 

description ............. : .......... 11.... 200 

discharge.:............................. 200 

Bear River above and nearWheatland, Cal.: 

· description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • • 165 

discharge........................... 166 

discharge, monthly .. .. .. .. . • .. .. • • 167 

gage heights........................ 166 

rating table . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . • .. .. 167 

Colfax, Cal.: -

description ................... .'..... 168 

discharge........................... 168 

Bear River basin: 

description ................. : ~.......... 165 

miscellaneous measurements • • . . . . • • . . 168 

Beaver Creek, California: 

description . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 222 

discharge............................... 222 

Beckwith, Cal. 

Gri~zly Creek near: 

· description ........................ . 

discharge .....•............... \ .... . 

Bieber, Cal. 

Pit River near: 

description •.•..........•..••• , .... . 

discharge ..................... j ... .. discharge, monthly . . . • • • • .. . . .. .. 

gage heights ...................... . 

rating table ...................... .. 

Big Creek, California: 

description .•..........•.......... j .... . discharge ............................. . 

Big Pine, Cal. 

Big Pine ?reek near: , 

descnption ................... ~ ... .. 

discharge ......... , ........... J .... . discharge, monthly ............... . 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ...................... .. 

Clear Creek near: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .......................... .. 

Fish Springs near: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .......................... . 

Big Pine and Owens River canal nearBishop, Cal.: 

description ........................ . 

diScharge .......................... . 

gage heights ...................... . 

Big Pine Creek nearBig Pine, Cal.: 

description ... .' ........ , .......... .. 

discharge ........... ,: ......... · .... . 

discharge, monthly ............... . 

gage heights: ...................... . 

rating table ............ _ .......... .. 

JJig Tejnnga Creek near-. 

Snnlan4, Cal.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .. , ........••.........•.... 

Birch Creek nearBishop, Cal.: 

description ............... _ .......... · 

discharge .......... ~~ .............. . 

Tinemaha, Cal.: 

description .................•....•.. 

discharge .......................... . 

gage heights ........ , ............ .. 

Bishop, Cal. 

A. 0. Collins canal near: 

description ...........•...... : . .... . 

discharge .......................... . 

gage heights ...................... . 

Big Pine and Owens River canal near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

gage heights ..................... .. 

Birch Creek near: 

description .......•.....•••.••••..•• 

discharge .......................... . 

Bishop Creek n~:ar: . 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

Page. 

159 

159 

136 

137 

139 

138" 

138 

185 

186 

7.8 

79 

80 

79 

80 

84 

84 

85 

85 

69 

69 

70 

78 

79 

80 

79 

80 

109 

109 

84 

84 

80 

81 

81 

66 

67 

67 

69 

69 

70 

84 

84 

62 

63 
INDEX. 255 

Bishop, Cal.-Cm:itinued. 

Bishop Creeek near-Continued. 

discharge, monthly ............... . 

,gage heights .........•.............. 

ratingtable ........................ . 

Bishop Creek canal near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ......................... .. 

gage heights ....••••••.... : ........ . 

Dell canal near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ......................... :. 

gage heights ....................... . 

Farmers' canal near: 

Page. 

65 

63,64 

64 

58 

59 

59 

68 

68 

68 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. • .. . 59 

discharge,........................... 60 

gage heights........................ 60 

George Collins canal near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • . 61 

discharge........................... 62 

gage heights........................ 62 

McGee Creek near: 

description ; .. .-..................... ·86 

discharge........................... 86 

McNally canal near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ill 

discharge........................... 61 

gage heights........................ 61 

North Hillside canal near: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 78 

discharge ... :....................... 78 

gage heights........................ 78 

Owens River canal near: 

description .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 

discharge,.......................... 57 

gage heights ........... , ............ 57,58 

Powers canal near: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 

discharge........................... 77 

gage heights ... ,.................... 77 

Rawson canal near: 

description ........ , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 

discharge........................... 65 

gage heights ........................ 65,66 

South Hillside canal ncar: 

description ................... , .. .. . 77 

discharge ........ .,.................. 77 

gage heights~ a~-----------------:-~-~ 77 

Bishop Creek nearlUshop, Cat: 

description ................... ,..... 62 

discharge..................... .. .. .. 63 

discharge, monthly................. 65 

gage heights ........................ 63,64 

ratingtable....... ........ .......... 64 

Bishop Creek canal near-;-

Bishop, Cal.: 

description .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 

discharge............................. 59 

gage heights........................ 59 

Blue Canyon Creek, Callfornia: 

description ....... :..................... 200 

discharge............................... 200 

Boards ditch, Poe Valley,' Oregon: 

description .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. • • .. .. 243 

discharge ............. :................. 243 

Bonanza, Oreg. 

Bowne's west nal near: 

description ......•...•••........•... 

discharge .......................... . 

Boulder Creek, Ca fornia: 

description .... : ....................... . 

discharge ........................ , .... .. 

Boundary canal ne rCalexico, Cat: 

discharge .............. : ... · ....... .. 

discharge, onthly .............. .. 

. gage heigh ...................... · .. 

Bowne's west cana nearBonanza, Oreg.: 

Page. 

243 

243 

198 

198 

85 

35 

35 

description ..................... ·... 248 

discharge........................... 248 

Bridal Veil Creek i -

Yosemite Valle , California: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 209 

discharge.. ........................ 209 

Brockway, Oreg. 

Umpqua River, South Fork,near: 

description .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 250 

discharge.. ......................... 250 

gage heigh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 251 

Brownell, Cal. 

Cottonwood Cr ek near: 

description ............... :.. .. .. .. 244 

discharge.. ........................ 244 

Sheepy Creek near: 

description . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. . .. . 247 

discharge.. ·........................ 247 

Willow Creek n r: 

description .............. :.......... 248 

discharge.. ........................ 248 

Bubbs Creek, Calif rnia: 

description.... .. ...................... 199 

discharge...... ........................ 199 

Butte Creek nearMount Hebron, Cal.: 

description .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 243 

discharge.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 248 

c. 

Cable Canyon Cree nearGlen Helen, Ca.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 

discharge .................. :....... '102 

Cable station, figur showing .. . .. .. .. .. .. . 8 

Cache Creek at and nearLower Lake, Ca .: 

description .. .. .. .. .. • .. . .. • . .. .. .. 169 

discharge ...................... ,.. . 170 

discharge, onthly ............ .... 172 

gage height .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 171 

ratingtable .................. .'..... 171 

Yolo, Cal.:· 

description .......... , ..... : ..... ,.. 172 

discharge.. ........................ 173 

discharge, onthly ...... .......... 174 

gageheigh ........................ 173 

rating table........................ 174 

Cache Creek basin: · 

description . .. .. . . . .... .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . 168 

miscellaneous easurements .... : .. . 178-179 
256. INDEX. 

Calabitsas, Cal. Page. 

:Malibu Creek near: 

description •...••..•••••••• ; • • • . • • • • 111 

discharge •..•.. "·····.:............ 1il 

discharg(l, monthly ...••... , . •. • • • • 113 

gage heights .••.••. :................ 112 

Triunfo Creek near: 

description ~ .. ~. . • • . . . . . • • • • • . . . • • • . · US 

discharge........................... 114 

discharge, monthly ••.•..... , .••• ,. llli 

gage heights........................ 114 

· CalexiCo, Cal. 

Alamitos canal at: 

diseharge....................... •••. Sl 

discharge, monthly . • . . . . . . • • • . . . • • 82 

gageheights .•..•......••..•.....•... 81,82 

Boundary canal near: · 

discharge........................... S5 

discharge,_ monthly ••••••• , ••.. ,... S5 

gage heights........................ S5 

Hemlock canal near: 

discharge •• : . ...•••••.....•••• :. . . • • . 28 

dlscl:iarge, monthly ••••••....... ~.. 29 

gage heights ••••••. · ••......•••.•••••• 28,29 

Holt canal near: 

discharge. • . . . . • . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 · 

discharge, monthly . . • . . • . . . • • . • . • • 27 

gage heights ..........••.•.....••••• 26, 27 

:Main cana1 near: 

discharge. . . • • • . • . • • • . . . . . . . • . . • • • • • 33 

discharge, monthly................. S4 

gageheights ....•.. : .. : ••..••.•..... SS,S4 

New Holt canal near: · 

discharge, monthly • . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • 28 

New River near: 

discharge........................... 30 

gageheights........................ 30 

Wisteria canal near: 

discharge •...••.•...•••••••.•. •.• • • • . S6 

discharge, monthly·, .•••• ;......... 37. 

gage heights ...••.•...•..••••.•...•• 86, 87 

California, southern: 

:Miscellaneous measurements ...... ·•..•• 126 

.California-MeXico Land and Cattle Com· 

pany'sflume near-

:Mexicala, ·cal.: 

· description .•.••• ; ..•• , . . • . .• . . . . • • . 41 · 

discharge, monthly . . . • • . . . . . • . • • • • 41 

Calpella, Cal.: 

Russian River at: 

description . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . • • • • • • 225 

discharge.. . . • • • • • • • . • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • 226 

Camulos, Cal. 

Cami:Ilos ditch near: 

description......................... 115 

discharge •..•• , ••..••• , ...... , •••• ·•• 116 

Santa Clara River near: 

~i:::~:::::::::::::::~:::·:.::::: ~~~ Canals below Yuma, Ariz., measl rements 

· 'of •.•.•••.....•.• · •••.•••••....•. 1~ 

Canby, Cal. 

· Pit l,'tiver nea.i:': 

.description ." .•.•.•....• , .•.•...• .".... ~.84 

discharge ................ ·...•..••.•. 134 

discharge, mo~thly •.•...... , . • . • . . 136 

gage'heights ••••... ,., .. ·......•..... 185 

rating table .••..•..•............ ,. .. lf5 

Capay ditch atCapay;Cal.: Page. 

. description . ; .. ~ •.••.•••••• ." •••..•.. 

. discharge ...•.•...•....••...•..•.•.• 

Cascade Creek inYosemiteValley, California: 

description ..•........•.•..••••••••. 

discharge ••.••••.•..•.••.......•.••• 

Cate ditch nearEl.:Monte, Cal.: 

· description •.•...•..••••.....••..... 

discharge .•.•.• : •..........•...••••. 

centerville1 Cal. 

Valley Counties PowerCompany'scanal 

near: 

description •••• · •...•••••••....•••••• ·. 

discharge ..• , •.•..•..•.••••.•••••••. 

Cherry Creek nearCryl!tal, Oreg.: 

description •••.••..•..•.•...••• : .... 

discharge ........•.. · .••.••..••••••.. 

Cherry River, California: 

description ...................... , ..... . 

discharge •.••.•••••••••....•• · ..•.••.•••• 

Chino Creek nearRincon, Cal.: 

description •.••.•..••...•.•..•.•.••• 

discharge •.. · .•••.•...•..•...•.••••.• 

Citrus, Cal. 

Ea~t Side canal near: 

description ...••..••....•...•.•.. : .. 

discharge .•.••..••.....•.........•.. 

gage heights •••••••••••••.••..•...•• 

Owens River near: 

description •••••••••••..•.•..•.••••• 

discharge; •••.•...••.. ~ •••...•...••• 

discharge, monthly_ .... ~ •.•.••....•. 

gage heights ....••••••..•......••... 

rating table .. · ...••....•.•••••..••••• 

Stevens can,al near: · 

description· .......•.••....•. : .•••• .". 

· discharge; .. ~ ...................... . 

gage heights •••...•••••.....•.•.•... 

City Creek near~ 

Highlands, Cal.: 

description ...........•••.•••....••• 

discharge ..•.•••. , ...... :. •••.....••. 

·Clavey River, California: 

description ••.••••••.•..•.••• ,. •.••..••.. 

discharge ...••.......•...• , ••••.••...... 

Clear Creeli: near- · 

Big Pine, Cal.: 

description • . • • • ••••...••......•••• 

discharge •...••••.•••.•••.•.•••.•••. 

Stella, Cal.: 

description ... '.· .••••.•••••••••..•.• 

discharge. • ...••••••••..••••••••• ~ •• 

Clear Lake atLakeport, cai.; . description •... , •••••••••••• , ...... . 

evaporation ... , ·:· ................. : 

Clear Lake,· Cal. 

Lost River near: 

description ••.•.••••.••••••••••••... 

. 175 

175. 

209 

209 

108 

108 

1SS 

188 

244 

244 

216 

216 

102 

102 

71 

72 

72 

74 

75 

76 

75 

76 

7S 

7S 

74 

102 

102 

216 

216 

S4 

S4 

131 

131 

168 

169 

2SS 

disc'harge ............................ · 233 

discharge, monthly ................. ' · 285 

• 

gage heights ...................... .. 

rating table ................... • .. .. 

284 

~ 

284 
INDEX. 

Clements, Cal. Page. Mokelumne River near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . ... . 223 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

discharge, monthly................. 225 

gage heights ....... ,................ 224 

ratingtable ..................•••. ;. 224 

Clover Creek nearUpper Lake, Cal.: 

description ..•............•. ,....... 175 

discharge........................... 175 

Clover Creek and ditch atMillville, Cal.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . • . . 132 

discharge........................... 132 

Cole Creek atKelseyville, Cal.: 

description ..........•.. , . . . . . . . . . . . 175 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . • . . . . . . . . . 175 

Colfax, Cal. 

Bear River near: 

description . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . .• . . . . . 168 

discharge............................ 168 

Green Horn River near: 

description ........... :. . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 

discharge........................... . 168 

South Yuba Mining Company~s ditch 

near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 168 

discharge........................... 168 

Collins, A. 0., canal near-, 

Bishop, Cal.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . • 66 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

gage heights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 67 

Collins, George, canal nearBishop, Cal.: 

description • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . 61 

discharge. . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 62 

gage heights........................ 62 

Colorado River, diversion of, by Imperial 

Canal, measurement of......... 24 

Colorado River at and belowYuma, Ariz.: 

description......................... 1:i 

discharge ......•.................... 14--16 

discharge, monthly................. 16 

gage heightS .. , ........... : ...... 14,15,17 

Heading No.3 of Imperial Canal: 

description......................... 17 

discharge:.......................... 1~ 

gage heights......................... 18 

Colorado River basin: 

mi&cellaneous measurements in •..... ·.. 42 

• Colorado Valley Pumping and Irrigation 

Company's canal atYuma, Ariz.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 18 

discharge........................... 19 

Computation, methods of ................ : .. lll-12 

r.ulesfor................................ 4 

Converse Creek, California: 

description............................. 198 

discharge................... . . . . . . . . .. . 198 

Cooperation and acknowledgments........ 12 

Copper City, Cal. 

Pit River near: 

description . • • • • • • . . . . • . . . . • • • • . . • • • 132 

discharge.. . • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • • . 132 

Copper City, CaL-continued. Page. 

Squaw Creek near: 

description:......................... 132 

discharge.·!·........................ 132 

Copper Creek, Cali~ornia: 

·description •... 1......................... 199 

discharge ...... 1. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 199 

Corporation ditch riear-

.Likely, Cal .. : 

description........ . . . . . . • . . • • • • . . . . 151 

discharge .. !. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •. • • • • • • • 151 

Cottonwood Creek pearBrownell, Cal.:' 

description •....••.... ,............. 244 

discharge .. ,........................ 244 

Jamul, Cal.: 

description , . • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 

discharge.·.~........................ 126 

gage height'................ . . . . . . . . 126 

Lakeview, Oreg.: 

description • . . . . . . . . . . • . .......... .' 151 

discharge. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 151 

Olancha, Cal.: 

description......................... 85 

discharge........................... 85 

gage heights........................ 85 

Cottonwood Creek, North and Middle forks, 

nearGas Point, Cal.:, 

description •................••.... 131, 132 

diseharge •. , ••..........•..•.....• 131, :i32 

Covelo, Cal. 

Middle Eel River at: 

description, •.••........••.•........ 

discharge . . l •••• : ••••••••••••••••••• 

Cow Creek at and nearMill ville; Cal.: 

'description, ..•........•......•••••• 

discharge •. , ................ .-•....•• 

Palocedro, Cal.: 

description •••..•.•.....•........... 

discharge ..•••...................... 

Coyote Cre.ek, Oregon: 

description .... , .............•...•...... 

discharge ...•..•...........•••..•........ 

Crane Creek nearFort Klamath, @reg.: 

description , ....................... . 

discharge •. • •....•...............•.. 

Crescent Mills, Cal. 

Indian Creek near: 

description , ...•.•......••.......... 

discharge .. ~ ......................•. 

Crooked Creek neariKiamath Agencif, Oreg.: 

~~:~~~~~1:::::::::::::::::::::::: Crown Creek, Calif<jmia: 

description ...• , ...•.••..•.............. 

discharge .•••..•...••.•................. 

Crystal, Oreg. , 

Cherry Creek nE!ar: 

description; .......•................ 

discharge .......................... . 

Rock.Creek at: ! 

description, ....................•... 

discharge .. J ............•........... 

Current meters, classes of .................• 

methods of usin)r ....•.•..••.•....•..••. 

226 

226 

132 

132 

132 

132 

244 

244 

244. 

244 

159 

159 

244 

244 

200 

200 

244 

. 244 

!:46 

246 

8 

8-10 
" 258 INDEX. 

Page. 

Curves for area, discharge, and mean 

velocity, figure showing.:...... 11 

Davis ditch near~ 

Downieville, Cal.: 

D. 

description ....•.......••......•.... 

discharge .....•.•..•....•.•......... 

Deer Creek nearViria, Cal.: 

description· ....•.•.•••.••.••.•....... 

discharge •.•.••..••..••.•.•••••.•..• 

Dell canal nearBishop, Cal.: 

description •...•.•••.••......•...••.. 

discharge .•••.•. · ................... . 

gage heights ..............•.•.. --~-­

Devil Canyon nearIrvington Station, Cal.: 

description •••..••.................. 

0 diooliarge •.••..••....••.......•.••.. 

Dinkey Creek, California: 

description ..............•.............. 

discharge ..••••••• , .•.•.•.............•. 

Dirty Creek, Oregon: 

description .......................... .. 

discharge ....•• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Division Creek nearIndependence, Cal.: 

description ................. ; .. . 

discharge ............ · .............. .. 

Doris Creek nearPicard, Cal.: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .................. ~ .. : .... . 

Dougherty Creek, California: . 

. description ................ : ........... . 

discharge ............................. .. 

Downieville, Cal. 

Davis ditch near: 

description.; ...................... . 

discharge ............ : ............. . 

Wheeler flume near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge~ ........................ .. 

Yuba River, East Fork of North Fork, at: 

description ........................ . 

discharge •.••..•.•••••....•........• 

Yuba River, Nork Fork, at: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge ............ · .. : ............ . 

Yuba River, North Fork of North Fork, 

at and near: 

165 

165 

133 

133 

68 

68 

68 

102 

103 

200 

200 

. 244 

244 

85 

85 

244 

244 

200 

• 200 

165 

165 

164 

164 

165 

165 

165 

165 

description ....... , ............... 164,165 

discharge ......................... 164,1£5 

Drainage basins, list of..................... 2-3 

Duke's dJtch near-

' Likely, Cal.: 

description......................... 151 

discharge....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 

Duty of water in Imperial Valley, .. :...... .40 

E. 

East Highlands, Cal. 

Plunge Creek near: 

description......................... 103 

discharge........................... 103 

East Side canal near- Page. 

Citrus, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. 71 

discharge........................... 72 

gage heights ...................... :. 72 

East Twin Creek nearArrowhead Springs, Cal.: 

description......................... 103 

discharge........................... 103 

Edson Foulks ditch, Shasta Valley: 

description .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 244 

discharge ........................ ;...... 244 

Eel River atLaytonville, Cal.: 

description......................... 226 

discharge........................... 226 

Eel River basin: 

miscellaneous measurements ......... 225-226 

Eight Mile Creek nearIndependence, Cal.: 

description ................... _...... 85 

discharge . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. 85 

El Don~do ditch belowSlippery Ford, Cal.: 

description.......................... 179 

discharge........................... 179 

El Monte, CaL 

Baldwin ditch near: 

description ...... .':............. .... 108 

discharge .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 

Cate ditch near: 

de:<cription ..................... .... 108 

discharge . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 108 

Ranchito or Standerford ditch near: 

description ........................ : 108 

discharge .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 108 

Rincon ditch near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . 108 

discharge .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. 108 

Rio Hondo near: 

descri'ption ......................... 108 

discharge........................... 108 

San Gabriel River near: 

description .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. . 108 

discharge .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10!! 

Sheep Creek ditch near: · 

description......................... 108 

discharge........................... 108 

Eleanor Creek, California: 

description ................... :......... 216 

discb:ltrge~........... . .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. . .. 216 

Equivalents, table of ................... ;... 1>-6 

Esperanza, Cal. 

Piru Land and Water Company's upper 

diversion near: 

description......................... 116 

discharge.:......................... 116 

F. 

Fairoaks, Cal. 

American River near: 

description .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 

discharge........................... 176 

discharge, monthly................. 178 

gage heights........................ 177 

rating table ...................... 177,178 

--l 
INDEX. 259 

Falls Creek, California: Page. 

description . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . . 216 

discharge............................... 216 

Farmers' canal nearBishop, Cal.: 

desc•ription ................. .-...... .. 

discharge .•.. , ..... , ... ~ ............ . 

gage heights ....... , ................ . 

Santa Paula, CaL: 

59 

60 

60 

description., ••. , ...... ,.,........... 116 

discharge, .... , ..... , ... , ............ 116 

Yuma, Ariz.: 

description . , .. , ... , ... .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. 19 

discharge............................ 19 

Feather River atOroville, Cal.: 

description ....................... 155-156 

·discharge........................... 156 

diScharge, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 158 

gage heights........................ 157 

rating table......................... 158 

Prattville, Cal.: 

deScription .. • • .. • .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. . 159 

discharge........................... 159 

Feather River, .Middle Fork, atMohawk Valley, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. • .. .. .. . .. • .. .. .. .. 159 

discharge .... , ........ , .... :........ 159 

Feather River basin: 

description ................... :......... 155 

miscellaneous measurements........... 159 

Fernando, Cal. 

Pacoima Creek near: 

description . .. .. .. .. . • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 

discharge ........... ,.,............. 110 

Fish Creek, California: 

deacription...................... .... .. .. 186 

discharge .................... ~........... 186 

Fish Springs nearBig Pine, Cal..; 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. 85 

discharge........................... 85 

Fitz Hugh Creek nearAlturas, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 151 

discharge........................... 151 

Floats, use of, in measuring discharge..... 7-8 

Fort Klamath, Oreg. 

Crane Creek near: 

description......................... 244 

discharge ...................... ,.... 244 

Seven-Mile Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. • .. .. . .. 246 

·discharge........................... 247 

Spring Creek near: · 

description .. .. .. .. • .. .. ... • .. .. .. .. 247 

discharge........................... 247 

Three Mile Creek near:. 

description ................. , ...... : 247 

discharge........................... 247 

Wood River near: 

description......................... 249 

discharge ............... :........... 249 

Fort Jones, Cal. 

Scott River near: 

description......................... 246 

discharge........................... 246 

I Page. 

Fo~=~p<;:=~: ,~~~~-~~~: ~~~~~~~.... 244 

Fru:~~~ge •.... j·········~·-···-~·-······ 245 

Stony Creek b¥!n: 

descriptio~· .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. 153 

discharge. ......................... 158 

discharge, onthly . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 155 

gagehejgh ........................ 154 

ratingtabl 1 ................. ~...... 154 

G. 

Gaging stations, e~uipment of . . • . . . . . . . . • . 7-8 

Ganstad's ditch rie~rLikely, Cal.: 1 

description!......................... 151 

discharge. i......................... 151 

Gas Point, Cal. , 

Cottonwood C~eek, North and Middle 

forks, ~ear: 

description, ....................... 131,132 

discharge. j ....................... 131,182 

Georges Creek ne~- · 

Independence,'! Cal.-

descriptionj......................... 85 

discharge+ ......... ,.............. 85 

Glen Helen, Cal. 1 

Cable Canyon ~reek near: 

description!......................... 102 

Goddard~~~~~tif~~~-:.... •. .. . . . .. • . . . 102 

description ... ~............. ..... .. .. .. .. 199 

discharge ..... i ..... .-................... 200 

Gold Ray, Oreg. 

Rogue River a~: 

· descriptionj......................... 249 

disc'harge.L....................... 250 

gage heights...... • .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 250 

Gooch's ditch near+-

Lookout, Cal.: I 

I description1... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. • 151 

discharge .. ! ................ i.... .. .. 15i 

G~dale Creek neat- . 

. Tibbetts, Cal.:' i 

description I......................... 85 

discharge.+---·--···--·······--··-- 85 

·Goodyears bar, Callfornia. . 

Yub:e~~~~~! ~~~- ~~~~: -~~~~......... 164 

discharge........................... 164 

Granite Creek, Ca~ornia: 

description .. --~- .............. ,......... 199 · 

discharge............................... 199 

Grass Valley Creeklnear- . 

Lowden, Cal.: . 

description~........................ 245 

discharge ....................... ,.. 245 

Green Horn River earColfax, Cal.: 

description! ................. :....... 168 

discharge .. !......................... 168 

Grees ditch near-~ 

Santa Paula, C 1.: 

. description ..... ; .............. , , .. . 116 

discharge........................... 116 
260 INDEX. 

Gregory, Cal. 

Page; 

Mc<.1loud River near: 

ilescii.ption......................... · 147 

discharge.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . • . • • • . 148 

discharge, monthly . • • . • . • . • . . • • • • . 150 

gage heights .......•..••.... -:-...... 148 

... mtingtable......................... 149 

\ Stlcmmento River at: 

···= de~cription . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . • . . • • • . • • • 131 ··' ··.= discharge ..•.•.•...•...•.• :. • • • • • . • • 181 

Gritilth canal neo.r-

·mene, Oreg.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • . .. .. .. .. • 240 

discharge .......... :................ 246 

Griswo.ld Creek, California.: 

d83cription ....................... ...... 222 

discharge............................... 222 

Grizzly Creek nearBeckwith, Cal.: 

description......................... 1li9 

discharge........................... 159 

Guenoc, Cal. 

Puta Creek near: 

description .................... , • .. .. 180 

·discharge ............... ;_........... 180 

discharge, monthly .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. . 182 

gage heigqts........... ............. 181 

rating table ......... 7_ ........... ·... 182 

H. 

He.tding·No. S of Imperial Canal. 

Colorado River below: 

description ...................... ;.. 17 

discharge........................... 18 

gage heights ........ ;............... 18 

Hearst, Cal. 

South Eel River at: 

·description ................... ~;..... 225 

discharge .............. :............ 225 

Hemlock Canal nee.rCo.le::s:ico, Cal.: 

discharge ..... ·.......... .. .. .. .... .. 28 

discharge, monthly................. 29· 

gage height!' .................. ~ ..... 28,29 

Herndon, Cal. 

Ban Joaquin River at: 

description ....................... , . 184 

gage heights......................... 186 

Retch Hetchy, Cal.: · 

· Tuolumne River at: 

description .. . .. .. .. .. .. .... . .. • .. .. 216 

discharge........................... 216 

Highlands, Cal. 

City Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 

discharge............................ ·102 

Holt Canal near-· · 

Calexico, Cal.: 

. discharge ....... · ............ :....... 26 

discharge, monthly,.,..... • • • • • • • • • • • 27 

·gage heights ..................... : •• 26,27 

Home Camp Creek, California: · 

description .. . .... .. ..... . .. . .. .. .. .. 186 

discharge.................. .. .. .. .. .. 186 

Horse Fly, near Lorello., Oreg., precipitation at ......... ,................ 242 

Horseshoe Creek, Califomlo.: · 

description . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • 199 

discharge................................ 199-

Hortcn dl~ at- Page. 

Poe Valley, Oreg.: 

description ....................... :.. 240 

discharge .......................... " 240 

Hot Springs Creek near--'- · · 

Klamath Falls, Oreg.: 

description ........ , •. , .... ,........ 240 

disCharge ....... ;.:,................ 240 

Hot!)]. Creek, Co.lifonlle.: · · ,' 

description ............ ,· ............. ,.. 199 

discharge .............. : •. : ........... ·,.. 199 

Hydrographic surveys, al;inual appropria· 

tionsfor· ...... : ... :............. 1 

organization and scope of .... :......... 1-3 

I. 

Ice-covered streams, methQds of measuring 

flowof.......................... 10 

Imperial, Cal. 

McKini. flume near: 

description .. • .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. . .. .. 40 

discharge, monthly ..... ;·.......... 41 

rainfall records-at...................... 41 

Tamarack canal near: 

discharge ................ ,.......... S8 

discharge, monthly .. .. ... .. .. .. .. . S8 

gageheights........................ S8 

. lm}lerio.l canal below- · 

Quail River c'iit-off, MexicO: 

discharge........................... 42 

Imperial canal inUnited States and Mexico: 

deseription ......................... 20-23 

discharge .............. : ............ 23,24 

discharge, monthly ............... , 26 

Imperial Valley: · 

dutyofwaterfn ............... : ...... ~.. 40 

lands irrigated fn .... , . :. .. .. .. . .. .. • .. 40 

soil of, tests of .................... , .·.... 40, 41 

Imperial Valley canals: 

description .. . .. • .. • .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 26 

discharge ••••...•.. 26, 28, so, 31, 38, 35, 36, 88, 39 

discharge, monthly· • . • . . 27-29, 82, 34, 86, 37, S8 

go.geheightS ................ 27;29,32,34,:i7,ll8 

Independence,· Cal. 

Division Creek riear: 

description ....................... ·., 86 

discharge ......... :................. 86 

Eight Mile Crllek near: 

deilcription . .. .. .... .. . .. .. .. .. • .. .. 86 

discharge ..... : ..... :............... 86 

Georges Creek near: . 

description ......... ,............... 86 

discharge ....... , : .. · ..... : •... ·• • • • . . S1i 

Independence Creek near: 

description ............ , .. .. .. .... .. 81 

discharge ....... ;................... 82 

discharge, monthly .... · ..... ,:...... 83 

gage heights ............ -........ ,... 82 

rating table .............. :......... 83 

Moffett Creek near: 

description~ ................... ,.... 86 

· discharge........................... 86 

Oak Creek near: · 

description ................... ; .. .. • 83 

discharge ........... , •.•• :........... 83 

gage heights ........... ,............ 34 1 

-·····----~---- ___ j 
INDEX. 261 

Independence, CaL-Continued. Page. 

Shepherds Creek near: 

description......................... 86 

discharge........................... 86 

Independence Creek nearIndependence, Cal.: 

description ................... :..... 81 

discharge........................... 82 

discharge,monthly.. .............. 83· 

gageheights......... .............. 82 

ratingtable ................. ~ .... ,.. 83 

Indian Creek nearCrescent Mills, Cal.: 

description . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 159 

discharge........................... 159 

Irrigation in Imperial Valley, amount of . . 40 

Irvington Station, Cal. 

Devil Canyon near: 

description......................... 102 

discharge....... .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. 103 

Ivy, Cal. 

Pit River, South Fork, near: 

description......................... 139 

discharge........................... 140 

J .. 

Jamul, Cal. 

Cottonwood Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 

discharge................. .. .. .. .. .. 126 

gage heights........................ 126 

K. 

Kaweah River belowThree Rivers, Cal.: 

description......................... 192 

discharge ....................... ,... 193 

discharge, monthly ..... : ....... ----- 194 

gage heights......................... 198 

ratingtable ..................... ~--- 194 

Kaweah River, East Fork, atMount Whitney Power Company's 

power house, California: 

description •...................... ,. 195 

discharge........................... 195 

Kaweah River, Middle Fork, inSequoia National Park, Cal.: 

description .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. 194 

discharge.......................... 194 

Kaweah River, North and South forks, 

nearThree Rivers, Cal.: 

description ....................... 194, 195 

discharge ......................... 194,195 

Kaweah River basin: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 192 

miscellaneous measurements ........ 194--195 

Kelsey Creek nearKelseyville, Cal.: 

description .............. ;.......... 175 

discharge........................... 175 

Kelseyville, Cal. 

Cole Creek at: 

description .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. 17.'i 

discharge .......................... "175 

Keno, Oreg. Page. 

McCormick mill-race canal near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 

discharge........................... 246 

Klamath River at: 

description ....................... ;. 229 

discharge........................... 230 

discharge, monthly .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. 231 

gage heights........................ 230 

ratingtable ........................ ; 231 

precipitation............................ 242 

evaporation............................. 242 

Kern River nearBakersfield, Cal.: 

.description......................... 187 

discharge........................... 188 

discharge, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 189 

Kern River basin: 

description .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 187 

King Creek, California: , 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 186 

discharge .......................... :.... 186 

Kings River nearSanger, Cal.: 

description ....... , .. .. .. .... .. .. .. . 196 

discharge........................... 196 

discharge, monthly................ 198 

gageheights........................ 197 

rating table........................ 197 

Kings River, Middle, North, and South 

forks, California: 

deseription ............•.......... 198,199,200 

discharge ......•....•............. 198,199,200 

Kings River basin: 

description............................. 195 

miscellaneous measurements ........ 198--200 

Klamath Agency, Oreg. 

Crooked Creek near: 

description .................. . 

discharge ......................... .. 

I 

Williamson River near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .•......................•.. 

Klrmath Falls, Oreg. 

Ankeny ditch and canal near: 

I ~~::::.~~~: :::::::::::::::::::::::: 

Hot Springs Creek near: 

1 description ................ ; ...... .. 

discharge .......................... . 

Link River at: 

I description .... : ..................... . 

discharge .....•..................... 

discharge, monthly .............. .. 

gage heights ....................... . 

ratingtable ....................... . 

I Moore's irrigation and power canals 

near: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .......................... . 

Klamath River at1 Keno, Oreg. 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly .............. .. 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ...................... .. 

244 

244 

249 

249 

243 

243 

245 

245 

226 

227 

229 

22S 

228 

246 

246 

229 

230 

231 

230 

231 
262 INDEX. 

Knights Ferry, Cal. Page. 

Stanislaus River at: 

description ......... , ............. 217-218 

discharge........................... 218 

discharge, monthly................ 220 

gage heights ....................... : 219 

mtingtable ........................ 219 

Stanislaus Water Company's ditch at: 

description .. .. .. .. . .. . • .. .. .. .. .. .. 220 

discharge ............... ·.: ........ :. 221 

gageheights ................... ·..... 221 

ratlngtable ........................ 222 

L. 

Lagmnge,Cal. 

Mining ditch near: 

description......................... 217 

discharge........................... 217 

Modesto canal at: 

description ....................... 212-213 

discharge........................... 213 

gage heights........................ 213 

ratingtable ........................ 214 

Tuolumne River at: 

description .............. , .. .. .. .. 209-210 

discharge. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 210 

dischaige, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 212 

gageheights .............. ,;........ 211 

mtlngtable ........................ 212 

Turl~ck canal at: 

description .. , .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. . 214 

discharge .. ·......................... 214 

gage heights........................ 215 

rating table .. ; .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 215 

Lakeside, Cal. 

.San Diego River near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. • • • .. .. .. .. .. .. 126 

discharge .......... , .. .. .. .. • • .. .. .. 127 

Lakeview, Oreg. 

Cottonwood Creek near: . 

description .................... ~·--.. 151 

discharge.. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 151 

Lauer, E., & Son's ditch nearAltums, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. . .. • .. . .. • .. .. • .. .. 151 

discharge........................... 151 

Laurel Creek, California: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 200 

discharge.. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 2oo 

Laytonville, Cal. 

Eel, Middle EM, and. South Eel rivers at: 

description ........... _.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 226 

discharge........................... 226 

Lewis Creek, California: 

description .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 

discharge............................... 198 

Lightning Creek, California: 

description .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 

discharge.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. • .. . . . .. .. .. 198 

Likely, Cal. 

Corporation ditch near: 

description ...... ,.·................. 151 

discharge ................... ;....... 151 

Duke's ditch near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. • . 161 

discharge........................... 151 

Likely, Cal.-Continued. Page. 

Ganstad's ditch near: 

description .. . .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 151 

discharge ................. ·.. .. .. .. • . 151 

Van Loam's ditch near: 

description .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 

discharge............................ 152 

West Valley Creek near: 

description----------------------~-- 140 

discharge ......................... 141, 143 

discharge, monthly . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . 144 

'gage heights .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 

Link River at-:-

Klamath Falls, Oreg.: 

description......................... 226 

discharge. .. • • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 227 

discharge, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 229 

gage heights .... .'.................. 228 

rating table .............. .'.... .. .. .. 228 

Little Cow Creek nearPalocedro, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 132 

discharge.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 132 

Little Shasta River and Springs at-:-. 

Little !!hasta, Cal.: 

description .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 245 

· discharge........................... 245 

Little Tejunga Creek near~ 

Sunland, Cal.: . 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 110 

discharge........................... 110 

Lone Pine, Cal. · · 

Ash Creek near: 

description ................... ·...... 84 

discharge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 84 

Lone Pine Creek near: 

description ...................... -'.. 85 

discharge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 85 

Tuttle Creek.near: .. 

description ..................... :~.. 86 

discharge............................ S6 

Lone Pine Creek near~ 

Lone Pine, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 85 

discharge...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 85 

Long Creek, Oregon:· 

description ............................. · 245 

discharge............................... 245 

Lookout, Cal. 

Gooch's ditch near: 

description......................... 151 

discharge.. . . .. . .. .. • .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 151 

Lookout, Cal. 

Pit River, at: 

description .............. ; ...... , .. . 152 

discharge........................... 152 

Lorena, Oreg. 

Milloc Creek near: 

description......................... 239 

discharge.. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 

discharge, monthly ......... --·-~-- 241 

gage heights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . 240 

rating table .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . 241 

Swingle flume canal near: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. . .. 247 

discharge........................... 247 

precipitation near...................... 242 
INDEX. 263 

Los Angeles River, at- Page. 

Los Angeles, Cal.: 

description . .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . . . . • • . . 110 

discharge........................... 110 

Los Angeles River basin: " 

description .................. , .. .. .. .. • . 109 

miScellaneous measurements ........ 109-110 

Los Nietos ditch nearLos Nietos, Cal.: 

description......................... 108 

diScharge........................... 108 

Lost River nearClear Lake, Cal.: 

description ............. ;........... 233 

discharge........................... 233 

discharge, monthly.................... 235 

gage heights .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 234 

rating table .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 284 

Merrill, Oreg.: 

description......................... 236 

discharge ......................... ,. 236 

discharge, monthly .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. 238 

gage heights .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. 237 

rating table .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. • 237 

Lowden, Cal. 

Grass Valley Creek near: 

description......................... 245 

discharge ............... :............ 245 

Trinity River near: 

description......................... 247 

diScharge........................... 247 

Lower Lake, Cal. ' 

Cache Creek at: 

description .................. , .. .. .. 169 

discharge........................... 170 

discharge, monthly .......... f...... 172 

gage heights ................ ,...... 171 

rating table ................. ,...... 171 

Ludy canal nearYuma, Ariz .. : , 

description .................. ; ...... 19-20 

discharge ....................... _... 20 

gage heights ...........•. ._........ 20 

Lytle Creek nearRialto, Cal.: 

description......................... 103 

discharge .................... ;...... 103 

M. 

McCloud River nearGregory, Cal.: 

McNally canal near- Page. 

BiShop, Cal.: 

d scription .. • .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 61 

d charge .............. ' ..... ·....... 61 

g e heights ............. ·........... 61 

Main !near33 

34 

1l1 

111 

113 

112' 

111 

194 

194 

103 

103 

103 

103 

103 

103 

'203 

203 

205 

204 

204 

201 

201 

203 

202 

description ........ ; .............. .. 147 202 

discharge .................... ~- .. · .. . 

diScharge, monthly .......... ; ..... . 

gageheights .................. : ...•.. 

rating table ................... ; .... .. 

McCormick mill-race canal nearKeno, Oreg.: 

description .................. -i- .... . diScharge ..................... : ..... . 

McGee Creek near- i 

Bishop, Cal.: 

description ........................ _ 

discharge .......................... . 

McKim flume nearImperial, Cal.: 

description ........... '........ , ... .. 

· discharge, monthly .............. .. 

148 

150 200 

148 misce aneous measurements ..... ,.... 209 

149 Merrill, Or g. 

Adams ditch near: 

d ription ........... .. .......... 242 

245 diS barge.:'........................... 242 

245 Lost R ver near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . 236 

discharge........................... 236 

86 diScharge, monthly................. 238 

86 gage heights......................... 237 

rating table......................... 237 

Tule Lake near: 

40 description .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 238 

41· gageheights ...... ,................. 239 
264 INDEX. 

Merrill, Oreg.--C!)ntinued. 

Van Brimmer ditch near: 

·Page. 

description ..•..•.....•. , •..•••... · 247,248 

discharge •••••••••••.... ; • . • • • . . . • . . 248 

Merrillville, Cal. 

Willow Creek at: 

description .•••••••••.••••.••..... .-. . 45 

discharge, monthly . . . . • . . . . . • • • • • • 47 

gagehelghts ••••. ;.................. 46 

rating table • . . . • • • • . • . . • . • . • • • . . • . . 46 

Methods of comp)lting run·olf •• ~ ••.•.•••••• 10-11 

of measuring stream flow .• , •• • • • • . • • • • 6-10 

MI)Jdca.la, Cal. . 

California-Mexico Lari.d. · and Cattle 

Company's flume near: 

description •.•.••.•••.•••...•••••.•• 

discharge, monthly •••••••.•••.•••• 

Middle Creek nearUpper Lake, Cal.: 

description ••••.•.•.•.•••••••••...•• 

discharge •...••••••••••• ~ ••.•••••••• 

Middle Eel River atCovelo, Cal.: 

description ....••••••••••• : ••••••••• 

discharge •••••••••••.••••••.•••••••• 

Laytonville, Cal.: · 

description ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

discharge •••••••....•••• ; ••.•.••.•••• 

Middle Fork, etc •. Bee name ofrlver. 

Mlll Creek nearMentone, Cal.: 

d~ription ••••••••••••• 1 ............ . 

' discharge• .•••••••.•....••••.•.•••.• 

Tehama, Cal.: 

description •••••••••••••••....•..•.• 

discharge ....•.•....•••• " •••••••.•.. 

Mill ditch nearBalls Ferry, Cal.: 

description •••••••••••••••••.•.••••• 

. disch&rge •••••••••••••••••••••••••••. 

. Milier Creek nesrLOrella, Oreg.: 

description •......•..••••........•.. 

discharge •••.••••••..••....••.••• , ••. 

discharge, ·monthly .•.•.•..••••..•. 

gage heights ••......••.• ~ •••........ 

rating table •.•.•......•. , • ·~ •...••.. 

Jllillrace canal D,earTehama, Cal.: · 

. :::::~::::::::::::::::::::::::: Millville, Cal. 

Clover Creek and ditch at: 

description , .••...••.••.••.•.•.••••• 

discharge ..••..•••••..•••• .-.•••••••. 

Cow Creek at: · 

description •.••••••.•...••.•.•.••••• 

discharge, •• : ..•...•.....•••.•. ,., •• 

Miner's inch, cj.eflnition of •.••...•.••.••.•. 

Mining company's flume nearSierra City, Cal.: 

description •••••.••••.•••••••••..•.• 

discharge •..••••••••••••••...•••••.. 

Modesto canal atLagrange, Cal.: 

41 

41 

226 

226 

226 

226 

103 

103 

132 

133 

182 

132 

239 

. 240 

241 

240 

241 

133 

133 

182 

132 

132 

182 

s 

166 

166. 

description • . • • . . • • . • • • • . • . • • . . • • . 212-218 

discharge. . • . . . . . . • • . . • • . . • . • . • . . . • • . 218 

gage heights......................... 213 

ratingtable......................... 214 

Mo:lfett Creek nearIndependence, Cal.: 

Page. 

description • . • . . . • . . • • .• • . • • . • • • . • • • . 86 

discharge .... , • • • • • . • . • • . • . . • • . . • . . . 86 

Mohave River atVictorville, Cal.: 

description •.••...•.•.•....• .-.. . . . • . · 87 

discharge.. • • • • . . . . . . . . . • • . . • • • • • • • • 81!, 90 

discharge, monthly ...... .-......... 90 

gage heights .•••. :................. 89 

Mohave River basin: 

description .•• :. . • . . • . • . . • . • • • • . • • • • . • • . 87 

Mohawk Creek nearNew Mohawk, Cal.: 

description; .....••....•..•. ·,....... 169 

discharge •.•..••••..•......... , . . . • . . 169 

Mohawk Valley, Cal. 

Feather River, Middle Fork, at: 

description • • . . . . • • • • . • . . . • • • • • • • • • • . 159 

discharge........................... 159 

Mokelumne River nearClements, Cal.: 

description......................... · 2".!8 

discharge •••...........••. .". ~ . • • . • . . 223 

discharge, monthly • • • . . . . . . • • • . . . . 226 

gage heights . . . . . . . . • • . • • • . . . . •. • . • 224 

rating table • . . ... • . . . . . • . • • • . • • . • • • . 224 

Mokelumne River basin: 

description ....•••.•.•...•...•••••••••.. , 223 

Mono Creek, California: 

description .....•.• •. . • • • . • • • • • • • . • . ..• • . 186 

discharge ••...•...•..•...•.•.••. ; . . . . . . • 186 

Moore's ditch nearWoodland, Cal.: . 

description .. ·. • . . • • • . . • . • • . . . . . . • . . . 175 

discharge........................... 175 

Moore's irrigation an¢ power canals nearKlamath Falls, Oreg.: 

description ..••...•.......... , . • • • • . 246 

discharge . ._ .• .-;.................... · 246 

Morton Canyon Creek nearMentone, Cal.: 

description......................... loS 

discharge........................... 103 

Moss Creek nearPelican Bay, Oregon: 

description ...••••••.•...•••.•.• '.. . ·245 

discharge •••...• ·· ....• ; ..••..•••• _ •• :. 246 

Mount Hebron, Cal. 

Antelope Creek near: 

description ... ." ..•.•.....••••....••• , 242 

discharge .•...•...•......•.. , .. , . . • • 242 

Butte Creek ·near: 

description......... . . • • • . . • . . . . . . • . 248 

diScharge, ....•..•......• , . • . . . . . • • . 243 

MountWhitneyPowerCompany's flume at-

. Sequoia National Park, ·cal.: 

description •.•••••.....•.....•..•••• · 196 

discharge .•........•.•... , • . . . • • . • • • • 196 

Mount Whitney Power Company's power 

house, California. · · 

Kaweah River, East Fork, at: 

description . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 196 

·.discharge........................... 1.95 

Mngler Qreek, California: · · 

description . . . . • . • . . . . . . • • • . . . • . • . • . . . . . 186 

discharge ...........•...............••• , 186 

Multiple-point method. of measuring dis-. 

charge, description of. .•.•••••• 

--·------·---·--~--

"'! 
INDEX. 265 

N. 

Nevada City, Cal. Page. 

Bay Counties Power Company flume 

near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..• • . 1M 

discharge ..................... ,..... 164 

Yuba Iliver, Middle Fork, near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . · 164 

discharge ....................... , . . . 164 

New Holt canal near...:. 

Calexico, Cal.: 

discharge, monthly ................... . 

New Mohawk, Cal. 

Mohawk Creek near: 

description ...•.•................... 

discharge ........•••.•...........•.. 

New River nearCalexico, Cal.: 

discharge ..•............••......•... 

gli.ge heights .•...............•..•••. 

North Fork, etc. ·see name of river. 

North Hillside canal near-' 

Bishop, Cal.: 

· description, ....•..........••.•••... 

discharge ............•. ; •.•.....•••• 

. gage heights ....................... . 

0. 

Oak Creek nearIndependence, Cal.: 

28 

159 

159 

30 

so 

78 

78 

78 

Owens River basin: Page. 

description . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. 49 

miscellaneous measurements in ........ 84-86 

Owens River Canal near--

Bishop, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. 57 

discharge........................... 57 

gage heights ... , ................... 57, 58 

P. 

Pacific Ocean drainage, northern: 

miscellaneous measurements ........ 242-249 

Paooima Creek nearFernando, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . .. 110 

discharge ............ :.............. 110· 

Pala, Cal. 

San Luis Rey River near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 91 

discharge............. • .. .. . .. .. . .. . 92 

discharge, monthly................ 93 

gage heights........................ 92 

Palocedro, Cal. · 

Cow Creek near: 

description~........................ 182 

discharge ...................... ~ .. .. 182 

Little· Cow Creek near: . 

description ........................ . 

discharge ......................... .. 

132 

132 

description ................••....... 8S Parrotts Ferry, Cal. 

discharge ......................... .. 83 Sj;anislaus River at: 

gage heights .........•.............. 84 description ~-- .................... .. 

Oakcreek, Oreg. discharge .. : .... : ................. .. 

Umpqua River, North Fork, near: Pasadena, Cal. 

description ....................... .. 251 Arroyo Seco, Ciil.: 

discharge .......................... . 251 description ......................... . 

gage heights ................•....... 252 discharge ............ : . ........... .. 

Olancha, Cal. 

Cottonwood Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 

discharge........................... 85 

gage heights............ .. .. .. .. .. .. 85 

Olene, Oreg. 

Gri:liith Canal near: 

description ........................ : 245 

discharge.. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. . • 245 

Oroville, Cal. 

Feather River at: 

descriptioh ....................... 151>-156 

discharge .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • . .. .. .. .. .. 156 

dischar?e, monthly................. 158 

gage heights........................ 157 

rating table........................ 158 

Owens River nearCitrus; Cal.: 

description......................... 74 

dischllrge.. .. . . .. . . .. . • . . .. .. . .. .. .. 75 

discharge, _monthly.,..... . .. .. .. .. . 76 

gage heights........................ 75 

rating table . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 76 

Round Valley, Cal.: 

description:........................ 50 

discharge.. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . 50 

discharge, monthly................. 52 

gage helgqts........................ 51 

rating table........................ 52 

IRR 177-06-18 

Pelican Bay, Oregon. 

Moss Creek near: 

description ....................... ~-

discharge .......................... . 

Varney Creek near: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .......................... . 

Phillip's wheel canal near.:_ · 

Spring Lake, Oreg. 

description ........................ . 

discharge ........................... . 

Picard, Cal. 

Doris Creek near: 

description ..........•.............. 

·discharge .. : ............ · .•.......... 

Pine' Creek nearAlturas, Cal.: 

description ...... : .. ........... . 

discharge .....•.............. --.... . 

Round Valley, Cal.: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .............. , ........... . 

discharge, monthly .... -.......... .. 

gage heights ....• :: .•. -~----- ...... . 

rating table ........................ . 

Piru City-, Cal. 

Piru Creek near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ............... : .......... . 

222 

222 

109 

109 

245 

245 

247 

247 

246 

246 

244 

244 

151 

152 

55 

55 

57 

fi6 

56 

116 

116 
266 _INDEX. 

Piru Land and Water Company's upper Page. 

diversion nearEsperanza, Cal.: 

description • . . • • • . . . . • . . . . . . • • . • • . • • 116 

discharge ••...•••..•.....•.•• ". • • • • . 116 

Pit River at and nearBieber, Cal.; 

description • • . • • . . • . . . . . . • • . . • • . . • . . 136 

discharge •.• ' •. ~ . . • . • . . • • • . . . . . . . • • . 137 

discharge, monthly . . • . . . . . • • • ... . . . 139 

gage heights .• :..................... 138 

rating table......................... 138 

Canby, Cal.: 

description ....•. '. . • •.• • • • . . . . . • • • • • 134 

discharge .•••••••••..••••...••..... , 134 

discharge, monthly • . • . • • . • . • • . . • • • 136 

gage heights .•.•••...•• ~............. 135 

rating table .. ; • . . . . . . . . . • • • • . . . • . • . • 185 

Copper City, Cal.: 

description ·• • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . • • • . . 132 

discharge ..•.....••••....•..•• ~. .• • • • 132 

Lookout, Cal.: 

' description • . . • • • • . • . . . • • • • • • . . . • . • . 152 

discharge. • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . 152 

Pit River, South Fork, nearIvy, Cal.: 

description • • • • • . • • . . . . . . . . . . • • . . • • • 139 

• discharge •••.••.........•••..• ~...... 140. 

Pit River basin: 

·description •••••• :. • • • • . . • • • . . . . . . . • . . . . 133 

miscellaneous measurements. . • . . . . . . 151-162 

Pitman Creek, California: · 

description •••••.••••.••••..•••••...•.•. · 185 

discharge. • . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . • • • • 185 

Placerville, eat: 

American River, South Fork;neardeSQription. . • . . • . • • • .. . • . . • . . . . • . . . . 178 

discharge.... • • . •• . • . . • • • • . . . . • . . . • . 171! 

Plunge Creek, nearEast Highlands, Cal.: 

description •.. :..................... 103 

. discharge........................... 103 

Poe Valley, Oreg. 

HortOn ditch at: 

description . • . . . • • . • . . • . • . • • . • • • . • • · 245 

disoh&rge........................... 245 

Portersville, Cal. 

TUle River, near: 

description •.• : •• · •••. '· . • . • . • • . • • • • • . 189 

discharge •• '......................... 190 

discharge, monthly .••. : •.• .'....... 191 

gage heights........................ 190 

ratingtable......................... 191 

Powers canal nearBishop, Cal.: 

description •••.•••••.•••••....• , • . • • 76 

discharge................... • • • • • • • 77 

. gageheightli •.••••.••••••••••• ·•.•••. 77 

Prattville, Cal. 

Feather River at-

_description •.•••.•.••••.••.••• , 159 

discharge .•••••• : •.•..•.•..•••• , • • • • 159 

Preston, Cal. 

Russian River atdescription •.•••.•.•••...•••••. .'... . 2'.15 

discharge ............. .' ••••• ,........ 22li 

Puta Creek at. and near- Page. 

Guenoc, Cal.: , 

description ................. ,....... 180 

discharge •••.. ~-- .. ·......••.••.....••• 180. 

discharge, monthly .•.•......•.. -... 182 

gage heights ..• · •....•.......•.. ,.... 181 

ra!;ing table .•....•....... L....... 182 

Winters, Cal.: · 

description •.•............•....•.. 182-183 

discharge............................ 183 

gage heights .••...•.. ·.•..•...•.••.•• 183 . 

. Puta Creek basin: · 

· description ..•.. : ...•....•......• .'.. • • • . 179 

Q. 

Quail River cut-oft', Mexico .. 

· Imperial canal below: 

discharge........................... 42 

R. 

Rainfall, record of, atImperial, Cal. .•..•••.••••.•..••• :. . . • • . 41 

Keno, Lorella, and TUle LaJi:e;Oreg . . . . 242 

Ranchena Creek, California: · 

description •....•.••.•.. , , • • • . • • . . • . . . . . 216 

discharge ..•.•. ·:······················· 216 

Rancheria Creek and North Fork, California: 

description • . . •• • . . • • • . . . . • . . • • • . • . . • • . • · 200 

discharge; .•..• '.. • . • . • • • • • • • • . . . . . . • . • • 200 

Ranchito ditch near- • El Monte, ·cal.: 

description ..•... : •••.......•••.. ·•• . 108 

discharge .•...•.•....•.•.••• , . . . . • • • • 108 

Rating curves,-methods of constructing ...• 10-11 

Rating tables, methods of constructing .... , 10-11 

Rawson canal near- · 

Bishop, C!¥.: 

description . . . . . • . • • • • • • • • .• • • . • • • • • • · . 65 

discharge .•••..•••••... _-, ••• ~. . . . . . . • 65 

gage heights ••.••..••••• , ••••.•••••• 65, 66 

Red Blu11', Cal. 

Antelope Creek near: 

description • • . • . • . • . • . . • • • . • . • • . • • • • 132 

discharge ...•..••....••.••..••••• -... 132. 

Sacramento· River near: 

description .......................... · 128 

discharge ...... :.................... 129 

discharge, monthly ....... ::.. • .. .. 180 

gage heights........................ 129 

rating table .•.. · •.•••••••• ·:. :. • • • • • • 180 

Redlands, Cal. ' · 

Santa Ana River near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. • .. .. •• • 103 

- discharge ........................... 103 

Redlands tunnel nearMenton·e, Cal.: 

description 

~ 

.. .. .. . .. .. .. .. •. • • • • ... . 103 

....................... : ... _103 

Reds creek, ca.luorrii.a: · 

description . . .. • . • .. .. .. . .. .. .. •• .. .. • • • 186 

discharge ..• , ........ _................... 136 

Rialto, Cal. 

Lytle Creek near: 

·description ......................... :- 103 · 

_discharge............................ 103 
t 

, 

INDEX. 267 

Ribbon Falls Creek in- Page. Rush Creek near:- Page. 

Yosemite Valley, California: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... , 

Rincon, Cal. 

Chino Creek near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ........................... · 

Santa Ana River near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ...................... · .... . 

gage height ........................ . 

Rincon ditch nearEl Monte, Cal.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ........•..••.............. 

Rio Hondo near- · 

El Monte, Cal.: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .......................... . 

Roaring River, California: 

description ............................ . 

discharge ............................. .. 

Rock Creek at and nearAspin Lake, Oregon: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .......................... . 

Crystal, Oreg.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge ......................... .. 

Round Valley, Cal.: 

description •.................•...... 

209 

209 

102 

102 

103 

lOS 

103 

103 

103 

108 

108 

·199 

199 

246 

246 

246 

246 

52 

discharge........................... 53, 54 

discharge, monthly................. 54 

gage .heights........................ 53 

Rockwood, Cal. 

Alamo channel near: 

discharge ........ ; .......... · ...... .. 

gage heights .•.••.••.••.....•...•... 

Rogue River, atGold Ray, Oreg.: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

gage heights .•...•.................. 

Round Valley, CaL 

Pine Creek near: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly ............... .. 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ...................... .. 

Oweils River near: 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly ....•...........• 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ..•..•...•.••............ 

Rock Creek near: 

so 

so 

249 

250 

250 

55 

55 

57 

56 

56 

50 

50 

52 

51 

52 

description ................ :.. .. .. .. 52 

discharge ........................... 53,54 

discharge, monthly ............. :... 54 

gage heights,........................ 53 

Rules for computation...................... 4-5 

Run-off, office methods of computing, in 

inches, definition of ............ 10:..12 

Adin, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 152 

•discharge........................... 152 

Russian River, East Fork, nearUkiah, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 225 

discharge........................... 225 

Russian River basin: 

miscellaneous measurements . .. . .. .. .. 225 

s. 

Sacramento, Cal. 

Sacramento River at: 

gage heights........................ 181 

Sacramento River at and near:-

Gregory (Baird Station), Cal.: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 131 

discharge........................... 131 

Red Bluff, Cal.: 

description ................. :....... 128 

discharge........................... 129 

discharge, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 

gage heights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 129 

rating table .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 130 

·Sacramento, Cal.: 

gagehelghts ................. ,...... 131 

Sacrame:t).to River basin: 

description .. .. . . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 127 

miscellaneous measurements .. .. .. .. .. 127 

Salinas River basin: 

description ............................. , 123 

Salton sea, discharge into, amount of...... 89 

S!J.n Diego River near:-

Lakeside, Cal.: 

description .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 126 

discharge........................... 127 

San Francisqnito Creek ne!Ll'-

l;laugus, CaL: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 116 

discharge........................... 116 

San Gabriel River nearEl Monte, Cal.: 

description .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 

discharge........................... 103 

San Gabriel River and canals nearAzusa, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .• 104 

discharge ......................... 105, 107 

discharge, monthly .. .. .... .. .. . .. . 107 

gage height~!........................ 105 

rating table......................... 106 

San Gabriel River basin: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 

· miscellaneous measurements . . . . . . . . . . 108 

San Joaquin River: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . i84 . miscellaneous measurements ...•...• 185-187 

San Joaquin River atHerndon, Cal.: 

description •..•...............•..... 

gage heights ....................... . 

San Joaquin power house, California: 

description ....................... .. 

discharge ...................... ; .. .. 

184 

185 

187 

187 
268 INDEX. 

San Joaquin River, Middle For)<, Cali, Page. 

fornia: 

description............................. 186 

discharge ................................ 186. 

San JOB,quin River, North Fork,. California: 

description • , .. .. • .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • 186 

discharge................................ · 186 

San Joaquin River, South Fork, California: 

description .......... , ....... ::......... 186 

discharge ............ ;................... 186 

San Luis Rey River nea.rPaJ&, Cal.: 

'description: •. · .................. .' .. .. 

discharge ........... : ............. .. 

discharge, monthly ............... . 

gage heights ...................... .. 

San Luis Rey River basin: 

91. 

92 

93 

92 

description • • • .. • • .. .. . • .. • • .. • • .. .. • • • .. 91 

eaii.-P&squai, ea.1. 

Sa.rrta. Ymbel River near: . 

description ........................ .. 

discharge ......................... .. 

gage heights ....................... . 

Sanger, Cal. 

Kings River m•ar: 

description., ......... · ............. . 

discharge .......................... . 

discharge, monthly ............... . 

gage heights ........ --.......... ' .. 

rating table ............... : •....... 

Sanger canal atAlvord, Cal.: 

··description .................. : •••••• 

discharge ••••.• -.-...... -••••••••••• 

gage heights ....................... . 

Santa Ana River, Cal.. · 

Canals from: 

127 . 

127 

127 

.196 

196 

196 

197 

197 

70 

71 

71 

·discharge; .... ;.,................... 102 

Santa.' Ana River nearMentone, c&l.: · O.escription .• '· ..................... 94-96 

discharge ........................... 96,98 

.discharge, monthly ; • • .. .. . . • . . . . .. 98 

gage heights......................... 96 

rating table ..................... .' .. 96,97 

Redlands, Cal.: · 

description......................... 108 

discharge ........ ,.................. 108 

Rincon, Cal.: 

'description......................... 108 

discharge........................... 108 

gage heights: ...................... ' 108 

Santa. Ana River hssin: · . 

description ....... :..................... 94 

miscellaneous measurements .... · •.•• 102-104 

seepage measureme;nts ......... ; .. . .. •• 99 

Santa. Anita. Creek nearSierra-Madre, Cal.: 

description .... .-.................... 108 

discharge .......................... , 108 

Santa Barbara; Cal. · 

Santa. Ynez River near: 

description ...... _., .............. .'. 117-118 

discharge, monthly ............ ~----- 119 

gage heights........................ 118 

ratil!g table ................ '......... 119 

Santa. Clara River near- Page. 

Ca.mulos, Cal.: 

description·......................... 117 

discharge.. .. • .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. • .. .. 117 

Santa. Paula, Cal.: 

description .......... , ...... .'....... 117 

discharge; ..... :..................... 117 · 

Saticoy, Cal.: · 

description ....... :................. 117 

·discharge.. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. . .. • 117 

Saugus, Cal.: 

description......................... 117. 

discharge ............. -.............. 117 

Santa Clara River basin: · 

description.............................. 116 

miscellaneous measurements • .. .. .. . 11D-117 

Smta. Clara Water and Irrigation Compan-y's canal near-

·eaticoy, Cal.: · · 

descriptif;ln .......................... 117 

discharge ......... ,................. 117 

Santa. Maria, Cal. 

Santa Maria River near: 

description:........................ 120 

dischar@'li........................... 121 

discharge, monthly . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 

gage heights .............. ; .... .'... 121 

rating table ............ :.~......... 122 

Santa. Maria River basin: 

description.·'·--·--.................... 120 

Santa. Paula, Cal. . 

Farmers' canal near: 

description......................... 116 

discharge ........... , ... :........... 1i6 

Grees ·ditch near: 

description......................... 116. 

discharge........................... 116 

Santa. Clam River near.: 

·description......................... 117 

.discharge ............... :............ 117 

Santa. Paula Creek near:· 

description ................... :. .. .. . 116 

discharge ............. ;............. 116 

Santa Ynez River nearSanta. Barbara, Cal.; 

description ....................... 117,118 

discharge, monthly................. 119 

gage heights........................ 118 

rating table ............. : .. ...... ; . 119 

Santa Ynez River basin: 

description............................. 117 

Santa Ysabel River nearSan Pasqual, Cal.: 

description ..... ,................... i27 

discharge ...... : .......... : ......... · 127 

gageheights........................ 127 

Ss,ticoy,Cal. 

Santa. Claril. River near: .. 

d!)scription......................... 117 

discharge ...... ;.................... 117 

Santa Clam Water and Irrigation Company's cs,nal near: . 

description.......................... 117 

discharge .. :........................ 117 

~-----·-·-····- . 

-~ 

I 

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~ 
INDEX. 269 

Saugus, Cal. Page. 

San Francisquito Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . 116 

discharge........................... 116 

Santa Clara River JWar: 

description ........................ , 117 

discharge........................... 117 

Scott River nearFort Jones, CaL: 

description......................... 246 

discharge........................... 246 

Second-foot, definition of................... 3 

Seepage measurements: 

-SantaAnaRiver........................ 99 

San Bernardino Valley................. 101 

Sequoia National Park, Cal. 

Kaweah River, Middle Fork, in: 

description ...... ·.................. . 194 

discharge........................... 194 

Marble Fork in: 

description......................... 194 

discharge........................... 194 

Mount Whitney Power Company's flume 

at: 

description . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 195 

discharge........................... 195 

Sespe Creek nearSespe,.Cal.: 

description . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 

discharge........................... 116 

Sespe Land and Water Company's canal 

nearflespe, Cal.: 

description . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 

discharge ............. ;............. 116 

Seven Mile Creek nearFort Klamath, Oreg.: 

description ..................... ·~... 246 

discharge............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 247 

Shasta River nearYreka, Cal.: 

description ............... ; . . . • . . . . . •247 

discharge ..... ~..................... 247 

Sheep Creek, California: 

description . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. • .. .. . 199 

discharge............................... '199 · 

Sheep Creek ditch· nearEl Monte, Cal.: 

description......................... 108 

discharge............................ 108 

Sheepy Creek nearBrownell, Cal.: 

description • .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 247 

discharge........................... 247 

Shepherds Creek nearIndependence, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 86 

discharge. .. . • .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 86 

Sierra City, Cal. 

Mining Company's flume near: 

description ......................... · 165 

discharge........................... '165 

Yuba River, North Fork of North Fork, 

near: 

description .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . 165 

discharge........................... '165 

Sierra City, CaL-Continued. Page. 

Yuba River, South Fork of North Fork, 

near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . 165 

discharge........................... 165 

Sierra Madre, Cal. 

Santa Anita Creek,-near: 

description . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 108 

discharge. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 108 

Siletz River at--

Siletz, Oreg.: 

description .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 252 

discharge........................... 252 

gage heights........................ 252 

Silver Creek and South Fork, California: 

description............................. 179 

discharge............................... 179 

Silverlake, Oreg. 

Sycan River near: 

description .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 232 

discharge........................... 232 

gage heights........................ 232 

Single-point method of measuring discharge, description of.......... 9 

Slide Creek, California: 

description . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 

discharge. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 200 

Slippery Ford, Cal. 

American River, Silver and South 

Forks, near: 

description......................... 179 

discharge........................... 179 

El Dorado ditch below:_ 

description .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . .. 179 

discharge........................... 179 

Slope method of measuring discharge, use 

and value of .................. .. 

Small Creek, California: 

description . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 186 

discharge............................... 186 

Smartville, Cal. · 

Yuba River, near: 

description . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . 160 

discharge ......................... 161,163 

discharge, monthly................ 164 

gage heights .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. ... 162 

Soil, classification and test of, in Imperial 

Valley .......................... 40,41 

Soledad, Cal. 

Arroyo Seco near: 

description ....................... 123-124 

discharge........................... 124 

discharge, monthly................. 126 

gage heights........................ 125 

rating table .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... • 125 

South Eel River at--

Hearst, Cal.; 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 

discharge........................... 225 

Layton ville, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 226 

discharge........................... 226 

South Fork, etc. See name of river. 

South Hillside canal nearBishop, Cal.: 

description ....................... ;. 77 

discharge........................... 77 

gage heights .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .... 77 
; 

270 INDEX. 

South Yuba Mining Compa.ny's ditch Page .. 

nearColfax, Cal,: 

description.......................... 168 

dischMge........................... 168 

Sprague River near- · 

Yainax, Oreg.: · 

description......................... 247 

discharge........................... 247 

Spring Creek J!ear:-

Fort Klamath, Oreg.: 

description • • • • • • • • • . • . • • . • • • • • • • • • • 247 

discharge.. • • . • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . 247 

Spiing Lake, Oreg. 

Phillip's wheel canal near: 

description •••••••••••••• : . ~. • . • • • • . 246 

discharge .•..•.•.••.• , ••.•..•.... ':. . 246 

Springville, Cal. 

. Tule River, North and Middle forks, 

near: 

description •••••• ' ................ 191, 192 

discharge ..... ~ ................... 191, 192 

Squaw Cree)!: nearCopper City, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. 132 

d~harge .......... · ................ ·• 132 

Squaw Hollow, Cal. · 

Stanislaus River at: 

description......................... 222 

discharge........................... 222 

Stimderford ditch nea.rElMonte, Cal.: 

· deACription......................... 108 

discharge .. ~ ................... ,.... 108 

Standish, Cal. . · 

·Willow Creek near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. • .. .. .. .. • 47 

diScharge........................... 47 

dischlt.rge,monthly ............... ~. 49 

gage heights........................ 48 

ratingtable .. :...................... 48 

Stanislaus River atKnights Ferry, Cal.: 

description ....................... 217-218 

discharge ..................... ,..... 218 

discharge,monthly ............ ;..... 220 

gage heights .............. ·.......... 219 

rating table .................. , ..... 219 

Parrott& Ferry, Cal.: 

description .................. :.".... 222 · 

dlschar!;e .... : ....... · ............. ·.. 222 

Stanislaus River, North, ~iddle, and South 

forks, Cal. · 

description .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. . 222 

discharge ...... ~ .............. .' •.•.• ,.... 222 

Stanislatis River basin: · · 

description , ............ ~............... 217 

miscellaneous measurements •..•• , • • ... 222 

.Stanislaus Water Company's ditch at- · 

Knights Ferry, C&,l.:' 

description......................... 220 

discharge.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 221 

gage )leights .... 0 ....... :........... 221 

ratingtabl_e.:....................... 222 

· . Stati9ns, rive~, iocation of, map showing :: 2 

Stella, Cal. Page. 

Clear Creek near:·· 

description......................... 181 

discharge ................ :............ 1!!1 

stevens canal nearCitrus, Cal.: 

description......................... 7S 

discharge........................... 7S 

gageheights .............. ;.,....... 74 

Stevenson Creek, Cal. 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. • .. .. .. • t86 

discharge ............ ~. •• .. • .. • .. .. .. .. ·186. 

Stony Creek nea.rFruto, Cal.: 

description ............ ,· ........... ;. 153 

discharge. , .....••.•••••••.•• , • • • • • • 153 

discharge, monthly ............... ,. 155 

gage heights ................... :.... 154 

rating table ........................ , 154 

Stony Creek bllsln: · 

descripti~n .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. • 152 

Stream flow, field methods of measUring'.,. 6-10 

Success, Cal. 

Tule River, South Fork, near: 

description ............ : ...... , .. .. . 191 

discharge ........ ,.................. 191 

Sunland, Cal. 

. Blg Tejlinga Creek near: 

description .. .. •• .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 109 

discharge........................... 109 

Little Tejunga Creek near: 

description .. .. • .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. • .. no. 

discharge ...................... ,...... 110 

·Susan River near-, 

Susanville, Cal.: 

description ....................... :. 4'2-48 

discharge ......................... ' 4S 

discharge, monthly.................. 45 

gage heights ..... : ............. ·..... 44 

ratingtable .... :.................... 44 

Susan River basin: 

description· •...•••••• ·,.................. 42 

Susanville, Cal. 

Susan River near: 

descJ;iption ......................... 4'2-48 

discharge ..................... 0..... 43 

discharge, monthly ... :.............. 45 

gage heights .................... ,"-· 44 

ratingtable.: ....... ;............... 44 

Sweetwater Ri:ver nearDescanso, Cal.: 

deScription .......... · .............. ; . 127 

discharge· .... ·......................... 127 

gage heights........................ 127 

Swingle flume canal near-

. · Lorello., Oreg.: 

description ........ , .... , .. .. .. .. .. .. 247 

discharge........................... 247 

Syca.n River near-

. Silverlake, Oreg.: 

· description .................. , • .. ... 232 

dlscharge ............. ~- .... , ..... ·~.. 282 

gage heights.: ................... ;.· 232 
INDEX. 271 

T. Page. 

Tables, explanation of..................... 4 

Taboose Creek nearTibbetts, Cal.: 

description......................... 86 

discharge........................... 86 

Tamarack canal nearImperial, Cal.: 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

gage heights........................ 38 

Tehama, Cal. 

Mill Creek near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 

discharge.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 

Millrace canal near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 

discharge........................... 133 

Temecula Creek nearTemecula, Cal.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 

discharge ......... ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 126 

gage heights'....................... 126 

Tenaya Creek inYosemite Valley, California: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '207 

discharge........................... 207 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 

gage heights........................ ,208 

rating table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '208 

Ten Mile Creek, California: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 

discharge............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 

Three Mile Creek nearFort Klamath, Oreg.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 

discharge ............. :. . . . . . . . . . . . . i 247 

Three Rivers, Cal. 

Kaweah River below: 

description ................... :"'.... 192 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 193 

discharge, monthly................. 194 

gage heights........................ 193 

rating table......................... 194 

Kaweah River, North and South forks, 

near: 

description ....................... 194, 195 

discharge ......................... 194, 195 

Tibbetts, Cal. 

Goodale Creek near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 

Taboose Creek near: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · 86 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 

gage heights........................ 86 

Tiltill Creek, California: 

description............................. 216 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 216 

Tinemaha, c~l. I 

Tinemaha Creek near: 1 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

Birch Creek near: · 

description ........................ . 

discharge .......................... . 

gage heights ....................... . 

86 

86 

80 

81 

81 

Trinity River near- Page. 

Lowden, Cal.: 

description......................... 247 

discharge........................... 247 

Triunfo Creek nearCalabasas, Cal.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 114 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 

gage heights........................ 114 

Tule Lake, Califor;.,iu: 

precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 

· Tule Lake nearMerrill, Oreg.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 

gage heights........................ 239 

Tule River nearPortersville, Cal.: 

description............. . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 

discharge........................... 190 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 

gage heights........................ 190 

rating table......................... 191 

Tule River, North and Middle forks, nearSpringville, Cal._: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192 

discharge ......................... 191, 192 

Tule River, South Fork, nearSuccess, Cal.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 

discharge...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 

Tule River basin: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 

miscellaneous measurements ........ 191-192 

Tuolumne River atRetch Hetchy, Cal.: 

description- .................. :. . . . . . 216 

discharge ......... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 

Lagrange, Cal.: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209-211} 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 

discharge, monthly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 

gage heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 

rating table......................... 212 

Tuolumne River, Middle and South forks, 

California: 

description ........................... 216,217 

discharge ............................. 216, 217 

Tuolumne River basin: 

description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 

miscellaneous measurements ........ 216-217 

Turlock canal atLagrange, Cal.: 

description......................... 214 

discharge........................... 214 

gage heights........................ 215 

rating table......................... 215 

Tuttle Creek nearLone Pine, Cal.: 

description......................... 86 

discharge .•........... ·... . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 

u. 

Ukiah, Cal. 

Russian River, East Fotk, near: 

~~:~~:~~~-: :::: :~::::: ::::::::::::: 225 

225 
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INDEX • 

. Umpqua River, North Fork, near- Page. West Valley Creek near- Page. 

Oakcr!'lek, Oreg.: 

description .... , ................... · .. 

dlsc;harge .............. :. •.,: ....... .. 

gage heights .. _, ........... _ ....... .. 

Umpqua River, South Fork, neal"-

Broc!<way, Oreg.: . 

description ........ , ................ . 

discharge .............. , ........... .. 

gage heights .... ~ ........... ~ ...... . Upper Lo.ke, Cal ·· · · 

251' 

251 

252 

251T 

250 

251 

Likely, Cal.: 

description ... , ............. ,....... 140 

discharge ................ · ........ ; 141,143 

dlscharg'e, monthly................. 144 

gagehelgl;lts .. -..................... 142 

Wheatland, Cal. 

Bear River above: 

description . .. .. • .. .. .. .. ... .. • ..... 165 

discharge ............. ;............. 166 

diScharge, monthly ................ · 167 

· I gage heights .... ,................... 166 

~;:· Wheele:a:U:e~~~_:_:· ..... ,............... 16\' 

·Do_wnleville, Cal.: 

175 description ................ "....... 164 

C(over.Creek near:. . 

~:c::r~~~::::::::::::,::::::::::::: Middle Creek near: 

description ..... ~ ... _ ... · ........ : .. .. 

discharge ........................... . '175 dll;charge........ .... .. .. .. • • .. .. • • • 164 

v. 

Valley Counties Power Company's canal 

neq.rCenterville, Cil.l.: 

description......................... 133 ' 

discharge .............. ;.,.......... 133 

Van Brimmer. ditch nearMerrill, Oreg.:· 

· description ............ .' .......... 247,248 

discharge~ .... : ......... : ........ :.. 248 

Van Loam's ditch ne.arLikely, Cal.: 

description--.--;........................ 152 

discharge........................... 152 

V a.rney Creek nearPelican Bay, Oregon: 

description •. ; ............ ,.......... 247 

. discharge .......... _.-. .,,............. 247 

Velocfty method of measuring discharge, 

descriptionor.. ... : ............. 7-10· 

· Vertical .integration method of measuring discharge, description of. ••. 9 

W1111amson -River near- · 

Klamath Agency, Oreg.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. • 249 

discharge .............. ·............. 249 

Willow Creek at and nearAdin, Cal.: 

description .................... :.. .. 152 

discharge........................... 152 

BroWnell, Cal.: 

description........................... 248 

discharge ........................ •.. -248 

Merrillville, Cal.: 

• description., ....................... . 

discharge, monthly .............. .. 

gage heights ....................... . 

rating table ....... ,., ... , ........... . 

Standish, Cal.: · 

description .......••••••••••••.•.... 

discharge ......................... .. 

discharge, monthly.; ......... , .•.. 

gage heights ..... -.. ;; ............. ~ .. 

.rating table ••.•.••••••.•••••••.•.••• 

Willow Creek', North Fork, California: 

45 

47 

46 

46 

47 

47 

49 

48 

48 

deScription .................. .'.......... 187 

Vertical velocity-curve method of meaimr- 'iilscharge ............. ·, ..... ·.;.......... 187 

. .ing discharge, description of •.• 

Victorville, Ca.l. 

9 Winters, Cal. 

Puta Creek at: 

description ....................... 182-188 

·discharge ............... :........... 188 

gageheights ....... : ................ · 188 

Wister!& canal nearMohave River at: 

description: ...... ;: ... ,............ 87 

discharge~ ............... , ........... 88,90 

disclia.rge, monthly •..•• ,........... 90 

gagehE.ights ........... , .. ~......... 89 Cil.lexico, Oil.l.: . 

Vina, Cil.l. discharge............................ 36 

Deer-Creek near: discharge,monthly ........... :..... 87 

· description ........................ . 

disc,harge ......................... .. 

133

1 

gageheights ........................ 36,37 

138 Wood :River near-

- Fort Klamath, Oreg.: 

w.- description......................... 249 · 

Waterman Canyon Creek nllll.l"-

.Arrowhead Springs, Cal.: 

description· .•.•....••. :, ••••.••••.•.. 

-discharge .... , ........ ,· .... ; ........ 

Weir method of measuring discharge, requirements of ................ .. 

West Twin Creek nearArrowhead Springs, Cal.: 

description ......................... .. 

disclia.rge ............................ · 

104 

. 104 

7 

104 

104 

discharge........................... 249 

Woodland, Cal. · 

Moore's ditch near: 

deScription ....... ;.,............... 175 

dlseharge ............... :,.......... 175 

Y. 

Ya.inax, Oreg. 

·Sprague River near: 

description ... -... : .. -.............. .. 

diScharge: •• :; ..................... . 

247 

247 

.... --~~~-· __ , ..... --~~-j 
INDEX~ 273 

Yolo, Cal. ·Page, 

Cache Creek near: 

description .· ......... , .. :........... 172 

discharge .................. ,........ 173 

discharge,monthly................. 174 

gage heights........................ 173 

rating table......................... 174 

Yosemite Creek InYosemite Valley, California: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 205 

discharge .................... ~...... 205 

discharge, monthly................. 207 

gage heights........................ 206 · 

rating table .... :.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 206 

Yosemite Valley, California. 

Bridal Veil Creek in: 

description .. .. .. • . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 209 

discharge........................... 209 

Cascade Creek in: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. • .. .. • • • 209 

discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 

Merced River in:. · 

description . • . .. . • .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. . 201 

discharge ............. ~............. 201 

discharge, monthly................. 203 

gage heights........................ 202 

rating table........................ 202 

Ribbon Falls Creek in: 

.description .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 209 

discharge ..... :..................... 209 

Tenaya Creek in: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 207 

discharge...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . 207 

discharge, monthly,................. 208 

gage heights........................ 208 

rating table ................. ; .. .. .. 208 

Yosemite Creek in: 

description ......................... · 205 

discharge........................... 205 

discharge, monthly .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 207 

gageheights........................ 206 

rating table .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 206 

Yreka, Cal. 

Shasta River near: 

description . ~....................... 247 

discharge........................... 247 

Yreka Light and Power Company's 

canal near: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 249 

discharge........................... . 249 

Yuba River, nearSmartsville, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 160 

discharge ......................... 161,168 

Yuba River, near-Continued. Page. 

Smartsville, Cal.-Continued. 

· discharge, monthly................. 164 

gage heights........................ 162 

Yuba River, East Fork of North Fork, atDownieville, Cal.: 

description......................... 165 

discharge........................... 165. 

Yuba River, Middle Fork, nearNevada City, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. .. .. .. .. . 164 

discharge........................... 164 

Yuba River, North Fork, at and nearDownieville, Cal.: 

description . .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 

discharge........................... 165 

Goodyears bar, California: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 164 

discharge ............. :............. 164 

Yuba River, North Fork of North Fork, at 

and nearDownieville, Cal.: 

description ....................... 164, 165 

discharge ......................... 164, 165 

Sierra City, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 165 · 

discharge........................... 1ij5. 

Yuba River, South Fork of North 'Fork, 

nearSierra City, Cal.: 

description .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 165 

.discharge........................... 165 

Yuba River basin: 

description .... · ....................... 159-160 

miscellaneous measurements ...... : .. 164-165 

·Yuma, Ariz., canals below, measurements. 

o;>f ............................... 1842 

Colorado River at: 

description .. , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. • 13 

discharge ........................... 14-16. 

discharge, monthly ... ·............. 16 

gage heights ..................... 14,15,17 

Colorado Valley Pumping and Irrigation 

Company's canal at: 

description . • . . .. .. .. . .. • • • • • • . • . • .. . 18 

discharge........................... 19 

Farmers' canal near: 

description . . . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 

discharge .................. ·......... 19 

Ludy canal near: 

description ........................... 19-20 

discharge............................ 20 

gageheights ............... , .••••••.• 20 

CLASSIFICATION OF THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL 

. SURVEY. 

[Water.Supply Paper No. 177.] 

The publications of the United States Geological Survey consist of (1) Annual 

Reports; (2) Monographs; (3)' Professional Papers; (4) Bulletins; (5) Mineral 

Resources; (6) Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers; (7) Topographic Atlrui of 

United State~folios l!Jld separate sheets thereof; (8) Geologic Atlas 9f United 

States,-folios thereof. The classes numbered 2, 7, and 8 are sold at cost of publication; the othtlrs are distributed free. A circular giving complete lists carl be had 

on application. 

Most of the above ·publications can be obtained or consulted in the following 

ways: 

1. A limited number are delivered to the Director of the Survey, from whom they 

can be obtained, free of charge (except classes 2, 7, and 8), on application. 

2. A certain number are delivered to Senators and Representatives in Congress, for 

distribution. 

3. Other copies are deposited with the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, 

D. C., from whom they can be had at practically cost. 

4. Copies of all Government publications are furnished to the principal public 

libraries in the large ·cities thruout the United States, where they can be consulted by those interested. 

The Professional Papers, Bulletins, and Water-Supply Papers. treat of a variety of 

subjects, and the total number issued is large. They have therefore been classified 

into the following series: A, Economic geology; B, Descriptive geology; C, Systematic geology and paleontology; D, Petrography and mineralogy; E, Chemistry and 

physics; F, Geography; G, Miscellaneous;. H, Forestry; I, Irrigation;' J, Water storage; K, Pumping water; L, Quality of water; M, General hydrographic investigations; N, Water power; 0, Underground waters; P, Hydrographic progress reports. 

Series P.-The hydrographic progress reports contain ~he results of stream measurements; A 

report is issued for every calendar year, containing the results of data collected during that year. 

These reports were first published as a part.of the Director's annual report or as a bulletin; they are 

now published as water-supply ail.d irrigation papers. The following is a list, by .years, of the publications containing the progress reports of stream measurements. A detailed index of these reports 

(1888-1903) is published as Water.Supply Paper No. 119. 

1888. Tenth Annual Report, Part II. 

1889. Eleventh Annual Report, Part II. 

1890. Twelfth Annual Report, Part II. 

1891. Thirteenth Annual Report, Part III. . 

1892. Fourteenth Annual Report, Part II. 

1893. Bulletin No. 131. 

1894. Bulletin No. 131; Sixteenth Annual Report, Part II. 

1895. Bulletin No. 140. 

1896. Water-Supply Paper.No. 11; Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1897. Water-Supply Papers Nos. 15 and 16; Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1898. Water-Supply Papers Nos. 27 and 28; Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1899. Water.Supply Papers Nos. 35, 36, 37, 38, and 89; Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV. 

1900. Water-Supply Papers Nos. 47,48, 49, 50, 51, and 52; Tweuty-secol'ld Annual Report, Part IV. 

1901. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 65 and 75. 

West of Mississippi River, Water-Supply ;papers Nos. 66 and 75. 

I 
[I SERIES LIST. 

1902. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 82 and 83. 

West of Mississippi Riv.,, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 84 and 85. 

1903. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 97 and 98. 

West of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 99 and 100. 

1904. East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers, Nos. 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, and 129. 

West of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 130. 131, 132, 133, 134, and 135. 

1905, East of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, aud 171. 

West of Mississippi River, Water-Supply Papers Nos. 171, 172, 173, 174, 175,"176, 177, and 178. 

The Geological Survey and the Reclamation Service have snboffices in different parts of the United 

States, from which hydrographic and reclamation work in the rGspective localities is carried on and 

where data may be obtained on application. These office~ are located as follows: 

Boston, Mass., 6 Beacon street; Utica, N.Y., 75 Arcade; Atlanta, Ga., 409 Temple court; Austin, 

Tex., University of Texas; Chicago, Ill., 876 Federal Building; Belle Fourche, S. Dak.; Cody, Wyo.; 

Denver, Colo., Chamber of Commerce Building; Salt Lake City, Utah; Los Angeles, Cal., 1108 Braly 

Building; San Francisco Cal., 432Merchants' Exchange Building; Phoenix, Ariz.; Carlsbad, N.Mex.; 

El Paso, Tex.; Billings, Mont.; Great Falls, Mont.; Hazen, Nev.; Boise, Idaho; Spokane, Wash., 424 

Peyton Block; Pendleton, Oreg. 

Correspondence should be addrest to 

THE DIRECTOR, 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL St'RVEY, 

OCTOBER, 1906. 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

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