Surf ace Water Supply 

of the United States 

1947

Part 4. St. Lawrence River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY FAPER 1084

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

Wisconsin and other agencies

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PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

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

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

Water Resources Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen____________________Chief Hydraulic E^eineer 

J. V. B. Wells_________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. 3. Peterson_________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

F. C. Christopherson_______________________Madiscn, Wis. 

D. M. Corbett________________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

A. W. Harrington_________________________..Albany, N. Y. 

O. H. Jeffers, acting______________________Columbus, Ohio 

H. B. Kinnison____________________________Bostor Mass. 

J. H. Morgan__________________________.-Champaign, 111. 

P. R. Speer____..________________________St. Paul, Minn.
CONTENTS

Page

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

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

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

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

Publications......................................................................... 5

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11

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

Division of work..................................................................... 13

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

St. Lawrence River main stem....................................................... 14

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y................................................... 14

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y........................................... 15

Streams tributary to Lake Superior................................................. 16

Pigeon River at Middle Falls, below International Bridge, Minn................... 16

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn..................................................... 17

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

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

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

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

Amnlcon Lake near South Range, Wis............................................... 22

Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis................................................... 23

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis................................................... 24

West Branch Montreal River at Gile, Wis.......................................... 25

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich............................................ 26

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich............................................... 27

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding, Mich................................ 28

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mich............................. 29

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

Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.............................................. 31

Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mich............................................. 32

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich...................................... 33

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich.......................... 34

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mich....................................... 35

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mich.................................. 36

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mich................................................. 37

Sturgeon River near Baraga, Mich................................................. 38

Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich................................................ 39

Otter River near Elo, Mich....................................................... 40

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan................................................. 41

Manistique River near Germfask, Mich............................................. 41

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich............................................... 42

Manistique River near Blaney, Mich............................................... 43

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich........................................... 44

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich..................................................... 45

West Branch Manistique River near Manistique, Mich............................... 46

Indian River near Manistique, Mich............................................... 47

Brule River near Florence, Wis................................................... 48

Menominee River at Twin Falls, near Iron Mountain, Mich.......................... 49

Menominee River below Koss, Mich................................................. 50

Menominee River near McAllister, Wis............................................. 51

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich............................................... 52

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Mich........................................ 53

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wis......................... 54

Pike River at Amberg, Wis........................................................ 55

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis................................................... 56

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.................................................. 57

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis..................................................... 57

Fox River at Berlin, Wis......................................................... 58

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis................................................... 59

Fox River at Rapide Creche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis............................ 60

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis...................................................... 61

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis............................................. 61

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis..................................... 62

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wis................................................. 63

Wolf River at New London, Wis.................................................... 64

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.............................................. 65

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis............................................... 66

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.................................................. 67

West Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis................................ 69

East Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis................................ 70

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.............................................. 71

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis................................................ 72

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.................................................. 73

Hart d£tch at Munster, Ind....................................................... 74

Wolf Lake at Chicago; 111........................................................ 75

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind......................................................... 76

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.............................................. 77

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind...................................................... 78

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VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued. Page

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at Hobart, Ind.................................. 79

Gallon River near New Troy, Mich................................................. 80

East Branch Galien River near New Troy, Mich..................................... 80

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.............................................. 81

St. Joseph River at Miles, Mich.................................................. 82

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich................................... 83

Pawn River at Orland, Ind........................................................ 84

Pigeon Creek near Flint, Ind..................................................... 85

Christiana Creek at Elkhart, Ind................................................. 86

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind..................................................... 87

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich........................................... 88

Kalamazoo R iver at Comstock, Mich................................................ 89

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, near Allegaji, Mich............................... 90

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich............................................... 91

Grand River at Jackson, Mich..................................................... 92

Grand River at Lansing, Mich..................................................... 93

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich................................................ 94

Portage River below Little Portage Lake, near Munith, Mich....................... 95

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich.................................................... 96

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich................................................ 97

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mich.............................................. 98

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich................................................ 99

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich............................................. 100

Higgins Lake Outlet near Roscommon, Mich......................................... 101

Muskegon River near Merritt, Mich................................................ 102

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich.................................................... 103

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.................................................. 104

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich......................................... 105

Big Sable River near Pree Soil, Mich............................................. 106

Manistee River near Grayling, Mich............................................... 107

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich................................................ 108

Streams tributary to Lake Huron.................................................... 109

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.............................................. 109

Indian River at Indian River, Mich............................................... 110

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich............................................. Ill

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich...................................................... 112

Black River near Tower, Mich..................................................... 113

Black River near Cheboygan, Mich................................................. 114

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich.................................................... 115

Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich............................................. 116

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.............................................. 117

Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River near Lachine, Mich.......................... 118

North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich................................. 119

Lower South Branch Thunder Bay River near Hubbard Lake, Mich..................... 120

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich................................... 121

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.......................... 122

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich................................................. 123

Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich............................................... 124

Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich................................................... 125

Flint River at Genesee, Mich..................................................... 127

Flint River near Flint, Mich..................................................... 128

Flint River near Fosters, Mich................................................... 129

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.................................................. 130

Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich.................................................. 131

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich............................................. 132

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.............................................. 133

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich......................................... 134

Pine River at Alma, Mich......................................................... 135

Sebewaing River (State drain) near Sebewaing, Mich............................... 136

East Fork Sebewaing River (Columbia drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.................. 137

Streams tributary to St. Clair River............................................... 138

Black River near Fargo, Mich..................................................... 138

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich................................................. 139

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair................................................ 139

Clinton River near Fraser, Mich.................................................. 139

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich............................................. 140

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.............................. 142

Middle Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich............................. 142

Streams tributary to Detroit River ................................................. 143

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich..................................................... 143

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich........................................ 144

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich............................................... 144

Streams tributary to Lake Erie..................................................... 145

Huron River at Commerce, .Mich.................................................... 145

Huron River near Dexter, Mich.................................................... 146

Hayes Creek at Commerce, Mich.................................................... 147

Portage Creek near Pinckney, Mich................................................ 148

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich............................... ..................... 149

Tenmile Creek at Toledo, Ohio.................................................... 150

St. Joseph River near Newville, Ind.............................................. 151

St. Joseph River near Fort Wayne, Ind............................................ 152

Maumee River at New Haven, Ind................................................... 153

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio.................................................... 154

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio................................................. 155

Maumee River at Watefville, Ohio................................................. 156

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind....................................................... 158
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued. Page

Cedar Creek near Cedarville, Ind................................................. 159

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.................................................. 160

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind............................................. 161

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio....................................................... 162

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio.................................................... 163

Auglaize River near Fort Jennings, Ohio.......................................... 164

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio............................................... 165

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio.................................................. 166

Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio............................................... 167

Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio................................................ 168

Eagle Creek near Findlay, Ohio................................................... 171

Town Creek near Van Wert, Ohio................................................... 172

Roller Creek at Ohio City, Ohio.................................................. 173

Swan Creek at Toledo, Ohio....................................................... 174

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio................................................. 175

Sandusky River neap Bucyrus, Ohio................................................ 176

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio......................................... 177

Sandusky River neap Mexico, Ohio................................................. 178

Sandusky River neap Fretnont, Ohio................................................ 179

Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio..................................................... 180

Black River at Elyria, Ohio...................................................... 181

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio..................................................... 182

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids , Ohio............................................. 183

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio.............................................. 184

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio............................................. 185

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio.......................................... 186

Little Cuyahoga River-at Massillon Road, Akron, Ohio............................. 187

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio........................................... 188

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio................................................ 189

Grand River near North Bristol, Ohio............................................. 190

Grand River near Rome, Ohio...................................................... 191

Grand River near Madison, Ohio................................................... 192

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio.................................................. 193

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio................................................. 194

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio................................................... 195

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio............................................. 196

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y............................................... 197

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y............................................... 198

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y................................................ 199

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y................................................ 200

Streams tributary to Niagara River................................................. 201

Tonawanda Creek at Batavla, N. Y................................................. 201

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y........................................... 202

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario.................................................. 203

Genesee Rivep at Scio, N. Y...................................................... 203

Genesee Rivep at Portageville, N. Y.............................................. 204

Genesee Rivep at St. Helena, N. Y................................................ 205

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y........................... 206

Genesee Rivep at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y............................ 207

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y............................................ 208

Honeoye Creek at Honeoyo Falls, N. Y............................................. 209

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y........................................... 210

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y..................................................... 211

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y................................................. 212

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y............................................. 213

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y..................................................... 214

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y................................................... 215

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y............................................ 216

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.-......................................... 217

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y............................................. 218

Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y................................................. 219

East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y........................................... 220

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y............................................ 221

Black River near Boonville, N. Y................................................. 222

Black River at Watertown, N. Y................................................... 224

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y........................... 225

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.................................................... 226

Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y..................................... 227

Middle Branch Moose River near MsKeever, N. Y.................................... 228

Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y.................... .................... 229

Stillwater Reservoir near' Beaver River, N. Y..................................... 230

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y....................... 231

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.................................................... 232

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y................................................... 233

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River............................................ 234

East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y............................ 234

East Branch Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y............................. 235

Oswegatchie River near Heuvelton, N. Y........................................... 236

West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y............................. 237

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y..................................................... 238

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.............................................. 239

Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y............................................. 240

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.......................................... 241

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y................................................ 242

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y........................................... 243

Richelieu River (Lake Cha-nplain) at Rouses Point, N. Y........................... 244
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flaging-station records Continued.

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River--Continued. Page

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt.................................................. 245

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y........................................... 246

Saranao River at Plattsburg, N. Y................................................ 247

West Branch Ausable River near Newman, N. Y...................................... 248

Ausable River near Ausable Porks, N, Y........................................... 249

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y................................................. 250

East Branch Ausable River at Ausable Forks, N. Y"................................. 251

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y................................................. 252

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y................................................. 253

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y.......................................... 254

Poultney River below Pair Haven, Vt.............................................. 255

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt................................................ 256

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.................................................... 258

East Creek at Rutland, Vt........................................................ 259

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt................................................. 260

Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt........................................... 261

Reservoirs in Winooaki River Basin above Montpelier, Vt.......................... 262

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.................................................... 263

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.................................. 264

Dog River at Northfleld Falls, Vt................................................ 265

Mad River near Moretown, Vt...................................................... 266

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt........................................... 267

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt............................................... 268

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.................................................... 269

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt............................................... 270

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt............................................. 271

Misslsquoi River near Richford, Vt............................................... 272

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt................................................. 273

Clyde River at Newport, Vt....................................................... 274

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 275

Index................................................................................ 283

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Little Wolf River at Royalton, Vis.; B,

Black River near Boonville, N. Y........................................ 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN, 1947

SCOPE OP WORK

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

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

water year ending September 30, 1947. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with 

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

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,100 gaging stations 

in the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1947, 

5,810 gaging stations, including those -in Hawaii, were being maintained by the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made 

during the water year at many other points.

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

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

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

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

DEFINITION OP TERMS

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

herein are, defined as follows:

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

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

whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet of wa.ter flowing per 

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

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

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on Its surf^-.e. It is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which Is usually expressed in inphes.

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

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

with storage for irrigation.

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

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

and discharge."

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

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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"Contents" Is a term applied to the volume of water In a reservoir. It is computed on 

.the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage unless otherwise indicated.

EXPLANATION OP DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

by a footnote.

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

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the dally discharge of
EXPLANATION OF DATAA. LITTLE WOLF RIVER AT ROYALTON, WIS.

B. BLACK RIVER NEAR BOONVILLE, N. Y.

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

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

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

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude as 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage 

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

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

some stations. This supplementary information is .generally omitted for a station at which 

the drainage area of the stream is less than 10 or more than 10,000 square miles or at 

which, on most days, the peak discharge exceeds the mean discharge by less than 10 percent

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge corresponding to either once-daily readings of the gage, the mean of twice-daily readings, or 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

feet per second during the month.

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

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

but is omitted from succeeding reports.
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ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

records.

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

records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is 

believed to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean 

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

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means may vary widely fro-n natural yield, 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

runoff in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large nonco^tributing 

areas or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inchee.

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

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

below the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents in summary the distribution of tve flow past the 

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

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

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

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

below:

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

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

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 4

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

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

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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

the United States.

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

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 411 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 538 Florida Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

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

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 105 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C.,207 Creason Building.

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

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 205 Underwriters Building.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building.

Knoxville, Term., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Morgantown, W. Va., 407 Mineral Industries Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 244 Educational Building.

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Building.

Williamsburg, Ky., State Highway Building.

West of the Mississippi River:

Albuquerque, N. Mex., 723 North Second Street.

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denv«r, Colo,, 126 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

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

Oklahoma City, Okla., 203 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 301 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramssy Building.

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

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

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

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

have been Included for some streams.

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

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

Report

10th A, pt.

16th A, pt.

ISth A, pt.

19th A, pt. 

M 27.......

W 35 to 39.

M 75.......

Z

2

4

4

 

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions , measurements ratings, and monthly discharge...

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

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

Tear

1895-96.

1897. 

1898.

1 OQO

1899.

1 OQQ

1901.

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

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

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

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

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

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.

The records at most of the stations discussed In these reports extend over a serl.es of 

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

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

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

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

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

Each of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, Issued as V'^ter-Supply 

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

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete j"°ars of record 

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprlntr.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 189

Year

1899 a... 

1900 g... 

1901 ..... 

1902 ..... 

1903 .....

1905.....

1907-8... 

1909.....

1910. .... 

1911..... 

1912..... 

1913..... 

1914.....

1915. .... 

1916..... 

1917..... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1933 ..... 

1923..... 

1924..... 

1925.....

1926.... . 

1927..... 

1928..... 

1939..... 

1930.....

1931..... 

1933 ..... 

1933..... 

1934..... 

1935.....

1936. .... 

1937..... 

1938..... 

1939..... 

1940.....

1941..... 

1942..... 

1943..... 

1944..... 

1945.....

1946 ..... 

1947.....

1 ss

47, H48 

65, 75 

83 

97

o!65, p!66, q!67

241 

261

281 

301 

331 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

541 

561 

581 

601

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

8O1 

831 

851 

871 

891

951 

971 

1001 

1031

1081

2

b35, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97, 98

q!67, 168

242 

363

zee

302 

332 

352 

383

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

543 

562 

582 

603

642 

663 

683 

697

712 

737 

742 

757 

782

802 

833 

852 

872 

893

953 

972 

1003 

1033

1082

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

169

243 

263

283 

303 

333 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

543 

563 

583 

603

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

738 

743 

758 

783

803 

833 

853 

873 

893

953 

973 

1003 

1033

1083

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

170

344 

364

284 

304 

334 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

544 

564 

584 

604

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

834 

854 

874 

894

954 

974 

1004 

1034

1084

5

36 

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98, 99, nlOO

171

345 

265

Z85 

305 

325 

355 

385

4O5 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

635 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

835 

855 

875 

895

9Z5 

955 

975 

1005 

1035

1055 

1085

6

c36, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

172

346 

266

Z86 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

5Z6 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876 

896

936 

956 

976 

1006 

1036

1056 

1086

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98, 99

k!69, 173

347 

367

Z87 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

5Z7 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

733 

747 

762 

787

807 

837 

857 

877 

897

937 

957 

977 

1007 

1037

1057 

1087

66

a Rating tables and Index to Water-Supplv Papers 35-39 

contained In Water-Supply Paper 39. Monthly discharge for 1899 In 21st Annual Report, part 4. 

b James River only. h 

c Oallatln River. 1 

d Green and Ounnlson Rivers and Colorado River above }

Ounnlson River.

e Mojave River only. k 

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope baalns. m

Ratln? tables and Index to Water-Supplv P

contained In Water-Supply Paper 52. Mon

for 1900 In 33d Annual Report, part 4.

Wlssahlckon and Schuylklll Rivers to Jame

Scloto River.

Loup, Platte, and Elkhoro Rivers and trib

Platte River.

Tributaries of Mississippi River from eas

Lake Ontario and tributaries to St. Lawre
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and dralna-re basins

Report

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements In 

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacramento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part Z, Stream measurements In San 

Joaquln River Basin. 

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

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

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

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin. ..............

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

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 

Pacific, and Oreat basins In.

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., H. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization... 

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

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Hev., H. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 

at stations on tributaries In lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of............

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

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

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

Rio Orande Basin (Colo., H. Hex., Tex.). Water resources of ..............

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

River Basin. 

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

Period

1895-1903 

1667-1912 

1878-1912 

1691-1912

1890-1918 

1895-1927

1894-1927 

1895-1927

1878-1910

io7c ime

1919-35

1888-1914 

1897-1927 

1891-1938

1S88-1938 

189S-1938

1 flfll 1 QTfl

1895-1920

1895-1906 

1888-1913

1889-1937 

1890-1904

Vater-Supply 

Paper

107 

E96 

299 

300

447 

597-E

636-E 

637-A

370

JCQ

395 

617 

91S

1049 

916

1 Qfl

536

192 

358

920 

109

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

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

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

these reports.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Colorado. ..... 

Do......... 

Connecticut...

Period

1857 1923

1881-1935 

1861-1938 

1900-1927

1 fiQR 1 QDft

1 QrVT 1 Q

1900 1934

1927-30

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado . 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado . 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...-

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams..

resources of Iowa.

Issued by

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Oeologlcal and Natural 

History Survey.

Do.

Department cf Conservation.

Do.

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

Contains records of yearly discharge only. 

863022 O - 49 - 2
10

SURFACE WATft? SUPPLY, 1947, PART 4 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

State

Do..........

Louisiana.....

Minnesota. .... 

Missouri......

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey... .

New Mexico.... 

North Carolina

North Dakota..

Ohio..........

Pennsylvania . .

South Carolina 

Tennessee.....

Washington.... 

Wisconsin.....

Period

1935-39

1903-38

1909-12 

1857-1926

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1919-21

1914-24

1890-1911

1929-41

1884-1946 

1874-1924

1878-1933 

1888-1914

Report

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

Qeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

major streams in Maryland.

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Water-resources investigation of Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri.

Missouri.

sources of Montana.

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

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey .

New Jersey.

New Jersey. 

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

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams.

Carolina streams.

Basin.

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

records of Ohio.

flow-duration tables.

Oregon.

Oregon.

Oregon.

Oregon . 

Report of the Water Supply Comml-ssion of 

Pennsylvania .

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee3 ....

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins).

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins).

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometric data. 

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

consin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Do.

Do.

Department of Conservation.

Water Resources Commission.

and Water Resources. 

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bi eau of Oeology 

and Mlnef.

and Water Resources.

ment Station.

gation, and Drainage. 

Do

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do.

.State chie" engineer.

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station,

Ohio Sta'-.e University.

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources.

Ohio Sta^e University.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Waters.

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of Education.

Do.

mission.

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

2 Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge aid yearly mean 

discharge.

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

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

have Issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge: California, 

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

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

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.
RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

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

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

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

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

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

Water-supply Tltle

88 The Passalc flood of 1902.

92 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods In the United States In 1903.

147 Destructive floods In the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods In the United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

488 The floods In central Texas in September 1921.

520-G Some floods In the Rooky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

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

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

796-C Flood in La Canada. Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

796-G Major Texas floods of 1935.

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

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

800 The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Chio Rivers<

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

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

843 Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

844 Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

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

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 In Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

966 Minor floods of 1938 In North Atlantic States.

967-A Floods of September 1939 In Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

967-B Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

967-C Flood of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine.

994 Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

997 Floods In Colorado.

1046 Texas floods of 1940.

1066 Floods of 1940 in southeastern States.

1080 Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River Basin.

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

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

report at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1946 to 

September 1947 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records fa1- these stations are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Su-vey

Stream

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

Indian Rtver ...........

New fork Barge Canalt . .

Branch. 

Oawego River. ..........

Raquette River. ........

Branch .

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

Location

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

Theresa, H. ¥.................

Brewer-ton, H. T. ..............

Lower Dam, Fulton, H. T. ......

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

H. Y.

Kents Palls, H. Y. ............

ville, H. Y.

Period

1924-47 

1934-47

1925-47

1934 47

1928-47

1934-47 

1934 47

1934-47

Collected by

Albany, H. Y. 

Do. 

Central Hew York P^er Corporation, 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

State Department o" Public Works, 

Albany, H. Y.

Pulton, H. Y.

Syracuse, H. Y. 

Oswego River watershed Corporation, 

Pulton, H. Y.

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Do.

System Properties, Inc., Hew York, 

H. Y.

Pulton, H. Y.

Albany, H. Y.

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

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

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

the above table, the Soil Conservation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (beginning In 

1940) has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 5 acres each near Bait Lanslng, HlchT
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 4

COOPERATION

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

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

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer.

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

Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, 

J. H. Lauer, chairman, and C. E. Vogelgesang, chief engineer, Construction; State 

Board of Health, Dr. L. E. Burney, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau 

of Sanitary Engineering; and city of Fort Wayne Filtration Plant, L. R. Matthews, 

superintendent.

Michigan: State Department of Conservation, P. J. Hoffmaster, dirictor, through 

Geological Survey Division, G. E. Eddy, State geologist, Fish Division, F. A. 

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

head; State Stream Control Commission, M. P. Adams, executive secretary-engineer; 

and State Highway Department, C. M. Ziegler, commissioner.

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

Engineering, W. S. Olson, director; and Minnesota State Iron Range Resources and 

Rehabilitation Commission, R. E. Wilson, commissioner.

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

Department of Public Works, C. H. Sells, superintendent; Board of Blaik River 

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

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

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

Ohio: State Cooperative Topographic Survey, P. L. Runkle, inspector-director; 

State Department of Highways, P. T. Ford, director, succeeded by Murray Shaffer; 

Ohio Water Resources Board, C. E MacQuinn, chairman; Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy 

District, C. C. Chambers, chief engineer; Lucas County, E. E. Evans, Reuben Hilty 

and L. H. Sanzerbacher, commissioners; and City of Van Wert, Departme-t of Public 

Service, R. H. Gleason, director.

Vermont: State Development Commission, W. H. Smith, chairman; after June 30, 

Water Conservation Board, Philip Shutler, commissioner.

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, G. P. Steinmetz, chief 

engineer.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers in the operation of 53 

gaging stations, of which 9 were in Michigan, 5 in Indiana, 12 in New York, 16 in Ohio, 5 

in Vermont, and 6 in Wisconsin.

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

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

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

Interior, and the Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department of Mines and Resources, 

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

Jointly by the United States and Canada under the terms of the Boundary Waters Treaty of
DIVISION OF WORK 13

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

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

gaging stations.

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations:

Michigan: Presque Isle County Board of Supervisors; cities of Allegai, Battle 

Creek, Niles, and Saginaw; Alpena Power Co.; Copper District Power Co.; Dow 

Chemical Co.; Michigan Gas & Electric Co.; Michigan Public- Service Co.; and Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.

New York: City of Syracuse, N. F. Pitts, Jr., city engineer; Cornell University; Central New York Power Corporation; International Paper Co.; New York & Pennsylvania Co.; New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Imperial Paper & Color Corporation; and Deer River Power Co.

Wisconsin: State Conservation Department, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation; 

Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., and Lake Superior District Power Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

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

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

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

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

in New York, A. W. Harrington; in Ohio, 0. H. Jeffers (acting); in Vermont, H. B. Kinnison; 

in Wisconsin, F. C. Christopherson.

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

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.

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

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

Drainage area.- 263,500 square miles.

Records available.- January 1905 to September 1947 (prior to October 1935, monthly discharge only).

Average discharge.- 43 years (October 1904 to September 1947), 193,000 second-feet (not 

including diversions from Lakes Michigan and Erie).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 252,000 second-feet June 14; minimum 

dally, 142,000 second-feet Apr. 21.

1905-47; Maximum monthly mean discharge, 242,000 second-feet May 1929; minimum 

monthly, 117,000 second-feet February 1936.

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

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

York State Barge (old Erie) Canals at Buffalo. Dally discharge of Niagara River 

computed from gage height at Buffalo and fall from Buffalo to Black Rock. As this 

reach Is occasionally partly blocked by ice, all winter flows have been compared 

with daily flows computed from the Canadian gage at Morrlson Street, corrected for 

diversion through Queenston power plant. The latter figures have been used whenever 

comparison indicated obstruction by ice in upper river.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194V,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

207

206

200

197

196

196

202

181

195

193

198

206

196

196

195

199

189

202

198

190

195

195

195

194

199

197

194

193

198

202

199

Nov.

136

196

192

200

193

200

193

221

201

193

198

201

214

193

188

196

201

187

192

192

188

236

207

199

199

190

211

198

188

187

Dec.

197

185

198

191

192

183

189

189

192

193

186

199

225

214

209

182

229

194

189

180

191

204

205

209

205

193

182

199

190

184

186

Jan.

177

181

175

204

222

195

214

202

195

192

204

174

170

180

181

188

193

183

ITS

195

229

209

188

188

179

181

181

186

162

166

206

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

Harch ............ ...............

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

Hay

June ........ ......... i ..........

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

181

198

190

207

181

179

175

169

181

175

172

171

173

175

178

177

177

181

178

162

165

177

185

187

175

180

183

173

_

-

Thousands 

of secondfoot-days

6,103

5,940

6,064

74,714

5,878

5,005

5,696

5,573

6,802

7,172

7,293

7,016

6,686

75,228

liar.

176

180

197

190

181

178

178

178

180

179

178

177

176

188

190

185

183

181

180

181

181

184

182

_ 182

210

191

183

185

188

191

183

Apr.

183

1

1

1

80

85

84

191

213

2

3

2

05

98

00

194

190

]

]

]

84

79

89

194

188

]

]

]

89

81

60

155

142

]

;

]

68

81

80

183

204

:

]

;

79

189

02 '03

-

May

181

185

200

202

194

209

211

218

221

217

218

220

213

208

218

223

223

231

226

230

225

229

229

226

236

236

231

229

240

238

. 235

June

233

231

234

233

239

23S

239

238

238

239

243

239

234

252

250

245

243

241

240

238

' 234

238

240

242

242

239

237

237

238

238

-

Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

207

236

229

236

229

207

210

213

240

252

243

235

237

252

Minimum

181

186

180

180

162

162

176

142

181

231

227

220

211

142

Mean

197

198

196

205

190

179

184

186

219

239

235

226

223

206

July

243

240

241

236

235

237

231

229

227

231

232

236

235

231

234

233

233

238

237

235

236

232

243

237

234

235

239

234

236

239

234

Aug.

228

228

230

228

227

227

227

229

226

225

226

228

228

233

229

221

225

226

226

224

226

223

225

225

226

220

221

227

220

235

227

Per square 

milct

0.748

.751

.744

.778

.721

.679

.898

.706

.S31

.?07

.892

.858

.846

.782

Sept.

224

237

227

228

226

225

226

220

224

225

227

227

228

225

230

225

220

225

217

214

224

225

227

220

213

216

211

217

222

211

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.86

.84

.86

10.56

.83

.71

.80

.79

.96

1.01

1.03

.99

.94

10.62

t Expressed in second-feet.
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 15

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Location (revised).- Lat. 44°42'25", long. 75°28'35". Flow computed by mears of several 

u.s. Lake survey gages on river. Discharge measurements made downstreair from Galops 

Rapids and include flow of Oswegatchie River.

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

Records available.- January 1919 to September 1947 (prior to October 1935, nonthly discnarge only;.

Average discharge.- 29 years (October 1918 to September 1947), 225,000 second-feet (does 

not include diversion from Lake Michigan).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 308,000 second-feet July 30; minimum 

daily, 203,000 second-feet Dec. 28.

1919-47: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 300.000 second-feet July 1947: minimum 

monthly, 152,000 second-feet February 1936.

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

& snip Canal. Water diverted from Lake Erie and Niagara River by Black Rock and 

New York State Barge (old Erie) Canals, except that lost by seepage and evaporation, 

is. discharged into Lake Ontario at Oswego and at several points between Niagara River 

and Irondequoit Bay.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

246 

239 

240 

239 

237

237 

237 

223 

232 

233

234 

238 

239 

236 

237

241 

231 

231 

237 

234

236 

236 

235 

234 

237

238 

236 

233 

241 

241 

243

Nov.

236 

234 

235 

240 

239

242 

236 

241 

241 

234

237 

241 

240 

236 

233

235 

243 

233 

236 

235

230 

250 

238 

233 

234

229 

239 

235 

235 

232

Dec.

231 

229 

235 

233 

229

225 

232 

228 

233 

235

233 

235 

252 

245 

235

227 

245 

234 

232 

227

228 

237 

235 

243 

232

231 

219 

203 

223 

228 

231

Jan.

221 

224 

221 

229 

239

233 

237 

229 

226 

226

230 

224 

221 

222 

230

226 

230 

2ZS 

227 

233

234 

220 

214 

231 

230

230 

232 

236 

231 

222 

235

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

mber ........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

uary

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

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

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

228 

235 

231 

239 

234

231 

231 

236 

240 

240

232 

231 

232 

234 

232

232 

227 

233 

227 

226

216 

222 

229 

234 

234

234 

234 

233

Thousands 

of secondfoot-days

7,331 

7,102 

7,185

91,630

7,071 

6,487 

7,229 

7,730 

8,433 

8,932 

9,296 

9,064 

8,416

94,276

Mar.

228 

227 

235 

238 

234

23Z 

231 

229 

230 

230

229 

228 

227 

229 

233

229 

230 

232 

230 

231

231 

233 

233 

234 

240

244 

236 

237 

239 

248 

242

Apr.

240 

239 

240 

242 

244

254 

260 

255 

257 

257

261 

263 

261 

260 

261

252 

265 

269 

262 

261

246 

257 

262 

269 

262

267 

266 

268 

266 

264

May

256 

254 

264 

264 

265

271 

270 

273 

272 

273

274 

275 

266 

256 

269

272 

269 

271 

270 

273

269 

277 

275 

275 

276

287 

283 

280 

280 

289 

285

June

287 

280 

285 

290 

293

295 

289 

292 

296 

296

302 

301 

295 

300 

306

304 

304 

301 

303 

300

301 

302 

302 

301 

3O3

303 

301 

300 

300 

300

Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

246 

250 

252

272

237 

240 

248 

269 

289 

306 

308 

301 

288

308

T Expressed In second-feet.

Minimum

223 

229 

203

203

214 

216 

227 

239 

254 

280 

292 

282 

269

203

Mean

236 

237 

232

251

228 

232 

233 

258 

272 

298 

300 

292 

281

258

July

302 

303 

301 

300 

3OO

299 

292 

293 

297 

297

299 

300 

3OO 

297 

297

297 

298 

300 

300 

299

298 

295 

304 

304 

302

303 

301 

303 

304 

308 

303

Aug.

301 

300 

299 

298 

297

297 

297 

295 

291 

293

295 

296 

295 

295 

294

286 

289 

293 

292 

288

290 

289 

292 

293 

292

285 

286 

289 

282 

289 

286

. Per square

milet

0.792 

.795 

.778

.342

.765 

.778 

.782 

.865 

.912 

1.00 

1.01 

.980 

.943

.865

Sept.

283 

288 

288 

287 

284

284 

284 

275 

281 

283

285 

285 

279 

283 

283

284 

282 

264 

275 

275

288 

277 

280 

283 

271

273 

272 

272 

279 

269

Runoff in

inohem

0.91 

.89 

.90

11.43

.88 

.81 

.90 

.96 

1.05 

1.11 

1.16 

1.13 

1.05

11.75
16 STREAMS TRIBUTARY T-0 LAKE SUPERIOR

Pigeon fliver at Middle Palls, below International Bridge, MJnn. 

(International gaging station)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°00'44", long. 89°36'58", in NE£ sec. S4, T. 64 

««t K. 6 E., 400 feet upstream from Middle Palls, 3i miles upstream from mouth, and 

5f miles downstream from International Bridge. Datum of gage is 789.58 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 19S9.

Drainage area.- 600 square miles at present site.

tteeoras available.- October 1940 to September 1947. April 1924 to September 1940 at site 

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

Bridge. October 19S3 to September 193S in House Document 92, 73d Congress, 1st session. 

June 1921 to September 1947 in reports of Dominion Water and Power Bureau, Department 

of Mines and Resources of Canada.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1923-47), 493 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,420 second-feet May 16; maximum gage 

neignt not determined; minimum daily discharge, 75 second-feet Feb. 26, Mar. 1: minimum 

gage height, 0.88 foot Sept. 10.

1923-47: Maximum discharge observed, 11,000 second-feet May S, 1934 (gage height, 

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

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

which are fair.

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

United States under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

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

0.5 69 1.6 317

.6 31 1.8 379

.3 113 2.0 423

1.0 152 2.3 S39

1.2 200 2.6 642

1.4 257 3.0 S10

3.5 1

4.0 1

4.8 1

5.7 2

6.5 3

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

6S1

624

556

491

507

1,260

1,410

1,050

833

810

2,820

2,440

1,700

1,290

1,080

951

833

744

662

606

556

523

491

491

556

539

427

353

398

976

1,130

Nov.

856

662

572

5O7

459

411

405

*589

662

572

491

443

411

385

360

401

3SO

360

360

360

360

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

320

340

-

Dec.

360

360

400

400

400

320

280

260

300

400

400

*340

240

160

120

120

130

120

130

140

150

150

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

Jan.

130

130

130

140

140

150

150

150

150

150

.

> 150

/

150

150

150

150

160

150

150

150

150

160

150

150

150

 150

140

140

130

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AuffUBt

Septeaber ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

130

130

130

120

120

120

120

110

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

110

100

95

90

90

80

80

eo

80

eo

80

80

 75

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

27,788

13,046

6,870

172,171

4.55C

2,94C

3 * 12C

11,44C

83,54C

64.63C

24,903

10,224

4,545

257,596

Mar.

75

80

SO

80

80

85

85

85

90

95

95

100

100

100

100

1OO

100

100

100

100

110

110

120

120

120

110

110

»110

120

120

140

Apr.

150

3

]

160

70

80

180

180

]

 ]

]

80

80

90

220

240

2'.

'.

SO

20

20

300

340 i

>.

i

60

60

60

400

400

4

1

*4

OO

00

00

420

500

E

E

1»C

1.1

-

Maximum

2,820

856

400

2,820

160

130

140

1,700

3,420

3,220

1,500

507

211

3,420

50

00

00

00

,050

,320

,850

,620

,420

to September 1947

May

2,200

f3,l!

3, IE

3,2C

>0

0

)0

3,250

3,300

*3,32

2,92

2,6!

0

0

0

2,620

3,320

3,32

3,3J

3,3E

0

0

0

3,400

3,420

3,02

2,82

2,72

0

0

0

2,530

2,350

2,26

2,26

2,13

0

0

0

2,010

1,930

|

> 1.93

1

1

Minimum

353

320

120

44

130

75

75

150

1,440

491

205

100

75

0

June

\

> 1,900

f 1,930

fl,770

f 1,660

2,720

2,170

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,700

2,900

3,100

3,220

2,820

2,530

2,350

2,220

1,970

1,S50

1,770

1,700

1,700

1,S50

1,700

1,560

1,440

-

Msan

896

435

222

472

147

105

101 xo-\ 

OOJ.

2; 69C

2,150

SOS

330

152

706

July

1,500

1,410

1,290

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,080

1,000

951

90.T

83.7

7615

744:

722

722

681

642

642

62*

60R

589

-55f

523

507

491

6013

642

62A

589

572

539

Aug.

507

1

1

4

91

75

43

427

411

1

1

3

01

98

92

376

360

3

3

3

47

41

35

323

308

2

2

2

96

90

84

275

278

2

2

2

87

87

72

260

248

2

2

2

2

36

33

24

14

205

Per square 

nUe

1.49

.725

.370

.787

.245

.175

.168

.635

4 . *OAO 

3 «5S

1.34

.550

.253

1.18

Sept.

211

208

190

164

148

140

136

132

130

134

154

168

157

144

138

136

132

136

146

164

180

178

168

161

160

150

140

130

110

100

-

Runoff in 

inohes

1.72

.81

.43

10.67

.28

.18

.19

.71

5 18

4.01

1 .54 '.es

.28

15.96

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Hotej.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 11-14, May 3-6, 10-16, Sept. 25-30; discharge 

interpolated. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 17 to Deo. 7, Deo. 9 to May 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 17

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn.

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

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

61 at Lutsen, and 1,650 feet upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 697.S^ feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 114 square miles.

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

191Y, July 1920 to February 1929, March 1930 to September 1947 (discontin-ied).

Average discharge.- 20 years (1913-17, 1930-32, 1933-47), 112 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,060 second-feet May 3, 4; minimum discnarge, 19 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 2.34 feet).

1912-17, 1928-47i Maximum discharge observed, 1,390 second-feet Apr. 25, 1916, 

from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; minimum discharge, 2.3 second-feet 

Dec. 3, 1939 (gage height, 1.73 feet,).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effeat, shifting control, or no 

gage-Height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

170

150

140

133

311

449

337

260

218

318

330

330

267

246

233

£18

204

197

190

176

170

164

157

157

154

144

137

140

164

267

381

Nov.

235

311

190

170

161

154

176

*230

330

180

170

160

150

140

f!40

148

146

144

138

133

130

113

96

94

88

84

80

74

76

88

-

Dec.

93

94

94

94

94

88

83

86

93

94

93

*hSO

64

68

68

74

74

74

78

78

1-

1 

f Do

1

'

Month

Jan.

i «.

f

i »

I

54

f55

«65

60

60

60

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

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

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

April

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

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

July1 ......... ....................

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

60

55

55

55

50

50'

50

48

46

42

43

44

50

53

53

53

53

51

49

48

48

46

44

46

f45

43

f40

39

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,611

4,393

3,438

44,166

1,774

1,353

1

O (TO

» COC

2,743

16,807

10,354 

3,439

1,413 

714

53,090

Mar.

43

43

40

40

40

41

41

40

40

39

39

40

42

43

41

41

39

38

38

38

38

38

39

43

46

48

38

38

41

43

38

Apr.

39

43

46

49

50

55

58

56

57

68

92

103

92

81

83

85

90

93

98

96

93

67

112

.

1

y 113

)

\

I 190

-

maximum

449

225

94

4 SO

60

48

1,060

634

305

69

30

1,060

May

190

450

1,060

1,060

700

h540

491

463

449

442

491

617

834

764

673

687

603

491

477

463

512

631

596

491

477

449

400

365

330

316

295

Minimum

133

74

64

15

38

39

190

180

Cfl Ov

28

19

19

June

267

253

232

232

309

337

302

374

267

512

834

666

498

519

568

443

400

400

337

395

374

253

239

346

335

232

253

f218

190

180

Mean

213

143

78.6

121

57.2

48.3

40.4

91.4

542

ajp o* t* 

111

45.8 

23.8

145

July

204

195

ISO

98

200

205

190

130

100

90

100

120

120

120

120

120

118

hll8

110

100

90

79

75

72

68

65

62

57

56

57

50

Aug.

46

49

48

44

43

40

39

43

69

63

55

46

50

56

45

41

39

45

68

58

54

57

51

43

36

33

32

32

30

30

Per BquiTe 

 lie

1.8'

1.2P

.6I>9

1.0*

.502

.424

.354

.802

4.75

3.00

.974

e400

.209

1.27

28

Sept.

29

26

26

25

25

24

22

21

21

22

26

26

24

23

22

20

19

20

22

30

30

26

25

23

21

20

20

33

26

25

-

Runoff la 

inches

2.16

1.40

.80

14.43

.58

.44 lii

.89

5.48

3. 35

1.12

.48 

.23

17.32

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage height.

h Computed on basis of staff-gage reading.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 16 to Dec. 11, Dec. 13 to Jan. 28, Feb. 26, Apr. 24 to Nay 5. 

June Z9 to July 17. July 19-31; discharge computed on basis of records for Baptism River near Beaver 

Bay and pigeon River at Middle Palls, below International Bridge. Stage-discharge r»l».tlon affected 

by lee Nov. 8-15, Dec. 12, Jan. 27 to Feb. 13, Mar. ?*-27. Shifting-control method u-<«d' June 12-28. 

July 18, July 33 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Mlnn.

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

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

Datum of gage Is 609.97 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 140 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to January 1929, March 1930 to September 1947 (discontinued).

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

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 5.96 feet); 

minimum, 8.0 second-feet Sept. 9-11 (gage height, 2.05 feet).

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

8.11 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,600 second-feet; minimum dally, 0.3 

second-foot Jan. 5, 6, 1940.

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

 which are fair.

Ratine tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

2.2 20 2.9 96 4.0 725 2.0 6.0 2.6 45 3.6

2.3 27 3.1 146 4.2 916 2.

2.4 34 3.3 230 4.4 1,120 2.

2.6 54 3.6 412 2.

L 10 2.8 72 3.9

2 15 3.0 112 4.3

5 21 3.2 177 4.8

2.4 28 3.4 277 5.4

414

680

1,120

1,830

2,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

303

236

192

176

582

1,030

762

560

44S

379

'470

441

372

328

303

263

221

197

179

168

164

157

143

138

130

119

112

127

176

508

515

Nov.

399

346

274

225

192

176

225

372

359

322

268

225

202

183

176

197

188

183

176

168

161

150

130

120

95

90

80

85

85

95

-

Dec.

100

110

110

100

100

95

95

95

100

110

100

SO

*55

60

60

65

65

65

70

70

65

65

60

55

55

50

50

50

50

50

46

Jan.

42

42

40

38

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

34

32

32

32

30

i

f 30

|

32

32

32

32

*32

30

30

Feb.

28

28

28

2S

26

26

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

20

20

»22

22

_

.

-

UM* * k Socond 

Month foot-days

October .......................... 9 ,899

November ......................... 5, 947

December ......................... 2 , 301

Calendar year 1946 ............ 62,429.1

January .......................... 1,050

February ......................... 644

March ............................ 822

April ............................ 8,336

June ............................. 15^012

July ............................. 1,966

August ........................... 1,931

September ........................ 859.0

Water year 1946-47 ............ 74,673.0

Mar.

22

22

22

22

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

30

34

40

40

36

34

*32

32

32

Apr.

t

40

46

55

65

70

70

70

70

85

130

280

Z

2

1

44

08

95

204

200

2

2

2

08

33

50

260

244

2

:

3

22

03

70

422

495

4

5

9

1,3

Maximum

1,030

399

110

1,100

42

28

40

1 390

2J870

2,510

126

222

94

2,870

30

13

64

90

May

1,730

2,870

2,870

1,830

1,480

1,210

945

730

594

558

585

740

1,130

978

7OO

594

531

454

378

328

585

740

661

567

495

392

309

266

238

218

200

Minimum

112

80

46

7.1

20

20

40

2OO

101

IS

15

8.0

8.0

June

177

166

155

173

290

385

378

303

283

1,610

2,510

1,550

956

1,024

1,020

780

585

479

356

277

233

195

177

177

163

141

135

129

108

101

Mean

319

19S

74.2

171

33. *

n-l' f

26 . S

278

500

63.4

62.3

28.6

205

July

126

112

94

83

121

126

108

88

69

53

44

38

58

81

76

57

46

46

43

63

70

62

51

43

43

40

33

28

24

22

18

Aug.

1

16

28

28

23

21

17

15

15

30

33

28

22

30

37

31

26

29

48

86

208

182

2

1

1

Per siuare 

mile

2-28

1.41

.530

1.22

.242

.164

.189

1.99

5» 97

3.57

.453

.445

.204

1.46

22

90

32

90

66

49

40

34

30

25

Sept.

24

22

19

16

14

12

10

8.4

S.S

S.O

9.2

9.6

9.2

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.8

21

74

94

85

72

58

47

40

35

37

40

39

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.63

1.58

-.61

16.57

.28

.17

.22

2.21

6 88

3.99

.52

.51

.23

19.83

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 11 (no gage-height record Jan. 

22-24) .
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn.

19

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°29'30", long. 92 0 14 I 20 11 , in SW£ sec. 22, T. 58 

*>»» K. 15 W,, at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Partridge 

River and If miles south of Aurora.

Drainage area.- 312 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1947.

Extremea.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 5.70 

reet;; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1942-47: Maximum discharge observed, 3,960 second-feet June 6, 1944 (gage height, 

7.30 feet); minimum daily, 7.5 second-feet Feb. 29, Mar. 1, 1944; minimu-n gage height 

observed, that of Sept. 8, 9, 1947.

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

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 2O to Sept. 3T

O.8 24 1.4 86 3.O 6O5 0

.9 32 1.7 142 3.4 802 1.

1.0 42 2.0 220 4.0 1.16O 1

1.1 52 2.3 316 1

1.2 62 2.6 428

7 18 1.9 197 3.7

0 44 2.2 288 4.3

3 76 2.5 399 5.7

6 125 3.0 617

980

1,390

2,510

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

 xn

Ov

31

Dot.

483

462

488

389

541

886

1,040

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,040

975

886

802

725

652

605

546

501

466

436

416

385

362

355

355

397

432

Nov.

449

449

441

416

389

366

385

492

541

564

559

532

496

453

420

400

360

340

359

340

326

296

260

240

220

240

240

220

220

200

-

Dec.

180

160

150

150

150

150

160

160

*170

ISO

180

180

160

140

120

120

110

110

110

100

100

100

100

95

90

85

85

80

80

75

75

Jan.

70>

70

65

65

60

60

60

60

55

55

55

50

50

50

48

48

48

50

50

50

48

48

50

*50

50

55

55

50

48

44

42

Feb.

40

40

38

36

34

32

32

32

32

32

34

34

38

38

36

36

34

32

32

32

30

30

30

32

*32

32

32

30

-

_

-

iinntv, Seoond- *°n foot-days

Qctobor 21 285

November ......................... ll',2iz

December ......................... 3,9o5

Calendar year 1946 ............ 107,059

January .......................... 1 ,659

February ......................... 942

March ............................ 952

April ............................ 11,958

May.... .......................... 31,588

June. ............................ 17,960

July........... .................. 4,383

August ........................... 1 ,435

September ........................ 3,519

Water year 1946-47 ............ 110,779

Har.

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

32

32

32

30

28

28

28

30

32

32

34

36

38

36

*32

30

30

30

30

32

Apr.

4O

50

60

75

100

130

140

150

ISO

*160

180

240

555

101

440

480

t

50O

500

180

501

501

*

:

509

536

563

594

665

£

I,C

Maximum

1,160 

564

180

1,160

70

40

38

1,010

2,510

1,170

272

62

2O3

2,510

40

90

98

10

May

1,310

1,910

2,350

2,510

2,270

1,990

1,710

1,470

1,280

1,140

1,010

925

898

870

842

815

765

715

665

641

594

572

558

532

509

496

483

466

453

432

40,7

Minimum

355

200

75

19

42

30

28

40

401

275

55

35

20

20

June

380

360

342

334

387

440

479

509

514

617

842

1,040

1,140

1,170

1.17O

1,070

952

870

765

665

572

509

462

415

387

360

334

312

288

275

Mean

687

374

126

293

53.5

33.6

30.7

398

1,019

599

141

46.3

117

304

July

272

258

249

246

255

240

225

205

184

164

147

132

123

123

117

117

119

116

110

112

104

100

95

89

83

79

72

68

64

60

55

Aug.

Per sq-iare 

mil*

2 , 20

1^20

.404

.939

.171

.108

.098

1.28

3.27

1.92

.452

.148

.375

.974

52

54

51

50

46

42

41

48

62

57

52

46

46

47

42

40

40

44

43

43

45

54

53

51

47

43

43

41

39

38

35

Sept.

35

33

32

30

28

25

23

20

21

82

159

189

192

203

200

181

164

149

145

152

171

181

176

164

152

136

125

125

116

110

-

Runoff in 

inches

2 54

1

-XA 

. o*

.47

12.78

.20

.11

.11

1.42

3.77

2.14

.52

.17

.42

.13.21

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16-18, Nov. 23 to Apr. 12, 

gage-height record Jan. 22, 23).

Apr. 15-19 (no
20 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 47 0 31'00", long. 92°11'20", on line between sees. 

12 ana 13, T. 58 N., R. 15 W., at highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from unnamed 

tributary, 1? miles east of Aurora, and 2f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 156 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 6.36 

reet); minimum discharge, 8.2 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1942-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,930 se'cond-feet June 6, 1944 (gage height, 

7.51 feet); minimum daily, 6.5 second-feet Feb. 26 to Apr. 5, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect and baekwate- from debris 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. IS to Sept. 30

1.1 10 1.7 37 3.3 235 1.1 6.8 2.7 95 4.3

1.2 13 2.1 70 3.6 325 1.

1.3 16 2.5 107 3.9 435 1.

1.4 20 2.8 141 4.1 530 2.

5 15 3.0 142 5.0

B 24 3.3 205 6.0

1 38 3.6 287 6.3

590

1,040

1,700

1,910

1.6 31 3.1 190 4.6 835 2.4 60 3.9 397

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

350

332

284

242

297

480

639

783

835

835

835

802

750

699

651

574

490

407

346

284

242

212

192

173

159

147

136

133

131

140

150

Nov.

170

180

180

170

160

150

150

200

240

290

308

294

263

238

215

190

170

160

150

140

130

120

120

110

100

95

90

90

85

80

-

Dec.

75

65

70

70

70

70

70

70

»70

75

70

65

60

50

48

46

42

38

36

32

30

30

30

28

26

24

24

22

22

22

22

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

L 17 "

»17

18

19

19

18

16

15

14

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

 arch ............................

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

Ito. .............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

13

13

13

12

12

13

16

18

18

18

18

18

20

20

19

18

16

14

13

12

13

14

15

16

»16

15

14

13

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

12,730

5,038

1,472

60,280.5

554

430

443

7 ' *295

10^284

1,499

482

2,702.6

62,551.6

Mar.

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

12

12

12

14

15

17

18

*19

20

20

20

20

20

Apr.

20

24

28

33

39

47

47

48

53

64

77

83

88

101

114

148

182

222

263

310

335

550

561

577

373

500

£

Maximum

835

308 '

75

835

20

20

20

942

1,910

910

94

23

174

1,910

590

376

)00

342

May

1,170

1,530

1,840

1,910

1,740

1,430

1,200

1,010

838

682

557

480

444

414

397

389

369

338

310

290

260

246

235

222

210

203

198

191

184

174

161

Minimum

131

80

22

9.5

14

12

11

20

161

81

16

10

8.4

8.4

June

152

142

130

134

167

205

254

297

307

365,

505

676

832

910

878

793

682

568

458

361

281

222

184

153

135

122

108

96

86

81

Mean

411

168

47.5

165

17.9

15.4

14.3

243

633

343

48 »4 is!s

90.1

171

July

78

78

81

83

94

94

90

82

71

61

54

47

39

41

40

38

38

36

36

35

34

32

31

29

28

27

25

22

21

18

16

Aug.

Per square 

mile

2.63

1.08

.304

1.06

.115

.099

.092

1.56

4.06

2.20

.310

.099

.578

1.10

15

16

15

14

13

11

10

13

16

14

14

12

14

14

13

13

14

16

17

17

20

23

22

20

18

17

18

17

16

16

14

Sept.

14

13

13

12

10

9.8

9.0

8.4

9.4

64

139

165

165

174

169

153

135

123

119

122

135

135

128

123

115

102

92

90

81

75

Runoff in 

Inchss

3.03

1.20

.35

14.36

.13

.10

.11

1.74

4.68

2.45

.36

.11

.64

14.90

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 16 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Jan. 

20-25). Backwater from debris Oct. 30 to Nov. 9.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 21

Embarrass River at Embarrass, MInn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 470 39'30", long. 92°11'50", in NW£ sec. 25, T. 60 

N., R. 15 W., at Embarrass, 30 feet-upstream from highway bridge and 100 feet upstream 

from railway bridge.

Drainage area.- 93.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 957 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 9.66 feet); 

minimum daily, 4.0 second-feet Mar. 9, 10; minimum gage height recorded, 0.72 foot Aug. 

7.

1942-47; Maximum discharge observed, 1,160 second-feet June 6, 1944; minimum daily, 

2.0 second-feet Feb. 12, 16-18, Mar. 19, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 0.68 foot 

on several days in winters of 1943 and 1944.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

194

178

154

134

206

316

390

453

442

400

390

400

400

380

352

316

276

236

211

189

166

148

134

120

110

98

87

86

91

108

120

Nov.

114

108

99

91

82

77

83

144

166

160

154

144

130

118

107

110

95

90

80

75

75

70

70

65

60

55

46

44

42

42

Dec.

40

34

30

30

32

32

32

40

50

*50

50

50

40

30

16

11

10

10

9.5

10

11

11

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.5

11

11

10

9.0

Jan.

9.0

9.5

9.0

9.5

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

 10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

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

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

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

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

June .."...........................

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

7 285

2, 796 

717.0

32,397.7

275.0 

190.0

229.9

5; 889

9,710 

5 985

778*4 

287 5

6, 863." 3

39,004.1

Mar.

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.5

12

12

 11

12

12

12

14

16

Apr.

28

34

46

90

100

95

85

65

50

 60

130

179

186

207

241

253

259

265

283

295

265

235 '

247

253

259

283

309

330

362

395

Maximum

453

166

50

453

10

8.5

16

395

936

265

58 

21

789

936

May

606

873

936

852

726

606

500

422

370

323

289

259

247

247

235

221

207

186

168

153

142

134

130

124

116

120

116

112

104

96

90

Minimum

86

42

9.0

_

7.5

6.0

4.0

28

90 

49

5 9 4)3 4.8

4.0

June

83

76

70

68

96

142

16*

164

153

179

235

253

265

265

253

228

207

176

142

112

91

76

65

59

^7

59

70

68

58

49

Hsan

255

93.2

23.1

88.8

8 87

6*79

7.42 

196

313 

133

25.1

9.27 

229

107

July

58

57

51

44

48

52

44

34

27

22

18

14

14

18

20

18

17

25

25

24

27

25

20

16

12

10

10

8.2

7.4

6.9

5.9

Aug.

5.4

5.9

6.1

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.3

5.0

14

21

19

16

13

14

12

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

10

9.8

9.2

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.4

Per square 

mile

2.51.

Is 1*

.2"5

.9 '-r

.0-"5 

.0T2

.0^9

2.0?

3.3<

1.42

2i>ft 1^1

.0^9 

2.4*

}.,14^

Sept.

6.4

6.6

6.4

6.1

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.8

22

346

526

789

789

684

540

431

313

284

233

221

227

221

204

186

165

138

114

121

121

114

Runoff in 

inches

2.89

1.11

.28

12.84

.11

f\O

 UO

.09 2 55

s'.as

1.58

.31 

.11

2.72

15.46

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16 to Apr. 11 (no gage-height record Dec. 8, 

9, Jan. 24).
22 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.

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

 west corner of lake, 15 miles southwest of South Range. Datum of gage is 1,188.00 feet 

above< mean sea level (State Highway Commission levels). Gage readings have been reduced 

to el'evation above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 5 square miles.

Records available?- August 1936 to September 1947 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,197.53 feet May 3; minimum, 1,196.10

 feet Sept. 30.

1936-47: Maximum elevation observed, 1,199.23 feet June 5, 1944; minimum, 1,196.04 

feet Aug. 24, Oct. 3, 1936.

Remarks.- Lake has natural outlet.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

?

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

6.43

_

_

6.56

_

_

-

6.88

-

6.88

6.88

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

6.92

_

._

_

7.O6

-

Nov.

.

7.06

-

_

-

7.02

-

-

7.12

-

7.14

-

-

7.10

-

7.10

-

-

_

7.06

_

_

7. 06

_

-

_

_

_

7.02

-

Dec.

_

.

_

_

-

_

6.9S

-

_

-

_

_

_

6.98

.

.

_

_

-

6.98

_

_

-

.

6.98

_

_

-

Jan. Feb. Mar.

6.79

Apr.

6.83

_

_

_

6.95

_

_

7.09

7.13

_

7.27

7.33

7.35

_

7.41

_

_

7.49

-

7.51

_

_

7.47

Hay

.

_

7.53

-

.

7.45

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

7.19

_

7.17

_

_

7.13

_

7.O7

June

_

._

_

6.99

-

_

6.93

6. '95

.

_

_

7.11

_

.

7.11

-

7.O3

_

_

7.11

_

_

6.90

_

6.90

July

_

_

_

_

6.80

_

.

_

6.70

_

6.68

_

-

_

.

.

6.58

.

_

.

_

-

6.5C

.

_

_

6.4f

-

Aug.

.

6.4Z

_

-

_

_

_ 

6.34

_

_

6.28

-

6.24

_

_

6.Z6

.

_

6.24

-

_

6.24

_

6.24

Sept.

_

6.Z2

.

-

6.20

_

.

6.18

6.2Z

_

6.18

_

6.16

_

6.16

_

_

6.16

_

 _

_

_

-

_

6.12

_

6.10

-

Note.- Add 1,19O feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 23

Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis.

.Location.- Cantilevered chain gage, lat. 46°32", long. 91°36', in NW&3W£ sec. 23, T. 47 

N., K. 10 W., If miles southwest of Brule Post Office, 1? mile.= downstream from 

Nebagamon Creek, and 1-| miles upstream from Little Brule River .

Drainage area.- 130 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 360 second-feet Apr, 23; maximum gage 

neigm; observed, 4.24 feet Feb. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 110 

second-feet July 31, Aug. 1, 5-8, 11-17, 25, 26, Sept. 10.

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,130 second-feet June 5, ,1944 (gage height, 

5.14 feet), from rating curve extended above 350 second-feet; minimum observed, 67 

second-feet Mar. 13, 1943 (gage height, 1.39 feet).

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

once daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect 

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

1.4 110 2.0

1.6 135 2.3

1.8 165 2.6

204

28O

360

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13S

12S

128

128

135

149

149

149

142

142

165

165

165

157

157

149

149

149

142

142

142

142

142

142

149

142

135

135

149

228

204

NOT.

204

194

174

165

157

149

157

194

194

183

204

194

194

183

174

183

183

165

165

165

157

149

165

165

165

160

157

154

148

142

-

Dec.

140

140

140

142

142

142

142

142

149

149

149

149

148

147

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

148

148

150

150

150

150

ISO

150

145

142

Jan.

140

140

139

140

142

144

144

141

140

140

138

138

*134

140

142

143

143

142

142

142

142

144

144

144

144

144

142

142

165

157

152

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

150

149

148

147

145

144

143

140

140

140

139

137

135

133

13O

128

128

129

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

*128

128

128

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

4,635

5,143

4,526

57,698

4,434

1,799

* 1 906

8 f 1 J.OO p*

6 557

4,688

3»817

3 597

s', 553

56,838

Mar.

128

128

128

128

127

125

122

122

122

122

122

128

128

122

128

128

128

128

122

122

122

122

128

135

135

122

122

128

128

128

128

Apr.

135

142

149

165

174

254

228

254

267

28O

333

280

280

320

32O

306

320

306

280

293

293

306

36O

333

333

333

Maximum

228

204

150

387

165

ISO

135

360

216

142

135

135

360

320

293

293

293

May

280

306

293

293

280

149

241

228

216

204

204

194

194

194

194

183

183

174

1S3

174

194

204

204

204

194

194

183

204

174

165

165

Minimum

128

142

140

115

134

128

122

135

165

123

110

110

110

110

June

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

142

149

174

174

165

165

204

216

194

183

165

165

157

149

149

142

142

142

142

135

135

128

_

-

Mean

150

171

146

158

143

136

273

212

156

123

116

118

156

July

142

135

135

128

128

128

128

122

122

122

122

116

116

135

128

122

122

122

122

128

122

122

122

122

116

116

116

116

116

116

110

Aug.

110

116

116

116

110

110

110

110

122

116

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

L28

L22

122

122

122

L16

L16

110

110

116

L35

L28

L22

122

Per square 

mile

1.15

1 32

l!l2

1.22

1.10

1.05

969

2ilO

1 .63

1.20

 946

892

!908

1.20

Sept.

122

122

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

110

116

128

135

128

122

122

116

116

116

122

122

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

Runoff in 

inches

1.33

1.47

1.29

16.51

1.27

1.09

1.12

2 34

1 88

l!34

1.09

1.03

1.01

16.26

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 4, 

Feb. 15, Feb. 18-25, Feb. 27 to Mar. 2, Mar. 5, 6.

Dec. 13 to Jan. 26, Jan. 31 to
24 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis.

rig. 90°24'05", in NW$ sec. 23, T. 48 

miles north of Saxon.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°32'45", Ic 

M., it. 49 W., 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3j

Drainage area.- 281 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947.

(regul

gage"heigm;, i.vi> feet Dec. 28, 29 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 5 secondfeet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 5,700 second-feet July 18, 1942 (gage height, 6.93 

feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 21, Oct. 8, 1939.

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

wnich are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by Saxon Palls power plant, If miles upstream. Flow regulated by Oile Reservoir on West Branch Montreal River (capacity, 

1.29 billion cubic feet).

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.6 40 2.3 226 3.5 990 

1.8 73 2.6 357 4.O 1,520 

2.0 121 3.0 593 4.3 1,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

100 

113 

84 

84 

103

40 

77 

100 

84 

68

176 

326 

234 

226 

176

166 

130 

124 

91 

86

103 

93 

82 

152 

6OO

534 

408 

308 

303 

321 

377

Nov.

326 

272 

264 

199 

184

180 

210 

753 

784 

635

527 

442 

348 

312 

286

255 

239 

218 

173 

210

173 

166 

165 

167 

168

170 

180 

195 

185 

182

Dec.

ISO 

175 

160 

190 

210

212 

200 

210 

215 

225

215 

208 

190 

200 

207

207 

190 

197 

210 

220

222 

218 

205 

190 

170

180 

195 

210 

220 

230 

225

Jan.

200 

212 

225 

230 

230

225 

205 

210 

212 

215

200 

180 

190 

195 

*202

200 

210 

220 

220 

210

ISO 

180 

210 

210 

195

188 

180 

170 

175 

185 

190

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mbsr ....................... .

lendar year 1946 

ary ....

».. ..........................

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

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

190 

180 

185 

165 

155

160 

173 

173 

165 

185

182 

180 

195 

192 

188

180 

180 

170 

160 

158

155 

153 

135 

150 

»155

160 

162 

165

Secondfoct-days

5,869 

8,568 

6,286

113,511

6,254 

4,751 

4,917 

34,625 

16,532 

12,411 

6,325 

6,123 

4,450

117,111

Mar.

170 

155 

162 

163 

165

168 

170 

165 

155 

148

165 

165 

163 

160 

160

140 

160 

160 

160 

160

150 

160 

145 

160 

170

165 

158 

160 

160 

125 

150

Apr.

185 

210 

270 

5OO 

784

1,050 

841 

824 

841 

1,100

1,700 

1,180 

1,130 

1,400 

1,330

1,300 

1,360 

1,260 

1,130 

1,200

1,360 

1,270 

1,880 

1,940 

1.76O

1,640 

1,450 

1,220 

1,230 

1,280

Maximum

60O 

784 

230

4,870

230 

195 

170 

1,940 

1,230 

1,390 

243 

251 

180

1,940

May

1,140 

1,230 

1,100 

990 

963

769 

621 

477 

408 

344

316 

255 

321 

348 

326

312 

299 

264 

281 

294

308 

573 

945

477

521 

508 

448 

382 

352 

339

June

393 

372 

312 

272 

277

255 

251 

226 

214 

737

1,390 

990 

700 

a6OO 

a9OO

aSOO 

a 500 

a370 

a320 

290

260 

226 

206 

226 

222

214 

206 

230 

230 

222

Minimum Mean

40 189 

165 286 

160 203

40 311

170 202 

135 170 

125 159 

185 1,154 

264 533 

206 414 

176 204 

184 198 

93 148

40 321

JU]v

214 

203 

184 

187 

184

180 

195 

218 

218 

218

218 

214 

214 

210 

210

210 

214 

243 

234 

234

191 

206 

195 

187 

180

176 

176 

203 

203 

203 

203

Aug.

203 

203 

199 

199 

195

195 

206 

206 

206 

203

195 

199 

199 

195 

191

191 

2O6 

251 

184 

2O6

206 

199 

195 

187 

187

184 

184 

191 

187 

187 

184

Per square 

mile

0.673 

1.02 

.722

1.11

.719 

.605 

.566 

4.11 

1.90 

1.47 

.726 

.705 

.527

1.14

Peak discharge.- Nov. 8 (6 p.m.) 918 sec. -ft.: Aor. 6 (6:45 a.m.) 1.190 sec.-fL; Apr.

Sept.

*180 

180 

180 

170 

162

159 

170 

173 

166 

159

162 

162 

162 

152 

132

135 

135 

140 

141 

159

133 

142 

al4o 

a!30 

a!28

a!40 

136 

93 

96 

133

Runoff in 

inches

0.78 

1.14 

.83

15.02

.83

.63 

.65 

4.59 

2.19 

1.64 

.84 

.81 

.59

15.52

11 (4 p.m.)

p.m.) 1,520 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made en this day.

a No gage-height reccrd; discharge computed on basis of Superior Palls power-pJant records and 

records of release from Oile Reservoir.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 4 (no gage-heifht record Dec. 

15-ZO, Jan. 1, 2, 22, 23, Feb. 4-6, 20).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 25

West Branch Montreal River at Gile, WIs.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°25'35", long. 90°13'35", In sec. 34, T. 46 N., R. 2 E., 

immediately below outlet structure of Gile Reservoir at Gile and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 78 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1947 (discontinued). April 1918 to November 

1925 at site 1,600 feet downstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1918-25, 1942-47), 79.4 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 553 second-feet June 14, 15 (computea rrom gate openings); minimum daily, 5.3 second-feet Apr. 5.

1918-25, 1942-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1.480 second-feet Apr. 21, 1923 

(gage height, 7.20 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 1.2 s<?cond-feet 

Mar. 31, 1945, reservoir gates closed.

Remarks. - Records fair. Flow regulated by Gile Reservoir. 

weeKiy and record kept of gate openings at dam.

Gage read about five times

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

20

20

a20

19

a!9

39

a24

a24

24

a24

22

20

14

14

12

a!2

12

a!2

12

12

13

13

19

13

a!2

12

12

12

12

12

Nov.

al2

a!2

12

a!2

12

12

12

12

a!2

12

12

12

12

a!2

11

8.2

12

16

a25

25

25

35

84

85

93

115

109

a95

81

a81

-

Dec.

96

98

112

117

91

a70

48

a36

24

a22

19

32

107

131

a!25

119

117

145

a!50

156

135

109

96

114

138

138

138

al38

al38

139

al44

Jan.

149

a!45

141

127

123

115

118

123

123

116

108

106

119

171

122

a!30

a!34

138

127

a!25

123

127

120

110

a!08

107

108

120

123

123

107

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

107

alll

115

115

alls

115

alls

al!7

al!9

a!20

121

a!19

117

all6

alls

allS

al!4

a!13

113

al!3

113

al!3

113

al!2

allO

109

109

a!06

.

-

-

Secondfoot-days

525

1,068.2

3,242

30.O87.2

3,836

3,192

2,690

288.2

1,828.4

3,498

4, SOI

5,051

3,491

33,310.8

Mar.

103

105

105

alOS

105

a!02

alOO

98

alOl

104

127

113

108

a94

a94

151

160

84

81

77

376

75

a72

69

52

42

a40

38

a37

a36

36

Apr.

a35

20

alO

9.1

5.3

a5. 6

aS.O

S.3

a6.6

6.8

8.5

7.9

a8.2

8.5

a8.5

8.5

aS.S

a8.7

a8.8

8.8

a8.7

a8.6

8.5

a8. 5

8.5

9.7

alO

10

10

10

-

Maximum

39

115

156

44S

171

121

1 J.DU Rf\ 

35

248

485

171

182

149

465

May

11

11

11

all

11

all

11

10

alO

a9.8

a9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

a9.6

9.7

a9.4

9.1

10

12

102

248

236

87

81

171

171

171

119

119

119

Minimum

12

8.2

19

8.2

106

106

36

5.3

9.1

53

111

111

84

5.3

June

152

130

117

102

84

76

76

60

63

78

87

98

105

382

465

177

55

53

53

61

58

58

99

127

127

111

111

alll

alll

alll

-

Mean

16.9

35.6

105

82.4

124

114

86.8

9.61 117' 59 O

148

163

116

91.3

July

111

alll

111

111

111

126

159

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

160

152

133

127

127

127

127

127

127

160

171

171

171

171

Aug.

171

171

171

171

171

171

182

182

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

168

111

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

138

149

149

149

149

Per squa-e 

mile

0.217

.4}6

1.3>

1.0-*

l.S^

1.4S

1.11

.123

.756

1.5")

1.9-)

2.0">

1.4">

1.17

Sept.

a!49

a!49

149

a!44

138

138

138

138

123

123

119

all?

115

111

111

111

107

107

111

111

107

107

107

103

103

103

93

84

89

86

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.51

1.58

14.36

1.83

1.52

1 9A to

.14

 87

1.67

2.19

2.41

1.66

15.89

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of gate openings and reservoir 

stages.

863022 O - 49 - 3
26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Hich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°23', long. 89°41', on line between socs. 16 and 21, 

T. 46 N., R. 43 W., at county highway bridge In Marenisco and 2f miles downstream from 

confluence of East and West Branches of Presque Isle River.

Drainage area.- 175 square miles.

Records available.- February 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge-observed during year, 1,030 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 

Y.2Y reet, backwater from ice); minimum, 31 second-feet Sept. 4-7, 10, 19; minimum gage 

height, 2.62 feet Sept. 4-7, from graph based,on gage readings.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 1,860 second-feet June 26, 1946 (gage height, 9.4 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 4-7, 10, 19, 1947; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 4-7, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good above 60 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of lie* 

errect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Ratine tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1-25 Oct. 26 to Sept. 3O

3.1 63 4.4 255 2.

3.3 82 5.3 443 2.

3.5 1O3 5.7 531 3.

3.9 161 3.

7 37 3.9 189

9 54 5.9 568

2 84 6.2 643

5 123 7.0 958

Discharge, in second-fee~t, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

94

83

76

71

68

68

68

62

79

338

542

542

520

476

380

255

164

120

1O6

93

90

88

85

163

401

433

328

262

262

328

366

Nov.

328

290

262

234

2O2

173

 252

452

480

490

452

348

262

243

243

255

280

28O

250

230

190

150

140

170

195

200

190

180

175

170

Dec.

160

150

145

140

140

 140

140

145

165

215

235

225

170

135

115

105

100

100

105

105

105

105

1OO

95

90

85

85

85

85

85

85

Jan.

90

9O

90

90

90

92

 92

90

75

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

70

65

65

70

70

Feb.

70

70

70

70

7O

70

70

7O

70

70

 70

7O

70

7O

70

70

70

70

70

7O

7O

67

67

7O

73

73

7O

70

_

-

Month Seoondfoot-days

October .......................... 7,013

November ......................... 7.76E

December ......................... 3 , 941

Calendar year 1946 ............ 67,834

January .......................... 2.38C

February ......................... i,g6c

March ............................ 2,57:

*T&y ....... . 13 89S

June ............................. 10)480

July ............................. 2,629

August . .......................... i, 55c

September ........................ 1,349

Water year 1946-47 ............ 74,578

Mar.

73

73

75

75

75

75

75

75

80

SO

SO

 80

80

80

80

80,

80

80

75

80

85

85

85

90

95

100

100

95

95

95

95

Apr.

3

]

95

95

10

3O

160

250

£

1

J

10

60

4O

660

790

£

<

40

J90

)90

910

471

7

E

E

50

SO

43

613

613

»6

7

S

OO

58

18

918

898

e

7

E

E

Maximum

542

49O

) 235

1,760

92

73

loo

9 9O

678

979 

143

66

65

990

38

78

98

98

-

May

678

678

660

660

643

588

538

48O

424

366

348

328

357

442

480

518

424

386

386

386

386

424

509

471

442

404

348

310

310

3OO

272

Minimum

CO DC

140

85

50

65

67

73

95

272

126

60

35

31

31

June

252

252

225

205

262

310

272

243

328

818

979

938

758

628

548

518

471

357

290

262

225

198

168

146

134

126

135

157

149

126

Mean

226

259

127

186

76 .E

7O.C

82 £

635

448

349

84. 

49,4

45.0

2O4

July

1?4 iro

133

109

104

99

90

81

T5

Tl

68

88

68

P7

67

69

TO

P9

105

1*3

13.9

?2

es

eo

T4

TO

f 8

f8

f 5

fO

Aug.

57

57

56

56

56

59

66

62

56

50

47

47

48

48

48

48

49

55

58

58

49

41

38

37

37

35

35

43

49

46

39

Sept.

35

35

35

31

31

31

31

37

32

31

43

62

65

61

56

52

45

38

31

41

62

65

63

50

39

37

36

47 '62

65

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.29 1.49

1.48 1.65

.726 .84

1.O6 14.41

.439 .51

.400 .42

.474 .55

3.63 4.05

2 56 2 95

1 99 2 23

.485 .56

.282 .33

.257 .29

1.17 15.87

23 to Apr. 18. No gage-height record Nov. 16 

: computed on basis of weather records, records
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 27

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich.

vocation.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°33', long. 89°46', in sec. 23, T. 48 N., F. 44 W., 

at oridge on State Highway 28, 2 miles east of Tula, 5 miles downstream froir Little 

Presque Isle River, and 7 miles southwest of Merriweather.

Drainage area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- February 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 second-feet Apr. 25; maximum gage height, 

10.45 feet Apr. 18 (backwater from ice), from graph based on gage readings; minimum 

discharge, 30 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 4.44 feet).

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 3,170 second-feet June 25, 1946 (gage height, 12.45 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Sept. 9, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair, and 

those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

151

135

122

107

101

93

90

86

82

145

375

567

595

497

388

281

223

190

162

143

131

123

118

172

483

667

609

511

442

456

525

Nov.

539

483

428

362

321

296

*306

511

696

755

696

6O9

511

442

415

402

442

442

388

362

331

249

213

268

306

271

244

227

215

215

Dec.

195

183

177

177

179

180

185

190

205

26O

265

250

190

150

125

110

100

10O

115

120

115

120

*120

110

100

92

95

95

90

90

92

Month

Jan.

92

90

90

90

95

95

105

»105

90

85

82

82

fiO

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

88

88

88

88

86

84

88

88

88

88

85

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

85

85

85

85

85

85

90

85

90

90

95

*90

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8 , 77<

11 94'

4^575

_

2,714

2 451

2 95!

32 82'

22^815

16 98

3 71'

1,89

1,42E

113,072

Mar.

88

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

»90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

95

110

120

115

115

110

110

110

Apr.

110

110

120

140

175

260

4OO

530

650

800

950

1,100

1,220

1,310

1,400

1,50O

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,400

1,25O

*1,170

1,340

1,700

1,890

1,840

1,70O

1,560

1,560

1,740

-

Maximum

) 667

755

265

3,050

t 1O5

95

120

1,890

) 1,650 

i 1,560

242

80

> 67

> 1,890

May

1,650

1,420

1,420

1,250

1,130

1,020

905

815

696

609

539

497

553

667

696

696

652

595

553

539

539

525

609

696

696

624

553

497

428

388

362

Minimum

82

213

90

59

80

85

88

110

211

75

43

30

30

June

375

388

362

324

316

362

388

375

375

667

1,380

1,560

1,3SO

1,170

1,100

1.02O

875

725

38 1

442

375

316

306

254

237

220

211

301

336

264

-

Mean

283

398

148

273

87.5

87 .£

95. »

1,094*

736

566

120

61. C

47.5

31O

July

242

232

195

181

168

151

138

132

124

115

108

102

100

99

96

91

90

91

105

123

130

115

1O4

96

91

90

86

84

8O

79

75

Ax'<*.

71

71

7O

69

69

67

69

69

66

62

60

5655 '

54

54

52

55

66

80

78

72

65

58

50

47

43

13

50

61

60

50

Per square 

mile

1.09

1.53

.569

1.05

.337

.338

.367

4.21

2 .83

2 .18

.462

235

!l83

1.19

Sept.

42

35

33

32

32

31

32

32

30

31

39

54

65

65

58

52

49

46

49

54

64

67

61

53

48

46

44

50

64

67

-

Runoff in 

inchss

1.25

1.71

.65

14.22

.39

.35

.42

4.69

3 26

2.43

.53

.27

.20

16.15

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Apr. 20. 

Oct. 14-25, Aug. 2O to Sept. SO.

Shifting-control method used
28 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding, Mieh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°21'30", long. 89°04.'40", in sec. 29, T. 46 N.,

 H. ay W., 25 feet downstream from highway bridge, 2^ miles upstream from Bond Palls 

Reservoir, and 5$ miles southeast of Paulding.

Drainage area.- About 175 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 728 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 6.56

 reet); minimum, 27 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 3.15 feet).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 1,320 second-feet June 6, 1944 (gage height, 9.15 

feet); minimum, that of Nov. 22, 1946; minimum gage height, 2.96 feet I'ov. 26, 1943.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good, 

ana tnose tor periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 22)

3.7 89 5.0 340 

3.9 119 5.6 474 

4.3 194 6.5 700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1?*7

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

119 

116 

113 

111 

108

103 

102 

100 

102 

123

154 

152 

133 

124 

123

128 

128 

123 

119 

116

116 

116 

113 

137 

228

198 

180 

160 

180 

230 

210

Nov.

190 

180 

165 

155 

150

145 

173 

268 

253 

224

210 

198 

188 

183 

173

186 

183 

179 

162

150

150 

*77 

130 

140 

145

145 

145 

145 

140 

140

Dec.

140 

135 

130 

130 

*130

130 

140 

150 

165 

160

150 

145 

110 

140 

145

140 

135 

130 

125 

120

120 

115 

115 

110 

110

110 

110 

110

no

110 

110

Jan.

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

*110 

110 

110 

110

115 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110

no

110

100 

110 

110 

110 

110

115 

*110 

100 

105 

100

100

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

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

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100 

100 

100 

92 

100

105 

105 

105 

105 

110

110 

115 

115 

115 

115

110

100

no

115 

115

110 

105 

110 

115 

115

115 

115 

115

Secondfoot days

4,265 

5,072 

3,980

63,397

3,375 

3,042 

3,680 

11,286 

10,947 

9,004 

3,724 

2,843 

2,928

64,146

Mar.

115 

115 

110 

115 

115

115 

110 

105 

110 

110

*120 

125 

120 

120 

120

120 

125 

120 

120 

120

125 

115 

120 

130 

120

110 

120 

130 

125 

120 

135

Apr.

140 

140 

143 

146 

158

308 

272 

244 

247 

276

318 

318 

297 

351 

340

362 

384 

417 

395 

384

406 

439 

558 

7OO 

674

635 

596 

55S 

534 

546

Maximum

230 

268 

165

1,1OO

115 

115 

135 

700 

570 

596 

173 

121 

123

700

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

May

534 

558 

570 

558 

534

486 

428 

384

340 

308

286 

276

340 

373 

351

384 

373 

329 

318 

318

286 

286 

318 

308 

276

272 

259 

238 

228 

218 

210

Minimum

100 

77 

110

77

100 

92 

105 

140 

210 

175 

89 

77 

84

77

June

240 

238 

216 

202 

230

297

270 

242 

290 

546

596 

546 

474 

486 

486

439 

384 

329 

286 

253

228 

210 

190 

188 

179

177 

175 

222 

208 

177

Mean

138 

169 

128

174

109 

109 

119 

376 

353 

300 

120 

91.7 

97.6

176

July

173 

16-) 

14S 

IS"" 

145

16? 

143 

135 12 ~ 

11?

114 

111 

111 

116 

114

10? 

103 

113 

113 

135

130 

114

w

10? 

105

100 

100 

9rt 

95 

95 

8f»

Aug.

86 

86 

88 

86 

86

85 

85 

84 

82 

81

79 

77 

82 

89 

85

80 

81 

93 

108 

108

109 

121 

106 

95 

92

92 

88

106 

111

loo

92

Per square 

mile

0.789 

.966 

.731

.994

.623 

.623 

.680 

2.15 

2.02 

1.71 

.686 

.524 

 .558

1.01

Sept.

95 

97 

90 

86 

86

85 

84 

85 

86 

85

103 

123 

117 

116 

108

99 

97 

96 

97

102

103 

100 

100 

95 

90

90 

90 

100 

11'. 

109

Runoff in 

Inches

0.91 

1.08 

.85

13.48

.72 

.65 

.78 

2.40 

2.33 

1.91 

.79 

.60 

.62

13.64

for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 29

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°28'45", long. 89 0 05'25", In sec. 8, T. 47 N., 

K. 38 tf., an eighth of a mile upstream from State Highway 28, 3t miles we^t of town 

of Trout Creek, and 6f miles downstream from Bond Palls Dam.

Drainage area.- About 225 square miles.

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated)...- Maximum discharge during year, 815 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 

3.85 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet sometime during period Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, caused 

by Ice Jam upstream (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 1,170 second-feet June 7, 1944 (gage height, 4.53 feet), 

minimum, that during period of no gage-height record Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, 1947.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gag?-helght 

 record, which are fair. Plow regulated by Bond Falls Reservoir, Diversion to South 

Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Palls Canal (see p. 32).

Ratine tables, water year 1946-47, except periods cf Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2 Dec. 3 to Sept. 30

1.6 45 1.6 44

1.7 56 1.7 58

1.9 92

2.1 134

2.4 216

Z .8 350

3.4 600

3.7 740

Discharge, in second- feet , water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

53

49

47

46

46

46

49

48

Nov.

47

47

47

46 *46

46

54

56

52

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

47

45

45

44

45

47

46

-

Dec.

44

44

44

44

*44

45

47

48

48

47

45

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

Jan.

42

42

42

42

43

43

43

43

*43

42

42

42

42

43

43

43

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

Feb.

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

42

 43

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

.

_

-

u«n«h Second- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 1,424

November ......................... 1,425

December ......................... 1,364

Calendar year 1946 ............ 33,611

January .......................... - 1,330

February 1 155

March i 239

April ............................ 2)742

May........................... ... 10,058

June ............................. 7,634

July 2 208

August ........................... i' 76o

September ........................ 1,477

Water year 1946-47 ............ 33,826

liar.

40

39

39

39

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

*40

40

39

39

39

39

4O

40

40

40

40

41

42

40

40

41

42

42

40

42

Apr.

»

1

4

4

maximum

53

56

48

1,060

44

43

42

442

560

740

94

62

54

740

42

43

46

46

60

72

60

57

62

65

75

65

65

63

65

67

68

65

58

62

62

72

08

85

80

92

90

87

18

42

-

Hay

442

490

555

56O

555

555

550

482

430

314

175

254

267

264

264

267

264

264

267

261

258

267

264

258

192

290

251

210

192

207

189

minimum

45

^

43

43

42

40

39

42

175

92

58

54

48

39

June

100

96

96

133

162

162

162

210

444

740

604

528

532

542

532

430

340

340

284

201

154

94

94

92

94

92

94

94

94

94

-

Mean

45 9 47)5 44.0

92.1

42.9

41 6

40 '.0

91.4

324

254

71.2

56 .8

49.2

92.7

July

94

94

90

89

89

89

37

87

85

80

68

70

75

73

68

67

67

65

62

63

62

60

60

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

Aug.

58.

58

58

58

57

57

57

57

57

55

54

54

58

55

55

54

55

60

57

57

57

57

55

55

55

54

58

62

60

58

58

Sept.

52

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

51

54 '52

50

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

49

50

49

-

Psr square Runoff in 

mile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, Jan. 15, 16, 20-23, Mar. 16-20, 27. Nc 

gage-height record Dec. 6 to Jan. 8, Jan. 24 to Feb. 12, Feb. 18 tc Mar. 11, Sept. 4-90; discharge 

computed on basis cf records for bypass: weirs at Bond Falls and weather records.
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46 0 42'05", long. 89°09'40", in sec. 27, T. 50 H., R. 39 

w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 300 feet downstream from East Branch and 2j miles 

southeast of Rockland.

Drainage area.- 670 square miles.

Hecoras available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 5,850 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage

neignt, lu.ay reet, backwater from ice); minimum, 195 second-feet Oct. 7; minimum gage 

height observed, 4.66 feet Aug. 12.

1942-47; Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 21.2 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet, on basis of 

slope-area and contracted-opening determinations at gage height 21.2 feet; minimum observed, 183 second-feet Aug. 18, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 4.39 feet Aug. 13, 

1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Gage read once or twice daily five or six days a week; discharge computed from graph 

based on gage readings. Flow regulated by Bond Palls Reservoir. Diversion to South 

Branch Ontonaton River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 32).

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of loe effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

4.9 210 5.5 470 4.7 204 5.3 420 7.0 1,860

5.0 245 5.8 660 4.8 22 8 5.7 655 8.0 3.080

5.2 320 6.7 1,440 5.0 291 6.3 1,160 9.2 4,730

Discharge, in seoond-f eet , water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

415

266

248

238

207

201

198

220

228

270

415

370

312

273

252

256

248

242

234

234

234

231

231

288

892

f708

f536

400

432

724

f700

Nov.

470

f426

f390

f347

320

*304

542

1,440

1,130

936

764

611

506

442

400

f380

f360

360

338

324

320

300

315

310

305

300

300

290

290

280

-

Dec.

280

280

280

290

 310

300

310

330

380

410

400

340

280

270

280

300

300

290

290

290

290

290

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

260

260

Jan.

270

270

280

280

280

280

270

260

 260

260

250

250

240

250

230

240

240

240

250

250

240

230

230

260

280

280

260

250

230

250

240

Month

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

November . .~. ......................

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

 January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

245

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

250

255

 265

265

260

260

250

250

230

245

245

245

245

245

250

250

250

260

_

_

-

Secondtoo t-days

10,703

13,800

9,200

190,034

7,900

6,925

8,750

64,430

31,100

26,215 

9 306

7; 168

7,417

202,914

Mar.

250

255

260

250

255

250

250

250

250

240

250

250

*250

250

250

250

250

260

260

260

260

260

300

370

390

390

370

350

340

340

340

Apr.

400

1,'

550

)00

500

2,600

 4,900

2,f

1,S

*l,f

»50

)70

500

2,330

3,080 2,;

f2,C

2,5

'10

)30 >10

1,750

1,750

l»£

M

1,5

20

J60

>40

1,750

1,860

2,C 4,"

3,e

90

30

10

2,390

2,030 1,"

l.E

2,Z 2,'c

Maximum

892

1,440

410

9,280

J>80

265

390

4 900

2^090

3,080 

655

352

431

4,900

00

40

70

10

-

Bay

1,750

2,090

1,860

1,750

1,590

1,390

1,200

1,080

904

802

578

610

1,040

1,120

938

1,030

878

715

730

754

670

708

1,300

980

852

827

722

622

572

542

496

Minimum

198

280

260

192

230

230 240"

400

496

314

216

198

204

198

June

452

415

382

364

415

462

441

473

1,440

3,080

2,570

1,540

1,300

2,450

2,330

1,440

980

786

648

548

462

373

330

314

318

334

352

473

387

356

-

Mean

345

460

297

521

255

247

28!

2jl4f

1,003

874

30C

231

247

556

July

33?

326

307

318

364

33-)

303

284

264

264

251

24?

352

6S5 53")

39?

31?

310

291

281

271

257

251

234

231

231

231

231

226

223

216

Aug.

216

216

214

214

209

211

214

211

211

204

204

198

200

214

206

204

214

251

245

242

271

352

314

264

234

221

234

267

245

240

228

Sept.

218

211

211

209

204

f204

f214

223

211

204

226

248

257

257

245

242

228

228

271

352

431

330

277

257

248

231

223

240

257

260

-

Per square Runoff in 

Hie inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 23 to Apr. 7 (no gage-height record Nov. 22- 

24, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 24-29, Feb. 22, 23).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°43'15n , long. 89°12'25", in sec 20 T 50 N R 

ay «-. at bridge on county road between Rockland and Victoria, l| miles southwest of 

Rockland and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle and South Branches

Drainage area.- 1,290 square miles.

hecords available.- June 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 9,900 second-feet Apr. 23; maximum gage height 

2U.S4 feet Apr. 6 (Ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 524 second-feet (regulated) Sept.

ob.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 42,000 second-feet Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height 28 6 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,500 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination; minimum daily, 456 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 3 1944 

Remayks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gageRelgRt record, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Plow regulated by Victoria Power Plant on South Branch, 5 mllei above station, and by Bond Palls Reservoir and Gogebic and Cisco Lakes.

Rating tables, vater year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

6.1 580 5.9 545 8.9 2,91O

6.3 680 6.3 7

6.9 1,080 6.9 1,0

7.9 1,960 7.7 1,7

8.9 3,010

35 10.5 4,770

90 11.7 6,450

3O 13.2 8,7OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

722

710

698

686

a68O

a58O

680

688

680

788

933

842

680

720

740

728

716

716

675

580

679

722

710

1,090

2,360

1,960

1,410

1,010

835

1,360

1,590

Nov.

*1,410

al,200

1,080

1,120

940

807

1,120

3,020

3,010

2,260

1,820

1,640

1,500

1,280

1,010

1,070

1,010

1,040

1,040

814

776

552

a66O

a720

a66O

a680

a670

a660

a660

a700

-

Dec.

a720

a740

f780

fSOO

780

f780

800

860

1,030

1,200

1,000

650

a690

f710

a670

f830

aS50

*f870

f830

f760

740

3700

f760

f730

a680

f790

f860

880

830

900

860

Jan.

750

f820

a830

f840

730

raio

850

850

820

 820

620

710

790

780

780

750

770

740

660

f730

770

730

730

730

730

650

710

710

670

690

f670

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

toy. .............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

680

620

f640

660

f640

f660

760

760

740

800

82O

800

82O

 820

820

.780

760

820

820

800

800

800

700

800

aSOO

aSOO

a 800

aSOO

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

27,968

34,929

25,080

482,629

23,440

21,320

24,O20

157,350

81,110

63,590

24,787

23,302

20,484

527,380

Mar.

aSOO

a650

aSOO

aSOO

a780

760

760

760

a610

a760

a790

aSOO

38OO

790

800

3650

*38OO

f810

raio

f810

raio

f790

363O

f820

f860

f640

f820

f840

raio

3650

f810

Apr.

f850

1,C

1>4

2,E

00

00

GO

4,300

 8,800

7,C

*5,1

4,3

00

80

80

5,040

6,450

5,E

f4,6

5,3

80

40

20

4,900

4,900

5,7

5,4

4,9

40

6O

OO

4,900

5,320

5,3

8,7

8,4

20

00

OO

7,350

6,6OO

5,6

5,0

5,7

5,7

-

Maximum

2,360

3,0"2O

1,200

13,800

850

820

860

8,800

5,180

5,600

1,120

930

818

8.8OO

OO

40

40

40

May

4,770

5,040

5,180

4,640

4,510

3,900

3,350

3,020

2,540

2,390

2,140

1,960

2,340

2,740

2,490

2,390

2,340

2,040

1,780

1,680

1,680

1,860

2,490

2,590

2,140

2,000

1,730

1,550

1,510

1,200

1,120

Minimum

580

552

650

490

650

620

610

850

1,120

930

685

58O

524

524

June

1,090

1,090

990

990

1,020

960

1,040

1,230

1,870

4,770

5,600

4,640

3,460

5,180

5,040

4,020

3,020

2,390

2,140

1,730

1,390

1,350

1,230

1,060

990

930

930

1,120

1,230

1,090

-

Mean

902

1,164

S09

1,322

756

761

775

5 24'

2)616

2,120

800

752

683

1,445

July

960

9OO

a860

3800

3700

3740

735

735

735

762

762

710

762

1,120

1,060

930

872

845

818

685

3760

845

710

762

735

735

685

722

f790

790

762

Aug.

762

735

660

f760

790

79O

735

762

735

fS80

713

790

762

762

762

710

612

f701

S18

762

845

930

845

f661

710

762

790

845

818

735

660

Per squrre 

mile

Sept.

f554

f709

790

735

735

735

735

710

735

710

710

735

735

628

635

710

710

635

735

790

818

762

685

660

550

524

532

532

860

590

-

Runoff In 

inches

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of veather records and records for nearby 

stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 7.
32 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mich.

'Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 46°24'10", long. 89°09'00'1 , in sec. 11, 

T. 4b fl., R. 39 W., 40 feet upstream from intake to pipe line No. 2, 1.4 miles southeast of Paulding, and lj miles downstream from Bond Falls Reservoir.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 362 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage

neignt, 313 reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 7.0 secoid-feet Apr. 8- 

12, July 9-13 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 27, 1947; minimum, 2.5 second-feet Nov. 3, 

4, 11, 12, 1943; minimum gage height, -1.25 feet May 29, 1943 (two drain holes in weir 

open and canal gate closed).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily. Canal diverts from Bond Falls Reservoir to South Branch Ontonagon River; 

water is used for power production at Victoria Dam on South Branch, near Rockland.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

64

91

165

201

201

201

237

258

258

240

103

12

95

182

180

180

180

180

180

178

234

256

216

81

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

Nov.

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

51

149

-

Dec.

172

172

196

241

234

158

91

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

79

148

148

185

265

265

157

49

49

75

127

127

128

155

216

216

216

Jan.

216

216

216

216

216

205

182

179

*178

175

172

169

168

165

162

161

193

224

224

186

137

137

176

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

199

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

February ......................... Maroh -.-..

May1 1... .........................

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

Judy .............................

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

175

175

199

219

219

219

219

219

219

*219

219

219

194

141

140

160

195

190

186

186

186

185

183

183

160

133

133

133

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,292.2

470.9

3,943

42,613.6

6,096

$ f 208

3 407 '445.4 1,073

1,850

5f999*O

9 933

7^629

 SO, 346. 5

Mar.

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

133

 133

133

116

102

100

100

100

99

99

99

99

99

99

100

102

104

104

68

44

44

Apr.

48

50

52

51

33

9.2

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.3

8.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

11

11

-

Maximum

258

149

265

265

232

219

133

52 

53

86

TfCf\ GOU

358

352

358

May

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

39

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

53

53

* 53

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

Minimum

8.7

8.7

10

8.7

137

133

44

7.0 

11

26

7.0

292

136

7.0

June

51

51

51

52

52

52

52

42

27

26

27

27

26

27

28

55

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

-

Mean

138

15.7

127

117

197

186

110

14.8 

34.6

61.7

194

320

254

138

July

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

30

7.0

7.0

7.0

105

191

252

260

258

256

255

288

346

350

350

294

278

282

282

282

282

318

331

Aug.

326

324

322

320

328

346

350

294

292

295

295

293

293

316

326

324

324

320

318

316

314

313

311

309

307

307

344

358

352

350

346

Per s-juare 

mile

Sept.

345

345

341

337

333

342

352

348

345

343

328

300

296

293

262

238

237

235

224

186

186

185

183

183

170

146

137

137

136

136

-

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-19, Feb. 3-9, 22, 23, Feb. 25 to Mar. 12, 

Mar. 17, 18.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 33

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass t Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°41'25n , long. 89"04'20", in sec. 33, T. 50 N., R. 

38 w., at county highway bridge, 300 feet downstream from Adventure Creek, 5 miles 

south of Mass, and 65 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 265 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 9.04 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 98 second-feet, Aug. 12 (gage height, 3.6F feet, from 

graph based on gage readings).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 3,510 second-feet Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 10.39 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Aug. 12, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good May 9 to Sept. 30, others fair except those for periods of ice 

effect or doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read trice daily 

except during period of ice effect, when once-daily readings were made.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 50

3.9 142 3.7 101

4.2 205 3.9 138

4.6 299 4.5 265

5.0 400

5.5 557

6.3 850

7.0 1,150

8.0 1,640

Diecharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

154

148

146

138

134

132

131

132

131

150

185

198

177

166

154

148

150

148

142

142

148

140

138

212

304

304

256 221"

246

316

314

Nov.

*253

216

203

196

190

201

258

287

504

297

275

263

256

242

226

216

216

216

212

201

187

183

180

175

175

170

170

170

170

170

Dec.

170

170

170

180

180

190

190

210

230

230

220

190

170

160

160

150

140

*140

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

Jan.

140

140

140

140

150

150

150

140

140

*150

150

150

150

150

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

150

160

150

160

170

160

ISO

150

150

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

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

Maroh ............................

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

150

150

150

145

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

140

*140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,605

6,478

4,940

86,487

4,570

3,880

4,735

25,402

T J.j£f V A17 OJ.r

10,034

5,278

3,959

4,454

92,152

Mar.

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

*135

135

135

135

135

140

160

180

190

200

200

200

200

210

220

Apr.

220

* 240

260

300

600

1,300

1,

1,

200

000

900

*870

1,040

380

760

790

712

491

810

310

330

830

830

1,

1,

910

S40

590

1,100

800

Maximum

314

304

230

2,620

170

150

220

1,640

810

1,100

491

224

265

1,640

700

330

950

970

-

May

810

790

790

750

660

557

460

354

311

278

270

272

430

491

415

491

400

330

308

316

278

313

491

386

313

319

303

263

242

214

212

Minimum

131

170

130

119

140

135

135

220

212

162

112

98

110

98

June

238

216

199

184

191

214

203

188

349

1,100

890

400

606

870

712

491

357

285

247

216

193

168

162

166

162

176

184

265

222

178

-

Mean

181

216

159

237

147

139

153

847

413

334

170

128

148

252

July

168

162

150

148

174

170

152

142

134

132

121

125

201

491

371

263-

214

193

170

162

156

140

136

132

134

125

128

128

125

119

112

Aug.

114

114

110

110

110

108

106

105

105

103

101

98

LOS

115

108

105

110

138

140

138

182

225

195

158

134

123

123

158

154

132

130

Per square 

mile

o.eas

.F15

.POO

.F94

.rss

.525

.577

3.20

1.56

1.26

.642

.483

.558

.951

Sept.

117

119

117

115

112

110

148

130

119

115

125

144

154

174

158

148

140

134

158

244

265

214

176

156

142

134

128

140

158

160

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

.91

.69

12.14

.64

.54

.86

3.56

1.80

1.41

.74

.56

.62

12.92

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 23 to Apr. 9. No gage-height record Nov. 26 

to Dec. 3, Jan. 17-22, 24-26, Jan. 28 to Feb. 10, Apr. 11-13, 25-27» and doubtful gare-helght record 

Nov. 12, 13, Apr. 15-22, May 1-6; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
34 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet. Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°_15', long.. 89"27>, in sec. 32, T. 45 N.,_R. 41 W., just 

downstream from Cisco Ldke Dam, Z\ miles upstream from Langford Lake Oitlet, 4f- miles 

upstream from U. S. Highway 2, and 13 miles southwest of Watersmeet, rich.

Drainage area.- SO square miles

Records' available.- October 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 169 second-feet Juns 11-13 (gage 

neigrtt, i.eu reetj; minimum daily 1.6 second-feet Sept. 19-23.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 229 second-feet June 25, 26, 1946 (gags height, 1.88 

feet); minimum daily, that of Sept. 19-23, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read once 

dally. Flow regulated by Cisco Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1-7 Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

0.3 5.0 0.25 1.9 0.7 32

.4 9.0 ,3 3.6 .9 55

.5 14 .4 8.: 1.1 81

.6 21 .5 15 1.4 129

.7 30 .6 23 1.6 16°

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year Octcber 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

7.8

7.0

5.8

5.0

5.0

30

56

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

53

53

51

50

50

49

49

50

53

54

55

55

56

57

61

62

Nov.

62

63

63

62

61

61

61

63

65

67

67

67

67

67

66

65

66

65

65

65

63

63

63

62

62

62

61

61

61

60

Dec.

60

60

59

59

57

56

55

55

56'

55

55

55

55

54

54

54

54

53

53

53

51

51

51

50

49

59

65

66

67

66

65

Jan.

65

63

63

62

61

60

57

57

55

55

54

54

53

51

51

50

50

49

49

49

48

48

47

47

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

Month

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

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

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

February . ... :.\ ..................

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

April

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

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

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

Augu 

Sept

St ......................'.....

ember ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

44

43

43

43

43

43

42

44

44

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

43

44

44

43

43

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

1,393.8

I* 906 

1,752

18,267.7

1,609 

1 19T

1 259

2,463

2^870

625

210.2 

454.9

18,997.7

Mar.

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

40

40

40

39

39

40

41

41

42

42.

42

41

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

38

Apr.

38

36

38

38

48

54

55

56

57

61

66

70

71

74

74

75

77

77

78

80

81

111

127

131

131

131

131

133

133

131

Haxinun

62

67 

67

229

65

44

42

133

135 

169

31

17 

65

169

May

133

135

133

133

133

131

129

126

122

120

119

117

120

122

120

120

106

99

99

98

98

99

99

96

96

75

65

62

59

57

37

Minimum

5.0

60

49

5.0

44

41 

38

36

37 

28

17

4.0 

1.6

1.6

June

2S

28

29

30

50

66

67

111

135

135

163

169

169

165

161

156

154

152

148

144

96

59

56

56

56

59

57

57

55

59

Mean

45.0

se!s

50.0

51*9

42.8

40*6

105*

95.7

zo'.z

6.78 

15.2

52.0

July

3]

IS

2C

2?

20

23

23

25

272r

z-i

22

22

IS

IS

IS

ISle

lele

le2:

22

IS

IS

IT

IT

IT

IT

IT

IT

Aug.

17

17

12

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Per square 

Bile

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

.7

.2

.7

.3

.8

.4

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.4

.4

.4

.8

Sept.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

4.8

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

36

51

49

62

65

61

61

Runoff in 

inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 35

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°32'05", long. 89°16<30", in sec. 26, T. 48 N., R. 40 W.,

 on piers of old M28 highway bridge in Ewen.

Drainage area.- About 320 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,930 second-feet Apr. 24: maximum gage height,

 12.91 feet Apr. 24; minimum observed, 107 second-feet (regulated) July 13 Tgage height, 

1.24 feet).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 6;640 second-feet (regulated) June 25, 1946; maximum 

gage height, 18.86 feet June 25, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 83 second-feet 

(regulated) Aug. 7, 1944 (gage height, 1.00 feet).

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

 which are fair. Gage read twice daily. Diversion from Middle Branch Ontrmagon River 

by Bond Palls Canal (see p. 32).

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.4 125 7.5

1.6 147 9.5

2.4 251 12.6

3.9 494

1,195

1,750

2,780

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

266

216

190

209

281

2S1

288

281

335

383

442

494

319

230

327

367

367

391

383

391

375

375

408

476

476

776

494

400

383

476

624

Nov.

512

425

408

383

 343

311

375

871

970

776

662

605

567

512

476

442

400

367

400

359

327

310

29O

280

26O

250

230

220

210

300

-

Dec.

280

280

300

330

390

360

33O

330

36O

370

38O

310

3OO

290

340

380

36O

340

370

430

420

330

»230

21O

250

270

28O

290

340

350

350

Jan.

390

39O

390

380

350

340

330

«32O

320

320

320

320

32O

320

310

310

320

360

380

360

290

290

300

360

390

390

38O

380

370

360

350

Feb.

340

320

3OO

300

330

340

340

340

340

350

350

 360

360

33O

310

310

350

330

330

320

320

320

310

310

310

260

260

260

_

-

-

un«4v> Sooond 

*°ntn foot-days

October .......................... 11,704

November ......................... 12,841

December ... 1 .................'.... 1O,150

Calendar year 1946 ............ 166,344

January ........................... lo,71o

February ......................... 9,OOO

March ............................ 8,45O

April ............................ 44,907

May .............................. 23,688

June .............................. 21.,806

July ............................. 9,076

August ........................... 11,421

September ........................ 9,947

Water year 1946-47 ............ 183,700

Mar.

260

270

260

270

260

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

»270

260

250

250

260

26O

260

26O

260

260

260

290

310

32O

320

310

30O

280

260

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

»1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

266

281

343

442

6O5

320

510

480

450

660

870

810

720

72O

900

1,850

1,

1,

1,

990 960'

57O

1,450

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2»

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

776

970.

430

6,130

390

360

320

2,810

1,400

2,190

416

416

400

2,810

480

510

960

810

550

050

630

320

200

200

-

May

1,130

1.3OO

1,400

1,240

1,170

1,070

910

776

681

6O5

548

530

605

719

700

757

738

662

643

662

605

605

890

871

738

662

605

548

476

442

400

Minimum

190

210

210

130

290

260

250

266

400

351

117

327

237

117

June

425

442

391

351

351

512

530

459

548

1,720

2,190

1,630

1,050

1,130

1,370

1,270

970

795

700

605

512

494

476

459

442

425

425

400

383

351

-

Mean

378

428

327

456

345

321

273

1,497

764

727

293

368

332

5O3

July

327

304

266

244

237

230

223

216

209

171

127

117

122

145

319

343

335

335

367

391

391

408

416

408

359

343

343

335

335

335

375

Aug.

375

375

375

367

359

367

391

391.

375

351

335

327

335

343

359

359

359

391

391

375

367

359

359

359

351

343

351

408

416

408

400

Sept.

3>>1

400

391

383

383

375

383

400

400

400

400

400

400

391

367

311

304

304

311

296

274

266

258

251

244

237

244

251

266

266

 -

Per sqorre Runoff in 

mile Inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Vote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 23 to Mar. 31. Ho gage-height record Oct. 2, 

Nov. 15-17, Nov. 22 to Dec. 3, Apr. 15, 16; discharge computed on basis cf weather re-ords and 

records for Bond Falls Canal near Pauldlng and other nearby stations. Discharge computed using 

rate of change of stage as a factor Apr. 24, 25, June 11.
36 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°35'30", long. 89°32'20", in sec. S, T. 48 N., R, 

42 w., a quarter of a mile downstream from dam at outlet of Gogebic Lake and l£ miles 

east of Bergland. Datum of gage is 1,290.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 160 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year. 1,040 second-feet May 1 (gage 

neignt, &~17 reet, during seiches on Gogebic Lake); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept, 29 

(gage height, 1.22 feet, during seiches on Gogebic Lake); minimum daily, 36 se^condfeet Sept. 30.

,1942-47: Maximum-discharge, 1,100 second-feet May 6, 1943 (gage height, 5.41 feet); 

minimum, about 8 second-feet Nov. 9, 1945 (flow from channel storage between dam and 

gage during a period of practically no flow from Gogebic Lake due to slush and "ice 

lodged on dam); minimum daily, 28 second-feet Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 2-7, 1943.

Remarks^- Records excellent except those for Dec. 1 to May 7 or those for periods of ice 

errect, which are good. Flow regulated by Gogebic Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of lee effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec 4 to Sept. 30

1.5 50 1.3 38 2.7 186

1.6 57 1.6 5

2.0 91 1.9 7

2.3 122 2.2 10

4 3.1

8 3.E

6 4.J

278

392

680

2.5 147 2.4 132 5.1 l.OOO

Discharge, In seopnd-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

56

56

56

56

56

104

150

144

150

132

45

44

44

45

44

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

47

48

45

45

46

47

51

51

Nov.

51

52

53

52

52

52

*54

56

56

58

59

60

60

59

60

63

b62

462

62

62

b66

b56

b62

60

60

61

62

63

66

65

-

Dec.

b64

b62

82

194

278

*276

170

59

58

55

56

59

b60

60

68

87

103

169

218

214

209

130

57

58

59

60

62

160

205

166

162

Jan.

159

155

122

96

94

93

92

*92

93

93

93

92

92

93

137

201

192

141

99

99

102

188

239

192

125

70

70

71

70

69

68

Month

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

Novsmber .........................

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

Calendar year ig4e ............

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

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

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

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

u.v

 ay. .............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

68

67

67

69

71

71

71

bl!7

172

164

168

*170

112

60

60

61

62

63

87

138

137

134

132

135

135

112

56

55

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1 928

l'766

3,720

51,569

3 592

2 814

3 259

14 ',306

16 t 923

9,495

4,965

1^704

68,307

Mar.

55

55

57

92

128

125

122

121

118

116

112

110

110

110

78

50

50

108

201

194

156

135

132

131

129

128

124 '

77

45

45

45

Apr.

90

205

196

192

101

49

49

50

54

58

74

160

412

436

478

582

S20

640

540

660

680

700

760

320

880

920

Maximum

150

66

278

1,040

239

172

201

1,000

582

405

205

152

1,000

920

940

960

980

-

May

1,000

1,00

98

96

0

O

0

940

900

86

82

80

O

0

0

780

760

70

68

63

0

0

4

565

548

39

27

27

9

6

6

281

281

27

28

30

6

3

4

281

309

27

26

20

14

S

3

D

D

146

Minimum

44

51

55

44

68

55

45

49

140

121

82

58

36

36

June

121

122

132

138

134

131

131

135

155

296

428

456

446

460

530

582

565

548

530

512

442

422

405

351

260

220

207

220

207

209

-

Mean

62 2

58 9

120

141

116

100

105

477

546

316

160

124

56.8

187

July

201

192

166

106

104

103

134

102

191

319

364

318

405

373

197

86

85

84

84

161

149

116

98

84

85

82

82

82

82

156

174

Aug.

121

80

159

205

199

182

168

110

79

119

174

167

197

136

108

118

117

117

118

90

73

71

71

69

67

144

186

172

101

59

58

Sept.

58

57

57

57

55

80

143

152

89

58

55

54

54

55

49

46

45

45

46

46

44

44

43

41

40

40

39

39

37

36

-

Per scuare Runoff in 

Bile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 37

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°35', long. 88°35', In sec. 5, T. 48 N., R. 34 

w., 40 feet downstream from new bridge on county road, 2 miles downstream from Rock 

River, 3f miles northwest of Covington, 4 miles upstream from Perch River, and 9 miles 

northeast of Sidnaw. Prior to Oct. 2, 1946, staff gage at old timber bridge 20 feet 

upstream, at same datum.

Drainage area.- 155 square miles.

Records available.- October 1912 to September 1915, April 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 9.31 feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 12, 13; minimum gage height, 3.67 feet Aug. 13.

1912-15, 1943-47: Maximum discharge, 3,280 second-feet May 7, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 10.18 feet June 6, 1944; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 12, 13, 1947; minimum 

gage height, 3.65 feet Aug. 25, 1944, from graph based on gage readings.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 50 second-feet, which are go->d, and those 

ror periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except for periods of ice effect 

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

3.7 13 .4.5 85 6.1 525

3.S IS 4.i 127 7.4 1,180

3.9 24 5.0 164 S.6 1,920

4.0 32 5.3 238 9.2 2,350

4.2 51 5.7 365

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a54

51

46

44

39

36

32

29

27

27

30

29

29

26

27

30

31

32

31

30

30

27

26

33

95

116

108

97

92

114

134

Nov.

129

121

120

114

102

93

95

144

1B4

182

173

156

141

127

120

120

120

111

114

102

98

 75

90

102

95

90

85

78

76

74

-

Dec.

72

70

68

68

69

70

77

95

194

241

227

198

179

160

140

120

120

110

93

90

85

SO

75

70

67

64

62

59

57

55

54

Jan.

52

 51

50

49

49

43

48

47

47

47

48

49

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

43

47

47

48

45

52

51

50

49

49

49

Feb.

49

50

»51

50

48

47

47

46

46

46

47

48

50

51

52

52

52

51

50

»49

48

46

45

45

45

45

45

45

.

_

-

f&S.

October .......................... i 555

November ......................... 3,451

December ......................... 3,194

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

January .......................... 1,525

February 1 346

March ............................ 1*582

Anri.1 PCI QCC

May............ .................. 27,63$

June ............................. 9,599

July 2 559

August .._........................ *672

September ........................ 2,051

Water year 1946-47 ............ 76,116

Mar.

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

47

50

50

51

51

50

50

50

 49

50

48

50

53

62

60

62

62

62

62

62

Apr.

64

66

75

90

158

340

436

406

369

402

484

498

525

516

507

512

548

»590

595

640

745

820

1,070

1,150

1,180

1,330

1,390

1,390

1,720

2,350

-

Haximun

134

1 fl A. JLC14

241

.

52

52

62

2,350

2,350

QQE 99D

198

44

171

2,350

Hay

2,350

2,130

1,990

1,850

1,720

1,420

1,180

945

770

635

590

615

970

1,150

1,070

1,100

970

795

660

561

476

452

530

472

406

387

35S

320

273

255

235

June

224

206

184

162

162

198

211

1SS

255

720

995

795

615

600

640

538

421

327

264

214

177

146

122

106

104

114

111

276

300

224

-

Minimum Mean

26 50 2

74 114*

54 103

_

47 49.2

45 48.1

45 51.0

64 699

235 891

104 320

23 32*5

12 21.7

16 68.4

12 209

July

198

173

139

109

95

SS

77

66

55

4S

42

37

56

116

175

164

124

101

93

88

83

74

63

54

49

42

36

33

30

28

23

Aug.

21

20

20

17

19

17

16

14

14

14

14

13

12

14

14

14

14

16

16

18

23

36

38

33

25

20

22

42

44

42

30

Per square 

ntN

0.324

.735

.665

_

.317

.310

.329

4.51

5.75

2*06

 532 

.140

.441

1.35

Sept.

25

22

20

IS

17

16

21

35

40

32

37

63

90

102

90

74

62

51

56

112

171

168

142

115

94

78

69

70

77

84

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.37

.82

.77

_

.37

.32

5.03

6*63

2.30

.61 

.16

.49

18.25

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Kote.- Stage discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 37 to Dec. 4, Dec. 14 to Apr. 4.
38 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Sturgeon River near Baraga, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°47', long. 88°37', In sec. 28, T. 51 N., R. 34 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 35, 6 miles west of Baraga and 6 miles downstream from 

Prlckett Dam. Datum of gage is 660.00 feet above mean tide at New York City (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 364 square miles.

Records available^- October 1942 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,150 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 

11.HI feet); minimum daily, 22 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 3.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 4,830 second-feet May 7, 1943 (gage height, 14.87 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, that of Aug. 3, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 500 second-feet and those for periods of extensive regulation, shifting control, ice effect, or no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Gage read twice daily. Plow regulated by power plant at Pricket"; Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19''

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

207

211

229

224

257

31

113

233

229

245

258

190

28

160

147

166

175

160

170

29

192

180

175

240

270

280

203

360

440

410

350

Nov.

230

290

200

280

280

330

370

370

400

370

410

420

370

320

330

330

310

310

310

290

320

370

160

205

330

350

320

190

300

280

-

Dec.

170

300

290

280

260

250

250

170

350

500

440

450

340

250

200

290

290

290

280

270

270.

190

290

290

200

260

270

 270

180

250

250

Jan.

190

220

220

210

180

210

210

210

210

210

200

170

200

210

210

210

200

190

150

180

190

180

180

180

170

150

200

200

200

190

200

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

190

160

190

200

2OO

200

190

170

160

190

200

190

200

*200

200

190

220

220

220

240

240

230

190

220

2OO

180

180

180

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,542

9 345

8 ',640

136,594

6,030

5,550 7 966

33 785

41 |088

20 680

9 585

4 892

7*196

161,299

Mar.

190

180

210

240

280

340

400

210

220

446

446

359

420

312

205

200

190

198

200

200

200

200

190

240

 230

230

240

260

260

210

260

Apr.

240

250

280

329

390

420

500

524

572

670

885

1,250

840

1,100

1,000

900

905

925

1,050

965

1,000

1,430

2,120

2,170

2,070

2,120

1,700

1,880

2,270

3,030

Maxima

440

420

500

1,780

220

240

446

3,030

3

1 Cf\ t J.OU

1 790

68O

300

578

3,150

May

3,150

2,970

2,850

2,420

2,320

2,170

1,560

1,380

1,160

1,020

925

905

1,250

1,480

1,430

1,520

1,430

1,300

1,090

1,050

740

740

885

810

687

638

640

638

654

638

638

Minim*

28

160

170

28

150

160

180

240

838

324

23

22

35

22

June

560

540

560

560

530

500

460

324

399

654

1,790

1,520

1,340

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,000

670

654

621

621

478

508

461

368

338

446

430

440

470

Mean

211

312

279

374

195

1 QO J.9O

257

1,126

1 j325

689

309

15S

240

442

July

460

450

400

250

180

170

320

300

290

250

230

190

180

520

680

580

450

380

250

110

370

440

260

240

190

180

23

205

430

306

301

Aug.

290

240

22

260

300

270

190

150

150

130

140

130

130

130

140

140

25

120

130

170

130

130

130

90

130

120

140

300

250

180

Psr siuare 1 -

_

-

1.03

-

1.21

35

Sept.

lob

280

300

310

280

260

35

240

230

210

200

190

180

130

220

330

310

180

220

250

220

140

300

578

251

268

240

210

266

27O

-

Runoff In 

inches

_

-

13.96

_

_

_

_

_

-

16.48

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. - Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. IS to Mar. 9. Ko gage-height record Dec. 

7-22, July 1-27, Aug. 3 to Sept. 4; gage readings npt representative of discharge fir day because of 

extensive regulation Oct. 6, 14, 17, 2O, 22-26, Oct. 28 to Dec. 6, Mar. 13, Mar. 19 to Apr. 2, Apr. 

5-7, 13-16, May 21, 22, 24, 27, June 1-7, 29, 30, Sept. 5-23, 28, 30j discharge com-iuted on basis of 

Prlckett Dam power-plant records. Shifting-control method used July 28.to Aug. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 39

Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°56', long. 88°33', In sec. 6, T. 52 N., R. £3 W., a quarter 

of a- mile downstream from Otter Lake, 3 miles northwest of Arnheim, and 8| miles northeast of Pelkie. Datum of gage is 605.98 feet above mean tide at New'York City (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 680 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 second-feet May 1; maximum gage height, 

J.3.88 feet May 1; minimum discharge, 254 second-feet Aug. 17-21, 26-28, Sept. 2; minimum gage height, 1.50 feet Aug. 17, 19, 20, 26-28, Sept. 2.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 6,600 second-feet Apr. 25, 1944; maximuir gage height, 

13.93 feet Apr. 28, 1943, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, that of 

Aug. 17-21, 26-28, Sept. 2, 1947; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 17, 19, 20, 26-28, 

Sept. 2, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 4,000 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

345

340

55O

560

545

340

510

320

550

540

350

350

545

558

518

298

308

528

318

508

289

271

289

518

558

381

403

414

426

496

555

Nov.

520

484

460

448

426

414

426

473

520

559

572

6OO

613

586

559

533

520

520

484

484

472

496

496

448

392

360

426

426

403

392

-

Dec.

403

381

381

*381

405

426

437

448

508

641

7 9O

820

790

656

586

586

670

6OO

572

559

546

533

5O8

484

472

460

448

448

460

448

457

Jan.

437

457

4Z6

426

414

414

403

400

390

580

380

370

360

360

360

570

370

560

35O 340*

540

550

360

550

340

540

540

330

 530

350

340

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

April SaSr. .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: June .............................

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

340

340

340

540

340

54O

340

340

340

540

54O

54O

540

340

540

540

54O

540

340

550

550

550

550

560

350

*550

540

540

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,799

14,511

16,282

237,069

11,497

9,600

13,056

75 96e

71^650

33 98 £

14^657

9,081

10,612

291,700

Mar.

330

530

330

350

530

370

414

460

496

472

472

484

496

*520

496

472

426

405

592

581

570

570

381

592

414

457

448

448

460

472

46O

Apr.

460

484

520

600

745

1,180

2.O90

2,150

2,110

2,170

2,470

2,810

2,690

2,630

2,650'

2,590

2,650

2,630

2,550

2,510

2,510

2,580

2,920

5,760

4,140

4,200

4,200

4,150

4,140

4,720

-

Maximum

533

C-l *

OJ.O

820

3,730

457

560

52q

4,720

4,950

g 55O

73O

392

460

4,950

May

4,950

4,770

4,760

4,600

4,250

3,860

3,48O

3,010

3,530

2,180

1,910

1,700

1,690

1,990

2,150

2,110

2,110

2,000

1,820

1,660

1,470

1,590

1,450

1,470

1,530

1,550

1,270

1,180

1,150

1,090

1,030

Minimum

271

360

581

265

330

540

330

460

1,030

656

508

254

254

254

June

1,000

910

880

850

850

79O

790

750

700

760

1,030

1,560

1,900

1,970

2,450

2,550

2,120

1,770

1.47O

1,060

1,050

1,000

910

820

790

670

656

670

760

760

-

Mean

348

484

525

650

571

343

421

2,532

2 311

1,153

475

293

354

7$9

July Aug.

730 392

715 592

670 570

484 328

403 508

426 328

457 338

457 518

448 298

437 289

414 280

4O5 262

581 271

414 271

559 262

 56 262

670 254

670 254

600 254

520 254

4'26 254

426 271

448 298

426 289

405 280

381 254

549 254

508 262

308 298

558 318

570 318

Per sq-iare

Bill

0.512

.712

.772

.956

.546

5O4

 619

3. 72

s!40

1 OfR7

 696

.451

.521

1.18

Sept.

289

254

271

318

538

549

349

328

289

298

296

508

508

318

308

528

558

581

405

426

460

426

592

405

448

426

414

405

560

581

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 59

!?9

.89

12.96

 63

.55

.71

4.15

3 92

1

QC oo 

80

!so

.58

15.95

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 8 to Mar. 6. No gage-height record Oct. 1-4, 

6-13; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. Discharges 

Apr. 7 to May 21, June 15-18 computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
40 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Otter Riv.er near Elo, Mien.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°52', long. 88°37', in sec. 34, T. 52 F. , R. 34 W., 

at nignway bridge, Ij miles southeast of old Elo school and 3 miles upstream from Otter 

Lake.

Drainage area.- 175 square miles.

Records available . - November 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,710 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 

11.47 feet); minimum, 79 second-feet Jan. 29 (discharge measurement), but may have been 

less at other times during period of ice effect.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 4,300 second-feet Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 13.30 

feet); minimum, 72 second-feet July 25, 27, Aug. 1, 2, 16, 17, 26, 27, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are rair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of toe effect

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

(Shifting-control method used June 16-28, Sept. 20-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

3.6 89 3.6 se

3.9 134 3.9 129

4.1 166 4.6 237

6.8 731

8.5 1,240

10.1 1,920

5.6 441 11.0 2,390

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

90

89

89

94

86

85

82

83

85

106

126

125

119

112

107

102

98

96

94

94

92

90

90

119

164

134

119

113

116

156

163

Nov.

134

128

124

113

107

106

107

171

169

164

163

148

137

126

122

124

122

119

116

116

113

112

115

125

120

120

118

115

112

110

-

Dec.

110

110

110 *110

110

110

110

120

145

150

150

140

125

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

*100

loo

loo

98

Jan.

98

96

94

92

90

88

88

86

86

84

84

82

82

S2

S2

82

82

82

82

84

80

80

84

90

90

92

92

B5

*85

85

85

Feb.

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

88

90

90

90

9090-

90

90

90

90

95

95

98

98

*95

95

90

_

_

-

unn *h SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 3,318

November ......................... 3,776

December ......................... 3, 543

Calendar year 1946 ............ 62,380

J&nu&ry 2 674

February ......................... 2^499

Harob ............................ 3, 808

April ............................ 27,381

May .............................. 15,540

June ............................. 7,587

July ............................. 3,421

August 2 790

September ........................ 2^979

Water year 1946-47 ............ 79,316

Mar.

95

98

98

100

100

100

98

98

98

95

98

100

120

*125

125

125

125

125

125

130

130

135

150

160

155

150

140

155

160

150

145

Apr.

150

*]

]

2

60

60

00

274

1,020 i

*7

t

00

04

52

842

1,240

1,C

7

E

50

86

70

758

786

e

7

7

42

58

31

786

842

6

1,6

1,E

70

80

20

1,240

1,320

1,2

1,0

1,6

2,3

Maximum

164

171

150

1,200

98

98

160

2,390

1,440

1,020

196

139

204

2,390

00

50

00

90

May

1,440

1,240

1,440

1,200

960

704

566

452

376

334

355

386

578

566

430

376

314

274

264

255

246

284

452

376

294

284

264

220

212

212

186

June

179

170

161

154

156

161

154

149

166

334

366

274

237

704

1,020

566

344

255

202

174

152

137

128

122

122

121

135

334

228

182

Minimum Msan

82 107

106 126

98 114

72 171

80 S6.3

85 89 2

95 123

150 913

186 501

121 253

81 110

80 90.0

80 99.3

80 217

July

196

173

146

129

133

142

122

111

104

100

97

93

115

155

125

111

102

loo

97

96

93

89

88

89

94

91

88

88

87

86

81

Aug.

1

1

SI

S3

84

84

83

84

84

82

81

81

80

80

82

93

88

81

82

07

00

92

101

11

1

Per sq'iare 

mil«

0.611

.720

.651

.977

.493

.510

.703

5 22

2* 86

1.45

 629

.514

'.567

1.24

39

12

97

87

82

88

01

94

89

88

Sept.

89

89

S6

S3

82

SI

83

83

81

80

84

93

102

104

97

91

86

93

146

204

164

125

107

98

93

91

88

91

96

89

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

.80

.75

13.25

.57

.53

.81

5.62

3.30

1.61

.73

 '.63 59

16.85

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 41

Manlstlque River near Germfask, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 46°15'25", long. 85°52'20", In sec. 36, T. 45 N., R. 13 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 98, half a mile upstream from Fox River, 2 miles downstream 

from Manlstique Lake, and 2? miles east of Germfask. Auxiliary water-stsge recorder on 

Manistique Lake at outlet from South Manistique Lake.

Drainage area.- 120 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 242 second-feet June 1, 2, but may have been 

 greater during seiches on Manistique Lake; maximum gage height observed, 4.40 feet May 

6; maximum reverse flow, 105 second-feet Apr. 14, 15, but may have been greater during 

period of no gage-height record; minimum gage height, 0.90 foot Oct. 22, Sept. 6-8.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 446 second-feet June 29, 1943 (from graph based on gage 

readings); maximum gage height, 5.70 feet June 22, 25, 1943 (from graph tased on gage 

readings); maximum reverse flow, 299 second-feet Mar. 28, 1945; minimum g-age height, 

0.16 foot Sept. 1, 1942 (from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or those 

arrected by wind on Manistique Lake, which are fair, and those for periods of indefinite slope-stage-discharge relation or no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage 

read twice daily. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Fcx River; discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. 

Occasionally during high stages of Fox River, flow at this station is reversed.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

«7

28

29

30

31

Oct.

62

60

58

58

56

56

56

53

54

56

60

59

58

54

54

e54

55

53

53

52

50

48

50

55

74

74

74

73

77

81

85

Nov.

80

84

85

e84

84

83

82

e84

85

85

88

£7

89

86

83

e88

e88

88

89

89

90

e97

97

97

96

80

85

100

102

100

-

Dec.

elOO

elOO

100

100

102

101

100

101

92

93

88 *105

119

120

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

Month

Jan.

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

110

110

110

115

120

120

120

*120

120

120

115

115

115

115

120

120

125

130

133

132

129

129

112

66

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

82

132

131

130

134

131

135

134

134

134

130

129

127

127

126

126

126

128

130

125

122

121

124

124

119

118

116

113

_

-

Secondoot-days

1 ,862

2 , 655

3,301

41,068

3,576

3,508

3,131

1,222

6,099

6,598

6,311

2,982

1,937

42,182

Mar.

Ill

110

111

110

*112

110

108

107

103

103

101

98

102

104

105

101

101

97

94

93

94

95

93

96

102

elOO

98

94

94

94

90

Apr.

90

90

88

87

94

92

90

88

40

0

-52

-90

-100

-105

-105

-100

-90

-50

0

30

65

97

108

116

ellS

115

e!20

124

127

138

Maximum

85

102

120

191

133

135

112

138

236

240

196

135

83

240

May

e!45

161

121

124

128

115

141

174

175

204

200

205

206

207

206

214

214

216

216

214

223

218

e225

227

229

e230

231

236

e236

228

230

Minimum

48

80

88

-102

66

82

90

-105

115

195

139

59

52

-105

June

240

238

222

216

218

229

220

218

214

220

e225

e225

227

226

e230

235

231

231

229

226

221

212

214

214

209

205

202

203

203

195

Mean

60.1

88 . 5

106

113

115

125

101

40.7

197

220

171

96.2

64.6

116

July

e!95

192

185

176

181

181

172

171

170

168

166

162

159

181

196

195

191

e!85

183

181

178

171

166

161

156

158

153

152

147

e!40

139

Aug.

135

129

128

126

124

123

124

117

112

110

108

104

99

99

94

92

89

88

87

86

84

81

79

79

79

75

72 '

71

65

64

59

Per sqvare 

mile

0.501

. 738

.883

.942

.958

1.04

.842

.339

1.64

1.83

1.42

.802

.538

.967

Sept.

59

60

60

56

55

54

53

52

55

56

57

58

60

59

58

57

58

64

76

78

83

80

80

78

76

74

71

70

70

70

Runoff in 

inches

58

>S2

1.02

12.70

1.11

1.09

.97

.38

1.89

2.04

1.65

.92

.60

13.07

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

e Slope-stage-diseharge relation affected by wind on Manistique Lake.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 25. No gage-height record Nov. 27, 

28, Dec. 14-28, Apr. 6-18; no gage-height record at auxiliary gage Sept. 24, 25; slop^-stage-discharge 

relation Indefinite Apr. 6-20; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations. Reverse flow Indicated by minus sign. Shifting-eortrol method used 

Apr. 21 to July 14.

863022 O - 49 - 4
42 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistique .River at Germfask, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°14'00". long. 85°55'40", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 44 

n., H. 13 W., 1 mile south of Germfask and ij miles upstream from Grays Creek.

Drainage area.- 341 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 5.15 

reet); minimum, 205 second-feet Sept. 7.

1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,130 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

8.50 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 184 second-feet Aug. 27, 

29, 30, Sept. 6, 1938.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.5 220

2.1 358

2.6 478

3.2 628

5.1 1,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

231

274

270

265

263

258

249

249

247

247

254

244

244

247

249

251

260

263

256

251

249

249

251

260

370

442

442

442

442

466

466

Nov.

454

442

430

4O6

394

382

370

394

406

406

 418

430

418

406

394

394

430

442

430

418

418

418

394

410

420

420

410

410

410

410

-

Dec.

400

400

400

400

400

406

418

466

553

590

590

 578

516

466

430

450

470

500

510

510

510

510

510

500

500

490

490

480

480

470

470

Jan.

470

460

46O

450

450

440

430

420

405

390

390

390

375

390

 400

400

390

375

375

375

350

310

310

330

350

360

375

390

405

360

335

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

May.........................'.....

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

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

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

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

Water year 1-946-47 ............

Feb.

330

325

325

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

330

350

370

370

370

370 36"

360

360

350

370

370

370

370

370

370

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,201

14,'a63

154,288

12,110

9,670

11,406

25,468

25,141 

17,812

11,702

7,914

7,733

165,404

Mar.

370

370

370

370

 360

360

360

360

358

358

358

346

358

358

370

382

370

370

358

358

358

358

346

370

382

358

430

394

382

382

382

Apr.

*

394

418

454

478

528

503

553

340

396

1,000

1,090

1,

1,

1,

140

390

110

1,110

1,110

1,

1,

1,

390

360

300

952

896

368

368

368

868

868

(

Maximum

466

454

590

1,060

470

370

430

1,140

1,030 

759

454

346

1,140

368

368

340

340

May

840

896

952

1,000

1,030

1,030

980

924

868

813

759

732

732

759

786

813

813

786

759

732

732

732

786

786

786

759

732

706

680

706

732

Minimum

244

370

400

216

310

320

346

394

680

454

300

213

209

209

June

759

759

706

680

680

759

759

732

706

680

654

628

603

603

603

603

578

566

540

528

516

490

478

466

454

454

454

454

466

454

-

Mean

297

413

479

423

391

345

368

849

811

594

377

255

258

453

July

454

454

442

418

430

454

442

418

406

382

382

370

370

370

418

406

382

370

370

358

358

346

346

334

334

322

322

322

311

311

300

Aug.

288

288

288

286

283

279

279

281

279

274

265

256

254

256

263

256

251

249

249

251

249

247

242

240

240

231

'24

>20

'20

'13

213

Per sqrare 

mile

0.871

1.21

1.40

1.24

1.15

1.01

1.08

2.49

2 . 38

1.74

1.11

!?57

1.33

Sept.

-218

222

227

220

213

209

209

231

235

224

218

220

240

238

224

220

222

240

300

334

346

346

334

322

300

288

283

281

281

288

-

Runoff in 

inches

1 .00

l'.Z5

1.62

16.83

1.32

1.05

1.24

2 . 78

2.74

1.94

1.28

.86

.84

18.02

» Winter dl^sharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stag:-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 5, Dec. 16 to Mar. 8.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 43

Manistique River near Blaney, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'05", long. 86°03'35", in NE£ s«c. 33, T. 43 N. 

R7i3~W., half a mile downstream from Duck Creek and 7 miles southwest of Blaney.

Drainage area.- 704 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 17.69 

TeeTTT minimum, 261 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 6.06 feet).

1938-47; Maximum discharge observed, 9,300 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

19.42 feet); minimum discharge, 234 second-feet Aug. 19-24, 1941: niniaivm gage height, 

5.63 feet Aug. 23, 1941.

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

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

6.6 352 6.1

9.2 941 7.0

10.0 1,130 9.0

270 13.2 2,035

450 15.5 2,940

895 16.6 3.480

11.2 a, 425 17.6 4^160

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

406

395

395

384

373

373

362

351

351

351

362

362

351

351

351

362

373

373

373

362

351

351

351

362

505

714

736

714

736

803

849

Nov.

326

803

780

758

714

670

648

670

714

736

780

803

*S03

780

758

758

849

872

849

826

803

826

803

803

872

849

840

840

840

840

Dec.

840

840

840

840

900

950

1,030

1.130

1,130

1,130

*1,130 i.aio

987

872

940

950

930

920

900

870

850

820

300

780

760

750

740

720

710

690

690

Jan.

670

670

660

650

630

BIO

590

580

560

550

540

530

530

*540

580

600

600

580

580

580

560

530

490

500

520

540

570

580

580

560

520

Feb.

470

470

460

460

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

460

500

520

520

S2&

520

520

500

500

500

500

510

510

510

510

510

_

-

u._ fh Sscond- llonth foot-days

October .......................... 13,833

November ......................... 23,713

December ......................... 27,549

Calendar year 1946 ............ 296,654

January .......................... 17,780

February ......................... 13,570

March ............................ 17,280

April .......'..................... 78,120

May... ........................... 54,340

June ............................. 31,361

July ............................. 16,311

Aupiet ........................... 10,348

September ........................ 10,120

Water year 1946-47 ............ 314,325

Mar.

510

510

520

520

520

»520

520

520

540

520

520

510

520

550

550

550

550

550

570

570

570

580

560

590

620

590

580

630

630

630

640

Apr.

680

1,

1,

1,

*2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

4,

4,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

Maxinum

849

872

1,130

3,600

670

520

640

4,160

2,500

1,420

692

387

505

4,160

740

820

000

250

720

510

900

180

430

770

160

160

070

990

840

650

480

280

030

740

400

260

300

260

190

160

120

050

980

May

1,910

2,020

2,260

2,440

2,500

2,500

2,440

2,260

2,080

1,940

1,770

1,630

1,570

1,600

1,600

1,630

1,660

1,570

1,510

1,480

1,450

1,420

1,540

1,630

1,600

1,510

1,420

1,350

1,300

1,350

- 1,400

Minimum

351

648

690

288

490

450

510

680

1,300

692

398

270

261

261

June

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,250

1,230

1,350

1,420

1,400

1,320

1,280

a, 230

1,150

1,110

1,080

a, 080

1,080

1,030

987

941

895

849

603

758

736

714

714

692

714

714

714

Mean

446

790

889

813

574

485

557

2,604

1,753

1,045

526

334

337

861

July

69r

69F

67C

60*

582

604

62f

604

56C

53f

527

50?

50?

51 f

54f

56C

536

51f

50f

494

494

483

47?

461

45C

45C

44C

42S

42S

41£

396

AU6 .

387

387

387

376

376

376

376

376

366

366

356

346

336

326

326

326

326

326

326

326

316

316

307

307

307

298

288

288

279

279

270

Sept.

270

279

279

279

270

270

261

270

279

279

279

270

279

298

288

279

279

288

346

461

494

505

472

450

418

408

398

387

398

387

-

Per si-Hare Runoff in 

nile inches

C.634 0.73

1.12 1.25

1.26 1.46

1.15 15.67

.815 .94

.689 .72

.791 .91

5.70 4.13

£.49 2.87

1.48 1.66

.747 .86

.474 .55

.479 .53

1.22 16.61

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. Dec. 15 to Apr. 4.
44 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°01'50", long. 86°09t40", in SE£ sec. 15, T. 42

 N,., "H. 15 W., 1 mile downstream from West Branch and 6 miles northeast of Manistique.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,530 second-feet Apr. 13-15; maximum gage

 Height, 10.44 feet Apr. 13; minimum discharge, 407 second-feet Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 

1.48 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 9,900 second-feet Mar. 22, 1945; minimum, 363 secondfeet Sept. 13, 14, 1942; minimum gage height, 1.01 feet Aug. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Apr. 1-10, which are good, and those for 

periods of ice effect,' which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 3O

1.8 565 1.5 413

2.4 760 2.0 573

4.4 1,560 3.6 1,130

4.7 1,710

4.6 1,560 9.0 4,520

6.0 2,300 9.8 E.570

7.8 3,440 10.4 6,53O

Discharge, in aecond-f eet , water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

655

640

625

685

610

595

580

565

565

565

565

565

55O

550

550

565

565

580

580

565

565

565

550

565

672

930

1,070

1,110

1,150

1,230

1,310

NOV.

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,230

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,150

1,230

1,310

1,310

*1,310

1,270

1,230

1,310

1,390

1,350

1,350

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,350

1,310

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

-

Dec.

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,650

1,700

1,710

1,710

»1,760

1,760

1,660

1,390

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,150

1.1OO

1,050

1,OOO

960

930

900

Jan.

870

840

810

81O

790

790

790

760

760

740

740

7 2O

 720

740

760

810

810

810

780

780

780

740

7OO

680

700

720

76O

780

780

78O

740

Feb.

670

660

650

640

640

640

640

640

66O

660

«6O

66O

680

710

730

730

730

730

730

730

710

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

_

-

u__*u Second 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 21,377

November ......................... 57,86C

December ......................... 42.38C

Calendar year 1946 ............ 484, 23C

January .......................... 23,790

February ......................... 19.41C

March ............................ 25.76C

April ............................ 127, 50C

Mav Q c 7 or

Juno . ... ... 49 53C

July ............................. 25^074

Angust ........................... 15, 967

September ........................ 15,39E

Water year 1946-47 ............ 500,833

Mar.

730

730

*750

750

750

750

750

77O

750

750

750

750

77O

790

880

820

8 2O

820

820

840

84O

870

870

900

920

920

870

920

970

1,050

1,150

Apr.

gl> si,

gl,

Si.

g2,

g2.

g3,

g3,

84,

g4,

5,

5,

6,

6,

6,

6,

6,

5,

5,

5,

5,

4,4',

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

Maximum

1,310

1 39O

1*780

5,900

870

730

1,150

6,530 

4,870

2,300

1,060 

59O

740

6,530

250

45O

650

950

250

660

160

840

31O

630

140

880

530

530

530

360

200

880

720

280

000

520

110

O20

930

840

840

760

680

600

-

May

3.44C

3,52C

3,84C

4,31C

4.63C

4,87C

4.75C

4,410

4,02C

3.68C

3.37C

3,09C

8,900

2,78C

2.78C

2.78C

2.78C

2,720

2.60C

2.54C

2.48C

2,4tC

2.54C

2.66C

2.66C

2,600

2,480

2,360

2,240

2.24C

2,300

Minimum

550

1,070

900

52O

680

640

730

1 25O

2*240

1.02O

622

428

410

410

June

2,300

2,300

2,240

2,120

2,010

2,120

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,060

1,960

1,860

1,760

1.66O

1,680

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,460

1,370

; 1,290

1,250

1,170

1,130

1.O6O

1,060

1,020

1,060

1,060

1,060

Mean

69C

1*262

1,367

1,327

767

692

o«1

OOJ

4 25C

3*. 122

1,653

51£

513

1,372

Jul"-

1,060

1.O8O

1,020

950

915

950

950

950

915

862

S8B

792

775

775

810

845

828

792

758

758

740

723

706

689

689

689

678

6&6

656

639

622

Aug.

Per square 

 lie

0. 627

1.15

1.24

1.21

 697

.630

.755

3.86

2.84

1 50

!735

 468

.466

1.25

590

590

590

573

573

573

573

573

556

556

540

524

508

492

492

5O8

508

508

508

508

508

492

492

476

476

460

460

460

444

428

428

Sept.

428

428

428

428

428

413

413

410

413

444

428

428

428

444

444

444

444

444

492

606

706

740

723

689

658

622

606

606

606

606

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

I

on *&&

1.43

16.36

'.66 80

fl*7

 O/

4.31

3.27

1.67

.85

.54

.52

16.92

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

g Discharge computed from graph based on float-tape gage readings and fragmentary recorder record.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 8, Dec. 15 to Air. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 45

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°0i3'50", long. 86°04'50", in SE^ sec. 17, T. 43 

w., H. 14 W., 3 miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles west of Blaney.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles including area from which flow is diverted to Duck 

o-reeic rrom Walsh and Marsh Creeks (watershed indeterminate because of swamps).

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 10.13 

feet; minimum, 4.0 second^feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1938-47; Maximum discharge observed, 1,740 second-feet Apr. 26, 1939 (gage 

height, 11.70 feet, site and datura then in use); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 7,

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

which are fair. Records include flow from Walsh and Marsh Creeks, which originate 

upstream from line between R. 14 W. and R. 15 W. and is diverted to Duck Creek through 

drainage canal about 3 miles above station.

Rating tables, vater year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.9 14 2.8 60 1.5 5.

2.2 26 3.4 104 1.6 7.

2.5 42 3.8 137 1.7 10

3.1 22

2.2 26

0 2.4 36 7.0 502

0 2.8 60 9.0 760

3.4 104 9.6 868

4.0 155 10.0 990

5.0 262

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

14

15

16

15

14

15

17

19

17

16

15

15

15

15

17

47

53

53

49

59

73

73

Nov.

66

61

58

54

50

46

46

54

53

53

63

66

»64

59

55

57

71

67

70

64

61

70

73

75

75

74

73

72

71

71

-

Dec.

71

70

70

70

72

74

89

102

120

137

 142

142

120

92

80

61

52

46

38

33

31

30

29

28

25

25

25

28

28

29

31

Jan.

31

32

32

31

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

*31

37

38

36

35

34

34

34

31

30

31

33

36

36

38

37

36

32

Feb.

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

28

30

30

30

29

28

27

27

28

27

26

28

29

30

30

_

_

-

ii -»v. Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 776

November ................ 1 ........ 1,892

December ......................... 1,990

Calendar year 1946 ............ 31,597

January .......................... 997

February ......................... 768

Haroh ............... ............ LOSS as* 1... ......................... 14,231 

R . 5fiK

June ............................. 3,232

July ............................. 65O

August ........................... 224.6

September ........................ 272 .9

Water year 1946-47 ............ 34,630.1

Mar.

29

30

30

29

29

*29

30

30

30

28

27

27

29

32

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

36

37

38

40

40

40

40

40

40

Apr.

1

3

*S

40

42

45

52

62

85

60

20

80

679

889

9

6

6

90

26

46

791

746

7

6

6

05

66

27

588

538

5

4

4

O2

90

78

466

442

4

4

3

3

Maximum

73

75

142

82O

38

30

40

990 

442

180

4411

20

990

30

06

82

58

-

May

334

370

394

430

442

442

418

382

358

334

310

280

274

262

250

256

244

222

206

206

200

195

222

222

212

200

185

175

175

185

180

Minimum

13

46

25

10

27

26

27

40 

175

41

10

4.8

4.2

4.2

June

180

170

155

146

146

180

175

165

150

142

137

124

116

112

112

108

99

91

85

79

73

68

61

58

55

55

50

50

49

41

-

Mean

25.0

63.1

64.2

86.6

32.2

27.4

33.3

474 

276

108

21.0

7.25

9.10

94.9

July

44

41

35

32

32

36

32

28

25

22

20

19

18

19

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

12

11

10

Aug.

9

9

9

8

8

8

11

11

9

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

Per square 

milr

.4

.1

.1

.8

.2

.2

.4

.5

.3

.8

.6

.4

.0

.0

.O

.0

.3

.9

.6

.6

.4

.8

.6

.0

.4

.4

.2

.0

.8

Sept.

4.8

6.0

5.4

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.8

5.2

6.6

5.4

6.O

6.4

7.3

15

20

20

18

16

14

13

12

11

12

14

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Mov. 25 to Dec. 4, Dec. 14 to Apr. 5. No gagehelght record Peb. 4-10, Mar. 27 to Apr. 9; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations.
46 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

West Branch Manistique River near Manistique, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'20", long. 86°09'40", in SE£ s<?c. 27, 

T. ^3 N., R. 15 W., 300 feet downstream from Stutts Creek and 10 miles northeast 

of Manistique.

Drainage area.- 322 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 second-feet May 5 (gage height, 

aoout 9.1 feet, occurred during period of partly obstructed intake): minimum, 97 

second-feet Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 5,300 second-feet Apr. 29, 193? (gage 

height, 12.9 feet); minimum observed, that of Sept. 6, 7, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, and 

doubtful gage-height record, which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shiftlug-control method used Oct. 1-29, Sept. 19-3O)

2.0 101 3.1 293

2.3 147 3.7 435

2.6 197 4.7 720

6.7 1,320

7.7 1,680

9.0 2,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1S2

175

168

163

158

153

150

149

147

145

147

145

145

145

145

149

150

152

152

152

152

150

149

155

190

222

272

293

315

326

326

Nov.

315

315

304

304

304

293

293

304

304

326

338

350

361

*361

350

350

361

361

350

338

338

350

338

340

340

335

335

335

335

335

-

Dec.

330

330

330

330

335

340

350

361

385

422

448

*472

460

361

400

400

390

380

365

350

340

320

305

285

265

250

235

230

225

220

215

Jan.

215

215

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

205

205

205

210

225

*235

235

235

235

235

235

225

215

220

225

235

240

240

.245

240

225

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

210

190

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

185

190

195

200

200

205

205

205

200

200

200

200

200

195

195

200

200

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,622

9,963

10,429

139,406

6,880

5 440

6^325

36,530

36,225

13,655

6,300

3, 768

3,722

'144,859

Mar.

200

200

200

*200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

195

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

205

205

205

210

210

210

210

215

215

220

225

Apr.

230

2

2

2

40

50

70

320

400 i

£

8

00

40

40

*1,080

1,260

1,4

1.5

1,6

10

60

80

1,760

1,840

1,6

1,8

1,8

80

80

40

1,760

1,640

1,5

1,4

1,4

20

80

80

1,480

1,480

1,4

1,4

1,4

1,4

Maximum

326

361

472

2,080

245

210

225

1,880

2,200

690

275

137

173

2,200

80

80

40

10

May

1,350

1,440

1,680

1,960

2,200

2,160

1,960

1,720

1,520

1,380

1,260

1,170

1,080

1,050

990

990

960

930

900

870

840

840

870

870

870

810

780

720

590

690

675

Minimum

145

293

215

126

205

185

195

230

675

265

142

104

98

98

June

690

675

645

615

615

630

615

600

585

555

525

498

472

460

460

460

448

422

400

370

350

325

310

295

275

270

265

275

275

275

Mean

181

336

382

222

194

204

1,218

1 '455 169

203

122

124

397

July

275

275

260

250

240

245

245

245

240

229

219

210

202

197

206

206

197

190

185

183

180

177

173

168

168

170

163

158

153

149

142

Aug.

137

1

1

1

36

34

33

128

125

1

1

1

31

33

30

125

122

1

1

1

19

14

13

118

130

1

1

1

30

25

26

124

122

1

1

1

20

16

16

113

112

1

1

1

1

10

08

07

03

104

Per square

 l.'l*

0.562

1.03

1.04

1.19

 689

.602

 634

3 78

3.63

1.41

.630

.379

.385

1.23

Sept.

104

106

104

102

100

98

98

100

102

102

101

101

106

106

104

107

104

107

131

142

163

172

173

166

161

155

152

153

152

150

Runoff in 

inohes

0 . 65

1.15

1.20

16.11

.79

.63

.73

4.22

4.18

1.58

.73

.44

.43

16.73

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 t'o Dec. 6, Dec. 15 to Apr. 8. No gageheight record June 19 to July 9} discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 7 to May 30 due to partly obstructed intake; discharge computed from reconstructed graph based on unaffected portions of record within period.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 47

Indian River near Maniatique, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°59'30", long. 86°17'15". In tffi£ sec. 34, T. 42 

w., K. 16 W., above Indian Lake Outlet, 2 milea northwest of Manistique. Datum of 

gage is 608.66 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Auxiliary staff gage above dam if miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 302 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 759 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 5.47 feet, 

caused by seiches on Indian Lake); minimum daily, about 20 second-feet Nov. 23 (caused 

by ice jams on Indian Lake at outlet); minimum gage height, 3.05 feet Nov. 23.

1938-47; Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 24, 1943 (gage height, 7.79 

feet), from rating curve extended above 660 second-feet, by computation of flow over 

dam; minimum daily, that of Nov. 23, 1946; minimum gage height, that of Nov. 23, 1946.

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

record, which are good, and those below 150 second-feet, which are poor. Indian Lake 

regulated by needles in gate section of rock-filled timber dam lj m^les below gage. 

Discharge computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings at auxiliary 

gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

265

262

262

Z57

262

256

261

255

265

275

297

279

266

251

254

251

243

243

243

250

254

247

Z41

257

Z92

292

286

290

30Z

337

342

Nov.

325

330

335

342

335

323

325

404

405

377

389

406

*430

437

442

445

455

445

435

44Z

461

400

a20

a5O

440

430

430

430

430

424

-

Dec.

424

414

414

401

404

401

401

404

404

404

»404

400

100

400

395

395

395

390

390

390

390

385

385

380

380

375

375

370

370

370

365

Jan.

36O

360

360

355

355

350

350

353

353

343

3335

3Z9

329

334

*334

334

324

324

318

324

329

319

319

322

309

309

303

309

309

306

306

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3O6

293

Z93

3O9

306

299

299

296

296

299

286

286

286

283

286

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

Z83

286

283

283

283

273

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8, 33'

11,34£

11,87E

128.66C

10.27C

8,095

8,576

15,865

1 13 q » am9UJ

13 fQQt

8,553

6^ 47(

6,050

129,228

Mar.

271

271

273

276

273

276

278

268

268

268

268

270

263

283

286

283

283

283

283

Z73

283

273

286

283

286

283

283

283

278

268

273

Apr.

Z76

291

288

298

306

354

388

411

448

3473

488

516

550

579

610

610

631

637

637

642

642

637

637

642

642

642

654

648

648

642

Maximum

342

461

424

576

360

309

286

654

71 I -LOa

580

298

234

218

718

May

631

669

657

684

705

718

718

690

697

679

675

675

675

648

654

654

622

6Z7

627

627

616

610

6ZZ

622

590

616

579

559

595

580

580

Minimum

241

ZO

100

ZO

306

273

263

276

559

275

247

194

186

20

June

580

580

559

554

559

559

554

554

538

538

528

517

506

511

515

5O1

517

501

482

474

464

446

366

278

281

275

280

296

285

288

-

Mean

26S

376

383

35Z

331

28 S

277

5ZC

642

463

27c

209

202

354

July

Z96

29*

286

28]. 293"

29C

28f

28f

29C

284

28f

28f

28C

28C

28C

277

283

28?

26f

267

27?

26?

26?

25£

263

267

265

254

256

zse

247

Aug.

234

223

219

211

Z09

Z09

Z19

213

211

209

206

215

211

213

209

205

203

203

211

211

213

211

211

207

203

194

199

199

194

203

Per sruare 

mile

.

1.17

_

-

1.17

200

Sept.

198

205

195

193

193

191

201

193

SOI

201

205

199

SOS

211

205

205

186

190

200

217

Z18

2O8

215

200

200

197

197

208

205

210

-

Runoff in 

inches

I

15.84

_

_

_

_

_

-

15.91

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho reference or auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gare-height record 

for other gage and weather records. 

Note.- Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-29, Dec. 12 to Jan. 5.
48 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Brule River near Florence, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°57', long. 88°16', In sec. 11, T. 41 N., R. 

32 w. Michigan meridian, at county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Paint River, 

3f miles north of Florence, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Mlchigamme 

River.

Drainage area.- 380 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to February 1916 and June 1944 to Septembsr 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 second-feet Apr. 25; maximum gage height, 

5.6(3 reet Dec. 15 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 178 second-feet Aug. 11-13 (gage 

height, 1.88 feet).

1914-16, 1944-47: Maximum discharge, 2,480 second-feet June 26, 1946; maximum gage 

height, 7.25 feet Mar. 20, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge, about 160 second-feet 

Dec. 12, 1944 (ice jam upstream).

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

Flow not adjusted for ground water pumped from mines at Iron River.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of lee effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

2.1 245 1.9 183 i. 5 420

2.3 319 2.0 21 1 3.0 725

2.5 401 2.2 280 3.6 1,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

263

259

252

249

249

245

245

242

245

^45

256

252

249

245

245

270

274

263

259

249

249

249

249

270

363

351

319

£96

296

376

393

Nov.

343

335

327

308

292

281

319

433

410

372

363

339

323

319

315

331

327

304

315

 296

296

259

270

290

"80

280

270

26O

270

260

-

Dec.

260

260

250

250

250

255

26O

270

280

290

300

»300

300

290

290

280

280

280

270

265

260

260

240

210

220

210

210

200

220

220

220

Jan.

220

220

 220

220

220

220

220

215

210

215

220

220

225

230

220

240

 240

240

230

230

220

215

215

220

230

220

220

215

215

200

200

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

205

200

*200

190

190

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

2OO

200

205

200

200

200 200

200

200

190

190

200

200

205

205

205

.

_

-

Second 

foot-day a

8,467

7^950

123,451

6,845

5 550

7 235

21 002

16^206

11,464

7,816

6(451

7,045

115,418

Mar.

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

220

230

230

220

230

220

*225

225

225

220

240

280

270

265

260

290

280

280

305

Apr.

*330

2

4

!50

70

05

482

909 *-

«

i

12

47

95

666

818 '

e

i

77

54

32

738

718

7

e

12

99

54

60S

583

9

1,3

08

02

90

1,190

965

e

7

6

6

Maximum

393

433

300

2,360

240

205

305

1,190

846

565

346

254

297

1,190

53

51

92

92

-

May

66O

764

846

764

68O

608

547

499

458

431

410

405

614

699

614

571

517

481

538

493

426

420

499

481

426

415

405

390

390

385

370

Minimum

242

259

200

200

200

190

210

330

370

302

197

180

208

180

June

380

385

361

337

346

405

395

365

346

416

565

464

431

499

499

436

390

356

342

328

314

306

302

314

319

314

309

453

431

356

-

Mean

273

313

256

338

221

1 Oft J.9O

233

700

co« OcO

252

208

235

316

July

332

310

284

269

295

346

319

280

262

250

243

240

247

262

258

243

237

240

233

254

250

237

227

221

214

211

230

214

208

203

197

Aug.

194

1

1

1

97

97

97

194

189

1

1

1

97

89

89

189

183

1

1

1

80

80

91

203

217

2

2

2

08

17

43

250

254

2

2

2

37

24

11

203

205

2

2

2

2

05

30

40

24

214

Per square 

Bile

0.718

 824

.674

.889

.582

 521 ieis

1* 84

1

«0

 OO

1.01

.663

.547

'.618

.832

Sept.

227

224

214

214

214

208

208

214

217

214

237

265

250

250

237

230

230

230

262

297

289

265

247

233

221

217

211

233

247

240

Runoff in 

Inches

0.83

.92

.78

12.08

 67

.54

.71

2*06 1 59

'.76

 63

.69

11.30

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 49

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

Location.- Lat. 45°52'20", long. 88°04'10", in sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 31 W.. at power plant 

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

city of Iron Mountain.

Drainage area.- 1,790 square miles.

Records available.- January 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 1,795 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,320 second-feet Apr. 25; 

minimum dally, 938 second-feet Sept. 1.

1914-47: Maximum daily discharge, 16,700 second-feet Apr. 23, 24, 1?16; minimum 

daily, 154 second-feet Aug. 9, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from powerhouse records. Plow regulated by 

power plant at which station is located and also by plants on Brule and Michigamme 

Rivers and by Way Reservoir on Michigamme River.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Michigan Porer Co. on basis 

or load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey in 

1932-33 and taintor-gate ratings based on theoretical formulas.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,200

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,070

976

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,120

1,060

1,030

1,120

1,160

1,200

1,220

1,160

1,070

1,070

1,140

1,170

1,060

1,170

1,160

1,100

1,130

1,170

1,120

1,310

1,390

Nov.

1,320

1,500

1,420

1,440

1,500

1,660

1,670

1,680

1,670

1,520

1,500

1,550

1,320

1,200

1,050

1,010

999

1,070

1,140

1,140

1,080

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,300

1,350

1,200

1,110

1,050

1,050

-

Dec.

1,070

1,210

1,240

1,300

1,600

1,220

1,060

1,080

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,490

1,540

1,330

1,080

1,390

1,290

1,270

1,400

1,180

1,070

1,040

1,180

1,190

1,070

1,150

1,280

1,280

1,140

1,310

1,280

Jan.

1,110

1,300

1,360

1,290

1,000

1,310

1,420

1,260

1,350

1,210

1,100

1,050

1,230

1,230

1,500

1,290

1,500

1,220

1,080

1,290

1,390

1,480

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,140

1,370

1,570

1,330

1,370

1,370

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

U«» ay ..............................

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

July................... ......<....

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,350

1,220

1,500

1,380

1,390

1,440

1,370

1,120

1,100

1,200

1,350

1,590

1,300

1,240

1,150

1,110

1,210

1,310

1,410

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,040

1,280

1,370

1,390

1,500

1,310

-

-

-

Secondfoct-days

55,286

38,619

58,760

611,795

39 40C 35)990

42,110

83,040

108,080

64,140

47,150 37 27 e

3?| 398

607,152

Mar.

1,240

1,080

1,530

1,470

1,400

1,480

1,570

1,410

1,140

1,330

1,420

1,420

1,650

1,620

1,320

1,010

1,520

1,530

1,510

1,320

1,210

1,210

1,010

1,600

1,650

1,580

1,400

1,230

1,150

1,060

1,390

Apr.

1,630

1,820

1,600

1,210

1,510

2,090

£.150

2,280

1,880

2,170

2,400

2,360

2,340

2,320

2,450

2,480

2,470

2,550

2,780

2,620

2,470

2,720

3,940

4,680

5,320

4,920

5,580

4,190

4,140

4,050

-

Maximum

1,390

1,680

1,600

7,950

1,480

1,440

1,650

5,320

4,350

3,870

1,830

1,450

1,480

5,520

May

4,050

4,220

4,250

3,980

3,780

4,120

5,420

3,530

3,310

3,720

3,750

2,960

4,020

4,110

4,550

5,950

4,140

5,990

3,200

5,920

3,240

2,940

3,060

3,590

3,270

2,720

2,470

2,460

3,220

2,560

1,820

Minimum

976

999

1,040

976

1,000

1,040

1,010

1,210

1,820

1 330

1^150

938

938

June

1,670

1,860

1,960

2,200

2,000

1,980

1,950

1,560

1,800

1,800

2,230

3,110

5,270

3,870

3,000

2,500

3,050

2,980

2,480

2,400

2,550

1,840

1,640

1,600

1,570

1,560

1,540

1,420

1,330

1,620

Mean

1,138

1,287

1,250

1,676

1,271

1,282

X f 358

2,768

3,486

2 1 TO t J.OO

1; 521

1,203

1,247

1,663

July

1,700

1,730

1,680

1,350

1,290

1,220

1,540

1,830

1,850

1,680

1,450

1,260

1,520

1,380

1,610

1,590

1,620

1,520

1,570

1,150

1,580

1,730

1,650

1,620

1,540

1,430

1,310

1,510

1,600

1,490

1,570

Aug.

1,140

1,050

985

1,430

1,450

1,580

1,360

1,500

1,070

1,060

1,300

1,230

1,200

1,210

1,170

1,090

988

1,250

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,180

1,140

1,120

1,270

1,210

1,280

1,310

1,200

1,040

976

Psr aq-tare 

mile

0 636

719

698

.956

1

i!i.i.

710

716

759

55

95

19

850 £ 70 Oft

697

.929

Sept.

938

1,220

1,280

1,290

1,140

1,090

1,050

1,220

1,360

1,410

1,390

1,240

1,140

1,020

1,250

1,300

1,310

1,420

1,370

1,190

1,120

1,290

1,480

1,420

1,340

1,380

1,120

1,170

1,220

1,250

Runoff in 

inches

0.73

.80

.80

12.68

.82

.75

 flfl oo

1.73

2.25

l'.S3

 98

.77

.78

12.62
50 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Menominee River below Koss, Mich.

Location.- Lat. 45 0 21<50", long. 8?°39<20", in sec. 9, T. 34 N., R. 2? W., at power 

plant of Wisconsin Public Service Corp., half a mile upstream from Little Cedar 

River and 4 miles downstream from Koss.

Drainage area.- 3,790 square miles.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 34 years, 3,191 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 8,870 second-fe3t May 4; 

minimum aany, i,o80 second-feet Aug. 17.

1913-47: Maximum daily discharge, 23,200 second-feet Apr. 23, 25, 1916; minimum 

dally, 162 second-feet Sept. 15,' 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Dally discharge computed on basis of average daily load and 

load-discharge rating of combined hydroelectric units. Plow regulated b;r many power 

plants and reservoirs above station.

Cooperation.- Records of daily discharge furnished by Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,100

2,200

2,400

2,100

1,970

1,860

1,700

1,750

1,700

1,920

1,870

1,880

1,440

1,360

1,440

2,030

1,770

1,960'

1,920

2,07O

1,73O

1,850

1,820

2,010

2,050

2,360

2,690

2,180

2,450

2,970

2,4OO

Nov.

2,200

3,210

2,960

2,520

2,900

2,650

2,880

2,880

3,150

4,060

3,930

3,240

2,880

3,120

3,000

2,880

2,900

2,640

2,280

2,640

2,320

2,250

2,010

2,810

2.3OO

1,550

2,140

2,580

2,280

2,O40

-

Dec.

2,240

1,960

1,920

2,000

2,160

2,28O

2,600

2,670

2,180

2,240

2,640

2,760

1,180

1,8OO

1,800

2,280

1,920

1,800

1,920

2,050

2,180

2,100

1,650

1,460

1,550

1,8OO

2,160

1,560

1,800

1,500

1,950

Jan.

1,550

2,040

1,560

2,040

1,800

1,920

1,640

1,770

1,800

2,280

1,920

2,O40

1,560

1,920

1,800

1,900

2.OOO

2,000

1,820

1,900

1,900

1,850

1,920

2,400

Z,28O

2,160

1,560

1,560

2,160

2,040

2,040

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

February

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,040

1,800

1,8OO

1,920

1,800

1,680

2,160

2,040

2,040

1,700

1,8OO

1,680

1,750

2,000

2,050

1,800

1,500

1,830

1,750

1,800

1,800

2,16O

2.O4O

2,040

1,800

1,800

1,920

1,920

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

61,950

81 2OO

62 ',110

1,O94,O40

59 130

52)420

65,730

166,710

179,O2O

109, O9O

78,930

60,700

55,840

1,032,830

Mar.

2,O40

2,O40

1,800

1,440

1,800

2,280

2,160

2.O40

2,O40

2,040

i.aoo

1,800

1,980

2,500

2,450

2,250

1,900

1,750

1,900

2,280

2,400

1,560

2,160

2,O4O

2,040

2,520

2,880

2,88O

2,640

2,280

2,O4O

Apr.

2,160

2,880

3,140

3,360

3,430

5,570

8,410

8,290

7,010

5,950

5,800

6,080

5,960

6,140

5,240

5,170

5,210

,83O

,920

,830

,540

,120

,45O

5,310

7,510

8,170

8,6OO

7.35O

5,770

6,510

-

Maximum

2,970

4,06O

2,760

1O,9OO

2,4OO

2,160

2> 880

8,600

6, 2OO

3 54O

2,88O

2,40O

8,870

May

5,700

6,410

7,120

8,870

8,090

6,910

6,740

6,240

5,6OO

5,340

5,340

5,420

5,190

5,490

6,230

6,260

6,09O

5,98O

6,140

5,230

5,080

5,680

5,180

4,590

4,870

5,200

4,850

4,190

5,070

4,630

5,290

Minimum

1,360

1 550

i',i80

1,180

1,550

1 5OO

1 440

2*160

4,190

2,410

1,800

1,080

1,360

1,080

June

4,650

3,920

3,30O

3,240

3,330

3,480

3,400

3,250

2,800

2,680

2,950

3,440

3,380

5,110

5,760

6,200

4,780

5,14O

4,640

4,58O

3,640

3,410

3,000

2,860

2,76O

2,900

2,410

2,800

2,640

2,640

-

Mean

1,998

2,707

2,004

2,997

1,907

1 »872

2,120

5,557

5,775

3,636

2,546

1,95E

1,861

2,830

July Aug.

2,980 2,200

3,540 2,10O

3,200 2,000

2,15O 1,350

2,9OO 1,450

2,550 1,750

3,100 2,280

3,150 2,040

3,32O 2,040

3,12O 1,92O

3,000 1,560

2,640 1,200

2,520 1,68O

1,920 1,850

2.04O 1,400

2,640 1,890

2,280 1,080

2,760 1,560

2,40O 2.O4O

2,40O 2,40O

2,280 2,880

1.80O 2,64O

2,280 2,440

2,88O 2,21O

2,160 2,050

2,160 2,280

2,560 2,280

2,O40 2,05O

1,800 2,150

2,160 2,200

2,20O . 1,73O

Per square 

mile

0,527

.714

.529

.791

 503 [494

 559

l'.47

1.52

959

.672

.517

.491

.747

Sept.

1,360

1,380

1,650

1,800

2,160

1,8OO

1,680

1,440

1,440

1,680

1.80O

2.04O

2,280

2,100

1,800

1,440

1,920

1,920

2,160

2,400

2,280

1,560

1,800

2,400

1,950

2,100

2,000

2,100

1,650

1,750

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

 80

.61

10.75

.58

.51

.64

1.64

1.75

1.07

.77

.60

.55

10.13
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 51

Menorainee River near McAllister, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45 0 19'20", long. 87°39'40", in sec. 17, T. 33 N., 

K. 23 E., 2£ miles downstream from Little Cedar River, 2f miles east of McAllister, 

and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 4,020 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage 

neignt, la.vi reet); minimum observed, 538 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 7.29 feet); 

minimum daily, 1,220 second-feet Aug. 17.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 12,800 second-feet June 28, 1946 (gage height, 14.33 

feet); minimum, that of Oct. 6, 1946; minimum daily, that of Aug. 17, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good, 

station.

Flow regulated by many power plants and reservoirs above

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

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

8.1 1,220 9.0 2,220 11.0 5,530 

8.3 1,420 9.5 2,910 12.0 7,700 

8.6 1,740 10.0 3,700 13.1 10,100

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Dayl

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,030 

2,030 

2,350 

2,030 

1,880

1,680 

1,580 

1,630 

1,630 

1,850

1,800 

1,820 

1,490 

1,370 

JL.470

1,970 

1,740 

1,740 

1,890 

1,760

1,800 

.1,680 

1,850 

1,850 

1,970

2,420 

2,380 

2,160 

2,350 

3,060 

2,490

Nov.

2,030 

2,840 

3,140 

2,420 

2,840

2,630 

2,910 

3,060 

2,980 

3,870

3,700 

3,530 

3,450 

3,370 

3,140

2,980 

2,560 

2,700 

2,220 

2,770

2,280 

2,220 

1,850 

2,610 

2,420

1,630 

2,090 

2,070 

2,420 

3,450

Dec.

1,420 

2,090 

2,560 

2,220 

2,280

2,220 

2,290 

2,220 

2,280 

2,160

2,560 

2,840 

1,500 

1,700 

1,800

2,100 

1,900 

1,850 

1,900 

2,000

2,150 

2,100 

1,700 

1,500 

1,550

1,800 

2,150 

1,600 

1>800 

1,550 

1,850

Jan.

1,600 

1,950 

1,600 

2,000 

1,850

1,900 

1,700 

1,750 

1,800 

2,200

1,950

2,000 

1,600 

1,900 

1,800

1,850 

2,000 

2,000 

1,850 

1,850

1,850 

1,850 

1,950 

2,350 

2,200

1,800 

1,600 

1,550 

2,100 

2,050 

2,050

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .

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

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

*t ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,000 

1,800 

1,800 

1,900 

1,800

1,700 

2,100 

2,000 

2,000 

1,700

1,800 

1,700 

1,700 

1,900 

2,050

1,900 

1,550 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

1,850 

2,100 

2,050 

2,050 

1,800

1,800 

1,900 

1,950

Secondfoot-daye

59,750 

82,180 

61,640

1,157,270

58,500 

52,300 

65,910 

209,970 

208,810 

113,540 

78,900 

58,050 

51,870

1,101,420

Mar.

2,050 

2,050 

1,800 

1,500 

1,700

2,250 

2,100 

2,050 

2,050 

2,050

1,800 

1,800 

2,000 

2,400 

2,350

2,200 

1,900 

1,750 

1,900 

2,200

2,300 

1,700 

1,950 

2,000 

2,100

2,400 

2,800 

2,850 

2,700 

2,650 

2,560

Apr.

2,630 

3,700 

4,220 

4,770 

5,340

7,700 

10,000 

10,100 

8,800 

8,140

7,920 

8,360 

8,140 

7,700 

6,600

6,820 

6,820 

5,940 

6,160 

5,940

5,730 

5,340 

5,240 

6,600 

8,580

9,680 

9,460 

8,140 

7,260 

8,140

Maximum

3,060 

3,870 

2,840

12,500

2,350 

2,100 

2,850 

10,100 

9,680 

6,380 

3,960 

2,980 

2,280

10,100

May

7,920 

7,920 

8,580 

9,680 

9,460

8,360 

8,140 

7,700 

7,040 

6,160

5,940 

6,380 

5,940 

5,530 

6,820

7,040 

7,260 

7,040 

7,040 

6,160

6,160 

6,600 

5,940 

5,530 

5,940

6,160 

5,940 

4,860 

4,770 

4,860 

5,940

Minimum

1,370 

1,630 

1,420

1,370

1,550 

1,550 

1,500 

2,630 

4,770 

2,350 

1,740 

1,220 

1,270

1,220

June

5,060 

4,310 

3,780 

3,450 

3,620

3,700 

3,620 

3,370 

2,840 

2,700

2,980 

3,370 

3,870 

5,530 

6,160

6,380 

4,680 

4,770 

4,960 

4,860

4,220 

3,620 

3,140 

2,840 

2,700

2,840 

2,350 

2,770 

2,490 

2,560

Mean

1,927 

2,739 

1,988

3,171

1,887 

1,868 

2,126 

6,999 

6,736 

3,785 

2,545 

1.873 

1,729

3,018

July

2,840 

3,870 

3,700 

1,910 

2,840

2,420 

3,960 

3,210 

3,620 

3,210

3,060 

2,490 

2,350 

1,740 

1,970

2,560 

2,350 

2,630 

2,350 

2,350

2,090 

1,740 

2,090 

3,060 

2,160

1,970 

2,350 

2,090 

1,800 

2,030 

2,090

Aug.

2,090 

2,030 

1,910 

1,270 

1,370

1,630 

2,160 

2,090 

1,910 

1,850

1,370 

1,270 

1,420 

1,800 

1,320

1,910 

1,220 

1,420 

1,910 

2,490

2,980 

2,630 

2,160 

2,090 

1,850

1,970 

2,280 

1,910 

1,970 

2,090 

1,680

Per square 

aUe

0.479 

.681 

.495

.789

.469 

.465 

.529 

1.74 

1.68 

.942 

.633 

.466 

.430

.751

Sept.

1,270 

1,270 

1,470 

1,740 

1,970

1,800 

1,520 

1,270 

1,420 

1,580

1,630 

1,910 

3,160 

1,970 

1,740

1,370 

1,580 

1,850 

1,910 

2,280

2,090 

1,470 

1,520 

2,280 

1,910

1,910 

1,910 

1,970 

1,470 

1,630

Runoff in 

inches

0.55 

.76 

.57

10.69

.54 

.48 

.61 

1.94 

1.94 

1.05 

.73 

.54 

.48

10.19

Note.- Discharge computed from dally wire-weight gage readings Jan. 10 to Apr. 5. Stage -discharge 

relat Ion affected by Ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record Dec. 23, Jan. 5-9, Mar. 14).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Paint River at Crystal Palls, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°07', long. 88°20', in sec. 20, T. 43 N., R. 32 

w., ISO feet below municipal power plant at Crystal Palls and 13 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 1,306.1 feet above mean sea level (Wisconsin Michigan Power 

Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 616 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage 

neignt, t>.bi reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.05 feet), powerplant leakage while restoring head following emptying of reservoir for repairs; minimum daily, 149 second-feet Sept. 19.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 4,160 second-feet Mar. 29, 1945, Sept. 16, 1947; maximum gage height, that of Sept. 16, 1947; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 16, 1947; 

minimum daily, that of Sept. 19, 1947.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Diurnai riuctuation caused by power plant immediately above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

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

1.9 166 3.3

Z.I 231 4.1

Z.3 309 4.8

2.5 407 5.1

2.8 600 5.3

1,000

1,770

2,610

3,100

3,5OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

319

294

276

268

257

257

246

272

295

296

302

304

278

288

280

281

301

294

288

262

282

271

260

285

465

526

456

439

432

500

538

Nov.

506

5Z4

478

460

438

411

437

565

628

602

584

552

528

516

497

495

493

406

463

456

420

293

319

405

396

378

361

329

367

357

-

Dec.

345

317

313

328

335

339

347

357

408

498

493

486

336

277

323

340

309

278

282

289

296

295

300

285

259

269

272

262

256

278

287

Jan.

281

Z82

281

297

297

290

293

290

282

289

293

280

298

285

299

282

*278

293

279

298

307

289

281

287

292

290

307

295

290

285

265

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

Hay

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

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

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

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

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

258

258

270

284

260

263

258

271

250

Z72

267

264

264

272

262

259-

271

269

267

*253

257

259

255

253

251

252

257

254

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,112

13,664

10,059

184,963

8 955

7 330

8*296

46*603

p'fl S4.

10)455

6,731 

8,200

190,228

Mar.

253

251

255

253

251

254

Z54

256

250

261

255

254

269

264

261

264

257

261

258

254

263

271

269

306

316

305

288

283

294

277

289

Apr.

*306

345

398

139

508

301

317

310

399

1,030

1,210 i,;

1,]

^

00

L60

580

1*400

1,510

i,e1,-

1,6

70

70

OO

1,520

1,570 i,e

2,Z3,e

70

80

10

3,620

3,020

2,7

2,5 Z,~i

2,2

-

Maximum

538

628

498

3,350

307

284

316

3,620 

2,740

1,300 

493

304

433

3,620

80

80

20

80

May

2,340

2.54O

2,740

2,470

2,160

1,880

1,560

1,310

1,130

1,010

915

869

1,060

1,220

1,220

1,270

1,270

1,150

1,060

998

905

846

974

992

886

822

774

694

663

634

607

Minimum

246

293

256

225

265

250

 306

607

220

168

149

149

June

611

621

558

525

559

701

697

617

573

732

1,160

1,200

1,180

1,280

1,300

1,220

1,060

870

712

586

494

440

413

397

386

386

389

407

402

378

Mean

326

455

324

507

289

262

268

1 533

1 257

695

337

217

273

521

July

386

350

349

323

330

460

493

429

373

347

319

286

285

. 331

403

436

419

397

368

366

359

331

299

291

273

259

253

243

229

248

220

Aug.

208

>18

208

L99

202

197

]

]

]

L91

L83

L85

183

168

]

]

3 _

73

80

93

196

187

1

1

2

78

97

42

248

240

2

2

2

37

86

33

242

241

2

2

3

2

47

67

04

65

233

Per scuare 

mile

0.529

.739

.526

.823

.469

.425

.435

2 . 52

2io4

1.13

. 547

.352

.443

.846

Sept.

246

234

225

215

217

206

198

190

199

194

234

298

325

315

331

433

297

183

149

318

376

368

342

347

316

323

348

154

315

304

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

.82

.61

11.17

.54

.44

.50

2 . 81

2.35

1.26

.63

.41

.50

11.48

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 29 to Mar.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 53

Michigaime River near Crystal Palls, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°07', long. 88 0 13', in sec. 20, T. 43 N., R. 31 

W., 5 miles downstream from Way Dam, 6 miles east of Crystal Palls, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with Brule River.

Drainage; area.- 670 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 second-feet Mty 19, 21 (gage 

height, t>.66 reet); minimum, 92 second-feet Dec. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.S4 feet).

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 2,930 second-feet Apr. 11, 1945 (gage heltfit, 7.34 

feet); minimum, that of Dec. 12, 13, 1946.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

fair. Plow regulated by Way Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.1 112 3.4 398 5.3 1,350 

2.4 160 3.9 579 6.0 1,830 

2.9 265 4.6 930 6.6 2,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

574 

371 

571 

398 

447

447 

430 

424 

447 

482

500 

538 

538 

538 

538

500 

464 

595 

282 

279

345 

464 

464 

464 

387

258 

254 

254 

254 

267 

265

Nov.

222 

158 

158 

135 

102

100 

107 

114 

111 

111

109 

108 

107 

107 

106

109 

108 

167 

265 

265

267 

312 

401 

398 

392

403 

398 

395 

395 

395

Dec.

395 

459

579 

579 

579

579 

579 

579 

579 

579

432 

132 

191 

362 

362

404 

464 

519 

601 

601

601 

601 

601 

601 

601

. 601 

601 

536 

386 

442 

538

Jan.

538 

538 

457 

337 

335

477 

601 

601 

601 

601

601 

601 

601 

601 

601

601 

601 

601 

601 

601

623 

646 

623 

623 

623

623 

623 

623 

623 

623 

623

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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mber ............... . .......

lendar year 1946 

ary

uarv £7:::::::::::::::::::::::::

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

623 

623 

623 

623 

646

646 

646 

646 

623 

623

623 

623 

623 

623 

623

623 

623 

623 

623 

623

601 

601 

601 

632 

695

695 

695 

745

Second 

foot-days

12,439 

6,530 

15,663

226,390

17,972 

17,817 

15,769 

12,783 

48,453 

25,952 

22,667 

21,596 

19,285

236,926

liar.

770 

770 

745 

720 

720

695 

670 

646 

646 

601

579 

601 

623 

579 

483

420 

332 

343 

392 

392

392 

414 

368 

322 

332

371 

392 

398 

383 

364 

306

Apr.

380 

482 

532 

579 

561

820 

782 

9OO 

954 

1,080

725 

270 

266 

287 

289

284 

248 

127 

118 

114

111 

114 

198 

287 

279

265 

260 

386 

500 

585

HMCJEUJI

538 

408 

601

1,320

646 

745 

770 

1,080 

2,310 

1,690 

999 

820 

930

2,310

May

695 

720 

720 

720 

972

1,290 

1,320 

1,350 

1,400 

1,600

1,870 

1,950 

2,070 

2,070 

2,070

2,070 

2,150 

2,150 

2,230 

2,310

2,140 

1,950 

1,950 

1,910 

1,910

1,580 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

981 

795

Minimum

254 

100 

132

100

335 

601 

306 

111 

695 

519 

393 

459 

282

100

June

770 

947 

1,110 

978 

770

661 

519 

519 

519 

538

794 

1,300 

1,690 

1,550 

888

1,230 

1,410 

1,290 

990 

960

870 

795 

709 

579 

579

579 

601 

670 

579 

558

Mean

401 

218 

505

620

580 

636 

509 

426 

1,563 

865 

731 

697 

643

649

July

601 

558 

558 

579 

601

670 

828 

999 

638 

500

570 

670 

670 

393 

930

930

930 

930 

857 

579

786 

930 

900 

900 

900

690 

500 

660 

820 

795 

795

Aug.

795 

605 

482 

459 

795

795 

795 

795 

770 

770

745 

745 

745 

745 

770

820 

795 

795 

820 

795

795 

654 

482 

482 

568

670 

670 

670 

646 

646 

477

Sept.

309 

549 

720 

695 

695

670 

670 

731 

795 

795

770 

745 

745 

635 

508

720 

695 

670 

573 

398

282 

401 

732 

930 

930

705 

482 

482 

560 

695

Per square Runoff in 

milr inches

Note . - No gage -height record Dec. 13-21, Hay S-10, Sept. 28-30; discharge computed on basis of 

record of gate openings at Way Dam.
54 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

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

Location.- Lat. 45°49'40", long. 88°14'55", in sec. 28, T. 39 N., R. 18 E., at power plant 

or Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 4 miles downstream from Popple River and 6| miles 

south of Florence.

Drainage area.- 543 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1947. January 1914 to September 1923 at 

site 4 mij.es upstream (drainage area, 511 square miles).

Average discharge.- 24 years (1923-47), 435 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,440 second-feet May 3; minimum dally, 35 second-feet Aug. 3.

1923-47: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 9, 1929; no flow at times 

in 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for high stages, which are fair. Discharge determined 

rrom power-plant records. Flow regulated by power plant at station, but pondage is 

small and monthly discharge is very nearly natural flow.

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

or load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey, and 

gate ratings based on theoretical formulas. Rating of units checked within 4.5 percent 

by one discharge measurement made in 1947.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

312

312

208

208

312

87

296

181

182

182

208

195

195

208

208

208

238

312

208

312

229

245

270

249

354

412

520

416

416

520

520

Nov.

585

598

568

585

473

364

489

597

704

744

684

624

620

520

447

520

520

364

507

429

364

312

312

208

335

312

312

208

208

312

-

Dec.

208

208

182

208

296

224

289

312

312

409

312

364

347

78

 208

198

182

188

117

195

140

175

186

169

126

195

195

114

117

191

182

Jan.

114

185

182

188

130

187

189

182

191

185

195

84

188

195

195

195

182

195

100

195

195

176

195

182

195

160

196

195

169

169

175

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

tfau May ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water -year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

182

169

192

172

156

169

156

195

125

188

159

159

159

159

159

98

182

182

182

182

156

182

100

182

169

169

169

182

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8 72*

13)s25

6,627

144,625

5,464

4 634 5)410

27,619

25 918 14)345

10,181

5,956

5,516

134,718

liar.

169

84

192

98

198

188

117

198

78

275

133

172

156

172

172

130

208

208

159

190

166

150

104

260

208

208

208

208

208

185

208

Apr.

208

312

312

403

511

926

864

995

884

1,000

1,110

1,100

884

1,120

1,170

1,010

1,060

971

924

804

744

797

1,030

1,340

1,340

1,320

1,210

1,050

1,100

1,120

Maximum

520

744

409

1,830

196

195

275

1,340

1,440

814

899

312

223

1,440

May

1,200

1,350

1,440

1,360

1,310

1,180

1,100

814

744

684

624

615

722

904

971

984

944

737

809

594

624

650

284

780

744

689

624

604

611

598

624

Minimum

87

208

78

52

84

98

78

208

284

247

55

35

59

35

June

502

520

529

468

435

452

439

312

394

455

610

814

804

784

804

769

624

559

497

390

364

312

351

302

247

320

312

364

464

648

-

Mean

281

461

214

396

176

166

175

921

836

495

328

192

184

369

July

579

474

364

364

383

899

865

616

473

368

312

312

205

208

312

208

208

208

208

104

347

312

208

208

312

205

55

253

208

208

195

Aug.

201

179

35

182

131

156

164

181

52

52

159

95

112

208

92

128

58

208

294

312

305

312

312

312

312

299

169

208

208

312

208

Per square 

mile

0.517

.849

.394

.729

.324

.306

.322

1.70

1.54

.912

.604

.354

.339

.680

Sept.

208

195

195

182

180

201

59

182

169

169

182

208

208

223

182

178

188

195

195

201

182

208

208

208

188

169

133

104

208

208

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

.95

.45

9.91

.37

.32

.37

1.90

1.78

1.02

.70

.41

.38

 9.25
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 55'

Pike River at Amberg, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°29'50", long. 87°59'40", in sec. 21, T. 35 N., 

ri. au E., 500 feet upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad 

bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Amberg, and l£ miles downstream from North Branch. 

Prior to Oct. 6, 1946, staff page at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 229 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 4.79 

Feet); minimum, 91 second-feet Aug. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1914-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,730 second-feet Apr. 10, 1932 (gage height, 

7.68 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 secondfeet; minimum observed, 26 second-feet Dec. 27, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 feet, site and 

datum then In use).

Remarks. - Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fi'lr. Gage read 

once daily to Oct. 5.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

116

118

134

132

128

130

121

114

110

111

110

116

121

121

121

121

123

125

125

123

121

119

121

130

182

199

180

172

196

212

212

Nov.

188

177

177

175

165

158

180

275

278

260

260

254

240

234

223

231

.237

218

201

180

177

170

160

170

200

215

220

220

215

200

-

Dec.

150

122

133

138

140

*142

143

144

145

145

145

145

140

110

115

125

130

130

130

130

128

127

126

125

134

123

123

122

122

122

122

Jan.

120

120

119

118

117

117

118

119

120

121

122

124

128

135

140

135

130

128

136

125

*124

123

122

121

120

120

119

118

117

116

115

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

Jannary

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

llaroh ............................

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

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

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

Jnly .............................

Augumt ..........................

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

114

113

111

110

109

108

107

106

105

105

105

105

106

110

120

130

126

120

115

113

111

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

4,264

6,258

4,068

70,054

3,797

3,119

3, 819

13,195

9,281

6,641

8,451

4, 387

3,507

68,785

Mar.

109

108

107

106

106

*106

106

105

105

105

107

110

122

130

i28

123

119

115

112

110

115

130

150

160

160

150

136

134

135

145

165

Apr.

200

260

353

389

480

937

1,010

709

585

550

602

585

482

466

429

402

372

341

311

296

287

287

344

422

408

369

347

329

314

329

Maximum

212

278

150

8OO

140

130

165

1,010

494

347

655

290

136

'.,010

May

332

415

494

466

395

350

314

284

263

243

231

234

266

293

287

287

272

266

260

299

296

a285

a275

a265

257

246

237

248

275

332

314

Minimum

110

158

110

99

115

105

105

200

231

153

110

92

99

92

June

290

254

231

218

212

207

204

199

196

199

218

199

218

296

317

290

246

212

193

177

172

167

153

153

160

196

182

260

347

275

Mean

i J.OO "^s

209

131

192

122

111

123

440

299

221

208

142

117

188

July

240

209

180

180

251

638

655

425

314

269

215

180

170

165

160

151

14f

13f

136

17C

18f

16C

14T

13f

13C

12E

12?

11F

nr

114

110

Aug.

105

105

106

105

105

108

121

111

106

110

104

99

96

96

94

92

111

145

237

a270

a290

a250

a220

190

172

153

138

142

142

136

128

Per square 

mile

0.552

.836

.524

.768

.488

.444

.492

1.76

1.20

.884

.832

.588

.468

.752

Sept.

123

119

116

111

108

99

105

105

105

100

108

116

127

127

119

116

116

112

119

127

128

128

123

119

112

112

112

125

136

134

Runoff In 

inches

0.64

.93

.SO

10.41

.56

.46

.57

1.96

1.38

.99

.96

.65

.52

10.32

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Oconto River near Qillett.

Hote.- Staee-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 1.
56 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis.

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

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

Gillett.

Drainage area.- 678 square miles.

Records available.- June 1906 to March 1909, January 1914 to September 19*7.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1908, 1914-47), 596 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 3.30 

reetj; minimum, 168 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

1906-9, 1914-47: Maximum discharge observed, 6,470 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922 (gage 

height, 9.1 feet), caused by failure of dam at Pulcifer, 4 miles upstream; minimum, 93 

second-feet Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 0.13 foot), flow retarded by archor ice above 

station.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

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

O.5 172 1.9

.7 227 2.2

1.0 340 2.6

1.3 468 3.O

1.6 610 3.2

760

912

1,150

1,440

1,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1£47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22n't

j&O

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Oct.

304

30O

304

296

289

289

289

285

289

292

292

292

289

289

289

292

292

292

292

292

289

292

292

308

380

436

441 

419

419 

436

454

Nov.

454

450

450

446

423

4O6

446

586

66O

685

685

710

685

635

610

610

586

586

536

562

562

562

4O2

548

500

528

562 

610

533 

50O

~

Dec.

430

370

37O

420

440

460

470

48O

477

505

519

482

350

250

265

300

330

320

305

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

30O 

300

300 

300

300

Jan.

300

295

290

290

285

285

290

300

305

305

305

305

310

315

32O

325

325

320

310

310

305

*300

300

300

300

300

300 

295

285 

275

275

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

UAW May ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-4? ............

Feb.

270

270

270

27O

270

265

265

260

260

255

255

255

255

255

260

265

270

270

270

270

270

265

265

260

255

255

255 

255

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,014

16, 368

11,143

188,002

9,325

7,360

12,981

28 , 968

17J319

o 505 *

8*690

161,742

Mar.

255

255

255

255

260

*271

280

290

310

340

390

440

500

54O

550

510

450

350

330

350

400

460

560

610

640

620

570 

510

450 

480

500

Apr.

52O

528

586

335

735

1,080

,

f

370

320

580

,480

,370 ,'

,'

'90

'90

'60

!l50

1,050

<

<

£

)92

12

60

810

760

1

1

1

10

10

60

835

860

860 

810

785 

760

Maximum

454

710

519

4,100

325

270

640

1,620

886

912

376

524

436

1,620

-

May

735

760

810

860

886

886

835

785

735

685

635

610

610

635

660

685

710

735

735

735

710

685

710

760

735

710

660

660

735 

833

886

Minimum

285

348

250

218

275

255

255

520

610

36O

200

170

224

170

June

912

886

810

710

660

635

586

S35

685

685

610

586

586

660

760

735

660

562

519

496

446

402

384

364

393

402

597 

369

384 

360

Mean

323

546

359

515

301

263

419

966

736

577

277

264

290

443

July

35?

364

372

376

363

36 i

35?

333

30?

289

273

26? 25'5

248

248

248

244

241

234

244

252

270

266

255

244

23*

230 

224

221 

215

200

Aug.

195

]

j

95

L97

97

195

192

]

]

]

87

80

82

ISO

180

]

]

]

77

74

74

170

170

1

1

2

70

80

48

340

524

c

4

;

O5

36

76

364

428

368 

332

324 

316

320

Per square 

 Me

0.476

.805

.529

.760

.444

.388

.618

1.42

1.09

851

.409

 too 

. 3t}3

.428

.653

Sept.

289

281

273

262

252

244

238

227

227

224

224

252

320

336

332

308

292

289

292

328

352

332

312

296

277

266

255 

285

389 

436

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

.90

.61

10.32

.51

.40

.71

1.58

1 »26

.95

.47

.45

.48

8.87

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 8, Dec. 13 to Ap-. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 57

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.

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

southwest shore of lake at Berglund's Resort, 3j miles east of Lakewood.

Drainage area.- 2 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1947 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 95.10 feet Apr. 11, 14; minimum ob-

 served, 94.20 feet Sept. 26, 29.

1936-47: Maximum elevation observed, 96.50 feet Oct. 5, Nov. 9, 1943; minimum 

observed, 93.64 feet Oct. 9, 12, 1937.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

Dy Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 4

7

11

14

18

21

25

28

HOV. 1

4

8

11

15

18

22

25

29

Elevation

4.73

4.73

4.71

4.69

4.65

4.65

4.69

4.69

4.81

4.81

4.87

4.87

4.91

4.91

4.91

4.91

4.91

Date

Dec. 2

6

9

13

16

20

23

27

30

Mar. 3

7

10

14

17

21

24

28

Elevation

4.91

4.93

4.93

4.97 '

4.97

4.95

4.95

4.95

4.95

4.80

4.80

4.80

4.92

4.92

4.92

4.92

4.92

Date

Mar. 31

Apr. 4

7

11

14

18

21

25

28

Hay 2

5

9

12

16

19

23

26

Elevation

4.92

4.90

5.00

5.10

5.10

5.04

5.04

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00

4.98

4.98

4.98

4.98

5.00

5.00

Date

May 30

June 2

6

9

13

16

20

23

27

28

July 4

7

11

14

18

21

25

28

Elevation

5.00

4.98

4.86

4.86

4.90

4.91

4.62

4.62

4.78

4.80

4.76

4.76

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.68

4.68

Date

Aug. 1

4

8

11

15

18

22

25

29

Sept. 1

5

8

12

15

19

22

26

29

Elevation

.48

.48

.40

.40

.32

.32

.42

4.42

4.42

4.40

4. 28

4.28

4.30

4.30

4.30

4.28

4.20

4.20

Hote.- Add 9O.OO feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Ptbllo Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis.

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

neclc of land cut by a small channel extending across north end of lake, 5i miles southwest of Townsend.

Drainage area.- 1.5 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1947 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 95.80 feet June 13; minimum observed 

94.94"feet Sept. 30.

1936-47: Maximum elevation observed, 98.25 feet June 28, 1943; minimnn observed, 

94.69 feet Oct. 31, Nov. 7, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed fcr this lake by 

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95.40

-

.

_

95.38

95.37

.

_

_

-

95.35

_

_

_

-

95.28

-

-

95.27

95.24

.

_

_

-

-

95.31

-

95.37

-

-

Nov.

_

95.51

_

95.50

-

_

.

_

95.36

-

95.30

_

_

.

-

_

-

.

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

95.64

_

_

95.65

-

_

-

.

95.64

_

95.64

-

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

Hay

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

95.68

-

95.70

_

-

_

95.72

-

95.70

95.66

_

-

-

-

-

95.70

June

_

95.67

_

_

95.74

_

95*75

.

-

.

95.71

95.80

-

95.62

.

-

-

95 59

-

.

_

95.66

-

-

_

-

95.59

-

-

95.56

July

.

95.54

-

95.52

95.50

-

.

95.50

95.49

95.48

_

95.48

-

_

95.42

95.42

_

-

.

_

95.36

-

-

95.34

95.34

-

-

95.32

-

Aug.

_

95.28

-L

95.24

-

-

-

95.21

95.20

95.19

_

_

95.12

-

-

_

-

95.10

_

-

_

95.17

95.17

-

-

95.10

-

-

-

95.10

-

Sept.

_

-

-

95.04

-

95.00

94.97

-

-

-

_

95.00

95.02

-

-

-

-

95.00

-

95.00

95.00

-

_

94.96

-

-

94.94

-

863022 O - 49 - 5
58 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Pox River at Berlin, Wis.

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

at government lock and dam at Berlin, 2f miles upstream from Barnes Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- January 1898 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 49 years, 1,124 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,160 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage 

height, 12.2 feet); minimum daily, 489 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 7.2 feet).

1898-1947: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second-feet Mar. 17, 18, 1946 (gage 

height, 15.5 feet); minimum daily, 250 second-feet Feb. 1-4, 1900.

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

once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

740

740

707

707

707

707

707

707

676

646

646

676

676

646

643

646

646

676

740

740

707

707

707

676

740

SOS

SOS

774

SO9

809

S45

Nov.-

845

882

920

920

920

920

960

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,130

1,130

3 ,130

1,180

.1,180

1,130

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,OOO

845

845

882

882

882

845

882

882

-

Dec.

sag

774

809

882

882

920

920

920

845

809

774

809

774

740

720

700

680

690

7OO

700

710

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

720

Jan.

710

710

710

700

70O

700

700

7OO

700

700

700

70O

700

720

760

760

7 6O

740

750

760

740

710

680

 666

660

67O

690

710

710

700

660

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septsmber ........................

Water yesr 1946-47 ............

Feb.

65O

650

670

670

670

670

66O

650

640

640

640

650

650

660

660

670

680

690

690

690

69O

690

680

670

660

660

660

660

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

22,174

30,152

23,84O

448,644

21,976

18,620

42,716

78,990

49,250

53,230

37,134

21,715

18,830

418,627

liar.

67O

680

*686

690

700

710

720

740

750

770

790

850

1.O5O

1,090

1,140

1,200

1,350

1,500

1.80O

2,000

2,300

2,200

2,170

2,050

2,050

1,990

1,99O

1,930

2,050

2.O5O

1,990

Apr.

1,990

1,990

1,930

1,930

1,930

2,230

2,410

2,600

2,740

2,810

3,020

3,160

3,090

3,090

3,020

2,95O

2,880

2,880

2,880

2,610

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,670

2,600

2,53O

2,410

-

Maximum

845

1,180

920

6,900

760

690

2,300

3,16O

2,350

2,170

2,170

960

70t

3,160

May

2,350

2,290

2,230

2,230

2,170

2,050

1,990

1,930

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,630

1,530

1,480

1,380

1,330

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,180

1,130

1,130

1,330

1,530

1,690

Minimum

646

845

680

489

660

640

670

1,930

1,130

1,380

707

AQQ *O3

512

489

June

1,810

1,810

1,750

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,630

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,580

1,810

1,930

2,050

2,110

2,110

2,170

.2,110

2,050

1,990

1,870

1,810

1,750

1,69O

1,580

1,530

1,690

1,870

-

Mean

715

1,005

769

1,229

709

665

1,378

2,633

1,589

1,774

1*193

700

628

1,147

July

2,050

2,110

2,170

2,170

2,050

1,930

1,810

1,630

1,480

1,330

1,130

1,130

1,080

1,O40

1,000

960

960

774-

740

740

774

77*

740

740

740

7OV

80F

882

920

882

882

Aug.

92O

960

960

96O

960

882

882

845

809

774

740

740

707

676

676

617

617

617

617

589

589

589

589

589

562

562

562

562

562

512

489

Per square m'le

0.500

.703

.538

.859

.496

.465

.964

1.84

1.11

1.24

.838

.490

.439

.802

Sept.

512

536

536

589

617

646

646

646

646

646

617

617

617

646

646

646

617

617

617

617

617

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

707

707

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.58

 78

.62

11.65

.57

.48

1.11

2.05

1.28

1.38

 97

.56

.49

10.87

* Winter discharge measurement made -on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14 to Mar. 22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 59

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis.

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

mouth of upper Fox River at Chicago & Northwestern Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile downstream 

from bridge on Main Street in Oshkosh and 18 miles up the lake from Menashs Daai and 

outlet. Datum of gage, 745.05 feet above mean tide at New York City (levels by Corps 

of Engineers). Prior to 1882 lake levels were referred to Deuchman gage at lake outlet 

at Menasha Dam. Datum of Deuchman gage, which is still in existence, is 745.00 feet 

above mean, tide at New York City.

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

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947. Records from 1857 to 193F in files of 

corps or Engineers. A report on Fox River by Corps of Engineers is published as House 

Document No. 146, 67th Congress, 2d session.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.29 feet June 13; minimum observed, 

u.Bi root Mar. 12.

1857-1947: Maximum gage height observed. 5.33 feet (Deuchman gage) Nov. 8, 1881; 

minimum observed, -2.00 feet (Deuchman gage) Nov. 28, 1891.

Remarks.- Lake elevations controlled by dams at Menasha and Neenah which are operated in 

the interest of navigation. Crests of both dams are at elevation 746.73 feet. Present 

limits of regulation are from 2l£ inches above crest of Menasha Dam down tc crest 

during navigation season, plus additional 18 to 24 inches below crest durir« winter. 

Oshkosh staff gage gives true level of lake while Deuchman gage readings ar« affected 

by loss of head in channel between lake and dam. Sage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.17

2: 15

2.10

2.10

2.15

2.15

2.13

2.13

2.08

2.10

2.10

2.17

2.10

2.06

2.08

2.13

2.13

2.02

2.08

2.04

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.19

2.15

2.10

2.08

2.10

2.17

Nor.

2.19

2.19

2.21

2.19

2.25

2.25

2.29

2.23

2.42

2.46

2.48

2.46

2.42

2.50

2.50

2.42

2.48

2.50

2.46

2.50

2.52

2.67

2.58

2.54

2.52

2.52

2.42

2.48

2.50

2.48

-

Dec.

2.50

2.52

2.50

2.46

2.44

2.42

2.35

2.38

2.38

2.17

2.29

2.33

2.25

2.23

2.23

2.23

2.02

2.19

2.19

2.17

2.17

2.17

2.15

2.15

2.15

2.13

2.13

2.27

2.23

2.21

2.19

Jan.

2.17

2.17

2.15

2.13

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.04

2.04

2.02

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.98

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.85

1.81

1.83

1.S5

1.92

1.90

Feb.

1.83

1.S5

1.83

1.83

1.81

1.81

1.79

1.77

1.73

1.71

1.67

1.63

1.58

1.54

1.54

1.52

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.38

1.33

1.29

1.25

1.21

1.19

1.17

1.15

_

_

-

Mar.

1.17

1.13

1.08

1.04

0.98

0.94

0.90

0.85

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.81

0.83

0.83

0.90

0.88

O.S5

0.90

0.88

0.90

0.92

0.92

0.98

1.02

1.17

1.29

1.27

1.31

1.33

1.40

1.46

Apr.

1.48

1.52

1.58

1.60

1.67

1.83

2.00

2. OS

2.17

2.29

2.42

2.29

2.48

2.54

2.60

2.58

2.60

2.67

2.77

2.79

2.77

2.75

2.83

2.90

2.94

2.96

3.00

3.04

3.02

3.04

-

Hay

3.00

3»rs

3.06

3. 02

3.04

3.08

2.92

3.02

3.00

3.02

2.96

2.92

3.00

2.94

2.92

3.00

3.00

3.08

3.04

3.10

3.04

3.10

3.10

3. OS

3.04

2.96

3.15

3.13

3.17

3.23

3.19

June

3.23

3.19

3.17

3.13

3.21

3.17

3.10

3. OS

3.04

3.02

3.02

3,10

3.29

3.04

3.21

3.10

3. OS

3.00

2.94

2.94

3.00

2.96

2.92

2.92

2.94

3.00

3.04

3.10

3.10

3.21

-

July

3.13

3.10

3.08

3. OS

3.06

3.08

3.08

3.02

3.02

3.02

3.O6

3.00

3.00

3.02

2.92

2.96

2.92

2.83

2.92

2.90

2.81

2.77

2.73

2.67

2.65

2.63

2.92

2.69

2.67

2.63

2.67

Aufc.

<>.S8

2.58

2.56

2.54

2.54-

2.50

2.50

2.54

2.50

2.46

2.44

2.42

2.38

2.33

2.42

2.33

2.29

2.25

2.42

2.25

2.40

2.33

2.33

2.31

2.42

2.42

2.31

2.44

2.38

2.25

2.25

Sept.

2.25

2.21

2.23

2.21

2.23

2.29

2.25

2.21

2.23

2.23

2.17

2.19

2.15

1.98

2.02

2.02

2.04

2.00

2.00

1.98

2.00

1.96

1.94

2.04

1.98

1.98

1.94

1.96

1.92

1.94

-
60 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

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

Location.- Lat. 44°19', long. 88°12', in sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., at Rapide Croche Dam, 

2 miles upstream from Wrightstown.

Drainage area.- 6,150 square miles.

Records available.- March-1896 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 51 years, 4,311 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet June 16; 

minimum daily, 1,250 second-feet Sept. 29.

1918-47: Maximum daily discharge, 21,300 second-feet June 6, 1943, Mar. 27, 1946; 

minimum daily, 138 second-feet Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Lake Winnebago (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Figures of daily discharge (computed from power-plant records) furnished by 

Dorps or engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1F47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,230

2,310

2,320

2.12O

2,200

1.8OO

1,650

2,040

2,160

2,000

2,070

1,820

1,620

1,960

1,98O

1,900

1,960

1,720

2,050

1,670

1,750

2,150

1,930

2,170

1,970

1,770

1,640

1,880

1,950

2,060

1,810

Nov.

2,120

1,840

1,550

1,830

1,990

2,110

2,3OO

2,240

2,050

1,910

1,930

2,250

4,120

3,320

3,630

3,620

3.OOO

3,710

3,950

3,520

3,670

3,250

3,460

3,430

3,380

3,450

3,490

3,440

2,860

3,180

-

Dec.

2,890

2,720

3,720

3.7OO

3,730

3,760

3,720

3,390

3,630

3,630

3,700

3,770

1,700

3,800

3,210

3,510

2.86O

3,500

3,190

3,130

3,420

2,870

2,80O

2,750

3,080

3,400

3,770

3,820

3,700

3,560

2,820

Jan.

3,530

3,71O

3,160

3,490

3,090

3,880

3,840

3,420

3,500

3,770

3,66O

3,190

3,560

4,060

3,770

3,380

3,600

3,530

3,530

3,370

2,590

3,490

3,820

3,250

3,760

3,320

3,440

3,510

3,320

2,250

3,350

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

Maroh ............................

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,910

3,450

3,460

2,890

3,320

3,790

4,540

4,020

4,210

4,420

4,280

4,430

4.37O

4,250

4,260

4,100

4,090

4,24O

4,310

4,58O

4.77O

5,540

5,380

5,020

5,050

4,200

4,470

4,860

_

-

Secondfoot-days

60,660

86,600

103,250

1,652,160

107,160

120,210

140,550

204,950

176,170

200,220

117,310

78,450

66,470

1,462,000

Mar.

,84O

,78O

,58O

,49O

,560

,650

,380

,580

,05O

,530

,520

,450

,460

,570

,720

,470

,750

,530

,660

,720

,390

,370

,320

,980

,380

,480

,690

,440

,130

,780

,40O

Apr.

4,43O

3,440

4,160

3,970

5,390

4,730

4,520

4,46O

4,950

6,OOO

8,690

,/8,590

8,890

8,740

9,140

9,170

9,620

9,650

9,630

9,550

9,330

5,950

6,400

6,200

6,310

6.59O

6,270

6.98O

6,760

6,440

-

Maximum

2,320

4,120

3,820

21,300

4,080

5,540

5,980

9,650

9,590

11,000

7,810

3,520

2,86O

11,000

May

6,410

6,62O

6,860

6,870

6,500

7,140

7,000

6,950

,030

,130

,140

,O10

,830

,550

,350

,73O

,920

,810

,070

,210

,4OO

,400

,350

,260

,340

,280

,210

,2OO

,520

9,590

9,490

Minimum

1,620

1,550

1,700

1,550

2,250

2,890

2,780

3,440

3,730

3,370

2,480

1,730

1,250

1,250

June

8.39O

7,640

7,310

7,370

7,570

7,160

6,960

6,850

6,680

7,04O

4,860

4,480

7,12O

10,900

10,6OO

11,000

10,900

1O.ZOO

6,320

6,220

4,98O

4,670

5,120

3,660

3,490

3,390

3,570

3,370

4,770

7,430

-

Mean

1,957

2,887

3,331

4,526

3,457

4,293

4,534

6,832

5,683

6,674

3,784

2,531

2,216

4,005

July

7, 810

7,170

5,440

4,490

4,640

4,90O

4,340

4,160

2,860

2,910

2,700

2,890

3,050

3,710

3,700

3,610

3,650

3,460

3,540

3,300

3,070

3,880

3,940

3,280

2,960

3,600

2,480

2,780

3,240

2,980

2,770

Aug.

2,80O

2,880

2,480

2.66O

2,810

2,830

2,760

2,740

2,000

2.1OO

2,830

2,680

3.52O

3,130

2,660

2,700

2,250

2,37O

2,460

2,340

2,680

2,380

2,690

2,080

2,210

2,510

2,300

2,100

2,410

2,360

1,730

Per square

BL'le

0.318

.469

.542

.736

.562

.698

.737

1.11

.924

1.09

.615

.412

.360

.651

Sept.

2,370

2,290

2,19O

2,170

2,430

2,400

2,140

2,260

2,29O

2,620

2,320

2,370

2,740

2,450

2,860

2,110

2,080

2,200

1,980

2,130

1,860

2,020

2,320

2,280

1,970

2,310

2,290

2,120

1,250

1,650

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

.52

.62

9.99

.65

.73

.85

1.24

1V07

1.22

.71

.48

.40

8.86
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 61

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°33', long. 89°29' in sec. 6, T. 12 N., R. 9 E., at ice 

hoist of C. Smith & Son, at southeast end of lake.

Drainage area.- 1 square mile.

Records available ._- August 1936 to September 1947 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 93.15 feet June 15, 21; minimum observed 

 92.2Y feet Oct. 19.

1936-47: Maximum elevation, that of June 15, 21, 1947; minimum observed, 90.85 feet 

Aug. 22, 24, 1937.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake by 

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 5

12

19

26

MOV. 3

10

17

24

Elevation

7.35

7.32

.27

.32

.35

.35

.37

7.36

Date

Dec. 1

8

15

22

Apr. 5

12

19

26

Elevation

7.35

7.34

7.34

7.34

7.80

7.95

7.92

7.93

Date

May 3

11

18

?4

31

June 7

15

21

Elevation

7.94

7.80

7.81

7.84

7.95

7.90

8.15

8.15

Date

June 28

July 4

14

20

27

Aug. 2

8

17

Elevation

.98

1 .96

' .95

' .94

.99

1 .93

' .83

7.76

Date

Aug. 24

31

Sept . 6

13

20

27

Elevation

7.67

7.64

7.65

7.62

7.56

7.54

Note.- Add 85 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°58', in sec. 32, T. 15 N., R. 13 E., within 

50 feet of lake outlet and li miles north of Markesan.

Drainage area.- 5 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1947 (fragmentary).

Extremes. - Maximum elevation observed during year, 96.01 feet Apr. 11; miniirum observed, 

 gb.'/a feet May 14-16, 20-26.

1936-47: Maximum elevation observed, 96.74 feet June 23, 24, 1940; minimum observed, 

94.28 feet Sept. 10, 11, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by fublic Service Commission of Wisconsin.

The following readings are the only readings available during the water year 

October 1945 to September 1946:

Apr. 11, 1946 

July 8......

27......

5.82

5.38

5.24

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1011

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Elevat ion

-

-

-

_

-

5.84

5.84

5.84

5.83

5.92

6.01

5.93

5.93

5.90

5.89

5.89

5.90

5.87

5.86

Date

Apr. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Elevation

5.83

5.81

5.80

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.77

5.77

5.77

Date

May 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Elevation

5.77

5.77

5.77

5.77

5.77

5.77

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.77

5.77

5.77

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

5.76

Date

May 27

28

29

30

31

June 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Elevation

5.78

5.78

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

5.79

E-Jte

June 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Jul-i- 23

Elevation

5.79

5.79

5.81

5.81

5.81

5.81

5.81

5.81

5.81

5.81

5.81

5.82

5.84

5.85

5.86

5.87

-

5.61

Note.- Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°55', long. 88°39', in E| sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 15 E., half 

a mile upstream from West Branch Wolf River and 4 miles north of Keshena. Datum of 

gage is 856.57 feet above mean sea level (levels by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.).

Drainage area.- 633 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 584 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,420 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 

4.zb reet); minimum observed, 247 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,580 second-feet Apr. 8, 1929 (gage height, 

6.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum observed, 199 

second-feet Feb. 20, 1936.

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

once daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

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

Gage read

1.5 25& 3.0 794

1.8 333 3.5 1,O40

2.0 396 4.2 1,420

2.5 578

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

430

430

413

413

396

396

396

380

3SO

380

413

413

396

396

380

380

396

396

396

464

464

464

430

430

538

578

538

538

538

661

661

Nov.

619

619

619

619

619

578

661

794

794

794

794

748

704

704

661

704

704

578

538

661

619

578

413

396

538

578

619

578

578

538

-

Dec.

450

405

470

490

*492

500

538

578

57,8

619

578

420

400

400

450

490

500

400

405

430

445

450

450

435

420

415

410

405

400

395

390

Jan.

390

390

390

385

385

385

380

380

380

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

370

370

370

370

*368

365

360

360

360

360

355

355

355

355

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

llaroh ............................

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

355

355

355

355

355

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

350

345

345

345

345

345

345

340

340

340

340

335

335

335

335

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

13, 884

18,947

14,208

223,458

11,538

9, 695

12,747

28,583 

26,424

19,818

13,O09 

11 322

10*971

191,146

Mar.

335

335

335

335

*337

340

340

340

340

340

345

345

350

350

355

360

370

380

385

400

420

440

460

490

515

535

550

565

580

585

590

Apr.

595

6OO

620

670

794

1,370

1,420

1,200

988

938

1,090

1,090

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

988

938

889

841

841

841

889

1,040

1,040

988

988

938

889

938

-

Maximum

661

794

619

2,260

390

355

590

1,420

1,O90

661

619

464

1,420

May

889

988

1,090

1,040

988

988

938

889

841

841

794

794

794

841

841

889

889

841

841

794

748

704

748

704

704

748

748

794

889

938

889

Minimum

380

396

390

333

355

335

335

595

704

464

320

247

306

247

June

841

794

748

704

661

578

538

661

619

578

619

748

794

841

889

841

794

794

748

704

661

578

500

500

500

5OO

464

464

538

619

-

Msan

448

632

458

612

372

346

411

953

852

661

420

365

366

524

July

578

538

619

661

661

661

500

464

430

396

380

363

363

363

380

348

348

363

348

363

363

413

380

363

348

348

348

333

333

333

320

Aug.

320

320

32O

320

320

306

306

306

294

294

270

270

258

258

258

247

281

294

333

578

619

533

464

464

538

464

396

430

430

413

413

Per STUB re 

mile

C.708

 998

.724

.967

 588

 547

 649

1.51

1.35

1.04

.664

.577

.578

.828

Sept.

396

380

380

363

363

333

306

306

306

306

333

380

430

413

396

396

396

363

396

380

363

363

348

333

306

306

306

396

464

464

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.82

1.11

.83

13.11

 68

.57

.75

1 .68

1 .56

1.16

.77

 67

.64

11.24

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-6, Dec. 12 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 63

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53', long. 88°39', in Ej sec. 22, T. 28 N., R. 

15 K., 500 feet downstream from Keshsna Falls, ! § miles upstream from Keshena, and 2^ 

miles downstream from West Branch.

Drainage area.- 812 square miles.

Records available.- March 1928 to September 1947. May 1907 to March 1909 and February 

iyil to Marcn 1928 at site at Keshena, 1^ miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1907-8, 1911-47), 794 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.43 

reet); minimum, 111 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 4.70 feet).

1907-9, 1911-47: Maximum discharge observed, 4,390 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922, from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum discharge, 91 second-feet Dec. 

22, 1939 (gage height, 4.67 feet), result of low temperature.

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

wnicn are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

582

537

537

537 

556

543

531

506

5OO

513

525

525

537

S37

518

506

SOS

506

506

S94

614

556

S43

582

677

692

692

677

722

809

801

Nov.

785

785

sol

801 

752

714

826

1,O6O

1,080

1,040

1,040

965

919

885

851

868

885

785

730

809

809

745

543

549

714

745

722

707

692

628

-

Dec.

560

520

560

600 

*613

640

677

714

730

722

692

56O

520

530

580

620

620

510

520

540

560

580

580

570

560

 540

535

525

515

510

505

Jan.

500

500

500

500 

500

495

495

495

495

490

490

485

485

485

480

480

475

475

475

470

470

*461

460

460

460

460

46O

460

460

455

455

Month

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

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

December .........'................

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

455

455

455

450 

450

445

445

440

440

435

435

430

430

425

425

425

420

420

415

415

415

410

410

410

405

405

400

400

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

17, 966

24 235

is| 008

278,525

14,831

11,965

14 922

36)868

31,565

24,066

16,317

14 343

14^068

239,154

Mar.

395

390

385

380 

*377

380

385

390

395

400

405

410

415

420

425

430

440

455

470

48O

505

540

560

580

6OO

620

630

650

66O

670

680

Apr.

722

842

974

1,O4O 

1,220

2,O4O

1,990

1,6OO

1,240

1,250

1,470

1,470

1,340

1,290

1,290

1.24O

1,240

1,170

1,080

1,060

1,O30

1,010

1,O9O

1,270

1,240

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,090

1,100

-

Maximum

809

1,080

730

2,360

500

455

680

2,04:0

1,340

1,140

7pc 1 OD

842

670

2,040

May

1,060

1,240

1.34O

1,280 

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,050

983

946

928

a920

a940

983

1,000

1,070

1,070

1,020

974

1,010

851

817

894

859

834

842

859

965

1.O6O

1,150

1,140

Minimum

500

543

505

437

455

400

377

722

817

335

325

305

398

305

June

1,020

911

851

809 

760

692

628

785

785

745

752

859

965

1,120

1,140

1,110

1,060

983

956

876

842

793

656

677

335

341

614

594

670

737

Mean

580

8O8

581

763

478

427

481

1,229

1,018

8O2

526

463

469

655

July

692

684

722

768 

785

768

635

556

525

494

488

465

506

5OO

325

460

460

454

437

494

525

506

471

465

454

442

477

471

442

426

420

Aug.

420

420

448

448

415

404

420

382

356

393

399

361

319

315

305

305

367

404

420

684

842

420

642

635

670

575

512

531

556

aSOO

a475

Per squsre

mile

0.714

995

'.716

.940

 589

.526

592 ilsi

1

0C »£3

 988

 648

.570

.578

.807

Sept.

a455

a44O

h420

a415 

a405

a405

a410

1)431

a410

399

404

494

568

575

543

506

494

465

477

482

488

477

46O

410

420

398

409

537

670

601

Runoff in 

inches

O.82

1.11

.83

12.76

 68

.55

.68

1.68

1.44 llio

.75

.66

.64

10.94

* Winter discharge measurement made on this uay.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station above Vtest Branch Wolf 

River.

h Computed from once-daily-gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-6, Dec. 12 to Har. 31.
64 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Wolf River at New London, Via.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°23i, long. 88°44', in sec. 12 4 T. 22 N., R. 14 E., IS

reet downstream from Pearl Street Bridge and three-quarters of a mile downstream from

Embarrass River. Datum of gage is 749.37 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,240 square miles. 

Keeoras available.- October 1913 to September 1947. 

Average aiscnarge.- 34 years, 1,838 second-feet, 

extremes - Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,970 second-feet Apr. 12, 13 (gage

neignt, 8.1 feet); minimum observed, 436 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 0.2

foot).

1913-47; Maximum discharge observed, IS.,500 second-feet Apr. 13, 1922 (gage height,

11.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum discharge, 261

second-feet Sept. 6, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 11.6 feet Apr. 16, 1888, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

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

once daily. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 22-27, Aug. 29 to Sept. 30)

0.2 436 2.0 1,130

.4 505 2.5 1,390

.7 612 3.0 1,640

1.0 724 4.0 2,180

1.5 920 5.0 2,800

6.0 3,510

7.0 4,420

7.5 5,030

8.1 5,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,000

920

920

920

880

680

d40

762

724

724

724

724

724

724

762

762

762

800

800

724

724

724

724

724

880

1,040

1,130

1,130

1,080

1,230

1,230

Nov.

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,390

1,390

1,330

1,280

1,490

1,800

2,070

2,300

2,360

2,480

2,480

2,360

2,180

2,070

2,020

1,910

1,860

1,640

1,700

1,130

880

900

950

1,020

1,100

1,130

1,130.

-

Dec.

1,100

1,000

960

*945

950

950

970

1,000

1,060

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,020

920

870

830

800

800

810

840

850

870

880

890

890

890

880

870

870

860

860

Jan.

860

860

860

860

870

S7O

870

870

870

870

880

880

 877

880

880

880

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

860

860

850

850

850

840

840

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

830

830

820

810

800

800

790

790

780

770

770

780

790

810

830

840

840

840

830

810

800

780

760

750

730

720

710

700

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

26,692

48,040

28,715

687,657

26,847

22,110

48,218

118,520

81,140

66,590

29,578

27,295

26,570

550,315

Mar.

680

660

650

*638

650

690

740

790

860

950

1,050

1,200

1,330

1,500

1,700

1,850

1,920

1,880

1,780

1,700

1,700

1,720

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,700

2,900

2,940

2,740

Apr.

2,480

2,2

2,]

2-,3

40

180

80

2,420

2,670

4,C

4,4

5,C

10

20

30

5,310

5,790

5,S

5,£

5,1

70

70

90

5,620

5,310

5,C

*,£

4,4

30

50

20

4,110

3,830

3,E

3,4

3,;

90

40

70

3,290

3,220

3,3

3,C

3,C

2,S

Maximum

1,230

2,480

1,100

10,300

880

840

2,940

5,970

3,010

2,940

1,540

2,180

1,080

5,970

50

80

10

40

May

2,800

2,800

2,870

2,940

3,010

3,010

3,010

2,940

2,870

2,800

2,670

2,610

2,420

2,360

2,360

2,480

2,420

2,540

2,540

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,540

2,540

2,480

2,420

2,300

2,180

2,180

2,420

2,800

Minimum

724

880

800

612

840

700

638

2,180

2,180

1,280

612

436

724

436

June

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,870

2,740

2,610

2,420

2,180

2,020

1,960

1,910

1,800

1,910

2,420

2,740

2,870

2,940

2,940

2,800

2,610

2,300

2,070

1,750

1,640

1,490

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,280

1,280

-

Mean

861

1,601

926

1,884

866

790

1,555

3,951

2,617

2,220

954

880

886

1,508

July

1,440

1,540

1,540

1,390

1,280

1,330

1,280

1,230

1,130

1,040

960

920

880

880

762

840

840

840

762

800

762

649

686

762

762

724

724

840

724

612

649

Aug.

649

t

1

1

49

40

40

540

540 i

I

j

76

40

05

505

505

c

4

C

05

70

05

470

470

4

4

i

36

36

05

649

1,130

1,7

2,C

2,1

50

70

80

2,070

1,750

1,3

1»3

1,C

1,C

90

80

80

80

1,080

Per square 

mile

0.384

.715

.413

.841

.387

.353

.694

1.76

1.17

.991

.426

.393

.396

.673

Sept.

1,080

1,000

960

960

1,000

960

920

920

800

762

800

724

762

840

1,000

1,000

960

1,000

960

960

840

840

800

762

800

800

800

800

880

880

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.80

.48

11.40

.45

.37

 80

1.96

1.35

1.11

.49

.45

.44

9.14

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.

65

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 88°44', on line betweer sac. 13, T. 26 

N., K. 14 E., and sec. 18, T. 26 N., R. 15 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream froji 

Mill Creek and 4 miles northwest of Embarrass.

Drainage area.- 395 square miles.

Records available.- June 1919 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 304 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 6.94 

feet); minimum, 51 second-feet July 20, Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.54 feet).

1919-47; Maximum discharge observed, 6,760 second-feet Apr. 10, 192? (gage height, 

11.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet; minimum observed, 23 

second-feet Aug. 3, 6, 7, 1931.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Slight

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194T

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

140

138

138

143

146

135

107

107

114

135

140

138

112

97

124

124

124

124

124

97

130

112

123

140

224

206

173

306

199

206

179

Nov.

173

213

199

196

185

173

213

429

530

492

487

482

418

377

338

316

298

280

251

240

206

216

197

192

176

196

192

202

170

160

-

Dec.

149

140

130

125

120

125

149

132

170

154

173

179

210

100

76

72

100

110

120

124

120

110

84

94

97

97

96

105

107

96

100

Jan.

102

110

117

113

126

135

137

142

144

138

132

122

110

140

155

162

165

150

115

137

126

140

*118

118

118

117

116

145

162

142

125

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1945 ............

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

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

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

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

liav «ajr ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

120

110

96

140

120

100

112

122

112

102

118

130

130

130

124

104

112

130

130

120

140

150

110

120

118

125

145

140

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,404

8 197

3*764

107,467

4,079 

3,410

7,319

18* 368

13,171 

8 397

3*937

5 591

4*612

85,249

Mar.

120

100

70

84

*96

110

118

124

100

78

170

300

250

330

370

350

387

351

268

228

163

17 S

259

424

541

487

357

359

236

228

185

Apr.

213

243

306

367

945

2,120

1,740

1,360

804

736

892

948

797

623

461

382

424

397

362

324

324

293

306

434

525

492

429

387

372

362

Maximum

224

530

210

2,350

165

150

541

2,120 

634

646

268

ooc o£D

347

2,120

May

362

503

557

557

525

387

413

377

342

311

272

228

311

382

434

487

519

525

476

429

397

367

439

466

424

382

334

311

408

612

634

Minimum

97

160

72

72

102

96

70

213

228

166

60

69

97

60

June

530

429

255

255

263

272

272

259

220

206

340

213

272

525

629

646

311

311

206

182

188

166

173

179

192

192

192

185

179

255

Mean

142

273

121

294

132

122

236

612

425

0 Qrt

127

180

154

234

July Aug.

268 107

210 120

196 95

166 83

157 100

166 100

173 95

151 95

143 80

138 78

124 76

124 80

97 85

114 80

124 80

120 85

107 69

107 71

92 92

60 398

73 825

100 741

110 476

100 302

100 149

140 114

95 122

76 157

104 192

102 259

95 185

Per sq-iare 

mil*

0.359

 691

.306

.744

* 334

!309

 597

1.55

1 OS [709

322

Use

.390

.592

Sept.

146

146

143

130

135

132

97

122

151

132

132

117

170

293

202

179

154

143

127

138

127

114

114

132

124

122

117

138

285

347

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.77

.35

10.10

.39

32

* 69

1.73

1.24

.79

.37

.53

.44

8.03

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (10 p.m.) 2,390 sec. -ft.} Apr. 12 (12 m.) 974 sec. -ft.; June 16 (5:30 p.m.)

948 sec.-ft.; Aug. 2O (9:30 p.m.) 1.O3O sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-6, Dec. 14 to Mar. 16.
66 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°24', long. 88°51', in sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 13 E. 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available^- January 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge^- 33 years, 438 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,860 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 

4.bU reet); minimum, 110 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1914-47: Maximum discharge, 6,950 second-feet Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.00 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; maximum gage height, 10.33 

feet Mar. 25, 1939 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 57 second-feet Feb. 10, 

1934.

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

fluctuation caused by power plant 6 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

271

211

235

243

275

322

211

225

217

228

244

243

215

221

241

238

222

239

240

233

220

210

211

251

415

433

428

282

335

415

330

Nov.

360

403

390

473

376

282

493

598

749

712

677

726

657

532

488

501

451

409

427

344

443

230

280

320

430

398

362

308

312

268

-

Dec.

280

270

230

*254

246

265

271

263

324

310

289

293

200

200

220

280

240

210

195

170

190

200

250

260

165

190

235

220

205

210

210

Jan.

160

190

200

190

190

230

230

210

210

225

225

170

220

270

340

315

285

250

230

230

165

220

*229

240

220

280

300

270

270

240

200

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

190

130

180

230

235

180

155

150

200

210

190

190

180

210

230

280

280

210

240

220

190

200

210

210

180

175

175

205

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8 304

13)399

7,345

163,785

7,204

5,635

13,116 

26, 139

16,652 

12 322

7 OQC

t £0D

9,452

7,257

134,111

liar.

230

200

185

*183

185

250

350

300

280

350

390

450

600

700

700

500

330

300

300

300

350

445

495

829

924

804

605

480

426

327

348

Apr.

400

458

464

513

1,050

2,430

2,640

1,980

1,350

1,130

1,310

1,390

1,110

850

684

657

636

558

564

558

494

464

501

603

643

623

513

501

545

520

-

Maximum

433

749

324

5,000

340

280

924

2,640

827

918

513

1,010 

414

2,640

May

488

584

684

776

643

545

545

507

439

433

392

386

439

532

630

570

558

545

526

494

507

470

458

584

532

439

403

451

532

733

827

Minimum

210

230

165

150

160

130

133

400

336

On e t_i_b

163

133

150

130

June

698

532

439

421

415

380

386

311

345

392

269

300

526

754

918

698

564

458

340

380

280

216

280

261

286

296

264

270

266

377

-

Mean

268

447

237

449

232

201

423

871

537

411

p»c £OD

3O 5

242

367

July

482

513

439

290

253

290

311

207

211

207

199

203

188

192

199

199

192

220

207

203

203

180

163

184

180

180

284

136

172

188

180

Aug.

176

169

155

192

163

172

140

163

195

184

172

146

143

152

163

140

138

143

290

616

918

1,010

887

636

398

345

280

271

304

316

273

Per scnare 

mile

0.553

 922

.489

.926

 478

.414

 872

1.80 1.11 .847

 485

.629

.499

.757

Sept.

179

274

252

216

241

195

205

213

150

165

167

209

304

412

407

234

212

212

245

234

289

217

186

198

200

186

193

239

409

414

Runoff in

inches

0.64

1.03

.56

12.56

.55

.43 i.ei

2.01

1*28

.94

 56 

.73

.56

10.30

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-25, Dec. 1-4, Dec. 13 to N%r. 21.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 67

Waupaca River near Waupaca, WIs.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21" , long. 88°59", near north line of sec. 1, T. 

21 N. , R. 12 E., at highway bridge, lj miles downstream from Crystal River and 4 miles 

downstream from Waupaca.

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1947. June 1916 to October 1917 at site 

i mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 253 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 855 second-feet Apr. 6; maximum gage height, 3.76 

Feet Dec. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 65 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 

0.65 foot).

1916-47; Maximum discharge observed, 1,980 second-feet Apr. 4, 1934 (gage height, 

5.82 feet); minimum daily, 50 second-feet Jan. 22, 28, 1926.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as snown in tne following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

504. .........

564..........

584. .........

854 ..........

894. .........

954 ..........

1004..........

1034..........

1054..........

Water 

year

1918-19

1921-22

1922-83

1923-24

1937-38

1939-40

1941-42

1943-44

1944-45

1945-46

Date

Mar. 17

Apr. 13

Aug. 22

Sept. 10, 11

Mar. 12

Mar. 16

Mar. 14

Gage height 

(feet)

5.60

4.60

5.37

4.47

4.6

5.69

3.49

3.98

3.60

4.48

Discharge 

(second- feet)

1,850

1,400

1,750

1,360

1,400

1,900

960

1,160

1,000

1,360

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1919, 

T3227~T923, 1924, 1938, 1940, 1945, and 1946 are given herewith. They supersede those 

published in Water-Supply Papers 504, 544, 564, 584, 854, 894, 1034, and 1054.

Day 

(water year)

1918-19

Mar. 15.....

16.....

17 .....

18 .....

1921-22

Apr . 8 .....

9. .... 

10 ..... 

11..... 

12 ..... 

June 12 ..... 

13 ..... 

1922-23

Apr. 11..... 

12 .....

13 .....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1,02O

1,440

1,750

1,120

960

1,240 

1,280 

1,360 

1,160 

1,280 

1,080

1.08O 

1,400

1.7OO

Day 

(water year)

1922-23

Apr. 14.....

15.....

1923-24

Aug. 21..... 

22.....

23.....

1937-38 

Mar. 18..... 

19..... 

20. .... 

21. .... 

Sept. 8..... 

9. ....

10..... 

11.....

12 .....

Discharge 

(second- feet)

1,530

1,120

600 

1,320

1,140

1,200 

1,240 

1,160 

880 

1,160 

1,2OO

1,400 

1,400

1,280

Day 

(water year)

1937-38

Sept. 13.....

1939-40

June 23 .....

24 ..... 

25.....

26.....

1944-45 

Mar. 16..... 

1945-46 

Mar. 12..... 

13 ..... 

14.....

15..... 

16.....

Discharge 

(second- feet)

l.COO

1.Z8O

1,620 

1,360

1,160

£80

r«o

1,120

i.rso

1,?40 

1,000

Month

March 1919.. ......... .

Water year 1918-19..

April 1922....... ..... 

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

Hater year 1921-22..

April 1923............

Hater year 1922-23..

August 1924........ ...

Hater year 1923-24..

Water year 1937-38.. 

Calendar year 1938..

June 1940 .............

Water year 1939-40.. 

Calendar year 194O..

Water year 1944-45.. 

Calendar year 1945..

March 1946 ............

Water year 1945-46 . . 

Calendar year 1946 . .

Secondfoot-days

15,237

98,460

19,519 

12,197

101,939

19,429

89,793

13,757

100,369

15,716

100,609 

109j 861

13,688

95,666 

100,772

87,370 

91,476

18,082

101,811 

100,369

Maximum

1,750

1,750

1,360 

1,280

1,360

1,700

1,700

1,320

1,320

1,400

1,400 

1.40O

1,620

1,620 

1,620

980 

980

1,280

1,280 

1,280

Minimum

190

135

312 

236

1OO

210

115

234

110

167

131 

142

190

175 

150

134 

144

265

177 

170

Mean

492

27O

651

4O7

279

648

246

444

276

425

524

276

3O1

456

261 

275

239 

251

583

279 

275

Per square 

mile

1.61

.885

2.13 

1.33

.915

2.12

.807

1.46

.905

1.72

.905 

.987

1.50

.856 

.902

.784 

.823

1.91

.915 

.902

Funoff In 

Inches

1.86

11.89

2.38 

1.48

12.42

2.36

10.94

1.68

_ 12.29

1.92

12.25 

13.38

1.67

11.66 

_ 12.29

10.65 

11.15

2.20

12.41 

12.25
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Diacharge, in second-feet, of Waupaca River near Waupaoa, Wis. 

to September 1947

water year October 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

245

223

220

209

209

201

212

217

206

212

223

215

201

226

215

217

209

217

203

198

215

215

203

220

287

267

245

251

251

254

245

Nov.

245

267

277

270

254

238

280

348

314

311

348

a300

a290

a285

a300

a280

a260

254

245

229

235

238

413

407

261

238

223

217

223

215

-

Dec.

215

200

200

210

274

215

223

209

217

220

217

212

195

180

177

177

180

185

190

195

175

170

175

195

175

180

210

220

210

205

200

Jan.

190

190

190

190

190

192

195

195

195

195

195

200

210

280

350

250

210

210

210

210

190

170

200

 228

260

280

290

285

270

240

170

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

200

205

205

200

200

200

195

190

190

190

190

190

180

210

260

270

260

200

190

185

185

185

170

170

175

175

175

170

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,931

8,-265

6,206

100,369

6,830

5,515

9,117

10,132

8,514

7 9 566

6,366

6,472

6,419

88,333

Mar.

170

185

 197

200

210

215

235

265

295

330

380

440

530

614

448

331

254

232

226

215

229

242

264

465

410

301

267

261

242

229

235

Apr.

245

257

261

267

418

803

648

383

380

414

479

393

341

328

311

287

277

287

284

290

277

267

287

318

290

280

284

261

254

261

-

Maximum

287

413

274

1,280

350

270

614

803

369

441

294

404

267

803

May

267

301

335 3ia

301

274

264

257

251

238

232

242

264

274

287

280

267

261

274

267

257

254

274

254

267

264

242

251

297

369

331

Minimum

198

215

170

170

170

170

170

245

232

182

164

164

185

164

June

290

261

248

232

248

182

212

229

238

229

226

223

328

441

362

301

277

261 245'

232

217

217

215

220

229

226

223

232

232

290

-

Mean

224

276

200

275

220

197

294

275

252

205

209

214

242

July

294

294

232

226

215

220

209

209

201

201

192

192

179

198

201

182

185

201

198

190

201

182

179

177

179

164

216

248

209

206

187

Aug.

187

177

177

198

185

179

177

169

169

164

182

177

172

174

174

169

167

179

212

331

404

314

261

229

261

232

201

209

226

215

201

Per square 

mile

0.734

.905

.656

.902

.721

 646

 964 1.11

.902

.826

.672

 685

.702

.793

Sept.

209

217

212

195

206

195

198

206

203

185

195

198

267

254

235

215

209

209

201

201

206

245

212

232

215

201

198

217

245

238

Runoff im 

inches

0.85

1.01

.76

12.25

. 83

.67

1.11

1.24

" _

'.77

.79

.78

10.77

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on bssis of daily generation at Weyavwega power plant 

: miles downstream. 

Mote.- Stage-diacharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-4, Dec. 13 to Mar. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 69

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'45", long. 88°29'00", on line between sees. 17 

ana au, T. 15 N., R. 17 E., at concrete bridge on County Trunk Highway T, threequarters of a mile west of Pond du Lac anrl 2j miles upstream from confluence with East 

Branch. Datum of gage is 766.78 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Prainage area.- 88 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 770 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 4.42 

reet); no flow on many days in October and September.

1939-47: Maximum daily discharge, 1,390 second-feet Mar. 27, 1943: no flow on many 

days

Remarks.- Records good" except those below 1 second-foot and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

B 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 .1 

.1 .1 .1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1.1

.1 

.1 

.1 .1 .1

Nov.

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.1

1.0

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4

1.6 

1.0 

1.6 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.8

Dec.

.7 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6

.8

.8 

1.0 

.6 

.6 

.6

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

3.0 

1.1 

.8 

2.0 

.8

Jan.

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.2 

.1

.1 

*.l 

.1 

.1 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Ha.ro 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

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

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

Secondfoot-days

1.3 

24.1 

20.2

17,318.0

6.9 

6.6 

1,046.1 

4,275 

878.1 

1,871 

283.4 

29.5 

3.7

8,445.9

Mar.

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

.2 

.3

.4

1.0

10 

30 

45 

60 

70

60 

50 

32 

22

20

23 

35 

50 

70 

96

92 

82

70 

50 

40 

36

Apr.

38 

46 

60 

94 

219

214 

172 

224 

243 

321

278 

245 

219 

204 

182

160 

139 

127 

126 

115

101 

90 

109 

99 

83

80 

77 

74 

70 

66

Maximum

0.1 

1.8 

3.0

1,150

.5 

.5 

96 

321 

81 

334 

25 

2,7 

.3

354

Hay

61 

61 

60 

56 

52

47 

44 

39 

33 

29

24 

21 

18 

15 

13

11 

10 

10 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

9.

8. 

8. 

8. 

81 

47 

41

Minimum

0 

.1 

.2

0

.1 

.1 

.1 

38 

8.4 

24 

2.7 

.1 

0

0

June

47 

57 

60 

57 

64

57 

49 

43 

37 

31

27 

24 

334 

114 

77

69 

71 

80 

78 

74

67 

58 

53 

48 

3 42

37 

32 

29 

29 

26

Mean

0.04 

.80 

.65

47.6

.22 

.24 

33.7 

142 

28.3 

62.4 

9.14 

.95 

.12

23.1

July

25 

21 

18 

16

16

15 

14 

13 

11 

9.9

8.9 

7.8 

6.8 

6.4

6.4

6.0 

6.4 

6.8 

6.4 

6.8

6.8 

6.4 

6.0 

5.6 

4.8

4.5 

6.4 

4.8 

4.5 

3.3 

2.7

Aug.

2.5 

2.5 

2.3

1.8 

1.4

1.2 

2.7 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1

1.8 

1.2 

1.0

.a

.6

.4 

.4 

.4 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Per squxre 

mile

0.00045 

.0091 

.0074

.541

.0025 

.0027 

.383 

1.61 

.322 

.709 

.104 

.011 

.0014

.262

Sept.

.2

'.2 

.2

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1

0

0 

.1 

.1

0 

0

.1 .1 

.1 .1 .1

.1

.1

.2 

.2 

.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.0005 

.01 

.009

7.34

.003 

.003 

.44 

1.80 

.37 

.79 

.12 

.01 

.002

3.56

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (10:30 p.m.) 400 see. -ft. j Apr. 10 (10:30 a.m.) 444 sec. -ft.: June 13

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

No'te.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 27-31, Jan. 14 to Apr. 3.
70 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

East Branch Pond du Lac River at Pond du Lac, Wls.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'15", long. 88°27'10", in sec. 22, T. 15 N., 

K. iv E., at steel bridge on town road, an eighth of a mile west of U. S. Highway 41, 

half a mile south of Pond du Lac, and 2? miles upstream from confluence with West 

Branch. Datum of gage is 762.82 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 75 square mij.es.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 4.65 

reet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Nov. 22 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 2.140 second-feet June 23, 1940; maximum gage height, 

10.74 feet Mar. 16, 1943 (ice Jam), from floodmarks; no flow Jan. 17-29, 1940.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, jand discharge, in aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15)

0.9 1.0 1.5 34 2.5 273 

l.O 2.S 1.7 61 2.8 376 

1.1 5.8 1.9 102 3.2 534 

1.3 16 2.2 182 3.7 745

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.O 

3.7 

3.4 

3.1 

2.6

2.3 

2.4 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4

2.1 

2.3 

2.3

2.8

3.1 

1.9 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.4 

1.9 

2.4 

3.4

3.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.4 

2.6 

2.3

Nov.

2.3 

2.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.1

2.6 

3.7 

5.8 

4.0 

4.0

l.O 

3.7 

3.1

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

2.4 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.3 

1.7 

1.5 

3.4

4.6 

2.6 

3.1 

3.4 

2.1

Dec.

2.6 

2.3 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5

2.1 

2.3 

2.4 

2.8 

2.4

2.1 

2.0 

1.9

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

2.0 

2.4 

3.2 

3.5 

3.4 

3.2

Jan.

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3.

3. 

3. 

3. 

3. 

3.

3. 

3. 

3.

1 

O 

O 

O 

O

O 

O 

O 

O

0

O 

0

o

7.0

9.0 

10 

9.0 

S.O 

6.O

5.4 

 5.1 

5.2 

5.6 

6.2

7.2 

7.8 

8.0 

7.7 

6.9 

6.3

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .

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

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

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

embsr ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

5.7 

5.2 

4.6 

3.9 

3.2

2.S 

2.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

1.9 

1.9 

2.6

8.0

9.2 

9.6 

9.8 

10 

10

10 

1O 

9.8 

9.6 

7.0

6.0 

5.5 

5.3

~

Seoondfoot-days

79.2 

90.4 

62.6

17,902.3

164. 0 

165.1 

1,183.1 

4,416 

721.6 

2,720 

245.5 

116.0 

168.6

10,132.1

Mar.

b.l 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

6.0

8.0 

10 

13 

18 

24

31 

40 

50 

60 

70

60 

45 

30 

22 

20

23 

32 

5O 

70 

100

95 

88 

78 

50 

38 

32

Apr.

35 

45 

60 

100 

185

399 

286 

241 

199 

273

326 

244 

196 

174 

154

143

130 

127 

160 

171

138 

117 

151 

138 

56

46 

39 

32 

27 

24

Maximum

4.0 

5.8 

3.5

1,040

10 

10 

100 

399 

138 

768 

17 

5.2 

8.6

768

May

22 

24 

35 

32 

26

22 

22 

18 

15 

14

12 

10 

10 

11 

10

10 

10 

12 

12 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

9.6 

10 

138 

104 

52

Minimum

1.9 

1.5 

1.2

.4

3.0 

1.9 

5.0 

24 

9.6 

13 

4.6 

2.4 

4.0

1.2

June

42 

54 

39 

2S 

28

28 

21 

18 

16 

15

15 

13 

768 

626 

276

179 

132 

95 

72 

44

34 

26 

24 

21 

18

17 

15 

14 

20 

22

Mean

2.55 

3.01 

2.02

49.0

5.29 

5.90 

38.2 

147 

23.3 

90.7 

7.92 

3.74 

5.62

27.8

July

17 

14 

12 

11 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

8.6 

7.7

8.2 

7.2 

7.7 

6.7 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.7 

5.8 

6.7

7.2 

5.8 

5.2 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

9.6 

9.6 

5.8 

5.2 

4.6

Aug.

4.3 

3.7 

4.0 

4.0 

3.4

3.4 

4.6 

5.2 

4.3 

4.0

3.7 

3.4 

4.3 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4

2.8 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.4 

4.O 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

Per square 

vile

0.034 

.040 

.027

.653

.071 

.079 

.509 

1.96 

.311 

1.21 

.106 

.050 

.075

.371

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (12:01 a.m., 2 D.F.) 418 sec. -ft.; Apr. 11 (4 a.m.) 372 sec. -ft

Sept.

4.6 

4.6 

4.3 

4.O 

5.8

5.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

5.2 

5.8 

5.2 

5.5

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

4.9

8.6 

8.6 

6.7 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.8 

7.2 

8.2 

7.2

Runoff In 

inches

0.04 

.04 

.03

8.89

.08 

.08 

.59 

2.19 

.36 

1.35 

.12 

.06 

.08

5.02

.; June 13

(9 a.m.) 1,220 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Feb. 8, Feb. 14 to Apr. 4 (no gageheight record Dec. 12-14, 18-28, Jan. 21, 27-29, Feb. 23 to Mar. 1, Mar. 23 to Apr. 4; discharge 

computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, observer's and engineers' notes, weather records, and 

records for Cedar Creek near Cedarburg).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.

71

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°24', in sec. 30, T. 15 N., R. 18 E., at boathouse at north end of lake on farm of Nick Giebel, 4 miles southeast of Pond du Lac.

Drainage area.- 2 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1947 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 98.00 feet June 13; minimum, 97.28 feet 

 Aug. H9, Sept. 2.

1936-47: Maximum elevation observed, 98.20 feet Sept. 18, 1938; minimum, 96.90 feet 

Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

Dy Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

7.52

-

7.30

-

_

-

7.32

-

-

7.34

-

-

-

7.32

-

7.34

_

-

_

7.34

_

-

7.46

_

.

-

7.50

-

-

Nov.

7.48

-

.

7.44

.

-

7.48

-

-

.

7. 45

-

-

7.46

-

.

7.46

-

_

7.42

_

_

-

7.42

_

7.42

-

-

Dec.

.

7.40

-

7.40

-

-

-

7.40

.

-

'.38

-

-

-

7.34

_

-

_

7.36

-

_

7.36

-

-

-

7.52

Jan.

.

7.48

-

_

7.46

-

-

7.46

.

-

-

7.58

-

7.1,6

_

-

7.48

-

_

7.46

-

_

_

7.46

-

-

7.58

Feb.

.

-

7.52

-

_

7.52

-

-

-

7.50

-

-

7.48

-

-

7.50

-

-

7.50

-

_

-

7.46

_

_

7.46

-

-

-

liar.

_

-

7.46

-

_

7.46

-

-

-

7.52

-

-

7.56

-

-

7.56

-

-

7.56

-

-

-

7.64

.

_

7.58

-

-

-

Apr.

7.58

-

7.60

-

_

_

7.70

_

-

7.74

_

_

_

7.62

-

7.58

_

-

_

7.54

_

_

7.58

_

_

_

7.54

_

-

Hay

_

7.54

.

-

7.52

_

-

7.52

-

_

_

7.48

-

-

7.48

_

_

7.50

.

_

7.48

-

_

7,46

_

7.62

-

June

_

7. 58

-

7.60

_

-

-

7.56

_

_

8.00

-

-

_

7.64

_

_

_

7.54

-

_

7.52

_

-

-

July

7.54

-

7.48

-

_

-

7.44

-

-

7.42

-

-

-

7.40

-

7.44

-

-

_

7.40

_

_

7.38

_

_

_

7.40

_

-

Aug.

7.38

-

.

7.36

_

-

7.38

-

-

_

7.34

-

-

7.36

-

.

7.34

-

_

7.32

_

_

-

7.30

_

_

7.28

-

-

Sept.

.

7.28

.

7.36

_

-

-

7.38

-

_

7.34

_

.

-

7.40

.

7.38

-

_

-

7.50

_

-

7.46

_

_

-

7.50

-

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

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee , Wis .

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°06'00", long. 87°54'30", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 7

 N. , R. 22 E., near north limits of Milwaukee, 2,000 feet downstream from Port

Washington Road Bridge and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 607.3 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 661 square miles.

Eecords available.- April 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 392 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 4.80

 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.57 feet).

. 1914-47: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet Mar. 20, 1918 (gage height, 9.00 

feet, datum then in use, from floodmark); no flow Sept. 8, 1943, result of regulation.

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

regulation caused by dams above station.

Occasional

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 194-7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

52

40

42

36

38

34

30

44

44

40

46

36

40

40

50

40

48

76

57

57

59

65

57

70

70

65

76

76

76

68

65

Nov.

73

73

114

101

107

104

168

114

104

138

138

111

280

114

34

94

111

104

91

81

81

70

101

73

81

91

78

84

94

101

-

Dec.

84

52

59

57

73

84

94

91

94

84

84

72

60

42

50

50

49

48

47

46

46

47

48

50

52

54

81

122

130

138

110

Jan.

94

87

83

81

80

80

79

79

78

78

78

78

78

168

194

248

264

228

219

199

199

146

114

142

150

176

214

204

243

181

163

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100

95

95

96

97

97

99

100

100

100

103

105

110

116

121

125

128

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

128

127

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,637

3,108 

2,198

121,549

4 505

3 212

21^020

26, 132

1 J-u n , ^R? GO£

13,602

3,006

1,604 

2,511

102,897

Mar.

125

122

122

122

122

138

130

126

138

172

190

243

486

726

783

799

808

672

650

749

859

938

1,110

1,710

2,100

1,650

1,340

1,220

1,080

833

757

Apr.

710

816

799

920

1,210

1,710

1,840

1,650

1,380

1,400

1,590

1,590

1,240

1,010

850

680

703

464

643

658

614

554

580

774

859

757

643

504

498

486

Maximum

76

280

138

6,090

264 

130

2,100

1,840

1,380

1,110

154

91 

224

2,100

May

614

622

636

672

636

580

516

504

474

428

358

335

364

312

347

358

480

433

587

710

710

629

643

534

574

504

433

399

1,300

1,380

1,290

Minimum

30

34

42

21

95

122 

464

312

70

36 

44

30

June

1,040

1,110

876

766

587

516

468

451

381

404

347

341

474

650

703

658

587

547

457

42B

324

290

280

88

199

130

126

126

118

130

Mean

104' 52 8

70.9

333

145 

115

678

592

453

97 0 r--t -7

 -JX. I

83.7

282

July

142

154

150

130

114

107

9?

11]

107

104

ge

84

?e

7e

76

76

73

7C

7J

78

81

84

81

78

78

76

101

84

84

118

142

Aug.

91

78

70

65

59

59

73

57

57

57

54

50

52

50

48

46

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

36

38

40

48

44

44

46

46

Per square 

mile

0.080

.157 

.107

.504

.219

.174

1.03

1.42

.685

.147

078 

!l27

., -*27 ,.

Sept.

46

46

44

48

163

65

70

91

91

76

65

68

59

52

48

54

54

54

52

54

224

138

138

126

107

101

91

94

98

94

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

'.12 18

6.84

25

l!l9

1.56

1.03

.76

.17

.09 

.14

5.78

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Statue-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 12, 13, 15-26, Dec. 31 to Jai. 8, 

Mar. Z.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIQAN 73

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 43°19'25", long. 87°58'50", on line between sees. 14 and 23, 

T. 10 N., R. 21 E., at bridge on State Trunk Highway, 2 miles north of Ceiarburg and 

6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 56.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 500 second-feet Mar. 25; maximum gage 

neignt observed, 8.58 feet Mar. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum discharg3 observed, 

3.0 second-feet Dec. 19 (gage height, 5.08 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 3,180 second-feet by discharge measurement June 23, 

1940; maximum gage height observed, 12.00 feet Feb. 7, 1938 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 9-12, 1936.

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

once daily.

Gage read

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.7

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

6.7

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.3

7.4

9.2

10

10

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

Nov.

7.4

8.2

13

13 

11

11

12

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.4

8.0

8.4

8.7

9.0

-

Dec.

8.0

6.8

6.8

*7.6

8.0

8.8

10

11

12

12

11

9.0

8.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.6

4.2

5.0

5.3

5.7

6.0

7.0

15

15

14

12

Month

Jan.

10

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.4

S.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

15

22

27

26

23

19

16

14

13

*11

12

17

&

24

24

22

17

14

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

.

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

192.5

301.7

239.7

26,265.5

451

344

3,590

5,364

3,936

2,499

460.6

220.4

425.6

18,024.5

Mar.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

17

21

30

50

70

100

110

120

80

70

80

100

130

180

300

500

450

380

326

140

116

100

Apr.

105

152

164

188

230

326

342

214

195

201

326

310

208

140

122

116

105

116

128

128

105

89

140

294

246

182

158

140

105

89

-

Maximum

10

14

15

1,950

27

13

500

342

422

262

24

12

44

500

May

125

143

131

119

108

91

76

56

61

56

51

51

51

40

40

36

36

34

143

204

185

155

143

149

167

131

97

119

326

422

390

Minimum

4.4

6.8

3.0

1.9

8.4

11

13

89

34

24

9*6

4.2

6.7

3.0

June

262

192

179

155

114

97

76

81

81

86

61

66

131

137

125

114

86

61

51

42

40

40

34

30

28

28

26

26

26

24

-

Mean

6.21

10.1

7.73

72.0

14.5

12.3

116

179

127

83.3

14.9

7.11

14.2

49.4

July

24

24

20

20

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

14

12

11

12

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.6

Aug.

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.7

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.3

6.3

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

7.1

8.7

11

8.7

7.1 /

8.7

12

12

Per squs re 

mile

0.055

.089

.068

.637

.128

.109

1.03

1.58

1.12

.737

.132

.063

.126

.437

Sept.

12

12

9.2

8.2

10

11

11

12

11

10

10

9.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

6.7

6.7

17

44

35

29

25

19

17

17

18

18

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.10

.08

8.67

.15

.11

1.19

1.76

1.29

.82

.15

.07

.14

5.92

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 6, Dec. 12-18, Dec. 20 to Mar. 27.

863022 O - 49 - 6
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°33 I 35", long. 87e 28'50", 

in N-S sec. 20, T. 36 N., R. 9 W., at city limit of Munster, a quarter of a mile downstream from U. S. Highway 6 and 0.4 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 68 square miles, revised (authority, Corps of Engineers)

Hecoras available.- September 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage I eight, 6.17 

1 eet), by slope-area method; minimum not determined, occurred during period of no 

gage-height record; minimum daily, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 22-24.

1942-47; Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; maximum gage heig-ht, 7.23 feet 

Mar. 15, 1944; minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet July 29, 1946 (gage t«ight, 0.47 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-t <=>ight record, 

wnTcTi are fair. Flow from this ditch discharges into Little Calumet River near 

Munster, practically all of this flow discharging into Calumet Sag Charnel or GrandCalumet River.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of lee effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Nov. 14 to Dec. 4,

Apr. 7-9, June 16 to July 2, July 6 to Aug. 9,

Aug. 14-18, Aug. 26 to Sept. 22)

0.5 4.5 1.1 87 3.5 1,080 

.6 13 1.3 131 4.5 1,450 

.7 24 1.6 212 5.4 1,840 

.8 36 1.9 320 

.9 51 2.3 500

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

3.7 

3.7

4.5 

3.7 

5.3 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

7.1 

6.2 

6.2 

5.3

5.3

6.2 

9.8 

7.1 

5.3

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

6.2 

7.1

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

6.2 

8.9

Nov.

11 

13 

37 

58

30

20 

18 

18 

15 

20

22 

19 

16 

14 

14

16 

19 

18 

18 

17

15 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

11 

9.8 

9.8

Dec.

8.9 

8.0 

8.0 

*8.0 

8.0

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

9.8 

14

16 

131 

284 

106 

60

48 

38 

29 

25 

21

22 

21 

20 

20 

18

17 

17 

21 

28 

25 

b21

Jan.

b!8 

b!7 

b!7 

b!6 

b!6

*b!7 

bl6 

b!6 

b!6 

b!6

24 

45 

56 

284 

292

159 

95 

66 

56 

54

34 

b35 

32 

32 

32

36 

36 

35 

34 

241 

288

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

..... .t ..

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

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (1:30 a

Feb.

102 

b6C 

b50 

*b38 

b30

b26 

b22 

b!6 

b!2 

blO

blO 

bll 

b!3 

20 

34

25 

19 

16 

b!4 

b!3

b!2 

bll 

blO 

bll 

blO

blO 

b9.5 

b8.5

Secondfoot-days

177.0 

536.6 

1,079.4

16,452.8

2,131 

623.0 

2,785.5 

10,876 

3,520 

4,006 

329.7 

215.1 

588.7

26,868.0

Mar.

b9.5 

blO 

blO 

11 

13

*13 

14 

14 

17 

19

19 

24 

43 

143 

48

39 

26 

25 

24 

22

22 

22 

42 

463 

570

225 

164 

156 

206 

228 

144

Apr.

146 

148 

108 

122 

1,420

1,840 

675 

262 

172 

278

850 

324 

164 

122 

93

89 

81 

68 

79 

675

1,020 

316 

178 

405 

209

126 

91 

72 

81 

662

Maximum

8.9 

58 

284

705

292 

102 

570 

1,840 

364 

1,170 

18 

24 

134

1,840

May

364 

151 

108 

89 

68

60 

60 

51 

44 

39

35 

32 

35 

34 

29

32 

130 

203 

108 

167

285 

159 

102 

120 

161

136 

89 

89 

282 

167 

91

Minimum

3.7 

9.8 

8.0

3.0

16 

8.5 

9.5 

68 

29 

15 

6.2 

3.0 

3.7

3.0

June

407 

1,170 

510 

198 

122

95 

253 

405 

167 

98

70 

54 

46 

42 

38

31 

31 

35 

29 

25

22 

18 

* 16 

18 

18

17 

16 

15 

20 

20

Mean

5.71 

17.9 

34.8

45.1

68.7 

22.2 

89.9 

363 

114 

134 

10.6 

6.94 

19.6

73.6

July

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

18 

14 

13 

12 

11

9.e 

9.e

11 

16 

14

11 

8.S 

8.S 

8.S 

8.S

8.0 

8.0 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

8.9 

8.9 

8.0 

7.1 

6.2

Aug.

ll' 

8.0 

6.2 

6.2

5.3

24 

14 

11 

8.9

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

5.3 

5.3

5.3 

5.3

3.7 

a3.5 

a3.5.

a3.5 

a3.0 

aS.O 

aS.O 

aS.O

4.5

4. 5 

3.7 

8.0 

14 

8.9

Per s-uare 

mile

0.084 

.263 

.512

.663

1.01 

.326 

1.32 

5.34 

1.68 

1.97 

.156 

..102 

.288

1.08

m. ) 2,490 sec. -ft.; Apr. 11 (l p.m.) 925 sec. -ft.; Apr.

Sept.

5.3 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

3.7 

4.5 

5.3 

7.1

16 

80 

36 

19 

14

12 

8.9 

7.1 

6.2 

5.3

41 

134 

54 

31 

20

15 

12 

11 

8.9 

8.9

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.29 

.59

10.56

1.17 

.34 

1.52 

5.95 

1.93 

2.19 

.18 

.12 

.32

14.70

21 (7:30

. , ..

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement rnd weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 75

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'00", long. 87 0 32'15", in SVf£ sec. 29, T. 

3V N., R. 15 E., at outlet on west shore in Chicago. Datum of gage is 580.45 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Cook County Highway bench mark).

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum mean hourly gage height during year, 1.88 feet Apr. 5; miniiium mean 

hourly, 1.14 feet Oct. 13.

1939-47: Maximum mean hourly gage height, 2.14 feet Sept. 29, 1945 (corrected); 

minimum gage height observed, 0.76 foot Aug. 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Mean hourly values used to determine extremes in order to dampen effects of 

wind action.

Gage height. In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.17

1.19

1.20

1.21

1.18

1.18

1.20

1.21

1.22

1.22

1.18

1.18

1.17

1.16

1.16

1.17

1.22

1.29

1.29

1.28

1.27

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.33

1.32

1.31

1.30

1.30

1.29

1.37

Nov.

1.41

1.41

1.48

1.51

1.53

1.53

1.52

1.50

1.54

1.56

1.50

1.52

1.52

1.58

1.59

1.59

1.60

1.61

1.60

1.61

1.60

1.56

1.62

1.57

1.61

1.61

1.61

1.60

1.62

1.62

-

Dec.

1.59

1.59

1.58

1.57

1.56

1.55

1.53

1.50

1.49

1.52

1.52

1.59

1.61

1.61

1.58

1.58

1.57

1.55

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.51

1.49

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.47

1.47

1.47

1.46

1.46

Jan.

1.45

1.45

1.48

1.47

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.41

1.41

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.42

1.43

1.43

1.42

1.41

1.39

1.38

1.37

1.38

1.38

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.40

1.44

1.49

1.48

Feb.

1.48

1.45

1.43

1.42

1.42

al.41

al.40

al.39

al.38

al.37

al.36

1.35

1.35

1.36

1.37

1.34

1.34

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.36

1,35

1.33

1.32

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

.

.

-

liar.

1.33

1.33

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.33

1.34

1.33

1.31

1.30

1.31

1.32

1.34

1.38

1.35

1.34

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.33

1.34

1.32

1.33

1.42

1.44

1.48

1.49

1.46

1.41

1.43

1.41

Apr.

1.42

1.45

1.46

1.46

1.79

1.73

1.82

1.81

1.79

1.79

1.78

1.76

1.75

1.70

1.69

1.68

1.61

1.62

1.66

1.79

1.75

1.72

1.68

1.71

1.69

1.61

1.60

1.56

1.56

1.60

May

1.57

1.56

1.56

1.51

1.50

1.51

1.51

1.48

1.47

1.44

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.39

1.36

1.37

1.43

1.50

1.48

1.49

1.50

1.49

1.50

1.50

1.49

1.46

1.47

1.52

1.50

1.47

1.45

June

1.57

1.68

1.68

1.67

1.63

1.64

1.66

1.68

1.64

1.58

1.57

1.58

1.52

1.49

1.48

1.49

1.51

1.55

1.54

1.53

1.52

1.49

1.48

1.43

1.42

1.42

1.41

1.40

1.42

1.42

July

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.37

1.35

1.43

1.44

1.43

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.35

1.37

1.38

1.40

1.37

1.35

1.32

1.29

1.23

1.23

1.23

1.21

1.21

1.19

1.17

1.18

1.21

1.20

1.19

1.21

Aug.

1.21

1.21

1.24

1.21

1.22

1.23

1.29

1.31

1.30

1.29

1.27

1.27

1.28

1.30

1.32

1.31

1.28

1.26

1.27

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.30

1.29

1.30

1.33

1.33

1.34

1.40

1.43

1.44

Sept.

1.40

1.39

1.40

1.43

1.47

1.46

1.47

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.53

1.59

1.55

1.51

1.47

1.47

1.47

1.46

1.45

1.43

1.50

1.57

1.55

1.57

1.58

1.55

1.54

1.51

1.50

1.52

a No gage-height record; gage heights Interpolated.
76 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°34'25", long. 87°17'15", in Nj sec. 13, T. 36 N., 

K. B w., at Central Avenue Bridge, half a mile.east of Gary and l£ miles downstream 

from Deep River.

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.00 

reet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 14; minimum gage height, 3.59 feet Aug. 17.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; maximum gage height, 16.44 feet 

Mar. 16, 1944 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, that of Oct. 14, 

1946; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 17, 1947.

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

which are fair. Gage read once daily to Jan. 11, twice daily thereafter. Burns ditch

, is an artificial channel which reverses the direction of flow of part of Little Calumet River and flows into Lake Michigan at Wickliffe.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to Aug. 17, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

3.65 3.8 4.4 67 3.7 10 4.2 51 10.5 1,420 

3.7 5.8 4.7 106 3.8 16 4.5 93 12.0 1,920 

3.8 11 5.5 235 3.9 23 5.3 232 12.8 2,240 

3.9 18 6.0 329 4.O 31 7.0 559 

4.1 35 6.5 435 4.1 40 9.0 1.02O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.8 

7.9 

8.4 

8.4 

7.9

a8.0 

7.9 

7.4 

5.4 

10

6.3 

6.8 

5.0 

2.6 

6.3

5.0 

7.4 

12 

18 

18

15 

14 

14 

14 

28

22 

20 

21 

22 

20 

21

Nov.

32 

52 

73 

65 

49

44 

49 

44 

39 

49

50 

40 

41 

37 

32

35 

45 

47 

45 

42

40 

40 

39 

39 

40

31 

25 

24 

26 

34

Dec.

16 

16 

19 

23 

25

26 

24 

24 

26 

44

44 

60 

a250 

339 

3250

174 

191 

a!30 

alOO 

78

60 

a58 

57 

a54 

a50

a50 

65 

71 

a80 

a 70 

a6O

Jan.

45 

43 

40 

36 

35

37 

*39

40 

40 

32

38 

65 

96 

189 

329

360 

262 

210 

163 

147

165 

79 

77 

82 

89

89 

118 

96 

95 

239 

435

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

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

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

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

470 

384 

270 

200 

150

100 

60 

50 

37 

23

21 

23 

25

*43 

60

65 

61 

54 

45

40

36 

31 

30 

28 

27

23 

22

20

Seoondfoot-days

376.5 

1,248 

2,534

39,100.1

3,810 

2,398 

5,094 

23,464 

12,965 

9,317 

927 

855.8 

1,190.6

64,179.9

Mar.

20 

21 

22 

24 

26

28 

30 

32 

35

40

50 

60 

81 

164 

183

141 

106 

S8 

81 

*75

71 

74 

86 

289 

559

559 

499 

412 

384 

422 

432

Apr.

374 

346 

327 

308 

1,270

2,240 

1,720 

1,270 

874 

687

1,070 

1,100 

850 

643 

519

432 

374 

327 

289 

622

1,330 

1,270 

922 

874 

898

687 

519 

394 

327

601

Maximum

28 

73 

339

874

435 

470 

559 

2,240 

1,170 

1,170 

59 

113 

153

2,240

May

1,170 

995 

709 

519 

403

318 

280 

238 

196 

167

150 

131 

116 

103 

96

99 

180 

327 

470 

580

732 

778 

665 

539 

519

489 

432 

374 

403 

422 

365

Minimum

2.6 

24 

16

2.6

32

20 

20 

289 

96 

47 

12 

8.2 

9.6

2.6

June

460 

1,020 

1,170 

874 

622

460 

470 

601 

622 

499

356 

270 

218 

191 

155

129 

124 

138 

134 

119

103 

72 

72 

80 

65

63 

56 

47 

64 

63

Mean

12.1 

41.6 

81.7

107

123 

85.6 

164 

782 

418 

311 

29.9 

27.6 

39.7

176

July

47

36 

31

48 

44 

39 

35

22

20 

29 

31 

33

21 

21

30 

38 

27

36 

42 

20 

15 

13

16 

26 

17 

12 

14 

52

Aug.

30 

14 

24 

17 

26

29 

48 

42 

43 

22

18 

14 

9.6 

14 

27

17 

8.2 

12 

15

20

29 

32 

20 

18 

113

70 

22 

13 

25 

30 

34

Sept.

31 

31 

22 

29 

42

26 

25 

19 

9.6 

22

22 

67 

51 

33 

22

20 

15 

12 

10 

17

80 

153 

98 

88 

59

25 

27 

48 

59 

28

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

O.O70 0.08 

.239 .27 

.470 .54

.615 8.36

.707 .81 

.492 .51 

.943 1.09 

4.49 5.02 

2.40 2.77 

1.79 1.99 

.172 .20 

.159 .18 

.228 .25

1.01 13.71

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather reeoi'us, 

and records for Hart ditch at Munster.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. l-lo, Feb. 3-12, Feb. 18 to Mar. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 77

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°37'18", long. 87°05'13", in tffi£ sec. 34, T. 37 N., 

 RTbW., at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Porter and 4? miles 

upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area.- 62 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maxinum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.42 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 9; minimum gage height, 2.28 feet 

Aug. 24.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 3,440 second-feet (revised) June 28, 1945 (gage height, 

9.88 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 10, 11, 

Oct. 9, 1946; minimum gage height, 2.19 feet Aug. 10, 11, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for November and December and those for periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in 

the water year 1945, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1034, are given 

herewith:

June 28..........1.O8O

29..........1,460

Month

Secondfoot - 

days

Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Rumff

IT 

inches

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

22

24

25

20

20

21

27

54

51

48

34

25

25

26

26

26

26

28

28

28

35

Nov.

50

55

60

55

45

40

45

45

42

45

47

42

36

37

37

40

45

42

39

37

36

34

35

37

36

35

34

34

36

37

-

Dec.

34

33

33

33

36

35

35

36

36

36

45

100

250

120

70

60

45

47

46

44

45

44

43

42

41

41

41

43

45

50

45

Jan.

42

40

35

31

30

33

38

40

*39

42

45

55

70

150

170

90

70

59

58

58

56

56

58

59

58

57

54

53

51

170

250

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100

65

50

38

35

32

30

28

26

25

25

30

35

«41

60

50

44

45

40

40

35

30

. 28

25

25

24

23

22

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

818

1,240

1,654

21,877

2,117

1,051

2,374

8,775

4,018

3,554

1,086

935

1,161

28,783

Mar.

21

21

24

25

25

27

30

31

33

36

45

56

64

62

58

55

47

44

44

«44

44

48

58

96

255

316

229

165

127

120

124

Apr.

116

113

106

151

1,050

1,400

SOS

298

258

266

281

229

156

120

116

110

106

102

92

165

525

668

565

395

273

175

113

1O6

102

110

-

Maximum

54

60

250

462

250

100

316

1,400

325

735

40

43

126

1,400

May

184

156

113

99

92

83

77

77

73

64

64

58

58

58

59

72

77

151

135

120

180

289

325

298

197

191

131

135

165

131

106

Minimum

19

34

33

19

30

22

21

92

58

34

30

27

29

19

June

320

735

395

216

131

106

120

156

116

102

74

65

83

80

64

63

86

99

77

58

46

47

44

34

35

35

41

42

42

42

-

Mean

26.4

41.3

53.4

59.9

68.3

37.5

76.6

292

130

118

35.0

30.2

38.7

78.9

July

40

38

35

34

34

37

36

36

37

38

37

37

37

35

34

34

34

34

39

39

35

34

33

30

30

30

40

37

30

30

32

Aug.

32

30

29

29

30

30

37

35

32

31

30

28

27

28

28

29

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

29

43

29

27

31

40

30

Per square 

mile

0.4?6

.666

.B61

.9~6

1.10

.605

1.21

4.71

2.10

1.9T

.5<55

.4-57

.6?4

1.27

Sept.

30

41

32

30

33

37

34

31

31

33

35

44

39

34

35

31

29

29

29

29

72

126

56

43

36

34

33

32

31

32

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.49

.74

.99

13.12

1.27

.63

1.42

5.26

2.41

2.13

.65

.56

.70

17.25

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 27, Oct. 29 to Mov. 19, Dec. 11-16, Jan. 11-17, Jin. 30 to 

Feb. 3, Feb. 13, 15, 16; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Salt Creek near McCool and Hart ditch at Munster. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. lo, Jan. 22, Feb. 4-12, 14, Feb. 18 to Mar. 12.
78 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°35 I 48", long. 87°08'40", in Sfi£ sec. 6, T. 36 N., R. 

e W., at county highway bridge, Just downstream from Michigan Central Failroad bridge, 

l£ miles north of McCool, and lj miles upstream from Little Calumet River.

Drainage area.- 73 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.83 

reetj; minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect; minimum daily, 20 

second-feet Feb. 28; minimum gage height, 3.18 feet Aug. 19, from graph based on gage 

readings.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1947; minimum daily, that nf Feb. 28, 

1947; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 19, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, ice effect, or no 

gage-neight record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19.'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

28

27

27

27

26

27

28

28

28

28

29

28

28

29

27

28

56

37

30

29

23

29

30

39

34

31

29

31

31

a40

Nov.

54

64

88

64

50

45

50

51

47

50

52

48

43

41

41

45

49

46

43

42

42

40

39

41

43

40

38

38

38

37

-

Dec.

36

36

36

36

36

36

37

37

38

49

46

118

285

127

75

71

68

47

45

48

49

47

47

47

49

44

45

57

59

50

47

Jan.

40

43

42

40

35

46

45

*41

40

40

45

60

70

170

180

100

79

68

64

62

48

52

56

59

61

64

62

61

59

197

290

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

121

75

60

45

40

35

30

28

27

25

25

30

35

*40

43

39

38

36

31

35

28

28

22

25

26

23

23

20

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

946

1, 389

1,848

23,639

2, 319

1,033

2, 608

7,415

3 911

3^435

1,069

1,058

1,297

28,328

Mar.

23

24

23

23

30

37

35

30

37

40

45

50

61

111

60

50

44

42

42

*41

43

43

60

228

410

270

142

111

142

177

134

Apr.

120

134

111

111

913

1,030

410

213

138

130

330

260

134

102

90

92

90

82

77

340

695

360

177

295

255

134

100

84

88

320

-

Maximum

56

68

285

793

290

121

410

1,030

472

619

43

75

150

1,030

Hay

472

231

111

100

90

82

86

75

68

64

61

59

57

54

53

60

99

236

134

111

217

270

117

108

159

146

102

97

154

146

92

Minimum

26

37

36

23

35

20

23

77

53

41

28

27

26

20

June

174

619

463

208

114

92

134

245

146

94

77

68

73

71

64

60

60

84

66

56

51

47

42

52

49

45

43

41

49

48

Mean

30 5

46^3

59.6

64.8

74.8

84 .1

247

126

114

34.5 34 1

43^2

77.6

July

43

39

38

37

36

39

38

35

34

35

36

34

35

36

37

36

34

32

39

33

32

33

31

30

29

30

34

35

31

30

28

Aug.

28

32

34

31

28

29

41

37

31

30

30

29

29

30

30

29

28

28

27

28

28

28

28

58

43

34

31

29

48

75

47

Per stuare 

mile

0.418

.634

.816

.888

1.02

.505 1.15 

3 38

1^73

1.56

.473

.467

.592

1.06

Sept.

39

45

32

32

45

35

30

27

29

33

41

88

58

37

40

34

29

29

27

26

59

150

85

49

39

35

32

30

31

31

Runoff in 

inches

0 48

!71

.94

12.03

1 18

!53

1.33

3. 78

1.99

1.75

.54

.54

.66

14.43

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Munster.

Note.- Stage-diE 

3-15, Feb. ] 

23, June 16

- 

er.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-20, Dec. 30 to Jan. 14, Jan. 21-23, Feb. 

b. 19 to Mar. 12. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Feb. 2, 16-18, Mar. 13-

16 to Aug. 17, Aug. 24 to Sept. 3O.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

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

79

Location.- Staff gage above concrete dam, lat. 41°32'03", long. 87°15'22", ir NW^-NWi sec. 

yd, T. 36 N., R. 7 W., at northeast end of Lake George in Hobart, an eighth of a mile 

upstream from Duck Creek.

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,410 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 5.41 

reet, from floodmarks determined by Corps of Engineers); minimum, 5.8 seccnd-feet 

Aug. 20-24, 26-28 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read once daily to May 28, twice daily thereafter.

Rating tables, April to September 1947 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used July 1)

Apr. 1 to July 1 July 2 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

29

48

72

100

2.5 

2.7 

3.1 

3.6

132

204

370

640

4.2 

4.7 

5.2

1,110

1,590

2,150

1.95

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

6.2

16

33

55

81

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

tie

Jan.

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August

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

Water year ............

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

16,831

10,257

6,147

543 4

362 'f

798.'s

-

Mar. Apr.

a280

a260

a250

224

1,010

2,150

1,290

804

520

425

661

759

520

361

297

251

208

167

136

370

1,290

972

640

598

622

455

357

272

212

470

Maximum

2,150

1 1 190

908

33

26

87

-

-

Hay

1,190

812

508

361

284

239

200

164

132

103

100

75

75

75

75

75

83

268

445

542

598

689

520

415

380

366

318

247

264

336

318

Minimum

_

136

75

25

7.7

5.8

9.8

-

June

336

908

908

542

353

255

247

4OO

395

340

243

220

122

1OO

89

15

72

72

72

62

48

44

37

33

29

31

25

25

31

33

-

Mean

_

_

561

331

205

17.5

11.7

26.6

-

July

33

31

28

23

19

23

19

19

18

18

16

16

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

15

12

11

11

13

13

13

8.7

7.7

Aug.

7.7

12

13

13

12

13

16

26

21

15

13

12

11

8.

8.

7.

7.

7.

7.

6.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

15

26

5.8

6.7

7.7

19

19

Per squtre 

mile

_

_

4.5?

2.67

1.6^

.141

.0-<4

.215

-

Sept.

18

19

19

19

16

13

13

13

12

11

28

40

37

31

24

19

12

11

9.8

11

84

87

76

55

40

24

18

13

13

13

-

Runoff in 

inohes

_

_

_

5.05

3.08

1.84

.16

.11

.24

-

t Result of discharge measurement.

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

ditch at Gary and Hart ditch at Hunster.

rds for Burns
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Galien River near New Troy, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°51'23", long. 86°32'48", in SW£ sec. 17, T. 7 S.,

 K. 19 W., at highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from East Branch Galien Fiver and 1.4

miles south of New Troy. 

Drainage area.- 47 square miles.

Records available.- July 1945 to February 1947 (discontinued). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1946 to February 1947, 132 second-feet

 Dec. 12 (gage height, 6.38 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 9.7 

second-feet Dec. 8; minimum gage height, 3.69 feet Oct. 3-7.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 427 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 10.04 feet); 

minimum, that of Dec. 8, 1946; minimum gage height, 3.54 feet Aug. 28, 1946. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1011

12

13

14

15

Oct.

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

16

15

14

Nov.

17

20

17

16

14

13

15

15

14

15

14

15

13

12

12

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

12

16

16

60

93

47

35

Month

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

Calendar year 1946..

February 1-15 .........

Jan.

24

25

23

18

17

18

22

*23

21

23

31

42

38

86

74

Secondfoot-days

797

13,299

462

Feb.

47

40

35

28

26

24

22

20

18

16

17

20

25

38

 86

Maximum

93

376

86

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

14

21

16

14

13

13

13

13

18

14

13

13

13

15

27

Minimum

10

10

16

Nov.

13

16

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

-

Mean

13.6

25.7

36.4

30.8

Dec. Jan.

33 52

33 39

31 31

27 29

24 30

24 28

24 26

24 29

24 30

24 33

24 44

23 36

31 31

30 35

26 72

25 68

Per squa-e

mile

0.311

.289

.547

.774

.755

.655

Feb.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Runoff In 

Inches

0.36

.32

.63

10.52

.87

.37

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-2O, Dec. 3O to Jan. 10, Jan. 21-24, 

Jan. 31 to Feb. 14.

East Branch Galien River near New Troy, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°53'08", long. 86°30'50", in SEj sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 19 W.,

 at highway bridge 2 miles northeast of New Troy and 2.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 19.2 square miles.

Records available.- July 1945 to February 1947 (discontinued).

extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1946 to February 1947, 32 second-feet

 feb. 14 (gage height, 2.30 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.4

second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 94 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 3.85 feet,

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Sept. 19, 22, Oct. 6, 7,

1946; minimum gage height, 0.93 foot Sept. 14-19, 1946. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read

twice daily. A discharge of 250 second-feet was computed by slope-area method for

peak which occurred on Apr. 6, 1947.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Oct.

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.6

3.2

3.5

2.8

2.8

3.0

4.9

3.9

2,9

2.6

Month

Calendar year 1946

February 1-15 .......

Dec.

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.1

4.0

2.8

10

18

13

11

Jan.

6.5

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.8

6.5

9.0

«11

10

10

8.5

8.4

8.2

15

19

Secondfoot-days

59 0

207.9

3,306.6

167.5

Feb.

13

11

10

9.5

8.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

6.0

12

20

28

«17

Maximum

3 9

18

84

28

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

3.9

Minimum

2.0

1.4

5.S

Nov.

2.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

-

Mean

6.71

9.06

11.2

Dec.

10

9.9

9.5

9.0

8.5

7.4

7.1

6.9

7.1

10

6.4

6.1

7.4

8.8

8.9

7.0

Per square 

mile

Jan.

15

13

11

10

9.7

9.5

9.0

9.5

10

10

11

11

11

10

18

16

Feb.

_

_

_

_

.

_

_

,

_

_

_

.

_

_

.

-

Runoff In 

Inches

.349 .40

.472 6.39

.583 .32 '

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-20, Dec. 31 to Jan. 11, Jan. 21- 

25, Feb. 1-13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 81

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.

Location.- Float gage, lat. 41°48', long. 85 0 45', in NE£ sec. 6, T. 8 S., R. 12 W., at 

hydroelectric plant of Michigan Gas & Electric Co. at Mottville, 5 miles downstream 

from Fawn River. Datum of gage is 759.5 feet above mean sea level (levels by 

Michigan Gas & Electric Co.).

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 23 years (1924-47), 1,458 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 8,480 second-feet Apr. 8, 9 (gage 

neigmT, b.34 reetj; minimum daily, 107 second-feet Oct. 13.

'1924-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 9, 1947; minimum, 20 second-feet 

Sept. 7, 1930; minimum daily, 44 second-feet Oct. 17, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by power plant. Gage read hourly.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

608

686

638

495

404

164

678

518

495

550

682

279

107

773

549

518

710

504

302

371

747

664

568

588

526

366

329

626

577

724

818

Nov.

1,130

990

466

1,000

1,100

990

960

1,140

824

706

996

955

789

916

875

722

469

943

749

818

781

912

S66

352

864

746

742

346

850

596

-

Dec.

163

559

782

924

718

762

500

219

896

816

818

1,130

1,150

1,060

1,040

1,460

1,360

1,030

938

1,020

751

732

1,120

1,140

645

999

1,140

936

788

1,040

1,020

Jan.

538

958

958

722

576

934

864

842

902

788

710

679

1,030

1,010

1,000

1,030

952

1,050

693

1,360

1,210

1,100

964

1,130

1,150

888

1,230

1,270

1,320

1,540

1,610

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

'ebruary .........................

Jtorch ............................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,200

992

1,600

1,180

972

1,100

1,260

1,040

874

1,330

1,160

1,270

1,220

1,020

1,060

710

1,350

1,270

1,120

1,170

882

989

444

1,040

951

1,050

988

882

..

_

-

Secondfoot-days

16,564

24,593

27,656

377,511

31,008

30,124

53,222

165,920

134,430

123,140

54,220

31,379

43,200

735,456

Mar.

791

626

1,060

892

1,010

900

1,020

761

672

1,040

1,090

1,070

1,150

1,330

1,520

1,570

1,820

1,720

1,790

1,810

1,800

1,810

1,870

2,180

2,830

3,030

3,230

3,380

3,310

3,110

3,030

Apr.

2,800

3,040

3,160

3,370

4,320

6,050

7,670

8,280

8,360

7,890

7,670

7,040

6,430

5,890

5,540

4,810

4,400

4,320

4,320

4,540

5,050

5,970

6,130

6,460

6,290

6,130

5,650

5,060

4,640

4,640

-

Maximum

818

1,140

1,460

3,480

1,610

1,600

3,380

8,360

6,130

6,130

2,740

1,430

1,630

8,360

May

4,120

4,100

4,060

4,060

4,150

4,210

3,970

3,720

3,630

3,370

3,190

3,100

2,870

3,050

3,060

2,920

3,220

3,680

3,800

4,470

5,200

5,810

6,130

6,130

6,130

5,810

5,350

5,500

5,500

5,200

4,920

Minimum

107

346

163

98

538

444

626

2,800

2,870

2,770

1,160

456

1,150

107

June

5,060

5,500

5,970

5,810

6,130

5,810

5,500

5,060

4,640

4,480

4,320

4,140

3,750

3,820

3,980

3,910

3,670

3,960

3,950

3,630

3,540

3,220

3,100

3,000

2,770

2,770

2,870

3,080

2,890

2,810

-

Mean

534

820

892

1,034

1,000

1,076

1,717

5,531

4,336

4,105

1,749

1,012

1,440

2,015

July

2,740

2,570

2,410

2,230

2,000

1,990

2,180

2,110

2,060

1,940

1,760

1,530

1,460

1,740

1,590

1,700

1,710

1,620

1,520

1,550

1,720

1,610

1,550

1,480

1,510

1,340

1,220

1,460

1,420

1,340

1,160

Aug.

1,210

1,070

942

1,110

1,030

1,040

1,010

1,020

863

692

1,110

884

1,070

776

1,050

748

456

1,130

1,010

928

898

888

700

644

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,170

1,430

1,340

1,340

Per squs-e 

nile

Sept.

1,500

1,530

1,300

1,430

1,560

1,440

1,150

1,600

1,380

1,230

1,330

1,380

1,480

1,490

1,620

1,510

1,500

1,490

1,330

1,310

1,390

1,500

1,630

1,540

1, 410

1,420

1,410

1,310

1,540

1,490

-

Runoff in 

inches
82 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49'45", long. 86°15'35", in sec. 26, T. VS., R.

 17 W., at Niles, 1 mile upstream from Dowagiac Creek. Datum of gage is 635.02 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary float gage in powerhouse of Buchanan 

Dam, 8 miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 3,620 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1930-37, 1938-39, 1940-47), 2,857 seconi-fe^t.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Apr. 21 (gag"? height, 9.80 

feet); minimum daily, 708 second-feet Oct. 13.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet May 26, 1943 (gage height, 11.78 

feet); minimum daily, 407 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by.power plants above station. Discharge computed

 by using fall as determined by hourly readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record at auxiliary gage furnished by Indiana & Michigan Electrie Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14-

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

1,210

1,050

1,150

1,070

905

780

932

1,260

1,160

926

994

1,020

708

914

1,240

1,370

1,170

1,380

1,080

752

1,540

1,380

1,380

1,090

1,170

1,000

,749

1,170'

1,230

1,200

1,690

Nov.

1,860

1,780

2,010

1,870

2,120

2,050

1,890

1,960

1,790

1,630

2,030

2,200

1,830

1,740

1,770

1,390

1,250

1,750

1,680

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,100

1,600

-

Dec.

1,000

1,700

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,100

2,000

1,500

2,000

2,800

2,200

2,060

2,600

2,300

2,310

1,470

1,880

1,830

1,700

2,050

1,660

1,740

1,860

1,730

1,890

1,820

1,910

1,590

Jan.

1,610

1,510

1,610

1,640

1,210

1,820

1,780

1,620

1,880

1,550

1,390

1,540

2,040

1,780

2,940

2,860

2,740

2,090

2,300

2,480

2,580

2,150

1,670

2,110

2,620

2,510

2,760

3,020

2,660

3,070

4,750

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,960

3,310

3,560

3,540

2,880

b2,OOO

b2,300

b2,200

b2,500

b2,500

b2,600

b2,600

b2,800

b2,700

2,620

2,740

2,700

2,900

2,810

2,040

2,600

1,760

2,090

1,600

2,200

2,290

2,050

2,180

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

34,67C

50,90C

54,800

840,732

68,2 90

72 83C

106)700

301,000

235,760

210,700

92,050

58,400

93,600

1,379,700

Mar.

1,620

1,800

2,230

2,080

2,030

2,060

1,870

1,680

1,550

2,060

1,890

2,280

3,030

3,350

3,620

3,400

3,540

3,410

3,250

3,370

3,350

3,480

3,070

4,690

5,730

6,370

5,890

6,460

5,440

5,860

6,240

Apr.

5,

6,

6,

6,

8,

12,

12,

12,

12,

12,

12,

12,

11,

10,

9,

950

130

730

100

560

2OO

700

800

400

000

000

400

600

400

520

9,050

8,

8,

7,

8,

12,

12,

11,

11,

180

320

900

900

600

600

800

400

11,200

10,400

10,

9,

8,

8,

MaxlnuB

1 , 690

2 ,2OO

2,800

6,680

4, 750

4,960

6,460

12,800

10,100

11,000

4 , 280

2 ,890

4,410

12,800

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

Note . - Nc gage-height record at reference gage Nov. 20

on basis of weather records, discharge measurements, reco

plant record at Buchanan.

000

360

900

900

May

9,050

8,460

8,180

7,760

7,480

6,900

7,410

7,090

6,730

6,270

6,150

5,690

5,800

5,220

5,480

5,450

5,720

7,240

7,310

7,370

8,940

10,100

10,100

9,390

9,230

9,080

8,490

8,340

8,630

8,490

8,210

Minimus

708

1,100

1,000

636

1,210

1,600

1 550

5 95O

5)220

4,610

l',200

2,350

708

June

8,440

10,300

11,000

10,300

9,840

9,520

8,900

8,900

8,460

7,900

7,480

7,210

7.OOO

6,740

6,700

6,660

6,630

6,300

6,510

6,280

5,680

5,560

5,470

4,840

4,720

4,630

4,810

4,610

4,700

4,610

-

Maan

1 »H8

1,697

1,768

2,303

2,203

2,601

3 442

lo)o30

7,605

7,023

2 , 969

1 884

3)l20

3,780

July

4,2X>

4,250

3,740

3,720

3,160

3,3?0

3,590

3,4<>0

3,3?0

3,300

S.O'M

2,620

2,4^0

2,950

2,8'50

2,740

2, 8^0

3,310

3,050

2,8X0

3,030

2,990

2,180

2,530

2,500

2,280

2,390

2,240

2,510

2,370

2,260

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

2,

840

770

760

100

2,100

1,

1,

1,

1,

900

700

800

800

1,400

1,800

1,

1,

1,

1,

700

700

800

600

1,600

1,

1,

1,

200

700

800

1,800

1,790

1,

1,

1,

710

600

380

1,830

2,570

2,

2,

2,

2,

380

180

640

390

2,560

Par square 

Bile

0.309

.469

.488

.636

.609

.719

.951

2.77

2.10

1.94

 820

.520

.862

1.04

to Dec. 13, Aug. 4-19; discharge

rds for atation at Hottv'lle, an

Sept.

3,030

4,120

4,040

3,590

3,310

3,180

2,420

3,330

3,010

3,100

2,820

4,410

2,350

3,330

2,820

3,060

2,920

3,010

2,900

2,580

2,590

4,330

2,660

3,540

2,750

2,550

-2,840

2,830

2,990

3,190

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.36

.52

.56

8.62

.70

.75

1.10

3.09

2.42

2.16

.95

.60

.96

14.17

computed

d power -
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 83

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°55'50", long. 85°00'50", in sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 6 W., 

at sewage-treatment plant in coldwater, 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datrm of gage 

is 930.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department 

of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 59 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 680 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.51 

reet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot 

Dec. 13, 15-18; minimum gage height observed, 0.86 foot several days in October, 

November, December.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1947; minimum observed, that of 

Dec. 13, 15-18, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.82 foot Aug. 13-15, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair. Qage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

..9

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.7

.8

Nov.

1.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

1

1.4

2.6

2.S

2.6

1.6

1.5

2.4

4.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

5.6

4.0

6.4

5.8

7.0

5.8

7.6

15

-Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

16

14

14

10

9

9

8

8

a

a

8

8

10

13

13

13

13

14

12

10

8.6

8.1

7.6

10

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

28.4

17.1

9.6

6,479.5

89.0

290.9

1,435.4

7,585

6,498

4,479

1,175

704

589.4

22,498.8

Mar.

8.1

7.6

7.0

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.6

S.I

10

15

32

57

56

58

31

29

34

36

39

39

44

97

116

122

112

112

115

122

122

Apr.

158

171

171

167

419

537

258

251

238

229

256

254

255

218

205

226

218

218

215

524

567

501

286

278

271

254

240

21S

211

211

Maximum

1.2

1.5

.5

106

15

16

122

419

298

286

60

57

20

419

May

215

251

235

218

209

201

189

1S6

179

174

166

165

160

159

149

151

191

298

207

247

268

251

226

226

233

222

209

209

274

233

199

Minimum

0.7

.4

.1

.1

.4

7.6

7.0

138

149

65

20

12

9.4

.1

June

213

286

233

205

195

201

235

226

193

176

170

156

149

159

153

146

141

137

129

119

113

103

95

92

87

85

78

73

68

65

Mean

0.92

.57

.31

17.8

2.87

10.4

46.3

246

210

149

37 9

22!? 13. 0

61.6

July

60

57

54

53

50

50

46

43

39

38

35

33

28

27

26

25

23

22

22

20

23

23

23

26

30

37

43

50

54

56

59

Aug.

57

a50

46

39

30

20is

18

17

18

21

23

26

23

23

26

24

24

24

17

15

13

12

12

17

17

12

12

18

17

15

Per squa re 

mile

0.016

.OO97

.0051

.302

.049

 1 ± *7fi fa

 785

4.17

3. 56

2 .53

64£

 385

.220

1.04

Sept.

14

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

15

14

11

14

15

13

20

15

13

12

12

12

17

16

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

9.4

Runoff in 

inches

O.O2

.01

.006

4.09

.06

18 !go

4.65

4.10

2 *S2

.74

.44

!25

14.18 .

a Nc gage-height record;, discharge Interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 12, Feb. 5-12.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Pawn River at Orland, Ind.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 41°44'30", long. 85°10'15", In N| sec. 20, T. 38 N., R. 12 E., 

at oridge on State Highway 327, 1,300 feet upstream from concrete dam at Fawn River 

State Pish Hatchery and 0.7 mile north of Orland.

Drainage area.- 88.4 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to February 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during period October 1946 to Febraury 1947, 83 secorrireet i'eb. 16; maximum gage height, 2.00 feet Dec. 13; minimum dally discharge, 2.5 

second-feet (regulated) Nov. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 1.02 feet (regulated) Nov. 5, 

6.

1943-47: Maximum daily discharge, 205 second-feet Mar. 23, 24, 1944; maximum gage 

height, 2.30 feet Mar. 17, 1944, from graph based on gage readings; minimum dally discharge, that of Nov. 7,8, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.90 foot Dec. 15, 16, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

includes diversion for fish hatchery at station. Occasional regulation by Nevada Mills 

above station. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.9

4.5

4.1

4.6

6.5

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

10

9.6

7.7

6.8

7.3

7.8

6.5

5.9

5.6

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.6

13

Nov.

12

31

21

16

13

13

2.5

2.5

5.9

8.1

12

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

Dec.

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

17

26

36

44

43

39

35

30

28

30

44

40

38

33

25

30

43

38

38

38

32

31

Jan.

26

30

32

29

30

36

38

38

37

38

*40

62

61

53

50

42

33

41

42

40

37

35

40

45

45

46

42

41

42

55

60

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1946 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

46

42

41

39

38

37

35

34

33

32

33

38

45

67

81

83

82

79

78

76

74

72

66

76

80

68

58

62

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

190.4

403.0

878

11,412.7

1,286

1 * 595

-

-

Mar.

t67

Apr.

t!84

-

Maximum

13

31

44

113

62

83

.

-

May

Minimum

3.4

2.5

13

. 2.5

26

32

I

-

June

T130

-

Mean

6.14

13.4

28.3

31.3

41.5

57.0

I

-

July Aug.

t9.2

Per square

 ile

0.069

.152

.320

.354

.469

SAC «D*D

_

-

Sept.

t37

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.17

.37

4.80

.54

.67

-

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Mote.- Stage-dlsoharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 9, Jan. 21, 22, Feb. 2-13, 20-28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 85

Pigeon Creek near Flint, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°38'18", long. 85°06'46", in NW£ see. 26, T. 37 N., 

H. 12 E., at highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Flint and l| miles downstream from 

outlet of Hogback Lake.

Drainage area.- 109 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 458 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 10.71 

reel;, Dackwater from tributaries); minimum daily, 11 second-feet Oct. 14-16; minimum 

gage height observed, 7.75 feet Aug. 7, but may have been less during pericd of no 

gage-height record.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1947; minimum daily, that of Oct. 

14-16, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 6.74 feet July 26, 1946, but may have been 

less during period of no gage-height record in 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair above 20 second-feet and poor below. Gage read twice daily. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a!4

a!4

a!4

a 14

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!2

a 12

all

all

all

a!3

a!9

a21

a20

a 18

a!7

a!6

a 15

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!2

12

13

Nov.

14

16

18

19

21

21

21

20

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

a!5

-

Dec.

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

a!4

a 14

a!4

a!5

a!6

a!7

24

26

32

33

34

32

30

30

28

28

28

a25

26

25

24

26

25

25

Jan.

25

26

27

28

26

a26

26

22

21

21

21

21

24

24

31

36

55

63

68

67

64

63

62

61

60

59

60

61

62

62

66

Month

October ..........................

November ................... .....

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

75

84

118

126

115

102

90

80

74

67

59

55

51

51

51

55

60

65

65

63

62

58

54

51

48

44

42

40

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

436

543

690

16,896

1 ) 558

1,905

2 435

9^003

5 232

4J089

1,040

637

1,513

28,861

Mar.

38

37

36

36

a 35

35

34

33

32

31

30

33

41

52

68

86

94

94

87

a82

80

72

72

80

108

126

145

169

185

192

192

Apr.

202

216

235

265

292

316

333

347

344

326

298

277

259

244

230

216

198

198

205

221

283

c388

c430

c448

c44o

o430

0388

o350

0319

305

-

Maximum

21

21

34

220

68

126

192

448

268

25O

52

22

63

448

May

268

241

a230

224

218

208

192

176

158

145

128

117

110

110

119

128

132

135

152

162

174

188

198

198

188

17S

169

160

152

141

135

Minimum

11

14

14

11

21

40

30

198

110

57

22

18

33

11

June

162

190

218

244

250

241

218

a200

a!90

178

158

141

126

115

114

120

130

117

110

105

98

92

87

82

77

72

68

67

62

57

Mean

14.1

18 . 1

22.3

46.3

43 2

68 .O

78 . 5

300

169

136

33.5

20.5

50.4

79.1

July

52

50

48

46

43

41

39

37

37

36

35

34

33

31

31

33

35

34

34

32

30

a29

28

27

26

26

24

a23

22

22

22

A'lg.

21

20

20

20

20

19

18

a!9

a21

a22

a22

22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a21

a21

a21

21

a21

a20

a2o

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

22

Per square 

mile

0.129 .iee

.20f

.42?

396

!S24

.72C

2 75

l!55

1 25

307

. 188

.462

.726

Sept.

33

34

40

45

60

63

62

59

55

53

53

54

55

55

55

58

58

57

56

54

54

51

49

45

a45

a44

a42

40

41

43

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

.19

.24

5.78

.46

.65

.33

3.07

1.79

1.40

.35

.22

.52

9.87

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and unpublished records for outlet of Hogback Lake, l£ miles upstream.

o Backwater from downstream tributaries or channel conditions; discharge computed on basis of unpublished records and 1 discharge measurement at outlet of Hogback Lake, lj miles upstream.
86 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Christiana Creek at Elkhart, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°41'43n , long. 85°58'15", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 

5 E., at Cassopolis Street Bridge, in Elkhart, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 730.00 feet above mean sea level, datum'of 1929.

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available^- December 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 452 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 2.19 

reet); minimum, 40 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage heipht, 0.66 foot, from graph based on 

gage readings).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are fair. Cage read twice daily.

Rating tables, Dec. 12, 1946,to Sept. 30, 1947, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-30, Jan. 7-11,

Mar. 28, Aug. 4 to Sept. 30)

Dec. 12 to Apr. 8 Apr.

0.8 67

1.0 108

1.3 177

1.7 2S5

2 . 1 42O

9 to Sept. 30

0.7 69

.8 88

1.3 195

1.8 320

2.1 420

Discharge, in aecond-f eet , water year October 1946 to September 1947

Jay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16'7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nor. Dec.

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

.

 85

100

119

117

117

no

89

79

89

85

81

75

69

58

73

69

73

81

79

b72

Jan.

b70

b68

b66

b64

b62

b68

75

67

61

61

69

71

 69

75

83

85

1OO

81

79

81

69

50

81

79

83

85

87

89

91

95

104

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December 12-31. ..................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............:...........

Water year ............

Feb.

112

108

98

b88

a8O

a76

a74

a72

a70

71

71

75

83

87

 87

89

87

89

93

79

77

63

69

71

75

77

77

75

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,720

-

2 368

2 27 ^ ' '

897S

6, 925 

5 974

3 799

2 452

4^171

-

liar.

75

75

75

73

71

73

73

71

71

69

73

75

83

102

117

1O8

108

104

95

81

79

81

98

10B

190

195

ZOO

19O

180

185

198

Apr.

198

L95

>08

226

270

357

4

4

a.4

120

144

150

402

378

^

;

554

544

506

315

296

2

'c

2

80

64

57

272

293

2

2

2

>04

06

96

280

a27O

2

2

2

2

Maximum

119

-

104

112

200

450

272

285

133

135

195

-

64

50

40

40

May

244

254

247

242

242

225

225

209

195

186

181

172

165

168

163

165

184

206

213

235

262

272

272

264

264

252

242

247

252

240

237

Minimum

58

-

50

63

69

195

163

135

104

57

94

-

June

267

277

285

285

277

a270

267

254

240

223

211

2O4

209

197

190

179

179

177

172

168

161

154

148

150

140

135

140

140

140

135

Mean

86.0

.

76.4

1O9

299

223

199

19^ .LtO

79.1

139

-

July

131

127

123

118

118

127

129

129

129

133

131

129

127

123

121

121

123

127

131

129

127

125

123

118

114

112

118

116

110

106

104

Aug.

100

100

100

96

92

86

86

82

78

75

73

69

69

67

66

64

64

SO

59

57

69

67

66

67

82

71

67

71

10O

114

135

Sept.

154

193

193

188

195

177

161

148

133

137

137

152

161

163

157

146

135

125

116

110

114

114

123

121

112

108

1O6

100

98

94

-

Per square Runoff in 

 ile inches

0.775 0.58

-

.688 .79

.732 .76

.982 1.13

2!69 3.01

2.01 2.32

1.79 2 .00

llll 1^27

713 .82

I.'ZS 1^40

-

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 87

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35', long. 85°50', near line between sees. 8 and

 9, T.~36 N., R. 6 E., at River Avenue Bridge at Goshen, half a mile upstream from Rock 

Run.

Drainage area.- 573 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. Sep-

 tember lt)M to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1924-27, 1931-47), 450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,360 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 7.56

 feet'); minimum, 58 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.54 feet); minimum 

daily, 77 second-feet Oct. 5.

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 5,090 second-feet May 25, 1943 (gage height, 9.46 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum, 28 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 5, 6, 1941; minimum daily, 35 second-feet Sept. 26, 1941; minimum 

 gage height, 1.27 feet May 25, 30, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-heifht record,

 which are fair. Flow regulated by three power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, watsr year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

&oot 

24

25

26

27

QQ JbO

29

30

31

Oct.

136

130

122

111

77

79

128

117

118

122

129

87

87

149

134

140

85

197

163

209

187

185

161

16O

131

182

180

191

158

144

211

NOV.

274

384

316

308

284

199

238

23O

199

a220

a240

a260

258

209

226

169

244

235

223

202

154

215

222

179

197

194

218

220

192

171

-

Dec.

208

189

181

177

172

191

219

84

233

198

215

246

363

375

329

3OO

293

141

219

275

316

179

289

307

220

163

266

298

194

" 296

250

Jan.

151

237

270

»220

250

250

26O

264

236

243

236

222

278

337

708

686

564

5O6

412

465

380

280

420

452

398

573

618

568

478

686

1,560

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

Augumt ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,190

see

872

740

420

520

560

600

580

56O

520

501

483

546

537

»510

483

474

330

290

330

330

180

280

290

320

300

270

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

4,310

6.S8O

7,386

138,102

13, 208

13, 932

16, 642

41,949

28^525 

24,496

9 j 463

6, 146 

13,727

186,714

Mar.

300

300

220

280

240

270

310

290

170

275

350

537

640

8O2

755

618

537

537

»519

510

514

496

478

564

966

966

802

8O2

849

896

S49

Apr.

826

943

1,O90

1,02O

1,390

1,330

1,560

1,190

1,060

1,040

1,240

1,560

1,320

1,120

1,040

1,O2O

1,060

1,040

99O

1,840

3,O9O

2,300

1,88O

1,720

1,660

1,560

1,440

1,390

1,340

1,390

-

Maximum

211 ZQJ oo*

375

1,580

1,560

1,190

966

3,090

1,440 

1,56O

454

344

774

3,090

May

1,440

1,320

1,220

1,120

1,060

990

990

92O

849

802

755

70S

686

663

663

663

708

755

778

849

1,040

1,320

1,060

896

872

872

872

872

920

966

896

Minimum

77

154

84

76

151

180

170

826

663

403

197

125

294

77

June

990

1,500

1,560

1,220

1,040

966

966

1,140

1,040

92O

896

849

802

8O2

826

802

755

755

732

663

64O

596

564

528

51O

519

564

514

434

403

Mean

139

229

238

378

426

499

537

1/398

920 01 7 OJ. /

3O5

198

458

512

July

421

395

370

336

332

329

326

31S

247

277

328

259

273

323

262

251

327

396

454

411

353

249

268

306

210

233

280

268

238

226

197

r Aug.

198

153

1S1

214

188

137

194

137

175

125

159

157

147

136

172

197

208

205

187

173

253

208

167

169

242

344

282

220

223

281

314

Per squa-e 

mile

0.24?

40C

,41f

.66C

.74?

*o Q71 I J.

.937

2.44

1*61

1.43

.532

34C

'.79S

.894

Sept.

294

612

774

627

550

461

446

408

378

356

330

494

550

494

435

442

457

438

412

378

371

519

615

507

468

445

377

373

373

343

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.45

.48

8.96

.86

.91

2 72

1 85

1

CQ 

 35?

.61

4O

!s9

12.12

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Yellow 

River at Knox.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-7, 21-23, Feb. 4-11, Feb. 19 to Mar. 9.
88 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20'45", long. 85°15'45", in NE-J- sec. 32, T. 1 

b., K. 8 W., half a mile upstream from Wabascon Creek and 3 miles domstream from 

city of Battle Creek. Datum of gage is 797.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 849 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 659 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,290 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 9.13 

reet); minimum, 153 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 14; minimum daily, 176 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 7, 10; minimum gage height, 1.78 feet Feb. 26.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1947; minimum, 50 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 22, 1939; minimum daily, 143 second-feet (regulate?) Aug. 21, 1941; 

minimum gage height, 1.51 feet Feb. 22, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

Blight regulation from power plants upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

181

183

215

193

208

201

176

201

193

176

190

184

218

184

215

191

220

284

258

305

260

225

248

252

257

239

281

276

230

221

268

Nov.

342

342

358

354

365

329

312

361

340

334

429

328

294

304

327

320

310

360

353

330

319

335

322

322

287

327

327

295

311

321

-

Dec.

314

314

262

318

295

306

327

303

335

290

358

411

604

688

566

509

543

381

368

386

427

419

378

335

346

401

344

449

376

353

416

Jan.

406

400

40O

410

400

370

333

420

379

400

398

408

387

462

587

581

612

598

635

580

568

473

475

588

524

606

638

656

693

544

531

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

579

553

559

485

401

425

410

390

430

430

400

360

362

442

454

440

450

418

423

388

394

398

360

377

371

355

382

357

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,933

9,958

12,122

174,638

15,462

11,793

26,476

85,030

51; 9 68

44 443

go ol9

16; 839

20,836

323,879

Mar.

367

405

338

308

398

371

356

396

377

375

376

434

604

774

935

798

918

884

767

707

804

826

918

1,140

1,720

1,780

1,840

1,850

1,800

1,580

1,330

Apr.

1,410

1,590

1,920

2,600

3,990

6,070

7,130

6,980

5.99O

4,730

3,690

3,130

2,860

2,600

2,280

2,000

1,800

1,770

1,800

1,920

2,130

2,330

2,380

2,310

2,160

1,760

1,580

1,430

1,380

1,310

-

Maximum

305

429

688

2,940

693

579

1 ;850

7,130

2,500

2,310

887

1,000

935

7,130

May

1,140

1,480

1,790

1,98O

1,990

1,800

1,650

1,460

1,300

1,180

1,030

978

950

1,220

1,180

1,230

1,340

1,540

1,650

1,750

2,020

2,200

2,230

2,380

2,50O

2,500

2,200

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,700

Minimum

176

287

262

176

333

355

308

1,310

950

828

530

437

548

176

June

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,240

2,310

2,170

2,000

1,870

1,830

1,870

J.,680

1,490

1,280

1,340

1,410

1,440

1,520

1,520

1,340

1,250

1,110

1,050

934

828

959

1,030

1,110

1,160

1,040

962

-

Mean

224

**O OOC

391

478

499

421

854

2,834

1* 67(

1,481

710

543

695

887

July

887

776

719

692

721

737

703

692

646

666

610

628

655

638

710

845

801

767

740

740

800

800

800

760

720

700

700

670

59O

576

530

Aug.

514

536

489

488

494

501

481

518

450

495

640

479

495

483

500

454

463

463

488

484

484

510

437

502

562

492

784

627

651

875

1,000

Per square 

mile

0.264

.391

.461

.563

 588

496 i!oi

3.34

1.97

1.74

.836

.640 .ai9

1.04

Sept

935

820

729

695

672

666

659

553

549

569

629

792

863

764

712

655

647

654

617

548

632

867

756

798

787

745

685

617

643

578

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.44

.53

7.66

 CO DO

52

l!l6

3.73

2.27

1.94

96

!?4

.91

14.18

Note.- Mo gage-height record Jan. 2-6, Feb. 7-12, May 25 to June 3, July 19-29; discharge computed 

in basis of weather records and records for Kalamazoo River at Comatook and Battle Creek at Battle

Creek.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 89

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17'05", long. 85°30'50", in NE£ sec. 19, T. 2 S. 

K. JLU tf., at highway bridge at Comstock, a quarter of a mile downstream from Comstock 

Creek. Datum of gage is 759.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,010 square miles.

Records available.- April to August 1931, October 1932 to September 1947.

Aver age disc harge.- 13 years (1934-47), 832 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,910 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage heig'vt, 7.94 

reet); minimum, 270 second-feet Oct. 3, Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 0.72 foot Oct. 3. 

1931, 1932-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1947; minimum observed, 199 second-feet Oct. 14, 1934; minimum gage height observed, 0.56 foot May 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good expept those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Dec. 13)

0.8 310 3.0 1,810

1.2 515 3.6 2,260

1.6 780 4.4 2,880

2.4 1,360 5.2 3,600

6.0 4,510

7.0 5,710

7.8 6,730

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

340

310

290

325

355

365

350

345

350

375

355

350

350

370

370

410

370

527

794

608

601

460

466

476

736

1.14O

955

836

455

385

365

Nov.

330

325

405

405

43O

445

450

455

460

504

569

689

498

435

476

510

569

539

539

527

510

425

504

498

551

460

455

435

482

460

-

Dec.

435

476

450

395

420

425

410

425

476

504

471

563

885

1,020

990

899

717

836

594

539

582

647

654

582

471

515

557

575

717

601

557

Jan.

488

476

482

510

488

488

551

557

634

582

563

563

588

575

7 SO

822

773

815

815

871

850

627

627

654

857

822

892

913

955

955

766

Feb.

801

829

801

752

488

415

594

696

654

3660

a64O

aeoo

a540

a650

a660

a600

a660

a660

594

575

575

575

575

557

575

539

515

539

_

-

 *,, SeoondMonth root-days

October .......................... 14 , 784

November ......................... 14.34O

December ......................... 18,388

Calendar year 1946 ............ 243,760

January .......................... 21,339

February ......................... 17,319

March 32 513

April ............................ 8s!730

May 55 210

June ............................. 48,607

July ............................. 26,576

August ........................... 21, 143

September ........................ 28,480

Water year 1946-47 ............ 387,429

Mar.

588

569

575

515

450

533

545

588

557

575

563

575

78O

1,100

1,O60

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,020

990

1,100

1,140

1,510

1,770

1,770

1,810

1,850

1,88O

1,850

1,700

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

2,

3,

4,

6,

6,

6,

5,

4,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

2,

z,

2,

2,

2,

z,

z,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

1,140

689

1,020

3,310

955

82S

1,880

6,830

2,480

2,480

1,060

1,170

1,360

6,830

470

58O

740

020

47O

570

110

830

640

720

850

9OO

200

060

720

360

170

980

9 SO

O3O

040

260

480

480

410

180

880

620

470

510

May

1,440

1,400

1,620

1,880

2,410

2,040

1,850

1.7OO

1,470

1,360

1,280

1,060

1,140

1,250

1,360

1,320

1,440

1,580

1,740

1,770

2,04O

2,180

2,340

2,410

2,480

2,480

2,260

2,110

1,960

1,960

1,880

Minimum

290

325

395

280

476

415

45C

1 47C

1^060

822

551

527

710

290

June

1,960

2,180

2,260

2,340

2,26O

2,480

2,410

2,260

2,110

1,850

1,880

1.70O

1,550

1,470

1,440

1,550

1,550

1,55O

1,550

1,360

1,210

1,140

1,020

822

955

1,170

1,140

1,170

1.21O

1,060

-

Mean

47

47

59

66

68

61

1 04

2 95

l)78

X;62

85

68

94

1,06

July

955

955

843

857

836

871

920

878

829

759

787

745

766

8O8

766

878

1,060

990

920

906

99O

990

990

955

92O

843

843

829

551

661

675

Aug.

675

654

654

675

601

620

520

614

634

563

634

724

654

634

634

606

527

575

588

661

668

547

527

588

640

829

1,

614

320

301

990

1,170

Per square 

mile

7 0.472

8 .473

3 .587

8 .661

i .681

9 ,.613

9 1'.04

3 2 93

1 l!76

0 1.60

! 675

9 .940

1 1.05

Sept.

1,360

1,100

1.06O

885

920

955

906

815

710

724

794

1,060

1,170

1,140

990

906

920

829

850

801

759

1,170

1,170

1,020

1,060

1,020

955

843

780

808

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.54

.53

.68

8.99

.79

.64

1.20

3.27

2.03

1 78

98

 78

lios

14.27

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Allegan and near Battle Creek.

863022 O - 49 - 7
90 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, near Allegan, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34', long. 85"57', in see. 15, ?. 2 N., R. 14 

w., at hydroelectric iplant of city of Allegan, 1 mile upstream from Svan Creek and 8 

miles northwest of Allegan. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by city of 

Allegan).

Drainage area.- 1,540 square miles.

Records available.- April 1929 to September 1936, October 1937 to Septeml^r 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1930-36, 1937-47), 1,264 second-feet).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge- during year, 17,500 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height,

bUb.Yb feet); minimum daily, 330 second-feet Oct. 8; minimum gage height, 594.37 feet 

Feb. 28.

1929-36, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 11, 1947; minimum daily, 73 

second-feet Aug. 31, 1941; minimum gage height, 594.32 feet Sept. 21, 22, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 500 second-feet, which are poor. Plow 

regulated by city of Allegan power plant.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

574

566

550

570

558

692

537

330

493

489

535

575

724

542

614

630

426

794

780

612

787

871

872

836

828

798

711

1,130

1,190

1,120

1,030

Nov.

878

858

505

918

556

918

882

884

1,050

97S

1,000

1,020

1,030

855

1,100

996

929

1,030

906

582

762

1,120

1,060

1,030

956

606

513

406

614

920

-

Dec.

9S2

1,000

951

545

494

752

900

693

578

732

989

930

1,100

1,180

1,230

1,420

1,340

1,320

1,210

1,180

1,090

977

1,100

1,080

955

780

783

916

916

1,070

1,080

Month

Jan.

744

1,040

990

974

730

8OO

602

871

1,090

1,090

1,080

640

924

954

948

1,080

1,150

1,150

1,060

1,230

1,300

1,270

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,030

1,270

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,400

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Sept saber ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,500

1,120

1,220

1,290

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,210

1,240

1,280

1,040

1,020

870

1,070

1,070

942

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,070

1,090

1,080

1,020

1,010

964

956

901

778

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

21,766

25,838

30,193

413,609

32,847

30,521

55,395

150,120

84 y 990

75,680

38,515

27,408

39,840

613,113

Mar.

1,070

932

992

990

831

724

746

988

798

870

792

794

908

1,040

1,280

1,560

1,720

1,740

1,750

1,850

1,910

1,980

2,120

2,940

4,110

4,100

3,590

3,240

3.O8O

2,890

3,060

Apr.

3,220

3,600

4,340

3,800

7,760

10,800

7,700

8,550

8,240

9,130

10,500

6,590

5,84O

4,590

4,53O

3,820

3,380

3,200

3,290

4,100

3,930

3,400

3,730

3,430

3,360

3,490

3,150

2,760

2,670

2,720

-

Maximum

1,190

1,120

1,420

5,240

1 400

l)500

4,110

10,800

4,070

4,210

1,550

1,320

1,720

1O,8OO

May

2,44C

2,81C

2,61C

2,36C

2.61C

3,OOC

2,73C

2,76C

2,68C

2,47C

2,19C

1,93C

1,84C

1,71C

2,100

2,290

2,170

2,210

2,330

2,570

2,87C

3,880

3,270

3,130

4,070

3,2OO

3,9OO

3,640

3,420

3,140

2,660

Minimum

330

406

494

236

602

778

724

2,670

1,710

1,410

995

365

1,100

330

June

2,980

4,020

3,620

4,210

3,500

3,420

3,760

3,770

2,790

3,160

2,720

2,600

2,620

2,390

2,560

2,100

2,190

2,140

2,320

2,160

2,050

1,920

1,680

1,600

1,510

1,410

1.5OO

1,710

1,610

1,660

Mean

702

S61

974

1,133

1,060

1,090

1,787

5,004

2,742

2,523

1,242

884

1,328

1,680

Jul"

1,5^

1,2>0

1,3<0

1,2.^0

1,270

1,2^0

1,450

1,470

1,3V)

1,230

1,2150 i.onv)

1,030

1,200

1,170

1,030

1,070

1,220

1,500

1,3:20

1,2'V)

1,150

1,2.10

1,330

1,3:0

1,250 i,or>o

l,2f>0

1,230

l.OHO

9P5

Aue972

945

860

97S

984

850

798

795

722

790

956

978

972

928

94S

942

864

985

702

365

376

733

914

851

947

951

922

942

1,000

1,120

1,320

Per square 

mile

0.456

.559

.632

.736

.688

,708

1.16

3

0C *£D

1 * 70 lO

1.64

 806

.574

.862

1.09

Sept.

1,420

1,440

1,570

1,260

1,410

1,230

1,200

1,330

1,300

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,260

1,250

1,630

1,400

1,190

1,180

1,170

1,130

1,100

1,500

1,720

1,660

1,540

1,230

1,470

1,150

1,260

1,230

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

.62

.73

10.00

.79

.74

1 34

sles

2 05

l!83

.93

.66

.96

14.81
STREAMS, TRIBUTARY'TO LAKE MICHIGAN 91

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42 a 19'55", long. 85°09'15", in sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. 7 W., 

3i>U reet upstream from Verona Road Bridge in city of Battle Creek and 3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 823.24 feet above mean sea level, datu-n of 1929 

(levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 241 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1947.

Average aiscnarge.- 13 years (1934-47), 203 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 4.48 

reet. from floodmark); minimum observed, 39 second-feet Oct. 7-17 (gage height, 0.56 

foot).

1930-31, 1932-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1947; minimum, 22 secondfeet Aug. 14, 1934; minimum gage height, about -0.5 foot in July 1936 and 01 Aug. 31, 

1939, due to opening of gates at dam forming control.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year '1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 50 1.5

.7 78 1.9

.8 112 2.9

1.0 193 4.0

1.2 294 4.4

481

800

1,780

3,060

3,540

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

50

50

50

50

50

44

42

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

42

85

95

81

78

72

72

66

63

60

60

55

55

52

72

Nov.

88

102

105

105

105

105

112

109

102

105

9S

SB

85

85

78

78

78

78

78

75

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

-

Dec.

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

68

81

81

139

184

203

193

180

154

142

127

116

10E

98

98

95

92

92

109

105

98

95

92

Jan.

92

38

d5

85

85

81

78

78

78

*81

78

/8

88

112

135

167

190

190

190

170

160

135

135

165

150

170

180

180

180

160

150

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Fe>.,

160

160

160

145

110

100

105

100

105

105

100

90

90

110

120

120

120

120

120

*120

120

120

115

110

100

100

100

95

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,695

2,579

3,320

57,217

3,994

3,220

9,788

34,375

17,003

14,203

4,983

2,960

4,211

1O2.S31

Mar.

95

95

95

95

90

90

90

90

90

90

*95

100

110

130

160

210

260

350

300

E70

300

350

430

554

673

890

980

845

714

593

554

Apr.

570

]1

l.E

>18 ni

20

1,740

2,880

3,5

3,C

2,4

60

70

70

1,970

1,540

1,1

1,2

1.3

50

70

00

899

766

6

J

E

57

93

70

632

800

8

8

7

90

90

57

632

554

4

4

4

3

Maximum

95

112

203

1,670

190

160

9 8O

3,560

890

935

207

18O

231

3,560

81

61

13

51

May

351

447

554

845

800

673

554

461

388

357

328

283

283

311

294

283

357

593

554

593

632

714

845

890

845

757

714

632

593

554

518

Minimum

39

72

68

30

*7fl (O

90

90

351

283

203

102

66

81

39

June

518

673

714

935

935

757

673

673

673

714

632

518

447

394

388

481

518

481

427

351

3O5

278

241

217

2O7

203

203

203

227

217

Mean

54.7

S6.O

107

157

129

115

316

If 162

548

473

161

140* 95.5

282

July

2O7

189

167

159

154

172

176

176

167

159

154

146

142

142

150

150

163

167

176

180

184

180

176

167

167

163

163

146

127

112

102

Ar»«.

98

98

98

95

92

102

1

1

98

92

88

85

85

81

78

75

68

66

78

75

75

78

95

05

02

95

85

112

1

1

1

05

98

20

67

180

Per square 

mile

0.22T

.357

.444

.651

.535

.477

1.31

A Op

2^27

1*96

»66E

 396

.581

1.17

Sept.

163

142

123

109

105

105

95

85

81

88

105

135

180

193

180

163

142

120

116

116

120

146

180

231

198

180

a!70

also

also

a!40

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.40

.51

8.84

.62

.50

1.51

5»38

2.62

2 19

!?7

.46

.65

15.87

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Kalamazoo 

River near Battle Creak and at Ccmstcck.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17 to Mar. 23.
92 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Grand River at Jackson, Mioh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17'05", long. 84°24'30", in sec. 22, T. 2 S., 

K. 1 W., 1 mile north of Jackson and 2-£ miles upstream from Portage River. Datum of 

gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level" (Fargo Engineering Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- April 1935 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 115 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 796 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 

12.21 feet Apr. 10; minimum discharge, 18 second-feet Oct. 6, 16; minimum daily, 20 

second-feet Oct. 6.

1935-47: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet June 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.50 

feet); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Aug. 22, 1936; minimum daily, 12 second-feet Aug. 23, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, Apr. 

5-15, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

8.4 26 8.5 48 9.6 201

8.5 34 8.6 4

S.8 67 8.8 7

9.0 95 9.2 13

9.2 128

8 10.2 316

3 11,0 489

0 11.7 665

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1?47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

26

26

27

25

20

26

28

28

28

30

26

22

27

27

26

40

89

38

32

34

37

42

40

42

35

32

39

36

41

44

Nov.

68

46

53

52

52

51

56

48

45

51

48

48

48

46

47

47

41

42

43

42

39

40

33

34

36

35

34

30

31

32

-

Dec.

30

31

34

35

35

35

32

28

32

55

41

96

66

57

57

66

66

46

57

59

51

47

53

40

42

48

46

53

36

45

50

Jan.

40

44

44

41

35

42

44

44

52

86

90

84

90

136

115

120

116

120

115

143

107

111

118

121

112

120

124

127

127

107

133

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

Janusry ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

121

116

115

100

104

105

98

87

80

54

55

55

61

71

65

59

64

66

59

61

56

53

47

52

53

54

50

52

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

1,038

1,318

1,469

26,887

2,908

2,013

4,318

14,901

11,452

7,966

2,739

1,820

2,327

54,269

Mar.

48

45

49

53

53

53

54

54

49

68

76

93

112

138

128

126

126

133

171

164

159

151

164

224

239

220

258

258

268

268

316

Apr.

330 ^

2

3

24,

82

82

618

574

1

1

6

67

97

42

639

665

E

j

i

18

74

27

484

470

4

4

4

,40

65

54

501

501

5

5

5

01

01

01

489

465

4

4

;

Maximum

89

68

96

336

143

121

316

665

489

430

127

108

102

665

30

08

86

66

-

May

445

489

454

430

419

419

397

376

286

258

233

235

231

218

214

230

248

306

326

356

408

465

477

477

489

477

465

442

430

386

366

Minimum

20

30

28

20

35

47

45

330

214

100

65

38

68

20

June

397

408

430

430

419

397

397

376

306

286

233

201

236

268

326

356

346

326

306

277

162

144

132

127

120

118

122

112

108

100

-

Mean

33.5

43.9

47.4

73.7

93.8

71.9

139

497

369

266

88.4

58.7

77.6

149

Jul''

95

95

93

84

83

73

70

74

70

72

76

70

66

65

76

79

90

87

84

90

83

104

97

97

93

97

126

127

120

115

88

Aug.

1

Per square 

mile

0.193

.252

.272

.424

.539

.413

.799

2.86

2.12

1.53

.508

.337

.446

.856

54

52

49

66

58

56

58

55

52

46

52

58

52

80

63

54

S3

54

53

55

54

50

45

38

61

87

54

66

08

72

65

Sept.

69

76

80

79

80

73

69

72

70

79

74

81

84

74

100

80

79

79

7*

70

102

84

80

80

77

76

72

68

72

74

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.22

.28

.31

5.74

.62

.43

.92

3.19

2.44

1.71

.59

.39

.50

11.60
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 93

Grand River at Lansing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°'45'20", long 84°34'55", in SW^ sec. 5, T. 4 N.,

 R7 a W., at northwest limits of Lansing, 3| miles downstream from Cedar River.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1947. March 1901 to August 1906 at site at

 Seymour street Bridge, 1§ miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1935-37, 1938-39, 1940-47), 790 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 15.59

 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 22 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 10; minimun daily, 52 

second-feet Oct. 6.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1947; minimum, 6 second-feet (regulated) 

Aug. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 20 second-feet Aug. 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feetJ 

(Shifting-control method used July 3 to Sept. 30)

0.9 54 2.5 470

1.1 82 3.0 685

1.3 117 3.5 930

1.5 159 4.0 1,220

1.7 209 5.0 1,840

2.0 295 6.0 2,560

7.0 3,410

8.5 4,900

10.9 7,730

13.3 11,800

15.3 15,800

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

113

112

111

113

58

52

92

110

130

150

175

200

160

130

100

95

150

250

300

325

225

175

145

165

147

98

165

140

176

197

205

Nov.

274

329

344

395

275

314

286

294

241

297

289

239

283

223

348

162

209

236

207

209

232

260

196

172

202

234

214

132

180

190

-

Dec.

157

173

154

166

171

174

174

187

219

210

182

433

514

606

535

543

357

336

303

336

342

392

319

206

258

302

300

250

210

250

350

Jan.

200

100

200

375

325

425

383

249

246

179

221

236

283

419

615

936

931

773

641

728

773

678

618

569

816

1,060

1,140

1,090

1,070

755

551

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April...... ......................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angust ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

578

626

622

641

585

425

357

374

420

394

357

385

354

349

351

378

391

389

383

358

283

278

317

280

280

281

317

257

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,764

7,466

9,109

204,868

17,585

11,010

40,499

153,380

75,820

55,306

14,034

9,100

17,075

415,148

Mar.

267

262

274

235

250

268

259

316

275

358

358

477

1,100

1,980

2,400

2,260

1,840

1,530

1,450

1,590

1,840

1,770

1,770

2,190

2,880

2,190

2,050

2,120

2,050

1,980

1,910

Apr.

2,140

3,E

5,£

6,2

10

10

30

8,590

14,400

15,9

13,2

9,2

OO

00

70

6,490

5,410

5,1

4,7

4,1

60

40

90

3,620

3,360

3,1

2,9

3,2

50

60

00

3,590

4,080

3,8

3,5

3,0

80

00

50

2,880

2,640

2,2

2,1

1,9

1,8

-

Maximum

325

395

606

4,900

1,140

641

2 ,880

15,900

3,980

3,590

700

597

1,250

15,900

60

20

10

40

May

1,910

2,720

3,980

3,680

3,140

2,560

2,330

2,050

1,910

1,640

1,520

1,310

1,250

1,980

2,120

1,910

1,980

1,980

2,260

2,260

2,640

3,320

3, 320

3,140

3,140

3,050

2,800

2,560

2,400

2,480

2,480

Minimum

52

132

154

43

100

257

235

1,840

1,250

498

292

214

262

52

June

2,400

2,720

3,500

3,590

3,230

2,720

2,640

3,410

3,500

2,960

2,400

1,980

1,770

1,770

1,640

1,700

1,640

1,540

1,410

1,270

1,200

922

875

731

664

687

713

665

Sol

498

-

Mean

154

249

294

561

567

393

1,306

5,113

2,446

1 '453 844

294

569

1,137

July

562

482

395

407

396

423

435

425

410

4OO

375

375

375

400

425

475

525

575

650

700

559

536

534

504

467

439

368

344

426

355

292

Aug.

438

2

2

2

94

69

71

388

237

2

1

2

94

32

62

239

218

2

2

2

58

26

20

234

230

2

2

2

65

48

70

274

239

2

2

2

51

20

26

214

341

2

3

4

5

76

04

63

97

502

Per squa-e 

mile

0.12?

.202

.239

.456

 461

.320

1.06

4.16

1 99

i!so

.368

.239

1463

.924

Sept.

421

416

284

339

378

276

294

262

307

300

579

1,090

1,250

1,020

766

630

634

555

486

453

685

633

921

820

718

601

514

492

494

457

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.23

.28

6.20

.53

.33

1.22

4^64

2 ,29

1*67

.42

 OO£o

.52

12.55

Hote.- No gage-height record Oct. 9-22, Dec. 27 to Jan. 6, July 8-20; discharge computed on basis 

of weather records and records for Grand River at Orand Rapids and Cedar River at East Lansing.
94 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mioh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°57'10", long. 85°41'15", at municipal sewage,

pumping plant near west limits of Grand Rapids, Kent County, three-qurrters of a mile

upstream from Plaster Creek. Datum of gage is 589.01 feet above mean sea level (levels

by city of Grand Rapids). 

Drainage area.- 4,900 square miles. 

ttecoras available.- October 1930 to September 1947. March 1901 to DecemlT 1905 and January iyuo to September 1918 (gage heights only) at site at Pulton Street Bridge in Grand

Rapids.

Average discharge.- 17 years-(1930-47), 3,165 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 16.43

reetj; minimum daily, 750 second-feet Oct. 13.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1947; minimum observe?, 341 seqond-feet

Aug. 17, 1936; minimum daily, 381 second-feet Aug. 17, 1936.

A stage of 19.3 feet occurred at Fulton Street gage Mar. 27, 1904 (discharge, 53,000

second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those l^low 1,500 secondreet, w^iich are fair. Flow slightly regulated by power plants above station. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by city of Grand Rapids.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

-4.4

-4.0

-3.2 1

-2.4 1

-1.0 2

765 0.0 3,790

915 2.0 5,720

280 5.O 9,020

780 8.0 13,300

900 11.0 19,300

13.5 26,600

15.0 32,000

16.3 37,800

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

B

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

975

975

975

915

875

800

895

935

855

895

955

855

750

855

935

895

895

1,080

1,040

1,180

1,060

1,160

1,200

1,080

1,130

1,180

995

1,020

1,060

1.130

1,200

Nov.

1,230

1,230

1,570

1,940

1,940

1,820

1,780

1,740

1,780

1,680

1,780

1,710

1,600

1,570

1,480

1,540

1,510

1,510

1,570

1.45O

1,360

1,420

1,420

1,360

1,510

1,330

1,300

1,260

1,230

1,300

-

Dec.

1,280

1,230

1,200

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,260

1,180

1,300

1,280

1,330

1,480

2,020

2,260

2,100

2,100

2,1OO

1,640

1,680

1,780

1,640

1,740

1,900

1,600

1,480

1,480

1,390

1,940

1.9OO

1,860

1,860

Jan.

1,900

1,8

1,9

1,8

OO

00

00

1,800

1,800

1,7

1,6

1,6

OO

50

00

1,600

1,600

1,6

1,6

1.7

50

50

80

2,100

3,070

3,3

3,2

3,2

40

SO

50

3,250

3,000

2,8

2,7

2,7

50

00

00

2,800

3,250

3,6

 3,9

4,1

3,4

10

70

50

30

2,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3.OOO

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,000

2,SOO

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,500

2,350

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,260

2,180

1,980

2,100

2,020

2,100

2,100

1,980

1,900

1,900

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

30,750

45,920

49,650

1,117,580

77,750

68,430

168,770

537,120

265, 27C

218 95C

60)27C

39, 88C

89,860

1,652,620

Mar.

1,860

1,820

1,940

1.S6O

1,780

1,780

1,680

1,680

1,820

al.800

1,740

1,980

2,740

4,420

6,120

7,380

7,600

6,940

6,420

6,12O

6,520

6,940

7,160

8,300

10,100

10,700

10,700

10,600

10.2OO

9,410

8,660

Apr.

3,

9,

12,

13,

17,

23,

29,

36,

38,

35,

32,

27,

24,

21,

19,

17,

15,

13,

12,

11,

12,

12,

13,

14,

14,

12,

11,

10,

9,

8,

Maximum

1,200

1,940

2,260

26,400

4,150

3,300

10,700

38,300

13^900

2,580

2,340

4,920

38,300

360

930

200

600

100

2OO

800

400

300

300

000

9OO

200

600

300

200

200

5OO

2OO

7OO

2OO

500

200

200

000

800

600

300

150

180

-

May

7,490

7,820

8,660

9,150

9,300

10,500

9,930

9,150

8,060

6,940

6,320

6,020

6,220

7,380

7,600

7,820

8,060

7,940

7,600

7,490

7,710

8,900

9,800

10,100

10,600

10,900

10,600

10,100

9,410

8.9OO

8.3OO

Minimum

750

1,230

1,180

750

1 ,600

1,900

1,680

8,180

6,020

2,740

1,450

835

1,600

750

June

7,940

9,150

10,700

11,900

13,200

13,900

12,700

11,400

10,100

9,670

9,930

9,540

8,300

7,160

6,830

6,940

6,420

5,920

5,720

5,520

4,820

4,420

4,150

3,790

3,520

3,610

3,160

2,980

2,820

2,740

-

Msan

992

1,531

1,602

3,062

2,508

2,444

5,444

17., 900

8,557

1*944

1,236

2,995

4,528

July

2,580

2,340

2,260

2,100

2,100

2,180

a2,400

a2,300

2,180

1,900

1,660

1,780

1,660

1,600

1,740

1,980

1,940

1,980

2,180

2,020

2,020

1,980

1,980

1.9OO

1,900

1,680

1,640

1,600

1,570

1,450

1,450

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

360

36O

330

390

360

390

230

260

2OO

160

160

260

360

230

200

130

160

835

935

1,110

1,

1,

1,

1,

I,

1,

1,

1,

1,

al,

2,

Per square 

 ile

0.202

.312

.327

.625

.512

.499

1.11

3.65

1.75

1 49

 397

!262

.611

.924

180

280

280

180

160

360

230

230

420

800

340

Sspt.

2,580

2,740

2,420

2,260

2,020

1,320

1,710

1,600

1,600

1,820

2,340

3,610

3,610

3,790

5,610

3,340

2,900

2,620

2,500

2,260

2,850

4,620

4,920

4,720

4,420

4,150

3,610

3,340

2,960

2,9OO

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.23

.35

.36

6.50

.59

.52

1

0Q 

 CO

4.07

2.02

1.66

.46

 «/\ ou

.68

12.54

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Orand River at Lanslng and 

Thornapple River near Hastings.

Note.- Stage-discharge ,relation affected by Ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 13, Jan. 21-26, Jan. 31 to Feb. 15, 

Water below level of Intake Oct. 1-18, Aug. 18, 19j discharge computed from graph based on staff-gage 

readings.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Portage River below Little Portage Lake, near Munlth, Mlch.

95

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°SO'55", long. 84°13'45", in NW£ sec. 32, T. 1 S., R. 

a K., at highway bridge on Portage Lake Road, 0.3 mile downstream from Little Portage 

Lake and 3^ miles southeast of Munith. Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Records available.- April 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 800 second-feet Apr. 6, 7 (gage height, 13.0 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 2-4, 14, 15; 

minimum gage height observed, 8.18 feet Oct. 14, 15.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 7, 1947; no flow July 28 to Aug. 14, 

Aug. 22 to Sept. 7, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 8.15 feet Aug. 31 to Sept. 6, 

1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

rair. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.5

.2

.2

.5

.5

.9

1.1

.9

1.1

1.4

1.4

.7

.5

.2

.7

1.1

4.4

7.4

8.7

9.0

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.7

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.5

6.5

7.1

Nov.

8.7

11

13

13

12

12

14

14

12

10

9.4

10

10

9.8

9.4

8.7

8.4

8.7

10

10

9.4

8.7

8.0

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.4

7.7

7.4

-

Dec.

6.5

5.9

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.0

5.9

6.8

8.0

10

14

22

31

39

50

61

38

27

25

20

18

15

13

15

16

10

8.4

12

14

12

11

Jan.

8.9

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

6.8

5.9

5.3

6.2

6.5

6.8

8.9

14

17

18

20

23

24

24

24

20

20

21

28

34

38

39

39

37

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

her ..........................

mber. ........................

mber....... ..................

Calendar year 1946

Janu 

Febr

ary ..........................

uarv .........................

March .......................... ^.

May

June ............................

July 

Augu 

Sept

at ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

33

30

26

24

23

50

36

39

26

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

14

14

13

12

14

13

11

10

8.9

8.9

8.0

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

118.6 

298.2 

535.1

8,589.9

542.4 

492 8

I TDn o > oou. y

8 9 20 3

2 089

234 !o 

821

18,572.6

Mar.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

12

17

25

32

57

64

62

57

54

55

55

56

61

66

71

78

82

86

92

103

111

Apr.

128

150

192

236

400

710

775

675

550

446

363

314

271

240

214

191

174

170

170

186

220

214

192

181

170

165

155

130

113

108

-

Maximum

9.0 

14 

61

260

39

39 in775

160

150 

32 

32 

43

775

May

106

119

118

106

35

90Is

82

74

67

60

54

51

58

66

84

98

109

126

135

145

155

160

155

150

140

150

126

126

119

113

Minimum

0.2 

7.4 

5.0

0

5.3

8.0

8.0

108

51

22

9.0 

3.2 

18

.2

June

114

126

145

150

145

130

121

114

102

86

75

65

55

56

60

90

56

51

48

42

39

35

32

50

27

27

26

26

24

22

-

Mean

3.83 

9.94 

17.3

23.5

17.5

17.6

273* 44.5 

107

69*6 

17.8 

7.55 

27.4

SO. 9

July

20

18

15

14

13

13

13

12

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

11

13

14

17

23

26

50

32

32

32

26

26

24

20

18

16

13

12

11

Aug.

10

9.9

8.8

7.5

7.8

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

5.1

6.1

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.8

5.3

7.8

16

27

32

Per square 

mile

0.070 

.181 

.315

.427

.318

.320

 809

4*96

1.95

1.27 

.324 

.137 

.498

.925

Sept.

38

43

38

32

50

27

24

21

19

16

17

22

38

27

24

26

26

26

24

23

22

28

32

33

32

31

28

26

50

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

.20 

_.36

_ - -5,79

.37

.33

.93

5.53

2.25

1.42 

.37

.16 

.56

12.56

Note^- Doubtful gage-height record Dec. 17 to Jan. 22j discharge computed on basic of 1 discharge 

measurement, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
96 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°23'35", long. 84°15'50", on line between sees. 12 and 13, 

T. 1 S., R. IE., at highway bridge, half a mile west of Munith and 3.0 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 49 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 14.88 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.7 second-feet Oct. 6. 

1944-47:; Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1947; minimum observed, 1.6 secondfeet Sept. 5-7, 22, 23, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

4.0

9.6

9.6

8.1

6.4

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.7

Nov.

6.7

11

10

10

8.9

8.5

8.5

9.6

11

10

9.6

8.9

8.1

8.1

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

-

Dec.

6.7

9.2

9.6

9.2

8.5

7.7

7.3

6.7

6.4

 6.7

6.7

7.7

20

51

45

40

35

30

25

20

18

15

14

15

15

12

10

13

14

13

11

Jan.

10

9

9

9

9

8

8

7

6

6

6

7

9

12

15

17

IS

20

21

21

20

19

*18

18

18

22

25

30

35

35

30

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

25

22

20

20

20

23

30

20

13

13

13

13

15

18

17

16 *15

15

15

17

15

15

15

15

13

11

10

10

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

124.1

243.

508.

8,061.

497

Af!A *O4

1,833

7,442

3,507

3,025

4OQ «C9

378 .

489.

18,942.

Mar.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

12

17

35

96

94

66

50

44

52

63

»67

66

77

138

160

154

131

160

87

80

94

Apr.

132

364

357

297

1,010

1,130

700

460

325

240

190

155

135

120

110

100

90

138

163

231

217

149

119

108

94

77

64

57

54

56

Maximum

1 9 .6

3 11

1 51

L 224

35

30

X60

1,130

329

424

18

i 75

5 36

'- 1,130

May

149

329

210

141

125

107

94

73

61

54

49

44

42

60

60

72

73

122

112

134

144

165

114

131

126

118

98

91

176

135

98

Minimum

1.7

6.7

6.4

1.6

6

10

9

54

42

19

11

s'.z 7 8

1.7

June

121

424

406

231

144

131

151

165

116

88

66

52

50

181

132

95

69

56

49

42

35

29

27

25

24

28

25

24

22

19

Mean

4.03 8 X1 16 '. 4^

22.1

16.0

16 .6

59 !

248

113

101

13 .8

12.2

16.3

51.9

July

18

16

16

14

14

14

16

14

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

Aug.

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

4.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

9.6

9.2

8.4

d75

dS4

d20

Per square

 Me

0.082

.186

.335

.451

 327

tt-XQ Ooa

1.21

5.06

2

«1 Ol

2.06

.282

.249

.333

1.06

Sept.

13

11

9.6

9.0

7.6

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.3

5.3

15

32

36

26

23

23

21

18

14

11

9.6

25

34

27

20

18

16

14

14

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.19

.39

6.13

.35

1.40

5.64

2.66

2 30

!33

'.21 29

14.39

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, reoorda for Grand 

River at Jackson, and Portage River below Little Portage Lake near Munith. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dee. 15 to Mar. 13-.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 97

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 42°43'40", long. 84°28'40", in SWi 

 sec. 18, T. 4 N., R. 1 W., at East Lansing, 3 miles upstream from Sycamore Creek and 4

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 824.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Drainage area.- 355 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1947. August 1902 to December 1973 at site 

tnree-quarters of a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1931-47), 177 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 11.58 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Jan. 3.

1902-3, 1931-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1947; minimum, 3 second-feet 

July 31, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Ifi AO

19 

20

21 

22

yrj£O

24

25

26 

27

no£Q 

29

30

31

Oct.

21

19

18

18

18

14

12

14

21

24

30

34

30

19

18

16

14

34

71

59

48

39

36

36

36

34

34

38

36

38

48

Nov.

52

66

68

68

61

59

54

54

54

54

54

52

52

48

43

41

41

41

39

39

39

41

41

38

39

40

30

30

30

30

-

Dec.

30

23

24

28

30

30

39

52

50

50

26

21

103

98

68

71

66

52

61

59

57

43

19

24

57

59

59

39

34

52

66

Jan.

28

14

18

57

52

50

50

46

41

41

36

39

43

57

148

198

195

142

119

125

Z28

198

157

131

179

271

309

317

257

145

125

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ..... ............... ...

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July........................ ..,..

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 194S-47 ............

Feb.

151

148

128

119

103

95

93

93

88

85

85

83

80

80

80

80

80

80

83

80

73

73

71

68

68

68

68

63

-

-

Seoondf oot-days

927

1,398

1..490

55,110.8

3,816

2, 466

11,962

44,808

19.Z06

12,354

2 972

2 , 066

5,684

109,149

Mar.

61

59

57

57

54

54

54

54

57

66

85

145

381

718

962

824

616

441

398

463

582

540

550

851

990

513

410

472

494

441

513

Apr.

621

1,260

2,580

2,700

3,340

5,490

5,510

4,120

2,860

1,780

1,360

1,280

1,060

851

697

616

587

582

718

878

1,050

934

744

656

631

517

423

360

309

294

-

Maximum

71

68

103

2,080

317

151

990

5,510

1,290

1,050

211

215

651

5,510

May

414

1,100

1,290

851

606

481

415

364

313

275

242

225

225

725

631

573

592

611

666

587

718

1,020

906

797

797

797

718

550

504

592

621

Minimum

12

30

19

8.6

14

63

54

294

225

95

66

46

61

12

June

531

651

878

797

616

485

476

824

1,050

906

646

494

368

348

450

389

a325

a270

a245

221

211

172

151

136

133

133

128

119

106

95

Mean

29.9

46.6

48.1

151

123

88.1

386

1,494

620

412

95.9

66.6

189

299

July

88

85

80

80

78

85

88

80

75

73

68

68

66

66

75

88

106

111

169

211

185

154

131

111

98

85

80

78

73

71

66

Aug.

63

61

61

59

57

52

50

50

48

46

46

46

48

54

50

50

50

52

50

54

63

66

59

57

54

61

57

57

126

215

204

Per squ£ re 

mile

O.OE4

.131

.135

.425

.346

.248

1.09

4.21

1.7E

1.16

.270

.189

.532

.84?

Sept.

163

128

allO

a95

80

75

71

68

61

75

226

651

587

373

253

232

198

160

133

117

125

267

317

260

201

166

142

125

117

108

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.15

.16

5.79

.40

.26

1.26

4.70

2.02

1.29

.31

.22

.59

11.46

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Raisin River at Monroe and 

Orand River at Jackson.

Mote.- Doubtful gage-height record Mar. 13 to June 16, due to partially plugged intake; discharge 

computed on basis of recorded range in stage, U. S. Weather Bureau staff-gage reidinfcs, weather records, and records for Raisin River at Monroe and Grand River at Jackson.
98 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°49'45", long. 84°46'40", in sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. . 

4 W., at highway bridge, If miles northeast of Eagle and 10 miles upstream ftom mouth.

Drainage area.- 281 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,860 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage freight, 7.70 

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 15 second-feet Jan. 2,

occurred during period of ice effect; minimum gage height observed, 1.18 feet Oct. 6-8. 

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1947; minimum, that of Jan. 2, 1947;

minimum gage height observed, 1.12 feet Aug. 13, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-freight record, 

-which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1,2 26 2.4 2OO

1.4 45 3.2 388

1.7 79 3.8 570

2.0 122 4.6 910

5.5 1,400

6.7 2,160

7.7 2,860

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1946 to September W

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

29

30

33

44

45

43

41

38

34

36

38

37

37

36

37

38

47

Nov.

55

58

65

66

52

49

48

49

52

49

47

46

45

43

41

41

43

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

39

39

39

39

-

Dec.

39

37

30

32

»32

32

35

35

38

39

40

62

106

111

79

75

71

63

64

65

63

60

52

46

57

60

55

45

35

45

45

Jan.

25

15

40

50

50

45

45

45

40

35

35

35

60

100

150

160

160

130

110

130

150

150

120

110

200

230

250

250

2OO

150

110

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

120

120

110

100

90

80

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

65

65

65

*65

65

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

55

55

55

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,009

ij 35£

1,648

56,043

3,380

2,045

10,038

ll!324

12,171

2,921

1,992

6,015

87,822

Mar.

55

50

50

45

45

45

45

45

50

*55

70

120

300

770

al,000

aSOO

a600

518

401

338

338

326

375

535

470

414

414

455

455

427

427

Apr.

446

7

7

a

42

58

30

2,400

2,300

1,6

1,6

1,7

70

20

40

1,860

2,000

1,9

1,7

1,5

40

30

40

1,350

1,180

1,0

9

8

20

45

70

1,020

865

7

6

6

30

70

38

614

590

5

4

4

3

Maximum

47

66

111

2,120

250

120

1,000

2,400

470

860

264

262

375

2,400

42

85

35

91

May

375

470

427

427

414

414

427

414

388

350

314

278

248

242

237

251

266

290

302

314

401

401

375

388

401

427

414

414

427

427

401

June

440

835

630

485

440

414

401

770

552

440

401

401

427

860

750

590

535

470

414

362

307

255

2O4,

156

129

120

108

98

91

86

-

iHrMt»n» Mean

' 24 33.5

38 45.3

30 53.2

22 154

15 109

55 73.0

45 324

391 1,131

237 365

86 406

54 94.2

37 64.3

64 200

15 241

July

B~>

80

72

63

61

73

-7L7«T

6 IT

6?

6.?

6F

6.T

6?

16f

166

264

16P

14E

135

129

116

102

9?

80

73

67

63

60

57

54

Aug.

SZ

50

50

49

60

53

49

47

47

47

47

45

42

41

41

39

39

37

37

41

45

45

45

43

42

48

49

92

262

240

168

Sept.

158

156

149

131

114

91

79

69

64

64

122

207

182

198

222

253

276

292

290

280

278

375

285

262

255

255

244

240

226

196

Per siuare Runoff in 

mile inches

O.IIR n i*

161 .18

189 .22

.548 7.41

"

j"

4.

1.

1.

388 .45

260 .27

15 1.33

02 4.48

30 1.50

44 1.61

335 .39

229 26

712 .79

.858 11.61

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cedar River 

at East Lanslng.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3-8, Dec. 28 to Mar. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE Michigan 99

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06'35", long. 84°41'35", in see. 5, T. 8 N., R. 3 

W., at highway bridge at Maple Rapids, just downstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area.- 434 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,810 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 9.97 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Oct. 6-15; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.90 feet Oct. 4, 7.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum observed, 8.2 secondfeet Aug. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.61 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wmcn are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

14

13

13

IS

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

15

16

17

18

19

18

18

19

20

22

23

23

24

27

Nov.

29

31

32

34

36

36

36

36

36

37

36

36

35

34

34

32

33

33

33

32

32

32

33

32

33

33

32

33

32

32

Dec.

31

29

28

27

27

28

28

28

28

29

29

32

60

85

82

82

82

74

65

62

59

57

55

56

a55

51

48

117

137

129

100

Jan.

85

65

75

75

70

65

65

65

60

60

55

55

60

70

184

227

208

189

195

248

262

255

234

227

234

285

338

370

410

420

370

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

Jnly .............................

Angust ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

320

2SO

250

220

200

175

150

140

130

125

115

110

105

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

90

85

85

80

75

70

65

_

-

Secondt oat-days

496

1,005

1,800

73,190

5 581

3)660

15,614

47,448

17,518

18,825

2,369

1,039

3,552

118,907

Mar.

65

60

60

»55

55

55

55

55

60

70

80

100

220

330

498

625

735

795

775

775

775

795

838

1,000

al,300

1,140

97O

885

838

795

755

Apr.

795

958

1,280

1,530

2,610

4,430

4,450

3,860

3,180

2,560

2,250

2,130

1,870

1,510

1,280

1,040

846

767

743

838

940

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,030

838

775

670

598

aSSO

Maximum

27

37

137

3,200

420

320

1,300

4,450

755

1,300

154

98

189

4,450

May

498

598

685

735

755

718

655

598

548

498

440

410

390

430

430

450

450

440

430

420

460

610

670

700

685

700

700

670

625

585

535

Minimum

12

29

27

12

55

65

55

550

390

173

40

21

52

12

June

510

59S

860

1,140

1,300

1,300

1,140

al,000

ass

aSSO

775

700

625

522

510

548

625

655

625

572

498

440

380

345

308

278

248

220

195

173

-

Mean

16. C

33. £

58.]

201

180

131

504

1,582

565

628

76 .' us" 33 j

326

July

154

137

125

109

92

85

76

6S

62

56

54

50

50

52

61

71

85

88

88

88

95

95

85

79

69

60

56

51

46

42

40

Aug.

37

36

34

34

35

34

32

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

22

34

33

33

30

28

30

36

41

44

52

Per squa re 

mile

) 0.037

> .077

I .134

.463

.415

.302

1.16

3.65

1.30

1.45

I .176

> .077

.272

.751

98

Sept.

98

125

129

121

113

102

sa

75

60

52

66

113

121

121

117

113

102

92

79

65

71

145

173

184

189

189

178

168

158

145

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.09

.15

6.26

.48

.31

1.34

4.07

1.50

I

CO .DC

.20

.09

.30

10.19

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Lookingglass River near Eagle and Thomapple River near Hastings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 14, Jan. 31 to Mar. 12.
100 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mien.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°36'55", long. 85°14'15", in sec. 27, T. 3 N., R. 8 W.

 at Highway bridge, a half mile downstream from Cedar Creek, 2 miles downstream from 

Thornapple Lake, and 3j miles southeast of Hastings.

Drainage area.- 385 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,810 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 10.20

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 63 second-feet Oct. 7-12 

(gage height, 2.85 feet).

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1947; minimum observed, 43 second-feet 

Aug. 26-28, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, vhich are fair. 

Ciage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

O*£O

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

68

65

65

65

65

65

63

63

63

63

63

63

65

65

68

68

74

96

128

135

130

118

90

90

102

100

98

94

92

94

110

Nov.

118

155

166

175

172

152

150

148

148

148

142

135

128

120

120

120

122

122

120

120

118

110

110

110

110

112

110

108

108

110

-

Dec.

110

104

102

100

100

100

100

104

106

112

115

142

281

323

314

273

204

155

148

148

148

148

142

138

135

128

122

142

169

140

145

Jan.

148

140

145

140

142

140

132

128

125

125

132

135

135

152

225

341

375

341

305

277

a265

253

237

241

245

297

395

455

438

318

255

Month

October ...........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

255

264

255

a250

240

231

231

231

228

200

193

186

179

169

176

191

200

196

181

174

174

172

172

172

169

169

169

164

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,588

3,887

4,698

90,838

7 1 182

5 591

18 392 57)413 22,723

20, 672

5,890

3 754 5)750

158,540

Mar.

162

158

158

158

158

156

156

156

156

158

160

179

252

499

705

825

855

723

593

582

675

771

825

945

1,280

1,450

1,420

1..310

1,100

885

777

Apr.

747

1,220

2,140

2,720

b,620

6,100

6,590

5,220

3,560

2,580

2,080

1,850

1,710

1,570

1,370

1,140

954

862

862

992

1,260

1,460

1,430

1,290

1,060

830

645

567

507

477

-

Maximum

135

175

323

3,290

455

264

1 450 6)590 1,260

1,570

248

141

421

6,590

May

513

741

1,060

1,260

1,260

1,060

817

615

489

394

330

287

274

438

681

681

621

591

597

603

657

895

1,090

1,120

1,060

960

862

772

717

645

633

Minimum

63

108

100

43

125

164

156

477

274

278

139

100

92

63

June

597

791

1,220

1,570

1,500

1,320

1,060

895

895

895

895

810

645

507

507

603

669

735

675

567

460

382

340

305

296

315

320

320

300

278

Mean

83.5

130

152

249

232

200

593

1,914

733

689

190

121

192

434

July

248

232

205

196

188

202

220

220

214

199

188

190

185

190

202

199

220

228

217

196

185

178

170

165

159

155

155

155

149

139

141

Aug.

141

139

139

141

139

135

135

133

129

127

124

119

118

114

112

108

104

106

102

113

135

125

114

106

100

112

114

108

107

120

135

Psr square 

mile

C.217

.338

.395

.647

.603

.519

1.54

4.97

1.90

1.79

.494

.314

.499

1.13

Sspt.

137

125

110

100

100

98

95

94

92

93

98

163

217

264

287

236

196

175

165

155

159

287

404

421

366

274

236

205

199

199

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.38

.46

8.78

.70

.54

1.78

5.54

2.19

2.00

.57

.36

.56

15.33

a No gage height record; discharge Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 101

Higg'ins Lake Outlet near Roscommon, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°25'50", long. 84°40'10", in sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 

3 w., on upstream side county highway bridge over Higgins Lake Outlet, 3 miles southwest of Roscommon and 8 miles upstream from Backus Creek. Datum of gage is 1,150.88 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 58 square miles.

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes - Maximum discharge observed during year, 89 second-feet May 29 (gige height, 

a.bU reet); minimum observed, 18 second-feet Oct. 22, 23; minimum gage height observed, 

1.09 feet Oct. 23.

1942-47: Maximum discharge observed, 110 second-feet June 28, 1943 (gage height, 

3.15 feet); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Dec. 2, 1944 (gage height, 0.97 foot), 

caused by ice jam upstream.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3O 

1.1 19

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

May 1 to Sept. 30

1.6 39

1.9 54

2.1 65

2.4 83

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

27 

26 

27 

a26 

25

24 

24 

24 

23 

a23

23 

23 

22 

22

21

a21 

21 

20 

20 

19

19

18 

18 

19 

20

a20 

al9 

20 

21 

21 

21

Nov.

a20 

20 

a22 

a23 

a22

a22 

a22 

a22 

22 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

a22 

a23 

21 

*22 

22

22

21 

a21 

21 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

a21

Dec.

a21 

20 

a2O 

20 

19

*20 

a20 

a20 

a21 

a21

a20 

a21 

a22 

a21 

a 20

a20 

a20 

a20 

a 2O 

20

21 

22 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

21 

22 

24

Jan.

25 

26 

26

26 

26

26 

26 

27 

*27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

25 

25 

25 

26 

27

Feb.

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27

26

*26 

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

31 

31 

31 

32 

33

34 

35 

35

unn+h SeoondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Bay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

677 

657 

639

 ...-.-..... 15,273

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

817 

817 

1,276 

1,584 

2,453 

2,400 

2,011 

1,467 

1,278

ter year 1946-47 ............ 15,076

Mar.

35 

35 

35 

36 

40

*40 

40 

40 

39 

38

38 

37 

37

41 

42

44 

43 

42 

42 

42

41 

41 

40 

a45 

a48

48 

47 

46 

46 

46 

42

Apr.

42 

42 

a42 

a42

a45

a 4-8 

*48 

48 

48 

50

54 

54 

54 

50 

54

56 

55 

56 

56 

57

56 

56 

56 

58 

59

59 

60 

60 

59 

60

Maximum

27 

24 

24

71

27 

35 

48 

60 

88 

85 

76 

52 

47

88

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No eaee-heieht record: discharge interpolated, or co

May

a65 

a70 

77 

80 

83

83 

82 

82 

79

76

75 

73 

74 

74 

75

75 

74 

77 

78 

79

82

81 

81 

81 

85

86 

83 

84 

88 

87 

84

Minimum

18 

20 

19

18

25 

26 

35 

42 

65 

73 

52 

42 

39

18

June

83 

85 

a84 

84 

82

83 

82 

83 

82

81

82 

83 

83 

84 

84

84 

82 

81 

80 

79

77 

75 

73 

74 

75

75 

75 

74 

76 

75

Mean

21.8 

21.9 

20.6

41.8

26.4 

29.2 

41.2 

52.8 

79.1 

80.0 

64.9 

47.3 

42.6

44.0

July

a74 

73 

72 

70 

67

66 

64 

63 

61 

62

62 

62

64 

71 

a76

75 

74 

73 

72 

71

72 

68 

64 

61 

57

55 

a52 

52 

52 

55 

53

Aug.

52 

51 

50 

50 

50

50 

51 

50 

4S 

48

48 

46 

46 

a45 

44

42 

42 

42 

42 

a45

50 

50 

50 

49 

50

49 

47 

47 

46 

44 

42

Per square 

mile

0.376 

.378 

.355

.721

.455 

.503 

.710 

.910 

1.36 

1.38 

1.12 

.816 

.734

.759

mouted on basis of weather recor

Sept.

42 

44 

42 

40 

40

40 

a39 

39 

39 

40

43

44 

45 

45 

44

44 

43 

42 

40 

41

44

46 

47 

46 

44

44 

42 

43 

44 

42

Runoff in 

inches

0.43 

.42

.41

9.7S

.52 

.52 

.82 

1.02 

1.57 

1.54 

1.29 

.94 

.82

10.30

is , records

Dec. 21,
102 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Muskegon River near Merritt, Mioh.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°20'10", long. 84°53'30", in sec. 2, T. 22 N., R. 5 

W., at bridge on State Highway 55, half a mile upstream from West Branot . 2-j* miles 

east of Merritt, and 5 miles west of Houghton Lake. Datum of gage is 1,117.82 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 904 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 

y.bi reet); minimum observed, 42 second-feet Oct. 4, 5 (gage height, 2.47 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful cr no gageneignt record, which are poor. Occasional regulation by operation of gates at Reedsburg Dam.

Rating table, vater year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-18)

2.5 44 5.0

3.0 76 5.5

3.5 113 6.O

4.0 154 6.5

4.5 200 7.6

250

307

378

482

904

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49

46

44

44

44

44

46

50

53

55

55

60

61

63

62

64

67

72

68

66

63

62

66

65

67

72

76

72

72

7O

74

Nov.

77

82

99

117

109

109

1O9

117

121

129

168

225

176

154

154

al55

154

150

150

150

145

129

133

133

141

alSO

alSO

a 140

al4o

al4O

-

Dec.

a!30

al20

129

133

133

137

141

141

*141

141

137

145

alSO

150

150

150

130

130

125

113

109

allO

121

121

113

100

103

allo

a 110

110

120

Jan.

120

120

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

145

141

168

158

*150

154

168

154

150

150

140

130

13O

130

140

alSO

a!70

190

170

150

130

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Ua« May.......... ....................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

120

130

140

140

150

150

150

150

150

ISO

*160

16O

160

160

160

150

140

130

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

130

130

140

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,87

4,10

3,95

-

4 44

4,03

4,91

16,52

19,24

10,38

5,41

3,07

3,25

81,22

Mar.

140

140

145

145

145

145

145

15S

150

150

*163

145

150

154

154

154

154

ISO

158

150

alSO

163

172

176

a!65

158

172

190

190

195

a!90

Apr.

190

200

210

22O

*250

*475

* 500

560

540

520

600

a 6SO

304

304

804

SO4

384

304

704

644

3600

* 565

565

546

512

512

'

t

Maximum

2 76

6 225

3 150

_

3 190

D 160

3 195

P 884

t 864

5 640

i 215

I 141

5 170

1 884

546

546

169

169

-

May

512

3600

724

804

864

824

8O4

744

704

684

624

546

529

529

529

3520

3540

584

565

546

584

565

565

664

604

529

529

529

565

684

3650

Minimum

44

77

100

-

120

120

140

190

512

220

137

76

71

44

June

3640

624

529

482

456

433

404

362

354

a350

340

347

340

386

423

404

340

320

307

225

220

230

250

240

235

245

235

225

a220

3220

-

Mean

60.4

137

128

-

143

144

159

551

621

346

175

99.]

108

223

July

215

210

195

186

181

190

181

a!70

dl60

dlSO

d!50

d!50

163

181

205

205

200

195

186

176

190

186

172

163

154

154

163

163

150

137

137

Aug.

141

a

129

125

125

121

117

a 115

113

109

103

102

102

101

99

95

390

86

84

86

90

alOO

Psr square 

Bile

I 0.195

.443

.414

-

.463

.466

.515

1.78

2.01

1.12

.566

.321

.350

.722

195

190

89

87

84

82

80

78

77

76

Sept.

a75

SO

79

77

76

75

74

72

71

73

87

3100

88

85

90

a90

a90

83

89

99

129

158

a!70

168

168

163

163

158

a!6o

163

Runoff In 

inches0.22

.49

.48

-

.53

.49

CQ 

 OJf

1.99

2 32

1 25

 65

.37

.39

9.77

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of veather records and records for station at Evart.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

for station at Evart.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14-18, Dec. 30 to Jan. lo, Jen. 21 to Mar. 2, 

Apr. 2-11 (no gage-height record Dec. 15, Jan. 1, 26, 27, Feb. 1-10, 12, 14, Apr. 9).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Muskegon River at Evart, Mlch.

103

JjOcatlon.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°54', long. 85°15', In see. 34, T. 18 N., R. 8 W., on 

highway bridge at east edge of Evart, half a mile upstream from Twin CreeV.

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to June 1931, January 1934 to September 1917.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1934-47), 951 second-feet.

E^tfemes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,440 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height 

lj!_.4J feet); minimum observed, 348 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 6.85 feet).

1930-31, 1934-47;, Maximum discharge observed, 7,000 second-feet June 3, 4, 1945 

(gage height, 13.68 feet, from high-water mark); minimum observed, 237 second-feet 

Aug. 28, 1941 (gage height, 6.58 feet).

Remarks.- Records good, except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair 

twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Gage read

6.9 370 9.0

7.2 515 10.0

7.5 685 11.0

S.O 1,030 12.4

1.850

2,800

3,860

5,440

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da,

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

SI

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

370

374

374

370

366

356

356

348

352

356

356

356

361

370

574

370

379

402

406

406

406

406

402

402

420

425

42O

415

445

465

455

Nov.

450

455

570

737

750

673

637

825

625

637

667

655

637

673

692

692

692

679

655

637

614

614

592

586

625

631

614

592

581

581

-

Dec.

574

520

500

554

559

559

559

570

586

*598

598

608

649

620

600

600

620

600

580

580

600

600

580

560

540

540

500

600

600

560

560

Jan.

560

540

580

580

530

580

600

600

580

580

600

600

600

 630

679

a720

a720

692

655

625

a600

599

598

570

576

667

750

925

792

a650

560

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Watsr yearl946-47 ............

Feb. '

500

560

650

650

650

650

650

650

650

670

 TOO

700

700

680

655

655

655

655

650

650

630

630

625

598

603

598

625

685

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

12,063

18,868

17,874

334,504

19,548

17,974

94. fc*» QR9 9t>£

98,350

83, 990

37,511

21,494

13,569

14,807

381,010

Mar.

586

586

608

698

608

603

614

724

608

750

 685

631

655

692

704

673

679

730

724

685

704

764

771

1,180

1,340

1,100

1,060

1,180

1,260

1,180

1,180

Apr.

1,220

1,*

1,7

2,2

20

60

10

2,600

3,750

4,0

4,5

4,4

80

zo

10

4,520

5,320

5,4

5,2

4,9

40

00

60

4,410

3,860

3,4

3,2

3,O

20

DO

DO

2,eoo

2,800

2,6t

2,4

3,1

00

00

00

2,900

2,700

2,6

2,S

2,3

2,9

-

Maximum

465

750

649

5,780

QOC 9CO

700

1,340

5,440

4, 630

2 210

855

537

730

5,440

00

00

50

00

May

2,600

3,530

4,300

4,630

4,520

4,300

3,970

3,640

3,200

3,000

2,700

2,400

2,260

2,160

2,080

1,980

1,900

2,030

2,080

2,260

2,300

2,350

2,300

2,210

2,,120

2,160

2,120

2,030

2,210

2,300

2,350

Minimum

348

450

500

314

540

500

586

1,220

1,900

806

554

384

374

348

June

2,210

2,120

2,030

1,900

1,760

1,720

1,620

1,540

1,460

1,340

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,060

1,030

995

960

960

890

827

806

834

876

869

855

848

841

-

Mean

389

629

577

916

631

642

805

3,278

2,709

1,250

693

459

494

1,044

July

813

806

785

757

737

724

704

673

649

6-31

649

637

625

643

737

792

855

820

813

750

744

711

667

649

608

592

598

603

592

576

554

Aug.

537

520

520

510

495

485

475

460

450

445

440

430

425

415

410

397

425

397

392

384

406

415

410

420

430

445

430

406

397

406

392

Per sqvare 

mile

0.2'8

.434

!3>8

.612

.435

.443

.555

2.2i> i.a1 *

.Si'2

»4*78

 TT10 y *&

,341

.720

Sept.

392

397

392

392

410

406

588

374

379

388

532

532

505

480

455

435

435

435

420

420

537

730

711

692

649

608

586

570

581

576

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.31

.48

.46

8.56

Kf\ 

*OU

.46

.64

^.52

2 «X6

 96

.55

.35

.36

9.77

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Jan. 14, Jan 31 to Feb. 14, Feb.
104 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mioh.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lafc. 43°25', long. 85°48', in sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 13 

W., in tailrace of power plant operated by Consumers Power Co. at Newaygo, 600 feet 

downstream from Penoyer Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,350 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947. June 1901 to December 1906 at site 

acove wewaygo.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 1,747 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 6,390 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage 

neight, &U.MJJ reet); minimum, 597 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 46.44 feet); minimum daily, 639 second-feet Oct. 20.

1901-6, 1930-47: Maximum discharge recorded, 11,600 second-feet June 2, 1945 (gage 

height, 53.76 feet); minimum, about 150 second-feet June 4, 1941; mininum daily, 390 

second-feet July 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet and those for period of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Hardy Dam (since 1931), Croton 

Dam, and several smaller dams, and by power plant at Newaygo.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Sept. 21-30)

46.4 660 48.0

46.5 740 49.5

46.8 1,000 50.5

47.4 1,590

2,350

4,710

5,310

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year Ootober 1946 to September IE'47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,100

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,030

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,060

973

700

692

684

676

676

676

S65

838

639

668

973

1,010

1,020

1,020

838

653

964

1,160

1,540

1,030

Nov.

1,030

684

795

2,030

2,140

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,180

1,140

1,480

1,830

1,770

1,650

1,060

1,040

1,110

1,540

1,770

1,830

1,770

1,380

1,160

1,030

1,580

1,890

1,830

1,830

1,130

1,120

-

Dec.

1,110

1,510

1,830

1,830

1,510

1,140

1,130

1,000

991

1,480

1,830

1,890

1,740

1,110

1,110

1,580

1,830

1,770

1,440

1,230

1,100

1,130

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,290

1,350

1,160

1,190

1,830

1,890

Jan.

1,89O

1,890

1,830

1,830

1,410

1,300

1,770

1,830

1,830

1,950

1,830

1,770

1,830

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,170

1,240

1,830

1,890

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

2,020

2,210

2,140

2,210

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

Janu&ry

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,890

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,770

1,830

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

29,06£

44,460

43,401

705,807

56 ,21C

51,240

146 » 26 C

128,570

71,800

49,330

40 ! 268

760,536

Mar.

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

2,020

3,460

3,030

2,580

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,280

Apr.

2,

3,

3,

3,

4,

4,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

6,

6,

6,

5,

5,

5,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

5,

660

370

770

780

150

580

210

880

880

800

700

310

280

090

960

830

460

920

760

600

170

090

040

550

190

5,190

5,

4,

4,

4,

Maximum

1 540

2! 140

1,890

9,400

2,210

1,890

3,460

6,310

5,510

3,750

2,080

1,770

2,350

6,310

030

710

230

070

-

"ay

3,750

4,070

5,030

5,35O

5,350

5,350

5,510

5,510

5,350

5,190

5,190

4,390

4,070

3,750

3,670

3,510

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,430

3,510

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,510

3,430

3,430

3,430

3,430

Minimum

639

684

991

639

1,170

1,770

1,830

2, 660

3 430

1^140

1,130

700

724

639

June

3,430

3,670

3.75O

3,750

3,750

3,590

3,510

3,430

3,350

3,110

2,580

2,210

2,020

1,830

1,830

2,020

2,140

2,210

2,210

2,020

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,770

1,190

1,140

1,210

1,170

1,590

Mean

93S

1,482

1,400

1,934

1 813

1J830

2,003

4,875

4,147

2 393

1 591

1 221

1*342

2,084

July

1,830

1,830

1,590

1,160

1,170

1,180

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,430

1,130 i.sro

1,8?0

2,oao

2.0FO

2,080 2,oro i,sro

i.sro i.sro

1.5PO

1 , 270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1.2FO

al,3CO i.sro

1,3^0

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

330

130

040

540

770

590

120

120

130

110

1,070

1,

1,

1,

480

710

590

1,030

708

1,

1,

700

140

770

1,770

1,430

1,

1,

160

030

716

982

1,380

1,

1,

1,

1,

170

170

130

030

796

Per square 

 lie

0 399

!631

.596

.823

.771

779

. 852

2.07

1 76

1.02

. 677

.520

.571

.887

Sept.

764

1,060

1,210

1,140

1,140

780

724

1,150

1,150

1,480

1,710

1,380

1,070

1,090

1,330

1,710

1,590

1,220

1,110

1,090

1,250

1,720

2,350

2,140

1,7-70

1,650

1,100

1,080

1,480

1,830

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

.70

.69

11.16

 AQoy

 OJ. AT 

 98

2.31

2.03

1.14

. 78

.60

.64

12.03

a No gage-height record; 

Evart.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 105

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°46'40", long. 86°16'45", In sec. 19, T. 18 N., 

R. lotf., at Scottville, 5^ miles downstream from South Branch. Datum of gage Is 

606.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 709 square miles.

Records available.- June 1943 to September 1947. August 1939 to June 1943 at site 4f 

mij.es upstream, published as Pere Marquette River at Custer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,030 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 5.50 

feet); minimum, 370 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet June 4, 5, 1945 (gage height, 5.84 

feet); minimum observed, 310 second-feet Aug. 9, 10, 1941 (gage height, 2.12 feet, 

site and datum then In use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9 370 4.0

2.4 475 4.5

2.9 610 5.0

3.5 840 5.5

1,070

1,330

1,650

2,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

400

390

390

390

390

390

380

580

580

580

390

390

390

390

390

400

400

400

410

420

410

410

410

410

440

440

440

430

430

430

440

Nov.

430

430

475

538

580

565

512

512

512

525

525

525

512

488

475

475

500

512

512

488

488

488

500

500

525

550

550

525

512

500

-

Dec.

500

500

488

475

475

475

475

475

475

*488

488

500

512

500

500

500

500

500

475

500

500

500

520

540

540

520

500

540

550

550

550

Jan.

500

450

500

520

530

530

530

530

530

530

540

560

550

*600

630

650

630

570

570

570

500

400

450

550

600

650

6OO

560

540

600

600

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ..........:.................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August'. ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

600

600

600

600

550

500

500

550

550

550

550

550

600

600

600

580

550

550

550

550

520

540

520

520

570

570

560

530

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

12 54C

15)229

15,611

212,415

17,070

15,610

19,627

39,730

32,421

23,483

16,366

12,832

13,694

234,213

Mar.

530

530

550

550

550

550

538

512

512

 512

512

512

525

580

595

595

580

5SO

565

565

595

595

628

760

862

930

885

820

862

885

862

Apr.

885

1,]

!»'

1,4

00

500

80

1,650

1,830

l,£

l.S

l,£

10

90

50

1,760

1,720

1,6

1,E

1,4

20

20

50

1,300

1,200

lil

1,C

l.C

£

20

70

40

98

998

S

9

c

75

52

52

1,070

1,220

1,2

1,2

1,3

l.C

Maximum

440

580

550

1,700

650

600

930

1,990

1,220

1,200

595

462

628

1,990

80

00

20

70

May

1,020

1,040

1,120

1,200

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,040

975

908

86Z

820

840

930

998

1,070

1,070

1,020

1,020

1,070

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,020

998

1,020

1,070

1,100

1,120

1,170

l.ZOO

Minimum

380

430

475

351

400

500

512

885

820

580

462

390

370

370

June

1,200

1,120

1,040

1,020

1,020

998

952

908

840

800

780

740

740

740

760

800

800

760

720

680

662

628

610

595

595

610

610

595

580

580

-

Mean

405

508

504

582

551

558

633

1,324

1,046

783

528

414

456

642

July

565

565

550

550

550

580

595

565

538

538

580

565

538

525

512

512

525

525

512

512

525

538

525

500

488

475

488

488

500

475

462

Aug.

462

4

4

4

L50

50

L50

450

440

4

4

4

40

30

20

420

420

4

4

4

10

10

too

400

400

4

^

00

90

90

390

410

4

4

4

20

10

too

400

400

4

;

2

;

00

90

>90

90

400

Per square 

mile

0.571

.717

.711

.521

.777

.787

.893

1.87

1.48

1.10

.745

.58*

.643

.907

Sept.

390

390

390

390

380

390

380

380

380

370

410

565

595

512

475

440

430

430

420

410

488

580

628

610

525

488

462

462

462

462

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.66

.80

.82

11.15

.90

.82

1.03

2.09

1.71

1.23

.86

.67

.72

12.31

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14 to Mar. 5.

863022 O - 49 - B
106 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 44°07'15", long. 86°16'50", in sec. 24, T. 20 N., R. 17 W., 

au reet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 8£ miles northwest of Free Soil,'and 

6 miles upstream from Hamlin Lake. Datum of gage is 616.38 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1989 (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Records available.- May 1948 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 487 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 

a.16 reet); minimum observed, 93 second-feet Oct. 8-15.

1948-47; Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage height observed, 3.26 feet Jan. 20, 1943 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 81 

second-feet Aug. 14, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 200 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 3947

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27nofO

29

30

31

Oct.

96

96

96

96

95

95

94

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

93

96

96

97

96

98

96 ,

96

96

96

104

106

105

104

104

a!05

105

NOT.

105

106

126

133

128

123

121

120

a!20

a!20

124

121

116

115

114

118

125

124

119

118

116

120

120

120

129

138

133

12S

123

120

-

Dec.

120

120

118

118 lie

lie

ne

115

115

116

 lie

115

124

114

b!20

W20

b!20

bllO

bllO

W10

114

115

115

bl!5

bllO

D115

W.20

b!20

W.20

W.10

W.30

Jan.

W30

W30

b!30

W20

b!30

W30

b!30

1)130

W.30

b!50

126

129

 116

b!30

b!30

W30

143

148

142

132

b!30

b!30

b!40

b!50

161

159

154

154

blSO

blSO

b!60

Month

October ..........................

Movsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........... ................

April ............ ...............

May............ . ...............

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ...... .................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

W.60

b!60

b!60

blSO

b!40

b!40

blSO

blSO bieo

»W60

W50

blSO

blSO

W.50

W50

154

159

161

blSO

blSO

b!40

W40

U40

135

137

137

132

134

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,014

3,645

3,621

50,283

4,254

4,169

4,714

10,397

Tf 8TE

5,477

4,176

3 f lit JLODA

3,670

58,195

Mar.

143

137

129

126

126

126

126

126

126

»126

126

131

137

143

153

142

145

143

143

140

136

143

174

195

204

202

202

194

194

190

178

Apr.

188

338

369

380

411

465

487

476

4S4

443

443

465

454

422

380

338

308

298

288

288

269

250

260

278

288

269

269

260

241

318

-

MaxiiniB

106

138

130

408

161

161

204

487

358

298

153

112

216

487

May

288

298

338

358

338

308

288

250

232

224

207

201

205

210

232

232

232

250

250

232

232

224

209

204

212

232

232

250

298

298

308

Minimum

93

105

110

89

116

132

126

188

201

131

114

94

94

93

June

298

269

250

232

224

215

207

197

189

185

180

174

177

189

196

189

180

171

162

158

152

1*7

140

139

143

146

143

140

143

142

Mean

97.2

122

117

138

137

149

152

347

254

185

135

105

122

159

July

13?

13f

14C

14f

15C

isr

14f

13f

13f

13f

15C

15C 142"

132

13?

13?

14S

145

135

13fl

145

136

12S

124 lie

in

na

122

us

116

US

Aug.

112

111

111

110

110

110

109

106

106

106

106

104

102

102

101

100

100

100

100

103

103

100

100

99

98

98

97

96

96

96

94

Per square 

mils

0.765

 961

.921

1.09

1.08

1.17

1.20

2 7X t o

2.00

1.44

1.06

.811

.961

1.25

Sept.

95

96

96

96

96

96

96

94

94

96

138

140

125

114

111

107

106

106

105

108

192

216

192

164

145

154

128

126

129

129

Runoff in 

inches

0.83

1.07

1.06

14 ..72

1.24

1,22

1.38

3.05

2.51

1.61

1.22

 94

-1.07

17.05

* Wtntsp discharge measurement made on this day. 

a «o gage-height, record} discharge intsrpolated. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 107

Manistee River near Grayling, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°41'35", long. 84°50'50", in sec. 31, T. 87 N.,

 K. 4 W., Just upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 2f miles downstream from Goose 

Creek and 6^ miles northwest of Grayling.

Drainage area.- 159 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 354 second-feet Apr. 12; maximum gag-? height,

 1.94 feet Feb. 6 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 131 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage 

height, 0.30 foot).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 6, 1947; minimum, 122 second-feet Feb. 14, 1943 (gage height, 0.49 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septesber 1947

Day

1

*

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22« *

«o

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

176

171 in

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

in

136

166

171 in

in

171

171 in

171

171

171 in

171

171

171

171

171

176

176 in

Nov.

in

171

176

176

176

171

176

176

176

182

182

176

176

176

176

176

182

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

182

182

176

176

176

176

-

Dec.

182

176

176

176

176

*176

182

182

182

182

176

182

182

176

188

182

176

162

176

188

182

182

176

171

176

in

169

149

171

182

182

Jan.

b!80

bl80

bl80

bl75

171

b!70

176

' 176

*176

176

b!70

166

166

171

176

171

176 in

166

166

155

142 in

182

195

182

171

171

171

142

148

Month

October ..........................

Novenber ............ l . ............

Deoenber .........................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

188

188

182

173

162

l>200

1)200

b200

b!90

U180

bl80

*b!80

188

188

1T6

171

171

176

176

bl76

176

176

176

182

176

176

176

176

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,306

5,295

5,489

68,191

5,289

5,059

5,473

7,944

7,786

6,270

5>T28

5,364

5,490

70,493

Mar.

176

176

176

176

171

171

*171

171

171

171

in

171

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

176

171

171

176

188

188

188

195

192

182

176

176

Apr.

176

182

182

183

202

262

262

235

226

244

312

344

312

302

312

312

302

302

282

282

272

272

272

302

302

272

272

262

253

244

-

Maximum

176

182

188

292

195

200

195

344

292

OVK £O9

195

202

253

544

May

244

282

292

292

292

282

253

244

244

235

235

235

253

282

262

253

235

235

235

235

244

244

244

235

235

244

235

235

244

262

244

Minimum

166 in

149

149

142

162

171

176

235

195

176

X66

166

142

June

235

226

226

218

218

226

218

218

218

210

210

210

218

218

218

210

210

202

202

202

,202

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

Mean

171

176

177

187

171

181

177

265

251

209

185

173

183

193

July

188

1S8

188

188

182

138

188

182

182

132

188

195

188

188

195

188

182

188

182

188

188

182

182

182

176

176

162

188

182

176

176

Aug.

176

176

176

176

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

166

166

166

166

166

166

176

202

202

182

176

171

171

171

171

166

171

166

Per square 

mile

1.08

1.11

1.11

1.18

X*08

1.14

T.ll

1.67

1.58

1.31

1 16

1.09

1.15

1.21

Sept.

166

171

171

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

176

176

182

182

171

171

171

171

171

176

210

253

244

210

195

195

188

188

195

195

Runoff in 

inches

1.24

1.24

1.28

15.94

1.24

1.19

1*28

1.86

1 32

l'.46

X 34

I

oe * CD

1.28

16.49

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
108 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°26', long. 85°42 r , on line between s-sc. 36, T. 24 N., 

 R. 1H W., and sec. 31, T. 24 N., R. 11 W., 150 feet upstream from Wheeler Creek and 

three-quarters of a mile north of Sherman.

Drainage area.- 900 square miles.

Records available.- July 1903 to May 1916, November 1930 to June 1931, January 1934 to 

September J.94Y.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1903-15, 1934-47), 1,088 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,870 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 

14.21 feet); minimum observed, 775 second-feet Sept. 9-11.

1903-16, 1930-31, 1934-47: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 seconl-feet Mar. 25, 

1913 (gage height, 7.0 feet, datum then in use); minimum observed, 540 second-feet 

Feb. 21-23, 1936 (backwater from ice).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

9.5 775 12.0

10.0 920 13.0

11.0 1,250 14.1

1,680

2,180

2,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

<f6

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

860

860

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

800

800

800

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

860

860

860

360

890

860

Nov.

860

860

860

890

890

860

860

890

920

920

a920

920

920

890

860

890

890

890

890

890

890

890

890

920

920

920

920

890

890

860

-

Dec.

860

860

860

860

890

890

890

890

920

890

 890

890

920

860

900

900

900

880

860

900

900

940

950

940

940

900

900

900

880

870

850

Jan.

850

870

900

930

900

930

930

930

930

900

900

900

*860

900

900

900

900

900

920

920

920

900

950

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,010

980

950

950

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April....... .....................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

950

950

950

950

920

900

920

950

950

950

950

920

950

960

940

930

920

900

880

880

920

920

920

920

900

900

900

920

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

25 91

26, 76

27,68(

374, 18(

28

25 921 '

^ ' __

53 ! Oil

34,17(

29 391

26 ,42' 

26.54C

392, 10(

Bar.

920

920

920

920

890

890

890

890

890

*890

890

890

890

920

920

920

890

890

890

890

890

890

890

1,080

1,110

1,110

1,010

1,040

1,040

1,010

980

Apr.

1,010 1,i,: i,.

L10

'50

530

1,540

2,120 2,;

2,]

2,C

>90

80

70

2,120

2,460

2,8

2,8

2,7

10

10

50

2,570

2,340

2,2

2,1

2,0

40

20

20

1,920

1,770

1,6

1,7

1,7

80

20

70

1,770

1,820

1,7

1,7

1,6

1,6

-

Maximum

3 890

3 920

3 950

3 2,340

3 1,050

3 960

3 1,110

3 2,810

1 2,460

) 1,630

) 1,040

> 950

> 1,180

) 2,810

70

20

30

80

Bay

1,920

2,120

2,340

2,460

2,400

2,290

2,240

2,120

1,870

1,680

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,410

1,410

1,450

1,410

1,450

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,630

1,680

1,720

Minimum

800

860

850

775

850

890

1,010

1,410

980

800

775

775

June

1,630

1,500

1,410

1,330

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

980

980

980

980

980

-

Mean

836

892

892

1,02E

93

921 93'

1,946

1,71C

1 13J

94(

851

885

1,074

July

9FO

950

950

950

950

950 9Z~0

9EO

920

860

8SO

920

920

950

1,01?

980

980

980

950

1,010

1,040

1,040

980

950

920

920

920

950

920

920

890

Aug.

890

890

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

830

830

830

830

830

800

800

800

800

800

860

890

890

950

920

890

890

860

830

830

830

830

Per square 

mile

0.929

.991

.992

1.14

1.03

1.03

1.04

1.90

1.27

. 947

!983

1.19

Sept.

830

860

830

830

830

800

800

BOO

800

775

775

830

860

860

860

860

830

830

830

830

830

860

1,110

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,010

980

950

950

Runoff in 

inches

1.07

1.11

1.14

15.45

1.19

1.07

1.20

2.41

2.19

1.42

1.21

lilO

16.20

15 to Jan. 18, Jan. 22-27, Jan. 30 to Feb. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 109

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°17'25", long. 84"36'15", in see. 31, T. 34 N., R. 2 W., 

1? miles north of Wolverine and 2 miles downstream from West Branch.

Drainage area.- 164 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 558 second-feet Apr. 12, May 5 (gage 

height, 3.89 feet); minimum daily, 147 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 9.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 919 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.45 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 118 second-feet Aug. 22, 24, 1944 (gage height, 2.17 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnlch are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

[gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 29 to Sept. 30)

2.3 147 3.0

2.4 168 3.5

2.7 242 3.8

320

450

531

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1S9

182

182

180

173

173

175

173

175

175

175

182

175

175

173

170

168

168

168

168

170

170

170

170

177

182

182

180

182

194

189

Nov.

175

175

191

194

186

182

177

173

170

189

20S

198

177

173

168

17*3

182

184

177

168

168

168

180

a200

 216

194

180

175

173

173

Dec.

177

177

182

177

170

L75

180

182

186

191

186

184

191

180

170

180

190

a!90

*180

186

180

alSO

alBO

a!70

160

150

160

160

160

160

160

Jan.

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

180

170

182

204

224

208

201

186

180

*175

164

155

160

191

182

180

184

196

190

180

160

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

180

190

190

180

170

162

170

160

160

160

160

160

180

180

170

170

«160

160

160

150

160

170

170

170

184

177

175

175

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,46E

5,447

5,454

75,656

5,555

4,76.

5.54C

10,13£

9,505

6,324

5,533

4, 80S

5.77E

74.29E

Mar.

173

170

168

168

168

162

163

168

168

168

168

164

168

168

162

162

164

175

180

177

180

180

184

 237

234

208

204

196

186

180

182

Apr.

186

5

I

;

01

08

86

346

a40o

4

;

137

98

59

424

518

1

4

J

44

77

98

385

346

9

r

a2

25

15

04

278

265

2

J

1

78

10

36

325

310 'c;

i

i

Maximum

194

216

191

531

224

L

-1 art X3U

237

544

531

286

219

189

398

544

97

94

94

91

"ay

291

325

411

464

531

372

294

263

245

234

226

219

a300

504

450

323

271

265

258

239

239

247

263

247

a275

312

310

250

273

320

281

Minimum

168

168

150

150

155

150

162

186

219

166

160

147

147

147

June

258

242

226

214

219

22J

214

214

206

201

208

214

250

286

273

242

226

219

208

204

201

196

189

182

173

166

166

166

170

170

-

Mean

176

182

176

207

179

17C

17S

338

307

211

178

155

193

204

July

173

177

175

177

186

206

189

175

175

173

168

166

166

168

198

alSO

170

166

170

208

189

168

164

164

166

160

219

214

186

173

162

Aug.

162

]

]

]

62

60

60

158

155

]

]

1

53

S3

53

alSO

alSO

a]

1

al

50

49

50

alSO 

alSO

al

al

]

50

50

49

160

189

1

1

1

80

64

55

153

151

1

1

]

1

49

47

47

49

151

Per square 

aile

1.07

1.11

1.26

1.0?

1.04

1.09

2.06

1.87

1.29

1.09

.94 1-;

1.18

1.24

Sept.

170

170

160

155

151

151

149

149

147

149

a!60

alSO

a200

189

177

194

201

191

180

180

a250

398

307

198

189

194

194

221

224

201

-

Runoff in 

inches

1 23

1^24

l!23

17.14

1.26

1.08

1.26

2.30

2.16

1.44

1.26

1.09

1.32

16.87

- Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No'gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or 

records for Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 

(no gage-height record Feb. 4. Q ).

computed on basis of weather records and 

14-17, Dec. 25 to Jan. 12, Jan. 29 to Feb. 24
110 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Indian River at Indian River, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°24'35", long. 84°37'10", in sec. 24, T. 35 H., 

H. 3 w., at Indian River, an eighth of a mile downstream from Burt Lake and 3f miles 

upstream from Mullett Lake. Datum of gage is 590.21 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 583 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 911 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 5.40 feet); 

minimum daily, 330 second-feet Dec. 16rl9; minimum gage height, 3.57 feet Sept. 1.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 1,080 second-feet Apr. 25,1943-(gage height, 5.65 feet); 

minimum daily, that of Dec. 16-19, 1946; minimum gage height, that of fept. 1, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair except those tor period of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

494

494

486

490

490

494

494

485

485

476

476

480

480

480

484

484

a4SO

474

474

462

465

465

465

452

465

478

465

465

478

491

478

Nov.

465

465

478

478

478

465

465

478

474

474

474

474

474

474

462

471

471

458

458

458

458

480

467

467 467

454

467

454

454

451

-

Dec.

464

451

451

a451

451

451

464

460

460

472

460

400

375

370

350

330 *330

330

330

340

340

350

350

350

350

350

360

38O

400

400

430

Jan.

430

440

440

440

440

450

450

450

460

460

460

460

470

470

490

490

490

490

490

 490

500

520

520

540

540

560

560

580

610

624

642

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ......................... . .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

642

624

624

624

619

6O5

619

619

619

614

599

599

599

599

594

594 594

594

589

589

589

589

584

584

584

569

564

564

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

14,82'

14,013

12,25C

211, 49E

15,456

16 .781

16,004 

20 291 26*10' 

24,057

19,073 

13.76J

11,49«

204, 13«

Mar.

564

545

545

545

540

540

526

522

522

522

517

517

504

512

512

508

508

508

503

503

498

498

498

494

506

515

501

501

510

510

510

Apr.

510

SOS

505

505

530

556

586

604

621

632

650

690

710

710

730

744

744

744

744

744

744

744

744

767

744

744

767

767

744

767

MaxiBum

) 494

5 480

) 472

860

642

642

564

767

879

714

500

436

886

May

744

790

812

837

886

886

886

886

861

837

837

820

845

845

P45

845

845

845

853

828

828

828

828

836

836

836

836

836

870

870

870

MIninuB

452

451

330

-330

430

564

494

505

744

infi i\ja

527

376

352

330

June

879

879

879

861

861

861

869

846

846

829

854

829

837

812

837

820

796

796

781

781

759

737

744

722

722

728

708

728

a728

728

-

Msan

47C

467

395

579

499

600

516 £* *",

O / I

80!

615

444

383

559

July

714

714

69> 69"

68?

68?

a68?

68?

68? 66"

644

650

63?

63?

63?

615

59f<

59f<

58'

58<^

58« se"*

554

55*

540

540

540

540

540

527

527

Aug.

500

500

500

489

489

489

477

477

466

462

462

450

450

450

439

435

*24

424

435

431

431

431

431

427

427

416

402

402

390

387

376

Per square 

mils

0.820

 801

.678

.993

.856

1.03

.885

1.16

1.44

1.38

1.05

 762

.657

.959

Sept.

373

373

373

369

369

369

366

366

362

362

359

355

355

352

352

352

352

352

372

382

417

427

427

427

421

421

411

415

436

429

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.95

 O9ao

.78

13.52

.99

1.07

1.02

1 29

I 

CCDO

1.54

1.21

88

!73

13.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated; 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Jan. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURuJV 111

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich.

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°34'40", long. 84°29>15", in sec. 19, T. 37 N., 

K. i w., 300 feet downstream from Mullett Lake, 2f miles upstream from Black River, 

and 5 miles south of Cheboygan. Datum of gage is 591.21 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at Cheboygan, 5 miles downstream. Datum of 

auxiliary gage is 590,00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 865 square miles.

Records available.- November 194& to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet May 31; maximum daily 

gage neight, 3.09 feet Apr. 15, 16; minimum daily discharge, 178 second-feet Sept. 14; 

minimum daily gage height, 1.17 feet Oct. 23, 27.

1942-47: Maximum daily discharge, 1,590 second-feet Apr. 16, 1943; maximua daily 

gage height, 3.13 feet Apr. 17, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 128 second-feet Oct. 

14, 1943; minimum daily gage height, that of Oct. 23, 27, 1946.

Remarks - Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from hourly readings 

of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Flow affected by backwater from power plant at 

Cheboygan.

Cooperation.- Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Michigan Public Service Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septemberl947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

681

753

686

681

598

549

624

645

737

516

456

447

472

497

531

478

381

437

452

420

535

524

449

425

W5

397

381

473

454

446

a400

Nov.

a425

415

416

483

454

a400

a450

a 400

466

427

440

444

447

430

408

500

450

472

405

a475

a450

a200

395

385

433

*421

422

376

a400

430

-

Dec.

438

468

486

a485

a440

a 400

359

322

377

437

462

445

499

b450

b400

b350

D400

*b450

bSOO

t>450

e500

6450

6500

6550

e400

6500

6550

532

428

578

584

Jan.

470

549

577

431

377

512

512

537

.445

499

454

a350

476

453

401

485

445

447

469

532

535

507

522

551

646

655

620

581

614

659

709

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calsndar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

(lay ...............................

June ........................".....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

692

583

583

55&

618

590

575

606

673

623

608

610

569

506

645

609

574

*628

645

587

632

656

618

622

607

592

624

639

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

15, 928

12,755

14,190

292,028

16,020

17,072

19,596

34,360

42,080

32,962

33,163

19,226

13,078

270,430

Mar.

609

624

641

671

666

626

624

641

641

641

656

624

624

616

593

601

616

601

593

616

631

635

619

608

821

549

696

636

640

626

611

Apr.

621

622

569

558

586

880

1,050

911

885

788

1,050

1,290

1,320

1,350

1,340

1,350

1,380

1,380

1,390

1,360

1,340

1,350

1,350

1,380

13,80

1,380

1,390

1,380

1,370

1,360

-

Maximum

753

500

584

1,290

709

692

821

1 390

1^500

1,420

1 350

QC7 ao /

679

1,500

May

1,360

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,440

1,450

1,450

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,250

1,140

1,180

1,240

1,200

1,250

1,270

1,280

1,270

1,350

1,470

1,500

Minimum

381

200

322

200

350

506

549

558

1,140

612

617

329

178

178

June

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,340

1,320

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,140

1,160

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,090

1,020

1,050

988

855

701

644

S38

612

769

685

Mean

514

425

458

800

517

610

632

1,145

1,357

1,099

1,070

620

436

741

July

756

869

869

1,200

1,350

1,230

1,220

1,250

1,300

1,240

1,220

1,240

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,230

1,050

915

617

964

1,060

984

947

1,060

902

789

787

1,090

1,110

994

Aug.

967

787

427

593

702

630

661

679

595

376

484

522

574

710

711

490

439

624

709

730

715

599

548

787

683

624

563

721

677

570

329

Per mquare 

mile

0.594

.491

.529

.925

.598

.705

.731

1 32

l!57

1.27

1.24

.717

.504

.857

Sept.

679

499

342

379

391

310

284

396

422

397

417

467

342

178

373

435

286

422

466

375

299

520

582

570

461

573

529

459

593

632

Runoff IL. 

inches

0.68

.55

.61

12.52

.69

.73

.84

1.47

1*81

1.42

1.43

 83

.56

11.62

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record at reference gage; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at 

auxiliary gage.

b Stage-discharge relation affeoted by ice.

e Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of power-plant record.
112 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Pigeon River at Afton, Mien.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 4S°22'25", long. 84 C 30'50", in sec. 2, T. 34 N., R. 2 W., 

three-quarters of a mile west of Afton, 2 miles downstream from Wilkef Creek, and 5j 

miles upstream from Mullett Lake

Drainage area.- 159 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 595 second-feet Apr. £ (gage height, 

5.70 feet); minimum observed, 72 second-feet Aug. 29, 30, Sept. 4-7 (gage height, 4.T8 

feet).

1942-47: Maximum daily discharge, l,j.OO second-feet Mar. 31. 1943; maximum gage 

height, about 10.5 feet Mar. 31, 1943, from floodmarks (ice Jam); minimum discharge 

observed, 60 second-feet Aug. 12, 1945 (gage height, 4.04 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

4.3 93 4.2

4.4 112 4.3

4.5 134 4.5 1

75 5.0 271

91 5.3 391

30 5.6 540

4.7 178

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

.50

31

Oct.

93

93

91

88

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

91

93

93

93

91

90

91

93

91

90

91

93

101

104

108

110

108

Nov.

108

110

112

110

110

108

104

104

102

110

123

125

121

121

125

123

116

114

112

114

116

119

121

121

»123

121

116

112

112

112

-

Dec.

112

114

121

127

130

123

121

114

112

114

119

121

120

110

loo

100

*100

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

loo

100

100

100

loo

loo

loo

Jan.

100

loo

100

loo

100

100

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

130

140

130

120

120

110

*110

110

110

110

110

120

120

120

120

120

120

110

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

 arch ............................

April ............................

Bay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

120

120

120

120

110

110

110

110

100

100

100

110

120

130

130

130

*130

120

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

.

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2 896

3J445

3,428

52,796

3,510

3 190

3^703

9 230

8 ,766

4 126

3 349

2 521

z', 136

51,300

Mar.

loo

100

loo

110

110

100

loo

100

100

90

90

100

loo

100

100

95

95

102

102

107

115

137

146

*144

148

163

168

168

170

170

173

Apr.

173

173

186

247

271

328

153

578

524-

405

391

105

129

578

340

320

308

271

257

244

237

251

261

271

290

293

'

'

Maximum

110

125

130

1,040

140

i v\ J.OU

17 3

578

500

2OO

128

100

173

578

278 '47

'12

'09

Bay

254

d400

d45O

dSOO

d450

d400

357

290

244

215

198

234

264

328

391

301

257

254

244

237

231

222

222

222

254

237

d220

d200

d220

d250

d220

Minimum

88

102

100

73

100

100

90

173

85

100

74

72

72

June

d200

d!80

d!70

d!60

d!60

dlSO

dl40

d!4o

d!4o

d!40

135

126

146

168

173

170

158

148

146

144

139

120

107

104

91

86

85

96

102

102

Mean

93.4

115

111

145

113

114

119

308

283

1 38

1Ofl

81 . 3

105

141

July

105

105

105

105

109

115

113

107

105

104

105

107

113

117

111

1C7

105

1C5

1C5

1C4

1C4

1C4

1C2

1C2

ICO

ICO

113

128

1Z4

113

1C 7

Aug.

100

Per square 

rile

0.587

.723

.698

.912

.711

.717

.748

1.94

1 . 78

.868

. 679

.511

.660

.887

93

89

88

86

86

83

81

81

81

80

75

75

74

75

75

75

75

83

89

89

86

85

81

81

77

75

75

74

74

80

Sept.

83

77

74

72

72

72

72

75

78

78

88

dlOO

d!20

d!40

124

102

100

104

105

107

109

109

126

148

158

173

d!60

d!20

dlOO

d90

-

Runoff im 

inches

0.68

.81

.80

12.36

.82

.75

.86

2.16

2.05

.97

.78

.59

.74

12.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Black River near Tower and Sturgeon River near Wolverine.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 16.
STREAMS.TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 113

Black River near Tower, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°22'55", long. 84°19'10", in sec. 33, T. 35 N.,

 H. IK., if miles upstream from Milligan Creek and 2 miles northwest of Tower. Datum 

of gage is 685.83 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan State Department of 

Conservation).

Drainage area.- 310 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 4.64

 feet); minimum, 9.1 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 20 (gage height, 1.93 feet); minimum 

daily, 84 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 17.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 1,660 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.30 feet); 

minimum, that of Mar. 20, 1947; minimum daily, that of Aug. 17, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Low and medium flow regulated by power plant at Tower.

Hating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4 90 3.0 285 4.0 755

2.6 141 3.3 410 4.3 945

2.8 207 3.6 550 4.5 1,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

172

189

184

169

164

151

160,

161

148

154

162

163

132

178

154

168

144

138

157

149

165

169

163

142

157

170

132

169

177

161

167

Nov.

200

184

177

192

207

19S

203

200

185

187

243

233

243

215

208

205

194

216

199

200

203

196

194

187

201

»212

209

200

213

188

-

Dec.

211

168

164

138

190

200

190

130

190

190

200

180

180

150

130

160

»160

170

170

180

180

180

200

180

130

170

200

210

140

190

190

Jan.

190

200

210

200

200

210

210

220

220

220

200

200

200

170

170

200

180

180

170

200

»200

180

150

140

160

180

190

200

200

200

160

Month

October ........... ..............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water yesr 1946-47 ............

Feb.

140

130

200

200

220

210

200

200

200

210

200

190

180

190

190

200

»220

190

210

200

180

200

180

200

200

180

200

200

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4 969

6 ) 090

5,471

91,729

5,910 

5,420

7,010 

20 082

X9, 362

Q f 809

6,4X8

4^3.62 

5,681

99,384

Mar.

190

190

210

200

190

200

200

200

190

210

200

190

210

220

230

210

230

210

2OO

200

220

240

230

»230

270

220

270

350

350

300

250

Apr.

230

250

270

300

388

555

640

700

785

848

880

978

1,040

1,120

1,040

»945

848

785

700

650

615

580

560

585

625

675

675

620

590

605

-

jfaxinuBt

189

243

211

945

220

220

350

1,120

978

525

320

206

360

1,120

May

595

700

815

380

945

848

785

700

610

313

515

468

520

550

755

978

912

654

540

500

482

482

478

500

486

525

550

491

535

575

675

Minimum

X32

177

130

105

140

138

X90

313

X96

157

84 

103

84

June

525

515

414

378

360

341

332

307

303

287

286

254

276

286

312

332

322

284

259

247

239

207

236

212

211

196

205

227

218

238

-

Mean

160

203

176

251

191

194

226

669

625

294

207

134

189

272

July

230

124

208

196

205

263

320

305

246

206

210

182

a!80

a!80

a220

a250

a220

a200

a200

a!90

a!90

189

180

177

171

160

165

196

210

198

157

Aug.

152

151

142

155

150

140

135

138

133

119

139

135

123

114

107

138

84

133

124

113

152

174

206

126

134

131

126

119

129

122

118

Per squrre 

nile

0.516

.655

.56T

.810

 616

 62 

.723 

2«X6

2.0294*1

,66*^

.43? 

.610

.877

Sept.

125

144

149

141

147

129

103

136

120

118

151

167

181

183

170

155

146

174

165-

158

229

309

335

360

336

253

223

217

229

228

-

Runoff in 

inchss

0 . 59

.73

.65

10.99

.71

.65

.84 

2.41

2 .33 

l!o6

.77

.50 

.68

11.92

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records fop Thunder 

Bay Hiver near Hillman.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5 to Apr. 4.
114 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Black.River near Cheboygan, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°30'00", long. 84°19'24", in sec. 21, T. 36 N., 

K. J. E., half a mile downstream from Black Lake, 5% miles upstream from Alverno Dam, 

and 12 miles southeast of Cheboygan. Datum of gage is 609.26 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation). Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 3 miles downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 597 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Apr. 20; minimum daily, 

24 second-feet Sept. 28.

1942-47: Maximum daily discharge, 2,070 second-feet Apr. 12, 1943; minimum daily, 

21 second-feet Jan. 1, 2, Sept. 10, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good above 200 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poof. Discharge computed by using fall as determined 

by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Plow affected during most of time by 

backwater from power plant at Alverno Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water yesr October 1946 to September 1?*7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

294

243

190

219

211

53

223

146

132

159

195

148

114

180

159

217

232

214

129

52

133

171

190

207

170

246

213

287

307

315

286

Nov.

265

174

72

270

200

179

218

259

171

111

291

208

213

177

146

a200

a250

a275

aSOO

a275

a250

aSOO

a300

156

256

250

284

146

250

252

-

Dec.

198

242

283

239

247

194

132

154

294

312

243

225

311

206

«4

432

445

6450

329

248

212

193

273

214

158

270

327

a250

a35

a250

326

Jan.

153

298

250

290

135

317

295

324

281

208

338

205

400

529

367

336

395

326

272

356

6350

6325

319

323

295

321

316

364

320

447

325

Mcnth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

380

526

369

494

523

505

489

497

433

413

404

419

442

435

396

366

436

422

425

410

427

472

491

487

460

450

427

390

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,085

S flQfl OVo

7,826

143,827

9 f TBA IO\J

12 130

«/) Ofift oy*iM>p

35,011 

18,095

9 966 7)335 4,918

161,300

Mar.

430

422

434

444

423

403

396

394

364

364

384

360

354

378

432

403

389

401

395

394

377

398

354

354

406

331

345

377

405

412

357

Apr.

344

348

339

351

374

450

416

546

652

806

805

844

993

1,200

1,220

1,450

1,430

1,450

1,570

1,660

1,550

1,540

1,450

1,320

1,280

1,310

1,300

1,290

1,500

1,300

Maximum

315

500

450

1,410

529

COft OfcO

1

tlfff\ »DOU

1 540

1^000

528

385 

543

1,660

May

1,250

al,200

al,250

1,290

1,270

1,320

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,340

1,300

1,290

1,250

1,260

1,230

1,250

1,210

1,220

1,090

932

955

908

932

944

909

934

932

909

902

942

802

Minimum

COOc

72

35

35

135

345

339

802 

222

161

OTOd

24

24

June

779

779

814

812

1,000

855

832

774

707

677

731

685

548

568

467

581

599

594

536

542

453

424

513

427

376

. 449

462

463

222

426

Mean

1.96

230

252

394

315

442

391

1,029

1,129

321

164

442

July

47?

49C

52f

28T

343

17C

36f

42]

43f

45?

a45C

aSSO

161

39C

34C

317

25S

340

223

184

320

283

27B

270

286

227

202

231

284

310

,319

Aug.

285

239

169

317

331

325

385

334

290

136

290

285

307

283

288

239

83

249

514

317

242

210

156

97

254

216

115

201

107

148

123

Per square

mile

0,328

385

1422

.660-

.528

.740 

.555

1,72

1.89

1.01

Ist7

.275

7*0

Sept.

273

153

111

131

124

83

74

48

71

80

194

78

250

107

22*

216

83

184

286

103

106

274

343

278

244

248

84

24

285

215

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

.43

.49

8.97

.61

.77

f*M

J..V&

2.18

1.13

.62

.46

.31

1O OB

a Wo gage-height record at reference gage; 

auxiliary gage.

e Ho gage-height record at auxiliary gage] 

hourly gage readings at Alverno DOB.

discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at 

discharge computed on basis of weather* records and
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 115

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 45°21'25", long. 84"10'00", in sec. 2, T. 34 N., R. 2 E., l| 

miles downstream from Little Rainy River and 3 miles east of Onaway. Datum of gage is 

747.77 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 340 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 

4-.68'Feet); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5-10; minimum gage height observed, 

1.95 feet Sept. 8.

1942-47: Maximum discharge observed, 668 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (ga*e height,5.55 

feet); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 15 to Sept. 3, 1944, Aug. 25-30, 1945, 

Sept. 5-10, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 Xf\ ov

31

Oct.

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.a

.7

al.O

al.5 ai.r

al.S

al.S

al.S i.a

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

Nov.

8.2

2.2

8.0

2.0

8.2

2.2

 2.2

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.5

5.5

4.5

S.9

6.6

6.6

6.2

-

Dec.

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.5

5.5

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.2 3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Jan.

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.5

4.5

5.0

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.9

 5.5

5.5

4.8

4.8

3.8

5.5

4.8

a4.5

a4.5

a4.5

4.5

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ..........................

Calsndar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .

torch ............................

April ............................ uLa

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

 4.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

_

^

-

Seoondfoot-days

51.6

119. 5

123.5

9,432.9

117.3

115.0

287.8

4,332

3,216

865.8

421.9

67.1

352.8

10,050.3

liar.

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.4

8.4

9.8

 14

17

19

19

20

20

19

19

Apr.

19

24

38

52

66

143

221

280

203

201

306

335

256

249

261

232

188

154

12$

107

92

34

87

88

87

36

86

86

87

86

MaxiBum

2.5

6.6

7.0

334

6.6

4.5

20

335

197

86

65

6.4

45

355

May

88

94

156

197

193

186

174

143

135

128

121

116

102

95

91

84

82

78

74

68

67

66

66

66

70

74

73

74

77

8T

91

Ilinimun

O.T

8.0

1.8

.3

1-.5

3.5

4.0

19

66

9.4

5.1

.2

.1

.1

June

36

76

63

59

51

43

38

32

28

27

25

25

25

27

30

30

26

22

20

17

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

11

10

Mean

1.66

3.98

3.98

25.8.

3.78

4.11

9.28

144

104

28.9

13.6

2.16

11.1

27.5

July

9.4

8.0

6.4

5.3

5.3

24

63

57

40

24

16

13

11

11

11

11

11

9.7

8.7

7.5

6.6

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

7.5

8.3

7.2

6.6

6.6

Aug.

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.7

3.6

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.2

.4

.6

1.2

2.7

2.2

.8

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

Per square 

mile

o.on

.050

.050

.3f7

.048

.or 2

.11.7 i.ar

1.3T

.5f6

.1T2

.077

.1*1

.3f8

Sept.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

3.6

6.4

4.5

3.2

2.9

2.9

7.2

16

39

45

42

40

34

20

17

14

18

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.06

.06

4.45

.06

.05

.13

2.03

1.52

.41

.20

.03

.16

4.73

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Do gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Korth 

Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19, Jan. 4-16, Jan. 31 to V-r. 10.
116 STREAMS TRIBOTARY TO LAKE HURON

Thunder Bay River near Hlllman, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00'30", long. 83°58'15", on line between sees. 

8 and" 9, T. 30 N., R. 4 E., just upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, a quarter 

of a mile downstream from Miller Creek, and 5 miles southwest of Hillnan.

Drainage area.- 232 square.miles.

Records available.- June 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 8.86 

reetj; minimum daily, 114 second-feet Aug. 18.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 12, 1947; minimum daily, that of Aug. 18, 

1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wmcn are fair. Diurnal fluctuation from power plant at Atlanta.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September l->47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

155

170

158

165

145

150

144

151

161

147

149

148

156

142

152

155

156

153

156

157

148

153

155

153

160

179

163

142

161

184

168

Nov.

163

171

180

198

196

190

183

187

186

198

219

210

212

203

173

184

205

188

182

178

177

192

189

172

186

177

183

178

177

185

-

Dec.

170

a!50

a!70

*a!90

180

176

179

184

178

195

194

183

180

190

200

200

180

140

150

160

160

170

180

170

180

170

160

140

190

190

190

Jan.

190

200

200

ZOO

200

*190

190

190

190

200

200

200

190

200

230

210

190

200

190

*200

190

160

190

200

210

220

220

230

ZOO

130

170

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoember .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

Februsry .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May T*** > . - . . .......

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

220

240

*230

230

200

220

200

200

200

200

200

200

220

230

230

220

200

220

200

180

200

180

200

190

190

190

190

190

..

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,836

5,622

5,449

77,737

6,080

5,770

6,706

15,138

12,051

6,317

4,910 

A 329 slise

82,394

Mar.

200

200

*200

190

200

200

210

190

210

190

180

180

190

200

210

210

200

210

190

186

186

179

196

259

300

350

a300

a270

a250

a240

a230

Apr.

*254

254

241

262

346

653

733

653

569

610

920

1,260

846

733

692

610

513

488

441

400

372

363

363

430

420

390

372

338

330

322

-

Maximum

184

219

200

750

230

240

350

1,260

754

OQQ tyo

201

213

384

1,260

May

372

430

617

569

754

672

513

420

354

330

298

276

314

476

452

430

372

346

338

298

291

314

298

276

291

330

314

291

. 330

363

322

Minimum

142

163

140

120

130

180

179

234

276

154

127

114

129

114

June

291

276

248

228

234

221

221

214

195

195

202

202

194

298

291

255

243

202

204

187

168

182

164

164

167

196

163

154

167

191

-

Mean

156

187

176

213

196

206

216

505

389

211

158

140

173

226

Jul"

172

146

157

148

154

168

159

163

148

157

146

155

141

181

201

168

169

158

151

158

147

152

154

149

145

127

171

193

171

142

159

Aug.

140

137

137

138

149

144

134

137

128

137

118

136

121

122

127

126

131

114

128

136

213

192

174

162

133

152

140

127

130

137

129

Per square 

mile

0.672

.806

.759

.918

 845

 886

 931

2*18

1.68

.909

 681

.603

.746

.974

Sept.

134

158

146

147

144

130

143

129

136

136

164

176

165

174

141

152

144

147

148

153

248

384

298

242

181

173

177

164

176

178

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

.90

.88

12.45

.97

,92

1.07

g 43 1)94

1.01

.79

.70

.83

13.21

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Thunder 

lay River near Bolton and Black River near Tower. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5, Dec. 13 to Mar. 19, Mar. 25, 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 117

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°07'40", long. 83°38'30", in sec. 36, T. 32 N., 

K. b E., half a mile upstream from Orchard Hill bridge, 4 miles upstream from North 

Branch Thunder Bay River, 5 miles southwest of Bolton, and 11 miles northwest of 

Alpena.

Drainage area.- 588 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,410 second-feet Apr. 12; maximum gage height, 

9.U5J reet Apr. 8 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 182 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage 

height, 3.05 feet).

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 3,690 second-feet Mar. 15, 1946; maximum gage height, 

that of Apr. 8, 1947; minimum discharge, 168 second-feet June 28, 29, Sept. 23, 1946 

(gage height, 2.98 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are fair. Flow regulated by power plant at Hillman and by Fletcher Pond on 

Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2 212 4.5 568

3.5 278 5.0 780

4.O 4O3 5.5 1,020

6.0 1,290

7.0 1,905

8.8 3,250

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

216

214

210

233

325

337

313

375

375

375

325

294

290

262

290

255

278

280

264

240

227

244

266

287

283

296

301

296

292

325

362

Nov.

349

313

313

349

260

264

264

260

253

262

294

299

349

389

389

313

294

301

301

287

287

29O

290

296

278

283

337

362

349

362

-

Dec.

349

237

375

*349

337

375

313

313

273

273

278

290

251

225

231

280

320

370

380

38O

360

350

320

370

370

360

410

350

380

400

450

Jan.

500

500

500

500

500

470

*450

420

350

330

300

300

300

300

300

320

300

280

300

300

270

260

260

270

310

320

320

320

300

250

260

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

Janusry ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May............................ .

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

270

300

330

*330

320

320

320

320

330

310

310

310

310

320

350

370

350

350

350

390

400

430

480

500

500

500

500

480

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8,930

9,237

10,319

166,117

10,660

10,350

13,820

38,367

27,570

13,807

13,078

12,500

9,180

177,818

Mar.

480

460

460

*410

420

420

420

4OO

410

440

440

420

430

450

420

440

430

400

400

370

370

370

370

350

330

450

600

700

760

60O

400

Apr.

350

350

360

370

44O

600

1,

2,

z,

300

2OO

LOO

a2,000

2,70O

3,

3,

2,

170

>50

770

*2,180

1,840

1,

1,

1,

580

520

L50

995

870

758

12

'35

802

802

Maximum

375

389

450

3,610

500

500

760

3,250

1,640

669

549

463

479

3,250

758

569

528

508

May

669

870

1,150

1,460

1,580

1,640

1,500

1,180

895

870

780

690

628

735

848

al.OOO

al,100

al.OOO

a800

a700

a 640

a700

a700

a630

a 600

712

895

690

568

628

712

Minimum

210

253

225

188

250

270

330

350

568

325

313

313

225

210

June

648

628

512

463

403

418

403

418

433

463

448

403

375

512

669

648

568

628

495

375

362

325

389

403

418

463

463

375

362

337

Mean

288

308

333

455

344

370

446

1,279

889

460

422

403

306

487

July

362

362

337

325

325

418

349

313

313

349

375

362

433

479

495

549

495

479

479

479

463

479

479

463

433

448

495

512

448

418

362

Aug.

313

349

362

337

389

433

433

448

433

448

433

433

418

418

389

403

403

389

418

418

433

463

463

448

433

418

375

375

375

337

313

Sept.

301

313

325

313

325

313

325

301

313

313

325

262

257

262

283

248

266

262

278

290

337

403

479

389

349

294

233

225

283

313

-

Per squa re Runoff in 

mile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Thunder 

Bay River near Hillman and Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River near Lachlne. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16 to Apr. 9.
118 STREAMS TRIBUTARY .TO LAKE HURON

Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River near Lachlne, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°03'30", long. 83°47'00", on line between sees. 23 

ana 2t>, T. 31 N., R. S E., Just upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, 1 mile upstream from mouth, 3f miles downstream from Pletcher Pond, and 3$ miles southwest of 

Lachlne. Datum of gage Is 711.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 424 second-feet May 16; maxlmum gage neignt, 4.60 feet Apr. 12 (backwater from Thunder Bay River); minimum dally 

discharge, 3.8 second-feet Oct. 2.

1945-47: Maximum dally discharge, 450 second-feet Mar. 15, 1946; maximum gage 

height, that of Apr. 12, 1947; minimum dally discharge, 1.0 second-foot Sept. 13, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from Thunder Bay 

River, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Plow regulated by Pletcher Pond.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1£*7

Day

1

. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.6

3.8

14

84

162

160

181

227

225

193

133

111

107

104

104

104

106

104

61

59

59

62

102

107

107

106

1O6

104

107

149

147

Nov.

125

104

106

 73

28

28

28

28

28

3O

29

37

153

153

144

70

70

69

69

69

69

7O

65

65

65

blOO

131

147

145

145

-

Dec.

118

 93

93

93

93

93

89

56

45

45

45

45

45

b45

b7O

bllO

blSO

b!40

bl40

b!4O

b!40

140

138

138

136

134

138

b!4O

b!40

b!40

b!35

Jan.

b!35

133

133

133

131

 129

129

101

62

56

56

b56

b56

56

58

b58

t)58

56

56

 58

b60

b60

61

61

58

59

59

61

61

b60

b6O

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

fiy... ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

b60

b60

«b6O

b6O

b60

b60

61

59

b6O

61

56

b56

56

56

56

56

b56

62

104

129

155

194

217

214

208

202

198

194

.

_

-

Seoondfoot-idays

3,403.4 

2 443 3)247

42,992.4

2 37 O

2J87O

4,500

902

4.27O

3,798

6,908

7,864

2,774

45,349.4

Mar.

189

185

 162

147

140

138

138

140

a!5O

a!70

a!70

a!7o

al70

166

b!70

162

155

155

155

a!2O

alOO

alOO

alOO

a40

17

alOO

a325

a35O

a!5O

a50

a!6

Apr.

*16

18

21

25

e35

e40

e43

e45

e40

e45

e50

e60

e50

e45

e40

e35

e3O

e26

e22

e2o

e!9

18

18

e25

e3O

e24

e!9

15

13

15

Maximum

227

153

140

450

135

217

350

SO

424

252

322

302

149

424

May

21

e30

e35

e35

627

e2o

e!6

613

elOO

238

149

136

116

107

238

424

341

160

140

133

133

133

153

124

88

372

328

115

88

104

153

Minimum

5

0

 O 

gg

45

1.0

56

56

-16

13

13

73

65

131

29

3.8

June

162

129

79

79

77

75

73

84

101

131

124

96

77

126

142

129

150

252

118

82

SO

93

181

176

192

232

19O

124

120

124

Mean

110

81. 4

105 '

118

76.5

102

145 iss' 30. 1

127

223

254

92.5

124

July

1F4

113 iro

m

ire

if*

TO

f5

T6

1*5

1*9

If4

2f2

312

312

3f2

312

3] 2

312

3] 2

3F2

3F2

3F2

3C2

3C2

312.

3?2

2f2 ies

1T6

1?5

Aug.

131

174

176

187

252

262

302

302

302

302

3O2

302

292

292

292

292

282

282

292

282

292

258

272

282

272

232

225

223

210

153

145

Per square <le

Sept.

145

147

143

143

149

147

145

143

143

143

a50

a80

a56

56

56

61

100

100

100

100

95

59

35

32

30

30

29

44

107

106

-

Runoff in 

ioobes

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record of gate operations at Fletcher Pond.

b stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Backwater from Thunder Bay River; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, 1 discharge 

measurement, weather records, record of gate operations at Fletcher Pond, and reco--ds for Thunder 

Bay River near Hillman.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 119

Worth Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°08'55", long. 83°36'35", in sec. 2f, T. 32 N., 

H.. 7 J£., lj miles upstream from mouth, 2| miles south of Bolton, and 9 miles northwest 

of Alpena.

[Drainage area.- 184 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 7.00 

I'eet); minimum, 8.6 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.74 feet).

.1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 13, 1947; minimum, 6.1 second-feet 

Aug. 29, 1945 (gage height, 2.67 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

tor periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

11

10

11

20

14

10

10

9.5

10

10

12

10

13

16

16

17

15

14

13

12

16

17

16

12

13

12

13

20

20

Nov.

16

14

15

15

*15

17

14

19

23

21

17

17

25

24

20

19

18

15

15

20

20

22

20

22

17

12

16

19

20

12

Dec.

17

*17

17

23

25

25

25

20

17

15

27

29

31

27

22

17

17

20

23

23

17

16

12

12

18

15

13

16

20

25

30

Jan.

26

23

21

20

19

20

*25

30

35

30

23

21

20

25

32

25

23

22

21

20

25

20

25

30

30

28

23

25

25

20

13

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .

Fsbruary .........................

March...........'................ .

April ............................ iL May........ ......................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septsmber ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

25

35

32

*30

25

22

30

40

33

25

23

27

38

45

40

32

85

29

32

32

45

35

25

23

30

40

45

37

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

418.5

539

631

37,049.5

745

900

1,379

21,947

10,805

2,667

878

468.4

523.0

41,900.9

Mar.

35

35

32

*30

30

35

37

37

37

33

34

43

50

45

40

33

36

43

52

48

42

38

42

52

55

50

70

75

70

65

55

Apr.

*60

65

75

100

200

600

800

900

800

1,280

1,350

1,520

1,820

1,900

1,560

*1,310

1,100

938

782

655

557

487

418

375

357

413

- 432

384

339

370

-

Maximum

20

25

31

1,600

35

45

75

1,900

880

178

42

23

35

1,900

May

457

580

756

845

S80

810

838

673

477

362

305

261

216

216

205

208

208

202

191

1S4

172

152

146

163

188

191

188

181

184

188

178

Minimum

9.5

12

12

9.5

13

22

30

60

146

35

17

9.4

9.4

9.4

June

178

175

166

149

129

110

108

110

103

97

92

85

84

103

94

88

90

90

88

79

70

60

43

43

43

39

39

37

40

35

-

Mean

13.5

18.0

20.4

102

24.0

32.1

44.5

732

349

88.9

28.3

15.1

17.4

115

July

39

42

36

32

31

36

33

37

39

36

34

36

25

19

24

27

26

22

27

26

25

25

26

25

26

23

27

20

19

18

17

Aug.

19

23

23

16

15

16

16

18

23

23

17

15

12

11

11

11

11

9.4

12

14

15

14

13

15

14

12

11

13

17

16

13

Per square

mile

0.073 .o'S

.111

.5;>4

.130

.174

.212

3.9?

1.90

.483

.154

.032

.0-"5

.6*5

Sept.

9.8

11

10

9.4

12

12

12

9.8

10

13

15

14

15

14

12

12

16

15

15

13

23

21

23

35

33

30

30

31

23

24

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.11

.13

7.47

.15

.18

.28

4.44

2.19

.54

.18

.09

.11

8.48

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-diBCharge relation affected by ice Hov. 27 to Dec. 8, Dec. 14 to Apr. 9 (no gageheight record Dec. 31 to Jan. 6, Jan. 10-19).
120 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Lower South Branch Thunder Bay River near Hubbard Lake, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°51'33", long. 83°35'40", in se^. 4, T. 28 N., R. 

'i K., 50 feet downstream from Hubbard Lake and 1 mile south of town of Hubbard Lake.

Drainage area.- 146 square miles.

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 512 second-feet May 7, 8; 

minimum daily, u.b second-foot Apr. 27, 28.

1945-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 7, 8, 1947; minimin daily, 0.2 

second-foot Nov. 24-26, 1945, Apr. 14, 15, 20, 1946. """-- -~^.,,.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by Hubbard Lake Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a20

a50

43

74

104

104

104

104

104

85

74

73

73

73

75

75

75

52

33

36

34

33

55

82

78

78

80

96

106

108

108

Nov.

87

77

78

42

14

14

14

11

11

11

10

40

125

88

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

7.S

13

58

89

104

117

128

123

111

-

Dec.

68

68

92

102

100

100

61

30

30

32

30

26

26

53

73

73

95

106

91

91

89

89

87

07

87

87

89

95

95

95

108

Jan.

117

117

110

99

99

80

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

61

61

61

a61

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

63

64

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Fbb.

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

66

66

66

66

64

64

66

66

66

75

93

112

128

134

134

132

147

154

152

152

_

_

-

Secondroot-clays

2 289

1^459.5

2,355

38,327.3

2,128

2 515

4*991.5

71.4

7,364.0

3,030

4,275

3 939

3,' 374

37,791.4

Bar.

152

152

152

150

147

147

147

172

b210

»b250

b250

b250

»b230

b250

b270

301

284

263

179

125

125

123

67

6.5

5.1

88

137

163

130

58

7.9

Apr.

4.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

1.0

1.6

-

Maximum

108

128

108

440

117

154

301

4* 8

512

198

194

156

160

512

May

5.0

74

208

309

431

472

512

512

450

238

73

44

78

186

198

206

198

194

198

198

198

202

234

246

254

258

246

254

250

226

214

Minimum

20

7.5

26

.2

59

64

5.1

.6

3.0

14

39

75

10

.6

June

149

58

35

35

33

33

33

67

90

124

167

174

178

198

198

178

112

33

17

14

14

51

145

174

171

167

127

85

85

85

Mean

73.8

48.6

76.0

105

68.6

89, 8

161

2 38

238 '

101

i J.OQ *^n

127

112

104

July

85

85

85

85

103

86

39

39

87

135

160

167

160

160

156

156

174

190

186

190

190

186

186

186

190

194

190

147

110

91

77

Aug.

77

77

75

104

129

129

132

132

132

132

129

132

a!32

132

132

129

129

141

156

152

152

152

156

156

135

119

116

116

116

119

119

Per square 

mile

Sept.

116

132

152

152

152

152

148

148

152

148

152

152

152

160

156

156

156

156

160

160

87

22

10

10

10

10

10

41

81

81

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record of gate operations at Hubbard Lake 

Dam.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 121

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°39'35", long. 84°42'45", in sec. 7, T. 26 N.,

 H. 3 W., Just upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Grayling and three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from East Branch. Datum of gage is 1,123.49 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- November 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 241 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 2.81

 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 22 (gage height, 0.9b foot).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 274 second-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3.00 feet); 

minimum, 28 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 21, 1946 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant upstream.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1

1.2

1.4

2.0 

2.3

141

177

241

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

65

62

60

60

59

57

56

58

55

54

58

57

54

57

57

56

62

54

58

59

55

54

67

51

62

67

fe

60

62

65

62

Nov.

61

60

65

67

64

62

62

67

' 68

75

79

75

72

70

70

66

75

67

70

69

66

73

56

67

70

68

66

62

62

64

-

Dec.

63

56

59

67

68

71

62

67

73

73

67

63

73

54

56

65

68

62

60

65

63

63

65

60

54

60

51

61

60

62

61

Jan.

60

62

63

62

65

62

63

63

62

60

63

63

63

68

71

71

67

62

73

73

63

52

60

70

72

72

78

77

72

57

50

Month

October ............... ..........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Unv May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

64

73

72

68

64

66

65

63

64

62

62

62

65

67

68

69

70

64

65

60

61

65

62

65

67

66

65

67

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1.82S

2.01E

1,952

27,200

2,019

1,831

2.05C

4,449

4,135

2.70C

2,286

1,872

2,291

29,432

Mar.

62

67

63

58

62

66

67

61

65

63

60

66

66

66

61

60

61

62

60

65

62

62

66

77

87

62

71

83

77

70

72

Apr.

73

73

78

85

102

140

159

152

134

137

189

234

215

189

189

189

171

165

159

146

137

137

143

177

177

153

148

136

131

131

Maximum

67

79

73

177

78

73

87

234

189

127

86

102

139

234

May

133

165

183

183

189

177

153

136

125

120

117

112

120

147

152

136

125

120

116

112

117

122

120

117

125

109

109

115

118

135

127

Minimum

51

56

51

30

50

60

58

73

109

66

63

47

53

47

June

124

127

110

104

99

102

98

99

92

88

92

86

87

98

105

97

87

79

88

78

79

93

66

71

72

81

75

72

75

76

-

Mean

59.0

67.3

63.0

74.5

65.1

65.4

66.1

148

133

90.0

73.7

60.4

76.4

80.6

July

71

69

68

69

67

67

78

71

66

73

84

86

80

84

84

82

78

77

73

79

82

74

73

68

64

66

67

73

72

78

63

A'lg.

62

60

55

63

56

57

58

52

57

59

55

55

53

52

52

51

47

54

51

55

97

102

86

68

64

61

59

59

56

60

56

Per sqnare 

mile

0.53F

.612

.573

.677

.59?

.59?

.600

1.35

1.21

.818

.67C

.549

.695

.733

Sept.

59

67

63

58

57

58

53

56

57

56

68

70

92

87

71

70

68

67

66

68

105

139

133

106

88

84

81

79

84

81

Runoff in 

inchee

0.62

.68

.66

9.18

.68

.62

.69

1.51

1.40

.91

.77

.63

.78

9.95

863022 O - 49 - 9
122 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°04 I , long. 84°02', in sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 4 E. 

at oridge on State Highway 70, 3 miles north of Sterling.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- January 1937 to September 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ioe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 109 3.5

1.4 123 4.5

1.5 138 6.0

2.0 220 8.0

2.5 325 8.8

570

865

1,410

2,260

2,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

164

158

155

150

147

146

141

147

146

147

148

152

150

147

152

153

153

164

171

164

156

163

156

158

163

172

164

159

180

202

188

Nov.

177

195

233

373

274

220

209

228

231

239

280

233

220

190

190

197

235

224

204

200

197

200

194

192

197

2OO

194

192

177

188

-

Dec.

185

143

190

220

213

199

194

190

190

213

206

215

*265

250

230

230

230

200

200

210

200

210

200

190

180

180

170

190

200

180

180

Jan.

190

190

210

200

200

200

210

210

200

200

210

220

200

220

250

250

*220

220

220

210

220

180

180

210

230

270

300

320

300

250

200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .....................

Calendar year 1946 ........

January .......................

February .........................

March ...........................

April ....................... ....

May ..............................

June ........................ ....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

250

270

260

250

*200

190

200

2OO

200

190

190

180

200

210

210

200

210

200

190

180

170

190

180

190

2OO

200

190

180

_

..

-

Secondfoot-days

4,916

6,483

6,253

99,632

6,890

5,680

9,690

31,177

20,341

8,442

5,622

4,461

6,244

116,199

Mar.

190

200

190

180

200

200

190

180

190

180

*200

220

250

3OO

290

275'

250

225

210

220

300

300

350

900

750

6OO

*500

450

420

400

380

Apr.

375

4e

£

50

00

00

1,220

2,660

2,Z

*1,7

l.J

60

30

70

1,330

1,970

2,1

1,5

1.3

60

70

10

970

820

7

7

6

15

15

85

610

520

4

5

1,2

82

32

50

1,040

790

7

6

5

5

Maximum

202

373

265

2,360

320

270

900

2,660

1,410

495

280

211

640

2,660

15

25

58

45

-

May

640

935

1,330

1,140

1,410

1,080

790

625

570

470

445

409

433

470

445

458

433

520

558

470

655

730

532

470

558

715

582

495

685

730

558

Minimum

141

177

143

126

180

170

180

375

409

137

147

119

124

119

June

495

433

409

361

337

325

302

337

361

314

302

291

280

314

325

291

267

257

239

224

211

204

194

192

207

206

202

187

188

187

-

Mean

159

216

202

274

222

203

313

1,039

656

231

1 J.OJ. AT 

144

208

318

July

1£7

177

169

166

164

1£7 ies

171

164

161

199

2£1

2C9

1S7

IS 4

1S9 ies

177

177

172

199

187

172

1E9

ISO

147

ISO

211

179

164

1E«

Aug.

152

1

1

1

47

48

55

146

144

1

1

1

38

34

34

135

135

1

1

1

26

26

26

123

126

1

1

1

26

19

20

126

190

2

1

1

11

79

66

153

155

1

1

1

1

47

42

44

44

144

Per square 

mile

0.497

.675

.631

.856

.694

.634

 973

3.25

2 05

 873

.566

.450

.650

.994

Sept.

138

142

150

144

141

138

135

124

128

135

197

270

259

233

190

171

163

155

152

161

325

640

421

278

243

211

200

194

197

209

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

.75

.73

11.60

.80

.66

1.13

3.63

2 . 36

.98

.65

 52

!73

13.51

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Dec. 3, 4, Dec. 14 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich.

123

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00'54", long. 84°10'52", in SW^ sec. 12, T. 7 

N., K. 2 E., a quarter of a mile north of Owosso. Datum of gage is 707.25 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1931-33, 1935-47), 294 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 10.35 

reet); minimum, 23 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 10; minimum gage height, 1.57 feet 

Oct. 27; minimum daily discharge, 25 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 10.

1931-47: -Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum, 0.2 second-foot 

('regulated) July 27, 1934 (gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum daily, 2.0 second-feet 

(regulated) July 28, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

whicn are fair. Plow regulated by power plant at Shiawasseetovm.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

41

42

53

50

31

56

55

56

25

47

60

31

63

43

55

53

70

7671'

74

68

62

63

74

75

58

77

77

63

92

Nov.

85

117

1OZ

124

10O

1O6

104

104

111

110

106

93

89

94

97

101

99

92

92

107

103

97

90

96

86

85

78

85

85

77

-

Dec.

76

70

60

»7E

91

91

92

84

91

80

82

115

161

1Z8

215

13O

133

120

110

120

110

120

120

110

100

100

12O

130

140

130

120

Month

Jan.

110

100

90

80

75

80

85

85

85

85

9O

90

 90

200

400

350

325

30O

275

30O

350

375

350

350

500

600

620

456

415

333

253

October ..........................

November .........................

December ...... .t ................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-4? ............

Feb.

275

30O

325

250

275

250

225

20O

200

*20O

180

150

180

190

190

190

190

180

ISO

160

150

140

120

110

100

110

120

120

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

1,796

2,915

3,421

94,220

7,897

5,260

16,765

61,798

22,987

21,268

6 , 366

3,583

10,056

164,112

Hsr.

110

100

no

no

no

100 100

no

110

100

110 200

3OO

600

887

806

770

67O

617

694

787

771

884

1,230

1,040

639

839

920

1,010

948

983

Apr.

1,060

1.75O

2,510

2,720

4,300

*5,920

4,730

4,480

4,050

3.4OO

2,960

2,520

2,100

1,820

1,570

1,240

1.O9O

1,030

1,400

1,580

1,650

1,340

1.16O

1,060

925

825

745

677

591

595

-

Maximum

92

124

215

2,830

62O

325

1 2 3O

5)92O

1,140

1,58O

450

206

594

5,920

Hay

644

800

710

688

642

580

560

540

482

458

44O

423

430

672

602

679

665

688

642

620

882

1.07O

950

1,140

1,140

1,140

975

950

975

925

875

Minimum

25

77

60

25

75

1OO

591

423

180

100

79

149

25

June

931

1,580

1,370

1,060

95O

778

688

939

1,190

1,190

1,25O

1,160

1,O10

1,030

8 SO

8OO

732

569

445

387

329

290

26O

240

230

230

220

20O

180

ISO

-

Mean

57 . 9

97.2

110

258

255

188

541

2,060

742

709

116

335

45O

July

170

155

145

145

13O

120

130

130

100

100

110

110

10O

120

150

190

190

250

350

450

40O

377

357

327

299

256

234

225

210

193

143

Aug.

132

125

124

130

120

114

112

109

103

100

104

94

79

88

93

101

105

81

106

123

111

95

112

116

108

108

123

132

155

174

?06

Per square 

mile

0.1O8

.181

.204

.480

.474

.349

1.01

3.83

1 . 38

l!32

381

.216

.623

.836

Sept.

221

317

316

298

271

226

205

176

149

170

221

50O

542

549

516

475

414

329

292

256

286

594

507

464

397

332

277

246

252

258

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.12

.20

.24

6.53

.55

.36

1.16

4.27

1.59

1.47

.44

.25

.70

11.35

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- No gage-height record June 22 to July 21; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

and records for station near Fergus Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, 3, Dec. 18 to 

Jan. 26, Feb. 1 to Nar. 15 (no gage-height record Jan. 4-13).
124 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°15'17", long. 84°06'20", in sec. 22, T. 10 N. , R. 

3 K . , at highway bridge, 1.2 miles east of Fergus and if miles upstream from Bear 

Creek. Datum of gage is 587.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area . - 637 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1947.

, 7,290 second-feet Apr. 6 (includes over12.50 feet Apr. 6, from floodmarks; minim

gage height, that 

1946 (gage height,

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect or overflow bypassing gage, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except for periods of ice effect or overflow bypassing gage 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.2 35 5.6 260

3.4 48 6.1 344

4.1 99 6.8 508

4.9 174 7.6 750

8.5 1,150

9.5 1,750

10.8 2,780

12.5 6,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

49

, 39

40

40

50

48

44

55

62

52

33

44

52

44

55

47

60

80

93

85

85

85

75

72

85

76

77

32

82

80

Nov.

93

104

119

128

119

123

107

119

119

115

123

119

103

101

119

105

115

107

91

102

105

128

107

105

111

96

97

83

89

89

-

Dec.

78

55

60

 65

86

104

102

92

96

101

90

97

153

123

143

158

143

120

140

130

140

130

140

130

120

110

130

170

200

180

130

Jan.

90

80

110

100

90

90

100

100

100

100

110

110

 100

100

250

450

400

375

350

350

450

425

400

350

400

700

700

600

500

400

350

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .................. ......

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

300

325

350

375

300

300

270

230

250

»230

200

180

210

220

210

220

210

210

200

180

150

120

130

140

140

130

130

130

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,911

3,241 

3,726

118,096

8,830

6,040

23,560

76,924

29 514

30^398

7,338

lo!373

205,936

Mar.

120

120

120

120

120

110

*110

110

140

140

140

200

400

1,000

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

800

900

1,000

1,000

,200

,800

,500

,000

,520

1,820

1,400

1,250

1,220

Apr.

1,

1,

e3,

e3.

310

990

100

590

e5,490

67,290

e5,

e5,

e4,

780

250

BIO

e4,080

e3,690

3,

2,

2,

100

520

190

1,970

1,620

1,

1,

1,

540

370

550

2,270

2,270

1,

1,

1,

320

520

370

1,200

1,080

Maximum

93

128

200

' 4,500

700

375

1 ,800

7,290

1,550

3,060

420

185

605

7,290

982

392

310

?70

May

810

1,550

1,100

960

960

850

790

732

698

620

620

590

635

732

810

790

892

850

830

770

915

1,310

1,150

1,180

1,340

1,370

1,220

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,050

Minimum

33

83

55

33

80

120

110

770

590

226

119

97

158

33

June

1,030

3,060

2,600

1,610

1,250

1,080

915

982

1,340

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,280

2,430

1,550

1,120

982

810

620

521

456

386

334

315

290

290

282

260

239

226

Mean

61 . 6

108

120

324

285

216

760

2,564

952

1,013

237

132

346

564

July

232

196

185

185

174

153

168

174

134

134

148

143

119

128

158

202

202

208

408

420

364

420

408

386

354

306

282

260

253

226

208

Aug.

185

168

148

148

148

138

123

L34

L28

115

119

L19

Lll

LOS

107

in

;

LOS

L19

97

115

158

]

]

]

L34

L15

19

128

143

]

:

]

L28

38

43

58

174

Per square 

Bile

0.097

.170

.188

.509

.447

.339

1.19

4.03

1.49

1.59

.372

.207

.543

.885

Sept.

208

246

306

315

290

267

246

214

185

158

190

288

521

521

548

508

456

397

324

298

282

420

605

521

469

408

344

290

274

274

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.19

.22

6.90

.52

.35

1.37

4.50

1.72

1.77

.43

.24

.61

12.03

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Overflow bypassing gagej discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for 

station at Owosso.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-4, Dec. 18 to Mar. 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 125 

Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°26'00", long. 83°56'30", in sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 4 E.,

 at CJenesee Street Bridge in Saginaw, 3f miles downstream from Tittabawassee River 

and 18.1 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 566.85 feet above U. S. Lake 

Survey datum (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.- 6,060 square miles.

Records available.- 1904, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1929, 1930, and

 194c! (flood discharge for certain periods only); December 1942 to September 1947 

(high-water periods only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40,200 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage heiglit, 19.9

1904-47- Maximum discharge, 68,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1904 (gage heig'it, 24.9 

feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read every two hours. Discharge computed by using level of 

Lake Huron as a factor except above a stage of 18 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, 19O4, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1929, 1930, 1942, 1947

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1904

Mar.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,000

16,700

18,600

19,500

19,900

19,900

19,700

19,300

18,700

17,900

17,400

17,200

18,600

24,000

33,300

43,300

54,100

63,600

67,800

66,300

62,600

Apr.

57,700

53,600

52,500

51,400

48,200

43,500

38,900

35,100

32,000

29,300

27,200

25,400

23,700

22,000

20,600

19,900

19,200

16,100

16,900

17,800

18,100

17,400

16,600

16,000

15,400

14,800

14,200

13,700

-

-

-

1908

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

12,900

15,500

18,900

23,000

27,700

32,900

37,200

39,400

38,900

37,400

36,200

33,200

29,700

27,000

25,200

23,700

22,600

21,700

21,400

22,500

25,100

26,800

26,600

Apr.

26,100

25,400

24,000

21,900

19,900

18,100

17,OOO

16,700

16,500

16,400

16,200

15,400

14,200

13,200

12,500

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

1909

Apr.

.

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

_

_

-

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

12,100

12,800

-

May

18,600

31,600

40,100

34,300

31,900

29,800

26,800

23,600

21,100

19,600

18,400

16,800

14 , 800

13,300

12,200

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

1912

Mar.

_

.

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

14,600

18,900

Apir.

25,800

32,600

36,000

35,700

37,300

42,400

47,500

49,500

48,400

43,600

38,600

34,700

31,000

27,100

23,800

21,500

19,600

17,800

16,900

16,400

15,600

14,400

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

May

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

15,600

21,200

36,800

52,100

57,700

56,600

51,500

44,600

38,700

34,200

30,300

26,400

June

23,200

2O.40O

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

1913

Mar.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

9,620

12,600

15,400

17,900

29,700

33,300

31,500

26,400

22,200

19,400

18 , 300

17,900

18.100

19,700

23,2OO

23,800

22,000

19,900

18,300

17,800

Apr.

18,100

18,600

18,400

20,000

25,700

28,600

28,400

26,400

23,400

20,800

19,500

19,100

19,000

18,300

17,000

15,600

14,000

12,600

11,400

10,700

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Lascharge, in second-feet, of Saginaw River at Saglnaw, Mlch., 1904, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1916, 

1918, 1919, 1929, 1930, 1942, 1947 Continued

-Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1916

Mar.

'

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

17,600

32,900

50,300

56,500

59,800

Apr.

59,100

55,600

50,500

43,900

37,800

32 , 900

28,100

24,500

21,000

19,300

16,800

14,600

.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

-

1918

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

17,800

19,200

22,000

25,600

30,000

34,200

39,400

44,800

49,200

51,500

50,200

46,100

40,300

35,000

29,900

25,700

22,700

20,300

18,200

Apr.

16,500

1919

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

_

.

-

_

-

13,400

19,800

32,700

43,300

47,000

44,500

39,900

35,100

30,100

25,600

22,500

20,600

19,000

17,100

15,700

15,800

Apr.

14,400

12,700

-

-

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

.

.

-

_

 -

_

_

_

-

1929

Mar.

14,200

Apr.

15,800

16,600

19,600

20,700

22,000

25,500

30,900

35,600

39,000

40,100

37,900

33,600

29,300

26,100

23,300

21,200

19,600

17,800

16,100

14,800

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

1930

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

.

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

13,800

16,000

18,200

20,300

22,000

25,300

28,400

28,500

_

-

Mar.

26,300

24,000

21,800

19,600

17,400

16,000

14,600

13,300

12,000

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

1942

Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

16,100

17,200

20,900

20,700

23,300

23,700

23,200

23,200

28,600

40,900

46,600

46,600

44,700

41,400

37,000

32,000

26,800

23,100

18,700

15,100

14,800

13,700

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1947

Mar.

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

17,800

18,400

16,400

_

_

_

-

Apr.

16,000

18,100

20,300

23,200

28,500

36,600

39,900

37,800

35,700

33,500

32,800

31,200

27,900

24,800

21,600

17,700

15,500

15,000

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

May

.

_

16,200

18,000

18,600

17,000

16,100

13,900

.

-

_

-

-

16,000

13,400

12,900

13,100

-

-

13,300

13,600

14,800

15,700

16,600

16,600

616,000

15,300

15,100

14,300

_

-

June

616,000

e!9,000

20,500

18,900

17,800

16,900

el6,000

14,400

14,800

13,200

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

e Level of Lake Huron not representative of conditions for day; discharge, computed on basis of 

weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 127

Flint River at Genesee, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage lat. 43°06'25", long. 83°37'00", In sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 7 

E., at highway bridge at Genesee, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Butternut 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 695.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 593 square miles.

Records available.- March 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 333 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 27.06 

i'eet. from floodmark); minimum observed, 43-second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 13.05 

feBt).

1931-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1947; minimum observed, about 10 

second-feet Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period 

twice dally.

of Ice effect, which are fair. jje read

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

57

54

51

52

58

59

54

50

48

45

51

54

50

49

48

44

48

60

94

104

103

97

93

79

76

82

77

77

84

93

98

Nov.

Ill

144

145

145

152

147

»147

152

144

129

120

105

100

94

86

96

103

100

98

96

91

94

91

89

86

89

90

95

100

100

-

Dec.

loo

100

100

 95

90

85

80

80

80

85

100

150

180

190

200

200

190

170

150

140

130

120

120

130

120

100

100

130

160

160

150

Month

Jan.

140

130

130

120

120

120

110

110

110

110

100

100

100

200

*350

500

450

400

350

375

400

450

500

560

540

520

560

600

550

500

450

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945.47 ............

Feb.

400

350

350

325

275

250

200

170

150

130

140

150

*150

150

160

180

190

190

170

150

140

130

120

120

120

110

110

110

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2 089

3 339

3^985

123,251

9 755

5' 190

20,950 

73 228

29, 584

7)724

4,180 

9,402

203,015

Mar.

110

100

100

100

110

110

110

110

120

120

150

200

300

700

800

750

700

*700

750

800

800

900

1,000

1,480

1,680

1,640

1,480

1,400

1,240

1,180

1,210

Apr.

1,240

1,730

2,410

3,660

5,520

*7,260

8,440

7,930

5,690

3,840

2,900

2,540

2,140

1,800

1,500

1,300

1,120

1,050

1,240

1,280

1,120

1,000

940

880

880

820

790

760

730

718

-

Maximum

104

152

200

4,370

600 

400

1,680

8,440

1,480

2,810

555 

208

605

8,440

May

718

790

790

790

790

790

760

730

592

580

410

390

480

542

642

910

1,030

1,060

1,120

1,060

1,000

1,120

1,480

1,210

1,320

1,360

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,280

Minimum

44

86

80

44

100

110

100

590

189

142 

81

144

44

June

1,960

2,700

2,750

2,810

2,700

2,300

1,880

1,760

1,680

1,640

1,560

1,440

1,150

940

850

760

680

605

542

480

410

390

320

226

197

216

230

218

206

189

-

Mean

67.4

111

129

338

315 

185

676

2,441 

948

1, 126

249

135 

313

556

July

184

178

168

158

155

152

155

155

150

150

144

142

144

150

160

220

270

390

542

555

518

492

410

330

250

260

216

242

236

230

218

Aug.

208

203

187

145

139

134

140

148

142

139

134

123

111

100

90

87

84

81

81

91

123

129

117

124

134

144

160

148

152

177

205

Per square 

mile

0.114

 187

.218

.570

.531 

312

4)12

1.60

1.90

.420

 228 

.528

.938

Sept.

189

160

144

150

212

201

172

156

144

152

194

250

340

480

492

442

400

340

270

190

210

390

555

605

592

542

430

370

330

300

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.21 

.25

7.74

.61 

32

4!60

1.84

2.1?

.48

.26

.53

12.72

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Mar. 23.
128 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Flint River near Flint, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02'20", long. 83°46'10", in SW£ sec. 4, T. 7 N., 

K. b K., at sewage-treatment plant 2 miles downstream from Flint and 5 miles downstream 

from Swartz Creek. Datum of gage is 678.80 feet above mean sea level (levels by U. S. 

Weather Bureau and city of Flint).

Drainage area.- 927 square miles.

Records available.- August 1932 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 506 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 16.35 

reet); minimum, 59 second-feet Oct. 10, 11 (gage height, 2.31 feet).

1932-47; Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 7, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by reservoirs above station. City of Flint diverts water above station for 

municipal and industrial use, but sewage from city is included in flow at station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

81

78

77

76

73

73

80

71

68

65

66

70

71

73

68

68

81

176

153

151

174

146

141

128

122

116

114

114

113

126

179

Nov.

168

193

220

250

211

211

208

214

202

202

185

176

179

171

163

163

166

153

149

146

146

151

141

139

146

141

144

141

144

139

-

Dec.

141

118

113

*133

122

118

118

1Z6

133

137

144

3Z4

326

301

236

Z20

295

266

217

199

202

190

187

168

166

161

158

299

250

b230

b220

Jan.

b20o

bzoo

bigo

b!70

b!70

bl80

b!70

b!70

b!60

b!50

b!60

b!60

b!60

352

*735

710

660

600

590

685

785

635

554

536

710

980

1,070

1,040

b900

b800

b700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January .........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945 47 ............

Feb.

b500

b500

b500

b35O

b300

b250

b230

b200

blSO

b200

b220

bZ20

*229

276

308

298

308

285

Z85

272

266

256

244

229

174

174

168

176

_

-

Secondfoot days

3,192

5, 162

6,018

182,157

15, 282

7,598

35,209

126, 265

45,955

44,908

11,396 

6,700

19,225

326,910

Mar.

156

158

161

166

158

168

171

187

226

258

297

430

773

1,670

1,630

1,420

1,160

1,190

1,250

1,220

1,380

1,380

1,630

2,800

3,070

2,440

2,170

1,990

2,040

1,750

1,710

Apr.

1,960

3,580

5,100

5,420

8,740

14,500

12,900

11,800

9,190

6.6ZO

4,990

4,030

3,170

Z.530

2,100

2,030

1,850

1,680

2,270

2,770

3,130

2,770

2,430

2,190

1,990

1,750

1,360

1,290

1,150

975

Maximum

179

250

326

6,640

1,070

500

3,070

14,500

2,190 

4,090

1,150 

364

1,320

14,500

Hay

880

1,040

1,150

1,220

1,430

1,320

1.Z20

1,180

1,080

940

910

791

664

1,120

1,010

1,430

1,640

1,600

1,570

1,540

1,750

2,190

1,830

2,030

2,030

2,190

2,110

2,110

2,190

2,110

1,680

Minimum

65

139

113

46

150

168

156

975

664

146

114

211

65

June

1,570

4,090

3,850

3,310

3,490

3,040

2,510

2,770

2,510

2,110

2,110

1,870

1,380

1,290

1,180

1,120

1,040

850

880

579

508

447

395

357

350

314

282

263

250

193

Mean

. 103

172

194

499

493

271

1* 136

4,209

1,482

1,497

368

216

641

896

July

Z05

Z08

196

179

171

17S

179

166

163

161

161

158

146

342

276

£92

301

716

1,150

910

790

790

630

522

475

300

314

534

550

534

£98

Aug.

269

250

Z14

187

168

161

193

193

193

182

168

153

141

137

139

120

114

120

152

220

260

260

272

298

364

364

295

241

247

311

314

Per square 

mile

0.111

.186

.209

.538

532

!292

1 23

4!s4

1.60

1.61

. 233 !e9i

.967

Sept.

357

385

344

324

337

282

272

241

211

260

519

1,040

1,320

1,150

1,180

1,040

646

620

463

361

583

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

940

790

555

518

447

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.21

.24

7.32

.61

.30

1.42

5.06

1.84

.46

.27

.77

13.11

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 129

Flint River near Fosters, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°17'56", long. 83°55'58", in sec. 6, T. 10 H., R. 

5 K., at bridge on Sheridan Road, 1 mile west of Fosters and 4 miles downstream from 

Silver Creek. Datum of gage is 582.22 feet above mean sea level (levels by U. S. 

Weather Bureau).

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 18,200 second-feet Apr. 7; maximum gage 

height, 17.97 feet Apr. 6, from floodmark; minimum discharge observed, 76 se'eond-feet 

Oct. 6, 7 (gage height, 4.10 feet).

1940-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage h3ight, that 

of Apr. 6. 1947; minimum discharge observed, 27 second-feet Aug. 6, 1941 (gage height, 

3.67 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 18.4 feet (from U. S. Weather Bureau data) in March 1904.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or those for period when 

some flow bypassed station, which are poor. Records include flow bypassing station 

during high stages through breaks in dikes. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect and bypassing flow 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 2 June 3 to Sept. 3C

4.1 76 .6.1 462 14.0 3,070

4.5 127 7.5 840 15.6 4,060

4.9 189 9.8 1,460 16.4 4,720

5.3 264 12.1 2,200

4.8 130 7.4

5.2 214 9.5 1

6.0 396 12.1 2

Note.- Same aa preced

table above 12.1 feet.

758

,340

,200

Ing

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

92

89

86

81

80

80

76

81

81

78

78

80

80

83

82

83

84

100

152

146

138

153

138

138

134

130

126

126

133

130

134

Mov.

140

172

210

249

264

230

228

228

220

219

219

213

198

191

186

182

179

174

162

156

153

152

148

147

147

154

146

144

146

140

-

Deu.

110

131

160

*150

167

138

126

127

134

137

137

154

450

350

300

275

275

350

350

300

250

250

240

230

210

200

200

250

275

275

275

Jan.

250

25O

240

230

210

200

220

210

210

210

190

200

200

250

650

900

850

800

750

750

800

900

800

700

700

1,000

1,200

1,300

1,200

1,000

1,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,000

750

650

600

500

400

350

300

270

250

300

*325

300

300

350

400

375

350

350

350

350

325

300

275

250

225

200

200

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

3,272

5,497

6,976

222,689

18,370

10,595

41,170

148,890

51,616

52,281

13,408

7,444

20,107

379,626

liar.

220

£20

200

200

200

200

200

£10

230

260

300

400

600

1,000

2,OOO

1,800

1,500

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,700

2,060

3,070

3,920

2,820

2,770

2,540

2,280

2,170

2,100

Apr.

2,190

eS,2

e5,£

*e6,2

'00

00

60

e8,600

e!6,300

e!8,2

e!4,6

eU,:

e7,S

00

00

00

80

65,940

e4,£

e4,C

3,2

20

20

20

2,730

2,330

2,C

1,9

2,3

80

20

40

3,170

3,640

3,4

2,6

2,E

00

20

00

2,170

2,000

1.7

1,4

1,3

1,1

-

Maximum

153

264

450

8,000

1,300

1,000

3,920

18,200

2,640

4,540

1,230

408

1,230

18,200

30

10

3O

90

May

1,060

1,240

1,300

1,350

1,460

1,640

1,460

1,350

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,000

786

1,730

1,380

1,300

1,700

1,760

1,700

1,670

1,960

2,640

2,200

2,060

2,200

2,360

2,280

2,100

2,170

2,280

2,000

Minimum

76

140

110

67

190

200

200

1,190

786

314

205

122

220

76

June

1,670

3,710

4,540

4,060

3,780

3,640

3,170

2,870

2,970

2,540

2,120

2,040

1,770

2,010

1,490

1,360

1,200

1,060

950

894

624

598

546

482

445

445

396

349

338

314

-

Mean

106

183

225

610

593

378

1,328

4,963

1,665

1,743

433

240

670

1,040

July

267

269

267

249

234

232

234

223

212

214

212

236

214

205

445

384

360

396

1,230

1,200

950

839

812

650

585

520

314

267

408

408

372

AUg.

338

2

2

2

03

80

58

225

203

2

2

2

01

25

25

214

203

1

1

1

86

69

60

150

154

1

1

1

36

22

24

201

276

2

2

2

78

82

96

326

408

3

2

Z

2

84

85

49

69

314

Per square 

mile

o.ors

.163

.2C1

.545

.529

.337

1.1?

4.45

1.4?

i.se

.3£7

.214

.5£8

.929

Sept.

326

396

384

360

338

314

294

276

238

220

234

840

1,200

1,230

1,170

1,170

894

731

637

470

420

950

1,030

1,060

1,030

1,030

950

758

598

559

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.11

.18

.23

7.38

.61

.35

1.37

4.94

1.72

1.74

.45

.25

.67

12.62

" Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Some flow bypassing station; -discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements and reeoras 

for station near Flint.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3, 4, Dee. 13 to Mar. 22.
130 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mlch.

Location.- Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 43°02<, long. 83°20', at sewage-treatment plant at Michigan Home and Training School, 2 miles west of Lapeer, Lapeer County.

Datum of gage is 805.79 feet (revised) above mean sea level, datura of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 57 square miles. 

Hecofds available.- March 1933 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 26.7 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 19.87

reet, from floodmark), by contracted-opening method; minimum observed, 2.4 second-feet

Oct. 12-14 (gage height, 15.04 feet).

1933-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum not determined. 

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1942 has been revised to 630

second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 18.50 feet), and that for the water year 1943, to

1,220 secoiid-feet June 3 (gage height, 19.74 feet), superseding figures published in

Water-Supply Papers 954 and 974. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 or above 1,000 second-feet and those for

period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read twice daily. Occasional regulation

by dam above station. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in

the water year 1943, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 974, are given

herewith:

June 3 .......... 1,100

4 .......... 570

June .....................

Water year 1942-43..... 

Calendar year 1943. ....

Secondfoot-days

3,818

19,082.4 

18,024.3

Maximum

1,100

1,100 

1,100

Minimum

17

3.5 

2.7

Mean

127

52.3 

49.4

Per square 

mile

2.23

.918 

.867

Runoff In 

Inches

2.49

12.46 

11.77

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.1

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.1

2.7

2.7

5.1

8.3

11

11

9.1

7.5

6.4

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.9

Nov.

9.1

12

14

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.7

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

-

Dec.

6.4

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.4

6.7

7.5

8.3

8.7

9.5

9.5

13

19

20

21

19

16

13

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.9

10

8.7

8.3

10

14

13

19

17

Jan.

12

11

10

10

12

10

9.9

9.5

10

10

10

11

9.9

18

*24

28

56 57

50

48

51

47

35

34

37

54

80

90

76

55

48

Month

October .................. ....

November .........................

December .......................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .......................

February .........................

March .........................

April .................... ....

May ..............................

June .............................

July ..................... ...

August ....................... ...

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

43

43

39

34

27

23

20

17

16

16

14

13

12

13

14

14

16

17

18

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

_

-

Secondfoot-days

151 c 

294 £

348 ! 3

9,345.5

1,023.3

524

2 1 362

6,771

2 338

1^580.1

742. "*

318 !o

1,808

18,261.7

Mar.

10

10

10

10

10

11111111

13

17

22

26

b45

WO

 W.10

blOO

*b70

b60

V70

b90

W.10

133

176

198

272

194

144

122

113

113

Apr.

106

151

237

354

*542

1,080

945

385

268

212

183

162

145

126

108

97

91

89

104

136

181

183

174

153

131

111

96

83

73

65

-

Maximum

11 

16

21

377

90

43

272

160

169

79

28

217

1,080

Hay

60

70

79

76

72

66

61

56

52

49

44

40

40

43

43

50

57

75

69

63

68

79

100

101

115

142

160

131

104

91

82

Minimum

2.4 

7.1

5.1

1.0

9.5

10

10

65

40

3. 9

11 2 ' 9

2.4

June

73

86

124

169

145

100

79

83

79

75

65

57

44

42

41

42

39

36

31

28

24

21

17

15

14

12

11

9.9

8.7

9.5

Mean

4. 9C 

9. 82

11.2

25.6

33.0

18. 7

76.2

75.4

52. 7

23. 9

10.' 3

60.3

50.0

July

8.7

7.5

6.4

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.5

9.9

38

65

72

76

79

73

56

43

34

28

22

20

17

14

13

10

Aug.

9.1

8.3

7.5

6.7

5.7

6.4

5.7

5.7

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.7

3.5

2.9

3.4

3.9

4.5

5.1

6.0

10

17

27

28

24

21

17

16

15

17

19

Per square 

ntle

0.086 

.172

. 196

.449

5*%9

328

T 34

3 96

1 32

 925

.419

. 181

1.06

.877

Sept.

18

19

17

15

17

16

16

14

12

11

21

66

203

217

163

94

63

49

39

32

34

57

94

156

113

76

55

44

40

37

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.19

.23

6.10

 67

 34

l!54

4.42

1.52

1.03

.48

.21

. 1.18

11.91

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 131 

Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mien.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°19'42", long. 83°45'28", on line between sees. 27 

 and y8, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at highway bridge, 1 mile west of Frankenmuth and 2.6 miles

upstream from Dead Creek. Datum of gage 584.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by

Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- square miles.

Records available.- February 1908 to March 1909, July 1935 to September 1936, June 1939 

to septemoer iy47.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 20.23

 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 24 (gage height, 1.62 feet); minimum 

daily, 5.0 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 23.

1908-9, 1935-36, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 17,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1942; maximum gage height, 20.91 feet Mar. 10, 1942 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

abput 1.5 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 6, 1944.

Remarks. - Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record s. >-.

 cnose below 50 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated by mill above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

29

29

25

24

24

23

22

22

24

17

5.4

5.4

15

24

79

52

39

50

51

52

39

5.0

5.8

30

38

43

57

39

42

43

Nov.

58

55

43

76

84

58

52

85

58

32

65

89

57

28

45

47

51

62

50

46

47

49

45

29

61

43

49

32

57

42

-

Dec.

29

35

*49

46

47

54

47

21

52

45

94

57

219

76

84

89

126

115

101

79

74

41

55

42

24

66

61

259

250

150

1OO

Month

Jan.

150

170

170

120

80

90

80

150

130

120

100

100

150

*15O

300

4OO

300

300

300

325

350

. 325

325

300

5OO

500

1,000

1,000

800

600

500

Ootcber ........................ .

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .......................... .

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Augumt ...........................

Sentenber ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

350

3OO

25O

23O

200

180

150

13O

150

170

160

*150

140

130

170

140

110

150

170

150

120

120

110

130

140

110

90

80

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

981.6

1,595

2,587

148,067.6

9,885

4,480

22,605

93, 645

45,338

24,077

3,996

2,703

2,584

214,476.6

Mar.

100

120

120

110

100

95

*90

120

13O

140

150

180

250

500

700

800

90O

800

700

700

900

1,100

1,400

2,000

a2,500

a2,000

al,6OO

al,300

al, 100

al,000

a900

Apr.

al,500

a2,500

*4,670

6,230

9,000

14,600

12,500

7,940

5,520

3,850

3,700

3,870

2,850

1,990

1,19O

1,100

887

926

777

1,400

1,220

980

755

631

607

607

561

428

417

439

Maximum

79

89

259

10,400

1,000

350

2,500

14,600

3,420

3,140

227

142

139

14,600

May

494

77C

2,46C

1.87C

1,40C

1,47C

1,19C

83C

89C

70S

561

472

869

3,420

3,280

2,6OC

1,44C

1,19C

1,040

1.16C

1.33C

2.26C

2,370

1,750

1,370

1,950

2,150

1,300

1,210

807

730

Minimum

5.0

28

21

5.0

80

80

90

417

472

111

86

56

44

5.0

June

655

1,220

3,140

2.5OO

1,950

1,550

1,130

1,000

2,150

1,950

1,260

755

373

538

572

439

472

384

319

268

235

142

157

151

143

138

130

128

117

111

Mean

31.7

53.2

83.5

406

319

16O

729

3 122

li463

8O3

129

87.2

86.1

588

July

107

105

107

109

99

86

88

99

116

118

96

100

103

117

114

132

132

128

213

227

198

175

152

128

100

100

125

174

167

150

131

Aug.

128

115

99

104

93

88

88

100

94

95

110

96

90

85

87

79

56

83

74

66

70

70

69

61

83

85

80

70

72

71

142

Sept,

94

98

74

81

73

74

70

85

72

71

72

87

78

67

91

76

73

63

64

62

44

12E

139

137

125

116

99

87

96

88

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.037 0.04

.063 .07

.098 .11

.479 6.48

.376 .43

.189 .20

.860 .99

3.68 4.11

173 1* 99

J947 1.06

.152 .18

.103 .12

.102 .11

.693 9.41

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Flint River 

near Flint.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height record Jan. 3O 

toTeoT 3, Feb. 7-12).
132 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36', long. 84°15', in NEi sec. 28, T. 14 N., R.

 a E. , 0.5 mile south of Midland and 1 mile downstream from '"hippewa River. Datum ot 

gage is 590.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. - 2,400 square miles.

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1947

Average discharge.- 11 years. 1,392 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Apr. 7, May 3; maximum gage

 height, 12.70 feet May 3; minimum discharge, 90 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 15 (gage 

height, -0.50 foot). '

1936-47- Maximum discharge, 31,200 second-feet Mar. 8, 1946 (gage height, 18.75 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 12, 1942; minimum gage height, that of 

Oct. 15, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-neight record, which are fair.

 Water is diverted from river a short distance above station for industrial use; small 

part returned to river a quarter of- a mile below station; remainder returned 1 mile 

below and below control. Records of daily discharge not adjusted for diversion. Low 

flow regulated by power plants above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and records of diversion furnished by Dow Chemical Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

340

411

304

268

318

156

390

706

472

215

324

206

210

134

216

182

378

701

266

227

286

330

400

416

586

180

156

269

629

880

573

Nov.

510

467

377

1,390

1,550

968

1,120

861

528

504

731

1,010

646

574

778

501

497

428

730

710

631

526

444

445

391

446

496

426

321

305

-

Dec.

297

325

321

329

345

390

403

377

403

535

530

505

520

281

203

229

271

303

378

426

416

520

561

a600

a600

a500

a7OO

al , 100

a900

aSOO

914

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...... ........

February. ..... ...... .

March. . ...............

April ......... ........

May. ... ...... ........

June ...................

July ................

August ................

September, .............

Water year 1946-47 ..

Jan.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

Second 

foot-days

11,129

19,311

14,982

525,366

34,554

21,838

78,42?

170,090

152,910

55,467

18,200

8,418

18,755

604,080

733

794

080

719

412

070

967

140

763

586

442

388

722

370

900

720

220

894

726

774

230

756

668

758

832

510

750

410

400

630

190

Feb.

708

556

550

775

1,190

1,350

1,020

694

476

584

752

672

556

943

1,670

1,440

610

604

716

786

652

468

750

508

492

737

899

682

_

-

Mar.

362

398

614

614

720

1,050

1,590

852

617

750

1,190

1,980

2,100

3,330

3,810

2,770

2,930

2,370

1,940

2,130

3,250

3,410

3,330

5,080

5,980

4,370

4,130

4,290

4,290

4,290

3,890

Apr.

3,820

4,830

5,480

5,370

6,OOO

10,000

11,700

7,260

6,350

5,730

8,740

10,300

7,830

5,4OO

4,820

4,070

3,770

3,700

3,470

3,490

3,170

2,770

2,690

6,170

8,980

6,580

5,440

4,540

3,890

3,730

Observed

Maximum

880

1,550

1,100

29,200

2,750

1,670

5,980

11,700

12,000

5,800

1,420

802

1,730

12,000

Minimum

134

305

203

127

388

468

362

2,690

2,610

342

250

125

170

125

Mean

359

644

483

1,439

1,115

7 SO

2,530

5J670

4 933

1*849 '587

272

625

1,655

May

3,650

7,740

12,000

10,400

8,160

5,980

5,170.

4,050

3,650

3,410

3,250

3,010

2,610

3,970

3,570

3,890

4,210

3,730

3,810

3,490

4,290

6,980

5,530

4,450

4,370

5,350

4,810

4,050

4,130

4,990

4,210

June

4,050

4,050

5,800

4,720

3,250

2,690

1,960

2,330

3,250

2,350

2,660

1,100

1,750

1,750

1,230

1,780

1,600

895

960

1,140

738

494

726

818

610

756

562

534

342

572

-

Mean

feet)t

108

106

94

100

86

88

94

94

110

116

110

118

112

103

July

1

1

1

1

765

E64

353

415

324

367

324

576

451

376

708

374

£55

758

468

888

,420

, ?10

503

,?00

504

503

514

878

502

?85

?50

,000

765

436

Aug.

206

156

630

328

279

316

364

222

136

130

464

404

444

a400

a!50

130

125

186

193

170

135

 143

161

138

198

530

802

268

234

202

174

Sept.

170

218

272

250

636

412

219

188

764

988

472

262

317

283

826

1,030

460

178

214

189

381

1,370

1,730

1,470

1,510

1,580

803

413

610

540

-

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

467

750

577

1,539

1,201

868

2,624

5,764

5,043

1,965

697

390

737

1,758

POT square 

mile

0.195

312

.240

.641

.500

.362

1.09

2.40

2.10

.819

.290

.163

.307

.732

Runoff irf 

inches

0.22

.35

.28

8.70

.58

.38

1.26

2.68

2.42

.91

.33

.19

.34

9.94

t Diversion by Dow Chemical Co. for industrial use.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chippewa 

River near Mount Pleasant.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 133

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°42', long. 84°28', on bridge on U. S. Highway 10, l|

 miles southeast of North Bradley. Datum of gage is 618.01 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- June 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 69.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 10.39

 i'eet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 3.8 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 0.52 

foot).

1934-47: Maximum discharge observed, 7,970 second-feet Mar. 7, 1946 (ga^e height, 

14.92 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-Jeet; minimum observed, 1.1 

second-feet Aug. 14, 1944 (gage height, 0.21 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice

 effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.5

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.2

5.2

5.5

7.8

9.0

11

8.2

7.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.5

4.0

5.8

7.4

7.0

7.4

Nov.

7.0

9.0

a!5

28

24

17

15

14

14

15

15

15

14

12

11

11

12

13

13

12

12

11

alO

alO

all

all

all

a 10

a 10

alO

-

Dec.

alO

a9.5

a9.0

a8.5

alO

*11

13

11

11

11

11

14

13

14

16

11

9.8

8.6

8.2

8.6

9.4

9.0

8.6

7.4

6.7

9.0

9.4

23

35

15

15

Jan.

30

25

22

19

19

17

17

16

15

15

15

16

18

22

28

50

45

30

25

35

55

40

*35

32

45

80

150

100

60

40

30

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ....................... .

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .........................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

30

30

27

*24

22

22

21

21

19

17

15

14

15

17

20

22

24

25

23

20

22

22

21

21

21

19

19

18

-

-

-

Seccndfoot-days

188. 1

392.0

365.7

29,763.4

1,146

591

6,197

10,697

9 772

2 573

'S06.2

225.1

443.8

33,097.5

Mar.

17

19

19

18

*17

17

18

20

20

20

25

35

50

200

350

300

250

200

150

350

400

350

300

880

aSOO

271

284

258

271

304

284

Apr.

316

471

510

*521

512

1,200

632

319

206

242

860

531

251

170

127

100

85

73

65

73

61

49

54

1,200

1,160

292

206

162

131

118

-

Maximum

11

28

35

5,360

150

30

88O

1,200

1,260

532

53

84

1,260

May

184

1,260

1,10C

44S

364

244

178

136

111

94

80

72

124

652

233

304

228

232

233

156

409

582

238

162

222

376

211

162

352

418

206

Minimum

4.0

7.0

6.7

3.3

15

14

17

49

72

16

9.4

5.8

5.8

4.0

June

141

302

532

233

136

104

83

89

141

83

72

75

61

64

66

60

47

38

32

28

24

21

19

19

19

19

17

16

16

16

Mean

6.09

13.1

11.8

81.5

37.0

21.1

357

315

35. 8

16. 3

7 . 26

14.8

90.7

July

14

11

12

12

11

12

11

11

10

9.8

11

14

15

17

53

37

25

23

31

25

18

16

14

12

12

11

13

14

12

10

9.4

Au».

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.4

6.1

a6.1

6.1

5.S

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.7

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.0

7.0

8.4

aS.O

Per square 

mile

0.044

.095

.086

.591

. 263

.153

1.45

2. 59

2 . 28

. 622

. 113

.053

.107

.657

Sept.

8.0

8.8

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

5.8

7.0

10

16

14

9.1

7.7

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

7.4

30

84

54

32

19

15

12

11

13

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.11

.10

8.03

.31

.16

1.67

2.89

2. 63

. 69

.14

.06

.12

8.93

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records and records for Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29 to Mar. 23.
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'35", long. 84°42'30", on line between sees. 7

ana 8, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., 4 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant. Datum of gage is 710.38

feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 416 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1932-47), 284 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 7.72 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 2.99 feet 

Dec. 14; minimum daily discharge, 69 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 9.

1930-31 { 1932-47: Maximum discharge, 4,960 second-feet Mar. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

12.78 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 18, 1945; minimum gage height, 

2.82 feet Dec. 21, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 19 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 16, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal 

fluctuation during low flow caused by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

:«./

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

£7

28

29

30

31

Oct.

133

128

116

111

105

116

102

94

111

80

114

86

97

111

97

102

111

114

122

147

91

114

128

125

125

130

153

130

150

158

139

Nov.

150

150

192

214

209

212

192

170

203

209

226

228

214

189

186

186

178

212

212

198

212

206

198

178

198

203

203

184

186

181

-

Dec.

178

160

150

160

181

*178

164

167

184

184

184

206

212

170

200

220

220

£00

180

200

200

180

180

170

170

190

180

350

350

275

225

Jan.

225

200

200

190

180

190

200

190

170

180

190

180

180

190

350

325

300

300

300

300

275

225

275

310

350

400

500

450

400

350

300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .........................

February ................... .

March ............................

April ............................

May .............................

June ............... ... ....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

250

225

200

175

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

210

230

250

300

280

280

280

260

240

250

240

230

220

240

220

220

230

_

_

-

Seoond 

foot-days

3, 64C

5,87£

6,16£

109,086

8.37E

6.43C

11,342

25.99E

20.59C

10,696

6,135

4 192

4J637

114,087

Mar.

230

230

230

230

*230

240

240

230

230

250

250

300

350

320

280

260

240

220

220

250

300

280

300

835

932

652

683

606

606

559

559

Apr.

*56S

668

773

810

961

1,180

1,260

1,200

1,070

930

1,050

1,170

1,170

1,010

763

680

604

551

533

515

500

440

440

826

1.4OO

1,540

1,180

852

712

642

-

Maximum

158

228

350

4,560

500

300

932

1,540

1,290

748

326

186

371

1,540

May

660

1,040

1,180

1,290

1,150

1,010

818

695

608

530

485

470

485

515

500

590

575

590

575

530

608

695

608

545

530

590

515

440

625

608

530

Minimum

80

150

150

52

170

175

220

440

440

186

128

94

69

69

June

60S 5-5

748

545

500

455

395

625

440

395

380

353

329

338

353

362

332

299

276

268

245

231

212

203

209

206

186

214

214

200

-

Mean

117

196

199

29S

27C

230

366

867

664

357

198

135

155

313

July

186

181

189

189

175

175

178

161

158

128

167

186

164

186

231

3?6

276

239

23?

2"J

234

220

189

186

206

156

184

203

168

184

164

Aug.

150

156

167

186

167

144

161

158

144

178

116

97

153

97

105

114

133

108

125

116

150

136

122

133

125

175

136

111

94

108

128

Per square 

mile

0.281

.471

.478

.719

.649

.553

.880

2.06

1.60

.858

.476

.325

.373

.752

Sept.

128

147

83

105

108

116

128

136

69

111

147

189

144

136

111

128

108

102

100

97

142

371

362

268

231

172

175

170

206

147

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

.53

.55

9.74

.75

.58

1.01

2.32

1.64

.96

.55

.37

.42

10.20

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Sote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-4, 

ord Feb. 5-13, Feb. 22 to Mar. 3).

Dec. 15 tc Mar. 23 (np gage-height rec-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 135

Pine River at Alma, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°23', long. 84°39', In sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., 

at Alma, 270 feet downstream from highway bridge. Datum of gage is 718.37 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 288 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 175 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 7.25 

reet); minimum dally, 42 second-feet Oct. 14.

1930-47: Maximum discharge observed, 4,070 second-feet Feb. 6, 1938 (gage height, 

10.43 feet); minimum dally, 2 second-feet (regulated) July 23, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-heig'it record, 

which are poor. Occasional regulation by dam above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

83

96

86

64

54

50

49

50

58

62

55

58

54

42

48

51

58

73

62

71

84

87

82

76

68

71

73

73

68

77

83

Nov.

94

97

125

150

200

150

140

130

140

150

160

150

140

130

130

140

160

150

137

132

129

129

117

128

127

127

137

129

126

130

Dec.

110

100

85

90

*100

110

118

118

125

126

129

150

229

179

55

126

127

113

98

107

106

107

1O8

94

98

90

103

277

230

190

150

Jan.

130

120

110

110

110

100

110

110

110

100

100

100

110

125

225

200

180

180

160

180

170

150

130

»150

180

250

317

325

325

300

200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Decembe r .........................

Calendar year 1943 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

120

120

 100

120

130

130

130

130

130

130

140

170

200

170

14O

140

150

150

140

140

140

130

130

120

120

120

110

110

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,066

4,084

3,948

72,431

5; 167

3,760

o 295

19*661

15,469

9, 161

3 738

2*201

3,564

81,114

Mar.

110

120

120

*110

120

120

120

120

130

150

150

200

250

225

200

175

160

150

150

175

225

200

250

500

800

600

600

550

500

500

515

Apr.

*503

652

714

777

1,180

1,610

1,230

1,090

902

782

952

858

774

699

564

483

402

237

302

393

402

376

350

555

525

590

565

476

384

334

-

Maximum

96

200

277

3,290

325

200

800

1,610

C*7A O /O

162

108

325

1,610

May

350

615

590

602

602

525

438

376

317

277

311

201

243

447

495

578

505

545

505

456

665

678

652

628

640

640

565

555

545

476

447

Minimum

42

94

55

27

100

100

110

237

201

TIB J.J.O

102

44

50

42

June

447

572

615

565

565

485

395

899

447

376

277

231

246

293

334

301

269

202

175

162

156

140

134

126

127

128

125

118

123

128

-

Mean

66.6

136

127

198

167

1 1O4^A.

268

655

499

305

121

71.0

119

222

July

116

112

114

109

103

108

110

110

103

102

108

105

106

108

124

156

162

150

156

162

156

139

134

122

113

112

110

108

107

106

107

Aug.

108

100

95

92

93

92

90

84

79

75

77

64

61

60

55

45

47

44

45

50

70

60

55

50

50

10O

80

70

60

70

80

Per square 

mile

0.231

.472

.441

.687

.580

465

!931

2.27

1.73

1.06

.420

.247

.413

tTW

Sept.

90

100

80

70

60

55

50

50

50

60

100

130

100

90

80

75

70

65

65

65

1?4 21-

317

325

254

175

156

137

138

156

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

,55

3.56

.67

 48

1.07

2 53

1^99

1*18

.46

.28

.46

10.45

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- No gage-height record Nov. 3-18, Kar. 5-30, Aug. 19 to Sept. 20} discharge computed on 

basis of weather records and records for Chlppewa River near Mount Pleasant. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-6, Dec. 29 to Jan. 26, Jan. 30 to Mar.4 (no gage-height record Peb. 

4-13, 19-25).
136 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Sebewaing River (State drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 83°26", on line between sees. 16 and 

21, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Rescue Road, 1-| miles upst-eam from East 

Pork and lj miles southeast of Sebewaing. Datum of gage is 590.0 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 62 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred during period of no 

gage-height record; no flow at times.

1940-47; Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 12.81 feet Mar. 9, 

1942 (ice jam), but may have been higher during period of no gage-heigfit record in 

April 1947; no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records good above 10 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

rce effect or no gage-height record and those below 1 second-foot, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0

.4

.4

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

,1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

-

Dec.

0.1

0

*.l

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

1.0

2

3

.8

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

10

20

40

20

Jan.

8

3

2

1

1

1

1

.9

.8

.7

1

2

1

*7

50

70

55

40

30

25

35

70

45

30

65

140

200

150

110

80

60

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...................... .....

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

40

30

15

15

15

15

15

13

10

8

*8

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

_

-

Secondfoot-days

0

7 8

99^2

12,126.6

1 285 4

261

6, 118

11,430

Ij 602

887 ,2

310.7

6.6

17.3

22,025.2

Mar.

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

4

5

7

11

25

50

100

400

400

350

300

230

280

370

300

400

550

1,000

600

350

150

70

70

80

Apr.

130

350

1,200

1,700

3,500

2,000

500

*127

83

100

600

400

150

73

51

38

32

31

37

47

32

28

26

41

33

26

23

20

16

37

-

Maximum

0

.6

40

2,210

200

40

1,000

3,500

145

186

75

1 9 7'

3,500

May

35

91

56

40

47

34

82

49

31

24

19

16

24

60

35

33

27

59

44

28

126

133

53

44

74

145

60

35

40

34

24

Minimum

0

0

0

0

.7

3

2

16

16

.7

0

0

0

0

June

20

186

151

54

33

25

18

14

14

13

10

7

30

100

70

39

26

22

17

11

7.7

5.0

3.3

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.0

.7

-

Mean

0

*26

3.20

33.2

41.5

9 3

197

381

51.7

29 .6

10.0

.21

.58

60.3

July

0.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

8.3

5.0

6.2

16

14

20

70

75

35

9

3

1.8

1.3

.9

2.3

12

9.2

4.5

2.6

Aug.

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Per square 

nile

0

.0042

.052

.535

.669

.150

3 J.O 1 O 

6.15

834 [477 . 161

0034 ."0094

.973

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

3

.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

1

1.6

.8

.5

.2

.1

.3

.1

Runoff in 

inches

0

.005

.06

7.28

.77

.16

3. 67

6*86

 96

.53

.19

004 !oi

13.22

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Mar. 24 

to Apr. 2, Apr. 5). No gage-height record Apr. 6, 7, 10-13, June 6-15, July 18-23. Sept. 13-23; 

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Black .River near Pa-go and East Pork 

Sebewaing River near Sebewaing.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

East Fork Sebewaing River (Columbia drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.

137

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44', long. 83°24', on line between sees. 10 

ana li, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Gettel Road, 2£ miles upstream from 

mouth and 2| miles southeast of Sebewaing. Datum of gage is 607.00 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 38 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred during period of no 

gage-height record; no flow at times.

1940-47: Maximum discharge not determined occurred during period of no gage-height 

record in Apr. 1947; maximum gage height, 9.70 feet Mar. 15, 1943 (ice Jam); no flow 

for long periods.

Remarks.- Records good above 10 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record and those below 1 second-foot, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

a. 3

a. 6

a. 7

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

Dec.

0.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.8

1.5

.9

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

3

25

8

2

Jan.

1

1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.7

.8

40

80

50

25

20

20

20

35

50

90

2OO

140

100

60

30

20

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................. ......

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ....................... .

Maroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ..........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

16

12

9

7

6

6

5

5

4

4

*3

3

3

3

3

3

3

Z

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

0

7.8

46.7

5,487.0

990.7

122

5,156

6,386.6

912 .6

406.0

12 " 3

0

14,041.5

liar.

2

2

2

2

2

*2

1

1

1

1

2

3

5

50

100

200

300

400

370

250

270

280

300

400

500

400

350

280

200

230

250

Apr.

a450

a600

a800

Ed, 000

al,500

sO.,000

290

*88

37

45

184

134

39

25

19

15

11

11

14

16

11

9.2

9.2

20

17

10

8.2

37

as

a!2

-

Maximum

o

.9

25

685

200

16

500

1,500

114

103

3.1

.3

0

1,500

May

all

a4o

a25

a!3

a!5

a!3

a25

a20

a!5

alo

8.2

6.6

7.8

40

21

16

14

44

30

15

114

105

24

19

34

100

54

18

20

22

13

Minimum

0

0

.1

0

.6

2

1

5

6.6

.4

0

0

0

0

June

9.6

84

103

23

14

10

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.0

4.1

2.9

4.6

53

22

14

10

£.6

4.3

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

-

Mean

0

.26

1.51

15.0

32 4.'4«O

166

213

29.4

13.5

.40

.03

0

38.5

July

0.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

3.1

1.6

.8

.4

.3

.2

.1

.2

.4

.3

.4

.5

Aug.

0.3

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

Per square 

mile

0

.0068

.040

.395

.84?

 116

4.37

5.61

.774

.355

.011

.00079

0

1.01

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0

.008

.05

5.39

.97

Hz

5.O4

6. 26

.40

.01

 O009

0

13.75

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (time and discharge unknown), Apr. 11 (10:30 p.m.) 231 sec.-ft.; May 21 

(8:30 p.m.) 226 sec.-ft.j May 26 (10:30 p.m.) 125 sec.-ft.j June 3 (12:30 a.m.) 189 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of veather records and records for Black River 

near Fargo and Sebevalng River near Sebevalng.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13 to Apr. 5.

863022 O - 49 - 10
j^. STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. GLAIR RIVER 

Black River near Fargo, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06', long. 82°37', in sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 16 E., at

 highway bridge on Norman Road, 2| miles southeast of Fargo, 4? miles upstream from Mill 

Creek, and 12 miles northwest of Port Huron.

Drainage area.- 475 square miles (revised).

Records available.- February 1944 to September 19^7.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 16.06

 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-fe'3t; minimum 

discharge observed, 4.0 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.54 feet).

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1947; minimum observed, 1.8 secondfeet Sept. 18, 19, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-h<3ight record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.8

6.S

7.3

6.8

4.7

4.7

4.4

5.1

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.8

9.2

7.3

8.3

9.7

10

9.2

10

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

7.8

8.8

12

Nov.

15

12

10

10

11

11

10

12

12

14

14

13

12

12

12

14

12

11

5.9

11

11

9.2

10

11

12

12

12

12

9.7

9.2

-

Dec.

8.8

11

12

11

*10

10

10

12

11

12

10

11

14

IS

18

15

17

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

30

50

150

110

Jan.

70

50

50

50

45

43

42

40

40

40

37

35

35

50

90

*150

130

115

110

100

115

130

120

100

200

400

1,100

950

700

450

280

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 .........

January ........................

February ..........................

March ............................

April ...........................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

150

95

60

60

50

55

50

47

45

55

45

42

40

*37

40

40

40

37

37

37

35

35

37

38

39

40

40

40

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

264.1

342.0

663.8

89,117.9

5,867

1,366

29,759

63,058

35,493

18,741

4,238

1,142

1,561

162,494.9

Mar.

45

47

50

50

45

43

42

40

40

40

40

45

100

600

1,300

1,000

900

660

720

850

1,360

1,750

2,930

3,960

5,340

3,780

1,750

608

504

512

608

Apr.

2,250

3,540

4,400

5,960

9,850

10,100

8,260

5,600

2,630

1,440

1,360

1,150

840

705

540

379

359

390

386

376

369

a350

320

295

274

231

200

163

155

1S6

-

Maximum

12

15

150

8,330

1,100

150

5,340

10,100

3,250

3,250

955

12S

400

10,100

May

226

498

1,210

1,610

1,330

930

680

585

433

452

532

532

1,120

3,250

1,750

1,400

1,360

1,330

al,300

al,200

al,300

al,500

al,300

al,500

al,600

2,450

1,720

955

630

480

330

Minimum

4.4

5.9

8.8

2.1

35

35

40

155 2

226 ]

47

25

12

13

4.4

June

330

2,620

3,250

2,290

1,300

805

480

1,620

1,930

1,090

a600

a300

a200

aZSO

a250

a200

170

134

105

98

81

79

73

62

58

55

47

48

98

118

Mean

8.52

11.4

21.4

244

189

48.8

960

,102

,145

625

137

36.8

52.0

445

July

68

58

46

29

25

31

239

200

95

72

53

51

55

46

88

84

70

58

289

177

141

132

95

72

58

49

257

955

298

188

159

Aug.

126

95

75

60

48

39

43

56

37

34

40

58

47

43

55

34

26

20

20

19

18

12

14

15

16

21

14

12

12

16

16

Per square 

nile

0.018

.024

.045

.514

.398

.103

2.02

4.43

2.41

1.32

.288

.077

.109

.937

Sept.

13

18

26

26

18

15

17

15

14

14

16

d!25

d400

d!50

dSO

19

23

20

20

19

22

91

101

75

55

47

47

42

37

24

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.03

.05

6.73

.46

.11

2.33

4.94

2.78

1.47

.33

.09

.12

12.73

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Flint 

Rivet near Flint.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Flint 

River near Flint.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Mar. 20.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CLAIR RIVER 139 

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°03', long. 82°37', in NW£ sec. 17, T. 7 N., R. 16 E., at 

county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Abbottsford.

Drainage area.- 138 square miles.

Records available.- May to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 930 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 6.04 feet, 

 from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 17-20 (ga'ie height, 

2.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Uage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet. May to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

.

-

_

_

June

217

652

810

612

508

345

272

415

475

345 186'

132

allO

190

190

July

31

24

22

18

17

18

22

17

15

15

17

23

17

16

27

Month Secondfoot-days

May 26-31... 2,728

June........ 6,366

July........ 1,971

August. ..... 739

September... 1,809

Aug.

44

32

28

23

22

17

22

20

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

Sept.

29

50

46

38

32

27

23

23

18

16

16

20

a90

a70

a70

Maximum

730

810

332

85

160

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Minimum

228

24

15

11

16

May

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

730

612

490

370

298

228

June

148

117

94

77

63

52

47

40

35

32

29

26

24

67

56

-

Mean

455

212

63.6

23.8

60.3

July

178

106

86

102

104

74

55

46

36

30

26

94

332

219

114

70

Aug.

14

12

11

11

11

15

a20

a85

66

44

30

22

21

21

21

26

Sept.

56

50

41

33

28

40

158

160

154

125

122

117

59

52

46

-

Per square Runoff In 

mile Inches

3.30 0.74

1.54 1.72

.461 .53

.172 .20

.437 .49

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for Black River near Fargo and Flint River near Flint.

STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 

Clinton River near Fraser, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°34'40", long. 82°57'00", on line between sees. 19 and 

zu, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., on Garfield Road bridge, 2f miles north of Fraser and 4 miles 

upstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.- 454 square miles.

Records available.- May to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 2,700 second-feet July 19 (gage 

neignt, 14.38 feet); minimum observed, 89 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 5.09 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, May to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

670

1,220

1,640

940

742

688

742

1,510

1,450

920

670

562

473

74Z

63.4

July

222

182

169

158

147

147

238

155

140

135

128

142

130

171

350

Aug.

193

190

177

179

182

177

222

358

206

155

132

124

117

128

238

footways »

Sept.

326

526

326

198

185

222

193

190

209

214

270

1,100

900

473

382

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

1,020

1,020

1,000

820

688

June

526

456

422

374

342

342

326

318

310

286

278

270

254

238

254

-

July

374

310

645

2,390

1,O8O

473

358

286

230

201

169

185

187

172

182

177

Aug.

156

120

116

120

156

310

198

135

111

105

201

185

150

150

326

456

Sept.

334

270

246

214

222

230

508

390

310

286

294

286

270

270

278

-

 . . Per square Runoff In tlmum Minimum Mean mlle inches

May 27-31.... .

September.. . . .

4,548

10,122

1,020

1,100

688

185

910

337

2.00

.742

0.37

.83
140 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mlch.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°35'45'', long. 82 0 54'35", 20 feet downstream from 

Moravian Drive Bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from North Branch, and half a mile 

west of Mount Clemens. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 8,500 feet downstream on Gratiot 

Avenue Bridge. Datum of both gages Is 570.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 733 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 452 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 23.55 

reet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Oct. 7; minimum gag3 height, 3.63 

feet Dec. 1.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum gage heigh*:, 2.90 feet 

Oct. 15, 1934.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years hav3 been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

854.. .........

974.. .........

1034...........

1054...........

Water 

year

1942-43

1944-45

1945-46

Date

May 18

Gage height 

(feet)

19.28

19.43

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1 9 Qflfl

12,200

12,400

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Indefinite stage-discharje relation, 

ice effect, partly plugged intake, no gage-height record, and those belo-< 150 secondfeet, which are poor. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily 

readings of auxiliary gage as a factor for part of year.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the wate- years 1938, 

1943, 1945, and 1946 are given herewith. They supersede those published in WaterSupply Papers 854, 974, 1034, 1054.

Feb. 14, 1938......12,900 May 18, 1945......11,300

t

Month

February 1938. ...........

Water year 1937-38..... 

Calendar year 1938.....

May 1943... ..............

Water year 1942-43 ..... 

Calendar year 1943 .....

May 1945.................

Water year 1944-45 ..... 

Calendar year 1945 .....

Water year 1945-46 .....

'

Secondfoot-days

67,401

194,508 

192j011

85,160

326,863 

295,837

57,302

144,504 

168,250

175,007

Maximum

12,900

12,900 

12,900

15,800

15,800 

15,800

11,300

11,300 

11,300

9,120

'

Minimum

600

67

735

139 

80

227

40 

50

50

Mean

2,407

533 

526

2,747

896 

811

1,848

396 

461

479

'

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

3.28 3.42

.727 9.87 

.718 9.75

3.75 4.32

1.22 16.60 

1.11 15.03

2.52 2.90

.540 7.32 

.629 8.53

.653 8.86
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 141

Discharge, In second-feet, of Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mlch., water year October 1946

to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

e70

e65

66

665

76

e65

e60

64

665

76

85

95

100

95

95

100

110

150

250

200

150

90

95

100

110

120

120

110

100

e90

102

Nov.

188

243

200

131

162

142

123

6140

151

198

203

189

205

148

151

101

elOO

e95

e95

94

84

e85

685

e85

e90

e95

e95

e95

85

112

-

Dec.

103

91

170

126

*141

162

133

127

149

143

181

6600

800

280

230

300

250

200

150

140

140

120

170

130

130

100

110

130

115

130

150

Jan.

130

120

160

150

120

130

130

120

100

120

110

120

150

200

1,000

800

550

450

400

450

800

450

350

300

350

500

450

400

300

500

500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May. .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

350

300

250

220

200

200

200

200

230

210

190

170

150

*17Q

220

350

250

200

200

300

280

250

230

210

210

200

180

ISO

_

_

-

Mar.

180

180

160

140

150

170

250

230

200

170

200

400

800

1,670

1,590

1,090

682

504

*4S5

497

549

557

641

1,530

3,220

2,220

1,2SO

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,460

Secondfoot-days

3,139

3,970

5,901

156,478

10,390

6,280

24,905

92,696

46,366

28,580

12,610

7,829

13,684

256,350

Apr.

1,640

3,120

5,480

3,770

h7,370

h!9,200

h9,050

3,720

2,470

1,880

1,680

1,580

1,420

1,220

1,100

1,140

1,550

2,350

3,370

4,340

3,850

2,470

1,600

1,380

1,220

1,060

894

818

854

el, 100

Maximum

250

243

800

9,120

1,000

350

3,220

19,200

4,200

4,000

2,530

632

1,300

1-9,200

May

el, 300

62,500

e2,300

el, 600

el, 800

el,700

el, 300

1,100

922

814

7S9

659

621

659

832

624

606

1,000

1,700

1,550

1,440

2,710

1,510

1,380

2,770

4,200

2,590

1,440

1,550

1,300

1,020

Minimum

60

84

91

50

100

150

140

818

60S

300

178

150

260

SO

June

895

e2,000

e4,000

2,350

1,240

el.OOO

el, 000

el, 900

62,000

1,410

el, 000

e750

e600

61,000

el, 050

802

618

530

e480

6430

e420

6400

e380

e370

e350

e350

6330

e300

e300

e325

Mean

101

132

190

429

335

224

803

3,090

1,496

953

407

253

456

702

July

e300

6250

e220

6200

e200

227

6300

e210

e200

178

elSO

elSO

elSO

230

450

450

362

S97

2,530

1,760

624

6450

6350

e280

e250

212

6230

e230

e220

6240

6220

Aug.

e240

e230

6220

e220

220

210

260

420

e260'

e!90

e!70

e!70

e!50

e!70

280

e200

elSO

elSO

el80

6250

e500

346

27S

187

elSO

6250

e230

e!90

229

489

532

Per scuare 

mile

0.138

.180

.259

.585

.457

.306

1.10

4.22

2.04

1.30

.555

.345

.622

.958

Sept.

473

767

426

eSOO

6350

e320

e280

e260

e280

29S

334

1,090

1,300

e700

6550

e450

e370

6330

6300

6300

e320

705

626

435

e370

e370

352

e330

e350

e350

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.20

.30

7.92

.53

.32

1.27

4.71

2.35

1.45

.64

.40

.69

13.02

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for River Rouge at Detroit and Black River near Fargo.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 13. Ho gage-helgrt record Oct. 

11-29, July 14-16, Aug. 5-8; discharge computed as explained in footnote e. Intake partly plugged 

Apr. 8-29, May 8 to June 1, June 4, 5, 10, 16-18, July 6, 10, 17-21, 2S; discharge computed as 

explained in footnote e.
142 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°37'45", long. 82°53'25", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 2 N., 

R. 13 E., at bridge on State Highway 59, 2 miles north of Mount Clemens and 3j mileE 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 185 square miles.

Records available.- May to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 1,520 second-feet May 26 (gage 

height, 12.48 feet); minimum observed, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 3.30 

feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, May to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

_

.

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

_

June

132

581

1,280

1,040

399

161

119

128

256

231

115

82

71

145

302

Month

July

31

32

32

32

35

35

39

32

28

27

24

19

26

26

39

Aug.

35

25

24

20

22

16

19

25

29

22

18

25

22

25

25

Secondfoot-days

May 24-31. ............. 4,303

June...... ............. 5,829

July. .................. 1,164

August................. 1,212

September .............. 2 . 621

Sept.

204

146

78

69

63

57

42

38

33

31

30

a250

alSO

a!20

aloo

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

282

646

1,410

950

321

288

250

156

Maximum Minimum

1,410 156

1,280 33

156 19

210 10

250 30

Jurjp

132

84

74

64

54

46

38

37

37

39

35

35

33

33

46

-

Mean

538

194

37.5

39.1

87.4

July

35

22

21

156

103

54

39

36

31

29

28

28

27

28

32

38

Aug.

22

15

22

30

49

146

138

77

26

10

15

14

20

28

38

210

Per square 

mile

2.91

1.05

.203

.211

.472

Sept.

aSO

a70

a60

a55

aSO

a60

a20O

250

aloo

a50

a45

a40

a40

a40

a40

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.86

1.17

.23

.24

.53

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

Middle Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°37'40", long. 82°55'50", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 2 N., R. 

13 K., at bridge on State Highway 59, 3| miles northwest of Mount Clemens and 3i miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 51 square miles.

Records available.- May to September 1947.

- Maximum discharge observed during period, 635 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 

reet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

lose below 10 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Discharge, in second-feet, May to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

June

52

346

153

58

44

35

31

85

64

36

24

18

16

80

42

July

7.5

6.9

6.3

6.1

6.3

7.1

8.7

8.1

6.1

6.5

6.3

5.1

4.6

16

24

Month

May 23-31

July.....................

Septe

Aug.

5.5

5.1

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.5

9.8

6.1

4.9

4.9

4.2

3.5

3.4

5.3

Sept.

13

20

9.8

8.7

80

24

11

7.7

7.1

7.1

8.7

143

73

23

14

Secondfoot-days

485

1,274.7

465.7

241 . 3

695^4

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

May

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

52

a50

a55

a55

56

54

75

50

38

Maximum Minimum

7S 38

346 7.7

95 4.6

33 3.4

143 7.1

June

29

22

18

16

13

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.7

7.9

9.6

-

Mean

53 .9

42 .5

15.0

7.78

23.2

July

22

19

56

95

41

21

14

11

8.3

7.3

7.1

7.9

9.8

7.9

6.9

5.9

AU3 .

4

4

4

9

18

20

7

5

5

5

6

5

4

8

18

33

Per square 

mile

1.06

.833

.294

.153

.455

7

7

6

8

7

7

1

5

3

3

4

3

Sept.

11

9.6

8.7

8.1

7.7

10

76

32

19

13

11

9.8

9.4

10

10

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

. 93

.34

. 18

.51

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and rscords for 

stations on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 143

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°21'40", long. 83°15'15", on line between sees. 33 

ana 34, T. 1 S., R. 10 E., at Detroit and 3 miles upstream from Middle River Rouge. 

Datum of gage is 579.90 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 194 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 97.4 second-feet.

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 

STTTTTeet Apr. 6, from floodmark; minimum daily discharge, 8 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum gage height observed, 4.55 feet Oct. 7.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1947; maximum gage height, that of 

Apr. 6, 1947; minimum discharge observed, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 

3.50 feet).

Remarks - Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Discharge above 700 second-feet computed by using rate of change of 

stage and storage as factors. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.4

a8

8.2

8.6

8.8

9.2

11

13

a!4

15

14

15

16

a20

51

a40

a30

15

16

a!7

al9

21

a20

19

18

19

22

Nov.

28

53

a45

37

30

30

29

29

28

a30

33

38

39

35

28

27

a25

24

23

23

a22

22

23

a23

23

25

a25

26

a25

d27

-

Month

Dec.

a26

d24

26

24

24

*24

23

a23

24

24

26

64

358

a200

70

87

68

46

40

35

35

30

45

35

35

25

30

33

30

35

40

Jan.

35

30

42

40

30

35

35

30

25

32

28

30

35

40

200

250

200

130

100

*120

150

153

116

75

49

80

130

150

140

100

80

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ..................... ......

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100

90

75

70

60

55

50

55

60

55

50

45

35

45

55

75

80

*85

75

70

60

60

60

55

55

50

47

45

-

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

513.4

875

1,609

30.0O3.0

2,690

1,717

6,788

28,944

12,606

7,298

3,414

1,814

5,037

73,305.4

Mar.

50

40

50

45

45

40

55

80

80

100

150

250

400

500

350

250

180

150

*130

120

110

110

110

350

600

700

329

336

a350

a350

378

Apr.

412

1,110

1,590

611

5,290

7,380

1,580

606

457

402

402

438

a400

322

308

350

470

684

a900

al.OOO

1,170

a800

392

364

315

266

227

208

a210

280

-

Maximum

51

53

358

927

350

100

700

7,380

1,100

770

422

518

1,040

7,380

May

315

682

a60O

378

422

a400

.315

253

214

183

a!70

165

al50

246

214

183

183

a200

260

486

840

765

a600

518

1,100

896

438

406

a380

364

280

Minimum

8

22

23

5.2-

25

35

40

208

150

64

27

15

33

8

June

260

550

502

a400

253

253

364

770

687

392

253

201

171

364

a300

214

195

149

128

allO

100

a95

89

77

68

82

72

64

a65

70

-

Mean

16.6

29.2

51.9

82.2

86.8

61.3

219

965

407

243

110

58.5

168

201

July

53

46

42

40

38

a40

a40

45

36

35

44

42

39

a200

392

246

177

195

422

a350

225

164

110

78

62

58

aSO

47

39

32

27

Aug.

24

21

21

21

19

19

18

20

a30

18

18

28

17

15

57

43

30

21

a25

43

102

84

51

40

a45

98

73

45

68

182

518

Per squa-e 

nile

o.or«>

.151

.2i38

.4<?4

.447

.s:s

1.13

4.97

2.10

1.25

.5fi7

.302 .ar>6

l.OA

Sept.

360

330

196

107

85

68

57

55

47

33

33

1,040

a800

300

182

123

101

83

68

59

55

210

174

104

85

64

55

53

51

59

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.09

.17

.31

5.75

.52

.33

1.30

5.54

2.42

1.40

.65

.35

.97

14.05

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Raisin 

River at Monroe and Grand River at Jackson.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of veather records and records for 

Raisin River at Monroe and Qrand River at Jackson.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19 to Jan. 21, Jan. 26 to Mar. 26 (no gageheight record Dec. 21, 22, 25, 29, Jan. 1, 4, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 26, 29, Feb. 1, 2, 7, 9-17, 

21-24, 26, 27, Mar. 1-3, 5, 7-9, 13, 14, 18, 22, 23, 25).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY' TO DETROIT RIVER

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mlch.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°20'55", long. 83°18'45", in W? sec. 6, T. 2 S., R.

10 E., at Inkster Road Bridge, l£ miles northeast of Garden City and 6£ miles upstream

from mouth. Former gage at site at Detroit, 4^ miles downstream, at different datum. 

Drainage area.- 89 square miles. 

Records available.- June to September 1947. November 1930 to September 1933 at site 4j

miles downstream, published as Middle River Rouge at Detroit. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 522 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 6.87

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 10,

16 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

1930-33, 1947: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet May 1, 1933 (gafe height, 11.55

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 21, 24, 28, Sept. 21,

1931. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, June to September 1947

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

June

.

-

-

119

162

206

224

146

108

83

66

146

173

Month

June S-30. . . . July.........

August .......

September. . . .

July

39 

32

26

26

26

23

40

38

35

35

24

22

25

58

112

Aug.

31 

30

30

30

29

28

22

16

8.3

9.4

16

15

23

a!5

8.1

Secondfoot-days

2,277

1,598

774.0

2,555

Sept.

a!50 

a300

a200

a90

a50

37

35

34

29

23

48

428

407

156

87

Maximum

224

127

70

428

Day

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Minimum

35

22

3.2

13

June

127 

95

78

69

57

46

44

44

41

40

35

44

38

38

48

-

Mean

91.1

51.5

25.0

85.2

July

112 

85

112

127

112

94

70

46

60

33

30

32

29

30

32

33

Aug.

3.2

17

33

24

24

36

a30

a20

a!5

a25

47

30

26

28

a35

a70

Per squaremile

1.02

.579

.281

.957

Sept.

51 

32

23

18

13

18

73

51

45

29

27

20

22

29

30

-

Runoff In 

Inches

0.95

.67

.32

1.07

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for Lower River Rouge at Inkster and River Rouge at Detroit.

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°18'00", long. 83°18'00", in S^ sec. 19, T. 2 S., R.

 10 E., at John Daly Road Bridge, 0.6 mile northeast of Inkster and 4£ miles upstream 

from mouth. Former gage at site at Dearborn, 85 miles downstream, at different datum.

Drainage area.- 90 square miles.

Records avaiiaole.- June to September 1947. November 1930 to September 1933 at site 

3j miles downstream, published as Lower River Rouge at Dearborn.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 430 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 6.20

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 13, 14 (gage

height, 3.00 feet).

1930-33, 1947: Maximum discharge, about 1,400 second-feet May 1, 1931? (gage

height, 12.16 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum. 0.3 second-foot Sept. 2,

1933 (gage height, 1.42 feet, site and datum then in use). 

Remarks.- Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twic<; daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, June to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

, 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

June

.

-

-

-

57

55

210

222

211

60

37

25

7.6

36

36

Month

June 5- 3O.. 

July.......

August .....

September . .

July

4.4

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.7

4.4

3.0

2.1

2.4

3.0

7.9

6.0

7.6

5.8

Aug.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.9

2.6

Second- , foot-days "axln

Sept.

a90

184

95

26

16

12

9.1

6.8

5.5

4.8

4.0

252

111

60

29

urn

1,119.6 222 

1S3.0 27

153.3 40

1,146.0 252

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Minimum

5.2 

1.7

.7

3.9

June

26

18

15

13

10

7.6

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.2

7.9

7.9

16

14

-

July

9.1

11

16

27

18

13

7.O

5.0

3.8

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.1

1.7

Aug.

2.0

.9

.9

.9

2.0

7.0

14

8.8

a8

7.0

3.2

3.4

5.0

14

20

a40

Mean Per 81uare Mean mile

43.1 0.479 

5.90 .066

4.95 .055

38.2 .424

Sept.

18

12

9.1

7.0

a?0

a35

56

33

15

10

7.3

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.9

-

Runof* in 

inch -58

0.4S

!o3

.47

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis weather records and 

records for River Rouge at Detroit and Middle River Rouge near Oarden C'.ty.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 145

Huron River at Commerce, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°35'25", long. 83°29'05", on line between NE£ and SE£ 

sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., at first bridge on Commerce Road east of Commerce, at 

mouth of Hayes Creek.

Drainage area.- 51 square miles, including that of Hayes Creek.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1947 (includes flow of Hayes Creek).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 266 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 2.98 

reet); minimum, 9.8 second-feet Oct. 1-9 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1947: minimum observed, 7.2 secondfeet Aug. 18, Sept. 28, 1946 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 3O

0.9 9.0 2.3 1ZO

1.1 17 2.5 146

1.3 27 2.7 180

1.5 40 2.9 234

l.C 65 3.0 274

1.1 23

1.3 34

1.5 49

1.8 74

2.3 120

Note.- Same as

preceding table

above 2.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

20

20

Nov.

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

-

Dec.

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

20

24

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

20

19

19

Jan.

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

26

26

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

26

31

31

32

32

38

41

Feb.

43

43

43

43

43

39

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

34

32

35

36

36

31

36

36

31

27

27

27

-

-

-

u,, *v, SeoondMontb foot-days

October .......................... 406.4

November ......................... 569

December ......................... 631

Calendar year ............

January .......................... 741

February ......................... 1,003

Maroh ............................ 1,399

April ............................ 4,073

May. ............................. 2,663

June ............................. 2,661

July ............................. 1, 701

August ........................... 1,316

September ........................ 1,838

Water year 1946-47 ............ 19,001.4

Mar.

27

29

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

27

24

28

28

32

33

36

36

34

33

33

33

33

36

50

114

143

82

73

73

73

72

Apr.

1

73

85

98

00

151

207

2

2

1

50

22

75

166

162

1

1

1

62

62

57

149

135

1

1

1

30

30

32

132

132

1

1

1

30

24

21

120

109

Maximum

20

22

26

-

41

43

143

250

108

130

106

68

74

250

96

90

85

88

-

May

90

89

88

92

96

94

90

92

87

82

78

74

70

69

69

70

71

72

74

76

85

90

90

94

95

94

92

92

108

108

92

Minimum

9.8

15

15

-

19

27

24

73

69

46

24

28

51

9.8

June

94

96

95

96

95

95

106

116

117

130

130

116

108

107

105

101

94

90

83

82

75

74

66

64

60

60

57

55

48

46

-

Mean

13.1

19.0

20.4

-

23.9

35.8

45.1

136

85.9

88.7

54.9

42.5

61.3

52.1

July

44

41

38

35

33

33

32

29

27

26

24

24

24

31

35

41

49

76

106

101

101

100

94

87

83

78

73

70

59

56

51

Aug.

46

46

46

44

43

41

40

38

34

33

33

33

30

30

30

30

29

28

29

32

49

52

52

52

56,

52

51

51

56

62

68

Sept.

74

72

69

69

69

67

66

64

59

57

57

55

53

55

59

62

65

64

62

63

64

64

61

60

59

57

56

53

52

51

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.257 0.30

.373 .42

.4->0 .46

-

.489 .54

.7->2 .73

.834 1.02

2.67 2.98

1.63 1.94

1.7* 1.94 i.tn 1.24

.813 .96

1.20 1.34

1.0? 13.87
146 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Huron River near Dexter, Mich.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°23'10", long. 83°54'40", in S| sec. 13, T. 1 S., 

K. 4 J£., on highway bridge on North Territorial Road, half a mile east of Hudson 

Mills, 4 miles north of Dexter, and 12 miles northwest of Ann Arbor. latum of gage 

is 837.11 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 506 square miles.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 8.17 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 72. second-feet Oct. -2, 3; 

minimum gage height observed, 3.08 feet Oct. 16, 17.

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1947; minimum observed, 56 secondfeet Sept. 6, 9, 10, 1946; minimum gage height, 2.97 feet Aug. 9, 14, 15, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19<<7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

74

72

77

103

111

107

91

79

85

77

77

77

77

75

77

75

81

121

121

133

138

138

140

a!40

140

138

138

133

133

133

135

Nov.

142

163

172

175

181

178

a!70

a!70

a!70

172

175

169

169

166

166

163

160

155

148

alSO

145

145

142

145

148

145

142

a!40

135

133

-

Dec.

al30

131

127

121

119

*123

125

123

127

133

131

a!30

a!40

alSO

a210

a220

a220

a220

a200

a!80

al60

a!50

155

152

152

158

169

166

175

150

175

Jan.

150

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

170

190

210

210

200

220

*240

240

220

220

220

220

240

270

280

280

270

Month

October ..................... ....

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March....... .............. .......

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ..............:............

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

260

260

260

260

260

260

250

250

240

240

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

250

*250

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

220

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3*296

4,734

4,852

-

6; 130

6,710

12,410

52 197

27 122

21 y 863

8f 553

9,051

16,870

173,788

Mar.

210

200

180

180

180

190

210

220

230

230

220

210

200

200

210

250

360

407

440

*475

475

480

510

580

8700

690

745

772

800

828

828

Apr.

855

922

1,010

1,100

1,570

2,170

2,560

2,870

3,090

3,040

2,960

2,750

2,440

2,150

1,870

1,710

1,620

1,550

1,500

1,480

1,450

1,420

al,400

1,450

1,390

al,300

1,240

1,180

1,090

1,060

Maximum

140

1 O1 XOJL

220

-

2 SO

260

828

3,090

1,000

910

450

430

650

3,090

"ay

1,OOO

1,000

970

970

97O

970

940

910

855

855

828

800

772

745

718

745

745

a750

772

828

828

855

882

910

a950

970

940

940

940

882

882

Minimum

72

133

119

-

150

220

.LOU i an 

855

718

320

150

169

407

72

June

882

882

882

882

a900

882

882

882

910

910

910

910

882

a850

aSOO

772

a730

718

718

718

684

657

618

564

525

465

412

372

344

320

Mean

106

158

157

_

198

240

400

1,740

875

729

276

562

476

July

304

292

280

zee

a250

a23C

a210

aZOO

a200

also

a!70

a!60

alSO

alSO

alSO

also

a!70

al80

a200

a230

a270

324

372

407

435

445

450

a450

435

a425

416

Aug.

402

394

a385

376

364

a330

312

284

260

242

225

a200

169

169

alSO

187

a200

225

a230

a240

246

a270

284

304

a330

356

a350

a350

a350

407

a430

Per e-uare 

mile

0.209

312

!310

.

*Q1

 O9JL

.474

.791

3.44

l!?3

1-44

!s45

.577

1.11

.941

Sept.

460

aSOO

564

aSOO

a650

a600

586

a600

a600

591

a600

a600

602

a600

613

a620

640

a640

a640

630

a620

586

510

aSOO

490

480

475

450

416

407

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.35

.36

_

.45

.49

.91

3 84

l.*99

1.61

.63

.67

1.24

12.78

* Winter dlBoharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of veather records, records for Huron rCvaj 

at Commerce, Cedar River at East Lansing, and Raisin River at Monroe. 

Note..- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 30 to Mar. 16 (no gage-belgtt: record Jan.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 147

Hayes Creek at Commerce, Mich.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°35"25", long. 83°28"45", on line between NW£ and SW£ sec. 

11, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., at bridge 600 feet upstream from mouth and half a mile east of 

Commerce.

Drainage area.- 7.5 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 154 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 4.25 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 

1.62 feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge, thit of Apr. 7, 1947; minimum, that of Oct. 2, 3, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

5.6

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

Nov.

.2

.2

.6

.4

.6

.2

.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.2

.2

.2

.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.4

.0

:6

.6

.6

.8

.6

.8

5.2

-

Dec.

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

»4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

5.2

6.6

7.6

7.8

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.6

7.8

7.2

b6

b5

Jan.

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.6

7.4

7.6

»7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.7

bll

b!3

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

8.5

8.3

8.0

7.8

»7.6

b9

b8

b9

b9

8.7

8.7

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

107.:

152.6

172. e

-

211. £

283 * I

324. 2 1,774"

638

614

608.4

433

635

5,954.2

liar.

6.6

6.8

8.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

*7.0

6.6

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

12

24

29

16

17

16

16

16

Apr.

17

27

32

29

67

98

130

123

91

79

75

72

69

68

64

SO

SO

59

58

58

57

55

53

52

51

46

37

32

28

27

-

Maximum

6.0

7.0

7.8

-

13

13

29

130

31

43

42

23

36

130

May

29

31

30

29

27

26

24

24

23

20

19

18

16

13

12

12

13

14

14

15

19

21

20

22

21

19

18

18

30

27

14

Minimum

1.2

3.8

3.8

-

5

6.8

6.6

17

12

11

7.4

10

12

1.2

June

14

18

18

17

16

16

20

24

30

43

41

33

28

26

26

24

22

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

-

Mean

3.46

5.09

5.57

-

6.63

10.1

10.5

59.1

20.6

20.5

19.6

14.0

21.2

16.3

July

14

14

9.4

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.0

8.2

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

9.0

11

10

11

22

34

32

36

42

41

37

34

32

31

30

29

26

23

Aug.

19

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

20

20

16

15

17

15

14

14

16

20

23

Per squire 

 lie

0.461

.679

.743

-

.911

1.35

1.40

7.88

2.75

2.73

2.61

1.87

2.83

2.17

Sept.

34

36

34

32

32

30

25

24

23

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

19

20

18

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

.76

.66

-

1.05

1.41

1.61

8.79

3.17

3.05

3.01

2.16

3.16

29.56

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
148 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Portage Creek near Plnckney, Mloh.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 42°25'40", long. 83 0 57'35", In sec. 34. T. 1 N., R. 4 E., at 

highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Little Portage Lake and 2-£ miles southwest of 

Plnckney. Datum of gage Is 860.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- November 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 529 second-feet Apr. 9, 10 (gage height, 5.72 

reet); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 10, 1947; minimum, that of Oct. 5, 

1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 3 second-feet and those for period of Ice 

effect, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Sept. 22)

0.55 0.5 0.9 5.5 2.

.6 1.0 1.1 9.7 2.

.7 2.3 1.4 17 2.

.8 3.8 1.9 30 3.

3 43 4.1 205

6 55 4.7 296

9 73 5.2 396

3 116 5.7 524

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.1

1.6

2.4

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

4.1

8.4

6.1

5.2

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.7

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.9

6.7

7.9

9.0

Nov.

11

14

13

12

12

12

14

15

15

16

17

17

16

16

16

17

22

20

18

18

18

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

-

Dec.

16

18

15

13

13

13

14

14

14

*17

19

24

28

30

32

33

30

18

15

20

20

17

19

23

20

17

17

19

19

23

20

Jan.

18

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

17

19

19

18

17

18

20

20

20

22

*25

30

25

22

24

25

27

30

32

35

Feb.

35

40

45

45

40

35

35

34

32

30

28

26

24

21

23

23

23

23

*30

28

25

23

22

22

20

19

18

17

_

-

-

Month Secondfoot days

October .......................... 124.3

November ......................... 478

December ......................... 6 1 J

Calendar year 1946 ....... 12.376.4

January . . fifil

February ......................... 786

March ............................ 1,851

April ............................ 8,614

May. ............................. 4,102

June ............................. 3,541

July ............................. 883

August ........................... 513.6

September ........................ 1,071

Water year 1946-47 ............ 23,254.9

Mar.

17

18

19

19

17

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

20

25

35

35

40

52

56

*64

67

70

76

97

130

154

149

138

144

149

144

Apr.

146

]:

i

L63

L85

L95

269

344

4

4

i

U5

198

>24

524

511

4

4

t77

128

76

334

303

i

I

't

80

58

20

232

230

£

'i

I

19

11

04

197

186

]

]

]:

Maximum

9.0

22

33

176

35

45

154

524

159

166

32

24

66

524

80

74

68

63

-

May

159

158

153

139

107

122

122

120

119

115

113

106

105

106

106

115

120

124

127

138

144

144

138

144

144

149

154

149

154

154

154

Minimum

0.6

11

13

.6

17

17

16

146

105

33

24

7.7

20

.6

June

154

154

154

160

154

160

166

166

166

166

160

154

149

149

135

127

122

117

109

105

100

91

83

79

69

53

39

34

33

33

-

Mean

4.00

15.9

19.7

33.9

22.0

28.1

28?' 59 7

132

118

28 5

is'.e

35.7

63.7

July

32

32

32

31

30

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

2529'

30

31

30

31

32

32

31

30

29

30

31

29

28

26

Aug.

24

23

22

20

20

20

20

16

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

9.3

17

16

14

13

14

18

17

16

14

14

20

24

21

18

19

21

22

Sept.

20

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

21

24

27

34

32

32

35

37

36

35

35

35

36

48

66

60

55

52

50

49

48

47

-

Per scuare Runoff in 

mile inches

C.051 0.06

.201 .22

.249 .29

.429 5.82

.278 .32

.356 .37

.756 .87

3.63 4.05

1 67 1.92

1.49 1.66

 361 42

.210 .24

.452 .50

.806 10.92

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17 to Mar. 17.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich.

149

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°54'50", long. 83°23'15", at 

municipal water-supply plant in Monroe, 4 miles upstream from mouth. Cat am of gage 

is 570.00 feet above mean sea level (city of Monroe bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- September 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 656 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 9.85 

reet); minimum, 23 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 20 (gage height, 5.58 feet); minimum 

gage height, 3.06 feet Oct. 12 (gates in dam open).

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 12,900 second-feet May 19, 1945 (gage height, 

10.10 feet); minimum discharge, about 2 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage 

height, that of Oct. 12, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,500 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Slight regulation from power plants upstream.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of city of Monroe.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period when gates In dam were open 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

156

237

328

6.2 

6.5 

6.9 

7.4

8.1

550

970

1,630

2,610

4,260

8.9 

9.4 

9.7

6,700

8,800

10,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

75

60

45

35

30

30

30

75

60

40

60

30

35

70

100

45

35

45

63

47

142

47

122

52

94

a70

a65

a70

a7o

75

75

Nov.

75

108

115

149

188

180

115

135

156

75

135

172

164

122

149

135

135

156

142

149

101

135

122

75

135

172

108

122

115

149

-

Dec.

139

126

153

81

90

139

78

122

128

128

128

138

332

360

446

458

349

205

135

196

196

164

237

180

188

135

149

180

149

153

170

Jan.

128

135

188

172

118

172

172

128

108

164

142

149

172

220

730

850

970

1,020

792

641

874

722

708

641

538

589

680

694

602

628

835

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r ............ ... .... ...

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ......................... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

September ...... .................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,030

985

835

538

392

382

360

414

550

481

435

349

255

282

527

667

667

694

516

446

371

292

282

273

229

229

170

149

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,892

3,989

5,832

148,534

14,682

12,800

41, 866

121,650

69,368

42,790

9,674

5,801

11,036

341,380

Mar.

221

172

221

188

196

164

264

403

403

382

492

880

1,230

1,920

2,200

2,140

1,980

1,810

1,280

985

880

850

865

1,350

2,930

2,930

3,040

3,040

3,040

2,930

2,480

Apr.

2,220

2,820

3,270

2,890

4,820

10,200

7,900

7,660

6,940

4,840

3,780

3,410

2,860

2,530

2,280

1,980

2,040

2,140

2,260

3,430

6,700

6,700

7,500

6,000

4,260

3,160

2,460

1,850

1,490

1,260

-

Maximum

142

188

458

3,160

1,020

1,030

3,040

10,200

4 130

3*160

694

360

615

10,200

May

1,250

3,410

3,040

2,930

2,780

2,480

1,960

1,520

1,280

1,080

955

820

694

764

955

1,030

1,000

1,430

2,140

2,760

3,630

4,000

3,390

3,270

3,630

4,130

3,270

2,930

2,650

2,300

1,890

Minimum

30

75

78

12

108

149

164

1,260

694

371

196

101

229

30

June

1,680

2,180

3,160

2,930

2,820

2,650

2,340

2,180

2,080

1,770

1,520

1,220

1,000

1,150

1,520

al,900

al,750

al,6oO

al,300

985

792

667

628

538

458

435

392

392

371

382

-

Mean

61.0

133

188

407

474

457

1,351

4,055

2 f 238

1,426

312

187

368

935

July

371

339

301

292

301

237

237

237

213

213

246

255

205

205

237

255

414

382

492

694

563

446

392

371

328

301

246

246

246

213

196

Aug.

213

196

180

164

172

142

142

156

188

142

156

180

149

101

142

188

156

156

188

172

128

196

205

135

188

227

180

261

328

310

360

Per square 

mile

0.060

.130

.184

.319

.4*55

'. 448

1.3-3

3. 93

2! is

1.4T

. 3")6

183

isS!

.917

Sept.

424

492

538

481

414

403

349

360

328

229

246

255

435

550

615

538

424

382

339

282

282

310

310

273

292

328

292

282

282

301

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

.14

.21

5.40

. 54

.47

1.52

4.44

2.52

1 . 56

.35

.21

.40

12.43

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cedar

River at Bast Lanslng.

Hote.- Gates in dam open Oct. 1-18; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records, and records for Cedar River at East Lansing.
150 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Tenmile Creek at Toledo, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°39'29", long. 83°37'19", on line t°tween sees. 

31 and 32, T. 9 S., R. 7 E., at Secor Road Bridge at Toledo, a quarter of a mile upstream from Toledo University and 4i miles west of Lucas County Courthorse. Datum of 

gage Is 580.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 139 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 9.14 

 i'eet); no flow Oct. 5-10.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 1,930 second-feet May 18, 1945 (gage height, 9.85 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(cjhlfting-eontrol method used Oct. 13, Oct. 17 to Nov. 2, Nov. 7-15, 

Nov. 17 to Dec. 2, Dee. 4-11, Feb. 17, Feb. 25 to Mar. 12)

1.95

2.0

2.05

2.1

2.15

2.2

2.2 

3.8 

5.8

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.9 143

4.5 

6.0 

7.2 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

225

462

674

865

1,040

1,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194''

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

o

0

aO

ao

aO

ao

a.l

a. 2

a.

a.

a.'

3.

3.

3.

2.

1.

1.

2.

1.

.8

1.0

Nov.

3.5

3.8

a3.0

a2.0

al.4

al.l

3.2

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.5

3.2

2.8

a2.O

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.6

5.8

5.8

5.0

3.5

3.2

-

Dec.

3.2

2.8

a2.8

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

2.8

4.6

5.0

alO

a20

a!5

a!2

9.5

6.7

5.8

»4.6

3.8

4.6

5.4

3.6

a5

a5

a5

a6

a7

9.0

8.0

b6

Jan.

5.8

10

17

10

b9

b8

7.6

7.1

6.7

6.2

11

18

15

32

100

71

31

28

22

34

63

43

36

27

24

28

39

49

47

a60

a95

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Decembe r .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

a!30

al50

93

b65

b45

b4o

»b35

b25

b20

b!6

15

14

18

29

a 50

a75

66

b4S

b25

b20

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!4

14

15

14

12

_

-

Second 

foot-days

26. 2

91.2

190.4

c c , yu o . j

960.4

1,094

2 913 5

10 , 699

5, 618 

399 c

414. <

449

32,292.6

Mar.

13

12

9.5

10

10

10

 10

10

10

12

15

18

28

105

121

76

43

37

33

34

42

55

73

170

445

a 350

a220

a!50

a25o

a320

222

Apr.

168

230

316

189

364

1,020

722

313

203

147

164

308

203

143

105

139

a36O

a 300

a!90

a 500

al,000

al,150

a8 50

a550

348

240

171

117

93

96

Maximum

3.5

2o'

914

100

150

445

1,150

1,270 

39

75

65

1,270

May

267

865

645

356

255

165

153

117

89

71

60

54

78

240

204

126

186

a40O

a800

a 600

a410

a 500

348

196

412

730

4OO

232

196

165

116

Minimum

o

1.1

2.8

O

5.8

12

9.5

93

54

18

4.6

3.5

4

0

June

137

546

1,270

884

391

225

168

160

115

80

63

48

68

450

334

155

96

78

59

46

36

32

28

24

21

19

18

18

28

21

Mean

0.85

3.04 e!i4

.

31.0

39.1

94 .0

357

304

187

12 9

13.'4

15.0

88.5

July

18

14

12

10

9.5

10

10

9.0

9.0

13

13

10

9.5

12

13

29

39

25

22

19

15

13

11

8.5

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

5.8

4.6

Aug.

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.6

5.0

4.6

6.2

11

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

3.8

5.0

19

10

9.0

9.0

7.6

6.7

e7

e8

a8

a8

e35

e40

a!2

alO

e2o

e60

e75

Per sq'isre 

mile

0.0061

.022

.044

' 451

.223

. 281

.676

2 . 57

2 * 19

1.35

O93

'nQfi

!l08

.637

Sspt.

e65

e50

e4o

e25

635

e25

e!5

elO

68

67

e7

eS

elO

elO

e7

66

a5

a4

a4

a4

alO

a25

e!9

e 14

elO

68

a5

a4

e4

e5

Runoff in 

inohss

0.007

.02

.05

6.12

.26

.29

.78

2.87

2 52 i!si .11 .11

.12

8.65

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (7 p.m.) 1,140 sec.-ft.; Apr. 22 (time and discharge unknown); May 2 

(4 p.m.) 930 sec.-ft.; May 18 (time and discharge unknown); May 26 (11 a.m.) 810 sec.-ft.; June 3 

(6 p.m.) 1,42O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for-Bean Creek 

at Powers and Swan Creek at Toledo.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record, 2 disc \irge measurements, weather records, and records for Bean Creek at Powers and Swan Creek at Toledo.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 151

St. Joseph River near Newviile, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°23'10", long. 84°48'05", in Ohio, in SW-J- sec. 18, 

T. 5 W., R. IE., at bridge on Ohio State Highway 249, 3?'miles northeast of Newviile.

Drainage area. - 614 square miles.

Records available.- November 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 6,050 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage ir^ight, 15.32 

reet); minimum, 34 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.76 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Sage read 

twice daily.

Rating tables, Nov. 21, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1947, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Nov. 21 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 30

2.0 59 9.0 1,510

2.4 101 10.5 2,020

3.0 179 11.5 2,510

4.0 340 12.5 3,290 

5.7 670 15.2 5,950

1.8 37 2.9 151

2.1 62 3.7 271

2.4 92 5.7 670

Mote.- Same as preceding 

table above 5.7 feet.

Discharge , in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

.

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

57

59

57

58

56

60

69

73

78

76

-

Dec.

72

71

66

57

55

56

54

57

55

56

60

124

630

795

590

367

*264

 110

170

160

140

120

110

110

115

105

100

119

157

224

172

Jan.

147

158

180

160

130

120

100

100

90

90

90

110

150

300

800

1,100

995

795

530

451

700

600

600

640

620

570

530

510

480

995

1,900

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber 21-30 ...................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ......................

February .........................

 arch ............................

April .....:......................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

*l,9oo

*1,600

*1,5OO

1,100

700

750

600

450

350

280

250

230

250

350

620

740

700

600

450

350

270

220

180

180

160

150

140

140

_

-

Secondfoot-days

645

5,341

-

14,741

15,210

28 ,659

73 920

35J835

23 52^

3 094

1 321 4)93*

-

Mar.

140

130

140

130

 130

120

120

120

120

140

200

350

600

1,240

1,450

1,200

1,000

950

900

745

630

610

570

734

1,930

 2,570

2,570

2,450

2,450

2,240

1,980

Apr.

1,760

1,

1,

1,

1,

720

860

900

940

2,450

2,

3,

3,

710

110

560

3,110

2,450

2,

1,

1,

190

980

330

1,630

1,400

1,

1,

1,

320

300

270

1,960

3,750

5,

5,

4,

550

950

950

3,650

2,710

2,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

78

795

-

1,900

1,900

2,570

5,950

1 830

2^060

163

52

314

-

360

570

J40

340

May

970

1,240

1,450

1,510

1,480

1,320

1,070

870

720

600

520

470

450

540

795

895

1,040

1,450

1,830

1,720

1,540

1,630

1,690

1,660

1,630

1,450

1,340

1,170

970

895

920

Minimum

57

54

-

90

140

120

1,040

450

177

56

35

90

-

June

97O

1,660

2,060

1,940

1,800

1,540

1,270

1,140

1,020

920

795

620

520

620

695

795

795

720

580

490

410

341

288

263

239

223

208

223

200

177

-

Mean

64.5

172

-

476

543

924

2,464

1,156

784

99.8

42.6

164

-

July

163

152

137

124

112

102

98

92

88

92

92

96

91

99

116

120

142

132

130

110

103

93

83

78

73

69

66

63

62

60

56

Aug.

52

48

46

45

45

42

42

42

39

38

38

37

35

38

43

39

40

42

38

37

39

41

43

49

49

45

44

41

43

49

52

Sept.

170

314

280

271

239

190

208

231

174

14?

119

112

118

216

216

177

164

174

150

125

104

106

111

155

15?

126

107

99

93

90

-

Per squa-« Runoff in 

mile inches

0.1C5 0.04

.280 .32

-

.775 .89

.884 .92

1.50 1.74

4.01 4.48

1.88 2.17

1.20 1.42

.163 .19

.069 .08

.267 .30

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 

Mar. 16-19.

18-27, Jan. 3-15, 21-25, Jan. 3i to Mar. 13,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

St. Joseph River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°ia', long. 85°04', In SW^NW^SEv fee. 4, T. 31 

N. , K. 13 E., at Ely Bridge on Mayhew Road, 3| miles downstream from Cedar Creek and 

8 miles northeast of Fort Wayne. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Joe Dam, 

5j miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 1,060 square miles.

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 6,970 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 13.01 

reetj : minimum daily, 51 second-feet Oct. 7, 10; minimum gage height, 1.73 feet (regulated) Aug. 11, 12.

1941-47: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.70 

feet); minimum daily, ?7 second-feet Aug. 21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 feet 

Sept. 20, 29, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Discharge below 825 second-feet computed by using fall as determined 

from auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Some regulation at low flow by 

pumping plant 5^ miles below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

52

57

56

56

54

53

51

55

53

51

55

58

58

56

57

60

62

136

113

101

93

106

110

110

103

103

94

95

99

98

100

Nov.

129

229

224

210

217

204

183

171

164

150

153

153

154

154

163

167

160

al40

3135

also

allO

al20

al20

al20

al20

a!40

159

165

161

154

-

Dec.

156

151

*138

133

128

128

130

128

125

130

 131

415

1,380

1,470

1,200

885

633

300

350

330

310

270

230

210

200

190

*180

180

250

300

350

Jan.

300

310

350

350

350

300

250

220

200

200

200

250

350

600

1,500

1,770

1,620

1.380

1,130

985

900

950

950

950

950

950

950

900

850

2,910

5,010

Month

October ..........................

November ................... . ...

December ........... ....

Calendar year 1946 ..... ...

January ....................

February ..................... ...

March ..................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...................... .....

July ............ .... ...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,530

3,340

2,640

1,900

1,200

1,200

900

700

600

500

450

400

450

600

1,000

1,100

1,100

900

700

580

480

420

360

310

310

300

280

*260

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

2,40

4 75

ll|ll

201,49

28,88

27,51

46,24

106,10

54,70

37,14

7,06

3,27

6,52

335,73

Mar.

250

230

230

230

220

230

230

210

220

250

350

600

985

2,090

1,970

1,770

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

945

905

1,180

3,810

4,450

3,890

3,650

3,970

3,970

3,410

Apr.

*2,990

2,920

2,990

2,640

2,710

3,730

3,730

3,340

3,410

3,650

4,130

3,970

2,990

2,570

2,390

2,210

2,390

2,090

1,870

3,080

5,800

6,430

6,700

6,880

5,980

4,610

3,270

2,510

2,030

2,090

-

Maximum

a 136

3 229

I 1,470

I 5,710

5 5,010

D 4,530

5 4,450

D 6,880

' 2 990

3 3^340

3 350

1 144

2 377.

D 6,880

May

1,970

2,510

2,640

2,330

2,150

1,970

1,720

1,420

1,200

1,040

925

825

790

817

1,000

1,240

1,200

1,900

2,510

2,570

2,570

2,990

2,450

2,210

2,210

2,090

1,800

1,470

1,340

1,470

1,380

Minimum

51

110

125

51

200

260

210

1,870

790

323

147

64

102

51

June

1,800

3,200

3,340

2,990

2,640

2,330

2,210

1,870

1,520

1,340

1,200

1,040

885

865

885

925

985

1,000

925

790

671

582

497

451

418

387

367

367

346

323

Mean

77. £

159

358

552

932

982

1,492

3,537

1 , 765

1,238

228

106

217

920

July

294

270

251

237

227

215

204

196

191

204

208

206

200

206

33<

350 34^5

311

33*

293

240

222

209

19 1

179

172

16?

156

154

154

147

Aug.

144

137

134

132

127

132

117

121

121

116

111

110

108

96

121

92

97

91

91

91

97

91

85

94

94

123

87

95

64

73

82

Per square 

mUe

0.073

.150

.338

.521

.879

.926

1.41

3 . 34

l'.67

1.17

215

.100

.205

.868

Sept.

102

203

377

332

348

342

253

262

270

226

206

204

170

192

228

274

206

206

171

218

187

211

209

166

146

166

171

176

160

140

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.17

.39

7.07

1.01

.97

1 . 62

3.72

1 92

liso

.25

.11

.23

11.77

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at reference gage; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for St. Joseph River at Newville and Cedar Creek near Cedarville.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18 to Jan. 15, Jan. 21-29, Pjb. 4 to Mar. 12, 

Mar. 17-20.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 153

Maumee River at New Haven, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage. lat. 41°05', long. 85°01', in SW£ sec. 1, T. 30 N., R. 13 

E., at highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, half 

a mile north of New Haven, and 6 miles downstream from confluence of St. Marys and 

St. Joseph Rivers.

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- December 1946 to September 1947 (high-water records only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 11,600 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 16.47

Remarks.- Records excellent. Regulation at low flow by power plants above station. Flow 

slightly regulated by Lake St. Marys and by diversion from or into Wabash River Basin 

and into Miami & Erie Canal. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

t!92

Month

Dec.

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

'-

.

_

1,880

2,240

1,700

tl ,040

t726

t399

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

2,940

3,500

3.O8O

2,380

2,030

2,100

a2,900

2,170

1,580

1,640

2,100

2,380

2,450

2,170

2,240

6,140

9,780

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Bay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

9,660

7,830

5,780

4,340

2,800

2,100

1,700

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

,

-

Secondfoot-days

165,440

114,730

I

-

Mar.

_

_

_

t227

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

3,920

4,270

3,150

2,590

2,450

2,240

1,820

1,460

_

_

1,520

5,050

6,210

5,380

4,980

5,700

6,030

5,220

Apr.

4,270

4,200

4,270

3,78O

3,920

5,940

5,860

5,060

4,820

4,820

6,120

6,300

5,060

3,710

3,150

3,290

4,340

4,200

3,50O

4.82O

8,380

9,060

8,490

8,270

7,940

8,050

7,730

5,46O

4,420

6,210

Maximum

9,060

7 330 '

-

-

Hay

6,66O

6,930

7,330

6,930

6,390

5,460

3,920

2,870

2,240

1,760

1,490

1,340

1,340

1,640

1,700

2,100

2,240

3,080

3,710

3,430

3,570

4,50O

4,200

3,640

3,920

5,O60

4,82O

3,500

3,080

3,220

2,660

Minimum

3,150

1 340 '

I

-

June

3,350

8,500

11,400

10,900

8,710

6,390

8,270

8,710

7,030

5,620

4,660

3,710

2,660

1,960

1,640

1,430

1,400

1,430

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

.

.

_

-

Mean

5,515

3,701

,3

-

-

July

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

1,460

1,70O

2,730

2,520

1,460

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

_

-

Aug.

t213

Per square 

mile

_

2 .84

1.91

_

-

-

Sept.

t314

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

3.17

2. 2O

_

-

-

t Result of discharge measurement, 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for St. Joseph and St. Marys 

Rivers near Port Wayne.

863022 O - 49 - 11
154 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°11'56", long. 84°44'40", in SB-:. 22, T. 3 N., 

R. IE., Just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Antwen, 7 miles downstream from Indiana State line, and 10 miles upstream from Marie DeLarme Creek. 

Datum of gage is 695.49 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 2,049 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to December 1935, April 1939 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,547 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet June 4 (ga<re height, 14.43 

reet); minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.67 foot).

1921-35. 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 26,200 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 

20.29 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 17, 1930, June 21, 22, 193? (gage height, 

0.32 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gag<?-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Low flow slightly regulated by power plant at Port Wayne, Ind.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 0,946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

85

36

90

90

90

88

85

78

80

85

86

88

86

82

77

77

83

126

226

187

155

148

144

124

137

135

130

120

116

114

114

NOV.

126

194

322

248

226

223

218

245

197

167

192

167

197

177

187

190

177

192

150

172

160

153

150

139

133

141

205

215

213

229

-

Dec.

226

207

184

192

170

158

153

146

146

146

167

197

1,090

2,100

1,900

1,550

1,230

 929

750

600

500

400

390

370

300

250

270

309

344

520

735

Jan.

550

606

806

1,200

1,230

1,010

850

6OO

550-

500

500

550

650

900

2,170

3,410

3,410

2,770

2,240

2,100

2,850

2,930

2,240

1,740

1,900

2,380

2,450

2,380

2,100

*4,200

9,800

Month

October ..........................

Novambsr .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ................ .........

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Auguet ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

9,920

*8,840

7,060

5,280

3,730

2,380

1,700

1,400

1,150

900

800

750

700

750

850

1,100

1,300

1,350

1,100

800

600

500

500

540

500

450

390

 330

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

3,41!

5,70E 

16,62!

415, 44<

61,57!

55,67C

72 f 06<

169 f 68'

120, 30C

114, 64E

22 f 08! 8,48' 

12,746

662,99"

Mar.

310

30O

290

280

270

270

280

29O

310

360

446

624

1,010

2,690

4,290

3,650

2,850

2,530

2,450

2,170

1,740

1,450

1,380

1,550

4,050

6,400

6,180

5,480

5,880

6,400

5,880

. Apr.

4,810

4,2 *,z

4,]

70

70

30

4.O50

5,780

6,2

5,4

4,!

90

80

00

4,810

5,68O 6,"

5,£

4,2

30

80

90

3,410

3,250

*»3

4,4

3,6

30

50

10

4,05O

8,160

9,C

8,E

8,2

80

40

80

8,160

8,160

7,£

6,2

4,<

5,4

Maxima

226

322

2,100

8,720

9,800

9,920

6,400

9,080

7,500

11,600

2,850

645

782

11,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

30

90

30

80

May

7,280

7,280

7,500

7.28O

6,840

5,980

4,720

3,330

2,530

2,100

1,780

1,550

1,420

1,680

1,840

2,040

2,380

2,690

3,730

3,650

3,490

3,970

4,450

3,890

3,650

4,450

5,080

4,130

3,250

3,250

3,090

Minima

77

146

77

500

330

270

3,250

1,420

602

263

144

162

77

June

2,770

7,280

11,200

11,600

10,200

7,720

7,280

9,560

8,270

6,400

5,180

4,210

3,170

2,310

1,840

al,8OO

31,700

al,600

1,450

1,290

1,140

980

879

806

782

712

624

645

602

645

-

Mean

lie

190

536

1,138

1* 98(

1 j 98(

s'ssji

3*88]

3> 822

713

274

425

1,816

Jxly

667

501

425

384

370

364

351

331

306

322

360

338

325

338

600

735

1,640

1,520

2,100

2,850

2,100

1,260

879

645

475

394

331

331

315

269

263

Aug.

240

2

2

Z

18

07

05

200

192

]

1

1

80

62

82

251

213

1

1

3

87

77

44

184

281

1

2

6

67

16

24

560

645

5

4

3

40

71

51

287

254

2

Z

1

Z

48

26

87

51

237

Pr- square 

 He

0.054

.093

.262

.555

 969

.970

1.13

2.76

l'.87

.348

.134

,207

.886

Sept.

162

182

328

540

645

782

667

520

468

450

394

422

478

581

460

425

401

387

331

315

331

370

457

501

453

397

370

338

306

287

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.10

.30

7.54

1.12

1.01

1.30

3.08

.2.18

2.09

.40

.15

.23

12.02

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-27, Jan. 2, 7-14, Feb. 7-23, Feb. 25 to 

Mar. 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 155

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°17'30", long. 84°16 I 50", in 

NW£ sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 5 E., 40 feet upstream from Independence Dam, 275 fiset downstream from point of diversion to Miami & Erie Canal, 4 miles downstream from 

Auglaize River, and 4? miles east of Defiance. Datum of gage is 659.12 feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 5,530 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to December 1935; March 1939 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 3,612 second-feet (not including flow in Miami & Erie 

uanai } .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,600 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 7.77 

reet); minimum, 84 second-feet Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

1924-35, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

13.1 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 2, 1934 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow affected by regulation of Auglaize River at hydroelectric 

plant of Toledo Edison Co., 3 miles south of Defiance. Diversion into Miami & Erie 

Canal above station not included in records; for miscellaneous measurements of this 

canal, see page 281.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

120

130

120

130

120

loo

100

110

110

110

218

192

244

450

302

244

205

318

218

179

205

205

218

205

Nov.

205

218

302

450

414

334

382

398

334

398

334

334

302

302

334

302

334

270

302

302

270

270

205

192

205

395

302

430

169

450

-

Dec.

318

350

382

382

302

270

257

244

257

430

270

1,550

2,770

3,160

3,620

2,770

2,240

1,510

1,160

1,020

797

690

994

668

508

469

690

732

1,230

1,620

1,780

Jan.

1,130

1,690

1,620

2,910

2,980

2,240

1,960

1,110

1,330

1,160

1,160

1,460

2,170

3,540

6,310

9,130

10,600

8,550

5,540

5,490

7,980

9,420

7,410

6,100

5,340

5,540

6,100

6,360

5,000

13,700

30,100

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

33,100

24,600

15,900

11,500

7,700

3,600

2,910

2,530

1,900

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,560

1,560

1,640

1,990

2,140

2,110

2,020

1,840

1,430

1,130

994

1,110

928

862

862

818

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,463

9,739

33,440

991,543

175,130

131,734

178,708

397,310

318,570

377,694

40,191

17,493

34,267

1,719,739

Mar.

606

547

566

779

528

488

488

508

606

776

906

1,560

1,510

5,800

9,130

10,000

6,850

5,000

4,630

4,020

3,620

3,120

3,050

4,520

10,300

18,600

17.80O

15,500

14,800

16,600

15,500

Apr.

12,400

1O,9OO

11,200

11,500

10,900

14,800

16,600

14,400

11,500

10,600

10,000

11,80O

11,500

9,130

6,850

7,410

10,6OO

14,400

11,500

11,200

17,800

22,800

21,100

17,800

15, 200

15,500

20,200

16,200

11,800

9,720

-

Maximum

450

469

3,620

28,200

30,100

33,100

18,600

22,800

22,000

40,800

4,280

1,350

3,120

40,800

May

15,200

21,100

22,000

18,200

14,100

11,800

10,600

8,260

6,470

3,900

3,500

3,050

3,280

6.0OO

6,580

6,310

7,130

10,000

9,420

9,420

9,130

10,600

11,500

10,300

9,420

11,500

14,400

12,400

11,800

11,200

10,000

Minimum

100

192

244

100

1,110

818

488

6,850

3,050

732

382

244

382

100

June

9,720

22,800

36,100

40,800

36,100

21,500

20,700

30,100

36,100

29,200

17,400

11,500

8,550

10,300

8,260

7,130

5,840

4,630

3,940

3,240

2,400

1,900

1,670

1,400

1,250

1,690

884

732

818

1,040

-

Mean

176

325

1,079

2,717

5,649

4,705

5,765

13,240

10,280

12,590

1,296

564

1,142

4,712

July

1,060

1,200

1,200

884

606

646

646

625

469

508

711

776

994

950

1,230

1,700

2,080

2,980

3,200

4,280

3,780

2,800

1,670

1,160

862

776

586

414

469

547

382

Aug.

334

3i56

2!* <5

334

302

270

2fS

257

257

302

334

302

366

286

508

2f4

586

902

711

1,020

972

1,060

1,350

1,230

1,130

556

398

586

862

606

430

Per square 

mile

Sept.

812

1,400

1,590

2,140

1,730

1,590

2,730

3,120

2,270

1,400

908

973

732

1,160

1,200

928

732

732

606

469

566

625

690

950

972

950

606

776

528

382

-

Runoff in 

inches
156 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'00", long. 83°42'46", at highway bridge in

 Waterville. Lucas County, 3 miles downstream from Tontogany Creek. Datum of gage is 

596.33 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 6.314 square miles.

Records available.- November 1898 to December 1901, August 1921 to December 193s, March 

iys9 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 82 years (1921-35, 1939-47), 4,869 second-feet (does not include flow

 in Miami"& Erie Canal; canal was abandoned in 1929 and was filled ir prior to March 

1939)

Extremes.- 1945-46: Maximum discharge during water year, 37,400 second-feet June 14

 (gage height, 9.43 feet); minimum, 116 second-feet (revised) oept. 4, b, Ld, id igage 

height, 1.57 feet). ,

1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 43,800 second-feet June 4 (gage 

height, 10.18 feet); minimum, 107 second-feet Oct. 14, 15 (gage heifht, 1.52 feet)

1981-35, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 

13.9 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. ?9, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gafe-helght record,

 which are fair. Low flow slightly regulated by power plants above station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for. the water year 1946, superseding those

 published in Water-Supply Paper 1054, are given herein.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12)

1.5

1.6

1.7

95

125

175

250

350

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

3.0 

3.8

470

755

1,100

2,440

4,500

4.4 

5.4 

6.4 

8.0 

10.1

6,450

10,800

16,200

26,900

43,000

Discharge, in second-feet, 1945-47 

1945-46

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,680

14,100

19,000

17,800

13,2.00

8,480

5,910

4,520

3,690

3,100

2,520

2,030

1,550

1,330

1,200

1,130

874

826

810

858

634

924

941

1,500

1,670

1,610

1,110

1,290

1,240

1,010

992

Nov.

794

992

874

506

682

746

842

794

890

586

666

924

1,170

1,100

1,310

1,220

1,080

842

778

730

698

1,260

794

1,590

1,650

1,500

1,200

1,460

1,380

1,400

Dec.

1,570

1,710

1,570

1,500

1,400

1,370

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,040

958

762

650

550

500

550

600

500

 550

500

480

460

450

500

2,000

5,000

8,060

12,200

12,400

15,500

21,400

Jan.

24,800

24,800

a!7,OOO

a!4,OOO

11,200

14,900

15,500

13,200

11,200

11,700

11,200

10,000

8,480

7,650

6,860

4,520

a2,500

a2,700

2,800

2,310

1,590

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,400

al,200

*al,300

1,200

Feb.

1,200

,300

,400

,300

,100

,000

,650

1,810

1,850

2,140

1,710

1,520

1,370

5,580

12,400

19,000

14,300

10,700

8,700

6,860

6,480

5,540

3,940

3,640

3,080

3,210

 3,940

5,540

_

-

Mar.

6,860

8,480

8.70O

8,910

8,910

9,580

12,900

14,900

14,900

12,200

9,810

8,270

5,540

4,670

5,910

8,480

10,000

11,200

11,900

11,700

9,350

7,450

5,000

5,000

4,370

4,220

3,800

3,310

2,850

2,550

2,430

Apr.

2,260

1,810

1,380

1,990

1,040

1,110

1,100

1,060

1,010

941

854

1,100

858

810

958

618

618

794

538

666

586

650

666

554

618

B38

666

554

490

586

-

May

522

650

490

779

1,310

618

778

975

874

746

1,370

1,880

858

1,590

2,100

3,320

9,130

9,810

8,480

6,860

5,000

3,800

3,130

2,650

2,520

5,000

5,000

3,160

1,790

2,400

2,240

June

2,650

4,520

4,220

4,080

2,330

1,810

1,420

1,260

778

698

698

2,320

20,900

37,400

31,100

22,000

15,600

12,600

16,200

24,800

22,000

16,200

10,800

7,250

4,800

2,680

2,180

3,580

12,000

11,300

-

July

8,950

7,050

4,800

3,940

3,040

2,270

1,790

957

788

838

1,240

1,070

920

976

497

434

422

386

386

1,130

3,550

2,110

1,260

976

680

538

410

386

374

374

434

Aug.

350

300

242

250

260

250

290

270

250

338

197

140

175

165

165

212

220

198

415

340

290

190

175

170

150

165

190

205

190

145

150

Sept.

155

135

135

122

119

130

140

160

175

240

236

135

119

135

145

150

140

140

140

135

130

140

155

182

140

130

140

140

150

150

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records ror station 

near Defiance.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-26, Jan. 22-28, Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Discharge, in second-feet, of Maumee River at Watervllle, Ohio, 1945-47 Continued

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

145

145

122

119

122

122

130

125

135

145

150

205

186

110

110

160

170

261

224

190

260

362

300

235

250

320

232

198

269

266

238

Nov.

182

250

242

434

458

410

386

605

386

340

551

446

422

350

310

398

458

300

320

386

398

887

277

150

220

269

592

470

564

564

-

Deo.

620

398

470

484

446

386

386

374

386

422

497

603

3,250

3,550

3,680

3,300

3,070

2,080

bl,700

*1,400

1,150

1,000

870

1,300

920

710

665

870

1,260

bl,800

b2,100

Jan.

bl , 600

2,000

b2,100

b2,900

b3,600

b3,000

2,500

1,600

1,700

1,500

1,500

1,800

2,300

3,500

6,850

9,180

12,300

10,600

7,250

5,250

9,850

11,000

9,200

7,500

6,280

6,280

6,850

6,850

5,580

13,300

37,400

Feb.

37 , 400

29,700

*19,200

13,600

10,000

6,400

4,000

3,000

2,500

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,100

2,300

2,500

2,700

2,500

2,300

2,100-

1,800

1,400

1,300

bl,350

bl,200

bl,100

bl,050

bl.OOO

_

_

-

Mar.

850

800

800

950

850

*750

750

800

850

950

1,100

1,500

1,600

3,940

8,500

9,400

7,850

6,100

4,800

4,360

3,940

3,680

3,420

4,360

12,200

18,600

20,600

17,400

16,800

17,400

16,800

Apr.

14,400

12,000

11,800

12,000

12,000

16,200

18,000

15,600

12,600

10,600

10,100

11,800

12,000

9,620

7,250

6,650

12,000

15,000

12,800

13,300

22,700

24,800

23,400

19,900

16,200

16,200

19,900

18,000

13,000

9,620

May

13,000

22,000

24,100

20,600

15,600

12,600

10,800

8,720

7,050

4,220

3,680

3,300

3,120

6,850

7,450

6,850

6,850

14,700

11,600

10,100

10,100

12,300

12,300

11,300

10,800

12,800

15,000

14,100

13,000

12,000

10,600

June

10,100

25,500

42,200

43,000

39,000

26,900

20,600

29,700

35,800

32,600

22,000

13,000

8,950

10,800

9,850

7,050

5,920

4,950

4,220

3,680

2,940

2,580

1,900

1,670

1,480

1,410

1,630

920

976

1,030

-

July

1,300

1,140

1,200

1,220

870

605

605

605

665

772

1,140

1,200

1,330

1,160

1,350

1,590

2,800

3,170

3,940

3,810

4,500

3,680

2,540

1,520

1,160

887

838

524

484

564

458

Av*.

362

350

386

340

386

330

280

280

250

260

340

386

340

374

422

578

422

710

976

838

1,120

976

1,330

1,480

1,280

1,140

605

446

592

870

1,100

Sept.

976

2,370

2,220

2,130

2,180

1,880

2,130

3,120

2,900

1,830

1,410

920

957

725

1,220

1,140

788

635

680

551

524

680

680

680

904

957

870

605

772

484

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 20-22, Jan. 2, 7-14, 22-24, Feb. 5-23, Mar. 1-13; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station near Defiance.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1945-47

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1945 .............

May . . . ......... ..........

September. ........................

Water year 1945-46 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

February .......... . ....

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

Seoondfoot-days

98,400

1,763,898

132,260

244,150

300,174

52,976

4,443

1,338,900

40,147

1,148,691

203 120

192 700

19 549

37,918

1,909,078

Maximum

21,400

51,600

24,800

19,000

14,900

2,260

9,810

37,400

8,950

415

240

37,400

3,680

37,400

3,120

43,000

Minimum

506

450

147

1,200

1,000

2,430

490

490

698

374

140

119

119

374

110

484

110

Mean

1,015

3,174

4,833

7,491

4,724

7,876

914

2,898

10,010

1,709

227

148

3,668

1,295

3,147

1,264

5,230

Per square 

mile

0.611

.161

.503

.7615

1.19

.748

1.25

.145

.459

1.59

.271

.036

.023

.581

.205

.49P

.200

.828

Runoff in 

inches

0.70

.18

.58

10.41

1.37

.78

1.44

.16

.53

1.77

.31

.04

.03

7.89

.24

6.78

.28

.22

11.26
158 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°21', long. 85°03', in SW£ sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 13 

E., at Ninth Street Bridge in Auburn, 2 miles upstream from Peckhart ditch.

Drainage area.- 93 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 983 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 9.02 

reet); minimum, 4.4 second-feet Aug. 28; minimum gage height, 1.03 feet Oct. 15.

1943-47; Maximum discharge, 1,010 second-feet Apr. 12, 1944 (gag3 height, 9.30 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 2.1 second-feet Sspt. 18, 1946; 

minimum gage height, 0.91 foot Sept. 25, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.6

10

10

9.6

10

10

9.6

11

12

11

11

11

11

12

8.2

8.7

8.7

18

15

11

11

8.2

9.2

12

23

27

30

31

38

29

34

Nov.

50

66

37

23

16

13

12

12

12

11

12

18

16

15

12

11

11

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

11

12

13

14

18

25

23

18

16

-

Dec.

15

13

12

12

11

11

10

11

11

11

13

142

238

126

75

55

50

44

35

32

28

23

23

23

20

20

20

44

52

44

35

Month

Jan.

b29

31

39

34

b31

28

25

23

21

18

*20

38

38

132

244

178

121

88

72

9O

1O6

72

68

56

65

104

108

87

80

502

735

October ..........................

Novenber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

468

294

205

152

118

94

73

58

50

44

43

38

46

101

142

99

7O

56

42

38

34

31

27

28

26

22

19

b!7

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

469. e

532 .;

1,259^

16,573.7

3,283

2,435

4,588

9,502

5.09O

2 ,564

329. <

182.!

325.3

30,560.3

Mar.

21

20

18

17 *18

21

20

17

18

23

57

112

137

330

172

115

SO

65

61

62

64

58

67

162

611

494

342

282

416

378

330

Apr.

3OO

416

342

244

520

611

378

254

194

167

354

318

210

167

137

178

227

172

157

746

949

651

429

318

244

2O5

17»

147

137

152

-

MaxiBUD

38

66

238

778

735

468

611

949

403

468

t i .laa 

7.8

29

949

May

157

249

210

162

137

114

105

92

80

73

68

63

71

194

147

121

152

403

266

200

318

330

210

194

178

152

120

109

157

147

111

Minimum

8.2

8.7

10

2.8

18

17

17

137

63

16

7.3

4.8

5.2

4.8

June

188

468

318

265

152

117

137

142

103

80

62

SO

49

50

46

40

38

40

36

31

27

24

23

22

22

22

20

18

18

16

-

Mean

15.2

17.7

40.6

45.4

106

87.0

148

317

164

85.5

10.6

5.89

1O.8

83.7

July

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.6

9.2

11

14

12

18

15

12

11

9.2

8.7

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.»

7.8

7.3

7.3

Aug.

7.3

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.»

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2.

5.2

6.0

7.8

6.4

6.O

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.O

4.8

7.3

7.3

6.0

Pe r square 

Bile

O.163

.190

.437

.488

1.14

.935

1.59

3.41

1.76

.919

.114

.063

.116

.900

Sept.

7.8

29

18

21

9.6

7.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

17

14

8.7

10

12

8.7

7.3

6.4

6.4

15

23

18

13

9.6

8.2

7.3

6.9

7.8

7.3

~

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

.21

.SO

6.63

1.31

.97

1.83

3. SO

2.04

1.03

.13

.07

.13

12.21

* Winter discharge measurement made on thle day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 159

' Cedar Creek near Cedarvllle, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight'gage, lat. 41°13'. long. 85°05', in NW£ sec; 19, T. 32 !',, R. 13 

E., at bridge on State Highway 427, 2f miles northwest of Cedarville and 4 miles upstream from mouth-. Datum of gage is 779.75- feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 279 square miles.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 3,050 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height. 9.06 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 10, II (gage 

height, 1.40 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent above 150 second-feet and good below, except those for 

periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Dec. 11, Sept. 22-30)

1.5 34 3.2

1.9 102 6.5

2.2 167 8.7

2.7 300

460

1,770

2,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194v

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

- '

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

29

52

Mov.

76

149

116

88

70

60

58

60

58

57

55

60

62

57

55

53

52

47

45

43

37

40

43

42

43

53

79

77

70

62

-

Dec.

57

53

52

52

50

48

48

45

45

48

60

275

750

404

225

174

*160

blSO

b!35

b!20

102

88

79

77

76

72

79

114

144

blSO

bllO

Jan.

b!05

blOS

bllS

blSO

blSO

b!40

bllO

b90

b80

77

77

112

246

411

550

550

387

249

197

207

225

b210

b200

b!90

217

263

288

243

214

1,090

2,450

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

1,770

930

610

478

b350

b270

b220

blSO

blSO

b!40

b!30

b!20

blSO

197

246

*220

174

160

149

140

124

108

98

89

82

81

79

77

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

1,867

4,022

-

9,72 

12 58 C

23^695

12,664

7 ,28C

1,767

1,059

1,101

-

Mar.

72

72

72

70

65

70

72

74

76

88

151

280

324

870

630

330

222

180

165

162

160

151

160

299

1,530

1,530

1,130

790

950

950

890

Apr.

770

J10

950

530

550

1,210

310

590

142

381

890

.

310

590

132

336

366

6>70

512

590

1,250

2,850

2,-

1,4

S

550

10

(30

670

512

4

i

Maximum

149

750

.

2,450

1,770

1 530

2 ,8 50

970

1,050

86

50

52

-

14

554

512

04

May

710

830

650

422

330

286

251

227

214

- 197

172

165

187

283

283

260

294

650

630

478

570

970

630

495

453

400

309

268

375

375

300

Minimum

37

45

-

77

77

65

312

165

55

40

26

23

-

June

378

990

1,050

730

478

321

300

339

265

225

187

162

151

160

149

133

129

133

122

93

69

55

88

89

91

88

82

81

76

72

Mean

62.2

130

-

314

268

406

790

409

243

57.0

34 .2

36^7

-

July

72

65

60

60

60

58

57

53

52

53

60

53

52

58

69

77

84

86

76

64

57

53

48

47

45

43

43

42

40

40

40

Auf .

40

40

40

40

38

37

34

32

31

29

29

31

32

34

50

40

34

34

32

29

29

28

26

26

26

35

31

26

31

50

45

Sept.

37

34

35

38

40

42

32

29

31

23

25

35

47

45

40

38

37

34

32

31

29

50

52

45

48

43

34

32

32

31

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile Inches

0.223 0.25

.466 .54

-

1.13 1.30

.961 1.00

1.46 1.68

2.83 3.16

1.47 1.69

.871 .97

. 204 . 24

.123 .14

.132 .15

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

fc Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
160 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°51', long. 84°56', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 14 

JS., at bridge on U. S. Highway 27, half a mile north of city limits of Decatur and 

half a mile upstream from Holthouse ditch.

Drainage area.- 615 square miles.

Records available.- November 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 6,310 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 20.3 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 12 second-feet Nov. 6 (gage height, 

1.91 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake St. Marys and by diversion from or into 

Wabash River Basin and into Miami & Erie Canal. Gage read once or tvice daily.

Rating table, November 1946 to September 1947, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 16 4.5 245

2.4 37 5.4 381

2.8 64 7.0 695

3.2 98 12.5 1,970

3.8 159 15.5 2,750

16.5 3,140

18.0 4,050

18.9 4,810

19. 3 5,730

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

%?

31

Oct. Nov.

14

16

18

16

14

13

16

15

16

22

26

28

25

22

22

22

21

22

20

18

16

16

15

a!4

15

41

80

63

50

46

Dec.

45

38

31

25

23

21

19

18

18

28

46

260

674

372

317

294

 252

170

103

103

85

a70

60

51

50

50

42

aSO

178

444

a270

Jan.

182.

206

571

531

350

250

180

160

110

90

150

300

250

*480

1,100

1,160

912

737

737

1,000

1,830

1,140

824

957

1,160

1,160

1,000

758

695

2,580

*3,840

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

*3,190

*2,410

2,040

al,400

450

350

300

250

180

140

120

110

110

130

170

188

170

137

110

93

88

78

74

74

74

70

66

70

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

742

4,207

_

25,400

17*358

40,571

48 ,228

45,985 

9 82 1

3 505

4,'l22

-

Mar.

68

68

70

*68

62

74

99

111

103

114

182

266

464

1,540

1,210

a870

824

737

501

348

310

317

332

463

957

1,260

980

1,030

1,490

1,370

1,070

Apr.

934

390

924

695

1,030

1,560

1,

1,

1,

320

190

350

802

1,070

1, 170

312

332

491

961

1,

1,

1,

330

370

350

al.600

2,020

i f

1,

190

LOO

380

1,580

2,570

2,

1,

1,

2,

Maximum

8O

674

.

3 84O

s)l90

1 540

2 950

4 130

5^730

1 >68O

425

332

-

240

330

330

950

May

3,340

3,700

4,130

3,770

2,880

1,990

1,260

890

653

531

453

381

537

695

531

780

780

1,000

737

632

980

1,510

1,230

1,190

2,310

2,540

1,710

1,390

1,510

1,320

868

Minimum

13

18

.

90

66

62

491

381

70

25

50

-

June

1,970

4,680

5,730

4,050

2,840

2,480

3,980

3,980

3,400

2,780

2,280

1,660

1,070

716

482

364

340

324

294

273

259

245

232

226

219

212

206

232

273

188

Mean

24.7

136

.

819

452

560

1 352

1,*491

1 533 *317

113

137

-

July

132

111

107

108

102

95

93

89

87

93

95

86

89

193

611

758

912

824

1,680

al,400

695

407

238

164

124

99

91

92

94

82

70

Aug.

63

a60

62

60

57

54

108

allO

84

60

43

32

28

25

32

100

a250

416

425

317

226

226

164

95

70

59

60

59

56

50

54

Sept.

50

141

182

245

238

188

a!60

142

117

93

91

332

226

127

102

91

79

70

66

59

53

269

245

182

154

116

90

74

70

70

-

Pe- square Runoff in 

mile inches

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station near Port Wayne.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-15, Feb. 5-15, Feb. 22 to Mar. 3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 161

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00', long. 85°08', in sec. 35, T. 3C N., R. 12 

E., 130 feet dovmstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Fort Wayne, and 12 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 753 square miles.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey, 

uccooer iyu4 to October 1925 and July to September 1927 in reports of Indiana 

Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1931-33, 1934-47), 510 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,150 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 15.03 

reet); minimum, 6.2 second-feet Oct. 12, 13 (gage height, 0.53 foot).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 18.79 

feet); minimum observed, 3.4 second-feet Oct. 19, 1934 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Lake St. Marys and by diversion from or into Wabash River Basin and 

into Miami and Erie Canal.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(ShiftIng-oontrol method used Oct. 21 to

Dec. 12, Dec. 26-30, Sept. 24-3O)

0.6 9.0 2 7 313

.7 18 34 480

1.4 94 48 92O

1.7 131 6 0 1,360

2.1 193 8 0 2,220

10.6 3,630

13.0 5,310

14.9 7,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

14

14

11

9.0

9.0

S.6

9.0

11

11

11

7.4

9.0

13

13

11

14

58

59

52

37

27

23

28

33

32

27

23

21

19

14

Nov.

16

22

25

24

22

19

19

23

21

25

34

35

37

34

30

26

25

24

23

22

18

15

14

12

9.9

14

54

90

71

57

-

Dec.

49

46

 40

31

25

22

18

15

13

14

28

160

765

555

370

346

280

220

140

120

110

90

SO

70

70

*62

60

63

134

430

350

Jan

250

300

700

600

450

300

220

200

150

120

ISO

400

350

600

1,300

1,440

1,160

868

798

1,090

1,900

1,200

900

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,200

920

780

2,860

*4,140

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,010

3,220

2,520

1,700

700

450

350

300

230

200

180

150

130

150

200

230

220

ISO

150

120

110

10O

92

86

90

84

78

*74

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

643. C

860. £

4,776

142,851.5

28,876

16,104

20,380

47,023

52,590

57,765

11, 682

4 239

4^588

249,526.5

Mar.

78

80

84

SO

78

84

95

110

115

130

190

320

540

1,700

1,800

990

885

850

660

455

370

358

381

567

1,130

1,440

1,160

 1,130

1,600

1,640

1,280

Apr.

1,060

9

9

1

90

55

80

1,020

1,860

,6

,3

,1

00

20

60

955

,320

,1

1,2 7

70

00

98

630

815

1,S

1,6

1,4

50

80

40

1,680

2,420

2,C

1,3

1,1

00

60

00

1,470

2,880

2,8

2,2

2,C

3,6

-

Maximum

) 59

90

765

3,400

4,140

4,010

1,800

3,630

4,200

7,050

2,370

495

346

7,050

80

20

80

30

May

3,940

4,O80

4,200

4,200

3,820

2,830

1,640

1,100

798

615

510

442

442

798

645

750

885

1,200

955

720

780

1,520

1,440

1,160

1,900

2,940

2,420

1,520

1,600

1,680

1,060

Minimum

7.4

9.9

13

7.4

120

74

78

630

442

209

S6

28

59

7.4

June

1,490

5,130

7,050

6,090

4,340

3,220

4,920

5,230

4,480

3,690

2,940

2,130

1,360

S85

615

442

381

358

335

302

270

260

242

228

222

217

209

217

280

232

-

Mean

eo.7

28.7

154

391

931

575

657

1,567

1,696

1,926

377

137

153

684

July

160

127

112

112

112

107

104

98

94

96

101

100

96

145

363

798

868

1,190

2,370

1,680

920

570

346

220

158

126

110

107

105

101

86

Aug.

76

70

68

66

62

59

56

143

131

87

63

44

32

28

36

32

354

495

442

393

358

302

217

139

96

75

64

64

64

64

59

Sept.

59

142

184

197

280

244

179

150

135

112

96

274

346

188

127

106

93

83

76

72

72

173

324

219

173

141

110

87

75

71

-

Per squa-« Runoff in 

mile inches

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note;- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 

Feb. 4 to Mar. 14.

18-25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 15, Jan. 22-26,
162 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'40", long. 84°13'50", in NE£ sec. 24, T. 9 

S., K. IE., at bridge on U. S. Highway 20, 1 mile east of Powers and 2£ miles upstream from Iron Creek. Datum of gage is 722.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,290 second-feet Apr. 6, 21 (gage height, 

12.33 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 1-7 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 3,650 second-feet May 18, 1945 (gage height, 12.66 

feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 17, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period 

wnicn are fair.

of ice effect or no gage-height record,

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 7-13,

July 19 to Sept. 11, Sept. 15-30)

0.6 8.S 1.5 54 6.0 750 

.7 12 1.8 78 9.0 1,500 

.8 16 2.3 128 12.1 3,130 

1.0 24 3.0 220 

1.2 35 4.0 385

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

13 

13 

12 

12 

13

13 

13 

19 

23 

21

18 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

15 

18

Nov.

21 

31 

32 

26 

22

20 

21 

21 

21 

21

22 

23 

24 

22 

21

20 

20 

19 

19 

 20

20 

21 

20 

19 

20

22 

23 

23 

22 

21

Dec.

21 

20 

b20 

b!9 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

21

22 

64 

178 

95 

61

52 

45 

50 

»b55 

b65

b55 

b50 

b45 

41 

48

46 

43 

33 

36 

40 

b40

Jan.

b35 

b40 

56 

51 

b45

b40 

b35 

b35 

b35 

b40

56

70 

78 

176 

b550

b350 

199 

152 

120 

156

235 

b200 

b!60 

b!30 

b!20

b!30 

138 

116 

100 

219 

*385

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lender year 1946 

ary .

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

22O 

185 

142 

128 

a!20

alOO 

a90 

a80 

a75 

a70

a65 

a65 

a70 

allO 

a260

283

b210 

b!60 

b!20 

b85

b65 

b55 

b45 

b45 

b40

a40 

a35 

a35

Seoondfoot-days

432 

657 

1,360

33,973.7

4,252 

2,998 

11,078 

27,425 

12,899 

8,976 

1,633 

688 

1,713

74,111

liar.

a35 

a35 

a35 

a35 

a40

a40 

 43 

41 

44 

45

108 

342 

524 

975 

814

524 

360 

235 

220 

228

235 

206 

206 

402 

1,520

1,050 

750 

542 

506 

488 

a450

Apr.

a500 

579 

655 

506 

1,240

2,970 

2,520 

1,220 

771 

617

674 

750 

598 

470 

410

376 

453 

453 

453

1,800

3,130 

1,890 

1,070 

750 

617

524 

436 

368 

317 

308

Maximum

23 

32 

178

1,200

550 

283 

1,520 

3,130 

1,050 

904 

76 

72 

118

3,130

May

342 

655 

617 

488 

385

326 

292 

259 

22O 

199

185 

170 

178 

283 

220

178 

230 

636 

453 

453

648 

1,050 

731 

542 

636

598 

419 

342 

394 

436 

334

Minimum

11 

19 

19

8.3

35 

35 

35 

308 

170 

83 

28 

17 

37

11

June

350 

836 

771 

488 

360

283 

308 

488 

351 

275

213 

174 

183 

904 

655

410 

292 

235 

192 

158

138 

124 

115 

105 

101

97 

94 

97 

96 

83

Mean

13.9 

21.9 

43.9

93.1

137 

107 

357 

914 

416 

299 

52.7 

22.2 

57.1

203

July

76 

70 

65 

62 

63

60 

59 

53 

52 

50

50 

50 

51 

49 

50

62 

74 

68 

62 

60

59 

54 

52 

45 

41

37 

36 

34 

31 

30 

28

Aug.

26 

24 

ZZ 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

19 

19

19 

18 

17 

17 

22

21 

19 

18 

17 

17

18 

21 

20 

19 

20

19 

22 

20 

22 

34 

72

Sept.

60 

54 

68 

50 

53

74 

57 

46 

40 

42

41 

96 

118 

87 

68

62 

60 

52 

48 

44

44 

54 

72 

62 

52

45 

41 

42 

44 

37

Per scnare Runoff in 

mi <t inches

C.058 0.07 

.092 .10 

.184 .21

.391 5.29

.576 .66 

.450 .47 

1.50 1.73 

r.84 4.28 

1.75 2.02 

3 .26 1.41 

.221 .25 

.093 .11 

.240 .27

.853 11.56

Peak discharge.- Mar. 14 (6:30 p.m.) 1,100 sec. -ft. f Map. 25 ( 4 p.«.) 1,B4O sec. -ft.} Apr. 6

. May 22 (11 a.m.)" 1,120 sec.-ft.; June 2 

(7:30 p.m.) 1,100 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Tiffin River at Stryker. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 163

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30"05", long. 84°25'50", In SW£ sec. 5, T. 6 

M., H. 4 E., at electric railroad bridge at west edge of Stryker. Datum of gage Is 

685.5 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 444 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1947. September 1921 to September 1928 

at site about~3 miles downstream, published as Tiffin River near Stryker.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 292 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 14.43 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 1.35 feet Aug. 14.

1921-28, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 5,690 second-feet May 18, 1945 (gage height, 

14.80 feet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 20, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

12

13

12

16

16

18

20

19

20

21

24

24

22

24

23

24

34

44

40

40

34

36

30

38

41

43

42

41

41

53

Nov.

60

64

67

56

46

36

32

34

36

36

36

39

42

40

36

32

32

30

28

28

26

30

39

36

39

47

55

60

56

55

Dec.

43

36

32

44

50

49

47

47

49

52

a70

alSO

362

404

215

116

94

75

45

66

60

52

51

50

43

44

45

47

61

61

49

Jan.

47

58

72

87

77

58

50

47

a45

46

50

116

142

a360

a650

a600

a450

a250

a!90

a280

a370

a300

a250

215

231

262

330 " _0

257

512

1,070

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay ~« 

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,130

1,090

702

436

341

320

278

231

189

140

110

89

87

194

446

536

468

330

241

173

147

125

104

83

73

78

73

65

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

87

1,25

2,63

61,54

7,79

8,27

20,00

47 53

24 33

20 ) 64

2 52

97

2,61

139,47

Mar.

63

73

68

60

63

64

68

72

72

82

130

310

524

674

1,070

1,200

1,200

944

524

372

352

352

330

446

1,160

1,540

1,980

1,850

1,580

1,380

1,200

Apr.

1,070

970

990

1,030

1,090

1,410

2,060

2,640

2,380

1,750

1,470

1,290

1,170

1,110

970

718

656

702

702

1,450

4,180

5,020

3,900

2,510

1,800

1,470

1,180

838

548

457

~

Maximum

3 53

5 67

3 404

3 1,450

I 1,070

3 1,130

5 1,980

L 5,020

3 1,540

5 1,910

5 220

5 63

3 184

L 5,020

May

457

586

802

970

970

785

560

468

404

352

299

268

252

320

479

425

394

840

1,220

1,540

1,150

1,260

1,200

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,110

874

718

686

Minimum

11

26

32

11

45

65

60

457

252

116

36

24

50

11

June

641

1,020

1,500

1,910

1,750

1,350

893

613

599

560

436

330

344

1,290

1,290

1,380

1,290

912

512

362

288

236

199

16S

147

134

125

126

124

116

"

Mean

28.;

41. t

85.]

169

251

296

645

1,584

785

688

81.4

31. E

87.!

382

July

91

83

77

75

74

76

73

72

68

73

73

78

77

76

80

220

178

126

108

95

89

83

75

70

61

56

50

47

43

40

36

Aug.

34

32

28

26

26

28

32

44

30

26

24

25

24

24

43

45

34

28

26

25

25

28

a30

a30

30

32

30

32

32

39

63

Per square 

mile

O.C64

) .C94

.192

.381

.565

.667

1.45

3.57

1.77

1.55

I .183

.C71

.196

.860

Sept.

127

142

91

86

75

87

101

82

69

62

63

104

184

178

123

91

81

74

67

60

59

74

88

90

80

67

56

50

52

53

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

.10

.22

5.17

.65

.69

1.67

3.98

2.04

1.73

.21

.08

.22

11.66

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Bean Creek at Powers
164 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Auglaize River near Fort Jennings, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°56'55", long. 84°15'58", in SE£ sec. 15, T. 1 

£>., K. 5 E., at highway bridge, 3| miles northeast of Fort Jennings ani 6 miles upstream from Ottawa River. Datum of gage is 713.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 333 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to December 1935, October 1940 to Septemb3r 1947.

Average discharge.- 21 years, S78 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 12.48 

reet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.31 feet).

1921-35, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 8,200 second-feet Jan. 15, 1930 (gage height, 

16.6 feet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet Aug. 28, 1932 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Some diversion from Lake St. Marys by Miami & Erie Canal into 

Jennings Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 15, Jan. 17-20, 24-30)

1.3 10 1.8 39

1.4 13 1.9 49

1.5 18 2.0 62

1.6 24 2.6 160

1.7 31 3.8 371

5.0 627

7.0 1,140

8.5 1,620

11.0 2,640

12.2 3,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1S4-7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

17

17

18

16

18

15

14

16

18

20

25

21

22

21

21

24

42

33

28

33

40

33

30

33

36

32

29

30

28

32

Nov.

35

34

33

30

28

27

33

35

33

34

39

43

39

38

40

39

38

34

31

31

31

33

30

28

32

43

50

53

58

56

-

Dec.

53

43

34

33

35

35

32

31

28

31

34

62

298

387

177

110

*91

81

75

70

62

56

47

43

34

37

39

54

143

271

191

Jan.

152

167

340

570

352

199

160

140

104

84

75

115

134

157

562

1,080

820

390

236

377

1,720

a800

aSOO

430

440

515

526

*362

262

1,100

3,360

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calenda'r year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April.................... ........

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,780

770

410

a290

a230

a!70

a!20

allO

alOO

a95

a80

a65

*60

65

70

80

75

60

50

40

35

30

30

35

*35

35

30

30

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

730

1.108

2,717

66,483.7

16,229

5,980

10,365

22,429

21,271

20,597

4,091

3,273

4,028

112,868

Mar.

30

30

30

30

30

35

40

45

50

55

70

112

162

658

870

400

245

182

148

133

148

165

182

271

805

*1,540

922

581

795

974

627

Apr.

410

. 1,'515

230

?45

721

1,260

':

948

172

S24

262

262

;S42

552

!80

228

381

M

1,C

)80

>80

>15

371

948

l.C

t

4

30

>70

too

512

2,000

2,C

1,3

Maximum

42

58

387

2,980

3,360

2,780

1,540

2,000

2,550

3,140

454

461

636

3,360

00

70 tsi

L70

May

2,420

2,550

1,840

795

515

371

324

352

306

236

194

168

175

228

297

254

297

627

870

472

477

1,260

820

420

410

1,000

1,080

697

650

673

493

Minimum

14

27

28

9.7

75

30

30

228

168

70

30

12

38

12

June

493

1,340

3,010

3,140

1,160

559

1,920

2,640

1,840

697

410

280

211

191

394

390

236

371

180

209

157

123

102

89

84

78

73

72

70

78

-

Mean

25.2

36.9

87.6

182

524

214

334

748

686

687

132

106

134

309

July

81

123

7?

5*

45

3^>

33

35

35

37

67

2013

107

28 * 28-»

202

314

333

35 »

45<

280

170

lOfj

67

49

423'"*

47

V>

3,5

30

Aug.

27

24

22

18

18

16

16

26

31

19

14

12

12

13

28

48

461

410

262

160

110

80

452

342

201

133

94

62

52

52

58

Sept.

61

64

636

482

271

191

177

313

210

140

96

84

78

91

91

75

59

54

47

44

38

70

88

150

134

86

62

50

46

40

-

Per square Runoff In 

Dtle inchem

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height records discharge computed on basis of reeor&s for Ottawa River at Allentow

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 13 to Mar.. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 165

Auglalze River near Defiance, Ohio

Losation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14'15", long. 84°24'02", In NE-j sec. 9, T. 3 

N., h1 . 4 E., 125 feet downstream from dam and power plant of Toledo Edison Co., a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Jackson ditch, and 3 miles south of Defiance. Datum 

of gage is 660.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 2,329 square miles.

Kecoras available.- April 1915 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1947. May to 

August iyua at site at highway bridge if miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1915-35, 1940-47), 1,598 second-feet.

Extreme's.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 13.30 

reet); minimum dally, 22 second-feet Nov. 5, 6.

1915-35, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 48,000 second-feet May 19, 194c (gage height, 

25.5 feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 22,000 seccnd-feet on 

basis of flood-routing studies;; minimjm daily, 6 second-feet Oct. 17, 1£23.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

h'low regulated by power plant above station. Some diversion by Miami & Erie Canal 

from Lake St. Marys into Jennings Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 3O

4.45 26 5.5 460 11.0

4.5 35 6.0 765 13. 0

4.55 47 6.5 1.17O 16. O

4.6 63 7.0 1,640 18.0

4.8 139 8.0 2,720

5.1 265 9.0 4,070

7,500 4 45 37

11,400 45 50

18,700 46 81

24,200 4 8 154

5 1 274

Note.- Same as precedlng table above

5.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

33

31

31

30

28

28

28

28

31

30

150

122

80

26

30

177

25

24

81

31

82

72

Nov.

24

24

126

61

22

22

100

115

28

139

98

118

84

86

85

73

74

66

118

76

88

112

30

35

61

240

182

246

192

160

-

Dec.

31

234

146

120

77

74

31

87

88

224

80

1,540

1,720

1,090

954

593

542

354

322

402

268

166

412

125

31

132

350

222

778

1,130

1,240

Jan.

500

1,050

731

2,240

al,900

al,150

al.OOO

8430

a360

al,050

a610

576

1,170

1,900

3,160

4,220

5,370

3,920

2,140

2,440

3,920

81,700

33,600

a3,400

a3,200

2,720

2,780

2,750

1,830

7,730

16,100

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

Jannary ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

18,200

11,400

6,600

3,920

81,400

81,100

al,050

a810

a630

a300

a31o

a26o

a20O

8290

398

482

501

430

368

440

256

127

127

293

264

282

230

178

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1 519

2^885

13,563

429,285

85,647

50,846

70,559

145,070

140,958

201,993

15,460

8, 528

17,867

754,895

Mar.

63

67

74

310

89

93

100

104

168

306

631

686

504

2,760

3,420

3,560

1,970

1,050

908

857

816

953

1,100

2,240

3,700

8,830

8,070

6,600

6,060

7,690

6,780

Apr.

5,030

3,9

4,7

5,3

20

00

70

4,700

6,600

8,0

6,0

3,7

70

60

00

2,810

1,910

2,2

2,4

1,7

90

70

90

1,440

2,550

4,9

8,4

6,0

60

50

60

3,920

5,200

7,6

6,4

4,2

90

20

20

3,420

5,380

10,0

7,3

4,7

3,9

-

Maximum

177

246

1,720

13,800

16,100

18,200

8,830

10,000

12,300

24, 200

1,700

916

2,100

24,200

00

20

00

20

May

8,450

11,900

12,300

8,070

5,370

3,770

3,280

2,960

2,100-

1,120

865

913

1,530

3,420

3,700

3,280

3,160

3,160

3,220

3,030

2,880

3,700

4,860

3,560

3,350

5,540

7,880

6,240

6,600

6,060

4,700

Minimum

24

22

31

22

360

127

63

1,440

865

42

45

42

50

22

June

4,300

12,500

20,000

24,200

17,700

9,020

12,500

19,200

24,200

18,200

9,800

5,710

3,220

3,700

2,900

3,220

2,540

1,740

1,320

1,240

1,030

661

480

473

458

957

50

42

186

446

-

Mean

49.0

96.2

438

1,176

2,763

1,816

2,276

4,836

4 547

6,733

499

275

596

2,068

July Aug.

497

5O9

42

123

772 42

382 191

116 47

254 50

191

246

64

50

64 182

140 51

190

442

404

714

616

934

846

1,350

1,300

1,700

1,030

1,040

332

329

154

276

126

45

158

189

114

147

47

184

75

181

47

398

774

572

437

244

408

916

744

750

47

131

440

632

332

180

Per square 

mil*

Sept.

812

1,080

1,140

1,540

1,020

873

1,940

2,100

1,340

850

180

454

173

532

483

230

126

262

127

50

248

200

173

498

368

386

232

350

50

50

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
It^e STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

ni-tavra Piver at Allentown, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40"45 I 18", long. 84"11'41'', in 

(Wt~sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 6 E., at highway bridge at Allenfcowri, Alien Cou-ity, 0.3 mile 

downstream from Kessler Run. Datum of gage is 789.67 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 168 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to December 1935, August 1943 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 6.98 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 24, 28 but may have been less during period of ice 

effect.

1923-35, 1943-47: Maximum discharge, 3,880 second-feet Apr. 11, 1944 (gage height, 

9.00 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet June 28, 29, 1933.

Flood of Mar. 15, 1939, reached a stage of 10.1 feet and flood of May 1943, a stage 

of 10 feet, discharge not determined.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation due to operation of 

water-supply and sewage-treatment plants of city of Lima above station.

Rating taDle, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Jan. 1, June 8 to Aug. 20)

2.4 13 3.1 65 3.7 238 

2.5 17 3.2 83 3.8 287 

2.7 27 3.3 105 4.O 405 

2.8 33 3.4 130 4.7 860 

2.9 41 3.5 160 6.4 1,810 

3.0 51 3.6 196

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

3 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

17 

18 

18 

17

16 

14 

18 

18 

17

18 

21 

15 

15

17

17 

20 

84 

24 

18

15 

17 

18 

17 

37

22 

16 

15 

18 

18 

20

Nov.

22 

19 

18 

22 

17

18 

28

22 

20 

29

30 

24 

20 

20 

20

18 

22

17 

20 

18

18 

18 

18 

16 

17

59 

29 

20 

18 

18

Dec.

15 

15 

17 

17 

17

17 

IS 

15 

15 

31

22 

96 

125 

38

21

*18 

26 

19 

18 

18

20 

19 

17 

24 

18

16 

18 

29 

41 

41 

29

Jan.

24 

52 

154 

85 

41

27 

26 

24 

24 

27

32 

46 

30 

34 

217

374 

221 

112 

74 

352

751 

238 

122 

118 

133

209 

*217 

145 

105 

1,140 

1,330

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dec'e

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1945 

ary

h. ...........................

1... .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

*574 

316 

167 

130 

83

65 

58 

53 

52 

48

35 

34 

33 

34 

38

42

44 

32 

24

20

17 

15 

15 

*15 

16

16 

15 

15

Secondfoot-days

632 

655 

848

32,32)

6,484 

2,006 

6,187 

12,393 

10,409 

13,527 

829 

1,173 

3,222

58,365

Peak discharge.- jan . 3O (1O p.m.) ?,oin R<v

liar.

15 

15 

15 

15 

16

17 

18 

19 

21 

22

26 

41 

78 

327 

253

151 

110 

87 

79 

74

81 

85 

90 

*151 

1,100

706 

387 

287 

712 

745 

444

Apr.

277 

S80 

645 

399 

497

805 

405 

209 

151 

133

136 

142 

171 

136 

125

600 

805 

477 

262 

287

719 

484 

304 

225 

579

1,120 

d450

d220 

d200 

d750

Maximum

84 

59

125

1,830

1,330 

574 

1,100 

1,120 

970 

1,810 

70 

322 

937

1,810

.-ft.: Mar.

May

860 

970 

680 

418 

287

243 

234 

248 

204 

164

139 

122

87 

69 

57

65 

72 

158 

282 

185

217 

374 

272 

200 

559

970

624 

477 

464 

431 

277

Minimum

14 

16 

15

13

24 

15 

15 

125 

57 

32 

17 

14 

19

14

June

230 

1,230 

1,570 

726 

524

444 

1,810 

1,570 

787 

560

387 

258 

217 

296 

581

511 

399 

321 

262 

213

154 

110 

85 

59

47

37 

32 

39 

35 

33

Mean

20.4 

21.8

27.4

88.5

209 

71.6 

200 

413 

336 

451 

26.7 

37.8 

107

160

July

31 

31 

26 

24 

18

18

20 

17 

17 

35

46 

37 

29 

36 

32

26 

22 

23 

70 

41

31 

26 

22 

20 

18

18

22 

17 

20 

18 

18

Aug.

17 

17 

16 

15 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

15

14 

17 

18 

18

69

68 

31 

22 

21 

20

322 

116 

28 

23

20

49 

24 

22 

22 

55 

24

Per sq-iare 

mile

0.121 

.130 

.163

.527

1.24 

.426 

1.19 

2.46 

2.00 

2.68 

,159 

.225

.f52

Sept.

31 

368 

130 

78 

76

937

512 

189 

108 

64

44 

92 

67 

39 

41

24 

21 

20 

20 

20

27 

113 

35

26 

26

29 

26 

20 

19 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.14 

.14 

.19

7.15

1.43 

.44 

1.37 

2.74 

2.31 

2.99 

.18 

.26 

.71

12.90

25 (9:30 a.m.) 1,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 26

(3 a.m.) 1,4~60~ sec.-ft.; June 2 (lO p.m.) 2,080 sec.-ft.; June 7 (5:30 p.m.) 2,220 seT.-ft.; Sept. 

6 (9 p.m.) 1,290 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Auglalze River near Port 

Jennlngs.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 20 to Mar. 9.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 167

Blanchard River near Pindlay, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 03'21", long. 83°41'17", on east line sec. 10,

T. IN., R. 10 E., at highway bridge, 2 miles west of Pindlay. Datum of gage is 754.55

feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 343 square miles.

Kecords available.- November 1923 to December 1935,"October 1940 to Septembe" 1947. 

Average discharge.- 18 years (1924-35, 1940-47), 219 second-feet, 

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8 160 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 13,73

reet); minimum, 1.9 secondTfeet Oct. 19 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

1923-35, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 9,300 second-feet Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height,

14.5 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 3, 1934.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 18.5 feet. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are' fair.

Ratine table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage -height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Apr. 7-16)

0.7 2.5 1.3 48 5.0 1,300 

.8 5.0 1.4 64 7.5 2,320 

.9 9.0 1.7 125 9.5 3,370 

1.0 15 2.1 221 10.5 4,190 

1.1 24 2.4 320 12.0 5,880 

1.2 35 3.0 575 13.1 7,320

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 '15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.8 

5.8 

4.0 

3.5 

3.2

3.5 

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

3.0

4.5

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

5.0

5.0 

7.8 

20 

2.5 

2.2

3.5 

4.5 

5.8 

7.0 

12

6.6 

5.8 

7.0 

7.8 

7.8 

9.0

Nov.

9.0 

9.6 

8.2 

9.6 

9.0

8.2 

13 

4.5 

4.5 

7.4

8.2 

7.8 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

7.4

7.4 

7.0 

a? 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.6

18 

14

20 

20

15

Dec.

13 

10 

9.0 

8.2 

8.2

7.0 

6.6 

7.0 

7.4 

15

7.8 

70 

211 

149

83

54

*44 

30 

30 

26

25 

24 

24 

24 

22

20 

20 

58 

140 

149 

121

Jan.

72 

112 

328 

283 

a!60

alOO 

a65 

a50 

45 

40

60 

127 

95 

112 

365

668 

575 

276 

181 

496

1,380 

b800 

423 

305 

336

515 

595 

423 

290 

1,560 

3,130

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h.. ........................ .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,000 

615 

328 

266 

190

b!70 

*149 

105 

85 

66

56 

50 

50 

58 

74

74

66 

56 

40 

b35

b30 

b30 

b30 

30 

31

30 

26 

26

Secondfoot-days

177.8 

277.0 

1,423.2

63,935.8

13,967 

4,766 

10,295 

22,066 

22,943 

31,361 

1,789 

3,591.6 

4,724

117,380.6

Mar.

26 

25 

26 

25 

26

31 

39 

*40 

45 

48

59 

81 

116 

430 

477

221 

154 

105 

107 

93

97 

118 

136 

362 

1,500

1,460 

738 

555 

1,070 

1,260 

825

Apr.

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1,

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

20 

20 

211

4,930

3,130 

2,000 

1,500 

1,860 

2,820 

7,320 

341 

820 

702

7,320

Peak discharge.- Jan. 31 (7 a.m.) 3,440 sec. -ft.; Apr.

519 

460 

620 

930 

300

460 

738 

441 

313 

250

241 

316 

250 

208 

176

620 

180 

702 

365 

448

380 

860 

523 

361 

755

860 

300 

575 

340 

575

Hay

1,140 

1,580 

930 

575 

895

575 

575 

519 

332 

224

176 

147 

242 

507 

238

183 

183 

1,040 

772 

401

379 

738 

535 

273 

1,590

2,820 

2,020 

1,040 

1,180 

720 

414

Minimum

2.2 

4.5 

6.6

2.2

40 

26 

25 

176 

147 

53 

15 

9.6 

20

2.2

2 (6 p.m.

June

365 

2,120 

3,820 

2,470 

895

595 

3,820 

7,320 

3,280 

895

472 

287 

218 

1,010 

1,070

499 

276 

370 

340 

241

173 

134 

107 

87 

74

64 

58 

53 

54 

194

Mean

5.74 

9.23 

45.9

175

451

170 

332 

736 

740 

1,045 

57.7 

116 

157

322

July

341 

219 

99 

62 

47

39 

36 

33 

31 

34

52

97 

93 

61 

48

48 

58 

48 

59 

42

33 

27 

23

21 

20

17 

26 

24 

19 

17 

15

Aug.

12 

12 

12 

11 

9.6

10 

11 

18 

42 

42

24 

17 

14 

28 

114

59 

31 

48 

48 

91

342

233 

66 

38 

28

330 

490 

224 

114

247 

820

Per squa re 

mile

0.017 

.027 

.134

.510

1.31 

.496 

.968 

2.15 

2.16 

3.05 

.168 

.338 

.457

.939

1,940 sec. -ft.; Arr.

Sept.

702 

575 

519 

418 

265

464 

357 

224 

132 

89

66 

87 

81 

51 

43

36 

31 

25 

23 

20

33 

87 

114 

83 

54

38 

30 

26 

26 

25

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.03 

.15

6.92

1.51 

.52 

1.12 

2.40 

2.49 

3.40 

.19 

.39 

.51

12.73

26 (8 a.m.)

1,980 sec.-ft.; May 26 (11 a.m.) 2,920 sec.-ft.; June 3 (1O a.m.) 4,290 sec.-ft.; June 8 (6 a.m.) 

8,160 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records *"or Portage River at Woodvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
168 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 41"02'40", long. 84°04'55", in M£ sec. 17, T. 1 !»., 

 R.""Y E., at highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Pike Run and three-quarters of 

a mile north of Glandorf.

Drainage area.- 643 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to July 1928, January to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 11,300 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 23.8 

reet); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.87 feet).

1921-28. 1947; Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet (revised) Mar. 22, 1927 (gage 

height, 24.4 feet); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Sept. 11, 1925 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as snown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

604..... .....

604. .........

624. .........

644..........

664....... ...

Water 

year

1922

1924

1926

1927

1928

Date

Mar. 22

Dec. 2

Gage height 

(feet)

22.4

20.8

23.6

24.4

21.7

Discharge 

(second-feet)

8,570

5,910

10,900

12,500

7,270

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in the water years 1922, 

 19^4," 1926 to 1928 are given herewith. They supersede those published in Water-Supply 

Papers 604, 624, 644, and 664.

Day 

(water year)

1921-22

Mar. 31.....

Apr. 1.....

2.....

May 21.....

1923-24

Mar. 31.....

1925-26

Apr . 6 .....

7. ....

8. ....

Sept . 7 .....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

5,910

8,380

7,090

6,300

5,910

6,750

10,900

8,570

6,590

Day 

(water year)

1925-26

Sept. 27.....

1926-27

Feb . 1 .....

Mar. 21.....

22 .....

23.....

1927-28

Dec. 1.....

2.. ...

3.....

16.....

Apr. 1.....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

6,160

8,950

7,630

12,500

9,140

5,800

7,270

6,300

6,440

6,590

Rating table, Jan. 31 to Sept. 3O, 1947, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

2.9 

3.5 

4.5

7.0

167

308

715

9.0

11.0

16.0

18.5

1,090

1,550

3,040

4,100

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.6

5,130

6,160

7,810

10,900
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 169

Discharge, In second-feet, of Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio, January to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nor. Dec. Jan.

*4,400

Feb.

4,670

3,850

2,260

661

a450

a330

a250

a210

200

180

160

120

110

120

130

150

130

110

85

75

70

65

65

70

*70

70

65

60

_

_

-

liar.

60

60

65

65

60

65

75

75

80

85

110

160

221

909

1,090

664

432

353

207

193

193

207

249

400

1,710

*2,890

2,710

1,780

1,660

2,320

2,140

Apr.

1,400

1,210

2,170

2,440

1,780

2,680

2,920

1,660

786

512

432

416

512

368

323

436

1,900

2,140

1,230

930

1,600

2,260

1,550

858

813

2,320

2,890

2,320

1,060

894

Hay

1,810

2,860

3,180

2,740

1,450

1,550

1,010

1,070

786

579

400

308

432

1,250

1,010

579

464

464

1,190

930

750

1,050

1,050

715

813

2,350

2,980

2,800

2,440

1,930

1,150

June

818

2,500

5,050

6,030

4,810

3,040

3,850

10,300

10,900

7,090

3,660

1,550

568

656

1,600

1,500

715

496

613

496

353

278

207

167

142

130

118

142

112

207

-

July

353

400

323

167

107

107

81

72

67

62

72

107

130

154

118

112

76

91

154

102

81

62

52

44

38

31

30

39

47

44

35

Aug.

29

26

24

21

18

23

18

17

16

16

41

45

31

23

24

112

148

76

54

58

67

278

193

142

81

62

152

432

278

167

249

Sept.

894

822

768

630

464

1,270

1,400

630

353

221

154

142

180

193

124

86

76

62

53

47

41

81

167

193

136

107

76

58

50

45

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near F'ndlay.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 9 to Mar. 11.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1925-28, 1947

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

May...............................

September . ........................

Water year 1921-22 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1923 .............

ttatr

July. .............................

September . ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1925 .............

April. ............. ..............

May. ..............................

September. ........................

Water year 1925-26 .............

Secondfoot-days

874

16,932

18,267

-

14,359

40,150

76,831

7,012

6,806

2,973

257,874

954

38,423

182.001

4,403

4,804

83,176.2

62,838

235,261

Maximum

90

2,860

3,000

-

5,910

8,380

1,130

1,220

395

8,380

4,140

4,500

1,200

333

4,460

6,590

10,900

Minimum

16

44

199

-

185

185

33

14

14

33

14

13

-\ D

_

6.9

22

9

Mean

28.2

564

589

-

294

513

1,295

2,561

2,055

234

220

27.9

99.1

707

31 8

1,240

499

147

155

228

20 3

2,095

645

Per sqvare 

milr

0.044

.877

.916

-

.798

2.01

3.98

3.20

.364

.342

.154

1.10

1.93

.776

.229

.241

.355

159

032

3.26

1.00

Runoff in

inches

0.05

.98

1.06

-

.53

.83

2.32

4.44

3.69

.41

.39

.05

.17

14.92

2.22

10.53

.26

.28

4.82

3.64

13.63

863022 O - 49 - 12
170 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Blanchard River at Olandorf, Ohio, 1921-22, 1923-24,

1925-26, 1947 Continued

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1926 .............

May...............................

Water year 1926-27 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1927 .............

May...............................

July

September .........................

Water year .............

October .....................

December ..........................

May...............................

September. ........................

Water year .............

Secondfoot-daye

8,412

264,899

33,060

43,825

13,326

23,348

7,306

8,910

246,582

76,195

287,049

35 994

3 427

.

-

-

.

9,523

-

Maxivun

c j e

609|

10,900

4,630

8,950

3,070

1,480

333

12,500

7,270

12,500

-

-

-

-

2 890

1,400

-

Minimum

125

_

9

812

125

29

18

199

18

_

-

-

_

41

-

Mean

271

726

1,070

1,565

753

236

287

676

288

2,458

786

QQ9

-

-

-

-

317

-

Per square 

mile

1

CQ

.421

1.13

1.66

2.43

1.17

1.05

129

448

3.82

1.22

1 A7

.173

-

-

-

-

623

1 CO

.493

-

Runoff in 

inches

I

D*

.49

15.35

1.91

14.27

50

4.40

L 16.59

9C

-

-

-

-

86

2 JO

3 94

.55

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE.ERIE 171

Eagle Creek near Pindlay, Ohio

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 40°59'35", long. S3"39'05", on line between sec. 1, T. 

1 S., R. 10 E. and sec. 36, T. IN., R. 10 E., at county highway bridge, 3f miles south 

of Findlay, Hancock County, and 4£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 46.5 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 2,920 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 

 13'.as feet); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 13 (gage height, 2.35 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read once daily, oftener during high stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

I

_

-

_

-

13

1?1

153

66

23

al7

102

153

76

64

37

58

110

86

49

39

710

464

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January 14-31 ....................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

98

47

45

41

29

18

11

10

8.2

7.Z

e.;

6.1

5.8

5.8

9.2

8.4

7.7

5.8

4.8

3.8

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

as. 5

a3.5

a3

a3

a3

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2 341

*404.6

1, 881. 3

4 324

3, 877

186* 3

857 .4

633.9

_

liar.

a3.5

3.6

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.8

5.2

5.0

5.4

5.0

14

19

21

131

64

35

18

17

11

12

18

15

43

143

456

161

81

86

300

116

76

Apr.

71

512

174

76

425

296

86

45

24

25

37

66

35

27

21

245

215

81

49

150

311

116

66

51

297

458

122

58

43

142

-

Maximum

710

98

456

512

700

2,380

31

574

184

-

May

359

527

130

130

145

71

123

66

39

27

20

15

17

19

18

12

58

170

66

47

66

47

33

29

700

400

130

145

123

98

47

Minimum

13

3

3.5

21

12

lU

 6

1.6

-

June

43

781

646

130

61

99

2,380

596

145

66

41

25

23

854

216

64

33

71

47

25

18

14

12

10

7.9

7.4

7.0

6.3

8.6

54

-

Mean

130

14.4

60.7

144

125

216

6.01

27.7

21.1

-

July

31

12

8.9

5.6

4.4

4.4

4.8

3.6

3.6

5.4

16

23

11

7.9

6.3

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.6

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

Aug.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.2

.8

.6

1.0

9.2

4.0

7.9

3.4

2.1

2.1

3.6

1.6

1.0

1.0

.9

123

70

15

5.6

20

574

Per square 

mile

2.80

.31C

1.31

3.10

2 69

4.65

.123

.596

.454

-

Sept.

184

86

51

17

41

39

29

15

10

7.2

5.0

10

6.8

4.0

4.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

5.4

37

41

15

3.8

3.0

2.8

a2.5

2.4

2.0

Runoff in 

inches

1.88

 32

lisi

3. 46

3.10

5.19

.15

.69

.51

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Blanchard River rear Findlay.
172 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Town Creek near Van Wert, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°49'30", long. 84°34'50", In sec. 36, T. 2 S., 

K. 'd K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 127, 3 miles south of Van Wert and 5^ miles downstream from Roller Creek.

Drainage area.- 20.4 square miles.

Records available.- July 1945 to September 1947.

Kxtremss.- Maxinum discharge during year, 720 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 8.26 feet); 

no flow on many days.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1947; no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Ratine table, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Apr. 27-29, June 2-10)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.9 

4.7

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.4

7.4

11

3.2 

3.8 

5.0 

6.2 

7.5

82

130

244

378

573

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Mny

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

0 

o

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

.1 

0 

a. 2

a. 2 

a.l 

aO 

0 

.1

.2 

.2

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.9 

1.3 

1.2

.8 

.5

Dec.

0.2

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3

.4 

9.2 

24

6.6 

1.0

.2 

*.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.2

.5 

2.0 

9.2 

14 

5

Jan.

3

5 

20 

10 

5

3 

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.4

5.0 

27 

12 

30 

73

48 

23 

12 

8.4 

81

88 

30 

17 

17 

28

30 *20 

13 

20 

446 

184

Month

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

1. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- 3

307 sec. -ft.; May 2E

Feb.

54

20 

10 

6 

4

3.0 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1 

2.0

1.9 

2.0 

2.1 

2.4

3.0

2.0 

1.5 

1.0 

.7 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

*.5

.5 

.4 

.4

Seoondfoot-days

0 

5.9 

74.9

3,722.0

1,267.8 

126.4 

503.0 

1,301.2 

1,818.6 

1,463.5 

119.9 

6.2 

14.7

6,702.1

an. 30 (11:30 a.m.) 701 

(4:30 a.m.) 523 sec. -ft

Mar.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.6 

1.0 

2.5

5 

11 

20 

75 

25

12 

8 

6.0 

4.3 

6.0

6.9 

7.7 

9.7 

27 

*69

49 

27 

27 

57 

26 

18

Apr.

15 

32 

21 

15 

30

39 

15 

10 

7.4 

5.8

40 

53 

21 

14 

9.0

80 

77 

32 

18 

36

80 

35 

22 

15 

117

121 

43 

23 

46 

229

May

125 

228 

93 

43 

25

17 

19 

15 

9.0 

6.0

4.7 

4.0 

9.5 

17 

9.4

39 

37 

32 

19 

11

69 

47 

20 

68 

385

121 

66 

114 

91 

50 

25

Maximum Minimum

0 0 

1.3 0 

24 0

350 0

446 2.3 

54 .4 

75 .3 

229 5.8 

385 4.0 

572 .6 

47 0 

2.5 0 

3.6 0

572 0

June

220 

572 

187 

63 

32

22

181 

87 

35 

18

9.7 

5.2 

4.3 

4.0 

3.1

2.4 

2.1 

2.5 

2.0 

1.6

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

Mean

0 

.20 

2.42

10.2

40.9 

4.51 

16.2 

43.4 

58.7 

48.8 

3. 37 

.20 

.49

18.4

July

0.4 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

1.0 

14

12 

3.1 

5.5 

47 

17

6.6 

3.3 

2.1 

1.5 

1.1

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.6 

.4 

..3

Aug.

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3 

.4 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

1.5 

2.5 

.9 

.2

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o

0

Sept.

0 

.4 

2.0 

.6 

.4

.2 

.2

0 

0 

0

0 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.5 

3.2 

3.6 

1.4 

.5

.1 

0 

0 

O 

0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0 0 

.0098 .01 

.119 .14

.500 6.77

2.00 2.31 

.221 .23 

.794 .92 

2.13 2.38 

2.88 3.32 

2.39 2.67 

.190 .22 

.0098 .01 

.024 .03

.902 12.24

see. -ft.; Apr. 30 (12 m.) 264 sec. -ft.; May 2 (3 a.m.) 

. ; June 1 (4 p.m.) 418 seo.-ft.; June 2 (10 a.m.) 720

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and weather records. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 9, Jan. 22-24, Feb. 2 

3 Mar. 17.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 173

Roller Creek at Ohio City, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°46'15", long. 84°38"15", on line between sees. 

lb and 21, T. 3 S., R. 2 E., at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile wfist of Ohio 

City, Van Wert County, and 3| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 4.94 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947 (fragmentary).

Extremes.- 1946: No flow during_August and September.

IM6-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 249 second-feat Jan. 30 (gage height, 

7.86 feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records poor. No flow during August and September 1946.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o 

o

0 

0

.2 

.6 

.1 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0

.1 

.1

18 

13 

2.8 

1.0

*b.6 

bl.O 

b.5 

b.2 

b.l

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

.1

.1 

.1 

3.1 

12 

6.2 

2.0

Jan.

1.4 

6.9 

16 

5.9

b2.5

bl.2 

b.7 

b.5 .'4 

.3

b2.5 

b5 

b2.5 

blO *b!8

blO 

b5 

b3 

b2.5 

b35

b20 

b5 

b3 

6.0 

10

9.8 

6.4 

*3.9 

4.4 

136 

32

Month

August 19-31 

September . . .

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

her 1946 

mber

mber .........................

lendar y

ary 194 

uarv

ear

h.?:::: ::::::::"::"::":::::" i ............................

ember ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

10 

b4 

b2.2 

bl.3

b.l

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.2

b.l 

b.l 

b.l

Secondfoot days

0 

0

0 

61.4

-

365.8 

155.6

7.7 

77.4

-

Mar.

bO.l 

b.l 

b.2 

b.3 

b.5

3.0 

3.4 

2.0 

1.3 

2.6

4.0 

3.7 

9.6 

24 

5.8

3.1 

2.1 

1.4 

1.5 

1.8

2.2 

2.2 

a3 

alO 

23

8.9 

5.8 

8.4 

12 

5.4 

4.2

Apr.

3.9 

t3.3

Maximum

0 

0

0 

18

-

136 

24

1.5 

41

-

May

*33

5.2 

3.8 

2.5 

1.8

1.6 

t44

Minimum

0

0

0 

0

-

.3

.1

.1

o

-

June

t46

1.5 

1.2 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.3 

.3

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

Mean

0 

0

0 

1.98

-

11.8 

5.02

.43 

2.50

-

July

0.1

o

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

.2 1.1

1.9

.6 

.3 

21 

41 

6.2

2.1 

1.1 

.5 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

O

Aug.

0 

0

.1 

.1

0

Per square 

mile

0 

0

0 

.401

-

2.39

1.02

.087 

.503

-

Sept.

to 

o

0

.4

.1 

O

0

o

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

inches

0

o

0 

.46

-

2.76 

1.18

.06 

.58

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

t Average of 2 discharge measurements made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Swan Creek at Toledo, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37'37", long. 83°35'40", in SE£ sec. "9, T. 3 

or Twelve Mile Reservation, at Detroit Avenue Bridge in Toledo and 5.2 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datura of gage is 570.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 185 square miles.

Kecords available.- March 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 14.27 

reetJ; minimum daily, 2.0 second-feet Oct. 5-10.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 2,200 second-feet May 18, 1945 (gage height, 14.48 

feet); minimum daily, that of Oct. 5-10, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 100 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 3O, July 21 to Aug. 12)

3.5 2.0 6.5 16 8.0 307 

3.9 2.8 6.6 22 12.0 1,240 

4.6 4.9 6.7 31 13.9 1.76O 

5.4 8.1 6.8 44 

6.4 13 6.9 62

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

a2.2 

a2.2 

a2.1 

a2.1 

a2.0

a2.0 

a2.0 

a2.0 

a2.o 

a2.0

a3 

a4 

a4 

a4 

a4

a4 

a4 

as 

a7 

a7

5.7 

4.8 

4.3 

3.7 

3.6

3.9 

4.0 

4.2 

5.1 

4.8 

4.9

Nov.

5.3 

11 

9.6 

9.6

7.7

a7 

a6 

6.7 

6.7 

9.1

9.1 

11 

11 

9.1 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

13 

14 

20 

a!4 

alO

Dec.

a9 

a8 

a7 

6.7 

6.7

8.6 

9.1 

9.1 

all 

a!2

a!3 

a20 

a80 

a45 

a30

22 

17 

16 

*18 

13

11 

12 

13

all 

a!3

all 

alO 

20 

22 

21 

bl7

Jan.

b!5 

a25 

a40 

a30 

a25

b20 

b!8 

b!6 

b!5 

a!4

a25 

a40 

a35 

85 

171

186 

83 

44 

49 

66

125 

79 

72 

a60

a55

87 

90 

90 

83 

a!20 

a250

Feb.

a600 

399 

215 

b!40 

b90

b80 

b65 

b50 

b40 

b35

b30 

b30 

34 

35 

74

125 

85 

68

48 

41

38 

31 

26 

23 

22

22 

22 

a20

Says

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fla

ber .......................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

116.6 

263.6 

522.2

............ 31,845.4

h. ...........................

1 ...................... . . .

st ...........................

ember ........................

2,113 

2,488 

4,554 

13,356 

14,274 

9,420 

815.3 

451.6 

848.2

ter year 1946-47 ............ 49,222.5

Har.

a20 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

*22 

21 

20 

21

23 

28 

36 

alSO 

a250

a!60 

90 

66 

77 

68

81 

98 

112 

200 

491

572 

399 

a370 

a360 

388 

330,

Apr.

272 

330 

422 

a250 

364

629 

629 

399 

252 

197

215 

376 

a290 

a210 

178

197 

468 

434 

296 

612

1,260 

1,740 

1,140 

658 

422

342 

266 

193 

153 

162

Maximum

7 

20 

80

932

250 

600 

572 

1,740 

1,290 

1,120 

63 

100 

141

1,740

Hay

393 

954 

767 

573 

491

376 

318 

289 

200 

158

127 

109 

125 

284 

300

206 

262 

980 

1,290 

957

526 

675 

583 

342

480

721 

583 

364 

330 

318 

229

Minimum

2.0 

5.3 

6.7

2.0

14 

20 

20 

153 

109 

38 

5.9 

5 

7.9

2.0

June

227 

698 

1,070 

1,120 

765

364 

392 

836 

781 

342

206 

142 

139 

470 

456

275 

182 

153 

138 

101

79 

64

51 

44 

40

38 

38 

73 

72 

64

Mean

3.76 

8.79 

16.8

87.2

68.2 

88.9 

147 

445 

460 

314 

26.3 

14.6 

28.3

135

July

39 

30 

25 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

28

51 

.49 

36 

26 

26

63 

58 

62 

44 

34

24

18 

15 

11 

10

8.8 

7.5 

7.9 

7.7 

6.5 

5.9

Aug.

6.3 

5.5 

a5 

a5 

h5.5

as 

as 

a!2 

5.7 

aS

as 

hS.S 

as 

as 

15

20 

16 

13 

10 

8.6

7.3 

7.5 

7.7 

all 

a25

63 

24 

13 

13

13 

100

Per square 

mile

0.020 

.048 

.091

.471

.369 

.481 

.795 

2.41 

2.49 

1.70 

.142 

.079 

.153

.730

Sept.

100 

141 

138 

53 

32

36 

28

21 

18 

14

13 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

11 

9.8 

7.9 

a8

a!4 

20 

28 

20 

16

13 

10 

8.4 

9.1 

12

Runoff in 

inchen

0.02 

.05 

.10

6.39

.43 

.50 

.92 

2.69 

2.87 

1.90 

.16 

.09 

.17

9.90

Peak discharge.- Apr. 22 (9 a.m.) 1.88O sec. -ft.; May 2 (9:30 a.m.) 978 sec. -ft.: Mav 19 (B a.m)

1,320 sec.-ft.; May 26 (4 p.m.) 744 sec.-ft.; June 4 (2 p.m.) 1,150 sec.-ft.; June 8 (11 p.m.) 93O 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day;

a No gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of weather records and records for Bean Creek 

at Powers and Tenmile Creek at Toledo.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 175

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°26'55", long. 83°21'41", in sec. 28, T. 6 N., R.

13 K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 20 in Woodville. Datum of gage is 615.14 feet above

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.- 433 square miles.

Hecoras available.- July 1928 to December 1935, October 1939 to September 19t7. 

Average aiscnarge.- 15 years, 261 second-feet. 

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 7,580 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 11.91

feet); minimum, 3.3 second-feet Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 1.92 feet).

1928-35. 1939-47; Maximum discharge, 9..300 second-feet Apr. 12, 1944 (gage height,

13.08 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.60 feet

July 25, 26, 1934.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 17 feet, from information by looal residents. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageneigRt record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27,

Mar. 6-13, July 18 to Aug. 21)

1.95 3.6 2.7 84 5.8 1,340 

2.0 5.3 3.0 141 7.0 2,200 

2.1 12 3.2 190 8.0 3,050 

2.2 20 3.5 283 9.5 4,600 

2.3 30 4.0 477 11.0 6,370 

2.5 55 5.2 1,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.7 

8.3 

8.9 

3.3 

8.3

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

7.7

7.0 

7.7 

7.7 

11 

13

14 

14 

23 

52 

42

25 

14 

11 

9.5 

13

13 

15 

21 

17 

13 

11

Nov.

11 

14 

15 

15 

14

13 

14 

17 

25 

25

25 

28 

38 

32 

22

18 

16 

13 

11 

10

10 

11 

10 

10 

8.3

13 

115 

150 

82 

59

Dec.

43 

28 

25 

21 

18

18 

18 

IS

17 

17

17 

116 

978 

494 

199

120 

89 

103 

*109 

110

72

61 

61 

47 

51

52

41 

77 

b200 

406 

207

Jan.

174 

190 

806 

312 

402

b250 

b!70 

b!50 

b!40 

b!40

137 

543 

610 

542 

1,580

1,440 

1,000 

473 

308 

611

2,540 

746 

b550 

b450 

507

678 

722 

516 

390 

2,120 

5,410

Feb.

*2,690 

835 

494 

473 

238

biao

b!40 

bllO 

b85 

b70

b60 

b60 

b60 

70 

82

f98 

f84 

69 

a60 

f54

45 

37 

32 

27 

26

27 

a27 

a26

unnth SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Novs 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar yesr 1946 

&ry

438.7 

844.3 

3,833

............ 89,314.0

smber ........................

25,107 

6,259 

15,451 

24,199 

25,766 

28,688 

3,049 

1,383.4 

4,121

tsr year 1946-47 ............ 139,139.4

Peak discharge.- J

3,250 sec. -ft.; May 

3,850 sec. -ft.

Mar.

a26 

a26 

a26 

a26 

a27

*2S 

30 

32 

35 

40

48 

66 

116 

f864 

930

414 

f276 

f!74 

167 

152

187 

260 

300 

595 

2,510

2,520 

1,080 

f858 

1,20O 

1,580 

858

Apr.

655 

f858 

1,060 

610 

985

2,120 

1,210 

592 

410 

286

257 

233 

260 

182 

162

270 

1,320 

1,000 

552 

795

2,870 

1,790 

930 

655 

452

1,130 

930 

481 

311 

283

Maximum

52 

150 

978

6,130

5,410 

2,690 

2,520 

2,870 

2,720 

6,370 

394 

336 

1,100

6,370

May

695 

2,510 

1,630 

858 

858

632 

477 

443 

304 

210

157 

130 

172 

2,720 

2,100

905 

583 

768 

632 

402

308 

1,060 

655 

344 

759

2,080 

1,060 

678 

700 

588 

348

Minimum

7.0 

8.3 

17

2.6

137 

26 

26 

162 

130 

38 

14 

4.0 

12

4.0

June

413 

3,700 

6,370 

5,080 

1,460

745 

1,610 

3,450 

1,520 

610

336 

199 

150 

392 

655

290 

172 

135 

137 

101

78 

66 

58 

50 

45

42

sa

40 

150 

596

Msan

14.2 

28.1 

124

245

810 

224 

498 

807 

831 

956 

98.4 

44.6 

137

381

July

332

135 

75 

51 

37

30 

29 

34 

30 

56

92 

327 

141 

91 

91

122 

394 

304 

185 

137

84 

59 

45 

35 

27

22

20 

18 

16 

16 

14

Aug.

10 

8.9 

7.7 

7.7 

7.0

5.8 

5.4 

5.S 

5.8 

6.4

7.0 

5.4 

4.0 

4.5 

12

29 

38 

30 

19 

15

13 

336 

268 

89 

51

37 

45 

54 

31 

25 

a200

Sept.

al50 

a300 

a250 

a200 

a450

al.100 

a500 

a200 

101 

62

45 

35 

50 

63 

40

27 

20 

18 

14 

12

12 

53 

181 

80 

50

32 

23

18 

18

17

Psr squrre Runoff In 

mile inchss

0.013 0.04 

.0~*> .07 

.2-36 .33

.5<36 7.67

1.87 2.16 

.517 .54 

1.15 1.33 

1.8" 2.08 

1.9? 2.21 

2.21 2.47 

.227 .26 

.103 .12 

.316 .35

.8^0 11.96

an. 31 (6 p.m.) 6,010 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (3 a.m.) 3,150 sec. -ft.; Apr. 21 (l P,m. ) 

14 (8 p.m.) 3,650 sec. -ft.; June 3 (ll p.m.) 7,580 sec. -ft.; June 8 (11 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Sandkusky River near Fremont.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage helfhts.
176 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Bucyrus , Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°48'13", long. 83°00'21", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 3 

S. , K. 16 E., at highway bridge, l| miles west of flucyrus and 12 miles downstream 

from Loss Creek. Datum of gage is 955.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912.

Drainage area.- 89.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1925 to November 1935, July 1938 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 78.3 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 second-feet June 7 (gag? height, 8.22 

reet) ; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 3, 4, 6; minimum gage height, 0.78 foot Oct. 9.

1925-35, 1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second- feet Dec. 14, 1927 

(gage height, 9.15 feet); minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 29, 1941, July 16,

Flood of Mar. 23, 1913, reached a stage of 14.5 feet, from f loodmarks .

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

rair. Low flow slightly affected by operation of reservoirs for municipal supply of 

Bucyrus .

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Dec. 15-28, Dec. 31 to Jan. ? ,

Jan. 5-14, 19, 24, Feb. 5 to Mar. 14, Mar. 16-22, Sept. 30)

0.7 0.3 1.5 18 3.5 353

.8 l.O 1.5 SO 4.O 493

.9 2.6 1.7 47 5.O 835

1.0 5.1 2.1 91 6.0 1,270

1.1 8.3 2.5 148 6.7 1,650

1.2 13 3.0 238 7.5 2,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1^47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

QQ£3

30

31

Oct.

0.9

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.9

2.2

5.3

3.9

2.4

2.6

3.8

4.8

9.6

21

15

8.0

5.1

3.4

2.8

2.8

9.3

3.4

2.4

2.8

3.4

3.6

5.2

Nov.

4.1

4.6

4.1

5.4

5.3

5.4

8.1

3.8

3.8

6.4

11

7.4

10

5.7

3.9

3.2

4.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.9

2.4

2.3

4.6

36

119

48

25

17

-

Dec.

14

a!2

a9

a7

a5

a3

a2.6

a2.3

2.1

6.4

10

145

594

154

64

41

34

33

27

24

21

19

18

16

17

16

16

67

164

210

60

Jan.

36

71

353

215

75

48

42

36

24

22

24

40

36

56

426

430

188

86

65

489

819

148

83

75

101

270

287

133

95

834

1,620

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Cslendar year 1946 ............

January ...................... ...

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

295

139

90

85

70

58

44

32

27

24

22

22

22

26

42

51

44

36

26

26

24

21

17

16

16

16

15

14

..

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

133.6

365.3

1,813.4

26,849.2

7,227 

1,320

4,497 

8 238

7 237

12,825

1, 398 

733 2

835.'2

46,622.7

Mar.

13

14

14

14

15

19

24

27

27

23

25

35

46

142

126

56

45

33

34

38

44

69

77

328

1,310

477

181

133

370

526

212

Apr.

183

1,790

738

236

349

463

173

10O

81

67

58

49

40

36

32

178

348

130

81

143

742

263

144

112

345

796

234

121

87

119

-

Maximum

21

119

594

2,270

1,620 

295

1,310

1,790 

714

2 '251 22O

264

269

2,220

May

392

672

328

218

316

181

263

181

100

74

57

47

67

174

140

87

110

471

216

282

364

714

197

104

194

610

212

172

122

104

68

Minimum

O 8

2 3

2!l

.6

22

14

13

32

47

22

10

3*6

4.1

.8

June

56

66O

2,220

414

181

192

1,940

1,120

234

121

84

55

62

1,620

1,350

244

140

296

186

96

65

48

36

30

26

22

36

37

144

1,110

Mean

4.31

12.2

58.5

73.6

233

47.1

145

275

233

428

45.1

23 7

2j'.B

128

July

251

go

56

3£

2S

2e

25

24

24

38

56

210

79

42

34

a45

a40

a35

a25

a2O

a!8

a!5

a!3

all

alO

all

a!8

52

25

16

11

Aug.

8

7

7

6

6

6

11

7

7

9

7

4

3

3

3

19

9

8

4

5

47

34

12

6

58

86

29

17

11

22

264

Per square 

mile

O.O48

136

!esi

.820

2.59

**;524

sloe

2 59

5O2

.264

.310

1.43

.7

.7

.0

.4

.7

.1

.0

.3

.6

.7

.4

.8

.6

.8

.3

.3

6

1

1

Sept.

269

78

37

22

34

84

43

23

15

10

7.7

17

10

8.0

7.0

4.8

4.1

8.0

7.3

6.4

14

28

28

16

11

9.2

8.0

7.0

11

7.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.15

.75

11.12

2.99

.55

1*86

3.41

2 99

.58

.30

.35

19.31

. . 

,96O sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed an basis of records for station near Upper Sandusky.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 177

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51'02", long. 83°15'23", in sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 

14 E., at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock RUT. and 2 miles 

northeast of Upper Sandusky. Datum of gage is 792.8 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 299 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to Septembe" 1947.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 242 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,330 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 9.56

 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 3-7 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

1921-35, 1938-47: Maximum discharge, 8,900 second-feet Dec. 15, 1927 (gage height, 

10.5 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 24, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.67 foot 

Sept. 6, 7, 1934.

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 14.3 feet, from marks in gage vnll.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Sept.25-30)

0.8 1.0 1.4 44 2.8 470 

.9 2.5 1.5 60 3.4 765 

1.0 6.0 1.7 98 5.0 1,710 

1.1 12 1.9 145 7.O 3,180 

1.2 19 2.1 202 8.6 4,730 

1.3 30 2.4 304 9.4 5,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.5 

2.0 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.9 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

1.9 

2.2 

2.4 

3.2

7.1

5.6 

4.6 

16 

47 

33

23 

23 

16 

9.3 

9.3

9.8 

7.6 

17 

12 

9.8 

8.8

Nov.

7.6 

8.2 

8.8 

11 

12

12 

12 

13 

12 

15

19 

22 

36 

36 

31

23 

21 

19 

15 

14

12 

10 

9.3 

8.8 

8.8

14 

60 

199 

109 

65

Dec.

47 

31 

26 

24 

20

18 

16 

14 

13 

12

13 

34 

712 

734 

268

ISO 

*109 

74 

69 

92

76 

64 

62 

52 

57

49 

47 

55 

175 

412 

327

Jan.

260 

220 

660 

930 

416

265 

237 

241 

158

113

90 

92 

98 

105 

330

1,170 

792 

391 

241

528

2,130 

al , 600 

a900 

a5OO 

304

470 

820 

528 

354 

1,310 

3,630

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,410 

635 

395 

*350 

260

190 

130 

100 

90 

80

75 

70 

70 

75 

10O

130 

130 

110 

90 

85

80 

70 

60 

55 

55

55 

50 

45

Seoondfoot-days

287.3 

843.5 

3,852

73,636.5

19,883 

6,045 

10,766 

21,772 

23,116 

38,476 

4,776 

1,686 

2,207

133,709.8

Mar.

45 

45 

45 

*45 

45

50 

55 

70 

75 

75

75 

78 

98 

193 

391

224 

142 

96 

105 

90

86 

102 

138 

256 

2,010

2,210 

777 

410 

608 

1,350 

777

Apr.

497 

1,980 

3,450 

1,130 

710

a60O 

a55o 

391 

286 

231

196 

178 

148 

128 

116

328 

1,050 

570 

327 

312

1,380 

1,200 

560 

382 

549

2,06O 

1,290 

520 

334 

319

Maximum

47 

199 

734

4,96"0

3,630 

2,410 

2,210 

3,450 

2,940 

5,770 

1,050 

240 

354

5,770

Peak discharge.- Jan. 31 (6 p.m.) 3,900 sec. -ft.; Apr-.

May

1,130 

1,380 

1,240 

685 

710

645 

546 

685 

391 

265

202 

164 

156 

484 

685

366 

308 

675 

825 

466

1,270 

2,940 

1,240 

515 

657

1,590 

930 

650 

610 

416 

290

Minimum

1.6 

7.6

12

1.6

90 

45 

45 

116 

156 

84 

41 

21 

15

1.6

June

208 

1,730 

5,770 

4,490 

960

679 

4,660 

4,730 

2,310 

710

425 

297 

228 

1,730 

3,100

1,750 

551 

672 

848 

434

268 

196 

150 

120 

105

92 

84 

86 

94 

999

Mean

9.27 

28.1

124

202

641 

216 

347 

726 

746 

1,283 

154 

54.4 

73.6

366

July

1,050 

370 

199 

132 

98

86 

86 

78 

73 

111

234 

342 

a240 

167 

125

196 

158 

132 

9S 

82

69 

58 

52 

49 

44

41 

47 

71 

138 

90 

60

Aug.

47 

38 

36 

33 

30

38 

28 

41 

71 

49

36 

33 

2S 

23

^

28 

58 

38 

29 

2S

53 

54 

65 

40 

33

180 

240 

102 

65 

64 

67

Per sqirare 

mile

0.031 

.094 

.415

.676

2.14 

.722 

1.16 

2.43 

2.49 

4.29 

.515 

.182 

.246

1.22

Sept.

354 

298 

128 

76 

60

143 

202 

102 

65 

47

37 

34 

40 

33 

28

28 

23 

21 

17 

15

18 

65 

116 

78 

50

36 

28 

22 

22 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.10 

.48

9.15

2.47 

.75 

1.34 

2.71 

2.87 

4.79 

.59 

.21 

.27

16.62

3 (4 p.m.) 3,540 sec. -ft.: Kay 22 (10 a.m.)

3,180 see.-ft.; June 3 (12 p.m.) 6,330 sec.-ft.; June 7 (3 p.m.) 6,110 sec.-ft.; June 15 (11:30 p.m.) 

3,45O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Bveyrus.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1, 2, Feb. 4 to Mar. 11.
178 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'39", long. 83°11'42", In sec. 13, T. 1 K., 

R. 14 "E., at highway bridge, 3 miles .upstream from Honey Creek and 4t trlles north of 

Mexico. Datum of gage Is 733.1 feet above mean sea level, adjustment cf 1912.

Drainage area.- 776 square miles.

Records available.- March 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September If47.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 547 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 16.68 

reetj; minimum, 9.6 second-feet Oct. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1923-35, 1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927 

(gage height, 19.9 feet); minimum discharge, 1.8 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 31, 1942. 

Flood In June 1937 reached a stage of 22.5 feet, from Information by local residents

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-fcelght record, 

whicn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 28, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to June 8 June 9 to Se^t. 30

1.6 9.0 2.5 131 8.0 2,400

1.65 12 2.9 213 9.6 3,440

1-7 16 3.4 336 13. 0 6,220

1.8 26 4.1 554 16.3 9,990

2.0 51 5.0 895

2.2 80 6.6 1,630

1.9 45 3.2

2.1 74 3.7

2.4 127 4.1

Note.- Same a'' prec

303

432

554

edIng tattle above 4.1 feet.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

15

15

14

13

11

11

11

11

10

11

14

14

23

16

14

16

57

66

65

61

46

38

34

33

36

32

27

28

31

36

Nov.

39

41

38

34

30

27

36

41

41

44

50

59

66

65

65

57

54

47

41

36

34

32

30

26

24

43

108

218

255

164

-

Dec.

117

93

70

66

64

58

54

51

48

51

58

121

774

1,290

775

378

248

*170

146

133

150

129

113

113

99

83

93

113

213

520

699

Jan.

520

331

8O5

1,430

1,340

775

486

392

356

302

224

218

213

209

548

1,780

1,980

1,HOO

625

927

3,720

a3,200

al,70O

1,020

895

1,200

1,680

1,480

915

2,110

5,590

Month

October ............ .............

November ...... ..................

Decenber ....................... .

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... . April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angus! ...........................

Septembe r ..... ..................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

5,860

4,680

1,380

500

*310

230

2OO

170

150

14O

130

120

12O

130

140

16O

200

200

170

140

130

120

110

110

10O

100

100

95

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

825

1 845

7|o88

165,489.9

38 171

is!995

24 312

5 1 1 8 38

63*888

86> 930

10,088

4,353

5,968

311,301

Mar.

95

95

95

95

*10O

100

120

14O

146

142

152

152

193

45O

718

718

438

292

260

218

211

229

285

658

3,070

4,120

3,16O

1,580

1,480

2,520

2,280

Apr.

1,380

3,

4,

4,

550

760

B80

2,76O

2,160

2,

1,

D40

240

737

554

454

122

364

510

272

423 I,"

1,

1,3

30

330

60

767

2,160 2,"

l.t

1,<

60

30

)60

1,300

3,510 3,: 2,: i,c

E

Maximum

66

255

1.29O

8,480

5,590

5,860

4,12O

4,760

4,840

1J540

506

538

9,990

>10

6O

40

15

May

1,420

2,640

3,160

2,160

2,040

1,530

1,380

1,380

1,110

699

486

392

364

1,250

1,380

935

794

1,930

1,930

1,430

1,550

4.84O

4,360

3,020

3,440

4,840

4,O40

4.O4O

2,82O

1,530

998

Minimum

10

24

48

8.2

209

95

95

272

364

190

QQ(53

53

56

10

June

699

2,910

7,670

9,080

8,720

3,7OO

5,920

9,990

9,47O

5,680

1,7OO

895

643

2,050

3,650

4,200

2,240

1,430

1,630

1,290

737

506

392

32O

274

238

216

194

190

296

Mean

26.6

229* 61 5

453

1,231

571

784

1 ,728

2,061

325

140

199

853

July

1,54O

1,240

531'

328

23P

19-'

186

163

158

183

272

46O

699

521

316

497

37*

27*

281

223

179

149

127

110

9*

8P

93

108

13T

17?

133

Aug.

96

77

71

64

59

58

53

58

34

108

]

]

91

71

60

60

74

62

62

18

51

176

320

]

]

]

68

12

08

94

395

£

.

Z

I

>06

516

01

12

268

Per r«uare

 .'! 

O.034

.079

.295

.584

1 59

1736

1.01

2.23

2 . 66

3.73

4.19

.256

1.10

Sept.

201

521

432

353

272

4O5

432

538

298

190

131

127

127

127

119

91

76

66

6O

56

59

151

230

279

208

127

91

72

65

64

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.09

.34

7.94

1.83

.77

1.16

2.49

3.07

4.16

.48

.21

.29

14.93

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Bucyrus

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 4 to Mar. 7.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Premont, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°18'28", long. 83°09'32", in sec. 17, T. 4 N., 

K. 15 E., at highway bridge, 2? miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3^ miles southwest of Premont. Datum of gage is 626.3 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 1,248 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1947. November 

ib9B to Marcn 1901 at site 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1923-35, 1938-47), 860 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 8.30 

reet); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

1923-35, 1938-47; Maximum discharge (not determined) occurred Jan. 15, 1930; maximum gage height, 11.4 feet Mar. 3, 1940 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 5.0 second-feet 

Sept. 27, 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 15-18, 2O-24, 26, 28-31)

0.9 10 1.6 320 3.9 4,320 

1.0 28 1.9 560 5.0 7,250 

1.1 56 2.2 905 6.5 11,700 

1.2 94 2.6 1,560 8.O 16,4OO 

1.4 194 3.2 2,730

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

23 

24 

24 

24

23 

19 

19 

15 

17

19 

19 

17 

15 

17

19 

21 

45 

79 

83

75 

75 

64 

53 

50

53 

50 

45 

45 

39 

39

Nov.

39 

39 

45 

42 

36

42 

42 

48 

50 

53

50 

67 

75 

75 

83

86 

83 

79 

75 

67

64 

53 

53 

50 

42

64 

94 

212 

370 

300

Dec.

21S 

156 

117 

99 

90

86 

79 

75 

71 

71

79 

122 

965 

1,650 

1,430

764 

481 

*356 

310 

267

361 

242 

200 

156 

150

162 

170 

194 

378 

610 

892

Jan.

700 

600 

1,240 

2,340 

2,260

1,380 

814 

560 

500 

460

430 

410 

400 

416 

1,210

2,560 

3,050 

2,020 

1,180 

1,290

5,600 

5,200 

3,500 

2,000 

1,540

1,820 

2,710 

2,480 

1,780 

3,730 

10,500

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

WAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary . . .

h.. ..........................

1. .......................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

(1:30 p.m.) 8,400 se 

(9:30 a.m.) 16,800 E

Feb.

8,110 

6,690 

2,860 

1,450 

450

*340 

280 

240 

210 

190

180 

170 

160 

180 

210

240 

250 

240 

200 

180

160 

150 

140 

130 

130

120 

120 

120

Second 

foot-days

1,129 

2,478 

11,001

249,522

64,680 

23,900 

38,008 

85,582 

106,219 

135,825 

14,034 

6,333 

11,071

500,260

Mar.

120 

120 

120 

120 

*120

130 

140 

150 

160 

180

200 

230 

340 

895 

1,490

1,150 

788 

507 

440 

378

363 

392 

481 

894 

4,610

5,870 

4,570 

2,840 

2,520 

4,080 

3,610

Apr.

2,480 

4,880 

6,970 

6,280 

5,470

4,700 

3,380 

2,280 

1,400 

978

801 

729 

640 

542 

472

630 

2,650 

2,940 

2,080 

1,560

4,440 

4,440 

3,270 

2,010 

1,850

5,340 

5,210 

3,720 

2,060 

1,380

Maximum

83 

370 

1,650

12,900

10 , 500 

8,110 

5,870 

6,970 

8,980 

16,400 

1,910 

683 

1,610

16,400

May

1,720 

3,610 

4,200 

3,500 

4,320

3,380 

2,670 

2,540 

2,060 

1,350

905 

694 

620 

2,650 

3,270

2,360 

1,600 

3,420 

2,940 

2,460

1,820 

7,010 

6,280 

4,320 

6,660

8,980 

6,000 

5,080 

4,950 

2,940 

1,910

Minimum

15 

36 

71

13

400 

120 

120 

472 

620 

261 

135 

67 

79

15

June

1,470 

5,810 

16,400 

12,600 

11,400

6,640 

9,020 

16,100 

13,900 

9,280

3,570 

1,740 

1,180 

2,530 

4,570

4,700 

3,640 

1.970 

2,140 

2,040

1,300 

827 

610 

490 

408

349 

313 

300 

261 

267

Mean

36.4 

82.6 

355

684

2,086 

854 

1,226 

2,853 

3,426 

4,528 

453 

204 

369

1,371

July

1,170 

1,910 

968 

516 

363

274 

248 

224 

212 

206

320 

424 

718 

879 

525

464 

1,190 

551 

440 

378

294 

242 

218 

178 

156

145 

135 

140 

151 

183 

212

Aug.

162 

122 

103 

94 

86

79 

67 

86 

83 

90

112 

108 

86 

79 

140

206 

126 

99 

131 

162

284 

313 

200 

145 

151

308 

683 

570 

327 

551 

580

Per square 

mil 9

0.029 

.066 

.284

" .548

1.67 

.684 

.982 

2.29 

2.75 

3.63 

.363 

.163 

.296

1.10

Sept.

490 

507 

718 

498 

542

1,510 

1,610 

866 

610 

363

242 

194 

183 

178 

156

151 

122 

103

86 

79

79 

140 

300 

320 

320

224 

156 

122 

108 

94

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.07 

.33

7.43

1.92 

.71 

1.13 

2.56 

3.17 

4.05 

.42 

.19 

.33

14.91

an. 31 (9 a.m.) 11.40O see. -ft.; Apr. 2 (11:30 p.m.) 7,820 sec. -ft. ; May 22 

c.-ft.j May 26 (8 a.m.) 9,580 see. -ft.; June 3 (12 m.) 17,SOO sec. -ft.; June 8 

ee.-ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hpte.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 19, 25. 27, Jan. 1. 2, 9-13, 21-24, Feb. 5 

to oMar. 13 (no gage-height eaire-helsht Ta«rrnA record Peh_ Feb.Q-IA\ 9-14).
180 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°17'40", long. 83°11'55", in sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 

 14 E., at bridge on State Highway 12, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Havens-,

Sandusky County, and 1^ miles above mouth. 

Drainage area.- 5.00 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 150 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 4.55

feet); no flow on many days. 

Remarks^- Records poor.

Rating table, Aug. 21, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1947, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

0.5 O 0.9 1.1 1.5 6.2 2.5 28

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.7 

2.4

4.1

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

3.0 47

3.4 67

3.8 91

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

Aug. 21 

22 

23 

24 

25

Discharge

0 

.1 

.2

.1 

0

Day

Aug. 27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Discharge

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.9

.4

.2

.2

-

Dec.

0.2

0

0

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.4

.8

2.4 

4.0

2.0

1.0

.8

1.0

.7

.4

.3

.4

.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

3.8

3.1

2.3

1.0

Jan.

0.5

3.2

7.0

4.4

3.2

2.1

1.6

.9

.6

.5

3.3

4.2

2.5

1.2

3

5

3

1.8

1.5

4

5

4

2.8

2.0

2.5

4

3

2.4

2.0

*80

17

Feb.

6.0

4.7

4.2

b2.5

*bl.6

b.7

b.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

_

_-

Mar.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.8

6.6

5.4

3.2

1.4

.7

1.1

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.6

5.1

17

7.5

5.0

5.1

8.7

5.4

4.4

Apr.

4.4

7.4

4.7

3.6

6.4

6.4

3.1

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.4 

.6

.6

.4

7.2

6.6

3.9

2.7

14

14

6.3

4.5

3.5

4.4

5.5

3.2

1.9

1.5

2.8

May

3.8

5.6

3.3

2.2

2.9

2.0

3.2

2.1

1.0

.5

.4

.3 

1.9

7.6

4.0

2.6

2.5

3.6

2.3

1.3

2.8

4.4

2.3

1.3

19

14

6.2

8.8

6.3

4.2

2.4

June

14

79

42

3

6.8

3.6

8.3

6.6

3.2

1.5

.5

.2

.1

.4

.2

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.7

.3

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

1.6

1.9

0

0

0

1.8

.6

Sept.

1.6

7.4

1.5.1

6.7

14

4.7 i.a

.6

0

0

.1 

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 -

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 12-14, Jan. 13-30; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

nd recorded range in stage.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

August 21-31, 1946. ... ............

Water year .............

December. .........................

May

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

Second 

foot-days

-

27.8

22 6

124 8

5 9

40.7

796.7

Maximum

-

4.0

14

80

Minimum

-

0

0

0

Mean

-

.90

4 * 03*;

19

1.36

2.18

Per square 

mile

-

.180 I

.272

.436

Runoff in 

inches

-

.21

.30

5.93
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 181

Black River at Elyria, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°22'50", long. 82°06'15", in T. 6 ¥., R. 17 W., 

at iSlyria, Lorain County, three-quarters of a mile below confluence of East and West 

Branches.

Drainage area.- 392 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947. May 1903 to July 1906 at site about 

fa? miles downstream, published as Black River near Elyria.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,930 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 14.29 

reetj; minimum, 1.9 second-feet Oct. 1, 2.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1947; minimum, 0.4 secord-foot Oct. 5, 

1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet or those for periods of ice 

errect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, June 23-29,

July 3-22, July 26 to Aug. 6, Aug. 11-14, 16-29)

1,9 

3,0 

4.4 

6.1

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.9 132

2.4 226

3.0 367

3.7 577

4.5 880

5.5

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.8

1,350 

2,28O 

3,77O 

5,490 

8,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.1 

2.1 

2.6 

3.0 

2.6

2.1 

2.1 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0

3.6 

7.6 

4.4 

3.3 

4.1

4.7 

7.8 

33 

17 

39

24 

14 

9.4 

7.7 

15

6.5 

6.5 

8.6 

7.7 

7.3 

10

Nov.

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.8

10 

14 

15 

13 

13

23 

15 

21 

30 

23

17 

16 

14 

13 

12

12 

16 

20 

20 

27

54 

249 

236 

124 

70

Dec.

48 

37 

29 

24 

23

21 

21 

21 

21 

*28

48 

243 

1,170 

821 

283

147 

110 

91 

84 

79

60 

46 

43 

41 

46

50 

43 

54 

114 

169 

b!30

Jan.

blOO 

165 

657 

925 

466

269 

206 

102 

b8 5 

b75

63 

70 

77 

88 

846

*1,820 

1,110 

436 

232 

1,190

3,210 

1,100 

341 

278 

481

983 

1,350 

642 

367 

2,250 

6,450

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h. ...........................

Bt .......'............,.......

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 .........

Peak discharge.- J

5,130 sec. -ft.; May 

5,040 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge 

a Mo gage-height r 

b Stage -discharge

Feb.

3,130 

594 

302 

243

178

bllO 

t>85 

b65 

b55

b50 

bSO 

b50 

b55

74

81 

79 

70 

61 

b50

b40 

b35 

b35 

b35

b30 

b30

Secondfoot days

266.6 

1,129.8 

4,145

68,499.0

26,434 

5,802 

12,140 

38,323 

32,349 

37 , 360 

2,507 

3,667 

7,254

171,377.4

Mar.

29 

29 

28 

29

29

29 

29 

29 

30 

32

33 

37 

45 

72 

116

130 

110 

86 

69 

60

61 

69 

93 

283 

1,620

1,250 

481 

512 

1,320 

3,370 

2,030

Apr.

1,250 

4,520 

4,800 

1,250 

2,620

2,260 

932

408 

267 

216

186 

153 

132 

116 

101

302 

1,350 

670 

328

1,150

4,860 

2,580 

700 

466 

1,010

3,050 

1,450 

560 

367 

269

Maximum

39 

249 

1,170

7,170

6,450 

3,130 

3,370 

4,860 

3,140 

8,350 

440 

1,050 

3,390

8,350

an. 31 (7 p.m.) 6,950 sec. -ft.; Apr. 

29 (5 a.m.) 4,330 sec. -ft.; June 3 (:

measurement made on this day. 

 ecord; discharge computed on basis o: 

relation affected by ice.

May.

297 

1,150 

860 

481 

2,770

2,420 

1,880 

1.3JO 

512 

302

210 

162 

180 

1,080 

1,490

496 

395 

1,200 

755 

394

551 

1,700 

1,040 

341 

352

2,040 

1,470 

2,270 

3,140 

734 

367

Minimum

2.1 

9.8 

21

1.4

63 

30 

28 

101 

162 

37 

22 

14 

16

2.1

June

292 

4,040 

8,350 

3,930 

691

354 

1,180 

4,330 

4,010 

973

354 

208 

160 

1,930 

2,840

1,020 

304 

220 

466 

256

151 

106 

80 

65 

54

48 

42 

37 

39 

830

Mean

8.60 

37.7 

134

188

853 

207 

392 

1,277 

1,044 

1,245 

80.8 

118 

242

470

July

440 

187 

88 

53 

40

40 

38 

34 

37 

36

31 

30 

40 

44 

34

36 

43 

54 

56 

39

40 

34 

206 

409 

154

84 

53 

43 

34 

28 

22

Aug.

19 

17 

16 

15 

15

14 

110 

662 

525 

119

59 

37 

27 

39 

127

81 

59 

42 

28 

21

38 

88 

41 

24 

20

a 35 

a85 

24 

35 

195 

1,050

Per square 

mile

0.022 

.096 

.342

-.480

2.18 

.528 

1.00 

3.26 

2.66 

3.18 

.206 

.301 

.617

1.20

Sept.

1,020 

3,390 

1,310 

300 

173

144 

119 

102 

74 

57

43 

37 

30 

24 

24

22 

21 

20 

19 

16

35 

44 

35 

38 

41

30 

22 

19 

24 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.11 

.39

6.51

2.51 

.55 

1.15 

3.64 

3.07 

3.55 

.24 

.35 

.69

16.28

3 (4 a.m.) 6,050 sec. -ft.; Apr. 21 (7 p.m.) 

5 a.m.) 8,930 sec. -ft.; June 9 (4 a.m.)

records for Rocky River near Berea.
182 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°24'22", long. 81°53'13", in T. 6 N., R. 15 W., 

at Highway bridge Just below confluence of East and West Branches and f miles northwest of Berea, Cuyahoga County, Datum of gage is 649.9 feet above mear sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Cuyahoga County benchmark).

Drainage area.- 269 square miles.

Records available.- November 1923 to September 1935, September 1943 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 249 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 9.35 

TeeTTT minimum, 2.4 second-feet Oct. 5-7.

1923-35, 1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 17,000 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935, 

from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; maximum stage observed, 18.6 

feet June 29, 1924 (backwater caused by tornado); minimum discharge, 0.2 second-foot 

Sept. 2, 1932, Aug. 18, 19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 1933. 

Maximum stage known, 20.9 feet in March 1913.

Remarks. - Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-l~eight record, 

wnicn are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.O

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.0

a4

a6

a4

a3

5.4

6.4

5.7

25

77

44

22

15

12

11

16

16

15

23

18

14

14

Nov.

13

13

12

12

11

11

14

14

13

16

23

24

35

 28

20

18

16

15

16

17

16

15

12

15

16

44

281 134'

69

46

Dec.

35

35

30

29

25

22

22

23

22

 29

117

194

995

298

115

65

63

60

55

50

46

35

30

32

42

30

38

36

120

168

110

Month

Jan.

102

110

753

515

220

171

132

100

70

60

45

50,

60

85

 1,250

1,440

611

250

156

1,530

2,430

358

220

181

454

830

742

309

205

2,750

4,730

October .........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .................. .......

February .........................

March ...

Say*1.. ..... ....................

June ......................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

630

305

202

181

129

100

75

55

45

40

40

40

40

45

60

70

70

60

50

45

 40

35

30

30

25

25

25

25

_

-

Secondfoot-days

385.

989

2,971

56,234.

20,919

2 517

11! 655

30,775 

25, 288

27,335

1, 681

3,414.'

3,424

131,353.

Mar.

25

25

25

30

30

30

30

30

35

35

35

44

65

152

258

143

104

76

61

61

67

90

173

940

2,320

478

454

449

1,110

2,370

1,910

Apr.

1,910

5,960

2,110

613

2,610

1,680

526

279

216

181

152

134

115

100

90

484

863

323

209

1,270

4,100

848

410

409

1,270

2,290

586

514

296

227

-

Maximum

3 77

281

995

2 7,500

4,730 

630

2,370 

5,960 

3,450

*379

1 92O

ijeso

8,860

May

267

879

520

383

2,050

1,280

1,170

614

301

212

162

137

146

721

426

231

220

595

323

498

532

2,240

493

238

1,120

3,190

568

3,450

1,470

565

287

Minimum

2.5

11

22

2.4

45

25

25

90

137

31

15

7.4

13

2.5

June

227

5,050

8,860

988

400

271

1,190

1,700

565

258

156

110

83

3,220

2,500

400

227

202

258

140

97

72

60

47

41

38

35

31

31

78

-

Mean

12.

33. C

95. (

154

675

89.

376

1,026

911

54. ;

110

114

36O

July

90

42

26

24

21

27

40

34

34

25

31

29

43

46

32

25

54

94

52

36

36

46

379

165

69

51

44

29

22

20

15

Aug.

14

12

11

11

10

10

10

16

14

a!2

alO

a9

h7.4

a20

46

23

16

14

11

10

36

20

16

14

12

22

52

35

21

980

1,920

Per rciuare 

m.Me

t 0.046

i 1 123

i '.35B

.572

2 ,51

) .334

1.40

3.81 

3.03

3 .39

.201

.409

.424

1.34

Sept.

409

1,680

464

137

87

72

58

a45

a40

a30

a25

a20

a!9

a!8

a!6

a!5

14

14

13

13

15

38

47

35

22

17

15

14

16

16

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.14

.41

7.77

2 . 89

.35

1.61

4.25 

3. 49

3.78

.23

.47

.47

18.14

5,310 sec.-ft.; May 28 (7 p.m.) 5,730 sec.-ft.; June 3 (2 a.m.) 13,700 sec.-ft.; June 14 (7 p.m.) 

6,160 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Black 

River at Elyrla.

h Computed from tape-gage readings.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, 3, 19, 2O, Jan. 9-14, Pel. 6 to Mar. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 183

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°20'2? n , long. Sl-lO'Ol", in T. 5 I'., R. 7 W., at 

Hiram Kapids, Portage County, 0.6 mile downstream from Black Brook. Prior to Oct. 23, 

1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 14? square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947. August 1927 to December 1935 at site 

ssij miles downstream, published as Cuyahoga River near Hiram.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 5.36 . 

reetj; minimum, 24 second-feet July 4, Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 1.05 feet July 4.

1927-35, 1944-47: Maximum discharge, 2,260 second-feet Jan. 20, 1929 (gage height, 

8.2 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 5.1 second-feet Sept. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by East Branch Reservoir. 

 prior to Oct. 23, 1946.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 20 Aug. 20 to Sept. SO

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

27 1.7

34 1.9

42 2.2

61 2.5

84

114

171

252

2.8 

3.2 

4.0 

5.3

357

525

915

1,630

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

23

ea

34

49

1.7 69

1.9 97

2.1 134

2.4 215

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

43

42

39

38

37

36

35

35

34

37

45

S9

61

55

48

47

63

S3

83

77

60

51

41

38

41

46

42

38

35

34

Nov.

33

32

31

31

30

28

2S

30

32

32

36

51

56

49

42

38

40

42

40

38

36

34

33

31

33

63

114

124

124

111

-

Dec.

88

64

51

46

43

45

47

4S

47

»55

100

128

228

243

252

225

188

b!50

116

88

65

57

54

61

68

65

b57

107

156

b!78

b!93

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

Marob. .................

April... ...............

May. ...................

June. ..................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

b!78

]

2

2

63

25

40

b243

b225

b:

]

b]

90

48

16

b87

3

73

87

95

08

193

*320

b:

b4b:

92

37

>80

458

594

5

7

6

60

15

42

642

690

7

7

5

5

40

15

94

94

815

Secondfoot-days

1,463

1 442

3I313

60,895

11,679

6,514

11,181

20,807

14,127 12 , 366

1 540

1 352

2,'l54

87,958

Feb.

990

915

715

512

327

b246

b206

b!78

b!44

bl!9

blo4

b98

b95

95

117

142

165

185

bl93

blsl

b!54

b!29

bill

b94

80

74

b73

b72

_

-

-

liar.

72

71

b64

b56

b64

71

79

b91

97

101

»bl!6

bl44

200

410

642

840

815

609

454

335

282

268

310

467

690

613

666

666

613

609

66,6

Apr.

815

1,250

1,630

1,510

1,480

1,430

1,310

1,020

765

539

380

299

234

190

163

190

265

320

331

374

642

815

SIS

690

594.

618

613

585

494

396

-

Observed

Haximum

83

124

252

1,060

SI 5

990

840 1 1 630

1 ,250

1,510

90

76

209

1,630

Minimum

34

2S

45

22

73

72

56

163

185

Ac *D

27 

24

24

Mean

47.2

48 1

107

167

377

233

361

694

456

413

49.7 43 6

71 '.B

241

May

320 265'

228

211

262

346

450

476

433

357

275

214

185

200

214

222

222

225

219

292

296

446

530

599

690

915

965

1,250

1,090

940

790

June

642

765

1,140

1,510

1,340

1,020

840

790

604

512

412

331

265

265

252

228

214

203

183

158

135

112

90

71

59

53

51

49

46

46

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

-7.2

+7.5

+25.7

^2.2

+24.7

o C

-£ .O

+ 3.0

-2.3

+ '.7

-1.8

-.2

+6.2

-17.8

+3.0

July

45

43

40

36

33

33

35

36

37

39

40

41

40

38

41

51

73

76

SS

90

84

73

70

68

60

49

43

39

36

33

30

Aug.

29

28

28

SI

32

30

27

28

S4

39

41

'

<

t

12

12

13

45

46'

'

17

19

50

51

55

.

.

39

57

56

55

55

'

<

A

19

12

59

17

76

Sept.

94

141

188

209

200

172

139

109

82

56

41

34

31

29

28

26

26

24

26

32

38

51

51

47

45

44

46

48

49

48

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

40.0

55.6

133

165

402

231

364

692

457

411

49 .5

AQ a *a »o 

54.0

244

Psr square 

rile

0.272

. 378

.905

1.12

2.73

1.57

g ,43

4^71

3.11 2 80

!337

*«n

* 330

.367

1.66

Runoff in 

inchss

0.31

.42

1.04

15.21

3.15

 1.64

2 aft

 DO 5 26

3.' 58

3.12

39

39 Uo

22.56

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents in East Branch Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
184 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08'04", long. 81°32'49", at old Portage, Summit 

uounty, at highway bridge ! £ miles downstream fro.ti Little Cuyahoga River and 4 miles 

northwest of Akron.

Drainage area.- 405 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 418 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 8.74 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 15.

1921-35, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 3,820 second-feet Apr. 5, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 10.8 feet June 28, 1924; minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Aug. 27, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.47 foot),

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow 

regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. At Lake Rockwell, about 16 miles 

above gage, an average of 55 second-feet was diverted for municipal supply of city of 

Akron. Sewage from city enters river below station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 1 Sept. 1-30

0.7 43 2.6 544 1.1 58

.8 56 4.4 1,170 1.3 92

.9 72 7.0 2,250 1.5 134

1.0 92 8.2 2,830 2.1 289

1.6 343 3.4 672

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1347

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

61

60

51

68

70

46

52

79

73

64

56

174

80

84

94

88

107

448

240

154

158

128

116

107

119

123

81

104

107

109

80

Nov.

68

75

53

61

89

75

99

82

94

63

96

86

76

81

78

85

76

60

86

S3

85

82

83

62

68

94

230

282

281

132

-

Dec.

124

161

127

131

108

125

120

108

128

198

208

277

512

480

433

418

388

313

267

155

159

259

242

133

107

132

88

94

167

240

305

Jan.

272

425

640

624

512

480

433

345

282

275

158

175

175

190

496

759

725

691

657

1,020

1,280

948

759

912

1,060

1,130

1,170

1,060

984

1,400

1,900

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh. ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ........................... .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945-47 ............

Feb.

1,560

1,480

1,360

1,130

759

512

464

418

322

340

316

326

299

193

216

222

305

370

331

319

289

282

278

246

166

146

146

156

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3 381

2,965 

6,707

116,290

21 937

12^951

17 288

4l)l23

33,725

32 »491

5,664

6,394 

6,913

191,539

Mar.

145

128

147

141

147

153

146

151

146

225

260

303

289

401

560

691

810

861

742

608

512

448

480

742

1,210

1,020

912

1,020

1,170

1,280

1,440

Apr.

1,730

2,680

2,680

2,300

2,440

2,350

2,070

1,810

1,520

1,130

878

725

576

512

433

640

759

674

674

1,070

1,810

1,560

1,360

1,440

1,480

1,520

1,240

1,130

1,020

912

-

Maximum

448

282

512

1,850

1,900

1,560 

1,440

2,660 

2,350

2; 830

346

758 

647

2,830

May

793

742

674

691

1,060

948

948

912

878

776

674

592

633

759

SOB

576

708

759

776

948

1,130

1,520

1,280

1,090

1,770

2,350

1,900

1,900

2,160

1,770

1,400

Minimum

46

53

88

42

158

146

128

433

c7c O »O

134

75

78

61

46

June

1,240

2,350

2,830

2,390

2,300

2,160

2,540

2,390

2,120

1,810

1,360

1,090

861

810

793

691

592

624

544

496

424

398

341

223

193

194

191

155

134

247

-

Mean

109

98»8

216

319

708

463

558

1,371

1,088

1,083

T Q"* J.O3

206

230

525

July

199

159

147

75

132

123

177

151

134

167

180

152

145

159

184

184

189

217

246

251

251

346

326

247

225

183

143

172

140

133

127

Aug.

120

89

83

88

106

111

107

110

93

78

85

93

122

80

125

329

309

220

212

400

315

235

145

127

306

758

335

235

190

188

600

Per square 

nUe

Sept.

380

535

647

533

489

416

372

358

248

156

147

350

207

146

174

122

118

97

113

76

132

274

128

105

101

97

61

78

153

100

-

Runoff in 

inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 185

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23'44", long. 81°37'54", In T. 6 N., R. 12 W.,

 at highway bridge 1 mile northeast 'of Independence. Datura of gage is 584.14 feet

above mean sea level (levels by city of Cleveland). 

Drainage area.- 709 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1903 to July 1906, September 1921 to May 1923, September

lyy/ to December 1935, March 1940 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1921-22, 1927-35, 1940-47), 684 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 19.07

 feet); minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 2.43 feet).

1921-23, 1927-35, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1947; minimum, 14 

second-feet Nov. 30, 1930; minimum combined discharge of river and canal, 48 secondfeet Aug. 29, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow

 slightly regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. A small amount of water 

from Tuscarawas River is diverted into this basin at Portage Lakes. Water diverted 

into Ohio Canal at Brecksville, 6 miles above station, bypasses station; measurements 

of canal during water year 1946-47 are as follows:

Date

Oct. 15

Nov. 15

Dec. 9

Jan. 15

Feb. 20

Secondfeet

47.6

61.4

60.4

55.0

65.7

Date

Apr. 24

June 5

July 14

Aug. 12

Sept. 17

Secondfeet

53.0

51.1

61.4

56.4

48.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

138

107

104

100

109

104

81

113

116

122

111

258

238

126

149

145

142

689

511

289

238

226

198

178

172

268

160

143

169

153

170

Nov.

141

124

128

103

134

143

143

169

152

143

171

229

164

152

145

140

170

122

136

143

137

145

136

129

108

479

705

475

384

331

-

Dec.

208

226

234

212

200

195

190

179

175

273

572

854

1,700

1,000

768

606

626

492

413

309

265

316

350

340

238

186

192

368

492

549

445

Jan.

413

686

1,900

1,350

926

726

606

530

420

420

316

357

326

364

1,550

2,050

 1,550

1,150

950

3,080

3,140

1,800

1,300

1,400

1,850

2,050

2,050

1,700

1,450

3,540

5,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

~» May 

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,920

2,200

1,850

1,650

1,180

834

666

587

«92

474

474

456

452

406

587

530

530

587

511

474

427

401

376

370

296

247

233

231

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,827

5,981

13,173

207,681

45,350

20,441

33,263

82 , 502

68,730

63*412

10,463

10*936

11,359

371,437

liar.

232

224

240

238

237

231

237

252

243

263

378

408

480

946

1,020

1,030

1,050

1,100

1,010

822

716

705

911

2,000

3,320

2,050

1,750

1,750

2,420

3,380

3,620

Apr.

4,100

7,160

6,080

4,040

5,600

4,480

3,380

2,700

2,260

1,850

1,450

1,200

926

790

666

1,630

1,850

1,400

1,100

2,540

5,160

3,200

2,360

2,310

2,920

3,620

2,480

2,050

1,700

1,500

-

Maximum

689

705

1,700

4,500

5,400

2 920

3I620

7,160

5,760

8,440

2*310

1,440

8,440

May

1,300

1,450

1,200

1,150

3,020

2,360

2,200

1,750

1,450

1,250

1,020

879

856

1,600

1,200

975

95Q

1,350

1,180

2,050

2,190

4,200

2,530

1,900

3,420

5,760

3,800

5,600

4,280

3,440

2,420

Minimum

81

103

175

77

316

231

224

666

856

278

192

122

146

81

June

1,950

5,990

8,440

4,680

3,380

3,020

3,440

4,680

3,320

2,700

2,050

1,600

1,300

5,070

2,220

1,400

1,080

1,120

975

790

706

597

522

434

354

334

313

308

278

361

Msan

188

199

425

569

1,463

730

1,073

2,750

2,217

2,114

338

353

379

1,018

July

315

267

264

240

194

192

248

238

243

289

267

454

297

278

279

364

356

366

370

347

358

654

1,200

500

372

314

274

244

243

224

212

Aug.

197

189

162

160

171

185

178

170

172

157

122

148

158

200

156

334

398

292

277

316

538

357

282

237

246

837

560

359

288

780

2,310

Per squa-e 

mile

Sept.

834

1,440

1,000

729

600

514

423

396

347

278

233

223

525

300

225

238

202

196

177

185

165

498

300

223

195

181

172

146

170

244

Runoff in 

inches

863022 O - 49 - 13
186 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'45", long. 81°23«40", in 

T. IN., R. 10 W., 0.8 mile north of Mogadore, Summit County, and three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Fritch Outlet.

Drainage area.- 12.3 square miles.

Records available.- February 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 143 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 3.15 feet): 

minimum, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 21, 22 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1947; minimum, 0.6 seccnd-foot Sept. 

16-23, 1946; minimum ga^e height, 0.28 foot Sept. 16-21, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Mogadore Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and dischare In second-feet)

30 to Dec. 27,

ting table, water year 1946-47 (gage

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting control method used Oct.

June 23 to Sept. 30)

0.3 0.7 0.9 12 1.5 64

.4 1.5 1.0 16 1.6 75

.5 2.6 1.1 20 1.7 82

.6 4.2 1.2 26 1.9 93

.7 6.3 1.3 35 2.3 109

.S 8.9 1.4 48

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.8

l.S

 1.7

1.6

1.5

1.2" 1.3

1.6

3.4

1.8

1.3

2.8

3.9

3.1

1.5

1.3

2.1

9.8

6.0

3.1

.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.4

2.1

2.4

2.2

Nov.

1.9

1.6

1.7

14

19

18

18

17

16

15

13

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.4

4.8

5.0

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

9.6

2.9

1.0

1.0

2.1

-

Dec.

7.8

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.1

S.I

7.8

7.3

7.0

9.2

9.8

20

12

11

10

10

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.3

6.9

4.4

9.2

9.8

Jan.

9.8

12

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

17

18

17

16

16

21

20

19

19

19

19

20

20

19

15

24

22

Feb.

17

19

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

_

-

Month Seoondfoot-days

Octobsr. ......................... 67.6

November ......................... 201. 3

December ......................... 280.9

Calendar year ............

January .......................... 509.8

February ......................... 429

March ............................ 373.4

April ............................ 967

May................ .............. ! 010

June ......................'....... i t 246

July. ............................ 289.0

August ........................... 396.3

September ........................ ^97 5

Water year 1946-47 ............ 5,967.9

Mar.

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

11

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.8

10

13

16

16

16

16

25

22

20

Apr.

23

48

36

46

44

42

39

35

31

28

25

27

24

21

18

22

23

22

23

28

44

39

36

34

37

42

35

33

30

32

-

May

33

28

26

25

31

31

31

28

26

12

26

22

22

26

25

24

19

25

25

29

33

51

45

37

49

62

53

47

41

37

41

June

51

91

96

75

67

70

106

94

82

73

65

61

37

21

20

20

19

20

19

18

18

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

14

13

-

Maximum Minimum Mean

98

19 1.0 6.71

20 4.4 9.06

_

24 9.8 16.4

20 11 15.3 

25 9.5 12.0

48 18 32 2

62 12 32 . 6

106 12 41.5 12 68 9 32

24 5.0 12.8 

8.1 5.2 6.59

106 .8 16.4

July

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.6

8.3

7.8

7.5

9.5

11

11

10

9.5

11

11

8.9

6.8

6.8

Aug.

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.8

7.0

6.0

8.6

19

18

14

7.8

12

23

19

18

22

21

23

19

15

16

13

11

8.9

24

12

9.2

7.3

6.3

5.8

5.0

Per square 

mile

Sept.

5.3

7.5

7.0

6.3

7.5

7.5

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.3

6.0

6.6

8.1

7.5

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.5

6.3

6.0

6.5

7.8

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.2

6.0

5.S

-

Runoff in 

inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 187

Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road, Akron, Ohio

location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'35", long. 81°27'45", 

in T. 1 N., R. 10 W., at bridge on Massillon Road In Akron, Summit County, and 250 

feet upstream from Springfield Lake Outlet.

Drainage area.- 31.0 square miles.

Records available.- February 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 521 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 2.81 

reet i minimum, 4.4 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.34 foot).

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 25, 1947; minimum, 3.8 second-feet 

Sept. 18, 1946 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Prltch Lake and Mogadore Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 25, 

June 23 to Aug. 6, Aug. 8-29)

0.3 3.8 0.7 18 1.1

.4 6.2 .8 24 1.2

.5 9.3 .9 31 1.3

.6 13 1.0 40 1.4

'0 1.5 124

fr ' 1.6 154

- /8 1.8 218

98 2.1 312

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

9.3

10

6.0

6.4

5.9

4.9

18

10

19

6.2

5.4

8.0

51

19

11

7.3

6.4

5.9

5.9

8.3

9.0

11

11

7.0

7.0

7.3

Nov.

7.3

6.7

6.7

16

23

22

23

22

20

20

26

14

9.6

9.0

8.3

8.3

10

14

7.3

9.0

9.6

9.0

7.6

8.3

15

38

28

12

9.3

8.6

Dec.

13

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

28

27

50

47

25

19

18

20

16

15

14

16

15

17

18

16

15

15

23

17

19

17

Jan.

16

44

62

37

29

24

23

22

21

20

22

24

22

28

62

54

36

29

27

92

65

45

31

35

42

53

45

37

32

119

95

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

46

36

36

36

31

29

29

26

26

25

24

23

24

27

31

29

26

26

24

21

21

19

19

18

19

19

18

17

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

302. C

427.6

595

-

1 *725 293

885

2,020

2 451

2 '712 812

1, 162

602

13,986.6

Mar.

17

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

18

19

20

34

26

21

19

18

17

17

18

21

24

47

55

35

37

39

51

83

83

Apr.

1

72

56

67

57

61

61

60

55

52

48

43

44

41

37

34

67

62

50

47

38

141

Maximum

51

38

50

-

119

46

83

156

166

306

34

122

33

306

78

64

75

96

99

73

67

58

57

-

May

62

60

55

65

102

76

78

65

58

45

48

49

63

81

58

54

61

73

70

81

106

135

86

68

145

166

111

96

88

76

70

Minimum

4.9

6.7

13

-

16

17

17

34

45

26

19

17

12

4.9

June

92

275

224

135

111

114

306

227

164

154

136

124

105

66

57

50

43

51

43

37

36

33

31

29

27

28

26

27

27

34

-

Mean

9.74

14.3

19.2

-

41.7

25.9

28*5

67.3

79.1

93.7

23.0

37.5

20.1

38.3

July

26

24

22

21

20

20

21

19

21

20

24

21

19

21

27

28

26

23

22

21

22

34

34

26

23

22

22

24

21

19

19

Aug.

18

18

16

19

18

18

17

29

31

26

19

19

35

32

39

92

76

44

36

35

29

28

24

22

122

116

38

27

22

25

70

Sept.

29

26

22

20

27

24

22

21

19

18

18

33

30

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

22

33

16

15

13

12

12

12

16

14

-

Per square Runcff in 

mile inches
188 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'20", long-. 81°27'50", 

in T. 1 N., R. 10 W., in Akron, Summit County, 0.3 mile upstream from irouth and 3 miles 

downstream from Springfield Lake.

Drainage area.- 8.40 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year> 139 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 2.40 

reet); minimum, 0.79 second-foot (regulated) Dec. 4 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 17, 1947; minimum, 0.59 second-foot 

Sept. 2, 1946 (gage height, 0.55 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

tflow regulated by Springfield Lake

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

O.7 1.07 1.2 4.8 1.7 23 

.8 1.48 1.3 6.4 1.8 32 

.9 1.97 1.4 8.9 1.9 46 

l.O 2.6 1.5 12.5 2.1 78 

1.1 3.5 1.6 17 2.3 117

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.97 

1.87 

1.87 

1.81 

1.81

1.76 

1.76 

1.76 

1.76 

1.76

1.76 

4.1 

2.25 

2.03

1.97

1.87 

2.27 

8.1 

2.54 

1.75

2.38 

2.25 

2.19 

2.O8 

2.7

2.7 

2.38 

2.31 

2.25 

2.14 

2.14

Nov.

2.14 

2.14 

2.O8 

2.O8 

2.O8

2.03 

2.25 

2.19 

2.O8 

2.14

2.9

1.57 

1.15 

2.19 

2.19

2.31 

2.6 

2.38 

2.25 

2.25

2.44 

2.5 

2.25

1.97 

2.14

6.4 

4.6 

2.22 

3.0 

2.9

Dec.

3.O

2.7 

2.6 

1.48 

1.48

1.57 

1.69 

2.6 

1.99 

4.6

5.4 

8.7 

12 

6.4 

4.6

3.7 

3.8 

2.7 

3.1 

4.3

4.8 

4.5 

4.3 

3.6 

3.0

2.22 

2.O6 

4.0 

4.2 

3.6 

2.8

Jan.

2.38 

8.5 

16.5 

8.9 

7.8

4.9 

3.8 

3.3 

2.5 

2.7

2.9 

3.8 

3.2

4.5 

16

15 

8.6 

6.7 

5.7 

26

21 

14 

10 

11 

11

14 

12 

10 

9.5 

21 

16

Feb.

7.6 

5.9 

6.7 

5.2 

5.7

3.6 

2.25 

3 

4

6

6.7 

6.2 

7.1 

9.9 

10

7.6 

7 

6 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4

unnth SecondMonth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .................... . . .'

lendar year 

ary

h. ..................... .....

1. ...........................

ember ........................

72.29 

73.42 

117.49

-

303.18 

157.45 

288.2 

537. 0 

644.0 

775.1 

164.1 

454.14 

193.2

ter year 1946-47 ............ 3,779.57

Mar.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

6 

7 

10 

7.3

7.8 

7.3 

7.1 

6.9 

6.7

6.7 

7.3 

8.1 

14.5 

19

12.5 

14 

16 

22 

30 

27

Apr.

22 

50 

19 

20 

19

18 

15 

13 

12.5 

11.5

11 

9.9 

8.9 

8.6 

8.1

21 

19 

14 

11.5 

27

35 

20 

14 

18 

20

25 

20 

18 

15 

13

Maximum

8.1 

6.4 

12

-

26 

10 

30 

50 

54 

101 

8.4 

82 

17.5

101

May

14 

13 

12 

15.5 

27

2O 

20 

16 

13.5 

12

10.5 

9.5 

14 

24 

16.5

13.5 

16 

22 

18.5 

18

30 

54 

24

18 

41

47 

27 

23 

20 

19 

15.5

Minimum

1.75 

1.15 

1.48

-

2.38 

2.25 

4 

8.1 

9.5 

7.6 

2.8 

1.87 

3.0

1.15

June

14.5 

84 

81 

40

27

26 

101 

75 

43 

30

24 

20

17.5 

19 

17

15 

13.5 

16.5 

14 

12

10.5 

9.5 

8.6 

8.1 

7.8

7.8 

7.6 

8.1 

7.6 

9.5

Mean

2.33 

2.45 

3.79

-

9.78 

5.62 

9.30 

17.9 

20.8 

25.8 

5.S9 

14.6 

6.44

10.4

July

8.4 

7.1 

6.4 

6.1 

5.7

5.5 

5.7 

5.4 

5.5 

5.5

5.7 

5.7 

5.5 

5.2 

5.9

6.1 

5.5 

5.1 

4.8 

4.3

4.3 

7.O 

7.3 

5.4 

4.5

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.3 

3.0 

2.8

Aug.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2

1

2

1 

1 

1 

4

37 

82 

26

14 

16

12 

8 

7 

6 

36

74 

27 

18 

14 

11 

29

Per square 

mile

.6 

.44 

.38 

38 

25

14 

03 

O3 

O3 

97

03 

87 

87 

92 

6

5 

5

6 

3 

2

5

Sept.

17.5 

12.5 

9.5 

8.1 

8.6

8.1 

6.9 

6.1 

5.5 

5.1

4.6 

11 

11.5 

6.7 

5.7

5.2 

4.6 

4.2

4.0 

3.7

4.3 

8.4 

5.2 

4.5 

3.8

3.5 

3.2 

3.O 

4.2 

4.O

Runoff in 

inches

Hote.- No gage-height record Feb. 8-1O, Feb. 17 to Mar. 13, Apr. 2-8, Apr. 21 to May 1; discharge 

computed on basis of weather records, operation of gates at Springfield Lake, and records for Little 

Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road, Akron.
STREAM TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 189

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37'51", long. 81°24'13", at city waterworks, 800

feet downstream from East Branch, 1 mile southeast of Willoughby, Lake County, and

5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 251 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaPle.- July 1925 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 291 second-feet (not including diversion). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge- during year, 14,400 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 13.70

reet); minimum daily, 24 second-feet Oct. 5, 8.

1925-35, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 24,000 second-feet (revised) June 26, 1931

(gage height, 9.90 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 3.0 second-feet

July 25, 26, 1934.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1913, reached a stage of 17.3 feet, present datum, f:-om floodmarks. 

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as snown in tne following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

684 

714

Water 

year

1929 

1931

Date

Jan. 19 

June 26

Gage height 

(feet)

9.4 

9.90

Discharge 

(second-fee*,)

22,000 

24,000

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Water diverted at dam just above station for municipal supply of city of Willoughby.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

30

33

30

27

24

25

25

24

25

26

29

64

88

56

44

39

38

167

146

79

57

54

44

42

48

59

59

48

45

42

44

Nov.

44

42

44

42

41

41

41

44

45

45

64

96

71

56

52

50

56

59

57

52

50

50

46

45

50

245

380

177

118

92

-

Dec.

79

68

71

64

62

62

64

62

59

82

337

499

993

410

218

158

197

171

124

132

111

104

98

138

135

11-5

111

354

394

320

141

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April. ...... ..........

May. ...................

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

146

1,

296

250

598

258

194

146

135

132

135

143

*

204

200

233

1,350

1,130

581

504

207

1,800

1,850

408

550

151

985

810

2,

7O3

599

288

300

2,520

Feb.

723

4

3

2

52

D8

50

190

160

1

1

1

30

20

10

110

110

1

1

1

20

30

BO

210

270

2

2

1

50

20

30

»160

140

1

1

20

30

35

75

70

70

35

Mar.

65

55

JO

JO

75

1

1

30

90

DO

20

150

250

5

1,3

1,8

50

30

SO

1,060

554

3

3

2

39

12

32

328

362

3

7

1,6

34

53

DO

1,730

778

e

5

8

1,0

35

59

D4

30

1,290

Apr.

1,650

3,970

1,780

915

3,320

1,610

745

502

399

324

280

269

243

211

190

650

828

432

308

1,380

2,41O

825

522

574

836

1,250

771

691

451

367

Observed

Secondfoot-days

1,561

2 295

c 934

81,184

20,806

5,078 

17,845

28,703

26,462

23,438

3, 823

3,058

1 , 948

140,951

Maximum

167

380

QQ7

2,520

2.6OO

723

1,860

3,970

2,500

5,620

745

1,600

£05

5,620

Minimum

24

41

59

18

132

65

65

190

246

74

45

29

29

24

Mean

50.4

76.5

191

222

671

181

576

957

854

781

123

64^9

386

May

332

497

417

493

2,440

1,250

1,130

733

481

358

288

246

334

745

471

328

358

825

446

446

1,050

2,100

734

446

1,890

2,500

884

1,900

1,090

784

466

June

382

5,270

5,620

1,130

667

497

964

1,13O

554

371

275

226

194

2,770

866

507

345

275

230

183

150

125

105

92

90

87

87

87

74

85

Diversion

(mean

secondfeet )t

2.17

2.03

2.01

2.01

1.99

2il2

1.97

1.52

2.19

g 42

2 » 67

? ^9^

2.14

July

79

68

61

56

52

54

76

70

66

76

134

142

87

68

64

66

97

1O3

92

110

110

745

689

194

103

74

72

63

56

51

45

Aug.

42

38

39

43

42

36

34

31

31

33

30

29

31

50

HO

2

59

51

43

36

33

42

51

43

38

50

48

42

36

38

29

1,600

Sept.

283

197

143

83

68

59

54

49

45

41

36

35

35

35

35

36

33

31

30

29

34

162

85

54

42

36

36

38

45

59

Adjusted for diversion

Mnan Per scuare Mean mile

52.6 C.210

78.5 .313

193 .769

224 .892

673 2.68

133 .729

578 2.30

959 3.82

856 3.41

783 3.12

125 .498

101 .402

67 .3 . 268

388 1.55

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.35

.89

12.15

3.09

.76

2.65

4.26

3. 93

sUa

.57

.46

.30

2O. 98

Peak discharge.- Jan. 3O (7 p.m.) 6,820 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (11 

4,700 sec.-ft.; June 2 (11 p.m.) 14,40O sec.-ft.; June 14 (12 n 

4,480 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of city of Willoughby.

Note,- stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 23, Feb.

a.m.) 5,900 sec.-ft.;.Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 

.) 5,540 sec.-ft.; Aug. 31 (1 a.m.)

4 to Mar. 12.
190 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Grand River near North Bristol, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°24'45", long. 80°54'45", in T. 6 N.. R. 5 W.,

at highway bridge, an eighth of a mile downstream from Center Creek ard 2$ miles

west of North Bristol, Trumbull County. 

Drainage area.- 89.7 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to November 1947 (discontinued). 

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 second-feet Jure 3 (gage

height, 12.80 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 1.

1947: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 34 second-feet Oct. 4

(gage height, 3.75 feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 13, 17, 18.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 2,950 second-feet Feb. 23, 1945, June 3, 1947 (gage

height, 12.80 feet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 25, 1946. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair, and those for

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.2

4.2

3.0

2.5

2.8

4.2

3.7

2.4

3.1

3.6

4.0

6.6

11

4.7

3.4

4.0

3.7

12

a30

12

6.0

6.8

6.0

5.1

5.1

6.S

7.6

6.2

7.0

6.2

6.2

Kov.

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.4

7.0

6.8

6.2

6.4

6.8

7.2

8.0

14

12

8.8

9.0

9.7

9.7

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.3

8.3

7.2

6.2

6.4

15

198

136

60

a35

-

Dec.

a!8

13

14

12

 11

11

14

13

9.2

12

103

155

516

348

117

49

42

b50

b40

24

19

18

16

24

36

30

24

a loo

a450

a310

112

Jan.

64

70

558

580

287

123

64

45

36

30

29

b35

*b60

78

46O

708

396

162

88

403

1,120

a* 80

a!80

78

334

344

384

184

545

272

1,450

Feb.

489

158

bSO

b50

b35

b30

b25

al9

a!7

a!6

a!7

a!7

*b!8

b20

b20

b25

b25

b30

b25

b20

a!7

al4

al2

all

all

alO

alO

alo

_

.

-

Mar.

b9

b9

b9

b9

b9

blO

bll

al4

b!8

b20

b25

b35

b45

70

125

a460

also

a80

a70

a65

a70

a80

a!30

a400

a500

a!50

alOO

also

a250

a4oO

a600

Apr.

a80O

al.100

881

262

584

820

251

a!50

alOO

76

58

52

48

37

30

432

365

161

82

128

1,110

481

167

110

218

602

279

140

88

62

-

Hay

52

96

112

74

271

274

a210

al20

a8O

54

37

27

25

98

90

56

41

123

125

349

279

822

398

a340

a700

a950

a700

al,100

a700

324

134

June

70

829

2,290

496

145

76

1OO

637

288

al2o

48

31

26

317

930

a200

alOO

a50

a35

23

17

13

10

8.3

7.2

7.6

8.3

5.3

5.1

4.7

July

5.3

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.2

5.4

7.0

7.0

7.4

8.8

a!2

18

11

19

20

42

32

31

23

16

21

42

18

11

8.8

7.8

7.6

7.2

6.4

5.8

Aug.

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.2

5.6

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

4.7

72

Sept.

a50

a35

a25

a20

a!5

a!2

alO

a8

a7

a6

a6

as

as

a4

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.7

6.6

a6

aS

a4

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.1

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (7 a.m.) 1,410 see.-ft.; Jan. 31 (10 a.m.) 1,790 see.-ft.; Apr. 2 (tj 

unknown) about 1,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 21 (l p.m.) 1.53O sec.-ft.; June 3 (3 a.m.) 2,950 sec.-ft.: 

June 15 (5 a.m.) 1,190 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for station near Rome.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

5.4

4.4

3.8

22

7.8

4.9

Kov.

6.8

5.8

5.4

8.4

15

9.2

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.7

Kov.

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

8.0

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

Nov.

9.7

7.4

6.6

7.4

10

8.5

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

3.8

4.4

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.0

Nov.

7.4

6.8

.

_

_

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.7

5.6

8.8

8.3

Kov.

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

May. .

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

November 1-20. ...................

Secondfoot-days

2,710.2

27,825.9

277.6

44,710.6

156.4

Maximum

198

516

1,640

50

2,290

15

Minimum

9.2

1.4

29

3.6

2.2

5.4

Mean

87.4

76.2

9.25

122

7.82

Per siuare 

mile

.974

.849

.491

152

.103

1.36

.087

Runoff in 

inches

1.12

11.53

.51

2.86

.11

18.52

.07

.06
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Grand River near Rome, Ohio

191

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°36'20", long. 80°53'40", In T. 9 N., R. 4 W., 

at oridge on U. S. Highway 6, 2£ miles upstream from Mud Creek and 2f miles west of 

Rome, Ashtabula County.

Drainage area.- 276 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to November 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet June 4 (gage 

neignt, 17.25 feet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 1.

1947: Maximum discharge during period October to November, 41 second-feet Nov. 7 

(gage height, 2.23 feet); minimum, 8.1 second-feet Oct. 13.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 4,530 second-feet Dec. 31, 1942 (gage height, 20.0 

feet); minimum, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 28, 29, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

discharge, in second-feet, 1946-4-7 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.1

5.0

5.4

5.9

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.6

6.1

5.9

7.5

11

18

19

15

11

17

37

61

49

30

19

15

13

14

14

18

18

16

14

Nov.

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

16

22

31

32

26

21

19

20

22

21

19

18

17

16

16

38

169

225

225

169

Dec.

99

61

42

»32

30

31

30

29

30

32

92

214

652

652

550

437

258

162

144

144

113

80

65

74

96

113

92

260

601

550

408

Jan.

324

267

688

796

742

724

635

300

160

120

100

110

»140

233

956

1,240

1,180

l.OOO

650

850

1,460

1,100

800

750

900

1,130

1,200

1,030

742

789

1,780

Feb.

1,680

1,300

750

350

220

150

110

95

85

80

80

80

80

*S5

85

95

100

110

95

70

50

40

35

30

30

30

25

25

_

-

Har.

25

25

25

30

30

30

30

35

40

50

65

90

ISO

1,130

1,380

1,240

940

567

324

249

267

285

422

778

1,160

1,050

886

760

778

1,010

1,320

Apr.

1,810

2,530

2,810

2,280

2,140

2,080

1,760

1,340

742

381

267

217

193

162

134

273

688

652

567

560

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,160

760

976

1,010

994

706

381

Hay

249

267

381

357

706

832

868

778

550

369

233

155

127

225

357

294

233

324

346

422

648

1,560

1,360

1,200

1,140

1,780

1,710

1,810

1,840

1,710

1,460

June

904

1,130

2,690

2,990

2,730

1,660

1,010

1,090

814

814

6O1

285

152

172

670

958

1,070

652

285

155

102

73

56

46

41

36

37

44

36

31

-

July

28

26

25

23

21

19

19

20

20

21

25

31

63

75

34

37

60

86

110

110

SO

56

83

92

73

38

25

20

18

16

15

Aug.

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

10

13

25

16

15

13

12

15

15

13

14

17

15

13

12

11

11

34

880

Sept.

814

408

193

113

72

41

28

23

19

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

13

15

18

18

15

12

11

10

11

-

* Winter discharge measurement 

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation

ide on this day.

iffected by ice Jan. 8-13,

1947

18-20, 22-25, Feb. 2 to Mar. 13.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Oct.

11

12

12

12

11

18

18

12

Hov.

31

30

27

25

27

35

39

32

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

9.6

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.3

9.0

9.0

9.0

Hov.

25

21

19

19

18

19

21

21

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

9.4

9.6

10

12

14

16

18

19

Hov.

21

23

25

23

-

-

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

18

18

20

22

24

28

Hov.

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Month

October 1946. ...................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January 1947 ....................

April ............................

toy.......... ....................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Hovember 1-20 ....................

Secondfoot-daya

479.7

1,266

6,173

88,220.1

22,896

5,965

24,291

21,334

1,369

1,979

134,338.3

501

Maximum

61

225

652

1,900

1,780

1,680

1,380

2,810

1,840

2,990

110

880

814

2,990

28

39

Minimum

5.0

12

29

4.0

100

25

25

134

127

31

15

9.8

10

5.0

8.3

18

Mean

15.5

42.2

199

242

739

213

490

1,070

784

711

44.2

41.3

66.0

368

14.0

25.0

Per squa-e 

mile

o.Ofe,

.If3

.7fl

.8T7

2.6f

.7T2

1.7f

3.8f

2.84

2.5f .ieo

.IE'0

.2T9

1.3?

.Ofl

.on

Runoff In 

inches

0.06

.83

11.88

3.09

.80

2.05

4.33

3.27

2.88

.18

.17

.27

18.10

.06

.07
192 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Grand River near Madison, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°44'26", long. 81 0 02'48", at highwsy bridge,

nail a mile upstream from Griswold Creek and 2 miles south of Madison, I^ke County.

Datum of gage is 674.47 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, 

Drainage area.- 58? square miles.

Records available.- July 1922 to December 1935, February 1938 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 634 second-feet. 

iixtr ernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 9.60

reet);;minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1922-35, 1938-47: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Jan. 19, 19?9; maximum

gage height, 12.15 feet Feb. 22, 1945 (backwater from ice); practically no flow July 31,

Aug. 1-2, 1934. 

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are pcor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 3-19,

June 21 to July 22, July 27 to Aug. 31 )

Oct. 1 to June c June 3 to Sept. 3O

0.6 2.5 1.8 115 

.7 4.6 2.2 199 

.8 8.0 2.6 310 

1.0 19 3.0 450 

1.2 35 3.5 670 

1.5 70 4.0 930

5.0 1,610 

6.0 2,590 

7.0 3,850 

7.8 5,180 

8.8 7,180

1.0 5.8 2.0 123 

1.1 12 2.3 191 

1.3 28 2.6 281 

1.5 48 3.0 43T 

1.7 76 3.6 714 

Note.- Same as preceding

table above 3.8 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.5 

4.9 

4.9 

5.2 

5.2

4.6 

4.4 

5.8 

7.2 

5.5

5.5 

14 

18 

12 

12

24 

25 

39 

32 

47

80 

69 

52 

35

27

24

20 

18 

18 

20 

26

Nov.

21 

20 

18

18 

16

16 

16 

17 

17 

18

26 

31 

33 

49 

55

45 

40 

34 

32 

32

34 

33 

29 

27 

27

88 

386 

567 

387 

301

Dec.

212 

134 

96 

75 

»60

57 

58 

6O 

61 

67

142 

472 

1,490 

1,500 

875

622 

524 

478 

366 

227

219 

172 

144 

199 

283

274 

199 

898 

1,730 

1,250 

720

Jan.

554 

554 

1,860 

2,260 

1,OOO

700 

450 

320 

260 

250

240 

232 

295 

 477 

2,840

3,700 

2,480 

1,570 

1,250 

1,700

4,450 

2,370 

1,300 

1,530 

2,640

2,810 

2,810 

1,860 

1,250 

2,200 

6,180

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

&ry

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak, discharge.- J

8,800 sec. -ft.: May 

7,590 sec. -ft.

an. 31 (1 p.m 

26 (5 p.m.) 5

Feb.

3,850 

2,320 

1,820 

1,220 

720

400 

300 

250 

220 

210

200 

200 

200 

210 

22O

230 

250 

270 

250 

180

130 

110 

90 

80 

75

75 

75 

75

Secondfoot-clays

670.7 

2,433 

13,664

201,782.5

52,392 

14,230 

38,430 

73,137 

56,504 

52,377 

4,507 

854 

3,791

312,989.7

Mar.

75 

75 

75 

75 

80

80 

85 

95 

105 

115

130 

160 

400 

3,23O 

4,450

2,540 

1,570 

1,100 

950 

900

800 

900 

1,530 

2,810 

3,850

2,060 

1,390 

1,360 

1,730 

2,540 

3,170

Apr.

4,150 

6,380 

6,98O 

4,450 

6,64O

7,180 

3,420 

2,160 

1,360 

848

572 

462 

405 

366

316

460 

1,770 

1,280 

930 

1,230

4,610 

3,420 

2,320 

1,910 

1,530

2,160 

2,010 

1,690 

1,280 

848

Maximum

80 

567 

1,730

6.33O

6,180 

3,850 

4,450 

7,180 

5,180 

8,220 

960 

277 

1,320

8,220

May

745 

82C 

1,O50 

902 

2,000

2,540 

2,010 

1,860 

1,220 

820

554 

394 

326 

511 

770

646 

576 

1,960 

1,220 

990

1,460 

4,980 

3,170 

1,820 

2,010

5,180 

4,150 

3,050 

3,630 

2,930 

2,210

Minimum

4.4 

16 

57

3.0

232 

75 

75 

316 

326 

49 

23 

12 

14

4.4

June

1,530 

2,640 

8,22O 

6,180 

4.45O

3,560 

3,950 

6,98O 

2,830 

1,390

1,110 

740 

443 

95O 

1,320

1,650 

1,420 

1,140 

633 

344

203 

151 

108 

84 

72

64 

56 

53 

57 

49

Mean

21.6 

81.1 

441

553

1,690 

SOB 

1,240 

2,438 

1,832 

1,746 

145 

27.5 

126

858

July

40 

33 

29 

26 

25

23 

26 

24 

23 

24

27 

4O 

49 

84 

106

81 

120 

193 

158 

167

151 

498 

960 

766 

351

183 

110 

66 

53 

39 

32

Aug.

27 

25 

25 

25 

21

19 

18 

16 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

33 

34 

26 

22

18

15 

19 

18 

16 

18

18 

17 

14 

14 

30 

277

Per square 

mile

0.037 

.138 

.751

.942

2.88 

.865 

2.11 

4.15 

3.11 

2.97 

.247 

.047 

.215

1.46

Sept.

1,320 

902 

452 

236 

151

110 

68 

56 

45 

36

30 

26 

22 

19 

18

17 

15 

14 

14 

14

15 

38 

26 

24 

23

24 

22

18 

18 

18

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.15 

.87

12.78

3.32 

.90 

2.43 

4.63 

3.58 

3.31 

.28 

.05 

.24

19.80

.) 6,580 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (2 a.m.) 7,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (1O p.m.) 

,780 sec. -ft. 5 June 3 (3 p.m.) 8,90O sec. -ft.; June 8 (6 a.m.)

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Jan. 5-11, 23, Feb. 6 to Mar. 13, Mar. 18-22 

(no gage-height record Feb. 21 to Mar. 11; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for station near Rome).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 193

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'55", long. 80°56'05", in T. 8 N., R. 5 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 534, 1.4 miles south of Windsor, Ashtabula Courty, and l 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 26.4 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 7.63 

reet); no flow part of day Oct. 24, 25.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 1,740 second-feet Feb. 22, 1945 (gage height, 8.27 

feet), from rating curve extended above 840 second-feet; no flow.Aug. 20, 21, 1943, 

and part of day Oct. 24, 25, 1946.

Remarks^- Records good except those below 5 second-feet or those for periods of ice 

errect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

4.7

3.2

.9

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.5

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.9

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.2

4.7

2.6

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.4

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

22

43

15

8.2

5.8

Dec.

4.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

*2.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.4

7.4

46

90

140

32

13

9.3

bll

b!3

b7

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.3

11

15

10

6.7

b!40

91

b30

b!5

Jan.

blO

20

170

63

b25

b!4

blO

10

8.9

8.6

9.7

18

*25

68

372

140

60

29

26

413

186

26

28

49

389

117

64

30

20

307

335

Month

October ................. ........

November .........................

December .........................

Cslendar year 1946 ............

Janusry ..........................

Februsry .........................

March ................ ...........

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

Septsmber ........................

Watsr year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

40

25

18

b!6

b!4

bll

b9

b8

b6

b5

b5

b5

*7.2

9.2

22

43

41

33

b25

b!8

blO

b7

b5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

_

-

Secondfoot-dsys

27.4

135.'

740."

9,485.'

3,051.i

402.'

2,023."

3 227 2)234. c

1,649." 39 '

460 '.I

100. E

14,092.!

liar.

b4

b4

b4

b4

b4

5.8

7.9

12

14

17

b20

b40

b80

b400

159

50

29

18

21

30

37

39

97

*225

215

29

40

58

62

108

190

Apr.

300

652

196

57

424

151

38

24

22

19

16

17

16

12

11

108

88

30

20

143

419

53

30

34

79

153

38

36

23

18

Maximum

4.7

t 43

140

' 597

413

I 43

400

652

i 339

586

> 3.0

369

> 30

652

Peak discharge.- Jan. 30 (10 p.m.) 1,120 sec. -ft.! Apr

May

16

30

37

30

201

53

63

36

22

16

12

8.3 9."

36

24

16

19

41

26

54

137

256

32

18

339

304

44

242

53

36

23

Minimum

0.1

1.0

2.8

.1

8.§

4

11

8.3

1.6

.8

.6

.8

.1

June

16

586

422

52

32

33

166

115

38

22

14

9.2

7.6

28

37

22

13

7.9

5.4

3.7

3.0

2.4

2,1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

Mean

0 .8(

4.51 23 9

26.0

98.4

14.4

65.3

108

72.1

55.0

1.27

14.9

3.35

38.6

July

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.7

2.4

3.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

Aug.

0.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

1.0

5.1

2.6

1.7

1.4

2.0

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.3

50

369

Per square 

mile

O.C33

.171

.f05

,P85

3.7$

.545

2.47

4.09

2.75

2.08

.048

.564

.127

1.46

Sept.

30

16

8.8

5.1

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.8

1.8

1-6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.04

.19

1.04

13.37

4.30

.57

2.85

4.56

3.17

2 .32

[06

.65

.14

19.89

2 (1 p.m.) 998 sec. -ft.; Apr. 21 (2 a.m.)

887 sec _.., ___ __ ,_ _ ,.__, _.... . __., 

(3:30 a.m.) 942 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this.day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

1,500 sec.-ft.J Aug. 31
194 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°39'05", long. 80°50'10", in T. 1C N., R. 4 W., 

at nignway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Plum Creek, 1.4 miles southeast of village 

of Rock Creek, Ashtabula County, 1? miles downstream from Sugar Creek snd 3 miles UDstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 56.6 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 second-feet June 3 (gage \ eight, 6.80 

reet) ; no flow at times in October and August.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1947; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-lreight record, 

wnich are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 26)

0.1 

.2

O. 

.1 

.7 

2.2 

5.3 

10

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

141

199

2.6 

2.9 

3.5 

4.3 

5.1 

5.9

274

380

645

1,060

1,590

2,250

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 19.'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

1.9

12

14

7.2

3.8

2.2

1.2

1.1

1.6

1.1

2.7

2.4

1.2

1.0

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.6

.7

.8

.8

.7

1.8

3.5

7.2

4.9

2.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.9

27

133

50

25

15

-

Dec.

11

8.2

5.8

*5.3

5.3

6.7

11

9.1

7.2

14

98

154

487

149

50

34

48

55

30

25

18

15

15

20

29

26

30

204

174

112

50

Jan.

35

80

559

271

94

50

40

35

30

25

25

37

*42

78

67O

523

258

107

59

538

632

a250

a60

a70

alSO

360

342

148

74

408

965

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ....................... .

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

294

104

69

45

a30

a20

a!6

a!4

a!3

12

12

13

13

*14

16

20

25

25

20

17

14

12

10

9

9

8

8

8

_

-

Secondfoot-days

53.4

292. 3

1, 906^6

21,937.9

7,045

870

4,678

8, 069

6,861

7,283.5

323. ' 202!?

402.0

37,986.8

Mar.

s

s

8

8

8

9

11

15

25

30

40

60

150

500

441

189

80

60

60

63

69

98

222

443

536

10S

92

alSO

a200

392

595

Apr.

795

1,090

660

246

800

559

213

86

66

56

43

42

37

31

26

164

272

loo

54

303

870

398

133

91

153

420

164

96

55

41

Maximum

14

133

487

862

965

294

595

1,090

950

2,200

84

185

210

2,200

May

36

84

98

97

454

340

274

204

88

51

36

28

24

89

108

51

62

152

77

148

508

695

214

71

432

950

364

489

406

159

72

Minimum

0

. 6

5.3

0

25

8

8

26

24

2.7

.5

0

.5

0

June

43

51S

2,200

950

loo

150

900

514

208

S3

36

25

19

152

745

372

113

52

34

23

16

11

8.2

6.3

6.3

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.5

2.7

-

Mean

1.72

9. 74

6l!s

60.1

227

31.1

151

269

221

243

10.4

6.54

13.4

104

July

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.1

.7

.5

.6

.7

.6

.7

1.2

3.5

17

7.7

8.2

40

28

19

14

9.6

11

23

84

25

9.6

4.5

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.0

.8

Aug.

0.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

O

0

o

0

0

.1

5.8

2.0

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.5

1.1

.5

.4

.4

1.7

135

Per square mile

0.030

.172

1.09

1.06

4.01

.549

2. 67

4.75

3.90

4.29

m 1 J.O* RA.

 116

.237

1.84

Sept.

210

62

35

25

16

11

7.7

5.3

3.8

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

2.7

1.4

1.1

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

1.0

1.0

'Runoff in 

inches

0.04

. 19

1.26

14.44

4. 62

.57

3.06

5*30

4 50

4.' 79

.21

.13

.26

24.95

Peak discharge.- Jan. 3O (11 p.m.) 1,420 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (1 p.m.) 1,-420 sec.-ft.; Aer. 5 (11 a.m.) 

1,Z4O sec.-ft.; May 21 (8 p.m.) 1,310 sec.-ft."; May 2B (2 a.m.) 1,280 sec.-ft.; June 3 (2 a.m.) 

3,150 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-20, 24, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6-10, 

Feb. 4, Feb. 10 to Mar. 14.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 195

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°45'10", long. 80°48'00", in T. UN., R. 3 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 307, if miles northwest of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, 

and 3-J miles downstream from Griggs Creek.

Drainage area.- 78.3 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 8.50 

reet); no flow at times.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 5,900 second-feet May 16, 1942 (gage height, 9.5 feet); 

no. flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

O 

0

.1

0 

0

0 

0 

1.8 

.3 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 

.3 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2 

1.3 

1.8 

2.0

2.2 

2.2

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

35 

251 

137 

58 

32

Dec.

20 

12 

8.8 

6.9 

5.7

5.4 

5.7 

6.3 

6.9 

11

99 

164 

47*

230 

76

40 

87 

147 

79 

40

28 

19 

19 

54 

71

49 

28 

437 

420

193 

85

Jan.

59 

104 

740 

a600

179

79 

42 

28

15 

14

12 

21 

37 

*99 

MS

675

277 

112 

65 

494

861 

176 

160 

a90 

8200

460 

489 

181 

99 

752 

1,500

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

3,260 sec. -ft. j Hay 3,960 seo.^ft.

Feb.

297 

109 

84 

60 

40

30 

25 

25 

20 

20

20 

20 

22 

*24 

35

45

50 

45 

35 

30

25

19 

16 

14

13

12

11 

11

Seoondfoot-days

1.6 

528.5 

2,927.7

29,434.9

9,565 

1,157 

7,854 

10,852 

8,759 

7,440.0 

1,519.£ 

10.fi 

39.4

50,654.0

Mar.

11 

11 

11 

12 

13

14 

22 

40 

56 

63

'SI 

174 

382 

1,100 

968

345 

168 

alOO 

385 

380

allO 

a200 

446 

913 

804

137 

103 

132 

251 

460 

562

Apr.

780 

1,670 

938 

275 

1,920

905 

198 

82 

61 

62

48 

44 

37 

28 

18

148 

425 

143 

70 

291

1,160 

312 

112 

80

161

394 

195 

165 

81 

49

Maximum

1.2 

251 

474

1,700

1,500 

297 

1,100 

1,920 

1,290 

2,200 

572 

3.6 

11

2,200

May

53 

207 

199 

270 

625

422 

345 

275 

156 

81

48 

31 

29 

64 

81

55

61 

394 

197 

206

514 

1,160 

266 

87 

310

1,290 

410

318 

357 

170 

78

Minimum

0 

0 

5.4

0

12 

11 

11 

18 

29 

1.4 

0 

0 

0

0

June

42 

648 

2,200 

342 

92

136 

1,190 

1,900 

295 

85

38 

24 

16 

24 

142

123 

52 

28

18 

11

7.5 

5.4 

4.0 

2.9 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.3 

1.4

Mean

0.05 

17.6 

94.4

80.6

309 

41.3 

253 

362 

283 

248 

49.0 

.34 

1.31

139

July

0.6 

.4 

.2

.1 

0

o .1 

.1

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.7 

1.0 

2.3

13 

83 

43 

29

13

7.J> 

70 

572 

368 

153

83 

41 

17 

8.8 

6.3 

4.8

Aug.

3.6 

2.7 

1.8 

1.0 

.5

.4 

.3

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

Sept.

0.6 

8.7 

11 

6.3 

4.8

3.8 

2.2 

1.0 

.5 

.3

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.1

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

O.OC064 0.0007 

.2?5 .25 

1.21 1.40

1.03 13.99

3.9? 4.55 

.527 .55 

3.23 3.72 

4.62 5.16 

3.61 4.16 

3.17 3.54 

.626 .72 

.OC43 .005 

.017 .02

1.78 24.08

an., 31 {6 a.m.) 2,170 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (8 p.m.) 2,120 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (4 p.m.) 

26 {7 a.m.) 1,860 sec. -ft. j June 3 (7 a.m.) 3,340 sec. -ft. j June 7 (11 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record? discharge computed on basis of records for Grand River near North Bristol 

and Rock Creek near Rock Creek.

Mote.- Staee-diseharge relation affected by ice Feb. 4-12, Feb. 15 to Mar. 5.
196 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°51'19", long. 80°45'43", at highway bridge,

1 mile upstream from Hubbard Run, ! £ miles southeast of Ashtabula, Ashtabula County,

and 65 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.- 118 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaole.- -July 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to November 1947 (discontinued), 

Average discharge.- 19 years, 144 second-feet.

.Extremes.- ia4b'-47; Maxinum discharge during year, 7,500 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 

 8.43 feet); no flow Oct. 1-11.

1947: Maximum discharge during October and November, 6.5 second-feet Nov. 6 (gage

height, 1.13 feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 17, 18, 23-27.

1924-35, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet May 16, 1942 (gage height,

9.67 feet); no flow at times during 1925-35, 1939-47. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47 

1946-47

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

5.3

2.4

1.3

.7

.7

5.9

5.6

2.9

10

5.6

5.3

3.2

2.6

4.0

2.4

1.3

.9

.6

1.1

Nov.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.6

3.6

6.9

8.7

15

13

8.0

5.8

6.4

4.5

4.0

4.9

4.9

4.5

3.2

2.6

4.0

15

340

166

67

40

-

Dec.

27

27

16

16

11

9.3

10

10

9.3

12

83

150

561

288

90

56

147

305

133

88

74

51

51

149

246

114

83

787

531

237

103

Jan.

74

150

1,130

532

192

114

65

49

42

74

58

56

148

*156

1,330

822

359

145

88

588

1,110

197

148

196

935

704

646

265

138

992

1,940

Feb.

451

192

128

110

90

70

55

50

45

40

40

40

45

*50

60

90

110

90

75

65

55

45

40

35

30

30

25

25

.

_

-

liar.

25

25

25

30

30

35

40

50

75

140

250

483

1,320

1,510

1,120

442

230

162

166

251

300

285

555

1,240

1,090

170

196

236

387

531

574

Apr.

789

1,890

1,110

444

2,620

1,45O

367

166

124

128

100

91

94

72

56

214

658

261

170

585

1,620

446

182

131

354

574

285

295

142

94

-

Hay

252

477

417

237

674

531

562

411

237

128

80

56

53

150

196

100

84

1,120

387

399

539

1,480

372

124

423

1,840

501

300

326

196

97

June

62

685

2,210

432

124

94

1,290

3,180

416

159

82

56

43

66

144

120

62

40

30

22

17

14

11

10

7.9

7.0

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.1

-

July

3.£

3.4

3.1

2.Z

2.5

2.1

6.1

4.7

3.6

3.4

3.9

4.7

15

44

41

31

66

46

33

32

26

44

170

144

56

29

19

12

8.3

6.1

4.7

Aug.

3.9

3.1

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.5'

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

3.9

2.7

3.1

3.9

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

6.1

12

Sept.

6.0

23

11

6.1

4.1

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

3.2

2.7

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.6

.9

1.9

~

Peak discharge.- Jan. 31 (3 a.m.) 3,280 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (6 p.m.) 2,640 sec.-ft. ; Apr. 5 (8 p.m.) 

5,670 sec.-ft.; May 26 (4:30 a.m.) 3,090 sec.-ft.; June 3 (6 a.m.) 3,480 sec.-ft.; June 8 (3:30 a.m.) 

7,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note^- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 4 to Mar. 11.

1947

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

Oct.

1.5

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.3

Hov.

1.1

1.1

2.7

2.3

3.4

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Hov.

5.1

4.7

3.6

2.7

2.7

2.9

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

Hov.

2.5

2.3

2.3

4.1

5.8

5.4

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

O.g

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

Hov.

_

_

_

_

_

_

Day

25

26

27

28

?9

30

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.7

1.6

1.3

Hov.

_

_

_

_

_

-

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Month

Calendar year 1946 ............

February ............

March ....................... ...

April ............................ iintr

July .............................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Secondfoot-days

752 2

43,920.0

71,469.9

11.7

55.8

Maximum

340

2,940

23

3,180

1.6

5.8

Minimum

9 3

O

25

.0

.1 1.1

Mean

25 1

120

28 1

2 15

196

.38

3.10

Per square 

mile

1.02

1.66

.0032

.026

Runoff in 

inches

13.84

22.52

.004

.02
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 197

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°27'50", long. 78°56'10", at Oowandi Erie

County, 380 feet downstream from highway bridge, 600 feet downstream fron powerhouse 

ol Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power Co., and 4.2 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area^- 428 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 24.700 second- feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 12 05 

TeerT; minimum, 44 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.46 fe-stj; minimom 

daily, 92 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 9.

1939-47; Maximum discharge, 35,900 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height 13 73 

leet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting- t18ug- 21> 1941 (gage helght - 1>01 feet): minim

Remarks - Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Flow

regulated by municipal power plant and several industrial plants above station. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low and medium now.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194T

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

138

112

103

98

99

98

95

97

92

94

95

155

399

225

148

129

126

239

478

262

195

160

142

132

131

232

248

184

156

156

170

Nov.

201

175

169

157

150

136

131

135

158

181

433

1,610

794

467

337

262

273

308

244

216

197

185

195

203

260

1,600

2;520

1,200

695

510

-

Dec.

447

390

360

399

313

410

401

349

313

666

1,840

835

1,320

600

400

350

420

330

250

230

230

250

290

370

350

310

230

*5,600

2,680

1,240

620

Jan.

430

600

1,400

820

540

450

400

360

340

330

370

560

420

640

4,090

*2,040

1,110

810

678

2,210

2,800

760

800

1,550

5,230

3,160

2,560

1,790

1,400

5,760

7,640

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,250

1,520

1,200

1,080

700

660

760

720

540

450

540

620

580

600

680

780

660

580

500

460

420

340

300

280

280

300

300

*290

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,188

14,102

22,793

189,193

52,048

18, 390

41, 303

110,570

53,554

25 312 

14J596

8,815 

8,122

374.793

liar.

320

340

320

260

240

280

310

330

340

350

360

400

480

1,240

2,020

1,520

1,300

1,020

820

860

800

753

»1,010

7,220

9,140

2,420

1,970

1,600

1,400

980

900

Apr.

1,250

5,170

5,530

3,630

*14,900

15,500

6,490

2,530

2,480

2,140

2,800

2,690

1,700

1,320

1,220

3,810

3,310

2,050

1,870

4,910

8,200

3,110

2,020

1,680

1,560

1,950

2,090

2,050

1,350

1,260

-

Maximum

478

2,520

5,600

6 ',000

7,640

2,250

9,140

15,500

4,400

6,420

2,540

996 

825

15,500

May

1,500

3,760

3,550

2,320

1,680

1,560

1,730

1,670

1,440

1,140

958

836

1,080

4,400

2,420

1,440

1,200

1,520

1,350

1,350

1,370

2,870

1,370

1,040

1,330

1,970

1,210

1,060

1,580

1,800

1,050

Minimum

92

131

230

82

330

280

240

1,220

836

288

228

181 

155

92

June

853

1,520

6,420

1,860

1,210

976

835

1,020

809

676

595

546

514

706

984

655

540

475

432

398

378

345

336

326

331

336

351

306

288

291

Mean

167

470

735

518

1, 679

657 

1 332

3, 686

1, 728

844

471

284 

271

1.027

July

277

266

262

240

230

228

306

290

265

244

268

377

268

252

307

284

299

486

1,170

544

392-

1,230

2,540

886

525

403

358

399

346

302

352

Aug.

298

248

239

228

225

213

203

202

216

238

209

199

184

181

210

996

592

344

279

444

300

312

277

242

219

291

264

215

198

282

267

Per square 

mile

0.3?0

1.10

1.72

1.21

3 92 

ll54

3.11

8 ,61

4 04 

l'.97

1.10

.664 

.633

2.40

Sept.

198

545

428

268

233

220

198

198

187

184

176

155

160

160

183

557

250

194

172

197

194

825

602

335

260

228

205

191

191

228

Runoff in 

inches

0.45

1.23

1.98

16.45

4.52 i.'eo 3 59

9 *61

4.65

2.20

1.27

.77 

.71

32.58

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Nov. 22, 23, Dec. 2, 3, 14-28, Dec. 30 to Jan. 14, 

Jan. 21-24, Feb. 4 to Mar. 14, Mar. 17-21, 28, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1. Shifting-control method used Apr.

5.
198 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°51'15", long. 78°45'30", in Gardenville, Erie 

~"County, 700 feet downstream from bridge on Union Road and 2 miles upstream from

Cayuga Creek. Datum of gage is 604.04 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Drainage area.- 145 square miles. 

Hecoras available.- October 1938 to September 1947. 

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,840 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.35

reet); from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 8.7 second-feet Oct. 8-12 (gage height, 1.11 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942, from rating curve

extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 11.90

feet Mar. 9, 1942 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 second-foot (regulated) Aug. 22,

24, 25, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 0.70 foot Aug. 28, 31, Sept. 3, 1939

(backwater from leaves and debris), Aug. 22, 24, 25, 1941. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal

nuctuation at low flow caused by mill 3.2 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

18

62

123

199

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

3.0

290

393

509

640

950

3.4

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.8

1,320

2,040

2,800

3,700

5,440

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

8.5

20

63

128

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

209

302

407

524

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

654

960

1,320

Mote.- Same as preceding table above 3.4 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19*7

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

21 

15 

12 

10

10 

9.6 

9.2 

8.7 

8.7

8.7 

20 

97 

65 

35

26 

25 

44

124

71

44 

32 

27 

25 

24

33 

71 

45 

35 

33 

61

Nov.

90 

62 

52 

47 

40

33 

30 

31 

38 

38

60 

221 

131 

78 

56

44

43 

59 

49 

40

36 

34 

47 

58 

79

692 

1,080 

362 

179 

120

Dec.

104 

80 

74 

82 

82

110 

92 

71 

65 

257

817 

290 

616 

165 

80

86 

104 

62 

42 

44

44

56 

62 

80 

68

58 

42

1,800 

 512 

228 

122

Jan.

86

130 

300 

175 

116

92 

82

74 

70 

74

104 

230 

125 

150 

2,300

 474 

225 

160 

130 

1,100

900 

130 

140 

250 

1,060

610 

530 

393 

220 

820 

2,770

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .....

u&ry

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

480 

280 

235 

195 

140

135 

150 

145 

116 

106

125 

140 

130 

145 

170

185 

155 

130 

116 

106

98 

74 

62 

60 

62

68 

68 

 64

Second 

foot-days

1,073.9 

3,929 

6,395

48,883.5

14,020 

3,940 

14,335 

29,435 

14,412 

7,214 

2,297 

659 

752

98,461.9

Mar.

68 

76 

74 

56 

54

62 

74 

80 

82 

86

92 

110 

150 

760 

1,040

660 

470 

360 

320 

335

325 

310 

488 

 3,000 

2,980

560 

460 

380 

335 

240 

248

Apr.

1, 

1,

5,

4,

*1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

124 

1,080 

1,800

3,280

2,770 

480 

3,000 

5,340 

2,170 

2,970 

449 

40 

78

5,340

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 4.860 sec. -ft. i Apr.

474 

460 

360 

901 

340

480 

340 

483 

600 

494

607 

579 

322 

240 

222

430 

973 

494 

852 

991

890 

940 

514 

358 

292

292 

484 

515 

259 

249

May

727 

2,170 

1,090 

895 

402

364 

509 

492 

374 

236

184 

155 

136 

848 

449

254 

236 

282 

245 

535

435 

966 

297 

1,92 

276

644 

240 

201 

184 

246 

148

Minimum

8.7 

30 

42

8.7

70 

60 

54 

222 

136 

33 

28 

16 

11

8.7

June

114 

908 

2,970 

426 

236

188

151 

163 

144 

121

100 

87 

82 

243 

352

171 

114 

82 

69 

62

56 

52 

47 

44 

43

43 

42 

37 

34 

33

Mean

34.6 

131 

206

134

452 

141 

462 

981 

465 

240 

74.1 

21.3 

25.1

270

July

35 

35 

35 

S3 

2f<

2fl 

50 

60 

48 

39

36 

88 

59 

40 

45

71 

42 

34 

98 

98

60 

66 

449 

176 

81

54

96 

13P 

83 

544r

Aug.

40 

33 

28 

25 

23

20 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

17 

17 

16 

16

18 

36 

28 

22

19

20 

20 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

17 

17 

21 

40

Per sauare 

mile

0.239 

.903 

1.42

.924

T.12 

.972 

T.19 

6.77 

3.21 

1.66 

.511 

.147 

.173

1.86

Sept.

25 

50 

69 

35 

23

20 

18 

17 

15 

14

13 

12 

11 

11

12

30 

40 

20

15 

13

14 

37 

78 

40 

27

21 

18 

17 

17 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

1.01 

1.64

12.54

3.60 

1.01 

3.68 

7.55 

3.70 

1.85 

.59 

.17 

.19

25.27

5 (8:30 p.m.) 9,840 seo.-fl .) June 3

(7 a.m.) 5,580 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-dlsoharge relation affected by loe Nov. 22-24, Dec. 1-7, 14-28, Dec. 31 to Jan. 15, 

Jan. 17-19, 21-25, 29, 30, Feb. 1 to Mar. 18, Mar. 24, 26-28, 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 199

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°53'20", long. 78°38'40", just upstream from low 

flat-crested dam In Como Lake Park, 700 feet downstream from bridge on Bowen Road,, 800 

feet downstream from Little Buffalo Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Lancaster, Erie 

County. Datum of gage is 672.80 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 93.3 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 

8.98 feet Jan. 15 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 

2.96 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 7,480 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942; maximum gage height, 

12.36 feet Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam); practically no flow Aug. 8, 9, 1939, when permanent 

stop logs were installed in dam.

Remarks.- ftecords good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 50

3.0 3.2 3.8 25 4.6 244

3.1 5.1 4.0 36 4.8 359

3.2 7.2 4,1 48 5.O 494

3.3 9.5 4.2 74 5.3 740

3.4 12 4.3 109 5.7 1,160

3.6 18 4.4 149

3.0 3.3 4.0 36 5

3.1 5.2 4.1 48 5

3.2 7.4 4.2 76 6

3.3 9.8 4.4 154 6

3.4 12 4.6 256 7

3.6 18 4.8 382

3.8 25 5.0 532

.3 802

.6 1,130

.0 1,660

.5 2,490

.0 3,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.3

4.0

4.2

3.7

a3.5

a3.5

a3.4

a3.2

a3.0

a3.0

a3.0

11

77

32

16

11

11

127

178

61

34

24

19

16

15

60

50

27

20

20

256

Nov.

135

68

66

54

41

30

24

26

45

38

120

336

120

72

52

43

44

48

36

32

29

26

28

39

104

973

798

316

162

121

-

Dec.

116

78

70

83

79

113

88

68

55

381

535

867

416

*82

48

56

78

45

29

31

31

43

47

70

56

45

29

1,160

370

195

98

Jan.

62

114

250

120

80

62

56

52

48

50

80

800

82

300

1,900

*333

185

130

98

954

450

90

100

800

660

468

379

316

168

380

1,420

Month

October ..........................

NoTsober .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

382

234

190

155

94

90

102

96

70

58

76

84

78

86

104

116

94

80

70

64

58

40

32

31

32

35

34

32

_

-

-

Seoondf cot-days

1,103.8

4,086

4,862

36,437.0

9,787

2,617

10,991

18,005

10,282

4,734

2 591 '301.3 309.9

69,550.0

Mar.

*34

37

34

27

26

31

37

39

40

43

50

64

94

700

914

574

432

330

290

300

300

270

540

*2,500

1,790

380

310

260

220

160

165

Apr.

400

1

E

6

60

24

56

3,330

2,390

*7

2

4

19

89

40

349

432

3

1

1

56

88

46

133

995

c

2

1

76

78

84

650

760

5

3

2

60

19

13

183

150

2

2

1

1

Maximum

256

973

1,160

3,500

1,"900

382

2,500

3,330

1,470

1,690

513

57

3,330

94

47

37

53

-

May

534

1,470

829

684

268

240

389

362

268

164

116

94

80

239

164

120

120

258

178

755

506

746

192

125

216

477

154

141

141

116

76

Minimum

3.0

24

29

1.3

48

31

26

133

76

12

11

5.5

3.2

3.0

Jnne

61

1,050

1,690

249

141

112

89

112

89

64

51

41

39

220

258

108

62

45

38

31

26

23

20

19

19

18

17

16

12

14

-

Mean

35.6

134

157

99.8

316

93.5

355

600

330

158

g!?2

10.3

191

July

13

13

13

13

11

11

28

33

83

19

80

52

29

17

34

109

84

31

170

99

41

306

513

146

57

35

155

325

103

50

38

Aug.

25

19

17

15

13

12

10

9

a

.3

.6

9.3

7.4

7

E

6

.3

.6

.8

5.8

8.6

a

a

a

7

.6

.8

.8

.1

7.3

7

6

6

.9

.6

.8

5.5

6.0

6

6

7

13

.7

.2

.9

14

Per square 

mile

0.382

1.44

1.68

1.07

3.39

1.00

3.80

6.43

3.54

1.69

.896

 lfiA J.U*

.110

2.05

Sept.

8.6

57

30

14

11

6.6

6.1

5.9

5.3

4.5

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.8

3.7

9.6

7.6

5.5

4.3

4.2

4.5

29

25

13

8.6

6.7

5.9

5.2

5.3

8.6

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

1.60

1.94

14.53

3.90

1.04

4.38

7.18

4.07

1.89

1.03

.12

.12

27.71

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Buffalo Creek at Oardenvllle.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-3, 14-20, Dec. 24 to Jan. 15, Jan. 17-19, 

21-25, 30, Feb. 3 to Mar. 4, Mar. 8-14, 18-24, Mar. 26 to Apr. 2.
200 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°49<45", long. 78°46'40", 40 feet mstream from 

nignway bridge on Ridge Road in Ebenezer, Erie County, 4.4 miles upstrean from mouth, 

and 5 miles southeast of Buffalo. Datum of gage is 606.86 feet above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 136 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.02 

reet, from reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 0,475 foot Oct. 7, 8, 11.

1940-47; Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942 (gage hsight, 13.11 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 3.7 second-feet Aug. 25, 1941 (gage height, 0.42 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from tree, 

partially obstructed Intake, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

89'

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

12

8.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

20

123

60

33

23

21

72

197

74

44

33

27

23

23

41

60

38

30

29

111

Nov.

123

67

55

51

42

35

30

33

37

48

133

484

185

102

69

a56

a53

a94

a61

a56

51

48

58

65

211

1,240

1,010

440

223

151

Dec.

141

al!4

a!02

alia

all*

also

a!32

99

84

610

852

454

693

160

84

92

130

78

52

56

54

7O

78

110

94

76

56

1,700

»660

280

155

Jan..

110

165

370

200

140

110

100

92

86

90

130

290

150

4 2O

2,3OO

»f623

30O

220

180

1,200

840

165

180

300

1,000

767

630

470

290

1,060

2,420

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May.. ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

56O

330

30O

280

185

175

200

190

140

125

150

165

155

170

200

225

185

160

145

130

120

90

74

72

74

80

80

 76

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,170.4

5,311

7,648

58,686.1

15,398

4,836

14,759

30,156

15,319

7,146

2,281

807

963.8

105,795.2

Mar.

82

88

80

64

62

74

84

92

94

100

na

140

200

1,000

1,250

720

490

360

320

360

340

312

*557

3,060

2,440

560

470

390

342

250

260

Apr.

500

1,560

1,490

963

 4,900

4,040

 1,370

539

741

617

904

740

353

250

229

1,260

919

580

979

1,250

2,040

924

540

383

299

267

499

456

237

327

-

Maximum

197

1,240

1,700

3,500

2,420

560

3,060

4,900

1,650

2,500

433

81

147

4,900

May

786

1,650

779

648

367

372

516

448

355

215

165

135

140

1,640

580

310

280

341

263

720

573

1,110

330

200

410

846

289

258

225

233

135

Minimum

6.9

30

52

5.6

86

72

62

229

135

32

25

12

9.8

6.9

June

114

1,240

c2,50O

c470

c270

0200

0150

C165

c!40

cl!4

094

83

77

0320

0330

o!50

c98

79

68

60

55

50

46

45

43

42

41

37

33

32

"

Mean

37.8

177

247

161

497

173

476

1,005

494

238

73.6

26.0

32.1

290

July Aug.

27 34

32 28

33 25

28 22

25 21

25 21

49 19

50 17

42 17

36 17

35 17

c90 16

52 13

37 13

42 12

cl3S 36

o82 68

45 36

0190 22

c98 81

c60 45

60 28

433 22

164 19

75 16

47 19

53 21

94 19

61 13

43 20

38 50

Per sq'iare 

mile

0.278

1.30

1.82

1.18

3.65

1.27

3.50

7.39

3.63

1.75

.541

.191

.236

2.13

Sept.

26

147

86

41

27

22

21

18

15

13

12

10

9.8

10

11

44

43

23

16

13

14

74

101

45

29

22

19

17

16

19

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

1.45

2.09

16.04

4.21

1.32

4.04

8.25

4.19

1.95

.62

.22

.26

28.92

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (l?:.'0 p.m.) 4,190 sec. -ft.: Apr. 5 (6:30 D.ra.) 9.210 se-.-ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, partial 

recorder record, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from tree.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial recorder record and 

normal recession pattern.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23, Dec. 14 to Jan. 15, Jan. 17-25, 29, 30, 

Feb. 2 to Mar. 21, Mar. 26-28, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1. Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 201

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°59'55", long. 78°11'20", 150 feet downstream 

from municipal dam and 500 feet above Walnut Street Bridge in Batavia, Genesee County. 

Datum of gage is 876.01 feet above mean sea level (city of Batavia bench mark).

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 13.85 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum, 1.5 second-feet 

(regulated) Aug. 12, 1944 (page height, 0.975 foot).

Maximum stage known, 14.5 feet in March 1942, from records of city of Batavia.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or those below 25

second-feet, which are good, and those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight regulation at low flow by manufacturing plant just above 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

21

17

14

14

13

13

12

11

13

13

22

86

63

35

28

26

46

188

92

53

41

36

31

30

53

84

48

38

44

123

Nov.

178

84

63

55

48

43

39

39

40

42

45

211

152

89

67

56

52

59

51

47

45

44

48

52

88

217

826

697

278

179

-

Dec.

D145

b!20

b94

111

106

135

130

110

95

108

615

379

492

13245

*bl!8

blOO

b!04

b86

b62

b66

63

73

b70

b82

b76

b72

b54

b250

772

646

b290

Jan.

b!60

b!35

288

292

b!60

b!30

115

110

b98

b90

b98

236

202

13185

1,420

1,250

 504

309

13230

b460

bl,020

b560

b280

316

801

1,090

866

615

388

b270

972

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,170

b660

b390

b320

b205

b!70

b!90

blSS

b!60

bllS

b!22

b!30

b!35

141

148

b!70

blSO

b!60

b!40

bl!4

b98

1384

1372

b64

b70

bSO

b74

66

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,337

3,934

5,869

56,078

13,650

5,616

15,053

33,013

14,480

5 599

1 *971 312

108,650

Mar.

*69

86

b84

b49

b32

31

63

bSO

b82

90

94

b!02

bllS

241

570

844

862

663

533

449

416

395

440

1,470

b2,900

b980

b880

b780

b680

b54C

b430

Apr.

b470

(

1,4

1,<

344

00

120

2,240

4,600

3,E

1,'

»£

90

40

96

813

810

1A

7

4

20

37

34

392

594

1.1

e

7

30

33

96

980

836

1,1

1,1

1,0

00

40

30

516

413

4

E

4

1

Maximum

188

826

772

3,400

1,420

1,170

2,900

4,600

1,610 

2 030

1 200

87

81

4,600

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed from recons

gage-height record and records for Little Tonawanda Creek

67

49

54

69

-

May

675

772

1,610

767

490

403

457

688

582

386

296

242

210

399

430

291

273

315

332

468

491

857

535

301

255

530

313

252

250

378

232

Minimum

11

39

54

10

90

64

31

369

210

39

36

OC£3

19

11

June

178

368

2,030

dl,500

d540

d330

d226

214

199

165

138

119

114

127

373

205

145

116

98

85

76

69

62

56

53

50

53

46

42

39

-

Mean

43.1

131

189

154

440

201

486

1,100

467

261

181

42.3

32.4

298

July

37

36

36

42

38

39

79

al!4

a81

a82

64

106

103

60

50

51

94

57

178

189

87

392

1,200

783

249

147

150

518

262

159

116

Aug.

Per sqnare 

mile

0.251

.762

1.10

.895

2.56

1.17

2 .83

6.40

2.72

1 *^r52

!24<5

.IB'5

1.73

tructed gage-height gr- iyh bas?d

at Linden.

87

72

64

57

51

48

44

39

36

37

36

32

30

30

29

34

48

48

36

30

34

73

39

32

32

29

29

28

25

41

62

Sept.

34

62

76

42

Si

29

28

24

23

23

21

19

19

20

24

32

39

25

22

21

23

55

81

44

31

27

24

24

23

24

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.85

1.27

12.12

2 95

1^21

3 25

7*14. 3*13

1.69

1.21

28

!21

23.48

on partial

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (doubtful gage-height record Mar. 26-29) .

863022 O - 49 - 14
202 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°52t35", lor*. 78°09'45", 

at highway bridge in Linden, Genesee County, and 7 miles upstream froir mouth.

Drainage area.- 22.0 square miles.

Records available.- July 1912 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1912-19, 1920-47), 27.7 second-feet.

Extrernes.~ Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 9.48 

reet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.33 foot).

1912-47: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage height, 14.6 

feet, from floodmarks-), .from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5-7, 192«, and several 

times during Aug. 4-28, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good.

Hating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect or baelcwater from leaves 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. f to Sept. 30

0.3 O.S 0.9 12 2.5 113 0.4 1.6 0.8 9.6 

.4 1.7 1.0 16 3.0 164 .5 2.9 .9 13 

.5 3.0 1.1 19 4.0 288 .6 4.6 1.0 16 

.6 4.7 1.3 28 5.0 437 .7 6.9 1.1 19

- 8 11 2*0 70 11 ?17 Note.- Same as preceding 8 9 ' 3 2 '° 70 6 ' 5 717 ta'BIe-Sbove 1.2 feVt.

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September lf*7

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.2 

Cl.2 

Cl.2 

Cl.l 

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

cl.l 

cl.l

1.1 

2.5 

6.1 

3.7

2.8

2.4 

2.4 

16 

21

9.0

6.4 

5.1 

4.5 

4.0 

3.9

11 

8.2 

5.9 

5.1

13 

29

Nov.

18 

12

9.6 

8.2 

7.3

6.8 

6.4 

6.4 

6.5 

6.4

10 

36 

18 

13 

11

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

8.5 

8.2

7.7 

8.0 

8.2 

8.5 

13

99 

124 

55 

33 

25

Dec.

23 

18 

16 

17 

18

24 

21 

18 

16

46

80 

45 

*77 

28 

18

15 

15 

13 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

14 

13

12 

10 

251 

102 

46 

31

Jan.

20 

25 

56 

31 

23

20 

18 

17 

16 

18

23 

42 

25 

73 

292

79 

*44 

33 

28 

189

96 

39 

34 

66 

153

103 

82 

65 

40 

54 

202

Feb.

88 

54 

41 

36 

27

25 

25 

21 

16 

IS

17 

18 

18 

19 

23

26 

21 

19 

17 

16

15 

13 

11 

11 

12

13 

12

12

u~.it. Seoond 

Month foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

174.2 

602.5 

1,044

............ 8,942.1

1 ............................

ember. .......................

2,006 

641 

2,231.3 

4,565 

1,692 

1,124.8 

510.0 

159.4 

115.9

ter year 1946-47 ............ 14,866.1

Mar.

*13 

13 

12 

7.3 

9.0

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

16 

22 

66 

120

95 

74 

58 

48 

50

49 

46 

92 

537 

»394

102 

92 

74 

66 

48 

50

Apr.

84 

161 

151 

139 

704

628 

219 

99 

 105 

93

147- 

128 

80 

52 

45

268 

133 

90 

130 

105

113 

201 

147 

88 

61

51 

145 

84 

51 

63

Maximum

29 

124 

251

800

292 

88 

537 

704 

232 

461 

134 

24 

12

704

Peak discharge.- Mar. 24 (6:45 o.m. ) 778 sec. -ft.? Apr.

May

92 

232 

117 

76 

59

48 

69 

86 

65 

44

35 

29 

27 

46 

35

30 

28 

37 

30 

39

50 

92 

41 

29 

32

47 

29 

28 

48 

45 

27

Minimum

1.0 

6.4 

10

1.0

16 

11 

7.3 

45 

27 

4.3 

3.7 

2.6 

2.3

1.0

June

21 

125 

461 

82 

45

37 

29 

32 

26 

21

17 

15 

14 

30 

38

23 

16 

13 

11 

9.4

8.2 

7.4 

6.5 

6.2 

5.8

5.7 

5.6 

5.1 

4.6 

4.3

Mean

5.62 

20.1 

33.7

24.5

64.7 

22.9 

72.0 

152 

54.6 

37.5 

16.5 

5.14 

3.86

40.7

July

4.2 

4.0 

4.4

5.8 

4.2

3.7 

9.7 

13 

9.4 

12

7.4 

16 

8.5 

5.8 

5.4

5.7 

6.1 

5.6 

19 

12

10 

134 

84 

31 

16

12 

13 

18 

13 

9.4 

7.7

Aug.

6.6 

5.8 

5.2 

4.7 

4.4

4.2 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

3.0

3.6 

6.0 

5.3 

3.7 

3.4

24 

12 

5.6 

4.5 

4.0

3.9 

3.7 

3.3 

3.2 

8.7 

4.8

Per square 

rile

0.255 

.914 

1.53

1.11

2.94 

1.04 

3.27 

6.91 

2.48 

1.70 

.750 

.234 

.175

1.85

Sept.

3.8 

12 

6.2 

4.7 

4.2

4.0 

3.6 

3.5 

3.4 

3.1

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.8

3.2 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.4

2.8 

8.8 

6.4 

4.4 

3.6

3.3 

3.1 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.29 

1.02 

1.76

15.10

3.39 

1.08 

3.77 

7.72 

2.86 

1.90 

.86 

.27 

.20

25.12

5 (4:45 p.m.) 1,370 sec. -ft. j June 3

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Baelcwater from leaves.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-3, 14-27; Dec. 29 to Jan. 13, Jan. 17, 18, 

21-24, 29, 30, Feb. 2-12, 17-19, 22-25, 27, Mar. 14, 15, 17-21, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 203

Genesee River at Scio, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat'. 42°09'50", long. 77°58'50", at site of former 

highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Scio, Allegany County.

Drainage area.- 309 square miles.

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 386 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.65 

reet); minimum, 55 second-feet Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1916-47: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.63 

feet); minimum, 5.8 second-feet Sept. 4, 1939 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, vater year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 5)

Apr. 5 to Sept.

1.2 83 2.8 579 5.5 2,680 0.7 45 1.8 303 4.0 1,340 

1.4 119 3.2 779 6.5 3,960 .8 62 2.2 434 4.5 1,690 

1.6 163 3.6 1,010 7.4 5,320 1.0 100 2.6 589 5.5 2,590 

2.0 273 4.0 1,280 1.2 143 3.0 771 6.5 3,720 

2.4 411 4.5 1,690 1.4 192 3.5 1,040 7.8 5,530

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

344 

246 

199 

170 

149

132 

119 

110 

104 

100

97 

229 

571 

237 

3,68

166 

154 

444 

482 

292

249 

226 

207 

188 

182

822 

415 

332 

308 

295 

279

Nov.

270 

237 

218 

204 

186

168 

161 

168 

163 

154

162 

246 

207 

186 

168

154 

156 

156 

142 

138

134 

138 

140 

130 

130

169 

392 

252 

215 

196

Dec.

193 

b!45 

b!30 

156 

154

163 

156 

154 

154 

161

196 

170 

382 

b250 

188

199

212 

blSO 

b!60 

»125

176 

180 

173 

191 

b!65

blSO 

130 

748 

800 

b560 

b330

Jan.

b320 

b450 

bl.500 

bl,250 

b780

655 

525 

487 

b400 

364

367 

419 

280 

*308 

1,510

1,530 

896 

660 

566 

817

1,280 

b440 

bSOO 

607 

920

929 

997 

796 

655 

1,180 

3,160

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

1.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,280 

1,000 

790 

695 

b400

b410 

b350 

b300 

b270 

b260

b245 

b230 

b220 

226 

229

226 

bgOO 

b!95 

blSO 

b!20

b!30 

b!24 

b!20 

b!20 

121

»119 

113 

110

Secondfoot-days

8,036 

5,542 

7,231

155,728

25,548 

8,763 

15,276 

43,400 

33,743 

19,066 

6,914 

7,028 

4,940

185,487

Mar.

b98 

106 

blOO 

b90 

bl04

106 

102 

b92 

b96 

95

b94 

113 

189 

1,420 

1,250

bSSO 

b440 

b340 

b290 

315

315 

*308 

428 

1,570 

2,490

bl,080 

b820 

b660 

631 

508 

446

Apr.

633 

1,700 

1,760 

1,140 

5,260

- 5,260 

2,420 

*1,520 

1,230 

991

846 

836 

672 

598 

532

1,000 

922 

747 

686 

1,790

2,820 

1,530 

1,170 

969 

1,010

1,430 

1,190 

1,060 

862 

816

Maximum

822 

392 

800

8,960

3,160 

1,280 

2,490 

5,260 

2,420 

5,480 

552 

1,530 

736

5,480

May.

852 

1,410 

1,470 

1,110 

1,100

1,170 

1,110 

986 

836 

709

602 

524 

640 

2,420 

1,170

888 

786 

1,420 

1,060 

1,150

1,080 

2,410 

1,260 

1,010 

1,200

1,350 

904 

821 

891 

815 

589

Minimum

97 

130 

125

64

280 

110 

90 

532 

524 

108 

94 

59 

71

59

June

497 

538 

5,480 

1,910 

1,160

1,060 

852 

1,040 

677 

544

448 

386 

334 

490 

653

389 

312 

276 

245 

218

200 

177 

160 

155 

207

162 

141 

128 

119 

108

Mean

259 

185 

233

427

824 

313 

493 

1,447 

1,088 

636 

223 

227 

165

508

July

123 

155 

119 

102 

96

94 

187 

231 

148 

139

132 

210 

229 

552 

288

213 

290 

300 

396 

291

234 

253 

480 

285 

232

202 

187 

242 

182 

155 

167

Aug.

148 

121 

108

100 

106

92 

82 

76 

75 

75

69 

64 

59 

86 

74

190 

197 

113 

324 

1,530

418 

356 

256 

208 

180

306 

234 

172 

141 

728 

340

Per square 

mile

o.esa

.f99 

.754

1.3°

2.67 

1.G1 

1.60 

4.68 

3.52 

2.06 

.722 

,735 

.634

1.6*

Sept.

221 

736 

426 

303 

259

226 

192 

167 

145 

130

117 

106 

106 

145 

121

113 

92 

80 

75 

94

88 

230 

165 

115 

98

88 

80 

75 

71 

76

Runoff In 

Inohes

0.97 

.67 

.87

18.75

3.07 

1.05 

1.S4 

5.22 

4.06 

2.29 

.83 

.85 

.59

22.31

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (5:30 D.m.) 9.030 sec. -ft.! June 3 (8 a.m.) 8,62O aeo.-ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 3, 4).
204 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Genesee River at Portageville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34'10", long. 78°02'45", in Portageville,

Wyoming County, 300 feet downstream from unnamed tributary, 350 feet dcwnstream from 

Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 0.7 mile upstream from Upper Falls.

Drainage area.- 982 square miles.

Records available.- December 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 17.39 

reet); minimum, 130 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 13 (gage height, 2.69 feet).

1945-47: Maximum discharge,, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum, that of Aug. 13, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some

diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants. Slight sessonal regulation 

by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

2.9 176 3.8 546 5.5 2,16O 2

3.0 205 4.0 668 6.O 2,810 3

3.2 272 4.2 81O 6.5 3,540 3

3.4 351 4.6 1,160 7.0 4,370 3

3.6 442 5.0 1,580 8.0 6,300 3

Note.- Same as following table above 8.2 3

teelT. 4

8 156 4.2 835 8.0 6,320

0 211 4.6 1,190 9.0 8,420

2 278 5.0 1,610 10.0 10,700

4 357 5.5 2,210 11.0 13,100

6 451 6.0 2,880 12.0 15,700

8 561 6.5 3,620 13.0 18,200

0 688 7.0 4,440 14.9 22,800

Discharge, in -seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

905

524

414

351

302

258

240

215

199

188

190

254

1,150

824

514

400

369

796

1,820

1,020

695

576

497

442

409

1,480

1.6OO

1,060

898

873

662

Nov.

587

773

743

695

655

630

424

369

508

624

1,070

1,960

1,310

850

662

857

898

932

857

795

494

414

680

709

709

1,140

2,760

1,500

1,000

1,060

-

Dec.

957

b860

b480

492

477

492

773

736

773

773

1,440

923

1,080

1,420

bl,020

b900

923

*940

b620

b450

b720

795

810

857

b880

b780

b560

4,260

4,460

2,280

bl , 300

Jan.

b960

bl,120

4,420

3,420

1,780

1,550

1,240

1,130

b920

b860

940

1,150

b960

*906

3,790

4,650

2,560

1,770

1,440

2,120

4,960

bl,450

bl , 020

bl,800

4,740

4,080

4,520

2,920

2,220

2,620

11,900

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .................... ... .

February .........................

Harch .......................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Sept embe r ........................

Water year 1946-47 ........ ...

Feb.

4,110

2,590

2,040

1,840

bl.100

b780

b960

b880

b960

b960

bl , 000

b980

b760

b720

1,150

1,130

1,080

bl,020

b900

b480

b400

b720

b780

b800

b800

b780

b480

b350

.

-

-

Secondfoot-days

20,125

26 , 66E

34,231

419,022

79, 916 

30,550

58, 02C 

155,470

97,110

49,351

15,084

14,139 

10,108

590,769

liar.

b840

bl,000

b960

b920

b940

*b480

b340

b560

b640

b660

b440

b380

b470

b2,050

5,000

*2,340

1,760

1,340

1,050

1,070

1,110

1,100

1,190

7,060

*10,800

3,990

2,580

2,080

2,020

1,570

1,280

Apr.

1,

6,

8,

4,

12,

22,

9,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

1,

3,

4,

2,

2,

3,

12,

7,

5,

3,

2,

4,

4,

3,

2,

2,

Maximum

1,820

2,760

4,460

22,200

11,900 

4,110

10,800 

22,800

7 , 860 

12 300

1^090

1,340 

1,110

22,800

910

620

640

740

800

800

920

740

840

290

290

300

550

080

710

140

380

420

280

530

800

510

050

340

770

050

000

540

400

030

-

May

2,240

4,250

6,160

3,830

2,810

2,870

2,670

2,680

2,210

1,860

1,590

1,400

1,330

7,860

4,640

2,870

2,380

3,120

3,610

2,890

2,540

5,960

3,240

2,310

2,150

4,180

2,770

2,300

2,650

3,770

1,970

Minimum

188

369

450

150

860

350

340

1,710

1,330 

297

246

156 

176

156

June

1,560

1,480

12,300

6,260

3,090

2,570

2,070

2,790

2,000

1,560

1,320

1,210

1,010

843

1,340

1,180

867

709

655

592

538

470

431

393

3.62

414

375

353

312

297

-

Mean

649

889

1,104

1,148

2,578 

1,091

1 , 872

'r1 ^

1, 645 

487

456 

337

1,619

July

289

3F8

sra

268

2*6

2*6

3f4

4f2

480

3T8

3f3

345

341

4] 4

726

499

4*6

530

629

7*5

567

694

1,060

1,090

774

 493

398

417

436

366

372

Aug.

316

308

257

254

251

216

191

169

172

156

158

174

159

171

172

714

560

451

349

1,140

1,340

1,110

687

467

417

765

598

472

357

508

1,080

Sept.

567

569

1,110

647

499

431

366

332

308

274

255

243

223

213

246

241

226

213

191

186

176

394

494

390

288

235

201

180

195

215

-

Per square Runoff in 

Bile inches

_

1.17 15.88

.

1.65 22.39

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 205

Genesee River at St. Helena, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°37'20", long. 77°59'20", at highway bridge in 

St. Helena, Wyoming County, 1? miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3 mile3 east of 

Castile.

Drainage area.- 1,017 square miles.

Records available.- August 1908 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 39 years, 1,232 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,700 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.82 

 feet); minimum, 138 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 13 (gage height, 2.54 feet).

1908-47: Maximum discharge, 44.4QO second-feet May 17, 1916, from rating curve 

extended above 29,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 16.3 feet Feb. 23, 1945 (ice 

Jam); minimum discharge, 18 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 5, 17, 1913 (gage height, 

1.70 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of partially obstructed intake, ice

errect, or fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants. Slight seasonal regulation b-j Caneadea 

Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

880

565

456

388

339

285

262

239

226

214

210

276

1,000

866

565

449

408

772

1,840

1,030

679

582

557

502

463

1,360

1,700

1,140

960

920

700

Nov.

6HO

620

780

740

700

660

450

390

520

640

1,020

2,120

1,390

900

700

880

940

980

900

840

540

440

720

740

740

1,120

3,070

1,620

1,060

1,100

-

Dec.

1,020

920

500

520

500

500

800

780

820

820

1,500

980

1,120

1,500

1,100

960

940

*980

660

490

760

840

840

900

9HO

820

600

a4,200

a4,500

a2,350

al,350

Jan.

al.OOo

al,160

a4,500

a3,600

al,850

f 1,600

f 1,300

1,130

944

fPOO

f980

1,160

*1,000

f9H2

3,680

4,910

f2,820

1,850

f 1,470

1,990

f5,140

f 1,500

fl,080

f 1,900

4,820

4,210

f4,790

3,130

f2,330

f 2, 700

n2,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angus t ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

f4,310

f2,770

2,140

f 1,900

f 1,140

f800

980

920

980

980

1,040

1,020

780

740

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,060

940

500

*410

740

800

820

840

820

500

360

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

20,833

28,140

35,490

435,794

82,566

31,770

59,770

161,760

102,180

49,960

15,329

14,243

10,568

612,609

Mar.

860

1,020

1,020

960

980

500

350

580

660

680

460

400

480

2,100

5,200

f2,780

f2,020

1,540

f 1,180

1,130

1,160

1,160

1,220

6,690

10,200

f4,350

2,790

2,210

2,110

1,630

*1,350

Apr.

al,950

f6,600

f8,420

5,020

11,700

24,300

f 10, 200

*5,090

4,080

f3,590

3,570

3,570

f2,860

fH,340

1,900

f3,010

f4,670

2,660

2,480

3,190

12,600

7,970

5,520

3,820

3,140

4,330

4,300

3,890

2,700

2,290

-

Maximum

1,840

3,070

4,500

19,400

12,200

4,310

10,200

24.300

7,260

10,600

1,120

1,360

1,060

24,300

May

2,440

4,170

6,290

4,180

3,110

3,080

2,930

2,940

2,380

2,030

1,720

1,510

1,450

7,260

4,890

3,160

2,610

3,150

3,870

3,080

2,800

5,660

3,680

2,580

2,310

4,310

3,070

2,520

2,740

4,020

2,240

Minimum

210

390

490

176

900

360

350

1,900

1,450

303

244

163

188

163

June

1,7HO

1,600

10,600

6,850

3,430

2,750

2,270

2,820

2,150

1,650

1,380

1,220

1,040

860

1,350

1,250

920

740

680

620

560

480

440

410

370

421

385

364

327

303

-

Mean

67<

1,14!

1,194

2,663

1,135

1,928

5,392

3,296

1,665

494

459

352

1,678

July

292

314

352

271

249

244

373

446

518

398

358

352

340

395

710

539

464

532

639

732

609

689

1,050

1,120

766

520

419

426

456

371

385

Aug.

321

321

H81

258

260

235

201

176

180

172

163

180

172

176

184

668

610

488

358

1,020

1,360

1,120

699

503

392

729

609

495

371

461

1,080

Per square 

mile

1.17

-

_

-

1.65

Sept.

609

573

1,060

679

529

456

392

346

327

292

271

249

230

225

236

276

235

220

211

197

188

382

529

480

320

249

206

188

193

220

-

Runoff in 

inches

-

15.92

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

22.42

Peak discharge.- Mar. 25 (2:15 p.m.) 12,300 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (6:15 a.m.) 30,700 sec. -ft. j Apr. 21

.. . .-. e .. , .-.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record for station at 

Portagevllle.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record, 

weather records, and record for station at Portagevllle.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 13, Feb. 7 to Mar. 15 (fragmentary gage-height 

record Jan. 13. Feb. 8, 9, 14, Mar. 9-13; no gage-height record Feb. 15 to Mar. 8J. Stage-discharge
206 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45 I 55", long. 77°50'25", at Jones Bridge, 3? 

miles northeast of Mount Morris, Livingston County. Datura of gage is £40.00 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by New York State Conservation Commission).

Drainage area.- 1,419 square miles.

Records available.- May 1903 to April 1906; August 1908 to April 1914, July 1915 to 

septemoer J.yi'/.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1908-13, 1915-47), 1,600 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,600 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 24.40 

reet); minimum, 82 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 8 (gage height, 0.41 foot); minimum 

daily, 205 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 12.

1903-6, 1908-14, 1915-47: Maximum discharge, 56,100 second-feet May 17, 1916 

(gage height, 25.44 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 29, 1909; 

minimum daily, 30 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 8, 1909.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of partially obstructed intake or 

fragmentary gage-height record, which are good, and those for periods cf ice effect, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants. Slight 

seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

959

794

610

520

477

441

423

209

311

277

261

328

1,220

1,350

800

600

540

920

2,330

1,650

1,080

864

735

657

600

1,400

2,360

1,520

1,250

1,140

1,040

Nov.

854

931

983

909

859

804

693

535

554

767

921

2,810

2,150

1,450

1,080

1,060

1,160

1,180

1,120

1,020

840

600

720

900

860

1,240

3,760

2,500

1,600

1,400

-

Dec.

1,350

1,130

800

720

720

700

920

1,000

980

1,020

1,590

1,480

1,280

1,690

1,340

1,140

*1,16O

1,180

920

620

800

1,090

1,040

1,120

1,130

1,020

740

3,200

7,290

3,800

1,950

Jan.

1,350

1,40O

4,700

5,600

2,700

2,100

1,700

1,450

1,250

1,180

1,250

1,500

1,400

1,250

4,000

5,800

3,800

*2,700

1,950

2,300

6,400

2,200

1,500

2,000

5,800

6,090

6,000

4,240

3,390

2,950

11,300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ................... .....

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angus t ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

7,210

4,290

3, 1OO

2,600

1,750

1,200

1,3OO

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,140

1,000

1,250

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,250

760

*600

780

980

1,040

1,060

1,060

800

520

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

27, 66

36,26

44,97

547,96

101,25

44,59

76,75<

205, 5 2< 

124, 27<

65,15

in PC

13^76

778,30

Mar.

80O

1,250

1,300

1,250

1,200

860

520

580

860

900

760

580

660

2,350

6,600

3,890

2,590

2,030

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,700

6,29O

12,400

6,94O

*3,840

3,110

2,890

2,350

1,950

Apr.

2,400

5,910

9,87O

6,420

10,300

26.60O

18,200

*9,580

6,40O

5,140

4,720

4,530

3,670

2,980

2,350

3,400

5,960

3,550

3,220

3,400

13,500

11,200

8,410

6,020

4,700

5,390

5,480

5,310

3,770

3,14O

-

Maximum

5 2,360

3 3,760

3 7,290

I 16,500

3 11,300

3 7,210

3 12,400

3 26,600

3 7,770

5 10,600 

L 1,310

3 1,770 

) 1,090

J 26,600

May

3,120

4,150

7,770

5,48O

4,080

3,860

3,87O

3,960

3,220

2,670

2,250

2,000

1,900

6,400

6,520

4,020

3,240

3,260

4,740

3,680

3,580

5,930

4,960

3,340

2,910

4,790

3,880

3,130

3,330

5,160

3,070

Minimum

209

535

620

209

1,180

520

520

2,350

1,900

427

337

205

242

205

June

2,300

2,10O

10,100

10,600

5,340

3,780

3,180

3,400

3,020

2,200

1,850

1,600

1,400

1,220

1,500

1,700

1,300

1,060

940

860

780

680

620

580

520

540

577

514

468

427

-

Mean

89'

1,20!

1,451

1,50]

3 , 261

1 59!

2)47{

6,85]

4,005

2,172

64C

58£

45£

2,132

July

415 35"

360

43!>

345

337-

490

680

741

633

514

468

446

410

767

729

664

656

798

887

826

904

1,180

1,310

1,020

787

593

529

59J

529

454-

Aug.

446

386

327

329

338

263

281

258

218

240

241

205

228

219

223

f546

946

609

478

740

1,770

1,600

1,090

792

625

1,000

876

756

569

537

1,130

Per square 

 lie

_

-

-

1.06

-

_

-

-

-

-

1.50

Sept.

877

762

1,090

948

729

664

553

468

415

390

356

330

315

295

292

341

322

285

278

246

250

389

622

598

484

382

298

242

274

265

~

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

14.36

_

-

20.41

Peak discharge.- Jan. 31 (11 a.m.) 15,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 25 (5 p.m.) 14,100 sec. -ft. J Apr.. 6

(2 p.m.) 30,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 21 (5 p.m.) 16,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial recorder record, recorded 

range In stage, and records for other stations in basin.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16-21, 26-28, Dec. 30 to Jar. 25, Feb. 3 to 

Mar. 15 (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 4-8, Feb. 10, 11). Intake partially obstructed Oct. 14-18, 

Nov. 13-26, Nov. 28 to Dec. 10, Mar. 19-23, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1, Apr. 15, 16, May 11-14, June 1, 2, 

10-26; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, outslde-gage reading?, gage-height 

record, and records for upstream stations. Shifting-control metho3 used Mar. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 207

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, M. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11'05", long. 77°37'40", in Rochester, Monroe 

County, 40 feet downstream from plant 5 of Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. and 100 

feet upstream from Driving Park Avenue Bridge.

Drainage area.- 2,467 square miles.

Records available.- December 1919 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1920-47), 2,790 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 8 (gage 

neignt, 11.03 feet); minimum, 92 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 24 (gage height, -1.08 

feet); minimum daily, 782 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 2.

1919-47: Maximum discharge, 33,500 second-feet Apr. 2, 1940 (gage height, 14.08 

feet); minimum, less than 10 second-feet, occurred during low-water periods in some 

years when power plant was shut down; minimum daily, 219 second-feet (regilated) 

Aug. 14, 1927.

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 second-feet sometime in March 1835.

Remarks.- Records good except those between 3,500 second-feet and 5,500 second-feet and 

mose for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation by 

.power plants above station. Mew York State Barge Canal crosses river near southern 

boundary of Rochester. Water diverted by the canal from Lake Erie is discharged Into 

river from the west, the canal again diverting a smaller amount of water from river 

to the east. Additional regulation is provided by Caneadea Reservoir.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,240

1,640

1,470

1,280

1,210

1,050

1,120

1,010

821

975

953

1,220

1,020

2,170

1,860

1,470

1,240

1,370

2,090

3,000

2,280

1,760

1,550

1,490

1,440

1,500

2,500

2,820

2,190

2,010

1,960

Nov.

1,750

1,630

1,760

1,800

1,660

1,640

1,530

1,520

1,400

1,250

1,710

2,190

3,800

2,970

2,170

1,800

1,900

1,930

1,860

1,820

1,770

1,740

1,500

1,490

1,730

1,810

3,330

5,190

3,780

2,670

-

Dec.

2,380

2,540

2,380

1,760

1,720

1,760

1,950

1,020

1,870

1,700

1,680

2,390

2,740

2,080

2,300

2,060

2,090

2,200

1,770

1,420

1,160

1,270

1,910

1,950

1,930

1,860

1,570

1,680

5,660

6,610

4,040

Jan.

2,540

2,170

2,480

3,790

5,260

3,580

2,850

2,700

2,410

2,150

2,180

2,650

3,230

3,220

5,960

9,910

9,650

6,600

4,610

5,190

9,590

9,690

4,980

3,840

5,140

9,680

10,200

9,880

6,970

4,720

8,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

14,200

10,300

6,510

5,270

4,160

3,010

2,620

2,650

2,550

2,480

2,680

2,790

2,820

2,830

2,720

2,890

3,230

3,100

2,880

2,520

2,200

1,850

1,520

2,080

2,040

2,040

1,730

1,550

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

49,709

63,100

69,450

949,204

163, 22C 

97,220 140 907

324)200

218 70C

135^750

58,760

46,520 

37,890

1,408,426

Mar.

1,040

782

1,560

1,530

1,520

1,620

1,600

1,010

875

1,470

1,540

1,630

1,880

3,220

9,090

10,400

6,100

4,850

4,740

3,980

3,670

3,920

4,170

6,360

15,000

16,200

10,000

6,530

5,130

4,710

4,780

Apr.

4,610

7,210

13,400

14,600

13,100

19,000

22,000

22,800

19,600

12,600

7,870

7,870

6,860

5,200

5,000

4,890

9,450

9,650

7,090

6,580

9,430

15,500

16,000

14,200

9,780

8,110

8,970

9,160

8,130

5,54Q

-

Maximum

3,000 5 190

6J610

18,400

10,200 

14,200

1 6 j 200 

22,800

13,400

17,100

3,850

3,710 

1,910

22, 800

Bay

5,160

6,120

11,100

13,400

9,850

7,650

6,980

8,300

7,510

5,540

5,020

4,590

3,770

3,980

10,600

8,640

5,560

5,180

5,830

a6,100

6,200

8,280

11,100

7,670

5,590

5,770

7,600

5,680

5,100

7,450

7,380

Minimum

821

1 250

l!o20

458

2,150 

1,520

 700 /OC

4,610

3,770

1,470 

1,270

1,020 

984

782

June

4,970

4, SCO

12,400

17,100

15,800

10,000

6,930

5,470

5,700

4,890

4,210

3,750

3,090

3,030

3,000

3,510

3,420

2,640

2,360

2,140

1,960

1,890

1,750

1,640

1,630

1,540

1,550

1,570

1,470

1,480

-

Mean

1,604

2,103

2,240

2,601

5,362

3 472

4^545

10,807

7,055

4 525

1^895

1,501

1,263

3,859

July

1,410

1,400

1,280

1,270

1,410

1,270

1,510

1,550

1,670

1,770

1,620

1,550

1,560

1,510

1,450

1,830

1,930

1,860

1,890

1,940

1,920

2,540

3,850

3,380

3,150

2,550

2,240

2,050

1,830

1,830

1,740

Aug.

1,460

1,460

1,260

1,280

1,240

1,180

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,020

1,040

1,070

1,030

1,060

1,090

1,120

1,380

1,670

1,420

1,450

2,200

3,710

3,050

2,110

1,590

1,530

1,770

1,650

1,450

1,410

1,350

Par squa-e 

mile

-

1.05

I

1.56

Sept.

1,780

1,850

1,640

1,910

1,680

1,530

1,330

1,310

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,100

1,090

1,070

1,080

996

984

1,170

1,270

1,330

1,250

1,210

1,130

1,010

1,010

1,070

-

Runoff in 

inohee

-

14.31

-

21.24

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.

Note.- Shifting-control method used Nov. 13, 27-29, Dec. 12, Jan. 4-6, 12-14, Mar. 16 to Sept.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°33'40", long. 77°42'55", Just dovnstream from 

ussian Street Bridge, half a mile downstream from Mill Creek, and 1 mile west of Dansville, Livingston County. Datum of gage is 640.00 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by New York State Conservation Commission).

Drainage area.- 153 square miles.

KecoT-as available.- July 1910 to December 1912, July 1915 to June 1917, Msrch 1919 to 

September 194Y. October 1917 to September 1919 at Cumminsville, l£ miles downstream, 

published as Canaseraga Creek at Cumminsville.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1920-47), 150 second-feet.

axtremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 4,910 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.02 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,700 second-feet on basis of contractedopening determination at gage height 13.1 feet; minimum, 30 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage 

height, 6.355 feet).

1910-12, 1915-47: Maximum discharge at present site, 8,830 second-feet July 23, 

1940 (gage height, 13.1 feet, from floodmark), by contracted-opening method; maximum 

at former site, 9,110 second-feet July 23, 1940 (gage height, 9.93 feet), by slopearea method; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 9, 1934, Sept. 27, 28, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or partially obstructed 

intake, which are fair.

Rating tables, vater year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

6.7 33 7.4 213 8.4 765 6.3 22 7.2 2O1 8.6 1,1OO 

6.8 48 7.6 294 8.8 1,120 6.4 36 7.4 265 9.O 1,55O 

7.0 88 7.8 387 9.3 1,820 6.6 68 7.6 348 9.4 2.O9O 

7.2 144 8.O 495 9.9 2,830 6.8 107 7.8 452 

7.0 150 8.2 735

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19 '7

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

112 

79 

61 

52 

45

40 

39 

38 

38 

37

35 

147 

224 

104 

79

64 

66 

276 

229 

138

109 

93 

79 

73 

72

261 

144 

111 

98 

91 

88

Nov.

86 

77 

73 

68 

64

61 

59 

61 

64 

70

142 

353 

213 

160 

132

111 

106 

101 

91 

86

81 

81 

79 

75 

73

157 

327 

188 

147 

126

Dec.

120 

b94 

b82 

91 

91

96 

91 

86 

81 

84

120 

106 

114 

106 

b86

b88 

91 

*86 

b70 

b62

88 

88 

86 

96 

88

b78 

b7O 

702 

394 

b250 

b!70

Jan.

b!55 

b!90 

382 

221 

b!65

b!4o 

123 

117 

bllO 

blOS

123 

181 

b!30 

160 

604

377 

256 

199 

170 

501

511 

*b200 

b225 

269 

553

554 

527 

377 

298 

826 

1,650

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

581 

387 

b3OO 

265 

b200

b210 

bl95 

b!75 

bl65 

b!55

b!40 

b!25 

117 

117 

129

138 

b!25 

b!18 

blO4 

b94

bioo

b96 

b90 

*b88 

b9O

84 

b78 

b74

Secondfoot-days

3,122 

3,512 

3,955

48,716

10,402 

4,540 

7,859 

20,635 

12,480 

6,707 

2,396 

2,393 

1,697

79,698

Mar.

b72 

77 

75 

b68 

70

75 

75 

b74 

77 

77

77 

b90 

139 

586 

497

285 

b245 

195 

b!65 

174

*174 

181 

255 

1,020 

1,260

494 

344 

269 

260 

213 

196

Apr.

334 

1,570 

1,100 

627 

2,790

2,O5O 

890 

*463 

368 

313

292 

25O 

215 

195 

180

440 

401 

296 

248 

380

1,370 

1,350 

1,080 

640 

514

648 

520 

441 

348 

322

Maximum

276 

353 

702

2,040

1,650 

581 

1,260 

2,79O 

895 

1,640 

126 

198 

107

2,790

May

322 

582 

556 

436 

377

363 

432 

387 

322 

269

231 

210 

259 

895 

507

377 

317 

339 

313 

317

372 

865 

419 

326 

381

472 

344 

296 

493 

413 

288

Minimum

35 

59 

62

26

108 

74 

68 

180 

210 

76 

49 

32 

38

32

June

251 

255 

1,640 

528 

353

281 

240 

377 

245 

201

177 

162 

152 

160 

172

148 

132 

124 

118 

111

105 

99 

93 

89 

89

87 

83 

81 

78 

76

Mean

101 

117 

128

133

336 

162 

254 

688 

403 

224 

77.3 

77.2 

56.6

218

July

7? 

7C 

7C 

7* 

6P

6* 

12P 

10T

gr

87

7f 

7f 

7C 

7C 

6J

67 

91 

8f 

93 

7£

74 

10S 

10T 

8Z 

7t

64 

59 

64 

59 

5? 

49

Aug.

46 

43 

42 

42 

42

39 

37 

36 

47 

43

38 

35 

33 

32 

74

119 

70 

52 

116 

111

198 

170 

115 

97 

129

132 

103 

85 

74 

106 

87

Sept.

72 

82 

66 

59 

80

85 

63 

58 

56 

50

48 

48 

52 

59 

50

52 

43 

42 

38 

42

40 

107 

72 

58 

49

48 

44 

42 

42 

50

Per s-quare Runoff in 

m.< Je inches

O.660 0.76 

.765 .85 

.837 .96

.869 11.84

2.20 2.53 

1.06 1.10 

1.66 1.91 

4.50 5.02 

2.63 3.03 

1.46 1.63 

.505 .58 

.505 .58 

.370 .41

1.42 19.36

Peak discharge.- Jan. 30 (11:30 p.m.) 3.940 sec. -ft. i Apr. 2 (6 p.m.) 3.820 sec. -ft. i Apr. 5

June 3 (4 a.m.) 3,580 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Intake partially obstructed Apr. 12-16; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record, 

outside gage readings, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 209

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°5V25", long. VV 0 35'20", 25 feet downstream

rrom Highway bridge in Honeoye Falls, Monroe County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 19V square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 194V.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,V40 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 4.71 

reet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

'1946-47; Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1947; minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 4, 

5, 1946 (gage height, 0.89 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by diversion from Hemlock and Canadice Lakes for water supply of city of 

Rochester^ and, to a lesser extent, by Honeoye Lake. Diurnal flucutation at low 

flow by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

i.4

7.1

11

16

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14

1.6 46

1.8 70

2.0 105

2.2 153

Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

2.4 217

2.6 297

2.8 392

3.1 551

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.6

6.4

9.8

14

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

99

142

200

274

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

361

460

760

1,130

1,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

19

25

19

17

14

12

11

8.6

8.8

8.3

9.6

30

41

35

26

22

28

79

62

51

36

32

26

21

52

81

62

46

37

42

Nov.

56

54

47

40

35

31

28

28

28

27

30

110

117

81

61

50

46

44

40

39

37

36

37

36

33

44

314

206

121

86

-

Dec.

73

56

50

58

56

62

62

58

55

54

68

76

78

72

54

44

*41

34

29

28

27

29

31

34

36

34

32

80

270

200

135

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April.......... ........

May.... ................

June ...................

Jnly. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1-946-47 . .

Jan.

*

98

86

175

130

106

90

80

72

66

62

70

210

160

140

440

342

ft 211

143

118

272

510

270

160

150

168

193

232

225

177

153

457

Feb.

475

3

2

2

29

72

15

135

125

1

1

1

30

20

10

96

88

94

96

94

100

110 1

1

14

08

98

*86

78

70

62

54

58

62

60

56

_

Mar.

54

SO

58

47

41

43

47

58

52

62

64

1

5

82

18

00

840

457

2

1

1

70

90

55

150

160

1

2

5

80

10

90

872

360

2

2

2

2

50

50

40

10

*200

Apr

278

417

601

398

743

1,400

*715

434

375

352

316

295

258

221

197

252

420

262

243

320

419

749

1,140

908

837

681

465

498

371

330

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

977.3

1,942

2,016

31,202.7

5,766

3 495

6*880

14, 895

15,056

7,690

1,268

1,660.0

523.0

62,168.3

Maximum

81

314

270

1,020

510

475

872

1,400

1,100

1,460

103

45O

38

1,460

Minimum

8.3

27

27

4.4

62

54

41

197

228

40

18

7.5

6.8

6.8

Mean

31.5

64.7

65.0

85.5

186

125

222

496

486

256

40.9

53.5

17.4

170

May

424

518

816

694

492

395

452

760

595

440

308

254

228

287

445

445

419

325

325

308

333

1,100

891

601

390

542

419

348

375

703

424

June

316

332

1,460

1,240

747

560

445

4O9

325

207

166

142

121

121

142

121

101

87

78

68

63

58

54

50

45

50

53

45

44

40

-

July

39

36

34

32

31

30

46

77

103

94

85

82

61

35

30

29

32

35

30

27

25

34

42

37

29

23

22

28

22

20

18

Aug.

16

14

12

12

11

9.6

8.9

8.2

9.7

9.6

11

9.2

8.5

7.5

7.8

28

55

35

27

75

216

450

226

107

58

45

41

38

34

33

37

Sept.

38

37

34

32

25

23

21

22

20

19

18

16

15

13

13

14

15

14

12

12

12

14

16

15

13

10

8.7

7.5

6.8

7.0

-

Adjustedt

Maan Per square Mean mile

70.6 0.358

119 .604

98.6 .501

127 .645

303 1.54

181 . 919

351 1.78

693 3.52

550 2.79

280 1.42

48.6 .247

106 .538

17.2 .087

235 1.19

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.67

.58

. 8.77

1.77

.96

2.06

3 . 92

3.22

1.59

.28

.62

.10

16.18

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for diversion from and change in contents in Hemlock and Canadioe Lakes; ro data 

available concerning change in contents in Koneoye Lake.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-4, Dec. 14 to Jan. 15, Jan. 22-24, Feb. 4 

to Mar. 15, Mar. 17-24, 27-31.
210 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canadlce Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.

Location.- Hook gage, lat. 42°44'25", long. 77°34'15", upstream from weir at outlet of 

uanaaice Lake, Ontario County, 4 miles southeast of Hemlock, Livingstcn County.

Drainage area.- 12.6 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 44 years, 11.8 second-feet (unadjusted).

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Department of Public Works, city of Rochester, N. Y.

Monthly discharge, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Month

December.. ..........

Calendar year 1946

May .

September. ..........

Water year 1946-47

Mean elevation 

of lake above 

low-water mark 

(feet)

+0.554 

+1.196 

+1.403

+1.858

+1,900 

+2.965 

+2.986 

+4.839 

+4 . 910 

+4.450 

+1.018 

-.784 

-1.116

+2.016

Observed discharge 

in second-feet

Mean

0.038 

6.277 

8.553

10.238

8.287 

13.740 

13.590 

39.903 

37.243 

34.374 

37.329 

7.797 

1.818

17.408

Adjustedtt

Discharge in second-feet

Mean

6.775 

11.630 

7.961

9.464

27.253 

8.645 

29.264 

51.162 

36.685 

12.610 

-3.871 

6.293 

-3.965

15.9O8

Per square 

mile

0.538 

.923 

.632

.751

2.163 

.686 

2.323 

4.060 

2.912 

1.000 

-.307 

.499 

-.315

1.263

Runoff in 

inches

0.620 

1.O30 

.728

10.197

2.494 

.714 

2.678 

4.530 

3.357 

1.117 

-.354 

.576 

-.351

17.139

t Adjusted for change in contents in Canadice Lake.

t Negative figures Indicate that natural losaes from Canadlce Lake exceeded inflow.

Note.- Elevation of Canadice Lake: 1,093.38 feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1946, and 1,091.68 feet 

at 12 p.m. Sept. 3O, 1947; 1,095.22 feet at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1945, and 1,094.42 feet 12 p.m. 

Dec. 31, 1946.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 211

Oatka Creek at Gar-butt, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00'30", long. 77°47'25", 40 feet downstream from 

highway bridge at Garbutt, Genesee County, and 3^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,680 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.80 

I'eet); minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 12, 17; minimum gage height, 2.15 feet Oct. 7. 

1946-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum, that of Oct. 12, 17, 

1946; minimum gage height, 2.12 feet Sept. 21, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect or backwater from debris 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. ZZ to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

17

25

36

64

102

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

125

154

191

236

336

3.6 

4.0 

4.3

550

780

980

2.8 

3.0 

3.2

3.6 

4.0

153

225

320

540

790

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.7

1,150 

1,570 

2,0'C 

2,6'<0

Note.- Same as preceding 

table at and below 2.7 fpnt.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1§

ll

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

29

30

31

29

27

26

25

23

21

20

20

24

31

32

28

23

21

30

37

50

38

29

26

24

24

30

34

31

29

28

31

Nov.

35

46

42

34

29

26

25

25

24

23

26

34

60

58

50

45

42

38

37

37

35

34

35

34

36

54

259

357

265

143

-

Dec.

109

b84

b72

80

77

78

84

86

78

77

125

272

218

b260

*b!5Q

b!02

94

b74

b60

b58

b54

58

61

63

68

b70

b62

71

290

b340

b260

Jan.

b!40

b!25

128

222

b!75

128

111

104

94

88

a90

f!63

a264

f!76

851

966 678

420

285

404

976

b680

b390

370

522

867

860

672

528

355

529

Month

October :.........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May "jr 

June ..............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

727

708

480

400

b250

230

238

217

194

163

147

153

156

156

160

173

183

179

163 145

b!35

b!20

bllO

b98

102

107

107

100

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

831 1 933

3)635

59,299

12,361

6,101

15,740

32 y069

15,748

11 637 5)521

2 )820

1,678

110,329

Mar.

96

100

102

b88

75

71

75

92

104

104

104

114

139

265

667

708

696

612

510

462

474

498

528

1,220

2,470

»1,610

993

839

748

624

552

Apr.

612

930

1,220

1,240

1,670

3,430

 2,990

1,650

 923

811

748

804

776

565

456

610

1,310

1,160

776

846

825

1,090

1,370

1,230

755

582

573

832

769

516

Maximum

50

357

340

2,530

976

2,470

3 430

l)200

1,880

917

125

86

3,430

May

546

715

1,120

1,20O

811

612

522

666

642

516

410

350

320

367

480

380

330

355

370

365

405

685

594

405

350

375

370

320

325

432

410

Minimum

20

23

54

20

88

98

71

456

320

102

88

68

41

20

June

310

359

1,760

1,880

1,150

618

492

426

400

350

315

258

234

266

385

355

266

221

194

176

163

150

142

136

125

120

116

111

107

102

Mean

90 A

£O *

66* 3

117

162

399

218

508

1,069

508

390

181

91.0

55.9

302

July

100

94

92

90

88

88

100

104

116

107

107

109

141

109

98

125

136

125

142

150

125

561

917

474

270

198

179

202

179

156

139

Al«.

125

116

109

104

102

98

96

94

92

90

88

84

80

76

76

78

76

82

96

94

90

94

102

82

76

118

100

78

68

76

80

Per square 

mile

0.137

319

!562

.779

1.92

1.05

2.44

5.14

2.44

1.88

.870

i<ZQ 

 43O

.269

1.45

Sept.

70

80

84

86

74

66

62

58

54

48

46

42

41

41

43

48

47

44

41

42

45

54

556flt

60

56

54

52

52

54

Runoff in 

inches

0. 16

 36

.65

10.62

2.21

1.09

2.81

5.73

2.82

2 «09 i!oi

.50

.30

19.73

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorder record available for adjacent 

days and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height'record; discharge computed on basis of partial recorder reccrd and 

records for nearby stations.

Kote.- Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30 (no gage-height record Aug. 26
212 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°06 I 00", long. 77°53 I 00", at east end of Carrol 

street in Churchville, Monros County, 60 feet downstream from main line tracks of New 

York Central Railroad.

Lralnage area.- 123 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 second-feet Apr. 6 (gag3 height, 6.76 

reet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1947; minimum, 2.4 second-feet 

(regulated) July 23, 1946 (gage height, 1.005 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Mew York 

Central System diverted approximately 16,100,000 gallons each month from a point just 

above station for use by locomotives, equivalent to a mean discharge of 0.8 secondfoot at station. Slight regulation by pumping operations above station.

Rating tatle, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from weeds 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 4.6 2.2 106 4.0 660

1.2 7.9 2.4 144 4.5 G50

1.4 18 2.6 190 5.0 1,080

1.6 32 3.0 300 5.5 1,310

1.8 51 3.2 362 6.O 1,560

2.0 76 3.6 503 6.6 1,86O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Oct.

6.2

10

11

9.2

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.9

7.6

21

25

16

12

10

28

48

41

29

22

18

14

15

24

32

27

25

24

28

Nov.

34

35

37

36

28

22

21

23

20

17

27

43

44

36

28

22

20

16

15

14

14

16

12

11

13

28

80

125

116

64

-

Dec.

48

33

30

28

30

33

33

31

29

29

48

74

82

56

*43

34

31

27

19

17

16

16

18

22

25

27

25

32

39

54

64

Jan.

68

58

60

66

80

78

74

66

54

49

52

94

125

120

520

700

500

300

210

300

560

500

340

291

423

620

S24

553

423

291

294

Feb.

390

450

360

290

160

130

130

114

94

74

60

62

64

64

70

84

94

96

90

*80

66

58

46

37

38

39

39

38

_

_

-

Mnnth ' SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 547.5

November ......................... 1,017

December ......................... 1,093

Calendar year 1946 ....... ?B_KO?.I

January .

'

fl . 493

February ......................... 3^ 317

March. ........................... 7,764

April ............................ 14, 901

May 9 192

June ............................. ?'l53

July ............................. 4,284

August ........................... 1,014

September ........................ 741

Water year 1946-47 ............ 59,516.5

Mar.

37

38

39

33

29

27

29

37

42

43

43

47

60

150

450

*500

5OO

420

300

240

220

220

270

700

1,240

*540

380

330

300

260

240

Apr.

250

500

840

900

1,120

1,820

*1,370

778

507

444

365

309

271

230

198

256

539

555

378

426

470

441

402

306

240

200

185

200

216

185

-

Maximum

48

125

82

1,610

700

450

1,240

1,820

720

1,310

580

66

49

1,820

May

188

283

656

720

447

330

280

297

327

268

208

164

136

138

155

166

148

146

176

298

' 396

477

511

338

254

321

352

274

273

254

211

Minimum

4.9

11

16

3.4

49

37

27

185

15S

44

35

19

14

4.9

June

166

323

992

1,310

802

390

261

232

224

195

159

126

104

139

274

303

219

146

111

92

80

72

66

61

57

55

53

50

47

44

-

Mean

17.7

33.9

35.3

73.1

274

118

250

497

297

238

138

32.7

24.7

163

July

42

39

37

36

35

35

59

93

95

77

63

71

82

72

68

70

90

106

82

79

83

296

409

580

476

219

122

166

233

222

117

Aug.

66

49

41

36

33

35

32

29

28

28

26

23

20

19

22

26

27

27

30

44

44.

38

38

39

30

34

54

50

24

'8

34

Per square 

mile

0.144

.276

.287

.635

2.23

.959

2.03

4.04

2.41

1.*1°93

.266

.201

1.33

Sept.

28

36

49

40

30

28

25

22

21

18

17

14

14

14

15

19

19

17

14

21

24

36

49

36

28

23

21

19

21

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

.31

.33

8.64

2.57

1.00

2 .35

4J51

2 . 78

2.16

1.30

.31

.22

la.oi

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stife-discharge relation affected fcy Ice Dec. 15, 16, Dec. 27 to Jan. 7, Jan. 9-23, Feb. 

1-25, Fefc. 27 to Apr. 4 (doubtful gage-height record Pet. 6-12). Backwater from weeds Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 29, Dec. 9, 10, 12-14.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 213

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorders, lat. 43°27'00", long. 76°30'25", at lock 7 in Oswego, 

Oswego County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 246.00 

feet above mean sea level (New York State Barge Canal datum).

Drainage area.- 5,121 square miles.

Records available.- November 1933 to September 1947. April 1897 to December 1901 and, of 

aouDtrui accuracy, October 1927 to September 1928 at High Dam, about three-quarters of 

a mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1934-47), 6,663 second-feet.

Extiernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 8 (gage 

height, 11.07 feet), includes mean daily discharge of canals; minimum (rive" only), 98 

second-feet (regulated) Oct. 9 (gage height, 1.30 feet); minimum daily discharge, 1,240 

second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28.

1933-47: Maximum discharge, 37,500 second-feet Mar. 28, 1936, includes mean daily 

discharge of canals; maximum gage height, 13.46 feet Apr. 10, 1940; minimum discharge 

(river only), 30 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 6, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.97 foot 

Aug. 24, 1934; minimum daily discharge, 465 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 12, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of no river gage-height record or 

backwater from Lake Ontario, which are good. This record represents total discharge at 

Oswego and includes flow in Hydraulic and Barge Canals. A large amount of natural 

storage and some artificial regulation is afforded by the many large lakes and the 

Barge Canal system in river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow 

by power plants above station. Oswego River Basin receives water from Erie division of 

Barge Canal through lock 32 near Pittsford. Small diversion from basin is occasionally 

made from tributary streams through summit level of Barge Canal at New London into 

Mohawk River Basin. During part of year entire flow from 45 square miles of drainage 

area of Mud Creek may be diverted from Chemung River Basin into Lake Keuka in Oswego 

River Basin. Nearly all of flow from 15.7 square miles of the Tioughnioga River Basin 

may be diverted into DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River Basin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.SOO

2,820

2,910

3,020

2,760

2,170

2,800

2,970

2,690

2,420

2,410

2,740

1,940

3,640

3,970

3,770

3,940

4,420

5,110

4,450

4,810

5,280

4,960

4,750

4,640

4,760

4,230

4,980

6,220

5,340

5,260

Nov.

5,440

5,610

5,000

5,570

5,270

5,380

5,180

5,630

4,860

4,400

5,450

5,750

5,990

5,980

6,100

5,900

5,420

5,530

5,880

5,760

5,600

6,420

4,920

4,170

4,540

5,060

5,800

6,270

6,510

7,110

-

Dec.

6,570

6,700

6,860

6,380

6,200

6,300

7,060

6,870

6,730

7,420

7,010

7,040

7,230

7,350

6,770

7,050

7,070

6,870

6,360

36 , 300

36,100

6,140

6,310

36,100

a5 , 300

35 , 300

a7,000

36,100

a5,500

a6,000

36,000

Jan.

35,800

36,000

36,200

36,200

35 , 900

36,100

36,300

36,000

36 , 300

a6,200

35,600

5,800

6,110

6,170

6,890

8,200

9,000

9,340

9,110

9,490

12,100

11,100

12,100

11,400

11,800

12,400

13,700

14,300

13,300

12,900

15,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

17 ,000

16,000

14,700

13,500

10,900

12,100

12,400

11,300

10,200

9,780

9,850

10,900

10,700

10,800

10,700

10,200

10,400

10,500

10,400

10,400

9,640

9,510

9,070

9,290

9,530

9,560

9,320

9,270

_

-

Seccndfcot-days

118 , 980

166,500

201,990

2,025,746

277,710

307 920

327^010

544,700

511,800

162 300

US ',050

75,390

3,322,250

Mar.

9,180

8,840

8,520

9,150

3,060

8,040

7,870

7,750

7,180

7,270

5,940

6,470

6,800

7,090

8,740

9,910

10,800

11,400

11 , 300

11,100

10,700

10,600

10,700

11,600

16,400

18 , 900

18 , 200

16,300

15,000

13,900

13,300

Apr.

13,

13,

14,

16,

500

700

800

400

18,800

22,800

23,

23,

23,

700

400

100

22 , 600

22,200

21,

21,

20,

500

300

900

20,600

20,600

20,

20,

19,

500

300

700

19,200

18,200

17,

15,

14,

100

too

too

14,200

14,100

13,

12,

13, C

13,

Maximum

6 ,220

7,110

7,420

20,500

15,400

17,000

23*7OO

20 i 600

23 700

?! 400

6 , 600

3,400

23,700

roo

300

500

500

May

13,500

13,900

15,300

15,200

15,900

16,400

16,500

16,600

16,700

316,800

316,400

a!6,400

a!5,600

315,200

315,400

314,800

314,200

314,000

313,400

314,400

a!5,400

a 18, 000

320,600

320,600

a!9,800

a!9,400

19,500

19,100

18 , 100

17,500

17,200

Minimum

1,940

4,170

5,300

833

5,600

9,070

5,940

12,900

13,400

7,800

3,400

2,450

1,240

1,240

June

16,700

16 , 900

19,500

21,400

22,200

22,700

22,800

23,700

23,400

23,200

22,400

21,400

20,700

20,200

19,600

18,700

18,000

17,200

16,000

15,200

13,900

13,100

12,000

11,200

11,200

10,400

10,000

9,400

9,000

7,800

Mean

5) 550

6,516

5,550

8 958

11 ,000

10,550

18,160

16,510

17,000

5 235

3,808

2,513

9,102

July

6,000

5,200

5,200

3,700

3,700

3,400

4,300

4,700

4,700

5,200

4,900

4,600

3,900

5,400

5,600

5,600

5,200

5,200

5,000

4,800

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,200

6,400

7,400

7,400

6,600

Aug.

s,

6,

5,

5,

4,

5,

4,

4,

3.

3,

600

200

200

200

900

200

000

800

800

100

4,000

4,

3.

3.

300

300

900

3.900

3.600

2,

3.

3-

900

200

400

3.500

3,400

3.

3,

2,

500

X>0

150

2,900

3.100

3.

3.

3,

2,

X>0

300

LOO

500

2,600

Per square 

mile

0.749

1.08

1.27

1.08

1.75

2.15

2.06

3.55

3 22

3 32

1.02

.744

.491

1.78

Sept.

2,100

3,400

3,000

3,300

3,300

2,700

1,650

2,600

2,800

2,SOO

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,000

2,700

2,900

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,200

1,750

2,600

2,450

2,450

2,400

2,500

2,150

1,240

2,050

32,250

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.86

1.21

1.47

14.70

2.02

2.24

2.37

3.95

3* 72

3.70

1 . 18

.86

.55

24.13

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plsnt records 3t Pulton and High

Dam.

Note.- Backwater from Lake Ontario June 23 to Sect. 29
214 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Fall Creek*near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°27'20", lorg. 76°28'30",

 in Forest Home, Tompklns County, half a mile upstream from Cornell University Dam 

and ij miles northeast of Ithaca. Datum of gage is 794.81 feet above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1947. July 1908 to June 1909 at site 

i-J- miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 189 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet June 3; maxlirum gage height,

 B.OU feet Mar. 14 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 28 second-feet Sept. ?9 (gage height, 

0.55 foot).

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet July 8, 1935 (gage height, 9.52 

feet), from average of conrouted flow over each of four dams; minimum, about 3 secondfeet Aug. 25, 1927 (gage height, 0.18 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or frsgmentary or no

 gage-height record, which are fair. Cornell University diverted 408,825,000 gallons 

during year from a point about a mile above station for water supply, equivalent to 

a mean discharge at station of 1.73 second-feet.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.5 24 1.4 150 2.8 1,010 

.6 32 1.6 225 3.2 1,390 

.8 49 1.8 319 3.6 1,830 

1.0 70 2.0 428 4.0 2,340 

1.2 98 2.4 683 4.7 3,410

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

232 

205 

160 

103 

82

71 

63 

58 

54 

50

47 

131 

956 

275 

164

127 

110 

169 

315 

178

130 

112 

103 

95 

90

473 

288 

168 

144 

217 

201

Nov.

209 

147 

127 

116 

107

96 

92 

103 

110 

107

107 

223 

157 

127 

110

96 

93 

95 

85 

82

80 

84 

98 

81 

77

82 

133 

112 

92 

81

Dec.

81 

58 

62 

80 

80

86 

90 

82 

77 

75

104 

95 

121 

96 

60

64 

*78 

74 

64 

37

70 

90 

86 

86 

78

62 

39 

86 

92 

90 

78

Jan.

68 

86 

330 

310 

170

150 

112 

114 

94 

94

110 

195 

*135 

140 

680

806 

372 

252 

200 

400

880 

210 

175 

225 

422

463 

499 

389 

294 

297 

*1,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .... ....................

Isndar year 1946 

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

439 

275 

229 

205 

140

170 

190 

155 

135 

145

130 

118 

104 

100 

110

114 

98 

94 

*84 

64

68 

66 

64 

62 

62

60 

56 

54

Secondfoot-days

5,57] 

3,309 

2,421

57,982

9,672 

3,591 

11,819 

16,916 

15,998 

9,947 

4,422 

3,057 

1,423

88,146

Mar.

50 

52 

46 

42

46

47 

48 

47 

50 

52

50 

49 

60 

460 

947

614 

434 

314 

261 

280

324 

378 

316 

1,440 

*2,490

857 

556 

475 

422 

330 

282

Apr.

388 

700 

913 

734 

2,140

2,420 

al,360 

aSOO 

a640 

a510

a410 

*389 

314 

261 

*225

225 

248 

205 

193 

285

735 

496 

346 

256 

248

406 

324 

319 

225 

201

Maximum

956 

223

121

1,910

1,000 

439 

2,490 

2,420 

2,360 

3,380 

910 

697 

147

3,380

May

381 

309 

285 

358 

387

599 

565 

677 

452 

335

256 

217 

212 

561 

423

266 

234 

269 

340 

293

242 

2,360 

719 

411 

755

1,340 

560 

389 

576 

860 

367

Minimum

47 

77 

37

21

68 

54 

42 

193 

212 

54 

58 

41 

28

28

June

275 

261 

3,380 

1,130 

556

394 

314 

361 

299 

234

193 

164 

150 

189 

437

230

168 

144 

127 

114

alOO 

a96 

a93 

a92 

a!04

a8 6 

a78 

a66 

a58 

a54

Mean

180 

110 

78.1

159

312 

128 

381 

564 

516 

332 

143 

98.6 

47.4

241

July

a!08 

al*6 

95 

78 

74

70 

565 

930 

3f2 

1?3

1*7 

alls 

alCO 

aP7 

afl

aP4 

85

eo

112

?fi

T8 

1C4 

110ei

£7

eo

E8

es 

es

T4fo

Aug.

66 

51 

48 

174 

71

52 

44 

41 

122 

205

82 

48 

49 

44 

100

697 

223 

110 

84 

75

92 

81 

68 

59 

51

48 

47 

44 

41

64 

76

Per square 

 lie

1.45 

.887 

.630

1.28

2.52 

1.03 

3.07 

4.55 

4.16 

2.68 

1.15 

.795 

.382

1.94

Peak discharge.- Mar. 25 (3:15 p.m.) 3,270 sec. -ft.: Apr. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 4,170 sei.-ft.;

Sept.

48 

147 

104 

61 

50

45 

42 

39 

43 

37

33 

39 

81 

f55 

f40

37 

35 

33 

31 

38

39 

48 

64 

44 

37

33 

31 

30 

28 

31

Runoff in 

Inches

1.67 

.99 

.73

17.38

2.90 

1.08 

3.54 

5.07 

4.80 

2.98 

1.33 

.92 

.43

26.44

May 22

(9:15 a.m.) 3,560 sec.-ft.; June 3 (11 a.m.) 5,180 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height reco-vi, recorded range 

In stage, normal recession pattern, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed as explained In footnote a.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 2-7, Dec. 14 to Jan. 15, Jai. 19-23, Feb. 4 

to Mar. 14, Mar. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 215

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat, 42°23'3'5", long. 73°32'40",

 half & mile upstream from Butternut Creek and 5 miles south of Ithaca, Toimkins 

County. Datum of gage is 437.16 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corp'' of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 36.7 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 40.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 6.28

 feet); minimum, 4.8 aecond-feet Dec. 20; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot De?. 19, Sept. 

18, 19.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 4,110 second-feet Aug. 13, 1942 (gage height, 7.58 

feet), from rating curve extended above 650 aecond-feet on basis of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 5.5 and 7.58 feet; minimum, 1.8 aecond-feet Aug. 30, 31, 

Sept. 1, 2, 1939 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

Remarks.- Recorda good except thoae for periods of ice effect or partially obstructed 

IrTCaTce, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14

13

10

8.8

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

48

62

24

17

14

14

26

24

17

15

14

13

13

12

46

26

21

19

18

19

Nov.

19

16

15

14

14

1?

13

14

14

14

14

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

13

12

11

11

13

16

13

12

11

-

Dec.

12

b9.0

b9.6

10

11

12

14

15

12

12

11

 11

12

11

b9.0

b9.4

11

1)9.4

bs.o

b7.0

blO

12

11

11

11

68.8

b7.2

bl3

b!4

b!2

bll

Jan.

b!3

17

43

31

624

b23

b!9

20

b!7

b!7

20

26

«b!8

21

104

73

50

40

33

94

81

b33

36

46

54

56

57

49

48

61

«122

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ..........

January ...........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

70

b54

b46

b43

b29

b35

40

b37

1)28

b31

b30

1)28

b26

b26

«b29

32

b26

b25

b20

b!8

b20

b20

1)19

1)19

1)19

b!8

bl8

b!7

_

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

556.6

398

336.4

13,055.5

1,340

823

1)933

2,767

3,901

2, 696

588

363.7

282.5

15,990.2

Mar.

b!7

blS

1)17 tie

b!7

blS

18

b!7

b!8

18

18

22

b33

183

132

84

64

b52

b47

«50

b54

56

62

191

291

bllO

b80

69

65

b54

b47

Apr.

54

102

104

77

407

278

147

104

95

79

69

*65

54

50

45

51

47

42

39

54

118

97

72

65

76

102

84

71

60

59

-

Maximum

62

19

15

923

122

70

291

407

514

1,040

67

41

37

1,040

May

72

86

79

71

134

193

203

155

112

89

76

65

70

123

92

74

66

88

76

76

99

514

160

112

257

191

112

91

152

127

86

Minimum

6.6

11

7.0

5.0

13

17

16

39

65

1 J.OA 

10

7.6

6.3

6.3

June

72

91

1,040

230

135

98

90

96

72

60

52

44

39

72

78

49

44

44

35

30

28

25

24

24

25

23

21

19

18

18

-

Mean

18.0

13.3

10.9

35.8

43 2

29. *4

62.5

92.2

126

89 9

19^0

11.7

9.42

43.8

July

19

22

17

16

18

17

67

51

30

24

20

23

18

16

14

16

16

14

16

14

13

23

17

13

11

10

10

12

10

10

11

A'lg.

9.0

S.5

8.2

14

10

8.8

8.2

7.6

14

11

9.2

8.8

8.2

8.0

12

41

23

14

12

11

12

11

10

9.2

10

10

9.2

8.2

7.6

16

11

Per square 

mile

0.490

.362

.297

.975

1 

1 J.OA

 OUX Afll 

1.70

g 51

3l43

2.45ci o 5J.O

.319

J257

1.19

Sept.

8.8

37

17

12

10

10

9.0

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.3

12

12

8.8

7.6

7.1

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

10

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.5

5.7

7.6

Runoff in 

inohes

0.56

.40

.34

13.22

1.36

.83

! 96

2.30

3.95

2.73

.60

.37

.29

16.19

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (1:30 p.m.) 955 sec. -ft.; May 22 {l a.m.) 1,680 sec. -ft.; June 3 (4 a.m.)

2,69O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note..- Intake partially obstructed Feb. 14, 15, June 3 to July Is discharge computed on basis of 

discharge measurements, appearance of gage-height graph, outside-gage readings, and records for nearby stations. Shifting-control method used Jan. 30.
216 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°52'20", long. 77°16'20", at south end of City 

fier at northern end of Canandaigua Lake, 1 mile southeast of Canandaigua, Ontario 

County. Datum of gage is 680.76 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Hecords available.- November 1939 to September 1947. Records previously collected at

site on west outlet on west side of E. T. Waldorf's boathouse by Oswego River Watershed 

Corp. of Fulton, N. Y.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 7.89 feet May 2; minimum, 5.55 feet Mar. 13.

1939-47: Maximum gage height observed, 9.09 feet Apr. 12, 13, 194C; minimum observed, 

4.45 feet Jan. 30, 1942.

Remarks.- Elevation of lake surface regulated by stop logs on east and west outlets. West 

outlet, which usually carries most of lake outflow, is an artificial canal l£ miles long 

which discharges into Canandaigua Lake Outlet; spillway consists of permanent stop log 

9.8 feet long with top at elevation 683.96 feet extending across a masonry arch opening 

under roadway. East outlet is at head of natural outlet channel from lake; spillway 

consists of 40 feet of detachable stop logs mounted in six courses on concrete footing. 

The city engineer, Canandaigua, N. Y., regulates storage in lake for Cswego River Watershed Corp., Fulton, N. Y., by operation of stop logs on both spillways. Capacity of 

lake not determined. Area of water surface is about 16.57 square miles at elevation 

686 feet.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

6.08

6.09

6.09

6.09

6.08

6.07

6.06

6.05

6.06

6.03

6.05

6.06

6.14

6.14

6.13

6.14

6.11

6.19

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.20

6.19

6.18

6.21

6.22

6.22

6.22

6.23

6.24

6.24

Nov.

6.24

6.25

6.22

6.21

6.17

6.17

6.16

6.17

6.13

6.16

6.17

6.20

6.20

6.18

6.18

6.20

6.19

6.15

6.15

6.13

6.15

6.16

6.12

6.16

6.09

6.13

6.20

6.22

6.19

6.23

-

Deo.

d6.21

d6.18

d6.15

d6.12

d6.09

6.09

6.12

6.05

6.05

6.05

6.05

6.14

6.04

6.01

5.99

5.98

6.01

5.92

5.91

5.92

5.94

5.92

5.93

5.90

5.88

5.85

5.86

5.89

5.97

5.94

5.94

Jan.

5.93

5.94

5.98

6.OO

5.99

5.96

5.96

5.94

5.92

5.92

5.91

5.90

5.94

5.99

5.97

6.03

6.05

6.02

6.04

6.11

6.16

6.14

6.16

6.14

6.15

6.18

6.17

6.17

6.18

6.21

6.32

Feb.

6.35

6.36

6.41

6.36

6.33

6.31

6.26

6.23

6.22

6.18

6.14

6.09

6.07

6.04

6.03

6.02

6.01

5.99

5.96

5.93

5.91

5.90

5.88

5.86

5.84

5.83

5.81

5.79

.

-

-

Mar.

5.76

5.77

5.81

5.80

5.76

5.73

5.71

5.69

5.67

5.65

5.64

5.63

5.64

5.75

5.95

6.02

6.05

6.05

6.03

6.03

6.04

6.06

6.08

6.21

6.48

6.53

6.57

6.56

6.57

6.56

6.51

Apr.

6.50

6.56

6.70

6.77

6.95

.27

.36

.35

.33

.34

.32

.24

.20

.16

.11

.14

.16

.16

.12

.15

.22

.32

.52

.60

.61

.62

.63

.63

.61

.57

Hay

.54

.57

.68

.69

.69

.72

.72

.78

.76

.72

.67

.62

.57

.56

.58

.55

.50

.49

.44

.42

.43

.51

.53

.50

.50

.52

.49

.44

.44

.45

.41

June

.37

.33

.51

.62

.64

.58

.54

.55

.49

.45

.42

.34

.31

.29

.24

.16

.10

.05

.98

.93

.87

.82

.77

6.73

6.67

6.62

6.57

6.55

E.54

6.55

Jul-'

6.55

6.53

6.53

6.51

6.51

6.49

6.53

6.57

6.60

6.60

6.61

6.63

6.63

6.64

6.64

6.63

6.64

6.65

6.64

6.63

6.61

6.61

6.61

6.58

6.56

6.56

6.57

6.57

6.56

6.57

6.54

Aug.

6.50

6.50

6.48

6.47

6.46

6.46

6.45

6.44

6.42

6.43

6.42

6.42

6.41

6.41

6.40

6.48

6.53

6.54

6.52

6.54

6.65

6.70

6.72

6.72

6.72

6.69

6.69

6.68

6.65

6.69

6.64

Sept.

6.64

6.65

6.63

6.61

6.60

6.59

6.59

6.57

6.58

6.59

6.58

6.55

6.53

6.52

6.52

6.50

6.49

6.47

6.42

6.44

6.52

6.40

6.40

6.37

6.33

6.31

6.29

6.30

6.30

6.22

d Doubtful gage-height record; mean dally gage heights estimated on basis of reiord for Canandaigua 

Lake Outlet at Chapln, and by Interpolation.

Monthly gage height, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Month

Calendar year 1946....

May.....................

September ...............

Water year 1946-47 ....

Maximum

6.21

7.5

6.65

7.78

Minimum

5.85

5.85

6.22

5.63

Mean

6.00

6.45

6.08

7.24

6.48

6.50

Change In cor tents 

during morth 

(equivalent . 

second-feet)

+1.77

-56.9

-15.7

-109

+128

+185

-152

+22.4

-71.3

+2.2C
Drainage area.- 19f square miles.

Records avallaDle.- November 1939 to September 1547.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 792 eec jnd-feet June 3 (gage height, 3,93 feet); 

minlmurn, 16 second-feet Sept.. 30; minimum gage height, 1.42 feet Oct. 8.

1339-47; Maximum discharge, l,10n second-feet Mar. 17, 194H (gage height, 4.64 

feet); rninlroun, 11 second-feet Sect. 28, 1943; .iuiniiim gage height, I.S2 feet Feb. 1, 

1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1347

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

ib

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oc t Ncv

34 52

35

Dec

44

Jan.

52 54

33 50 1 106

32 49 116

32 49 114

3l| 47

32

31

32 

30

31

36

42

35

34

34

34

47

44

3?

47

108

110

471 102

46 

46

58

54

54

86

S4

114

140

150

135

35

1 30

Feb.

28

27

24

23

23

Mar.

2 157

^ ±

D 1

5 1

54

65

71

Apr . May

328 4S1 ,

366 502

366 493

353 475

J 160 529 517

260 149

24

23

5 1

5 1

46

444 575

468 604

44 488 616

100 1251 225 141 

102 1241 220 138

106

110

*108

47 92

46 j 80 1

46

45

44

43

43

34 43

33 44

40 42

140

155

40

200

235

86 180

94

86 j

82 ,

70

90

90

68 1 320

62

86

84

52 42 1 84

25 ; 52

2fi

27

4L- j 80

I

80 62 ! TS

54 32 S8

28 52 54 94

29 52 50 96

30 52

Si 52

47 90

- l SO 1 r "

faeces 

I foot-days

Calendar year 1946

S U1-J

44,084

February ... . . . . ... 5,914

Witer year 1946-47 . es

j<_j

,158

* Winter discharge measurement

'42

1?

-10

193

'02

H57 '40

n !9

'34

243

215 1

21

21

21

5 1

5 1

1 2

38

485 597 

*46? 579

478 560

44 451 545

67 4C8 527

8S | 414 524

219 a249 405 524

219 atlO 424 517

21

*20

19

19,

"; a2

3 2

3 2

13 | 421 506

0

0

411 499

408 492

21,3 411 485

180 215 454 502

18C "I7E

17'

17

15( is:

16.

-

> 2

> 2

t 2

2

5 ?.

> 2

<; 3

3

3

.9

'8

S7

i4

510 545

485 510

475 502

468 439 1

10 I 458 F13

10

0

0

0

585 1 - *316

Observ

Maximum 1

498

mac

282

664!

id

inimum

37

L63

48? 4S3

478 49?

471 432

461 499

488

Mean '

49 5

RQ ., yy *o

121

211

._ vjl- . S

187

June

476

500

664

560

556

545

527

531

513

492

478

468

451

451

437

418

401

365

369

357

341

328

316

304

294

282

2/6

228

87! s !

L

1 

Mean

105

302

1 t-D£ 

1 "

 r

1 189

e on this day.

July Aug.

52 i 28

4n

41

39

3£

34

J

£

8

8

8

28

39

39

38

36

36

38

36

35

9

7

7

8

7

8

8

35 28

34

33

34

a33

a32

a31

a30

330

a29

a28

a2S

a30

a3i

330

aK8

33

;

^

a

?

3

5

n

41

'

i

4

4

'.

£

i

1

2

1

°

0

1

i

0

4

42

Adjusted-!-*

|Per sqcare 

mile

^ 257

.528

.513

.950

Sept.

41

44

42

42

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

39

38

38

38

36

343°

31

32

28

22

21

19

18

17

17

17

17

-

Runoff in 

inches

7.17

.54

*70

.12.89

Adjusted for change in contents tn Canandalgua Lake.

* Negative figures Indicate that natural losses from Canandaigua Lake exceeded inflow.

a No gige-helghT record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 3 

range in stage, weather records, and elevations of Canandaigua Lake.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 22, 23, Feb. 3-13, 17, 19-23, Mar. 26- 

(doubtful gage-height record Pet. ^-12). Backwater from ice and/or weeds Dec. 15 to Jan. 20. 

water from weeds Opt. 1 to Dec. 14, July 1 to Sept. 30.

863022 O - 49 - 15
218 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 424 56'45", long. 76°36'05", 2| 

miles downstream from center of Auburn, Cayuga County, and 4 miles downstream from 

State dam at outlet of Owasco Lake.

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Kecoras avaiiaDle.- November 1912 to September 1947.

Average aisenarge.- 34 years (1913-47), 288 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge duping year, 1,420 second-feet June 7; maximum 

gage neignt, 3.9B feet Apr. 8 (backwater from tree on control); minimum discharge, 13 

second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.47 feet); minimum daily, 27 secord-feet Aug. 7. 

1912-47: Maximum discharge, 2,090 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940 (gage 

height, 4.88 feet); minimum, about 2 second-feet Dec. 5, 1936 (gage height, 1.36 feet); 

minimum daily, 5 second-feet Nov. 11, 1934.

Remarks^- Records good except those for periods of backwater from tree on control or fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills 

in Auburn; seasonal regulation at State dam. Water supply for Auburn taken from Owasco 

Lake, part of which returns as sewage to outlet above gaging station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of backwater from weeds or tree on control 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30 Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

1.7 49 2.2 187 1.5 17 2.2 191 3.0 700

1.8 70 2.4 272 1.6 31 2.4 283 3.4 1,050

1.9 94 2.6 378 1.8 7O 2.6 4O1 3.8 1.42O

2.0 121 2.8 508 2.O 122 2.8 542

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

c!30

cl28

c!24

o!20

ollO

0116

0124

0104

125

123

120

125

146

152

156

170

175

187

201

203

207

204

211

2O3

198

205

211

197

50

68

214

Nov.

240

232

186

215

227

227

227

232

223

233

249

236

227

223

245

222

232

f250

227

234

227

242

225

232

239

236

236

a234

a232

a232

-

Dec.

a230

a230

a228

a227

232

223

223

219

223

217

223

222

2O8

211

2O 3

195

191

187

187

180

176

173

173

173

173

173

173

184

176

173

173

Jan.

171

184

180

184

- 191

191

187

184

184

184

187

191

191

195

227

211

215

232

232

260

254

172

258

282

301

287

292

350

415

457

506

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June ...................... ...

July ....................... .....

August ...........................

September ........................

Rater year 1946-47 ..... .... .

Feb.

491

476

491

527

557

535

520

469

455

449

455

449

449

442

449

449

455

374

345

345

345

335

328

339

339

345

351

345

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

4,807

6 1 922

6,179

98,867

7

11 , 9O9

25,O26

20,O65

7 29O ' * *;

3^892

135,748

Mar.

339

339

339

267

301

249

244

223

254

253

258

258

268

311

283

229

242

244

244

268

393

428

40O

525

813

980

996

987

969

933

897

Apr.

862

879

906

924

1,040

1,200

1,260

1,240

1,180

1,120

1.O6O

l.OOO

950

90O

84O

820

770

740

710

690

710

700

710

690

610

550

55O

530

470

415

-

Maximum

214

250

232

940

5O6

557

1,260

1,040 

1 360

283

2OO

169

1,38O

May

430

42O

420

410

435

45O

470

5OO

55O

560

57O

570

570

570

570

56O

510

485

485

51O

540

86O

1.O4O

1,020

l.OOO

1,OOO

980

930

9OO

890

860

Minimum

50

186

173

50

171

223

415

410

317

178

27

82

27

June

820

830

1,020

1,320

1,380

1,310

1,250

1,200

1,100

1,050

987

924

888

879

828

794

751

692

588

491

476

454

44O

437

428

421

407

369

37 O

317

-

Mean

155

231

199

271

244

425

443

Q -*A C3O4

647

775

235

165

130

372

July

2I?<?

2f>3

235

259

234

249

2*3

254

2*9

244

244

230

212

228

239

244

249

248

249

239

230

233

230

225

221

2 IE

212

204

200

202

178

Aug.

2OO

190

185

188

173

131

27

112

179

171

ISO

176

172

172

177

176

176

172

176

176

180

169

169

165

165

162

169

172

a!64

f!56

148

Sept.

148

145

148

148

f!44

f!40

136

169

154

154

153

a!52

f!50

151

152

144

136

136

al30

fl!8

108

118

107

97

100

98

93

93

82

82

Per square Runoff in 

rile inches

-

1.30 17.68

_

1.79 24.28

a Mo gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

o Backwater from yjeeds.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights or by 

interpolation.

Note.- Backwater from tree on control Apr. 6 to June 4. Shifting-control method used Jan. 30. 

Decrease In contents In Owasco Lake during calendar year 1946, about 470,900,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 14.9 sec.-ft.; runoff, O.98 inch); decrease in elevation, 1.64 feet. Decrease 

In contents during water year 1946-47, about 1O6,20O,OOO cubic feet (equivalent mewi discharge, 3.37 

sec.-ft.; runoff, O.22 inch); decrease in elevation, O.37 foot.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 219

Onondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and steel plate weir, lat. 43°00'35", long. 76°09'00", 

75 reet upstream from end of channel Improvement, 300 feet upstream from Ballantyne 

Road Bridge, and 2 miles south of center of Syracuse, Onondaga County. Datum of gage 

Is 401.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 98.2 square miles.

Kecoras available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 7.81 

reet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.97 feet); minimum daily, 21 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 11.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 3,980 second-feet Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 9.58 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 12, 1941 (gage height, 1.8b feet); 

minimum daily, 8.5 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 6, 1942.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from leaves, which are 

good, and those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at 

low and medium flow caused by mills.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect or backwate 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15

2.8 91

3.0 127

3.2 170

3.6 268

4.0 

4.5 

5.1

382

547

778

Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

135

176

273

390

572

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

786

1,010

1,280

1,590

Discharge, in second-fete, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

76

91

68

44

34

29

26

26

24

23

23

32

c!95

c92

c52

c43

c39

c58

c92

c62

c48

c42

c38

37

34

104

106

65

59

82

81

Nov.

71

64

65

61

56

53

50

54

54

50

53

90

78

68

70

62

63

65

58

54

53

54

56

53

50

55

107

86

c68

c56

-

Dec.

c56

c52

c47

c50

c54

c60

c60

c56

C52

*c52

c!08

83

82

b68

b56

b56

58

67

b52

b49

b52

65

61

67

69

b60

b56

b!02

b!45

b!30

bllO

Jan.

b94

b92

172

160

bl!2

bllO

b92

blOO

b90

l>86

b84

126

b!02

107

330

510

261

198

155

231

672

b250

b!80

210

404

369

336

280

224

226

706

Month

October ........ .................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Fab.

474

261

b205

b205

b!30

b!45

150

b!35

b!25

123

b!18

bl!4

*112

111

117

129

b!02

108

b92

b74

88

b76

b74

b78

80

80

77

77

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1 821

2|l3E

33,71£

7,06C

3.66C

8,81£

10,04E 

8,667

7 , 66'

3,51

1,35£ 

93J

57,562

Mar.

76

78

b72

b66

b74

78

78

76

76

73

72

71

89

299

753

*576

368

268

230

237

244

286

260

,549

1J340

878

413

322

297

273

240

Apr.

265

2

6

c

91

89

02

614

1,280

7

4

:

82

33

49

310

*286

2

2

2

86

47

22

205

203

2

1

1

23

91

98

208

273

2

2

2

09

66

11

193

204

1

3

1

1

Maximum

> 195

r 107

> 145

i 791

) 706

) 474

' 1,340

1,280 

1,220

1,^40 

432

118

43

1,540

87

94

68

59

-

May

195

187

187

170

178

221

215

302

259

202

174

159

149

183

179

151

144

143

205

178

188

1,220

798

358

311

494

331

260

268

406

252

Minimum

23

50

47

17

84

74

66

159

143

77

60

30 

21

21

June

208

213

1,540

1,040

463

325

282

352

309

247

207

180

170

181

217

180

150

134

124

113

110

102

94

97

120

123

133

95

81

77

-

Mean

58 £

62 . f

68.9

92.4

228

131

284

335

280

256

113

43.7

31.2

158

July

90

165

94

76

93

151

218

432 222'

146

117

105

107

92

84

77

78

79

107

124

87

94

98

76

66

62

60

98

81

70

62

Aug.

55

49

48

49

44

42

40

41

54

116

Per squan 

mile

0.60T

.637

.70?

.941

2 32

l!33

3.41

2 . 85

2 . 61

1.15

.443

.318

1.61

Peak discharge.- Mar. 25 (9:30 p.m.) 1,600 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (7:15 a.m.) 1,530 sec. -ft.;

(2:30 p.m.) 1,970 sec. -ft.; June 3 (4 p.m.) 2,540 sec. -ft

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from leaves.

Note.- Shifting-control method used Mar. 15^

58

48

43

40

39

47

48

42

39

38

37

37

36

35

34

35

35

32

31

30

34

Sept.

30

39

43

34

28

31

28

26

29

31

21

27

39

31

28

33

31

28

29

29

28

41

42

33

30

29

29

28

28

32

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.69

.71

.81

12.77

2 68

1 39

3.34

3 81

3 28

2 90

l!33

.51

.35

21.80

May £2
STREAMS TrUEOTAKY TO LAKE CKTAfilO 

5ast Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 43°18 I 05 I , long. 75°37'10", at highway bridge in

erg, Oneida bounty, just downstream from Furnace Creek. Datum of gage is 491.18

5 in 3ea level, datum of 192y.

Extremes.- flixirrrun discharge during yeir, p.reo second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, £. 04

f nini:r.;iii. 14 secjnl-fe^t f regulated) Sept. 12; minimum gage heigrt, -0.16 foot

1523-47: fezlmum di^narge, lH,t?00 secuna-feet Oct. 2, 1345 (gage height, 10.90

zcent t.iose f. -r Deriods jf ice effect, which are fair. Diversloi

Diurnal fluctiatiun at low flaw

et. water year October 1946 to September 1947 

Feb.

:,4oo

Divprsian 

(secondfeeu)*

Adjusted for diversion

Mean Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

January 

Februar 

March . 

ril.. 

May 

Jane.. 

July.. 

August 

September

se^.-ft.: ALI-. 13 (l.j p."..) 9,06'J sec.-ft.; May 2 (10 p.m.)

sec.-i't.: June 3 (6 ml 7 tf.m. ) 6,120 see,-ft.

~hlf day.

^rtn^nt'o-'' Fujll; Worica. Bureau of Water, Rome, N. Y.

;- lc^ Dt-'. li, :, if,, IS, El, 27, 28, Jan. 9-11, Feb. 6-9,
Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, II. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°01'4b", long. 76°00'50", 100 feet downstream 

from fienesee Street Bridge in Fayetteville, Onondaga County, and & miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 427.62 feet above near, sea level (l 

Engineers).

of Middle Branch

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1°47.

1.365 feet Aug. 17, 1941,

Remarks.- Records excellent except those eriods of ice effect or backwater from

water to creek about 4'J) feet above statljn, Flow regulated by DeHuyter

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

84

91

86

62

52

48

47

44

43

43

42

52

149

78

61

55

54

66

H

58

60

57

55

55

54

109

96

73

72

147

106

Nov.

89

84

81

75

72

68

67

70

72

68

76

105

81

79

87

72

74

76

67

65

64

64

67

59

57

67

117

87

74

67

Dec.

72

b60

64

70

72

81

81

74

69

*70

113

89

38

b62

b52

b62

76

78

b60

b52

b68

79

75

79

75

bS4

t>6O

t>116

158

M2i.i

b!06

Jan.

b96

101

159

154

b!22

111

b98

98

*92

91

91

b!20

blOO

101

389

371

198

160

b!30

382

666

1)175

1)160

193

459

321

309

245

198

306

912

Month

October ........ ............ ....

November .........................

December . . . ......... . ........

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .............. .............

April ............................

May ... ........ .................

June ............ ... ............

July ............ . . ......... ...

August ...........................

September .......... .............

Water year 1346-47 ............

Feb.

378

251

b210

1)195

b!55

b!8D

169

b!50

b!40

b!35

13u

128

125

*125

130

134

bl!4

116

b!02

b90

1)104

b98

t>90

b94

93

93

91

_

Mar.

89

M8

bSO

bGE

78

84

87

89

89

87

86

87

106

461

898

*622

4.47

b330

1)280

b280

1)300

338

so e

*926

1,900

628

b360

319

289

244

] 224

Apr.

296

604

758

512

1,180

1,570

763

392

354

*308

304

326

251

218

197

212

218

186

209

222

326

293

234

212

2C3

221

2^9

£15

183

183

f£i3£. "**««

2,200 149

2,251 117

2,455 158

38,902 1,010

7,108 912

.s.iOfl 378

l'i.2:?4 1,900

11, 35 3 1,570

10,245 1,850

9,119 3,000

4,884 771

1,515 71

1,105 52

66,414 3,000

May

241

299

321

228

258

308

317

440

333

212

180

169

209

ITS

156

156

180

186

June July

 1 1

290

;3,OOCi

0820

422

550

289

J31

304

247

209

180

159

18C

246

175

149

139

132

128

216 132

1,850

528

296

434

534

315

258

306

338

231

Minimum

42

57

52

36

91

59

62

183

156

73

62

37

29

29

114

93

99

125

168

123

91

78

73

Mean

71.0

75.0

79.2

107

229

140

331

379

330

304

1 58

48.3

36.8

182

90

137

84

59"j

62

318

771

339

180

142

125

137

106

95

ae

116

104

108

103

84

323

259

130

9^

86

119

259

114

93

BE

Aug

71

64

62

.36

61

56

53

52

54

70

58

52

48

44

42

47

52

44

42

41

39

39

39

38

:7

41

41

39

39 .

41

43

Per square 

mile

_

-

1.25

_

_

-

2.12

Sept.

39

44

53

41

39

37

36

36

36

35

34

?.5

49

40

36

-:>

34

30

30

32

31

46

52

37

33

32

31

30

29

29

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

IS. 88

_

_

_

_

_

-

28.83

Peak discharge.- Mar. 25 (12 m.) 2,410 sec.-ft. ; Apr. 5 (11:45 p.m 

.;l30 a.m.) 3~7loO~ sec.-ft.; June 3 (6 a.m.) 5,170 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this da;/, 

b Baclrwater from Ice. 

c Backwater from debris. 

Note.- Shifting-control method used Nov. 12, Dec. 11, Jan. 30, 31.

,) 2,360 -ec.--:-';.; Ma^ 2C
222 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Black River near Boonville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 0 30'35", long. 75°I8'25", at highway bridge, threequarters of a mile upstream from Sugar River and 2 miles northeast of Boonville, Oneida 

County.

Drainage area.- 295 square miles.

Records available.- February 1911 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 36 years, 677 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 10.62 

reet, corrected for draw-down); minimum, 137 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 12 (gage 

height, 3.93 feet).

1911-47: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet (revised) Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, 

about 12.5 feet, former site, from floodmarks); minimum, about 5 second-feet (regulated) 

Aug. 26, 1918 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some-years have been revised, 

as snown in cne following table. They supersedei those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

354, 847....'. 

454 .........

474.........

504.. .......

544.. .......

584.........

624.........

664.........

699.........

744.. .......

Water 

year

1911-12 

1912-13 

1916-17

1917-18

1918-19

1921-22

1925-26

1927-28

1929-30

Date

Apr. 17 

Mar. 23

Oct. 31

Apr. 13

flnT* oc

Gage height 

(feet)

10.4 

12.5 

9.8

9.6

10.2

9.9

10.3

10.6

10.5

10.0

10.5

Discharge 

(second-feet)

6,800 

12,400 

5,600

5,230

5,790

6,590

7 240

7 * 020

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or dout tful or no gageheigfit record, which are good. Flow partly regulated by several headwater reservoirs. 

Foreatport feeder diverts water from State Pond a* Porestport. That portion of diverted 

water which does not pass down Black River Canal (flowing south) returrs to Black River 

below station through Mill Creek sluiceway.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in the 

water year 1913, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 35< and 847, are 

given herewith:

Mar. 26......7,240

27......7,240

28......7,700

29......4,380

Month

March........... .....

Water year 1912-13, 

Calendar year 1913.

Maximum

7,700

7,700 

7,700

Minimum

410

28 

28

Mean

2,090

749 

710

Per square 

mile

7.06

2.54

2.41

Runoff in 

Inches

8.19

34.45 

32.65

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12

4.0 165 4.7 372 4.1 176

4.2 212 5.0 493 4.3 231

4.4 270 5.3 639 4.5 295

Note.- Same as follow- 4.7 367

Ing table above 5.3 feet. 5.0 491

Apr. 13 to Sept. 3O

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.S 

7.0

639

810

1,080

1,490

1,970

8.0 3,200

9.0 4,900

9.7 6,370
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 223

Discharge, in second-feet, of Black Blver near Boonvllle, K. Y., water year October 1946

to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

544

607

901

816

780

671

539

358

226

192

185

404

1,020

931

671

446

361

499

629

489

391

340

302

280

270

345

422

361

350

434

589

Nov.

693

661

 951

996

792

655

578

583

644

666

639

774

804

744

 739

650

629

661

593

539

511

502

521

507

502

686

al,410

al,450

al,060

a820

-

Dec.

a760

a620

a480

a480

a540

a520

a470

a470

a500

a620

»1,370

1,350

1,740

1,820

1,280

989

894

823

693

d620

d580

d760

d820

d740

d660

539

470

500

620

660

600

Jan.

560

520

600

660

640

580

540

520

490

450

*470

460

410

390

620

1,120

1,250

1,020

780

880

2,400

2,600

1,900

1,450

1,400

1,550

1,600

1,450

1,240

1,140

3,220

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Peak diseharKe.- Feb. 1 (2 a.m.

Feb.

3,800

2,400

1,400

1,200

900

760

720

720

620

600

600

560

 520

520

520

500

480

480

460

430

420

390

370

370

380

380

350

350

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

15,353

21,960

23,988

237,298

32,910

21,200

29,370

75,363

66,854

43,902

30,365

11,566

8,408

381,239

4,300 eec

Mar.

360

370

380

380

370

370

370

380

380

380

400

»406

402

1,000

2,190

2,360

1,930

1,400

1,140

968

894

856

733

756

1,510

2,300

2,000

1,500

1,140

947

798

Apr.

856

927

1,110

1,230

1,530

2,830

4,410

3,130

2,290

1,930

2,760

5,190

5,570

3,600

3,360

3,400

3,100

2,550

2,180

1,840

1,590

1,430

1,480

2,180

2,600

2,170

2,340

3,090

2,380

2,310

-

Maximum

1,020

1,450

1,820

3,800

3,220

3,800

2,360

5,570

6,110

6,350

3,070

882

615

6,350

May

3,420

3,740

3,840

3,070

2,480

2,170

2,060

2,230

1,910

1,530

1,250

1,110

989

996

901

804

816

792

856

1,330-

2,120

e6,110

e5,780

3,010

2,160

2,520

2,290

1,780

1,520

1,760

1,510

Minimum

185

502

470

124

390

350

360

856

792

410

345

179

176

176

.-ft. 5 Apr. 7 (10 a.m.

June

1,220

1,350

e5,500

e6,350

3,170

2,110

1,620

1,730

1,880

1,450

1,150

1,010

914

1,030

1,750

1,660

1,300

1,020

914

836

894

750

650

587

597

597

519

491

443

410

-

Mean

495

732

774

650

1,062

757

947

2,512

2,157

1,463

980

»7» O r O

280

1,044

July

406

572

505

398

348

345

654

1,890

1,520

1,040

744

634

567

510

465

500

482

543

793

940

768

1,420

1,990

1,220

816

613

752

2,750

3,070

1,930

1,180

Aug.

882

704

603

708

644

519

451

410

398

418

390

356

337

320

298

306

316

309

295

292

278

275

262

246

237

228

205

194

179

208

Per square 

mile

1.68

2.48

2.62

2.20

3.60

2.57

3.21

8.52

7.31

4.96

3 TO O£

1.26

.949

3.54

298

Sept.

269

324

451

345

256

216

192

179

222

202

176

226

615

406

323

323

352

265

211

197

184

310

487

356

282

240

214

199

194

192

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.94

2.77

3.02

29.93

4.15

2.67

3.70

9.50

8.43

5.53

3.83

1.46

1.06

48.06

) 4,580 sec. -ft.; Apr. 13 (4 a.m.)

6,280 see.-ft.; May 3 (10:30 a.m.) 4,080 see.-ft.; May 22 (9 p.m.) 8,230 see.-ft.; June 5 (11:30 

p.m.) 8,650 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at Poreetport feeder dam.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at Forestport feeder dam.

e Variable draw-down conditions; discharge computed on basis of adjusted gage heights.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27 to Jan. 30, Feb. 3 to Mar. 11 (no gageheight record Dec. 27 to Jan. 10).
Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°59'05", long. 75"55"30", at Vandueee Street

ErTcTge, In Watertown, Jefferson County. 

Drainage area.- 1,876 square miles. 

Heccrr(Is~avaTIat I F- . - Jalj 1920 to September 1947. 

Average dlscFiargeT- 27 gears, 3,941 second-feet.

Extremes^ Maxim'35 discharge during year, 32,200 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 9.83 

minimum, 63 second-feet (regulated) Aag. 17 (gage Height, 0.03 foot); minimum

(gqge height, 10.6

934 (gage height, -0,19

Maximum discharge known, aoout c'3,700 second-feet in April 1S69. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except thust- for periods ef ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

paFETy regulated by Stillwattr Reservoir-, Pulton Chain of Lakes, and otter resei-voirs. 

During canal season water is diverted oat of basin through Forestport feeder and Bla^k 

River Canal (flowing south). Extensive i 1 'rial fluctuation at low and medium flow 

caused by Kills and power plants in and t ve 'Watertown.

Discharge, in sscond-fset, water year October 1946 to September 1947
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO £ 

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonvllle, N. Y.

Location.- Two water-stage recorders and concrete controls, lat. 43°27'20", long.

Y5°iy'25'', gage 1 at lock 69, 2 miles south of Boonvllle, Oneida County, and gage 2 

on Lanslngklll spillway, 100 feet downstream from spillway head gates, 60U feet upstream from lock 70, and half a mile upstream from lock 69. Datura of ga^e 1 Is 

1,105.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- September 1915 to September 1942 (canal seasons only), October 1942 

to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 75 second-feet Sept. 17, 25; minimum 

daily, 0.4 second-fujt May 15-18.

1915-47: Maximum dally discharge recorded, 323 second-feet Nov. 30, 1915; practically no flow at times when no water Is being diverted.

Remarks .- Records good except those lor periods of Ice effect at gage 1, which are fair. 

Kecord shows combined flow at gag^s 1 and 2 and represents total diversion from Black 

River- at Forestport, through Forestport feeder, Into Mohawk River Basin. Discharge 

during periods Nov. 5 to Aug. 25, when no water was diverted, made up of leakage 

through head gates and runoff from area drainage into canal above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

41

35

34

41

43

42

41

41

41

40

54

66

41

46

48

48

62

53

48

50

43

48

48

48

55

54

50

49

50

54

Nov.

48

47

57

52

33

18

10

4.0

4.1

3.7

3.7

4.9

3.8

3.8

*3.7

3.3

4.1

3.7

3.1

5.1

?.d

S.n

3.8

3.1

3.7

12

17

8.9

6.0

3.3

Dec.

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.2

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

Jan.

0.8

.9

.9

. 9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

>9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.8

Month

October ..........................

November ....... ............. . .

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ............. ..........

March ............................

April . ................... .....

May ..............................

June .............................

July ..........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ........ ...

Feb.

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,453

377 . 7

35.9

5,828.2

29.3

22.8

25.6

43.7

39 . 9

38^4

217.6

262.1

1,851

4,397.0

Mar.

0.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

*.8

.8

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

Apr.

0.7

.8

.8

.8

1.0

8.2

5.8

1.2

1.3

1.5

3.5

2.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

-

Maximum

66

57

2.0

81

1.8

1.2

1.0

8.2

19

11

51

44

75

75

May

0.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.0

.8

19

.3

.8

.8

.9

.3

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

Minimum

33

2.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

,7

.4

.5

2.6

l.S

35

.4

June

0.8

1.0

11

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

. 7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

2.6

3.4

3.2

-

Mean

46.9

12.6

1.1

16.0

.9

.8

.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

7.0

8.4

63.7

12. 0

July

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.7

14

16

2.8

2.7

12

21

9.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.8

3.6

3.2

8.2

4.2

3.1

2.6

2.6

13

51

6.2

3.1

3.2

Aug.

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.3

2,4

3.5

3.8

3.6

3.8

4.5

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.4

12

24

35

38

44

40

Per square 

mils

L

3

3

3

p

Sept.

35

45

40

54

55

54

54

53

52

52

55

66

55

54

70

74

75

73

72

70

70

74

43

64

75

74

74

73

73

73

~

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

gage 2 Sept. 7-9; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height record anc? record at 

gage 1.
226 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 0 36'40", long. 75°06'35", half a mile west of

HcKeever, Herkimer County, and 2 miles downstream from South Branch. Detum of gage is

1,479.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 365 square miles. 

Hecoras available - May 1922 to September 1947. June 1900 to December 1922 at site at

Moose Kiver, &% miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 39 years (1907-13, 1914-47), 843 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 second-feet June 3 (gage Ireight, 17.45

reet, from floodmark), result of failure of dam; minimum, 184 second-feet (regulated)

Aug. 30 (gage height, 2.31 feet).

1900-1947: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1947; minimum, about 42 second-feet

(regulated) July 21, 23, 25-27, 1913. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from logs, partiaiiy obstructed intake, or fragmentary or no gage-height record, whicl- are fair.

Flow regulated to some extent by Pulton Chain of Lakes. Occasional diurnal fluctuation

during low and medium flow caused by paper mill at McKeever, prior to June 3.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect or backwater from logs 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 3 to Sept. 30

2.4 328 4.0 1,070 7.0 3,320 2.3 182 4.0 862 7.0 3,060

2.6 403 4.6 1,430 8.O 4,300 2.

3.0 566 5.3 1,910 9.5 6,07O 3.(

3 260 4.6 1,220 8.0 4,040

) 392 5.3 1,700 10. O 6,300

3.5 800 6.O 2,470 10.8 7,800 3.5 602 6.O 2,230 11.9 8,860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

745

664

511

623

905

836

664

532

434

376

343

380

954

1,110

810

637

549

688.

1,440

1,330

971

780

674

565

536

579

836

790

678

726

852

Nov.

878

821

1,190

1,360

1,120

910

775

726

78O

894

868

1,190

1,300

1,170

1,09O

938

857

836

785

721

674

637

637

601

614

733

1,780

1,730

1.25O

960

-

Dec.

863

721

680

65O

614

575

540

523

536

732

2,140

1,880

2,040

*2,170

1,450

1,240

1,180

1,100

940

84O

?6O

840

840

78O

720

66O

520

520

6OO

660

640

Jan.

540

520

540

620

600

580

560

*54O

520

500

490

480

470

470

540

740

940

88O

84 O

940

2,600

3,000

2,450

2,100

2,080

2,130

2,050

1,870

1,660

1,550

4,300

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ....

April ............................

May . . .

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

lister yesr 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,400

3,OOO

2,400

2,050

1,750

1,550

1,350

1,200

1,120

1,O60

1,020

960

900

*860

820

800

760

720

7OO

66O

620

6OO

580

62O

620

580

560

56O

_

-

Secondfoot-days

22,518

28,825

28,954

291,236

38 "'1OO

37 ,560

82, 370

91,239

55,725

10 j 604

13,211

470,785

Mar.

540

520

520

54O

540

560

560

540

*540

520

520

500

520

900

al,950

a2,490

a2,150

al,830

al,570

al,390

al,310

1,250

1,170

1,170

fl,760

f2,290

f2,440

2,180

1,850

1,560

1,380

Apr.

1,290

1,

1,

1,

240

250

LOO

1,140

1,900

3,f

3,

2,

300

50O

320

2,09O

2,640

6,E

6,

4,

JOO

340

L6O

3,750

3,550

2,

2,4

2,

380

190

L80

1.8OO

1,570

1,

1.4

2,2

58O

UO

70

3,340

2,630

2,6

4,<

2,

2,

Maximum

1,440

1,780

2,170

5,000

4,300

4,400

2,490

6 ,800

7 /80O

8,840

1 130 '584

8,84O

80

70

>40

)30

May

4,670

4,930

4,910

4,020

4,360

3,970

3,720

3,280

2,650

2,180

1,880

1,620

1,550

1,550

1,360

1,110

1,030

971

998

2,530

3,850

7,800

5,760

3,460

2,740

2,850

2,650

2,230

2.06O

2,380

2,170

Minimum

343

6O1

520

112

470

560

5OO

1,100

971

438

339

187

201

187

June

1,710

1,820

8,840

6.75O

3,510

2,700

2,400

2,280

2,290

2,100

1,800

1,650

1,410

1,200

1,850

1.90O

1,510

1,210

1,140

1,070

956

840

742

640

650

665

612

547

495

438

-

Mean

726

961

934

798

1 229

1^172

1,212

2 ,7*6

2 943

1^858

931

342

440

1,290

July

426

446

458

434

388

339

59O

1,290

1,320

1,180

908

730

1,060

752

612

538

512

516

710

1,050

806

957

1,550

1,100

76O

597

710

2,530

2,450

1,770

1,370

Aug.

1,130

926

695

534

466

411

360

329

349

370

336

303

284

266

229

227

246

252

249

249

257

260

257

229

211

209

204

194

189

187

196

Sept.

201

219

260

345

430

422

403

400

396

400

415

396

483

516

521

538

516

491

458

474

466

534

584

579

521

483

458

442

430

430

-

Per sruare Runoff in 

mile inohes

_

-

2.19 29.67

.

3.53 47.97

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and records 

for Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge and near McKeever.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3, Dec. 15 to Jan. 24, Jan. 31 to Mar. 14 (no 

gage-height record Feb. 23-26, Mar. 3-5, 10-14; doubtful gage-height record Jan. 22, 23). Backwater 

from logs Apr. 4-7, 12. Partially obstructed intake June 6, 7, 12, 14-16, July 23-?5, 29; discharge 

computed on basis of gage heights, outside-gage readings, and records for Middle Branch Moose River 

at Old Forge and near McKeever.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 227

Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 43°42'50", long. 74°58'10", at Old Forge, Herkimer County,

4UU reet downstream from State dam. Datum of gage is 1,690.63 feet abov^ mean sea

level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 52 square miles.

Heeords available.- November 1911 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 35 years (1912-47), 106 second-feet (unadjusted). 

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 600 second-feet May 23:

maximum gage neignt observed, 5.04 feet May 23, 24 (backwater from North Branch);

minimum discharge observed, 14 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.82 feet); minimum

daily, 14 second-feet.

1911-47: Maximum daily discharge, 862 second-feet Mar. 23, 1921, froii rating curve

extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, about 0.1

second-foot many times during 1938-39, 1944, 1945, when gates in dam wer? closed. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from North Branch Moose

tnver or debris, which are fair. On days when gate openings are changed, discharge

is computed on basis of gage readings and record of gate operations. Gaee read twice

daily. Flow regulated by Fulton Chain of Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of backwater

from debris or from North Branch Moose River 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 12 2.6

1.9 19 3.0

2.0 28 3.4

2.2 52 3.8

2.4 81 4.2

116

204

310

437

583

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

190

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

Nov.

82

82

82

82

80

80

80

78

78

78

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

Dec.

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

78

80

80

82

82

82

82

86

86

86

82

80

80

80

82

82

82

84

84

84

86

86

Jan.

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

130

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

Feb.

255

280

28O

282

282

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

268

255

255

255

240

240

240

230

230

215

215

215

_

-

..... SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 2, 71O

November ......................... 2,322

December ......................... 2,500

Calendar year 1946 ............ 38, 472. f

January .......................... 4,426

February ......................... 7,185

March ............................ 6 , 960

April ............................ 3,571

May .............................. 10,525

June ............................. 7 , 103

July 3 968

Angust ........................... 1 ', 074

September ........................ 8.O13

Water year 1946-47 ............ 60,357

liar.

205

205

205

200

195

195

190

190

190

190

190

180

180

180

180

180

180

238

282

282

282

268

268

268

255

255

255

268

268

268

268

Apr.

255

I

]

]

55

98

80

168

168

]

]

]

68

68

68

168

132

]

]

]

]

00

04

06

94

56

60

35

60

114

113

]

]

]

13

08

07

111

100

Maximum

190

82

86

j 296

229

282

282

255

60O

580

340

265

325

600

15

15

16

16

-

May

16

90

250

390

450

44O

440

430

420

403

276

163

72

72

72

72

72

64

100

465

540

580

60O

580

560

540

520

500

480

460

408

Minimum

84

76

76

4.8

86

215

ISO

15

16

58

16

14

15

14

June

240

192

553

580

580

540

54O

520

508

398

2O4

192

155

93

10O

147

157

157

157

157

157

157

1O7

58

63

63

64

66

82

116

-

Mean

B7.4

77.4

8O.6

105

143

257

225

119

340

237

128

34.6

267

165

July

118

109

109

109

43

16

53

289

340

270

106

37

37

37

37

38

39

39

82

95

95

136

146

135

102

102

100

209

320

310

310

Aug.

265

134

39

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

43

69

69

69

42

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Sept.

15

15

100

268

268

268

268

268

268

255

255

255

279

325

325

310

310

294

325

325

325

310

310

310

310

296

296

296

282

282

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

-

-

2.02 27.51

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

3.17 43.18

Note. - Backwater from debris Nov. 1 to Jan. 19 (doubtful gage-height record Dec. 10-17). Backwater from North Branch Moose River Feb. 2, 3, Feb. 21 to Mar. 11, Apr. 12-17, Apr. 28 to May 3, 

May 21-30, June 4-8, July 29, 30. Decrease In combined storage In Old Forge and SlxMi Lake 

Reservoirs during calendar year 1946, about 149,000,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 4. 

sec.-ft.; runoff, 1.23 Inches); decrease during water year 1946-47, about 1I1,1OO,OOO cubic feet 

(equivalent mean discharge, 3.5 sec.-ft.; runoff, 0.91 Inch).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y.

Location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'45", long. 75°04'55", half a mile upstream 

From confluence with South Branch and 1-J- miles northeast of McKeever, Herkimer County. 

Datum of gage is 1,530.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 148 square miles.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 333 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 6.28 

feetir minimum, 75 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.29 feet).

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 27, 1926; maxinum gage height, 

7.15 feet Jan. 18, 1938 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 27 second-feet (regulated) 

A'jg. 18, 1946 (gage height, 1.73 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from logs, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by Fulton Chain of Lakes.

Rating table, water year 194G-47, except periods of ice effect or backwater from logs 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.3

2.5

2.7

76 3.0 187

101 3.4 290

131 3.9 462

4.5 718

5.5 1,300

6.2 1,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

341

263

200

205

219

226

242

237

216

202

191

224

318

521

315

293 278

296

541

354

361

344

a324

a290

a280

a 300

a 350

a 360

a 330

a36O

a 370

Nov.

a 360

a 360

a420

a400

a380

a350

a340

a340

a 360

a 370

a 380

a410

a440

a493

497

474

458

432

402

374

354

334

328

306

296

331

420

424

428

417

-

Dec

402

390

370

350

328

309

237

276

276

318

420

462

*558

558

490

470

460

440

420

400

380

400

400

380

360

340

270

270

310

330

310

Jan.

270

26

28

2£

0

0

0

280

270

26

25

*E4

0

0

5

240

235

23

22

22

28

o

5

5

0

350

41

38

36

O

o

J

540

940

90

86

81

0

0

0

820

940

80

76

72

70

0

3

3

0

960

Month

October ............ .............

November ........... ..........

December ... ............... . .

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ........ ..............

February .........................

March . ................. ...

April .... ........ ..............

May ................... . . . . .

June ............... ........... .

July ............... ............

August ..........................

September ... ........ . .........

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

920

880

820

780

740

7OO

660

640

600

560

540

520

*490

47O

460

450

440

420

410

400

380

370

360

360

370

350

340

340

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8

11*678

11,734

liy ,oOa

15,020

14,770

15,544

26,504

35 , 396

l"*T!fl

5*473

10*166

190,773

Mar.

330

320

310

320

320

330

33C

320

320

310

310

300

300

420

640

660

620

640

660

640

620

600

580

600

660

700

704

700

680

660

640

Apr.

600

580

540

500

520

680

300

300

760

700

90O

1,

1,

1,

1,

200

150

150

1,340

1,

1,

1,1

200

380

300

840

780

'

00

;ss

18

38

782

t

t

1,C

Maximum

370

497

558

ybo

960

920

704

1,450

1,770

1,690

792

699

417

1,770

23

39

549

00

May

1,030

1,120

1 , 340

1,500

1,540

1,490

1,450

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,090

849

658

558

505

470

439

398

299

1,020

,230

,770

,720

,720

,600

,500

,400

,290

,230

,180

,100

Minimum

191

296

270

27

225

340

300

500

299

250

167

78

86

78

June

943

834

1,300

1,560

1,690

,620

,50O

,430

,320

,210

997

787

704

600

566

562

592

575

549

533

509

482

447

378

351

347

331

312

290

250

-

Mean

289

389

379

485

528

501

877

1,142

786

393

177

339

523

July

250

261

264

261

224

167

253

488

704

752

587

424

371

338

324

293

264

218

190

318

321

338

388

374

312

256

324

617

733

792

762

Aug.

699

592

409

299

250

214

189

175

167

159

152

145

138

120

78

86

104

107

108

129

146

152

146

117

96

89

86

81

78

78

84

Sept.

86

89

93

215

334

344

341

33S

334

251

354

338

368

395

406

410

402

381

378

399

392

417

410

402

388

378

368

357

351

347

-

Per sqvare Runoff in 

mile inches

-

0 CO 3Q IT

t. . u 

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

3.53 47.93

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Middle Branch Moose
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 229

Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°44'50", long. 75°20'05", at highway b-idge at 

Donnattsburg, Lewis County, It miles downstream from Chase Lake Outlet and 5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 91.7 square miles.

Records available.- July- 1942 to September 1947. December 1927 to June 1942 at site 3|- 

miles upstream, published as Independence River at Sperryville.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year., 3,290 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 8.7 

feet, "from floodmark); minimum observed, 31 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.04 

feet) .

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 3.410 second-feet Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 8.8 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); Minimum observed, 19 second-feet Au,3. S4, 1945 

(gage height, 2.87 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, once daily Jan. 9 to 

 Sept. 30.

Rating tabl

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

cond-feet)

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

3.8 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

137

210

333

557

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.4

775

1,050

1,740

2,950

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

171

171

129

159

E24

270

E39

171

123

93

75

104

542

628

356

210

159

210

338

254

239

183

146

113

103

171

320

286

239

320

393

Nov.

320

254

547

604

338

270

210

171

270

393

412

576

775

537

452

*320

254

239

210

183

155

146

171

159

159

196

537

628

432

286

-

Dec.

224

153

141

145

137

125

131

133

148

258

*7S1

d725

494

360

270

250

290

300

£40

210

210

250

270

240

210

185

ISO

185

195

170

150

Jan.

145

150

195

210

E10

170

160

145

*135

118

125

160

118

110

110

125

210

290

250

290

450

560

450

390

430

680

600

430

390

360

780

Month

October ......... ..... .... .....

November .................. ......

December .................. ......

Calendar year 194S .........

January ..........................

February ........................

March ..................... ......

April ............... ...... . . . May .............................

June .............................

July .............................

AugU3t ...........................

September ........ . .............

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,450

829

452

356

239

210

196

171

148

159

171

159

150

137

*129

122

118

114

110

104

96

92

88

90

84

82

78

76

_

_

-

Seoondf oat-days

7 239

10^304

7,715

75,334

8 , 946

7*279

23,820

14 , 68E

9,025

7 953

2,063

*

106,570

Mar.

74

70

82

84

80

84

80

80

83

85

*88

83

99

150

224

355

374

374

338

224

171

159

159

239

452

628

676

72S

494

239

224

Apr.

239

171

196

239

516

896

1,530

1,180

880

935

1,140

2,S60

2 , 240

935

880

827

775

604

537

412

393

393

320

612

880

628

581

880

604

537

Maximum

642

775

761

1,460

780

1,460

725

2,860

1,530

1,620

1,210

183

2,860

May

827

775

725

725

880

725

393

432

374

£86

224

d!96

159

148

108

117

127

137

150

370

654

1,530

1,4EO

648

356

412

356

286

254

432

356

Minimum

75

146

125

2 3

110

76

70

171

61

64

39

31

31

June

286

445

1,620

1,420

628

412

356

338

412

303

196

125

148

157

303

320

239

148

148

117

99

88

61

75

89

148

112

88

75

69

Mean

2 34

343

249

206

289

E22

235

794

474

301

257

ee.

44.

292

July

d64

7£

73

7C

6E

68

88

d295

d41E

320

d254

d210

183

157

112

150

135

171

224

270

159

2E4

393

286

139

101

226

1,010

1,210

522

286

Aug.

183

137

125

94

91

70

65

62

70

93

85

68

56

50

45

5E

49

57

56

46

46

56

50

48

45

39

46

43

45

46

45

Per square 

mile

2.55

3.74

2.72

2.25

3.15

2 . 42

2.56

8.66

5.17

2.80

5 .725

i * 4fll

3.18

Sept.

49

53

55

56

58

56

41

38

36

43

37

39

45

52

43

42

35

37

39

33

32

36

82

59

52

41

37

34

32

31

-

Runoff in 

inches

2,94

4.18

3.13 '

30.55

3.63

2 . 52

2.35

9.66

5.95

3.66

3.23

.84

" 54

43.23

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height r 

weather records, ana records for stations on nearby streams.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4, Dec. 14 to Jan. 33, Feb. 13, Feb. 

Mar. 8 (no gage-height record Dec. 14-31, Jan. 2-8, 19-25; doubtful gage-height record Jan. 

27-29).

16 to 

14,
230 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.- Float-tape gage, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°03'05", at Stillwater Dam, 7^ miles

 west of Beaver River post office, Herklmer County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 1,679.73 feet June 3 (contents, 4,748,000,000

 cubic feet); minimum, 1,664.90 feet Oct. 1 (contents, 1,412,000,000 cubic feet).

1925-47: Maximum elevation, that of June 3, 1947; minimum since first filling, 

1,644.80 feet Mar. 25-27, 1940 (reservoir empty).

Remarks.- Records good. Reservoir originally formed about 1885; enlarged at various

 times and in 1924 enlarged to a usable capacity of 4,623,000,000 cubic feet between 

elevations 1,650.3 and 1,679.3 feet above mean sea level. Elevation of gate sill of 

lowest outlet, 1,642.3 feet. Capacity below elevation 1,650.3 feet, abo-it 90,000,000 

cubic feet. Reservoir is used to regulate flow of Beaver and Black Rivers for control 

of floods, for power development, and for general welfare of the public. Records of 

contents given herein represent those above elevation 1,650.3 feet. Daily observations 

made about 8 a.m.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Board of Black River Regulating District. 

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64.90

64.92

65.00

65.15

65.32

65.51

65.69

65.85

65.93

66.00

66.07

66.21

66.65

67.08

67.32

67.48

67.61

67.81

68.17

68.51

68.73

68.89

69.03

69.15

69.37

69.44

69.60

69.73

69.85

70.10

70.31

NOT.

70.54

70.76

71.10

71.43

71.64

71.78

71.88

71.98

72.11

72.37

73.55

72.85

73.22

73.48

73.66

73.80

73.90

74.04

74.13

74.13

74.10

74.07

74.05

74.03

73.95

73.92

74.05

74.31

74.52

74.70

-

Deo.

74.84

74.99

74.94

74.85

74.76

74.67

74.58

74.47

74.38

74.34

74.68

74.93

75.08

75.37

75.55

75.64

75.62

75.60

75.55

75.48

75.48

75.42

75.37

75.33

75.28

75.21

75.11

75.08

75.04

74.99

74.89

Jan.

74.79

74.72

74.63

74.62

74.52

74.43

74.32

74.23

74.11

73.98

73.85

73.7!

75.59

73.45

73.34

73.28

73.22

73.14

73.05

72.96

73.15

73.36

73.46

73.51

73.59

73.65

73.72

73.76

73.78

73.81

74.25

Feb.

74.84

75.12

75.26

75.32

75.38

75.41

75.40

75.38

75.36

75.34

75.33

75.25

75.09

74.97

74.87

74.77

74.67

74.48

74.28

74.08

73.89

73.69

73.48

73.29

73.10

72.88

72.68

72.47

.

_

-

Mar.

72.24

72.04

71.89

71.65

71.37

71.03

70.66

70.29

69.91

69.51

69.11

68.70

68.28

67.94

67.70

67.49

67.26

67.19

67.10

66.98

66.85

66.70

66.56

66.42

66.51

67.08

67.49

67.76

67.88

67.96

67.97

Apr.

67.96

67.93

68.09

68.29

68.46

68.78

69.43

70.09

70.59

70.95

71.32

72.35

73.78

74.59

75.14

75.68

76.14

76.48

76.79

77.00

77.17

77.30

77.47

77.73

78.21

78.57

78.92

79.48

79.53

79.45

-

Hay

79.58

79.66

79.60

79.45

79.30

79.45

79.52

79.47

79.44

79.37

79.35

79.35

79.36

79.41

79.36

79.32

79.37

79.37

79.39

79.45

79.50

79.63

79.59

79.48

79.43

79.37

79.40

79.39

79.42

79.50

79.41

June

79.30

79.35

79.73

79.63

79.31

79.33

79.35

79.41

79.45

79.46

79.45

79.35

79.35

79.34

79.38

79.44

79.39

79.35

79.34

79.34

79.32

79.29

79.26

79.25

79.30

79.34

79.41

79.39

79.36

79.32

-

July

79.34

79.30

79.25

79.21

79.16

79.15

79.17

79.47

79.38

79.39

79.36

79.35

79.37

79.36

79.33

79.26

79.23

79.20

79.21

79VZ1

79.18

79.21

79.23

79.18

79.15

79.12

79.14

79.38

79.56

79.45

79.33

Aug.

79.29

79.26

79.21

79.16

79.12

79.08

79.02

78.96

76.99

78.97

78.91

78.87

78.76

78.64

78.53

78.44

78.35

78.21

78.11

78.14

78.17

78.04

77.82

77.62

77.41

77.20

77.03

76.87

76.70

76.52

76.46

Sept.

76.47

76.52

76.33

76.16

75.99

75.83

75.65

75.54

75.36

75.20

75.02

74.85

74.73

74.56

74.40

74.24

74.07

73.90

73.79

73.56

73.37

73.23

73.09

72.91

72.74

72.56

72.37

72.30

72.30

72.13

-

Note.- Add 1,600 feet to obtain elevations above mean sea level.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1946...

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1946-47...

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,674.82

-

1,672.02

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

2,436

3,414

3,422

-

3,378

1,943

4,632

3,840

2,769

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, mean 

second-feet )

_

+381

+377

+2.99

-.28

-16.4

-224

-333

+1,063

-23.5

-1.16

-3.35

-292

-413

+43.9

t Elevations at 13 p.m., obtained by Interpolation.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 231

Beaver .River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.- Float-tape gage, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°03'05", at outlet of Stillwater 

Reservoir, 1\ miles west of Beaver River post office, .Rerkimer County.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Records available.- May 1908 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 39 years, 367 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,260 second-feet May 2; minimum daily, a second-feet Aug. 20.

1908-47: Maximum discharge, 3,700 second-feet May 3, 1926; practically no flow at 

times when gates in dam are closed.

Remarks. - Records good. Flow completely regulated by Stillwater Reser/oir (see preceding 

page). Discharge determined from ratings for gates and spillway of Stillwater Dam. 

Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Records of gate openings and reservoir elevations furnished ty Board of 

mack: Kiver Regulating District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3ff

31

Oct.

467

217

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Nov.

15

15

15

15

109

156

157

157

157

158

159

159

161

161

162

162

163

163

337

498

498

498

498

498

563

610

386

224

166

16

-

Dec.

16

365

620

620

618

616

616

614

614

544

391

394

394

397

398

533

626

626

626

625

625

625

624

624

624

622

620

620

620

620

620

Month

October. ...............

November. .. J ...........

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January ............

February ...............

March..................

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July.. .................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

Secondfoot-days

1,102

7,036

17,097

146,133

18,836

20,276

23,061

10,254

35 , 619

22, 837

15,149

13,423

15,160

199,850

6 IB

616

616

616

616

314

614

612

610

610

609

606

605

604

603

603

601

600

599

599

600

603

604

605

605

606

606

608

608

608

612

Feb.

620

620

624

624

624

625

625

625

624

624

624

757

846

735

620

618

766

838

338

833

831

828

825

823

818

818

813

810.

_

_

-

Mar.

808

805

868

1,010

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,040

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

761

589

586

586

584

583

581

579

272

117

251

316

395

395

395

Apr.

395

193

58

58

58

60

60

60

62

62

62

64

66

221

407

411

413

414

418

419

419

317

237

241

247

252

318

942

1,530

1,790

Observed

Maximum

467

610

626

658

618

846

1,080

1,790

2, 260

2,160

1,530

787

574

2,260

Minimum

14

15

16

14

599

618

117

58

400

301

8

15

8

Mean

35.5

ore ODD

552

400

608

724

744

342

1,149

761

489

433

505

548

May

2,210

2,260

2,180

2,010

1,490

1,330

1,570

1,560

1,300

1,060

844

682

641

657

636

465

400

400

416

702

1,130

1,900

1,910

1,150

1,110

906

827

827

856

1,080

1,110

June

889

984

2,080

2,160

1,540

946

905

942

967

967

935

762

690

690

709

937

704

69O

590

540

504

471

360

236

188

200

296

331

317

307

July

1

1

1

Mean

417

612

555

400

591

5OO

410

1,405

1,125

760

485

141

92.1

590

310

304

304

303

302

302

527

,530

911

631

533

488

493

484

474

360

303

303

303

303

303

303

303

303

302

301

301

674

,110

,060

721

Aug.

481

437

435

347

301

304

311

292

345

300

299

337

581

478

531

387

573

382

198

8

253

787

724

780

774

653

485

630

579

415

16

Sept.

16

389

574

572

572

572

569

569

567

564

564

564

56l

561

557

556

554

554

554

552

549

547

547

54V

544

544

426

15

361

539

-

Adjustedt

Per square 

mile

2.42

3 56

3.23

2.33

3.44

2.91

2» 38

8.17

6.54

4.42

 820

.535

3.43

Runoff in 

inches

2.79

3.97

3.72

31.56

3 . 96

3.03

2.75

9 . 11

7.54 4 93

3. 25

!94

.60

46.59

t Adjusted for change in contents in Stillwater Reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°24'15", about 1,000 feet upstream from Black Creek and half a mile west of Croghan, Lewis County.

Drainage ar-^a. - 294 square miles .

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1947.

4verage discharge.- 17 years. 579 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 

6.1 a I'eet); minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 1.02 feet); minimum daily, 122 

second-feet Oct. 6.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 4,310 second-feet May 13, 1943 (gage height, 6.47 

feet); minimum, anout 18 second-feet Feb. 24, 1936 (gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum 

daily, 35 second-feet May 13, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control or doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are good. Flow almost completely regulated by Stillwater 

Reservoir (see p.230). Between Stillwater Dam and this station flow is further regulated Dy nine power-plant ponds. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14 to Mar. 6)

1.5 115 2.6 466

1.7 159 3.0 664

2.0 243 3.5 979

2,3 345 4.0 1,370

4.5 1,860

5.0 2,410

5.5 3,000

6.1 3,790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

623

795

703

713

390

122

335

401

399

278

258

286

236

480

724

446

280

400

319

132

255

266

266

258

551

461

181

227

273

307

416

Nov.

626

853

670

628

750

731

696

740

 IS-*

135

395

629

861

1,070

838

727

600

664

642

710

715

715

704

323

757

7r.l

924

751

757

687

-

Dec.

590

739

653

615

615

632

626

626

670

739

787

924

1,000

944

965

812

897

864

831

806

364

903

857

787

670

715

775

769

944

819

819

Jan.

800

721

7C3

757

751

745

733

733

806

7E1

733

715

653

704

715

917

72 1

819

763

870

1,100

3?3

1,120

897

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,040

1,OF~>

1,280

1,780

Month

October .... ..... ........ .....

Sovembe r . . ............ .........

December . . ........ ......

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ................. ......

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .......... ..................

July ............ ................

August ......................... .

September ................. ......

Water year ia45-47 ............

Feb.

1,550

1,070

1,100

1,030

1,180

dl,100

dl,200

dl,120

993

806

924

1,020

924

924

812

806

851

769

794

844

794

745

670

670

704

806

800

800

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

11 589

20, 483

24,157

227,466

27,770

25, 856

33 238

34)691

55, 388

35,519

1 7 ' A97

15 \ 613

Mar.

794

769

763

800

1,180

1,300

1,070

1,120

975

876

877

1,270

1,290

1,530

1,450

1,200

967

1,070

1,160

1,160

1,000

1,020

848

870

1,130

1,140

1,170

dl,650

1,140

904

745

Apr.

741

8

6

6

51

05

32

496

847

1,2

9

1,0

10

80

20

1,360

1,490

1,5

1,9

1,7

1,8

60

30

70

20

1,630

1,6

1,6

1,3

10

70

40

979

923

7

4

3

70

63

90

673

1,390

9

9

1,5

2,0

Maximum

795

1,070

1,000

1,440

1,780

1,550

1, 650

3^720

3,440

1,850

1,490

744

325,987 | 3,720

55

36

70

80

May

2,940

3,680

3,72

3,430

2,960

2,340

1,970

2,010

1,840

1,800

1,300

994

1,250

1,320

909

791

791

331

448

537

894

2,290

2,990

2,590

2,010

1,950

1,750

1,550

1,520

1,520

963

Minimum

122

135

590

116

653

670

745

390

331

133

227

130

144

122

June

1,080

1,330

2,600

3,440

3,360

2,430

1,760

1,520

1,160

1,340

1,300

1,280

1,250

1,100

1,000

932

1,140

1,270

1,220

922

865

221

481

465

538

437

403

358

133

184

Mean

374

683

779

623

896

923

1,072

1,156

1, 787

1,184

767

577

520

893

July

590

620

610

321

227.

242

664

1,490

1,850

1,130

959

895

422

613

719

615

627

640

687

453

677

776

856

770

651

641

546

883

912

1,420

1,280

Aug.

1,490

1,180

735

546

501

490

482

447

a340

a!30

a520

a560

a6SO

645

633

315

381

605

615

611

630

657

514

310

514

662

643

661

607

570

173

Per sqvare 

mile

-

2.12

-

3.04

Sept.

255

487

496

506

540

437

144

401

492

513

539

659

665

326

445

595

712

725

65H

547

331

630

695

669

744

741

402

174

565

526

Runoff in 

inches

-

28.79

I

41.24
QTREAMS TRIBUTARY ro LAKE ONTARIO 233

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'55", long. 75°39'40 r , at power plant half a 

mile northeast of fopenhagen, Lewis County. Datura of gage is 963.41 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Beeords available.- September 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 223 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 12; maximum gsge height, 

r&.lB feet Jan. 31 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 3.6 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21, 

22 (gage height, 0.36 foot); minimum daily, 8.7 seaond-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1929-47; Maximum discharge, 14.400 second-feet Sept. 1, 1941, by computation of 

flow over dam; maximum gage height^ that of Jan. 31, 1947; minimum discharge, 0.7 

second-foot (regulated) Aug. 12, 1940 (gage height, 0.17 foot); minimum daily, 0.8 

second-foot (regulated) July 22 to Aug. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 35 second-feet, which are good, and those 

For periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow 

caused by power plant.

Rating tables, water year 1945-47, except periods of ice effec

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30 Jan. 31 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

104

162

257

384

542

787

1,080

1,360

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 110

173

405

561

801

4.0 1,080

4.5 1,440

5.5 2,310

6.4 3,260

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

196

166

221

384

317

212

148

99

69

55

47

307

1,320

524

257

160

147

629

759

376

223

162

134

114

102

345

279

187

212

324

464

Nov.

334

473

646

374

260

185

158

192

492

420

501

902

462

886

503

308

*428

377

252

205

190

231

247

210

287

880

1,140

704

396

257

-

Dec.

246

114

116

138

146

144

152

250

315

1,190

1,280

*617

1,050

430

310

260

289

277

210

195

135

241

254

210

185

150

140

160

185

183

162

Jan.

142

152

192

210

200

175

165

140

130

*125

124

130

122

120

240

360

330

310

270

400

1,000

740

620

560

1,200

1,000

1,200

900

660

560

1,800

Feb.

1,300

800

480

320

225

200

195

160

110

114

122

112

130

136

*136

128

*116

114

101

88

80

83

76

70

68

70

64

62

_

_

-

Mar.

60

60

52

68

74

64

66

6S

68

*68

66

64

66

124

440

600

620

640

561

479

419

364

335

520

1,650

1,550

1,160

877

680

519

427

 _., SeoondUonth foot-days

October ............... ........ . 8,939

November ......................... 12,900

December. .......... ........... 9,794

Calendar year 1946 ............ 85,723.3

January .......................... 14,277

February ......................... 5,657

March ............................ 12,807

April ............. .............. 35,101

May .... ........ ................ 17,308

June .............. .............. 9,334

July .................. .......... 5,639

August ........................... 1,379

September .............. ......... 536.1

Water year 1946-47 ......... . . 133,671.1

Apr.

361

378

483

552

804

2,710

2,410

1,620

1,320

1,200

2,570

3,260

1,930

1,310

1,340

1,170

1,090

895

783

557

388

374

573

1,290

966

587

1,440

984

596

1,180

-

Maximum

1,320

1,140

1,280

2,240

1,800

1,300

1,650

3,260

1.980

2,060

1,360

159

32

3,2(30

May

1,380

1,350

1,130

754

782

675

561

570

398

289

220

185

169

171

147

122

126

124

136

231

519

1,980

610

313

453

1,240

503

310

794

726

340

Minimum

 17

158

114

4.9

120

62

52

361

122

33

20

16

8.7

8.7

June

222

1,090

2,060

723

349

310

273

870

586

337

207

147

118

219

385

310

202

134

106

84

115

74

52

44

35

79

54

43

43

33

Mean

288

430

316

235

461

202

413

1,170

558

311

182

44 .5 17)9

366

July

30

32

35

26

20

20

251

523

279

132

81

76

57

45

37

31

29

30

60

94

56

274

383

167

78

51

374

1,360

603

241

164

Arg.

Per square 

mile

3.24

4.83

3.55

2.64

5.18

2.27

4.64

13.15

6.27

3.49

2.04

.SCO

.2C1

4.11

120

70

54

46

41

37

37

32

28

34

37

29

23

20

104

159

72

47

60

47

45

44

37

28

22

19

19

18

17

17

16

Sept.

16

22

32

27

20

17

16

16

16

17

17

15

16

22

18

18

18

17

16

11

8.7

9.4

31

20

17

17

14

13

14

25

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.74

5.39

4.09

35.84

5.97

2,36

5.35

14.67

7.23

3.90

2.36

.58

.22

55.86

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (4 p.m.) 4.260 ^ec.-ft.j Apr. 12 (3:15 a.m.) 4,380 sec.-ft.; May 22 (4:15 

a.m.) 2,800 sec,-ft.; June 3 (7 a.m.) 3,080 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2, 3, 14-16, 19-21, 24-29, Jan. 4 to Feb. 6, 

Felb. 8-13, Feb. 20 to Mar. 18, Mar. 24, 25 (doubtful gage-height record Feb. 2-4; fragmentary gageheight record Mar. 2-5, 8, 9). Intake partially obstructed Aug. 27 to Sept. 1; discharge computed 

on basis of gage-height record and 1 discharge measurement. Shifting-control method used Sept.4-30,

863022 O - 49 - 16
234 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. V.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'15", long. 74°51'00", in villrge of 

Cranberry Lake, St. Lawrence County, 900 feet downstream from dam at outlet of 

Cranberry Lake. Datum of gage is 1,458.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 144 square miles.

Records available.- May 1923 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 298 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,850 second-feet May 7 (gage 

Height, 7.59 feet); minimum, 62 second-feet Oct. 3-7 (gage height, 3.71 feet); 

minimum daily, 62 second-feet Oct. 4-7.

1923-47: Maximum daily discharge, 1,910 second-feet May 13, 1943; ninimum dally, 

about 3 second-feet Apr. 9-16, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height 

record, which are good. Plow completely regulated by Cranberry Lake Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second feet)

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.2

61

72

97

128

4.5 

4.8 

5.1 

5.5

185

258

349

505

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.6

742

1,030

1,390

1,860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19\7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

151

135

106

62

62

62

62

63

63

63

63

63

a64

a64

a65

a65

a66

a68

a68

as 8

a68

a69

aS9

a70

a70

70

70

71

72

72

112

Nov.

248

248

245

245

245

245

248

248

248

248

250

253

255

255

255

255

258

258

261

264

280

323

323

316

316

316

319

319

323

323

-

Dec.

323

326

326

326

355

419

415

415

415

415

419

419

550

595

497

444

329

326

323

323

323

319

319

316

316

316

292

278

278

278

278

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

April..... .............

May. ............. ......

June ...................

July.... ...............

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

278

278

278

278

a278

a278

a

a

a

567

143

143

439

514

590

590

586

497

431

135

135

135

431

439

'

139

139

135

435

435

'

139

143

147

147

455

Secondfoot-days

2,296

8,190

11,273

101,896

13,157

17,680

21,643

22,431

29,941

20,772

7,886

10,998

8,245

174,512

Feb.

463

467

480

600

676

671

662

657

647

637

637

633

633

628

623

618

637

681

676

671

666

666

662

657

652

647

647

686

_

_

Mar.

716

711

706

701

696

691

691

686

681

671

666

763

873

850

844

834

817

800

784

763

742

722

a706

a691

a686

a686

a590

a467

a467

471

471

Apr.

443

381

353

353

353

360

367

371

374

378

385

408

459

505

540

628

806

1,060

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,040

967

fl,030

1,200

1,380

1,480

-

Observed

Maximum

151

323

595

595

590

686

873

1,480

1,840

1,470

334

447

336

1,840

Minimum

62

245

278

62

278

463

467

353

336

301

242

185

143

62

Mean

74.1

273

364

279

424

631

698

748

966

692

254

355

275

478

May

1,490

f 1,670

1,830

1,830

1,820

1,840

1,760

1,770

1,710

f 1,010

a691

f488

342

367

367

371

374

360

342

339

336

421

774

1,030

1,040

1,040

999

890

884

878

878

June

828

701

1,140

1,440

1,470

1,430

1,360

1,340

1,310

1,190

817

691

595

531

523

518

492

435

435

393

349

349

319

304

304

304

301

301

301

301

-

July

301

301

261

250

243

248

243

24? 24-

243

243

250

250

250

250

250

243

245

245

245

245

248

248

245

245

245

245

248

250 25"

33^

Aug.

439

367

323

323

319

.316

316

313

313

313

313

332

385

381

381

378

378

374

374

374

371

367

363

360

360

381

447

443

439

270

185

Sept.

183

290

336

332

329

323

323

323

319

319

316

313

310

310

307

269

235

235

235

232

230

230

230

261

319

316

229

143

206

242

-

Ad justed t

«*an Pe'm^TTe

344 2.39

456 3.17

355 2.47

295 2.05

429 2.98

413 2.87

419 2.91

1,245 8.65

1,003 6.97

645 4.48

296 2.06

92.7 .644

93.1 .647

482 3.35

Runoff in 

inches

2.76

3.54

2.84

27.80

3.43

2.99

3.35

9.65

8.03

5.00

2.37

.74

.72

45.42

t Adjusted for change In contents In Cranberry Lake Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of dally record of gate operings and reservoir 

elevations.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record ana 

record of gate openings.

Note.- Elevation of surface of Cranberry Lake Reservoir, 1,481.57 feet at 12 p.m., Sept. 30, 1945; 

1,482.07 feet at 12 p.m., Sept. 30, 1947; 1,484.33 feet at 12 ps.m., Dec. 31, '.945; 1,486.12 feet at 

12 p.m., Dec. 31, 1946.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

East Branch Oswegatchle River near Oswegatchle, H. Y.

235

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'25", long, 

electric plant of Central New York Power Corp., 2?

75°04i35", at Plat Rock hydroplant miles north of OswegatcMe, St.

Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 263 square miles.

Records available.- October 1924 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1925-47), 533 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 4,090 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage 

neignt, b.ya reet), from rating curve extended above 1,900 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 5.0 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 0.85 foot); minimum dally, 202 

second-feet Sept. 21.

1924-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 7.1 feet 

Apr. 6, 1928; minimum discharge, probably less than 1 second-foot during complete shutdown of power plant; minimum dally, 1 second-foot July 25, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Extensive diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow by 

power plant; seasonal flow partly regulated by Cranberry Lake Reservoir (see preceding 

page).

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Dot. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.8 300 2.4 138 4.5 1,260

3.2 445 2.8 300 5.0 1,690

3.6 635 3.2 445 5.5 2,190

4.0 870 3.6 635 6.0 2,760

4.4 1,140 4.0 883 6.8 3,820

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

561

456

4,21

4,28

443

411

417

444

394

431

328

522

816

489

768

735

560

478

876

301

369

338

332

453

339

381

338

328

331

415

347

Nov.

561

524

521

650

616

534

637

554

610

530

516

995

915

836

863

753

904

679

672

664

690

672

543

655

731

662

820

1,120

780

929

-

Dec.

700

697

625

635

658

633

510

562

723

628

1,020

1,320

844

895

655

665

956

878

883

844

907

324

650

611

455

792

725

582

409

680

646

Jan.

553

732

678

540

741

622

615

652

663

629

425

331

667

600

685

576

598

661

638

673

1,090

981

1,000

979

1,160

1,280

1,090

1,140

1,160

1,280

1,520

Month

October ..........................

Novenber .........................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August .......'....................

Septenber ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,900

1,530

1,250

1,290

1,040

1,170

1,120

961

455

800

926

918

802

916

814

713

735

1,020

1,030

947

1,030

1,050

500

941

870

838

840

761

-

_.

-

Seoondfoot-days

14,250

21,136

22,112

201, 224

24,639

27,167

33,654

53,618

46,985

36,536

18,292

14,007

10,080

322,526

Mar.

849

703

909

1,070

830

811

822

807

861

864

324

878

878

925

1,390

1,470

1,280

1,380

1,220

1,200

1,060

1,070

1,020

1,260

1,350

1,630

1,560

1,540

1,440

782

971

Apr.

799

1,050

1,000

720

856

313

2,150

1,740

1,620

1,560

2,140

3,790

3,140

2,020

1,780

1,770

1,860

1,730

1,920

1,910

1,760

1,650

1,620

1,880

2,140

1,350

1,730

2,300

2,230

2,090

Maxinum

876

1,120

1,320

1,980

1,520

1,900

1,630

3,790

2,460

2,800

1,040

912

476

3,790

May

2,230

2,290

2,460

2,330

2,270

2,290

2,370

2,330

2,170

1,830

1,630

1,130

654

612

466

576

462

383

637

732

693

1,730

1,640

1,530

1,420

1,460

1,540

1,610

1,760

1,950

1,650

Minimum

301

516

324

203

331

455

703

720

383

327

274

288

202

202

June

1,510

1,220

2,700

2,300

2,490

2,100

2,050

2,220

2,120

1,940

1,740

1,570

1,050

1,190

770

641

764

809

912

309

770

733

599

327

351

385

498

559

454

455

Mean

460

705

713

551

796

970

1,086

1,787

1,516

1,213

590

452

336

884

July

335

602

570

437

384

473

535

775

757

744

542

524

274

502

491

497

543

619

555

471

527

644

934

663

657

372

364

716

1,040

838

857

A'lg.

912

526

303

300

393

398

361

461

338

347

326

331

352

412

438

583

288

415

565

513

768

482

441

321

474

596

43S

620

479

446

320

Sept.

304

297

411

367

422

364

338

476

371

443

435

307

324

304

332

363

329

319

314

246

202

210

314

294

297

238

336

376

330

377

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

_

_ _

-

2.10 28.47

_

_ _

_

_ _

_

_ _

_ _

-

3.36 45.62
236 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Oswegatchle River near Heavelton, N. Y.

Location.- Water-sta?;e recorder, lat. 44 3 36'00", long. 75°22'45", 1-j miles downstream 

rrom Heaver Creek and 2j miles upstream from Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 973 square miles.

Kecords available.- June 1916 to September 1947.

Average ills charge.- 3] years, 1,706 second-feet {anart juste i).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet Apr. 9; maximum gage height, 

f.33 I'eet Apr. 9 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 396 second-feet (regulated) Sept. £1 

(gage height, 1.03 feet).

1916-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1947; minimum, 200 second-feet 

(regulated) Aug. llj, 1934 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods nf ice effect or doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are gooi. Seasonal flow slightly regulated by Cranberry 

Lake Reservoir; slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow by power plants. 

During high stages on Grass River, part of flow of that stream, may pass through Upper 

Lake, Indian Creek, and Lower Lake and enter Oswegatchie River at'Rensselaer Palls, 4 

miles above station.

Rating tatlea water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

1.2 494 3.0 2,300 1.1 440 2.5 1,730 6.0

1.6 780 4.0 3,"

2.0 1,150 5.0 5, A

2.5 1,680 6.2 7,£

50 1.3 £

t50 1.6 £

40 2.0 1,1

81 3.0 2,360 7.5 1

23" 4.J 3,800 9.2 3

90 5.0 5,480

7 , 420

0,800

5,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct

518

685

1,200

1,540

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,390

1,380

1,360

1,130

1,070

1,290

1,750

2,140

2,160

2,140

2,030

2,640

2,890

2,720

2,310

1,980

1,690

1,470

1,450

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,570

1,500

Nov.

1,610

1,760

2,700

3,080

2,990

2,840

2,540

2,270

2,200

2,180

2 , 180 ,

2,513

2,910

3,420

3,700

3,460

3,110

2,720

2,440

2,160

l,90u

1,850

1,720

1,650

1,520

1,580

2,290

2,930

3,320

3,'360

-

Dec.

 

3,170

2,800

2,100

*1,940

1,980

1,850

1,780

1,840

1,930

2,080

2,790

3,230

4,010

4,280

3,780

3,170

2,570

2,700

2,700

2,150

1,780

1,900

2,320

1,700

1,880

1,400

1,250

1,190

dl,340

dl , 340

dl.IZO

Jan.

dl,350

dl,3

dl,3

dl,4

:o

50

50

11,450

dl,350

dl,2<

dl,3

dl,2

to

30

50

di.ien

*dl,250

l,2i

1,0

9

)0

30

57

1,210

1,920

2,4t

2,5

2,5'

30

30

to

2,460.

3,760

6,41

7, Of

6,14

0

0

to

5,540

a6,09O

a7,0£

a7 ,T

7,8£

7,3£

0

0

0

0

6,260

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1346 ............

January .........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........... ..............

July ............. ............

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb

5, SOU

5,970

8,330

6,140

5,200

4,200

3,300

2,900

2,600

2,200

1,700

1,850

*1,900

1,850

1,730

1,800

1,730

1,600

1,550

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,540

1,290

1,370

1,430

1,390

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

50,633

74,900

70,070

622,114

102,267

73,770

99 150

2g 4 350

133^670

134,440

64,980

32,014

17,285

1,077,529

Mar

1.380

1,330

1,380

1,270

1,400

1,500

1,420

1,380

1,580

+ 3 , JD'J

1,390

1,410

1,390

1,490

2,320

3,520

4,090

4,200

4,250

4,120

3,820

3,530

3,240

3,300

4,750

6,430

7,170

7,090

6,670

6,030

5,170

Apr.

*»'

3,E

4,:

4.E

20

90

80

SO

5,100

e , 730 10,"

13, E

15,4

15, r

00

00

00

o

11,200

9,5

9,t

10,:

50

70

00

10,700

10,500

9,£

3,6

8,C

50

00

10

7,400

6,650

5,£

4,S

4,1

40

30

60

3,900

3,990

4,2

4,3

4,5

4,8

-

Maximum

2,890

3,700

4,280

8,070

7,880

6,330

7,170

15,400

6,330

10,100

4 540

3^340

764

15,400

60

40

10

10

May

5,020

5,17'

5,820

6,260

6,330

6,160

5,860

5,590

5,320

4,970

4,440

3,850

3 23~*

2*530

2,090

1 , 800

1,590

1,670

1,510

1,530

1,940

3,620

5,070

5,570

5,640

5,590

5,280

4,730

4,630

5,250

5,610

Minimum

518

1,520

1,120

319

937

1 290

1^270

3,900

1,510

1,060

1,000

552

440

440

June

5,590

5,590

7,090

9,160

10,100

10,000

3,320

8,340

7,900

7,310

6,810

5,700

4,640

3,830

3,320

3,320

3,140

2,850

Z, S6n

2,480

2,270

1,970

1,780

1,600

1,440

1,280

1,120

1,060

1,200

1,270

-

Mean

1,633

2,497

2,260

1,704

3, 29£

2,635

3,198

4,478

4 312

4^481

2,096

1,033

576

2,952

July

1,070

1,000

1,000

1,090

1,110

1,010

1,010

1,780

2,660

3.L60

3,220

2, SCO

2,220

1,830

1,440

1,230

1,210

1,340

1,480

1,3EO

2,oeo

i,9eo

2,100

2,490

2,530

2,220

2,140

3,110

4,540

4,340

3,910

Aug

3,340

2,£

2,4

l, f

00

too

70

1,320

1,110

l.C

1,C4000

56

893

731

1

f

(.

(.

47

98

98

27

643

£

-

£

66

81

06

674

858

E

6

£

75

75

32

723

552

6

6

7

7

43

23

47

39

747

Per square 

mile

1.68

2.57

2.32

1.75

3.39

E.71

3 29

7 . 69

4.43

4.61

2 15

1.06

.592

3.03

Sept.

620

612

674

764

723

731

698

559

515

65O

612

574

635

643

508

454

530

530

537

523

440

523

523

488

467

589

566

559

454

584

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.94

2.86

2.68

23.77

3. 91

2 . 82

3, 79

8. 57

5.11

5. 14

2^48

1.22

.66

41.18

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record for adjacent days. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for upstream stations. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by -ice Dec. 2, 3, 18-20, 26, 27, Jan. 12, 13, Feb. 5-13, 

19-23, Apr. 8, 9.
STREAM? TRIBUTARY TO LAWRENCE RIVER

West Ir-inch Oswegatchie Elver near Hari isville, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11'10", long. 75°19'55", at highway bridge, halfa mile northeast of Geers Corners and 4 miles downstream from Harrisville, Lewis 

County. Datum of gage is 738.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

I'ralnage area. - 253 square miles .

Records available.- July 1916 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 31 years, 519 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,180 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage neight, 9.03 

feet)f minimum, 51 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18, 19 fgage htight, 1.18 feet).

1916-47: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 9.6 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, 25 second-feet Se^t. 1, 

1934 (gage height, 0.36 fcot).

Remarks .- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good, 

niurnal fluctuations, principally during low flow, pulp mill at Harrisville.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period? of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb, 1 Feb. 2 to Sept. 30

2.4 257 4.0 1,070 1.2 53 2.5 289 5.0 1,88C

2.7 353 5.0 1,840 1.4 76 3.0 487 6.0 2,730

3.0 476 6.0 2,730 1.7 118 3.5 775 7.4 4,210

3.5 740 6.7 3,440 2.0 172 4.0 1,130 8.8 5,890

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

319

428

472

533

526

723

783

752

643

500

387

312

555

992

1,180

1,010

789

694

864

1,030

1,03?

877

688

533

432

428

578

621

558

514

538

Nov.

605

694

826

992

1,040

944

777

632

600

728

877

992

1,190

1,320

1,280

1,140

937

770

680

578

509

467

445

412

403

468

828

1,260

1,530

1,240

-

Dec.

1,010

750

*600

541

479

435

394

403

439

525

848

1,260

1,420

1,390

1,200

980

814

552

539

439

396

402

415

404

380

350

320

310

505

358

396

Jan.

380

369

357

341

340

343

325

308

301

*287

276

271

270

275

376

563

688

740

688

694

992

1,290

1,450

1,380

1,470

1,750

2,030

1,940

1,650

1,370

1,730

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .............. ..........

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ........... ..............

February .........................

March ............................

April ....................... ....

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,380

3,41'i

2,400

1,750

1,360

1,020

801

680

576

528

482

454

431

*423

414

389

385

369

350

332

315

305

284

299

287

287

281

281

_

-

Mar.

270

259

276

258

261

264

259

268

264

274

*265

261

258

374

711

910

1,180

1,160

1,120

980

840

693

504

668

1,070

1,540

2,080

1,900

1,500

1,360

1,310

Apr.

1,050

815

795

882

1,110

1,870

4,260

4,010

3,180

2 , 600

2,570

4,770

5,820

4,520

3,150

2,490

2,460

2,480

2,120

1,840

1,550

1,310

1,140

1,080

1,380

1,640

1,620

1,780

1,910

1,690

forays "«a 

'

24*994 1^380

19,174 1,420

184,810 3,370

25,264 2,030

23,547 2,080

38)797 2*640

34,045 4,090

18,618 1,260

6,243 855

2,P69 168

304,115 5,820

May

1,630

1,950

2,140

2,040

1,740

1,480

1,310

1,240

1,200

1,070

903

782

660

630

601

531

498

460

479

503

610

1,190

2,540

2,270

1,700

1,350

1,220

1,140

1,150

1,680

2,000

Minimum

312

403

305

51

270

281

258

795

460

305

236

55

55

June

1,570

1,490

3,060

4,090

2,870

1,980

1,460

1,300

1,390

1,420

1,240

996

782

762

967

1,150

1,120

996

834

587

570

481

404

335

338

395

397

345

311

305

Mean

658

619

506

815

796

760

£, 263

1 £52

l'l35

601

201

95. E

833

July

274

292

291

261

236

238

357

793

1,120

1,180

946

711

538

420

322

274

253

284

532

744

646

518

749

882

737

518

415

657

1,050

1,260

1,120

Aug.

855

588

413

331

254

240

205

206

190

189

164

178

138

140

160

131

166

168

169

123

131

133

118

114

110

108

106

105

107

82

111

Per square 

mile

2 .55

3.23

2.40

1.96

3.16

3.09 2 . "-^

8 . 77

 4.85

4.40

2 33

,*779

.371

3.23

Sept.

94

132

158

135

133

99

100

118

100

83

85

84

56

64

92

84

75

59

73

55

59

93

118

142

115

95

86

95

83

94

Runoff in 

inches

2 . 94

3. 60

2.76

26.63

3.64

3.21

3.39

9.79

5. 59

4 '.91

£ eG8

.90

.41

43.82

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Bee. 2, 3, 15, 16, 281 26, 27, Jan. 1, 13 Mar. 17-21,
238 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°31'30", long. 75°11'50", 1,000 feet downstream

from Iow3r bridge in Pyrites, St. Lawrence County, and half a mile upetream from

Harrison Creek.

Drainage area.- 335 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 599 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,780 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.50

feet); minimum, 145 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.505 feet).

1924-47: Maximum discharge, about 8,300 second-feet Nov. 18, 1927 (gage height,

13.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet by loggrithmic plotting;

minimum, 37 second-feet (regulated by power plant then in operation) July 15, 1933;

minimum daily, 59 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Hating tables, vater year 194S-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to S^pt. 30

2.1 317 5.0 1,760 9.0 4,780 1.5 144 3.0 7O<5 8.0 3,800 

2.5 477 6.0 2,440 10. 0 5,600 1.7 198 4.0 1,230 9.0 4,580 

3.0 705 7.0 3,180 1O.9 6,410 1.9 260 5.0 1,780 10.0 5,410 

4.0 1,200 8.0 3,980 2.1 327 6.0 2, 381 11.2 6,490 

2.5 481 7.0 3,060

Discharge in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

669 851' 

822 

871 

1,020

1,150 

1,200 

1,120 

950 

705

503 

418 

1,120 

1,870 

1,520

1,070 

797 

878 

1,460 

1,670

1,320 

990 

768 

612 

512

598 

768 

743 

621 

562 

696

Nov.

1,010 

1,240 

1,800 

1,980 

1,600

1,220 

960 

802 

817 

1,170

1,350 

1,560 

1,820 

1,870 

1,650

1,340 

1,080 

890 

758 

658

603 

575 

589 

544 

539

681

1,370 

1,840 

1,610 

1,210

Dec.

1,100 

780 

720 

*760 

660

600 

580 

658 

3797 

al,210

al,580 

1,800 

al,780 

1,570 

1,180

780 

800 

840 

700 

600

520 

540 

560

560 

540

500 

460 

520 

520 

500 

460

Jan.

440 

470 

480 

450 

420

440 

420 

410 

390 

330

390 

*410 

350 

360 

540

880 

860 

840 

740 

720

1,250 

1,400 

1,300 

1,350 

1,900

2,300 

2,700 

2,500 

2,050 

1,650 

2,050

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

1 ............................

st ............. .............

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,300 

3,500 

2,600 

2,050 

1,600

1,300 

1,020 

840 

640 

600

600 

580 

*560 

580 

580

560 

520 

540 

500 

470

440 

420 

410 

430 

470

450 

430 

400

Secondfoot-days

28,854 

35,136 

25,175

231,410

30,790 

26,390 

35,240 

84,300 

48,462 

49,181 

23,783 

9,824 

6,958

404,093

Mar.

390 

400 

420 

400 

380

410 

370 

*390 

380 

370

360 

370 

400 

520 

1,350

1,700 

1,600 

1,400 

1,200 

1,060

1,000 

940 

900 

1,350 

3,560

d3,860 

d3,000 

d2,300 

dl.800 

dl,450 

1,210

Apr.

1,070 

1,180 

1,450 

1,600 

2,020

3,780 

6,330 

4,780 

3,680 

2,980

3,090 

5,210 

6,470 

4,790 

3,240

2,920 

3,080 

2,980 

2,640 

2,240

1,840 

1,500 

1,310 

1,360 

1,940

2,120 

1,980 

2,410 

2,370 

1,940

Maximum

1,870 

1,980 

1,800

3,400

2,700 

3,500 

3,860 

6,470 

3,160 

5,380 

1,810 

831 

584

6,470

Peak discharge.- Mar. 25 (9 p.m.) 4,520 sec. -ft.; Apr.

May

2,030 

2,250 

2,340 

2,000 

1,740

1,740 

1,850 

1,860 

1,660 

1,400

1,160 

994 

872 

831 

771

689 

661 

656 

698 

820

1,190 

2,580 

3,160 

2,310 

1,650

1,580 

1,510 

1,280 

1,710 

2,400 

2,070

Minimum

418 

539 

460

89

330 

400 

360 

1,070 

656 

386 

345 

173 

149

149

June

1,500 

1,880 

4,940 

5,380 

3,470

2,300 

2,160 

2,490 

3,090 

2,650

1,880 

1,370 

1,100 

1,120 

1,880

1,920 

1,600 

1,230 

956 

810

703 

615 

540 

485 

519

656 

601 

502 

448 

386

Mean

933 

1,17] 

812

634

992 

942 

1,137 

2.81C 

1,562 

1,639 

767 

317 

232

1,107

July

3f2 

3SO 

436 

3S7 

3?6

345 

6?2 

1,250 

1,410 

1,110

771 

570 

4f9 

4C1 

4C9

610 

5f8 

477 

850 

1,070

867 

7fO 

1,040 

8S8 

647

5?3 

745 

1,810 

l,5fO 

1,2CO 

SCO

Aug.

588 

465 

393 

352 

327

286 

260 

267 

276 

247

225 

213 

201 

195 

333

831 

820 

584 

386 

307

267 

244 

225 

207 

192

181 

178 

173 

184 

204 

213

Per square 

mile

2.78 

3.50 

2.42

1.89

2.96 

2.81 

3.39 

8.39 

4.67 

4.89 

2.29 

.946 

.693

3.30

Sept.

213 

434 

584 

502 

356

267 

222 

195 

178 

170

162 

152 

152 

173 

184

181 

167 

154 

149 

160

165 

222 

324 

303 

241

204 

184 

178 

178 

204

Runoff in 

inches

3.20 

3.90 

2.79

25.68

3.42 

2.93 

3.91 

9.36 

5.38 

5.46 

2.64 

1.09 

.77

44.85

7 (2:30 p.m.) 6,580 sec. -ft.; Apr. 13

(6 a.m.) 6,780 sec.-ft.; May 23 (7:30 a.m.) 3,350 sec.-ft.; June 4 (1 a.m.) 5,980 sec.-ft.; June 9 

(3 p.m.) 3,190 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height grapt based on records 

for St. Regis River at Brasher Center.

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records ard records for St. 

Regls River at Brasher Center.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-7, Dec. 15 to Mar. 23 (doubtful gage-hei?ht 

record Dec, 28 to Jan. 11, Jan. 22-25, Jan. 30 to Feb. 12; fragmentary gage-height record Jan. lf<. 

27, 28, Feb. 14, 15, 26).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 239

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°14'05", long. 74°34'20n , half a mile downstream 

from dam of International Paper Co. at Piercefield, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.- 722 square miles.

Records available.- August 1908 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 39 years, 1,297 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 second-feet May 8 (gage heigft. 11.60 

reet); minimum, 34 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.47 feet); minimum 

daily, 52 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30.

1908-47: Maximum discharge, 8,240 second-feet May 16, 1943 (gage heigft, 12.09 

feet); minimum, about 10 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2, 1913 (gage heigtt, 0.85 

foot); minimum daily, 11 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2, 1913.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary or no gape-height 

record, which are good. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural 

storage in lakes and ponds above station. Some regulation at low flow by Raquette 

Pond, 2 miles upstream, and by power plant at Piercefield.

Rating table, vater year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge In second-feet)

1.7 49 3.6 354

2.0 76 4.0 464

2.4 123 4.4 590

2.8 182 5.O 818

3.2 260 6.0 1,300

7.0 1,960

8.0 2.8OO

9.0 3,810

10.0 5,010

11.6 7,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

482

470

458

479

500

506

587

625

629

611

604

654

818

957

1,110

1,090

1,040

1,080

1,140

1,170

1,230

1,39O

1,260

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,060

Nov.

1,080

1,130

1,180

1,430

1,560

1,410

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,460

1,490

1,560

1,730

1,870

1,860

1,850

1,820

1,770

1,740

1,690

1,650

1,630

1,540

1,520

1,470

1,460

1,610

1,670

1,750

1,780

-

Dec.

1,760

1,720

1,670

1,590

1,550

1,530

1,490

1,450

1,430

1,460

1,550

1,690

1,820

1,880

1,900

1,870

1,840

1,810

1,820

1,810

1,810

1,780

1,740

1,700

1,640

1,600

1,510

1,490

1,440

1,410

1,360

Jan.

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,110

1,290

1,060

726

952

979

1,030

1,040

1,060

1,080

1,120

1,160

1,240

1,330

1,390

1,470

1,790

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................".........

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Ito... ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,960

2,120

2,260

2,380

2,470

2,460

2,420

2,390

2,350

2,290

2,200

2,100

2,010

1,910

1,840

1,780

1,710

1,630

1,550

1,470

1,380

1,340

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,130

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

27,240

47,060

51,120

461,574

36,367

51,180

38,930

115,960

167,270

119,450

43 270

30J407

12,079

740,333

Mar.

1,100

1,080

1,100

1,160

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,060

1,100

1,160

1,250

1,340

1,390

1,370

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,180

1,260

1,370

1,470

1,550

1,590

1,610

1,620

Apr.

1,600

1,E i,e i,e80

20

70

1,750

1,890

2,3

Z,l

2,4

L80

20

too

2,480

2,710

3,3

3,£

*,Z

20

80

50

4,620

4,960

5,4

5,6

5,1

6O

80

10

5,640

5,410

5,1

4,8

4,6

70

40

80

4,650

4,680

4,8

5,1

5,3

5,4

Maximum

1,390

1,870

1,900

3,180

1,790

2,470

1,620

5,710

7,200

5,810

1,950

1,760

672

7,200

70

70

40

30

May

5,660

5,920

6,170

6,460

6,760

6,960

7,170

7,200

7,090

6,880

6,470

5,980

5,540

5,140

4,820

4,520

4,200

3,980

3,780

3,710

3,810

4,230

4,620

4,930

5,180

5,270

5,230

5,170

5,040

4,800

4,580

Minimum

458

1,080

1,360

359

726

1 130

1^050

1,580

3,710

1,670

1,130

479

52

52

June

4,470

4,530

5,050

5,400

5,660

5,770

a5,810

a5,680

5,560

5,450

5,240

4,970

4,700

4,440

4,170

3,960

3,840

3,670

3,490

3,350

3,180

3,000

2,840

2,670

2,520

2,410

2,290

1^70

1,690

1,670

Mean

879

1,569

1,649

1,265

1,173

1;828

1,256

3 ;865

5* 39 6

3, 982

ly 596

981

403

2,028

July

1,430

1,130

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,340

1,680

1,950

1,900

1,840

1,760

1,690

1,500

1,140

1,160

1,200

1,260

1,280

1,280

1,290>

1,280

1,260

1,240

f 1,200

f 1,200

f 1,310

f 1,490

f 1,760

f 1,780

Aug.

f 1,760 i,e

1,E

1,E

20

70

10

1,320

1,140

1,3

1,3

1,C

30

00

60

1,020

993

9

9

9

52

29

07

894

890

S

S

S

77

56

26

806

789 '7

a

8

98

77

60

826

798

7

7

6

E

73

41

98

08

479

Per squa-e 

mile

1.28

2.17

2.20

1.75

1. 62

2

e» .on

1.74

5.35

7.47

5*52

I

nt. *yo

1.36

.558

2.8:,

Sept.

476

578

654

608

513

479

441

303

239

294

282

296

315

296

296

298

298

296

298

303

296

353

584

672

594

567

547

535

316

52

Runoff in 

Inches

1.40

2.42

2.63

23.75

1*87

2*64

2.01

5 Q"7 3 /

8*62

6.15

2* 23

1.57

.62

38.13

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height record. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
240 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Raquette River at Raymondvllle, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°50'20", long. 74°58'4S", 250 feet upstream from 

old highway bridge at Raymondville, St. Lawrence County, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Trout Brook, 0.4 mile downstream fro.ii power plant of Central New York Power Corp., 

and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 183.33 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area - 1,131 square miles.

Keooras available.- November 1943 to September 1947. Septemoer to October 1903 and April 

19U4 to November 1916 at site at Massena Springs, 8 miles downstream (drainage area, 

1,1'<7 square miles), published as Raquette River at Massena Springs; records not 

comparable.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 7.57 

feet); minimum, 30 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.67 foot); minimum 

daily, 50 second-feet Sept. 21.

1943-47; Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1947; minimum, 20 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 21, Feb. 20, 24, 1944 (gage height, 0.54 foot); minimum daily, 40 secondfeet Jan. 1, 28, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or n? gageheight record, which are fair. Extensive diurnal fluctuation by power and industrial 

operations. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural storage in 

lakes and ponds above station.

Rating table, vater year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 49 1.7 356

.9 68 2.0 535

1.0 90 2.5 935

1.2 146 3.0 1,450

1.4 218 3.5 2,080

4.0 2,820

5.0 4,600

6.0 6,750

7.3 9,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

834

1,510

1,680

1,580

1,540

al,660

al,660

al,660

al,720

1,560

1,650

1,530

1,350

1,630

1,950

2,120

2,040

2,040

2,4.0

2, SCO

2,600

2,160

2,220

2,220

2,020

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,830

1,830

1,820

Nov.

1,760

2,360

2,790

3,220

3,040

2,660

2,620

2,510

2,420

2,460

2,850

3,120

3,340

3,460

3,480

3,520

2,900

2,740

2,630

3,090

3,930

3,800

3,220

2,460

2,010

1,580

1,740

1,920

2,120

2,950

-

Dec.

2,930

3,060

2,620

2,210

*2,400

2,400

2,310

2,290

2,770

3,450

4,500

3,700

3,820

3,520

3,310

3,040

2,790

1,950

2,450

2,540

2,420

2,450

2,570

2,210

2,450

2,450

2,400

2,350

2,250

2,100 

2,000

Jan.

2,150-

2,150

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,600

 1,600

1,700

1,800

1,950

2,150

1,950

1,900

2,100

2,500

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,400

3,200

3, 700

3,500

3,200

3,100

3,300

Month

October .............. ...........

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ........................ .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............. ..... ....

Water year 1946-47 ....... ....

Feb.

4,800

5,000

4,500

4,100

3,800

3,600

3,400

3,300

3,100

2,90u

2,800

*2,600

2,500

2,400

2,350

2,450

2,350

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,650

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

57,174

82,700

83,710

722,958

70,700

76,300

78,430

191,550

226,180

176,660

73,880

45,203

20,585

1,183,072

Mar

1,650

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,800

1,800

1,700

*1,650

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,800

2,200

2,700

3,100

3,100

3,080

2,850

2,690

2,600

2,460

2,760

4,100

4,600

4, 100

4,000

3,700

3,450

3,340

Apr.

3,190 tz,i

3,;

3,E

00

20

30

3,860

f4,780

f6,4

5,6

5,J

90

00

20

5,670

f5,940

t6,4

7,f

3,£

00

80

00

8,460

7,100

8,? 8,"

B,2

20

60

20

7,810

7,450

7,3 °»"

5,7

SO

10

60

6,050

6,550

6,S

7,3

7,S

7,3

-

Maximum

2,800

3,930

4,500

5,780

3,700

5,000

4,600

8,900

9,310

9,650

3,500

2,560

1,720

9,650

00

00

40

90

May

7,860

8,300

8,900

8,410

8,410

9 , 310

9 , 260

9,120

8,850

8,530

8,140

7,720

7,280

6,950

6,440

5,950

5,580

5,350

5,200

5,350

5,980

7,340

7,080

6,950

6,660

6,930

6,750

6,550

6,860

7,300

5,860

Minimum

834

1,580

1,950

230

1,600

1,650

1,600

2,800

5,200

2,230

1,560

464

50

50

June

6,290

6,820

9 , 560

9,420

8,830

7,910

8,500

9,190

9,650

8,410

7,520

6,900

6 , 440

6,200

6,730

6,420

5,940

5,520

4,290

4,340

4,130

4,080

3,610

2,580

3,450

3,000

2,950

2,960

2,790

2,230

-

Mean

1,844

2,757

2,700

1,981

2,281

2,725

2,530

6,385

7,296

5,889

2,383

1,458

686

3,241

July

2,150

2,0?0

2,050

1,7FO

1,680

1,560

1,660

2,890

3,110

3,000

2,660

3,080

2,7*0

2,230

2,210

2,250

2,420

2,760

2,220

?,290

2,390

2,280

2,213

2,090

2,040

1,980

1,830

3,210

3,500

3,000

2,510

Aug.

2,460

2,£

Z,l

2,i

60

60

10

2,090

2,040

1,1

l.E

1,£

00

80

90

1,020

1,530

1,2

1,3

1,3

00

20

70

1,170

1,370

1,1 1."

1,6

50

00

10

1,410

1,410

1»E

1,4

6

30

80

29

1,080

1,200

1,1

1,1

1,C

1,0

60

10

60

40

464

Per square 

mile

1.63

2.44

2.39

1.75

2.02

2.41

2.24

5.65

6.45

5.21

2.11

1.29

.607

2.87

Sept.

254

904

1,430

1,720

1,630

299

373

716

1,030

948

852

1,040

450

206

653

503

774

f700

6u2

84

50

643

723

642

645

634

569

306

585

620

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.88

2.72

2.75

23.77

2.32

2.51

2.58

6.30

7.44

5.81

2.43

1.49

.68

38.91

* winter discharge measurement made on tnls day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of pover-plant records and records for static 

at Piercefield.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basia of reconstructed gage-height graph 

or pover-plant records.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18, 19, Dee. 26 to Mar. 18, Mar. 18-25.
241

Brasher Center, N. Y,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°51'50'', long. 74°46 I 45", 600 feet upstream from 

Flgnway bridge at Brasher "enter, St. Lawren?e Coanty, and 6-J- miles downstream from 

confluence of East and West Branches at Wlnthrop. Datum of gage is 217.23 feet above

iMan sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 816 square miles.

Records available.- August 1910 to November 1917, January 1919 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1910-13, 1914-17, 1919-47), 1,072 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,540 second-feet Apr. 13; maximum gage height, 

IS .5 feet Apr. 7, from flood-nark (ice jam); minimum discharge, 294 second-feet (regulated) Pept. 12 (gage height, 5.97 feet).

1910-17, 1919-47: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937, from rating 

curve extended above 8,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height 

recorded, about 15.3 feet Apr. 6, 1937 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, about 

34 secjnd-feet (regulated) Aug. 8, 1917 (gage height, 5.25 feet).

Fe-narKS, - Records excellent except Chose for periods of ice effect, which ar<3 fair. 

if light diurnal fluctuation by power operations above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice-effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

6.0 314 7.0 1,340 9.0 5,000 

6.2 469 7.5 2,05O 9,8 6,960 

6.4 650 8.0 2,910 10.6 9,210 

6.6 857 8. 5 3,900

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day] Oct

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1,260 

1,840 

1,670 

1 , 880

2,000

2,080 

2,070 

1,880 

1,550 

1,240

970

aes

2,420 

2 , 820 

2,080

1,610 

1,290 

1,220 

2,160 

2,240

1,840 

1,550 

1,330 

1,110 

970

1,010 

1,100 

1,050 

953 

1,040 

1,540

Nov.

2,070 

1,980 

2,570 

2,550 

2,230

1,930 

1,620 

1,460 

1,470 

1,690

1,750

2,080 

2,360 

2,300 

2,180

1,880 

1,650 

1,480 

1,330 

1,220

1,130 

1,070 

1,070 

982 

347

1,070 

2 , 130 

2,710 

2,380 

1,880

Dec.

1,800 

1,600 

1,400 

1,340 

*1,290

1,220 

1,180

1,210 

1,900 

3,590

4,400 

3,730 

3,310 

2,730 

2,070

1,450 

1,550 

1,700 

1,600 

1,350

1,250 

1,200 

1,300 

1,180 

1,120

920 

860 

9 CO 

960 

920 

840

Jan

820

a so

880 

820 

760

SCO 

760 

760 

720

600

720 

740 

660 

*660 

1,000

1,550 

1,550 

1,500 

1,350 

1,300

2,150

2,400 

2,200 

2 , 300 

3,100

3,600 

4,100 

3,900 

3,300 

2,700 

3,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ........................

lendar year 1946 

ary ....

h. .......... ..... ..........

1 .............. .............

ember ...... .................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Apr. 13 (5:30

Feb.

5,000 

4,700 

4,000 

3,300 

2,700

2,200 

1,800 

1,500 

1,180 

1,100

*1,100 

1,060 

1,040 

1,120

1,060

1,040 

940 

1,000 

920 

S6O

800 

760 

760 

780 

840

840 

300 

740

Second 

foot-days

48,647 

53,169 

51,930

398,683

51,860 

43,940 

52,560 

130,110 

94,320 

85,454 

42,292 

17,151 

15,499

687,532

Mar.

720 

740 

700 

680 

700

680

680 

*700

630

660 

680 

740 

940 

2,000

2,350 

2,250 

2,150 

2,000 

1,350

1,750 

1,650 

1,600 

2,300 

4,300

4,300 

3,600 

3 , 200 

2,700 

2,400 

2,100

Apr.

2,000 

2,150 

2,500 

2,700 

3,500

5,200 

8,000 

5,200 

4,550 

4,110

4,620 

7,770 

9,210 

7,120 

5,560

5,090 

4,910 

4,980 

4,200 

3,390

2,870 

2,480 

2,280 

2,400 

3,590

3,800 

3,550 

4,530 

4,200 

3,650

Maximum

2,820 

2,710 

4,400

5,250

4,100 

5,000 

4, 300 

9,210 

5,280 

7,200 

3,370 

935 

1,43C

9,210

a.m.) 9,540 sec. -ft.; M

May

4,290 

5,000 

5,280 

4,150 

3,980

4,590 

4,260

3,840 

3,250 

2,750

2,360 

2,070 

1,920 

2,100 

1,880

1,750 

1,580 

1,650 

1,820 

2,240

2,820 

4,810 

4,550 

3,710 

2,970

2,800 

2,460 

2,100 

2,430 

2,910 

2,500

Minimum

8S8 

947 

840

178

600 

740 

660 

2,000 

1,650 

750 

793 

351 

344

344

June

2,150 

2,760 

7,200 

6,620

6,390

4,200 

4,890 

4,590 

5,250

4,150

3,230

2,620 

2,260 

2,210 

3,530

3,160 

2,640 

2,260 

2,070 

1,920

1,650 

1,440 

1,280 

1,140 

1,040

1,100 

1,070 

982 

902 

750

Mean

1,568 

1,772

1,67£

1,092

1,673 

1,569 

1,696 

4,337 

3,062 

2,848 

1,364 

553 

517

1,884

July

880 

914 

970 

880 

836

793 

1,650 

3,370 

2,690 

1,960

1,620 

1,610 

1,300 

1,070 

982

1,110 

1,240 

1,610 

1,390 

1,580

1,310 

1,190 

1,300 

1,200 

1,020

891 

346 

1,630 

1,920 

1,400 

1,130

Aug.

936 

814 

660 

641 

584

622 

512

495 

486 

461

437 

366 

388 

373

406

631 

836 

793 

868

804

S80 

622 

539 

530 

388

396 

388 

351 

366 

366 

412

Par squrre 

mile

2.55 

2.88 

2.7S

1.T7

2.T2 

2.E-5 

2.T5

7.C4 

4. £7 

4.62 

2.21 

.£98 

.£39

3.06

iy 3 (2:30 a.m.) 5,630 sec.-f';.j

Sept.

388 

865

1,430 

936 

730

521

445 

437 

373 

366

344 

351 

373 

453 

469

437 

388 

358 

373

420

388

579 

836 

641 

469

453 

453 

404 

366 

453

Runoff in 

inches

2.94 

3.21 

3.14

24.07

3.13 

2.65 

3.17 

7.85 

5.73 

5.16 

2.55 

1.04 

.94

41.51

June 3

16 to Apr, 8.
242 STREAMS -TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Salmon River at i"hasm Falls, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°45 I 20", long. 74°13'10", at Chasir Falls, Franklin

 County, a quarter of a mile downstream from power plant of Central New York Power Corp.

rrainage area.- 132 square miles.

Records available.- July 19P5 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, '230 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 4.75

 J'eet); minimum, 15 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 18 (gage height, 0.53 foot, backwater 

from debris); minimum daily, 143 second-feet Jan. 13.

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 2,890 second-feet Apr. 25, 1926 (gage reight, 5.0 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet (regulated) Feb.-12, .1943 (gage height, 0.44 foot); 

minimum daily, 28 second-feet Sept. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from detris, which are 

good. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plant. A small 

diversion from tributary stream above station is used as water supply for village of 

Malone.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of backwater from debris 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 138 2.0 336

1.6 193 2.4 534

1.8 259 2.8 784

3.2 1,080

3.8 1, 590

4.4 3,210

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

260

180

155

205

260

270

230

185

165

185

215

220

270

230

180

155

150

165

410

300

260

270

210

205

200

220

230

195

195

235

250

Nov.

280

220

390

380

330

280

245

230

270

390

340

380

380

360

320

260

245

235

215

195

205

230

220

180

200

250

600

540

370

280

-

Dec.

320

240

260

240

215

201

191

210

420

893

1,030

834

638

498

387

292

304

281

235

212

212

208

206

233

196

182

191

324

242

345

227

Jan.

218

221

215

208

207

202

199

193

175

180

164

155

143

160

197

223

209

202

178

224

341

362

317

300

316

316

308

296

278

177

452

Month

October ..................... i ....

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .................. ...

February .........................

March ......................... .

April ....................... ...

June ............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

684

798

905

664

424

326

292

259

238

222

215

204

219

220

196

204

196

220

197

198

181

184

204

212

227

223

217

213

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,860

9,020

10,267

84,097

7, 336

8,542

7, 658

23 , 774

18, 863

16,201

12,172

5, 833

6,363

132,889

Mar.

210

212

199

199

193

190

184

184

179

175

169

171

171

232

316

263

236

245

240

247

334

245

239

343

427

429

418

376

304

278

350

Apr.

249

249

261

266

3OO

480

1,

360

310

791

610

900

2,C

2,]

1,'

)30

190

L60

1,140

1,000

«-

1

375

50

93

518

428

;

;

i

67

85

80

925

832

£

1,1

8

7

-

Maximum

410

600

1,030

1,070

452

905

429

2,190

1,080

1,500

86V

285

289

2,190

53

00

75

98

to September 1947

May

1,070

1,08

91

80

0

8

8

806

777

85

86

69

3

7

1

546

448

39

39

54

3

1

3

433

371

35

37

44

3

L

3

481

598

82:

89E

64:

5

L

496

479

44:

344

466 57"!

450

Minimum

150

180

182

77

143

1 iol. R1

169

249

344

252

228 _ f-n

179

143

June

373

514

1,460

1,500

992

698

623

648

711

558

454

399

348

475

764

730

585

470

457

431

354

308

274

252

296

390

308

270

274

285

Mean

221

301

331

230

237

305

247

792

60ft

540

395

188

212

364

July

390

320

293

270

245

22r>

392

867

757

492

39-<

362

418

416

553

37S

350

448

496

490

371

.385

390

324

285

259

262

385

371

297

281

Aug.

245

225

208

196

196

190

L83

171

L78

160

164

L55

1.56

L54

188

285

]

212

L96 '30

228

183

:

]

]

84

77

60

158

156

]

I

1

1

52

57

75

73

238

Per square 

mile

1.67

2.28

2.51

1.74

1 80

2.31

1 87

6.00

4.61

4.09

2.98

1.42

1.61

2.76

Sept.

192

223

289

221

213

215

206

215

217

226

222

222

222

222

210

220

219

204

216

207

206

179

198

220

223

206

195

188

179

188

Runoff in 

inches

1.93

2 .54

2.89

23.68

2.07

2.41

2.16

6.70

5.31

4.56

3 43

1 .64

1.79

37.43

Mote.- Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, Apr. 6, 7.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 243

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder-, lat. 44°54 I 35", long. 74°05'10", 150 feet downstream from 

aam or International Hydroelectric Corp. and 1 mile south of Chateaugay, Franklin County.

Drainage area.- 112 square miles.

Records available.- September to December 1908, October 1926 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1926-47), 178 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage 

neignt, t>.ua reet); minimum, 55 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.20 feet); minimum 

daily, 55 second-feet Sept. 21.

1908, 1926-47: Maximum discharge, 2,060 second-feet Apr. 8, 1928 (gago height, 7.3 

feet), from rating curve extended above 970 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 second-feet Nov. 30, 1928 (gage height, 0.23 foot); minimum daily, 26 secondfeet Ju-ly 8, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful ga?e-height recora, which are fair. Flow regulated by Upper and Lower Chateaugay Lakes. Considerable 

diurnal fluctuation at all stages by power operations.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 55 2.1 172 3.5 479

1.5 86 2.5 240 4.0 643

1.8 125 3.0 345 5.0 1,040

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

103

88

101

120

128

121

117

116

116

97

96

105

123

102

100

99

101

117

117

106

108

108

107

107

10S

111

107

105 

123 

123

136

NOV.

Ill

125

121

144

140

140

138

145

184

167

160

176

167

175

173

182

178

167

172

165

162

166

151

157

156

186

231

235 

242 

249

-

Dec.

250

240

230

220

210

 199

213

236

318

434

510

555

507

466

420

390

370

340

310

290

270

252

254

244

245

240

235

220 

250 

230

225

Jan.

220

215

210

205

205

200

200

195

195

195

190

190

195

205

230

 209

201

180

185

195

215

190

195

210

240

257

269

259 

245 

250

260

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ..........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

250

250

290

280

280

280

270

 270

270

270

260

260

260

270

3OO

330

350

340

330

320

310

310

310

290

260

290

280

280

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,414

5,055

9,373

63,070

6,610

8,060

7 5O5

17, 617

14,068

14,424

11,651

4,364-

3,358

105,499

Mar.

290

280

280

280

280

 270

270

270

260

245

225

210

195

212

236

235

230

220

210

200

190

185

186

205

328

d273

d250

d245 

d245 

d250

d250

Apr.

d245

242

238

242

256

561

379

314

315

326

481

670

924

1,020

937

914

870

850

756

719

689

643

555

578

599

623

685

650 

654 

682

-

Maximum

136

249

555

555

269

350

328

1,020

752

996.

758

239

149

1,O20

May

722

752

730

704

711

689

693

668

6O6

555

549

545

568

555

466

164

158

175

183

215

213

297

318

321

349

340

310

309 

340 

437

426

Minimum

88

111

199

68

180

2 5O

185

238

15S

160

201

118

55

55

June

410

536

882

996

932

834

782

737

657

616

529

424

402

498

515

488

473

441

421

418

4O5

378

251

251

255

204

191

160 

161 

177

Mean

110

168

302

173

213

288

242

587

454

481

376

141

112

289

July

201

205

201

226

211

208

394

687

758

708

666

653

388

404

383

304

354

322

369

389

382

399

386

379

372

348

276

285 

267 

261

265

Aug.

239

211

203

178

179

160

159

143

143

141

138

134

126

121

124

122

120

121

126

122

121

122

121

121

118

121

1Z1

121 

122 

125

141

Sept.

122

149

139

129

125

124

125

124

124

124

124

134

122

105

103

101

101

101

107

83

55

67

60

68

118

119

125

125 

125 

130

Per square Runoff In 

mile Inches

_

1.54 20.94

~

.

2.58 35.03

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record of gate 

openings at Forge Dam.

Note. - Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2-4, IE-20, Dec. L- ., - Jar;. IS, Ja: . Id-25, 

7an. 29 to Mar. 13, Mar. 16-22 (doubtful gage-height record Jan. 4-15, >'eb. t-IE . Ircitase in 

storage in Chateaugay Lakes during calendar year 1946, about 43,700,000 cubic ftet (ecuivalent mean 

discharge, 1.39 sec.-ft.; runoff, 0.17 inehj ; injrea»e in elevation, 0.3? feet Increase in storage 

during water year 1946-47, about 245,OOo,OGO L ^-ic feat (eojjval.jnt Msar. .litharge, 7.77 sec.-ft.; 

runoff, 0.94 inch); increase in elevation, l.SE feet.
Flcheiiej "i T 'er (LaKe cnarnpiain) at Rouses Point, N. Y.

, in Rouses Point, Clinton 

R^-nroq.1 bridge aid 

sea level,

Reconja available.- OJtober 1363 to December 18?fl (maxim'JR and minimum monthly gage 

F7elgh~rj at t'"ET~,Tolms, Quebec, published In Water-Supply Paper 97) and March 1871 to 

September 1347 (daily gage heights; those for 1871-1907 published in Water-Supply 

Paopr- 894). January'1B75 to September 1916 (monthly discharge) at Charobly, Quebec, 

published ir Water-supply Paper 4S4. Gage heights prior- tu Oct. I, 1925, published as 

Picteiieu Biver at Port Montgomery Pouses Point.

Extremes .- Maximum gage height during year, 3.23 feet June 5; minimum, 0.51 foot Oct. 1. 

""** TTni-1947- l/iaximun gage height observed, 8 80 feet Mar. 30, 1903; minimum observed, 

-0.85 *'cot Oct. 33, 1941."

'tspr"a f iuns ar rt. Johns. Quebec, indicate a maximum gage nelgnt of 8.83 feet

(computed) djrit.g April 1369.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3 

4

5 

6

Y 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1Y

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

I'. 98

1.01

1.13

1 , >'

1.27

1.35 

1.15

1.33

1.29

1.37

1.3t

1.30

1.35

1.38

1 . 50

1.27

1.40

1.38

l.sl

1.59 i.ei

1 . 60

: .59

1.79

1.64

1.62

1.66

1.68

1.70

1.70

Nov.

1.71

1.32

1 . 90 

1.97

1.9i' 

2. j7

2.05 

£.18

2.1£

i . 50

2.32

2.28

2.41

2.36

2.38

2,57

2.53

2.36

Z.58

2.56

2.26

2.47

2 . IS

2.59

2. "51

2.: '7

2.23

2.35

2.43

? . 55

-

Dec.

2.34

2 .26

S.55

0 ?g

C . 40

2.67 

2.34

2.47

2.50

2.59

3. Id

2.85

2.88

2.86

2.87

3.23

2.83

E.B4

2.37

2.84

E.85

2.97

2.84

2.75

2.76

£.70

2.70

2.S2

2.70

2.73

Jan.

2.70

2 .73

2 .70 

2 7fi

2.79 

2 . £8

2.77 

2.64

2.65

s.es

2.69

2.59

2 . 58

2.59

2.57

2 . 52

2.56

2.G1

2.64

2.61

2.69

2.74

2.94

2.79

£.68

2.92

3.9C

3.09

o.l9

3.?8

Fsb.

3 54

o 75

?] 32 

3. 86

3 . 90 

3 9F

3.92 

3.94

3.99

3 [93,

:.B7

3.35

3.83

3.30

3.7C

3.72

3.70

3.69

3.62

1 ,53

3.54

3.54

3.49

3.46

3.44

3.42

3.36

3 . 32

_

_

-

Mar.

3.29

3.25

3.28 

3.27

3.23

3.17 

3.14

3.11

3.08

3 . 05

3.04

3.02

3.06

3. 22

5.46

3.65

3.75

3.82

3.86

3.88

3.93

3,99

4.04

4.23

4.51

4.73

4.85

4.88

4.88

4.88

Apr.

4.8C

4. BE

4.82

4.85

4.91 

4.97

5.17 

5.41

5.56

5.6£

5.86

5. 82

6 .13

6.54

6.38

S.49

6.5]

6.59

6.47

6.E2

6.31

6.42

6.56

6.39

6.15

6.2:i

6 . 08

6.10

6.17

6.13

-

May

6,17

6 .36

6.43 

6.45

6.55 

6.65

6.76 

6.86

6.90

6.93

6.89

6.85

3.66

6 . 60

6.70

6.68

6.44

6.44

6.33

6.32

6.44

e.47

6.S8

6.66

6.68

5.62

6.50

6.44

6.43

6.55

e.ey

June

6.72

6.63

7.01 

7.64

8.02 

7.88

7.87 

7.90

7.84

7.83

7.82

7.65

7.59

7.63

7 .68

7.71

7.69

7.61

7.52

7.44

7.37

7.25

7 .13

7.04

6.96

6.66

6.73

6.64

6.51

6.39

-

 

July

6.32

6.19

6.07 

5 . 93

5.84 

5.80

5.64 

5.75

5.83

5.80

5.75

5.69

5.69

5.61

5.57

5.46

5.36

5.31

5.23

5.18

5.13

5.03

5,01

5.00

4.92

4.87

4.30

4.75

4.75

4.77

4,59

Aug.

4.51

4.48

4.47 

4.35

4.25

4.15

4.13 

4.0O

3.85

3.78

3.80

3.73

3.62

3.57

3.48

3.38

3.41

3.45

3.20

3.12

3.17

3.03

2.97

2.93

2.88

2.68

2.66

2.69

2.54

2.81

2.49

Sept.

2.46

2.50

2.44

2.40

2.33 

2.32

2.28 

2.15

2.19

2.22

2.21

2.13

2.05

2.06

2.03

1.91

1.90

1.89

1.70

1.74

2.28

1.62

1.67

1.75

1.48

1.51

1.47

1.49

1.S4

1.26

-

Monthly gagf height, in feet, water year October 194t' to September 1947

Month

November ..............................

Calendar year 1946 ..................

3f ptember .............................

Maxii

5

I

2

^um

59

^

t.1

50

~02 

Minimum

1.71

.61

2.56

£ \ 7

6.39

2.43

1.26

Mean

P.26

2.71

1.97
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt.

Records available.- May 1907 to September 1947.

Gage height. In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1?

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

aO , 92

al.na

al.ld

1.22

1.18

1.54

1.37

1.40

1.36

1.55

1.32

1.32

1.38

1.40

fl-41

1.37

fl.33

al.36

al.50

al.53

al.66

al.64

1.64

1.64

1.58

1.60

1.65

1,67

i.es

1.70

1.74

Nov.

1.8J

1.85

1.96

2, OS

2.U

2.15

2.15

2.15

£ . 2u

2.25

2.21

2.36

2.42

2.48

2.50

2.45

2.47

2 *8

2.38

2.39

2.32

2.32

2.Z2

2.12

2 .23

2.3E

2.45

2 . 50

2.50

-

Dec.

2.51

2.54

2.49

2.47

2.45

2.45

2,36

2.58

2.40

2.53

2.67

?.7e

2. 90

2.96

3.00

2.39

E~.87

2.92

2.92

2.90

3.95

2.91

2.86

2.85

2.84

2.81

2.73

2.36

S.82

2.82

2.80

Jan.

2.78

2.80

2.84

2.81

2.76

v yfl

2.74

2.75

2.73

£.72

2,70

2.7U

2,67

2.61

2.62

2.65

2.64

2.64

2.63

2.70

2.78

2.82

2.82

2.88

2.91

2.98

3.08

3.20

3.32

3.47

Feb.

s.ea

3.82

3.87

3.90

4.0U

3.99

4.01

4.03

4.02

3.98

3.97

3.94

3.90

3.87

3.S5

3.83

3.73

d.74

3.71

3.68

3.34

3.61

3.57

3.54

3.52

3.47

3.44

3.40

.

-

Mar.

3.36

3.35

?- . 3 7

3.33

3.27

3.24

3.22

3.19

3.16

3.13

3.10

3.08

3.12

3.28

3.53

3.72

3.83

3.89

3.94

3.98

4.03

4.06

4.13

4.30

4.58

4.81

4.92

4.98

5.01

4.98

Apr.

4.96

4.97

4.S7

4.96

4.97

5.04

5.27

5.52

5.G5

5.69

5.67

5.91

6.25

6.43

6.53

6.58

6.62

6.60

6.C3

6.62

6.51

6.52

6.36

6.20

6.27

6.E6

6.22

6.2S

6.22

6.17

May

6.30

a. 47

6.53

6.57

6.66

6.79

6.90

6.98

7.04

7.03

6.96

6.87

6.83

6.84

6.75

6.62

6.55

6.45

6.41

6.36

6.41

6.55

6.75

6.79

6.76

6.68

6.62

6.54

6.53

6.66

6.76

June

6.73

6.78

7.24

7.76

7.93

7.94

7.96

7.94

7.96

7.92

7.83

7.77

7.71

7. S3

7.76

7.82

7.80

7.73

7.64

7.56

7.4S

7.34

7.22

7.09

7.00

6.90

6.81

6.69

S.56

6.44

-

July

6.37

6.27

6.16

6.04

5.91

5.78

5.78

5.88

5.94

5.90

5.81

5.74

5.70

5.64

5.56

5.45

5.37

5.31

5.28

5.24

5.19

f5.12

5.12

5.04

4.94

4.86

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.74

4.66

Aug.

4.61

4.58

34.48

a4.38

a4.32

a4.19

4.13

4.06

3.98

3.92

3.81

3.70

3.64

3.57

3.51

3.48

3.40

3.24

3.21

3.22

3.12

3.06

3.01

2.94

2.86

2.82

2.77

2,70

2.62

2.54

2.52

Sept.

2.51

2.49

2.48

2.44

2.42

2.36

2.31

2.28

2.25

2.17

2.10

2.07

2.08

2.04

2.02

1.99

1.94

1.89

1.88

1.85

3 .66

1.66

1.68

1.63

1.63

1.62

1.58

1.55

1.45

1.46

-

a Computed on basis of records fnr Richelieu EiVf 

usted fVir wind direction and velocity, 

f Fragmentary gage-height record.

Champlain) ai Roaces Point, N. Y., adMonthly gage height, in feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Month

October. ...........................

Decanter ...........................

Calendar year 194S ...............

April

July...............................

September ..........................

Maximum

- -T.74

S.OO

5.44

6.63

2.51

Minimum

1.80

2.36

.78

4.96

1.45

Mean

2.28

2.73

2.75

2.81

3.78

5.96

7.43

1.98
246 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage, recorder, lat. 45°00'00", long. 73°30'05", 500 feet upstream from 

nignway bridge at Perry Mills, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 275 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,840 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 8.86 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.93 feet); minimum 

daily, 58 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 25.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 

11.5 feet, from floodmark, Mar. 9, 1946 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, about 0.8 secondfoot (regulated) Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.33 feet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 18,-1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low and 

medium flow caused by saw mill. Partial regulation by Chazy Lake. Clinton Prison at 

Dannemora obtains water supply from Chazy Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and. discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3 Nov. 4 to Sept. 30

2.2 64 2.9 221 2.1 5O 3.0 245 4.2 727 6.5 2.32O

2.4 99 3.3 344 Z.4 98 3.

2.6 143 3.8 541 2.7 164 3.

i 380 4.8 1,060 7. 5 3.270

3 541 5.5 1,540 8.4 4,290

Discharge, in aeoond-feet. water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

351

286

226

222

185

135

86

81

105

97

87

81

122

146

163

1O3

110

102

218

232

164

143

92

77

82

89

ISO

118

89

144

300

Nov.

338

287

508

421

338

242

211

231

312

635

501

550

504

399 344'

274

247

220

211

205

202

149

169

103

135

194

948

752

475

291

-

Dec.

312

240

28O

297

288

279

*282

324

723

1,290

1,360

747

608

46O

320

320

360

320

266

259

280

330

340

320

30O

290

310

350

380

320

36O

Jan.

310

310

350

340

330

310

32O

33O

310

310

310

320

290

310

320

*340

370

370

340

360

460

540

480

46O

460

500

540

560

560

540

620

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .................... ....

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1.2OO

l.OOO

780

640

540

460

410

*380

340

290

260

240

260

270

280

270

270

250

245

230

240

235

250

250

260

250

245

24O

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,566

10, 39 

12,915

97,275

12,270

10,565

12,090

35,301

30,054

oc RCQ £O j3D9

25*522

4,633

3,849

187,730

Mar.

245

260

270

260

26O

*260

250

245

240

235

240

245

250

310

370

560

520

46O

4OO

370

340

320

310

350

62O

940

840

680

560

470

410

Apr.

420

450

520

640

1,OOO

1,500

4,

2,

1,

1,

2,

2,

1,

200

460

380

996

610

830

350

D40

856

789

1,

1,

791

>60

?20

805

621

505

182

549

999

667

1,.

IfMaximum

351

1,360

2,100

62O

1,200

94O

4,20O

2,570 

3,560

2,700

298

372

4,20O

157

>50

J14

40

May

2,320

2,17O

1,380

1,140

2,570

2,030

1,620

1,250

908

675

557

471

478

1,040

693

517

493

486

675

745

997

1,290

1,080

654

558

509

415

385

434

928

586

Minimum

77

103

240

24

290

230

235

420

3B5

230

207

58

66

58

June

427

591

3,560

2,730

1,080

6S9

621

815

1,680

997

685

520

422

1,370

2,390

1,4OO

795

614

518

495

430

362

291

262

309

394

f323

f267

230

302

Mean

147

347 

417

267

396

377

39O

1,177

QfiQ aba

82 3

149

128

514

July

512

412

232

2«

214

207

768

2,700

1,720

1,O~>0

6?1

1,3*0

2,O?0

1,000

a5'}4

a42O

a30O

a600

a9SO

al , 350

a900

a68O

al ,250

al,lOO

a66O

a40Q

aZ90

a62o

al,20Q

a680

a376

Aug.

298

258

243

243

206

182

162

177

157

97

109

168

168

160

182

177

LO6

76

= 37

150

108

99

95

92

58

98

96

94

92

94

151

Per square 

mile

0.595

1.40

1.69

1.08

1.6O

1.53

1 T . OO^O 

4.77

3 45

3 33

.603

.518

2. OS

Sept.

156

128

372

219

146

115

102

66

99

93

94

94

185

163

99

114

110

101

108

124

102

91

180

147

123

112

102

93

93

118

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 69

1.57

1.94

14.65

1.85

j. 1 .oy^Q

1 .82

5 32

4!53

3*85 3)34

.70

.58

28.28

Wlnte; aiseharge measurement made on this day.

No <;age-helght record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records, weather records, and 

>irds for nearby stations.

r "---nsntary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights. 

i - -JCTge-dischai-ge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, 3, 14-18, Dec. 21 to Apr. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 247

Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°40'50", long. 73°28'20", in Plattsb'irg, Clinton 

County, 600 feet downstream from Imperial Paper & Color Corp. dam and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 608 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947. March 1903 to September 1930 at site 

i.b miles upstream, published as Saranac River near Plattsburg.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1905-30, 1943-47), 841 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,250 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 9.57 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.82 fe3t); minimum 

daily, 149 second-feet Oct. 13.

1903-30, 1943-47: Maximum discharge, 11,500 second-feet Apr. 8, 1928, by computation of flow over dam, and through waste gates and power plant; minimum diily, 15 

second-feet (regulated) Aug. 4, 1908.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtfil gage-height 

record, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by Lower Saranac Lake. Considerable 

diurnal fluctuation by power and industrial operations.

Bating tables, water year 1946-47, except perloda of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.4 133 3.4 461

2.6 179 3.6 555

2.8 234 4.0 774

3.0 300 4.5 1,120

3.2 375 5.0 1,560

6.0 2,710

7.0 4,160

8.0 5,930

9.0 7,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

375

662

406

353

321

315

250

331

367

273

274

163

149

571

388

351

273

320

556

839

870

581

608

785

628

651

569

715

653

756

822

Nov.

921

860

1,440

1,240

1,140

998

899

907

964

1,100

1,130

1,220

1,560

1,430

1,370

1,030

932

1,100

952

933

925

896

874

652

756

916

2,070

1,350

1,420

1,210

-

Dec.

1,140

1,200

784

1,070

1,020

1,020

*881

826

1,320

1,810

2,160

1,660

1,660

1,620

1,160

1,400

1,150

1,040

957

957

868

884

959

911

895

834

700

629

671

935

740

Jan.

880

1,000

800

740

700

860

840

800

780

860

938

920

900

880

956

1,040

*1,030

953

830

862

1,060

1,160

1,000

950

1,030

1,100

1,150

1,180

1,190

1,110

1,490

Month

October .................. . . .

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Mav m&y ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,330

1,900

1,650

1,550

1,350

*1,240

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,070

971

963

800

820

760

780

920

880

859

836

910

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

15,175

33,195

33,861

307,406

29,989

31,639

35,935

92,100

83,470

56 432

22 /406

15,362

532,282

Mar.

844

885

899

*840

946

1,060

1,030

993

988

960

1,060

1,080

1,090

1,400

1,760

1/690

1,460

1,310

1,100

1,080

1,010

972

928

1,070

1,470

1,700

1,440

1,310

1,250

1,170

1,140

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

110

170

220

270

1,250

1,740

3,

2,

2,

930

940

500

2,290

3,230

7,

6,

4,

120

940

580

4,540

4,180

3,

3,

3,

700

HO

130

2,660

2,330

2,

2,

2,

160

D90

460

3,540

2,910

3,

4,

3,

3,

Maximum

87O

2,070

2,160

4,600

1,490

2

««rt t oou

1,760

7,120

4,240

4 560

l)250

886

7,830

L20

L40

220

L20

May

3,660

3,770

3,410

3,260

4,240

3,930

3,870

3,830

3,200

2,830

2,410

2,300

2,180

2,390

2,120

1,880

1,800

1,670

1,850

1,860

2,300

2,830

2,920

2,620

2,320

2,350

2,160

1,970

2,250

2,890

2,400

Minimum

149

652

629

149

700

760

840

1,110

1,670

800

 too ODO

318

149

June

2,230

2,620

7,830

5,910

4,420

3,740

3,420

3,600

4,050

3,120

d2,850

d2 ,450

2,140

2,830

4,000

3,180

2,870

3,000

2,880

2,280

1,980

1,550

1,420

1,380

1,460

1,650

1,550

816

508

984

-

Mean

490

1,106

1,092

842

967

1,130

1,159

3,070

2 693

2)757

1,820

723

512

1,458

July

d3,100

dl,150

d850

dSOO

d850

902

1,530

4,000

2,670

2,090

1,700

2,610

4,560

d2,390

1,790

1,620

1,570

1,930

1,870

1,740

1,490

1,730

1,960

1,600

1,360

1,190

1,080

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,400

Aug.

1,250

1,180

999

1,110

938

820

762

779

616

702

774

708

669

676

647

945

739

565

673

685

624

499

378

368

492

492

715

630

702

665

604

Sept.

548

886

79S

742

573

495

544

318

424

470

468

470

387

414

433

544

631

644

493

337

418

421

640

516

476

552

435 

360

359

568

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.806 0.93

1.8? 2.03

1.80 2.07

1.3^> 18.80

1.51 1.83

1.83 1.94

1.91 2.20

5.05 5.63

4.4? 5.11

4.5? 5.06

2.91 3.45

1.19 1.37

.8<<-2 .94

2.40 32.56

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and 

power-plant records at Rents Falls, 7 miles upstream.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 10, Jan. 12-14, 21-23, 

Feb. 3-12, 20-24.
248 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

West Branch Ausable River near Newman, II. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44 U 18'40", long. 73°55 I 00", 4 milep northeast of 

Newman, Essex County, and 4 miles downstream from Lake Placid Outlet.

Drainage area..- 116 square miles.

Records available.- June 1916 to December lyl7, July IC'lj to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 28 years {1919-47}, 221 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during yeir, 4,550 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 8.53 

feet;; minimum, 41 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 12 (gage height, £.43 I'eet); minimi 

daily, 59 seeorid-feet Sept. 11.

1916-17, 191Q-47: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Sept. 2C, ]938 (gage 

height, 12.20 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 socond-fee.t by logarithm 

plotting; practically no flew Sept. 13, 1920 (gage height, 1.60 feet), caused by 

closing gates in logging dam; minimum daily, n .S second-feet (regulated) July S9, 1£

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or- nu gage-height 

record, which are fair. iJiurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow by mills above 

Station.

Fating tables, water ytar 1946-47. except periods of ice pffer-t 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-fee^)

Oct. 1 to July 7

2.7 72 "5.5 261 5

2,9 105 4.0 465 6

3.2 172 4,5 724 7

.0 1,020 2

.0 1,740 2

.1 2,790 2

.5 48 3.2 179 4.5

.7 74 3.5 269 5.0

.3 110 4.0 475 5.6

726

1,020

1,580

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1945 to September 1347

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Oct.

367

235

191

437

647

512

320

211

154

10 129

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

115

185

819

398

239

180

16?

388

802

405

258

202

175

157

138

is:

191

162

150

164

243

Nov.

278

242

465

579

511

245

211

202

278

597

342

519

424

334 282

235

223

£25

196

130

162

ie,2

175

150

154

191

655

484

319

235

-

Dec.

225

155

160

164

16O

150

136

111

*176

433

876

460

739

460

32 u

240

210

185

165

Ii5

140

150

145

130

112

100

96

100

120

124

Jan

104

1(

It

1,

^ }

^0

18

96

i

c

i

£

4

6

4

8

92

C

C

s

8

O

8

112

160

14

*12

11

12

3l

19

18

5

5

2

5

0

0

0

0

185

190

2C

19

17

17

0

5

5

11? 1,140

Honth

October .................... .....

November .........................

December ..... ... ..............

Calendar year 1346 ............

January .......... .... ..........

February ..... ....... . . . . ....

Haroh ............. ............

April . .................. .......

May .............. ..... ........

June .............................

July ............. ..........

August .........................

Septembe r ..... .................

Water year 1946-47 .......... .

Feb.

843

523

363

300

*230

190

ISO

165

145

125

125

118

114

118

118

112

Mar.

74

80

83

104

108

106

104

102

100

100

93

*92

92

135

400

",2r

106 250

104

96

210

190

82 185

84

86

82

180

17Q

16U

84 191

86 405

84

80

78

_

_

-

Secondfoot-clays

8,897

8 , 856

7,002

79,029

5,279

4,831

6,368

 " ' ^O"

14 77 ^

12 , 335

3,'464

2 ,eio

IE F., 682

728

470

575

286

251

Apr,

1,

302

?02

L88

1.96

:i?

340

180

350

160

370

3.3ZC

al', MO

'30

338

839

770

.

52C

189

U9

354

"00

May

2,030

1 , 680

1 ,470

1,270

1,530

1.81C

1 , 300

907

631

489

406

729 ~29

442

424

518

533

631

1,78?

1,363

»64 2,740

589 1,111

lie

1 ,040

I/

1,

f

217 j

Maximum

819

855

876

1,160

1,140

843

728

j,?40

2,740

1 ,560

236

172

3,240

69

00

10

13

J54

696

543

7C3

484

Z84

753

1,220

599

Uinimuia

115

150

98

46

88

78

74

188

384

140

143

65

59

59

June

437

789

2,580

1,570

764

579

fi31

605

568

i4r

55 -*

354

oil

932

531

447

342

2 96

263

232

202

172

160

160

183

160

140

140

282

-

Mean

287

295

226

217

170

172

205

977

492

398

112P~.

347

July

424

£75

202

172

150

143

408

1,560

466

c.21

350

447

522

425

7,1 L

273

252

444

44i

29fi

520

510

321

236

195

235

556

475

381

283

Au ',-

236

190

164

147

138

125

ilS

118

138

112

100

97

83

95

123

Per square 

ffiiie

2.47

2.54

1.95

1.87

1.47

1.49

1.77

' . 31

8.42

4.24

3.43

.986

.750

2.99

.12

99

111

7d

95

86

77

74

70

70

71

65

76

76

J5

Sept.

96

100

142

95

82

75

68

65

64

SB

59

65

113

116

88

81

81

73

66

68

66

124

172

114

88

81

73

71

76

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.85

2.84

2.24

25.33

1.69

1.55

2.04

7.04

9.71

4.74

3.95

1.11

.64

40.60

Peak discharge - Apr. 12 (about 10 a.m.) 5,830 see, -ft.; May 1 (8 a. IT.) 

(4:45 p.m.)~T25TJ see. -ft.; Itey 20 (4 p.m.) 3,030 sec. -ft.; May 

June 3 (3 p.m.) 5,450 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on tUs ddy.

of recorded range In stage, weather records,

uei uj.a'_iKT.L-£c uiTetrfLLi-irmciii. uidue u:i u r i-La u^iy .

gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

nu t-^uords for nearby stations.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25, 24, Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, De 

an. 28, Jan. 31, Feb. 4 to Mar. 23, Apr. 6-10.

14 to
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 249

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°27'05", long. 73°38'35", l£ miles downstream from 

confluence of East and West Branches and Ausable Porks, Clinton County. Datum of gage 

is 505.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 448 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1947. 

AusaDie tforkis, ij miles upstream.

August 1910 to September 1925 at

Average discharge.- 23 years (1924-47), 688 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet June 3; maximum gage height, 

in.29 feet Jan. 31 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 174 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 10 

(gage height, 1.38 feet).

1910-47: Maximum discharge, 24,200 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938, from rating curve 

extended above 9,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, about 

14.0 feet Mar. 27, 1934 (ice Jam); practically no flow July 21, 1912.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

partly regulated, principally by Taylor Pond and Fern Lake. Diurnal fluctuations at 

low and medium flow by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

1.5 214 3.0 1,100 1.5 214 3.0 1,140 6.0 E, 

1.7 291 3.5 1,600 1.7 291 3.5 1,640 7.0 7, 

2.0 429 4.3 2,610 2.0 432 4.0 2,250 7.S 10, 

2.5 720 2.5 740 5.0 3,730

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

861 

606 

471 

748 

1,350

1,080 

720 

492 

375 

317

275 

263 

1,410 

876 

588

439 

375 

572 

1,940 

1,050

694 

525 

434 

385 

348

352 

434 

390 

352 

390 

512

Nov.

688 

612 

1,120 

1,030 

847

668 

553 

520 

594 

922

803 

1,150 

1,080 

869 

734

600 

553 

553 

498 

465

434 

424 

455 

375 

409

472 

1,990 

1,380 

922 

655

Dec.

618 

464 

357 

476 

434

404 

395 

380 

»486 

925

2,230 

1,310 

1,690 

1,290 

839

620 

560 

500 

430 

380

360 

410 

400 

370 

330

290 

280 

290 

330 

340 

330

Jan.

310 

300 

310 

300 

290

280 

280 

290 

280 

260

270 

280 

270 

270 

330

450 

430 

420 

340 

*350

740 

720 

540 

520 

540

560 

580 

580 

560 

560 

2,500

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

1. ..........................

st ...........................

enter ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge . - A

(2:3O p.m.) 8,460 se

Feb.

2,300 

1,450 

1,080 

953

*660

580 

540 

500 

430 

390

370 

350 

330 

330 

340

330 

310 

300 

270 

235

*250 

245 

240 

245 

240

235 

240 

235

Seoondfoot-days

19,624 

22,375 

18,518

226,401

14,710 

13,978 

19,589 

71,872 

96,140 

54,917 

44,750 

11,225 

8,957

396,655

Mar.

230 

240 

260 

290 

310

320 

320 

320 

310 

320

310 

»300 

290 

360 

1,100

1,110 

796 

660 

560 

520

500 

500 

470 

618 

1,720

2,310 

1,350 

1,030 

839 

720 

606

Apr.

582 

606 

600 

649 

754

2,210 

4,620 

2,540 

1,880 

1,490

3,050 

10,200 

5,770 

3,010 

2,700

2,460 

2,120 

1,740 

1,530 

1,300

1,100 

945 

986 

2,100 

3,190

2,060 

3,310 

3,800 

2,260 

2,310

Maximum

1,940 

1,990 

2,230

4,370

2,500 

2,300 

2,310 

10,200 

7,490 

9,480 

6,330 

813 

521

10,200

May

5,620 

4,700 

4,110 

4,100 

5,330

6,650 

5,080 

3,410 

2,260 

1,720

1,420 

1,320 

2,080 

2,430 

1,600

1,370 

1,540 

1,450 

1,920 

3,950

4,370 

7,490 

3,850 

2,320 

1,760

2,310 

1,740 

1,350 

2,320 

4,290 

2,280

Minimum

263 

375 

280

155

260 

235 

230 

582 

1,320 

454 

498 

232 

232

230

June

1,570 

2,480 

9,480 

4,900 

2,690

1,980 

2,040 

2,420 

2,530 

1,820

1,440 

1,270 

1,080 

1,180 

3,780

2,450 

1,730 

1,320 

1,180 

1,060

905 

762 

658 

575 

573

699 

612 

515 

454 

764

Mean

633 

746 

597

620

475 

499 

632 

2,396 

3,101 

1,831 

1,444 

362 

299

1,087

July

1,790 

1,160 

79S 

619 

521

498 

1,590 

6,330 

2,850 

1,650

1,140 

1,420 

2,390 

1,700 

1,430

1,120 

986 

921 

1,210 

1,240

929 

1,530 

1,890 

1,270 

905

706 

717 

1,480 

1,450 

1,470 

1,040

600 

960 

300

Al'K.

S13 

652 

550 

498 

459

427 

367 

343 

654 

481

367 

325 

291 

275

275

362 

334 

291 

291 

271

267 

283 

263 

247 

244

232 

244 

247 

251 

263 

358

Per square 

mile

1.41 

1.67 

1.33

1.38

1.06 1.11

1.41 

5.35 

6.92 

4.09 

3.22 

.808 

.667

2.43

Sept.

321 

339 

521 

376 

304

287 

275 

255 

244 

236

232 

232 

304 

358 

304

279 

275 

263 

271 

279

267 

321 

427 

386 

312

283 

275 

247 

240 

244

Runoff in 

inches

1.63 

1.86 

1.54

18.81

1.22 

1.16 

1.63 

5.97 

7.98 

4.56 

3.71 

.93 

.74

32.93

pr. 12 (3:30 p.m.) 12,100 sec. -ft.; May 1 (9 a.m.) 6,050 sec. -ft.; K-?y 6 

o.-ft.; May 22 (12:15 p.m.) 10,700 sec. -ft.; June 3 (12:15 p.m.) 12,900 sec. -ft.;

July 8 (5 a.m.) 8,500 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 16 to Feb. 2, Feb. 5 to Mar. 15, Mar. 18-23.
250 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Black Brook at Black Brook, N.Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'50", long. 73°45'100 feet downstream from 

abandoned hydroelectric plant of New York State Electric & Gas Corp. and three-quarters 

of a mile south of hamlet of Black Brook, Clinton County.

Drainage area.- 49.4 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 50.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 961 second-feet July 13 (gage height, 6.47 feet); 

minimum, 8.4 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1924-47: Maximum discharge, 1,050 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 6.95 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.8 

second-foot (regulated) July 2, Aug. 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those above 200 second-feet, which are good, and those 

ror periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Pern Lrke and Taylor Pond.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 3)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 3 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

7.3

15

26

2.1

2.3 

2.6

3.0 

3.5

4.0

140

211

299

4.5 

5.0 

5.8

400

512

710

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

140

217

311

4.5 420

5.0 540

5.6 700

Note.- Same as precedIng table below 3.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, »ater year October 1946 to Septeaber 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

ZZ23

24

25

26

27

25

29

30

31

Oct.

55

31

25

20

16

12

11

9.8

9.2

9.0

8.9

8.9

9.7

19

14

12

12

23

59

41

25

19

16

13

13

13

14

14

13

17

35

Nov.

41

38

65

60

46

36

30

28

31

37

34

44

54

58

53

45

40

37

32

31

30

30

28

26

25

35

95

100

68

48

-

Dec.

43

33

31

30

29

28

26

26

*39

77

109

93

80

70

58

52

46

41

36

32

35

35

35

34

33

33

32

31

33

33

32

Jan.

31

31

30

29

28

28

29

28

28

27

29

28

* 27

46

56

38

*35

35

34

34

46

43

41

48

52

53

54

54

52

50

50

Month

October ...................... ...

November .........................

December ............... .........

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................

April ............................

May ..............................

Jnne .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..... ..................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

49

48

48

49

48

47

*47

46

45

42

40

37

39

52

42

37

36

36

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

28

26

26

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

597 5

1 325

1^345

18,747.5

1,194 '

1,085

1 372

5, 883

5,204

5, 538

5 821 * -7-1 o

2)133

33,215.5

Mar.

25

25

28

*30

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

28

40

63

70

68

60

52

47

48

46

44

48

78

74

62

58

56

54

52

Apr.

50

52

55

58

68

101

263

280

208

159

229

700

516

242

229

224

202

177

192

170

143

122

118

145

211

171

171

246

184

197

Maximum

59

100

109

436

56

52

700

352

664

694

121

94

700

May

237

253

211

193

276

307

352

284

219

175

150

135

127

141

112

95

91

91

96

110

157

192

199

134

107

104

94

84

118

201

159

Minimum

8 9

25

26

8.9

27

26

25

50

84

54

55

25

41

8.9

June

1^7

155

664

480

284

227

236

283

338

242

189

166

148

156

282

247

168

143

136

139

106

82

68

61

71

84

74

61

54

77

-

Mean

19 3

44.2

43.4

51.4

38.5

33*8

44.3

196

163

185

188

55.4

71.1

91.0

July

185

120

79

66

57

55

100

4?7

251

147

112

195 6'M

332

278

214

178

181

181

172

146

168 2")

174

135

110

118

189

168

189

160

Aug.

118

101

94

88

82

78

40

33

121

57

37

31

27

25

27

45

37

26

28

29

40

47

44

43

41

38

58

63

65

66

89

Pe r square 

mile

_

1.04

~

~

~

~

~

"

~

_

1.84

Sept.

74

76

81

50

41

61

64

63

62

62

61

68

94

90

86

83

80

79

83

82

79

88

87

82

79

76

58

48

48

48

Runoff in 

inches

_

14.12

~

~

~

"

~

_

25.01

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec, 1-3, 13-17, Dec. 25 to Jan. 24, Jan. 29 to Mar. 

,~5far7 14, 17-21, Mar. 25 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 251

East Branch Ausable River at Ausable Porks, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'20", long. 73°40'55", 700 feet upstream from 

upper Highway bridge in Ausable Porks, Essex County, and half a mile upstream from confluence with West Branch. Datum of gage is 545.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Records available.- September 1924 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 313 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,590 second-feet June 3; maximum gage height, 

lu.av feet Jan. 31 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 60 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 

1.22 feet):

1924-47: Maximum discharge, 20,100 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.91 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 20 second-feet Aug. 11, 14, 28, 

1934.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by power plants above station.

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12 Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

1.4 84 2.5 421 5.0 2,400 1.2 57

1.6 122 3.0 689 5.5 3,O20 1.4 86

1.8 169 3.6 1,090 6.0 3,720 1.6 122

2.1 259 4.3 1,680 6.9 5,190 Note.- Same as preceding table above 1.6

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septemberl947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

334

236

191

378

654

472

299

199

149

120

102

103

692

376

249

188

154

297

977

474

303

223

182

156

137

137

166

144

135

146

187

Nov.

239

214

439

412

338

249

202

185

221

342

295

500

435

338

273

220

202

208

182

166

152

149

164

137

149

168

1,020

613

403

273

-

Dec.

246

165

112

220

182

164

155

146

193

*341

993

547

886

608

372

249

215

190

160

140

135

160

155

145

130

116

112

116

135

145

135

Jan.

122

118

120

118

116

112

110

112

110

102

108

118

106

102

135

190

165

145

*130

145

360

290

220

210

220

225

230

235

220

225

1,350

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ..........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

984

630

455

408

295

249

 235

210

190

170

160

150

140

145

145

140

135

130

120

100

102

104

102

102

100

100

98

96

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,560

8, 888

7,768

98,908

6, 269

5 995

9 782

32, 716

46,854

24, 340

18 811 3)715 2,543

176,241

Mar.

94

96

108

*120

130

135

135

130

130

130

125

124

130

170

640

580

420

320

270

260

245

230

215

235

1,020

1,380

680

480

400

351

299

Apr.

284

291

295

314

368

1,510

2,240

1,060

840

683

1,730

5,190

2,320

1,300

1,160

1,020

867

701

608

500

421

363

385

995

1,330

840

1,640

1,490

921

1,050

-

Maximum

977

1,020

993

1,890

1,350

1,380

5,190

4,060

5,050

3 280

307

226

5,190

May

2,740

2,090

1,800

2,070

2,690

3,720

2,380

1,540

976

726

591

574

1,040

1,140

769

654

707

689

900

2,260

1,930

4,060

1,710

1,060

834

1,240

860

654

1,300

2,080

1,070

Minimum

102

157

112

34

102

96

94

284

574

156

187

65

61

61

June

744

1,350

5,050

1,990

1,110

808

821

1,010

1,070

769

574

489

385

458

2,050

1,160

756

552

474

394

342

284

242

211

229

249

208

177

156

228

-

Mean

276

296

251

271

202

214

316

1,091 

1,511

fll T oJLJ.

607

120

84.8

483

July

787

510

322

239

191

187

1,04O

3,280

1,240

720

469

692

843

536

469

394

326

311

450

390

295

642

821

494

347

263

263

580

596

706

408

Aug.

307

2

]

3

36

99

74

156

144

]

1

1

26

20

91

154

133

1

1

1

18

09

00

101

120

1 05

96

94

89

88

86

78

74

71

68

68

65

67

71

107

Per squere 

mile

1.3?

1.4?

1.2T

1.3T

LOST i.oe

1.6C

5.53

7 «6?

4. 1C

3.0T

. 6C 6

.4<f8

2.44

Sept.

94

105

226

142

111

93

83

76

68

68

64

61

85

93

77

72

70

63

65

71

63

84

101

84

77

71

70

68

68

70

Runoff in 

inches

1.61

1.67

1.46

18.60

1 18

IT*

1.84

6 «15

8*80

4.57

3.53

.70

.48

33.12
252 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21'30", long. 73°23'50", at Willsboro, Essex 

county (revised), 2f miles downstream from North Branch Bouquet River.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

gecoras available.- August and September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), August to November 1908, July 1923 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1923-47), 304 second-feet.

j-xtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 second-feet Apr. 13; maximum gage height, 

y.59 reet Feb. 1 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 73 second-feet (result of formation 

of anchor ice upstream) Nov. 24 (gage height, 2.41 feet).

1923-47: Maximum discharge, about 11,800 second-feet Oct. 1, 1924 (gage height, 

10.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.87 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasionai slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 50

2.4 71

2.6 118

2.6 164

3.1 319

3.4 493

3.6 629

3.1 319

3.5 566

4.0 957

4.5 1,400

5.0 1,6CO

5.5 2,4X0

6.0 3,020

6.S 4,150

Note.- Sane as preceding 

table below 3.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September J?47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

349

275

170

146

205

196

149

105

97

90

36

66

335

336

200

152

130

164

506

366

236

166

170

149

134

140

163

160

143

143

149

Nov.

152

180

258

279

233

192

170

177

180

206

212

362

346

2S4

233

204

164

177

170

163

156

156

163

133

149

161

615

546

351

256

-

Dec.

236

160

135

210

190

165

155 145

177

233

396

366

351

450

260

200

225

230

210

180

170

200

195

185

170

155

145

145

170

160

185

Jan.

175

ISO

165

160

155

155

155

160

155

145

150

160

150

140

150

165

225

205

165

 150

270

360

290

270

260

290

300

310

290

290

490

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

 arch ............................

April ............................

fcy.... ..........................

June .............................

July .............................

August .......................... 1

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,200

900

640

540

400

*340

310

230

250

230

215

200

190

195

195

190

175

170

160

135

140

140

135

135

135

130

125

122

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5,944

7,046

6,576

94,676

6,705

7,977

13,027

34,623

32,372

27,555

16,027

4,444

3,127

167,627

Mar.

120

122

140

150

 165

170

165

165

160

160

155

155

160

290

640

800

560

430

360

350

330

300

260

330

1,500

1,550

1,060

740

580

500

440

Apr.

420

4

4

1

140

130

>20

700

1,150

2,f

1»< i,:

80

70

>20

962

1,470

4.C

3,£

l,£

10

10

60

1,320

1,210

1.3

Se

30

74

67

733

634 i

ie

40

34

19

1,070

764

1

1,2

7

6

Maximum

506

615

450

2,570

490

1,200

1,550

4,010.

2,130

3,340

2,160

256

177

4,010

47

10

40

49

-

May

1,420

1,450

1,080

1,060

1,790

1,750

2,050

1,510

991

746

634

566

590

664

527

454

454

434

480

589

1,090

1,730

1,450

627

664

1,200

949

679

1,180

2,130

1,230

Minimum

86

133

135

50

140

122

120

420

434

269

269

92

66

66

June

619

934

3,340

2,740

1,310

965

659

1,040

1,510

999

611

691

590

640

1,930

1,310

643

671

717

634

513

422

341

314

398

466

410

319

269

550

-

Mean

192

235

212

259

216

285

420

1,161

1,044

916

562

143

104

459

July

2,lfO

63 9

4F9

3?2

sro

3f8

erg

l,6f>

9f7

612

4fO

7C5

811

513

4fl

3f3

3f*

3*6

4f2

3T4

2f9

394

7f6

546

3f8

2S*

3C5

5T5

440

xz

3C4

Aug.

253

Z

2

]

24 00

84

177

170

]

]

]

56

49

63

174

140

]

1

a

34

.34

30

134

146

3

1

1

43

27

40

160

140

J

1

1

24

.18

10

100

95

92

95

95

97

137

Per square 

mile

0.696

,655

.771

.942

.765

1.04

1.53

4.22

3.60

3.34

2.12

.520

.376

1.67

Sept.

127

127

177

143

121

110

102

92

95

92

92

90

102

110

97

92

88

66

86

92

92

110

130

110

100

95

95

92

86

92

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.80

.95

.69

12.80

.91

1.06

1.76

4.71

4.36

3.73

2.44

.60

.42

22.67

Peak discharge.- Apr. 7 (11:45 a.m.) 3,120 sec. -ft.; Apr. 13 (1:45 a.».) 5,420 s«c.-ft.; May 7 

(2:30 a.m.; 2,530 sec. -ft.; May 30 (12:15 p.m.) 2,480 sec. -ft.; June 3 (10 p.m.) 4,410 sec. -ft.;

July 1 (6:45 a.m.) 3,140 seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-6, Dec. 15 to Apr. 5 (doubtful gage-height 

record Jan. 1-4, Feb. 7-22).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 253

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°48'10", long. 73°27'25", about 500 fset north

 of Hooper's dock, on south side of Stones Bay, Rogers Rock, Essex County. Datum of

gage is 315.93 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available.- July 1913 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 4.81 feet June 6; minimum, 1.74 f?et Dec. 28.

 T9I3-47: Maximum gage height observed, 5.09 feet Apr. 9, 1936; minimum, 0.64 foot 

Dec. 20, 1941.

Remarks.- Elevation of lake surface regulated by power plant and flood gates at Ticonder-

 5ga~7 Lake George has been controlled by a dam at its outlet for more than 100 years.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot,

2.85

2.77

2.72

2.71

2.70

2.69

2.68

2.56

2.60

2.58

2.57

2.58

2.59

2.58

2.57

2.58

2.48

2.57

2.59

2.56

2.58

2.57

2.56

2.55

2.57

2.54

2.54

2.53

2.56

2.55

2.54

NOT.

2.49

2.47

2.50

2.51

2.47

2.45

2.42

2.41

2.39

2.39

2.39

2.41

2.38

2.35

2.30

2.32

2.32

2.26

2.27

2.25

2.21

2.24

2.19

2.19

2.19

2.13

2.20

2.19

2.16

2.14

-

Dec.

2.12

2.10

2.11

2.07

2.04

2.02

2.02

2.00

2.00

1.99

1.98

2.01

2.03

2.02

1.98

1.94

2.01

1.94

1.91

1.89

1.93

1.98

1.98

1.99

1.94

1.93

1.90

1.91

1.99

2.01

2.00

Jan.

1.93

1.98

1.96

2.02

2.04

1.99

2.03

1.98

2.96

1.93

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.95

1.98

2.00

2.02

1.96

1.94

1.99

2.09

2.08

2.06

2.09

2.10

2.12

2.15

2.19

2.18

2.20

2.27

Feb.

2.29

2.35

2.37

2.39

2.45

2.43

2.44

2.49

2.55

2.54

2.52

2.49

2.49

2.48

2.47

2.46

2.46

2.47

2.44

2.42

2.40

2.42

2.42

2.42

2.41

2.41

2.38

2.36

_

-

-

Mar.

2.35

2.35

2.51

2.50

2.49

2.47

2.46

2.44

2.45

2.44

2.43

2.43

2.42

2.53

2.62

2.68

2.72

2.74

2.74

2.73

2.72

2.75

2.76

2.79

2.91

3.05

3.10

3.11

3.15

3.20

3.20

Apr.

3.21

3.20

3.22

3.24

3.28

3.36

3.53

3.58

3.66

3.72

3.80

3.93

3.99

4.02

3.99

3.97

4.00

4.02

3.94

3.92

3.82

3.85

3.85

3.83

3.77

f3.78

f3.79

3.80

3.79

3.77

-

Hay

3.75

3.79

3.81

3.84

3.83

4.05

4.11

4.16

4.12

4.08

4.05

4.02

3.92

3.87

3.90

3.90

3.85

3.89

3.91

3.95

3.95

4.00

3.99

3.94

3.93

3.96

3.89

3.88

3.93

4.09

4.06

June

4.05

4.00

4.40

4.69

4.75

4.69

4.62

4.63

4.60

4.58

4.55

4.52

4.45

4.46

4.53

4.49

4.45

4.42

4.38

4.33

4.28

4.22

4.17

4.11

4.11

4.05

4.00

3.95

3.91

3.86

-

.July

3.87

3.89

3.85

3.82

3.86

3.87

3.85

3.81

3.82

3.83

3. S3

3.82

3.85

3.84

3.83

3.83

3.83

3.85

3.81

3.78

3.78

3.74

3.81

3.80

3.76

3.73

3.71

3.72

3.67

3.68

3.65

Aug.

3.56

3.55

3.53

3.53

3.51

3.50

3.48

3.46

3.40

3.40

3.42

3.39

3.37

3.35

3.31

3.27

3.31

3.32

3.30

3.29

3.29

3.25

3.27

3.25

3.24

3.15

3.17

3.18

3.05

3.11

3.07

Sept.

3.05

3.07

3.04

3.03

2.99

2.97

2.96

2.86

2.90

2.89

2.88

2.87

2.79

2.80

2.80

2.76

2.71

2.71

2.58

2. '60

2.66

2.61

2.55

2.54

2.37

2.39

2.36

2.34

2.35

2.26

-

f Fragmentary gage-height record; gage heights Interpolated.

Monthly gage height, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Month

December ...........................

September ..........................

Maximum

2.85 

2.51 

2.12

3.96

2.27 

2.55 

3.20 

4.02 

4.16 

4.75 

3.89 

3.56 

3.07

4.75

Minimum

2.48 . 

2.13 

1.89

1.89

1.93 

2.29 

2.35 

3.20 

3.75 

3.86 

3.65 

3.05 

2.26

1.89

Mean

2.60 

2.32 

1.99

3.18

2.03 

2.44 

2.69 

3.72 

3.95 

4.34 

3.80 

3.33 

2.72

3.00
254 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river channel, lat. 43°50'35", 

long. 73°26'00", at Ticonderoga, Essex County, 250 feet downstream from "C" Mill dam 

of International Paper Co., 250 feet upstream from Trout Brook, and half a mile downstream from upper dam ("A" Mill datn) of International Paper Co. Turbine gate-opening 

recorder, 250 feet upstream, on tailrace. Datum of gage on river enamel is 190.41 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 234 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1947. August 1904 to December 1905 at site 

at "B" Miii, a,000 feet upstream.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,290 second-feet June 5, 6; 

minimum daily, Y.JJ second-feet Dec:. 25.

1942-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 5, 6, 1947; minimum daily, that of 

Dec. 25, 1946.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge in tailrace determined from rating for turbine 

gates developed from discharge measurements. Records represent to-tal discharge from 

Lake George and include flow in river channel and in tailrace. Plow regulated by Lake 

George and three power plants.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

277

273

272

272

272

114

226

269

271

271

2 68

247

100

204

268

269

269

272

266

32

206

260

260

263

258

263

90

206

263

263

263

Nov.

263

262

89

209

262

261

261

261

261

87

238

271

269

268

267

267

92

209

266

266

265

264

264

147

225

248

241

240

243

244

-

Dec.

126

197

251

237

247

247

246

83

203

236

236

229

223

218

79

183

233

227

234

235

236

102

185

144

7.2

191

244

241

99

195

218

Jan.

206

206

211

209

70

131

216

217

209

210

212

70

167

212

219

215

203

206

76

167

206

229

206

207

205

68

161

213

212

210

198

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

177

64

175

208

210

231

251

251

85

197

253

253

252

252

252

91

210

288

263

258

258

258

96

206

260

254

254

254

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

7 f 367

7,010 

6,032.2

113,934.2

5,747

6,061

1 t 329

17,745

21, 819

33, 989

8,825

7,509 

7,171

136,604.2

Mar.

254

88

198

249

250

250

248

245

89

195

247

247

248

258

262

87

202

290

308

308

311

308

173

276

317

260

259

259

259

134

250

Apr.

305

295

295

297

303

178

301

354

358

361

396

652

839

1,010

1,010

991

1,020

1,020

999

936

919

940

801

708

556

424

232

372

439

434

-

Maximum

277

271

251

1,010

229

317

1,020

1,070

1, 290

488

306 

272

1,290

May

392

390

448

225

497

910

1,050

1,070

1,060

1,050

966

1,010

962

929

826

499

327

203

29r

345

481

877

1,020

980

845

939

650

370

357

804

1,040

Minimum

90

87

7.2

7.2

68

64 

87

178

803

73Q-Y

O/

17

7.2

June

943

948

952

1,150

1,290

1,290

1,260

1,180

1,230

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,180

1,190

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,030

91?

803

Mean

238

234

195

312

185

yi c

£J.O 

?Tfi £OO

592

704

1,133

pQC

COO

242 

239

374

July

481

321

261

73

10 1

19 ."

407

37T

32 >

29.'.

301

301 20"5

261

29?

293

293

301

291

190

26<

310

314

317

317

314

223

27i1

30f<

son

son

Aug.

306

304

121

241

289

274

289

276

265

94

216

263

263

286

278

278

96

229

278

268

272

277

272

98

227

272

272

269

278

271

87

Per square 

mile

~

_

1.33

~

"~

~

~

~

_

1.60

Sept.

17

224

270

269

269

267

220

248

271

265

264

264

263

272

258

257

252

244

243

241

217

228

238

242

247

242

238

196

218

227

Runoff in 

inches

~

_

18.09

~

~

~

~

~

_

21.69

Note.- Ho sage-height record for river channel Nov. 17 to Dec. 65 discharge computed on basis or 

flow over "c" Mlllpond spillway. Ho gate-opening record Oct. 15-18, Sept. 16-17} discharge computed

on basis of reconstructed gate-opening graph, and graphs for "C" Mill pond and river channel gages
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 255

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'40", long. 73°18'50", a third of a mile down- 

 stream from Carver Palls, 1.9 miles upstream from Hubbardton River, and 3 T miles northwest of Pair Haven, Rutland County.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 250 second-feet.

'Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 16.89 

reet)7 from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 16.10, 21.40, and 24.36 feet; minimum, 10 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 30; minimum daily, 17 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 27.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 14,800 second-feet July 20, 1945 (gage height, 24.36 

feet, from high-water mark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 1,900 seco.idfeet by method explained above: minimum, 2.3 second-feet (regulated) July 18, 1937; 

minimum daily, 2.9 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 13, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

whlcn are fair. Flow regulated by power plant above station and by Lake Bomoseen.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

269

240

171

146

131

99

110

77

80

113

111

78

41

102

100

100

105

143

163

147

110

92

109

126

110

53

71

96

110

106

107

Nov.

99

83

108

127

117

109

106

112

89

84

126

173

182

157

151

164

109

146

113

108

111

144

117

103

137

123

184

188

177

132

-

Dec.

152

168

106

139

152

140

76

97

123

107

125

126

132

156

*75

136

107

106

96

96

82

82

128

118

88

120

90

100

92

110

105

Jan.

75

94

94

85

75

115

105

105

100

390

a80

a65

a 105

alOO

a!05

a!25

a!75

alSO

allO

170

500

400

310

290

310

340

580

650

520

440

1,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,200

700

540

540

680

380

410

380

260

260

260

260

280

290

a320

280

260

230

220

210

200

200

200

190

190

190

180

170

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,616

3, 879

3,530

70,953

7,493 

9,480

17,868 

16,032

13,660 

23 ^91

5^036

2,427 

1,575

107,887

Mar.

105

105

170

153

181

181

188

171

185

169

alSO

189

3200

a750

*2,340

1,540

890

604

461

449

502

566

488

762

aT,500

al^SO

898

783

689

611

538

Apr.

533

546

622

557

673

aSOO

a940

a880

a780

a690

687

993

766

600

614

557

668

576

490

381

376

360

340

297

259

240

218

222

190

177

-

Maximum

269

188

168

2,600

1,000

1,200

2 340

993

QcO

4,090

256

103

80

4,090

May

255

262

184

214

332

418

463

968

774

625

407

343

359

392

348

342

257

249

251

265

291

703

697

541

465

484

402

396

502

872

599

Minimum

41

83

75

16

65

170

105

177

184

196

103

22

17

17

June

465

453

4,090

3,230

1,740

1,250

968

909

788

665

579

649

552

562

695

560

495

451

472

426

413

383

320

304

418

371

400

275

212

196

-

Mean

117

129

114

194

242

339

576

534

441

776

162

78*3

52.5

296

July

188

230

156

152

142

148

148

140

145

139

103

161

183

126

130

116

155

188

166

184

142

172

256

207

182

181

134

226

162

145

129

Aug.

96

87

72

101

80

102

91

94

71

37

84

79

90

73

74

94

103

76

87

88

80

82

57

26

86

82

84

80

90

59

22

Per square 

mile

0.6F6

.6fO

.610

1.0*

1.2S

1 Q1 o J

3 Of

£ Q 

2 36

4.15

.see

.419

.281

i.se

Sept.

25

80

63

73

65

31

29

68

74

75

70

70

20

23

60

77

52

63

65

18

19

73

62

50

57

60

17

20

60

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

.77

.70

14.10

1.49

1 89

3.55

3 19

2.72

4^63

1.00

.48

.31

21.45

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

power-plant records, and records for Otter Creek at Center Rutland. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 26 to Mar. 3.
256 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'15", long. 73°00'50", at highway bridge In

 Center Rutland, Rutland County, 200 feet downstream from dam, 1.2 miles downstream 

from East Creek, and 1? miles west of Rutland.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- May 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 554 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 11.51

 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,700 second-feet on basis of computation of 

flow over dam at peak stage; minimum dally, 45 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.45 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum dally, that of Sept. 21, 1947.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1929 nave been 

revised to i>,630 second-feet Apr. 26, 1929 (gase height, 8,45 feet, from graph based on 

gage readings), superseding figures published In Water-Supply Paper 684.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Flow regulated by power plants and by Chlttenden and East Pittsford 

Reservoirs on East Creek.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, In second-feet, for high-water periods in the

 water year 1929, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 684, are given 

herewith:

Mar. 16......4,140

Apr. 26......4,690

27......4,910

29......4,140

Apr. 30......3,810

Sept.10......1,740

11......1,540

15......1,330

Month

Water year 1928-29.. 

Calendar year 1929 . .

Maximum

1,740

4,910

4,910

Minimum

213

Ol Q

62

62 

62

Mean

413

676 

666

Per square 

mile

4 5O

1.35

2.20 

2.17

Runoff in 

Inches

5 19

1.51

29.92

29.50

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

Ratine tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Jan. 21, 31, Feb. 1, 

Mar. 14-16, Apr. 7, 8, 12)

Oct. 1 to Apr. IE

161

230

314

450

645

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.1

880

1,440

2,120

2,890

3,880

Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

0.15 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.8

43.

48

58

84

133

1.2

1.6

2.4 

3.0

220

332

405

680

1,020

4.0 

5.0 

6.5 

8.5

1,690

2,460

3,840

6,050
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 257

Discharge, In second-feet, of Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt., water year October 1946 

to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,130

765

643

716

6S7

468

390

321

277

256

245

166

184

311

259

243

245

341

752

437

387

333

301

272

272

219

212

285

257

268

285

Nov.

259

237

368

421

327

304

278

309

341

290

334

504

455

401

376

283

240

343

295

291

289

324

312

225

316

341

485

436

363

306

-

Dec.

255

314

228

293

309

296

219

189

314

339

474

413

554

*513

270

290

290

320

290

240

215

316

404

386

253

290

270

270

184

270

310

Jan.

189

250

310

260

220

290

270

270

270

250

185

178

250

240

301

552

530

395

*317

429

1,200

923

594

566

778

851

939

872

763

635

1,540

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1946 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September ...... ..............

Water year 1946-47 ..........

Feb.

1,710

961

703

718

897

797

649

612

447

517

548

504

474

493

*467

366

440

412

416

348

359

297

257

273

318

312

331

321

.

.

-

Secondfoot-days

11,897

10,053

9,578

170,178

15,617

14,947

30,391

50,158

35,928

46,955

12,567

4,486

2,569

245,146

Mar.

287

260

315

336

375

374

370

338

268

361

342

347

378

*1,240

3,110

2,590

1,600

1,300

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,200

1,800

1,700

1,500

1,350

1,200

1,100

1,050

Maximum

1,130

504

554

3,850

1,540

1,710

3,110

5,090

1,980

5,800

924

245

110

5,800

Apr.

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,250

1,900

2,320

2,260

1,800

1,500

1,600

3,880

5,090

3,040

2,240

1,940

1,750

1,530

1,420

1,160

1,110

1,000

918

1,010

1,380

1,190

1,130

1,420

1,090

1,080

-

May

1,820

1,790

1,420

1,210

1,430

1,420

1,600

1,980

1,670

1,240

936

918

822

948

798

680

680

576

680

680

705

1,370

1,350

966

755

1,370

1,150

864

970

1,730

1,400

Minimum

166

225

184

70

178

257

260

918

576

504

254

88

45

45

June

918

1,060

4,910

5,800

2,750

1,670

1,430

1,620

1,610

1,330

1,190

1,870

1,460

1,400

1,960

1,680

1,340

1,240

1,270

1,180

1,160

996

781

828

1,350

1,060

1,180

798

610

504

-

Mean

384

335

309

466

504

534

980

1,672

1,159

1,565

405

145

85.6

672

July

481

746

437

342

295

279

260

265

265

262

418

316

332

273

391

450

353

336

485

660

371

500

924

606

405

314

254

467

469

333

278

Per 

square 

mile

1.25

1.09

1.01

1.52

1.64

1.74

3.19

5.45

3.78

5.10

1.32

.472

.279

2.19

Aug.

245

226

208

199

190

184

166

157

160

148

151

137

134

130

130

150

184

164

146

138

125

120

101

88

101

121

106

102

98

89

88

Runoff 

inches

1.44

1.22

1.16

20.62

1.89

1.81

3.68

6.08

4.35

5 D3CQ 

1.52

.54

.31

29.69

Sept.

80

98

97

94

90

75

62

83

92

110

109

102

82

66

87

88

78

71

80

70

45

106

100

92

99

88

77

63

85

100

-

Change In 

reservoir- 

 eontentst

-8.81

-4.24

-18.2

-4.80

-18.2

-19.2

-8.77

+107

+82.5

*1 Q Oi*>

-17.4

-27.2

-19.6

-22.3

Peak discharge.- Mar. 15 (6 p.m.) 4,050 sec. -ft.; Apr. 12, 13 (11 p.m. to 1 a.m.) 5,980 sec. -ft.;

June 3 (10 p.m.J 10,100 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In second-feet, In Chlttenden and East Plttsford Reservoirs.

Note.- No gage-height record Mar. 17 to Apr. 6, Apr. 9-11, Sept. 21; discharge computed on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, recorded upper limit of range In stage, ard records 

for Otter Creek at Middlebury, White River near Bethel, and Bast Creek at Rutland. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 15-20, 26-28, 30, 31, Jan. 2-11J 13, 14, Mar. 2, 3.
258 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Otter Creek at Mlddlebury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°00'45", long. 73°10'05", 150 feet upstream from 

highway bridge in Middlebury, Addison County, and 3f miles downstream from Middlebury 

River.

Drainage area.- 628 square miles.

Records available.- April 1903 to May 1907, October 1910 to January 1920, October 1928 to 

septemoer iy4Y.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1903-6, 1910-19, 1928-47), 986 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 6.13 

reetjy minimum, 148 second-feet Sept. 22.

1903-7, 1910-20, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 21, 1936 

(gage height, 10.3 feet); minimum, 93 second-feet Mar. 5, 1929.

Maximum discharge known, 13,600 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 13.3 feet, 

present datum, at chain-gage site, 1,800 feet upstream), from rating curve extended 

above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by Chittenden aud East Pittsford Reservoirs on 

East Creek.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,600

1,850

1,750

1,640

1,520

1,280

960

776

671

594

545

510

538

475

566

559

524

650

1,060

1,180

922

797

713

657

608

643

643

538

573

615

622

Nov.

580

545

720

797

804

706

636

615

643

685

685

1,040

1,100

960

855

755

636

566

622

615

587

580

622

559

517

573

915

997

862

734

-

Dec.

636

580

517

587

580

573

559

524

482

650

840

848

811

892

811

 545

503

640

610

520

524

559

566

685

657

510

500

460

480

450

550

Jan.

540

461

489

566

552

489

510

538

540

53.0

500

420

350

454

531

804

1,020

998

804

699

1,150

1,550

1,450

1,300

1,350

1,550

1,720

1,820

1,810

1,710

1,930

Mouth

October .......................

November ... ..................

December ... ..................

Calendar year 1946 .........

January .......................

February

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1946-47 ..........

Feb.

2,000

2,010

2,000

1,950

1,920

1,840

1,730

1.60O

1,380

1,140

1,120

1,070

1,000

982

982

*930

800

800

830

830

810

740

610

545

629

664

664

657

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

26, 579

21,511

18,649

335,450

29,135

32,233

57,141

79,880

58,070

90,750

30,766

9_t653

5,797

460,144

Mar.

640

570

520

550

622

685

706

706

643

580

657

692

720

1,090

2,120

 2,220

2,300

2,460

2,700

3,000

3,280

3,310

3,050

2,900

3,040

3,040

2,940

2,940

2,920

2,850

2,690

Maximum

1,850

1,100

892

4,690

1,930

2,010

3,310

3,690

2,360

4,740

2,210

22£

4,740

Apr.

2,480

2,220

2,060

2,000

1,980

2,170

2,460

2,440

2,520

2,590

2,740

3,090

3,150

3,110

3,220

3,470

3,650

3,690

3,570

3,.420

3,190

3,010

2,820

2,610

2,420

2,240

2,070

1,940

1,850

1,700

-

May

1,820

1,990

2,040

2,020

2,060

2,090

2,130

2,350

2,350

2,360

2,310

2,140

1,910

1,660

1,510

1,270

1,140

1,080

1,080

1,260

1,580

1,910

2,160

2; 130

2,010

1,870

1,870

1,750

1,690

2,320

2,210

Minimum

475

517

450

195

350

545

520

1,700

1,080

1,270

622

197

156

156

June

2,170

2,290

3,480

3,630

3,580

3,950

4,540

4,740

4,600

4,300

3,960

3,760

3,530

3,420

3,400

3,220

3,090

2,970

2,840

2,730

2,610

2,480

2,290

2,050

2,090

2,110

2,080

1,940

1,630

1,270

-

Mean

857

717

602

919

940

1,151

1 843

2*663

1,873

3,025

992

311

193

1,261

July

1,010

1,040

1,100

885

692

622

777

2,210

1,700

1,220

990

97S

1,100

1,040

892

900

990

83?

811

892

93-)

885

1,190

1,300

1,040

797

650

797

939

84-3

713

Per 

square 

mile

1.36

1.14

.959

1.46

1.50

1.83

2.93

4.24

2.98

4.82

1.58

. 495

.307

2.01

Aug.

636

580

482

381

475

412

376

358

358

314

252

300

296

271

263

242

267

263

292

271

252

239

217

200

211

292

263

228

205

197

240

Funoff 

in 

inches

1.57

1.27

1.10

19.85

1.73

1.91

3.38

4.73

3.44

5.37

1.82

.57

.34

27.23

Sept.

183

187

228

219

200

185

173

187

197

197

192

192

187

173

175

185

200

208

205

178

156

175

228

228

203

208

203

171

169

205

-

Change in 

reservoir 

oontentst

8 .81

-4^24

-18.2

-4.80

-18.2

-19.2

-8.77

+107

+82.5

 319

-17.4

-27.2

-19.6

-22.3

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in second-feet, in Chittenden and East Pittsfor-i Reservoirs. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-20, Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, J-m. 9-13, 22-26, 

Pet. 12, 13, 17-23, Mar. 1-4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 259

East Creek at Rutland, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'40", long. 72°59'20", at Rutland, Rutland 

County, on grounds of Rutland Country Club, 280 feet downstream from Grove Street 

covered bridge and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 51.1 square miles.

Records avaliaole.- August 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,500 secondrfeet June 3 (gage height, 20.3 

I'eet, from high-water mark in gage house), mean of two slope-area determinations; 

minimum daily, 12 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 6, 7.

1940-47: Maximut. discharge, that of June 3, 1947; minimum daily, 9.6 second-feet 

(regulated) Nov. 26, 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 30 second-feet, those above 500 secondreet, and those for periods of shifting control, which ars good, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversion above station from 

Mendon Brook for municipal supply of Rutland. Flow regulated by power plants and 

prior to June 3 by Chittenden and East 'Pittsford Reservoirs (combined usable capacity, 

969,800,000 cubic feet), after June 3 by Chittenden Reservoir (capacity, 819,800,000 

cubic feet)

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet 

(Shifting-control method used June 4 to Sept. 30)

0.9 14

1.0 21

1.1 30

1.2 40

53

69

89

1.6 114

1.3

1.4

1.8 177

2.1 282

2.5 435

3.0 680

5.0 1,970

7.0 3,370

7.5 3,810

8.1 4,600

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct

210

149

133

152

81

51

98

100

93

93

94

16

36

125

100

115

110

150

110

15

109

107

95

90

70

28

16

120

140

90

110

Nov.

105

75

50

95

125

110

100

130

70

18

85

125

110

120

125

40

18

129

96

102

102

129

63

18

118

135

117

49

70

64

-

Dec.

18

117

100

108

115

108

37

17

130

99

112

113

133

38

19

116

107

100

103

99

44

36

137

107

20

137

149

116

16

95

129

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. .................

April. ................'.

May. ...................

June. ...................

July

August .................

September. ..............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

16

99

119

45

19

110

92

89

108

99

31

16

L06

LOO

109

156

70

35

34

143

243

]

]

]

]

L36

L17

LIB

93

50

L78

L37

L33

.27

368

Feb.

144

1

1

59

11

13

173.

135

)7

50

24

134

134

1'

1'

1'

18

17

15

112

20 i:

1'

1'

50

10

10

136

132

JS

SO

38

98

107

1]

1

L2

L9

Mar.

96

1

1

79

11

15

163

158

1

1

30

55

72

154

141

1

1

3

15

16

23

£97

154

1

1

1

30

L8

14

144

145

1

1

52

58

54

307

222

1

1'

1

38

15

21

56

130

Apr.

150

165

164

175

127

207

284

160

120

133

231

583

276

223

224

222

140

175

170

70

141

147

125

110

100

81

70

121

64

134

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

3,006

2,693

2,775

36,416

3,296

3,133

4,703

5,092

4,749

18,324

2,900

1,343

852

52,866

Maximum

210

135

149

654

368

173

323

583

255

4,490

220

90

46

4,490

Minimum

15

18

16

14

16

20

36

64

44

110

60

15

12

12

Mean

97.0

89.8

89.5

99.8

106

112

152

170

153

611

93.5

43.3

28.4

145

May

230

154

146

97

154

133

145

247

178

156

58

147

130

136

106

99

101

44

107

98

102

25S

239

191

118

192

182

176

217

206

205

June

115

296

4,490

1,470

762

620

610

645

605

575

580

645

575

635

610

555

518

504

495

464

423

392

344

332

264

200

220

140

130

110

-

July

100

170

90

80

70

64

61

61

61

70

99

95

70

60

82

92

77

72

110

130

80

100

170

120

80

80

70

220

105

85

76

Aug.

78'

"

'

3

0

4

90

63

(

i

E

1

>6

>4

45

481

2

2

5

8

6

41

18

2

4

4

2

5

1

42

381

]

]

5

.7

.5

45

411;

]

2

4

3

6

0

19

Change in 

contents and Adjusted diversion i i 

(equivalent, Mean Per scuare 

second-feet)t mile

-3.88 93.1 1.82

+.69 90.5 1.77

-13.3 76.2 1.49

+.30 100 1.96

-13.3 93.0 1.82

-14.3 97.6 1.91

-3.85 148 2.90

+111 281 5.50

+87.4 241 4.72

-317 294 5.75

-12.4 81.1 1.59

-22.3 21.1 .413

-14.7 13.7 .268

-17.5 | 127 2.49

Sept.

15

34

28

29

28

12

12

16

33

38

37

38

20

15

43

36

27

27

32

1?

15

46

31

32

39

28

24

17

40

43

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.10

1.98

1.72

26.59

2.10

1.99

3. -34

6.14

5.43

6.42

1.83

.48

.30

33.83

t Change in contents in Chittenden and Bast Pittsford Reservoirs and diversion from Mendon Brook 

for municipal supply of Rutland.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 15-19, Oct. 23 to Nov. 16, June 26 to Aug. 6, Aug. 16 to Sept. 

20 j discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, weather, 

reservoir and power-plant records, and records for Otter Creek at Center Rutland and White River near 

Bethel.
260 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Winooski River at Montpeller, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15'25", long. 72°35'35", three-eig>' ns of a mile 

upstream from Dog River and 1 mile downstream from depot in Montpelier, Washington 

County. Datum of gage is 499.99 feet above -mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 397 square miles.

Kecoras available.- May 1909 to September 1923. August 1928 to September 1947.

Average dlscnargeT- 28 years (1914-23, 1928-47), 599 second-feet (adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents since October 1938).

Extremes.- 'Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 13.90 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,900 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 13.90 and 14.11 feet and slope-area determination at gage 

height 13.90 feet; minimum daily, 64 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 14.

1909-23, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1912 (gage height, 

about 16.7 feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 6,90? second-feet on 

basis of slope-area determination at gage height 27.1 feet; minimum, 6 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 30, 1921 (gage height, 2.58 feet); minimum daily, 17 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 3, 1933.

Maximum discharge known, 57,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage, height, 27.1 feet), 

by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by several small power plants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys Palls 

Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cubic feet) which reg-ilate. runoff from 

24 square miles, and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs (combined 

.usable capacity, 1,379,500,000 cubic feet; see p. 262).

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Dec. 11 to Sept. 3O Oct. 1 

3.6 2O3 

3.8 276 

4.0 365 

4.4 595

to Dec. 10

5-0 1,030 

5.6 1,540 

6.3 2,21O

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5

64

80

99

122

180

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.8 

5.5

253 

340 

5OO 

900 

1,480

6.5

8.5

12.2

2,470

4,670

9,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

2,130

1,350

1,100

815

580

457

352

304

288

288

247 

231 

329 

346 

3OO

280

288

608

1,180

772

561

448

397

354

346

356

397

365

348

522

589

518

530

1,520

1,180

966

800

702

603

767

800

714

1,000

926

790

744

624 

517 

*487 

487 

475

475

469

621

435

424

523

846

868

674

529

469

451

376

463

407

424

365

342

619

1,250

1,770

1,230

1,230

1,120

900

620 

*590 

560 

480 

400

420

440

450

490

420

320

350

370

380

370

390

380

350

400

390

350

350

370

380

370

370

370

320

310

360

400

690

600

500

400

520

1,150

*910

720

650

9OO

950 

9OO 

880 

840 

760 

1,200

1,250

900

780

820

1,050

870

780

720

670

640

640

600

580

580

560

470 

460 

540 

*520 

460

450

440

440

420

440

430

440

450

400

360

370

440

430

410

420

400

360

360

460 

450 

470 

90O 

1,800

1,570

1,210

*978

890

846

820

865

837

1,090

2,780

2,610

1,820

1,580

1,240

1,080

952

976

995

1,070

1,250

1,370

2,390 

3,240 

2,500 

2.3OO 

2,160

3,140 

5,380 

4,280 

3,O30 

2,770

2,610

2,520

2,340

2,130

1,910

1,760

1,610

1,490

1,620

1,730

1,520

1,480

1,530

1,380

1,450

2,100

1,930

1,730

1,930

2,050

1,940

1,900

2,250

1,750

1,480

1,280

1,170

1,070

1,010

823

690

725

655

858

1,050

1,500

1,620

1,540

1,090

837

876

789

669

1,250

2,720

1,810

1,520

2,460

9,000

4,340

2,930

2,450

2,180

2,010

1,850

1,590

1,590

2,420

1,540

1,620

2,000

1,500

1,290

1,160

1,260

1,180

1,070

888

730

667

980

988

868

592

468

420

380

394

346

355

284

302

1,130

793

538

395

355

332

303

350

300

269

273

322

394

305

235

439

1,030

682

432

330

231

464

551

412

386

480

329

208

193

236

237

215

220

198

125

133

183

181

155

181

142

122

139

169

176

188

176

154

97

125

184

171

160

158

137

107

134

128

192

196

220

146

86

195

164

156

142

146

137

64

98

122

132

106

124

126

92

116

185

145

140

148

143

70

110

125

Secondfoot-days

Change In

contents

(equivalent,

second-feet)

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

16,928

21,014

18,466

2,130

1,520

1,770

231

424

320

546

700

596

-1.47 

+6.70 

-14.9

545

707

581

1.37

1.78

1.46

1.58.

1.99

1.69

Calendar year 1946 . 235,641 646 -1.32 644 1.62 22.03

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

18,040

17,400

29,198

63,931

43,092

53,561

13,312

5,679

4,088

1,200

1,250

2,780

5,380

2,720

9,000

1,130

480

220

310

420

360

976

655

420

231

97

582

621

942

2,131

1,390

1,785

429

183

136

-15.7

-60.6

-25.r 

+110 

+93.7

-76.4 

-4.45

-39.4

-37.3

566

561

916

2,241

1,484

1,709

425

144

98.9

1.43

1.41

2.31

5.64

3.74

4.30

1.07

.363

.249

1.64

1.47

2.66

6.30

4.31

4.80

1.23

.42

.28

Water year 1946-47 .. 304,709 9,000 835 -5.06 830 2.09 28.37

Peak discharge.- Mar. 25 (7 p.m.) 4.43Q sec.-ft.! Apr. 6 (8;30 p.m. 1 4.ISO aec.-ft.! API.. lg 

(1Z:30 p.m.) 5,970 sec.-ft.; May 30 (2:30 a.m.) 3,360 sec.-ft.; June 3 (12 m.) 11,300 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Peacham Pond, Mollys Palls Reservoir, and East Barre and Wrightsville 

Detention Reservoirs.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15 to Mar. 14 (no gage-height record Dec. 27 

to Jan. 21; discharge computed on basis of weather records, power-plant records, and records for 

other stations in basin).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 261

Winoosici River near Essex Junction, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°28'40", long. 73°08'20", half a mile downstream 

rrom Muddy Brook and 2 miles southwest of Essex Junction, Chittenden County.

Drainage area.- 1,044 square miles.

Heeoras available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average aisenargeT- 19 years, 1,685 second-feet (adjusted for change in reservoir contents since uctob.er 1938).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during, year, 28,900 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 16.27 

reet); minimum daily, 130 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 45,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.54 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination and computations of flow over dam at gage heights 18.72, 23.54, and 50.4 

feet; minimum dally, 70 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 25, 1937.

Maximum discharge known, 113,000 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 50.4 feet, 

from floodmarks), by slope-area determination and computation of flow ovsr dam.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by power plants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys Palls Reservoir 

(combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cubic feet), by Waterbury Re3ervoir (see p. 267), 

and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs (see p. 262)

Rating tables, water jear ls*46-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and. discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.7 

2.2 

2.6

505

780

1.23O

1,690

5.J. 2,450

3,7 3,500

4.5 5,180

5.1 6,380

0.4 

.6

125

183

256

1.0 350

1.3 515

1.7 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

800

1,160

1,630

2,380

4,300

6.0 8,400

8.0 12,100

10.0 16,OOO

12.1 20,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 V> September 1947

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,800

3,520

2,510

2,530

2,,'30

1,890

1,460

993

687

725

687

552

1,260

1.O80

956

823

959

1,040

3,080

2,290

1,620

l',250

1,160

1,150

1,050

1,140

1,430

1,180

1,270

1,430

1,730

Nov.

1,590

1,550

6,260

4,890

3,7OO

2,610

1,800

1,570

2,020

2,800

2, BOO

3,520

3,500

2,950

2,780

1,960

1,560

1,410

1,330

1,210

1,330

1,330.

1,720

1,550

1,180

1,250

2,700

2,85O

2,400

1,700

-

Dec.

1,370

1,720

1.2OO

1,'350

1,310

1,350

1,230

914

1,710

2,880

5 ,,480

4,340

3.86O

*3,220

2,610

1,730

1,280

1,880

2,000

1,430

1,070

1,110

1,250

1,350

1,350

1,100

1,400

1,400

900

1,150

1,300

Month

October. ...............

November. ...............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. .................

April............. .. ...

Mav j . . 

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

1,100

1,2

1,3

1,1

OO

00

50

860

1,100

1,2

1,3

1,2

50

50

00

1.10O

1,OOO

a

1,0

1,1

40

50

50

1,000

1,150

1,8

1,5

1,1

00

OO

00

1,500

2,400

3,2

2,0

1,6

00

OO

50

1,700

3,000

2,7

2,7

2,5

1,9

00

OO

OO

OO

3,600

Secondfoot-days

48,882

69,820

56,244

651,941

51,050

58,650

88,890

160,810

135,930

150,800

45,695

24,904

14,548

906,223

Feb.

4,100

2,90

2,30

2,50

0

0

0

2,700

3.OOO

2,70

2,60

2,419

10

o

0

2,500

2,400

2,10

2,10

1,90

o

o

0

1.5OO

1,300-

1,70

1,90

1,80

0

o

o

1,700

1,600

1,70

1,65

1,60

o

o

o

1,500

1,600

1,50

1,40

-

.

-

 0

0

liar.

1,200

850

1,50O

1,500

1.4OO

1,350

1,3OO

970

900

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,350

1,800

5.40O

5,200

4,500

3,600

3,000

*2,600

2,650

2,900

2,520

3,120

6,950

9,6OO

5,700

4,500

3,700

2,850

2,280

Apr.

2,490

2,540

2,210

2,840

3,270

4,790

11,200

6,740

5,540

4,700

6,610

18,000

14,100

6,820

5,770

*5,540

5,010

5,240

4,930

4,400

4,040

3,720

3,520

3,860

4,780

3,500

3,310

4,100

3,620

3,620

-

Observed

Maximum

4,800

6,260

5,480

17,000

3,600

4jlOO

9,6OO

18,000

12,700

20,100

4,720

1,370

807

20,100

Minimum

b52

1,180

9OO

77

840

1,300

850

2,210

1,480

1,360

644

422

130

130

Mean

1,577

2,327

1,814

1,786

1,647

2,095

2,867

5,360

4,385

5,027

1,474 803'

485

2,483

Uay

6,780

6,130

5,690

5,370

6.3OO

6,080

6,150

6,980

5,580

4,820

4,140

3,370

3,080

2,89O

2,430

1,710

1,640

1,480

1,950

2,340

4,550

5,350

5,O6O

3,620

2,890

3,100

2,840

1,930

3,290

12,700

5,690

June

5,060

6,180

20,100

19,700

7,640

6,300

5,64O

5,560

5,480

4,180

3,370

7,030

4,720

3,480

5,750

4,620

3,820

3,080

3,060

3,100

2,850

2,670

2,370

1,620

2,720

3,400

2,560

1,800

1,360

1,580

~

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

seoond-feet)t

-t-209

-15.0

-80.8

-2.38

-t-40.5

-417

-187

-t-642

-t-133

-130

-7.61

-312

-166

-22.2

July

1,

1,

1,

1,

4,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

O10

160

42O

966

740

644

940

720

930

180

760

979

200

240

200

130

100

170

530

760

220

050

500

84O

370

992

904

520

820

39O

310

Aug.

1,370

1,23O

682

1,190

992

992

982

936

618

552

864

874

847

811

780

719

610

745

842

800

611

754

5C2

482

778

776

868

782

745

548

422

Sept.

255

766

722

690

6S8

582

296

807

678

544

520

532

320

158

578

539

506

478

489

213

130

516

664

586

516

490

225

184

445

421

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

1,786

2,312

1,733

1,784

1,687

1,677

2,681

6,002

4,517

4,897

1,466

492

319

2,461

Per s-juare 

mile

1.71

2.21

1.66

1.71

1.62

1.61

2.57

5.75

4.33

4.69

1.40

.471

.306

2.36

Runoff in 

inches

1.97

2.47

1.91

23.19

1.86

1.67

2.96

6.41

4.99

5.23

1.62

.54

.34

31.97

Peak discharge.- Mar. 26 (4 a.m.) 13,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 7 (7 a.m.) 13,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 12 

(8 p.m.) 20,905 sec.-ft.; May 30 (10:30 a.m.) 17,OOO sec.-ft.; June 4 (2:30 a.m.) 28,900 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Peacham Pond, Mollys Falls Reservoir, East Barre and Wrightsville Detention 

Reservoirs, and Waterbury Reservoir.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23 to Mar. 22, Mar. 26-29.
262 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Reservoirs in Winooski River Basin above Montpelier, Vt.

East Barre Detention Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 44°09'20", long. 72°26'40", at reservoir 

on jail Branon at East Barre, Washington County, 4?. miles upstream fron mouth of Jail 

Branch. Datum of gage is 1,127.9 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 38.8 square miles. Records available, March and April 1936, 

September 1938 to September 1947. Maximum gage height observed during year, 19.0 feet 

Apr. 13; minimum observed, 0.2 foot Sept. 6, 7. Maximum gage height observed during 

period 1936, 1938-47, 36.0 feet Mar. 22, 1936; minimum observed, 0.1 foot several days 

in August and September 1939.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers in 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 506,000,000 cubic feet between gage heights 0.0 

foot (bottom of outlet opening) and 37.1 feet (crest of spillway). Dan has no gates; 

below gage height 37.1 feet outflow from .reservoir is dependent on capacity of outlet 

opening, 4 feet square, near base of dam. Gage read once daily by employee of State of 

Vermont Water Conservation Board.

Wrlghtsvllle Detention Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 44°18'35", long. 72°34'30", at reservoir on wortn arancn winoosKi Kiver at Wrightsville, Washington County, a third of a 

mile downstream from Long Meadow Brook and 4£ miles upstream from moutl . Datum of gage 

is 612.75 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 66.5 

square miles. Records available, March and April 1936, September 1938 to September 

1947. Maximum gage height observed during year, 46.0 feet Apr. 13; minimum observed, 

0.4 foot Sept. 19-22. Maximum gage height during period 1936, 1938-47, 63.7 feet Mar. 

22, 1936, from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 0.3 foot several days in 

August and September 1942, and Sept. 9, 1945.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers in 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 873,500,000 cubic feet between gage heights 0.0 

foot (bottom of outlet opening) and 72.25 feet (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; 

below gage height 72.25 feet outflow from reservoir is dependent on capacity of outlet 

opening, 5£ feet square, near base of dam. Gage read once daily by employee of State 

of Vermont Water Conservation Board.

Oage height and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

East Barre Detention Reservoir

Date

Calendar year 1946...

Sept . 30 ................

Water year 1946-47...

Date

Nov 3O

Calendar year 1946...

May 31

Sept. 30................

Water year 1946-47...

Oage height 

(feet ) t

12.5 

2.6 

3.0 

2.5

-

4.8 

1.9 

3.0 

7.5 

7.9 

1.7 

.9 

.6 

.7

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

26.4 

1.56 

1.86 

1.48

-

3.58 

1.05 

1.86 

7.57 

8.33 

.93 

.45 

.30 

.35

-

Change In contents 

during month

Millions of 

cubic feet

-24.84 

+.30 

-.38

+1.03

+2.10 

-2.53 

+.81 

+5.71 

+.76 

-7.40 

-.48 

-.15 

+ .O5

-26.05

Wrlghtsvllle Detention Reservoir

6.2 

4.4 

4.1 

2.1

-

7.6 

2.0 

4.7 

18.3 

28.4 

2.0 

3.4 

.9 

.6

-

18.1 

11.9 

10.9 

5.05

-

23.4 

4.8 

12.9 

79.5 

163.9 

4.8 

8.75 

2.0 

1.35

-

-6.2 

-1.0 

-5.85

+.80

+18.35 

-18.6 

+8.1 

+66.6 

+64.4 

-159.1 

+3.95 

-6.75 

-.65

-16.75

Equivalent , 

second-feet

-9.27 

+.12 

-.14

+.03

+ .78 

-1.05 

+.30 

+2.20 

+.28 

-2.85 

-.18 

-.06 

+.O2

-.83

-2.31 

-.39 

-2.18

+.03

+6.85 

-7.69 

+3.02 

+25.7 

+31.5 

-61.4 

+1.47 

-2.52 

-.25

-.53

t Oage height at 12 p.m. determined from graph based on observer's readings and 

graph for station on river below reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 263

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°09'40", long. 72°27'00", at East Farre, Washing-

 ton 'County, just downstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream frcm East Barre

Detention Reservoir and 3.9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage if 1,071.59 feet

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 40.4 square miles.

Heoords available.- August 1980 to September 1923, November 1933 to Septemter 1947. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 59.3 second-feet (adjusted). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 394 second-feet Apr. 12; maximum gage height,

K.t>y feet Mar. 14 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

1920-23, 1933-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,350 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage

height, 8.38 feet,.site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 900

second-feet; minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 11, 1921. 

Remarks.- Records good except those telow 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice

 effect, which are fair. High flow controlled by East Barre Detention Reservoir

(see p. 262). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. Diversion 

from reservoir on Orange Brook, a tributary above station, for city of Farre.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Backwater from debris July 23 to Aug. 13, 

Aug. 20, 21, Sept. 24-3O)

1.5 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.0

-0.3

-.2

-.1

3.4 

3.6 

4.2 

5.4 

6.9

0.2 

.3

9.0

12

16

23

31

0.7

1.0

1.1

41

57

79

108

143

1.2

1.3

1.4

185

233

290

360

445

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day Dot. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

325

297

244

128

75

127

225

62

114

74

46

114

65

120

132

201

70

104

50

40

40

50

*180

140

110

60

70

70

66

150

130

100

90

80

40

80

180

120

85

*67

105

265

3ZO 

290 

233 

114

132

141

199

304

304

290

284

304

368

386

377

368

360

353

339

325

304

262

169

120

178

199

152

160

144

112

123

223

204

190

214

244

239

244

279

239

156

106

113

151

200

212

92

70

50

177

284

238

103

156

360

346

339

318

297

279

250

147

81

216

81

108

142

36

117

63

157

8.4

6.2

6.3 

5.6

5.4

4.7

4.8

5.5 

4.8 

4.5 

4.0 

4.0

6.7 

7.9 

6.2 

5.5 

4.7

3.4 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.4

al.8 

3.1

3.0 

3.0

21

8.0

6.2

5.6 

5.4 

4.9 

4.3 

3.8

3.6 

3.1 

2.8

3.2

3.3

3.2

10

12

7.2

5.5

4.7 

4.3 

4.1 

4.0 

4.6

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum

Change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Per Square Runoff in 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

2,484

1,749

1,638

325

158

201

80.1

58.3

52.8

-9.27 

+ .12

-.14

70.8

58.4

52.7

1.75

1.45

1.30

2.02

1.61

1.50

Calendar year 1946 21,343.9 + .03 58.5 1.45

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

Hay.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

1,684

1,403

g,736

7,002

4,668

4,181 

812.6 

155.7 

155.7

180

130

320

386

284

360

157

50.

25

9.6

233

151

139

26.2

5.02

5.19

+ .78

-1.05 

+ .30

+2.20 

+ .28

-2.86

-.18

-.06 

+ .02

55.1

49.1

88.5

236

151

136

26.0

4.97

5.21

1.36

1.22

2.19

5.84

3.74

3.37

.644

.123

.129

1.57

1.26

2.53

6.51

4.31

3.77

.74

.14

Water year 1946-47 28,669.0 77.7 1.92

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in East Barre Detention Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, upper limit of range in 

stage, and records for North Branch ¥inooski River at Wrightsville.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, 30, Dec. 2-7, Dec. 15 to Mar. 26, Mar. 3 

Apr. I.'
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE- RIVER

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44° 18'00", Ion?.. 72°34'45", at

 Wrightsville, Washington County, three-quarters of a mile downstream f-om Wrightsvllle

Detention Reservoir and 3? miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 550.53 feet

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 69.2 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1947.

average aiscnarge.- 14 years, 137 second-feet (adjusted). , 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 833 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage hoight, 3.6b feet);

minimum daily, 5.4 second-feet Sept. 19.

1933-47- Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 6.53

feet), from rating curve extended above 920 second-feet; minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot

Aug. 13, 1941.

Maximum discharge known, 17,200 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927, by computation of flow

over dam three-quarters of a mile above gage. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. High flow controlled by Wrightsville Detention Reservoir (see p. 262). 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by small mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Backwater from debris Dec. 11-18)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

3.3 

6.5

1.2

24

30

40

50

92

1.5 

2.1 

2.7 

3.1 

3.7

145

271

419

561

855

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

315

319

300

285

235

151

100

67

so

40

30

35

60

80

65

50

45

150

310

300

210

130

95

77

66

66

83

78

71

100

143

Nov.

145

147

407

45O

411

348

273

181

223

271

234

282

292

245

210

169

141

128

*112

100

92

94

151

132

113

112

202

245

198

147

-

Dec.

132

113

84

84

84

80

74

71

128

328

491

491

470

444

386

308

179

*136

110

83

75

80

74

70

65

60

57

54

56

58

56

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December ...............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January .

February ...............

March. .................

April.. ................

May.... ................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

54

56

56

55

54

54

56

56

54

53

52

52

50

48

53

90

110

90

84

88

185

»

205

150

125

135

170

175

185

173

151

250

Feb.

320

3

2

2

oo

40

OO

195

185

1

1

1

65

45

35

115

105

*

95

90

90

86

86

82

75

74

70

68

67

66

64

62

60

58

57

_

_

-

Mar.

56

54

56

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

53

54

56

80

221

300

2

*2

1

70

OO

55

140

130

1

1

1

39

49

57

295

464

4

4

3

2

50

00

40

80

170

Apr.

151

141

139

165

223

324

525

565

565

545

595

780

828

*822

800

790

775

750

720

680

636

587

545

529

557

545

537

541

514

488

Observed

Secondfoot-days

4,106

6,255

4,981

50,047.3

3, 169

3,355

5,047

16,362

12,270

11,315

1,833

620.5

336.8

69,650.3

Maximum

319

450

491

690

250

320

464

655

780

149

100

18

828

Minimum

30

92

54

8.9

48

57

53

139

121

50

21

9.7

5.4

5.4

Mean

132

208

161

137

102

120

163

545

396

37.7

59.1

20.0

11.2

191

May

561

618

613

604

627

622

609

600

574

533

484

425

368

312

212

147

132

121

153

242

365

363

358

312

229

212

196

155

236

632

655

June

627

632

775

780

755

725

680

636

591

537

491

477

425

378

408

397

355

301

212

169

149

137

108

89

98

108

95

75

55

50

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

 !> c. « OX^1

- 39

-2\ 18

+ .03

+6 .85

-7 . 69

+3.02

' +25.7

+31 '. 5

-61.4

+1.47

-2. 52

-'.25

-.53

July

50

40

30

30

28

40

106

86

60

50

40

40

3O

25

22

21

25

33

67

57

45

45

105

105

70

50

45

123

149

106

110

Aug.

100

65

40

35

30

25

20

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

14

11

11

13

13

12

13

11

9.7

13

12

11

10

9.8

14

Sept.

15

16

18

18

16

14

11

13

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

8.2

6.5

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.5

8.5

13

15

16

14

12

10

9.5

10

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

130

208

158

137

109

112

166

571

427

316

60. 6

17.5

11.0

190

Pf square 

mile

1 88

z'.oi

2.28

1.98

1 58

1.62

2.40

8 . 25

6.17

4.57

. 876

. 253

'.159

2.75

Runoff in 

inches

2.17

3.36

2.64

26.92

1. 82

1. 69

2* 76

9.21

7.12

5.09

1.01

'.18 29

37.34

* 'Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

. t Change in contents in Wrightsville Detention Reservoir.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20 to Jan. 28, Jan. 31 to Feb. 15, Feb. 17 

to Mar. 9, Mar. 13, 14, 16-21, 27-29, 31. No gage-height record Oct. 1, 3-5, 7, 10-21, June 27 to 

July 4, July 6, 9-14, 21-27, July 31 to Aug. 9, Sept. 5, 6, 12-15; discharge computed on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage when available, weather records, records for 

Wrightsvllle Detention Reservoir, and records for other stations in Winooski River' Basin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 265

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°10 I 55", long. 72°38'30", 1 mile downstream from 

Nortnrield Palls, Washington County, and l£ miles downstream from Cox Branch. Datum 

of gage is 603.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 76.1 square miles.

Hecords available.- November 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge?- 13 years, 128 second-feet.

Jixcrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 8.96 

reet), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet on basis of computation 

of flow over dam at gage height 8.49 feet and determinations of discharge by slopearea method at gage heights 8.96 and 11.53 feet; minimum, 7.8 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. 14, 20, 21, 25.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 9,750 second-feet Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 11.53 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 4.3 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 

1942.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by power plant above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet

Oct. 1 to June Z June 3 to Sept. 30

1.0 32 2.3 333 0.6 7.4 1.2 53 2.8 570 

1.2 52 2.7 498 .7 12 1.3 68 3.5 920 

1.4 82 3.4 860 .8 17 1.4 86 4.5 1,530 

1.6 123 4.5 1,530 .9 24 1.6 130 5.5 2,320 

1.9 201 5.3 2,140 1.0 32 1.9 215 6.5 3,350 

1.1 41 2.3 360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

241 

150 

125 

123 

88

69 

59 

53 

47 

44

41 

39 

82 

62 

52

48 

48 

"146 

279 

137

101 

90 

80 

74 

69

77 

79 

71 

69

108 

110

Nov.

95

118 

304 

193 

152

128 

116 

119 

130 

135

133 

241 

204 

168 

147

128 

119 

110 

*99 

95

90 

108 

119 

92 

92

99 

157 

130 

116 

97

Dec.

105 

85 

76 

82 

79

77 

72 

72

113 

183

317 

173 

222 

160 

132

105 

112 

*110 

91 

82

90 

102 

93 

93 

86

70 

70 

76 

78 

80 

78

Jan.

76 

81 

79 

71 

69

69 

64 

66 

61 

63

66 

S4 

58 

30 

73

132 

98 

85 

78 

113

330 

179 

155

150 

240

210 

220 

210 

195 

170 

380

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ............ ..............

mber ............... ... .

mber .........................

lendar year 1946

h. ................. ........

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1945-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (8:30 p

Feb.

270 

200 

190 

185 

200

170 

165 

150 

140 

135

120 

120 

120 

115 

110

105 

*100 

95 

90 

86

84 

81 

79 

77 

74

71 

69 

68

Secondfoot-days

2,861 

4,034 

3,364

42,354.7

3,965 

3,469 

6,179 

14,346 

7,473 

10,700 

3,408 

1,079 

500.0

61,378.0

Mar.

66 

68 

74 

69 

68

68 

68 

66 

66

es

36 

66 

74 

214 

403

316 

*228 

187 

171 

166

168 

181 

179

222 

902

662 

371

280 

241 

213 

190

Apr.

184 

179 

190 

226 

253

732 

989 

595 

471 

442

1,410 

2,200 

935 

565 

507

453 

403 

363 

326 

280

244 

219 

219 

339 

346

266 

301 

256 

216 

237

Maximum

279 

304 

317

1,350

380 

270 

902 

2,200 

678 

3,290 

366 

85 

32

3,290

Hay

444 

352 

270 

282 

318

315 

309 

378 

270 

222

193 

168 

152 

142 

125

116 

112 

114 

128 

169

184 

303 

225 

175 

157

207 

155 

135 

380 

678 

294

Minimum

39

90 

70

8.0

58 

68 

66 

179 

112 

79 

56 

16 

7.8

7.8

June

225 

597 

3,290 

763

a440

a360 

a310 

356 

305 

245

223 

353 

218 

274 

339

235 

196 

187 

209 

196

178 

151 

125 

115 

225

170 

133 

109 

94 

73

Mean

92.3 

134 

109

116

128 

124 

199 

478 

241 

« 357 

110 

34.8 

16.7

168

July

77

81 

66 

62 

56

58 

366 

258 

153 

116

105 

92 

86 

79 

77

91 

132 

119 

102 

84

71 

116 

196 

150 

103

84 

81 

101 

102 

77 

67

Aug.

60 

53 

51 

48 

44

42 

37 

36 

85 

49

44 

40 

34 

33 

31

25 

33 

39 

31

30

27- 

26 

16 

20 

29

22 

21 

18 

17 

16 

22

Per sqrare 

mile

1.21 

1.76 

1.43

1.52

1.68 

1.63 

2.61 

6.28 

3.17 

4.69 

1.45 

.457 

.219

2.21

m.) 1,730 sec. -ft.; Apr. 12 (7:30 a.m.) 2,810 sec. -ft.,

Sept.

22 

25 

23 

18 

17

15 

15 

32 

19 

22

18 

16 

14 

8.2

20

17 

13 

14 

12 

9.0

7.8 

21 

19 

19 

13

14 

11 

13 

19 

14

Runoff in 

inches

1.40 

1.97 

1.64

20.68

1.94 

1.70 

3.02 

7.01 

3.65 

5.23 

1.67 

.53 

.24

30.00

June 3

(9:30 a.m.) 6,450 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

Mad River near Moretown.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-17, 19-22, Dec. 26 to Jan. 21, Jan. 23 to 

PeFTTH, Feb. 17 to Mar. 2.

863022 O - 49 - 18
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Mad River near More town, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°16 I 40", long. 72°44'35 , at

 highway bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Moretown, Washington County, and 3.8 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 139 square miles.

Records available.- July to November 1910, November 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1928-4?), 256 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 11.51

 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet on basis of computations 01 

flow over dam at gage heights 9.98, 11.51, 16.34, and 19.4 feet; minimum, 8.8 secondfeet (regulated) Aug. 29; minimum daily, 15 second-feet (regulated) Se->t. 21.

1910, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Sept. 22, 1933 (gage height, 

16.34 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet by 

method explained above; minimum, 1.4 second-feet (regulated) Oat. 1, 1930.

Maximum discharge known, 23,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 19.4 feet, 

from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Regulation at low flow by mill.in Moretown.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.1 14 3.5 72 4.2 350 6.5 2,530 

3.2 24 3.6 98 4.5 540 7.5 3,780 

3.3 36 3.7 129 5.0 980 8.5 5,170 

3.4 51 3.9 205 5.5 1,460 9.4 6,540

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

538 

345 

328 

513 

553

321 

210 

154 

126 

108

95 

88 

194 

143 

117

104 

99 

373 

646 

302

223 

185 

161 

143

133

191 

201 

161 

162 

396 

350

Nov.

275 

353 

1,020 

500 

386

315 

285 

275 

397 

458

362 

754 

523 

434 

380

310 

295 

*285 

246 

228

205 

225 

256 

185

189

219 

480 

325 

270 

223

Dec.

262 

193 

156 

189 

173

165 

165 

158 

347 

670

849 

416 

470 

320 

260

170 

*180 

170 

160 

150

170 

190 

170 

165 

150

130 

130 

140 

145 

150 

145

Jan.

140 

150 

150 

135 

130

130 

120 

125 

115

120

125 

130 

115

110 

130

270 

220 

180

160 

220

*600 

350 

295

290

480

420 

400 

390 

360 

320 

770

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

520 

380 

350 

330

350

290 

280 

280 

270 

250

230 

230 

220 

2OO 

190

180 

160 

*150 

*145 

145

145 

140 

140 

135 

130

130 

125 

125

Secondfoot-days

7,663 

10,658 

7,308

96,340

7,650 

6,220 

10,860 

27,452 

22,058 

25,210 

7,648 

1,926 

1,120

135,773

Mar.

.120 

125

130 

130 

125

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

125

400 

850

580 

*370 

300 

290 

280

290

300 

290 

405 

1,710

1,120 

580 

470 

390 

335 

305

Apr.

295 

300 

338 

419 

446

1,860 

1,860 

1,010 

782 

720

2,220 

4,460 

*1,810 

1,040 

953

854 

737 

629 

548 

458

398 

356 

392

743 

801

588 

692 

572 

464 

707

Maximum

646 

1,020 

849

4,000

770 

520 

1,710 

4,460 

2,350 

6,410 

880 

129 

122

6,410

May

1,630 

1,120 

836 

836 

935

1,070 

971 

944 

629

505

434 

416 

458 

422 

330

305 

315 

314 

380 

730

658 

964 

617 

434 

356

473 

350 

305 

1,180 

2,350 

791

Minimum

88 

185 

130

17

110 

125 

120 

295

305 

189

117 

28 

15

15

June

533 

2,060 

6,410 

1,620 

899

665 

580 

846 

656 

477

677 

1,280 

533 

694 

944

572 

446 

451 

619 

533

452 

380 

290 

253

761

508 

374 

280 

228 

189

Mean

247 

355 

236

264

247 

222 

350 

915 

712 

840 

247 

62.1 

37.3

372

July

173 

173 

145 

140 

117

127 

655 

880 

380 

26^

203

177 

161 

145 

12i5

120 

165 

225 

567 

348

205 

234 

310 

223 

165

136 

146 

288

31C

158

Aug.

129 

107 

93 

85 

80

72 

68 

62 

114 

70

59 

55

50 

45 

60

77 

66 

56 

50

50

41 

37 

35 

32 

39

92 

50 

38 

32 

28 

54

Per square 

rile

1.78 

2.55 

1.70

1.90

1.78 

1.60 

2.52 

6.58 

5.12 

6.04 

1.78 

.447 

.268

2.68

Peak discharge.- Apr. 12 (8 a.m.) 5,620 sec. -ft. ; May 3O (1 a.m.) 5,71O sec. -ft.; June

Sept.

48 

41 

51

43 

34

25 

29 

122 

46 

36

32 

30 

25 

21 

36

27 

24 

24 

22 

22

15 

44 

85 

46 

40

31 

28 

24 

37 

32

Runoff in 

inches

2.05 

2.85 

1.96

25.77

2.05 

1.66 

2.91 

7.34 

5.90 

6.75 

2.05 

.52 

.30

36.34

3 (10:30

a.m.; 10,100 seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7, Dec. 14 to Jan. 22, Jan. 25 to Mar. 23, Mar.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 267

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Lpcation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°22'55". long. 72°46 I 15", at dam on Waterbury

River, 2 2/3 miles upstream from mouth and si miles north of Waterbury, Washington

County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 109 square miles.

Records available^- September 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 598.72 feet June 4; minimum, 528.06 feet Mar. 29.

1938-47: Maximum elevation, 613.45 feet May 4, 1940; minimum observel, 501.3 feet 

Oct. 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers during 

summer of 1937 for conservation and flood control. Total usable capacity for flood 

control, 2,812,300,000 cubic feet between elevations 500.0 feet (bottom of lowest outlet) and 617.5 feet (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Usable caDacity for conservation, 1.582,700,000 cubic feet between elevations 500.0 and 592.0 feet (sill of 

taintor gate) above mean sea level.

Elevation at 12 p.m., water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

576.32

577.32

578.20

579.97

581.85

582.82

583.36

583.58

583.20

583.45

583.63

583.92

585.04

585.49

585.81

585.53

585.30

586.35

588.10

588.76

589.20

589.55

589.28

589.08

588.78

589.49

589.99

590.07

589.83

590.59

591.74

Nov.

592.37

592.31

592.40

590.54

589.26

589.40

589.98

590.73

592.15

592.20

591 . 56

591.55

590.90

590.27

589.96

590.52

591.09

591.60

592.05

591.70

591.70

591.82

591.51

591.93

591.85

591.51

591.14

590.30

589.86

590.29

-

Dec.

589.79

589.63

588.85

588.31

588.15

587.97

588.31

588.12

589.37

592.57

593.64

591.64

590.95

590.21

589.73

590.16

589.79

588.69

588.03

588.11

588.58

589.10

588.95

588.84

588.61

587.32

586.09

586.54

586.27

585.47

585.32

Jan.

584.98

584.21

584.05

584.38

584.06

583.79

582.33

581.78

580.84

580.61

580.94

580.58

579.60

579.11

578.79

578.81

579.32

579.74

579.78

579.73

580.97

581.65

582.13

582:63

583.42

584.16

584.96

585.68

586.28

586 . 90

589.58

Feb.

590.75

591.40

590.87

590.01

589.17

588.05

586.93

585.77

584.46

583.17

581.81

580.37

578.90

578.43

578.91

578.80

577.28

575.69

574.06

572.36

570.68

568.95

567.15

565.29

563.44

561.52

559.57

558.45

_

_

-

Bar.

558.94

557.72

555.66

553.51

552.30

551.05

550.80

551 . 38

550.95

549.62

548.29

546.96

546.74

548 . 34

551.25

549.64

545.08

541.06

538.01

535.78

533.43

532.78

531.87

531 . 34

537.65

539.04

534.86

530.46

529.94

530.83

531.31

Apr.

530.50

531.48

532.69

534.54

537.55

544.00

551 . 97

553.81

556.54

559.02

566.74

581.57

585.58

587.46

589.11

590.60

591.27

590.78

590.19

589.45

588.59

587.69

587.01

587.50

588.86

590.17

591.63

591.57

591.11

591.75

Hay

594.80

595.12

594.13

593.63

593.31

592.66

591.73

590.60

588.74

586.50

585.36

584.95

585.45

585.48

586.08

586.92

587.67

588.48

589.40

591.14

590.86

591.95

591.63

590.95

590.15

589.61

589.31

588.77

591.46

595.36

594.42

June

592.30

592.51

597.40

598.38

596.52

594.49

592.27

590.37

588.80

587.96

588.36

588.25

587.76

588.89

589.76

589.36

588.66

588.95

589.68

590.33

590.92

590.40

590.38

590.80

590.83

591.02

591.02

591.34

591.03

590.87

-

July

590.54

589.88

589.64

589.86

590.04

589.76

591.41

591.97

591.07

589.92

589.67

589.38

588.63

588.46

587.68

586.85

586.06

586.00

586.47

586.. 84

Aug.

590.78

590.61

590.07

589.22

588.36

587.44

586.50

585.91

586.04

585.23

584.23

583.21

582.18

581.12

580.78

580.61

579.54

578.47

577 . 47

576.37

587.071 575.17

587.21

587.90

574.74

574.15

588.37 573.27

588.64 572.08

588.85 570.17

588.74 568.87

589.38 567.60

590.34 566.54

590.72 566.22

590.65 566.23

Sept.

565.61

564.39

563.64

562.58

562.09

561.54

560.83

559.92

559.42

558.78

557.88

556.96

557.26

557.46

556.58

555.69

554.49

553.36

552.66

552.84

552.99

552.28

552.38

551.77

551.58

551.31

551.50

551.69

551.31

550.29

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Calendar year 1946.....

AUK 31

Sept. 30.. ................

Water year 1946-47.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

574.43 

591.74 

590.29 

585.32

-

589.58 

558.45 

531.31 

591.75 

594.42 

590.87 

590.65 

566.23 

550.29

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1,008.6 

1,572.6 

1,516.2 

1,339.5

-

1,490.1 

626.8 

195.5 

1,573.0 

1,677.1 

1,538.7 

1,530.2 

800.6 

467.1

-

Change In contents 

during month

Millions of 

cubic feet

+564.0 

-56.4 

-176.7

-33.5

+150.6 

-863.3 

-431.3 

+1,377.5 

+104.1 

-138.4 

-8.5 

-729.6 

-333.5

-541.5

Equivalent, 

second-feet

+<?!! 

-21.8 

-66.0

-1.06

+56.2 

-357 

-161 

+531 

+38.9 

-53.4 

-3.17 

-272 

-129

-17.2

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
268 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST LAWRENCE RIVER

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°22'10", Ion7. 72°46''lO", 

 1 mile downstream from Waterbury Reservoir, 1 2/3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2j

miles north of Waterbury, Washington County. Datum of gage is 428.00 feet above mean

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available.- July to October 1910 (gage heights only), December 1935 to September

Average discharge.- 11 years, 239 second-feet (adjusted for change in resarvoir contents).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 second-feet (regulated') Miy 1 (gage height, 

y.bb reet); minimum daily, 1.4 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1935-47: Maximum discharge, 6,520 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.38 

feet); minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot (regulated) several times during summers of 1938, 

1939, 1941, and 1944.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 25 second-feet, which are good, 

pietely regulated by Waterbury Reservoir (see preceding page)

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

igage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Flow com4.8

4.85

4.9

4.95

5.0

1.2 

1.8 

2.6 

3.4 

4.4

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4 

5.6

7.0

10

14

19

32

5.8 

6.0 

6.2 

6.5

49

71

98

150

216

7.1 

7.5 

8.0 

9.4

301

450

665

1,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

9.3 

5.3 

4.5 

3.5 

2.6

2.1 

2.0

41

222

1.8i

i.ei

2.0 

4.6 

2.3. 

2.0

197

210 

7.2 

6.6! 

3.9J

3.2J 

5.1

208

233

223

6.0

3.8

109

385

229

5.7,

8.2

637

1,440

1,380

933

254

5.7

6.2

9.7

401

680

685

680

680

461

6.5

6.0

5.2

5.0

337

170

209

457

4.4

221

437

675

675

447

5.0

428

235

441

398

222

232

3.6

225

236

16

702

1,380

917

685

487

5.7

360

670

454

129

5.2

4.7

231

217

221

665 

619

b4.4 

221 

432 

215

208

429

221

3.2

209

221

629

314

420

216

b3.1 

216 

422 

261 

261

219

3.8

3.2

101

221

8.6 

b4.7j 

b4.4 

b4.4

6.3

5.5

8.4 

b5.2 

453 

675 

670

665

665

665

660

660

656

652

652

328

4.7

211

634

634

629

624

616

611

611

602

598

593

588

397

b3.6 

377 

575 

570 

367

367

189

3.8

178

369

369

363

189

10

11

713

1,110

894

704

518

510

341

326

376

321

705

1,040

856

374

168

164

324 

 172 

154 

179

236

26

390

13

14.

36

63

23

15

14

12

223

675

680

675

670

665

660

665

235

7.9

235

680

675

680 .

864

989

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,370

1,360

1,360

883

665

430

428

153

9.1

5.0

5.7

5.7

226

670

675

680

680

675

670

426

462

235

76

960

1,380

1,180

51

299

1,400

1,390

1,380

1,380

1,110

675

209

485

476

10

462

680

675

215

7.

5

452

215

4.6

242

211

205

3.8

236

211

22J 

383 

20?

246 

221 

43? 

67E 

67E

'268 

22S 

451 

211 

393

435

435

200

3.6

2.9

2.7

84

4.5 

3.2 

2.9

2.6

246

201

4.3

3,1

238

100

168

327

444

441

436 

434 

309

2.K 

352

429

435

425

423

196

124

419

417

423

420

417

186

211

309

405

611

398

389

320

122

185

210

399

297

319

177

184

219

279

175

185

246

241

2.2

1.7

237

239

288

278

186

1.9

1.4

229

90

187

90

93

1.

1.

116

241

Seccndfoot days Uaxiuium Minimum

Change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)1

Ad Just e1 for change in 

reservoir contents

ua«n Per square Runoff in 

Mean mile inohes

October.. 

November. 

December.

2,142.1

11,909.9

11,061.6

385

1,440

1,380

1.6 

4.4 

3.6

69.1 

39"/ 

357

+211

-21.8

-66.0

280

375

291

2.52

3.38

2.62

2.90

3.77

3.02

Calendar year 1946 90,010.0 1,440 .9 246 2.22 30.03

January 

February. 

March.... 

April....

June.....

July......

August....

September.

4,659.7

14,767.3

13,061.4

9,106.3

21,862.5

15,257.2

6,493.5

10,277.6

5,215.7

629

675

1,110

680

1,380

1,400

675

611

399

3.r 

4.7 

3.6 

7.9 

5.0 

3.8 

2.3 

2.6 

1.4

150

527

421

304

705

509

209

332

174

+56.2

-357

+531 

+38.9 

-53.4 

-3.17

-272

-129

207

171

260

835

744

455

206

45^2

1.86

1.54

2.34

7.52

6.70

4.10

1.86

.532

2.15

1.60

2.70

8.39

7.73

4.58

'.61 

.45

Water year 1946-47 125,814.8 1,440 1.4 -17.2 328

t Change In contents in Waterbury Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected bv ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 269

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°37'20", long. 72°40'50", at falls 0.9 mij.e upstream from bridge in Johnson, Lamoille County, and 1 1/8 miles upstream from Gihon 

River.

Drainage area.- 310 square miles.

Records available.- July 1910 to December 1913, September 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1928-47), 531 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,980 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 13.77 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21; minimum daily, 52 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 21.

1910-13, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage 

height, 16.48 feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 11 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2, 1935; minimum daily, 20 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 18, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

regulated by power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, exeept periods of lee effect 

(gage height. In feat, and discharge, In second-feet)

Plow

1.3 51 2.3 276 8.0 3,280 

1.4 65 2.6 384 10.0 4,850 

1.6 98 3.0 544 12.0 6,860 

1.8 138 4.0 980 13.3 8,38(5 

2.0 186 6.0 2,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19*6 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,860 

1,150 

752 

664 

489

374 

372 

283 

255 

198

187 

186 

' 597 

486 

297

285 

265 

434 

1,480 

828

565 

415 

355 

291 

273

353 

396 

360 

376 

666 

817

Nov.

730 

665 

1,960 

1,170 

758

567 

473 

462 

970 

1,020

734 

1,140 

»S70 

710 

668

489 

476 

504 

373 

346

326 

382 

531 

377 

395

459 

1,120 

920 

693 

449

Dec.

494 

440 

335 

381 

392

355 

295 

288

1,030 

1,950

2,700 

1,200 

»1,130 

870 

600

480 

390 

420 

370 

330

320 

350 

400 

400 

300

320 

350 

340 

300 

360 

340

Jan.

350 

300 

320 

31O 

230

330 

320 

290 

310 

330

280 

220 

320 

270 

310

320 

400 

370 

»300 

420

800 

760 

620 

560 

560

680 

750 

700 

620 

580 

1,150

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deos

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

S«pt

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

&ry ....

u&ry

ember. .......................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- A

(5 p.m.; 6, BOO seo.- 

* Winter discharge 

Note.- Stage-dlschi 

18-21, "25.

Feb.

1,350 

820 

740 

650 

660

680 

*580 

490 

420 

480

440 

420 

400 

410 

380

370 

400 

390 

370 

360

360 

360 

340 

360 

340

340 

330 

320

Secondfoot-days

16,311 

20,737 

18,230

191,227

14,080 

13,560 

20,885 

59,783 

42,180 

29,010 

9,398 

5,626 

5,278

255,078

Mar.

300 

282 

332 

312 

314

319 

307 

313 

251 

320

308 

305 

*354 

440 

1,250

1,320 

971 

690 

570 

510

500 

516 

594 

636 

1,400

2,680 

1,480 

1,080 

822 

747 

662

Apr.

603 

641

725 

S40 

1,060

1,480 

2,830 

2,540 

1,950 

1,530

3,740 

»8,320 

5,920 

2,580 

2,060

2,250 

1,550 

1,440 

1,410 

1,170

1,000 

879 

985 

1,600 

2,260

1,740 

1,910 

1,940 

1,330 

1,500

Maximum

1,860 

1,960 

2,700

4,420

1,150 

1,350 

2,680 

8,320 

4,070 

5,480 

746 

534 

279

8,320

May

3, ISO 

2,740 

2,020 

1,940 

2,170

1,860 

1,770 

2,260 

1,490 

1,140

929 

804 

777 

875 

714

576 

522

523 

708 

1,130

1,420 

1,450 

1,260 

884 

725

756 

667 

568

512 

4,070 

1,740

Minimum

187 

326 

288

41

220 

320 

251 

603 

512 

248 

154 

90 

52

52

June

1,050 

1,370 

, 5,480 

3,020 

1,550

1,160 

952 

920 

1,020 

838

710 

634 

557 

652 

1,510

1,090 

803 

612 

627 

614

550 

536 

481 

346 

349

248 

403 

353 

296 

279

Mean

526 

691 

588

524

454 

484 

674 

1,993 

1,361 

967 

303 

181 

176

699

July

271 

226 

222 

154 

204

174 

539 

497 

322 

277

261 

243 

211 

263 

241

205 

203 

228 

243 

189

259 

216 

271 

328

306

276 

272 

678 

746 

374 

494

Aug.

534 

330 

252 

275 

250

155 

142 

162 

142 

125

155 

147 

164 

140 

180

190 

152 

184 

180 

171

158 

160 

167 

90 

166

174 

126 

156 

146 

109 

144

Psr squj re 

 11 s

1.70 

2.23

1.9-)

1.6">

1.4"? 

1.5<5 

2.17 

6.4T 

4.3-> 

3.12 

.977 

.544 

.558

2. 25

Sept.

124 

194 

200 

194 

184

164 

124 

207 

162 

1S3

157 

193 

192 

121 

178

181 

172 

166 

159 

130

52 

224 

270 

279

236

201 

174 

95 

180 

202

Runoff in 

inohes

1.96 

2.49 

2.19

22.95

1.69 

1.83 

2.51 

7.17 

5.06 

3.48 

1.13 

.67 

.63

30.61

pr. 12 (5 p.m.) 8,980 sec. -ft.; May 30 (10:30 a.*.} 8,230 see. -ft.; June 3 

ft. 

measurement made on this day. 

9rge relation affeeted by lee Dec. 2, 3, 6, 7, Dee. 14 to Mar. 1, Mar. 14, 15,
270 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°40'45", long. 73°04'20", at East Georgia, 

FranTflin County, 0.5 mile upstream from railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from 

Beaver Meadow Brook.

Drainage area.- 686 square miles.

Hecorgs available.- October 1937 to September 1947. August 1929 to November 1937 at 

site near Milton, 3| miles downstream, published as Lamoille River near Milton.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,250 second-feet, adjusted to present drainage area.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 second-feet Apr. 13, from rating curve 

extended above 11,000 second-feet on basis of computation of flow o/er dam at gage 

height 11.76 feet; maximum gage height, 14.22 feet Jan. 31 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 

77 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 29; minimum daily, 252 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 25.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 23,200 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936, by computation of 

flow over dam; maximum gage height, 15.86 feet Mar. 11, 1946 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 49 second-feet (regulated) July 30, 1933; minimum daily, 91 second-feet (regulated) July 30, 1933.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Low 

now regulated by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 28 July 29 to Sept. 30

3.2 493 5.0 2,000 8.0 7,150

3.5 661 5.5 2,620 9.0 9,700

4.0 1,020 6.0 3,35O 10.0 12,900

4.5 1,470 7.0 5,050 10.4 14,500

2.6 231 3.9-

2.8 296 4.3

3.1 410 4.9

3.5 605 5.5

850

1,170

1,770

2,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1346 to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,990

4,190

2,770

2,760

2,800

1,870

1,210

972

773

674

522

493

2,080

1,720

1,120

888

807

1,220

3,730

2,700

1,590

1,240

1,030

854

786

1,590

1,900

1,280

1,120

2,220

3,340

Nov.

2,820

1,970

4,580

3,840

2,480

1,750

1,460

1,330

2,420

3,020

2,120

2,950

2,560

*2,110

1,990

1,560

1,350

1,310

1,160

1,070

988

1,000

1,470

1,170

1,030

1,330

3,300

2,650

1,890

1,400

-

Dec.

1,390

1,200

1,000

1,050

1,100

1,050

970

900

2,420

5,010

6,530

3,950

*2,770

3,300

1,550

1,250

1,100

1,150

1,000

850

800

850

970

970

870

800

750

780

820

860

800

Jan.

780

740

760

750

700

650

660

720

680

640

660

640

600

640

65Q

740

860

820

720

680

1,700

1,600

1,300

1,100

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,600

1,300

1,100

2,400

Month

October ..........................

November .................. ......

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May..................'............

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,700

1,800

1,500

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,100

1,000

880

*880

850

850

820

820

800

800

800

780

780

740

780

760

760

740

720

700

670

_

_

-

Secondfoot-day s

55 239

60J078

47,810

482,165

30 390

28^630

51,820

122,600

107,420

72,241

28, 541

13 1 332

11,719

629,820

Mar.

650

630

640

660

640

640

640

630

620

620

640

620

620

820

3,100

3,300

2,200

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,450

1,550

4,000

7,000

4,500

3,000

2,150

1,900

1,600

Apr.

1,5OO i»?

1,9

2,1

50

50

00

2,700

4,070

8,0

6,3

4,4

40

90

20

3,350

4,630

11, £

14,3

*7,0

00

00

20

4,O90

4,120

3,5

3,0

2,7

60

00

70

2,410

2,080

1,8

1,8

2,3

10

40

60

4,170

3,370

3,1

4,4

2,9

2,7

-

Maximum

4,990

4,580

6,530

9,000

2,400

2 700

7^000

14,300

Gf 730

9,060

2,720

1,490

774

14,300

80

00

90

30

May

5,600

6,730

4,890

3,970

4,850

4,130

4,240

5,610

3,940

2,800

2,300

1,980

2,000

2,840

2,050

1,590

1,490

1,390

1,860

2,620

4,400

5,940

4,860

2,800

2,010

2,240

1,960

1,490

2,430

6,630

5,780

Minimum

493

986

750

173

600

670

620

1,500

1 '705 390

513

252

260

252

June

2,820

3,380

8,630

9,060

4,230

2,770

2,230

2,070

2,400

1,930

1,620

1,440

1,290

1,380

4,720

3,640

2,520

1,760

1,550

1,630

1,440

1,430

1,210

1,000

1,150

1,340

1,080

972

843

706

-

Mean

1,782

2,003

1,542

1,321

980

1,022

1,672

4,087

3,465

2,408

921

430

391

1,726

July

739

83i3

732

595

513

535

659

2,720

1,320

918

745

619

851

725

625

579

551

725

1,030

1,010

719

706

793

1,090

836

706

704

1,210

2,440

1,300

1,010

Aug.

1,490

9

7

6

06

17

38

548

500

3

3

3

81

80

50

27B

342

3

3

3

95

69

45

368

510

4

3

3

04

04

42

372

380

2

3

3

86

12

05

252

329

3

2

2

2

22

84

68

95

360

Per square 

m<le

2.60

2.92

2.25

1.93

1.43

1.49

2.44

5.96

5.05

3.51

1.34

627

!s70

2.52

Sept.

520

354

458

472

363

310

260

288

332

282

261

290

492

512

294

392

361

306

280

292

262

448

774

672

583

461

354

336

318

392

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.99

3.26

'2.59

26.14

1.65

1.55

2.81

6*65

5*62

3.92

1.55

.72

.64

34.15

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2- Dec. 14 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 271

Mlssisquol River near North Troy, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°58'20", long. 72°23'15", just upstrsam from

BIg~Talls, If miles downstream from Jay Branch and 2-J- miles upstream from North Troy,

Troy County.

Drainage area.- 131 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 274 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 10.05

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum

dally, 31 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 30.

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 7,980 second-feet May 3, 1940 (gage height, 12.87

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

verified by computation of flow over dam at gage height 11.70 feet; minimum, 10

second-feet (regulated) Aug. 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.81 foot); minimum daily, 12

second-feet (regulated) Sept. 24, 1941. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

some regulation from small power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 31 2.3 166 6.0 1,700 

1.4 38 2.6 239 7.0 2,350 

1.6 56 3.0 352 8.O 3,100 

1.8 77 4.0 729 9.7 4,580 

2.0 107 5.0 1,170 

 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

836 

402 

309 

420 

374

196 

125 

94 

78 

72

67 

63 

346 

214 

133

105 

102 

330 

1,220 

408

229 

171 

141 

121 

109

163 

234 

151 

218 

566 

788

Nov.

448 

452 

801 

446 

336

242 

202 

196 

527 

432

304 

677 

404 

330 

309

232 

232 

*234 

187 

168

162 

176 

255 

152 

187

370 

998 

509 

309 

215

Dec.

250 

190 

155 

IBS 

175

165 

160 

189 

803 

1,990

1,940 

623 

755 

485 

270

180 

180 

195 

170 

155

150 

175 

170 

165 

150

130 

120 

130 

130 

135 

130

Jan.

120 

125 

130 

 125 

125

130 

120 

120 

110 

115

105 

110 

100 

105 

155

260 

230 

200 

170 

190

*470 

400 

280 

240 

330

350 

380 

360 

290 

250 

800

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Cs

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber........... ..............

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

750 

420 

300 

260 

270

260 

220 

185 

145 

160

160 

»155 

155 

150 

145

150 

150 

145 

135 

130

130 

130 

125 

125 

115

115 

110 

105

Seoondfoot-days

8,785 

10,492 

10,800

100,670

6,995 

5,400 

9,775 

30,096 

27,097 

14,987 

4,649 

2,321 

3,500

134,897

Mar.

110 

120 

125 

115 

120

120 

115 

115 

115 

120

115 

115 

120 

250 

*710

680 

480 

350 

270 

240

230 

250 

270 

310 

840

1,350 

700 

450 

340 

290 

240

Apr.

245 

360 

470 

490 

567

1,310 

2,430 

1,070 

745 

654

1,710 

4,500 

*2,490 

824 

737

696 

614 

673 

610 

438

352 

306 

378 

973 

1,170

653 

1,190 

1,270 

701 

1,470

Maximum

1,220 

998 

1,990

2,570

800 

750 

1,350 

4,500 

2,190 

3,530 

426 

410 

467

4,500

Peak discharge.- Apr. 12 (3 p.m.) 4,900 sec. -ft.; June

May

2,190 

1,520 

1,080 

1,020 

1,240

1,300 

1,130 

1,190 

693 

541

487 

506 

949 

1,270 

552

427 

446 

549 

810 

1,380

1,300 

1,070 

717 

442 

346

431 

318 

265 

522 

1,800 

606

Minimum

63 

152 

120

26

100 

105 

110 

245 

265 

99 

66 

31 

33

31

June

385 

1,070 

3,530 

1,320 

563

402 

327 

399 

454 

318

252 

202 

173 

323 

1,440

657 

442 

309 

449 

330

239 

229 

173 

147 

158

226 

148 

118 

99 

105

Mean

283 

350 

348

276

226 

193 

315 

1,003 

874 

500 

150 

74.9 

117

370

July

94 

94 

90 

76 

76

77 

191 

426 

183 

127

96 

105 

112 

87 

73

68 

66 

104 

233 

172

110 

102 

178 

173 

107

79 

167 

326 

350 

167 

340

Aug.

332 

146 

109 

90 

73

73 

67 

61 

57 

52

49 

44 

39 

40 

59

60 

59 

43 

41 

47

50 

36 

36 

37 

40

34 

40 

34 

32 

31 

410

Per square 

mile

2. IS 

2.67 

2. 61

2.11

1.73 

1.47 

2.40 

7.6^ 

6.67 

3.8? 

1.15 

.572 

.8^

2.8'?

3 (8 p.m.) 4,190 sec. -ft.

Sept.

121 

78 

112 

87 

62

53

49 

35 

36 

35

33 

200 

422 

118 

77

112 

80 

62 

56 

65

58 

223 

467 

244 

169

119 

76 

81 

79 

91

Runoff in 

inohem

2.49 

2.98 

3.07

28.58

1.99 

1.53 

2.78 

8.54 

7.69 

4.25 

1.32 

.66 

.99

38.29

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, Dec. 15 to Apr. 4.
272 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Misslsquol River near Richford, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°57'30", long. 72°41'55", 1 2/3 miles upstream 

rrom Trout River, 3 miles south of Richford, Franklin County, and 3f miles downstream 

from North Branch.

Drainage area.- 479 square miles.

Kecoras available.- July 1911 to September 1923, October 1928 to Septembe" 1947.

Average QiscnargeT- 27 years (1911-19, 1928-47), 942 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 12.58 

reet); minimum, 81 second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.58 feet).

1911-23j 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 17,200 second-feet May 4, 1940 (gage height, 

15.15 feet), from rating curve extended above 9,300 second-feet on basis of computation 

of flow over dam at gage height 14.70 feet, slope-area determination at gage height 

12.90 feet, and study of discharge per foot of width at measuring section; maximum 

gage height, 18.92 feet Mar. 15, 1946 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 8 second-feet July 

14, 1911.

Maximum discharge known, 45,000 second-feet during flood of Novembe" 1927 (gage 

height, 23.1 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,300 secondfeet by method explained above.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.6 85 3.5 360 6.0 2,240 

2.8 1Z9 3.8 504 7.5 3,810 

3.0 181 4.Z 745 9.5 6,250 

3.Z Z44 5.0 1,360 12. Z 10, ZOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

Z,530 

Z,Z30 

1,460 

1,380 

1.Z60

764 

494 

364 

303 

269

231 

218 

77Z 

838 

521

386 

35Z 

684 

3,300 

2.Z80

1,060 

7Z6 

584 

499 

428

1,050 

968 

706 

941 

Z.Z10 

3,600

Nov.

Z,6ZO 

1,700 

Z,550 

Z,180 

1,610

1,160 

896 

866 

1,810 

1,860

1,360 

1,940 

1.8ZO 

1,470 

 1,380

1,070 

904 

873 

75Z 

662

608 

658 

810 

630 

608

1,230 

3.4ZO 

2,650 

1,580 

1,050

Dec.

1,100 

830 

700 

700 

690

660 

630 

700 

Z.610 

5,930

6,600 

3,700 

2,800 

2,000 

1,100

720 

720 

700 

670 

630

590 

640 

620 

600 

540

470 

440 

480 

480 

490 

470

Jan.

440 

460 

470 

450 

440

430 

420 

420 

410 

400

400 

410 

390 

380 

510

840 

810 

700 

610 

 620

1,550 

1,400 

1,100 

860 

1,150

1,200 

1,350 

1,250 

1,100 

940 

2,600

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar....... ..................

lendar year 1946 

ary .... .

h.. ........................

1......... ...................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,800 

2,100 

1,300 

1,100 

1,000

960 

870 

720 

600 

*570

560 

550 

540 

520 

500

520 

520 

520 

510 

490

480 

480 

470 

450 

440

430 

420 

420

Seoondfoot days

33,408 

42,727 

40,010

357,614

24,510 

20,840 

36,820 

105,930 

91,804 

61,522 

20,714 

6,808 

9,652

494,745

Mar.

420 

430 

440 

450 

440

440 

430 

430 

420 

420

420 

420 

440 

 840 

2,300

2,400 

2,000 

1,500 

1,200 

980

860 

940 

1,000 

1,100 

3,000

4,500 

3,000 

2,000 

1,400 

1,200 

1,000

Apr.

920 

1,350 

1,700 

1,800 

2,000

4,600 

7,470 

6,440 

4,380 

3,100

4,850 

9,630 

9,980 

 6,060 

3,600

2,800 

2,540 

2,660 

2,470 

1,850

1,480 

1,250 

1,220 

1,900 

3,350

2,560 

3,040 

4,090 

3,110 

3,730

Maximum

3,600 

3,420 

6,600

9,400

2,600 

2,800 

4,500 

9,980 

6,610 

10,200 

2,430 

1,020 

1,110

10,200

Peak discharge.- Dec. 11 (1 a.m.) 8.380 sec. -ft.; Apr.

May

5,640 

5,430 

4,170 

3,190 

3,220

3,620 

3,700 

4,280 

3,040 

2,070

1,680 

1,460 

2,130 

3,340 

2,240

1,410 

1,290 

1,440 

2,420 

3,520

4,500 

6,610 

3,930 

2,460 

1,730

1,500 

1,320 

984 

1,420 

4,690 

3,370

Minimum

218 

608 

440

64

380 

420 

420 

920 

984 

319 

248 

87 

106

87

June

1,650 

3,010 

10,200 

8,180 

4,040

2,050 

1,460 

1,630 

2,020 

1,450

1,330 

960 

758 

1,070 

4,920

3,830 

2,280 

1,600 

1,580 

1,490

1,090 

817 

680 

543 

521

650 

578 

447 

369 

319

Mean

1,078 

1,424 

1,291

980

791 

744 

1,188 

3,531 

2,961 

2,051 

668 

220 

322

1,355

July

311 

340 

307 28.' 

248

262 

1,610 

2,430 

1,220 

758

602 

566 

549 

418 

356

327 

307 

428 

1,220 

1,130

608 

433 

728 

852 

554

378 

360 

626 

960 

644 

898

Aug.

1,020 

610 

395 

323 

280

241 

221 

205 

190 

168

152 

170 

144 

136 

142

178 

173 

144 

154 

136

122 

129 

120 

108 

106

104 

98 

89 

87 

102 

561

Per square 

mile

2.25 

2.97 

2.70

2.05

1.65 

1.55 

2.48 

7.37 

6.18 

4.28 

1.39 

.459 

.672

2.83

Sept.

496 

248 

288 

262 

211

176 

149 

132 

127 

113

106 

115 

833 

647 

304

244 

258 

205 

193 

181

173 

386 

1,110 

833 

494

356 

280 

237 

205 

290

Runoff in 

inches

2.59 

3.32 

3.11

27.77

1.90 

1.62 

2.86 

8.22 

7.13 

4.78 

1.61 

.53 

.75

38.42

6 (9:30 p.m.) 8,410 sec. -ft. } Apr. 13

.) 10,700"see.-ft.; May 22 (10:30 a.m.) 9,380 sec.-ft.s June 3 (10 a.m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23, 24, Nov. 30 to Dec. 8, Dec. 11 to Apr. 

(no gage-height record Feb. 1-8, Mar. 26-28) discharge computed on-basis of weather* records and 

records for station near North Troy).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 273

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 44°56'10", long. 72°12'15", on concrete highway bridge in 

Newport, Orleans County. Datum of gage is 673.00 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Records available.- May 1931 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.85 feet June 4; minimum observed, 

7722~Teet Oct. 1.

1931-47; Maximum gage height observed, 12.92 feet Apr. 20, 1933; minimum observed, 

6.69 feet Nov. 4, 1934.

Remarks.- Gage read twice daily.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

7.23

7.32

7.42

7.33

7.31

7.32

7.45

7.49

7.40

7.37

7.39

7.34

7.51

7.50

7.45

7.42

7.49

7.54

7.76

7.83

7.86

7.86

7.89

7.90

7.87

7.91

7.96

7.98

7.97

8.06

8.17

Nov.

8.27

8.27

8.41

8.47

8.57

8.58

8.61

8.56

8.65

8.71

8.79

8.92

8.96

8.98

9.03

8.85

9.09

9.11

9.05

9.05

9.03

9.01

9.02

8.97

8.93

9.02

9.15

9.29

9.37

9.32

-

Deo.

9.41

9.47

9.41

9.37

9.39

9.40

9.37

9.41

9.49

9.73

9.99

10.04

10.26

10.23

10.17

10.12

10.02

9.94

9.93

9.86

9.98

9.98

10.02

10.07

10.08

10.13

10.14

10.11

10.15

10.11

10.25

Jan.

10.15

10.19

10.23

10.25

10.29

10.30

10.29

10.31

10.29

10.28

10.27

10.29

10.28

10.28

10.26

10.24

10.22

10.24

10.24

10.22

10.18

10.03

10.03

10.02

10.18

10.16

10.15

10.17

10.09

10.17

10.24

Feb.

10.30

10.29

10.31

10.34

10.34

10.31

10.31

10.33

10.31

10.33

10.32

10.30

10.30

10.32

10.32

10.30

10.28

10.31

10.29

10.31

10.29

10.28

10.31

10.31

10.29

10.29

10.28

10.30

_

-

-

Mar.

10.29

10.31

10.29

10.27

10.25

10.25

10.22

10.21

10.20

10.15

10.11

10.12

9.50

9.28

9.27

9.26

9.21

9.19

9.13

9.07

8.99

8.93

8.85

8.85

8.80

8.84

9.07

9.11

9.09

9.07

9.00

Apr.

8.97

8.91

9.07

9.11

9.09

8.94

9.32

9.51

9.58

9.64

9.69

10.03

10.31

10.43

10.39

10.45

10.41

10.36

10.29

10.18

10.14

9.92

9.84

9.84

9.79

9.80

9.69

9.86

9.98

10.04

-

May

10.18

10.28

10.29

10.30

10.31

10.31

10.39

10.48

10.40

10.36

10.33

10.13

10.08

10.12

10.02

9.96

9.95

9.93

10.03

10.02

10.06

10.16

10.08

10.07

9.91

9.85

9.83

9.81

9.83

10.10

10.20

June

10.20

10.26

10.68

10.84

10.74

10.64

10.44

10.40

10.33

10.16

9.99

9.94

9.80

9.81

9.89

9.90

9.93

9.92

9.98

10.00

9.98

9.96

10.00

10.01

9.98

10.00

10.02

10.00

9.98

9.98

-

July

9.99

9.97

9.93

9.91

9.88

9.88

9.84

9.91

9.90

9.89

9.85

9.74

9.74

9.81

9.84

9.92

9.69

9.67

9.71

9.69

9.64

9.67

9.65

9.65

9.65

9.64

9.67

9.69

9.77

9.80

9.86

Aug.

9.93

9.93

9.97

9.97

9.94

9.89

9.87

9.86

9.83

9.84

9.74

9.67

9.65

9.57

9.55

9.53

9.45

9.43

9.41

9.37

9.35

9.23

9.15

9.1-2

9.08

9.07

8.94

8.85

8.85

8.75

8.85

Sept.

8.83

8.75

8.76

8.73

8.65

3. 58

8.5?

8.58

8.46

3. 41

8.34

8.27

8.27

8.49

8.43

8.49

8.49

3. 41

8.37

8.21

8.18

8.33

8.21

8.07

8.19

8.16

8.11

8.05

7.91

8.01

Uote.- Oage heights for Dec. 26 to Jan. 21, Jan. 30 to Mar. 12 were taken to top of ice. 

removed at gage Jan. 22 and Mar. 13.
274 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Clyde River at Newport, Vt.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°56'20", long. 72°11'25", in Newport, Orleans 

 county, just downstream from unnamed tributary entering from north and 1 mile upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 682.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 142 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947. May 1909 to September 1924 and 

Novemoer lyaa to May 1936 at site 0.65 mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1909-19, 1929-35, 1938-47), 251 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 6.64 

reet); minimum daily, 63 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 24.

1909-24, 1928-36, 1938-47: Maximum discharge, 3,900 second-feet Mar. 20, 1936 (gage 

height, 5.76 feet, site and datum then in use), by computation of flow over dam; minimum daily, 3.0 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 27, 1930; practically no flow at times 

because of regulation.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Plow 

regulated by power plant and reservoirs above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

2.8 58 4.0 315 2.8 61 4.5 495

3.0 85 4.5 475

3.3 137 5.3 800

3.6 203 6.1 1,190

3.0 89 5.0 695

3.3 140 6.0 1,165

3.6 204 6.5 1,430

4.0 315

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19.'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

249

240

235

230

222

223

264

236

204

178

144

149

101

114

111

156

176

216

214

170

236

242

257

245

224

231

217

220

168

201

251

Nov.

231

237

223

252

309

314

297

291

313

311

304

338

329

324

310

293

*269

266

258

246

254

269

166

63

121

179

267

256

259

250

-

Dec.

240

270

260

250

210

180

190

200

270

299

311

410

480

488

468

441

*414

385

363

352

324

310

332

318

284

283

260

240

180

240

240

Jan.

200

247

219

191

130

190

180

177

170

170

150

80

180

160

167

166

170

159

120

215

212

190

210

228

209

153

238

248

247

258

250

Feb.

270

300

310

300

280

280

270

260

230

260

260

250

»240

231

180

136

190

*219

245

200

180

160

130

180

156

168

164

176

_

-

Unn+h SeoondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 6,324

November ......................... 7,799

December ......................... 9,492

Calendar year 1946 ............ 91,253

January .......................... 5,884

February a ??K

If&rch a RI A

April ............................ 20,662

June ............................. 16,187

July............................. 5,190

August. .......................... 5 10Z

September ........................ 4,299

Water year 1946-47 ............ 120,904

Mar.

180

170

204

203

195

179

166

176

134

177

171

172

185

214

*236

219

250

272

291

326

331

314

298

320

334

417

524

532

508

473

443

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

409

388

378

373

387

450

581

613

639

647

687

858

150

390

270

1,080

934

862

796

714

651

601

560

552

520

514

Maximum

264

338

488

786

258

310

532

1^300

1,140

294

206

1,390

555

625

697

781

-

May

845

924

1,020

1,060

1,080

1,120

1,210

1,300

1,230

1,080

916

796

746

781

770

762

718

685

675

662

662

665

671

644

615

590

553

530

573

625

618

Minimum

101

63

180

30

80

130

134

373

530

169

65

78

63

June

66S

723

1,020

1,120

1,140

1,030

884

777

720

654

603

553

511

479

467

406

296

430

419

401

370

347

333

312

301

281

283

258

169

232

-

Mean

204

260

306

250

190

222

27S

68 S

811

54C

167

165

143

331

July

230

220

206

120

159

106

178

122

116

126

200

176

80

172

157

152

140

149

137

10Q

180

138

119

170

216

192

175

22:

246

225

262

Aug.

257

268

281

294

249

236

231

235

203

158

181

178

175

174

189

156

91

131

145

128

129

164

115

83

132

65

72

65

71

82

164

Sept.

165

149

104

107

105

87

78

114

128

126

144

140

156

184

185

189

167

155

149

206

175

161

110

128

133

140

134

162

158

160

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.44 1.66

1.83 2.04

2.15 2.49

1.76 23.90

1.34 1.54

1. 56 1. 63

1.96 2.26

4.85 5.41

5.71 6.58

3 80 4 . 24

1. 18 1 36

1.16 1.34

1.01 1.13

2.33 31.68

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 9, Dec. 27 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-7, 

9-14, 19, 22, 23, Feb. 1-13, 17, 20-23, Mar. 1. Discharge In second-feet per square mile and runoff 

In Inches may not represent natural flow because of regulation.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 275

Measurements of stream Civ* In the St. Lawrence River Basin made at points other 

than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during wate- year 

October 1946 to September 1947

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

Date

July 14 

May 30

Stream

River. 

Pilgrim River. .....

Iron River .........

Tributary to or 

diverting frorn--

Portage River ...... 

Lake Superior ......

Locality

M., R. 30 W., near Phoenix, Mlch. 

On line between sees. 28 and 23, T. 

54 M., R. 34 W., near South Range, 

Mlch. 

Sec. 13, T. 51 M., R. 27 W., near Elg 

Bay, Mlch.

46 M., R. 10 W., near Mewberry, 

Mlch.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

5.33 

164

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

Mov. 15

Apr. 18 

18 

18 

18 

18

July 26

Mov. 21 

June 10

let.

let.

Morth Manistlque 

Lake outlet.

Holland Creek...... 

Driggs River ....... 

Walsh Creek........ 

Marsh Creek. ....... 

Crelghton River ....

....do.............

....do.............

Stanley Creek...... 

....do.............

Manistlque Lake....

Manistlque River... 

....do............. 

Drlggs River .......

Manistlque River...

West Branch 

Manistlque Branch

....do.............

Iron River ......... 

....do.............

bridge on State Highway 99 near 

Oulllver, Mlch.

Oulllver, Mlch.

Sec. 20, T. 45 M., R. 11 W., Luce 

County at bridge on State Highway 

98, £ mile east of Helmer, Mlch.

NW£ sec. 34, T. 46 N., R. 14 W., at 

site of former gaging station nerr 

Seney, Mlch. N| sec. 36, T. 46 M., R. 15 W., at 

site of former gaging station near 

Seney, Mloh. 

NW£ sec. 34, T. 46 M., R. 15 W., at 

site of former gaging station near 

Seney, Mlch. 

NW£ sec. 31, T. 46 M., R. 15 W., at 

slte of former gaging station near 

Shingle ton, Mlch. 

NW£ sec. 35, T. 46 M-., R. 16 W., at 

site of former gaging station near 

Shingleton, Mlch.

county bridge near Iron River, Mfoh.

near Iron River, Mlch.

railroad bridge near Iron River, 

Mlch.

SW£ sec. 25, T. 43 M., R. 35 W., at 

Iron River, Mlch.

county bridge near Iron River, 

Mlch.

above Caspian, Mlch.

Mlch.

Caspian, Mlch.

R. 35 W., below Caspian, Mloh. 

... .do. ..............................

W., below Caspian, Mlch.

Sec. 27, T. 43 »., R. 35 W., at IT. S. 

Highway 2, near Iron Rlvar, Mlch. 

....do...............................

6.30

118 

167 

132 

81.9 

237

48.7

70.3

00 A

80.8

94.9

2.14 

2.78
276 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurement* In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Aug. 5

Apr. 13

HOV. 13

 to

yr

M&y 13

Apr. 7

Jan. 24

Hflv 5

Jan. 9

Mav 7

Mav 7

Feb 7

May 8

7 

Nov. 22

Hav A

Jan. 9

Mav 7

16 

24

Stream

....do.............

Rose Lake outlet...

Portage River. .....

Lake Oeorge outlet.

let.

Crooked Lake outlet 

Lake Oage outlet...

Kllnger Lake outlet

outlet.

outlet .

Fish Lake outlet... 

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do.............

Coldwater River....

St . Joseph River . . .

Crooked Creek. .....

....do............. 

....do.............

Fawn River .........

Little Fly Creek... 

....do.............

Locality

43 K., R. 34 W., at D. S. Highway 

2, near Crystal Falls, Mich.

43 N., R. 33 W., at New Bristol 

location, near Crystal Falls, Mlch.

Mlshawaka, Ind.

. . . .do. ..............................

At Berrlen Springs, Mich. ............

SW£ sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 6 W., near 

Coldwater, Mlch.

SW£ sec. 16, T. 43., R. 10 tf., near 

Vicksburg, Mlch.

near Kalamazoo, Mlch.

SEJ sec. 15, T. 38 N., R. 13 E., at 

Jamestown, Ind.

... .do. ..............................

at Nevada Hills, Ind.

SE&NK! sec. a, T. 37 N., R. is E., at

Crooked Lake, Ind. 

Ntf£ sec. 5, T. 38 N., R. 12 £., at 

Panama, Ind.

SEi sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 11 W., near 

White Pigeon, Mlch.

Pleasant Lake, Ind.

near Angola, Ind.

near Angola, Ind.

at Stroh, Ind.

at Elnlra, Ind.

SWiNWt see. 36, T. 37 N., R. 1"> E., 

near Plato, Ind. 

... .do. ..............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

9.58

11.6

638

848

886

12,100

5,940

5,040

5,890

1,080

3,040

14,300 

12,700

3.58 

36.4

1.76

24.7 

104

16.6

22.5

9.74

46.6

26.7

.55

.03 

.08

17.2

26.4

21.7

24.6 

44 1

15.6 

39.6
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 277

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Laurence River Basin during water fear 

October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Feb. 19 

15

Jan. 28

13

20

Apr. 12

19

Feb. 15 

15 

Apr. 24

Feb. 13

16 

Apr. £4

Feb. 16 

16

Apr. 24 

Oct. 17

17

Apr. 2

22

Oct. 17

Feb. 12

Apr. 1 

22

Aug. 8 

MOV. 15

Apr. 9 

Hay 13

27 

Mov. 14

Apr. 9

May 13

June 26 

Apr. 8

9

8 

8

Oct. 8

 or. 21 

Dec. 17 

Jan. 28 

Feb. 19

Aug. 20 

Sept. 16 

Oct. 8

Mov. 21 

Dec.. 17 

Jan. 29 

Feb. 19

Mar. 12 

Aug. SO 

Sept. 16 

Oct. 8

Mov. 21 

Dec. 17

Jan. 29

Stream

Slmonton Lake outlet. 

Adams Lake outlet . .

....do.............

....do.............

Sylvan lake outlet. 

Sand Lake outlet... 

....do.............

Lower Long Lake 

outlet.

Eagle Lake outlet..

Sparta Lake outlet.

let. 

....do.............

....do.............

Vabee Lake outlet.-

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

West Branch of Twin 

Branch. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

iflllow Creek.......

....do............. 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Ox Creek. ...... .1... 

Kalamazoo River....

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do.............

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

St. Joseph River...

Morth Branch Elkhart River.

....do.............

Korth Branch Elkhart River. 

South Branch Elkhart River.

Klrkpa trick ditch..

HllletB ditch......

Sparta Lake ditch..

....do.............

....do............. 

....do.............

....do.............

St. Joseph River...

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Paw Paw River. ..... 

Lake Michigan......

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do............. 

....do............. 

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Locality

near Bristol, Ind.

near fflXhart, Ind.

KUiSEi sec. 17, T. 58 *., R. 5 E., 

near Elkhart, Ind. 

SEiSHt sec. 56, T. 56 M., R. 10 E., 

near Volcottvllle, Ind.

near Cospervllle, Ind.

Kendallvllle, Ind.

Kendallvllle, Ind. 

....do...............................

SEiSWfc sec. 9, T. 35 M., R. 10 E., rt 

Rome City, Ind. 

SwiHtti sec. 9, T. 33 M., R. 10 E., 

near Burr Oak, Ind.

near Albion, Ind. 

KBjKwi sec. 28, T. 54 H., R. 8 E., 

near Albion, Ind.

SViStfJ sec. 6, T. 54 K., R. 92., 

near Klanel, Ind %

near tfawaka, Ind. 

SE^SEi Bec. 14, T. 54 M., R. 8 E.,

at Klamel, Ind.

at Syracuse, Ind.

near Laeaburg, Ind.

near Milford, Ind.

....do............................... 

....do...............................

....do............................... 

HWfclWj sec. 15, T. 57 M., R. 5 E., *t 

Mishawaka, Ind. 

....do............................... 

....do...............................

....do............................... 

SWiStfJ sec. 12, T. 57 M., R. 5 E., at 

Mishawaka, Ind. 

....do...............................

....do...............................

Benton Harbor, Mlch. ... .do. ..T........ ...................

....do...............................

HEiHKt aec. 50, T. 4 S., R. 18 V., *t 

Benton Harbor, Mlch. 

Htti sec. 17, T. 5 M., R. 15 V., at 

Xew Richmond, Mlch.

Lake St. Bridge, Kalamazoo, Mlch. 

....do..... .......................... 

....do............................... 

. . . vao ...............................

....do............................... 

....do. .............................. 

Mi sec. 22, T. 23., R. 11 V., at 

Tine St. Bridge, Kalnazoo, Mlch. 

... .do ............................... 

....do...............................

....do............................... 

....do............................... 

....do...............................

Maple St. Bridge, Kalamasoo, Mien. 

....do...............................

....do...............................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

 A e

6.44 

1.99

.42

1.60

9.64

49.2 

10.1

2.67

2.54

2.76

5.56

.57

5.16 

15.2

7.14 

2.09 

4.26

15.8 

8.17

7.15 

1.74

19.40

8.51

5,460

2,810 

28.1

0,800

51.4 

55.2 

58.2

71.1 

58.4 

64.3 

41.1

47.4 

53.4 

54.4

59.7 

53.8

65. 9

.568

.444
278 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Feb. 19

Mar 13

Hov. 20

29

May 6

Apr. 8

8 

Jan. 23

Jan. 23

Mar. 21

24 

Jan. 27

Jan. 27

May 21

13

Stream

Oun Lake outlet ....

Rabbit River..... .. 

Portage River ......

Tnst Branch 

Portage River.

Portage Lake inlet 

Lake Lanslng outlet

Morris on Lake outlet.

Jordon Lake outlet.

Silver Lake outlet.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Gun River. .........

....do............. 

Grand River ........

Portage River ......

. ...do.............

Cedar River ........ 

Qranc! River ........

Thornapple River...

Lake Michigan......

Locality

Maple St. Bridge, Kalamazoo, Mich.

feet above mouth, in Upjohn Park, 

Kalamazoo, Mlch.

Martin, Mich.

NWi sec. 6, T. 2 H., R. 10 W., near 

Shelbyville, Mlch.

SEi sec. 17, T. 2 H., R. 14 W., near

Allegan, Mlch. 

NWi Bee. 10, T. 3 N., R. 15 W., near 

New Richmond, Mlch. 

SW£ sec. 21, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., near 

Munlth, Mlch.

1 S., R. 1 E., near Munlth, Kich.

SWi sec. 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., near 

Munlth, Mlch.

SEi sec. 6, T. 2 S., R. 2 E., rear 

Munlth, Mlch.

HWi sec. 2, *. 4 N., R. 1 W., rear 

Haslett, Mlch. 

Hi sec. 36, T. 6 H., R. 8 W., rear 

Clarksville, Mlch.

HWj sec. 9, T. 4 H., R. 7 W., rear 

Lake Odessa, Mlch.

Prudenville, Mlch.

Jennlngs , Mlch .

HWi sec. 15, T. 12 N., R. 14 W., near

Fremont , Mich .

HKi sec. 36, T. 15 N., R. 19 W., near 

Hears, Mlch.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

59 5

11.4

348

1,800 

4.17

126

539

12.6

42 5

3.78

13.0 

7.13 

74.2

46.4

16.5

37.4

1.07

49.5

1.14

2.62

10.2

12.2

12.3

11.2

18.8

129

40.0

21.3

11.9

2.47

15.6

43.5

24.7

19.0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 279

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Laurence River Basin during watra- year 

October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Aug. 19 

Dec. 31

Jan. 23

Jan. 23

Dec. 16

July 23

Stream

Silver Lake outlet.

North Branch 

Manistee River.

Crystal Lake outlet

Crystal River ......

Carp Lake River....

River .

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Lake Michigan.... 

Manistee River...

Betsie River. ....

....do...........

....do...........

....do...........

Locality

NE£ sec. 36, T. 15 H., R. 19 H., nearHears, Mlch. 

Sec. 3, T. 7 H., R. 6 H., near 

Kalkaska, Mlch.

Mich.

Beulah, Mich. ..........................

Beulah, Mlch.

Sec. 24, T. 29 H., R. 14 H., near Ceiar, 

Hlch.

Carp Lake , Hich ........................

....do.................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

8.71 

3.74

4.17

33.7

0

172

47.6 

83.7

7.20

14.3

2.00

19.7

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

Dee. 3

Dec. 5

July 30

Dec. 5

Dec. 5

July 30

May 7

July 1

Dec. 6

Jan. 16

Jan. 16 

May 12

Hay 12

July 24

Grand Lake outlet..

outlet.

Hunt Creek .........

Puller Creek. ......

East Fish Lake outlet.

....do.............

Lake St. Helen 

outlet.

Au Ores River. .....

East .Branch Au tQres 

River.

....do.............

....do.............

Lake Huron .......

....do.......... .

Hunt Creek.. .....

Puller Creek. ....

Branch Thunder 

Bay River.

....do...........

Au Sable River...

Lake Huron.. .....

Au Ores River. .. .

Ores River.

....do...........

Rogers City, Hlch. .....................

Sec. 25, T. 29 H., R. 2 E., near Lewiston, Hlch.

S£NE£ sec. 35, T. 29 H., R. 2 E., near 

Lewis ton, Hlch.

NE£ sec. 34, T. 29 H., R. 2 E., near 

Lewlston, Hlch.

Alpena, Hlch.

St. Helen, Hlch.. ......................

Sec. 28, T. 23 H., R. 4 E., near Lupton, 

Hich.

E£ sec. 8, T. 22 H., R. 6 E., near 

Whlttemore, Hlch.

Whlttemore, Hlch.

....do.................................

0.10

24.1

23.7 

34.7

7.87

8 1 7

1.44

495

562

154

7.35

2.13

20.5

13.3
280 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

Date

Oct. 3

July 22

Stream

....do.............

....do.............

....do.............

Gamble Creek. ......

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Rifle River......

....do...........

Locality

Devoe Lake, near Lupton, Nlch. .........

... .do .................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

92.8

23 5

25.2

24.4

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clalr

Jan. 16

Mar 27

Apr. 1

29

Loon Lake outlet...

....do.............

....do.............

Clinton River.. . .

....do...........

SW£ sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 9 K., at Drayton Plains, Nlch.

R. 11 K., near Warren, Mlch.

R. 11 E., near Warren, Mlch.

R. 12 E., near Warren, Mlch.

... .do .................................

31.0

34 9

37.3

6.29

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

Oct. 22

Aug. 26

Jan. 21

10

17

Oct. 23

22

Jan. 22

Jan. 22 

Mar 21

Jan. 22 

Feb. 6

Union Lake outlet . .

....do. ............

....do.............

Horseshoe Lake outlet.

....do.............

....do.............

HI land Lake outlet.

Portage Creek. .....

North Pork Mill 

Creek.

....do.............

Four Mile Lake outlet. 

Round Lake outlet..

Huron River ......

....do...........

....do...........

....do...........

Portage River ....

Mill Creek.......

....do...........

North Pork Mill 

Creek. 

West Branch St. 

Joseph River.

Hudson, Mlch. 

SE£ sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., near 

Commerce, Mlch.

....do.................................

SEj- sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., near 

Commerce, Mlch.

Commerce, Mlch.

SW£ see. 8, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., near 

Whltmore Lake, Mlch.

HEi sec. 32, T. 1 N., R. 4 E., neaPlckney, Mlch.

HH£ aec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., neaUnadllla, Mlch.

H 2 S., on line between sec. 1, R. 3 E, 

and sec. 6, R. 4 E., near Chelsei, 

Mlch.

KE£ sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., near 

Chelsea, Mlch.

HWi sec. 9, T. 2 S., R. 4 E., near 

Chelsea, Mlch. 

SWjSWi- sec. 17, T. 38 N., R. 15 E., at 

Clear Lake, Ind.

159

.098

5.16

3.10

41.8

5.77 

16.2

20.2

5.62

24.2

.528 

7.62
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 281

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

' Ootpber 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

Date

Apr. 17

23 

29 

Feb. 14

Apr. 1

Hov. 19 

Dec. 18 

Jan. 29 

Feb. 26 

Apr. 1 

Hay 1 

28 

July 17 

Aug. 6 

Sept. 10 

Hov. 19 

Dec. 17 

Jan. 28 

Mar. 25 

Apr. 30 

July 2 

Aug. 2 

13 

Sept. 11 

24 

Apr. 16

May 5 

Sept. 5

5

5

Stream

Round Lake outlet . .

Hamilton Lake outlet. 

Miami & Erie 

Canal.

Devils Lake outlet.

Unnamed stream. .... 

....do.............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

West Branch St. 

Joseph River.

Auglalse River...

Sandusky River . . . 

Wolf Creek....... 

....do...........

Locality

SWjSWj sec. 17, T. 38 N., R. 15 l\ , at 

Clear Lake, Ind.

SEj sec. 33, T. 36 N., H. 14 E., at 

Hamilton, Ind. 

NEi sec. 23, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., 1 mile 

north of Kossuth, Ohio.

NEi see. 4, T. 6 S., R. 1 E., netr 

Manltou Beach, Mlch.

HWj sec. 28, T. Z N., H. 13 E., at 

culvert on State Highway 587, 4.4 

miles southeast of Postorla, Olio. 

Drainage area, 5.74 square miles. 

SWj sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., at 

culvert on State Highway 587, 5 miles 

southeast of Poatorla, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 1.54 aquare miles. 

NEj sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 13 E., at 

culvert on State Highway 18, 2j miles 

west of Bascom, Ohio. Drainage area, 

5.70 square miles..

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

24.4

35.0 

22.6 

5.87

6.84

24.8 

25.7 

26.8 

14.4 

20.2 

24.4 

28.0 

26.0 

25.8 

26.1 

15.0 

4.47 

2.75 

1.24 

5.96 

.54 

0 

13.4 

28.3 

17.2 

45.9

38.2 

 631

 248 

t785

* Plow at crest stage; computed by Contracted-opening method plus road overflow. 

t Flow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

Dec. 11

feeder canal. 

....do............. ....do........... ....do.................................

2,000

2,670

1,940

11.6

Streams tributary bo St. Lawrence River

13

Nov. 16 

June 3

t Flow 

t Plow

East Branch Ausable 

River. 

Furnace Brook. .....

at crest stage; comp 

at crest stage compu

Ausable River. . . . 

Otter Creek. .....

uted by contractedted by slope-area m

'County, N. Y. Drainage area, 22.7 

square miles. 

1 mile northeast of Flcketts Corners, 

Clinton County, N. Y. Drainage area, 

9.9 square miles. 

Near Keene Valley, N. Y. ...............

At North Chlttenden, Vt. Drainage area, 

16.5 square miles, 

opening method, 

ethod.

t890

115 

H.500

863022 O - 49 - 19
282 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during voter year 

October 1946 to September 1947 Continued *

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River Continued

Date

June 3 

3 

3

Stream

Billings Brook. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hast Creek. ......

locality

Hear Chlttenden, Vt. 

1.2 square miles. 

Hear Chlttenden, Vt. 

2.0 square miles. 

Hear Chlttenden, Vt. 

0.8 square mile.

Drainage are?, 

Drainage area, 

Drainage are?,

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

*160 

t380

**21

** Flow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method and by computation of flow over dam. 

f Flow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.

* Flow at crest stage computed by slope-area method.
INDEX

55

154

279

121

Abbottsvllle, Mlch., Mill Creek near... 139

Accuracy of field data and computed 

results.......................

Acre-foot, definition of............

Adams Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 276

Afton, Mlch., Pigeon River at.......... 11!

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by............

Akron, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River at

Masslllon Road................... 187

Springfield Lake Outlet at........... 188

Allegan, Mlch., Kalamazoo River near...

Allentovm, Ohio, Ottawa River at....... 166

Alma, Mlch., Pine River at.............

Amberg, Wls., Pike River at............

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wls.....

Antwerp, Ohio, Maumee River at.........

Arnhelm, Mlch., Sturgeon River neap....

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio...

Au Ores River, Mlch., discharge measurements of.........................

East Branch, discharge measurements 

of...............................

Au Sable River, Middle Branch, at

Grayling, Mich...................

Auburn, Ind., Cedar Creek at...........

Auburn, N. Y. , Owasco Lake Outlet near.

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio.,... 

near Fort Jennings, Ohio.............

Aurora, Minn., Partridge River near....

St. Louis River near................. 19

Ausable Forks, N. Y., Ausable River

near............................. 249

East Branch Ausable River at......... 251

Ausable River, East Branch, at Ausable 

 Forks, N. Y.....................

discharge measurement of............

near Ausable Forks, N. Y............

West Branch, near Newman, N. Y....... 248

Austin Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 276

Axtell Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of........................277-278

Backus Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 278

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.... 18

Baraga, Mich., Sturgeon River near..... 38

Batavia, N. Y., Tonawanda creek at..... 201

Battle Creek, Mich., Battle Creek at... 91 

Kalamazoo River near................. 88

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich..... 91

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio............. 162

Bear Creek, Mich,, discharge measurements of......................... 280

Bear River, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 279

Beaver Bay, Minn., Baptism River near.. 18

Beaver River, N. Y., Beaver River near. 231

Stlllwater Reservoir near............ 230

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.......... 232

below Stillwater Dam,-near Beaver

River, N. Y. ...................... 231

Behan Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 281

Berea, Ohio, Rocky River near.......... 182

Bergland, Mich., West Branch Ontonagon

River near....................... 36

Berlin, Wls., Fox River at............. 68

Betsie River, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 279

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich... 106 

Big Turkey Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 276

Billings Brook, Vt., discharge measurement of.......................... 282;

Bixler Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of................... 277

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y.....'.. 250

Black River (tributary to Lake Erie) 

at Elyria, Ohio.................

1 Black River (tributary to Lake Huron) 

near Cheboygan, Mich............

near Tower, Mich.

at Watertown, N. Y. 

11 Black River (tributary to Lake Ontario)

near Boonville, N. Y.........3, 222-223

Black River (tributary to St. Clair

River) near Fargo, Mich

90Black River Canal (flowing south) near

138

225

135Blanchard River'at Glandorf, Ohio.... .168-170 

near Findlay, Ohio................... 167

22Blaney, Mich., Duck Creek near 45- 

Manistique River near................ 43

39 Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis......... 23

196Bolton, Mich., North Branch Tfunder Bay

River near....................... 119

Thunder Bay River near............... 117

Bond Falls Canal near Pauldinf, Mich... 32 

279 Boonville, N. Y., Black River Canal

near............................. 225

Black River near........... 3, 222-223

158 Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis........... 57

218 Bouquet River at Wlllsboro, N. Y....... 252

165 Bower Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

164 measurements of..................

30 Brasher Center, N. Y., St. Regis River

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y.

Black River (tributary to Lake Ontario)

Page 

212

181

114

113

224

Boonville, N. Y.

at.

Briar Hill Creek, Mich., discharge 

measurements of.

Brule, Wis., Bois Brule River at.

276

241

276

23

48

176

14

198

245

76

216

217 

210 

208 

arp Lake River, Mlch., discharge

measurements of.................. 279

ass River at Prankenmuth, Mich........ 131

attaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y..... 197

ayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y...... 199

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y......... 215

azenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y...... 200

edar Creek (tributary to Lake Erie) at

Auburn, Ind...................... 158

near Cedarville, Ind................. 159

edar Creek (tributary to Lake Michigan) 

near Cedarburg, Wls

Brule River near Florence, Wis. 

251 Bucyrus, Ohio, Sandusky River near.....

281 Buffalo, N. Y., Niagara River at.......

249 Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.....

Burlington, Vt., Lake Champlain at.....

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind...............

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y.. 

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y. 

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y. 

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y..

73 

97 

73 

159 

Center Rutland, Vt., Otter Creak at...256-257

Cedar River at East Lansing, M'.ch......

Cedarburg, Wis., Cedar Creek mar......

edarville, Ind., Cedar Creek near.....

Chagrin River at Wllloughby, Ohio 

Chapin, N. Y., Canandaigua Lak« Outlet

at.

189

217

242

243 

114 

Cheboygan River near................. Ill

Chasm Falls, N. Y., Salmon Rivnr at.... 

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y. 

Theboygan, Mich., Black River near.....

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich... Ill 

Chicago, 111., Wolf Lake at............ 75

Chicagoan Creek, Mlch., discharge

measurements of.................. 276

hippewa River near Mount Pleasant,

Mich............................. 134

Christiana Creek at ElKhart, Ind....... 86

Churchville, N. Y., Black Creek at..... 212

Cisco Branch. See Ontonagon River,

Cisco BrancR. 

Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich., Cisco Branch

Ontonagon River at............... 34

283
284 INDEX

Page

Clam River, Mioh., discharge measurements of.......................

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich..140-141 

near Fraser, Mich....................

Middle Branch, near Mount Clemens, 

Mieh.............................

North Branch, near Mount Clemens,

Mich.............................

Clyde River at Newport, Vt.............

Coldwater River, East Branch, at Coldwater, Mich......................

Columbia drain. See Sebewaing River,

East Fork. 

Commerce, Mich., Hayes River at........

Huron River at.......................

Computations, accuracy of results of... 

Comstock, Mieh., Kalamazoo River at....

Contents, definition of................

Control, definition of.

Page

Cooperation, record of................. 12-13

Copenhagen, N. Y., Deer River at.......

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., East Branch

Oswegatehie River at.............

Creighton River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

 Croghan, N. Y., Beaver River at........

Crooked Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of...................

Crystal Falls, Mieh., Michigamme River

near.............................

Paint River at.......................

Crystal Lake outlet, Mich., discharge '

measurements of..................

Crystal River, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio... 

at Independence, Ohio................

at Old Portage, Ohio.................

Dansville, N. Y., Canaseraga Creek near 

Data, accuracy of......................

explanation of.......................

Deeatur, Ind., St. Marys River at......

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at

Hobart, Ind......................

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y.........

Defiance, Ohio, Auglalze River near....

Maumee River near....................

Detroit, Mich., River Rogue at.........

Detroit River, Mieh., streams tributary

to, gaging-station records on...143-144 

Devils Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Dewart Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of..................

Dexter, Mich., Huron River near........

Diamond Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt......

Donnattsburg, N. Y., Independence River

at...............................

Driggs River, Mieh., discharge measurement of..........................

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mieh...........

Eagle, Mich., Lookingglass River near.. 

Eagle Creek near Pindlay, Ohio.........

Eagle Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of..................

East Barre, Vt., Jail Branch at........

East Barre Detention Reservoir, Vt.,

contents of......................

East Creek at Rutland, Vt..............

East Pish Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

East Georgia, Vt., Lamoille River at... 

East Lansing, Mich., Cedar River at....

Ebenezer, N. Y., Cazenovia Creek at....

Elkhart, Ind., Christiana Creak at.....

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind...........

Elo, Mich., Otter River near...........

Elyria, Ohio, Black River at...........

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn.....

near Embarrass, Wis..................

Essex Junction, Vt., Winooski River

near.............................

Evart, Mieh., Muskegon River at........

278 

141 

139

142

142 

274

83

147 

145 

5 

89 

2 

1 

-13 

233

234

275 

232

276

53 

52

279

279 

183 

185 

184

208 

5 

2-4 

160

79 

233 

165 

155 

143

144 

281

277 

146

277 

265

229

275 

45

98 

171

277 

263

262 

259

279 

270 

97 

200 

86 

87 

40 

181 

21 

65

261 

103

Ewen, Mich., South Branch Ontonagon

Pair Haven-, Vt., Poultney Rive" below..

Payetteville, N. Y., Limestone Creek at 

Fergus, Mich., Shiawassee Rive-* near... 

Fife Lake outlet, Mich., dischirge

Pindlay, Ohio, Blanchard River near....

Pish Creek, East Branch, at Taberg, 

N. Y.. ...........................

Pish Lake outlet, Ind., diseha-ge

near Flint, Mich. ....................

Fond du Lac, Wis., East Branch Fond du

West Branch Pond du Lac Rive- at..... 

Pond du Lac River, East Branch, at Pond

Port Jennings, Ohio, Auglaize River

Fort Wayne, Ind., St. Joseph River near

Fourmile Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

Fox Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

at Rapide Croche Dam, near WrightsFree Soil, Mich., Big Sable River near.

Fremont Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

Fuller Creek, Mich., discharge measureFurnace Brook, Vt., discharge measureGalien River, East Branch, near New

Gamble Creek, Mich., discharge measureGarden City, Mich. , Middle River Rouge

Gardenville, N. Y. , Buffalo Creek at...

Genesee River- at Driving Park Avenue,

at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, 

N. Y.. ...........................

at Portageville, N. Y. ...............

at Solo, N. Y. .......................

Germfask, Mich., Manistique River at...

Gile, Wis., West Branch Montreal River

Glandorf, Ohio, Blanchard River at.... 16!

Gowanda, N. Y. , Cattaraugus Creek at... 

Grand Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

Grand Rapids. Mieh., Grand River at.... 

Grand River (tributary to Lake Erie)

near North Bristol . -Ohio .............

35

255 

214 

138 

130 

84 

221 

124

279 

167 

171

220

276 

85 

127 

128 

129 

11 

48 

54

70 

71 

69

70 

69

164 

152 

161 

129

280

276 

58

60 

131 

139 

106 

179

278 

279 

281

80 

80

280 

211

144 

198 

76 

127

207

206 

204 

205 

203 

42 

41

25 

56 

J-170 

87 

197

279 

94

192 

190
INDEX 285

Brand River (tributary to Lake Erie)

near Rome, Ohio..................

Grand River (tributary to Lake Michigan) 

at Grand Rapids, Mlch............

at Jackson, Mlch.....................

at Lanslng, Mlch.....................

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y...........

Grayling, Mlch., Manlstee River near... 

Middle Branch Au Sable River at......

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y.

Gulley Creek, Mlch., discharge measurements of.........................

Gulliver Lake outlet, Mlch., discharge 

measurements of..................

Gun Lake outlet, Mlch., discharge

measurements of..................

Gun River, Mlch., discharge measurements of.........................

Hamilton Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurement of...................

Harrlsvllle, N. Y., West Branch

Oswegatchle River near...........

Hart ditch at Monster, Ind.............

Hastings, Mich., Thornapple River near.

Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio...........

Hayes River at Commerce, Mich..........

Heaton Lake outlet, Ind.,'discharge

measurements of..................

Hemlock, H. Y., Canadlce Lake Outlet near

Heuvelton, N. Y., Oswegatchle Rlvernear

Hewitt Brook, ?t., discharge measurement of..........................

Hlgglns Lake Outlet near Roscommon,Mich.

Hiland Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Hlllman, Mich., Thunder Bay RjLver near.

Hiram Rapids, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at..

Hobart, Ind., Deep River at............

Holland Creek, Mlch., discharge

measurement of...................

Honeoyo Creek at Honeoye Palls, N. Y...

Horseshoe Lake outlet, Mlch., discharge 

measurements of..................

Hubbard Lake, Mlch., Lower South

Branch Thunder Bay River near....

Hunt Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

fluron River at Commerce, -Mlch..........

discharge measurement of.............

near Dexter, Mlch....................

Independence, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at.. 

Independence River at Donattsburg, N..Y. 

Indian River at Indian River; Mich.....

near Manlstique, Mich................

Indiana Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of...................

Inkster. Mich., Lower River Rouge, at... 

International Bridge, Minn,, Pigeon

River below......................

Iron Mountain, Mich., Menomlnee River

near.............................

Iron River (tributary to Brule River),

Mich.. discharge measurements of. 

Iron River [tributary to Lake Superior),

Mlch.. discharge measurements of. 

Ithaca, N. Y., Cayuga Inlet near.......

Fall Creek near......................

Jackson, Mlch., Grand River at......... Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt..........

Jefferson, Ohio, Mill Creek near.......

Jimerson Lake outlet. Ind., discharge

measurements of ..................

Johnson, Vt., Lamollle River at........

Jordan Lake outlet, Mich.. discharge

measurements of..................

 Page 

191

94

92

93

238

107

121

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt.

246 Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y....... 253

Lake George outlet (tributary to Lake

279

275 Lake George Outlet (tributary to St. 

Lawrence River) at Tlconderoga, 

N. Y............................. 254

Lake Huron, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of.........-279-280

streams tributary to, gagIng-station

records on......................109-137

281 Lake Lansing outlet, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 278

237 Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt....... 273

278

278

Kalamazoo River at Calkin Dam, near

Allegan, Mlch...................

at Comstock, Mich...................

discharge measurement of............

near Battle Creek, Mlch.............

Keshena Falls, Wis., Wolf River at....

Kllnger Lake outlet, Mich., discharge 

measurements of.................

Koss, Mlch., Msnomlnee River below....

Lachlne, Mlch., Upper South Branch

Thunder Bay River near..........

74

100

180

147

277

210

236

282

101

280

116

183

79

275

209

280

120

279

145

280

146

185

229

110

47

276

144

16

49

275

275

215

214

92 

263 195'

276

269

278

90

89

277

88

63

276

50

118

Lake Michigan, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of.......275-279

streams tributary to, gaglng-station

records on.......................41-108

Lake Ontario, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of........ 281

streams tributary to, gaging-statlon

records on......................203-233

Lake St. Clair, Mich., streams tributary

to, discharge measurements of.... 280

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on......................139-142

Lake St. Helen outlet, Mlch., discharge

meaaurements of.................. 279

Lake Superior, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of........ 275

streams tributary to, gaging-statlon

records on....................... 16-40

Page 

245

See also Richelieu River. 

LaEe~de Neveu near Pond du Lac, Wls.... 71

Lake Erie, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of..........280-281

streams tributary to, gaging-statlon

records on......................145-200

Lake Gage outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of. 276

Michigan), Ind., discharge 

measurements of. 276

Lake Wlnnebago at Oshkosh, Wls. 

Lakewood, Wis., Wheeler Lake near......

Lamollle River at East Georgia, Vt.....

at Johnson, Vt.

59

57

270

269

199

93

130

221

202

77

276 

Little Cuyahoga River at Masslllon Road,

Akron, Ohio...................... 187

at Mogadore, Ohio.................... 186

Little Gratlot River, Mich., discharge

Lancaster, N. Y., Cayuga Creek near....

janslng, Mlch., Grand River at.........

Lapeer, Mich., Farmers Creek near......

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y.. 

,inden, N. Y., Little Tonawanda Creek

at...............................

,ittle Calumet River at Porter, Ind....

,ittle Cedar River, Mich., discharge

measurement of.

measurement of. 275 

61

.202

,ittle Turkey Lake outlet, Ind., discharge measurements of............ 276

,ittle Wolf River at Royalton, Wis..... 3, 66

jittle Green Lake near Markesan, Wis... 

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y.

jookingglass River near Eagle, Mich.... 

Loon Lake outlet, Mlch., discharfe

measurements of.

Lower Long Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurements of..................

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich.....

Lutsen, Minn., Poplar River at.........

McAlllster, Wls., Menomlnee River near. 

McCool, Ind., Salt Creek near..........

McCormick Lake outlet, Mich., difcharge

measurements of..................

McDonald Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

McKeever, N. Y., Middle Branch Mcose

River near.......................

Moose River at.......................

lad River near Moretown, Vt............

Madison, Ohio, Grand River near........

Manlstee River near Grayling, Mlch.....

near Sherman, Mlch...................

North Branch, discharge measurements

of...............................

98

280

277

144

17

51

78

279

275

228

226

266

192

107

108

S79
286 INDEX

Manistique, Mich., Indian River near... 

Manistique River near................

West Branch Manistique River near....

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich.....

near Blaney, Mich....................

near Germfask, Mich..................

near Manistique, Mich................

West Branch, near Manistique, Mich... 

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich......

East Branch, discharge measurements 

of...............................

Marenisco, Mich., Presque Isle River at

Markesan, Wis., Little Green Lake near.

Marsh Creek, Mich., discharge measure-"

ment of..........................

Mass, Mich., East Branch Ontonagon

River near.......................

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio..........

at New Haven, Ind....................

at' Waterville, Ohio................ .156

near Defiance, Ohio..................

Menominee River at Twin Falls, near

Iron Mountain, Mich..............

below Koss, Mich.....................

near McAllister, Wis.................

Merritt, Mich., Muskegon River near....

Mexico, Ohio, Sandusky River near......

Miami & Erie Canal, Ohio, .discharge

measurements of..................

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls,

Mich.............................

Middle River Rouge near Garden City,

Mich.............................

Middlebury, Vt., Otter Creek at........

Midland, Mich., Tittabawassee River

at...............................

Mill Creek (tributary to Grand River) 

near Jefferson, Ohio.............

Mill Creek (tributary to Lake Huron)

near Abbottsville, Mich..........

Mill Creek, North Pork (tributary to 

Mill Creek), Mich., discharge 

measurements of..................

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis......

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt... 

near Richford, Vt....................

Mogadore, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River 

at...............................

Monroe, Mich., Raisin River at.........

Montpelier, Vt., Winooski River at.....

Montreal River, Wis., discharge

measurements of..................

near Saxon, Wis......................

West Branch, at Gile, Wis............

Moose River- at McKeever, N. Y..........

Middle Branch, at Old Forge, N. Y....

near McKeever, N. Y................

Moretown, Vt., Mad River near..........

Morrison Lake outlet, Mich., discharge 

measurements of..................

Mottville, Mich., St. Joseph River at.. 

Mount Clemens, Mich., Clinton River

at..............................140.

Middle Branch Clinton River near.....

North Branch Clinton River near......

Mount Morris, N. Y., Genesee River near 

Mount Pleasant, Mich., Chippewa River 

near.............................

Munith, Mich., Orchard Creek at........

Portage River near...................

Munster; Ind., Hart ditch at...........

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich..........

at Newaygo, Mich.....................

near Merritt, Mich...................

New Haven, Ind., Maumee River at.......

New London, Wis., Wolf River at........

New Troy, Mich., East Branch Galien

River near.......................

Galien River near....................

Newaygo, Mich., Muskegon River at......

Newman, N. Y., West Branch Ausable

River near.......................

Newport, Vt., Clyde River at...........

Lake Memphremagog at.................

Newville, Ind., St. Joseph River near.. 

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.........

280

72

271

272

186

149

260

275

24

25

226

227

228

266

* «e**

Niagara River N. Y., streams tributary to, gaging-station records on201-202 

Niles, Mich., St. Joseph River at...... 82

North Bradley, Mich., Salt River near.. 133 

North Bristol, Ohio, Grand River near.. 190 

North Manistique Lake outlet, Mich.,

discharge measurements of........ 275

North Troy, Vt., Missisquoi River near. 271 

Northfield Falls, Vt., Dog River at.... 265

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y........... 211

Oconto River near Oillett, Wis......... 56

Ogdensburg, N. Y., St. Lawrence River

at............................... 15

Ohio City, Ohio, Roller Creek at....... 173

Old Forge, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River at......................... 227

Old Portage, Ohio, Cuyahogr River at... 184

___ ay, Mich., Rainy River near........ 115

mondaga Creek at Syracuse, N. Y....... 219

Ontonagon River, Cisco Brarch, at Cisco

Lake Outlet, Mich................ 34

East Branch, near Mass, Mich........ 33

Middle Branch, near Faulting, Miah... 28

near Rockland, Mich................ 30

near Trout Creek, Mich............. 29

ne.ar Rockland, Mich.................. 31

South Branch, at Ewen, Mich.......... 35

West Branch, near Berglard, Mich..... 36

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich.......... 96

Orland, Ind., Fawn River at............ 84

Oshkosh, Wis., Lake Winnebfgo at....... 59

Oswegatchie River, East Branch, at

Cranberry Lake, N. Y............. 234

East Branch, near Oswegatchie, N. Y.. 235

near Heuvelton, N. Y................. 236

West Branch, near Harrisville, N. Y.. 237

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y... 213

Ottawa River at Alientown, Onio........ I66t

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.....256-257

at Middlebury, Vt.................... 258

Otter River near Elo, Mich............. 40

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auturn, N. Y... 218

Owosso, Mich., Shiawassee Fiver at..... 123

Ox Creek, Mich., discharge measurementof 277

47

44

46

42

43

41

44

46

99

279

26

61

275

33 

154

153 Onawi 

-157 Oi

155

49

50

51

102

178

281

53

144

258

132

195

139

64

80

80

104

80 P.

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich.....

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn......

Paulding, Mich., Bond Falls Canal near. 

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near... 

Paw Paw River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Pere Marquette River at Sccttville,

Mich.............................

Perry Mills, N. Y., Great Chazy River

at...............................

Piercefield, N. Y., Raquette River at.. 239 

Pigeon Creek near Flint, Ind........... 85

278 Pigeon River at Afton, Mich............ 112

81 at Middle Falls, below International

Bridge, Minn..................... 16

141 Pike River at Amberg, Wis.............. 55

142 Pilgrim River, Mich., discharge

142 measurement of................... 275

206 Pinckney, Mich., Portage Creek near.... 148 

Pine River (tributary to Lake Huron)

134 at Alma, Mich.................... 135

96 Pine River (tributary to Lake Michigan)

95 at Pine River power plant, near

74 Florence, Wis.................... 54

103 Platte River, Mich., discharge measure104 ments of......................... 279

102 Plattsburg, N. Y., Saranac River at.... 247

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn........... 17

153 Portage, Wis., Silver Lake at.......... 61

Portage Creek (tributary to Kalamazoo 

River), Mich., discharge measurements of.........................' 277

'ortage Creek (tributary to Lake Erie)

near Pinckney, Mich.............. 148

Portage Creek (tributary to Portage 

248 River), Mich., discharge 

274 measurements of.................. 280

273 Portage Lake inlet, Mich., discharge

151 measurements of.................. 278

14 Portage River (tributary to Grand River),

Mich., discharge measurements of. 278
INDEX 287

Portage River (tributary to Grand River), 

Mich., Trlst Branch, discharge

Page 

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio....... 178

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio............ 177

measurements of.................. 278Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y

Portage River (tributary to Lake Erie) 

at Woodville, Ohio...............

Portage River (tributary to Lake

Michigan) below Little Portage 

Lake, near Munith, Mich..........

Portage River (tributary to St. Joseph 

River), Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Portageville, N. Y., Genesee River at..

Porter, Ind., Little Calumet River at..

Poultney River below Pair Haven, Vt....

Saxon, Wis., Montreal River near 

175Sclo, N. Y., Genesee River at..........

Scottville, Mich., Pere Marquette River

at............................... 105

95 Sebewaing River (State drain) near

Sebewaing, Mich.................. 136

East Pork (Columbia drain) near 

276 Sebewaing, Mich.................. 137

204Second-feet per square mile, definition 

77 of

255 Second-foot, definition of. 

Powers,"Ohio, Bean Creek at. ........... 162 Second-foot-day, definition of.

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich.. 26 Seneca River, N. Y., discharge measurenear Tula, Mich...................... 27

Proud Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of 

Publications of stream flow by

280

ments of. 

Seneca River feeder canal, N. Y., disSherman, Mich., Manistee River near....

Geological Survey................5-9,11 Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich

by State agencies....................

Pyrites, N. Y., Grass River at.........

9-10

Rabbit River, Mieh., discharge measurement of..........................

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich..........

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich...........

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y....

at Raymondville, N. Y../............. 240

Raymondville, N. Y., Raquette River at

Red Run, Mien., discharge measurements 

of..............................

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at

Rouses Point, N. Y..............

Richford, Vt., Missisquoi River near..

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70,

near Fergus, Mich...................

238Sidnaw, Mich., Sturgeon River nefr....

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis...........

Silver Lake outlet (tributary to Lake 

Michigan), Mich., discharge 

measurements of.................278-279

149 Silver Lake outlet (tributary to St.

239 Lawrence River), Mich., discharge measurements of........... 276

240 Simonton Lake outlet, Ind., disci-arge

measurement of................... 276

280 Skinner Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 277

244 South Range, Wis., Amnicon Lake rear... 22

272 Sparta Lake outlet, Ind., discharge 

measurement of

near Sterling, Mich.............. 122 Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio.

discharge measurements of............ 280 Stage-discharge relation, definition of

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich........... 143 Stanley Creek, Mich., discharge measureRochester, ' ' N. -- - Y., Oenesee - River - at.... 207 -

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio.......

Rockland, Mich., Middle Branch Ontonagon River near.................

Ontonagon River near.................

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio...........

Rogers Rock, N. Y., Lake George at.....

Roller Creek at Ohio City, Ohio........ 173

Rome, Ohio, Grand River near.........

Roscommon, Mich., Hlggins Lake Outlet

near...........................

Rose Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of................

Round Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................280-281

Rouses Point, N. Y., Richelieu River at 244 

Royalton, Wis., Little Wolf River at... 3, 66

101

276

Runoff in inches, definition of. 

Rutland, Vt., East Creek at.

St.

259

Clair River, Mich., streams tributary to, gaging-statlon records 

on..............................138-139

St. Helena, N. Y., Genesee River at....

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Brie) discharge measurements of.. 276 

near Port Wayne, Ind................. 152

near Newville, Ina................... 151

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Michigan) at Mottville, Mich..... 81

at Niles, Mich....................... 82

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y. 15 

streams tributary to, discharge

measurements of.................281-282

gaging-statlon records on.........234-274

St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn...... 19

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind........ 160

near Port Wayne, Ind. 

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N.Y.

161

241

Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich........125-126

Salmon River at Chasm Palls, N. Y. 

Salt Creek near Mccool, Ind............

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich..., 

Sand Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of..................

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio, 

near Premont, Ohio...................

242

78

277

247

24

203

1

1

1

281

charge measurements of........... 281

108

123

124

37

61

277

188

1

ments of 275

194 State drain. See Sebewaing River.

Sterling, Mich77~Rifle River near...... 122

30 Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River,

N. Y............................. 230

Stryker, Ohio, Tiffin River at......... 163

253 Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

173 Huron) near Wolverine, Micl-...... 109

191 Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

Superior) near Arnheim, Mich..... 39

near Baraga, Mich.................... 38

near Sidnaw, Mich...........;........ 37

Swan Creek (tributary to Lake Erie) at 

Toledo, Ohio.....................

Swan Creek (tributary to Lake Michigan),

174

Mich., discharge measuremert of.. 278

Sylvan Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of

Syracuse, N. Y., Onondaga Creek ft....

Syracuse Lake outlet 

measurements -

Ind., disci-arge

277

219

277

Taberg, N. Y., East Branch Fish Creek 

at.

205 Tahquamenon River, Mich., discharge 

measurement of.

220

275 

150 

1-2 

100

279

120

117

116

119

118 

254 

163 

132 

174 

150 

133 Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y....... 201

113 

172 

57

29

Tenmlle Creek at Toledo, Ohio..........

Terms, definition of...................

Thornapple River near Hastings, Klch... 

Thunder Bay River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Lower South Branch near Hubbard Lake, 

Mich.............................

near Bolton, Mich....................

near Hlllman, Mich...................

North Branch, near Bolton, Mich......

Upper South Branch, near Lachine,

Mich..............................

Tlconderoga, N. Y., Lake George at.....

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio..........

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich... 

Toledo, Ohio, Swan Creek at............

Tenmile Creek at.

Tower, Mich., Black River near. 

Town Creek near Van Wert, Ohio. 

Townsend, Wis., Boot Lake near.

179 Trout-Creek, Mich., Middle Branch 

Ontonagon River near........
288 INDEX

Page

True Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 281

Tula, Mloh., Presque Isle River near... 27 

Twin Branch, West Branch of, Ind., discharge measurements of........... 277

Union Lake outlet, Mich., discharge 

measurements of"................

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky River 

near...........................

Van Wert, Ohio, Town Creek near........

Wabee Lake outlet, Ind., discharge

measurements of..................

Waldron Lstke outlet, Ind., discharge

measurement of...................

Walsh Creek, Mich., discharge measurement of..........................

Wardwell Brook, Vt., discharge measurement of..........................

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.....

Watertown, N. Y., Black River at.......

280

177

172

277

277

275

282

267

268

224

Waterville, Ohio, Maumee River at.....156-157

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis........ 67-68

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis........ 57

Willoughby, Ohio, Chagrin.River at..... 189

Page

Willow Creek, Ind., discharge measurements of.................... 277

Willsboro, N. Y:-, Bouquet River at..... 252

Windsor, Ohio, Phelps Creek near....... 193

Winooski River at' Montpelier, Vt....... 260

near Essex Junction, Vt.............. 261

North Branch, at Wrightsville, Vt.... 264

Winooski River Basin, Vt., reservoirs

in............................... 262

Wolf Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 279

Wolf Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 281

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.............. 75

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River,

Wis.............................. 62

at Keshena Palls, Wis................ 63

at New. London, Wis.... t.............. 64

Wolverine, Mich., Sturgeon River near.109,112

Woodville, Ohio, Portage River at. 

Work, division of....................

scope of...........................

Wrightstown, Wis., Fox River near....

Wrightsville, Vt., North Branch

Winooski River at..............

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir, Vt 

contents of....................

175

13

60

264

262

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