Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1960

Part 3-B. Cumberland and Tennessee 

River Basins

Prepared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1706

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and 

Virginia, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1961
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington 25, D.C.
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and with other agencies, 

by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, 

chief, under the general direction of E. L. Hendricl-s, chief, 

Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records 

Section.

The dataware collected and computed under supervision of district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

L. E. Carroon............................................................... Montgomery, Ala.

J. S. Cragwall............................................................ Chattanoogf. Tenn.

J. W. Gambrell........................................................... Charlottesville, Va.

E. B. Rice....................................................................... Raleigh, N. C.

W. H. Robinson.................................................................Jackson, Miss.

F. F. Schrader................................................................. Louisville, Ky.

M. T. Thomson.................................................................... Atlanta, Ga.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1960

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IV
CONTENTS

Page 

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

Cooperation.......................................................................... 1

Division of work..................................................................... 2

DefinitioQ of terms and abbreviations ................................................ 2

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3

Explanation of data .................................................................. 4

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7

Publications......................................................................... 8

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12

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

Cumberland River basin

Poor Fork (head of Cumberland River) at Cumberland, Ky............................. 14

Cumberland River near Harlan, Ky................................................... 15

Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky................................................ 16

Cumberland River near Pineville, Ky................................................ 17

Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky............................................... 18

Cumberland River at Williamsburg, Ky............................................... 19

Cumberland River at Cumberland Palls, Ky........................................... 20

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky....................................................... 21

Rockcastle River:

Wood Creek near London, Ky..................................................... 22

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.................................................. 23

Hughes Fork Beaver Creek:

Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky.............................................. 24

Beaver Creek: 

Hurricane Fork:

Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky............................................... 25

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky.................................................... 26

New River (head of South Fork Cumberland River) at New River, Term............... 27

Clear Fork near Robbins, Term.................................................. 28

South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky..................................... 29

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky..................................................... 30

Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky................................................... 31

East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Term........................................ 32

West Fork Obey River near Alpine, Term......................................... 33

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term................................................ 34

Cumberland River at Celina, Tenn................................................... 35

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn.................................................. 36

Caney Fork:

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Term.. 

Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn. 

Caney Fork near Rock Island, Tenn.

Spring Creek near Lebanon, Tenn

Drakes Creek above Hendersonville, Tenn

Cumberland River below Old Hickory, Tenn........................................... 43

East Fork Stones River:

Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Tenn.

West Fork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Stones River above Donelson, Tenn................................................ 47

Mill Creek near Antioch, Tenn.................................................... 48

Harpeth River:

West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Tenn..................................... 49

Harpeth River at Belleview, Tenn................................................. 50

Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Tenn........................................ 51

Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Tenn.......................................... 52

Red River near Adams, Tenn....................................................... 53

Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams, Tenn........................................ 54

Yellow Creek near Shiloti, Tenn................................................... 55

Cumberland River at Dover, Tenn.................................................... 56

South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky...................................... 57

Little River near Cadiz, Ky...................................................... 58

Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.................................................. 59

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin............................................... 60

Tennessee River basin

French Broad River (head of Tennessee River) at Rosman, N. C....................... 62

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C................................................ 63

French Broad River at Blantyre, N. C............................................... 64

Mills River near Mills River, N. C............................................... 65

French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C............................................. 66

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.................................................... 67

Swannanoa River:

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, N. C............................................. 68

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C................................................ 69

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C.............................................. 70

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.................................................... 71

French Broad River at Marshall, N. C............................................... 72

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse , N. C ........................................... 73

French Broad River near Newport, Tenn.............................................. 74

West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C. ................... 75

West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesville, N. C.................. 76
CONTENTS

Gaging-station re cords--Continued 

Tennessee River basin Continued 

French Broad River Continued

West Pork Pigeon River Continued Page

East Pork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C....................................... 77

Pigeon River at Canton, N. C ..................................................... 78

Richland Creek:

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C............................................. 79

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C........................................... 80

Pigeon River hear Hepco, N. C .................................................... 81

Pigeon River at Newport, Term.................................................... 82

North Toe River (head of Nolichucky River):

South Toe River near Celo , N C................................................ 83

Cane River near Sioux, N. C.................................................... 84

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Term............................................ 85

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term...................................... 86

Lick Creek at Mohawk, Term..................................................... 87

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term......................................... 88

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Term......................................... 89

French Broad River near Knoxville, Term............................................ 90

South Fork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va........................ 91

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va........................................... 92

Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va................................ 93

South Fork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Term........................... 94

Beaver Creek near Bristol, Va.................................................. 95

Watauga River near Sugar Grove, N. C ........................................... 96

Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Term........................................... 97

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.............................................. 98

Watauga River at Elisabethton, Term............................................ 99

South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Term...................................... 100

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.................................... 101

North Fork Holston River near Gate City, Va.................................... 102

Holston River at Surgoinsville, Tenn............................................. 103

Big Creek near Rogersville, Tenn............................................... 104

Holston River near Jefferson City, Tenn.......................................... 105

Holston River near Knoxville, Tenn............................................... 106

Tennessee River:

First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn........................ 107

Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn................................................. 108

Little River near Maryville, Tenn................................................ 109

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C....................................... 110

Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C ............................................. Ill

Cullasaja River at Cullasaja, N. C............................................. 112

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N. C......................................... 113

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C..................................... 114

Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C. ............................................ 115

Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee, N. C........................................... 116

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C................................................ 117

Tuckasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C............................................ 118

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.......................................... 119

Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.......................................... 120

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C ......................................... 121

Little Tennessee River below Chilhowee Dam, Tenn................................. 122

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn.......................................... 123

Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Tenn........................................... 124

Clinch River at Richlands, Va .................................................... 125

Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.................................................... 126

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va................................................ 127

Clinch River at Speers Ferry, Va................................................. 128

Clinch River above Tazewell, Term................................................ 129

Powell River near Jonesville, Va............................................... 130

Powell River near Arthur, Tenn................................................. 131

Clinch River below Norris Dam, Tenn.............................................. 132

Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, Tenn...................................... 133

Clinch River near Scarboro, Tenn. ................................................ 134

Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Tenn....... 135

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Tenn........................................... 136

Emory River: 

Obed River:

Daddys Creek near Hebbertsburg, Tenn....................................... 137

Obed River near Lancing, Tenn................................................ 138

Emory River at Oakdale, Tenn................................................... 139

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn. .................................................. 140

Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga.................................................... 141

Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville, N. C. ......................... 142

Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C................................................ 143

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.................................................. 144

Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga............................................. 145

Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.................................. 146

Turtletown Creek at Turtle town, Tenn........................................... 147

Hiwassee River near McParland, Tenn.............................................. 148

Toccoa River (head of Ocoee River) near Dial, Ga............................... 149

Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga............................................... 150

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Tenn................................................ 151

Pightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga........................................ 152

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Tenn......................................... 153

North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Tenn........................................ 154

Ocoee River at Emf, Tenn....................................................... 155

Ocoee River at Parksville, Tenn................................................ 156

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Tenn............................................ 157

South Chestuee Creek near Benton, Tenn......................................... 158
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records--Continued 

Tennessee River basin Continued

Hiwassee River Continued Page

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn............................................ 159

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Tenn................................... 160

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn............................................... 161

Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga............................................ 162

Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Tenn............................... 163

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn...................................'.......... 164

Town Creek near Geraldine, Ala................................................... 165

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala............................................. 166

FlLnt River near Chase, Ala...................................................... 167

Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala................................................. 168

Indian Creek near Madison, Ala................................................... 169

Piney Creek near Athens, Ala..................................................... 170

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala.................................................. 171

Elk River near Pelham, Tenn...................................................... 172

Elk River at Estill Springs, Tenn................................................ 173

Mulberry Creek:

West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Tenn................................... 174

Elk River above Fayetteville, Tenn............................................... 175

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Tenn............................................. 176

Richland Creek:

Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn............................................ 177

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.............................................. 178

Elk River near Prospect, Tenn.................................................... 179

Sugar Creek near Good Springs , Ala............................................. 180

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala................................................ 181

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Tenn................................................... 182

Tennessee River at Florence, Ala................................................... 183

Spring Creek:

Tuscumbia Spring at Tuscumbia, Ala ............................................. 184

Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala.................................................. 185

Bear Creek near Red Bay, Ala..................................................... 186

Cedar- Creek near Pleasant Site, Ala............................................ 187

Little Bear Creek near Halltown, Ala......................................... 188

Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala ........................................................ 189

Tennessee River at Savannah, Tenn.................................................. 190

Duck River below Manchester, Tenn. ............................................... 191

Garrison Fork:

Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Tenn.......................................... 192

Duck River near Shelbyville, Tenn................................................ 193

Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Tenn.............................................. 194

Duck River at Columbia, Tenn..................................................... 195

Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Tenn............................................ 196

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn.................................................... 197

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Tenn........................................... 198

Buffalo River near Flat Woods, Tenn............................................ 199

Buffalo River near Lobelville, Tenn............................................ 200

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn................................................ 201

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky................................................... 202

East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky............................................. 203

East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky........................................... 204

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin................................................ 205

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.................................................... 214

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites:

Low-flow partial-record stations ................................................... 215

Crest-stage partial-record stations ................................................ 219

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 225

Springs in Tennessee ................................................................. 229

Index................................................................................ 231

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

Figure 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing areas covered by 18 of the

20 volumes on surface water supply...................................... 9

2. Comparison of discharge at three long-term representative gaging stations

during 1960 water year with median discharge for period 1931-60......... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1960

This volume is one of a series of CO reports presenting records of stage, discharge, 

and content, of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 1960 water 

year. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in 

relation to problems of irrigation, similar records have been obtained at more than 15,500 

gaging stations in the 50 States. On September 30, I960, the Geological Survey and cooperating organisations were maintaining 7,300 gaging stations. Partial-record stations for 

low flow or for floodflow have been operated at many other points. In addition, discharge 

measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the 1960 water year at 

gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in the Cumberland and 

Tennessee River basins are given in this report.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organization? have cooperated with the Geological 

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that 

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organisations that assisted in 

the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are: 

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist. 

Georgia: State Highway Department, J. L. Gillis, chairman.

Kentucky: University of Kentucky, F. G. Dickey, president, through State Geological Survey, ¥. W. Hagan, director and State geologist.

Mississippi: State Board of Water Commissioners, S. A. Thompson, chairman. 

North Carolina: State Department of Water Resources, H. E. Brown, director; State 

Highway Commission, W. F. Babcock, director; city of Asheville, Weldon Weir, city 

manager; city of Waynesville, W. H. Way, mayor.

Tennessee: State Department of Conservation and Commerce, J. B. McBride, commissioner, through Division of Water Resources, R. W. Robinson, water engineer; State 

Department of Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Stream Pollution 

Control, S. L. Jones, director; State Department of Highways, D. W. Moulton, commissioner, through H. D. Long, highway engineer, and F. Greve, bridge engineer; city of 

Chattanooga, P. R. Olgiati, mayor, and M. J. Hensley, city coordinator.

Virginia: State Department of Highways, 3. D. May, commissioner, succeeded by 

H. H. Harris.

Under a cooperative agreement covering the Tennessee River basin and the Csney Fork 

basin above Great Falls Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority furnished financisl assistance 

for the operation of 90 gaging stations, of which 6 were in Alabama, 6 in Georgia, 1 in 

Kentucky, 19 in North Carolina, 49 in Tennessee, and 9 in Virginia.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engireers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 15 gaging statiors in Kentucky 

and 16 in Tennessee. 1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-B

Assistance was also furnished by the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Department 

of the Air Force, Atomic Energy Commission, and the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce.

The following organizations aided In collecting records:

North Carolina: Town of Highlands; American Enka Corp.; Carolina Power & Light Co.; 

Champion Paper & Fibre Co.; Olln Mathleson Chemical Corp.; and the Mead Corp., Sylva 

Division.

Tennessee: Aluminum Co. of America; Tennessee Copper Co; Bowaters Couthern Paper 

Corp.

Virginia: American Cyanamid Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological 

Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in 

the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices 

listed below.

State District office Address

Alabama.......................... Montgomery.............. 507 New Post Office Building.

Georgia a/. ...................... Atlanta................. 805 Peachtree St. Building.

Kentucky b/...................... Louisville.............. 522 West Jefferson St.

Mississippi. ..................... Jackson................. 402 High St.

Horth Carolina _c/................ Raleigh................. Federal Building.

Tennessee d/..................... Chattanooga............. 823 Edney Building.

Virginia......................... Charlottesville......... Natural Resources Building,

	University of Virginia.

a/ Gaging stations in Tennessee River basin in Georgia operated by Chattanooga ard Raleigh district 

offices; partial-record stations operated by Atlanta district office.

b/ Except for Tennessee River near Paducah.

c/ Including Hiwassee River at Presley, Ga., Nottely River near Blairsville, Ga., and Nottely River 

at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

d/ Including stations in the Ocoee River basin in Georgia and Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala., Chattanooga Creek near Flintstone, Ga., Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala., Tennessee River at Florence 

and at Whitesburg, Ala., and Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. All gagingstation records for Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, and some for Tennessee have 

been analyzed by electronic computer to give: (1) the number of days in each year that 

the daily discharge was between selected limits (duration tables); and (g) the lowest mean 

discharge for selected numbers of consecutive days in each year. In addition, the records 

for Kentucky and North Carolina give the highest mean discharge for selected numbers of 

consecutive days In each year. The records for Horth Carolina have also b?en analyzed to 

give the lowest daily discharge not exceeded during selected numbers of consecutive days 

in each year. Provisional records of discharge, information on the availability of electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging-station records 

may generally be obtained from the district offices.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Paging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used in connection 

with a discharge record, the term is applied herein only to those gaging stations where 

a continuous record of discharge is obtained.
DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS 3

Partial-record station is a particular site where limited streamflow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses.

Cubic foot per second (cfs) 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.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff in inches (in.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time period were uniformly distributed on It.

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

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second 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 the relation between gage height and the amourt of water 

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction cf the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

Contents is the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise Indicated, volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. 

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noneontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 20, 1951, the 

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem, all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station 

are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it 

is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on'first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on 

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.
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As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station has 

been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station nimber for a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of both types 

of statiotis. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station includes the part number, but the station number as shown in this report, just to the left 

of the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For example, for a station with the complete number SB-4515.OU, the station number shown in this 

report is 4515. The notation to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 3B for 

all stations in this report and is therefore omitted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a 

nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. 

These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard 

textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stags-discharge relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are 

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect 

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, 

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and 

logarithmic plotting. 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. If the stage-discharge relation fo" a station is 

temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, the daily 

mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

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

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the us? of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining 

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 stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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

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

the winter, and it becomes 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 other stations in the same or nearby basin3. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this Information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge 

of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and 

ends on September 30. A calendar for the 1960 water year is shown on page IV for the 

purpose of finding the day of the week for any date.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of th= gaging 

station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River 

mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, is that determined and used by the 

Tennessee Valley Authority or the Corps of Engineers. Under "Records available" are given 

the periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to thos? at the 

present site. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and th= datum of 

the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, 

and datums of previous gages used during the period of records available. The reference 

to "datum of 1929" and adjustments of other years are to the datum of the TJ. S. Coast and 

Geodetic Survey. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for the number 

of years Indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five complete years of 

record or for stations where changes in water development during the period of record 

cause the figure to have little significance. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is of no importance). In the first paragraph, 

the data given are for the complete current water year unless otherwise specified. In the 

second paragraph, the data given are for the periods of record within the calendar year 

dates in the heading (not necessarily those for the complete years indicated by the heading 

dates). Reliable information concerning major floods that have occurred outside the period 

of record are given in the third or last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise 

qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a waterstage recorder, a crest-stage gage, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. 

If the maximum gage height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is 

given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions 

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

Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it 

easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-B

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

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed 

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

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are 

concerned in the revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as 

follows: "(M)" means that only the instantaneous maximum discnarge was revised; "(m)" 

that only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were 

revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure 

was first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic 

feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are published, a revision of the 

drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage 

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual 

series of reports.

Skeleton rating tables are generally published for all stations except those at which 

the daily discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the 

shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables 

are generally not published for stations on canals.

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

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the daily 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 once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs bas-?d 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 daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

each month are underlined. If the figure is repeated, it is underlined only on the first 

day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of 

the dally figures; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Discharge for the month may 

be expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in inches 

(line headed "In."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per 

second per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes 

large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin 

is usually les-s than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the figures of maximum are the maximum 

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of 

most stations are listed below the table of daily and monthly discharge. All independent 

peaks above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selected so that an average of about three peaks a year will be presented. 

Peak discharges are not published for canals, ditches, drains, or for any stream for which 

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

Footnotes to the table of daily discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed 

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and ice 

effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days on 

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they 

were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

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 seme reservoirs a table showing daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

given stages is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on 

a daily basis, but is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly date are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for tte purpose 

of making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment leads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published in an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued in four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At mfny other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published 

as "miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to 

in "Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is obtained also at the time a discharge measurement is made; such temperature readings are not 

reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is 

a table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period to investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability 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 discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of 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
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-B

more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff are, in 

general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Discharge at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, increase or decrease 

in evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, figures 

of cubic feet per second per square mile and of runoff in inches are not published unless 

satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, for changes in contents of 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 it is so stated. 

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.

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 actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

Basic data for gaging stations are published in an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, including one each for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the 

records for the 48 States were published in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for 

Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the various parts are indicated by the following 

list and the map in figure 1.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeecfee River 

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. 

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Goverrment Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists givirg prices. 

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

United States.
PUBLICATIONS

596633 O -61 - Z
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-B

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division 

of the Geological Survey. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report are 

given on page 2.

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.

Streamflcw data for the years 1664-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2

B 131........ 

16th A, pt. 2

WSP 11

16th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15. ......

WSP 16... .... 

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. ...............

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

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge...

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

Year

1664 to September 1890.

1684-92

1666-93.

1693-94. 

1895.

1696.

1895-96. 

1697.

1897.

1697. 

1696.

1698.

1698.

1899.

1901.

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins were included 

with those of the other streams of the Ohio River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Cumberland and 

Tennessee River basins, 1899-1960

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-6

1909

1910

1911

WSP

36

46

65, 75

83

98

126

169

Z05

243

Z63

263

303

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1916

1919-20

19Z1

1922

1923

1924

WSP

323

353

363

403

433

453

473

503

5Z3

543

563

563

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSP

603

6Z3

643

663

663

696

713

726

743

756

763

603

Year

1937

1936

1939

1940

1941

194Z

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

823

653

673

893

923

953

973

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

 1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

WSP

1143

1173

1206

1236

1276

1336

1386

1436

1506

1556

1626

1706

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 has 

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1306. That report contains a summary of monthly and 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained 

in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and revised where 

warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever practical.

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

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

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

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

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and
RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SUPVEY 11

compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. A list of these reports follows:

Report

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

WSP 771: Floods In the United States, magnitude and frequency.

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

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

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

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 In the southeastern States.

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods In the United States during 1950.

WSP 1227-A: Floods of March-April 1951 In Alabama and adjacent States.

WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods In the United States during 1951.

WSP 1260-F: Summary of floods In the United States during 1952.

WSP 1320-E: Summary of floods In the United States during 1953.

WSP 1370-C; Summary of floods In the United States during 1954.

Clr. 100: Floods In Georgia, frequency and magnitude.

Clr. 342: Floods In Alabama, frequency and magnitude.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table below contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this report, 

at which records of discharge were collected during the 1960 water year by agercles other 

than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are not contained Ir publications of the Geological Survey, nor have they been published elsewhere, except as noted In 

footnotes to the table.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Beech River. ............ 

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

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

Birdsong Creek. ......... 

Browns Creek. ...........

Chambers Creek. ......... 

Chestuee Creek. ......... 

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

Clear Creek. ............

Coke Creek. .............

Cold Mill Creek. ........ 

Coweeta Creek basin b/. .

Cypress Swamp drainage 

ditch. 

Harmon Creek. ...........

Indian Creek. ........... 

Limestone Creek. ........

Little Dry Creek. ....... 

Little Yellow Creek. ....

Middleton Creek. ........

Parker Branch ........... 

Persimmon Creek. ........

Pigeon River basin d/. . . 

Pine Tree Branch. .......

Pond Creek No. 1........

Poor Valley Creek e/. . . . 

Do . fi/ ..............

Turkey Creek (Beech 

River tributary) . 

Turkey Creek (Tennessee 

River tributary) . 

Walker Switch Creek. ....

White Creek.. ...........

White Oak Creek. ........ 

Yellow Creek. ........... 

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

Location

Near Chesterfield, Tenn. ......... 

Near Darden, Tenn. ............... 

Near Lexington, Tenn. ............ 

At State Highway 365, near Leedy, 

Hiss. 

Near Holladay, Tenn. ............. 

Near Chesterfield, Tenn. .........

Opposite Kendrick, Miss. ......... 

Zion Hill, Tenn. ................. 

Dentville, Tenn. ................. 

Near darth, Ala., at County Road. 

At State Highway 65, near Garth, 

Ala. 

Near Chapel Hill, Miss. .......... 

Near Cross Roads, Miss. .......... 

Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory 

near Franklin, N. C. 

Near Oilbertsville, Ky. ...........

Near Lexington, Tenn. ............

Near Cerro Oordo, Tenn. .......... 

U. S. Highway 72, near Athens, 

Ala. 

Near Oarth, Ala. ................. 

At U. S. Highway 72, near Burnsville, Miss. 

Below Highway 39, near Englewood, 

Tenn.

Near Leicester, N. C. ............ 

At Persimmon Creek Dam, near 

Letitia, N. C. 

Near Waynesville, N. C........... 

Near Lexington, Tenn. ............ 

At Highway 104, near Lexington, 

Tenn. 

Hear Wilson Dam, Ala. ............

Near Mooresburg, Tenn ............ 

Hear Spruce Pine School, Tenn. . . .

Hear Savannah, Tenn. .............

At U. S. Highway 72, near Burnsville, Miss.

Near Mllledgevllle, Tenn. ........ 

Near Burns vi lie, Miss. ........... 

Near Cairo, Miss .................

Period Collected by

1960 Tennessee Valle-' Authority. 

1954-60 Do. 

1953-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do.

1940-60 Do. 

1953-60 Do. 

1953-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do. 

1939-60a/ Do. 

1944-60 Do. 

1944-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do.

1959-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do. 

1934-60 U. S. Forest Se-vice.

1943-60C/ Tennessee Valle;' Authority.

1953-60 Do. 

1939-60 Do. 

1939-60 ' Do. 

1939-60 Do.

1959-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do.

1944-60 ' Do.

1939-60 Do. 

1942-60 Do. 

1952-60 Do. 

1942-60 Do.

1949-60 Do. 

1941-60 Do. 

1953-60 Do.

1949-60 ' Do. 

1948-60 . Do. 

1959-60 I Do. 

1958-60 i Do. 

1939-60 . Do. 

1953-60 Do.

1939-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do.

1934-60 Do. 

1939-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do. 

1959-60 Do.

a/ Records observed near Kendrick from November 1939 to May 1942 and opposite Kendrick from May 

1942 to 1960.

b/ The Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service operates 17 stations 

in Coweeta Creek basin in order to obtain records of runoff from small areas.

c/ Records for 1943-54 published in compilation report No. 1 by Tennessee Valley Authority} 

those for 1954-57 published in compilation report No. 2.

r

The Tennessee Valley Authority operates stations on six small watersheds ranging in area from 

to 5.6 acres in the Pigeon River basin.

e/ The Poor Valley Creek gage location alternates between the Spruce Pine and Mooresburg sites 

depending on the elevation of Cherokee Lake backwater.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 3-B 

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Streamflow was above median during most of the year and was excessive in part of the 

area during nearly every month. In October the mean discharge of French Broad River at 

Asheville, H. C., was the highest for the month since 1936. Frequent local flooding occurred during the year but was generally limited to bankfull stages.

Figure 2, on page 13, for which records of three long-term representative gaging stations were used, shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharge for the 1960 

water year with the median discharge for the period 1931-60.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

French Broad River at Asheville, N. C. 

Drainage area, 945 sq mi.

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The

year

North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va 

Drainage area, 222 sq mi.

 § 500

£

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. The

year

»8,051 8,646

Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Tenn. 

Drainage area, 2,557 sq mi.

4000

2000

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept The

year 

Explanation

Median of monthly and yearly mean discharge for period 1931-60. 

Monthly and yearly mean discharge for 1960 water year.

Figure 2. Comparison of discharge at three long-term representative gaging stations during 

I960 water year with median discharge for period 1931-60.
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4005. Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky.

Location. Lat 36 C 58'26", long 82°59'35", at left end downstream side of Second Street 

Bridge at Cumberland, Harlan County, 0.1 mile upstream from Cloverlick Creek and 

0.5 mile downstream from Looney Creek.

Drainage area. 82.3 sq mi.

Records available . March 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,415.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 140 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 8.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 11.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow for part of Oct. 28, 1952.

Flood in January 1927 reached a stage of about 10.2 ft (discharge, 12,000 cfs, estimated by Corps of Engineers ) .

Remarks . Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 

Drainage area.

1940(M). WSP 1336: 1949-51, 1953(P). WSP 1506:

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-1.1

-.8

-.4

0.0 

.5

13Z 

232

1.0 

Z.O 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

360

740

1,230

1,820

2,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

50

34

27

24

23

42

52

48

52

43

34

34

176

194

104

68

52

42

35

31

29

29

50

68

84

*206

194

130

105

88

2,249

72.5

0.881

1.02

Nov.

80

68

58

53

49

44

40

37

36

34

32

31

3T

32

41

51

115

172

134

101

93

65

65

778

596

172

500

2.110

540

300

6,458

215

2.61

2.92

Dec.

22O

210

239

230

196

202

184

158

160

*182

198

491

648

429

295

226

190

290

740

492

325

241

200

186

186

192

186

246

308

260

216

8,526

275

3.34

3.85

Jan.

178

162

487

484

312

246

241

218

220

232

308

295

268

*234

295

280

234

208

174

142

124

107

b93

b84

b80

b77

84

92

90

92

94

6,235

201

2.44

2.82

Feb.

90

84

77

77

216

660

378

268

214

243

516

348

278

222

172

160

178

302

255

212

204

202

204

210

320

*676

*372

272

224

7,634

263

3.20

3.45

Mar.

188

182

237

188

154

b!35

b!20

bl!5

bllO

blOS

blOO

b96

b92

blOO

154

355

*512

508

328

248

204

180

170

208

265

246

354

640

*1,080

1.140

672

9,186

296

3.60

4.15

Apr.

405

325

295

372

375

318

268

218

186

160

138

124

110

98

88

83

77

77

68

62

60

60

56

53

53

51

65

64

58

58

4,425

148

1.80

2.00

May

62

58

55

53

51

51

56

84

~98 101

92

86

80

78

73

65

59

56

51

47

50

46

40

41

68

50

63

83

84

74

60

2,015

65.0

0.790

0.91

June

51

a43

a38

a35

a32

a29

28

27

25

25

25

31

30

27

27

24

37

27

24

22.

22

32

81

116

180

92

59

47

*41

44

1,321

44.0

0.535

0.60

July

90

237

192

248

160

99

71

56

54

537

768

325

180

118

86

66

56

56

53

45

42

35

36

33

*31

36

37

28

25

24

23

3,847

124

1.51

1.74

Aug.

22

20

19

27

20

19

21

46

54

43

63

39

35

a31

28

a24

828

20

19

19

53

99

93

57

37

33

28

25

23

21

*35

1,101

35.5

0.431

0.50

Sept.

*37

28

20

19

19

17

17

16

19

42

299

166

96

59

45

37

33

32

25

25

23

23

21

20

20

19

18

26

62

37

1,320

44.0

0.535

0.60

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,350 Min 9.5 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.81

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,110 Min 16 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.56

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Nov. 28 (3:30 a.m.) 5,200 cfs (5.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge for periods Oct. 5, 6, June 7-16, 18-22, July 22, 24-26, July 28 to Aug. 8, 15, 

18-20, 26-31, Sept. 2-9, 17-28, computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4010. Cumberland River neap Harlan, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°50'48", long 83°21'21", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 119 at Loyall, 1.6 miles upstream from Fourmile Branch, 2.0 miles downstream from confluence of Poor and Clover Porks, and 2 miles west of Harlan, Harlan 

County.

Drainage area. 374 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1960.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,140.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 4, 1941, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 654 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13.900 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 11.65 ft); min- 

 imum, 48 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.29 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 37,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 22.81 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 9, 1953.

Floods In 1918 and 1929 reached stages of about 22 and 20.0 ft, respectively, from 

information by local residents.

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

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1940(M). WSP 1173: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

107

210

385

640

2.5- 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

960

1,380

3,550

7,750

11,000

0.4 

.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

68

113

230

415

645

2.5 960

3.0 1,380

5.0 3,550

7.0 6,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

188

145

90

69

57

50

82

148

142

125

116 

101

90

200

485

274

182

138

112

94

82

73

71

150

280

294

*530

575

365

274 

222

5,804

187

0.500

0.58

Nov.

188

166

145

132

123

116

107

96

90

86

84 

80

76

80

92

123

264

434

369

277

225

190

171

2,220

2,400

992

2,470

9,920

2,460

1,230

25,406

847

2.26

2.53

Dec.

834

760

1,330

1,100

848

808

827

712

*634

682

754 

2,740

3,810

2,030

1,320

925

730

873

5.860

2,500

1,560

1,070

808

700

628

610

604

1,080

1,910

2,300 

984

40,331

1,301

3.48

4.01

Jan.

760

646

1,750

2.240

1,470

1,110

1,160

1,270

1,240

1,130

1,210 

1,200

*1,350

1,550

1,740

1,780

1,320

1,040

820

664

b540

b470

b420

b370

b350

b340

357

403

416

426 

426

29,968

967

2.59

2.98

Feb.

408

377

353

341

515

2,400

1,910

1,320

1,000

1,300

3,840 

1,980

1,440

1,120

b750

b700

766

1,560

1,590

bl,150

bl , 000

b920

b880

b880

1,140

2.730

1,720

1,220

984

36,294

1,251

3.34

3.61

Mar.

784

724

1,140

904

740

650

600

550

b520

bSOO

b470 

b450

b380

b420

640

1,510

2,400

2,680

1,660

1,220

960

841

827

1,030

1,380

1,230

1,780

3,060

4,920

5.420 

3,720

44,110

1,423

3.80

4.39

Apr.

2.110

1,600

1,380

1,820

1,840

1,560

1,300

1,040

862

730

635 

540

490

440

410

385

370

355

325

300

285

295

280

260

245

240

260

300

£70

255

£1,182

706

1.89

2.11

May

280

265

234

227

215

212

244

391

460

430

375 

347

318

296

275

251

230

218

200

185

173

164

146

140

200

176

218

300

293

254 

212

7,929

256

0.684

0.79

June

182

158

146

135

121

111

101

91

87

83.

83 

99

140

135

143

118

216

276

164

113

162

230

1,600

1,780

2.920

1,080

586

*419

351

395

12,225

408

1.09

1.22

July

2,240

2,430

1,230

1,160

802

545

407

324

275

3,740

4.860 

2,270

1,180

760

550

439

375

335

314

276

254

224

264

300

210

*170

359

209

164

140 1 pc: ics

26,931

869

2.32

2.66

Aig.

115

105

100

94

90

86

130

170

160

400

700 

620

300

230

270

230

185

150

130

110

250

450

600

400

300

190

150

120

110

105 

*100

7,150

231

0.618

0.71

Sept.

234

133

106

89

85

78

74

JO

76

160

5^540 

1,240

595

383

275

218

194

176

158

137

121

111

103

101

91

87

83

85

536

300

9,639

321

0.858

0.96

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,300 Min 19 Mean 640 Cfsra 1.71 In. E3.25

Water year 1959-60= Max 9,920 Min 5O Mean 729 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.57

Peak discharge (base, 8,200 cfs).--Nov. 28 (6 a.m.) 13,900 cfs (11.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 4-8, July 31 to Aug. 31j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 12 to May 2, May 9, lo, July 25; discharge computed on 

basis of recorder graph, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations on 

nearby streams.
16 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4020. Yellow Creek near Middlesboro, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°39'02", long 83°42'04", on right bank on U. S. Highway 25E, 0.4 mile upstream from Low Ash Hollow, 3 miles north of Middlesboro, Bell County, and 6.0 miles upstream from Clear Fork.

Drainage area. 58.2 sq mi.

Records available . August 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,104.20 ft above mean 

sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Jan. 7, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,980 cfs June 23 (gage height, 13.33 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 6,160 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 2T.92 ft); no flow 

for part of Sept. 26, 1952 (caused by construction work above gage).

Flood In March 1929 reached a stage of about 19.6 ft; flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached 

a stage of 18.5 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 953: 1941(M). WSP 973: 1942(M). WSP 1433: Drainage 

area.

Rabing tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage feight, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 23 June 24 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

3.0 

6.3

44

119

3.0 281

6.0 750

9.0 1,450

10.0 1,720

6.8

7.7

13

20

42

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

119

281

580

950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5

3.9

3.3

3.0

370

3.0

11

5.9

25

7.8

21

10

6.8

22

14

8.4

6.8

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.5

J.L

8.4

37

54

32

76

34

22

16

13

479.9

15.5

0.266

0.31

Nov.

11

9.0

7.8

778

25

24

16

13

12

10

9.7

9.0

8.4

11

14

22

38

32

26

22

20

16

16

292

122

62

442

922

214

106

2,539.7

84.7

V.46

1.62

Dec.

76

95

129

109

87

98

90

72

*69

69

80

537

492

234

136

106

86

167

1,590

402

212

136

106

95

80

70

64 228'

245

168

121

6,049

195

3.35

3.87

Jan.

98

t7

348

269

177

148

226

E36

215

182

175

158

*194

178

214

178

153

141

119

103

93

82

72

b65

b60

b5576"

81

78

76

75

4,412

142

2.44

2.82

Feb.

70

64

60

57

117

251

212

162

136

210

280

182

til50

b!20

b!05

103

167

333

270

182

160

146

135

130

225

350 236"

170

143

4,926

170

2.92

3.15

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,4oO Min 2.5

Mar.

119

119

274

189

139

bllO

b96

b83

b80

b76

b72

b70

b66

*b80

129

455

464

468

287

197

151

138

141

172

185

173

244

400

600

883

54T

7,202

232

3.99

4.60

Apr.

299

204

192

189

201

180

162

134

114

97

87

78

72

66

62

57

54

52

*45

43

48

44

41

38

37

3652"

43

38

36

2,801

93.4

1.60

1.79

May

45

38

37

34

32

32

201

430

222

131

101

82

72

63

53

45

42

38

35

30

30

28

24

24

32

2239-

36

34

36

26

2,094

67.5

1.16

1.34

June

20

18

18

20

20

14

13

10

10

10

16

66

32

30

47

34

340

172

80

50

44

69

1.720

688

389

204

119

*109

93

76

4,531

151

2.59

2.90

July

234

377

201

128

89

65

50

42

36

822

718

236

129

93

68

56

48

41

40

34

28

25

29

29

23

20

*18

18

17

16

15

3,745

121

2.08

2.39

Aug.

14

13

12

12

11

20

15

17

18

49.

40

18

15

15

15

14

18

14

12

12

28

28

20

15

12

10

10

9.2

9.2

*9.2

14

518.6

16.7

0.287

0.33

Sept.

13

9.2

8.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.8

678

24

82

269

56

28

18

15

*13

20

18

15

13

11

10

9.7

9.2

8.7

8.2

8.2

9.7

51

*18

781.3

26.0

0.447

0.50

Mean 96.3 Cfsm 1^65 In. 22.45

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,720 Min 3.0 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Dec. 19 (6:30 a.m.) 2,23O cfs (11.53 ft)j June 23 (l:3O a.m.) 

2,980 cfs (15.35 ft); July 1O (7;5O p.m.) 2,140 cfs (11.29 ft).__________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4030. Cumberland River near Plnevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°48'48", long 83°45'58", on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 

25E, 0.5 mile south of Plat Lick, 2.4 miles downstream from Greasy Creek, 4.7 miles 

upstream from Stinking Creek, and 5.0 miles northwest of Plnevllle, Bell County.

Drainage area. 809 sq ml.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 955.45 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to June 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same 

datum. June 23, 1939, to Mar. 19, 1956, water-stage recorder at bridge 200 ft upstream 

at same datum. Since May 26, 1943, auxiliary staff gage read twice dally, 1.9 miles 

upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--23 years, 1,322 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs Nov. 28; maximum gage height, 30.53 ft 

Nov. 28; minimum discharge not determined.

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 57,900 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 49.31 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 44.34, 47.3, 47.35 and 49.31 ft; minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 14, 1957.

Flood In March 1929 reached a stage of 47.3 ft (discharge, 51,000 cfs).

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

which are fair. Low flow regulated by powerplant 1.9 miles upstream from station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1939. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3, 4, 12-15, 19-23, Dec. 29 

to Jan. 1, Jan. 4, 5, 12-18, Feb. 8, 11, 12, 18-21, 25-29, Mar. 16-21, 

Mar 27 to Apr. 3, Apr. 5-9, June 12, 17, 18, 23-26, July 2, 3, 11-13, 

Sept. 11, 12)

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

6.0

23

39

63

94

176

7.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

450

1,380

3,800

5,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1963

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a25

a24

a25

a3O

a94

a80

a7O

a 59 a'8O

a!40

alSO

a!70

alSO

a!45

alSO

alSO

a50O

a240

a!90

alSO

a!20

alOS

alOO

al!5

a 500

*a500

799

990

750

510

587

7,124

250

0.284

0.33

Nov.

320

278

245

220

213

235

218

194

176

165

150

141

154

152

145

174

305

542

678

550

426

550

508

5,580

5,270

2,200

2,330

15,900

6,990

2,870

45,235

1,508

1.86

2.08

Dec.

1,760

1,470

2,340

2,190

1,840

1,570

1,720

*1,480

1,350

1,340

1,450

3,320

8,140

4,570

2,910

2,150

1,610

1,760

11 , 600

6,650

5,440

2,410

1,810

1,530

1,340

1,180

1.140

1,580

5,530

2,830

2,120

83,910

2,707

3.35

3.86

Jan.

1,650

1,440

2,890

4.620

5,210

2,560

2,550

5,120

5,060

2,750

2,560

*2,440

2,450

2,820

2,810

5,060

2,550

2,190

1,840

1,410

1,250

1,100

a980

a880

aSOO

a740

736

844

890

915

915

62,010

2,000

2.47

2.85

Feb.

885

826

763

718

758

2,320

3,780

2,780

2,260

2,060

5.220

4,160

3,010

2,510

a2,lOO

al,700

1,610

2,740

2,950

2,550

2,540

2,260

2,180

2,170

2,410

4,810

3,990

2,670

2,290

70,800

2,441

3.02

3.25

Mar.

1,880

1,640

2,710

2,730

a2,400

aljSOO

al,500

al,400

bl,260

bl,300

bl,200

bl,140

al,100

al.OSO

1,420

4,450

6,470

6,540

4,220

2,700

2,290

2,060

1,950

2,060

2,550

2,600

2,700

3,930

7,040

8.540

8,300

92,710

2,991

3.70

4.26

Apr.

4.710

3,140

2,550

2,800

2,900

2,690

2,470

2,120

1,810

1,530

1,300

1,170

1,050

930

835

772

718

*696

632

570

538

554

522

478

450

440

522

632

570

510

40,609

1,354

1.67

1.87

May

526

526

498

470

445

422

538

2.080

1,560

1,230

' 1,040

880

772

682

598

526

470

422

377

347

318

302

275

252

268

300

368

478

490

458

580

18,296

590

0.729

0.84

June

520

280

250

255

216

194

174

154

141

150

145

1,620

781

494

696

490

5,800

2,490

1,110

652

458

606

8,500

9,780

12.500

4,120

*2,170

1,340

1,080

1,060

55,964

1,865

2.31

2.57

July

3,200

7,490

5,190

2,200

1,690

1,180

855

660

534

4,630

15.000

6,500

2,830

1,730

1,200

900

722

598

554

474

401

356

520

398

415

355

295

*422

332

275

260

57,764

1,863

2.30

2.66

Aug.

255

222

213

194

189

180

211

341

315

606

1.500

920

558

429

526

454

341

275

242

211

222

764

1,140

826

526

365

282

238

*205

185

165

12,878

415

0.515

0.59

Sept.

161

248

196

156

154

122

110

105

101

161

5.640

3.O3O

1,290

a740

a450

a350

a300

a330

a290

a255

a210

alSO

a!60

a!40

a!25

a!15

alOS

alOO

alOO

alSO

13,552

452

0,559

0.62

Calendar year 1959 : Max 32,400 Min 18 Mean 1,302 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.84

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,900 Min 23 Mean 1,532 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.78

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Nov. 28 (3 p.m.) 18,900 cfs (30.53 ft at 6 p.m.] 

(1:30 a.m.) 18,100 cfs (29.31 ft at 4 a.m.).

July 11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, r 

in stage when available, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

recorded range
18 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4035. Cumberland River at Barbourville, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'45", long 83°53'13", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 11, at Barbourville, Knox County, 0.4 mile upstream from Rlchland 

Creek.

Septemler 1960. Monthly

Drainage area.--960 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1931, April 1948 to 

discharge only April to June 1948, published In WSP 1306.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage gage; gage read twice dally. Datum of gage is 

942.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, staff or chain 

gage at same site and at datum 1.0 ft higher. Since Oct. 1, 1957, auxiliary waterstage recorder 11.7 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--21 years, 1,716 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Nov. 28; maximum gage height, 27.1 ft 

Nov. 29; minimum daily discharge, 58 cfs Oct. 1,

1922-31, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 47,900 cfs May 31, 1927, from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of runoff comparisons with nearbji 

gage height, 42.28 ft Jan. 30, 1957; minliram discharge observed, 

(gage height, -0.25 ft, datum then in use).

Flood In January 1946 reached a stage of 42.8 ft, present datum.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Diversion 

above station by city of Barbourville for municipal water supply. Records of water 

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

stations; maximum 

1.2 cfs Oct. 5, 1930

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 

1950-51. WSP 1436:

1923-24. 

Drainage area.

WSP 1336: 1923(M), 1925(M), 1927, 1929,

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (page

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor for most days above 2,500 cfs)

Oct. 1 to July 11 July 12 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 195

3.0 830

4.0 1,620

7.0 4,000

1.7 95

1.8 125

2.0 215

2.5 485

3.0 830

5.0 2,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

6T

156

133

106

79

81

72

106

204

168 

143

143 

149

191

53B

362

245

187

149

130

102

106

143

461

753

872

*1.110

858

585

417

8,866

286

0.298

0.34

Nov.

338

270

240

187

187

208

213

191

187

156

149 

143

m143

164

311

606

788

620

487

380

326

3,840

7,130

3,620

2,060

15.700

12,800

5,870

55,574

1,852

1.93

2.15

Dec.

2,190

1,630

2,470

2,860

2,110

1,780

1,980

»1,730

1,610

1.590

1,620 

3,430

8,410 

6,720

3,960

2,270

1,850

2,140

10,900

10,000

5,930

2,890

2,070

1,750

1,520

1,360

1,300

1.250

3,290

3,490

2,410

98,510

3,178

3.31

3.82

Jan.

1,890

1,940

3,110

5.670

4,330

2,940

2,660

3,480

3,590

3,180

2,820 

*2 , 770

2,760 

3,430

3,620

3,720

3,110

2,480

2,090

1,690

bl , 400

bl,200

bl,050

b960

b900

b850

b860

980

1,040

1 ,090

1,100

72,710

2,345

2.44

2.82

Feb.

1,060

996

916

858

844

2,040

3,840

3,080

2,360

2,180

5,590 

5.950

3,380 

b2,150

bl,950

bl,700

bl.800

2,920

4,400

3,400

2,740

2,600

2,600

2,480

3,130

5,900

5,490

3,500

2,710

82,564

2,847

2.97

3.20

Mar.

2,110

1,900

2,880

3,170

b2,300

bl,850

bl,700

bl,550

bl.500

bl,550

bl,400 

bl,300

bl.200 

bl,200

1,660

4,800

7,960

7,780

6,080

3,860

2,800

2,320

2,200

2,250

2,750

2,850

3,020

4,400

6,870

8,370

9,010

104,590

3,374

3.51

4.05

Apr.

5.920

3,760

2,930

3,020

3,500

3,400

2,920

2,430

2,050

1,730

1,480 

1,330

1,200

1,120

1,050

886

830

*802

732

662

606

613

557

529

494

480

606

816

732 

641

47,826

1,594

1.66

1.85

May

620

613

564

529

466

438

592

1,740

1.980

1,530

1,250 

1,070

924 

795

690

606

508

438

392

350

326

302

285

250

251

280

380

536

508

480

398

20,071

647

0.674

0.78

June

314

270

250

222

204

187

164

146

136

123

117 

2,390

1,400 

788

851

690

3,560

4,620

1,560

872

599

704

6,860

12,400

15.800

9,050

*4,710

1,650

1,350 

1,080

73,067

2,436

2.54

2.83

July

2,310

7,460

4,970

2,700

1,980

1,400

904

788

634

4,230

*15.700 

9,940

5,280 

1,940

1,400

1,070

814

704

655

578

425

407

355

377

455

365

325

*407

355 

275

 245

69,448

2,240

2.33

2.69

Aug.

230

195

175

157

149

157

165

377

401

620

1.510 

1,120

641

498

537

524

335

320

285

240

240

425

1,220

1,170

669

415

320

265

*210 

205

195

13,768

444

0.462

0.53

Sept.

195

255

235

165

145

125

107

107

98

809

3,380 

5.740

1,480 

844

498

*425

555

335

305

265

240

180

175

165

149

157

141

125

205 

*676

16,061

535

0.557

0.62

Calendar year 1959: Max 26,400 Mln 20 Mean 1,508 Cfam 1.57 In. 21.29

Water year 1959-6O: Max 15,800 Mln 58 Mean 1,812 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.68

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4040. Cumberland River at Wllliamsburg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°44'38", long 84°09'30", on left bank 10 ft downstream from b-idge on 

 U. S. Highway 25W and State Highway 92 at Williamsburg, Whitley County, and 2.1 miles 

downstream from Clear Fork.

Drainage area.--1,607 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 891.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted, 

prior to July 2, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 2,694 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21.200 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 20.84 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 49,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 33.73 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 23, 25, 26, 27, 1953 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1918, 34.2 ft Jan. 10, 1946 (present datum), from graph 

based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings. Flood of Mar. 25, 1929, reached a stage 

of 32.7 ft, from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings.

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

chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

108

168

345

4.0 

6.0

10.0

15.0

21.0

9OO

2,250

6,4OO

12,600

21,500

Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

2.5 145 4.0 BIO 

3.0 310 6.0 2.25C

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

45

45

55

ISO

156

126

108

141

285

285

329

289

281

301

345

606

510

363

285

234

198

192

248

654

1,040

1,400

1.710

1,530

1,200

900

14,085

454

0.283

0.33

Nov.

708

570

475

405

376

*390

465

445

386

341

309

285

262

251

248

285

445

876

1,130

1,140

954

768

696

5,960

10,300

8,820

4,960

13,600

18.100

15,400

87,350

2,912

1.81

2.02

Dec.

8,140

3,330

3,610

4,88O

4,040

3,180

3,260

3,090

2,830

2,730

2,700

4,220

10, 300

11,800

8,540

4,860

3,330

3,230

13,500

20.800

16,000

*8,080

4,330

3,100

2,650

2,250

2,000

1.990

3,040

4,860

4,270

174,940

5,643

3.51

4.05

Jan.

3,210

2,580

3,240

6,900

7.840

5,780

5,190

6,020

6,640

6,120

5,330

4,800

4,420

4,660

4,940

5,920

5,610

4,550

3,700

2,980

2,430

2,090

1,830

1,620

*1,480

1,380

1.350

1,420

1,510

1,520

1,530

118,590

3,825

2.38

2.74

Feb.

1,510

1,460

1,370

1,270

1,250

1,480

3,390

4,640

3,720

3,220

5,340

8,680

7,540

5,230

3,850

2,980

2,870

4,850

7,070

6,660

5,230

4,620

4,630

4,730

5,180

8,220

10.300

8,250

5,560

135,080

4,658

2.90

3.13

Mar.

4,260

3,390

4,160

6,090

5,340

4,010

b3,100

b2,850

b2,600

b2,500

b2,500

b2,300

b2,100

b2.000

2,300

6,270

13,600

14.600

12,500

9,170

5,680

4,350

3,800

3,640

*3,990

4,450

4,370

5,240

7,430

10,200

14,000

172,790

5,574

3.47

4.00

Apr.

12.200

7,890

5,310

4,760

5,260

5,650

5,230

3,350

3,570

2,920

2,460

2,080

1,880

1,690

1,520

1,390

1,290

1,220

1,150

1,040

930

894

894

834

774.

798

1,060

1,790

1,730

1,430

82,994

2,766

1.72

1.92

May

,46O

,580

,330

,130

965

852

,080

,210

.580

,540

,470

,940

,640

1,420

1,220

1,040

900

792

696

635

575

515

470

445

422

427

460

670

738

685

635

40,522

1,307

0.813

0.94

June

635

440

400

346

310

282

254

226

202

184

187

320

2,390

1,510

924

1,060

1,760

6,870

5,080

2,060

1,180

*852

6,540

16,700

17.600

17,100

14,400

6,410

3,130

2,510

111,862

3,729

2.32

2.59

July

2,290

4,970

8,360

5,680

3,420

2,500

1,770

1,350

1,060

4,080

16,200

18.400

14,400

7,670

3,040

2,050

1,600

1,350

1,200

1,110

965

828

720

645

645

73ft

696

640

665

655

555

110,252

3,557

2.21

2.55

Aag.

505

490

480

470

450

431

418

413

520

665

1,270

1.740

1,290

840

708

804

665

495

400

382

426

418

980

1,560

1,130

750

540

413

334

282

258

20,527

662

0.412

0.48

Sept.

372

372

303

310

240

199

175

157

148

148

924

5.120

3,870

1,700

1,030

702

570

550

590

540

450

377

318

286

254

230

208

193

193

268

20,797

693

0.431

0.48

Calendar year 1959: Max 26,400 Win 32 Mean 2,433 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20. 5F

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,800 Hln 44 Mean 2,978 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25. 11

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
20 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4045. Cumberland River at Cumberland Falls, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°50'14", long 84°20'36", on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 90 and 1,200 ft upstream from Cumberland Palls, Whitley County.

Drainage area. 1,977 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1907 to December 1911, October 1914 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.49 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Aug. 15, 1907, to Dec. 10, 1911, staff gage at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 3, 1915, to Sept. 1, 1933, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 3,134 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 8.67 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 3-6 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1907-11, 1914-60: Maximum discharge, 59,600 cfs Jan. 28, 1918 (gage height, 15.5 ft, 

present site and datum); minimum, 4 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386: 1919. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (ga^e 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5

52

70

200

580

1,520

5.0 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,450

6,120

11,000

18,800

25,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

41

41

38

38

*94

172

144

172

172

316

507

361

561

352

352

420

652

503

380

298

256

224

272

460

979

1,410

1.910 

1,740

1,490

1,110

15,106

487

0.246

0.28

Nov.

880

724

616

*503

503

492

492

547

514

460

410

380

352

334

534

361

604

880

1,220

1,340

1,210

1,000

904

5,400

10,100

10,000

6,380

12,300 

18.000

16,100

93,340

3,111

1.57

1.76

Dec.

11,000

4,940

4,630

5,480

5,120

4,150

3,980

3,880

5,620

5,450

*5,380

5,150

10,600 

12,800

10,100

6,150

4,250

5,560

18,000

21.600

17,700

10,200

5,560

4,020

3,310

2,840

2,510

2.490 

3,020

4,860

4,940

209,250

6,750

3.41

3.94

Jan.

3,950

3,220

4,200

7,300

8.690

6,760

5,780

6,910

7,820

7,240

6,320

5,640

5,210 

5,260

6,470

6,790

6,440

5,450

4,530

*3,760

3,130

2,690

2,370

2,110

1,890

1,780

1.710

1,740 

1,830

1,850

1,850

140,690

4,538

2.30

2.65

Feb.

1,850

1,800

1,690

1,590

1.550

1,780

5,020

5,020

4,480

4,180

6,580

9,190

8,790 

6,120

4,760

3,810

3,620

6,260

8,430

7,890

6,410

5,640

5,590

5,760

*7,060

11,500

11 . 900

9,630 

6,790

162,690

5,610

2.84

3.06

Mar.

5,540

4,530

5,400

7,180

6,240

4,860

b3,800

b3,550

b3,550

b5 , 500

b5 , 100

b2 , 900

b2 , 600 

b2 . 500

2,740

7,820

16,100

16.700

14 , 400

10,600

7,120

5,560

4,890

4,750

4,920

5,260

5,420

6,040 

7,980

10,700

14,500

205 , 950

6', 578

3.53

3.84

Apr.

15.200

9,290

6,520

5,670

6,040

6,410

*6,060

5,260

4,400

5,660

5,060

2,650

2,370 

2,160

1,940

1,800

1,660

1,570

1,490

1,580

1,260

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,070

1.050

1,380

2,200 

2,320

1,960

101,150

3,372

1.71

1.90

May

1,800

2,200

1,890

1,600

1,390

1,220

3,320

8.110

7,300

5,100

3,540

2,780

2,520 

1,980

1,750

1,490

1,500

1,150

1,040

940

928

820

756

676

616

604

616

700 

904

928

60,608

1,955

0.989

1.14

June

796

688

592

536

481

450

380

352

316

289

272

370

1,720 

2,050

1,280

1,150

2,430

5,950

6,260

3,040

*1,670

1,560

7,390

16,400

19.500

17,200

14,900

8,690 

4,680

5,690

124,862

4,162

2.11

2.35

July

2,910

4,180

8,460

6,790

4,180

5,020

2,220

1,670

1,300

6,070

17,000

17.900

14,700 

8,790

5,760

2,570

1,820

1,500

1,520

1,210

1,110

940

832

736

664

676

748

676 

592

616

 

119,318

3,849

1.95

2.24

Aug.

470

400

370

343

316

289

507

552

352

640

927

1,660

1.670 

1,150

892

880

880

736

592

503

525

525

569

1,660

1,260

1,040

784

616 

503

420

361

21,992

709

0.359

0.41

Sepb.

525

3450

a440

a370

a380

a300

a240

a210

200

186

256

3,500

4.650 

*2,500

1,380

992

820

736

736

760

676

580

492

430

380

343

298

280 

272

264

23,226

774

0.392

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 25,400 Mln 38 Mean 2,839 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.51

Water wauei- year yetii- 1959-60: ±»S»-DU: Max max 21,600 £j.,ouu Mln piin 38 50 Mean mean 3,487 o,<te/ Cfsm 01 sm 1.76 i./o In. xn. -24.01 £<t.uj.

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). Dec. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 21,800 cfs (8.67 ft); Jun? 25 (5:30 a.m.) 

20,200 cfs (8,31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stag?, weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 21

4050. Laurel River at Corbin, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°58'09", long 84°07 1 38", on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 312, three-quarters of a mile northwest of city limits of Corbin, Whitley 

County,, and 1.0 mile downstream from Lynn Camp Creek.

Drainage area. 201 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1922 to SeDtember 1924, July 1942 to September 1960. Prior to 

October 1953, published as "near Otas."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 956.05 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Oct. 2, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 

2.08 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years, 344 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,820 cfs June 23 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 6.

1922-24, 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 19.30 

ft), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in some years.

Floods in 1911, 1913, and 1922, reached a stage of 19 ft, present datum, from information by Corps of Engineers.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by city water-supply reservoir.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1436: Drainage area. WSP 1506: 1946, 1948(M), 1951-52(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

0.6

1.4

5.2

10

18

42

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

102

213

540

1,5OO

2,700

5,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

1.0

.8

.6

.6

1.1

5.0

2.4

8.6

5.2

3.8

3.4

3.6

10

7.5

8.4

5.9

4.6

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

6.2 

23

50

46

35

*28

23

21

22

340.5

11. 0

0.055

0.06

Nov.

26

27

23

21

49

98

82

62

48

40

33

29

26

26

32

75

232

229

164

126

99

80

276 

2,010

1,500

647

996

2.550

1,550'

796

11,752

392

1.95

2.17

Dec.

520

604

870

678

472

472

584

462

. 479

462

437

1,150

1,460

920

568

416

333

2,010

2^,810

1,720

810

516

392 

336

312

261

232

367

*512

454

398

22,017

710

3.53

4.07

Jan.

333

3O6

1,120

1.180

532

564

706

742

678

564

454

512

512

660

592

465

440

*378

303

258

b210

b!65 

b!45

b!5O

b!30

167

252

224

186

169

13,787

445

2.21

2.55

Feb.

153

140

130

124

T60

482

504

406

351

79O

2,310

1,550

764

560

b410

b390

476

1,240

1,220

880

755

688

642 

*652

1,330

2.540

1,730

955

764

23,096

796

3.96

4.27

Mar.

588

496

638

536

b40O

b350

b3OO

b280

b280

b29O

b270

b255

b250

b260

36O

1,780

5.150

2,6OO

1,670

1,040

85O

768

80O 

820

786

647

608

608

592

890

1,040

24,162

779

5.88

4.47

Apr.

710

552

468

629

665

576

465

567

a280

a250

*2OO

181

160

140

128

118

107

102

92

82

80

85

75 

70

67.

68

176

197

124

94

7,266

242

1.20

1.34

May

115

96

79

67

57

50

664

2.03O

1,120

479

515

337

189

151

122

96

82

69

58

53

156

112

60 

42

55

35

50

77

67

46

32

6,919

223

1.11

1.28

June

23

20

29

22

16

13

9.0

7.0

5.4

4.4

7.0

49

158

75

48

34

" 892

1,560

548

*191

118

169

5.160 

5,100

1,770

556

515

255

339

430

17,702.8

590

2.94

5.28

July

1,O8O

1,22O

757

596

557

205

132

94

83

1,670

2.670

1,440

508

300

186

130

98

80

92

88

60

44

56

55

70

77

132

94

*46

32

22

12,412

400

1.99

2.30

Aug.

17

18

16

12

12

8.4

8.1

14

37

94

120

109

58

44

42

31

22

16

83

9O

62

124

160 

102

58

38

26

19

15

12

12

1,479.5

47.7

C.237

0.27

Sept.

9.0

6.8

6.3

5.0

5.8

3.4

5.0

2.6

2.8

4.5

25

*54

53

17

10

7.5

15

36

54

31

20

13

10 

8.1

8.1

6.3

5.O

4.5

7.0

5.4

396.9

13.2

.0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1959= Max 3,010 Min o Mean 273 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,160 Min 0.6 Mean 386 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.13

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). June 23 (9 p.m.) 7,820 cfB (12.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Kote. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1-6, 8, 11-13, 19-23, 

Sept. 5-10.
22 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4060. Wood Creek near London, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°09'40", long 84°06'43", on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 25, 0.2 mile upstream from Peacock Branch, 2.8 miles northwest of London, 

Laurel County, and about 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.89 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,123.50 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 7 years, 5.43 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs June 22 (gage height, 5.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 3-6, 

7, 8, 12.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 506 cfs Feb. 17, 1956 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.2 cfs at times 

during several years; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft Aug. 22, 1954.

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.3

.5

1.4

3.1

5.1

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.1

29

100

195

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

3.3

.4

.3

12

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

1.0

.5

.4

a. 4

a. 4

.4

.4

a. 3

a. 3

al.5

1.8

1.3

al.O

.7

.5

*.9

1.1

.9

30.7

0.99

0.254

0.29

Nov.

0.7

.5

75

1.2

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.1

.9

3.3

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

7.7

6.3

3.9

2.7

12

TT

6.0

4.7

82.7

2.76

0.710

0.79

Dec.

4.5

8.1

7.5

5.1

5.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.1

5.7

20

12

8.2

6.9

5.7

5.4

a25

a!8

12

*10

7.8

6.9

6.6

5.7

5.1

4.9

10

9.1

8.2

7.5

253.5

8.18

2.10

2.42

Jan.

6.6

6.9

14

11

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.5

6.9

*6.3

8.6

9.5

1*.

a!2

alO

9.1

a8.0

a7.0

a6.0

5.1

a4.5

" a4.3

b4.0

b3.8

4.5

5.7

4.7

4.1

a3.7

228.0

7.35

1.89

2.18

Feb.

a3.5

a3.3

a3.2

a3.1

a37T 

a6.6

a9.0

a7.0

a6.0

alS

a30

a!8

all

a8.0

a7.0

a6.6

*all

15

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.1

i!

33

20

17

14

355.0

12.2

3.14

3.39

Mar.

12

10

10

8.2

b6.2

b5.6

b5.2

b5.0

b4.8

b4.6

b4.5

b4.5

b4.7

6.8

42

36

28

20

17

15

14

*14

14

13

13

14

16

16

35

24

430.3

13.9

3.57

4.11

Apr.

17

13

12

11

8.2

7.2

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.9

2.0

1.6

2.2

147.0

4.90

1.26

1.41

May

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

19

11

6.3

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.1

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

2.0

1.6

1.5

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

99.1

5.20

0.823

0.95

June

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.2.

2.5

6.3

2.5

1.8

1.4

2.2

*48

a20

a8.0

*5.1

9.8

37

194

46

21

14

9.9

12

8.6

35

494.8

16.5

4.24

4.73

July

23

22

17

a!3

aS.O

a5.4

aS.O

alO

a23

a!7

12

7.8

6.3

5.1

4.7

5.9

4.5

4.7

3.7

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.1

233.0

7.52

1.93

£.23

Aug.

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.9

iTT

2.3

2.6

9.0

3.9

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

2.6

2.0

1.5

6.8

4.6

3.1

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

66.6

2.15

0.553

0.64

Sept.

1.0

1.8

1.4

1.1 

^5_

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.3

10

 1.5

1.0

.9

.7

.7

5.3

3.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

.9

46.2

1.54

0.396

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 41 Min 0.3 Mean 3.95 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.78

Water water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max wax 194 194 Min win 0.3 0.3 Mean mean 6.74 6.74 Cfsm ursm 1.73 1.73 In. J.n. 23.58 zs.bB

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--June 17 (6 a.m.) 126 cfs (3.32 ft); June 22 (11:30 p.m.) 418 cfs 

(5.72 ft); June 30 (10:30 a.m.) 140 cfs (3.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 23

4065. Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°10'16", long 84°17'46", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 80 at Billows, Rockcastle County, 1.0 mile downstream from Hawk Creek, 

1.0 mile upstream from Pine Creek, and 13 miles west of London.

Drainage area.--604 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 802.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 895 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,000 cfs June 24 (gage height, 34.10 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 45.48 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 9, 1957 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

Flood in January 1913 reached a stage of about 40 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

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

Revisions. W3P 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year- 1959-60, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to May 7

7.5 3.0

20 4.0

55 10.0

128 17.0

220

May 8 to Sept. 30

340

710

3,580

8,500

1.09

1.1

1.4

2.0

2.5

26

27

57

144

235

3.0 350

4.0 710

10.0 -3,580

18.0 9,400

32.0 25,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

9.5 

8.5

§75

8.5

9.0

10

12

27

38

30

25

28

34

38

38

34

35

34

29

25

22

23

36

87

170

155

127

*107 

96

96

1,410.0

45.5

0.075

0.09

Nov.

113

101 

91

82

69

140

214

164

131

110

96

88

78

75

83

121

240

405

312

240

196

164

168

820

912

522

461

1,900

1,600 

994

10,690

356

0.589

0.66

Dec.

719

690 

1,710

1,560

1,020

773

899

*764

690

686

642

2,250

5.800

2 , 180

1,450

1,020

786

1,420

3,040

1,970

1,350

976

732

606

562

472

426

1,400

2,780

1,900 

1,430

40,703

1,313

2.17

2.51

Jan.

1,090

904 

1,350

2,020

1,540

1,240

1,070

1,090

1,070

1,090

1,020

*976

894

1,060

4.160

4,000

2,150

1,740

1,510

1,180

994

845

670

566

500

461

454

710

886

773

38,845

1,253

2.07

2.39

Feb.

710

594 

506

578" 447

2,260

2,660

1,870

1,500

1,670

8.240

4,020

2,080

1,680

1,240

1,040

*980

2,120

2,370

1,840

1,680

1,560

1,420

1,450

2,070

6,880

4,190

2,610

2,220

62,485

2,155

3.57

3.85

Mar.

1,860

1,610 

1,540

1,250

935

b760

b720

b640

b660

b660

b680

b600

b560

670

930

3,340

8.140

5,240

3,400

2,520

2,040

1,960

*2,130

2,350

2,560

2,240

2,680

3,210

3,420

3,040 

3,260

65,605

2,116

3.50

4.04

Apr.

2.540

1,800 

1,550

1,480

1,370

1,220

1,200

926

764

638

558

510

440

405

367

343

325

312

290

248

242

230

220

204

192

188

690

666

436 

340

20,494

683

1.13

1.26

May

688

670 

503

415

343

302

1,520

6.520

2,870

1,600

1,150

876

674

550

459

389

532

295

261

233

209

193

172

152

308

340

392

706

594 

452

368

24,556

785

1.30

1.50

June

530

251 

215

191

152

131

112

*97

84

23

79

297

1,880

971

590

407

3,210

4,460

1,620

922

850

1,460

15,900

24.400

5,720

1,740

1,350

1,420

1,550

2,520

72,782

2,426

4.02

4.48

July

4,720

4.740 

2,570

2,840

1,870

1,150

755

558

428

404

1,700

1,360

782

550

410

310

280

598

592

401

500

241

197

209

249

181

165

190

*159 

i23

117

28,529

920

1.52

1.76

Aug.

168

168

112

80

76

136

115

112

583

582

414

308

227

170

141

117

96

79

70

282

231

165

209

227

154

115

90

73

65 

56

72

5,491

177

0.295

0.54

Sept.

110

106 

79

59

51

45

57

53

29

26

30

57

*38

42

42

35

45

182

500

195

151

100

79

65

56

47

41

58

56 

55

2,147

71.6

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,810 Min 8.5 Mean 689 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48

Water year 1959-60: Max 24,400 Min 8.5 Mean 1,021 Cfsm 1.69 In. 25.01

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (3:15 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (18.75 ft); June 24 (5:30 a.m.) 

28,000 cfs (34.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from bihourly radio-gage readings Nov. 29, 30, Jan. 14 to Feb. 6, 

Apr. 4-22, May 9 to June 8, June 29 to Aug. 10.
24 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4071. Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°52'04", long 84°26'57", on left bank 2,100 ft upstream from West Fork, 

2.5 miles northeast of Parkers Lake, McCreary County, and 2.6 miles east of Greenwood.

Drainage area.--0.67 sq ml.

Records available. February 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 979.4 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U. 3. Forest Service).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71 cfs July 10 (gage height, 1.425 ft); minimum, 

0.054 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 10 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 198 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 2.43 ft, backwater 

from Ice); minimum, 0.005 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 1957 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

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

which are poor. Flow affected slightly by pumping of water from coal mine above 

station. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1721.

Rating tables, waber year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 22 June 23 to Sept. 30

0.45 0.075

.5 .20

.6 .86

.7 2.18

0.8 4.4

.9 7.8

1.0 13.0

1.1 20.9

0.42 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.054

.26

.95

2.55

4.95

0.9 8.9

1.0 15.3

1.1 23.4

1.2 34.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.085

.085

.085

.085

.10

.14

.10

QT 

a °

,29 

.13

.12

*.10

.22

.34

.18

.14

.13

.13

.12

.10

.10

.10

.30

.79

.74

.43

.39

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 25

7.410

0.239

0.357

0.41

Nov.

aO.2

a. 16

a. 15

a. 25

al.l

a. 5

a. 25

a. 17

*.14 

.14

.14

.14

03

.31

.20

1.45

1.11

.59

.42

.34

.29

.23

2.6

4.4

TT60

.91

3.0

3.2

1.66

*1.14

26.92

0.897

1.34

1.49

Dee.

0.96

1.50

1.59

1.20

.91

1.33

.96

.86

.86 

.86

1.45

7.2

3.9

2.3

1.59

1.20

1.08

19.5

^75

3.2

*2.10

1.59

1.26

1.02

.81

.71

776

1.64

1.20

1.14

74.14

2.39

3.57

4.12

Jan.

0.86

1.10

2.3

1.73

1.53

1.40

1.66

1.73

1.80 

1.66

*1.53

1.40

1.94

1.98

2.02

1.66

1.47

1.40

1.08

.86

.71

.59

b.54

.52

.48

.52

.71

.55

.48

.45

.42

37.08

1.20

1.79

2.06

Feb.

*0.39

.39

.36

*.39

1.13

1.47

1.33

1.20

1.08 

10.0

5.1

2.6

bl.8

bl.3

bl.l

bl.l

2.3

5.2

3.0

b2.0

bl.8

bl.6

bl.6

1.87

6.8

5.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

70.31

2.42

3.61

3.90

Mar.

*1.94

b2.0

b2.0

bl.4

bl.l

b.9

b.8

b.7

bl.7 

bl.l

b.8

b.7

b.7

b.7

bl.2

7.7

670

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.02

*2.18

2.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.5

4.2

3.3

*5.1

3.0

75.24

2.43

3.63

4.18

Apr.

2.4

1.80

1.73

1.53

1.59

1.40

1.20

.96

.81 

.63

.55

*.52

.45

.42

.39

.36

.39

.39

.31

.29

.31

.29

.25

.23

723

.68

.88

.52

.45

.96

22.92

0.764

1.14

1.27

May

1.02

.67

.55

.48

.39

.34

17.0

5.1

2.4 

*1.47

1.08

.81

.67

.52

.42

.34

.29

.25

.20

.18

.16

.14

.13

.16

.14

.31

.72

.23

.18

.13

.12

36.60

1.18

1.76

2.03

June

0.10

.15

.12

.10

.10

.10

.085

.085

*.075 

7075

.34

1.95

.21

.16

.12

.24

*9.8

1.28

.52

.31

.29

.37

*15.5

TTO

1.89

1.00

' 1.88

6.4

3.6

2.5

53.350

1.78

2.66

2.96

July

2.4

1.89

2.5

1.98

1.06

.63

.42

.32

.28 

25.0

5.7

*?.07

1.12

.67

.45

.34

.32

.42

1.75

.34

.28

.22

.34

.26

.20

.22

.20

.17

.17

.17

.16

52.05

1.68

2.51

2.89

Aug.

0.15

*.13

.13

.15

.15

.12

.13

.15

.18 

.79

.20

.15

.16

.15

.13

.12

.11

.11

*.ll

.11

.10

.13

.20

.10

.087

.087

.076

. 10

.10

.087

.076

4.573

0.148

0.221

0.25

Sept.

0.076

.076

.076

.076

.076

.076

.076

*.065

725~ .054 

.32

.11

.076

.076

.076

.087

.66

. 15

.11

.087

.076

.076

.076

.076

.065

.065

.076

.076

.20

.087

3.526

0.118

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 19.5 Min 0.050 Mean 0.764 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48

Water wa-uei- year yea.r 1959-60: J.yo»-Du: Max ma-x. 25.0 £o.u Min rain 0.054 u.uo* Mean i'lean 1.27 J-,£( Cfsm uiam 1.90 J.. au Im j-n. . 25.76 co.ro

Peak discharge (base, 40 cfs). May 7 (2:45 p.m.) 60 ofs (1.385 ft); June 17 (4:30 a.m.) 43 of 

(1.285 fb); June 23 (4:20 a.m.) 61 cfs (1.375 ft); July 10 (4:15 p.m.) 71 cfs (1.425 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Helton Branch near Greenwood, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 25

4073. Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'08", long 84°28'56", on left bank 250 ft upstream from mouth and 

1 mile northeast of Greenwood, McCreary County.

Drainage area.--0.85 sq mi.

Records available. January 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of 

sea level (levels by U. S. Forest Service).

ee is 993.8 ft above mean

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65 cfs July 10 ge height, 1.18 ft); minimum,

0.16 cfs on many days (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 136 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 1.35 ft); maximum 

gage height, 1.46 ft Jan. 30, 1956 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.05 cfs 

Oct. 2, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 21 Mar. 22 to Sept. 3O

O.49 O.2O

.5 .24

.6 .92

.7 2.4

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

5.4

11.2

20.5

36

0.48 

.5 

.6 

.7

0.16 

.24

1.12 

2.7

0.8 5.8

.9 11.6

1.0 22.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19SO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.30

.24

.34

.33

.24

.22

*.20

.26

.34

.26

.26

.24

.24

.24

.26

.26

.26

.40

.63

.64

.43

.44

.34

.31

.31

.34

9.33

0.301

0.354

0.41

Nov.

0.31

.29

.29

.35

.68

.46

.37

.31

*.27

.26

.26

.26

.24

.40

.40

.76

.88

.64

.54

.46

.40

.37

1.50

4.1

1.60

.96

2.5

3.1

1.65

*1.10

25.71

0.857

1.01

1.12

Dec.

1.01

1.45

1.65

1.22

.96

1.16

.96

.88

.88

.88

1.21

5.9

4.0

2.2

1.45

1.16

1.01

25

12.6

4.1

*2.4

1.75

1.35

1.10

.96

.88

.88

2.1

1.95

1.60

1.30

85.95

2.77

3.26

3.76

Jan.

1.16

1.10

2.2

1.95

1.50

1.35

1.50

1.60

1.65

1.85

*1.60

1.50

1.95

2.2

£*£

1.95

1.60

1.50

1.22

1.06

.96

.84

a. 75

a. 70

a. 65

.72

.84

.80

.76

.76

.72

41.54

1.34

1.58

1.82

Feb.

*0.68

.64

a. 6

.61

.88

1.06

.96

.92

.88

8.3

6.3

2.7

2.0

1.60

1.30

1.22

1.70

4.6

3.2

2.3

2.1

1.95

1.75

1.95

9.4

8.6

3.9

3.2

2.6

77.90

2.69

3.16

3.41

Mar.

*2.1

2.1

2.2

1.65

al.3

al.l

a. 9

a. 8

a2.0

al.4

al.l

a. 9

a. 8

a. 9

al.5

a8

a?

a5

a3.5

a2.5

a2.2

*2.4

2.7

3.4

3.7

3.4

5.2

6.0

4.6

*6.9

4.6

91.85

2.96

3.48

4.02

Apr.

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.22

2.15

1.92

1.62

1.40

1.18

i:oe

*.94

.88

.82

.70

.60

.60

.55

.51

.51

.47

.43

.43

.40

.40

.51

.70

.47

.47

.47

32.71

1.09

1.28

1.43

May

0.55

.47

.43

.40

.34

.31

10.1

5.5

2.5

*1.70

1.32

1.06

.94

.76

.60

.51

.43

.40

.37

.34

.31

.29

.29

.29

.34

.31

1.04

.55

.40

.34

» 26

33.45

1.08

1.27

1.46

June

0.24

.24

.24

.22

.20

.20

.18

.18

*.16

.16

.18

1.11

.34

.26

.22

.24

*8.1

2.20

1.06

.65

.65

.76

" IT^.

5.8

2.6

1.70

1.43

4.7

3.8

2.8

57.82

1.93

2.27

2.53

July

2.5

2.15

1.95

1.92

1.32

.88

.60

.47

.40

17.1

7.4

*2.7

1.85

1.25

.88

.65

.55

.51

.65

.43

.37

.31

.37

.34

.29

.29

.29

.26

^21

.24

.24

49.40

1.59

1.87

2.16

Aug.

0.22

*.20

08.

.18

.18

.18

.18

.20

.22

.29

.26

.22

.22

.22

.20

.18

.18

.22

*.22

.20

.20

.29

.55

.24

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

6.61

0.215

0.251

0.29

Sept.

0.18

.18

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

*.16

.16

.24

.57

.20

.18

.18

.18

.18

.48

.51

.24

.20

.18

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.18

.18

.22

.18

5.98

0.199

0.254

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 25 Min O.14 Mean 0.947 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 25 Min 0.16 Mean 1.42 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.67

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--Dec. 18 (7 a.m.) 54 cfa (1.155 ft); July 10 (1:15 p.m.) 65 cfs 

(1.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Cane Branch near Parkers Lake.

596833 O - 61 -3
26 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4075. Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°12'38", long 84°27'52", on right bank on downstream sid= of bridge on 

State Highway 461, 0.2 mile downstream from Brushy Creek, 3.7 miles north of Shopville, 

Pulaski County, and 11.5 miles northeast of Somerset.

Drainage area.--165 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 835.35 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 1, 1953, wire-weight and crest-stage gages at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1953-60), 229 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs June 23 (gage height, 18.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs as explained below; no flow Oct. 1-7.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 19.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in most years.

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

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 0

1.6 .2

1.7 .6

1.8 1.3

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.7

4.5

7.2

11 3.0 155

4.0 560

5.0 1,090

8.0 3,200

15.0 9,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

3.5

1.8

1.0

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

2.4

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.8

*5.2

5T^

47.2

1.52

0.0092

0.01

Nov.

4.3

3.5

3.2

3.2

4.3

5.0

6.3

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.1

5.2

7.2

13

16

16

16

14

13

12

14

24

39

36

198

288

158

108

1,035.4

34.5

0.209

0.23

Dec.

88

12T

225

155

118

134

155

122

*110

98

105

1,040

844

416

281

214

180

425

362

253

204

162

134

122

112

102

98

1,270

780

466

331

9,233

298

1.81

2.08

Jan.

256

228

389

311

256

239

246

292

246

225

204

176

*211

404

1,710

822

484

528

434

319

a260

a210

al55

a!45

al20

al!5

137

270

222

186

162

9,962

321

1.95

2.25

Feb.

143

131

118

112

236

994

650

425

340

1,890

2,520

755

510

b410

b300

b285

380

705

582

b430

b400

b380

*376

380

1,000

1,760

877

700

623

18,412

635

3.85

4.15

Mar.

484

430

420

a320

a280

a265

a250

a240

a230

b220

b200

b!85

al80

al90

225

1,400

1,890

1,120

916

680

680

760

899

*958

940

730

822

720

610

745

614

18,603

600

3.64

4.19

Apr.

461

380

546

497

416

335

281

239

200

172

152

137

125

115

108

100

92

88

75

71

69

67

63

55

53.

95

197

102

73

63

5,427

181

1.10

1.22

May

211

98

71

59

50

42

316

353

190

134

108

92

85

69

59

50

42

36

31

30

25

22

18

8^

84

42

138

169

105

71

50

2,939

94.8

0.575

0.66

June

37

31

26

23

20

17

15

*al2

9.9

8.5

75

348

296

108

78

55

1,530

510

225

134

1,980

1,020

9,050

2,920

828

452

295

827

936

1,720

23,586.2

786

4.76

5.32

July

1.680

1, 190

533

50'3

293

191

143

110

90

118

246

110

73

63

50

42

37

3S

3?

23

24

21

19

18

17

16

14

13

12

10

9.1

5,758.1

186

1.13

1.30

Aug.

8.3

8.3

7.2

6.0

5.0

5.8

5.5

6.9

7.6

*198

59

30

22

18

15

12

9.9

8.0

7.2

7.6

6.6

9.9

14

11

9.9

6.9

5.5

4.5

3.7

3.0

15

537.3

17.3

0.105

0.12

Sept.

18

9.1

5.8

4.3

3.5

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.1

*1.1

.9

.8

.7

6.7

51

31

21

16

12

9.1

7.2

5.8

4.8

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.4

231.9

7.73

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,960 Mln 0 Mean 167 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.71

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,050 Mln 0 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.58

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Feb. 10 (9:45 p.m.) 4,£ 

13,600 cfs (18.51 ft).

=fs (10.08 ft); June 23 (11:15 a.m.)

- Discharge LJxaunarge measurement measurement made on thisn day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge m< 

In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

lasurement, recorded range
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4085. New River at New River, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'03", long 84°33'17", on left bank at town of New River, Scott County, 

700 ft downstream from Phillips Creek, 1,000 ft downstream from bridge on 0. S. Highway 27, 1.7 miles downstream from Brimstone Creek, and at mile 8.6.

Drainage area.--382 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity 1908-52 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,092.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--26 years, 710 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 22.85 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 44,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 33.58 ft); no 

flow part of each day Aug. 12-15, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 41.2 ft Mar. 23, 1929, on old U. S. Weather Bureau gage 1,200 

ft upstream and at datum 3.41 ft higher (discharge, 74,700 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Time zone changed at 2 a.m. Apr. 3; records on easterr standard 

time after that time.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revlsions.--WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28

1.5

1.6

1.8

Z.O

2.3

2.6

8.0

12

24

43

82

142

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

247

660

1,180

2,630

6,100

10,900

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.6

3.0

Nov. 29

14

19

46

89

145

240

to Sept.

3.5

4.0

7.0

12.0

19.0

30

420

670

2,630

7,100

16,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1961

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

9.4

10

10

13

17

13

83

87

63

47

42

62

155

132

87

66

50

41

*36

51

29

45

290

290

484

560

350

284

264

3,668.4

118

0.309

0.36

Nov.

244

215

188

166

169

1,190

675

446

326

257

210

178

155

142

140

151

390

620

*506

394

322

267

234

1,070

1,660

865

2,130

10.200

2,540

1,260

27,310

910

2.38

2.66

Dec.

856

766

1,350

1,150

862

790

778

634

682

742

802

6,390

5,600

2,230

1,330

940

*718

3,240

16. OOP

3,950

2,040

1,310

982

802

634

530

472

1,080

2,140

1,250

898

61,948

1,998

5.23

6.03

Jan.

676

562

5.040

2,610

1,550

1,200

1,440

1,890

1,9OO

1,720

1,700

1,410

1,300

1,350

 1,350

1,270

1,070

1,020

940

802

676

550

452

404

360

328

336

440

456

464

468

33,714

1,088

2.85

3.28

Feb.

444

408

376

352 560'

892

1,070

916

814

977

4,040

1,81O

1,280

1,060

706

676

*872

2,800

2,680

1,660

1,550

1,240

1,240

1,270

2,110

3,580

1,960

1,340

1,070

39,353

1,357

3.55

3.83

Mar.

814

784

3,210

2,180

1,340

970

886

688

682

628

610

556

480

515

676

3,630

4,240

3,250

2,080

1,430

1,080

922

856

916

*1,030

964

1,080

1,520

2,300

6.550

3,930

50,797

1,639

4.29

4.95

Apr.

1,900

1,270

1,020

1,160

1,130

1,030

898

718

574

472

408

368

332

*300

270

258

240

246

228

202

222" 190

215

198

190

198

580

592

510

460

16,177

539

1.41

1.57

May

892

748

580

464

384

328

1,150

5.O6O

1,960

1,130

790

*586

460

384

320

267

234

208

183

163

147

129

114

105

105

100

96

98

96

105

103

17,489

564

1.48

1.70

June

75

64

61

57

52

45

40

35

32

28

11

52

42

41

47

66

502

413

173

116

90

*496

1,640

1,830

2,060

868

472

1,030

2.550

1,070

13,854

462

1.21

1.35

July

586

396

300

428

416

270

190

153

125

330

1.800

970

472

308

219

169

143

123

127

109

89

72

62

57

 57

58

*57

45

38

34

50

8,255

266

0.696

0.80

Aug.

26

23

21

21

20

21

18

18

21

106

*152

143

84

61

69

91

65

46

40

94

149

298

316" 829

185

135

100

79

65

54

46

3,394

109

0.285

0.35

Sept.

45

45

53

41

34

29

26

22

*19

21

681

751

291

175

125

96

122

1.190

634

376

252

179

145

116

100

84

72

66

72

165

6,027

201

0.526

0.59

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,200 Min 9.4 Mean 743 Cfsra 1.95 In. 26.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,00o Min 9.4 Mean 770 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.45

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (9:50 a.m.) 25,100 cfs (22.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
28 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4095. Clear Pork near Bobbins, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'18", long 84°37'49" , on right bank 300 ft downstream from Burnt Mill 

Bridge, 3.3 miles northwest of Robbins, Scott County, and'at mile 3.7.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Published as Clear Pork River near 

Robbins, October 1951 to September 1954.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,081.46 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

aatum. Prior to Aug. 10, 1940, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--30 years, 459 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 12.54 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 18.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 19-21, 

1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 ft Oct. 1-3, 1936, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 22.1 ft Mar. 23, 1929, former site and datum, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Time zone changed at 2 a.m. Apr. 3; records after that time on 

eastern standard time.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1306: 1931(M), 1935-37(M) , 1943-44(M). WSP 1436: Drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

3.0 

5.0 

8.9

15

31

40

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

81

120

260

3.0 455

4.0 1,030

6.0 2,700

8.0 5,360

11.0 10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

5.6

3.8

4.7

5.7

24

36

35

28

26

29

29

37

35

28

23

*19

17

15

18

43

62

66

86

122

99

76

1,068.2

34.5

0.127

0.15

Nov.

74

68

60

55

62

95

118

97

81

70

65

59

53

52" 51

74

206

233

*182

147

125

107

99

984

981

525

702

2.510

1,360 

752

10,047

335

1.23

1.37

Dec.

545

500

585

520

424

410

442

386

414

446

494

3,400

2,980

1,500

921

655

*510

2,680

1O.40O

3,200

1,570

1,020

734

580

478

406

362

449

600 

50O

442

38,553

1,244

4.57

5.27

Jan.

378

350

682

869

660

590

818

1,230

1,260

1,240

1,210

981

895

869

*947

600

716

716

606

505

437

382

323

302

264

267

288

398

374 

374

374

19,905

642

2.36

2.72

Feb.

338

309

278

260

281

677

660

560

505

555

947

740

650

590

428

460

*562

1,980

1,940

1,300

1,040

914

850

882

1,570

2.750

1,660

1,160

1,040

25,866

892

3.28

3.54

Mar.

862

800

2,090

1,690

L,170

900

716

565

570

540

510

486

432

455

510

2,530

3,460

3,750

1,780

1,340

1,070

921

876

895

*895

764

710

688

672

1,580

1,860

36,087

1,164

4.28

4.93

Apr.

1.150

818

694

728

677

590

525

446

378

323

284

260

236

*2L2

197

182

173

185

185

157

149

160

152

139

150

137

641

600

419 

330

11,237

375

1.58

1.54

May

457

582

512

260

221

191

3,700

5.860

1,880

1,100

740

*565

464

378

316

267

256

206

176

152

132

114

97

86

101

105

90

116

101 

85

68

18,958

611

2.25

2.59

June

55

51

51

49

44

38

33

28

24

21

20

20

28

27

52

21

115

555

137

80

58

*247

1,380

1,820

1,360

728

525

1,200

2.720

1,010

12,275

409

1.50

1.68

July

565

464

306

674

560

326

221

160

125

132

545" 757

295

206

154

118

97

- 86

224

251

157

114

85

194

185

114

101

*101

81 

65

56.

7,499

242

0.890

1.03

Aug.

49

42

36

30

25

25

24

22

22

26

*32

35

36

31

27

25

21

18

17

49

65

49

126

118

72

50

41

35

31 

29

34

1,238

39.9

0.147

0.17

Sept.

40

43

43

34

28

25

20

19

*18

52

418

472

194

110

74

58

300

700

473

295

191

132

101

81

68

59

53

51

66 

116

4,332'

144

0.529

0.59

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,40O Mln 3.6 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,400 Mln 3.6 Mean 511 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.58

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Dec. 19 (5 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (12.54 ft); May 7 (10:30 p.m.) 11,400 

cfs (11.40 ft).__________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 29

4105. South Fork Cumberland River near Stearns, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°37'37", long 84°32'00", on right bank at mouth of Bear Creek, 1,400 ft 

upstream from Salt Branch and 5.5 miles southwest of Stearns, McCreary County. Records 

include flow of Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 954 sq mi, includes that of Bear Creek. 

Records available. September 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,738 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,400 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 28.92 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 69,600 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 38.50 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 4, 1948, Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 20, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 52.9 ft in March 1929, from information by local residents.

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

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1113: 19.46 (M). WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

165

800

2,000

10.0

15.0

19.0

24.0

26.0

5,500

12,000

18,500

28,500

33,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

43

47

38

56

40

64

74

168

165

220

196

156

212

212

264

256

196

153

130

*116

107

113

232

332

532

572

930

740

544 

480

7,413

239

0.251

0.29

Nov.

440

412

372

348

444

998

1,220

805

584

484

412

364

328

308

316

364

640

1,130

1,100

830

670

564

564

5,090

5,020

2,780

2,710

14.700

6,650

3,450

54,097

1,803

1.89

2.11

Dec.

2,360

1,940

1,680

2,580

2,020

1,780

1,840

1,600

1,550

1,700

1,800

8,150

19,000

5,880

3,630

2,620

2,020

3,700

52,400

12,500

5,510

3,660

2,730

2,180

1,810

1,520

1,550

1,430

3,220

2,710 

2,040

138,910

4,481

4.70

5.42

Jan.

1,640

1,420

2,820

5,070

3,320

2,670

2,870

4,180

4,320

4,120

4,000

3,590

3,360

3,620

3,520

3,420

2,830

2,630

2,380

2,000

1,730

1,510

1,280

1,110

b930

b920 ^65-

1,150

1,240

1,210 

1,220

77,045

2,485

2.60

3.00

Feb.

1,160

1,060

970

910 925"

1,600

2,460

2,180

1,890

2,020

5,820

4,140

2,980

2,590

bl,750

bl,550

1,800

5,370

6,680

4,500

3,560

3,220

3,040

3,100

4,440

8.810

5,730

3,940

3,390

91,585

3,158

3.31

3.57

Mar.

2,840

2,520

5,620

5,830

3,820

2,830

b2,400

bl,950

bl,800

bl,700

bl,650

bl,600

bl,410

bl.390

1,630

6,560

9.800

8,360

5,790

4,320

3,420

2,980

2,810

2,900

3,080

2,920

2,950

3,380

3,950

7,340 

7,680

117,230

3,782

3.96

4.57

Apr.

4,580

3,300

2,720

2,800

2,830

2,570

2,260

1,870

1,560

1,340

1,150

1,020

940

855

780

725

690

670

670

600

564

560

592

548

520

568

1,560

2, 120

1,650

1,360

43,972

1,466

1.54

1.71

May

,090

,140

,580

,300

,070

910

,930

1 .200

,580

,740

,660

,970

,600

,340

,110

930

800

700

610

544

496

440

392

356

356

372

380

392

376

336 

316

58,016

1,871

1.96

2.26

June

284

252

372

296

236

200

168

165

133

121

121

165

133

128

150

141

749

1,330

750

456

336

432

2,340

8,960

8,140

3,560

2,010

3,160

9,500

4,270

48,858

1,629

1.71

1.90

July

2,440

1,720

1,230

1,440

1,710

1,170

730

576

476

492

2,470

2.840

1,450

935

675

524

444

400

472

600

476

376

316

284

400

356

356

284

252

208 

176

26,278

848

0.889

1.02

Aug.

156

138

123

113

107

91

102

102

*104

109

204

280

288

216

168

141

147

147

125

133

159

316

714

805

468

332

244

190

162

147 

128

6,659

215

0.225

0.26

Sept.

123

138

125

125

118

106

95

95

124

116

280

1.690

1,180

500

356

268

344

1,430

1,660

1,000

655

484

388

320

268

264

193

179

190

*200

13,014

434

0.455

0.51

Calendar year 1959: Max 32,400 Min 36 Mean 1,688 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.02

Water year 1959-60: Max 32,400 Min 36 Mean 1,866 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.62

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (2 p.m.) 40,400 cfs (28.92 ft)

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4125. Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'01", long 84°35'31", on right bank 0.1 mile downstream from Dry

Branch, 0.5 mile upstream from Caney Pork, and 1.9 miles northeast of Somerset, Pulaski 

County.

Drainage area. 31.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 867.T4 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 28, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 44.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs June 23 (gage height, 8.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 

0.70 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 2,850 cfs Aug. 4, 1959 (gage height, e.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 2-7, 11-19, 20, 1954, 

Sept. 19, 1955, Sept. 3, 4-9, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 12-19, 20, 1954.

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

230

420

1,220

1.3

Discharge, In eutie feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

L5

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

8.4

~2.1 11

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.9

7.2

5.4

4.4

4.6

4.0

3.2

*3. 6

3.2

75.2

2.43

0.078

0.09

Nov.

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.1

4.4

4.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

276

6.4

5.4

6.7

6.7

6.0

5.0

4.8

4.2

13

24

16

12

120

72

45

34

420.2

14.0

0.447

0.50

Dec.

27

51

57

43

34

43

40

*33

33

29

11

293

154

89

62

51

45

157

104

72

56

44

37

35

30

26

57

340

154

95

67

2,369

76.4

2.44

2.81

Jan.

55

53

109

70

58

55

61

62

a54

a47

a44

a42

*a70

112

248

120

82

104

75

58

51

b40

b32

b27

b25

b24

36

48

38

34

30

1,964

6^.4

2.03

2.33

Feb.

26

26

23

22

65

136

86

67

57

557

276

130

b90

b70

b53

b47

114

184

b!30

b92

93

91

*82

84

317

290

167

142

120

3,637

125

3.99

4.32

Mar.

89

82

82

61

a54

a50

a45

a42

a40

a38

a37

a36

a35

a36

a45

a70

328

226

188

148

148

184

206

*202

154

117

104

86

79

135

100

3,247

105

3.35

3.86

Apr.

74

64

122

102

86

68

57

48

40

35

31

28

26

23

21

20

19

17

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

15

12

10

10

1,038

34.6

1.11

1.23

May

9 7

8 7

8 4

7 7

7 2

7.0

33

21

14

11

10

10

9.4

8.4

7.2

6.4

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.0

4.2

14

5.2

20

13

10

7.2

5 4

289.3

9.33

0.298

0.34

June

4.6

4.0

4.2

3.6

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

3.0

124

29

17

12

9.4

294

66

37

24

*225

77

1.190

258

104

64

46

167

100

287

3,162.1

105

3.35

3.76

July

145.

89

117

82

52

37

28

22

19

20

19

15

13

12

10

8.7

11

9.4

8.7

7.4

6.4

5.7

6.7

6.4

4.8

4.2

4.4

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.7

776. 7

25.1

0.802

0.92

Aug.

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.2

6.9

6.9

*60

12

6.7

5.7

4.6

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.0

2.4

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

. 6

7 . 6

157.1

5.07

0.162

0.19

Sept.

3.8

1.8

1.3

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.8

.8

*1.0

.7

.7

.6

17

14

6.0

4.2

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

72.1

2.40

0.077

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 628 Min 0.3 Mean 37.1 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.10

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,190 Min 0.3 Mean 47.0 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.44

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). --Feb. 10 (4:30 p.m.) 1,680 cfs (6.13 ft); June 23 (7 a.m.) 2,530 cfs 

(8.03 ft); June 30 (11:45 a.m.) 924 cfs (4.26 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measuremert, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 31 

4140. Cumberland River near Rowena, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'02", long 85°08'22", on right bank 1.5 miles downstream from Wolf 

Creek Dam, 1.9 miles upstream from Blackfish Creek, 1.9 miles west of Rowera, Russell 

County, and at mile 459.4.

Drainage area.--5,790 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1939, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.81 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook

claturn. Prior to Oct. 24, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1943, to

Sept. 30, 1948, auxiliary staff gage at Rowena Perry, 2.9 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 21 years, 8,714 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,400 cfs June 28 (gage height, 20.25 ft); minimum daily, 117 cfs June 18.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 162,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946; maximum gage height, 64.82 

ft Jan. 9, 1946; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 69.5 ft in March 1826, from profile of Cumberland Fiver.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Cumberland (see p. 60). 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1940.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2,280

1,870

5,200

3,920

7,250

6,960

*7 , 080

7,140

710

1,710

2,420

4,520

4,060

5,400

6,040

2,880

2,880

2,060

4,640

11,600

11,400

7,000

5,990

5,520

4,620

12,100

15.200

12,500

15,200

12 500

&',800

195,450

6,305

Nov.

6,780

11,400

10,700

9,100

*8,340

7,910

7,880

5,570

7,190

7,310

8,360

8,740

7,890

8,960

3,960

5,770

6,070

6,270

5,680

5,690

3,710

2,280

9,560

11,600

10,600

540

870

10,200

10,600

12.100

219,430

7,314

Calendar year 1959:

Water year 1959-60: )

Dec.

13,700

14 , 800

11,800

9,460

6,410

5.970

9,090

13,100

16,100

*13,100

13,500

11,600

10,200

11 , 500

16,300

16,800

21,500

18,800

14,900

10,300

14,400

19,200

20,800

21 , 000

19,900

19,100

19,200

21.600

15,200

13,500

18,600

459,430

14,820

Jan.

17,100

13,800

15,100

*15,500

22.600

19,200

16,500

16,400

15,900

17,000

16,500

15,000

14,500

18,500

15,800

16,500

13,500

17,400

18,200

18,200

17,600

19,000

19,600

18,500

21,200

21,400

21,400

18,200

16,600

15,800

13,400

551,500

17,150

Feb.

14,500

15,700

9,160

5,100

*6,900

5,960

5,840

5,860

2,400

1.200

1,690

2,070

8,240

5,400

5,040

9,160

5,180

5,700

1,240

1,480

4,960

3,230

2,500

2,540

2,760

9,360

14.900

14,800

10,400

179,070

6,175

Mar.

15,000

10,600

16,700

14,200

14,800

18,500

19,30u

*20,800

16,200

15,400

17,400

18,500

18,800

19,000

16,800

16,400

12,800

15,300

9,980

11,100

14,100

15,400

15,200

15,600

22,800

15,600

5,560

15,100

25.500

21,500

18,400

495,540

15,990

Apr.

24,200

24,700

24,700

25.500

*25,000

21,000

5,520

4,500

12,900

14,100

18,500

21,600

20,200

14,400

11,600

6,160

2,480

9,400

12,200

10,600

9,040

9,740

2,600

640

5,870

8,460

8,850

4,350

5,270

4,040

367,500

12,250

May

5,790

12,800

10,500

8,870

7,120

7,020

7,040

6,320

*5,920

1.220

2,010

9,540

12.900

9,900

5,820

7,160

5,460

4,920

5,110

7,910

6,770

5,290

11,200

8,990

7,340

10,900

10,400

11,300

5,460

5, 680

6,800

231,460

7,466

June

4,640

3,940

4,600

5,220

1,520

3,640

3,090

3,440

1,150

1,130

5,150

1,270

4,120

4,100

5,280

5,860

2,740

117

1,580

8,490

9,480

9,050

9,050

20,000

24,000

24.200

24,100

22,600

20,400

24,100

252,057

8,402

July

24,100

24,100

24,200

23,300

23,100

*10,100

9,500

15,400

17,700

17,100

19,000

25.100

22,600

12,600

12,600

11,800

12,900

15,200

16,800

6,970

4.820

15,200

16,300

10,100

14,500

15,200

14,600

15,200

14,700

14,400

11,500

490,690

15,830

Aug.

14,100

9,520

7,560

11,500

*10,200

10,200

10,500

14,300

11,600

8,350

10,700

9,210

10,600

9,980

12,900

15,100

11,200

12,500

6,740

3,840

1.780

12,000

13,400

12,600

12,200

13,400

13,800

7,940

13,200

rrtioo"

554,320

10,780

Sept.

10,700

12,100

7,520

*426

6,530

8,060

6,280

4,440

10,700

5,730

290

6,540

6,780

8,520

14.800

10,500

5,550

135

10,200

15,600

8,560

8,670

6,410

5,740

3,480

4,570

2,050

1,620

877

429

189,205

6,507

Observed Adjusted?

lax 25,100 Mln 60 Mean 6,348 Mean 7,777 Cfam 1.34 In. 18.23

«ax 25,300 Mln 117 Mean 10,780 Mean 10,220 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Cumberland; records furnished by Corps of Er^lneers.
32 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4145. East Fork Obey River near Jamestown, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°24'58", long 85°01'35", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on

State Highway 52, 0.5 mile upstream from Poplar Cove Creek, 5.3 miles west of Jamestown, 

Fentress County, and 12.8 miles upstream from confluence with West Fork.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi (includes 6 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to February 1943 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Feb. 24 to Apr. 7, 1943, staff gage 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 388 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 28,300 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 27.20 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 26-28, 1948; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Sept. 12-17, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about 30.7 ft in March 1929, from flood profile by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1276: 1944, 1946<M) . WSP 1506: Drainage srea.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

182

320

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

478

910

2,180

5,350

6,300

8,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemb?r 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

11

10

9.8

9.2

9.2

11

12

21

26

30

29

30

34

55

64

46

35

29

*26

24

21

20

26

48

62

69

102

114 

98

96

1,189.2

38.4

0.190

0.22

Nov.

93

84

75

69

119

198

164

126

102

89

75

66

58

57

55

89

174

^92

*164

146

126

112

102

1,420

905

507

1,060

1.960

935 

601

9,923

331

1.64

1.S3

Dec.

444

397

397

366

323

312

312

272

272

289

331

2,250

2,120

1,090

756

*552

441

1,830

7.600

1,800

998

725

552

447

384

337

300

661

905 

698

552

28,713

926

4.58

5.29

Jan.

454

404

489

564

503

478

596

770

784

842

970

824

815

*885

870

770

635

609

537

454

400

360

314

281

256

239

253

334

340

334

331

16,695

539

2.67

3.07

Feb.

309

281

261

244

281

529

576

518

468

518

756

592

518

475

391

381

471

1,560

1,310

905

774

720

684

702

1,490

1.890

1,080

824

730

20,238

698

3.46

3.73

Mar.

609

605

1,320

990

756

605

541

461

437

420

397

372

348 366"

407

1,700

2.200

1,580

1,160

900

761

694

694

761

*784

707

716

752

707

1,040

1,070

24,86O

802

3.97

4.58

Apr.

82O

671

614

618

580

518

461

413

360

314

P.7B

256

256

*214

198

190

177

179

190

166

159

159

154

141

136

166

40O

323

258

225

9,574

319

1.58

1.76

May

219

203

177

161

146

131

2.920

2,740

1,050

716

522

*427

363

306

261

222

192

169

146

131

114

96

84

73

69

64

80

100

77

73

66

12,098

390

1.93

2,23

June

49

44

49

66

49

40

32

29

26

24.

25

24

24

25

25

24

184

198

117

73

53

*44

245

228

303

242

169

1.240

970

468

5,089

170

0.842

0.94

July

394

236

233

905

522

3 , 6

211

156

121

305

1,030

707

410

234

205

154

154

538

1.930

870

514

3 S3

275

4? 7

309

220

170

*138

107

93

82

12,489

403

2.00

2.30

Aug.

71

57

48

41

39

36

34

31

31

34

*43

41

38

35

32

31

28

26

40

89

49

70

161

107

64

48

38

34

30

30

29

1,485

47.9

0.237

0.27

Sept.

28

28

26

26

26

25

22

26

*27

40

94

185

114

69

48

38

164

564

345

222

138

96

73

60

53

43

38

39

64

84

2,805

93.5

0.463

0.52

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,600 Min 9.2 Mean 352 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.63

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,6OO Min 9.2 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.74

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO cfs). Dec. 19 (Z a.m.) 15,000 cfs (18.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 33

4150. West Fork Obey River near Alpine, Term.

Location. Lat 36°23'49", long 85°10'28", on upstream end of left pier of bridge on State 

Highway 52, 0.3 mile upstream from Nettlecarrier Creek, 2.4 miles east of Alpine, 

Overton County, and 7.8 miles upstream from confluence with East Fork.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi (includes 34 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to December 1942 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 684.28 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Average discharge.--18 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,280 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 11.75 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 16.30 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 13-19, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.38 ft Sept. 15, 16, 1958.

Maximum stage known, that of Mar. 21, 1955. Flood in March 1939 reached a stage 

about 2 ft lower than that of Mar. 21, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1386: 1943-45(P) , 1946, 1948, 1952(P). WSP 1506: Drainage 

area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.4

.6

1.0 

1.3

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18

5.2

10

20

34

68

Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

118

230

1,050

2,160

2,910

.9 

1.2

1.5 

1.7

7.6

14

23

49

90

125

2.0 205

2.5 365

3.0 575

5.0 1,580

7.0 2,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19fO

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

6.8

8.2

13

27

18

13

11

14

34

42

25

18

14

12

*10

9.6

9.1

9.1

24

33

27

28

32

29

26

27

547.0

17.6

0.153

0.18

Nov.

25

23

20

19

138

102

62

45

34

29

25

22

19

19

ii

34

153

98

*68

53

43

36

50

1,090

352

173

905

682

310

183

4,835

161

1.40

1.56

Dec.

140

116

112

98

87

87

87

82

100

106

126

905

658

370

251

*191

153

2,470

2.850

782

413

269

202

159

130

112

100

689

521

323

238

12,907

416

3.62

4.17

Jan.

187

162

328

294

241

214

307

385

397

441

413

320

351

*362

381

307

257

247

214

184

162

141

119

110

100

92

151

127

117

114

110

7,285

235

2.04

2.36

Feb.

103

95

90

86

88

153

153

143

143

229

385

254

226

193

151

153

290

1,140

724

457

373

358

393

401

920

875

512

377

310

9,775

337

2.93

3.16

Mar.

254

304

810

508

369

314

263

217

202

181

167

156

162

175

211

1,100

1.120

714

521

409

320

272

241

*244

235

217

214

232

226

393

365

11,116

359

3.12

3.59

Apr.

282

24T

260

250

229

202

184

156

136

117

104

100

*92

86

80

75

74

71

62

60

60

60

55

51

48

46

60

68

59

55

3,429

114

0.991

1.11

May

56

50

46

42

38

36

824

746

348

232

170

*132

112

95

81

68

61

54

47

42

36

34

30

27

25

23

29

29

23

21

20

3,577

115

1.00

1.16

June

18

20

22

20

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

74

48

24

18

*16

14

52

57

112

57

43

559

365

132

1,824

60.8

0.529

0.59

July

112

86

74

285

130

81

56

43

34

117

867

288

141

95

68

53

192

388

860

308

170

112

88

88

65

51

44

*37

32

28

25

5,018

162

1.41

1.62

A'Jg.

22

20

19

18

18

18

17

22

24

24

34

*20

18

18

16

15

14

13

17

26

19

49

74

33

22

19

16

15

14

13

13

680

21.9

C.190

0.22

Sept.

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.9

*10

11

11

14

17

14

12

10

10

33

54

29

21

17

15

13

13

12

11

11

11

12

13

449.9

15.0

0.130

0.15

Calendar- year 1959: Max 2,830 Min 5.2 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,830 Min 5.2 Mean 168 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.87

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs). Dec. 18 (10:30 p.m.) 8,280 cfs (11.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
34 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4160. Wolf River near Byrdstown, Term.

Location (revised).--Lat 36°33'40", long 85°04'20", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on county road, half a mile upstream from Widow Creek, 1.6 miles 

north of Moodyville, 3 miles east of Byrdstown, Pickett County, and 5 miles upstream 

from Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--105 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to June 1943 monthly discharge 

 only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.54 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 178 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,670 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 6.96 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 3-6, Sept. 8-10; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Oct. 5, 6.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 22,600 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 10.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,300 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 2.0 cfs 

Sept. 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage about equal to that of Jan. 29, 1957, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by small mills above station. 

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1276: 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

l_n cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

88 5.0

165

250

440

680

1,040

2,040

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

8.4

88

163

2.5 228

3.0 433

4.0 1,060

5.0 2,O40

6.0 3,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

11

11

11

13

14

26

102

48

38

31

36

90

93

62

44

36

32

29

*27

26

26

42

66

79

70

70

60

46

1,315

42.4

0.404

0.47

Nov.

41

39

37

36

82

110

84

67

57

49

43

40

37

37

40

75

178

145

110

*88

74

65

216

1.740

592

336

874

838

476 

320

6,926

231

2.20

2.45

Dec.

241

211

208

185

159

155

151

137

Jan.

203

187

319

306

255

226

302

374

153 i 370

161

200

1,340

888

526

376

282

*226

1,720

2.700

810

488

326

243

201

175

155

142

481

444 

314

243

14,014

453

4.31

4.97

360

338

278

413

488

*751

510

370

330

266

226

197

177

157

144

133

123

13T

140

134 

129

8,460

273

2.60

3.00

Feb.

117

110

102

99

124

243

226

203

195

327

499

318

262

223

183

181

245

713

603

428

370

338

347

378

1.250

1,140

651

466

378

10,719

370

3.52

3.80

Mar.

*302

302

633

455

338

270

240

206

2O3

185

183

173

169 m"

206

1,280

1,130

770

585

444

365

338

322

*352

360

314

356

428

408 

628

567

12,689

409

3.90

4.49

Apr.

423

334

314

326

306

258

226

195

175

155

142

133

*121

114

104

101

95

93

85

82

82

80

74

70

6_8

68

119

144

123 

116

4,726

158

1.50

1.67

May

177

152

131

112

80

86

1.540

1,110

526

318

*228

189

167

144

125

108

95

85

78

68

61

54

50

46

43

41

51

54

44 

38

34

6,035

195

1.86

2.14

June

32

30

29

30

27

25

24

23

21

2£

21

21

20

20

20

20

210

116

62

42

*32

28

278

774

1,040

318

213

2.550

1,500 

543

7,889

263

2.50

2.79

July

314

718

177

161

131

104

85

74

64

125

294

157

112

88

73

62

111

218

183

119

85

68

60

54

47

41

*39

37

33 

31

28

3,393

109

1.04

1.20

Aug.

27

25

24

23

23

21

22

22

24

30

31

*25

24

26

21

20

18

17

49

32

21

26

26

23

18

17

16

18

20 

15

15

719

23.2

0.221

0.25

Sept.

14

13

12

12

13

13

12

*12

11

13

29

29

20

16

14

15

29

41

29

22

18

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

15 

14

517

17.2

0.164

0.18

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,700 Min 11 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.99

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,700 Min 11 Mean 212 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.41

Peak discharge (base. 3,600 cfs). Dec. 19 (2:30 a.m.) 5,670 cfs (6.96 ft); June 28 (7:30 p.m.) 

5,460 cfs (6.88 ft)._____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 35

4175. Cumberland River at Celina, Term.

Location. Lat 36°33'20", long 85°30'47", on right pier of bridge on State Highway 52 at 

Celina, Clay County, 600 ft downstream from Obey River and at mile 380.8.

Drainage area. 7,320 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1922 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at 

same site 1903-54 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 488.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1930, staff gage at site 

400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 11,280 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,400 cfs June 28; maximum gage height, 24.25 

ft June 28; minimum discharge, 1,080 cfs Oct. 11; minimum gage height, 2.11 ft June 20.

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 145,000 cfs Dec. 29, 1926; maximum gage height, 57.25 

ft Dec. 29, 1926, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 

69 efs Sept. 2, 11-14, 26, 1925 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

Maximum stage known since at least 1793, 59.2 ft in March 1826, from Cumberland 

River profile.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 4,000 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir (see p. 60).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1923-38. WSP 1276: 1924. WSP 1306: 1943 (monthly 

runoff).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 21, 22, 26, 27, 31, 

Nov. 1, 7, 16, 24, 27-29, Dec. 2, 9, 12, 13, 20, 28-31, Jan. 5, 

12, 24, 25, 28, 29, Feb. 4, 14, 17, 25, 27, Mar. 7, 12, 16, 17, 

19, Mar. 27 to Apr. 1, Apr. 7-10, 12, 17, 19, 26, May 2, 13, 

14, 16, 17, 30, June £1, 25, 28, 29, July 6, 7, 9, 12, 14, 21- 

23, 25 26, Aug. 3, 15, 19, 23, 30, Sept. 4, 6, 11, 13, 15, 18,

20, 26

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

2.5 1,320

3.0 1,890

4.0 3,050

10.0

20.0

11,800

31,600

2.9 2,270

3.0 2,400

9.0 10,500

15.0

22.0

21,500

35,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

5,910

2,370

2,280

4,000

4,930

6,940

7,680

8,200

8,080

3,460

1.410

3,680

5,760

6,760

6,660

7,720

4,220

2,710

3,940

5,520

11,700

11,700

8,720

6,560

5,460

*10,200

15,700

18.100

18,000

18,100

16,200

£42,670

7,828

Nov.

8,240

9,960

13,100

12,200

12,000

12,800

8,930

8,340

7,100

7,530

9,270

9,820

11,000

8,200

9,060

7,480

6,640

7,720

8,490

7,590

7,650

4.120

4,900

10,600

13,500

12,600

6,400

7,990

14,400

16.700

284,330

9,478

Calendar year 1959: 1

Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

17,100

16,600

15,500

12,700

9,820

7.520

7,560

9,760

14,100

15,800

13,700

17,700

15,600

12,400

*12,900

16,800

18,000

22,600

22,400

15,900

14,400

18,100

21,500

22,800

22,600

£1,200

20,800

28.500

£5,400

16, 900

18,300

524,560

16,920

Jan.

21,700

20,300

18,900

18,000

2£,200

26. 000

25,200

22,700

19,900

17,000

20,400

17,700

16,600

17,300

21,000

18,800

17,900

19,000

22,000

22,700

22,700

22,000

£2,500

19,900

23,600

25,800

26,400

24,700

19,900

16,900

14. 800

646,500

20,850

Feb.

13,900

15,300

15,200

10,300

7,080

8,920

7,290

6,990

7,360

6,30O

9,340

4,730

3,960

7,380

7,940

6,630

*9,670

9,990

9,180

5,080

5.05O

7,840

8,970

7,160

9,270

13,300

17,600

20.500

19,600

279,630

9,642

Mar.

15,500

17,200

17,200

19,900

18,900

19,600

23,400

26,700

24,000

20,400

19,100

23,600

24,400

23,300

22,100

27,100

26,300

21,900

18,400

15,800

17,400

20,200

21,500

21,700

22,500

24,800

16,000

6.810

18,800

26. 600

23,400

646,710

20,860

Apr.

£3,500

27,600

29,400

30,400

50.500

29,600

18,600

8,440

8,820

15,300

16,000

20,600

22,400

20,600

16,300

12,300

7,610

*4.850

10,100

12,600

11,800

10,400

9,960

4,970

4,850

7,760

11,300

9,450

7,110

7,540

450,620

15,020

May

5,440

9,140

15,200

11,700

9,780

9,900

10,400

8,710

9,810

7,570

5,010

4.610

11,200

15,300

10,800

6,520

7,080

7,570

6,090

6,790

8,060

7,600

8,680

13,600

15 , 100

11,100

14.500

11,200

11,800

7,870

6,760

288,490

9,306

June

8,470

7,160

6,900

5,770

5,400

*4,280

5,290

6,050

5,420

4,920

3,580

3,700

5,490

6,180

7,960

8,080

8,030

5,840

2,280

3,230

8,860

11,700

12 , 600

12 , 600

21,200

24,300

24,800

55.000

30,900

25,500

521,490

10,720

July

25.800

25,400

25,000

25,200

24,500

20,800

11,600

11,000

16,900

18,900

19,300

22,400

25,800

20,600

14,400

13,200

1£,200

15,700

18,600

18,400

10,500

6.650

17,900

18,900

13,500

17,000

17,900

16,600

16,200

15,700

14,700

551,050

17,780

Aug.

14,400

15,900

12,300

10,400

12,800

13,300

13,000

13,OOO

16,300

15,300

11,900

13,600

12,100

10,600

15 , 700

*16,300

16,400

15,100

14,000

8,8£0

5,740

6,870

15,400

17,900

17,300

17,000

14,800

13,600

13,100

18.400

17,700

427,030

1J,780

Sept.

15,600

15,000

15,600

12,700

4.700

7,310

9,870

7,660

7,330

9,570

7,730

g5,300

7,120

g9,000

gll,200

g!5,900

g!4,200

g7,790

g5,580

12,200

K17.200

14,500

g!4,500

g!0,900

g5,510

g7,940

9,600

g8,080

g6,010

g5,040

300,440

10,010

Observed Adjustedt

fax £8,300 Mln 186 Mean 7,763 Mean 9,578 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.76

fax 35,000 Mln 1,410 Mean 13,560 Mean 12,860 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.91

 " Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir.

g Computed from bihourly radio-gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.
36 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4180. Roaring River near Hilham, Term.

Location (revised) . Lat 36°20'27", long 85°25'35", on left bank 700 ft upstream from

 Cleek Branch, 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 136, 1.4 miles upstream 

from Flat Creek, 2.7 miles west of Windle, 5.0 miles south of Hilham, Overton County, 

and 13 miles north of courthouse in Cookeville.

Drainage area. --78.7 sq mi (includes 27.1 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1960. Prior to June 1932 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1306.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Sept. 21, 1940. Altitude of gage is

 770 ft (by barometer). June 23, 1932, to July 24, 1933, staff gage at site 800 ft upstream at different datum. July 25 to Nov. 7, 1933, staff gage 150 ft downstream at 

different datum. Nov. 8, 1933, to Sept. 23, 1940, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--89 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 5,550 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 9.39 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 19, 24, 26, 28, Nov. y, 1940; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 

15-19, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.16 ft Oct. 5, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flows caused by mills above 

station prior to 1951.

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(M). WSP 1143: 1948. WSP 1276: 194L. 

WSP 1436: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 Nov. 28 to Sept. 3O

1.1 

1.3

2.8 

5.2 

9.0

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

135

500

950

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

14 2.4

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

950

2,270

cubic feet per cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm In.

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

5.6

9.5

13

42.

19

12

10

13

35

32

24

18

15

14

*12

12

11

10

27

23

19

18

18

18

28

26

506.5

16.3

0.207

0.24

Nov.

25

23

21

21

60

53

38

33

29

27

25

23

21

21

22

38

87

77

*62

52

44

38

88

602

305

160

762

532

285

178

3,752

125

1.59

1.77

Dec.

138

117

100

86

76

80

75

70

76

76

93

444

395

260

*184

144

123

1,190

1,620

576

347

239

181

148

121

105

97

594

360

244

184

8,543

276

3.51

4.04

Jan.

148

130

254

206

178

164

209

260

265

265

234

188

203

*203

216

178

160

157

136

119

108

100

91

84

78

74

80

78

72

69

66

4,773

154

1.96

2.26

Feb.

62

59

56

54

59

75

69

66

68

124

146

114

110

105

92

94

141

652

476

329

291

280

280

*280

568

480

338

275

222

5,965

206

2.62

2.82

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,620 Min 4.3

Mar.

176

198

484

347

280

222

191

166

164

146

146

138

140

157

178

845

738

436

334

270

209

184

157

*140

123

114

100

96

94

158

140

7,271

235

2.99

3.44

Apr.

121

112

123

123

117

105

99

88

81

74

68

66

*62

59

56

54

53

50

46

45

46

45

42

40

38

37

37

36

33

32

1,988

66.3

0.842

0.94

May

32

30

30

28

28

26

387

254

142

104

*86

74

63

56

49

44

41

38

36

33

30

28

28

26

25

24

36

28

24

23

22

1,875

60.5

0.769

0.89

June

21

24

24

22

20

19

18

17

17

16

18

17

16

17

17

16

139

37

25

22

*20

20

36

87

109

54

48

557

347

156

1,956

65.2

0.828

0.92

July

158

110

84

185

97

70

55

47

42

190

lj.030

280

155

108

84

70

707

630

580

476

157

115

122

109

80

68

59

53

*47

43

39

6,050

195

2.48

2.86

Aug.

36

33

30

29

30

28

28

41

42

*46

48

30

27

25

24

22

21

20

27

30

22

79

48

31

25

23

21

20

20

18

17

941

30.4

0.386

0.44

Sept.

17

16

15

16

15

14

14

*35

31

51

B2

37

27

22

20

20

68

64

47

37

31

28

25

23

22

20

20

20

25

21

883

29.4

0.374

0.42

Mean 101 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.39

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,620 Min 4.3 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.04

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Dec. 19 (2:30 a.m.) 2,540 cfs (6.30 ft),- June 28 (5 p.m.) 1,270 

cfs (4.56 ft); July 11 (4 a.m.) 1,870 cfs (5.50 ft); July 17 (11 a.m.) 1,760 cfs (5.34 ft); JulylB 

(8 p.m.) 1,390 cfs (4.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 37

4200. Calf killer River below Sparta, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54 I 31", long 85°28'46", on right bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from abandoned hydroelectric powerplant of Tennessee Valley Authority, 1-j miles 

downstream from Town Creek, l-=r miles southwest of Sparta, White County, and at 

mile 11.5.

Drainage area.--178 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--20 years, 368 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,410 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 15.76 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 14,600 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 25.80 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 18, 1953.

Flood in March 1929 reached a discharge of 25,000 cfs (estimated)in this vicinity.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

4.0

in cubic feet per

104

280

1,160

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,620

4,140

5,240

6,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

50

50

48

46

48

57

66

71

71

71

62

62

82

126

*121

99

87

75

68

64

59

57

73

110

118

142

195

184 

156

156

2,727

88.0

0.494

0.57

Nov.

150

142

129

118

153

356

268

213

181

170

150

132

121

115

110

121

296

418

*324

260

221

195

195

890

931

571

1,230

2.150

1,200 

764

12,254

408

2.29

2.56

Dec.

571

472

432

384

336

324

316

296

288

312

360

2,120

2,280

*1,270

882

670

544

1,460

6,570

2,540

1,340

962

738

589

490

422

384

1,160

1,260 

882

688

31,142

1,005

5.65

6.51

Jan.

562

490

735

818

674

602

774

967

958

1,010

1.050

913

859

1,020

972

882

724

702

630

540

*472

414

368

340

316

292

316

463

458 

440

20,168

651

3.66

4.21

Feb.

376

344

320

308

500

432

476

440

418

400

494

450

404

388

340

332

432

*1,670

2,000

1,500

1,000

850

750

700

800

950

850

750

670

19,144

660

3.71

4.00

Mar.

600

650

2.500

2,000

1,500

1,000

800

650

600

650

600

550

500

450

450

1,000

1,700

*1,420

1,120

904

742

656

607

598

580

526

476

458

440 

1,010

1,110

26,847

866

4.87

5.61

Apr.

805

645

553

540

508

458

414

568

332

296

272

*260

244

229

217

210

202

210

213

198

198

202

195

188

181

184

192

202

188 

181

9,083

303

1.70

1.90

May

174

164

160

146

139

136

1,020

2.140

994

630

454

364

312

272

240

213

195

192

174

160

146

129

124

*118

112

110

110

110

110 

104

102

9,554

308

1.73

2.00

June

92

92

92

99

94

87

80

75

73

71

71

68

66

71

71

71

204

217

1ST

121

97

*80

71

68

71

80

85

78

82

2,812

93.7

0.526

0.59

July

90

80

73

80

115

110

87

75

66

64.

140

260

181

178

126

94

268

463

580

372

236

184

139

450

260

*188

153

121

110 

94

85

5,522

178

1.00

1.15

Aug.

75

68

64

59

59

57

55

53

53

62

64

62

59

55

53

50

*48

48

59

73

64

66

112

150

104

75

64

57

53 

50

48

2,019

65.1

0.366

0.42

Sept.

87

99

71

62

53

48

46

44

48

62

280

380

195

124

102

92

311

828

458

260

174

126

107

94

85

*78

73

71

71

75

4,604

153

0.860

0.96

Calendar year 1959 : Max 6,370 Min 35 Mean 387 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,370 Min 44 Mean 399 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.48

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs).--Dec. 19 (11 a.m.) 7,410 cfs (15.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 19 to Mar. 17j discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
38 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4210. Collins River near McMinnville, Term.

Location. Lat 35"42'32", long 85°43'46", on left bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on

U. S. Highway 70S, l| miles downstream from Barren Fork, 2| miles northeast of

McMinnville, Warren County, and at mile 19.3.

Drainage area. 624 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Prior to April 1925 ironthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 825.78 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

oatum. Prior to Oct. 16, 1926, chain gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years, 1,126 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 21.50 ft); 

minimum, 114 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 75,300 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 39.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 21, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Oct. 16, 1931.

Flood in 1854 is believed to have been approximately equal to that of Mar. 23, 1929, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1929, 1932(M), 1934-35, 1936(M), 1937. WSP 1276: 

1925-26, 1928(M), 1933, 1936, 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In-cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 19 Dec. 20 to Sept. 3O

1.7 156

2.0 220

2.5 366

3.0 560

4.0 1,110

5.0

8.0

12.0

18.0

20.0

1,790

4,060

8,510

16,500

19,400

1.4 106

1.6 140

2.0 235

3.0 655

5.0 1,820

8.O 4,06o

12.0 8,510

15.0 12,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

178

172

168

164

160

162

166

168

178

196

198

191

189

200

232

*301

267

235

218

207

200

189

187

183

180

185

191

191

230

230

225

6,141

198

0.317

0.37

Nov.

235

222

213

211

216

284

544

500

425

381

335

310

284

273

262

287

496

655

614

*569

512

464

425

623

884

805

1,290

5.540

2,720

1,890

20,269

676

1.08

1.21

Dec.

1,370

1,110

1,040

1,010

860

794

822

750

675

650

646

2,800

5,460

3,700

*2,460

1,850

1,480

5,470

19.100

11,200

4,900

5,090

2,400

1,940

1,640

1,440

1,290

5,510

5,350

2,540

1,890

91,037

2,937

4.71

5.43

Jan.

1,580

1,410

2,170

2,470

2,090

1,940

2,320

2.850

2,800

2,710

2,570

2,270

1,980

1,810

1,820

1,730

1,520

1,710

1,630

1,430

1,280

*1,150

1,030

946

886

826

930

1,530

1,540

1 920

2*570

55,418

1,788

2.87

3.30

Feb.

2,140

1,720

1,440

1,260

1,240

2,060

2,540

2,090

1,700

1,500

1,600

1,400

1,280

1,250

1,140

1.110

1,520

4,020

*5.100

3,570

2,850

2,770

2,590

2,390

2,570

3,180

2,820

2,280

2,130

63,260

2,181

3.50

3.77

Mar.

1,790

1,900

8,080

5,950

3,680

2,760

2,340

2,030

1,910

2,140

2,OOO

1,940

1,800

1,740

1,770

3,220

4,170

*3,430

2,820

2,480

2,130

1,880

1,670

1,560

1,460

1,360

1,230

1,130

1,110

4,570

4,640

80,690

2,603

4.17

4.81

Apr.

3.060

2,290

1,920

1,700

1,540

1,370

1,240

1,120

1,020

924

853

792

*738

688

644

611

590

660

660

585

575

666

638

580

535

510

510

804

809

677

29,309

977

1.57

1.75

May

611

575

520

472

430

404

2,620

5.220

2,610

1,820

1,390

1,140

996

870

765

682

606

550

515

462

422

384

353

330

*312

302

306

292

280

271

259.

26,769

864

1.38

1.60

June

244

238

238

232

230

224

219

213

208

206

198

196

190

200

200

196

219

306

298

271

241

222

*213

208

324

396.

298

265

244

259

7,196

240

0.385

0.43

July

259

238

227

330

312

3i5

236

250

222

211

405 3-53

312

268

230

208

213

224

244

224

216

203

322

353

253

268

*312

F56

241

235

213

8,233

266

0.426

0.49

Aug.

200

190

181

172

167

156

150

144

150

178

232

232

211

200

268

280

227

*193

208

190

183

188

203

222

211

196

178

167

158

150

154

5,939

192

0.308

0.35

Sept.

154

146

136

131

127

122

119

116

116

161

368

946

914

491

353

286

1,000

2.890

1,870

1,080

716

520

408

334

286

259

*253

244

292

330

15,168

506

0.811

0.90

Calendar year 1959 : Max 19,100 Mln 144 Mean 1,1OO Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.94

Water year 1959-60: Max 19,100 Mln 116 Mean 1,119 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.41

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 ,cfa).--Dec. 19 (3i30 p.m.) 21,700 cfs (21.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 39

4225. Caney Fork near Rock Island, Term.

Location. Lat 35"48"26", long 85°37'44", on right bank 180 ft downstream from powerhouse 

of Tennessee Valley Authority, half a mile downstream from dam at mouth of Collins 

River, 1 mile northwest of Rock Island, Warren County, 64 miles upstream from Center 

Hill Dam, and at mile 90.3.

Drainage area.--1,640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1911 to April 1913, July 1913 to May 1914, August 1914 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Nov. 14, 1911, to Mar. 30, 1924, at sites from half a mile upstream to 100 ft 

downstream from powerplant at different datums. Apr. 12, 1925, to Sept. 9, 1930, at 

present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--46 years (1914-60), 3,188 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,400 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 24-26 (gage height, -1.03 ft).

1911-60: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 40.6 ft, 

present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 25 cfs several days in August to October 1951.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1929, reached a stage about 10 ft higher than that of March 1902 

at a point 8 miles downstream,from profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Great Falls Lake beginning Dec. 8, 1916 

(see p. 60).

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1276: 1934, 1937.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

-1.1

-.8

-.4 

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0

133

225

338

654

3.0

5.0

7.0

1O.O

13.0

17.0

21.0

1,170

2,610

4,500

9,180

17,200

32,100

55,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

737

710

375

392

375

313

324

4OO

420

36

36

564

627

615

788

968

35

35

656 

666

732

705

816

31

50

388

574

708

1,000

1.420

978

16,454

531

Nov.

511

526

868

829

860

886

798

912

910

1,240

1,430

1,380

1,403

45

45

880

1,000

1,420

2,690 

*3,290

1,730

45

1,220

1,350

3,240

3,250

3,260

3,400

8.200

5,760

53,378

1,779

Calendar year 1959: I

Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

4,040

3,720

3,6OO

3,520

3,500

3,480

3,460

5.590

5,400

3,400

3,400

4,920

16,100

9,310

7,140

4,180

5,990

14,600

49.400 

23,900

12,100

8,360

5,860

4,740

4,280

3,640

3,480

6,370

8,500

5,310

4,760

239,850

7,757

Jan.

3,920

3,530

5,420

6,67O

5,480

4,88O

5,450

7,030

7,250

8.080

7,350

6,400

5,490

5,560

5,270

5,150

4,740

4,090

4,300 

4,100

3,800

*3, 500

3,480

3,470

3,450

3,420

5.400

3,400

3,400

3,410

3,440

148,330

4,785

Feb.

3,480

3,490

3,480

3,470

3,460

5.450

4,380

4,740

4,210

3,900

4,010

3,970

3,710

3,580

3,500

3,490

3,480

11,700

15.500 

9,260

6,940

6,960

6,690

5,520

7,690

9,910

8,060

6,370

4,720

162,920

5,618

Mar.

4,620

5,590

17.500

13,900

9,000

6,940

5,390

4,840

4,620

4,510

4,390

3,820

3,700

3,800

5,980

10,500

14,700

*10,500

9,030 

6,830

4,960

4,750

4,450

4,130

4,070

3,820

3,570

5.450

5,450

11,600

12,400

208,770

6,755

Apr.

7.810

5,700

4,850

4,280

4,100

3,880

3,620

3,460

3,440

3,450

3,420

3,410

3,390

3,360

3,330

2,340

64

2,170

3,270 

2,130

2,610

2,910

2,170

52

2,070

2,150

1,150

2,160

2,270

2,410

91,386

5,046

May

1,020

1,470

1,860

2,000

2,290

2,280

2,660

5,400

6.800

5,650

4,060

5,460

5,450

5,390

3,400

3,400

3,560

3,550

5,510 

2,860

2,650

2,420

1,580

1,530

*896

886

886

50

50

831

977

77,786

2,509

June

800

596

602

50

50

650

718

896

944

49

50

48

559

352

384

468

2.050

1,270

48 

526

607

1,750

520

568

287

51

280

315

286

358

16,112

557

July

392

45

47

2,150

2 . 84Q

496

566

541

694

699

2,250

938

365

862

502

48

49

858

1,670 

1,120

830

888

2,170

2,170

898

48

48

50

748

581

50

25,413

820

Aug.

1,190

1,340

1.660

392

345

202

220

518

249

784

300

450

443

640

465

428

*446

488

562 

548

542

1,440

589

554

515

671

681

48

1,090

354

587

18,341

592

Sept.

576

591

48

48

470

458

498

57

54

253

1,690

1,280

51

52

1,670

1,000

2,380

3,350

3,380 

5.410

1,910

2,280

1,720

803

674

626

*816

1,020

953

950

32,668

1,089

Observed Adjustedt

lax 49,400 Win 50 Mean 3,049 Mean 3,095 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.62

fax 49,400 Min 30 Mean 2,982 Mean 3,003 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In Great Palls Lake.
^ u CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4250. Cumberland River at Carthage, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°14'42", long 85°57'15", on left pier of Cordell Hull Bridge on State 

Highway 25, at Carthage, Smith County, 1 mile downstream from Caney Pork and at mile 

308.2.

Drainage area. 10,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--October 1922 to September- 1960. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 437.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 12, 1936, staff and wire-weight 

gages at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum. May 12 to July 17, 1936, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1957, auxiliary water-stage recorder 

15.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--38 years, 17,070 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,000 cfs Dec. 19; maximum gage height, 23.50 

ft Dec. 19; minimum daily discharge, 4,420 cfs Oct. 12; minimum gage height, 5.56 ft 

June 20.

1922-60: Maximum discharge, 210,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1926; maximum gage height, 59.8 ft 

Dec. 30, 1926; minimum daily discharge, 366 cfs Oct. 29, 1940. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1793, that of Dec. 30, 1926.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great 

Falls Lake, and Center Hill Reservoir (see p. 60).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: 1923-39. WSP 1S76: 1927, 1929(M), 1?37(M). WSP 1306: 

1943(monthly runoff).

Discharge, year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

25

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Total 

Mean

Oct.

9,510 

8,780 

6,080 

5,870 

7,720

7,620 

9,480 

9,470 

9,540 

8,410

4,870 

4.420 

6,670 

9,970 

10,500

9,480 

8,150 

5,250 

5,500 

7,290

9,610 

14,700 

13,200 

10,800 

7,550

8,830 

*15,700 

21,000 

22 . 800 

22,300 

21,300

321,750 

10,380

Nov.

15,800 

12,400 

15,700 

15,500 

14,400

15,100 

15,700 

11,500 

1O,OOO 

10,800

11,500 

13,000 

13,OOO 

12,400 

9,680

11,700 

12,500 

*12,300 

12,800 

13,300

11,500 

8.640 

8,640 

16,900 

20,900

19,400 

24 , 500 

20,600 

21,800 

27.700

439,460 

14,650

Calendar year 1959 : r 

Water year 1959-60: t

Dec.

26,900 

25,600 

2O.2OO 

18,400 

14.9OO

12.100 

13,OOO 

16,300 

18,900 

23,100

24,500 

32 , 300 

28,000 

22,400 

27,100

27,700 

31,OOO 

41,500 

55 . 500 

39,800

30,400 

*50,200 

53,500 

35,700 

36,600

35,800 

34,600 

46,200 

42,600 

38,900 

31 , 400

914,900 

29,510

Jan.

35,100 

35,700 

35,9OO 

34,600 

33,500

39,200 

42.600 

4O,6OO 

38,600 

35,3OO

35,600 

55,500 

33,1OO 

35,100 

55,300

34.2OO 

26,6OO 

26,600 

3O,80O 

32,400

33,100 

32,400 

29,800 

27,900 

25,600

*29,100 

31,300 

28,200 

28,100 

25,000 

19.500

*1, 000.1 

52,260

Feb.

18,000 

16,500 

19,700 

17,500 

12,100

1O.6OO 

11,500 

11,OOO 

12,400 

14,600

17,1OO 

15,100 

9,580 

9.160 

11,600

12,400 

11,200 

19,200 

19,500 

22,400

21,100 

19,000 

18,600 

*19,500 

20,100

26,400 

26,300 

26,500 

27.600

- -

493,640 

17,020

Mar.

24,900 

25,000 

35,800 

32,6OO 

55,900

35,500 

34,900 

57,700 

41.200 

58,700

51 , 800 

51,400 

55,600 

55,600 

33,200

*36,800 

59,600 

31,600 

29,200 

25,800

28,500 

30,400 

32.5OO 

32,200 

30, 300

29,400 

26,100 

17,000 

15.200 

35,900 

36,700

980,800 

31 , 640

Apr.

29,300 

32,300 

39,600 

39,400 

41.9OO

40,700 

35,500 

18,700 

10,700 

16,400

2O.4OO 

21 , 000 

26,200 

26,700 

24,8OO

18,600 

15,300 

10,200 

12,500 

12,200

12,900 

12,600 

10,600 

9,820 

7.780

*1 1,800 

16,500 

18,400 

13,900 

11,800

616,500 

20,550

May

11,400 

9,700 

12,800 

16,3OO 

12,800

10,100 

11,300 

18.600 

14,100 

*13,300

11,600 

9,420 

10,600 

15,100 

13,000

11,400 

11,300 

11,200 

11,900 

11,400

10,400 

9,400 

8,140 

10,800 

15,800

14,900 

13,500 

13,700 

10,900 

11,300 

8.040

374,200 

12,070

June

7,910 

9,940 

8,940 

8,250 

7,570

6,050 

6,070 

7,980 

6,740 

6,590

6,410 

5,070 

4, 650 

6,780 

7,090

8,89O 

22,500 

12,OOO 

6,980 

4,840

7,OOO 

15,100 

14,200 

*15,800 

16,700

21,600 

24,000 

33,300 

51.700 

34,500

392,710 

13,090

July

28. OOP 

27 , 000 

25,800 

26,500 

25,600

23,800 

18,600 

11,300 

11,400 

16,400

21,770 

21,200 

23,400 

25,60O 

19,200

13,900 

12,500 

13,700 

18,200 

19,600

16,800

sleso

18 , 300 

17, EDO

*14,700 

19,100 

19,100 

16,600 

15,500 

14,500

572,750 

18,480

Aug.

14,000 

17,200 

17,500 

12,600 

12,000

14.4OO 

13,200 

16,200 

17,200 

20,1OO

17 , 6OO 

14,300 

13,600 

12,400 

12,200

17,700 

19,100 

17,900 

15,700 

13,000

8,640 

7.82_e 

*10,900 

17,900 

16,700

17,100 

16,400 

18,200 

13,600 

17,600 

20.700

473,460 

15,270

Sept.

19,700 

16,400 

14,900 

18,300 

12,700

4.750 

7,770 

9,560 

7,210 

7,570

9,680 

6,800 

5,510 

7,950 

8.29O

11,200 

17,700 

13,700 

10.2OO 

*10,600

18,200 

20.100 

19,200 

15,400 

9,580

5,900 

10,500 

10,200 

8,500 

6,370

343,820 

11,460

Observed Adjustedt

lax 55,300 Min 2,000 Mean 13,000 Mean 15,230 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.32 

lax 55,300 Min 4,420 Mean 18,920 Mean 18,160 Cfsm 1.7O In. 23.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted fop change in contents In Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Gre^t Falls Lake, and 

Center Hill Reservoir.

* Expressed in thousands.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4255. Spring Creek near Lebanon, Term.

Location. --Lat 36°10'49", long 86°14'29", on downstream end of middle pier of bridge on 

Eastover Road, 0.6 mile downstream from Black Branch and 2.5 miles (revised) southeast of city limits of Lebanon, Wilson County.

Drainage area. 35.3 sq mi.

Records available . October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 556.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 59.6 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,020 cfs June 17 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 0.03 cfs Sept. 6-9 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

19)54-60: Maximum discharge, 7,980 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow many days in 1956 and 1957.

Remarks . Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 1626: Drainage area.

Rating table, wateer year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-25, Apr. 28 to May 17, May 19,

2O, 27-3O, June 3-5)

0.02

.04

.3

1.5

3.4

7.5

13

0.9 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

29

67

102

160

336

1,300

1,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

1.7

2.7

166

78

29

17

10

8.4

43

36

21

14

10

8.0

6.5

*4.7

4.3

3.6

11

10

7.0

5.1

4.3 

20

54

26

602.4

19.4

0.550

0.63

Nov.

19

14

11 

20

118

43

26

20

15

13

.10

8.9

8.4

8.4

8.4

43

72

*41

30

22

18

15

551

264

96

61

885

152 

78

54

2,725.1

90.8

2.57

2.87

Dec.

43

37

32

28

£3

48

44

35

30

26

290

682

178

92

63

49

46

1.200

318

130

80

*56

45

36

32

30

236

872 

132

78

54

5,045

163

4.62

5.32

Jan.

45

44

162 

70

57

57

124

180

154

124

83

63

168

92

201

83

86

127

80

61

48

38

34

30

26

*22

86

64 

52

46

41

2,548

82.2

2.33

2.68

Feb.

35

32

29 

26

298

159

85

59

49

295

130

72

61

53

49

77

173

300

194

127

110

167

164

*257

573

190

107

87 

78

4,036

139

3.94

4.25

Mar.

57

264

312 

134

87

75

66

56

72

112

107

110

133

128

128

*641

194

110

91

7-8

61

53

45

38

34

32

28

M592

130

4,207

136

3.85

4.43

Apr.

78

59

108 

85

64

49

40

32

27

23

21

*19

17

16

15

15

13

12

9.5

8.9

10

10

8.0

7.5

7.0

15

19

8.9 

7.0

5.1

808.9

27.0

0.765

0.85

May

5.1

4.3

4.3 

3.9

3.6

3.4

4.3

5.1

4.3

3.6

3.1

3.4

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.2

*1.8

£3

12

4.3

al.8

al.2

al.O

a. 9

ajj.

.9

6.5

3.9 

1.8

1.3

al.O

121.7

3.93

0.111

0.13

June

aO.7

5.0

12 

2.3

1.3

al.O

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a. 09

*.Q7

18

1,450

80

41

23

15

11

7.5

96

77

34

33

494 

250

86

2,720.76

90.7

2.57

2.87

July

52

33

22 

17

13

9.5

7.0

5.1

4.3

9.6

30

12

6.5

41

13

7.0

14

242

109

42

23

15

11

8.4

6.5

*7.2

5.6

3.6

2.7

2.2

1^6.

775.8

25.0

0.708

0.82

Aug.

1.3

.9

.6 

.3

.2

.2

21

4.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

.4

.2

.5

.6

.3

,2

*.2

.1

.09 

.07

.06

,.05

41.27

1.33

0.038

0.04

Sepb.

0.05

.04

.04 

.04

.04

.04

^03

.03

.03

1.4

.2

.09

.05

.04

.04

a. 06

allO

a 35

a!5

*6.5

3.1

2.3

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.5 

.4

.4

179.92

6.00

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,200 Min 0.1 Mean 53.9 Cfsm 1.53 In. 2C.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,430 Min 0.03 Mean 65.1 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.08

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--Nov. 27 (6 a.m.) 2,970 cfs (6.47 ft); Dec. 28 (2 a.m.) 4,270 ofs 

(7.88 ft); June 17 (5a.m.) 5,020 cfs (8.48 ft). _______ _______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for stations on nearby small streams.

596833 O -61 - 4
42 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

4260. Drakes Creek above tiendersonville, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°22 I 14", long 86°37'00", on downstream wingwall of left abutment on 

Long Hollow Pike Bridge, at Shackle Island, 2 miles downstream from Hogan Branch and 

4.5 miles north of Hendersonville, Sumner County.

Drainage area 19.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 24.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum, 0.07 cfs Sept. 3-8 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 3,370 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 10.56 ft); minimum, 0.02 cfs many days in September 1955 and Sept. 8, 1956; minimum gage height, 

0.90 ft Sept. 12, 14, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1626: 1958.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

175

360

513

.3 8.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

5.2

2.5

19

8.3

4.1

4.1

3.0

3.3

4.8

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

6.8

3.5

2.8

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

101.8

3.28

0.171

0.20

Nov.

2.5

2.5

Z.8

4.1

35

18

12

8.5

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.1

5.2

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

12

18

14

41

222

49

31

*24

556.4

18.5

0.964

1.08

Dec.

19

17

13

11

10

10

8.5

7.1

6.0

5.6

67

226

58

38

28

23

26

31

26

23

20

18

14

14

12

14

377

*452

*102

53

37

1,766.2

57.0

2.97

3.42

Jan.

29

25

25

Zl

21

20

23

Z6

28

29

27

25

31

41

54

40

39

49

40

33

26

23

18

17

14

*14

36

37

32

25

896

28.9

1.51

1.74

Feb.

21

18

17

16

*466

*191

76

49

41

*70

55

40

38

33

28

31

37

52

45

40

39

37

37

45

221

118

67

51

41

2,021

69.7

3.63

3.91

Mar.

35

48

67

50

40

37

34

*30

34

32

34

32

37

43

45

251

180

114

88

67

55

53

48

39

32

25

22

20

18

45

32

1,687

54.4

2.83

3.27

Apr.

Z6

Z4

60

65

49

38

34

26

22

18

16

*14

14

13

17

17

16

13

12

12

21

18

15

14

13

14

13

9.2

8.5

 

639.5

21.3

1.11

1.24

May

6.5

6.0

5.6

5.2

4.8

6.0

35

IS

11

9.2

7.8

7.1

6.0

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.0

*2^5

2.8

4.0

9.8

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.5

196.6

6.34

0.330

0.38

June

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.7

l.Z

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

5.0

*2.0

2.4

36

6.5

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.7

2.7

52

44

21

209.2

6.97

0.363

0.41

July

12

8.5

6.5

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.0

12

12

5.2

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

*1.2

1.2

1.0

.6

.6

j.5

117.4

3.73

0.197

0.23

Aug.

0.4

.4

.3

.6

Z.I

.8

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

12.4

0.40

0.021

0.02

Sept.

0.1

.1

.08

J7

.07

.07

.07

.9

.1

.3

1.8

.6

.4

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a 30

a6.0

a2.5

*1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

51.46

1.72

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 61O Min O.2 Mean 19.9 Cfsm 1.O4 In. 14. O5

Water year 1959-6O: Max 466 Min O.O7 Mean 22.6 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16. OO

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfs). Dec. 27 (lo p.m.) 2,940 cfs (9.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range Ir 

stage.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 43

4265. Cumberland River below Old Hickory, Term.

Location. Lat 36°15'39", long 86°40'30", on downstream end of left pier of bridge on 

State Highway 45, 1.5 miles west of Old Hickory, Davidson County, 2.1 miles east of 

Madison, 3.3 miles downstream from Mansker Creek, 4.1 miles downstream froTi Old Hickory 

Dam, and at mile 212.1.

Drainage area.--11.700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1942, October 1947 to September 1960. Prior 

to July 1953, published as "at dam 3, near Old Hickory."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1933, Oct. 1-16, 1947, and July 1, 1953, to June 10, 1954, 

staff gage at site 6.1 miles upstream; Nov. 16, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1942, and Oct. 17, 

1947, to June 30, 1953, water-stage recorder at site 6.2 miles upstream; both gages at 

datum 10.67 ft higher. June 11, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1956, headwater and tailwater staff 

gages at Old Hickory Dam. Since Apr. 1, 1957, auxiliary long-distance water-stage recorder in Old Hickory powerhouse connected to the lower-pool well in the powerhouse 

service bay at Old Hickory Dam; Oct. 1, 1956, to Mar. 31, 1957, auxiliary staff gage on 

lower lock wall.

Average discharge.--24 years, 18,220 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65,000 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 28.38 ft); minimum daily, 3,690 cfs Sept. 11.

1931-42, 1947-60: Maximum discharge, 173,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage height, 

47.40 ft Jan. 23, 1937 (site and datum then in use); minimum daily discharge, 86 cfs 

Aug. 15, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 57.4 ft Dec. 31, 1926, present site and datum, froTi profile by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge, 200,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great 

Falls Lake, Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake (see p. 60).

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: 1932-39. W3P 1113: 1940(m) .

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Oct.

9,280 

8,950 

8,550 

8,470 

8,130

7,760 

8,280 

10,200 

12,000 

9,830

6.480 

7,490 

7,100 

7,020 

9,790

8,180 

9,200 

7,110 

7,760 

7,900

9,970 

15 , 900 

12,500 

7,660 

7,450

7,640 

15,100 

19,000 

*22,300 

25,600 

22,700

335,300 

10,820

Nov.

16,200 

7,210 

10, 100 

15,000 

18,400

13,500 

11,300 

4,790 

8,610 

12,100

13,300 

13,500 

11,600 

12,500 

9,360

8,050 

14,900 

15,200 

15,800 

13,600

11,000 

10,100 

11,600 

24,400 

22,500

21,900 

59.900 

34,600 

31,800 

*28,000

480,820 

16,030

Calendar year 1959: t 

Water year 1959-60: ^

Dec.

25,000 

22,800 

13,200 

23,300 

13,100

13,500 

13,600 

20,800 

20,600 

28,100

23,000 

40,500 

41,300 

25,700 

28,500

30 , 600 

32,100 

37,400 

59.100 

55,800

35,600 

29,000 

38,000 

39,100 

39,200

39,600 

41,100 

*49,400 

53,900 

45 , 600 

40,800

*1,019.3 

32,880

Jan.

39,800 

39,600 

40 , 600 

40 , 700 

39,600

39,400 

37,800 

41,300 

41.400 

41,200

31,700 

39,700 

40,500 

32,200 

31,800

37,800 

38,300 

32,500 

32,300 

36,200

37,000 

37,500 

33,500 

29,600 

27,900

27,600 

*31,900 

32,100 

29,600 

21. 600

tl, 086.2 

35,040

Feb.

19,600 

23,800 

26,500 

25,400 

26,100

20,500 

19,000 

10,500 

14,400 

14,900

20,900 

20,300 

16,000 

23,800 

13,500

12,400 

9.990 

19,700 

55.200 

25,900

22,300 

20,100 

26,700 

25,100 

22,500

*50,400 

29,500 

27,400 

50,500

628,890 

21,690

Mar.

51,400 

35,100 

56,200 

58,100 

58,700

41,100 

59,800 

58,900 

59,400 

39,500

38,800 

33,400 

55,400 

59,700 

34,900

44.000 

42,000 

42,200 

40,900 

40,900

37,600 

35,100 

52 , 900 

32 , 600 

*25,600

28,200 

29,800 

27,900 

14.800 

51,100 

41,800

tl,105.8 

35,670

Apr.

40,700 

4O,5OO 

40,200 

40,900 

4L.J.OO

41,100 

34,100 

23,500 

15,500 

18,500

18,500 

27,000 

30,200 

27,100 

26,500

18,500 

12,600 

13,100 

15,900 

15,200

15,100 

13,500 

15,000 

15,800 

14,400

*12.200 

15,500 

15 , 800 

13,200 

12,600

669,200 

22,310

May

12,700 

13,500 

13,400 

13,700 

12,500

15,400 

11,900 

15,900 

12 , 500 

12 , 800

15,200 

14,700 

15.600 

15,500 

14,400

12,400 

14,700 

10,100 

9,740 

8,870

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

*11,900 

11,600

11,600 

12,600 

11,500 

11,700 

12,500 

9,700

586,710 

12,470

June

8,220 

7,900 

8,250 

6,460 

6,590

8,070 

7,920 

7,210 

9,180 

11,600

4,950 

4.500 

7,180 

8,090 

7,210

7,750 

27,000 

51,200 

8,990 

7,550

5,810 

12,500 

8,590 

* 12 , 600 

13,400

15,600 

15,500 

31,400 

59.500 

47,100

417,580

15,910

July

52.700 

28,600 

31,000 

28,100 

26,300

19,500 

27,400 

14,000 

14,500 

14,600

21,000 

26,500 

25,100 

26,500 

25,900

14,400 

14,200 

15,100 

17,000 

18,500

20,000 

16,500 

16,000 

16,000 

15,800

17,300 

16,100 

15,900 

15,800 

16,400 

15.700

618,000 

19,940

Aug.

16,700 

16,500 

18,800 

18,800 

15,200

17,700 

11,500 

16,700 

16,100 

17,200

20.900 

16,000 

15,200 

15,600 

17,800

19,300 

18,400 

15,600 

18,000 

10,300

9,410 

7.240 

*10,500 

16,800 

16,8OO

19,100 

19,300 

17,700 

13 , 600 

16,000 

17,700

492,250 

15,880

Sept.

19,200 

16,100 

19,OOO 

19,000 

15,100

16,800 

9,580 

9,110 

6,000 

4,400

5.690 

5,570 

5,680 

8,350 

6,630

8,720 

24.400 

22,100 

12,100 

13,200

13,500 

17,600 

19,600 

15,300 

8,770

10,700 

8,650 

8,520 

8,760 

8,410

564,320 

12 , 140

Observed Adjustedt

lax 59,100 Mln 3,310 Mean 14,250 Mean 16,480 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.12 

lax 59,300 Mln 3,690 Mean 20,780 Mean 20,O10 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Fslls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake.

* Expressed In thousands.
44 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4270. Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Term.

Location. --La t 35 "55 '39", long 17'25", on downstream end of county road bridge pier

ile downstream 

rthesst of the

caon. --a , ong , on n

near midstream, 900 ft south of Lascassas, Rutherford County, 0.4 mile downstream

from Jarman Branch, , 2.0 . miles upstream from mouth, and 8.0 miles no

courthouse In Murfreesboro.

Drainage area. 38 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

~

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 548.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge .--6 years, 63.2 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,750 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.5 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs many days in October, June, August, and September.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 10.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.01 cfs Aug. 22 to Sept. 9, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.50 ft Sept. 7-10, 

1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Fating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

0.6 0.09

.7 .6

.8 4.1

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

11

21

51

Note. Same as following 

table above 1.2 ft.

0.62

.7

.8

.9 

1.0 

1.2

0.1

.3

1.4

9.0

20

51

1.4 90

1.7 170

2.0 275

2.5 485

3.0 785

4.0 1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe" 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

1.7

*.8

1.8

4.4

6.4

3.6

3.6

5.2

19

21

12

7.8

5.2

4.1

3.1

2.3

1.8

2.2

34

16

9.2

7.1

5.2

5.2

17

13

213.5

6.89

0.181

0.21

Nov.

9.2

7.8

6.4

9.5

154

45

25

15

13

10

7.8

6.4

5.8

6.4

6.4

109

116

55

35

24

18

13

29

*143

60

41

951

143

73

45

2,182.7

72.8

1.92

2.14

Dec.

35

37

*32

27

24

53

48

37

27

22.

211

622

158

86

58

45

37

857

305

128

77

53

40

34

27

25

32

780

118

71

51

4,157

134

3.53

4.07

Jan.

38

38

231

86

64

64

172

205

152

110

75

56

89

67

75

55

65

84

62

47

38

*30

25

22

18

16

47

64

49

42

35

2,221

71.6

1.88

2.17

Feb.

30

26

22

20

221

14O

80

56

50

500

200

100

60

45

35

70

120

250

160

130

110

100

*95

100

308

130

84

77

80

3,399

117

3.08

3.33

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,160 Min O.I

Mar.

60

383

368

148

90

71

62

55

82

135

125

130

144

120

134

542

151

90

77

67

55

45

*38

32

26

23

20

18

297

620

13T

4,339

140

3.68

4.25

Apr.

80

60

56

56

47

38

32

*26

22

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

8.1

8.1

9.0

9.0

7.2

7.2

6.3

6.3

9.0

7.2

6.3

5.5

628.2

20.9

0.550

0.61

May

JL1

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.4

.0

.O

.6

* .7

.0

.8

.8

.4

.0

.7

.6

.4

.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

^

1.0

4.6

3.7

1.8

1.0

.6

.5

58.7

1.89

0.050

0.06

June

0.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

.1

.1

125

1.500

140

65

35

20

11

6

160

90

20

5

40O

600

120

3,300.9

110

2.89

3.23

July

60

33

20

12

8

6

4

3

2.5

6

150

33

12

12

7

5

3

5

3

2

1.5

*1.1

16

11

1.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.5

422.5

13.6

0.353

0.41

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

*.4

.7

.4

.3

15

21

7.2

3.0

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.5

.2

.5

.7

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

61.6

1.99

0.052

0.06

Sept.

0.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

80

240

30

12

7

3

*1.1

300

25

7

2.5

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.9

.8

.5

715.0

23.8

0.626

0.70

Mean 57.2 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.42

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,500 Min O.I Mean 59.3 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.24

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). Nov. 27 (5 a.m.) 3.16O cfs (6.19 ft); Dec. 28 (2 a.m.) 3,950 cfs 

(6.96 ft); Mar. 3O (5 a.m.) 3,110 cfs (6.13 ft); June 17 (about 5 a.m.) 4,750 cfs (7.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note'. No gage-height record Feb. 9-22, May 2-8, June 6-8, June 13 to July 21, AUK. 13 to Sept. 15, 

Sept. 17-30; discharge extlmated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage when available, 

and records for Spring Creek near Lebanon and other nearby small streams.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 45

4280. West Pork Stones River near Murfreesboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35°49'20", long 86°25'03", on downstream end of second pier from right 

abutment of bridge on State Highway 99, 0.8 mile downstream from Middle Pork and 

2.2 miles southwest of the courthouse in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County.

Drainage area.--128 sq mi (includes 3 sq mi without surface drainage).

Records available . October 1931 to Septemoer 1960. Prior to June 1932 monttly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 30, 1932, to June 30, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 212 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,880 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 0.98 ft Oct. 7, Sept. 15, 16.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 22.73 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening measurements at gage heights 21.23 and 22.73 ft; no flow Sept. 18-20, 1954, 

Aug. 7-10, Sept. 4-10, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.56 ft Oct. 9, 1935, Oct. 6, 7, 

1940, Sept. 8, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 ft in March 1902 (discharge, about 50,000 cfs, from 

report of Tennessee Valley Authority).

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diversion for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1932-34. WSP 1306: 1934(M), 1937-41(M). WSP 1556: 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 4-6, May 11 to June 16, June 19-28, 

June 30 to July 17, July 21, 22, Aug. 17 to Sept. 16)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

1.7

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

64

133

286

674

1,660

2,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

so

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.7

5.0

4.6

4

3.5

3

*2.8

3.5

3.5

10

13

12

13

111

50

34

26

21

18

16

14

12

12

13

20

22

19

18

18

16

16

539.6

17.4

0.136

0.16

Nov.

24

24

19

22

253

120

76

53

43

34

28

24

23

24

23

143

466

181

118

88

72

58

56

*1,170

267

158

1.970

588

310

216

6,651

222

1.73

1.93

Dee.

169

154

*133

110

98

146

154

122

103

21

314

2,240

649

380

270

213

181

1,070

1,800

603

391

286

226

186

161

144

156

2,560

579

359

?R1

14,309

462

3.61

4.16

Jan.

208

181

429

267

229

246

530

670

570

445

338

264

277

255

229

183

220

303

223

183

156

*133

116

107

96

90

192

243

193

249

8,041

259

2.02

2.34

Feb.

178

152

133

122

1,040

865

445

313

249

769

473

296

261

232

226

268

640

1,590

850

579

513

575

*465

387

864

521

359

296

267

13,928

480

3.75

4.05

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,320 Min 2.8

Mar.

208

1,150

1,850

674

441

348

310

252

812

816

587

497

391

330

313

1,090

521

359

3OO

270

218

190

*167

152

133

125

112

105

402

1,790

566

15,479

499

3.90

4.50

Apr.

359

283

267

264

 216

181

158

*135

118

103

94

86

80

73

68

62

57

54

48

44

43

41

36

32

29

51

135

70

52

44

3,283

109

0.852

0.95

May

36

32

29

25

23

23

1.5OO

369

*144

96

73

62

53

44

38

33

28

24

23

21

18

16

15

14

12

21

43

25

19

16

14

2,689

86.7

0.677

0.78

June

12

17

13

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

7.8

*7.0

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.2

179

92

44

28

22

18

16

17

19

15

13

45

108

74

824.2

27.5

0.215

0.24

July

43

30

22

22

17

14

11

9.8

8.5

8.2

7.5

7.2

6.5

6.1

5.2

4.2

5.0

612

595

118

58

*35

81

90

40

28

23

19

16

14

12

1,968.2

63.5

0.496

0.57

Aug.

11

9.8

8.8

*8.2

8.0

6.8

6.3

7.2

8.5

7.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

5.9

4.2

3.5

2.9

3.5

2.9

2.2

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1*0

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

152.1

4.91

0.038

O.O4

Sept.

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

*1.5

248

125

58

38

27

21

16

14

12

9.4

11

9.4

8.8

8.5

626.1

20.9

0'.163

0.18

Mean 2OO Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,560 Mln 0.8 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.90

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs).--No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4290. Stones River near Smyrna, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°59'59", long 86°27'35" ) on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Jefferson Springs, 1.1 miles north of Old Jefferson, 1.5 miles downstream 

from confluence of East and West Porks, 3.5 miles northeast of Smyrna, Rutherford 

County, 4.1 miles upstream from Falls Creek, and at mile 37.2.

Drainage area. 552 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 459.76 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

aatum. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 945 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 18.78 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 41.03 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 36.5 ft, from profile and map prepared by Corps of Engineers; minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Aug. 17, 22, 1925 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

Maximum stage known, 43.4 ft in March 1902 (discharge, 60,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from ice or aquatic vegetation, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 953: 1928(M), 1929, 1934-37. WSP 1276: 

T5FT. WSP 1436: I?48-49(P), 1950-52, 1953(P), 1954-55.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of backwater from 

ice or aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 12, 18, 19, 28, 

Mar. 3, 20, May 7, June 17)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

63

133

255

2.5

3.0

5.0

10.0

12.0

460

730

2,120

6.4OO

8,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

45

35

30

27

25

35

*50

250

600

250

160

110

85

110

350

250

170

125

100

85

75

65

60

70

105

130

95

85

70

95

150

3,892

126

0.228

0.26

Nov.

140

125

105

95

500

880

450

280

210

170

145

130

115

105

95

150

1,500

780

480

350

300

260

900

*3,300

1,520

848

8.400

5,000

2,300

1,500

31,133

1,038

1.88

2.10

Dec.

1,100

850

*700

593

510

530

810

670

555

480

410

7,370

4,370

2,200

1,540

1,190

985

4,390

11.4OO

3,690

2,290

1,670

1,310

1,080

900

784

700

8,360

4,490

2,220

1,590

69,797

2,252

4.08

4.70

Jan.

1,250

1,030

1,810

1,830

1,340

1,240

1,500

2.970

2,900

2,340

1,950

1,560

1,310

1,340

1,260

1,140

946

1,280

1,150

950

840

»690

580

520

470

440

520

1,100

950

930

1,020

39,156

1,263

2.29

2.64

Feb.

820

700

660

640

2,000

4,470

2,250

1,630

1,330

2,670

3,260

1,740

1,410

1,270

1,160

1,190

2,180

5.950

4,650

2,940

2,290

2,360

»2,180

1,900

3,480

3,040

2,060

1,680

1,560

63,450

2,188

3.96

4.27

Mar.

1,330

1,230

8.950

4,200

2,530

1,960

1,590

1,360

1,790

3,300

2,560

2,280

2,150

1,960

1,800

5,280

3,480

2,300

1,780

1,590

1,340

1,150

*998

874

766

676

610

555

845

8,480

3,470

73,184

2,361

4.28

4.93

Apr.

2.090

1,590

1,470

1,460

1,260

1,030

881

*754

654

566

510

465

40E

370

346

330

310

290

276

242

235

235

219

207

189

180

24E

266

213

186

17,468

582

1.05

1.18

May

171

156

148

142

130

128

2.730

2,300

*760

456

342

286

252

222

195

177

165

153

148

142

130

123

115

107

105

100

133

150

133

115

105

10,519

339

0.614

0.71

June

95

88

105

loo

90

83

77

75

*71

73

75

69

65

67

69

84

6.530

1,610

829

555

424

346

283

286

397

294

255

290

972

582

14,739

491

0.889

0.99

July

366

262

210 19-5

262

193

153

128

107

100

100

171

125

97

85

7^

73

82

2.440

467

232

*1EO

117

325

174

115

1C2

97

83

71

6J5

7,227

233

0.422

0.49

Aug.

63

63

61

*50

45

65

59

49

267.

125

85

71

63

58

49

45

71

77

49

47

44

64

63

65

63

58

45

42

36

33

32.

2,007

64.7

0.117

0.14

Sept.

34

54

42

45

32

24

20

22

23

105

126

150

88

75

58

*47

1,940

1,320

582

550

255

204

165

115

97

88

85

102

71

85

6,402

215

0.386

0.43

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,100 Min 25 Mean 962 Cfam 1.74 In. 23.66

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,400 Min 20 Mean 926 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.84

Peak discharge (base, 17.0OO cfa). No peak above baae.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-6, Oct. 8 to Nov. 23, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2j diacharge estimated 

on baala of weather recorda, recorded range in stage, and reeorda for station above Donelaon. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Jan. 18 to Feb. 5, and by aquatic vegetation Mar. 31 to Aug. 1, 

Aug. 6, 9-12, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, Sept. 1O-14, 17-30.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4300. Stones River above Donelson, Term.

Location. Lat 36°04'23", long 86°33'30", on left bank 0.5 mile downstream from Hurricane 

Creek, 3.3 miles upstream from county highway bridge at Couchville, 8.8 miles southeast of Donelson, Davidson County, and at mile 17.7.

Drainage area. 834 sq mi.

Records available --October 1938 to September 1960. Published as "near Donelson" 1939-40. 

Records published for both sites April to September 1940. Prior to January 1939 

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Apr. 16, 1940. latum of gage 

is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Jan. 14, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1940, 

wire-weight gage at site 10.5 miles downstream at datum 18.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,377 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 34.87 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 10.83 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 68,700 cfs Feb. 14, 1948; maximum gage height, 58.46 ft 

Feb. 14, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 24, 1940; minimum gage height, 

10.60 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1954, present site and datum.

Maximum stage known, about 59.6 ft in March 1902 (discharge, 73,000 cfs), from highwater profile by Corps of Engineers, present site and datum.

Remarks . --Records good. Some regulation at low flow.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements and Telemark readings furnished by Corps of 

Engineers .

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Sept. 16; rate of change in atage used 

as a factor Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 12, 13, 18-2O, 28, 29, Feb. 5, 6, 10. 

11, 18, 19, 25, 26, Mar. 3, 4, 16, 17, 3O, 31, May 7, 8, June 17,18)

10.89

11.0

11.4

12.0

25

34

80

184

13.0

14.0

16.0

20.0

2,040

4,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

57

47

35

33

32

41

*59

316

1.110

378

217

152

126

178

426

406

270

192

154 

128

109

95

84

88

100

139 

132

121

105

128

180

5,638

182

0.218

0.25

Nov.

178

156

135

132

678

1,330

701

465

358

284

234

197

174

157

150

178

1,820

1,710

925 

652

500

406

945

4,140

2,980

1,360 

7,370

8.560

3,000

*1,820

41,695

1,390

1.67

1.86

Dec.

1,320

1,O7O

955

814

696

665

1,000

935

764

641

776

9,540

7,940

3,440

2,270

1,670

1,340

6,100

glS.SOO 

g6,320

g3,400

g2,400

gl,830

gl,480

gl,220

gl,040 

g975

gll,500

7,670

*3,330

2,310

101,217

3,265

3.91

4.51

Jan.

1,760

1,430

2,390

2,690

1,870

1,680

2,010

4,110

4.270

3,480

2,810

2,180

1,910

1,980

2,330

1,870

1,520

2,020

1,990 

1,580

1,310

1,120

955

836

*755

678 

822

1,650

1,480

1,330

1,390

58,206

1,878

2.25

2.60

Feb.

1,220

1,040

920

840

3,380

7.780

3,800

2,560

1,980

2,920

5,860

2,770

2,O70

1,800

1,610

1,620

2,790

6,100

7,710 

4,440

3,340

3,290

3,380

3,140

6,350

*5,430 

3,370

2,580

2,350

__ _ _ _

96,440

3,326

3.99

4.30

Mar.

1,970

1,920

11.500

6,470

3,730

2,810

2,370

2,010

1,960

4,220

3,790

3,380

3,330

3,160

2,790

7,600

6,370

3,700

2,720 

2,350

1,940

1,630

*1,410

1,230

1,080

950 

854

773

876

10,900

6,690

106,283

3,428

4.11

4.74

Apr.

5.310

2,360

2,120

2,220

1,890

1,570

1,520

*1,140

975

850

755

678

616

556

512

490

458

427

400 

373

364

561

546

515

295

287 

290

409

540

293

26,516

877

1.05

1.17

May

259

236

224

210

197

190

7.180

4,200

1,110

647

476

391

545

304

268

239

*215

197

186 

180

163

148

133

128

128

113 

148

171

178

146

125

18,833

608

0.729

0.84

June

109

101

101

109

98

89

79

70

*66

61

7O

62

53

52

52

52

12.400

4,850

1,500 

955

710

580

472

1,080

1,650

786 

665

1,180

3,390

1,450

32,852

1,095

1.31

1.46

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,800 Mln 32 Mean 1,323 Cfsm 1.59

July

845

580

434

367

476

588

290

254

197

171

199

212

252

184

157

152

113

118

2.700 

940

444

281

415

536

370

*210 

184

165

152

109

OC S3.

11,908

584

0.460

0.53

Aug.

83

77

68

66

*65

55

59

62

106

505

142

116

94

75

70

63

86

239

125 

83

75

166

203

114

101

90 

75

65

56

*48

1L

3,071

99.1

0.119

0.14

Sept.

40

38

50

51

45

47

54

28

25

BT

152

161

152

108

92

*71

2,150

2.810

980 

560

558

257

192

157

150

111 

97

94

94

82

9,230

308

0.569

0.41

In. 21.52

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,800 Mln 25 Mean 1,398 Cfam 1.68 in. 22.81

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (10 a.m.) 17,900 cfs (54.87 ft)j Dec. 28 (8 p.m.) 16,900 

cfs (33.90 ft); June 17 (3:30 p.m.) 17,100 cfs (34.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from blhourly Telemark readings, partial record, and recorded range In stage.
48 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4310. Mill Creek near Antioch, Tenn.

Location. --Lat 36 C 04'54", long 86°40'50", at downstream end of center bridge pier on 

Franklin-Limestone road, 900 ft upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad spur 

track bridge, 1.6 miles north of Antioch, Davidson County, S.I miles downstream from 

Whittemore Branch, and 8.2 miles southeast of the State capitol in Nashville.

Drainage area. 64.0 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1953 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Ls 472.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

-^929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 95.3 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs June 17 (gage height, 19.15 ft); minimum, 0.08 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfa Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 19.73 ft); no 

flow for many days each year 1953-56.

Maximum stage known since at least 1920, that of Mar. 21, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of shifting control, which are poor. 

Minor diversion from gage pool for industrial use.

Eating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of shifting control or Ice 

effect (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.5

2.4 

6.2 

26 

67 

140 

£45

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

400

820

1,850

4,300

7,500

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1359 to September 1960

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

£0

21

£2

23

£4

25

26

£7

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.8

1^5

3.7

*5.6

919

TBT

56

37

£6

23

36

37

£8

24

20

17

15

13

12

12

13

15

13

11

11

13

£4

17

1,542.8

49.8

0.778

0.90

Nov.

16

13

12

15

62

38

£8

24

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

31

68 

42

34

28

25

23

726

*258

1£5

93

1.040

202

130

99

3,230

108

1.69

1.88

Dec.

81

81

*70

61

55

55

49

45

41

57

287

1,160

270

16£

124

103

106 

849

365

191

138

112

94

80

70

64

381

1,130

237

154

119

6,771

218

3.41

3.93

Jan.

99

92

136

103

93

96

125

200

198

181

147

122

145

137

250

147

155 

166

132

113

97

81

65

55

*48

44

120

110

94

103

99

3,753

121

1.89

2.18

Feb.

86

74

70

67

1.800

51£

252

175

14£

537

218

152

136

120

109

13£

212 

365

265

205

185

228

215

301

1,010

*324

208

170

150

8,420

£90

4.53

4.89

Mar.

120

399

494

238

173

145

134

118

183

245

212

£10

212

187

179

723

294 

191

161

137

116

104

*9£

84

75

70

64

60

627

1.140

246

7,433

240

3.75

4.32

Apr.

161

132

299

185

143

119

104

88

78

70

61

*56

52

48

49

62

46 

42

36

34

39

37

33

31

28

53

58

33

28

25

2,230

74.3

1.16

1.30

May

23

20

19

18

16

16

17

16

*14

13

13

13

1£

10

9.0

8.3

8.3 

7.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

6.2

7.6

6.£

5,1

11

71

19

11

7.6

5.7

429.1

13.8

O.£16

0.25

June

5.2

4.4

4.4

3.0

2.7

1.8

1.5

1.0

*.8

219

135

19

1£

12

8.3

419

6,600 

1ST

86

56

39

28

2£

874

283

94

67

148

136

96

9,535.1

318

4.97

5.54

July

67

52

42

46

49

30

24

18

16

15

16

11

9.0

7.6

6.9

6.2

5.2 

14

11

5.2

4.8

*4.8

9.3

4.8

4.0

3.3

9.4

7.6

4.0

£.4

1.8

507.3

16.4

0.256

0.29

Aug.

1.2

1.0

.8

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.3

_,!

23

11

4.4

2.4

2.1

2.4

3.0

2.1 

.8

.4

.4

16

135

26

7.6

4.4

4.4

3.3

2.4

£.1

2.1

£.1

262.4

8.46

0.132

0.15

Sept.

1.2

1.2

.4

.3

.£

.1

.1

35 .09

67

41

11

6.2

4.4

3.3

4.0

864 

77

41

*28

22

17

15

13

11

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.3

1,308.79

43.6

0.681

0.76

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,520 Mln 1.0 Mean 79.6 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.88

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,600 Mln 0.09 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.94 In. £6.39

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Oct. 8 (£:30 p.m.) 3,700 cfs (11.14 ft); Dec. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 

4,260 cfs (11.95 ft)j Feb. 5 (£:30 p.m.) 3,240 cfs (10.43 ft); Mar. 30 (6 a.m.) 3,740 cfs 

(11.20 ft); June 17 (5 a.m.) 15,600 cfs (19.15 ft); June 24 (7 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (11.72 ft); Sept. 17 

(6 a.m.) 3,240 cfs (10.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 2£-26. Shifting-control method used 

Oct. 1-8, June 2-10, July £4 to Aug. 10, Aug. 12-22, Aug. £5 to Sept. 9, Sept. 14-30.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4325. West Harpeth River near Leipers Fork, Term.

Location. Lat 35"53"56", long 86°58'01", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 96, 0.6 mile downstream from Murfrees Fork, 1.2 miles upstream from 

Leipers Fork, 1.8 miles east of town of Leipers Fork, Williamson County, and 5.8 miles 

(revised) west of the square in Franklin.

Drainage area.--66.9 sq mi.

Records available . October 1954 to September I960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 634.10 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(Tennessee Valley Authority bench mark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 98.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 15.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and flow-over-road 

measurement at gage height 14.8 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 3-6; minimum gage height, 

0.49 ft Oct. 5, 6.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1960; no flow Sept. 20-23, 26, 27, 

1955.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1436: 1-955(P). WSP 1556: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ju June 17 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.6 

3.6 

6.8

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

9.0

100

267

1,360

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

3.4

6.1

9.6

18

38

84

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

1,570 

1,910 

2,500 

3,130 

4,600 

7,20O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

.6

.3

.2

.2

.7

*3.9

284

52

26

17

14

14

17

15

14

12 

11

10

10

9.2

9.2

10

13

12

10

9.2

9.2

21

27

17

649.8

21.0

0.314

0.36

Nov.

15

13

12

18

60

39

31

26

21

19

17

15

14

14

13

28

*39 

32

29

26

£2

20

442

272

149

110

701

244

160

123

2,724

90.8

1.36

1.51

Dec.

102

97

80

71

63

58

52

47

*43

40

337

1,020

366

236

176

144

150 

517

343

233

176

141

120

103

89

85

520

1,210

366

245

186

7,416

239

3.57

4.12

Jan.

152

137

160

126

120

120

129

169

201

204

186

165

176

176

262

177

193 

215

*174

150

131

110

96

89

81

75

125

115

110

114

112

4,550

147

2.20

2.53

Feb.

104

99

90

86

965

544

339

251

204

440

260

199

181

158

139

*155

188 

287

256

224

213

213

206

266

632

350

256

227

188

7,718

266

3.98

4.29

Mar.

155

341

429

287

231

2 O3

181

160

366

346

312

267

244

224

222

479

323 

*247

206

169

145

129

115

104

93

85

78

74

93

213" 638 

7,159

231

3.45

3.98

Apr.

166

141

323

218

176

*147

125

108

95

85

75

65

60

55

55

70

55

50

45

45

50

45

42

40

40

60

65

50

3B

30

2,619

87.3

1.30

1.46

May

27

25

22

*20

19

25

26

23

22

21

21

21

20

19

19

18

17 

17

18

17

15

15

14

14

13

41

43

19

15

13

i2.

631

20.4

0.305

0.35

June

12

*11

12

10

9.6

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

6._2

672

10

8.4

82 *-§§&

85

40

25

20

16

400

100

60

50

1,000

400

120

10,030 . 6

334

4.99

5.58

July

90

70

55

70

*63

45

35

25

20

18

17

15

14

*14

12

10

9.6 

8.8

8.1

7.4

6.7

9~6.1

soil

21

18

9.6

7.8

6.7

6.1

821.9

26.5

0.396

0.46

Aug.

5.8

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

3.9

379

41

*58

11

8.1

7.0

6.1

5.8

6.7

6.7 

4.4

4.2

7.2

113

*?02~

54

34

24

22

17

15

13

11

48

856.2

27.6

0.413

0.48

Sept.

16

11

8.8

7.8

7.0

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

25

18

9.6

*7.4

6.4

5.8

7.4

265 

53

34

25

20

17

15

13

12

11

11

12

10

9.6

661.3

22.0

0.329

0.37

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,210 Min 0.2 Mean 73.9 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.00

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,000 Min 0.2 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.49

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs). Dec. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 3,280 cfs (12.57 ft); June 17 (about 2 a.m.) 

25.000 efs (15.25 ft).____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 9 to May 3, June 17 to July 4, July 6-10j discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for Mill Creelc near Antloch.
50 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4335. Harpeth River at Belleview, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'16", long 86°55'42", on right bank 45 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 100, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Harpeth River, and 0.9 mile southeast of Belleview, Davidson County.

Drainage area. 408 sq mi.

Records available .--April 1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only Kov ember 1929 

to December 1931, published in WSP 1306.

lower. 

Average discharge .--40 years, 558 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 18.74 ft); 

 minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 40,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 24.34 ft, from 

floodtnarks ) ; no flow Oct. 5-10, 1922.

Maximum stage known since at least 1902, that of Feb. 13, 1948.

Remarks .--Records good. Minor diversion for irrigation.

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 953: 1920-30, 1932-35. WSP 1386: 1948. WSP 1556: 

Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.7

Oct. 1 t

4.1

14

42

76

150

3 Dec. 11

2.0

2.5

3.0

5.0

8.0

255

470

755

1,950

3,800

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.0

2.6

3.0

Dec. 12

14

36

73

253

485

73O

to Sept.

3.4

4.0

10.0

16.0

18.0

30

1

^

5

9

14

070

400

10O

800

OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per ond, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

20

15

13

12.

20 

*20

1.450

948

301

200

144

121

136

182

156

121

102

89

80

72

67

65

65

65

65

62

58

63

111 

121

4,937

159

0.390

0.45

Nov.

102

93

84

97

317

440 

282

206

166

144

127

114

104

97

93

102

*196

301

232

192

166

150

787

2,110

1,030

733

5.260

2,380

1,130

815

16,050

535

1.31

1.46

Dec.

652

624

555

470

411

367 

*341

313

278

255

585

5,180

3,100

1,590

1,180

968

886

2,310

3,640

1,860

1,340

1,080

922

703

586

540

1,210

61.970

2,860

1,630 

1,210

44,616

1,439

3.53

4.07

Jan.

989

838

1,080

931

712

685 

721

1,080

1,310

1,290

,180

,030

,030

,040

.610

,140

,090

,230

,080

904

*694

570

485

441

409

503" 377

850

616

575 

550

27,040

872

2.14

2.46

Feb.

498

445

417

397

3,100

4.500 

2,160

1,540

1,240

1,700

1,950

1,230

1,100

1,000

814

802

1,160

1,540

1,640

1,440

1,290

1,290

1,320

1,370

3,390

*2,430

1,690

1,380

1,250

44,083

1,520

3.73

4.02

Mar.

1,050

1,140

2,930

2,050

1,500

1,270 

1,170

1,050

1,230

2,050

1,750

1,570

1,520

1,410

1,320

2,640

2,360

1,650

1,350

1,200

1,030

850

640

+565

503

469

429

397 829"

4.200 

2,560

44,682

1,441

3.53

4.07

Apr.

1,350

1,090

1,440

lj-540

1,180

*1,010 

838

634

550

477

421

385

350

323

370

401

323

297

267

253

267

282

246

225

212

257

300

222

197

185

15,892

530

1.30

1.45

May

170

158

146

137

128

122 

152

134

119

110

104

98

93

88

80

*73

69

65

65

69

65

54

49

44

42

39

106

101

62

47 

39

2,828

91.2

0.224

0.26

June

36

*185

56

47

39

35 

32

29

25

23

33

21

20

24

22

118

11.800

5,820

742

437

331

257

209

322

437

297

225

275

437

457

22,791

760

1.86

2.08

July

331

253

201

370

587

285 

203

170

143

134,

122

110

98

93

83

73

69

62

58

52

+49

44

44

140

71

49

89

78

44

36

32.

4,161

134

0.3?8

0.38

Aug.

29

28

25

23

21

20. 

21

48

46

104

126

52

36

31

28

26

31

44

32

24

204

841

284

143

*93

73

62

52

44

39 

35

2,665

86.0

0.211

0.24

Sept.

68

46

34

29

28

24 

24

22

19

loT

336

96

+56

42

35

32

1.210

830

308

212

161

125

96

80

67

60

52

50

52

49

4,344

145

0.355

0.40

Calendar year 1959 : Max 6,970 Mln 12 Mean 465 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,800 Mln 12 Mean 640 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.34

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Dec. 28 (4 p.m.) 8,080 cfs 

(18.74 ft).

(14.26 ft); June 17 (7 p.m.) 16,000 of s

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 51

4345. Harpeth River near Kingston Springs, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°07 I 18", long 87°05'56", on right bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles northeast of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, 3 miles 

downstream from Turnbull Creek, and at mile 32.4.

Drainage area.--687 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Prior to July 1925 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 8, 1925, to Jan. 22, 1939, staff gage at site 150 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--36 years, 934 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs June 18 (gage height, 16.57 ft); minimum, 44 cfs Oct. 2-4 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 60,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 32.20 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 18, 1939; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.26 ft Sept. 24, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 7, 1946. Flood in March 1902 reachel a stage 

about 3 ft lower than that of Jan. 7, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation.--Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1927, 1933, 1935-36. WSP 1033: 1927(M), 1932-33(M), 

1935(M), 1937(M).I supplemental peak discharge for the water year 1945 has been 

revised as shown below, superseding figure published in WSP 1033:

Revised peak discharge.--1944-45: Feb. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 20,900 cfs.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 9 to June 17 June 18 to Sept, 30

1.1 

1.5 

1.7

107

144

1.4' 94

1.7 148

2.0 Z30

2.5 405

3.0 645

5.0 1,910

9.0 5.Z50

13.0 9,250

1.2 64

1.6 128

2.0 212

2.5 355

3.0 570

7.0 3,430

11.0 7,250

15.0 11,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

46

44

47

*51

73

118

139

2,150

575

365

275

246

269

256

278

243

202

177

160

148

142

134

134

134

132

126

121 

123

144

191

7,290

235

0.342

0.39

Nov.

194

170

155

153

314

570

490

361

302

265

240

221

202

199

196

199

249

350

377

322

288

262

449

*2,570

1,510

990

3,400

3,700 

1,820

1,230

21,748

725

1.06

1.18

Dec.

972

882

834

733

650

580

525

490

*445

405

520

5,330

5,570

2,410

1,700

1,360

1,200

1,720

4,440

2,680

1,780

1,410

1,170

996

870

788

922

m2,530

1,850

60,912

1,965

2.86

3.30

Jan.

,460

,260

,300

,350

,140

,110

,090

,250

,670

,770

,700

,490

,490

* ,500

.160

,940

,610

,830

,700

,410

1,200

1,050

894

804

733

678

852

1,240 

1,150

1,040

990

40,861

1,318

1.92

2.21

Feb.

918

822

750

711

2,660

7,120

3,450

2,320

1,880

1,980

2,880

1,980

1,620

1,480

1,290

1,240

1,460

1,940

*2,230

2,040

1,830

1,740

1,750

1,710

3,650

4,100

2,530

2,020 

1,790

_ _ __ .

61,891

2,134

3.11

3.35

Mar.

1,510

1,490

3,580

3,070

2,190

1,830

1,640

1,480

1,520

2,480

2,440

2,220

2,240

2,110

1,940

3,340

4,100

2,600

2,100

1,830

1,550

*1,330

1,160

1,020

912

822

760

700 

694

3,6?0

4.510

62,788

2,025

2.95

3.40

Apr.

2,040

1,560

3,070

5,240

2,140

1,670

1,410

1,200

1,040

900

782

706

640

585

*540

645

580

510

458

429

433

468

429

389

365

429

728

535 

421

381

28,723

957

1.39

1.55

May

340

309

292

275

259

275

1.460

722

490

401

347

315

288

265

246

*227

211

199

259

218

202

183

167

155

148

170

312

249

211

172

150

9,517

307

0.447

0.52

June

136

*130

276

158

132

123

114

108

105

102

97

100

97

136

114

108

5,420

10,800

1,360

760

550

437

355

330

575

580

385

585 

797

860

25,830

861

1.25

1.40

July

660

550

409

405

676

560

370

300

E70

241

228

207

190

207

173

162

144

141

135

128

*123

115

114

195

205

154

154

137 

150

115

100

7,718

249

0.362

0.42

Aug.

97

92

84

80

83

81

81

88

88

137

158

181

124

104

94

88

84

83

92

99

96

592

786

295

*200

158

137

123 

114

105

97

4,721

152

0.221

0.26

Sept.

104

114

110

88

78

*72

71

65

89

172

433

320

179

133

112

104

584

1^380

575

344

*270

217

184

160

146

133

128

126 

121

121

6,733

224

0.326

0.36

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,O7O Min 44 Mean 741 Cram 1.08 In. 14.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,800 Min 44 Mean 925 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.34

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 ofs).--Dec. 28 (11 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (14.62 ft); June 18 (1:30 p.m. 

13,300 cfs (16.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
52 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4350. Cumberland River below Cheatham Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°19 I 26", long 87°13'32", on downstream end of lower lock vail at Cheatham Dam, 2.0 miles southwest of Neptune, Cheatham County, 3.0 miles upstream from Half 

Pone Creek, 9.7 miles west of Ashland City, and at mile 148.4.

Drainage area. 14.200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage (revised).--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929; 

gage readings have been reduced to 350.00 ft above mean sea level. Auxiliary gage used 

during periods when crest wickets were raised on dam B. Auxiliary wate--stage recorder 

and staff gage read four times daily on upper lock wall at dam B. 8.1 miles downstream 

from base gage.

Average discharge. 6 years, 22,840 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 87,400 cfs Dec. 29; maximum gage height, 27.12 

ft Dec. 29; minimum daily discharge, 1,360 cfs Sept. 11; minimum gage h3ight, 8.11 ft 

Sept. 11 (base gage).

1954-60; Maximum discharge, 176,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1955; maximum gage height, 45.93 

ft Mar. 24, 1955; minimum daily discharge, 783 cfs July 22, 1956; minimum gage height, 

7.00 ft Aug. 16, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 53.5 ft Jan. 25, 1937, from profile by Corps of Engineers 

(discharge, about 200,000 cfs on Jan. 24, 1937). Flood of Jan. 1, 1927, reached a 

stage of 51.7 ft from profile (discharge, about 205,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by Lake Cumberland. Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great 

Falls Lake, Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake (see p. 60), and by Cheatham 

Dam.

Cooperation.--Seven discharge measurements, lock B Staff-gage readings, and record of 

wicket manipulation furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Oct.

e7,780 

e7,830 

e8,080 

e8,030 

e7,860

67,860 

e7,800 

e9,030 

e!7,300 

elO,700

e8,370 

67,710 

e7,680 

e7,680 

e8,780

e9,140 

e8,380 

e8,160 

67,680 

e7,800

67,950 

e 10, 200 

e!4,200 

e8,910 

e7j600

e8,820 

ell, 500 

«e!4,600 

21,900 

23,200 

24,300

326,830 

10,540

Nov.

18,800 

13,700 

12,300 

14,700 

20,800

21,000 

16,800 

14,400 

11,600 

11,500

11,200 

15,300

11,600 

12,900 

13,000

10,400 

10,700 

14,600 

16,000 

15,000

14,300 

9,800 

10,900 

21,900 

*29,700

24,000 

46,500 

55,700 

40,200 

35,400

574,700 

19,160

Calendar year 1959J t> 

 Water year 1959-60: !>

Dec.

25,900 

25,100 

18,000 

20,600 

17,300

15,700 

15 . 100 

17,300 

21,600 

24,200

27,000 

44,400 

61,900 

52,500 

28,300

35,100 

33,400 

38,800 

g66,900 

75,600

53,200 

35,100 

g37,600 

42,700 

40,600

40,600 

42,100 

68,500 

*82,000 

58,200 

48,000

*1,213.3 

39,140

Jan.

43,600 

42,300 

43,100 

44 , 800 

42,600

41,600 

40,700 

44,600 

46,900 

47,000

41,700 

39,700 

44,400 

40,000 

36,500

41,300 

42,400 

g38,900 

37,000 

g37,900

g40,200 

g39,800 

g36,700 

g31,000 

g30,000

g28,600 

g33,300 

*35,100 

31,800 

25,300 

24,800

*1,193.6 

38,500

Feb.

23,800 

23,100 

25,800 

25,800 

34,700

38,500 

35,200 

21,800 

17,100 

23,500

£9,800 

31,400 

20,200 

29,600 

18,500

14,700 

16,400 

20,800 

43,400 

38,200

30,500 

27,500 

*27,900 

30,900 

32,400

46,400 

39,100 

36,300 

32,100

835,400 

28,810

Mar.

37,100 

36,300 

47,500 

55,400 

48,300

47,700 

45,600 

44,300 

43,000 

48,600

48,600 

42,500 

40,500 

47,300 

42,500

45,800 

60,200 

*52,600 

49,30O 

46,100

44,200 

39,400 

35,400 

35,600 

29,600

29,900 

31,600 

30,100 

22.800 

31,300 

60,100

B.,319.2 

42,550

Observed

Apr.

50.800 

45,400 

49,200 

49,700 

47,400

47,000 

41,200 

30,600 

16,800 

20,900

20,200 

24,300 

31,000 

29,400 

28,200

23,000 

15,000 

15,000 

*15,200 

15,1OO

15,200 

15,400 

15,000 

14,900 

14,800

14,600 

14,900 

14 . 400 

14,700 

14,900

764,200 

25,470

May

15,000 

15,500 

e 13, 100 

e 13, 600 

613,900

613,300 

e 13, 400 

15,700 

18.200 

17,400

16,000 

15 , 400 

e 14, 600 

15,900 

16,500

e 12, 800 

e 12, 600 

*ell,500 

e 10, 900 

%12 , 400

ell, 100 

ell, 600 

ell,500 

ell, 500 

ell,500

ell, 700 

e 12, 200 

612,200 

ell,500 

ell,600 

e 10, 600

414,700 

13,380

June

e8,930 

68,830 

e8,830 

e5,870 

e7,820

e 10, 500 

*e8,280 

e6,480 

e9,490 

e9,770

e6,520 

e4,440 

e7,820 

e8,610 

e8,140

e8,05O 

30,300 

55,200 

26,100 

ell, 300

e9,540 

612,700 

e 10, 600 

e 14, 600 

e 17, 000

e!7,100 

e 18, 100 

25,200 

54,300 

53,800

484,220 

16,140

July

40,500 

26,400 

27,400 

24,800 

22,500

22,200 

21,800 

19,400 

616,200 

615,100

e 16, 000 

23,800 

21,400 

23,000 

24,800

e!8,300 

el 7, 000 

e!3,600 

«e!7,500 

%17,800

e21,000 

617,600 

e 17, 600 

617,400 

e!7,400

e 17, 400 

%17,600 

617,400 

e 17, 400 

e!6,200 

e 10. 500

617,000 

19,900

Aug.

e 16, 800 

e!8,000 

e!7,200 

e 18, 000 

e!7,300

e 17, 300 

611,900 

e 16, 800 

e!7,700 

el7,200

e 18, 500 

el8,500 

e 18. OOP 

615,200 

615,800

e 18, 100 

e!7,800 

e!8,000 

e!7,600 

e!2,500

69.210 

e9,910 

e 10, 600 

e!7,400 

e!7,600

el8,100 

617,800 

617,000 

el£,600 

e 18, 400 

617,200'

504,120 

16,260

Sept.

e!7,600 

e!7,500 

e!7,600 

e 17, 500 

617,200

el7,400 

e8,930 

eg8,700 

eg9,540 

eg8,610

egl.360 

eg6,590 

*eg7,560 

eg8,440 

eg7,590

eg9,060 

g!9,000 

K28.20O 

g!6,500 

Sgl6,000

eg!5,700 

Bgl6,700 

egl5,600 

eg!6,400 

eglO,500

eglO,600 

^10,700 

eg!2,100 

eg7,760 

eg8,240

385,180 

12,840

Adjustedt

lax 96,800 Mln 964 Mean 16,880 Mean 19,110 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.27 

lax 82,000 Mln 1,360 Mean 23,590 Mean 22,820 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change Ln contents in Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake.

t Expressed In thousands,

e Crest-wickets raised at dam B; discharge computed from auxiliary gage record ty weir formulas 

plus leakage.

g Auxiliary gage-height record computed from four-tlmes-dally staff-gage readings and by 

comparison with base gage and one other recorder record In dam B pool.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4355. Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. Lat 36°35'19", long 87°05'21", on downstream end of right bank pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 41, 0.5 mile downstream from Elk Fork, 1.3 miles (revised) northwest 

of Adams, Robertson County, and at mile 33.0.

Drainage area (revised). 706 sq mi (includes 395 sq mi without surface drainage). At 

site used prior to Nov. 14, 1939, 707 sq mi (includes 395 sq mi without surface 

drainage).

Records available . June 1920 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 398.34 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 8, 1926, chain gage and Oct. 8, 

1926, to Nov. 13, 1939, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 963 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,540 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 13.06 ft); min- 

 imum, 71 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 37.5 ft, from 

floodmarks, converted to present site by curve of relation), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 10, 1925 (gage height, 1.3C ft, site 

then in use).

Flood in January 1913 reached a stage about equal to that of Jan. 23, 1937, from 

profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) .

Rating tables

Oct. 1 

Feb. 7

1.8 71 

2.0 104 

2.5 215 

3.0 340

 WSP 953: 1920-27. WSP 1276: 1928,

, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

in cubic feet per second)

to Nov. 27, 

to Mar. 17

4.0 740 

6.0 1,850 

10. 0 4,410

Nov. 28 to 

Mar. 18 to

1.8 71 

2.0 102 

2.5 204 

3.O 350

1932(M), 19351 

and discharge,

Feb. 6, 

Sept. 30

4.0 823 

6.0 1,900 

10.0 4,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*76

84

84

77

12.

76

78

229

470

289

220

174

164

155

148

153

146

133

124

118

112

108

112

124

135

164

142

124

112

*112

110

4,425

143

0.203

0.23

Nov.

106

102

104

106

108

102

183

155

135

126

122

114

112

114

110

112

112

108

106

106

106

106

106

110

108

1Z6

1,570

1.980

1,120

813

8,488

283

0.401

0.45

Dec.

*642

534

456

388

350

317

292

272

249

230

235

1,140

2,370

1,370

1,070

896

807

917

1,050

839

750

677

597

549

497

456

465

3,270

5.450

1,920

*1,500

28,555

921

1.30

1.50

Jan.

1,240

1,O8O

1,000

943

828

761

724

735

761

755

735

703

698

875

2.290

1,890

1,470

1,420

1,370

1,160

1,040

937

844

771

719

667

672

859

854

771

719

30,291

977

1.38

1.60

Feb.

*657

573

549 563"

772

5.600

2,510

1,890

1,640

1,720

2,450

1,720

1,440

1,340

1,170

1,060

1,090

1,240

1,290

1,120

1,050

1,050

980

935

1,220

2,240

1,680

1,430

*1,340

40,319

1,390

1.97

2.12

Mar.

1,170

1,070

1,140

1,130

990

880

830

794

830

850

840

821

780

790

830

1,520

4_,080

3,520

3,540

3,140

2,950

2,800

2,580

2,240

1,920

1,680

1,520

1,370

1,290

1,360

*1 580 '

50,635

1,633

2.31

2.67

Apr.

1,360

1,220

1,190

1.540

1,470

1,300

1,200

1,100

995

901

823

781

729

683

662

797

771

667

607

554

568

802

642

549

502

474

452

417

*380

323

24,509

817

1.16

1.29

May

350

330

317

308

289

289

286

314

311

283

266

257

249

244

233

227

222

212

212

249

274

350

260

222

204

306

502

465

330

266

*230

8,857

286

0.405

0.47

June

207

194

185

176

165

160

152

144

138

138

148

154

142

158

230

187

202

630

305

227

192

171

158

148

140

136

182

1,920

4.540

*2,580

14,009

467

0.661

0.74

July

1.540

1,170

963

922

693

563

474

405

358

373

479

488

369

868

714

443

350

361

317

280

252

230

214

340

269

227

214

204

190

173

162

14,405

465

0.659

0.76

Aug.

*156

146

140

167

167

187

160

150

136

146

136

132

121

119

116

112

107

102

123

119

105

121

123

114

105

100

99

94

91

89

*89

3,872

125

0.177

0.20

Sept.

89

86

84

83

80

80

78

102

237

148

169

132

127

110

92

88

158

508

235

162

130

112

100

96

89

84

82

80

78

21

3,576

119

0.169

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,190 Mln 72 Mean 541 Cfsm 0.766 In. 10.38

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,340 Min 72 Mean 634 Cfsm 0.898 In. 12.22

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4360. Sulphur Pork Red River near Adams, Term.

Location. --La t 36°30'55", long 87°03'32", on left bank 600 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 2.8 miles downstream from Millers Creek, 4.1 miles southwest of Cedar Hill, 

4.6 miles south of Adams, Robertson County, and 10.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--185 sq ml.

Records available .--October 1938 to September 1960. Prior to January 1939 monthly dlscharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 424.36 ft above mean sea level, Sandy

Hook datum. Jan. 20, 1939, to Nov. 25, 1940, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 233 cfs .

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 3,340 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 3.17 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 82, 1952 (gage height, 22.75 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, 3.15 ft Sept. 21-23, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 25.1 ft in June 1934, from f loodmarks . Flood in January 1937 

reached a stage about 2.5 ft lower than that in June 1934.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, wate year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

In cubic feet per second)

nd discharge,

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

3.4

3.5 

3.7

4.0 90

4.5 254

5.0 450

3.15

3.2

3.5

3.7 68

4.0 123

44

4.2 184

4.5 310

5.0 555

9.0 2,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*19

16

15

il

14

20

38

401

139

82

80

65

54

70

64

50

44

40

36

32

28

27

28

88

72

50

41 

36

32

*34

32

1,761

56.8

0.307

0.35

Nov.

31

28

28

31

32

49

42

36

34

32

31

30

28

32

36

36

37

36

32

31

32

31

34

36

36

78

1.610 

616

364 

267

3,776

126

0.681

0.76

Dec.

*212

181

157

139

128

123

115

104

98

21

114

1,090

594

373

297

250

237

280

254

224

204

184

167

157

145

136

1

223 

2.100

810

*378

10,073

325

1.76

2.02

Jan.

310

267

263

228

204

200

200

220

233

241

233

216

346

409

658

476

409

445

368

310

271

241

212

196

181

167

2T2 

271

241 

220

208

8,636

279

1.51

1.74

Feb.

*192

177

167

164

760

1.270

720

522

445

686

706

463

400

364

297

288

337

418

382

332

324

324

293

288

679

684

486 

418

*386

12,972

447

2.42

2.61

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,740 Mln 12

Mar.

319

310

422

378

324

293

284

263

293

310

310

293

288

310

324

1,270

1.660

1,160

1,000

796

634

535

445

391

332

288

250 

228

211 

297

*267

14,490

467

2.52

2.91

Apr.

224

204

324

472

386

319

288

246

212

181

164

150

145

134

128

170

142

136

119

112

128

128

110

104

102

104

100 

89

*82

79.

5,282

176

0.951

1.06

May

76

71

68

67

64

67

95

100

76

71

67

65

63

62

59

56

54

53

68

73

93

64

56

53

66

64

216 

120

76 

63

*56

2,302

74.3

0.402

0.46

June

52

51

50

47

44

42

40

37

37

3i

40

44

40

151

63

50

466

148

78

62

52

47

43

42

41

40

57 

613

661 

*342

3,516

117

0.632

0.71

July

216

171

110

91

73

ez

53

50

46

46

83

53

56

482

104

64

53

E4

45

42

37

35

40

50

36

48

90 

43

35 

32

51

2,430

78.4

0.424

0.49

Aug.

*29

29

28

34

29

30

24

25

25

29

25

21

20

19

17

16

15

15

17

15

15

17

29

17

14

14

17

15

14 

13

*12_

639

20.6

0.111

0.13

Sept.

12

12

11

10

10

10

9.0

32

34

46

73

30

19

15

14

13

151

68

31

23

20

18

16

15

15

14

14 

14

14 

14

777.0

25.9

0.140

0.16

Mean 166 Cfsm 0.897 In. 12.21

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,100 Mln 9.0 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.40

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 55

4367. Yellow Creek near Shiloh, Term.

Location. Lat 36°20'55", long 87 0 32'1S", on downstream end of left bank pier of bridge 

on State Highway 13, 2j* miles downstream from Leatherwood Creek, 3 miles west of 

Shiloh, Montgomery County, 7 miles upstream from mouth, and 9 miles east of Erin.

Drainage area.--124 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 390 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Oct. 15, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 cfs July 2 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 5, 6, Aug. 27-31, Sept. 2-8; minimum gage height, 2.76 f" Oct. 5, 6. 

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 4,040 cfs Nov. 17, 1957 (gage height, 11.42 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 13-16, 1958 (gage height, 2.72 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for Oct. 11 to Dec. 27, which are poor. 

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17 to Nov. 26,

Dec. 1-11, July 7-20)

2.7 

3.0 

3.4-

17 4.0 

5.0 

7.0

205

450

1,270

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

24

24

23

23

24

25

151

67

43

38

32

30

32

30

27

26

25

24

25

28

32

36

48

40

38

35

*33

33

33

33

1,107

35.7

0.288

0.33

Nov.

32

32

32

32

32

31

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

28

27

28

30

32

*30

35

345

258

185

146

1,696

56.5

0.456

0.51

Dec.

124

107

92

80

69

63

58

53

50

46

60

280

308

233

191

162

155

207

245

225

193

165

148

133

119

111

128

375

*348

268

217

5,013

162

1.31

1.50

Jan.

185

163

151

136

124

119

116

114

117

129

134

134

145

160

177

171

169

191

191

177

163

151

136

128

119

114

121

*129

133

1 34

133

4,464

144

1.16

1.34

Feb.

129

121

117

116

121

167

193

191

191

246

375

294

258

227

197

185

187

193

185

169

165

163

*153

148

187

245

235

225

213

5,596

193

1.56

1.68

Mar.

191

197

262

258

237

221

213

201

217

231

239

233

241

282

296

450

702

*552

471

393

335

302

274

250

223

203

183

171

163

183

181

8,555

276

2.23

2.57

Apr.

173

179

193

237

255

237

225

203

183

165

155

146

140

*133

a!26

al!9

al!4

a!09

a!06

al04

141

181

175

163

153

150

189

167

151

143

4,915

164

1.32

1.47

May

131

TIT

112

104

99

104

104

97

94

90

87

83

80

75

72

69

*67

66

67

67

64

61

60

56

54

57

60

54

51

48

48

2,398

77.4

0.624

0.72

June

48

47

47

44

43

41

*41

40

39

40

39

39

41

53

50

43

69

67

53

44

41

38

35

35

38

37

43

125

115

151

1,646

54.9

0.443

0.49

July

331

944

342

233

175

134

107

*87

72

63

57

51

48

53

46

42

41

40

40

38

37

37

56

67

46

42

40

40

37

36

36

3,418

110

0.887

1.03

Aug.

35

34

34

33

64

44

38

36

38

51

76

48

40

37

35

34

37

*33

a 32

a32

32

34

33

28

27

25

24

22.

22

*22

24

1,104

35.6

0.287

0.33

Sept.

24

22.

22

22

22

22

22

34

JO

47

70

47

38

34

32

32

40

41

37

33

30

29

*28

28

28

28

29

30

30

29

1,000

33.3

0.269

0.30

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,010 Mln 23 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.34

Water year 1959-60: Max 944 Min 22 Mean 112 Cfam 0.903 In. 12.27

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--July 2 (1 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (8.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated 

and normal recession.

basis of weather records, recorded raige In stage,
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4370. Cumberland River at Dover, Term.

Location. Lat 36°29'26", long 87°50 I 20" ) on center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 79 at 

Dover, Stewart County, 0.1 mile upstream from Dyers Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from lock 

and dam D, and at mile 88.8.

Drainage area.--16,437 sq mi (revised), at lock and dam D.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity 1917-22 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 324.25 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatum (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 8, 1939, and during periods of 

crest-wicket manipulation at dam D (Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1951), staff gage at 

upper lock D, 0.8 mile downstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage, 19.7 miles upstream, at lower lock C, read four times daily.

Average discharge.--23 years, 24,360 efs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 77,300 cfs Dec. 30 (gage height, 25.89 ft); minimum daily, 5,250 cfs Sept. 11; minimum gage height, 10.20 ft Nov. 17.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 188,000 cfs Feb. 15, 1950; maximum gage height, 48.13 

ft Feb. 16, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 414 cfs Oct. 4, 1947; minimum gage height 

observed, 7.10 ft (upper lock D gage) Sept. 16, 1947.

1916-37, at upper lock D, from unpublished records of Corps of Engineers; Maximum 

gage height observed, 56.8 ft Jan. 25, 1937 (discharge, about 280,000 cfs); minimum 

observed, 6.8 ft in September 1925.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 25, 1937.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow R3servoir, Great 

FaTTs Lake, Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake (see p. 60 ), and by Cheatham 

and navigation dams B and C on Cumberland River.

Cooperation.--Lock gage readings, records of wicket manipulation, and one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1276: 1942. WSP1306: 1943-48 (monthly runoff).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

2O

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Oct.

e8.16Q 

e8,28o 

e8,420 

68,560 

e8,480

68,310 

e8,280 

elO,200 

e!7,3OO 

e!4,900

ell, 200 

e8,840 

e8,760 

e8,670 

e9,150

elO,9OO 

e8,65O 

e9,730 

e8,500 

e8,520

e8,520 

elO.800 

e!6,500 

ell, 600 

e8,840

e9,140 

612,600 

613,800 

20,500 

022,400 

024.500

352,810 

11,380

Nov.

021,600 

16,600 

12,600 

13,300 

18,800

*22,100 

18,200 

16,100 

12,200 

11,600

11,600 

13,300 

14,100 

12,000 

13,800

11 , 300 

10.700 

13,400 

16,600 

17,400

15,400 

12,400 

11,000 

15,600 

028,900

025,500 

37,200 

51 . 500 

48,6OO 

40,400

583,800 

19,460

Calendar year 1959 : ^ 

Water year 1959-60: t

Dec.

o3O,8OO 

28,100 

C23.OOO 

18,900 

022,000

18,500 

17,000 

16,900 

21,OOO 

24,600

28,600 

37 , 000 

54 , 600 

55,900 

036,700

37,100 

37,800 

39,700 

49 , 200 

66.3OO

062, 7OO 

045,300 

38,8OO 

42,200 

42,100

42,200 

42,000 

53,400

069^700 

056.2OO

* 1,228 .9 

39 , 640

Jan.

48.6OO 

44,400 

43,600 

44,600 

44,500

43,000 

42,200 

43,000 

45,500 

46,7OO

45,900 

41,100 

43,300 

44,700 

42,200

43,300 

45,200 

44,600 

41,600 

40,500

41,600 

42 , OOO 

41,100 

035,800 

33,100

32,300 

32,200 

37 , 500 

37,300 

029,100

a, 266 . 5 

40,850

Feb.

026,100 

24,300 

o 26, OOO 

027,200 

29,900

42,900 

43,200 

o3O,3OO 

023,000 

25,200

35,300 

38,700 

027,000 

29,800 

oE5,6OO

o 20.4OO 

019,400 

20,000 

39 , 800 

45,100

c.36,800 

c 32, OOO 

o 29, OOO 

35,000 

33,500

44,200

41 i 800 

38,100

935,000 

32,240

Mar.

40,300 

39,800 

43,300 

51.6OO 

51,400

47,900 

47 , 300 

44,900 

44,500 

46,000

48,000 

46,80O 

42 , 400 

*44,900 

46,700

46.8OO 

59,500 

063.200 

o59,lOO 

55,500

52,900 

48,200 

43,700 

41,600 

039,400

34,200 

35 , 5OO 

035,500 

031,200 

24.100 

49,300

H.,405.5 

45,340

Apr.

55.200 

49 , 800 

48,400 

51 , 000 

51 , 000

50.0OO 

047,500 

040,100 

023,800 

22,800

022,600 

*23,700 

31,900 

033,400 

c30,4OO

c 28, OOO 

019,200 

17,900 

17,600 

17 , 400

17,600 

18,200 

18,100 

17,900 

17,800

17,500 

17 , 300 

17 , 100 

16.800 

16,900

856,900 

28,560

May

16,700 

16,800 

16,200 

e!3,500 

e!5,700

e!4,600 

e!5,200 

e!5,9OO 

el8.5QO 

elS.lOO

e!7,300 

e!6,900 

e!6,300 

e!6,400 

e!7,200

e!6,600 

*eL3 , 400 

e!4,900

els', 300

e!4,200 

el 3, 000 

e!3,500 

612,900 

613,000

e!2,900 

e!3,400 

e!4,200 

e!3,200 

e!2,700 

e!2,400

459,400 

14,820

June

elO,7OO 

e9,670 

e9,710 

e7,850 

e5,560

e'3,450 

e9,290 

e7 , 200 

e8,060 

ell, 500

e8,710 

e5,810 

66,130 

e8,070 

e8,310

68,030 

026,200 

054,600 

042,800 

015,300

e9,920 

elO,500 

612,200 

612, 8OO 

617,400

e!8,OOO 

e!8,400 

024,600 

052,200 

061.900

510,670 

17,020

July

051,500 

041,100 

036,500 

036,300 

034,000

030,600 

c26,700 

<b28,200 

020,000 

e!8,400

e!7,400 

e23,900 

c 29,400 

030,200 

030,700

026,100 

020,300 

e!6,700 

617,700

020,000

023,600 

022,300 

e!9,500 

e!9 , 300 

619,100

e!9,300 

619,100 

e!9,100 

elS.EOO 

elS.EOO 

615.700

767,700 

24,760

Aug.

e!4,500 

el8,700 

el 9, 300 

el8,600 

el9,100

e!8,500 

e 16, 300 

e 14, 100 

e!8,100 

e 18, 600

e!8,5OO 

022.2OO 

e!9,3OO 

e!6,5OO 

e!7,200

e!9,100 

619,500 

«e!9 , 500 

e!9,100 

e!5,400

ell, 400 

e9,850 

e9.650 

e!5,800 

e!8,5OO

e!9,100 

e!9,700 

e!9,000 

e!3,000 

e20,3OO 

e!9,300

537,100 

17,550

Sept.

e!9,100 

e!9,100 

e!9,400 

e!9,300 

e!9 , OOO

e!9,40O 

e!4,000 

68,400 

e9,69o 

e9,53O

e5.250

e5,730 

e8,040 

*e8,280 

e8,410

e8,040 

e!3,100 

Q5Q.QOQ 

025,900 

e!6,900

e!6,500 

616,700 

e!6,700 

el 6, 300 

614,200

ell, 000 

elO,20O 

ell, 800 

ell, 200 

e8,38O

417,150 

15,900

Observed Adjust edt

lax 91,800 Mln 4,03O Mean 18,660 Mean 20,89O Cfsra 1.27 In. 17.25 

lax 70,600 Min 5,250 Mean 25,470 Mean 24,70O Cfsra 1.50 In. 20.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents In Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow Reservoir, Great Falls Lake, 

Center Hill Reservoir, and Old Hickory Lake.

* Expressed In thousands.

c Discharge computed using fall from auxiliary gage as a factor.

e Crest-wicket manipulation at dam D; discharge computed by weir formula plus leakage. 

Note..--Discharge for Mar. 15-24, May 16, July 20-22, July 27 to Aug. 17, computed from f 

dally upper lock D Staff-gage readings.

'our-tlmes-
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN j 

4375. South Fork Little River at Hopkinsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°50'22", long 87°28'5C", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

11 . S. Highway 41A, 1 mile south of city limits of Hopkinsville, Christian County, and 

6 miles upstream from North Fork.

Drainage area. 46.5 sq mi, of which about 11 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Dec. 6, 1949. Datum of gage is 

T"99.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight 

gage, Dec. 22, 1949, to Dec. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder, Dec. 31, 1955, to July 30, 

1956, staff gage, and July 31 to Oct. 17, 1956, wire-weight gage, all at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 71.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs June 28 (gage height, 7.05 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 4,5.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 9,320 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 21.51 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 22, 1949.

Maximum stage known prior to November 1957, 20.4 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some regulation at low flow by Western State Hospital, 2 miles above station.

Revisions. WSP 1626: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

in cubic feet per second)

nd discharge,

.27

.3

.4

.5

.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.4 

5.0

13

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

3.3

3.8

2.4

3.1

2.6

2.1

5,4.

3.3

5.4

5.4

*3.3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

82.2

2.65

0.057

0.07

Nov .

1.9

1.9

2.4

4.4

3.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.1

*2.8

2.8

2.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

6.0

21

15

9.8

*

134.0

4.47

0.096

0.11

Dec.

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

17

160

69

41

31

25

52

*139

69

53

42

37

34

30

24

24

31

175

82

61

53

1,305.5

42.1

0.905

1.04

Jan.

44

41

43

42

38

37

37

37

35

34

31

30

30

206

also

a!50

alOO

a90

a9O

a75

*62

57

49

44

42

37

44

59

44

42

37

1,887

60.9

1.31

1.51

Feb.

35

31

30

30

40

122

75

62

61

155

109

82

69

66

61

58

57

52

44

38

37

36

34

34

131

114

82

75

69

1,887

65.1

1.40

1.51

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,300 Min 1.7

Mar.

62

57

52

49

45

a40

a37

a36

a36

a 55

a35

a55

a40

*42

43

146

207

184

196

187

196

197

173

150

122

104

84

71

64

126

114

2,965

95.6

2.06

2.57

Apr.

90

78

69

84

65

*58

55

52

49

44

43

42

38

37

56

38

57

56

34

51

105

76

52

44

41

56

51

29

25

28

1,483

49.4

1.06

1.19

May

a24

a22

a21

a20

a!9

a!8

a!8

a!9

a!8

a!7

a!6

*15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

18

24

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.0

8.6

474.4

15.3

0.329

0.38

June

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.8

7.1

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

7.2

8.2

8.6

12

10

4.3

5.1

4.6

4.3

4.0

*3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

5.1

5.1

19

*525

209

99

1,015.8

55.8

0.727

0.81

July

82

105

50

38

50

24

21

18

16

14

40

16

41

164

28

18

14

12

11

9.8

*9.4

9.4

54

42

14

51

15

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

960.6

51.0

0.667

0.77

Aug.

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.4

5.7

40

23

16

12

10

8.6

7.4

6.4

5.4

5.1

*6.4

25

15

9.8

7.4

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.5

5.8

3.6

286.5

9.24

0.199

0.23

Sept.

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

51

21

7.4

5.4

4.8

3.1

2.8

4.4

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.8

a2.6

a2.6

a2.5

a2.5

a2.4

a2.4

a2.1

a2.1

n 1 Q d-J. ,y

158.0

5.27

0.113

0.15

Mean 58.4 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 525 Min 1.9 Mean 34.5 Cfsm O.742 In. 1O.12

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

iver near Cadiz.

596833 O -61 - 5
58 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

4380. Little River near Cadiz, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°46'40", long 87°43'18", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

50 ft downstream from Casey Creek and 8f miles southeast of Cadiz, Trigg County.

Drainage area. 244 sq mi, of which about 94 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface

runoff.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 391.45 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to July 31, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 338 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,460 cfs June 29 (gage height, 13.13 ft); minimum recorded, 27 cfs Nov. 13, 14.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs Jan. 14, 1951 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum observed, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 1941.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by small mill at Pee Dee, 5 miles above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1942-43, 1946(M), 1949. W3P 1306: 1940(M). 

WSP 1626: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except period of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8 

3.0

3.5 176

4.0 356

7.0 1,520

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

25

38

74

190

5.0 790

8.0 1,820

11.0 3,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

44

41

40

44

60

41

60

45

38

40

40

50

50

51

*50

45

41

38

35

32

32

32

33

32

a30

a28

a28

a28

a29

a29

1,227

39.6

0.162

0.19

Nov.

a30

a30

a30

a50

a45

a40

a34

a31

a31

31

31

30

30

33

33

37

47

44

41

*40

41

40

40

38

37

44

98

158

126

94

1,434

47.8

0.196

0.22

Dec.

78

69

62

58

55

53

48

48

47

44

122

794

790

365

262

213

299

*778

614

387

314

262

230

206

188

173

229

642

598

374

303

8,705

281

1.15

1.33

Jan.

258

237

230

247

220

200

176

171

168

163

158

153

150

417

1,280

786

598

554

522

442

390

*358

322

292

274

249

222

257

288

245

218

10,245

330

1.35

1.56

Feb.

200

187

179

173

179

342

422

318

296

370

706

426

358

330

292

265

261

249

225

204

187

182

176

165

294

682

446

378

b350

8,842

305

1.25

1.35

Mar.

b300

b270

b240

b230

b220

b210

b200

b!90

a!90

al80

a!80

alSO

a!90

*210

245

526

1* ^5Q

1^200

1,160

1,170

1,190

1,080

882

734

626

558

498

458

846

1,000

17,573

567

2.32

2.68

Apr.

722

598

534

514

506

438

398

362

330

296

270

253

*237

218

208

204

204

187

182

170

288

490

338

257

214

190

176

162

154 

144

9,244

308

1.26

1.41

May

140

135

128

122

115

113

113

115

113

104

102

96

*94

92

90

86

84

82

82

92

115

122

107

92

84

80

80

76

74 

72

66.

3,066

98.9

0.405

0.47

June

64

64

63

61

61

55

53

50

50

48

46

46

46

50

52

53

52

46

45

41

*40

40

38

38

57

37

134

1,360

*2 . 630

982

6,382

213

0.873

0.97

July

£53

766

518

390

J14

?53

208

182

162

150

137

150

152

454

310

176

147

126

115

104

98

*90

100

202

173

119

119

104

88 

82

78

6,920

223

0.914

1.05

Aug.

72

68

66

63

59

59

57

53

546

T54

98

82

68

63

57

52

50

45

*43

48

92

104

68

61

57

46

43

41

38 

35

33.

2,421

78.1

0.320

0.37

Sept.

33

32

29

29

30

30

29

29

50

212

204

130

86

68

55

48

46

43

43

40

37

35

32

32

30

29

28

28

30 

29

1,576

52.5

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,530 Mln 28 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.41

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,630 Mln 28 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.869 In. 11.84

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). June 29 (8 a.m.) 4,460 cfs (13.13 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for South 

Pork Little River at Hopklnsvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 59

4385. Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°08'45", long 88°24'25", on downstream side of left center pier of bridge 

on U. o. Highway 60 at Smithland, Livingston County, 1 mile downstream from McCormick 

Creek and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--18,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1960 (fragmentary prior to March 1940). 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

aatum. Prior to Aug. 4, 1945, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at Dycusburg, 16.8 miles upstream, since Nov. 20, 1944. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1944, auxiliary wire-weight gage at Eureka 28.7 miles upstream and Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 19, 1944, auxiliary staff gage at present site. During periods of crest-wicket 

operation, staff gage above spillway at lock and dam F, 40.8 miles upstream, read four 

times daily.

Average discharge.--20 years (1940-60), 27,350 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,900 cfs Dec. 30; maximum gage height, 24.71 

ft Apr. 8; minimum daily discharge, 5,480 cfs June 5.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs Feb. 18, 1950; maximum gage height, 43.10 

ft Feb. 13, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1941-60, 453 cfs June 23, 1944. 

Maximum stage known, 51.1 ft January to February 1937.

Remarks. Records good above 20,000 cfs and fair below. Discharge above 15,000 cfs computed using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor; discharge below 15,000 cfs 

computed using upper gage at lock and dam F with wicket operation at dam as a factor. 

Some regulation by navigation dams on Cumberland River, and by Great Falls Lake, Lake 

Cumberland, Dale Hollow and Center Hill Reservoirs, and Old Hickory Lake, records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record for lock and dam F and record of wicket manipulations 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1173: 1947(M). WSP 1336: 1940-43.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

6,450 

*8 , 450 

8,450 

8,800 

8,800

8,800 

8,800 

9,930 

15,400 

18,000

11,700 

9,640 

3,640 

10,400 

9,850

11,000 

9,460 

10,100 

3,280 

8,500

8,500 

9,850 

15,900 

14,100 

9,230

9,030 

11,700 

13,600 

16,800 

22,200 

23,600

357,960 

11,550

Nov.

25,300 

22,800 

16,700 

15,000 

17,700

22,000 

22,100 

19,400 

14,400 

*12,400

12,400 

12,900 

15,400 

12,900 

13,900

12,900 

11.400 

12,400 

16,400 

18,500

16,900 

15,400 

11,900 

12,900 

23,500

29,300 

29 , 600 

45,900 

54.400 

46,000

612,700 

20,420

Calendar year 1959: '. 

Water year 1959-60: 1

37 , 600 

31,100 

29,300 

23,600 

29,400

23,800 

21,600 

*20.6OO 

21,800 

25,200

28,700 

36,300 

51,500 

61,300 

51,000

36,900 

40,600 

44,800 

47,700 

61,900

69,600 

62,600 

49,300 

47,400 

47,800

46,800 

46,200 

52,500 

67,600 

76.800 

71,100

H.,362.4 

43,950

58 , 100 

49,800 

47 , 800 

47,200 

47,900

46 , 50O 

45,000 

43,700 

46,200 

48,500

49,100 

46,300 

44,400 

50,000 

53,400

48,800 

48,100 

48,300 

46,200 

44,OOO

45,300 

47,400 

47,500 

46,2OO 

*41,300

39,100 

37,900 

39,000 

40,400 

38,000 

32j_000

tl,413.4 

45,590

Feb.

30,700 

28,700 

28,200 

30,000 

30,500

39,7OO 

45,500 

40,900 

29,800 

29,800

34,900 

39,800 

36,900 

30,800 

34,200

28,900 

26.800 

27,300 

35,100 

48,700

47,700 

42,300 

38,400 

38,400 

41,000

43,900

47^500 

43,100

 __ _

tt.,070.6 

36,920

Mar.

*4O,100 

41 , 200 

43,000 

50,800 

56,600

53,400 

52,200 

50,000 

48,800 

48 , 500

51,700 

52,700 

48 , 100 

46,100 

50 , 000

50,800 

61,200 

70.000 

69,900 

66,000

61,400 

57 , 400 

51,600 

47,800 

45,700

41 , 000 

38,600 

*39,300 

38,000 

55.2QO 

41,800

*1,546.9 

49,900

Apr.

57 , 500 

56,800 

52,100 

54,900 

55,800

55,000 

53,800 

50,500 

41,000 

31,000

31,300 

30,600 

35,100 

39,900 

39,700

39,700 

35,000 

29,400 

27,100 

25,100

28,500 

27,100 

24,500 

23,400 

22,300

23,200 

21,500 

20,400 

19.200 

21,400

tl ,072. 8 

35,760

May

20,200 

19,600 

19,500 

18,300 

17 , 000

18,900 

18,600 

18,200 

20,000 

21.000

20,400 

*19,800 

19,700 

19,300 

19,700

20,900 

18,400 

17,900 

17,100 

18,000

20,500 

19,400 

18,300 

18,300 

17,400

17,200 

17,100 

17,100 

17,200 

16,500 

15.600

577,100 

18,620

June

15,200 

11,300 

10,900 

10,700 

5.480

8,040 

11,800 

9,460 

8,410 

12,200

11,800 

8,750 

7,050 

8,410 

9,850

9,850 

11,400 

33,500 

50,800 

31,600

12,600 

*11,000 

13,100 

12,600 

14,600

15,700 

18,900 

31,900 

47,600 

66.400

530,900 

17,700

July

67.500 

57 , 300 

41,600 

37,500 

35,000

33,600 

29,300 

29,800 

26,500 

25,200

22,200 

22,700 

26,800 

28,000 

29,000

28/600 

23,400 

20,400 

17.800 

20,700

21,200 

23,100 

21,300 

21,200 

20,400

*2 0,7OO 

20,200 

20,100 

20,200 

19,600 

18,100

848,800 

27,380

Aug.

14,400 

18 , 300 

20,200 

19,200 

20,000

19,600 

19,500 

16,900 

18,800 

20,500

19,800 

20.90O 

21.500 

19,600 

18,900

18,800 

20, 100 

20, 100 

20,200 

19,400

16,300 

12,600 

11 . 800 

13,500 

19,300

19,500 

20,100 

20,000 

17,900 

*16,800 

20,800

575,300 

18,560

Sept.

20,200 

20,400 

20,200 

20,200 

19,900

19,400 

19,500 

11,000 

10,200 

11,400

10,200 

6.060 

8,510 

8,510 

9,340

8,680 

11,700 

21,000

21,200

18,600 

18,300 

19,000 

17,500 

18,800

11,300 

11,100 

12,300 

13,000 

8,650

454,050 

15,140

Observed Adjusted*

fax 89,400 Mln 4,160 Mean 21,580 Mean 23,810 Cfam 1.32 In. 17.88 

lax 76,800 Win 5,480 Mean 28,480 Mean 27,710 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Great Falls Lake, Lake Cumberland, Dale Hollow and Center 

Hill Reservoirs, and Old Hickory Lake; records furnished by Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

t Expressed In thousands.
60 CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Cumberland River basin

4135. Lake Cumberland.--Lat 36°52'09", long 85°08'45", in pylon of Wolf Creek Dam on

Cumberland River, 10 miles southwest of Jamestown, Russell County, Ky. Drainage area, 

5,789 sq mi. Records available, July 1350 to September 1960 in reports of Geological 

Survey; April to July 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers. Prior to October 1954, published as Wolf Creek Reservoir. Water-stage recorder-. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Dec. 6, 1950, staff gage at same site at datum 545.0 

ft higher. Maximum contents during year, £,037,100 cfs-days June 29 (elevation, 723.91 

ft); minimum contents, 1,399,300 cfs-days Sept. 30 (elevation, 696.64 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-60, 2,505,800 cfs-days Dec. 23, 1951 (elevation, 741.32 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 934,400 cfs-days Jan. 1, 1956 (elevation, 673,01 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth embankment and concrete gravity dam surmounted by 

10 taintor gates 37 ft high by 50 ft wide. Final closure of dam made Aug. 7, 1950. 

Total capacity at elevation 760.00 ft (top of gates) is 3,070,000 efs-days, of which 

1,056,000 cfs-days above elevation 7S3.00 ft (crest of spillway) are reserved for flood 

control and 1,080,000 cfs-days between elevations 673.00 ft (minimum power pool) and 

723.00 ft will be used for power production. Figures given herein represent total contents, of which 934,000 cfs-days below elevation 673.00 ft are dead storage. Reservoir 

is used for flood control, power, and navigation. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions.--W3P 1556: Drainage area.

4165. Dale Hollow Reservoir.--Lat 36°32'19", long 85°27'05", at Dale Hollow Dam on Obey 

River, 3 miles east of Celina, Clay County, Term., and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area, 935 sq mi. Records available, August 1943 to September 1960. Waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to June 25, 

1946, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 674,400 cfs-dayg 

July 22 (elevation, 650.43 ft); minimum, 502,700 cfs-days Nov. 21, 22 (elevation, 

637.14 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-60, 780,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 

(elevation, 657.8 ft); minimum observed (after first filling), 428,000 cfs-days Sept.11, 

1944 (elevation, 630.63 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with six taintor 

gates, each 12 ft high by 60 ft wide. Storage began Aug. 30, 1943, and water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation May 7, 1944. Total capacity at elevation 

663.0 ft (top of gates) is 860,000 cfs-days of which 177,700 cfs-days between elevations 663.0 ft (top of gates) and 651.0 ft (crest of spillway) is reserved for flood 

control, and 250,200 cfs-days between elevations 651.0 and 631.0 ft (ordinary minimum 

pool) is used for power production. Reservoir is used for flood control, navigation, 

and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1306: 1944.

4220. Great Falls Lake.--Lat 35°48'10", long 85"38"00", at penstock inlet on Collins River, 

800 ft southwest of powerhouse of Tennessee Valley Authority, 0.9 miles northwest of 

Rock Island, Warren County, Term., 2.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.4 miles upstream 

from Great Falls Dam on Caney Fork. Drainage area, 1,640 sq mi, approximately. Records 

available, January 1917 to September 1960. Remote indicator gage. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents 

during year, 88,700 cfs-days May 9 (elevation, 805.96 ft); minimum, 10,400 cfs-days 

Nov. 21 (elevation, 784.28 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. elevation during period 1916-60, 

817.48 ft Mar. 23, 1929 (contents not determined); minimum 12 p.m. contents, 1,700 

cfs-days Aug. 19, 1918 (elevation, 756.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 18 taintor 

gates each 14 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began in 1916; dam redesigned and crest raised 35 ft in 1925. Total capacity at elevation 804.9 ft (top of 

gates) is 27,400 cfs-days, of which 24,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 762.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used primarily for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

4240. Center Hill Reservoir. Lat 36°05 1 48", long 85°49'38", at Center Hill Dam on Caney 

Fork, 10 miles north of Smithville, DeKalb County, 14 miles southeast of Carthage, 

Smith County, Term., and mile 26.6. Drainage area, 2,195 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1948 to September 1960. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum. Prior to Mar. 14, 1949, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at same datum. Maximum contents during year, 645,700 cfs-days Apr. 2 (elevation, 

645.30 ft); minimum, 501,600 cfs-days Jan. 26 (elevation, 628.34 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1948-60, 1,005,000 cfs-days Feb. 10, 1950 (elevation, 680.6 ft); minimum 

observed (after first filling), 171,000 cfs-days Dec. 1, 2, 1949 (elevation, 576.1 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

eight taintor gates, each 37 ft high by 50 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Nov. 27, 

1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 11, 1949. Total 

capacity at elevation 685.0 ft (top of gates) is 1.054,900 cfs-days, of which 384,600 

cfs-days between elevations 685.0 ft (top of gates) and 648.0 ft (crest of spillway) is 

reserved for flood control, and 248,000 cfs-days between elevations 648.0 ft (crest of 

spillway) and 618.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power production. Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

4263. Old Hickory Lake. Lat 36°17'50", long 86°39'20", at Old Hickory Dam on Cumberland 

River, 2.0 miles west of Hendersonville, Sumner County, 10 miles northeast of the State 

capitol in Nashville, Davidson County, Term., and at mile 216.2. Drainage area, 11,700 

sq-mi, approximately. Records available, June 1954 to September 1960. Water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 408.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929; gage readings 

have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Apr. 4, 1957, staff 

gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year. 213,100 cfs-days Dec. 19 

(elevation, 445.13 ft); minimum, 181,500 cfs-days June 22 (elevation, 442.17 ft). Maximum contents during period 1954-60, 241,600 cfs-days Jan. 30, 1957 (elevation, 447.5 

ft); minimum (after first filling to ordinary minimum pool), 179,400 cfs-days 0-;t. 22 

1957 (elevation, 441.96 ft).
CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Cumberland river basin Continued

61

4263. Old Hickory Lake.--Continued

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with earth embankment. Spillway is 

equipped with six taintor gates, each 41 ft high by 45 ft wide. Closure of dam was 

made in June 1354 and water in reservoir was raised sufficiently to maintain navigation 

through the lock. Water in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation 

Dec. 30, 1956. Total capacity at elevation 450.0 ft (maximum allowable pool) is 

274,700 cfs-days of which 63,100 cfs-days between elevations 450.0 and 445.0 ft (normal 

pool) is induced surcharge storage provided to compensate for loss of natural valley 

storage incurred by construction of the project, and 31,800 cfs-days between elevations 

445.0 and 442.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool) will be used for power drawdown. Reservoir 

is used for navigation and power. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Records of contents not published herein,

Montti-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec. 31.. .............

Calendar year 1959.. 

Jan . 31 ...............

July 31 ...............

Sept. 30....... ........

Water year 1959-60..

Calendar year 1959..

Sept. 30. ..............

Water year 1959-60. .

Calendar year 1959..

Mar. 31...............

Sept. 30............. . .

Water year 1959-60..

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfs days)

Change in 

contents 

(cfs-days)

Lake Cumberland

705.96 

698.55 

698.47 

704.56

-

698.74 

715.03 

721.83 

717.20 

716.41 

723.83 

715.61 

703.37 

696.64

-

1,604,800 

1,440,400 

1,438,600 

1,573,100

-

1,444,400 

1,817,000 

1,984,400 

1,869,600 

1,850,400 

2,036,300 

1,831,000 

1,546,400 

1,399,300

-

-164,400 

-1,300 

+134,500

+521,900

-128,700 

+372,600 

+167,400 

-114,800 

-19,200 

+135,900 

-205,300 

-284,600 

-147,100

-205,500

Great Falls Lake

786.52 

785.56 

805.47 

805.38

-

803.20 

805.75 

805.45 

791.31 

788.43 

7 SO. 02 

793.45 

788.42 

797.08

-

11,800 

11,200 

28,100 

28,000

-

25,600 

28,400 

28,100 

15,000 

13,000 

14,100 

16,600 

13,000 

19,600

-

-600 

+16,900 

-100

+16,900

-2,400 

+2,800 

-300 

-13,100 

-2,000 

+1 , 100 

+2,500 

-3,600 

+6,600

+7,800

Old Hickory Lake

444.77 

444.48 

443.25 

444.64

-

444 . 57 

444.70 

444.84 

443.66 

443.65 

444.66 

444.94 

444.55 

444 . 50

-

209,000 

205,800 

192,600 

207,600

-

206,800 

203,300 

209,800 

196,900 

196, 8OO 

207,800 

210,900 

206,600 

206,000

-

-3,200 

-13,200 

+15,000

-400

-800 

+1,500 

+1 , 500 

-12,900 

-100 

+11,000 

+3,100 

-4,300 

-600

-3,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfs-days)

Change in 

contents 

(cfs-days)

Dale Hollow Reservoir

642.43 

639.17 

638.20 

644.25

-

643.56 

643 . 08 

649.88 

649.22 

648.72 

649.17 

649.46 

644.23 

638.22

-

567,900 

527,300 

515,500 

591,300

-

532,400 

642,200 

666,800 

657,700 

650,900 

657,000 

661,000 

591,700 

515,700

-

-40,600 

-11,800 

+75,800

+140,900

-8,900 

+59,800 

+24,600 

-9,100 

-6,800 

+6,100 

+4,000 

-69,300 

-76,000

-52,200

Center Hill Reservoir

640.99 

635.50 

633.39 

638.67

-

629.21 

638.75 

644.59 

641.67 

643.25 

640.38 

643.94 

638.84 

637.82

-

607,400 

560,300 

542,700 

587,300

-

508,600 

588,600 

639,300 

613,400 

627,400 

606,500 

633,500 

588,700 

580,000

-

"-47,100 

-17,600 

+44,600

+134,500

-78,700 

+79,400 

+51,300 

-25,900 

+14,000 

-20,900 

+27,000 

-44,800 

-8,700

-27,400

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
62 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

4390. French Broad River at Rosman, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°08'32", long 82°49 I 28", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 178 at Rosman, Transylvania County, 1.0 mile upstream from East Fork and at 

mile 216.4.

Drainage area.--67.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1909, October 1935 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,173.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1909, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at different datum. Jan. 1, 1936, to July 6, 1937, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1907-8, 1935-60), 231 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 92 cfs July 22, 23 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1907-9, 1935-60: Maximum discharge, 9,410 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 11.86 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 23 cfs Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 1.51 ft), result of f-eezeup; minimum 

daily, 37 cfs Sept. 25-28, Oct. 5, 6, 25, 26, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 13.9 ft in July 1916, from floodmarks.

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

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1938(M), 1939. WSP 1306: 

1908(M), 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

97

120

256

415

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

79O 

1,200 

1,700

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

79

124

261

3.0 

4.0

4-15 

790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septeml er 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

138

122

115

113

108

113

541

649

1.620

668

585

422

*353

689

477

387

360

337

298

277

265

265

342

349

289

274

256

236

259

366

373

11,646

376

5.54

6.38

Nov.

316

283

259

244

242

298

244

233

224

216

210

205

202

205

199

*194

202

183

180

175

172

169

167

281

219

199

194

265

213

6,589

220

3.24

3.61

Dec.

194

194

194

183

180

194

177

169

*169

167

167

403

286

239

221

210

207

340

325

271

236

233

219

213

216

205

199

373

298

256

239

7,177

232

3.42

3.93

Jan.

224

262

478

322

292

390

356

*316

289

274

259

244

239

230

242

224

230

262

244

233

216

210

b200

b!95

b!90

191

221

213

228

426

551

8,451

273

4.02

4.63

Feb.

377

316

286

*289

*957

632

462

387

353

822

753

532

503

426

384

366

366

508

419

370

360

340

328

325

433

384

346

331

322

12,677

437

6.44

6.94

Mar.

307

b340

b320

b275

b265

b260

262

*256

271

262

259

250

244

244

247

325

316

310

286

268

256

268

277

298

310

316

337

370

551

*1.110

752

10,412

336

4.95

5.70

Apr.

570

506

952

*934

782

627

544

484

444

408

387

366

353

337

328

316

307

298

286

277

280

271

259

250

244

236

256

239

227 242"

12,010

400

5.89

6.58

May

253

227

219

*213

210

205

294

441

28T

255

246

249

241

226

221

212

207

199

196

188

185

177

172

166

158

166

225

177

169

164

155

6,697

216

3.18

3.67

June

150

*147

153

240

233

249

199

307

246

210

188

174

164

158

150

142

137

132

129

132

199

212

253

180

169

212

196

172

161

145

5,539

185

2.72

3.03

July

137

132

124

119

*119

122

132

119

119

144

168

122

114

110

105

124

110

100

98

105

102

100

100

127

114

194

172

129

114

105

96

3,776

122

1.80

2.07

Aug.

107

*117

147

134

127

119

140

110

100

98

158

618

5T8

332

249

226

201

204

199

196

188

207

212

172

169

147

142

140

132

129

151

5,949

192

2.83

3.26

Sept.

336

2lO

188

212

166

147

*147

142

134

132

166

132

119

114

112

122

332

255

190

164

147

142

140

132

124

122

150

199

226

174

5,076

169

2.49

2.78

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,620 Min 104 Mean 248 Cfsm 3.65 In. 49.60

Waber year 1959-60: Max 1,620 Min 96 Mean 262 Cfsm 3.86 In. 52.58

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 9 (4:30 a.m.) 2, 

cfs (6.75 ft); Aug. 12 (11 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (7.05 ft).

cfs (8.10 ft); Feb. 5 (1:30 p.m.) 2,110

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 63

4410. Davidson River near Brevard, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°16'23", long 82°42'21", on right bank 150 ft upstream from State Highway 

280, 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, 2.1 miles downstream from Avery Creek, and 

3.3 miles northeast of Brevard, Transylvania County.

Drainage area.--40.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,115.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 4, 1929, staff gage and Apr. 4, 

1929, to May 17, 1934, chain gage, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 126 cfs.

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 5.43 ft); minimum, 46 cfs July 31, Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 11.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 

0.31 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1921, 1922(M), 1923, 

1924-251M), 1926, 1927(M), 1929-32(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

0.7

1.0 

1.5

117

240

2.0 385

3.0 815

3.5 1,080

0.6 46

1.0 120

1.5 £48

2.0 395

2.5 580

3.0 815

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

103

88

81

77

74

74

335

338

*1.080

448

376

262

*221

*358

268

224

208

192

170

155

153

155

210

216

180

160

148

137

150

224

221

7,086

229

5.67

6.52

Nov.

184

167

150

144

141

172

144

135

130

124

119

115

113

113

111

*109

113

103

101

99

99

95

93

154

117

107

105

155

119

111

3,742

125

3.09

3.44

Dec.

109

109

107

101

97

105

95

92

*92

88

90

187

141

121

113

107

105

184

203

159

142

130

120

116

120

111

107

179

156

134

122

3,842

124

3.07

3.54

Jan.

118

130

234

169

154

248

221

*192

172

159

149

139

137

127

144

127

132

166

137

127

120

113

bllO

b!05

b!05

102

120

113

134

270

581

4,855

157

3.89

4.47

Feb.

243

200

179

*169

5Ji

350

265

226

208

454

417

299

288

240

218

211

208

262

224

203

198

190

182

179

251

224

200

190

182

7,177

247

6.11

6.61

Mar.

172

b!75

blSO

b!55

b!45

b!40

142

*139

144

139

137

130

121

127

130

156

162

159

144

137

127

157

144

159

174

179

203

257

341

740

442

5,823

188

4.65

5.36

Apr.

335

308

605

*558"

450

359

314

276

254

232

218

208

198

187

182

174

166

164

156

152

154

149

142

137

134

132

149

134

121

137

6,891

230

5.69

6.34

May

154

150

125

*118

116

115

159

174" 282

152

142

137

132

125

118

113

109

107

102

102

98

92

88

87

87

85

109

88

87

83

79

3,693

119

2.95

3.40

June

76

*74

76

133

132

120

98

132

125

111

92

85

79

76

74

70

67

67

65

122

176

125

205

134

132

205

169

134

118

102

3,374

112

2.77

5.11

July

92

85

79

76

*77

74

74

69

67

74

85

67

62

59

56

56

54

54

54

59

51

56

76

76

60

62

67

59

56

52

49

2,057

65.7

1.63

1.88

Aug.

49

*51

56

71

74

59

60

52

75

79

150

540

439

213

182

152

122

111

107

96

88

87

81

76

76

69

67

65

65

65

65

3,540

114

2.82

5.26

Sept.

92

69

62

92

64

59

*60

57

69

69

62

56

51

49

49

56

118

111

76

64

59

56

56

52

51

48

59

81

109

77

2,033

67.8

1.68

1,87

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,080 Mln 46 Mean 148 Cfsm 3.66 In. 49.60

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,080 Mln 48 Mean 148 Cfsm 3.66 In. 49.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Oct. 9 (2 a.m.) 2,130 cfs (5.14 ft); Feb. 5 (1:30 p.m.) 1,220 cfs

(3.76 ft); Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (3.44 ft); Mar. 30 (11 a.m.) 1,270 cfs (3.85 ft); Apr. 3

(3 p.m.) 1,290 cfs (3.88 ft); Aug. 12 (10 p.m.) 2,370 cfs (5.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
t east of Llantyre railroad station, Transylvania Comity, 3.5 miles downstream

Drainage area.--296 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 196U. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In W3P 1306.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Oct. 11; maximum gage height, 16.58 ft 

Oct. 11; minimum discharge, 383 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 4.12 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 22.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,500 cfs; minimum, 119 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 

2.36 ft).

Maximum stage known, 27.1 ft in July 191C, from floodmarke.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

powerplant above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 1, 7-19, £3-25, Oct. 23 to 

Nov. 1, Nov. 6, 24, 25, 28, Dec. 12, 13, 18, 19, 28, 29, Jan. 2-6, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Feb. 5-7, 10-14, 18-20, 25, 26, Mar. 16-18, Mar. 29 

to Apr. 8, May 7-9, June 21, 23, Aug. 12-15, 22, 23, Sept. 17)

4.1

5.0

6.0

379

10.0

11.0

1,360

2,000

2,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water ye 1959 to Septerr

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

1,200

860

760

702

662

640

1,320

1,510

3,370

3,800

4. 260

2,500

1,780

2,770

2,500

1,920

1,670

1,630

1,410

1,270

1,200

1,210

1,390

2,020

1,560

1,360

1,250

1,150

1,120

1,570

1,970

52,334

1,688

5.70

6.58

Nov.

,680

,440

,300

,210

,160

,230

,170

,070

,030

988

952

928

908

898

898

882

*890

848

820

803

794

789

777

1,290

1,240

979

908

1,090

993

898

30,863

1,029

3.48

3.88

Dec.

862

852

888

838

815

825

832

779

765

*758

748

1,190

1,540

1,110

1,020

936

892

1,220

1.830

1,340

1,170

1,070

1,000

947

952

918

880

1,210

1,620

1,190

1,080

32,077

1,035

3.50

4.03

Jan.

1,000

1,010

2,040

1,670

1,370

1,630

1,610

1,440

1,280

1,190

1,140

*1,080

1,040

1,010

1,020

1,010

952

1,190

1,140

1,010

958

912

862

870

840

832

875

958

941

1,890

2 , 690

37,460

1,208

4.08

4.71

Feb.

2 , 060

1,610

1,400

1,300

2,900

*4.240

3,060

2,020

1,750

*2,280

3,720

3,120

2,320

2,060

1,800

1,680

1,700

2,420

2,600

1,970

1,800

1,730

1,610

1,530

1,910

1,930

1,710

1,590

1,510

61,330

2,115

7.15

7.71

Mar.

1,440

1,420

1,590

1,430

1,270

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,170

1,160

1,170

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,110

1,300

1,540

1,700

1,450

1,320

1,250

1,300

1,460

1,510

1,630

1,530

1,650

1,720

2,060

3,320

4.180

47,540

1,534

5.18

5.97

Apr.

3,370

2,380

2,860

3,930

*4.19Q

3,340

2,530

2,180

2,000

1,840

1,710

1,630

1 , 540

1,480

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,310

1,240

1,210

1,190

1,210

1,130

1,090

1,070

1,040

1,060

1,100

1,000

1,000

53,770

1,792

6.05

6.76

May

1,200

1,040

971

*931

920

908

961

2.210

1,530

1,230

1,120

1,070

1,070

1,000

952

923

898

875

868

825

760

784

741

760

700

671

765

850

738

736

710

29,717

953

3.24

3.73

June

634

*613

622

795

865

955

840

798

852

748

712

657

620

594

590

560

538

513

501

542

762

810

1.160

882

920

1,010

1,040

850

734

666

22,383

746

2.52

2.81

July

618

5°7

560

542

*588

574

E76

560

521

560

767

578

530

505

473

463

483

453

433

445

417

457

433

558

487

545

594

576

560

485

437

16,375

528

1.78

2.06

Aug.

447

*485

471

503

491

489

491

521

503

669

858

2,350

2.990

1,710

1,400

1,120

942

934

993

905

820

965

1,340

947

803

726

671

654

627

618

536

27,979

903

3.05

3.5E

Sept.

724

838

615

724

634

562

*549

551

530

540

536

521

475

443

437

459

689

875

700

634

560

501

501

467

594

406

457

681

835

774

17,612

587

1.98

2.21

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,260 Min 421 Mean 1,090 Cfsm 3.68 In. 49.99

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,260 Min 394 Mean 1,173 Cfsm 3.96 In. 53.97

Peak discharge (base, 4,300 cfs).--Oct. 11 (6 

4,350 cfs (16.17 ft at 8:30 a.m.).

n.) 4,660 cfs (16.58 ft at 8 a.m.); Feb. 6 (6 a.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

4460. Mills River near Mills River, N. C.

Drainage area.--66.7 sq ml.

Records available. September 1324 to September 1926, October 1933 to September I960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1306.

? .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1926, staff gage at site

500 ft upstream at datum 2.97 ft hi

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1.570 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 4.85 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.75 ft); minimum dally, 58 cfs Aug. 2, 4.

1924-26, 1933-60: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 13.62 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 16 cfs Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 1.33 ft), result of freeseup; 

minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 30, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. City 

of Hendersonville diverted from North Fork and Bradley Creek about 4 cfs for water 

supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1935, 1937, 1939. WSP 1003: 

1938, 1940-42. WSP 1143: 1940(P). WSP 1276: 1926.

Rating table, water year 19E9-6O, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per

3.0 

3.5

4.0

725

1,040

1,360

nd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

^

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0;t.

242

178

153

138

126

118

262

260

918

643

500

367

*303

412

336

291

271

264

231

215

202

208

242

295

245

222

208

193

196

256

283

8,778

283

4.24

4.89

Nov.

249

225

205

1S9

193

242

212

199

184

178

173

167

162

164

164

*156

156

146

143

140

138

136

133

187

153

14O

138

199

159

148

5,188

173

2.59

2.89

Dec.

146

146

148

133

136

143

136

128

*126

123

121

209

187

164

153

148

143

205

253

202

184

170

162

156

159

148

143

187

187

167

159

4,977

161

2.41

2.78

Jan.

148

156

Z99

231

212

299

283

*249

228

215

202

190

184

175

184

170

164

187

167

156

b!45

b!30

b!25

b!25

b!30

b!30

164

153

164

349

572

6,286

203

3.04

3.50

Feb.

380

299

260

242

649

555

408

*341

307

487

594

431

412

358

319

303

295

362

315

283

275

268

253

249

336

319

291

275

264

10,130

349

5.23

5.65

Mar.

249

b250

b260

b240

b220

b21O

b205

205

215

205

205

196

19O

*187

190

218

231

245

212

202

196

208

222

245

264

264

299

354

495

1.070

785

8,737

282

4.23

4.87

Apr.

594

533

814

369

*713

*577

495

436

394

367

*341

328

311

295

287

275

264

253

238

238

238

235

218

215

208

205

222

212

196

199

10,770

359

5.38

6.01

May

238

199

190

184

178

*175

211

384

245

222

208

199

193

187

181

175

167

162

156

151

148

143

140

136

136

133

153

140

133

128

125

5,518

178

2.67

3.08

June

116

116

*112

118

143

128

114

123

128

114

107

105

98

94

92

90

87

83

85

151

133

128

136

112

107

170

156

123

112

loo

3,481

116

1.74

1.94

July

94

94

87

83

85

*94

30

81

81

90

105

35

77

74

70

67

67

67

67

72

61

59

91

100

69

83

125

77

77

72

65

2,509

80.9

1.21

1.40

Aug.

61

*58

59

53

61

72

69

74

95

138

135

473

703

295

238

190

153

140

136

130

116

121

112

112

126

98

92

90

87

90

4,565

147

2.20

2.55

Sept.

123

128

116

156

107

94

90

*87

85

92

92

87

74

69

69

70

107

133

96

79

76

72

74

70

67

64

67

98

123

94

2,759

92.0

1.38

1.54

Calendar year 1959 : Max 918 Min 65 Mean 185 Cfsm 2.77 In. 37.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,070 Min 58 Mean 201 Cfsm 3.01 In. 41.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Oct. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (4.81 ft)j Feb. 5 (3:30 p.m.) 1,160 

cfs (4.18 ft); Mar. 30 (3 p.m.) 1,4OO cfs (4.56 ft)j Apr. 3 (8 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (4.37 ft); Aug. 13 

(2 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (4.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
66 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

4480. French Broad River at Bent Creek, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°30'07", long 82°35'35", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Bent Creek, 

6.2 miles upstream from Hominy Creek, 6.7 miles south of Asheville, Buncombe County, 

and at mile 157.7.

Drainage area.--676 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,995.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 1,602 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,850 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 7.08 ft); minimum, 704 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 23,600 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 12.6 ft); minimum, 230 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 1954 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 27.3 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks. A flood in 

August 1928 reached a stage of about 16.1 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Some 

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, 

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30 14 to Mar. 31

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

630

960

1,580

2,300

5.0 3,880

6.0 5,690

7.0 7,680

8.0 9,800

3.2 

3.5

4.0

1,300

1,680

2,370

5.0 3,920

6.0 5,700

7.0 7,680

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

5,410

2,270

1,540

1,330

1,210

1.150 

1,580

2,210

5,440

6,110

7,110

6,990

3,850

4,440

*4,800

3,490

2,810

2,680

2,330

2,080

1,920

1,900

2,030

3,220

2,680

2,240

2,000

1,830

1,750 

2 , 180

2,950

93,530

3,017

4.46

5.15

Nov.

2,700

2,300

2,030

1,890

1,800

1,860 

1,850

1,680

1,610

1,550

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,400

1,410

1,380

1,370

1,320

1,270

1,260

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,790

*2,120

1,610

1,450

1,580

1,610

1,410

48,280

1,609

2.38

2.66

Dec.

1,360

1,340

1,410

1,360

1,300

1,280 

1,330

1,240

1,200

1,170

1,160

1,440

2,300

1,840

1,620

*1,520

1,470

1,830

5,600

2,540

2,060

1,870

1,720

1,620

1,580

1,560

1,480

1,640

2,500

1,990

1,760

52,090

1,680

2.49

2.87

Jan.

1,630

1,590

2,720

2,850

2,270

2,820 

2,850

2,500

2,200

2,020

1,890

1,810

1,720

1,670

*1,680

1,680

1,590

1,770

1,870

1,680

1,590

1,520

bl,400

1,450

1,380

1.370

1,410

1,550

1,520

2,650

4.780

61,430

1,982

2.93

3.38

Feb.

4,230

2,920

2,440

2,200

4,840

7.450 

6,350

4,240

3,040

3,480

5,720

5,450

4,410

3,600

3,030

2,790

*2,900

4,460

5,400

3,830

3,180

3,020

2,760

2,620

3,000

3,340

2,960

2,720

2,580

108,960

3,757

5.56

5.99

Mar.

2,440

,430

,600

b ,500

b ,150

b ,050 

,050

,030

,060

,050

,060

,020

,940

* ,950

,010

,160

,580

,280

,790

,580

2,400

2,480

3,000

3,120

3,310

2,960

3,080

3,150

3,540

5,700

7.210

85,680

2,764

4.09

4.71

Apr.

*6,690

5,270

5,260

7,190

7,740

7,030 

5,490

4,050

3,480

3,170

2,930

2,800

2,680

2,540

2,450

2,390

2,320

*2,240

2,140

2,060

2,020

2,120

1,970

1,900

1,850

1,820

1,820

1,930

1,760

1.710

98,820

3,294

4.87

5.44

May

2,100

1,890

1,730

1,650

1,590

1,570 

1,590

5,580

2,880

*2,150

1,940

1,830

1,800

1,720

1,620

1,550

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,460

1,340

1,500

1^260

51,540

1,663

2.46

2.84

June

1,180

1,120

1,120

1,270

1,410

1,550 

1,450

1,270

*1,360

1,280

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,040

1,030

1,010

960

926

926

1,010

1,180

1,440

1,550

1,480

1,310

1,550

1.690

1,360

1,220

1,100

37,242

1,241

1.84

2.05

July

1,020

994

960

902

914

1,030 

960

960

891

926

1.240

*1,090

937

1,160

880

823

823

823

768

823

746

746

868

1,100

880

914

1,060

1,020

983 

902

801

28,944

93*

Aug.

768

779

902

812

845

845 

948

*960

948

1,820

2,030

3,820

6.570

5,220

2,900

2,160

1,720

1,640

2,520

1,960

1,460

1,460

2,020

1,620

1,580

1,210

1,110

1,080

1,020 

983

937

54,247

1,750

1.3* 2.59

1.5? 2.98

Sept.

1,220

1.400

1,260

1,240

1,180

1,020 

960

948

914

926

985

948

856

790

779

790

902

1,380

*1,220

1,120

983

891

868

854

768

714

768

1,080

1,310

1,320

30,372

1,012

1.50

1.67

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,160 Min 651 Mean 1,783 Cfam 2.64 In. 35.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,740 Min 714 Mean 2,052 Cfam 3.04 In. 41.33

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Oct. 11 (10 p.m.) 7,640 cfs (6.98 ft): Feb. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 7,850 

cfs (7.08 ft); Mar. 51 (4 p.m.) 7,410 cfa (6.87 ft); Apr. 5 (2:50 a.m.) 7,850 cfa (7.07 ft); 

Aug. 12 (11 p.m.) 7,450 cfs (6.88 ft).

* Discharge meaaurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 67

4485. Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°32'28", long 82°40'35", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Pole Creek 

and 1.0 mile east of Candler, Buncombe County.

Drainage area. 79.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,065.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--18 years, 88.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 4.62 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 2, 1953 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 18.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,100 cfs by conveyance method).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions. WSP 1113: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 27 May 28 to Sept. 3O

1.2 51

1.5 110

2.0 238

2.5 

3.0

425

665

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

239

425

129

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

45'

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

146

103

84

74

66.

72

249

154

*244

197

216 

159

132

261

184

152

152

142

122

110

106

108

120

124

112

106

99

95

92 

112

112

4,205

136

1.70

1.96

Nov.

106

97

92

*88

86

99

88

86

84

82

80 

78

76

76

78

76

76

72

72

70

68

68

68

95

84

74

72

90

78 

b74

2,433

81.1

1.02

1.13

Dec.

74

76

88

*76

76

86

80

76

76

74

72 

90

88

82

80

78

76

92

115

97

92

88

84

82

80

78

76

88

84 

78

74

2,556

82.5

1.03

1.19

Jan.

72

72

88

78

78

211

*164

142

124

115

108 

101

97

92

95

88

88

92

84

78

76

b70

b70

b70

b75

b70

80

78

98

544

3,280

106

1.33

1.53

Feb.

210

169

*149

134

568

349

238

197

174

212

216 

179

184

166

b!50

152

174

307

221

179

172

164

154

152

189

184

164

154

146

5,807

2OO

2.51

2.71

Mar.

142

146

b!50

b!40

b!35

b!30

122

*120

124

127

129 

127

b!25

b!30

136

166

242

216

182

164

154

166

172

176

179

174

179

194

241 

365 3TB5,266

170

2.13

2.45

Apr.

250

232

392

434

*373

294

257

230

207

192

182 

172

166

159

156

154

146

142

136

134

139

134

129

124

122

124

146

134

122 

117

5,699

190

2.38

2.66

May

144

120

115

*110

110

108

114

182

129

120

117 

117

115

110

106

103

99

97

95

95

95

92

88

86

92

92

160

96

90 

87

79

3,363

108

1.35

1.57

June

79

81

81

90

96

*87

79

94

85

75

74 

72

70

66

64

62

62

61

60

66

116

74

112

75

72

~98 124

79

74 

66

2,394

79.8

1.00

1.12

July

66

75

61

61

64

*64

61

56

61

97

101 

72

62

60

56

56

54

55

56

56

50

49

68

56

50

56

61

54

54 

52

47.

1,891

61.0

0.764

0.88

Aug.

47

*45

45

43

44

71

96

60

85

126

178 

284

264

127

96

79

68

66

108

79

62

62

61

78

64

55

54

54

50 

49

49

2,649

85.5

1.07

1.23

Sept.

93

*61

61

54

50

48

48

48

48

47

48 

49

44

43

44

47

58

56

48

44

43

43

43

42

42

il

44

72

81 

62

1,552

51.7

0.648

0.72

Calendar year 1959: Max 562 Mln 32 Mean 91.6 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.58

Water year 1959-60: Max 568 Mln 41 Mean 112 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.15

Peak discharge (base, 9OO cfs). Feb. 5 (1 p.m.) 1,570 cfs (4.62 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day..

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
68

450U. Beetrey Creek near Swannanoa , N. C.

Location. Lat 35°33'11 , long &2°24'20 , on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Beetre

iservoir and 3.o miles north of Sviannanoa, Buncombe Loiinty.

Drainage area.--5.46 34 ml.

Records available.--February 1326 to September Iy60.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume set in masonry control. Datum of

age is S.72B.39 ft above meai ;a level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 235 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.60 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.51 ft).

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 1,370 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, £.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over weir; 

minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, 1354 (gage height, 0.26 ft).

Rating tablea, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5 

2.3 

4.4 

7.0

Oct. 1 to Sept. 22

1.3 12

1.6 17

1.9 23

2.2 30

109

148

Sept. 23-30

1.4 

2.1 

4.0 

6.6

Discharge, In cable feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

0;t.

48

28

2O

16

14

12

17

18

*69

*40

49

34

27

41

*33

27

24

22

19

16

15

14

16

19

18

16

15

14

13

15 

17

746

24.1

4.41

5.08

Nov.

15

T¥

13

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.4

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.8

*7.1

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.3

13

11

10

9.7

12

11

10

294.3

9.81

1.80

2.00

Dec.

10

10

10

*9.8

9.7

10

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.8

10

16

2O

17

15

14

13

17

29

23

20

17

15

14

13

12

12

14

14

12 

12

425.9

13.7

2.51

2.90

Jan.

11

11

15

13

13

19

25

25

20

18

*16

15

15

14

15

13

13

14

13

12

bll

bio

blO

10

9.7

10 9.5

10

11

14 

24

437.2

14.1

2.58

2.98

Feb.

El

18

16

15

59

36

28

22

*20

25

27

23

22

19

17

16

16

22

19

17

16

15

14

14

17

17

16

15

14

576

19.9

3.64

3.92

Mar.

13

13

14

bll

bll

bll

lu

10

10

10

9.5

9.2

b9.0

b9.0

*9.2

12

12

14

12

11

11

10

10

11

12

13

16

24

*60

*136

74

596.9

19.3

3.53

4.07

Apr.

48

38

47

55

54

*45

41

34

29

24

22

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.1

9.5

9.1

8.3

8.6

664.7

22.2

4.07

4.53

May

11

*8.9

8.3

8.0

7.7

7.6

8.4

16

12

11

10

10

10

9.4

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.4

8.6

9.7

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.0

12

10

9.2

8.4

7.7

281.3

9.07

1.66

1.92

June

7.2

6.8

*8.5

8.3

11

11

9.8

9.7

9.1

8.2

7.6

7.0

6.3

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.4

7.3

12

10

16

12

12

14

16

13

12

10

276.7

9.22

1.69

1.88

July

10

20

13

11

9.4

*8.6

8.0

7.2

6.7

8.9

15

11

9.5

8.6

7.6

7.0

6.7

6.1

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.2

4,2

3.8

3_i!

233.6

7.54

1.38

1.59

Aug.

3.3

3.1

*2.8

2.8

3.0

2.6

4.0

4.1

3.0

3.1

7.3

26

32

16

IE

9.7

9.4

9.2

7.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.1

7.9

7.7

6.3

5.9

5.4

4.8

4.3 

4.9

235.1

7.58

1.39

1.60

Sept.

4.3

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

*3.0

3.0

2.9

4.4

3. 6

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

3.3

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.1

*2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

4.7

3.8

5.9

9O.6

3.02

0.553

0.62

Calendar year 1959: Max 129 Mln 2.3 Mean 13.2 Cfsra 2.42 In. 32.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 136 Mln 1.7 Mean 13.3 Cfsra 2.44 In. 33.09

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--Mar. 30 (1O-.30 a.m.) 235 cfs (3.60 ft).

* Dischargfcojeasurement made on this day. 

b Stage-diseisSpge relation affected by Ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4510. Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C.

Drainage area.--130 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1926, May 1934 to 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

September 1960. Monthly

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. - is 1,976.58 ft

mean sea ley--!, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment

?pt. 30, 1926, staff gage at sit 100 ft upstream at same datum.

aily,

.

, , , . , (gage height, 

from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flour 

over dam 3.G miles above station, minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 9, 14, 15, 1941; minimum da 

1,2 cfs Oct. 14, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft July 17, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 20.7 ft (revised) July 1916 from flood profile by Tennessee 

Valley Authority. Flood of Aug. 16, 1928, reached a stage of 18.74 ft, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 17,800 cfs). Extremely high stages subject to backwater from French Broad 

River.

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. No 

regulation from Lake Craig 3.6 miles above station after 1950 (reservoir silted). 

City of Asheville diverts its water supply above station from Beetree Reservoir (capacity, 843 cfs-days), North Fork Swannanoa River, and from Burnett Lake on North Pork 

(see p. 210). Textile mills 2.0 miles above gage divert for industrial use about 

5.0 mgd, of which about 3 mgd, equivalent to a mean discharge of 4i cfs, is discharged 

into French Eroad River.

WSP 823: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1959-60, e 

height, In feet, and discharge

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

periods of Ice effect 

able feet per second)

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

157

320

3.0 540

4.0 1,080

5.0 1,650

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 163 4.0 1,080

Discharge, st per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.060

486

328

255

206

177

235

218

*823

634

728

436

359

*535

436

347

332

328

255

222

200

197

209

313

290

248

222

200

185

185

222

10,921

352

_

-

Nov.

218

194

171

165

157

157

157

152

144

134

131

124

126

119

119

119

*117

109

103

100

103

98

96

172

163

139

131

154

144

129

4,145

138

_

-

Dec.

121

121

136

121

119

131

126

112

107

*107

107

149

248

215

179

163

149

195

392

328

266

225

197

179

177

163

152

165

197

171

157

5,375

173

_

-

Jan.

147

144

200

203

182

346

347

340

290

255

*225

203

197

194

194

179

177

191

171

157

149

144

b!35

b!25

b!20

121

129

131

131

266

736

6,529

211

_

-

Feb.

575

400

320

276

838

848

540

409

*343

460

623

454

422

371

b300

b285

309

617

495

359

328

309

272

258

290

283

266

255

241

11,746

405

_

-

Mar.

218

225

269

b215

b!90

bias

biao

179

188

138

188

177

177

*182

191

228

281

320

262

238

222

218

215

228

248

245

262

302

468

1,580

1,300

9,369

302

_

-

Apr.

782

618

791

1,010

975

*755

601

510

431

381

342

316

294

270

260

247

237

227

212

203

197

206

191

185

177

169

177

183

163

160

11,270

376

_

-

May

2oe

174

158

150

147

*144

161

329

237

*206

188

180

177

166

158

147

141

131

1E6

121

128

124

111

106

111

111

147

150

128

118

111

4,792

155

_

-

June

100

95

*95

118

144

136

131

136

121

102

97

90

86

80

78

76

68

eff

68

119

163

109

184

134

134

177

177

150

136

116

3,488

116

_

-

July

121

239

TIT

124

109

*97

95

84

82

122

183

141

121

111

88

82

88

93

82

93

66

68

106

104

90

114

109

97

88

84

74

3,302

107

_

-

Aug.

72

72

*62

58

63

58

76

78

68

72

116

431

776

346

224

177

209

219

152

134

154

152

121

109

102

86

84

84

76

72

74

4,577

148

-

-

Sept.

74

72

~95 104

74

63

65

*62

60

68

99

78

68

63

58

58

60

72

68

57

55

52

52

54

52

51

52

84

88

86

2,044

68.1

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,860 Mlti 35 Mean 186 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,380 Mln 51 Mean 212 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Sbage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
70 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

4515. French Broad River at Ashevllle, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°36'32", long 82°34'4l", on right bank at downstream side of Pearson

 Bridge at Asheville, Buncombe County, 2.3 miles downstream from Southern Railway station, 3.2 miles downstream from Swannanoa River, and at mile 145.8.

Drainage area.--945 sq mi. Records av'aTTable. October 1895 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Sept. 17, 1895, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight 

gage at present site at different datum. Mar. 19, 1903, to July 15, 1916, and Jan. 1, 

1917, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage at Smith Bridge 1.5 miles upstream at datum 11.52 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1922, to Aug. 9, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 65 years, 2,058 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum, 763 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

1895-1960: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 23.1 ft, present site and datum, from floodmarks ), from rating curve extended above 43.000 cfs; minimum, 239 cfs at times in August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Flood in June 1876 reached a stage of 18 ft, from survey by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

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

record, which are good. Small diversions from tributaries for water supply. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation at low flow caused by power-plants 

and small reservoirs above station. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1721. . .

Revisions (water years). W3P 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1895-1909, 1901(M), 

1914-15(M) , 1917(M), 1920-22(M), 1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect'(gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5, 

May 9 to Sept. 30 Feb. 6 to May 8

1.0 785

1.5 1,380

Z.O 2,070

2.5 2,810

3.0 3,590

4.0 5,390

5.0 7,470

6.0 9,790

1.8 1,920

2.0 2,190

2.5 2,910

3.0 3,680

4.0 5,390

5.0 7,470

6.0 9,790

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

£9

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

7,010

3,200

2,110

1,760

1,570

1,460

2,100

2,700

5,970

6,940

7,940

7,830

4,730

5,140

5,500

*4,190

3,410

3,270

2,840

2,540

2,330

2,300

2,380

3,620

3,210

2,700

2,440

2,240

2,140

2,480

3,300

111,350

3,592

3.80

4.38

Nov.

5.110

2,700

2,400

2,240

2,140

2,180

2,180

2,010

1,930

1,860

1,790

1,750

1,710

1,680

1,680

1,660

1,640

1,580

1,510

1,500

1,470

1,460

1,440

2,010

»2,540

1,940

1,730

1,890

1,920

1,710

57,360

1,912

2.02

2.26

Dec.

1,620

1,610

1,730

1,660

1,550

1,570

1,640

1,500

1,440

1,420

1,410

2^720

2,240

1,920

*1,790

1,710

1,920

4.100

3,130

2,510

2,240

2,060

1,930

1,870

1,850

1,750

1,850

2,780

2,330

2,060

61,530

1,985

2.10

2.42

Jan.

1,900

1,830

2,800

3,270

2,620

3,370

3,450

3,060

2,700

2,460

2,320

2,200

2,100

2,030

*2,000

1,990

1,870

2,080

2,200

1,960

1,850

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,590

1,570

1,590

1,790

1,750

2,840

5,520

71,750

2,315

2.45

2.82

Feb.

5,260

3,610

2,990

E.660

5,790

9,020

7,470

5,200

3,740

3,850

6,620

6,180

5,200

4,280

3,680

3,390

*3,440

5,060

6,220

4,580

3,760

3,570

3,280

3,100

3,420

3,890

3,470

3,180

3,060

128,970

4,447

4.71

5.08

Mar.

2,910

2,860

3,080

b3,000

b2,500

b2,400

b2,370

2,410

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,410

2.540

2,370

*2,460

2,640

3,100

3,920

3,360

3,100

2,920

2,910

3,460

3,570

3,730

3,540

a3,630

a3,760

a4,080

6,830 

*8 . 700

101,770

3,283

3.47

4.01

Apr.

7,740

6,310

6,190

8,560

9.020

8,150

6,500

4,910

4,240

3,860

3,580

3,410

3,270

3,120

3,020

2,940

2,850

*2,790

2,670

2,570

2,550

2,660

2,480

2,390

2,340

2,320

2,330

2,440

2,250

2,160

119,620

3,987

4.22

4.71

May

2,570

2,430

2,200

2,120

2,050

2,010

2,020

5,710

3,370

*2,570

2,320

2,180

2,150

2,070

1,960

1,900

1,830

1,780

1,720

1,660

1,590

1,540

1,500

1,480

1,470

1,640

1,660

1,820

1,580

1,500 

1.450

61,830

1,995

2.11

2.43

June

1,340

1,250

1,280

1,440

1,730

1,890

1,780

1,520

*1,640

1,480

1,340

1,300

1,210

1,150

1,140

1,090

1,050

998

964

l,TlO

1,410

1,650

1,750

1,890

1,550

1,820

2.150

1,720

1,500

1,320

43,442

1,448

1.53

1.71

July

1,230

1,380

1,200

1,090

1,030

1,170

1,120

1,030

1,030

1,150

1,550

*1,350

1,030

1,2V)

1,010

911

918

952

873

941

851

829

998

1,200

1,030

1,050

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,050 

918

33,7fl

1,089

1.15

1.33

Aug.

862

895

976

918

941

906

1,140

*1,170

1,080

1,930

2,500

3,910

7.850

6,100

3,530

2,540

2,220

2,150

2,560

2,450

1,820

1,730

2,270

2,000

1,710

1,460

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,150 

1,110

63,618

2,052

2.17

2.50

Sept.

1,350

1,610

1,540

1,460

1,370

1,150

1,070

1,060

1,010

1,020

1,150

1,070

964

895

851

873

976

1,470

*1,410

1,230

1,090

976

952

930

862

796

840

1,200

1,580

1.620

34,375

1,146

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1959 : Max 9,870 Mln 796 Mean 2,114 Cfsra 2.24 In. 30.34

Water year 1959-60= Max 9,020 Mln 796 Mean 2,430 Cfsra 2.57 In. 35.00

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Feb. 5 (7 p.m.) 10,300 cfs (6.22 ft); Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 9,450 cf 

(5.86 ft); Aug. 13 (2:30 a.m.) 9,410 cfs (5.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, once-daily Telemark 

readings, and records for station at Bent Creek, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 71

4530. Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°46'10", long 82°37'16", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 4.0 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison 

County.

Drainage area.--158 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,700.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--37 years, 148 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 6.77 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.85 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 8,880 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 12.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 3 cfs Jan. 20, 1940, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.51 ft Aug. 30, 

Sept. 2, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 8.5 cfs Sept. 2, 18, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1934(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

106

189

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

309

470

920

1,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

578

303

213

166

137

118

331

227

412

292

260

220

185

369

318

245

211

209

*173

152

139

129

124

209

2O7

193

176

157

142

137

159

6,891

222

1.41

1.62

Nov.

140

127

116

109

105

118

106

99

95

92

89

86

84

82

84

*84

92

81

78

75

75

75

73

151

173

132

116

205

T75

149

3,266

109

0.690

0.77

Dec.

135

129

162

146

137

173

189

169

171

168

164

266

442

324

*255

213

187

221

588

389

295

236

201

178

168

152

142

156

173

147

137

6,613

213

1.35

1.56

Jan.

126

126

183

162

154

386

590

517

370

289

243

213

213

*203

199

182

173

184

169

157

146

b!30

b!20

b!20

bl!5

bl!5

124

129

126

157

278

6,399

206

1.30

1.51

Feb.

287

238

205

184

795

754

474

351

287

473

616

415

373

315

265

273

382

734

634

446

376

324

*Z81

255

303

392

318

271

245

11,266

388

2.46

2.65

Mar.

216

205

233

201

b!70

b!60

b!65

b!70

220

199

197

185

blSO

b205

255

324

612

*612

425

339

287

*263

276

330

367

318

345

418

608

1,060

*815

10,360

334

2.11

2.44

Apr.

*565

477

623

818

1.000

750

594

463

380

315

*271

243

220

203

189

182

173

168

152

146

146

159

142

135

129

127

147

140

123

ri8_

9,298

310

1.96

2.19

May

152

129

121

116

112

108

109

260

185

168

*157

151

149

139

127

118

112

106

102

111

134

100

91

88

102

85

133

126

102 

98

85

3,876

125

0.791

0.91

June

78

77

78

86

113

121

98

85

85

*73

72

70

68

64

64

60

60

55

52

52

58

89

157

96

115

109

134

99

96 

78

2,542

84.7

0.536

0.60

July

119

214

121

95

77

73

69

60

58

120

349

*193

126

99

84

70

68 '61

57

54

49

48

63

71

77

65

58

52

51 

47

45

2,791

90.0

0.570

0.66

Aug.

40

39

37

52

48

47

50

*85

61

49

54

141

312

159

96

74

65

65

63

55

58

201

157

86

75

63

58

54

50 

47

50

2,491

80.4

0.509

0.59

Sept.

76

81

54

47

43

40

38

45

71

59

47

*52

45

39

37

38

40

41

43

38

35

34

33

32

32

31

31

58

75 

89

1,424

47.5

0.301

0.34

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,420 Mln 39 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,060 Mln 31 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.84

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TENIIEC

47 '10" , long 82"39'39" , n right bank 0.7 mile upstream Irorn Hay

reel:, 1.0 mile downstream from Ivy River, 1.5 miles southeast of Marshall, Madison

County, and at mile 12t.7.

Drainage area. 1,332 sq mi.

available.--October 1342 to September 19bU.

recorder. Datum of ge is 1,646.79 ft above mean sea lev^l, datum ol

, supplementary aa.justment of 1926.

Average discharge.--18 years, 2,274 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 6.21 ft); miniFloods of July 1916 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of S2.0 ft and 16. C ft,

respectively, from high-water marks and flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years).--W3P 1436- 1954(M).

Rating table water year 1959-60 (gage height, j 

In cubic feet per second)

feet, and discharge,

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

C4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf 5m

In.

Oct.

8,790

4,200

2,610

2,170

1,920

1,760

2,580

3,150

5,9EO

7,740

8,430

8,650

6,620

5,620

6,460

5,060

4,010

3,840

*3,360

2,970

2,750

2,660

2,720

3,910

3,870

3,230

2,920

2,660

2,500

2,700

3,580

129,390

4,174

3.13

3.61

Nov.

3,580

3,060

2,770

2,550

2,470

2,520

2,520

2,340

2,230

2,180

2,080

2,060

2,000

1,960

1,980

*1,970

1,920

1,880

1,800

1,780

1,740

1,730

1,720

2,120

3,020

2,390

2,090

2,330

2,390

2,140

67,320

2,244

1.68

1.88

Dei'

2,030

2,OZO

2,180

2,100

2,000

2,060

2,150

2,020

1,940

1,900

1,860

2,060

3,280

2,940

*2,470

2,280

2,150

2,260

4,880

4,030

3,130

2,770

2,530

2,390

2,290

2,260

2,150

2,210

3,060

2,780

2,440

76,620

2,472

1.86

2.14

Jan .

2,26O

2,180

2,330

3,740

3,040

4,140

4,690

4,140

3,500

3,100

2,880

2,700

2 , 600

*2,520

2,470

2,440

2,340

2,470

2,600

2,420

2,250

2,150

2,000

2,020

2,OOO

1,920

1,930

2,140

2,120

2,920

5,990

86,550

2,792

2.10

2.42

Feb.

6,180

4,380

3,600

5,190

6,830

10,900

8,920

6,490

4,510

4,680

8,050

7,310

6,350

5,130

4,340

4,O60

4,310

6,800

8,170

5,950

4,670

4,380

*3,990

3,740

4,100

4,810

4,270

3,870

3,680

__ _ _ _ .

157,660

5,437

4.08

4.40

Mar.

3,440

3,420

3,680

3,640

3,210

2,990

2,920

2,9OO

3,020

2,990

3,020

2,940

2,; 70

2,970

3,110

3,440

4,580

5,420

4,450

3,950

3,660

*3,460

4,1OO

4,290

4,690

4,270

4,310

4,490

5,160

8,190

10.500

125,680

4,054

3.04

3.51

Apr .

9,220

7,680

7,240

10,600

11.500

10,100

8,140

6,130

5,180

4,650

*4,270

4,010

3,840

3,640

3,480

3,380

3,260

3,190

3,040

2,920

2,9OO

3,020

2,870

2,720

2,660

2,650

2,680

2,780

2,600

2.470

142,820

4,761

3.57

3.99

May

2,850

2,830

2,530

2,410

2,340

2,290

2,290

3,960

4,180

3,110

*2 , 300

2,650

2,600

2,500

2,390

2,290

2,230

2,150

2,090

2,080

2,040

1,920

1,880

1,820

1,860

1,980

2,120

2,250

2,030

1,880

1.790

74,140

2,392

1.80

2.07

June

1,720

1 , 590

1,620

1 , 780

2,040

2,230

2,120

1,900

1,960

1,820

1,690

1,630

*1,550

1,490

1,430

1,420

1 , 370

1 , 340

1.280

1,340

1,700

2,040

2,100

2,390

2,020

2,150

2_,650

2,170

1,920

1,690

54,130

1,804

1.35

1.51

July

1,660

2,090

1,640

1,480

1,390

1,430

1,450

1,370

1,340

1,490

2.440

1,960

1,500

1,600

1,380

1,290

1,250

*1,290

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,040

1,190

1,450

1 , 480

1,360

1,390

1,390

1,370

1 , 330

1,150

44,740

1,443

1.03

1.25

Aug.

1,090

1,060

1,160

1,100

1,190

1,120

1,500

*1,E90

1,420

1,960

2,630

3,820

6, 940

6,950

4,200

2,920

2,580

2,390

2,660

2,720

2,100

2,180

2,470

2,420

2,090

1,730

1,570

1,490

1,430

1,370

1,340

73,190

2,361

1.77

2.04

Sept .

1,410

1,940

1,760

1,690

1,600

1,410

1,300

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,370

*1,340

1,240

1,120

1,060

1,080

1,140

1,500

1,730

1,450

1,320

1,220

1,120

1,140

1,040

996

996

1,380

1,800

1.960

40,962

1,365

1.02

1.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,600 Mln 941 Mean 2,550 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.96

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,500 Mln 996 Mean 2,932 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.96

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Feb. _ ,_ 

cfs (5.57 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 12,200 cfs

(9 P. n.) 13,200 cfs (6.21 ft); Mar. 31 (2 a.m.) 10,700 

5.95 ft); Aug. 13 (5 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (5.62 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4540. Big Laurel Creek near Staekhouse, N. C.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs July C (gage height, 4.72 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 37 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 7,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Jan. 6, 1942 (gage height, 0.92 ft), result of freeseup; minimum daily, 

13 cfs Sept. 2, 16-18, 1953.

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

Revisions.--WSP 323: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

70

127

208

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

,

4

g

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

ie

17

13

19

20

21

222^

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0:t.

376

184

129

105

90

178

965

443

514

365

268

202

167

286

254

208

173

151

*132

118

109

105

101

146

181

181

184

173

156

151

139

6,934

224

1.78

2.05

Nnv

134

129

120

116

114

175

167

146

132

120

114

107

101

97

99

*96

127

109

105

103

105

101

96

484

598

360

275

504

400

287

5,621

187

1.48

1.66

Dec.

230

214

258

250

234

261

258

230

247

295

333

626

1,100

622

*395

295

254

356

975

598

400

307

254

221

199

184

173

187

184

156

146

10,442

337

2.67

3.08

Jan.

139

137

175

154

1E1

211

291

356

324

295

295

261

307

*307

324

£83

264

264

240

221

202 bias

b!65

b!65

b!55

b!45

178

187

193

234

324

7,132

230

1.83

2.11

Feb.

351

295

250

221

478

879

670

476

365

420

592

454

410

333

275

268

295

592

628

432

360

320

*283

275

438

592

426

338

307

12,023

415

3.29

3.55

Mar.

264

254

268

224

b!95

b!85

b!85

blSO

205

190

134

175

b!70

b!90

227

237

330

*465

328

275

237

224

240

333

410

375

532

736

1,070

1,370

975

11,233

362

2.87

3.32

Apr.

652

5O9

492

538

628

550

476

385

328

283

*254

237

221

205

196

190

184

178

167

162

164

175

154

149

144

149

202

190

162

154

8,478

283

2.25

2.50

May

187

159

151

146

139

137

137

224

175

164

*154

149

144

137

127

123

116

116

112

27;6

272

173

139

127

137

134

221

175

167

146

129

4,893

158

1.25

1.44

June

120

114

109

107

105

103

101

101

103

88

86

86

*83

80

78

84

116

80

73

70

129

109

304

164

292

196

167

134

144

118

3,644

121

0.960

1.08

July

466

1,270

498

295

214

173

149

127

139

384

1,020

*556

324

370

258

202

198

193

156

137

125

116

116

127

109

132

141

116

103

96

90

8,400

271

2.15

2.48

Aug.

86

80

80

81

126

96

140

*173

109

92

101

198

314

193

139

116

99

99

97

92

86

142

129

96

96

81

78

76

72

67

70

3,504

113

0.897

1.03

Sept.

192

123

88

78

70

65

69

90

67

72

95

*204

123

92

78

73

73

75

70

62

57

56

54

53

50

50

50

70

76

64

2,439

81.3

0.645

0.72

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,930 Mln 45 Mean 197 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.20

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,370 Mln 50 Mean 232 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25. C2

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Mar. 30 (1 

cfs (4.72 ft).

n.) 1,500 cfs (4.20 ft); July 2 (7:30 a.m.) 2,050

* Discharge 

b Stage-dls

eaaurement made on this day. 

arge relation affected by Ice.

596833 O - 61 -6
74 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4550. French Broad River near Newport, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°58'54", long 83"09'40", on left bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on

 0. S. Highway 411 (corrected) at Oldtown, 1 mile northeast of Newport city limits,

Cocke County, 3.7 miles upstream from Pigeon River, and at mile 77.5. 

Drainage area. 1,858 sq mi. 

Records available.--September to December 1900, February to August 1901, October to No-

 vember 1901, November 1902 to December 1905, September to December 1907, October 1920 

to-September 1960. Monthly discharge only October 1920, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,011.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to November 1901, wire-weight 

gage at bridge at datum 1.3 ft higher. November 1902 to December 1905, wire-weight 

gage and August to December 1907, chain gage at datum approximately 0.9 ft higher. 

November 1920 to Sept. 13, 1926, chain gage and Sept. 14, 1926, to Mar. 30, 1934, waterstage recorder, at left pier at present datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1903-5, 1920-60), 2,819 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling,

 peak occurred Sept. 30, 1959; maximum peak discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Feb. 6

(gage height, 7.36 ft); minimum, 880 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum daily, 

1,050 cfs Sept. 27. .

1900-1901, 1902-5, 1907, 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 76,300 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage 

height, 19.25 ft); minimum, 208 cfs Oct. 23, 1952 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum 

daily, 240 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Maximum stage known about 24 ft in March 1867. Floods In February 1902 and July 

1916 reached stages of about 23.0 and 22.5 ft, respectively, from reports of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the periods Oct. 15 to Dec. 22, 1900, and 

Feb. 24 to Aug. 31, 1901, has"been revised to 65,000 cfs May 21, 1901 (gage height, 

12.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, datum then in use), superseding figure 

published in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34, WSP 1306. 

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by powerplants above

station. 

Revisions water years). WSP 783: 1933-34. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928 (M).

 WSP 1306: 1900-1908. WSP 1336: 1903(M), 1921-22(M), 1923, 1925(M), 1927(M), 1928, 

1932.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

5.0 

7.0

1,000

1,400

3,250

8,500

14,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

.In.

Oct.

*12.700

6,620

3,580

2,72O

2,340

2.100

3,840

4,170

5,020

9,450

9,030

9,760

7,910

6,170

7,860

6,640

5,080

4,640

4,140

3,580

3,230

3,010

3,010

3,670

4,790

4,000

3,500

3,250

2,970

2,900

3,530

155,210

5,007

2.69

3.11

Nov.

4,250

3,700

3,250

2,970

2,840

3,030

3,030

2,880

2,660

*2 , 540

2,470

2,350

2,340

2,260

2,240

2,260

2,340

2,320

2,220

2,130

2,100

2,060

2.040

2,970

4,770

3,940

3,140

5.210

4,220

3,390

87,920

2,931

1.58

1.76

Dec.

2,920

2.740

2,920

*3,050

2,860

2,840

3,140

2,920

2,840

2,840

2,880

3,250

6,010

5,570

4,120

3,410

3,070

3,210

10.300

7,740

5,340

4,270

3,670

3,300

3,050

2,920

2,820

2,760

3,210

3,770

3,100

116,840

3,769

2.03

2.34

Jan.

2,840

2,680

2,780

4,320

4,OOO

4,300

6,250

6.380

5,340

4,580

*4,120

3,800

3,600

3,530

3,430

3,340

3,160

3,140

3,300

3,180

2,920

2,760

2,520

2,470

2,520

2 . 430

2,470

2,620

2,720

3,010

5,880

110,390

3,561

1.92

2.21

Feb.

8,750

*6,480

5,000

4.27O

4,880

15.800

11,8OO

9,260

6,460

5,620

9,840

9,540

8,610

7,020

5,780

5,340

5,390

7,800

11,900

9,170

6,750

6,040

5,570

5,130

5,420

7,240

6,400

5,490

5,050

209,800

7,234

3.89

4.20

Mar.

4,64O

4,430

5,030

4,820

4,320

3,970

3,920

*3,720

3,900

3,870

3,820

3,770

5.530

3,700

4,O40

4,220

5,440

7,860

6.61O

5,570

4,970

4,530

4,870

5,470

6,090

5,990

5,700

6,380

7,270

10,100

 ' 

165,750

5,347

2.88

3.32

Apr.

11,900

10,100

8,300

12,100

15.700

12,700

1O,80O

8,530

6,900

6,070

5,490

5,080

4,820

4,510

4,270

4,120

3,970

3,840

3,670

3,500

3,430

3,580

3,480

3,250

3,140

3,070

3,340

3,500

3,270

2.990

177,420

5,914

3.18

3.55

May

3,210

3,620

3,160

2,970

2,820

2,740

2,700

3,650

*5.440

4,170

3,500

3,250

3,140

3,030

2,860

2,720

2,600

2,520

2,450

2,370

2,70O

2,370

2,220

2,130

2,190

2,150

2,450

2,680

2,560

2,300

2,100

88,770

2,864

1.54

1.78

June

2,010

1,920

1,810

1,850

2,080

2,430

2,430

2,280

2,190

2,130

1,950

1,850

1,760

*1,660

1.6OO

1,570

1,650

1,490

1,420

1.390

1,710

2,200

5.560

3,160

3,120

2,560

3,050

2,860

2,450

2,150

64,090

2,136

1.15

1.28

July

1,900

3,430

2,860

2,110

1,810

*1,660

1,710

1,580

1,540

1,800

5.540

4,200

2,640

2,410

2,350

1,900

1,610

1,730

1.E80

1,440

1,440

1.300

1,300

1.E50

1,710

1,880

1,810

1,660

1,550

1,550

1,440

62,580

2,012

1.08

1.25

Aug.

1,260

1,210

*1.200

1,570

1,450

1,680

1,590

2,570

1,990

1,750

2,620

5,770

10.400

9, 170

6,350

3,970

3,210

2,820

2,920

3,410

2,780

2,430

3,030

3,050

2,740

2,350

1,970

1,810

1,760

1,680

1,600

89,470

2,886

1.55

1.79

Sept.

1,900

2,060

2.200

2,060

1,880

1,780

1,710

*1,480

1,460

1,440

1,460

1,710

1,580

1,360

1,260

1,220

1,210

1,320

1,760

1,710

1,490

1,370

1,300

1,200

1,180

1,090

1.050

1,170

1,780

1,970

46,160

1,539

0.828

0.92

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,500 Mln I,o6o Mean 3,247 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 13.80O Mln 1,050 Mean 3,755 Cfam 2.02 In. 27.51

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 of a ). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 75

4555. West Fork Pigeon River above Lake Logan, near Hazelwood, N. C.

6", long 82°56'17", on right bank at upstream side of county bridge, 

m Big Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Lake Logan, and 6.7 miles 

a t

Location. Lat 35 "23 '46", long 82°56'17", on right ban 

600 ft upstream from Big Creek, 1.1 miles upstream 

southeast of Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Drainage area. --27. 6 sq mi.

Records available .--February 1954 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,976.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --6 years, 99.0 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,870 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 6.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 25 cfs July 21, 

22 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge , 5,050 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 6.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.4 cfs 

Sept. 29, 30, 1954.

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

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

Z.O 162

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

345

620

960

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

75

67

61

58

226

536

*870

1.040

345

389

221

183

302

*192

162

180

162

135

122

112

118

198

174

143

122

118

106

132

235

162

7,045

227

8.22

9.49

Nov.

128

110

*101

95

101

190

110

101

95

88

84

81

77

77

77

79

103

75

72

70

74

68

67

150

88

77

77

145

b82

b80

2,822

94.1

3.41

3.80

Dec.

b77

*79

77

75

75

79

b65

b60

67

67

75

300

148

112

99

92

92

181

157

110

101

92

88

86

88

81

77

168

103

88

81

3,140

101

3.66

4.23

Jan.

77

99

208

*110

103

276

208

154

132

125

112

106

112

101

152

110

118

162

115

101

b85

b80

b80

b80

b75

75

92

90

106

224

 385

4,053

131

4.75

5.46

Feb.

189

*159

143

148

607

256

195

171

162

461

249

186

180

154

b!40

140

135

140

b!20

bl!5

115

110

103

103

151

128

110

106

99

5,075

175

6.34

6.84

Mar.

*95

126

151

blOO

b95

b90

b90

90

86

84

75

75

b75

b74

72

108

95

88

81

77

74

75

74

79

77

81

95

125

515

722

309

4,053

131

4.75

5.46

Apr.

246

272

858

*542

363

268

231

202

180

162

151

138

130

120

115

110

103

97

90

88

92

88

81

77

74

70

90

79

70

81

5,268

176

6.38

7.10

May

118

75

*70

67

66

62

102

175

88

81

77

79

74

68

66

62

61

58

55

54

52

48

48

46

46

58

144

62

54

51

47

2,214

71.4

2.59

2.98

June

45

43

*43

46

54

56

54

114

72

54

48

46

43

41

40

37

36

35

35

96

54

48

165

62

62

84

66

55

48

45

1,727

57.6

2.09

2.33

July

43

42

37

36

*36

45

43

35

34

39

51

36

31

30

28

28

28

30

32

43

26

28

115

67

79

121 "55

45

41

37

34

1,375

44.4

1.61

1.85

Aug.

32

*30

36

43

35

43

47

32

37

43

141

365

220

120

83

70

62

58

62

54

47

52

52

45

41

38

38

37

43

41

70

2,117

68.3

2.47

2.85

Sept.

Ill

*61

56

46

41

38

37

36

61

46

68

42

37

35

34

36

151

84

54

45

41

40

37

35

34

30

46

69

68

47

1,552

51.7

1.87

2.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,040 Min 20 Mean 110 Cfsm 3.99 In. 54.26

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,040 Min 26 Mean 110 Cfsm 3.99 In. 54.48

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Oct. 6 (1O.-30 p.m.) 2,670 cfs (5.25 ft); Oct. 9 (l a.m.) 3,870cfs 

(6.16 ft); Feb. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 1,800 cfs (4.46 ft); Mar. 30 (9:30 a.m.) 1,590 cfs (4.24 ft);

Apr. 3 (2 p.m.) 2,800 cfs (5.36 ft); Aug. 12 (9i30 p.m.) 2,290 cfs (4.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
76 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4560. West Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan, near Waynesvllle, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°26'38", long 82°54'46", on right bank at downstream side of county 

bridge at Riverside Church, 2.6 miles downstream from Little East Pork Pigeon River, 

3.4 miles downstream from Lake Logan. 3.3 miles upstream from confluence with East 

Pork Pigeon River, and 5.3 miles southeast of Waynesville, Haywood County.

Drainage area.--55.3 sq mi.

Reoorda available.--March 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,725.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 6 years, 158 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 6.64 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 5,180 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 7.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 7.6 cfs 

Sept. 7, 1954 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable regulation at times caused by Lake Logan (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 35

1.0 60

1.5 125

2.0 209

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,

2.5 324

5.0 498

4.0 1,000

5.0 1,720

ear October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

195

141

118

104

93_

192

747

*944

1,540

486

510

324

272

418

297

249

260

247

213

195

182

188

256

258

217

191

181

162

179

313

247

9,719

314

0

Nov.

200

177

*164

152

157

259

172

159

149

141

136

133

125

125

122

120

159

120

116

112

118

109

110

206

147

131

120

210

139

131

4,419

147

-3

Dec.

128

*133

130

122

128

138

131

113

113

110

118

392

249

193

176

162

157

238

243

182

167

157

149

146

151

138

133

225

174

149

139

5,084

164

0

Jan.

131

149

304

*1S8

176

440

359

282

245

222

209

196

198

184

232

277

316

271

236

150

119

118

118

118

116

116

130

125

138

634

6,835

220

+9

Feb.

353

*290

256

254

860

490

363

305

294

590

464

336

336

287

263

251

247

267

232

218

218

211

272

217

259

249

217

207

I§6.

9,002

310

-6

Mar.

*1S4

219

297

215

196

191

182

171

172

167

167

155

149

267

399

338

186

186

182

171

155

154

152

157

157

151

144

166

494

859

f-on bou

7,463

241

-5

Apr.

612

498

730

794

*620

474

410

353

319

287

287

294

209

177

213

204

195

184

174

167

174

169

155

149

143

141

167

151

135

141

8,726

291

+2

May

199

144

*131

125

122

118

137

284

T59

*144

136

136

133

127

119

114

110

104

103

100

96

90

87

86

84

94

203

109

95

90

82

3,861

125

-4

June

78

78

*77

81

91

104

99

162

133

96

86

79

76

71

70

66

67

56

58

121

95

72

227

107

102

135

113

92

86

72

2,855

95.2

0

July

71

73

62

60

*i32

75

79

59

57

66

93

64

55

53

49

49

48

49

51

68

45

56

122

124

96

160

87

66

62

57

49

2,167

69.9

0

Aug.

49

*46

47

71

54

50

77

51

65

78

182

393

355

182

130

110

93

103

106

90

77

79

83

69

64

60

58

56

59

64

90

- 3,091

99.7

+4

Sepb.

142

*96

84

70

61

56

53

53

76

76

94

63

53

49

48

49

161

133

79

64

58

55

54

49

46

42

56

103

102

93

2,218

73.9

-£

Adjusted for change in contents in Lake Logan

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

314 

5.68 

6.54

147 

2.66 

2.97

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

164 

2.97 

3.42

221 

4.00 

4.60

310 

5.61 

6.05

241 

4.36 

5.02

291 

5.26 

5.87

124 

2.24

2.59

Observed

Max 1,340 Min 29 Mean 173 

Max 1,340 Min 42 Mean 179

95.2 

1.72 

1.92

6S.9 

1.26 

1.46

99.8 

1.80 

2.08

73.9 

1.34 

1.49

Adjusted

Mean 173 Cfsm 3.13 In. 42.40 

Mean 179 Cfsm 3.24 In. 44.01

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, in cfs-days, In Lake Logan.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 77 

4565. East Fork Pigeon River near Canton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°27'42", long 82°52'12", on right bank 800 ft upstream from D. S. Highway C76, 0.3 mile downstream from Dix Creek, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with 

West Fork Pigeon River, and 5.2 miles southwest of Canton, Haywood County.

Drainage area.--51.5 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage IE 2,674.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 5.88 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 3, 4, 6 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 6,640 cfs Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Jan. 9, 

1956, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, U.81 ft Dec. 15, 1958, result of freeseup.

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

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in W3P 1721.

Rating tables, waber year 1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec

1.3 

1.5

2.0 

2.5

970

1,330

1,760

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Dec. 13 to Sept. 30 

31 2.5 451

59 3.0 680

127 3.5 970

273 4.0 1,330

Discharge, in cubl- feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

H

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

E4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

314

219

177

154

156

144

652

564

« 1.450

718

603

440

351

411

*325

275

268

250

224

207

191

196

253

265

227

205

191

172

177

311

307

10,357

334

6.49

7.48

Nov.

244

221

*199

186

180

239

191

177

Dec.

113

*113

113

106

104

117

104

99

1671 99

159

151

144

136

134

132

127

132

117

113

108

106

104

101

141

117

106

101

169

127

b!20

4,449

148

2.87

3.21

97.

97

228

188

160

149

135

130

182

202

165

157

146

135

132

132

124

120

168

151

132

127

4,225

136

£.64

3.05

Jan.

124

130

238

*174

165

321

*273

241

217

196

185

171

165

154

165

143

143

165

168

130

bl!5

bllO

bllO

bllO

bllO

b!05

127

*117

130

286

575

5,563

179

3.48

4.02

Feb.

372

*290

251

232

*742

580

424

350

306

464

472

368

350

299

267

247

244

290

b240

b220

217

208

196

194

247

247

220

205

196

8,938

308

5.98

6.45

Mar.

*182

191

196

b!60

b!40

b!40

138

140

140

138

138

132

130

127

127

157

162

165

151

140

132

140

146

162

171

176

199

258

464

1,070

670

6,562

212

4.12

4.74

Apr.

526

509

1.240

*977

724

566

484

412

361

320

233

267

251

235

223

208

196

182

171

168

168

160

149

140

135

130

146

132

122

122

9,717

324

6.29

7.02

May

160

124

117

114

*112

110

122

238

154

140

135

135

127

117

112

107

102

100

95

93

90

84

79

77

77

75

143

93

84

79

75

3,468

112

2.17

2.50

June

69

69

69

79

88

*107

97

154

124

97

88

84

75

71

67

65

61

59

57

95

84

67

124

84

86

138

114

95

86

75

2,626

87.5

1.70

1.90

July

71

71

63

59

63

*65

67

59

56

63

81

65

57

54

49

49

48

46

45

49

42

43

51

63

45

45

49

43

42

41

1,683

54.3

1.05

1.22

Aug.

37

*35

55

55

57

36

42

39

46

62

97

219

343

146

102

93

77

71

73

67

57

56

54

53

54

48

46

46

45

46

48

2,245

72.4

1.41

1.62

Sept.

*67

56

59

53

46

43

43

43

45

46

48

42

38

37

37

38

118

100

61

51

48

46

45

43

42

39

42

67

83

56

1,582

52.7

1.02

1.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,430 Mln 33 Mean 164 Cfsm 3.18 In. 42.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,43O Min 35 Mean 168 Cfsm 3.26 In. 44.35

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 efs). Oct. 7 (l a.m.) 1,310 cfs (3.98 ft); Oct. 9 (3 a.m.) 3,390 cfs

(5.88 ft); Feb. 5 (3 p.m.) 1.72O cfs (4.45 ft); Mar. 30 (12 m.) 1,980 efs (4.72 ft); Apr. 3

(4:30 p.m.) 3,27O efs (5.79 ft). ________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
78 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4570. Pigeon River at Canton, N. C.

Location. Lat 35"31'30", long 82°50'28", on left bank 100 ft upstream from small trlbutary, 0.5 mile upstream from U. S. Highways 19 and 23 at Canton, Haywooc1 County, and 

at mile 64.1. Records include flow of small tributary.

Drainage area.--133 sq ml, includes that of small tributary below gage.

Records available.--May 1907 to June 1909, October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,572.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 1909, staff gage at bridge

0.4 mile downstream at different datum. Dec. 6, 1928, to Jan. 3, 1929, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge . 33 years (1907-8, 1928-60), 311 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,110 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 8.26 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 95 cfs Aug. 3, Sept. 26. 

1907-9, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.75 

ft, from floodmark In gage well); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 8, 1956 (gage height, 0.04 ft), 

result of freezeup; minimum daily, 27 cfs Sept. 7, 1954.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at 

low flow caused by gristmill and Lake Logan on West Fork (capacity, 1,050 cfs-days). 

Records for chemical analyses for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1929-37(M). WSP 1306: 

1908(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gag? 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5, 

July 12 to Sept. 30

Feb. 6 to July 11

0.9 93

1.0 115

1.5 £60

2.0 450

3.0 1,020

4.0 1,760

5.0 2,580

6.0 3,550

0.9 73

1.0 93

1.5 242

2.0 447

3.0 1,020

4.0 1,760

5.0 2,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

585

405

332

268

260

253

1,560

1,490

2.960

1,340

1,260

850 

*675

965

705

560

555

565

476

430

409

417

518

585

476

421

397

366

366

645

606

21,740

701

+20.5

Nov.

481

430

393

370

*355

536

390

359

340

325

314

295 

281

276

278

260

302

250

244

234

234

230

227

366

299

257

244

499

295

267

9,633

321

+16.7

Dec.

267

270

270

*250

237

278

247

237

237

230

234

656 

48T

378

343

321

306

401

490

370

343

317

302

295

302

281

264

398

360

302

278

9,945

321

+17.6

Jan.

267

284

569

382

359

677

*705

565

494

446

413

390 

378

359

409

425

485

471

409

314

b255

b245

b240

b245

b250

b230

264

264

289

669

j^.410

13,342

430

+29.3

Feb.

643

628

550

*517

*1,740

1,260

888

729

645

778

1,150

772 

747

634

b560

b53o

540

657

545

b480

475

461

502

351

535

550

470

438

416

19,391

669

+13.2

Mar.

389

b430

b550

b400

b360

b350

b330

*334

343

326

330

306 

298

378

590

575

470

416

380

355

322

326

330

347

363

351

372

420

948

2,110

1,530

15,329

494

+13.1

Apr.

1,290

1,100

2,000

2,060

*1,580

1,170

992

843

741

645

606

612 

498

424

447

429

406

389

359

347

351

351

318

302

291

283

326

318

275

266

20,021

667

+22.4

May

389

287

264

253

*246

235

255

579

334

298

283

283 

272

260

242

232

224

214

204

201

191

181

172

169

169

178

366

224

188

181

160

7,734

249

+15.9

June

154

154

154

166

191

*232

207

302

307

204

185

172

157

151

142

134

132

121

118

199

220

142

385

214

191

295

253

197

185

157

5,821

194

+22.5

July

148

148

129

Ifl

1E3

*132

160

1E1

113

a!35

a200

a!45 

135

125

120

115

118

115

113

145

106

104

140

278

140

261

167

135

132

125

108

4,359

141

+25.1

Aug.

102

102

*95

120

106

106

135

118

167

201

311

577 

946

378

267

230

196

182

244

190

162

156

162

143

140

128

122

122

115

130

134

6,287

203

+29.0

Sept.

216

*207

162

145

125

115

113

111

113

162

156

125 

106

100

100

104

261

268

170

132

120

115

113

104

100

95

102

196

205

154

4,295

143

+20.2

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

702 

5.28 

6.06

322 

2.42 

2.70

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

321 

2.41 

2.79

431 

3.24 

3.74

669 

5.03 

5.43

495 

3.72 

4.29

668 

5.02 

5.60

250 

1.68 

2.17

Observed

Max 2,960 Min 71 Mean 370 

Max 2,960 Mln 95 Mean 377

195 

1.47 

1.63

141 

1.06 

1.23

204 

1.53 

1.77

144 

1.08 

1.21

Adjusted

Mean 371 Cfsm 2.79 In. 37.84 

Mean 377 Cfsm 2.83 In . 38.64

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Oct. 9 (4:30 a.m.) 6,110 cfs (8.26 ft); Apr. 3 (8 p.m.) 4,620 

ofs (7.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Canton, and change in contents in Lake Logan, equivalent in cfs-days. 

Records of diversion furnished by city of Canton.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for West 

Fork Pigeon River below Lake Logan.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4575. Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°25'49", long 83°00'33", on left bank 180 ft downstream from Pocky Branch, 

3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.3 miles south of Hazelwood, Haywood County.

Drainage area. 14.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,047.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. --11 years, 35.4 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 540 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 2.80 ft); minimum, 

7.5 cfs Sept. 26; minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Sept. 26.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 1,470 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 4.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 9, 

1954 (gage height, 0.75 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Oct. 11-14, 18, 22, 23, 25-27, 

1954.

Maximum stage known, 7.0 ft Aug. 30, 1940, from information by local residents.

Remarks . Records exc 

siderable diurnal

plant 0.3 mile upstream since Aug. 29, 1954. Town of Waynesville diverts atout 3 cfs 

for water supply at diversion dam 0.4 mile upstream.

excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Conal fluctuation at low flow caused by Intermittent operation of filter

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.0 1.5

11 1.8

18 2.2

0.9-

1.0

1.1 

1.3

69

130

245

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

26

22

20

W

23

*96

113

192

78

100

61

50

88

59

50

54

50

43

39

37

34

37

50

47

38

39

34

37

37

34

1,642

53.0

-

-

Nov.

32

30

28

*28

35

61

39

36

33

32

31

29

28

28

29

29

37

28

27

27

28

27

27

67

40

36

36

50

36

33

1,027

34.2

-

-

Dec.

33

34

33

32

32

37

30

29

*28

28

32

119

73

56

48

44

44

66

56

47

44

42

39

38

38

36

34

51

40

37

34

1,334

43.0

-

-

Jan.

33

38

77

47

*46

108

92

69

61

56

50

48

51

47

61

48

54

61

51

47

43

40

b39

38

37

36

52

44

51

71

110

1,706

55.0

-

-

Feb.

77

64

*59

59

112

88

73

66

64

114

98

80

80

69

64

61

61

67

56

52

52

51

48

50

69

57

51

50

48

1,940

66.9

-

-

Mar.

44

54

b69

52

b48

b46

44

*43

44

43

42

39

39

38

38

51

48

44

42

39

39

39

38

42

42

43

50

59

166

220

144

1,789

57.7

-

-

Apr.

130

128

157

168

137

*117

100

92

86

78

71

67

62

59

57

56

52

51

47

46

50

44

42

39

38

37

40

38

36 59 '

2,164

72.1

-

"

May

57

38

34

33

*33

32

44

66

43

*39

38

36

34

33

31

30

28

28

27

26

26

25

24

24

25

34

39

28

23

24

23

1,025

33.1

-

-

June

22

23

22

22

26

25

*22

47

32

25

24

23

21

20

20

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

41

21

22

32

24

21

20

18

696

23.2

-

"

July

18

18

16

16

17

*21

17

15

15

18

20

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

16

27

23

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

495

16.0

-

-

Aug.

12

11

12

*12

12

14

15

12

17

13

41

73

54

29

22

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

13

14

22

584

18.8

-

-

Sept.

17

15

13

12

11

*11

11

11

16

12

17

12

11

10

10

11

12

20

14

11

10

10

10

10

10

8.5

13

29

18

14

389.5

13.0

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 209 Min 10 Mean 39.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60= Max 220 Min 8.5 Mean 4O.4 Cfsm - In.

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Oct. 9 (12:30 a.m.) 540 cfs (2.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
4590. Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, B. C.

Location.--Lat S

U,7 mile upstream from mouth, downstream from Cove Creek and village of

Cove Creek, Hay wood County.

Records available .--October 1929 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WoP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,383.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary a''

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 4.48 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1929-60; Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs Aug. 30, 1940, Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 

7.51 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 2, 1940 (gage height, 0.54 ft), result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, 23 cfs Sept. 17, 13, 23, 1953.

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

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small gristmill above station.

Revisions.--WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, e 

height, in feet, and discharge

105

180

ept periods of ice effect (gage 

in cubic feeb per second)

3*0

3.5 

4.0

301

450

623

843

Discharge, in eubi^ feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

72

65

62

59.

59

*136

120

242

126

139

104

*91

250

149

123

128

123

105

97

94

91

92

108

116

99

102

95

101

102

97

3,437

111

1.70

1.96

Nov.

91

86

83

*81

86

214

118

107

101

95

91

87

85

84

85

81

99

83

79

78

78

75

76

254

1E9

134

156

399

225

189

3,660

122

1.87

2.08

Dec. ] Jan.

170

165

153

*139

132

151

130

bllS

118

115

116

449

330

249

214

191

182

299

334

249

220

200

184

172

163

153

145

191

167

145

134

5,876

190

2.91

3.35

126

137

249

174 *ies

391

366

288

247

225

204

191

198

180

204

172

178

193

172

159

b!45

b!35

b!30

b!30

bl25

b!25

167

151

176

227

298

6,026

194

2.97

3.43

Feb.

235

2O7

*189

184

351

327

269

242

22E

446

399

307

301

b250

b220

b215

b245

293

239

b210

b205

200

187

182

294

249

216

204

193

____ _ _

7,284

251

3.84

4.15

Mar.

180

191

bZ20

b!70

b!50

b!50

b!40

b!40

b!4E

b!40

b!40

b!30

blSO

*b!35

145

184

209

198

172

161

153

172

182

207

200

202

214

247

434

731

563

6,535

211

3.23

3.72

Apr.

444

417

529

539

479

*402

357

316

285

259

239

225

214

2OZ

135

187

180

170

159

157

161

155

145

139

134

130

167

139

128

125

7,378

246

3.77

4.20

May

149

123

116

113

*110

110

132

199

130

119

116

HE

110

105

102

99

97

92

91

89

89

85

84

83

92

108

116

91

86

83

79.

3,313

107

1.64

1.89

June

78

79

81

84

84

83

*bl

124

104

84

78

75

72

69

68

66

67

63

60

78

76

66

169

85

79

131

104

84

79

70

2,521

84.0

1.29

1.44

July

70

72

65

63

68

72

*68

60

60

100

159

85

71

71

63

62

73

63

72

64

56

59

78

70

60

59

57

54

55

54

52.

2,135

f8.9

1.06

1.22

Aug.

49

51

53

*54

49

71

65

80

133

104

246

431

364

176

138

111

34

89

84

8E

85

116

89

78

72

69

68

68

71

68

72

3,389

109

1.67

1.93

Sept .

106

92

70

65

60

*53

64

60

62

60

61

61

54

51

51

54

62

67

67

54

52

50

49

48

48

48

53

119

87

67

1,901

63.4

0.971

1.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 828 Min 50 Mean 140 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.17 

Water year 1959-60: Max 731 Min 48 Mean 146 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.45

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Aug. 12 (11 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (4.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on bhis day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affecbed by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 81

geon River near Hepco, N.

Drainage area.--350 sq mi.

Records available .--July 1927 to September 1960.

gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,335.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge .--33 years, 653 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 197 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.82 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurements at gage heights 14.94 and 15.82 ft; minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 30, 

1941; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 8, 1954.

Maximum stage known, about IS ft June 1876 and February 1902, from flood profiles 

by Tennessee Valley Authority (discharge, about 42,000 cfs).

Remarks .--Records excellent. Considerable regulation by Lake Junaluska on Richland Creek 

and Lake Logan on West Pork Pigeon River for periods of low flow (combined capacity of 

reservoirs, about 2,200 cfs-days). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years J.--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1928-31, 1932 (M), 1933-36, 

1937-39(M) .

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet pe

1.3 

1.5

470

1,020

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,890

3,000

4,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

j

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

0

1<-j

3

4

5

6

7

9

9

0 

1

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,120

786

615

488

430

408

*1,660

1,440

5.490

1,840

1,750

1,410

1,330

1,820

1,330

1,000

937

974

802

725

681

681

686

943

802

703

670

615

605

818 

301

32,460

1,047

-

-

Nov.

736

659

605

*590

580

971

703

632

600

565

530

488

530

470

540

492

555

484

456

448

443

448

421

792

776

575

560

1.040

736

626

18,051

602

-

-

Dec.

605

600

632

*575

565

626

590

535

535

515

525

1,240

1,160

937

883

796

714

900

1.500

919

824

752

708

676

659

632

575

704

857

654 

615

22,808

736

-

-

Jan.

585

585

1,070

847

*764

,730

,650

,360

,140

,020

943

871

855

796

865

924

907

955

847

756

657

605

575

600

565

565

652

676

659

1,160 

2.210

28,214

910

-

-

Feb.

1,650

1,270

*1,100

1,000

2,250

2,570

1,690

1,410

1,250

1,750

2.440

1,620

1,540

1,360

1,180

1,150

1,220

1,570

1,360

1,120

1,080

1,020

988

901

1,150

1,260

1,070

1 , 000

955

59,704

1,369

-

-

Mar.

883

895

1,160

943

859

818

808

786

802

780

808

774

752

*774

1,100

1,140

1,250

1,150

1,100

889

824

865

913

968

988

943

1,000

1,080

1,740

3.590 

3,010

34,392

1,109

-

-

Apr.

2,460

2 , 090

2,690

5.480

2,930

*2,220

1,880

1,610

1,410

1,260

1,160

1,160

1,030

907

915

865

780

758

736

725

756

769

698

642

620

610

681

659

550

525

37,554

1,252

-

"

May

676

565

525

506

*497

492

514

974

720

642

615

600

595

565

540

520

506

488

479

466

456

438

421

412

448

447

659

560

448

434 

408

16,616

536

-

"

June

591

386

408

425

454

479

*456

540

654

461

416

399

574

557

541

329

322

314

295

382

506

362

732

540

434

692

615

456

421

374

13,295

443

-

July

555

566

333

310

514

337

*370

518

295

596

605

412

329

310

284

272

291

272

272

295

262

248

295

449

310

391

333

287

272

280 

 245

10,106

326

-

"

Aug.

222

225

219

*231

225

269

299

332

400

493

781

1,370

2,100

813

585

497

454

595

408

425

553

595

562

533

310

291

287

287

284

302 

575

14,502

461

-

"

Sept.

466

454

525

298

272

*251

245

248

265

502

295

284

254

219

212

219

323

448

341

269

245

234

228

219

212

203

216

464

421

355

8,745

292

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,750 Min 200 Mean 733 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.43

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,590 Min 203 Mean 755 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.35

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Oct. 9 (9 a.m.) 6,040 cfs (6.92 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
82 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4615. Pigeon River at Newport, Term.

Location. Lat 35°57'36", long 83°10'26", on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 70 at Newport, Cocke County, 0.6 mile downstream from Morell Branch, and 

at mile 6.8.

Drainage area. 666 sq mi.

Records available. September 1900 to September 1929, October 1944 to September 1946, 

August^1948 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1306. Published as "near Newport" 1945-46.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,040.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to September 1929, staff or- chain gage 

at same site and datum. May 1945 to July 1946, water-stage recorder at site 4.8 miles 

downstream at datum 37.85 ft lower.

Average discharge .--43 years, 1,227 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,820 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 5.96 ft); minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.01 ft); minimum daily, 92 cfs Sept. 25.

1900-1929, 1944-46, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Feb. 28, 1902 (gageheight, 21.4 ft), from reports of Tennessee Valley Authority; minimum, 38 cfs Oct. 5, 

1952, Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily, 48 cfa Sept. 21, 28, 1953; minimum gage height, 

-0.32 ft Sept. 13, 1954.

Floods of Mar. 7, 1867, and June 17, 1876, reached a stage of 21.0 ft (discharge, 

48,000 cfs) and flood of Aug. 30, 1940, reached a stage of 17.3 ft (discharge, 36,000 

cfs), from reports of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable regulation by Lakes Junaluska, Logar, and Walters 

for periods of low flow (combined usable capacity of reservoirs about 12,500 cfs-days). 

The largest of these, Lake Walters (usable capacity, 10,300 cfs-days) was completed in 

1929.

Revisions (water- years) .--WSP 1143: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1901, 1904-5, 1906-10, 

 1945-46 (monthly runoff). WSP 1336: 1903, 191?(M), 1919-20(M), 1921, 1924(M), 

1927-29(M), 1948-52 (monthly runoff).

listing table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

o.o 

.3 

.6

1.0

156

265

500

3.0 

5.0

1,400

2,580

5,940

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.170

2,040

1,740

1,280

1,190

1,040

1,840

2,250

2,970

2,980

2,540

2,480

2,290

2,580

2,710

2,450

1,530

1,160

1,420

1,320

1,190

1,130

1,080

1.010

1,490

1,340

1,230

1,260

1,390

1,750

1,260

55,110

1,778

-

"

Nov.

959

931

1,030

962

998

1,480

1,370

990

926

*1,130

1,090

1,070

1,010

825

576

882

1,090

1,160

1,100

1,060

700

506

892

1,580

1,730

1,220

1,460

4,790

2,760

1,990

38,267

1,276

-

-

Dec.

1,700

1,780

1,810

*1,720

1,480

1,150

1,560

1,510

1,540

1,410

1,370

1,980

3,100

2,360

2,210

2,000

2,130

2,250

5,120

2,960

2,590

2,310

2,100

1,800

1,600

1,500

1,440

1,350

1,590

1,500

1,370

60,270

1,944

-

-

Jan.

1,160

928

977

1,590

1,640

1,980

2,730

2,890

2,300

1,970

*2,160

2,200

2,090

2,140

1,860

1,380

1,180

1,820

1,960

1,610

1,480

1,290

1,080

868

890

911

948

1,140

1,260

1,830

2 ' 270

50,532

1,630

-

-

Feb.

2,430

*2,250

2,200

2,160

2,240

2,850

2,720

2 , 500

2,480

2,520

5.070

2,780

2,720

2,610

2,500

2,480

2,540

2,790

3,060

2,750

2,650

2,610

1,980

1,710

2,210

2,660

2,290

1,920

2,100

71,780

2,475

-

-

Mar.

1,710

1,580

1,590

2,550

1,830

1,490

1,520

*1,430

1,340

1,450

1,590

1,530

1.280

1,450

1,480

2,070

2,160

2,310

1,940

1,710

1,720

1,660

1,370

1,500

1,680

1,830

1,700

2,120

2,650

4.080

*3,500

57,820

1,865

-

"

Apr.

4,160

3,650

3,880

5,910

4,990

3,820

3,250

2,850

2,650

2,530

2,440

2,360

2,250

2,270

2,120

1,990

1,350

1,810

1,840

1,400

1,360

1,350

1,020

852

1,330

1,000

776

1,050

782

612

67 , 652

2,255

-

-

May

720

813

686

660

784

620

540

1.420

1,120

978

1,140

1,030

966

734

504

773

908

864

780

798

681

472.

714

734

740

633

883

960

694

754

908

25,011

807

-

-

June

922

770

850

572

486

692

682

810

804

841

664

440

476

*636

656

668

674

440

394

606

692

674

1,390

1,410

1,430

1,150

1.520

1,040

1,040

952

24,381

813

-

-

July

914

838

6S4

534

700

*858

732

825

703

662

1.570

1,430

1,240

1,350

1,170

588

458

578

764

780

736

664

432

322

311

680

413

471

438

122

111

22,239

717

-

-

Aug.

264

680

*720

682

630

269

202

926

1,110

1,560

1,870

3,080

4.500

2,940

2,790

2,480

1,240

843

487

1,090

323

872

1,580

1,270

1,040

562

597

473

645

752

720

36,997

1,193

-

-

Sept.

765

680

526

368

190

406

637

*653

612

1,020

1,510

1.870

840

734

1,060

1,100

385

193

454

512

426

460

297

238

92

126

368

406

460

489

17,877

596

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,630 Min 250 Mean 1,414 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,910 Min 92 Mean 1,442 Cfsm 2.17 In. 29.48

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 7,820 cfs (5.96 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 83

4633. South Toe River near Celo, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°49'52", long 82°11'Q4", on right bank 800 ft upstream from county road 

bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Whiteoak Creek, 1.9 miles southeast of Celo, Yanoey 

County, and at mile 20.1.

Drainage area. 43.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1957 to September 1960.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,658 ft bove mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 ofs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.67 ft); minimum, 45 cfs July 22 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Sept. 30, 1959 (gage height, 8.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

8.64 ft; minimum, 14 cfs Dec. 26, 1958; minimum gage height, 0.44 ft Sept. 8, 9, 1958.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1626: 1958(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 3O

0.9 

1.1 

1.4

143

270

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

645

1,100

1,700

0.7

.9

1.2

43

177

1.5 

2.0

325

645

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1S6O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

524

343

27O

230

216

178

203

230

568

337

320

250

225

331

250

207

199

186

160

154

143

174

402

4O9

298

*240

216

186

174

415

8,435

272

6.27

7.23

Nov.

270

230

199

182

168

178

157

143

137

128

121

118

112

107

107

104

104

96

94

94

91

86

*89

169

131

109

104

143

112

b!04

3,987

133

3.06

3.42

Dec.

99

102

102

96

96

102

94

91

89

Jl

91

279

212

*150

137

131

124

175

381

220

182

160

150

140

137

131

121

174

164

140

131

4,487

145

3.34

3.84

Jan.

121

128

301

182

164

2EO

292

245

203

191

178

*168

191

178

160

150

150

157

143

131

128

b!25

b!20

b!05

blOO

b95

107

104

124

337

787

5,815

188

4.33

4.98

Feb.

397

286

240

216

851

497

349

292

260

366

448

320

303

255

b235

216

*207

230

b!90

b!85

174

168

160

157

195

195

171

164

160

7,887

272

6.27

6.76

Mar.

154

150

b!50

b!40

b!30

bl25

b!20

b!20

bl!5

118

115

112

b!05

b!05

107

109

121

124

109

107

104,

104

*107

121

128

134

157

207

445

*1.59Q

709

6,042

195

4.49

5.18

Apr.

516

516

896

842

624

452

415

361

308

270

240

225

230

220

203

191

178

*171

150

140

140

143

128

124

118

112

124

118

107

104

8,366

279

6.43

7.17

May

131

107

99

99

94

91

96

241

134

115

106

104

101

96

91

*88

83

79

76

79

79

70

68

65

70

72

158

115

91

83

74

3,055

98.5

2.27

2.62

June

72

70

79

81

121

96

81

76

74

70

65

61

*6l

57

57

52

52

48

48

61

132

99

101

104

106

109

134 ~96

88

74

2,425

80.8

1.86

2.08

July

83

112

79

68

63

59

59

56

57

91

131

83

70

63

57

54

54

56

*52

52

48

60

72

61

72

403

225

137

118

104

96

2,795

90.2

2.08

2.40

Aug.

88

79

72

70

68

63

61

61

56

*52_

61

203

514

211

155

137

254

177

173

134

128

151

128

104

96

91

86

81

79

76

3,838

124

2.86

3.29

Sept.

137

101

86

88

76

72

70

68

65

73

231

121

93

*81

76

74

83

123

128

93

81

79

76

70

68

63

61

88

92

140

2,757

91.9

2.12

2.36

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,640 Min 51 Mean 175 Cfsm 4.03 In. 54.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,390 Min 48 Mean 164 Cfsm 3.78 In. 51.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,8OO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
84 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4640. Cane River near Sioux, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°UO'52", long 32°19<40", on right bank on State Highway 26, 1.3 miles upstream from confluence with North Toe River and 1.5 miles east .of Siouy, Yancey County.

Drainage area.--157 sq mi.

Average discharge.--27 years, 244 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, £.350 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 31,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 17.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 15.65 ft; minimum, 18 cfs Jan. 6, 1940 (gage height, 1.14 ft), result of freezeup; 

minimum daily, £7 cfs Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. No 

regulation at Burnsville powerplant since October 1955. Slight diurnal fluctuation at 

low flow caused by small mills above gage.

Revisions (water years ). W5F 893: 1934 (M). WSP 1143: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Dec. 20 to July July 3 to Sept. 30

4.0 720

5.0 1,320

6.0 2,080

2.1 64

2.3 99

2.5 144

3.0 296

4.0 720

Discharge, In eutlc feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

L

2

J

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

23

;o

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,400

620

443

356

296

258

531

384

5BO

44-7

415

359

310

516

475

380

331

331

282

258

233

223

233

474

423

*362

331

303

275

278 

404

12,511

404

2.57

2.96

Nov.

300

262

236

226

233

289

245

220

214

202

194

188

179

177

182

177

202

174

166

*161

164

161

159

490

155

306

262

411

348

289

7,272

242

1.54

1.72

Dec.

262

249

268

245

1-56

282

296

265

268

275

275

673

352

*558

447

384

348

384

1,060

620

473

403

354

322

301

282

266

292

350

279

260

11,829

382

2.43

2.80

Jan.

241

241

403

358

315

469

708

685

525

458

423

*380

407

407

388

350

332

354

325

298

282

b260

b250

b235

b220

b215

260

269

260

362

1.050

11,730

378

2.41

2.78

Feb.

830

575

473

415

950

1.190

736

580

E05

746

1,090

650

595

501

434

415

430

585

561

450

423

396

362

358

438

517

426

396

380

16,407

566

3.61

3.89

Mar.

339

339

407

b340

b310

b300

b290

b280

b300

292

285

272

b255

b260

295

305

417

505

396

350

322

312

339

*403

423

396

469

570

862

1.980

1 , 540

14,153

457

2.91

3.35

Apr .

358

852

1,040

1,360

1.420

946

802

680

575

505

454

4E6

399

392

377

362

350

*332

305

288

285

298

272

257

254

247

272

276

238

229

15,451

515

3.28

3.66

May

2eo

238

220

215

206

203

206

384

285

250

241

235

E35

223

209

*203

198

189

184

184

203

175

165

165

200

162

198

226

189

178 

162

6,591

213

1.36

1.56

June

155

150

152

173

178

170

147

145

147

135

130

128

*126

117

126

115

115

106

102

114

256

223

235

178

192

192

235

175

173

155

4,745

158

1.01

1.12

July

4?0

765

325

235

184

167

157

139

139

334

548

384

268

261

210

181

170

162

*154

144

134

127

165

162

132

139

190

144

132

120 

114

6,906

T23

1.42

1.64

Aug.

110

105

99

99

112

110

110

116

120

*97_

103

178

399

228

157

132

125

154

149

144

125

310

264

167

178

137

127

130

120

112 

105

4,622

149

0.949

1.09

Sept .

120

127

103

97

95

90

88

91

122

127

114

132

110

*95

91

91

93

99

103

90

82

80

80

77

75

74

74

101

139

162

3,022

101

0.643

0.72

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,200 Mln 80 Mean 300 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.97

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,980 Mln 74 Mean 315 Cfsm 2.01 In. £7.29

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 85

4655. Nollchucky River at Erabreevllle , Tenn.

Locatlon. Lat 36°10'35", long 82°27'27", on left bank 2,000 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 81 at Embreeville, Washington County, 3 miles northwest of Erwin, 

5.2 miles downstream from North Indian Creek, and at mile 89.0.

Drainage area. 805 sq mi.

Records available. September 1900 to May 1901 (published as "near Chucky Valley") , October 1919 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only October 1919 to June 1920, published 

in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,519.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. September 1900 to May 1901, chain gage at site 

3 milss downstream at different datum. July 1920 to October 1931, chain gage at bridge 

2,000 ft downstream at datum 6.33 ft lower.

Average discharge. 41 years (1919-60), 1,317 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.22 ft); minimum, 431 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1900-1901, 1919-60: Maximum discharge, 82,500 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 18.57 

ft), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1925 (gage height, 1.60 ft, site and datum then 

in use).

A flood in May 1901 exceeded all other known floods at this location. High-water 

marks for a flood in July 1916 about 9 miles upstream show it to have been about the 

same elevation as the Aug. 13, 1940, flood, from reports of the Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1935(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1921-24, 

1931 (M) .

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

410

750

1,260

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1560

Day

1

^

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.000

2 , 800

1,970

1,560

1,310

*1,150

2,170

1,920

2,430

2,560

2,150

1,960

1,590

2,090

2,370

1,830

1,540

1,440

1,260

1,130

1,060

1.000

1,030

1,980

2,020

1,720

1,500

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,850

57,230

1,846

2.29

2.64

Nov.

1,680

1,330

*1,22U

1,110

1,060

1,190

1,150

1,030

977

925

886

849

816

805

816

816

899

860

794

772

761

761

740

1,640

2,580

1,720

1,390

1,900

1,960

1,520

____ 

35,017

1,167

1.45

1.62

Dee.

1,310

*1,230

1,280

1,220

1,180

1,260

1,450

1,260

1,260

1,520

1,360

2,380

4,460

2,960

2,190

1,810

1,570

1,680

6.560

4,150

2,850

2,270

1,900

1,660

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,320

1,770

1,500

1,360

60,840

1,963

2.44

2.81

Jan.

1,230

1,180

1,610

2,040

*1,640

1,960

2,770

5,270

2,580

2,210

2,090

1,980

2,060

2,170

2,000

1,830

1,630

1,720

1,640

1,470

1,340

1,260

1,120

1.110

1,130

1,110

1,200

1,340

1,290

1,560

3,240

54,780

1,767

2.20

2.53

Feb.

3,840

*2,710

2,210

1,920

3,710

7,160

4,210

3,270

2,770

2,930

5,420

3,710

3,240

2,880

2,370

2,310

2,250

3,270

3,750

2,730

2,500

2,290

2,090

2,020

2,560

3,400

2,710

2,310

2,190

-- _ _

------

88,730

3,060

3.80

4.10

Mar.

*2,000

1,920

2,110

1,900

1,660

1,550

1,590

1,560

1,630

1,490

1,560

1,470

1.570

1,470

1,630

1,700

2,090

2,920

2,270

1,940

1,730

1,610

1,680

2,060

2,640

2,290

2,770

3,710

5,220

*10,700

10,100

80,340

2,592

3 . 22

s!71

Apr.

5,780

4,960

5,110

7,270

*7.710

5,480

4,480

3,790

3,310

2,920

2,600

2,390

2,250

2,170

2,060

1,980

1,880

1,830

1,700

1,590

1,570

1,660

1,540

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,500

1,660

1,440

1,520

 ----

86,160

2 , 872

3.5T

5.98

May

1,440

1,440

*1,280

1,250

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,960

1,980

1,470

1,540

1,290

1,280

1,220

1,150

1,070

1,040

1,000

951

951

1,060

1,080

912

860

964

925

1,120

990

1,540

1,230

1,060

37,113

1,197

1.49

1.71

June

*964

886

873

886

938

1,190

1,020

873

860

805

750

720

720

680

720

710

660

623

578

560

614

1,420

1,420

1,180

1,070

1,020

1,260

1,080

990

886

26,956

899

1.12

1.25

July

1,680

4,050

2,150

1,470

1,150

977

*912

8£7

772

1,430

5,020

2,040

1,450

1,360

1,160

1,000

951

1,020

873

816

750

710

855

1,320

977

1,040

1,730

1,370

1,030

875

785

40,544

1,508

1.62

1.87

Aug.

720

*710

623

587

605

690

730

849

670

587

578

740

2.410

1,850

1,180

886

838

1,220

964

1,440

990

1,650

1,980

1,290

1,090

912

816

794

761

690

700

30,530

985

1.22

1.41

Sept.

827

925

785

680

650

*578

544

605

596

641

860

1.180

805

650

578

552

552

560

650

650

560

504

488

480

466

452

438

466

690

838

 - ---

19,248

642

0.798

0.89

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,200 Min 410 Mean 1,445 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,700 Min 438 Mean 1,687 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.55

Peak discharge (bas 

cfs (6.22 ft).

9,500 cfs).--Feb. 5 (11 p.m.) 10,800 cfs (5.50 ft); Mar. 30 (9 p.m.) 14,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4665. Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°03'59", long 82°52'18", on right bank 0.30 mile downstream from Nolichucky Dam, Greene County, 2.2 miles upstream from Cove Creek, 7.0 miles south of 

Greeneville, and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area. 1,184 sq mi.

Records available. October 1902 to September 1909, October 1918 to October 1925, October 

1945 to September 1960. Published as "near Greeneville" 1903-9, 1919-25. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306. Gage-height records collected in 

the vicinity of Greeneville from Dec. 1, 1906, to Feb. 3, 1926, are contained in reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,173.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 1903 to December 1908 and April 1919 to 

October 1925, at bridge 8.4 miles upstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,851 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, stage falling, 

peak occurred Sept. 30, 1959; maximum peak discharge, 13,700 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 

9.74 ft); minimum discharge, 27 cfs June 15 (gage height, 0.98 ft); minimum daily, 

534 cfs Sept. 8.

1902-9, 1918-25, 1945-60: Maximum discharge observed, 73,500 cfs Jai. 23, 1906 

(gage height, 19.3 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

9,200 cfs; minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 20, 1956 (gage height, 0.84 ft); mininnm daily, 22 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1954.

A flood in May 1901 was the greatest known and reached a stage of about 38 ft, present site and datum, from profiles by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood of Aug. 14, 

1940, reached a discharge of 73,500 cfs, by computation of flow over dam.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by Lake Davy Crockett since 1913 (controlled 

storage, 4,060 cfs-days).

Revis ions.--WSP 1306: Drainage area at site used 1903-9, 1919-25.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height,_in feet, and

Discharge

discharj

in cubic feet per

je, in cubic

3.1

3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

* second, wa

: feet per second 

460

840

1,540

5,150

14,400 

iter year October 1959 to September I960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11.000

4,260

2,820

2,570

1,540

*1.120

2,280

2,770

2,660

2,820

2,730

2,640

2,590

2,180

2,550

2,350

1,980

1,370

1,300

1,930

1,300

1,360

1,160

1,070

2,330

2,330

2,020

1,480

1,400

1,720

1,260

72,890

2,351

1.99

2.29

Nov.

,990

,760

,910

,240

846

,900

,730

,210

926

1,190

1,210

1,390

1,070

865

864

838

1,230

1,170

1,180

1,170

955

898

968

1,410

2,620

2,770

2,610

2,680

5.020

2,680

46,300

1,543

1.30

1.45

Dec.

2,610

*1,790

1,620

2,120

1,420

1,990

2,050

2,130

1,530

1,980

2,100

1,980

4,280

4,620

3,310

2,710

2,610

2,570

5,930

7.160

4,450

3,470

2,890

2,640

2,590

2,570

2,070

1,850

1,890

2,080

2,120

85,130

2,746

2.32

2.67

Jan .

2,000

1,920

1,820

1,890

2,390

2,110

2,350

2,930

5.560

3,040

2,770

2,660

2,610

2,680

2,750

2,640

2,570

2,550

2,530

1,990

1,850

1,690

1,680

1,810

1,480

1.580

1,640

1,610

2,080

1,990

1 , 880

68,850

2,220

1 88

2.16

Feb.

4,200

*5,690

2,950

2,640

2.570

7.110

5,870

4,500

3,520

3,090

5,110

5,040

3,940

5,670

5,060

2,750

2,700

3,200

4,730

3,920

3,250

3,070

2,800

2,660

2,610

3,780

3,760

3,070

2,790

105,850

5,650

5.08

5.52

Mar.

*2,660

2,590

5,040

5,060

2,680

2,550

2,550

2,200

1,920

2,520

2,060

1,620

1,890

1,840

2,020

2,160

2,570

2,770

5,250

2,770

2,610

2,550

2,160

2,080

2,570

2,700

2,770

3,450

4,740

8,590

12.600

95,720

3,088

2.61

3.01

Apr.

7,950

5,920

5,570

7,400

*8,500

7,180

5,550

4,690

4,030

3,560

5,200

2,930

2,770

2,710

2,660

2,620

2,590

2,150

1,880

2,020

1,770

2,090

2,080

1,870

1.440

1,870

1,760

1,970

2,140

2,060

104,530

5,484

2.94

5.28

May

1,940

1,560

*1,470

1,490

1,560

1,500

1,270

1,520

2,240

2.250

1,840

1,840

1,550

1,640

1,750

1,500

.050

,230

,280

,280

,300

,300

,200

,180

,220

1,500

1,500

1,680

1,950

1,500

1,590

47,020

1,517

1.28

1.48

June

1,010

1,100

,190

,500

792

,270

,320

,260

,270

1,310

1,080

851

906

798

882

959

1,190

1,080

926

598

806

794

1,980

1,960

1,330

995

1,280

1,470

1,310

1,520

34,537

1,145

0.967

1.08

July

1,330

2,490

5.510

2,730

2,190

934

934

1,430

1,180

1,770

2,590

2,7?0

*2,620

2,050

2,3?0

1,240

1,240

1,220

957

1,070

1,070

848

l.oBo

978

1,220

1,170

1,780

1,730

1,700

946

895

50,160

1,618

1.37

1.58

Aug.

885

*749

676

908

1,060

749

762

1,190

919

816

709

872

1,490

2,280

1,920

1,180

952

974

1,500

1,070

1,600

1,190

1,530

2.540

1,500

1,070

965

982

924

760

686

55,206

1,136

0.959

1.11

Sept.

1,000

1,200

1,190

977

807

*627

688

534

760

749

1,060

660

1.520

866

772

635

680

602

664

753

1,080

721

550

546

556

551

566

566

554

960

25,194

773

0.653

0.73

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,300 Min 335 Mean 1,879 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,600 Min 534 Mean 2,102 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.16

Peak discharge (base, 11,500 cfs).--Mar. 31 (8 a.m.) 13,700 cfs (9.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 87

4670. Lick Creek at Mohawk, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36 0 12'09", long 83°02'53", on right bank 0.25 mile east of Moha-ok, Greene 

County, 0.6 mile upstream from Riley Creek, and 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 14 years, 237 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 14.16 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1950 (gage height, 16.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 16.25 ft May 7, 1958; minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs Sept. 12, 1954 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 24)

1.6 

2.O 

2.5 

3.0 

7.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28

10.0

11.0

1,2.0

13.0

14.0

Nov. 29 to Sept. 3O

106

505

815

1,000

1,440

2,380

4,220

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

7.0

18

29

62

102

530

11.0 1,090

12.0 1,460

13.0 2,380

14.0 4,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

26

20

16

16

*17

304

375

176

69

46

38

45

459

480

120

62

47

39

33

30

28

27

67

134

197

107

111

70

53

48

3,287

106

0.482

0.56

Nov.

44

41

38

*35

38

246

328

100

69

57

50

46

44

41

39

39

65

US

78

57

50

47

45

972

1,760

1,590

543

2,840

5.570

1,160

13,977

466

2.12

2.36

Dec.

286

319

694

420

245

371

725

378

*233

203

180

436

799

508

264

214

188

428

1,690

2.250

1,090

350

266

228

204

188

175

336

493

253

188

14,602

471

2.14

2.47

Jan.

162

152

365

398

215

235

738

1.050

878

374

289

*245

356

448

444

374

247

274

227

188

168

156

142

138

134

128

157

247

210

233

240

9,612

310

1.41

1.62

Feb.

236

176

152

141

291

705

436

229

194

*274

595

285

214

277

287

293

500

1,100

1.460

977

377

366

307

366

260

257

215

195

210

11,375

392

1.78

1.92

Mar.

191

226

1,150

1.560

625

307

282

258

253

270

296

334

389

*510

685

955

1,150

1,040

528

4O9

373

309

269

247

231

221

209

197

193

*228

244

14,139

456

2.07

2.39

Apr.

204

179

296

814

*967

699

341

250

207

181

167

160

151

*142

135

131

124

118

112

106

104

108

102

96

92

88

113

144

96

84

6,511

217

0.986

1.10

May

100

135

92

84

79

74

72

98

102

80

73

*71

72

69

64

61

59

56

54

52

50

47

45

43

43

59

118

172

78

126

77

2,405

77.6

0.353

O.41

June

51

44

46

71

126

92

*83

116

63

44

38

37

36

35

34

33

iBT

94

42

34

64

104

355

435

269

97

64

76

61

54

2,855

95.2

0.433

O.48

July

104

284

148

76

72

52

43

39

36

658

1,660

1.780

*398

404

42O

120

93

91

258

144

88

70

62

63

61

57

,88

60

50

46

43

7,568

244

1.11

1.28

Aug.

41

39

*37

37

40

38

47

51

62

42

37

38

43

56

92

45

35

32

31

30

30

68

154 ^70

48

35

31

30

29

28

27

1,423

45.9

0.209

0.24

Sept.

27

41

42

30

27

*25

25

24

3O

27

25

25

24

23

22

23

25

26

27

26

25

25

24

24

25

26

26

28

30

34

811

27.0

0.123

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,480 Hln 10 Mean 239 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,370 Mln 16 Mean 242 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.97

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 29 (2 a.m.) 4,52o cfs (14.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

469U. French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Term.

Drainage area.--4 .543 sq mi.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 1, 1918, to Oct. 7, 1925, staff gage at 

Dandridge 13 miles upstream at datum 37.67 ft higher. Oct. 3, 1923, to June 18, 1931, 

staff gage and June 19, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1945, water-stage recorder, at Dandridge 

at datum 37.63 ft higher.

Average'discharge.--42 years, 6,551 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 9.27 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Apr. 1.

1918-60: Maximum discharge, 95,6uO cfs Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 20.93 ft), site 

and datum then in use; minimum, 4.7 cfs Mar. 10, 1943 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum 

daily, 5.5 cfs Mar. 9, ID, 1943.

The greatest known flood at Dandridge reached a stage of 25.2 ft in March 1367. 

A flood in February 1375 reached practically the same stage as the flood in March 1367. 

A flood in 1901 reached a etage of about 2S ft at Dandridge, from investigations of the 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 205). 

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1306: 1920(M).

Rating table, water year 1353-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

4.0 2,150

5.0 3,940

7.0 9,720

9.0 17,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6.760

*10,700

9 , 880

11,500

15,200

13,000

12,700

9,280

9,260

11,100

14,000

15,200

13,900

13,700

10,500

14,500

14,100

15,000

16.600

12,300

11,700

13,600

14,500

14,800

14,300

14,100

14,800

15,600

12,800

15,100

13,400

403,880

13,030

Nov.

14,600

13,600

14,600

14,300

15,100

15.500

13,500

13,400

14,300

13,000

11,800

8,650

13,600

10,400

8,800

10,100

9,760

8,130

9,150

9,860

5,850

803

5,260

3,750

4,420

973

2,300

32

31

3,140

 

263,975

8,993

Calendar year 1953 : I

Water year 1359-60: I

Dec.

*5,70Q

4.250

10,300

15.500

15,400

15,200

15,100

15,000

14,600

14,300

14,EOO

14,000

13,800

13,800

13,600

13,600

13,400

13,300

13,600

13,500

14,200

14,300

14,200

14,100

13,800

13,600

13,400

12,900

12,600

12,300

12,200

403,730

13,220

Jan.

6,620

3,180

7,040

*5,600

3,140

9,820

9,820

9,480

5,690

6,260

10,900

11,700

11,600

11,500

11,500

11,400

11,300

11,200

7,840

6,880

7,870

7 , 530

10,000

7,220

10,000

8,040

3,200

2.460

4,460

2,630

6,010

255,890

8,255

Feb.

3.080

3,240

*10,300

12,300

10,000

3,420

12,200

12,800

14,000

13,300

14,300

14,400

14,400

14,600

14,000

14,000

13,300

5,430

3,530

14,000

14,600

14,900

15,500

15,100

14,400

12,200

12,200

12,500

11,500

346,620

11,950

Mar.

11,100

7,570

7,240

3,650

14.500

14,200

12,200

6,740

8,120

8,040

,600

,130

,570

,880

,500

,000

,170

,210

,OOO

,050

,920

,540

8,890

8,970

10,100

4,530

1,580

3,880

7,020

5,050

113

194,709

6,281

Apr.

28

708

500

1,180

3,940

*1 0,500

a, 720

5,190

2,750

4,680

15.400

12,200

11,500

11,300

11,300

7,500

5,540

11,600

12,200

10,300

10,700

11,800

6,600

6,620

9,770

3,300

6,340

8,150

8,310

4,640

 

226,846

7,562

May

7,200

*5,120

3,860

4,180

5,180

3,510

5,530

1.370

2,780

5,340

7,140

5,260

2,640

1,630

1,910

5,540

5,970

5,970

5,500

5,590

2,280

3,680

7,160

7,560

5,670

6,840

4,470

7,530

2,970

7.600

6,550

151,450

4,885

June

6,770

6,390

6,630

3,980

2,100

8,430

6,460

3,600

4,800

5,760

6,870

7,260

8,090

6,390

7,230

7,040

5,750

1,310

2,530

8.660

8,180

5,820

5,570

4,400

372

29

1,240

6,660

4,880

4,110

157,951

5,265

July

4,130

6,560

4,790

2,840

5,030

5,270

5,590

4,760

6,150

5,850

1,710

538

1,030

5,360

5,740

5,220

2,430

6,450

6,130

6.870

6,120

6,820

6,060

1,100

*6,500

5,660

5,130

6,580

6,660

3,300

3,430

143,868

4,834

Aug.

7,350

*8,300

5,260

4,550

4,170

3,460

2,160

5,900

5,840

1,800

1,510

1.540

1,480

1,780

7,720

2,510

4,340

5,700

10,200

9,340

8,530

6,190

1,500

1,680

2,500

2,880

6,910

7,360

3,030

11,100

12.400

165,570

5,555

Sept.

10,800

*12,200

10,600

10,600

12,400

11,800

11,300

10,500

10,700

10,400

7,030

11,600

10,600

8,930

9,160

9,310

7,660

5.960

6,440

8,840

7,600

7,830

3,840

12,900

8,870

13.500

12,800

11,600

3,460

4,830

 

293,380

9,799

Observed Adjustedt

lax 16,600 Min 21 Mean 7,341 Mean 7,290 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.78

lax 16,600 Min 28 Mean 8,268 Mean 8,028 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Douglas Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 89

4700. Little Pigeon River at Sevier-ville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°52 1 34", long 83°34'36", on left bank 0.5 mile downstream from city 

limits of Sevierville, Sevier County, and 0.5 mile downstream from West Fork Little 

Pigeon River.

Drainage area.--353 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1960. Prior to November 1920 tmnthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 14, 1928, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--4Q years, 552 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000'cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 12.43 ft); minimum, 90 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.78 ft); minimum daily, 95 cfs Sept. 25-27.

19SO-60: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 29, 1928 (gage height, 15.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1925 (gage height, 

0.33 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow caused by powerplants on forks. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1921-34. WSP 1336: 192l(M), 1922, 1923(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Nov. 27 Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

235

385

615

1,300

2,230

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

2.0

141

260

660

4.0 

8.0

10.0

2,340

6,680

9,640

Discharge, in cubic feet pe ;eond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,590

*657

440

325

258

258

1.870 ryiso

1,420

898

742

639

501

1,010

937

687

555

462

385

330

285

266

244

390

555

456

627

591

478

468

407

19,981

645

1.83

2.10

Nov.

374

330

295

*271

266

1,380

687

519

440

380

330

305

271

258

253

240

434

484

390

330

315

285

271

2,030

1,630

904

1,770

9,520

2,260

1,300

28,522

951

2.69

3.00

Dec.

*966

950

1,290

1,060

860

1,050

1,090

875

800

758

758

2,260

2,760

1,560

1,120

882

751

1,440

5.620

2,240

1,400

1,040

838

716

628

562

518

595

660

518

459

37,024

1,194

3.38

3.90

Jan.

415

4O4

737

*614

530

808

1,540

1,640

1,210

966

875

765

777

793

737

660

595

602

569

494

454

420

382

371

355

335

398

442

420

667

20,603

665

1.88

2.17

Feb.

660

576

*506

464

708

1,010

723

602

556

882

1,520

808

765

688

588

647

942

1,530

1.600

1,180

998

966

905

808

950

1,410

1,010

808

751

25,561

881

2.50

2.69

Mar.

*628

870

3,000

1,600

1,100

898

300

709

688

730

744

695

628

614

621

905

1,250

1,030

845

730

628

569

530

506

476

459

454

476

1,030

5,410

1,790

29,413

949

2.69

3.10

Apr.

1,160

1,280

2,500

*2,620

1,740

1,210

990

860

730

621

536

494

470

476

464

432

415

410

360

340

340

404

340

320

500

300

388

512

382

330

21,724

724

2.05

2.29

May

442

+426

376

335

310

285

285

569

454

376

350

355

350

305

285

260

242

233

224

207

199

187

175

172

265

366

500

454

366

305

9,886

319

0.904

1.04

June

*195

187

238

195

191

191

203

172

165

138

126

126

112

105

121

100

180

165

115

100

143

371

1,560

1,190

2,O9O

1,050

1,370

737

582

448

12,666

422

1.20

1.33

July

*36O

371

325

285

242

215

183

161

148

280

2,080

1,090

595

543

448

350

333

42O

327

404

251

203

397

678

320

260

310

251

199

215 r1

12,427

401

1.14

1.31

Aug.

158

*151

148

158

161

442

256

382

744

442

1,050

1,920

2,690

1,430

1,050

702

506

410

388

420

335

454

737

506

382

315

270

256

246

246

246

17,601

568

1.61

1.85

Sept.

320

*280

215

177

168

148

138

129

132

161

148

765

464

275

224

187

187

177

168

144

126

118

107

102

9_5

95

95

118

161

211

5,835

194

0.550

0.61

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,520 Min 77 Mean 671 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,520 Min 95 Mean 659 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.39

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfa) .--Nov. 28 (5 a.m.) 18,000 cfs (12.43 ft); Dec. 19 (5 a.m.) 7,740 cfs 

(8.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

596833 O -61 - 7
90 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4705. French Broad River near Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°57'30", long 83°46'26", on left bank 45 ft upstream frotr Riverdale 

Ferry, 0.7 mile downstream from Johnson Hollow, 7.5 miles upstream frotr confluence 

with Holston River, and 8 miles east of Knoxville, Knox County.

Drainage area. 5,101 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Prior to December 1945, monthly discharge only , published in WSP 1306..

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. December 1945 to September 1957 at site 200 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 7,488 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year-, 25,200 cfs Dec. 19 (elevation, 823.75 ft); minimum, 546 cfs June 19 (elevation, 814.76 ft); minimum daily, 1,590 cfs Apr. 1.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 47,500 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (elevation, 828.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 33,000 cfs; minimum, 67 cfs Oct. 25, 1953 (elevation, 

813.38 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Oct. 23-26, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 855.0 ft in March 1867 from floodmarks (discharge, 160,000 cfs, 

estimated), from investigations by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Douglas Lake (see p. 205), 24.6 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

815.9

816.0

816.5

817.0

1,480

1,600

2,280

3,240

819.0

821.0

824.0

8,300

14,700

26,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

11,800

10.200

10,600

10,800

15,400

13,300

15,000

12,600

11,900

10,500

13,900

16,100

14,600

14,600

13,200

12,900

14,800

15,700

17.500

13,500

12 , 100

13,900

15,700

15,500

15,300

14,500

15,100

17,100

14,500

14,900

13,800

431,100

13,910

Nov.

15,700

14,400

14,900

15,300

15,500

16.900

15,700

12,800

*15,100

13,300

12,300

9,960

13,400

10,600

10,700

8,780

10,700

8,920

8,920

10,000

6,960

3,100

3,850

6,330

6,670

3,220

4,260

12,800

3,820

2.970

307,860

10,260

Calendar year 1959: !

Water year 1959-60: J

Dec.

7,400

5.510

9,690

17,000

16,500

16,500

16,700

16,100

15,800

*15,400

15,100

16,600

17,400

15,800

15,100

14,700

14,400

15,200

22.800

17,400

16,100

15,800

15,400

15,100

14,700

14,500

14,300

13 , 900

13 , 800

13,300

13,000

461,000

14,870

Jan.

9,740

10,200

9,200

7,360

8,660

11,000

12,300

*12,800

7,420

8,220

10,900

12.900

12,800

12 , 800

12,700

12,500

12,300

12,200

9,680

6,890

8,690

8,170

10,900

7,820

10,700

9,950

5,100

3.160

4,120

4,490

4,720

290,390

9,367

Feb.

6,350

2.610

9,440

*13,300

11,700

10,200

13,500

13,700

14,400

14,900

16,100

15,500

15,500

15,500

14,900

14,800

13,400

11,100

2,970

15,500

15,900

16,200

16.500

16,200

15,800

13,800

13,500

13,700

12,200

-.- -.

381,170

13,140

Observed

Mar.

13,600

8,430

12,700

10,000

15.800

15,400

15,300

7,680

8,740

8,840

7,450

4,580

6,430

7,250

*7,610

4,720

3,020

2,760

2,290

2.180

6,200

6,920

7,450

10,000

10,600

7,660

2,480

3,530

6,170

9,770

4,740

240,300

7,752

Apr.

1,590

1,880

2,180

5,320

4,720

11,800

*9,170

6,320

3,620

4,450

12,000

15.500

11,700

13,100

11,700

9,310

5,930

11,000

12,800

11,900

10,900

12,200

8,230

6,200

9,430

9,940

7,600

8,670

8,970

5,570

251,500

8,383

May

6,290

6,800

5,030

4,290

5,310

5,000

4,680

2,050

1,990

*5,190

7,680

6,630

5,660

3,100

1.970

4,500

6,420

6,800

5,970

6,080

3,170

5,850

6,030

8.590

6,730

6,770

5,780

7,990

5,750

6,100 

7,620

167,600

5,406

June

7,130

7,420

7,000

5,120

3,040

6,490

*7,340

4,890

4,660

6,510

6,120

7,680

7,940

7,250

7,600

7,660

7,270

2,790

1.610

7,110

9.000

8,040

8,010

5,390

5,570

1,620

2,570

5,250

6,470

5,440

179,790

5,993

July

4,770

4,990

5,310

4,400

5,260

4,990

*6,000

5,500

6,500

6,500

6,000

3,000

2.000

5,500

6,000

5,500

4,000

7,000

6,500

7.500

7,000

7,500

7,000

2,500

7,000

6,000

5,500

7,000

7, COO

4,000 

4, COO

171,750

5,540

Aug.

8,000

*8,930

6,070

4,560

4,320

4,300

3,320

5,520

7,000

3,260

2,000

3,230

4,220

2,920

6,740

5,300

4,180

6,080

9,050

10,700

9,680

7,730

5,670

1.720

2,750

5,520

5,650

7,770

9,520

11.700 

11,700

184,670

5,957

Sept.

*11,000

11,900

11,500

11,200

12,000

12,600

11,800

10,900

11,000

12,100

8,790

10,500

15,000

8,130

10,000

9,910

7,210

7,900

5.240

8,620

8,160

6,590

10,400

12,200

10,000

12,800

15.500

12,700

10,300

5,640

307,190

10,240

Adjustedt

lax 22,800 Min 612 Mean 8,228 Mean 8,177 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.76

tex 22,800 Min 1,590 Mean 9,219 Mean 8,979 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Douglas Lake.

Note. No gage-height record July 7 to Aug. 1; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

below Douglas Dam and Little Pigeon River at Seviervllle.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 91

4715. South Pork Holston River at Riverside, near Chilhowie, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°45'37", long 81"37"53", on right bank 400 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Riverside, Smyth County, 900 ft upstream from Spring Branch, 3.2 miles downstream from Redstone Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Chilhowie.

Drainage area. 76.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1920 to December 1931, July 1942 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306. Prior to October 1924, published as "near Chilhowie." June 1907 to December 1909 at site 4^ miles downstream 

also published as "near Chilhowie," records not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,106.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 1, 1920, to Nov. 14, 1931, chain gage at 

site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 25-28 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1920-31, 1942-60: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs June 12, 1923 (gage height, 9.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve 

extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 2 cfs Aig. 26, 

Oct. 15, 1943, Aug. 9, 11, 1944, Oct. 19, 1945; minimum daily, 8 cfs July 19) 1926.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1943-44(m). WSP 1306: Drainage area, 19^1-31(M).

Hating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 2.0' 146

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

445

850

1,360

2,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

200

98

69

54

47

44

64

53

52

52

52

52

*49

92

143

114

90

77

67

60

53

52

51

57

71

74

a78

a8O

a80

a76

a72

2,273

73.3

0.963

1.11

Nov.

a70

a66

a62

a56

*52

54

a56

a56

a54

a50

a48

a47

a46

a45

a44

a45

a56

a56

a54

a50

a48

a48

a5o

a30O

a40o

a300

a!90

a200

a!90

a!50

2,943

98.1

1.29

1.44

Dec.

a!30

alZO

*108

96

88

90

90

81

81

85

90

170

354

274

203

162

135

132

361

331

251

200

165

141

124

117

117

119

127

119

112

4,773

154

2.02

2.33

Jan.

98

90

135

173

160

146

160

*186

178

176

189

192

203

200

197

176

149

138

124

110

98

90

83

79

77

74

77

85

81

85

112

4,121

133

1.75

2.01

Feb.

184

176

*151

130

355

705

386

265

224

246

745

410

310

251

200

173

165

192

184

151

154

149

135

130

186

243

227

200

192

7,219

249

3.27

3.53

Mar.

173

162

146

149

135

122

114

110

108

105

101

98

92

*88

94

98

96

101

101

101

96

92

92

119

181

178

246

565

*1,020

1,840

1,390

8,113

262

3.44

3.96

Apr.

765

685

645

725

745

*505

364

299

260

222

195

176

157

141

130

119

112

108

101

92

90

88

83

79

77

77

103

103

101

92

7,439

248

3.26

3.64

May

96

88

83

81

75

74

74

262

296

219

176

*149

130

114

103

94

88

85

81

75

72

71

67

66

75

66

69

75

72

67

60

3,203

103

1.35

1.57

June

60

*58

58

77

81

69

63

58

57

53

49

49

48

47

47

46

44

42

41

40

65

83

77

64

57

51

48

45

44

44

1,665

55.5

0.729

0.81

July

98

746

257

181

224

165

*117

94

83

83

81

69

63

74

63

56

53

61

56

53

51

47

46

46

44

42

56

4,8

44

42

40

3,183

103

1.35

1.56

Aug.

40

38

38

*37

35

35

35

39

40

40

52

41

54

48

42

45

39

38

37

36

36

63

69.

51

44

40

38

37

38

35

35

1,295

41.8

0.549

0.63

Sept.

34

51

34

33

32

31

31

*30

30

30

31

34

31

30

29

29

28

29

30

29

28

27

27

26

25

25

25

27

31

32

895

29.8

0.392

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,OOO MIn 20 Mean 102 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,84O MIn 25 Mean 129 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.03

Peak discharge (base, 65O cfs).--Feb. 5 (1O:30 p.m.) 1.02O cfs (4.33 ft); Feb. 11 (6 a.m.) 925 cfs 

(4.13 ft); Mar. 3O (9 to 10 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (6.20 ft); Apr. 5 (6 to 7 a.m.) 805 cfs (3.90 ft)j 

July 2 (5 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (5.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

and records for nearby stations.

ange In stage, weather records,
92 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'06", long 81°50'39", on right bank 500 ft upstream from "bridge on 

U. 3. Highway 58 at Vestal, Washington County, 0.7 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 

3.2 miles northwest of Damascus, and 4.9 miles upstream from Middle Fork Holston River.

Drainage area.--3Ul sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,792.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--S9 years, 459 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.20 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.44 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Sept. 25-2V.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 15.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 14, 1941, Dec. 24, 1943 (gage height, 2.16 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Sept. 18, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1932-33(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to May 8)

3.0 

4.0

Discharge, in eubi; f<

110 

2OO 

545

et per second,

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,050

1,770

3,630

6,200

water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

665

358

249

200

170

*155

557

344

299

270

276

296

252

615

715

518

400

334

276

243

218

205

198

292

432

472

509

500

428

338

11,164

360

1.20

1.38

Nov.

306

279

£46

225

*212

252

234

215

210

200

192

188

178

172

172

172

218

228

212

200

200

200

188

1,180

2.080

1,110

765

790

740 

615

12,179

406

1.35

1.50

Dec.

532

476

*460

414

586

418

442

394

390

432

484

1,330

2,400

1,420

965

740

615

640

1,770

1,460

1,050

815

665

568

514

468

442

456

488

450

432

22,516

726

2.41

2.78

Jan.

397

380

545

665

640

590

690

*790

765

715

790

790

890

940

890

765

640

590

532

468

428

394

369

344

341

327

380

439

425 

432

488

17,839

575

1.91

2.20

Feb.

615

615

*545

492

805

2,180

1,350

965

815

865

2,400

1,500

1,170

915

740

640

615

790

840

690

665

615

568

540

765

1,200

965

790

740

26,395

910

3.02

3.26

Mar.

615

568

568

496

450

425

400

386

369

376

358

355

320

*330'

355

372

400

456

446

432

404

386

400

509

715

715

1,020

2,130

3,630 

5,780

4,680

28,846

931

3.09

3.56

Apr.

2.940

2,580

2,400

2,490

2,760

2,040

*1,500

1,230

1,050

890

765

690

640

590

545

518

492

480

450

422

411

411

386

372

562

369

492

472

442

422

29,611

987

3.28

3.66

May

450

408

390

372

362

348

341

951

1.080

790

615

*532

480

432

394

362

341

324

299

285

273

261

249

246

296

267

320

330

316

282

258

12,654

408

1.36

1.56

June

*243

231

228

228

237

228

205

192

190

178

175

180

178

165

162

158

168

152

144

142

215

296

372

273

273

212

200

178

180

180

6,163

205

0.681

0.76

July

1,340

1.680

840

615

545

450

*366

306

£67

306

334

261

231

344

£92

£43

215

212

210

212

185

168

165

172

261

190

320

279

210

180

168

11,567

373

1.24

1.43

Aug.

155

144

142

*146

136

132

132

144

188

142

220

168

313

228

198

175

150

140

136

132

132

444

590

334

240

200

178

170

178

155

144

6,086

196

0.651

0.75

Sept.

144

150

138

128

126

120

126

*118

118

114

114

130

122

110

106

104

101

102

108

106

100

98

94

94

90

90

90

104

124

128

3,397

113

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,320 Min 75 Mean 430 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,780 Min 90 Mean 515 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.26

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs),--Mar. 30 (11 p.m.) 6,480 cfs (10.20 ft)j July 1 (2:30 p.m.) 3,230 

cfs (7.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4740. Middle Fork Holston River at Sevenmile Ford, Va.

Location. Lat 36°48'26", long 81°37'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 11 at Sevenmile Ford, Smyth County, 0.3 mile upstream from Mead Creek 

and 3.3 miles downstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area.--132 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,960.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--18 years, 159 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 10; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft July 31; minimum daily, 22 cfs 

Sept. 3, 6.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 7,680 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 26, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 26, 

1944.

Remarks. Records good prior to June 9, fair thereafter. Some diurnal fluctuation at 

low flow caused by mill 9 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942 (m). WSP1306: 1947(M).

Hating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to May 8, June 9 to Aug. 25, 

Sept. 27-30)

102

162

3.0 

4.0

6.0

275

79O

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1£60

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

168

108

90

79

76

73

168

114

117

108

120

123

*108

355

302

183

135

82

68

62

79

59

57

1EO

135

120

129

123

99

88

79

3,727

120

0.909

1.05

Nov.

73

66

*B2

62

59

68

66

62

62

55

55

57

48

50

50

52

59

62

62

59

57

55

57

708

735

3O6

196

211

192

156

3,862

129

0.977

1.09

Dec.

138

126

*120

105

96.

108

120

114

123

147

159

490

735

400

262

200

168

168

570

465

325

239

189

168

150

141

135

138

147

138

132

6,716

217

1.64

1.89

Jan.

120

114

180

234

200

180

264

*335

284

293

355

325

350

350

311

248

203

189

174

150

138

126

123

111

108

105

108

123

120

123

147

6,191

200

1.5E

1.74

Feb.

177

177

*156

144

522

1,160

535

355

284

266

735

460

365

302

219

196

203

350

350

262

244

226

215

222

360

465

345

298

306

9,899

341

2.58

2.79

Mar.

266

248

239

203

180

159

147

141

138

135

126

126

114

*114

132

153

147

165

168

165

156

153

168

311

530

425

708

1,160

1,520

1.950

1,630

11,977

386

2.92

3.37

Apr.

790

555

425

520

818

*550

390

284

226

186

165

150

135

123

114

105

102

99

88

85

79

79

73

71

71

68

88

82

71

71

6,663

222

1.68

1.88

May

85

76

73

71

66

62

62

676

500

270

189

*168

147

132

120

111

108

96

93

85

82

76

73

68

90

71

76

90

79

73

66

4,034

130

0.985

1.14

June

55

*57

55

57

59

50

48

48

42

38

36

38

38

38

40

36

35

38

35

36

42

90

108

79

62

48

45

45

43

43

1,484

49.5

0.375

0.42

July

105

398

138

123

88

62

*50

45

42

43

62

55

45

48

40

38

38

4O

32

33

38

33

29

40

36

29

43

38

42

33

25

1,911

61.6

0.467

0.54

Aug.

30

32

40

*32

32

30

33

32

36

36

48

36

73

57

45

40

33

30

30

33

32

114

99

52

35

29

30

26

26

26

25.

1,252

40.4

0.306

0.35

Sept.

25

30

22.

23

25

22

25

*25

27

30

26

47

30

33

26

30

29

36

38

36

30

33

33

38

36

43

66

71

68

71

1,074

35.8

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,460 Min 23 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.40

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,950 Min 22 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16. E6

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 30 (11:30 p.m.) 2,290 cfs (6.30 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
94 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4765. South Pork Holston River below South Holston Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°31'25", long 82°05'50", on right bank 1,900 ft downstream from South 

Holston Dam powerhouse, 1.0 mile upstream from bridge at Bristol waterworks, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Thomas Creek, 6.7 miles southeast of Bristol, Sullivan County, and at 

mile 49.4.

Drainage area. 703 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,450.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 9 years, 925 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,280 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 37.35 ft); minimum, 5.8 cfs Nov. 14 (gage height, 32.41 ft); minimum daily, 6.1 cfs Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 

22.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 8,270 cfs Feb. 12, 1957 (gage height, 40.45 ft); no 

flow for part of day Oct. 27, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 0.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair. Plow completely regulated by South Holston Lake (see p. 205).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

32.4

32.5

32.7

32.9

33.1

33.4

5.5

8.3

17

32

57

118

34.0

34.5

35.0

36.0

38.0

300

525

820

1,700

4,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October- 1959 to Septemter 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

152

7.7

6.6

6.6

276

268

9.8

472

240

1,420

6.9

9S8

1,240

2.000

24

8.0

7.7

13

226

23

7.7

8.0

607

770

12

707

256

578

7.7

(LJL

10,395.8

335

Nov.

6.1

956

1,650

*7.2

6.9

332

7.7

7.2

13

103

27

27

6.9

288

6.9

6.6

978

9.3

18

6.9

7.2

6.1

7.2

944

2.210

13

1,090

794

189

674

10,398.2

347

Calendar year 1959: 1

Water year 1959-60: '

Dec.

119

133~~ 7.5

549

7.5

8.0

818

424

52

8.3

9.0

9.8

9.0

242

80

1,250

1?

127

115

9.8

9.4

160

169

106

8.0

8.0

7.7

224

272

572

411

5,937.0

192

Jan.

Ill

7.5

7.2

834

476

*436

211

277

209

8.3

9.0

8.7

9.0

143

218

234

8.3

1,390

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,770

398

199

2,000

2,180

858

236

1,436

10

7.7

19,151.7

618

Feb.

1,020

1,030

*820

106

16

12

104

1,590

902

1,220

968

1,510

1,700

1,610

2.000

1,290

1,230

1,240

1,550

1,190

27

1,410

1,270

1,180

810

1,220

880

18

1,810

29,783

1,027

Mar.

1,220

*1,170

1,210

1,280

1,320

852

743

758

418

1,020

1,420

1,540

1,680

1,740

836

443

912

1,370

1,000

414

1,700

590

292

18

906

16

16

40

924

1.860

'

29,528

953

Apr.

309

1,970

1,950

2,450

2,430

*2,430

2,360

2,420

1,880

76

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,050

549

16

15

802

583

606

442

607

16

16

692

2,120

1,470

1,540

1,730

17

33,856

1,129

May

16

1,530"

232

*540

730

734

818

436

1,350

2.390

1,780

2,190

1,750

46

16

1,520

1,560

1,540

1,550

1,690

860

747

1,940

1,710

962

932

871

1,260

18

1,420

1,070

34,208

1,103

June

738

742

1,050

1,220

i§.

1,270

1,350

1,350

1,230

1,750

1,300

16

960

985

1,330

1,320

1,140

1,990

1,720

2.540

2,470

1,840

1,780

1,740

912

17

1,470

1,430

1,890

1,280

38,846

1,295

Julv

952

572

17

17

1,590

1,160

1,360

1,760

882

531

2,020

948

1,430

2.070

*1,5"60

18

17

742

679

650

698

596

18

1,530

1,800

1,160

1,900

1,690

1,500

18

469

30,354

979

Aug.

1,420

1,760

*2 , 150

1,660

1,170

2,110

1,230

1,960

1,S30

1,930

1,580

1,200

20

18

1,870

2,080

2,120

2,000

552

18

18

-1,780

1,480

1,960

2,610

2,530

30

934

2,580

2,750

2,190

47,520

1,533

Sept.

2,770

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,800

2,800

*2,7SO

2,840

2,860

2,860

2,890

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,940

2,960

3,000

3,000

3,040

3,060

3,000

3.090

2,690

17

TT

1,090

1,350

1,260

1,530

487

72,171

2,406

Observed Adjustedt

lax 2,780 Mln 5.5 Mean 558 Mean 851 Cfsra 1.21 In. 16.43

lax 3,090 Mln 6.1 Mean 989 Mean 1,029 Cfsra 1.46 In. 19.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in South Holston Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 95 

4784. Beaver Creek near Bristol, Va.

Location. Lat 36°37'54" , long 82°08'02", on right bank 50 ft upstream from private bridge, 

75 ft downstream from Goose Creek, 0.9 mile downstream from Clear Creek, ard 2.1 miles 

northeast of Bristol, Washington County, Va.

Drainage area.--27.7 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,780.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 280 cfs July 1 (gage height, 4.62 ft); minimum, 

9.5 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.64 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 795 cfs May 6, 1958 (gage height, 6.38 ft); minimum, 

9.5 cfs Sept. 28, Oct. 6, 1959.

Flood in 1936 reached a stage about 5 ft higher than that of May 6, 1958.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

36

95

174

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

12

11

IT

ll

*20

52

a35

a27

a25

a25

a27

a25

a35

30

23

21

19

18

16

16

16

16

22

26

22

24

22

20 

20

19

678

21.9

0.791

0.91

Nov.

18

18

*17

17

16

30

24

22

21

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

85

66

50

48

68

56 

49

849

28.3

1.02

1.14

Dec.

*46

45

44

41

40

43

44

43

42

42

42

68

69

58

52

47

45

54

88

69

62

56

53

48

46

43

42

44

42

40

40

1,538

49.6

1.79

2.06

Jan.

38

37

43

*40

39

40

47

48

49

49

48

47

52

49

49

47

45

44

42

41

40

38

37

36

35

34

37

38

36

34

35

1,294

41.7

1.51

1.74

Feb.

34

*34

34

34

40

47

43

41

40

41

42

39

39

38

37

36

40

49

50

47

47

46

44

43

46

47

45

44

43

1,210

41.7

1.51

1.62

Mar.

41

41

41

40

39

38

37

36

38

36

35

34

34

*34

36

40

48

53

52

49

48

50

55

67

76

77

84

88

88

110

104

1,649

53.2

1.92

2.21

Apr.

87

78

82

92

96.

89

*81

74

69

64

60

58

54

53

50

48

47

45

43

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

39

35

34

34

1,685

56.2

2.03

2.26

May

35

34

32

30

30

31

32

36

31

30

30

*30

29

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

23

22

25

24

30

23

23

22

22

853

27.5

0.993

1.15

June

*20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

16

15

15

16

16

22

18

18

16

15

15

15

15

515

17.2

0.621

0.69

July

88

50

30

26

*23

22

21

19

19

23

22

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

1517'

16

16

17

17

672

21.7

0.783

0.90

Aug.

16

16

*16

17

18

19

18

17

16

19

19

19

23

18

16

16

16

16

17

18

16

26

20

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

12

522

16.8

0.606

0.70

Sept.

15

15

14

13

13

*13

12

12

12

14

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

1011

10

341

11.4

0.412

0.46

Calendar year 1959 : Max 14O Min 10 Mean 29.3 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37

Water year 1959-6O : Max 11O Mln 10 Mean 32.3 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.84

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for South Pork Holston River at Vestal.
96 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat SC°14'18", long 81°49'22 , on right bank 300 ft downstream from Cove Creek,

miles southwest of Sugar Grove, Watauga County, and at mile 64.4.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in W3P 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,607.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 58 cfs Sept. 27 

(gage height, 1.74 ft) .

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

profile based on floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 6.5 cfs Jan. 1, 1954 (gage height, 

1.13 ft), result of freeaeup; minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 19, 30, 1954.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks on barn a quarter of 

a mile above station as witnessed by local resident (discharge, 28,000 cfs, from rating 

cur^e extended above 2 ,10U cfs as explained above).

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14, 

July 2 to Aug. 13

220

387

5.0 

6.0

790

1,260

1,880

Discharge, in cubi2 feet per second,

Mar. 15 to July 1, 

Aug. 14 to Sept. 30

1.7 52 5.0 1,260

2.0 106 6.0 1,880

2.5 232 7.0 2,650

3.0 407 8.0 3,590

4.0 80O

year October 1959 to September 1960

Slight

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

844

395

2,66

200

169

144

164

169

417

332

332

244

206

292

266

220

192

174

152

135

128

130

162

256

209

176

*159

142

133

147

266

7,221

233

2.57

2.96

Nov.

203

16?

149

140

130

128

119

112

106

101

97

93

89

91

93

89

97

84

78

T6_

80

78

78

*152

137

110

101

169

137

b!25

3,411

114

1.26

1.40

Dec.

b!20

124

133

124

117

153

130

137

133

137

144

331

449

295

*232

200

179

209

784

485

343

272

226

200

192

171

159

212

235

184

166

6,956

224

2.47

2.85

Jan.

152

154

284

232

212

232

295

305

272

256

256

235

*256

241

on g

203

187

198

179

b!55

b!45

b!45

b!40

b!35

b!30

b!25

137

147

135

192

415

6,377

206

2.27

2.61

Feb.

376

285

238

206

1.410

1,140

561

406

336

448

677

457

b390

b310

b290

260

*272

449

b400

b300

260

235

217

226

318

357

276

247

238

11,585

399

4.39

4.75

Mar.

b205

b200

b260

b240

bE30

b220

b210

b200

b230

b220

b210

b205

b200

b!90

b200

204

251

263

204

182

170

b!55

*b!70

296

362

318

449

673

1,160

5,540

1,960

13,577

438

4.82

5.56

Apr.

966

820

1,260

1.620

1,610

885

652

484

453

380

514

E80

257

238

221

212

196

193

*167

162

162

172

147

140

138

142

167

152

133

126

12,849

428

4.71

5.26

May

142

124

117

110

106

104

106

388

210

172

152

160

152

140

126

*119

115

113

106

129

128

102

93

87

91

108

598

314

215

177

150

4,754

153

1.69

1.95

June

133

124

170

196

190

177

152

135

126

110

102

102

98

*104

115

87

78

76

71

67

174

168

178

115

98

117

117

96

119

93

3,688

123

1.35

1.51

July

522

5^2

239

206

161

133

124

108

101

145

147

106

93

101

84

76

75

70

86

89

*S7

62

144

119

101

239

3i4

184

142

119

104

4,913

159

1.75

2.02

Aug.

93

84

78

87

141

93

91

88

78

*!§_

93

177

452

343

212

162

157

145

164

133

145

293

232

177

170

210

196

174

119

98

91

4,851

156

1.72

1.99

Sept.

106

104

85

81

74

71

83

80

76

72

271

119

89

*76

72

71

72

118

179

106

85

78

74

69

64

61

60

80

85

110

2,771

92.4

1.02

1.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,390 Min 39 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.34

Water year 1959-6O: Max 3,540 Min 60 Mean 227 Cfsm 2.50 In. 33.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). --Feb. 5 (5:30 

cfs (8.75 ft); Apr. 4 (1O p.m.) 2,600 cfs (6.94

.m.) 

ft).

3,830 cfs (8.24 ft)j Mar. 30 (2:30 p.m.) 4,340

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 97

4840. Watauga River below Wilbur Dam, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°20<39", long 82°07'46", 1,800 ft downstream from Wilbur Dam, 0.7 mile 

downstream from Big Laurel Branch, 2.7 miles downstream from Watauga Dam, and 5 miles 

east of Elizabethton, Carter County.

Drainage area.--471 sq mi.

Records available. October 1902 to December 1908 (published as "near Elizabethton"), January 1948 to September 1960. Prior to May 1903 monthly discharge only, published in 

WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,550/00 ft above mean sea levsl, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 11, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1908, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 713 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,750 cfs Jan. 19 (gage height, 38.10 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 20, 21 (gage height, 31.13 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs Feb. 6.

1902-8, 1948-60: Maximum discharge observed, 21,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1906 (gage height, 

13.6 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; minimum discharge, 2.3 cfs July 11, 1953; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; minimum 

gage height at present site, 30.73 ft July 11, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Watauga Lake (see p. 205). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1906(M). WSP 1306: 1905(M). WSP 1386: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

31.5

31.5

31.7

32.0

32.5

73

132

265

33.0

33.5

34.0

36.0

475

820

1,280

3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

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

Total

Mean

Oct.

215

646

684

652

1,070

226

*1,220

1,280

2,210

1,470

78

1,510

1,620

2.280

2,040

165

75

73

73

190

73

68

66

513

470

388

367

133

181

64

61

20,161

650

Nov.

61

566

900

60

52

176

56

54

53

143

54

52

51

190

53

52

194

218

70

61

58

57

56

511

57

54

1.000

381

214

314

5,818

194

Calendar year 1959: :

Water year 1959-60= '

Dec.

314

68

*67

146

64

64

168

136

62

60

60

60

58

228

57

53

53

76

107

58

57

56

60

56

56

54

54

142

334

154

53

3,035

97.9

Jan.

53

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

1,010

1.070

45

626

760

148

122

728

707

278

39

462

30

30

6,924

223

Feb.

147

28

*268

57

33

26

60

158

,090

, 740

,130

,470

,650

210

1,360

1,010

625

1,260

620

727

76

1,140

853

342

68

306

319

66

645

17,489

603

Mar.

596

104

94

394

506

144

106

96

66

460

1,210

1,430

1,510

1,560

490

540

480

1,300

336

93

802

532

212

62

815

62

60

58

558

1,740

2.280

18,696

603

Apr.

2,140

2,170

2,110

2,150

2.750

*2,750

2,670

2,740

2,720

1,490

2,600

1,550

1,390

1,460

744

73

73

1,500

682

652

558

642

67

68

701

1,620

 1,020

1,080

1,570

76

41,816

1,394

May

73

989

73

*72

70

70

80

73

1,140

1,460

1,760

1,700

1,060

79

73

904

452

76

84

76

73

138

1,760

1,640

704

204

1,180

216

76

789

583

17,747

572

June

822

*794

828

370

76

,230

,400

,220

,180

,380

896

75

992

572

1,130

1,500

1,290

2,000

1,650

2.210

1,530

1,930

1,610

756

780

82

1,600

1,680

1,370

1,630

34,583

1,153

July

1,120

548

82

82

604

* ,020

,070

,420

,050

182

,920

,330

809

,540

,210

78

76

76

333

414

408

78

78

76

955

562

1,120

1,110

833

76

76

20,336

656

Aug.

584

1,350

*1,580

1,550

693

1,010

366

1,730

1,760

2,090

1,320

978

64

62

1,760

1,680

1,880

2,000

1,170

76

75

1,810

1,620

1,770

1,720

1,830

101

972

2,560

2.950

2,290

41 , 40 1

1,336

Sept.

3,000

3,000

2,970

2,970

3,000

3,020

*3,020

3,060

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,090

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,090

3,100

5.120

2,060

60

60

1,100

889

1,120

771

222

73,622

2,454

Observed Adjustedt

4ax 2,910 Mln 30 Mean 484 Mean 681 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.63

lax 3,120 Min 26 Mean 824 Mean 818 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In cont° 'ts in Watauga Lake.
98 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4855. Doe River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location. 36°2Q'4Q" , long 82°12'37", on left bank 1,500 ft upstream from tridge on State 

Highway 91 at Elizabethton, Carter County, and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. --June 1907 to June 1908 (gage heights only), October 1911 to September 

1916, October 1920 to September 1960. Published as "at Valley Forge" 1911-16. 1920-31. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,524.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 1907 to June 1908 and September to December 1912, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 11, 1911, 

to Sept. 30, 1916, and Nov. 5, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage 3 miles upstream at 

altitude 1,610 ft (from topographic map). June 19 to Sept. 20, 1932, staff gage at 

present site at datum 0.50 ft higher. Sept. 20, 1932, to Jan. 31, 1934, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 45 years (1911-16, 1920-60), 218 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1911-16, 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 7,300 cfs July 30, 1940 (gage height, 6.75 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 6.25 ft; minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 0.60 ft, site and 

datum then in use) .

Remarks . --Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given 

in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years). W3P 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1913(M) , 1915(M) , 1929(M) , 

193HM) . WSP 1336: 1933(M) , 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 5 Feb. 6 to Sept. 30

0.8 94

1.0 140

1.5 299

2.0 510

3.0 1,140

4.0 2,190

0.6 54

1.0 136

1.5 290

2.0 510

3.0 1,240

4.0 2,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

436

240

173

140

121

112

*274

207

194

173

167

156

133

274

247

197

173

154

135

123

116

112

109

T56

197

188

176

170

154

154

145

5,506

178

1.30

1.49

Nov.

140

133

*123

116

114

140

135

121

114

112

107

105

103

101

105

103

130

128

114

109

109

109

105

292

565

271

230

451

373

292

4,950

165

1.20

1.34

Dec.

247

233

*254

233

220

254

257

230

237

257

278

518

790

545

402

328

285

313

1.190

712

500

386

328

288

264

247

227

240

257

220

207

10,947

353

2.58

2.97

Jan.

188

188

296

274

*257

274

339

365

343

321

335

313

365

354

343

306

274

285

257

233

214

194

188

182

179

176

2^7

237

207

220

299

8,213

265

1.93

2.23

Feb.

335

*306

278

254

533

782

543

424

362

465

739

521

470

392

322

306

310

485

548

406

362

346

310

302

438

664

470

384

350

_ _ _ _

12,407

428

3.12

3.37

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,090 Mln 42

Mar.

*298

286

374

306

269

258

241

244

244

241

224

220

205

217

241

286

397

428

346

302

272

248

244

286

350

330

415

625

1,090

*2.040

1,560

13,087

422

3.08

3.55

Apr.

966

835

872

926

*1,080

828

664

538

451

392

350

322

302

286

272

262

252

248

224

211

208

224

199

190

184

182

2GG

252

208

199

12,393

413

3.01

3.36

May

230

202

187

*179

170

165

165

330

272

244

227

227

220

202

187

176

170

162

157

154

276

202

170

160

176

162

230

205

248

227

190

6,272

202

1.47

1.70

June

*173

165

162

154

157

173

146

139

139

122

118

120

113

113

124

111

127

111

100

13.

134

168

346

208

165

160

152

129

146

122

4,390

146

1.07

1.19

July

423

6C1

350

2£4

241

*1£9

176

154

144

335

4C2

272

2?0

269

211

179

176

2C5

162

146

131 1"0

2?5

258

168

154

184

162

139

1F7

113

6,950

2?4

1.64

1.89

Aug.

108

*98

95

115

118

108

139

149

113

100

102

154

234

149

122

106

100

100

93

206

154

392

342

214

165

136

124

144

127

111

104

4,522

146

1.07

1.23

Mean 227 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.46

Sept.

120

113

100

91

87

*83

79

79

83

79

129

102

89

79

75

73

75

75

77

71

66

62

62

61

59

57

56

68

91

91

2,432

81.1

0.592

0.66

Water year 1959-60= Max 2,040 Mln 55 Mean 252 Cfam 1.84 In. 24.98

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). Dec. 19 (6:30 a.m.) 1,700 cfs (3.59 ft); Mar. 30 (10 p.m.) 2,210 

cfs (3.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 99

4860. Watauga River at Elizabethton, Term.

Location. Lat 36"21'21", long 82"13"26", on left bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 19E at Elizabethton, Carter County, 0.6 mile downstream from Doe Fiver, and at 

mile 25.9.

Drainage area. 692 sq mi.

Records available. October 1925 to July 1949, July 1953 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only October 1925 to January 1926, published in WSP 1306. Gage-height records 

collected in this vicinity December 1909 to July 1949 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,486.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Dec. 1, 1909, to Feb. 20, 1926, U. S. Weather 

Bureau tape gage and Feb. 21 to Oct. 4, 1926, staff gage, on Southern Railway bridge 

10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1925-48, 1953-60), 1,057 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.E6 ft); minimum, 153 cfs 3ept. 27 (gage height, 2.14 ft); minimum daily, 157 cfs Sept. 25.

1925-49, 1953-60: Maximum discharge, 75,100 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 20.87 

ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 20, 1932; minimum daily, 85 cfs Dec. 3, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Sept. 20, 1932.

Maximum stage known, about 21 ft in May 1901 (discharge, 75,900 cfs), from high-water 

profile by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by Watauga Lake, 10 miles upstream 

(see p.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: 1932(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 

1927-28(M), 1930, 1931-32(m).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

143

225

480

1,200

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

3,280

4,700

6,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

7Y1

966

909

800

1,300

422

*1,650

1,350

2,490

2,000

314

1,670

1,780

2,490

2.610

510

310

279

246

354

216

203

200

665

822

766

664

490

456

314

283

28,300

913

Nov.

271

722

1,140

*248

S10

385

264

239

228

298

222

206

194

339

215

194

411

445

268

236

225

222

210

1,230

1,180

614

1.450

1,190

872

888

14,816

494

Calendar year 1959: t

Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

752

430

*440

539

392

435

502

502

397

430

480

1,080

1,770

1,280

751

583

496

565

2.150

1,370

903

695

577

496

455

416

392

503

652

598

374

21,385

690

Jan.

335

327

470

491

*460

470

565

640

589

559

583

565

654

681

647

559

502

1,490

1.510

416

940

1,120

440

392

1,030

1,050

651

374

768

402

435

20,115

649

Feb.

589

*450

648

445

750

1,120

875

752

1,650

2,380

2,210

2,250

2,41.0

927

1,860

1,550

1,150

2,040

1,510

1,440

654

1,700

1,400

844

742

1,440

1,140

681

1,230

36,837

1,270

Mar.

1,240

*5SO

667

864

956

491

435

416

402

832

1,490

1,820

2,060

1,970

991

1,060

1,160

2,010

1,010

604

1,340

1,010

616

502

1,460

602

737

1,260

2,350

*4.9BO

4,910

40,775

1,315

Apr.

3,740

3,530

3,440

3,500

4.500

*3,990

3,700

3,580

3,450

2,370

2,970

2,260

1,890

1,830

1,350

440

421

1,800

1,070

926

1,020

976

348

331

976

1,840

1,480

1,410

1,990

563

61,491

2,050

May

397

1,310

*379

331

314

306

318

530

1,450

2,020

2,090

2.190

1,420

496

335

1,180

707

306

298

279

402

318

1,950

2,100

992

464

1,510

486

435

1,090

872

27,275

880

June

983

*1,080

1,140

616

260

1,390

1,620

1,520

1,340

1,620

1,140

256

1,050

899

1,160

1,750

1,550

2,040

1,730

2,520

1,880

1,950

2,250

1,210

951

375

1,670

1,950

1,580

1,850

41,330

1,378

July

1,700

1,440

554

445

922

*1,290

1,280

1,640

1,350

700

2.370

1,750

1,060

1,920

1,610

294

279

310

548

609

570

219

331

392

1,120

855

1,350

1,370

1,110

242

210

29,840

963

Aug.

714

1,490

*1,720

1,880

942

1,160

594

1,840

2,040

2,150

1,700

1,130

488

268

1,780

1,940

2,030

2,330

1,480

400

264

2,270

2,140

2,100

1,980

2,200

460

1,070

2,640

5.100

2,460

48,760

1,573

Sept.

3,210

5,200

5,140

3,140

5,150

5,170

*3,160

5,200

5,210

3,210

5.270

5,240

5,220

5,220

5,210

5,200

3,210

3,210

3,210

5,200

3,200

5,200

2,500

189

157

1,150

894

1,230

802

656

77,938

2,598

Observed Adjustedt

lax 6,700 Mln 141 Mean 834 Mean 1,032 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.24

lax 4,980 Min 157 Mean 1,226 Mean 1,220 Cfsm 1.7S In. 24.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Watauga Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4875. South Pork Holston River at Kingsport, Term.

Location.--Lat 36°31'51", long 82°33'29", on left bank 1.000 ft downstream from new bridge 

on State Highway 81, at Kingsport, Sullivan County, 1-j miles upstream from Reedy 

Creek, and 3f miles upstream from confluence with North Fork Holston River.

Drainage area. 1,935 sq ml.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,175.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19S9, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 2, 1953, at site 2 miles upstream at datum 8.47 ft higher.

Average discharge.--35 years, 2,528 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,490 cfs Aug. 9 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum, 291 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 0.53 ft); minimum daily, 482 cfs Jun? 25.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 68,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.80 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 210 cfs Jan. 28, 1940 (gage height, -0.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 301 cfs June 13, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick 

Henry Lakes (see p. 205). Some diversion upstream by the city of Kings*>ort, Tennessee 

Eastman Corporation, and Holston Ordnance Works.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M). WSP 1306:

1933 (M).

Rating

Oct. 1 to

0.9 610 

1.0 720 

1.5 1,420

tables, water year 1959-60 (gage h 

feet per

Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to

2.0 2,330 0.7 420 

4.0 6,920 1.0 720 

1.5 1,420

eight, In feet, 

second)

July 14

2.0 2,380 

4.0 7,360 

5.0 10,000

and disc

0.8 

1.0 

1.5

harge, In

July 15 to

510 

720 

1,420

cubic

Sept.

2.0 

4.0 

5.0

30

2,300 

6,670 

9,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

g2 , 900

g875

g792

g842

gl,410

gl,580

gl,420

3,550

3,110

3,790

807 

2,740

2,820

6,350

6.420

2,000

830

760

1,090

1,260

1,340

1,460

1,390

2,440

1,710

1,140

1,580

1,160

2,120

1,260

1,310

62,256

2,008

Nov.

1,270

1,560

4,210

1,430

*912

1,130

1,440

1,190

1,280

936

1,010 

966

g692

gl,080

g675

g679

gl,110

g800

gl,950

1,780

727

731

773

2,390

5,870

3,970

3,970

1,720

4,080

3,270

53,601

1,787

Calendar year 1959: t

Water year 1959-60: >

Dec.

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,660

788

1,210

2,210

2,570

2,940

2,600

2,720 

1,720

1,570

1,550

3,290

3,500

3,280

3,710

3,340

3,860

6.400

6,140

4,130

2,590

2,330

1,400

1,390

2,140

1,850

1,860

2,360

82,608

2,665

Jan.

2,530

2,410

1,340

1,410

1,550

1,530

*1,450

1,720

1,680

1,460

1,710 

1,850

1,610

1,820

3,700

1,220

1,020

4,250

4,010

2,620

3,580

1,060

654

702

3,010

3,380

2,190

813

2,550

6 5O "SSI

60,110

1,939

Feb.

653

2,120

704

674

726

696

1,590

1,160

5.960

*5,220

2,600 

4,910

4,420

3,300

3,550

3,000

2,990

4,290

3,360

4,010

1,950

3,510

2,880

2,580

2,090

2,570

2,690

2,060

3,460

79,723

2,749

Mar.

2,850

1,480

*1,560

3,870

3,650

974

746

681

694

2,100

5,700 

5,390

5,870

4,380

3,000

1,700

3,560

4,500

1,940

1,150

3,170

1,580

1,030

3,240

2,870

1,890

611

699

2,100

6,000

*8J 320

87,305

2,816

Apr.

8,430

8.580

6,740

6,500

6,840

6,830

*7,020

7,160

6,580

3,230

3,860 

3,690

4,040

4,460

1,790

708

720

4,640

1,800

1,030

831

866

721

720

1,200

5,320

904

2,770

3,570

712

112,262

3,742

May

689

3,130

708

660

689

683

898

983

3,220

3,700

5^050 

4,640

3,450

1,020

664

2,940

3,330

2,060

1,510

1,460

1,780

698

4,780

2,740

1,830

1,610

1,520

2,430

811

2,340

1,560

63,583

2,051

June

2,330

*2,170

2,290

2,840

69E

3,110

1,930

2,640

4,320

3,960

804

646

2,560

1,740

3,520

3,330

5,000

1,760

1,930

5,340

6,240

6.510

4,260

2,320

482

655

3,480

3,510

2,850

4,020

87,239

2,908

July

3,600

4,750

786

702

*2,200

3,440

2,680

2,800

2,620

2,570

4,030 

4.730

4,610

4,570

2,610

817

738

1,710

519

828

1,120

916

1,310

730

2,6?0

2,120

2,140

4,440

3,790

768

759

72,163

2,328

Aug.

2,040

3,230

3,800

*4,100

2,770

2,990

1,720

5,490

5,980

2,690

3,400 

2,660

2,070

788

4,010

3,690

3,420

4,380

3,440

1,500

- 794

2,930

4,840

4,750

4,880

5,010

1,230

807

5,800

6.740

5 400 '

107,349

3,463

Sept.

7,120

6,520

6,230

5,160

4,390

7,230

7,610

*6,710

6,750

7,810

8.090 

6,530

6,600

6,450

5,470

5,300

5,090

5,840

6,320

*6,680

6,620

6,410

5,680

1,900

778

2,700

2,850

2,820

2,030

3,310

162,998

5,433

Observed Adjustedt

lax 7,710 Mln 672 Mean 2,046 Mean 2,539 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.81

lax 8,580 Min 482 Mean 2,817 Mean 2,856 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change In contents In South Holston, Watauga, Boone and Port Patrick Henry Lakes, 

g Discharge computed from tlhourly readings of Tennessee Valley Authority telephone gage located 

n same well.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 101

4880. North Fork Holston River near Saltville, Va.

Location.--Lat 36"53'48", long 81°44'47", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Cedar 

Branch bridge, 1.5 miles northeast of Saltville, Smyth County, and 7.8 miles downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 222 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to December 1908 (published as "at Saltville"), October 1920 

to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,703.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. June 11, -1907, to Nov. 12, 1908, chain gage 

on highway bridge 2.1 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 2, 1920, to May 23, 

1934, chain gage on highway bridge 0.5 mile downstream at datum 7.74 ft lower.

Average discharge. 41 years, 294 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,250 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.74 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 25-28 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

1907-8, 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 13.20 

ft), from rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of slope-area messurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1947 (gage height, 0.13 ft), flow retarded by 

mine cave-in; minimum daily, 2 cfs Oct. 15, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 758: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1944-47. WSP 1306: 1907(M), 

1921-22(M), 1924-30(M), 1932-34(M), drainage area at site used 1907-8.

toting table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 25, 26)

Discharge, in cubic

0.4

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

18

40

73

118

285

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

520

1,200

2,170

4,640

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11;LO

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

334

177

104

77

64

55

106

183

124

111

106

111

99

430

694

375

236

174

136

111

99

88

88

360

526

370

375

406

303

*246

2 O6

6,874

222

1.00

1.15

Nov.

183

158

139

124

113

186

239

206

183

158

139

124

113

106

101

99

111

127

124

121

116

111

106

1,510

2,170

910

548

564

536

*425

9,850

328

1.48

1.65

Dec.

348

298

285

254

256

258

330

290

273

281

298

Til

1.460

910

611

470

384

348

784

791

593

465

375

326

290

266

254

250

281

*269

250

13,255

428

1.93

2.22

Jan.

226

209

321

520

465

406

430

548

548

515

575

629

605

599

564

495

420

384

344

285

246

212

202

186

180

170

174

212

*219

219

239

11,347

366

1.65

1.90

Feb.

269

273

258

239

312

1.500

980

674

531

450

812

721

575

505

393

334

330

480

674

480

440

406

366

362

455

661

553

470

*460

14,963

516

2.32

2.51

Mar.

411

384

366

348

308

285

258

232

206

246

229

226

206

215

258

316

316

366

375

352

330

321

348

510

910

735

1,020

1,690

2,730

3 340

5, 6QQ

21,437

692

3.12

3.59

Apr.

*1,740

1,240

1,020

1,420

1,690

1,200

875

648

520

435

375

334

298

273

250

236

226

219

202

186

180

180

170

158

154

154

177

202

*186

177

15,125

504

2.27

2.53

May

202

199

186

177

167

158

151

614

875

526

388

316

273

239

215

190

177

164

151

139

130

124

113

111

124

124

148

222

190

158

*133

7,084

229

1.03

1.19

June

113

106

106

108

96

90

81

73

71

69

66

64

64

66

64

62

62

59

54

M

55

94

124

113

106

96

77

68

64

*62

2,383

79.4

0.358

0.40

July

154

875

398

316

222

154

118

96

86

94

111

101

86

73

66

62

60

59

57

55

52

50

48

54

52

48

49

54

*60

49

44

3,803

123

0.554

0.64

Aug.

43

43

46

48

46

49

48

50

50

50

69

57

92

121

99

81

62

52

46

44

42

55

84

73

54

44

40

38

36

*35

36

1,733

55.9

0.252

0.29

Sept.

39

40

44

36

33

32

30

29

33

43

48

44

43

43

35

32

30

30

30

32

30

29

27

26

25

25

£5

26

29

*32

1,000

33.3

0.150

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,34O Min 25 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.18

Water year 1959-6O: Max 3,600 Min 25 Mean 297 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.24

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 24 (10 to 11:30 p.m.) 3,470 cfs (5.09 ft); Mar. 31 (7 a.m.) 

4,250 cfs (5.74 ft). __________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
102 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4900. North Pork Holston River near Gate City, Va.

Location. Lat 36°36'31", long 82°34'05", on left bank 100 ft upstream frori bridge on

U. S. Highway 23, 1.6 miles downstream from Big Moccasin Creek, and 2.1 miles southeast 

of Gate City, Scott County.

Drainage area.--672 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,197.56 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 29 years, 854 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Nov. 25 (gage height, 8.14 ft); minimum, 75 cfs Sept. 10, 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.34 ft Sept. 27, 28.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 28,700 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 16.73 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Jan. 6, 

1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1932(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1932-34.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 30 to July 1, July 4-11)

1.4 75

1.6 120

1.8 185

2.0 275

2.5 570

Discharge, In cubic feet pe

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

940

1,880

2,900

4,240

8,110

scond, waber year Ocbober 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

110

417

414

235

164

*138

589

940

679

552

420

342

366

713

1.S50

1,390

796

540

402

302

235

201

182

209

706

1,050

796

820

804

618

504

17,464

563

0.838

0.97

Nov.

426

354

*302

265

240

372

a640

a600

a540

a450

a400

a350

a330

a310

a300

a300

a330

a370

a360

a350

a340

a320

a310

a4,500

a6,000

a2 , 400

al,700

a4,500

a3,500

a2 ' 200

33,359

1,112

1.65

1.85

Dec.

*1,340

1,080

1,060

958

828

812

1,120

1,100

940

884

900

1,340

5.640

3,120

2,080

1,530

1,210

1,080

3,120

2,900

2,180

1,680

1,300

1,080

916

828

756

796

1,120

1,100

967

43,765

1,412

2.10

2.42

Jan.

836

732

892

* ,440

,530

,340

,340

,880

,050

,830

,780

,780

,780

,880

,780

,630

,390

,210

,080

916

788

679

594

546

510

498

492

558

637

644

637

55,659

1,150

1.71

1.97

Feb.

868

*940

836

748

1,070

2,740

5,240

2,230

2,740

1,440

1,440

1,680

1,530

1,390

1,160

1,020

976

1,630

2,430

2,080

1,630

1,440

1,260

1,120

1,160

1,780

1,830

1,480

1,300

45,188

1,558

2.32

2.50

Mar.

*1,160

1,050

1,090

1,000

884

756

724

672

740

716

7OO

708

686

708

940

1,340

1,930

2,280

2,030

1,730

1,440

1,390

1,530

1,880

2,530

2,580

2,630

3,640

5,290

6,060

7.480

58,294

1,880

2.80

3.23

Apr.

5,670

3,120

2,680

3,930

6.260

4,080

*2,900

2,230

1,730

1,390

1,160

1,000

884

780

700

651

618

588

558

522

498

492

468

438

420

40S

468

552

558

510

46,257

1,542

2.29

2.56

May

534

558

a580

a540

a500

a480

a460

al.OOO

al,400

al, 100

*a980

860

732

644

576

510

462

420

372

330

297

270

250

?50~ 235

286

432

558

624

588

474

17,302

558

0.830

0.96

June

384

319

286

270

270

260

225

201

193

182

178

182

178

*171

171

178

205

201

193

164

154

171

348

432

450

354

297

255

221

201

7,294

243

0.362

0.40

July

514

1,680

1.780

935

*70T

493

342

250

197

270

414

474

330

24-5

197

164

147

139

201

27T

185

150

219

185

163

13-5

13?

126

120

115

llg_

11,393

368

0.548

0.63

Aug.

120

105

*98

102

112

118

154

160

135

120

168

178

213

185

250

245

205

171

304

255

168

390

716

510

356

250

193

160

150

132

123

6,526

211

0.314

0.36

Sept.

112

110

126

115

102

*102

91

87

81

TL

87

270

297 235"

178

157

144

123

112

105

102

98

93

91

85

81

79

77

83

91

3,591

120

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,790 Min 50 Mean 832 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,480 Min 77 Mean 891 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.05

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs). Nov. 25 (time unknown) 8,320 cfs (8.14 ft); Mar. 31 (4 p.m.)

7,900 cfs (7.92 ft); Apr. 5 (7 to 8 a.m.) 6,660 cfs (7.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 103

4905. Holston River at Surgolnsville, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 36°28'19", long 82°50'50", on right bank 1,500 ft upstream from Surgolnsville Creek and county bridge at Surgolnsville, Hawklns County, 9.8 miles upstream 

from Big Creek, and at mile 118.8. Records Include flow of Surgolnsville Creek.

Drainage area. 2,874 sq ml. Includes that of Surgolnsville Creek.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960. Prior to April 1941, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,088.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 20 years, 3,503 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 7.27 ft); minimum, 620 cfs Sept. 25; minimum gage height, 1.76 ft Nov. 15, June 12; mirimum daily 

discharge, 924 cfs July 20.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 59,600 efs Feb. 18, 1944 (gage height, 17.48 ft); minimum, 470 cfs Oct. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow partly regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Fort Patrick Henry Lakes 

(see p. 205).

Discharge, In cubic feet econd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4,820

1,900

1,160

1,040

1,020

1,820

1,960

*2,350

5,670

3,550

2,730

2,600

1,540

6,300

8,750

5,570

1,900

1,490

1,520

1,440

1,520

1,660

1,620

1,550

3,010

2,820

2,080

2,640

2,590

E,480

1,880

82,960

2,676

Nov.

1,890

1,540

3,790

3,360

*1,650

1,480

2,430

2,150

2,080

1,840

1,600

1,380

1,200

1,190

1,660

1,190

1,320

1,780

2,460

2,080

1,520

1,230

1,200

3,950

12.200

10,600

5,900

11,400

7,660

6, 920

100,650

3,355

Calendar year 1959: i

Water year 1959-60: ^

Dec.

4,800

2,970

3,840

*3,890

2,720

2,550

3,560

3,780

3,750

4,070

3,750

3,780

5,280

5,860

*5,730

5,330

4,750

4,680

8,440

8,500

7,830

10,200

5,730

4,600

3,550

3,290

2,360

E.780

3,480

3 350

3^070

142,050

4,582

Jan.

3,510

3,460

3,370

2,900

3,330

3,330

*3,750

3,940

4,550

4,170

3,940

3,820

4,000

4,310

5,250

4,500

2,860

4,160

5.690

4,260

4,020

3,370

1,650

1,620

3,120

3,940

3,970

1.520

2,930

2,360

1,700

109,300

3,526

Feb.

1.750

2,770

2,380

*1,780

2,090

4, 190

5,700

4,360

5,810

7,860

6,270

4,830

7,110

5,620

4,870

4,850

4,460

5,600

7,920

6,580

5,100

5,050

5,020

4,450

3,710

4,140

4,750

4,390

4,640

138,030

4,760

Mar.

4,700

3,260

3,090

4,270

5,590

2,970

1,850

1,850

1,960

1,940

5,840

6,160

6,920

6,240

5,700

4,380

6,380

8,240

5,650

4,480

5,110

4,040

3,010

4,560

6,330

4,980

3,840

4,410

5,860

*15^200

159,710

5,152

Apr.

15.000

12,400

10,300

10 , 9OO

14,000

11,900

*10,600

9,770

9,050

6,160

5,230

a4,400

a4,400

a4,500

a4,000

al,900

al,200

a3,500

a4,600

al,500

al,300

al,300

al,200

al.lQO

al,200

a3,500

4,090

2,280

3,500

3,350

168,130

5,604

May

1,650

2,700

2,690

*1,430

1,410

1,350

1.520

1,620

2,710

4,620

5,920

6,050

4,850

2,400

1,570

2,730

3,340

2,880

2,500

2,120

1,900

1,640

5,060

4,760

2,640

1,660

2,460

2,420

2,950

2,010

2,380

85,740

2,701

June

2,420

2,560

*2,480

2,820

2,340

2,130

2,900

2,350

3,880

4,000

2,620

975

1,650

2,090

2,610

4,340

5,760

4,050

1,700

5,210

6,150

5,970

5,840

4,050

1,520

999

2,260

5,400

3,210

5,560

91,802

3,060

July

4,540

5.570

4,880

2,150

*2,O80

5,550

2,950

5,140

2,720

5,550

4,360

4,700

4,600

4,600

5,250

2,240

1,080

1,590

1,570

924

1,200

1,260

1,060

1,750

1,570

2,760

1,970

3,57,0

4,700

2,460

948

86,852

2,801

Aug.

1,150

2,360

4,020

*3,660

3,340

2,290

2,740

5,280

5,660

5,280

2,840

5,550

2,560

1,050

1,960

3,960

4,260

4,430

5,960

2,540

1,390

1,680

5,460

4,880

5,310

4,620

4,200

1.040

2,830

6.970

5,540

108,810

3,510

Sept.

7,340

6,660

6,380

6,000

4,480

6,080

7,720

*7,030

6,440

7,850

6.050

7,140

6,630

6,580

6,E20

5,860

4,680

5,520

6,410

6,720

6,800

6,470

6,050

3,740

1,010

1,700

2,700

2,860

2,160

2,310

165,550

5,518

Observed Adjustedt

fax 15,000 Mln 876 Mean 2,996 Mean 3,489 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.48

lax 15,200 Mln 924 Mean 3,928 Mean 3,966 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In South Holston, Watauga, Boone, and Port Patrick Henry Lakes, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for South Pork Holston River at 

Klngsport.
104 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4910. Big Creek near Rogersville, Tenn.

Location Lat 36°35'34", long 82°57'07", on left tank 300 ft upstream from county bridge, 

 2.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.0 miles northeast of Rogersville, Hawkins lounty.

Drainage area.--47.3 sq mi.

Records available. April 1941 to June 1949, December 1954 to September 1957 (annual maximum only), October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,128.9 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Rogersville construction plans for pumping station). Dec. 7, 1954, to Sept. 30, iyb., 

crest-stage gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1941-48, 1957-60), 56.5 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs July 10 (gage height, 5.90 ft); minimum, 3.4 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 1.42 ft Sept. 25. _

1941-49, 1954-60: Maximum discharge, 3,280 cfs Mar. 19, 1955 (gage height, b.8J it), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs.

1941-49, 1957-60: Minimum discharge, 2.4 cfs Aug. 15, 1959; minimum gage height, 

1.32 ft Sept. 19, Oct. 2, 1941. , , t J ^ , ^ v Maximum stage known, 7.14 ft Jan. 31, 1950 (discharge, 3,610 cfs) date determined by 

comparison with other stations, from high-water mark in gage well.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1436: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 8-11)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

3.6 

6.7

2.7

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

123

196

412

735

1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet" per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.8

6.4

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

29

*E1

23

24

15

26

16

70

60

29

2O

15

11

10

8.8

7.9

8.3

13

27

37

27

26

21

18

15

610.1

19.7

0.416

0.48

Nov.

13

12

11

10

*9.6

18

2O

15

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

3."

9.6

19

29

2Z

18

16

14

12

388

183

87

106

820

195

114

2,215.2

73.8

1.56

1.74

Dec.

84

81

118

*87

70

72

100

77

64

54

49

66

139

94

74

63

54

57

578

248

157

114

92

78

68

60

53

63

89

72 

63

3,138

101

2.14

2.47

Jan.

54

50

193

148

109

*92

110

187

195

150

137

112

110

II?

109

86

82

80

69

60

54

50

46

43

42

39

41

48

44

43

42

2,735

88.2

1.86

2.15

Feb.

41

39

38

*36

112

284

133

94

80

80

127

94

87

81

67

68

85

359

334

167

135

112

90

81

86

109

BO

68

64

3,231

111

2.35

2.54

Mar.

54

53

*82

73

64

58

63

58

65

70

64

62

60

76

114

228

368

378

244

176

145

135

133

135

141

118

133

150

133

*141 

141

3,915

126

2.66

3.08

Apr.

102

85

127

304

214

150

*121

96

82

70

62

57

52

48

46

43

41

39

36

34

34

34

31

29

28

27

30

32

27

2_6

2,107

70.2

1.48

1.66

May

42

35

30

27

*24

23

23

40

37

30

26

26

24

22

21

19

18

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

13

14

52

48

29

23 

18

759

24.5

0.518

O.60

June

16

13

*13

13

12

12

11

10

13

11

9.6

9.6

11

10

16

12

11

11

8.8

7.5

7.5

22

158

70

41

27

22

18

17

16

629.0

21.0

0.444

0.49

July

332

411

100

80

*49

36

28

24

21

763_

441

150

90

64

AS

4-1

35

30

28

?6

24

£1

cO

T4

20

17

16

15

14

13

12.

2,993

96.5

2.04

2.35

Aug.

11

10

10

*9.2

10

10

14

13

18

12

13

13

12

11

13

12

9.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

20

38

19

IE

10

8.8

8.3

7.5

7.1

6.7

371.4

12.0

0.254

0.29

Sept.

6.7

7.5

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.5

*5.5

5.2

6.1

11

13

7.1

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.8

5.5

6.1

179.4

5.98

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 820 Mln 2.6 Mean 51.4 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.76

Water year 1959-60: Max 820 Mln 3.6 Mean 62.5 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.99

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Nov. 28 (5 

(5.90 ft).

l.m.) 1,650 cfs (5.09 ft); July 10 (7 p.m.) 2,380 cfs

Discharge measurement made this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 105

4940. Holston River near Jefferson City, Term.

Location. Lat 36°10'03", long 83°30'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on 

otate Highway 92, 0.2 mile downstream from Cherokee Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from Mill 

Spring Creek, and 3 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County.

Drainage area.--3.429 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1960. Prior to April 1937 monthly discharge 

only, published in W3P 1306. J B

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 30, 1941, at datum 20.02 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--24 years, 4,094 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 29.50 ft); mlnimum, 34 cfs Jan. 1; minimum daily, 40 cfs Jan. 9-11, 31; minimum gage height, 20.22 

ft Oct. 5, Jan. 1.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 58,700 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 41.82 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 2.2 cfs Dec. 8, 1941, discharge measurement; minimum daily, 2.6 cfs 

Dec. 25, 1941; minimum gage height recorded, 19.75 ft Dec. 25, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by South Holston, Watauga , Boone, Port Patrick 

Henry, and Ctierokee Lakes (see p. 205, 206).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: 1939-40(m) .

Rating tables, »ater year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 25 Dec. 26 to Sept. 30

20.2

20.4

20.7

21.0

21.5

95

220

420

830

22.0

23.0

25.0

29.0

1,340

2,740

6,580

16,600

20.2

20.3

20.4

20.7

21.0

210

410

21.5

22.0

23.0

25.0

28.0

830

1,340

2,650

6,280

13,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

*6,060

5,920

2,520

3,120

8,450

8,020

6,560

4,750

2,620

50

1,170

6,540

1,850

1,550

94

984

9,950

7,990

9,340

5,050

7,830

10.400

4,710

5,910

6,680

4,770

5,900

3,070

3,040

4,590

5,640

155,128

5,004

Nov.

2,910

5,720

11,000

6,900

7,520

7,680

5,500

1,260

5,620

6,710

9,530

10,600

12.900

12,200

10,700

11,900

9,760

8,370

10,000

4,750

52

50

4,340

4,040

3,350

55

60

74

65

65

173,681

5,789

Calendar year 1959:

Water year 1959-60:

Dec.

65

885

1,140

3,040

3,840

8,780

7,480

5,520

1,270

4,220

*9,880

5,120

52

52

2,920

9,140

10,700

10,700

11,600

13,200

14,600

16,200

16,100

15,900

13,500

6,670

5,890

3,720

3,670

3,650

4,060

213,564

6,889

Jan.

3,120

3,520

6,520

5,690

1,690

561

906

42

40

40

40

*5 , 100

9,240

11,700

4,790

2,890

1,720

3,890

8,840

4,620

4,540

7,290

7,660

8,020

12,400

15,000

8,030

1,720

1,880

42

40

139,581

4,503

Feb.

44

152

42

50

44

46

46

48

53

53

48

53

120

53

2,630

6,220

*2,870

42

50

53

53

3,110

3,280

2,440

2,440

3,020

3,440

3,680

3,230

37,410

1,290

Mar.

3,530

3,380

46

53

583

1,280

7,590

2,770

2,960

3,270

1,060

5,030

5,000

*5,850

3,470

1,590

80

77

77

80

4,730

1,940

3,450

3,160

2.92O

530

62

789

1,790

2,340

68

69,155

2,231

Apr.

74

77

84

88

80

421

2,840

400

396

6,580

8,140

3,960

2,930

*2 , 680

4,760

3,920

429

8,860

9,550

8,020

6,270

4,620

4,040

4,530

7,500

4,550

7,400

5,150

3,840

2,180

113,949

5,798

May

2,450

5,600

1,210

2,620

2,280

46

1,930

56

71

1,130

62

*68

720

68

80

3,480

2,680

2,590

2,320

2,420

1,280

1,900

4,940

5,470

5,720

2,400

2,870

1,700

306

6.580

4,520

69,567

2,258

June

5,470

5,820

6,090

2,790

2,220

5,650

*4,600

5,200

2,890

3,440

5,660

1,880

7,070

3,720

7,690

7,510

5,550

68

2,650

9.050

8,550

7,380

7,460

5,280

68

68

74

7,590

4,200

5,160

156,408

4,547

July

3,920

5,170

4,120

4,150

4,050

5,520

6,580

5,500

6,680

5,680

3,260

1,060

1,080

3,780

4,150

77

65

4,620

5,200

5,040

2,930

5,180

2,560

885

4,710

5,220

4,540

5,820

2,740

56

62

106,405

5,452

Aug.

6,610

7,700

*5,710

4,550

4,960

2,850

62

*5,860

5,680

71

963

65

1,940

71

5,420

2,560

1,810

3,850

6,540

6,800

4,060

7,440

1,000

1,950

2,160

3,100

6,240

6,480

7,330

9,780

10,700

134,272

4,351

Sept.

10 , 800

11,000

9,440

11,300

9,700

*10,900

10,000

9,800

11,100

9,750

9,210

10,800

9,510

8,590

9,100

10,400

6,220

2,110

9,780

7,930

6,080

6,900

11,100

9,860

8,790

11,700

12.600

11,000

10,100

5,950

281,520

9,384

Observed Adjustedt

lax 16,200 Mln 37 Mean 3,390 Mean 4,120 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.31

lax 16,200 Min 40 Mean 4,455 Mean 4,667 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents In South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Port Patrick Kerry, and Cherokee Lakes.

596833 O -61 -8
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4955. Holston River near Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°00'56", long 83°49'54", on left bank 300 ft upstream frcm bridge on U. S. 

Highway 70, 1.3 miles northeast of Knoxville city limits, Knox County, and 5.5 miles 

upstream from confluence with French Broad River.

Drainage area. 3,747 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Published as "at Strswberry Plains" 

1930-48. Records published for both sites June 1945 to September 1948. Gage-height 

records collected at Strawberry Plains for the months of December, January, February, 

and March for the years 1885 to 1897 are contained in reports of the U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since June 19, 1945. Datum of gage 

is 815.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Oct. 1, 1930, to June 8, 1931, staff gage and June 9, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1948, waterstage recorder, at site 12 miles upstream at datum 22.55 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years, 4,458 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 195 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 1.23 ft); minimum daily, 210 cfs Nov. 23.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Mar. 28, 1335 (gagt height, 20.20 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 44 cfs Dec. 12, 21, 22, 1941 (gage height, -0.58 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 44 cfs Dec. 21, 22, 1941.

Floods in 1867 and 1901 reached gage heights of about 41 and 32 ft, respectively, 

from profile by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in 1867 exceeded all other known 

floods, including that in 1791, from reports of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by South Holston, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick 

Henry, and Cherokee Lakes (see p. 205, 206).

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1935(M). WSP 1336: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 13-28, Sept. 2, 3, 9, 

14, 17-24, 26, 29-30)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

180

360

890

1,640

3.0 

4.0 

6.G 

8.0

2,580

4,920

11,000

18,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

4,780

6,170

4,860

2,890

4,960

8,210

8,040

5,860

3,880

2,390

415

3,250

4,930

1,560

1,340

459

3,640

9,010

9.150

8,650

4,580

8,500

7,970

5,010

6,400

6,430

5,040

5,380

2,680

2,550

4,660

153,644

4,956

Nov.

5,600

3,180

*8,650

8,630

7,140

6,940

6,440

3,500

*2,910

5,650

7,660

9,940

11,100

12.500

10,900

10,900

10,500

8,710

8,960

8,820

2,090

336

*210

6,TSo

4,020

2,580

1,080

2,800

1,260

686

179,612

5,987

Calendar year 1959: 1 Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

490

460

1,200

2,000

3,770

4,960

9,320

7,540

3,380

2,150

6,560

11,500

1,600

734

1,730

4,850

8,650

12 , 900

11,400

14,700

13,800

16.400

16,300

16,100

15,800

9,980

6,650

6,780

4,300

4,060

4,100

224,164

7,231

Jan.

3,870

3,170

6,240

5,990

3,090

2,220

1,490

*1,780

1,020

830

722

1,430

6,890

10,900

9,300

4,500

3,250

3,300

6,190

7,480

5,880

6,940

6,290

7,670

11,600

13 , 100

14.600

2,050

2,290

2,120

573

156,775

5,057

Feb.

400

368

360

*384

408

606

530

4 SO

450

450

490

470

490

500

500

4,640

5,840

2,720

1,390

1,020

830

1,320

3,590

3,900

1,880

3,160

3,660

4,220

3,500

_ ___ _

48,556

1,674

Mar.

4,160

4,570

3,1OO

1,220

878

1,190

3,870

6.520

3,410

3,010

2,710

2,550

4,800

6,230

5,560

*4,330

2,790

1,560

1,200

1,030

2,060

4,780

2,790

2,980

4,170

2,140

994

613

1,170

3,020

3,040

92,245

2,976

Apr.

968

710

794

1,080

1,020

*878

1,730

2,340

968

1,520

*7,860

6,480

3,960

2,850

3,490

4,300

3,440

*2,750

9. 080

8,900

7,390

6,000

4,130

4,110

6,940

6,490

5,150

7,190

4,330

3,520

120,368

4,012

May

2,760

4,130

3,920

1,460

2,620

2,420

832

1,650

400

*297

890

490

290

628

339

547

3,100

2,330

2,350

2,190

2,420

1,300

2,850

5,320

5,580

3,610

2,740

2,720

1,950

1,570

5jj360

69,663

2,247

June

4,260

6,120

5,86O

4,690

2,610

*3,460

4,890

4,070

3,240

2,850

3,370

5,040

3,260

5,420

5,400

8,150

6,560

3,270

909

4,180

7,780

9.240

7,180

7,150

5,680

650

360

1/950"

6,020

4,870

138,489

4,616

July

2,830

4,520

5,040

4,400

4,680

4,810

5,340

*7,180

5,080

7.850

7,390

2,170

1,400

2,100

3,780

3,760

549

715

4,620

3,490

3,400

3,020

3,270

2,500

1,890

5,070

5,580

4,400

3,650

2,970

499

117,933

3,804

Aug.

750

*7,190

7,780

5,140

4,650

4,820

2,950

*2,040

5,800

4,700

650

1,050

424

1,790

1,150

5,070

2,320

2,660

4,600

6,880

6,840

5,530

6,320

1,410

2,140

2,250

4,580

6,750

7,870

10,100

10.500

136,704

4,410

Sept.

10,900

10,900

10,300

11,900

11,200

10,400

*10,800

10,400

10,400

11,100

11,000

10,700

11,600

8,580

9,590

10,700

7,430

7,320

4,170

9,550

8,040

7,100

8,200

10,900

11,000

10 , 400

15.200

12,200

10,800

8,800

299,580

9,986

Observed Adjustedt

1ax 16,400 Mln 205 Mean 3,655 Mean 4,384 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

1ax 16,400 Mln 210 Mean 4,748 Mean 4,960 Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In South Holaton, Watauga, Boone, Fort Patrick Henry, and 

Cherokee Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 107

4960. First Creek at Mineral Springs Avenue, at Knoxville, Tenn.

Location. Lat 36°00'53", long 83°55'18", on right bank at Mineral Springs Avenue Bridge 

in Knoxville, Knox County, 0.3 mile downstream from Whites Creek and 5.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--15.7 sq mi, includes 3.8 sq mi without surface drainage. 

Records available.--April 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 940.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--15 years, 22.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 348 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 6.25 f'-); minimum, 

2.4 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 1,310 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 8.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs; minimum, 1.8 efs Sept. £6, 1948; minitrum gage 

height, 1.32 ft Sept. 21, Oct. 1, 1945.

Flood in oeptsmber 1944 reached a stage of 10.0 ft, from report by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1S76: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 12, Nov. 25-27, 

Mar. 51 to Apr. 4)

Oct. 1-6 Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

1.7 

4.1 

9.7

1.8 

4.4

24

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

137

365

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

29

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

*2.5

11

17

4.0

7.0

3.4

3.1

2.6

7.7

20

6.5

5.0

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.3

6.2

7.2

3.8

3.4

6.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

163.2

5.26

0.335

0.39

Nov.

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

*4.2

4.6

3.7

3.8

4.1

3.6

4.0

*3.5

3.3

4.1

4.6

7.4

7.9

5.2

4.7

4.3

4.3

3.8

5.9

*83

*20

12

106

168

39

CO

555.9

18.5

1.18

1.32

Dec.

23

*35

30

24

21

35

29

23

21

19

19

96

44

31

27

25

25

62

200

56

43

37

33

30

26

24

22

72

42

31

27

1,232

39.7

2.53

2.92

Jan.

25

24

69

*34

29

33

65

55

41

36

32

29

40

32

*46

32

32

34

28

25

23

23

21

20

19

18

26

23

22

27

22

985

31.8

2.03

2.33

Feb.

*20

19

18

18

32

30

23

21

21

22

22

19

20

23

22

24

39

70

49

38

36

36

30

27

29

26

23

23

22

802

27.7

1.76

1.90

Mar.

20

40

*99

49

39

34

32

30

30

33

35

34

36

39

44

105 ^76

62

54

49

43

39

34

32

29

27

25

24

39

86

44

1,362

43.9

2.80

3.23

Apr.

34

30

42

*52

47

*37

33

*29

27

25

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

16

16

15

14

14

14

21

16

14

15

698

23.3

1.48

1.65

May

15

13

12

11

10

10

16

15

11

9.9

*9.7

11

10

9.1

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.2

5.8

7.5

8.2

7.0

14

9.3

18

10

7.2

307.4

9.92

0.632

0.73

June

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.7

4.9

A*! *5.2

5.8

5.7

5.4

5.5

5.4

5.0

6.3

5.8

4.9

22

7.2

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.0

23

35

104

14

11

17

14

10

366.8

12.2

0.777

0.87

July

9.1

8.2

8.1

8.6

*7.5

6.5

6.0

5.7

52 5.5 

*142

27

18

15

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.0

8.4

8.1

7.7

7.4

6.7

6.5

6.5 6.'0

5.8 

5.7

5.7

458.4

14.8

0.943

1.09

Aug.

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.6

*8.0

4.7

5.7

7.7

9.5

18

18

12

9.3

9.0

9.1

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.5

7.9

£8

24

13

8.6

7.2

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.5

4.7

281.4

9.08

0.578

0.67

Sept.

4.6

4.9

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

*3.7

3.3

7.7

30

6.2

4.9

4.3

4.1

4.6

6.3

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.7

4.0

5.2

8.8 

5.7

163.3

5.44

0.346

0.39

Calendar year 1959: Max 200 Min 2.5 Mean 16.9 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.59

Water year 1959-60: Max 200 Min 2.5 Mean 20.2 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.49

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Nov. 28 (1 a. 

(6.12 ft).

n.) 348 cfs (6.25 ft); Dec. 19 (5 a.m.) 302 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
108 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

4970. Tennessee River at Knoxville , Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°57'17", long 83°51'42", on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from confluence

 of French Broad and Holston Rivers, 3.5 miles upstream from First Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Gay Street Bridge at Knoxville, Knox County, and at mile 651.4.

Drainage area. --8. 934 sq mi, includes that of First Creek.

Records available.-- -October 1899 to September 1960. Prior to October 1918 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 

since 1883 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 737.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 1, 1943, staff or recording

gages at several sites within 4 miles of present site at various datums. Since Sept. 1,

1943, auxiliary water-stage recorder 6.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. --61 years, 12,810 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 43,600 cfs Dec. 19; maximum gage height, 17.82

 ft Oct. 23; minimum daily discharge, 1,410 cfs June 26; minimum gage height, 9.44 ft 

Feb. 2.

1899-1960' Maximum discharge observed, 195,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1902 (gsge height, 36.4 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 1,010 cfs Mar. 28, 1954; minimum gage height, -1.7 ft Sept. 11, 1925, site and 

datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 45.0 ft Mar. 8, 1867, revised, site and datum of gage at old 

city pumping plant, 3.2 miles downstream from base gage (discharge, 290,000 cfs, revised, 

from rating curve extended above 130,000 cfs), from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10,000 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Douglas, South Holston, Boone , Fort Patrick Henry, Cherokee , and Watauga Lakes 

(see p. 205).

Revisions (water years ). WSP 583: 

75W.

1902(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1899-

jeaond, water yes Jctober 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

n

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

I

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18,700

17,600

18,500

16,300

21,800

23,500

25,100

20,300

17,900

15.000

16,800

2 1, 000

22,000

18,700

17,400

15,700

20,400

26,400

27.700

24,300

19,500

24,300

25,700

22,300

23,500

23,000

22,600

24,100

19,400

19,300

20,700

649,500

20,950

-

-

Nov.

23,100

19,700

*25,200

26,200

24, 700

26,000

24,600

18,800

19,700

20,500

22,300

22,000

27,800

25,200

24,200

22,500

24,000

20,500

20,300

21,300

13,800

5,120

5,100

14, 600

13,100

7,400

7,970

19,300

22,200

4,150

571,340

19,040

-

-

Dec.

10,100

6.340

12,400

19,600

21,400

22,900

28,600

25,700

21,400

18,500

21,900

31,000

21,700

18,200

17,700

20,700

24,900

30,200

57,000

34 , 600

32,800

34,600

34,000

33,600

32,900

27,700

23,100

23,000

20, 500

18,800

18,700

744,540

24,020

-

-

Jan.

15,600

15,200

17,300

11, 300

13,200

14,500

15,400

16,200

10,800

10,800

13,200

15,400

21,300

25.600

24,600

19, LOO

16,900

16,800

16,900

17,000

16,300

16,000

18,600

17,100

22,100

25,200

22,200

6,750

7, 800

8,880

6,890

494,920

15,970

-

-

Feb.

8,610

2,660

11,000

*14,700

13,400

12,800

15,400

15,30O

16,100

16,600

18,100

17,200

17,200

17,200

16,500

20,000

22,800

17, 600

4,980

17,600

18,100

18,200

21,300

21,500

19,900

18,500

18,600

19,100

17,800

________

468,750

16,160

-

-

Mar.

19,200

15,300

18,300

13,700

18,300

18,100

20.700

15, 900

14J 400

14,200

12,400

8,620

12,900

14 , 600

14,800

10,800

7,250

4,850

4,410

4,290

10 , 500

14 , 100

11,900

14,900

16,600

12,400

3,680

4,600

9,000

41,600

10,300

385,600

12,440

-

-

Apr.

3,470

2,970

2,700

7 , 200

7,200

13,600

13,000

10,200

5,840

7,000

20,200

21,700

17,800

17,800

17,500

15,400

11,200

15,400

*25,000

21,100

20,300

20,000

14,800

11,500

17,400

17,800

14,900

16,800

15,100

10,300

413,180

13,770

-

-

May

9,480

12,200

9,630

5,540

3.090

8,150

B7.290

g4,910

gl,460

g4,220

£9,740

g7,290

g3,S90

g3,960

g4,000

g6,800

*glO,100

9,350

8,430

8,590

6,710

5,440

11,000

16,200

14,100

11,400

10,000

11,300

7,960

7,530

15,500

260,260

8,395

-

-

June

12,300

15, 700

15,700

10, 500

6,660

12,500

13,500

10,700

9,230

10,600

11,300

15,300

14,000

14,800

14,400

17,300

15,300

7,760

3,560

13,000

18,400

19,700

17,100

14,600

13,400

1,410

2,790

9,780

14,500

11,200

366,990

12,230

-

-

July

7,430

11,900

10,500

3,180

9,850

9,630

12,000

*15,300

11,300

15,700

16,600

3, 600

3,430

8,510

10, 600

9,44-0

4,170

7,470

12,800

12,600

10,700

12,100

9,eeo

5,460

7,150

12,200

12.0CO

11.9CO

8,4°0

6,780

2.820

300,250

9,665

-

-

Aug.

7,530

17,000

15,300

8,200

9,620

8,800

4,720

8,400

14,700

8,660

2,620

3,830

4,540

4,140

8,830

10,900

6,420

9,660

16,000

18,800

18,300

15,200

10, 600

2,860

4,120

5, 730

11,100

15,500

18,000

22,000

22.900

334,980

10,810

-

-

Sept .

23,700

23,5OO

23,400

24,100

24,200

24,300

23,900

23,200

23,300

23,900

21,400

21,800

26,100

19,100

*19,300

22,400

17,800

18,000

11,900

20, 300

17,900

16,600

20,700

24,200

22,700

24,500

28,400

26,500

23,500

16,600

657,200

21,910

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 37,000 K±n 1,440 Mean 13,270 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 37,000 Min 1,410 Mean 15,430 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Discharge computed from bihourly readings of Te 

same well at auxiliary gage.

ssee Valley Authority Telemark gage located In
109

4985. Little River near Maryville, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°47'10", long 83°53'04", on right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 411, 0.8 mile downstream from frooked Creek, 5.0 miles east of Maryville, 

Blount County, and at mile 17.3.

Drainage area.--269 sq mi.

Records available. July 1951 to September 1960.

recorder. . Datum of gage is 350.00 ft abov mean sea level, datum of

29, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Nov. 2 

mum, 75 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 7.20 ft).

;age height, 17.87 ft); mln- 

-Liuum , /o cia HU^, . ci vj^tige u^j-j^uu , /.^u i u / . 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 19,600 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (gage height, 21.18 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 27, 1956 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum gage height, 6.72 ft 

Sept. 16, 13, Oct. 7, 1954.

Floods in March 1875 and April 1920 reached stages of 31.0 and 24.0 ft, respectively, present datum. Flood of Mar. 29, 1951, reached a stage of 21.05 ft (discharge, 

19,200 cfs) present datum, from f loodmarks .

ks . --Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

ation. The town of Maryville diverted an average of about 1.7 cfs for minicipal 

supply, 300 ft above gage.

Remarks.--Records good. 

' "' The town o 

300 ft above

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

114

210

380

October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sni

In.

Oct.

520

*253

197

171

151

155

1,170

804

982

708

596

538

434

937

812

604

475

398

330

290

261

242

231

335

428

398

510

468

416

422

36O

14,596

471

1.75

2.02

Nov.

335

*308

290

265

253

861

573

468

398

345

312

285

265

253

245

234

360

365

316

285

269

253

238

1,630

1,540

937

1,280

7.490

2,490

1,370

24,513

817

3.04

3.39

Dec.

991

*973

1,200

928

780

89L

874

70U

660

636

660

1,830

2,550

1,560

1,130

874

740

1,190

4,150

1,950

1,270

973

796

676

588

524

482

573

596

475

428

32,649

1,053

3.91

4.51

Jan.

386

375

676

*566

503

780

1,400

l.EOO

1,120

901

788

684

676

628

684

62O

566

604

531

475

434

410

365

355

340

326

416

482

428

660

588

19,267

622

2.31

2.66

Feb.

531

*475

434

404

489

724

559

496

475

530

1,130

708

700

644

538

538

788

1,590

1,700

1,09O

910

919

820

732

892

1,200

910

756

7OO

22,382

772

2.87

3.09

Mar.

580

723

*3,170

1,800

1,200

946

820

716

684

684

724

620

559

545

E59

856

1,170

1,040

838

708

596

538

496

468

447

422

422

454

870

2,610

1,720

£7,985

903

3.36

3.87

Apr.

1,140

1 , 040

1,590

*2 , OOP

1,430

1,060

865

724

620

538

468

428

404

380

365

350

335

326

303

290

298

350

290

273

£61

249

269

303

261

249

17,459

582

2.16

2.41

May

340

*303

281

265

253

245

245

35O

303

281

269

273

281

257

245

231

£24

£17

210

£07

203

190

184

180

228

210

350

340

265

238

210

7,878

254

0.944

1.09

June

197

*194

197

180

177

177

180

161

167

158

151

174

148

155

184

151

257

217

161

145

174

253

774

716

1,070

538

468

345

312

261

8,442

281

1.04

1.17

July

231

249

214

203

*190

184

171

158

155

180

860

496

298

36U

290

£4L

214

200

187

187

164

151

174

184

158

142

145

155

133

126

125

6,924

223

0.829

0.96

Aug.

Ill

*105

102

102

102

151

145

171

566

330

1,020

1,570

1,980

1,070

684

475

360

303

277

360

265

321

447

303

245

220

207

203

228

228

203

12,854

415

1.54

1.78

Sept.

380

*285

234

207

194

177

164

161

174

180

210

269

242

190

174

164

161

167

161

145

136

130

126

123

120

111

114

142

228

200

5,469

182

0.677

0.76

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,490 Min 102 Mean 571 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.79

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,490 Min 102 Mean 548 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.71

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 cfs).--Nov. 28 (6 a.m.) 11,600 cfs (17.87 ft); Dee. 19 (6 a.m.) 5,550 

cfs (13.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5000. Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, H. C.

Drainage area.--14Q SLJ mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,008.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Since Oct. 1, 1954, auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 0.5 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--17 years, 370 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Feb. 11; maximum gage height, 5.36 ft 

Feb. 11, Mar. 31; minimum discharge, 132 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge 5,900 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, 65 cfs OH. 16, 17, 1954 (gape height, 1.21 ft).

Flood in October 1898 reached a stage of about 15 ft, from profiles by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1C36: 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, Ln feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Feb. 5, 6, 10, 11, Mar. 30, 31, Apr. 3-5, 

Aug. 12, 15)

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 3u

1.6 122

2.0 212

2.5 374

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

600

1,200

1,750

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

150

194

342

3.0 565

4.0 1,200

5.0 1,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Sepbember 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

143

*141

137

135

155

139

575

473

1.210

842

964

665

491

902

760

590

510

545

451

405

378

367

356

390

367

348

326

309

312

460

505

14,335

462

3.30

3.81

Nov.

434

390

356

337

*323

397

337

316

302

289

283

276

267

264

264

261

276

258

252

243

243

240

237

309

302

270

255

356

296

2 73

8,906

297

2.12

2.37

Dec.

264

264

280

258

252

267

264

246

*240

254

234

492

473

370

534

509

299

546

777

525

442

394

367

344

334

520

509

425

500

594

11,116

359

2.56

2.95

Jan.

341

541

614

496

434

620

595

*540

482

447

421

401

386

374

413

386

374

535

455

413

386

370

344

541

326

520

590

405

386

555

755

13,626

440

5.14

5.62

Feb.

610

*515

464

447

968

1,310

810

680

620

936

1.720

1,010

906

876

750

706

680

954

1,050

788

722

695

650

615

695

665

610

585

560

22,597

779

5.56

6.00

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,270 Mln 128

Mar.

550

575

828

620

550

520

505

*486

496

486

505

473

464

473

486

675

700

711

645

575

535

515

525

520

535

520

540

550

733

1,360

*1.620

19,256

621

4.44

5.12

Me

Apr.

997

876

1,120

1.650

1,550

1,150

972

870

804

744

706

675

645

615

595

575

555

545

515

*505

510

550

482

468

460

447

468

455

434

421

21,339

711

5.08

5.67

in 351

May

442

413

594

386

578

574

394

550

417

597

374

567

363

344

534

523

316

302

296

292

286

280

*267

261

261

261

524

273

258

253

241

10,421

336

2.40

2.77

Cfsr

June

236

236

247

247

267

285

258

276

264

239

228

226

216

211

211

201

139

196

192

134

328

442

*437

293

476

457

530

358

310

273

8,531

284

2.03

2.27

n 2.51

July

250

241

226

213

211

211

350

267

234

250

296

251

211

211

199

189

187

*185

178

194

171

169

213

216

192

215

358' 530

258

253

7,469

241

1.72

1.98

Aug.

218

204

*194

185

187

192

280

216

290

290

310

797

1.580

999

626

475

395

346

328

299

310

407

464

558

355

296

276

264

253

244

239

11,655

376

2.69

3.10

In. 34.05

Sept.

259

250

254

226

218

206

206

206

201

194

196

189

176

*171

171

182

446" 709

306

256

231

218

211

204

194

189

247

450

433

7,687

256

1.85

2.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,720 Min 133 Mean 429 Cfsm 3.06 In. 41.70

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Feb. 6 (6 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (4.79 ft at 4:30 a.m.); Feb. 11 (lj30 

p.m.) 1,900 cfs (5.36 ft): Mar. 31 (7:30 a.m.)l,840 cfs (5.36 ft); Apr. 4 (8:30 to 10 a.m.) 1,780 

cfs (5.35 ft at 8:30 a.m.); Aug. 12 (lO p.m.) 1,540 cfs (4.82 ft at 12:30 a.m. Aug. 13).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 111

5005. Cullasaja River at Highlands, N. C.

Drainage area.--14.9 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1927 to September 1960. Prior to October 1949, published as 

Cullasaja Creek at Highlands. Except for figures of momentary maximum discharge, records prior to Aug. 29, 1931, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Average discharge.--23 years (1931-60), 59.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum, 11 cfs June 19 (gage height, 0.49 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Oct. 5, July 22.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 5,100 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 9.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow ovar dam; minimum, 0.2 cf3 Oct. 13, 14, 1947; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 13, 1947.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Highlands municipal dam.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1931. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1941(M). 

WSP 1206:IdSOlm). See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

l.o 

1.3 

1.7

73

144

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

410

700

1,020

Discharge, cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 193O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

*24

a24

a23

a22_

a45

a200

a260

*710

387

318

202

161

289

189

146

137

124

105

97

92

89

103

112

93

83

84

80

86

142

116

4,571

147

9.87

11.41

Nov.

95

*83

76

72

73

126

86

76

69

65

61

59

56

58

56

55

56

52

48

46

46

44

44

81

58

50

51

90

59

56

1,947

64.9

4.36

4.86

Dec.

52

52

50

48

46

50

44

41

*41

41

42

178

TIT

83

72

63

61

130

120

86

73

68

63

59

62

57

56

130

98

74

67

2,221

71.6

4.81

5.54

Jan.

60

72

166

98

86

109

101

*90

81

74

71

65

62

59

66

57

63

84

65

57

54

50

48

48

46

46

58

55

61

98

120

2,270

73.2

4.91

5.67

Feb.

86

*73

65

67

271

173

118

100

93

279

252

156

140

118

105

98

95

122

98

87

86

80

73

73

111

97

83

77

73

 

3,349

115

7.72

8.36

Mar.

69

77

84

63

60

57

56

*53

55

52

53

50

48

47

46

79

63

58

54

50

48

48

50

56

56

66

79

90

256

624

*3M

2,877

92.8

6.23

7.18

Apr.

228

214

358

351

268

200

168

144

124

112

103

*97

92

87

83

79

74

71

65

61

63

61

56

53

54

46

48

45

41

45

3,491

116

7.79

8.71

May

50

45

41

40

37

36

70

109

*60

52

51

50

48

44

41

40

38

36

35

34

34

32

32

28

33

34

69

42

35

34

32

1,362

43.9

2.95

3.40

June

32

30

30

32

35

43

44

*74

51

40

35

33

31

29

28

27

28

26

23

25

112

83

45

48

70

84

76

55

50

44

1,363

45.4

3.05

3.40

July

40

35

33

32

30

34

48

33

31

34

50

35

31

30

28

27

26

25

*27

27

24

22

23

23

24

26

54

36

34

34

26

982

31.7

2.13

2.45

Aug.

25

25

*25

24

45

36

27

27

29

27

33

121

145

187

84

61

53

53

50

44

56

117

97

67

56

50

46

43

40

39

40

1,772

57.2

3.84

4.42

Sept.

40

36

34

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

28

26

*24

27

26

81

67

42

33

29

28

28

26

26

25

33

48

54

40

1,048

34.9

2.34

2.62

Calendar year 1959: Max 710 Min 22 Mean 73.6 Cfsm 4.94 In. 67.03

Water year 1959-60: Max 710 Min 22 Mean 74.5 Cfsm 5.00 In. 68.02

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--Oct. 9 (about 2:30 a.m.) 1,230 cfs (3.82 ft); Feb. 10 (6:30 p.m.) 

592 cfs (2.82 ft)j Mar. 30 (11 a.m.) 856 cfs (3.24 ft); Apr. 3 (7 p.m.) 634 cfs (2.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded rarge in stage, 

and records for station at Cullasaja.
112

Location.--Lat 3

1.4 miles downstream from Ellljay Creek and 4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Records avail able.--Jui December 1309. October 1920 to September I960. Monthly

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306. Prior to uctober 1349, published as Cullasaja Creek at Cullasajs

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum 01 gage is ,023.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 23, 1934, staff gsges at sam

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2.660 cfs uct. 9 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 72 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1907-9, 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 20.83 

ft), from rating curve extended above fi ,100 ffs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 18-22. 1325, Jan. 2, 1340.

Maximum stage known, that of 4ng. 30, 1940. A stage of 17.2 ft, from floodmarks , 

occurred in July 1916, but has been exceeded at other times, according to information 

by State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are good, ."light regulation at low flow by Sequoyah Lake ami mill on Buck

Revisions water years).--W£P 823: Drainage area. WCP 1143: 1907-10, 1921-31, 1932(M),

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

i Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

69

134

Discharge

487

4.0 780

5.0 1,080

6.0 1,430

year October 1959 to September 1960

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

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88

*80

77

76

2i

124

860

687

1.640

950

800

500

420

7CO

490

380

360

340

290

270

260

250

280

310

260

230

230

220

230

340 

280

12,116

391

4.52

5.21

Nov.

250

*230

216

205

201

300

226

207

195

185

178

171

165

167

164

160

171

152

148

142

142

137

137

195

167

148

144

241

176

164

5,484

183

2.12

2.36

Dec.

155

160

160

152

147

164

150

142

*139

157

137

382

341

250

220

201

195

425

426

300

260

235

218

205

2O3

193

187

301

281

228 

209

6,903

223

2.58

2.97

Jan.

199

207

397

283

255

409

362

*312

281

262

246

233

EE2

213

E28

205

216

269

226

209

195

blSO

b!75

b!70

b!65

b!60

205

203

211

312 

390

7 , 600

245

2.83

3.27

Feb.

308

269

246

*24F

870

676

484

401

362

667

770

676

528

452

395

376

368

556

484

395

373

346

317

307

398

376

330

312

299

12,587

434

5.02

5.41

Mar.

282

340

426

b305

b275

b270

257

*247

252

247

252

234

222

227

231

354

336

315

286

262

247

240

238

270

280

330

400

450

800

1.500 

900

11,075

357

4.13

4.76

Apr.

700

650

1,000

1.100

820

600

540

500

460

430

40O

380

360

340

330

320

310

300

270

*252

264

257

234

222

216

203

218

201

191

193

12,261

409

4.73

5.27

May

209

187

177

172

168

163

200

323

*2T2

193

185

185

183

170

161

158

153

148

143

143

138

133

127

126

122

128

241

163

144

140

1

5,223

168

1.94

2.25

June

122

124

130

149

174

154

189

*264

205

167

151

141

133

126

122

116

118

111

107

112

234

256

151

144

212

234

227

174

161

144

4,852

162

1.87

2.09

July

135

127

120

112

109

116

156

120

111

144

187

130

118

109

104

101

100

91

*93

120

91

87

93

97

93

97

140

115

137

132 

93

3,591

116

1.34

1.55

Aug.

91

102

*107

107

105

115

108

96

115

100

140

516

545

456

259

203

185

172

174

154

154

246

278

197

177

153

143

133

126

116 

115

5,688

183

2.12

2.45

Sept.

128

122

107

102

100

98

100

97

96

92

93

92

83

*81

82

88

212

172

121

101

91

87

84

82

78

77

111

156

165

122

3,220

107

1.24

1.38

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,640 Mln 70 Mean 222 Cfsm 2.57 In. 34.90

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,640 Mln 74 Mean 248 Cfsm 2.87 In. 38.97

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 9 (5:30 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (9.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 10 to Nov. 1, Mar. 24 to Apr. 19; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for station at Highlands aid for Little 

Tennessee River near Prentlss.
113

30. Little Tennessee River at Needmore , N. C.

Location. Lat 35°20'11 , long 33°31'39 , on left bank O.fc! mil

?reek, 0.8 mile north

dies downstream from T&llico Creek, and

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,761.19 ft above mean sea le^el, datum ol

1320, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

, 230 cfg Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.9u ft); minimum daily 322 cfs Oct. 5.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 20,20u cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 11.10 ft), fro

rating curve extended abov^ 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 52 cfs Nov.

9, 1954 (gage height, 1.1C ft); minimum daily, 71 cfs Nov. 7, 1554.

Floods of October 1398 and Aug. 30, 1940, reached stages of about 13 and 11.5 ft,

respectively, from flood profiles by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Porters Bend 

powerplatit at Lake Emory.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.9 280

2.0 333

2.3 518

2.6 735

Discharge, In nubi- feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

£

3

4

5

e

7

6

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

0:t.

379

379

333

328

522

339

1,450

1,200

2 , 950

2,350

2,150

1,630

1,160

1,940

1,920

*1,350

1,160

1,200

1,020

908

840

832

783

926

917

832

753

768

758

976

1,140

33,993

1,097

2.52

2.90

Ncv.

988

311

800

*750

772

1.120

965

827

766

744

704

678

654

620

644

634

660

531

588

592

560

590

554

758

890

697

*658

969

918

734

22,376

746

1.71

1.91

I>c

740

7U1

771

688

675

690

709

B6Z

634

585

624

1,050

1,610

1,120

*986

903

840

1,060

2,100

1,440

1,200

1,050

985

934

874

84 O

807

854

1,250

976

917

29,275

944

2.17

2.50

Jan.

840

815

1,350

1,310

1,120

2 , 150

1,970

1,640

1,380

1,240

1,130

1,070

1,030

985

1,060

1,060

1,010

1,270

1,190

1,080

1,020

960

874

883

840

832

874

1,080

994

1,260

1,570

35,867

1,157

2.65

3.06

Feb.

1,530

1,270

1,160

1,110

2,200

3,650

2,360

1,860

1,630

1 , 900

5,870

2,790

2,270

2,300

1,880

1,760

1,700

2,250

*2,820

2,090

1,850

*1,740

1,600

1,490

1,770

1,820

1,610

1,490

1,420

_ ___ _ _

57,190

1,972

4.52

4.88

Mar.

1,340

1,470

2,690

1,880

1,560

1,430

*1,370

1,310

1,370

1,310

1,370

1,270

1,230

1,270

1,330

1,840

2,140

2,030

1,790

1,600

1,440

1,360

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,390

1,450

1,550

1,940

3,610

*4,230

52,670

1,699

3.90

4.49

Apr.

2,980

2,410

2,840

4,580

4,020

3,170

2,650

2,300

2,100

1,880

1,690

1,640

1,570

*1,530

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,350

1,310

1,250

1,240

1,350

1,210

1,180

1,130

1,120

1,240

1,170

1,090

1,050

55,380

1,846

4.23

4.72

May

1,200

1,060

1,020

985

960

951

960

1.580

1,090

1,010

968

942

942

917

866

849

824

799

780

770

768

738

*718

689

698

683

922

880

714

753

672

27,508

887

2.03

2.35

June

639

616

674

730

724

728

728

839

874

706

636

626

615

572

522

538

553

532

498

498

739

1,100

849

799

909

894

*1,170

883

775

696

21,662

722

1.66

1.85

July

626

614

550

528

532

532

728

652

570

522

900

654

540

532

511

485

459

459

440

485

465

*427

433

518

505

492

632

840

566

726

536

17,459

563

1.29

1.49

Aug.

*490

465

485

459

455

472

566

584

690

744

752

1,150

3,010

2,020

1,320

994

874

824

759

705

660

854

1,020

824

827

703

624

590

579

518

514

25,509

823

1.89

2.18

Sept.

554

578

510

478

500

465

478

478

459

478

452

461

415

390

*584

409

998

1,060

694

568

507

480

442

454

427

415

459

832

958

775

16,558

552

1.27

1.41

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,610 Mln 322 Mean 940 Cfsm 2.16 In. 29.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,580 Mln 522 Mean 1,O80 Cfsm 2.48 In. 33.74

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5040. Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C.

Location Lat 35°07'35", long 83°37'11", on right bank on Nantahala Forest Service road, 

 300 ft upstream from Roaring Fork, 0.2 mile downstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles downstream from town of Rainbow Springs, Macon County, and at mile 34.3.

Drainage area. --51. 9 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,072.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~

Average discharge . --£0 years, 194 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 3.79 ft); mini-

 mum, 64 cfs July 31, Aug. 1 (gage height, 0.78 ft).

1940-60- Maximum discharge , 6,300 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 efs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak: flow; 

minimum, 33 cfs Nov. 18, 19, 1953 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

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

 Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small ponds on tributaries 

above station. Fisutrap removed September 1958.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 973: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 

height, in feet, ar

1959-6O, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

1 discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

105

177

272

424

642

910

second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZQ

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

76

71

69

69

67.

1OO

294

300

438

248

290

*216

189

389

272

232

228

206

186

172

167

161

169

206

200

177

186

167

180

228

2OO

6,153

198

3.82

4.41

Nov.

189

177

169

164

212

294

209

194

*186

177

169

164

159

154

154

156

206

159

154

149

154

144

144

232

180

164

164

238

183

b!70

5,368

179

3.45

3.85

Dec.

167

174

169

164

161

174

159

b!55

151

151

161

iil

338

265

238

222

*209

364

338

276

255

235

222

209

200

192

189

255

206

192

183

6,791

219

4.22

4.87

Jan.

177

203

323

238

225

400

388

338

297

272

255

238

*238

225

308

241

262

290

255

238

225

b210

b205

b!95

b!90

189

241

216

255

335

388

8,060

260

5.01

5.78

Feb.

316

283

*265

269

47Z

428

376

338

316

476

432

376

384

335

308

290

283

357

294

272

269

255

241

238

304

272

248

245

238

9,185

317

6.11

6.58

Mar.

225

342

380

b270

b245

b235

228

219

219

212

209

197

192

189

189

252

222

219

209

200

192

189

189

194

*200

206

225

252

482

*802

590

8,174

264

5.09

5.86

Apr.

469

457

732

7O6

590

503

444

396

365

331

308

286

258

248

238

228

222

216

203

194

2O9

194

180

174

169

169

212

*180

167

172

9,220

307

5.92

6.61

May

174

161

154

151

149

144

182

194

167

159

156

159

151

144

141

137

134

129

125

123

123

118

114

112

127

*125

192

127

120

114

109

4,415

142

2.74

3.16

June

105

109

112

118

125

114

125

127

116

105

105

103

95

93

91

87

*91

85

83

97

105

107

167

107

132

161

154

129

116

103

3,367

112

2.16

2.41

July

103

109

91

89

95

107

127

93

87

109

137

101

91

99

85

83

81

78

76

80

74

72

76

78

78

80

*105

78

72

76

67

2,777

89.6

1.73

1.99

Aug.

71

71

87

74

74

71

76

172

205

144

237

392

370

245

189

161

151

139

129

123

141

192

*180

146

139

125

120

114

109

105

118

4,670

151

2.91

3.35

Sept.

127

118

101

97

93

93

95

89

93

89

99

83

80

78

78

81

219

129

103

93

*89

87

83

81

80

78

151

164

144

118

3,113

104

2.00

2.23

Calendar year 1959 : Max 764 Mln 67 Mean 195 Cfsm 3.76 In. 51.09

Water year 1959-6O : Max 802 Mln 67 Mean 195 Cfsm 3.76 In. 51.10

Peak discharge (base, l,50o cfs). No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 115

5055. Nantahala River at Nantahala, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°17'55", long 83°39'22", on left bank on 0. S. Highway 19, 1.0 mile 

northeast of Nantahala, Swain County, 2.3 miles downstream from Rowlin Creek, 

2.8 miles downstream from Nantahala Dam powerhouse, and at mile 10.8.

Drainage area. 144 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,894.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--18 years, 478 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height. 3.82 ft); mini- 

 mum, 29 cfs July 31, Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs July 30, 31. 

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 7,510 cfs Feb. 10, 1946 (gage height, 8.IE ft); minimum, 16 cfs Nov. 9, 1953, Dec. 16, 1958; minimum gage height, 1.19 ft Nov. 9, 1953; 

minimum daily discharge, 17 cfs Nov. 8, 16, 1952, Oct. 25, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Nantahala Lake (see p. 206) and Queens 

Creek Lake (capacity, about 300 cfs-days).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

270

186

32

31

290

294

204

272

378

348

318

464

602

654

621

*238

56

48

100

48

45

44

50

328

351

67

215

206

120

56

48

6,984

225

+4,198

Nov.

46

410

414

162

392

412

91

67

335

372

362

380

354

204

202

388

*296

392

379

320

51

44

51

£46

502

647

686

880

490

601

10,476

349

+1,506

Dec.

660

666

654

647

540

128

498

498

499

*524

544

660

625

604

556

548

451

566

574

130

539

518

503

497

115

462

102

502

511

476

15,297

493

+728

Jan.

500

104

127

496

438

630

602

532

155

139

552

707

732

725

760

614

132

*709

767

760

760

753

558

206

502

676

760

746

753

170

115

16,180

522

+3,664

Feb.

351

508

*547

507

520

544

204

471

498

609

644

322

656

494

573

580

753

802 788"

404

150

139

566

562

606

650

590

368

708

15,114

521

+6,109

Mar.

746

795

865

802

568

531

*538

535

586

588

611

572

588

562

732

795

788

788

781

767

760

760

753

753

746

694

129

548

506

808

726

20,721

668

+1,346

Apr.

604

397

315

787

880

830

809

795

788

774

760

760

753

746

746

732

160

*684

725

725

725

324

100

97

492

505

512

511

522

520

18,078

603

+4,028

May

298

596

479

514

620

514

426

720

589

502

580

712

699

523

72.

520

528

516

340

570

538

201

502

580

680

573

556

420

192

238

335

15,133

488

-3,803

June

545

581

604

527

278

482

436

645

557

508

487

78

510

516

536

666

686

634

610

621

621

614

607

431

238

64

238

310

621

517

14,768

492

-6,260

July

562

230

45

44

427

430

385

446

46

272

456

441

458

534

454

64

38

44

51

48

37

*37

40

36

44

44

37

33

41

30

30

5, 884

190

+577

Aug.

380

583

589

583

595

589

500

595

602

608

608

673

138

54

450

595

595

534

358

39.

40

572

608

602

602

602

230

515

640

673

553

15,305

494

-5,787

Sept.

713

692

680

673

673

686

706

706

712

712

699

706

706

699

654

660

692

660

666

666

660

666

632

48

44

536

470

464

466

452

18,199

607

-11,239

Adjusted for change in contents In Nantahala and Queens Creek Lakes

Mean 

Cfsm

361 

2.51 

2.89

399 

2.77 

3.09

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

517 

3.59 

4.14

640 

4.44 

5.12

732 

5.08 

5.48

712 

4.94

5.70

737 

5.12 

5.71

365 

2.53 

2.93

Observed

lax 1,050 Mln 31 Mean 371 

Max 880 Mln 30 Mean 470

284 

1.97 

2.20

208 

1.44 

1.67

307 

2.13 

2.46

232 

1.61

1.80

Adjusted

Mean 436 Cfam 3.03 In. 41.09 

Mean 457 Cfsm. 3.17 In. 43.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, In cfs-days, in Nantahala and Queens Creek Lakes; furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority and Nantahala Power and Light Co.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5030. Tuckasegee River at Tuckasegee , N. C.

Location. --Lat 35 "16 "55", long 83 "07 '37", on right bank 0.9 mile north of Tuckasegee,

ackson County, 1.1 miles downstream from West Fork Tuckasegee River, and at mile 48. S.

Drainage area.--143 sq mi.

Records available .--June 1934 t

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,125.16 ft above mean sea level, datum ~

929 , supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 4.75 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.69 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Oct. 3.

1934-60: Maximum discharge , 40, SOU cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 14.3 and 21.1 ft; minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 3, 1956 (gage height, 

0.54 ft); minimum daily , 6.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1956.

Remarks .--Records excellent. Flow regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek

e , and Tennessee Jreek project lakes (see p. 206, 211)

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

In cubic feet per second)

Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

21 2.0 516

1.0 44 3.0

1.3 93 3.5

1.6 173

Discharge, In :ublc feet per

3.0 

4.0

860

1,640

cDni, water year Octjber 1959 to Septemter 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

168

119

18

44

208

£92

614

676

1,180

1,010

1,060

838

864

1,010

969

739

546

551

481

408

408

284

420

603

501

338

430

387

368

392

408

16,334

527

+4,788

Nov.

395

530

*534

394

496

468

410

33O

481

432

302

520

561

250

100

217

269

442

516

424

218

34

220

445

524

514

497

411

257

468

11,659

389

-853

Dee.

472

494

595

545

506

53

486

371

562

442

530

549

134

462

540

511

416

596

434

336

435

408

392

364

372

74

48

573

608

579

552

13,439

434

-1,330

Jan.

558

240

354

462

353

752

615

618

406

258

520

540

546

545

570

132

157

604

546

531

528

558

347

180

422

450

544

*522

616

390

414

14,278

461

+242

Feb.

*452

548

483

496

604

696

596

747

640

663

894

608

802

760

509

494

454

694

668

622

460

410

461

418

406

464

452

490

527

16,523

570

+4,415

Mar.

529

504

72a

414

590

35U

441

302

442

460

600

425

130

440

638

600

596

556

381

232

416

420

414

459

507

746

96

646

*856

1.040

1,000

15,958

515

+3,244

Apr.

937

784

7a5

, 450

,410

,150

, 060

, OOi i

979

944

944

826

828

895

808

802

128

602

796

550

698

432

420

112

555

660

586

536

*541

471

22,739

758

-25

May

150

395

378

354

568

529

174

578

570

488

498

615

691

233

74

290

334

338

514

557

274

124

*324

354

400

412

596

506

105

87

296

11,806

381

-1,994

June

395

420

394

£16

291

50 T>

306

352

494

530

269

62

310

350

359

372

512

229

204

412

380

488

598

469

112

il

230

431

586

414

10,737

358

-3,710

July

538

190

417

482

260

234

170

194

5£

59

188

158

185,

230

186

62

28

158

201

312

304

332

110

38

322

338

366

400

368

66

32

6,984

225

-1.J46

Aug.

294

*378

369

381

496

256

198

324

330

280

300

373

46Z

56

256

371

416

471

450

334

292

316

L68

122

128

115

30

36

144

271

408

8,925

288

-1,405

Sept.

387

502

£8n

276

273

414

354

607

*547

333

308

484

380

380

557

348

296

293

382

382

384

406

406

25

24_

53J

283

293

239

322

10,912

364

- 5 , r>0£

ge In lake contents

Mean 

Cfsm

681 

4.76 

5.49

36C 

2.52 

2.81

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

391 

2.73 

3.15

468 

3.27 

3.78

722 

5.05 

5.45

619 

4.33 

4.99

757 

5.29 

5.91

317 

2.22

2.55

Observed

Max 1,230 Min 18 Mean 377 

Max 1,430 Mln 18 Mean 438

234 

1.64 

1.83

163 

1.14 

1.31

243 

1.70 

1.36

197 

1.38 

1.54

Adjusted

Mean 412 Cfsm 2.88 In. 39.12 

Mean 428 Cfsm 2.99 In. 40.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In cfs-days, In Thorpe, Cedar Cliff, Bear Creek, and Tennessee Creek project 

lakes; furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority and Nantahala Power and Light Co.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Location. -Lat 35°23'02", long 83°12'51", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Aliens 

Branch, 0.7 mile upstream from Cope Creek, and 0.3 mile upstream from Gylva, Jackson 

County.

Drainage are a.--50.7 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1941 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,056.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 19 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 5.19 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 2,320 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 7.39 ft); minimum, 8,0 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1941 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Sept. 19, 

29, 30, Oct. 4, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 5.6 ft Aug.. 30, 1940, from floodmarks (discharge, 3,200 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1053: 1942-44 (M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wafer October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

g

7

a

9

10

11

12

11

14

IE

16

17

13

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

61

54

49

48

62

198

*202

419

201

376

182

147

399

215

170

170

150

123

111

104

*100

102

131

129

111

113

106

118

111

106

4,648

150

2.96

3.41

Nov.

104

98

*90

38

117

214

113

Dec.

113

118

*116

113

111

129

Jan.

113

127

E29

156

*156

393

llll 295

102

1091 105

102

96

94

90

90

88

90

118

88

86

82

32

80

30

198

129

111

111

187

129

118

3,307

110

2.17

2.43

105

107

369

250

196

172

156

146

272

264

202

181

164

153

143

136

129

125

166

138

125

118

4,835

156

3.08

3.55

236

209

190

175

164

172

159

219

169

184

216

187

169

159

151

141

141

136

*132

164

153

159

178

236

5,668

183

3.61

4.16

Feb.

*187

172

161

*161

303

239

209

190

184

575

305

245

252

220

198

195

195

256

212

192

189

182

169

166

230

198

176

173

163

6,097

210

4.14

4.47

Mar.

*151

189

26O

179

157

157

151

148

151

154

154

140

137

140

148

209

192

189

169

154

143

143

*137

143

143

132

137

146

*308

461

384

5,611

181

3.57

4.12

Apr.

318

296

380

416

373

32G

292

264

244

228

216

205

196

188

180

178

170

161

154

149

161

154

140

136

132

130

145

136

*127

 125- 

6,320

211

4.16

4.64

May

156

127

121

117

*113

111

123

170

130

123

119

119

117

110

108

106

104

100

95

95

93

89

86

84

84

131

123

95

89

87

77

3,402

110

2.17

2.50

June

74

79

*89

93

86

100

98

108

104

87

82

77

74

71

69

*66

65

63

62

60

66

65

181

91

95

168

111

98

93

82

2,657

88.6

1.75

1.95

July

76

69

65

62

62

82

74

63

59

66

86

68

59

58

*55

56

58

56

51

50

48

55

63

60

58

58

52

51

50

48

*5

1,863

60.1

1.19

1.37

Aug.

50

*45

58

58

49

52

53

50

66

63

152

300

228

121

91

77

69

66

98

77

66

74

66

60

59

55

63

63

65

53

53

2,500

80.6

1.59

1.83

Sept.

94

72

E6

51

49

46

55

59

*58

55

55

49

45

43

42

44

52

63

51

44

41

40

40

38

38

37

50

107

79

55

1,608

53.6

1.06

1.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 467 Min 39 Mean 125 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.57

Water year 1959-60: Max 461 Min 37 Mean 133 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.61

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Aug. 12 (10 p.m.) 1,040 cfa (5.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
118 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5105. Tuokasegee River at Dillsboro, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°21'59", long 83°15'38" , on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Scott 

Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 23 at Dlllsboro, Jackson County, and at 

mile 31.1.

Drainage area. 347 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1960 (prior to October 1933 monthly discharge 

only, published in W3P 1306; figures of daily discharge published in WSP 663, 683, 698, 

713, 728, 743, are unreliable).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,950.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 24, 1934, staff gage at site below Scott Creek 0.4 mile upstream at datum 7.27 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 755 cfs (unadjusted)-

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,410 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 6.30 ft); minimum, 

91 cfs July 18 (gage height, 1.95 ft); minimum daily, 170 cfs Sept. 25.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement and computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 17, 1953 (gage height, 

1.60 ft); minimum daily, 107 cfs Sept. 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Dillsboro powerplant 0.7 mile above 

station. Flow partly regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, and 

Tennessee Creek project lakes (see p. 206,211)- Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 

See also Records available.

Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940(M). WSP 1306: 1929-33.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

145

235

445

745

4.0

5.0 

6.0

1,120 

2,OOO 

3,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemler 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a700

a400

a250

a230

a250

a500

al,100

al,200

2,050

1,550

1,700

1,320

1,240

1,780

1,500

1,270

1,020

989

879

746

728

646

655

959 

890

730

680

750

688 

694

724

28,818

930

-

-

Nov.

698

738

820

695

725

930

782

653

696

757

604

625

824

646

402

399

486

676

750

656

659

309

398

840 

798

874

718

988

536 

717

20,399

680

_

-

Dec.

777

806

*920

890

786

580

598

*713

765

744

780

1.350

889

724

988

928

742

1,270

1,150

1,010

754

859

820

742 

745

636

370

797

999

940

862

25,914

836

_

-

Jan.

872

786

880

696

888

1,750

1,450

1,300

1,060

932

864

1,000

1,040

998

1,160

808

559

1,150

1,060

1,050

985

996

843

658 

675

822

922

988

1,060

1,040

1,030

30,322

978

_

-

Feb.

*1,010

1,030

998

965

1,510

1,550

1,290

1,280

1,310

1,470

1.870

1,380

1,520

1,500

1,200

1,100

1,090

1,500

1,500

1,310

1,130

1,040

1,030

982 

1,090

1,120

1,030

1,040

1,050

35,895

1,238

_

-

Mar.

1,070

1,140

1,620

1,080

1,200

1,040

878

876

940

1,000

1,180

1,090

599

779

1,260

1,370

1,250

1,390

1,070

830

948

964

960

956

1,060

1,420

806

1,110

1,860

2.400

2,170

36,316

1,171

-

Apr.

1,930

1,760

1,870

2,370

2.650

2,230

2,040

1,890

1,830

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,520

1,560

1,520

1,430

900

997

1,370

1,110

1,270

1,120

948

731 

863

1,210

1,030

1,030

1,050

1,050

44,289

1,476

_

-

May

753

794

804

767

852

1,090

641

1,220

906

989

926

1,010

1,160

714

518

592

692

690

730

900

745

455

602

656 

700

768

949

993

478 

426

516

24,036

775

-

June

646

727

*734

554

498

960

656

750

780

812

692

426

490

615

618

627

694

535

433

673

644

708

1,050

878 

588

526

568

559

990 

662

20,073

669

_

-

July

700

597

568

741

567

472

558

405

568

280

446

394

404

442

385

555

251

*275

574

516

470

554

585

528 

421

564

556

592

576 

557

 

14,035

453

_

-

Aug.

379

552

572

620

668

544

393

496

548

486

694

1,100

1.270

466

458

618

665

662

760

656

522

598

583

404 

340

513

245

256

342

603

17,194

555

_

-

Sept.

608

575

461

450

445

564

565

693

796

548

954

793

534

529

575

647

500

516

566

549

540

566

558

300 

170

372

481

615

564 

516

16,550

552

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,74O Mln 218 Mean 770 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,620 Mln 170 Mean 857 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.64

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Tuckasegee arid 

Bryson City.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 119

5120. Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°27 1 42", long 83°21'13", on left bank (relocated) 200 ft upstream from 

county bridge, 0.5 mile south of Birdtown, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Adams 

Creek, 0.6 mile upstream from Goose Creek, 2.2 miles southwest of Cherokee, and at 

mile 3.1.

Drainage area.--184 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1945 to September 1946, July 1948 to September 1960.

Gage (revised). Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,843.30 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, stfff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 502 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 6,930 cfs Nov. gage height, 7.30 ft); minimum, 152 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

1345-46, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage heigl t, 12.0 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,300 cfs on basis of computation of 

peak flow over dam; minimum, 80 cfs Oct. 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

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

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3, 

July 28 to Sept. 30 Apr. 4 to July 27

1.0 159

1.5 364

2.0 660

3.0 1,420

4.0 2,400

5.0 3,580

1.1 180

1.5 350

2.0 655

3.0 1,420

4.0 2,400

5.0 3,580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

L

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

530

299

244

217

194

194

848

667

1,250

695

744

562

464

852

621

518

470

437

*384

355

331

317

308

415

464

384

415

379

384

405

379

14,706

474

2.58

2.97

Nov.

364

331

313

*295

439

1,490

688

556

482

432

400

369

345

331

326

317

410

326

304

295

291

282

273

1,160

800

595

1,090

5.260

1,280

942

18,786

626

3.40

3.80

Dec.

772

702

621

550

524

550

488

448

437

*452

454

2.2.00

1,610

1,100

905

772

709

1,170

1,970

1,190

988

845

744

667

614

569

524

660

628

524

482

24,849

802

4.36

5.02

Jan.

454

454

1.150

737

*660

*1,020

1,120

980

845

758

716

667

758

709

786

688

674

737

660

602

556

518

b480

b470

454

437

482

494

500

621

800

20,967

676

3.67

4.24

Feb.

709

634

595

569

962

1,040

838

751

702

1,160

1,510

958

920

793

702

660

647

765

681

608

608

*582

536

524

737

744

647

614

588

21,584

744

4.04

4.36

Mar.

536

608

772

b560

b520

b500

*494

476

494

482

476

448

426

437

448

536

530

536

500

470

448

426

426

442

459

464

524

654

1,280

*5,430

2,260

21,062

679

3.69

4.26

Apr.

1,640

1,6OO

2.800

2,660

1,920

1,440

1,230

1,100

972

860

778

725

683

*669

648

610

577

551

507

483

489

489

447

423

417

405

507

441

394

588

26,853

895

4.86

5.43

May

495

405

378

366

356

350

372

616

435

394

383

372

356

340

330

320

310

300

296

291

286

282

268

268

310

*273

429

325

291

278

251

10,726

346

1.88

2.17

June

243

243

247

273

260

286

273

268

*264

231

227

223

212

208

204

194

227

201

187

204

239

251

631

423

477

459

525

383

361

305

8,729

291

1.58

1.76

July

291

315

264

243

239

243

231

208

204

273

603

388

296

310

260

235

235

231

208

*243

201

194

243

235

223

235

352

252

221

224

202

8,102

261

1.42

1.64

Aug.

202

202

190

190

*255

382

277

730

916

584

1,120

1,370

1.590

1,020

779

602

512

454

415

432

379

640

614

442

384

364

331

317

326

282

295

16,596

535

2.91

3.35

Sept.

331

336

273

265

248

236

240

240

326

374

291

459

526

261

*240

236

257

265

236

217

202

194

184

176

173

166

205

336

295

236

7,824

261

1.42

1.58

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,260 

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,430

Mean 

Mean

In. 39.34

In. 40.5£

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). Nov. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 6,930 cfs (7.30 ft); Dec. 12 (11:30 a.m. 

4,780 cfs (5.88 ft); Mar. 50 (1 p.m.) 4,550 cfs (5.70 ft)) Apr. 3 (7 p.m.) 6,380 cfs (6.95 ft

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5130. Tuckasegee River at Bryson City, N. C.

Location Lat 35°25'4n", long 83°26'50", on left bank 400 ft downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 288 at Bryson City, Swain County, 0.6 mile downstream from Deep creek,

and at mile 12.6. 

Drainage area.--655 sq mi. 

Records available.--October 1897 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1306. 

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,716.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Nov. 7, 1897, to Feb. 2, 1914, and May 18, 

1920, to June 27, 1927, staff gages at bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum. Feb. 3, 

1914, to May 17, 1920, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--63 years, 1,564 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,770 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 5.58 ft); minimum,

 438 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.93 ft); minimum daily, 482 cfs Oct. 5.

1897-1960: Maximum discharge, 61,600 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 15.9t« ft), 

from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, £7 cfs Sept. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 

0 47 ft Oct. 26, 1952; minimum daily discharge, 31 cfs Sept. 9, 10, 1925, caused by 

filling reservoir on Oconaluftee River; minimum daily during normal regulation, 18b els 

Oct. 13, 1925.

Flood in May 1840 reached a stage of about 20 ft (revised), as reported by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent prior to May 26, and good thereafter. Considerable diurnal 

fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Flow regulated by Thorpe Lake, Cedar 

Cliff Lake, Bear Creek Lake, Tennessee Creek project lakes (see p. 2U6.211), and two 

small reservoirs with combined capacity of 250 cfs-days. Records of chemical analyses

frtYi t-Vip hra-ti^Yi TT^QT1 1 Qfin pr^p (H wpn T n W.^.p 1 791

WSP 1306:

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In f^et, and ilscharge, in cubic 

fept per seecnd)

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,040 Min 46Z 

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,900 Min 482

Mean 1,532 

Mean 1,62

2.34

2.49

In. 31.75 

In. 33.84

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Apr. 3 (8:30 p.m.) 9,77O cfs (5.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for July 14 to Sept. 30 computed from record at temporary 

upstream.

at site 0.6 mile
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 121

5135. Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C.

Location.--Lat 35°29'06", long 83°30'15", on right bank In Great Smoky Mountain National 

Park, 1.1 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Fontana Lake, and 

5 miles northwest of Bryson City, Swain County.

Drainage area.--13.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 2,280 ft (from topographic trap).

Average discharge. 25 years, 44.1 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 729 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 3.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended as explained below; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 

0.97 ft).

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 1,530 cfs Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 4.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 24, 1939 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 823: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936, 1937-39(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Aug. 12

11

23

40

81

Aug. 13 to Sept. 30

175

345

585

1.1

1.2

1.5 

1.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

13

12

11

11

16

"66 109

99

43

69

46

38

64

44

38

35

32

29

*26

25

24

26

43

42

35

41

35

40

44

40

1,214

39.2

2.84

3.27

Nov.

37

34

32

30

112

*125

69

57

48

43

39

37

34

32

31

33

46

34

32

31

30

29

29

147

79

61

225

309 146~

101

2,092

69.7

5.05

5.64

Dec.

81

71

62

56

52

51

46

43

41

4J3

43

162

106

81

71

64

62

107

115

87

76

*68

61

56

51

48

45

64

49

44

41

2,044

65.9

4.78

5.51

Jan.

39

40

90

55

52

88

101

87

75

67

*64

59

69

60

77

62

62

66

59

55

50

b46

b45

43

41

39

44

43

44

46

48

1,816

58.6

4.25

4.89

Feb.

45

43

42

41

84

68

59

*54

51

131

91

73

73

62

b55

b52

52

64

57

51

50

48

45

44

65

64

56

53

50

1,723

59.4

4.30

4.64

Mar.

47

50

58

b45

b4O

b40

41

39

40

39

37

35

35

34

35

39

39

39

38

36

35

34

34

36

39

40

48

*66

183

572

226

1,919

61.9

4.49

5.17

Apr.

168

175

324

302

207

150

125

106

91

80

71

67

65

62

59

56

54

49

45

43

46

43

39

38

36

35

*38

34

32

33

2,673

89.1

6.46

7.20

May

37

33

31

30

29

29

34

4232"

31

30

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

24

23

23

22

21

22

23

21

*35

26

24

23

21

855

27.6

2.00

2.30

June

21

21 aC'2

a23

21

21

20

22

24

2O

2O

20

19

18

18

16

a!9

a!7

a!5 aPT"

a!9

a21

a60

a35

a40

a37

a45

a33

*31

27

742

24.7

1.79

2.OO

July

26

25

22

21

20

20

19

18

17

27

44

26

22

22

19

19

18

17

17

17

15

15

19

19

17

17

20

16

*15

14

14

617

19.9

1.44

1.66

Aug.

13

13

12

11

11

13

12

19

35

25

48

91

69

44

34

27

26

24

21

20

20

48

34

27

24

22

22

23

20

19

23

850

27.4

1.99

2.29

Sept .

26

22

20

19

18

*16

16

17

17

15

16

21

16

15

14

15

23

20

17

15

14

14

*19

13

a!2_

a!2

a!7

a30

a25

a20

534

17.8

1.29

1.44

Calendar year 19E9: Max 309 Mln 10 Mean 44.9 Cfsm 3.25 In. 44.19

Water year 1959-6O: Max 372 Min 11 Mean 46.7 Cfsm 3.38 In. 46.01

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Nov. 27 (ll p.m.) 685 cfs (3.70 ft); Apr. 3 (3:30 p.m.) 729 cfs 

(3.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Oconaluftee River at Birdtown. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

596833 O -61 - 9
122 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5183. Little Tennessee River below Chilhowee Dam, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°32'48", long 84°03 r 50", on right bank on U. S. Highway 129, at Tallassee, 100 ft upstream from Cochran Creek, 0.8 mile downstream from Chilhowee Dam, 

20 miles south of Maryville, Blount County, and at mile 32.8. Records include flow 

of Cochran Creek.

Drainage area. 1,987 sq mi, including Cochran Creek. 

Records available.--July 1958 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 cfs May 11 (gage height, 11.29 ft); minImum, 960 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum daily, 1,360 cfs Apr. 17.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 13,400 cfs Jan. 16, 1959 (gage height, 11.52 ft); minimum, 45 cfs July 19, 1958 (gage height, 5.60 ft); minimum daily, 1,350 cfs Feb. 26, 

May 19, June 7, 8, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station (see p. 205).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1,360

3,180

1O.O 

11.0

7,970

11,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemler I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

3,330

3,210

1,360

2,540

4,990

*4,940

4,850

6,360

5,250

2,870

1,750

3,560

5,160

5,700

5,390

3,620

1,920

1,860

3,760

5,650

4,940

4,000

7,530

8.650

7,510

7,400

7,800

7,800

8,400

7,800

7,000

156,900

5,061

Nov.

7,800

8,200

7,200

7,OOO

8,300

8,000

6,800

6,900

8,100

*6,400

5,890

4,890

5,OOO

5,810

5,960

6,440

6,570

6,210

5,610

5,430

3,870

5.150

5,740

7,580

7,200

6,700

8,1OO

9.500

7,100

7,800

197,230

6,574

Calendar year 1959: 1 Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

4.600

6,100

6,000

8,100

7,500

7,400

7,700

*7 , 500

6,870

7,820

8,120

6,870

7,080

6,240

7,700

5,800

6,780

8,490

8,610

8,360

8,590

8,090

7,910

7,940

8.O6O

6,780

5,960

6,600

5,900

5,550

4,870

221,490

7,145

Jan.

5,130

5,680

4,870

6,780

6,720

7,180

7,180

*5,490

4,530

5,050

4,720

5,560

5,150

4,220

7,170

6,270

5,950

6,940

7,150

7,320

7,610

7,700

7,060

5,290

5,780

6,870

9.450

5,840

5,590

4,020

1,720

185,550

5,921

Feb.

4,650

4,570

4,660

4,150

5,740

5,740

2,550

5,480

2,640

3,010

4,430

4,500

4,260

2,660

3,740

3,120

2,250

*4,800

3,940

3,360

5,160

4,710

4,180

2,740

1.540

4,100

4,590

4,590

6.140

111,780

3,854

Mar.

3,990

5,040

8,110

4,090

3,450

4,960

4,950

8,090

7,100

6,090

5,180

5,480

4.O1O

*4,740

4,040

5,650

3,710

4,090

3,580

1,460

4,450

3,840

2,700

2,900

5,560

1,840

1.590

1,450

2,260

5,540

1,770

127,510

4,113

Apr.

1,420

2,550

2,060

3,110

*6,080

5,400

2,770

4,560

6,760

6,500

7.250

2,980

4,570

5,150

5,050

2,470

1.560

5,600

5,050

3,740

4,950

3,930

1,590

1,480

4,100

5,900

4,830

5,280

6,240

2,540

118,870

3,962

May

2,400

4,740

2,150

3,080

5,060

2,470

2,850

4,240

*5,020

3,460

6,220

4,500

5,200

2,020

1.740

2,630

2,340

5,070

2,520

5,170

3,020

1,970

3,920

4,260

2,550

3,040

3,580

2,790

3,440

3,400

3,120

99,750

3,218

June

3,920

4,040

3,520

4,040

2,440

*4,670

4,280

5,940

4,900

4,520

3,940

2,540

5,190

4,410

3,470

4,800

5,070

5,160

3,220

4,340

6.520

5,660

5,430

4,590

3,240

1.860

4,480

5,260

5,720

5,930

128,920

4,297

July

4,100

5,430

2,380

1.400

2,810

*2,740

2,690

5,460

2, 110

2,98O

4,970

4,750

4,440

6.100

4,420

2,080

1,630

3,860

2,860

3,900

3,620

3,280

3,510

1,670

4,150

4,590

3,880

4,910

4,310

1,750

2,880

108,320

3,494

Aug.

*4,370

5,140

5,730

5,550

5,620

4,950

4,060

5,120

5,090

5,640

3,980

3,660

3,060

2,220

5,450

4,240

4,860

5,580

5,220

3,390

2,99O

5,150

4,980

4,190

6,510

5,960

4,830

6,640

7.140

6,580

7,040

152,680

4,925

Sept.

7,670

7,670

7,610

7,420

8,010

6,760

*7 , 500

7,520

7,700

7,670

7,670

6,650

5,610

7,210

7,610

7,580

7,580

7,790

7,730

6.150

8,150

6,620

6,890

3,490

5.260

6,260

5,060

7,760

4,970

3,560

205,130

6,838

Observed Adjustedt

lax 9,500 Min 1,350 Mean 4,043 Mean 4,614 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.52

tax 9,500 Mln 1,360 Mean 4,951 Mean 4,890 Cfsm 2.46 In. 53.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Santeetlah, Fontana, Thorpe, Cheoah, Nantahala, Calderwood, 

and Chilhowee Lakes.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 26 to Nov. 10, Nov. 25 to Dec. 8j discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage, records for station at McGhee, and Chilhowee powerplant records.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 123

5185. Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°21'42", long 84°16'44", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

Tellico Plains-Rafter road, 0.4 mile downstream from Laurel Creek, 0.8 mile east of 

Tellico Plains, Monroe County, and at mile 28.2.

Drainage area.--118 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1960. Published as "near Tellico Plains" 

October 1927 to September 1930.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 20, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage

at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at site half a

mile upstream at datum 8.29 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years, 278 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,780 cfs Nov. 27 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.16 ft).

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 13.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,600 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 7, 1925 (gage height, 

0.25 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1336: 1927-28(M), 1936, 1940, 1944.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

2.5 

4.0 

7.0

45Z 

1,210 

3,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, waber year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

*71

63

60

59

63

469

304

380

234

305

£34

178

416

340

258

234

230

187

162

147

139

162

372

321

258

248

210

197

200

6,783

219

1.86

2.14

Nov.

171

*1E9

150

139

37T

750

4OO

313

265

234

213

197

184

174

174

165

283

240

213

197

184

174

165

1,200

625

42O

1,710

5.050

886

593

13,979

466

3.95

4.41

Dec.

490

*473

473

432

400

436

404

368

360

372

384

1.450

1,140

685

545

473

432

610

1,090

643

523

452

408

372

340

313

298

380

332

294

276

15,648

505

4.28

4.93

Jan.

258

254

368

*305

302

735

755

602

481

420

380

344

328

313

348

302

294

324

287

269

251

240

223

226

216

210

290

280

265

384

332

10,586

341

2.89

3.34

Feb.

305

*283

265

258

340

432

384

336

317

460

638

469

448

392

336

344

412

913

730

532

486

481

460

436

571

589

481

432

404

12,934

446

3.78

4.08

Mar.

360

621

1,760

776

580

498

452

412

412

384

384

356

328

332

340

460

515

460

416

372

336

317

305

294

290

280

290

317

532

946

638

14,763

476

4.03

4.65

Apr.

507

465

545

*567

507

452

416

376

348

317

302

287

272

258

248

240

230

237

213

206

272

308

234

223

213

206

248

230

203

200

9,330

311

2.64

2.94

May

328

*258

234

216

203

190

223

305

237

216

206

206

197

181

171

162

156

147

142

136

130

122

118

118

112

110

230

171

125

115

110

5,575

180

1.53

1.76

June

103

*101

105

105

94

92

86

88

110

88

92

103

88

86

92

78

168

105

84

80

130

105

86

88

136

103

101

90

112

101

3,000

100

0.847

0.95

July

86

118

88

92

*84

78

74

71

86

123

309

139

99

118

90

78

74

71

67

71

62

60

62

62

59

62

65

57

76

59

52.

2,692

86.8

0.736

0.85

Aug.

49

*46

57

54

48

45

49

80

365

262

321

434

444

237

159

120

110

165

125

184

130

206

190

136

112

103

94

92

88

90

106

4,701

152

1.29

1.48

Sept.

223

*130

101

88

84

78

74

110

142

94

147

315

139

103

90

84

101

99

86

78

73

69

71

67

62.

62

143

187

287

206

3,593

120

1.02

1.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,030 Min 57 Mean 274 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.54,

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,030 Min 45 Mean 283 Cfsm 2.40 In. 32.66

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Nov. 27 (11 p.m.) 8,780 cfs (10.65 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
124 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5195. Little Tennessee River at McGhee, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°36 I 16", long 84°12'43", on right bank at mouth of Tellico River, 10U ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 0.3 mile upstream from Louisville ft Nashville Railroad bridge, and 0.5 mile south of McGhee, Monroe County. Records include 

flow of Tellieo River.

Drainage area. 2,443 sq mi, includes that of Tellico River.

Records available. October 1904 to September 1960. October 1904 monthly discharge only, 

published in WSP 13UC.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary -adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 6, 1929, chain or staff gages 

at various sites and datums within 0.4 mile of present site.

Average discharge.--56 years, 5,610 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 11.60 ft); minimum, 1,420 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 3.55 ft); minimum daily, 1,610 cfs July 4.

1904-60: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 (gage height, 30.8 ft, at 

site used December 1905 to September 1925, to datum used October 1918 to September 19251 

from rating curve extended above 66,000 cfs; minimum, 273 cfs Oct. 27, 1941; minimum 

daily, 500 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 39.0 ft in March 1867, original site and datum.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by many reservoirs above station (see p. 205).

Revisions (water yeara) . WSP 803: 1933-35. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1336: 1905, 

1906-10(M), 1911, 191S(M), 1913, 1914(M), 1915-22, 1923-24(M), 1925-29,1930-41 (monthly 

runoff).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.6

4.0

6.0

11.0

1,490

2,150

6,580

19,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

3,580

3,060

1.950

2,180

4,380

*5,840

5,010

6,960

6,360

3,300

2,550

3,400

5,290

6,600

6,770

4,640

2,210

2,400

3,650

5,500

5,400

4,410

6,890

9,690

8,890

8,340

8,760

8,790

9,120

8,860

7,860

172,620

5,568

Nov.

8,29O

8,960

8,460

7,320

8,720

9,820

8,360

7,160

9,120

*8,090

6,150

5,380

5,450

6,220

6,510

6,750

7,350

7,180

6,390

6,530

4,250

5,550

4,100

8,440

10,300

8,420

8,890

18,200

14,000

9,860

 -

238,020

7,934

Calendar year 1959: 1 Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

6,200

7,280

7,690

9,190

9,120

8,920

9,220

*8,290

8,160

8,790

9,090

10,900

11,000

8,820

9,320

6,440

7,740

9,890

15,700

11,600

10,200

9,590

9,120

9,020

9,090

7,890

6,960

7,300

7,010

6,220

5j_7_2Q

269,480

8,693

Jan.

5,840

6,080

6,120

7,920

7,180

9,340

9,840

*8,540

6,220

4,550

5,570

6,080

6,290

5,360

7,790

7,350

7,110

7,760

8,490

8,220

8,540

8,620

8,340

7,400

7,760

7,520

10,200

7,420

6,560

6,170

3^040

223,020

7,194

Feb.

5,240

7,420

5,790

5,08O

4,570

5,240

3,500

4,410

3,610

3,530

6,270

5,260

5,620

4,230

5,880

4,010

5,920

6,680

7,890

4,550

6,800

7,250

5,580

4,460

2.750

5,080

5,860

5,520

7,790

______

 

151,350

5,219

Mar.

4,690

5,980

14.500

8,240

5,550

6,100

5,600

9,360

8,620

7,440

6,360

6,560

5,290

*5,290

5,150

4,920

5,380

5,290

4,740

2,850

4,460

4,690

5,720

3,270

5,670

5,240

1,920

1,950

2,560

5,860

5,570

168,800

5,445

Apr.

2,630

3,280

2,940

4,300

*6,580

6,750

3,980

5,430

7,080

7,660

8.060

4,500

4,460

4,210

2,880

3,420

1,900

5,120

6,270

5,850

5,150

4,900

2,470

1,880

5,690

4,540

4,800

5,980

6,200

4,080

 

158,750

4,625

May

2,630

5,000

2,890

2,990

5,180

2,970

2,560

4,920

*5 , 080

3,920

5,520

5,750

3,440

2,540

1.690

2,850

1,740

5,750

2,280

2,840

3,120

2,110

3,520

4,250

2,740

2,920

3,460

3,240

5,020

5,880

3,060

103,420

3,536

June

3,790

4,160

3,460

4,050

2,820

*4,100

4,230

5,080

5,520

4,340

4,100

2,880

2,890

5,950

3,260

5,100

5,310

3,770

5,070

3,850

6.580

6,000

5,740

5,080

3,680

2.250

4,000

5,240

6,050

6,220

152,530

4,418

July

5,100

5,160

2,840

1.610

2,570

*2,690

2,280

5,080

3,090

3,120

5,380

5,910

5,960

6j_990

4,740

2,490

1,800

5,470

3,130

3,800

3,510

5,180

5,990

1,720

5,460

4,920

5,880

4,900

4,690

2,060

2,650

111,950

5,611

Aug.

*4,130

4,970

5,930

5,840

5,980

4,740

4,690

5,360

6,580

4,210

5,670

4,120

3,970

5.130

4,940

4,690

4,920

5,760

5,010

5,920

5,180

5,010

5,640

4,600

6,560

6,550

5,570

6,360

7.620

7,060

7,440

164,120

5,294

Sept.

8,490

8,420

8,260

8,390

7,420

7,840

8,240

*7,820

8,520

8,220

8,590

7,660

6,100

7,420

8,140

8,040

8,090

8,290

8,240

8,540

8,590

6,940

7,490

5,610

5,240

5,910

5,260

7,540

5,860

5,900

 

218,670

7,289

Observed Adjustedt

[ax 18,200 Mln 1,620 Mean 4,835 Mean 5,406 Cfsir 2.21 In. 50. 04

4ax 18,200 Min 1,610 Mean 5,718 Mean 5,656 Cfsir 2.52 In. 51.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Santeetlah, Fontana, Thorpe, Cheoah, Nantahala, Calderwood, 

and Chilhowee Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 125

5215. Clinch River at Richlands, Va.

Location. Lat 37°05'10", long 81°46'52", on right bank 1 mile southeast of Richlands, 

Tazewell County, 1.6 miles downstream from Middle Creek, and 2.2 miles upstream from 

Big Creek.

Drainage area.--139 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,923.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 1.1 miles downstream at datum 6.53 ft lower.

Average discharge.--15 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 6.68 ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.57 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 25-27.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 9,640 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 8, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.45 ft 

July 2, 3, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 9.0 efs Sept. 5, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1306: 1946(M), 1948-50(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 24 Nov. 25 to Sept. 3O

0.8 29

1.0 55

1.5 126

2.0 220

3.0 468

4.0 780

5.0 1,150

0.7 

1.0 

2.0

3.0 465

4.0 735

5.0 1,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

101

63

43

36

*30

29

llT

105

103

84

72

79

66

310

560

168

110

86

70

59

52

48

50

94

186

162

194

208

146

117

98

3,446

111

0.799

0.92

Nov.

87

79

69

61

*58

82

98

83

76

69

65

59

56

54

54

56

100

164

129

104

91

80

75

960

1,050

452

311

1.090

352

6,629

221

1.59

1.77

Dec.

264

*224

218

202

188

202

238

208

200

212

216

470

850

565

407

319

262

231

490

452

352

286

233

206

192

180

T92" 173

297

264

9,090

293

2.11

2.43

Jan.

216

192

297

385

*319

286

286

341

352

363

440

407

374

330

319

286

255

240

214

184

167

155

148

144

133

121

122

157

157

153

157

7,700

248

1.78

2.06

Feb.

*157

148

140

135

271

615

440

341

286

a270

a260

a250

a240

a230

a210

a200

a200

a350

a500

a400

a350

a320

a300

297

490

565

396

341

308

9,010

311

2.24

2.41

Mar.

260

*235

231

222

190

176

160

153

142

151

139

137

130

139

188

275

297

407

352

297

260

233

231

341

490

429

590

890

al,000

al,050

al.100

10,895

351

2.53

2.92

Apr.

752

540

478

810

1.090

*685

528

407

341

286

249

216

198

178

167

158

149

149

140

128

121

126

117

112

106

110

153

160

137

126

8,919

297

2.14

2.39

May

130

122

112

103

97

94

92

178

218

186

*164

149

140

128

115

104

99

94

85

77

76

70

64

5876"

69

175

224

169 

144

112

3,724

120

0.863

1.00

June

90

76

67

64

62

58

50

44

44

40

38

38

48

43

50

*43

52

40

33

21

37

85

95

97

162

95

64

50

48 

54

1,798

59.9

0.431

0.48

July

149

478

2T4

176

128

*90

69

58

52

64

76

67

54

43

38

37

32

33

38

81

54

42

43

50

50

30

67

104

50 

40

36

2,543

82.0

0.590

0.68

Aug.

32

*30

29

32

40

40

83

268 260"

115

112

85

72

79

79

64

50

44

38

33

36

65

77

55

40

34

32

29

42

65

43

2,103

67.8

0.488

0.56

Sept.

46

38

33

30

27

26

*24

26

27

27

52

48

49

36

32

27

25

26

27

26

24

20

22

20

18

18

18

22

22 

24

860

28.7

0.206

0.23

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,780 Mln 14 Mean 168 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.40

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,100 Mln 18 Mean 182 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.85

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Nov. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 1,860 cfs (6.68 ft); Nov. 28 

efs (5.51 ft).

a.m.) 1,330

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

stations.

orda for nearby
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5240. Clinch River at Cleveland, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56'41", long 82°09'18", on right bank 500 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Cleveland, Russell County, 0.5 mile downstream from Muddy Hollow, 2.3 miles 

downstream from Weaver Creek, and 4.4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek.

Drainage area . 528 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,500.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 1, 1931, chain gage on highway

bridge 500 ft downstream at datum 1.0 ft lower.

Average discharge. 40 years, 698 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 cfs Nov. 25, 28; maximum gage height, 

9. VI ft Nov. 25; minimum discharge, 66 cfs Sept. 27-28 (gage height, 1.35 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 31,000 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 24.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 36 cfs Nov. 30, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.96 ft Feb. 10, 1934.

Revisions. The maximum gage height and discharge for the water year 1927 have been 

revised to 20,400 cfs Dec. 22, 1926 (gage height, 20.1 ft, from graph based on gage 

readings), superseding figures published in WSP 643 and 1306.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1921-23(M), 19?9-3l(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 6)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

57

115

200

350

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

575

1,775

3,350

5,400

Discharge ubie feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembsr 1960

Day

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

422

362

240

178

*143

127

830

900

625

560

414

426

374

1,500

2,050

1,170

702

505

378

306

261

228

210

270

530

675 

650

812

675

545

439

17,507

565

1.07

1.23

Nov.

378

332

294

264

*243

285

362

378

329

300

273

252

237

218

212

210

261

462

535

439

370

322

291

2,140

5.180

2,190 

1,420

4,960

3,350

1,780

28,267

942

1.78

1.99

Dec.

1,260

1,020

*930

870

812

812

990

900

840

840

870

1,230

2,970

2,400

1,710

1,290

1,050

930

1,910

2,050

1,580

1,260

1,020

900

812

758 

730

785

1,230

1,200

1,080

37,039

1,195

2.26

2.61

Jan.

870

758

1,020

1,520

1,350

1,170

1,170

*1,420

1,520

1,450

1,550

1,580

1,450

1,350

1,290

1,230

1,080

990

900

785

675

610

540

485

485

452 

434

500

605

565

565

30,369

980

1.86

2.14

Feb.

*675

620

575

535

rS2

2,050

1,980

1,480

1,230

1,050

1,050

99O

900

930

785

758

758

1,450

1,980

1,580

1,350

1,230

1,140

1,110

1,260

2,330 

1,980

1,450

1,260

35,218

1,214

2.30

2.48

Mar.

1,080

930

960

870

785

660

610

605

595

565

545

555

510

*525

675

1,020

1,380

1,780

1,610

1,290

1,110

960

900

1,110

1,710

1,640 

1,910

2,630

3,850

4,350

4,750

42,470

1,370

2.59

2.99

Apr.

3,150

2,120

1,780

2,630

5,950

*2,970

2,050

1,610

1,320

1,080

930

812

730

650

605

560

520

510

475

430

402

398

386

358

340

332 

406

555

480

414

32,953

1,098

2.08

2.32

May

434

418

374

343

318

300

291

472

758

702

600

*535

475

430

386

343

315

297

279

261

243

231

218

E10

237

246 

273

675

570

457

362

12,053

389

0.737

0.85

June

297

255

225

210

202

180

173

161

149

141

135

139

*149

159

163

169

169

180

151

131

127

147

328

332

434

402

270

208

182

173

6,141

205

0.388

0.43

July

308

1,460

1,140

735

535

398

*303

246

215

255

3B8

231

2 to

205

180

163

155

143

171

210

215

185

157

145

157

147

147

175

228

169

143

9,699

313

0.593

0.68

Aug.

141

*127

129

133

125

143

137

266

1,140

540

448

346

267

225

243

237

200

173

153

141

129

149

205

208

167

143 

125

115

TIB- 113

IS?

6,920

223

0.422

0.49

Sept.

133

129

123

113

101

93

87

*85

101

135

336 303"

198

171

145

125

111

105

97

95

93

91

83

75

77

70 

68

TS

75

81

3,572

119

0.225

0.25

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,160 Min 52 Mean 678 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.41

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,180 Min 68 Mean 716 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.46

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 25 (3 a.m.) 6,170 cfs (9.71 ft); Nov. 28 (2 p.m.) 6,170 cfs 

(9.67 ft).

Discharge measu ent made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 127

5260. Copper Creek near Gate City, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°40'26", long 82°33'57", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

0.2 mile upstream from Plank Camp Creek, 1.1 miles downstream from Obeys Creek, and 

2.6 miles northeast of Gate City, Scott Comity.

Drainage area,--106 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1947 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,290 ft (from topographic nap). Prior 

to Aug. 30, 1953, wire-weight gage on highway bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 8.33 f t); minimum, 

22 cfs Oct. 6; minimum gage height, 2.27 ft Sept. 26.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Jan. 30, 1950 (gage height, 13.0 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.6 cfs Jan. 15, 1956 (gage height, 1.98 ft), result of freeseup.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1948. W3P1306: 1948-50(M). WSP1556: 195l(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

Oct. 1 tD Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

4.0 332

6.0 810

8.0 1,880

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

20

47

130

4.0 

6.0

342

810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1-959 to September I960

Day

1

~

4

5

6

7

8

9

1.0

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49

39

28

25

25

*24

188

166

94

72

53

42

43

209

266

106

67

53

44

39

37

35

36

56

71

63

64

68

61

53

48

2,224

71.7

0.676

0.78

Nov.

43

41

*39

37

11

45

86

67

53

47

42

41

38

37

36

36

49

77

67

54

48

44

41

608

768

262

231

1,580

599

309

5,461

182

1.72

1.92

Dec. 1 Jan.

*210

182

208

184

156

158

206

188

170

166

162

309

584

353

250

198

168

160

668

463

331

254

204

178

158

142

132

156

276

214

186

7,374

238

2.25

2.59

162

150

217

*258

206

192

225

331

331

287

274

245

254

263

261

258

219

204

182

156

140

128

118

108

105

97

97

106

103

99

97

5,873

189

1.78

2.O6

Feb.

120

*114

105

97

188

596

386

276

236

206

254

228

194

196

170

158

258

507

386

298

263

225

202

194

256

364

267

236

210

7,190

248

2.34

2.52

Mar.

*178

166

176

164

142

130

124

116

134

128

118

118

120

a!15

a!50

a!90

a250

a310

a300

a250

a210

a!90

a!80

a250

a330

a310

a300

a320

a350

a450

a540

6,809

220

2.08

2.39

Apr.

a 500

a350

a300

a40O

a540

*a350

320

261

223

194

174

160

150

138

132

124

116

114

105

97

96

94

89

86

82

81

87

84

76

71

5,594

186

1.75

1.96

May

76

73

66

65

60

59

60

78

87

74

*70

68

66

63

60

57

56

54

52

50

48

47

45

44

48

50

63

76

50

52

48

1,875

60.5

0.571

0.66

June

44

43

42

41

43

42

39

38

38

37

38

40

38

*38

38

37

40

40

36

li

34

46

70

79

55

48

43

40

38

37

1,276

42.5

0.401

0.45

July

128

267

122

79

*63

51

44

41

40

73

138

92

62

50

44

41

39

39

47

62

42

38

47

62

43

38

36

35

34

33

52

1,962

63.3

0.597

0.69

Aug.

33

30

*31

41

40

35

42

43

42

40

48

51

45

43

39

36

34

33

46

56

45

79

138

79

52

42

39

38

38

36

36

1,430

46.1

0.435

0.5O

Sept.

35

36

35

34

33

*32

32

32

31

31

38

40

40

33

32

31

31

31

31

30

28

27

27

27

26_

26

26

27

30

30

942

31.4

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,880 Mln 18 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.35

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,58O Mln 24 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85

Peak discharge (base, 1,2OO cfs).--Nov. 25 (2 a.m.) 1,2EO cfs (6.92 ft); Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 2,060 cfs 

(8.55 ft). ___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, wet-ther records, 

and records for nearby stations.
128 TENNESSEE RIVER BA3IM

5270. Clinch River at Speers Perry, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'55", long 82°45'0g", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on TJ. 3. Highway 5?, 0.5 mile downstream from Copper Creek, 0.8 mile northwest 

of Speers Ferry, Scott County, and 1.3 milea downstream from Clinchport.

Drainage area.--1,126 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity February 1395 to July 1933 are contained in reports of TJ. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,196.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 23, 1926, staff gage at site 

400 ft upstream at datum 1.50 ft higher. Nov. 23, 1926, to Nov. 6, 19?1, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 1,578 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Nov : 28 (gage height, 15.04 ft); minn, 148 cfs Sept. 33; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Oct. 1.

Remarks . --Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W3P 823: Drainage area. WSP 1276: 1925(M) , 1927, 1328-31 (M), 

1932, 1935(M). WSP 1306: 1922 (M).

Rating table

455

680

Apr. 1 to Stjt. 30

150 4.0

£70 £.0

660 10.0

Day

1

^

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

3

29

3IJ

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Calei

Wate

Oct.

211

526

502

399

316

*265

630

1,720

1,680

1,280

1,000

728

692

1,440

5,400

2,7OO

1,680

1.160

818

625

514

444

410

754

1,200

1,280

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,240

32,859

1,060

0.941

1.09

idar yea]

p year 1

Nov.

794

*580

518

476

658

812

818

764

647

562

514

472

441

416

410

518

a900

al,100

a900

a800

a700

a600

a5,000

a9,000

a4,500

a3,000

al2,000

as'.SOO

58,069

1,936

1.72

1.92

- 1959: I

359-60: I

Dec.

*3,000

2,420

2,420

2,280

2,100

1,970

2,240

2,200

2,020

1,880

1,880

2,670

5,480

5,480

3,800

2,900

2,350

S,100

5,020

5, 600

4,120

3,100

2,510

2,200

1,970

1,880

1,800

1,880

2,700

2,900

2,510

87,360

2,818

2.50

2.89

lax 15,

lax 12,

Jan.

2,20O

1,920

2,510

*3,400

3,300

2,800

2,700

3,000

3 , 400

3,200

3,200

3,400

3,300

3,300

3,200

3,200

2,800

2,510

2,240

2,020

1,720

1,560

1,360

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,160

1,240

1,280

1, 240

71,680

2,312

2.05

2.37

DOO I

300 I

Feb.

1,320

*1,400

1,320

1,240

1,760

5,000

5,240

3,800

3,000

2,510

2,800

2,700

2,420

2,330

2,060

1,840

1,800

2,760

4,340

3,900

3, 100

2,800

2,510

2,330

2,330

3,800

4,450

3,400

2,800

81,060

2,795

2.48

2.68

>!in 120

41-n 150

Mar.

*2,420

2,150

2,100

2,O20

1,800

1,560

1,560

1,480

1, 520

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,440

1,680

2, 200

3,300

5,000

4,450

3,400

2,900

2,600

2,510

2,800

3,600

3,800

3,900

5,360

7,400

8,480

8,600

95,870

3,093

2.75

3.17

Me,

Me,

Apr.

6,560

4,450

3,700

5,480

6,800

*6,560

4,670

3,600

2,900

2,400

2,050

1,820

1,640

1,520

1,400

1,280

1,200

1 , 120

1,040

951

888

854

815

776

740

710

782

837

918

837

69,298

2,310

2.05

2.29

in 1,52

in 1,59

May

832

815

771

715

665

628

606

760

1,080

1,520

*1,240

1,080

958

870

788

730

665

610

570

530

494

458

430

410

442

494

570

735

1,080

944

755

23,045

743

0.660

0.76

3 Cfsr

Cfsr

June

633

538

474

43U

398

394

356

314

104

285

270

276

268

*265

291

310

321

310

288

270

245

262

514

725

79a

804

700

514

410

352

12,319

411

0.365

0.41

n 1.36

n 1.42

July

953

2,250

2,600

1,820

*1,320

937

685

542

446

960

5,000

1,910

1,200

793

597

474

402

406

406

390

426

378

731

646

482

349

314

304

282 3-34

314

26,641

859

0.763

0.88

In. IE

In. i;

Aug.

268

252

*242 242"

262

248

352

332

460

1,440

1,120

979

705

546

466

414

402

349

304

418

438

734

1,560

951

651

486

374

318

442

346

285

16,386

529

0.470

0.54

.44

.33

Sept .

410

402

310

273

242

*220

205

188

178

261

1,090

1,520

815

530

394

324

282

258

238

220

202

130

182

178

164

154

150

150

154

162

10,046

335

0.298

0.33

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Nov. 25 (time unknown) 13,300 cfs (14.20 ft); Nov. 28 (time unknown) 14,600 cfs (15.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 129

5230. niineh River above Tazewell, Term.

Drainage area.--1,474 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1960. Published as "near Lone Mountain" 

October 1918 to September 1927 and as "near Tasewell" August 1927 to December 1936. 

Records published for sites "near Lone Mountain" and "near Tacewell" August and September 1927; for sites "near Tacewell" and "above Tasewell" July 1935 to December 1936. 

Prior to April 1919 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since July 29, 1935. Datum of gage 

is 1,060.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Apr. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage on railroad bridge 23.3 miles downstream at 

datum 102.7 ft lower. Aug. 8, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 

8.0 miles downstream at datum 47.2 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 10.62 ft); minimum, 205 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1918-60: Maximum discharge, 51,100 cfs .Tan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum observed, 108 cfs Sept. 11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft in 1862, present site and datum, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1336: 1928.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60

cubic feet pe

height, In feet, and discharge, 

r second)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 15

0.6 

1.0

182

350

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

1,030

1,990

3,270

0.7 

1.0

1.5

16 to Sept. 30

4 3.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

1,990

4,800

10,200

17,100

Discharge, in

Day

1

^

4

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

C f sm

O.'t.

220

209

524

562

*466

383

538

854

1,800

1,630

1,240

1,040

822

1,160

2,460

5,540

2,300

1,470

1,060

824

676

578

518

548 

1,040

1,340

1,360

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,150

34,532

1,114

0.756

0.87

llov .

968

832

725

648

*602

602

760

864

856

808

711

641

596

560

548

542

746

888

864

984

992

872

784

1,990 

6,250

8,440

5,680

10,000

15.100

8,880

73,733

2,458

1.67

1.86

De".

4,520

3,220

*3,020

2,850

2,540

2,300

2,520

2,640

2,400

2,140

2,020

2,720

5,460

6,900

5,600

3,920

3,000

2,510

5,790

8.110

6,360

4,540

3,400

2,730 

2,330

2,080

1.950

2,470

3,480

3,760

3,310

110,590

3,567

2.42

2.79

Jan .

2,760

2,340

3,090

4,400

4.450

3,820

*5,470

4,010

4,430

4,400

4,070

4,040

4,1OO

4,210

4,100

4,020

3,740

3,240

2,820

2,440

2,070

1,810

1,610

1,450 

1,300

1.220

1,240

1,310

1,330

1,410

1,400

90,080

2,906

1.97

2.27

Feb.

1,570

1,440

*1 , 440

1,370

1,520

4,540

6,920

5,570

4,100

5,340

5,480

5,500

5,190

2,880

2,580

2,290

2,240

5,480

6,110

5,800

4,550

5,770

3,240

2,860 

2,760

5,310

5,180

4,610

3,520

100,940

3,481

2.36

2.55

Mar.

2,910

2,520

2,850

2,630

2,320

1,980

*1,760

1,740

1,720

1,770

1,730

1,640

1,600

1,610

1,890

3,200

4,800

6,720

6,630

5,140

4,010

3,420

3,260

3,330 

3,940

4,610

4,640

5,410

7,240

9,040

1O,50O

116,560

3,754

2.55

2.94

Apr.

8,770

6,470

4,940

*6,010

7,600

8,180

6,790

5,040

3,900

3,160

2,630

2,280

2,030

1,840

1,670

1,540

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,170

1,120

1,070

1,000

952 

912

864

880

944

960

1,000

87,752

2,925

1.98

2.21

May

1,020

984

944

880

816

*768

746

792

944

1,220

1.550

1,220

1,110

1,010

936

864

808

739

690

648

614

566

536

512 

518

530

883

832

956

1,160

984

26,340

850

0.577

0.66

June

816

*697

608

554

512

484

467

440

412

380

370

580

596

590

401

590

440

440

412

570

440

484

1,640

1,490

1,260

1,140

1,000

840

669

566

18,888

650

0.427

0.48

July

739

3,560

3,280

2,720

*1,790

1,380

1,050

816

662

2,720

6.160

4,430

2,330

1,530

1,120

856

697

614

584

590

548

554

518

936 

800

614

500

450

423

406

406

45,785

1,412

0.958

1.10

Aug.

*423

370

345

331

526

355

555 -506

518

642

1,420

1,190

1,020

800

711

578

518

500

472

454

512

697

1,440

1.580 

1,040

760

602

500

434

512

456

20,347

656

0.445

0.51

Sept.

*396

445

484

406

355

326

299

277

260

244

502

1,560

*1,300

840

602

484

428

575

345

322

294

277

260

244 

241

225

222

222

241

253

12,509

417

0.283

0.32

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,500 Mln 146 Mean 1,884 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Water year 1959-60: Max 15,100 Min 2O9 Mean 2,011 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.56

Peak discharge (base, 14,OOO cfs). Nov. 29 (9 a.m.) 16,1OO cfs (10.62 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
130 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5315. Powell River near Jonesville, Va.

Location. Lat 36°39'43", long 83°05'42", on right bank 35 ft downstream f-om highway 

bridge, 2 miles southeast of Jonesville, Lee County, and 10 miles upstrsam from Wallen 

Creek.

Drainage- area. 319 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,259.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 29 years, 508 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9.220 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 16.47 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 30.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; mlnlmutr, 17 cfs 

Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1932-44. WSP 1436: 

1946(M), 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Mar. 7)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

52

112

195

565

6.0

10.0

14.0

2,220

4,820

7,470

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

66

190

337

3.0 

6.0 

8.0

555

2,320

3,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

123

88

67

56

*55

196

419

269

252

177

148

137

357

750

435

280

201

153

128

110

99

94

166

443

388

451

565

407

314

246

7,664

247

0.774

0.89

Nov.

210

182

158

*144

133

128

132

123

117

110

107

102

99

109" 98

142

370

439

367

294

237

201

174

1,350

2,480

1,020

923

6.980

2,800

1,270

20,999

70O

2.19

2.45

Dec.

*830

692

940

830

692

632

720

582

510

475

475

1,210

2,650

1,660

1,090

S02

638

621

2,380

2,080

1,360

1,000

748

632

555

525

555

1,150

2,380

1,480

1,030

31,924

1,030

3.23

3.72

Jan.

748

621

1,560

*1.780

1,270

1,000

940

1,060

1,030

940

970

1,030

1,180

1,420

1,480

1,600

1,210

970

802

621

515

442

378

344

322

304

301

340

354

344

340

26,216

846

2.65

3.06

Feb.

337

*322

310

298

441

2,260

1,840

1,240

940

802

1,480

1,360

1,060

912

665

588

560

1,060

1,600

1,150

970

858

720

648

665

1,300

1,210

912

748

27,256

940

2.95

3.18

Mar.

*599

525

638

588

460

390

350

370

406

414

419

390

360

370

480

830

1,270

2,020

1,420

1,060

858

775

775

1,000

1,300

1,180

1,480

2,140

3,100

5,540

2,920

32,227

1,040

3.26

3.76

Apr.

1,680

1,210

1,060

2,020

1,960

*1,480

1,150

912

748

626

525

465

414

370

344

325

310

301

277

256

247

244

232

212

204

198

201

214

193

18,556

619

1.94

2.16

May

195

190

171

166

162

156

154

190

238

244

*235

217

206

190

176

160

152

144

139

132

125

122

117

110

114

137

133

195

195

156

5,209

168

0.527

0.61

June

132

120

114

107

101

93

86

80

76

74

72

73

82

*83

104

142

106

104

90

74

82

88

612

495

588

455

298

209

166

150

5,056

169

0.530

0.59

July

850

1,540

885

632

*515

3 SO

268

206

166

1.320

2,920

1,600

912

594

4O6

322

268

256

247

F06

178

152

146

363

232

171

176

206

144

130

125

16,556

534

1.67

1,93

Aug.

142

150

*122

107

102

98

99

125

643

307

394

354

259

204

241

198

168

142

125

279

334

1,030

1.240

748

446

316

241

195

166

148

130

9,253

298

0.934

1.08

Sept.

221

229

152

133

114

*99

91

83

96

125

1,510

940

485

319

235

183

158

148

135

123

114

104

96

90

85

80

76

76

136

141

6,577

219

0.687

0.77

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,520 Mln 37 Mean 506 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.52

Water year 1959-6O: Max 6,980 Mln 55 Mean 567 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.20

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Nov. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 9,220 cfs (16.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 131

5320. Powell River near Arthur, Term.

Location. Lat 36°32'30", long 83 "37 '49", on left bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 25E, 2.3 miles east of Arthur, Claiborne County, and 2.4 miles downstream from 

Indian Creek.

Drainage area. --685 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1919 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected at same 

site December 1892 to August 1893, September 1904 to March 1925 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau (published as "near Tasewell").

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,045.84 ft above mean sea level (Tennessee 

River Survey datum). Prior to July 23, 1927, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--41 years, 1,133 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 13.05 ft); minimum, 120 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, -0.02 ft).

1919-60: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 27.15 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 47 cfs Jan. 6, 1940, result of freezeup; mininurn gage 

height, -0.38 ft Sept. 8, 9, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs Sept. 23, 1955. 

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Jan. 29, 1918 (discharge, 33,000 cfs).

Remarks . --Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1336: 1920, 1921 (M), 1923.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24)

0.3

.5

1.0

2.0

177

244

432

910

4.0 

8.0 

13.0

2,210

5,700

10,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

136

140

196

*161

138

174

383

576

460

420

384

298

344

614

1,150

769

500

366

295

246

216

202

236

434

793

979

1,030

992

763

576

14,093

455

0.664

0.77

Nov.

470

393

339

306

*231

256

239

222

219

210

202

193

188

182

196

222

428

733

781

649

520

434

380

752

2,610

3,630

2,260

6,090

9,690

5,170

38,245

1,275

1.86

2.08

Dec.

2,320

1,650

*1,700

1,760

1,540

1,370

1,430

1,410

1,170

1,030

964

1,640

3,510

4,370

2,830

1,960

1,530

1,410

4,020

5,120

3,990

2,650

1,930

1,530

1,280

1,130

1,030

1,550

2,970

3 750

2^490

67,034

2,162

3.16

3.64

Jan.

1,790

1,430

1,710

2,650

2,940

2,210

*2,010

2,350

2,460

2,270

2,040

1,900

1,960

2,220

2,530

2,660

2,580

2,100

1,760

1,470

1,220

1,070

946

844

785

735

710

730

775

765

725

52,345

1,689

2.47

2.84

Feb.

700

680

*641

'650 610

1,430

3,220

2,700

1,970

1,740

2,820

2,850

2,420

1,980

1,650

1,350

1,280

2,080

5,520

3,310

2,440

2,040

1,760

1,540

1,480

1,600

1,980

1,900

1,540

53,681

1,851

2.70

2.91

Mar.

1,500

1,140

1,540

1,540

1,560

1,140

*1,020

964

982

1,010

964

976

899

882

994

2,180

5,250

4,190

4,500

3,050

2,230

1,870

1,720

1,740

1,970

2,250

2,100

2,380

3,160

4,670

5,260

63,031

2,035

2.97

5.42

Apr.

4.450

2,820

2,150

*2,240

5,270

5,160

2,540

2,050

1,670

1,410

1,210

1,070

964

877

806

745

705

670

628

596

564

551

530

513

483

466

474

466

470

449

38,977

1,299

1.90

2.12

May

478

440

432

405

398

*367

412

508

436

457

466

453

428

407

390

367

348

530

315

297

290

279

262

258

276

254

297

363

334

405

560

11,508

571

0.542

0.62

June

322

*286

268

248

237

224

213

203

200

190

197

345

311

254

254

237

431

521

337

276

248

319

2.190

2,130

1,690

1,260

1,010

715

578

491

16,185

540

0.788

0.88

July

814

2,960

2,990

1,710

*1,220

958

73O

582

491

1,670

*5,500

5,420

2,960

1,760

1,220

910

735

628

578

556

491

440

415

403

534

521

407

371

571

367

550

39,042

1,259

1.84

2.12

Aag.

*311

297

308

297

272

251

251

286

315

619

600

556

582

474

474

470

424

360

550

297

272

492

952

1,590

976

646

491

394

345

308

286

14,326

462

0.674

0.78

Sept.

*276

248

530

297

251

227

210

197

187

225

1,210

1.780

1,360

760

538

419

367

326

295

279

254

237

224

210

197

190

187

187

213

286

11,965

399

0.582

0.65

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,9OO Mln 93 Mean 1,015 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.13

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,690 Mln 122 Mean 1,149 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.83

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (2 p.m.) 10,80O cfs (13.O5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5330. Clinch River "below Norris Dam, Term.

Location. Lat 36°1S'56", long 84°04'56", 0.5 mile upstream from Clear Creek, 1.0 mile 

downstream from Norris Dam, 1.5 miles north of Norris, Anderson County, and at 

mile 78.8.

Drainage area.--2,913 sq mi.

Records available. October 1903 to September 1960. Published as "at Clinton" October 

1903 to September 1927, and "near Coal Creek" May 1927 to September 1937. Records 

published for sites "at Clinton" and "near Coal Creek" May to September 1927; for 

sites "near Coal Creek" and "below Norris Dam" April 1936 to September 1937. Gageheight records collected in vicinity of Clinton from 1884 to 1943 are contained in 

reports of D. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Jan. 28, 1937. Datum of gage 

is 819.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Oct. 1, 1903, to June 30, 1920, staff gage at railroad bridge 19.6 miles downstream at 

datum 42.49 ft lower. July 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1927, chain gage at highway bridge 

19.8 miles downstream (1,000 ft downstream from previous site) at datum 42.59 ft 

lower. May 27 to Sept. 8, 1927, staff gage and Sept. 9, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1935, 

water-stage recorder, at site 2.9 miles downstream at datum 10.50 ft lower. Oct. 1, 

1935, to Sept. 30, 1937, water-stage recorder at site 2.9 miles downstream at datum 

13.50 ft lower. Apr. 16, 1936, to Jan. 27, 1937, staff gage at presert site and datum.

Average discharge.--57 years, 4,320 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,160 cfs Apr. 19 {gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 1.25 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Feb. 5, 20.

1903-60: Maximum discharge, 87,000 cfs Mar. 5, 1917 (gage height, 38.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 62,000 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 20, 24-26, May 29 to June 5, 1936 (gage 

height, 0.62 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs May 17, 18, 24-26, May 29 to June 4, 1936.

Flood of Mar. 11, 1826, reached a stage of 43.5 ft (discharge, 130,000 cfs); floods 

of Feb. 24, 1862, and May. 31, 1886, reached a stage of 41.3 ft (disci arge , 117,000 cfs, 

revised); at railroad bridge at Clinton, from reports by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated by Norris Lake (see p. 'J07).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1306: 1S36-40 (adjusted monthly runoff). WSP 1336: 1917-18, 

1928.

1.2 sr £.0

1.3 85 5.0

1.4 150 4.0

1.6 350 6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Feb. Mar. May July Aug.

1,830

1,790

2,250

68.

2,160

1,450

5,190

4,700

3,040

2,480

1,830

2,650

78

4,780

7,250

4,340

460

3,110 

2,740 

1,520 

1,800 

E, 140

*5,110 

2,450

3,750

1,130

3,480

4,100

5,210

1,310 

423 

1,750 

2,500 

2,3EO

Total 

Mean

143,568

4,631

75,024

2,420

,476

,499

122,422

Adjustedt

Calendar year 1959: Max 

Water year 1959-60: Max

Mean 2,895 

Mean 4,292

Mean 3,641 

Mean 4,061

Cfsm 

Cfsm

In. 

In.

16.97

18.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 133

Records available. October 195V t

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maxim

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Nov. 24)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

2.0

76

145

461

950

1,430

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.4

*6.4

6.6

24

16

11

16

9.0

*8.4

8.4

33

£6

12

9.4

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.2

34

25

15

23

22

15

15

13

422.0

13.6

0.199

0.23

Nov.

13

1C11

10

*11

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

87s

13

31

49

30

20

16

14

12

12

*250

*109

54

290

856

179

98

2,177.0

72.6

1.06

1.18

Dec .

68

*96

112

76

61

104

126

80

64

55

50

440

265

142

98

76

64

164

1,080

291

172

114

84

69

58

51

47

414

270

152

105

5,048

163

2.38

2.74

Jan.

77

66

236

"163

121

114

£30

280

260

216

192

151

150

127

120

97

89

108

89

8U

71

65

60

56

54

50

60

84

71

71

67

3,67E

119

1.74

2.00

Feb.

*63

58

55

54

101

170

126

102

93

259

281

156

138

121

96

96

183

568

446

258

208

180

145

126

140

145

111

96

87

4,662

161

2.35

2.53

Mar.

73

126

*516

£89

£04

158

139

115

115

102

100

32

91

109

154

648

551

430

292

£23

181

157

139

128

116

105

96

89

114

482

2 98

6,432

207

3.0£

3.49

Apr.

200

157

175

204

*186

158

138

112

96

82

73

£8

63

59

57

53

51

50

46

44

46

46

41

40

57

37

52

46

40

40

2,497

83.2

1.21

1.36

May

118

64

53

46

42

40

43

51

40

36

*35

34

32

30

28

27

26

24

22

22

21

20

19

18

2O

19

27

34

£6

£3

20

1,060

34.2

0.499

0.58

June

18

17

17

16

15

14

*13

13

14

13

12

14

12

18

38

15

45

32

17

13

12

14

83

129

161

52

34

68

90

45

1,054

35.1

0.512

0.57

July

31

24

20

£3

*43

17

13

12

11

121

342

111

63

46

35

28

£4

£2

*20

20

17

23

£5

15

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

1,186

38.3

0.559

0.64

Aug.

9.7

9.0

8.6

9.0

*11

11

132

69

120

292

343 "83

54

45

37

£8

22

20

19

33

33

43

38

26

20

17

16

15

20

14

1,619.3

52.2

C.762

0.88

Sept.

18

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

10

*9.4

10

~65 £78

36

24

20

18

28

22

19

16

14

12

12

IE

11

11

11

12

19

16

770.1

25.7

0.375

0.42

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,180 Win 6.4 Mean 73.7 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.62

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,080 Mln 6.4 Mean 83.6 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Nov. 28 (6 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (7.79 ft)j Dec. 19 (7 a.m.) 1,380 cfs 

(7.92 ft); Aug. 11 (1 a.m.) 1,070 cfa (7.30 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
134 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5355. Clinch River near Soarboro, Term.

Location. Lat 35°56'45", long 84°13'17", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from Beaver 

Creek, 2| miles south of Scarboro, Andersen County, 4-f miles downstream from Solway 

Bridge, and 17 miles west of Knoxville.

Drainage area. 3,300 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1936 to September 1960. Published as "near Wheat" September 

1936 to January 1941.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 753.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1941, at site 24.5 miles 

downstream at datum 35.99 ft lower.

Average discharge. 24 years, 4,564 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 8.61 ft); minimum, 190 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.13 ft); minimum daily, 240 cfs Ju]y 25.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 42,900 cfs Feb. 9, 1937 (gage height, 23.45 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; minimum, 111 cfs 

Oct. 27, 28, 1947; minimum daily, 131 cfs Jan. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Norris Lake, 41 miles upstream (see p. 207). 

The town of Oak Ridge diverts an average of about 25 cfs for municipal supply, 2-j miles, 

above station.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1306: 1938-39 (adjusted monthly runoff). V'SP 1386: 1937.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.4 

1.7

225

380

710

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

1,120

4,800

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

*2,820

6,250

2,560

2,600

2,990

5,770

5,310

4,840

2,910

1,550

302

798

3,520

1,420

1,140

649

1,760

6,430

6,150

7,370

8.090

8,090

7,770

7,450

7,530

7,430

7,430

4,900

6,110

7,730

5,290

144,959

4,S76

Nov.

3,490

*5,830

4,520

5,090

5,450

5,330

4,900

3,630

1,940

4,420

4,690

4,800

5,470

6,150

6,050

6,130

6,730

5,110

6,270

6,310

6,410

6,650

5,870

7,150

5,550

3,510

4,280

6,230

2,250

1.050

 ..._

151,240

5,041

Calendar year 1959: : Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

*614

590

1,500

5,010

7,510

7,630

7,850

7,670

7,570

7,570

7,790

5,950

2,730

1,400

1,400

4,740

5,730

7,890

12.600

10,500

8,690

,970

,690

,590

,490

,430

,410

8,230

8,950

8,270

7,950

201,914

6,513

Jan.

7,770

7,670

8,470

8,370

*8,130

8,070

8,530

9.110

6,750

6,830

8,110

8,090

8,810

8,750

8,850

8,690

8,590

8,670

8,590

8,490

8,410

8,330

8,270

8,230

8,190

8,130

8,190

6,210

5,210

4,180

2.450

241,140

7,779

Feb.

*648

839

2,230

2,380

2,360

1,490

2,950

2,770

5,430

5,210

5,190

3,180

2,900

2,930

1,600

7,010

8,070

3,850

3,240

1,910

2,250

8.570

8,270

8,190

4,800

4,100

4,250

5,290

4,970

116,677

4,023

Mar.

5,070

4,290

4,510

3,110

6,050

3,410

4,230

3,180

2,500

2,200

2,900

2,000

4,700

4,190

4,950

4,390

8.050

4,020

2,180

1,670

2,150

4,320

3,160

5,600

5,670

4,380

1,670

985

2,610

4,820

5,740

114,463

5,692

Apr.

1,480

1,110

980

1,120

1,120

1,690

5,010

3,280

1,750

1,690

2,510

5,630

5,110

4,420

3,960

4,O6O

638

2,030

6.750

5,870

6,590

5,750

5,270

5,260

4,950

3,890

5,510

5,760

3,450

3,220

101,658

5,588

May

807

5,660

*4,320

2,400

2,700

2,040

546

1,110

698

1,790

4,080

2,780

2,900

2,800

451

702

3,470

5,220

2,690

1,680

2,790

2,430

5,240

6.490

5,810

5,590

3,200

3,890

2,140

2,390

4,740

85,554

2,755

June

*4,530

5,310

5,490

4,760

5,120

3,510

5,170

4,610

4,580

4,690

4,630

4,250

2,730

5,550

5,350

5,790

5,670

2,410

1,210

2,780

5,990

6,550

6,350

6.490

5,950

1,190

420

831

4,900

4,520

----- 

128,671

4,289

July

*2,T60

4,400

5,070

3,590

4,360

4,080

5,530

4,090

4,740

4,000

7.270

6,190

5,570

4,460

4,950

4,8EO

4,500

5,510

3,760

6,270

4,690

6,170

5,520

364

240

2,170

6,590

6,610

6,690

5,550

5,310

159,224

4,491

Aug.

*7,030

7,330

6,850

6,850

6,890

6,930

5,870

6,290

7,950

6,410

4,470

5,650

5.540

5,230

4,060

6,570

5,690

4,780

6,190

6,250

4,550

4,100

6,250

5,290

5,050

4,630

6,410

6,450

6,470

6,710

6,550

181,010

5,859

Sept.

6,570

*7.090

6,250

5,570

5,050

5,710

5,990

6,050

5,650

5,690

4,970

4,290

4,720

3,970

2,880

4,350

5,050

1.950

2,890

4,700

4,650

4,670

5,890

5,940

4,290

4,250

3,770

3,640

4,210

4,290

 

142,930

4,764

Observed Adjustedt

fax 12,600 Min 193 Mean 3,380 Mean 4,126 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.97

fax 12,600 Min 240 Mean 4,779 Mean 4,548 Cfam 1.38 In. 18.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Norris Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 135

5370. Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge National Laboratory, near Oak Ridge, Term.

Location. Lat 35°54'44", long 84°18'59", on right bank 0.1 mile upstream from Melton 

Branch, 1 mile south of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 miles south 

of Oak Ridge.

Drainage area. 3.62 sq ml.

Records available.--.June 1950 to July 1953, July 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 750.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--? years (1950-52, 1955-60), 9.25 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 587 cfs_July 11 (gage height, 5.37 ft), from 

rating curve ey' 

0.90 ft Nov. 22

yea 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs; o minimum, 2.8 cfs May 22; minimum gage height,

1950-53, 1955-60: Maximum discharge recorded, 642 cfs Aug. 30, 1950 (gage height, 

5.18 ft), from rating curve extended above 230 cfs, but may have been higher Aug. 2, 

1950; minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 2, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.64 ft July 2, 9-11, 1950, 

Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by operations of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Ocbober 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

LS

1.7

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.6

6.0

5.8

5.8

6.2

8.7

9.8

6.2

7.2

5.6

6.6

5.2

~9.5 10

6.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

570

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.8

9.9

5.2

5.6

7.5

5.6

6.2 

5.8

.8

197.8

6.38

_

-

Nov.

5.8

*5.2

4.8

4.4

5.8

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.0

6.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.4

3.5

3.0

5.1

27

7.8

5.8

59

27

12 

7.6

251.8

8.39

_

-

Dec.

*6.6

11

6.8

5.8

5.0

11

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.2

6.6

35

15

10

7.4

6.8

6.9

37

46

17

12

8.8

7.4

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.0

19

10 

7 . 8

6.6

352.1

11.4

_

-

Jan.

5.8

7.3

25

12

*9.5

13

21

17

14

12

10

8.8

9.0

8.0

11

8.0

9.7

10

8.5

7.4

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

8.8

7.2

7.3

7.'o

302.3

9.75

_

-

Feb.

*6.8

6.6

6.2

674

16

14

11

9.2

9.0

28

18

13

13

12

10

11

18

45

*25

17

14

12

9.8

9.0

9.2

7.8

6.6

6.4

6.2

376.2

13.0

-

-

Mar.

5.8

22

29

*17

13

11

9.5

8.5

9.0

9.2

9.0

8.5

10

12

*14

36

27

22

18

14

11

9.8

9.0

8.0

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.4

15 

*32

18

433.7

14.0

..

-

Apr.

*14

TT

14

13

11

9.8

9.0

7.8

7.0

6.4

6.4

*6.0

5.8

5.8

5.6

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.6

5.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

6.3

6.0

5.0

5.0 

5 . 6

213.1

7.10

-

-

May

5.6

4.8

*4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.2

*4.6

4.2

6.7

3.7

7.5

3.7

136.4

4.40

-

-

June

*3.8

3.8

4.6

4.2

5.7

5.9

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.7

4.0

6.8

4.2

4.9

26

6.2

5.0

5.2

6.4

5.6

17

36

19

9.8

7.4

10

7.0 

6.6

238.0

7.93

-

-

July

*6.2

5.4

5.6

5.0

5.2

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

22

110

16

11

8.2

7.0

6.0

5.6

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

T7T

298.8

9.64

-

-

Aug.

*4.4

4.8

4.8

6.0

5.6

5.0

6.4

14

9.9

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.6

5.3

4.8

4.4

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

5.2

5.4

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4 

4.6

5.0

163.2

5.26

-

-

Sept.

5.2

*5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.0

5.2

4.6

9.9

6.5

4.8

3.8

378

4.4

7.3

"5.6 10

5,0

4.2

4.4

4.8

4.6

4.4

3.8

*4.6

4.8

5.5

5.2 

4.8

157.4

5.25

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 121 Mln 3.0 Mean 8.91 Cfsm - In. - 

Water year 1959-60: Max 110 Mln 3.0 Mean 8.53 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 280 cfs).--June 24 (10 p.m.) 318 cfs (4.69 ft); July 11 (5 a.m.) 587 cfs 

(5.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
136 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIS

5375. Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Teiin.

Location.--Lat 35 0 54'3S", long 84°18'54", on right bank 0.1 mile upstream from mouth, 

1 mile south of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Roane County, and 7 mile<3 south of Oak 

Ridge, Anderson County.

Drainage area.--1.48 sq ml.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 751.90 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--5 years (1956-60), 2.24 cfs .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 152 cfs July 11 (gage 1-->ight, 5.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 2.

1955-60: Maximum discharge that of July 11, 1960; no flow for many days during 

August, September, October, and November 1SH55.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow affected by operations of Oak Ridge National 

Laboratory.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Nov. 28 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.4

.8

2.2

4.7

1.4

1.5

2.0

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.2 

.4 

.8

1.3

1.4

1.5

5.0

8.5

12

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

0:t.

*0.

7

15.7

0.51

-

-

Nov .

0.4

TT

.4

.4

.6

.7

.7

.6

.8

.5

.5

. 5

.5

.6

. 5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

4.3

1.2

.8

19

8.5

2.2

1.5

51.0

1.70

-

-

Dec.

*1.3

1.9

2. 1

1.7

1.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

15

5.0

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.7

15

23

4.7

2.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

8.8

4.7

2.8 

2 . 1

119.6

3.86

-

-

Jan.

1.7

1.9

15

4.4

*3.0

3.0

7.4

7.4

6.0

4.2

3.3

2.5

2.8

2.1

3.fi

2.8

2.8

3.6

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.8

2.8

3.9 

3.0

106.0

3.42

_

-

Feb.

*2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

6.0

6.8

4.2

3.0

2.8

17

9.4

4.7

3.9

3.0

2.8

2.8

5.8

22

*8.9

5.4

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.6

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.1

144.7

4.99

_

-

Mar.

1.9

9.0

14

*6.0

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

3.3

15

11

8.5

5.7

5.0

3.9

3.6

2.8

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.8

TTs

5.5

*16 

5.4

153 .'6

4.95

_

-

Apr.

*3.4

isie

4.4

2.5

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.0

.7

.8

52.7

1.76

-

May

1.4

Ta

*.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

'.33

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.3

.5

.4

 <~

13.6

0.44

_

-

June

*0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

t '.22

.2

_ 2

f '.22

.4

.2

4.9

.6

.3

.3

.3

.4

4.7

11

11

1.8

1.0

1.9

1.5

.8

44.1

1.47

_

-

July

*C.6

.6

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

. 2

.2

5.6

3.5

3.0

1.5

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

*.3

. £

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

20.6

0.66

_

-

Aug.

*0.2

_ 2

\2

.4

.2

.2

.2

1.7

1.8

.4

.3

.4

.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

13.7

0.44

_

-

Sept.

0.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.7

1. 1

1.0

.3

.4

.3

5.6

1.9

1.1

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.4

.5

.5

19.3

0.64

_

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 

Water year 1959-60: Max

0.3 

0.2

Peak discharge 

ft); July 11

fbase, 86 cfs). --Dec. 18 (12 p.m.) 86 cfs (3.80 ft); June 24 (11 p.m.) 113 

(4 a.m.) 152 efs (5.45 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5336. Paddys Creek near Hebbertsburg, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°E9'53", luntr 84°^9'24 , on upstream end of left abutment of Ant loch

.1 miles southwest of Hebbertsburg, 0.9 miles northeast of Crab Orchard,

Cumberland County, and at mile 9.1.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1957 to September 19HJ.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage ie 1,445.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of

upplementary adjustment :>f 1

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,560 

imum, l.y cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, £.03 ft).

1957-00: Maximum discharge, 11.1UO cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 13.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs; minimum, U.2 cfe Sept. 6-9, 1957; minimum gage 

height, 1.75 ft Sept. 5, 9, 1957.

July

6.4 

5.1 

7.4

230

2,130

1,750

*918

£16

6.4 

6.4

151

114

ice

170 

19E

143

113

104

1,530

1,E70

570

CIS 

190 

170

120

107

116

116 10

1.63

1.81

408.9

13.6

0.098

0.11

574.3

18.5

0.133

0.15

6,276.9

209

1.50

1.68

Calendar year 1953: Max 4,740 

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,740

Peak discharge (base, 3,5uO cfs}. Dec. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 7,560 cfs (11.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

596833 O -61 - 10
138 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5398. Obed River near Lancing, Term.

Location. Lat 36°04'53", long 84°40'15", on left bank at Alley Ford, 1.4 miles upstream 

from mouth, 2.9 miles southwest of Lancing, Morgan County, 3.0 miles downstream from 

Clear Creek.

Drainage area.--518 sq mi.

Records available . May 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 891.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,300 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 17.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 40,600 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 18.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 8-10, 1957 (gage height, 

0.71 ft).

Flood of Mar. 23, 1929, reached a stage of 33.9 ft, 35 ft downstream from gage, from 

high-water marks by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28

9 2.5

17 3.0

44 4.0

110 5.0

215 7.0

Nov. 29 to Sept. 3O

640

1,020

1,880

2,930

5,630

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

165

300

670

3.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

1,070

1,880

4,180

9,130

18,500

24,500

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

17

16

15

14

15

16

16

19

74

71

62

67

69

161

140

108

90

78

71

62

57

62

64

174

225

471

426 

*386

432

3,515

113

0.218

0.25

Nov.

380

338

298

260

255

490

575

478

400

338

309

260

235

215

205

220

362

575

510

458

400

356

320

580

1,600

1,190

1,120

4.650

3,060 

1,850

22,265

742

1.43

1.60

Dec.

1,430

*1,270

1,400

1,240

1,050

1,010

1,070

934

902

910

894

5,650

6,300

3,410

2,190

1,630

1,350

6,730

22.500

7,200

3,860

3,370

1,880

1,530

1,290

1,110

974

1,140

1,590 

1,420

1 ' 250

88,284

2,848

5.50

6.34

Jan.

1,080

966

1,830

*2,180

1,750

1,600

1,810

2,370

2,420

2,530

2.740

2,390'

2,220

2,410

2,260

2,030

1,690

1,770

1,640

1,410

1,210

1,050

902

774

694

630

654

1,010

*1,030 

1,120

1,230

49,400

1,594

3.08

3.55

Feb.

1,120

998

894

806

814

1,710

1,860

1,610

1,410

1,370

2,030

1,660

1,510

1,400

1,150

1,130

1,250

3,420

4,170

2,840

2,230

1,960

1,840

1,820

2,680

4.450

3,070

2,270

*2,010

55,482

1,913

3.69

3.98

Mar.

1,740

1,680

4,570

3,740

2,490

1,860

1,650

1,420

1,350

1,270

1,170

1,100

1.020

1,050

1,130

3,220

6,060

5,230

3,740

£,900

2,340

2,070

2,010

2,000

1,910

1,690

1,600

1,500

1,430 

7.080

*5,560

77,580

2,503

4.83

5.57

Apr.

5.180

2,210

1,790

1,860

1,710

1,500

1,350

1,150

974

850

710

658

566

486

450

388

360

360

381

350

306

342

354

312

290

495

846

958

*806

26,556

885

1.71

1.91

May

774

742

630

542

454

588

2,220

7.570

3,460

2,090

1,550

1,260

1,060

878

726

614

518

430

367

312

275

228

197

169

154

148

144

137

148 

148

*127

28,260

912

1.76

2.03

June

106

88

75

78

73

65

57

48

41

35

32

29

25

25

25

26

97

454

275

169

121

90

95

193

252

225

185

177

588

3,837

128

0.247

0.28

July

214

162

134:

74?

753

403

265

185

140

118

80 1

891

470

300

218

165

130

103

121

193

14S

103

93

115

90

7^

75

73

*63 

4S

4_1

7,463

241

0.465

0.51

Aug.

55

32

29

24

23

25

25

20

25

47

90

82

61

59

59

55

46

41

57

92

115

100

181

218

TBT

106

80

63

52 

46

*38

2,057

66.4

0.128

0.15

Sept.

48

90

59

57

48

38

34

29

34

265

2,280

2,110

974

554

550

250

5,800

5.170

2,470

1,450

954

658

454

348

275

228

193

205

454

24,377

813

1.57

1.75

Calendar year 1959: Max 22,300 Mln 7.0 Mean 932 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.42

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,300 Mln 14 Mean 1,063 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.95

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (5 a.m.) 54,500 cfs (17.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 139 

5405. Emory River at Oakdale, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°58'59", long 84°33'29", at Oakdale, Morgan County, 1,000 ft downstream 

from highway bridge and 1,100 ft downstream from Mud Lick Creek.

Drainage area.--764 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1927 to September 1960. Prior to October 1929, published as Emery 

River at Harriman and October 1929 to September 1934 as Emery River at Oakdale.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, staff gage at site 

5.8 miles downstream at datum 45.60 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years, 1,404 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,300 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 23.40 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 195,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, about 42.3 ft, 

present site and datum, and 61.1 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from 

rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times In 

1944, 1952-53.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1929, is the greatest flood since at least 1857, from report of 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1940. WSP 1386: 1928-30(M), 

1932, 1943, 1945(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 3D

90

180

310

560

4.0 

7.0 

10.0 

13.0 

16.-0 

20.0

1,330

4,46O

9,320

15,500

23,400

38,900

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.6

205

315

3.0 525

4.0 1,280

7.0 4,460

10.0 9,320

11.0 11,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

24

21

IS

17

15

13

20

20

26

25

24

52

71

82

92

142

177

136

108

90

79

71

66

76

110

174

326

595

602

*5Z5

581

4,378

141

0.185

0.21

Nov.

52 E

438

371

316

360

872

944

728

581

477

395

338

300

270

251

270

588

1,000

880

742

630

539

470

786

2,360

1,820

1,910

8,040

4,620

2, 820

34,641

1,155

1.51

1.69

Dec.

2,090

*1,820

2,020

1,880

1,600

1,E40

Jan.

1,610

1,440

2,800

*5,460

2,690

2,440

1,670| 2,680

1,470

1,380

1.530

1,380

9,900

9,420

4,770

3,220

2,400

1,960

7,440

54,600

9,940

5,210

3,570

2,720

2,190

1,830

1,570

1,380

1,680

2,500

2 , 180

1,870

128,580

4,148

5.43

6.26

3,490

3,660

3,640

5.850

3,400

5,100

5,350

5,140

2,870

2,450

2,550

2,420

2,080

1,810

1,560

1,350

1,160

1,050

956

960

1,400

*1,500

1,660

1,850

72,256

2,351

5.05

5.52

Feb.

1,710

1,550

1,570

1.250

1,260

2,560

2,640

2,550

2,040

2,140

5,720

2,790

2,400

2,170

1,770

1,670

1,820

5,560

6.290

4,170

5,510

2,870

2,700

2,670

5,410

5,880

4,210

*5,170

2,770

81,760

2,819

5.69

5.98

Mar.

2,410

2,270

6,130

5,070

3,540

2,720

2,590

2,050

1,950

1,820

1,690

1,600

1.490

1,560

1,720

4,580

8,200

7,550

5,170

4,020

3,290

2,880

2,770

2,770

2,680

2,400

2,260

2,260

2,410

*11,900

*8,210

111,300

3,590

4.70

5.42

Apr.

4.510

3,220

2,620

2,650

2,480

2,170

1,920

1,620

1,590

1,180

1,020

908

815

722

644

579

543

551

551

483

443

489

507

454

421

472

1,240

1,550

*1,140

996

58,048

1,268

1.66

1.85

May

1,150

1,150

988

850

702

604

2,450

9.980

4 670

2 980

2 170

1 710

1 420

1 170

964

800

682

585

489

426

565

511

264

256

212

196

202

195

199

202

*184

58,484

1,241

1.62

1.87

June

148

120

102

94

92

85

75

65

57

50

47

44

58

41

49

47

190

657

426

272

216

172

510

822

771

611

471

410

1.150

*792

8,380

279

0.365

0.41

July

501

551

275

692

996

585

590

279

219

181

1,050

1.540

745

477

558

258

205

169

160

226

205

157

152

169

169

150

115

98

*100

81

65_

10,852

550

0.458

0.55

-Aug.

55

45

41

55

44

55

58

47

218

228

154

175

128

111

208

128

102

79

66

65

159

196

295

324

254

178

128

98

85

71 

*60

5,866

125

0.164

0.19

Sept.

56

85

96

71

68

56

45

59

54

ITT

2,550

2,840

1,500

722

465

542

4,650

6.820

5,540

1,960

1,250

852

618

477

575

507

264

268

567 

*858

51,464

1,049

1.57

1.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 34,600 Min 13 Mean 1,391 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 34,600 Min 13 Mean 1,541 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.46

Peak discharge (base, 19,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (4 a.m.) 56,500 cfs (25.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge for Nov. 50 to Dec. 1, Dec. 11-20, Jan. 5, 5, 6, computed from bihourly readings 

of Tennessee Valley Authority radio gage located in same well.
140 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5435. Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°34'53", long 84 C 44'53", on right bank a third of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Dry Fork, 5 miles north of 

Decatur, Meigs County, and at mile 5.7.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1960. Prior to October 1935, published as Suee 

Creek near Decatur.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 694.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--26 years, 188 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 6.97 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Aug. 1-4, 6, 7, Sept. 7-10 (gage height, 0.20 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, £3.97 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. E4, 1935, Jan. 7-10, Oct. 4, 5, 7, 11, 

12, 14, 15, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Sept. 2, 3, 7-9, 13, 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, wate year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 19

166

345

Discharge, In cubic feet per

605

890

1,580

2,540

Dec. ZO to Sept. 3O

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 0.6 ft.

October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

111"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

30

30

30

30

30

34

115

52

44

44

33

36

41

160

94

68

60

56

*49

46

41

41

44

56

52

46

63

60

56

68

63

1,677

54.1

0.462

0.53

Nov.

60

56

52

*46

49

52

46

44

41

41

41

41

38

36

36

38

46

41

38

38

38

36

36

49

56

46

271

1,210

354

246

3,222

107

0.915

1.02

Dec.

198

185

*179

137

120

172

179

Jan.

149

137

440

262

234

282

515

1431 55S

125

114

130

1,180

669

405

306

258

238

695

2,060

716

480

351

274

238

198

179

154

301

242

192

166

10,984

354

3.03

3.49

432"

354

290

*254

238

217

258

204

192

234

198

179

166

149

137

125

120

108

224

246

234

396

306

7,838

253

2.16

2.49

Feb.

258

230

204

185

383

502

351

282

258

321

*351

242

238

230

217

224

374

1.550

1,120

585

480

442

351

306

302

266

234

217

204

10,707

369

3.15

3.40

Mar.

185

348

1.170

642

478

393

348

298

286

270

*266

262

302

360

360

595

575

498

405

338

282

254

238

217

198

185

166

160

269

881 51*7

11,741

379

3.24

3.73

Apr.

375

306

331

415

378

314

278

*250

234

204

185

172

160

149

143

131

125

120

108

104

104

108

94

90

90

85

99

94

81

81

5,408

180

1.54

1.72

May

104

81

72

69

69

66

72

81

69

*63

60

60

60

57

54

54

54

52

52

49

49

47

44

4

4

4

7

4

44

42 

40

1,787

57.6

0.492

0.57

June

40

40

40

40

37

*35

35

35

35

35

33

35

33

33

33

31

152

57

44

40

37

37

35

37

85

52

44

42

44

40

1,316

43.9

0.375

0.42

July

37

4O

3£

5E

42

35

33

33

31

84

106

*54

4C

37

33

31

2£

2?

2£

2E

ze

26

33

37

2e

26

26

26

26 

24

24

1,145

36.9

0.315

0.36

Aug.

22

21

21

21

24

22

21

26

96

*192

60

35

44

35

29

28

26

37

28

28

26

37

69

33

28

26

26

24

22

22

1,151

37.1

0.317

0.37

Sept.

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

*21

21

24

225

47

33

29

£6

28

306

T40

63

52

42

37

37

35

33

33

33

44

85 

72

1,632

54.4

0.465

0.52

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,830 Mln 27 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.57

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,060 Mln 21 Mean 160 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.62

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (9 a.m.) 2,520 cfs (6.97 ft); Feb. 18 (10 p.m.) 2,140 cfs 

(6.23 ft).

Discharge measu ent made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 141

5450. HLwassee River at Presley, Ga .

Location. --Lat 34°54'17", long 83°43'0l", on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Cynth 

Creek, 0.5 mile southeast of Presley, Towns County, 1.4 miles upstream from Hightower 

Creek, and at mile 133.9.

Drainage area.--45.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to 

periods, published in W3P 1306.

;ptember 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,932.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 935 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 5.36 ft); minimum, 

41 cfs July 18, 19 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

1941-60: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 15.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

measurements at gage heights 12.80 and 15.24 ft, respectively; minimum, 15 cfs Dec. 16, 

1958 (gage height, 1.48 ft), result of freeseup; minimum daily, 23 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 5, 

6, 8, 10-13, 1954, Sept. 7, 1957.

Remarks.--Records excellent.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3

3.0 247

4.0 545

5.0 845

Apr. 4 to Aug. 12

3.0 

4.0

Aug. 13 to Sept. 30

247

545

845

247

385

Discharge, In cubic- feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

I

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

52

51

50

49

90

197

266

486

249

259

*201

168

395

274

219

229

210

179

156

141

139

143

145

135

126

119

113

128

179

175

5,378

173

3.80

4.40

Nov.

160

147

135

126

135

168

141

134

126

121

115

111

*108

107

107

104

107

100

98

96

96

93

93

118

108

102

102

126

119

107

3,510

117

2.57

2.87

Dec.

104

107

107

100

98

107

99

96

93

92

90

200

188

158

141

130

*126

254

252

206

181

164

150

137

132

125

121

175

162

148

137

4,380

141

3.10

3.58

Jan.

130

139

190

171

162

206

208

192

175

162

152

*145

141

135

160

145

158

179

168

158

148

139

132

128

123

121

168

152

181

247

370

5,185

167

3.67

4.24

Feb.

281

236

208

206

551

439

325

276

254

477

*482

358

334

289

259

245

238

460

385

303

279

264

242

231

252

238

222

212

203

8,729

301

6.62

7.13

Mar.

194

215

206

181

173

166

162

158

164

158

158

150

148

150

*154

197

201

206

192

179

166

166

168

177

188

186

203

222

325

*615

445

6,373

206

4.53

5.21

ftpr.

325

303

567

*621

500

403

346

305

276

257

240

226

217

206

200

194

187

179

172

166

172

166

158

153

151

148

157

148

141

142

7,426

248

5.45

6.07

May

142

136

130

127

124

121

139

151

134

*132

127

124

122

117

114

109

108

103

100

98

97

92

91

89

87

87

103

88

87

87

Si

3,447

111

2.44

2.82

June

78

81

81

81

84

77

74

100

85

78

74

72

68

66

64

64

*66

60

58

62

78

76

63

62

67

71

66

61

58

56

2,131

71.0

1.56

1.74

July

56

58

53

52

50

63

61

58

52

53

73

56

52

52

47

47

46

45

52

54

46

46

54

52

52

50

*94

64

55

52

47

1,692

54.6

1.20

1.38

Aug.

46

64

68

60

57

52

55

62

72

72

95

361

289

245

175

140

119

114

113

97

92

*168

*161

127

116

102

94

88

85

81

78

3,548

114

2.51

2.90

Sept.

85

80

75

72

73

68

67

66

64

66

66

62

60

59

59

72

294

158

119

100

*88

81

77

73

70

68

124

161

151

127

2,785

92.8

2.04

2.28

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,240 Hin 45 Mean 132 Cfsm 2.90 In. 3S.32

Water water year year 1959-60: iasa-bu. Max max 621 bzi Min win 45 40 Mean wean 149 i^y Cfsm 01 sm 3.27 3,^1 In. j-n. 44.62 4t4.od

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Feb. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 845 cfs (5.00 ft); Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) 892 eta

(5.19 ft); Apr. 3 (4:30 p.m.) 935 cfs (5.36 ft); Aug. 12 (8 p.m.) 878 cfs (5.13 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
142 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5470. Hiwassee River below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesvllle, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°01'45", long 83°47'45", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Kyatt Mill 

Creek, 1.6 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, 1.7 miles downstream from 

Chatuge Dam, and at mile 119.3.

Drainage area.--190 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1907 to December 1909 (fragmentary), August 1922 to September 1923 

(gage heights only), April 1942 to September 1960. Published as "near Fayesville" 

1907-9, 1922-23.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,789.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. May 20, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff gage and 

Aug. 16, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage, at site 1.1 miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1942-60), 427 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs May 11 (gage height, 5.63 ft); minimum, 

3.1 cfs July 7 (gage height, 0.53 ft) .

1907-9, 1922-23, 1942-60: Maximum gage height recorded, 11.9 ft Mar. 13, 1909, site 

and datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Oct. 21, 

1952; minimum gage height, 0.30 ft Aug. 3, 1942, Oct. 21, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 10 cfs, which are good. Flow completely 

regulated by Chatuge Lake (see p. 207).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 7 Mar. 8 to Sept. 30

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

6.0

8.2

11

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

95

211

505

865

1,320

0.5

.6

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

2.7

4.1

8.2

11

16

38

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

93

201

479

810

1,250

1,770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.2 

8.0

65

15

15

14

14

14

*30

163

20

14

288

16

14

14

13

13

13

16

16

16

16

32

15

15

15

15

933.5

30.1

+11,700

Nov.

15

15

92

15 

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

18

18

17

17

17

65

16

593

19.8

+7 , 600

Dee.

16

16

15

15 

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

14

12

12

11

11

*10

TT

15

17

~TS 238

17

16

15

14

13

13

11

11

11

645

20.8

+10,400

Jan.

10

11

11

10 

10

14

11

13

16

15

13

12

12

11

228

232

17

578

966

1.010

803

812

20

18

28

572

486

20

496

21

19

6,495

210

+7,900

Feb.

17

15

14

38 

22

20

782

916

1.050

516

428

833

671

25

557

696

665

428

449

932

956

648

*540

510

340

330

335

23

829

13,565

468

+9,700

Mar.

795

784

580

878 

586

719

678

26

24

716

786

788

29

781

*442

31

26

112

28

26

24

22

20

20

17

16

16

15

15

16

14

9,030

291

+11,500

Apr.

12

12

16

14 

960

862

976

1,100

1,130

864

1,470

660

708

390

376

26

25

1,010

934

492

100

514

28

28

708

310

335

*306

602

744

15,712

524

+5,500

May

399

360

368

354 

574

390

464

1.220

702

*395

455

774

776

220

26.

676

670

652

666

674

28

425

673

748

742

570

798

31

26

818

778

16,452

531

-6,400

June

952

946

958

670 

117

1,130

910

1,050

1.140

1,080

1,090

894

518

480

495

562

*464

26

25

752

784

770

788

754

34

26

441

724

529

66

19,175

639

-11,800

July

533

840

726

694 

400

4.0

12

1,080

39

354

802

949

899

896

932

22

20

808

464

870

631

465

452

20

1,010

906

*1,050

1,060

1.140

509

18

1B,605.0

600

-12,700

Aug.

1,040

1,160

1,160

1.210 

1,080

797

630

1,020

771

968

222

73

20

792

52

1,010

1,080

934

1,070

1,090

43

1,040

604

213

1,020

1,020

604

17

966

1,120

1,090

23,916

771

-12,600

Sept.

1,020

1,040

1,100

70 

684

686

729

18

145

17

17

17

1,200

1.410

708

915

1,040

102

862

1,100

466

398

890

984

112

548

240

16

14

15

16,561

552

-9,200

Adjusted for change In contents In Chatuge Lake

He an 

Cfsm 

In.

408 

2.15 

2.47

273 

1.44 

1.60

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

356 

1.87 

2.16

464

2.44 

2.82

802 

4.22 

4.55

662 

3.48 

4.02

T07 

3.72 

4.15

324 

1.71 

1.97

Observed

Hax 1,440 Mln 1.9 Mean 311 

Max 1,470 Mln 4.0 Mean 387

246 

1.29 

1.44

190 

1.00 

1.16

365 

1.92 

2.21

245

1.29 

1.44

Adjusted

Hean 372 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.61 

Mean 419 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, In cfs-days, In Chatuge Lake; furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5485. Hiwassee River above Murphy, N. C.

143

Location. Lat 35°04'50", long 84°00'10", on right bank on U. S. Highway 64, 600 ft upstream from Will Scott Creek, 2.0 miles southeast of Murphy, Cherokee Courty, and at 

mile 99.2.

Drainage area. 406 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1896 to August 1897 (gage heights only), October 18S7 to September 1960.Published as "at Murphy" prior to April 1940. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Jan. 30, 1921, wire-weight or chain 

gages at bridge 2.8 miles downstream at datum 30.40 ft lower. Jan. 30, 1921, to Nov. 8, 

1926, chain gage 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.40 ft lower. Nov. 9, 1£26, to 

Apr. 30, 1940, water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream at datum 28.20 ft lower.

Average discharge . 63 years (1897-1960), 904 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.680 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.91 ft); minimum daily, 101 cfs Oct. 3, 5.

1897-1960: Maximum discharge, 23,100 cfs Mar. 19, 1899 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 5,000 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 3, 1924, result of freezeup ard filling of 

Andrews Lake; minimum daily during normal regulation, 62 cfs Oct. 19, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Mission powerplant at Andrews Dam (normal regulated storage, about 75 cfs-days). Flow regulated by 

Chatuge Lake (see. p

Revisions (water years).--WSP 583: 1899(M). WSP 973: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943. 

WSP 1306:1901-2, 1904-17, 1919(M), 1922(M), 1924-26(M). Revised figures of discharge, 

in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods In the water years 1899 and 1907, 

superseding those published in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34 and WSP 1306, 

are given herewith:

1899 

Mar. 18......... 4,000

19......... 18,200

20......... 5,660

1906 

Nov. 18......... 5,580

19......... 13,300

20......... 4,220

Month

March 1899 ......................

Calendar year 1899 ............

Water year 1906-7 .............

Maximum

18,200

13,300

Minimum

268

425

Mean

1,018

1,259

Per square 

mile

2.42

2.99

Runoff in 

inches

32.82

40.62

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

174

308

535

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,270

2,200

3,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

122

110

101

108

101

104

522

313

602

562

505

582

*422

709

468

606

575

557

281

248

226

226

204

270

254

242

225

240

220

212

219

9,334

301

Nov.

204

200

260

193

308

887

452

560

508

277

249

256

222

216

219

217

*504

252

228

252

250

222

218

457

428

362

384

1.16O

740

496

10,521

351

Calendar year 1959: 1

Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec .

421

393

459

566

559

582

560

509

516

292

280

768

918

660

514

445

598

459

575

481

618

599

568

529

554

298

290

524

542

283

284

12,984

419

Jan.

262

242

466

439

588

1,170

966

782

642

543

477

*439

455

404

764

681

518

1,120

1,210

1.500

1,410

1,170

615

582

550

817

880

594

855

753

721

21,993

7O9

Feb.

629

548

499

465

596

621

1,100

1,590

1,410

1,560

1,250

1,540

1,510

1,020

1,150

1,140

1,270

1,570

1,440

1,340

1.650

1,490

1,210

1,220

1,030

1,020

926

6O7

1,090

52,029

1,104

Mar.

1,280

1,660

5.09O

1,810

1,550

1,400

1,440

784

666

1,120

1,550

1,550

855

994

1,290

851

821

850

720

651

612

549

542

517

505

495

487.

499

638

 1,130

958

51,442

1,014

Apr.

785

689

1,280

1,490

1,840

1,860

1,550

1,780

1,720

1,410

1,970

1,410

1,140

1,020

812

464

445

1,100

1,420

1,100

528

931

402

384

826

904

798

738

705

1,050

32,549

1,085

May

1,120

752

750

686

910

722

712

1.420

1,260

347

761

846

1,070

762

516

800

956

840

958

922

479

644

677

960

976

1,070

854

640

265

642

985

25,640

827

June

1,260

1,090

1,220

942

776

956

1,160

1,510

1.410

1,300

1,270

1,250

1,010

652

694

*740

756

236

206

772

1,080

1,020

817

963

763

288

622

920

889

279

26,631

888

July

539

818

1,120

922

845

250

245

859

614

555

890

1,260

1,090

1,070

1,110

526

176.

600

925

685

1,020

770

542

268

742

1,060

1,250

1,200

1.500

1,050

194

24,429

788

Aug.

741

1,280

1,520

1,550

1,270

988

924

951

1,170

1,260

1.560

908

951

1,020

578

822

1,360

1,350

1,200

1,540

754

*1,160

1,260

656

1,050

1,290

1,080

407

788

1,540

1,270

33,158

1,070

Sept.

1,240

1,270

1,310

678

585

906

900

444

299

188

166

177

931

1.560

1,250

798

1,240

624

676

1,420

792

529

714

1,150

638

556

362

608

276

208

22,475

749

Observed Adjustedt

tax 3,020 Mln 101 Mean 668 Mean 730 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.40

tax 3,090 Mln 101 Mean 774 Mean 805 Cfsm 1.98 In. 27.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents in Chatuge Lake.
144 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5500. Valley River at Tomotla, N. C.

Location. Lat 35°08'20", long ri3°58'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Tomotla, 

Cherokee County, 0.2 mile upstream from Rogers Creek, 4.7 miles northeast of Murphy, 

and at mile 6.4.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available . June 1904 to December 1909, January 1914 to April 1917, October 1918 

to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,556.46 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 1934, 

various staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--48 years (1904-9, 1914-16, 1919-60), 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.520 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 8.57 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

1904-9, 1914-17, 1918-60: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1906 (gage height, 

20.5 ft, from flood profile by Tennessee Valley Authority), from rating curve extended 

above 5,800 cfs on basis of slope-conveyance study; minimum, 12 cfs several times in 

August and September 1925 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Flood in September 1898 reached a stage approximately 0.7 ft higher than that of 

Nov. 19, 1906, based on information from Tennessee Valley Authority (discharge, 20,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records excellent. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are 

given in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years). WSF 503: 1905-9, 1915-17. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 

1917(M), 1920(M), 1922(M), 1925(M), 1930(M), 1933(M). WSP 1626: 1907(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

38

85

158

250

396

609

793

1,140

1,490

1,890

21 to Sept. 30

Discharge, In cubic feet pe nd, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

H

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*51

47

46

44

44

59

231

144

212

128

155

126

104

244

187

144

131

131

111

100

96

89

89

134

131

124

116

106

118

118

111

3,671

118

1.13

1.31

Nov.

104

98

93

89

250

604

291

218

184

161

144

134

126

118

118

118

*187

144

134

126

126

121

121

694

454

302

516

1,580

663

437

8,455

282

2.71

3.02

Dec.

341

345

326

288

£64

291

264

240

224

215

212

677

640

458

364

*316

291

352

416

349

312

£81

257

240

224

212

202

247

231

209

1J36_

9,484

306

2.94

3.39

Jan.

190

193

341

294

274

834

708

568

446

376

338

*305

298

274

388

338

349

404

360

323

294

274

247

240

228

218

294

291

291

345

352

10,675

344

3.31

3.82

Feb.

323

298

274

264

326

360

352

323

305

465

588

458

484

437

380

364

360

580

632

50T

450

425

*384

360

480

471

408

376

352

11,786

406

3.90

4.21

Mar.

319

535

1.180

740

584

489

433

392

388

372

372

341

326

*323

334

446

467

437

404

364

341

323

305

298

291

281

284

298

412

671

588

13,338

430

4.13

4.77

Apr.

454

412

664

*824

644

525

454

396

360

330

308

291

277

264

257

247

240

234

221

215

237

231

209

202

196

2O6

231

212

196

193

9,730

324

3.12

3.48

May

237

199

190

181

178

172

187

215

184

*175

170

172

167

158

153

147

142

136

131

126

124

118

116

114

121

116

170

126

116

111

106

4,758

153

1.47

1.70

June

102

100

114

114

118

106

109

204

150

116

111

111

102

loo

98

*104

131

102

91

121

107

107

121

116

192

121

114

104

112

100

3,498

117

1.12

1.25

July

96

100

89

89

94

104

100

83

81

87

137

10T

85

96

73

7o

76

70

74

93

72

67

67

74

67

*62

63

60

53

545S~

2,514

81.1

0.780

0.90

Aug.

52_

52

57

56

57

56

77

92

220

121

129

453

441

209

150

124

107

102

119

104

94

196

*142

114

100

92

85

83

79

74

74

3,911

126

1.21

1.40

Sept.

131

126

92

81

76

70

68

81

100

77

74

67

63

60

60

63

94

72

65

*60

58

57

56

54

52

51

110

159

121

89

2,387

79.6

0.765

0.85

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,600 Mln 44 Mean 223 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.15

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,580 Mln 44 Mean 23O Cfsm 2.21 In. 3O.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). Nov. 28 (3:30 a.m.) 2,520 cfs (8.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 145

5505. Nottely River near Blalrsvllle , Ga.

Location. Lat 34°50'28", long 83°56'10", on left bank 250 ft upstream from county road 

bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Arkaqua Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from Aklns Creek, 

2.7 miles southeast of Blalrsvllle, Union County, and at mile 44.3.

Drainage area.--74.8 sq ml.

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,812.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 18 years, 170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 7.15 ft); minimum, 48 efs Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 8.500 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 16.78 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 8, Oct. 7, 1947 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

station. Occasional regulation by Lake Trahlyta In Vogel State Park.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1942(M), 1943. WSP 1236: 1946(M), 1950(M).

ater year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

econd)

440

670

960

Discharge ;cond, water year October- 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2?

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

52

51

51

50

85

290

279

557

275

328

223

*188

656

356

259

301

259

203

174,

162

150

148

157

145

134

126

118

126

141

150

6,249

202

2.70

3.11

Nov.

141

130

122

lie

141

190

150

139

*132

126

120

116

112

110

108

106

112

105

101

99

99

97

97

134

114

106

108

184

137

124

3,676

123

1.64

1.83

Dec.

120

124

128

118

114

130

116

110

108

106

323" 105

265

209

176

*162

157

298

311

244

215

190

171

162

152

145

141

215

195

171

5,340

172

2.30

2.66

Jan.

152

157

253

212

195

284

268

241

218

198

184

174

*166

162

195

169

184

209

190

176

166

157

152

145

141

239" 137

198

242

328

452

6,344

205

2.74

3.15

Feb.

342

284

247

241

507

444

352

301

275

880

*714

464

444

382

332

314

301

598

476

385

356

335

304

284

318

294

272

262

247

10,955

378

5.05

5.45

Mar.

235

278

356

265

244

229

223

218

226

220

226

212

206

*218

226

338

325

308

281

259

238

232

235

238

253

247

268

291

378

*746

516

8,735

282

3.77

4.34

Apr.

396

363

927

840

630

494

424

374

338

311

294

278

262

250

241

235

229

226

212

206

212

2O6

195

187

184

181

220

*190

179 1~Q~T

ItSl

9,465

316

4.22

4.71

May

190

174

169

164

159

157

184

203

176

166

162

162

159

150

145

141

137

134

130

126

124

122

118

*116

116

116

122

116

112

152

94_

4,496

145

1.94

2.24

June

90

97

105

103

99

94

92

97

94

86

84

87

81

78

76

73

*78

75

71

72

84

"82" 1O6

78

79

94

87

76

75

68

2,561

85.4

1.14

1.27

July

68

71

63

61

61

82

82

68

61

108

148

87

75

71

ee

63

61

60

59

62

56

SB

63

61

56

*58

120

92

72

63

59

2,235

72.1

0.964

1.11

Aug.

58

67

94

79

93

76

71

84

94

87

105

301

318

291

187

141

120

1O5

112

99

101

*225

162 '132

122

105

97

90

86

82

3,866

125

1.67

1.92

Sept.

92

84

72

71

68

66

68

63

61

60

73

67

58

5656"

61

306

154

110

*94

84

78

73

70

67

64

157

226

174

141

2,874

95.8

1.28

1.43

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,760 Min SO Mean 153 Cfsm 2. OS In. 27.76

Water year 1959-60: Max 927 Min 50 Mean 183 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.22

Peak discharge (base, 1,50O cfs). Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) 2,120 cfs (7.15 ft); Apr. 3 (3 p.m.) 1,770 cfs 

(6.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
146 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5535. Nottely River at Nottely Dam, near Ivylog, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°57'55", long 84"05'25", on right bank 1,600 ft downstream from Rhodes 

Branch, 0.6 mile downstream from Nottely Dam, 0.6 mile upstream from Dooley Creek, 

1.8 miles northwest of Ivylog, Onion County, and at mile 20.4.

Drainage area.--S15 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,599.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--18 years, 396 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,870 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 5.05 ft); mini- 

 mum, 9.6 cfs Oct. 1-6 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge , 3,130 cfs May 23, 1955 (gage height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 6-9, 19, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely 

regulated by Nottely Lake (see p. 208).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

1.0 

1.5

8.7

13

126

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

251

640

1,170

1,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(tf

Oct.

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

70

11

10

11

10

10

52

407

12

11

371

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

34

12

12

12

1,203.0

38.8

+10,200

Nov.

13

13

110

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

20

14

14

14

14

14

14

109

14

13

14

14

14

14

604

20.1

+7,200

Dec.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

*14

15

15

21

16

260

16

15

368

15

376

15

624

463

462

526

3,435

111

+6 , 600

Jan.

463

15

15

446

1,090

1,120

580

360

15

15

304

327

104

298

488

310

15

648

752

752

755

742

14

14

14

591

647

319

642

15

15

11,885

383

+420

Feb.

15

15

14

144

15

15

15

15

451

442

252

932

9E6

16

438

470

480

445

443

780

362

424

*353

260

477

498

263

16

246

9,222

318

+10,400

Mar.

524

422

584

746

478

482

487

114

356

871

866

862

866

*921

418

19

18

134

18

18

231

19

19

45

19

19

19

19

19

21

20

9,654

311

+9,250

Apr.

20

20

22

22

316

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

892

1.080

452

128

332

20

20

388

252

246

366

445

662

5,922

197

(-11,700

May

354

312

280

298

511

278

494

1.050

507

332

286

480

466

212

i£

570

644

642

651

631

20

19

400

*547

577

440

579

19

19

558

780

12,975

419

-3,610

June

642

763

736

731

19.

1,090

1.160

1,020

850

888

916

688

196

532

546

*541

534

19

19

736

774

772

969

979

71

19

906

1,090

942

624

19,772

659

-12,960

July

916

953

17

17

760

i.ono

1,060

9S9

17

462

806

330

5S2

372

716

16

16

732

432

716

703

454

434

16

*732

748

782

1.280

1,140

552

16

17,656

E70

-10,840

Aug.

809

902

1,240

1.570

1,180

869

459

1,260

871

1,080

104

56

16

16

16

722

924

727

924

528

15

873

364

222

736

838

488

15

844

1,120

1,150

20,738

669

-9,880

Sept.

1,040

1,050

1,100

14

713

1,040

862

14

196

15

13

14

1,340

1.1.750.

887

1,240

1,480

90

862

*948

454

419

835

797

95

469

504

14

14

15

18,098

603

-11,580

Adjusted for change In contents in Nottely Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

568 

1.71 

1.97

260 

1.21 

1.35

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

324 

1.51 

1.74

597 

1.85 

2.15

677 

3.15 

5.39

610 

2.84 

5.27

587 

2.75 

5.05

302 

1.40 

1.62

Observed

Max 1,590 Min 9.1 Mean 270 

Max 1,750 Min 9.6 Mean 358

227 

1.06 

1.18

?20 

1.02 

1.18

550 

1.65 

1.88

224 

1.04 

1.16

Adjusted

Mean 522 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.37 

Mean 578 Cfam 1.76 In. 25.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5560. Turtle town Creek at Turtletown, Term.

147

Location. Lat 35°07'57", long 84°20 I 37", on left bank half a mile north of Tirtletown, 

Polk County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Nigger Creek, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--26.9 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1960. Prior to May 1934 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,490.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 27 years, 49.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 615 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.12 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15 (gage height, 0.98 ft).

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 1,120 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 6.50 ft); minimum, 9.3 cfs Oct. 10, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.86 ft Oct. 10, 1941, Sept. 23, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1143: 1936(M), 1946-47(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Nov. 27, 28, Mar. 3)

1.0

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

138

304

374

Discharge ;eond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

25

24

24

24

24

25

102

*46

42

40

70

43

41

91

57

47

50

45

42

38

36

35

55

66

52

46

42

41

40

37

35

1,385

44.7

1.66

1.91

Nov.

35

34

34

34

*77

108

62

52

49

45

43

41

40

to

40

40

43

38

37

36

36

35

35

193

88

66

159

345

123

95

2,103

70.1

2.61

2.91

Dec.

85

75

70

*69

66

73

67

62

60

58

61

83

80

76

74

72

74

86

88

82

78

74

70

68

66

64

62

74

68

66

64

2,215

71.5

2.66

3.06

Jan.

62

60

70

66

64

84

80

76

72

68

66

64

*64

60

69

62

67

74

64

61

58

57

55

55

53

52

75

70

67

79

80

2,054

66.3

2.46

2.84

Feb.

74

69

67

67

80

78

70

67

66

90

91

*78

78

76

73

76

83

112

101

88

86

88

86

82

91

87

80

78

76

2,338

80.6

3.00

3.23

Mar.

73

113

253

*126

106

97

93

88

90

88

88

86

86

84

86

100

96

91

87

84

80

79

76

75

74

74

73

73

84

116

92

2,911

93.9

3.49

4.02

Apr.

84

82

104

102

92

87

83

*79

76

74

73

73

71

69

67

67

67

69

65

64

73

76

66

65

§2.

62

74

70

62

65

2,223

74.1

2.75

3.07

May

75

66

61

58

56

55

58

70

58

55

53

55

*57

55

55

53

53

51

50

49

47

47

46

45

45

45

51

49

45

44

45

1,650

53.2

1.98

2.28

June

42

41

42

46

42

41

*38

64

66

47

45

44

42

42

40

40

55

43

38

44

52

40

37

42

62

45

43

40

40

56

1,359

44.6

1.66

1.85

July

35

40

35

40

44

35

32

*31

30

35

60

45

35

32

30

30

29

29

29

31

29

30

31

32

30

29

28

27

26

25

21

1,018

32.8

1.22

1.41

Aug.

24

23

23

*24

26

22

30

28

51

40

55

142

82

45

35

30

28

26

27

29

25

34

30

25

24

22

22

22

21

2T

23

1,059

34.2

1.27

1.46

Sept.

24

22

19

19

19

18

18

19

19

18

24

20

18

18

18

19

31

26

22

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

44

*47

If

31

686

32.9

0.851

0.95

Calendar year 1959: Max 345 Mln 23 Mean 52.6 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.54

Water year 1959-60: Max 345 Mln 18 Mean 57.3 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.99

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Nov. 24 (10 a.m.) 325 cfs (3.14 ft); Nov. 28 (3 a.m.) 615 cfs 

(5.12 ft); Mar. 3 (4 to 5 a.m.) 388 cfs (3.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 1-3; Dec. 13 to Jan. 12; July 9 to Aug. 3; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
148 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5565. Hlwassee River near McParland, Term.

Location. Lat 35°10'48", long 84"26i36", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Smith Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from Apalachia powerhouse of Tennessee Valley 

Authority, 2.8 miles west of McParland, Polk County, and at mile 53.2.

Drainage area. 1,136 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--18 years, 2,327 cfs (unadjusted).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 7,830 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 6.01 ft); minimum, 72 cfs July 31, Aug. 1, Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 74 cfs 

July 31.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 13, 1952 (gage height, 10.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 30 cfs (estimated) Sept. 18-20, 

1955.

Remarks. Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are fair. Plow regulated by 

Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwassee, and Apalachia Lakes (see p. 208).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.4

3.0

103

240

1,200

4.0

5.0 

6.0

2,900

5,090

7,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,490

1,060

96

1,360

2,620

*2,630

2,280

2,800

1,730

1,840

1,250

2,600

2,750

2,920

2,110

1,890

444

627

2,110

2,210

2,740

2,280

2,780

3.120

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,780

2,740

2,760

2,740

67,057

2,163

Nov.

2,740

2,720

2,800

2,700

2,740

3,270

2,900

2,860

2,840

2,800

2,800

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,760

2,760

2,800

2,780

2,780

2,760

2,780

2,780

2,760

3,560

3,240

2,980

3,390

5,590

3,320

3,080

89,430

2,981

Calendar year I960: 1

Water year 1959-60: I

Dec.

2,960

2,940

2,960

*2,900

2,880

2,920

2,940

2,880

2,900

3,000

3,280

5.880

3,790

3,500

3,420

3,380

3.3SO

3,380

3,400

3,380

3,360

3,340

3,320

3,320

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,300

2,900

2,900

99,690

3,216

Jan.

2,840

2,860

2,880

2,620

2,210

2,860

5,280

2,820

1,990

2,010

1,950

2,140

1,960

1,380

2,700

2,060

332

2,320

2,430

1,910

2,100

2,260

2,150

2,330

2,230

2,800

2,840

1,890

2,000

911

549

67,612

2,181

Feb.

1,960

*2,230

2,580

2,780

2,010

2,210

97E

2,210

1,920

1,960

2,570

2,630

3,020

2,980

2,920

2,940

3,000

3,380

3,380

2,940

3,52O

3,580

3,580

3,540

3,620

3,640

3,080

3,000

2,980

81,135

2,798

Mar.

2,940

3,560

5.290

3,940

3,680

3,600

3,580

3,540

3,560

3,540

3,540

3,500

3,480

3,490

3,390

2,640

1,490

1,470

956

410

1,500

1,430

1,520

728

2,350

429

290

984

450

1,410

826

73,513

2,371

Apr.

814

380

452

1,540

*1,270

1,240

1,830

2,110

2,100

1,620

5,060

1,080

9O4

690

569

516

232

2,300

1,160

681

1,300

1,180

240

228

892

852

674

1,430

2,220

1,550

35,114

1,170

May

808

1,530

718

1,010

1,120

690

1,350

280

1,770

1,640

2,180

2.520

1,340

846

182

936

1,700

1,070

376

1,860

645

149

1,270

2,360

1,150

1,630

462

1,400

1,620

926

749

36,287

1,171

June

848

127

816

312

442

1,710

*474

431

930

432

121

124

1,640

1,880

1,700

1,400

1,840

1,190

252

2,250

2,700

2,660

2,420

1,520

1,O90

2,120

2,410

2,200

2,250

2,320

40,609

1,354

July

2,230

2,390

739

630

2,070

1,840

2,230

2, £00

201

1,070

2,000

1,380

1,420

1,680

1,130

1,280

88

1,140

820

1,570

1,690

1,770

1,680

238

1,?10

2,150

1,930

2,000

2,430

92

74

44,982

1,451

Aug.

1,790

2,650

2,680

2,680

2,65O

2,630

2,460

2,70O

3,060

2,860

3,160

3,100

2,540

1,860

2,720

2,720

2,700

2,680

2,700

2,450

1.510

2,730

2,760

2,700

2,700

2,660

2,680

2,700

3,040

3,200

81,870

2,641

Sept.

*2,660

2,680

2,670

2,710

2,660

2,790

2,730

2,700

2,660

2,640

2,710

2,720

2,670

2,410

2,670

2,710

2,520

2,680

2,660

2,740

2,660

2,630

2,670

2,350

1,820

2,680

2,430

2,730

2.800

2,660

78,820

2,627

Observed Adjustedt

lax 5,390 Min 96 Mean 1,914 Mean 2,063 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.66

lax 5,390 Min 74 Mean 2,175 Mean 2,253 Cfsm 1.98 In. 27.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Chatuge, Nottely, Hiwasse and Apalachia Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 149

5580. Toccoa River near Dial, Ga.

Location. --Lat 34°47'24", long 84°14'24", on right bank 1.4 miles upstream from Shallowford Bridge, 1.8 miles upstream from Stanley Creek, 2.5 miles northwest of Dial, Fannin 

County, and at mile 69.1.

Drainage area.--177 sq mi.

Records available . October 1912 to September 1960. Prior to January 1913 moithly discharge only , published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,782.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 1, 1927, water-stags recorder 

and Oct. 1, 1927, to Nov. 16, 1928, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge .--48 years, 482 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 cfs July 27 (gage height, 5.46 ft); minimum, 167 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.96 ft).

1912-60: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 11.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

Flood in 1898 reached a stage about 2.8 ft higher than that of Mar. 11, 1952.

Remarks . Records excellent.

Revisions (water years J.--WSP 823: Drainage area. 

1929-32 (M), 1933, 1934 (M), 1944 (M).

WSP 1386: 1923(M), 1924, 1927(M),

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage h 

discharge, In cubic feet per

ight, In fe 

econd)

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

153

320

535

1,050

1,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

195

190

186

186

185

234

782

494

*984

584

634

463

404

1,050

675

535

548

517

440

400

384

376

380

418

380

356

344

328

328

364

368

13,710

442

2.50

2.88

Nov.

352

336

316

313

*416

553

404

372

352

336

328

320

313

310

310

316

336

306

299

292

296

292

292

468

384

336

360

580

422

376

10,686

356

2.01

2.25

Dec.

360

384

*392

352

340

380

360

336

328

520

324

812

661

530

472

436

422

566

616

517

476

445

436

418

409

396

388

512

468

418

400

13,674

441

2.49

2.37

Jan.

388

409

648

517

476

652

616

558

517

494

476

*454

445

436

544

472

481

571

508

481

458

440

418

422

409

400

580

535

540

666

846

15,857

512

2.89

3.33

Feb.

690

612

566

566

792

780

675

625

602

1,290

*1.460

978

956

863

758

742

748

1,110

1,060

868

824

792

748

720

814

753

700

680

666

23,438

808

4.56

4.92

Mar.

638

1,020

951

*710

661

634

620

612

643

616

630

594

580

589

612

841

775

770

710

670

638

625

643

652

680

661

695

710

874

1 590 . '220

'

22,864

738

4.17

4.80

Apr.

990

874

1.460

1,450

1,210

1,060

*990

896

852

808

770

748

726

705

695

680

666

666

634

620

670

648

607

594

584

576

630

580

558

555

23,500

783

4.42

4.94

May

715

589

562

548

530

508

553

625

544

517

504

*499

490

472

458

450

436

422

414

396

392

384

372

368

372

372

409

368

344

332

520

14,265

460

2.60

3.00

June

310

310

316

320

313

*332

320

368

313

288

282

276

270

261

255

252

255

249

246

261

299

426

306

302

324

299

296

276

267

255

8,847

295

1.67

1.86

July

252

255

240

249

255

*286

388

285

252

292

562

332

276

255

240

231

228

220

215

276

222

222

218

222

215

215

1.160

414

316

270

246

9,309

300

1.69

1.96

Aug.

237

*237

246

279

231

246

428

264

270

264

276

438

450

576

296

267

252

246

252

240

306

404

384

299

279

252

243

234

222

215

22?

8,855

286

1.62

1.86

Sept.

243

255

222

212

205

208

237

*202

193

188

186

183

176

171

169

176

915

48T

306

264

243

231

222

215

208

202

433

612

476

372

8,406

280

1.58

1.77

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,880 Mln 170 Mean 417 Cfsm 2.36 In. 32.0")

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,590 Mln 169 Mean 474 Cfsm 2.68 In. 36.44

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 2,760 cfs (5.12 ft); July 27 (9 a.m.) 3.100 of 

(5.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
150 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5590. Toccoa River near Blue Ridge, Ga.

Location.--Lat 34°53'14", long 84°17'07", on left bank three-eighths of a mile downstream 

from Blue Ridge Dam of Tennessee Valley Authority, 2£ miles west of Morganton, 2| miles 

northeast of Blue Ridge, Fannin County, and at mile 52.5.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1898 to March 1903, October 1912 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,538.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 20, 1931, staff gage and waterstage recorders at sites within 1 mile of present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--52 years (1898-1902, 1912-60), 614 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs May 26 (gage height, 5.14 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 26, 29, 30 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs several days 

in October and February.

1898-1903, 1912-60: Maximum daily discharge, 15,500 cfs Aug. 22, 1S01 (gage height, 

14.0 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs; no 

flow Dec. 6, 1930, to Mar. 3, 1931 (caused by closing of Blue Ridge Dair).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Blue Ridge Lake beginning Dec. 6, 1930 

(see p. 208).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1934 (adjusted monthly mean and runoff). WSP 823: 

Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1901-2, 1937, 1928JM), 1929, 1931-33.

Rating table water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

11

27

52

90

146

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

216

640

1,170

1,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

781

814

501

787

14

12

T3

13

*12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

16

13

13

13

13

264

560

566

564

576

500

584

562

638

7,934

256

Nov.

652

635

601

630

620

13

215

145

332

376

486

500

561

601

623

584

572

510

432

500

530

582

543

160

530

393

182

13

13

13

12,547

418

Calendar year 1959:

Water year 1959-60: I

Dec.

494

494

*375

326

13.

498

433

440

357

373

222

42

13

248

306

179

13

13

483

439

462

332

344

296

305

545

561

572

JeS

322

310

10,278

332

Jan.

416

470

519

565

998

187

196

328

271

254

387

319

922

940

1,020

968

761

979

668

660

979

1.410

900

762

882

1,100

579

875

336

242" 185

20,078

648

Feb.

li.

12

12

12

12

238

217

587

481

194

15

171

8OO

565

538

1.150

1,040

1,070

222

12

12

12

13

13

43

352

401

546

777

9,529

329

Observec

Mar.

795

432

16

*14

394

485

578

286

482

477

453

549

514

476

4OO

807

167

198

765

658

749

659

655

791

717

795

777

709

581

66

858

16,303

526

Apr.

772

884

430

78

576

627

*540

606

594

864

864

976

960

908

768

458

812

934

977

982

857

657

514

610

590

226

184

428

251

193

19,120

637

May

372

482

377

431

16

441

401

420

429

473

183

540

604

616

620

510

541

488

126

549

420

546

550

620

748

1,370

440

536

401

504

140

14,894

480

June

462

552

356

628

386

*602

553

602

499

17.

752

644

562

574

568

753

504

1.020

908

694

576

348

467

720

812

668

661

798

691

861

18,238

608

July

663

616

596

728

776

837

860

844

832

806

17

318

£28

1.C20

ess

l.CSO

S2B

?16

466

732

f64

898

894

302

731

919

986

15

776

710

646

22,392

722

Aug.

836

867

*984

1,040

694

463

815

872

195

714

16

18

16

365

401

803

835

439

311

960

642

670

652

745

856

876

799

677

715

1,130

Ij.l9_0

20,596

664

Sept.

1,710

1,310

1,230

1,180

1,220

1,170

1,160

1,350

981

1,280

1,240

812

1,160

1,290

839

1,280

930

1,240

502

1,030

1,420

1,460

1,090

879

861

936

*15

105

26

141

29,847

995

Adjusted t

tex 1,020 Hin 6.7 Mean 410 Mean 517 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.10

flax 1,710 Hln 12 Mean 551 Mean 576 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge Lake.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 151

5595. Ocoee River at Copperhill, Term.

Location. Lat 34°59'29", long 84°22'36", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from Fightingtown 

Creek, 0.4 mile downstream from Copperhill, Polk County, and at mile 37.5.

Drainage area. 352 sq mi.

Records available. October 1902 to October 1906, December 1906 to December 1913, October 

1918 to August 1925 (gage heights only), October 1942 to September 1960. Fovember 1914 

to September 1918 (gage heights only) in Tennessee Division of Geology Bulletin 34. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 1,445.28 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1925, 

staff or chain gages at several sites within 0.5 mile of present site at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1902-6, 1907-13, 1942-60), 838 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 cfs July 10 (gage height, 4.7? ft); minimum, 99 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.75 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Oct. 6.

1902-13, 1918-25, 1942-60: Maximum gage height observed, 18.5 ft Nov. 19, 1906, site 

and datum then in use (discharge, about 35,000 cfs, from reports of Tennessee Valley 

Authority); minimum daily discharge determined, 76 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, Oct. 5, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good. Sixty-six percent of drainage area regulated by Blue Ridge Lake 

beginning Dec. 6, 1930 (see p. 208). Record includes diversion from this stream by 

Tennessee Copper Co.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

110

182

290

570

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

900

1,410

2,110

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Oct.

659

923

596

852

366

120

386

177

182

174

266

169

165

388

260

192

196

230

174

161

153

153

414

711

702

724

696

630

690

719

751

12,979

419

Nov.

614

901

704

740

1.250

*486

505

358

506

547

652

559

763

774

776

634

797

630

566

622

632

682

701

428

718

540

494

943

367

260

19,129

638

Calendar year 1959: i

Water year 1959-60: I

Dec.

718

708

592

»363

206

705

660

605

560

555

393

378

325

490

499

380

206

260

690

666

651

541

514

448

454

688

700

755

632

511

492

16,346

527

Jan.

560

597

695

662

1,100

886

517

549

520

497

534

444

*1 J '240

1,120

1,190

1,200

1,130

1,120

1,080

857

941

1.720

1,000

1,100

1,110

1,220

968

1,220

703

526

664

27,670

893

Feb.

339

284

260

248

304

468

556

730

804

624

514

494

1,120

933

876

1,200

1.550

740

675

374

360

360

332

304

444

692

738

896

1,040

18,259

630

Mar.

1,140

1,170

1.590

*602

855

928

1,010

650

850

854

860

886

886

848

786

1,390

634

589

1,130

903

1,250

898

1,020

1,230

987

1,110

1,120

989

1,030

486

1,160

29,841

963

Apr.

1,170

1,190

1,030

602

1,020

1,010

941

628

925

1,090

1,130

1.550

1,330

1,250

806

1,020

1,090

1,150

1,300

1,270

1,190

827

1,000

807

748

608

463

517

650

441

28,533

951

May

594

559

756

690

216

654

623

708

652

679

393

774

*567

825

678

826

735

662

292

701

632

738

712

786

512

1.570

938

778

608

663

296

20,817

672

June

586

714

538

769

544

776

691

811

642

162

834

859

706

666

692

760

552

1.210

1,180

980

772

471

588

805

929

918

805

906

890

799

22,555

752

July

942

728

751

790

911

877

*997

1,000

993

1,050

424

148

1,220

1,180

902

1.460

1,040

957

821

804

825

855

1,130

563

800

883

1,220

392

784

858

783

27,088

874

Aug.

819

1,010

1,050

*1,140

914

630

906

916

552

955

595

732

726

434

800

904

916

795

454

933

1,020

928

846

920

864

1,140

919

914

860

924

1.380

26,896

868

Sept.

1.960

1,510

1,390

1,320

1,460

1,240

1,310

1,460

1,440

1,110

1,520

1,140

1,060

1,370

1,320

1,050

1,120

1,630

730

866

1,580

1,600

1,370

964

1,070

962

*599

548

305

328

35,332

1,178

Observed Adjustedt

lax 1,230 Min 120 Mean 628 Mean 735 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.34

lax 1,960 Mln 120 Mean 780 Mean 80S Cfsm 2.29 In. 31.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents in Blue Ridge Lake.
152 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Location. Lat 34°58'53", long 84°23'12", on right bank 0.2 mile upstream from highway 

bridge, U.9 mile upstream from mouth, and U.9 mile west of MeCaysvllle, Fannln County.

Drainage area. 70.9 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to November 1942 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,449.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

]T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--13 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 efs Nov. 28 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 1.46 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 5,420 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 11.92 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Mov. 19, 1953, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flows caused by small mills above station prior to November 

1948; occasional fluctuation thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 1359-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 2

3.0 

4.0

140

272

430

830

1.5 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.5

cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1360

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

£5

£6

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfara

In.

Oct.

64

62

62

61

61

64

188

112

*116

132

227

140

126

238

178

147

154

156

134

124

118

114

182

222

183

158

142

134

136

140

132

4,207

136

1.92

2.21

Nov.

126

120

116

112

399

*556

284

227

199

180

168

158

152

147

149

145

147

138

136

128

132

128

126

322

364

178

357

808

378

a3OO

6,880

229

3.23

3.61

Dec.

a270

a245

*236

219

208

224

208

194

188

180

180

383

348

278

250

233

230

272

278

244

233

222

213

202

199

191

186

222

205

191

180

7,112

229

3.23

3.73

Jan.

178

178

219

194

191

357

232

258

236

224

213

208

*202

196

25E

222

227

266

238

224

213

202

196

194

188

183

250

227

230

27 8

345

7,081

228

3.22

3.71

Feb.

292

258

244

236

304

295

264

250

244

330

357

*295

295

281

261

264

281

351

336

298

292

292

275

264

336

318

292

281

269

8,355"

288

4.06

4.38

Mar.

255

497

866

*476

395

351

333

318

324

307

313

292

292

£92

295

416

360

333

316

307

289

278

269

264

258

25E

252

250

316

437

354

10,560

341

4.81

5.54

Apr.

316

301

406

384

336

313

298

*284

£7 5

266

258

252

247

241

236

£33

2E7

227

219

213

261

247

222

£13

208

202

238

216

202

199

7,740

258

3.64

4.06

May

213

202

194

188

183

180

196

EOS

186

180

176

*176

170

168

163

158

158

152

149

145

142

140

136

134

132

130

147

136

130

1£6

122

5,020

162

2.28

2.63

June

120

120

136

134

126

120

*112

126

134

112

106

106

100

98

97

92

98

98

85

102

92

allo

a!05

alOO

a95

a92

a9O

a88

a86

a84

3,164

105

1.48

1.66

July

a32

aSO

a78

a78

a34

a90

*80

76

76

80

152

92

82

79

76

74

73

73

73

78

71

73

79

83

74

74

73

70

68

64

64

2,449

79.0

1.11

1.28

Aug.

62

59

63

*63

65

64

65

73

95

88

272

415

194

122

98

86

80

83

78

76

80

100

102

83

76

73

71

70

68

65

65

3,054

98.5

1.39

1.60

Sept.

69

76

66

63

62

60

82

88

66

63

100

71

65

62

62

63

136

108

80

74

68

65

65

64

63

63

185

*£19

176

130

2,614

87.1

1.23

1.37

Calendar year 1959: Max 900 Min 61 Mean 175 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.50

Water year 1959-60: Max 866 Min 59 Mean 186 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.78

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 5 (11 p.m.) 1,28 

cfs (5.18 ft); Mar. 3 (1 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (5.13 ft).

cfs (5.02 ft); Nov. 28 (1:30 a.m.) 1,330

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 153

5605. Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill, Tenn.

Location. Lat 34°59'43", long 84°22'56", on right bank 0.1 mile upstream from mouth,

0.4 mile northwest of Louisville and Nashville Railroad station, and 0.8 mile northwest 

of post office at Copperhill, Polk County.

Drainage area. 5.16 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1940 to September 1941 (published as Mill Creek at Ccpperhill), 

December 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dimas flume and dam. Datum of gage is 

1,451.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment cf 1936. 

July 16, 1940, to Sept. 30, 1941, water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir at site 

145 ft upstream at datum 1.58 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years (1949-60), 36.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurement of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 28 cfs Dec. 29.

1940-41, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 3,950 cfs Oct. 6, 1949 (gage height, 6.02 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurement of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 3.1 cfs July 30, 1940.

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

which are poor. Plow includes an unknown amount of diversion from other drainage 

basins through the sulphuric acid plant of Tennessee Copper Co. Some fluctuation due 

to irregular release of wastes by Tennessee Copper Co. just above gage.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Copper Ci. 

Revisions. WSP 1206: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.7

53

89

121

1.7

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Octobe

117 

1959 to September 1960

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

ZB

29 

20

21

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

40

40

42

45

~ST 112

*47

47

54

40

44

94

51

45

44

50

46

44

45

44

44

51

44

41

43

41

42

47 

40

45

1,513

48.8

-

-

Nov.

46

44

44

44

81

*49

38

38

37

37

40

41

42

42

43

45

43

38

38

39

40

40

43

65

43

42

89

45

43 

41

1,360

45.3

-

-

Dec.

40

38

39

*40

37

40

37

38

32

33

35

41

34

34

33

34

36

42

38

36

34

32

31

31

35

33

32

32

28 

29

29

1,083

34.9

-

-

Jan.

32

35

36

29

32

46

32

35

30

30

32

34

*39

35

39

35

41

37

32

32

37

34

31

32

30

30

43

34

38 

38

41

1,081

34.9

-

-

Feb.

34

30

31

35

37

36

38

36

33

45

40

*37

41

46

41

43

42

47

42

44

44

41

*39

38

43

41

37

40

40

1,141

39.3

-

-

Mar.

37

72

50

*47

45

45

42

41

45

47

41

40

38

43

40

41

39

43

38

37

37

34

36

35

35

37

39

35

42 

42

39

1,282

41.4

-

-

Apr.

37

39

48

43

42

40

38

*36

35

34

34

36

36

36

36

35

35

38

35

35

42

38

37

36

35

37

43

38

39

41

1,134

37.8

-

-

May

41

37

37

37

38

39

40

33

34

35

35

35

*34

34

34

33

33

35

35

40

37

35

34

36

36

35

34

31

32 

33

33

1,095

35.3

-

-

June

35

35

62

40

40

38

*38

~50 112

44

40

39

40

42

42

39

43

40

40

51

42

42

41

69

44

40

40

42

45 

42

1,357

45.2

-

-

July

42

40

39

40

36

40

*38

39

39

51

60

46

44

42

40

36

36

34

32

30

30

35

40

40

42

43

43

43

44 

40

37

1,241

40.0

-

"

Aug.

37

38

44

*42

43

55

46

44

54

60

54

69

48

45

48

42

43

43

44

42

43

46

43

43

41

42

40

40

43

45

46

1,413

45.6

-

-

Sept.

54

46

42

42

40

40

59

43

43

43

48

38

37

37

38

40

47

39

39

40

35

34

35

35

34

33

34

*61

43 

44

1,263

42.1

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 112 Min 26 Mean 41.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max. 112 Min 28 Mean 40.9 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 14-20, Mar. 26, 31, Apr. 7-10, 

June 9, Aug. 14, Sept. 24, 25; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and 

records for stations on nearby streams.

596833 O -61 - 11
154 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5610. North Potato Creek near Ducktown, Term.

Location.--Lat 35°00'54", long 84°22'58", on right bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 40, 1-| miles south of Ducktown, Polk County, and 2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--13.0 sq ml.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1960. Prior to October 1950, published as 

Potato Creek near Ducktown.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete San Dlmas flume. Datum of gage Is 1,492.51 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Oct. 8, 

1935, water-stage recorder and wooden weir and Oct. 8, 1935, to Aug. 25, 1948, waterstage recorder and Parshall flume, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 29.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs June 8 (gage height, 5.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam at 

gage height 7.86 ft; minimum dally, 15 cfs July 15-17, 28-30, Aug. 2, 5.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 7,080 cfs Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 7.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum daily, 2.8 cfs June 16, 17, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are poor. Discharge Includes diversion from Brush Creek and from Ocoee River. This 

diversion was small prior to June 1941. Some fluctuations caused by Tennessee Copper 

Co. plant's irregular pumpage from mines.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1386: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

140

220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septeml er 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

17

17

20

26

121

*36

29

71

50

36

78

64

38

33

39

29

30

27

26

25

52

38

30

32

25

22

23

24 

27

1,121

36.2

_

-

Nov.

27

27

24

23

149

*57

37

36

34

29

27

28

27

29

28

32

30

25

25

24

25

26

29

136

42

34

178

87

58

49

1,382

46.1

_

-

Dec.

35

36

30

*34

31

37

33

 29 28

30

37

59

42

40

37

36

41

52

40

38

36

35

34

34

34

33

32

44

33

33 

32

1,125

36.3

_

-

Jan.

31

33

40

36

45

82

49

41

39

38

38

33

*34

34

40

34

44

43

36

33

31

29

31

32

33

31

50

36

46

47 

50

1,219

39.3

-

Feb.

42

38

38

39

51

42

39

37

35

n

42

*38

50

44

43

42

42

64

50

44

51

49

43

41

56

44

41

40

40

1,307

45.1

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 178 Min 17

Mar.

36

152

*89

61

50

48

50

45

47

52

50

46

44

46

48

60

50

46

48

44

44

38

38

38

38

37

36

39

57

58 

49

1,584

51.1

.

-

Apr.

46

46

70

55

47

42

40

*39

38

35

38

36

33

33

35

34

35

37

32

32

50

39

36

34

37

36

47

35

33

38

1,188

39.6

-

-

May

35

36

30

30

30

30

39

3T

32

29

30

30

*28

26

27

30

26

27

26

25

25

25

27

25

25

25

26

24

26

25

22.

872

28.1

-

-

June

22

23

69

31

27

31

*21

169

42

31

30

28

27

25

24

23

29

22

22

53

30

24

23

80

35

28

28

25

34

23

1,079

36.0

-

-

July

23

24

22

38

25

23

*19

18

18

28

48

17

17

16

15

15

15

19

18

16

17

17

18

17

20

20

18

15

15

15 

16

622

20.1

-

-

Aug.

18

15

17

*17

15

47

31

20

76

85

45

~59 198

41

32

24

24

21

23

21

24

38

25

22

20

20

20

19

22

19

28

1,086

35.0

-

-

Sept.

30

21

19

19

19

19

21

18

18

18

31

21

17

TT

19

20

39

24

25

18

18

20

18

17

18

19

49

*49

34

23

698

23.3

-

-

Mean 35.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 198 Mln 15 Mean 36.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 7 to Dec. 9; discharge estimated on basis of recorder 

graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5630. Ocoee River at Emf, Term.

155

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°32'07", on left bank 700 ft downstream from Tennessee 

Valley Authority power-plant, three-quarters of a mile upstream from former village of 

Emf, Polk County, 2 miles downstream from Goforth Creek, and at mile 19.6.

Drainage area.--524 sq mi.

Records available. October 1912 to September 1960. Prior to January 1913, monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 837.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 48 years, 1,225 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.28 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Oct. 6.

1912-60: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs July 10 , 1916 (gage height, I3-.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum daily, 5.0 cfs July 28, 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge and Ocoee No. 3 Lakes (see p. 208 ) 

and by powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Tennessee Valley Authority. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1913-34.

Rating table

3.5.

water ye 

scharge,

30

75

162

404

ir 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

760

1,230

1,850

3,390

5,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

913

966

966 

818

428

9.0

*441

881

1.250

422

909

461

75

989

306

551

524

508

86

222

514

550

836 

1,080

1,070

1,010 

993

975

975

984

984

21,696.0

700

Nov.

1,090

993

993 

966

1,000

2,390

1,020

993

975

993

984

966

1,000

1,010

993

993

1,000

975

975

1,000

984

975

975 

1,820

1,210

1,020 

1,550

4.110

1,720

1,080

36,753

1,225

Calendar year 1959 : 1

Water year 1959-60: 1

Dec.

1,020

1,OOO

1,000 

993

993

1,000

1,000

984

975

5T5

993

,290

,190

,070

,030

,020

,000

,010

,020

,030

,010

,000

993 

1,000

1,000

993 

993

1,000

984

975

984

31,525

1,017

Jan.

993

,000

,010 

,010

* ,470

,890

,430

,060

,020

,020

,010

,000

,520

,590

,590

,590

,590

,620

,620

,590

,590

,590

,580 

,580

,570

,570 

,590

,360

,010

,090

,100

42,253

1,363

Feb.

1,100

1,020

1,010 

1,010

1,060

1,120

1,040

1,030

1,210

1,080

1,630

1,640

1,660

1,630

1,600

1,600

1,660

1,850

1,550

1,070

1,050

1,070

1,080 

1,050

1,080

1,100 

1,620

1,660

1,630

37,910

1,307

Mar.

,620

,890

,590 

2,460

* ,670

,450

,090

,630

,630

,620

,510

,110

,600

,570

,590

,670

,710

,670

,660

,670

,660

,640

,640 

,640

,640

,640 

,640

,660

,690

1,810

1,710

52,780

1,703

Apr.

1,680

1,660

1,710 

1,760

1,690

1,660

1,640

1,630

1,620

1,600

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,470

1,460

1,580

1,660

1,600

1,080 

993

993

984 

1,290

1,030

993

1,000

43,913

1,464

May

1,000

1,000

993 

*993

975

993

993

1,000

993

984

993

1,000

1,000

993

993

993

984

975

975

975

975

975

993 

1,000

1,010

1.020 

1,020

975

966

966

536

30,241

976

June

608

966

966 

975

966

966

975

984

993

993

993

1,000

1,040

1,000

993

993

943

1,040

1,030

1,000

975

975

1,050 

,050

,050

,050 

,020

984

,020

,000

29,598

987

July

,000

,000

993 

,000

,000

,030

,010

* ,020

,020

,020

,240

,010

,020

,020

,020

,010

,000

,030

,000

,000

993

,000

,000 

1,000

1,000

1,000 

953

431

1,020

1,000

993

30,833

995

Aug.

.000

,000

,040 

,010

,020

,010

,000

,010

,100

,060

,380

.280

,820

,140

,040

,020

,010

,020

,010

,010

,030

,040

,040 

,020

,050

,020 

,020

,010

,000

,510

,450

35,170

1,135

Sept.

*1,480

1,540

1,540 

1,530

1,520

1,540

1,530

1.550

1,530

1,490

1,530

1,490

1,490

1,210

1,340

1,270

1,470

1,060

1,300

1,540

1,430

1,540

1,350 

1,020

1,010

1.000 

1,140

1,070

1,080

1,080

40,670

1,356

Observed Adjustedt

lax 4,110 Mln 9.0 Mean 1,016 Mean 1,121 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.03

flax 4,110 Mln 9.0 Mean 1,184 Mean 1,211 Cfsm 2.31 In. 31.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge and Oconee No. 3 Lakes.
156 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5645. Ocoee River at Parksville, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'48", long 84°39'15", on right bank 0.4 mile downstream from dam and 

Ocoee No. 1 power-plant of Tennessee Valley Authority at Parksville, Polk County, and 

at mile 11.5.

Drainage area.--595 sq mi.

Records available. January 1911 to September 1916, March 1921 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 44 years, 1,284 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimum, 75 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.85 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Oct. 6, 17, 18.

1911-16, 1921-60: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 (gage height, 20.22 

ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 28, 1925.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Plow regulated by Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, 9nd Parksville 

Lakes (see p. 208).

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 1916, 1921-36 (adjusted 

runoff).WSP 1386: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.2 

3.6

95

225

465

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

775

1,720

3,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemb2r I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

1,090

970

915

1,060

480

120

1,160

2,020

927

460

133

129

309

2.750

727

372

120

120

246 

480

*575

430

357

1,010

960

996

1,240

1,240

1,090

967

1,090

24,543

792

Nov.

,070

,120

,260

,140

,050

,530

,550

,630

,290

,080

947

972

931

955

924

1,310

1,430

1,510

1,400 

1,450

1,090

1,160

1,130

1,990

2,180

1,690

2,120

2.8OO

2,740

2,750

44,199

1,473

Calendar year 1959: >

Water year 1959-6O: t

Dec.

1,450

1,650

1,750

*1 , 700

1,620

1,090

1,280

1,400

1,230

1,240

1,210

1,660

1,570

1,580

1,410

1,290

1,280

1,2OO

1,250 

1,270

1,290

1,350

1,430

1,290

1,300

1,270

1,050

987

1.O5O

1,030

1,130

41,307

1,332

Jan.

1,120

1,030

910

948

1,830

1,780

1,620

2,190

1,330

1,310

1,370

1,260

1,710

1,620

1,570

1,730

1,650

1,580

1,840 

1,830

,740

,700

,780

,780

,820

,550

,710

,490

,260

,250

,200

47,508

1,533

Feb.

1,240

*1,320

1,440

1,420

1,510

1,070

1,200

1,270

1,510

1,430

1,570

1,810

1,680

1,570

1,640

1,880

2,040

1,800

2.190 

2,150

1,920

1,210

1,210

1,280

1,360

1,830

1,770

1,770

1,780

45,870

1,582

Mar.

1,730

2,170

2,900

2,880

2,850

2,820

2,900

2,120

1,630

1,600

1,920

1,720

1,830

1,330

1.320

1,990

1,820

2,150

2,080 

1,780

1,730

1,450

1,350

1,470

1,650

1,700

1,680

1,770

1,610

1,700

2,120

59,770

1,928

Apr.

1.860

1,660

1,680

1,500

*1,550

1,710

1,680

1,760

1,500

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,460

1,460

1,640

1,600

1,330

1,360

1,410 

1,350

1,410

1,410

1,110

1,050

1,060

896

806

906

1,160

1,120

41,818

1,394

May

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,180

1,060

1,040

970

1,030

l,O6o

1,060

852

882

1,060

1,100

1,080

1,030

1,020

1,060

1.280 

1,060

1,190

1,240

1,030

856

930

958

984

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,040

32,522

1,049

June

914

772

657

588

954

958

*1,190

913

1,240

1,230

731

750

1,260

1,240

969

1,400

1,260

1.470

446 

1,110

936

1,440

1,100

992

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,030

1,060

1,080

31,030

1,034

July

1,O30

1,030

638

630

1,200

1,250

1,230

1,260

1,280

1,030

1.620

1,050

840

1,010

1,030

1,0^0

766

1,010

1,100 

1,120

1,090

1,0?0

975

523

980

982

1,090

1,050

930

813

708

31.E60

1,018

Aug.

1,080

*1,020

1,120

1,020

1,260

944

910

1,400

1,340

1,540

1,050

1,930

2.870

1,850

1,080

706

974

1,090

1,100 

1,090

460

1,570

1,660

968

887

1,060

1,100

1,120

1,040

1,370

1,240

37,849

1,221

Sept.

1,480

1,640

1,650

1,590

1,810

1,450

1,600

1,690

1.780

1,560

1.930

1,810

1,500

1,380

1,830

950

1,540

1,370

1,150 

1,360

1,060

1,170

1,640

1,430

1,040

1,180

1,320

1,240

1,190

1,250

43,590

1,453

Observed Adjustedt

ax 3,8OO Mln 108 Mean 1,108 Mean 1,212 Cfsm 2.04 In. 27.66

lax 2,90O Mln 120 Mean 1,316 Mean 1,340 Cfsm 2.25 In. 30.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Blue Ridge, Ocoee No. 3, and Parksvllle Lakes.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 157 

5650. Hiwassee River above Charleston, Term.

Location. Lat 35°12'33", long 84°39'3l", on right bank 0.2 mile downstream from Ocoee 

River, a third of a mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 2\ miles 

north of Benton, Polk County, 15.2 miles upstream from Charleston, and at mile 34.2.

Drainage area. 2,001 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1953 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 682.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1.8 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--7 years, 3,796 cfs, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 13.16 ft); minimum, 312 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum daily, 879 cfs July 31.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Feb. 1, 1957; maximum gage heiglt, 24.26 ft 

Feb. 1, 1957; minimum discharge, that of Oct. 4, 1959; minimum daily, 355 cfs Nov. 14, 

1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by seven reservoirs (see p. 205).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.3 

4.0

6.0

810

2,080

4,400

8.0 

13.0

7,000

14,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2 , 600

2,080

1,740

1,440

2,970

2,810

2,830

4,980

3,430

2,350

1,580

2,350

2,980

5.270

3,640

2,440

1,180

1.010

1,680

2,730

3,370

2,780

3,210

4,230

4,170

4,010

4,110

3,910

3,820

3,800

4,040

93,540

3,017

Nov.

3,850

3,870

4,210

3,910

3,910

4,680

4,620

4,710

4,360

4,190

3,870

5.690

3,990

5,800

3,820

3,980

4,300

4,420

4,420

4,300

4,170

3,880

4,210

6,120

6,590

4,990

5,790

12,100

8,140

6,560

145,450

4,848

Calendar year 1959:

Water year 1959-60: I

Dec.

5,450

5,040

*5,040

5,090

4,830

4,560

4,520

4,600

4,460

4,460

4,730

6,590

7.040

5,830

5,640

5,150

5,060

5,160

5,520

5,340

5,110

5,120

5,020

5,010

4,840

4,870

4,490

4,630

4,670

4,440

4.140

156,450

5,047

Jan.

4,400

4,150

4,240

4,070

3,890

5,690

6.240

6,050

4,440

3,830

3,800

3,430

4,170

3,690

3,920

4,280

2,770

3,010

4,520

4,3EO

3,930

*4,250

3,870

4,430

3,850

4,840

4,790

4,300

3,450

3,550

2.540

128,710

4,152

Feb.

5.250

3,660

4,210

4,740

4,010

3,860

3,330

3,520

3,810

3,840

4,480

4,950

5,220

5,060

4,820

5,140

5,500

6,400

7.510

6,160

6,420

5,900

5,560

5,640

5,440

5,910

5,530

5,190

5,170

_ _____ .

144,030

4,967

Mar.

5,050

5,930

12,900

9,550

7,840

7,350

7,140

6,360

5,920

5,600

5,760

5,640

5,600

5,330

*5,230

5,680

4,320

4,280

3,770

3,170

3,180

3,430

3,450

2,750

3,500

3,180

2.070

2,830

3,020

4,110

3, 980

157,920

5,094

Apr.

3,630

2,840

2,690

3,600

3,560

3,510

3,730

4,070

4.350

3,340

4,300

3,820

2,400

2,610

2,140

2,310

1,830

2,740

3,360

2,640

2,480

3,200

2,330

1.650

1,870

1,960

1,900

2,330

3,340

3,230

87,760

2,925

May

2,590

3,020

2,340

*2,020

2,510

2,180

1,840

2,070

2,520

2,920

3,240

5.790

3,140

2,060

1,690

2,000

2,410

2,550

2,230

2,310

2,510

1.660

1,750

3,380

2,580

2,770

1,890

1,980

3,130

2,510

'

75,490

2,435

June

1,640

1,630

1,180

1,360

1,110

2,230

2,700

1,130

2,150

2,220

1,140

961

1,870

3,470

3,100

2,680

3,360

3,110

1,580

2,280

4,040

3,720

4.100

3,100

2,120

3,020

3,540

3,500

3,460

3,440

74,941

2,498

July

3,380

3,560

2,270

1,680

2,620

3,120

3,560

5,810

2,550

1,810

3,360

3,300

2,010

3,190

2,120

2,240

1,880

1,650

2,090

*2,760

3,100

2,850

2,730

1,510

2,000

3,210

3,040

3,030

3,570

1,880

879

80,759

2,605

Aug.

1.800

3,730

3,820

3,750

3,970

3,680

3,530

3,910

4,680

5,100

4,530

4,730

5,940

4,250

4,030

3,580

3,670

3,770

3,900

3,760

2,380

3,580

4,690

4,040

3,630

3,830

3,680

3,890

4,040

4,250

4,260

122,400

3,948

Sept.

4,050

,380

,380

,290

,500

,330

,270

,570

,370

,460

,750

,050

,240

,910

,250

,040

a ,200

a ,500

a ,100

a ,OOO

a ,300

a ,20O

a ,400

a ,200

a .500

a ,000

a ,900

a ,000

a ,000

a ,000

127,120

4,237

Observed Adjustedt

lax 12,100 Mln 627 Mean 3,297 Mean 3,550 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.08

lax 12,900 Min 879 Mean 3,810 Mean 3,912 Cfsra 1.96 In. 26.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted fop change in contents in Hiwassee, Nottely, Chatuge, Apalachla, Blue Ridge, 

Ocoee No. 3, and Parksville Lakes.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Parksville and Apalachia 

powerplants.
158 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5653. South Chestuee Creek near Benton, Term.

Location. Lat 35°10 I 02", long 84°42'59", on downstream right wlngwall of county highway 

bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Climer Branch, 2.4 miles southwest of Benton Station, 

2.8 miles north of Ocoee, and 3.6 miles west of Benton, Polk County.

Drainage area. 31.8 sq mi. *

Records available.--October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 712.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,070 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 7.98 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Aug. 7; minimum gage height, 0.62 ft Oct. 1.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 3, I960;- minimum, 2.2 cfs Dec. 15, 1958 

(gage height, 0.58 ft).

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, 3O)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. I to Mar. 3

4.5 5.0

14 6.0

29 6.5

74 7.0

127 7.5

Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

240

380

510

840

1,450

0.7 

1.0 

3.0 

4.0

5.5

4.0

10

127

302

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

7.5

27

10

8.2

7.5

7.2

8.0

7.8

39

18

11

10

11

9.0

7.8

*7.5

7.8

12

35

19

13

12

12

11 

12

11

369.9

11.9

0.374

0.43

Nov.

11

11

9.5

9.2

11

21

15

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

13

15

13

12

12

11

12

14

357

57

36

169

535

69 

49

1,553.7

51.8

1.63

1.82

Dec.

42

43

43

*34

31

44

40

33

30

27

45

453

148

67

53

46

43

104

101

64

52

43

38

35

31

29

28

44

36

25

1,880

60.6

1.91

2.20

Jan.

23

22

40

29

*35

408

169

83

66

58

51

44

41

38

39

32

41

53

44

36

32

29

26

26

24

23

71

64

60 

97

71

1,875

60.5

1.90

2.19

Feb.

58

48

42

45

208

182

84

71

64

146

139

71

70

72

64

77

*126

424

325

137

121

117

84

77

81

71

62

60

60

3,186

110

3.46

3.73

Mar.

52

336

*1,050

230

114

83

75

66

66

74

88

82

73

65

65

182

93

71

63

57

51

47

44

41

38

36

33

32

208

260

81

3,836

124

3.90

4.49

Apr.

58

50

62

75

65

52

46

40

36

32

31

*30

28

26

24

24

22

22

21

20

33

30

22

20

19

19

21

19

17

15

979

32.6

1.03

1.14

May

19

15

14

*14

13

12

19

24

16

14

14

14

14

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.6

9.2

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

8.4

30

13

10

8. 8

399.0

12.9

0.406

0.47

June

8.4

8.0

*7.8

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

16

9.0

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.8

6.0

14

64_

10

9.2

9.0

8.6

7.4

297.6

9.92

0.312

0.35

July

7.4

8.0

7.0

11

15

8.4

7.0

6.4

6.0

8.2

58

11

8.2

7.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.4

*9.0

6.2

5.8

11

19

6.6

5.6

5.4

7.3

7.5

5^0"

293.2

9.46

0.237

0.34

Aug.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0 4~4

5.4

*44

87

8.8

49

35

13

9.4

8.2

7^6

7.0

6.8

7.4

15

37

136

14

9.4

8.0

7.0

6.6

6.0

7.2

6.2

571.2

18.4

0.579

0.67

Sept.

31

11

6.8

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

6.2

54

12

7.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

14

10

7.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

36

40

96

22

438.6

14.6

0.459

0.51

Calendar year 1959: Max 626 Min 4.8 Mean 34.6 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.80

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,03O Min 4.0 Mean 42.8 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.34

Peak discharge (base, 800 efs). Nov. 28 (5 a. 

(7.98 ft).

i.) 1,010 efs (7.16 ft); Mar. 3 (4 a.m.) 2,O70 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 159 

5655. Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°19'39", long 84°42'19", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1.3 miles southeast of Sanford, 3.5 miles northeast of Calhoun, McMinn County, 

and at mile 5.7.

Drainage area.--57.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 716.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--6 years, 80.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 482 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 2.18 ft Sept. 8.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 2,020 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum 

observed, 16 cfs Oct. 13-28, 1954, Sept. 27, 1959; minimum gage height observed, 2.12 ft 

Oct. 28, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 4 June 5 to Sept. 30

Z.Z 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

32

76

137

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

219

436

700

2.1 

Z.5 

3.0 

3.5

36

77

137

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

18

18

18

19

39

36

22

23

22

21

25

86

66

35

30

28

*27

26

25

24

25

36

38

29

27

28

26 

27

27

907

29.3

0.514

0.59

Nov.

25

25

23

*22

22

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

25

28

24

23

23

22

23

38

49

34

85

300

232

1,360

45.3

0.795

0.89

Dec.

*78

71

75

64

60

62

70

60

57

54

55

172

221

120

100

90

84

115

243

203

132

117

105

96

90

86

82

83

98

75

3,100

1OO

1.75

2.02

Jan.

70

68

110

132

94

145

168 159"

133

122

114

106

100

95

93

90

84

86

82

76

74

*70

68

66

64

63

80

110

93

124

3,047

98.3

1.72

1.99

Feb.

96

92

88

84

loo

147

116

102

99

96

96

90

89

92

89

88

*107

241

306

203

168

170

154

141

137

133

122

116

112

3,674

127

2.23

2.40

Mar.

108

160

443

404

231

190

170

159

152

148

145

145

150

150

*147

165

173

155

145

137

128

123

118

112

110

105

102

98

107 

147

129

4,956

160

2.81

3.23

Apr.

Ill

105

105

119

128

114

108

104

96

93

90

*88

86

83

81

78

77

75

72

70

70

76

69

65

63

62

62

62

60

5_8_

2,530

84.3

1.48

1.65

May

59

6O

56

54

52

50

51

57

52

*50

50

49

49

47

45

45

44

42

42

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

40

44

37

36

55

1,415

45.6

O.8OO

0.92

June

33

33

32

42

61

*41

38

36

36

35

34

36

34

34

34

33

46

70

38

35

33

32

32

31

32

35

32

32

32

31

1,103

36.8

0.646

0.72

July

29

29

29

29

31

28

27

26

26

29

92

*59

37

33

31

30

29

29

28

29

28

26

45

49

30

29

69

37

31

29

29

1,082

34.9

0.612

0.71

Aug.

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

27

28

*48

54

39

35

35

31

29

27

26

25

25

25

28

28

27

24

22

22

21

21

21 

21

874

28.2

0.495

0.57

Sept.

22

22

20

20

19

20

19

*18

20

25

90

58

28

24

23

22

34

57

32

26

25

23

22

22

21

21

25

35

62

43

898

29.9

0.525

0.59

Calendar year 1959: Max 861 Mln 17 Mean 63.2 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06

Water year 1959-60: Max 443 Mln 18 Mean 68.2 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28

Peak discharge (base, 4OO cfs).--Mar. 4 (l to 2 a.m.) 482 cfs (5.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 35"00'50", long 85°12'27", on right bank a third of a mile upstream from

bridge on D. S. Highway 11, 1^ miles south of Chickamauga, Hamilton County, 6 miles

5ast of Chattanooga, and at mile 12.4.

Records available. --October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for December

1930, published in W3P 1306. Prior to October 1937, published as Chickamauga Creek

near Chickamauga.

Gage.. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 651.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --32 years, 682 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.42 ft); minimum, 97 cfs Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Sept. 7.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1951 (gage height, 20.73 ft); minimum, 61 cfs Oct. 8, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 7, 1960.

Remarks. --Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23 to Mar. 4)

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

0.4 

.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

94

125

199

470

1,190

2,840

0.4 

.6 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

102

128

205

495

1,240

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

2,840

4,000

5,720

8,650

11,100

econd, water year October 1959 to Septemler 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106

98

98

100

102

106

190

224

149

132

123

114

117

469

498

259

205

240

189

164

149

144

144

149

166

160

142

137

137

139

146

5,296

171

0.400

0.46

Nov.

146

*146

144

139

139

237

309

222

187

175

162

156

151

149

153

158

162

171

166

155

156

155

158

1,280

2,150

1,160

676

2,720

2,480

*1,130

15,492

516

1.Z1

1.35

Dec.

701

558

505

434

380

4O4

437

350

317

292

348

2,330

2,560

1,440

876

695

602

873

1,450

1,000

747

628

547

484

439

407

380

550

676

478

404

22,292

719

1.68

1.94

Jan.

368

350

446

*474

410

2,470

2.680

1,580

1,050

832

706

580

573

514

539

521

528

1,350

1,180

798

662

521

467

450

398

380

851

1,330

971

2 ,350

2,310

28,639

924

2.16

2.49

Feb.

1,640

1,120

*895

776

1,230

2,130

1,550

1,030

858

795

990

724

650

706

673

687

1,130

2,360

4.450

3,120

1,780

1,670

1,280

956

876

802

624

547

514

36,543

1,260

2.94

3.18

Mar.

*450

1,520

*10,100

9,730

3,740

1,750

1,290

1,110

1,010

1,040

1,380

1,360

1,210

1,100

1,060

1,210

1,410

1,200

1,080

952

839

747

676

628

595

550

506

478

968

2 , 840

2 , 26O

54,789

1,767

4.13

4.76

Apr.

1,320

1,020

1,070

1.460

1,430

1,110

926

802

647

573

565

536

510

488

436

425

401

383

365

344

353

478

401

350

335

3£3

446

532

380

341

18,750

625

1.46

1.63

May

850

353

*495

401

356

329

335

410

359

311

292

280

272

260

250

242

235

228

220

210

198

194

187

182

178

173

180

205

180

175

171

9,311

300

0.701

0.81

June

*164

164

160

160

160

160

222

175

158

157

153

148

146

145

143

143

178

164

155

146

143

138

136

194

210

164

157

152

140

137

4,772

159

0.371

0.41

July

134

132

128

146

160

160

140

131

125

152

285

220

182

150

130

124

120

117

120

124

120

118

118

152

173

132

130

124

122

117

112

4,398

142

0.332

0.38

Aug.

*109

117

120

117

505

343

150

150

137

196

164

142

225

298

225

160

138

128

127

134

136

193

439

275

169

137

136

124

124

124

118

5,658

183

0.428

0.49

Sept.

127

*198

136

121

114

107

107

107

107

108

122

122

121

112

110

117

862

949

298

203

162

145

146

136

127

122

169

358

1.500

1,000

7,913

264

0.617

0.69

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,340 Mln 98 Mean 480 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,100 . Mln 98 Mean 584 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.59

Peak discharge (base, 5,50O cfs).--Mar. 5 (12 p.m.) 15,400-cf3 (15.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 161

5680. Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Term.

Location. Lat 35°05'12", long 85°16'43", on right bank at Rlvermont Golf and Country Club,

 half a mile downstream from South Chiekamauga Creek, 3 miles downstream from Chlckamauga Dam, 3i miles upstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, 

and at mile 467.6.

Drainage area.--21,400 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1874 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods,

 published in WSP 1306. July 1930 to September 1960 at site 38 miles downst-earn, published as Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga. Gage-height records collected 

in this vicinity since 1874 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gaee --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 1, 1939, staff or chain gages, 

or water-stage recorders at several sites from 7 miles upstream from Chattanooga to 

Hales Bar Dam 33 miles downstream at or within 0.2 ft of present datum; except staff 

gage at Bridgeport, Ala., 49.9 miles downstream at different datum Oct. 22, 1913, to 

Feb 28, 1915, and Oct. 1, 1918, to Jan. 5, 1921. Auxiliary gages at several sites 

parts of periods since Feb. 28, 1915. Present auxiliary gage at site 2^ miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. E 

1935, 37,030 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 108,000 cfs Dec. 20; maximum gage height, 22.96

 ft Dec. 20; maximum gage height at-Walnut Street, 21.23 ft Dee. 20; minimum daily discharge, 10,600 cfs July 17; minimum gage height, 11.15 ft Apr. 17.

1874-1960: Maximum discharge observed, 410,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1875 (gage height, 

53 8 ft, present datum, at Walnut Street), from rating curve extended above 250,000 cfs; 

minimum daily, 1,200 cfs Nov. 1, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.0 ft Sept. 11-14, 1881, 

Sept. 19, 1883 (before filling of Hales Bar pool).

Maximum stage known, 57.9 ft Mar. 11, 1867, present datum at Walnut Street (discharge, about 459,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing number of reservoirs 

above station (see p. 205).

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSF 353: 1874-1912. WSP 783: 1917. WSP 823: 1875(M).

 WSP 973: 1941?. WSP 1306: 1916(M , 1936 (monthly runoff). WSP 1386: 1932-34 (station at Hales Bar near Chattanooga).

years (1874-1960), using records at Hales Bar July 1930 to December

Discharge, In cubic feet pe :cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

31,200

32,500

26,700

26.000

36,500

39,600

37,000

38,600

29,000

29,700

31,800

33,200

31,900

30,700

41,600

39,900

41,000

38,800

41,000

31,800

34,300

41,700

45,000

44,900

45, 400

45.700

43,400

44,300

43,800

44,900

45,400

*1,167.3

37,650

-

-

Nov.

45,300

45,000

46,000

37,600

43,400

44,200

44,800

44,300

45,600

45,600

43,100

45,300

44,400

42,900

44,500

43,200

44,500

39,200

44,000

43,500

37,900

19.500

23,200

31,800

41 , 700

39,800

43,800

39,300

42,600

*44,400

*1,240.4

41,350

-

-

Dec. Jan.

46,200

46,700

50,700

56,700

57,000

56,900

55,000

51,600

51,000

50,700

51,400

58,600

67,300

72,800

64,600

57,600

53,900

59, 500

89,900

106,000

95,400

86,000

82,000

57,900

56,100

56,200

55, 500

56,300

51,100

44,700

44,500

tl,889.6

60,950

-

-

43,900

42,700

37,500

44,000

43,800

45,600

49,600

50,600

50,500

50,000

48,000

47,500

49,500

51,000

55 . 500

52,500

50,000

46,000

43,000

43,500

43,000

43,000

43,500

43,500

39,500

44,000

39,500

36,000

39,500

29,500

27.500

*1,371.2

44,230

-

-

Feb.

28,000

25,500

31,400

52,500

54,900

30,300

38,200

37,300

59,100

59,100

40,500

44,500

41,700

41,500

41,200

45,200

45,500

45,500

55, 400

75,200

63,700

52,900

*52,700

52,800

51,700

49,700

48,500

48,300

41,100

 __

*1,267.1

45,690

-

-

Mar.

42,500

45,500

71,000

85.700

74,000

54, 900

45, 900

45,000

44,200

44,200

44,500

32,600

37,700

39,200

41,600

35,600

39,800

46,500

45,600

43,900

32,500

33 , 900

37,700

35,900

29,600

27,100

24,800

24 , 100

20.600

26,500

44 , 900

tl,294.9

41,770

-

-

Apr.

45.700

25,100

26,900

20,100

24,200

28,500

53,800

40 , 000

23 , 800

25 , 900

27,500

29,500

31,800

28,400

27,300

18,200

11.900

15,300

34^100

55,600

27,200

15,500

22,500

13,200

15, 900

14,400

22,500

17,600

25,200

14,500

________

735,500

24,510

-

-

May

15,600

21,700

55,500

54.200

24,000

19,400

14,500

11.000

18,800

21,900

23,900

33,100

29,000

20,300

16,700

17,000

20,700

23,700

23,600

19,600

14,700

17,000

19,800

27,900

26,500

*19,900

24,400

22,500

15,800

18,500

27,400

674,400

21,750

-

-

June

28,900

25,200

26,500

21,100

16,900

22,200

26,000

25,800

22,900

26,500

25,400

19,700

21,700

25,100

26,400

29,500

53,100

32,500

16,800

22,600

33,800

34,500

56,400

40,900

29,400

22,500

30,000

24,600

27,600

30,700

________

800,400

26,680

-

"

July

26,900

23,800

19,800

19,100

20, 400

28,700

27,800

21,400

28,000

16,100

51,500

24,800

23,800

26,800

51.700

27,900

10.600

20,000

22,500

25,000

25,000

21,700

20,700

11,400

18,700

22,600

25,800

30,500

29,000

24,100

12,500

718,200

23,170

-

"

A-g.

*23,600

27,100

32,300

28,400

31,600

22,700

2C,200

2?, 200

51,800

2?, 600

24,500

26,900

24,800

14.800

26,000

2£,800

50 , 800

27,000

26,400

28 , 800

34 , 000

31,200

27,300

21,100

28,200

26,400

27,500

35,300

56,400

40,100

39,600

876,400

28,270

-

"

Sept.

38,500

40,500

40,700

58,100

59,200

59,500

39,500

40,400

40,300

40,100

39,400

39,100

39,000

39,700

40,500

42,100

43,300

43,100

41,700

40,200

40,700

41,900

42,900

43 . 600

19,400

34,000

35,600

37,100

42,000

38,800

 

*1,180.7

39,360

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 106,000 Mln 7,900 Mean 30,870 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.58

Water year 1959-60: Max 106,000 Mln 10,600 Mean 36,110 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. No gage-height record at base gage Jan. 9 to Feb. 3j discharge estimated on basis of Chiekamauga Dam releases and records for station on South Chiekamauga Creek.
162 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5685. Chattanooga Creek near Pllntstone, Ga.

Location. Lat 34°58'20", long 35°19'40", on right bank 0.8 mile south of Georgia-Tennessee 

State line and 2.3 miles northeast of Flintstone, Walker County.

Drainage area.--50.6 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 77.2 cfs.

;age height, 9.00 ft); mini- 

?age height, 12.90 ft, from

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 cfs Mar. 3 

mum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 6,140 cfs Mar. 29, 1951 .

high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 1954; minimum gage height, 

0.15 ft July 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by bleachery above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-14, Feb. 5-18, Sept. 29, 30)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

149

294

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

350

450

615

910

1,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.4

.6

.4

.6

.8

8.2

9.9

10

10

9.7

9.3

8.9

9.1

20

T8

*14

12

12

12

11

10

9.9

10

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

331.8

10.7

0.211

0.24

Nov.

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

133

80

46

74

289

136

*83

1,137

37.9

0.749

0.84

Dec.

62

50

43

35

32

37

42

38

33

31

46

*335

292

170

124

96

79

119

179

141

113

90

75

65

57

52

50

73

75

66

59

2,759

89.0

1.76

2.03

Jan.

54

50

66

62

62

278

283

232

164

128

107

90

80

77

79

72

84

178

148

122

103

88

75

68

62

*56

134

171

161

371

271

3,976

128

2.53

2.92

Feb.

191

148

122

107

209

308

226

182

155

*141

131

109

108

114

101

104

151

336

558

301

240

222

195

174

166

146

123

109

99

5,276

182

3.60

3.88

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,300 Mln 5.6

Mar.

86

209

*1.150

406

280

216

180

155

148

137

162

152

162

174

180

206

232

218

185

155

132

116

104

94

83

74

68

64

104

344

249

6,205

200

3.95

4.56

Apr.

184

148

164

209

206

164

144

120

104

89

78

72

65

60

57

54

50

48

42

40

42

48

40

37

35

34

44

*42

38

38

2,496

83.2

1.64

1.83

May

S&

60

52

45

40

38

46

54

44

40

37

34

32

30

28

24

23

22

20

20

18

18

16

16

15

*15

15

15

15

14

13

927

29.9

0.591

0.68

June

13

13

13

25

17

18

17

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

11

12

11

10

9.3

9.1

8.9

9.5

15

12

11

10

9.7

9.7

368.1

12.3

0.243

0.27

July

8.8

7.8

7.6

9.1

9.3

9.5

8.4

7.4

7.0

7.8

12

9.5

8.8

7.8

7.2

6.3

6.1

6.3

6.3

7.4

7.4

7.4

9.1

10

8.6

8.2

11

8.9

*8,4

7.2

6,8

253.4

8.17

0.161

0.19

Aug.

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.3

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.3

6.3

5.9

7.2

9.3

14

11

9.1

7.8

6.8

6.7

12

9.9

11

12

10

8.9

8.0

7.2

6.7

6.7

*6.3

5.7

247.1

7.97

0.158

0.18

Sept.

10

10

7.8

6.8

6.5

5.9

5.4

5.3

4.9

4.9

12

13

9.7

8.0

7.2

7.8

118

75

38

23

18

15

13

12

11

11

15

32

126

9b

728.2

24.3

0.480

0.54

Mean 58.3 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,130 Mln 4.9 Mean 67.5 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.16

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Feb. 18 (12 p.m.) 952 cfs (8.06 ft); Mar. 3 (5 to 6 a.m.) 1,68O cfs 

(9.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 163

5700. Tennessee River at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga, Term.

Location. Lat 35°01'43", long 85°32'48", in center pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 41, 

64, and 72, 1.4 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, 5j miles southeast of Jasper, 

Marion County, 7 miles upstream from Sequatchie River, 34.5 miles downstream from 

Chattanooga, and at mile 429.7.

Drainage area.--31,800 sq tni , approximately. 

Records available . July 1930 to September 1960.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Feb. 13, 1932, water-stage recorder

on lower lock wall 1.4 miles upstream at datum 0.35 ft higher. Since Jan. 27, 1939,

auxiliary water-stage recorder 22 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--30 years, 34,470 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 114,000 cfs Dec. 20; maximum gage height, 18.78 

ft Dec. 20; minimum daily, 10,700 cfs May 8; minimum gage height, 4.79 ft Nov. 23.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 241,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1932, Jan. 1, 1933, far. 30, 1936 

(gage height, 31.2 ft); minimum daily, 2,900 cfs Nov. 1, 15, 1953; minimum gage height, 

1.21 ft Oct. 27, 1931, site and datum then in use.

Maximum stage known, 44.6 ft in March 1867, present site and datum. A stage of 37.4 

ft occurred Mar. 8, 1917, present site and datum (discharge, 320,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 225,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at tase or auxiliary gage, which are fair. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing nutrber of reservoirs above station (see p. 205).

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 973: 1942 

(monthly runoff].WSP 1386: 1932-34.

WSP 1306: 1936

scond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*32,300

33,300

27,800

25.600

37,600

38,800

38,900

39,000

30,700

29,400

31,700

34,300

32,900

31,400

40,200

40,600

41,500

39,600

40,300

34,200

34,100

42,000

43,900

46,400

46,000

45,100

45, 800

44,200

43,800

45,300

45, 200

*1,181.9

38,130

_

-

Nov.

45,800

45, 800

46,000

40,200

42,700

43,200

45,000

44,500

45,400

45,900

43,800

44,700

45, 100

42,900

44, 600

44,600

45, 700

40, 700

43,200

44, 500

39,800

25, 100

25, 100

32)lOO

42, 100

41,000

44,600

44, 000

47,100

» OUL>

tt.,269. 7

42,320

*.

-

Dec.

46,500

47,200

48,900

56,800

57 , 000

57,600

55,900

52,700

51,900

51,900

52,500

61,700

69,900

77,800

71,200

60,100

56,000

59,700

89,700

111,000

103,000

88,500

84,800

64,000

57,600

57,500

56,800

58, 100

56,000

48,200

*47 , 300

*1,957.8

63,150

_

-

Jan.

44,600

46,100

40,000

47,200

47,100

49,500

54,200

56,500

54,700

52,900

52,300

50,000

51,100

52,200

54, 800

54,300

53,600

50,700

47 , 900

47,300

44,900

47 , 500

47,200

46,300

40,700

47,200

44,600

39,000

43,700

39 , 800

56,200

tl, 484.1

47,870

_

-

Feb.

32,800

30,100

33,900

35,700

38,000

36,000

40,000

40,000

44,000

40,000

41,500

45,500

42,500

42,500

42,500

46 , 500

46,500

46 , 000

58,000

78,900

71,900

56,800

54, 800

56,000

55,100

53,500

51,300

50, 300

46,600

tl,357.2

46,800

_

-

Mar.

*43,300

48,400

78,500

91,500

79,000

57,700

49,800

48, 000

45,500

45,500

45,000

35,000

39,600

42,400

43,600

35,000

42,000

48,500

46,000

45,000

33, 500

35,000

38,500

36,500

30,000

27,000

25,000

24,500

21.500

29 000 

47)000

tl,356.6

43,760

-

Apr.

45.000

32,400

31,100

26,000

26,100

32,100

35,400

43,000

28,800

26,200

29,500

31,500

33,100

30,900

28,700

20,100

13,100

15,700

30,600

36,600

27,800

14,000

*23, 500

*12,700

14,100

15,700

22,100

18,500

*24,500

*13,700

782,500

26,080

_

-

May

13,800

21,600

32,900

54.500

24,200

18,600

13,800

10,700

18 800

21,200

24,100

32,200

28,600

18,200

13,300

15, 600

19,000

22,900

22,500

17,800

15,000

14, 300

18,400

26,600

26,200

20,500

22,300

22,700

14,600

26)lOO

647,700

20,890

_

-

June

25,500

24,200

29,000

20,700

15,100

21,600

25,000

22,100

21,900

25,100

22,700

18,600

22,300

23,500

25,900

27,000

33,000

30,300

16,500

19,900

32,300

32,000

32,700

59,600

30, 300

22,500

28,800

23,500

26,300

30,100

768,000

25,600

_

-

July

26,000

23,700

22,100

20,400

20,300

28,300

29,200

22, 100

28,600

19,600

30,200

24,600

25,400

26,700

51.000

29,400

11.500

20,000

22,500

25,000

25,000

21,500

20, 500

11,500

16,500

22,500

25,500

30,500

29,000

12J500

726,600

23,500

_

-

Aug.

19,000

25,000

31,700

29,700

32,500

25, 500

21,800

23,300

32,000

31,400

24,900

27,200

26,900

17 , 100

27,500

29,700

29,700

28,100

32, £00

30,500

34,400

31,100

25,900

29,600

*27,100

26,200

28 , 400

34,500

36 , 400

40.700

39 , 500

899,500

29,020

_

-

Sept.

39,100

41,100

42,200

41,500

39,900

39,400

40,800

41 , 100

41,000

42,900

42,200

41,000

39,900

41, 100

41,900

42,700

47.700

47,700

44,300

42,000

41,200

42,600

42,400

44, 600

26.400

33,200

34,600

37,300

41,100

40, 800

*1,223.7

40, 790

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 111,000 Mln 4,500 Mean 31,830 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 111,000 Mln 10,700 Mean 37,320 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. No gage-height record at base or auxiliary gage during periods Feb. 5-19, Mar. 9-12, Mar. 16. 

to Apr. 1, July 17 to Aug. 2; discharge estimated on basis of records for Hales Bar Da-n.
164 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5710. Sequatchle River near Whitwell, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35"12'22", long 85°29'48", on right bank 15 ft downstream f-om highway

bridge, 1-J miles east of Whitwell, Marion County, 3 miles upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 27, 4% miles downstream from Griffith Creek, and at mile 25.1.

Drainage area.--384 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1960. Prior to December 1920 monthly dlscharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 632.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^"929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Tennessee Valley Authority). Prior 

to Sept. 18, 1927, staff gage at same site at datum 0.03 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1927, 

to Oct. 31, 1929, staff gage and Nov. 1, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1930, wire-height gage, 

at bridge 15 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 726 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 14.10 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 22,600 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 16.71 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 6-21, 27, 28, 1925.

Flood In March 1867 reached a stage of about 19 ft, from reports of Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good. Prior to 1950, some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1922(M). WSP 758: 1929(M). WSP 823: Drainage area. 

 WSP 1033: 1943(M). WSP 1386: 1921-22, 1923-25(M), 1927-28(M), 1930(M), 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

65

100

210

475

6.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

1,510

3,000

4,120

5,200

6,020

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

5

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*116

110

106

104

10.3

104

123

128

127

126

119

113

110

127

142

147

144

138

128

120

116

109

106

109

108

106

113

127

138

152

3,772

122

0.318

0.37

Nov.

152

*148

144

138

181

391

376

358

305

260

226

206

190

183

178

182

208

265

290

290

270

245

230

235

349

684

568

1,620

1,820

1,390

12,082

403

1.05

1.17

Dec.

*986

782

726

692

636

592

592

562

523

487_

487

2,060

3,310

2,780

2,070

1,390

1,080

1,630

6,000

5,700

3,860

2,340

1,580

1,240

1,030

891

786

1,410

1,700

1,420

50,502

1,629

4.24

4.89

Jan.

972

852

1,090

1,330

1,270

,320

,480

,730

,780

,700

,590

,410

,250

,100

,090

996

916

961

961

898

818

734

653

598

559

517

550

632

698

1,350

33,365

1,076

2.80

3.23

Feb.

1,310

 1,090

922

838

1,160

2,140

1,970

1,630

1,370

1,340

1,730

1,690

1,530

1,330

1,100

1,000

1,150

2,720

4,490

3,530

2,520

2,020

1,740

1,600

1,640

1,930

1,740

1,460

1,280

__ _ __ .

49,970

1,723

4.49

4.84

Mar.

* ,100

,380

,870

,990

,750

,950

,600

,380

,260

,170

,090

,010

972

,020

,120

,810

,870

,780

,340

,940

,600

,380

,250

1,170

1,100

1,000

912

832

968

3,440

55,704

1,797

4.68

5.39

Apr.

*3,260

2,190

1,660

1,390

1,240

1,100

996

880

782

692

622

580

538

505

472

448

430

415

397

376

388

397

379

358

345

335

445

550

550

505

23,225

774

2.02

2.25

May

466

433

*397

370

345

322

391

1,010

1,030

877

674

559

487

433

382

345

320

295

270

248

230

214

200

192

183

178

173

168

163

158

 

11,665

376

0.979

1.13

June

*147

144

146

144

138

134

127

126

124

116

113

110

109

106

104

100

110

152

161

150

138

128

114

110

109

108

175

14S

131

120

3,840

128

0.333

0.37

July

 114

110

106

150

141

152

128

117

103

97

188

173

148

121

1C9

1C3

96

94

97

90

82

79

97

131

1C9

91

126

99

87

82

25

3,495

113

0.234

0.34

Aug.

*74

72

70

67

79

72

66

70

176

168

147

133

110

97

100

112

110

108

118

120

101

92

117

101

92

94

86

77

73

67

3,032

97.8

0.255

0.29

Sept.

*62

60

56

53

51

50

49

48

46

59

406

1,470

716

342

218

180

2,210

3,740

1,890

1,070

642

472

373

315

268

232

220

214

224

318

16,054

535

1.39

1.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,020 Min 103 Mean 713 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,000 Min 46 Mean 729 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.82

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Dec. 19 (8:30 p.m.) 7,52O cfs (14.10 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5729. Town Creek near Geraldine, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°22'42", long 85 0 59'25", in SEij sec.34, T.7 S., R.6 E., on downstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 110, 1,600 ft downstream from Reedy Creek, 4,500 ft upstream 

from Traylor Branch, 2 miles north northeast of Geraldine, and 15 miles northeast of 

Albertville.

Drainage area.--141 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,000 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 6.12 ft); no flow 

 July 17, 19-21, 24-29.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 15.6 ft); no 

flow Sept. 6-13, 1957, July 17, 19-21, 24-29, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-30)

0.2 0 1.1 31

.3 .4 1.3 53

.4 1.0 1.5 83

.5 2.2 2.0 178

.6 4.1 3.0 450

.7 6.8 4.0 860

.8 11 6.0 2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1S60

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.0

1.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.4

*3.7

3.9

9.1

11

9.5

7.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

6.8

7.2

6.0

5.4

5.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

148.9

4.80

0.034

O.O4

Nov.

6.0

5.7

5.2

32 4.9 

29

16

14

13

12

11

*10

11

11

12

16

29

27

29

25

23

21

23

555

340

203

248

680

390

282

3,083.8

103

0.730

0.81

Dec.

238

213

199

174

157

196

203

172

159

149

155

955

815

502

405

339

309

390

378

315

282

255

230

211

196

185

170

275

282

223

201

8,933

288

2.04

2.36

Jan.

187

183

238

*215

206

839

680

520

420

369

330

290

270

270

333

280

381

620

450

381

333

290

258

240

*218

201

450

450

519

"72~5 960

12,106

391

2.77

3.19

Feb.

560

468

4O5

375

542

680

520

435

390

363

354

295

309

306

280

300

390

668

792

580

560

640

*502

435

405

357

312

290

280

12,793

441

3.13

3.37

Mar.

252

704

1.980

1,430

985

792

725

640

1,180

1,400

1,430

1,130

860

725

748

1,100

985

770

620

520

450

405

*354

318

285

265

245

228

344

860

560

23,290

751

5.33

6.14

Apr.

435

381

420

468

450

381

342

298

268

238

213

196

180

163

149

139

133

149

131

114

163

258

180

145

128

129

215

199

161

141

6,967

232

1.65

1.84

May

149

133

*113

102

92

90

147

194

147

118

104

98

92

83

73

64

59

54

48

41

36

31

28

25

22

20

*28

27

22

20

16

2,276

73.4

0.521

0.60

June

14

12

11

10

9.5

32

50

27

18

15

13

9.1

6.8

6.0

5.2

4.6

11

17

18

14

9.5

6.5

*4.9

4.1

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.9

3.5

4.1

349.4

11.6

0.082

0.09

July

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.8

1.8

1.5

2.2

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

*0

o

0

0

0

1.6

1.8

28.0

0.903

0.0064

0.007

Aug.

1.2

.9

.7

.6

38

85

6.6

2.8

64

23

14

11

10

15

26

20

11

6.5

4.6

3.7

3.6

14

20

36

*22

14

9.1

6.8

5.4

4.1

3.5

483.1

15.6

0.111

0.13

Sept.

2.8

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

4.4

2.2

3.6

27

216

69

34

20

13

8.7

6.3

4.9

3.9

19

51

53

52

603.9

20.1

0.143

0.16

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,860 Mln 1.6 Mean 171 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,980 Mln 0 Mean 194 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.74

Peak discharge (base, 4,80o efa). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
166 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5745. Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°37'27", long 86°18'23", in NW-J- sec.10, T.5 S., R.3 E. , on left bank 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 72, 1,000 ft downstream from Southern Railway 

bridge, 2 miles west of Woodville, 4.1 miles upstream from Little Paint Creek, and at 

mile 26.6.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1935 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Dec. 23, 1935, to Jan. 16, 1938, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1938, to July 24, 1940, 

water-stage recorder, at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1936-60), 623 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 18.42 ft); minimum, 16 cfs July 17, Aug. 7; minimum gage height, 0.65 ft Aug. 7.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 20.84 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, 1.3 ofs Oct. 21, 1954 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-17, Dec. 30 to Jan. 5, Sepb. 12, 

13, 17, 19; rate of change In stage used as a facbor Dec. 12-15, 

18-22, Jan. 6-9, 18, 19, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 18-21, Mar. 2-6, 

9-11, 16-18, Mar. 30 to Apr. 2, May 8, 9)

14

29

60

103

237

405

8.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,200

2,000

3,200

4 , 800

6,400

10,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe- 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

19

19

18

19

19

21

22

23

24

24

*22

21

125

266

153

99

73

90

77

60

50

45

44

49

80

71

61

60

64

62

1,800

58.1

0.182

0.21

Nov.

57

53

49

45

49

372

359

196

*140

107

88

74

65

60

56

59

178

337

278

200

159

133

118

114

118

121

162

734

838

460

5,779

193

0.603

0.67

Dec.

322

259

224

194

172

160

*153

146

141

129

167

1,630

2,760

3,320

1,440

688

538

1,250

*5,190

9,450

4,620

2,180

1,090

654

516

435

383

726

1,490

1,040

748

42,195

1,361

4.25

4.90

Jan.

604

520

712

1,260

*926

2,100

2,990

2,360

1,530

1,020

806

660

560

546

782

872

842

1,620

1,430

1,010

784

636

526

452

402

359

632

1,460

1,260

2,340

5.050

35,031

1,130

3.53

4.07

Feb.

*2,170

1,160

830

684

630

752

822

686

606

610

*702

596

540

560

558

590

904

2,040

5,190

3,110

1,870

1,660

1,550

1,310

1,150

1,230

1,050

840

724

33,104

1,142

3.57

3.85

Mar.

620

1,550

5,. 600

*7,57Q

3,760

1,900

1,160

838

1,280

2,080

1,730

1,490

1,150

950

898

1,360

2,190

1,570

1,070

864

706

600

534

473

426

386

352

325

622

2,660

4,560

51,074

1,648

5.15

5.94

Apr.

5,400

1,650

1,050

920

840

a750

a650

a570

a50o

a450

a40o

a350

*325

306

283

264

253

245

251

210

301

716

584

452

376

342

339

318

283

255

17,593

586

1.83

2.04

May

234

*215

196

180

167

159

358

1,560

1,410

712

520

420

359

517

278

245

216

195

173

158

142

126

115

105

97

96

103

125

122

108

90

9,297

300

0.938

1.08

June

78

71

68

66

61

*58

54

51

49

46

43

40

39

38

37

56

39

43

51

52

50

42

37

353"6

92

91

64

61

50

1,578

52.6

0.164

0.18

July

45

40

37

35

32

23

23

30

23

24

*23

22

20

19

18

17

31

~39 26i

2S

25

23

21

19

18

18

18

27

31

24

21

1,055

34.0

0.106

0.12

Aug.

18

*22

39

21

18

17

16

61

63

54

27

26

166

378

135

73

51

44

57

52

59

858

544

552

219

144

100

77

62

45

3,796

122

0.381

0.44

Sept.

40

37

34

31

28

26

25

23

25

25

68

974

*690

215

153

108

891

1,480

337

234

173

155

108

88

78

78

86

101

105

6,998

233

0.728

0.81

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,780 Mln 18 Mean 551 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.38

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,430 Mln 16 Mean 572 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.31

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Dec. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (18.42 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 

9,420 cfs (17.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 167

5750. Flint River near Chase, Ala.

Location. Lat 34 0 49'08", long 86°28'52", in SW^ sec.36, T.2 S., R.I E., on left bank 

 250 ft downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, a quarter of

a mile downstream from highway bridge, a third of a mile downstream from B-Ler Fork,

and 5 miles northeast of Chase, and at mile 35.9.

Drainage area.--342 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1960. Prior to May 1930 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~JT929. Prior to May 18, 1934, staff gage at railway bridge 250 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 517 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 80 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1954 (gage height, 25.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above C8.000 cfs; minimum, 44 cfs Sept. 20, 27, 30, 1931; minimum 

gage height, 0.82 ft Sept. 3, 27, 1954.

Flood In September 1929 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

42,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mills above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 833: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1936(M). WSP 1306: 1934(M).

Rating table year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 19 Dec. 20 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

Z.O 

3.0 

5.0

70

190

345

745

1,900

7.0

11.0

14.0

16.0

3,320

7,000

10,500

14,900

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

90

185

360

860

5.0

7.0

12.0

2,010

3,320

8,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

102

88

86

84

82.

88

105

128

112

105

100

*100

102

445

23F

168

152

135

128

120

120

115

115

122

122

122

125

125

130

130

132

4,026

130

0.380

0.44

Nov.

132

128

125

122

306

298

208

182

*170

162

158

152

150

145

145

165

193

205

185

175

168

162

168

180

182

170

209

494

345

274

5,858

195

0.570

0.64

Dec.

244

235

238

226

217

217

235

*214

199

190

202

1,860

1,600

790

570

462

412

4,400

* 15. 500

2,800

1,330

970

778

640

565

535

510

3,000

1,950

942

700

40,731

1,314

3.84

4.43

Jan.

590

535

1,160

860

*750

1,830

1,950

1,440

1,020

832

725

635

585

560

915

750

1,090

1,710

1,020

725

600

525

450

423

410

387

860

1,080

860

2,010

1,190

28,477

919

2.69

3.10

Feb.

*860

725

635

590

8O5

1,270

860

650

595

58O

535

455

465

485

520

555

832

2,510

2,010

1,350

1,160

1,560

1,050

888

970

970

750

675

675

25,565

882

2.58

2.78

Mar.

595

2,130

7.740

2,540

1,330

998

888

778

1,590

1,950

1,360

1,190

915

805

888

2,430

*1,770

1,140

915

805

700

655

580

540

495

465

441

423

1,100

1^470

42,426

1,369

4.00

4.61

Apr.

942

750

750

778

675

565

510

460

428

592

574

552

*540

528

512

504

500

504

296

280

512

418

556

288

266

252

245

239

226

220

12,242

408

1.19

1.35

May

211

*202

197

194

191

200

1.650

1,330

600

418

356

500

280

259

242

226

217

205

200

191

188

182

174

169

165

161

177

172

158

156

148

9,497

506

0.895

1.05

June

143

140

143

140

156

*151

124

122

122

120

115

Tl5

115

118

122

120

258

255

155

156

129

124

120

275

1,140

276

188

172

194

200

5,604

187

0.547

0.61

July

156

145

150

146

140

158

151

126

122

120

*115

115

111

107

105

105

395

5,050

2,150

510

275

208

188

180

166

158

166

146

146 '126

129

9,979

322

0.942

1.09

Aug.

120

*122

118

109

Tl8

122

115

111

185

182

177

158

143

174

146

131

122

122

120

118

175

216

555

180

146

133

129

124

122

120

118

4,529

146

0.427

0.49

Sept.

115

113

109

107

105

105

105

100

98

170

750

527

169

*140

131

234

5,170

942

450

300

233

200

182

166

158

153

172

182

185

±od

9,551

518

0.950

1.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,500 Mln 82 Mean 443 Cfsm 1.3O In. 17.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,500 Mln 82 Mean 542 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.59

Peak discharge 

(15.1 ft).

(base, 5,000 ofs). Dec. 19 (9 a.m.) 18,400 cfs (17.2 ft)) Mar. 5 (8 a.m.) 9,500 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
168 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5755. Tennessee River at Whitesburg, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°34'27", long 86°32'42", in NE^ sec.30, T.5 S., R.I E., on right bank at 

Whitesburg, a quarter of a mile upstream from Aldridge Creek, a third of a mile upstream from Clement C. Clay Bridge on State Highway 38, 5-j miles downstream from Flint 

River, 11 miles south of Huntsville, 15? miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, 

58-j miles upstream from Wheeler Dam, and at mile 333.3.

Drainage area. 25,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1306. Prior to October 1936, published as "ft Decatur." 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1875 (fragmentary prior to April 

1909) are contained in files of Corps of Engineers and in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 549.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Oct. 1, 1924, to Dec. 2, 1926, staff gage and Dec. 3, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1936, 

water-stage recorder, at site 28.3 miles downstream at datum 14.70 ft lower. Since 

Mar. 4, 1937, auxiliary water-stage recorder 28.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--36 years, 42,230 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 136,000 cfs Dec. 21; maximum gape height, 12.96 

ft Dec. 21; minimum daily discharge, 1,300 cfs July 24; minimum gage height, 1.17 ft 

Feb. 4.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 293,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1957 (gage height, 23.93 ft); minimum daily, 700 cfs Sept. 7, 1952, Nov. 1, 1953, Aug. 1, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 31.4 ft in March 1867, present site and datum, from high-water 

profile by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 20,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge below 

20,000 cfs computed on basis of records for Guntersville Dam, adjusted for storage and 

inflow. Since 1936, flow regulated by increasing number of reservoirs above station 

(see p. 205).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: 1936 (monthly runoff). WSP 1436: 1S38-39, 1941-42.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembsr 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31,800

28,100

24,100

20.600

3Z,5OO

32,100

32 , 600

*3Z,500

33,600

32,100

32,100

34,600

31,300

33,100

35,500

49 , 300

5O.8OO

42,4OO

44,400

31,900

31,200

46,000

44.9OO

46,700

47,500

46,000

48,200

48,7OO

45,8OO

41,50O

41,100

*1,173

37 , 840

-

-

Nov .

44,000

44,500

46 , 300

46,200

43,70O

50,000

47,200

47 , 000

48,300

46,900

45,600

44,900

42,300

41,900

44.5OO

42,3OO

47 , 000

47,400

46,700

45,400

44,10O

25,400

24.500

36,200

48,100

43,000

42,800

51,700

52 . 500

50,800

*1,331

44,370

-

-

Dec.

49 , 500

*48,6OO

53,300

64,400

64,7OO

65,600

65,700

63, 1OO

57 , OOO

55,100

55,100

62,600

80,700

93,OOO

96,30O

86,2OO

67,200

67,200

89 , 300

114,000

135,000

132, OOO

115,000

87,800

75,600

68,40O

61,200

61,800

65,8OO

66,1OO

62,600

+2,329.9

75,160

-

-

Jan.

55,100

51,600

51,900

51,700

51,600

61,500

70,30O

72.500

71,200

69,900

69 , 000

66,EOO

60,500

57,500

57,800

58,900

62,700

65,600

66,4OO

63,100

58 , 200

54,700

52,400

50,800

50,400

47.9OO

50,700

50,700

54,200

59,600

60,100

40,824.5

58,850

-

-

Feb.

57,900

47,200

41,800

42,300

50,800

44,100

54,30O

51,800

*47,600

48,300

55,100

54,100

54,300

55,100

53,300

52,600

53,000

58,40O

70,800

94,9OO

100, OOO

90,800

81,600

68,900

66,100

63,600

61,6OO

61,100

58,700

*1, 740.1

60,000

-

-

Mar.

53,900

60,900

106,000

127,000

127,000

111,000

86,000

65,700

63,600

71,000

62,800

61,300

57 , 000

54.6OO

47,800

57,000

59,100

59,000

57 , 800

57,100

55,400

55,200

47,900

44,600

42,300

37,600

27.900

31,900

35,7OO

56,600

6O,4OO

*1, 941.1

62,620

-

-

Apr.

60, OOO

58,800

58,400

51,700

41,400

36,000

4O,80O

47 , 300

38,60O

39 , 600

*33,600

28,6OO

26,700

26,600

25,7OO

26,300

15.000

15,40O

36,300

3O,700

31,800

30,700

24,800

15,400

27,500

18,500

25,800

26,600

16,8OO

19,200

974,600

32,490

-

-

May

15. 200

26,600

41 , 000

34 , 400

28,200

25,600

19,500

17,100

23 , 000

31,800

£8,300

34 , 500

35,000

36.2OO

15,500

16,000

25,700

27,200

26,300

18,500

17,500

17,700

21,500

34,000

23, OOO

36,5OO

18,500

28,200

18,800

16,100

28,600

786,000

25,350

-

-

June

28,100

*25,200

30,700

22,800

25,600

19,500

26,000

20,500

24,900

25,900

23,100

23,300

20,300

23,900

27,700

26,900

30,400

35,000

18,000

24,800

34,60O

39 , 300

4O.9OO

40,000

15,700

15.800

37,300

32,700

34,000

38,300

823,200

27,640

-

-

July

59.630

13,600

13, OOO

12,800

25,500

39 , 000

34,900

28,910

13,100

12,830

25,100

38,930

33,830

34,300

36,000

10,630

7,500

28,600

32,300

33,300

33.300

32,600

8,200

1 , 5QO

25,400

25,800

28,70O

34,100

33,000

11,500

4,200

751,700

24,250

-

-

Aug.

*26,900

30,7OO

33,100

33,400

40 . 600

9,700

8,400

26,900

33,300

33,500

35.OOO

36,50O

10,500

2.100

32,5OO

33,900

32,800

54,000

35,800

20,200

9,900

38,200

36,600

35,600

35,800

37 , 000

18,200

23,400

32 , 000

34,200

37,400

888,100

28,650

-

-

Sept.

47,700

49,300

28,900

29,400

42,300

49,2OO

46,600

41,500

41,500

35,100

39 , 000

47,900

47,900

45,900

45,60O

42,100

40,200

47,200

52.400

51,400

50,900

50,200

49,700

26,800

17. OOO

35,100

37,900

40,800

43,600

*42,400

*1,265.5

42,180

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 135, OOO Min 1,500 Mean 36,780 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 135,000 Min 1,30O Mean 43,260 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 169

5761. Indian Creek near Madison, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°41'50", long 86°42'00", in NE^- sec.14, T.4 S., R.2 W. , on downstream side 

of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, 0.3 mile downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

2.8 miles east of Madison, and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--49.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 600 ft (from topographic mfp).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 8.34 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, whJch are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3 to Apr. 6, May 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.8

5.7

8.7

58

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

120

250

550

1,140

1.0 

1.5

2.0

2.5 120

3.5 250

5.0 550

7.0 1,140

Discharge, In cutlr feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17ia

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oft.

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

15

11

7. a

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.3

*22

20

11

9.5

9. 8

9.5

a.i

7. a

7.8

7. a

7.8

9.1

8.1

a.i

9.5

8.1

8.4

a. 7

8.7

282.1

9.10

0.186

0.21

Nov.

6.7

9.1

a.i

10

70

29

18

16

*14

13

12

11

9.8

9. a

9. a

13

15

12

12

11

10

9.1

9.5

9.8

9.1

8.1

14

21ia

16

435.9

14.5

0.296

0.33

Dec.

14

14

13

12

12

13

12

*12

12

JU

32

220

99

60

45

39

42

*846

*991

252

155

127

111

96

86

85

82

457

174

113

96

4,333

1.40

2.86

3.29

Jan.

87

86

120

93

155

*304

T80

139

115

105

97

91

86

87

110

90

198

186

118

98

87

82

74

71

67

65

109

99

135

216

137

3,687

119

2.43

2.80

Feb.

115

*101

91

90

149

142

109

97

92

90

82

75

ao

78

78

83

112

242

T74

142

161

155

128

117

126

109

98

95

91

3,302

114

2.33

2.51

Mar.

84

631

763

228

161

144

133

120

332

193

174

142

122

116

149

*401

193

151

136

120

113

106

100

96

90

85

81

78

221

200

122

5,785

187

3.82

4.39

Apr.

101

94

-93 102

84

77

74

69

67

63

61

60

58

55

52

50

50

*48

44

41

46

42

38

35

34

33

32

30

28

28

1,689

56.3

1.15

1.28

May

26

*25

24

22

22

29

291

88

62

53

47

42

37

34

31

28

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

19

22

20

18

16

15

1,162

37.5

0.765

0,88

June

15

14

14

13

12

12

*11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

11

11

10

85

23

13

12

11

10

11

13

14

11

10

12 9.2 

9.5

428.. 3

14.3

0.292

0.33

July

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.2

7.0

7.0

6.7

7.0

30

155

T9

19

12

10

10

9.5

8.8

57

38

13

11

10

9.5

603.3

19.5

0.398

0.46

Aug.

8.2

.7

* .4

.4

.2

.2

.0

.7

1

.8

.9

.7

.4

.4

.0

.7

.4

i 4

J4

.7

27

43

19

10

8.8

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.0

309.4

9.98

0.204

0.23

Sept.

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

146

131

20

12

*9.5

8.8

46

114

32

20

16

14

12

11

11

10

10

13

12

23

16

746.4

24.9

0.508

0.57

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 991 Mln 6.3 Mean 62.2 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17. T8

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Dec. 18 (9 p.m.) 1,640 cfs (8.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Nov. 5, May 12 to June 2; discharge 

stations on nearby streams.

3tlmated on basis of records for

596833 O -61 - 1Z
170 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5764. Piney Creek near Athens, Ala.

Location.--Lab 34°48'10", long 86°53'00", on east half of line between sees. 6 and 7, T.3 

S., R.3 W., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on Limestone County 

Highway 44, f mile upstream from Johnson Branch, 1-J miles downstream from Panther 

Branch, and 5 miles east of Athens.

Drainage area. 55.8 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 455 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 178 cfs Sept. 5 

(gage height, 2.53 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Aug. 28.

1959-60; Maximum discharge during water year, 3,670 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 

9.61 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 9.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, Aug. ZO, 1959, to Sept. 3O, 1960 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 4, 1959, Oct. 13 to 

Nov. 27, 1959, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30, 1960)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.1

.8

2.5

6.0

12

1.8 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0

48

187

449

1,000

.2,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

5.0

5.6

5.0

20

19

38

1

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

^

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

11

*9.0

7.8

40

32

13

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

.

-

-

_

-

-

Sept.

11

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.4

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

-

*37

39

20

9.6

7.2

Sept.

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

Dej

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In Inches ...................................................................

Aug.

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.2

_

_

_

-

Sept.

5.3

5.0

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.3

-

332.1

11.1

0.22

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

i±l

4.6

5.0

5.0

15

37 

22

27

17

15

11

*14

116

94

53

34

25

18

16

12

12

11

14

15

14

15

15

16

17

17

696.2

22.5

0.403

0.46

Nov.

16

16

15

IE

50

51

44 

33

27

*24

20

18

16

15

18

21

33

34

32

25

21

20

23

31

31

25

139

196

136

84

1,229

41.0

0.735

0.82

Dec.

67

67

62

51

44

46

48 

*44

39

3i

65

523

434

229

152

130

120

*1,820

*2.150

504

236

169

140

120

108

112

150

1,830

1,340

222

152

11,208

362

6.49

7.47

Jan,

126

124

272

222

165

*342

364 

266

194

157

138

122

114

114

159

126

277

302

196

140

118

100

86

82

76

22,

161

176

174

272

201

5,439

175

3.14

3.63

Feb.

144

*120

104

102

290

324

189 

136

120

114

98

80

84

90

94

108

154

242

192

146

146

159

128

110

122

120

98

90

88

3,992

138

2.47

2.66

Mar.

76

721

*1.080

334

174

136

124 

114

346

300

236

183

140

122

158

449

272

167

136

120

104

92

84

74

69

65

60

56

96

3O5

?rta

6,601

213

3.82

4.40

Apr.

130

102

104

108

92

74

65 

56

51

45

40

39

36

33

31

29

28

*29

27

23

52

65

42

31

25

22

25

22

19

11

1,462

48.7

0.873

0.97

May

17

17

*16

15

14

22

436 

305

124

76

58

48

42

36

31

27

25

21

19

18

18

16

15

14

12

14

22

16

14

12

11

1,531

49.4

0.885

l.OE

June

11

10

11

9.6

9.0

9.0

*6.6 

6.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.6

176

50

20

13

9.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

126

94

32

19

15

35

726.7

24.2

0.434

0.48

July

18

10

7.8

7.2

6.6

E.6

E.3 

E.O

E.O

E.O

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.8

3.2

11

6.6

4.6

3.9

3.6

53

50

9.0

7.2

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

274.5

8.85

0.159

0.18

Aug.

4.6

4.2

*3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

2.5 

2.5

2.5

3.2

8.3

4.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

3.2

14

6.0

10

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1*6

118.2

3.81

0.068

0.08

Sept.

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.8 

.8

*1

1.1

2.2

2.0

2.8

*2.8

3.6

37

156

17

5.6

3.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

264.3

8.81

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,150 Min 0.7 Mean 91.6 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.35

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 18 (7 p.m.) 3,670 efs (9.61 ft); Dec. 28 (4 a.m.); 2,600 cfs 

(8.05ftj. ____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 171

5765. Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°22'23", long 86°56'01", in SWij sec.2, T.8 S., R.4 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Robinson Creek, 1.5 miles 

west of Falkville, and 2.8 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area.--j6.3 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 13.54 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 14.6 ft); no 

flow for many days 1952-57.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1556: 1953-57.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20-27, Jan. 6-17, Jan. 29 to Mar. 2, 

Sept. 18-26)

0. 5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

13.0

124

255

515

695

950

1,330

1,930

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 bo September 1960

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

2.5

2.3

2.0 

1.6

1.4

1.8

6.0

11

3.7

6.5

5.2

4.1

27

82

26

16

13

12

11

9.4

15

25

20

*28

31

23

22

19

17

16

15

480.5

15.5

0.180

0.21

Nov.

15

14

13 

12

20

60

45

35

27

23

20

19

17

16

15

14

16

18

17

*16

16

15

17

24

25

22

82

190

119

86

1,029

34.3

0.397

0.44

Dec.

69

61

54

50

46

46

46

40

38

35

34

207

225

141

*109

92

84

116

119

99

89

79

69

63

57

56

54

204

225

150

119

2,876

92.8

1.08

1.24

Jan.

96

84

130 

124

119

512

590

*410

225

171

144

122

109

102

122

99

140

380

239

177

147

126

106

96

89

79

195

255

281

1,090

1,060

7,619

246

2.85

3.28

Feb.

620

425

263 

232

272

326

239

204

*190

160

140

110

147

159

159

190

326

530

575

500

425

545

515

380

302

247

204

170

160

8,715

301

3.49

3.76

Mar.

150

896

4.450 

1,380

712

530

380

263

375

590

515

455

326

255

326

*500

560

455

314

247

197

171

159

138

126

114

106

99

197

605

590

16,181

522

6.05

6.97

Apr.

395

239

218 

204

171

144

132

116

112

96

86

79

74

67

65

57

51

52

*48

44

76

114

72

59

52

48

46

45

39

35

3,036

101

1.17

1.31

May

46

42

34 

30

27

27

193

296

ISS

94

72

*59

52

46

40

36

32

28

25

23

21

19

17

15

13

12

15

16

13

11

9.9

1,501.9

48.4

0.561

0.65

June

8.6

7.6

7.5 

8.0

7.5

7.1

7.5

7.8

5.8

4.9

4.1

3.5

2.9

*2.7

2.3

15~ 2.1

34

14

8.4

6.1

4.8

3.8

5.0

22

18

11

8.6

10

10

260.6

8.69

0.101

0.11

July

7.4

15

76

25

15

11

8.1

6.1

4.9

4.4

4.5

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.9

1.7

1.0

.9

1.1

*1.2

.9

.8

.5

.5

.5

.3

203.2

6.55

0.076

0.09

Aug.

0.2

.1

.3 

3.8 *rsi

50

14

9.2

24

108

79

41

27

123

45

25

18

13

10

9.0

31

412

366

166

69

45

33

26

21

18

15

2.C82.6

67.2

C.779

0.90

Sept.

12

9.9

8.6 

7.4

6.4

5.5

4.8

4.0

3.4

TTs

132

54

23

16

12

30

565

443

*135

84

56

44

36

30

25

70

190

106

84

69

2,270.8

75.7

0.877

0.98

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,380 Min 0.9 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,450 Min 0.1 Mean 126 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.94

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Mar. 3 (5 a.m.) 5,920 cfs (13.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 2, 5-19, Dec. 28, Jan. 1-3, Feb. 9-12, 28, 29; discharge estimated 

on basis of records for nearby streams.
172 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5780. Elk River near Pelham, Term.

Location.--Lab 35°17'48", long 85°52'12'1 , on right bank at downstream side of bridge on

U. S. Highway 41, 1.1 miles southeast of Pelham, Grundy County, 1.8 miles upstream from

Caldwell Creek, and at mile 194.2.

Drainage area.--65.6 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 981.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 8 years (1952-60), 128 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 11.54 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Aug. 8 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 4,950 cfs Feb. 1, 1957 (gage height, 12.02 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Sept. 1, 2, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge 

feet per second)

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Dec.

4.0 155

6.0 455

8.0 755

9.0 1,020

Dec. LO to Sept. 30

9.5 1,350 1.9 4.5 3.0 51 

10.0 1,840 2.1 9.0 3.5 90 

11.0 3,200 2.5 24

Note.--Same as preceding table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.1

5.0

5,0

4.9

4.7

5.2

5.7

5.3

*5.3

6.7

6.8

6.1

6.3

6.7

12

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.7

5.6

6.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

193.3

6.24

0.095

0.11

Nov.

6.6

6.4

6.4

8.0

15

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

15

25

45

60

50

*40

35

30

28

39

82

68

73

282

210

130

1,388.4

46.3

0.706

0.79

Dec.

*99

90

107

85

74

70

75

60

59

56_

63

585

877

440

242

173

136

471

2.770

892

461

282

220

180

150

130

120

312

365

234

173

10,051

324

4.94

5.70

Jan.

137

118

290

282

220

260

378

338

292

275

263

221

194

*184

206

197

185

230

192

160

130

111

95

85

75

70

150

240

215

450

4lO

6,653

215

3.28

3.77

Feb.

275

200

160

136

136

230

290

238

190

167

168

134

120

126

109

120

210

584

623

380

298

286

266

254

302

448

286

218

197

7,151

247

3.77

4.05

Mar.

157

381

1.180

667

365

256

200

170

170

196

218

202

179

185

203

422

557

374

272

228

190

162

*140

125

109

97

86

78

100

*476

401

8,546

276

4.21

4.84

Apr.

268

200

178

180

160

133

116

101

88

76

68

64

60

56

52

50

49

56

54

47

52

82

65

60

57

60

109

90

70

61

2,762

92.1

1.40

1.57

May

58

51

47

43

39

38

193

530

450

250

150

100

80

70

60

50

45

42

*39

36

32

28

25

22

20

18

18

18

17

15

!i

2,598

83.8

1.28

1.47

June

13

13

13

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.8

8.2

8.0

8.5

23

49

28

19

14

13

11

*10

26

32

23

19

18

17

468.6

15.6

0.238

0.27

July

14

13

13

53

sT

22

16

13

11

9.6

9.0

12

9.6

8.5

8.0

7.0

7.0

8.2

12

12

9.6

8.2

7.0

7.5

12

12

8.0

*9.6

13

9.0

7.5

393.3

12.7

0.194

0.22

Aug.

6.5

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.5

7.6

60

40

46

30

24

65

44

26

19

*15

13

17

17

20

22

18

14

11

10

9.6

8.2

7.2

6.8

588.5

13.0

0.290

0.33

Sept.

6.3

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.9

19

78

197

64

37

26

21

230

299

158

88

58

43

34

28

24

20

21

*40

58

143

1,734.9

57.8

0.881

0.98

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,770 Min 4.7 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,770 Min 4.5 Mean 116 Cfsm '1.77 In. 24.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Dec. 19 (5:30 a.m.) 4,110 cfs (11.54 ft)j Mar. 3 (8 a.m.) 1,430 

cfs (9.60 ft).________________ _________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 15-21, Oct. 26 to Nov. 19, Nov. 29, 30, Dec. £3-27, Jan. 23-28, 

Feb. 9, 16, 17, Mar. 7-9, May 9-18; discharge estimated on basis of weather recordi, recorded range 

in stage when available, and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5795. Elk River at Estill Springs, Term.

Location. Lat 35"15'30", long 86°07'17", in center of stream on downstream side of pier 

of old bridge, 250 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A, 400 ft downstream 

from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile 

southeast of Estill Springs, Franklin County, 1.0 mile upstream from Taylo" Creek, 

1.4 miles upstream from Rock Creek, 6.7 miles below Elk River Dam, and at mile 163.3.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1957, October 1959 to September 1960. Prior 

to December 1920 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 859.10"ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1926, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 471 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 9.83 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Oct. 12-13 (gage height, 1.36 ft).

1920-57, 1959-60: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 20.2 

ft), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 1925; minimum daily, 11 cfs Oct. 10, 1925; minimum gage height, 0.4 ft for several days in 

September, October, November 1924, October 1925.

Remarks. Records good except those fo_r periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 209).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: 1929(M), 1934-35. WSP 1306: 1922(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 19, Aug. 11. 12, 25, 26, Sept. 10, 

11, 13, 14, 17-20, 28-30)

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

36

60

110

210

360

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

555

1,640

3,000

4,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19f50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

a46

*46

46

46

46

48

48

46

47

46

44

44

44

47

47

64

68

71

68

68

68

70

73

88

123

125

125

102

73

71

71

2,019

65.1

Nov.

71

71

66

49

88

*94

94

94

84

70

67

68

68

71

71

73

70

71

71

76

98

121

155

168

171

171

255

575

535

426

4,162

139

Calendar year 1959:

Water year 1959-6O;

Dec.

166

311

351

222

219

303

132

74

1X7

160

349

1,090

1,590

al,000

a700

a500

*555

1,990

*4.490

4,170

3,560

2,330

1,500

630

625

705

620

1,160

1,150

849

655

32,273

1,041

Jan.

480

490

1,400

1,080

al.OOO

al,100

al,300

al,500

al,200

al , 000

a850

a800

al,000

*1 . 550

1,540

1,140

860

1,000

645

640

545

465

436

374

338

269

618

745

755

1,380

1,260

27,760

895

Feb.

805

645

705

610

580

580

755

715

530

635

645

a550

a500

a450

a400

445

555

1,190

*1,750

1.810

1,260

998

992

986

992

1,070

1,100

876

595

23,724

818

Mar.

595

1,350

5.870

2,820

1^320

520'

455

565

790

1,040

992

888

705

595

560

*590

670

893

844

810

470

276

229

88

84

84

82

80

182

*1,180

1,490

25,117

810

Apr.

1.120

838

790

468

296

299

299

204

241

222

104

80

79

79

80

80

80

112

80

88

172

304

134

150

182

185

241

244

193

163

7,607

254

May

171

166

121

85

TL

400

992

854

745

500

388

320

132

108

117

121

121

125

*137

174

312

112

108

96

87

139

186

82

82

80

80

7,218

233

June

77

*79

79

79

79

77

74

71

70

67

66

66

64

73

71

71

457

84

79

79

76

73

52

¥3

949

60

54

55

*60

63

3,387

113

July

64

67

71

80

82

80

80

76

74

74

74

71

68

67

64

13

66

76

212

82

79

79

73

84

82

79

106

179

168

158

153

2,831

91.3

Aug.

141

139

137

110

100

94

90

87

104

119

465

*276

188

188

188

146

94

92

94

98

102

106

106

102

176

260

60

66

85

85

87

4,185

135

Sept.

87

84

94

132

123

68

52

49

49

231

794

179

280

*284

199

160

1.510

795

550

248

166

219

219

213

160

160

188

*219

238

284

8,034

268

Observed Adjustedt

flax - Min - Mean 401 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.26

 lax 4,490 Mln 44 Mean 4O5 Mean 4"11 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

+ . Adjusted Adjusted fopr change in contents contents in Woods Rieservoir.

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

and records for stations on nearby streams.
174 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5815. West Pork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Term.

Location. --Lat 35°12'34", long 86°27 I 46 M ) near right bank on downstream side of old 

bridge , 1,000 ft downstream from State Highway 50, 0.2 mile southwest of Mulberry, 

Lincoln County, and 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with East Fork.

Drainage area. --41. £ sq mi.

Records available . December 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 687.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929.

Average discharge . 6 years (1954-60), 78 .3 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 12.52 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 5-9; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 9.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Nov. 17, 1957 (gage height, 14.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening rreasurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1954-57.

Remarks . --Records fair.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1506: 1954-55(M), 1956(P).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

Oct. 1 to Dec

0.6 

1.6 

4.0

6.5

29

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

60

129

230

490

1,190

2,390

0.85

.9 

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.5

Dec. 29 to Sept. 3O

0.2 1.7 

.4 2.0 

1.1 2.5 

4.8 3.0 

8.0 4.0 

6.0

60

129

17

490

1,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.7

*5.7

4.0

24

8.2

5.5

4.2

16

100

43

23

18

12

9.3

7.8

6.8

6.3

6.0

8.5

7.8

6.3

5.2

5.0

5.0 

5.7

5.5

356.2

11.5

0.279

0.32

Nov.

5.0

5.0

5.0

28

165

*51

28

21

14

12

10

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.8

108

111

58

42

30

24

19

18

16

14

12

500

167

83

51

1,629.3

54.3

1.32

1.47

Dec.

45

35

*26

21

18

23

23

20

18

15

446

1,030

242

120

82

64

58

2.060

657

218

125

88

70

56

48

43

261

1,760

230 

120

82

8,104

261

6.33

7.32

Jan.

64

69

189

94

82

*104

250

211

184

144

111

88

74

65

70

59

94

122

97

79

66

55

46

42

36

33

263

148

236 

570

17 6

3,721

120

2.91

3.36

Feb.

113

84

67

59

529

320

169

113

89

80

65

49

53

50

51

80

*194

694

280

178

159

148

115

100

101

87

70

65

57

4,219

145

3.52

3.81

Mar.

48

1.190

649

230

138

103

84

68

254

171

154

137

104

92

96

*465

173

122

96

74

62

57

49

46

40

37

33

30

88 

421

156

5,467

176

4.27

4.93

Apr.

101

80

76

71

62

54

49

43

39

35

31

30

28

26

24

23

23

21

18

17

*19

16

14

14

14

12

12

12

10 

10

984

32.8

0.796

0.89

May

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

7.6

9.2

883

110

60

43

32

26

21

18

16

14

12

11

10

*10

11

8.4

7.6

7.0

6.6

7.0

9.2

7.0

6.0 

5.4

4.8

1,399.6

45.1

1.09

1.26

June

*4.2

4.2

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

14

7.3

4.5

58

19

10

7.0

5.7

4.2

3.9

26

34

12

10

8.8

8.0 

7.3

286.0

9.53

0.231

0.26

July

6.0

4.8

4.2

13

7.3

5.7

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.7

*1.5

1.4

1.4

30

35

14

5.7

3.9

3.2

16

6.6

4.5

11

9.2

3.9

2.8 

2.2

1.7

213.4

6.88

0.167

C.19

Aug.

1.4

*1 .1

.9

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

120

20

12

7.6

5.7

4.5

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

2.4

2.6

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7 

.7

206.2

6.65

0.161

0.19

Sept.

1.7

.8

.5

.4

.3

>2

TzT

.2

.4

3.2

46

8.0

3.6

*2.6

1.8

152

675

72

35

20

14

11

8.4

7.0

6.0

5.7

7.6

7.3

7.6 

7.6

1,106.1

36.9

0.896

1.00

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,060 Min 1.1 Mean 73.2 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,060 Min 0.2 Mean 75.7 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.00

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Dec. 18 (6:30 p.m.) 4,280 cfs (11.36 ft); Dec. 28 (2 a.m.) 6,290 

cfs (12.52 ft); Mar. 2 (6:30 p.m.) 4,170 cfs (11.28 ft); May 7(6:30 a.m.) 4.36C cfs (11.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 175

58CO. Elk River above Fayetteville , Term.

Location. Lat 35 0 08'04", long 86°32'C3", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1-f miles southeast of Fayetteville , Lincoln County, 4 miles upstream from 

Norris Creek, and at mile 93.9.

Drainage area. --827 sq mi.

Records available. August 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of l~Q n Q

1 3Li y . 

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,379 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 19.48 ft); minimum, 175 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 35,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 27.14 ft); minimum, 111 cfs Sept. 17, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Oct. 27, 1941.

Flood In March 1842 reached a stage of 27.5 ft, from reports of Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Remarks . Records good. Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation at low flo'f caused by 

powerplants upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 209). 

Records of water temperatures for June to September are given in WSP 1721.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to Apr. 3)

Oct. 1 to Dec 20 Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

1.4 190

2.0 380

3.0 776

5.0 1,920

10.0 5,170

13.0 7,340

16.0 10,000

20.0 15,100

1.2 168

1.5 242

2.0 407

4.0 1,350

7.0

14.0

17.0

3,170

8,150

11,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per ond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

217

214

214

211

205

211

*Z29

241

256

238

226

214

472

646

380

304

268

262

250

241

235

235

232

241

241

247

271

277

274

265

241

8,258

266

Nov.

235

229

226

226

450

*356

328

301

285

271

259

244

235

241

244

274

485

373

348

310

292

283

301

320

348

345

1.400

1,070

1,220

961

12,461

415

Calendar year 1959: ^

Water year 1959-60: I

Dec.

860

572

*506

662

499

499

532

520

370

524

609

3,970

3,630

2,990

2,530

1,690

1,230

6,400

13,200

13,700

10,500

6,330

3,930

2,900

1,870

1,680

1,770

6,950

*4,140

2,920

2,200

100,483

3,241

Jan.

1,820

1,540

2,380

2,900

2,450

2,570

3,420

3,770

3,610

3,210

2,660

2,610

2,720

2,600

2,580

2,530

2,270

2,230

2,240

1,730

1,610

1,450

1,280

1,220

1,130

1,080

1,530

2,020

2,120

3,610

5.840

72,730

2,346

Feb.

3,010

2,320

*1,910

1,780

2,300

2,280

2,050

1,900

1,820

1,560

1,530

1,480

1,370

1.240

1,240

1,300

1,700

4,270

5,070

4,240

3,830

3,270

2,800

2,580

2,580

2,600

2,420

2,310

2,090

68,850

2,374

Mar.

1,690

3,700

9,900

9,960

6,740

3,380

*2,280

1,960

2,450

2,910

2,960

2,770

2,450

2,150

2,010

3,230

3,060

2,520

2,420

2,190

2,000

1,620

1,360

1,260

1,060

975

915

870

1,160

3,430

*4,090

89,470

2,886

Apr.

5,550

2,600

2,180

2,020

1,640

1,570

1,290

1,220

1,100

1,040

1,000

855

771

750

707

684

671

680

658

622

640

702

915

684

648

662

658

680

689

648

32,114

1,070

May

586

572

563

552

*475

451

5.550

5,360

2,210

1,600

1,250

1,080

920

725

608

563

540

519

507

495

519

640

463

427

411

407

439

519

407

364 zc-z

jjpj

26,035

840

June

*550

342

556

346

552

322

319

516

503

310

294

288

285

339

336

306

550

662

479

329

306

294

291

297

419

1.120

451

322

303

310

11,277

376

July

291

282

273

556

556

513

288

276

270

264

262

256

250

245

237

234

262

371

467

556

367

270

285

279

259

264

313

276

285

310

300

9,117

294

Aug.

285

276

*262

264

262

245

234

228

513

316

360

487

563

435

356

336

313

267

239

234

234

248

364

276

248

234

553

270

208

200

205

9,115

294

Sept.

210

218

205

198

198

218

215

186

177

205

1,230

1,750

*644

483

479

520

2.780

2,600

1,500

1,080

762

475

447

451

431

387

367

383

439

451

19,689

656

Observed Adjustedt

5ax 13,700 Mln 205 Mean 1,179 Mean 1,178 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.34

fax 13,700 Mln 177 Mean 1,256 Mean 1,261 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.76

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Dec. 20 (4 p.m.) 14,000 cfs (19.48 ft); Dec. 28 (8 a.m.) 

cfs (14.69 ft); Mar. 4 (10 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (16.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents In Woods Reservoir.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5830. Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Term.

str

Drainage area.--36.5 sq ml. 

Records available. November 1954 to September 1360.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.61 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

 TT929.

Average discharge.--5 years (1955-60), 58.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 13.05 ft); minimum, 0.03 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 16.38 ft), from 

rating carve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1954-57.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, ir cubi

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13-18, Jan. 4 to Mar. E, Mar. 4 to May 6)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 4 to Sept. 30

1.7 

3.3 

6.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0

37

100

294

624

1,440

0.83 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.04 

.07 

.3 

.8

1.7

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

3.5 

8.5

3.5 

5.0 624

1,440

100

Discharge, in cubic feet pe year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

5.2

9.0

53

26

10

7.0

4.9

27

45

23

 15

12

9.0

7.5

6.5

5.9

5.2

5.5

9.5

6.5

5.2

4.6

3.9

13

15

10

353.1

11.4

0.312

0.36

Nov.

8.5

7.0

6.2

33

*256

73

49

35

27

22

18

15

14

13

12

40

47

29

24

20

18

15

15

14

12

11

450

114

68

49

1,514.7

50.5

1.38

1.54

Dec.

39

32

27

23

21

26

20

18

16

2JL

398

*755

170

87

65

*50

50

1.180

454

176

108

80

65

57

44

44

395

1,010

208

112

82

5,827

188

5.15

5.94

Jan.

67

73

119

68

55

69

*168

163

134

115

87

66

55

47

62

39

89

89

61

49

40

34

28

26

22

21

302

110

93

132

77

2,560

82.6

2.26

2.61

Feb.

57

49

42

38

579

268

124

86

59

98

51

40

41

37

38

60

110

*278

155

106

109

90

73

62

77

55

47

42

3_6_

2,907

100

2.74

2.9S

Mar.

31

1.160

492

244

178

140

112

93

280

178

184

155

125

114

153

*439

196

147

120

96

82

74

65

56

49

45

39

37

90

354

136

5,664

183

5.01

5.77

Apr.

96

80

97

83

73

63

56

49

42

35

32

29

26

25

*23

21

23

22

19

18

30

22

19

18

1Z

87

48

30

23

21

1,227

40.9

1.12

1.25

May

19

18

16

15

14

18

447

78

50

39

34

30

*25

21

19

16

16

15

It

13

11

9.9

9.6

8.8

8.2

8.5

10

8.0

7.4

6.9

6.1

1,011.4

32.6

0.893

1.03

June

5.8

5.8

6.6

5.8

5.3

4.6

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.7

*2.7

8.4

4.6

3.5

34

9.5

6.3

5.1

4.2

3.5

4.1

15

14

8.2

7.2

6.6

10

6.9

208.2

6.94

0.190

0.21

July

5.1

4.0

3.3

2 .?

3.:

2.5

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

3.0

3.9

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

J.

46.1

1.49

0.041

0.05

Aug.

0.09

.08

.08

.08

.2

.09

.08

.5

.7

1.7

*4.3

1.4

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.5

3.9

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.09

22.19

0.716

0.020

0.02

Sept.

0.09

.09

.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

.09

.08

.6

.4

. 2

*.l

.09

.08

9.7

47

4.6

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.6

1.0

16

5.3

92.42

3.08

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,180 Min 1.7 Mean 6O.O Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.31

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,180 Min 0.04 Mean 58.6 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.83

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). --Dec. 18 (7:30 p.m.) 2,60O cfs (10.55 ft); Dec. 28 (l a.m.) 4,790 

cfs (13.05 ft); Mar. 2 (6 p.m.) 3,260 cfs (11.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5835. Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tenn.

177

Location. Lat 35°15'03", long 87°10'08", on right downstream bank at wingwall of highway 

bridge, 1.6 miles northwest of Bodenham, 1.6 miles downstream from Muckle Creek, 

4.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 8.7 mile.3 northwest of Pulaskl, Giles Caunty.

Drainage area.--24.4 sq mi.

Records available .--.July 1955 to September 196U.

;e .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 61 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 36.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 675 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 5.46 ft); minimum, 

5.2 cfs Aug. 18, 31; minimum gage height, 1.00 ft Dec. 10, 11.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 2,440 cfs Nov. 17, 1957 (gage height, 7.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 670 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 18, 1956; minimum gage 

height, 0.66 ft June 1U-12, Sept. 18, 1956.

Flood of Mar. 21, lySS, reached a discharge of 13,500 cfs, at site 2.3 miles upstream (drainage area, 20.4 sq mi), by slope-area measurement of peak flow.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 4-11, Feb. 17 to Mar. 2)

. 1 to Dea. 11, 

Sept. 1-30

33

64

130

214

Dec. 12 to Mar. 29

50

85

135

214

482

Mar. 30 to Aug. 31

20

64

130

214

Discharge, in ruble feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.2

675

6.2

6. 2

6.2

7.9

9.7

10

14

12

10

9.4

e. a

9.1

*9.1

8.5

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.9

9.1

11

16

9.7

271.9

8.77

0.359

0.41

Nov.

9.4

9.1

8.8

*9.4

16

12

10

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.8

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.8

13

20

11

9.1

145

44

25

18

472.5

15.8

0.648

0.72

Dec.

14

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.1

8.8

8.5

7.9

44

255

87

63

*51

44

54

287

271

93

65

53

45

40

37

35

36

413 Tie

71

57

2,322.0

74.9

3.07

3.54

Jan.

48

45

42

42

*42

42

44

49

60

70

62

57

54

52

47

48

49

48

46

45

44

42

42

41

40

56

61

64

68

67

1,563

50.4

2.07

2.38

Feb.

61

56

53

51

525

198

97

79

73

76

70

63

62

56

52

52

*55

63

61

62

63

60

57

58

61

61

58

57

52

2,190

75.5

3.09

3.34

Mar.

50

375

224

112

93

as

79

74

91

99

95

88

83

78

*78

114

98

87

80

74

72

69

68

66

64

63

61

60

76

194

100

3,050

98.4

4.03

4.65

Apr.

75

63

119

100

77

64

56

49

44

40

38

36

33

*32

32

30

29

27

25

25

28

25

22

22

22

22

21

21

19

20

1,216

40.5

1.66

1.85

May

19

19

19

18

17

22

30

24

21

19

20

19

*17

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

13

14

13

11

13

14

14

14

12

12

521

16.8

0.689

0.79

June

11

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

*-970

12

11

9.8

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.4

10

10

10

32

41

17

361.7

12.1

0.496

0.55

July

14

13

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

*8.5

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.5

675

269.8

8.70

0.357

0.41

Aug.

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.6

*6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.4

5T6

5.8

6.0

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.6

40

221.1

7.13

0.292

0.34

Sept.

12

9.7

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.6

9.4

10

12

11

*10

8.5

7.9

7.6

8.8

21

T3

11

10

9.1

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.9

7.9

7.3

279.2

9.31

0.382

0.43

Calendar year 1959: Max 413 Min 6.2 Mean 31.1 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.3?

Water year 1959-60: Max 413 Min 5.4 Mean 34.8 cfsm 1.43 In. 19.41

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
178 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5840. Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°12'51", long 87°U6'05", on right bank 1,200 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. 3. Highway 64, 1 mile downstream from Weakley Creek, 4 miles west of Pulaski, Giles 

County, and at mile 30.1.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,350 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.32 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 32,uOO cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 7.9 cfs Sept. 11, 1954 (gage height, 0.5" ft).

Flood in March 1302 (discharge, about 100,000 cfs) exceeded all known floods, including those of 1842 and 1856, from report by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 823: 1935-36(M), drainage area. WSP 1386: 1935-36, 1938, 

1944, 1945-46(M), 1948, 1950-51(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 19

1.6 

3.0

178

520

Hote. Same as following 

table above 3.0 ft. 1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Dec. 20 to Sept. 30

12 3.0

30 5.0

10.0

12.0

151 15.0

260

1,320

3,220

4,280

6,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

43

40

40

39_

54

76

11&

182

136

98

80

73

82

88

*80

74

69

64

60

60

58

58

69

74

69

64

60

71

100

2,313

74.6

0.204

0.24

Nov.

90

84

78

91

*509

388

260

202

170

146

132

124

114

112

110

120

170

172

158

146

136

130

142

624

428

322

2,060

1,400

737

9,873

329

0.899

1.00

Dec.

422

375

320

285

258

245

220

202

188

174

862

4,850

2,410

1,250

852

*685

673

2,580

5,780

2,640

1,450

992

765

631

541

493

683

5,880

3,670

43,006

1,387

3.79

4.37

Jan.

804

688

737

631

592

625

688

849

1,090

1,350

1,430

1,190

964

810

734

628

625

740

703

652

592

529

474

444

407

382

863

1,320

1,160

25,081

809

2.21

2.55

Feb.

1,000

832

712

676

3,050

4,680

2,410

1,600

1,240

1,500

1,400

1,060

956

849

721

718

894

1,5OO

1,600

1,430

1,320

1,220

1,100

1,020

1,240

1,240

1,040

916

804

38,728

1,335

3.65

3.94

Mar.

673

2,450

6_,740

3,280

1,900

1,400

1,120

919

1,610

2,040

1,790

1,540

1,300

1,140

*1,100

2,270

2,010

1,520

1,220

964

782

691

619

565

509

48U

442

417

816

48,457

1,563

4.27

4.92

Apr.

1,550

1 , 200

1,520

1,580

1,290

1,050

884

730

631

5EO

493

461

426

393

*375

360

352

340

305

293

332

322

285

270

258

272

464

295

260

 244

17,784

593

1.62

1.81

May

228

206

200

191

180

217

957

669

412

328

282

251

*226

211

197

185

172

162

164

168

149

137

129

123

117

155

270

170

155

7,255

234

0.639

0.74

June

107

103

102

98

98

88

81

79

73

72

70

68

70

119

*100

82

165

176

111

90

81

73

70

92

166

113

98

228

384

235

3,493

116

0.317

0.35

July

153

125

109

100

90

82

73

70

a67

a64

a62

a60

a58

*55

52

48

46

43

42

40

39

39

39

55

44

38

34

31

30

1,846

5?. 5

0.163

0.19

Aug.

29

27

26

25

26

26

24

23

26

62

*64

58

43

38

39

36

31

30

27

30

35

67

73

52

40

36

33

33

30

1,171

37.8

0.103

0.12

Sept .

55

39

33

30

27

20

18

34

34

48

48

40

*34

30

29

35

310

168

90

66

55

48

42

39

35

35

38

42

46

1,614

53.8

0.147

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,460 Min 39 Mean 514 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,740 Min 18 Mean 548 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.39

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Dec. 19 (4 a.m.) 6,030 cfs (14.22 ft); Dec. 28 (10:30 p.m.) 6,860 

cfs (14.97 ft); Mar. 3 (l p.m.) 7,350 cfs (15.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 179

5845. Elk River near Prospect, Tenn.

Location. Lat 35°01'39", long 86°56'52", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

1.1 miles downstream from Richland Creek, 3.2 miles east of Prospect, Giles County, 

5.4 miles upstream from Ford Creek, 7.9 miles upstream from Tennessee-Alabama State 

line, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area.--1,784 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1904 to February 1908, January 1919 to September 1960. Published 

as "near Elkmont, Ala." 1904-8, 1919-34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1904 to February 1908 and January 1919 to March 1934, chain gage at site 

lltr miles downstream a't datum 13.52 ft lower.

Average discharge.--44 years (1904-7, 1919-60), 2,995 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height, 23.81 ft); minimum, 208 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1904-8, 1919-60: Maximum discharge, 104,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955 (gage height, 38.96 

ft), from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opeiing measurement of peak flow; minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1925, Sept. 11, 1931.

Flood in March 1902 reached a stage of 40.9 ft (discharge, 130,000 cfs), and may 

have been equalled by a flood in March 1897, from reports by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Prior to August 1949, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused 

by powerplants upstream. Flow regulated by Woods Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 209)

Revisions (water years). WSP 523: 1904-8, 1919-20. WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1436: 

1920-22, 1923(M), 1924, 1927, 1929, 1931-32(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1.0 

1.5 

3.0 

5.0

212

345

540

1,370

2,930

10.0

15.0

20.0

24.0

7,600

12,600

18,200

23,700

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

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

Total

Mean

Oct.

301

295

287

281

279

307

372

446

620

625

477

396

457

1,800

*1,190

786

615

513

468

430

403

389

386

410

414

406

396

410 

430

482 

482

15,555

502

Nov.

442

414

392

*604

3,660

2,340

1,330

1,050

682

761

684

620

570

536

526

545

1,090

1,200

959

860

766

700

678

630

1,110

970

4,380

7,140 

3,560

2,730

42,329

1,411

Calendar year 1959: !

Water year 1959-60: f

Dec.

2,170

1,870

1,450

1,290

1,330

1,170

1,150

1,120

1,050

860

1,520

13,000

14,300

8,090

*5,570

4,350

3,150

10,800

22,600

25,200

20,500

17,200

9,580

5,730

4,010

3,110

3,560

18,400 

*19,600

10,300 

5,740

237,770

7,670

Jan.

4; 380

3,610

4,980

4,850

4,950

4,840

6,260

7,710

7,720

7,350

6,540

5,560

5,200

4,840

4,810

4,470

4,590

4,950

4,680

4,070

3,440

3,110

2,710

2,450

2,270

2.070

4,060

5,670 

5,310

7,270

7, 640

152,760

4,928

Feb.

6,820

5,300

4, 200

3,640

7,560

12,600

9,380

6,060

5,020

4,550

4,660

3,780

3,460

" 3,220

2.910

3,010

*3,900

6,990

10,300

9,220

7,900

7,210

6,050

5,360

5,200

5,380

4,890

4,460 

4,220

167,290

5,769

Mar.

3,530

8,020

21,100

22.500

17,400

10,600

5,930

4,510

6,250

6,070

7,420

6,960

5,940

*5,110

4,860

9,700

9,190

7.0J.O

5,610

4,910

4,180

3,660

3,070

2,680

2,430

2,110

1,940

1,820 

1,950

8,100

9,940

216,500

6,984

Apr.

,450

,620

,960

,120

,530

,670

,190

,830

,540

,220

,050

,920

,710

* ,580

,500

,430

,380

,360

,290

,230

,290

,350

,310

,400

,180

,300

,690

,360

,230

,180

70,650

2,362

May

1, 110

1,010

970

937

882

860

5,790

7,910

4,770

3,110

2,380

*1,940

1,650

1,450

1,210

1,060

1,010

946

910

668

854

844

932

739

668

651

805

810 

827

656

575

49,176

1,586

June

536

518

508

506

495

472

438

422

403

392

392

375

366 450"

*555

466

948

1,230

1,010

724

513

459

438

516

800

896

1,520

726 

788

844

18,530

618

July

640

536

462

446

537

550

472

418

389

372

357

345

*333

321

309

298

290

69T

746

615

482

472

641

526

464

363

336

386 

339

330 

366

13,852

4,47

Aug.

351

336

316

304

309

315

301

273

353

*598

555

531

565

673

522

434

406

375

336

295

290

324

508

500

378

318

293

357 

354

267 

246

11,985

387

Sept.

243

267

256

243

227

214

216

267

236

354

265

*1,450

1,530

685

536

584

4,310

4.500

2,930

1,670

1,240

904

625

590

565

540

518

500 

952

739

28,156

939

Observed Adjusted

fax 23,200 Min 279 Mean 2,657 Mean 2,656 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.21

fax 23,200 Min 214 Mean 2,800 Mean 2,805 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.40

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). --Dec. 20 (l p.m.) 23,400 cfs (23.81 ft); Dec. 28 (6 p.m.) 2O, 400 

cfs (21.63 ft); Mar. 4 (l p.m.) 22,900 cfs (23.42 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5853. Sugar Creek near Good Springs, Ala.

Locatlon.--Lat 34°56'40", long 87°09'2Q", In SW^ sec.22, T.I S., R.6 W. , en downstream side

of bridge on Limestone County Highway 60, 0.2 mile downstream from Brldgeforth Branch,

2.8 miles east of Good Springs, and 2.4 miles upstream from Dobbins Branch.

Drainage area.--152 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 575 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,820 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 10.1 ft); minimum, 

22 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 10.85 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 8, 1957 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.7 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

52

143

223

450

750

1,120

1,640

2,410

3,540

5,120

Discharge, ir ;oond, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

13

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oft.

37

35

32

32

32

53

88

124

133

88

66

55

*58

107

91

73

64

58

53

50

49

48

49

59

60

52

48

46

54

77

69

1,940

62.6

0.412

0.47

Nov.

63

59

55

112

340

196

136

109

94

*84

79

75

72

70

69

73

97

89

79

75

73

71

73

74

71

67

382

383

234

177

3,631

121

0.796

0.89

Dec.

149

134

121

107

100

99

93

*86

82

79

186

2,060

1,130

540

376

283

254

1,580

*4,570

1,020

615

425

340

281

244

231

462

3,450

1,080

600

425

21,202

684

4.50

5.19

Jan.

328

305

364

305

283

*328

388

425

465

480

465

388

340

294

316

264

340

465

400

340

283

246

214

202

186

175

490

645

555

675

5B5

11,539

372

2.45

2.82

Feb.

465

*388

328

305

1,120

1,760

880

615

495

480

450

364

352

316

294

294

352

45O

480

425

425

400

352

328

364

328

294

283

279

13,666

471

3.10

3.34

Mar.

248

1,030

5,680

1,140

690

525

438

376

755

810

720

630

525

450

450

*1,090

860

630

510

425

352

316

294

268

248

236

219

210

250

775

645

19,795

639

4.20

4.84

Apr.

48O

400

749

780

585

450

388

328

283

254

234

221

209

198

188

183

177

*174

158

153

£03

196

169

158

151

150

146

134

125

121

8,145

272

1.79

1.99

May

117

111

*109

105

100

128

328

209

162

139

127

120

113

107

101

98

94

90

90

92

84

80

77

75

69.

126

169

101

84

76

70

3,551

115

0.757

0.87

June

67

66

68

64

60

57

*55

52

50

49

48

48

48

80

69

57

166

119

76

64

58

55

51

96

465

144

110

105

94

105

2,646

88 . 2

0.580

0.65

July

78

69

64

60

62

65

56

50

48

48

47

*46

42

43

41

38

38

38

37

36

35

36

34

34

34

32

32

31

29

"5fl" 28

CO

1,3^9

43,8

0.2,38

0.33

Aug.

28

7

* 6

6

7

8

6

6

29

47

55

39

37

36

34

32

29

28

30

32

36

50

95

60

43

36

34

33

32

31

30

1,122

36.2

0.238

0.27

Sept .

28

28

25

25

23

23

23

22

22

56

50

41

34

*31

30

56

305

113

68

55

48

42

39

38

36

36

41

46

45

41

1,47O

49.0

0.322

0.36

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,570 Min 32 Mean 252 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,570 Min 22 Mean 246 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.02

Peak dls 

cfs (8

* Disc

charge (base, 

.85 ft); Mar.

3,000 cfs 

3 (7 a.m.

harge measurement made

! 

on

--Dec, 

5,530

this

. 19 1 

cfs 1

day,,:

|7 a.r 

[9.22

n. ) 7,820 cfs 

ft).

(10.1 ft); Dec. 28 (12:30 p.m. ) 4,840
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 181

5865. Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°40'12", long 87°19'02", in SW^ sec.30, T.4 S., R.7 W. , near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 20, at Courtland, 12| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1935 to September 1940, March 1945 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 537.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 25, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 262 efs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 18.94 ft 

Mar. 4; minimum daily discharge, 3.2 cfs Aug. 4.

1935-40; 1945-60: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 22.60 

ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15-17, 1954, Oct. 3-6, 12-17, 20-22, 1955; minimum 

gage height observed, 1.18 ft Oct. 25, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W3P 1033: 1939, 1940(M). W£ 

1936(M). 

1053: 1939(M). WSP 1306:

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Dec. 19, 20, Mar. 3, 4)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

3.2 

6.3

51

104

174

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

340

750

1,200

2,380

3,440

4,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

zz

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

17

9.8

8.7

7.8

14

23

31

32

43

31

20

16

*245

440

103

51

37

32

25

21

18

17

20

21

29

22

17

23

20

19

1,477.3

47.7

0.287

0.33

Nov.

20

18

16

17

56

212

88

47

35

*30

26

24

22

21

19

20

22

28

29

24

21

20

20

20

20

20

148

350

185

90

1,668

55.6

0.335

0.37

Dec.

65

56

53

49

44

42

46

46

*41

56

74

736

916

370

212

163

143

1,100

5,060

2,750

903

370

286

236

198

185

229

1,610

2,350

986

370

17,725

572

3.45

3.97

Jan.

277

244

420

420

324

1,380

2.QQQ

*916

480

370

313

277

244

277

470

440

506

1,370

805

380

286

236

202

175

168

154

410

728

540

1,560

1 ' 730

18,102

584

3.52

4.06

Feb.

684

430

*331

295

750

1.480

790

440

350

313

286

220

204

236

304

410

790

1,200

960

620

580

982

640

430

390

420

295

252

268

15,350

529

3.19

3.44

Mar.

252

1,060

4,470

4,400

1,640

750

440

360

770

*1,560

1,000

830

520

400

460

1,450

1,700

706

470

380

322

277

252

228

204

184

173

161

188

1,030

960

27,597

890

5.36

6.18

Apr.

420

295

331

470

313

236

196

170

150

138

122

112

108

102

97

92

86

84

*87

79

87

170

129

91

77

70

448

252

125

90

5,227

174

1.05

1.17

May

74

64

56

*52

46

71

751

1.150

390

174

132

105

88

79

68

60

55

49

45

43

104

63

40

35

31

29

34

64

50

33

26

4,061

131

0.789

0.91

June

23

22

20

19

18

35

204

*51

26

20

17

14

13

12

1JL

11

233 228"

67

32

21

17

15

20

30

24

20

17

16

14

1,270

42.3

0.255

0.28

July

12

12

10

11

11

9.8

9.2

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.3

*6.6

6.3

5.7

6.0

6.0

5.1

5.4

11

18

10

7.8

9.2

7.0

5.4

5.4

9.2

7.0

5.4

254.8

8.22

0.050

0.06

dug.

5.1

4.1

3.5

*3.2

3.5

3.8

13

16

6.3

5.7

150

158

28

14

8.7

7.4

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.4

6.6

267

490

120

44

26

17

13

10

9.2

8.2

1,465.3

47.3

0.285

0.33

Sept.

9.2

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.3

122

83

22

12

*8.2

13

597

681

113

43

28

22

16

14

12

14

555

380

132

78

3,013.7

100

0.602

0.68

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,060 

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,470

Min 3.2 

Min 3.2

189

266

Cfsm 1.14 

Cfsm 1.60

In. 15.47 

In. 21.78

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs). May 3 (11 p.m.) 5,610 cfs (18.91 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
182 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5885. Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term.

Location. --Lat 35°01'27", long 87°34'44" , on downstream side near center of bridge on 

county road, 400 ft downstream from Holly Creek, 1,350 ft upstream from Louisville 

& Nashville Railroad bridge, 1,350 ft northeast of post office at Iron City, Lawrence 

County, and at mile 22.0.

Drainage area. --348 sq mi.

Records available .--July 1925 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 534.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 25, 1931, staff gage at railroad bridge 1,350 ft downstream at 

datum 0.88 ft lower. Feb. 25, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at site 825 ft downstream and Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 750 ft downstream at datum 0.66 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years, 627 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 efs Dec. 19 (gage height, 14.58 ft); minimum, 98 cfs Sept. 7,8; minimum gage height, 2.54 ft Oct. 3, 4, 5; minimum daily, 

100 cfs Sept. 7 .

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 132,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 27.22 ft, site 

and datum then in use) , from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement at gage height 22.9 ft and a slope-area measurement at 

gage height 27.22 ft; minimum, 38 cfs Aug. 31, 1943 (gage height, -0.02 ft, site and 

datum then in use) .

Flood in March 1902 reached a stage about 3 ft higher than that of Mar. 21, 1955, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks. --Records good. Prior to January 1951, diurnal fluctuation at lew flow caused by 

powerplant near Lawrenceburg.

Revisions (water years) . W3P 823: Drainage area. 

 1926(M) ,1927-29, 1930(M) , 1332, 1933(M).

WS? 1113: 1927(M). WSP 1436:

Rating tabL ter year 1959-60 (gage height., in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14-17, Sept. 11-15)

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

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

152

297

530

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

810 

E,010 

3,950

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

100

255

510

810

8.0 3,240

10.0 4,910

12.0 7,250

14.0 10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

122

122

119 122-

202

265

242

358

£38

192

175

168

199

*192

175

165

159

152

152

149

149

152

168

165

152

152

149

162

188

178

5,411

175

0.503

0,58

Nov.

172

172

172

192

*372

306

238

224

216

206

199

202

199

199

220

224

265

227

210

202

192

188

210

440

394

306

1,130

1,110

590

394

9,371

312

0.897

1.00

Dec.

331

323

306

281

265

253

246

231

224

220

439

3,300

2,260

1,300

936

*750

840

3,480

*9.050

2,440

1,530

1,110

870

726

630

600

1,070

*7,600

2,940

1,700

1,240

47,491

1,532

4.40

5.08

Jan.

984

858

936

828

786

8O4

810

852

972

1,120

1,290

1,180

1,030

924

882

786

792

948

912

816

726

642

552

504

456

426

996

1,480

1,330

1,370

1,280

28,272

912

2.62

3.02

Feb.

1,100

936

816

756

1,210

2,140

1,570

1,250

1,080

1,070

1,040

834

792

744

684

672

714

1,240

1,430

1,250

1,150

1,070

924

834

1,010

1,050

930

852

786

29,934

1,032

2.97

3.20

Mar.

690

1,700

5,990

2,590

1,730

1,340

1,110

948

1,600

2,110

1,770

1,620

1,370

1,190

*1,130

1,960

1,950

1,530

1,290

1,090

912

804

732

672

618

576

540

516

716

2,540

2,090

45,424

1,465

4.21

4.85

Apr.

1,490

1,240

2,480

5,250

1,950

1,420

1,150

942

804

696

630

588

552

510

*486

468

450

450

408

396

432

432

385

370

360

365

370

331

318

322

24,005

800

2.30

2.57

May

313

304

300

291

287

365

642

534

438

390

365

340

*326

308

304

291

275

267

279

287

255

241

238

230

224

227

370

275

241

234

224

9,665

312

0.897

1.03

June

216

216

224

216

210

206

199

199

196

196

192

196

202

*300

258

210

420

340

238

220

202

196

192

289

438

267

244

538

492

356

7,828

261

0.750

0.84

July

248

220

213

244

248

234

202

185

196

196

185

179

173

*173

170

170

167

167

167

164

170

155

176

170

164

170

164

158

152 

143

148

5,671

183

0.526

0.61

Aug.

143

134

128

134

149

140

140

140

128

149

*227

161

152

146

143

140

131

157

155

170

199

287

500

227

173

149

143

140

145 

154

128

4,970

160

0.460

0.53

Sept.

149

145

122

115

110

105

100

105

122

146

213

176

*170

152

149

170

402

279

182

155

152

143

137

154

134

137

155

173

170 

161

4,761

159

0.457

0.51

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,050 Mln 119 Mean 574 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.39

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,050 Mln 100 Mean 609 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.82

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Dec. 19 (6 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (14.58 ft); Dec. 28 (2:50 p.m.) 

10,100 cfs (15.98 ft); Mar. 5 (10 a.m.) 7,570 efs (12.27 ft).__________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 183

5895. Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°47 I 13", long S7°40'12", in SW^ sec.14, T.3 S., R.ll W., on right bank of 

old lock and dam 1 canal at lower end of Patten Island, 137 ft upstream frcm Southern 

Railway bridge, 700 ft upstream from O'Neal Bridge on U. 3. Highway 72, 1 rrile south of 

Florence, 1.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 2.7 miles downstream from Wilaon Dam, 

and at mile 256.7.

gage heights only), October 1894 to

Drainage area.--30,810 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1871 to September 1894 

September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 401.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1926, several TJ. 3. Weather Bureau staff gages at cr near 

Southern Railway bridge 137 ft downstream at same datum. Apr. 1, 1926, to Mar. 11, 

1958, water-stage recorder on left bank at lower end of old lock and dam 1, 400 ft upstream at same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder l&J- miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--66 years (1894-1960), 50,620 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 153,000 cfs Mar. 3; maximum gage height, 17.28 

ft Nov. 19; minimum daily discharge, 14,600 cfs July 24; minimum gage height, 7.81 ft 

Feb. 4.

1871-1960: Maximum discharge observed, 444,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1897 (gage height, 

32.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 390,000 cfs; minimum daily, 250 cfs Sept. 13, 

1953 (computed on basis of Wilson Dam records); minimum gage height, -3.0 ft Oct. 8, 

1925, caused by filling of Wilson Lake.

Flood in 1367 reached a stage of 31.1 ft, from U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 

421,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary gage 

and those below 25,000 cfs, which are fair. Discharge below 25,000 cfs computed on 

basis of records for Wilson Dam. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above station (see 

p. 210). Flow now almost completely regulated.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary water-stage-recorder graph furnished by the Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 473: 1897(M). WSP 1306: 1914(M), 1936 (monthly runoff). 

WSP 1436: 1897, 1899, 1916.

Discharge, In cubic feet pe ond, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

32,000 

28,400 

29,700 

25,500 

33,400

*38,000 

40,600 

34,000 

38,700 

35,800

31,300 

40,500 

34,000 

36,900 

44,500

48 , 800 

43,400 

31,100 

50,600 

44,600

38,400 

57.000 

47,600 

46,000 

42 , 500

44, 100 

50, 700 

45,300 

48,900 

44, 700 

45,000

1,249, 800 

40,320

Nov.

44, 700 

46 , 800 

47,700 

44,400 

45, 100

52 , 900 

47,700 

45, 100 

48,000 

50,200

52,800 

51,900 

48,200 

47,600 

38,300

*46,700 

48,800 

47,900 

50,100 

47,600

a46,400 

a24,500 

a29,600 

a33,700 

a38 , 400

a3 1,900 

a37,800 

54,500 

61,900 

62j 800

1,374,000 

45,800

Dec.

59,700 

61,200 

56,600 

62,000 

72,700

73,600 

66,200 

64,900 

57,000 

51.200

66,000 

84,500 

96 , 400 

108,000 

113,000

105,000 

84,900 

102,000 

145,000

142,000

142,000 

142,000 

142,000 

126,000 

97,000

85,600 

79,800 

93,800 

97,100 

90 , 500 

85,700

2,853,400 

92,050

Jan.

79,900 

79,100 

67,300 

63,100 

58 , 400

70,200 

*80,000 

84,500 

87,300 

91,600

89,600 

80 , 800 

78,000 

78,600 

74,900

65,700 

77,800 

79,600 

80,600 

75,000

72,500 

64,400 

65,000 

57,700 

60,700

50,800 

57,100 

70,000 

71,900 

69,400 

77,200

2,258,700 

72,860

Feb.

77,400 

74,500 

55,200 

62,200 

62,400

74,400 

69,100 

73,000 

67,600 

55,600

62,700 

59,800 

63,800 

64,900 

64,900

59,500 

a58,800 

a68,700 

91,100 

110,000

121,000

114,000 

94,900 

8 1 , 000 

78,700

75,400 

71,900 

72,100 

69,700

2,152,300 

74,220

Mar.

64,200 

75,000 

142,000 

149^000

149,000

148,000 

132,000 

94, 100 

100,000 

103,000

*88,400 

81,000 

76,700 

74,000 

72,800

79,800 

78,600 

78,100 

74,600 

66,700

69,800 

57,700 

58,300 

50 , 600 

46,700

42 , 400 

32,900 

35,300 

50.600 

42,700 

68,500

2,462,500 

79,440

Apr.

61,900 

64,400 

69,100

48)300

57,600 

59,800 

49,400 

59,000 

57,800

58,500 

25,400 

21,700 

25,100 

15,200

17,000 

18,400 

22,500 

53,200 

50,100

25,200 

29,000 

29,800 

26,000 

27,900

19,100 

22,400 

28,900 

25,200 

22,900

L.013,800 

33,790

May

17,500 

21,400 

35,000 

32,300 

28,900

55,600 

28,600 

25,500 

36,300 

36,800

*58,900 

52 , 300 

52,500 

57,200 

18,200

20,000 

24,500 

25,700 

26,500 

24,200

21,600 

18,800 

25,700 

24, 500 

21,100

22,800 

56,500 

29,500 

16,700 

20,800 

29,900

845,600 

27,210

June

21,500 

25,000 

25,500 

22,400 

19,000

24,300 

26,700 

24,700 

25,200 

24,700

22,300 

17,200 

22,300 

25,700 

25,700

22,000 

55,600 

41 , 100 

26,100 

29,800

54,800 

59,500 

59,600 

56,600 

25,500

51 , 100 

51,900 

26,200 

28,600 

52,700

850,700 

27,690

July

35,500 

22,500 

18,700 

20,700 

22,500

55,400 

28,700 

25,900 

26,100 

25,100

25,500 

55,500 

*51,700 

29,800 

25,500

25,600 

22,000 

22,800 

26,900 

56,800

51,800 

50,500 

18,100 

14,600

21,100 

24,800 

25,900 

28,860 

26,400 

17,500

793,400 

25,590

Aug.

30,700 

51,000 

53 , 500 

26,800 

23,200

20,700 

24,700 

23,600 

23,600 

23,200

23,000 

57,700 

18,500

53 \ 600

23,500 

23,800 

57,000 

53,800 

51,800

23,100 

53,000 

57,700 

40,100 

53,600

40.500 

50,900 

55,500 

5-3,100 

57,500 

59,100

973,500 

31,490

Sept.

59,700 

54, 100 

54,400 

57,800 

40,400

44,500 

42,700 

40, 100 

28.100 

58,200

47,800 

44, 900 

40,600 

45,600 

41,800

43,900 

42,700 

51,900 

56,700 

*57,800

57 , 900

4l)200 

55,400 

51,100

52,600 

58,000 

41,800 

43,200 

33,200

1,249,700 

41,660

Calendar year 1959: Max 145,000 Mln 11,700 Mean 43,590 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.21 

Water year 1959-60: Max 149,000 Mln 14,600 Mean 49,340 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge computed on basis of records for Wilson Dam.
184 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5905. Tuscumbia Spring at Tuseumbia, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°43'45", long 87°42'15", in NWij sec.9, T.4 S., R.ll W., at south end of 

Main Street in Tuseumbia, about an eighth of a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available.--Hovember 1928 to April 1930, January 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to April 1930 at approximately the same location at differsnt datum.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 120 cfs Apr. 3; minimum daily, 17 cfs 

Oct. 5, Nov . 3 .

1928-30, 1956-60: Maximum daily discharge, 160 cfs Mar. 9, 1929; minimum daily, 

13 cfs Dec. 4-11, 1956, Nov. 7, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. Records include diversion averaging about 1 cfs for water supply 

for city of Tuscumbia.

Discharge ubie feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

20

19

19

18

17

19

19

21

27

29.

29

27

27

*27

27

26

25

25

25

24

23

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

694

22.4

_

-

Nov.

19

18

17

19

27

31

33

32

31

30

*30

30

29

29

29

29

28

2S

27

27

27

26

25

23

23

23

28

34

36

36

824

27.5

_

-

Dee.

35

34

34

33

33

32

32

30

*29

29

31

37

41

42

41

41

42

54

70

84

85

85

84

84

83

83

84

84

94

94

95

1,759

56.7

_

-

Jan.

94

94

97

94

94

98

*97

97

98

98

97

97

97

96

97

96

97

102

101

101

101

101

101

100

99

99

99

99

101

107.

101

3,050

98.4

_

-

Feb.

102

102

*102

102

107

104

104

103

102

101

101

100

100

100

99

99

99

101

99

99

100

100

99

99

100

99

99

99

99

2,920

101

_

-

Mar.

98

100

103

106

106

106

106

106

112

108

*108

108

108

108

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

108

108

108

108

112

116

116

3,379

109

_-

Apr.

112

112

120

116

112

112

112

112

112

112

108

108

108

108

*108

106

106

106

105

104

106

106

104

104

104

103

101

99

96

 95

3,217

107

_

-

May

99

98

97

*97

96

95

96

93

93

93

92

92

92

90

89

89

89

87

87

86

86

85

84

83

83

82

81

80

79

TL

2,748

88.6

_

-

June

76

75

74

73

73

72

71

*70

69

69

69

68

67

66

66

64

68

71

71

70

69

69

69

68

68

66

66

64

62

60

2,063

68.8

_

-

July

£L

56

55

£3

50

48

46

42

42

48

48

48

47

*45

45

44

44

42

41

40

39

39

39

38

38

36

36

35

35

34

33

1,343

43.3

_

-

Aug.

33

31

*30

30

30

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

28

26

25

25

25

25

30

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

33

33

956

30.8

-

-

Sept.

*33

32

32

32

30

29

28

27

27

27

30

29

27

27

26

27

30

31

29

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

25

24

£4

841

28.0

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 95 Min 17 Mean 51.6 Cfsra - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 120 Mln 17 Mean 65.0 Cfsra - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 185

5913. Bear Creek near Hackleburg, Ala.

Location. --Lat 34°17 I 01", long 37°46'26", in SWij sec. 11, T.9 S., R.12 W., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on IT. 3. Highway 43, 2 miles upstream from Bluff Creek 

and 3i miles east of Hackleburg.

Drainage area.--143 sq mi.

Records available .--July 1356 to September 1960.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,750 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 19.5 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Aug. 4,8.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 20.0 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Sept. 13, 19, 1956.

Remarks . --Records good.

Rating table, water 

discharge

ar 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.6

3.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

128

230

1,130

2,400

4,500

in jabio feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfjm

In.

Oct.

16

14

14

13

14

27

51

43

62

46

32

26

170

560

170

92

69

56

43

36

44

*66

51

54

47

40

43

39

37

33

39

2,052

66.2

0.463

0.53

Nov.

39

37

36

56

266

168

109

88

72

62

57

*54

51

51

52

57

57

51

48

47

46

45

51

58

50

46

181

236

153

118

2,442

81.4

0.5E9

0.64

Dec. 1 Jan.

103 | 344

103

94

82

75

77

74

68

61

*JLL

104

1,130

575

332

236

192

195

1,130

1,430

695

440

320

257

206

180

198

554

2,960

1,100

620

440

14,088

454

3.17

3.66

296

350

269

423

1,640

920

605

440

359

299

*260

236

233

359

275

647

890

560

410

320

266

215

195

175

161

515

Feb.

725

545

440

380

*1,010

920

650

500

440

395

317

260

281

269

259

284

410

680

590

500

575

710

575

470

440

365

305

470 290

871

.Sj_j-_60_

1,130

16,393

529

3.70

4.26

293

13,858

478

3.34

3.60

Mar.

248

2,880

4,190

1,280

300

605

485

410

1,100

1,010

1,010

770

*590

500

665

1,490

1,010

710

545

440

359

320

287

260

227

209

192

185

383

980

650

24,790

800

5.59

6.45

Apr.

455

380

822

680

*515

410

541

287

263

221

192

182

170

161

151

146

144

149

130

124

407

377

257

212

182

161

146

130

120

107

8,022

267

1.87

2.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,960 Min 11 Mean 202

May

101

88

86

82

80

*292

980

545

332

251

198

173

153

137

122

109

96

88

78

69

66

57

51

47

42

57

178

92

66

51

44

4,811

155

1.08

1.25

June

39

42

65

50

39

33

30

27

36

*29

24

23

22

24

30

24

54

90

36

27

24

20

19

72

259

47

36

34

31

24

1,290

43.0

0.301

0.34

July

20

18

17

16

15

16

15

13

12

12

14

14

13

12

12

10

9^8.

10

*10

10

11

12

13

19

li

15

13

12

11

22

14

441.8

14.3

0.100

0.11

Aug.

12

11

9.6

9.2

*9.4

10

10

10

9.4

18

32

23

17

14

14

14

12

11

11

11

192

515

104

41

26

24

19

18

19

«17

15

1,257.6

40.6

0.284

0.33

Sept.

14

15

13

13

12

11

10

11

11

16

78

23

16

14

13

31

-12 238

33

24

19

16

15

14

13

39

161

90

55

38

1,128

37.6

0.263

0.29

Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.13

Water year 1959-6O: Max 4,190 Min 9.2 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.55

Peak discharge (baae, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 28 (7 

(19.5 ft).

3.) 4,100 cfs (14.1 ft); Mar. 2 (9 p.m.) 6,750 cfs

596833 O -61 - 13

ade on this day.
186 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5920. Bear Creek near Red Bay, Ala.

Location.--Lat 34°26 I 39", long 88°06 I 55", in NE£ sec.21, T.7 S., R.15 W., near left 

abutment on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, 0.6 mile dovnstream from 

Norman Branch, 1.7 miles upstream from Mud Creek, and 1.8 miles east of Red Bay.

Drainage area. 263 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1913 to May 1920, July 1958 to September 1960. Prior to October 1918 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1306.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 510 ft (from topographic map). August 

~i"913 to May 1920, staff gage at site 0.7 mile upstream at various daturns. July 1, 

1958, to Oct. 27, 1959, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1913-19, 1958-60), 400 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 16.31 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 4, 5.

1913-20, 1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 4, 1960; minimum daily, 10 cfs 

Aug. 15-17, Sept. 17, 1918 (gage height, 1.2 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: 1913-18, 1920(M), drainage area at former site.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to Aug. 22)

3.7

3.8 

4.2 

4.8 

5.8

125

277

8.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.1

785

1,880

2,250

3,220

5,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

83

55

a50

a56

57

56

56

50

43

a£P_

a 50

a!50

a500

*448

208

170

107

57

69

67

a70

78

96

80

75

77

77

82

81

79

3,218

104

0.395

0.46

Nov.

78

76

75

100

268

555

232

172

144

127

115

*107

101

97

96

98

100

101

98

92

90

89

97

97

99

98

156

312

325

232

4,227

141

0.536

0.60

Dec.

192

174

170

160

146

140

137

131

119

»117

154

466

1,210

760

463

355

345

1,140

1,730

al,900

aljlOO

a700

a 500

a400

a370

a360

a450

al.OOO

a2 , 500

a4.000

al ' 200

22,589

729

2.77

3.19

Jan.

a900

a56o

a550

a670

a540

al,500

a2,000

al,500

al.100

aSOO

a 600

510

*463

452

498

572

610

1,290

1,230

885

660

522

441

386

355

325

463

910

885

2, 000

 z wo J, C.C,\1

27,397

884

3.36

3.87

Feb.

1.860

1,150

860

*710

710

1,350

1,150

885

710

622

535

441

397

419

386

386

474

785

1,090

910

810

1,010

1,030

835

735

660

535

474

474

22,393

772

2.94

3.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,000 Mln 37

Mar.

441

1,200

4,140

5.160

2,720

1,330

1,010

810

1,070

1,780

1,590

1,490

*1,190

960

960

1,550

2,000

al,600

al,300

al.OOO

a760

a630

a540

a480

a450

a410

a380

a360

a350

a450

al,300

39,411

1,271

4.83

5.57

Apr.

al . 100

a920

a740

a900

al,100

*a900

710

598

510

452

397

365

345

325

306

286

277

277

263

250

296

635

510

397

345

306

277

250

224

216

14,482

483

1.84

2.05

May

200

186 aiao

a!70

*a!60

208

710

1.190

685

463

355

306

268

250

224

208

192

177

177

161

145

132

126

118

112

106

118

216

158

127

113

7,941

256

0.973

1.12

June

101

97

117

120

113

97

86

81

*76

76

78

71

68

68

68

72

102

91

115

92

73

66

62

66

65

810

97

74

66

62

2,630

87.7

0.333

0.37

July

57

52

49

46

44

44

43

42

41

40

44

87

58

43

39

38

36

35

*35

35

36

42

43

47

60

70

54

42

37

34

34

1,407

45.4

0.173

0.20

Aug.

40

38

34

32

*34

49

40

36

49

84

56

79

62

53

46

42

40

38

36

36

103

397

424

156

103

69

60

57

53

*51

49

2,446

78.9

0.300

0.35

Sept.

47

47

56

47

44

42

41

40

40

90

103

67

87

61

51

58

102

213

131

85

67

59

54

50

47

85

181

ISO

147

109

2,431

81.0

0.308

0.34

Mean 338 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,160 Mln 32 Mean 411 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.29

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfB).--Dee. 30 (time unknown) 4,180 cfs (15.61 ft); Mir. 4 (3 a.m.)

5,600 efs (16.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 3 crest stages, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 187

5922. Cedar Creek near Pleasant Site, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°32'56", long 88°01 I 09", in SW£ sec.9, T.6 S., R.14 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2.6 miles east of Pleasant Site, and 

4.3 miles upstream from Little Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1957 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 482.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 18.1 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 6 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 6,860 cfs Nov. 16, 1957 (gage height, 18.6 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 6, 1957.

Flood in March 1951 reached a stage of 22.1 ft, from floodmarks, from information 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.8

2.5

6.5

11

100

2.5

4.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

233

610

1,640

2,340

4,250

5,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

13

12

12

14

38

54

54

67

41

32

26

24

*78

64

45

36

35

30

25

26

29

28

31

31

28

25

23

28

33

og

1,024

33.0

0.175

O.2O

Nov.

30

29

24

151

638

178

105

79

66

55

*50

46

44

44

44

48

48

42

39

36

36

36

80

61

46

42

516

320

147

113

3,193

106

0.561

0.63

Dec.

92

88

79

70

65

65

63

55

52

*50

325

1,180

555

280

205

168

557

3,010

4.810

985

568

418

330

266

235

229

767

3,750

1,290

655

468

21,730

701

3.71

4.28

Jan.

38O

366

1,080

555

617

2,300

1,240

860

785

492

418

368

*325

426

745

380

1,140

1,180

640

492

405

355

300

278

249

233

890

542

767

2,70O

1,240

22,748

734

3.88

4.48

Feb.

810

595

492

*430

763

835

518

418

368

355

290

238

247

240

244

318

492

1,010

785

568

640

685

480

380

392

312

247

226

207

13,585

468

2.48

2.67

Mar.

172

2,590

5.780

2,050

985

745

595

492

1,630

1,220

*1,140

860

655

542

767

£.,060

1,140

810

655

530

442

405

355

328

3OO

278

256

244

678

1,240

640

30,584

987

5.22

6.02

Apr.

455

392

2.070

1,140

730

*54E

468

405

342

305

275

256

235

222

209

203

192

190

168

159

338

330

215

186

166

151

140

130

121

116

10,851

362

1.92

2.14

May

108

103

106

97

*91

172

455

222

146

124

108

100

92

85

79

78

70

65

87

71

56

51

49

45

43

42

60

61

48

44

40

2,998

96.7

0.512

0.59

June

36

38

45

39

36

35

30

28

*27

27

25

25

26

23

20

16

49

44

31

29

22

21

18

18

45

34

29

26

22

20

884

29.5

0.156

0.17

July

17

16

20

17

16

14

13

11

11

12

17

14

10

9.2

*7.8

6.5

7.0

8.8

8.8

7.0

6.5

6.5

9.2

11

17

14

14

11

8.3

7.8

8.8

357.2

11.5

0.061

O.O7

Avg.

11

9.2

5.3

*4.1

4.9

4.9

85

18

13

38

41

24

20

18

17

17

12

12

10

10

230

609

160

57

40

39

30

29

*26

*22

18

1,634.4

52.7

0.279

0.32

Sept.

19

16

14

14

16

19

14

11

11

51

61

35

20

16

14

42

118

65

40

29

23

20

20

17

18

199

358 119"

74

55

1,528

50.9

0.269

O.3O

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,810 Min 12 Mean 257 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.47

Water wyear 1959-60: ±aoy-bu: Max m5.78O o, (au Min mm4.1 Mean m3O4 ou^tCfsm ui s1.61 J..D.LIn. J.TI.21.87 £j..o/

Peak discharge (base, 3.5OO cfs).--Dec. 18 (12 p.m.) 6,560 cfs (18.1 ft); Dec. 28 (8 a.m.) 4,150 cfs

(13.8 ft); Mar. 3 (2 a.m.) 6.14O cfs (17.4 ft). ___________________

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

596833 O -61 - 14
188 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 34°29'19", long S8°OS'07", in NWv sec.5, T.7 S., R.14 W. , rear right bank

 on downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2.7 miles northeast of Halltown and 

4.2 miles upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area. 78.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1960.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gaffe is 499.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 11.7 ft); minimum

 daily, 5.6 cfs July 22. , .

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 4,130 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 12.1 ft); minimum 

daily, that of July 22, 1960.

Remarks. Records poor prior to Dec. 17, good thereafter except those for period of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

caused by mill above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 14-20, Nov. 4-13, Nov. 20 tc 

Dec. 11; stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 2-13, Oct. 21 to 

Nov. 3, Nov. 14-19)

Oct. I to Dec

2.1 

3.0 

5.0

Dec. 18 to Sept. 30

97

202

505

0.7

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.8

12

128

202

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

542

910

1,480

1,960

2,810

Discharge, in -ubir feet pe ?cond, water year Octoter 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2 1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

26

24

22

21

28

34

40

46

30

22

17

16

58

*40

27

21

18

16

16

18

19

19

21

21

19

17

15

19

22

20

760

24.5

0.313

0.36

Nov.

20

19

17

125

250

103

65

49

40

35

*33

32

32

30

30

32

33

30

27

24

*25

28

44

40

40

38

158

131

85 

66

1,661

55.4

0.708

0.79

Dec.

56

55

50

44

42

42

40

36

34

*32_

128

406

230

150

122

106

187

1.670

1,350

423

278

196

158

133

116

113

331

1,230

474 

304

214

8,750

282

3.61

4.16

Jan.

172

188

457

262

302

812

491

346

262

209

175

152

*140

160

199

152

348

398

270

209

170

148

132

123

113

107

270

216

338 

52~5 950

8,796

284

3.63

4.18

Feb.

346

270

219

*189

262

262

194

167

155

147

128

114

118

114

110

124

173

364

312

2E3

262

287

228

196

196

167

145

138

137

5,777

199

2.54

2.75

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,670 Min 9.0

Mar.

125

1,160

2,490

610

414

321

262

228

588

474

474

*372

296

262

330

699

457

346

278

228

197

178

164

151

142

132

123

118

154 

380

253

12,406

400

5.12

5.90

Apr.

194

170

701

491

330

*253

210

180

162

145

133

124

115

108

101

96

93

92

85

80

160

147

113

99

90

85

78

74

68

66

4,843

161

2.06

2.30

May

63

59

57

54

*E3

92

189

119

90

77

68

63

60

57

53

51

48

46

5E

45

40

37

36

34

32

32

46

42

36 

32

30

1,796

57.9

0.740

0.85

June

28

30

34

32

28

26

26

24

*22

21

21

19

19

20

19

19

30

32

23

22

20

18

18

29

26

22

22

20

19

18

707

23.6

0.302

0.34

July

16

2C

a21 aia

a!6

a!5

a!3

all

all

a!3

a!8

a!7

a!5

14

*12

12

13

8.2

10

9.7

8.2

5.6

8.E

7.8

9.8

12

13

10

8.5 

8.7

8 .0

383.0

12.4

0.159

0.18

Aug.

7.3

6.2

6.6

*6.8

6.6

7.4

32

11

12

11

17

23

16

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

144

156

44

27 ,

21 (

18

17

16

*14 

*14

*14

738.9

23.8

0.304

0.35

Sept.

13

*12

If

14

15

14

15

16

17

62

38

18

14

14

14

35

49

26

21

18

16

16

17

19

19

77

115

49

34

28

827

27.6

0.353

0.39

Mean 112 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.50

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,490 Min 5.6 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Dec. 18 (8 p.m.) 3,280 cfs (11.4 ft); Dec. 28 (10 a.m.) 1,520 cfs 

(9.1 ft); Jan. 30 (11 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (8.2 ft); Mar. 3 (8:30 a.m.) 3,640 cfs (11.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for sbations 

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 189

5925. Bear Creek at Bishop, Ala.

Location. Lat 34°39<21", long 88°07'21", in SE£ sec. 5, T.5 3., R.15 W., on left bank 

20 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek, threequarters of a mile southwest of Bishop, and at mile 27.3.

Drainage area. --667 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1926 to June 1928, February 1929 to March 1932, June 1933 to 

September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 419.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 23, 1928, and Feb. 10, 1929, to Mar. 31, 1932, staff gage at site 

35 ft downstream at datum 5.00 ft lower. June 7, 1933, to May 28, 1934, chain gage at 

bridge 20 ft downstream at same datum as staff gage.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 16.47 ft); minimum, 51 cfs Aup. 6 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1926-60: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1955; maximum gage height, 22.0 ft 

(present datum) Dec. 26, 1926, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 9.3 cfs Sept. 15-17, 

1954; minimum gage height, -0.15 ft Sept. 1, 1943.

Remarks . Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 698: 1929. W3P 823: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1927, 

1928(M) , 1929, 1930JM) , 1932(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.5 

4.0

160

379

900

8,0

11.0

14.0

16,0

17.0

2,720

4,360

7,500

11,600

14,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

no

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

101

95

90

83

85

186

241

349

346

252

213

188

167

*217

342

520

312

236

199

177

163

160

153

170

174

163

155

146

155

168

167

6,171

199

0.298

0.34

Nov.

162

158

153

155

1,010

816

601

420

334

289

*259

241

223

219

221

230

254

236

223

215

205

195

221

287

243

226

754

948

717

583

10,798

360

0.540

0.60

Dec.

450

396

379

349

329

310

298

282

*270

254

400

2,130

2,140

1,810

1,320

908

1,080

4,190

11,700

6,270

3,680

2,460

1,540

1,220

1,030

932

1,570

6,550

5,600

3,790

4 ' 050

67,687

2,183

3.27

3.77

Jan.

2,500

1,570

2,440

2,240

1,760

3,640

*4,310

3,630

3,420

2,230

1,730

1,470

1,300

1,310

1,980

1,530

2,110

3,500

2,840

2,400

1,810

1,480

1,260

1,120

1,010

928

1,640

1,870

2,180

4,280

4,670

70,158

2,263

3.39

3.91

Feb.

3,890

5,900

*2 , 570

1,880

1,740

2,380

2 ,.400

2,040

1,660

1,470

1,340

1,150

1,060

1.040

1,040

1,090

1,340

1,900

2,480

2,320

2,120

2,330

2,180

1,960

1,870

1,680

1,440

1,300

1,240

54,810

1,890

E.83

3.06

Mar.

1,160

3,290

10.700

7^560

6,500

3,440

2,210

2,980

4,040

*3,630

3,660

3,070

2,500

2,420

4,170

4,040

3,520

3,180

2,370

1,900

1,630

1,440

1,310

1,180

1,090

1,010

960

1,320

2,930

2,650

100,960

3,257

4.88

5.63

Apr.

2,330

2,460

4.560

4,530

3,360

"2,660

2,000

1,670

1,440

1,270

1,130

1,030

952

884

*824

776

740

713

672

634

860

1,170

1,190

960

812

717

645

586

534

494

42,603

1,420

2.13

2.38

May

458

433

409

*392

376

586

1,160

1,490

1,460

988

752

630

544

488

450

417

384

356

364

420

324

291

270

252

252

238

248

296

346

280

234

15,568

502

0.755

0.87

June

209

197

211

221

213

197

181

167

*152

145

138

138

146

230

148

130

250

259

205

188

172

140

127

118

141

186

282

201

163

140

5,395

180

0.270

0.30

July

129

120

120

115

106

99

91

87

84

80

77

91

116

*124

91

77

71

70

65

64

62

62

137

109

70

80

112

102

83

67

62

2,823

91.1

0.137

0.16

Aug.

60

58

62

*57

55

52

265

140

104

80

157

129

135

116

109

95

84

78

78

71

286

1,140

788

518

266

184

153

160

122

109

*98

5,809

187

0.280

0.32

Sept.

92

92

83

83

81

74

73

66

60

453

806

257

152

135

112

130

447

307

305

219

160

130

114

102

94

509

1.040

540

389

300

7,405

247

0.370

0.41

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,700 Min 68 Mean 900 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.30

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,700 Min 52 Mean 1,066 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.75

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Dec. 19 (2 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (16.74 ft); Mar. 3 (8 p.m.) 11,700 

cfs (16.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5935. Tennessee River at Savannah, Term.

Location. Lat 35°13'29", long 88°15'36", on left bank pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 

at Savannah, Hardln County, 16.8 miles downstream from Pickwick Landing Dam and at 

mile 189.9.

Drainage area.--33,140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1945, at datum 41.61 ft higher. Since Oct. 1, 1948, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on downstream end of lock wall in lower pool at Pickwick Landing 

Dam, 16.8 miles upstream. Apr. 5, 1937, to Jan. 31, 1939, auxiliary staff gage 

4.0 miles downstream and Feb. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1948, water-stage recorder 4.3 miles 

downstream.

Average discharge.--30 years, 52,120 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 168,000 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 72.77 

ft Mar. 6; minimum daily discharge, 21,300 cfs May 15; minimum gage height, 54.30 ft 

Nov. 16.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 403,000 cfs Feb. 6, 1957; maximum gage height, 92.42 ft 

Feb. 6, 1957; minimum daily discharge, 1,100 cfs Sept. 3, 1945, caused by experimental 

closure of Pickwick Landing Dam; minimum gage height, 41.20 ft present datum, Oct. 20, 

1931.

Maximum stage known, 101.2 ft Mar. 21, 1897, present datum, from floodmarks (discharge, 450,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 320,000 cfs). Flood of Jan. 2, 

1927, reached a stage of 92.7 ft, present datum (discharge, 349,000 cfs). Minimum 

stage known, 38.8 ft Sept. 8, 1925, present datum.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 as other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 210). Flow 

now almost completely regulated.

Cooperation. Auxiliary water-stage-recorder graph furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: 1937, drainage area. WSP 1306: 1936 (monthly runoff).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32,900

33,500

31,100

29,000

34,700

39,200

42 , 100

38,600

40,400

37,400

34,500

43,000

33,800

34,200

47,800

56,000

40,900

26,100

51,000

45,500

59,900

49,300

45, 900

43,000

43,800 

51,800

56,300

54,700

48,400

'

*1.315.2

42,430

-

-

Nov.

32,200

44,100

*50 , 700

46,600

48,100

50,800

49,800

29,600

39,500

28,90O

34,200

36 , 400

36,400

22,800

22,300

44,600

45,300

42,400

48,600

47,800

46,700

27,600

48,400

55,000

65,200

57 , 400 

61,900

62,000

67,800

75,000

*1, 368.1

45,600

-

-

Dec.

75,100

67,800

58,700

65,200

75,200

81,300

75,400

61,700

59,400

63,700

74,700

86 , 300

95,800

115,000

123,000

113,000

92,700

94,500

152,000

162,000

155,000

157,000

153,000

134,000

108,000

90 , 700 

85,800

100,000

110,000

98,000

*3,083.1

99,450

-

-

Jan.

85,400

84,200

80,300

68,700

62,400

67,600

82,300

87,000

92,900

96,800

95,800

86,200

83,500

83,400

80 , 500

69,900

74,100

82,900

83,800

82,700

*80,400

74,300

64,800

59,900

63,000

58.300 

61,500

77,000

78,300

74,900

'

*2,406

77,610

~

-

Feb.

83,200

81,300

75,500

67,200

69,500

75,900

73,600

75,500

71,800

60 , 600

64,300

63,000

72,700

68,300

64,300

63,500

67,500

74,500

87,400

107,000

122,000

124,000

110,000

87,400

83,700

84,300 

80,200

80,000

75,600

__ _ _

*2,313.8

79,790

-

-

Mar.

72,100

78,600

143,000

165,000

167,000

166,000

154,000

122,000

119,000

121,000

102,000

86,100

82,800

84,500

76,900

85,100

*85,400

82,500

80,500

73,800

67,900

63,800

53,400

43,600

42,600

43,700 

35,700

36,100

28,700

44,100

*2,674.8

86,280

-

-

Apr.

68,800

80,800

84,500

83,500

67,700

52,100

48, 100

53,600

40,600

44,OOO

36,400

29,100

26,500

26,100

24,800

21,500

22,100

22,800

36,900

32,800

30,800

31,700

33,900

30,200

42,300

41,500 

28,500

33,700

27,600

28,100

*1,231

41,030

-

-

May

30,100

*24,800

41,000

40,100

36,300

40,900

35,000

42 , 100

46,600

44,900

50,200

38,300

42,800

45,000

21,300

28,700

28,600

32,800

33,600

30,400

31,100

21,400

31,800

27,600

26,100

29,300 

41,300

35,900

22,200

25,600

*1,063.5

34,310

-

-

June

25,000

30 , 900

31,100

25,900

29,900

29,100

33,600

29,900

30,200

34,800

27,600

23,400

30,700

30,000

29,000

32,000

39,600

47,000

40,100

36,100

45,400

55,800

47,300

31,600

37,600

43,900 

38,100

29,400

32,600

38 , 600

«,036.2

34,540

-

-

July

37,500

31,900

31,700

22,100

26, 300

36,900

33,700

26,700

42,600

34,700

23,000

36,200

28,600

33,000

27,100

35 , 400

38,200

23,200

30 , 100

36,500

34,300

29, £00

32,600

34,500

*27,300

22,100 

27,300

27,700

35,200

42 ,£00

977, COO

31,520

-

-

Aug.

29,400

32,100

33,900

29,000

26,300

32,300

41,600

26,900

29,100

28,100

32 , 900

45,300

33,200

32,100

32,000

30,700

27,100

37,200

36,900

43,600

40,400

35,300

43,500

40,200

38,100

41,500 

47,500

51,600

38,600

41,800

*1,117.1

36,040

-

-

Sept.

41,800

37,800

46,100

54,300

40,900

43,900

45,700

42,100

40,500

48,400

59,300

48,100

44,800

*45,800

44,700

51,300

53,000

75,000

65,800

52,900

46,100

43,900

51,100

50,100

42,300

56.100 

40,900

47,200

48,100

38,400

*1,426 . 4

47,550

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 162,000 Min 16,100 Mean 46,590 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.08

Water year 1959-60= Max 167,000 Min 21,300 Mean 54,680 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.46

Discharge measurement made on 

Expressed In thousands.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 191

5960. Duck River below Manchester, Term.

Location. Lat 35°28'15", long 86°07<I8", on right bank 50 ft downstream from Powers

Bridge, 2 miles southwest of Manchester, Coffee County, 3-f miles downstrearr from Little 

Duck River, 7 miles upstream from Crumpton Creek, and at mile 265.4.

Drainage area.--107 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1934 to September 1960.

fjage.--rfater-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 878.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge .--26 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,770 cfs Dec. 19 (gage height, 10.07 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 5, 6; minimum gage height, 1.04 ft Sept. 8.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 18.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 8 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.57 ft Sept. 19, 20, 1947.

Maximum st-3ge known, 23.2 ft in March 1929 (discharge, about 50,000 cfs), from highwater mark by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in March 1902 reached approximately 

the same stage as the flood in March 1929.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation for short periods during low flow by small 

reservoir above station.

Revisions (water years).--MSP 1426: 1946-47.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 24, 25, July 18, 19, Sept. 10)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Discharge,

2.5 298

3.0 485

5,0 1,360

1.0 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

3 0 485

5.0 1,360

8.0 3,100

? feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Dai

1

*

4

5

b

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

18

17

17

16

20

26

32

*50

29

25

21

32

53

43

40

38

35

32

31

29

28

26

29

25

24

25

23

23

23

22

870

28.1

0.263

0.30

Nov.

21

21

20

21

35

39

38

38

38

35

35

34

32

32

31

47

72

90

85

*70

64

56

55

53

59

61

270

525

228

149

2,354

78.5

0.734

0.82

Dec. [ Jan.

123 205

110 1 190

104

92

86

88

103

90

76

69

81

944

741

323

*218

175

154

1,230

5.030

745

409

283

232

202

178

161

159

*1,430

737

34:9

251

12,973

418

3.91

4.51

417

334

246

257

470

521

45T

386

312

251

225

220

268

254

218

312

248

195

166

144

124

115

111

104

185

334

254

248

8,054

260

2.43

2.80

Feb.

200

171

152

137

147

238

210

171

152

154

220

159

147

147

149

159

251

*1.070

810

432

367

420

338

277

305

316

230

200

208

7,937

274

2.56

2.76

Mar.

183

557

2.050

681

398

298

265

230

280

47O

443

394

302

257

243

641

493

295

243

246

212

183

*164

147

133

124

113

106

162

*1,170

673

12,156

392

3.66

4.23

Apr.

334

243

212

202

173

147

133

117

104

92

84

82

76

73

68

66

64

108

106

82

94

152

113

90

75

68

68

70

61

57.

3,414

114

1.07

1.19

May

58

56

52

48

47

49

1.970

1,410

386

238

185

159

144

124

106

94

86

76

*71

70

66

61

57

54

52

49

49

47

47

45

_44

6,000

194

1.81

2.09

June

42

42

41

36

36

35

34

33

34

33

33

34

34

46

39

37

*56

44

41

39

38

36

37

122

86

47

43

46

60

45

1,329

44.3

0.414

0.46

July

43

41

41

61

45

40

37

36

35

41

53

36

34

34

30

30

36

"75 161

54

46

41

36

35

34

47

45

*51

53

43

36

1,430

46.1

0.431

0.50

Aug.

34

30

29

27

26

26

25

26

30

42

51

37

34

33

33

32

30

*29

29

29

28

36

34

32

29

29

29-

26

26

24:

28

953

30.7

C.287

0.33

Sept.

26

24

22

22

22

21

2T

38

54

225

225

106

57

38

32

59

793

298

168

119

88

66

54

47

43

39

47

*46

44

43

2,887

96.2

0.899

1.00

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,030 Min 16 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,030 Min 16 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.9?

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Dec. 19 (5 a.m.) 4,770 cfs (10.07 ft); Mar. 3 (8 a.m.) 2,700 ofs 

(7.36 ft); May 7 (9:30 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (9.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5975. War-trace Creek at Bell Buckle, Term.

LocaWon.--Lat 35°.?5'16", long 86°20'22", on downstream right bank wingwall of bridge on 

State Highway 82, 0.2 mile downstream from Kelly Creek, 0.9 mile east of Bell Bundle 

Bedford County, 4.0 miles northeast of Fairfield, and 7.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.3 sq mi.

Records available .--December 195? to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 822.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Id J9 .

Average discharge. --6 years (1954-60), 39.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,840 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 9.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening neasurement at 

gage height 11.25 ft; minimum, 0.01 efs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in 1954-57.

Remarks . --Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 18-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.0

4.6

3.0 24

3.5 95

4.0 187

5.0 445

6.0 790

Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

0.02 

.03

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

2.7

5.0 

6.0

180

445

790

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

£9

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

1.2

.8

.7

^6_

5.5

6.1

*26

24

9.8

6.5

4.3

106

52

23

13

8.7

6.1

4.9

4.0

3.1

2.8

3.1

23

8.2

5.7

4.3

3.7

4.0

5.7

4.9

374.1

12.1

0.742

0.85

Nov.

4.9

4.3

4.0

6.2

75

25

15

11

7.7

6.5

5.7 4'.3

3.7

3.7

5.4

97

70

32

*22

15

12

9.2

24

223

52

29

333

77

41

26

1,242.6

41.4

2.54

2.84

Dec.

18

17

12

11

9.2

18

16

13

10

S.7

164

293

82

44

*31

24

21

524

163

70

40

28

21

15

13

12

77

686

80

48

31

2,599.9

83.9

5.15

5.93

Jan.

23

26

67

30

28

32

86

94

82

69

53

40

39

32

32

23

45

44

32

25

20

*16

14

13

12

10

68

45

34

35

31

1,200

38.7

2.37

2.74

Feb.

25

21

19

*16

184

94

54

38

31

49

31

22

22

20

19

31

105

328

*111

69

69

76

64

55

87

55

40

35

28

1,798

62.0

3.80

4.10

Mar.

21

347

165

75

50

39

32

25

88

74

66

52

44

38

42

188

68

44

38

29

23

20

16

15

12

11

9.8

8.8

148

217

*65

2,070.6

66.8

4.10

4.72

Apr.

40

30

28

24

20

16

14

12

10

9.3

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.3

7.1

6.7

5.6

5.3

5.9

5.3

4.7

4.1

3.5

6.4

8.3

6.3

4.7

3 2 

324.2

10.8

0.663

0.74

May

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.3

*3.2

584

58

30

19

13

12

9.3

7.9

7.1

6.3

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.4

3.8

2.9

2.3

2.3

1.9

2.1

13

4.1

2.9

1.9

1.5

821.8

26.5

1.63

1.88

J,one

*1.3

1.3

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

1.7

.6

.4

21

4.1

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.5

1.3

2.9

1.5

1.3

3.8

5.9

3.2

62.5

2.08

0.128

0.14

Jlly

1.7

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.5

*.3

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

t 2

.2

.2

89

38

8.5

3.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.6

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

155.5

5.02

0.308

0.35

Aug.

0.2

.1

*.06

.05

706

.05

.6

.2

7.4

32.

3.1

.4

.2

. 2

.2

.1

.1

.09

.09

.09

.09

3.2

.7

.2

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

.08

.07

50.11

1.62

0.099

0.11

Sept.

0.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

.03

^02.

.02

.03

.1

.1

.09

*.08

.08

.2

68

14

7.1

4.1

2.3

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.3

1.5

2.1

1.1

.6

105.01

3.50

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1959: Max 756 Mln 0.4 Mean 33.4 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 686 Mln 0.02 Mean 29.5 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Dec. 28 (1 a.m.) 3,840 cfs (9.25 ft); May 7 (5 a.m.) 3,140 cfi 

rs.87 (8.87 ftl. ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 193

5980. Duck River near Shelbyville, Term.

Location. Lat 3S°28 I 49", long 86°29'57", on right bank 151) ft downstream from 3ims 

Bridge, 2.1 miles upstream from Sugar Creek, 2.2 miles west of Shelbyville, Bedford 

County, 2.9 miles downstream from Flat Creek, and at mile 216.2.

Drainage area. 481 sq mi.

Records available. uctober 1933 to September 1960. Prior to April 1934 monthly discharge 

only, published in W3P 1306.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is j.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--27 years, 792 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,720 cfs Dec. 19 or CO (gage height, 16.80 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 86 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Oct. 5, 6.

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 62,900 cfs Feb. 13, 1943 (gage height, 36.40 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis_of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. L3, 1936; minimum daily, 20 cfs Sept. 2. 1945.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 37.6 ft (discharge, about 70,000 cfs), from 

high-water profile by Tennessee Valley Authority. Flood in March 1902 reached a stage 

about 2 ft higher than that in March 1929, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Prior to 1948, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1934. W3P 853: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18 Dec. 19 to Sept.

10.0

14.0

16.0

Note.--Same as 

following table 

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge,

Day

1

T

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

115

102

97

95

94

102

116

*145

222

198

149

126

126

842

445

275

210

182

165

153

147

143

139

143

172

153

139

133

126

128

131

5,513

178

0.370

0.43

Nov.

126

124

118

129

1,180

584

361

272

228

198

180

170

161

157

163

249

1,040

654

*497

418

349

295

265

1,020

511

343

2,550

2,080

1,400

868

16,490

550

1.14

1.27

Dec.

644

532

*448

388

346

355

385

355

325

289

326

4,490

3,360

2,020

1,200

896

724

2,950

9,000

7,000

4,700

1,900

1,300

900

650

550

450

*5,390

3,970

2,080

1,330

39,253

1,911

3.97

4.58

Jan .

996

1,030

1,280

1 , 300

1,100

1,060

1,620

2,220

g.510

1,990

1,670

1,320

1,090

948

1,100

996

1,000

1,230

1,150

968

808

693

606

553

511

474

912

1,240

1,180

1,430

1,360

36,145

1,166

2.42

2.79

Feb.

1,100

904

764

*686

1,750

2,160

1,490

1,150

964

976

984

808

728

704

654

665

1,230

4,620

4,150

2,000

1,700

2,000

1,600

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,100

1,000

950

41,037

1,415

2.94

3.17

Mar.

900

2,500

8.000

,500

, 000

,6OO

,300

* ,120

,500

,020

,930

,830

,560

,300

,210

,620

,470

,840

,380

,150

1,000

884

788

704

651

606

564

504

691

3,920

*3,280

55,322

1,785

3.71

4.28

Apr.

2.020

1,360

1,130

1 , 000

868

740

672

602

550

508

467

441

419

398

383

371

371

425

389

386

386

407

422

383

353

347

344

323

299

279

17,043

568

1.18

1.32

May

276

259

251

24Z

228

*228

4,730

5,520

2,470

1,180

836

668

570

504

447

404

362

329

305

288

268

259

251

228

212

202

212

223

204

194

186

22,536

727

1.51

1.74

June

172

*169

176

172

159

150

141

135

127

125

127

119

III

141

159

141

269

299

186

152

139

131

127

316

1.790

474

296

256

248

254

7,267

242

0.503

0.56

July

212

184

182

230

259

212

*184

169

152

143

139

150

143

135

131

125

254

2.820

848

353

234

189

176

252

162

150

174

194

150

147

139

9,052

292

0.607

0.70

Aug.

131

121

*113

109

1E1

119

217

168

397

457

752

305

215

588

795

262

186

157

145

176

167

686

404

262

194

157

135

125

121

115

109

8,009

258

0.536

0.62

Sept.

105

102

96

93

91

88

88

107

93

129

389

425

223

*167

135

131

2,660

1,610

712

428

311

245

210

179

164

145

155

167

215

215

9,878

329

0.684

0.76

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,000 Min 94 Mean 736 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.78

Water Water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 9,000 9,000 Min Min 88 88 Mean Mean 786 786 Cfsm Cfsm 1.63 1.63 In. In. 22.22 22.22

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Dec. 19 or 20 (time unknown) 9,720 cfs (16.80 ft); F°c. 28 (3 p.m 

8,000 cfs (14.89 ft); Mar. 3 (time unknown) 8,910 cfs (15.90 ft); May 7 (10 p.m.) 8,340 cfs 

(15.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 19-27, Feb. 20 to Mar. 7; discharge estimated on bESis of 

weather records, high-water marks, and records for stations on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

5990. Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Term.

Location Lat 35°26'56", long 86°47'09", on downstream side of center pier of bridge on

 State Highway 50, 800 ft east of Marshall County courthouse in Lewisburg and at 

mile 17.9.

Drainage area. 24.9 sq mi.

Records available. January 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 705.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 41.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 9.97 ft); mini-

 Sum7~0.03 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 5, 6, 7, 9 (gage height, 0.17 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 17.62 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow 0.6 mile upstream (drainage area, 19.0 sq mi); no flow at 

times in 1954-57. , , , ,

Flood in July 1939 (discharge, 16,300 cfs) exceeded all previously known floods, 

including those in 1902, and 1856, from reports by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-9)

Oct. 1 to July 3

.5

.6

.8

1.0

0.4 

.8 

1.5 

2.5 

5.5

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

100

270

760

0.19 

.25 

.3

July 4 to Sept. 30

0.1 0.7 

.4 1.0 

.8 1.5 

1.9 2.0

3.5

7.3

14

48

100

Discharge, in cubic feet per cond, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.B

.4

.5

.4

.4

.7

2.5

*12~8.2

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

2.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.8

O 5

lie

55.3

1.78

0.071

0.08

Nov.

1.4

1.3

1.2

22

37

13

9.3

7.9

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.4

2.5

2.5

2.3

19

22

12

*9.7

7.7

6.3

5.3

137

74

27

17

394

82

44 

31

1,006.9

33.6

1.35

1.50

Dec.

24

21

17

*14

12

14

12

11

10

9.7

204

417

126

70

48

37

34

625

264

127

77

53

41

33

28

26

227

441

124

75

53

3,274.7

106

4.26

4.89

Jan.

42

40

57

40

*40

45

75

100

109

106

82

63

52

46

41

33

50

54

44

37

33

29

25

24

2_2_

22

~rr 124

71

102

75

1,750

56.8

2.28

2.63

Feb.

59

48

*41

41

458

199

120

85

66

192

87

63

60

51

47

60

124

221

145

109

106

106

91

80

159

96

73

62

52

3,081

106

4.26

4.60

Calendar year 1959: Max 89O Min O.3

Mar.

44

666

332

152

104

77

*63

53

218

115

97

83

68

60

83

212

97

75

63

51

42

39

34

31

28

26

24

23

145

242

*92

3,439

111

4.46

5.14

Apr.

67

58

68

63

53

45

40

35

30

28

25

24

22

19

19

18

18

16

15

14

16

14

12

12

11

13

15

12

10

10

802

26.7

1.07

1.20

May

9.0

7.9

7.4

6.8

*5.8

8.6

180

36

23

18

15

14

11

9.3

7.7

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.3

5.0

a4.0

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

a2_,Ci

431.7

13.9

0.558

0.64

June

*1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

L£

2.2

9.0

5.0

3.8

22

7.7

2.9

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

7.3

29

3.9

119.2

3.97

0.159

0.18

July

1.6

1.3

5.3

52

8.2

*4 . 2

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.8

7.3

5.4

1.5

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

_._4

117.2

3. 78

0.152

0. IB

Aug.

0.4

*'.3. 2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.5

1.2

6.S

4.4

1.4

.9

1.8

.9

.5

.4

.3

.6

.4

.4

.5

.8

.5

.3

.2

' 0

!i

.6

25.5

0.82

0.033

0.04

Sept.

O.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.3

.2'.3

*.2

.3

.3

4.5

23

6.9

3.0

1.7

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.8

1.0

.9

.7

49.2

1.64

0.066

0.07

Mean 38. 0 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 666 Min O.I Mean 38.7 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.15

Peak discharge (base. 1.50O cfs). Dec. 18 (6 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (8.13 ft); Dec. 27 (11 p.m.) 2,63O cfs 

(9.97 ft); Mar. 2 (5 p.m.) 2.510 cfs (9.54 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

5995. Duck River at Columbia, Term.

195

Location.--Lat 35°37'05", long 87°01'56", on right bank 4 ft downstream from bridge on 

former U. S. Highway 31, 2 blocks north of public square at Columbia, Maur;' County, 

0.7 mile downstream from Columbia hydroelectric plant, 2.4 miles upstream from 

Rutherford Creek, and at mile 132.8.

Drainage area.--1,208 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1904 to December 1903, April 1920 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSF 1306. Gage-height records collected 

at same site 1887-95, 1911 (fragmentary), and since 1947, are contained in reports 

of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 9, 1925, chain, tape, or staff gages near this site; all gages 

at datum 2.37 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1933.

Average discharge.--44 years (1904-8, 1920-60), 1,921 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 23.98 ft); minimum, 23 cfs May 28 (gage height, 1.59 ft); minimum daily, 68 cfs Sept. 7.

1904-8, 1920-60: Maximum discharge, 61,100 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 51.75 

ft) ; no flo/f Oct. L2, 1922.

Flood of Mar. 30, 1902, reached a stage of 43.0 ft, present datum (discharge, 

50,700 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Occasional diurnal fluctuation and infrequent regulation at low flows caused by 

powerplants above station. Prior to about 1953, fluctuation and regulation were more 

pronounced.

 "Revisions (water years ).--W3P 783: 1929(M). WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 1306: 

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except p 

in feet, and discharge, in

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5, 

June 18 to Sept. 30

riods of shifting control (gage height, 

cubic feet per second)

Mar. 4 to June 17

1.9 

Z.I 

3.0 

5.0

100

472

1,460

10.0 4,800

16.0 10,100

22. 0 15,500

2.1 135

3.0 550

5.0 1,490

10.0 4,800

16.0 10,100

23.O 16,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

E5

26

27

28

S3

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

141

114

182

138

105

114

*114

152

550

467

422

395

369

859

970

1.040

634

486

391

325

281

244

231

227

227

244

239

231

223

360

431

10,904

352

0.291

0.34

Nov.

373

312

269

256

998

2,400

1,620

1,010

748

602

495

422

364

329

298

307

*776

1,950

1,540

1,040

9£1

686

743

2, SCO

4,130

2,130

5,640

10.200

6,160

3,370

52,609

1,754

1.45

1.62

Dec.

2,260

1,710

1,450

1,220

1,040

931

940

980

*883

796

964

8,330

12,300

7,960

4,550

2,930

2,280

6,710

14,200

15,500

11,900

5,470

3,290

2,450

1,920

1,590

1,720

10,000

14,700

9,100

4,710

154,784

4,993

4.13

4.77

Jan.

3,030

2,310

2,290

2,900

2,650

2,460

2,630

4,170

5.690

5,510

4,550

3,640

3,050

2,680

2,400

2,210

2,120

2.460

*2,830

2,400

2,020

1,680

1,420

1,220

1,100

1.000

1,490

3,370

3,400

3,140

3,360

85,180

2,748

2.27

2.62

Feb.

3,010

2,480

2,030

1.750

5,950

11.400

8,050

4,600

3,350

3,600

5,350

3,600

2,620

2,250

2,030

*1,990

2,590

4,620

9,890

9,110

6,270

4,800

4,320

3,740

4,720

4,990

5,800

3,010

2,570

128,470

4,430

3.67

3.96

Mar.

2,230

5,400

12,500

16.400

10,500

5,570

5,840

3,050

4,180

7,460

6,600

5,520

4,760

3,870

3,250

5,090

7,110

*5,230

3,930

3,090

2,540

2,110

1,820

1,600

1,440

1,340

1,230

1.150

2,430

11,900

11,600

156,740

5,056

4.19

4.83

Apr.

7,110

4,430

5,850

3,710

2,990

*2,370

1,950

1,640

1,440

1,280

1,160

1,060

980

915

852

802

745

708

765

716

626

654

667

658

640

613

658

794

586

520

45,889

1,550

1.27

1.41

May

482

452

405

*375

342

338

417

6,560

7,550

5,740

1,680

1,210

985

843

735

*676

525

496

559

370

356

351

324

302

288

375

608

356

279

302

274

32,315

1,042

0.863

0.99

June

245

*240

240

230

220

216

198

184

175

167

159

155

159

175

180

262

7,050

1,320

705

504

538

252

214

202

223

1,290

970

883

1,110

897

19,163

639

0.529

0.59

July

658

481

373

5,210

1,880

960

*5Z3

440

347

294

244

206

186

174

194

170

156

145

2,550

2,130

839

426

944

1,390

955

472

382

440

316

294

239

22,018

710

0.588

0.68

Aug.

202

190

166

152

152

214

182

178

338

*616

911

1.280

748

495

404

1,050

625

347

239

182

163

244

298

616

477

358

248

190

156

134

124

11,659

376

0.311

0.36

Sept.

127

107

94

83

78

72

68

92

134

163

145

110

*320

481

294

248

1,070

6 . OOP

2,950

1,450

916

653

495

369

298

248

227

214

202

223

17,931

598

0.495

0.55

Calendar year 1959 : Max 18,200 Min 103 Mean 1,920 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.58

Waber year 1959-60: Max 16,400 Min 68 Mean 2,015 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.72

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Dec. 20 (2 a.m.) 16,100 cfs (22.71 ft); Mar. 4 (5 a.m.) 17,300 

cfs (23.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Shifting-control method used Aug. 17 to Sept. 16, Sept. 22-30.
Jat>;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of ^age is 67h.5t' ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,04U cfs Dec. LI mum, 2.7 L-fs Oct. -2-5 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

ly53-CO: Maximum discharge, 2,E5u of 3 Mar. 21, 1955 (gage height, 11.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 830 :fs; minLmum, 1.0 ofs Sept. 10, 19£3, and July y, 1959, 

caused by removal of gravel frum channel U.2 mile upstream; minimum natural discharge, 

1.5 ;-fs Sept. 4-7, It'54; minimum gage height, 0.80 ft Sept. 17, 1956.

Rating tables, water year 19E9-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.6

2.0

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27

1.7 2.5

3.5 Z.&

16 3.3

105

141

229

309

103

3.0 175

3.6 287

Discharge, Ir

Day

1

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

21

24

£5

26

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

0 = t.

3.2

2.9 

2.7

2.7

7.6

*E.3

21

16

9.5

7.9

6.0

8.9

14

10

8.3

7.2

6.0

5.7

5.3

4.9

4.3

5.3

13

7.6

6.4

5\3

4.9

7.2

8.7 

7.6

229.2

7.39

0.422

0.49

Nov .

7.2

6.4

5.7 

7.6

21

13

10

8.7

7 .6

6.4

5.7

5.3

4.9

5.3

5.3

6.8

*8.7

7.2

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.3

17

37

20

16

70

34

20

16

397.0

13.2

0.754

0.84

Dec.

14

15

14 

13

12

11

10

9.9

*9 .5

B.7

46

159

57

34

25

20

28

299

148

71

51

40

34

29

26

25

171

282

83

61 

42

1,854.1

59.8

3.42

3.94

Jan .

33

31

48 

37

34

33

31

36

44

57

56

43

38

33

30

25

27

32

*28

25

23

21

18

17

16

15

49

48

55

65

1,101

35.5

2.03

2.34

Feb.

42

34

29 

29

204

125

76

55

45

54

48

39

37

33

32

*35

41

77

69

53

55

50

48

51

149

85

60

48

40

1,749

60.3

3.45

3.72

Mar.

33

112

141 

79

58

48

42

37

144

122

87

70

59

49

48

87

67

*53

47

40

35

32

29

29

26

25

24

23

149

£30 

97

2, 122

68^5

3.91

4.51

Apr.

65

51

121

76

*59

48

40

35

32

29

28

26

25

25

23

22

21

20

18

25

22

21

20

18

18

18

17

16

16

1,211

40.4

2.31

£.57

May

15

14

14 

*14

14

18

21

18

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

16

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

11

12

11

10

9.2 

8.7

409.6

13.2

0.754

0.87

June

8.7

*8.7

8.7 

8.1

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

8.1

9.7

7.5

7.5

34

12

10

8.7

7.5

6.9

6.3

9.2

11

9.7

10

39

31

18

334.9

11.2

0.640

0.71

July

13

11

s'.i

8.7

8.1

*6.9

6.5

6.9

B.I

6,9

6.3

5.8

6.9

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

5 .0

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3 

4.3

200 . 5

6.46

0.369

0.43

Aug.

3.7

3.5

3.7 

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

4.6

*5.8

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.5

4.U

4.6

5.0

10

8.1

5.8

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.0 

3.7

141.8

4.57

0.261

0.30

Sept.

3.7

3 '.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

5.3

5.5

6.9

7.5

7 .5

5.8

*4.6

4.0

3.7

5.4

17

6.9

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.9

5.8

5.0

4.6

153.5

5.12

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1959 : Max 299 Min 2.7 Mean 19.7 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.32

Water year 1959-60 : Max 299 Mln 2.7 Mean 27.1 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.05

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Dec. 27 (10:30 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (6.06 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 197

Location.--Lat 35°52'17", long S7 C 30'UO", on left bank 350 ft upstream from county highway 

bridge, 400 ft upstream from Pretty Creek, 0.2 mile northwest of Vernon, Hickman County, 

2.2 miles downstream from Mill Creek, 6.6 miles north of Centerville, and 8.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1^3 so mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wiiter-stage recorder. Datum ol gape is 4b4.83 It above mean s

1929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1927, tape 3(J. 1927. to Feb. H. 1931. chain

Feb. 9, 1931, to May 10, 1934, staff gage at site half a mile

downstream at datum 2.77 ft lower.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 5.16 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Sept. 6; minimum page height, 0.17 ft Sept. 6, 7, 25, 26, 30.

1925-60: Maximum discharge observed, 32,500 cfs Dec. 21, 1926 (gage height, 16.5 ft); 

minimum discharge, 35 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height observed, -0.09 ft 

Sept. 27, Oct. 16, 1951.

Flood in March 1897 reached a stage of 17.5 ft (discharge, 37,000 cfs), from reports 

by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov.

O.E 65 

.5 126 136

272

2.0

4.0

674

1,720

BiS-harge ubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

£4

£5

26

£7

£8

£9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

73

75

73

71

71

89

91

118

105

89

81

*77

77

99

87

81

79

77

73

73

71

71

71

75

73

71

71

69

71 

75

73

2,450

79.0

0.409

0.47

NDV.

71

69

69

71

85

81

77

77

77

77

79

81

83

89

95

95

101

105

101

97

99

101

103

*97

93

120

470

320

215

155

3,453

115

0.596

0.67

Dec.

125

110

110

120

120

122

119

114

110

107

152

519

444

324

266

*236

242

358

411

350

305

263

236

217

201

191

278

1.610

*834 

586

452

9,632

311

1.61

1.86

Jan.

374

324

305

266

£48

239

231

225

231

245

254

254

288

309

362

350

350

407

386

350

316

288

266

245

*231

217

239

248

245 

245

239

8,777

283

1.47

1.69

Feb.

234

225

220

220

£51

427

431

398

378

620

811

594

514

448

386

358

358

362

*335

312

3O9

305

285

279

427

510

472

435

411

11,315

390

2.02

2.18

Mar.

362

394

6^2

590

510

472

435

398

477

577

619

603

598

590

565

749

766

657

590

519

452

*415

382

354

327

302

282

269

275 

382

382

14,925

481

2.49

2.88

Apr.

366

386

561

7£7

640

556

489

427

382

338

*309

292

272

254

239

234

228

217

206

198

220

211

198

193

193

206

257

225

214

209

9,447

315

1.63

1.82

May

196

188

183

178

170

188

452

366

298

266

£45

*228

214

201

193

183

175

172

193

172

162

152

146

141

139

136

134

129

IE 6

124

*119

5,969

193

1.00

1.15

June

119

117

117

114

11£

107

105

105

103

103

100

100

107

131

107

105

149

119

107

103

100

96

96

241

192

126

124

413

316

269

4,203

140

0.725

0.81

July

392

838

407

295

245

211

185

*170

159

149

139

131

124

124

119

112

110

107

105

103

100

98

100

107

96

94

96

91

87

87

85

5,266

170

0.881

1.01

ALg.

83

81

78

81

96

83

78

76

81

126

89

*83

81

81

78

76

76

76

103

87

78

98

98

87

81

78

78

78

76

74

83

2,602

83.9

0.435

0.50

Sept.

85

78

74

72

70

70

70

74

78

87

103

89

85

83

*81

81

100

89

83

81

78

76

76

74

74

72

76

76

76 

72

2,383

79.4

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,790 Min 69 Mean 202 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.18

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,610 Min 69 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 15 to Dec. 5, Mar. 5; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, recorded range In stage when available, records for Yellow Creek near Shlloh, olserver's 

readings, and 1 discharge measurement.
198 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

6030. Duck River above Hurricane Mills, Term.

Location. Lat 35°55'48", long 87°44'25", on left bank 0.4 mile downstream from Tumbling 

Creek, 1.3 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 13, 3.6 miles southeast of 

Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, and at mile 26.0.

Drainage area. 2,557 313. mi.

Records available. --July 1925 to September 1960. Prior to October 1951, published as 

"near Hurricane Mills."

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 370.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 2, 1927, tape gage, June 2, 1927, to Feb. 20, 1934, staff gages, 

and Feb. 21, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder, at bridge 5.6 miles downstream at datum 8.80 ft lower.

Average discharge. 35 years, 3,910 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 14.90 ft); minimum, 470 cfs Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 0.69 ft Sept. 9.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 122,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house, present site and datum); minimum, 185 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 1925; 

minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Oct. 2, 1941, site and datum then in use.

Remarks .--Records excellent. Occasional minor fluctuations at low flow from small dams 

upstream. Prior to about 1953, fluctuation and regulation were more pronounced. Minor 

diversions for irrigation.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 803: 

WSP 1436: 1926-28, 1938(M) .

1935. WSP 823: 1927(M). WSP 853: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0

z.o

4.0

430

590

1,240

3,000

6.0 

9.O

15.0

5,100

9,600

2O,5OO

0.6 

1.0

450 

620 

2.0 1,32O 

4.0 3,100

6.0 5,100

9.0 9,6OO

14.0 18,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*470

491

546

508

480

524

562

814

1,350

IJOO

1,370

1,160

940

953

1,160

1,570

1,630

1,580

1,220

1,000

916

838

796

778

766

760

754

736

724

*754

28,746

927

0.363

0.42

Nov.

934

979

940

886

880

1,000

2,260

2,980

2,220

1,740

1,440

1,250

1,120

1,050

986

953

986

1,200

1,900

2,640

2,210

1,790

1,680

2,580

4,220

5,560

5,140

8,300

11,900

*9,890

81,614

2,720

1.06

1.19

Dec.

6,040

4,420

3,630

3,100

2,780

2,460

2,230

2,060

2,020

1,940

1,940

3,540

12,900

15,900

13,000

8,450

5,980

5,380

9,96O

16,600

18,800

16,800

10,400

6,330

4,840

4,090

3,690

7,910

17,700

19.000

249,590

8,051

3.15

3.63

Jan.

9,540

6,490

5,170

4,820

4,840

4,860

4,540

4,440

4,310

7,810

8,460

7,780

6,700

6,040

5,650

5,630

5,140

5,110

5,170

5,370

4,930

4,390

3,890

3,460

3,130

*2,860

2,720

3,070

4,520

5,700

162,160

5,231

2.05

2.36

Feb.

5,630

5,410

4,750

4,220

3^920

9,230

15j600

14,200

9,420

7,470

8,300

9,200

7,970

6,110

5,200

4,630

4,440

4,800

6,700

*11,200

12,700

10,100

8,130

7,380

7,420

10,600

10,400

8,540

6,960

230,630

7,953

3.11

3.35

Mar.

5,860

5,200

7,490

15,100

19. 700

17,000

10,700

7,730

6,850

10,200

13,400

13,100

11,100

9,740

"8,400

7,810

9,710

11,600

9,980

8,130

6,610

5,590

4,840

4,310

3,940

3,610

3,320

3,070

2,920

4,770

267,980

8,645

3.38

3.90

Apr.

17,000

12,400

9,570

14,000

12,200

8,940

7,010

5,720

4,870

4,270

3,810

2,460

3,180

2,930

2,760

2,600

2,480

2,340

2,210

2,090

2,170

2,150

2,050

1,980

1,950

1,890

2,000

2,010

*1,920

1,950

142,910

4,797

1.88

2.09

May

1,740

1,630

1,530

1,460

1,380

1,350

1,640

1,940

4,160

SUA.QP.

6,010

*3,620

2,720

2,260

1,980

1,770

1,630

1,520

1,450

1,460

1,470

1,270

1,100

1,080

1,020

965

942

1,300

1,520

1,220

62,443

2,014

0.788

0.91

June

899

878

857

899

920

830

767

737

714

686

670

660

645

686

725

731

2,050

13,800

5,790

2,730

2,080

1,630

1,320

1,260

2,430

1,870

1,610

2,770

3,010

3,110

57,764

1,925

0.753

0.84

July

2,980

3,180

2,560

2,020

3,110

4,130

2,760

*2,090

1,600

1,400

1,230

1,120

995

899

857

818

785

749

714

7EO

3,210

2,110

1,430

1,100

2,380

2,020

1,650

1,200

958

950

52,562

1,696

0.663

0.76

Aug.

*779

725

665

655

650

620

598

584

620

645

864

1,090

1,330

1,640

1,250

913

798

1,270

1,110

844

743

708

885

1,200

850

965

899

779

692

*650

26,637

859

0.336

0.39

Sept.

606

602

575

548

526

510

502

494

486

570

655

958

779

645

*611

773

792

1,180

3,880

4,550

2,830

1,930

1,430

1,150

950

830

761

737

714

692

32,266

1,076

0.421

0.47

Calendar year 1959: Max 26,400 Min 470 Mean 3,360 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 19,700 Min 470 Mean 3,815 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.31

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 199

6040. Buffalo River near Plat Woods, Tenn.

Location.--Lat 35°29'45", long 87°49'58", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Little 

Opossum Creek and bridge on State Highway 13, 1.3 miles north of Flat Woods, Perry 

County, 3.9 miles upstream from Sinking Creek, and at mile 58.7.

Drainage area.--447 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1920 to September 1960.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 27, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years, 721 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 15.8? ft); minimum, 156 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 32.0 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area and contracted-opening measurements of peak flow and rainfall-runoff study; 

minimum observed, 65 cfs Sept. 9, 1925; minimum gage height observed, 1.12 ft Sept. 26, 

1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 13, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 758: 1933. WSP 803: 1935. WSP 823: Drainage area. 

WSP 1436: 1921(M) .1922-24, 1925(M) , 1927(M), 1934(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6 Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

1.9 145

2.0 170

4.0 930

6.0 

10.0

1.9 

Z.O 

4.0

150

180

1,000

6.0 Z,050

10.0 4,8ZO

14.O 8,55O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

168

165

162

160

TeT

179

228

340

31Z

291

252

218

246

41O

*396

319

284

256

235

228

221

218

214

218

249

242

224

207

Z07

Z42

7,481

241

0.539

0.62

Nov.

242

235

*228

23Z

260

350

316

280

266

249

238

235

235

235

266

298

316

3Z6

305

280

260

249

382

678

710

578

770

1.070

674

678

11,661

389

0.870

0.97

Dec.

57O

5ZZ

498

454

414

389

368

347

330

516

4OO

2,4OO

3,340

1,740

1,150

*890

810

1,350

3,570

3.0OO

1,610

1,170

934

794

690

622

650

2,140

4.560

2,OZO

1,330

39,178

1,264

Z.83

3.Z6

Jan,

1,020

866

830

826

734

714

698

694

730

806

930

970

942

902

970

974

890

902

878

80Z

*730

662

60Z

558

522

490

594

910

992

1,090

1.110

Z5,338

817

1.83

2.11

Feb.

1,010

890

794

734

722

1,030

1,Z80

1,O6O

933

946

1,200

1,120

996

928

839

791

791

857

1,050

*1,080

1,050

1,030

1,010

982

1,570

2.580

1,970

1,480

1,260

31,983

1,103

Z.47

Z.66

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,650 Min 160

Mar.

1,070

1,050

2,75O

3,230

Z,O6O

1,530

1,260

1,110

1,770

3,570

2,880

2,240

1,820

1,500

1,340

1,540

*1,930

1,630

1,380

1,220

1,060

94Z

857

786

734

681

64Z

608

630

Z 930 

4J190

50,940

1,643

3.68

4.24

Apr.

2,190

1,730

3,580

*8.510

3,470

2,150

1,600

1,300

1,100

956

852

773

725

672

634

600

587

570

537

51Z

549

558

524

499

479

471

487

475

446

434

37,770

1,259

2.8Z

3.14

May

434

*414

402

40Z

394

418

537

553

487

450

434

430

414

398

382

374

370

362

370

402

378

346

326

314

306

299

314

334

3ZZ

30Z

295

11,963

386

0.864

1.00

June

Z79

3Z6

382

350

299

276

Z68

257

250

 246

239

239

250

291

299

276

1,690

2,080,

844

608

487

4ZZ

378

374

446

410

382

406

483

508

14,045

468

1.05

1.17

July

434

362

334

334

322

310

283

268

272

306

362

302

272

272

283

257

239

236

Z30

226

239

Z43

Z33

250

*Z53

Z33

223

Z13

206

203

zoo_

8,400

271

0.606

0.70

Aug.

193

190

183

180

180

180

180

180

180

210

Z13

*210

2OO

193

196

183

177

177

Z83

Z83

295

3 62 33"8

326

314

291

Z79

283

Z87

25T

Z10

7,213

Z33

0.521

0.60

Sept.

190

180

174

168

165

162

159

156

T62

213

334

306

*239

213

196

193

226

314

272

ZZ6

Z06

193

183

180

180

180

193

Z23

230

213

6,2Z9

208

0.465

0.5Z

Mean 581 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.65

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,31O Min 156 Mean 689 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.99

Peak discharge (base, 4.5OO cfs).--Dec. 19 (8:3O p.m.) 4,5ZO cfa (9.65 ft); Dec. 29 (10.30 a.m.) 

4,980 efs (10.22 ft); Mar. 51 (5 a.m.) 5,190 cfs (10.46 ft); Apr. 4 (5 a.m.) 1O,800 efs (15.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

6045. Buffalo River near Lobelville, Term.

n right bank 30 ft upstream

bounty, 13 miles downstream from Cane Creek, and at mile 1

Records available .--October 1927 t

TWZ,, published in WSP 1306,

Oape .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage IE 403.15 ft above m 

 TT929. Mov. 1, 1927, to May 31, 1934, staff gage 40 ft downst 

datum.

mean sea level, datum of 

.ream on left bank at same

Average discharge .--33 years, 1,

mum, 242 cfs Oct. 4, ! .,_, ^ ^ ,

1927-60: Maximum discharge, 100,OOu cfs Feb. 14, 1946 (gage height, 23.76 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 40.UUO cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 135 cfs Aug. lb, 1953, caused by 

regulation upstream at unknown location; minimum discharge unaffected by regulation, 

142 cfs Oct. 1-3, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Oct. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1931.

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 14, 1948. Flood of March 1902 reached a stage 

of about 21.a ft (revised), from flood profile by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1935. W3P 853: 1928-37.

Rating table , water year 1359-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 28, 30)

Discharge

1.8 230

2.0 290

2.5 450

3.0 670

cubic feet per s

5.0

3.0

11.0

13.0

1,850

4,750

6,990

10,200

nd, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

254

248

245

245

242

254

278

454

910

660

509

*432

380

422

509

585

509

440

390

359

338

326

320

323

329

332

332

320

311

317

329

11,902

384

0.543

0.63

Nov.

332

335

332

326

362

429

468

471

436

*390

g380

g344

g305

g359

g371

g377

g440

g432

g457

g474

g432

g394

g404

g905

gl,120

gl,130

1,410

1,520

gl.660

El & ' 540

18,335

611

0.864

0.96

Dec.

gl,250

gl,040

g926

g815

g750

g725

g690

g635

g580

g530

g625

g2,000

g3,730

g4,090

g2,700

*1,950

1,630

1,920

2,900

4,070

3,750

2,480

1,910

1,560

1,320

1,160

1,120

3,290

3,830

4.800

'

61,756

1,992

2.82

3.25

Jan.

2.130

1,730

1,530

1 , 400

1,320

1,240

1,130

1,150

1,150

1,210

1,360

1,510

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,630

1,640

1,620

gl,550

gl,480

gl,360

gl,240

gl,120

gl,040

*964

905

905

1,040

1,290

1,490

1,610

42,474

1,370

1.94

2.23

Feb.

,640

,540

,400

,280

,200

,180

,360

,560

,430

,450

,560

,670

,630

,500

,380

,290

,230

,220

,250

* ,400

,440

,430

,400

,360

,540

,240

,940

2,570

2,130

45,220

1,559

2.21

2.38

Mar.

1,820

1,670

2,240

3,380

3,720

2,760

2,190

1,860

2,060

3,350

4,480

3,830

3,040

2,580

2,230

2,190

2,350

2,530

2,300

2,030

1,790

1,600

1,430

1,300

1 , 200

1,120

1,050

1 , 000

970

1,600

3, 890

69,560

2,244

3.17

3.66

Apr.

4,680

3,080

2,940

*5,E70

9,020

4,950

2,980

2,330

1,930

1,670

1,470

1,320

1,200

1,120

1,050

1,010

964

320

880

845

870

890

880

840

800

775

750

745

730

710

57,919

1,931

2.73

3.05

May

690

675

650

630

615

625

805

875

850

790

740

*700

680

650

625

610

580

575

590

615

625

600

561

521

493

478

471

468

471

474

*450

19,182

619

0.876

1.01

June

432

422

436

493

497

454

418

398

384

374

368

362

362

426

474

454

552

1,360

1.970

1,200

942

780

675

695

850

715

670

760

942

860

19,725

658

0.931

1.04

July

815

795

680

590

548

513

482

*457

436

436

460

474

464

454

454

426

412

384

374

362

356

350

377

374

368

371

365

350

344

335

 320

13,926

449

0.635

0.73

Aug.

311

305

299

305

320

290

284

281

281

284

296

*308

308

296

290

284

278

*269

266

308

356

404

478

460

436

415

404

377

371

371

365

10,300

332

0.470

0.54

Sept.

341

311

2B4

275

269

257

251

245

257

287

314

368

426

*404

359

329

338

341

365

398

368

332

317

299

287

284

284

296

314

323

9,523

317

0.448

0.50

Calendar year 1959 : Max 8,240 Mln 242 Mean 927 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.79

Water year 1959-60 : Max 9,020 Min 242 Mean 1,038 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.98

Peak discharge (base 

(12.81 ft).

5,200 cfs).--Apr. 1 (6 a.m.) 5,270 cfs (9.53 ft); Apr. 5 (Z p.m.) 9,810 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from bihourly radio-gage readings furnished by Tenness Valley Authority.
6uG5. Big Sandy River at Brucetun, Teim.

Location. Lat 36°02'19 , long 83°13 1 4" , on downstream end of right abutment or county

bridge, 700 ft downstream from bridge on U. 3. Highway 70, 0.6 mile upstream from

?herrv Creek, and 0.9 mile east of Bruceton, Carroll County.

Drainage area.--2Q5 sq mi.

Records available .--July 1929 t

jage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 33U.76 ft above mean sea level, datum oi

Prior tu Mar. I, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 10.94 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 9, 13 (gage height, 2.41 ft).

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 17,DUO cfs Jan. "1, 1935 (gage height, 16.16 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs; minimum, 

2P, cfs Aug. 17-19. 22, Sept. 1, 1943.

Maximum stage known, Id ft in March 1897 (discharge, 25,000 cfs); flood in March 

1919 reached a stage of 17 ft (discharge, 21,000 cfs); as determined by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

Eating table, water year 1359-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 26, Nov. "3 to Dec. 10, 

De=. 16, 20-27, Mar. 5-8, Sept. 14-30)

37

202

950

1,150

1,500

Discharge, in cubij feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

111"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

x

£

3 

4

5

g

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

57

56

56

56

101

79

418

223

103

162

118

*255

459

146

96

83

75

71

68

68

67

68 

93

81

72

70

68

70

77

80

3,556

115

0.561

0.65

Nov.

82

83

81

87

114

94

85

84

84

*85

85

86

87

138

154

129

146

108

101

96

94

89

89 

91

86

90

541

417

197

*135

3,838

128

0.624

0.70

Dec.

122

115

106

100

100

107

98

96

93

90

476

1,510

936

844

349

*197

333

489

318

194

161

144

137 

129

124

125

187

561

361

204

160

8,766

283

1.38

1.59

Jan.

148

146

167

146

143

177

195

206

222

201

*178

161

212

209

246

178

232

357

221

165

149

135

120 

122

1Z4

130

255

255

200

240

183

5,823

188

0.917

1.06

Feb.

156

144

134

177

338

357

212

*164

158

384

387

210

180

182

177

194

170

152

135

125

132

136

123 

124

356

346

190

172

201

5,916

204

0.995

1.07

Mar.

153

179

444

270

173

154

161

*154

683

876

903

598

283

213

219

594

513

308

218

195

166

155

146 

141

134

128

123

122

128

446

357

9,337

301

1.47

1.69

Apr.

197

160

155

192

150

134

127

118

113

106

106

105

104

102

*105

111

114

119

100

*95_

362

262

141 

117

106

441

648

219

148

180

5,137

171

0.834

0.93

May

146

116

106

97

9£

206

265

134

107

96

*93

94

92

85

80

78

73

70

114

138

116

85

72 

66

61

60

171

174

80

68

62

3,297

106

0.517

0.60

June

58

59

64

59

56

54

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

84

64

55

*136

91

64

56

55

53

53 

53

56

59

72

278

459

244

2,646

88.2

0.430

0.48

July

132

375

222

426

288

117

81

a68

a67

a66

a68

a66

a58

a53

aSO

a49

a48

a47

*45

45

45

45

47 

64

53

48

46

45

44

43

43

2,894

93.4

0.456

0.53

Aug.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

40

78

100

56

49

47

44

43

42

41

348

142

77

*227

290 

100

70

*61

59

56

54

52

52

2,463

79.5

0.388

0.45

Sept.

51

49

49

48

48

47

48

47

48

76

105

67

56

50

47

46

46

47

46

44

43

42

42 

42

42

42

*51

51

50

48

1,518

50.6

0.247

0.28

Calendar year 19E9: Max 2,320 Min 50 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.38

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,310 Min 40 Mean 151 Cfsm 0.737 In. 10.03

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

when available, and records for South Fork Obion River near Qreenfield.
202 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

6095. Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°01'11", long 88°16'50", on left bank at Gilbertsville , Marshall County, 

3,500 ft downstream from Kentucky Dam, 2.3 miles upstream from Shadie Creek, 16 miles 

east of Paducah, McCracken County, and at mile 21.6.

Drainage area. 40,200 sq mi, approximately (at Gilbertsville).

leeords available.--October 1875 to August 1889 (gage heights only), September 1889 to 

September 1960. Prior to October 1931, published as "at Johnsonville, Tenn." July 

1930 to September 1931, published as "at Aurora Landing, Ky." October 1931 to August 

1944, published as "near Johnsonville, Tenn." October 1931 to September 1935, published as "at Shannon Dam site near Murray, Ky." October 1935 to December 1942, published as "near Buchanan, Tenn."

Gage. Water-stage rerorder at present site since Feb. 8, 1939. Datum of gage is 286.35 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Feb. 8, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage 

recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft 

higher); Oct. 1, 1942, to Jan. 1, 1946, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from present site at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 16.3 miles downstream at same 

datum. Feb. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 500 ft upstream from 

present base gage at same datum (prior to July 30, 1940, at datum 3.65 ft higher).

Prior to Oct. 21, 1926, U. S. Weather Bureau staff gages at various sites and datums 

in the vicinity of old Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge near Johnsonville. Oct. 21, 1926, to Oct. 7, 1931, water-stage recorder at site 3.9 miles downstream from present U. S. Highway 70 bridge, at datum 320.72 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 19^,9. Oct. 1, 1931, to Aug. 20, 1944, water-stage recorder at U. S. Highway 70 

bridge at datum 1.21 ft lower., July 15, 1930, to Dec. 12, 1942, staff and wire-weight 

gages and water-stage recorders used as base and auxiliary gages at five different 

locations, ranging from Paducah to river mile 66.2, all at different datums.

Average discharge. 71 years (1889-1960), 63,790 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 194,000 cfs Mar. 8; maximum gage height, 36.11 

ft Apr. 7; minimum daily discharge, 150 cfs (based on lockages at Kentucky Dam) Apr. 11; 

minimum gage height, 13.34 ft July 13.

1889-60; Maximum discharge, 500,000 cfs Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 62.43 

ft Feb. 2, 1937, at Gilbertsville, present datum; minimum daily discharge, that of 

Apr. 11, 1960.

Remarks.--Records good. Backwater from Ohio River and dam 52; discharge computed using 

fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Discharge for days 

of extremely low fall (less than 0.40 ft) computed on basis of records for Kentucky 

Dam. Slight regulation since 1924 by Wilson Lake and increasing regulation since 1936 

as other reservoirs have been built above station (see p. 210). Flow now almost completely regulated. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1721.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1006: 1936 (monthly runoff).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

43,400 

40,600 

36,700 

26.10O 

36,500

41,500 

42,400 

42,600 

43,200 

42,800

35,400 

42,000 

44,700 

48,900 

54,500

54,300 

55,700 

56,400 

55,600 

55,600

55,900 

55,500 

53,400 

57.900 

56,800

56,400 

55,000 

55,000 

53,500 

54,800 

44,500

tl,497.6 

48,310

Nov.

48,OOO 

46,700 

54,300 

54,500 

55,400

55,800 

54,700 

50,200 

*43,400 

36,800

41,500 

40,000 

27,800 

36,000 

30,200

39,400 

55,400 

47,500 

47,200 

47,200

46,200 

44,000 

54,800 

56,400 

55,600

57,200 

58,500 

67,200 

87,100 

93j400

tl,522.4 

50,750

Dec.

96,100 

96,400 

93,300 

85,400 

81,900

82 , 800 

83 , 100 

81,000 

*77,900 

77.400

78,400 

92,700 

124,000 

145,000 

153,000

152,000 

133,000 

117,000 

144,000 

175,000

184,000 

186,000

181,000 

157,000 

144,000

136,000 

123,000 

124,000 

130,000 

139,000 

134,000

*3,807.4 

122,800

Jan.

127jOOO

114,000 

98,100 

92,500 

80,800

84 , 800 

96,800 

101,000 

106, OOO 

105,000

1O9,OOO 

106,000 

103,000 

105 , 000 

104,000

103,000 

98,400 

98,500 

97,900 

*98,700

97,200 

87,200 

81,200 

81,900 

79,200

71,900 

71,700 

75,900 

80,300 

86,300 

97,800

*2, 940.1 

94,840

Feb.

107,000 

113,000 

104,000 

93 , 600 

88,600

86,000 

92,600 

93,000 

96,000 

98,800

90,800 

78,400 

74.700 

78,000 

84, OOO

86,000 

81,700 

84,100 

95,300 

107,000

122,000 

132,000 

*L34,000

130,000 

122,000

109,000 

1103,000 

103,000 

99,900

*2,887.5 

99,570

Mar.

91,500 

90,9OO 

120,000 

159,000 

182,000

186,000 

190,000 

192^000

186, OOO 

168,000

151,000 

137,000 

125,000 

122,000 

112,000

110,000 

117,000 

122,000 

113,000 

103,000

91,400 

74,400 

66,300 

54,300 

53,900

54,500 

54,600 

53,700 

*44.100 

62,600 

75,800

*3,463 

111,700

Apr.

88,800 

95,500 

94,400 

103,000 

110,000

107,000 

91,500 

59,200 

31,100 

10,200

150 

200 

5,200 

20,800 

33,400

25,200 

24,300 

31,000 

36,300 

41,900

41,200 

39,500 

31,100 

30,200 

35,600

28,000 

28,700 

27,900 

26,700 

21,400

1,319,450 

43,980

May

20.900 

22,600 

34,300 

33,600 

31,700

29,700 

26,900 

36,100 

41,300 

39,300

50,900 

52,100 

*52,200 

52.500 

49,300

32,600 

35,100 

33,700 

36,800 

35,900

35,200 

30,300 

38,700 

33,000 

29,800

29,500 

38,300 

38,400 

29,700 

30,600 

29,100

U, 110.1 

35,810

June

28,500 

29,000 

26,3OO 

32,100 

27,300

26,200 

29,600 

30,700 

26,100 

26,900

26,600 

26,100 

27,100 

26,000 

30,800

39,000 

41,600 

46,900 

49,500 

51,100

52,200 

45,200 

*51,400 

50,800 

46,300

52,800 

52,900 

50,600 

49,900 

57,100

«,156.6

38,550

July

56.6CO 

36,2CO 

35, SCO 

29,7CO 

39,7CO

26,4CO 

26,4CO 

26. SCO 

45,7CO 

47, ICO

41,9CO 

41,9CO 

36,OCO 

40,OCO 

29, SCO

36,6CO 

33,OCO 

31, ICO 

33.7CO 

37.2CO

37, SCO 

37,2CO 

34,3CO 

30, SCO 

34,8CO

26.7CO 

*26,8CO 

32,9CO 

31.5CO 

36, SCO 

27,2CO

*1,OE7 

35,060

Aug.

31,200 

29.000 

33,100 

30,600 

35,100

35,400 

36,100 

37,200 

34,700 

34,600

31,600 

37,600 

38,000 

34,800 

33,200

35,100 

35,800 

36,400 

37,500 

41,000

39,200 

39,000 

39,000 

42,700 

41,300

43,000 

43,100 

44.200 

44,200 

43,100 

42,400

1 1,159. 2 

37,390

Sept.

42,600 

*46,100 

56,400 

57,300 

57,400

56,300 

56,900 

41,700 

41,600 

48,800

56,700 

57,400 

57,800 

49,500 

52,000

56,600 

50,000 

56,100 

57,900 

57,800

57,700 

57,200 

57 , 100 

57,600 

49,100

54.900 

44,000 

50,100 

51,800 

52,000

«,570.4 

52,350

Calendar year 1959: Max 186,000 Mln 20,600 Mean 55,650 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.79 

Water year 1959-60: Max 192,000 Mln 150 Mean 64,260 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 203

6100. East Fork Clarks River at Murray, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°35'34", long 88°18'00", on downstream side of left pier of Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 121, 1 mile south of Murray, Galloway County, and 1^ miles upstream f-'om Clayton 

Creek.

Drainage area. 89.7 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 459.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 92.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 10.30 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 32,300 cfs Mar. 22, 1952, and Nov. 18, 1957 (gage 

height, 15.20 ft); no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1506: 1952(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1960

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.0

5.3

5.0

4.3

147

162

To

*6.8

7.6

8.0

80

18

18

27

10

*8.0

7.2

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.3

5.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.3

*3.6

2.6

2.4

586.6

18.9

0.211

0.24

Nov.

2.4

2.3

67o

10

86.

20

12

9.2

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.0

8.0

10

9.2

7.2

5.0

3.6

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.4

4.0

6.4

*5.7

8.8

19

10

6.8

5.7

296.1

9.87

0.110

0.12

Dec.

5.0

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.3

10~~ 2.9

317

1.150

104

48

28

21

349

426

82

43

29

22

20

18

16

16

155

568

104

62

47

3,670.7

118

1.32

1.52

Jan.

43

42

82

53

41

43

58

*70

72

53

44

39

37

931

1.050

180

167

234

144

blOO

b75

b60

b45

b37

1)30

b27

*182

176

123

b90

b70

4,398

142

1.58

1.82

Feb.

b55

b45

b35

b30

218

200

93

63

52

255

104

56

38

32

24

22

22

23

20

18

16

*16

18

22

506

181

82

71

89

2,206

76.1

0.848

0.91

Mar.

50

b40

b35

b33

b31

b29

b28

b26

33

64

84

104

130

179

138

1.050

622

*388

496

300

150

104

8.80

a70

a50

a40

a35

a30

*a20 300"

125

4,864

157

1.75

2.02

Apr.

78

54

40

33

28

25

22

20

18

18

18

18

17

17

26

35

39

38

41

47

501

115

56

33

24

19

17

14

14

54

1,479

49.3

0.550

0.61

May

43

18

13

*9.2

14

40

89

22

9.6

6.0

4.0

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

*162

215

664

451

45

22

13

8.4

5.7

4.0

3.3

2.9

3.3

2.6

1,878.9

60.6

0.676

0.78

June

2.6

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.7

4.3

3.3

*2.1

1.5

.9

1.2

.9

21

33

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

111

632

*822- "91

1,770.7

59.0

0.658

0.73

July

125

~34 154

20

14

11

8.4

6.4

5.7

4.3

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.1

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.6

2.0

*1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.2 ' .9

.7

77

.7

416.1

13.4

0.149

0.17

Aug.

0.7

.9

.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.5

**.!

0

2.3

0

1.0

.3

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.5

0.73

0.0081

0.009

Sept.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

'0

0

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,660 Min 0.8 Mean 54.1 Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,150 Min 0 Mean 59.0 Cfsm 0.658 In. 8.93

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for station near Benton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

596833 O -61 - 15
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

6105. East Fork Clarks River near Benton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°52'24", long 88°20'48", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 641 and State Highway 58, 1 mile north of Benton, Marshall County, and 

6.8 miles upstream from Middle Fork Creek.

Drainage area.--2S7 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 344.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Tennessee Valley Authority bench mark). Prior to Sept. 10, 1951, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 272 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 ofs Jan. 16 (gage height, 12.60 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 9 (gage height, 2.26 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 36,000 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 17.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs; minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Aug. 9, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in February 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). MSP 923: Drainage area. W3P 1143: 1938-47. W3P 1206:

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet,

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-27, Nov. 29 to Dec. 11)

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

2.0

4.5

34

105

400

10.0

11.0

11.5

12.0

13.0

805

1,020

1,220

1,600

3,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

18

16

15

15

548

202

*71

58

45

131

193

180

225

124

75

56

45

38

33

31

29

30

33

35

34

30

27

26 

*26

26

2,442

78.8

0.347

0.40

Nov.

26

26

26

54

329

310

93

61

47

40

35

32

30

49

78

62

51

42

38

36

34

32

55

61

47

42

*120

204

100 

70

2,230

74.3

0.327

0.37

Dec.

59

54

47

43

42

44

42

38

35

li

286

1,480

2.550

765

275

195

425

1,450

1,580

413

234

175

141

121

105

96

140

994

842

182

12,920

417

1.84

2.12

Jan.

141

127

237

227

153

135

139

*170

179

170

134

115

107

528

1,810

2,650

760

532

439

257

181

141

110

80

IP70

*105

322

237 

159

127

10,612

342

1.51

1.74

Feb.

107

94

86

82

115

389

272

154

125

716

545

218

149

122

102

94

90

94

89

80

76

*76

71

69

300

763

305

200

210

5,791

200

0.881

0.95

Mar.

175

135

128

114

96

90

89

88

96

117

150

178

227

315

342

722

*1,740

2.220

1,260

1,350

722

435

314

238

184

152

131

115

*107 

243

454

12,705

410

1.81

2.08

Apr.

220

158

127

108

96

86

78

71

65

59

54

51

48

46

47

51

53

48

42

5_9

715

779

222

155

101

109

86

68

64

187

4,011

154

0.590

0.66

May

163

115

82

*66

55

87

149

157

89

66

56

49

44

40

36

35

30

29

206

945

1.790

1,070

202

*121

96

86

79

61

51 

44

38

6,135

198

0.872

1.01

June

34

31

30

29

26

24

21

*20

19

18

17

17

17

65

68

31

23

19

17

16

15

14

14

14

15

15

16

979

1.550 

*1,550

4,320

144

0.634

0.71

July

339

36 4

2C8

1C 5

78

63

52

42

36

32

29

J6

24

22

24

?0

19

17

16

15

*15

13

12

12

16

14

12

11

10 

9

8^

1,6?3

54.3

0.239

0.28

Aug.

8

8

8

10

10

10

15

13

10

9

8

7

7

7

*7

7

10

30

7

8

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4 

4

4

246

7.94

0.035

0.04

Sept.

.5

.8

.5

.5

.5

.0

* .8

.5

.0

1

. 9

.5

i . 6

.6

.7

.1

.5

.5

.2

.2

.0

.2

.5

.5

.0

.0

.0 * .1

.1

4.2

158.5

5.28

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,580 Mln 8.9 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.57

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,650 Mln 3.5 Mean 173 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.39

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 cfs). No peak above base.

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 23-26, July 22 to Sept. 1; discharge estimated on basis of 

1 discharge measurement, recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station at 

Murray.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 205 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin

4685. Douglas Lake.--Lat 35°57'40" J long 83°32'20", at Douglas Dam on French Broad River, 

Q\ miles north of Sevierville, Sevier County, Term., and at mile 32.3. Drainage area, 

4,541 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 504,400 cfs-days Apr. 11 (elevation, 983.38 ft); 

minimum, 62,500 cfs-days Jan. 26 (elevation, 924.96 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1943-60, 760,000 cfs-days July 25, 1949 (elevation, 1,001.79 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), 1,000 cfs-days Jan. 16, 1956 (elevation, 883.7 ft, estimated).

Reservoir formed by concrete main dam and 10 saddle dams. Spillway equipped with 

11 taintor gates, 32 ft high by 40 ft wide and 8 sluice gates 10 ft high by 5.67 ft 

wide. Closure of dam was made Feb. 19, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum 

pool elevation Feb. 25, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,002.00 ft (top of gates) 

is 763,400 cfs-days, of which 715,800 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 

920.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. 

Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1276: 1948.

4760. South Holston Lake. Lat 36°31'15", long 82°05'll", 470 ft upstream from South

Holston Dam on South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County, Term., 7.0 miles southeast 

of Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee, and at mile 49.8. Drainage area, 703 sq mi. Records 

available, November 1950 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 11, 

1951, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 302,700 cfsdays Apr. 25 (elevation, 1,723.89 ft); minimum, 150,500 cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 

1,670.50 ft). Maximum contents during period 1950-60, 315,800 cfs-days Fay 19, 1958 

(elevation, 1,727.42 ft); minimum (after first filling), 57,700 cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 

(elevation, 1,614.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earthfill dam. Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with six piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Nov. 20, 1950; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jfn. 25, 1951. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,742.00 ft (spillway crest) is 375,100 cfs-tfays, of which 

315,800 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,616.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnisred by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

4835. Watauga Lake.--Lat 36°19'20", long 82°07'16", at Watauga Dam on Wataufa River,

5 miles east of Elizabethton, Carter County, Term., and at mile 36.7. Drainage area, 

468 sq mi. Records available, December 1948 to September 1960. Gage, wfter-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936. Maximum contents during year, 280,300 cfs-days Apr. 7 (elevation, 1,956.84 ft); 

minimum, 156,900 cfs-days Oct. 15 (elevation, 1,911.51 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1948-60, 286,900 cfs-days Apr. 10, 1957 (elevation, 1,958.90 ft); minimum (after 

first filling), 25,100 cfs-days Jan. 13, 1956 (elevation, 1,813.47 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earthfill dam. Spillway is uncontrolled 

morning-glory type, 128 ft in diameter with six piers 3 ft wide to guide flow spilling 

into a concrete-lined shaft and tunnel 34 ft in diameter. Closure of dam was made 

Dec. 1, 1948; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 31, 1948. 

Total capacity at elevation 1,975.00 ft (spillway crest) is 342,200 cfs-days, of which 

316,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,815.00 ft (minirrum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furrished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

4868. Boone Lake. Lat 36°26'26", long 82°26'16", at Boone Dam on South Fork Holston River 

in Sullivan County, Term., 0.7 mile northeast of Spurgeon, Washington County, Term., 

1.3 miles downstream from Watauga River, and at mile 18.6. Drainage area, 1,840 sq mi. 

Records available, December 1952 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 

contents during year, 96,100 cfs-days July 28 (elevation, 1,383.64 ft); rrinimum, 44,000 

cfs-days Jan. 19 (elevation, 1,351.35 ft). Maximum contents during pericd 1952-60, 

98,100 cfs-days June 10, 1953 (elevation, '1,384.52 ft); minimum (after first filling), 

21,300 cfs-days Jan. 23, 1956 (elevation, 1,327.06 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway is equipped 

with five radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 16, 1952; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 5, 1953. Total capacity at 

elevation 1,385.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,200 cfs-days, of which 75,700 cfs-days is 

controlled storage above elevation 1,330 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

4870. Fort Patrick Henry Lake. Lat 36"29'53", long 82°30'32", at Port Patrick Henry Dam 

on South Fork Holston River, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 

4.5 miles southeast of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Term., and at mile 8.2. Drainage 

area, 1,903 sq mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1960. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 13,600 cfs-days Apr. 28 (elevation, 

1,262.89 ft); minimum, 11,500 cfs-days Oct. 9 (elevation, 1,258.02 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1953-60, 14,000 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1954 (elevation, 1,263.80 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 9,300 cfs-days Mar. 16, 1954 (elevation, 1,252.32 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway is equipped 

with five radial gates, 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 27, 1953; water 

in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 8, 1953. Total capacity at 

elevation 1,263 ft (top of gates) is 13,700 cfs-days, of which 2,200 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,258 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is us^d for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
206 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

4935. Cherokee Lake. Lat 36°10'00", long 83°29'55", at Cherokee Dam on Holston River, 

0.3 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 2.7 miles upstream from Mill Spring 

Creek, 2.8 miles north of Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Term., and at mile 52.3. 

Drainage area, 3,429 sq mi. Records available, December 1941 to September 1960. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 584,000 cfs-days May 30 (elevation, 

1,060.41 ft); minimum, 153,100 cfs-days Nov. 20 (elevation, 1,009.50 ft). Maximum contents during period 1941-60, 779,400 cfs-days May 11, 1944 (elevation, 1,074.37 ft); 

minimum (after first filling),48,400 cfs-days Jan. 7, 1954 (elevation, 980.77 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with nine radial gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began Dec. 5, 1941; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 6, 1942. Total capacity 

at elevation 1,075.0 ft (top of gates) is 789,200 cfs-days, of which 742,700 cfs-days 

is controlled storage above elevation 980.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

4995. Fort Loudoun Lake. Lat 35°47'30", long 84°14 I 35" ) at Fort Loudoun Dan on Tennessee 

River, 1 mile northeast of Lenoir City, Loudon County, Term., and at mile 602.3. Drainage area, 9,550 sq mi. Records available, July 1943 to September 1960. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 191,000 cfs-days May 15; maximum elevation, 814.66 ft May 17; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 141,000 cfs-days Jan. 26; 

minimum elevation, 806.65 ft Mar. 21. Maximum elevation during period 1943-60, 815.00 

ft Sept. 11, 1943, May 14, 1945; minimum (after first filling), 805.54 ft Jan. 18, 1954. 

Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam with earth embankment. Spillway equipped with 

14 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide. Closure of dam was made Aug. 2, 1943; water 

in reservoir first reached ordinary minimum pool elevation Sept. 4, 1943. Total level 

pool capacity at elevation 815.00 ft (top of gates) is 194,900 cfs-days, of which 

55,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 807.00 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records 

furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5045. Nantahala Lake. Lat 35"11'56", long 83°39'17", at Nantahala Dam on Nfntahala River, 

4.2 miles southeast of Topton, Cherokee County, N. C., 5.5 miles upstream from Whiteoak 

Creek, and at mile 22.8. Drainage area, 91.0 sq mi. Records available, January 1942 

to September 1960. Prior to October 1944 month-end contents only, published in 

WSP 1306. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum wr-ich is 122.16 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to 

June 3, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents durinf year, 66,600 

cfs-days Apr. 25 (elevation, 2,885.76 ft); minimum, 39,600 cfs-days Sept. 30 (elevation, 

2,845.58 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-60, 70,400 cfs-days Apr. 12, 1957 

(elevation, 2,890.55 ft); minimum (after first filling), 6,700 cfs-days Jan. 28, 1955 

(elevation, 2,760.11 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rockfill dam with side channel gate-controlled spillway supplemented by fuse-plug dam. Dam completed and storage began Jan. 30, 1942; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 16, 1942. Total capscity at elevation 2,890.0 ft (top of gates) is 69,900 cfs-days, of which 63,300 cfs-days is controlled storage above 2,760.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control 

and power. Gage-height record furnished by the Aluminum Co. of America; level storage 

records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1306: 1942.

5075. Thorpe Lake. Lat 35°11'46", long 83°09'09", at Thorpe Dam on West Fork Tuckasegee 

River, 2.3 miles northwest of Glenville, Jackson County, N. C., 3.0 miles upstream from 

Shoal Creek, and at mile 9.7. Drainage area, 36.7 sq mi. Records available, February 

1941 to September 1960. Prior to October 1944 month-end contents only, published in 

WSP 1306. Prior to October 1948, published as Glenville Reservoir. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 391.75 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Apr. 9, 1941, staff gage at 

same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 34,300 cfs-days Apr. 8 (elevation, 

3,098.11 ft); minimum, 19,100 cfs-days Sept. 30 (elevation, 3,073.91 ft). Maximum contents during period 1941-60, 35,700 cfs-days Mar. 13, 1950 (elevation, 3,100.01 ft); 

minimum (after first filling), 2,200 cfs-days Feb. 5, 1955, Jan. 13, 1956; minimum elevation, 3,025.10 ft Feb. 5, 1955.

Reservoir is formed by earth and rock dam and six 40-foot fuse-plug dams. Side 

channel spillway equipped with two taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 12, 1941. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool 

elevation Mar. 15, 1941. Total capacity at elevation 3,100.0 ft (top of gates) is 

35,700 cfs-days, of which 33,600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 3,025.0 

ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for flood control and power. Gage-height record 

furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records furnished by Tennessee 

Valley Authority.

5145. Fontana Lake. Lat 35°27'07", long 83"48'18", at Fontana Dam on Little Tennessee 

River, 5.7 miles upstream from Twenty Mile Creek, 9.0 miles north of Robbinsville, 

Graham County, N. C., 9.6 miles upstream from Cheoah Dam, and at mile 61.0. Drainage 

area, 1,571 sq mi. Records available, October 1944 to September 1960. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 633,800 cfs-days May 29 (elevation, 

1,691.38 ft); minimum, 292,100 cfs-days Jan. 29 (elevation, 1,598.12 ft). Maximum contents during period 1944-60, 722,300 cfs-days July 23, 1949 (elevation, 1,708.91 ft ; 

minimum (after first filling), 78,300 cfs-days Jan. 29, 1955 (elevation, 1,472.0 ft .

Reservoir is formed by gravity nonoverflow type concrete dam. Spillway equipped 

with four radial gates 35 ft high by 35 ft wide. Storage began Nov. 7, 1944; dam 

completed March 1945; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 16, 

1945. Total capacity at elevation 1,710.0 ft (top of gates) is 728,200 cfs-days, of 

which 583,500 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,525.0 ft (-ninimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Reservoirs Ln Tennessee River basin Continued

5165. Santeetlah Lake.--Lat 35°22'38", long 83"52"33", at Santeetlah Dam on Cheoah River, 

1 mile downstream from Santeetlah Creek, 5.5 miles northwest of Robbinsville, Graham 

County, N. C., and at mile 9.3. Drainage area, 176 sq mi. Records available, December 

1927 to September 1960. Prior to October 1946 month-end contents only, published in 

WSP 1306. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is a local datum which is 122.92 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to February 1937, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum contents during year, 65,400 

cfs-days Apr. 7 (elevation, 1,806.44 ft); minimum, 23,200 cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 

1,760.87 ft). Maximum contents during period 1927-60, 81,100 cfs-days Sept. 3, 1928 

(elevation, 1,817.90 ft); minimum (after first filling), 13,100 cfs-days Feb. 6, 1940 

(elevation, 1,741.39 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and arch dam with concrete spillway controlled 

by six taintor gates 12 ft high by 25 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 7, 

1927. Water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation December 1927. Total 

capacity at elevation 1,817.00 ft (top of gates) is 79,800 cfs-days, of which 67,200 

cfs-days is controlled storage above 1,740.08 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level storage records 

furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5182. Chilhowee Lake. Lat 35°32'44", long 84°03'01", at Chilhowee Dam on Little Tennessee 

River, 2.4 miles southwest of Chilhowee, Blount County, Term., 2.6 miles upstream from 

Citico Creek, 10.1 miles downstream from Calderwood Dam, and at mile 33.6. Drainage 

area, 1,976 sq mi. Records available, August 1957 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 24,800 cfs-days Feb. 19 (elevation, 873.91 ft); 

minimum, 19,300 cfs-days Feb. 24 (elevation, 867.48 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1957-60. 25,200 cfs-days Feb. 6, 1958 (elevation, 874.46 ft); minimum (after first 

filling), that of Feb. 24, 1960.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with rockfill end abutments. Spillway controlled 

by six taintor gates 38 ft high by 35 ft wide. Closure of dam was made June 9, 1957. 

Storage above spillway crest (elevation, 836.0 ft) began Aug. 1, 1957; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Aug. 9, 1957. Total capacity at elevation 

874.0 ft (top of gates) is 24.800 cfs-days. of which 3,400 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 870.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Gage-height record furnished by Aluminum Co. of America; level 

storage records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5325. Morris Lake.--Lat 36"13'29", long 84°05'29", at Norris Dam on Clinch River, 1\ miles 

northwest of Norris, Anderson County, Term., and at mile 79.8. Drainage area, 2,912 

sq mi. Records available, June 1935 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, and 0.11 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Elevations given herein are referred 

to adjustment of 1912. Maximum contents during year, 792,200 cfs-days Apr. 17 (elevation, 1,004.76 ft); minimum, 327,300 cfs-days Nov. 24 (elevation, 961.68 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1935-60, 1.236,700 cfs-days Feb. 11, 1937 (elevation, 1,031.10 

ft); minimum (after first filling), 75,500 cfs-days Jan. 24, 1956 (elevation, 909.35 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with three drum gates 100 f'; wide by 

14 ft high. Some storage began in June 1935; dam was completely closed and placed in 

operation Mar. 4, 1936; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Mar. 24, 

1936. Total capacity at elevation 1,034.0 ft (top of gates) is 1,294,200 cfs-days, of 

which 1,150,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 930.00 ft (minimum pool). 

Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5430. Watts Bar Lake.--Lat 35°37'13", long 84 C 47'00", at Watts Bar Dam on Tennessee River, 

6.5 miles southeast of Spring City, Rhea County, Term., 72.4 miles downstream from Fort 

Loudoun Dam, and at mile 529.9. Drainage area, 17,310 sq mi, approximately. Records 

available, October 1941 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum 12 p.m. 

contents during year, 519,000 cfs-days May 11; maximum elevation, 742.54 f; May 11; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 382,000 cfs-days Mar. 23; minimum elevation, 734.84 ft Jan. 23. 

Maximum elevation during period 1941-60, 745.12 ft Mar. 9, 1942; minimum (after first 

filling), 733.44 ft Mar. 20, 1945. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with 20 taintor gates 32 ft high by 40 ft wide, also one 2-section leaf trashway gate 16.3 ft high by 24 ft wide. Storage began with partial closure Die. 12, 1941, 

and final closure Jan. 1, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Feb. 17, 1942. Total level pool capacity at elevation 745.0 ft (top of 

gates) is 570,700 cfs-days, of which 190,400 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above 

elevation 735.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5465. Chatuge Lake.--Lat 35°01'01", long 83°47'28", at Chatuge Dam on Hiwassee River,

2.0 miles upstream from Hyatt Mill Creek, 2.5 miles downstream from Georgia-North Carolina State line, 2.4 miles southeast of Hayesville, Clay County, N. C., and at mile 

121.0. Drainage area, 189 sq mi. Records available, February 1942 to September 1960. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 4, 1942, staff gage at same sito and datum. 

Maximum contents during year, 99,200 cfs-days Apr. 7 (elevation, 1,920.23 ft); minimum, 

34,100 cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,889.07 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-60, 

124,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,927.80 ft); minimum (after first filling), 

9,400 cfs-days Sept. 5, 1947, Jan. 27, 1956; minimum elevation, 1,860.11 f: Sept. 5, 

1947.

Reservoir is formed by a rolled earthfill dam with side channel spillway equipped 

with flashboards. Storage began Feb. 12, 1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum 

pool elevation Feb. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,928.0 ft (top of flashboards) is 124,900 cfs-days, of which 115,'600 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,860.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
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Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

5530. Nottely Lake.--Lat 34"57'29", long 84°05'22", at Nottely Dam on Nottely River,

1.3 miles upstream from Dooley Creek, 1.7 miles southwest of Ivylog, Union County, Ga., 

2.5 miles upstream from Georgia-North Carolina State line, and at mile 21.0. Drainage 

area, 214 sq mi. Records available, January 1942 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 67,600 cfs-days Apr. 28 (elevation, 1,766.51 

ft); minimum, 11,400 cfs-days Oct. 1 (elevation, 1,703.85 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1942-60, 94,100 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1943 (elevation, 1,780.50 ft); minimum (after 

first filling), 200 cfs-days Oct. 6, 1947 (elevation, 1,638.6 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock and rolled earthfill dam with side channel spillway 

equipped with flashboards. Storage began Jan. 24, 1942; water in reservoir first 

reached minimum pool elevation Jan. 26, 1942. Total capacity at elevation 1,780.00 ft 

(top of flashboards) is 93,000 cfs-days, of which 92,800 cfs-days is controlled storage 

above elevation 1,640.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5545. Hiwassee Lake.--Lat 35"09'OS", long 84°10'40", at Hiwassee Dam on Hiwassee River, a 

third of a mile northwest of village of Hiwassee Dam, Cherokee County, N. C., 3.9 miles 

upstream from Shoal Creek, and at mile 75.8. Drainage area, 968 sq mi. Records available, September 1939 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, preliminary adjustment of 1929. Subtract 0.63 ft from all elevations to reduce to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents 

during year, 212,400 cfs-days Aug. 13 (elevation, 1,523.79 ft); minimum, 55,700 cfs-days 

Jan. 5 (elevation, 1,437.95 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-60, 220.700 

cfs-days Apr. 24, 1944 (elevation, 1,526.48 ft); minimum (after first filling), 35,800 

cfs-days Jan. 28, 1948 (elevation, 1,413.41 ft).

Reservoir is formed by gravity overflow concrete dam with seven tainto" gates 23 ft 

high by 32 ft long. Slight storage began Apr. 13, 1939, during construction; systematic storage operation began Jan. 14, 1940; dam completed February 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 23, 1940. Total capacity at elevation 

1,526.5 ft (top of gates) is 220,800 cfs-days, of which 183,800 cfs-days is controlled 

storage above elevation 1,415.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, 

flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5555. Apalachia Lake. Lat 35°10'04", long 84"17'49", at Apalachia Dam on Hiwassee River 

in Cnerokee County, N. C., 0.1 mile upstream from North Carolina-Tennessee State line, 

1.5 miles northeast of Farner, Polk County, Term., 9.8 miles downstream from Hiwassee 

Dam, and at mile 66.0. Drainage area, 1,018 sq mi. Records available, February 1943 

to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 29,600 

cfs-days July 28 (elevation, 1,280.03 ft); minimum, 24,400 cfs-days Dec. 30 (elevation, 

1,270.59 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-60, 30,300 cfs-days June 13, 1952 

(elevation, 1,281.40 ft); minimum (after first filling), 15,700 cfs-days Aug. 28, 1955 

(elevation, 1,251.73 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway equipped with 10 radial gates. 

Storage began Feb. 14, 1943; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation 

Feb. 21, 1943. Total capacity at elevation 1,280.00 ft (top of gates) is 29,500 

cfs-days, of which 18,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,240.00 ft 

(minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records 

furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5585. Blue Ridge Lake. Lat 34°52'52", long 84°16'49", 400 ft upstream from Blue Ridge Dam 

on Toccoa River, a| miles northeast of Blue Ridge, Fannin County, Ga., and at mile 53.0. 

Drainage area, 232 sq mi. Records available, December 1930 to September 1960. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. To convert elevations given herein to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936, 0.18 ft should be subtracted. Maximum contents during year, 

93,900 cfs-days May 20 (elevation, 1,686.50 ft); minimum, 36,200 cfs-days Oct. 4 (elevation, 1,639.53 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1930-60, 100,900 cfs-days 

Feb. 11, 1946 (elevation, 1,690.83 ft); minimum (after first filling), 6,500 cfs-days 

Jan. 16, 1956 (elevation, 1,587.75 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Spillway equipped with five taintor gates 15 ft 

high by 22 ft wide. Dam completed and storage began Dec. 6, 1930. Total capacity at 

elevation 1,690.0 ft (top of gates) is 99,600 cfs-days, of which 92,300 cfs-days is 

controlled storage above elevation 1,590.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5625. Ocoee No. 3 Lake. Lat 35°02'25", long 84°28'00", at Ocoee No. 3 Dam or Ocoee River, 

5 miles west of Ducktown, Polk County, Term., and at mile 29.2. Drainage area, 

496 sq mi. Records available, October 1942 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,410.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations atove mean sea 

level. Maximum contents during year, 3,600 cfs-days Nov. 6 (elevation, 1,435.60 ft); 

minimum, 800 cfs-days Oct. 4 (elevation, 1,410.90 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1942-60, 7,800 cfs-days Jan. 8, 1946 (elevation, 1,436.7 ft, estimated); minimum (after 

first filling), that of Oct. 4, 1959.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Spillway with crest at elevation 1,412.00 ft 

equipped with seven taintor gates 23 ft high and 32 ft wide. Storage begsn Aug. 15, 

1942; water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 28, 1942. Capacity 

of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity tsbles used 

after Sept. 30, 1946, Dec. 31, 1953, Sept. 30, 1958, Dec. 31, 1959. Total capacity at 

elevation, 1,435.00 ft (top of gates) is 4,400 cfs-days, of which 3,000 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 1,413.00 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 209 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

5640. Parksville Lake.--Lat 35°05'44", long 84°38'51", at Parksville Dam on Ocoee River 

at Parksville, Polk County, Term., 13-J miles east of Cleveland, and at mile 11.9. Drainage area, 595 sq mi. Records available, June 1914 to September 1960. Prior to October 

1953, published as Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Reservoir. Indicator gage. Datum of gage 

is 6.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Gage 

readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during 

year, 43,400 cfs-days June 6 (elevation, 837.2 ft); minimum, 34,200 cfs-days Mar. 13 

(elevation, 827.1 ft). Maximum 12 p.m. contents during period 1914-60, 53,300 cfs-days 

July 9, 1916; maximum 12 p.m. elevation, 840.2 ft Feb. 10, 1946; minimum contents, 

27,300 cfs-days Jan. 27, 1956 (elevation, 817.7 ft); minimum 12 p.m. elevation, 814.8 

ft Dec. 14, 1934.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 347 ft of spillway. Spillway is equipped 

with four floodgates 7 ft high by 20 ft wide and 265 ft of flashboards about 5 2/3 ft 

high. Crest of spillway is 1.0 ft lower under gates. Dam completed and storage began 

in 1911. Capacity of reservoir has been considerably reduced by silting; revised capacity table used after Oct. 31, 1952. Total capacity at elevation 837.55 ft (about top 

of flashboards) is 43,700 cfs-days, of which 16,900 cfs-days is controlled storage 

above elevation 816.9 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5665. Chickamauga Lake. Lat 35"06'07", long 85°13'42", at Chickamauga Dam on Tennessee 

River, 5| miles northeast of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Term., 58.9 miles downstream 

from Watts Bar Dam, and at mile 471.0. Drainage area, 20,790 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available, October 1939 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 

326,000 cfs-days May 2; maximum elevation, 683.90 ft May 2; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 

193,000 cfs-days Mar. 24; minimum elevation, 674.67 ft Dec. 29. Maximum elevation 

during period 1939-60, 685.37 ft May 20, 1950; minimum (after first filling), 673.27 ft 

Jan. 21, 1942. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 40 ft wide. Storage began 

Feb. 6, 1940; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation pool elevation Mar. 10, 

1940. Total level pool capacity at elevation 685.44 ft (top of gates) is 355,600 

cfs-days, of which 166,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 675.0 

ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and 

power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

5695. Hales Bar Lake. Lat 35"02"48", long 85"22'19", at Hales Bar Dam on Tennessee River, 

5-5 miles southeast of Jasper, Marion County, Term., 8.5 miles upstream from Sequatchie 

River, 39.9 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, and at mile 431.1. Drainage area, 

21,790 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1914 to September 1960. Gage,

backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with earth embankments containing concrete core 

walls. Spillway with crest at elevation 616.0 ft equipped with 17 taintor gates 19 ft 

high by 40 ft wide, and 1 trash gate 5.5 ft high by 15 ft wide (prior to July 1948 

spillway,'with crest at elevation 626.25 ft, equipped with flashboards 3 ft high prior 

to July 1944 and 5 ft high thereafter). Dam completed and storage began Oct. 13, 1913.

Tennessee Valley Authority.

5740. guntersville Lake.--Lat 34°25'17", long 86°23'34", in powerhouse at Guntersville Dam 

on Tennessee River in sec.14, T.7 S., R.2 E., 11 miles northwest of Guntersville, Ala., 

82.1 miles downstream from Hales Bar Dam, and at mile 349.0. Drainage area, 24,450 

sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1938 to September 1960. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. 

contents during year, 517,000 cfs-days Dec. 20; maximum elevation, 595.45 f; May 13; 

minimum 12 p.m. contents, 433,000 cfs-days Aug. 26; minimum elevation, 592.70 ft Feb. 5. 

Maximum elevation during period 1939-60, 596.29 ft Mar. 2, 1944; minimum (after start 

of operation plan in April 1940), 591.65 ft Sept. 8, 1953. Contents based on backwater 

profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Soillway 

equipped with eighteen 2-section lift gates 40.44 ft high by 50 ft wide. Dam completed 

and storage began Jan. 16, 1939; water in reservoir first reached minimum navigation 

pool elevation Jan. 27, 1939. Total level pool capacity at elevation 595.44 ft (top of 

gates) is 513,600 cfs-days, of which 82,100 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above 

elevation 593.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood 

control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1306: 1947-48.

5790. Woods Reservoir. Lat 35°17'54", long 86°05'48", at Elk River Dam on Elk River, 

1.2 miles upstream from Spring Creek, 2-} miles northeast of Estill Springs, Franklin 

County, Term., 6.8 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 41A, and at mile 170.0. 

Drainage area, 263 sq mi. Records available, May 1952 to September 1960. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Maximum contents during year, 40,400 cfs-days July 26 (elevation, 

960.08 ft); minimum, 29,600 cfs-days Feb. 4 (elevation, 954.08 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1952-60, 42,300 cfs-days Apr. 21, 28, 1956 (elevation, 960.98 ft); minimum (after first filling), 26,300 cfs-days Nov. 8-11, 1953 (elevation, 951.93 ft).
210 TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

5790. Woods Reservoir Continued

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and earthfill type dam with riprapped embankments. Spillway equipped with three taintor gates, 25 ft high by 5C ft wide and 

two sluice' gates 6 ft high by 4 ft wide. Closure of dam was made May 1, 1952; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 6, 1953. Total capacity at elevation 962.0 ft (surcharge pool) is 44,400 cfs-days of which 9,900 cfs-days is controlled storage above elevation 957.0 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used for cooling 

water, flood control, and recreational purposes. Records furnished by U. S. Air Force.

5860. Wheeler Lake.--Lat 34°47'52", long 87°22'51", at Wheeler Dam on Tennessee River, 

in SWt sec.9, T.3 S., R.8 W., 0.8 mile upstream from Big Nance Creek, 30.1 miles downstream from Decatur, Ala., 74.1 miles downstream from Guntersville Dam, and at mile 

274.9. Drainage area, 29,590 sq mi, approximately. Records available, September 1936 

to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 583,000 cfs-days Kay 26; maximum 

elevation,556.38 ft May 9; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 412,000 cfs-days Nov. 14; minimum 

elevation, 549.76 ft Nov. 14. Maximum elevation during period 1936-60, 557.32 ft Mar.l, 

1944; minimum (after start of operation plan in August 1937), 548.92 ft Nov. 1, 1937. 

Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 60 taintor gates 15 ft high by 40 ft wide 

and 2 trashway gates 6 ft high by 37.5 ft wide. Storage began Oct. 3, 1936; water in 

reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Dec. 10, 1936. Total level pool capacity 

at elevation 556.28 ft (top of gates) is 580,000 cfs-days of which 175,200 cfs-days is 

controlled flood storage above elevation 550.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir 

is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1306: 1947-48.

5890. Wilson Lake. Lat 34°47'46", long 87°37'27", in SE-J- sec.18, T.3 S., R.10 W., at

cooling-water intake at Wilson Dam on Tennessee River, 2.9 miles southeast of Florence, 

Ala., 4.1 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 15.5 miles downstream from Wheeler Dam, 

and at mile 259.4. Drainage area, 30,750 sq mi, approximately. Records available, 

April 1924 to September 1960. Prior to August 1926 month-end contents only, published 

in WSP 1306. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Maximum contents during year, 327,700 cfs-days Nov. 6 (elevation, 507.88 ft); 

minimum, 302,900 cfs-days Apr. 12 (elevation, 504.75 ft). Maximum contents during 

period 1924-60, 329,200 cfs-days Apr. 20, 1954 (elevation, 508.07 ft); naximum elevation, 508.35 ft Feb. 11, 1948; minimum contents, 233,200 cfs-days, Apr. 6, 1927 (elevation, 501.3 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam with fixed ogee crest. Spillway equipped 

with 58 Stoney gates 20.54 ft (18.77 ft prior to June 1941) high by 38 ft wide. Storage 

began Apr. 14, 1924. Revised capacity table used after Dec. 31, 1953. Total capacity 

at elevation 507.88 ft (top of gates) is 327,700 cfs-days of which 26,700 cfs-days is 

controlled flood storage above elevation 504.50 ft (minimum pool). Reservoir is used 

for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

5930. Pickwick Lake. Lat 35°04'16", long 88°15'04", at Pickwick Landing Dati on Tennessee 

River, 1^ miles north of town of Pickwick Dam, Hardin County, Term., 6.1 miles upstream 

from Lick Creek, 52.7 miles downstream from Wilson Dam, and at mile 206.7. Drainage 

area, 32,820 sq mi, approximately. Records available, October 1937 to September 1960. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents during year, 541,000 cfs-days Nov. 18; maximum elevation, 417.71 

ft Nov. 22; minimum 12 p.m. contents, 351,000 cfs-days Jan. 15; minimum elevation, 407.86 

ft Dec. 18. Maximum elevation during period 1937-60, 419.49 ft Mar. 30, 1944; minimum 

(after first filling), 407.12 ft Dec. 18, 1944. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with riprapped earth embankments. Spillway 

equipped with twenty-two 2-section lift gates 40 ft high by 40 ft wide, one of which is 

used as a trash gate. Dam completed and storage began Feb. 8, 1938; water in reservoir 

first reached minimum pool elevation Feb. 18, 1938. Total level pool capacity at elevation 418.0 ft (top of gates) is 550,200 cfs-days, of which 210,900 cfs-days is controlled flood storage above elevation 408.0 ft (minimum navigation pool). Reservoir is 

used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley 

Authority.

6090. Kentucky Lake. Lat 37°00'45", long 88°16'12", at Kentucky Dam on Tennessee River at 

Gilbertsville, Marshall County, Ky., and at mile 22.4. Drainage area, 40,200 sq mi, 

approximately. Records available, July 1944 to September 1960. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum 12 p.m. contents 

during year, 1,413,000 cfs-days May 10; maximum elevation, 359.71 ft May 10; minimum 

12 p.m. contents, 996,000 cfs-days Nov. 15; minimum elevation, 353.24 ft Nov. 17. Maximum elevation during period 1944-60, 368.81 ft Jan. 24, 1950; minimum (after first 

filling), 349.20 ft Jan. 22, 1947. Contents based on backwater profile.

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam with 24 lift gates 50 ft high by 40 ft wide. 

Storage began Aug. 16, 1944, and final closure was made A'ug. 30, 1944. Water in reservoir reached minimum pool elevation Apr. 7, 1945. Total level pool capacity at elevation 375.0 ft (top of gates) is 3,026,300 cfs-days, of which 2,022,100 cfs-days is 

controlled storage above 354.0 ft (ordinary minimum pool). Reservoir is used for navigation, flood control, and power. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

Other reservoirs. The following smaller reservoirs in the Tennessee River basin are 

described below, but records of contents are not published herein:

Burnett Lake on North Fork Swannanoa River near Black Mountain, N. C., with total capacity 

of 11,600 cfs-days, of which 8,900 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began 

Jan. 28, 1954.

Lake Walters on Pigeon River near Waterville, N. C., with total capacity of 12,700 cfs-days, 

of which 10,300 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 27, 1929.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

211

Davy Crpckett Lake on Nolichucky River at Nolichucky Dam, Term., with total capacity of 

8,070 cfs-days of which 4,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Tennessee Creek project lakes. Wolf Creek Lake on Wolf Creek and East Pork Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 5,750 cfs-days, of which 

4,480 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Mar. 22, 1955.

Bear Creek Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 17,500 

cfs-days, of which 2,290 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Oct. 9, 1953.

Cedar Cliff Lake on Tuckasegee River near Tuckasegee, N. C., with total capacity of 3,200 

cfs-days, of "which 400 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Apr. 26, 1952.

Cheoah Lake on Little Tennessee River at Cheoah, N. C., with total capacity of 17,700 

cfs-days, of which 3,700 cfs-days is controlled storage. Storage began Dec. 8, 1918.

Oalderwood Lake on Little Tennessee River at Calderwood, Term., with total capacity of 

20,800 cfs-days of which 2,060 cfs-days is controlled storage.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec . 31 ........

Calendar year 

1959.

July 31 ........

Aug . 31 ........

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1959-60.

Dec. 31.. ......

Calendar year 

1959.

May 31 ........

Water year 

1959-60.

Calendar year

1959.

Jan . 31 ........

May 31........

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1959-50.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays )

Change 

In 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Douglas Lake

969.37 

957.03 

948.75 

929.69

-

930.02 

945.33 

967.05 

980.62 

981.80 

979.83 

980.31 

980.58 

959.73

-

351,400 

241,400 

180,500 

79,600

-

80,800 

158,400 

329 , 000 

471,800 

485,500 

462,700 

468,200 

471,300 

£63,500

-

-110,000 

-60,900 

-100,900

-18,600

+1,200 

+77,600 

+170,600 

+142,800 

+13,700 

-22,800 

+5,500 

+3,100 

-207,800

-87,900

Bo one Lake

1,377.47 

1,372.36 

1,365.99 

1,354.04

-

1,357.13 

1,365.75 

1,376.04 

1,379.88 

1,382.78 

1,382.98 

1,382.97 

1,382.33 

1,378.01

-

83,500 

74,200 

63 , 700 

47,200

-

51,100 

63,400 

80,800 

88 , 200 

94,300 

94,700 

94,700 

93,300 

84,600

-

-9,300 

-10,500 

-16,500

+700

+3,900 

+12,300 

+17,400 

+7 , 400 

+6,100 

+400 

0 

-1,400 

-8,700

+1,100

Fort Loudoun Lake*

812.62 

812.58 

808.88 

807.76

-

807.44 

807.28 

808 . 00 

812.91 

813.14 

812.28 

813.07 

811.98 

812.55

-

177,500 

177,000 

152,000 

145,000

-

143,000 

142,000 

146,000 

179,000 

181,000 

175,000 

180,000 

173,000 

177,000

-

-500 

-25,000 

-7 , 000

+1,000

-2,000 

-1,000 

+4,000 

+33,000 

+2 , 000 

-6,000 

+5,000 

-7,000 

+4,000

-500

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change

contents 

(cfsdays)

South Holston Lake

1,670.50 

1,675.19 

1,681.27 

1,695.67

-

1,701.64 

1,708.56 

1,718.14 

1,723.05 

1,720.28 

1,713.06 

1,710.98 

1,700.25 

1,676.91

-

150,500 

160,900 

175,200 

212,600

-

229,700 

250,800 

282,400 

299,700 

289,800 

265,300 

258,500 

225,600 

164,900

-

+10,400 

+14,300 

+37 , 400

+106,900

+17,100 

+21,100 

+31,600 

+17,300 

-9,900 

-24,500 

-6,800 

-32,900 

-60,700

+14,400

Port Patrick Henry Lake

1,258.41 

1,260.22 

1,260.18 

1,260.60

-

1,261.01 

1,259.65 

1,259.05 

1,260.96 

1,261.10 

1,261.10 

1,259.06 

1,259.16 

1,260.66

-

11,700 

12,400 

12,400 

12,600

-

12,800 

12,200 

11,900 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800 

11,900 

12,000 

12,600

-

+700 

0 

+200

+400

+200 

-600 

-300 

+900 

0 

0 

-900 

+100 

+600

+900

Nantahala Lakett

2,853.93 

2,860.70 

2,862.95 

2,864.26

-

2,869.70 

2,878.26 

2,880.03 

2,885.37 

2,880.33 

2,871.57 

2,872.40 

2,863.92 

2,845.58

-

44,500 

48,700 

50,200 

51,000

-

54,700 

60,800 

62,200 

66,200 

62,400 

56,000 

56,600 

50,800 

39 , 600

-

+4, 200 

+1,500 

+800

+23,700

+3,700 

+6,100 

+1,400 

+4,000 

-3,800 

-6,400 

+600 

-5,800 

-11,200

-4,900

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdiys)

Change 

In 

contents 

(cfsdays )

Watauga Lake

1,914.78 

1,914.35 

1,917.70 

1,929.58

-

1,936.47 

1,944.92 

1,954.49 

1,954.73 

1,954.99 

1,948.25 

1,947.60 

1,938.37 

1,913.80

-

164,500 

163,500 

171,400 

201,300

-

219,800 

243,800 

272,900 

273,600 

274,400 

253,700 

251,800 

225,100 

162,200

-

-1,000 

+7,900 

+29,900

+72,100

+18,500 

+24,000 

+29,100 

+700 

+800 

-20,700 

-1,900 

-26,700 

-62,900

-2,300

Cherokee Lake

1,037.61 

1 , 029 . 67 

1,022.06 

1,016.27

-

1,016.29 

1,035.15 

1,049.72 

1,057.54 

1,059.90 

1,057.57 

1,057.35 

1,055.38 

1,044.47

-

342,400 

277,800 

224,500 

189,300

-

189,400 

321,300 

459,800 

548 , 600 

577,500 

549,000 

546,300 

523,000 

4 06 , 000

-

-64,600 

-53,300 

-35,200

+86,000

+100 

+131,900 

+138,500 

+88,800 

+28,900 

-28,500 

-2,700 

-23,300 

-117,000

+63,600

Thorpe Lakett

3,080.07 

3,086.,75 

3,086.14 

3,086.52

-

3,086.67 

3,093.01 

3,095.55 

3,096.74 

3,093.11 

3,088.02 

3,084.65 

3,082.49 

3,073.95

-

22 , 600 

26,700 

26,300 

26,500

-

26,600 

30,800 

32,500 

33,400 

30,900 

27,500 

25, 300 

24,000 

19,100

-

+4,100 

-400 

+200

+12,900

+100 

+4, 200 

+1,700 

+900 

-2,500 

-3,400 

-2,200 

-1,300 

-4,900

-3,500

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

* Contents based on backwater profile.

tt Elevation la above a local datum; see text for adjustment to datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River Basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, yea October 195d to Septe

Date

Sept. 30.. ...... 

Oct. 31........

Calendar year 

1959. 

Jan. 31.. ...... 

Peb . 29 ........

June 30 ........ 

July 31........ 

Aug . 31 ........ 

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1959-60..

Oct. 31. .......

Calendar year 

1959.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1959-60.

Oct. 31.. ......

Dec. 31........

Calendar year 

1959. 

Jan . 31 ........

Sept. 30.. ......

Water year 

1959-60.

Nov. 30. .......

Calendar year

1959.

Jan. 31... .....

June 30.. ......

Sept. 30.. ......

Water year 

1959-60.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Pontana Lake

1,649.00 

1,636.71 

1,614.04 

1,600.74

-

I, £00. 25 

1,632.35 

,660.15 

,686.18 

,690.93 

,686.35 

,679.46 

1,670.34 

1,640.99

-

453,300 

409,100 

336,500 

299,100

-

297,700 

394,200 

496,500 

609,300 

631,700 

610,100 

578,600 

538,700 

424,000

-

-44,200 

-72,600 

-37,400

+138,400

-1,400 

+96,500 

+102,300 

+112,800

-21 , 600 

-31,500 

-39,900 

-114,700

-29,300

Norris Lake

981.95 

972.90 

371.85 

977.30

-

973.67 

983.95 

997.94 

1 , 003 . 04 

1,001.40 

997.11 

993.95 

983.36 

973.35

-

510,200 

421,600 

412,100 

463,200

-

428,600 

531,700 

699,000 

767, 90U 

745,200 

688,100 

647,700 

525,300 

425,700

-

-88,600

+51,100

+272,100

+103,100 

+167,300 

+68,900 

-22,700

-40,400 

-122,400 

-99,600

-84,500

Nottely Lake

,703.85 

,723.16 

,733.16 

,740.80

-

,741.24 

,751.17 

,758.45 

,766.24 

,763.97 

,754.77 

,745.26 

,734.44 

,718.20

-

11,400 

21,600 

28,800 

35,400

-

35,800 

46,200 

55,500 

67,200 

63,600 

50,600 

39,800 

29,800 

18,500

-

+10,200 

+7,200 

+6,600

+19 , 000

+400 

+10,400 

+9,300 

+11,700 

-3,600 

-13,000 

-10,800 

-10,OOO 

-11,300

+7,100

Blue Ridge Lake

,641.87

,651.02 

,651.46 

,657.29

-

,656.14 

,671.52 

,679.44 

,684.49 

,685.57 

,681.16 

1,673.83 

1,667.76 

1,651.27

-

38,300 

47,200 

47,700 

54,000

-

52,700 

71,700 

83,000 

90,800 

92,400 

85,600 

74,900 

66,700 

47,500

-

+8,900 

+500 

+ 6,300

+39,000

-1,300 

+19,000 

+11,300 

+7 , 800 

+1,600 

-6,800 

-10,700 

-8,200 

-19,200

+9,200

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change

contents 

efsdays)

Santeetlah Lakett

1,760.87 

1,774.86 

1,795.27 

1,794.03

-

1,789.58 

1,796.14 

1,802.25 

1,302.15 

1,801.37 

1,797.72 

1,791.89 

1,793.29 

1,782.22

-

23,200 

33,200 

52,400 

51,000

-

46,400 

53,300 

60,300 

60,200 

59 , 300 

55,100 

48,8uO 

50,200 

39,500

-

+10,000 

+13,200 

-1,400

+35,800

-4,60(3 

+6,300 

+7 , 000 

-100 

-900 

-4,200 

-6,300 

+1,400 

-10,700

+16,300

Watts Bar Lake*

741.30 

738.69 

738.12 

735.80

-

735.56 

735.49 

737.30 

741.16 

740.97 

740.79 

740.00 

740.51 

740.91

-

494,000 

445,000 

435,000 

396,000

-

390,000 

391,000 

420,000 

491,000 

488,000 

485,000 

469,000 

482,000 

487,000

-

-49 , 000 

-10,000 

-39,000

+8 , 000

-6,000 

-1 , 000 

+23,000 

+71,000 

-3,000 

-3,000 

-16,000 

+13,000 

+5,000

-7 , 000

Hlwassee Lake

1 , 508 . 24 

1,494.22 

1,474.44 

1,444.77

-

1,452.45 

1,461.20

,479.85 

,501.37 

,511.34 

,519.87 

,522.93 

1,521.14 

1,512.11

-

169,100 

137,100 

101,100 

62,500

-

71,100 

81,900 

110,000 

152,700 

177,100 

200,600 

209,800 

204,400 

179,100

-

-32,000

-36,000 

-38,600

+15,900

+8,600 

+10,800 

+28,100 

+42,700 

+24,400 

+23,500 

+9,200 

-5,400 

-25,300

+10,000

Ocoee Ho. 3 Lake**

1,417.15 

1,431.52 

1,430.20 

1,429.80

-

1,434.36 

1,428.92 

1,430.40 

1,432.30 

1,432.63 

1,429.83 

1,430.90 

1,427.50 

1,428.50

-

1,100 

2,600 

2,400 

2,300

-

2,800 

1,800 

2 , 000 

2,300 

2,400 

1,900 

2,100 

1,600 

1,700

-

+1,500 

-200 

-100

-800

+500

-1,000 

+200 

+300 

+100 

-500 

+200 

-500 

+100

+600

Elevation 

feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays )

Change 

In 

contents 

(efsdays)

Chllhowee Lake

872.55 

873.08 

872.40 

872.20

-

872.31 

873.33 

873.24 

872.00 

872.96 

870.73 

870.81 

870.68 

871.14

23,600 

24,000 

23,400 

25,300

-

23,900 

24,200 

24,200 

23,100 

23,900 

22,000 

22,100 

22,000 

22,400

-

+400 

-600 

-100

-300

+600

+300 

0 

-1,100 

+300 

-1,900 

+100 

-100 

+400

-1,200

Chatuge Lake

,383.07 

,836.38 

,901.31 

,906.44

-

,909.38 

,913.89 

,918.07 

,913.35 

,917.75 

,913.41 

,908.13 

,902.11 

,896.92

34,100 

45,800 

53,400 

63,800

-

71,700 

81,400 

92,300 

38,400 

92,000 

80,200 

67,500 

54,900 

45,700

-

+11,700 

+7 , 600 

+10,400

+22,600

+7,300 

+9,700 

+11,500 

+5,500 

-6,400 

-11,800 

-12,700 

-12,600 

-3,200

+11,600

Apalachla Lake

1,278.79 

1,277.78 

1,278.72 

1,272.42

-

1,277.12 

1,277.80 

1,277.95 

1,277.33 

1,278.51 

1,278.09 

1,277.76 

1,277.44 

1,278.57

-

28,800 

28,300 

28,800 

25,400

-

27,900 

28,300 

28,400 

28,000 

28,700 

28,500 

28,300 

28,100 

28,700

-

-500 

+500 

-3,400

-3,000

+2,500 

+400 

+10C 

-400 

+700 

-200 

-200 

-200 

+600

-100

Parksvllle Lake

836.4 

835.5 

833.5

828.0

-

828.5 

828.0 

830.0 

835.9 

835.9 

836.0 

836.5 

836.3 

835.5

-

42,600 

41,700 

39 , 800 

35,000

-900 

-1,300 

-4,800

-200

35,400 

35,000 

36,700 

42,100 

42,100 

42,200 

42,700 

42 , 500 

41,700

-

+400 

-400 

+1,700 

+5,400 

0 

+100 

+500 

-200 

-800

-900

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile. 

tt Elevation Is above a local datum; see text fo 

Justmerit of 1936.

** Revised capacity table dated November 1959 used afte

djustment to datum of 

Dec. 31, 1959.

1929, svpplementary ad-
TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Tennessee River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to Septembe

213

Date

Dec . 31 ........

Calendar year 

1959.

Sept. 30.... ....

Water year 

1959-60 ._

Dec. 31.. ......

Calendar year 

1959.

Sept. 30... .....

Water year 

1959-60.

Dec. 31.. ......

Calendar year 

1959.

July 31 ........

Sept. 30.. ......

Water year 

1959-60.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change

in 

contents 

(cfsdays)

Chickamauga Lake*

680.90 

678.15 

679.22 

675.66

-

675.90 

675.90 

677.15 

683.46 

682.54 

681.65 

681.43 

680.20 

680.97

-

274,000 

237,000 

253,000 

200,000

-

201,000 

203,000 

221,000 

318,000 

302 , 000 

286,000 

283,000 

263,000 

276,000

-

-37,000 

+16,000 

-53,000

+3,000

+1,000 

+2,000 

+18,000 

+97 , 000 

-16,000 

-16,000 

-3,000 

-20,000 

+13,000

+2,000

Woods Reservoir

957.28 

957.13 

957.14 

957.18

-

954.10 

954.22 

958.43 

959.97 

959.73 

959.82 

959.80 

959.10 

958.40

-

35,100 

34,800 

34,800 

34,900

-

29,600 

29,800 

37,200 

40,200 

39,700 

39,900 

39,900 

38,500 

37,100

-

-300 

0 

+100

-200

-5,300 

+200 

+7,400 

+3,000 

-500 

+200 

0 

-1,400 

-1,400

+2 , 000

Pickwick Lake*

411.00 

409.50 

411.33 

408.74

-

408.99 

408.45 

414.10 

414.13 

414.16 

413.64 

412.14 

411.63 

410.78

-

398,500

370,000 

410,000 

363,000

-

367,000 

356,000 

466,000 

464,000 

464,000 

453,000 

421,000 

410,000 

394,000

-

-28,500 

+40,000 

-47,000

+16,000

+4 , 000 

-11,000 

+110,000 

-2,000 

0 

-9,000 

-32,000 

-11,000 

-16,000

-4,500

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsdays)

Change

(cfsdays)

Hales Bar Lake*

634.00 

634.00 

632.70 

632.20

-

632.45 

632.25 

632.69 

633.92 

633.90 

633.74 

633.00 

633.48 

633.91

-

76,000 

79,000 

74,000 

73,000

-

72,000 

72,000 

74,000 

74,000 

76,000 

75,000 

71,000 

76,000 

77,000

-

+3,000 

-5,000 

-1,000

+1 , 000

-1,000 

0 

+2,000 

0 

+2,000 

-1,000 

-4,000 

+5,000 

+1,000

+1,000

Wheeler Lake*

552.85 

551.28 

551.50 

551.66

-

551.15 

550.47 

553.40 

555.67 

555.63 

555.70 

554.02 

553.00 

552.74

-

480,000 

442 , 000 

452,000 

459,000

-

446,000 

432,000 

503,000 

560,000 

559,000 

564,000 

508,000 

486,000 

479,000

-

-38,000 

+10,000 

+7 , 000

+45,000

-13,000 

-14,000 

+7 1 , 000 

+57,000 

-1,000 

+5,000 

-56,000 

-22,000 

-7,000

-1,000

Kentucky Lake*

355.05 

354.35 

354.96 

354 . 09

-

354.29 

353.94 

354.17 

358.44 

358.87 

357.79 

356.91 

356.16 

354.91

-

bl ,070,0 00

1,023,000 

1,093,000 

1,079,000

-

1,068,000 

1,042,000 

1 , 045 , 000 

1,325,000 

1,336,000 

1,255,000 

1,193,000 

1,141,000 

1,058,000

-

-47,000 

+70,000 

-14,000

+79,000

-11,000 

-26,000 

+3,000 

+280,000 

+11,000 

-81,000 

-62,000 

-52,000 

-83,000

-12,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(cfsc'ays)

Change 

in 

contents 

(cfsdaya)

Guntersville Lake*

592.92 

593.25 

593.78 

593.14

-

593.36 

593.10 

593.63 

595.00 

594.84 

594.27 

594.00 

593.58 

593.90

-

a438,000 

454,000 

471,000 

452,000

-

453,000 

446,000 

469,000 

499,000 

498,000 

479,000 

466,000 

462,000 

471,000

-

+16,000 

+17,000 

-19,000

+7 , 000

+1 , 000 

-7 , 000 

+23,000 

+30,000 

-1 , 000 

-19,000 

-13,000 

-4,000 

+9,000

+33,000

Wilson Lake

507.56 

507.51 

507.01 

505.20

-

505.71

505.53 

505.44 

507.25 

507.40 

506.50 

507.51 

506.50 

506.74

-

325,100 

324,700 

320,600 

306,400

-

310,000 

309,000 

308,000 

322,000 

323,000 

316,000 

324,000 

316,000 

318,000

-

-400 

-4,100 

-14,200

-4,700

+3,600

-1,000 

-1,000 

+14,000 

+1,000 

-7,000 

+8,000 

-8,000 

+2,000

-7,100

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

* Contents based on backwater profile.

a Revised; published as 437,000 In WSP 1626.

b Revised; published as 1,072,000 in WSP 1626.
214 REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS

4725. Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°37'40", long 81°47'28", on right bank in pumphouse of American Cyanamid 

Co., at Damascus, Washington County, 0.65 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--56.0 sq mi.

Records available . August 1947 to September 1959 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,946.66 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--12 years, 100 cfs.

Extremes. 1947-59: Maximum discharge, 4,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1955, Jan. 29, 1957 (gage 

height, 5.75 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.15 ft).

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1955 and 1956 have been 

revised to 4,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1955 (gage height, 5.75 ft) and 3,350 cfs Apr. 16, 1956 

(gage height, 5.14 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1386 and 1436, respectively.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

periods in the water years 1955-56, superseding those published in WSP 1386 and 1436, 

are given herewith:

Mar. 18, 1955........... 2,420

Apr. 16, 1956........... 2,390

Month

Calendar year 1955. .......

April 1956. .................

Calendar year 1956. . ......

Cfs -days

-

8,034

-

Maximum

2,420

2,390

2,390

Minimum

6.4

74

9.0

Mean

109

268

115

Per square 

mile

2.00

1.95

4.79 

1.86

2.05

Runoff In 

inches

26.51

5.34 

25.24

28.06
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 215

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far 

exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gating stations. 

When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years 

for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a 

partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in lowflow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-re cord program. 

These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal 

coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for some soecial reason 

are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a third 

table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow partialrecord stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made 

during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These 

measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where 

continuous records are available, will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of 

stream. The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measurements 

were made at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year I960

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Cumberland River basin

 4007

*4015

4192

4193

4208

*4212

4319

4320

4322

4323

4324

4340

Clover Pork at

Evarts, Ky.

Yellow Creek bypass

at Middlesboro,

Ky.

Cane Creek near

Spencer, Tenn.

Cherry Creek at

Yankeetown,

Tenn.

Hickory Creek near

McMinnville,

Tenn . a/

Charles Creek near

McMinnville,

Tenn.

Overall Creek at

College Grove,

Tenn.

Harpeth River near

Kirkland, Tenn.

Nelson Creek near

Arrington, Tenn.

Arrington Creek at

Arrington, Tenn.

Harpeth River

below Franklin,

Tenn.

Turnbull Creek at

Klnston Springs,

Tenn.

Lat 36°51'56", long 83° 11 '37", at.

bridge on State Highway 215, at

Evarts, Just below Yocum Creek.

Lat 36°37'52", long 83°43'45", at

Middlesboro, 1/3 mile above

Fourmile Run and 1/3 mile

below Lick Fork.

Lat 35°44'36", long 85°23'33", at

bridge on State Highway 30, 4

miles east of Spencer.

Lat 35°60'00", long 85°25'10", at

bridge on State Highway 84,

0.3 mile northeast of Yankeetown and 0.9 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°39'30", long 85°48'10", at

bridge on State Highway 55,

2.3 miles southwest of McMinnville and 0.1 mile above mouth.

Lat 35° 43 '00", long 85°46'05", at

bridge on county road at Faulkner Springs, 2.7 miles north of

McMinnville.

Lat 35°47'14", long 86°40'12", at

county road bridge, 0.3 mile

east of College Grove and 0.8

mile above mouth.

Lat 35°49'14", long 86°41'16", at

Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge, 1.7 miles northwest of

Kirkland and 3.1 miles above

Nelson Creek.

Lat 35°50'44", long 86°41'57", at

county road bridge, 0.4 mile

below Wilson Branch, 0.5 mile

above mouth, and 1.6 miles

southeast of Arrington.

Lat 35°51'56", long 86°42'28", at

county road bridge, 0.2 mile

southeast of Arrington and 0.8

mile above Louisville & Nashville RR. bridge.

Lat 35°56'53", long 86°52'54", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 431,

1.1 miles below Spencer Creek

and 1.3 miles north of city

limits of Franklin.

Lat 36°06'04", long 87°05'36", at

county road bridge, Just above

Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge, 0.2 mile above mouth

and 0.7 mile west of Kingston

Springs .

82.4

35.3

133

16. 7

132

32.0

11.4

64.6

25.7

15.9

210

123

1954-55,

1959-60

1960

1930,

1951,

1959-60

1959-60

1950-52,

1954-55,

1959-60

1951-53,

1955,

1959-60

1959-60

1953,

1959-60

1953,

1959-60

1953,

1959-60

1959-60

1926-27*,

1932,

1954,

1959-60

5- 3-60

7-26-60

9-20-60

10- 8-59

12-10-59

4-19-60

7-20-60

7-27-60

8-30-60

4-19-60

5-25-60

9-27-60

4-13-60

5-24-60

8-17-60

4-13-60

5-25-60

8-18-60

4-13-60

5-25-60

8-18-60

10- 7-59

10- 7-59

10- ,7-59

10- 7-53

10- 7-59

8-25-60

54.7

43.9

33.0

1.82

39.1

24.4

26.2

10.6

4.89

6.14

2.53

1.39

18.1

8.91

4.07

114

43.6

18.2

38.6

29.2

19.4

.83

1.84

.36

.76

4.76

28.4

* Also a crest-stage station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station 

a Formerly published as Big Hickory Creek.
asurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

3t at ion

Nc .

Station namf Location

Drainage

(sq mi)

Period 

of

record

Measurements

Date

Tennessee River basin

4414. 2

4447.5

4450

4455.5

4472.3

4482.1

4484.1

4489.1

4516.9

4518.9

4613

4662

4680

4691

4818

4822

4842

4876

4950

4972

Little River at

Cedar- Mountain,

N. C.

South Pork Mills

Rivet" near

Pisgah Forest,

N. C.

South Fork Mills

Rivet- at The

Pink Beds, N. C.

North Pork Mills

River near Mills

River, N. C.

Cane Creek above

Pairview, N. C.

Hominy Creek above

South Hominy

Creek at Candler,

N. C.

South Hominy Creek

at Candler, N.C.

Swannanoa River at

Qrovestone, at

Swannanoa, N. C.

Newfound Creek

near Alexander,

N. C.

Reems Creek at

Alexander, N. C.

Cosby Creek below

Cosby, Tenn.

Big Limestone

Creek at Limestone, Tenn.

Long Creek at

White Pine, Tenn.

Little Pigeon

River near Pittman Center, Tenn.

Town Creek at

Mountain City,

Tenn.

Doe Creek at Doeville, Tenn.

Stony Creek at

Hunter, Tenn.

Reedy Creek at

Kingsport, Tenn.

Big Plat Creek

near Skaggston,

Tenn.

Little River near

Townsend, Tenn.

Lat 35°09'19", long 82°37'43", at

bridge, 0.2 mile below Duncan

Creek and 1.1 miles northeast

of Cedar Mountain, Transylvania

County.

Lat 35°20'35", long 82°39'52",

below footbridge, 1.6 miles

below Poundingmlll Branch and

6.4 miles northeast of Pisgah

Forest, Transylvania County.

Lat 35°21'58", long 82°44'22",at

The Pink Beds, Transylvania

County, in Pisgah National

Forest, 400 ft below Thompson

Creek.

Lat 35°23'38", long 82°37'00", at

bridge 0.4 mile above mouth

and 2.5 miles west of Hills

River, Henderson County.

Lat 35°32'11", long 82°24'37",at

bridge, 0.2 mile below Ballard

Creek and 1.6 miles northwest

of Pairview, Buncombe County.

Lat 35°32'08", long 82°41 '40",at

bridge on Sbate Highway 112,

0.1 mile above South Hominy

Creek and 0.1 mile west of

Candler, Buncombe County.

Lat 35°32'08", long 82°41'32", at

bridge on State Highway 112 at

Candler, Buncombe County, 200

ft above mouth.

Lat 35°36'11", long 82°21'55",at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70 at

(Jrovestone, 0.2 mile above

North Pork and 1.8 miles northeast of Swannanoa, Buncombe

County.

Lat 35°39'58", long 82°38'04", at

bridge, 0.9 mile above mouth

and 2.6 miles southwest of

Alexander, Buncombe County.

Lat 35°41'40", long 82°36'48",at

bridge on U. S. Highway 25, at

mouth 0.5 mile south of Alexander, Buncombe County.

Lat 35°52'23", long 83°13 ' 26", at

bridge on State Highway 32,

Just below Middle Creek, 4

miles north of Cosby.

Lat 36°13'07", long 82°38'27",

0.5 mile below bridge on former U. S. Highway HE and

Southern Ry. and 2.0 miles

above mouth, at Limestone.

Lat 36°07'00", long 83°17 '08", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 25E,

0.5 mile north of White Pine.

Lat 35°45'00", long 83°25'00", at

bridge on State Highway 73, 1

mile southwest of Pittman

Center.

Lat 36°28'01", long 81°48'15", ab

U. S. Highway 421, 25 ft below

confluence of Goose Creek and

Purnace Creek, at Mountain City.

Lat 36°23'39", long 81°58'03", at

bridge on State Highway 67,

100 ft below mouth of Dugger

Branch, and at Doeville.

Lat 36°22'17", long 82°09'19", at

bridge on county highway, 0.3

mile above mouth at Hunter.

Lat 36°33'27", long 82 0 33'35'i 0.1

mile below Roach Branch and 0.4

mile east of intersection of

U. S. Highway 23 and county

highway, at Kingsport.

Lat 36°06'51", long 83°43'56",at

bridge on U. S. Highway 11W,

2.4 miles northeast of

Skaggston.

Lat 35ff 39'39", long 83°42'25", in

Great Smoky Mountain National

Park, 600 ft above Middle

Prong and 3 miles southeast of

Townsend.

16.1

21.3

9.99

24.0

17.2

30.2

v

38.3

21.2

34.2

36.3

55.3

78.1

29.1

48.3

24.4

36.0

58.2

57.2

61.4

60.1

1944,

1953,

1960

1960

1926-49*,

1950,

1953-55,

1960

1904-9C/;

1953-55,

1960

1935,

1960

1953-55,

1960

1944,

1960

1944,

1953-55,

1958-60

1953-54,

1960

1944,

1953-54,

1960

1959-60

1958-60

1952-54,

1956,

1959-60

1952-54,

1959-60

1952-56,

1959-60

1952-54,

1956,

1959-60

1952-54,

1956,

1959-60

1950-54,

1956,

1959-60

1952,

1959-60

1952-54,

1956,

1958-60

12-20-43

5-10-60

9-27-60

5-19-60

9-27-60

5-19-60

9-27-60

5-20-60

9-27-60

5-17-60

9-26-60

10-22-53

5-18-60

9-26-60

12- 3-43

5-18-60

9-26-60

12- 3-43

1-13-60

4-12-60

5-18-60

9-26-60

12- 1-43

6-10-60

9-26-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

4-26-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

EUscharge 

(cfs)

b!5.7

67.9

24.8

51.2

26.1

21.3

14.3

49.1

18.8

26.6

7.77

6.35

31.2

13.9

b20.9

52.8

20.7

bll.9

40.6

71.8

22.6

12.3

b9.22

17.1

5.81

47.2

67.8

19.6

63.6

10.7

38.4

59.1

37.6

35.3

84.0

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Purnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

c Continuous-record gaging station (published as "at Pinkbed") operated at site ^ mile upstream
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period 

of

record

Measurements

Date Discharge

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

5002.4

5156.1

5188

5282

5322

5352

*5382

*5432

5483.3

5567

5572

5661.5

5662.5

5663

5664

5706

5797

5807

5808

Cartoogechaye

Creek near

Franklin, N. C.

Long Creek at

Bobbins ville,

N. C.

Notchy Creek near

Vonore, Tenn.

Big Sycamore Creek

near Springdale,

Tenn.

Big Creek at La

Follette, Tenn.

Beaver Creek near

Powell, Tenn.

Poplar Creek near

Oliver Springs,

Tenn.

Ten Mile Creek

near Deeatur,

Tenn.

Brasstown Creek at

Brasstown, N. C.

Spring Creek near

Servilla, Tenn.

Cane Creek near

Etowah, Tenn.

Rogers Creek near

Lamontville,

Tenn.

Candies Creek near

Cleveland, Tenn.

Rock Creek at Sale

Creek, Tenn.

Soddy Creek at

Soddy, Tenn.

Sequatchie River

at Plkeville,

Tenn.

Rock Creek near

Estill Springs,

Tenn.

Hurricane Creek at

Await, Tenn.

Beans Creek near

Lexie Crossroads,

Tenn.

Lat 35°09'31", long 83°23'39",at

bridge on U. S. Highway 23,

1.8 miles south of Franklin,

Macon County, and 1.9 miles

above mouth.

Lat 35°19'44", long 83°48'40", at

bridge, 200 ft above mouth and

0.5 mile north of Robbinsville,

Graham County.

Lat 35°33'22", long 84°13'22",at

county bridge, 0.2 mile above

mouth and 2.5 miles south of

Vonore.

Lat 36°2G'21", long 83°27'00",at

bridge on State Highway 33, 5

miles northeast from intersection of U. S. Highway 25E

and State Highway 33, and 6.0

miles northeast of Springdale.

Lat 36°23'19", long 84°07'33", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 25W,

0.5 mile west of La Follette.

Lat 36°01'06", long 84°03'06",at

bridge on U. S. Highway 25W,

1.5 miles southeast of Powell.

Lat 36°01'20", long 84°18 1 37", at

bridge on State Highway 61, 2.5

miles southeast of Oliver

Springs and 4 miles above

Indian Creek.

Lat 35°37'05", long 84°41'30", at

bridge on State Highway 68,

10.5 miles northeast of

Decatur.

Lat 35°02 r 24", long 83°57 '34", at

bridge in Cherokee County, 0.1

mile northwest of Brasstown

and 0.8 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°16'17", long 84°25'00",at

bridge on county road, 3.7

miles northeast of Sprlngton,

7.4 miles northeast of Reliance, and 12.8 miles above

mouth.

Lat 35°18'04", long 84°32'16", at

U. S. Highway 411 bridge, 1.7

miles south of Junction of

State Highway 30 in Etowah and

2.7 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°23'04", long 84°47 r 37", at

county road bridge, 2.4 miles

northeast of Lamontville and

5.0 miles southeast of

Goodfield.

Lat 35°13'02", long 84°52'58", on

State Highway 60, 4.0 miles

north of Cleveland and 14.9

miles above mouth.

Lat 35°23'10", long 85°06'30", on

U. S. Highway 27, 0.5 mile

north of Sale Creek and 0.9

mile above mouth.

Lat 35° 18 "05", long 85°09'56",at

county highway bridge, 0.8 mile

north of Soddy and 1.2 miles

above U. S. Highway 27 bridge.

Lat 35°36'19", long 85°ll'09",at

bridge, 0.2 mile east of Pikeville and 2.4 miles above

Skillern Creek.

Lat 35°19'09", long 86°08'29", at

bridge on county road, 1.5

miles southwest of Estill

Springs, Franklin County, and

0.1 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°15'24", long 86°15'21", at

county road bridge at Await,

25 ft below Fall Lick Branch

and 2.9 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°07'18", long 86° 18 '20", ab

county road bridge, 1.8 miles

southwest of Lexie Crossroads,

2.0 miles northeast of Shady

Grove, and 1.3 miles above

mouth.

57.1

11.8

27.9

21.7

24.0

56.1

55.9

26.4

83.1

3.82

10.3

44.5

88.7

38.1

49.0

86.2

41.2

24.6

89.7

1944,

1947,

1953-55,

1958,

1960

1944,

1953-55,

1958-60

1953-54,

1959-60

1959-60

1950-53,

1959-60

1952-53,

1955,

1959-60

1951-55,

1957-60

1959-60

1944,

1947,

1953-55,

1960

1959-60

1950-52,

1954,

1956-57,

1959-60

1954,

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1932,

1955-56,

1959-60

1932-33,

1952,

1959-60

1953-54,

1956,

1960

1959-60

1953-54,

1959-60

12- 6-43

5- 9-60

12- 8«-43

10-20-53

5-12-60

4-25-60

4-26-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

11- 4-59

4-19-60

8-10-60

9- 8-60

IS- 4-43

10-20-54

10- 1-59

5-19-60

4-19-60

7-21-60

9- 1-60

4-19-60

7-21-60

8-10-60

11- 4-59

4-19-60

8-10-60

9- 8-60

4-19-60

7-19-60

9- 1-60

4-19-60

7-21-60

4-19-60

7-21-60

4-19-60

7-21-60

5-31-60

6-16-60

7-15-60

8- 2-60

4-21-60

5-20-60

8- 4-60

4-21-60

5-20-60

8- 4-60

bse.o

117

blO.6

b4.35

24.5

22.3

8.77

10.6

38.9

39.5

4.50

12.8

2.51

.67

b79.7

b31.2

44.3

86.7

3.01

.23

.80

5.95

1.24

1.35

18.4

30.4

14.9

13.9

61.2

14.4

20.4

25.1

1.47

23.3

2.48

100

14.2

17.2

16.2

15.4

17.2

29.0

21.4

8.56

94.2

45.5

19.0

* Also a crest-stage station.

b Furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
218 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at Ion-flow partial-record stations during water year 1960 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

5610

5827

5834

5852

5682

5993

6027

6072

East Pork Mulberry

Creek at Lynebburg, Tenn.

Coldwater Creek at

Coldwater, Tenn.

Big Creek near

Riversburg, Tenn.

West Pork Shoal

Creek near Minor

Hill, Tenn.

Crowson Creek near

Lawrenceburg,

Tenn.

Caney Creek at

Caney Spring,

Tenn.

Tumbling Creek

near Hurricane

Mills, Tenn.

West Sandy Creelc

near Springville,

Tenn.

Lat 35°16'53", long 86°22'2l", at

county road bridge, 0.2 mile

southeast of Lynchburg and 1.3

miles above Price Branch.

Lat 35°05'02", long 86°44'02", at

bridge, 1.2 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°16'31", long 67°03'30", at

county road bridge, 1.0 mile

northwest of Riversburg and

0.5 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°02'55", long 87°08'25", at

county road bridge, 1.0 mile

southwest of Minor Hill and

4.4 miles above Junction with

East Pork Shoal Creelc.

Lat 35°14'33", long 87°21'25", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64, li

miles west of Lawrenceburg and

0.5 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°36'29", long 86°46'05",at

bridge on State Highway 99,

0.3 mile (revised), west of

Caney Spring, and 1.0 mile

above mouth.

Lat 35°55'58", long 87°43'50",at

county road bridge 0.6 mile

above mouth and 3.9 miles

southeast of Hurricane Mills.

Lat 36°15'37", long 68°12'10",at

bridge on State Highway 69,

0.4 mile above Beasley Creek

and 3.6 miles southwest of

Springville.

23.1

29.8

85.2

13.5

18.6

28.9

51.2

47.9

1932-33,

1950,

1959-60

1952-54,

1959-60

1952-54,

1959-60

1959-60

1932,

1952,

1959-60

1953-54,

1959-60

1953-60

1958-60

4-21-60

5-20-60

8- 4-60

11- 4-59

5-12-60

8-10-60

5-13-60

7-14-60

9-13-60

5-13-60

7-14-60

8-11-60

5-13-60

7-13-60

9-12-60

5- 5-60

8- 3-60

10- 1-59

8-18-60

9-15-60

4-20-60

9-27-60

21.8

15.7

5.17

7.65

31.0

3.48

47.2

21.7

14.2

8.08

.14

.044

16.1

11.1

9.17

0

0

11.9

8.1

14.2

27.9

17.6
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 219

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage Is a device which will register the peak stage occurring betwien inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only th? maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Cumberland River basin

*4007

*4015

4049

4082

4090

4096

4147

4157

4177

4205

4206

4207

*4212

Clover Fork at

Evarts, Ky.

Yellow Creek bypass at Middlesboro, Ky.

Lynn Camp Creek at

Corbin, Ky.

Brimstone Creek

near Robbins,

Tenn.

White Oak Creek at

Sunbright, Tenn.

Black Creek tributary near

Robbins, Tenn.

Puncheon Camp

Creek at Allred,

Tenn.

Big Eagle Creek

near Livingston,

Tenn.

Mathews Branch

tributary near

Livings ton, Tenn.

Barren Fork near

Trousdale, Tenn.

Owen Branch near

Centertown, Tenn.

Owen Branch near

Trousdale, Tenn.

Charles Creek near

HcMinnvllle, Tern.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 36°57'18", long 84°05'4l", on

bridge on U. S. Highway 25W,

at Corbin, 1.1 miles upstream

from Horse Creek.

Lat 36°20'43", long 84°32'22",at

Walker Bridge on rural road

S-2342-1, 3.0 miles east of

Robbins.

Lat 36°14'38", long 84°40 I 14", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 27, in

Sunbright .

Lat 36°21'53", long 84°35 1 2l",at

culvert under U. S. Highway 27,

O.8 mile above mouth and 1.5

miles north of Robbins.

Lat 36°19'35", long 85°ll'10",at

bridge on State Highway 85 at

Allred, 7.0 miles south of intersection of State Highways

85 and 52.

Lat 36° 26 '57, long 85° 16 '27", at

bridge on county road, 0.8 mile

north of intersection with

State Highway 42 and 4.7 miles

northeast of Livlngston.

Lat 36°20'04", long 85°20'23",at

culvert under State Highway 42,

2.0 miles south or intersection

of State Highways 85 and 42

and 2.9 miles southwest of

Llvingston.

Lat 35°39'55", long 85°53'00",

at county highway bridge on

Trousdale-HcHinnville pike, 3fc

miles east of Trousdale.

Lat 35°42'30", long 85°53'05", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70S,

2.4 miles southeast of Centertown.

Lat 35°39'55", long 85°51 '50", at

bridge 0.2 mile above mouth,

1.0 mile east of Barren Fork

near Trousdale gaging station,

and 4.3 miles east of Trousdale.

See previous table.

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

T Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

82.4

35.3

53.8

48.7

13.5

.25

15.5

7.98

.49

*

132

4.60

9.42

32.0

1959-60

1941-60

1957-60

1955-60

1933*,

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1933-57*,

1958-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

7-10-60

4- 4-41

3-17-42

4-19-43

2-17-44

1- 1-45

1- 7-46

1-20-47

2-19-48

1- 5-49

1-30-50

2- 1-51

3-22-52

2-21-53

1-16-54

3-22-55

2-28-56

1-28-57

12- 7-58

1-21-59

6-23-60

7-10-60

12-19-59

3-21-55

2- -56

12- -56

11-18-57

2-14-59

12-19-59

12- -59

11-28-59

5- -60

7-24-60

5- 8-60

5- 7-60

5- 7-60

12-19-59

4.34

3.24

3.62

3.09

3.73

2.25

4.31

3.05

3.71

3.30

3.67

4.77

5.00

2.42

2.50

4.71

3.11

3.58

2.53

3.97

2.77

11.16

14.66

14.29

11.29

11.56

13.61

9.80

11.98

.82

9.27

4.08

4.0

9.72

3.48

5.58

7.36

2,120

2,700

3,440

2,420

4,030

1,370

5,420

2,700

3,990

3,170

3,910

6,580

7,200

1,610

1,730

6,420

2,810

3,720

1,780

4,570

2,170

2,620

(t)

3,160

1,950

2,030

2,850

1,480

2,180

(t)

(t)

(t)

159

5,950

(t)

(t)

(t)
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Cumberland River basin Continued

4S95

4368

4464.1

4538.8

4612

4619.1

4639.1

4650

4658

4675

4691.3

4691.6

4692

4693

4695

4725

4735

4738

Stewart Creek near

Smyrna , Tenn.

Musterground Creek

near Erin, Tenn.

Laurel Branch near

Edneyvllle, N. C.

Brush Creek at

Walnut, N. C.

Cosby Creek near

Cosby, Tenn.

North Toe River at

Newland, N. C.

Phlpps Creek near

Burnsvllle, N. C.

North Indian Creek

near Unlool,

Tenn.

Muddy Fork at Fair

view, Tenn.

Jtolichucky River

near Morristown,

Tenn.

Little Pigeon

River near

Sevierville,

Tenn .

East Fork Little

Pigeon River

near Sevierville,

Tenn.

Little Pigeon

River at

Sevierville,

Tenn.

Hog Pen Branch

near Gatllnburg,

Tenn.

West Fork Little

Pigeon River

near Pigeon

 Forge, Tenn.

Beaverdam Creek

at Damascus, Va.

Middle Fork

Holsbon River at

Groseclose, Va.

Staley Creek near

Marion, Va.

Lat 35°59'54", long 86°30'18",at

bridge on 15th Ave., 1.3 miles

northeast of Smyrna.

Lat 36°19'12", long 87°40'19",at

bridge on State Highway 13,

0.1 mile northeast of Intersection with State Highway 49

and 1.5 miles eaat of Erin.

69.7

3.57

1953-58*,

1959-60

1955-60

2-14-59

6-17-60

1960

6.67

10.70

(a)

Tennessee River basin

Lat 35°2E'15", long 82°24'10",at

culvert on U. S. Highway 64,

0.5 mile above mouth and 4

miles southwest of Edneyville,

Renders on County.

Lat 35°50'40", long 82°44'30",

at culvert 0.7 mile southwest

of Walnut, Madiasn County, and

0.8 mile above mouth.

Lat 35°47'02", long 83°13'08",at

bridge on State Highway 32,

2.4 miles southeast of junction

of State Highways 32 and 73 at

Cosby. 

Lat 36 B 05'01", long 81°55'45",at

culvert on State Highway 194

at Newland, Avery County, 100ft

below Kentucky Creek.

Lat 35°54'43", long 82'3 22'10"

(revised) at culvert on U. S.

Highway 19E, 0.4 mile above

mouth and 3.9 miles west of

Burnsvllle, Yancey County.

Lat 36°10'35 fl , long 82°17'36",on

right bank, 900 ft above Rocky

Branch and 3.4 miles southeast

of Unicol.

Lat 36°10'52", long 82°32'38", at

bridge on State Highway 81, 0.7

mile west of Fairvlew.

Lat 36°10'49", long 83°10'32", on

right bank along Southern Ry.,

0.6 mile above Susong Bridge

and 7 miles southeast of

Morristown.

Lat 35°51'38", long 83°30'13 u ,at

bridge on U. S. Highway 411,

4-J miles east of Sevierville.

Lat 35°51'55", long 83°29'17",at

bridge on U. S. Highway 411,

5.2 miles east of Sevierville.

Lat 35°52'12", long 83°34'04",at

bridge just above West Fork on

State Highway 66 in Sevierville.

Lat 35°43'37", long 83°28'18", at

culvert under State Highway 73,

2.7 miles east of Intersection

of State Highway 73 and U. S.

Highway 441 In Gatlinburg.

Lat 35°48'21", long 83°34'28", at

bridge on old State Highway 71,

1.6 miles northwest of Pigeon

Forge .

Lat 36°37'40", long 81°47'28",at

Damascus, 0.65 mile upstream

from mouth.

Lat 36°53'19" J long 81°20'51",

0.2 mile south of Groseclose.

Lab 36°49'25", long 81°28'25",

2 miles southeast of Marion.

0.57

7.99

10.2

9.24

1.60

15.9

9.86

1,679

110

64.1

201

.61

76.2

56.0

7.39

8.33

1955-60

1954-60

1959-60

1955-60

1955-60

1945-57*,

1959-60

1955-60

1921-57*,

1959-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1959-60

1946-49*,

1954-60

1947-59*,

1960

1948-57*,

1958-60

1951-60

8-12-60

1960

11-18-59

3-30-60

7- 2-60

7-23-60

1960

3-31-60

11-23-59

11-23-59

1958

11-23-59

8-13-60

11-28-59

3-30-60

3-30-60

2- 5-60

20.44

(a)

3.85

19.42

b20.0

3.50

(a)

10.86

11.56

11.05

(a)

12.85

2.12

9.17

4.15

4.71

2.66

1,500

3,340

(t)

(t)

<285

(t)

(t)

318

347

(t)

13,500

(t)

(t)

<7,800

9,800

(t)

4,420

2,040

264

155

t Discharge not determined

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

b Determined from curve of relation with a downatream gage.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 221

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

4775

4789.1

04805.4

4816

4820

4832

4865

4898

4899

4908

4912

4987

5017.6

5134.1

5186

5196

5197

5201

5230

5245

5250

5295

5300

5305

Station name

Beaver Creek near

Wallace, Va.

Cove Creek at

Sherwood, N. C.

Grassy Creek near

Banner Elk, N. C.

Corn Creek at

Mountain City,

Tenn.

Roan Creek near

Neva, Tenn.

Kopley Creek tributary at Butler,

Tenn.

North Pork Holston

River at Holston,

Va.

Cove Creek near

She 1 leys, Va.

Big Moccasin Creek

near Gate City,

Va.

Surgoinsville

Creek at Surgoinsville, Tenn

Big Creek tributary near Rogersville, Tenn.

Nails Creek near

Knoxville, Tenn.

Coon Creek near

Franklin, N. C.

Jenkins Branch

tributary at

Bryson City,

N. C.

Tellico River

tributary at

Tellico Plains,

Tenn.

Island Creek at

Vonore, Tenn.

Bat Creek near

Vonore, Tenn.

Sweetwater Creek

near Loudon,

Tenn.

Cedar Creek near

Lebanon, Va.

Guest River at

Coeburn, Va.

Stony Creek at

Fort Blackmore,

Va.

Powell River at

Big Stone Gap,

Va.

South Fork Powell

River at Big

Stone Gap, Va.

North Fork Powell

River at Pennlngton Gap, Va.

Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period

of

rec ord

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(ofs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Lat 36°38'25", long 82°06'42",

1.2 miles southeast of Wallace.

Lat 36°15'50", long 81°47'03", at

bridge 0.3 mile below Isaac

Hollow and 0.5 mile southwest

of Sherwood, Watauga County.

Lat 36°10'20", long 81°54'421', at

culvert on State Highway 194

(corrected) 100 ft above mouth

and 2.7 miles west of Banner

Elk, Avery County.

Lat 36°29'23", long 81°48'52",at

bridge on county road, 600 ft

north of junction of county

road and U. S. Highway 421 and

1 mile northwest of Mountain

City.

Lat 36°22'37", long 81°53'14",on

right bank on Butler-Neva road,

1.7 miles southwest of Neva.

Lat 36°21'21", long 82°01'48",at

culvert under State Highway 67

about 500 ft northeast of intersection with old State Highway 67, at Butler.

Lab 36°46'29", long 82°04'22", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 19,

0.5 mile east of Holston.

Lat 36°39'13", long 82°21'16", 2

miles north of Shelleys.

Lat 36°38'47", long 82°33'12", at

bridge on State Highway 71,

1.6 miles east of Gate City.

Lat 36°28'15", long 82°51'061', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 11W, at

Surgoinsville.

Lat 36°25'30", long 82°57'17", at

culvert under county road, 300

ft above mouth and 2.8 miles

northeast of Rogersville.

Lat 35°52'49", long 83°46'47", at

culvert under State Highway 71,

0.8 mile southeast of Snooks

Gap and 10.5 miles southeast

of Knoxville.

Lat 35°14'04", long 83°20'28",at

culvert under U. S. Highway 23,

0.7 mile above mouth and 4.5

miles northeast of Franklin,

Macon County.

Lat 35°24'50", long 83°27'20"

(corrected), at culverb 500 ft

above mouth and 1.0 mile

southwest of Bryson City,

Swain County.

Lat 35°21'48", long 84°17'24",at

culvert under road running

eastward to crossing of Tellico

River, t mile east of railroad

crossing at Tellico Plains.

Lat 35°35'38", long 84°14'58",at

bridge on State Highway 72,

0.5 mile northwest of Vonore.

Lat 35°38'36", long 84°15'12",at

bridge on State Highway 72,

4.5 miles north of Vonore.

Lat 35°44'17", long 84°22'25", at

bridge on State Highway 72,

2.0 miles west of Loudon.

Lat 36°54'29", long 82°02'20",

2.3 miles east of Lebanon.

Lat 36°55'45", long 82°27'23", at

bridge on State Highway 72,

1.0 mile southeast of Coeburn.

Lat 36°46'30", long 82°34'50", at

Port Blackmore, 2,000 ft upstream from mouth.

Lat 36°52'08", long 82°46'32" at

bridge on U. S. Highway 23, at

Big Stone Gap.

Lat 36°51'54", long 82°46'16", at

bridge in town of Big Stone

Gap.

Lat 36°46'26", long 83°01'59",

north of town of Pennington

Gap.

13.7

23.1

.54

5.34

0102

.76

402

17.3

79.6

4.38

2.00

.361

1.60

.45

.25

11.2

30.7

62.2

51.5

87.3

41.4

112

d40

d70

1946-57*.

1958-60

1940,

1955-60

1955-60

1959-60

1943-55*,

1959-60

1959-60

1952-59*,

1959-60

1951-60

1953-59*,

1960

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1958-60

1955-60

1959-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

1952-59*,

1960

1949-59*,

1960

1950-52*,

1953-60

1949-59*,

1960

1945-47*,

1951-60

1945-51*,

1952-60

11-24-59

2- 5-6T

8-13-60

3-30-60

3-30-60

12-19-59

3-30-60

11-28-59

11-28-59

1960

11-27-59

11-27-59

5- 8-60

3- 3-60

7-10-60

8-11-60

8-11-60

8-11-60

11-24-5F

3-30-6C

ll-28-5f

3-30-6C

11-28-59

1-22-59

11-28-59

1.70

17.28

16.38

2.22

5.49

1.19

8.54

5.25

5.66

(a)

3.72

1.85

5.14

18.78

4.12

8.05

8.89

6.69

2.80

6.61

5.60

5.98

6.08

8.60

6.82

19

(t)

15

(t)

2,480

(t)

6,150

590

1,420

(t)

(t)

(t)

185

(t)

(t)

275

695

(t)

750

1,440

1,910

4,400

1,840

e4, 420

3,280

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

c Revised.

d Approximately.

e Corrected.

596833 O -61 - 16
222 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Contlrued

Station 

Mo.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

he Ight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

5340

5345

 5382

5383

5385

5386

5387

5388

5415

5425

*5432

5445

5498.1

5552.1

5661

5662

5667

5672

5707

5708

5716

Coal Creek at Lake

City, Tenn.

Buffalo Creek at

Norris, Tenn.

Poplar Creek near

Oliver Springs,

Tenn.

Rock Creek near

Sunbright, Tenn.

Emory River near

Wartburg, Tenn.

Obed River at

Crossville, Tenn.

Little Obed River

near Crossville,

Tenn.

Obed River tributary near Crossvllle, Tenn.

Whites Creek near

Glen Alice, Tenn

Plney Creek at

Spring City,

Tenn.

Ten Mile Creek

near Decatur,

Tenn.

Rlchland Creek

near Dayton,

Tenn.

Hyatt Creek at

Marble, H. C.

Shoal Creek near

Murphy, H. C.

South Mouse Creek

tributary near

Cleveland, Tenn.

Bryraer Creek near

McDonald, Tenn.

South Chlckamauga

Creek at Ringgold, Ga.

West Chlckamauga

Creek near Klnsington, Ga.

McWilllams Creek

near Dunlap,

Tenn.

Little Brush Creek

near Dunlap,

Tenn.

Brown Spring

Branch near

Sequatchle,

Tenn.

Lat 36° 13 '14", long 84°09'27", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 25W,

at Lake City.

Lat 36°11'05", long 84°03'34", at

culvert under Norris Freeway

(State Highway 71), 1.0 mile

southeast of Norris.

See previous table.

Lat 36°11'54", long 84°39'39", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at

Pilot Mountain, 3.5 miles

south of Sunbright.

Lat 36°06'46", long 84°36'54", at

bridge on Wartburg-Lancing

road, lj miles northwest of

Wartburg.

Lat 35° 57 '27", .long 85°03'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70S,

0.9 mile west of Junction of

U. S. Highways 70S and 70N, at

northwest city limits of

Crossville.

Lat 35° 58 '31", long 85°02 1 06", at

bridge on State Highway 28,

2.0 miles north of Intersection

of State Highway 28 and U. S.

Highway 70, in Crossville.

Lat 35°58'59 , long 85°03'31", at

culvert under U. S. Highway

70N, 2.3 miles northwest of

Junction with U. S. Highway 70S

at northwest city limits of

Crossville.

Lat 35°47'49", long 84°45'37",

2,200 ft above Southern Ry.

bridge and 1.2 miles southwest

of Glen Alice.

Lat 35°41'59", long 84°51'17", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 27,

0.5 mile northeast of Spring

City.

See previous table.

Lat 35°30'17", long 85°01'20",

0.4 mile above bridge on State

Highway 30 and 1.0 mile northwest of Dayton.

Lat 35°11'221', long 83°55'14",at

bridge 0.8 mile north of

Marble, Cherokee County, and

1.2 miles above mouth.

Lat 35°06'48", long 84°14'06"

(revised), at bridge on State

Highway 294, 50 ft below

Thompson Branch and 11 miles

west of Murphy, Cherokee

County.

Lat 35°12'32", long 84°50'15", at

bridge on old U. S. Highway U,

4.2 miles northeast of intersection with U. S. Highway 64

in Cleveland.

Lat 35°07'20", long 84°57'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 11

and 64, 1.9 miles east of

McDonald.

Lat 34° 55', long 85° 08', at

State Highway 3 at Ringgold,

Catoosa County.

Lat 34°48', long 85°21', at

State Highway 2, 2j miles

northeast of Kinslngton,

Walker County.

Lat 35°24'22", long 85°19'46",at

bridge on country road, 1.2

miles above mouth and 3.8

miles northeast of Dunlap.

Lat 35°24'15", long 85°23'18",at

bridge on State Highway 8,

1.5 miles north of Dunlap.

Lat 35°08'55", long 85°33'28", at

culvert under State Highway 27,

2.1 miles northeast of bridge

over Little Sequatchle River

and 3.1 miles northeast of

Sequatchle.

24.5

9.45

55.9

5.54

83.2

12.0

4.71

.717

123

98.3

26.4

50.2

6.90

12.6

1.31

9.68

161

73.0

6.64

15.4

.67

1933*,

1955-60

1948-50*,

1955-60

1954-60

1955-60

1935-57*,

1958-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1933-55*,

1956-60

1928-30*,

1955-60

1954-60

1928-31*,

1935-55*,

1956-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1950-60

1951-60

1959-60

1959-60

1955-60

12-16-59

4-15-56e/

1-31-576/

12-16-59

8-10-60

3-21-55

2-18-56

11-1T-57

12-18-59

12-l?-59

12-l?-59

12-19-59

12-19-59

12-19-59

1960

1-12-60

2- 5-60

12- -59

1- 6-60

4- -56e/

3- 3-60

3- 3-60

3- 3-60

3- 3-60

12-18-59

9-18-60

12-18-59

d3.7

7.34

9.03

6.09

13.27

6.21

4.76

5.78

4.71

17.70

7.30

6.70

3.82

11.64

(a)

8.51

5.38

16.84

14.38

5.70

3.88

5.21

14.35

12.08

6.45

7.39

3.89

(t)

640

1,130

385

(t)

1,560

715

1,260

694

8,110

(t)

(t)

(t)

5,440

<4,300

770

2,510

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

880

5,160

2,460

(t)

1,980

48.4

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

d Approximately.

e Corrected.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 223

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Qage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

5718

5747

5785

5798

C5799

5822

5823

5832

5872

5875

5942

5943

*5944

5970

5982

5992

5994

6000

6021

6038

*6042

Battle Creek near

Monteagle, Tenn.

Big Huckleberry

Creek near

Belvidere, Tenn.

Bradley Creek near

Prairie Plains,

Tenn.

Miller Creek near

Cowan, Tenn.

Boiling Fork Creek

at Cowan, Tenn.

Norris Creek tributary near

Belleville, Tenn.

Norris Creek near

Fayettevllle,

Tenn.

Chicken Creek at

McBurg, Tenn.

Bluewater Creek

tributary near

Leoma, Tenn.

Shoal Creek above

Little Shoal

Creek at

Lawrenceburg,

Tenn. f/

Eagle Creek near

Clifton Junction,

Tenn.

Cypress Creek

tributary near

Pope, Tenn.

Cypress Creek at

Pope, Tenn.

Garrison Fork at

Pairfield, Tenn.

Weakley Creek near

Rover, Tenn.

East Rock Creek at

Farmington, Tenn.

Little Flat Creek

tributary near

Rally Hill, Tenn.

Rutherford Creek

near Carters

Creek, Tenn.

Moss Spring Hollow

near Centerville,

Tenn.

Chalk Creek near

Waynesboro, Tenn.

Cane Creek at

Farmers Exchange,

Tenn.

Lat 35°08'03", long 850 46'15", at

bridge on U. S. Highways 41

and 64, 9.2 miles southeast of

Monteagle .

Lat 35°04'00", long 86°21'29",at

culvert under U. S. Highway 64,

1.3 miles southeast of Intersection of U. S. Highway 64

and State Highway 121 and 11

miles southwest of Belvidere.

Lat 35°21'21", long 85°58'45", on

left bank 165 ft below highway

bridge and 1.1 miles northwest

of Prairie Plains.

Lat 35°10'17", long 85°59'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 64,

1.8 miles east of Cowan.

Lat 35°09'45", long 86°00'20", at

bridge on county road, 1,200 ft

southeast of intersection of

county road and U. S. Highway

64 in Cowan.

Lat 35°13'55", long 86°33'50", at

culvert under U. S. Highway 231,

0.4 mile north of first crossing of Morris Creek from Fayetteville and 3.1 miles south

of Belleville.

Lat 35°09'53", long 86°32'43", at

bridge on State Highway 50,

2.0 miles northeast of Fayetteville.

Lat 35°11'03", long 86°48'47", at

bridge on County Highway R7374,

in McBurg.

Lat 35°08'29", long 87°22'05", at

culvert under U. S. Highway 43,

1.8 miles southwest of Leoma.

Lat 35°14'02", long 87°20'00", at

bridge on U. S. Highway 43,

0.5 mile south of intersection

of U. S. Highways 43 and 64, In

Lawrenceburg.

Lat 35°20'2l", long 87°58'22", at

bridge on State Highway 114,

3.0 miles north of intersection

of State Highway 114 and U. S.

Highway 64, in Clifton

Junction.

Lat 35°37'10", long 87°57'20", at

culvert under State Highways 20

and 100, in Craig Hollow, 2.0

miles east of Pope.

See previous table.

Lat 35°33'59", long 86°17'00", at

bridge on county road, 0.1 mile

east of Palrfleld.

Lat 35°38'05", long 86°33'03", at

culvert under county road, 3.7

miles southeast of intersection

of county road with U. S. Highway 41A, at Hover.

Lat 35°30'05", long 86°42 1 50", at

bridge on State Highway 64,

0.2 mile west of Farmington.

Lat 35°41'15", long 86°49'46", at

culvert under U. S. Highway 431

and State Highway 106, 1.5

miles north of crossing at

Flat Creek in Rally Hill.

Lat 35°40'23", long 86°58'42", at

bridge on county road, 3.2

miles south of town of Carters

Creek.

Lat 35°45'44", long 87°27'47", at

bridge on State Highways 48

and 100, 1.2 miles south of

Centerville.

Lat 35°14'51", long 87°46'03", at

bridge on State Highway 13,

5.0 miles south of Waynesboro,

Tenn.

See previous table.

50.4

2.18

41.3

4.30

17.0

.034

42.6

7.66

.49

27.0

19.0

.75

16.8

C66.3

9.46

43.1

.630

68.8

3.68

4.88

45.1

1955-60

1955-60

1952-59*,

1960

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1954-60

1955-60

1955-60

1933-34*,

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1954-58*,

1959-60

1955-60

1954-60

1955-60

1954-58*,

1959-60

1955-60

1955-57,

1960

1955-60

12-18-59

12-18-59

12-19-59

12-28-59

12-18-59

12-28-59

12-28-59

10- 8-59

12-18-59

12-28-59

1960

1960

3- 8-60

7-17-60

12-18-59

12-18-59

7- 6-60

6-17-60

1960

X960

3- 8-60

7.59

3.76

10.94

6.76

8.22

4.83

9.29

5.98

2.62

7.42

(a)

(a)

1.34

18.55

4.51

10.22

3.44

17.00

(a)

(a)

6.70

(t)

(t)

2,770

398

2,000

38.2

6,860

2,660

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

13,000

504

2,650

140

5,530

(t)

(t)

(t)

* Also a low-flow partial-record station. 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a. continuous-record gaging station.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

c Revised.

f Published as Shoal Creek at Lawrenceburg, 1955-59.
224 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station Station name Location area

(sq ml) reo ord

Annual maximum

late

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(ofa)

Tennessee River basin--Continued

06054

6057

Trace Creek at

Waverly, Tenn.

Deer Creek tributary near

Waverly, Tenn.

Lat 36°04'58", long 87°46'32"J at

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, on

east side of Waverly.

Lat 36°10'20", long 87°44'40", at

culvert under State Highway 13

in Smith Hollow, 8.0 miles

northeast of Waverly.

17.4

1.04

1955-60£/

1955-60

1960

6-29-60

(a)

2.08

(t)

(t)

t Discharge not determined.

a Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.

c Revised.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

225

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record 

stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger(t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Mea surements

Date Discharge

(Cfe)

Cumberland River basin

Martins Pork.

Do .......

Left Pork

Straight

Creek.

Straight

Creek.

Clear Pork. . .

Browns Creek.

Jelllco Creek

Marsh Creek. .

Rounds tone

Creek.

Rockcastle

River.

Little South

Pork Cumberland River.

Elk Spring

Creek.

Beaver Creek.

Otter Creek. .

Little Harpeth River.

Dyer Lake

Outflow.

Clover Pork. .

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

Straight

Creek.

Cumberland

River.

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

watts Creek. .

Cumberland

River .

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

Rockcastle

River .

Cumberland

River .

South Pork

Cumberland

River.

Beaver Creek.

Cumberland

River.

Beaver Creek.

Harpeth River

Little Harpeth River.

Lat 36°47'22", long 83°14'53",

at road bridge, 20 ft below

Bobs Creek and 1 mile west

of Cawood, Ky.

Lat 36°49'57", long 83°19'36",

at concrete bridge at Dlessen, l.O mile above mouth

and l.O mile south of courthouse at Harlan, Ky.

Lat 36°47'2911 , long 83°39'S7",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge, £ mile south of Gary,

Ky., and 1.3 miles above

mouth .

Lat 36°46'24", long 83°4O'12",

at bridge on State Highway

66, at village of Straight

Creek, Ky., O.I mile below

Left Pork.

Lat 36°4O'10", long 84 0 07'50",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

25W, O.9 mile below Wolf

Creek and 5.4 miles south of

Wllllamsburg, Ky.

Lat 36°46'26", long 84°08'17",

at culvert under State Highway 26, 0.1 mile above mouth

and 2i miles northeast of

Wllllamsburg, Ky.

Lat 36°40'56", long 84°15'20",

at bridge on State Highway

92, Just below Parks Branch,

7.7 miles southwest of

Wllllamsburg, Ky.

Lat 36°44'38", long 84°22'16",

at ford, 1.5 miles below

Laurel Creek and 5.6 miles

east of Whltley City, Ky.

Lat 37°17'43", long 84°12'43",

£ mile above mouth and £

mile below bridge on State

Highway 490, at Llvlngston,

Ky.

Lat 37°17'38", long 84°12'58",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge at Llvlngston, Ky.,

and 0.3 mile below Roundstone

Creek.

Lat 36°45'30", long 84°40'20",

at bridge on state Highway

92, 7 miles east of Oil

Valley, Ky.

Lat 36°49'40", long 84°50'40",

at bridge on state Highway

92, at Montlcello, Ky.

Lat 36°49'03", long 84°52'48",

at bridge on State Highway

90, 0.1 mile below Elk Spring

Creek and 2 miles southwest

of Montlcello, Ky.

Lat 36°46'19", long 84°58'48",

at bridge on State Highway

90, 0.2 mile below Gap Creek

and Ij miles west of Susie,

Ky.

Lat 36"01'10", long 86°48'23",

Just above McGavoek Hayes

Spring Branch, 0.6 mile

below U. S. Highway 31 and

1.6 miles southwest of

Brentwood, Wllllamson County,

Term.

Lat 36°01'24", long 86°48'40",

100 ft above mouth and 1.6

miles southwest of Brentwood,

Wllllamson County, Term.

74.9

116

38.8

89.9

356

5.46

103

72.0

144

454

98.4

8.14

92.0

67.4

18.1

.14

1954-55,

1959

1947,

1959

1954-55,

1959

1953-54,

1959

1957,

1959

1953-54,

1957,

1959

1953-54,

1959

1953-54,

1959

1953-54,

1959

1959

1953-54,

1959

1953-54,

1959

1951

7-26-SO

8- 4-60

5- 2-SO

10- 8-59

7-20-SO

8- 4-SO

10- 8-59

5- 3-SO

7-20-SO

8- 4-60

10- 9-59

5- 3-60

7-25-60

10- 9-59

7-25-60

9-14-60

10- 9-59

5- 4-60

7-25-60

8- 5-60

5- 4-60

10- 6-59

7-21-60

9-15-60

10- 6-59

7-21-60

9-15-60

10- 7-59

7-22-60

10- 7-59

11-11-59

7-22-60

10- 7-59

7-22-60

10- 7-59

8- 4-60

8- 4-60

*27.5

*15.0

*65.5

.96

12.6

*3.06

5.30

36.5

43.4

*9.24

50.5

528

88.9

0

*.30

*.8S

1.22

121

*8.92

*2.09

33.5

*4.68

*26.2

*.01

*6.06

*199

*22.9

*3.31

*21.5

*.13

*.21

*2.37

*6.06

*38.1

*5.99

*.38

*.ll

* Base flow.
226 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SIT'-S

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960--Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin

Dllllnghara

Creek.

Ivy River. . .

Right Prong

Rook Creek

watauga

River.

Lance Creek.

Watauga

River.

Dutch Creek.

Watauga

River.

Cove Creek. .

Do .......

Watauga

River.

Plat Springs

Creek.

Elk River...

Elk River

tributary.

Bear creek. .

Corn Creek. .

Bitter Creek

Ivy River. . . .

French Broad

River .

Rock Creek. . .

South Pork

Holston

River.

Watauga River

South Pork

Holston

River.

Watauga River

South Pork

Holston

River.

watauga River

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

South Pork

Holston

River.

Beech Creek. .

Watauga River

Elk River....

Poplar Creek.

Brass town

Creek.

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

Lat 35°46'37", long 82°27'31",

above Paint Pork at

Barnardsvllle, Buncombe

County, N. C.

Lat 35°47'Z8", long 82 0 32'20",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

19, 50 ft above Little Ivy

River and Z.6 miles west of

Democrat, Buncombe County,

N. C.

Lat 36 "08 '15", long 82 "21 '11",

at Rock Creek Camp Grounds,

150 ft above mouth and 4.0

miles south of Unlcol,

Unlcol County, Term.

Lat 36°09'23", long 81°46'14",

at bridge at Poscoe, Watauga

County, N. C., 0.1 mile

below Moodys Mill Creek.

Lat 36°10'20", long 81°43'00",

at Camp Yonahlossee, 300 ft

above swimming pool and 3.Z

miles northwest of Blowing

Rock, Watauga County, N. C. 

Lat 36°11'40", long 81"44'47",

Just below Laurel Pork, 1.5

miles north of Shulls Mills,

Watauga County, N. C.

Lat 36°12'02", long 81"46'57",

100 ft below Crab Orchard

Creek and 0.7 mile southwest

of valle Crucls, Watauga

County, N. C.

Lat 36°13'30", long 81°47'25",

0.6 mile below Dutch Creek

and 1.3 miles northwest of

Valle Crucls, watauga

County, N. C.

Lat 36°16'41", long 81°46'4Z",

ZOO ft above bridge on U. S.

Highway 4Z1 at Amantha,

Watauga County, N. C., and

1.1 miles above Vanderpool

Creek.

Lat 36°15'13", long 81°47'30",

at bridge ZOO ft below

Brushy Pork and 0.4 mile

southwest of Sugar Drove,

Watauga County, N. C.

Lat 36°16'09", long 81°53'05",

at bridge, 0.6 mile above

Beech Creek and 1.0 mile

northeast of Beech Creek,

Watauga County, N. C.

Lat 36°15'41", long 81 0 53'5Z",

at bridge at Beech Creek,

Avery County, N. C., 0.1

mile above mouth.

Lat 36°09'20", long 81°5Z'05",

O.Z mile above Banner Elk,

Avery County, N. C., and 0.6

mile below Banner Elk Creek.

Lat 36°09'05", long 81"52'40",

0.6 mile above mouth and 0.7

mile southwest of Banner

Elk, Avery County, N. C.

Lat 35"56'17", long 84°20'29",

at bridge on State Highway

95, In triangle formed by

Intersection of State Highway 95 and Bear Creek Valley

Rd. near Oak Ridge, Anderson

County, Tenn.

Lat 34e 56', long 83°51', on

U. S. Highway 76, J mile

north of Young Harris, Oa.

Lat 34°54', long 83"52', at

first county road crossing

upstream from mouth, about

0.7 mile southwest of

Jacksonville, Oa.

Z8.9

60.6

Z.53

10.6

.39

33.7

10.4

48.9

18.0

30.6

1Z7

Z.46

7.44

.19

4.26

Z.87

4.78

19Z5,

1944,

1953-54

1955

1-19-60

1-19-60

10- 6-59

7- 7-60

8- 2-60

9- 6-60

6-13-60

7-Z5-60

8-16-60

8-30-60

6-13-60

7-Z5-60

8-16-60

8-30-60

6-13-60

6-13-60

6-13-60

6-13-60

6-14-60

6-14-60

8-18-60

6-14-60

8-18-60

6-14-60

8-31-60

4-16-59

5- 5-59

6- 3-59

7- 6-59

8- 4-59

9- 9-59

10- Z-59

11- Z-59

12-22-59

1-20-60

Z-17-60

3-15-60

4-12-60

5- 4-60

6-16-60

7-19-60

8-10-60

9- 6-60

5-31-59

5-31-59

*5Z.O

*91.1

*.Z3

3.33

*.94

 1.31

*Z0.6

*13.4

*ZZ.Z

*17.4

*.79

*.45

*.79

*.77

*59.1

*10.6

*74.Z

*13.3

*Z3.Z

*118

*177

*1.33

*1.Z9

*9.59

*.ZO

8.61

*Z.6Z

3.85

*.67

*.70

*.59

*.40

*.7Z

7.81

5.74

8.17

10.9

*5.73

*Z.51

*.66

*1.67

*1.18

*.48

355

840

* Base flow.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 227

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous altea during water year 1980 Cortlnued

Stream Tributary to Location area 

(sq ml)

(water 

years)

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Brasstown

Creek.

Do.... ...

Do..... ..

Do.......

Butternut

Creek.

Do.......

Sequatchle 

River.

Coops Creek. .

Rock Creek.. .

Blue Creek. . .

Poorhouse

Creek.

Rock Creek. . .

Tumbling

Creek.

Green River. .

Hurricane

Creek.

Spring Hollow

Branch .

Hlwassee

River.

...-do........

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

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

Nottley River.

Let 34°54', long 83°52', on

U. S. Highway 76, } mile

southwest of Jacksonville,

da.

Let 34°56', long 83°52', on

State Highway 66, 4 mile

northwest of Young Harris,

da.

Let 34°58', long 83°53', on

State Highway 66, about

4 miles northwest of Young

Harris, da.

Let 35°02'30", long 83°57'30",

at county road crossing at

Brasstown, N. C., 0.9 mile

upstream from mouth.

Let 34°54', long 83°55', on

U. S., Highway 76, 3 miles

northeast of Blalrsvllle,

Union County, Oa.

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

Tennessee 

River.

Sequatchle

Rive p.

Elk River.....

Rock Creek. .. .

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

Elk River.....

Duck River ....

Buffalo River.

Oreen River. . .

Lewis Branch

to Whlteoak

Creek.

Let 340 52'37", long 83°58'10",

on D. S. Highway 19, 0.6

mile west of Blalrsvllle,

Union County, da.

Let 35°21'34", long 85°22'20", 

at bridge on Alvln C. York

Highway, 1.5 miles southeast

of Dunlap, Sequatchle

County, Term.

Lat 35°22'10", long 85°23'16",

at bridge on county road,

one block south of Alvln C.

York Highway, at Dunlap,

Sequatchle County, Term.

Lat 35°21'32", long 86°12'46",

300 ft below Lincoln Street

Bridge In Tullahoma, Coffee

County, Term., and at mile

12.3.

Lat 35°19'33", long 86 0 12'38",

at ford on county road, 2.5

miles south of Tullahoma,

Coffee County, Term., Just

above mouth.

Lat 35°18'16", long ae'll'SS",

at bridge on county road,

0.2 mile above mouth and 4

miles southeast of Tullahoma, Coffee County, Term.

Lat 35°17'16", long 86°11'17",

at bridge on county road.

1.0 mile below June Branch,

1.5 miles below Poorhouse

Creek, 5.2 miles southeast

of Tullahoma, Coffee County,

Term., and at mile 5.7.

Lat 35°55'40", long 87°44'13",

at mouth, 4 miles southeast

of Hurricane Mills, Humphreys County, Term. 

Lat 35"19'43", long 87°45'41",

200 ft above Hurricane Creek

and 0.6 mile north of

Waynesboro, Wayne County,

Term.

Lat 35°19'45", long 87°45'40",

100 ft above mouth and 0.6

mile north of Waynesboro,

Wayne County, Tenn.

Lat 36°18'06", long 87°46'03",

900 ft above mouth and 0.8

mile south of Tennessee

Ridge, Houston County, Tenn.

12.6

20.3

34.5

83.1

.98

11.1

274

a5. 5

12.3

8.46

5.06

33.6

51.5

22.8

12.3

.23

1932

1932,

1950,

1953

5-31-59

5-31-59

5-31-59

5-31-59

5-31-59

5-31-59

10- 6-59

10- 6-59

5-31-60

6- 7-60

6-16-60

6-29-60

7- 7-60

7-15-60

7-28-60

8- 2-60

5-31-60

6- 7-60

6-16-60

6-29-60

7- 7-60

7-15-60

7-28-60

8- 2-60

5-31-60

6- 7-60

6-16-60

6-29-60

7- 7-60

7-15-60

7-28-60

8- 2-60

5-31-60

6- 7-60

6-16-60

6-27-60

7- 7-60

7-15-60

7-28-60

8- 2-60

7- 8-60

8-18-60

6-10-60

6-10-60

8-26-60

2,280

3,990

4,560

6,380

249

1,730

*71.0

*1.25

»1.98

*1.91

*1.62

 2.90

*1.76

*1.46

*1.54

*1.27

.58

.37

.28

.57

.20

.12

.24

.15

 2.31

 2.84

 2.37

 2.64

 2.03

 2.27

 2.19

 2.08

*13.9

*15.0

*12.4

 18.5

*13.7

*12.7

 13.5

*12.4

32.3

*8.12

*6.02

»6.15

*.015

* Base flow.

a Approximately.
228 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Drte

Discharge 

(ofs)

Tennessee River basin Continued

Cypress Creek

East Pork 

Clarks 

River.

Clarks 

River .

Tennessee 

River.

Clarks River.. 

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

Lat 37°01'24", long 88°18'39", 

at Illinois Central RR. 

bridge, 0.6 mile west of 

Ollbertsvllle, Ky. 

Lat 36°34'52", long 88 0 18'53", 

at bridge on IT. S. Highway 

641, 1.0 mile above Middle 

Pork Clarks River and 1.4 

miles south of Murray, Ky.

at bridge on State Highway 

131, at Kaler, Ky.

27.6 

45.6

1958-59

1949-51, 

1958-59

10-30-59 

11-24-59 

6- 2-60

10-29-59 

6- 2-60

5-31-60

0 

 1.16 

1.62

*2.00 

4.33

#21 9

47.9
SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE 229

In 1931, a minor drought year, a study was made of large springs In east Ternessee and 

the results published In WSP 713. Prom 1950 to 1954, a more detailed study, Ircludlng 

some of those springs, was carried on In cooperation with the Ground Water Brarch In connection with an Investigation of the ground-water resources of the region. This study was 

made on a roving basis, the discharge of one group of springs being measured monthly for 

one year and then measurements made on another group for a year. During a rourd of measurements In June 1954, measurements were made at many springs where regular morthly measurements had previously been discontinued. The results of measurements made were published 

annually In WSP 1173, 1206, 1236, 1276, and 1336. As some of the springs were measured 

during the drought year 1931, comparisons might be made to determine probable irinimum flow 

of springs which were not measured in 1931. Many of these springs are used for municipal 

or Industrial water supplies. Others do not have well sustained flow during the dry 

season. Results of the discharge measurements show the characteristics of the springs and 

give good Indication of the variation of the flow.

During the water years 1955-60 measurements were made at several springs, mcst of which 

were measured during the 1950-54 study. The results of discharge measurements during the 

1960 water year (and a few made during the 1959 water year), showing the yield and the 

water temperature, are given in the following table:

Discharge measurements of springs In Tennessee, water year October 1353 to September 136O

Spring Location Tributary to Date

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

Temperature 

(degrees 

Fahrenheit )

Air 1 Water

Remarks

Anderson County

Bear Creek

Spring No. 1.

Bear Creek

Spring No. Z.

Lat 35 "57 '26", long

84°18'03", on

Bear Creek Valley

Rd., 2f miles

northeast of Intereeetion with

State Highway 95,

near Oak Ridge.

Lat 35°56'15", long

84°20'23", In

triangle formed

by intersection

of Bear Creek

Valley Rd. and

State Highway 95,

near Oak Ridge.

Bear Creek to East

Pork Poplar Creek

to Poplar Creek

to Clinch River.

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

10- 2-59

11- 2-59

12-22-59

1-2O-60

2-17-60

3-15-60

4-12-6O

5- 4-6O

6-16-60

7-19-6O

8-10-6O

9- 6-60

10- 2-59

11- 2-59

12-22-59

1-20-60

2-17-6O

3-15-6O

4-12-60

5- 4-6O

6-16-60

7-19-6O

8-10-6O

9- 6-60

45

8S

494

390

467

574

445

232

136

195

117

107

56

69

322

240

290

294

249

116

41

119

86

39

68

63

42

27

44

-

69

76

86

85

72

80

70

60

44

29

44

41

73

78

86

85

73

82

56

55

58

42

52

52

54

55

48

55

56

56

57

56

55

55

52

54

55

55

-

60

56

57

Dickson County

87"19'OO", at 

north edge of 

State Highway 49, 

1.3 miles east of 

Charlotte.

87°19'24", at 

north edge of 

State Highway 49, 

O.9 mile east of 

Charlotte.

Jones Creek to 

Harpeth River.

8- 4-59 

10- 5-59 271 

108

1.4

80

90 

80

80

56

58 

62

58

Clear. 

Clear.

Houston County

Spring Hollow. . .

87°45'55", 1.2 

miles south of 

Tennessee Ridge. 

Lat 36°18'18", long 

87 "46 ' O2", at 

picnic area, 0.6 

mile southeast of 

Tennessee Ridge.

Whlteoak Creek 

to Tennessee 

Rlirer. 

Spring Hollow 

Branch to Lewis 

Branch to Whiteoak Creek to 

Tennessee River.

8-26-60 2 80 56

McMlnn County

84°39'46", 1.8 

miles east of 

Rlcevllle.

84°42'26", 1.0 

mile northwest of 

Rlceville.

7-19-60

7-19-60

884

844

52

83

93

59

58

59

Clear.

Clear.

Rutherford County

86°39'19", at 

Eagleville, 1,800 

ft southwest of 

State Highway 99 

and U. S. Highway 

41 crossing.

86°32'24", 1.2 

miles west of 

Smyrna.

Harpeth River.

Stewart Creek to 

Stones River.
230 SPRINGS IN TENNESSEE

Discharge measurements of springs in Tennessee, water year October 1959 to SeptemtT 1960 Continued

Spring Location Tributary to Date

Discharge 

(gallons 

per 

minute )

Teirperature 

(degrees 

Far reriheit )

Air Water

Remarks

Rutherford County Continued

86°37'23", 1.6 

miles east of 

Eagleville .

Kelly Creek to 

Harpeth River.

12-15-59

al,800

a6,000

_ _

Wllllamson County

Fergerson.... . . .

McGavock-Hayes . . 

Rebels Reat .....

Lat 35°54'58", long 

86°50'07", 700 ft 

south of State 

Highway 96 and 

1.1 miles southeast of Franklin.

86°47'47", 1.7 

miles west of 

Cloverorof t .

86°50'07", 450 ft 

south of State 

Highway 96 and 

1.1 miles southeast of Franklin.

86°47'Z7", 900 ft 

south of Concord 

Rd., 1,400 ft 

south of WSM 

radio tower, and 

3.0 miles south 

of Brentwood.

86°47'07", 900 ft 

south of Concord 

Rd., 2,300 ft 

southeast of WSM 

radio tower, and 

3.0 miles south 

of Brentwood.

86°48'23", 2.3 

miles southwest 

of Cloverorof t. 

Lat 36°01'12", long 

86°48'22", 500 ft 

south of Brentwood Country 

Clubhouse , and 

1.6 miles southwest of Brentwood. 

Lat 35°55'56", long 

86" 50 '04", 2 mile; 

northeast of 

Franklin.

86°47'04", 1 mile 

west of 

Clovercroft.

86°49>15", 1,400 

ft south of State 

Highway 96 and 

2.9 miles southeast of Franklin.

Harpeth River.....

Harpeth River.

Little Harpeth 

River.

River.

Harpeth River.

Little Harpeth 

River.

Unnamed stream 

to Harpeth 

River.

to Mayea 

Creek to 

Harpeth River.

Harpeth River.

11- 2-59 

11- 2-59

12-21-59

6- 9-59 

8- 4-60

11- 2-59

< 22

0

1,260

565 

247

<45

40

74 

82

57

58 

62

(b) 

Clear.

a Estimated.

b Pump operating.
INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Adams, Term., Red River near.......... 53

Sulphur Pork Red River near......... 54

Agencies other than the Geological

Survey, records collected by.... 11

Alien Creek near Hazelwood, N. C...... 79

Alpine, Tenn., West Fork Obey River

near..........................:. 33

Antioch, Tenn., Mill Creek near....... 48

Apalachia Lake, N. C., contents of...208,212 

Arthur, Tenn., Powell River near...... 131

Asheville, N. C., French Broad River

at...... ........................ 70

Athens, Ala., Piney Creek near........ 170

Barbourville, Ky., Cumberland River

at.............................. 18

Bear Creek, at Bishop, Ala............ 189

near Hackleburg, Ala................ 185

near Red Bay, Ala ................... 186

Bear Creek Lake, N. C., capacity of... 211 

Beaver Creek near Bristol, Va......... 95

Beaverdam Creek at Damascus, Va....... 214

Beech River, near Chesterfield, Tenn.. 11 

near Darden, Tenn................... 11

near Lexington, Tenn................ 11

Beetree Creek near Swannanoa, -N. C.... 68

Bell Buckle, Tenn., Wartrace Creek

at.............................. 192

Belleview, Tenn., Harpeth River at.... SO

Bent Creek, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 66

Benton, Ky., East Fork Clarks River

near............................ 204

Benton, Tenn., South Chestuee Creek

near............................ 158

Berea Creek near Leedy, Miss.......... 11

Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Tenn.... 196

Big Creek near Rogersville, Tenn...... 104

Big Laurel Creek near Stackhouse,

N. C............................ 73

Big Nance Creek at Courtland, Ala..... 181

Big Rock Creek at Lewisburg, Tenn..... 194

Big Sandy River at Bruceton, Tenn..... 201

Billows, Ky., Rockcastle River at..... 23

Biltmore, N. C., Swannanoa River

at.............................. 69

Birdsong Creek near Holladay, Tenn.... 11

Birdtown, N. C., Oconaluftee River at. 119 

Bishop, Ala., Bear Creek at........... 189

Blairsville, Ga., Nottely River near.. 145 

Blantyre, N. C., French Broad River

at.............................. 64

Blue Ridge, Ga., Toccoa River near.... 150

Blue Ridge Lake, Ga., contents of....208,212

Bodenham, Tenn., Weakley Creek near... 177 

Boone Lake, Tenn., contents of.......205,211

Bradley Creek at Lascassas, Tenn...... 44

Bradshaw Creek at Frankewing, Tenn.... 176

Brevard, N. C., Davidson River near... 63 

Bristol, Va., Beaver Creek near....... 95

Browns Creek near Chesterfield, Tenn.. 11 

Bruceton, Tenn., Big Sandy River at... 201 

Bryson City, N. C., Noland Creek

near............................ 121

Tuckasegee River at................. 120

Buck Creek near Shopville, Ky......... 26

Buffalo River, near Plat Woods, Tenn.. 199 

near Lobelvllle, Tenn............... 200

Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads,

Tenn............................ 133

Burnett Lake, N. C., capacity of...... 210

Byrdstown, Tenn., Wolf River near..... 34

Cadiz , Ky., Little River near......... 58

Calderwood Lake, Tenn., capacity of... 211

Calfkiller River below Sparta, Tenn... 37

Candler, N. C., Hominy Creek at....... 67

Cane Branch near Parkers Lake, Ky..... 24

Cane Creek near Shady Hill, Tenn...... 11

Cane River near Sioux, N. C............ 84

Caney Creek near Grissom Chapel, Miss.. 11 

Caney Fork near Rock Island, Tenn...... 39

Canton, N. C., East Fork Pigeon River

near............................. 77

Pigeon River at...................... 78

Carthage, Tenn., Cumberland River at... 40 

Cedar Cliff Lake, N. C., capacity of... 211 

Cedar Creek near Pleasant Site, Ala.... 187

Celina, Tenn., Cumberland River at..... 35

Celo, N. C., South Toe River neur...... 83

Center Hill Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of............................... 60,61

Cfs-day, definition of................. 3

Chambers Creek near Kendrick, M'.ss..... 11

Charleston, Tenn., Hiwassee Riv3r

above............................ 157

Chase, Ala., Flint River near.......... 167

Chattanooga, Tenn., Tennessee R'.ver

at............................... 161

Tennessee River near.........'........ 163

Chattanooga Creek near Flintsto~ie, Ga.. 162 

Chatuge Lake, N. C., contents of......207,212

Cheatham Dam, Tenn., Cumberland River

below............................ 52

Cheatham Lake, Tenn., capacity of...... 61

Cheoah Lake, N. C., capacity of........ 211

Cherokee Lake, Tenn., contents of.....206,211

Chestuee Creek, at Dentville, Term..... 11

at Zion Hill, Tenn................... 11

Chickamauga, Tenn., South Chickamauga

Creek near....................... 160

Chickamauga Lake, Tenn., contents of..209,213 

Chilhowie, Va., South Fork Holston

River near....................... 91

Chilhowie Dam, Tenn., Little Tennessee

River below...................... 122

Chilhowie Lake, Tenn., contents of... .207,212

Clarks River, East Pork, at Mur-ay,

Ky............................... 203

East Fork, near Benton, Ky........... 204

Clear Creek near Garth, Ala............ 11

Clear Pork near Robbins, Tenn.......... 28

Cleveland, Va., Clinch River at........ 126

Clinch River, above Tazewell, Term..... 129

at Cleveland, Va..................... 126

at Richlands, Va..................... 125

at Speers Ferry, Va.................. 128

below Norris Dam, Tenn............... 132

near Scarboro, Tenn.................. 134

Coke Creek near Chapel Hill, Miss...... 11

Cold Mill Creek near Cross Road3, Miss. 11 

Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn... 38 

Columbia, Tenn., Duck River at......... 195

Contents, definition of................ 3

Control, definition of................. 3

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Copper Creek near Gate City, Va........ 127

Copperhill, Tenn., Davis Mill C^eek

at............................... 153

Ocoee River at....................... 151

Corbin, Ky., Laurel River at........... 21

Courtland, Ala., Big Nance CreeX at.... 181

Cove Creek, N. C., Jonathan Creek near. 80 

Coweeta Creek basin, N. C., records

of............................... 11

Cubic feet per second per square mile,

definition of.................... 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of... 3 

Cullasaja River, at Cullasaja, N. C.... 112

at Highlands, N. C................... Ill

Cumberland, Ky., Poor Pork at.......... 14

Cumberland Palls, Ky., Cumberland

River at......................... 20

Cumberland River, at Barbourville, Ky.. 18 

at Carthage, Tenn.................... 40

at Celina , Tenn...................... 35

at Cumberland Palls, Ky.............. 20

at Dover, Tenn....................... 56

at Smithland, Ky..................... 59

at Williamsburg, Ky.................. 19

below Cheatham Dam, Tenn............. 52

231
232 INDEX

Page 

Cumberland River, below Old Hickory,

Term ............................ 43

near Harlan, Ky. .................... 15

near Plnevllle , Ky .................. 17

near Rowena , Ky ..................... 31

South Fork, near Stearns, Ky........ 29

Cumberland River basin, crest-stage

stations In. .................. .219-220

gaglng-statlon records In. .......... 14-59

low-flow partial-record stations

In.. ............................ 215

measurements at miscellaneous sites

In. ............................. 225

reservoirs In ....................... 60-61

Cypress Swamp drainage ditch near

Gllbertsvllle , Ky ............... 11

Daddys Creek near Hebbertsburg, Term.. 137 

Dale Hollow Reservoir, Term., contents

of .............................. 60,61

Damascus, Va., Beaverdam Creek at..... 214

Data , accuracy of ..................... 7-8

explanation of. ..................... 4-7

Davidson River near Brevard, N. C..... 63

Davis Mill Creek at Copperhill,

Term ............................ 153

Davy Crockett Lake, Term., capacity

of. ............................. 211

Decatur, Term., Sewee Creek near. ..... 140

Dial Ga. , Toccoa River near. .......... 149

Dillsboro, N. C., Tuckasegee River

at.............................. 118

Doe River at Elizabethton, Term....... 98

Donelson, Term., Stones River above... 47 

Douglas Dam , Term . , French Broad River

below. .......................... 88

Douglas Lake, Term., contents of .... .205,211

Dover , Term . , Cumberland River at ..... 56

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Drakes Creek above Hendersonville ,

Term ............................ 42

Duck River, above Hurricane Mills,

Term ............................ 198

at Columbia , Term ................... 195

below Manchester, Term. ............. 191

near Shelbyville, Tenn. ............. 193

Ducktown, Term., North Potato Creek

near ............................ 154

East Fork Lake, N. C., capacity of.... 211

Elizabethton, Tenn., Doe River at..... 98

Watauga River at .................... 99

Elk River, above Fayetteville, Term... 175

at Estill Springs , Tenn ............. 173

near Pelham, Tenn. .................. 172

near Prospect , Tenn ................. 179

Embreeville, Term., Nolichucky River

at. ............................. 85

Emf , Tenn . , Ocoee River at ............ 155

Emory River at Oakdale, Term. ......... 139

Estill Springs, Term, Elk River at.... 173

Falkville, Ala., Flint Creek near..... 171 

Fayetteville, Tenn., Elk River above.. 175 

Fightingtown Creek at McCaysville, Ga. 152 

First Creek at Mineral Springs

Avenue , at Knoxville , Tenn ...... 107

Flat Woods , Term . , Buffalo River

near ............................ 199

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ma....... 171

Flint River near Chase , Ala ........... 167

Flintstone, Ga., Chattanooga Creek

near ............................ 162

Floods , reports on .................... 11

Florence , Ala . , Tennessee River at .... 183

Fontana Lake, N. C., contents of .... .206,212

Fort Loudoun Lake, Tenn., contents

Fort Patrick Henry Lake, Tenn.,

contents of ................... .205,211

Frankewing, Tenn., Bradshaw Creek at.. 

French Broad River, at Asheville, 

N. C.......................

at Bent Creek, N. C.............

at Blantyre, N. C..............

at Marshall, N. C...............

at Rosman, N. C.................

below Douglas Dam, Tenn........

near Knoxville, Tenn...........

near Newport, Term.............

176

70

66

64

72

62

88

90

74

Gaging station, definition of.........

Gate City, Va., Copper Creek near.....

North Fork Holston River near.......

Geraldine, Ala., Town Creek near......

Good Springs, Ala., Sugar Creel near.. 

Great Falls Lake, Tenn., contents of.. 

Greenwood, Ky., Helton Branch at,

Page 

2

127 

102 

165 

180 

60,61 

25 

Guntersvllle Lake, Ala., contents of..209,213

Hackleburg, Ala., Bear Creek near...... 185

Hales Bar Lake, Term., contents of... .209 ,213

Halls Crossroads, Tenn., Bullrun Creek

near............................. 133

Halltown, Ala., Little Bear Creek

near............................. 188

Harlan, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 15

Harmon Creek near Lexington, Tenn...... 11

Harpeth River, at Belleview, Tenn...... 50

near Kingston Springs, Tenn.......... 51

Hayesville, N. C., Hiwassee River

near............................. 142

Hazelwood, N. C., Alien Creek near..... 79

West Fork Pigeon River near.......... 75

Hebbertsburg, Tenn, Daddys Creek near.. 137 

Helton Branch at Greenwood, Ky......... 25

Hendersonville, Term., Drakes Creek

above.............................. 42

Hepco, N. C., Pigeon River near........ 81

Highlands, N. C., Cullasaja River at... Ill 

Hllham, Tenn., Roaring River near...... 36

Hiwassee Lake, N. C., contents of.....208,212

Hiwassee River, above Charleston,

Term............................. 157

above Murphy, N. C................... 143

at Presley, Ga....................... 141

below Chatuge Dam, near Hayesville,

N. C............................. 142

near McFarland, Tenn................. 148

Holston River, at Surgoinsville, Tenn.. 103 

Middle Fork, at Sevenmile Ford, Va... 93 

near Jefferson City, Tenn............ 105

near Knoxville, Tenn................. 106

North Fork, near Gate City, Va....... 102

near Saltville, Va. 101 

South Fork, at Kingsport, Term....... 100

at Riverside, near Chilhowle, Va... 91 

at Vestal, Va...................... 92

below South Holston Dam, Tenn...... 94

Hominy Creek at Candler, N. C.......... 67

Hopkinsville, Ky., South Fork Little

River at......................... 57

Horse Creek near Savannah, Tenn........ 11

Hurricane Mills, Tenn., Duck R'ver

above............................ 198

Hydrologic conditions.................. 12

graph of............................. 13

Indian Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River in Alabama) near Madison, 

Ala.............................

Indian Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River in Hardin County, Tenn.} 

near Cerro Gordo, Tenn..........

Iron City, Tenn., Shoal Creek at......

Ivy River near Marshall, N. C.........

Ivylog, Ga., Nottely River near.......

Jamestown, Tenn., East Fork Obey River 

near. ............................

Jefferson City, Tenn., Holston River

near .............................

Jonathan Creek near Cove Creek, N. C...

Jonesville, Va., Powell River near .....

169

11

182

71

146

32

105

80

130

Kentucky Lake, Ky., contents of ...... .210,213

Kingsport, Tenn., South Fork Holston

River at .........................

Kingston Springs, Tenn., Harpeth River

near.

100

51 

Knoxville, Tenn., First Creek at....... 107

French Broad River near. 

Holston River near. 

Tennessee River at.

90

106

108

Lake Cumberland, Ky., contents of...... 60,61

Lake Logan, change in contents......... 76

Lake Walters, N. C., capacity of....... 210

Lancing, Tenn., Obed River near........ 138

Lascassas, Tenn., Bradley Cree'< at..... 44

Laurel River at Corbln, Ky............. 21
INDEX 233

Lebanon, Tenn., Spring Creek near..... 

Leipers Pork, Tenn., West Harpeth

River near......................

Lewisburg, Tenn., Big Rock Creek at... 

Lick Creek at Motiawk, Tenn............

Limestone Creek near Athens, Ala......

Little Bear Creek near Halltown, Ala.. 

Little Dry Creek near Garth, Ala......

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville,

Tenn............................

Little River (tributary to Cumberland

River) near Cadiz , Ky...........

South Pork, at Hopkinsville, Ky.....

Little River (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Maryville, Tenn..... 

Little Tennessee River, at McGhee,

Tenn............................

at Needmore, N. C...................

below Chilhowee Dam, Tenn...........

near Prentiss, N. C.................

Little Yellow Creek near Burnsville,

Miss............................

Lobelville, Term., Buffalo River

near............................

London, Ky., Wood Creek near..........

Page 

41

49

194

87

11

188

11

89

58

57

109

124

113

122

110

11

200

22

McCaysville, Ga., Fightingtown Creek 

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

McFarland, Tenn., Hiwassee River near.

McGhee, Tenn., Little Tennessee River 

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

McMinnville, Tenn., Collins River

near............................

Madison, Ala., Indian Creek near......

Manchester, Term., Duck River below...

Map of the conterminous United States.

Marshall, N. C., French Broad River

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

Ivy River near......................

Maryville, Term., Little River near...

Melton Branch near Oak Ridge, Tenn....

Middle Creek near Englewood, Term.....

Middlesboro, Ky., Yellow Creek near...

Middleton Creek near Milledgeville,

Tenn............................

Mill Creek near Antioch, Tenn.........

Millican Creek near Douglas Dam, Term.

Mills River near Mills River, N. C....

Mohawk, Term., Lick Creek at..........

Mulberry Creek, West Fork, at Mulberry, Term.....................

Murfreesboro, Term., West Fork Stones 

River near......................

Murphy, N. C., Hiwassee River above...

Murray, Ky., East Fork Clarks River

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

Nantahala Lake, N. C., contents of...206, 

Nantahala River, at Nantahala, N. C... 

near Rainbow Springs, N. C..........

Needmore, N. C., Little Tennessee

River at........................

New River at New River, Tenn..........

Newport, Tenn., French Broad River

near............................

Pigeon River at.....................

Noland Creek near Bryson City, N. C... 

Nolichucky Dam, Tenn., Nolichucky

River below.....................

Nolichucky River, at Embreeville,

Tenn............................

below Nolichucky Dam, Term..........

Norris Dam, Term., Clinch River below. 

Norris Lake, Term., contents of......207,

North Potato Creek near Ducktown,

Tenn............................

Nottely Lake, Ga., contents of.......208

Nottely River, at Nottely Dam, near

Ivylog, Ga......................

near Blairsville, Ga................

Oak Ridge, Term., Melton Branch near..

Whiteoak Creek near.................

Oakdale, Tenn., Emory River at........

Obed River near Lancing, Tenn.........

Obey River, East Fork, near Jamestown, 

Term............................

West Fork, near Alpine, Tenn........

Ocoee Mo. 3 Lake, Tenn., contents of.208 

Ocoee River at Copperhill, Tenn.......

152

148

124

169

191

9

72

71

109

136

11

16

11

48

11

65

87

174

45

143

203

,211

115

114

113

27

74

82

121

86

85

86

132

,212

154

,212

146

145

136

135

139

138

32

33

,212

151

Ocoee River, at Emf, Tenn..............

at Parksville, Tenn..................

Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, I". C....

Old Hickory, Tenn., Cumberland River

below............................

Old Hickory Lake, Tenn., contents of... 

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn....

Order of listing gaging stations.......

Page

155

156

119

43

60,61 

159 3-4

Paducah, Ky., Tennessee River near..... 202

Paint Rock River near Woodville, Ala... 166 

Parker Branch near Leicester, N. C..... 11

Parkers Lake, Ky., Cane Branch near.... 24

Parksville, Term., Ocoee River at...... 156

Parksville (Ocoee No. 1) Lake, Term.,

contents of.....................209,212

Partial-record station, definition of.. 3 

Pelham, Tenn., Elk River near.......... 172

Persimmon Creek at Persimmon Creek Dam,

near Letitia, N. C............... 11

Pickwick Lake, Tenn., contents of.....210,213

Pigeon River, at Canton, N. C.......... 78

at Newport, Tenn..................... 82

East Fork, near Canton, N. C......... 77

near Hepco, N. C..................... 81

West Fork, above Lake Logan, near

Hazelwood, N. C.................. 75

below Lake Logan, near Waynesville,

N. C............................. 76

Pigeon River basin, N. C., records of.. 11 

Pine Tree Branch, near Lexington, Tenn. 11 

Pineville, Ky., Cumberland River

near............................. 17

Piney Creek (tributary to Beech River)

near Lexington, Tenn............. 11

Piney Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Athens, Ala.......... 170

Piney River at Vernon, Tenn............ 197

Pitman Creek at Somerset, Ky........... 30

Pleasant Site, Ala., Cedar Creek near.. 187 

Pond Creek No. 1 near Wilson Dan,

Ala.............................. 11

Pond Creek No. 2 near Wilson Dan, Ala.. 11 

Poor Fork at Cumberland, Ky............ 14

Poor Valley Creek, near Mooresburg,

Tenn............................. 11

near Spruce Pine School, Tenn........ 11

Powell River, near Arthur, Tenn........ 131

near Jonesville, Va.................. 130

Prentiss, N. C., Little Tennessee River

near............................. 110

Presley, Ga., Hiwassee River at........ 141

Prospect, Tenn., Elk River near........ 179

Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey................ 8-11

Pulaski, Tenn., Rlchland Creek near.... 178

Queens Creek Lake, capacity of......... 115

Rainbow Springs, N. C., Nantahala River

near............................. 114

Red Bay, Ala., Bear Creek near......... 186

Red River, near Adams, Tenn............ 53

Sulphur Fork, near Adams, Tenn....... 54

Richland Creek near Pulaski, Tenn...... 178

Richlands, Va., Clinch River at........ 125

Roaring River near Hilham, Tenn........ 36

Robbins, Tenn., Clear Fork near........ 28

Rock Island, Tenn., Caney Fork near.... 39

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky........ 23

Rogersville, Tenn., Big Creek near..... 104

Rosman, N. C., French Broad River at... 62

Rowena, Ky., Cumberland River near..... 31

Runoff in inches, definition of........ 3

Saltville, Va., North Fork Holston

River near....................... 101

Sandy Hook, Tenn., Big Bigby Creek at.. 196 

Sanford, Tenn., Oostanaula Creek near.. 159 

Santeetlah Lake, N. C., contents of...207,212 

Savannah, Term., Tennessee River at.... 190

Scarboro, Term., Clinch River near..... 134

Scott Creek above Sylva, N. C.......... 117

Sequatchie River near Whitwell, Tenn... 164 

Sevenmile Ford, Va., Middle Fork

Holston River at................. 93

Sevierville, Tenn., Little Pigeon River

at............................... 89

Sewee Creek near Decatur, Tenn......... 140

Shelbyville, Tenn., Duck River near.... 193
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Shlloh, Term., Yellow Creek near...... 55

Shoal Creek at Iron City, Term........ 182

Shopville, Ky., Buck Creek near....... 26

Sioux, N. C., Cane River near......... 84

Smlthland, Ky., Cumberland River at... 59 

Smyrna, Term., Stones River near...... 46

Snake Creek near Adamsville, Tenn..... 11

Somerset, Ky., Pitman Creek at........ 30

South Chestuee Creek near Benton,

Term............................ 158

South Chiekamauga Creek near

Chiekamauga, Tenn............... 160

South Holston Dam, Tenn., South Pork

Holston River below............. 94

South Holston Lake, Tenn., contents

of.............................205,211

83

37

128

41

South Toe River near Celo, N. C. 

Sparta, Term., Calfkiller River below. 

Speers Ferry, Va., Clinch River at....

Spring Creek near Lebanon, Tenn.......

Springs in Tennessee, discharge

measurements of................229-230

Staekhouse, N. C., Big Laurel Creek

near............................ 73

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Station numbers....................... 4

Stearns, Ky., South Fork Cumberland

River near...................... 29

Stones River, above Donelson, Tenn.... 47

near Smyrna, Tenn................... 46

West Fork, near Murfreesboro, Tenn.. 45 

Sugar Creek near Good Springs, Ala.... 180

Sugar Grove, N. C., Watauga River

near............................ 96

Sulphur Fork. See Red River, Sulphur

Fork.

Surgoinsville, Tenn., Holston River at 103 

Swannanoa, N. C., Beetree Creek near.. 68 

Swannanoa River at Biltmore, N. C..... 69

Sylva, N. C., Scott Creek above....... 117

Tazewell, Tenn., Clinch River above... 

Tellico River at Tellico Plains, Tenn. 

Tennessee, springs in, discharge

measurements of................229-230

Tennessee Creek project lakes......... 211

Tennessee River, at Chattanooga, Tenn. 161 

at Florence, Ala.................... 183

at Hales Bar, near Chattanooga,Tenn. 163 

at Knoxville, Tenn.................. 108

at Savannah, Tenn................... 190

at Whitesburg, Ala.................. 168

near Paducah, Ky.................... 202

Tennessee River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in.... .220-224

gaging-station records in...........62-204

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................216-218

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in.......................226-228

reservoirs in......................205-213

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of.............................. 2-3

Thorpe Lake, N. C., contents of......206,211

Toccoa River, near Blue Ridge, Ga......

near Dial, Ga........................

Tomotla, N. C., Valley River at........

Town Creek near Geraldine, Ala.........

Tuekasegee River, at Bryson City,

N. C.............................

at Dillsboro, N. C...................

at Tuekasegee, N. C..................

Turkey Creek (tributary to Bee-,h River) 

near Deeaturville, Tenn..........

Turkey Creek (tributary to Tennessee

River) near Savannah, Tenn.

Turtletown Creek at Turtletown, Tenn... 

Tuseumbia Spring at Tuseumbla, Ala....,

Valley River at Tomotla, N. C..........

Vernon, Tenn., Piney River at..........

Vestal, Va., South Fork Holston River

at.

Page

150

149

144

165

120

118

116

11

11

147

184

144

197

92

WSP, definition of...................

Walker Switch Creek near Burns-rille,

Miss. 11 

Wartrace Creek at Bell Buckle, Tenn.... 192

Watauga Lake, Tenn., contents of......205,211

Watauga River, at Elizabethton, Tenn... 99 

below Wilbur Dam, Tenn............... 97

near Sugar Grove, N. C............... 96

Watts Bar Lake, Tenn., contents of....207,212

Waynesville, N. C., West Fork Pigeon

River near. 76 

Weakley Creek near Bodenham, Tonn...... 177

West Harpeth River near Leipera Fork,

Tenn............................. 49

Wheeler Lake, Ala., contents of.......210,213

White Creek near Sharps Chapel, Tenn... 

White Oak Creek near Milledgeville,

Tenn.

Whiteoak Creek below Oak Ridge

National Laboratory, near

Oak Ridge , Tenn ................

Whitesburg, Ala., Tennessee River at. 

129|Whitwell, Term., Sequatehie River

123

Wilbur Dam, Tenn., Watauga River below. 

Williamsburg, Ky., Cumberland River

at.

11

11

135

168

164

97

19

Wilson Lake, Ala., contents of........210,213

Wolf Creek Lake, capacity of........... 211

Wolf River near Byrdstown, Tenn........ 34

Wood Creek near London, Ky............. 22

Woods Reservoir, Tenn., contents

of..........................209-210,213

Woodville, Ala., Paint Rock River

near............................

Work, division of.....................

scope of............................

Yellow Creek (tributary to Cumberland 

River) near Middlesboro, Ky.....

Yellow Creek (tributary to Cumberland 

River) near Shiloh, Tenn........

Yellow Creek (tributary to Tennessee 

River) near Burnsville and near 

Cairo, Miss.....................

166

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1

16

55

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