Surface Water Sup ply 

of the United States 

1960

i 

Part 4. St. Lawrence River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1707

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 

Vermont, and ffisconsin, and with other 

agencies

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

STEW ART 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 Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 

New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin, and 

with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of 

E. L. Hendricks, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, 

chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of 

district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

A. D. Ash.................................................................... Lansing, Mich.

D. M. Corbett, succeeded by M. D. Hale.......................... Indianapolis, Ind.

L. C. Crawford............................................................. Columbus, Ohio

D. F. Dougherty..............................................................Albany, N. Y.

C. E. Knox....................................................................Boston, M-?ss.

W. D. Mitchell.............................................................. Champaign, 111.

J. J. Molloy................................................................. Harrisburg, Pa.

L. R. Sawyer................................................................ St. Paul, Winn.

F. T. Schaefer, succeeded by K. B. Young........................... Madison, Wis.

Ill
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 196Q

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CONTENTS

Page

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

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

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

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 3

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 4

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

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 8

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

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

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

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 14

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

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

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

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

St. Louis River: 

Partridge River:

Second Creek near Aurora, Minn................................................ 17

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn.............................................. 18

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

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn............................................. 20

Embarrass River near McKlnley, Minn............................................ 21

West Two River near Iron Junction, Minn........................................ 22

West Swan River (head of Swan River):

East Swan River near Toivola, Minn........................................... 23

Swan River near Toivola, Minn.................................................. 24

St. Louis River at Scanlon, Minn................................. 1............... 25

Amnicon Lake (head of Amnlcon River) near South Range, Wis....................... 26

Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis................................................... 27

Bad River near Odanah, Wis....................................................... 28

White River near Ashland, Wis.................................................. 29

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis................................................... 30

Black River near Bessemer, Mlch.................................................. 31

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mlch............................................ 32

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich............................................... 33

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Pauldlng, Mich................................ 35

Bond Palls Reservoir:

Bond Palls Canal near Pauldlng, Mlch........................................... 36

Bond Palls Reservoir near Pauldlng, Mich......................................... 37

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mich............................. 38

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich.................................... 39

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Roekland, Mich................................ 40

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mich................................ 41

South Branch Ontonagon River;

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich.................... 42

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mlch................................... 43

Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.............................................. 44

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mich................................................. 45

Sturgeon River near Alston, Mlch................................................. 46

Otter River near Elo, Mlch..................................................... 47

Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich................................................ 48

Tahquamenon River near Tahquamenon Paradise, Mich................................ 49

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

Black River near Garnet, Mlch.................................................... 50

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich............................................... 51

Manistique River near Blaney, Mlch............................................... 52

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich........................................... 53

Indian River near Manistique, Mich............................................. 54

Middle Branch Escanaba River near Humboldt, Mich................................. 55

Middle Branch Escanaba River near Ishpemlng, Mlch................................ 57

East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn, Mich...................................... 58

Escanaba River at Cornell, Mich.................................................. 59

Pord River near Hyde, Mich....................................................... 60

Brule River (head of Menominee River);

Iron River at Caspian, Mich.................................................... 61

Brule River near Florence, Wis................................................... 62

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mlch............................................. 63

Miohlgamme River near Crystal Palls, Mich...................................... 64

Menominee River near Florence, Wis............................................... 65

Pine River at Pine River power-plant, near Florence, Wis........................ 66

Sturgeon River:

West Branch Sturgeon River near Randville, Mich.............................. 67

Sturgeon River near Poster City, Mich.......................................... 68

Menominee River near Pembine, Wis................................................ 69

Pike River at Amberg, Wis...................................................... 70

Menominee River below Koss, Mich................................................. *71

Menominee River near McAllister, Wis............................................. 72

Peshtigo River at Peshtigo, Wis.................................................. 73

Ooonto River:

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis................................................ 74

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis................................................... 75

Oconto River near Glllett, Wis................................................... 76

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued 

Pox River:

Silver Lake Outlet: Page 

Silver Lake at Portage, Wls.................................................. 77

Grand River:

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis......................................... 78

Pox River at Berlin, Wis......................................................... 79

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis................................... 80

Wolf River at Keshena Palls, Wis............................................... 81

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.......................................... 82

Wolf River at New London, Wis.................................................. 83

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wls........................................... 84

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wls.............................................. 85

Lake Wlnnebago at Oshkosh, Wis................................................... 86

De Neveu Creek:

Lake de Neveu near Pond du Lac, Wis.......................................... 87

Pox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis............................ 88

Sheboygan River: 

Unnamed Creek:

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis.................................................... 89

Sheboygan River at Sheboygan, Wis................................................ 90

Milwaukee River:

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis................................................ 91

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis................................................ 92

Little Calumet River (western portion, head of Calumet River):

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind...................................................... 93

Little Calumet River at Munster, Ind............................................. 94

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111................................................... 95

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111......................................... 96

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, 111.......................................... 97

North Creek:

Lanslng ditch near Lanslng, 111............................................ 98

North Creek near Lanslng, 111................................................ 99

Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111................................................... 100

Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111....................................... 101

Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, 111............................................ 102

Calumet River:

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111...................................................... 103

Deep River (head of Burns ditch) at Lake George Outlet at Hobart, Inc*............ 104

Little Calumet River (middle portion) at Gary, Ind............................. 105

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind......................................................... 106

Little Calumet River (eastern portion) at Porter, Ind.......................... 107

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind.................................................. 108

St. Joseph River:

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich................................. 109

St. Joseph River at Three Rivers , Mlch........................................... 110

Fawn River near White Pigeon, Mlch............................................. Ill

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mlch.............................................. 112

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet, near Angola, Ind.......................... 113

North Branch Elkhart River near Cosperville, Ind............................... 114

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind................................................... 115

St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Ind................................................. 116

St. Joseph River at Niles , Mlch.................................................. 117

Paw Paw River at Riverside, Mlch............................................... 118

Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich................................................ 119

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich............................................. 120

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.......................................... 121

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich................................................ 122

Portage Creek: 

West Pork Portage Creek at Kalamazoo, Mich................................... 123

Kalamazoo River near Fennville, Mich............................................. 124

Grand River at Jackson, Mich.............'........................................ 125

Grand River near Eaton Rapids, Mlch.............................................. 126

Cedar River:

Deer Creek near Dansville, Mlch.............................................. 127

Sloan Creek near Williamston, Mlch........................................... 128

Cedar River at East Lanslng, Mlch.............................................. 129

Grand River at Lanslng, Mich..................................................... 130

Grand River at Portland, Mich.................................................... 131

Looklngglass River near Eagle, Mich............................................ 132

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich. ............................................ ~ 133

Grand River at Ionia, Mich....................................................... 134

Plat River at Smyrna, Mich..................................................... 135

Thornapple River:

Quaker Brook near Nashville, Mlch............................................ 136

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mlch........................................... 137

Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mlch.......................................... 138

Rogue River near Rockford, Mich................................................ 139

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich................................................ 140

Muskegon River near Merritt, Mich................................................ 141

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich.................................................... 142

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mlch.................................................. 143

White River near Whitehall, Mich................................................. 144

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich......................................... 145

Big Sable River near Preesoil, Mleh.............................................. 146

Manlstee River near Grayling, Mich............................................... 147

Manlstee River near Sherman, Mich................................................ 148

Pine River:

East Branch Pine River near Tustin, Mich..................................... 149

Pine River near Le Roy, Mich................................................... 150

Pine River near Hoxeyville, Mich............................................... 151
CONTENTS VII'

Gaging-station records Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued Page 

Manistee River near Manistee, Mich............................................... 152

Little Manistee River near Freesoil, Mich...................................... 153

Boardman River near Mayfleld, Mich............................................... 154

Streams tributary to Lake Huron 

Burt Lake (head of Cheboygan River):

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich............................................ 155

Indian River (outlet of Burt Lake) at Indian River, Mich......................... 156

Pigeon River near Vanderbilt, Mich............................................. 157

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich.................................................... 158

Cheboygan River (continuation of Indian River) near Cheboygan, Mich.............. 159

Black River near Tower, Mich................................................... 160

Rainy River near Ocqueoc, Mich............................................... 161

Black River near Cheboygan, Mich............................................... 162

Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich............................................. 163

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.............................................. 164

North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich............................... 165

Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich................................................. 166

East Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich................................... 167

Au Sable River at Mio, Mich......................:............................... 169

East Branch Au Ores River at Mclvor, Mich........................................ 170

Au Gres River near National City, Mich........................................... 171

Rifle River:

Houghton Creek near Lupton, Mich............................................... 172

Rifle River at "The Ranch" near Lupton, Mich..................................... 173

Prior Creek near Selkirk, Mich................................................. 174

Rifle River at Selkirk, Mich..................................................... 175

Shepards Creek:

South Branch Shepards Creek near Selkirk, Mich............................... 176

West Branch Rifle River near Selkirk, Mich. .................................... 177

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.......................... 178

Kawkawlin River:

North Branch Kawkawlln River near Kawkawlln, Mich.............................. 179

Shlawassee River (head of Saginaw River) at Byron, Mich.......................... 180

Shlawassee River at Owosso, Mich................................................. 181

Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich............................................... 182

South Branch Flint River: 

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.............................................. 183

Flint River:

Holloway Reservoir near Otisville, Mich........................................ 184

Flint River near Otisville, Mich............................................... 185

Swartz Creek near Holly, Mich................................................ 186

Flint River near Flint, Mich................................................... 187

Flint River near Fosters, Mich................................................. 188

Flint River near Alicia, Mich.................................................. 189

East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mich.................................... 190

Cass River at Cass City, Mich.................................................. 192

Cass River at Vassar, Mich..................................................... 193

Cass River at Frankennruth, Mich................................................ 194

Tlttabawassee River: 

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich............................................. 195

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.......................................... 196

Chlppewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich..................................... 197

Chlppewa River near Midland, Mich............................................ 198

Pine River at Alma, Mich................................................... 199

Pine River near Midland, Mich.............................................. 200

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich..............................'............. 201

Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich................................................... 202

Pigeon River near Owendale, Mich................................................. 203

Streams tributary to St. Clair River 

Black River near Fargo, Mich..................................................... 204

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich.............................................. 205

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair 

Clinton River: 

Sashabaw Creek near Drayton Plains, Mich....................................... 206

Clinton River near Drayton Plains, Mich.......................................... 207

Clinton River at Auburn Heights, Mich............................................ 208

Paint Creek near Lake Orion, Mich.............................................. 209

Paint Creek at Rochester, Mich................................................. 210

Stony Creek near Washington, Mich.............................................. 211

Red Run: 

Big Beaver Creek near Warren, Mich........................................... 212

Plum Brook near Utica, Mich.................................................. 213

Clinton River near Fraser, Mich.................................................. 214

North Branch Clinton River:

East Pond Creek at Romeo, Mich............................................... 215

Coon Creek:

East Branch Coon Creek at Armada, Mich..................................... 216

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich............................ 217

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich............................................. 218

Streams tributary to Detroit River

River Rouge at Birmingham, Mich.................................................. 219

River Rouge at Southfleld, Mich.................................................. 220

Evans ditch at Southfleld, Mich................................................ 221

Upper River Rouge at Farmlngton, Mich.......................................... 223

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich..................................................... 224

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich....................................... 225

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich............................................. 226

Streams tributary to Lake Erie 

Huron River at Commerce, Mich.................................................... 227

Huron River at Mllford, Mich...................................................... 228
VIII CONTENTS

Gaglng-statlon records Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued Page

Huron River near New Hudson, Mloh................................................ ~~2f9

Ore Creek near Brighton, Mloh.................................................. 230

Huron River near Hamburg, Mloh................................................... 231

Portage Creek near Plnckney, Mloh.............................................. 232

Huron River near Dexter, Mloh.................................................... 233

Mill Creek near Dexter, Mloh................................................... 234

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mloh................................................... 235

River Raisin near Teoumseh, Mloh................................................. 236

River Raisin near Adrian, Mloh................................................... 237

River Raisin near Monroe, Mlch................................................... 238

St. Joseph River (head of Maumee River) near Newvllle, Ind....................... 239

St. Joseph River at Cedarvllle, Ind.............................................. 240

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind..................................................... 241

Cedar Creek near Cedarvllle, Ind............................................... 242

St. Marys River at Deoatur, Ind................................................ 243

St. Marys River near Port Wayne, Ind........................................... 244

Maumee River at New Haven, Ind................................................... 245

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio.................................................... 246

Bean Creek (head of Tiffin River) at Powers, Ohio.............................. 247

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio.................................................. 248

Auglalze River near Port Jennlngs, Ohio........................................ 249

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio.............................................. 250

Blanohard River near Plndlay, Ohio........................................... 251

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio............................................. 252

Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance, Ohio......................................... 253

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio................................................. 254

Maumee River at Watervllle, Ohio................................................. 255

Portage River at Woodvllle, Ohio................................................. 256 

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio......................................... 257

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio................................................. 258

Sandusky River near Premont, Ohio................................................ 259

Huron River at Milan, Ohio....................................................... 260

Vermilion River near Vermilion, Ohio............................................. 261

Black River at Elyrla, Ohio...................................................... 262

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio..................................................... 263

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio............................................. 264

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio........................................ 265

Little Cuyahoga River at Masslllon Road, Akron, Ohio........................... 266

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio....................................... 267

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio.............................................. 268

Ohio Canal at Independence, Ohio............................................... 269

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio............................................. 270

Chagrin River at Wllloughby, Ohio................................................ 271

Grand River:

Rook Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio............................................... 272

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio................................................ 273

Grand River near Madison, Ohio................................................... 274

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio............................................. 275

Conneaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio.................................................... 276

Cattaraugus Creek at Qowanda, N. Y............................................... 277

Buffalo Creek at aardenville, N. Y............................................... 278

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y.............................................. 279

Cazenovla Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y........... ^..._._... .^ ......................... 280

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y................ :.......... T......................... 281

Streams tributary to Niagara River

Soajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N. Y................................................ 282

Tonawanda Creek:

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y......................................... 283

Tonawanda Creek at Batavla, N. Y................................................. 284

Tonawanda Creek near Alabama, N, Y............................................... 285

Tonawanda Creek at Rapids, N. Y.................................................. 286

Ellioott Creek at Wllllamsvllle, N. Y.......................................... 287

Erie (Barge) Canal at look 30, Macedon, N. Y..................................... 288

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

West Creek near Hilton, N. Y..................................................... 289

aenesee River:

Dyke Creek at Wellsvllle, N. Y................................................. 290

aenesee River at Solo, N. Y...................................................... 291

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y............................................... 292

aenesee River at Portagevllle, N. Y.............................................. 293

Mount Morris Reservoir near Mount Morris, N. Y................................... 294

Qenesee River;

Canaseraga Creek near Dansvllle, N. Y.......................................... 295

Canaseraga Creek at Qroveland, N, Y............................................ 296

Canaseraga Creek at Shakers Crossing, N. Y..................................... 297

Qenesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y........................... 298

aenesee River at Avon, N. Y...................................................... 299

Honeoye Creek: 

Hemlock Lake Outlet:

Canadloe Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.................................... 300

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y........................................... 301

Oatka Creek at aarbutt, N. Y................................................... 302

Black Creek at Churohvllle, N. Y............................................... 303

Qenesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y............................ 304

Irondequolt Creek;

Alien Creek near Rochester, N. Y............................................... 305

Sterling Creek at Sterling, N. Y................................................. 306
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued 

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario Continued

Seneca River (head of Oswego River): Page 

Seneca Lake at Watkins Glen, N. Y.............................................. 307

Keuka Lake at Hammondsport, N. Y............................................. 307

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y................................................. 308

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y.................................................... 309

Pall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y................................................. 310

Clyde River: 

Ganargua Creek: 

Mud Creek at East Victor, N. Y............................................. 311

Canandaigua Lake at Canandiagua, N. Y........................................ 313

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at C&apin, N. Y...................................... 314

Flint Creek at Phelps, N. Y................................................ 315

Owasco Inlet at Moravia, N. Y.................................................. 316

Owaseo Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y........................................... 317

Seneca River at Baldwlnsville, N. Y.............................................. 318

Onondaga Creek (head of Onondaga Lake Outlet):

Onondaga Reservoir near Nedrow, N. Y........................................... 319

Onondaga Creek at Dorwln Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y................................ 320

Onondaga Lake: 

Harbor Brook at Syracuse, N. Y............................................... 321

Nlnemile Creek at Camillus, N. Y............................................. 322

Fish Creek (head of OneIda River): 

East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y....................................... 323

Oneida Lake: 

Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y................................................. 324

Chittenango Creek near Chlttenango, N. Y..................................... 325

Butternut Creek near Jamesville, N. Y...................................... 326

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y.................................... 327

Oneida Lake at Brewerton, N. Y................................................. 328

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y............................................... 329

Oswego River at look 7, Oswego, N. Y............................................. 330

Sandy Creek near Adams, N. Y..................................................... 331

Black River: 

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y......................... 332

Black River near Boonville, N. Y................................................. 333

South Branch Moose River: 

Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y................................. 334

Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y................................ 335

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.................................................. 336

Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y....................................... 337

Beaver River:

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y................................... 338

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y..................... 339

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.................................................. 340

Deer River at Deer River, N. Y................................................. 341

Black River at Watertown, N. Y................................................... 342

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River 

Oawegatchie atcRiver at Cranberry Lake, N. Y........................................ 343

Oswegatohie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y......................................... 344

West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y........................... 345

Oswegatchie River near Heuvelton, N. Y........................................... 346

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y............................................. 347

Little Sucker Brook at Waddlngton, N. Y.......................................... 348

Brandy Brook near Waddlngton, N. Y............................................... 349

Grass River:

Middle Branch Grass River near Clare, N. Y..................................... 350

North Branch Grass River near Clare, N. Y.................r.................... 351

Plumb Brock at Russell, N. Y................................................... 352

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y..................................................... 353

Elm Creek (head of Harrison Creek) near Hermon, N. Y........................... 354

Tanner Creek at Stellaville, N. Y............................................ 355

Little River near Canton, N. Y................................................. 356

Orannis Brook at Crary Mills, N. Y........................................... 357

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.............................................. 358

Raquette River at South Colton, N. Y............................................. 359

Parkhurst Brook near Potsdam, N. Y............................................. 360

Trout Brook at Alien Corners, N. Y............................................. 361

Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y............................................. 362

Plum Brook at Orantville, N. Y................................................. 363

Squeak Brook near Massena, N. Y................................................ 364

St. Regis River:

East Branch St. Regis River near Meacham Lake, N. Y............................ 365

St. Regis River at St. Regis Falls, N. Y......................................... 366

West Branch St. Regis River near Parishvllle, N. Y............................. 367

Trout Brook at Stockholm Center, N. Y........................................ 368

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.............................. .^ .......... 369

Deer River:

Lawrence Brook near Moira, N. Y.............................................. 370

Deer River at Brasher Iron Works, N. Y......................................... 371

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y................................................ 372

Little Salmon River at Bombay, N. Y............................................ 373

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y........................................... 374

Trout River at Trout River, N. Y............................................... 375

English River near Mooers Forks, N. Y.......................................... 376

Lake Champlaln (head of Richelieu River):

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y......................................... 377

Saranac River at Plattsburgh, N. Y............................................. 378

Salmon River at South Plattsburgh, N. Y........................................ 379

West Branch Ausable River:

Lake Placid at Lake Placid, N. Y............................................. 381
X CONTENTS

GagIng-station records Continued

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River Continued

Lake Champlain Continued Page 

West Branch Ausable River near Lake PlaciS, N. Y......... .^... ............... 382

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y............................................. 383

East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks, N. Y............................ 384

Ausable River near Au Sable Forte, N. Y........................................ 385

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y............................................... 386

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y............................................... 387

Lake George Cutlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y........................................ 388

Poultney River below Pair Haven, Vt............................................ 389

Otter Creek: 

East Creek at Rutland, Vt.................................................... 390

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.............................................. 391

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.................................................. 392

Winooski River: 

Stevens Branch:

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.............................................. 393

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.............................. 394

Reservoirs in Winooski River basin above Montpelier, Vt........................ 395

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt............................................... 396

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt............................................ 397

Mad River near Moretown, Vt.................................................. 398

Waterbury River;

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt....................................... 399

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt........................................... 400

Winooski River near Essex Junct ion, Vt......................................... 401

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.................................................. 402

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt............................................. 403

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt........................................... 404

Mlssisquol River near Richford, Vt............................................. 405

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt................................................. 406

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y........................... 407

St. Francis River;

Lake Memphremagog (head of Magog River) at Newport, Vt......................... 408

Black River at Coventry, Vt.................................................. 409

Clyde River at Newport, Vt................................................... 410

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites:

Low-flow partial-record stations................................................... 411

Crest-stage partial-record stations................................................ 415

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 419

Low-flow investigations:

North Branch Clinton River basin near Mount Clemens, Mich.......................... 426

East Branch Au Sable River basin near Grayling, Mich. .............................. 428

Records available on lakes in Indiana................................................ 429

Index................................................................................ 431

ILLUSTRATIONS

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

20 volumes on surface water supply...................................... 11

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 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN, 1960

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 20 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,SCO gaging 

stations in the 50 States. On September 30, 1960, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 7,300 gaging stations. Partial-record stations for low 

flow or for flood flow 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 St. Lawrence 

River basin are given in this report.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations 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 organizations that assisted 

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

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; and Department of 

Highways, Cook County, W. H. Erickson, president of the Board of County Conmissloners 

and W. J. Mortimer, superintendent.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, E. K. Marlin, director, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, John 

Peters, chairman, and C. E. Vogelgesang, chief engineer; Indiana Flood Control and 

Water Resources Commission^ Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, and J. I. Perrey, chief 

engineer; State Board of Health, Dr. A. C. Offutt, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, 

director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; and city of Fort Wayne Filtration Plant, 

L. R. Matthews, superintendent.

Michigan: State Department of Conservation, G. E. Eddy, director, thro'igh Geological Survey Division, W. L. Daoust, State geologist, Fish and Fisheries Division, 

A. B. Cook, Jr., chief; Administrative Services, G. A. Walker, chief, and Parks and 

Recreation Division, A. C. Elmer, chief; State Water Resources Commission, M. P. 

Adams, executive secretary; and State Highway Department, J. C. Mackie, commissioner.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Waters, S. A. Frellsen, 

director; State Department of Highways, L. P. Zimmerman, commissioner; and Minnesota 

State Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission, K. J. Otava, commissioner.

New York: State Conservation Department, H. G. Wilm, commissioner; State Department of Health, Water Pollution Control Board, H. E. Hilleboe, commissioner; State 

Department of Public Works, J. B. McMorran, superintendent; Board of Hudson RiverBlack River Regulating District, L. P. Gaylord, assistant chief engineer; Oswegatchie 

River-Cranberry Reservoir Commission, A. E. Boughner, commissioner; Onondaga County

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Water Authority, T. H. Dyer, chairman; city of Auburn, 0. F. Train, city manager; 

city of Rochester, Brighton Sewer District, L. A. Platt, chairman; and Onondaga 

Public Works Commission, E. A. Bollard, chairman.

Ohio: State Department of Natural Resources, H. B. Eagon, director.

Pennsylvania; State Department of Forests and Waters, M. K. Qodc'ard, secretary, 

through Bureau of Waters, B. D. Murphy, chief engineer.

Vermont: Water Conservation Board, R. W. Thieme, commissioner.

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, 0. P. Steinmctz, chairman, 

succeeded by Leonard Bessman, and Warren Oakey, chief engineer, succeeded by 0. P. 

Stelnmetz; and Wisconsin Committee on Water Pollution, T. F. Wisnievski, director. 

Assistance In the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, In collecting records published herein for 76 gaging stations, of which

3 were in Indiana, 29 In Michigan, 2 In Minnesota, 20 in New York, 13 In Ohio, 3 in Vermont, and 6 In Wisconsin.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of 

Commerce, Fish and Wildlife Service of the United States Department of Me Interior, Soil 

Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the United States 

Department of State.

On waters adjacent to the international boundary, certain gaging stations are maintained 

by the United States (or Canada) under agreement with Canada (or the United States), and 

the records are obtained and compiled In a manner equally acceptable in loth countries. 

These stations are designated herein as "International gaging stations." 

The following organizations aided.In collecting records:

Indiana: Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.; Sanitary District of- Chicago; and city 

of Hammond.

Michigan: Macomb County Board of Supervisors; Macomb County Road Commission; Oakland County Department of Public Works; Oakland County Drain Commission; Wayne County 

Road Commission; Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority; Southeastern Oakland Co. Sewage Disposal District; cities of Adrian, Allegan, Dearborn, Detroit, and Kalamazoo; 

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.; Consumers Power Co.; Detroit Edison Co.; Hanna Coal and 

Ore Corp.; Michigan Gas & Electric Co.; Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.; and Upper Peninsula Power Co.

New York: Municipalities of Batavia, Canandaigua, Oneida, Platts^urgh, Rochester, 

Rome, and Syracuse; villages of Lancaster and Williamsville; Cornell University; New 

York State Electric & Gas Corp.; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; and Rochester Gas & 

Electric Corp.

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

Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co.; and Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

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 Addres^

Illinois................. Champaign.................. 605 South Nell Stre?t.

Indiana................... Indianapolis............... 611 North Park Aven'ie.
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3

Data for stations In the several States collected and prepared for publication In the 

district offices Continued.

State District office Address

Michigan a/............... Lanslng.................. 407 Capitol Savings & Loan Buildllng.

Minnesota"................. St. Paul................. 1610 Post Office Building.

New York.................. Albany................... 343 Federal Building.

Ohio...................... Columbus................. 1509 Hess Street.

Pennsylvania.............. Harrisburg............... 490 Education Building.

Vermont................... Boston, Mass............. 141 Milk Street.

Wisconsin b/.............. Madison.................. 699 State Office Building.

a Except Menomlnee River below Koas but including Brule and Menomlnee Rivers near Florence, Wls.

b Except Brule and Menomlnee Rivers near Florence but Including Menomlnee River below Koss, Mloh.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the g£c?lng stations given in this report Is ori file in the district offices listed on pages f and 3. 

All gaging-station records for Indiana and some for Illinois, New York, and Vermont 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 (2) the lowest mean discharge for selected numbers of consecutive days in each year. In addition, the records 

for Illinois and Vermont give the highest mean discharge for 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 nay generally be obtained from the district offices.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

Qaglna 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.

Partial-record station Is a particular site where limited streamflow data a-e collected 

systematically over a period of years for use In hydrologlc 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 amount of water 

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

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

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

Contents Is the volume of water In a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated1 , volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.
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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 s-irface 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 nonc-mtributing 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 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaglng-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 an^r 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.

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 number for a 

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

of stations. 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 04-0405.00, the station number shown In 

this report is 405. The notation to the left of the hyphen is the part number; It is 

4 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.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-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 becacse of frequent or continual change In the physical features that form the control, the drily 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 for 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 use 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.

At most gaging stations In the northern part of the United States and at sonn 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 reiord 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 basins. 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 dally 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'I960 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 the 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 Corps 

of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for 

which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present site. 

Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage 

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

previous gages used during the period of records available. The references to "datum of
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1929" and adjustments of other years are to the datum and adjustments of the United States 

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 urless 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 correspond? to the crest 

stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage gage, or a nonrecordlng 

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 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 wfter year October 1, 

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no dally, monthly, or annual figures of (fischarge 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 discharge was revised; "(m)" that 

only the instantaneous minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were revised. If the drainage area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure was 

first published is given. It should be noted that for all stations for which 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. Revisad figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in Inche? resulting from 

a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual series of 

reports.

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

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

dally mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation, the daily mean gage
EXPLANATION OP DATA 7

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 based on gage 

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined 

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.

In the table of 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 daily figures; It Is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "M->9.n" 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 noncontributlng areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainase basin is 

usually less 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 sta^e. Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

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 dally discharge Indicate periods when discharge vras 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 frequercy of discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented oompriire a descrlp-" 

tion of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs 

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

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

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

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

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved .solids, suspended sediment loads, 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 four1 volumes. In this report

614Z14 O -61 -Z
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under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected et gaging stations on a regular basis and published in the quality-of-water reports. At many other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals end 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 cf 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 

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 evapcration is large 

in comparison with the observed discharge.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United Ststes 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
PUBLICATIONS

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, Ogeechee 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. Eudsoi 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, Government Printing 

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

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 pages 2 and 3.

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.

Streamflow data foe the years 1884-1901, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A. - Annual Report; B Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

l£th A, pt. £

16th A, pt. Z 

B 140........

18th A, pt. 4 

WSP 15". ......

WSP 16 .......

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

Year

1895.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1900.

1901.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, I960, PART 4

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date fo" drainage 

basins in this report are listed in the table 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.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In St. Lawrence 

River basin, 1899-1960

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1807-8

1909

1910

1911

WSF

36

49

65,75

a82,83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSF

324

354

384

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

584

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSF

604

624

644

664

684

699

714

729

744

759

784

804

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSF

824

854

874

894

924

954

974

1004

1034

1054

1084

1114

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

WSP

1144

1174

1207

1237

1277

1337

1387

1437

1507

1557

1627

1707

a Lake Ontario and tributaries to St. Lawrence River proper.

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

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1307. 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 reexamlned and revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gap,'' whenever 

practical.

The reports listed In the foregoing tables contain the customary record," 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 or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlo Information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following list 

gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Report Issued by

WSP 147: Destructive floods In the United States In 1904.

WSP 162: Destructive floods In the United States In 1905.

WSP 636-C: The New England flood of November 1927.

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

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

WSP 798: The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England Rivers.

WSP 799: The floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to

Susquehanna River region. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations

through September 1938.

WSP 867: Hurricane floods of September 1938. 

WSP 1137-0: Floods of 1950 In the Upper Mississippi River and

Lake Superior basins In Minnesota.

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

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-B: Floods of October 1954 In the Chicago area,

Illinois, and Indiana.

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

Clr. 418: Floods of January-February 1959 In Ohio. 

Bull, l: Magnitude and frequency of floods In Minnesota.

Bull. 32: Floods In Ohio, magnitude and frequency. 

Bull. 14: Local floods In Ohio during 1947,

U. S. Geological Survey. 

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Do. 

Do. 

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Minnesota Division of

Waters. 

Ohio Depirtment of

Natural Resources. 

Ohio Watsr Resources 

Board.
PUBLICATIONS 11
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1960, PART 4

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGEHCIES 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 I960 water year by agencies other 

than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are not contained In publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Indian River. ........

East Branch.

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

St. Regis River, West

Branch.

Seneca River. ........

Skaneateles Lake

Outlet.

Location

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

Brown Palls, N. Y. .............

Lower Dam, Fulton, N. Y. .......

Seneca Falls, N. Y. ............ 

Waterloo, N. Y. ................

Period

1926-160

1924-60 i

1934-60 

1934-60 !

1928-60 :

1928-60 

1940-60

1934-60

1931-60 

1931-60

1922-60

Collected by

Syracuse, N. Y.

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, 

Syracuse, N. Y.

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, Pulton, N. Y.

Syracuse, N. Y.

vllle, N, Y. 

New York State Electric & Gas 

Corp., Geneva, N. Y. 

Do,

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

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

the above table, the Agricultural Research Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (beginning 

in 1941) has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 2 acres each near East l£nslng, 

Mich.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

In the area covered by this report streamflow was excessive during October, November, 

and December. Monthly mean discharge was record-high for the month at one or more key 

gaging stations In Michigan during October, November, January, February, and April. 

Floods, caused largely by rains and snowmelt, occurred In Michigan In April and May, In 

New York In April, and In Wisconsin In March, April, and May. The April and May peaks 

were record-high at several gaging stations having 20 to 45 years of record.

The only deficient streamflow during the year was In New York In March and In the 

northern half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in March and September.

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 discharges during the 

1960 water year with the median discharge for the period 1931-60.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Oconto River near Gillette, Wis. 

Drainage area, 678 sq mi.

1.482

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

year

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich. 

Drainage area, 355 sq mi.

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

West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y. W 2' 246 

Drainage area, 258 sq mi :;i:i;

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

j '"'"'" | Median of monthly and yearly mean discharge for period 1931-60. 

^8888888888 Monthly and yearly mean discharge for 1960 water year.

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

1960 water year with median discharge for period 1931-60.
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

105. Pigeon River at Middle Falls, below International Bridge, Mlnn. 

(International gaging station)

Location. Lat 48°00'44", long 89°36'58", in NEj sec.24, T.64 N., R.6 E., on right bank 

400 ft upstream from Middle Falls, 3j miles upstream from mouth, and 5f miles downstream from International Bridge. 

area. 600 sq ml.

:ecords available. June to October 1921, April to November 1922, March 1923 to September

 1550": Published as "at International Bridge" April 1924 to September 1940. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1307. 

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 789.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. Prior to Sept. 2, 1936, staff gage and Sept. 2, 1936, to Sept. 30, 1940, wireweight gage at International Bridge, 5f miles upstream at datum 100.24 ft higher.

Average discharge. 37 years (1923-60), 488 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 6.35 ft); minimum, 95 cfs Sept. 19-22 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs May 5, 1934 (gage height, 7.6 ft, site and 

datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs; minimum, 27 cfs Nov. 4, 

1945 (gage height, -0.08. ft).

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

CooperatIon. This station Is one of the International gaging stations maintained by the 

United States under agreement with Canada.

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: 1927-28. WSP 804: 1934(M). WSP 974: Drainage area.

 WSP 1337: 1924IM), 1925, 1926-28(M), 1931(H), 1938'(M), 1941(M), 1945-46(M), 1947, 

1948(M), 1950(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 Apr. 11 Apr. 12 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

4.0

161

291

eio

1,320

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

5.0

90

137

414

775

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,260

1,940

3,910

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

Day

1

2

2

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Itotai

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

507 

47B

549

510

450

404

373

354

1,030

1.120

833

662

533

507

472

606

654

589

526

481

 447

435

435

425

404

376

354

339

333

327 

327

15,840

511

0.852

0.98

Nov.

Mr

306

303

276

240

294

306

256

276

265

235

215

202

200

200

201

*207

212

220

220

225

220

220

218

212

215

218

218

220

7,248

242

0.403

0.45

Dec.

220

215

212

203

200

192

190

183

182

182

181

180

180

179

177

175

173

172

170

169

166

IBS

170

178

185

195

201

201

200

*194 

190

5,786

187

0.312

0.36

Jan.

m179

172

165

162

160

155

152

150

150

14B

147

146

145

145

143

143

142

140

140

138

137

136

132

131

128

125

122

120 

116

4,538

146

0.243

0.28

Feb.

ffi

112

110

108

107

106

103

101

100

97

95

*92

91

90

B9

B8

87

B6

85

B5

84

84

B4

83

B4

84

84

64

 -

2,733

94.2

0.157

0.17

Mar.

B4

54

85

85

85

84

B4

85

85

85

85

85

86

87

B8

 90

90

91

91

92

93

94

95

97

98

101

102

106

110

114 

120

2,861

92.3

0.154

0.1B

Apr.

124

ISo

140

150

160

170

188

207

225

250

275

300

494

960

1,370

1,350

1,440

1,780

1,570

»1,760

2,280

2,770

2,670

2,700

2.960

2,400

1,970

1,690

1,510

1,400

35,393

1,180

1.97

2.19

May

1,250 

1,170

1,140

1,710

2.600

2,240

1,830

1,500

1,310

1,180

1,100

1,020

968

919

B83

852

816

780

753

749

788

1,080

1,160

973

B56

*784

802

634

786

852 

620

34,507

1,113

1.86

2.14

June

753 749"

706

650

596

561

524

487

458

445

458

458

442

398

411

386

368

356

356

344

329

 323

317

308

297

*286

280

269

269

263

12,847

428

0.713

0.80

July

255 

258

344

359

344

326

311

308

303

300

288

280

269

258

250

247

239

236

231

*223

196

173

160

155

155

163

155

153

148

T53 

148

7,388

238

0.397

0.46

Aug.

151 

148

142

133

131

131

151

160

T5S

153

151

153

153

148

144

*142

142

142

153

158

146

139

135

129

133

144

146

144

135

129

.126.

4,447

143

0.238

0.26

Sept.

TZS

120

118

116

115

115

112

109

108

110

108

104

103

100

99

99

96

«95

108

104

106

114

116

112

106

103

100

3,230

IDS

0.180

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,110 Mln 68 Mean 394 CTum 0.657 In. 6.92

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,960 Mln 83 Mean 374 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.49

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfa). Apr. 25 (l a.m.) 3,140 cfs (6.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Dec. 9, Dec. 11-20, Dec. 22 to Apr. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 15

125. Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°38'23", long 90°42 I 31", In SW&NE£ sec.33, T.60 N., R.3 W., or right 

' banK 350 ft upstream from concrete bridge on U. S. Highway 61 at Lutsen and 1,650 ft 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

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

 published as "at mouth"), October 1912 to September 1917, July 1928 to September 1947, 

August 1952 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1307.

Page . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 697.89 ft above mean 

"sea level. May 6 to Nov. 4, 1911, staff gage at site 1,250 ft downstream ard Aug. 22, 

1912, to Sept. 30, 1917, at site 900 ft downstream at different datum. July 17, 1928, 

to Mar. 30, 1937, chain gage at Bite 150 ft downstream at datum 6.90 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years (1912-17, 1928-47, 1952-60), 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 5.24 ft); maxi-

 mum gage height, 5.96 ft Jan. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.9 cfs Nov. 5 

(gage height, 1.96 ft), result of freezeup.

1912-17, 1928-47, 1952-60: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs May 1, 1954 (gage height, 

6.23 ft)( minimum, 2.3 cfs Dec. 3, 1939 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

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

wnTSh are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 894: 1938-39. WSP 974: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 

1914JMJ, 1928, 1930-35, 1936(M).

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

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

2.1 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

5.5

7.5

30

53

91

158

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

276

512

870

1,250

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

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

103 

102

116

108

100

98

96

114

235

2?T

149

126

109

102

98

149

151

126

120

*113

100

102

114

113

103

98

97

96

96

Qfi yv 

Q4 S3.

3,628

117

1.03

1.18

Nov.

94 

94

92

92

77

94

100

^8

90

92

85

75

66

61

58

58

58

57

57

57

57

56

55

54

54

53

§2.

52

52 

52

2,092

69.7

0.611

0.68

Dec.

fit

52

52

51

50

50

50

50

48

47

47

46

46

46

46

45

45

45

44

Ai

43

43

44

45

46

1

47

47

47 

45

44

1,458

47.0

0.412

0.48

Jan.

»

41

40

39

38

37

36

36

35

34

34

33

32

32

31

31

30

30

29

1

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

24 

24

n*

S2.

984

31.7

0.278

0.32

Feb.

It

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

it

15

15

15

15

521

18.0

0.158

0.17

Mar.

tt

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

18

19 

19

S3.

469

15.1

0.132

0.15

Apr.

ft

24

26

28

30

 34

44

58

75

104

130

151

248

319

304

330

355

380

*424

480

580

700

850

18J

832

758

670

606 

578

10,144

338

2.96

3.31

May

525 

482

451

684

892

832

648

525

500

451

413

379

351

331

319

311

294

276

w.

273

463

475

424

339

300

 276

319

323

311

TTQ

33.7

304

13,077

422

3.70

4.27

June,

£76 

260

260

245

204

230

210

200

190

180

180

170

160

160

150

140

130

120

118

115

 111

105

100

95

90

86

82.

83

83 

82*"

4,615

154

1.35

1.51

July

78 

80

90

112

110

90

75

62

57

52

48

45

42

40

38

35

33

32

32

 34

33

34

32

52.

40

44

36

33

31 

46

41

1,583

51.1

0.448

0.52

AJg.

36 

34

32

28

27

24

65

57

42

35

30

27

26

23

20

 19

ii

18

23

23

22

19

19

19

26

55

42

38

34

OQ£O

26

935

30.2

0.265

0.31

Sept.

25 

26

24

23

21

20

20

20

IS

16

18

18

18

16

14

13

14

11

11

11

 12

19

20

28

11

36

27

24

23

22

615

20.5

0.1SO

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 630 Nln 21 Mean 82.6 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.8V

Water year 1959-60: Max 983 Nln 11 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.10

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Apr. 25 (9)45 a.m.) 1,050 cfs (5.24 ft)j May 5 (3)30 a.m.) 998 cfB 

(5.17 ft).
16 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

145. Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°20'15", long 91°12'00", in SE^NE^ sec.15, T.56 N., R.7 ¥., on right 

bank 260 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 61, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth, 

4 miles northeast of Silver Bay, and 7 miles northeast of village of Beaver Bay.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1960. Monthly discharge oily for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.97 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 5, 1934, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 5.43 ft): minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1927-60: Maximum discharge recorded, 9,350 cfs Aug. 9, 1939 (gage height, 8.11 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 5, 6, 1940.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 894: 1939. WSP 1337: 1933-34(M), 1935.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12-30)

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.1

7.6

13

30

56

95

148

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

'5.0 

5.5

35T

771

1,380

2,120

2,910

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

2425 -

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86 100

113

95

81

74

69

116

533

485

384

288

227

184

164

344

338

271

227

*188

164

184

212

198

168

156 

152 

116

106

116

139

6.O78

196

1.40

1.61

Nov.

TOE"

109

97

80

69

76

80

71

78

72

65

56

52

48

47

46

46

*46

46

46

46

45

44

43

42

ft

41

41

1,850

61.7

0.441

0.49

Dec.

41 

4T

40

39

37

36

35

34

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

29

28

26.

26

26

27

28

29

32 

36 

38

38

37

*37

1,021

32.9

0.235

0.27

Jan.

35 

3T

33

32

31

31

30

30

29

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

24 

23 

23

22

22

22

837

27.0

0.193

0.22

Feb.

21 

2T

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

*16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13 

13 

12

12

465

16.0

0.114

0.12

Mar.

12 

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.5

9.5

9.5

*9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.7

9.8

9.9

10 \ 

10

11

12

13

316.8

10.2

0.073

0.08

Apr.

JA 

15

17

20

25

*28

35

42

50

66

160

398

663

940

1,160

1,160

1,050

793

*751

782

804

836

869

2,250

2.260

1,440 

1,040 

815

741

722

19,946

665

4.75

5.30

May

609 

549

492

1,410

1.660

1,080

682

50O

425

344

294

254

227

2O8

188

176

168

156

152.

274

600

627

516

425

*351

271 

266 

237

260

332

277

14,010

452

3.23

3.72

June

227 

193

160

133

116

100

88

76

67

68

78

74

66

62

68

63

59

69

72

61

*54

57

55

51

44

38 

35 

36

95

92

2,457

81.9

0.585

0.65

July

66 

56

49

40

33

28

23

20

18

15

15

15

13

13

20

52

50

77

66

*50

146

78

43

30

105

10O 

62 

45

36

69

64

1,4-97

4F.3

0.345

0.40

Aug.

52 

42

33

26

21

20

85

46

37

28

22

20

21

13

12

*11

10

11

19

28

21

16

14

15

34

Iff 

73

61

48

39

1,079

34.8

0.249

0.29

Sept.

f

27

22

19

18

17

16

14

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

*9.2

9.7

13

13

22

25

20

17 

16

15

15

482.5

16.1

0.115

0.13

Calendar year 1959 : Max 607 Min 6,7 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.14

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,260 Min 9.2 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.979 In. 13.28

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Apr. 14 (7 p.m.) 1,340 cfa (4.29 ft); Apr. 24 (9 p.m.) 3,040 cfs 

(5.45 ft); May 5 (1:30 a.m.) 1,860 cfs (4.79 ft). ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Dec. 6, Dec. 11-20, ]>c. 22 to Apr. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 17

155. Second Creek near Aurora, Mlnn.

Location.--Lat 47"31'25", long 92°11'35", In SVf£ sec.12, T.58 N., R.15 W., on left bank 

0.1 mile downstream from First Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from mouth, and 2.1 miles east 

of Aurora.

Drainage area. 26.3 sq ml.

Records available. March 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,410.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~TT929 (levels by Erie Mining Co.).

Average discharge. 5 years, 16.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 129 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 4.94 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.96 ft Mar. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 4.0 cfs 

Nov. 20-24; minimum gage height, 3.36 ft Nov. 20.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 208 cfs Apr. 21, 1957; maximum gage height, 5.75 ft 

Mar. 28, 1957 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 1.9 cfs Aug. 3, 1956 (gage 

height, 3.18 ft).

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

~* wnTch are fair.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Oliver Iron Mining Division, United 

States Steel Corp.

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

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

3.3 

3.5 

3.7

4.4 

9.6

19

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

36

81

136

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19'30

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

19

20

17

16

15

13

13

18

19

13

13

18

17

17

22

23

JS

19

18

18

18

18

17

*16

14

13

12

Tz

15

18

522

16.8

0.639

0.74

Nov.

15

13

12

11

10

9.5

8.9

8.0

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

*4.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

193.2

6.44

0.245

0.27

Dec.

4.6

478

4.9

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.7

6.0

6.3

6.5

6.8

7.0

7.3

7.7

8.0

8.2

8.5

8.7

9.0

9.2

9.3

9.5

9.7

9.8

10

10

10

9.9

9.8

9.6

9.3

242.0

7.81

0.297

0.34

Jan.

9.5

9.6

*976

9.3

9.0

9.0

8.9

879

8.9

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.4

9.4

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.2

287.9

9.29

0.353

0.41

Feb.

9.2

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.1

9.0

8.7

9.1

9.3

9.0

7.9

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.6

6.5

227.3

7.84

0.298

0.32

Mar.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.8

*8.5

9.2

9.7

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

11

264.7

8.54

0.325

0.37

Apr.

15

15

16

17

17

18

18

19

*20

20

23

27

51

76

76

66

55

42

37

36

37

*38

38

91

125

114

95

78

67

55

1,400

46.7

1.78

1.98

May

44

39

36

80

104

95

73

56

44

38

33

28

27

25

26

27

26

23

a22

a24

a30

a36

a42

a44

a36

a34

a40

a50

*62

85

81

1,410

45.5

1.73

1.99

June

71

59

48

39

33

29

27

24

24

25

28

28

27

24

24

24

21

26

24

20

16

19

19

20

*17

14

13

12

Te

13

784

26.1

0.992

1.11

July

13

12

11

10

9.0

9.3

9.3

10

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.6

11

ID- 8.4

20

19

18

16

13

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

33

26

*29

24

22

24

23

454.8

14.7

0.559

0.64

Aug.

20

18

17

15

14

13

13

20

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.6

11

12

10

10

*10

11

12

14

15

14

14

14

14

410.1

13.2

C.502

0.58

Sept.

16

17

14

12

12

11

11

12

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

15

14

13

12

11

10

12

12

*10

10 9.6

12

12

387.6

12.9

0.490

0.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 66 Mln 2.4 Mean 15.7 Cfsm 0.597 In. 8.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 123 Mln 4.0 Mean 18.4 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.30

Peak discharge (base. 60 cfs).--Apr. 15 (8 a.m.) 109 cfs'(4.77 ft); Apr. 25 (l a.m.) 12? cfs (4.94 

ft)j May 5 (2 p.m.) 105 cfs (4.74 ft); May 30 (1 p.m.) 88 cfs (4.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

River near Aurora.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 4 to Dec. 9, Dec. 11-24, 26-30, Jan. 1-4, 6-27, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, Feb. 7, 8, 10-12, Feb. 15 to Mar. 21, Mar. 23 to Apr. 9.
18 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

160. Partridge River near Aurora, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 47°31'02", long 92°11'24", In SE^SWi see.12, T.58 N., R.15 W., on right bank 

at upstream side of highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Second Cnek, 2$ miles east 

of Aurora, and 2-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 156 sq ml.

Records available . August 1942 to September 1960.

gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,402.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"1^29. Aug. 5, 1942, to Aug. 25, 1944, staff gage and Aug. 26, 1944, to July 1, 1956, 

water-stage recorder at site 45 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 127 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 823 cfs Apr. 29 (gage height, 4.79 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.0 cfs Feb. 29 to Mar. 12; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Mar. 23.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 3,230 cfs May 10. 1950 (gage height, 7.86 ft); minimum, 

3.1 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 1948 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are pior. Plow regulated at times by storage In off-channel Partridge Reservoir, formerly known as Whitewater Lake. Reservoir formed from lake by levees around marsh areas a^ natural outlet. 

Available capacity, 20,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,410 ft (natural lake level) 

and 1,440 ft. Storage began Apr. 9, 1955. Storage In reservoir obtained from Colby 

Lake during periods of high flow; release from storage returned to Colby Lake to maintain lake elevation during diversion for Iron-ore processing. Diversion began Feb. 7, 

1956. Some seepage losses from reservoir bypass station.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Oliver Iron Mining D'vlslon, United 

States steel Corp.

Revisions (water years). WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1307: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gege

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23-30)

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

6.3

12

22

39

73

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

130

240

407

640

970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septeml "r 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

(t)

Oct.

58 

60

58

58

54

51

M

"

58

56

58

55

55

56

58

66

69

71

73

74

78

78

79

75

*76

76

75

74

73

74

79

2,024

65.3 

+9.6

Nov.

yf

69

65

63

62

59

55

52

49

46

43

40

38

36

35

33

32

31

31

30

31

31

31

30

29

28

27

26

IT

1,279

42.6 

+2.7

Dec.

25 

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

i£

610

19.7 

-1.0

Jan,

16

T5

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.5

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.5

ill

375.7

12.1 

-1.1

Feb.

W8.3

8.3

8.2

8.1

8.1

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

lift

222.9

7.89 

-0.12

Mar.

7f§

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.7

8.1

8.5

9.1

224.5

7.24 

-0.01

Apr.

10

TT

13

14

15

16

18

22

#29

31

37

43

79

106

116

104

86

73

76

52

64

*79

81

130

208

257

403

736

809

754

4,442

148 

+107

May

615 

542

407

468

590

682

736

 Z4£ 351

556

450

357

284

237

203

190

165

146

ill- Tit

190

229

249

254

229

193

186

193

 235

303

403

10,985

354 

+38.9

June

ffl

380

326

263

200

183

152

135

125

124

111

100

95

89

85

80

86

79

72

85

68

65

60

*54

48

44

41

44

1°

4,063

135

+10.7

Jul-'

40 

40

38

36

35

35

33

32

30

28

28

26

25

22

21

38

35

33

31

36

43

35

39

36

63

48

*55

48

40

49

44

1,145

36.9 

+19.0

Aug.

tt

32

32

35

35

44

41

43

40

34

36

34

28

29

29

29

29

30

29

27

28

*25

25

26

27

27

26

25

25

24

980

31.6

+9.6

Sept.

ft

27

24

24

23

23

24

24

22

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

21

20

18

17

16

14

T6

16

*14

14

14

15

16

607

20.2 

-0.8

Adjusted for storage and diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

74.9 

0.4SO 

0.55

45.3 

0.290 

0.32

Calendar year 1959) 

Water year 1959-60)

18.7 

0.120 

0.14

11.0 

0.071 

0.08

7.57 

0.049 

0.05

7.23 

0.046 

0.05

255 

1.63 

1.82

393 

2.52 

2.90

Observed

Max 451 Mln 8.0 Mean 71.7 

Max 809 Mln 7.0 Mean 73.7

146 

0.936 

1.04

55.9 

0.358 

0.41

41.2 

0.264 

0.30

19.4 

0.124 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 84.7 Cfsm 0.543 In. 7.. 37 

Mean 89.8 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.80

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

t Change In contents In Partridge Reservoir and diversion to Iron-ore processing plant, equivalent 

In cubic feet per second; furnished by Erie Mining Co.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 8 (no gage-height record Feb. 24 

to Mar. 9, Mar. 11-17; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Second Creek 

near Aurora).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 19

165. St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°29'30", long 92°14'20", in SW$ sec. 22, T.58 N., R.15 W., on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Partridge 

River and If miles south of Aurora.

Drainage area. 312 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1942 to September 1960.

Page .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,371.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~i'929. Prior to Aug. 26, 1944, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 244 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 cfs May 6 (gage height, 4.15 ft); minimum,

 33 cfs Sept. 23, 27, 28; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Sept. 23.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 5,380 cfs May 14, 1950 (gage height, 8.37 ft); minimum, 

4.0 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 1948 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated at times by storage in off-channel Partridge Reservoir, formerly taiowr as Whitewater Lake. Reservoir formed from lake by levees around marsh areas and natural outlet 

Available capacity, 20,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,410 ft (natural lake level) and 

1,440 ft. Storage began Apr. 9, 1955. Storage in reservoir obtained from Colby Lake 

during periods of high flow; release from storage returned to Colby Lake to maintain 

lake elevation during diversion for iron-ore processing. Diversion" began Feb. 7, 1956. 

Some seepage losses from reservoir enter above station.

Cooperation . Two discharge measurements furnished by Oliver Iron Mining Division, United 

States Stteel Corp. 

Revisions (water years i. WSP 1337: 1950.

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

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

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

26

52

124

248

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

661

1,240

2,000

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

(t)

Oct.

139 

147

143

143

137

132

130

T32

145

149

151

145

145

145

149

174

178

183

188

183

188

191

194

194

 196

196

191

186

186

188

191

5,139

166

+9.6

Nov.

T55

178

166

147

146

142

140

138

135

132

129

128

124

121

118

116

112

110

108

106

104

103

102

100

100

99

98

97

96

3,774

126

+2.7

Dec.

95 

35

94

94

92

92

92

91

90

89

89

88

88

87

86

85

84

S3

82

BT

82

83

84

84

86

87

88

88

88

85

84

2,717

87.6

-1.0

Jan.

f

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

SI

80

80

79

77

75

72

69

68

67

66

65

63

62

61

59

57

56

55

54

5?

54

2,193

70.7

-1.1

Feb.

-ft

54

54

54

54

53

52

52

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

50

50

49

49

48

15

1,489

51.3 -0.1

Mar.

48 

48

48

47

47

46

46

45

4T

45

45

45

45

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

47.

47

48

 50

51

54

55

1,458

47.0

0

Apr.

57 

55

60

61

62

63

65

66

»68

74

81

99

188

248

329

322

282

245

229

199

208

»238

272

565

821

832

870

1,100

1.160

1^090

10,013

334

+107

May

992 

909

821

1,040

1,270

1.350

1,366

1,270

1,130

1,000

892

784

695

627

570

527

478

440

ii|

TSS

504

532

537

523

491

448

440

448

537

»699

743

22,837

737.0

+38.9

June

"6T5 734 

642

570

482

424

393

359

322

311

304

276

251

232

219

205

191

199

183

174

160

164

158

»151

139

128

116

110

TsT

126

8,552

285

+10.7

July

141 

143

135

126

119

110

102

96

91

85

79

75

70

68

76

112

96

96

93

121

147

137

130

121

181

154

»158

156

139

143

132

3,632

117

+19.0

A'.-g.

128 

TIT

107

101

99

101

119

112

112

116

107

104

97

84

82

82

79

79

78

76

72

»69

69

68

69

70

66 '65

63

60

li

2,714

S7.5

+9.6

Sept.

66 

68

65

62

57

54

52

52

51

48

46

45

43

42

42

41

41

40

39

38

38

35

32

36

37

34

32

33

 34

36

1,339

44.6

-0.8

Adjusted, for storage and diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

176 

0.564 

0.65

129 

0.413 

0.46

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60-.

86.6 

0.278 

0.32

69.6 

0.223 

0.26

51.2 

0.164 

0.18

47.0 

0.151 

0.17

441

1.41 

1.57

776 

2.49 

2.87

Observed

Max 805 Mln 26 Mean 168 

Max 1,330 Mln 32 Mean 180

296 

0.949 

1.06

136 

0.436 

0.50

97.1 

0.311 

0.36

43.8 

0.140 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 181 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.86 

Mean 196 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Partridge Reservoir and diversion to Iron-ore processing plant, equivalent 

In cubic feet per second; furnished by Erie Mining Co. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-16, Nov. 18 to Apr. 11.
20 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

170. Embarrass River at Embarrass, MInn.

Location.--Lat 47°39'24", long 92°11'51", in NW£ sec.25, T.60 N., R.15 W., on left bank 

at Embarrass, 30 ft upstream from highway bridge and 100 ft upstream from railroad 

bridge.

Drainage area. 93.8 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,410.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1944, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 68.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 376 cfs May 7 (gage height, 6.07 ft); minimum, 

2.4 cfs Sept. 19; minimum gage height, 0.69 ft Mar. 26, 27, Sept. 19.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs May 8, 9, 1950; maximum gage height, 10.92 

ft May 9, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1.9 cfs Mar. 15-22, 1949; minimum gage height, 

0.67 ft Mar. 20, 21, 1949.

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

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Oliver Iron Mining Division, United 

States Steel Corp.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1947(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 29 to June 1)

0.68 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

2.5

2.7

4.2

6.8

10

15

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

21

36

55

85

124

159

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

191

226

296

370

466

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

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43 

40

43

41

36

34

32 

30

46

61

61

61

59

55

55

74

89

81

73

67

61

59

65

68

63

*59

55

50

47

50

51

1,709

55.1

0.587

0.68

Nov.

ft

41

36

34

32

29 

28

26

24

22

21

20

18

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

635

21.2

0.226

0.25

Dec.

ft

10

10

10

10

10 

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.6

9.5

9.3

9.Z

9.1

8.9

8*1

8.8

8.9

9.2

9.4

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.5

899.1

9.65

0.103

0.12

Jan.

W9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8 

8.8

8.8

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.8

8.6

8.5

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6*0

*

248.8

8.03

0.086

0.10

Feb.

H6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.2 

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

*5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

4,5

165.9

5.72

0.061

0.07

Mar.

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4*2.

4.5

4.2 

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.8

*5.2

5.5

5.7

6.1

139.0

4.48

0.048

0.06

Apr.

1*1

7.5

8.2

9.6

10

12

18 

*18

12

10

12

18

55

120

163

169

161

146

129

118

*119

120

122

193

270

304

336

350

347

333

3,697.0

123

1.31

1.47

May

311 

284

253

267

294

335

366"

334

294

250

214

188

164

145

131

118

103

92.

99

166

197

194

178

162

144

141

141

174

*212

241

6,563

212

2.26

2.60

June

261 

265

247

218

187

155

124 

98

80

79

95

88

75

64

58

50

46

45

47

40

34

36

36

*35

30

26

24

20

19

17

2,599

86.6

0,923

1.03

July

16

16

16

14

13

11

10 

9.2

8.1

7.1

6.8

6.2

5.8

5*0

5.2

14

?2

?62~9

F5

Zl

*19

16

14

19

31

26

19

17

22

26

495.4

16.0

0.171

0.20

Aug.

§

14

12

10

8.1

11 

18

16

12

10

8.4

7.1

5.8

5.2

4.5

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.0

5.6

3.6

4.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.2

4.0

244.7

7.89

0.084

0.10

Sept.

3.8 

4.0

4*2

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2^5

2.5

2.6

2.6

*2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.4

90.8

3.03

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 222 Mln 2.8 Mean 42.4 Cfsm 0.452 In. 6.13

Water year 1959-60= Max 371 Mln 2.5 Mean 46.1 Cfsm 0.491 In. 6.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 5, 6, Nov. 10 to Jan. 19, Mar. 22, 24, 

Mar. 29 to Apr. 3.

25,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 21

180. Embarrass River near McKinley, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°27'10", long 92°23'00", in Nltf£ sec. 4, T.57 N., R.16 W., on left bank 

40 rt upstream from highway bridge, 0.9 mile downstream from outlet of Esqua Tatna Lake, 

and 4j miles southeast of McKinley .

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1953 to September 1960.

~

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,338.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 7 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 580 cfs May 5 (gage height, 8.42 ft); minimum, 

 14 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 2.75 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs Apr. 20, 1954 (gage height, 11.72 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 7, 1955; minimum gage height, 2.66 ft June 26, 1959.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Oliver Iron Mining Division, United 

States Steel Corp.

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

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

(Shift ing- control method used Apr. 9-11)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8 Apr. 9 to Sept. 3O

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

13

24

54

95

308

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

30

60

103

308

672

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.

214

234

222

157

134

107

88

48

19

?0

31

38

42

"75 58

104

108

110

111

116

116

121

127

127

120

*118

113

109

108

108

104

3,307

107

0.626

0.72

Nov.

~95 100

90

90

86

78

77

75

73

71

69

69

63

60

57

55

53

52

51

50

50

48

49

49

49

48

46

46

45

J-5

1,887

62.9

0.368

0.41

Dec.

41

40

39

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

34

34

34

33

1,078

34.8

0.204

0.23

Jan.

32

a32

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

29

28

25

28

990

31.9

0.187

0.22

Feb.

r 28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29 *29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

818

28.2

0.165

0.18

Mar.

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

33

34

a36

836

27.0

0.158

0.18

Apr.

a39

a43

a48

a5C

a59

a65

a66

a69 *71

67

71

76

115

156

182

201

222

236

251

265

275

284

293

341

402

437 *468

493

514

529

6,393

213

1.25

1.39

May

539

541

540

560

576

574

565

554

548

544

536

522

503

477

448

418

387

356

331

320

327

321

316

315

312

191

2Z<5

314

382 *454

456

13,457

434

2.54

2.93

June

451

448

451

451

446

428

404

371

333

316

285

252

230

213

202

186

169

167

158

146

136

137

137

132 *122

114

108

105

101

95

7,292

243

1.42

1.59

July

83

84

80

76

72

68

63

61

58

56

56

53

49

45

57

~94 108

84

72

64

58

57

56

53

91

87

*75

70

69

72

66

2,137

68.9

0.403

0.46

Aug.

64

62

57

56

64

65

92

88

77

73

67

61

56

53

49

46

45

47

*49

46

45

45

42

40

44

46

45

45

41

41

40

1,691

£4.5

0.319

C.37

Sept.

51

59

64

62

56

53

48

49

54

44

42

40

38

37

36

33

34

33

32

32

32

32

30

32

32

31

31

32 *33

32

1,214

40.5

0.237

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 352 Min 13 Mean 89.8 Cfsm 0.525 In. 7.11

Water year 1959-60: Max 576 Min 19 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.94

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Bo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Stony 

River near Isabella.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-1.8, 25, Dec. 6-8, 19-30, Jan. 3-12, Jan. 15 

to Mar. 30.
22 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

190. West Two River near Iron Junction, Mlnn.

Location. Lat 47°24'05", long 92 "42 '10", In SWfcSWfc sec. 24, T.57 N., R.19 W., on right 

bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 216, 5 miles southwent of Iron Junctt.cn, 

and 9-J miles upstream from St. Louis River.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1960.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.322.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Minnesota Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 7 years, 45.0 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 532 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 8.01 ft); minimum, 

4.8 cfs July 14 (gage height, 2. 35 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 916 cfs Apr. 17, 1954 (gage height, 9.85 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.0 cfs Jan. 22 to Feb. 6, 1957; minimum gage height, that of July 14, 1960.

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

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Oliver Iron Mining Division, United 

States Steel Corp.

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

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

2.S 

2.4

3.7

6.0

16

42

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

110 

275 

5SO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septenber 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.

30

28

27

26

24

22

21

5T

*30

39

46

46

42

39

38

60

80

75

65

54

45 

43

45

46

42

37

34

32

30

29

28

1,228

39.6

0.579

0.67

Nov.

ti" 27

23

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

T5

16

16

16 

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

559

18.6

0.272

0.30

Dec.

16

T5

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

4S2

13.9

0.203

0.23

Jan.

12

If

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.5

9.4

9.2

9.1

8.9

8.8 

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.9

7.9

.7.8.

301.9

9.74

0.142

0.16

Feb.

7.7

775

7.5

7.4

7.2

7.0

44571

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

7.0

7.0

7.0 

7.0

 7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

__ 7.0

- 

205.1

7.07

0.103

0.11

Mar.

7.0

775

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1 

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.5

il

220.2

7.10

0.104

0.12

Apr.

8.0

175

10

11

13

16

20

26

33

40

*64

100

210

*357

514

482

318

213

143

119

118 

114

106

235

404

497

*406

266

197

151

5,199.8

173

2.53

2.83

May

114

as

73

161

262

309

236

156

106

79

61

50

42

35

31

28

26

24

23

25

50 

59

51

39

30

27

35

41

114

 31

3,039

98.0

1.43

1.65

June

587

269

168

114

80

60

49

34

35

39

46

42

33

28

25

22

19

19

19

18

if

23

46

45

34

28

*24

21

18

1,779

59.3

0.867

0.97

July

15

14

12

8.2

7.S

6.9

' 6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.1

TTS

22

37

34

28

26

21

18

15

13

36

67

*i"53

41

31

27

23

617.3

19.9

0.291

0.34

Aug.

20

15

16

15

13

13

15

21

22

19

17

15

13

12

10

9 .-9

9.4

13

15

16

16 

13

12

*13

15

18

18

17

15

14

14

467.3

15.1

0.221

0.25

Sept.

19

51

86

55

46

36

31

27

24

21

20

19

18

16

15

14

14

13

13

*13

12

11

IT

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

681

22.7

0.332

0.37

Calendar year 1959: Max 374 Min 7.2 Mean 41.7 Cfsm 0.610 In. 8.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 514 Min 5.1 Mean 40.2 Cfsm 0.588 In. 8.00

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 5 to Apr. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

195. East Swan River near Toivola, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°16'55", long 92°50'05", in NE^NE^ sec. 2, T.55 N., R.20 W., on left bank 

350 ft downstream from bridge on St. Louis County Road 442, 4.8 miles upstream from 

confluence with West Swan River, 8 miles northwest of Toivola, and 8f miles upstream 

from St. Louis River.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available. September 1953 to September 1960.

~Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,260.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 7 years, 89.8 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 949 cfs May 30 (gage height, 14.11 f; ); minimum 

 daily, 22 cfs Feb. 5 to Mar. 25; minimum gage height, 3.41 ft July 15, 24.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 1,690 cfs Apr. 15, 1956 (gage height, 17.94 ft); maximum gage height, 18.45 ft Apr. 12, 1954 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

13 cfs Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 1955; minimum gage height, 3.24 ft Nov. 10, 1954.

Flood in May 1950 reached a stage of about 20.0 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Oliver Iron Mining Division, United 

States Steel Corp.

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

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

(Shlftlng-oontrol method used Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14, 

June 6 to Sept. 30 Apr. 15 to June 5

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

24

27

32

43

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

145

284

4.9 

5.1 

5.5 

6.0

76

86

108

141

8.0

10.0

14.0

320

482

935

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.

72 

67

74 

70

63

59

57

56

*88

116

129

121

104

92

90

138

169

152

125

106

92

93

116

113

102

91

88

76

72

73

78

2,942

94.9

0.847

0.98

Nov.

76 

70

66 

64

62

60

58

56

54

52

50

48

46

45

44

43

41

41

41

41

41

42

42

42

42

41

40

40

40

40

1,468

48.9

0.437

0.49

Dec.

40 

IS

40 

40

39

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

1,122

36.2

0.323

0.37

Jan.

32 

32

31 

31

30

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

?S

23

23

23

23

23

23

814

26.3

0.235

0.27

Feb.

1

23 

23

22.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

»22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

642

1 22.1

0.197

0.21

Mar.

22 

2T

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

24

25

26

28

699

22.5

0.201

0.23

Apr.

§

36

40

45

52

61

75

95

*132

170

250

370 *890

840

604

478

302

217

201

212

211

202

449 *804

713

543

451

359

288

8,953

298

2.66

2.97

May

240 

202

178 

401

637

533

381

283

218

181

150

130

117

107

101

90

84

78.

79

97

188

193

151

115

97

87

161

178

366

871

7,554

244

2.18

2.51

June

*591 

440

336 

261

206

162

156

120

100

102

140

130

110

90

77

70

63

58

54

50

55

150

295

315

280

200

150

115

»76

64

5,016

167

1.49

1.67

July

58 

70

68 

57

49

45

42

39

36

34

33

31

30

27

25.

45

55

42

36

32

30

28

26

26

48

21. *58

49

41

41

37

1,313

42.4

0.379

0.44

Aag.

34 

32

30 

30

31

31

62

125

151

104

73

56

46

38

34

33

32

35

39

40

39

37

34

32

*37

39

36

34

34

32

31

1,447

46.7

0.417

0.48

Sept.

39 

124 m96

76

62

53

49

46

41

40

40

38

36

36

35

37

38

38

34

35

35

35

43

41

36

*33

3T

35

1,627

54.2

0.484

0.54

Calendar year 1959: Max 783 Mln 18 Mean 87.3 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.511

Water year 1959-60: Max 871 Mln 22 Mean 91.8 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.16

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Apr. 15 (7 a.m.) 910 ofs (13.81 ft)j Apr. 25 (6 p.m.) 857 ofs

(13.40 ft); May 5 (4:30 p.m.) 669 ofs (11.81 ft)j May 30 (11 p.m.) 949 cfs (14.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6 to Apr. 15. No gage-height record June 8-28; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Swan River near Toivola and West Two 

River near Iron Junction.

614Z14 O -61 -3
24 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

200. Swan River near Toivola, Minn.

Location. Lat 47°15'02", long 92°48'36", In NE^NE^ sec.13, T.55 N., R.20 W., on left 

bank at upstream side of bridge on St. Louis County Highway 5, 0.4 mile downstream 

from confluence of East Swan and West Swan Rivers, 3| miles upstream from mouth, and 

5$ miles north of Toivola.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available . October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,251.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"T929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 175 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 cfs May 30 (gage height, 11.81 ft); minimum daily, 32 cfs Feb. 10-25.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 2,980 cfs Apr. 13, 1954 (gage height, 17.17 ft, backwater from ice); minimum, 20 cfs Nov. 13, 1952, Jan. 5 to Feb. 5, 1957; minimum gage 

height, 2.33 ft July 26, 1954.

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

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Oliver Iron Mining Division, United 

States Steel Corp.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gi.&e 

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

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

27

40

71

180

6.0

9.0

12.0

440

985

1,650

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.

113

110

114

111

110

111

111

111

*126

175

196

194

176

156

149

206

256

216

187

163

158

190

192

178

158

145

132

124

125

1 -zc J.OD

4,900

158

0.622

0.72

Nov.

134

125

116

114

110

105

100

95

90

87

83

80

76

74

71

69

66 

65

64

63

63

64

65

65

65

63

62

62

62

62

2,420

80.7

0.318

0.35

Dec.

62

62

62 

60

60

60

58

58

58

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56 

55

55

54

53

52

51

51

51

51

50

50

49

49

49

1,708

55.1

0.217

0.25

Jan.

i§.

48

47 

46

45

44

44

42

42

41

40

40

40

39

39

39

38 

38

37

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

 XA 

3*

34

1,219

39.3

0.155

0.18

Feb.

54

34

34 

34

34

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

*b32 

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

946

32.6

0.128

0.14

Mar.

33

33

33 

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33 

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

35

37

38

40

43

46

1,066

34.4

0.135

0.16

Apr.

§0

54

b62 

b72

b84

blOO

b!20

b!60

b230

*b320

b302

280

b443

*b94E

bl,220

979

817 

627

484

408

412

413

406

832

1.540

1,340

*1,160

1,020

828

660

16,168

539

2.12

2.37

May

533

443

390 

755

1,110

1,040

843

697

540

422

361

317

278

252

233

214

197 

184

178

206

352

391

352

295

230

214

317

334

668

1.540

1,540

15,426

498

1.96

2.26

June

*1.260

1,020

828 

572

426

345

293

252

216

222

313

283

229

188

162

140

125 

117

107

100

95

92

1ST

458

476

391

284

222

*185

125

9,683

323

1.27

1.42

July

90

100

100 

89

75

67

63

59

54

55

53

52

45

40

51

65

80 

65

54

47

42

40

38

45

85

100

*83

70

60

55

52

1,960

63.2

0.249

0.29

Aug.

47

45

44 

45

46

48

63

186

233

167

113

86

67

55

49

45

43 

44

51

53

51

43

41

40

*47

49

50

45

43

40

59

2,018

65.1

0.256

0.30

Sept.

54

143

248 

192

150

105

87

72

62

58

55

50

50

48

47

47

44 

46

47

48

44

45

46

46

52

55

50

*45

44

45

2,101

70.0

0.276

0.51

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,400 Min 30 Mean 159 Cfsm 0.626 In. 8.51

Water Water year year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max Max 1,540 1,540 Mln Mln 32 52 Mean Mean 163 165 Cfsm Cfsm 0.642 0.642 In. In. 8.75 8.75

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Apr. 15 (1 p.m.) 1.290 cfs (10.40 ft); Apr. 26 (12:50 a.m.) 1,420 

cfs (11.00 ft),- May 5 (7 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (9.75 ft); May 50 (11:50 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (11.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 25

240. St. Louis River at Scanloru Mlnn.

Location. Lat 46°42'12", long 92°25'07", In NWj- sec.30, T.49 N., R.16 W., on right bank 

25 ft dovmstream from lower bridge on U. 3. Highway 61 at Scanlon, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Minnesota Power & Light Co. powerplant, 3 miles upstream from Thomson Reservoir, 

and 3.2 miles upstream from Midway River.

Drainage area. 3,430 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1908 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1307. Published as "near Thomson" 1908-50.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,101.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Oct. 5, 1909, to Sept. 5, 1914, chain gage 3 miles downstream and 50 ft below

powerplant at datum about 420 ft lower. Sept. 6, 1914, to Aug. 4, 1953, pcwerplant

record at Thomson hydroelectric plant.

Average discharge. 52 years, 2,202 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 9.41 ft); mln- 

 imum, 439 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1908-60: Maximum dally discharge, 37,900 cfs May 9, 1950; maximum gage height,

15.8 ft May 9, 1950, from Minnesota Highway Department (discharge uncertain); minimum

dally discharge, 109 cfs Feb. 7, 1924.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream. Flow reguIaT?d by Whlteface Reservoir and Boulder, Island, Rice and Fish Lakes (combined 

capacity, 332,160 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1911-12.

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

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

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

670

940

1,500

2,220

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

3,850

5,940

11,800

18,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

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

(t)

Oct.

1,450

1,380

1,410 

1,440

1,500

1,340

1.270

1,280

1,380

1,410

1,650

1,670

1,610

1,550

1,410

1,410

1,710

2.080 

*1,980

1,840

1,670

1,610

1,620

1,810

1,780

1,680

1,680

1,560

1,410

1,480

1,570

48,640

1,569

+438

Nov.

1,560

1,570

1,520 

1,360

1,330

1,120

930

960

1,060

1,290

1,300

930

940

850

770

810

*770

840" 760 

940

900

850

910

920

860

840

860

850

780

800

30,180

1,006

+14

Dec.

850

890

1,000 

1,380

1,350

1,400

1,480

1,570

1,560

1,550

1,550

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,600 

1,550

1,470

1,480

1,470

1,450

1,480

1,510

1,570

1,640

1.800

*lj510

1>400

11340

45,210

1,458

-1,100

Jan.

1,170

1,280

1,360 

1,200

1.050

1,080

1,210

1,330

1,190

1,290

1,390

1,410

1.420

1,330

1,350

1,280

1,290

1,280 

1,350

1,290

1,210

1,240

1,180

1,180

1,230

1,230

1,140

1,120

1,180

1,210

1,140

3«, 610

1,245

-821

Feb.

1,180

1,210

1,170 

1,120

1.250

1,200

1,140

*1,100

1,100

1,130

1,120

1.020

1,046

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,130

1,160 

1,080

1,030

1,070

1,160

1,080

1,050

1,070

1,100

1,140

1,160

1,180

32,390

1,117

-669

Mar.

1,140

1,180

1,170 

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,110

1,100

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,120

1,210

1,160

*1,120

1,130

1,190

1,200 

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,080

1,070

1,060

1.040

1,070

1,040

1,100

1,170

1,290

1.900

35,930

1,159

-781

Apr.

1,900

1,520

1.250 

1,260

1,290

1,480

1,780

1,880

1,740

1,610

1,470

1,380

2,170

4,710

»5,860

5,920

4,850

4,260 

3,650

3,270

3,200

3,240

3,730

7,840

14,500

15.600

14,400

12,700

11,200

9,640

149,280

4,976

+2,088

May

8,410

7,050

6,290 

10,200

15. OOP

14,4OO

12,500

10,800

9,160

7,630

6,520

5,590

4,930

4,550

3,990

3,700

3,390

3,120 

2.960

3,240

5,240

6,910

6,160

5,120

4,350

3,900

4,100

4,570

5,120

8,890

11,700

209,490

6,758

+1,860

June

* 10. 800

9,370

8,320 

7,130

5,890

4,950

4,010

3,390

3,190

2,830

2,750

2,820

2,560

2,250

2,040

1,760

1,620

1,650 

1,710

1,670

1,740

1,750

1,710

2,410

2,980

2,690

*2,220

1,930

1,650

1.570

101,360

3,379

+136

July

1,390

1,280

1,410 

1,620

1,520

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,410

1,290

1,230

1,280

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,330

1,410

1.840 

1,620

1,350

1,180

1,180

1,060

970

912

970

1,050

*1,200

1,120

990

856

39,318

1,268

-15

Aug.

791

809

782 

902

990

970

990

1,090

1.410

1,290

1,100

960

827

678

874

1,100

1,050

1,070 

1,090

1,040

960

950

902

892

960

*1,010

980

800

764

980

883

2">,874

964

-414

Sept.

1,000

1,090

2.880 

2,330

1,820

1,390

1,180

950

883

730

704

738

864

764

902

809

818

800 

791

791

730

827

791

704

809

800

791

SIS" 678

*730

29,912

997

-258

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,007 

0.585 

0.67

1,020 

0.297 

0.33

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

358 

0.104 

0.12

424 

0.124 

0.14

448 

0.131 

0.14

378 

0.110 

0.13

7,064 

2.06 

2.30

8,618 

2.51 

2.90

Observed

Max 13,800 Mln 746 Mean 1,874 

Max 15,600 Mln 678 Mean 2,159

3,515 

1.02 

1.14

1,253 

0.365 

0.42

550 

0.160 

0.18

739 

0.215 

0.24

Adjusted

Mean 1,860 Cfsm 0.5X7 In. 7.15 

Mean 2,199 Cfsm O.&MIn. 8.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Whltefaoe Reservoir and Boulder, 

Island, Rice, and Pish lakes; records furnished by Minnesota Power and Light Co. 

"ote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 12 to Dec. 3.
26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

245. Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.

Location. Lat 46 e 29'00", long 92 e 04'05", in sec.12, T.46 N., R.14 W., in northwest corner 

of lake, 15 miles southwest of South Range.

Drainage area. 5 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 1,188.00 ft above mean sea level (State Highway Commission levels). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,197.45 ft Apr. 30; minimum observed, 

r7n6~.34 ft Aug. 4.

1936-60: Maximum elevation observed, 1,199.32 ft May 9, 1950; minimum observed, 

1,195.82 ft Oct. 28, 1948.

Remarks. Lake has natural outlet. Lake was ice covered Nov. 8 to Apr. 20. 

Revisions (water years).--W3P 854: 1937.

Elevation, in feet, water year October "IF59 Tio 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

Oct.,

-

-

6.96

-

-

.

6.96

-

-

6.96

.

-

-

6.96

-

_

6.96

-

-

-

6.94

-

-

6.92

-

.

-

6.86

-

.

6.80

Nov.

-

-

-

6.78

-

_

6.76

-

-

-

6.74

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

 

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

6.62

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

7.25

-

.

7.41

-

-

7.45

May

-

7.39

-

-

7.43

.

7.33

-

-

-

.

7.19

-

7.14

-

7.10

-

7.0O

-

-

7.08

-

-

-

7.06

.

-

7.02

-

7.08

June

-

-

-

6.98

-

.

-

-

6.92

-

_

-

-

-

6.78

_

-

6.72

-

6.72

.

-

-

6.78

-

.

-

-

6.62

_

. _ _

July

_

-

-

6.70

-

_

6.70

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

6.62

-

-

-

6.56

.

6.56

-

-

-

_

6.50

-

-

6.42

Aug.

6.38

-

-

6.34

-

_

-

-

-

-

6.40

-

-

-

-

_

6.40

-

-

6.38

_

-

6.36

-

-

6.44

-

-

-

6.48

Sept.

_

-

6.48

-

-

6.46

-

-

-

6.44

6.42

-

-

-

6.40

6.58

-

-

6.36

-

_

6.36

-

-

-

_

-

6.38

-

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

255. Bois Brule River at Brule, Wls.

27

Location. Lat 46°32'15", long 91°35'45", In NWiSW^ sec.23, T.47 N., R.10 W., or right bank 

1.4 miles southwest of Brule Post Office, 1.4 miles downstream from Nebagamor Creek, and 

1.7 miles upstream from Little Brule River.

Drainage area. 113 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to January 1943 monttly 

discharge only, published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Chain gage read once daily supplemented by recorder record in summer. Datum of 

gage Is 948.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 18 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 4.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 110 cfs Feb. 10-14, Feb. 21 to Mar. 14.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs June 5, 1944 (gage height, 5.2 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs; minimum ot^erved, 

67 cfs Mar. 13, 1943.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1207: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1943(M), 1944, 1945-50(M).

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

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

1.4

1.6

2.0 

2.2

111

140

175

219

269

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

4.0

322

440

580

923

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

U

15

1.6

17

18

1.9

20

21

22

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Oct.

150 

153

125

170

164

156

150

150

160

160

153

150

146

140

143

146

146

143

143

140

132

140

143

143

143

140

137

137

137

143

146

4,584

148

1.31

1.51

Nov.

in143

140

137

140

140

140

140

140

*132

125

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

125

125

125

120

120

115

115

115

115

3,821

127

1.12

1.26

Dec.

120 

125

131

131

131

125

125

125

125

128

131

131

131

131

128

131

119

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

120

125

130

142

140

140

140

3,908

126

1.12

1.29

Jan.

135 

135

130

130

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

130

*135

135

130

130

125

120

120

US

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

3,820

123

1.09

1.26

Feb.

115 

120

120

120

120

120

120

115

115

no

110

110

110

110

115

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

3,295

114

1.01

1.08

Mar.

«§

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

*122

125

122

122

117

117

125

122

117

118

119

117

119

128

145.

143

3,631

117

1.04

1.20

Apr.

140 

137

138

140

146

160

171

188

188

201

210

229

391

428

367

344

311

272

261

251

246

236

580

854

628

588

528

466

466

440

9,705

324

2.87

3.19

May

400 

370

347

388

376

356

328

306

274

264

243

*231

224

214

205

201

196

192

188

210

248

298

290

259

229

210

229

224

224

300

300

8,324

269

2.38

2.74

June

274 

569

264

219

201

196

183

179

171

175

183

171

167

164

160

153

150

153

153

146

143

146

153

205

190

175

1.60

160

160

150

5,373

179

1.58

1.77

July

1M 

143

144

145

138

132

132

130

130

126

126

126

124

*124

124

137

136

134

126

124

124

121

121

121

121

126

121

118

121

122

121

3,984

129

1.14

1.31

Aug.

119 

119

119

119

111

117

125

119

164

167

142

128

128

125

124

122

119

119

142

167

158

150

137

134

134

143

146

162

171

160

150

4,246

137

1.21

1.40

Sept.

150 

208

190

166

154

148

138

148

142

138

136

132

132

132

130

130

132

132

132

130

130

132

152

153

*162

153

143

137

140

137

4,319

144

1.27

1.42

Calendar year 1959: Max 303 Mln 103 Mean 143 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.13

Hater year 1959-60: Max 854 Mln llo Mean 161 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6-9, 12, 13, 18-27, Dec. 29 

to Man 15, Mar. 25 (no gage heights Nov. 7, 8, Dec. 6, 12. 13, 19, 20, 25-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 3, 

Jan. 9, 10, 16, 17, 30, 31, Feb. 6, 7, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28).
28 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

270. Bad River near Odanah, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°29'15", long 90°41'45", in SEj- sec.2, T.46 N., R.3 W., at downstream 

end of center pier of Elm Hoist Bridge, 5.0 miles downstream from Potato River, 

8.5 miles south of Odanah, and 23 miles from mouth.

Drainage area. 611 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1914 to December 1922, May 1948 to September 1960. 

charge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Monthly disGage.--Wire-weight gage. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from river-profile map). May 17, 

1948, to Nov. 6, 1959, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Prior to Nov. 11, 

1922, water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream at different dat-im.

Average discharge.--20 years (1914-22, 1948-60), 622 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 21.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs and comparison with contractedopening measurement of peak flow (45,600 cfs) at Odanah, drainage area 970 sq mi, 

approximately; minimum daily, 100 cfs Aug. IT*, ill

1914-22. 1948-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1960; minimum, 50 cfs Nov. 29, 

1948 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

KLood of June 24, 194B, reached a stage of at least 22.2 ft (top of bridge sub- 

 -' from information by Indian Service.

Remarks. Records good Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 and poor thereafter. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1207: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1922.

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.

520

520

1,060 

1.190 

996

804

660

570

535

630

610

555

502

462

439

421

416

408

385

362

322

318

313

3S5

540

560

502

439

398

372

367

16,534

533

0.872

1.01

Nov.

385

372

349 

331 

313

300

320

330

310

350

450

I2F

340

300

280

270

260

250

246

240

230

2TO

250

260

260

260

260

260

250

240

8,932

298

0.488

0.54

Dec.

240

240

240 

250 

250

240

230

220

220

220

220

230

240

250

250

250

250

250

240

230

210

200

190

T80" 180

190

300

600

1.000

900

800

9,510

307

0.502

0.58

Jan.

700

6Z5

580 

540 

480

440

400

370

350

330

310

300

290

280

*274

270

260

260

250

250

250

240

240

240

240

230

230

230

2"2~0" 220 

220

10,134

327

0.535

0.62

Feb.

220

220

220 

220 

250

230

230

230

230

220

220

220

220

210

210

200

200

210

210

210

200

200

200

200

200

190

155

190

190

6,120

211

0.345

0.37

Mar.

190

190

190 

ISO 

180

170

170

160

160

160

160

150

150

150

150

150

*154

150

150

140

140

140

ISo- 130

iso

130

130

260

440'

1,400

5.500

9,784

316

0.517

0.60

Apr.

2,500

2,000

2,400 

2,600 

3,160

3,500

3,000

2,480

1,740

960

1,520

2,570

4,000

5,000

4,500

5,000

4,000

3,170

2,300

1,800

1,300

1,000

7,000

22.000

*12,500

8,960

5,640

*3,500

2,500

3,000

125,600

4,187

6.85

7.65

May

2.550

2,000

1,660 

1,700 

1,840

1,500

1,300

1,100

998

940

940

960

*926

800

686

698

720

760

760

740

800

1,200

1,100

1,000

860

720

640

600

610 

630

560

32,298

1,042

1.71

1.97

June

460

420

400 

480 

440

340

308

272

259

255

340

350

322

300

280

330

460

620

600

580

530

460

403

939

1.500

1,106

700

500

420 

370

14,763

492

0.805

0.90

Julv

340

322

J58 

TOO 

?50

?04

189

180

170

160

150

140

140

140

150

*r.37

208

190

160

140

130

300

700

400

277

500

894

1.000 §56" 

560

360

9,929

320

0.524

0.60

Aug.

229

190

160 

150 

140

130

250

230

216

500

380

280

174

140

120

110

T5&- 100

110

200

304

500

350

270

240

320

1,000

800

2.500 S z&O'

1,800

14,193

458

0.750

0.86

Sept.

1,300

3,000

4.220 

2,500 

1,500

1,200

900

800

900

800

698

560

448

380

330

300

280

268

300

270

250

250

300

700

991

*870

720

580

460 

400

26,475

882

1.44

1.61

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,100 Mln 72 Mean 501 Cfam 0.820 In. 11.11

Water year 1959-60: Max 22,000 Min 100 Mean 777 Cfam 1.27 In. 17.31

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfa). Mar. 31 (time and discharge unknown)! Apr. 6 (time and discharge 

unknown): Apr. 14 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 24 (about 4 p.m.) 27,700 cfs (21.7 ft); 

Sept. 3 (time and discharge unknown).

_ * Discharge measurement made on this day. _ _

Upte. Discharge for periods Nov. 6-24, Apr. 5 to Sept. 30 estimated on basis of about twiceweekly wire-weight-gage readings, 5 discharge measurements, weather records, record of generation at 

Mellen powerplant, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 

to Apr. 4 (gage heights available once weekly).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 29

275. White River near Ashland, Wis.

Location. Lab 46°29'50", long 90°54'15", in sec.6, T.46 N., R.4 W., at downstream end of 

powerplant of Lake Superior District Power Co., 0.3 mile downstream from bridge on 

State highway over dam and 4.5 miles south of Ashland city limits.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Chain gage read, twice daily or more often when plant load is changed. Datum of 

gage is 660.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Lake Superior District Power Co. 

bench mark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 313 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,630 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 

6.40 ft); minimum observed, 70 efs Dec. 8, 20 (gage height, O.G4 ft).

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 6,270 cfs July 1, 1953 (gage height, 7.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; minimum, 3.1 cfs Apr. 28-30, 1949 (gage height, 

0.09 it ) .

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant at gage.

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

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

Diurnal

0.7 

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

84

158

256

388

585

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.1

898

1,270

2,160

3,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19<50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

198

258

454

388

295

249

217

219

214

216

214

202

198

198

198

196

191

188

191

182

188

188

188

202

182

182

182 

165

171

182

188

6,684

216

0.803

0.92

Hov.

1S8

191

182

182

171

171

144

202

154

208

198

160

*160

165

144

182

144

96

188

191

191

188

214

191

171

144

131 

125

131

165

5,072

169

0.628

0.70

Dec.

219

188

182

165

178

165

133

100

126

198

192

198

171

198

171

171

198

165

182

!§.

132

152

158

202

176

208

261 

453

219

229

252

5,838

188

0.699

0.81

Jan.

240

210

200

190

150

170

210

210

210

210

220

210

190

220

210

*170

170

180

170

200

150

200

170

200

170

250 120" 

170

150

200

180

5,900

190

0.706

0.82

Feb.

200

205

170

175

200

178

206

175

205

175

150

205

no

175

178

185

200

190

150

200

160

165

180

185

165

180

180

185

180

 .

5,272

182

0.677

0.73

Mar.

165

175

165

155

170

170

180

170

175

180

180

185

175

170

170

*180

175

180

180

180

180

180

175

185

175

200 

210

325

635

512

6,432

207

0.770

0.89

Apr.

439

553

585

580

711

772

777

688

624

569

607

665

1,480

968

1,120

961

771

591

472

402

356

2,96"0" 334

5.250

»2,000

1,980

1,640 

1,340

1,170

1,150

30,515

1,017

3.78

4.22

May

810" 912

713

652

611

497

448

361

330

325

330

317

299

266

248

242

253

260

248

253

355

745

694

647

569

379

366 

406

402

513

492

13,943

450

1.67

1.93

June

472

374

312

290

246

246

267

234

270

232

240

291

278

259

259

240

297

352

332

293

266

266

260

370

453

384

271 

271

268

228

8,821

294

1.09

1.22

July

228

220

248

225

207

213

210

199

199

199

279

199

182

187

»167

203

210

197

186

180

180

196

194

187

195

210

246 

206

195

184 

184

6,315

204

0.758

0.87

Aug.

152

174

188

174

146

174

210

214

217

217

233

191

181

152

181

197

175

175

181

186

210

197

180

186

308

1,230

830

700

624 

553

9,396

303

1.13

1.30

Sept.

463

2.800

1,920

1,740

1,740

1,470

1,130

817

526

458

388

330

299

278

260

255

245

256

235

228

228

227

231

319

537

429

*384 

317

274

253

19,037

635

2.36

2.63

Calendar year 1959! Max 804 Mln 96 Mean 232 Cfsm 0.862 In. 11.70

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,250 Mln 96 Mean 337 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17. OA

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 5, Feb. 8-14, Feb. 16 to Mar. 28.
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

300. Montreal River near Saxon, Wis.

Location. Lat 46°32<45", long 90°24'05", in NW£ sec.23, T.48 N., R.49 W., on right bank 

2 miles upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles north of Saxon.

Drainage area. 262 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage 760 ft (from power company data).

Average discharge.--22 years, 333 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfa Apr. 24 (gage height, 7.50 ft); minimum, 10 cfs July 20, 21 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1960; minimum, 2 cfs Sept. 21, Oct. 8, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are f*ir. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by Saxon Falls powerplant 1.5 miles upstream. Flow regulated by 

Gile Reservoir on West Branch Montreal River (capacity, 1,290,000,000 cu ft) since 

April 1941.

Revisions (water years). WSP 894: 

WSP 1627: 1958.

1938-39. WSP 924: 1939-40. WSP 1307: 1948(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect I 

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

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

21

40

73

121

226

357

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

593

990

1,520

2,870

4,350

6,150

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.

187

195

352

377

303

247

206

180

187

203

187

180

176

176

176

176 

218 

180

173

173

173

173

170

234

414

339

272

230 

203

191

187

6,838

221

0.844

0.97

Nov.

187

180

173

173

173

180

222

173

173

173

155

 148

173

173

173

173 

173 

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173 

173

173

5,224

174

0.664

0.74

Dec.

173

ITS

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173 

173 

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

185

280 

275

235

5,733

185

0.706

0.81

Jan.

210

185

175

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

173

 173

155 

160 

170

172

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175 

175

175

175

5,403

174

0.664

0.77

Feb.

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

170

TTO

175

175

175

175

185

m185

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

5,170

178

0.679

0.73

Mar.

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

182 

183 

 183

183

180

175

155

150

135

100

80

76

100 

150

350

850

5,932

191

0.729

0.84

Apr.

900

800

800

700

600

600

520

460

420

595

547

981

1,890

2,490

2,200

1,980 

1,580 

1,150

833

656

649

614

2,260

6.060

4,580

 2,930

2,220

1,590 

1,590

1,530

44,523

1,484

5.66

6.32

May

1.290

701

963

963

963

547

490

471

586

414

614

635

496

436

408

372 

419 

448

393

388

459

' 1,120

1,170

621

330

230

210

243 

199

191

139

17,009

549

2.10

2.41

June

210

173

226

199

214

203

176

176

206

230

180

176

176

184

226

272

m299

218

173

214

214

187

234

191

180

195 

218

264

6,547

218

0.832

0.93

July

f03

199

195

173

101

140

166

166

170

180

170

170

222

199

206

 180 

166 

162

162

42

26

135

247

226

184

184

"206 

203

187

176

5,397

174

0.664

0 77

Aug.

218

206

195

191

214

239

226

166

180

206

239

203

180

203

199

184 

195 

199

210

199

191

184

176

166

166

166

162

173 

403

527

465

6,831

220

0.840

0.97

Sept.

303

403

431

290

203

203

260

206

260

214

191

234

247

218

191

184

T55

210

210

199

195

206

210

234

203

 226

222

187 

214

230

6,983

233

0.889

0.99

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,620 Mln 25 Mean 237 cfsm 0.905 in. 12.26

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,060 Mln 26 Mean 332 Cfsm 1.27 m. 17.25

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9 to Apr. 9.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 31

310. Black River near Bessemer, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°30'55", long 90°04'10", in SE£ sec.32, T.48 N., R.46 W., on right bank 

450 ft downstream from bridge on county highway, 500 ft downstream from Powder Mill 

Creek, and 2| miles north of Bessemer.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,150 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 14.27 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 28 cfs July 14, 20 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that or Apr. 24, 1960; minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 23, 

1957 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

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

which are fair. Some ground water pumped from mines at Bessemer. Records cf water 

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

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

Dot. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0

40

124

250

594

2,020

8.0 3,330

10.0 5,480

12.0 8,900

14.0 14,000

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

218

560

6.0 2,020

8.0 3,330

10.0 5,480

11.0 7,000

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.

206

221

437 364"

»293

250

214

188

203

227

201

190

155

146

138

170

175

155

143

131

119.

122

136

369

415

350

296

253

227

211

219

6,924

223

1.10

1.27

Nov.

214

»185

170

153

150

145

150

155

160

160

165

160

155

145

140

135

130

130

125

125

125

125

125

125

120

115

115

115

115

IIP.

4,242

141

0.698

0.78

Dec.

105

100

»96

91

89

87

85

84

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

87

89

89

86

84

83

81

80

80

81

83

88

97

110

105

100

2,734

88.2

0.437

0.50

Jan.

90

80

86

87

»86

83

82

80

78

76

75

73

72

71

69

67

66

65

64

63

61

60

60

59

58

58

58

57

56

56

56

2,152

69.4

0.344

0.40

Feb.

55

55

»54

54

55

55

56

56

56

56

56

56

55

55

55

55

56

56

57.

57

56

55

55

54

53

52

52

51

51

1,589

54.8

0.271

0.29

Mar.

*50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

48

48

48

47

47

48

48

49

50

50

51

51

55

170

»240

260

2,056

66.3

0.328

0.38

Apr.

284

330

380

422

415

388

354

324

296

272

398

830

1,860

2,670

*3,250

2,940

2,220

1,560

1,160

962

926

800

2,900

*12.700

6,230

3,270

2,100

1,320

1,320

»1 , 360

54,241

1,808

8.95

9.99

May

1.050

822

692

708

640

531

463

448

452

470

535

477

434

363

329

274

430

400

330

280

240

215

190

175

160

150

135

125

115

110

110

11,853

382

1.89

2.18

June

105

100

100

95

91

»84

76

70

63

58

66

62

57

51

47

80

320

260

220

150

115

95

105

120

140

115

95

84

86

82

3,192

106

0.525

0.59

July

76

68

61

56

»52

54

50

46

41

41

39

38

43

48

46

45

41

38

38

258

161

100

131

584

38T

283

191

146

121

3,357

108

0.535

0.62

Aig.

100

»84

75

69

63

55

90

93

105

146

124

110

97

88

75

65

59

63

102

90

77

65

48

52

48

48

46

350

700

57?

423

4,182

135

C.668

0.77

Sept.

353

481

448

319

236

»182

135

155

170

135

113

100

86

77

71

65

65

59

57

55

59

54

52

75

170

146

124

107

100

90

4,339

145

0.718

0.80

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,780 Min 27 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.936 In. 12.74

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,700 Min 36 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.57

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Apr. 15 (2 to 3 a.m.) 3,650 (8.35 ft); Apr. 24 (about 10 a.m.) 

14,800 cfs (14.27 ft). ___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage -discharge relation affected Toy ice Nov. 5 to Dec. 11, Dec. 19 to Mar. 19, Mar. 21, 22, 

24-26, 28-31, Apr. 3. No gage-height record May 17 to July 4; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
32 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

315. Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°22', long 89°41', In NW£ sec.21, T.46 N., R.43 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge in Marenisco and 2£ miles downstream 

from confluence of East and West Branches of Presque Isle River.

Drainage area. 175 sq ml.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,489.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to May 27, 1949, wireweight gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 178 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 11.25 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 3.18 ft).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1960; minimum observed, 13 cfs Sept. 30 

1948 (gage height, 2.25 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 1,000 cfs, which are good, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional regulation for lake or pond, level 

control at several places above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 

1954, superseding those published in WSP 1337, are given herewith:

1954 

July 15......... 145

16......... 130

17......... 115

18......... 105

19......... 98

1954-Con. 

July 21.......... 90

20. 92

Month Cfs -days

-

Maximum

1,560

Minimum

61

Mean

255

Per squire 

mile

1.28

1.46

Runoff In 

Inches

17.37

19.75

Hating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.1 

3.4

4.0 

5.0

35

57

127

280

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

520

880

2,000

3,340

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

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

458

450

442

458

428

*375

326

298

510

292

276

261

247

252

217

222

217

200

189

174

167

162 

169

257

550

546

552

524

282

257

8,945

289

1.65

1.90

Nov.

250

*237

227

217

211

198

205

210

215

216

213

210

205

200

190

180

175

170

170

175

175

1

175 

170

170

160

150

145

140

155 

150

5,624

187

1.07

1.19

Dec.

150

125

100

*47

46

46

46

62

72

82

92

100

105

110

115

120

120

120

120

115

110

110 

110

110

110

115

125

155

145 

140

130

5,215

104

0.594

0.68

Jan.

125

115

115

110

110

*110

115

120

120

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

100 

100

100

99

98

94

94

95 

92

SL

5,351

107

0.611

0.70

Feb.

89

88

87

*86

87

89

90

91

9T

90

88

88

87

86

87

89

90

91

91

90

88

87 

86

84

85

85

82

81

80

2,529

87.2

0.498

0.54

Mar.

*79

78

78

77

77

77

76

76

75

74

74

74

74

75

75

75

75

75

72.

72

72

72 

72

72

75

74

75

78

*100 

120

140

2,446

78.9

0.451

0.52

Apr.

165

190

215

225

225

225

214

198

186

183

201

248

412

696

*1,050

1,520

1,560

944

720

659

617

550 

874

2,890

*5.500

*2,540

1,920

*1,480

1,010 

945

25,742

858

4.90

5.47

May

1.000

955

844

788

740

748

772

744

700

651

648

684

656

589

517

458

475

502

475

442

415

402

590

558

532

302

284

267

257 

256

248

16,859

544

3.11

3.58

June

255

255

250

219

201

*186

176

166

156

152

166

165

156

146

159

145

205

219

217

188

166

160 

149

195

213

190

170

160

160 

157

5,416

181

1.03

1.15

July

148

137

150

123

112

103

*96

91

85

82

80

65

45.

52

56

64

69

69

64

65

64

126 

152

151

125

2gj

206

64

69 

80

80

5,056

98.6

0.565

0.65

Aug.

75

67

*62

60

59

54

72

65

75

88

80

72

65

55

57

48

46

49

51

47

44

42 

40

42

45

54

57

278

400 

554

518

2,919

94.2

0.558

0.62

Sept.

265

274

552

294

247

*211

192

235

276

261

221

195

173

160

145

156

128

119

112

104

96

84 

80

108

141

146

140

132

128 

120

5,253

175

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 554 Mln 40 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,300 Mln 40 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7-9, Nov. 12 to Apr. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 33

320. Presque Isle River near Tula, Mlch.

Location.--Lat 46°33', long 89°46', In sec.23, T.48 N., R.44 W., on downstream handrail of 

bridge on State Highway 28, 2 miles east of Tula, 5 miles downstream from Little 

Presque Isle River, and 7 miles southwest of Merriweather.

Drainage area. 260 sq ml.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage, read twice dally, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage Is 1,299.66 

Ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 15 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 14.04 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 4.48 ft).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1960; minimum, 22 cfs Oct. 5, 6, 1948 

(gage height, 4.22 ft).

Revisions. The figures of minimum discharge for some water years have be<?n revised, 

as shown In the following table. They supersede figures published In the water-supply 

papers Indicated.

WSP

1277

1337 

1387

Water 

year

1953

1954 

1955

Date

Nov. 5, 1952, 

Sept.23,24, 1953 

Nov. 6, 1953 

Sept. 15, 1955

Discharge 

(cfs)

67

48 

44

Gage height 

(feet )

4.52 

4.48

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

regulation for lake or pond level control at several places above atation at Marenlsco.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1387: 1945. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1953-55, superseding those published In WSP 1277, 1337, 

and 1387, are given herewith:

Date

1953

July 20

21

22

23

24

Aug. 1

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

29

30

Sept. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

Discharge

181

164

162

168

147

178

170

150

136

122

114

109

102

95

202

176

198

160

138

119

105

92

87

85

84

84

85

83

82

80

79

78

78

79

78

76

73

67

67

78

SO

90

87

79

76

69

65

64

62

61

as

94

82

74

Date

1953-Con,

Oct. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

1954

July 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

70

65

61

58

56

61

57

54

54

54

52

53

49

52

52

55

58

60

60

58

60

57

58

60

64

61

53

48

52

52

52

52

54

57

57

58

60

64

65

64

69

110

104

97

90

84

82

80

76

72

72

84

Date

1954-Con.

July 29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1955

June 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

2

Discharge

109

94

97

105

116

118

109

95

87

84

82

85

90

88

79

74

78

106

82

74

70

66

64

62

104

109

94

111

105

94

85

82

76

72

SO

92

94

94

90

102

102

95

87

80

74

68

64

61

61

60

61

61

Date

1955-Con.

July 3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Aug. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Sept. 2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

65

85

76

72

66

61

62

72

68

64

57

53

49

61

73

64

57

53

74

84

85

100

90

80

76

72

79

85

76

69

65

66

74

9297~

102

113

95

88

SO

72

60

56

56

55

55

55

48

50

44

45
34 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

320. Presque Isle River near Tula, Mlch. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feeb per second, 1955-55

Month Cfs-days

3 459

-

-

-

Maximum

1,650

125

2,810

2,550

2,550

Minimum

147

48

48

62

49

65

44

44

Mean

341

404

145

284

256

Per square 

mile

1.66

1.44

1.30

1.31

1.38

1.55

.408

1.03

.558

1.09

.985

Runoff in 

inches

1.91

17.76

18.65

21.07

1.19

.62

14.83

13.40

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

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

4.4 

5,0 

6.0 

8.0

38

134

352

900

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,700

2,850

4,600

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.

534

495

549

600

569

*508

446

386

376

383

360

350

338

316

293

300

314

290

271

247

225

214

216

335

500

614

552

477

422

381

364

12,225

394

1.52

1.75

Nov.

350

325 *309

286

249

251

253

260

275

280

280

275

265

253

240

230

225

214

215

223

231

225

225

225

198

190

185

180

170

JJ3J3

7,256

242

0.931

1.04

Dec.

166

*165

160

143

106

105

101

99

101

97.

102

113

125

138

141

152

152

154

154

150

141

138

141

148

145

143

150

160

170

180 

180

4,320

139

0.535

0.62

Jan.

170 Tio

155

145

*140

140

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

140

140

140

140

135

135

135

135

130

130

130

130

130

125

125 

125

4,340

140

0.538

0.62

Feb.

125

*125

125

125

125

130

130

130

125

125

120

120

T.15

115

115

120

120

125

125

125

125

120

120

120

115

110

Tio

110

110

3,505

121

0.465

0.50

Mar.

105

*105

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

96

96

96

96

96

94

96

96

98

98

100

100

110

130

180 

250

3,328

107

0.412

0.48

Apr.

310

390

460

526

549

558

544

484

436

400

446

542

834

1,820

*2,510

2,680

2,500

2,010

1,450

1,170

1,040

963

1,020

2,900

4.570

3,560

2,830

2,240

1,810

1,560

42,912

1,430

5.50

6.14

May

1.500

1,120

990

915

888

828

816

800

774

756

783

837

849

789

700

611

622

653

616

574

539

520

495

456

422

381

350

330

310

300

293

20,617

665

2.56

2.95

June

275

264

267

258

230

209

*196

181

166

166

185

180

172

158

150

196

340

342

3lO

269

220

203

183

201

247

220

196

176

192

185

6,537

218

0.838

0.94

July

160

154

140

130

125

116 *109

102

99

94

88

86

67

54

6T

70

76

78

77

69

78

318

405

280

227

451

510

3l4

176

145

130

4,989

161

0.619

0.71

Aug.

116

104

*89

80

77

75

100

118

138

205

166

129

108

90

77

72

66

62

66

67

60

55

51

49

4T

54

62

350

469

490

414

4,108

133

0.512

0.59

Sept.

366

335

338

330

300

264

*227

238

318

328

280

245

212

187

166

152

145

140

129

121

114

104

96

111

200

238

205

181

164

154

6,388

213

0.819

0.91

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,120 Min 51 Mean 231 Cfsm 0.888 In. 12.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,370 Min 49 Mean 329 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8-13, 16, 19, 26-29, Dec. 2, 3, Dec. 27 to 

Apr. 3. No gage-height record Sundays and holidays; discharge interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 35

330. Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding, Mich.

Location. Lat 46 0 21'30", long 89°04'40", in sec.29, T.46 N., R.38 W. , on right bank 25 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Bond Palls Reservoir, and 

5tj- miles southeast of Paulding.

Drainage area. About 175 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1960. 

published in WSP 1307.

Monthly discharge only for some periods,

Gage. Waber-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,485.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Sept. 28, 1942, reference point on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 10.07 ft); minimum daily, 91 cfs Mar. 11-13; minimum gage height, 3.69 ft Aug. 6,9.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Apr. 30, 1951 (gage height, 10.0 f:, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 27 cfs Nov. 22, 1946 (result of freezeup); minimuTi gage 

height, 2.96 ft Nov. 26, 1942 (result of freezeup).

Remarks..--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-h3ight 

record, which are fair.

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

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

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

81

139

318

7.0 

10.0

784

1,680

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

420

380 

360

365 *320

280

246

222

246

244

222

217

214

203

190

196

202

190

183

174

165

158

T5I

314

531

526

469

391

338 

312

306

8,750

282

1.61

1.86

Nov.

302

255

*233

219

190

180

200

210

210

208

183

200

188

176

202

142

170

180

180

175

170

165

160

147

140

135

140

145 

150

5,635

188

1.07

1.19

Dec.

145

*140 

140

135

130

130

130

125

125

120

120

120

120

120

125

125

125

120

115

110

110

110

110

110

115

120

125

135

145 

145

140

3,885

125

0.714

0.82

Jan.

135

130 

120

120

*115

115

115

115

115

115

120

120

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

105

105 

105

 

3,510

113

0.646

0.74

Feb.

100

*100 

100

100

100

99

98

97

96

95

95

95

96

96

98

100

100

100

100

100

99

98

98

98

98

98

99

100

100

2,853

' 98.4

0.562

0.61

Mar.

100

100 

*98

98

97

97

96

95

94

92

91

9T

91

92

92

92

94

94

93

92

92

92

93

94

98

110

120

135

160 

*185

200

3,268

105

0.600

0.69

Apr.

195

180 

168

152

139

137

134

131

128

122

136

168

278

«413

627

857

918

804

651

570

554

554

639

1,290

1.880

1,460

*1,120

860

716

701

16,482

549

3.14

3.50

May

661

598 

533

467

462

591

670

646

591

558

552

582

608

579

515

439

627

740

IM

584

543

522

426

363

326

298

284

268

sI2 263

15,499

500

2.86

3.30

June

240

253

251

231

207

195

*186

178

168

163

180

178

165

157

152

165

226

217

200

176

163

163

158

253

251

200

180

226

220

5,957

199

1.14

1.27

July

190

171 

165

155 *145

139

131

126

122

118

118

116

117

123

118

120

120

116

112

108

108

195

207 TSo

141

207

181

152

139

150

131

4,401

142

0.811

0.94

Aug.

120

«114 

111

107

104

101

US

129

126

141

128

116

112

117

112

104

101

104

120

116

108

102

101

101

101

105

105

240

mSTsT

242

4,201

136

0.777

0.90

Sept.

214 m174

160

152

145

*176

195

168

150

139

134

128

122

117

117

117

114

111

110

108 108"

122

178

161

141

129

128

126

4,354

145

0.829

0.92

Calendar year 1959: Max 543 Mln 61 Mean 150 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.65

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,680 Mln 91 Mean 215 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6-10, 13, 18-22, Nov. 26 to Apr. 2, No gagehelght record Oct. 1-3, Dec. 27-29, Jan. 1-5; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
36 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

335. Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°24'10", long 89°09'00", in sec.11, T.46 N., R.39 W., on left bank 40 ft 

upstream from intake to pipeline No. 2, 1.4 miles southeast of Paulding, and 1.5 miles 

downstream from Bond Falls Reservoir on Middle Branch Ontonagon River.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Staff gage and concrete control; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,444.59 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 18 years, 132 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 373 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 3.17 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.5 cfs Oct. 1-8, Aug. 8, 9, Sept. 30; minimum gage height observed, -1.80 ft 

Oct. 5 (two drain holes in weir open and canal gate closed).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 23, 1960; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Aug. 28 

to Sept. 5, 1959; minimum gage height observed, -2.70 ft Sept. 1, 1959 (two drain holes 

in weir open and canal gate closed).

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. Canal diverts 

waller from Bond Falls Reservoir to South Branch Ontonagon River; water is used for 

power production at Victoria Dam near RocJciand.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect, Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or when water surface Is below weir crest (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3

.5

1.3

4.0

7.8

18

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.2

56

109

174

379

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*5

2.5

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

e5

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e8

e31

80

99

64

ell

ell

ell

109

304

339

33?

1,511.0

48.7

-

Nov.

339

175

*e!2

el2

118

149

83

197

305

328

341

341

254

166

145

145

143

143

200

234

233

233

204

180

183

180

180

178

198

212

5,811

194

-

Dec.

210

210

210

210

188

171

171

184

183

170

170

170

170

168

168

16S

167

166

176

186

186

222

243

245

243

243

241

241

241

241

243.

6,201

200

.

-

Jan.

239

239

239

239

251

292

312

312

312

312

512

310

310

309

307

305

305

301

298

294

242

209

205

205

205

205

205

250

287

287

287

8,385

270

_

-

Feb.

284

*280

280

280

280

280

275

275

275

270

270

270

265

265

260

260

260

260

255

255

250

250

220

190

190

190

185

1§5

185

7,244

250

_

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 341 Min 0.3

Mar.

185

175

*140

140

140

135

135

135

135

135

135

225

337

330

346

360

358

322

305

294

291

291

291

247

223

220

236

236

154

33

33

6,722

217

_

-

Apr.

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

19

6.3

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.0

5.1

7.0

6.3

6.3

93

248

327

554

1,490.8

49.7

_

-

May

334

321

305

344

568

190

83

83

118

270

270

270

267

249

154

156

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

210

519

240

200

200

221

255

5,496

177

-.

-

June

255

255

251

220

201

201

201

257

505

505

505

505

305

305

305

305

305

305

501

501

501

501

500

500

500

298

298

298

298

298

8,481

285

-

Jvly

296

296

294

294

*294

345

554

312

312

312

312

309

260

236

230

220

218

217

217

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

218

2X3

217

7,941

256

_

-

Aug.

217

215

215

60

5

4

5

2.5

275

90

209

225

225

225

225

228

256 236-

256

236

233

233

235

233

251

230

230

250

230

230

230

5,630.0

1S2

~

-

Sept.

230

230

230

250

252

265

265

262

262

260

258

256

255

255

255

253

251

250

248

24S

248

288

295

T2o

19

6.3

5

4

3

2.5

6,021.8

201

-

-

Mean 111 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 368 Min 2.5 Mean 194 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

ecords of stage.

" 25-28, Feb. 2-5, Fet. 7 to Mar. 12.

 30; discharge estimated on the basis of
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 37

340. Bond Falls Reservoir near Paulding, Mich.

Location. La t 46^24'29", long 89°07'42", in SW£ sec.l, T.46 N., R.39 W., at Bord Palls

Dam on Middle Branch Ontonagon River , 2^ miles east of Paulding.

Drainage area. About 210 sq mi.

Records available . June 1942 to September 1960. 

WSP 1307.

Prior to October 1950, publisl^d in

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,335.59 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by earthfill and concrete dam with one taintor gate; dam 

completed in 1937. Usable capacity, 1,730,000,000 cu ft between gage heights' of 121 ft 

(maximum drawdown) and 141 ft (full pond). Dead storage unknown. Water diverted to 

South Branch Ontonagon River through Bond Palls Canal; water used for power production 

at Victoria Dam near Rockland.

Cooperation. Sage-height record furnished by Upper Peninsula Power Co.

Month-end gage height and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec . 31 ...........................................

Fob. 29. ..........................................

Mar. 31. ..........................................

Apr. 30 ...........................................

May 31. ..........................................

July 31. ..........................................

Sept . 30. ..........................................

Gage height 

(feet)t

136.74

139.25

133.87

129.33

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1,360

485

105

1,610

1,500

1,100

709

Change In contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

-280

-380

+1,503

-300

-400

-193

t Gage height at about 8:30 a.m.
38 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

345. Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mioh.

Location. Lat 46°28'45", long 89°05'25", in sec.8, T.47 N., R.38 W., on right bank

0.1 mile upstream from State Highway 28, 3f miles west of village of Trout Creek, and 

65 miles downstream from Bond Palls Reservoir.

Drainage area. About 225 sq mi.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,132.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 4, 1942, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 81.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 782 cfs May 11 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum,

 38 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 1.55 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Nov. 7, 1951 (gage height, 5.05 ft); minimum, 14 cfs sometime during period Jan. 23 to Feb. 13, 1947 (gage height, 1.14 ft, from 

recorded range in stage), caused by ice Jams upstream.

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

record, which are good. Plow regulated by Bond Palls Reservoir (see preceding page). 

Diversion to South Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Palls Canal (see p. 36).

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. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.O

42

116

1.6 43

2.0 116

2.5 240

3.0 

3.8

416

792

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

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50 

52

62

55

*52

54

52

54

58

54

54

54

52

50

50

54 

52

52

50

50

4i

50

52

le- 96

es

56

55

62

76

76

1,784

57.5

-

-

Nov.

If

72

72

74

74

74

74

74

74

76

74

74

b66

b54

b50 

b50

b50

b50

50

b50

b50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

49

1,824

60.8

-

-

Dec.

49 

*49

49

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

50

50

50

50

49

49 

49

49

M.

48

48

48

50

50

52

5452"

52

50

49

48

1,539

49.6

-

-

Jan.

bH50

b50

b50

*b50

b50

50

b50

50

b49

49

49

49

48

48 

46

50

49

48

46

48

48

48

a49

a49

a49

a49

a49

&49

a49

1,516

48.9

_

-

Feb.

a49 

a49

*a50

50

49

49

49

49

48

48

ii

46

b47

b48

49

49 

49

b49

49

49

48

49

49

b49

49

49

49

b49

b49

1,411

1 48.7

_

-

Mar.

b49 

b49

49

b49

b49

b49

b49

b49

b48 b48-

b48

b48

48

b48

b48

b48 

49

50

48

48

b48

49

b48

48

b48

48

48

49

50

54

50

1,511

48.7

-

-

Apr.

49 

50

54

52

50

52

50

50

49

ii

54

62

94

116

92

78 

63

55

54

54

54

54

137

200

88

74

63

58

71

74

2,099

70.0

.

-

May

63 

60

58

65

86

193

360

544

722

16J_

757

742

564

359

272

191 

526

742

737

737

737

678

472

355

222

84

62

62

62

62

60

11,401

368

_

-

June

60 

58

60

58

58

58

*58

56

56

58

58

58

56

56

56

62 

58

58

58

56

56

56

56

60

56

56

55

56

56

55

1,718

57.3

_

-

July

55 

55

55

55

*55

55

55

55

55

55

55

54

55

55

54

54 

54

54

54

54

55

62

56

55

56

56

55

54

54

55

54

1,705

55.0

-

-

Aug.

54 

54

*54

54

54

54

60

55

56

55

55

54

54

54

54

i58

58

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

12

56

55

54

1,713

55.3

_

-

Sept.

52 

48

49

44

44

44

*46

49

49

48

48

46

48

48

48

48 

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

52

50

49

49

48

49

49

1,441

48.0

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 103 Mln 43 Mean 53.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 767 Mln 44 Mean 81.0 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records of 

released flow from Bond Falls Dam.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 39 

350. East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°41'2d", long 89°04'20", on line between sees. 32 and 33, T.50N., R.38W., 

on right bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Adventure 

Creek, 5 miles south of Mass, and 6? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 265 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, wireweight gage at bridge 700 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 263 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,410 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 10.63 ft); minimum, 111 cfs Aug. 5, 6, 7 (gage height, 3.51 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 4,590 cfs July 1, 1953 (gage height, 10.57 ft); maximum 

gage height, that of Apr. 24, I960; minimum discharge", 60 cfs Aug. 25, 1948 (gage 

height, 3.55 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent 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)

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

109

212

515

1,450

2,880

4,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19*50

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

559

279

525

478

551

#279

259

222

252

256

219

256

256

219

200

290

510

262

226

205

188

119

1M

756

1.450

841

659

478

575

551

551

11,555

566

1.58

1.59

Nov.

554

328

#290

265

252

226

224

270

259

270

290

270

249

226

193

230

215

200

205

215

220

225

220

215 

210

205

195

185

180

1£TO

7,066

256

0.891

0.99

Dec.

180

185

#190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

195

195

195

190

195

200

195

190

170

160

160

160

165

170 

175

180

210

250 2"50"

200

160

5,850

188

0.709

0.82

Jan.

150

140

150 150'

120

#150

140

145

145

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

155

135

155

150

150

150

150

150 

150

155

155

140

140

140 

145

4,250

156

0.515

0.59

Feb.

145

150

#155

T55

155

155

150

145

140

135

150

150

150

150

155

140

140

145

150

150

150

150

150

150 

150

145

145

145

140

4,190

144

0.545

0.59

Mar.

140

#155

155

150

150

150

150

150

125

125

125

125

125

125

125

120" 120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120 

120

150

150

170

200

250 

520

4,555

140

0.528

0.61

Apr.

450

600

660

700

550

420

560

502

259

246

515

#770

1,740

#2,550

2,050

1,850

1,210

801

645

595

669

587

1,570

5.890 

2,900

1,440

980

711

852

944

31,152

1,058

5.92

4.57

May

757

631

555

673

664

828

868

792

740

908

944

757

639

531

441

575

955

g 73

559

464

489

420

567 

522

295

270

257

it

522

17,988

580

2.19

2.52

June

282

290

522

513

259

251

217

*205

195

186

200

214

200

1S6

ill

217

519

290

270

222

195

195

207

226 

536

257

210

219

249 

249

7,134

238

0.898

1.00

July

207

186

181

177

166

#156

148

144

142

140

138

138

133

136

142

148

148

146

140

155

212

f52~ 214

164 

158

195

175

152

158

135

151

4,927

159

0.600

0.69

Aug.

127

125

#122

114

115

111

144

181

162

154

142

129

125

129

142

127

120

157

589

154

155

125

122 

122

122

125

456

511 

334

236

5,636

182

0.687

0.79

Sept.

251

254

198

168

150

140

#155

166

210

1S6

158

146

158

155

151

129

129

129

129

127

125

125

TST

150 

252

244

195

164

158

158

4,861

162

0.611

0.68

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,450 Mln 87 Mean 246 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.57

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,890 Mln 111 Mean 297 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). Oct. 25 (2 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (7.55 ft)j Apr. 14 (8:50 p.m.) 2,840 

efs (8.95 ft); Apr. 24 (6 a.m.) 4.410 cfs (10.65 ft).___________________________________

# Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8, 11, 12, Nov. 16 to Apr. 5.

614214 O -61 -4
40 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

355. Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mieh.

Location. Lat 46°41'57", long 89°09'36", in SE£ sec.27, T.50 N. , R.39-.W., on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 700 ft downstream from East Branch and 2.8 miles 

southeast of Roekland.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi, approximately 

Records available. July 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 661.1 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1959, at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 543 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 15.44 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 200 cfs Mar. 16-25.

1942-60: Maximum discharge; 27,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 21.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 157 cfs Dec. 1, 1948.

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

those above 2,000 cfs, which, are fair. Flow regulated by Bond Falls Reservoir (see 

p. 36). Diversion to South Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Palls Canal (see p. 36).

Hating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

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

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

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

165

440

780

7.0 

10.0

2,900

7,000

4.3 160

5.0 755

7.0 2,900

13.0

15.0

11,800

15,300

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

IE

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

EO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

536

446

1,260

951

595

*476 

412

385

524

452

407

429

434

390

363

530

588 

476

412

368

352

324

336

2,090

5,800

1,700

1,100

798

616

560

581

22,691

732

-

Nov.

a560

548

494

*402

407

407 

396

a400

412

420

430

420

400

370

a350

340

330 

330

340

350

360

a360

360

350

340

a330

330

320

a320

320

11,496

383

_

-

Dec.

320

320

*320

320

320

a320 

310

310

310

310

320

320

a330

330

330

330

330 

320

300

a290

290

280

290

290

a300

320

350

400

420

360

310

9,970

322

-

Jan.

270

240

225

215

205

*210 

220

230

240

a240

235

230

230

230

230

230

a230 

225

220

215

215

215

215

a215

a215

a220

a220

a225

230

230 

a235

7,005

226

-

Feb.

235

240

*240

240

240

240 

a235

230

225

220

215

210

210

a210

220

225

235 

240

245

250

a250

250

250

245

240

240

240

a240

235

6,795

234

-

Mar.

230

*230

225

225

220

a215 

215

210

210

210

210

205

a205

205

205

200

200 

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

210

240

280

330

450 

600

7,330

236

-

Apr.

850

1,210

1,540

1,550

1,170

987 

789

630

548

464

825

*2,310

5,260

*6,400

*4,560

3,960

2,420 

1,350

1,120

1,060

1,290

1,140

5,190

14.400

4,560

*2,780

1,870

1,320

1,870

2,140

75,563

2,519

-

May

1,540

1,120

950

1,150

1,330

1,660 

1,850

1,870

2,230

5.520

5,320

2,140

1,670

1,250

950

755

3,200 

2,560

1,830

1,590

1,450

1,550

1,330

920

851

502

424

407

339

441

484

44,963

1,450

-

June

424

424

450

450

407

348 

356

*314

339

282

330

382

314

305

290

350

§3-

432

573

339

305

359

322

484

398

330

330

348

373

11,142

371

-

July

348

275

298

268

260

*245 275"

260

268

252

260

252

252

268

268

282

275 

260

252

260

305

3Jia

373

339

28H

373

3515

298

252

260

260

8,860

2813

-

-

Aug.

252

252

*245

252

238

290 

260

356

505

305

275

275

252

260

275

268

245 

a300

a900

a400

a 500

260

a240

a250

a250

a250

a240

a700

a900

a600

a450

10,585

341

-

-

Sept.

a410

a400

a340

a300

a260

a250 

*245

a290

a530

330

275

252

268

260

a250

a250

a240 

a255

a230

a230

a225

a225

a230

a 300

373

382

305

282

275

275

8,517

284

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,490 Mln 170 Mean 473 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,400 Mln 200 Mean 615 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recdr-ds of discharge 

at Victoria Dam and nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 41

360. West Branch Ontonagon River near Ber-gland, Mlch.

Location. Lat 46°35'30", long 89°32'20" , In sec. 3, T.48 N., R. 42 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from dam at outlet of Gogeblc Lake and l£ miles east of 

Bergland .

Drainage area. 160 sq ml.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,290.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, staff gage a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 176 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 5.98 ft); mlnimum dally, 0.9 cfs Oct. 6-14.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 26, 1960; minimum dally, that of Oct. 6-14, 

1959; minimum gage height observed, 0.16 ft Oct. 6, 1959.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 20 cfs, which are poor. 

Gogeblc Lake (capacity, about 50,000 acre-ft).

Flow regulated by

Bating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 26 Apr. 27 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.8

1.5

0.3

1.4

2.8

6.6

15

46

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

82

150

255

565

1,410

0.3 

.4 

.6 

.9

1.4

2.2

3.6

9.0

19

41

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

75

135

255

565

1,410

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.

al

al

al

al 

al

*a.9 a79~

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a20

58

53

48

56

71

157

164

142

a74

a3

a3. 5

a3.5

a3.5

a5

a7

a 16

897.6

29.0

-

-

Nov.

a!6

a!6

58

147 

203

248

2J3.

239

a!23

17

20

21

19

22

24

122

199

186

182

174

172

139

63

62

109

150

147

163

182

170

3,666

122

-

-

Dec.

176

*214

188

174 

168

218

253

288

281

286

315

309

234

252

294

299

296

294

283

291

288

294

296

286

291

271

191

90

384

241

260

7,705

249

-

-

Jan.

255

232

214

212 219"

212

225

228

219

217

221

221

221

221

230

239

237

244

246

246

250

306

351

340

331

318

304

296

288

278

271

7,892

255

-

-

Feb.

262

*255

248

213 

224

237

234

210

223

214

212

210

203

197

195

190

190

186

182

180

176

176

174

170

166

164

163

157

i§4

5,765

' 199

-

-

Mar.

150

147

143

142 

140

136

118

115

114

114

118

124

122

120

117

114

113

112

109

108

106

105

103

103

103

99

97

95

5?

101

101

3,584

116

-

-

Apr.

a75

a5

a5

a5 

*a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a5

a7.5-

a7.5

a3

a£

a!2

85

214

299

348

294

239

269

503

1,100

1,330

1.380

 L.360

1,320

1,300

1,270

11,463.0

382

-

-

May

1.260

1,210

1,150

1,120 

1,090

1,020

960

952

912

872

888

880

840

816

776

744

752

760

704

676

848

586

395

299

299

294

189

107

US

138

266

21,715

700

-

-

June

250

230

228

150 

105

146

*169

167

165

149

129

126

120

119

116

86

69

128

117

114

114

111

105

101

107

106

107

102

108

92

3,936

131

-

-

July

a46

a2.5

a2.5

a58 

80

79

97

93

92

103

100

90

61

59

61

55

52

49

42

43

48

83

a42

a63

a64

a37

102

105

^T

96

100

2,102.0

67.8

-

-

Aug.

93

83

*78

74 

72

73

159

180

186

188

156

145

135

116

112

128

138

124

128

120

116

108

97

100

103

101

102

119

134

376

al

3,547

114

-

~

Sept.

a58

138

138

123 

130

128

*123

356

374

128

107

107

99

97

91

105

99

93

87

88

86

75

355

3185

286

269

281

276

253

244

4,079

136

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 512 Min 0.9 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.67

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,380 Min 0.9 Mean 209 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, observer's notes, 

and records of stage at site J mile upstream.
42 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

375. Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mlc1!.

Location.--Lat 46°15', long 89°27', in sec.32, T.45 N., R.41 W., on right bank 80 ft 

downstream from Cisco Lake Dam, 2-j miles upstream from Langford Lake Oatlet, 4-f miles 

upstream from U. S. Highway 2, and 13 miles southwest of Watersmeet.

Drainage area.--50 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 1,676.69 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 46.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 235 cfs AEJV JL7_ t 28 (gage height, 1.86 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 5,6, 22-27.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 288" ofs May 1-4, 1951 (gage height, 2.10 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs May 29 to June 17, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Cisco Lake (usable capacity, 15,600 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

0.7 

2.4 

5.4 1.2 

2.0

23

52

93

270

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 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

189

182

182

182

123

*81

73

73

73

73

42

23 

23

27

58

73

73

57

50

31

22

22

48

107

139

151 

155

124

114

95

2,687

86.7

-

-

Nov.

75

*70

70

68

70

73

70

68

70

70

68

68 

68

68

111

133

133

133

116

110

107

107 

103

103

107

107

103 

96

96

96

2,737

91.2

-

-

Dec.

93

67

55

*52

52

52

58

75

81

81

78

75 

75

75

75

73

73

73

70

70

56

H68

68

68

68 

70

70

70

68

2,121

68.4

-

-

Jan.

68

68

68

68

68

68

*56

48

48

39

35

35 

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33 

33

33

33

33

35 

45

50

50

50

1,361

43.9

-

-

Feb.

48

48

45

*45

37

33

33

31

29

28

28

28 

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

41 

48

48

48

50

50 

52

50

1,072

1 37.0

-

-

Mar.

*50

50

48

45

38

29

28

g6

26

26

26

26 

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26 

26

26

26

28

28 

28

28

50

62

980

31.6

-

-

Apr.

62

67

70

70

*70

70

70

70

70

70

60

55 

55

71

*78

84

80

58

31

23

19

17 

11

77

167

222

235

230

230

2,732

91.1

-

-

May

230

204

191

191

157

137

137

137

142

142

142

142

148

142

128

118

151

164

164

164

164

159 

159

134

99

90

82 

78

58

i§.

48

4,244

137

-

-

June

48

48

48

48

48

*48

48

48

48

48

48

48 

48

32

26

26

26

61

46

42

48

48 

48

50

64

70

70 

94

m.96

1,571

52.4

-

-

July

93

93

78

56

43

23

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

W5.4

5.4

5.4

20

28

28

28

28

69

84

81

83

9C

84 

68

6E

29

6.7

1,235.7

39.9

-

-

Aug.

5.4

2.4

1.6

*1.2

.JL

.9

2.0

9.8

36

45

45

45 

45

43

43

43

39

33

33

15

3.2

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

74

125

121

121

938.8

30.3

-

-

Sept.

134

123

173

173

173

*155

120

93

93

50

12

4,0 

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0 

4.0

22

40

45

66 

85

115

125

1,895.0

63.2

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 255 Min 1.7 Mean 42.6 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.57

Water year 1959-60: Max 235 Min 0.9 Mean 64.4 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.56

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 43

395. South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mioh.

Location. Lat 46°32'05", long 89°16'30", in sec.26, T.48 N., R.40 W., on left bank on 

piers of old State Highway M28 bridge in Ewen.

Drainage area. About 320 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1960.

Sage.--Staff gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,113.04 ft

 above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1943, reference mark or chain 

gage on upstream side of bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 494 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 22.07 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 123 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1960; minimum observed, 76 cfs Sept. 23, 

1948, June 7, Aug. 9, 22, 1949 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1954 has been revised to 

224 cfs Nov. 7, 1953 (gage height, 2.23 ft), superseding figure published In WSP 1337.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diversion from Middle Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 36 ). Some 

regulation at medium and low flows by Cisco Lake (usable capacity, 15,600 scre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1307: 1942(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic 

feet per second, for the water year 1954, superseding those published in WSP 1337, are 

given herewith:

Date

1954 

Mar. 18 

19 

20 

21 

22

Discharge

340 

340 

330 

310 

300

Date

1954 -Con. 

Mar. 23 

24 

25 

26 

27

Discharge

280 

280 

290 

300 

300

Date

1954-Con. 

Mar. 28 

29 

30 

31 

Apr. 1

Month

March 195 

April

Water year 1953-54 

Calendar year 1954

Discharge

300 

290 

280

270 

260

Cfs -days

9,870 

50, 284 

220,599 

243,654

Date

1954-Con. 

Apr. 2 

3 

4 

5

Maximum

370 

4,370 

4,370

4,370

Discharge

250 

250 

250 

290

Minimum

250 

250 

232 

204

Mean

318 

1,676 

604 

666

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

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

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Apr. 14-18, 24-27)

1.2 

3.0 

6.0

12.0

125

356

910

2,520

16.0

19.0

21.0

4,360

6,800

10,500

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

£0

£1

22

23

£4

£5

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

833

738

917

1,090

888

*668

550

526

539

563

516

487 

465

412

369

378

449

454

415

353

310

320

361

976

1,780

1.980

1,390

939

910

936

930

22,442

724

_

-

Nov.

892

83T *561

450

470

516

519

516

537

636

754

738 

698

554

520

540

560

580

580

640

650

640

620

580

540

520

520

520

520

530

17,732

591

_

-

Dec.

540

*530

520

500

470

433

418

354

350

360

350

340 

330

330

320

320

320

320

330

330

340

360

400

410

420

440

470

520

530

490

450

12,595

406

.

-

Jan.

410

380

360

360 *360

390

420

440

430

430

420

420 

420

410

410

410

410

410

410

400

400

350

330

320

320

320

320

370

420

430

430

12,110

391

_

-

Feb.

430

*430

430

420

420

410

410

410

410

410

410

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

390

350

350

350

350

350

340

11,470

' 396

.

-

Mar.

340

*330

320

290

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

350 

470

490

490

500

510

sTo

500

470

460

450

450

450

430

420

410

410

407

394

466

12,277

396

.

-

Apr.

581

654

762

875

857

822

712

600

522

452

*566

998 

1,900

*3,490

4,390

3,930

3,160

2,130

1,380

1,020

943

903

1,500

*7 , 380

8.600

4,050

2,470

1,810

1,600

1,880

60,937

2,031

_

-

May

1,960

1,620

1,360

1,280

1,380

1,640

1,400

1,420

1,260

1,530

1,940

1.980 

1,700

1,400

1,100

873

1,320

1,760

1,310

932

790

738

686

622

564

754

714

586

555

573

590

36,337

1,172

.

-

June

561

548

550

536

466

441

*431

422

486

486

514

505 

498

476

471

481

570

M

"

550

503

500

489

563

584

559

518

516

518

518

15,446

515

.

-

July

511

503

502

490

476

*450

482

425

407

398

396

391 

327

300

258

303

290

292

300

307

313

505

522

431

447

546

510

439

404

415

369

12,709

410

-

-

Aug.

342

*313

296

283

190

125

135

180

161

199

303

358

374

360

346

332

337

340

342

334

321

311

300

293

288

289

285

351

650

600

10,014

323

-

-

Sept.

554

577

559

559

546

559

*548

555

590

555

506

482 

450

390

370

356

353

350

345

340

335

330

417

310

227

221

206

199

222

228

12,239

408

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,120 Min 80 Mean 438 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,600 Min 125 Mean 646 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 26 (6 a.m.) 2,070 cfs (10.57 ft); Apr. 15 (2 p.m.) 4,460 cfs

(16.16 ft)s Apr. 24 (12 p.m.) 13,500 efs (22.07 ft); May 1 (4 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (10.46 ft)j May 11

(11 p.m.) 2,030 cfs (10.43 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16 to Dec. 5, Dec. 9 to Mar. 28.
44 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

400. Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°43'15", long 89°12'25", in sec.20, T.50 N., R.39 W.. in downstream side 

 of left pier of bridge on highway between Rockland and Victoria, if miles southwest of 

Rockland and 2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Middle and West Branches.

Drainage area. 1,290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. June 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 638.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 23, 1943, wire-weight, chain, and staff gages on downstream side 

of bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1,421 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 20.82 ft); minimum daily, 480 cfs Aug. 7.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 42,000 cfs Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 28.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 260 cfs Sept. 6, 1948.

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

whTch are fair. Plow regulated by Victoria powerplant on West Branch 5 miles above 

station, by Bond Palls Reservoir (see p. 36), and by Gogebic and Cisco Lakes (combined 

usable capacity, about 65,600 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1387: 1943, 1946-47.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except period of Ice effect (gag<= 

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

5.8 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

450

540

1,130

1,960

11.0

19.0

21.0

5,630

18,800

22,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 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

£5

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,670 

1,350

2,250

2,430

1,870

*1,280

1,170

710

482

832

805

1,020

924

934

898

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,160

1,020

703

900

850

2,770

6.900

4,360 

2,830

1,920

1,610

1,600

1,720

50,348

1,624

_

-

Nov.

1.630 

1,590

1,500

*1,040

1,120

1,010

1,090

1,110

1,190

1,290

1,450

1,550

1,300

1,250

870

910

860

880

1,OOO

1,100

1,150

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,050

34,840

1,161

«

-

Dec.

1,050 

1,050

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,100

1,050

1,000

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,000

970

940

920

940

980

1,050

1,150 

1,250

1.300

1,300

1,200

1,100

33,700

1,087

_

-

Jan.

1.200 

1,150

1,150

1,100

800

800

900

930

1,050

990

990

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

960

1,050

950

950

940

910

1,000

930

960 

860

880

960

1,000

1,050

30,560

986

_

-

Feb.

980 

980

9OO

1.100

940

960

960

920

880

860

820

800

870

820

830

860

880

850

850

870

860

820

910

820

740

830 

770

840

700

 .

25,220

870

_

-

Mar.

770 

760

750

730

670

660

680

660

640

620

640

640

750

800

aoo

820

830

800

800

760

760

770

740

770

730

680 

780

880

930

1,150

1.500

24,270

783

_

-

Apr.

2,200 

2,700

3,100

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,200

1,700

1,500

1,350

1,750

4,000

9,330

12 , 700

*12,£00

10,400

7,590

4,750

3,870

3,130

3,060

2,670

6,720

20.000

16,500

11,000 

7,280

5,190

6,020

6,300

177,910

5,930

_

-

May

5,100 

4,480

3,820

4,230

4,370

4,630

4,860

4,690

4,630

6,000

6.920

5,700

4,820

4,000

3,120

2,620

5,180

5,430

4,350

3,430

3,190

3,070

2,490

1,960

1,770

1,600 

1,660

1,400

1,270

1,200

1,380

113,370

3,657

_

-

June

1,330 

1,330

1,360

1,360

1,260

1,130

878

*992

963

1,010

1,050

984

1,080

956

990

1,100

1,410

1,380

1,320

1,270

1,140

1,000

1,020

1,020

1,130

1,170 

1,100

970

1,080

1,140

33,923

1,131

_

-

July

1,010 

1,0^0

878

630

830

*a^a~o

836

837

722

832

808

772

724 6-"4

630

630

TTO

650

64-0

930

932

656

802

1,0*0

1.160 

 1,100 1,0-0

8H

928

774

26,193

815

_

-

Aug.

800 

754

*640

680

650

560

480

670

720

670

698

837

784

742

832

790

722

806

1,490

932

697

824

698

605

671

666 

710

1,260

1.920

1,630

1,310

26,248

847

-

Sept.

1.240 

1,070

1,130

1,100

894

1,030

*1,100

1,030

1,080

954

1,010

946

863

800

736

726

762

646

776

707

696

714

780

976

964

910 

742

690

839

741

26,652

888

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,490 Mln 31O Mean 1,189 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.52

Water year 1959-60: Max 20,OOO Mln 480 Mean 1,648 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42

Peak discharge (base, 9.0OO cfs). Apr. 14 (lltSO p.m.) 15,200 cfs (16.98 ft)j Apr. 24 (3:15 p.m.) 

22,400 efs (2O.82 ft).________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice from Nov. 11 to about Apr. 1. No gage-height record Nov. 12 to Apr. 12; discharge estimated on the basis of weather records and re-.ords of discharge 

at Victoria Dam and nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 45

405. Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°35', long 88°35', in sec.5, T.48 N., R.34 W., on right bank 40 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Rock River, 85 miles northwest of 

Covington, 4 miles upstream from Perch River, and 9 miles northeast of Sidnaw.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. October 1912 to September 1915, April 1943 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,214.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1912 to September 1915, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 2, 1943, to Oct. 1, 1946, chain and staff gages at old timber bridge 20 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 209 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 11.63 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 24, 25, 27; minimum gage height, 3.67 ft Aug. 27.

1912-15, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1960; minimum, 4.6 cfs Oct. 8, 

1948 (gage height, 3.47 ft).

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

Revisions. WSP 1507: Drainage area.

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

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

3.6 

3.9 

4.3 

4.9 

5.5

30

72

170

337

6.0 

7.0

10.0

12.0

540

1,020

3,140

5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Ocbober 1953 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.

352

309

468

472

407

330

280

245

242

226

211

224

237

224

204

286

364

541

292

248

221

202

211

1,070

1.600

1,340

1,000

765

*634

608

14,198

458

2 68

3.09

Nov.

654

608

540

472

423

337

365

370

360

356

335

315

300

280

270

259

245

230

214

202

199

197

194

192

*185

183

175

170

170

170

8,950

298

1.74

1.94

Dec.

162

164

160

156

154

148

146

*145

143

136

136

136

132

130

134

134

134

132

129

125

125

120 120'

120

120

125

135

155

155

*150

145

4,306

139

0.813

0.94

Jan.

140 TSa

137

130

125

115

115

110

110

110

*110

110

110

110

105

105

105

100

98

96

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

*95

95

95

92_

3,322

107

0.626

0.72

Feb.

90

90

88

88

86

86

86

*84

84

84

84

84

84

85

85

86

88

90

94

95

96

96

96

94

94

*92

90

88

86

2,573

88.7

0.519

0.56

Mar.

84

82

80

76

74

72

72

*70

68

66

64

62

60

60

58

57

56

56

55

54

54

54

*54

54

54

54

64

80

100

135

*165

2,194

70.8

0.414

0.48

Apr.

200

216

276

280

237

209

192

174

172

204

174

276

652

1,100

1,480

*1,970

2,280

1,840

*1,650

1,670

2,020

2,440

2,920

4.420

*4,010

2,760

1,920

1,410

1,190

J

39,632

1,321

7.73

8.62

May

1,270

1,160

998

954

1,000

1,650

1.980

1,620

1,220

992

954

1,020

1,110

1,010

835

688

895

835

711

603

675

742

680

576

468

383

*330

292

262

292

296

26,501

855

5.00

5.76

June

259

259

289

283

239

204

181

160

139

127

139

139

127

113

99

102

164

174

156

134

115

113

117

141

137

120

101

93

107

*109

4,640

155

0.906

1.01

July

99

86

78

73

66

58

52

53

47

40

35

32

29

29

30

67

73

70

58

47

46

102

132

TI3

88

77

70

*58

50

45

39

1,942

62.6

0.366

0.42

Aug.

35

32

28

25

22

21

38

47

45

45

37

32

30

37

34

32

29

26

23

22

21

18

19

17

JL6

17

16

241

*316

oc .

£D4

216

1,801

58.1

0.340

0.39

Sept.

188

197

TfT

141

112

92

80

75

82

78

72

66

58

52

a47

a43

a39

a37

a35

a32

a30

a30

a30

a60

a!25

a!15

a!05

a90

*81

71

2,440

81.3

0.475

0.53

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,010 Mln 26 Mean 240 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.02

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,420 Mln 16 Mean 307 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.46

* 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 nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7-9, 11-15, 17, 18, 27, 28, Dec. 21-23, 

Dec. 25 to Jan. 1, Jan. 4 to Apr. 1.
46 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

415. Sturgeon River near Alston, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°44', long 88°40', in SE^ sec.15, T.50 N., R.35 W., on right bank in 

 powerhouse of Upper Peninsula Power Co. at Prickett Dam, 3 miles upstraam from Clear 

Creek and 5 miles southeast of Alston.

Drainage area. 346 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1932 to June 1941, October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 670.3 ft above mean tide at New York City 

"([levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 26 years (1932-40, 1942-60), 421 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,360 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 53.09 ft); minidaily, 1 cfs Aug. 14-19.

1932-41, 1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1960; minimum daily, that of 

Aug. 14-19, 1960.

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

Plow regulated by powerplant at station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

43.0

43.1

43.4

43.9

9.0

18

60

170

44.5

45.0

46.0

49.0

370

590

1,110

3,400

43.0

43.1

43.4

43.9

6.0

12

37

105

44.4

45.0

46.0

53.0

225

450

1,030

7,270

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

549 

647

759

1,010

613

589

617

617

594

482

397

416

414

402

437

471

789

515

612

535

445

415

406

1,370

as OOP

a2,000

al,600

*al,300

1,000

977

957

24,935

804

2.32

2.68

Nov.

1.120 

1,000

900

a860

a840

a840

aSZO

a810

a800

a800

675

608

612

612

612

604

459

306

359

367

463

364

378

*554

473

363

353

368

366

365

18,051

602

1.74

1.94

Dec.

W3D£

369

364

371

415

363

351

358

337

342

312

300

315

295

295

345

346

298

296

297

231 245"

343

289

340

345

345

*334

367

379

10,403

336

0.971

1.12

Jan.

365 

150

171

349

336

318

247

304

164

1 iii

304

303

292

283

334

164

166

302

303

305

310

312

152

150

305

309

*295

254

259

163

162

7,977

257

0.743

0.86

Feb.

275 

277

269

278

272

142

140

265

236

236

237

233

125

128

238

231

232

233

273

143

129

315 256"

246

*237

232

129

129

242

6,383

220

0.636

0.69

Mar.

241 

249

249

230

132

105

Z53

245

245

192

191

92

15

110

267

283

222

279

50

15

329

290

*330

324

311

15

15

263

325

296

358

6,521

210

0.607

0.70

Apr.

400 

586

361

398

581

581

581

581

581

16

401

594

1,100

2,500

2,860

2,890

*3,080

2,700

*2,230

2,230

2,400

2,830

3,830

6,430

#6_1 820

#4,710

3,240

2,440

2,510

2 ,260

62,801

2,093

6.05

6.75

May

2,150 

2,110

1,900

1,920

1,760

2,820

5.160

3,110

2,390

1,680

1,550

2,170

2,350

1,850

1,560

1,450

2,110

1,860

1,530

1,290

1,210

1,620

1,290

1,060

*904

682

819

692

560

560

560

50,677

1,635

4.73

5.45

June

560 

Iff

428

555

545

427

479

531

518

426

323

188

211

168

169

230

413

362

341

234

396

291

330

390

324

149

343

405

*345

431

10,959

365

1.05

1.17

July

437 

4l7

141

10

328

340

330

323

324

10

70

213

220

214

188

131

10

131

292

285

285

302

154

228

399

*366

233

180

183

142

60

6,951

224

0.647

0.75

Aug.

356 

570

596

585

580

565

555

524

443

161

402

190

a76

al

al

al

al

al

al

aZ

a3

a!3

al4

alO

a23

a20

10

10

*10

39

75

6,444

208

0.601

0.69

Sept.

244 

350

381

387

13

274

259

261

399

511

1& 25TT

231

197

196

166

154

10

178

127

159

159

205

212

10

345

344

*280

257

277

6,854

228

0.659

0.74

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,070 Mln 13 Mean 457 Cfam 1.32 In. 17.94

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,820 Mln 1 Mean 598 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records and operators'
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

425. Otter River near Elo, Mich.

47

Location. Lat 46°52', long 88°37', In sec.34, T.52 N., R.34 W., on downstream side of 

highway bridge, l£ miles southeast of old Elo school and 3 miles upstream from Otter 

Lake.

Drainage area. 165 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage Is 617.88 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Corservatlon).

Average discharge. 18 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 12.Of ft); minimum, 77 cfs Aug. 16 (gage height, 2.85 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 4,540 cfs Apr. 19, 1952 (gage height, 13.52 ft); minimum observed, 68 cfs Nov. 18, 1947 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height, that 

of Aug. 16, 1960.

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

Rev Is Ions. WSP 1507: 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 Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

3.2 98

4.0 210

5.0 389

8.0 1,140

10.0 1,870

11.0 2,390

2.8 72

3.5 158

5.0 400

8.0 1,140

10.0 1,870

12.0 3,090

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.

158

156

301

269

200

168

153

143

147

147

139 

161

156

143

137

210

247

205

178 

161

144

139

144

373 

748

454

327

*248

*216

213 

216

6,801

219

1.33

1.53

Nov.

212

197

182

173

168

163

144

165

170

167

185 

200

190

180

175

175

175

175

175 

180

185

190

190

*190 

185

180

175

170

165

160

5,341

178

1.08

1.20

Dec.

160

160

155

155

155

155

150

150

150

150

150 

155

155

155

155

160

160

160

155 

145

130

135

140

145 

150

155

170

185

*190

T3T

.125.

4,750

153

0.927

1.07

Jan.

120

130

140

135

125

125

130

130

130

130

125 

120

120

115

115

110

110

110

105 

105

105

105

105

105 

105

105

*105

105

110

110 

110

3,600

116

0.703

0.81

Feb.

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

105 

105

105

105

110

110

110

115

115 

115

120

120

120

115 

*115

115

115

115

115

3,220

' 111

0.673

0.73

Mar.

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

105 

105

105

105

105

Too" 100

100

100 

100

100

100

105

*110 

115

120

130

140

170

215 

240

3,645

118

0.715

0.82

Apr.

285

320

330

315

300

265

236

223

207

173

240 

582

1,180

1,780

2,270

2,580

*2,080

*1,090

840 

1,040

1,300

1,320

1,260

2.770 

2,180

1,130

778

565

690

908

29,237

975

5.91

6.59

May

600

453

385

472

511

457

396

434

430

680

52"8~

410

333

291

254

392

356

287 

262

330

347

281

239

*214

197

184

179

167 4 c i7 CO I

243

11,321

365

2.21

2.55

June

198

226

210

174

154

140

128

123

118

116

161 

149

128

118

112

142

270 2"00"

164 

134

121

128

123

123 

112

T56" 106

146

*123

109

4,362

145

0.879

0.98

July

102

100

103

97

95

91

91

89

89

89

88 

86

85

88

86

89

92

89

86 

84

116

122

155

95 

90

108

*93

89

86

85

83.

2,886

93.1

0.564

0.65

A-J 8 .

83

85

80

80

79

78

91

96

86

85

82 

81

80

81

78

78

79

83

~98 140

91

89

86

84 

85

85

84

116

*136

97

93

2,769

89.3

0.541

0.62

Sept.

93

98

89

89

85

84

82

82

92

86

84 

91

80

8?

82

80

80

86

82 

84

80

82

81

93

160

114

95

*93

93

92

2,694

89.8

0.544

0.61

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,620 Min 75 Mean 204 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,770 Min 78 Mean 220 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.16

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Apr. 16 (8 a.m.) 2,820 cfs (11.65 ft); Apr. 24 (5 p.m.) 3,160 cfs 

(12.08 ft)._________________________________ _______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8, Nov. 11 to Apr. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

430. Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°56', long 88°33', in SE£ sec.I, T.52 N., R.34 W., on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Otter Lake, 3 miles northwest of Arnheim, and 85 miles 

northeast of Pelkie.

Drainage area. 703 sq mi.

Records available . October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 605.98 ft above mean tide at New York 

City (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 18 years, 821 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 13.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 164 cfs Aug. 27 

(gage height, 0.60 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 20, 1952 (gage height, 14.57 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Aug. 27, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those above 7,000 cfs, which are fair. Occasional slight 

regulation caused by Prickett Dam.

Revision (water years). WSP 1387: 1943-45(M), 1950-52. WSP 1507: Drainage area.

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

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

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Oct. 26-31, Apr. 13 to May 24)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 12

1.2 303

5.0 1,380

9.0 3,060

Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

0.6 164

4.0 1,100

8.0 2,750

12.0 5,080

13.0 6,500

13.8 11,600

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1,310

1,180

1,100

1,190

1,310

1,210

1,090

997

962

921

858

788

756

730

707

747

782

916

927

904

890

811

794

788

1,450

2,580

5.060

*2,710

2,240

1, 900

1,720

38,328

1,236

1.76

2.03

Nov.

1.620

1,590

1,470

1,410

1,270

1,200

1,090

1,010

997

971

1,040

1,150

1,080

1,040

956

968

881

805

771

724

710

753

747

*756

814

805

759

701

673

651

29,412

980

1.39

1.55

Dec.

642

673

656

662

656

659

b650

639

611

575

550

534

578

583

545

545

550

550

542

534

496

458

450

427

480

485

534

583

*645 

645

606

17,743

572

0.814

0.94

Jan.

592

564

556

518

523

b550

b560

b570

b560

b560

b530

512

529

550

550

523

512

453

448

477

480

485

485

464

432

427

*475

472

469

464

445

15,735

508

0.723

0.83

Feb.

411

406

448

427

437

448

432

401

411

427

427

422

424

401

376

TOS" 371

411

411

427

424

401

404

b420

*b430

b430

b430

b420

386

12,069

416

0.592

0.64

Mar.

371

386

b390

b390

b390

b380

371

366

386

396

411

396

391

339

505

310

361

596

404

401

346

346

b570

*b390

b420

b450

b410

556

541 

466

554

11,947

585

0.548

0.65

Apr.

617

704

843

959

910

1,010

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,080

916

985

2,250

5,690

5,490

9,150

9,680

*6,430

5,070

*4,650

4,490

4,510

4,590

5,870

11.100

9,220

*6,190

5,060

4,660

4,460

117,814

3,927

5.59

6.24

May

4.200

3,760

5,530

3,080

5,010

2,920

5,140

5,710

5,970

4,050

5,780

5,360

3,180

2,990

2,610

2,280

2,520

2,460

2,640

2,570

2,150

2,100

2,050

1,880

*1,760

1,560

1,580

1,250

1,180

1,120

1.110

80,880

2,609

5.71

4.28

June

1.080

1,050

968

914

920

890

806

794

803

800

775

668

629

556

499

484

525

668

692

707

582

603

575

577

582

564

546

550

 556 

546

20,887

696

0.990

1.10

Julv

582

572

598

504

595

564

395

429

442

445

406

322

328

522

569

559

348

322

270

302

442

442

468

426

452

468

*535

520

416 

380

359

12,960

418

0.595

0.69

Aug.

530

517

458

562

608

654

662

668

668

606

674

640

530

426

558

250

212

188

222

226

207

193

169

169

174

169

164 in

200 

 207

202

11,244

563

0.516

0.59

Sept.

207

ZZ6

302

577

421

572

335

361

374

390

491

400

558

348

338

333

533

307

260

260

265

270

270

369

554

322

333

*395

406 

411

10,168

539

0.482

0.54

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,380 Min 250 Mean 815 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,100 Min 164 Mean 1,036 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.06

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 49

455. Tahquamenon River near Tahquamenon Paradise, Mieh.

Location. Lat 46°34'30", long 85°16'10", in NE^ see.11, T.48 N., R.8 W., on left bank 

0.7 mile upstream from Tahquamenon (Big) Falls, 11.5 miles west of Tahquamenon Paradise, and 19 miles northeast of Newberry.

Drainage area. 790 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 697 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 884 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,990 cfs May 10 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 201 efs Aug. 26 (gage height, 3.13 ft).

1953-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1960; minimum, 157 cfs July 26, 1955 

(gage height, 2.88 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

210

334

522

1,030

6.0

8.0

9.0

16.3

1,700

3,760

5,100

7,050

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.

1,650 

1,590

1,510

1,440

1,340

1,250

1,160

1.080

1,110

1,110

1,200

1,310

*1,390

1,420

1,410

1,430

1,440

1,470

1,490

1,440

1,420

1,380

1,330

1,520

2,230

32,700 

a3,000

33,100

33.200

33 200

3,3100

53,420

1,723

.2.18

2.51

Nov.

33.000 

32,900

32,800

2,650

2,550

2,450

2,320

2,180

2,040

*1,930

1,840

1,760

1,640

1,520

1,410

1,350

1,190

1,110

1,050

994

940

888

860

850

844

828 

806

780

750

720

46,950

1,565

1.98

2.21

Dec.

696 

678

664

660

660

660

619

632

624

596

578

565

565

552

*552

592

646

682

691

673

646

619

588

561

535

"558" 522

705

785

795

790

19,719

636

0.805

0.93

Jan.

755

715

673

646

614

574

526

498

474

458

450

446

470

506

535

561

570

570

574

*574

570

556

548

535

526

514 

502

494

490

486

486

16,896

545

0.690

0.80

Feb.

482 

482

470

458

454

450

442

438

431

431

434

423

412

4T5

419

419

423

*427

427

427

431

434

434

434

434

434 

434

434

434

12,667

437

0.553

0.60

Mar.

431 

427

419

419

415

412

400

397

390

379

375

368

361

354

348

*341

341

341

337

337

344

344

344

344

344

344 

341

344

361

400

466

11,568

373

0.472

0.54

Apr.

m624

730

790

833

872

904

940

970

1,020

1,180

1,510

1,920

2,670

,630

,350

,610

,750

* ,740

,780

,780

,740

,810

,940

,5.060 

",620

,920

,770

,670

86,587

2,886

3.65

4.07

May

4,740 

4,610

4,500

4,500

4,400

4,540

5,740

6,090

6,270

*6.820

6,810

6,700

*6,540

6,340

6,090

5,820

5,500

5,220

4,850

4,530

4,220

3,890

3,540

3,220

2,930

2,610 

2,270

1,970

1,710

1,490

1.570

139,830

4,511

5.71

6.58

June

1,280 

1,300

1,350

1,420

1.430

1,420

1,400

1,330

1,240

1,130

1,010

899

790

696

619

*583

838

1,040

1,100

1,140

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,050

1,070

1,050 

994

916

828

750

32,003

1,067

1.35

1.51

July

"655 700 

655

664

637

606

574

535

506

486

474

442

427

427

419

393

397

404

397

390

*390

412

462

470

454

431 

427

434

419

408

438

14 , 933

482

0.610

0.70

fl-Jj?.

442 

419

393

368

354

341

324

318

328

31S

312

296

296

283

299

305

296

*286

273

264

258

249

240

240

234

222

222

237

328

470

565

9,780

315

0.399

0.46

Sept.

601 

6T4

610

682

770

822

828

833

922

988

1,020

1,040

1.050

*1,050

1,O10

964

916

877

838

811

780

725

682

682

715

760 

760

760

720

691

24,521

817

1.03

1.15

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,460 Mln 204 Mean 1,035 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,820 Mln 222 Mean 1,281 Cfsm 1,62 In. 22.0i3

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-helght record; dlschsrge estimated on basis of westher records snd records for nesrby 

stations.
50 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

460. Black River near Garnet, Mien.

Location.--Lat 46°07'05", Long 85°21'55", in SE£ sec.13, T.43 N. , R.9 W., on right bank

10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 15 ft downstream from unnamed tributary entering

from right, 3| miles upstream from Lake Michigan, and 4 miles southwest of Garnet. 

Drainage area. 28 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. September 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 629.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Average discharge. 9 years, 27.6 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 860 cfs May 7 (gage height, 8.55 ft), from rating

curve extended above 350 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 9.2 cfs Mar. 21, 23

(gage height, 2.27 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1960; minimum, 4.9 cfs Mar. 11, 1956

(gage height, 2.10 ft). 

Remarks.--Records good except those above 300 cfs, which are fair. Records of water

temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year

1959, superseding those published in WSP 1627, are given herewith:

Date

1959

Apr, 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Discharge

146

125

116

117

104

97

89

80

Date

1959-Con.

Apr. 28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

112

166

137

106

110

106

133

125

Date

1959-Con,

May 6

7

8

9

10

Sept. 23

24

Discharge

162

180

122

90

72

114

82

Month

Water year 1958-59. ......

Cfs-daya

2,643

1,842 

841.1

Maximum

208 

180 

114 

208

Minimum

12 

18 

8.3 

7

Mean

88.1 

59.4 

28.0 

24.5

Per squire 

mile

3.15 

2.12

i.oo

.875

Runoff in 

inches

3.51 

2.44

1.12 

11.86

Revised peak discharge. 1958-59: Apr. 28 (12 p.m.) 181 cfs (4.65 ft)j May 7 (2 a.m.) 204 cfs 

(4.87 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.

30

28 

34

32

28

26

25

23

42

38

72

64

51 *42

42

53

57

49

42

38

34

32

41

162

280

216

146

108

100 

90

82

2,107

68.0

2.43

2.80

Nov.

74

66 

62

62

62

56

50

48

48

*48

64

54

46

41

38

35

33

32

32

30

30

30

30

33

30

28

27

26

25

M

1,264

42.1

1»50

1.67

Dec.

24

24 

23

24

24

24

23

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

*24

27

26

25

23

21

21

20

19

19

19

20

31

14

30

28

26

722

23.3

0.832

0.96

Jan.

24

22 

22

21

2C

20

19

18

18

17

17

19

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

*18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

581

18.7

0.668

0.77

Feb.

16

16 

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

409

14.1

0.504

0.54

Mar.

13

13 

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

To

10

10

1011

12

16

18

365

11.8

0.421

0.49

Apr.

17

IS 

22

26

26

25

27

27

26

26

29

48

126

178

242

*267

*321

212

174 *148

157

145

155

312

301

209

160

124

100 

142

3,810

127

4.54

5.06

May

199

153 

145

172

152

260

752

421

*283

*321

249

170

123

98

84

73

70

64

58

53

51

49

46

41

39

38

35

33

31

53

64

4,380

141

5.04

5.81

June

55

&

56

47

41

37

33

30

29

28

26

25

24

23.

*33

48

39

53

43

37

38

38

53

42

36

32

32

33

29

1,173

39.1

1.40

1.56

July

26

26 

30

26

24

23

22

22

22

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

T5

*19

23

20

17

16

18

17

16

16

36

24

629

20.3

0.725

0.84

Aug.

22

20 

19

18

16

16

17

18

16

16

15

15

15

18

16

IS

14

*14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12_

12

12

21

69

47

38

590

19.0

0.679

0,78

Sept.

32

27 

26

50

38

32

28

31

38

30

28

28

26

*25

23

22

26

26

24

23

22

21

22

25

29

24

24

22

22

20

814

27.1

0.968

1.08

Calendar year 1959 : Max 280 Min 7 Mean 31.6 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.29

Water year 1959-60 : Max 752 Min 10 Mean 46.0 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.36

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs).--Oct. 25 (3 p.m.) 300 cfs (5.65 ft); Apr. 17 (7 a.m.) 340 cfs (5.76 

ft)i Apr. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 352 cfs (5.84 ft)j Apr. 30 (11 p.m.) 212 cfs (4.78 ft)j May 7 (10:30 

a.m.) 860 cfs (8.55 ft).________________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 51

495. Manistique River at Germfask, Mioh,

Location. Lat 46°14'00", long 85°55'40", in SE£ sec.4, T.44 N. , R.13 W., on left bank 

600 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 77, 1 mile south of Germfask, ij miles upstream from Grays Creek, and at mile 62.5.

Drainage area. 341 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1960.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 662.40 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Dec. 29, 1938, staff gage at site 

600 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 442 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs May 10 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 209 cfs Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 1.18 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1960; minimum, 135 cfs July 25, 26, 

1955 (gage height, 0.77ft).

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

July 1948, slight regulation during summer low flow by dam on outlet of Manistique 

Lake.

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

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

1.1 

2.0 

4.0 

8.7

196

365

2,270 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196:)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. '

610

592

595

592

574

545

527

506

522

532

574

605

618

*618

615

642

686 

675

656

634

615

595

582

704

961

985

1,020

1,060

1.070

1,030 

969

21,509

694

2.04

2.35

Nov.

907

866

845

829

810

783

753

740

737

729

*748

734

704

680

660

640

620 

600

590

580

597

597

587

592

595

584

574

574

561

550

20,366

679

1.99

2.22

Dec.

545

543

540

535

532

527

511

504

504

467

457

483

493

475

467

*470

475 

475

467

449

426

421

411

411

406

416

488

558

514

475 

450

14,895

480

1.41

1.63

Jan.

420

400

400

'390 390

390

390

390

390

390

398

408

424

444

475

480

459 

454

446

441

*434

431

431

431

428

416

414

414

421

421 

421

13,041

421

1.23

1.42

Feb.

410

400

400

390

398

411

416

396

401

390

385

375

368

394

401

404

406 

406

*404

398

390

390

391

388

388

388

386

386

381

11,441

395

1.16

1.25

Mar.

380

375

370

370

365

365

360

360

355

356

354

345

341

340

341

335

*333 

330

330

328

335

324

325

333

326

326

333

328

328

359 

398

10,748

347

1.02

1.18

Apr.

404

418

467

506

517

532

540

540

540

543

571

664

850

1,030

1,200

*1,500

1.680 

1,510

1,320

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,230

1,380

1,360

1,330

1,260

1,170

1,170

28,812

960

2.82

3.15

May

1,230

1,200

1,220

1,250

1,220

1,410

1,920

2,140

*2,170

2.250

*2,180

2,040

1,880

1,710

1,570

1,440

1,340 

1,270

1,200

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,070

1,050

1,020

999

972

950

928

QIC 2-i2.

920

42,814

1,581

4.05

4.67

June

923

974

991

999

985

969

947

907

861

826

804

785

769

748

729

745

*858 

866

877

885

856

859

825

812

799

777

745

710

694

680

25,181

839

2.46

2.74

July

661

640

656

667

645

618

597

579

566

550

540

550

514

498

485

478

478 

480

475

470

485

*566

597

582

553

535

522

504

472

467 

478

16,888

545

1.60

1.84

A-og.

480

457

441

424

581

290

275

271

257

254

245

240

238

252

266

262

*248 

242

235

230

225

222

218

217

212

212

209

231

503 

335

326

8,698

281

0.824

0.95

Sept.

310

297

286

436

524

493

470

532

750

726

688

672

*648

637

618

595

582 

579

574

561

543

530

514

527

613

645

621

610

605 

592

16,778

559

1.64

1.83

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,230 Min 190 Mean 473 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.81

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,230 Min 209 Mean 632 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.23

* Discharge measurement made on-this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-20, Dec. 30 to Jan. 10, Feb. 1-4, 10-12, 

21, 22, Mar. 1-9, 14, 23.
52 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

550. Manistique River near Blaney, Mlch.

Location. Lat 46°05 1 05", long 86°03'35", in SE^ sec.28, T.43 N., R.14 W., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from logging bridge, half a mile downstream from Duck- Creek, 7 miles 

southwest of Blaney, and at mile 34.5.

Drainage area. 704 sq ml.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 612.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July £4, 1939, chain 

gage on downstream side of bridge 40 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 826 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,610 cfs May 10-11 (gage height, 19.04 ft); 

minimum, 309 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 6.58 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 9,300 cfs Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 19.42 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings!; minimum, 182 cfs July 26, 1955.

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

which are fair. Since July 1949, slight regulation during summer low flow by dam on 

outlet of Manlstique Lake.

Revisions (water years). WSP 874: 1938. WSP 1387: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (glge 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10

7.4 500

13.0 1,830

16.0 2,850

17.0 3,380

Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

6.6

10.0

15.0

312 

1,060 

Z.450

17.0

18.0

19.0

3,600 

5.04T 

8.42T

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.

1,170

1,090

1,090

1,130

1,080

1,020

966

921

983

1,040

1,090

*1,200

1,220

1,240

1,230

1,250

1,380

1,420

1,390

1,350

1,280

1,250

1,250

1,390

1,990

2,500

2,900

5,100

3,100

3,000

2 700

47,720

1,539

2.19

2.52

Nov.

2.500

2,250

2,060

1,980

1,900

1,830

1,720

1,660

*1,610

1,580

1,580

1,590

1,500

1,400

1,270

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

970

950

930

920

900

42,200

1,407

2.00

2.23

Dec.

890

870

850

830

820

810

790

780

770

750

740

760

790

*800

780

760

730

710

690

680

670

670

670

680

700

730

800

920

960

950

880

24,230

782

1.11

1.28

Jan.

820

780

750

720

700

680

680

680

680

680

680

690

710

720

730

740

760

770

*780

770

770

760

750

740

730

700

660

700

710

710

710

22,460

725

1.03

1.19

Feb.

700

700

700

690

690

680

680

670

670

670

640

620

640

660

660

660

660

660

*660

660

660

660

660

660

660

650

640

630

630

19,220

663

0.942

1.02

Mar.

600

620

630

640

640

630

620

610

600

590

580

570

560

550

*540

540

540

530

530

530

520

510 530"

540

540

540

550

570

580

600

640

17,770

573

0.814

0.94

Apr.

720' 680

730

840

900

960

1,050

1,100

1,200

1,250

1,370

1,630

2,220

2,990

3,840

4,380

4,800

«5.080

4,880

4,350

3,980

3,720

3,550

3,770

3,990

3,990

3,880

3,660

3,360

3,170

82,090

2,736

3.89

4.34

May

3,180

3,170

3,090

3,110

3,150

3,360

4,800

6,720

7,300

8.520

*8,280

6,800

5,650

4,900

4,280

3,780

3,400

3,000

2,700

2,470

2,300

2,210

2,120

1,980

1,840

1,710

1,600

1,530

1,460

1,410

1,410

111,030

3,582

5.09

5.87

June

1,590

1,440

1.480

1,480

1,460

1,400

1,560

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,X60

1,110

1,060

*l,04p

1,050

1,260

1,320

1,290

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,170

1,180

1,190

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,040

1.020

36,830

1,228

1.74

1.94

July

'965 998

965

970

955

918

881

852

826

800

773

728

681

656

630

620

610

610

600

»I86_

615

852

982

950

855

824

824

814

775

747

750

24,570

793

1.13

1.30

Aug.

725

687

659

648

619

538

466

452

436

422

408

398

402

412

420

420

*400

580

560

348

342

555

528

523

318

515

312

326

468

555

544

13,766

444

0.631

0.75

Sept.

510

486

470

540

756

776

730

740

955

1.080

1,020

988

*945

905

852

819

790

778

766

771

752

735

714

714

852

978

965

918

895

864

24,062

802

1.14

1.27

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,460 Mln 270 Mean 910 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.54

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,320 Mln 312 Mean 1,273 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16 to Apr. 10. No gage-height record Oct. 26 

to Nov. 2, Nov. 26 to Dec. 15, Jan. 5-11, July 15-19) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 53

565. Manlstique River near Manistique, Mlch.

Location. Lat 46°01 I 50", long 86 tt09'40", in SE£ sec.15, T.42 N., R.15 W., on left bank 

1 mile downstream from West Branch, 6 miles northeast of Manistique, and at mile 19.5.

Drainage area. 1,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 608 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to July 15, 1939, chain gage at site 1,600 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,360 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs May 11 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, 554 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 8.48 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 11, 1960; minimum, 288 cfs Oct. 4, 1948; 

minimum gage height, 1.01ft Aug. 23, 1941.

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

July 1948, slight regulation during summer low flow by dam on outlet of Mantstique Lake.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1387: 1940-42(M), 1943, 1945. WSP 1687: 1938-39.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

2.5 

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

560

1,100

2,700

4,480

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.8

5,890

8,430

12,300

16,600

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.

2,160

2,050

1,960

1,940

1,880

1,780

1,680

1.580

1,600

1,720

1,840

*2,050

2,140

2,170

2,150

2,150

2,280

2,380

2,400

2,350

2,240

2,120

2,050

2,250

3,100

3,970

4,660

5,300

5.520 

5,320

4,900

81,690

2,635

2.40

2.77

Nov.

4.600

4,360

3,970

3,670

3,460

3,310

3,080

2,860

*2,720

2,650

2,610

2,620

2,520

2,410

2,150

2,070

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,550 

1.500

73,660

2,455

2.23

2.49

Dec.

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,250

*1,250

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,120

1.100

1,130

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,450

1.550

1 500

1*400

39,570

1,276

1.16

1.34

Jan.

1.500

1,250

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1.050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,150

*1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,050 

1,050

34,600

1,116

1.01

1.16

Feb.

1.050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

980

970

950

930

910

890

910

930

940

*940

930

930

940

940

950

960

960

950

940

920

910

900

27,680

954

0.867

0.94

Mar.

870

850

870

890

900

900

880

870

850

840

830

810

800

780

*780

770

760

760

750

740

730

720

720

720

730

750

760

780

810 

850

900

24,970

805

0.732

0.84

Apr.

950

1,000

1,050

1,150

1,250

1,300

1,450

1,600

1,800

1,950

2,200

2,480

3,100

4,060

5,160

6,820

9,000

9.950

*9,750

8,900

8,150

7,660

7,600

8,340

8,870

9,070

8,740

8,060

7,320 

6,750

3.55,480

5,183

4.71

5.26

May

6,450

6,340

6,400

6,500

6,470

6,730

8,460

12,600

15,000

16,000

16.500

*14,400

11,700

9,720

8,460

7,510

6,640

5,890

5,320

4,740

4,280

3,980

3,720

3,500

3,240

2,960

2,720

2,560

2,420

2,330 

2.510

215,850

6,963

6.33

7.30

June

2,330

2,390

2,460

2,510

2.550

2,460

2,340

2,210

2,080

1,960

1,860

1,800

1,750

1,640

*1.570

1,580

1,820

2,050

2,060

2,030

1,970

1,880

1,840

1,840

1,880

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,680

1, 600

59,480

1,985

1.80

2.01

July

,560

,520

,510

,500

,480

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,050

1,000

968

948

952

952

924

«900

940

1,200

1,510

1.580

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,480

1,580

1,300 

1,240

59,454

1,275

1.16

1.54

Aug.

1,250

1.240

1,210

1,170

1,110

1,020

904

856

856

804

780

758

769

783

790

786

*762

724

692

660

641

626

611

596

584

578

566

584

755

988

25,541

817

0.745

0.86

Sept.

968

920

876

920

1,140

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,440

1,660

1.680

1,620

*1,560

1,480

1,410

1,510

1,240

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,200

1,420

1,470

1,420

1,560

1,510

38,164

1,272

1.16

1.29

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,800 Min 490 Mean 1,526 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 16,500 Min 566 Mean 2,229 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17 to Dec. 4, Dec. 10-18, Dec. 22 to Apr. 11. 

No gage-height record Nov. 18-21, Jan. 6-10, 12-17, 22-24, 26-28; discharge estimated on the basis of 

weather records and records for nearby stations.
54 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

570. Indian River near Manistlque, Mioh.

Location. Lat 45°59'30", long 86°17'15", in NE^ sec.34, T.42 N., R.16 W., on shore of 

Indian Lake just upstream from highvray bridge over outlet of Indian Lake, 2 miles 

northwest of Manistique.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.66 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 9, 1942, chain gp^e at highway 

bridge 30 ft downstream at same datum. Since Jan. 18, 1944, auxiliary staff gage on 

right bank 1-J- miles downstream at same datum, read twice daily.

Average discharge. 22 years, 377 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,030 cfs May 12; maximum gage height, 

7.56 ft May 11; minimum daily discharge, 148 cfs Aug. 11; minimum gage height, 3.49 ft 

Mar. 27, 29.

1938-60; Maximum daily discharge, that of May 12, 1960; maximum gage height, 

7.79 ft June 24, 1943; minimum daily discharge, about 20 cfs Nov. 23, 1946 (caused by 

ice jams at outlet of Indian Lake); minimum gage height, 2.22 ft Nov. 17, 1955 (ice 

jam at outlet of Indian Lake); almost no flow occasionally when ice jams form at lake 

outlet.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 200 cfs, which are fair. Indian Lake 

regulated by needles in gate section of concrete dam l| miles below gage.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

530

517

525

520

512

501

492

489

503

486

498

481 

472

472

*464

481

472

473

468

460

453

450

455

485

519

546

586

621

642 

658

666

15,899

513

-

-

Nov.

675

673

665

658

658

668

658

650

631

621

*619

616 

603

593

565

560

549

524

511

495

497

499

497

493

485

477

477

472

462 

456

17,005

567

-

-

Dec.

449

443

438

434

429

427

421

416

414

399

390

387 

385

*383

383

380

378

375

370

a365

a360

a355

a350

a350

a350

148

356

363

368 

370

370

12,006

387

-

-

Jan.

370

372

372

372

370

365

361

361

350

350

347

353

358

358

358

358

356

353

*353

350

353

350

350

350

350

348

346

341

341 *-ZQ

OOU

339

10,994

355

-

-

Feb.

336

334

329

329

327

329

327

327

325

320

325

320 

313

311

309

306

*314

313

313

311

311

311

314

314

309

309

309

306

304

9,205

317

-

-

Mar.

304

302

300

300

297

295

295

292

290

290

288

285 

285

283

*281

278

278

278

278

278

278

288

283

281

278

276

274

274

274 

265

8,856

286

-

-

Apr.

290

299

318

332

339

343

353

363

371

377

382

393 

415

456

503

570

647

721

750

784

809

834

889

992

al,100

al.150

al,150

al,150

al,150

al, 150

19,380

646

-

-

May

1,170

*1,190

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,290

1,460

1,630

*1,780

1,880

*2,000

2.030 

*1,9BO

1,900

1,830

1,740

1,670

1,590

1,510

1,450

1,390

1,360

*1,300

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,020

1,000

973

44,493

1,435

-

-

June

*945

945

931

897

873

843

822

793

764

739

719

700 

681

653

*627

616

626

619

616

611

604

597

599

*616

616

616

613

611

611

CQ4 

P"

21,097

703

-

-

July

586

580

578

565

555

550

540

538

532

527

515

507 

491

487

479

469

185

184

191

202

*470

487

484

482

482

495

492

487

487

495

484

14,606

471

-

-

Aug.

484

479

471

460

460

452

454

440

432

373

148

174 

al80

aieo

179

191

212

*240

499

494

483

479

467

455

445

447

442

434

467

462

456

12,041

388

-

-

Sept.

458

447

462

471

467

465

465

470

486

503

501

497 

497

493

*480

473

471

473

465

463

460

456

446

448

464

472

460

462

451

447

14,079

469

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 746 Mln 107 Mean 369 cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,030 Min 148 Mean 546 Cfsm 1.81 in. 24.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at 1 of 2 gages.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

578. Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt, Mich.

55

Location. Lat 46°29'57", long 87 0 53'11", in SWj sec.l, T.47 N., R.29 W., on lef: bank 

15 ft upstream from county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Humboldt, and 

If miles downstream from Halfway Creek.

Drainage area. 46.7 sq mi.

Records available. June 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,521.20 ft above mean sea level (ClevelandCliffs Iron Co. bench mark). Prior to Sept. 1, 1960, wire-weight gage on upstream side 

of bridge at same datum.

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period June to September, 186 cfs Sep^. 23 

(gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum, 14 cfs June 24 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,640 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 

8.30 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair. Since July 1960, some diversion upstream from station for industrial use; figures of runoff adjusted since.

Rating table, June 24, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of ice effect (gape

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

(Shifting-control method used June 27 to July 3, July 9-11, 15, July 20 

to Oct. 4, 1959, Sept. 29, I960)

1.0 

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

8.0

21

134

180

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

250

450

1,110

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Nov. Dec. Jan.

t!2.2

Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

I

_

til. 3

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

tlO.l

_

-

-

Mar.

_

_

^

-

_

_

_

-

t!2.7

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

t27.9

Apr. May

t74.9

June

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

t25.2

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

*14

15

16

35

31

24

20

_

-

-

-

July

26

31

24

20

17

16

T6

16

24

20

19

17

16

18

18

17

17

17

17

18

18

*28

29

38

26

22

20

70

*Ho" 76 

*52

35

798

25.7

0.550

0.63

Aug.

27

21

57

61

40

31

88

100

75

55

40

43

35

45

46

41

36

34

27

*27

42

65

80

56

46

49

76

*132

140

no

79

1,774

57.2

1.22

1.41

Sept.

66

55

48

43

40

37

60

66

60

121

108

80

60

50

49

52

57

52

48

43

107

157

184

145

97

110

120

153

126

95

2,489

83.0

1.78

1.99

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record on weekends; discharge Interpolated.

614214 O -61 -5
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

578. Middle Branch Escanaba River at Humboldt, Mich.--Continued

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.

*82

75

90

110

102

86

73

66

72

70

66

61

*58

53

49

65

90

86

72

62

55

53

58

140

210

300

320

2Tf

165

146

140

3,292

106

0

Nov.

160

184

156

133

120

105

110

IIO

104

94

*108

120

100

85

76

72

b68

b66

b64

b64

63

62

61

58

b57

55

b54

52

51

49

2,661

88.7

0

Dec.

49

45

43

43

42

41

b41

40

*b40

b38

37

36

36

b35

34

34

34

33

33

32.

32

32

32

34

37

40

47

58

60

51

43

1,232

39.7

0

Jan.

40

38

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

*t>34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

29

b29

b28

28

27

27

1,014

3E.7

0

Feb.

27

b~2T>

26

26

26

26

26

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

b25

25

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

734

25.3

0

Mar.

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

b22

*b22

b21

b21

21

21

b21

b22

b20

b20

b20

20

20

20

20

b20

20

20

20

21

b22

b23

24

b26

663

21.4

0

Apr.

28

30

32

34

36

38

39

37

35

31

31

55

*100

174

268

*470

702

530

432

418

521

748

1,100

1.400

*1,160

678

450

*352

320

310

10,559

352

0

May

330

316

298

280

280

*644

836

600

450

360

334

332

344

342

300

255

230

232

198

161

215

290

271

196

170

150

114

105

100

96

86

8,915

288

0

June

80

136

136

100

78

69

61

55

50

45

44

44

45

39

55

49

63

54

47

43

38

*41

55

68

56

45

40

244

390

263

2,513

83.8

0

Jily

117

88

70

60

54

45

39

34

31

28

26

23

21

22

22

22

22

*21

18

Is

87

186

117

70

45

50

40

34

28

45

33

1,516

48.9

1.07

Aug.

22

20

18

16

16

17

22

31

23

22

*18

16

18

30

27

20

17

16

15

14

13

12

14

1112-

13

17

70

~89 166

48

863

27.8

1.97

Sept.

58

49

39

31

28

26

24

31

32

27

24

22

20

*21

18

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

36

86.

65

46

35

32

31

905

30.2

2.11

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

106 

2.27 

2.62

88.7 

1.9C 

2.12

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

39.7 

0.850 

0.98

32.7 

0.700 

0.81

25.3 

0.542 

0.58

21.4 

0.458 

0.53

352 

7.54 

8.41

288 

6.17 

7.11

Observed

lax - Min - Mean - 

Max 1,400 Min 11 Mean 95.3

83.8 

1.79 

2.00

50.0 

1.07 

1.23

29.8 

0.638 

0.74

32.3 

0.692 

0.77

Adjusted

Mean - Cfjm - In. - 

Mean 95.7 Cfjm 2.05 In. 27.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

 t Average monthly diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for industrial usej furnished by 

Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record on weekends prior to Sept. 1 and for Dec. 19-30, Jan. 1-10, 12-26, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 1, Feb. 10-14, Feb. 16 to Mar. 7, Mar. 19-22, 24-27 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during most of these periods); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for station near Ishpeming.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 57

580. Middle Branch Escanaba River near Ishpeming, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°23 I 40", long 87°45'30", in NW^Stfi sec.12, T.46 N. , R.28 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from County Highway 581, 6 miles southwest of Ishpeming, and 

10 miles east of Republic.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,389.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 6 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 cfs Apr. 25 "(gage height, 12.55 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1960; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 21-23, 1957, 

minimum gage height, 1.17 ft Aug. 22, 23, 1957.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those above 1,200 cfs, which are good, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are fair.

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. 25 Apr. 26 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

6.0

50

87

700

9.0 

13.0

1,330

2,900

1.5 28

1.7 47

2.0 83

6.0 700

9.0 1,330

12.0 2,460

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

Oct.

*254 

220

252

320

302

242

206

181

188

184

167

155

149

*142

152

167

238

234

197

170

ISO

138

143

276

546

790

841

646

488

395

376

8,889

287

2.24

2.58

Nov.

402 

421

421

365

322

284

320

312

276

257

*262

251

251

208

202

190

173

174

155

159

146

146

145

153

149

152

145

138

134

152

6,851

228

1.78

1.99

Dec.

129 

125

124

121

118

118

114

114

*111

104

106

103

105

100

98

97

96

95

95

94

94

94

96

101

110

120

145

177

180

164

140

5,586

116

0.906

1.04

Jan.

m98

91

89

86

85

84

83

82

82

*81

80

81

82

81

80

80

79

78

78

77

77

76

75

74

73

75

72

72

11

2,550

82.3

0.643

0.74

Feb.

21 

71

71

71

70

70

70

70

*70

69

69

69

68

68

68

68

69

70

70

70

69

68

67

66

65

64

63

65

62

1,979

68.2

0.555

0.57

Mar.

62 

61

59

58

58

57

56

55

*54

54

55

55

55

55

52

52

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

52

54

F6

59

67

14

1,712

55.2

0.431

0.50

Apr.

80 

86

92

96

100

105

100

100

96

90

94

134

252

564

555

*978

1,440

1,380

1,140

*958

924

1,030

1,200

1,960

2.610

*2,120

1,520

*1 , 090

862

821

22,557

745

5.82

6.49

May

888 

868

794

757

705

874

*I.67Q

1,650

1,180

950

888

868

819

77.1

717

635

566

538

507

455

482

644

702

589

459

580

341

298

269

26ff

21,771

702

5.48

6.32

June

260 

376

410

368

288

254

204

179

160

144

145

144

150

117

106

113

164

173

151

128

115

*107

110

135

164

132

114

230

456

541.

6,096

203

1.59

1.77

July

406 

259

202

178

145

125

109

97

88

80

74

68

65

59

56

60

64

*60

56

50

159

405

445

286

226

522

230

158

110

182

141

4,905

158

1.23

1.42

Aug.

105 

87

76

66

59

55

76

106

86

75

*64

58

58

100

99

78

64

57

52

49

45

42

40

58

36

35

34

221

550

554

522

5,585

109

0.852

0,98

Sept.

218 

216

179

159

117

104

95

109

134

116

100

88

80

*75

74

66

63

60

58

56

55

52

50

86

256

269

190

158

117

107

5,447

115

0.898

1.00

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,010 Mln 21 Mean 157 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.67

Water year 1.959-60: Max 2,610 Mln 34 Mean 239 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-21, Dec. 51 to Apr. 7, Apr. 10, 11 (no 

gage-height record Mar. 18-26).
58 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

585. East Branch Escanaba River at Gwinn, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°17UO", long 87°26 t OO" , in NE£ sec.21, T.45 N., R.25 V., on right bank 

in county park at Gwinn, 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,079.2 ft above mean see level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 107 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 14.44 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Mar. 11-20.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1960; minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 22, 23, 

1957 (gage height, 6.54 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given In WSP 1741.

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

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

6.9 

7.5 

8.0

42

95

158

9.0

12.0

14.3

330

1,030

1,850

Discharge, In cubic reel; 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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*113

111

141

193

177

139

120

106

109

114

114

107

97

*87

86

103

141

135

113

100

95

87

87

307

994

1.010

665

452

354 

306

314

7,077

228

1.82

2.10

Nov.

344

348

314

279

261

225

234

233

220

210

*234

231

215

185

180

171

160

150

143

135

132

131

131

131

129

130

125

125

120 

115

5,741

191

1.53

1.71

Dec.

110

109

108

105

106

106

105

100

*100

98

94

91

90

88

87

87

86

84

82

81

80

78

22

78

79

82

97

127

148

132

115

3.010

97.1

0.777

0.90

Jan.

103

94

88

84

80

78

76

74

72

71

71

*71

71

72

73

74

74

73

72

72

72

70

71

71

71

70

68

70

70 

70

69

2,315

74.7

0.598

0.69

Feb.

68

67

66

61

64

64

63

63

*62

60

53

?2

68

66

64

63

63

63

63

62

62

61

61

60

60

58

57

57

56

1,797

62.0

0.496

0.53

Mar.

55

54

53

52

51

50

49

48

*47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

47

48

48

49

50

53

58

63

70 

80

1,579

50.9

.0.407

0.47

Apr.

86

88

100

111

112

110

110

110

103

100

113

148

243

360

672

*1,210

*1,480

1,110

824 *696

754

994

920

1,280

1.850

1,410

941

*670

509 

542

17,756

592

4.74

5.29

May

689

665

582

529

525

743

1.210

1,000

780

834

943

949

928

871

706

635

531

487

434

384

418

578

545

402

328

287

258

236

220 

212

204

18,113

584

4.67

5.38

June

206

591

644

487

340

263

220

194

175

161

166

166

151

139

130

143

212

191

171

148

131

*125

124

161

171

139

120

155

201

166

6,391

213

1.70

1.90

Jvly

131

117

130

111

103

94

86

82

76

71

68

67

63

61

60

66

68

*64

61

59

148

"306 322

178

125

134

212

143

112 

125

125

3,568

115

0.920

1.06

Aug.

106

91

81

74

70

66

69

85

76

69

*66

62

65

84

80

68

62

59

56

53

52

51

50

49

49

46

48

117

220

Z 56 

164

2,546

82.1

0.657

0.76

Sept.

125

130

1S6

144

115

97

88

106

115

105

90

82

76

73

*69

65

63

61

60

60

58

56

55

76

139

158

123

100

82

75

2,832

94.4

0.755

0.84

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,010 Mln 24 Mean 108 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.69

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,850 Mln 46 Mean 199 Cfsm 1.59 In, 21.63

* Diacharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15, 17, 18, 20, 26-29, 

17-21, Jan. 2-20, Feb. 24 to Mar. 26, Mar. 30, 31, Apr. 6-8, 10.

De-!. 1, 4, 7-11, 14,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 59

590. Escanaba River at Cornell, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°54'40", long 87°12'50", In sec.32, T.41 N., R.24 W., on right bank 50 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Bobs' Creek, three-quarters 

of a mile northeast of Cornell, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8VO sq mi.

Records available. August 1903 to December 1912, January 1913 to November 1915 (gage

heights only), October 1950 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 130V. Published as "near Escanaba" 1903-15.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). August 1903 to November 1915 

chain gage at site 11 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1903-12, 1950-60), 951 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs May 7 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum, 193 cfs July 17 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1903-12, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1960; maximum gage height, 

5.72 ft Apr. 7. 1956 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 90 cfs July 5, 1910 (gage 

height, 1.5 ft), but may have been less during extended periods of no gage-height 

record during winter seasons of 1903-12, or during period of ice effect in 1959.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional slight regulation caused by Boney Falls powerplant, 

8 miles upstream from station, since 1950.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1387: 1904.

Rating tables, water year 1959-fiO, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.4 225

1.6 395

2.O 890

2.5 1,730

3.0 2,920

4.0 6,220

1.5 307

2.0 850

2.5 1,720

3.0 2,920

4.0 6,220

4.8 10,000

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

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,400

1,260

1,200

1,310

1,310

1,200

1,100

1,100

920

965

633

860

965

820

685

887

1,020

831

876

1,010

806 

764

890

1,630

4,310

4,980 

*4,540

3,870

3,090

3,550 

3,350

50,133

1,617

1.86

2.14

Nov.

3,500

2,180

3,O30

1,900

1,730

1,580

1,400

1,360

1,300

1,400

1,470

*1,100

90O

830

760

800

760

780

800

800

806 

740

650

780

800

800 

770

600

400

60O

33,126

1,104

1.27

1.42

Dec.

800

760

780

760

724

512

4OO

540

680

670

*660

596

386

479

608

540

548

724

530

400

350

520

660

530

450

400 

536

778

980

940 

750

18,991

613

0.705

0.81

Jan.

580

580

640

500

680

560

580

700

480

340

430

520

620

620

600

500

430

400

540

540

500 

5OO

530

350 *510

530 

500

530

540

400 

370

15,860

512

0.589

0.68

Feb.

400

540

510

470

480

350

290

450

*520

510

520

450

350

280

370

450

540

520

460

400

350 

300

500

460

450

480 

490

300

350

12,540

432

0.497

0.54

Mar.

480

490

490

350

260

280

300

440

480

440

320

330

230

290

320

330

360

*350

340

240

300 

360

370

380

350

290 

240

300

450 

620

550

11,330

365

0.420

0.48

Apr.

500

520

540

800

760

720

760

800

800

680

620

1,100

1,700

2,500

5,440

7,520

*8,500

6.8OO

5,930

5,120

4,770 

4,480

4,670

6,880

8,500

9.000 

7,710

5,580

4,350

4,480

112,330

3,744

4.30

4.80

May

5.02O

5,120

4,880

4,570

4,510

6,390

9.880

9,500

7,900

6,840

5,900

5,200

4,670

4,170

3,750

3,310

2,980

2,760

2,300

2,350

2,740 

3,200

3,280

3,000

2,500

2,070 

1,780

1,620

1,540

1,540 

1.440

126,710

4,087

4.70

5.42

June

1,270

2,120

2.760

2,630

2,180

1,740

1,52O

1,370

1,160

970

1,000

1,040

714 895"

798

925

1,300

1,240

1,100

1,100

*1,080 

985

910

955

1,230

1,190 

822

1,060

1,240

1,350

38,654

1,288

1.48

1.65

July

1,390

1,260

1,070

1,060

988

646

668

674

605

460

498

495

495

425

444

501

308

386

*435

386

640 

1,190

1,540

1,460

1,190

1,410 

1,740

1.780

1,460

1,480 

1,350

28,434

917

1.05

1.21

Avg.

1,280

1,110

865

686

662

662

421

498

522

611

465

506

730

546

792

*851

667

605

508

369

325 

372

539

485

435

333 

333

556

1,500 

2L.310

3,180

23,614

729

0.838

0.97

Sept.

1,780

1,600

5.550

5,230

2,340

1,720

1,330

1,520

1,700

1,370

1,250

927

1,020

875

720

720

744

650

495

583

*697 

564

550

616

772

1,120 

1,380

1,020

935 

742

36,180

1,306

1.39

1.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,980 Min 10O Mean 837 Cfsm 0.962 In. 13.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,880 Min 230 Mean 1,385 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov 

16, 19-36, Dec. 29 to Apr. 14.

7, 9, 10, 13-20, Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, Dec. 7-11,
60 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

595. Ford River near Hyde, Mich.

Location.--Lat 45°45'20", long 87°12'05", in SW£ sec.19, T.39 N., R.23 ¥., on right bank 

40 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from Tenmile Creek, 

and li miles north of Hyde.

Drainage area. 450 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 342 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,590 cfs May 7 (gage height, 8.27 ft); minimum, 

86 cfs July 21 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1960; minimum, 23 cfs Aug. 22, 23, 1957 

height, 1.39 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. RecorcTs" of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

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

1.8 

2.3 

2.8 

3.5

84

216

405

840

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.1

2,180

3,24,0

4,74,0

7,100

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.

1,010 

856

777

700

617

572

526

477

4,55

4,4,0

4,25

4,10

382

352

326

34,7

392

405

396

374,

339

314

364

1,100

2,160

2.190

2,080

*1,950

1,770 

1,540

1,330

25,376

819

1.82

2.10

Nov.

1.150 

944

819

735

686

644

499

510

521

494

560

*410

430

382

300

364

255

226

260

270

275 

275

275

270

265

255

245

235

225 

220

12,979

433

0.962

1.07

Dec.

215

210

205

200

195

190

190

190

185

185

*185

185

185

185

190

185

180

180

180

180

175 

175

175

180

190

220

250

300

340 

350 340"

6,495

210

0.467

0.54

Jan.

310 

290

270

260

250

240

240

235

230

235

240

240

260

270

280

280

285

285

280

275

270 

265

260

250

*245

*240

230

220

210 

210

200

7,855

253

0.562

0.65

Feb.

195

190

185

180

175

170

170

165

160

155

155

*155

155

155

155

160

160

160

160

155

155 

150

145

145

140

140

T35~ 135

135

4,595

158

0.351

0.3J

Mar.

130 

125

125

125

120

120

115

115

110

110

110

105

105

105

100

100

100

*100

100

100

100 

100

100

100

100

100

105

110

140

180

220

3,575

115

0.256

0.30

Apr.

250 

300

330

360

380

380

360

340

320

400

572

960

1,640

*2,170

3,250

3,890

*4.050

3,530

2,940

2,540

2,220 

1,970

1,810

2,040

2,280

2,460

2,570

2,540

2,170 

2,340

51,362

1,712

3.80

4.24

May

2,670 

2,620

2,630

2,740

2,720

3,910

*6,540

6.850

*5,950

5,480

4,270

3,180

2,610

2,230

1,910

1,650

1,500

1,380

1,260

1,290

1,570 

1,750

1,660

1,550

1,450

1,220

1,090

896

763 

791

840

76,970

2,483

5.52

6.36

June

714 

735

864

833

798

714

591

488

405

347

335

326

307

285

261

326

554

700

735

700

*591 

516

435

477

532

504

460

435

548 

538

16,054

535

1.19

1.33

July

494 

440

460

415

360

322

285

245

210

180

156

148

143

133

120

115

112

105

*99

90

133 

255

307

288

258

382

591

554

472 

472

440

8,784

283

0.629

0.73

Aug.

382 

322

268

222

180

153

143

138

135

125

118

108

103

135

*210

238

229

198

165

140

120 

120

156

130

112

103

94

170

686 

864

 

7,147

231

0.513

0.59

Sept.

1,010 

1,050

1.500

1,140

749

521

396

504

591

516

455

392

322

288

251

226

222

222

210

198

*180 

171

162

T86

232

278

331

347

331 

285

13,066

436

0.969

1.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,190 Min 4,2 Mean 384, Cfsm 0.853 In. 11.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,850 Min 90 Mean 64,0 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.37

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected >y ice Nov. 19 to Apr. 10 (no gage-height record Nov. 22 

to Dec. 11, Dec. 26 to Jan. 24; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measvrement, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 61

605. Iron River at Caspian, Mich.

Location.--Lat 46°03'31", long 88°37'38", on line between SE£ and SW-J- sec.l, T.42 N., 

B.35 W., on downstream side of highway bridge in Caspian, &£ miles upstream f^om mouth.

Drainage area. 84 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1960.

gage. Wire-weight gage,read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,438.78 

x't above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 83.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 9.24 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 470 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 34 cfs Mar. 13 

(gage height, 3.81 ft).

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 1,430 cfs July 2, 1953 (gage height, 10.20 ft); minimum 

observed, 29 cfs Mar. 13, 1954 (gage height, 3.41 ft).

Remarks. Records fair prior to May 16, good thereafter, 

pumped from mines into river above station.

Plow regulated by ground water

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. 12

3.8 33

5.0 116

6.0 210

7.0 340

Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

58

134

384

940

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

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

E

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185 

160 

150

140

*130

125

120

120

125

125

115

110

105

99

100

116

110

108

92

90

85

87

96

148

220

200

180

150

135

120

110

3,956

128

-

"

Nov.

~99 108 

95

*92

91

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

88

87

86

85

83

82

80

74

81

73

78

75

85

76

76

80

80

80

2,564

85.5

-

~

Dec.

*80 

78 

76

76

77

76

75

74

74

74

74

74

72

69

66

6468"

73

71

67

66

72

71

71

72

68

70

74

77

77

76

2,252

72.6

-

"

Jan.

75 

71 

64

66

66

66

*65

64

63

62

62

63

63

64

64

64

64

63

63

62

62

62

63

63

64

64

64

63

63

62

60

1,984

64.0

-

~

Feb.

*57 

60 

46

63

56

54

54

54

54

53

53

52

53

54

54

54

53

52

51

50

50

50

50

50

49

49

48

47

47

1,517

52.3

-

~

Mar.

46 

46 

46

46

44

43

43

*42

41

40

40

39

38

39

43

46

45

45

45

46

46

46

46

46

47

48

50

54

59

64

66

1,435

46.3

-

"

Apr.

64 

60 

68

62

66

66

64

66

61

66

68

80

243

*434

548

609

624

606

578

468

277

218

468

912

651

555

434

342

291

278

9,327

311

-

"

May

291 

254 

230

226

277

366

454

408

336

300

257

209

171

173

160

184

264

264

207

192

196

185

169

154

142

131

124

124

116

129

123

6,816

220

-

"

June

110 

132 

129

118

106

*100

94

91

89

83

89

88

82

79

18

97

112

101

105

93

91

92

86

126

107

96

88

85

120

102

2,969

99.0

-

"

July

92 

92 

89

84

*80

79

78

77

79

76

75

76

79

88

80

82

79

77

75

75

73

130

104

85

79

85

79

78

79

78

73

2,553

82.4

-

Aug.

72

*71 

68

68

68

75

80

71

79

75

72

69

69

76

71

67

69

66

68

66

75

65

62

64

64

65

61

a!60

a210

a!60

also

2,536

81.8

-

"

Sept.

allO 

al05 

a92

83

76

*75

71

89

92

82

79

73

73

70

72

71

73

71

69

69

69

66

68

80

89

82

78

73

74

72

2,346

78.2

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 396 Min 41 Mean 76.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 912 Min 38 Mean 110 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fjr nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-24, 26-31, Feb. 1, 8-14, 16-21, 23-27, 29, 

Mar. 2-12, 15-27.
62 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

610. Brule River near Florence, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°57'30", long 88°15 I 55", In SE£ sec.11, T.41 N., R.32 W., Michigan meridian, on left bank 40 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Paint River, 

3f miles north of Florence, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Michigamme River.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available. January 1914 to February 1916, June 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,210 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Aug. 29, 1944, wire-weight or chain gages at bridge 40 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1914-15, 1944-60), 351 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 4.78 ft); maximum gage height, 8.01 ft Jan. 8 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 210 cfs Mar. 8-25; 

minimum gage height, 2.16 ft Aug. 17, 24.

1914-16, 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs July 2, 1953 (gage height, 6.57 ft); 

maximum gage height, that of Jan. 8, 1960; minimum discharge, 155 cfs Aug. 16, 22, 1949; 

minimum gage height, 1.86 ft Aug. 27, Sept. 13, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow not 

adjusted for ground water pumped from mines into Iron River above station at Caspian, 

Mich.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1914-16.

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 Apr. 12 Apr. 13 to Sept. 30

1.9 183

2.0 211

2.5 436

3.0 

4.0

745

1,590

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

243

410

720

4.0 

5.0

1,610

2,710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

885

696

689

675

*592

533

492

470

481

481

442

420

404

388

373

394

394

378

358

348

333

333

373

636

1.010

885

717

592

533

504

481

16,290

525

1.38

1.59

Nov.

464

*442

425

410

415

400

390

390

400

410

420

410

410

400

400

390

380

370

370

360

360

360

360

360

355

350

335

320

310

 300

11,466

382

1.01

1.13

Dec.

*280

270 270'

270

270

270

270

275

275

280

280

285

285

285

290

290

285

280

280

275

280

285

290

305

315

320 320"

320

315

305

300

8,920

288

0.758

0.87

Jan.

290 286"

270

*260

250

245

240

235

225

225

225

230

230

230

230

235

235

240

240

245

245

250

260

260

270

275

280

280

280

280

7,820

252

0.663

0.76

Feb.

*280

280

270

270

270

270

260

260

260

250

250

250

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

230 230"

230

230

7,210

1 249

0.655

0.71

Mar.

230

225

220

220

220

215

215

*210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

215

230

260

*285

300

510

6,925

223

0.587

0.68

Apr.

310

315

315

320

315

310

300

290

280

2W

*320

450

790

1,230

*1,610

1,860

2,060

1,950

1,250

956

876

846

839

1,380

2,170

*2.560

1,840

1,340

1,060

1,130

29,352

978

2.57

2.87

May

1,100

1,010

916

860

900

1,320

1.820

1,700

1,400

1,250

1,180

1,160

1,100

1,000

876

797

832

1,000

932

860

868

832

748

681

629

584

558

544

519

570

648

29,194

942

2.48

2.86

June

622

707

688

616

551

501

477

454

*432

421

448

448

426

405

596

465

636

590

564

495

454

438

426

558

544

489

443

426

538

603

15,261

509

1.34

1.50

Jvly

495

454

443

410

*381

362

353

340

332

328

332

328

328

358

345

323

319

311

303

292

328

416

454

396

353

471

421

362

372

349

319

11,378

367

0.966

1.11

Aug.

307

*296

288

280

284

300

296

296

296

315

300

284

280

284

280

269

265

269

273

273

273

276

269

265

269

273

276

668

972

741

551

10,568

341

0.897

1.03

Sept.

454

448

421

376

353

*332

315

345

405

367

336

311

300

296

292

284

288

288

284

284

284

284

280

345

570

432

315

332

319

307

10,247

342

0.900

1.00

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,550 Min 165 Mean 325 Cfsm 0.855 In. 11.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,360 Min 210 Mean 450 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 6 to Apr. 12 (no gage-height record Jan.18-31; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 63

615. Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°06'20", long 88°20'05", in SE£ sec.20, T.43 N., R.32 W., on right bank 

150 ft downstream from municipal powerplant at Crystal Falls and 13 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 616 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,306.1 ft above mean sea level (WisconsinMichigan Power Co. bench mark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 578 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 9.82 ft); minimum, 143 cfs sometime during period Feb. 28 to Mar. 8 (gage height, 1.85 ft, from recorded range Ln stage); minimum daily, 262 cfs Aug. 23-25.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1960; minimum, 7.7 cfs Sept. 17, 1950 

(gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 81 cfs Nov. 1, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant immediately above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1174: 1947-48(m).

Rating taDie, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

249

372

645

4.0 

6.0

1,540

3,980

10,900

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

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

1,500

1,220

1,200

1,240

1,150

1,030

942

837

804

812

764

705

685

645

626

645

692

712

692

652

608

578

618

876

1,440

1.560 

1,460

1,290

1,140

1,050

1,010

29,183

941

1.53

1.76

Nov.

942

888

888

812

797

*657

536

734

720

705

720

593

620

540

490

547

415

441

540

496

500

490

486

492

470

446 

435

446

440

426

17,712

590

0.958

1.07

Dec.

421

434

428

426

421

404

401

394

396

384

383

396

384

391

384

406

384

386

372

519

367

334

352

340

368

382 

415

461

471

460

453

12,317

397

0.644

0.74

Jan.

417

410

420

*414

395

370

385

391

392

382

382

384

393

389

380

383

366

372

368

374

374

364

354

352

366

356 

347

342

342

350

 340

11,654

376

0.610

0.70

Feb.

372

330

334

326

330

324

312

 344

321

306

345

321

315

300

324

320

336

310

325

315

316

314

312

316

331

320 

330

a325

a320

9,394

324

0.526

0.57

Mar.

a315

a310

a310

a305

a305

a305

a300

*a300

292

284

299

283

276

306

265

313

275

296

295

306

314

279

269

276

286

282 

290

310

354

386

435

9,421

304

0.494

0.57

Apr.

420

425

461

493

493

476

471

466

456

424

482

584

992

1,670

2,940

*4,460

5,200

4,500

3,370

2,720

2,340

2,310

2,620

6,240

10.500

8,350 

5,380

3,870

2,970

2 ' 730

78,813

2,627

4.26

4.75

May

2,580

2,420

2,190

2,020

2,050

3,130

5.970

3,640

3,070

2,580

2,370

2,290

2,270

2,020

1,740

1,510

1,630

2,260

2,030

1,760

1,670

1,740

1,580

1,430

1,300

1,170 

1,060

978

906

888

888

61,140

1,972

3.20

3.69

June

845

1,220

1.250

1,180

1,000

844

804

727

 692

645

633

658

609

570

526

556

694

720

692

646

610

567

556

696

870

727 

645

616

736

800

22,334

744

1.21

1.35

July

734 678"

614

568

496

460

*430

416

376

361

373

326

350

388

356

344

341

367

358

336

408

467

578

475

452

480 

598

482

428

396

363

13,789

445

0.722

0.83

Aug.

359

342

324

312

306

324

331

358

348

346

324

306

320

313

306

298

292

286

294

281

284

286

262

262

262

264 

284

695

1.050

822

639

11,480

370

P. 601

0.69

Sept.

554

570

523

454

418

*426

334

413

546

589

514

470

420

370

376

368

354

312

323

296

310

292

306

378

508

524 

472

420

406

388

12,634

421

0.683

0.76

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,190 Mln 190 Mean 577 Cfam 0.937 In. 12.71

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,500 Min 262 Mean 792 Cfsra 1.29 In. 17. 4F

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of kilowatt-hour output at powerplant above 

station.
64 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

625. Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Mich.

Location. Lat 46°06'50", long 88°12'55", in Nw£ sec.20, T.43 N., R.31 ¥., on right bank 

400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 4^ miles downstream from Michigrmme Reservoir, 

6 miles east of Crystal Falls, and 16 miles upstream from confluence with Brule River.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,300 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 16 years, 700 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,260 cfa Apr. 28 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minimum daily, 152 cfs Aug. 31.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 28, 1960; minimum daily, 71 cfs Nov. 26, 

1950.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by powerplants and by Michigamme Reservoir 

(capacity, 119,950 acre-ft) 4.5 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage neight, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 27 Apr. 28 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

121

192

304

685

5.0 

7.0 

10.5

1,220

2,720

6,940

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

149

208

313

685

5.0 

7.0 

10.4

1,220

2,720

6,800

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180

1,270

1,390

1,310

974

815 SIS'

815

815 

815

1,020

1,170

1,170

1,170

952

1,020

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,020

1,050

1,390

2.140 

1,520

1,210

1,520

1,870

36,561

1,179

_

-

Nov.

1.850 

1,560

1,240 

1,230

1,350

*1,600

1,550

1,370

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200 

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1.130

1,130

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,160 

1,150

1,150

'

37,280

1,243

_

-

Dec.

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1.150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,130

904

760

755 

755

755

755

755

755

755

755

755

965

1,110

1,110

1,060

750

750

750 

637

T5o" 578

750

27,929

901

_

-

Jan.

750 

750

745 

*745

745

745

745

745

745

745

745

745 

745

740

740

740

740

740

737

754

740

740

740

735

952

1.120

1,120 

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,100

25,443

821

_

-

Feb.

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,090

998

712

712

880

1,010

1,020

1,080

1,150 

,120

,110

,100

,090

,090

,080

984

694

690

873

839

680

676

676

676 

676

858

26,814

925

_.

-

Mar.

998 

992

980 

975

965

960

*945

930

920

910

900

827 

608

742

781

600

590

586

582

564

550

554

530

445

534

510

494 

486

478

558

595

22,049

711

_

-

Apr.

595 

600

595 

582

564

640

795

775

726

550

494

618 

895

575

264

*295

250

196

182

175

174

555

856

1,800

3,340

*5,980

6.940 

4, 666

1,670

2,920

39,210

1,307

_.

-

May

4,940 

3,550

2,250 

2,520

3,090

5,070

6.790

6,480

6,280

5,230

2,950

1,700 

1,700

2,110

2,600

1,860

1,470

1,680

2,190

2,880

3,760

2,780

1,600

1,590

1,830

2,040

1,830 

1,560

1,560

1,560

1.580

88,850

2,865

_

-

June

1,160 

1,200

1.210 

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,200

*1,200

1,180

1,150

946

780 

780

775

775

795

592

205

401

805

931

1,090

1,150

1,150

958

790

785 

785

785

977

28,165

939

_

-

July

1.070 its

780 

780

7BO

775

775

775

770

770

770

770 

770

770

770

765

765

765

765

760

780

780

716

667

672

672

a670 

a670

a670

a665

a665

25,557

753

-

Aug.

a665 

*662

662 

a660

a655

649

a650

a650

a650

649

649

644 

599

168

495

656

628

656

636

636

636

636

651

631

631

631

554 

191

184

269

152

17,225

556

_

-

Sept.

T?zf

168

162 

158

155

465

644

640

475

158

165

162 

469

640

640

640

636

636

636

631

631

631

427

165

186

184

178 

175

175

175

11,371

579

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,140 Mln 72 Mean 719 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,940 Mln 152 Mean 1,050 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records of discharge at Way Dam 

plant.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 65

630. Menominee River near Florence, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°57<04", long 88°11<13", in NE£ sec.16, T.41 N. , R.31 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from confluence of Brule and Michigamme Rivers and 3^ miles 

northeast of Florence.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,120 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 1,879 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 14.15 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.19 ft); minimum daily, 782 cfs Mar. 27.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, that of ^or. 26, 1960; minimum^ 4p^ ofs Jan. 14, 29, 

1959, Sept. 13, 1960 (gage height, 1.19 fth mini mum daily, 220 cfs Feb.'4, 1951.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for tKe water year 1953 has been revised to 18,800 

cfs July 2 or 3, 1953 (gage height, 13.81 ft, from floodmarks), superseding figure 

published in WSP 1277.

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

good. Flow regulated by powerplants, and by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 119,950 

acre-ft) and Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 acre-ft) on Michigamme River, and by many 

other smaller reservoirs on tributaries above station.

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)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

760

1,530

3,780

9.0 

14.0

8,800

19,200

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.

3,570 

3,060 

3,630

3,330

*3,040

2,970

3,130

2,910

2,700

2,240

1.470 

1,660

2,320

2,310

2,220

2,320

2,250

1,810

2,220

2,070

2,050

2,000

2,240

3,070

3,990

4,200

4.580

3,560 

2,980

3,290

3,320

86,510

2,791

_

-

Nov.

3,470 

*5.550 

3,210

2,870

2,820

2,810

2,890

1.500

2,800

2,600

2,500 

2,400

2,300

2,000

1,700

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,200

2,300

2,100

1,700

2,200

2,000

1,900

2,000

2,100

2,100 

1,800

1,900

70,000

2,333

_

-

Dec.

1,800 

1,800 

2,010

2.190

2,060

1,940

2,150

*2,020

1,770

1,770

1,880 

1,790

1,620

1,640

1,700

1,630

1,590

1,580

1,470

1,360

1,470

1,540

1,640

1.060

1,080

1,570

1,330

1,720 

2,040

1,840

1,720

52,780

1,703

-

Jan.

1,570 

1,490 

1,560

1,700

1,440

1,450

1,580

1,640

1,590

1,590

1,580 

1,690

1,690

1,760

1,620

1,500

1,490

1,570

1,530

1,570

1,620

1,660

1,640

1,610

1,710

1,950

2,060

2,030 

1,980

1,880

1,800

51,350

1,656

_

-

Feb.

*1, 850 

1.870 

1,730

1,720

1,620

1,690

1,660

1,570

1,780

1,780

1,620 

1,660

1,740

1,400

1,800

1,750

1,610

1,670

1,760

1,750

1,200

1,730

1,430

1,410

1,550

1,500

1,600

1.160 

1,870

__ _

47,480

1,637

-

Mar.

1,660 

1,720 

1,640

1,680

1,000

1,100

1,750

1,800

1,830

1,950

1.990 

1,680

1,800

1,550

1,590

1,570

1,570

1,620

1,470

1,150

1,390

1,430

1,270

1,260

1,290

806

782

1,22^ 

1,470

1,520

1,630

46,188

1,490

-

Apr.

1,780 

1,930 

1,810

1,910

1,980

1,970

1,930

1,940

1,470

1,440

1,460 

1,700

1.420

1,440

2,280

4,480

6,700

6,560

4,330

3,520

3,600

3,740

4,090

8,180

*15,700

18. 100

*16,000

10,000 

5,200

8,000

144,660

4,822

-

May

8,460 

8,590 

5,790

5,630

5,870

11,000

15,000

14,000

12,000

11,000

6,200 

4,500

4,500

5,400

5,600

4,700

4,200

5,000

5,660

6,330

7,780

6,120

3,930

4,060

4,370

3,740

3,490

m3,340

3,320

195,890

6,319

-

June

3,050 

3,130 

5.290

2,950

2,760

2,930

2,850

2,650

*2,550

3,460

2,450 

1,670

1,850

1,850

1,890

2,140

2,310

1,440

1,440

2,210

2,080

2,500

2,150

2,280

2,170

2,140

2,070

2,250 

2,120

2,500

 

69,650

2,322

_

-

July

2.500 

1,910 

1,900

1,760

1,920

2,000

1,900

1,950

1,750

1,500

1,570 

1,850

1,420

1,580

1,410

1,170

1.150

1,400

1,560

1,270

1,460

1,720

1,840

1,710

1,760

1,860

1,870

1,850 

2,050

1,750

1,620

52,320

1,688

_.

-

Aug.

1,570 

*1, 190 

1,560

1,410

1,420

1,170

1,150

1,240

1,280

1,250

1,150 

1,120

1,080

1,140

1,280

1,250

1,500

1,260

1,280

1,180

929

1,270

1,150

1,150

1,520

1,280

1,240

1,110 

2.510

2,150

1,780

40, 909

1,520

_

-

Sept.

1,660 

1,620 

1,140

890

790

1,150

1,520

1,560

1,200

905

970 

1,250

1,270

1,550

1,570

1,430

1,270

1,120

1,340

1,550

1,590

1,520

1,510

1,540

1,510

1,490

1,600

1.890 

1,850

1,540

 - -

39,915

1,550

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,480 Mln 488 Mean 1,711 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 18,100 Mln 782 Mean 2,453 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 8 to Dec. 1, Apr. 27-30, May 6-18; discharge estimated on basl 

of records for Brule and Peavy Falls powerplants.
66 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

645. Pine River at Pine River powerplant, near Florence, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°49'40", long 88°14'55", in sec.28, T.39 N., R.18 E., at powerplant of 

Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co., 5.0 miles downstream from Popple River and 6.5 miles 

south of Florence.

Drainage area. 528 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1960.

Average discharge. 37 years, 422 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,220 cfs May 7; minimum daily, 156 ofs 

Mar. 17.

1923-60: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 cfs Apr. 9, 1929; no flow at times during 

1924, 1926-27, 1930-31, 1933, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those above 700 cfs, which are fair. Daily discharge determined from powerplant records. Flow regulated by powerplant at station, but pondage is 

small and monthly discharge is very nearly natural flow.

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

basis of load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey 

and gate ratings based on theoretical formulas.

Revisions. WSP 1237: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959" to Septemoer 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.

1.740

1,700 

1,660

1,580

1,380

1,260

1,140

1,060

1,010

1,020

1,000

940

940

613

478

468

494

468

442

403

468

590

455

844

1,220

1,380

1,460

1,260

1,150

1,080

984

30,487

983

1.86

2.15

Nov.

984

86T 

784

744

674

624

572

570

624

624

624

494

520

494

364

494

312 3l2"

390

416

390

590

390

429

377

338

364

558

312

312

15,124

504

0.955

1.07

Dec.

405

588 

564

312

312

564

312

312

312

312

512

312

312

312

312

512

512

512

512

260

286" 208

208

260

208

512

512

464

4T5

416

416

9,974

522

0.610

0.70

Jan.

416 416" 

416

390

364

312

4l6

312

312

312

358

364

405

542

573

342

512

542

588

512

512

512

512

512

312

312

512

512

312

312

312

10,634

343

0.650

0.75

Feb.

312

286 

208 512"

512

312

208

312

312

208

312

260

208

286

208

286

208

312

208

208

208

512

208

260

208

512

208

260

208

7,462

257

0.487

0.53

Mar.

286

208 

208

208

312

208

208

208

208

162

512

208

182

208

208

208

260" 156

208

208

208

208

208

208

234

208

208

208

312

358

7,007

226

0.428

0.49

Apr.

358

384 

435

405

403

429

390

590

564

512

472

559

1,170

1,650

2,020

2,400

2.510

2,450

2,220

1,900

1,720

1,600

1,440

1,690

1,800

1,940

1,880

1,720

1,580

1,750

58,517

1,277

2.42

2.70

May

1,780

1,740 

1,620

1,540

1,560

2,600

5.220

5,160

2,990

2,860

2,600

2,260

1,970

1,830

1,760

1,630

1,460

1,420

1,550

1,540

1,600

1,540

1,550

1,220

1,160

1,020

889

904

824

954

1,000

55,511

1,726

5.27

5.77

June

1,090

1.500 

1,200

1,060

924

754

744

699

624

598

520

624

546

494

468

560

974

1,100

1,040

864

744

664

624

744

814

744

624

624

527

520

22,812

760

1.44

1.61

Jvly

442

481 

520

624

624

598

468

442

377

364

351

35T

351

468

468

416

442

468

364

564

564

416

624

624

624

854

914

824

724

754

664

16,329

527

0.998

1.15

Aug.

520

416 

403

564

351

364

512

564

364

416

468

416

403

364

512

512

364

312

358

512

286

286

286

208

258

325

234

496

1.100

1,060

1,080

13,044

421

0.797

0.92

Sept.

946

864 

784

684

572

572

442

494

520

624

572

520

416

364

364

364

390

512

358

538

273

5l2

273

416

739

904

844

704

624

494

16,063

535

1.01

1.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,760 Mln 80 Mean 455 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.15

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,220 Mln 156 Mean 658 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.97
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 67

653. West Branch Sturgeon River near Randville, Mich.

Location. Lat 46 0 00'45", long 87°58'4l", in NE£ sec.30, T.42 N., R.29 W., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Tom Kirres Creek, 

and 4 miles northeast of Randville.

Drainage area. 57.3 sq mi.

Records available. August 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,170 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 570 cfs May 7 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum, 

2.6 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 1.43, result of freezeup).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1960; minimum, that of Apr. 10, 1960.

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

December 1958, some diversion upstream from station for industrial use; figu-es of 

runoff adjusted thereafter.

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

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

1.7 

3.0 

4.0

12

100

177

5.0 

6.0 

6.3

280

462

540

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

He an

(t)

Oct.

r 6354

59

59

52

45

*40

37

45

45

38

34

31

29

28

36

42 

38

32

29

27

27

32

90

1B7

200

liT

101

75

64

57

1,845

59.5

0.09

Nov.

53

4T

42

39

38

*41

39

36

34

32

34

33

31

30

29

28

25 

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

25

24

23

22

21

21

935

31.2

2.18

Dec.

21

22

23

*22

23

23

22

22

21

20

21

22

21

20

21

22

20

21

11

21

20

20

20

20

21

22

25

29

32

3T

30

697

22.5

3.13

Jan.

28

2S

25

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

*21

22

24

24

23

22

21 

20

20

21

19

19

19

18

18

18

19

18

18

19

18

658

21.2

3.78

Feb.

18

19

18

18

18

18

19

18

17

17

17

*16

1515-

15

16

17 

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

19

500

17.2

3.69

Mar.

18

18

18

19

19

18

*18

18

18

19

17

18

18

16

17

16

17

17

18

17

16

18

18

17

IS

17

19

21

24

27

30.

576

18.6

3.77

Apr.

33

36

38

40

41

42

42

41

39

38

41

77

147

*243

»351

345

302 

221

146

114

97

92

98

175

*275

248

196

144

113

146

3,961

132

5.11

May

226

222

188

155

152

274

*523

45T

303

243

213

182

141

113

95

81

84 

87

78

91

113

158

144

107

90

72

65

62

58

63

62

4,900

158

4.31

June

55

86

89

71

56

48

44

38

38

34

38

38

34

32

30

45

109 

96

79

*61

49

45

41

59

62

47

38

70

94

106

1,732

57.7

4.53

July

65

49

54

50

38

35

*38

32

29

27

25

25

23

27

24

22

22 

22

20

M

28

46

42

27

22

29

32

25

56

86.

62

1,100

35.5

2.97

Aug.

40

28

23

22

20

21

24

24

23

22

21

18

16

22

*20

16

16 

16

15

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

90

157

154

86

1,007

32.5

3.46

Sept.

56

58

50

37

32

27

23

*28

36

29

25

25

21

11

21

19

21 

21

21

21

20

21

19

37

95

85

54

38

33

30

1,020

34.0

3.46

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

59.6 

1.04 

1.20

33.4 

0.583 

0.65

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

25.6 

0.447 

0.52

25.0 

0.436

0.50

20.9 

0.365 

0.39

22.4 

0.391 

0.45

137 

2.39 

2.67

162 

2.83 

3.26

Observed

Max 228 Mln 6 Mean 31.6 

Max 523 Mln 14 Mean 51.7

62.2

1.09 

1.22

38.5 

0.672 

0.77

36.0 

0.628 

0.72

37.5 

0.654 

0.73

Adjusted

Mean 34.5 Cfsm 0.602 In. 8.17 

Mean 55.1 Cfsm 0.962 In. 13.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Average monthly diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for Industrial use; furnished by 

M. A. Hanna Coal and Ore Corp.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 7-9, 12-14, Nov. 18 to Apr. 9.
68 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

655. Sturgeon River near Foster City, Mien.

Location . Lat 45°54'30", long 87°45'15", In NW£ sec. 36, T.41 N., R.28 V\, on left bank 

30 ft downstream from bridge on County Highway 569, if miles downstream from confluence 

of East and West Branches, and 4 miles south of Foster City.

Drainage area. 244 sq ml.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1960.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 966.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. --6 years, 172 cfs (adjusted for Industrial diversion).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,570 cfs May 8 (gage height, 10.35 ft); minimum, 63 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.52 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 8, 1960; minimum, 20 cfs Aug. 23, 1957 

(gage height, 2.17 ft).

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

which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation. Since December 19£8, some diversion 

upstream from station for industrial use; figures of runoff adjusted since. Records of 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 14 Apr. 15 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

69

1Z1 

282 

950

Z.5 60

3.0 135

4.0 310

8,0 

9.0

10.4

1,220

1,580

2,620

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

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

2Z

23

Z4

Z5

26

Z7 

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

527

448

398

359

318

293

*268

244

252

Z61

Z61

Z49

Z30

Zll

195

205

Z35

242

235

218

197

184 189"

3Z9

754

901

903 

890

754

591

492

11,833

382

0.09

Nov.

422

361

316

Z86

269

Z57

227

228

233

*215

Z35

Z10

ZOO

190

180

175

170

160

155

150

150

155

155

150

150

140

135 

135

130

1 * "? ?*\ 

6,064

Z02

2.18

Dec.

1Z5

1Z5

1ZO

1ZO

120

115

115

*115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

110

110

105

105

110

110

110

115

130

150 

170

190

185

175

3,865

125

3.13

Jan.

165

150

140

135

130

125

125

120

120

1ZO

*120

120

135

140

140

135

130

1Z5

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

ffi

105

105

105

3,815

123

3.78

Feb.

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

*98

98

97

98

100

105

105

105

100

100

98

97

95

93

92

91 

91

90

2,898

99.9

3.69

Mar.

89

88

86

85

84

83

*S2

81

80

80

79

78

78

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

76

Je

76

80

88 

98

110

120

130

2,620

84.5

3.77

Apr.

145

T5T

170

180

190

190

190

185

180

180

*Z40

359

575

*853

1,130

1,340

1.420

1,300

1,090

877

73Z

635

587

728

960

1,070

1,140 

1,030

866

816

19,513

650

5.11

May

897

96Z

1,010

1,010

998

1,250

*2,140

*2.560

Z,340

1,840

1,420

1,160

992

849

7Z6

622

567

552

510

476

528

679

697

686

622

5Z8

452 

404

358

326

318

28,479

919

4.31

June

305

376

418

410

384

346

299

249

Z10

189

' 183

181

176

160

144

164

334

406

4ZZ

*388

334

281

238

278

318

292

252 

247

261

261

8,506

Z84

4.53

July

263

238

24Z

Z20

189

157

*135

123

110

100

93

90

87

90

90

87

86

84

80

16

79

110

140

130

113

200

Z67 

247

206

342

384

4,858

157

2.97

Aug.

310

2Z7

167

128

116

112

112

115

11Z

110

105

98

93

135

*132

120

107

94

87

80

73

70

70

70

69

69

M388

523

528

4,604

149

3.46

Sept.

338" 470

328

Z58

Z05

167

15Z

*147

171

174

152

126

108

100

94

87

87

87

86

84

83

88

140

231

254 

222

188

152

4,999

167

3.46

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

382 

1.57 

1.81

204 

0.836 

0.93

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

128 

0.525 

0.61

127 

0.5ZO 

0.60

104 

0.426 

0.46

88.3 

0.362 

0.42

Observed

655 

2.68 

Z.99

923 

3.78 

4.36

Max 903 Mln 26 Mean 189 

Max 2,560 Min 64 Mean 279

289 

1.18 

1.32

160 

0.656 

0.76

152 

0.623 

0.72

170 

0.697 

0.78

Adjt-sted

Mean 192 Cfsn 0.787 In. 10.66 

Mean 282 Cfsn 1.16 In. 15.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Average monthly diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for industrial usej furnished by 

M. A. Hanna Coal and Ore Corp.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13 to Apr. 11. No gage-height record Mar. 8 

to Apr. 11, Aug. 10-14; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

1 discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 69

660. Menominee River near Pembine, Wis.

Location.--Lat 45 0 35'25", long 87°46'35", in sec.21, T.37 N., R.28 W., Michigan meridian, 

on left bank 700 ft upstream from Pemene Creek, 4 miles west of Nathan, Mich., 15 miles 

southeast of Pembine, and at mile 65.3.

Drainage area. 3,240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960. Prior to December 1949 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1307.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 745 ft (from river-profile map). 

Average discharge. 11 years, 3,076 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,900 cfs May 8 (gage height, 13.90 ft); minimum, 1,460 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1949-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 8, 1960; minimum, 794 cfs Oct. IE, 1958 

(gage height, 1.88 ft).

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

wKich are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants and by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 

119,950 acre-ft) and Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 acre-ft) on the Michigamme River, 

and by smaller reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1277: 1952.

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

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

2.0 970 8.0 10,500

3.0 2,110 10.0 15,400

4.0 5,580 12.0 21,200

5.0 4,900 15.9 26,900

6.0 6,550

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.

7,570

5,800

5,720

6,170

5,270

5,090

*4,720

4,980

4,630

4,370

3,820

3,300

3,110

3,420

3,530

3,630

5,600

5,600

3,110

3,350

5.070

3,250

3,370

4,840

8,220

9,080

9.260 

8^620

6,820

6,220

6, 120

157,440

5,079

-

_

Nov.

6,010

6.050

5,480

4,790

5,010

4,610

4,660

4,200

5,740

4,200

3,820

3,880

3,840

3,600

5,250

2,960

2.500

2,900

5,500

5,200

3,500

5,000

5,200

3,100

2,900

5,000

2,800 

5,000

2,800

2,800

112,100

5,737

-

_

Dec.

2,900

5,000

3,100

5,200

5,200

3,100

5,000

3,000

2,900

2,800

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,600

2,400

2,300

2,100

2,500

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,200

2,700 

2,900

2,800

5.500

5,100

83,600

2,697

-

_

Jan.

2,900

2,800

2,900

2,600

2,600

2,700

2,800

2,700

2,600

2.500

2,600

5,000

5.200

5,100

5,000

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,600

3,000

3,100 

3,000

2,700

2,500

'

85, 700

2,765

-

_

Feb.

2.700

2,700

2,700

2,500

2,700

2,500

2,600

2,600

2,600

*2,650

2,400

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,300

2,300

2,400

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,100

2,200 

2,500

2,500

70,150

2,419

-

_

Mar.

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,000

2,200

2,500

2,400

2,400

2,300

2,400

2,400

2,100

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,000

1.800 

1,900

2,000

2,300

2 , 800

67,800

2,187

-

_

Apr.

3,100

3,500

4,000

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,300

4,000

3,720

2,930

2.890

5,450

*4,010

6,810

7,640

9,340

12,000

15,000

10,600

8,700

7,150

7,540

7,260

9,120

15,000

21,000

24.000 

16,200

a!2,000

a!4,000

250,560

8,545

-

_

May

a!5,000

a!4,000

a!2,000

all, 000

11,000

14, 700

25,800

26.700

24,800

23,800

18,000

315,000

312,000

all, 000

alO,000

a9,200

38,400

a8,600

39,600

all, 000

a!2,000

12,700

9,540

7,880

8,020

7,480

6,410 

5,960

5,750

6,100

5,800

575,220

12,100

_

_

June

5,860

5,850

6.500

6,050

5,520

4,900

4,980

4,550

4,590

4,150

5,440

5.170

5,270

3,180

*5,210

5,550

4,640

4,760

4,690

4,070

4,440

4,570

3,590

4,150

4,710

4,500

5,840 

5,900

3,880

4,370

152,220

4,407

-

_

July

4,010

3,820

3,750

3,650

5,140

5,250

3,240

5,150

2,740

2,510

2,610

2,550

2,340

2,450

2,450

2,490

2,470

2,180

2,290

1.940

2,290

2,550

5,140

5,020

5,020

5,520

4.290 

5,720

5,520

5,700

5,620

92,960

2,999

-

_

Aug.

2,990

2,590

2,590

2,570

2,390

*2,410

2,270

2,070

2,090

2,280

2,110

2,040

2,250

2,100

2,110

2,190

2,100

2,060

1,920

2,050

1,850

1,910

1,970

1,870

1,830

1,860

1,730 

2,400

3,850

4.760

4, 720

75,860

2,585

_

"

Sept.

4,060

3,880

5,150

5,000

2.050

2,520

2,550

2,550

2,610

2,550

2,440

2,250

2,510

2,530

2,190

2,590

2,350

2,210

2,250

2,250

2,270

2,250

2,150

2,170

2,670

5,100

5,240 

5,180

5,170

3,050

79,040

2,635

-

_

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,310 Mln 1,110 Mean 2,905 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 26,700 Mln 1,750 Mean 4,318 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of dally generation at chalk hills power-plant. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Apr. 8 (no gage-height record Jan. 6-11, 

16-25, Jan. 28 to Feb. 6).
70 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

665. Pike River at Amberg, Via.

Location. Lat 45°29'50", long 87 0 59'40", in SW£ sec. 15, T.35 N., R.20 E., on left bank 

500 ft upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile 

south of Amberg, and 1.2 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Branches.

Drainage area.--253 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 865 ft above mean sea level (from survey

level line along railroad). Prior to May 23, 1931, chain gage at railway bridge at 

datum 1 ft higher. May 23, 1931, to Aug. 4, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge threequarters of a mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 5, 1934, to Oct. 6, 1946, staffgage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 46 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs May 7 (gage height, 7.00 ft); minimum

 daily, 105 cfs Mar. 4-14, 23-25; minimum gage height, 1.95 ft Dec. 17 (result of 

freezeup).

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs Apr. 10, 1922 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use 

above 1,100 cfs; minimum observed, 26 cfs Dec. 27, 1925

gage height, 7.8 ft, from 

, from rating curve extended 

gage height, 1.30 ft, site and

datum then in use). 

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

Revisions

1916-19 

1936-37

water years). WSP 699: 1927. WSP 1207: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1914(M),

Ml, 1921-24(M), 1926(M), 1928(M), 1929, 1930(M), 1931, 1932-33(M), 1935, 

M), 1938, 1939-46(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gsge 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.8 105

2.0 144

2.5 279

3.0 432

4.0 760

4.4 923

2.0 133

2.5 257

3.0 407

4.0 T49

5.0 1,170

6.8 2,170

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

318

276

273

267

246

*23Z

217

E17

249

240

223

206

193

190

190

201

212

188

183

178

176

170

209

460

745

906

727

591

485

410

373

9,751

315

1.25

1.43

Nov.

351

324

303

294

288

285

279

273

258

252

258

240

235

220

210

190

180

180

185

190

196

198

198

196

185

175

170

165

165

170

6,813

227

0.897

1.00

Dec.

180

190

180

175

178

178

170

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

*158

155

155

150

140

130 ISOISO

130

130

140

160

190

230

240

250

5,149

166

0.656

0.76

Jan.

250

250

230

210

190

180

170

165

165

160

160

180

190

200

200

190

180

175

170

165

160

160

155

155

155

160

160

160

160

160

155

5,520

178

0.704

0.81

Feb.

150

150

150

150

155

160

160

160

160

*158

150

145

140

135

135

130

125

125

120

120

120

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

3,913

135

0.534

0.58

Mar.

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

110

110

110

115

115

110

110

105

105

105

110

120

150

200

250

 

3,810

123

0.486

0.56

Apr.

320

286

289

316

346

361

349

340

316

298

349

486

832

*1.240

1,240

1,080

947

794

651

543

496

464

441

492

526

516

509

460

429

536

16,252

542

2.14

2.39

May

719

768

797

844

883

1,320

2,040

2.150

1,630

1,330

1,170

943

756

654

580

526

553

584

580

636

753

805

723

616

529

473

448

432

413

398

388

25,421

820

3.24

3.74

June

376

426

438

395

367

340

316

298

280

274

277

277

269

257

*246

301

464

522

473

385

328

301

295

419

451

401

343

352

407

419

10,697

357

1.41

1.57

July

392

340

358

334

295

266

240

229

213

202

197

194

190

210

202

192

197

200

190

171

182

197

213

197

192

239

310

232

259

331

313

7,593

245

0.938

1.11

Aug.

274

249

226

202

187

*182

197

197

197

224

213

192

180

197

197

184

172

163

161

156

156

152

152

150

150

150

148

192

367

388

33T

6,289

203

0.802

0.92

Sept.

266

246

240

224

207

192

184

216

283

263

224

205

190

177

170

168

175

175

177

175

172

170

172

190

274

346

340

280

246

224

6,571

219

0.866

0.97

Calendar year 1959 : Max 906 Min 74 Mean 192 Cfsm O.759 In. 10.27

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,130 Mln 105 Mean 294 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13-20, 

o Apr. 1.

Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, D-i. 3, 4, Dec. 7
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

670. Menominee River below Koss, Mich.

71

Location. Lat 45°21'50", long 87°39'20", in sec.9, T.34 H., R.27 W., Michigar meridian, 

on left bank at powerplant of Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 0.5 mile upstream from 

Little Cedar River, 3.6 miles southeast of Koss, and at mile 24.7.

Drainage area. 3,790 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1907 to March 1909 (published as "at Koss"), July 19]3 to September 1960.

Gage.--Headwater and tailwater gages and generation data entered hourly in dally log sheet 

oy company employees. Prior to June 1913, chain gage on railroad bridge 4 miles 

upstream.

Average discharge. 48 years (1907-8, 1913-60), 3,146 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 33,000 cfs May 10; minimum daily, 1,580 

cfs Aug. 28.

1908, 1913-60: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 10, 1960; minimum <?aily, 

162 cfs Sept. 15, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair. Daily discharge computed on basis of average daily load and loaddischarge rating of combined hydroelectric units. Plow regulated by powerplants, and 

by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 119,950 acre-ft) and Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 

acre-ft) on Michigamme River, and by many smaller reservoirs above station.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

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

Day

1 

Z

3

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

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

9,780 

7,520

5,970

5,780

5,690

5,320

5,500

4,740

4,760

5,040

4,450

3,980

3,600

3,410

3,760

3,680

3,630

3,560

2.980

3,240

3,400

3,240

3,300

4,430

6,410

9,060

11.100

8,990

8,910

7,320 

6,760

169,310

5,462

_

-

Nov.

6.7EO 

6,340

5,810

5,200

5,080

5,470

5,410

4,920

4,640

4,700

4,810

4,690

4,890

4., 550

4,140

3,160

1.860

2,580

4,470

4,530

4,400

4,590

3,530

3,950

3,570

2,880

3,480

2,880

2,880 

2,760

128,930

4,298

_

-

Dec.

3,000 

2,880

3,000

3,130

3,250

3,140

3,000

3,130

2,770

3,050

2,880

2,850

3,020

2,850

2,700

2,710

2,640

2,680

2,540

2,230

2,030

2,210

2,080

1.870

2,180

2,460

2,400

3,040

2,770

3,260 

5.800

85,550

2,760

_

-

Jan.

5.800 

3,340

3,120

3,000

2,740

2,590

2,660

2,700

2,680

2,550

2.480

2,640

2,800

3,710

3,270

3,580

3,360

3,000

2,780

2,730

2,620

2,700

2,700

2,880

2,880

2,770

2,880

2,810

2,880

2,740 

2,690

90,080

2,906

_

-

Feb.

2,780 

2,780

2,750

2,790

2,620

2,540

2.920

2,540

2,500

2,590

2,600

2,500

2,450

2,630

2,530

2,590

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,500

2,300

2,300

2.120

2,180

2,280

2,200

72,690

2,507

_

-

Mar.

2,280 

2,400

2,400

2,380

2,420

2.480

2,380

2,170

2,180

2,400

2,360

2,450

2,320

2,360

2,400

2,030

2,100

2,300

2,280

2,200

2,070

1,940

2,020

1,940

1,990

2,060

1,980

1,950

1.920

2,020 

2,130

68,310

2,204

_

-

Apr.

2.540 

3,720

4,230

4,440

4,830

5,190

4,760

4,920

5,120

4,940

4,770

4,850

5,770

6,890

8,630

9,530

9,580

12,500

13,200

11,800

8,600

6,960

7,660

7,560

9,560

14,700

18,200

18,800

19.500

12 , 800

256,350

8,545

_

-

May

11,200 

12,300

13,300

12,300

12,200

11,800

15,300

27,300

32,800

55.000

27,600

14,800

14,400

11,200

10,200

10,200

9,540

9,080

8,840

9,860

11,100

12 , 800

13,700

11,000

9,120

8,550

7,790

7,360

6,770

6.550 

6,650

408,610

13,180

_

-

June

6,480 

6,340

6,510

6.660

6,480

5,600

5,030

5,150

5,770

3,750

3,750

4,060

3,970

3,190

5.040

3,080

4,350

5,420

4,800

4,760

5,340

4,490

4,350

3,830

4,850

4,700

4,530

4,340

4,080

4,300

143,000

4,767

-

July

4,230 

4.500

3,590

3,570

3,510

2,790

2,530

2,780

2,610

2,300

2,140

2,350

2,030

1.970

2,430

2,210

2,590

2,620

2,500

2,180

2,180

2,360

2,680

2,990

3,000

3,350

3,740

4,160

3,830

3,830 

3,880

91,230

2,943

_

-

Aug.

3,780 

3,550

2,820

2,500

2,590

2,370

2,340

2,590

2,400

2,140

2,300

2,320

2,270

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,400

2,180

2,210

2,100

1,980

2,010

1,920

1,980

1,940

1,980

2,200

1.580

4,090

4,630 

4.980

78,900

2,545

-

Sept.

5.160 

4,740

4,200

3,290

3,000

2,470

2,600

2,880

2,490

2,300

2,590

2,300

2,290

2,510

2,320

2,130

2,520

2,360

2,480

2,550

2,360

2,360

2.080

2,210

2,590

4,140

3,550

2,940

3,120

3 ,000

85,530

2,851

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 11,100 Mln 1,190 Mean 3,062 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 33,000 Mln 1,580 Mean 4,586 Cfsm - In. -

614Z14 O -61 -6
72 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

675. Menominee River near McAllister, Wis.

L9'20", long 87°39'40", in sec.17, T.33 N., R.23 E., on right bank 400ft 

ridge, 2^ miles downstream from Little Cedar River, 2.9 miles east of

Location. Lat 45°19' 

above highway bri 

McAllister, 14.5 miles east of Wausaukee, and at mile 22.3.

Drainage area. 4,020 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 630 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to May 15, 1945, wire-weight gage.

Average discharge. 15 years, 3,380 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 cfs May 9 (gage height, 20.0 ft); minimum, 

1,520 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 8.30 ft); minimum daily, 1,650 cfs Aug. 28.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 9, 1960; minimum observed, 538 cfs Oct. 6, 

1946 (gage height, 7.29 ft).

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants, by Michigamme Reservoir (capacity, 

119,950 acre-ft) and Peavy Pond (capacity, 33,860 acre-ft) on the Michigamme River, and 

by many smaller reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ies 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1)

effect 

second)

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,190

2,370

3,950

5,720

7,790

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

13,300

19,300

25,900

32, 500

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

Bay

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11,200 

8,880

7,260

6,920

6,420

6,120

*6,120 

5,670

5,970

5,560

5,200

4,640

4,140

3,920

4,220

4,380 

4,500

4,410

4,240

5.760

4,040

3,860

3,930 

5,360

a7,600

a9,800

alS.OOO

a!2,000

11,000 

8,780 

8,150

201,050

6,485

-

-

Nov.

7,850 

7,420

7,280

6,440

6,020

6,280

5,610 

5,800

5,520

4,820

5,130

a5,500

a5, 600

a4, 900

4,270

3,700 

5.000

4,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

4,500

3,950 

4,240

4,260

3,500

5,640

3,400

3,400 

4,000

149,010

4,967

-

-

Dec.

3,600 

3,500

3,700

5,750

3,730

3,600

3,600 

5,500

3,600

5,600

5,400

3,280

3,510

5,170

*5,220

3,500 

3,400

3,180

3,000

2,600

2,500

2,700

2.400 

2,700

3,200

5,000

2,910

5,600

3,500 

5,900 

4.500

103,150

3,327

-

-

Jan.

4.500 

4,200

3,700

3,400

3,100

5,200

3,200 

3,200

3,200

5.000

3,100

3,300

3,700

4,000

4,500

4,000 

4,300

4,000

3,600

5,400

3,300

3,500

3,300 

3,400

3,400

3,200

5,400

5,400

5,400 

3,100 

3,200

108,800

3,510

-

-

Feb.

3,200 

5,300

3,200

3,300

3,200

3,000

5.400 

5,100

5,000

3,000

3,100

2,900

3,100

3,100

3,000

3,100 

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,800

2,900

2,900

2,900 

2,800

2,700

2.600

2,700

2,700

2,700

86,700

2,990

-

-

Mar.

2,700 

2,800

2.900

2,800

2,800

2,900

2,800 

2,600

2,500

2,900

2,800

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,400 

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,400 

2,300

2,400

2,400

2,500

2,500

2.200 

2,400 

2,700

81,200

2,619

-

-

Apr.

5.800 

5,000

5,200

5,800

6,000

6,000

5,600 

5,800

6,000

6,200

5,700

6,020

8,200

*8,840

12,000

12,600 

13,700

16,200

16,400

14,400

11,500

9,560

9,320 

9,160

11,600

18,400

20,400

22,900

25.200 

15,000

320,500

10,680

-

-

May

17,900 

16,600

18,000

17,200

15,100

15,900

22,300 

29,200

31.800

31,300

28,600

25,100

17,300

14,400

15,000

12,400 

12,100

10,700

11,000

12,400

14,100

16,000

16,700 

15, 300

all, 400

alO.100

9,460

8,510

7,550 

6.980 

7,500

493,880

15,930

-

-

June

7,090 

7,170

7,350

7.480

7,150

6,360

5,870 

5,780

5,800

4,800

4,930

4,950

4,680

4,040

*3,920

5.900 

5,220

6,690

5,740

5,680

5,290

5,220

5,070 

4,710

5,450

5,670

5,400

5,000

4,980 

5,070

166,440

5,548

-

-

July

5.250 

5,070

4,430

4,530

4,5£0

3,920

5,7£0 

5,7EX>

5, 7CO

3.2TO

2,8fO

3,100

2,8£0

2.510

2,800

2,74-0 

2,940

2,960

2,860

2,640

2,610

2,640

5,220 

3,390

3,380

3,780

4,530

4,800

4,570 

4,530 

4,750

112,690

3,635

-

-

Aug.

4,460 

4,090

3,420

2,780

2,900

2,580

*2,660 

3,020

2,820

2,520

2,580

2,660

2,520

2,320

2,580

2,510 

2,650

2,490

2,470

2,320

2,150

2,220

2,140 

2,360

2,070

2,040

2,350

1.650

4,480 

6.240 

6,200

90,210

2,910

-

-

Sept.

6.540 

5,500

4,950

5,850

3,640

3,040

2,820 

3,490

2,960

2,650

3,090

5,250

2,450

2,740

2,760

2.570 

2,800

2,720

2,470

2,450

2,550

2,510

2,370 

2,590

2,880

4,120

3,750

3,650

3,520 

3,660

97,900

3,263

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 13.OOO Mln 1,300 Mean 3,511 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 31,80O Min 1,650 Mean 5,496 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record for station below Koss.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 15 to Apr. 21, Apr. 26 to 

Hay 15. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-22, 26, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 6-11, 16, 

17, 19-26, Dec. 28 to Apr. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 73

695. Peshtigo River at Peshtigo, Wls.

Location. Lat 45°02'50"_, long 87°44'40", in NEij sec.30, T.30 N., R.22 E., or left bank 

75 ft downstream Trom Chicago and Northwestern Railway bridge, half a mile downstream 

from Wisconsin Public Service Corp. powerplant in Peshtigo, and llj miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 1.124 sq mi.

Records available . June 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--7 years, 839 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,790 cfs May 9 (gage height, 11.5£ ft, from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow through dam 

gates; minimum, 138 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 1.55 ffcl; "minimum daily, 40f cfs Dec. "14.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 9, 1960; minimum, 32 cfs Aug. 28, 1953 

(gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum daily, 84 cfs Aug. 5, 1957.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream.

Diurnal

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. S)

2.3 

3.0 

5.0

402

743

1,880

8.0

10.0

11.6

4,170

6,390

9,320

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

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,880 

2,586"

2,490 

2,450

1,900

1,540

1,320

*1,260

1,280

1,250

790 

823

841

976

828

951

1,120

955

571 72"3"

691

824

1,290

2,060

1,550

1,040 

1,210

1,500

1,750

2,120

2,290

43,853

1,415

1.26

1.45

Nov.

2.590 

1,550

1,570 

1,580

1,690

2,160

1,680

1,000

990

1,230

1,340 

1,230

1,190

1,360

568

822

636

615

827

940

806

820

828

879

850

754 

590

647

763

540

32,845

1,095

0.974

1.09

Dec.

708 

840

830 

757

642

631

689

813

884

766

726 

714

588

409

*766"

749

851

828

833

500

450

450

450

450

500

700 

978

2,100

2~/5~80~ 2,730

2,350

28,312

913

0.812

0.94

Jan.

2.200 

2,000

1,900 

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,200 

1,100

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,000

940

900

880

820

820

780

760

800 

860

880

840

640

 80

37,800

1,219

1.08

1.25

Feb.

620 

740

840 

760

680

593

837

656

*609

760

750" 960 

560

640

500

600

768

766

648

780

740

642

860

760

672

920 

900

800

470

20,781

717

0.638

0.69

Mar.

760 

840

780 

760

800

700

480

800

920

860

880 

720

538

602

767

655

504

781

984

607

477

632

603

644

787

618 

479

461 956"

1,870

2,080

24,295

784

0.698

0.80

Apr.

2,090 

2,080

2,840 

3,070

2,780

2,360

2,160

2,460

2,050

2,040

1,780 

2,310

3,270

*4,040

*4.550

4,240

4,280

4,100

4,070

4,400

3,710

2,670

2,350

2,420

2,660

2,810 

2,550

2,140

2,010

2,350

86,620

2,887

2.57

2.87

May

3,510 

3,550

3,440 

3,510

3,580

4,150

6,650

8,830

9.600

8,660

7,790 

6,760

5,190

3,690

3,690

3,570

4,120

4,210

4,070

4,590

5,860

6,020

5,250

3,900

3,460

3,170 

3,060

2,920

2,560

2,230

2.210

143,800

4,639

4.13

4.76

June

1,860 

1,910

1,830 

1,950

1,320

1,310

1,400

1,510

1,390

1,150

1,020 

1,150

838

1,T35

1,200

*1,290

1,370

1,820

1,750

1,680

1,560

1,450

1,510

1,550

1,670

1.980 

1,550

1,550

1,940

I* 890

45,578

1,519

1.35

1.51

July

1.680 

1,600

1,260 

1,030

1,100

1,090

1,210

930

803

592

418 

665

729

747

741

654

725

638

830

830

956

762

753

1,110

627

1,030 

1,420

828

1,290

1,480

1,590

30,113

971

0.864

1.00

Aug.

814 

814

942 

809

1,090

865

1,500

*1.850

1,610

1,700

1,630 

1,310

1,200

1,180

949

1,080

907

1,010

905

953

860

630

692

688

654

715 

693

613

660

1,430

1,330

32,083

1,035

0.921

1.06

Sept.

1,420 

1,320

1.460 

1,370

962

898

947

833

902

1,080

1,090 

968

803

773

723

703

880

644

660

1,090

878

653

862

966

725

880 

1,200

1,450

1,240

1,180

29,560

985

0.876

0.98

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,950 Mln 175 Mean 951 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,600 Mln 409 Mean 1,518 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-26, Jan. 1 to Feb. 5, Feb. 10-16, 20, 21, 

23, 24, Feb. 26 to Mar. 12.
74 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

700. Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.

Location. Lat 45°19'05", long 88°29'00", in NW£ sec.27, T.33 N. f R.16 E.,on west shore of 

lake at Arthur Anderken's cottage, 2-J- miles northeast of Lakewood. Prior to June 14, 

on southwest shore of lake.

Drainage area. 2 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage. Prior to Apr. 19, 1939, gage was located at Chas. J. Voigt's on east 

shore of lake. Apr. 20, 1939, to June 13, 1960, gage was located on southwest shore 

of lake.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 95.94 ft Aug. 9; minimum observed, 

94.12 ft Dec. 17.

1936-60: Maximum elevation observed, 96.50 ft Oct. 5, Nov. 9, 1943; minimum 

observed, 93.45 ft Feb. 5, 1950.

Remarks.--Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. No outlet.

Elevation, lit feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

I

2

3

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

31

Oct.

4.68

Nov. Dec.

4.12

Jan. Feb.

4.65

Mar. Apr.

5.33

May June

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

5.76

_

_

_

_

-

5.78

_

_.

-

_

-

5.86

_

July

_

_

_

_

5.77

_

-

_

-

_

5.72

_

-

_

_

_

5.69

_

_

_

_

-

5.78

-

_

_

_

-

Aug.

_

5.79

_

5.80

_

-

5.94

_

_

_

_

-

5.86

_

_

-

_

_

5.84

_

-

_

_

-

_

5 . 85

Sept.

_

_

_

_

-

5.84

_

-

_

-

5.74

_

-

_

-

_

-

5.71

_

_

_

_

-

_

5.74

_

_

Note..--Add 9o ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the Fublic Service 

ommission of Wisconsin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 75

705. Boot Lake near Townsend, Wls.

Ridge Lodge at north end of lake

7'55", 

, Si m:

Location. Lat 45°16'20", long 88°37'55", in sec.9, T.32 N., R.15 E., on pier of Pine 

Ridge Lodge at noi 

west of Lakewood.

lies southwest of Townsend and 6 mile-3 southDralnage area. 1.5 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 96.40 ft Aug. 30; minimum observed, 

94.82 ft Oct. 16, 1959.

1936-60: Maximum elevation observed, 98.25 ft June 28, 1943; minimum observed, 

93.82 ft Oct. 6, 1949.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. No outlet. Lake was ice coverei Nov. 6 

to Apr. 22.

Elevation, In feet, 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

Oct.

_

-

-

-

-

4.88

-

-

4.86

_

-

-

-

-

4.82

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

_

-

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

5.02

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_______

Dec.

4.86

Jan. Feb.

5.22

Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

5.53

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

5.14

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

5.56

May

_

_

_

5.57

-

_

5.80

_

_

-

_

5.79

-

5.82

-

_

-

_

-

-

5.99

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

June

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

6.21

-

_

6.30

_

6.28

-

_

-

-

6.27

-

_

6.26

_

_

_

July Aug.

_

_

_

-

6.23

.

-

_

_

-

6.32

-

_

-

6.31

-

_

-

-

_

6.38

-

-

-

6.34

_

_

6.40

Sept.

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

.

6.22

_

6.32

-

-

-

6.31

-

_

-

-

_

-

6.10

-

6.30

_

-

_

_

_

Note.--Add 

of Wisconsin

90.00 ft to obtain elevation above datum for this lake by the Public Service Commission
76 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

710. Oconto River near Gillett, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°51'55", long 88°18'00", in NWij sec.34, T.28 H., R.18 E., on left bank 

just upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Christy Brook, 2 miles south 

of Gillett, and at mile 29.

Drainage area.--678 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1906 to March 1909, October 1913 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in tfSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 735 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

to March 1909, chain gage on bridge at datum 4.0 ft lower. Jan. 6, 1914, to Aug. 24, 

1938, chain gage on bridge at present datum.

Average discharge . 49 years (1906-8, 1913-60), 574 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs May 10 (gage height, 6.37 ft); minimum dally, 300 cfs Mar. 18-26.

1906-9, 1913-60: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 11.2 ft, 

from floodmarks), caused by failure of dam at Pulcifer 4 miles above station; minimum, 

93 cfs Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 0.13 ft), flow retarded by anchor ice above station.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 384: Drainage area. WSP 1207: 1922. WSP 1307: 1907-8(M), 

1914-16(M), 1918-21(M), 1923-33(M), 1937-38(M), 1943(M).

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

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

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

350

572

828

1,110

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.3

1,440

2,230

3,110

4,280

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.

959 

926

882

802

733

682

657

*637

597

582

562

542

522

499

485

472

441

436

432

428

424

415

504

780

981

1,070

1,220

1.380

1,370

1,260

1,170

22,850

737

1.09

1.25

Nov.

1,080 

992

932

915

915

850

802

765

739

718

723

723

642

540

480

450

430

440

470

520

540

540

530

520

5OO

470

450

430

430

430

18,966

632

0.932

1.04

Dec.

440 

450

460

460

450

450

440

430

410

410

430

440

430

*420

420

420

430

420

380

350

340

350

350

350

350

380

600

900

800

820

860

14,620

472

0.696

0.80

Jan.

840 

820

800

760

720

640

600

590

580

580

590

600

620

660

7OO

700

680

660

620

590

560

540

520

510

500

48O

470

46O

460

460

460

18,770

605

0.892

1.03

Feb.

460 

450

440

440

430

430

430

430

*425

420

410

400

400

390

380

380

370

370

370

560

360

360

560

560

560

560

370

370

570

11,455

595

0.582

0.65

Mar.

360 

360

550

350

340

530

320

320

520

320

310

310

510

510

310

310

310

500

300

300

500

500

300

300

300

300

400

540

700

920

ocn obu

11,660

376

0.555

0.64

Apr.

1,000 

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,050

1,010

1,180

1,510

*2 , 150

2,500

2.720

2,700

2,510

2,220

1,890

1,650

1,480

1,360

1,240

1,140

1,080

1,040

992

1,070

44,472

1,482

2.19

2.44

May

1,180 

1,400

1,610

1,650

1,680

2,050

2,950

5,730

4,2£O

4.280

4,010

3,480

2,880

2,370

2,010

1,730

1,840

1,750

1,850

2,210

2,440

2,490

2,360

2,080

1,790

1,540

1,580

1,280

1,210

1,170

1.150

67,750

2,185

3.22

3.72

June

1,090 

1,060

1,020

992

954

904

860

802

749

723

*698

672

662

652

637

652

754

828

882

915

877

796

723

877

877

910

952

1,050

1,070

1.140

25,758

859

1.27

1.41

July

1.160 

1,090

976

860

786

728

662

652

602

577

557

54?

513

494

513

537

481

508

532

485

472

52?

672

557

582

713

770

765

657

577

5S7

20,159

650

0.9E9

1.10

Aug.

602 

547

557

552

547

537

*657

749

910

1,080

1.190

1,090

981

882

855

871

823

739

657

607

622

672

713

698

657

607

582

607

754

8O2

910

22,997

742

1.09

1.26

Sept.

1.010 

948

765

718

687

677

667

597

582

572

547

552

508

49O

476

463

472

481

499

508

508

499

490

557

652

682

725

775

780

692

18,537

618

0.911

1.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,180 Min 198 Mean 517 Cfsm 0.762 In. 1O.35

Water year 1959-6O : Max 4,280 Min 30O Mean 814 Cfsm l.ZO In. 16.34

Peak discharge (base, 1,50U cfs). Apr. 8, about 2,OOO cfs; Apr. 17 (6 to 10 p.m.) 

May 10 (1 a.m.) 4,340 cfs (6.37 ft); May 22 (3:30 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (4.32 ft).

,750 cfs (4.60 ft)j

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 14 to Apr. 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 77

725. Silver Lake at Portage, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°33', long 89°29', In sec.6, T.12 N., R.9 E., In southeast en1 of lake at 

outlet culvert on Silver Lake Street In Portage.

Drainage area. 1 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary).

Gage.--Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 93.78 ft Sept. 26; minimum observed, 

9T7S5 ft Oct. 5.

1936-60: Maximum elevation observed, that of Sept. 26, 1960; minimum observed, 90.42 

ft Nov. 9, 1958.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake by 

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Outlet flows Intermittently. Lake covered by 

Ice Nov. 19 to about Apr. 11.

Elevation, In feet, 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

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.

-

-

-

6.53

_

_

-

-

-

_

6.59

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.54

-

_

-

-

-

-

6.97

-

-

-

_

-

Nov.

.

7.01

-

_

-

_

_

-

7.08

-

_

-

_

_

-

7.08

-

-

-

-

_

-

7.08

-

-

.

-

.

-

7.08

Dec.

6.79

Jan. Feb.

6.90

Mar. Apr.

.

-

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

7.99

-

-

-

-

_

-

8.18

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

8.18

-

-

-

»

May

.

8.23

-

_

-

_

.

-

-

8.28

_

-

_

-

-

8.28

-

-

-

-

_

-

8.28

-

-

_

-

_

-

8.28

June

_

-

-

-

-

8.28

_

-

-

-

.

-

8.38

_

-

_

-

-

-

8.40

_

-

-

-

-

_

8.44

-

-

_

July

.

-

-

-

8.50

.

_

-

-

-

8.44

-

-

-

-

-

-

8.40

-

-

.

-

-

-

8.34

.

-

-

-

_

-

Aug.

8.34

-

8.52

-

-

.

-

8.48

-

-

.

-

-

-

8.48

-

-

-

-

-

.

8.67

-

-

-

-

-

-

8.66

_

-

Sept.

.

-

-

-

8.57

.

-

-

-

-

_

8.47

-

-

-

-

-

-

8.60

-

.

-

-

-

-

8.78

-

-

-

_

Note. Add 85.00 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
78 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

730. Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wls.

Location. Lat 43°44'10", long 88°58'25", In sec.38, T.15 N., R.13 E., 20C ft north of lake 

outlet and 2 miles north of Markesan.

Drainage area. 3.35 sq mi.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage. Prom Apr. 28, 1949, to Sept. 26, 1956, at site 0.5 mile north at same 

datum.

Extremes .--Maximum elevation observed during year, 97.36 ft July 23, 24; trlnimum observed, 

95.20 ft Oct. 4,5.

1936-60: Maximum elevation observed, that of July 23, 24, 1960; mirlmum observed, 

94.02 ft Dec. 25-31, 1958.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Outlet flows intermittently. Lake ice 

covered Nov. 15 to about Apr. 15.

Revisions. WSP 1437: Drainage area.

Elevation, In feet, 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

Oct.

5.24

5.22

5.22

5.20 

5.20

5.30

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.32

5.30

5.29

5.28

5.28

5.27

5.27

5.26

5.25

5.24

5.22

5; 22

5.26

5.30

5.50

5.50

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.47

5.47

Nov.

5.47

5.46

5.46

5.52 

5.52

5.52

5.52

5.50

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.47

5.47

5.46

5.46

5.46

5.44

5.44

5.44

5.43

5.42

5.42

5.42

5.44

5.44

Dec.

5.44

5.44

5.46

5.46 

5.46

5.46

5.46

5.46

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.50

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.48

5.50

5.58

5.60

5.60

5.60

Jan.

5.60

5.60

-

:

.._--

5.61

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Feb.

5.84

_______

Mar. Apr. May

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

6.34

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.34

6.32

6.32

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.28

6 . 30

6.30

June

6.30

6.28

6.28

6.26 

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

£.24

6.24

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.30

6.28

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.26

6.24

6.30

6.30

6.30

July

6.30

6.50

6.28

6.28 

6.?6

6.?6

6.T6

6.T4

6.24

6.20

6.18

6.36

6.36

6.34

6.32

6.30

6.38

6.54

6.52

6.50

6. 48

6.46

7.56

7736

7.32

7.32

7.30

7.30

7.28

7 * 28

7.06

Aug.

7.00

6.90

6.94

6.90 

6.80

6.74

6.70

6.68

6.68

6.66

6.60

6.50

6.50

6.48

6.40

6.36

6.30

6.32

6.42

6.42

6.36

6.34

6.30

6.24

6.20

6.18.

6.16

6.16

6.14

6.14

6.12

Sept.

6.12

6.10

6.10

6.06 

6.04

6.00

5.48

5.46

5.42

5.40

5.40

5.40

5.60

5.80

5.80

5.76

5.78

5.80

5.92

5.90

5.98

5.98

5.96

5.96

6.00

5.98

5.96

5.94

5.92

5.90

Note. Add 90.00 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by thra Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 79

735. Pox River at Berlin, Wis.

Location. Lat 43 0 57'15", long 88°57'10", in NE£ sec.16, T.17 N. , R.13 E., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from government lock, 1 mile south of Huron Street Bridge in Berlin, 

2.5 miles upstream from Barnes Creek, and at mile 89.0.

Drainage area. 1.430 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1898 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744.52 ft above mean tide at New York City 

[by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 27, 1954, staff gage at site 0.3 mile upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 62 years, 1,096 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs May 10, 11 ge height, 13.60 ft);

minimum, 522 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 7.31 ft).

1898-1960: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1946 (gage height, 

15.5 ft); minimum observed, 248 cfs Sept. 16, 1948 (gage height, 6.1 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting-control, which 

are fair. About 20 cfs diverted into basin from the Wisconsin River at Portage Canal 

throughout most of the year.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1910.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 15 sept. 16-30

7.0 440

7.5 580

8.0 760

9.0

11.0

13.6

1,190

2,300

4,100

8.4

9.0

10.0

11.0

740

985

1,470

2,080

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.

633 

630

654

640

651

644

647

717

812

820

788

800

740

733

729

721

683

676

640

*647

540

574

792

1,260

1,460

1,710

1,750

1,850

1,930

2,010 

2,060

29,941

966

0.676

0.78

Nov.

2.080 

2,070

2,020

1,980

1,990

1,990

1,990

2,000

2,020

2,040

2,050

2,040

2,020

1,960

1,870

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,780

1,760

1,740

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,400

1.550

1,350

1,350

1,350

54,100

1,803

1.26

1.41

Dec.

1,350 

1,350

1,320

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,130

1,170

1,160

1,100

1,040

1.000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,050

'1,150

1,600

1,920

2,100

2.200 

2,200

39,280

1,267

0.886

1.02

Jan.

2.200

2,150

2,050

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,550

*1,530

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,150

1.100 

1,100

48,030

1,549

1.08

1.25

Feb.

1.050 

1,050

1,020

1,000

990

970

960

950

940

920

900

880

860

840

820

800

770

740

720

700

680

670

650

630

610

600

580

580

*574

23,454

809

0.566

0.61

Mar.

560 

560

550

550

550

550

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

550

560

570

570

560

560

560

550

560

660

960

1,500

2, 100 

2_,600

22,120

714

0.499

0.58

Apr.

3,000 

3,200

5.250

3,120

2,980

2,900

2,820

2,740

2,650

2,570

2,520

2,440

2,380

2,320

2,240

2.190

2,260

2,520

2,570

2,430

2,490

2,520

2,520

2,530

2,540

2,510

2,440

2,370

2,320

2,410

77,330

2,578

1.80

2.01

May

2.490 

2,530

2,560

2,560

2,570

2,670

5,170

5,680

4,010

4.100

*4,040

5,930

5,800

5,680

5,580

5,480

5,440

3,360

3,280

3,290

3,250

3,190

3,100

3,000

2,910

2,850

2,770

2,700

2,640

2,610 

2,550

97,750

3,153

2.20

2.54

June

2.450 

2,370

2,290

2,220

2,140

2,030

1,940

1,840

1,680

1,480

1,350

1,200

1,090

1,020

980

1,000

1,020

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,000

1,000

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,060

1,080

1,180

1,200

42,050

1,402

0.980

1.09

July

1,200 

1,180

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,060

1,030

1,010

976

936

*900

880

980

920

880

900

900

968

1,000

980

968

1,040

1,440

1,520

1,480

1,530

1,600

1,650

1,730

1,830 

1,850

36,698

1,184

0.828

0.95

Aug.

1,840 

1.850

1,840

1,770

1,720

1,640

1,630

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,590

1,590

1,540

1,520

1,460

1,420

1,400

1,350

1.540

1,380

1,490

1,510

1,530

1,520

1,470

1,440

1,390

1,360

1,370

1,370 

1,360

47,380

1,528

1.07

1.23

Sept.

1,350 

1,310

1,250

1,180

1,120

1,080

1,030

992

952

884

856

820

792

772

772

744

*764

804

976

1,090

1,100

1,260

1,360

,510

,620

,710

,790

,850

,910

.940

35,588

1,186

0.829

0.93

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,660 Mln 300 Mean 993 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.43

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,100 Mln 540 Mean 1,513 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17 to Dec. 13, Dec. 20-27, Dec. 30 to Apr. 2. 

Shifting-control method used July 23 to Sept. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

755. Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wls.

Location . Lat 44°56'10", long 88°39'15", In .E£ sec. 3, T.28 N., R.15 E., near center of 

 span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile upstream from West Branch Wolf 

River, 4 miles north of Keshena, and at mile 140.1.

Drainage area. 633 sq ml.

Records available. --October 1927 to September 1960. Prior to April 1928 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 856.57 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by Wisconsin Power and Tight Co,) . Prior to Sept. 21, 1956, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 565 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 cfs May 8 (gage height, 6.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum dally, 370 cfs Mar. 22-26.

1927-60: Maximum discharge, that of May 8, 1960; minimum observed, 199 cfs Feb. 20, 

1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-1-eight record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 

1944-50(M).

1929-30(M) , 1931, 1934-35(M) , 1939(M) , 1941(M) ,

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 16-20)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

421

564

788

4.0 

5.0 

6.5

1,340

2,000

3,050

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.

1 , 720 

al , 650

al,550

al,450

1,350

1,280

1,230

1,170 

1,210

1,150

1,090

1,040

985

933

907

887

862

847

812

764

702

750

887

al,130

1,370

1,460

1,390

1,340

1,300

1,270 

1,230

35,716

1,150

1.82

2.10

Nov.

1.210 

1,160

1,110

1,100

1,070

990

a950

892 

1,060

948

954

842

648

640

640

630

620

620

620

640

640

640

640

640

620

600

580

560

'550 550

23,364

779

1.23

1.37

Dec.

560 

570

580

580

560

550

530

510 

500

500

*510

520

520

520

510

500

500

470

450

400

390

380

380

380

400

500

780

¥50" 820

810 

790

16,790

542

0.856

0.99

Jan.

770 

740

720

700

670

650

630

630 

630

640

650

660

680

700

710

680

660

640

630

620

600

600

590

580

580

580

570

560

550

540 

530

19,690

635

1.00

1.16

Feb.

520 

510

500

500

500

510

500

*489 

490

490

480

470

470

460

460

460

460

460

450

450

450

440

440

430

420

420

420

410

4TO

13,469

464

0.733

0.79

Mar.

410 

410

410

400

400

400

400

390 

390

390

390

380

380

380

380

380

380

390

390

380

380

"370 370

370

370

370

380

410

450

640 

820

12,760

412

0.651

0.75

Apr.

850 

880

900

940

960

920

880

850 

840

S60

920

*984

1,300

1,690

1,740

1.780

al,720

1,670

1,520

al,450

1,350

1,290

1,250

1,180

1,170

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,090

1,340

35,714

1,190

1.88

2.10

May

1,520 

1,450

1,460

1,460

1,530

1^890

2,710

2.990 

2,720

2,520

2,360

2,230

2,070

1,940

1,780

1,780

1,800

1,970

*2,130

2,260

2,150

2,030

al,950

al,800

al,650

1,530

1,490

1,430

al,360

al,300 

1.240

58,500

1,890

2.99

3.44

June

1,200 

1,160

1,120

1,060

996

948

928

918 

867

842

817

778

754

754

680

788

*979

1,100

1,030

954

902

822

837

948

al,060

al,020

a 950

al,060

al,100

al.OOO

28,372

946

1.49

1.67

July

820 

754

698

666

652

6.39

635

srao

533

5125

518

503

474

518

54,1

529

5129

5121 5'25

537

544

644

631

622

a6TO

a700

a640

597

576

568 

a 530

18,409

594

0.938

1.08

Aug.

a540 

a530

a520

*510

a500

a450

a640

a840 

808

783

a840

a820

a780

a800

822

721

a620

a540

a540

a560

a660

a680

a640

a600

a570

a570

a580

a600

a720

a900 

a750

20,434

659

1.04

1.20

Sept.

521 548-

552

572

576

631

618

564 

544

521

544

702

740

721

618

702

774

657

580

618

648

580

712

812

955

837

778

754

657

726

19,740

658

1.04

1.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,750 Min 246 Mean 596 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,990 Min 370 Mean 828 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.81

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record at Keshena Palls.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14 to Apr. 13 (no gage-height record Nov. 14 

to Dec. 10, Dec. 16-23, Mar. 23-25; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for station at Keshena Palls).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 81

770. Wolf River at Keshena Palls, Via.

Location. Lat 44°53'30", long 88°39'20", In Ei sec. 22, T.28 N., R.15 E., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from Keshena Falls, 1.7 miles upstream from Keshena, 3.1 miles downstream from West Branch Wolf River, and at mile 136.4.

Drainage area. 812 sq ml.

Records available. May 1907 to March 1909, October 1910 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1307. Published as "at Keshena 11 prior 

to April 1928.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 820.0 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Wisconsin Power and Light Co.). Prior to March 1909, staff gage and February 1911 to 

March 1928, chain gage, at bridge in Keshena 1.7 miles downstream at datum 4.03 ft 

lower.

Average discharge. --51 years (1907-8, 1910-60), 757 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs May 7 (gage height, 9.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs, instantaneous peak caused when earthfill wall 

near powerplant was dynamited to relieve pressure on dam; maximum discharge after flow 

stabilized, 4,430 cfs May 8 (gage height, 9.36 ft), from rating curve exterded above 

2,500 cfs; minimum daily, 470 cfs Mar. 25; minimum gage height, 5.57 ft Aug. 6.

1907-9, 1910-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 7, 1960; maxinum gage 

height, 13.83 ft Nov. 17, 1943 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 91 cfs Dec. 22, 

1939 (gage height, 4.67 ft), result of ice storage.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant upstream.

Diurnal

Revisions (water years) . WSP 664: Drainage ar 

191S-19(M), 1921, 1923(M), 1926(M), 1928(M),

Drainage area (site at Keshens). 

1933.

WSP 1337: 1914-15(M),

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 28 to July 5)

5.4 

6.0 

7.0

431

842

1,740

8.0

9.0

10.0

2,800

4,000

5,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1J60

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,920 

1,800

1,690

1,600

1,520

1,390

1,360

1,340

1,340

1,320

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,000

965

919

894

868

834

992

1,350

1,790

1.940

1,810

1,650

1,540

1,440

1,420

41,502

1,339

1.65

1.90

Nov.

1.400 

1.35O

1,310

1,260

1,250

1,180

992

1,060

1,160

1,130

1,140

992

920

880

860

820

800

800

820

840

860

860

860

840

800

740

700

690

65o

700

28,704

957

1.18

1.31

Dec.

720 

740

750

750

730

720

700

660

630

*614

620

660

660

670

670

660

650

620

600

520

"550" 510

520

510

540

640

900

1.100

1,090

1,080

1,060

21,814

704

0.867

1.00

Jan.

1.000 

940

920

880

840

810

790

790

800

800

830

860

900

940

940

920

900

870

850

820

800

800

790

790

780

780

770

770

760

700

25,870

835

1.03

1.18

Feb.

680 

640

640

660

680

680

690

*710

68C7

660

640

620

600

580

570

590

610

610

600

590

580

560

560

560

560

540

540

550

550

17,730

611

0.752

0.81

Mar.

550 

560

560

550

540

530

520

520

520

520

520

520

510

510

500

500

490

490

500

490

480

480

480

480

470

480

490

510

540

720

1.100

16,630

536

0.660

0.76

Apr.

1,180 

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,060

1.050

1,050

1,080

1,120

*1,190

1,500

2,260

2.370

2,250

2,270

2,140

1,890

1,740

1,650

1,580

1,490

1,420

1,390

1,370

1,350

1,310

1,290

1,540

44,270

1,476

1.82

2.03

May

1,910 

1,880

1,820

1,770

1,760

2,270

3,940

4.240

3,600

3,230

2,860

2,720

2,490

2,230

2,050

1,950

2,020

2,250

*2,450

2,620

2,570

2,380

2,160

1,960

1,780

1,680

1,630

1,590

1,520

1,480

1.420

70,230

2,265

2.79

3.22

June

1,360 

1,340

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,070

1,050

1,020

1,010

992

965

928

894

983

*1,250

1.420

1,350

1,240

1,160

1,110

i,060

1,270

1,380

1,320

1,190

1,380

1,400

1,290

35,372

1,179

1.45

1.62

July

1,040 

956

928

851

760

737

714

691

670

649

642

588

"649 582

699

656

642

677

663

677

722

776

902

859

809

1.060

902

793

760

730

23,585

761

0.937

1.08

Aug.

677 

684

642

*621

608

543

842

1,160

1,240

1,210

1,100

1,040

956

1,060

1,040

851

730

677

691

859

1,090

1,160

1,000

851

793

752

730

745

1,380

1.420

1,270

28,422

917

1.13

1.30

Sept.

1,140 

1,070

1,030

946

902

826

785

760

793

868

876

876

868

834

785

737

752

752

752

745

722

707

707

776

1,180

1.350

1,220

1,100

983 

919

26,741

891

1.10

1.22

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,970 Mln 293 Mean 723 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.06

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,240 Mln 470 Mean 1,041 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.45

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Oct. 26 (7 a.m.) 1,980 cfs (7.24 ft); Apr. 15 (3 to 6 a.m.) 2,420 

cfs (7.65 ft),- May 7 (3 p.m.) 4,830 cfs (9.B7 ft); May 20 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 2,660 cfs (7.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 13 to Apr. 13.
82 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

785. Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°43'30", long 88°44'10", in SWij sec. 18, T.26 N. , R.15 E., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge, It miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 4 miles 

northwest of Embarrass.

Drainage area. 395 sq mi.

Records available. June 1919 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 800 ft (from survey level line in 

vicinity). Prior to Aug. 23, 1938, chain gage on downstream side of bridge at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 41 years, 283 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,890 cfs May 7 (gage height, 9.72 ft); minimum, 

106 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 2.83 ft).

1919-60: Maximum discharge, 6,920 cfs Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 11.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings], from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs; minimum 

observed, 23 cfs Aug. 3, 6, 7, 1931.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1920-26(M), 1928, 1929-30(M), 1933-34, 1936-37, 

1938(M),1940.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, excepb periods of ice effect (gajre 

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

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

108

158

345

585

1,110

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.1

1,710

2,420

3,240

4,260

icharge, 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.

615

469

358

282

261

257

246

235

203

186

261

246

235

217

157

224

137

186

137

158

*150

183

140

412

918

1.160

1,140

989

798

620

484

12,044

389

0.985

1.13

Nov.

474

474

426

394

390

386

336

302

350

336

332

324

286

290

290

231

230

220

220

242

224

224

206

210

220

250

220

200

190

180

8,657

289

0.732

0.82

Dec.

180

177

174

174

174

180

190

180

190

180

161

158

170

164

174

183

186

192

180

190

170

150

200

190

160

170

180

800

1.520

1,250

1,000

9,147

295

0.747

0.86

Jan.

800

660

560

500

450

400

380

560

540

530

520

340

*569

400

380

360

540

520

500

280

260

250

240

230

250

220

220

220

~2W 210

210

10,689

545

0.875

1.01

Feb.

210

2To

200

190

190

190

190

180

180

170

170

170

160

170

150

160

140

140

160

140

160

160

160

170

160

150

140

150

160

4,880

168

0.425

0.46

Mar.

140

*157

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

120

150

140

150

140

150

120

140

120

150

120

110

150

250

400

560

700

740

6,207

200

0.506

0.58

Apr.

760

793

850

824

747

712

742

727

671

565

529

620

850

1,110

1.220

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,020

856

712

590

585

560

514

474

440

426

417

615

22,449

748

1.89

2.11

May

1,120

1,220

1,110

*978

905

1,540

5,920

4,180

5,050

2,160

1,640

1,270

1,000

824

717

625

671

850

945

1,020

861

747

645

559

469

455

599

554

568

590

412

55,542

1,140

2.89

5.53

June

404

455

469

455

576

541

506

294

269

261

250

242

242

224

228

261

572

460

440

568

298

246

254

524

422

417

554

372

544

 590

10,518

351

0.889

0.99

July

499

586

286

265

257

246

217

210

186

177

161

*142

Tso

164

167

158

170

210

515

230

196

210

217

200

203

212

251

216

177

161

155

6,834

221

0.559

0.65

Aug.

153

155

167

145

142

145

200

261

506

511

541

298

242

217

205

189

180

155

152

556

455

399

302

242

196

174

174

205

605

al , OOP

aBOO

8,806

284

0.719

0.85

Sepb.

a600

a500

a600

a450

568

a500

a240

a200

a210

251

192

185

157

148

*174

164

152

T77

220

242

259

217

206

220

524

819

742

580

440

550

9,805

527

0.828

0.92

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,610 Min 36 Mean 248 cfsm 0.628 In. 8.51

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,180 Min 110 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Oct. 25 (12 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (5.24 ft); Dec. 28 (3 p.m.) 1,570 cfs 

(5.78 ft); Apr. 16 (l a.m.) 1,260 cfs (5.26 ft); May 1 (11 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (5.54 ft); May 7 (8:50 

p.m.) 4,890 cfs (9.72 ft); May 19 (8 p.m.) 1,110 cfs (5.00 ft); Aug. 30 (time unknown) 1,110 cfs_ 

(5.00 ft). __ __ _ _

* Discharge measurement made on bhis day.

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

stations on nearby streams.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-19, 25-27, 29, 50, Dec. 6-10, 15, 19-28, 

Dec. 31 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 83

790. Wolf River at New London, Wls.

Location.-Lat 44°23'30", long 88°44'25", in SE£ sec.12, T.22 N , R.14 E., on right bank

 100 ft downstream from Pearl Street Bridge in New London, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Embarrass River, and at mile 56.3.

Drainage area. 2.240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1896 to September 1960. Prior to October 1913 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1307.

Gaze.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.37 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

~^Torps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 4, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 64 years, 1,706 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs May 12 (gage height, 10.52 ft); min-

 imum daily, 820 cfs Mar. 24, 25.

1896-1960: Maximum dally discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 13, 1922; minimum daily,

^Maximu^stage^own, 11.6 ft Apr. 16, 1888, from information by Corps of Engineers. 

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1114: 1943(M). WSP 1337: 1931.

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

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

.(Shifting-control method used June 15 to Sept. 30)

1.0 775

3.0 1,560

5.0 2,500

7.0 4,210

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

5,640

7,840

11,200

15,200

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.

2,330 

2,360 

2,380

2,360

2,330

2,300 

2,320

2,330

2,310

2,300

2,320

2,210

2,140

2,080

2,000

1,920

1,830 

1,760

1,640

1,580

*1,500

1,460 

1,570

2,020

2,610

2,960

3,120

3,230

3,330 

3,440

3j5_40

71,580

2,309

1.03

1.19

Nov.

3,66O 

5,690 

3,650

3,570

3,540

3,490 

3,380

3,290

3,190

3,120

3,080

2,980

2,860

2,720

2,570

2,440

2,290 

2,170

2,070

2,000

2,000

2,000 

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700 

1,700

78,260

2,609

1.16

1.30

Dec.

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600 

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400 

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,150 

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,300

2,400

3,000 

3,200

3_i300

50,100

1,616

0.721

0.83

Jan.

3,400 

5,500 

3,500

5,500

5,000

2,800 

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,000

*1,950

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100 

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,800 

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,400 

1,400

1,400

66,650

2,149

0.959

1.11

Feb.

1.400 

1,500 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,050 

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000 

980

980

960

960

940 940"

940

32,100

1,107

0.494

0.55

Mar.

*950 

920 

920

920

900

890 

880

880

870

870

870

870

860

860

850

840

840 

840

840

840

840

850 

850

820 826"

840

940

1,400

2,000 

3,000

JU-8QO

53,610

1,084

0.484

0.56

Apr.

4,200 

4,600 

4,800

5,000

5,000

5,030 

4,960

5,000

4,910

4,670

4,480

4,250

4,040

5,960

5,890

5,910

4,100 

4,440

4,880

5,340

5,640

5,710 

5,610

5,440

5,250

4,920

4,590

4,280

4,040 

4,070

140,990

4,700

2.10

2.54

May

4,270 

4,450 

4,650

4,710

*4,850

5,560 

7,290

9,200

10,800

12,200

15.000

13^000

12,200

10,900

9,580

8,500

7,920 

7,540

7,020

6,890

6,770

6,800 

6,840

6,820

6,640

6,570

6,010

5,640

5,260 

4,940

4,620

231,020

7,452

5.53

3.84

June

4,550 

4,120 

5,940

5,800

5,640

5,480 

5,290

5,120

2,940

2,780

2,650

2,480

2,340

2,220

2,080

2.000

2,026 

2,090

2,200

2,240

2,220

2,210 

2,120

2,210

2,270

2,290

2,290

2,340

2,370 

2,450

80,550

2,684

1.20

1.34

July

2,510 

2,540 

2,540

2,480

2,400

2,520 

2,220

2,020

1,790

1,600

1,500

*1,400

1,550

1,510

1,240

1,220

1,210 

1,240

1,360

1,490

1,530

1,490 

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,550

1,640

1,730

1,730 

1,610

1 540

52,970

1,709

0.763

0.88

Aug.

1,400 

1,360 

1,280

1,280

1,230

1,190 

1,190

1,220

1,320

1,480

1,620

1,710

1,760

1,780

1,760

1,700

1,660 

1,620

1,510

1,420

1,460

1,680 

1,790

1,860

1,880

1,880

1,820

1,710

1,770 

1,960

2,090

49,390

1,593

0.711

0.82

Sept.

2,200 

2,260 

2,540

2,520

2,29O

2,270 

2,220

2,110

1,980

1,810

1,660

1,560

1,520

1,480

*1,420

1,380

1,570 

1,570

1,450

1,510

1,540

1,540 

1,510

1,730

2,000

2,220

2,410

2,470

2,550 

2.560

57,030

1,901

0.849

0.95

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,790 Hln 500 Mean 1,652 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.01

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,000 Hln 820 Mean 2,580 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15. f9

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected

to Dec. 5).

by Ice Nov. 20 to Apr. 5 (no gage-height record Nov. 50
84 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

800. Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°24>45", long 88°51'55", in NW^ seo.l, T.22 N., R.13 E., on right bank 

50 ft upstream from highway bridge in Royalton and 6 miles upstream fron mouth.

Drainage area. 485 sq mi.

Records available . January 1914 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 774.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 20, 1915, chain gage at highway bridge at datum 0.75 ft lower. 

Aug. 20, 1915, to Apr. 23, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 46 years, 398 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 4,260 cfs May 8 (gage height, 5.82 ft); 

minimum, 96 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 6,950 cfs Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; maximum gage height, 11.95 ft Mir. 28, 1950 

(backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 52 cfs Nov. 26, 1958 (gage height, 0.75 ft), 

result of freezeup.

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

fluctuation caused by power-plant 6 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1914-16(M), 1918-19(M) , 1921-25(M) , 1937(M) , 1928-37, 

19391M), 1940, 1945-46(1*1), 1948(M), 1950(M). WSP 1507: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effec.t (gage 

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

1.0 

1.2

110

167

246

350

466

591

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

5.7

930

1,300

2,230

3,300

4,120

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

li

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

407

361

306

295

224

285

280

280

212

300

266

251

251

251

237

192

251

237

178

*261

'242

290

565

1,090

1,100

1,170

979

819

730

578

13,000

419

0.864

1.00

Nov.

670

419

437

442

546

515

448

350

546

442

378

454

419

339

300

250

180

280

240

220

300 

270

237

290

334

270

220

170

128

212

10,306

344

0.709

0.79

Dec.

333

261

230

181

256

261

260

250

210

250

196

266

207

251

203

256

180

220

192

229

199 

180

170

180

164

250

390

1.950

1,300

1,100 

900

11,475

370

0.763

0.88

Jan.

800

680

560

460

400

370

340

310

340

400

339

540

680

620

560

600

560

431

413

401

295 

230

250

240

216

250

260

203

230

250

230

12,458

402

G.829

0.96

Feb.

250

180

210

200

210

210

210

216

275

200

190

170

180

170

180

170

150

157

212

185

132 

242

115

150

160

170

160

150

150

5,354

185

0.381

0.41

Mar.

*210

190

150

140

190

150

130

150

170

130

230

170

160

150

180

230

110

160

150

140

130 

190

170

150

140

200

260

500

700

1,200

1.500

8,430

272

0.561

0.65

Apr.

1,200

1,000

860

771

853

723

791

757

604

515

484

466

757

791

846

979

1,090

1.510

1,200

1,060

867 

723

697

677

527

503

553

540

472

737

23,353

778

1.60

1.79

May

1,140

1,330

1,310

1,120

*1,030

1,850

3,810

4.080

3,280

2,570

1,890

1,440

1,180

972

791

730

611

716

697

805

881 

867

750

611

490

460

460

466

454

460

448

37,699

1,216

2.51

2.89

June

407

396

442

437

431

361

317

334

361

295

295

290

290

295

229

384

460

503

515

384

361 

285

334

521

466

437

390

384

419

= 70 

s ' e

11,595

386

0.796

0.89

July

419

419

3T8

3CO

2S5

2£5

220 2J"1

2f6

1£6

224 *2ro

229

233

212

216

212

251

390

546

425 

339

367

233

212

373

317

295

224

196

242

8,985

290

0.598

0.69

Aug.

151

203

216

207

251

192

270

203

280

237

261

256

224

233

192

233

192

174

207

233

212 

261

207

196

207

171

212

224

448

472

565

7,590

245

0.505

0.58

Sept.

454

413

396

364

373

350

275

233

280

242

220

192

196

216

*216

216

220

266

425

334

322 

322

306

466

670

860

888

750

650

472

11,587

386

0.796

0.89

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,600 Min 55 Mean 309 Cfsm 0.637 In. S.66

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,080 Mln 110 Mean 442 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.42

Peak discharge (base, 1,60O cfs). Dec. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 2,750 cfs (4.50 ft); Mar. 31 (2 p.m.) about 

2,500 cfsj May 8 (3 a.m.) 4,260 cfs (5.82 ft). _______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-22, 27, 28, Dec. 3, 7-1O, 17, 18, 22-24, 

26, Dec. 29 to Jan. 10, Jan. 12-17, 22-24, 26, 27, Jan. 29 to Feb. 7, Feb. 10-17, Feb. 24 to Apr. 3
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 85

810. Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.

Location. Lat 44°19'50" J long 88°59'45", on north line of sec.l, T.21 N., R.12 E., on 

right bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge, half a mile southeast of Waupaca, 

4 miles upstream from Weyauwega Lake dam, and about 5 miles downstream from Crystal 

River.

Drainage area. 305 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1960. Published as "near Weyauwega" June 1916 

to October 1917.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from survey level line along 

railroad). Prior to Oct. 19, 1917, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 19, 1917, to Nov. 23, 1938, chain gage on bridge at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 44 years , 238 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 4.04 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Oct. 23 (gage height, 1.05 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Dec. 21-23, 

Mar. 2-15, 23-25.

1916-60: Maximum discharge, 2,520 cfs Mar. 20,1948 (gage height, 6.90 ft); maximum gage height, 8.06 ft Mar. 28, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 38 cfs 

June 7, 1947; minimum daily, 50 cfs Jan. 22, 28, 1926.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1054: 1926(m). WSP 1084: 1919, 1922-24, 1938, 1940, 

1942(M), 1944(M), 1945-46. WSP 1337: 1917-28(M), 1930, 1931-35(M) , 1937-38(MJ, 

1946, 1947(m), 1950(M). WSP 1507: 1949(M).

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

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

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

108

202

367

3.0 

3.4

760

920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September l?e

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

171

157

159

157

157

166

162

159

166

162

157

159

164

152 

152

150

152

143

147

*159

150

147

166

286

386

390

303

272

243

222

237

5,953

192

0.630

0.73

Nov.

211

202

199

202

202

234

231

211

197

205

216

202

189

199 

200

190

170

160

160

160

170

180

190

200

200

180

160

150

150

150

5,670

189

0.620

0.69

Dec.

150

160

166

169

186

179

179

170

140

130

140

159

174

164 

166

164

164

166

150

130

120

120

120

130

150

200

600

892

832

505 

353

7,228

233

0.764

0.88

Jan.

300

237

220

200

190

180

170

160

150

140

140

*301

500

460

340

260

230

200

180

170

170

160

160

160

160

160

150

150

150 

150

6,838

221

0.725

0.83

Feb.

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

130

140

140

150 

150

150

150

140

140

130

130

130

140

140

140

140

140

130

130

4,130

142

0.466

0.50

Mar.

*123

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120 

120

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

120

120

120

130

200

560

636

652 

668

5,919

191

0.626

0.72

Apr.

367

296

317

303

256

228

246

253

234

214

208

219

228

253 

250

250

363

360

320

272

265

246

234

237

222

228

237

211

214

320

7,851

262

0.859

0.96

May

371

335

331

314

*324

618

904

772

648

548

455

394

338

314 

296

286

276

272

273

293

276

272

253

253

243

234

231

219

231

IT! 214

11,002

355

1.16

1.34

June

222

222

211

208

205

205

202

192

192

192

184

184

186

186 

186

214

237

234

222

208

208

202

208

225

219

205

205

202

216

199

6,181

206

0.675

0.75

July

197

189

192

186

184

179

166

164

159

166

*157

166

169

162 

159

162

169

272

286

219

194

181

176

174

171

199

192

179

169

166 

159

5,663

183

0.600

0.69

Aug.

157

164

174

171

164

154

169

176

199

186

181

184

166

184 

176

181

166

169

169

197

194

171

184

184

171

179

174

176

250

259 

231

5,660

183

0.600

0.69

Sept.

216

272

293

219

199

192

199

176

176

166

169

169

169

166 

162

*171

166

197

214

219

194

189

205

272

470

338

296

253

256

240

6,623

221

0.725

0.81

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,200 Mln 102 Mean 180 Cfsm 0,590 In. 8.0]

Water year 1959-60: Max 904 Min 120 Mean 215 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.5?

Peak discharge (base, 67O cfs). Dec. 28 (3 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (4.04 ft)j Mar. 31 (2 p.m.) 766 

(3.04 ft); May 7 (4 a.m.) 980 cfs (3.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affe 

to Mar. 28.

day. 

ted by 15 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8-11, 19-27, Jan. 1, Jan. 3
86 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

825. Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis.

Location. Lat 44 0 00'40", long 88°32'00", in sec.24, T.18 N., R.17 E., in mouth of the 

 Upper Fox River at Chicago and North Western Railway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Main Street Bridge in Oshkosh and 18 miles up the lake from Menasha Dair and outlet.

Drainage area. 6,030 sq mi, approximately, at lake outlet at Menasha Dam.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960 in reports of Geologies-1 Survey. Records from 1857 to 1938 in files of Corps of Engineers. A report on Fox River by Corps 

of Engineers, published as House Document No. 146, 67th Congress, 2d session,contains 

semi-monthly records of inflow to Lake Winnebago for the period 1896-1P17.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 745.05 ft above mean tide at New York 

City (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 1882, lake levels were referred to 

Deuchman gage at lake outlet of Menasha Dam. Datum of Deuchman gage, rhich is still in 

existence, is 745.00 ft above mean tide at New York City.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 4.32 ft May 17; minimum observed, 

1.12 Mar. 28.

1857-1960: Maximum gage height observed, 5.33 ft (Deuchman gage) Nov. 8, 1881; minimum observed, -2.00 ft (Deuchman gage) Nov. 28, 1891.

Remarks. Lake elevations controlled by dams at Menasha and Neenah, which are operated in 

the interest of navigation. Crests of both dams are at elevation 746.73 ft. Present 

limits of regulation are from 2l£ in. above the crest of Menasha Dam down to crest 

during navigation season, plus additional 18 in. below crest during winter. Oshkosh 

staff gage gives true level of lake, while Deuchman gage readings are affected by loss 

of head in the channel between lake and dam.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.20

2.24

2.12

2.15

2.40

2.44

2.46

2.48

2.50

2.50

2.48

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.45

2.42

2.44

2.45

2.44

2.40

2.40

2.38

2.42

2.52

2.46

2.44

2.44

2.49

2.50

2.52

2.52

Nov.

2.70

2.72

2.74

2.80

2.88

2.93

2.90

2.90

2.98

3.00

3.01

3.06

3.03

2.90

2.92

2.92

2.90

2.87

2.82

2.75

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.75

2.72

3.12

3.12

3J1

3.14

2.94

Dec.

2.86

2.92

2.90

2.92

2.90

2.91

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.84

2.85

2.74

2.72

2.74

2.70

2.68

2.70

2.70

2.62

2.60

2.62

2.64

2.47

2.47

2.50

2.72

2.74

2.79

2.80

Jan.

2.90

2.90

2.88

2.96

2.98

2.98

3.00

3.00

2.90

2.87

2.85

2.84

2.82

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.78

2.76

2.74

2.72

2.70

2.68

2.68

2.68

2.52

2.50

2.48

2.46

2.40

2.32

2.2E

Feb.

2.20

2.16

2.13

2.10

2.02

2.10

2.09

2.06

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.82

1.79

1.77

1.72

1.75

1.76

1.70

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.71

1.71

1.70

Mar.

JU69

1.67

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.59

1.57

1.56

1.55

1.50

1.45

1.44

1.43

1.34

1.31

1.30

1.29

1.28

1.26

1.24

1.20

1.17

1.16

1.14

1U2

1.17

1.40

1.49

Apr.

1^58

1.68

1.68

1.81

1.91

2.00

2.08

2.20

2.27

2.35

2.40

2.48

2.52

2.60

2.62

2.72

2.80

2.89

2.99

3.04

3.00

3.10

3.19

3.26

5.55

3.40

3.38

3.39

3.30

3.36

May

3.40

3.50

3.42

3.48

3.42

3.48

3.72

3.85

3.90

4.02

4.08

4.04

4.10

4.10

4.10

4.12

4.32

T7I5

4.10

4.18

4.20

4.10

4.08

4.00

3.98

3.96

3.80

3.75

3.70

3.60

3.50

June

3.45

3.4S

3.30

3.22

3.18

3.12

3.18

3.14

3.14

3.12

3.15

3.17

3.18

3.18

3.19

3.30

3.20

3.29

3.26

3.23

3.20

3.19

3.18

3.12

3.18

3.20

3.23

3.32

3.49

3.42

July

3.29

3.29

3.25

3.32

3.28

3.28

3.25

3.27

3.25

3.23

3.20

3.18

3.26

3.20

3.26

3.22

3.19

3.15

3.20

3.18

3.12

3.20

3.25

3.22

3.19

3.20

3.17

3.21

3.25

3.20

3.20

Aug.

3.20

3.31

3.28

3.23

3.20

3.21

3.21

3.22

3.25

3.27

3.24

3.23

3.24

3.24

3.25

3.20

3.14

3.13

3.12

3.19

3.22

3.29

3.31

3.27

3.29

3.20

3.20

3.19

3.18

3.18

3.17

Sept.

3.10

3.10

3.08

3.07

3.05

3.03

3.00

2.99

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.98

2.97

2.95

2.96

2.97

2.93

2.90

2.90

2.90

2.98

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.11

3.12

3.12

3.12

3.12
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 87

840. Lake de Neveu near Pond du Lac, Wis.

Location. Lat 43 C 44'10", long 88C 23'45", in SW£ sec.30, T.15 N., R.18 E., at boathouse 

near north end of lake on farm of Nick Giebel, 3.9 miles southeast of the intersection 

of Main and Division Streets in Pond du Lac.

Drainage area. 0.9 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1936 to September 1960 (fragmentary).

Gage. Reference point in lake bed.

Extremes . Maximum elevation observed during year, 98.06 ft May 7; minimum observed, 97.30 

ft Sept. 13.

1936-60: Maximum elevation observed, 98.32 ft Mar. 27, 1950; minimum observed, 

96.90 ft Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for tUs lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Natural outlet. Lake ice covered Nov. 20 

to Apr. 15.

Revisions. WSP 1437: Drainage area.

Elevation, in feet, 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

Oct.

_

-

7.39

-

-

7.43

-

-

7.53

-

.

-

7.42

-

-

.

7.36

-

-

7.45

.

-

7.58

-

-

.

7.53

-

-

7.51

Mote. Add

Nov.

.

-

7.50

-

-

7.60

-

-

-

-

_

-

7.48

-

-

.

-

-

-

7.41

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

Dec.

_

-

-

-

7.39

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

7.70

-

_

-

90 ft bo obtain

Jan. Feb.

7.39

elevation above

Mar.

7.63

datum a

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

7.72

-

-

-

_

7.59

-

-

7.58

_

-

-

7.61

-

_

7.59

-

-

-

7.71

-

-

-

_

May

.

-

7.64

-

-

-

8.06

-

-

8.03

_

-

7.80

-

-

_

7.66

-

-

7.66

_

-

7.62

-

.

7.56

-

-

_

7.53

June

.

-

7.50

-

-

-

7.50

-

-

7.45

.

-

-

7.42

-

.

7.38

-

-

-

.

7.48

-

7.50

-

_

-

7.60

-

_

July

7.60

-

-

-

7.58

-

-

7.54

-

-

.

7.50

-

7.54

7.53

.

-

-

7.62

-

-

7.57

-

-

-

7.75

-

-

7.68

_

-

Aug.

_

7.63

-

-

7.57

_

-

-

7.63

-

_

7.57

-

-

-

7.49

-

-

7.44

-

-

-

7.50

-

-

7.47

-

-

-

7.44

Sept.

_

7.43

-

-

-

7.39

-

-

7.37

-

-

-

7.30

-

-

_

7.31

-

-

7.53

-

-

7.52

-

-

-

7.53

-

-

7.47

sumed for this lake by Public Service Conmission of Wisconsin.

614ZL4 O -6L -7
88 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

845. Pox River at Rapide Croehe Dam, near Wrightstown, W.'.s.

Location. Lat 44°19'00", long 88°11'50", in SE£ sec.4, T.21 N., R.19 E. , at Rapide Croehe 

Dam, 2 miles upstream from Wrightatown and 18 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--6.150 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1896 to September 1917 (monthly discharge only), October 1917 to 

September 1960.

Sage. Recording headwater and tailwater gages and electric generation data taken each 

half hour are used to compute the discharge records.

Average discharge. 64 years, 4,171 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 23,600 cfs May 18, 20; minimum daily, 

1,820 cfs Oct. 1.

1918-60: Maximum daily discharge, 24,000 cfs Apr. 18, 1952; minim-im daily, 138 cfs 

Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Lake Winnebago (ses p. 86). Daily 

discharge determined from records of flow through turbines, head, gata openings, and 

lockages through navigation canal. About 20 cfs diverted into basin from Wisconsin 

River at Portage Canal throughout most of the year.

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

reviewed by Geological Survey.

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.

1.820

1,980

2,180

1,860

2,260

1,880

2,250

2,700

3,470

3,350

3,160

3,120

3,080

3,230

3,280

3,100

3,160

3,220

3,220

2,810

2,870

3,140

3,450

3,770

2,870

4,100

5,070

5.270

5,250

5,140 

5,180

101,240

3,266

-

Nov.

5,220

5,280

6,010

4,880

4,900

5,190

6,180

6,010

5,940

6,290

6,270

6,190

6,140

5,290

6,130

5,540

5,340

6,300

5,860

5,660

5,480

4,950

5,330

5,820

5,590

5,460

5,490

5,500

4.460 jg j 9 90

169,690

5,656

-

Dec.

5,360

5,480

5,330

5,190

4,940

4,660

4,940

4,980

4,740

4,650

4,750

4,260

4,670

4,600

4,570

4,480

4,670

4,510

4,340

4.240

4,320

4,800

5,010

5,110

4,860

4,750

5,340

8.780

6,010

5,610 

6,290

156,240

5,040

-

Jan.

6,570

6,530

5,880

5.550

6,620

6,160

6,020

7,780

7,760

7,220

7,630

8,620

8,650

8,920

8,690

9.000

8,320

8,670

8,790

8,740

8,480

8,450

8,480

8,600

8,560

8,420

7,970

7,970

7,930

7,960 

8,010

242,750

7,831

-

Feb.

6.860

5,560

5,900

5,790

5,230

5,000

4,810

4,960

4,720

3,590

4,910

4,450

4,000

5.510

4,060

4,050

3,710

4,320

3,730

3,830

3,820

3,770

3,870

3,840

3,760

3,840

3,630

3,570

3,560

126,450

4,360

-

Mar.

3,330

3,570

3,620

3,550

3,540

3,530

3,560

3,550

3,540

3,610

4,170

4,540

4,500

4,470

4,370

4,370

4,440

A. 580

4,440

3,770

4,410

4,290

4,090

3,630

5.100

3,450

3,970

3,690

3,900

4,360 

3,250

121,190

3,909

-

Apr.

5.660

3,860

4,040

3,980

3,880

4,420

4,160

4,080

4,440

4,460

4,850

4,670

5,030

5,110

5,240

5,170

5,710

6,230

6,860

6,740

6,730

6,870

6,550

6,860

7,770

10,600

10,300

10,800

11,100 

11.500

185,470

6,182

-

May

12.100

12,300

12,400

12,700

13,000

14,500

19,000

19,900

19,700

21,000

21,300

21,500

23,000

22,300

22,500

23,300

22,700

25.600

22,500

23,600

22,600

22,000

22,000

23,400

22,000

21,600

21,600

22,000

22,200

21,000 

21,700

625,000

20,160

-

June

21 . 100

19 , 800

18,100

15,300

12,300

11,500

5,910

4,060

4,000

3,760

3,450

5.240

3,820

4,030

4,750

4,630

3,770

4,680

4,790

4,850

4,660

4,430

4,450

4,010

4,480

4,770

4,630

4,680

4,940 

4 930

203,820

6,794

_

-

July

4,600

4,350

4,710

3.800

4,120

4,080

3,970

3,750

3,970

3,960

4,280

4,010

2,920

3,010

3,210

3,410

2.800

4,560

4,010

3,670

3,870

4,160

4,220

5.990

5,720

4,150

4,160

4,160

4,290 

4,280

3,320

125,510

4,049

-

Aug.

4,400

4,380

3,980

5.550

3,940

3,940

4,230

3,660

3,990

3,690

3,840

4,160

4,090

3,750

3,600

3,690

3,800

3,880

4,000

3,680

3,550

4,510

4,320

6,140

6,660

6.690

6,190

6,300

6,340 

6,150

6,350

141,230

4,556

_

-

Sept.

6.090

5,940

5,970

5,720

5,440

5,790

5,770

4,440

4,360

4,460

4,400

4,120

5.950

4,250

4,190

3,980

3,980

4,090

4,250

4,350

4,410

4,660

4,400

5,630

5,360

4,720

5,000

4,960

4,900 

5,200

144,760

4,825

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,600 Mln 1,300 Mean 3,713 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 23,600 Mln 1,820 Mean 6,403 Cfsm - In. -
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 89

855. Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°55'35", long 87°56'25", in SW£ sec.24, T.17 N., R.21 E., at Cedar Lake 

Resort on narrows of lake, 5.8 miles east of Kiel.

Drainage area. 1.33 sq mi.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1942; April 1945 to September 1960 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 96.90 ft May 28, June 4; minimum 

observed, 94.33 ft Oct. 3, 22.

1936-42, 1945-60: Maximum elevation observed, 98.72 ft Mar. 9, 1946; minimum 

observed, 93.34 ft Oct. 4, Nov. 1, 1958, Jan. 17, 1959.

An elevation of 100.37 ft was observed May 20, 1929, by Public Service Commission 

of Wisconsin.

Remarks. Gage.heights have been reduced to elevations above datum assumed for this lake 

by Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Lake ice covered about Nov. 20 to about 

Apr. 15.

Elevation, in feet, 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

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

_

-

4.33

-

-

.

-

-

-

4.45

_

-

-

-

-

_

4.43

-

-

-

-

4.33

-

4.51

-

.

-

-

-

4.53

Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

4.70

-

-

-

_

-

-

4.80

-

_

-

-

-

-

4.8O

-

-

-

-

.

-

4.80

-

.

 

Dec.

_

-

-

-

4.86

_

-

-

-

-

.

4.86

-

-

-

.

-

-

4.86

-

_

-

-

-

-

4.86

-

-

-

4.88

Jan.

-

4.92

-

-

-

_

-

-

5.22

-

_

-

5.24

-

-

5.Z4

-

-

-

-

_

-

5.Z4

-

-

_

-

-

-

5.32

Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

5.34

-

-

-

-

_

-

5.36

-

-

_

-

-

-

5.46

.

-

-

-

-

_

5.46

-

-

Mar.

_

-

5.67

-

5.67

_

-

-

-

-

_

5.87

-

-

-

_

-

-

5.87

-

_

-

-

-

-

5.87

-

-

.

5.93

Apr.

_

5.97

-

-

-

.

-

-

5.97

-

.

-

-

-

-

5.97

-

-

-

-

.

-

5.97

-

-

.

-

-

-

5.97

May

_

-

6.30

-

-

_

6.68

-

-

-

_

-

-

6.8O

-

_

-

-

-

-

6.86

-

-

-

-

_

-

6.9O

-

-

June

-

-

-

6.90

-

.

-

-

-

-

6.86

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.88

-

-

, -

-

-

-

6.86

_

-

-

6.86

July

-

6.86

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.78

-

-

-

6.76

-

"

6.80

-

-

-

-

-

6.74

-

-

-

-

-

6.72

-

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

6.7O

-

-

-

-

_

-

6.78

-

"

-

-

-

-

6.70

-

-

-

-

-

_

6.70

-

-

-

Sept.

-

-

6.60

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.58

-

-

-

6.61

"

-

6.56

-

-

"

-

-

-

6.7Z

"

-

-

-

-

6.72

Note. Add 90 ft to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
90 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

860. Sheboygan River at Sheboygan, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°44'25", long 87°45'35", in Ej sec.29, T.15 N. , R.23 E., on left bank 

0.7 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 28, near the west city limits of Sheboygan, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 432 sq mi.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1924 (published as "near Shetoygan") , November 

1950 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 1916 to June 1924 chain gage at site 0.7 mile downstream at different datum. 

November 1950 to June 1951 staff gage at site 0.3 mile downstream at datum 3.15 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--17 years (1916-24, 1951-60), 232 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Dec. 23 (gage height, 1.71 ft), result of freezeup.

1916-24, 1950-60: Maximum discharge observed, 7,140 cfs Mar. 26, 1920 (gage height, 

9.40 ft, datum then in use); minimum observed, about 1 cfs Aug. 27, 1922 (gage height, 

1.48 ft, datum then in use), caused by shutdown of powerplants.

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

fluctuation caused by numerous powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1307: 1917(M) , 1919(M), 1921(M), 1923(M). WSP 1557: Drainage area.

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

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

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

149

256

575

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,020

1,620

3,170

5,460

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.

50

49

49

49

72

104

232

244

2O6

157

113

88

76

82

70

63

52

50

47

39

4O

*38

13O

467

488

376

275

228

181

162

126

4,403

142

O.329

0.38

Nov.

124

117

110

144

584

715

506

346

261

251

232

195

162

99

92

90

90

95

1OO

105

111

120

126

130

130

125

120

110

10O

O.OO

5,590

186

0.431

0.48

Dec.

105

110

115

120

120

115

1O5

100

90

85

85

85

90

95

105

110

110

105

95

85

70

60

50

40

50

95

160

5.600

2,800

1,660 

1,100

11,715

378

0.875

1.01

Jan.

881

785

669

492

55O

600

500

400

3OO

200

170

750

1.000

*821

575

403

350

300

250

200

180

160

150

13O

120

105

100

90

85

80

80

11,476

370

0.856

0.99

Feb.

85

90

100

110

115

122

127

115

10O

90

85

85

90

95

90

85

85

80

80

80

80

78

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

2,599

89.6

0.207

0.22

Mar.

76

78

*78

76

74

72

72

7O

70

70

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

150

1,350

2,2OO

*5,5OO 

3,450

14,274

460

1.06

1.23

Apr.

2.050

1,87O

2,O5O

1,790

1,620

1,400

1,240

1,100

933

763

715

711

656

587

563

525

933

1,35O

1,220

923

8O3

720

644

571

631

728

681

579

525

1,200

30,081

1,003

2.32

2.59

May

1,520

1,03O

*794

685

611

1,180

5.06O

2,170

1,980

1,950

1,66O

1,340

1,190

1,070

952

830

876

790

685

1,260

1,080

909

741

615

529

461

434

397

370

334

517

31,840

1,027

2.38

2.74

June

278

261

237

204

183

135

1O8

82

84

79

72

66

67

74

86

113

239

185

156

111

101

99

101

127

122

99

81

142

157

155

5,984

155

0.508

0.54

Jily

120

1O3

113

93

67

61

60

54

54

48

43

45

65

*99

86

60

55

88

183

219

144

106

86

74

60

118

2O6

170

144

122

95

5,055

97.9

0.227

0.26

Aug.

82

86

88

81

76

66

66

67

131

195

189

166

136

151

193

164

151

115

104

99

106

151

129

105

91

99

99

105

108

124

124

5,601

116

0.269

0.51

Sept.

108

108

110

108

91

89

91

81

88

95

81

78

81

*74

64

96

82

104

852

1.400

952

765

776

952

1,28O

1,020

732

525

409

582

11,670

389

0.900

1.00

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,330 Min 13.6 Mean 247 Cfsm 0.572 In. 7.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,300 Min 38 Mean 367 Cfsm 0.850 In. 11.55

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). --Dec. 28 (4 to 5 p.m.) 5,250 cfs (9.82 ft); Mar. 50 (5:50 p.m.) 

6,500 cfs (10.65 ft); Apr. 50 (8 to 9 p.m.) 1,660 cfs (6.05 ft); May 7 (4 a.m.) 5,640 cfs (8.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

to Feb. 4, Feb. 8 to Mar. 29.

15-20, Nov. 24 to Dec. 27, Jan. 1-15, Jan. 17
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 91

865. Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.

Location. Lab 43°19'25", long 87°58'50", on line between sees. 14 and 23, T.10 N.,

RT2T~E., on upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles north of Cedarburg and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 121 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 790 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to June 11, 1958, chain gage read once daily.

Average discharge.--30 years, 62.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 3,600 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 12.25 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, backwater from ice); minimum, 9.0 cfs Oct. 3 (gage 

height, 5.24 ft).

1930-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 30, 1960; minimum observed, 

0.2 cfs Aug. 9-12, 1936.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 1307: 1932-34(M), 1937(M), 1939(M), 1945(M), 1948-49(M). 

WSP 1&27:Drainage area.

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

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

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5

5.7 

6.1

72

182

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

314

500

1,000

2,320

3,140

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.

10.5

10.0

9.0

10.0

33

50

50

45

42

36

35

30

26

16.8

15.2

13.6

12.8

12.0

11.0

11.0

12.0

24

36

52

59

59

52

47

42 

38

35

934.9

30.2

0.250

0.29

Nov.

33

30

29

52

102

U3

99

79

68

48

43

36

38

32

29

26

25

25

25

*26

26

27

29

30

29

27

25

23

21

20

1,215

40.5

0.335

0.37

Dee.

20

23

25

26

27

26

24

22

21

20

20

21

22

23

23

24

24

24

23

22

21

20

18

17

16.

16

35

350

415

273

227

1,868

60.3

0.498

0.57

Jan.

214

180

140

100

86

70

60

52

47

45

44

180

450

604

422

307

230

160

120

100

84

70

62

54

47

44

39

36

34

32

22

4,145

134

1.11

1.27

Feb.

32

33

35

36

38

38

39

*38

37

35

32

30

28

27

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

22

22

Si

21

21

21

21

21

814

28.1

0.232

0.25

Mar.

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

180

600

2.600

*2,090

6,009

194

1.60

1.85

Apr.

1.290

772

577

476

372

325

273

236

198

182

167

164

176

179

170

176

372

568

484

339

249

179

149

158

158

188

164

135

121 

188

9,185

306

2.53

2.82

May

217

195

164

135

132

233

670

627

560

472

411

314

240

170

135

118

152

146

192

273

283

246

188

146

144

121

96

89

91

J34

86

7,130

230

1.90

2.19

June

70

65

61

61

59

52

50

48

48

45

45

45

45

45

42

*45

68

77

61

50

48

61

54

102

82

63

57

77

198 

158

1,982

66.1

0.546

0.61

July

124

99

74

61

52

45

40

35

32

30

28

29

40

50

40

33

30

38

59

52

45

40

33

32

30

45

59

158 TiT

124

96

1,794

57.9

0.479

0.55

Avg.

82

74

192

336

314

220

146

96

107

158

132

94

68

65

61

*54

50

45

40

70

176

164

102

79

57

59

48

43

50 

50

43

3,275

106

0.876

1.01

Sept.

40

36

33

29

28

28

28

28

30

28

29

25

25

25

25

28

40

47

614

879

735

604

542

542

508

408

287

227

173

130

6,201

207

1.71

1.91

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,500 Min 3.2 Mean 68.5 Cfsm 0.566 In. 7.68

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,600 Min 9.0 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice No 14 to Dec. 28, Jan. 2-13, Jan. 17 to Mar. 31.
92 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

870. Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis.

Location. Lat 43°06'00", long 87°54i30", in NW£ sec.5, T.7 N., R.22 E., on left bank 

near north limits of Milwaukee, 2,000 ft downstream from Port Washington Road Bridge 

and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 686 sq mi.

Records available. April 1914 to September 1960. Published as "near Milwaukee" prior to 

1936.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.3 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 6, 1929, staff or chain gage near present site at different 

datum. Apr. 6, 1929, to Jan. 8, 1934, chain gage at bridge half a mile upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 46 years, 387 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.05 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.51 ft).

1914-60: Maximum discharge, 15,100 cfs Mar. 20, 1918, Aug. 6, 1924 (gage height, 

9.00 ft, datum then in use, from floodmark for 1918, from graph based on gage readings 

for 1924); no flow Sept. 8, 1943.

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

when discharge was below 30 cfs, which are poor. Occasional regulation caused by dams 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 564: 1918(M). WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1207: 1936(M).

WSP 1337:1915-17(M), 1918, 1919-2l(M), 1922, 1923(M), 1924, 1925-33(M). WSP 1557: 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (g^ge 

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

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.1

75

144

238

417

710

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,080

1,630

3,040

4,840

9,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water- year October 1959 to Septenber- 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.

114

372

108

585~ 4.0

398

331

437

359

323

238

157

166

166

148

140

133

114

110

117

100

106

353

451

513

578

556

492

437

391

353

8,848.0

285

0.415

0.48

Nov.

305

293

244

786

837

947

937

735

810

542

528

357

411

329

188

170

160

T3o~ 155

180

200

210

210

210

*201

190

180

170

165

175

10,985

366

0.534

0.60

Dec.

210

230

244

271

260

250

210

190

180

180

185

190

195

ZOO

Z10

215

ZOO

180

160

150

135

125

110

105

110

140

346

2,080

2.570

2, 290

2,060

14,181

457

0.666

0.77

Jan.

1,690

1,240

960

500

300

260

240

230

220

210

200

1,090

2.000

1,470

1,000

680

520

450

420

380

350

330

320

300

280

270

260

250

240

230

225

17,115

552

0.805

0.93

Feb.

225

230

230

230

235

240

250

276

*288

223

213

205

190

180

175

170 170

170

170

170

165

165

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

5,690

196

0.286

0.31

Mar.

160

160

155

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

140

150

130

150

600

1,930

6,460

*8_,77&

21,775

702

1.02

1.18

Apr.

7,750

6,190

4,270

2,930

2,130

1,760

1,470

1,240

1,060

919

956

890

828

819

784

778

1,590

2,080

2,080

1,740

1,250

1,330

1,020

727

578

727

768

655

655

1,280

51,234

1,708

Z.49

Z.78

May

1,510

1,310

1,160

995

828

1,700

2,770

3,120

5.180

5,170

2,770

2,180

1,790

1,410

1,060

975

1,490

909

1,180

1,420

1,530

1,370

1,380

1,210

896

670

735

702

586

571 

57T

44,948

1,450

2.11

2.44

June

556

542

520

492

457

566

353

366

411

329

305

254

198

319 *156

299

203

238

311

299

293

353

411

485

411

353

323

329

458

478

10,828

561

0.526

0.59

July

437

385

329

Z54

ZZ3

Z05

175

166

153

144

375

291

225

213

276

254

213

238

225

288

295

293

266

238

260

686

471

647

665

631

608

10,119

326

0.475

0.55

Aug.

639

762

1,670

881

752

631

564

417

868

594

670

670

556

520

437

*457

437

424

559

736

686

571

578

578

556

510

471

417

451

379

372

18,793

606

0.883

1.02

Sept.

547

511

288

276

223

198

223

218

218

193

193

225

179

170 170"

184

184

285

1,600

2,100

1,790

1,570

1,510

1,550

2,010

1,800

1,510

1,260

985

665

22,429

748

1.09

1.22

Calendar year- 1959: Max 8,520 Mln 3.4 Mean 424 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.38

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,770 Min 4.0 Mean 647 Cfsm 0.943 In. 12.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16 to Dec. 2, Dec. 5-26, Jan. 3-11, Jan. 

to Feb. 7, Feb. 12 to Mar. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 93

875. Hart ditch at Kunster, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°33'40", long 87°28'50", in Ni sec.20, T.36 N., R.9 W., on lef: bank at 

city limits of Munster, a quarter of a mile downstream from U.S. Highway 41 and 0.4 mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--69.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1942 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 591.27 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control'and Water Resources 

Commission).

Average discharge. 18 years, 58.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 855 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 3.50 ft); minimum, 

 OTefs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 2,670 cfs Apr. 28, 1959; maximum gage height, 7.83 ft

Oct. 11, 1954; minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs July 29, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.47 ft

July 29, 1946, Sept. 2, 1948.

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

ERTs" ditch discharges into Little Calumet River near Munster. Practically all of this 

flow discharges into the Calumet Sag Channel or Grand Calumet River.

Revisions.--WSP 1337: Drainage area.

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

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

.8 

1.0

3.9

12

35

70

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

192

348

1,030

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.

18

15

13

12

IT

42

85

55

35

33

116

76

46

34

28

22

19

17

16

*15

14

13

46

72

96

68

60 

49

41

38

46

1,253

40.4

0.584

O.67

Nov.

51

48

40

332

445

207

121

85

64

53

43

38

46

102

93

87

70

51

40

35

35

37

45

*83

107

68

49

41

"5? 32

2,580

86.0

1.24

1.38

Dec.

31

29

30

30

35

51

49

38

29

24.

61

222

126

83

*68

57

49

45

40

35

32

b25

b24

b25

26

41

172 

348 222~ 

121

S3

2,251

72.6

1.05

1.21

Jan.

62

57

b48

41

35

30

29

28

26

25

25

427

820

478

445

252

138

107

b70

b52

b45

41

34

31

*28

26

30 

38

45

57 

59

3,629

117

1.69

1.95

Feb.

62

59

48

41

82

445

268

138

112

475

715

380

189

107

85

83

76

70

64

49

46

41

38

*40

38

35

34 

32

29.

3,881

134

1.94

2.09

Mar.

28

26

25

24

b23

b23

b22

b22

22

22

22

22

26

b26

b28

b35

b44

b45

46

46

45

*43

43

43

41

41

194 

610

610

645

3,502

113

1.63

1.88

Apr.

348

207

143

114

96

78

66

55

46

41

40

43

43

44

154

136

438

478

222

*131

107

87

66

59

51

46

43 

58

38

53

3,511

117

1.69

1.89

May

68

46

37

32

30

31

34

35

41

4O

38

34

29

28

25

29

76

89

S3

51

51

57

55

*45

37

30

29

26

24 32"

29

1,265

40.8

O.590

0.68

June

24

21

19

18

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

28

220

380

511

252

380

222

116

78

72

100

*80

57

43

35

30 

30

29

25

2,894

96.5

1.39

1.55

July

22

21

20O

152

55

37

29

24

20

21

20

18

17

14

14

13

12

10

10

9.6

8.7

12

19

9.6

9.6

*12

8.7 

8.0

8.0

7.2

777.8

25.1

0.363

0.42

Aug.

6.4

6.4

16

16

10

9.6

12

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

7.2

7.2

10

9.6

8.0

7.2

7.2

11

11

8.7

8.0

8.7

7.2

7.2

*6.4

fct

5.8

6.4

270.7

8.73

C.126

0.15

Sept.

3^9

3.9

7.8

8.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.8

5.1

7.2

5.5

15" 21

7.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

*5.1 

4.5

5.1

5.3

173.9

5.80

0.084

O.O9

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,160 Min 4.5 Mean 88.5 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Water year 1959-60: Max 82O Min 3.9 Mean 71.0 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.96

Peak discharge (base, 80O efs). Jan. 15 (11 a.m.) 855 cfs (3.5O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

876. Little Calumet River at Minister, Ind.

Location. La t 41°34'07", long 87°31'18", in NW? sec. 13, T.36 N., R.10 V., on left bank 

200 ft upstream from Hohman Street Bridge, a quarter of a mile south of intersection of 

Hohman Street and 173d Street, 0.4 mile upstream from Indiana-Illinois State line, 

1 mile north of Intersection of Hohman Street and Ridge Road, and 4. miles upstream 

from Thorn Creek.

Drainage area. Indeterminate.

Records available. June 1958 to September 1960.

~^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 778 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 7.1 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.91 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 1,510 cfs Apr. 28, 1959 (gage height, 13.67 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1958; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 10, I960.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (page

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-16, Nov. 21 to Dec. 11,

Feb. 25, 26, June 2O to July l)

2.9 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

7.0

10

20

42

5.0 

6.5 

9.0 

11.0

96

220

516

856

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.

2O

16

14

17

21

75

90

59

36

40

~90 109

54

36

30

24

22

2O

18

*17

15

15

55

90

96

75

64

54

46 

42

54

1,414

45.6

-

-

Nov.

54

52

42

254

474

316

154

102

78

70

59

52

62

109

1O9

96

80

65

52

46

46

46

56

*78

116

78

62

54

44 

46

2,952

98.4

-

-

Dec.

44

44

46

46

54

67

56

46

39

36

68

190

146

90

*72

62

54

49

44

39

36

3O

b28

b27

b27

44

149

364

138

84

' 2,499

80.6

-

-

Jan.

64

59

b52

45

40

36

35

34

30

28

28

376

742

122

502

400

24O

154

12O

92

72

58

50

43

*37

35

52

54

59 

72

72

4,303

139

-

-

Feb.

78

74

63

54

102

424

364

21O

146

466

740

600

330

190

110

90

82

74

67

61

56

51

46

48

*46

46

43

40

!§

4,737

163

-

-

Mar.

35

34

32

31

30

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

31

35

4O

47

47

47

47

47

45

*44

44

44

44

44

129

544

590 

638

622

3,488

113

-

-

Apr.

448

304

200

138

109

84

72

62

52

46

46

49

42

54

162

133

442

"555" 544

*17O

123

9O

70

59

49

44

39

32

34

64

4,089

136

-

-

May

64 -46

36

30

28

34

36

36

44

44

42

34

28

26

23

37

12390"

64

7O

72

84

64

*49

42

36

34

30

26 

52

32

1,456

47.0

-

-

June

28

23

20

30

39

24

20

18

18

18

18

133

319

516

654

424

424

304

154

96

96

116

*84

67

52

42

36

34

34 

28

3,869

129

-

-

July

26

29

280

143

62

42

30

26

22

26

23

20

19

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

29

42

14

13

*17

13

11

11 

11

9.7

1,025.7

33.1

-

-

Aug.

9.5

9.2

34

27

14

11

12

11

10

11

9.5

9.2

8.8

12

12

10

9.5

9.3

14

38

12

10

10

8.8

8.8

*8.3

8.5

8.2

8.0

381.2

12.3

-

-

Sept.

8.3

8.0

17

14

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.6

7.5

7.8

7.5

9.5

8.6

12

11

55

16

11

9.2

9.0

8.6

8.3

8.2

*8.2

7.8

8.5 

9.0

326.1

10.9

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,160 Min 7.0 Mean 97.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 742 Min 7.5 Mean 83.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17-2O, Jan. 4-7, 19-26, Feb. 2, 3, 11-24, Feb. 27 to Mar. 26; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records, fieldman's notes, discharge measurements, and 

records for Hart ditch at Munster and stations on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

880. Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31'50", long 87°36i20", in SWpSE^ sec.9, T.35 N., R.14 E., on right bank 

20 ft downstream from Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north 

of Chicago Heights, 0.8 mile south of Glenwood, and 1 mile upstream from Deer Creek.

Drainage area. 24.6 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 32.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 661 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 8.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 14 cfs Sept. 25.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 2,460 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 11.14 ft); minimum daily, 6.0 cfs July 4, Aug. 21, Sept. 5, 11, 25, 1949.

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

which are fair. Figures of discharge include about 6 cfs pumped from ground-water 

sources for municipal supply of Chicago Heights and undetermined amount of ground-water 

pumpage for industrial use above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1955.

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

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

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

160

278

593

77

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

If

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

21

20

18

22

24

89

6T

26

24

32

35

24

22

22

21

*20

17

16

T8

19

18

19

51

44

38

29

28

24

24

23

32

881

28.4

-

-

Nov.

22

24

23

207

no

69

42

34

34

33

31

30

42

46

34

b32

b31

b31

*31

30

29

27

29

41

39

28

25

24

22

24

1,224

40.8

-

-

Dec.

25

*25

26

27

27

23

26

26

26

25

46

45

30

28

28

28

26

26

23

20.

23

24

23

23

22

40

110,

TTo

69

41

31

1,073

34.6

-

-

Jan.

26

26

24

b23

b23

b24

26

24

22

20

*22

445 283"

99

102

69

50

43

b35

b28

b25

b22

b20

b!9

b2T

b23

35

32

32

30

27

1,700

54.8

-

-

Feb.

31

30

28

30

68

128

68

62

51

504

183

b70

b56

b50

b43

43

41

*36

b27

b25

b23

b24

t>24

b30

b28

b23

b22

b!9

b2T

1,588

54.8

-

-

Mar.

b21

b21

b21

b20

b!9

b!6

bl9

b20

b21

22

22

22

22

25

32

29

28

28

28

26

26

28

29

26

26

26

150

192

238

239

TTo J..LO

1,560

50.3

-

-

Apr.

77

83

47

42

40

37

34

31

27

26

30

28

27

51

69

48

298

Ho

76

*38

38

32

30

28

30

56

48

28

31

72

1,612

53.7

-

-

May

42

34

30

28

26

32

26

22

26

26

25

25

24

22

19_

37

*43" 86

54

51

43

50

40

35

33

31

30

26

22

24

27

1,039

33.5

-

-

June

29

28

27

28

35

29

28

27

28

26

24

97

177

247

133

63

71

68

32

*34

114

63

43

35

30

26

32

30

28

27

1,661

55.4

-

-

July

26

29

~56 159

29

26

24

24

21

28

25

24

25

24

22

18

17

21

*22

20

20

25

39

18

22

24

23

23

22

20

17

873

28.2

-

-

Aug.

20

20

30

44

23

20

18

20

20

20

20

26

18

40

*23

20

20

21

22

19

16

20

20

20

20

20

18

16

19

20

20

667

?1.5

-

"

Sept.

20

20

IS

16

16

21

20

21

20

17

15

19

19

20

22

20

23

16

50

21

20

19

18

16

a!4

a!5

a!7

a!6

a!7

a!7

583

19.4

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 707 Mln 13 Mean 40.5 Cfsra - In. -

Water year 1959-60= Max 445 Mln 14 Mean 39.5 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). Jan. 12 (6 p.m.) 661 cfs (8.44 ft): Feb. 10 (6:30 p.m.) 528 cfs 

(7.65 ft); Apr. 17 (6 a.m.) 528 cfs (7.61 ft)j June 14 (3:30 p.m.) 576 cfs (7.94 ft); Jily 3 

(1 a.m.) 560 cfs (7.82 ft)._________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Thornton.

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

885. Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31'15", long 87°35'25", 0.1 mile west of center of sec.14, T.35 N., 

R.14 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mile east of 

Cottage Grove Avenue, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 30, 1.5 miles northeast of Chicago 

Heights, and 1.6 miles west of Torrence Avenue.

Drainage area. 23.2 sq ml (revised).

Records available. May 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datun. Jan. 11, 1949, 

to Oct. 9, 1956, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. Oct. 10, 1956, to 

Sept. 24, 1957, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at same datum. Sept. 25, 1957, to 

Aug. 12, 1958, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 14.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 430 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Sept. 16.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 1,380 efs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 11.75 ft); no 

flow for several days in 1949, 1953, 1956.

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

which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation.

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.

3.3

2.4

1.9

Ttt

2.9

5.0

5.S

5.7

4.9

6.2

8.5

8.3

6.8

5.9

*5.1

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.1

2.9

3.0

8.0

17

21

50

15

12

9.6

9 ' 3

212.4

6.85

0.295

0.34

Nov.

10

10

9.2

24

*115

50

27

19

15

13

11

9.3

10

15

15

b!3

bll

blO

9.7

9.4

8.9

8.7 875"

11

16

17

b!3

blO

9.3

8 " 7

517.1

17.2

0.741

0.83

Dec.

8.3

8.0

7.6

*7.3

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.3

6.6

5.9

7.0

20

25

18

14

14

11

9.4

8.7

8.0

7.8

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.0

11

62

142

34

23

579.0

18.7

0.806

0.93

Jan.

17

14

b!2

bll

b9.0

bS.O

8.7

8.5

7.8

7.6

7.6

175

340 125"

122

66

36

28

21

b!5

b!3

bl2

bll

bll

12

12

14

14

15

15

1,181.2

38.1

1.64

1.89

Feb.

16

15

14

13

26

141

65

36

31

269

a§0~ 272

b35

a26

a22

a!9

al8

al6

a!4

b!2

all

alO

a9.6

a9.2

b9.0

a8.5

bS.O

a7.2

a6.8 

1,229.3

42.4

1.83

1.97

Mar.

a6.8

*b6.4

b6.4

b6.4

b5.8

b5.4

bBTT

b5.4

b5.6

b5.8

b5.8

b5.8

b6.0

b6.4

bS.O

b9.0

b9.0

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b8.8

bS.O

b7.0

bS.O

63

263

263

281

180

1,231.2

39.7

1.71

1.97

Apr.

76

53

38

28

24

20

17

15

14

12

12

12

12

14

48

36

226

*150

58

36

28

22

17

15

13

12

12

11

1019"

1,060

35.3

1.52

1.70

May

22

17

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

12

*28

27

18

20

21

28

23

17

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

481

15.5

0.668

0.77

June

11

9.9

9.3

9.0

10

9.6

9.3

8.9

8.6

8.2

8.0

21

74

138

170

56

54

31

19

12

16

22

17

12

8.5

7.0

6.4

6.2

5.6

5.2

782.7

26.1

1.12

1.25

Jvly

4.9

4.7

32

5T

11

7.6

5.9

5.3

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

*3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

3.0

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8

166.3

5.36

0.231

0.27

Aug.

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

2.6

*T72"

1.2

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

 ^1 1

40.6

1.31

0.056

0.07

Sept.

0.8

.8

.8

75" .6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.7

1.0

1.2

2.3

TT?

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.1

26.8

0.89

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1959 : Max 724 Min 0.4 Mean 21.7 Cfsra 0.935 In. 12.71

Water year 1959-60: Max 340 Min 0.6 Mean 20.5 Cfsra 0.884 In. 12.03

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs}.--Jan. 13 (5 to 7 a.m.) 430 cfs (10.26 ft); Feb. 11 (l a.m.) 420 cfs 

(10.21 ft); Mar. 50 (9 p.m.) 501 cfs (9.50 ft); Apr. 17 (6 p.m.) 512 efs (9.60 ft).___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in state when available, 

weather records, and records for stations in Thorn Creek basin, 

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

890. Butterfield Creek at Plossmoor, 111.

97

Location. Lat 41°32'25", long 87°38'55", in NE^NWi sec.8, T.35 N., R.14 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of Reigle Road Bridge at Homewood city limits, 0.1 mile mrth of 

Holbrook Road and three-quarters of a mile east of Plossmoor.

Drainage area. 23.4 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1960.

g. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929. Prior to Sept. 9, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 16.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 318 cfs Jan. 12 (gage height, 7.92 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 27.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 2,550 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 11.78 ft); no 

flow at times in 1948.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1948(M), 1953, 1955.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-3O)

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4

0.4

.7

1.4

2.5

4.2

10

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.O

23

38

105

198

332

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*1.1

!g

iff

3.5

20

7.8

Z.I

1.8

2.1

5.7

2.3

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

6.8

11

12

5.5

3.9

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.5

111.1

3.58

0.153

0.18

Nov.

2.4

2.2 272"

73 *ST

33

19

13

10

8.1

7.4

6.0

7.6

12

10

8.5

7.0

6.0

5.5

4.7

4.5

4.5

5.0

11

16

12

8.7

7.1

6.0

5.0

374.4

12.5

0.534

0.60

Dec.

4.5

*4.5

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.5

3.0

2.7

8.2

23

18

14

12

10

8.7

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.8

5.0

4.2

4.7

4.7

17

55

55" 95

38

26

467.2

15.1

0.645

0.74

Jan.

20

18

14

10

8.5

7.5

8.7

7.8

6.0

5.5

*5.2 17T 

211 ~96"

1OO

65

41

32

23

19

15

12

10

9.0

8.5

9.0

12

11

11

12

11

989.7

31.9

1.36

1.57

Feb.

13

11

9.7

8.7

27

1O2

56

37

32

130

125

65

40

28

24

21

21

*19

16

15

13

12

9.O

8.5

7.6

7.4

7.O

6.6

 5.5

877.0

30.2

1.29

1.39

Mar.

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

2TT

2.4

5.5

7.5

10

8.5

9.0

9.6

*8.0

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.4

7.0

102

198

166

187

917.1

29.6

1.26

1.46

Apr.

81

64

49

39

33

27

21

17

15

13

13

13-

10

14

29

24

179 *§8"

57

39

31

22

18

15

13

11

1O

9.4

974

30

1,003. 8

33.5

1..43

1.60

May

26

16

12

9.0

8.1

9.4

9.4

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.8

5.0

4.5.

4.5

*8.4

31

IT

16

17

19

30

21

15

12

9.7

8.1

8.1

6.0

6.O

5.5

365.5

11.8

0.504

0.58

June

4.7

4.5

4.0

5.5

6.8

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

5.3

31

92

120

T5o

56

40

28

20

*16

48

36

28

19

12

9.0

8.1

7.1

6.3

5.2

729.1

24.3

1.04

1.16

July

4.7

4.7

54

30

15

10

8.7

7.1

5.8

6.5

5.5

4.5

4.2

3.5

3.O

4.0

2.3

2.2

2.1

*1.6

1.3

1.9

7.5

2.7

1.7

4.8

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

2O6.9

6.67

0.285

0.33

Avg.

0.8

.8

1.0

7.6

278

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.7

1.0

*2.0

1.0

.7

.7

.9

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.9

.8

38.4

1.24

0.053

0.06

Sept.

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.3

l.O

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

1.1

.8

1.0

1.4

7.7

1.3

.7

.8

.6

.5

.5

.6

ft"

.5

.6

32.7

1.09

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 3O6 Min 0.3 Mean 13.9 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.O4

Water year 1959-60: Max 211 Min 0.4 Mean 16.7 Cfsm O.714 In. 9.72

Peak discharge (base, 240 cfs). Jan. 12 (6:30 ip.m.) 318 cfs (7.92 ft); Mar. 28 (5:3O a.m.) 255 cfs 

(7.43 ft); Apr. 17 (7 a.m.) 262 efs (7.52 ft). _________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice "Hov. 13-18, Jan. 3-6, 2O-26, Feb. 11-14, Feb. 18 

to Mar. 16, Mar. 18-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

895. Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111.

Location. Lat 41°31'40", long 87°31'45", at north boundary of sec.17, T.35 N. , R.15 E., 

on right bank at upstream side of bridge on farm road, 0.2 mile west of Indiana State 

line, 0.5 mile east of Bumham Avenue, and 2 miles south of Lansing.

Drainage area. 8.7 sq mi, approximately (revised). 

Records available. May 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 20, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 8.25 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 204 cfs June 14 (gage height, 7.13 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 11.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 461 cfs May 10 or 11, 1948 (gage height, 9.24 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height, 10.18 ft Oct. 11, 1954; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23, July 18 to Sept. 30)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

0

.2

.3

.9

1.8

3.0

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

5.7

10

18

50

112

191

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.

1.7

2.9

1.8

.9

277

8.0

7.0

4.4

3.0

4.4

13

4.6

5.2

3.4

2.1

*2.0

2.0

1.5

1.8

4.4

4.1

1.9

19

30

26

9.5

7.8

6.2

5.6

4. 8

6.9

198.7

6.41

0.737

0.85

Nov.

7.2

6.3

9.7

61

17

21

10

6.7

5.7

6.3

4.2

4.3

5.1

11

7.4

b6.0

5.0

4.5

*4.1

3.9

4.3

4.1

5.2

8.7

7.6

4.8

6.4

3.6

-j 3.3 5 4. 8

299.2

9.97

1.15

1.28

Dec.

3.7

4.0

4.2

*5.5

7.3

5.2

4.1

4.0

4.2

3.0

8.9

22

7.7

6.3

5.8

4.8

3.9

4.2

4.8

3.2

2.9 T74"

6.3

3.6

3.0

5.3

27

38

IF

1 R I . u

5.4

232.3

7.49

0.861

0.99

Jan.

5.2

5.2

b4.5

b3.5

b2.4

b2.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.6

*98

*108 -44

61

20

11

8.6

b6.0

bS.O

b4.3

b3.7

b3.5

b3.3

b3.3

b3.5

4.6

4.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

445.9

14.4

1.66

1.91

Feb.

6.2

5.1

4.5

4.4

12

77

24

13

10

102

95

b27

bll

bS.O

7.2

6.7

6.9

7.2

b6.5

bS.O

b4.7

4.6

4.4

*4.2

4.0

b3.9

b3.7

b3.6

b5.4

475.2

16.4

1.89

2.03

Mar.

b3.2

b3.2

b3.5

b3.3

b3.2

b3.1

b3.2

b3.1

 b3.0

b37T

b3.1

3.2

3.6

4.5

6.3

8.2

5.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

4.2

4.6

*5.9

5.2

4.7

5.7

57

112 ~8T

69

518.4

16.7

1.92

2.22

Apr.

36

23

13

10

9.6

8.7

7.4

6.7

5.2

5.1

7.3

7.2

7.7

8.7

28

11

92

52

*21

12

9.1

7.6

6.9

5.7

6.4

5.9

4.4

4.7

4.4

6.9

433.6

14.5

1.67

1.85

May

5.5

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

3.9

3^

3.6

4.5

5.8

5.4

4.2

4.1

9.0

15

*9".5

8.2

8.7

8.9

11

8.1

6.8

7.8

5.4

5.0

7.6

10

5.7

7.6

202.8

6.54

0.752

0.87

June

4.0

3.8

7.7

10

4.7

3.8

6.2

4.7

6.9

5.6

3.6

20

70

117

108

50

46

18

12

12

28

*27

12

9.1

10

7.6

9.5

8.1

9.3

8.4

641.0

21.4

2.46

2.74

July

9.5

8.4

46

14

10

11

8.1

7.3

5.2

5.7

10

6.8

6.9

6.9

6.7

5.0

2.8

4. a

5.5 *i.a

1.4

1.6

3.2

1.9

1.9

2.3

5.1

2.1

2.7

5.9

1.0

207 . 5

6.69

0.769

0.89

Aug.

2.2

2.2

5.0

5.5

2.2

2.5

1.0

T77

2.5

2.4

1.4

1.4

5.7

575

2.2

*5.0

4.1

5.7

5.4

4.0

1.3

5.7

2.8

2.4

2.6

5.4

2.4

2.0

2.5

3.2

4.0

87.3

2.82

0.524

0.57

Sept.

2.5

2.6

3.4

1.7

2.7

2.5

2.8

2.1

2.1

1.1

272" .3

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.8

.9

2.6

5.2

2.9

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.8

2.3

.9

2.6

1.7

1.8

62.3

2.08

0.239

0.27

Calendar year 1959 : Max 140 Mln 0 Mean 9.87 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.39

Water year 1959-60: Max 117 Mln 0.3 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.27

Peak discharge (base, 140 cfs). Jan. 12 (10:30 p.m.) 186 cfs (6.97 ft); Feb. 10 (6:30 p.m.) 149 cfs 

(6.51 ft)j Mar. 27 (10 p.m.) 145 cfs (6.46 ft); June 14 (6 p.m.) 204 cfs (7.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 99

900. North Creek near Lansing, 111.

Location. Lat 41°32'45", long 87°33'30", in SE^SEi sec.l, T.35 N., R.14 E., or right bank 

at downstream side of Torrence Avenue Bridge, 1.1 miles south of Lansing and 2.7 miles 

north of U. S. Highway 30.

Drainage area. 16.7 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 599.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 15.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 285 cfs June 14 (gage height, 8.17 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Sept. 12.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 730 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 8.51 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height, 8.96 ft Oct. 10, 1954; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1948(M).

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.

5.0

3.7

4.7

2.4

2^

17

17

13

8.0

6.S

23

15

12

9.6

6.8

*3.7

4.4

2.9

2.6

4.4

8.8

6.5

8.5

35

36_

19

15

13

10

8.8 

13

338.4

10.9

0.653

0.75

Nov.

17

14

14

74

112

48

20

15

12

11

8.9

6.6

7.8

19

17

b!3

bll

blO

8.1

*6.6

6.6

6.4

8.0

12

18

12

11

8.7

5.8

6.0

539.5

1S.O

1.08

1.20

Dec.

6.9

6.0

6.0

7.4

10

10

7.5

5.8

4.9

BTT

8.4

34

20

14

13

10

S.8

8.0

7.5

7.2

5.2

4.9

7.7

S.2

5.4

9.0

30

65

31

19

13

398.9

12.9

0.772

0.89

Jan.

11

11

blO

b7.6

b6. 6

b6.2

5.9

4.9

3.9

4.1

3.8

99

~88 165

92

50

26

21

b!5

*b!2

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10

11

12

13

744.0

24.0

1.44

1.66

Feb.

15

13

13

11

22

106

56

33

25

us

~60~ 130

25

20

16

15

15

14

b!3

11

10

9.0

8.4

8.3

b7.6

b7.4

b7.0

b6.5

b6.0

800.9

27.6

1.65

1.7S

Calendar year 1959 : Max 285 Min 0

Mar.

b6.0

675

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

12

15

10

8.0

7.6

7.4

8.0

8.6

*blO

9.5

9.0

11

73

170

133

142

117

839.1

27.1

1.62

1.87

Apr.

68

45

31

25

22

20

18

15

13

11

11

11

11

13

35

26

136

105

50

29

23

18

16

14

13

12

9.1

7^3.

7.4

12

826.8

27.6

1.65

1.84

May

14

11

11

8.7

8.1

7.6

8.1

7.3

5.5

5.5

5.2

7.3

7.6

5.9

5.0

5.4

28.

*22

16

16

15

21

15

13

12

S.2

5.4

6.4

13

7.6

5 9'

325.7

10.5

0.629

0.73

June

6.0

2.5

4.1

13

8.3

3.1

3.2

5.0

6.5

2.7

1.3

27

101

176

197

86

70

41

28

21

28

34

25

17

15

13

12

12

11

12

981.7

32.7

1.96

2.19

July

13

12

52

32

20

14

14

9.6

6.8

5.3

11

7.7

6.7

6.5

6.1

4.9

2.7

*4.0

10

6.6

2.2

273

5.4

3.2

2.4

3.0

4.4

3.9

3.4

8 .0

3.1

286.2

9.23

0.553

0.64

Aig.

3.2

4.1

4.9

8,1

4.8

4.3

2.5

1^8

4.4

4.1

2.9

2.0

2.4

7.6

4.7

*2.3

5.4

4.8

4.6

7.4

2.3

2.6

5.2

2.7

3.2

4.0

3.6

2.7

3.0

3.4

6.4

125.4

4.05

0.243

0.28

Sept.

4.0

3.7

4.2

4.5

2.6

3.9

3.6

4.0

3.3

2.6

1*1

1.4

2.9

3.2

2.8

2.6

5.3

2.1

4.1

6.2

5.3

4.9

2.7

2.8

2.7

5.9

2.0

4.4

3.2

4.9

107.0

3.57

0.214

0.24

Mean 18.8 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.3?

Water year 1959-60: Max 197 Min 1.2 Mean 17.3 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.07

Peak discharge (base, 210 cfs). June 14 (7:30 p.m.) 285 cfs (8.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 21-28, Feb. 11-18, 20-24, Mar. 2-22, 24-26; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for Lansing ditch near Lansing.
100 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

905. Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111.

Location. Lat 41°34'05", long 87"36"30", near center of Nf sec.34, T.36 N., R.14 E., on 

right bank at downstream side of Ridge Road Bridge In Thornton, 1 mile downstream from 

North Creek and l£ miles upstream from Grand Trunk Railway.

Drainage area. 104 sq ml (revised).

Records available. May 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 586.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 91.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Sept. 25.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.4 cfs Sept. 11, 1949.

Flood of Apr. 5, 1947, reached a stage of 14.34 ft, from Cloodmark (discharge, 

4,200 cfs).

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

which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by pumping operations above station. 

Figures of discharge include about 6 cfs pumped from ground-water sources for municipal 

supply of Chicago Heights and undetermined amount of ground-water pumpage for industrial 

use above station.

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

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

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

6.1

16

146

5.0

7.0

10.0

422

659

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septe-nber 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.

33

28

26

29

41

173

144

65

48

46

96

74

54

48

41

*34

28

22

27

28

31

33

93

141

179

124

93

74

66

61

77

2,057

66.4

0.638

0.74

Nov.

72

72

66

417

*555

362

178

107

89

77

72

67

84

118

102

b90

b80

b70

67

62

58

58

64

98

122

93

70

b55

b45

To 48

3,498

117

1.12

1.25

Dec.

54

*53

47

44

47

48

46

44

38

37

79

165

142

98

86

75

66

61

56

52

48

47

44

50

47

79

271

491 362"

200

126

3,103

100

0.962

1.11

Jan.

89

80

b70

b60

b54

b52

54

50

44

42.

42

541

~635~ 1.150

513

386

231

169

126

98

86

72

62

54

54

53

72

79

82

82

79

5,261

170

1.63

1.88

Feb.

89

89

77

74

136

513

398

245

186

522

850

a500

a350

3250

alSO

a!50

a!40

128

*109

87

82

72

69

75

84

66

59

58

54

5,692

' 196

1.88

2.04

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,370 Min 16

Mar.

53

52

50

50

47

37

41

42

42

44

42

44

48

56

86

96

100

84

80

80

74

82

91

82

75

79

287

794

794

y25

5,107

165

1.59

1.83

Apr.

a450

349

238

174

142

118

103

93

80

72

77

84

86

100

238

192

a650

686

*370"

208

163

122

103

89

80

103

107

69

72

171

5,589

186

1.79

2.00

May

144

102

84

72

67

79

74

61

64

64

59

56

56

50

40

69

*205

136

119

124

118

146

116

91

77

69

61

52

47

48

46

2,596

83.7

0.805

0.93

June

47

41

38

45

70

44

40

37

37

36

32

197

423

619

881

480

336

290

172

138

*249

200

146

107

80

6662'

66

56

52

5,087

170

1.63

1.82

Mean 108 Cfsm 1.04

Jvly

48

46

314

170

100

74

67

59

47

53

47

52

47

42

38

34

27

28

*38

40

32

32

82

33

32

42

41

41

36

34

36

1,812

58.5

0.562

0.65

Aug.

31

33

42

94

44

3428'

28

29/

32

28

28

23

55

48

*31

28

28

31

29

26

23

29

28

27

27

27

Si

26

26

28

1,012

32.6

0.313

0.36

Sept.

29

29

23

21

20

27

31

29

26

20

15

20

21

24

32

26

34

22

85

29

26

22

21

16

12.

18

26

24

27

28

783

26.1

0.251

0.28

In. 14.15

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,150 Min 12 Mean 114 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.89

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs, revised) .--Jan. 13 (11 a.m.) 1.220 cfs (9.90 ft); Feb. 11 (5 to 6a.m.) 

1,030 cfs (9.08 ft); June 15 (4 to 5 a.m.) 990 cfs (8.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

at Glenwood.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 101

910, Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111.

Location. Lat 41°36'05", long 87°34'38", in SW&SWi sec.13, T.36 N., R.14 E., 0-7 right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, 0.6 mile downstream from Thorn 

Creek, 1.6 miles east of South Holland, and 4.1 miles upstream from former gaging station at Harvey.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 575.00 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

(5ct. 27, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stare recorder 

at Dixmoor, 6.1 miles downstream; prior to Nov. 17, 1947, auxiliary wire-weight gage at 

same site read twice daily.

Average discharge. 13 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 13.64 ft); mlnimum daily, 40 cfs Sept. 11.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 4,440 cfs July 14, 1957 (gage height, 20.11 ft); minimum daily, 7.9 cfs Oct. 6, 1950; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Sept. 26. 1949.

Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,760 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow from 

about 330 sq mi of upper Little Calumet River basin above a point in Gary, Ind., is diverted to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch (see p. 106 ). Calumet Sag Channel, 8 miles 

below station, usually diverts the entire low flow to the Mississippi River basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1507: 1950, 1953.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 16 to July 3; fall used as a factor 

Feb. 5, 6, 10, May 8-16, May 19 to June 13, June 20 to Sept. 30)

4.8 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

36

50

145

267

9.0

12.0

14.0

615

1,380

2,000

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

»58

52

51

72

188

248

162

105

89

185 

185

126 

98

82

71

61

52

48

BT

49

51

102

228

260

209

167

134

112

99 

121

3,584

116

-

-

Nov.

123

116

104

504

965

695

367

228

179

156

133 

116

127 

215

209

b!70

blSO

blSO

119

*105

101

98

105

150

222

179

133

blOO

b90

9T

6,180

206

-

-

Dec.

94

94

*93

92

99

115

110

96

85

80

116 

288

295 

203

162

145

126

114

105

93

88

81

79

8T

82

109

309

765

575

382 

248

5,505

178

-

-

Jan.

173

150

blSO

bllO

blOO

b95

103

95

83

80

79 

7BT

1.770 

1,440

1,060

840

515

348

b250

blSO

b!60

b!40

b!20

blOO

blOO

106

119

140

145

162 

156

9,806

316

-

-

Feb.

167

167

141

130

180

855

840

497

357

796

1.620 

bl,050

b600 

416

267

234

222

b200

blSO

blSO

b!40

b!20

b!20

124

150

119

blOO

b95

b90

10,137

350

-

-

Mar.

b90

b88

b84

b84

b78

b70

b70

b70

b70

75

82 

81

96 

106

141

179

162

145

137

144

128

137

 140

133

118

115

368

1,290

1,410

1.500 

1,440

8,831

285

-

-

Apr.

940

655

461

332

281

234

203

179

162

142

134 

137

125 

132

338

340

1,030

1.550

*796

434

316

248

197

173

156

150

167

120

114

22T

10,262

342

-

-

May

241

167

137

117

106

114

133

109

120

108

113 

100

96 

89

79_

97

*311 2"81

202

219

215

254

220

165

138

125

108

102

95

115 

101

4,571

147

-

-

June

96

89

81

86

158

90

75

69

68

72

64

46T

764 

990

1.500

1,080

740

655

400

259

*536

359

284

206

155

123

117

119

113

96

9,631

521

-

-

July

92

94

582" 550

165

114

96

84

72

84

76 

81

89 

85

74

69

65

64

*64

68

70

67

150

72

61

80

67

62

64

ft

3,271

106

-

~

Avg.

54

49

87

150

74

64

62

58

58

65

57

49

50 

49

81

70

*58

55

57

86

65

52

52

58

58

54

54

47

46

50 

50

1.895

61.1

-

"

Sept.

57

63

63

55

54

53

48

50

58

47

40 

5T

49 

47

48

49

54

50

^78" 15S

59

57

59

54

50

48

55

54

54

61

1,725

57.4

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,600 Mln 23 Mean 221 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,770 Mln 40 Mean 206 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

920. Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, 111.

Location. Lat 41°36'5f", long 87°43'46", in SE^NW-f sec.15, T.36 N., R.13 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in Oak Forest, 4.4 niles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 14.0 sq mi (revised).

Records available . October 1950 to September 1960.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 620.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 10 years, 10.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 210 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 3.95 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Aug. 3.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 569 cfs Oct. 10, 1954 (gage height, 8.49 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.00 ft July 13, 1957; 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. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small Industrial plants 

upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1951-53.

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

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

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.8

0.2

1.4

4.1

21

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

34

120

210

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.

0.9

.9

.8

1.2

2.5

23

14

7.2

4.1

3.4

4.6

2.2

2.0

1.4

*1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.6

78

2.2

3.4

6.1

3.8

3.4

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.8

101.5

3.27

O.234

0.27

Nov.

1.8

1.1 T72

3O

51

19

14

10

8.2

6.6

5.1

4.1

4.1

7.7

5.6

4.5

4.0

3.5

a3.2 *3.0

a2.9

a2.9

a3.5

6.6

11

8.0

5.6

4.5

3.8

a3.4

220.9

7.36

0.526

0.59

Dec.

a3.O

a3.O

a2.8

a2.6

a2.8

a2.8

a2.6

a2.3

2.0

*1.8

5.4

15

13

9.8

8.2

7.2

6.1

5.6

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.5

2.8

8.8

40

62

37

26

20

 312.6

1O.1

0.721

0.83

Jan.

16

13

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.2

5.6

5.1

4.1

5.8

3.8

101 *150 ~86

*93

55

38

31

22

18

14

10

8.0

7.O

6.2

6.6

9.0

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.0

768.2

24.8

1.77

2.04

Feb.

10

9.0

8.O

12

22

73

38

28

26

56

81

43

29

21

19

17

16

15

13

12

10

9.0

7.0 *6.6

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

604.3

20.8

1.49

1.61

Mar.

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.O

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

5.4

5.2

6.O

85

177

16T

150

104

789.1

25.5

1.82

2.10

Apr.

70

54

40

33

24

24

21

18

14

13

12

11

9.2

12

32

26

137

79

42 *30

24

18

15

12

11

9.2

8.2

7.2

7.2

20

833.0

27.8

1.99

2.21

May

2O

14

11

9.2

7.7

9.2

9.2

7.2

6.6

5.6

5.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.1

6.6

23

15

12

16

21

21

15

12

9.2

8.2

6.6

6.1

5.1

4.1

4.1

504.5

9.82

0.7O1

0.81

June

5.4

2.8

2.5

5.8

7.2

5.4

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.2

19

70

61

54

27

21

16

13

9.8

15

12

9.2

*8.2

5.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.8

5.1

595.1

15.2

0.945

1.05

July

2.2

2.2

23

IT

5.1

2.8

~TT6 2.2

1.6

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2 n.i

.9

2.1

2.2

1.2

.9

5.1

1.6

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

8«.4

2.72

0.194

0.22

Aug.

~7S 0.4

.8

2.8

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.6

1.1

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.1

.9 *.8

.8

.9

1.1

1.4

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

.8

.6

.9

.8

52.2

1.04

0.074

0.09

Sept.

0.8

.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

.8

475

.8

.6

.6

1.1

.9

.6

.8

.8

.8

4.6

T7T

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

28.1

0.94

0.067

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 180 Min 0.4 Mean 10.1 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.81

Water year 1959-60: Max 177 Min O.4 Mean 12.2 Cfsm O.871 In. 11.89

Peak discharge (base, 220 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 Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-18, 20, 26-29, Dec. 9, Jan. 5-6, Jan. 19 

to Feb. 5, Feb. 14 to Mar. 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 103

925. Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.

Location. Lat 41°39'53", long 87°32'22", In NW£Sw£ sec.29, T.37 N., R.15 E., at outlet on 

west shore In Chicago. Prior to Aug. 17, 1960, at site 600 ft north.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 580.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Cook County Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Apr. 6, 1941, staff gage, 

and Apr. 6, 1941, to Sept. 11, 1957, water-stage recorder, at site 600 ft north at same 

datum. Sept. 12, 1957, to May 4, 1959, staff gage at present site and datim, read'once 

dally. May 5, 1959, to Aug. 16, 1960, water-stage recorder at site 600 ft north at 

same datum.

Extremes. Maximum mean hourly gage height, 2.22 ft Jan. 14; minimum, 1.62 ft July 22.

H539-60: Maximum mean hourly gage height, 3.00 ft Oct. 11, 12, 1954; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.76 ft Aug. 3, 1940.

Remarks. Mean hourly values used to determine extremes In order to dampen ef"ects of wind 

action. Portion of lake at former recorder site diked off and drained Jun3 30, 1957, 

to May 5, 1959.

gage height, in Feet, Mater 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

Z2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.03

2.01

1.99

1.99

2.02

2.08

2.10

27oB

2.05

2.05

2.01

2.00

2.01

2.00

1.99

1.97

1.96

1.92

1.90

1.93

1.95

1.92

1.94

1.96

1.95

1.95

1.97

1.97

1.98

1.98

1.98

Nov.

1.96

1.96

1.96

2.09

2.11

2.09

2.09

2.07

2.05

2.03

2.03

2.06

2.08

2.06

2.03

2.00

1.97

1.98

1.98

1.99

1.99

1.98

1.97

2.00

2.00

2.00

1.97

1.95

1.94

1.92

Dec.

1.93

1.93

1.93

1.93

1.95

1.94

1.91 TTg?

1.92

1.93

1.95

1.98

1.97

1.96

1.95

1.96

1.97

1.97

1.95

1.93

1.92

1.92

1.94

1.94

1.93

1.93

1.95

1.97

1.99

1799

1.99

Jan.

1.98

1.95

1.93

1.95

1.97

1.96

1.96

1.95

1.93

1.92

1.91

2.10

2.16

2.17

2.18

2.13

2.09

2.07

2.06

2.05

2.06

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.05

2.03

2.00

Feb.

1.99

1.99

1.99

2.00

2.02

2.06

2.03

2.02

2.04

2.17

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.20

2.13

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

Mar.

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.07

a2.06

82.05

a2.04

&2.03

a2.02

a2.01

2.00

al.97

1.94

or

al.95

al.95

a2.00

2.07

a2.08

a2.08

a2.05

a2.02

Apr.

a2.00

aTTST

al.94

1.92

al.90

al.89

al.88

al.87

al.86

1.86

al.85

al.83

T785

1.89

1.93

1.93

1.99

1.98

1.99

1.99

1.98

1.97

1.94

1.90

1.90

1.89

1.89

1.88

1.88

1.90

May

1.90

1.86

1.87

1.87

1.87

1.89

1.85

1.85

1.84

1.87

1.88

1.87

1.87

1.85

1.82

1.85

1.89

1.92

1.93

1.94

1.92

1.93

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.89

1.88

1.88

1.85

1.82

1.83

June

1.83

1.84

1.83

1.82

1.84

1.83

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.81

1.89

1.98

2.00

2.00

2.02

2.05

2^02

1.99

1.99

2.00

1.99

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.91

1.93

1.93

1.93

July

1.92

1.91

2.02

T758"

1.96

1.96

1.95

1.92

1.91

1.92

1.91

1.90

1.90

1.87

1.S4

1.82

1.79

1.77

1.74

1.72

1.67

1.66

TTfT

l.TO

1.69

1.75

1.77

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.72

Aug.

1.70

TTTo

1.74

1.77

1.79

1.79

1.77

1.77

1.79

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.79

1.78

1.80

1.81

1.81

1.82

1.85

1.92

1.92

1.92

1.93

T79T

1.90

1.89

1.88

1.84

1.83

1.84

1.83

Sept.

1.83

1.84

1.83

1.79

1.76

1.75

1.75

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.69

1.67

1.65

1.66

1.67

-1-. 70

1.72

1.74

1.83

1.85

1.87

1.87

1.89

T756~

1.84

1.82

1.83

1.83

1.82

1.84

a No gage-height record; gage height estimated on basis of recorded range In stage when available 

and weather records.

614Z14 O -61 -8
104 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

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

Location. Lat 41°32'10", long 87°15'25", in NW£ sec.32, T.36 N., R.7 W., on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge, 300 ft upstream from Duck Creek and 40C ft downstream 

from Lake George Dam.

Drainage area. 125 sq ml.

Records available. April 1947 to September 1960.

£ .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

""929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

July 30, 1952, staff gage and July 30, 1952, to July 20, 1955, water-stage recorder, at 

site 400 ft upstream at datum 11.80 ft higher.

Average discharge. 13 years, 98.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 3.61 ft). 

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 3,880 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, IS.48 ft, present 

datum, site then in use); minimum, 2.0 cfs (regulated) Oct. 8, 1956; minimum gage 

height, 3.35 ft Sept. 21, 1956.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337: 1953, drainage area. WSP 1507: 1956.

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

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

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

7,0

16

30

83

7.0

9.0

11.0

427

82O

1,380

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

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

76

50

37

33

54

240

412

397

268

184

254

324

254

170

131

107

89

77

68

58

*51

49

62

119

184

226

212

184

164 

138

138

4,810

155

1.24

1.43

Nov.

170

164

138

233

564

640

478

324

240

19S

164

138

131

198

254

240

212

164

138

113

101

101

*113

138

170

164

138

119

107 

89

6,141

205

1.64

1.83

Dec.

89

83

89

89

107

144

144

119

101

89

107

226

254

212

*170

144

125

113

101

95

89

78

71

68

66.

71

107

226

338

310

226

4,251

137

1.10

1.27

Jan.

184

157

b!36

b!20

101

89

83

76

68

66

64

247

870

920 745"

620

461

352

268

184

ISO

125

110

94

82

*73

77

101

113

138

157

7,031

227

1.82

2.10

Feb.

177

177

150

131

142

434

640

512

367

570

1.200

1,200

700

400

290

200

175

160

140

125

110

98

88

*78

77

71

67

66

66

8,611

297

2.38

2.57

Mar.

62

61

58

56

54

52

SO

48

48

48

47

46

52

58

65

74

74

68

66

66

72

*70

68

67

66

76

128

495

770

845

795

4,605

149

1,19

1.37

Apr.

640

495

382

310

240

212

177

144

119

101

95

89

89

89

198

240

478

700

564

*382

296

240

198

157

125

107

95

83

78

101

7,224

241

1.93

2.15

May

107

101

83

72

62

62

71

67

83

101

107

101

89

76

64

63

107

131 125-

119

119

113

119

107

*95

78

66

57

53

72

95

2,765

89.2

0.714

0.82

June

89

68

52

42

46

45

48

32

28

28

2669"

310

66O

720

620

564

478

352

254

212

170

*150

125

101

83

71

63

56

48

5,610

187

1.50

1.67

July

46

49

ISA

352

367

226

144

107

83

73

63

58

49

41

37

32

28

26

24

22

21

24

40

33

27

29

*26

21

18

16

15

2,286

73.7

0.590

0.68

Aug.

14

14

26

33

27

22

23

18

19

16

15

16

15

14

21

27

22

16

22

33

28

21

16

15

14

13

12

12

10

12

12

578

18.6

0.149

0.17

Sept.

10

*9.1

9.8

10

9.8

10

1O

9.8

8.4

8.0

8.8

9.8

9.1

9.4

12

13

18

19

54

44

3O

21

16

17

15

14

*14

12

14

12

457.0

15.2

0.122

0.14

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,810 Mln 11 Mean 163 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.76

Water year 1959-60 : Max l,20o Mln 8.0 Mean 149 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.20

Peak discharge (base, 70O cfs). Jan. 13 (11 p.m.) 1.020 cfs (9.80 ft); Feb. 11 (6:30 p.m.) 1,26O 

cfs (10.65 ft)j Mar. 3O (10 p.m.) 87O cfs (9.17 ft)j Apr. 18 (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 720 cfs (8.55 ft)j 

June 14 (12 p.m.) 770 cfs (8.81 ft)._________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 23-25, Feb. 12-24, Mar. 3-26j discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, engineer's notes, 2 discharge measurements, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 105

932. Little Calumet River at Gary, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°34'19", long 87°19'13", In SE£ sec.15, T.36 N., R.8 ¥., on right bank 

at upstream side of Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Gary, 1.3 miles downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 53 and 1.5 miles upstream from confluence with Deep River.

Drainage area. Indeterminate.

Records available. June 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 94 cfs Feb. 11 or 12 (gage height, 8.38 ft); no 

flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 16.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 196 cfs May 1, 1959 (gage height, 9.63 ft); no flow 

Sept. 13-20, 1959, Aug. 30 to Sept. 16, 1960.

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

Flow is generally west to east except during times of flood, when the flo'f passing the 

gage may be either east or west, depending on the stages in Hart ditch anl in Deep 

River.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 fgage height. In feet, ancT discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-2O, May 7-23, Aug. 17 to 

Sept. 1, Sept. 17-30)

5.95

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.7

0

.3

2.3

5.0

12

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

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

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

5.8

5^0

5.2

5.6

16 

15

14

14

14

18

17

16

15

13

12

11

9.8

8.6

*8.1

7.4

6.7

7.8

12

14

16

17

16

15 

14

14

369.3

11.9

-

-

Nov.

14

15

15

16

24

I

23

21

19

17

17

17

21

25

24

21

19

17

15

15

14

17

*20

23

23

19

17

14

11

571

19.0

-

-

Dec.

14

13

13

13

16

21 

22

20

18

17

19

32

27

23

*20

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

15

23

40

31 

25

19

580

18.7

-

-

Jan.

16

14

13

13

12

12 

11

11

11

11

21

43

68

80

70

56

46

39

36

34

27

26

25

24

24

*23

23

24

26 

29

33

901

29.1

-

-

Feb.

35

35

29

30

40

52 

70

58

52

59

74

88

85

66

52

41

37

34

31

30

28

27

26

*24

24

23

22

22

11

1,215

41.9

-

-

Mar.

20

19

19

18

18

17 

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

18

21

25

26

24

23

22

24

27

*24

22

20

19

24

37

48 

58

12

754

24.3

-

-

Apr.

87

87

80

67

61

52

48

45

41

39

35

35

31

31

35

35

45

52

55

*58

52

50

45

41

37

35

33

29

SI 

29

1,397

46.6

-

-

May

29

27

26

22

19

18 

18

17

18

21

21

21

J.9

17

16

16

22

22

24

24

26

26

26

*24

22

20

17

15

tt

15

638

20.6

-

-

June

13

12

13

12

11

9.1

7.4

6.1

4.8

4.1

3.6

16

31

41

50

55

61

61

55

50

45

41

37

*35

31

27

26

24

24

21

827.1

27.6

-

-

July

18

17

33

29

26

24 

22

20

17

17

15

13

11

9.1

7.6

6.3

5.0

3.4

2.8

2.3

1*0

3.3

6.1

3.6

2.9

 3.6

3.4

3.0

2.7 

2.3

2^0

333.4

10.8

-

-

Aug.

1.7

1.6

3.4

2.2

2.0

1.9 

3±1

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4

3.6

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.5

.3 

0

0

49.8

1.61

-

-

Sept.

fl *0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

.5

1*1

1.7

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

*.4

.4

.6

.5

14.6

0.49

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 196 Mln 0 Mean 27.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 88 Mln 0 Mean 20.9 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 21 to Mar. 26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

5 discharge measurements, and records for stations on nearby streams.
106 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

935. Burns ditch at (Jary, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°34'30", long 87 0 17'20", in N| sec.13, T.36 N., R.8 W., on left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on Central Avenue, 0.4 mile east of Gary and 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of Deep River and Little Calumet River.

Drainage area. About 160 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1960 (October 1950 to September 1955, highwater records only).

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to July 28, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1943-50, 1955-60), 139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 10.40 ft); minimum daily, 8.9 cfs Sept. 10; minimum gage height, 3.32 ft Sept. 11, 14.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 3,430 cfs Oct. 11, 1954; maximum gage height, 16.44 ft 

Mar. 16, 1944, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge determined, 1.8 cfs 

Oct. 14, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Burns ditch is an artificial channel which reverses the direction of 

flow of part of Little Calument River and flows into Lake Michigan at Wickliffe.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1034: 1944. WSP 1337: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Indefinite stage-die-charge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per seoord) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to May 12, July 6 to Sept. 30)

3.2 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

74

379

778

1,270

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

El

ZZ

Z3

24

25

Z6

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

95

65

46

39

§5

218

397

433

331

224

269 

347

315

224

164

126

112

94

83

*74

68

64

84

142

2Z4

269

269

224

194

172

164

5,585

180

1.1Z

1.29

Nov.

186

194

164

284

564

709

603

433

331

269

224

194

186

269

315

315

Z84

2Z4

186

156

142

134

149

*179

ZZ4

224

186

164

142

126

7,760

259

1.62

1.81

Dec.

119

119

119

126

142

179

186

156

134

126

142 

254

315

269

*224

194

17Z

156

14Z

126

119

112

102

98

96

102

134

254

379.

379

299

5,474

177

1.11

1.Z8

Jan.

239

194

174

154

142

119

112

102

92

89

89 

294

850

1.140

1,040

898

687

507

397

315

269

224

194

172

142

*134

134

142

156

186

209

9,596

310

1.94

2.24

Feb.

239

239

194

156

179

488

709

644

488

644

1.240 

1,240

995

665

451

347

299

269

224

179

179

164

142

*134

126

119

119

119

112

11,103

383

2.39

2.58

Mar.

102

100

100

98

98

86

84

80

80

78

78 

77

83

92

112

134

134

126

119

119

126

142

*119

112

104

10Z

149

451

826

946

995

6,052

195

1.22

1.41

Apr.

874

665

526

415

347

299

254

224

194

172

156 

149

142

149

269

331

526

826

778

564

*433

347

299

254

209

186

164

149

142

156

10,199

340

2.12

2.36

May

164

164

142

126

112

112

126

119

134

186

179

156

134

126

112

104

156

186

186

179

172

172

172

*156

134

119

104

92

83

102

119

4,328

140

0.875

1.01

June

119

98

80

71

76

66

64

52

44

40

42

119

331

644

850

778

778

623

488

363

284

254

*209

186

142

119

104

98

89

82

7,293

243

1.52

1.70

July

77

72

239

347

415

299

18R

126

1C1

96

E9 

72

eo

48

39

33

31

?8

?5

?3

?1

?4E~6

40

29

*55

?9

re?i

19

il

2,7f3

67.8

0.549

O.63

Aug.

16

16

36

60

35

27

21

20

19

18

18 

17

16

16

25

29

23

19

25

38

29

22

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

14

14

680

21.9

0.137

0.16

Sept.

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

8.9

10 

12

11

11

13

15

18

22

69

60

29

24

19

20

18

17

17

14

16

14

541.9

18.1

0.113

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,720 Mln 9.0 Mean 214 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,240 Mln 8.9 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.60

, 17-20, 29-31, Aug. 1, 2, 6-16, 23-26, 

mated on basis of weather records and rec-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 107

940. Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°37'18", long 87°05'13", in NE^ sec.34, T.37 N., R.6 W., neap center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Porter 

and 4.5 miles upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 62.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 26, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 71.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 8.18 ft); minimum, 24 cfs July 22, Aug. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 2.62 ft Aug. 19, Sept. 4.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 3,110 cfs Oct. 10, 1954 (gage height, 11.68 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Dec. 6, 1958, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 2.14 ft Aug. 22, 

1949.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1084: 1945. WSP 1337: 1946-47, drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, 10, 13-23, 30, Nov. 3, Nov. 8 

to Dec. 8, Dec. 15-27, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. 8-11, Jan. 16 to 

Feb. 5, Feb. 18 to Mar. 26, Aug. 20 to Sept. 5)

2.6

2.8 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

177

325

590

1,020

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.

33

30

28

32

70

204

345

177

110

82

167

157

95

70

59

54

46

42

39

37

»39

49

64

118

167

167

147

147

110

102

118

3,105

100

1.59

1.83

Nov.

137

110

95

156

585

289

177

137

110

95

88

76

82

147

177

137

110

82

70

62

59

59

64

*70

102

88

82

76

70

70

3,462

115

1.83

2.04

Dec.

76

76

88

102

118

137

118

102

95

82

102

177

157

118

95

88

76

70

62

56

54

*49

44

44

46

59

82

118

118

110

82

2,801

90.4

1.44

1.66

Jan.

70

64

b60

a54

a50

a45

a41

37

35

37

39

189

750

460

345

289

187

147

118

95

a 80

a 62

a5 7

a54

a53

a55

*64

82

95

127

137

3,978

128

2.03

2.34

Feb.

127

102

82

76

95

336

385

225

177

386

920

a500

225

167

127

110

110

95

82

70

b70

70

*64

62

62

59

b58

54

b54

4,950

171

2.72

2.93

Mar.

b52

b49

b47

b44

b42

a40

b37

b37

b37

b37

b37

b37

b37

37

39

49

49

46

54

64

76

70

64

*64

59

62

114

485

490

410

307

3,072

99.1

1.58

1.82

Apr.

199

157

127

110

102

88

82

76

70

70

70

76

64

70

167

157

245

T99~ 365

137

*110

95

82

70

64

62

56

54

52 

TcID

3,352

112

1.78

1.99

May

95

76

62

54

52

54

70

59

56

70

70

62

54

49

44

44

70

59

54

76

88

82

64

54

*49

46

42

39

11

44

39

1,814

58.5

0.930

1.07

June

35

33

32

30

39

35

32

30

30

!§_

28

110

308

590

302

177

167

137

95

76

62

*56

52

46

39

35

33

35

33

32

2,737

91.2

1.45

1.62

July

32

30

147 Tie

59

46

39

35

32

33

35

32

32

30

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

56

37

30

33

*35

28

27

26

26

1,212

39.1

0.622

0.72

Aug.

26

26

97

199

93

49

42

37

32

32

30

27

26

26

27

26

24

24

46

157

102

59

44

39

*37

35

32

32

32

32

30

1,520

49.0

0.779

0.90

Sept.

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

28

27

27

28

30

27

28

30

32

32

62

44

35

33

32

32

32

32

*32

32

32

33

938

31.3

0.498

0.56

Calendar year 1959: Max 986 Mln 22 Mean 86.2 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.59

Water year 1959-60: Max 920 Mln 24 Mean 90. O Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.48

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Jan. 13 (11 a.m.) 870 cfs (7.73 ft)j Feb. 11 (5:30 a.m.) 1,120 cfs 

(8.18 ft); June 14 (5 a.m.) 710 cfs (7.54 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement Blade on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

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

945. Salt Creek near MoCool, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°35'48", long 87°08'40", In SE£ sec.6, T.36 N., R.6 W. , pr left bank on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 50 ft downstream from New York Central Railroad 

bridge, l£ miles north of McCool, and 1.5 miles upstream from Little Calumet River.

Drainage area. 78.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

July 25, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 71.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 980 cfs Feb. 11, from peak discharge,

drainage area relationship; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 1-3, Sept. 11, 12, 27-f9; minimum gage 

height, 2.83 ft Sept. 11, 12.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 3,180 cfs Oct. 11. 1954 (gage height, 14.12 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Aug. 24, 1955 (gage height, 2.31 ft).

Remarks. Records good except for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record or ice 

effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1337: 1946-48(M), 1950(M) , drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18 to Apr. 21)

2.9 

3.5 

4.5

28

53

114

6.0

9.0

10.0

266 

70O

940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septembe" 1360

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 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.

46

38

38

38

88

242

354

183

99

77

199

140

83

68

58

53

48

46

43

41

"*41

41

50

89

122

99

89

92

74

63

80

2,822

91.0

1.16

1.34

Nov.

96

74

63

170

380

290

122

89

77

68

66

60

66

198

159

114

99

71

63

60

63

66

71

*86

114

83

71

66

60

56^

3,123

104

1.32

1.47

Dec.

58

60

68

71

89

106

83

71

63

60

82

179

114

89

77

71

68

66

63

58

56

*53

50

50

53

58

80

114

102

86

74

2,372

76.5

0.972

1.12

Jan.

66

61

58

54

52

50

48

48

46

48

48

215

686

515

328

231

131

102

89

83

63

60

58

58

56

56

*60

86

99

131

114

3,800

123

1.56

1.80

Feb.

105

96

80

70

68

150

300

240

150

300

740 635"

250

150

120

100

94

88

82

78

74

70

*67

65

63

62

61

60

56_

4,439

153

1.94

2.09

Mar.

55

53

52

50

49

48

47

4646"

46

47

48

50

52

55

58

60

63

66

68

71

71

*66

63

60

60

124

502

516

474

367

3,433

111

1.41

1.63

Apr.

220

159

122

102

96

86

80

77

68

66

66

71

68

71

199

140

300

446

231

131

 114

90

84

75

70

68

62

58

58

70

3,548

118

1.50

1.67

May

100

72

62

58

58

64

74

66

60

74

74

66

58

52

50

50

68

58

56

92

84

80

65

52

*48

43

43

43

41

43

41

1,895

61.1

0.776

0.89

June

38

36

36

34

41

38

36

34

33

33

33

63

288

578 270"

131

140

96

71

60

53

*50

50

48

43

38

36

43

41

36

2,527

84.2

1.07

1.19

July

36

36

157

-86 179

56

46

41

36

38

38

36

36

34

33

33

31

31

31

29_

29

29

46

34

31

Aug.

57

74

43

34

34

33

31

38

33

31

29

29

34

31

29

29

39

140

71

48

41

36

34

35 *33

*3i?

31

29

29

23

1,401

45.2

0.574

0.63

33

31

31

31

31

1,244

40.1

0.510

0.59

Sept.

31

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

29

29

29

29

33

33

34

58

46

36

33

31

31

29

29

*29

28

£8

29

943

31.4

0.399

0.45

Calendar year 1959 : Max 970 Mln 24 Mean 90.4 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.58

Water year 1959-60: Max 740 Mln 28 Mean 86.2 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Jan. 13 (l p.m.) 760 cfs (9.28 ft); Feb. 11 (time unknown) about 

980 efs; June 14 (8 a.m.) 664 efs (8.77 ft).__________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 1-29j discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge 

measurement, and records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Jan. 2-5, 7, 22-23, Mar. 1-17. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 22 to May 24; discharge computed on 

basis of weather records and records for Little Calument River at Porter.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 109

965. East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich.

cation. Lat 41°56'25", long 85°01'00", in NWi sec.21, T.6 S., R.6 W. , on downstream 

side of Jay Street Bridge at Coldwater, 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Monthly discharge only for October,

Drainage area. About 60 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1960. 

November 1937, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gag? is 930.72 

""ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 45.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 236 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 5:87 ft); minimum, 

3.8 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 4.23 ft).

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 735 cfs Apr. 24, 1950 (gage height, 6.60 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Dec. 13, 15-18, 1946, Sept. 12-18, 24, 1953, Sept. 21, 22, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Plow infrequently

affected by contribution to or from Coldwater Lake. Regulation caused by dam at outlet 

of Marble Lake.

Revisions fwater years).--WSP 1307: 1938-39(M), 1945(M).

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. lo)

4.1

4.2 

4.4

2.5

7.0

20

4.8 

5.6

62

186

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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.3

4.3

17

*T5

12

12

11

12

14

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

8.2

8.2

9.4

11

11

11

10

10

10

3, 3

10

312.2

10.1

-

Nov.

8.2

8.2

7.6

*22

20

19

16

13

15

16

16

16

18

58

BT

32

36

28

30

31

31

27

29

33

31

31

31

30

30

29

769.0

25.6

_

-

Dec.

29

31

31

29

37

37

35

34

*33

31

32

36

43

37

38

38

38

38

34

36

36

36

32

34

34

33

36

47

47

42

39

1,113

35.9

_

-

Jan.

39

39

39

41

33

39

35

35

30

84

*186

TBTT

181

182

186

145

140

142

121

118

112

118

69

92

88

80

79

71= f O

84

2,844

91.7

_

-

Feb.

82

*78

66

65

63

62

104

96

91

116

173

T5o

153

133

122

115

108

100

103

88

86

86

75

68

61

65

68

68

57

2,702

93.2

_

-

Mar.

55

55

54

51

44

46

42

46

40

36

38

38

40

38

36

35

34

37

19

19

*28

36

33

35

29

43

36

69

88

110

132

1,442

46.5

-

Apr.

122

120

124

116

110

108

91

91

98

86

*80

80

63

69

82

84

134

151

142

132

127

120

118

110

97

TTO" 160

94

82

80

3,181

106

_.

-

May

82

70

70

69

68

58

72

60

*4965"

62

56

57

57

51

49

55

54

54

65

78

85

84

79

72

62

65

73

70

69

63

2,032

65.5

_

-

June

55

54

50

43

46

38

35

32

30

25

20

*0

57

*103

127

109

156

14T

133

109

102

106

120

109

106

94

85

78

75

70

2,351

78.4

_

-

July

75

73

~9T 103

91

82

73

68

60

57

*52

48

46

43

37

34

35

33

35

34

31

29

35

31

29

47

32

30

27

27

17.

1,511

48.7

-

Aug.

16

26

27

?T

25

25

24

24

*24

24

23

20

19

21

14

19

18

18

17

17

19

15

12

12

11

10

10

11

8.2

0 0 o. c.

3*2

552.6

17.8

-

Sept.

9.4

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

*9.4

9.4

12

7.0

9.4

11

9.4

8.8

9.4

8.8

7.6

7.6

15

21.

15

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

322.8

10.8

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 190 Mln 3.3 Mean 43.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 186 Mln 4.3 Mean 52.3 Cfam - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

975. St. Joseph River at Three Rivers, Mich.

Location.--Lat 41°56'25", long 85°38'00", in Sj sec.18, T.6 S., R.ll W. , o» right bank in 

Scidmore Park at Three Rivers, 250 ft downstream from Rocky River and at mile 112.

Drainage area. 1,320 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 781.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,008 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum, 300 cfs Oct. 4; minimum daily, 402 cfs Sept. 7.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 17, 1960; minimum daily, 96 cfs Aug. 30, 

1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Rating table, water 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 8 to June 16)

2.8 

4.0 

7.5

395

1,170

3,920

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.

594

588

542

476

666

908

*1,150

1,170

1,200

1,240

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,120

1,070

978

859 

720

752

700

716

672

702

764

748

709

605

688

747

742

748

25,984

838

0.635

0.73

Nov.

563

584

571

*876

978

946

1,070

1,110

1,000

899

951

972

968

1,100

1,280

,360 -m,410

,430

,390

,350

,320

,350

,400

,380

,280

,280

,190

,020

33,818

1,127

0.854

0.95

Dec.

1,230

1,080

1,130

1,060

1,160

1,190

1,210

*1,220

1,240

1,190

1,260

1,310

1,390

1,420

1,400

1.460

1,360 

1,380

1,340

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,090

998

1,010

960

1,090

1,160

1,120

1,350

1,320

37,728

1,217

0.922

1.06

Jan.

1,350

1,290

1,240

1,360

972

1,030

*1,160

1,230

1,040

1,060

1,110

1,520

2,350

3,110

3,620

3,870

3,910 

3,700

3,420

3,160

2,910

2,470

2,630

2,510

2,340

2,220

2,200

2,200

2,260

2 230

2 * 150

67,622

2,181

1.65

1.91

Feb.

1,980

2,060

*2,020

1,920

1,870

2,110

2,000

2,220

2,430

2,600

2,660

2,840

2,910

2,870

2,910

2,820

2,660 

2,500

2,440

2,350

2,220

2,200

1,890

1,850

1,730

1,620

1,770

1,630

1,630

64,710

2,231

1.69

1.82

Mar.

1,510

1,530

1,570

1,510

1,440

1,450

1,450

1,390

1,390

1,320

1,320

1,220

1,290

1,200

1,210

1,230

1,240 

1,250

1,240

1,230

974

 1,110

1,370

1,560

1,200

1,060

1,130

1,540

1,950

2,400

5,070

44,354

1,431

1.08

1.25

Apr.

3,520

5,720

3,600

3,340

3,130

2,910

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,320

2,110

2,030

1,860

1,940

1,980

2,060

2,320 

 2,550

2,620

2,650

2,620

2,490

2,320

2,270

2,210

2,030

1,880

1,920

1,870

1, 790

73,860

2,462

1.87

2.08

May

,790

,590

,670

,590

,430

,400

,720

,810

* ,810

,870

.880

,760

,740

,720

,630

,560

,550 

,420

,550

,600

,630

,570

,760

,820

,790

,680

,630

,780

,790

, 780

,690

51,810

1,671

1.27

1.46

June

1,510

1,660

1,530

1,380

1,360

1,200

700

T49

1,000

902

880

1,020

1,420

*1,820

2,270

2,590

3,070 

5.110

3,110

3,080

3,010

2,830

2,820

2,550

2,390

2,250

2,120

2,110

1,900

1,680

58,021

1,934

1.47

1.63

July

,620

,520

,680

,750

,960

,050

,000

,900

,810

,550

,500

* ,520

,480

,330

,210

,200

,140 

909

998

1,010'

956

930

943

877

870

890

9H4

1,030

1,0 AO

900

918

40,415

1,304

0.938

1.14

Aug.

970 732-

720

938

913

780

836

870

*793

797

821

768

779

774

738

700

698 

558

592

640

660

676

616

586

674

670

614

637

636

563

544

22,293

719

0.545

0.63

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,570 Min 220 Mean 1,118 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.50

Sept.

627

622

612

532

529

461

*402 456"

554

534

496

510

503

530

580

594

566 

542

694

637

639

670

693

774

801

757

664

670

705

760

18,118

604

0.458

0.51

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,910 Min 402 Mean 1,472 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.17

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

985. Pawn River near White Pigeon, Mich.

Location. Lat 41°47'00", long 85°35'00", in SW^ sec.10, T.8 S., R.ll W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on county highway, 3.1 miles east of White 

Pigeon, and 3-| miles upstream from outlet of Klinger Lake.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. July 1903 to July 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

October 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.4 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 346 cfs June 17, 18 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Nov. 3 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 410 cfs Apr. 6 or 7, 1959, estimated on ba-5is of records 

for nearby stations; minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 17, 1949 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

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

which are fair. Small diurnal fluctuation caused by power-plants above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 30 to Feb. 13, May 17 to Sept. 30)

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.6

126

220

350

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

33

34

15

36

:7

38

39

2!0

211

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

0

1

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

134

118

116

113

98

118

*137

137

139

142

149

150

150

150

150

140

130

110

110

110

113

104

92

ITT

118

115

113

118

112

107

3,804

123

0.644

0.74

Nov.

113

101

100

*116

129

146

146

139

132

126

128

126

123

149

164

170

174

166

178

164

160

158

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

130

4,278

143

0.749

0.83

Dec.

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

150

*144

144

142

149

164

158

162

160

160

156

156

147

146

147

139

126

1ST

142

147

156

164

166

164

4,600

148

0.775

0.90

Jan.

162

164

156

151

129

*126

134

156

162

160

156

184

*226

258

290

306

30T

280

271

240

b240

232

236

244

b240

240

249

253

260

242

230

6,678

215

1.13

1.30

Feb.

230

*228

230

230

230

230

250

270

280

500

300

300

300

300

300

290

290

280

280

270

270

260

260

250

240

230

230

230

220

7,578

261

1.37

1.48

Mar.

220

210

210

210

210

210

200

200

200

200

ZOO

200

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

*192

188

190

190

200

200

200

210

218

242

242

6,262

202

1.06

1.22

Apr.

264

274

280

278

276

267

262

255

253

247

242

238

228

222

226

556" 220

*258

269

294

310

3lO

303

296

290

287

233

*274

269

264

7,975

266

1.39

1.55

May

255

249

238

240

247

240

251

264

*262~

258

249

242

240

232

220

216

214

212

200

196

206

212

212

210

212

204

204

208

214

220

222

7,049

227

1.19

1.37

June

226

218

206

198

188

184

172

170

164

158

149

160

218

*253

287

308

332

342

3T8

315

310

308

287

278

269

253

247

244

240 

222

7,234

241

1.26

1.41

July

220

220

230

250

250

260

250

250

240

240

*240

*240

232

224

216

198

176

168

172

168

156

147

168

164

159

140

147

168

200 

204

198

6,275

202

1.06

1.22

Aug.

132

162

151

144

142

140

144

137

*134

131

131

134

136

131

128

126

123

123

126

124

126

140

151

146

139

137

140

142

140 

134

128

4,272

138

0.723

0.83

Sept.

132

129

121

116

120

118

*112

106

106

101

98

95

98

98

106

116

118

112

124

123

136

140

149

151

142

147

146

149

142 

149

3,700

123

0.644

0.72

Calendar year 1959: Max 400 Mln 53 Mean 164 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.68

Water year 1959-60: Max 342 Mln 92 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 12-19, Nov. Mar. 23-27, "" " " ."--.------ OEe. JNO gage-neignt record uct. J-c-ia, NOV. 23 ca to Dec. u8, oJan. d31, 0Feb. ireo.1, ±Feb. ireo 3 to Mar. 20,

. 23-27, July 1-10; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and 

eph River at Three Rivers, Kalamazoo River at Marshall, and East Branch Coldwat 

dwater.

records for St. 

;er River at
112 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

990. St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.

Location. Lat 41°48'05", long 85°45'15", in SW£ sec.6, T.8 S., R.12 W., Michigan meridian, 

on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 112 at Mottville, 0.4 mile 

downstream from Michigan Gas and Electric Co. hydroelectric plant, 4 miles upstream 

from Pigeon River, and at mile 96.

Drainage area.--1.860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1923, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 755.3 ft above mean sea level (Michigan Gas 

& Electric Co. bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 0.4 mile upstream at datum 

4.8 ft higher.

Average discharge. 37 years, 1,525 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 6.48 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 7, 9; minimum daily, 646 cfs Sept. 10.

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Apr. 27, 1950 (gage height, 6.56 ft, site

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 44 cfs Oct. 17, 1937.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1387: 1930, 1932, 1938, 1940-42, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet fee se_condj

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I to Nov. 25, May 16 to Aug. 6, 

Aug. 21 to Sept. 15)

2.4 

3.0 

6.0 

6.5

585

1,040

4,010

4,630

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.

878

1,050

870

785

1,236"

1,300

1,220 

1,550

1,630

1,500

1,590

1,370

1,440

1.650 

1,440

1,540

1,160 

1,160 

1,070 

881

1,120

902

915

1,020

978

1,210 

978

944

995

882

1,040

56,084

1,164

0.626

0.72

Nov.

875

1,050

*952

950

1,250

1,210

1,420 

1,570

1,110

1,500

1,180

1,210

1,500

1,470 

1,400

" 1,580

1,770 

1,480 

1,800 

1,650

1,650

1.950

1,630

1,730

1,570

1,780 

1,770

1,630

1,690

1,360

43,265

1,442

0.775

0.87

Dec.

1,510

1,540

1,480

1,420

1,590

1,570

1,580 

1,400

1,550

1,460

1,680

1,720

1,660

1,550 

1.760

1,660

1,660 

1,680 

1,750 

1,640

1,450

1,690

1,550

1,450

1,580

1.280 

1,550

1,480

1,590 1 550

'

47,520

1,555

0.824

0.95

Jan.

1,640

1,650

1,620

1,550

1,650

 1,410

1.120 

1,600

1,560

1,550

1,520

1,720

2,700

5,570 

4,560

4,470

4.550 

4,550 

4,510 

4,000

5,550

5,500

5,140

5,320

3,050

2,820 

2,830

2,850

2,900 2 900

2,840

83,880

2,706

1.45

1.68

Feb.

2,710

*2,610

2,640

2,520

2,460

2,710

2,730 

2,690

2,960

3,540

5,540

5,490

5.590

5,550 

5,570

5,590

5,480 

5,280 

5,160 

5,040

2,900

2,800

2,740

2,560

2,450

2.170 

2,240

2,520

2,250

85,650

2,884

1.55

1.67

Mar.

2,090

2,010

2,020

1,980

1,920

1,890

1,890 

1,870

1,850

1,810

1,770

1,770

1,750

1,650 

1,610

1,610

1,640 

1,650 

1,650 

1,650

1,600

*1,620

1.490

1,760

1,910

1,720 

1,670

1,720

2,270

2, 880

5.550

58,270

1,880

1.01

1.17

Apr.

4,090

4,400

4.530

4,180

5,980

5,620

5,470 

5,210

5,150

2,980

2,620

2,670

2,510

2.580 

2,590

2,560

2,770 

*5,160 

5,200 

5,240

5,510

5,190

5,040

2,900

2,890

2,700 

2,570

2,430

2,510

2,450

93,500

3,110

1.67

1.87

May

2,400

2,350

2,140

2,360

2,090

2,020

2,310 

2,540

*2,490

2,580

2.590

2,440

2,420

2,580 

2,270

2,210

2,190 

2,180 

1.950 

2,170

2,290

2,250

2,270

2,490

2,370

2,370 

2,400

2,280

2,450

2 440

2 ,590

72,080

2,325

1.25

1.44

June

2,180

2,110

2,220

1,920

1,960

1,830

1,740 

1,390

1.260

1,570

1,450

1,480

1,750

*2,510 

2,800

3,060

3,650 

5.800 

5,770 

5,780

5,750

5,550

5,400

5,350

2,960

2,920 

2,680

2,640

2,550

2,380

76,190

2,540

1.37

1.52

July

2,070

2,160

2,530

2,530

2,500

2,700

2.750 

2,570

2,610

2,5^0

2,010

*2,210

2,020

1,910 

1,830

1,710

1,730 

1,400 

1.5SO

1,430

1,510

1,190

1,190

1,430

1,610 

1,520

1,150

1,530

1,5<30

ill

57,231

1,8*6

0.902

1.14

Aug.

1.490

1,440

1,140

1,250

1,260

1,150

1,180 

1,570

*1,270

1,120

1,120

1,180

876

1,070 

1,240

1,120

1,050 

1,000 

776 80"8~

914

1,200

951

940

955

925 

840

a900

al,100

a900

a800

33,275

1,073

0.577

0.67

Sept.

a900

al.OOO

a900

a900

a 900

a950

*a800 

745

961

646

766

874

798

804 

851

898

982 

785 

1.150 

890

925

974

914

857

1,080

1,150 

1,060

1,130

865

1,010

27,425

914

0.491

0.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,580 Mln 282 Mean 1,546 Cfsra 0.851 In. 11.27

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,550 Mln 646 Mean 1,946 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.25

Discharge measurement made on this' day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 113

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

Location. Lat 41°37'24", long 85°05'44", In NEiMW^- sec. 36, T.37 N. , RJL2 E., on right

 bank 800 ft north of lake outlet, 2 miles southeast of Flint, and 5.1 miles west of 

Angola.

Drainage area. 102 sq ml.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Flint."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 940.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T329 Prior to October 1947, wire-weight gage at site 1? miles downstream at different datum. October 1947 to Aug. 3, 1953, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 81.8 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 339 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 11.70 ft); mlnT^S-eO; 8 Maximum discharge, 744 cfs Apr. 8/1950 (gage height, 14.95 ft); minimum, 

5.2 cfs Oct. 19-25, 1953; minimum gage height, 7.24 ft Sept. 9, 10, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1144: 1948. WSP 1337; Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, Jan. 15 to Mar. 10, 

May 20 to June 11, July 30 to Aug. 13)

7.7 

8.2 

9.0

10.0

12.0

132

351

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

IS

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

II

40

40

42

44

47

52

54

57

60

62

67

73 

73

67

64

60

57 

52

47

44 

42

40

40

37

37

37

35

35

35

1,515

48.9

0.479

0.55

Nov.

32 

32

*32

37

42

52

62

73

79

79

79

73

73

79 

91

109

132

149

m

132

124 

109

103

97

91

85

79

79

73

2,584

86.1

0.844

0.94

Dec.

67 

67

*64

62

60

62

62

64

62

62

64

67

79

85 

97

103

103

103

103 

97

91

85 

79

73

67

64

67

*73

79 

91

103

2,405

77.6

0.761

0.88

Jan.

103 

109

109

103

103

103

97

91

85

79

73

79

109

158 

232

279

327

339

327 

a303

a267

a232 

a210

a 188

a!68

al49

a!32

a!24

allS

al!6 

al!6

5,026

162

1.59

1.83

Feb.

116 

109

 109

109

103

109

116

132

140

158

199

232

279

291 

291

267

243

210

188 

168

149

132 

124

116

103

103

97

91

85

4,569

158

1.55

1.67

Mar.

85 

79

73

73

67

67

64

62

60

 60

54

54

52

50 

47

47

47

47

tt

44

44 

47

47

50

50

52

60

85 

124

188

1,967

63.5

0.623

0.72

Apr.

243 

279

291

291

279

255

221

*199

178

158

140

132

116

109 

109

103

124

168

232 

279

291

291 

267

232

210

178

158

140

124 

116

5,913

197

1.93

2.15

May

109 

103

*97

91

85

79

79

73

73

73

73

79

79

79 

73

73

73

67

67 

73

73

79

85

91

91

91

91

91

91 

97

103

2,581

83.3

0.817

0.94

June

103 

*103

97

91

85

79

73

67

64

60

54

60

67

91 

132

188

255

291

315 

315

303

267 

243

221

199

178

158

149

*132 

116

, 

4,556

152

1.49

1.66

July

^

97

97

97

97

91

91

85

79

73

67

62

57 

50

50

47

42

40

37

35

37 

35

35

32

35

35

35

32 

32

30

1,832

59.1

0.579

0.67

Aug.

30 

30

30

*30

30

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

27 

27

26

24

24

23 

23

24

24 

24

23

23

23

22

22

22 

23

22

804

25.9

C.254

0.29

Sept.

22 

22

20

20

20

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

li 

18

18

18

18

22 

23

24

1

26

26

24

24

23

23 

22

635

21.2

0.208

0.23

Calendar year 1959: Max 442 Mln 15 Mean 96.7 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.87

Water year 1959-60: Max 339 Mln 18 Mean 94.0 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.53

* 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.
114 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1002.2 (Revised). North Branch Elkhart River near Cosperville, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°29'32", long 85°26'54", in SW^NE^ sec. 14, T.35 N., R.9 E., at downstream

side of county road bridge over outlet of Waldron Lake at extreme west end of lake,

1.5 miles northeast of Cosperville and 6.6 miles northwest of Albion.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 880.00 ft abov? mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Prior to Aug. 7, 1956, staff gage at same site and datun.

Average discharge. 10 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 476 cfs June 19-22; maximum gage height, 

7.99 ft June 20; minimum discharge,14 cfs Sept. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 4.64 ft 

Sept. 8.

1950-60: Maximum discharge observed, 717 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 8.78 ft); 

minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 21, 1959; minimum gage height, 4.50 ft Cut. 3, 1953.

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to June 19)

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.5

8.0

23

99

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

165

318

494

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water 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.

60

59

72

92

112

*144

144

132

125

125

132 

151

165 

172

165

144

125

118

118

112

99

86

74

73

73

72

69

63

60

5£

55

3,249

105

0.789

0.91

Nov.

58

58

*55

64

80

86

86

80

BO

74

69 

68

74 

125

144

151

151

138

132

125

112

112

106

106

106

106

99

92

92

92

2,921

97.4

0.732

0.82

Dec.

92

86

86

86

92

92

99

*99

99

99

106 

125

144 

151

144

151

151

151

144

138

132

132

125

118

112

112

132

151

179

193

T93

3,914

126

0.947

1.09

Jan.

193

179

179

b!60

*b!40

b!45

b!55

158

151

144

138 

193

269 

318

352

352

352

352

352

335

301

285

269

b250

b235

b225

b210

223

223

208

208

7,254

234

1.76

2.03

Feb.

193

193

179

*172

165

193

208

208

208

238

301 

335

335 

335

335

335

318

301

285

269

253

238

223

223

208

193

193

193

179

7,009

242

1.82

1.96

Mar.

b!65

b!55

b!45

b!35

b!30

b!25

b!23

b!20

*bl!5

bl!4

bllO "112

112 

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

158

223

253

285

4,148

134

1,01

1.16

Apr.

301

301

301

301

301

*285

285

269

253

253

238 

223

'208 208 

208

223

301

386

404

404

386

386

369

352

335

318

301

269

253

253

8,875

296

2.23

2.49

Hay

"223 223

208

193

*172

165

179

193

193

193

193 

179

179

165

151

144

138

125

125

125

144

158

165

158

144

138

158

193

208

208

208

5,348

173

1.30

1.50

June

193

193

193

179

179

172

165

158

151

*138

138

193

253 

318

352

386

422

458

476

476

476

476

458

458

440

422

404

404

386

369

9,486

316

2.38

2.66

July

369

3l2

352

335

318

301

285

2139

2153

238

223 

208

179 

179

165

151

132

118

106

92

*-30

67

63

58

49

42

36

32

30

28

27

5,137

166

1.25

1.44

Aug.

25

21

27

35

»3B

36

35

35

32

33

32 

30

28 

28

29

28

27

24

23

22

28

26

27

28

26

24

24

22

21

21

20

855

27.6

0.208

0.24

Sept.

19

18

17

16

15

15

15

*14

21

28

30 

30

27 

25

25

24

23

23

41

60

61

64

62

58

53

49

46

56

61

59

1,061

35.4

0.266

0.30

Calendar year 1959: Max 574 Mln 2.2 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.11 In. 14.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 476 Mln 14 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.60

* Discharge measurement made on tills day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 115

1005. Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°35' , long 85°50' , near line between sees. 8 and 9, T.36 H. , R.6 E., 

on right bank 20 ft downstream from River Avenue Bridge at Goshen and half a mile 

upstream from Rock Run.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi.

Records available. April 1931 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 769.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1931, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 512 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 7.29 ft); minimum, 132 cfs Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 2.10 ft Oct. 28.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 5,440 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 10.15 ft); maximum gage height, 10.33 ft July 10, 1951; minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 15, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by three powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1939(M) , drainage area. WSP 1557: 1954.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1?60

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

518

265

"278 215

282

352

430

*410

590

370

410

470

450

430

410

410

590

570

370

390

590

518

282

318

335

355

318

265

335

300 

282

10,858

550

0.603

0.70

Nov.

265

265

265

*300

43O

490

410

39O

390

370

535

352

370

728

1,160

940

780

650

610

610

570

570

570

570

570

530

510

490

470

430

15,390

513

0.884

0.99

Dec.

450

410

410

590

570

590

410

*410

410

590

410

530

69O

610

570

570

570

570

570

530

530

550

490

470

490

470

530

780

885

885

780

16,480

552

0.917

1.06

Jan.

755

735

755

690

«b418

b520

b650

690

650

650

650

995

2,040

2.150

1,760

1,600

1,440

1,520

1,270

1,220

1,050

bl.OOO

b940

b900

b860

b840

b820

885

885

885

885

30,868

996

1.72

1.98

Feb.

85O

850

755

*690

735

995

1,270

995

940

1,380

2.260

T798~3

1,543

1,273

1,220

1,273

1,220

1,160

995

940

940

885

850

780

780

690

690

690

690

30,250

1,0412

1.80

1.94

Mar.

61O

610

610

570

570

570

610

570

*610

610

570

570

530

550

530

550

490

470

490

490

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

957

1,660

1.980

1,820

20,827

672

1.16

1.34

Apr.

1,540

1,270

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,050

*995

940

885

850

830

780

780

780

850

1,100

1,820

2.700

2,150

1,760

1,490

1,440

1,520

1,270

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,050

995 

995

36,620

1,221

2.11

2.35

May

94O

885

850

780

735

690

995

1.100

940

940

*940

885

850

830

780

755

780

755

755

755

735

780

780

780

735

755

780

780

780

780

25,265

815

1.41

1.65

June

735

690

690

650

650

650

610

610

570

*570

530

650

1,320

1.600

1,440

1,220

1,270

1,380

1,520

1,270

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,100

995

940

885

830 

780

28,715

957

1.65

1.84

July

155

690

755

690

650

610

530

550

530

490

470

450

450

410

590

570

570

552

518

518

*318

282

282

282

265

248

282

282

215 

179

200

12,905

416

0.717

0.83

Aug.

206

197

250

265

248

230

230

224

215

*218

215

206

197

197

206

206

200

194

188

205

248

248

218

209

197

188

179

179

179

173

170

6,465

208

0.359

0.41

Sept.

175

167

161

158

158

158

155

152

182

215

215

209

*205

200

200

176

182

175

500

590

535

518

500

282

265

300

248

248

250 

248

6,701

225

0.584

0.45

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,770 Min 20 Mean 646 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,700 Min 152 Mean 659 cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50

Peak discharge (base 

2,580 cfs (6.52 ft

1,800 cfs). Jan. 14 (1:50 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (6.43 ft); Feb. 11 (8:50 p.m.) 

; Mar. 50 (1 p.m.) 2,040 cfs (5.92 ft); Apr. 18 (12 m. ) 2,910 cfs (7.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ics.
116 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1010. St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°41'30", long 85°58'25", in NE£ sec.5, T.37 N. , R.5 E., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from Elkhart River, 200 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge in 

Elkhart, and 1,900 ft downstream from Christiana Creek.

Drainage area. 3,339 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 3,174 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,600 cfs Jan. 18, Apr. 18 (gage height 

22.88 ft, result of regulation); minimum daily, 1,500 cfs Nov. 3.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 27.82 ft); minimum daily, 564 cfs Nov. 1, 5, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Elkhart Hydroelectric Plant, 2,400 ft upstream, and by hydroelectric plant on Elkhart River at Goshen.

Revisions. WSP 1337: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

18.0

19.0

21.0

23.0

1,010 

2,200 

5,160 

8.8OO

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,26O

1,940

2,O2O 

1,880 

1,880

2,600

2,420 

2,910

*2,900

2,770

2,9OO

2,77O

2,700

3,000 

2,780

2,530

2,660

2,380 

2,200

2,130

2,220 

2,280

1,960 

2,400

2,100

2,290

2,570

2,080

2,O3O

2,420 

2,320

74,300

2,397

0.718

0.83

Nov.

2,010

1,560

1.500 

1,966 

*2,450

2,920

2.79O 

2,760

2,400

2,570

2,400

2,440

2,810

3.36O 

3,780

3.56O

4,140

3,480 

3,310

3,8OO

3,730 

3,840

3,46O 

3,260

3,120

3,160

3,78O

2,930

3,110

2 1 780

89,170

2,972

0.89O

0.99

Dec.

2,7OO

2,850

2,820 

2,790 

3.O2O

2,930

2,810 

*2,750

2,870

2,850

3,050

3,370

3,460

3,320 

3,370

3,3OO

3,240

3,260 

3,270

3,150

5,85O 

3,070

2,680 

2*770

2,720

2,750

2,790

3,150

3,55O

3,590 

3,410

95,510

3,O81

0.923

1.06

Jan.

3,400

3,380

3,420 

3,260 

3,000

2,630

2,750 

3,380

3,180

3,O10

2,730

3,940

6,310

7,410 

7,800

7,800

7,800

7,800 

7,220

6,490

5,820 

5,4OO

5,510 

5,280

5,330

4,970

4,400

4,840

4,850

4,900 

4,850

152,860

4,931

1.48

1.71

Feb.

4,720

4,520

4,400 

4,340 

4,200

4,830

5,410 

4,740

5.08O

 5,900

5,960

6,300

6,850 7,220' 

6,670

6,490

6, ISO

5,830 

5,610

5,35O

5,190 

5,030

4,760 

4,560

4,25O

4,020

4,160

4,200

4,010

I150,750

5,198

1.56

1.68

Mar.

3,85O

3,770

3,750 

3,66O 

3,570

3,500

3,560 

3,500

*3,460

3,350

3,320

3,290

3,270

3,160 

3,090

3,O8O

3,080

3,O50 

3,070

3,070

2,980 

3,000

2,760 

2,950

3,220

3,040

2,970

3,680

5,180

6,490 

7,050

11O,75O

3,573

1.07

1.23

Apr.

6,850

6,490

6,490 

6,670 

6,490

5,960

*5,810 

5,400

5,260

5,170

4,600

4,6OO

4,450

4,240 

4,550

4,76O

5,800

8,000 

7,410

6.67O

6,490 

5,940

5,840 

5,450

5,430

5,150

4,980

4,730

4,690

4,730

169,100

5,637

1.69

1.89

May

4,57O

4,380

4,140 

4,240 

3,750

3,760

4,390 

4,800

*7f§0~

4,620

4,690

4,570

4,340

4,320 

4,200

4,060

4,040

3,880 

3,850

3,960

4,140 

4,170

4,O9O 

4,270

4,160

4,140

4,370

4,120

4,360

4,510 

4,450

131,990

4,258

1.28

1.48

June

4,250

3.90O

4,040 

3,860 

3,710

3,650

3,600 

*2,890

2.750

3,120

2,870

3,230

4,230

5,860 

6,020

5,890

6,490

7.050 

6,85O

6,670

6,670 

6,310

5,990 

5.88O

5,540

5,180

5,170

4,880

4,830

4.63O

145,990

4,866

1.46

1.63

July

4,550

4,3^0

4.910 

477% 

4,590

4,640

4,66O 

4,390

4,3^50

4,270

3,730

3,810

3,710

3,440 

3,370

3,240

3,210

2,970 

2,7:50

*2,890

2,740 

2,620

2,550 

2,430

2,510

3,040

2,720

2,350

' 2,500

2,790 

2.140

106,920

3,449

1.03

1.19

Aug.

2,420

2.550

2,200 

2,490 

2,440

2,440

2,240 

2,300

*2,500

1,970

2,170

2,130

2,220

1,930 

2,170

2,060

2,030

1,820 

1,900

1,820

2,040 

2,150

2,220 

1,940

1,940

1,850

1,910

1,930

1,890

2,010 

1.780

65,460

2,112

0.633

0.73

Sept.

1,830

1,760

1,930 

1,860 

1,810

1,900

1.600 

1,760

1,750

1,980

2,010

1,760

 1,950

1,750 

1,900

1,970

1,870

1,930 

2,430

2,600

2,320 

2.4OO

2,450 

1,900

2,290

2,370

2,260

2,270

2,070

2,100

60,780

2,026

O.607

0.68

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,8OO Mln 764 Mean 3,096 Cfsm O.927 In. 12.58

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,OOO Mln 1,5OO Mean 3,698 Cfsm l.ll In. 15.10

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 117

1015. St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich.

Location.--Lat 41°49'45", long 86°15'35", in SW£ sec.26, T.7 S., R.17 W., on right bank 

100 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge at Niles, 0.6 mile downstream from dam of 

French Paper Co., 1 mile upstream from Dowagiac River, and at mile 44.

Drainage area. 3,620 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only fo~ some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 635.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1930, to Feb. 11, 1931, tape gage on Main Street Bridge and Feb. 12 to 

June 30, 1931, staff gage 50 ft upstream from present site (gage heights referred to 

mean sea level). Since Oct. 1, 1943, auxiliary gage is headwater gage at hydroelectric 

plant at Buchanan Dam, 8 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 30 years, 3,143 cfa.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,980 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 7.94 ft); minimum daily, 1,290 cfs Sept. 3.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.10 ft); minimum daily, 420 cfs Aug. 30, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, whic^i are fair. 

Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at auxiliary gage furnished by Indiana and Michigan 

Electric Co.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1331, 1933-36, 1940-43, 1945-46(M), 1949(").

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

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,160

2,060

2,070 

1,600 

*2, 440

3,180

2,620

2,840

2,740

2,950

3,040

5,450

2,700

2,690

2,760

3,200

1,900

2,470 

2,280

2,190

2,270

2,500 

2,240

2,420

2,890

2,600

2,600

2,740

1,750

2 590 

2*100

78,020

2,517

0.695

0.80

Nov.

2,110

2,140

*1.950 

2,390 

2,540

3,080

2,710

2,800

2,870

2,820

2,800

2,520

2,780

3,390

3,920

4,210

4,030

3,760 

3,570

3,760

3,680

4.520 

3,950

3,680

3,540

3,340

3,430

3,390

3,290

3,590

96,340

3,211

0.887

0.99

Dec.

2,660

2,930

3,110 

3,050 

3,020

3,100

3,260

*3,170

3,070

3,090

3,050

3,650

3,500

3,700

3,350

3,620

3,420

3,380 

3,420

3,360

3,040

5.770 

3,090

2,510

2,800

2,700

2,870

3,330

3,630

3,670

3,630

99,750

3,218

0.889

1.02

Jan.

3,570

3,480

3,470 

3,480 

2,980

*3,000

2,940

3,410

3,240

3,240

2.890

4,390

7,080

8,840

8^910

8,890

8,870

8,690 

7,700

7,300

6,440

5,890 

6,210

5,810

5,800

5,820

5,590

4,900

5,510

5,350

5 290

168,980

5,451

1.51

1.74

Feb.

5,290

5,050

*5, 000 

5,000 

4,700

5,400

5,200

5,200

6,000

7,000

8.000

57000

8,000

8,000

7,500

7,000

6,600

6,400 

6,000

5,800

5,600

5,400 

5,200

4,600

4,700

4.500 47SO-&-

4,400

4,300

168,140

5,798

1.63

1.73

Mar.

4,000

4,000

3,900 

3,800 

3,700

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,500

3,400

3,400

3,300

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200 

3,200

3,100

3,100

»2.900

s', 100

3,440

3,210

3,310

4,280

6,150

7,790

8 200

118,420

3,820

1.06

1.22

Apr.

7,970

7,590

7,590 

7,860 

7,110

6,870

6,330

6,130

5,830

5,490

5,470

4,890

5,000

4.620

5,000

4,940

6,150

9.160 

*8,720

7,420

7,130

6,800 

6,270

5,310

6,250

5,920

5,310

5,340

5,090

4,980

188,540

6,285

1.74

1.94

May

5,180

4,920

4,730 

4,510 

4,390

4,010

4,430

5,220

5.280

4,890

*5, 050

4,950

4,780

4,510

4,420

4,570

4,590

4,390 

4,450

5.980

4,260

4,500 

4,670

4,460

4,560

4,520

4,560

4,390

4,550

4,570

4 940

143,230

4,620

1.28

1.47

June

4,650

4,070

4,320 

3,980 

3,870

4,070

3,630

3,350

3,490

2,450

 3,080

3,740

5,010

6,110

*6,950

6,940

6,790

7.590 

7,340

7,130

7,130

7,130 

6,430

6,310

6,090

5,560

4,640

5,220

4,980

4,850

156,680

5,223

1.44

1.61

July

4,700

4,640

4,940 

5.150 

4,760

4,890

4,700

4,620

4,280

4,290

4,140

3,580

*4, 050

3,510

3.490

3,300

3,020

3,170 

2,810

3,190

2.500

3,l60 

2,550

2,630

2,510

2,980

2,970

2,780

2,550

2,510

2,750

111,060

3,583

0.990

1.14

Aug.

1,980

2,750

2,930 

2,610 

2,320

2,560

2,290

2,390

5.180

*2,l60

2,430

1,880

2,100

1,890

2,350

2,330

2,500

1,780 

2,050

1,580

2,120

2,270 

2,120

1,910

2,030

2,180

1.460

1,810

1,940

2,140

1,810

67,850

2,189

0.605

0.70

Sept.

1,700

2,180

1.29Q 1,755' 

1,810

1,780

1,840

*1, 560

1,810

1,730

1,730

1,910

1,860

1,810

1,800

1,730

1,860

1,960 

2,480

2.640

2,240

2,060 

1,660

2,290

1,870

2,290

2,390

2,030

2,390

1,820

58, 270

1,942

0.536

0.60

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,700 Min 758 Mean 3,423 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.82

Water year 1959-60= Max 9,160 Min 1,290 Mean 3,976 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 31, Pet. 3 to Mar. 22; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant record and records for stations at Elkhart, Ind., and at Mottvllle, Mich.
118 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1025. Paw Paw River at Riverside, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°11'10", long 86°22'05", in SE-J- sec.23, T.3 S. , R.18 W., on left bank-at 

upstream side of county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of Riverside.

Drainage area. 391 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.! IE" ft above mean sea level, datum of

L929. 

Average discharge. 9 years, 397 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 8.91 ft); minimum, 172 cfs Sept, 4 (gage height, 3.48 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,650 cfs Jan. 23, 1952 (gage height, 8.72 ft); maximum gage height that of Apr. 2, 1960; minimum, 139 cfs Sept. 18, 1959; minimum gage 

height, 2.92 ft Sept. 7, 1953, July 17, 1959.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation, principally during low flow, caused by 

papermill above station.

Revisions. WSP 1337: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Jan. 15,

June 19 to Aug. 28)

3.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

173

280

377

567

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

715

950

1,700

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

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.

228

220

217

206

221

*299

369

396

402

405

410

385

422

410

374

341

321

297

252

276

268

256

260

288

313

304

358

377

390

384

346

9,995

322

0.824

0.95

Nov.

313

267

281

304:

*398

429

420

401

364

410

423

381

364

374

363

341

394

402

397

389

373

346

323

390

411

426

424

439

430

375

11,358

379

0.969

1.08

Dec.

417

418

390

360

355

370

347

411

412

*414

412

469

503

482

500

512

515

507

482

439

397

404

366

347

311

300

326

357

423

441

443

12,830

414

1.06

1.22

Jan.

439

432

402

387

*379

286

246

302

340

347

323

441

814

1,060

944

1,130

1.510

1,300

1,180

1,030

968

860

747

671

609

603

564

544

517

530

527

20,232

653

1.67

1.92

Feb.

527

527

*515

495

456

534

668

680

698

747

809

885

845

786

764

796

814

755

698

650

620

595

572

547

517

503

484

471

471

18,409

635

1.62

1.75

Mar.

429

335

335

344

360

370

370

392

394

392

392

375

367

366

364

363

365

367

369

373

379

380

*379

384

383

384

396

515

723

1.170

1,160

13,675

441

1.13

1.30

Apr.

*1,380

1.610

1,500

*1,280

1,100

939

827

751

680

641

*609

587

567

550

567

612

635

644

*668

671

677

671

644

603

560

530

402

372

370

399

22,046

735

1.88

2.10

May

412

480

532

537

467

374

370

378

353

352

*406

422

420

410

351

295

392

429

432

450

503

515

507

547

544

530

512

493

424

416

452

13,705

442

1.13

1.30

June

469

460

408

341

320

302

320

306

291

292

288

280

341

510

*617

662

690

791

818

845

860

855

827

755

677

614

550

420

390

396

15,695

523

1.34

1.49

July

393

337

486

527

537

550

537

530

503

552

434

3S6

*352

34=1

3?6

335

310

286

307

288

286

279

291

258

264

306

304

313

306

275

258

11.E37

272

O.S51

1.10

Aug.

245

274

308

342

544

318

518

298

286

*289

278

291

501

294

274

272

266

245

245

254

235

252

272

245

241

240

226

191

215

236

218

8,313

268

0.685

0.79

Sept.

220

220

197

177

179

187

204

*196

194

192

190

191

196

196

193

197

194

192

210

222

221

232

238

233

232

234

246

271

249

221

6,324

211

0.540

0.60

Calendar year 1959: Max 875 Mln 144 Mean 352 Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,610 Mln 177 Mean 448 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 119

1035. Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°15'55", long 84°57'55", on line between sees. 25 and 26, T.2 S., R.6 W. 

on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Marshall.

Drainage area. 449 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1948, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 877.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 11, 19*8, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 325 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 6.32 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 7; minimum daily, 92 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 3.^7 ft 

June 11.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 2,130 cfs Mar. 29, 1950 (gage height, 8.20 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Aug. 30, 1952; minimum daily, 36 cfs July 24, 1958.

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

Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feeb per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 18 to Sept. 30)

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

169

505

6.0 

6.3

950

1,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

3

4

5

6

B

9

10

11

12

13

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29 

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

186

186

160

160

214

464

466

420

328

346

292

324

328

250

*246

242

243

218

216

208

254

196

198

192

188

178

191

202

215

7,689

248

0.552

0.64

Nov.

204

*188

188

246

306

272

275

259

258

266

242

234

248

369

356

454

408

302

348

358

270

234

320

264

316

300

270

256

261

8,518

284

0.633

0.71

Dec.

285

266

213

286

238

311

*316

278

265

248

281

336

300

362

328

287

320

246

344

232

185

206

225

222

223

248

227

313

290

8,457

273

0.608

0.70

Jan.

274

272

228

274

200

210

*286

239

228

193

189

372

705

802

886

856

748

660

574

506

420

422

390

332

354

290

375

327

372

12,625

407

0.906

1.05

Feb.

384

*332

322

364

Mar.

258

315

262

292

310 258

395 272

446 285

453 306

486 250

461 322

542 238

522 304

524 214

422 200

432 286

432

382

404

341

360

318

334

354

311

342

234

319

281

314

11,121

383

0.853

0.92

276

232

282

a290

a300

*a250

312

276

236

270

244

256

456

651

10,291

332

0.739

0.85

Apr.

1,050

962

845

768

674

609

537

452

426

414

418

370

418

407

394

496

465

556

571

*534

484

446

430

393

377

350

348

289

314

15,103

503

1.12

1.25

May

340

264

356

266

261

277

391

278

336

*387

328

356

297

358

310

324

362

306

342

218

338

340

348

374

342

274

314

376

375

10,200

329

0.733

0.84

June

376

298

292

282

287

236

256

245

222

211

214

222

328

528

506

592

790

820

721

706

*524

409

448

409

390

352

330

303

317 

302

11,916

397

0.884

0.99

July

263

298

560

550

571

490

456

394

333

288

*291

262

297

260

260

261

296

414

332

331

316

322

363

294

266

310

304

306

256

10,429

336

0.748

0.86

Aug.

232

217

243

278

241

221

228

*260

237

228

230

213

250

238

242

228

232

220

202

198

184

186

192

212

194

240

188

158

170

 

6,887

222

0.494

C.57

Sept.

196

185

157

167

148

*164

92

172

236

222

161

157

192

176

176

185

155

170

238

274

190

203

240

173

228

298

320

210

165

5,811

194

0.432

0.48

Calendar year 1959: Max 970 Min 64 Mean 280 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.47

Water CILCA year jcai 1959-60: J.3O3-DLI Max i'»<aA 1,060 J.,UOLI Min 1'iiii 92 3£ Mean 1'iefcui 325 oco Cfsm ui om 0.724 ij, let In. J-ii. 9.86 3.OD

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant record and record for static' 

ear Kalamazoo.

614214 O -61 -9
120 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1050. Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°19 I 55", long 85°09'15", in sec.5, T.2 S., R.7W., on right bank 3FO ft 

upstream from Emmett Street Bridge, at Battle Creek,and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1931, October 1932 to July 1933, January 

1934 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to May 14, 1951, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1930-31, 1934-60), 199 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 3.07 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 9-19 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1930-31, 1932-60; Maximum discharge, 3,640 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 4.48 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 14, 1934; minimum gage height, about -0.5 ft in 

July 1936 and on Aug. 31, 1939, due to opening of gates at dam forming control.

Remarks.--Records good. Occasional slight regulation prior to November 1943. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1931, 1944. WSP 1507: 1956.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.5

118

203

480

2.0

3.0

3.1

910

1,890

2,000

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.

78 

72

72

69

81

*138

237

316

404

454

404

360

322

278

252

203

176

154

134

118

115

108

104

126

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

5,693

184

0.763

0.88

Nov.

134 

*138

138

150

180

218

252

289

278

247

213

180

172

185

218

252

305

278

305

278

237

203

194

194

194

198

203

198

185

176

6,392

213

0.884

0.99

Dec.

172 

162

162

167

180

198

*213

232

237

232

218

237

263

305

554

349

310

273

237

218

194

167

162

158

158

154

167

203

237

268

284

6,871

222

0.921

1.06

Jan.

263 

268

228

198

150

158

180

180

167

162

158

218

387

887

1.350

*1,280

1,130

964

795

652

474

398

371

327

275

268

268

257

247

242

232

13,090

422

1.75

2.02

Feb.

*225 

218

194

190

198

218

265

510

410

371

404

422

410

434

398

382

332

294

273

247

237

228

218

208

190

138

194

180

172

7,956

274

1.14

1.23

Mar.

150 

154

162

150

150

150

158

142

146

142

154

138

130

158

150

134

142

142

158

146

*146

142

138

142

130

142

142

200

370

1,090

1 , 850

7,368

238

0.988

1.14

Apr.

1.940 

1,700

1,410

1,150

964

793

658

552

467

410

366

332

305

289

305

360

508

705

748

*721

600

480

404

344

305

278

257

257

247

 257

18,090

605

2.50

2.79

May

252 

252

257

257

237

228

265

294

522

*354

360

354

354

552

500

268

247

252

252

242

265

284

505

516

522

300

268

242

232

268

527

8,684

280

1.16

1.54

June

360 

566

558

289

247

208

185

172

154

142

154

130

*l£7

252

358

516

806

1,040

1.190

1,120

919

759

624

608

600

544

467

598

344

294

13,691

456

1.89

2.11

Jily

247 

223

268

273

289

327

322

275

225

190

172

150

158

138

138

130

118

122

138

*154

158

154

142

126

115

111

150

146

162

158

138

5,573

180

0.747

0.86

Aug.

118 

108

111

130

158

134

126

*118

111

115

122

150

130

115

115

111

104

98

98

91

94

98

94

87

84

78

78

78

78

78

78

3,248

105

0.436

0.50

Sept.

75 

72

69

66

65

*63

63

63

6060"

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

72

98

108

154

94

84

81

78

75

72

72

69

2,141

71.4

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1959: Max 937 Mln 39 Mean 185 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,940 Mln 60 Mean 270 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.25

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 121

1055. Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mien.

Location. Lat 42°19'26", long 85°11'51", in SW£ sec.l, T.2 S., R.8 W. , near ceiter of 

span on upstream side of bridge on Kendall Street In Battle Creek.

Drainage area. 824 sq ml.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 815 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 4.7 miles downstr3am at 

various daturas. Oct. 1, 1957, to June 15, 1959, staff gage at bridge 1,800 ft upstream 

at different datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 666 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 6.38 f";); minimum observed, 173 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.88 ft); minimum daily, 218 cfs Sept. 8.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 7,290 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 9.13 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 50 cfs Sept. 22, 1939; minimum daily, 131 cfs A-ig. 20, 

1958.

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

Diurnal fluctuation, below 1,500 cfs,~caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 924: 1938-39. WSP 1387: 1938, 1945-46, 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

3.1 

4.2

277

869

2.9

3.5

184

539

5.0 

6.3

1,770

3,110

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

351

319

309

319

426

*718

858 

848

826

848

793

815

696 

685

610

405

388

448

437

426

437

459

399

453

415

426

426

426

426

410

415

16,217

523

0.635

0.73

Nov.

469

*480

372

464

523

567

577 

502

523

540

502

486

523 

594

664

631

588

577

572

561

610

610

567

588

577

513

480

480

486

491

16,117

537

0.652

0.73

Dec.

502

545

518

486

502

502

*567 

572

540

545

572

826

667 

642

664

680

631

599

550

556

491

432

448

448

448

442

556

610

610

642

621

17,411

562

0.682

0.79

Jan.

577

502

480

459

415

383

415 

513

394

426

457

772

*1,400 

1,630

2.150

*2,150

2,000

1,710

1,520

1,320

1,190

1,000

969

788

605

742

720

682

675

661

565

28,270

912

1.11

1.28

Feb.

*592

598

592

598

640

735

647 

780

913

969

1,050

1,080

1.100 

969

921

913

865

825

765

690

661

605

598

633

619

605

598

539

539

21,639

746

0.905

0.98

Mar.

488

501

513

513

463

438

565 

526

526

501

513

539

592 

488

475

546

579

501

526

579

*501

451

475

481

451

475

488

605

953

1,660

2 , 760

19,672

635

0.771

0.89

Apr.

*3,110

2,550

*2,260

1,930

1,610

1,410

1,290 

1,080

849

937

742

795

690 

712

873

889

969

1,250

1,330

*1,240

1,140

1,070

865

825

758

720

647

619

579

 552

34,291

1,143

1.39

1.55

May

552

598

592

579

539

526

'668 

735

735

*795

795

765

720 

705

633

647

698

640

592

698

647

720

758

750

705

690

647

668

675

668

661

20,801

671

0.814

0.94

June

788

742

690

647

735

661

469 

451

451

426

390

414

*735 

1,170

1,230

1,250

1,700

2,120

2.150

1,990

1,860

1,520

1,130

1,200

1,130

1,000

953

810

795

605

30,212

1,007

1.22

1.36

July

690

742

750

969

993

1,060

1.080 

873

750

633

605

533

457 

475

507

507

507

579

698

*640

533

552

546

526

513

481

475

513

488

469

451

19,595

632

0.767

0.88

Aug.

402

332

367

408

444

309

a350 

M63

a'SSO

a350

a350

a350

a350 

379

343

349

379

343

338

309

320

343

326

286

286

286

320

286

268

274

326

10,586

341

0.414

0.48

Sept.

320

297

297

297

251

*229

268 

218

274

280

332

286

263 

263

274

274

240

229

343

384

367

355

349

332

355

349

367

402

320

297

9,112

304

0.369

0.41

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,200 Mln 180 Mean 553 Cfsm 0.671 In. 9.12

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,110 Mln 218 Mean 666 Cfsm 0.808 In. 11.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

stations at Comstock and at Marshall.
122 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1060. Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°17'05", long 85°30'50", in NE£ sec.19, T.2 S., R.10 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on River Street, in Comstock, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Comstock Creek.

Drainage area.--1,010 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April to August 1931, October 1932 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 759.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to October 1936, staff gage and October 1936 to October 1945, wire-weight 

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1932-60), 840 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 5.39 ft); minimum, 194 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1931, 1932-60: Maximum discharge, 6,910 cfs Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 7.94 ft); 

minimum, 119 cfs May 29, 1958 (gage height, 0.09 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF' 824: 1933-36. WSP 1387: 1933 , 1934(M), 1935, 1936(M) , 

1938(M) , 1940(M) , 1941.

Rating table, water year 19S9-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, May 16 to Aug. 25)

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

38S

440

810

1,210

3.0 

5.0 

5.4

1,920

3,400

3,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September i960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

2O

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

440

446

418

446" 402

932

.490

* ,080

,200

,150

,080

,070

932

908

742

685

701

570

528

521

514

535

563

608

570

542

556

600

578

622

645

22,074

712

0.705

0.81

Nov.

615

*615

585

669

940

891

932

828

924

846

837

784

793

948

980

972

1,020

1.160

1,140

988

948

846

802

837

924

916

802

802

776

701

25,821

861

0.852

0.95

Dec.

742

717

750

725

784

864

*750

882

948

846

837

1,010

1,000

964

980

1,040

1.070

956

864

819

819

669

608

6T5

645

645

677

768

891

964

964

25,813

833

0.825

0.95

Jan.

924

802

802

855

653

549

600

*784

768

709

693

882

1,730

1,940

2,260

2,540

2.790

2,700

2,350

2,090

1,680

1,420

1,270

1,260

1,060

1,030

1,180

1,010

1,030

1,040

1,030

40,431

1,304

1.29

1.49

Feb.

*956

1,000

1,030

924

855

1.O9O

1,160

1,270

1,280

1.550

1,440

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,300

1,280

1,170

1,110

924

1,060

1,030

964

956

940

846

725

908

916

32,304

1,114

1.10

1.19

Mar.

864

846

81O

802

742

759

793

768

759

750

742

768

768

734

695

742

793

828

795

864

819

768

*750

795

776

709

750

855

1,180

1,700

2,240

26,958

870

0.861

0.99

Apr.

* ,190

,760

,650

* ,090

,720

,41O

,080

,750

,500

,540

,260

,260

,140

,060

,510

,590

,470

,650

,690

* ,81O

,670

,570

,550

,280

,160

980

1,050

1,000

924

819

51,255

1,708

1.69

1.89

May

980

932

875

864

857

857

980

,220

,140

* ,070

,150

,160

,090

972

988

948

956

996

916

1,070

,140

,040

.240

,150

,100

,080

,040

,000

,O40

,000

980

51,769

1,025

1.01

1.17

June

1,030

1,100

1,110

681

875

916

661

645

650

608

476

S28

*916

1,280

1,500

1,560

1,770

1,920

2,340

2,460

2,460

2,280

1,760

1,520

1,410

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,140

1,050

58,654

1,288

1.28

1.42

July

964

802

,440

,540

,550

,200

,550

, 160

972

810

1,040

630

773

864

709

528 669"

846

761

*846

745

695

685

759

717

679

690

741

653

685

608

27,107

874

0.865

1.00

Aug.

695

484

617

701

669

578

638

*776

555

585

561

534

495

570

608

549

549

565

542

518

458

622

551

494

488

520

460

476

565

452

476

17,505

558

0.552

0.64

Sept.

481

494

494

514

470

*517

458

452

440

444

452

485

458

402

464

446

458

446

476

555

578

615

556

500

521

535

500

528

521

500

14,738

491

0.486

0.54

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,230 Min 294 Mean 746 Cfsm 0.739 Ir. 10.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,760 Min 402 Mean 968 Cfsm 0.958 Ir . 13.04

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 123

1064. West Pork Portage Creek at Kalamazoo, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°14'40", long 85°36'50", in NE^ sec.5, T.3 S. , R.ll W. , on rigl t bank 

30 ft upstream from culvert on Oakland Drive, 2-| miles upstream from mouth, and 

3.7 miles southwest of main business district of Kalamazoo.

Drainage area. 21.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested trapezoidal weir. Altitude of gage is 

860 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period Sept. 10, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, 26 cfs 

Jan. 13 (gage height, 2.40 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 11, 16-19, 1959 (gage height, 

1.32 ft).

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

Rating tables, Sept. 10, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Sept. 10-25, 1959, 

July 22 to Sept. 14, 1960

Sept. 26, 1959, to July 21, 1960, 

Sept. 15-30, 1960

1.32 4.4 1.5

1.73 11 1.9

2.4

Discharge, in cable feet per second, 1959

5.4

13

Sept.10................................. *4.5

11................................. 4.4

12.............................

13.............................

14.............................

15.............................

4.6

4.7 

4.9 

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.7

Sept.21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per secord, water year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

5

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.

10

9.6

8.8

8.4

9.7

18

*22

2T

*17

13

13

*12

10

9.8

9.2

8.6

*8.4

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

*7.7

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.9

*8 6'

318.0

10.3

0.486

0.56

Nov.

8.8

8.5

8.2

10

13

12

*11

9.8

9.0

8.4

8.0

7.5

7.9

*10

11

11

10

9.3

8.6

8.0

*8.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

9.4

9.4

*9.0

8.6

8.4

8.0

275.5

9.18

0.433

0.48

Dec.

7.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

*8.6

9.4

9.8

9.4

8.6

7.9

8.2

10

11

9.8

9.0

8.4

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.3

6.9

6.8

6.6

67s

6.9

7.3

8.0

9.0

9.2

9.2

'

256.7

8.28

0.391

0.45

Jan.

8.2

.9

.9

.9

.7

.3

.0

* .2

7.0

7.0

6.8

15

*25

24

ZO

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.8

333.4

10.8

0.509

0.58

Feb.

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.0

172

11

13

13

11

12

14

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

*9.6

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.4

293.4

10.1

0.476

0.51

Mar.

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.2

9.4

12

20

22

20

313.2

10.1

0.476

0.55

Apr.

17

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

14

17

19

18

14

12

12

11

10

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.4

352.4

11.7

0.552

0.62

May

10

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.2

12

13

12

12

12

*11

10

10

9.0

9.0

10

11

12

17

18

18

16

14

12

11

12

13

13

12

11

357.6

11.9

0.561

0.64

June

10

9.6

8.8

8.0

7.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

7.4

7.5

14

21

22.

*20

20

18

15

13

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.2

8.8

8.8

341.7

11.4

0.538

0.60

July

8.8

9.0

14

15

14

12

10

8.8

8.0

7.9

7.5

*7.5

7.7

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.1

970

9.8

9.6

9.5

9.8

10

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.7

286.8

9.25

0.436

0.50

Aug.

8.2

8.1

972

10

1JL

10

10

10

11

11

no

9.9

9.5

9.6

9.6

9.3

9.2

8.9

8.9

9.0

9.3

9.5

9.5

9.3

9.2

9.0

8.9

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.5

291.5

9.40

0.443

0.51

Sept.

8.5

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

*8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

11

12,

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

289.1

9.64

0.455

0.51

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 25 Mln 6.6 Mean 10.2 Cfsm 0.481 In. 6.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 15-19, Jan. 7-12, 14-19, 25-29, Feb. 13, Feb. 28 to Far. 17, 

Mar. 20-24, Apr. 27-30, May 13-17, and June S-ll; discharge estimated on basis of records for Paw 

Paw River at Riverside and Kalamazoo River at, Marshall.
124 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1085. Kalatnazoo River near Fennville, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°36', long 85°59', in NE^- sec.5, T.2 N., R.14 W. , on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, 2 miles downstream from Swan Creek, 3-J miles 

downstream from Calkins Dam, and 6^ miles east of Fennville.

Drainage area. 1,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Published as "near Allegan" 

April 1929 to September 1932; as at Calkins Bridge, near Allegan" October 1932 to September 1936 and October 1937 to September 1938; as "at Calkins Dam, near Allegan" October 1938 to September 1950.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). April 1929 to September 1936 at 

bridge and October 1937 to September 1950 in power-plant, 3^ miles upstream at mean sea 

level datum (levels by city of Allegan}.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,343 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,280 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.85 ft); minimum, 100 cfs July 24 (gage height, 3.89 ft); minimum daily, 443 cfs A;g. 28.

1929-36, 1937-60: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 606.76 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 73 cfs Aug. 31, 1941.

which are fair, 

since June

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, wh 

Flow regulated at low and medium stages by powerplants above station, and 

1936 by Calkins Dam and powerplant 3$ miles upstream from station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1929(M), 1930, 1933, 1934-36(M), 1938(M), 1939-40, 

1942.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Dec. 27, July 8 to Aug. 2)

5.2 

6.0 

9.0

431

627

1,610

11.0

12.0

12.5

2,550

3,760

4,620

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

787

740

589

448

845

966

1,340

1,320 

1,410

1,270

1,490

1,590 

1,550

1,450

*1, 440

1,370

1,090

1,240

1,260 

1,260

992

1,300

766 

707

1,220

1,320

1,240

786

745

919

34,395

1,110

0.694

0.80

Nov.

895

1,290

977

987

 1,370

1,390

1,360

1,290 

1,320

1,350

1,330

1,340 

1,360

1,280

1,240

1,340

1,350

1,360

1,350 

1,420

1,430

1,360

1,430 

1,390

1,430

1,400

1,410

1,460

1,350

1,390

39,649

1,322

0.826

0.92

Dec.

1,370

1,370

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,300

1,380

1,360 

*1,340

1,340

1,360

1,380 

1,490

1,650

1,630

1,580

1,550

1,600

1,550 

1,460

1,480

1,450

1,400 

1,390

^1, 330

1,320

750

1,460

1,490

1,480

43,540

1,405

0.878

1.01

Jan.

1,360

1,430

1,390

1,460

*1,880

1,510

1,370

1,390 

1,340

67£

1,330

1,790 

3,830

3,930

4^000

4,000

4,000

3,500

3,200 

3,000

2,500

2,200

2,000 

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

66,180

2,135

1.33

1.54

Feb.

1,600

1,600

1,600

*1,620

1,600

1,870

2,160

2,360 

2,160

2,070

2,840

5,060 

2,830

1,780

1,910

2,200

2,170

2,140

2,140 

2,020

1,660

1,730

1,720 

1,700

1,590

1,410

1,400

1,420

1,540

55,900

1,928

1.20

1.30

Mar.

1,510

1,480

1,510

1,490

1,410

1,450

1,520

1,430 

1,390

1,370

1,400

1,330 

1,360

1,460

1,380

1,450

1,390

1,320

1,510 

1,340

1,430

1,420

1,510 

*1,470

1,430

1,520

1,400

1,530

2,110

4,100

50,640

1,634

1.02

1.18

Apr.

*3,350

3,390

3,980

4,620

4,390

4,000

3,500

3,000 

2,500

2,000

2,000

2,000 

2,000

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,400 

2,400

*2,550

2,610

2,310 

1,670

lj 660

1,910

2,050

1,980

1,920

1,670

76,860

2,562

1.60

1.79

May

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,570

1,570

1,590

1,560

1,500 

1,630

1,710

*1,760

1,810 

1,820

1,770

1,700

1,680

1,710

1,710

1,740 

2,030

2,610

2,670

2,380 

1,870

1,550

1,570

1,660

1,690

1,890

1,980

55,350

1,785

1.12

1.29

June

1,870

1,530

1,530

1,540

1,440

1,540

1,530

1,460 

1,340

1,360

1,290

1,250 

1,450

1,550

1,690

*2,450

2,670

2,590

2,540 

2,540

2,660

2,710

2,680 

2,680

2,470

2,280

2, 160

2,020

1,560

1,440

57,800

1,927

1.20

1.34

July

1,420

1,560

1,470

1,880

JUJLTO

2,080

1,950

1,690 

1,590

1,530

1,460

1,320 

1,520

*904

1,220

1,240

1,170

1,290

1,210 

1,180

1,170

1,200

1,200 

592

1,050

1,220

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,090

41,045

1,324

0.828

0.95

Aug.

1,090

743

808

1,260

1,000

888

764

1,340 

1,370

1,340

*923

660 

1,200

1,020

854

1,190

1,140

750

1,150 

1,270

1,050

776

892 

1,220

909

1,030

664

443

1,040

1,060

50,874

996

0.622

0.72

Sept.

1,060

705

652

730

854

888

790

830 

*847

803

509

657 

963

940

904

845

843

532

787 

891

880

903

1,240 

1,160

555

1,160

884

852

872

904

25,638

855

0.534

0.60

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,530 Mln 448 Mean 1,229 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,620 Mln 443 Mean 1,579 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote. No gage-height record Jan. 15 to Feb. 3, Apr. 6-20; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for stations at Comstock and Paw Paw River at Riverside.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 125

1090. Grand River at Jackson, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°17'05", long 84°24t30", in sec.22, T.2 S., R.I ¥., on left bank at

sewage-treatment plant, 1 mile north of Jackson, 2£ miles upstream from Portage River, 

and at mile 216.

Drainage area. 174 sq mi.

Records available. April 1935 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 900,00 ft above mean sea level (Fargo Engineering Co. bench mark). Prior to Se'pt. 24, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 119 cfs.

Ext reme s. --Maximum discharge during year, 621 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.6 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 12, 18; minimum gage height, 8.50 ft Feb. 26; 

minimum daily discharge, 28 cfs Sept. 11.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 1,070 cfs June 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.50 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Aug. 22, 1936.

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

Slight regulation by mills above station.

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 974: 1937(M). WSP 1387: 1936.

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

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm In.'

Oct.

43

44

41

35

*66

99

68

62

62

56

61

66

69

68

67

66

56

46

51

50

48

46

53

44

40

45

48

48

48

44

49

1,689

54.5

0.313

O.36

Nov.

39

48

50

78

*74

71

60

55

63

69

72

67

105

169

155

160

160

141

153

143

98

81

87

94

133

135

131

82

66

63

2,9O2

96.7

0.556

0.62

Dec.

76

71

69

68

80

116

*136

84

71

72

101

135

141

148

151

101

91

88

80

68

76

71

68

67

58

60

81

153

160

156

148

3,045

98.2

0.564

O.65

Jan.

141

141

95

*81

75

12

70

89

80

75

92

208

297

303

529

305

250

246

246

244

235

220

216

199

187

181

155

176

181

118

106

5,411

175

1.01

1.16

Feb.

*113

107

153

163

189

22O

190

196

Mar.

87

89

85

87

*85

80

80

80

198 80

233 85

239 85

553 85

203 80

194 75

203 70

218 70

2O8 7O

199

187

165

160

163

116

92

89

75

98

78

92

4,764

164

0.943

1.02

70

75

80

85

85

80

80

90

80

100

200

300

550

600

3,848

124

O.713

0.82

Apr.

580

470

420

380

350

320

3OO

269

199

153

155

229

171

122

187

192

222

*212

210

210

214

214

205

192

192

185

172

114

91

B9_

7,019

234

1.34

1.50

May

125

146

95

81

81

81

85

72

81

98

92

92

96

94

88

98

157

244

148

104

148

160

*156

160

124

96

102

110

108

136

172

3,630

117

0.672

0.78

June

181

165

135

125

112

112

106

100

94

85

73

155" 67

190

218

343

364

381

37?

*368

320

300

280

235

214

183

169

199

216

205

6,034

201

1.16

1.29

July

218

189

216

203

199

194

172

136

120

110

*118

114

118

130

158

135

96

10O

113

138

114

92

77

64

73

80

76

76

74

66

58

3,827

123

0.707

0.82

Aug.

71

72

88

76

106

88

62

*78

80

95

156

119

71

63

66

63

61

63

60

55

43

56

58

56

54

56

46

35

54

54

54

2,139

69.0

O.397

C.46

Sept.

57

56

43

36

33

*45

50

48

60

36

28

40

44

42

44

45

36

29

71

56

52

52

51

45

38

58

52

50

49

48

1,394

46.5

0.267

0.3O

Calendar year 1959: Max 527 Min 16 Mean 111 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.61

.Water year 1959-6O: Max 600 Min 28 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-7, 9, 10, War. 6 to Apr. 7, June 21-23} discharge estimated on 

basis of records for Grand River near Eaton Rapids and Grand River at Lansing.
126 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1110. Grand River near Eaton Rapids, Mieh.

Location. Lat 42°32'05", long 84°37'25", in NE-J- sec.26, T.2 N., R.3 W. , on right bank 

400 ft upstream from bridge on Petrieville Highway, 2 miles northeast of Eaton Rapids, 

2i miles downstream from Spring Brook, 25 miles upstream from Cedar River, and at 

mile 178.

Drainage area. 661 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1960. Gage-height records for flood seasons 

collected in this vicinity 1905-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 10 years, 468 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,060 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.17 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 83 cfs Sept. 3.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 3,360 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 7.65 ft, from highwater mark); minimum, that of Sept. 3, 1960; minimum daily, 44 efs Sept. 22, 1955.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1951 has been revised to 29 cfs 

Sept. 12, 1951 (gage height, 1.02 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1207.

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

fluctuation caused by powerplant at Smithville and mills at Eaton Rapids.

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

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

Diurnal

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

126

204

605

6.0 2,280

7.1 3,010

1.4 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

72

149

199

365

3.O 570

5.0 1,590

6.9 2,830

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.

148

146

136

128 *5oo

518

804

760

680

615

580

537

501

446

367

373

337

294

301

177

268

263

212

205

229

279

275

255

268 

232

279

10,813

349

0.528

0.61

Nov.

252

26?

268

286

*461

461

461

449

432

389

359

379

313

627

658

715

735

751

695

665

625

600

546

580

546

537

496

524

537 

478

15,093

503

0.761

0.85

Dec.

409

437

429

421

437

496

532

570

519

465

478

600

630

640

680

645

615

585

555

457

*457

356

357

369

345

337

361

470

537 

495

590

15,274

493

0.746

0.86

Jan.

570

546

542

542

517

385

305

b400

*b350

349

341

518

,240

,380

,850

,820

,600

,490

,290

,170

1,010

980

936

860

819

735

672

685

685 

575

595

25,757

831

1.26

1.45

Feb.

610

575

524

514

519

*760

882

958

1,000

1,040

1.060

1,040

1,020

1,050

972

882

848

772

724

695

620

625

570

524

514

417

409

495

469

21,088

727

1.10

1.19

Mar.

406

376

b400

b350

b350

b350

b350

b350

b360

b400

b400

b400

402

341

335

341

329

323

350

365

405

*417

377

357

445

357

465

1,040

*1,700

2,510

2 970

18,321

591

0.894

1.03

Apr.

2,830

2,400

2,120

,950

,790

,640

,520

,390

1,230

1,160

1,080

955

865

800

885

950

1,010

1,080

1,100

1,100

980

960

895

835

850

780

750

741

714

36,038

1,201

1.82

2.03

May

600

615

534

552

505

453

497

505

465

525

538

543

538

525

513

505

445

477

477

548

584

505

606

588

556

525

453

602

615 

633

16,629

536

0.811

0.94

June

*525

548

457

481

417

350

300

350

341

294

243

237

3BT

556

651

754

1,260

1,520

1,320

1,220

*1,080

1,010

985

950

910

830

719

674

602 

552

20,288

676

1.02

1.14

July

525

489

597

610

642

651

638

556

517

413

441

311

*333

333

318

304

314

337

345

252

269

266

276

228

262

207

258

215

231

192

 

11,516

371

0.561

0.65

Aug.

186

182

204

204

256

163

204

225

199

186

220

215

194

209

231

184

172

194

171

142

138

194

154

*150

152

145

133

137

169 

176

122

5,611

181

0.274

0.32

Sept.

129

122

83

125

109

112

99

103

118

135

128

136

115

102

119

156

112

84

*126

172

186

179

169

153

147

190

128

124

152 

136

3,949

132

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,200 Mln 60 Mean 469 Cfsm 0.710 In. 9.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,970 Mln 83 Mean 547 Cfsm 0.828 In, 11.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 127

1115. Deer Creek near Dansville, Mich.

Location. Lab 42°36'30", long 84°19'15", in E? sec.33, T.3 N., R.I E., on right bank

15 ft upstream from bridge on Clark Road, 3j miles north of Dansville, and 7£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 889.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 6 years, 10.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 437 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 8.54 ft); minimum, 

0.7 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.76 ft).

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 570 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 8.83 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Dec. 9, 1956, result of freezeup.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

5.0 

7.0

152

295

Note. Same as 

following table 

below 5.0 ft. 3.1

3.2

0.3 

1.1 

2.4 

4.7 

8.2

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.1

92

152

247

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1?6O

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

5.3

4.7

4.1

*17

*247

*274

*97

54

39

39

30

24

21

19

16

14

12

11

9.6

8.6

8.2

8.2

9.6

10

9.6

11

9.6

9.1

8.6

1, 047 . 8

33.8

2.07

2.39

Nov.

12

9.6

SO" 9.1

43

30

23

18

15

14

12

11

17

117

51

38

28

19

16

14

14

15

22

25

24

18

16

15

14

12

701.7

23.4

1.44

1.60

Dec.

12

12

15

15

25

30

23

16

14

12

22

60

36

25

22

20

17

15

12

10

9.1

8.2

7.4

*7.0

6.6

7.4

11

28

38

25

19

579.7

18.7

1.15

1.32

Jan.

16

14

13

17

14

11

9

8

7

6.2

5.9

43

133

55

59

40

25

20

17

15

14

14

11

11

11

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.6 

8.6

640.8

20.7

1.27

1.46

Feb.

8.6

8.2

8.6

6.6

9.6

*66

42

29

26

26

34

26

26

*16

13

12

16

14

12

11

10

9.6

8.6

8.6

5.9

7.4

9.1

8.6

8.2

486.6

16.8

1.03

1.11

Mar.

7.4

7.4

5.9

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.6

6.4

5.6

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.6

6.6

4.4

*8.2

6.0

7.2

7.0

28

195

*206

*240

135

980.8

31.6

1.94

2.24

Apr.

68

51

42

34

29

25

24

23

19

17

16

16

15

15

39

53

67

46

28

23

19

16

14

1222"

25

19

15

13

*13

818

27.3

1.67

1.87

May

14

12

11

9.1

8.2

7.8

14

12

10

21

17

16

15

14

11

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.2

10

11

*16

14

11

8.6

7.4

7.0

8.6

7.4

6.6

5.6

340.8

11.0

0.675

0.78

June

5.0

5.3

4.7

3.8

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.7

9.5

26

39

43

*102

TI

27

17

13

16

18

*12

9.6

7.0

5.9

5.6

5.6

4.7

447.5

14.9

0.914

1.02

July

4.7

4.1

5.6

477

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

*2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.4

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

79.0

2.55

0.156

0.18

Aug.

1.3

1.4

1.9

2.4

272

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.4

.4

.7

.7

.4

.3

.1

.1

.5

.9

.9

* .5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5 

.4

48.1

1.55

0.095

0.11

Sept.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

*.9

.4

.1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

36.1

1.20

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 274 Mln 0.4 Mean 16.1 Cfsm 0.988 In. 13.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 274 Mln 0.8 Mean 17.0 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.16

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). --Oct. 6 (9 p.m.) 437 cfs (8.54 ft); Nov. 14 (7 a.m.) 146 cfs (4.89 

ft); Jan. 13 (6 to 7 a.m.) 158 cfs (5.08 ft); Mar. 28 (9 p.m.) 280 cfs (6.45 ft); June 17 (3 to

4 a.m.) 138 cfs (4.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

1120. Sloan Creek near Wllllamston, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°40'30", long 84°21'50", In E^ sec.l, T.3 N., R.I W., on left bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on Meridian Road, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 4-J- miles 

west of Wllllamston.

Drainage area. 9.34 sq ml.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with. V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum 

of gage Is 862.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 6 years, 5.78 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 486 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum, 

0.14 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 9; minimum gage height, 1.32 ft Sept. 7.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 685 cfs July 11, 1957 (gage height, 7.35 ft); minimum, 

0.01 cfs Sept. 11, 1954, Jan. 18 1957 (gage height, 1.10 ft), caused by unusual regulation; minimum natural discharge, 0.04 cfs Sept. 18-21, 1955.

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

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 4, 5, 7, 8, 1O-14, 2O-29, 

July 12-16, Aug. 24, 25, Sept. 9, 10, 28, 29)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

0.12 

.27 

.47 

.75

1.6

2.9

2.3

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

18

153

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.1

5.5

2.8

2.5

*4.2

*252

125

56

40

27

27

20

16

11

8.6

7.4

6.4

5.8

4.9

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

5.7

5.7

4.0

5.9

5.4

5.5

*4.4

647.8

20.9

2.24

2.58

Nov.

5.2

4.5

29 3.9 

34

22

14

9.0

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.2

7.3

79

33

24

17

9.6

7.0

6.1

6.0

5.8

7.8

11

11

7.8

6.7

6.6

6.4

6.4

405.1

13.5

1.45

1.61

Dec.

6.2

6.4

7.8

7.8

17

21

13

7.6

6.2

5.5

16

53

25

16

12

9.5

7.8

6.8

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.1

5.7

*5.6

5.5

5.5

5.2

28

22

12

7.8

555.6

11.4

1.22

1.41

Jan.

6.2

6.1

8.0

6.6

4.9

4.2

3.9

3.5

5.0

2.9

ZJ_

14

60

2?

36

21

1?.

8.4

6.7

6.1

5.5

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.7

5.5

3.5

3.6

288.5

9.31

0.997

1.15

Feb.

3.7

3.4

3.5

sTI" 3.0

*49

27

18

15

14

21

14

8.4

6.7

5.5

5.5

7.0

6.0

5.4

4.5

4.1

4.0

3.7

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.1

3.5

3.5

259.2

8.94

0.957

1.03

Mar.

3.4

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

1^9.

*2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

4.8

108

159

*178

96

608.8

19.6

2.10

2.42

Apr.

55

43

34

26

20

16

a!4

alo

a8

a6

a6

a6

a6

5.8

22

24

50

22

11

8.2

6.8

6.0

5.5

4.9

12

12

7.8

6.1

4.9

*4.8

445.8

14.8

1.58

1.77

May

5.1

4.7

4.2

5.7

3.5

3.5

5.5

4.8

4.5

11

8.0

6.7

6.7

6.1

5.2

4.4

4.2

5.9

5.5

5.7

4.4

*8.4

6.6

5.1

4.0

5^4

5.2

10

6.0

5.2

4.5

165.7

5.55

0.575

0.66

June

5.9

5.5

5.0

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

2.5

3.1

3.4

4.5

26

15

7.0

4.7

3.5

3.1

2.8

*2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

112.8

5.76

0.405

0.45

July

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.2

.99

.95

.91

.83

.75

.72

*.69

.63

.63

.57

.54

.52

.95

1.2

.85

.66

.57

.47

.44

.42

.38

.54

.72

.52

.42

.38 

« 56

22.69

0.732

0.078

0.09

Aug.

0.34

.34

.60

.87

.65

.47

.54

.50

.57

.72

.52

.42

.42

.54

.60

.50

.36

.36

.38

.32

.42

.60

*.49

.40

.54

.29

.31

.27

.27

.27

pc ±±2.

13.91

0.449

0.048

0.06

Sept.

0.25

.22

.22

.22

.22

.19

.17

.16

.16

.19

.20

*.22

.29

.27

.25

.24

.24

.27

.52

1.1

1.2

.69

.50

.44

.38

.36

.54

.31

.27

.27

10.36

0.545

0.057

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 232 Min O.1O Mean 8.97 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.03

Water year 1959-60: Max 232 Min 0.16 Mean 9.1O Cfsm 0.974 In. 15.27

Peak discharge (base, 6O cfs). Oct. 6 (4 p.m.) 486 cfs (6.19 ft); Nov. 4 (3 to 6 p.m.) 61 cfs 

(3.26 ft); Nov. 14 (4 a.m.) 123 cfs (3.77 ft); Dec. 12 (l a.m.) 76 cfs (3.39 f-,)j Jan. 12 (9 to

12 p.m.) 89 cfs (3.50 ft); Feb. 6 (5 a.m.) 72 cfs (5.56 ft); Mar. 29 (6 p.m.) 285 cfs (4.90 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 Deer Creek near Dansville and Cedar River at East Lansing.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 129

1125. Cedar River at East Lanslng, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°43'40", long 84°28'40", In SW^ sec.18, T.4 N., R.1W., In left downstream 

bridge abutment of Farm Lane Bridge on Michigan State University campus in Ea^t 

Lansing, 3 miles upstream from Sycamore Creek and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 355 sq mi.

Records available. August 1902 to December 1903, March 1931 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. August 1902 to December 1903 

published as Red Cedar River at Agricultural College, Mich. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 1911-19, and for flood seasons only 1920-28, are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 824.39 ft atove mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. August 1902 to December 1903 chain gage at site threequarters of a mile downstream at different datum. March 1931 to November 1940 waterstage recorder at site 250 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 210 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1902-3, 1931-60: Maximum discharge, 5,920 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 11.58 

ft); minimum, 3 cfs July 31, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flow caused by mill at Williamston 

16 miles above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1307: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

3.4 71

4.0 240

4.5 440

6.0 

7.0 

7.4

1,250

1,960

2,280

3.1

3.2

3.3

9.0

22

39

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

85

238

440

5.0 690

6.0 1,250

9.2 3,600

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.

131

110

99

Si.

123

504

1,640

*2.210 

1,630

1,210

960

812

655 

525

422

339

275

237

212

197

186

174

168

180

197

218

231

228

215

203

*212

14,597

471

1.33

1.53

Nov.

228 

224

209

278

585

600

510

418 

363

315

275

240

234 

595

950

884

720

580

510

431

363

315

315

371

422

408

371

331

299

*268

12,612

420

1.18

1.32

Dec.

250 

247

258

268

303

436

445

383 

323

268

268

610

775 

650

520

455

404

355

307

268

234

206

186

180

183

180

209

359

570

550

*450

11,100

358

1.01

1.16

Jan.

367 

315

299

295

183

171

221

212 

171

180

168

235

828 

1.150

1,020

960

775

620

500

400

319

247

268

240

192

221

240

228

221

215

*215

11,676

377

1.06

1.22

Feb.

212 

209

192

174

197

546

867

765 

640

575

615

610

520 

440

311

343

315

319

291

247

231

221

206

189

166

143

197

*192

189

10,122

349

0.983

1.06

Mar.

166 

166

157

137

174

160

163

145 

145

148

143

137

116 

145

137

137

145

143

145

157

157

151

143

166

143

160

180

860

2,120

*3,140

*5.530

13,718

443

1.25

1.44

Apr.

3.240 

*2,430

1,870

1,430

1,120

889

730

650

575

505

445

413

379 

351

408

670

750

872

818

675

575

485

413

351

367

535

580

510

426

*387

23,849

795

2.24

2.50

May

371 

335

299

264

235

215

256

256 

231

299

347

S31

327 

307

279

249

225

225

215

222

242

295

323

295

256

215

426" 208

505

455

*375

9,083

293

0.825

0.95

June

307 

253

235

212

189

176

154

139 

127

118

109

104

118 

176

303

404

705

872

650

440

331

264

245

225

192

161

142

130

124

*118

7,723

257

0.724

0.81

July

109 

104

104

104

96

85

82

80 

78

78

70

62

56 

56

60

52

54

56

54

60

58

50

36

34

30

36

62

56

*60

60

52

2,034

65.6

0.185

0.21

Aug.

29 

25

58

58

56

62

65

62 

78

80

72

37

18

19

50

72

50

39

11

41

54

56

88

62

22

58

62

50

18

41

60

1,559

50.3

0.142

0.16

Sept.

*45 

17

37

41

17

li

47

43 

16

45

43

16

16 

16

60

58

45

18

24

60

12

68

68

58

45

18

16

16

56

56

1,151

38.4

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,210 Min 11 Mean 289 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.05

Water wacer year year 1959-60: isoa-oo: Max max 3,530 o,oou Min mm 14 14 Mean mean 326 azo Cfsm ursm 0.918 U.BJ.O In. j.n. 12.48 J.£.*D

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). Oct. 8 (7 to 9 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (7.44 ft)j Jan. 14 (ll a.m. to 

3 p.m.)1,180 cfs (5.88 ft)j Mar. 31 (4 to 9 p.m.) 3,580 cfs (9.18 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
130 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1130. Grand River at Lansing, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°45'05", long 84°33'20", In NW£ sec.9, T.4 N., R.2 W., on right bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge on North Grand River Avenue In Lansing, 2 miles downstream 

from Cedar River, and at mile 152.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. March 1901 to September 1906, October 1934 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Published as "at North Lansing" 

1901-6. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 1907-10 (flool seasons only), 

1911-19, 1920-28 (flood seasons only), and since 1931 are contained In reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to August 1906, staff gage

at same site at different datum. November 1934 to June 1949 water-stage recorder at

site lj miles downstream at datum 2.42 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 851 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,070 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 12.08 ft); minimum, 39 cfs July 16; minimum daily, 140 cfs Sept. 11.

1901-6, 1934-60: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Mar. 26, 1904 (gag3 height, 18.60 

ft, datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs b;r logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 4.0 cfs Aug. 28, 1952, July 17, 1954 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Aug. 25, 1941.

Maximum discharge since 1901., 24,500 cfs Mar. 26, 1904.

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

Large diurnal fluctuation at medium and low flows caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1174: 1949. WSP 1387: 1901, 1903-4, 193?, 1937, 1942.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0

128

186

365

586

11.0

12.0

1,590

4,450

6,450

7,950

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.

312

270

193

246

416

1,350

2,990

5.750

3,460

2,660

2,270

1,880

1,570

1,290

1,140

906

816

716

594,

588

434,

515

563

515

506

568 

635

561

589

549

*606

33,458

1,079

0.877

1,01

Nov.

639

597

586

953

1,310

1,450

1,340

1,160

1,050

929

823

728

804

1,380

2,030

2.240

1,980

1,620

1,490

1,340

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,210

1,180 

1,100

1,010

1,030

*881

35,440

1,181

0.960

1.07

Dec.

853

811

807

853

914

1,120

1,240

1,160

1,050

942

970

1,450

1,780

1,730

1,490

1,370

1,250

1,150

1,070

904

816

729

586

632

623

604 

678

994

1,340

1,380

*1,260

32,556

1,050

0.854

0.98

Jan.

1,140

1,050

1,000

968

667

473

683

701

673

637

600

1,060

2,520

3,270

5.460

3,410

2,990

2,570

2,220

1,950

1,580

1,350

1,370

1,310

1,010

1,060 

1,170

1,090

1,100

941

965

44,988

1,451

1.18

1.36

Feb.

980

918

867

765

909

1,480

*2,240

2.500

2,080

2,080

2,150

2,010

1,750

1,590

1,460

1,520

1,410

1,360

1,220

1,110

1,040

1,020

938

837

758

692 

721

736

726

37,667

1,299

1.06

1.14

Mar.

660

596

612

530

637

609

641

563

531

558

623

609

586

581

500

495

504

536

531

540

560

6EO

650

*632

586

1

660 

761

2,220

4,590

6,560

*7.760

57,041

1,195

0.972

1.12

Apr.

»7.780

*6,520

*4,990

4,230

3,650

3,200

2,860

2,620

2,400

2,160

2,010

1,810

1,640

1,460

1,710

2,110

2,410

2,550

2,500

2,270

2,030

1,810

1,670

1,450

1,550

1,680 

1,700

1,570

1,450

1.570

76,960

2,565

2.09

2.55

May

1.270

1,150

1,020

994

904

839

947

956

923

1,050

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,000

920

920

900

900

950

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,000 

900

900

1,100

1,200

*1,100

31,953

1,031

0.838

0.97

June

886

961

848

775

761

623

542

478

488

422

434

382

496

808

1,060

1,540

2,380

2.730

2,560

2, 1OO

1,740

1,560

1,450

*1,460

1,320

1,220 

1,060

970

882

800

35,736

1,125

0.915

1.02

July

766

668

770

824

818

848

825

765

683

586

504

*.'=04

420

412

429

366

498

487

494

431

336

382

359

340

292

402 

335

379

296

311

285^

15,813

510

0.415

0.48

Aug.

211

234

392

318

309

291

310

293

406

358

297

306

261

312

312

328

266

222

250

344

284

334

317

*294

218

234 

239

230

242

250

270

8,932

288

0.234

0.27

Sept.

28®

250

210

190

210

180

190

210

230

210

140

160

200

230

200

180

210

250

200

*293

544

530

319

262

263

196 

286

152

246

237

6,858

229

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,550 Mln 88 Mean 930 Cfsm 0.756 In. 10.28

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,780 Mln 140 Mean 1,080 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.96

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Oct. 8 (10 p.m.) 4.030 cfs (8.48 ft): Jan. 15 (4 p.m.) 5.610 cfs 

(7.95 ft)j Apr. 1 (l to 3 a.m.) 8,070 cfs (12.08 ft); June 18 (5 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (6.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 20-25, May 12-51, Aug.50 to Sept. 19; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range In stage and records for Grand River at Portland and Cedar River at East 

Lansing.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 131

1140. Grand River at Portland, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°51'20", long 84°54'46", in NW£ sec.4, T.5 N., R.5 W., on lef; bank at 

downstream side of bridge on Kent Street, 1.0 mile south of Portland, 1.9 miles upstream from Lookingglass River, and at mile 115.

Drainage area. 1,385 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1960. Gage-height records for flood seasons 

collected in this vicinity 1907-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 705.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 6, 1953, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,710 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.56 ft); minimum, 127 cfs Sept. 12; minimum daily, 158 cfs Sept. 11, 12.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs May 13, 1956; maximum gage height, that of 

Mar. 31, 1960; minimum discharge, 55 cfs Sept. 9, 1953 (gage height, 4.07 f^); minimum daily, 68 cfs Sept. 9, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants abovs station.

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. 13, June 16 to Sept. 30,- 

stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-12)

4.3 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

132

194

400

1,050

8.0

10.0

11.3

3,040

5,960

8,600

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.

445

410

378

315

378

712

2,170

3,340

*5.740

2,960

2,420

1,980

1,690 

1,400

1,160

998

823

753

644

571

547

472

517

632

511

523

607

632

644

583

607

33,562

1,083

0.782

0.90

Nov.

651

651

619

695

1,500

1,600

*1,550

1,360

1,200

1,100

960

872

830

1,150

1,920

2.400

2,330

2,120

1,730

1,630

1,450

1,330

1,260

1,320

1,380

1,350

1,300

1,200

1,170

1,140

39,768

1,326

0.957

1.07

Dec.

1,030

960

960

960

1,020

1,160

1,340

1,400

1,300

1,160

1,080

1,400

1,920 

2.000

1,860

1,650

1,530

1,390

1,290

1,180

1,020

952

*837

788

753

739.

760

1,030

1,510

1,640

1,580

38,199

1,232

0.890

1.03

Jan.

1,400

1,260

1,210

1,150

1,000

800

700

800

700

700

700

900

2,590 

3,550

3,990

4.010

3,630

3,110

2,640

*2,320

2,010

1,660

1,580

1,540

1,480

1,260

1,260

1,290

1,230

1,220

1,070

52,760

1,702

1.23

1.42

Feb.

1,100

1,100

1,040

968

930

1,300

2,130

2 . 550

2,440

2,330

2,530

2,460

2,180 

1,940

1,910

1,650

1,700

1,580

1,500

1,380

1,260

1,190

1,160

1,070

975

900

*837

851

853

43,819

1.51L

1.09

1.13

Mar.

851

774

718

746

670

746

725

739

677

638

677

711

711 

697

690

644

638

651

664

651

690

746

*753

739

732

718

746

1,620

4,970

7,690

8.560

41,982

1,354

0.978

1.13

Apr.

*8.560

*7,780

6,280

*5,150

4,330

3,740

3,340

2,940

2,720

2,450

2,250

2,120

1,900 

1,750

1,760

2,280

2,570

2,860

2,740

2,560

2,370

2,110

1,900

1,700

1,670

1,890

1,970

1,840

1,690

1.580

88,800

2,960

2.14

2.38

May

*1.490

1,320

1,270

1,120

1,080

1,000

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,130

1,220

1,260

1,220 

1,180

1,120

1,050

1,080

1,050

990

1,120

1,220

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,220

1,060

982

1,040

1,260

1,340

1,270

36,452

1,176

0.849

0.98

June

1,160

998

998

858

837

739

670

583

553

559

500

511

483

664

1,010

1,320

2,130

2,680

2.810

2,450

2,030

1,750

*1,630

1,560

1,480

1,350

1,230

1,120

1,030

930

36,623

1,221

0.882

0.98

July

844

816

781

830

872

893

908

915

809

753

677

*619

697 

535

450

541

461

644

613

613

547

461

505

450

445

435

595

445

483

450

420

19,507

629

0.454

0.52

Aig.

382

351

337

559

456

430

430

391

425

595

478

410

405 

360

386

368

420

346

286

333

397

351

*386

396

355

282

282

294

246

282

286

11,705

378

0.273

0.31

Sept.

329

273

246

201

238

198

223

234

273

242

158

158

*246 

273

230

198

242

298

223

386.

315

382

373

351

315

269

257

298

226

246

7,901

263

0.190

0.21

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,110 Min 130 Mean 1,039 Cfsm 0.750 In. 10.19

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,560 Min 153 Mean 1,232 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.11

Discharge measurement made on this day.
132 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1145. Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mioh.

Location. Lat 42°49'45", long 84°46'40", in sec.10, T.5 N., R.4 W., on upstream side of 

highway bridge, 1-| miles northeast of Eagle and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 281 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 747.09 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 16 years, 182 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.27 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 7-17; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Aug. 8, 9, Sept. 9, 10, 12.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 2,860 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 7.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 31, 1953 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1387: 1946-47.

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

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

1.1 

1.3

2.5

125 

Z25

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

350

650

1,110

1,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water 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

zo

Zl

zz

Z3

Z4

Z5

26

Z7

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

51

48

a50

55

77

131

1Z9

*133

157

a!70 

187

213

213

217

223

Z13

a2ZO

221

197

173

153

151

147

a 147

143

147

145

145

147

145

4,598

148

0.5Z7

0.61

Nov.

a!50

145

149

195

298

298

288

aZ80

275

Z70

aZ60 

*248

238

292

a300

260

255

250

268

315

285

a280

268

260

Z55

a250

Z38

223

a230

230

7,553

252

0.897

1.00

Dec.

209

Z01

193

179

189

a200

199

199

199

211

217 

282

a300

262

Z62

278

Z80

30Z

305

a300

308 248"

*219

223

a!90

155

a!90

225

Z35

260

250

7,270

Z35

0.836

0.96

Jan.

315

335

a320

308

258

Z13

242

302

Z50

*197

201 

203

524.

412

430

450

a440

432

425

418

1

412

418

368

a370

368

298

245

215

205

197

a!90

9,961

321

1.14

1.32

Feb.

183

167

173

135

157

*223

aZ50

278

285

330

355

330

a340

355

350

330

325

280

262

a230

207

205

185

181

170

170

160

160

7,138

246

0.875

0.94

Mar.

160

160

160

150

150

150

140

140

140

140

140 

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

160

250

400

798

1 230

l]l20

7,548

243

0.865

1.00

Apr.

975

*965

al,lOO

1,120

1,180

1.200

1,200

1,140

1,080

a900

830 

770

68Z

606

566

560

a600

510

468

452

440

425

402

a500

560

630

458

402

388

582

21,491

716

2.55

2.84

May

*380

370

350

318

290

Z58

312

a310

a280

a300

a320 

a300

258

268

a260

252

342

310

230

185

125

a200

Z82

265

258

Z60

262

470

a350

292

265

8,9Z2

288

1.02

1.18

June

230

209

187

165

a!50

133

118

108

101

94

88 

a85

89

92

92

98

179

189

a200

209

205

199

*175

149

133

a!20

104

94

84

16.

4,155

138

0.491

0.55

Jvly

12.

67

a65

60

57

56

59

54

52

a50

48 

*48

43

4Z

41

40

a50

65

56

53

52

42

41

a40

38

38

60

48

44

42

a.40

1,561

50.4

0.179

0.21

Aug.

40

38

42

44

46

40

a35

21

Z7

53

46 

45

43

a44

44

37

42

36

33

31

a35

38

*40

41

42

37

37

a35

32

30

Z9

1,189

38.4

0.137

0.16

Sept.

Z9

27

Z9

a30

a30

27

24

24

24

24

a24 

Z4

*24

24

24

24

Z4

a30

33

42.

35

35

33

32

a 30

30

30

27

28

Z7

848

28.3

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,OOO Mln 21 Mean 184 Cfsm O.655 In. 8.86

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,230 Mln 24 Mean 225 Cfsm 0.801 In. 10.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and records for Thomapple River near Hastings and Cedar Biver at East Lanslng.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 26 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Feb. 28, 

Mar. 6, 13, ZO, Z8).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 133

1150. Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich.

Location.--Lab 43°06'35", long 84°41 I 35", in sec.5, T.8 N., R.3 W., on upstream side of

highway bridge at Maple Rapids, 30 ft downstream from Pine Creek and three-quarters of

a mile upstream from Hayworth Creek. 

Drainage area. 434 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1960. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 642.58 ft above mear sea level,

aatum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). 

Average discharge. 16 years, 254 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.22 ft); minimumV 19 cfs Sept. 11, 12; minimum gage height, 2.33 ft Sept. 12.

1944-60: Maximum daily discharge, 6,500 cfs Mar. 20, 1948; maximum gage \ eight,

11.22 ft Mar. 20, 1948, from floodmark (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed,

8.2 cfs Aug. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.61 ft).

Flood in March 1904 reached a stage of 13.8 ft, from information by local resident. 

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

which are fair. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge in cubic feet per second, for a high-wrter

period in 1956, superseding those published in WSP 1437, are given herewith:

1956 

Mar. 6................. 1,630

7.. ............... 3,050

8................. 2,980

9.. ............... 2,900

Month Cfs -days

-

Maximum

4,480

Minimum

26

Mean

365

358

Per square 

mile

2.34

.841

.825

Runoff In 

Inches

2.70

11.45

11.22

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

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

^hlftlng-control method used Nov. 1 to Dec. 25, July 31 to Sept. 3O)

2.2

2.5

6.0

118

220

365

7.O

7.5 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

10.2

610

770

1,050

1,480

2,250

5,490

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.

28

27

25

24

32

50

79

85

*86

86

80

86

86

84

80

76

72

67

66

61

57

54

56 

59

62

64

68

71

72

73

76

1,992

64.3

0.148

O.17

Nov.

SO

85

91

109

167

188

207

218

232

a230

a23O

*225

a220

a220

a21O

219

227

234

231

225

220

212

213 

224

247

261

256

253

247

237

6,218

207

0.477

0.53

Dec.

226

214

205

199

198

Z05

215

219

219

216

219

281

333

370

393

404

398

382

365

345

320

297

278 

*256

a23O

227

225

256

455

452

511

9,113

294

0.677

0.78

Jan.

520

508

496

465

440

420

396

355

*331

308

285

279

379

470

568

637

697

664

640

598

550

485

465 

434

412

389

362

338

318

303

292

13,804

445

1.03

1.18

Feb.

277

279

271

258

244

240

*274

294

325

375

410

430

450

470

450

400

370

330

300

270

250

230

210 

190

180

170

160

150

150

8,407

290

0.668

O.72

Mar.

14O

14O

140

130

130

120

120

120

120

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

*110

110

110 

110

110

110

110

285

694

2,770

*5.490

12,379

399

0.919

1.06

Apr.

5. 190

*4,500

*3,810

2,850

2,360

1,850

1,490

1,280

1,110

974

825

778

718

658

a600

a600

a620

538

508

562

526

478

455 

430

416

455

529

544

485

468

36,607

1,220

2.81

3.14

May

*532

502

455

424

398

375

365

368

358

355

350

343

341

340

329

320

312

304

297

297

296

291

286 

284

278

274

271

265

258

248

242

10,358

334

0.770

0.89

June

231

221

209

194

183

166

151

141

129

118

108

1O2

94

93

92

21

91

94

100

112

117

117

*116 

158

181

18O

177

169

167

170

4,272

142

0.327

0.37

July

164

151

143

126

114

alOO

90

75

a70

60

56

*52

50

47

44

4O

38

44

46

45

40

38

34 

33

31

27

39

42

40

38

34

1,951

62.9

0.145

0.17

Aug.

31

30

36

54

54

48

45

42

40

46

48

46

44

42

46

50

48

44

39

39

54

79

If

61

53

46

41

35

33

30

1,455

46.9

0,108

0.12

Sept.

29

28

26

24

24

24

23

23

21

20

19

19

21

22

22

22

22

26

*27

42

49

47

42 

38

35

32

30

28

26

24

835

27.8

0.064

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,790 Mln 11 Mean 24O Cfsm 0.553 In. 7.51

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,490 Mln 19 Mean 293 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Grand River at Ionia and 

Rogue River near Rockford.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 11 to Mar. 27.
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1160. Grand River at Ionia, Mioh.

Location. Lat 42°58'20", long 85°04'10", in NWq: sec.30, T.7 N., R.6 W., on left bank

 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 66 at Ionia, 2.7 miles downstream from 

Prairie Creek, and at mile 87.

Drainage area.--2,840 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--March to June 1931, July and September 1931 (fragmentary), July 1951

 to September 1960. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this vicinity 

1907-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Mar. 19 to Sept. 24, 1931, chain gage at site 1^ miles upstreair at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1951-60), 1,846 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 23.43 ft); min-

 ImumT 189 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 6.59 ft); minimum daily, 369 cfs Sept. 11.

1931, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1960; minimum, 105 cfs Sept. 8, 

9, 1954 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum daily, 115 cfs Aug. 27, 1953.

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

 fluctuation below about 5,000 cfs caused by powerplants above station.

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

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

7.1

8.0

9.0

14.0

345

770

1,300

4,400

17.0

19.0

23.0

23.4

7,090

9,990

20,000

21,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septerater 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.

602

708

530

650

608

1,310

2,090

3,350

3,940

*3,960

3,130

2,920

2,490

2,280

1,870

1,690

1,600 

1,440

1,170

1,240

1,040

955

970

1,040

1,230

1,080

992

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,060

49,435

1,595

0.562

0.65

Nov.

1,340

1.120

1,210

1,450

2,720

3,040

*2,910

2,760

2,410

2,230

2,090

1,970

1,680

1,970

2,530

3,070

3,160 

2,980

2,530

2,390

2,390

2,170

2,200

2,250

2,530

2,330

2,440

2,260

2,150

2,030

68,310

2,277

0.802

0.89

Dec.

1,990

1,880

1,740

1,730

1,790

2,050

2,270

2,330

2,290

2,100

1,990

2,570

3,110

5,410

3,220

2,950

2,740 

2,680

2,540

2,320

2,030

1,920

*1,820

1,610

1,590

1,640

1.540

2,150

3,270

3,300

3,130

71,700

2,313

0.814

0.94

Jan.

2,850

2,740

2,720

2,570

2,280

bl,700

b 1,500

bl,800

bl,800

bl,900

bl,900

2,820

4,510

5,640

5,980

6.170

*5,870 

5,350

4,640

4,090

3,800

3,220

2,960

2,930

2,810

2,420

2,380

2,630

2,430

2,230

2,140

98,780

3,186

1.12

1.29

Feb.

2,120

2,080

1.9OO

1,680

1,790

2,140

2,900

3,520

3,600

3,560

3,880

4,000

3,770

3,350

3,090

3,050

3,070 

3,050

2,810

2,650

2,440

2,330

2,170

2,000

2,000

1,760

*1,640

1,680

1.610

__ _ _ _ .

75,640

2,608

0.918

0.99

Mar.

,590

,64O

,390

,490

,470

,320

,440

,440

,290

,270

,260

,30O

,300

,310

,270

.120

,240 

,150

,220

,210

,230

,310

* ,250

,340

,290

,260

,520

,760

,320

11,700

18.600

75,300

2,429

0.855

0.99

Apr.

*21.50D

*20,200

*17,700

*14,9OO

*12,300

10,200

8,700

*7,660

6,890

6,320

5,550

*5,100

4,740

4,300

4,060

*4,360

4,720 

5,140

5,140

4,860

4,390

3,990

3,650

3,360

5,500

5,960

4,550

4,O7O

5,750

5,450

212,570

7,079

2.49

2.78

May

5.290

5,110

2,880

2,800

2,410

2,580

*2,580

2,760

2,580

2,590

2,560

2,660

2,600

2,500

2,460

2,500

2,260 

2,550

2,290

2,170

2,390

2,350

2,610

2,370

2,440

2,180

2.O8O

2,890

3,110

2,950

2,680

79,560

2,566

0.904

1.04

June

5,040

2,220

2,050

1,950

1,640

1,580

1,550

1,560

1,140

1,150

1,100

1,050

1.010

1,140

1,540

1,710

*2,080 

5,010

5,250

5,110

2,750

2,420

2,520

2,180

2,170

2,050

1,820

1,840

1,680

1,460

57,070

1,902

0.670

0.75

July

,410

,4,20

,300

,330

,370

,170

,340

,280

,240

,210

?55

?3O

?60

?70

860

740

760 

762

*?74

971

883

725

594

830

640

726

760

910

845

682

618

50,165

975

0.545

0.40

Aug.

614

590

640

692

920

646

750

770

671

715

780

780

745

652

651

825

604 

626

*656

657

825

880

950

855

770

725

700

514

500

587

505

21,715

700

0.246

0.28

Sept.

504

496

524

455

455

456

475

392

409

392

569

418

*417

414

458

435

397 

404

604

597

646

555

745

649

571

487

555

499

464

446

14,620

487

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,000 Min 214 Mean 1,953 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.33

Water year 1959-60: Max 21,300 Min 369 Mean 2,335 Cfsm 0.822 In. 11.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 135

1165. Flat River at Smyrna, Mieh.

Location.--Lat 43°03'10", long 85°15'50", In NW£ sec.28, T.8 N., R.8 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 600 ft downstream from dam and inactive powerplant, 

and half a mile south of Smyrna.

Drainage area. 528 sq ml.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 729.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 411 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 6.81 ft); minimum, 

11 cfs June 8 (gage height, 2.36 ft); minimum daily, 164 efs Sept. 29.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 2,500 efs Apr. 4, 1959; maximum gage height, 6.81 ft 

Apr. 1, 1960; minimum discharge, 7.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1953; minimum daily, 86 cfs Aug. 14, 

1958.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station prior to 

September 1956; occasional diurnal fluctuation since.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, July 5 to Sept. 3o)

3.1 

4.0 

5.0

140

481

990

6.0 

6.8

1,710

2,450

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.

283

216

196

196

261

420

540

450

291

*322

423

401

375

236

254

318

306

272

276

265

265

243

195

302

432

499

490

468

432

338

423

10,388

335

0.634

0.73

Nov.

371

454

410

338

603

612

651

675

715

603

608

*576

472

490

468

463

396

334

423

436

338

367

427

472

504

562

608

562

504

472

14,914

497

0.941

1.05

Dec.

476

436

436

436

450

472

540

526

499

436

*454

548

617

651

702

617

540

540

526

481

458

418

358

334

379

440

468

454

705

700

638

15,735

508

0.962

1.11

Jan.

584

745

665

651

423

338

522

517

476

508

440

512

720

808

614

809

*740

715

705

755

627

526

589

576

522

530

458

553

512

504

494

18,338

592

1.12

1.29

Feb.

463

436

396

384

445

571

499

535

580

508

490

472

*528

522

530

558

535

517

490

450

450

450

445

418

556

410

463

468

384

13,755

474

0.898

0.97

Mar.

330

392

346

358

375

423

375

371

371

375

322

310

427

358

318

354

363

379

367

379

375

363

*367

375

350

358

388

499

773

*1,140

*1.500

13,781

445

0.843

0.97

Apr.

1,990

2.160

2,060

1,960

1,810

1,650

1,460

1,270

1,190

1,030

960

942

892

924

914

990

972

960

886

831

792

*725

690

636

660

782

875

836

864

770

33,481

1,116

2.11

2.36

May

776

770

705

725

685

589

*690

740

760

776

715

745

670

594

617

594

558

553

548

617

576

580

660

641

627

608

622

750

924

902

853

21,170

683

1.29

1.49

June

814

745

685

646

576

463

490

418

357

350

326

330

334

363

440

530

*504

517

508

476

384

392

358

458

481

427

436

423

388

508

14,127

471

0.892

1.00

July

410

405

401

334

379

358

302

287

280

210

299

291

254

219

*233

236

229

268

299

384

322

295

299

233

202

268

342

436

358

354

334

9,521

307

0.581

0.67

Aug.

261

254

372

490

427

330

280

302

423

350

299

*280

295

306

342

414

405

295

243

247

414

418

384

418

306

291

283

243

268

265

261

10,166

328

0.621

0.72

Sept.

229

205

202

216

268

254

209

205

196

192

189

196

*233

250

236

236

229

219

276

295

371

243

229

250

291

302

280

243

164

-1 QQ ±oy

7,097

237

0.449

0.50

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,140 Min 115 Mean 414 Cfsm 0.784 In. 10.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,160 Min 164 Mean 499 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

614Z14 O -61 -10
136 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1170. Quaker Brook near Nashville, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°33'57", long 85°05'37", in NW^ sec.13, T.2 N., R.7 W., o~> left bank 

150 ft upstream from culvert on county road, 500 ft upstream from small tributary, and 

2-| miles south of Nashville.

Drainage area. 7.60 sq mi.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1960.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 821.89 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge . 6 years, 5.86 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 176 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.87 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Sept. 10, 11; minimum gage height, 1.67 ft Sept. 11.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 294 cfs Oct. 4, 1954 (gage height, 5.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs; minimum, 1.0 efs July 15, 16, 17, 1959.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

Z.I 

2.3

2.2 

6.0

B.2

17

2.5 

3.0 

3.3

70

94

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

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.B

11

*41

*29

11

6.7

5.4

10

6.7

5.4

4.8

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.8

4.3

4.3

6.0

4.7

4.0

3.9

8.0

215.1

6.94

0.913

1.05

Nov.

6.3

5.0

16~~ 4.1

*21

9.0

6.5

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.4

4.3

5.2

16

9.0

7.6

6.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.4

7.9

6.9

6.7

5.7

5.3

5.1

5.0

4.7

208. 2

6.94

0.913

1.02

Dec.

5.0

5.4

6.2

5.7

8.0

9.1

7.1

5.8

5.3

*4.9

7.9

18

9.1

6.5

6.3

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

1.7.

4.0

4.1

5.5

9.4

14

11

7.4

5.4

208.3

6.72

0.884

1.02

Jan.

5.0

5.3

6.5

5.1

4.7

3,9.

4.6

4.6

4.2

*4.7

4.7

38

*57

21

21

14

9.1

7.9

7.6

6.9

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.6

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

306.1

9.87

1.30

1.50

Feb.

6.9

6.0

5.3

5.0

6.2

18

14

10

9.4

11

19

11

7.7

7.4

6.3

6.9

8.2

7.9

6.9

6.4

6.5

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.6

7.4

*6.2

5.6

5.4

234.3

8.08

1.06

1.15

Mar.

5.0

5.1

4.7

5.6

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.6

4,4

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.1

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

*4.6

6.3

5.4

5.4

5.4

8.8

33

*93_

62

35

363.4

11.7

1.54

1.78

Apr.

20

16

14

12

11

9.8

9.8

8.5

8.2

7.4

8.2

9.1

7.1

8.2

20

21

22

16

9.4

7.9

*7.1

6.7

6.3

6.2

7.1

6.5

6.0

5.6

5*4

6.9

309.4

10.3

1.36

1.51

May

6.9

6.3

5.6

5.1

4.8

5.9

22

10

8.2

13

8.2

8.2

7.1

6.5

5.6

5.1

13

9.1

7.6

58

18

12

9.8

7.9

6.3

5.8

7.8

18

9.4

7.1

6.3

304.6

9.83

1.29

1.49

June

*5.1

5.3

4.7

4.4

5.0

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.5

3,4

3.4

3.7

17

30

28

27

36

14

9.1

6.7

5.7

*11

12

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.1

283.7

9.46

1.24

1.39

July

4.0

4.1

18

7.7

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

*3.6

3.9

3.5

3.3

4.0

6.3

5.0

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.8

3.3

3.1

5.0

5.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2_._8

137.5

4.44

0.584

0.67

Aug.

2.9

3.1

8/7.

8.2

4.6

3.8

3.7

3.4

4.7

5.1

4.3

3.8

3.5

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.2

3.1

2.7

2,4

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.3

2.8

117.3

3.78

0.497

0.57

Sept.

2.8

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.8

*1^0

5.8

4.0

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.7

2.8

93.2

3.11

0.409

0.46

Calendar year 1959: Max 43 Min 1.1 Mean 5.45 Cfsm O.717 In. 9.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 93 Min 2.4 Mean 7.60 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.61

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). --Oct. 6 (7 p.m.) 68 cfs (3.00 ft); Jan. 12 (9:30 p.m.) 104 cfs 

(3.46 ft); Mar. 29 (6 p.m.) 176 cfs (4.87 ft); May 2O (9 a.m.) 55 cfs (2.84 ft); June 16 (11 p.m.)

71 cfs (3.03 ft). -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 137

1175. Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°36'55", long 85°14'15", in sec.27, T.3 N., R.8 W., on downstream sicl. 

of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek, 2 miles downstream from 

Thornapple Lake, and 3| miles southeast of Hastings.

Drainage area. 385 sq mi.

-* 

Records available. October 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 786.71 ft above irean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 16 years, 311 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 8.7f ft); minimum, 70 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 6,810 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.2C ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 43 cfs Aug. 26-28, 1946.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

4.0

72

140

230

440

5.0 

8.0 

9.0

990

3,230

4,110

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.

140

130

112

108

140

221

350

*460

500

525

530

500

460

405

345

284

260

230

200

188

173

170

164 

167

182

200

206

206

209

209

206

8,180

264

0.686

0.79

Nov.

215

224

233

248

*410

560

634

634

570

505

390

336

3OO

304

368

430

450

455

435

368

309

280

284 

309

327

336

322

304

284

254

11,078

369

0.958

1.07

Dec.

254

245

245

248

268

288

345

363

345

*309

288

354

440

525

525

475

450

368

327

292

254

236

218 

212

206

200

221

292

425

530

500

10,248

331

0.860

0.99

Jan.

435

430

358

318

260

236

242

254

248

*230

206

280

767

1,300

1,500

1.550

1,480

1,270

1,060

833

645

515

475 

405

354

345

336

309

304

288

17,513

565

1.47

1.69

Feb.

280

264

248

248

*248

300

400

525

570

580

601

645

645" 650

570

500

430

400

376

358

345

309

296

276

254

239

239

236

242

11,274

389

1.01

1.09

Mar.

221

209

224

218

206

209

215

218

197

197

182

170

176

191

185

185

194

194

182

194

197

*194

200 

200

188

194

203

318

923

2,650

3.750

12,984

419

1.09

1.25

Apr.

*5.770

*3,260

2,750

*2,030

*1,660

1,220

966

821

689

590

520

485

465

440

440

515

650

839

936

905

*803

634

520

440

420

400

386

410

381

354

28,699

957

2.49

2.77

May

340

318

296

284

260

251

350

440

500

500

490

490

*460

415

376

336

345

410

430

490

716

851 fit 634

510

440

460

525

565

530

14,630

472

1.23

1.41

June

480

425

336

284

280

242

224

209

194

182

176

170

218

358

525

601

839

930

978

930

773

*618

560 

520

480

440

363

309

272

248

13,164

439

1.14

1.27

July

224

212

230

254

251

230

209

188

176

164

158

146

146

140

140

135

132

135

*152

146

135

130

125 

122

118

118

143

167

155

138

128

5,047

163

0.423

0.49

Aug.

110

110

130

176

200

194

185

143

158

188

209

209

176

170

158

143

135

125

*120

112

115

112

108 

105

100

95

92

90

88

90

88

4,234

137

0.356

0.41

Sept.

88

88

88

83

79

81

81

81

0

81

79

77

74 *22.

74

74

74

76

77

105

112

108

102 

98

98

95

92

86

85

85

2,574

85.8

0.223

0.25

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,770 Mln 51 Mean 277 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,770 Mln 72 Mean 381 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.48

Discharge measurement made on this day.
138 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1180. Thornapple River near Caledonia, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°48'40", long 85°29'00", in NW-£ sec.22, T.5 N., R.10 W., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from LaBarge powerplant, 2.3 miles northeast of Caledonia, and 

3.3 miles downstream from Coldwater River.

Drainage area. 773 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1938, October 1951 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.31 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(Consumers Power Co. bench mark). Oct. 1, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1938, staff gage at same 

site at mean sea level datum (unadjusted).

Average discharge.--17 years, 516 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,920 cfs Apr. 1, 2 (gage height, 10.6 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.56 ft); minimum daily, 186 cfs Aug. 27.

1930-38, 1951-60: Maximum discharge, 6,290 cfs May 10, 1956 (gage height, 10.79 ft); 

minimum not determined.

Flood of Apr. 7, 1947, reached a stage of 14.4 ft, from information by powerplant 

operator.

Remarks.--Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 824: 1931-36. WSP 1307: 1931-37.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

172

24,5

395

7.0 

1O.O 

10.5

2,340

5,200

5,800

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

283

263

250

245

432

513

582

*618

642

672

720 

714

690

642

576

504

456

444

406 

340

315

335

330

356

378

379

417

395

395 

373

428

14,093

455

0.589

0.68

Nov.

434

422

434

549

811

858

896

916

890

828

732 

*660

588

576

612

618

672

702

702 

654

648

564

534

624

654

660

654

642

588 

552

19,674

656

0.849

0.95

Dec.

492

498

510

492

492

594

642

648

648

642

594 

684

798

828

864

840

786

714

660 

618

552

*492

486

486

454

450

474

618

909 

948

916

19,809

639

0.827

0.95

Jan.

846

780

726

666

618

498

546

558

498

486

486 

618

1,570

2,050

2,340

»2,420

2,310

2,140

1,930 

1,680

1,370

1,110

987

922

774

666

702

678

660 

848

636

32,919

1,062

1.37

1.58

Feb.

624

618

588

*558

558

600

708

822

935

1,010

1,140 

1.200

1,150

1,120

1,060

968

883

834

768 

714

684

666

642

624

594

564

552

528

534

22,246

767

0.992

1.07

Mar.

546

534

540

528

528

528

528

510

498

444

400 

406

468

546

456

406

456

474

474 

474

474

474

468

474

468

468

474

682

*1,740 

3 920

5*150

24,516

791

1.02

1.18

Apr.

*5 , 800

5,760

*5,060

4,090

3,090

2,520

2,080

1,670

1,470

1,320

1,050 

1,090

1,010

968

1,050

1,210

1,300

1,510

1,550 

1,530

1,460

*1,310

1,100

948

902

1,030

968

896

834

804_

55,380

1,846

2.39

2.66

May

792

744

714

666

630

624

642

816

883

928

928 

890

*846

792

738

684

684

720

756 

916

994

1,120

1.560

1,310

1,160

994

896

948

1,030

1,020

980

27,205

878

1.14

1.31

June

902

822

738

672

636

570

522

434

439

422

412 

400

395

510

696

890

1,030

1,230

1.290 

1,280

1,190

*1,070

980

902

834

756

690

642

624 

510

22,488

750

0.970

1.08

July

468

450

462

504

486

486

456

444

390

351

315 

335

325

*330

320

315

310

310

315 

315

315

310

295

286

263

258

362

Pi

?6f

351

305

10,936

353

0.457

0.53

Aug.

237

241

298

325

340

362

378

325

385

441

362

330

373

368

325

335

310

305

*286 

258

258

263

263

305

300

258

186

255

245 

245

241

9,403

303

0.392

0.45

Sept.

229

241

233

210

218

203

218

226

210

218

218 

218

218

*206

210

210

210

210

214 

271

263

258

250

245

229

226

229

229

226

226

6,772

226

0.292

0.33

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,300 Min 147 Mean 551 Cfsm 0.713 In. 9.67

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,800 Min 186 Mean 725 Cfsm 0.938 In. 12.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 139

1185. Rogue River near Rockford , Mich.

Location. La t 43°05'00", long 85 "35'30", in NE£ sec. 15, T.8 N., R.ll W., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth and 3.0 miles southwest of Rockf ord.

Drainage area. 234 sq mi.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 625.2 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Blass Survey Co.). Prior to Aug. 30, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site ard datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 213 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,640 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.59 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.61 ft); minimum daily, 83 cfs Sept. 17.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum, 30 cfs Oct. 5, 13, 1952 

(gage height, 3.55 ft); minimum daily, 49 cfs Aug. 27, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above statior.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.8 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0

152

360

705

7.0 

8.0 

8.6

1,230

1,960

2,650

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.

141

108"

110 

188

232 

245

238

*265

230

218

198

175

161

152

144

137

132

120

123

123

111

219

307

393

433

430

369

313 

280

265

6,657

215

0.919

1.06

Nov.

232

228 

208

281 

462

*625 

618

530

443

375

327

293

272

268

235

230

230

220

222

212

225

218

230

310

372

378

375

336

296 

278

9,529

318

1.36

1.51

Dec.

260

252 

248

245 

255

255 

280

280

270

250

*304

393

478

478

436

375

324

293

268

242

232

200

192

185

192

215

260

396

488 

502

485

9,533

308

1.32

1.52

Jan.

440

348 

333

*301 

268

252 

235

245

238

252

232

359

649

950

765

590

558

462

396

366

333

310

288

283

278

262

260

262

265 

265 2 60

11,285

364

1.56

1.79

Feb.

265

245 

222

*2"38~ 210 

321 

327

363

406

336

310

318

321

316

327

275

268

262

258

255

245

245

238

230

210

215

222

215

218

7,881

272

1.16

1.25

Mar.

182

182 

202

218 

232

208 

220

198

195

195

181

182

175

192

178

182

185

188

195

192

200

195

182

185

175

182

192

310

575

*1,670

*2,570

10,318

333

1.42

1.64

Apr.

2.050

1,340 

975

810 

645

544 

461

427

390

357

378

384

396

488

586

534

482

468

452

427

378

*324

307

280

301

375

378

384

369 

399

16,069

536

2.29

2.55

May

468

492 

478

412 

351

330 

*354

316

321

339

327

316

304

288

265

258

275

270

283

339

336

468

496

452

406

354

375

562

597 

815 l-Q~

ooo

12,230

395

1.69

1.94

June

427

372 

324

283 

258

240 

228

210

192

195

185

173

182

205

212

225

*245

225

215

218

198

192

202

280

296

293

270

275

291 

235

7,346

245

1.05

1.17

July

2U2~ 218

202

190 

180

170 

166

159

152

148

157

145

139

166

*170

170

145

170

170

166

152

143

141

126

148

161

208

208

200 

208

212

5,292

171

0.731

0.84

Aug.

212

170 

200

195 

192

178 

153

168

178

202

210

*205

182

158

178

168

164

154

143

148

250

262

252

205

168

152

141

120

137 

123

132

5,500

177

0.756

0.87

Sept.

126

121 

119

87

112

105 

129

121

88

90

106

124

*128

126

119

115

83

98

142

145

145

137

137

139

121

143

139

132

126 

123

3,626

121

0.517

0.58

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,540 Mln 69 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,570 Mln 83 Mean 288 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
140 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

1190. Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich.

Location. Lat 42 0 57'50", long 85°40'35", in NE£ sec.25, T.7 N., R.12 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on Pulton Street, 1.7 miles upstream from Plaster Creek, 

and at mile 41.

Drainage area. 4,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1901 to December 1905, January 1906 to August 1918 (gage heights 

only), October 1930 to September 1960. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 

since 1907 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

- Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929 (levels by city of Grand Rapids). March 1901 to August 1918, staf* gage at Pulton 

Street Bridge 500 ft downstream and Oct. 1, 1930, to Oct. 26, 1953, water-stage recorder at sewage pumping station 1 mile downstream at datum 2.99 ft higher.

Average discharge. 34 years, 3,520 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,800 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 19.25 ft); minimum, 1,020 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.84 ft); minimum daily, 1,080 eta Sept. 10.

1901-5, 1930-60: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1904 (gage height, 19.5 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site then In use); minimum daily, 381 cfs Aug. 9, 

17, 1936.

Maximum discharge since 1901, that of Mar. 28, 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low and medium 

flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 924: 1938(M). WSP 1387: 1901-5, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-15, Nov. 4-22)

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

950

1,400

2,500

3,320

11.0

14.0

19.2

11,3OO 

17,000 

31,600

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.

el, 300

el, 300

el, 300

1,220 

1,420

1,S80

2,560 

3,560

*4,600

4 . 970

4,940

4,340

4,110

3,660

5,150

e3,000 

e2,500

e2,400 

e2,200

el, 900

el, 900

el, 700

e2,000

e2,500

e2,200

e2,20O

e2,4OO

62,200

e2,200

e2,200

62,200

79,410

2,562

O.523

0.60

Nov.

e2,100

e2,2OO

62,200

2,320 

4,170

*5,210

5.500 

5,100

4,S3O

4,510

4,250

3,750

3,580

3,190

5,280

4,060 

4,45O

4,600 

4,450

3,970

3,83O

3,810

3,69O

3,880

4,310

4,410

4,230

4,270

4,070

5,800

117,800

5,927

0.801

0.89

Dec.

3,570

5,500

3,290

3,160 

3,230

3,420

3,740 

4,080

4,080

3,980

*3,910

4,520

5,080

5,540

5,700

5,560 

5,090

4,650 

4,420

4,220

3,820

3., 440

3,160

3,060

2,860

2,720

2,940

3,720

4,970

5, 880

5,870

127,180

4,103

0.837

0,97

Jan.

5,360

4,990

4,910

*4,610 

4,280

2.800

2,940 

3,410

3,7SO

4,030

5,910

4,560

7,490

9,360

10,400

10.700 

10,500

10,200 

9,590

8,520

7,380

6,690

5,780

5,520

4,960

4,640

4,510

4,560

4,680

4,400

4,030

185,290

5,913

1.21

1.39

Feb.

3,920

3,760

3,600

3,400 

*3,150

3,710

4,420 

5,240

5,770

6,210

6,330

6.480

6,450

6,510

5,95O

5,690 

5,54O

5,240 

5,180

4,690

4,500

4,230

4,050

5,870

5,690

3,490

3,240

5.090

3,180

- ____

154,300

4,631

0.945

1.02

Mar.

2,920

2,560

2,420

2,660 

2,740

2,640

2,560 

2,840

2,580

2,380

2,340

2,520

2,420

2,740

2,780

2,500 

2.160

2,560 

a2 , 400

a2,300

a2,300

a2,3OO

a2,300

*2,520

2,4OO

2,360

2,460

3,440

7,200

12 , 800

18.200

108,900

3,513

0.717

0.83

Apr.

*24,500

*29,900

*51,500

50,300 

27,300

25,600

20,100 

*16,900

14,100

12,200

10,900

*9,780

8,780

8,220

8,040

*7,790 

8,080

8,40O 

8,690

8,680

8,570

7,850

7,060

6,220

5.720

6,210

7,060

7,160

6,770

6,520

386,700

12,890

2.63

2.95

May

6.520

5,980

5,600

5,250 

4,810

4,480

*4,650 

4,870

5,020

5,070

5,070

5,050

4,950

4,750

4,470

4,310 

4,280

4.200 

4,270

4,370

4,560

4,990

5,100

5,340

5,090

4.75O

4,410

4,750

5,650

6,090

5,970

154,390

4,980

1.02

1.17

June

5.420

4,820

4,320

3,960

a3,600

a3,300

a3,OOO 

a2,SOO

a2,500

a2,300

a2 , 100

a2 , 1OO

a2 , 1OO

a2,100

a2,400

a5,OOO 

*5,820

4,210 

5,050

5,2SO

5,180

4,940

4,570

4,290

4,080

4,020

3,620

3,550

3,570

3,190

108,970

3,632

0.741

0.83

July

2 760

2 ,620

2,520

2,280 

2,460

2, 2 SO

2,180 

2,300

2,2i30

2,120

1,900

1,740

1,810

*1,900

1,9?0

1,740 

1,6?0

1,670 

1,740

1.8SO

1,810

1,730

1,670

1,500

1.480

1,5?0

1,630

1,700

1,710

1,740

59,870

1,932

0,394

0.45

Aug.

1,580

1,420

1,480

1,600 

1,790

1,970

1,74O 

1.65O

1,790

1,950

1,860

*1,760

1,760

1,830

1,83O

1,740 

1,810

1,810 

1,6OO

1,550

1,700

1,90O

2.010

2,010

1,900

1,880

1,620

1,450

1,450

1.260

1,400

53,100

1,713

0.550

0.40

Sept.

1,42O

1,380

1,310

1,510 

1,280

1,240

1,150 

1,240

1,220

l.OSO

1,150

1,220

*1,150

1,150

1,170

1,220 

1,190

1,220 

1,400

1,420

1,700

1,760

1,670

1,860

1,650

1,500

1,480

1,400

1,4OO

1,550

40, 650

1,554

0.276

0.51

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,100 Mln 740 Mean 3,563 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.87

Water year 1959-60: Max 31,500 Mln 1,080 Mean 4,247 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.79

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, record for unpublished former station 1 mile downstream and sum of records of tributary streams.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of same records as footnote "a" 

above.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 141

1210. Muskegon River near Merritt, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°20 I 10", long 84°53'25", in N¥ijNW£ sec.2, T.22 N., R.5 W., on right bank 

35 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 55, 0.7 mile upstream from West Branch, 

2.7 miles east of Merritt, 4.3 miles downstream from Reedsburg Dam, and at mile 210.8.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,117.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 13, 1949, wireweight gage on downstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 224 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 995 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 7.71 ft); minimum, 98 cfs Oct. 3.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs Apr. 8, 1959 (gage height, 8.16 ft); maximum gage height, 8.25 ft July 11, 1957; minimum discharge, 26 cfs Aug. 17, 18-20, 

Sept. 2-5, 12-15, 1958.

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

sional regulation by operation of gates at Reedsburg Dam.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, Nov. 22-25, 

June 26 to July 16, Aug. 1-17)

Occa3.5 

5.0 

6.0

93

234

362

6.5 

8.0

482

1,140

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.

112

105

100

103

115

131

181

204

187

207

218

212

234

263 

*238

213

209

199

193

197

197 

188

237

319

342

355

384

362

346

334

325

7,OlO

226

O.731

0.84

Nov.

314

314

306

312

355

351

370

368

370

374

357

*351

348

341 

329

315

30O

270

260

260

270 

283

295

318

335

320

310

300

290

280

9,566

319

1.03

1.15

Dec.

280

280

270

28O

280

290

30O

300

270

*260

270

28O

290

28O

270

270

270

270

250

230

220 

210

21O

210

220

230

260

310

380

400

360

8,5OO

274

0.887

1.02

Jan.

320

550

330

320

500

280

270

28O

290

290

280

290

50O

*310 

310

30O

290

280

270

270

260 

260

260

260

26O

260

270

280

28O

280

8,860

286

O.926

1.07

Feb.

270

260

25O

230

240

250

250

250

240

230

240

*250

260

260 

260

270

270

270

270

270

270 

270

260

250

250

240

250

250

260

7,390

' 255

0.825

0.89

Mar.

260

260

2 6O

250

250

250

250

260

270

270

260

250

240

23O 

240

240

240

240

240

240

240 

240

240

*240

24O

230

225

249

271

335

464

7,974

257

0.832

0.96

Apr.

522 576"

636

741

801

768

737

693

652

62O

612

664

759

805 

*876

940

980

975

930

890

824 

773

724

677

664

648

588

545

557

576

21,751

725

2.35

2.62

May

576

561

550

556

529

526

539

576

620

668

677

648

*624

584 

573

546

536

608

522

573

576 

596

648

664

616

584

554

506

503

crtC DUO

519

17,844

576

1.86

2.14

June

506

519.

506

503

482

447

398

398

*394

568

325

340

355

341 

364

558

570

366

358

353

540 

552

528

555

330

318

296

275

297 

303

11,185

373

1.21

1.35

July

298

286

295

290

282

275

267

*256

249

248

237

230

225

210 

197

189

187

187

187

173

150 

177

179

173

165

202

257

260

240 

231

220

7,022

227

0.735

0.85

Aug.

202

197

201

193

183

174

177

187

186

191

181

*169

164

177 

182

174

16O

149

154

153

155 

160

159

156

152

138

124

130

149 

148

144

5,169

167

0.540

0.62

Sept.

151

158

150

154

153

*146

145

144

142

138

155

141

158

150 

135

136

136

159

149

160

156 

156

161

156

154

154

151

146

146 

150

4,410

147

O.476

0.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,31O Min 51 Mean 231 Cfsm O.748 In. 10.13

Water year 1959-6O: Max 98O Min 100 Mean 319 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14. C4

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-21, Nov. 26 to Mar. 26 (no gage-height 

record Feb. 2-4, 12-17, Feb. 29 to Mar. 4, Mar. 11, 15-18; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for station at Evart).
142 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1215. Muskegon River at Evart, MIch.

Location (revised). Lat 43°53'55", long 85 015'20", in NW^HEi sec.3, T.17 N. , R.8 W., on 

right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10 at Evart, 0.4 mile upstream from Twin Creek, and at mile 123.9.

Drainage area. 1,450 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1931, October 1933 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 977.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 12, 1934, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream Apr. 12, 1934, to 

May 22, 1935, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream, and May 23, 1935, tc Nov. 7, 1957, 

wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 960 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.92 ft); maximum gage height, 12.27 ft Jan. 25 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 459 cfs Oct. 4, 5.

1930-31, 1933-60: Maximum discharge, 7,750 cfs Apr. 9, 1959 (gage height, 14.42 ft); 

minimum observed, 164 cfs Dec. 20, 1947 (result of freezeup).

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

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1437: 1934, 1947(M).

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

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

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

Oct. 1-13 Oct. 14 to Sept. 30

6.8 

7.0 

8.0

435

520

1,200

50O 

6OO

9.0 

12.0

2,10O 

5,000

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

480 

475

471

463

480

525

600

701

792

848

911

960

984

954

*912

891

856

828

779

737

709

688

898

1,360

1,630

1,850

1, 710

1,520

1,420

1,370

1,360

29,142

940

0.648

0.75

Nov.

1,340 

1,270

1,20O

1,230

1,540

1,740

1.810

1,7OO

1,590

1,540

1,520

*1,480

1,430

1,380

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,060

1.000

1,000

1,060

,090

,170

,360

,460

,350

,260

,200

,200

,200

39,890

1,330

0.917

1.02

Dec.

1,190 

1,18O

1,16O

1,180

1,220

1,290

1,300

1,250

1,150

*1,050

1,100

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,110

1,120

1,100

1,000

920

850

820

800

786

82T

919

989

1,560

1.760

1,600

1,400

35,215

1,136

0.783

0.90

Jan.

1,300 

1,330

1.580

1,300

1,150

l.OOO

960

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,060

1,260

*1,300

1,250

1,200

1,100

1,150

1,110

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

950

34,110

1,100

0.759

0.88

Feb.

95O

900

850

850

870

900

900

900

860

800

760

*800"

880

920

940

940

950

950

1.000

1,000

950

950

920

920

900

860

860

860

860

26,000

897

0.619

0.67

Mar.

850 

850

850

820

800

800

840

880

880

860

860

850

800

750

800

800

765

765

780

800

800

800

800

*800

770

760

835

1,050

1,440

2,330

5.450

30,235

975

0.672

0.77

Apr.

3,750 

4,1OO

4,270

4,390

4,750

4.860

4,580

4,290

3,890

3,440

3,200

3,150

3,220

3,400

*3,500

3,710

4,120

4,520

4,840

*4, 670

4,140

3,580

3,180

2,870

2,710

2,810

2,780

2,650

2,400

2.280

110,050

3,668

2.53

2.82

May

2,300 

2,230

2,130

2,010

1,910

1.850

1,870

1,920

1,960

2,090

2,200

2,250

*2,240

2,220

2,140

2,000

1,980

2,170

2,380

2,470

2,400

2,57O

2.740

2,680

2,470

2,200

2,080

1,990

1,870

1,870

2,030

67,200

2,168

1.50

1.73

June

1.870 

1,800

1,790

1,680

1,630

1,560

1,480

1,400

*1,320

1,230

1,140

1,080

1.050

1,040

1,250

1,210

1,250

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,700

1,620

1,370

1,210

1,120

1,170

1,180

40,020

1,334

0.920

1.03

July

1.120 

1,060

1,030

996

968

947

926

891

856

821

779

744

709

674

642

618

600

642

654

642

624

618

612

585

590

730

1,070

1,020

968

933

926

24,995

806

0.556

0.64

Aug.

891 

849

891

772

716

681

688

744

*758

807

786

751

709

702

744

709

695

660

630

595

585

585

585

585

580

575

565

565

550

555

550

21,058

679

0.468

0.54

Sept.

560 

560

575

575

570

*560

550

540

530

520

'510 510

510

515

520

525

520

525

595

648

636

630

642

630

642

636

600

585

575

570

17,064

569

0.392

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,660 Mlri 354 Mean 1,034 Cfsm 0.713 In. 9.69

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,860 Mln 463 Mean 1,298 Cfsm 0.895 In. 12.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 19, 20, 26-30, Dec. 9-11, 19-22, Dec. 30 to 

Jan. 1, Jan. 6-11, 17, Jan. 21 to Mar. 16, Mar. 19-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 143

1220. Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°25'20", long 85°48'05", in NE^NE^ sec.24, T.12 N., R.13 W., on left bank 

in tailrace of powerplant operated by Consumers Power Co. at Newaygo, 600 f; downstream 

from Penoyer Creek and at mile 39.1.

Drainage area. 2,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July to December 1908, July 1909 to July 1915, January 1916 to December 1919, October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307. Records for June 1901 to December 1906, published in WSP 129, 

170, and 206, have been found unreliable and should not be used.

Datum of gage is 585.83'ft above mean sea level, datum of 

October 1930 to January 1939 staff gage at present site and datum.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. "1929. " ' ' ----- -

Average discharge.--38 years {1909-14, 1916-19, 1930-60), 1,915 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge daring year, 6,630 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 50.70 ft); minimum, 332 cfs sometime between July 23 and Aug. 9 (gage height, 46.00 ft); minimum 

daily, 763 cfs Mar. 6.

1908-19, 1930-60: Maximum daily discharge, 14,950 cfs Mar. 25, 1913; minimum, 

122 cfs Oct. 3, 1958 (gage height, 45.46 ft); minimum daily, 330 cfs Feb. 15, 1914.

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

Plow regulated by powerplants above station, the largest of which are at Croton Dam, 

Hardy Dam (since 1931), and Rogers Dam.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 974: 1933, 1935, 1937-38. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 8-13, Mar. 16-28,

Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

46.7

47.2

48.0

51.0

735

1,140

2,240

7,110

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.

770

784

880

865

888

880

872

888

801

1,160

1,320

1,430

1,640

*1,780

1,950

1,860 

1,970

1,950

1,940

1,940

1,950

1,610

1,610

2,480

5,100

5,450

4.040

5,990

4,020

5,680 

2,720

59,218

1,910

0.813

0.94

Nov.

2,450

1,900

1,280

1,430

1,540

1,300

1,770

1.140

2,880

5.220

*2,990

2,590

2,360

1,860

1,160

2,470 

2,570

1,880

1,230

2,020

2,980

2,510

2,310

1,980

2,350

3,120

5,100

2,840

2,480

2,120

65,810

2,194

0.934

1.04

Dec.

1.190

1,420

1,950

2,260

2,660

3,150

2,800

2,510

*2,500

2,240

1,950

1,970

1,950

1,980

2,260

2,580 

2,810

2,660

1,950

1,250

1,200

1,360

2,100

2,040

1,890

1,670

1,330

2,450

4,280

4.470

3,660

70,470

2,273

0.967

1.11

Jan.

2,760

2,740

2,510

2,530

2,330

1,570

1,940

1,970

1,920

1,950

1,940

2,230

*2,500

2,690

2,830

5.230 

2,520

2,510

2,500

2,510

2,370

2,180

2,180

2,210

2,180

2,370

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,560

73,690

2,577

1.01

1.16

Feb.

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,250

1,980

2,000

2,000

2,260

2,580

2.590

*2,460

2,290

1,950

1,970

1,980

1,980 

1,500

1.500

1,950

1,940

1,970

2,150

2,540

2,550

2,550

2,450

2,540

2,560

2,420

65,690

2,196

0.934

1.01

Mar.

1,720

1,550

1,270

1,280

1,130

763

1,000

1,460

1,720

2,160

3,120

3,120

3,120

3,120

5,100

2,810 

2,140

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,190

*2,210

2,210

2,210

2,290

1,930

1,360

1,950

2,860

3,800

4.260

68,353

2,204

0.938

1.08

Apr.

4,500

4,820

5,150

5,320

5,000

5,010

5,060

5,090

5,030

5,140

5,620

5,720

*5,640

5,650

5,770

5,750 

6,190

6.380

5,730

5,570

5,440

5,380

5,310

4,770

4,840

4,870

4,760

4,590

4,140

5,850

156,070

5,202

2.21

2.47

May

5.810

5,810

5,800

5,800

5,810

5,680

5,480

5,460

5,550

5,040

*5,280

3,460

3,460

5,450

5,510

3,190 

3,480

3,450

3,460

3,500

5,500

5,500

3,500

3,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,000

2j600

106,780

3,445

1.47

1.70

June

3,000

5,200

5,500

5,450

2,910

2,750

*2,950

2,950

2,680

1,730

1,350

1,540

1,620

2,100

2,590

2,970 

5,150

2,950

1,950

2,200

2,510

2,550

2,500

2,550

5,210

2,100

2,150

2,560

2,740

5,050

76,980

2,566

1.09

1.22

July

2,820

2,250

1,400

1,580

1,540

*1,660

1,970

1,950

1,970

1,400

1,650

1,970

1,650

1,360

1,290

1.070 

1,080

1,210

1,540

1,540

1,550

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,600

2,500

5,000

5,000

1,700

1,500

51,720

1,668

0.710

0.82

Aug.

1,500

1,600

2,000

2,000

2.500

2,500

1,800

1,800

*1,100

1,260

1,280

1,250

1,180

1,140

1,790

2,290 

2,500

2,200

1,800

1,120

1,110

1,590

1,980

1,670

1,100

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,440

1,780

1,410

49,600

1,600

0.681

0.79

Sept.

999

999

1,010

990

990

*990

990

1,020

999

946

922

981

1,560

1,750

1,550

999 

1,010

850

881

850

842

1,030"

1,620

990

990

1,370

1,750

1.760

1,730

1,190

34,138

1,138

0.484

0.54

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,040 Min 742 Mean 2,076 Cfsm 0,883 In. 11.98

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,380 Min 763 Mean 2,395 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Hay 20 to June 3, July 23 to Aug. 9; discharge estimated on ba 

powerplant records and records for station at Evart.
144 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1222. White River near Whitehall, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°27'50", long 86°14'00", in W| sec.4, T.12 N., R.16 W., on right bank 

30 ft downstream from highway bridge on Fruitvale Road, 5 miles downstream from North 

Branch, and 7^ miles northeast of Whitehall.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.1 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Nov. 18, 1957, to Oct. 22, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,910 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.06 ft); minimum, 263 cfs Sept. 11.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum, 163 cfs Aug. 18, 19, 

1958.

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

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 30 Dec. 31 to Sept. 30

2.4

4.0 

5.0

270

560

985

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

260

362

620

5.0 

6.0

1,030

1,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemb3r 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.

318

305

283

280

310

361

406

395

400

399

415

429

395

*364

348

329

323

321

305

299

294

289

366

500

760

778

652

585

536

480

444

12,669

409

1.08

1.24

Nov.

426

422

411

418

476

575

633

600

558

518

*478

444

422

420

409

406

406

404

418

413

406

390

411

450

506

524

508

480

446

426

13,804

460

1.21

1.35

Dec.

413

413

417

426

431

436

444

444

*431

415

408

424

462

474

454

444

442

413

397

381

370

357

350

350

350

370

408

490

636

650

630

13,530

436

1.15

1.33

Jan.

560

530

500

490

482

478

470

460

460

460

480

525

*638

600

580

560

540

520

510

500

500

480

480

480

470

460

460

460

455

436

431

15,455

499

1.31

1.51

Feb.

427

413

370

390

400

400

400

400

400

400

*400

400

400

400

410

410

420

420

420

410

410

407

396

386

378

376

375

371

360

11,549

398

1.05

1.13

Mar.

340

350

350

360

360

360

350

350

350

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

380

357

343

339

*335

331

320

320

330

352

407

554

1,240

1,850

13,508

436

1.15

1.33

Apr.

1.600

1,280

1,270

1,210

1,060

975

885

820

772

725

690

708

*820

788

*753

732

736

995

*1,030

880

808

739

669

610

585

700

854

800

722

boo

25,899

863

2.27

2.53

May

711

788

728

672

613

576

602

739

760

725

*708

683

634

579

534

495

490

504

543

592

750

965

1,060

921

800

704

630

666

1,270

1,130

908

22,480

725

1.91

2.20

June

800

732

718

690

648

610

*558

510

465

438

413

394

386

386

4OO

418

428

462

450

427

396

386

388

450

666

711

564

478

436

519

15,337

511

1.34

1.50

July

627

552

465

411

375

*359

34,8

34,0

3?3

314

311

308

304

304

303

237

232

3i8

418

398

332

3? 9

336

462

373

338

552

816

708

616

507

12,896

416

1.09

1.26

Aug.

418

373

376

386

407

375

355

418

*452

448

510

552

495

427

462

507

440

382

354

342

340

357

371

339

318

311

303

297

296

314

304

12,029

388

1.02

1.18

Sept.

296

293

283

280

280

277

*274

270

272

265

264

280

282

281

281

276

276

280

340

445

470

394

367

364

348

345

329

314

306

301

9,333

311

0.818

0.91

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,730 Mln 194 Mean 392 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14. O2

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,850 Mln 264 Mean 488 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.47

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23-26, Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, Jan. 7-11, 14-28, 

Feb. 3-21, Feb. 29 to Mar. 17, Mar. 24-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 145

1225. Pere Marquette River at Scottvllle, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°56'40", long 86°16'45", in NW£ sec.19, T.18 N., R.16 W., on right bank 

20 ft upstream from highway bridge at south edge of Scottville and 5f mile? downstream 

from South Branch.

Drainage area. 709 sq mi.

Records available . August 1939 to September 1960. Published as "at Caster" prior to 

October 1942.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 606.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to June 12, 1943, wire-weight gage at bridge 4f miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 614 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 cfs Apr-. 2 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum, 432 cfs Sept. 11.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 2,740 cfs Apr. 4, 1959 (gage height, 5.84 ft);' minimum 

daily, 310 cfs Aug. 9, 10, 1941 (site and datum then in use).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1437: 1941 (M), 1943(M), 1949(M), 1950.

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. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

425

655

1,070

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

430

675

1,150

5.0 

5.9

1,840

2,810

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.

475

453

449

441

470

510

558

555

568

565

586

586

 592

565

548

532

522

508

500

490

480

480

586

679

806

960

990

920

862 

783

741

18,750

605

0.853

0.98

Nov.

706

688

670

670

716

783

366

898

870

 830

786

755

720

699

673

655

640

630

630

616

634

619

643

688

734

762

758

727

692 

670

21,428

714

1.01

1.13

Dec.

640

628

628

625

628

640

655

 661

646

625

613

619

646

661

655

640

631

619

607

589

571

550

530

530

530

550

601

716

826 

930

900

19,890

642

0.906

1.04

Jan.

780

700

680

660

650

640

630

630

620

620

630

 650

720

780

780

760

720

700

680

660

640

640

643

634

631

620

610

607

607

601

596

20,521

662

0.934

1.08

Feb.

592

583

520

560

607

616

616

628

628

*630

620

610

610

610

610

620

620

620

610

601

586

580

574

558

550

552

555

550

535

17,151

591

0.834

0.90

Mar.

520

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

508

518

522

520

520

510

510

 500

498

508

505

520

579

754 

1,200

1.950

18,212

587

0.828

0.95

Apr.

1,990

2.250

2,180

1,980

1,880

1,700

1,500

1,320

1,230

1,160

1,120

1,090

 1,110

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,190

1,210

 1,280

1,320

1,250

1,120

1,030

965

950

945

1,020

1,050

1,040 

1,050

39,320

1,311

1.85

2.06

May

1,110

1,140

1,130

1,080

1,020

980

1,050

1,100

1,160

. 1,170

1,160

 1,110

1,050

980

908

844

858

894

930

1,000

1,070

1,250

1.590

1,390

1,540

1,210

1,100

1,030

995 

985

980

33,414

1,078

1.52

1.75

June

985

975

945

965

930

862

 826

782

730

692

666

645

650

624

656

657

672

672

692

692

669

642

627

653

692

822

908

912

912 

867

22,962

765

1.08

1.20

July

872

880

836

759

686

*636

600

575

549

551

518

508

498

490

488

478

470

485

528

555

522

498

492

490

475

561

722

885

980 

885

750

19,200

619

0.875

1.01

Aug.

696

651

678

703

718

657

642

654

696

 768

782

772

718

678

657

660

639

600

564

546

582

656

621

588

561

554

512

500

490 

495

510

19,508

629

0.887

1.02

Sepb.

498

488

480

480

480

468

 458

450

444

438

434

4T6

446

446

442

438

458

440

552

624

669

665

627

605

606

615

585

555

525

512

15,550

512

0.722

0.81

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,700 Mln 382 Mean 648 Cfsm 0.914 In. 12.41

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,250 Mln 434 Mean 726 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.93

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17-19, Dec. 25-26, Dec. 51 to Jen. 22, 

Jan. 26, 27, Feb. 3, 4, 10-19, Mar. 1-15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1230. Big Sable River near Freesoil, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°07'15", long 86°16'50", in NE^NE^ sec.24, T.20 N., R.17 W., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 3.4 miles northwest of Freesoil, and 7 miles upstream from Hamlin Lake.

Drainage area.--127 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 615.32 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Sept. 15, 1959, 

staff gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 410 cfs Apr. 3; minimum discharge, 99 cfs

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 555 cfs Apr. 7, 1959 (gage height, 3.4 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 81 cfs Aug. 14, 1944, Aug. 7, 1957.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1946(M), 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (ga-^e

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

1.1 

2.0 

2.5

99

204

269

3.0 

3.4

400

555

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

108

213

410

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

100

100

a!05

112

118

142

136

131

128

a!30

129

*123

119

118

117

113

allO

109

107

108

112

158

a200

182

176

164

a!50

143 

142

142

4,025

130

1.02

1.18

Nov.

a!40

134

13T

140

162

175

172

a!70

164

*156

alSO

146

144

145

a!45

140

146

143

144

140

138

a!40

155

166

169

a!65

160

144

a!45

146

4,518

151

1.19

1.33

Dec.

145

145

145

145

146

a!50

151

*149

148

143

140

a!40

a!45

142

142

139

140

138

137

a!35

130

125

125

125

a!25

137

a!50

202

193

185

155

4,517

146

1.15

1.33

Jan.

a!40

150

alSO

148

137

142

148

143

142

a!40

136

*151

173

ISO

179

169

a!55

150

alSO

a!45

a!45

a!45

a!40

a!40

142

139

143

142

138

143

a!40

4,585

148

1.17

1.35

Feb.

137

134

130

130

143

148

a!45

146

145

*148

145

145

140

a!40

140

150

148

143

139

138

a!35

a!35

134

133

134

136

132

a!30

130

4,033

139

1.09

1.18

Mar.

125

125

125

125

125

a!25

120

120

120

120

120

120

a!20

120

120

120

125

123

124

a!25

124

a!25

*125

a!20

120

120

a!25

136

163 

286

328

4,219

136

1.07

1.23

Apr.

344

368

a410

392

351

304

274

256

240

a235

234

229

*235

250

243

235

a260

286

*302

272

250

226

210

a2ZO

232

258

a260

250

226

275

8,127

271

2.13

2.38

May

a290

302

277

a250

219

210

295

a310

317

327

313

*290

256

229

a210

193

a210

221

240

274

301

a320

329

302

259

226

194

197

a!90

185

183

7,917

255

2.01

2.32

June

a!90

197

a!85

175

a!70

162

158

*153

150

146

144

a!40

140

140

151

156

149

147

also

149

145

140

140

140

140

a!40

135

163

199

224

4,718

157

1.24

1.38

July

229

205

a!90

a!75

164

158

*148

141

138

a!35

131

128

127

124

123

122

a!20

m126

123

121

120

125

a!20

124

173

178

176

163

151

a!45

4,5->7

146

1.15

1.33

Aug.

136

142

194

194

178

166

a!55

162

166

*167

161

154

a!40

alSO

146

139

135

130

128

127

a!30

144

146

139

134

133

a!30

a!30

123

121

119

4,519

146

1.15

1.33

Sept.

116

116

117

alls

alls

114 *111

109

108

108

allO

118

120

116

113

110

114

a!25

144

14T

141

138

134

132

a!40

132

128

125

128

125

3,666

122

0.961

1.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 531 Mln 88 Mean 141 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 410 Mln 100 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-24, Dec. 31 to Jan. 3, Jan. 18, Feb. 3, 4, 

11-15, Mar. 1-16, 25, 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 147

1235. Manistee River near Grayling, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°41'35", long 84°50'50", in NW£ sec.31, T.27 N., R.4 ¥., on right bank 

25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 2^ miles downstream from Gcose Creek, 

and 6j miles northwest of Grayling.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1942, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,120.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1^929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 18 years, 183 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 388 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 1.88 ft); minimum, 

139 cfs Feb. 11.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1960; maximum gage height, 2.00 ft 

Feb. 9, 1951 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 122 cfs Feb. 14, 1943, result of freezeup.

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

of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

0.4 

1.0

1.9

140

222

392

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

182

*180

180

180

186

202

*238

250

244

224

227

231

226

217

210

205

205

202

197

197

192

192

217 

240

235

219

208

202

199

197

200

6,484

209

1.31

1.51

Nov.

200

200

195

202

217

*219

210

203

203

202

202

199

197

200

194

194

191

184

199

192

192

192

195 

208

207

200

194

192

189

IS 9

5,961

199

1.25

1.40

Dec.

189

189

189

*189

192

194

191

186

186

184

184

186

184

182

184

186

186

186

183

182

178

178

m178

182

188

219

208

195

189

5,802

187

1.18

1.36

Jan.

182

186

186

182

*162

170

175

184

177

170

170

177

182

180

177

176

174

170

170

170

174

174

174

173

173

173

174

174

174

171

171

5,425

175

1.10

1.27

Feb.

173

*160

165

165

171

177

177

173

173

159

147

160

165

165

170

170

170

170

170

169

169

165

160 

160

160

160

166

165

160

4,814

166

1.04

1.12

Mar.

160

160

*160

162

166

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

164

162

162

164

165

164

164

162

160

160

160

160

165

168

176

182

207

244

5,177

167

1.05

1.21

Apr.

*224

215

226

235

229

217

215

212

208

205

207

217

253

297

303

295

339

386

*341

*295

274

261

251 

244

248

253

248

235

226

227

7,586

253

1.59

1.77

May

231

227

*233

229

219

219

233

242

246

268

268

251

233

226

219

215

220

227

219

229

229

235

238

224

215

210

208

205

203

2QA

217

7,046

227

1.43

1.65

June

210

*210

205

202

199

200

200

194

192

191

192

194

192

194

203

202

203

199

195

194

192

194

199 

208

210

200

199

199

205

200

5,977

199

1.25

1.40

July

*194

192

202

200

194

192

189

186

186

184

184

184

186

183

182

180

182

191

194

189

191

210

215 

197

191

215

244

224

195

189

186

6,031

195

1.23

1.42

Aug.

182

184

186

182

180

178

184

191

184

*189

186

177

174

176

178

176

171

170

168

168

170

174

171 

168

165

164

164

161

164

165

160

5,410

175

1.10

1.27

Sept.

*159

162

160

169

168

162

161

159

159

157

157

165

166

166

165

166

173

171

174

182

177

177

177 

174

174

173

171

171

170

170

5,035

168

1.06

1.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 322 Mln 145 Mean 188 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 386 Min 147 Mean 193 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6, 7, 10, 11, 18-20, Feb. 2-4, 12-17, 22-26, 

Feb. 29 to Mar. 3, Mar. 6-13, 22-E5.
148 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1240. Manistee River near Sherman, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°26'10", long 85°41'55", in HE^-NE^ sec.36, T.24 N. , R.12 W., near centerspan on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 37, 150 ft upstream from Wheeler 

Creek, 0.9 mile north of Sherman, and at mile 60.8.

Drainage area. 900 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1903 to May 1916, October 1930 to September 1931, October 1933 to 

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 804 ft (from river-profile 

map). Prior to Apr. 13, 1934, chain gages at various datums. Apr. 13, 1934, to May 22, 

1935, staff gage at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1903-15, 1930-31, 1933-60), 1,068 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 15.39 ft); minimum, 790 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1903-16, 1930-31, 1933-60: Maximum discharge, 3,570 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 

7.1 ft from graph based on gage readings, datum then in use); minimum daily, 540 cfs 

Feb. 21-23, 1936.

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

visions (> 

1940(M).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1004: 1936(m). WSP 1437: 1911, 1913-14(M), 1936(M) iQdniMi 1937,

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 8-11)

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

10.5

12.0

14.0

15.4

825

1,300

2,320

3,270

10.3

12.0

13.3

Y90 

1,430 

2,070

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.

872

855

845

832

845

885

1,130

1,160

1,170

1,140

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,090

1,040

1,010

974

948 

930

918

900

895

1,000

1,280

1.570

1,320

1,250

*1,170

1,100

1,040

1,020

32,529

1,049

1.17

1.35

Nov.

1,020

1,010

995

992

1,170

1.280

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,010

995

989

986

974 

962

965

965

971

1,020

*1,130

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,030

1,020

986

31,630

1,054

1.17

1.30

Dec.

974

968

971

989

1,010

1,050

1,040

1,010

986

959

938

935

938

932

910

930

945

945 

938

922

910

900

898

890

8l5

895

910

*1,090

1.300

1 150

1^050

30,178

973

1.08

1.24

Jan.

1,000

1,010

1,010

986

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

980

1,080

1.120

1,050

1,000

974

965 

965

945

935

942

940

938

932

922

»920

920

925

918

 915

30,292

977

1.09

1.26

Feb.

912

898

840

Ffe

935

932

940

932

930

956

900

990

900

920

950

950

950

1.040 

1,000

908

915

925

915

908

*875

890

900

900

895

26,694

920

1.02

1.10

Mar.

868

855

850

850

850

855

850

848

848

842

850

850

845

850

855

862

860

868 

868

870

865

870

865

868

862

872

872

935

1,000

1, 280

*1 , 690

28,073

906

1.01

1.16

Apr.

1,720

1,760

1,990

2,030

1,960

1,860

1,750

1,700

1,620

1,500

1,480

1,620

1,870

*2,120

2,320

2,460

2,880

*3,200 

2,960

*2,810

2,530

2,230

1,950

1,780

1,680

1,650

1,610

*1,540

1.440

1,440

59,460

1,982

2.20

2. 46

May

1,540

1,420

1,410

1,380

1,350

1,370

1,520

1,600

1,620

1,860

2,020

2.0OO

1,910

1,740

1,580

1,480

1,470

1,510 

1,480

1,690

,800

,710

,640

,570

,530

*1,470

1,390

1,350

1,310

1 , 29O

1, 380

48,390

1,561

1.73

1.99

June

1,420

1.450

1,400

1,300

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,090

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,110 

1,080

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,010

1,020

1,010

1,000

*994

1,040

1,030 i, ooo

33,504

1,117

1.24

1.38

July

976

962

966

994

976

941

927

924

910

902

896

888

888

882

871

868

857

F6(J 

871

874

896

952

948

930

920

994

Ii210

*1,170

1,090

1,020

29,325

946

1.05

1.21

Aug.

927

913

896

892

882

864

885

899

910

950

924

896

874

920

910

885

864

854 

844

838

838

885

902

882

868

844

835

829

»832

823

826

27,171

876

0.973

1.12

Sept.

847

850

868

857

838

832

829

817

805

793

793

844

850

844

838

835

841

844 

868

888

899

885

874

871

934

910

878

*854

844

841

25,571

852

0.947

1.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,840 Mln 750 Mean 1,033 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.56

Water year 1959-6O: Max 3,200 Mln 793 Mean 1,101 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected 

Mar. 3-5, 7, 11, 12, 14.

by Ice Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-12, Feb. 11-17, 27, 28,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 149

1245. East Branch Pine River near Tustin, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°06'10", long 85°31'00", in NE^NW^- sec.28, T.20 N., R.10 W., on left 

bank 75 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1.6 miles upstream from North Branch, 

3.0 miles west of Tustin, and 5.5 miles northwest of Le Roy.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,077.65 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 8 years, 27.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 536 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 4.79 ft); minimum, 

6.1 cfs July 17.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 1,410 cfs Aug. 4, 1956 (gage height, 6.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.1 cfs Mar. 13, 

1953, result of freezeup.

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

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

"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 Nov. 27, 

Apr. 17 to Sept. 30 Nov. 28 to Apr. 16

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

5.5

12.5

22

40

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

101

165

420

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

11

20

50

94

3.5 

4.5 

5.0

165

420

620

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

2fl

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

23

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

10

9.7

9.7

17

22

33

26

28

22

36

*28

26

18

15

14

14

12

12

11

10

12

114

145

95

71

50

38

32

29

36

1,007.4

32.5

0.516

0.59

Nov.

28

26

24

43

85

77

60

46

*41

41

39

32

29

26

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

23

38 

50

46

39

29

25

22

22

1,050

35.0

0.556

0.62

Dec.

22

22

24

26

29

31

*28

22

20

19

19

20

20

21

22

24

24

22

16

15

14

13

12 

12

12

13

23

80

55

40 

32

752

24.3

0.386

0.44

Jan.

26

24

22

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

*16

18

29

30

27

23

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

606

19.5

0.310

0.36

Feb.

16

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

*Si

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16 

16

16

17

16

16

16

501

17.3

0.275

0.30

Mar.

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

*15

14

14 

14

14

14

16

29

49

214

occ £OO

931

30.0

0.476

0.55

Apr.

230

357

444

363

255

177

153

123

103

86

110

*183

260

*354

280

201

280

270

*191

142

113

95

81 

81

142

136

108

86

11

78

5,553

185

2.94

3.28

May

85

72

65

63

50

52

95

88

91

*113

99

80

63

51

41

M.

11?

115

90

138

106

108

93

77

63

54

50

46

37

41 

60

2,338

75.4

1.20

1.38

June

57

70

66

45

32

*24

27

21

16

17

18

15

13

14

18

18

18

16

16

17

13

12

15 

18

17

17

1122"

29 

24

716

23.9

0.379

0.42

July

26

16

13

14

*16

11

9.3

9.3

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0 

7.0

6.7

26

34

iT

12

12 

11

352.8

11.4

0.181

0.21

Aug.

9.7

11

16

13

10

9.3

20

*24

IS

19

15

12

10

14

14

12

10

9.3

8.9

8.2

12

12

9.7 

8.9

8.2

7.9

7.9

15

10 

8.2

'

370.5

12.0

0.190

0.22

Sept.

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.9

6/L

*7.9

7.3

7.6

9.7

9.7

8.5

8.2

8.2

9.7

10

22

22

14

12

12 

11

14

10

9.7

9.3

8.9

8*9

302.0

10.1

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 568 Mln 5.3 Mean 33.5 Cfsm 0.532 In. 7.20

Water year 1959-60: Max 444 Mln 6.7 Mean 39.6 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.55

Peak discharge (base, 130 efs).~0ct. 24 (1:30 a.m.) 189 cfs (3.62 ft); Mar. 30 (9:30 p.m.) 342 efs 

' 4.24 ft); ftpr. 3 (12:30 to 1:30 a.m.) 536 efs (4.79 ft); Apr. 14 (12:30 to 2 p.m.) 381 cfs (4.37

ft); Apr. 17 (lo to 11 a.m.) 321 cfs (4.17 ft); Apr. 25 (3:30 a.m.) 162 cfs (3.48 ft); May 17

(1 to 2 p.m.) 191 cfs (3.63 ft); May 20 (5 to 6 a.m.) 159 cfs (3.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15, 16, 

ec. 29 to Jan. 1, Jan. 15-21, Feb. 2, 3, 7, 8, 11-13, 21, 23.

27-29, Dee. 8, 9, 12-14, 19, 20,
150 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1250. Pine River near Le Roy, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°03'50", long 85°32'55", in SW^SE^ sec.6, T.19 N., R.10 W., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 5.0 miles northwest of Le Roy, 5.1 miles 

downstream from East Branch, and 5.3 miles southwest of Tustin.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,040 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 91.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 682 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 

46 cfs Feb. 2 (result of freezeup).

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 1,550 cfs Aug. 4, 1956 (gage height, 10.02 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

42 cfs Jan. 4, 1954 (result of freezeup), Aug. 3-5, 16-19, 1958, Sept. 14, 1959.

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

which are fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 196C are given in 

WSP 1741.

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. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. SO

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

6.0 

7.0

590

780

1.8 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

125

590

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.

61

57.

57 

58

76

100

125

107

112

94

122

*107

91

79

72

68

66

63

60

59

58

60

276

411

274

186

130

110

100

92

102

3,433

111

0.941

1.08

Nov.

96

92

86 

108

256

207

150

120

*114

113

113

102

94

94

82

82

82

86

86

80

85

86

112

147

129

113

100

90

86

85

3,256

109

0.924

1.03

Dec.

84

85

89 

95

101

106

*97

86

80

73

73

75

76

78

82

90

88

76

68

62

60

58

56

55

56

60

86

238

150

110

92

2,685

86.6

0.734

0.85

Jan.

80

76

74

72

72

72

74

74

72

72

*66

77

111

100

90

82

78

74

72

72

74

76

74

74

70

70

70

72

72

72

71

2,355

76.0

0.644

0.74

Feb.

71

62

64 

66

68

78

75

70

*75

69

68

68

68

70

70

71

71

70

69

68

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

1,949

67.2

0.569

0.61

Mar.

60

60

60 

60

60

60

60

60

58

58

57

57

57

56

56

57

60

60

60

58

*57

56

56

56

57

59

66

103

154

450

 583

2,871

92.6

0.785

0.90

Apr.

455

523

639

550

451

325

312

256

225

192

237

*362

463

*580

551

423

551

517

406

300

243

210

180

174

322

302

244

188

153

171

10,505

350

2.97

3.31

May

213

176

146

138

121

121

232

208

210

*267

228

177

141

122

112

103

284

319

216

555

285

254

214

171

144

133

125

122

115

110

120

5,682

183

1.55

1.79

June

135

150

150

130

*110

93

85

77

72

76

72

67

72

94

87

90

79

78

75

67

63

64

74

68

66

59

99

150

96

2,748

91.6

0.776

0.87

July

86

70

68 

64

*64

58

55

55

52

52

51

51

50

49

49

49

50

54

54

51

50

51

51

49

48

116

174

94

68

65

59

1,955

63.0

0.534

0.62

Aug.

55

65

100 

66

58

55

87

*94

76

86

71

61

56

66

70

59

56

55

SL

51

62

78

58

55

55

52

51

55

56

54

51

1,963

63.5

0.556

0.62

Sept.

52

56

55 

55

53

51

51

49.

*50

50

49

59

59

56

54

53

54

56

93

94^

70

62

66

62

65

62

58

56

56

58

1,764

58.8

0.498

0.56

Calendar year 1959 : Max 811 ' Min 43 Mean 100 Cfsm O.847 In. 11.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 639 Mln 48 Mean 112 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.98

Peak discharge (base, 30o cfs). Oct. 24 (12:30 a.m.) 476 cfs (5.35 ft); Mar. 31 (1 a.m.) 678 cfs 

(6.49 ft); Apr. 3 (4:3O a.m.) 682 cfs (6.51 ft); Apr. 14 (8 p.m.) 622 cfs (6.18 ft); Apr. 25 

(9:30 a.m.) 548 cfs (4.52 ft); May 17 (6 p.m.) 454 cfs (5.19 ft); May 2O (9:50 to 11:50 a.m.) 

586 cfs (4.70 ft). ____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-17, 2O, 27-29, Dec. 8-14, 18-26, Dec. 29 

to Jan. 6, Jan. 9, 11, 14-2O, 25-27, Feb. 2-4, 7-9, 11-15, Feb. 21 to Mar. 16, Bar. 22-26. No gageheight record Mar. 17-21, May 50 to June 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 151

1255. Pine River near Hoxeyville, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°12'10", long 85 "48 '00", in SW^NWt sec. 20, T.21 N., R.12 W., on right 

bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 37, 4.2 miles northwest of Hoxeyville, 8.0 miles east of Wellston, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 251 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1960.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 775 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 275 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.16 ft); minimum, 192 cfs Mar. 13.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 2,440 cfs Aug. 6, 1956 (gage height, 6.82 f';), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 168 cfs Jan. 9, 

1956.

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

which are fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in 

WSP 1741 .

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

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

(Shif ting-control method used Aug. 13 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1-24 Oct. 25 to Dec. 3O Dec. 31 to Sept. 3O

2.6 

3.0

4.1

200

294

700

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

200

340

2.4 

3.0

5.1

196

356

1,110

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

237

225

222

220

239

271

314

316

294

286

286

*308

273

254

239

234

227

225

218

214

212

214

348

668

620

487

389

334

304

289

9,256

299

1.19

1.37

Nov.

298

286

274

289

417

473

420

358

*331

322

316

301

286

277

265

271

271

256

262

256

259

259

298

364

364

325

298

280

265

256

9,197

307

1.22

1.36

Dec.

253

250

256

265

280

289

*283

265

253

242

242

248

256

245

242

245

250

245

238

228

220

218

212

210

212

218

240

396

470

344

b285

8,100

261

1.04

1.20

Jan.

b250

b255

260

252

234

234

247

239

232

a235

*a240

249

290

312

298

282

263

255

249

249

247

242

242

239

239

237

237

239

239

237

239

7,762

250

0.996

1.15

Feb.

a230

a225

a225

a225

a240

a240

a24O

a240

*a240

b240

232

b230

b235

237

237

244

239

239

237

237

237

237

234

232

230

234

237

232

232

6,817

235

0.936

1.01

Mar.

b215

b210

b220

b210

b210

b210

b210

215

b215

b215

215

215

215

b215

218

220

225

225

225

225

*222

225

218

227

215

225

230

271

371

745

1.100

8,377

270

1.08

1.24

Apr.

942

842

982

958

812

662

578

540

490

442

458

*574

690

*784

862

767

802

926

*798

627

532

474

438

407

543

613

550

458

407

422

19,380

646

2.57

2.87

May

474

438

407

374

353

356

458

508

484

*536

532

458

395

365

342

318

395

662

522

599

627

529

498

432

389

362

347

339

327

327

365

13,518

436

1.74

2.01

June

371

380

422 362"

321

*301

290

279

268

260

258

258

252

258

290

293

284

279

271

266

260

252

252

260

263

252

249

32T

371

336

8,785

293

1.17

1.30

July

290

271

263

258

*252

247

239

237

234

232

232

230

227

227

225

225

227

234

237

230

227

227

230

227

225

328

422 362"

284

263

249

7,861

254

1.01

1.16

Aag.

239

239

356

310

255

239

252

*318

282

279

268

247

232

244

258

247

232

230

225

222

230

263

247

232

227

225

222

222

227

227

225

7,721

249

0.992

1.14

Sept.

222

225

230

230

225

222

220

*220

215

215

218

232

239

234

227

222

225

227

266

512

276

252

249

249

266

249

239

234

234

234

7,108

237

0.944

1.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,280 Bin 185 Mean 285 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.43

Water year 1959-6O: Max l,loo Win 210 Mean 311 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.86

p.m. . . .

(5.16 ft),- Apr. 18 (9 to 11 a.m.) 950 cfs (4.70 ft); May 18 (9 to 1O a.m.) 718 cfs (4.OS ft);

May 20 (12 p.m.) 683 cfs (3.98 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 nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

614214 O -61 - 11
152 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

1860. Manistee River near Manlstee, Mlch.

Location.--Lat 44°16'15", long 86°11'55", In NW^NW^ sec.36, T.22 N., R.16 W., on right

 bank 6.4 miles northeast of Manlstee, 6.4 miles south of Onekama, 7.8 miles upstream 

from Manlstee Lake, and at mile 10.8.

Drainage area. 1,780 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 585 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--8 years (1952-60), 1,956 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,080 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 8.04 ft); maxi-

 mum gage height, 8.12 ft Feb. 10 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 1,150 

cfs Oct. 4.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs Apr. 9, 1954 (gage height, 8.16 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.15 ft Feb. 12, 1955 (Ice Jam); minimum dally discharge, 1,040 cfs 

Aug. 25, Sept. 22, 1957, Aug. 3, 17, 18, 1958.

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

which are fair. Plow regulated at all stages by powerplant 21 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of Ice effect (g£ge 

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

4.1 

6.0 

7.0

1,140

2,010

2,940

7.5 

8.0

3,840

5,900

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,190 

1,160

1,180

1,150

1,250

1,460

1,970

1,430

1,580

1,580

2,010

1,920

*2,160

2,220 

2,230

2,220

1,910

1,590 

1,640

1,820

1,780

1,900

2,040

2,720

2,970

3,100

3,060 

2,660

2,640

'

60,790

1,961

1.10

1.27

Nov.

2,010 

1,870

2,200

2,450

2,460

2,660

2,820

2,300

1,960

*2,280

2,330

2,480

2,190

2,100 

1,780

1,860

1,840

1,980 

2,160

2,060

1,920

1,550

1,850

2,430

2,460

2,660

2,270 

2,210

1,960

64,860

2,162

1.21

1.35

Dec.

2,010 

2,020

1,930

2,030

1,940

1,910

1,840

*2,140

2,010

2,090

1,880

2,090

1,690

1,610 

2,050

1,960

1,730

1,970 

1,760

1,630

1,710

1,940

1,960

1,790

1,650

1,510

1,690 

2,000

2,720

60,970

1,967

1.11

1.28

Jan.

2.540 

1,790

1,750

1,870

2,210

2,260

1,880

1,640

1,760

1,770

1,680

*1,930

2,250

2,280 

2,160

2,340

1,760

1,640 

2,040

1,910

1,830

1,970

1,770

1,560

1,640

1,900

1,870 

1,810

1,870

58,730

1,895

1.06

1.22

Feb.

1,730 

1,340

1,700

1,710

1,770

1,840

1,830

1,600

1,890

*bl,800

bl,800

bl,600

bl,800

bl,300 

bl , 500

2,040

1,880

2.090 

1,980

2,010

1,690

1,620

1,710

1,760

1,950

1,990

1,630 

1,200

1,580

50,840

1,753

0.985

1.06

Mar.

1,690 

1,680

1,940

1,660

1,500

1,470

1,560

1,760

1,620

1,740

1,700

1,620

1,470

1.450 

2,080

2,240

2,180

2,040 

2,110

1,620

1,660

1,780

*1,740

1,730

1,640

1,530

1,570 

1,970

2,140

57,070

1,841

1.03

1.19

Apr.

3,710 

4,500

4,180

3,790

3,940

4,040

3,790

3,660

3,460

3,000

2,990

3,300

3,280

*3,260 

3,580

4,080

4,710

5,090 

5,500

*5, 540

5,000

4,540

3,540

3,230

3,110

3,170

3,310 

3,350

3,210

115,210

3,840

2.16

2.41

May

3,240 

3,040

2,970

3,110

3,110

3,080

3,350

3,440

3,460

3,380

3,420

*3,610

3,680

5.940 

3,810

2,510

2,160

2,260 

2,830

3,280

3,560

3,580

3,110

3,170

5,150

3,080

2,990 

2,320

2,800

95,800

5,090

1.74

2.01

June

2,550 

2,560

2.850

2,740

a2,000

2,030

2,370

*2,150

2,290

1,880

1,870

1,520

1,820

1,920 

2,050

2,020

2,270

2,060 

1,700

1,710

1,890

1,930

1,990

2,030

1,910

1,660

1.480 

2,040

2,540

2,050

61,490

2,050

1.15

1.28

July

2,180 

2,070

1,650

1,560

1,440

1,910

*1,850

1,840

1,730

1,380

al,300

al,700

al,600

al,800 

al,600

al,500

al.200

al.500 

a2,000

al,600

al,700

1,760

1,680

1,590

1,320

1,830

2.440 

2,350

2,100

55,310

1,720

0.966

1.11

Aug.

1,530 

1,840

1,720

1,810

1,680

1,520

1,280

1,600

1,320

*1,890

1,910

1,660

1,640

1,420

1,720

1,680

1,780

1,640 

1,880

1,690

1,320

1,380

1,710

1,540

1,660

al,600

al,600 

al,200

al,400

50,550

1,624

0.912

1.05

Sept.

al,600 

1,900

1,710

al,600

al,800

a2,200

2,590

*2.600

1,950

1,660

1,560

1,620

1,790

1,620 

1,560

1,500

1,540

1,660 

1,600

1,740

1,670

l,sLgO

1,800

1,670

1,540

2,020

1,680 

1,280

1.240

51,290

1,710

0.961

1.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,820 Mln 1,150 Mean 2,047 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.61

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,540 Mln 1,150 Mean 2,133 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.30

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of Tippy Dam 

powerplant.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 153

1262. Little Manistee River near Freesoil, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°11'00", long 86°10'00", in NE^NE^ sec.31, T.21 N., R.15 W., on right 

bank 25 ft upstream from Sixmile Bridge, 5.8 miles north of Freesoil, 7.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 9.0 miles southeast of Manistee.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from survey level line in 

vicinity).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 486 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum, 

ITTcfs Mar. 12, 13.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 575 cfs Apr. 6, 1959 (gage height, 3.70 ft); minimum, 

71 cfs Feb. 11, 1958, result of freezeup.

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

of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 to Apr. 16, 

Aug. 22 to Sept. 30

Apr. 17 to Aug. 21

1.8 

3.0

130

380

1.6 

3.0 

3.5

120

380

510

1.8 

3.0

157

390

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

Z2

23

24

Z5

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

146

144

140

148

164

228

212

196

178

178

168

*164

160

154

152 

150

146

142

142

140

144

194

234

252

248

204

194 

174

168

164

5,378

173

0.865

1.00

Nov.

164

164

158

174

200

218

214

194

184

*180

178

174

168

170

166

162 

158

160

160

160

160

162

178

198

206

194

184

178 

172

170

5,308

177

0.885

0.99

Dec.

170

168

166

170

172

174

*174

168

162

158

156

158

160

158

156

154 

154

152

150

146

144

142

140

140

140

142

158

204

218

210

b!60

5,024

162

0.810

0.93

Jan.

b!50

b!55

168

165

156

b!50

bl60

b!55

b!50

b!55

*159

168

184

192

188

178 

170

166

166

165

164

162

162

160

160

160

160

160 

159

158

158

5,063

163

0.815

0.94

Feb.

156

154

bl40

bl45

153

162

162

162

*160

159

153

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!40

154 

154

153

153

152

150

152

148

147

146

146

147

146 

146

4,390

151

0.755

0.81

Mar.

140

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!30

bl35

b!35

b!35

136 

140

138

138

138

*138

138

138

138

135

136

140

153 

176

254

 324

4,585

148

0.740

0.85

Apr.

382

465

445

412

425

368

324

294

280

264

264

*274

290

*306

306

294 

350

*374

372

350

306

276

264

254

264

286

292

286 

266

290

9,623

321

1.60

1.78

Calendar year 1959: Max 540 Mln 99 Mean 175

May

332

322

294

272

256

262

314

326

334

340

328

»314

286

266

256

290

324

354

356

376

356

320

290

270

262

264 

260

256

256

9,240

298

1.49

1.72

June

254

272

266

262

244

*234

226

220

216

212

208

206

204

206

224

234 

224

216

216

210

204

198

198

200

196

192

188

226 

252

260

6,668

222

1.11

1.24

July

232

210

208

204

*196

190

187

183

178

178

176

175

173

170

168

168 

168

170

173

173

170

173

171

168

165

204

244

266

214

190

182

5,827

188

0.940

1.08

Aig.

176

175

198

226

206

1S7

190

*200

216

212

204

18S

ISO

188

187

187 

178

175

171

175

200

184

174

168

164

162

159

158 

160

158

156

E,662

183

C.915

1.05

Sept.

154

154

154

154

154

154

154

*153

152

150

152

159

158

156

153

152 

153

154

174

188

184

172

171

168

171

178

171

164 

164

160

4,835

161

0.805

0.90

Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.88

Water year 1959-60: Max 465 Mln 130 Mean 196 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

1270. Boardman River near Mayfleld, Mlch.

Location. Lat 44°38'20", long 85°31'10", In SE^NE^ sec. 21, T.26 N., R.10 W., on right 

bank 25 ft downstream from Brown's Bridge, 300 ft downstream from East Creek, 0.9 mile 

downstream from Brown's Bridge Dam, 1.0 mile northeast of Mayfield, aad 9.6 miles southeast of Traverse City.

Drainage area. 223 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 760 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 725 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.36 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 119 cfs Feb. 21, 26.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 980 cfs July 8, 1957 (gage height, 6.23 ft); minimum 

daily, 83 cfs Sept. 11, 1959.

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

Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 0.9 mile upstream.

Eating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18-25)

3.1 

3.5 

5.0 

6.0

113

183

559

900

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.

134

149

163

168

175

174

233

218

278

258

202

198

196

210

202

202

170

170 

168

144

134

170

290

285

190

203

*174

214

159

168

185

5,984

193

0.865

1.00

Nov.

187

183

164

234

275

215

214

201

213

196

159

178

185

187

168

165

168

170 

*168

168

168

170

187

192

220

216

202

170

170

170

5,663

189

0.848

0.95

Dec.

170

178

194

204

188

162

205

205

162

170

198

146

156

174

*164

175

176

215 

172

141

163

161

160

162

155

153

172

256

240

196

197

5,570

180

0.807

0.93

Jan.

166

168

168

186

183

171

154

14T

162

166

164

179

153

222

191

154

149

164 

166

162

162

162

162

162

*162

164

164

139

150

166

151

5,098

164

0.735

0.85

Feb.

160

160

164

164

150

151

160

157

162

159

162

146

148

160

164

162

159

160 

157

162

119.

150

*160

153

139

119

153

159

155

4,474

154

0.691

0.75

Mar.

157

157

157

157

123

121

146

150

143

141

138

146

139

150

159

146

162

148 

166

155

150

157

*157

170

157

153

164

170

179

214

244

4,876

157

0.704

0.81

Apr.

273

273

290

290

266

251

252

244

226

19i

263

a300

a350

a400

a475

a475

a550

*a650 

588

*425

387

244

251

251

283

318

320

316

276

293

9,971

332

1.49

1.66

May

306

310

369

346

323

328

356

313

379

492

462

411

346

308

276

303

268

293 

*293

366

310

310

328

288

288

254

280

261

210

268

293

9,938

321

1.44

1.66

June

268

266

288 246"

235

233

210

212

196

189

206

206

196

198

244

196

226

"242" 166 

*189

177

185

222

246

210

206

206

216

213

196

6,489

216

0.969

1.08

July

200

194

202

202

202

1S9

179

166

166

166

166

166

206

166

166

181

166

W164

210

174

183

204

162

210

283

*254

216

220

168

5-845

189

0,848

0.98

Aug.

162

160

160

175

191

185

191

168

174

170

*181

196

175

204

196

a!90

a!70

a!60 

a!90

al70

a!70

a200

a!90

alSO

a!70

a!70

a!70

alSO

a!70

168

166

5,502

177

0.794

0.92

Sept.

168

166

164

168

159

153

164

164

*141

157

151

168

168

166

164

i40

141

168

174

172

1TO

170

170

168

179

166

162

160

179

175

4,915

164

0.735

0.82

Calendar year 1959: Max 560 Hin 83 Mean 178 Cfsm 0.798 In. 10.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 650 Min 119 Mean 203 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and powerplant records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1280. Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°17'55", long 84°36'40", in SEijNE£ sec.36, T.34 N., R.3 W., on left bank 

1.8 miles north of Wolverine, 2.8 miles downstream from West Branch, and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 170 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . April 1942 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 740 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

June 15, 1942, staff gage at site about 1 mile upstream at different datum. June 16, 

1942, to Sept. 30, 1958, staff gage at site 0.7 mile upstream at different ditum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 3.86 ft); minimum, 120 cfs Feb. 11, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 150 cfs Feb. 2, 11.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1960; minimum, 96 cfs Aug. 13, 1959; 

minimum daily, 113 cfs Aug. 6, 1958, site and datum then in use.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect which are fair. Intermittent regulation at low flows from ponds 2.4 miles upstream. Records of n'ater temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years)i--WSP 1307: 1944(M), 1948(M).

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

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

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

142

1.99

377

3.5 

3.8

690

960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

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.

187

182

187

187

202

234

241

*257

231

216

278

299

254

228

219

219

214

211

199

193

190

190

216

284

260

238

219

208

199

193

208

6,843

221

1.30

1.50

Nov.

219

214

*214

216

303

334

267

234

225

219

219

214

208

214

205

208

202

200

202

199

205

205

225

264

244

222

214

205

205

199

6,704

223

1.31

1.46

Dec.

199

202

208

211

219

219

211

202

196

193

187

193

187

*187

193

214

219

208

199

190

184

175

175

180

182

187

205

230

220

210

2OO

6,185

200

1.18

1.36

Jan.

180

185

205

193

167

175

190

200

200

200

200

208

216

205

199

193

190

*190

193

193

190

187

184

182

184

180

180

184

182

182

182

5,899

190

1.12

1.29

Feb.

182

150

160

170

175

181

187

*184

187

176

150

160

165

175

180

185

184

184

179

179

179

179

164

165

165

170

176

176

155

5,028

' 173

1.02

1.10

Mar.

160

170

175

175

170

170

*170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

173

173

170

170

165

160

160

160

160

170

179

208

216

303

 343

5,630

182

1.07

1.23

Apr.

267

264

311

347

307

270

270

267

257

258

*257

391

*568

*762

753

582

915

924

452

347

334

318

307

303

368

326

292

270

254

260

11,781

393

2.31

2.58

May

278

254

257

254

238

260

458

401

*436

771

658

387

307

278

260

247

270

284

250

264

264

307

281

254

238

234

225

216

216

238

267

9,552

308

1.81

2.09

June

231

234

222

214

208

*199

196

193

190

181

190

193

190

190

214

214

228

211

219

211

193

193

210

575

338

241

216

231

241

214

6,786

226

1.33

1.48

July

196

193

202

205

190

187

179

173

173

170

170

*170

162

162

162

164

170

167

170

164

176

199

179

170

164

216

278.

199

182

176

173

5,641

182

1.07

1.23

Aug.

170

170

*170

164

164

164

205

244

184

208

190

176

170

208

196

179

173

167

164

162

164

170

164

164

159

159

153

159

173

170

159

5,422

175

1.03

1.19

Sept.

190

179

167

225

202

170

167

164

164

162

164

164

*173

179

173

173

193

193

190

208

196

187

184

182

187

184

176

170

179

182

5,427

181

1.06

1.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 658 Min 125 Mean 2O4 Cfsm 1.2O In. 16.29

Water year 1959-6O: Max 924 Min ISO Mean 221 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15, 18, Dec. 22-24, Dec. 28 to Jar, 2, 

Jan. 6-11, 26, 27, Feb. 2-5, 11-16, 24-26, Feb. 29 to Mar. 16, Mar. 21-26.
156 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1285. Indian River at Indian River, Mich.

Location.--Lat 45°24'40", long 84°37'10", in NE^-SWi sec.24, T.35 N., R.3 W., on left bank 

at Indian River, 500 ft downstream from Burt Lake and 2.3 miles upstream from Mullett 

Lake.

Drainage area. 583 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 590.21 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 12, 1942, staff 

gage at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 546 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,140 cfs May 22, 23; maximum daily gage 

height, 5.58 ft May 13, 14; minimum daily discharge, 400 cfs Sept. 14; minimum daily 

gage height, 3.48 ft Mar. 21, 26-28.

1942-60: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 22, 23, 1960; maximum daily gage 

height, that of May 13, 14, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 249 cfs Sept. 9, 1955.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1942(M), 1945(M), 1947.

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

L4

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

552

538

538

534

538

538 

*531

531

528

528

542

556

552

542

542

538

534

531

517

517

504

501 

510

542

566

570

570

570

580

592

16,820

543

0.931

1.07

Nov.

596

596

*573

596

616

628 

612

612

620

612

616

616

620

628

608

600

600

592

592

580

588

588 

592

616

624

624

628

632

632

640

18,277

609

1.04

1.16

Dec.

640

644

648

656

660

672 

668

656

656

648

640

620

620

*610

620

620

620

620

616

608

604

600 

592

584

584

584

592

628

628

 

19,394

626

1.07

1.23

Jan.

624

616

616

616

652

628 

628

628

624

620

620

620

624

620

620

612

608

*608

616

612

608

604 

604

600

600

604

608

608

608

608

19,052

615

1.05

1.21

Feb.

608

604

600

600

600

612 

616

*612

612

632

652

636

632

628

620

616

616

616

612

608

608

604 

596

592

592

588

580

576

576

17,644

608

1.04

1.12

Mar.

573

566

562

559

556

552 

*552

552

548

545

542

534

531

524

524

520

520

517

517

514

507

514 

510

517

510

507

510

510

517

531

548

16,489

532

0.913

1.05

Apr.

556

566

573

584

600

600 

600

610

610

620

*630

656

668

710

740

760

850

900

905

910

910

905 

895

885

*875

895

940

960

*970

980

22,863

762

1.31

1.46

May

990

985

995

990

985

1,000 

1,040

1,060

*1,100

1,110

*1,050

1,070

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1.140 

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

33,405

1,078

1.85

2.13

June

1.060

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,000

*980 

960

935

915

890

880

865

840

830

820

815

820

790

785

765

750

740

740

800

785

785

770

775

765

760

25,720

857

1.47

1.64

July

745

725

740

715

705

692 

688

684

676

676

672

*S60

644

628

608

600

592

580

576

566

559

562 

556

545

538

559

570

570

562

__ 573

556

19,322

623

1.07

1.23

Aug.

545

542

*542

538

531

524

548

556

552

548

542

534

531

556

545

538

534

531

524

520

517

510 

504

492

480

471

468

462

471

465

459

16,080

519

0.890

1.03

Sept.

456

450

441

456

453

447 

441

444

441

426

420

420

*410

400

412

410

420

420

420

423

423

423 

429

435

450

453

450

450

465

465

13,053

435

0.746

0.83

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,030 Mln 288 Mean 554 Cfsm 0.950 In, 12.89

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,140 Mln 400 Mean 651 Cfsm 1.12 In, 15.16

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 157

1290. Pigeon River near Vanderbilt, Mlch.

Location. La t 45°10'15", long 84°26'20", in SE$SW$ sec. 9, T.32 N., R.I W., on right bank 

at Pigeon River Fisheries Experiment Station, and 11.1 miles east of Vanderbilt.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . September 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. --10 years, 74.2 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 602 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.18 ft); minimum, 

33 'cfs July 16.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs May 15, 1957 (gage height, 6.80 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting, result of 

failure of Lansing Club Dam 3.5 miles upstream; minimum, 13 cfs Jan. 8, 1957.

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

Ma 16, 1957, and since Apr. 22, 1958, occasional regulation by Lansing Club Dam

. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given

In WSP 1741 .

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17-20)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 24 Dec. 25 to Sept. 30

2.1 

3.0 

4.0

128

222

1.8 

3.0 

4.0

41

144

248

4.5 

5.0

360

530

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

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

59

6T

71

75

103

127

*174 TOT"

93

99

135

99

86

78

75

78

77

64

68

72

72

82

146

125

90

94

75 

66

82

76

2,776

89.5

1.42

1.64

Nov.

73

93

*69

79

119

123

103

83

73

87

70

70

72

76

75

76

75

66

76

74

74

74

84

102

106

95

81

80

78

76

2,482

82.7

1.31

1.46

Dec.

79

75

84

74

94

92

82

82 

79

76

77

76

74

*74

76

78

94

86

83

75

73

70

70

70

71

84

86

114 

111

96

82

2,537

81.8

1.30

1.50

Jan.

82

82

88

86

76

10.

73

75 

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

72

70

*70

70

70

70

72

73

74

75

77

80

79 

79

79

79

2,346

75.7

1.20

1.38

Feb.

83

74

70

70

70

70

70

*70 

70

70

66

68

71

72

74

75

76

77

77

77

76

75

74

74

74

75

76

75 

70

2,119

73.1

1.16

1.25

Mar.

73

75

76

76

75

72

*70

68 

68

67

66

66

66

66

66

67

68

71

73

73

73

72

71

70

70

71

77

99 

97

143

168

2,433

78.5

1.25

1.44

Apr.

147

136

124

140

146

122

102

101 

106

107

*106

142

214

*310

*296

226

426

*434

149

127

156

*142

128

133

132

140

117

102 

110

£3

4,914

164

2.60

2.90

May

107

112

95

96

85

85

137

157 

*144

266

262

156

113

97

96

95

96

121

119

95

96

124

101

99

93

83

82

83 

79

Ii

81

3,551

115

1.83

2.11

June

86

79

90

86

75

*76

75

71 

71

71

71

71

71

71

67

70

90

71

75

67

63

58

56

128

104

67

62

61 

86

66

2,255

75.2

1.19

1.33

July

55

55

58

73

60

58

62

60 

58

59

59

*60

59

59

57

45

59

67

75

71

59

62

64

64

62

82

156

85 

65

63

62

2,033

65.6

1.04

1.20

Aug.

60

60

*60

58

58

61

71

2i 

62

80

73

67

67

67

67

67

60

59

57

59

59

64

61

59

59

61

61

58 

58

57

57

1,961

63.3

1.00

1.15

Sept.

67

55

59

at78

68

55

61 

62

59

55

59

*62

63

63

61

66

67

63

75

73

80

71

67

67

73

71

67 

67

67

1,985

66.2

1.05

1.17

Calendar year 1959 : Max 280 Mln 37 Mean 76.1 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.43

Water year 1959-60: Max 434 Mln 45 Mean 85.8 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15, 28, 29, Dec. 21-24, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 5-26, Feb. 2 to Mar. 17, Mar. 19, 21, 23-26 (no gage-height record Feb. 15-22).
158 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1295. Pigeon River at Afton, Mioh.

Location. Lat 45°22'25", long 84°30'55", in NW£NE£ sec.2, T.34 N., R.2 W., on right up-

 stream abutment of bridge on State Highway 68, 0.9 mile west of Afton, 2.2 miles downstream from Wilkes Creek, and 7 miles upstream from Mullett Lake.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available. April 1942 to September 1960.

Page. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 675 ft (by barometer). Prior to

 sept. 13, 1943, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 133 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 6.80 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 12.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 17. 1960; maximum gage height, about 

10.5 ft Mar. 31, 1943, from floodmarks (ice jam); minimum discharge, 49 cfs Aug. 8, 

1958.

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

 wnTch are fair. Occasional regulation by Lansing Club Dam about 22 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1945-46, 1950.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3-12)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

4.4 

5.0 

5.5

88

229

404

4.4

4.7 

5.0

85

132

212

5.5 

6.0 

6.8

396

620

1,170

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

Day

I

Z

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.

135

128

126

122

124

140 *166

171

197

226

221

218

221

181

166

150

145

140

133

120

124

124

135

197

237

221

186

169

147 

135

138

5,043

163

1.03

1.19

Nov.

138

145

*147

135 

194

237

251

a200

a!50

a!70

a!50

a!40

140

145

145

145

147

140

145

150

142

135

135

140

142

147

147

145

145 

140

4,632

154

0.969

1.08

Dec.

135

133

135

142 

157

159

159

145

142

133

130

130

147 *159

147

140

147

147

145

140

135

130

130

130

135

140

150

164

171

16O

150

4,467

144

0.906

1.04

Jan.

150

150

159

15? 

140

130

130

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

*135

130

130

130

130

135

135

140

145

145

145

145

145

145

4,296

139

0.874

1.01

Feb.

140

130

125

120 

120

120

12O

*120

12O

120

115

120

130

130

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

130

130

130

125

120

120

120

120

3,670

127

0.799

0.86

Mar.

120

120

120

120 

120

115

*110

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

110

115

120

125

135

145

160

180

200

250

350

419

4,394

142

0.893

1.03

Apr.

a350

347

350

366 

373

32 O

284

266

252

237

*230

364

*585

*776

*807

698

al.100

al,O80

668

369

313

302

284

266

298

*320

295

255

216. 

2T9

12,590

420

2.64

2.94

May

212

206

202

202 

186

183

284

331

*396

560

656

525

350

295

241

212

219

237

273

273

255

252

237

209

202

180

162

150

150

147

145^

8,130

262

1.65

1.90

June

150

150

154

150 

134

*127

119

114

112

lit

112

114

111

111

123

130

136

128

123

119

118

119

118

219

206

175

159

162

162 

154

4,120

137

0.862

0.96

July

119

128

136

130

125

127

127

119

106

102

99

*96

93

93

92

91

IT

91

96

104

95

96

99

96

100

100

100

136

123 

106

104

3,320

107

0.673

0.78

Aug.

99

96

*96

93 

92

93

95

128

127

111

119

112

111

114

114

110

99

95

89

91

91

96

96

92

89

91

91

91

92 

92

38

3,093

99.8

0.628

0.72

Sept.

96

98

92

99 

128

111

99

92

96

92

91

88

*91

96

96

93

96

100

102

111

110

104

99

102

102

104

104

102

100 

102

2,996

99.9

0.628

0.70

Calendar year 1959: Max 724 Mln 61 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.26

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,100 Mln 88 Mean 166 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.21

* 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.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18, 19, 28-30, Dec. 20-27, Dec. 30 to Mar. 29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 15S 

1300. Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mlch.

Location. Lat 45°34'40", long 84°29'15", In SWij sec.19, T.37 N., R.I W., 300 ft downstream from Mullett Lake, 2-| miles upstream from Black River, and 5 miles south of 

Cheboygan.

Drainage area. 865 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 bo September 1960. -Monthly discharge only for October 

1942, published in WSP 1307.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 591.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary staff gage at Cheboygan 5.2 miles (revised) downstream read hourly. 

Datum of auxiliary gage is 590.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge . 18 years, 774 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,560 cfs May 13, 14; maximum dally gage 

height, 3.27 ft May 13, 14; minimum daily discharge, 242 cfs Aug. 21; mininrum daily 

gage height, 1.32 ft Mar. 28, 29.

1942-60: Maximum daily discharge, 1,640 cfs May 8, 1959; maximum daily gage height, 

that of May 13, 14, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 90 cfs Mar. 29, 30, 195£; minimum 

daily gage height, 1.12 ft Dee. 29, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow affected by variable backwater from powerplant at Cheboygan 5.2 miles below station and by Alverno powerplant.

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Consumers Power Co.

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

879 

825

575

e550

584

*579

605

679

807

667

789

1,070

1,010

795

894

990

986

959

816

862

840

800

935

1,000

1.080

923

e650

e800

987

1,060

1,000

25,996

839

0.970

1.12

Nov.

801 

981

1,110

1,020

*1,100

1,100

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,OOO

920

850

960

1,000

952

880

924

965

982

952

973

955

956

1,010

30,161

1,005

1.16

1.29

Dec.

1,020 

1,020

1,000

997

799

653

927

939

930

932

930

980

771

891

*1,010

991

979

996

841

716

973

900

760

820

600

850

800

820

748

1, 000

1.050

27 , 643

892

1.03

1.19

Jan.

1,000 

1.100

1,100

1,050

1,OOO

920

980

940

900

910

950

950

940

1,000

1,000

1,000

920

920

*1 , 000

1,000

1,000

920

760

800

850

880

895

874

901

868

852

29,180

941

1.09

1.26

Feb.

875 

906

873

844

826

870

802

884

*831

b810

b800

b800

b820

b800

b780

876

858

840

886

878

842

863

839

824

834

823

799

667

b650

23,980

827

0.956

1.03

Mar.

b700 

766

742

748

783

737

752

*733

696

731

729

723

724

709

727

749

757

759

756

747

739

752

747

747

732

729

723

735

705

775

756

22,908

739

0.854

0.98

Apr.

788 

768

829

911

936

924

942

955

955

945

928

897

901

881

961

1,080

1,240

1,330

1,350

1,350

1,360

1,370

1,380

1,390

1,390

*1,420

1.450

1,420

1,420

1,420

33,871

1,129

1.31

1.46

May

1,410 

1,420

1,420

1,400

1.560

1,370

1,380

1,390

1,410

*1,470

1,530

1,550

1.560

1,560

1,550

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,530

1,540

1,540

1,550

1,540

1,530

1,520

1,490

1,440

1,430

1,430

1,420

1,410

45,770

1,476

1.71

1.97

June

1.590 

1,340

1,520

1,250

1,500

1,250

*1,130

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,020

1.010

1,070

1,120

1,100

1,090

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,120

1,150

1,140

1,120

54,160

1,159

1.52

1.47

July

1.150 

1,110

780

742

779

721

774

753

746

724

693

656

*675

663

656

515

425

563

573

559

575

668

617

410

588

692

717

663

756

755

490

21,126

681

0.787

0.91

Aug.

701 

*581

591

614

511

556

543

726

649

596

617

633

601

715

694

646

623

566

620

288

242

578

e450

e450

599

489

420

e320

e500

eSOO

e520

16,719

539

0.625

0.72

Sept.

625 

650

645

641

664

599

525

562

549

295

538

387

587

*412

516

550

504

568

421

579

557

601

650

601

560

656

672

590

592

605

16,215

540

0.624

0.70

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,640 Win 150 Mean 864 Cfsm 0.999 In. 15. 5S

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,560 Min 242 Mean 895 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

of powerplant operation at Cheboygan and Alverno.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 21, 22, Nov. 15-20, Dec. 22-28, Dec. 51 to Jan. 26; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records of powerplant operation at Cheboygan and Alverno.
160 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1305. Black River near Tower, Mlch.

Location. Lat 45°23'35", long 84°20'00", in SE^NEi; sec.29, T.35 N., R.I E., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from Kleber Dam, 1,000 ft upstream from Mllligrn Creek, 

3.0 miles northwest of Tower, and 10.8 miles upstream from Black Lake.

Drainage area. 313 sq ml.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1942, published In WSP 1307.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 658.00 ft above mean sea level (Stanley 

Engineering Co. bench mark). Prior to Aug. 1, 1949, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 7.13 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs July 25; minimum dally, 115 cfs Feb. 11, Sept. 11.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 17, 1960; minimum, 0.6 cfs Mar. 11, 1950; 

minimum dally, 4.0 cfs Nov. 27, 1949.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants at Tower and Kleber Dams.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19 Apr. 20 to Aug. 9 Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

2.2 108

3.0 270

3.5 402

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,020

1,540

2,240

2.1 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

120

330

690

1,650

2.1 

3.0

114

330

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

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2fl 

29

SO

31

Total

'Jean

Jta.u

In.

Oct.

295

256

206

213

223

241

*251

277

356

369

394

386

451

540

351

340

291

262

260

230

241

235

254

289

568

445

456

341 

354

334

286

9,555

308

0.984

1.13

Nov.

218

285

516

*316

324

382

454

429

374

585

307

294

263

298

211

252

247

205

259

269

298

328

298

282

361

554

347

519 

297

286

9,258

308

0.984

1.10

Dec.

279

259

218

284

272

306

512

511

310

202

214

298

245

240

271

*267

255

275

319

226

188

170

192

195

222

259

307

S40

279

259

500

8,054

260

0.831

0.96

Jan.

280

250

270

250

280

200

150

210

210

210

240

280

510

500

320

300

260

260

250

*200

243

256

239

246

226

254

205

210 

219

259

227

7,594

245

0.785

0.90

Feb.

257

184

145

185

225

230

242

221

226

*243

115

146

209

271

260

237

258

245

265

267

165

204

213

197

213

205

160

244 

215

6,227

215

0.687

0.74

Mar.

206

198

181

220

210

188

204

194

*177

194

131 1*94

198

195

199

192

178

224

209

167

233

209

214

213

181

174

242

261 

510

468

447

6,811

220

0.703

0.81

Apr.

497

586

722

698

764

722

662

682

618

527

482

570

*866

1,250

*1,320

1,450

1,860

*1,750

1,590

1,400

*945

790

815

749

*729

802

718

618 

662

638

26,462

882

2.82

3.15

May

554

452

311

455

506

571

520

550

658

1,090

n.zio

1,120

1,080

858

564

660

579

550

526

526

558

618

618

602

562

526

442

m368

419

18,425

594

1.90

2.19

June

289

532

333

300

266

298

*269

*258

248

252

227

116.

244

194

259

279

332

333

301

345

295

177

252

357

495

495

368

267 

515

558

8,894

296

0.946

1.06

July

287

227

210

250

270

200

250

200

200

170

210

180

*160

*167

162

216

137

187

201

199

174

202

175

187

*169

217

278

525 

512

246

195

6,561

212

0.677

0.78

Aug.

200

204

200

*166

186

171

174

221

257

218

202

187

211

156

191

205

165

165

155

146

150

140

203

199

154

127

152

154 

157

151

159

5,482

177

0.565

0.65

Sept.

172

200

175

150

237.

205

195

136

198

191

152

180

160

*132

165

208

188

227

134

214

193

161

186

203

180

172

165

177

184

5,355

178

0.569

0.65

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,200 Mln 79 Mean 271 Cfsm 0.866 In. 11.72

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,860 Mln 115 Mean 324 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 1-20, July 5-15; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and powerplant operation at Kleber Dam.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 161

1315. Rainy River near Ocqueoc, Mich,

Location. Lat 45°24'30", long 84"10'45", in NE^NWv sec.22, T.35 N., R.2 E., on upstream 

side of highway bridge, 4.4 miles west of Ocqueoc and 5 miles upstream from Black Lake.

Drainage area. 85 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 674.85 ft above mea- sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 8 years, 35.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 946 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 6.33 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 2.1 cfs Aug. 26.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1960; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 7, 1955.

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

anoTthose below 10 cfs, which are poor.

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

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

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

0.6

4.6

11

29

77

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.4

140

322

560

970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19fiO

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

IWal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12 

12

11

IT

12

*11

20

21

21

24

26

28

30

54

35

54

31

30

28

27

27

28

28

30 

33

35 

40

50

60 

60

S9

908

29.3

0.345

0.40

Nov.

58 

58

58

*5B

58

58

58

64

68

15

70

43

48

50

47

45

44

43

42

40

40

39

39

41 

45

50 

55

62

61 

60

1,577

52.6

0.619

0.69

Dec.

59 

58

59

61

68

77

78

70

68

65

65

64

64

63

63

*62

63

63

60

60

58

57

56

54 

51

50 

52

54

54 

52

50

1,878

60.6

0.713

0.82

Jan.

45 

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

54

54

54

33

33

33

*32

32

32

31

31 

31

30 

30

29

29 

29

28.

1,058

34.1

0.401

0.46

Feb.

28 

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

*28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

28

26

26

ft

25 

25

25

25

781

26.9

0.316

0.34

Mar.

25 

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

24

2424-

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

27 

29

31 

35

45

60 

85

105

980

31.6

0.372

0.43

Apr.

130 

160

208

237

266

280

284

284

284

284

286

307

*515

600

650

550

800

*900 650"

300

*250

230

210

200 

210

230 

210

180

160 

150

10, 005

334

3.93

4.38

May

150 

150

145

140

140

140

160

210

300

*430

550

450

330

230

170

159

137

136

133

129

126

122

119

118 

116

112 

108

104

75 

66

61

5,516

178

2.09

2.41

June

53 

47

44

40

35

32

29

*27_

30

31

35

31

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

28

33

37 

39

39 

37

37

35

31

1,000

33.3

0.392

0.44

July

ft

28

26

26

25

22

20

17

15

13

12

*10

10

8.5

8.1

6.8

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.4

8.1

9.0

9.6 

11

16 

21

18

18 

16

14

469.9

15.2

0.179

0.21

Aug.

*.«

11

8.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.7 

2.7

fi2.3

2.5 

2 5

2 " 5

164.4

5.30

0.062

0.07

Sept.

2.5 

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.9

4.1

*3.9

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.8

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6

5,9.

5.9 

5 6

129.8

4.33

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 477 Min 0.8 Mean 50.1 Cfsm 0.589 In. 8.00

Water year 1959-60: Max 900 Min 2.1 Mean 66.8 Cfsm 0.786 In. 10.7'

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfs). Apr. 18 (time unknown) 946 cfs (6.33 ft); May 10 (time unknown) 

about 600 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-27, Dec. 8-14, Dec. 19 to Apr. 2. No 

gage-height record Oct. 28, Apr. 14 to May 14, June 6, 7, July 23, Sept. 9; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
162 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1320. Black River near Cheboygan, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°30'00", long 84°19'35", in NW^NW^ sec.21, T.36 N., R.I E., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from Black Lake, 5.3 miles upstream from Alverno Dam, and 

12.6 miles southeast of Cheboygan.

Drainage area. 597 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1942, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 3 miles downstream at same datun.

Average discharge. 18 years, 424 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily, discharge during year, 2,500 cfs Apr. 20; maximum daily gage 

height, 5.74 ft Apr. 20; minimum daily discharge, 40 cfs Aug. 28; minimum daily gage 

height, 1.77 ft Mar. 27, 28.

1942-60: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 20, 1960; maximum daily gage height, 

that of Apr. 20, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 11 cfs Aug. 14, 1949; minimum daily 

gage height, 1.60 ft Sept. 2, 1947.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation or no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by powerplant at 

Alverno Dam.

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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.070 

905

258

293

255

*141

6260

6270

287

6200

188

814

1,000

98

502

508

6350

223

418 

502

282

429

521

717

696

724

738

724

713

717

648

15,431

498

0.834

O.96

Nov.

e!50 255"

706

*744

717

782

800

900

900

900

894

850

750

700

700

700

b640

b500

b600 

b600

b600

289

386

483

708

544

b350

756

738

742

19,614

654

1.10

1.23

Dec.

724 

749

755 749~

500

60

300

500

350

500

550

700

110

250

*660

660

660

660

600

50

250

550

300

450

150

250

350

250

500

600

680

14,417

465

0.779

0.90

Jan.

TOO" 700 

700

650

550

500

500

500

480

470

480

550

520

500

650

640

600

500

*650 

650

620

586

310

260

493

520

432

404

534

529

312

16,490

532

0.891

1.03

Feb.

b450 

b480

b500

b450

387

360

256

419

»548

484

b350

b350

b500

b450

' b400

538

464

512

5TB

388

528

433

479

b450

b400

353

214

186

12,502

431

0.722

0.78

Mar.

400 

350

320

370

330

331

330

 350

330

340

350

340

330

330

330

340

320

260

230 

320

340

356

308

330

357

318

331

306

319

428

412

10,406

336

0.563

0.65

Apr.

451 

547

596

677

779

853

963

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,100

*1,200

1,400

1,500

1,700

1,800

2,000

2,200

2,400 

2.500

2,450

2,400

2,330

2,250

*2 , 200

2,180

2,140

2,060

1,980

1,920

47,976

1,599

2.68

2.99

May

1,850 

1,790

1,710

1,610

1,510

1,440

1,400

1,420

1,410

*1,570

1,770

1,940

1.970

1,970

1,940

1,850

1,790

1,770

1,680 

1,640

1,690

1,510

1,480

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,300

1,230

1,120

1,040

984

48,494

1,564

2.62

3.02

June

706 

710

579

395

e320

6450

6430

e410

e450

e500

6200

elOO 278"

292

187

310

315

329

234 

6200

252

260

425

447

659

582

413

658

671

670

12,432

414

0.693

0.77

July

65J. 

527

361

305

339

6300

6^20

321

310

300

280

200

*200

186

213

176

645

e?00

e!40 

85

93

128

130

660

118

132

360

336

330

362

elOO

7,514

242

0.405

0.47

Aug.

e!90 

*e320

e300

e!50

e200

6170

e70

6200

6220

e!70

340

336

341

6250

e!50

202

196

200

200 

185

ellO

146

e!90

115

71

322

76

e40

e!20

e!40

6140

5,860

189

0.317

0.37

Sept.

174 

35O

450

500

300

500

250

200

300

150

50

110

120

*120

200

200

170

45.

130 

180

e300

167

294

474

6210

6400

6350

eSOO

6250

6200

7,444

248

0.415

0.46

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,840 Min 16 Mean 507 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.55

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,500 Min 40 'Mean 597 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

of powerplant operation at Alverno Dam and at Cheboygan.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 7-10, 12-16, Dec. 5 to Jan. 21, Mar. 1-5, 7-21, Apr. 8-22, 

July 9-13, Sept. 2-20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records of powerplant 

operation at Alverno Dam and at Cheboygan.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 163

1325. Thunder Bay River near Hlllman, Mien.

Location. Lat 45°00'30", long 83°58'20", In NEiSE^ sec.8, T.30 N., R.4 E., on left bank 

25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, 0.4 mile downstream from Miller Creek, 

and 5.2 miles southwest of Hlllman.

Drainage area. 232 sq ml.

Records available . June 1945 to September 1960.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 760 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 15 years, 207 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs May 10 (gage height, 8.72 ft); minimum 

 dally, 150 cfs Mar. 10-25.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 8.86 ft); minimum 

dally, 98 cfs Aug. 7, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Prior to 

MayT.2, 1950, diurnal fluctuation below about 500 cfs by powerplant at Atlarta. Occasional regulation by dam at Atlanta thereafter.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1307: 1946(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method -used Apr. 16 to May lo)

4.7 

5.0 

6.0

15O 

174 

313

7.0 

8.0

508

870

1,380

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.

177

168

166

165

 169

214 

261

293

266

229

226 

223

210

198

189

182

179

175

170

169

167

168

227

368

581

339

291

251

226

211

215

6,871

222

O.957

1.10

Nov.

225

*216

209

2O9

310

322"

282

254

242

250 

219

210

205

200

2OO

200

200

200

200

201

201

215

269

277

240

220

215

210

211

6,945

252

1.00

1.12

Dec.

204

*202

206

214

229

272 

264

248

232

205

2OO 

2OO

200

200

201

216

229

225

205

2OO

2OO

200

195

195

195

2O1

199

240

270

2 3O

21O

6,685

216

0.951

1.07

Jan.

190

180

175

170

165

165 

*165

165

165

165

170 

175

ISO

180

180

ISO

180

175

175

175

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

165

165

5,555

172

0.741

0.85

Feb.

165

165

165

*165

165

160 

160

160

180

160

160

155

155

160

160

160

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

4,590

158

0.681

0.73

Mar.

*155

155

160

160

160

160 

155

166

155 igo

150 

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

16O

200

250

500

369

6?i

5,718

184

0.793

0.91

Apr.

555

490

499

*586

558

496 

483

462

428

391

396 

492

763

986 976"

785

SOS

851

641

516

454

412

377

353

454

503

477

4 2O

376

3*8

16,336

545

2.35

2.62

May

553

*322

330

325

296

28O 

300

325

391

997

955 

665

528

458

418

379

391

492

444

428

428

426

460

424

379

343

313

293

283

OTC 

^'S

 za* OOO

13,082

422

1.82

2.10

June

*344

339

344

296

261

244 

230

218

210

201

199 

202

196

191

328

322

398

410

362

325

275

251

248

337

370

315

267

253

269

233

8,438

281

1.21

1.35

July

214

202

209

214

200

*193 

188

182

175

172

168 

168

166

164

166

164

164

168

175

172

168

178

173

167

162

192

381

294

234

ZOO

187

5,958

192

0.828

0.95

Aug.

*172

168

164

158

156

156 

170

188

177

189

179 

168

162

163

169

164

161

158

154

152

172

204

187

178

168

163

159

156

156

156

154

5 181

167

0.720

0.83

Sept.

*158

160

157

177

180

172 

164

161

162

156

m165

169

165

163

164

172

178

220

199

189

185

179

174

171

167

164

164

168

5,113

170

0.733

O.82

Calendar year 1959 : Max 935 Kin 121 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.922 In. 12.48

Water year 1959-60 : Max 997 Mln 150 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.45

Peak discharge (base, 6OO cfs). Mar. 31 (9 to 11 a.m.) 662 cfs (7.51 ft)j Apr. 15 (12:30 a.m.) 1,070 

cfs (8.41 ft)j Apr. 18 (2 a.m.) 94O cfs (8.41 ft); May 10 (7 p.m.) 1,270 cfs (8.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-16, 18-20, 26-29, Dec. 1O-14, 19-25, 

Dec. 28 to Mar. 29.
164 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1335. Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mloh.

Location. Lat 45°07i40", long 83°38'30", In NE£ sec.36, T.32 N., R.6 E., on left bank 

 half a mile upstream from Orchard Hill Bridge, 4 miles upstream from Forth Branch 

Thunder Bay River, 5 miles southwest of Bolton, and 11 miles northwest of Alpena.

Drainage area. 588 sq ml.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 671.96 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 12, 1945, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 436 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs May 11 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 153 cfs Sept. 8. .

1945-60: Maximum discharge (revised), 3,350 cfs Apr. 7, 1959 fgage height, 9.12 ft); 

minimum, 92 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 1955.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 3,250 

cfs Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 9.00 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1307.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Hillman and regulation by 

Fletcher Pond on the Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River (usable capacity, 40,170 

acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1946.

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

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

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

202

260

405

5.0 

8.0 

9.0

780

2,500

3,250

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

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

321

294

282

275

*278

288

363 

411

432

399

384

381

375

351

333

315

303

294

285

278

272

270

594

405

558

599

555

466

417

399

387

11,217

362

-

-

Nov.

390

*396

381

375 455"

544

575 

550

505

558

568

491

498

488

450

440

430

430

460

480

490

505

491

599

639

643

655

600

580

572

15,168

506

-

-

Dec.

572

*558

561

572

607

671

699 

695

663

580

550

530

510

510

530

536

575

587

561

526

470

440

426

438

460

494

519

631

700

600

520

17,291

558

-

-

Jan.

470 450"

430

410

400

400

»400 

400

400

400

410

430

440

450

450

450

450

440

430

430

430

430

420

420

420

420

420

420

410

410

400

13,140

424

_

-

Feb.

400

390

*390

380 355"

380

380 

380

380

380

380

380

390

400

410

420

420

430

430

430

420

420

420

420

420

430

430

430

430

11,750

1 405

_

-

Mar.

*440

440

440

440

440

440

440 

440

430

430

430

430

420

420

420

420

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

410

420

440

470

561

740

13,651

440

_

-

Apr.

1,000

1,270

1,330

*1,650

1,910

2,010

2,140 

1,880

1,540

1,270

1,110

1,240

1,760

2,370

2.440

2,180

1,970

1,990

1,970

1,640

1,260

1,020

838

735

900

1,080

1,140

1,060

856

715

44,274

1,476

-

-

May

683

*651

659

655

631

564

568 

603

758

1,620

2,600

2,6OO

2,040

1,640

1,360

1,160

1,120

1,250

1,360

1,320

1,260

1,220

1,170

1,170

1,080

930

780

691

655

615

667

34,080

1,099

-

-

June

753

»735

707

703

595

554

522 

498

474

449

432

429

420

423

508

615

727

843

856

744

655

583

526

575

671

671

579

533

547

526

17,853

595

-

-

July

463

423

405

402

393

*429

460 

449

442

432

423

417

411

402

399

399

387

384

390

393

405

405

411

399

387

405

470

564" 583

470

446

13,248

427

-

-

Aug.

*423

40T

390

378

369

360

369 

396

405

393

399

390

378

369

363

345

324

318

315

306

309

342

378

360

345

333

321

312

312

303

30T

11,013

355

-

-

Sept.

312

*306

309

369

300

351

m578"

278

268

270

270

278

282

278

278

282

294

312

357

330

320

310

300

290

280

278

275

272

8,918

297

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,230 Mln 194 Mean 442 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,600 Mln 210 Me&n 5/T8 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-21, 27-29, Dec. 10-14, 21, 22, Dec. 29 to 

Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Feb. 12-25). No gage-height record Sept. 22-27; discharge estimated 

on basla of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 16£

1340. North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location. Lat 45°08'55", long 83°36'35", in sec.29, T.32 N., R.7 E., on left bank l| miles 

upstream from mouth, 2\ miles south of Bolton, and 9 miles northwest of Alpena.

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 675.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 16, 1945, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 6.67 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Aug. 31.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 2,330 cfs Apr. 13, 1947 (gage height, 7.00 f;); maximum 

gage height, 7.98 ft Mar. 31, 1950 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Oct. 14, 1955.

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

regulation during low flows.

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. 15

3.1 34

3.5 94

4.0 210

5.0 560

6.0 1,310

6.8 2,110

2.6

2.7 

2.9

6.0 

9.0

21

Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

3.2 46

3.5 94

4.0 220

5.0 670

6.0 1,420

7.0 2,320

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.

49

53

49

45

*!!

42

49

50

60

83

96

94

106

132

134

123

104

90

85

76

70

66

71

81

94

127

171

205

199

181 

166

2,992

96.5

0.524

0.60

Nov.

145

*134

129

132

143

164

202

255" 258

231

194

166

157

148

120

110

110

110

110

106

98

155" 94

121

125

140

160

170

170

160

4,462

149

0.810

0.90

Dec.

160

154

*145

145

159

173

180" 190

170

160

150

150

150

150

150

143

157

173

160

150

150

140

140

130

121

110

123

148

150

140 

120

4,641

150

0.815

0.94

Jan.

Tic" 110

100

100

100

100

*100

100

100

100

100

105

110

110

110

110

110

110

105

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

96

96

95

94

3,169

102

0.554

0.64

Feb.

94

9T

*93

92

92

91

91

91

91

91

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

88

88

86

86

85

84

83

62

82

82

81

ST

2,557

'88.2

0.479

0.52

Mar.

81 *|0

55

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

81

82

82

83

84

86

90

98

120

150

200

250

500

3,147

102

0.554

0.64

Apr.

400

500

600

750

*1,020

1,240

1,250

1,190

1,170

1,020

960

920

1,240

1,700

1.880

1,700

1,460

1,340

1,310

1,060

*794

630

530

420

411

450

525

490

411

557

27,728

924

5.02

5.60

May

318

286

*266

244

227

214

208

211

280

600

1,320

1,500

1,040

700

500

580

359

545

545

584

366

330

318

310

286

255

217

190

166

150

12,451

402

2.18

2.51

June

*146

150

146

141

129

114

100

80

63

57

55

49

44

SO

89

81

148

155

T55

155

158

125

110

121

123

129

141

155

118

102

3,361

112

0.609

0.68

July

9086"

73

65

85

62

*56

47

42

38

56

51

24

22

22

21

20

21

25

27

22

21

19

14

15

16

25

26

30

32

35

1,116

56.0

0.196

0.25

Arc;.

*;>9

28

28

29

Z7

26

26

26

24

24

25

22

22

20

20

19

15

12

12

11

12

12

10

8.7

9.0

9.5

11

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.2

5V7.8

17.7

0.096

0.11

Sept.

*7.8

KT

8.1

9.0

9.5

10

15

14

56" 22

20

18

19

20

19

16

15

14

14

15

15

18

14

18

17

16

16

14

12

12

441.5

14.7

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,940 Mln 4.1 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,880 Mln 7.2 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.46

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Apr. 6 (7 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (6.06 ft); Apr. 15 (5 to 4 a.m.) 1,980 

cfs (6.67 ft); Apr. 27 (5 t6 8 p.m.) 540 cfs (4.74 ft); May 12 (7 to 8 a.m.) 1,590 cfs (6.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-19, Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, Dec. 7-15, 19-24, 

Dec. 29 to Apr. 4.
166 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1355. Au Sable River at Grayling, Mlch.

Location. Lat 44°39'35", long 84°42'45", In SE£ aec.7, T.26 N., R.3 W., on right bank 

65 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Grayling and three-quartera of a mile 

upstream from East Branch.

Drainage area.--110 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1960. Prior to October 1954, published as 

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling. Monthly discharge only for soue periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above steel-crested dam. Datum of gage is 1,123.49 ft above 

mean aea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 18 years, 75.2 cfs.

Extremea. Maximum diacharge during year, 186 cfa Apr. 18 (gage height, 2.38 ft); minimum, 

49 cfs Feb. 11.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 274 cfs June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3.00 ft); minimum, 

28 cfs Apr. 21, 1946.

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

Dec. 31, 1952, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 2.5 miles upstream. Records of 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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. 25

1.2 

2.0

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

1.2 53

2.0 138

3.0 268

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.

76

*72

70

70

75

82

108

118

119 

109

107

104

101

97

91

88

86

84 

81

83

76

76

90

110

116

108

99

91

86

84

85

2,842

91.7

0.834

0.96

Nov.

85

85

84

85

98

*103

101

96

89 

87

84

83

81

82

76

78

79

ft

80

79

78

81

86

89

87

84

80

79

78

2,530

84.3

0.766

0.85

Dec.

78

77

77 *76

78

80

80

78

76 

b75

b75

75

72

72

73

73

74

73 

71

67

69

67

67

70

69

70

75

b85

b82

b78

b75

2,307

74.4

0.676

0.78

Jan.

b75

76

81

77 *65

65

b70

76

75 

73

72

73

76

79

78

75

73

b70 

70

b70

72

72

72

71

70

67

69

71

71

70

69

2,243

72.4

0.658

0.76

Feb.

66 *63

59

65

67

71

J5

66

69 

65

52

59

b62

b65

67

67

68

68 

67

66

65

65

59

60

60

65

66

63

59

1,864

64,3

0.585

0.63

Mar.

58

60

*60

61

59

56

b56

57

56 

b56

57

56

56

59

59

58

62

62 

60

61

57

55

b56

b58

b60

66

71

75

79

91

112

1,949

62.9

0.572

0.66

Apr.

*114

113

114

115

117

116

115

111

108 

106

105

HO

126

153

158

163

173

184 

*175

*156

143

136

128

124

123

125

123

117

112

110

3,873

129

1.17

1.30

May

107

105

*107

106

105

104

111

115

123 

157

137

132

126

118

113

108

108

108 

106

111

115

125

128

125

119

115

110

104

'no98

3O

104

3,528

114

1.04

1.20

June

103

*103

100

96

93

90

88

86

84 

83

81

81

81

83

86

87

89

88 

86

83

81

80

82" 79

85

84

81

81

81

80

2,585

86.2

0.784

0.87

July

*78

76

78

78

76

74

73

70

69 

67

67

66

66

65

65

65

65

66 

69

69

71

75

79

79

74

83

94

91

90

84

79

2,304

74.3

0.675

0.78

Aug.

75

72

72

73

*73

71

76

80

ft

76

75

71

71

71

71

70

68 

66

66

66

68

70

70

67

66

65

65

63

63

63

2,183

70.4

0.640

0.74

Sept.

*64

65

65

69

70

67

65

64

62

61

61

62

64

64

64

63

64

64 

70

72.

71

70

69

67

67

67

64

61

60 'crT bu

1,956

65.2

0.593

0.66

Calendar year 1959: Max 153 Mln 45 Mean 71.7 Cfsm 0.652 In. 8.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 184 Mln 52 Mean 82.4 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 167

1356. East Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mlch.

Locatlon.--Lat 44 0 40'10", long 84 0 42'20", In NW£NW£ sec.8, T.26 N., R.3 W., on right bank 

at south boundary of State fish hatchery area at Grayling and 0.4 mile upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 76.0 sq ml.

Records available. April 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,110 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 30, 1958, staff gage at site 10 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. 1958: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 53 cfs A^r. 6 (gage 

height, 3.31 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 119 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 

4.34 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 2.58 ft), result of freezeup".

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 135 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 

4.67 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Mar. 15 (gage height, 3.00 ft).

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

which are fair. Occasional regulation by State fish hatchery above gage.

Rating tables, Apr. 1, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 22 to Dec. 31, 1958; July 18 to Sept. 3O, 

1959; Apr. 14-Z5, May 16 to June 29, Aug. 7 to Sept. 5, 1960)

Apr. 1, 1958, to 

Sept. 30, 1959

Oct. 1, 1959, to 

Sept. 30, 1960

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

4.4

106

139

3.1 

4.0 

4.6

30

85

138

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

t!2.4

Apr.

*42

42

42

42

43

48

50

48

46

44

43

41

41

41

41

41

42

42

40

39

38

39

43

45

42

40

38

36

*37

36

1,252

41.7

0.549

0,61

May

*36

35

35

34

34

34

33

34

33

33

33

33

33

32

33

32

32

31

32

33

33

33

31

32

32

32

30

31

31

31

30

1,011

32.6

0.429

0.49

June

32

32

30

29

30

30

28

30

31

31

30

28

27

27

27

28

26

2525"

28

27

27

27

27

28

30

*28

27

26

26

847

28.2

0.371

0.41

July

26

*26

26

27

28

30

27

26

26

26

28

27

25

25

25

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

21

22

22

20

20

23

20

24

20

756

24.4

0.321

0.37

Aug.

*19

19

19

20

21

20

21

23

21

23

23

22

23

22

22

20

20

20

20

38

26

25

23

23

22

21

21

22

21

23

25

688

22.2

0.292

0.34

Sept.

24

*23

22

31

32

34

34

32

28

27

23

24

24

24

24

23

24

25

30

28

25

25

22

23

34

30

28

27

26

28

804

26.8

0.353

0.39

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this 

t Result of discharge measurement.

day.

614214 O -61 -1Z
168 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1356. East Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mlch. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

*28

28

26

26

26

30- 25

36.

34

33

32

34

33

32

31

30

29 

28

28

29

28

33 

34 

33

32

32

30

30 

30

*36

948

30.6

0.403

0.46

Nov.

35

30

28

28

28

31

30

31

33

33

32

31

30

33

36

36

36

ft

39

37

36

36 

36 

36

36

31

31

28

b28

998

33.3

0.438

0.49

Dec.

33

33

34

*34

33

27

31

b30

b30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 

29

27

b28

b28

29 

29 

26

28

28

28

29

^5* 26 

co

916

29.5

0.388

0.45

Jan.

28 *Z5

27

26

25

b25

b25

25

25

a25

a26

a26

a26

a26

a26

a25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25 

24 

25

b24

b25

t>26

26

25

24

788

25.4

0.334

0.39

Feb.

24

bST

b24

24

*24

24

23

23

23

24

b23

23

23

23

23

24

22

22 

21

b2T

b21

22

22 

22

21

21

21

21

-

633

22.6

0.297

0.31

Mar.

21

21

21

21

*21

21

20

20

20

11

20

20

20

20

21

21

20

20 

22

22

22

22

23 

25 

28

34

36

39

39

41

44

764

24.6

0.324

0.37

Apr.

45

4ff

56

55

62

69

76

83

78

75

81

88

90

94

100

107

*109

til

98

87

80

74 

74 

72

66

65

73

80

72

2,383

79.4

1.04

1.16

May

65

66

62

*72

21

70

68

62

59

57

63

60

56

53

52

51

51

50 

49

62

67

64

61 

57 

53

51

49

46

46

f

1,795

57.9

0.762

0.88

June

56

sT

47

*44

44

44

42

39

39

39

39

39

39

37

36

35

34

34 

33

32

32

32

31 

31 

32

30

a30

a30

a35

aJ33

1,119

37.3

0.491

0.55

July

a32

*a32

33

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

30

30

a30

a29

a28

a28

a?,B

32 

34

31

30

28

?8 

28 

F8

?7

F7

F6

Ts

50

TS

9f5

31.1

0.4C9

0.47

Aug.

36

32

30

31

*30

29

30

30

30

31

30

28

aSS

a28

28

30

36

33

31

30

42

65

f 

*60

53

49

48

46

53

56

1,234

39.8

0.524

0.60

Sept.

48

47

*45

42

41

40

38

37

37

37

37

36

36

36

39

39

37

36

39

41

46

ft

58

a55

aSO

a55

58

52

1,328

44.3

0.583

0.65

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 114 Mln 19 Mean 38.0 Cfsm 0.500 In. 6.78

* 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.

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.

50 *48

4S

48

53

59

75

76

75 

69

74

74

71

68

65

63

62

60

59

57

56

54

68

80

79

*75

72

68

65 

62

63

1,996

64.4

0.847

0.98

Nov.

63

62

61

63

22.

*72

69

66

65 

64

63

61

59

59

55

b55

56

56

a56

a5 6

a58

a60

a64

a60

as 8

54

55

54

1,805

60.2

0.792

0.88

Dec.

53

53

52 *52

53

54

53

51

50 

50

48

49

48

48

48

48

49

48

47

42

b42

42

45

46

45

46

47

57

55

53

bSO

1,524

49.2

0.647

0.75

Jan.

45

52

53

50 *41

45

47

47

46 

b45

45

46

b47

48

48

46

45

b44

43

b43

42

44

44

43

43

42

43

43

43

43 

43

1,399

45.1

0.593

0.68

Feb.

b39

*36

b38

41

42

44

47

42

44

38

32

b36

b39

41

38

41

42

42

a40

a40

a40

a39

a37

a37

a37

a39

40

37

35

1,140

39.3

0.517

0.56

Mar.

36

36 *38

37

35

34

b34

34

bit

34

34

a33

a33

34

36

38

39

38

38

36

36

36

b35

35

3?

3-

42

44

60 

16

1,182

38.1

0.501

0.58

Apr.

*68

67

71

74

75

75

78

76

75 

73

74

84

105

129

T£5

116

120

122

*105

91

84

78

74

71"6

76

74

69

66

66

2,537

84.6

1.11

1.24

May

66

65

68

66

Si

*65

74

72

79 

97

98

91

83

79

75

72

74

76

73

83

81

87

90

85

79

75

74

71

69

75 

78

2,384

76.9

1.01

1.16

June

73 *77

7?

69

66

63

62

59

58 

57

57

57

56

57

60

57

59

57

54

54

52

52

53

54

53

51

50

53

53

50

1,747

58.2

0.766

0.85

July

*49

474<?

4<?

45

V>

41

40

40

40

*39

393>3

39

39

3<>

3?3^>

40

40

41

45

464"5

42

51

57

50

45

44

41

1,330

42.9

0.564

0.65

Aug.

39

39

40

38

38

38

41

42

4*

42

40

39

40

40

38

38

37

36

BT

36

40

41

40

38

37

36

36

36

36 

36

1,203

38.8

0.511

0.59

Sept.

36 *37

36

38

38

37

36

35

35

35

36

37

37

36

36

38

38

43

44

42

42

41

41

40

38

38

38

38

39

1,140

38.0

0.500

0.56

Calendar year 1959 : Max 114 Mln 19 Mean 44.8 Cfsm 0.589 In. 7.99

Water year 1959-60 : Max 129 Mln 32 Mean 53.0 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.48

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,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURW 169

1365. Au Sable River at Mlo, Mlch.

Location. Lat 44 0 39'3S", long 84°07 I 30", on line between sec. 7, T.26 N., R.3 E., and 

sec. 12, T.26 N., R.2 E., on right bank 150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 33 

at Mlo, 10 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 80 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --1. 100 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. --July 1952 to September 1960.

~Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 929.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 8 years, 922 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.38 ft); minimum, 218 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 1.31 ft); minimum dally, 624 cfs Sept. 11.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1960; minimum, 113 cfs Sept. 22, 1954; 

minimum dally, 456 cfs Feb. 17, 1958; minimum gage height, 0.83 ft July 17, 1959.

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated at all stages by powerplant 500 ft uprtream.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28, 

Apr. 19 to Sept. 30 Nov. 29 to Apr. 18

2.5 

3.0

625

920

4.0 

5.0

1,700

2,800

2.6 

3.0

725

975

4.0 

5.1

1,750

2,920

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

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfan

In.

Oct.

982

906

748

884

999

1,320

1,310

1,580 

1,160

1,560

1,310

1,220

1,230

1,220

1,140

1,010

1,010

1,150

1,010

996

*89S

998

1,340

1.940

1,880

1,520

1,420

1,240 

1,380

1,140 

1,210

37,711

1,216

1.11

1.28

Nov.

1,170

1,160

1,070

1,290

1.610

1,470

1,430

1,290 

*1,360

1,200

1,080

1,320

1,080

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,060

956

1,090

1,07O

1,010

1,040

1,050

1,270

1,320

1,190

1,120

1,140 

1,030

1,060

35,226

1,174

1.07

1.19

Dec.

1,020

1,100

1,110

1,160

1,080

1,030

1,140

1,100 

1,070

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,020

994

1,020

*1,020

1,100

1,060

996

926

886

912

816

1,110

960

1,030

957

1.470 

1,320

1) £80 

1,220

32,957

1,063

0.966

1.11

Jan . Feb .

1,040 968

1,O50 872

1,250

946

1,010

772

972

1,050

794 1 1.020

818

1.420

918

931

933 

932

946 928

1,O40 866

1,040, 822

*1,290 858

1,090

994

1,010

969

1,000

1,160

957

850

1,040

942

952

972

964

1,080

932 

936

9O8

1,020

31,338

1,011

0.919

1.06

904

*961

1.100

932

948

864

922

9OO

941

866

844

836

816

1,010

916 

824

26,508

914

0.831

0.90

Mar.

740

752

838

910

834

846

851

921 

792

884

792

756

914

827

*866

828

866

824

828

812

832

828

782

799

871

813

838

1,000 

1,030

1, 280 

1.7.50

27 , 484

887

0.806

0.93

Apr.

1,610

1,560

1,800

2,010

1,960

1,730

1,620

1,700 

1,630

1,500

1,560

1,760

2,220

2,450

2,550

2,540

2,590

2.840

2,410

 2,190

1,910

1,650

1,740

1,500

1,660

1,730

1,710

1,570 

1,450

1.400

56,550

1,885

1.71

1.91

May

1,350

1,46O

1,420

1,410

1,410

1,380

1,270

1,430 

1,560

2,110

2.220

1,820

1,590

1,560

 1,280

1,290

1,500

*1,570

1,420

1,570

1,720

1,530

1,860

1,590

1,550

1,440

1,300

1,310 

1,260

1.190

1,320

46,690

1,506

1.37

1.58

June

1,330

1,400

1,340

1.420

1,240

1,120

1,100

1,070 

979

974

937

1,130

1,070

1,010

1,270

*977

1,230

1,240

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,050

892

97O

1,310

999

974

988 

1,170

1,040

33,470

1,116

1.01

1.13

July

1,000

932

978

1,010

938

966

859

836

860

942

894

162

*834

804

818

800

770

834

816

888

79O

894

956

873

878

1,040

1,330

1.470 

922

1,000

938

28,632

924

0.840

0.97

Aug.

903

844

821

824

844

764

897

1,120 

*860

761

1,070

880

£70

731

936

928

762

863

744

662

802

1.150

848

8O2

816

808

832

HI864

712

26,131

843

0.766

0.88

Sept.

779

844

748

880

874

808

8O1

709

883

860

624

676

*8O2

826

898

723

811

718

85O

1.170

95O

811

860

89O

789

806

787

79O 

788

926

24,679

823

0.748

0.83

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,460 Min 543 Mean 998 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.32

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,840 Min 624 Mean 1,113 Cfam 1.01 In. 13.77

Discharge measurement made on this day.
170 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1380. East Branch Au Ores River at Mclvor, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°14'20", long 83°41'50", on line between sees. 3 and 10, T.21 N., R.6 E., 

on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge at Hclvor, 1.1 miles east of 

National City, and 9 miles southwest of Tawas City.

Drainage area. 84 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 25 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 67.6 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 499 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 6.29 ft); minimum, 

20 cfs Sept. 14; minimum daily, 36 cfs Oct. 3, 4.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,310 cfs May 20, 1959 (gage height, 8.88 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Dec. 4, 1952; minimum daily, 27 cfs Dec. 16-24, 1958, Jan. 31 to Feb. 10, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Since 1952, 

some intermittent regulation at low and medium flow by dam 2i miles uprtream. Records 

of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods or ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 4 5 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

33

49

128

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

114

191

447

650

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.

38

37

36

36

66

74

86

65

17

59

78

62

51

48

45

44

43

42

42

*43

41

41

72

107

90

78

66

58

55 

52

61

1,793

57.8

0.688

0.79

Nov.

58

55

52

88

144

128

96

81

72

*70

66

62

59

63

55

57

52

110

100

90

60

51

71

110

94

80

70

65

65 

60

2,284

76.1

0.906

1.01

Dec.

58

58

60

67

79

98

92

78

71

65

62

85

77

70

*65

73

84

79

70

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

84

348

150 

120

loo

2,648

85.4

1.02

1.18

Jan.

85

80

80

75

74

72

72

70

70

70

70

*70

74

76

76

75

74

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

74 

73

73

2,255

72.7

0.865

1.00

Feb.

73

70

66

66

70

II

77

75

74

72

70

66

66

66

66

*66

66

66

65

64

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

1,923

66.3

0.789

0.85

Mar.

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

58

58

58

56

56

 55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

56

56

60

64

83

91 

136

259

2,121

68.4

0.814

0.94

Apr.

251

235

306

466

411

267

247

232

206

190

215

321

339

*329

266

213

236

334

*220

185

173

160

148

141

144

152

142

131

T3T

6,915

230

2.74

3.06

May

142

129

122

117

112

108

123

120

152

234

195

161

141

134

124

*117

161

221

163

165

157

173

169

145

129

120

113

108

104 106'

133

4,398

142

1.69

1.95

June

115

116

106

97

91

86

83

78

74

73

71

71

*68

79

102

84

93

79

74

70

66

M

65

182

105

78

71

138

124 

85

2,688

89.6

1.07

1.19

Julr

73

69

77

69

63

60

58

55

54

52

50

50

*49

48

46

45

47

48

51

49

48

48

44

43

42

73

96

62

53 

50

49

1,721

55.5

0.6S1

0.76

Aug.

45

45

46

44

44

42

57

*59

54

56

51

47

43

47

49

44

42

41

41

40

48

74

52

48

45

43

41

41

41 

40

£2.

1,448

46.7

0.556

0.64

Sept.

38

40

39

45

45

41

39

39

38

37

37

*38

40

38

37

39

42

42

53

54

47

45

45

44

43

42

41

41

41 

45

1,255

41.8

0.498

0.56

Calendar year 1959: Max 809 Mln 27 Mean 74.1 Cfsm O.882 In. 11.96

Water year 1959-60: Max 466 Mln 36 Mean 85.9 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.93

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Dec. 28 (3 p.m.) 449 cfs (6.01 ft); Apr. 4 (6 p.m.) 499 cfs (6.29 

ft); Apr. 12 (11:30 p.m.) 367 cfs (5.48 ft); Apr. 18 (9 a.m.) 377 cfs (5.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15, 17-21, 26-30, Dec. 14, 19-26, Dec. 29 to 

Jan. 28, Feb. 2-5, 8, Feb. 1O to Mar. 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 171

1385. Au Ores River near National City, Mlch.

Location.--Lat 44°10'45", long 83°44'15", In NW£ sec.32, T.21 N., R.6 E., on left bank 

20 ft downstream from highway bridge, l| miles upstream from Elm Creek, 4 iriles southwest of National City, 12^ miles southwest of Tawas City, and 15i miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 169 sq ml.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 710 ft (by barometer). Pricr to Oct. 1, 

1951, wire-weight gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 9 years (1951-60), 103 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 2,100 cfs Mar. 31; maximum gage height, 

9.04 ft Mar. 31 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 11 cfs Sept. 1.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 2,480 cfs Apr. 4, 1959 (gage height, 7.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

10.5 ft Feb. 21, 1953 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs Aug. 26, 1957.

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

Rating tables, water year 1359-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 9-24)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

4.0

22

64

162

583

1.2 

2.0 

4.0

178

583

5.0 

7.0

865

1,980

0.8 

1.0 

1.5

2.0 188

5.0 970

7.0 1,980

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

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

28

27

27

52

98

122

97

121

78

91

81

65

62

58

68

63

59

56

*53

56

57

82

172

117

91

77

68 

62

62 

70

2,250

72.6

0.430

0.50

Nov.

77

70

63

110

427

280

161

123

106

*101

96

92

88

92

85

85

85

82

80

80

76

77

102

288

160

140

110

100 

95

95

3,626

121

0.716

0.80

Dec.

94

96

1O4

131

155

222

140

110

100

100

100

105

110

110

*115

119

134

116

100

100

100

100

95

95

90

84

150

600 

350

220 

170

4,415

142

0.840

0.97

Jan.

150

TIU

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

*120

125

125

125

125

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

105

105

100

100

98 

96

94

3,595

116

0.686

0.79

Feb.

90

90

88

88

90

92

32

92

92

90

88

86

85

85

84

*82

82

84

84

84

84

84

82

80

80

78

78

76 

76

2,466

85.0

0.503

0.54

Mar.

76

74

72

70

68

66

64

62

62

60

60

60

60

*60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

70

90

130 

250

450 

1.700

4,266

138

0.817

0.94

Apr.

1.500

1,100

1,150

1,300

1,040

683

675

568

530

442

505

690

655

*618

530

412

446

789

*499

362

300

268

230

208

238

280

250

194 

164

164

16,590

553

3.27

3.65

May

226

170

145

126

114

106

136

131

210

555

402

275

215

196

180

*160

240

402

265

278

260

315

278

202

182

153

135

117 

94

89 

117

6,454

208

1.23

1.42

June

86

90

86

77

72

68

65

61

57

55

45

43

*40

42

65

52

65

56

50

44

40

36

36

583

172

83

64

304 

403

144

3,084

103

0.609

0.68

July

88

66

60

54

46

43

40

34

30

28

27

26

*25

25

27

25

25

29

29

27

24

25

36

22

22

48

90

46 

31

31 

25

1,154

37.2

0.220

0.25

Aug.

22

21

22

21

20

20

29

*44

32

i§.

30

24

21

21

28

22

21

20

19

18

18

20

19

20

19

18

18

18 

19

20

18

707

22.8

0.135

0.16

Sept.

17

18

17

18

20

18

17

17

16

15.

15

*15

17

18

17

18

19

23

26

54

26

24

24

23

22

25

22

20 

20

22

601

20.0

0.118

0.13

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,040 Mln 13 Mean 119 Cfsm 0.704 In. 9.49

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,700 Mln 15 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.83

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Dec. 28 (time unknown) about 900 cfs; Mar. 31 (time unknown) about 

2,100 cfs; Apr. 4 (12 m.) about 1,600 cfs; Apr. 15 (1 a.m.) 718 cfs (4.15 ft); Apr. 18 (9 a.m.) 

891 cfs (4.77 ft); May 10 (10 a.m.) 602 cfs (3.54 ft); June 24 (9 a.m.) 875 cfs (4.71 ft); June 28 

(8 p.m.) 745 cfs (4.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15-20, 25-50, Dec. 7-14, 19-25, Dec. 27 to 

Mar. 51, Apr. 2-4 (no gage-height record Dec. 28, Mar. 9-14).
172 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1390. Houghton Creek near Lupton, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°23'50", long 84°02'55", in SE£ sec.10, T.23 N., R.3 E., on right bank 

half a mile upstream from mouth, 3 miles downstream from Wllklna Creek, and 3 miles 

southwest of Lupton.

Drainage area. 27 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 860 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 51.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 248 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 4.68 ft); minimum, 

31 cfs Mar. 9.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 955 cfs May 20, 1959 (gage height, 7.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 28 cfs Feb. 1, 1953, result of freezeup.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Intermittent regulation at low flow by sawmill on Sandback Creek at Rose City prior to 

June 1955 and since November 1958. Records of water temperatures for the water year 

1960 are given In WSP 1741.

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

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

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

180

281

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.

40

39

39

39

50

50

58

46

49

44

49

44

42

41

41

41

40

40

*40

41

41

41

63

89

56

49

45

44

42

42 

45

1,430

46.1

1.71

1.97

Nov.

45

45

44

58

91

66

51

47

46

49

*51

46

44

46

44

44

42

42

42

42

43

43

51

72

58

51

48

46

44

44

1,491

49.7

1.84

2.05

Dec.

44

44

47

51

54

60

51

46

44

43

43

47

45

*42

43

48

51

48

44

42

41

40

41

41

41

42

54

167

96

66 

57

1,623

52.4

1.94

2.24

Jan.

52

49

49

47

44

il

42

43

42

42

*42

43

50

48

47

45

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

43

44

44

44

44 

44

1,380

44.5

1.65

1.90

Feb.

44

41

40

41

43

46

46

46

46

45

41

40

41

41

»42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

39

39

39

42

42

40

39

1,217

42.0

1.56

1.68

Mar.

38

40

41

41

40

39

39

38

38

38

39

39

39

40

*41

41

41

41

41

41

40

39

39

39

39

41

46

74

82

131 

231

1,596

51.5

1.91

2.20

Apr.

139

126

155

190

134

93

88

87

84

82

101

108

*189

169

118

93

180

186

*92

71

63

58

56

55

60

69

61

54

50

60

3,071

102

3.78

4.22

May

84

59

55

50

49

49

78

66

102

155

83

64

58

56

53

49

*80

83

58

72

63

74

71

59

54

51

50

49

48

50 

57

2,029

65.5

2.43

2.80

June

49

54

51

46

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

43

*46

51

45

59

48

48

44

42

42

42

51

44

41

41

42

43

40

1,368

45.6

1.69

1.89

July

39

39

41

39

38

38

39

38

38

38

38

*38

37

37

38

38

39

42

41

39

40

40

38

38

38

60

80

45

42

42 

42

1,279

41.3

1.53

1.76

Aug.

42

42

42

42

42

41

54

49

*45

46

43

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

42

41

41

41

40

40

38

38

40

38 

36

1,296

41.8

1.55

1.79

Sept.

37

38

36

37

37

36

36

35

35

35

35

36

*37

36

36

36

40

39

44

43

39

39

41

40

41

41

39

39

39

39

1,141

38.0

1.41

1.57

Calendar year 1959: Max 580 Mln 33 Mean 55.7 Ofsm 2.06 In. 28.02

Water year 1959-6O: Max 231 Mln 35 Mean 51.7 Cfsm 1.91 In. 26.07

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Dec. 28 (2 p.m.) 195 cfs (4.IS ftj; Mar. 31 JIU a.m.; 248 cfs

(4.68 ft); Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 214 cfs (4.34 ft)} Apr. 13 (1 a.m.) 201 cfs (4.21 ft); Apr. 17 (7 p.m.) 

238 cfs (4.58 ft); May 10 (8 to 9 a.m.) 182 cfs (4.02 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17, 18, Dec. 22, Jan. 6, 7, Feb. 2-4, 10-15, 

23-25, Fab. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 5-13, 21-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 173

1395. Rifle River at "The Ranch" near Lupton, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°23'35", long 84°02'15", in SW£ sec.11, T.23 N., R.3 E., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Houghton Creek and 3 miles southwest of Lupton.

Drainage area. 54 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1960.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Altitude of gage is 850 ft (b;r barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 91.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 370 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 9.10 ft); minimum, 

60 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 12.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 1,330 cfs May 20, 1959 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum, 48 cfs Oct. 8, 1952.

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

regulation by dams above station. Records of water temperatures for the water year 

1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 23, 24, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, 

June 25 to Sept. 30 Nov. 19 to June 24

6.2 

7.0

8.0

59

98

191

6.4 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

70

105

206

345

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

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CTsm

In.

Oct.

70

74

80

73

84

90

100

88

89

81

86

80

77

75

74

74

73

72

*70

71

" 70

70

101

141

112

97

89

84

81 

79

83

2,588

83.5

1.55

1.79

Nov.

82

82

79

96

1£L

120

102

94

91

90

*92

86

84

84

75

81

76

72

81

80

82

82

91

120

107

97

92

87

84

83

2,719

90.6

1.68

1.87

Dec.

83

83

86

90

93

105

94

89

85

82

81

88

86

*82

83

88

92

88

83

78

78

76

76

76

77

78

92

226

164

135

110

2,927

94.4

1.75

2.02

Jan.

100

95

95

90

85

82

85

86

83

83

*81

83

97

94

92

89

86

87

86

84

82

81

81

81

81

81

81

80

80

an80

2,651

85.5

1.58

1.82

Feb.

80

76

74

76

78

84

83

82

82

80

76

75

75

75

*75

76

78

78

78

77

74

12

72

72

72

76

75

72

72

2,215

76.4

1.41

1.52

Mar.

70

70

72

72

72

72

73

70

70

70

70

70

72

73

*73

74

75

75

75

74

72

72

70

70

70

74

78

114

125 

186

507

2,680

86.5

1.60

1.84

Apr.

234

219

255

309

257

202

184

175

165

158

181

243

*307

286

237

208

284

329

*224

*175

150

137

134

132

137

145

132

119

110 

116

5,944

198

3.67

4.10

May

149

118

108

100

90

Si

129

121

166

240

175

145

128

119

111

103

*139

151

121

137

128

146

155

139

120

108

100

94

90 

92

100

3,908

126

2.33

2.69

June

87

93

89

81

78

77

76

74

73

72

72

72

72

*76

91

80

104

87

85

78

74

72

72

83

76

71

7074"

75 

70

2,354

78.5

1.45

1.62

July

68

68

73

69

68

67

67

66

65

65

65

*65

65

65

65

65

68

76

72

68

69

70

67

66

65

101

152

85

76 

74

72

2,247

72.5

1.34

1.54

Aug.

70

71

72

69

69

69

82

82

*77

78

74

72

70

72

73

70

69

68

68

68

70

80

72

70

68

67

66

66

68 

67

65

2,202

71.0

1.31

1.51

Sept.

66

67

65

66

65

63

62

62

61

61

61

61

*61

61

61

61

64

64

72

72

66

66

67

66

66

66

65

65

64 

64

1,931

64.4

1.19

1.33

Calendar year 1959: Max 807 Min 58 Mean 100 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.14

Water year 1959-60: Max 329 Min 61 Mean 93.9 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.65

31 (11:30 a.n.) 333 cfs

ft); Apr. 18

Peak; discharge (base, 250 cfs). Dec. 28 (3 p.m.) 253 cfs (8.42 ft); Mar. 31 (11:30 a.i 

(8.94 ft); Apr. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 335 cfs (8.95 ft); Apr. 14 (l to 3 a.m.) 319 cfs (8.87 

(2 to 4 a.m.) 370 cfs (9.10 ft); May 10 (lO a.m.) 261 cfs (8.48 ft). ___________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15, 17, 18, Dec. 31 to Jan. 7, Feb. 2-4, 

10-15, 21-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 6, Mar. 8-13, 21-25.
174 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1400. Prior Creek near Selkirk, Mich.

Location.--Lat 44°20'10", long 84°04'00", in SEij sec.33, T.23 N., R.3 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, half a mile downstream from Ammond Creek, and 

l|- miles north of Selkirk.

Drainage area.--19 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 16.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 325 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.19 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs July 26, 27.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 584 cfs May 20, 1959 (gage height, 5.64 ft); minimum, 

3.8 cfs Sept. 10, 1950.

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

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (g£ge

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

(ShifUna-control method used May 12-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

1.3 7.0

2.0 24

3.0 54

1.3 

1.6 

2.5

Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

5.5 4.0

12 4.5

42 5.0

118 

15S 

250

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.6 

8 . 6

8.6

8.6

13

16

18

16

16

13

16

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.2

*9.2

9.2

9.2

22

44

34

22

18

16

14

13

15

454.0

14.6

0.768

0.89

Nov.

16 

15

14

20

51

50

26

19

16

18

*19

15

14

14

13

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

17

42

35

25

18

16

16

15

594

19.8

1.04

1.16

Dec.

15 

15

17

22

26

39

23

17

14

13

12

12

13

*13

14

20

27

22

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

20

139

70

40

30

736

23.7

1.25

1.44

Jan.

23 

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

463

14.9

0.784

0.90

Feb.

12 

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

336

11.6

0.611

0.66

Mar.

11 

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

17

30

126

248

739

23.8

1.25

1.44

Apr.

138 

112

1E5

149

110

72

69

64

58

51

62

94

*106

95

76

53

94

116

*57

36

30

21

23

22

27

34

37

29

25

23

2,014

67.1

3.53

3.94

May

34 

29

25

22

19

18

27

32

42

100

59

34

27

26

23

21

*37

64

30

37

35

33

39

29

22

20

18

16

15

16

22

971

31.3

1.65

1.90

June

17 

16

16

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

*10

16

13

22

18

14

12

10

9.5

9.8

14

12

9.5

8.8

11

10

8.5

355.8

11.9

0.626

0.70

July

7.8 

7.3

9.0

e.o

7.5

7.3

7.8

7.1

6.7

6.5

e.s

e.s

e.3

*5.9

5.9

f.9

e.i

6.9

6.7

6.3

6.5

6.9

6.1

5.9

EV7.

17

2f

12

8.5

7^3

248.1

8.00

0.421

0.49

Aug.

6.9 

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.3

10

10

*9.2

10

7.8

6.9

6.5

7.1

7.8

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.1

5.9

7.5

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.5

221.8

7.15

0.376

0.43

Sept.

7.5 

7.3

6.9

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.8

10

11

8.0

7.8

8.2

7.5

8.0

7.8

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

222.2

7.41

0.390

0.44

Calendar year 1959: Max 379 Mln 5.0 Mean 19.4 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 248 Mln 5.7 Mean 20.1 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.39

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Dec. 28 (10:50 a.m.) 205 cfs (4.79 ft); Mar. 51 (5 to 4 a.m.) 

325 cfs (5.19 ft); Apr. 4 (8 a.m.) 164 cfs (4.55 ft); Apr. 15 (8 to 9 a.m.) 116 cfs (5.97 ft); 

Apr. 17 (8 to 9 p.m.) 143 cfs (4.54 ft); May 10 (1 p.m.) 129 cfs (4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15, 17-20, 25-29, Dec. 7-14, 19-23, Dec. 29 

to Mar. 29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 175

1405. Rifle River at Selkirk, Mich.

Location. Lat 44°18'50", long 84°04'00", in NE^ sec.9, T.22 N., R.3 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge at Selkirk, ij miles downstream from Prior Creek.

Drainage area.--110 sq mi.

Records available. September 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 828.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Aye rage di s charge.--10 years, 144 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 695 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.45 ft); minimum, 

74 cfs July 14.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs May 20, 1959 (gage height, 6.76 ft); minimum, 55 cfs Aug. 19, 1958.

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

regulation from dams above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to Sept. 3o)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

172

500

970

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

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

11

16

21

26

30

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

95

97

112

103

117

140

153

135

135

121

131

123

112

108

106

106

103

99

*99

97

97

97

153

236

186

153

140

128

123

3,847

124

1.13

1.30

Nov.

126

123

119

138

257

221

169

150

*143

140

143

135

128

131

120

123

120

110

121

112

114

117

133

192

178

156

145

135

130

4,252

142

1.29

1.44

Dec.

123

123

128

140

148

178

156

140

131

123

121

133

133

*121

123

138

153

143

128

120

110

110

105

108

108

110

138

426

318

4,666

151

1.37

1.58

Jan.

170

165

160

160

150

145

145

140

140

140

*135

123

145

148

145

138

135

133

130

128

125

125

123

121

121

120

120

119

119

4,206

136

1.24

1.43

Feb.

117

115

110

110

114

123

126

115

115

115

115

110

110

110

*110

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

105

105

105

105

105

3,185

110

1.00

1.08

Mar.

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

*£9

101

99

103

103

103

103

100

100

loo

100

100

105

110

169

210

4,086

132

1.20

1.38

Apr.

524

479

540

665

580

430

395

360

332

314

353

476

*584

584

472

384

506

650

*458

325

269

239

218

210

221

254

236

204

186

11,637

388

3.53

3.94

May

245

198

186

172

158

148

218

221

290

458

374

269

230

216

204

186

*242

318

233

248

239

266

290

251

221

195

181

167

158

7,119

230

2.09

2.41

June

153

153

153

135

128

121

117

114

108

106

103

103

101

*108

145

123

161

138

126

117

106

103

107

133

126

112

108

119

121

3,658

122

1.11

1.24

July

103

95

99

97

93

91

91

87

85

83

83

77

75

*76

77

77

77

93

93

87

85

87

81

77

75

132

128

106

2,933

94.6

0.860

0.99

Aug.

89

89

91

91

85

83

101

114

*99

108

93

87

81

85

91

83

81

79

77

15

81

99

89

91

87

85

83

81

85

2,729

88.0

0.800

0.92

Sept.

83

85

83

85

85

81

81

77

77

77

77

79

*79

81

79

81

85

89

97

114

95

93

95

93

93

93

89

87

87

2,587

86.2

0.784

0.87

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,200 Min 70 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.06

Water year 1959-60: Max 665 Min 75 Mean 150 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.58

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Mar. 31 (9 to 10 p.m.) 608 cfs (3.27 ft); Apr. 4 (8 to 9 p.m.)

695 cfs (3.45 ft); Apr. 13 (l to 7 p.m.) 596 cfs (3.24 ft); Apr. 18 (2 to 3 a.m.) 680 cfs (3.42ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15, 17, 18, 28, 29, Dec. 20-23, Dec. 30 to 

Jan. 11, Jan. 19, 21, 22, 26, 27, Feb. 2-4, 8-16, Feb. 18 to Mar. 13, Mar. 21-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1410. South Branch Shepards Creek near Selkirk, Mlch.

Location. Let 44°18'25", long 84°05'10", in SE^ sec.8, T.22 N. , R.3 E. , on right bank 

200 ft upstream from mouth and 1 mile southwest of Selkirk.

Drainage area. 1.20 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 845 ft 

Tby barometer).

Average discharge. 9 years, 0.558 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.48 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow part of each day 

July 24, 25, 26.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 181 cfs Apr. 3, 1956 (gage height, 4.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 40 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each year, 

except 1956.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect or no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1557: 1952(M) , 1954(M) , 1955(P).

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. 28, 

Apr. 18 to Sept. 3O Dec. 29 to Apr. 17

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

0.01 

.06 

.17 

.40 

.91

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

1.6 

2.4 

5.1 

6.8

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

0.01 

.05 

.13 

.26 

.71

1.5

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

2.1

4.5

12

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.

0.05

.04

.04

.04

.36

.26

.53

.23

.41

.21

.40

.23

.17

.14

.12

.12

a. 12

a. 12

a. 11

.10

.09

.09

1.2

~782 3.3

.54

.40

.28

.23 

.19

.28

11.22

0.362

0.302

0.35

Nov.

0.23

.19 .'17

2.1

5.9

1.4

.85

.68

a. 64

.60

.52

.36

.31

.31

.25

.26

.21

.16

717

.17

.19

.25

.74

5.2

1.5

1.0

.75

.54

.42 

. 56

22.59

0.746

Q.622

0.69

Dec.

0.55

.55

.45

.80

1.6

2.6

1.2

.68

.48

.56

.28

.50

.50

.55

.36

.78

1.1

.75

.42

.21

.16

.14

.14

.14

.16

.17

a. 60

a2.0

1.4

.90

. 65

20.52

0.662

0.552

0.64

Jan.

0.50

.46

.48

.59

.25

.18

.16

.15

.14

aTTI

a. 14

.15

*.55

.55

.50

.35

.28

.22

.20

.18

.17

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.15

.15

.16

.16

7.28

0.235

0.196

0.25

Feb.

0.16

.15

.14

.15

.14

.20

719

.19

.18

.18

.16

.15

.15

.12

.11

.12

.15

.14

.14

.15

.13

.12

.12

.10

710

.11

.11

.11

.11

5.98

0.137

0.114

0.12

Mar.

0.11

.10

.08

.08

.08

.08

.07

757

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.08

.08

.08

.09

.09

.09

.10

.10

.10

.10

.16

.47

*9.4

25

ZQ

57.17

1.84

1.55

1.76

Apr.

8.6

10

10

8.2

4.5

2.8

5.6

5.0

2.2

1.7

4.2

6.4

4.6

*4.1

1.8

1.2

11

5.4

1.5 *1.0

.82

.68

.58

.48

.58

.82

.72

.52

.42

.58

102.00

5.40

2.83

3.16

May

0.70

.48

.40

.51

.26

.23

.80

.65

1.5

6.5

1.6

.94

.65

a. 62

a. 60

a. 90

3.4

*2.0

.82

1.1

.82

.91

.80

.54

.58

.51

.19

.19

.17

!42

29.45

0.950

0.792

0.91

June

0.19

.25

.14

.12

.10

.10

.10

.09

.08

.07

.07

.05

705

.10

.21

.15

.21

.14

.12

.08

.09

.11

.11

.58

712

.08

.06

.16

.12

. 06

5.67

0.122

0.102

0.11

July

0.05

.04

.05

.04

.05

.05

.04

.05

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

751

.01

.01

.01

.05

.05

*.02

.02

.05

.01

.01

.01

.88

742

.09

.06

.29

.11

2.45

0.079

0.066

0.08

Aug.

0.08

. 06

.04

.05

.05

.02

a. 06

a. 06

a. 05

a. 06

a. 05

a. 04

a. 04

.08

.08

.06

.04

.05

.05

.05

.06

.06

.04

.04

.05

.05

.05

.02

.03

.03

.03

1.57

0.044

0.057

0.04

Sept.

0.08

.07

.04

.06

.04

.05

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04

.04

759

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.05

.04

.04

.04

1.55

0.044

0.057

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 33 - Mln 0 Mean 0.903 Cfsm 0.752 In. 10.21

Water water year year 1959-60: is&s-bu: Max wax 25 zj> Mln Mln 0.01 o.oi Mean Mean O.718 o.vio Cfsm ursm 0.598 u.sso In. in. 8.13 0.13

Peak discharge (base, 10 cfs). Dec. 27 (time unknown) 20 cfs (2.8 ft); Mar. 50 (11 p.m.) 63 cfs

(3.48 ft); Apr. 5 (9 p.m.) 19 cfs (2.76 ft); Apr. 11 (9 p.m.) 11 cfs (2.44 ft); Apr. 17 (6 a.m.)

45 cfs (5.25 ft); May 10 (5 a.m.) 12 cfs (2.45 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.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 1, Jan. 18-22, Mar. 1-10, 14-22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 177

1415. West Branch Rifle River near Selkirk, Mich.

"a mile downstream from Campbell Creek, 3-| miles upstream from mouth, 4 miles southof Selkirk, and 65 miles southeast of town of West Branch.

Location. Lat 44°15 r 40", long 84°06'30", in NE^ sec.31, T.22 N., R.3 E., on left bank "" UQ") ^ -_-. ____ ? 1

west

Drainage area. 52 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. February 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 796 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 8 years, 60.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 662 cfs Dec. 28 (gage height, 7.06 ft); minimum, 

29 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 12.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 1,160 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 66C cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 cfs Aug. 3, 

1953.

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

which are poor. Occasional regulation from mill about 7 miles upstream. Records of 

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

56

149

6.0 

7.0

450

650

2.6 

4.0

4.5 

6.0

180

450

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.

42

39

39

39

54

82

98

78

78

62

71

66

54

50

46

46

44

43

42

43

*41

41

104

280

137

91

77

68

61

58

62

2,136

68.9

1.32

1.52

Nov.

63

58

53

92

250

171

104

86

76

*75

72

66

61

62

60

60

58

56

58

56

54

54

70

147

100

85

72

70

65

60

2,414

80.5

1.55

1.73

Dec.

58

60

62

77

88

130

89

74

66

60

58

58

60

60

*58

69

77

65

60

60

58

56

56

56

56

58

99

559

200

130

95

2,782

89.7

1.72

1.98

Jan.

85

75

70

70

66

65

65

65

65

65

65

68

*75

72

70

65

62

62

62

62

62

60

58

57

57

56

56

55

52

53

52

1,972

63.6

1.22

1.41

Feb.

51

50

48

48

50

54

54

54

54

52

50

50

50

52

*55

56

59

55

51

49

50

48

iL

47

48

50

50

50

49

1,481

51.1

0.983

1.06

Mar.

49

48

48

49

50

50

50

48

46

46

46

45

45

*45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

47

50

105

a!50

a250 

3450

2,213

71.4

1.37

1.58

Apr.

a300

a250

a300

a350

a300

a230

a!90

a!60

149

138

a!80

a260

a350

298

202

153

337

377

*168

*123

107

96

89

84

95

120

114

90

79

o&

5,771

192

3.69

4.12

May

112

90

78

70

64

62

106

104

137

232

140

103

86

78

74

66

*134

155

99

114

104

100

139

98

77

66

61

59

59

61

137

3,065

98.9

1.90

2.19

June

82

73

73

56

52

48

46

43

41

40

39

41

*68

51

74

62

52

45

42

40

40

52

50

42

39

45

52

44

1,510

50.3

0.967

1.08

July

40

38

38

39

37

37

36

33

33

31

32

33

32

*30

30

30

30

32

33

30

31

35

33

31

30

39

99.

52

41

40

39

1,144

36.9

0.710

0.82

Aug.

37

35

35

32

32

31

39

*50

44

47

41

37

35

38

42

38

36

34

33

32

34

36

34

34

33

33

33

32

33

33

32

1,115

36.0

0.692

0.80

Sept.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

*30

31

31

31

31

33

34

40

48

42

37

39

38

39

40

38

36

35

34

1,033

34.4

0.662

0.74

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,040 Min 26 Mean 74.6 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.47

water year 1959-60: Max 539 Min 30 Mean 72.8 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.03

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Oct. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 368 cfs (5.55 ft); Dec. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 662 cfs 

(7.06 ft); Mar. 31 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 4 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 13 

(time unknown) about 440 cfs; Apr. 18 (4 to 5 a.m.) 470 cfs (6.10 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.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15, 17, 18, 20, 25-29, Dec. 10-14, 18-26, 

Dec. 29 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5-16, 19-23, 25-27, Feb. 2-16, Feb. 21 to Mar. 26.
178 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1420. Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.

Location.--Lat 44°04 I , long 84°02', in SW£ sec.5, T.19 N., R.4 E., on lef; bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 70, 3 miles north of Sterling, and 18 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1936 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 641 ft (by barometer). Jan. 13, 1937, 

To June 7, 1938, chain gage and June 8, 1938, to Jan. 10, 1939, wire-weight gage, at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 309 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.89 ft); minimum, 136 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 12.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 5,340 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 13.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs; minimum. 87 cfs Dec. 2, 1946, result of freezeup.

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

regulation from dams above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437: 1937(M), 1938, 1939-40(M).

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

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to May 8)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 3O

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

158

254

800

1,420

1.8 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

192

452

1,040

2,260

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

136

221

730

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.

176

171

174

178

215

330

370

357

333

294

297

297

243

222

211

205

200

196

188

*187

185

183

284

660

54T

417

350

301

276

261

272

8,580

277

0.866

1.00

Nov.

290

269

256

305

784

737

522

412

362

*352

342

321

297

301

280

288

278

222

250

260

260

272

306

598

530

400

340

320

300

29U

10,744

358

1.12

1.25

Dec.

285

285

301

377

417

533

449

390

347

321

306

370

377

352

*311

337

377

357

316

270

250

230

250

260

260

265

384

1.410

1,080

700

5OO

12,667

409

1.28

1.48

Jan.

400

380

370

36O

350

330

320

310

310

300

300

*300

300

320

320

320

320

310

310

300

300

290

290

280

280

28O

280

280

270

270

270

9,620

310

0.969

1.12

Feb.

27O

270

260

260

270

280

290

300

300

300

300

300

29O

290

290

*290

280

280

280

280

270

270

270

260

260

260

260

260

260

8,050

278

0.869

0.94

Mar.

260

250

250

250

250

250

250

240

240

240

240

230

230

*230

230

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

250

270

300

450

1,100

2.050

10,440

337

1.05

1.21

Apr.

1,670

1,660

1,810

2.060

1,810

1,340

1,240

1,100

1,OOO

889

970

1,250

1,430

*1,460

1,270

991

1,170

1,730

*1,310

*943

775

670

589

550

603

670

679

578

483

465

33,165

1,106

3.46

3.86

May

606

530

481

436

397

371

491

578

606

1.090

968

691

561

504

460

*412

580

925

659

653

662

642

787

650

527

452

404

376

354

343

473

17,669

570

1.78

2.05

June

402

364

373

312

280

260

248

235

223

220

216

216

*205

212

303

274

282

314

262

240

216

206

212

877

506

324

257

450

578

392

9,459

315

0.984

1.10

July

290

251

238

234

203

196

190

178

170

162

161

159

*157

350

146

145

146

156

170

162

156

165

159

150

142

222

530

3T7

219

197

181

6,102

197

0.616

0.71

Aug.

167

165

170

162

159

154

183

*244

205

225

197

175

164

167

188

172

162

156

154

150

161

199

178

165

157

154

153

150

153

156

151

5,296

171

0.534

0.62

Sept.

157

167

157

154

159

151

148

144

140

158

138

*159

144

144

144

144

150

162

172

217

187

175

175

172

170

170

164

156

156

156

4,748

158

0.494

0.55

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,470 Mln 131 Mean 353 Cfsm 1.1O In. 15. Ol

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,060 Mln 138 Mean 373 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.89

Peak discharge (base. 1,6OO efs).--Dec. 28 (5 p.m.) 1,810 cfs (6.99 ft); Mar. 31 (l to 2 p.m.) 

2,200 cfs (7.89 ft); Apr. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (7.76 ft); Apr. 18 (l2 m. ) 1,790 cfs (6.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15, 19-21, 26-30, Dec. 2O-25, Dec. 50 to 

Mar7~30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 179

1435. North Branch Kawkawlin River near Kawkawlln, Mlch.

Location. -Lat 43°40'05", long 83°58'15", in SEj sec. 27, T.15 N., R.4 E on left bank 

 50 ft upstream from bridge on Beaver Road, if miles northwest of Kawkawlln, and 

2^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 101 sq ml.

Records available. --March 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586 00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^^929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Sept. 27, 1951, staff 

gage at site 70 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. --9 years, 60.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 8.32 ft); no 

fl°1951-6oTSMaxlmum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1960; no flow at times in e<)Ch year.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are poor.

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

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

(Shifting-control metraod used Oct. 14 to Nov. 13, May 26 to June 30)

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.7

.1

.4

.9

1.5

3.3

6.0

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.4

27

56

86

198

380

635

1,600

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2 

.2

f 2

.1

.6

1.0

2.3

1.9

1.1

.6

.4

».3

.4 

22

40

42

39

30

23

17

13

10

9.6

13

12

13

37

67

94

100

101

691.9

22.3

0.221

0.25

Nov.

94 

*78

64

84

148

172

350

414

347

262

195

144

113 

108

94

84

72

62

55

52

52

48

57

100

142

244

326

300

200

150

4,611

154

1.52

1.70

Dec.

130 

120

105

100

113

161

*201

205

190

175

169

270

257 

328

414

352

275

211

150

120

90

80

70

60

52

43

51

244

248

200

150

5,334

172

1.70

1.96

Jan.

160 

170

190

*190

180

150

120

90

70

60

55

50

47

45

Tf

55

100

110

120

110

100

90

80

75

70

65

60

57

55

52

52

2,876

92.8

0.919

1.06

Feb.

*51 

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

56

60

70

85

i82

76

72

66

62

58

54

49

45

43

40

38

36

35

33

1,648

56.8

0.562

0.61

Mar.

*31 

31

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28 

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

31

35

45

60

150

700

*1.400

3,110

100

0.990

1.14

Apr.

1.450 

*1,220

1,130

1,100

916

784

626

500

426

378

348

334

318 

313

277

230

200

171

147

153

195

167

134

108

94

101

89

100

161

155

12,325

411

4.07

4.54

May

130

*104

90

88

88

81

76

68

Si

72

94

128

171 

162

132

106

92

84

74

67

64

67

70

78

122

187

162

123

93

75

63

3,072

99.1

0.981

1.13

June

If

36

35

37

*34

30

26

21

17

14

11

8.8 

7.8

6.8

5.8

5.2

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

428.6

14.3

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1959; Max 1,200 Mln 0 Mean 78.2 Cfsm 0.774

July

1.7 

1.4

1.2

1.2

*.9

.4

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

0.22

0.0022

0.002

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

In. 10.50

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Water year 1959-60; Max 1,450 Mln 0 Mean 93.2 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.55

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

 Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17, 18, 20, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 8-10, 

Dec. 30 to Mar. 29.
180 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1440. Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°49'25", long 83°56'45", on line between sees. 14 and 2£, T.5 N., R.4 E., 

on upstream side of highway bridge at Byron, a quarter of a mile downstream from milldam which is just upstream from South Branch Shiawassee River.

Drainage area. 368 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960. Monthly discharge orly for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 811.54 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 13 years, 286 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 12.58 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 3.55 ft).

1947-60; Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1960; maximum gage height, 12.58 ft 

May 15, 1956, Apr. 1, 1960; minimum discharge observed, 25 cfs Sept. 4, 1956; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 16, 1960.

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

slightly regulated at times by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 1144: Drainage area.

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

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

4.3 

5.0

6.0

9.0

12.5

410

1,180

2,860

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.

153

153

144

132

146

3G6

850

1,190

1,370

1,300

1,010

845

732

630

515

406

*356

326

292

278

266

248

233

216

246

270

286

282

272

262

272

14,047

453

1.23

1.42

Nov.

274

254

231

242

320

398

374

322

286

302

350

376

346

505

678

758

790

740

665

595

*530

414

362

396

435

410

380

350

380

400

12,863

429

1.17

1.30

Dec.

380

350

330

306

304

322

346

334

318

310

362

590

695

5f5

475

406

380

350

330

310

300

300

280

262

233

244

286

382

515

*555

510

11,620

375

1.02

1.17

Jan.

402

358

406

374

300

250

280

320

300

250

260

386

585

810

920

860

730

662

600

500

430

374

320

280

250

250

250

250

258

*274

12,749

411

1.12

1.29

Feb.

268

250

250

250

282

342

572

540

510

575

505

535

525

450

402

430

398

380

364

350

300

290

270

250

230

210

220

*240

220

10,408

359

0.976

1.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,430 Mln 39

Mar.

208

186

177

177

160

150

200

200

190

180

180

180

170

160

157

160

160

161

170

170

*179

190

200

210

220

250

300

602

975

1,780

2.500

10,902

352

0.957

1.10

Apr.

2,820

2,730

2,290

1,800

1,410

1,160

995

940

875

780

698

605

560

482

505

*610

725

720

742

755

705

648

625

452

408

585

690

622

502

428

27,867

929

2.52

2.82

May

414

378

356

346

324

310

290

314

348

402

450

480

428

362

330

302

310

282

276

276

280

278

292

338

430

388

294

229

227

210

£08_

10,152

327

0.889

1.03

June

214

216

229

208

184

162

162

155

137

117

111

117

104

141

204

258

316

340

336

268

*239

222

216

212

202

201

184

161

139

134

5,889

196

0.533

0.60

July

124

124

130

116

97

67

86

94

91

94

78

82

*88

81

69

69

67

53

53

54

49

45

46

42

42

45

48

49

44

45

43

2,215

71.5

0.194

C.22

Aug.

40

40

50

60

64

56

53

49

55

64

78

87

75

52

52

*51

62

75

84

86

88

83

94

94

79

71

65

64

55

58

57

2,041

65.8

0.179

0.21

Sept.

59

59

58

51

43

39

40

41

40

40

41

43

45

43

36

*32

36

40

44

60

62

56

52

54

55

52

58

60

56

55

1,450

48.3

0.131

0.15

Mean 315 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.62

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,820 Min 32 Mean 334 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, Dec. 18-22, Jan. 5-10, 20-28, 

Feb. 2-4, 20-29, Mar. 5-14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22-27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1445. Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich.

Location. Lab 43°00'S4", long 84"10'52", in SW£ sec. 12, T.7 N., R.2 E., on right bank on 

grounds of sewage-treatment plant, 1^ miles north of Owosao.

Drainage area. 538 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in this vicinity 

1910-28 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1933, at site l£ miles upstream at datum 5.46 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years, 331 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs Apr. 1 (gage heighb, 8.41 ft); minimum, 

 49 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.86 ft).

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 6,240 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 10.35 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs July 27, 1934 (gage height, 1.12 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfa July 28, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated below about 800 cfs by powerplant at Shiawasseetown prior to February 1953.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1307: 1949(M). WSP 1337: 1932, 1934, 1936-38, 1944.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

44

81

220

375

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.3

755

1,260

2,850

4,100

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

CJsm

In.

Oct.

154

154

148

142

TsT

328

899

1,140

1,400

1.450

1,340

1,150

755

791

686

582

*423

326

386

347

322

313

298

292

283

304

322

322

322

316

325

16,201

523

0.972

1.12

Nov.

331

334

316

420

626

610

574

522

459

400

389

431

459

760

912

960 92~6~

814

858

773

*650

566

501

508

602

606

522

470

540

586

17,425

581

1.08

1.20

Dec.

558

501

470

438

428

515

529

504

459

403

432

974

1,080

881

737

638

566

518

480

b450

b450

b430

b380

316

b340

344

350

874

1.180

*965

786

17,976

580

1.08

1.24

Jan.

594

558

546

532

414

361

400

473

428

534

372

430

985

1,140

1,240

1..550

1,040

950

782

b680

b600

*490

410

358

382

Feb.

375

358

334

334

382

599

822

822

773

728

822

760

658

562

540

543

610

582

*536

466

448

442

372

354

331

340 i 301

368

400

403

386

364

18,090

584

1.09

1.25

322

382

364

14,922

515

0.957

1.03

Mar.

344

292

256

247

241

214

295

286

271

274

265

262

250

235

235

235

247

241

244

256

*262

250

292

344

328

344

456

1,870

3,000

3,720

4.080

20,136

650

1.21

1.39

Apr.

4.090

3,680

3,370

2,780

2,130

1,700

1,330

1,300

1,150

1,050

935

814

682

686

710

*922

950

1,060

930

904

858

768

719

658

746

912

917

863

737

662

39,013

1,300

2.42

2.70

May

566

543

518

470

448

428

- 434

403

428

522

578

670

654

546

490

466

487

442

406

400

*406

452

512

470

445

574

544

322

319

310

295

14,548

469

0.872

1.01

June

283

295

289

283

274

256

232

220

205

187

163

160

T6?

166

208

331

529

504

494

466

*382

331

328

319

295

277

265

250

235

199

8,592

286

0.532

0.59

July

178

172

169

160

151

139

122

104

107

109

112

104

*102

104

99

95

88

95

88

81

75

71

69

65

63

71

65

61

63

61

59

3,102

100

0.186

0.21

A lg .

5£

59

75

63

61

63

73

77

97

88

71

71

73

95

102

81

71

69

67

75

86

112

*99

90

99

95

90

83

77

83

71

2,475

79.8

0.148

0,17

Sept.

69

77

7T

69

67

71

65

61

58

58

56

58

61

58

58

56

54

51

*61

52

51

63

67

67

67

67

67

65

65

69

1,879

62.6

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,050 Mln 51 Mean 407 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.28

Water year 1959-60 : Max 4,090 Mln 51 Mean 476 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12. 0-'

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). Oct. 9 (10:30 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (5.53 ft); Apr. 1 (6 to 8 a. 

4,210 efa (B.41 ft).________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
182 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1450. Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mlch.

Location. Lat 43°15'17", long 84°06'20" J In sec.22, T.10 N. , R.3 E., on downstream handrail of highway bridge, 1.2 miles east of Fergus and if miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 637 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge orly for some 

periods, published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 587.80 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 443 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 13.04 ft); maximum gage height, 13.44 ft Mar. 29, affected by Ice; minimum discharge, 52 cfs Sept. 12, 

17, 18; minimum gage height, 2.95 ft Sept. 12.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (Includes overflow bypassing 

gage); maximum gage height, that of Mar. 29, 1960; minimum discharge observed, 29 cfs 

Aug. 31, 1946.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low stages by powerplant above Owosso prior to 

February 1953.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337: 1940(M), 1941-42, 1943(M), 1944, 1945(M) , 1946, 

 1947(M), 1948, 1950. WSP 1627: 1952, 1954(M), 1957.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 12-16, July 31 to Sept. 8)

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

50

78

119

168

235

412

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

1,030

1,440

2,020

2,840

5,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septerrber 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.

179" 166

al70

a!70

a230

a350

565

1,090

1,340

*1,690

1.720

1,460

1,170

1,030

853

775

610

490

426

392

402

381

354

369

365

347

352

329

329 

329

406

18,839

608

0.954

1.10

Nov.

438

421

408

419

880

886

808

736

640

580

502

496

508

1,070

1.100

1,100

1,100

1,000

*920

900

800

700

600

637

736

796

733

772

709 

700

22,095

736

1.16

1.29

Dec.

724

670

589

556

580

820

706

670

619

538

520

856

1,340

1,280

1,050

914

790

718

637

550

550

550

450

400

400

400

450

700

1.500

*1,400

1,100

23,027

743

1.17

1.34

Jan.

900

700

650

a60O

a500

a450

a500

a500

a5OO

a400

a450

a500

1,200

1,400

1,500

TgOO

1^400

al,200

al,000

a900

aSOO

*600

500

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

22,350

721

1.13

1.30

Feb.

450

450

400

400

450

650

950

950

950

900

900

900

800

700

650

650

700

*760

650

550

500

500

450

450

400

350

400

400

400

17,660

609

0.956

1.03

Mar.

400

350

300

300

300

300

350

350

350

350

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

350

400

400

400

500

1,700

3,500

*5,000

5.150

24,350

785

1.23

1.42

Apr.

4.740

4,500

4,050

3,460

2,840

2,280

1,820

1,690

1,550

1,370

1,280

1,180

990

»910

895

1,110

1,250

1,440

1,320

1,240

1,100

1,040

982

898

886

1,370

1,510

1,150

1,010

868

50,729

1,691

2.65

2.96

May

877

712

691

628

556

538

532

502

490

604

718

826

874

775

682

586

670

730

619

490

*475

460

694

646

532

553

754

544

484

358

507

18,907

610

0.958

1.10

June

356

525

554

520

315

285

266

244

254

212

202

186

*178

197

190

226

667

658

559

552

475

598

400

1,070

358

318

293

286

269

246

10,575

552

0.555

0.62

July

225

205

196

185

175

168

156

144

151

126

*124

125

121

117

111

106

105

102

101

98

92

85

79

74

72

69

82

73

71

68

GT_

3,643

118

0.185

C.21

Aug.

62

60

99

95

81

67

64

80

82

alOO

a 90

*84

81

81

114

114

97

86

81

77

94

140

136

122

116

109

101

99

a95

a90

a90

2,887

93.1

0.146

0.17

Sept.

85

76

77

77

a75

*71

70

66

60

58

55

52

56

62

60

56

52

52

64

79

64

58

67

75

a75

75

74

72

70

72

2,005

66.8

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,320 Min 52 Mean 519 Cfsm 0.815 In. 11.05

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,150 Min 52 Mean 593 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Shiawassee River at Owosso and Cedar River at East Lansing.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 15-23, Dec. 20 to Mar. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 183

1460. Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°02 I , long 83"20", in sec.6, T.7 H. , R.10 E., on left bank at sewagetreatment plant at Michigan Home and Training School, 2 miles west of Lapeer.

Drainage area. 57 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 805.79 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 25, 1954, staff gage at same site anl datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 30.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 612 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 18.43 f':); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 15.04 ft).

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 1,280 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 19.87 f';, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 660 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum not determined.

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

which are fair. Prior to 1941, occasional regulation by dam above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1084: 1942(M), 1943. WSP 1337: 1934-38, 

1940(M) , 1944(M), 1945, 1946(M), 1948-52(M).

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

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

15.0

15.1

15.2

15.4

1.8 

3.8 

7.0

15.7

16.0

17.0

18.4

40

80

266

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.

9.8

8.6

7.8

7.0

*872

17

25

46

94

94

71

51

48

36

31

27

22

20

17

15

14

14

12

13

14

15

16

16

*16

16

16

817.4

26.4

0.463

0.53

Nov.

16

T9

20

21

22

27

31

32

30

27

25

22

22

31

40

*86

86

70

48

41

36

33

33

34

35

36

36

35

31

30

1,055

35.2

0.618

0.69

Dec.

29

27

27

27

27

29

29

35

36

36

33

38

49

70

*71

58

48

42

36

31

29

25

25

24

22

22

28

42

64

93

98

1,250

40.3

0.707

0.82

Jan.

78

64

54

44

38

41

34

29

27

24

23

25

36

66

95

90

80

65

50

45

*38

35

35

34

31

28

27

27

27

26

26

1,342

43.3

0.760

0.88

Feb.

25

24

23

22

23

26

30

38

42

44

46

49

59

61

58

47

*43

43

40

38

33

31

28

25

24

23

22

22

22

1,011

34.9

0.612

0.66

Mar.

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

17

T?

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

22

25

50

170

*489

*582

1,807

58.3

1.02

1.18

Apr.

453

*327

239

193

159

135

120

108

104

96

88

80

74

70

72

85

108

111

110

96

80

71

65

'98 62

115

130

106

86

72

3,713

124

2.18

2.42

May

65

6T

57

52

48

43

42

38

37

41

46

57

58

58

54

49

46

42

40

38

*36

36

34

34

33

31

26

25

23

22

22

1,294

41.7

0.732

0.84

June

25

25

24

25

23

20

17

15

13

11

10

9.8

9.4

*12

14

20

29

37

48

43

33

25

20

18

16

14

12

10

14

14

606.2

20.2

0.354

O.4O

July

12

TT

9.8

9.8

9.4

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

*5.2

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.4

5.2

3.4

4.0

4.9

4.0

3*8

4.3

175.5

5.66

0.099

0.11

Aug.

3.8

3.4

3.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

*3.8

5.3

9.0

7.0

5.2

4.6

4.9

5.8

5.5

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.8

5.5

5.8

5.2

4.6

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

139.1

4.49

0.079

0.09

Sept.

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.0

2TO

a2

a2

a2

a2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.6

3.8

7.8

12

13

12

10

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.8

8.2

8,2

146.2

4.87

0.085

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 341 Min 1.4 Mean 30.7 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.30

Water year 1959-60: Max 582 Min 2.0 Mean 36.5 Cfsm 0.640 In. 8.72

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs).--Mar. 31 (4 to 9 a.m.) 612 cfs (18.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Flint River near Flint and 

Swartz Creek near Holly.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18, 30, Dec. 9, 10, Jan. 15-22, 25, 26, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, Feb. 23 to Mar. 29.

614Z14 O -61 -13
184 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1470. Holloway Reservoir near Otisville, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°07'15", long 83°S9'45", in NW£ sec. 11, T.8 N., R.8 E., in gatehouse on 

left side of Holloway Dam on Flint River, 3j miles southeast of Otisville.

Drainage area. 543 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1954 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

city of Flint).

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 797,000,000 cu ft May 16-SO, June 17 (elevation, 

755.3 ft); minimum, 163,000,000 cu ft Oct. 16 (elevation, 744.3 ft).

1954-60: Maximum contents, 996,000,000 cu ft Mar. 8, 1956 (elevation, 757.4 ft); 

minimum, reservoir empty at times during October, November 1954, January, February 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam with concrete spillway 

completed in 1953. Capacity of reservoir, 1,856,000,000 cu ft at elevation 760.00 ft. 

The spillway section includes two 90-foot drum gates with minimum crest elevation of 

751 ft and maximum of 755 ft, three 20-foot radial gates with sill elevation of 745 ft 

and two sluices (each 4 by 6 ft), one on each side with valve controls. Entrance elevation of sluiceways is 724 ft. Reservoir is used to regulate flow f:>r water supply 

and sewage dilution for city of Flint.

Cooperation. Reservoir elevations furnished by city of Flint.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Date

Dec. 31.......................................

Calendar year 1959 ..........................

Mar. 31.......................................

July 31 .......................................

Aug. 31 .......................................

Sept . 30 .......................................

Water year 1959-60. .........................

Elevation 

(feet)t

747.7 

745. S 

751.5 

752.2

-

751.4 

751.3 

754.8 

752.0 

755.1 

754.8 

752.5 

749.9 

747.2

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

290 

214 

503 

551

-

497 

491 

752 

537 

779 

752 

572 

407 

270

-

Cfiange In contents 

during month

Millions of 

cubic feet

-76 

+289 

+48

+196

-54 

-6 

+261 

-215 

+242 

-27 

-180 

-165 

-137

-20

Equivalent 

In cfs

-28.4 

+111 

+17.9

+6.2

-20.2 

-2.4 

+97.4 

-82.9 

+90.4 

-10.4 

-67.2 

-61.6 

-52.9

-0.6

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
STREAMS TRIBOTARY TO LAKE HURON 185

1475. Flint River near Otisville, Mich.

Location. Lat 43"06'40", long 83"31'10", in SE£ sec.9, T.8 N. , R.8 E. , on left bank 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 15, lj miles downstream from Hollowa;' Reservoir, 

3| miles upstream from Powers-Cullen drain, and 3f miles south of Otisville.

Drainage area. 547 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 721.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 293 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1954).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,150 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 14.97 ft); minimum, 50 cfs Nov. 10, May 9; minimum gage height, 2.60 ft Nov. 10.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1960; minimum, 7.6 cfs Apr. 14, 1955 

(gage height, 2.03 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Holloway Reservoir l| miles above station (see 

preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 12 to May 12)

2.6

3.0

9.0

11.0

50

116

1,400

2,110

12.0

14.0

15.0

2,710

4,740

6,200

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

(t)

Oct.

288

356

350

346

342

373

468

*476

402

394

423

417

400

386

331

194

116

112

105

133

83

75

64

65

67

64

62

70

78

73

56

7,169

231

-28.4

Nov.

56

56

56

62

59

58

58

58

58

73

86

86

79

*76

70

71

95

207

333

452

430

377

342

348

377

411

415

402

377

329

5,937

198

+111

Dec.

298

288

274

264

280

316

352

381

367

342

358

493

583

629

677

716

690

619

539

438

400

*350

286

258

240

236

266

455

681

804

875

13,755

444

+ 17.9

Jan.

934

932

868

769

602

455

413

440

404

350

312

306

421

558

675

708

738

765

703

617

537

472

434

400

354

*312

312

300

290

280

276

15,937

514

-20.2

Feb.

274

256

242

228

232

268

310

335

381

440

474

493

476

472

478

486

484

451

*426

388

352

344

306

274

260

252

234

226

224

10,066

347

-2.4

Mar.

219

209

205

202

196

192

188

184

182

173

171

164

162

158

T58

162

164

164

165

173

186

200

194

203

205

202

220

482

1,040

2,060

*4.950

13,513

436

+97.4

Apr.

5.940

5,300

4,110

3,130

2,510

2,040

1,730

1,450

1,280

1,150

1,040

956

873

793

809

857

914

941

965

912

826

749

*670

608

807

998

1,100

1,090

1,010

921

46,479

1,549

-32.9

May

833

736

648

575

299

95

81

70

60

58

53

68

86

173

344

459

474

465

426

386

*350

339

323

302

278

268

258

234

213

207

219

9,380

303

+90.4

June

217

219

211

213

211

194

182

167

154

141

135

141

139

*141

143

179

352

478

468

453

423

348

298

244

228

205

156

156

148

131

6,875

229

-10.4

July

133

129

129

127

126

126

124

124

126

126

126

*126

127

133

143

143

144

144

143

144

144

143

144

144

146

146

144

146

146

146

146

4,238

137

-67.2

Aug.

146

146

144

144

144

144

144

*143

144

144

144

144

143

144

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

141

141

141

141

139

146

154

4,451

144

-61.6

Sept.

154

150

137

137

137

135'

*135

133

133

131

131

126

131

116

93

118

118

118

116

114

112

112

112

111

109

107

107

107

105

105

3,650

122

-52.9

Adjusted for change In contents in Holloway Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

203 

0.371 

0.43

309 

0.565 

0.63

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

462 

0.845 

0.97

494 

0.903 

1.04

345 

0.631 

0.68

533

0.974 

1.12

1,466 

2.68 

2.99

393

0.718 

0.83

Observed

Max 3,440 Min 47 Mean 353 

Max 5,940 Hin 53 Mean 386

219 

0.400 

0.45

69.8 

0.128 

0.15

82.4 

0.151 

0.17

69.1 

0.126 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 360 Cfam 0.658 In. 8.93 

Mean 386 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Holloway Reservoir; furnished by 

.tv of Flint.
186 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1482. Swartz Creek near Holly, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°49'40", long 83"37'40", in SW£ sec. 15, T.5 N. , R.7 E., on right bank 

25 ft downstream from bridge on Elllott Road and Z\ miles north of Hclly.

Drainage area.--11.9 sq ml.

Records available. January 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 905 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 2.30 ft), minimum, 

0.5 cfs Sept. 1, 7, 8; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft July 25, Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 77 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 3.40 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Sept. 5, 1958, July 13, 1959.

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

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

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

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.5 

1.4 

4.4

2.0 

2.4 

3.3

pe

8.5

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

C4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0 372

18

30

*28

24

20

18 

14

12

10

8.5

7.2

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

5.0

276.2

8.91

0.749

0.86

Nov.

5.4

5.2

4.8

672

8.5

9.7

9.1

8.8

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.2 

6.8

*20

li

19

17

14

12

11

9.7

9.1

9.4

11

12

11

10

9.4

8.5

8.0

304.3

10.1

0.849

0.95

Dec.

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.0

8.3

9.7

9.7

9.4

8.8

7.7

8.8

17 

18

15

14

12

12

11

9.7

8.5

7.7

*7.2

6.8

6.2

¥7?

6.4

8.8

16

20

18

16

327.7

10.6

0.891

1.02

Jan.

14

12

12

11

10

9.7

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.4

9.7 

24

23

25

18

18

16

15

13

11

10

9.5

9

9

8.5

8

7.5

7.5

8.0

*8 . 0

360.5

11.6

0.975

1.13

Feb.

7.7

7

6.5

"66

7

8

10

11

12

15

15 

14

*13

12

11

11

11

10

9.7

8.5

8

7.5

7

6.5

6

6

6

6

264.4

9.12

0.766

0.83

Calendar year 1959: Max 48 Min 0.4

Mar.

5.5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5

5.5

5.5

*6

6

6

6

6

8

20

35

64

*ZI

331.0

10.7

0.899

1.03

Apr.

69

*58

48

42

36

30

27

24

22

19

17

16 

15

14

20

*24

26

25

22

18

16

14

12

11

25

26

23

19

17

16

751

25.0

2.10

2.35

May

16

15

13

11

9.7

8.5

8.8

8.3

8.5

14

15

16 

16

16

15

13

12

12

11

11

*10

11

11

10

9.1

8.3

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

344.6

11.1

0.933

1.08

June

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.2

4.5

7.7 

8.5

9.1

9.4

11

22

20

15

11

9.1

7.7

7.0

*6.6

6.0

5.4

4.8

3.9

6.0

6.0

234.7

7.82

0.657

0.73

Mean 7.21 Cfsm 0.606

Jjly

5.6

570

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.9 

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.3

2.3

*2.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.2

71.5

2.31

C.194

0.22

Ir. £

Aug.

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

33.9

1.09

0.092

0.11

.22

Sept.

"77 0.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.9

3.8

8.8

7.4

6.6

5.4

4.7

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.3

2.0

2.0

66.2

2.21

0.186

0.21

Water year 1959-60: Max 73 Min 0.6 Mean 9.20 Cfsm 0.773 Ir . 10.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 21-29, Feb. 2-15, Feb. 22 to Mar. 29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 187

1485. Flint River near Flint, Mien.

Location. Lat 43°02'20", long 83°46'10", In SW£ sec.4, T.7 N., R.6 E., on left tank on 

grounds of sewage-treatment plant, 1 mile upstream from Pirnie Creek, 2 miles downstream 

from Flint, and 5 miles downstream from Swartz Creek.

Drainage area. 927 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1903 to March 1904 (gage heights only), August 193? to September 1960.Gage-height records for flood seasons collected In this vicinity 1911-28, 

are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 678.80 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

U. S. Weather Bureau and city of Flint).

Average discharge. 28 years, 566 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1954).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 13.20 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 2.21 ft).

1932-60: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 16.35 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs above station. City of Flint 

diverts water above station for municipal and industrial use, but sewage from city is 

Included In flow at station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 954: 1941. WSP 1337: 1933-34(M), 1935-37.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-26, Sept. 10-30)

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O

185

338

530

5.0

7.0

13.2

1,070 

2,580 

8,8OO

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.

334

385

403

396

570

1,220

1,460

*1,040

944

920

938

758

650

584 

539

406

266

244

250

269

235

190

192

202

181

170

195

165

TTo

178

210

14,664

473

-28.4

Nov.

188

202

210

582

695

550

399

360

334

302

282

269

310

1,460 

1,170

764

665

593

685

751

695

685

695

721

995

802

852

766

631

680

18,293

610

+1.11

Dec.

563

421

494

534

650

808

772

725

668

630

844

1,790

1,400

1,260 

1,200

1,120

1,050

974

792

748

*588

552

490

466

462

47O

654

2,080

2.200

1,790

1,550

28,745

927

+17.9

Jan.

1,460

1,390

1,360

1,110

830

710

680

661

620

593

526

755

1.650

1,320 

1,560

1,520

1,340

1,240

1,100

950

914

775

705

670

602

580

562

552

530

 514 510

28,269

912

-20.2

Feb.

510

482

450

446

518

944

1,010

902

902

968

1.140

1,050

932

878 

814

758

814

830

*770

685

640

598

522

490

466

458

454

430

426

20,287

700

-2.4

Mar.

410

399

392

374

378

367

367

345

331

345

316

320

320

324 

327

324

327

338

374

410

406

422

410

418

406

418

689

3,130

4,480

6,330

8.240

32,437

1,046

+ 97.4

Apr.

8.690

8,540

7,490

5,780

4,420

3,520

3,040

2,630

2,210

*1,900

1,720

1,560

1,350

1,260 

1,520

1,720

1,820

2,000

1,760

1,620

1,390

1,200

1,110

1.070

2,310

2,550

2,330

1,90O

1,63O

1,490

81,530

2,718

-82.9

May

1.520

1,210

1,070

968

824

381

345

~Z97 292

543

444

575

557

557 

685

786

854

816

690

695

*625

620

630

575

494

462

462

438

399

406

487

19,507

629

+90.4

June

397

476

438

345

331

306

289

322

229

180

200

198

216

*254 

257

544

891

700

690

724

525

459

522

464

399

403

412

232

337

256

11,996

400

-10.4

July

223

145

232

218

291

202

232

168

107

167

276

*174

184

181 

173

120

183

286

188

187

188

185

75

170

268

183

216

222

207

116

188

5,955

192

-67.2

Auf .

241

177

259

159

132

185

198

235

268

451

283

*169

174

368 

465

185

172

192

189

70

229

315

174

170

185

221

174

165

176

176

174

6,731

217

-61.6

Sept.

176

165

116

177

160

180

*124

170

159

150

161

200

207

145 

154

131

115

125

368

296

185

123

111

125

115

232

190

174

154

70

4,958

165

-52.9

Adjusted for change in contents in Holloway Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

445 

0.480 

0.55

721 

0.778 

0.87

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-6O:

945 

1.02

1.18

892 

0.962 

1.11

698 

0.753 

0.81

1,143 

1.23

1.42

2,635 

2.84 

3.17

719 

0.776 

0.89

Observed

Max 5,230 Min 95 Mean 688 

Max 8,690 Mln 70 Mean 747

390 

0.421 

0.47

125 

0.135 

0.16

155

0.167 

0.19

112 

0.121 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 694 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.17 

Mean 746 Cfsm 0.805 In. 1O.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Holloway Reservoir; furnished by 

city of Flint.
188 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1490. Flint River near Posters, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°17'56", long 83°55'58", on west line of sec. 6, T.10 N. , R.5 E., on 

downstream side of bridge on Sheridan Road, 1 mile west of Posters, 1^ miles upstream from Birch Run, and 4 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 1,120 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records for flood seasons collected in 

this vicinity 1910-20, 1922-27 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. --Wire -weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 582.22 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted (levels by U. S. Weather Bureau). Prior to August 1943, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge . --21 years, 740 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 cfs Mar. 31, from graph based on discharge 

measurements; maximum gage height, 17.92 ft Mar. 31; minimum discharge, 123 cfs July 24, 

31, Sept. 5.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (including flow bypassing 

gage); maximum gage height, 18. S ft Mar. 7, 1956, from graph based on gage readings; 

minimum discharge observed, 27 cfs Aug. 6, 1941 (gage height, 3.67 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 18.4 ft (from U. S. Weather Bureau data) in March 1904.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

reTaTtion, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Some regulation by reservoirs 

above Flint.

Revis 

1946

ions (water years) . WSP 954: 

46-47 (M), 1948-50.

1941. WSP 1337: 1940, 1942, 1943-44 (M), 1945,

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 8-17)

3.9 

5.0 

7.0

116 

Z94 

780

11.0

16.0

2,040

4,300

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

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

352

348

367

408

431

792

2.050 

1,560

1,120

*1,110

1,050 

972

780

715

652

603

477

360

316

318

331

290

258

274

274

256

258

274

244

242

482

17,944

579

-

-

Nov.

344

283

365

1,450

978

704

502 

445

417

371

a350 

a35O

a4OO

al.BOO

al,5QO

al.000

aS5O

a8oO

*760

a750

a750

a750

a700

732

1,130

1,080

966

783

798

744

22,852

762

-

-

Dec.

735

500

458

610

879

1,050

1,100 

906

629

661

661 

2,320

2,430

1,550

1,390

1,210

1,130

1,090

1,020

921

795

693

636

582

a560

*542

750

1,670

5.700

2,670

1,930

55,778

1,154

-

-

Jan.

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,520

996

900

850 

800

750

700

650 

1,000

2,660

2.900

1,860

1,720

1,570

1,450

1,570

1,130

1,090

1,030

900

815

700

*700

700

650

650

600

 597

35,956

1,159

-

-

Feb.

616

582

537

562

659

852

1,030 

1,160

1,180

1,280

1.490 

1,500

1,200

1,100

1,OOO

900

1,000

*927

810

720

647

608

530

507

504

500

500

500

500

23,681

817

-

-

Mar.

500

480

480

450

450

450

450 

420

4OO

400

580 

580

380

580

580

380

580

4OO

450

5OO

500

500

500

500

500

5OO

500

2.0OO

*e4,700

*e8,000

e9 . OOP

55,690

1,151

-

-

Apr.

*e8.400

*e 8,OOO

67,800

*e7,370

*e6,510

4,010

3,550 

5,200

2,820

2,510

2,210 

1,850

1,650

*1,480

1,650

1,990

2,240

2,310

1,880

1,700

1,650

1,450

1,280

1.200

2,260

5,500

3,360

2,740

2,110

1,940

94,560

3,145

-

-

May

1.750

1,420

1,320

1,180

1,030

605

510 

527

468

618

567 

948

948

870

846

975

1,110

1,100

846

875

*828

786

786

804

774

582

552

552

514

461

507

25,615

826

-

-

June

500

492

517

465

588

548

322 

505

269

208

178 

214

*222

a300

a550

a6OO

al.100

816

786

704

732

591

413

575

512

428

410

344

258

290

15,035

434

-

-

July

298

276

219

240

229

294

224 

222

208

164

*167 

173

167

181

178

181

186

189

521

242

187

184

183

127

170

296

194

251

244

219

127

6,547

211

-

-

Aug.

186

262

285

299

195

150

173

205

294

567

*360 

280

205

212

426

377

205

199

200

208

141

236

195

189

189

195

219

181

176

183

170

7,158

250

-

-

Sept.

183

191

16S

158

167

*176

186 

145

170

175

160 

166

205

175

154

164

15S

154

155

426

520

200

157

145

144

138

258

205

197

189

5,563

185

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 6,630 Min 100 Mean 837 Cfsm - In. 1O.15

Water year 1959-6O: Max 9,OOO Min 127 Mean 886 Cfsm - In. 1O.76

" Discharge U.LBl;lL£LJ/£B measurement U1BU.Q UX^IIICII U made llmUe on UI1 this UI1-LB day. Ueiy .

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near Flint, 

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of 6 discharge measurements. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-2O, Jan. 6-12, 25-3O, F<sb. 12-17, Feb. 26 

> Mar. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 189

1495. Flint River near Alicia, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°18'40", long 84°02<00", in SE£ sec. 31, T.ll N., R.4 E., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from The Prairie Farms Association flood-pumping station, 2| miles 

north of Alicia, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1960 (gage heights only).

^Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . --Maximum gage height during year, 13.70 ft Apr. 3; minimum, 1.71 ft Oct. 3. 

T9~48-60: Maximum gage height, that of Apr. 3, 1960; minimum, less than 1.5 ft 

during short periods in 1949, 1958, 1959.

Remarks . Records represent stages in the Shiawassee Flats area.

Mean gage height, In feet, water year October 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

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.21

1.96

1.77

1.84

2.13

2.84

5.09

6.39

5.13

4.S4

4.67

4.39

4.25

3.62

3.33

3.07

2.87

2.72

2.42

2.52

2.49

2.21

2.19

2.25

2.45

2.50

2.89

2.49

2.26

2.19

2.18

Nov.

2.24

2.54

2.56

3.06

6.00

6.15

4.96

4.03

3.46

3.08

2.78

2.68

2.72

-

-

_

-

-

4.5

4.40

4.07

3.56

3.57

3.59

4.84

5.24

4.71

4.36

3.76

3.36

Dec.

3.54

3.26

3.03

3.06

3.38

4.50

5.44

4.54

3.82

3.60

3.61

6.38

8.52

7.25

5.8S

5.33

4.98

4.68

4.38

3.80

3.54

3.38

3.54

3.73

3.53

3.43

3.10

6.08

9.65

5745

8.26

Jan.

7.14

6.32

5.98

5.77

5.16

5.2S

5.41

5.01

4.46

4.24

4.11

3.81

6.52

8.62

7.85

7.49

7.07

6.49

6.09

5.69

5.30

5.06

4.89

4.57

4.16

4.23

4.39

4.48

4.63

4.36

3.95

Feb.

3.73

3.65

5.46

3.63

3.90

4.00

5.44

6.20

6.11

6.04

6.37

6.85

6.51

6.29

5.88

5.52

5.63

5.45

5.27

4.92

4.54

4.54

4.05

5.87

5.96

5.84

3.91

3.92

5.86

Mar.

5.77

5.65

5.60

5.26

5.27

5.53

5.26

3.31

3.21

5.20

5.16

5.04

2.98

3.27

3.41

3.16

5.01

5.08

5.17

3.17

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

10.4

11.34

13.05

Apr.

15.21

15.56

13.68

13.59

13.31

12.75

12.04

11.34

10.63

9.91

9.14

S.48

7.88

7.12

6.64

7.04

7.07

7.36

7.15

6.68

6.17

5.67

5.21

4.82

5.56

8.66

9.17

8.57

7.40

6.49

May

6.18

5774"

5.21

4.71

4.24

3.84

3.49

3.56

3.59

4.57

5.05

5.15

5.33

5.03

4.73

4.44

4.70

5.55

4.92

4.45

4.31

4.18

4.39

4.57

4.47

4.24

4.11

3.94

3.66

3.58

3.62

June

3.71

5.55

5.59

5.54

5.55

3.71

3.61

3.57

3.56

5.41

3.38

3.97

3.54

3.95

5.42

5.57

5.76

5.59

4.56

4.51

4.06

5.75

4.02

4.18

4.18

5.95

3.74

3.67

3.59

3.93

July

4.06

3.65

5.77

5.74

5.79

5.80

5.60

5.48

5.54

5.69

3.63

3.66

4.13

4.57

5.62

5.46

5.72

5.54

5.71

5.90

3.43

1749"

3.78

3.76

5.60

5.67

5.86

3.90

5.71

5.85

4.0

Av«.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.9

5.68

5.52

5.98

4.46

4.16

5.95

5.86

5.86

5.84

5.75

5.87

4.28

4.17

5.85

5.52

3.85

3.52

3.64

5.75

5.61

Sept.

5.90

4.05

5.72

3.51

3.87

5.55

5.52

5.54

5.61

3.81

3.66

3.91

3.72

5.45

4.03

3.79

5.46

4.05

5.97

5.69

5.67

5.56

5.83

3.50

5.50

3.61

3.68

3.81

3.54

5.86

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 14-18, Mar. 21-28, Aug. l-lo.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1500. East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°34'10", long 83°06'30", in NW£ sec.7, T.13 N., R.12 E., on left bank 

If miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 53, 3 miles upstream from confluence 

with North Branch, and 4 miles southeast of Cass City.

Drainage area. 251 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 719.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1952, wire-weight gage at site if miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,890 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 13.00 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Sept. 14-17.

1948-60; Maximum discharge, 4,940 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 23.07 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 20-23, 

1955, Aug. 19, 20, 1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1949-50. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1951-53, and 1959, superseding those published in 

WSP 1207, 1237, 1277, and 1627, are given herewith:

Date

1951

July 27

28

1952

June 25

26

29

30

July 8

9

10

20

21

1953

July 1

Discharge

8.2

15

5

4

10

9

15

150

50

250

700

520

Date

1953-Con.

July 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

19

20

Discharge

290

125

60

37

110

410

320

210

107

58

37

27

21

20

60

89

Date

1953-Con.

July 21

22

23

24

25

26

Aug. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

52

34

42

56

36

24

200

390

380

400

470

550

500

380

Date

1959

Aug. 28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

Discharge

10

90

100

70

45

36

30

36

28

19

Month

July 1951..................

Water year 1958-59. ......

Cfs-days

-

-

-

Maximum

2,520

2,360

1,550

2,580

Minimum

.8

1.6

4.4

1.3

Mean

181

184

109

110

Per square 

mile

.733

.745

.434

.438

Runoff in 

inches

9.91

10.16

5.89

5.92

Revised peak discharge. 1952-53: July 1 (7 a.m.) 600 cfs (6.17 ft)j July 7 (7 to 

450 cfs (5.38 ft); Aug. 8 (2 p.m.) 580 cfs (5.98 ftj.~_
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 191

1500. East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mien. Continued

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, June 1-20)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

0.2

1.6

7.5

18

61

3.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

131

595

1,400

4,890

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.

3.6

3.6

3^0

3.0

4.5

9.8

29

-82 104

56

40

*30

23

17

14

11

9.8

8.4

8.0

7.2

6.3

5.7

5.7

6.6

7.2

9.3

12

14

14

13 

14

574.7

18.5

0.074

0.09

Nov.

19

*27

26

36

192

246

153

92

62

48

39

31

27

189

505

410

200

150

95

65

51

45

49

73

221

208

123

87

73

52

3,594

120

0.478

0.53

Dec.

57

48

49

68

93

350

*355

145

120

100

90

848

986

681

388

223

196

157

110

100

80

70

60

58

56

57

94

900

1,500

900 

700

9,639

311

1.24

1.43

Jan.

550

350

270

*240

210

190

170

140

120

105

82

75

150

370

350

320

280

250

220

200

180

170

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

92

85

6,079

196

0.781

0.90

Feb.

*80

80

80

80

81

104

140

170

180

180

180

170

160

150

140

130

125

115

105

100

94

88

82

76

70

65

60

55

55

3,195

110

0.438

0.47

Mar.

*52

50soso

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

53

54

56

58

62

68

80

100

200

600

*4_l690

9,975

322

1.28

1.48

Apr.

*5,910

*3,460

3,54,0

2,910

2,070

1,440

1,040

669

688

485

368

450

310

216

208

378

382

338

231

151

120

109

100

89

123

358

382

208

125

100

24,958

832

3.31

3.69

May

100

*89

77

69

60

55

55

55

65

214

272

867

557

475

365

202

162

320

204

129

108

96

96

110

96

80

67

62

59

61

706

5,933

191

0.761

0.88

June

352

131

100

69

54

*44

37

31

26

23

22

19

18

22

54

73

280

332

223

140

92

66

55

72

90

69

49

38

39

34

2,654

88.5

0.353

0.39

July

27

20

19

17

*15

13

12

11

9.8

8.4

8.0

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.8

5.1

6.3

8.0

6.9

6.0

285.5

9.21

0.037

0.04

AJ«.

*5.0

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

 6T9 7.5

5.7

5.1

4.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

6.3

6.3

4.5

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

142.6

4.60

0.018

0.02

Sept.

3.0

3.3

3.0

4.2

4.5

*3.6

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

Q

tf

.9

.9

1.0

1.6

2.5

3.0

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

73.8

2.46

0.010

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,580 Mln 1.3 Mean 146" Cfsm 0.582" In. 7.90

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,690 Mln 0.9 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.93

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Dec. 12 (9 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (6.57 ft): Dec. 29 (about 2 a.m.) about 

1,780 cfsj Mar. 31 (2:30 p.m.) 4,890 cfs (13.00 ft)j May 12 (l p.m.) 990 cfs (6.09 ft); May 31 

(5 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (6.17 ft)._________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-20, 22, 30, Dec. 8-11, 19-24, Dec. 30 to 

Feb. 4, Feb. 7 to Mar. 30.
192 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1505. Cass River at Cass City, Mien.

Location. Lat 43°35'10", long 83°10'35", in ffi£ sec. 4, T.13 N., R.ll E., on left bank

 5oo~7t downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North 

Branch and East Branch, and 1 mile south of Cass City.

Drainage area. 370 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1960. Monthly discharge oily for some 

periods , published in WSP 1307 .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 697.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929. Prior to Nov. 14, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 13 years, 220 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,810 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.41 ft); min-

 Hum" 1.3 cfs Sept. 16. 17 (sage height. 4.59 ft)

1947-bO; Maximum dlsunarge , 8,460 cfs (revised) Mar. 20, 1948 (ga?e height, 15.80 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 26, 1948.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 8,460 

cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 15.80 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1307.

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

and those below 5 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337: 1949-50.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-12, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7 

5.0 

5.2

0.7 

4.0 

9.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

150

290

700

1,840

4,300

6,360

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.

15isis

17

15

20

30

59

128 "57

70

*54 

45

38

32

27

24

20

19

17

15

15

15

15

18

22

25

28

30 

29

33

992

32. 0

0.086

0.10

Nov.

36

*50

60

100

200

300

280

250

200

160

130

110 

100

250

600

550

450

350

250

170

140

130

130

160

250

350

300

230

190 

170

6,646

222

0.600

0.67

Dec.

150

130

135

140

180

350

*450

314

230

205

180

944 

1,250

900

700

479

378

297

200

180

160

140

135

130

120

130

148

1,010

1.970 

1,200

1,100

14,035

453

1.22

1.41

Jan.

900

700

540

*500

370

310

280

260

260

260

290

350 

440

710

650

600

540

430

370

340

310

300

260

240

230

210

200

190

180

175

170

11,565

373

1.01

1.16

Feb.

*170

165

165

165

162

195

250

300

320

320

320

310 

300

290

270

250

235

220

205

195

180

170

160

150

140

130

120

115

110

6,082

210

0.568

0.61

Mar.

*100

95

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90 

90

90

95

98

100

105

110

120

125

135

145

155

170

190

210

350

1,000

*3 t 200 

*6.50Q

13,883

448

1.21

1.40

Apr.

*5.760

4,850

4,820

4,030

3,000

2,100

1,550

1,120

1,110

885

740

805 

614

524

483

685

700

655

546

384

290

245

209

190

350

500

600

500

400 

250

38,895

1,296

3.50

3.90

May

210

*190

165

142

118

99

97

93

110

325

407

1.170 

1,070

985

750

487

423

636

569

435

308

236

218

218

192

160

130

112

97 

li

931

11,174

360

0.973

1.12

June

880

569

447

290

200

*148

107

87

68

56

51

43 

39

39

61

97

314

415

332

248

162

112

89

188

254

245

227

168

114 

81

6,131

204

0.551

0.61

July

11

47

40

56

*23

SO

28

25

22

20

19

17 

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

9.7

8.5

8.5

10

9.7

12

12

12

6C4.4

19.5

0.053

0.06

Aug.

*10

9.7

12

12

11

11

13

14

14

16

16

17 

18

16

16

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

8.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

4*0

175

4.0

337.2

10.9

0.029

0.03

Sept.

5.0

6.0

5.5

4.5

6.0

*5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

3.5

5.0

5.5

7.0

12

9.0

8.0

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.0 

4.0

136.5

4.60

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,620 Mln 1.3 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.584 In. 7.92

water year 1959-60: Max 6,300 Mln 1.6 Mean 302 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.08

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Dec. 13 (12:30 a.m.) 1,430 cfs (8.43 ft); Dec. 29 (4 a.m.) 2,260 

cfs (9.60 ft); Mar. 31 (6 p.m.) 6,810 cfs (14.41 ft); May 12 (3 p.m.) 1,350 cfs (8.22 ft); May 31 

(8 p.m.) 1,420 cfs {8.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9-11, 14, 15, 19-26, Dec. 30 to Feb. 4, Feb.7 

to Mar. 30. No gage-height record Nov. 2 to Dec. 7, Apr. 24 to May 2; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, records for stations on nearby streams, and recorded range In stage.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

1510. Cass River at Vassar, Mich.

193

Location. Lat 43°22'10", long 83°34'55", in SW£ sec.7, T.ll N. , R.8 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 15 in Vassar, lij miles upstream from Gooding* Creek.

Drainage area. 700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records for flood seasons colle-ted in 

this vicinity 1910-28 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator above concrete dam; gage read twice 

daily. Datum of gage is 612.376 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by U S 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.--12 years, 427 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 16.70 ft)- mini26 cfs Sept. 26.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1960; minimum observed, 15 cfs Oct. 10, 

1955 (gage height, 3.14 ft).

A stage of 20.8 ft occurred on Mar. 20, 1948, from U.S. Weather Bureau records (discharge, 18,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs bv logarithmic 

plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by dam at Michigan Sugar Co. 10 miles above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Nov. 15)

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

3.3 

4.5

80

155

405

6.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

1,130

3,390

7,700

11,900

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

Ototal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

49 

48

49

47

52

100

203

218

200

179

161

152

*137

115

98

90

84

80

69

66

61

59

59

73

78

86

98

108

108

108 

120

3,155

102

0.146

0.17

Nov.

122 

T28

*176

313

441

512

530

413

345

278

229

194

179

333

857

975

800

494

409

361

329

313

313

369

465

575

585

485

401

349

12,273

409

0.584

0.65

Dec.

341 

321

305

365

516

665

725

*800

710

635

562

1,290

2,330

2,190

1,490

990

785

655

516

417

333

317

297

278

260

250

472

1,630

5.460

3,290 

2,300

29,495

951

1.36

1.57

Jan.

1 . 800 

1,500

1,100

900

750

600

*500

450

450

450

530

690

1,200

1,500

1,320

1,120

950

800

720

650

550

500

460

450

410

400

380

360

350

350

330

22,520

726

1.04

1.20

Feb.

330 

*330

330

330

389

516

650

665

700

730

650

600

550

520

480

460

430

410

390

360

340

320

300

270

250

230

220

210

200

12,160

419

0.599

0.65

Mar.

180 

*164

160

160

160

160

160

155

155

158

160

160

160

165

170

170

176

191

191

200

210

220

230

250

280

317

349

854

2,780

*5,890 

*10.600

25,335

817

1.17

1.35

Apr.

10.600 

8, 180

6,700

6,130

4,800

3,460

2,570

2,080

1,810

1,520

1,320

1,260

1,180

990

910

915

965

1,080

1,020

860

720

610

552

512

767

1,040

925

910

750

610

65,746

2,192

3.13

3.49

May

575 

548

*477

413

381

369

377

373

405

534

905

1,490

2.000

1,720

1,250

995

785

820

1,100

1,110

1,030

755

508

425

401

381

357

337

313 

289

333

21,756

702

1.00

1.15

June

1.320 

895

630

413

317

264

*194

182

164

143

143

128

ii

115

140

179

268

381

409

369

345

297

250

197

200

182

152

125

128 

140

8,764

292

0.417

0.47

July

149 

143

125

102

88

*84

76

86

94

90

94

90

84

84

80

80

75

71

71

66

62

54

48

46

44

48

51

46

48 

46

44

2,369

76.4

0.109

0.13

Aug.

44 

*47

51

49

48

46

44

46

49

46

48

46

46

47

52

51

46

37

12

32

36

40

37

35

35

37

37

37

34 

34

33

1,302

42.0

C.060

0.07

Sept.

34 

43

40

38

36

36

*36

37

38

35

34

35

35

34

36

34

33

32

37

35

32

32

30

29

30

18

29

30

29 

30

1,017

33.9

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7,180 Min 25 Mean 462 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.96

Water year 1959-60: Max 10,600 Min 28 Mean 563 Cfsm 0.804 In. 10.95

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 29 (10 p.m.) 4,090 cfs (10.25 ft); Apr. 1 (1 a.ir.) 11,400 

cfs (16.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 31 to Jan. 10, Jan. 17 to Feb. 4, Feb. 10 to 

Mar. 1, Mar. 3-8, 11-16, 20-25.
194 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1515. Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°19'35", long 83°44 I 50", in sec.27, T.ll N., R.6 E., on right bank half a 

mile west of Frankenmuth, 3.4 miles upstream from Dead Creek, and 5.4 miles downstream 

from Perry Creek.

Drainage area. 848 sq mi.

Records available. February 1908 to March 1909, July 1935'to September 1936, June 1939 to 

September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 583.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). February 1908 to March 1909 

staff gage at site half a mile upstream at datum 1.81 ft lower. July 18 to Sept. 11, 

1935, wire-weight gage and Sept. 12, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1936, and June 20, 1939, to 

Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream st datum 0.04 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1935-36, 1939-60), 486 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 19, 20.

1908-9, 1935-36, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Mar. 18, 1942 (gage height, 

20.88 ft), site and datum then in use; maximum gage height, 22.44 ft Feb. 17, 1954 (ice 

Jam); minimum daily discharge, about 1.5 cfs Aug. 6, 1944.

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

regulation by dams above station. Prior to 1950, regulation at low ard medium flows by 

mill above station. ,

Revisions (water years) . WSP 13'07: 1936(M) , 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 Nov. 16 to Sept. 30

61

104

217

590

1,190

3.2 

3.8 

4.5 

5.0 

8.0

34

104

208

291

1,120

12.0

16.0

20.0

21.0

2,70C

5,20C

10,40C

11,90C

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.

73

70

67

63

70

136

305

286

269

275

228

196

*171

149

133

120

110

104

96

90

89

85

86

100

110

110

119

136

133

129

151

4,259

137

0.162

0.19

Nov.

209

202

*180 226"

629

824

803

611

470

392

325

273

250

620

1,160

1.170

800

450

400

370

341

327

323

403

700

859

712

574

483

389

15,475

516

O.6O8

0.68

Dec.

360

339

333

343

391

721

1,070

*934

631

505

474

1,310

2,510

1,860

1,590

1,250

937

760

540

400

310

270

250

250

270

300

369

1,210

5.700

3,590

2,000

29,777

961

1.13

1.30

Jan.

1,700

1,400

1,200

1,100

9OO

700

*560

500

500

514

502

450

1,010

1.800

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

900

800

700

620

560

520

490

460

450

440

420

410

410

25,216

813

0.959

1.11

Feb.

4OO *400

400

400

400

528

766

817

931

900

850

800

760

700

660

620

580

540

510

480

450

420

390

360

330

300

290

280

270.

15,532

536

0.632

0.68

Mar.

260

*250

240

230

230

£30

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

230

230

230

240

250

260

280

340

950

3,000

7,230

*10.900

28,440

917

1.08

1.24

Apr.

11.500

*9,380

7,720

7,040

5,680

4,050

3,000

2,400

2,080

1,980

1,660

1,600

1,500

1,250

1,130

1,160

1,400

1,440

1,250

1,070

863

736

634

556

601

1,250

1,780

1,330

961

766

77,767

2,592

3.06

3.41

May

760

691

*586

502

432

376

360

358

351

605

1,070

1,460

2.260

1,900

1,700

1,260

943

1,170

1,230

1,050

876

706

601

488

488

428

371

323

295

977 *-' 3

298

24,211

781

0.921

1.06

June

1.200

1,060

799

643

396

329

*266

242

219

203

192

184

172

158

155

192

812

829

724

530

384

304

284

362

472

405

345

323

304

251

12,719

424

0.500

0.56

July

218

180

156

148

213

*142

118

115

115

111

80

94

88

70

82

71

68

73

84

91

86

85

67

62

56

57

66

62

57

56

59

3,030

97.7

0.115

0.13

Aug.

56

*56

63

60

56

53

56

60

60

68

76

67

63

64

67

63

59

55

ii.

42

53

101

82

63

56

52

51

48

46

46

45

1,829

59.0

0.070

0.08

Sept.

47

68

60

54

53

50

*48

48

50

46

46

47

50

50

48

46

46

47

56

55

50

48

47

45

43

4O

41

41

42

43

1,455

48.5

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1959 : Max 8.44O Min 32 Mean 542 Cfsm 0.639 In. 8.68

Water year 1959-60 : Max 11,5OO Min 4O Mean 655 Cfsm O.772 In. 10. SO

Peak discharge (base, 3,50O cfs). Dec. 29 (1O p.m.) 4,32O cfs (14.86 ft); Apr. 1 (2 to 4 a.m.)

11,900 efs (21.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

 Stage-discharge relatl 

5, Feb. 10 to Mar. 29.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 17-20, Dec. 19-25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 9, Jan. 15 to Feb. - - - - - --
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 195

1525. Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mlch.

Location. Lat 43°52'45", long 84°28'25", in sec.7, T.17 N., R.I W., on left bank 15 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from powerplant at Beaverton, and 

2 miles upstream from Venison Creek.

Drainage area. 487 sq ml.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 12 years, 373 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.12 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 8, 10, 30 (gage height, 0.76 ft); minimum dally, 70 cfs Far. 5.

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 7,680 cfs July 9, 1957 (gage height, 12.95 ft); minimum, 

5.6 cfs July 12, 13, 14, 1959) minimum daily, 5.9 cfs July 12, 13, 1959.

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

which are fair. Regulation at all stages by powerplant 1 mile upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1307: 1948(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 Nov. 5

2.1 142

3.0 335

4.0 680

6.0 1,600

Nov. 6 to Sept. 3O

1.7 68

2.0 110

3.0 335

4.0 680

6.0

9.0

11.0

1,600

3,700

5,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19RO

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.

221

203

194

146

385

427 

602 

488

513

291

263

419

277

272

*3O2

286

194

196

204

297

204

204

560

1.570

1,310

795

679 

508

455

353

414

13,032

420

0.862

0.99

Nov.

411

375

346

554

*1,270

1.400 

925 

681

525

467

434

434

430

317

408

326

310

269

326

364

326

375

436

736

764

680

627 

460

405

387

15,768

526

1.08

1.20

Dec.

350

363

381

402

476

651 

578 

508

411

*323

374

650

552

431

426

394

407

432

338

246

281

261

238

270

240

335

504 

1,200

1.550

904

836

15,292

493

1.01

1.16

Jan.

637

605

608

488

220

*230 

274 

504

321

356

357

555

652

648

376

489

370

496

578

418

548

368

411

380

300

280

332 

528

340

363

558

12,790

413

0.848

0.98

Feb.

290

240

240

*300

330

340 

360 

350

360

300

224

350

330

3OO

270

320

283

516

328

220

250

270

250

230

270

250

24O 

240

250

8,301

286

0.587

0.63

Mar.

200

80

150

*2OO

70.

140 

170 

160

160

170

140

95

230

210

200

230

170

220

2OO

240

230

200

160

140

170

210

350 

594

1,190

2,670

5.050

14,379

464

0.953

1.10

Apr.

*5.560

2,66O

2,720

2,390

1,500

1,190 

958 

877

883

845

834

1,190

1,140

1,110

965

856

871

1,260

99O

775

731

445

506

476

481

730

1,000 

835

514

486

53,578

1,119

2.30

2.57

May

651

725

551

436

*405

440 

62O 

647

667

756

740

705

453

414

414

414

461

690

601

627

681

795

1.050

778

586

539

281 

424

296

534

510

17,651

569

1.17

1.35

June

624

591

234

226

402

249

*342 m

322

177

184

181

357

418

403

248

355

411

285

296

208

327

700

700

450

300 

450

600

500

10,852

362

0.745

0.83

July

20O

220

280

320

290

2OO 

260 

*260

180

156

201

170

191

246

179

182

185

2 SO

190

202

206

201

89

210

150

300

166 

353

164

238

L94

6,663

215

0.441

0.51

Aug.

148

247

216

*212

172

159 

228 

193

318

199

199

199

199

141

551

207

166

250

190

198

181

218

235

174

185

205

114 

188

176

175

167

6,206

200

0.411

0.47

Sept.

258

192

205

169

217

185 

219 

106

*136

165

141

186

184

108

263

161

106

192

195

566

230

295

165

256

215

264

221 

184

246

115

5,959

198

0.407

0.45

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,900 Min 5.9 Mean 422 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,030 Min 70 Mean 438 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5, 6, 25, 26, Feb. 1-1O, 12-16, Feb. 20 to 

Mar. 27. No gage-height record Apr. 5, June 24 to July 8, July 24-26; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records, records of powerplant operation, and records for Tlttabawassee River at Midland.
196 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1535. Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°42'10", long 84°28'15", in SE^ sec.7, T.15 N., R.I W., on right bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 10, 0.5 mile upstream from Bluff Creek, 

and 1.1 miles southeast of North Bradley.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Records available . June 1934 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 616.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). June 4, 1934, to Mar. 26, 1942, 

staff gage at site 100 ft downstream, Mar. 27, 1942, to July 7, 1954, wire-weight gage 

at bridge 200 ft downstream, and July 8, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1959, water-stage recorder 

at present site, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years, 77.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.98 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.31 ft).

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 8,200 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 14.95 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 4,400 cfs; minimum observed, 1.1 cfs Aug. 14, 1944 (gage height, 0.21 ft, site 

and datum then in use).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1936-39, 1940(M), 1943(M), 1949-50.

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 Nov.

2.3 6.1

2.5 17

3.0 49

4.0 152

6.0 435

Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0

6.0

16

48

154

435

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

1,110

1,320

2,300

4,620

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.

8.8

8.3

7.7

IT"7.2

21

25

24

21

24

24

23

18

16

*14

13

13

12

10

10

10

11

23

99

5T

55

50

44

37

31

31

785.0

25.3

0.183

0.21

Nov.

34

34

28

55

*391

339

150

96

71

60

51

42

38

30

30

30

30

32

37

33

35

37

76

352

312

162

102

70

55

50

2,857

95.2

0.690

0.77

Dec.

51

50

59

71

84

185

164

97

*70

60

65

280

252

132

97

103

108

86

55

45

40

35

32

31

32

33

61

737

988

300

200

4,603

148

1.07

1.23

Jan.

150

120

100

70

*55

52

50soso

50

52

60

130

220

200

170

140

120

110

100

90

60

75

70

65

60

58

55

55

55

55

2,767

89.3

0.647

0.75

Feb.

53

52

*53

54

60

75

105

120

130

TSS

110

105

100

90

85

80

75

70

65

65

60

55

52

50

45

42

40

38

11

2,086

71.9

0.521

0.56

Mar.

35

33

*32

32

. 31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

32

33

35

50

70

350

1,OOO

3,360

5.810

9,416

304

2.20

2.54

Apr.

*1.600

*1,210

1,250

862

569

378

351

483

348

244

235

468

290

249

235

183

214

443

234

158

131

109

90

80

103

279

275

158

116

100

11,445

382

2.77

3.09

May

140

110

87

72

*61

56

123

160

123

157

142

109

88

82

72

62

65

100

85

92

125

133

575

£95

161

112

89

77

69

73

160

3,855

124

0.899

1.04

June

112

104

~88 165

65

49

40

36

*31

29

28

27

25

30

49

43

39

37

33

30

26

M

24

56

78

40

30

29

51

89

1,507

50.2

0.364

0.41

July

48

33

28

24

21

19

*18

17

17

16

16

16

17

17

15

14

T5

22

23

22

18

16

15

14

14

26

31

23

17

16

15

623'

20.1

0.146

0.17

Aug.

13

T4

*32

80

37

24

20

20

20

22

20

17

16

18

55

42

25

20

17

16

17

17

74

44

30

24

20

18

18

18

17

825

26.6

0.193

0.22

Sept.

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

*13

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

12

14

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.3

975

375.6

12.6

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,640 Mln 6.1 Mean 99.4 Cfsm 0.72O In. 9.75

Water year 1959-6O: Max 3,810 Mln 7.2 Mean 112 Cfsm O.812 In. 11.09

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs). Dec. 29 (10 a.m.) 1,140 cfs (10.15 ft); Mar. 31 (8 to 1O a.m.)

4,590 cfs (14.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 14-18, 28-30, Dec. 9-11, 19-23, Dec. 3O to 

Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Mar. 1-18, 23-26j discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for stations on nearby streams).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 197

1540. Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°37'35", long 84°42'30", on line between sees. 7 and 8, T.14 N., R.3 

W., on right bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge and 4 miles northeast of Mount 

Pleasant.

Drainage area. 416 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1931, October 1932 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records 

for flood seasons collected in this vicinity 1910-27, are contained in reports of U.S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Oct. 21, 1938, chain 

and wire-weight gage at site 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 290 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 10.IE ft); minimum, 54 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.99 ft); minimum daily, 113 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 16; 

minimum gage height, 2.93 ft Mar. 25.

1930-31, 1932-60: Maximum discharge, 4,960 cfs Mar. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

12.78 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 18, 1945; minimum daily, 19 cfs Aug. 16, 1926; minimum 

gage height, 2.82 ft Dec. 21, 1944.

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

fluctuation below 750 cfs caused by powerplant at Mount Pleasant.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 744: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1931, 1933-40, 1945, 

1948-49!

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, June 8 to Sept. 25)

3.0 

4.5 

6.0

107

572

1,050

9.0 

10.0

2,160

2,680

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

141

141

135

160

200

225

231

240

222

219

222

*222

212

203

191

184

178

166

169

169

169

184

380

464

432

386

352

312

281 

274

7,214

233

0.560

0.65

Nov.

284

268

*259

293

618

671

32?

439

355

346

327

308

293

287

265

268

240

235" 235

235

243

243

259

445

451

383

346

324

302

274

10,025

334

0.803

0.90

Dec.

268

262

262

271

287

333

333

*308

287

271

281

383

405

358

330

321

327

318

299

271

250

225

220

223

246

262

281

639

956

600

470

10,552

340

0.817

0.94

Jan.

400

360

340

330

*320

310

300

300

290

284

270

270

350

430 390"

350

330

300

290

290

280

280

280

280

275

275

275

287

290

274

271

9,571

309

0.743

0.86

Feb.

268

*578

225

230

240

240

245

245

240

240

230

230

230

230

230

230

225

220

220

220

215

215

210 210"

210

210

210

210

210

6,566

226

0.543

0.59

Mar.

205

*205

200

200

195

195

190

190

190

185

185

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

185

185

190

200

222

555

1,420

*1,840

*2 J 490

11,407

368

0.885

1.02

Apr.

2.240

*2,220

2,080

1,840

1,660

1,430

1,220

1,110

993

852

791

849

845

842

849

781

743

756

749

690

625

556

522

4T6" 476

550

634

606

538

488

29,011

967

2.32

2.59

May

535

578

584

*504

439

395

442

516

535

522

510

485

448

411

386

364

377J

398

395

414

454

504

581

597 535"

460

417

392

374

374 

402

14,321

462

1.11

1.28

June

432

426

429

377

355

321

*290

268

246

228

209

203

194

296" 188

308

293

290

349

324

287

259

250

374

426

402

349

327

427

547_

9,674

322

0.774

0.86

July

ill

358

308

293

274

*253

240

212

203

194

188

184

181

175

157

147

160

188

225

234

175

163

178

154

160

166

234

290

262

237

6,804

219

0.526

0.61

A'lg.

206

*178

321

426 398"

284

271

274

271

268

274

256

243

243

296

321

281

253

216

212

222

274

256

209

194

172

166

166

166

163 172"

7,652

247

C.594

0.68

Sept.

157

172

150

150

141

150

*163

144

126

116

113

113

119

132

138

113

141

132

150

172

200

191

172

197

194

197

178

157

160

147

4,585

153

0.368

0.41

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,750 Mln 88 Mean 328 Cfsm 0.788 In. 10.71

Water year 1959-60 : Max 2,490 Mln 113 Mean 348 Cfsm 0.837 In. 11.39

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). Dec. 29 (2 to 4 a.m.) 1,O80 cfs (6.09 ft); Mar. 31 (2 to 3 p.m.) 

2,770 cfs (10.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17-20, Dec. 21-Z3, Dec. 30 to Jan. 9, 

Jan. 11-27, Feb. 3 to Mar. 26.
198 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1545. Chippewa River near Midland, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°35'40", long 84°22'10", on line between sec. 24, T.14 N., R.I W. , and 

sec. 28, T.14 N., R.I E., on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 30, 5 miles upstream from Pine River and 6 miles southwest of Midland.

Drainage area. 597 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1947 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 612.35 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 13 years, 445 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,030 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 7.74 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 130 cfs Sept. 11, 12.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 8,510 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 9.85 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 12.43 ft Mar. 19, 1948 

(ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 44 cfs Aug. 16, 1948.

Maximum stage known since at least 1904, 15.65 ft in March 1904, from information 

from Michigan State Highway Department (discharge, 16,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation below 750 cfs caused by powerplant at Mount 

Pleasant.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337: 1950.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 1 to Aug. 23)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 5

530

6,340

Aug. 6 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.O

190 

40O 

700

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

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

162

157

148

140

200

252

301

323

338

345

338

323

266

*252

245

238

207

190

173

173

162

162

238

286

610

660

570

512

416 

360

353

9,100

294

0.492

0.57

Nov.

360

338

301

*345

660

1,080

1.180

862

660

467

416

408

432

424

376

33O

300

300

300

290

300

330

458

494

928

800

600

500

467 

458

15,164

505

0.846

0.94

Dec.

440

416

400

449

521

560

630

580

*458

384

360

4OO

7OO

650

6OO

550

521

512

458

440

416

420

360

350

380

458

467

807

1.700

1,300

950

17,637

569

0.953

1.10

Jan.

700

550

450

400

350

*320

310

31O

310

310

310

350

40O

45O

450

420

380

350

330

310

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

290

2_80_

11,030

356

0.596

0.69

Feb.

270

260

*250

255

260

265

270

275

275

280

280

275

275

270

Z70

270

270

275

280

280

280

285

285

285

280

280

280

280

280

7,940

274

0.459

0.50

Mar.

280

275

*270

270

265

26O

255

250

25O

245

245

24O

24O

235

250

230

230

230

230

230

Z30

230

230

235

240

250

350

850

3,230

4,970

*5.750

21,505

694

1.16

1.34

Apr.

4.400

3,890

3,510

3,120

2.86O

2,570

2,030

1,920

1,740

1,280

1,250

1,300

1,320

1,260

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,320

1,260

1,040

818

752

710

660

862

1,050

1,250

1,180

917

884

48,653

1,622

2.72

3.04

May

829

862

873

*763

807

807

752

730

818

917

906

840

752

700

630

590

580

600

620

650

680

800

851

950

950

850

700

600

550

550

550

23,057

744

1.25

1.44

June

560

550

530

467

449

408

368

*345

345

330

323

376

323

338

476

512

503

440

416

392

353

338

308

400

500

450

420

400

500

700

12,820

427

0,715

0.80

July

56"0~ 600

430

3SO

353

3?3

*293

279

266

232

225

218

201

196

190

179

1791

201

25Z

279

272

232

225

196

190

236

333

338

316

293

245

8,712

231

0.471

O.54

Aug.

207

212

*316

61O

630

430

360

344

352

352

336

328

3O6

313

328

320

336

344

313

232

264

336

352

306

257

226

196

196

208

214

2OZ

9,726

314

0.526

0.61

Sept.

184

179

168

162

162

168

168

*184

162

150

130

130

14O

150

170

140

170

165

168

179

196

238

230

220

232

220

214

190

174

168

5,311

177

0.296

0.33

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,560 Mln 80 Mean 487 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.08

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,730 Mln 130 Mean 521 Cfam 0.873 In. 11.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19-22, 26-28, Dec. 25, Dec. 31 to Mar. 28. 

No gage-height record Oct. 4, 5, 18, Nov. 17, 18, Dec. 13-16, 22-24, 30, Apr. 11, May 22, 26-31, 

June 24 to July 4, Sept. 10-18, 23; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Pine River at Alma, and Tobacco River at Beaverton.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 199

1550. Pine River at Alma, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°23', long 84°39', in SE£ sec.34, T.12 N., R.3 W., on right tank 270 ft 

downstream from Superior Street Bridge on grounds of Municipal Water Works at Alma.

Drainage area. 288 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Gage-height records for flood seasons 

collected in this vicinity 1910-28 are contained in reports of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 718.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1930, tape gage at Superior Street Bridge at different datum. 

Dec. 10, 1930, to June 15, 1938, staff gage at site 70 ft downstream from Iridge and 

June 16 to Oct. 25, 1938, wire-weight gage at Superior Street Bridge, at present datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 199 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2.480 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.6C ft); minimum, 19 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 0.58 ft); minimum daily, 66 cfs Oct. 4.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 10.81 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs July 23, 1938, caused by cofferdam upstream during bridge construction.

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

which are poor. Plow affected by regulation at dam half a mile above station and by 

variable backwater from powerplant at St. Louis 5^- miles below station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: 

1939, 1945, 1949.

Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1931, 1932-34(K), 1936,

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Hov. 25 to Dec. 18, Apr. 22 to May 12,

June 25 to Aug. 4, Sept. 23-30)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

62

102

175

539

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

795

1,600

2,760

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.

84

76

73

66

87

128

227

252

249

215

222

205

*181

140

111

100

88

87

79

73

77

78

100

263

313

335

353

326

300

264

230

5,382

174

0.604

0.70

Hov.

215

*196

191

242

494

494

494

519

524

460

358

284

250

245

235

237

357

146

144

194

223

211

234

369

447

443

437

390

310

250

9,593

320

1.11

1.24

Dec.

245

153

165

225

234

288

317

*309

281

232

232

435

464

460

460

418

371

335

300

257

190

150

121

121

173

230

277

476

554

500 

420

9,394

303

1.05

1.21

Jan.

360

330

280

230

*210

180

150

160

180

200

210

230

270

340

340

320

300

270

260

250

250

240

230

230

230

230

230

240

240

240

230

7,660

247

0.858

0.99

Feb.

220

*200

150

140

150

180

190

190

200

200

200

200

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

180

180

180

180

180

170

170

160

160

160

5,270

182

0.632

0.68

Mar.

160

*160

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

170

230

630

1,220

1,900 

*2 . 550

10,270

551

1.15

1.55

Apr.

2.170

2,090

1,900

1,610

1,450

1,200

1,040

902

775

705

680

670

625

658

695

675

655

700

618

568

515

468

418

585

378

487

565

594

550

492

25,216

841

2.92

5.26

May

441

414

*405

578

544

502

354

381

420

454

447

554

581

585

549

515

295

290

299

452

181

515

565

394

409

392

535

291

272

291

529

10,982

554

1.23

1.42

June

322

500

257

227

196

175

*162

148

142

129

118

118

115

148

225

297

569

569

518

261

208

172

185

360

390

a560

a510

a290

a550

a450

7,471

249

0.865

0.97

July

a550

a280

a240

a200

a!70

*a!50

156

130

111

115

101

106

112

115

112

115

111

101

101

107

108

98

101

105

£5

103

158

188

147

136

108

4,308

159

0.485

0.56

Aug.

92

*92

162

213

250

210

156

138

125

125

146

159

121

119

118

119

122

103

90

102

140

152

154

122

115

102

90

92

87

85

26

5,955

128

0.444

0.51

Sept.

77

87

85

82

85

82

*75

81

80

76

87

87

97

100

101

101

95

81

97

107

115

116

105

107

105

96

90

86

85

76

2,742

91.4

0.517

0.55

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,290 Min 54 Mean 244 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11. F4

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,330 Min 66 Mean 279 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13. ?2

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Mar. 51 (5 to 5 a.m.) 2,480 cfs 

(4.93 ft).

8.60 ft); May 12 (1 p.m.) 758 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

id records for Pine River near Midland and Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant. 

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29, 50, Dec. 21, 22, Dec. 50 to Mar. 27.

614214 O -61 - 14
200 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1555. Pine River near Midland, Mioh.

Location.--Lat 43°33'50", long 84°22'10", on line between sec.36, T.14 N., R.I W., and 

sec.4, T.13 N., R.I E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 30, 

7 miles southwest of Midland and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1938, February 1948 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.87 ft above mean sea level (Michigan 

Tftate Highway Department bench mark). May 31, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1938, tape, staff, 

or wire-weight gage at same site at datum 5.48 ft lower. Feb. 3, 1948, to Dec. 13, 

1951, wire-weight gage, water-stage recorder, or staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 282 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.16 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 2.25 ft).

1934-38, 1948-60: Maximum discharge, 6,360 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 10.00 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-h<?ight record, 

which are poor. Regulation at low and medium stages by powerplant at S*:. Louis. Some 

diversion above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1935(M), 1936-38, 1948-49.

Plating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gape

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-18, May 1-19, June 30 to Aug. F8)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.5 80 6.0 1,960 2.3 35 3.5 370

3.0 210 8.0 3,920 2.6 89 5.0 1.2FO

4.0 620 3.0 192 7.1 3,OCO

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

112

126

102

84

lT6

160

186

242

245

270

214

198

214

*228

186

160

144

129

142

139

84

121

124

186

245

259

298

343

266

262

301

5,886

190

0.487

0.56

Nov.

245

231

198

*231

331

498" 585

489

502

498

448

355

304

294

248

228

230

230

225

220

245

248

242

367

530

534

466

410

350

310

10,292

343

0.879

0.98

Dec.

270

251

217

234

335

339

383

387

*359

363

287

489

620

556

530

520

466

370

330

300

270

250

220

190

159

211

262

478

5S5" 768 

550

11,563

373

0.956

1.10

Jan.

450

400

320

270

240

*210

190

T5o

200

230

250

300

370

450

400

350

330

310

300

300

285

280

275

270

270

265

265

265

260

260

255

9,010

291

0.746

0.86

Feb.

250

240

*215

180

190

200

205

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

205

205

200

200

200

195

190

190

185

180

180

r?s

5,885

203

0.521

0.56

Mar.

170

165

*165

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

165

IBS

170

175

180

210

300

500

1,200

3,210

5.910

13,405

432

1.11

1.28

Apr.

*2,990

2,650

2,460

2,030

1,680

1,450

1,250

1,110

972

810

744

732

696

605

768

744

702

810

696

600

560

530

500

470

450

550

650

730

670

600

30,209

1,007

2.58

2.88

May

550

520

480

*450

406

386

420

455

475

545

545

520

354

415

374

323

323

292

284

284

435

183

634

480

430

406

358

298

260

260

295

12,440

401

1.03

1.19

June

309

295

274

236

222

189

186

*186

168

168

171

148

T63

165

253

274

334

366

346

281

253

225

180

290

582

374

338

316

260

302

7,656

255

0.654

0.73

July

309

312

302

250

232

183

*168

151

148

162

113

146

121

130

109

133

107

138

128

111

116

102

113

77

109

135

195

177

264

113

151

5,005

161

0.413

0.48

Aug.

133

102

*159

195

222

T95" 260

154

165

174

128

140

177

125

128

135

125

133

130

100

116

162

174

154

118

135

133

156" 96

102

107

4,474

144

0.369

0.43

Sept.

107

77

93

102

91

91

le- 128

ss

98

"9T 44

67

107

93

96

102

107

91

93

128

107

128

107

109

118

96

107

96

96

2,903

96.8

0.248

0.28

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,200 Min 38 Mean 315 Cfsm 0.808 In. 10.95

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,910 Min 44 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.831 In. 11.33

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfa).--Mar. 31 (4 to 5 a.m.) 4,100 cfs (8.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-19, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Di-c. 18-24, Dec. 30 

to Mar. 29. No gage-height record Apr. 21 to May 4; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for Pine River at Alma, Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, and 

Cass River at Vassar.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 201

1560. Tittabawasaee River at Midland, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°36', long 84°15', in NE£ sec.28, T.14 N., R.2 E., on right link half 

a mile downstream from Dow Chemical Co. powerplant in Midland, 1 mile downrtream from 

Chippewa River, and 1 mile upstream from Bullock Creek.

Drainage area.--2,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1936 to September 1960. Gage-height records for flood seasons 

collected in this vicinity 1910-26, 1928, and since 1946 are contained in reports of 

U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, at datum 10.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years, 1,570 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 27.08 ft); minimum, 116 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 9.49 ft); minimum daily, 294 cfs Oct. 2.

1936-60: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 19.50ft, datum 

then in use); minimum, 39 cfs Oct. 12, 1942; minimum daily, 111 cfs Aug. 21, 1949; 

minimum gage height, -0.96 ft Aug. 19, 1954, datum then in use, caused by I ridge construction above station.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 400 cfs, which ape fair. Water is diverted 

From river a short distance above station for industrial use; small part returned to 

river at gage; small part returned to river a quarter of a mile below station; remainder returned 1 mile below. Extremes and daily discharge not adjusted for diversion. Discharge below 4,000 cfs regulated by dam half a mile above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1054: 1945. WSP 1144: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1-12)

9.9

11.0

13.0

16.0

290

800

2.O60

4,990

23.0

26.0

27.0

13,200

20,900

24,300

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

<t)

Oct.

562 

294

56O

616

984

1,520

1,240

1,700

1,630

1,540

1,000

970

1,340

*980

532

719

1,360

1,030

858

860

576

414

562

1,420

2.940

2,800

2,740

2,750

1,800

970

1,260

38,527

1,243

81.1

Nov.

1,570 

1,630

1,180

 1,100

3,300

4.550

4,140

3,430

3,170

2,960

2,780

1,790

1,720

1,410

1,110

1,210

1,180

1,040

1,070

690

1,320

1,130

1,700

2,460

3,960

3,820

3,280

2,120

1,780

1,810

64,610

2,154

79.2

Dec.

1,380 

1,390

1,450

1,690

1,920

2,020

2,610

2,390

*2,130

1,970

1,740

2,610

3,500

3,070

2,630

2,540

2,240

2,020

1,470

1,230

1,270

1,150

948

818

630

1,070

1,720

3,780

6.950

5,840

4,440

70,616

2,278

81.5

Jan.

3,740 

3,570

3,520

3.10O

2,110

*1,340

1,130

1,200

1,040

1,020

1,500

1,560

3,060

3.910

3,820

2,100

2,200

2,220

1,790

1,850

1,910

1,570

1,590

1,340

1,460

1,610

1,590

1,290

1,440

1,450

qQi y y*

62,024

2,001

70.2

Feb.

1,07O 

929

*960

1,000

1,120

1,580

1,380

1,530

1,980

2 . 060

1,770

1,270

1,080

835

1,400

1,440

1,390

1,300

1,370

1,180

1,150

1,320

1,130

1,300

1,220

1,100

1,070

940

1,160

37,034

1,277

68.9

Mar.

1,430 

1,220

*1,000

1,060

976

826

1,090

995

1,150

1,310

862

688

750

928

960

1,210

1,460

1,400

1,630

1,640

1,520

1,600

1,280

1,190

1,230

1,010

1,120

2,800

8,100

13,500

20.800

76,735

2,475

72.3

Apr.

*23.000 

18,500

17,400

15,300

11,200

8,980

8,230

7,120

6,460

5,640

5,080

5,640

6,070

5,420

5,110

4,690

4,560

6,270

5,740

4,420

4,070

3,690

3,390

2,530

2.510

3,860

4,670

4,320

3,530

2,720

210,020

7,001

67,5

May

2,570 

2,710

2,530

*2,500

1,960

1,900

2,350

2,600

2,700

3,620

3,730

3,500

3,220

2,270

1,950

2,030

1,930

2,190

2,500

2,810

2,990

3,000

4,010

4.420

2,90O

2,590

2,310

1,430

964

1,190

1,800

79,174

2,554

72.5

June

2.110 

2,110

1,890

1,170

1,150

1,100

1,000

*1,040

845

796

842

644

766

924

952

1,500

1,580

904

806

1,350

1,230

1,110

849

1,900

1,580

1,010

1,280

1,580

1,860

1,670

37,548

1,252

76.3

July

1.660 

1,190

1,110

968

836

836

*822

772

607

582

507

603

550

528

506

525

488

605

616

562

660

576

508

520

525

791

1,480

871

894

673

610

22,981

741

77.1

Aug.

650 

626

*568

894

916

860

730

762

842

890

831

710

630

594

718

775

733

742

627

519

508

590

781

772

698

558

460

418

416

432

456

20,706

668

78.3

Sept.

408 

524

635

531

450

478

484

*405

393

489

398

362

365

377

371

421

377

395

642

656

688

684

698

658

574

478

444

542

532

606

15,245

508

80.6

Adjusted for diverson by Dow Chemical Co.

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,324 

6.552 

0.64

2,233 

0.930

1.04

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

2,360 

0.983 

1.13

2,071 

0.863 

0.99

1,346

0.561 

0.60

2,547 

1.06 

1.22

7,068 

2.94 

3.28

2,626 

1.09 

1.26

Observed

Max 26,700 Min 174 Mean 1,871 

Max 23,000 Min 294 Mean 2,009

1,328 

0.553 

0.62

818 

0.341 

0.39

746 

0.311 

0.36

589 

0.245 

0.27

Adjusted

Mean 1,953 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.05 

Mean 2,0.84 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 cfs).--Dec. 29 (10:30 a.m.) 7,270 ofs (18.07 ft)j Apr. 1 (3 to 7 a.m.) 

24,600 cfs (27.08 ft); Apr. 19 (1 a.m.) 6,980 cfs (17.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diverson in cubic feet per second, for industrial usej furnished by Dow Chemical Co.
202 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

1570. Saglnaw River at Saginaw, Mlch.

Location. Lat 43°26'00", long 83°56'30", In sec.24, T.12 N., R.4 E., on upstream end of 

right pier of Genesee Street Bridge In Saglnaw, 3-f miles downstream from Tlttabawassee 

River and 18.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 6,060 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . 1904, 1908-9, 1912-13, 1916, 1918-19, 1929-30, and 1942 (flood dlscharge for certain periods only) In WSP 1084; December 1942 to September 1960 (highwater periods only; no high water 1944, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1958). Gage-height records 

for flood seasons collected In this vicinity 1910-20, and for entire years since 1921 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read at least once daily. Datum of gage is 566.85 ft, U. S. Lake Survey 

oatum, levels by U. S. Weather Bureau. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on right bank 

at Essexville 15 miles downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,900 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 20.60 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings).

1904-60: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs Mar. 29, 1904 (gage height, 24.9 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Considerable diversion through metropolitan area of Saginaw.

Cooperation. Gage readings at base gage furnished by city of Saginaw and U.S. Weather 

Bureau. Auxiliary gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

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

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

£1,400

31,200

Apr.

39 , 600

*44,100

*45,700

45 , 400

*43 , 900

4O.5OO

36,000

*31 , 200

27,200

*23,200

20,600

17 , 000

16,600

(*)

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

May June July Aug. Sept.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 203

1585. Pigeon River near Owendale, Mien.

Location Lat 43°45'35", long 83°14i45", In SE£ sec.36, T.16 N., R.10 E., on left bank 

600 ft downstream from bridge on county road, 2 miles downstream from confluence of 

East and West Branches, and 2i miles northeast of Owendale.

Drainage area. 55 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 645 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 10, 1954, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 33.1 efs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, about 2,000 efs Mar. 30; maximum gage height, 

10.25 ft Mar. 30 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 1.2 efs Sept. 9.

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 2,550 efs Mar. 25, 1954 (gage height, 10.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 efs; minimum observed, 0.5 efs Oct. 11, 1952 (gage 

height, 1.00 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 efs, 

which are poor.

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

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.5

3.2

2.9

279

6.O

16

li

20

13

9.5

8.

*8.

7.C

6.C

5 .

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

7.

8.

8.0

12

12

9.5

8.0

13

251.4

8.11

. 0.147

0.17

Nov.

18

*13

8.5

28

88

46

30

20

15

13

12

11

12

83

71

40

30

25

20

18

18

19

36

69

123

62

44

38

34

3O

1,074.5

35.8

0.651

0.73

Dec.

28

29

40

45

52

104

*71

56

44

33

38

316

189

74

55

55

52

44

35

30

25

22

22

22

24

24

51

324

341

1OO

82

2,427

78.3

1.42

1.64

Jan.

80

79

84

*84

70

50

40

32

30

30

30

32

40

80

74

66

56

50

45

42

38

35

32

31

29

27

27

26

25

25

24

1,413

45.6

0.829

0.96

Feb.

*24

24

24

24

24

25

30

35

38

41

41

40

38

36

35

32

30

28

27

25

24

22

20

19

18

17

15

15

14

785

27.1

0.493

0.53

Mar.

*13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

16

17

18

20

21

23

27

100

400

1.500

1,100

3,492

113

2.05

2.36

Apr.

600

*250

510

287

165

109

108

132

152

1O9

107

141

83

69

69

59

114

73

49

41

37

34

30

28

30

51

52

37

31 

30

3,587

120

2.18

2.43

May

38

*32

28

26

24

22

24

23

30

104

93

391

166

109

72

52

115

191

66

46

40

34

45

36

30

26

23

21

20

20

124

2,071

66.8

1.21

1.40

June

48

32

32

24

20

*18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

14

17

17

65

37

25

20

17

15

17

69

67

30

21

17

15 

14

753

25.1

0.456

0.51

July

12

11

12

*M

9.4

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

6.3

6.6

6.3

5.2

5.6

4.9

4.6

4.6

7.0

9.4

6.3

5.6 

5.6

5.2

224.6

7.25

0.132

0.15

Aug.

*3,8

3.5

1*6.

4.6

3.3

2.7

3.3

3.5

3.5

4.6

4.2

3.1

2.7

3.1

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9 

2.1

1.9

92.6

2.99

O.O54

0.06

Sept.

2.3

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.3

*2.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.9

2.3

2.5

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9 

2.1

66.3

2.21

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 938 Min 1.9 Mean 37.3 Cfsm O.678 In. 9.F1

Water year 1959-60: Max 1, 5OO Min 1.2 Mean 44.4 Cfsm 0.8O7 In. 10. ?8

Peak discharge (base, 5OO efs). Dec. 29 (1:3O a.m.) 554 efs (5.87 ft); Mar. 3O (about 1 p.m.) 

about 2,000 efs; Apr. 3 (3 a.m.) 653 efs (6.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice No 

Apr. 2.

17-19, 28-30, Dec. 8-10, 19-23, Dec. 3O tc
204 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CLAIR RIVER 

1595. Black River near Pargo , Mich.

Location.--Lat 43°06', long 82°37' , In NW£ sec.32, T.8 N., R.16 E., on left bank 20 ft 

downstream from bridge on Norman Road, 2| miles southeast of Pargo, 4f miles upstream 

from Mill Creek, and 12 miles northwest of Port Huron.

Drainage area. 475 sq mi.

Records available. February 1944 to September 1960.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 613.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to July 9, 1954, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 309 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.24 ft); 

minimum, 9.0 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 16.06 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; maximum gage freight observed, 

18.05 ft Feb. 20, 1951 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 1.8 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 

1946.

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

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1307: 1950(M). WSP 1627: 1956-58.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-5)

1.7 

l.S 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

9.0

16

108

220

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

530

1,430

2,700

5,390

9,660

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.

22

21

19is

*20

159

794 sn

300

185

131

99

84

71 

61

56

51

47

43

41

40

37

37

43

43

48

51

57

60 

55

54

3,421

110

0.232

0.27

Nov.

56

71

67

80

362

474

273

178

125

99

87

79

82

1,210 

2.540

 974

484

278

190

195

142

127

125

159

391

464

276

202

172 

148

10,130

338

0.712

0.79

Dec.

140

127

131

190

240

805

1,010

458

273

232

457

2,100

3,360

1,330 

*526

390

384

336

255

185

152

142

130

110

1Q8

116

218

2,530

5.500 

3,770

1,140

26,645

860

1.61

S.09

Jan.

642

478

700

886

516

350

250

200

150

150

150

250

500

1.400 

1,180

909

714

400

300

*250

200

160

150

140

130

130

120

120

120 

120

120

11,885

383

0.806

0.93

Feb.

130

130

140

140

140

150

200

300

350

400

500

800

800

700 

500

350

*250

230

200

170

150

140

130

120

110

110

100

100

95.

7,635

263

0.554

0.60

Mar.

90

90

85

85

80

80

80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75 

75

75

75

80

80

80

80

80

85

85

90

95

118

658

4,500

*q RQn 9j-b 

23,836

769

1.62

1.87

Apr.

8.210

*5,980

*4,5SO

4,320

2,580

1,420

1,100

1,160

1,270

886

662

746

666

460 

733

1,830

1,200

900

586

357

276

276

265

222

1,530

1,940

990

500

312 

245

46,202

1,540

3.24

3.62

May

238

225

188

157

135

123

114

110

116

216

510

1,550

1,410

*927 

878

467

324

666

485

28S

220

192

215

248

232

172

140

121

110 

103

144

11,024

356

0.749

0.86

June

425

285

205

168

133

104

88

77

70

63

64

77

66

*80 

95

106 iaeo

911

392

214

140

106

88

163

246

148

101

79

70 

GO

5,984

199

0.419

0.47

July

56

52

48

46

43

41

40

37

35

34

32

31

*32

32 

31

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

24

26

28

28

32 

30

27

1.C34

33.4

O.C70

0.08

Aug.

27

25

18

24

23

23

23

*25

50

63

33

15

12

10

18

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

16 

18

18

693

22.4

0.047

0.05

Sept.

16

18

19

19

20

19

18

*16

15

15

15

14

14

14 

14

14

15

19

19

20

24

28

24

23

21

19

18

16

15 

18

539

18.0

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,540 Min 6.5 Mean 380 Cfsm O.SOO In. 10.86

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,590 Min 10 Mean 407 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.67

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Dec. 13 (6 a.m.) 3,680 cfs (9.2 ft); Dec. 29 (time unknown) about

5,500 cfs; Mar. 31 (8 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (14.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23, 24, Jan. 6-14, Jan. 18 to Mar. 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CLAIR RIVER 205

1600. Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich.

Location. Lat 43°03', long 82°37', in NW£ sec.17, T.7 N., R.16 E., on downstream side of 

highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Abbottsford.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1960.

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

~tT09.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Mar. 7, 1750, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 114 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minimum, 6.8 cfs Sept. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 2.51 ft Oct. 2.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; maximum gage height observed, 

10.81 ft Jan. 3, 1951 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 2.7 cfs Sept. 22, 1955; minimum 

gage height, 2.28 ft Aug. 11, 1949.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to June 12)

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.2

6.0

8.5

13

28

61

3.7 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

159

375

570

1.O6O

2,950

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

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.0

"975

9.8

11

*30

434

45O

312

211

148

105

82

63

52

44

37

32

28

26

22

21

21

24

23

23

3O

26

26 

25

26

2,368.0

76.4

O.554

0.64

Nov.

25 

27

32

38

69

136

109

74

56

46

39

35

36

347

680

538

*378

247

159

145

81

72

74

82

141

128

84

67

65 

65

4,O75

136

O.986

1.10

Dec.

64 

58

54

54

77

196

274

176

150

91

119

626

820

546

*344

255

231

166

123

103

47

40

55

35

35

46

67

586

1,20O 8 2O

57O

8,008

258

1.87

2.16

Jan.

510 

363

350

265

115

100

80

70

60

55

55

56

309

434

410

392

369

298

203

*128

100

80

60

55

50

45

40

40

40 

40

40

5,212

168

1.22

1.40

Feb.

40 

40

4O

45

51

75

154

188

178

164

304

382

356

255

193

150

*103

90

75

65

60

55

50

45

45

40

40

35

35

3,353

116

0.841

O.90

Mar.

35 

35

3O

30

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

30

3O

35

35

40

51

590

1,56O

*2,220

«2.750

7,886

254

1.84

2.13

Apr.

2.520 

*2,030

*1,75O

1,390

990

76O

618

554

482

382

321

287

265

231

332

800

750

665

49O

356

276

239

260

166

1,420

1,470

1,040

660

466

321

22,091

736

5.33

5.95

May

252 

2O8

164

128

101

84

75

66

67

86

150

218

255 *547

224

169

123

107

91

82

72

72

101

152

128

90

71

58

51

48

95

3,835

124

0.899

1.03

June

166 

141

121

115

88

64

49

40

32

29

25

22

21

*27

41

61

450

40O

330

301

263

221

173

141

101

71

61

53

48

40

3,695

123

0.891

1.00

July

H28

27

25

23

22

19

18

16

19

19

*16

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

26

19

14

11

9.4

10

13

13

13

10

11

533.4

17.2

0.125

0.14

Aug.

9.8 

9.4

9.8

12

11

10

11

*10

11

23

23

44

i§

30

25

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.4

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

JJ.-0

471.4

15.2

0.110

0.13

Sept.

9.8 

14

Tl

9.8

9.8

11

11

*9.4

9.0

8.5

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

776

7.0

7.2

10

11

9.8

12

14

11

9.8

8.5

8.0

8.O

8.5

278.7

9.29

O.O67

0.08

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,55O Mln 5.0 Mean 140 Cfsm l.ol In. 13.8?

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,730 Mln 7.0 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.63

Peak discharge (base, 9OO efs). Dec. 13 (2 a.m.) 945 efs (5.79 ft); Dec. 29 (1 a.m.) 1,320 ofa 

(6.44 ft); Mar. 31 (1 to 2 a.m.) 3,070 cfs (9.18 ft); Apr. 25 (10 a.m.) 2,300 efs (8.0O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-25, Jan. 6-11, Jan. 21 to Feb. 4, tfeb. 18 

to Mar. 26.
206 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1608. Sashabaw Creek near Drayton Plains, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°43'12", long 83°21'13", in SE£ sec.26, T.4 N., R.9 E., on right bank 

25 ft upstream from bridge on Maybee Road, 1.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 

2.5 miles northeast of Drayton Plains.

Drainage area. 21.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 970 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 86 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.90 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 9-17, 19; minimum gage height, 1.59 ft Aug. 1, 2.

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

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) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Dec. 25, Feb. 6-19, Sept. 5-30)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

1.9 

7.3

2.5 

3.0 

3.7

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.

3

3

3

3

5

20

25 

25

23

20

15

11

8

6 

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

271.0

8.74

0.416

0.48

Nov.

7

7

7

8

11

12

12 

11

1O

10

9

9

10

1

22

2O

17

15

14

14

14

14

15

16

*13

12

12

11

10

392

13.1

0.624

0.69

Dec.

1=J

10

10

10

12

16

14 

13

11

11

13

26

22

19

18

17

17

18

17

16

15

15

*14

14

15

*16

23

*33

32

28

26

530.9

17.1

0.814

0.94

Jan.

22

22

24

22

21

20

18 

17

15

17

16

18

*38

30 

29

27

23

22

21

20

18

17

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

621

20.0

0.952

1.10

Feb.

16

15

15

14

14

19

19 

17

17

17

 zz 22

19

*18 

16

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

IT

447

15.4

0.733

0.79

Mar.

ll' 11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

12

15

32

51

*7O

12

527

17.0

0.810

0.93

Apr.

59

56

55

53

49

45

44 

43

42

38

36

38

36

34 

45

51

52

51

42

38

36

34

*32

30

40

*44

42

37

34

34

1,270

42.3

2.01

2.25

May

.2i

32

30

27

26

24

24 

24

23

28

27

26

25

24 

22

21

20

20

19

20

19

19

19

18

17

16

15

*17

16

15

15

682

22.0

1.05

1.21

June

13

12

12

11

11

9.7

8.9 

7.9

7.3

6.9

6.4

6.0

6.7

10 

11

12

23

17

14

12

12

12

12

*12

11

9.3

8.3

7.7

9.3

9 * 1

320.5

10.7

0.510

0.57

July

JL.9.

6.9

7.5

6.7

5.8

5.2

4.9 

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3 

*2.9

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

97.4

3.14

0.150

0.17

Aug.

0.8

.7 iTU

1.9

2.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9

1.9

2.6

2.2

 1.9

1.6

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

45.1

1.45

0.069

0.08

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4 

.4

^3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.7

i^i

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

16.0

0.53

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max - 

Water year 1959-60: Max 72

Min 

Min

Mean - Cfsm - In.

Mean 14.3 Cfsm 0.681 In. 9.24

Peak discharge (base, 45 cfs). Mar. 30 (9 to 10 p.m.) 86 cfs (3.90 ft); Apr. 17 (8 to 10 p.m.) 

56 cfs (5.40 ft); Apr. 25 (12 m. to 2 p.m.) 46 cfs (3.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 19 to Feb. 3, Feb. 20 to Mir. 27. No gageheight record Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, Nov. 28; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

weather records and records for Swartz Creek near Holly, Clinton River near Drayfm Plains, and 

Clinton River at Auburn Heights.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 207

1609. Clinton River near Drayton Plains, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°39'37", long 83°23'25", in NW^ sec.21, T.3 N., R.9 E., on left bank 

14 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 59, 1 mile downstream from S'rate fish 

hatchery, and 2.0 miles south of Drayton Plains.

Drainage area.--79.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic man).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 145 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 3.48 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whic^i are fair. 

Some regulation, especially at low and medium flows, by lake level control structures 

at many lakes above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 28, 29)

1.3 

2.0 

3.5

7.0

43

146

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.

30

30

35

35

40

45

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

*50

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45 

40

40

1,375

44.4

0.558

0.64

Nov.

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

45

46

55

57

60

58

63

64

64

64

64

63

65

64

*65

64

64

61 

60

1,586

52.9

0.665

0.74

Dec.

68

75

69

66

65

65

62

62

60

61

64

70

72

72

73

75

78

78

76

73

72

70

*68

66

64

63

62

*63

62 

67

70

2,111

68.1

0.857

0.99

Jan.

71

70

70

69

67

69

64

61

60

56

54

58

66

66

71

72

73

15

73

73

72

70

*69

67

66

64

65

64

63 

60

59

2,057

66.4

0.835

0.96

Feb.

57

55

54

"52 52

58

58

59

59

64

67

66

67

*66

65

64

64

64

62

60

60

60

59

57

57

59

57

57

56

1,735

59.8

0.752

I 0.81

Mar.

55

54

55

55

55

54

52

52

50

49

50

50

50

45

45

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

46

44

52

72

82

96

no

1,723

55.6

0.699

0.81

Apr.

122

131

133

136

137

138

138

137

*133

131

127

123

119

114

120

120

128

132

138

142

141

136

125

121

124

117

121

122

117 

115

3,838

128

1.61

1.80

May

112

Hi

105

103

91

70

*59

65

66

75

87

88

96

100

97

94

89

86

81

78

74

72

67

67

70

67

63

74

68 

64

58

2,497

80.5

1.01

1.17

June

52

47

42

45

47

46

44

46

46

34

26

24

26

28

26

28

35

35

33

34

36

42

*48

52

51

52

49

47

50 

48

1,219

40.6

0.511

0.57

July

49

47

50

48

43

33

13

14

17

17

15

11

14

16

*14

12

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

14

14

12

11 

9.8

9.4

585.2

18.9

0.238

0.27

Aug.

9.8

11

12

13

14

14

15

16

19

20

18

*17

18

18

20

18

17

17

16

18

17

16

17

24

22

20

20

16

20 

22

16

530.8

17.1

0.215

0.25

Sept.

11

12

11

11

11

1*

14

14

12

9.4

9.0

12

11

10

*10

£.8 s'.o

9.0

11

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12 

14

346.2

11.5

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 142 Min 9.0 Mean 53.6 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, Mar. 11-24; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage and records for station at Auburn Heights.
208 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1610. Clinton River at Auburn Heights, Mich.

Location.--Lat 42°38'00", long 83°13'28", in NWij sec.26 T.3 N., R.10 E., on right bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 59, at Auburn Heights, and 2.8 miles upstream from Galloway Creek.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1935 to June 1939 and February to September 1940 (published as 

"at Fontlac"); October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 860 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to October 1940, staff gage at site 3.3 miles upstream at datum 876.01 ft above mean 

sea level.

Average discharge.--? years (1935-38, 1956-60), 78.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 374 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.90 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft Oct. 4.

1935-40, 1956-60: Maximum discharge observed, 716 cfs Feb. 12, 1933 (gage height, 

5.10 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs; minimum 

observed, 4.8 cfs Sept. 4, 1936, site then in use.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by many lakes above station. Flow includes 

waste from city of Pontiac water supply, most of which is pumped from ground water 

sources.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1937(M). WSP 1507: Drainage area at former site.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shflting-eontrol method used June 29 to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.6

17

66

139

301

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.

42

34

32

26

95

221

166

116

110

105

118

107 

107 

*107 

105

105

99

90

90

96

99

96

97

116

89

85

89

84 

77 

63

66

2,932

94.6

0.769

0.89

Nov.

56

51

48

86

74

62

58

53

56

58

66

68 

89

112"

118

114

107

103

101

101

99

101

108

107

101

*99

101 

96 

94

2,671

89.0

0.724

0.81

Dec.

97

101

101

103

108

96

80

84

118

133

144

m126 

131

124

120

118

116

108

110

112

*110

108

99

99

107

153 

148 

137

133

3,656

118

0.959

1.11

Jan.

124

126

141

126

126

126

126

120

116

112

110

156 

245 

153 

172

150

141

141

144

141

137

135

133

*122

120

124

131

128 

131 

122

114

4,193

135

1.10

1.27

Feb.

112

116

116

114

126

192

135

126

128

139

190

141 

128 

122 

124

131

131

126

122

 114

110

112

114

112

112

114

112

103 

103

3,625

125

1.02

1.10

Mar.

107

110

107

107

101

96

99

103

99

99

99

94 

90 

94

101

97

99

103

107

103

103

99

 103

101

99

99

150

217 

170

180 

177

3,513

113

0.919

1.06

Apr.

172

172

167

170

180

182

206

206

 206

200

206

231 

228 

228 

286

256

271

259

242

236

239

234

222

217

280

236

228

220

214

214

6,608

220

1.79

2.00

May

206

195

200

195

182

148

*141

131

131

162

141

137 

135 

133 

126

128

139

137

135

150

135

135

139

131

150

124

124

124

114 

114

114

4,456

144

1.17

1.35

June

110

118

114

108

108

103

99

80

74

69

51

39 

60 

116 

79

97

159

79

66

66

82

90

 94

90

79

69

72

76 

66

55

2,568

85.6

0.696

0.78

July

53

48

59

48

51

71

74

74

69

65

68

69 

68 

*S2 

60

55

51

59

60

59

46

46

42

29

34

39

41

39 

39

35 

28

1,641

52.9

0.430

0.50

Aug.

34

38

69" 76

64

39

40

41

42

46

 38

36 

32 

32 

34

33

33

34

34

33

29

34

34

34

33

34

32

26 

50

46 

40

1,220

39.4

0.320

0.37

Sept.

50

46

35

29

28

33

35

 36

35

30

25

30 

33 

32 

32

32

28

24

46

38

32

33

30

28

_21

28

30

28 

29 

30

966

32.2

0.262

0.29

Calendar year 1959: Max 379 Mln 17 Mean 97.1 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 286 Mln 21 Mean 104 Cfsm 0.846 In. 11.53

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Oct. cfs) 6 (6 p.m.) 374 cfs (2.90 ft); Jan. 13 (1

.m.)

.. .

(2.64 ft); Mar. 27 (10 p.m.) 307 cfs (2.62 ft); Apr. 17 (3 p.m.) 325 cfs (2.68 

(5 a.m.

.. 

.) 353 cfs (2.77 ft).

m.) 

ft);

0 ft); 

.m.)

.m.) 313 cfs 

ft); Apr. 25

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR 209

1615. Paint Creek near Lake Orion, Mich.

Location. Lat 42 0 46'03", long 83°13'12", In NE£ sec.13, T.4 N., R.10 E. , on left bank 

100 ft upstream from railroad bridge, 1.6 miles southeast of Lake Orion, and 2.8 miles 

upstream from Trout Creek.

Drainage area.--38.9 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 940 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 23.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 289 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 3.33 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Aug. 28, 29, Sept. 15.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 340 cfs Mar. 6, 1956 (gage height, 3.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 230 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.2 cfs June 28, 

July 13, 14, 15, 1959.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation by Lake Orion. 

Revisions..--WSP 1557: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.5

2.7

4.6

7.4

12

2.0 

2.3 

2.7 

3.3

59

121

280

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.

13

13

11

11

21

45

58

64

63

60

54

54

51

35

*30

28

21

19

17

16

16

16

16

18

19

17

17

16

15

14 

15

863

27.8

0.715

0.83

Nov.

14

15

15

20

26

28

30

26

25

22

20

17

19

31

31

48

60

*51

46

47

47

46

44

43

41

36

34

32

31

29

974

32.5

0.835

0.93

Dec.

28

27

26

25

26

28

29

29

28

28

28

32

34

36

37

37

*37

35

34

32

31

30

28

26

25

25

26

32

34

58 

40

951

30.7

0.789

0.91

Jan.

42

40

40

38

36

33

31

27

20

21

21

32

43

42

46

11

45

44

43

41

39

37

*35

22

11

19

22

23

23

23

1,015

32.7

0.841

0.97

Feb.

23

23

23

23

23

27

28

30

30

32

34

34

35

35

34

32

32

31

30

*29

28

29

29

28

27

29

28

27

26

839

28.9

0.743

0.80

Mar.

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

21

21

21

21

19

30

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

*23

23

22

22

25

36

42 

67

160

898

29.0

0.746

0.86

Apr.

256

*238

208

149

112

100

90

68

40

38

45

46

43

43

47

55

67

81

87

81

64

54

48

48

67

68

84

89

76 

66

2,558

85.3

2.19

2.45

May

62

57

53

48

46

43

*43

39

38

42

41

42

42

42

42

39

37

35

34

32

31

26

27

27

25

24

16

16

19 

19

18

1,105

35.6

0.915

1.06

June

20

23

27

27

27

27

23

21

18

16

11

21

16

18

18

19

25

26

29

.36

35

35

31

*25

21

21

17

16

21 

19

692

23.1

0.594

0.66

July

18

19

16

16

18

22

20

16

13

11

11

6.6

10

*12

7.1

7.4

9.7

6.6

12

15

8.8

6.6

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.4

9.7 

6.6

5.2

332.9

10.7

0.275

0.32

Aug.

4.6

4.2

3.1

2.7

2.9

3.3

4.4

5.4

6.3

9.2

*lo

6.6

5.7

5.7

6.8

6.8

8.2

11

8.8

8.3

6.6

8.1

18

9.O

6.0

2.9

2.9

2.6

TTiF 

2.9

3.3

189.2

6.10

0.157

0.18

Sept.

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

2^6

2.7

*3.2

3.8

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.9

3.5

6.4

5.2

lil

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.9

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.6 

7.4

144.3

4.81

0.124

0.14

Calendar year 1959 : Max 138 Min 1.4 Mean 21.3 cfsm 0.548 in. 7.43

Water year 1959-60: Max 256 Min 2.6 Mean 28.9 Cfsm 0.743 In. 10.11

Peak discharge (base, 90 cfs). Apr. 1 (2 to 3 p.m.) 289 cfs T3.33 ftjj Apr. 19 (7 a.m. to 2 p. 

90 cfs (2.52 ft); Apr. 27 (11 p.m.) to Apr. 28 (9 a.m.) 92 efs (2.53 ft).________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
210 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1615.4. Paint Creek at Rochester t Mich.

Location. Lat 42°41'18", long 83°08'35" in NW^SE^ sec.10, T.3 N., R.ll E., on right bank 

at upstream side of bridge on Ludlow Street in Rochester and 1.5 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 71.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 760 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 480 cfs Mar. 31, estimated on basis of records 

for nearby stations; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 15-17; minimum gage height, 1.26 ft 

Sept. 16.

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

which are fair. Occasional regulation by Lake Orion.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used June 20-23, June 25 to Aug. 3, 

Aug. 5-20, Aug. 22 to Sept. 5)

1.2

1.4 

1.6 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.B

75

155

475

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

20

20

20

25

35

80

100

TTo

110

100

90

80

60

*50

45

40

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

1,510

48.7

0.683

0.79

Nov.

25

25

30

40

50

50

50

50

45

40

35

34

39

122

95

83

102

83

75

72

74

74

76

79

78

68

*63

60

56

54

1,827

60.9

0.854

0.95

Dec.

52

51

50

48

50

61

55

50

46

15

48

108

90

72

70

68

68

67

*62

58

57

57

56

50

50

52

68

*133

128

97

85

2,050

66.1

0.927

1.07

Jan.

82

81

92

78

b60

b55

b50

b45

43

12

40

60

159

116

122

102

90

85

79

74

70

67

62

*56

50

45

40

40

40

40

40

2,103

67.8

0.951

1.10

Feb.

12

40

40

40

45

50

50

55

55

60

60

60

65

65

65

65

65

65

60

*55

50

50

50

50

45

45

45

45

45

1,525

52.6

0.738

0.80

Mar.

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

40

*40

40

40

50

70

90

150

*350

450

2,115

68.2

0.957

1.10

Apr.

400

*350

300

250

200

180

160

140

120

110

100

95

90

90

120

151

161

157

144

133

113

99

89

83

167

142

136

136

121

J.UB

4,645

155

2.17

2.42

May

HI

97

92

85

81

76

*78

78

78

97

90

88

82

85

82

75

72

71

67

72

67

65

68

65

58

55

52

11

48

50

50

2,279

73.5

1.03

1.19

June

46

48

55

51

49

48

42

37

34

33

29

35

36

63

65

58

106

71

58

61

57

56

*51

46

36

36

33

31

37

1,447

48.2

0.676

0.75

July

33

34,

36

32

31

35

3*

31

27

25

24

21

22

*27

21

20

21

21

19

2i

21

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

721

23.3

0.327

0.3"?

Aug.

14

14

16

15

16

14

15

17

17

21

*22

21

16

16

16

16

15

20

18

19

17

16

28.

22

15

14

12

12

13

15

13

515

16.6

0.233

0.27

Sept.

13

13

12

12

12

12

12.

*11

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

13

14

IS.

17

16

17

16

17

16

16

16

15

15

403

13.4

0.188

0.21

Calendar year 1959 : Max - Min - Mean - Cf sm - In. -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 450 Min 10 Mean 57.8 Cfsm 0.811 In. 11.03

Peak discharge (baae, 200 cfs). Jan. 13 (time unknown) 211 

about 480 cfsj Apr. 25 (12 ra.) 218 cfs (2.80 ft).

cfs (2.77 ft)j Mar. 31 (time unknown)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 11, Jan. 10-12, Jan. 25 to Apr. 15; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and records for Paint Creek near Lake Orion, Clinton 

River near Fraser, and Swartz Creek near Holly.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR 211

1618. Stony Creek near Washington, MIch.

Location.--Lat 42°42'55", long 83°05'31" In SW£ sec.31, T.4 N., R.12 E., on left bank 

15 ft downstream from bridge on Mt. Vernon Road, 2.9 miles west of Washington.

Drainage area. 68.0 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 772.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 361 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.53 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Aug. 28 or 29 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 400 cfs Mar. 6, 1959; maximum gage height, 6.71 ft 

Mar. 6, 1959 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 4.1 cfs Aug. 29, 1958 (gage height, 2.18 ft).

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

which are fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4-13)

2.3

2.4 

2.8 

3.0

6.5

9.2

26

37

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

128

262

455

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

IS

16

16

16

30

126

131

*78

50 

38

42

37

33

30

28

27

26

24

22

22

22

22

24

36

33

29

28

28

26 

26

1,115

36.0

0.529

0.61

Nov.

28

27

25

42

53

45

38

30

30 

32

33

32

38

109

87

68

54

*45

45

39

38

38

41

47

50

44

42

41

38 

36

1,315

43.8

0.644

0.72

Dec.

36

38

38

38

40

50

48

42

40 

40

45

95

86

65

57

55

*50

46

42

40

36

.35

35

35

35

38

52

96

102 

79

69

1,603

51.7

0.760

0.88

Jan.

57

51

63

51

45

40

40

40

I

35

56

141

104

98

92

72

58

54

50

45

45

40

35

35

35

40

40

40 

*39

36

1,647

53.1

0.781

0.90

Feb.

35

35

35

35

41

59

55

49

50 

52

19

61

55

55

50

*50

47

46

40

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

30

30

30

1,264

43.6

0.641

0.69

Mar.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

35

40

50

55

55

*49

45

45

45

73

243

279

311 

*310

2,151

69.4

1.02

1.18

Apr.

272

241

214

186

157

134

122

115

100 

88

80

77

71

70

100

138

136

124

104

87

80

*79

72

66

144

188

149

118

96 

94

3,702

123

1.81

2.02

May

93

82

73

65

61

57

57

56

56 

75

76

72

67

69

64

56

53

53

48

53

53

56

62

52

48

45

42

*43

40 

43

43

1,813

58.5

0.860

0.99

June

35

36

40

34

33

32

30

28

25

26

22

21

25

65

62

*46

102

76

51

38

32

31

30

28

26

22

li

19

24 

25

1,081

36.0

0.529

0.59

July

21

19

19

19

17

17

16

15

15 

15

16

14

15

*15

10

10

10

i

9

9

9

10

10

10

10

10

13

11

10 

10

10

403

13.0

0.191

0.22

Aug.

10

10

12

14

15

15

15

II

16 

15

*15

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

9

8

8 

9

10

372

12.0

0.176

0.20

Sept.

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9 

9

9

9

9

*9.2

10

8^9

9.6

8.9

13

16

14

12

13

13

11

13

12

11

12 

14

319.6

10.7

0.157

0.17

Calendar year 1959 : Max 350 Min 7.3 Mean 43.4 Cfsm 0.638 In. 8.66

Water year 1959-60 : Max 317 Min 8 Mean 45.9 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.17

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Oct. 6 (6 to 7 p.m.) 218 cfs (4.83 ft); Mar. 30 (8 to 9 p.m.)

561 cfa (5.55 ft); Apr. 26 (2 a.m.) 208 efs (4.65 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18, 19, Dec. 20, 22-24, Jan. 5-11, 20-28, 

Feb. 2-4, 13-16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 22. No gage-height record Mar. 6-22, July 15 to Aug. 10, Aug. 12 

to Sept. 13; discharge eatimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for Clinton River 

near Fraser and East Pond Creek at Romeo.
212 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1629. Big Beaver Creek near Warren, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°32 I 31", long 83°02'52", in NWijSWv sec.33, T.2 N., R.12 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on Mound Road, 1.0 mile north of Warren and 2.0 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--23.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eo Aug. 26, 1960, wire-weight gage and crest-stage gage at same site a-\d datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 527 cfs June 17 (gage height, 12.45 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs several days in July, August, and September; minimum gag"? height, 5.25 ft 

July 25, 30, Aug. 2.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 560 cfs Apr. 2, 1959 (gage height, 12.53 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs several days in November, 1958, July, August and September 1959, July, August, 

and September 1960.

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

and those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

.9

.6

±

.4

66 

169

66

36 

12

a!5

14

*7.6

7.1

4.9

4.4

3.2 

2.6

2.2

1.5

.9

1.6

1.4

11

a7

4.4

4.2

3.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

455.3

14.7

0.626

0.72

Nov.

5.7

3.6

2.4

.9

33

16 

8.3

6.6

5.5 

5.5

5.0

3.6

4.0

~95 320

50

41 

11

10

alO

all

13

19

24

19

12

11

*12

12

11

781.1

26.0

1.11

1.24

Dec.

9.7

12

13

11

11

46 

24

19

13 

13

11

138

147

54

35

31

23 

19

#14

blO

b7

b7

b7

7.3

7.8

176

131

230

119

78

26

1,449.8

46.8

1.99

2.29

Jan.

19

17

61

29

20

9.9 

8.3

7.6

fit

5.5

10

152

112

a80

54

24 

18

a!6

15

al3

10

8.1

8.5

8.6

7.4

8.1

8.8

9.5

#14,

11

776.5

25.0

1.06

1.23

Feb.

blO

b9

b8

7.4

13

m28

22 

36

138

58

25

a!5

8.8

a.8

b8 

b8

b8

b8

*7.6

8.6

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

O^4.2

4.4

739.9

25.5

1.09

1.17

Mar.

4.4

4.3

a4

a4

3.5

2,2 

3.4

2.7

a3 

a3

a4

a4.5

5.0

5.5

5.7

a6

a6.5 

7.6

11

a20

b30

b25

b20

*18

16

16

95

303

134

137

160

1,064.3

34.3

1.46

1.68

Apr.

76

58

54

44

a 30

24 

25

32

*25 

15

16

15

12

12

68

153

Hfr30

19

16

17

12

9.5

61

27

18

9.7

8.8

10

1,146.0

38.2

1.63

1.81

May

17

12

8.0

6.5

5.5

5.0 

*4.4

3.6

3.7

a6

8.5

7.3

6.6

7.6

6.0

4.6

3.6 

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.0

3.4

2.8

2.0

1.9

1*8

a2

a2

2.0

3.9

151.6

4.89

0.208

0.24

June

2.7

2.5

4.2

2.4

1.7

1.5 

1.1

1.0

at!

a. 6

al

alo

al50

*100

119

*386 

86

18

10

6.8

5.2

a4.5

4.2

2.7

1.5

al

.8

.6

.6

926.8

30.9

1.31

1.47

July

aC_-6.

.6

a. 6

a. 6

.6

a. 5 

a. 5

s.5

s .5 

s.5

e.S

a. 5

a. 5

.5

*.4

.2

.1 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

a.l

9.9

0.32

0.014

0.02

Aug.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

1.0

.4 

.2

.2

.4 

*.3

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

a.l

.2

.2

.2

.2

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

6.7

0.22

0 . 0089

0.01

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.3

.3 -rt

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.1

0.20

0.0085

0.01

Calendar year 1959 : Max 521 Min 0.1 Mean 19.3 Cfsm O.821 In. 11.16

Water fateryear 1959-60: 1959-60: Max 386 Min o.l Mean 20.5 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.89.

'eak discharge (base, 170 cfs). Oct. 7 (1 a.m.) 353 cfs (11.0 ft); Nov. 14 (4 p.m.) 4 

ft); Dec. 12 (ll p.m.) 341 cfs (1O.89 ft); Dec. 28 (4 p.m.) 328 cfs (10.78 ft); Jan. 

310 cfs (10.61 ft); Feb. 6 (9 a.m.) 193 cfs (9.40 ft); Mar. 28 (1 a.m.) 494 cfs (12. 

(6 p.m.) 254 efs (10.08 ft); June 17 (3 to 6 a.m.) 527 efs (12.45 ft).

.m.) 475 cfs (12.05

13 (9 p.m.) 

2 ft); Apr. 17

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Brook near Utica, River Rouge at Birmingham, and North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 213

1635. Plum Brook near Utica, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°35'01", long 83°01'49", In SW£ sec.15, T.2 N., R.12 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 53, 3.0 miles south of Utica and 3.4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--22.9 aq mi.

Records available.--January 1954 to September 1960.

Qage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 610 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 15.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 361 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.35 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 9, 12; minimum gage height, 0.77 ft Sept. 9.

1954-60: Maximum discharge, 980 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 8.60 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 3 cfs, which 

are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1557: Drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 13, June 18 to

July 14, Sept. 7-3o)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.5 

3.0 

4.3

2.

5.

13

36

54

108

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.3

0.1 

.4 

1.0 

1.8 

2.8 

7.4

2.0 

2.8 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

24

47

135

195

302

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.

3.4

2.8 e5.9

93 

108

35

27 

18

28

20

*14

11

9.1

7.9

7.0

6.3

5.5

4.7

5.5

5.9

6.3

19

17

13

14 

11

9.3

11 '

532.3

17.2

0.751

0.86

Nov.

12

9.1

7.8 

28

35

21 

14

11

9.1 

8.1

7.6

ZZ~

265

Too

48

30

20

17

16

16

16

19

25

25

17

*15 

14

13

13

860.5

28.7

1.25

1.40

Dec.

13

15

15 

15

15

31 

25

18

17

15

27

178

104

40

32

28

23

*20

16

12

11

10

10

10

10

14

46 

163

103

42 

43

1,121

36.2

1.58

1.82

Jan.

36

23

35 

25

18

14 

13

12

11

11

10

36

"55 162

84

42

20

18

*16

15

14

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

777

25.1

1.10

1.26

Feb.

9

9

9 

10

15

101 

46

28

24 

30

94

30

20

17

*14

12

12

11

11

11

10

9

9

8

8

7

7 

7

7

585

20.2

0.882

0.95

Mar.

7

7

6 

6

6

6 

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

10

20

35

40

35

30

25

34

113 

280

131

160 

189

1,204

38.8

1.69

1.96

Apr.

74

58

54 

45

36

30 

40

41

*32

25

23

24

19

18

68

107

133

79

37

28

26

26

20

17

36

30

24 

17

it

17

1,198

39.9

1.74

1.95

May

25

17

14 

11

9.2

8.4 

*9.0

8.8

8.4 

18

16

14

12

14

12

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.0

6.9

6.6

6.4

8.0

6.7

5.4

4.7

H4.7

5.4

9.8

300.2

9.68

0.423

0.49

June

5.4

4.6

6.6

4.0

3*6

3.1 

2.7

2.5

fcf

2.2

2.3

3.1

200

*59

65

*232

48

23

13

8.2

6.6

5.9

4.9

4.0

3.1

2.5 

2.2

2.8

2 " 2

726.9

24.2

1.06

1.18

July

2.2

2.0

B1.6

1.7 

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

*1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4 

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

45.8

1.48

0.065

0.08

Aug.

0*2.

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.0 

2.2

2*8.

2.2 

*2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

.9

46.4

1.50

0.066

0.08

Sept.

0.8

.8

.6 

.6

.6

.5 

.4

.4

-i!

.4

.3

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.±3.

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8 

.6

.5

.6

16.0

0.53

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 274 Mln 0 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.838 In. 11.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 280 Mln 0.3 Mean 20.3 Cfsm 0.886 In. 12.06

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). Oct. 6 (10 to 11 p.m.) 234 cfs (6.28 ft); Nov. 14 (2 p.m.) 312 of a 

7.07 ft); Dec. 12 (6 to 7 p.m.) 218 cfs (6.26 ft); Dec. 28 (5 p.m.) 232 cfs (6.40 ft); Jan. 13 

6 a.m.) 228 cfs (6.36 ft); Mar. 28 (6 a.m.) 351 cfs (7.30 ft); Mar. 31 (4 to 6 a.m.) 268 cfs 

6.74 ft); Apr. 17 (8 p.m.) 167 cfs (5.63 ft); June 14 (time unknown) 208 cfs (6.14 ff'); June 17 

4 to 6 a.m.) 361 cfs (7.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 17, 18, 28-30, Dec. 20-23, Jan. 4-9, Jan. 17 

to Feb. 4, Feb. 12 to Mar. 25.
214 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 

1640. Clinton River near Fraser, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°34'40", long 82°57'00", In NW£ sec.20, T.S N., R.13 E., on left bank 

800 ft downstream from bridge on Garfleld Road, 2f miles north of Praser, and 4 miles 

upstream from North Branch.

Drainage area. 445 sq ml.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 577.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1949, wire-weight gage at site 800 ft upstrearr at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 346 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs June 17 (gage height, 14.50 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 4.74 ft).

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs May 11, 1948 (gage height, 1£.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 

47 cfs Sept. 6, 1955; minimum gage height, 4.29 ft Sept. 7, 1954.

Flood of Apr. 5 or 6, 1947, reached a stage of 20 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

9,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1557: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.8 

5.5 

7.0

142

367

10.0

12.0

14.1

987

1,560

2,630

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.

156

130

120

104

159

915

1.590

893

622

460

572

434

*370

342

308

283

270

237

231

232

225

226

238

395

318

258

258

252

242

219

248

11^307

365

0.820

0.94

Nov.

226

197

190

383

556

376

296

254

228

231

225

230

325

1 . 670

1,420

714

626

462

402

367

347

343

343

389

424

357

323

*330

313

283

12,830

428

0.962

1.07

Dec.

294

304

309

309

299

4S2

386

343

333

335

426

1.600

1,400

733

586

546

475

436

*400

350

336

321

313

304

294

302

515

1,120

1,350

792

580

16,543

534

1.20

1.38

Jan.

484

452

670

550

388

347

364

343

293

286

270

435

1.670

1,160

1,010

814

584

514

484

*436

406

384

376

345

296

316

348

397

389

400

343

15,554

502

1.13

1.30

Feb.

335

328

309

297

367

993

778

512

479

575

1.210

775

500

433

*353

381

400

398

367

314

302

297

301

294

283

283

293

278

264

12,699

438

0.984

1.06

Mar.

281

269

266

260

255

244

244

255

248

249

246

236

230

255

252

328

258

285

378

471

456

436

*369

364

321

348

654

1,930

1,870

1,800

2.070

16,128

520

1.17

1.35

Apr.

1.600

1,280

*1,150

1,030

904

778

784

773

693

590

550

580

550

538

782

1,250

1,470

1,360

893

745

691

672

588

536

782

886

795

691

618

610

25,169

839

1.89

2.10

May

705

574

540

488

452

420

381

*357

347

502

471

433

418

420

395

353

350

352

331

384

348

335

350

342

314

293

288

330

261

 §5-8_

3O9

12,101

390

0.876

1.01

June

264

390

356

260

258

236

226

205

185

177

159

138

268

1,080

*1,130

622

2.600

1,280

554

397

328

314

301

280

240

204

185

194

226

201

13,258

442

0.993

1.11

July

194

171

235

163

143

150

167

168

152

143

134

147

162

186

*147

131

123

117

129

138

135

132

162

111

103

109

154

117

108

108

98.

4,457

143

0.351

0.37

Aug.

84

98

162

224

216

142

131

154

128

271

*146

128

112

100

109

105

103

103

108

100

100

110

115

120

106

95

93

80

98

178

119

3,938

127

0.285

0.33

Sept.

109

119

105

82

76

80

94

94

93

86

75

72

92

*86

88

84

78

76

80

172

114

104

105

96

87

89

97

97

96

100

2,826

94.2

0.212

0.24

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,33O Min 70 Mean 371 Cfsm O.834 In. 11.29

Water year 1959-60: Max 2.6OO Min 72 Mean 4O1 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.26

Peak discharge (base, 1,1OO cfsj. Oct.7 (2 a.m.) 1,9OO cfs (12.80 ft); Nov. 14 (7 to 8 p.m.) 2,060 cfs (13.13 ft); Dec. 12 (time ur" ...------ /. > . .-. . /.. ._ -. -

Jan. 13 (11 a.m.) l,82o cfs (12. 

1,310 cfs (11.18 ft):

unknown) about 1, 

12.65 ft); Feb. 6 

1,310 cfs (11.18 ft): Mar. 31 (8 a.m.) 2,14O cfs (13.28 ft); Apr. 17 (12 p.m.) 1,6 

ft); June 14 (8 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (12.58 ft); June 17 (9 a.m.) 2,94o cfs (14.50 ft).

800 cfs; Dec. 29 (l a.m.) 1,60O cfs (12'io ft"); 

(l p.m.) 1,100 cfs (10.45 ft); Feb. 11 (11 a.m.) 

 s (13.28 ft); Apr. 17 (12 p.m.) 1,650 cfs (12.23

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 215

1641. East Pond Creek at Romeo, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°49'21", long 83°01'13", in NE^SE^ see.27, T.5 N., R.12 E., or right bank 

10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 53 and 1.4 miles north of Romeo.

Drainage area. 21.8 sq mi.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 780 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 173 efs Mar. 30 (gage height, 2.96 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Aug. 29.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; maximum gage height, 4.05 ft 

Mar. 3, 1959; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 29, 1960.

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

which are fair.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6}

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

0.7 1.5

.8 3.0

.9 6.5

1.3

2.0

0.8 

1.0

1.2

2.0

9.5

19

2.4 

3.0

104

179

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.

2.1

2.0

274

2.6

11

*54

64

37

32

25

25

18

15

14

12

12

11

11

9.2

8.8

8.3

7.8

8.3

14

12

10

10 

9.2

8.8

10 '

475.3

15.3

0.702

0.81

Nov.

10

8.8

878

15

19

16

14

13

12

all

all

all

a!3

a35

a25

a22

a!8

*a!7

16

16

16

15

16

18

18

16

15 

14

14

12

465.6

15.5

0.711

0.79

Dec.

12

12

13

12

14

17

15

14

14

12

16

34

26

22

21

*20

20

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

13

18 

36

35

28

25

566

18.3

0.839

0.97

Jan.

22

20

24

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

IS

58

35

37

29

23

*21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14 

14

14

13

12

609

19.6

0.899

1.04

Feb.

12

12

12

12

12

21

21

17

16

18

28

23

21

19

16

*16

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

450

15.5

0.711

0.77

Mar.

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

To

10

11

11

11

12

13

15

16

15

15

15

*13

13

12

28 

100

98

121

*151

813

26.2

1.20

1.39

Apr.

121

76

66

57

51

49

45

39

35

32

30

27

27

44

34

39

39

33

30

29

29

26

*30

90

62

50 

42

37

36

1,394

46.5

2.13

2.38

May

35

30

25

22

20

19

20

18

20

25

22

22

20

*23

22

20

20

19

18

20

18

18

18

16

16

15

a14

14

14

611

19.7

0.904

1.04

June

12

14

14

12

12

11

10

9.1

*8.7

8.3

8.3

7.9

7.5

26

23

62

29

21

18

18

16

16

14

13

10

8.3 

8.3

9.1

7.9

463.4

15.4

0.706

0.79

July

6.7

6.3

7.9

6.7

5.9

5.5

5.2

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.4 *3.8

3.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

3.0

3.8 

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

117.0

3.77

0.173

0.20

A'Jg.

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.8

4.1

3.8

4.1

5.2

4.1

*4.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.0

3.0

*3.0

2.7

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.4 

2.4

2.0

2.7

3.0

102.9

3.32

0.152

0.18

Sept.

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

*2.4

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.0

4.8

5.9

4.1

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.8

91.2

3.04

0.139

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 110 Min 1.6 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.34,

Water year 1959-60: Max 151 Min 2.0 Mean 16.8 Cfsm 0.771 In. 10.52

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs ).--Oct. 6 (8 p.m.) 89 cfs (2.34 ft); Mar. 30 (9 p.m.) 173 cfs (2.96 

ft); Apr. 25 (7 a.m.) 107 cfs (2.43 ft); June 17 (11 a.m.) 80 cfs (2.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and record for 

Stony Creek near Washington.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21, 22, Jan. 4-7, 9, 20-22, 24-26, 30, 

Feb. 2-4, 13-15, 20, 22-26, Feb. 28 to Mar. 18, Mar. 21-23, 25.

614214 O-61 -15
216 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR

1643. East Branch Coon Creek at Armada, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°50'45", long 82°53'06", in NE^ sec.23, T.5 N., R.13 E., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on Prospect Street in Armada.

Drainage area. 13.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 735 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 338 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 4.95 ft); minimum, 0.03 cfs Aug.25, 26 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 376 cfs Apr. 2, 1959 (gage height, 5.17 ft); maximum 

gage height, 5.20 ft Mar. 15, 1959 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.03 cfs 

Nov. 23, 1958, July 4, 7-12, 14-16, 1959, Aug. 25, 26, 1960 (gage heigtt, 1.19 ft).

Remarks.--Records good above 1 cfs and fair below, except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, 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)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6, 7, Nov. 14)

1.4

1.5

1.7

0.05 

.31

2.0 

3.9

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

132

347

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.17

.17

.22

.22

.73

*18

*52

24

11

6.2

4.4

3.3

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

.97

.88

.88

.80

.73

.73

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1 

.97

1.1

144.17

4.65

0.358

0.41

Nov.

1.1

1.1

^97

3.3

11

8.6

5.0

3.3

2.3

a2

a2

a2

alO

alOO

a60

al5

*12

5.9

3.9

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.7

4.4

9.0

5.6

3.7

3.1

2.5 

2.1

290.27

9.68

0.745

 0.83

Dec.

2.0

2.1

2.3

3.3

4.7

26

18

7.8

4.4

3.3

7.7

114

67

19

9.4

*9.0

8.2

5.6

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

5.3

*93

78 

27

12

550.0

17.7

1.36

1.57

Jan.

7.4

6.2

28

18

8.6

b6

b4

b3

b2.5

b2.5

b2

b5

b50

27

27

26

9.8

*5.6

4.4

b3.5

b3

b3

b2.5

2.1

2.3

1.8

1.8

1. 7

178

1.8 

1.7

270.0

8.71

0.670

0.77

Feb.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.5

18

24

18

13

16

18

41

16

6.2

4.1

*b3

b2.5

b2.5

b2

b2

b2

bl.8

bl.7

bl.5

1.4

1.2

1.1 bTTi

bl.l

267.1

9.21

0.708

0.76

Mar.

bl.l

bl.l

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

.97

.97

.97

.97

.88

788

.88

.88

.88

.97

1.1

1.1

bl.l

bl.3

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

1.7

6.6

143

220 

250

183

832.65

26.9

2.07

2.38

Apr.

70

58

*65

53

28

20

29

26

16

11

8.2

9.4

6.6

5.9

54

73

56

33

12

7.4

5.9

6.2

4.7

*4.1

155

45

20

9.4

5.9 

5.6

903.3

30.1

2.32

2.58

May

12

7.0

4.7

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.7

9.4

9.4

12

9.4

*25

13

5.9

4.1

3.5

2.5

2.7

2.3

2.9

22

12

4.7

3.1

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.6

193.3

6.24

0.480

0.55

June

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.2

.88

.73

*.60

jtli

.54

.60

.73

1.1

1.3

1.8

.36

33

12

7.0

3.9

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

.97

.80

.66

.73 

.60

120.48

4.02

0.309

0.34

July

0.54

.49

.49

.44

.39

.31

.28

.28

.22

.22

.19

.17

*.18

.22

.19

.17

.14

.11

.11

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.09

.11

.14

.09

.07 

.05

.05

6.19

0.200

0.015

0.02

Aug.

0.05

.05

.11

.11

.11

.11

.14

. 17

*.ll

.17

.14

.11

.11

.09

.14

.09

.07

*.07

.05

.05

.07

.07

.07

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05 

.07

.07

2.70

0.087

0.0067

0.01

Sept.

0.11

.14

.07

.07

.07

.±05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.11

.14

.11

.14

.14

-07

.14

.11

.11

.14

.11

.11 

.17

2.90

0.097

0.0075

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 214 Mln 0.03 Mean 6.61 Cfsm 0.508 In. 6.89

Water year 1959-60: Max 250 Mln 0.05 Mean 9.79 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.23

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Nov. 14 (time unknown) 140 cfs (3.75 ft); Dec. 12 (8 to 9 a.m.)

146 cfs (3.73 ft); Dec. 28 (3 to 4 p.m.) 153 cfs (3.79 ft); Feb. 11 (12 m. ) 100 cfs (3.13 ft);

Mar. 29 (7 p.m.) 338 cfs (4.95 ft); Apr. 15 (9 p.m.) 140 cfs (3.59 ft); Apr. 25 (7:30 a.m.)

286 cfs (4.63 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 North Branch Clinton River near Mount Cleraens, and Big Beaver Creek near Warren, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR 217

1645. North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°37'45", long 82°53'25", in NW-jr sec.2, T.2 N., R.13 E. , on left bank 

30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 59, 2 miles north of Mount Clemens, and 

3j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Nov. 15, 1949, wireweight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 127 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 13.98 ft);

minimum, 2.8 cfs Sept. 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17; minimum gage height, 3.48 ft Aug. 28, 29.

1947-60: Maximum daily discharge, 4,500 cfs Apr. 4, 1950; maximum gage height, 

17.5 ft Apr. 4 or 5, 1950, from high-water mark in gage well (backwater from Clinton 

River); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1954 (gage height, 3.12 ft). 

Flood of Apr. 5 or 6, 1947, reached a stage of 20.0 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair. Some regulation at times by mill above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1948. WSP 1557: Drainage area.

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.

30

24

20

17

19

78

451 *580

491

247

148

120

102

86

77

71

68

63

59

57

54

51

51

59

79

88

78

70

67

63

62

3,530

114

0.573

0.66

Nov.

64

67

66

69

134

185

132

96

81

74

72

69

71

442

1.170

862

438

225

*165

119

93

88

91

103

135

141

110

95

91

92

5,640

188

0.945

1.05

Dec .

82

81

85

86

87

124

227

174

122

108

100

465

1.120

883

410

241

193

*157

134

100

90

90

85

85

87

90

106

399

1,040

942

478

8,471

273

1.37

1.58

Jan.

245

161

227

328

225

150

120

100

90

84

82

88

452

789

632

504

413

231

*140

110

95

85

80

80

25

75

80

77

79

75

75

6,047

195

0.980

1.13

Feb.

70

70

65

65

75

246

432

414

269

227

524

696

533

276

*150

110

105

100

100

95

90

75

75

70

65

55

55

55

55

5,217

180

0.905

0.97

Mar.

55

55

55

50

50

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

50

55

60

75

85

90

90

*90

80

93

176

992

2,260

2.390

2, 380

9,731

314

1.58

1.82

Apr.

1.770

939

*697

676

578

419

360

385

359

265

202

179

161

142

209

604

1,180

1,010

608

312

195

173

158

131

518

1,620

872

451

274

196

15,643

521

2.62

2.92

May

222

235

168

126

103

87

*81

81

80

112

 231

215

197

197

269

180

110

92

84

76

76

74

78

141

109

74

63

57

52

50

50

3,770

122

0.613

0.70

June

51

50

48

50

45

40

37

34

33

29

21

29

30

43

»69

125

343

385

373

187

87

63

53

50

45

40

34

30

31

31

2,492

83.1

0.418

0.47

July

32

26

26

22

22

23

17

14

13

7.0

6.1

8.8

9.4

*12

12

10

8.8

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.4

8.2

8.8

11

7!o

367.9

11.9

0.060

0.07

Aug.

6.1

4.6

7.0

9.4

12

12

10

12

*10

12

11

11

9.4

8.2

7.6

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.2

4.6

5.2

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.0

3.6

lii

4.3

8.8 

6.4

229.6

7.41

0.037

0.04

Sept.

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.2

*3.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.B

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.0

5.2

7.6

8.2

8.8

^78

5.5

5.2

4.9

5.5

5.2

4.6

4.9

141.2

4.71

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,730 Min 0.8 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.583 In. 7.91

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,390 Min 2.8 Mean 167 Cfsm 0.839 In. 11.44

'V. 15 (2 p.m.) 1,290 cfs (11.67 ft); Dec. 13 (time unknown)

le unknown) 1,180 cfs (11.3 ft); Jan. 14 (2 p.m.) 849 cfs (9.87 ft);

; Mar. 29 (7 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (13.98 ft); Apr. 17 (10 a.m.) 1,230

T -70n nfr, /TO OH ft-\

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Nov. 15 (2 

1,240 , cfs (11.5 . ft); Dec. . 29 (time -------

Feb. 12 (2 p.m.) 711 cfs (9.18 ft) .._. . -. ..._., -,

cfs (11.47 ft); Apr. 26 (6 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (12.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-24, Jan. 6-9, 19-26, Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, 

Feb. 15 to Mar. 25.
218 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

1655. Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich.

Location.--Lat 42°35'45", long 82°54'35", on left bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on 

Moravian Drive, a quarter of a mile downstream from North Branch, and half a mile west 

of Mount Clemens.

Drainage area. 734 sq mi.

Records available. May 1934 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. May 10, 1934, to May 7, 1935, chain gage and May 8, 1935, to Jan. 11, 1939,

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on right bank 

2 miles downstream from base gage at same datum. Mar. 15, 1938, to Jan. 3, 1952, auxiliary wire-weight gage if miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 26 years, 496 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,210 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 11.8 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 3.74 ft Oct. 4.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 23.55 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 2.90 ft Oct. 15, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1084: 1943,1945-46. WSP1437: 1935, 1936(M), 1937-39, 

1949(M|, 1950. WSP 1557: Drainage area.

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.

201

154

146

118

148

850

2.460

1,710

1,230

799

795

647

*532

481

440

399

357

306

306

296

283

271

293

479

476

387

344

334

334

296

309

16,181

522

0.711

0.82

Nov.

309

247

286

437

890

684

532

417

357

360

318

296

370

2,560

5.110

1,820

1,250

111

*658

560

516

505

505

587

663

599

501

490

454

403

21,461

715

0.974

1.09

Dec.

410

420

444

454

430

654

739

612

498

476

576

2,480

5.100

1,920

1,160

916

777

*694

633

524

482

440

440

452

424

430

725

1,940

3,040

2,100

1,300

29,670

957

1.50

1.50

Jan.

892

726

1,080

1,050

690

600

500

480

45O

420

400

600

2.500

2,500

1,700

1,400

1,100

900

*730

615

557

520

536

486

450

450

500

500

500

500

480

24,612

794

1.08

1.25

Feb.

450

450

420

400

500

1,400

1,300

1,000

900

900

2.000

1,500

1,100

700

*500

500

500

500

500

405

407

584

587

580

370

400

397

367

344

19,559

668

0.910

0.98

Mar.

354

370

350

550

550

340

550

550

350

550

320

310

310

510

502

410

322

322

450

618

615

619

*518

497

448

459

856

5,530

4,720

5.080

5,020

29,430

949

1.29

1.49

Apr.

5.950

2,720

*2,£50

2,060

1,750

1,580

1,300

1,330

1,200

946

818

814

763

714

1,010

2,320

5,210

3,030

1,830

1,200

949

922

795

696

1,340

2,750

1,960

1,320

966

858

47,129

1,571

2.14

2.39

May

1.040

889

767

668

607

544

*483

466

446

634

763

699

655

651

689

559

486

456

426

470

444

433

454

508

462

390

547

588

324

516

16,854

544

0.741

0.85

June

540

426

485

530

340

510

290

270

250

230

210

200

350

1,060

1,850

*914

5.510

2,220

1,060

624

435

450

400

350

300

270

250

250

280

260

18,494

616

0.839

0.94

July

250

220

300

210

190

200

200

200

190

170

160

180

200

*220

180

160

150

140

150

160

160

160

190

130

120

130

180

150

140

150

120

5,440

175

0.238

0.28

Aug.

100

120

200

250

250

180

160

180

160

*500

180

150

140

120

130

130

150

150

130

120

120

130

140

140

120

110

110

100

120

200

150

4,700

152

0.207

0.24

Sept.

130

140

120

100

90

100

110

110

*110

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

90

100

200

150

130

150

120

110

110

120

120

120

120

5,420

114

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,580 Mln 73 Mean 557 cfsm 0.759 in . 10.29

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,080 Mln 90 Mean 647 Cfsm 0.881 In. 12.00

3,000 cfs).--Nov. 15 (2 to 5 a.m.) 3,480 cfs (9.75 ft); Dec. 13 (6 to 9 a.m.)

; Dec. 29 (7 to 10 a.m.) 3,200 cfs (9.55 ft); Jan. 15 (5 to 7 p.m.) 3,010 cfs

(time unknown) 5,210 cfs (11.8 ft); Apr. 18 (1 to 4 a.m.) 3,420 cfs (9.66 ft);

Peak discharge (base 

3,340 cfs (9.55 ft

(9.07 ft); Mar. 51 ^oj-nie UILKIIUWIII O,£.LU cia 

June 17 (2 to 3 p.m.) 4,050 cfs (10.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6-9, Feb. 16-19, 26, Mar. 3-14. No gageheight record Jan. 10-18, Jan. 25 to Feb. 15, Mar. 29-31, July 15-28; discharge estimated on basis 

of sum of record for Clinton River near Fraser and North Branch Clinton River nesr Mount Clemens. 

Stage-discharge relation Indefinite June 5-15, June 22 to July 14, July 29 to Sept. 50; discharge 

computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements and sum of records listed above.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 219

1660. River Rouge at Birmingham, Mlch.

Location.--Lat 42°32 1 4S", long 83°13i25", In NWj sec.36, T.2 N., R.10 E., on left bank In 

Birmingham, 25 ft downstream from mouth of Quarton Lake outlet and 100 ft upstream from 

bridge on West Maple Road.

Drainage area.--36.9 sq ml.

Records available. June 1950 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 720 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 10 years, 17.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 313 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 3.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 14 

(gage height, 1.27 ft).

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 700 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 5.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 1, 

3, 4, 6-8, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.27 ft Sept. 16, 1955, Sept. 14, 1960.

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

Occasional regulation by Quarton Lake above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1387: 1951-52(M). WSP 1557: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

3.2 

5.4

13

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

40

70

135

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.8

1.2

2.4 

4.3

15

2.0 27

2.5 72

3.0 135

4.0 320

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.

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

12

84

*44

18

14

11

17

11

8.1

6.6

5.7

5.4

4.9

5.4

5.1

5.1

4.4

4.2

6.0

11

8.1

5.7

5.7

5.1

5.1

4.9

7.7

339.6

11.0

0.298

0.34

Nov.

7.0

6.3

*6.0

23

21

14

10

8.9

8.1

7.3

7.0

7.0

36

112

48

32

22

15

13

12

13

12

13

16

15

12

12

12

11

10

541.6

18.1

0.491

0.55

Dec.

10

11

11

11

13

18

15

13

*12

12

31

85

50

32

25

21

18

18

15

13

12

12

11

alO

all

a!5

a40

a94

a53

a33

a24

749

24.2

0.656

0.75

Jan.

a20

a30

a31

24

17

14

*13

13

a!2

12

12

84

79

a60

a45

a35

a30

a25

22

20

19

18

16

16

14

12

14

15

17

16

15

770

24.8

0.672

0.78

Feb.

15

13

*13

12

21

73

44

28

26

33

73

41

27

21

18

19

20

17

18

15

15

15

13

13

12

13

13

12

12

665

22.9

0.621

0.67

Mar.

11

12

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

11

12

12

15

21

22

19

19

*16

15

16

103

166" 269

160

136

1,169.1

37.7

1.02

1.18

Apr.

84

71

65

58

49

42

43

41

38

*33

31

30

24

22

65

76

99

80

56

45

44

39

32

28

51

40

32

26

23 

26

1,393

46.4

1.26

1.40

May

30

24

21

18

17

16

14

15

16

26

21

19

18

18

16

13

14

13

13

14

13

13

14

12

11

12

10

*12

10 

10

12

483

15.6

0.423

0.49

June

10

12

11

8.5

8.5

7.1

6.8

7.1

5.8

5.2

5.8

6.2

14

137

66

93

*125

55

33

21

16

*15

13

12

12

12

10

9,7

10 

8.5

756.2

25.2

0.683

0.76

July

9.3

8.5

12

8.5

7.8

6.5

6.5

5.8

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.6

*4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.8 

2.6

2 2 

144.2

4.65

0.126

0.15

Aag.

1.9

2.0

4.9

5,5

4.9

4.3

5.2

4.3

4.1

*3.7

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.4

2.4

4.6 

3.2

3 2

104.9

3.38

0.092

0.11

Sept.

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

*2.1

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

3^9.

3.2

2.4

2.0

2.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.2

1.9

2.3

2.2

1.9 

2.6

72.3

2.41

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1959 : Max 294 Min l.o Mean 18.2 Cfsm 0.493 In. 6.68

Water year 1959-60: Max 269 Min 1.7 Mean 19.6 Cfsm 0.531 In. 7.25

14 (8:30 a.m.) 153 cfs 

140 cfs (3.03 ft); Mar. 28 

14 (8::30 a.m!) 261 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of fragmentary gage-height reco-d, recorded 

range in stage, and records for Clinton River near Fraser, and River Rouge at Southfield.
220 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

1661. River Rouge at Southfield, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°26'52", long 83°17'52", In SWi sec. 32, T.I N., RJ.O E., on right bank at 

 downstream side of bridge on Beech Road at Southfield, 4.2 mlTes easTofTarmington.

Drainage area. 88.0 sq ml.

Records available. --April 1958 to September 1960.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (city of Southfield bench mark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1958, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Ext reme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 cfs June 17 (gage height, 11.61 ft); mlnImum, 6.2 cfs Sept. 11; minimum gage height, 1.57 ft Aug. 1.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 1,200 cfs Mar. 6, 1959 (gage height, 11.90 ft; minimum, 

4.4 cfs July 11, 1959 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1953-60, except periods 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage hei 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to May 5)

._ of Ice effect or 

ight, in feet, antf

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

7.5

20

74

4.0 

7.0 

11.0

145

450

1,030

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

IX)

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.

16

15

14

14

25

208

336

81

*60

42

74

48

36

31

26

25

24

e23

e22

e20

e20

e20

28

59

38

29

26

24

22

22 

31

1,459

47.1

0.535

0.62

Nov.

33

27

*24

93

102

57

40

34

32

29

29

28

61

'227 639

111

92

58

50

45

44

44

45

55

61

48

43

44

42

38

2,275

75.8

0.861

0.96

Dec.

39

41

41

42

45

89

67

52

*45

42

87

475

240

117

92

80

69

61

54

46

45

44

40

2S.

36

41

126

356

265

131 

90

3,034

97.9

1.11

1.28

Jan.

70

70

130

85

70

*55

50

47

45

39

38

129

*571 '203

260

148

102

89

78

70

65

60

57

52

50

45

49

56

59

55 

55

2,952

95.2

1.08

1.25

Feb.

50

45

*45

45

66

339

174

96

84

110

332

151

100

80

70

60

60

58

54

51

45

44

41

40

45

55

45

40

35

2,460

84.8

0.964

1.04

Mar.

35

35

35

35

35

*35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

40

45

50

70

80

70

60

55

51

59

221

900

635

541 

493

3,935

127

1.44

1.66

Apr.

285

231

212

186

156

140

147

139

120

107

107

111

87

80

236

382

455

311

176

140

*130

126

104

92

196

152

121

96

84

87

4,996

167

1.90

2.11

Hay

118

87

75

64

58

54

52

48

45

85

76

63

60

60

52

45

44

43

39

45

42

43

44

40

*36

35

34

46

36

37

44

1,650

53.2

0.605

0.70

June

36

45

51

35

34

30

28

25

23

23

22

26

67

394

S42

197

"210 843

118

82

68

*67

60

52

43

40

37

34

34

31

3,097

103

1.17

1.31

July

37

3?

57.

34

27

24

21

20

18

18

16

16

*18

23

16

15

14

14

14

15

1?

13

20

14

12

12

16

12

11

10 

9*2

583,2

18.8

0.214

0.25

Aug.

"578 8.0

19

24

27

16

22

23

15

*28_

17

15

13

13

14

12

10

11

11

13

15

14

13

12

11

9.5

10

8.5

9.8

21 

12

455.6

14.7

0.167

0.19

Sept.

12

14

11

9.8

10

10

8.5

*8.8

9.2

9.0

S^O

9.2

8.2

9.2

8.5

11

11

10

9.5

15

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

9.5

12

315.4

10.5

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 897 Hin 6.2 Mean 70.1 Cfsm 0.797 In. 10.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 900 Hin 8.0 Mean 74.4 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.50

9.13 ft); Dec. 12 (5 a.m.) 523 cfs (7.60 ft): Dec. 28 (4 to 5 p.m.) 497 cfs (7.39 ft); 

7 a.m.) 708 cfs (8.95 ft); Feb. 6 (7:30 a.m.) 438 cfs (6.90 ft): Feb. 11 (7:30 a.m.) 

6.67 ft); Mar. 28 (time unknown) about 950 cfs; Apr. 17 (7 p.m.) 616 of- (8.10 ft); 

11:30 p.m.) 714 cfs (8.99 ft); June 17 (6 a.m.) 1,140 cfs (11.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records fo- River Rouge at 

Birmingham and Dpper River Rouge at Farmington.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23, Jan. 5-7, 21, 22, 25, 23, Jan. 30 to 

Feb. 4, Feb. 13-17, Feb. 24 to Mar. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 

1662. Evans ditch at Southfleld, Mlch.

221

Location. Lat 42°27'28", long 83°16'03", In SE£ sec.28, T.I N., R.10 E. , on right bank at

Southfleld, 20 ft upstream from bridge on Nlnemlle Road, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth,

and 5^ miles east of Farmington. 

Drainage area. 9.49 sq ml.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 615.07 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929 (city of Southfleld bench mark). 

Extremes. 1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 233 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height,

7.8 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs July 15; minimum gage height, 5.09 ft Oct. 6, Nov. 2.

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year., 370 cfs June 14 (gage height, 9.23ft),

from rating curve extended above 220 cfs; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height,

5.10 ft). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Indefinite stage-discharge

relation, or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, Sept. 1, 1958, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of Ice effect cr

Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

0.4 

1.6 

4.2

10

5.5

5.6 

6.0 

8.0

18

28

82

251

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

Sept. 1..... 

2..... 

3..... 

4..... 

5..... 

6..... 

7..... 

8.....

Discharge

0.9

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

Day

Sept. 9.....

10.... 11....

12.... 

13.... 

14....

15.... 

16....

Discharge

1.2 

 1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

3 

18

Day

Sept. 17..... 

18.. 

19.. 

20.. 

21.. 

22.. 

23.. 

24..

Discharge

9.0 

31 

3.2 

2.0 

1.6 

2.2 

1.6 

1.3

Day

Sept. 25..... 

26.. 

27.. 

28.. 

29.. 

30..

Cubic feet per second pe 

Runoff In Inches.. ......

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs). Mo peak above base.

Discharge

1.3 

1.6 

1,3

ft 

.9

3.20 

0.337 

0.38

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 1-16; discharge estimated on basis of records for River Rouge 

at Birmingham and Upper River Rouge at Farmington. Results of discharge measurements are as 

follows: Apr. 1, 3.55 cfsj June 19, 9.71 cfsj July 16, 1.10 cfs.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1.4

.9

.9

.9

.8

~-7

.8

2.4

1.8

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.4

2.0

1.3

.9

1.1

.9

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

34.5

1.11

0.117

0.14

Nov.

0.7

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

.8

1.1

2.2

1.3

.9

.8

1.4

5.0

1°

7.8

*3.5

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

2.0

2.4

4.6

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.3

67.0

2.23

0.235

0.26

Dec.

1.3

1.3

1.4

2^2.

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.1

-il 173

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

*1.3

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1

1

1

1

1

34.8

1.12

0.118

0.14

Jan.

3

2.5

1.5

1.2

1

1

1

1

1

1

T9~ .9

!9

.9

1

al

al

al

al

al.l

al.5

*a4

3

2

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

44.8

1.45

0.153

0.18

Feb.

1.5

ITT

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

5

3

3

5

10

15

9

6

4

3.5

3

3

3

3

3

5

*9

14

22.

140.4

5.01

0.528

0.55

Mar.

40

60

45

30

21

149

25

16

11

10

12

7.8

¥71

9.0

42

*18

*11

8.4

16

22

17

10

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

25

16

12

12

12

699.2

22.6

2.38

2.74

Apr.

17

#91

36

18

14

20

44

30

19

14

11

8.4

7.8

6.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2 372"

3.2

3.2

4.2

68

28

26

634.9

21.2

2.23

2.49

May

12

8.4

6.6

5.5

4.6

4.2 *3.5

2.9

2.4

274

5.5

5.0

5.0

3.8

2.9

2.7

2.4

2.7

4.2

3.8

41

8~. 4

7is

6.6

4.2

4.6

4.6

2.9

6.3

12

3.8

192.7

6.22

0.655

0.76

June

2.9

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.8

5.0 2*0

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.1

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.3

.9

1.6

50.3

1.68

0.177

0.20

July

1.1

1.3

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

tf

.6

.7

.7

.9

1.6

5.0

1.8

1.3

2.3

~T.6 16

.9

.9

.8

3.2

4.2

1.4

55.7

1.80

0.190

0.22

Aug.

0.8

.7

.6

1.1

.8

.7

2.2

3.5

1.3

.8

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

21

20

1.8

1.3

.9

.9

1.3

1.1

6.6

1.6

1.3

35

36~5.0

4.2

2.7

157.7

5.09

0.536

0.62

Sept.

2.0

12

4.2

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.1

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.9

.9

2.2

1.1

.8

3.2

1.6

15

2.2

65.5

2.18

0.230

0.26

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 149 Min 0.6 Mean 5.97 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.56

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs). Mar. 6 (9 a.m.) 233 cfs (7.8 ft): Apr. 2 (5 a.m.) 230 cfs (7.77 ft)j 

Apr. 3 (2 p.m.) 162 cfs (6.90 ft); Apr. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 130 cfs (6.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for River Rouge at Birmingham and 

Upper River Rouge at Farmington.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23-25, Dec. 27 to Jan. 11, Jan. 15 to Mar. 4.
222 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 

1662. Evans ditch at Southfield, Mien.--Continued

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.

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

2.7

*7244"

10

6.6

4.2 

12

6.0 

4.2

3.5 

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.7

7.8

4.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.2

2.2

3.5

220.6

7.12

0.750

0.86

Nov.

5.5

2.7

*2.2 33 

25

7.2

4.6

3.5

3.2

5.2

2.9 z'.i

15

112 

21

15

12

6.6

5.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.6

8.4

7.8

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.0

4.2

545.3

11.4

1.20

1.35

Dec.

4.6

64.6

e4.6

4.6

6.0

14

8.4

6.0

*6.0

5.0

18 

82 

31

16 

12

10

7.8

7.2

6.0

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

5.8

5.5

21

56

28

16 

10

415.7

15.5

1.40

1.62

Jan.

7.8

8.4

21

11

6.6

*4.2

3.8

3.8

5.2

372

57"3 2

*100

34

17

11

9.0

7.8

6.6

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.5

5.5

6

7

6

379.5

12.2

1.29

1.49

Feb.

5.5

5

*5.0

5.0

15

47

18

11

10

18

47 

16 

10

7.2 

5.5

5.0

6.6

6.0

5.0

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

g.,7

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

278.2

9.59

1.01

1.09

Mar.

3.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.5

3.5

5.5

3.2

3.2

5 

2.9 

2*1

3 

3.5

3.5

4

4.5

5

7

8

7

6

5.5

5

7

57

81

40

*45 

40

373.0

12.0

1.26

1.46

Apr.

23

18

17

16

14

12

14

13

10

8.4

8.4 

7.2

7.8 

48

86

118

50

16

12

*12

11

7.8

6.6

23

14

10

7.2

6.6

9.0

614.4

20.5

2.16

2.41

May

14

7.8

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.2

12

6.6

6.0

6.6 

6.0

5.0

4.2

3.5

3.2

4.2

3.5

5.5

3.8

3.2

*2.9

2*1

2.7

4.2

2.7

4.2

5.0

155.8

5.03

0.530

0.61

June

2.9

4.6

4.2

2.4

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6 

8.4

170 

82

53

*161

23

14

9.0

6.6

*6.0

5,5

4.6

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.2

587.4

19.6

2.07

2.30

July

3.2

2.4

7.2

179

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6 

*1.8

1.8 

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

.8

176

.9

.8

1.1

1.4

1.5

.8

. 8

.8

51.3

1.65

0.174

0.20

Aug.

0.8

.8

2.2

5.5

272

1.3

2.7

2.9

1.6

*2.2

1.1 

1.1

1.8 

1.6

.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

e.8

e.8

e.8

e.8

.8

.8

.8

791

1.8

e.9

41.7

1.55

0.142

0.16

Sept.

eO.8

e.8

e.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

*.7

.6

.5

.5 

.5 

.7

.6 

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

 8

20.2

0.67

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 149 Min 0.6 Mean 8.27 Cfsm 0.871 In. 11.85

Water year 1959-60: 1959-60: Max 170 Min 0.5 Mean 9.51 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.63

arge (base, 130 cfs). Oct. 6 (10 p.m.) 157 cfs (6.83 ft); Nov. 14 (12 m.) 147 cfs (6.69 

. 13 (1:30 a.m.) 181 cfs (7.16 ft); Mar. 27 (12 p.m.) 180 cfs (7.15 ft); Apr. 17 (3 to 4 

5 cfs (6.80 ft); June 14 (Z p.m.) 570 cfs (9.25 ft); June 17 (2 a.m.) 508 cfs (8.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for River Rouge at 

Birmingham and Upper River Rouge at Farmington.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, Mar. 3-7, 11, 14-26.

Peak discharg 

ft); Jan. 

p.m.) 155
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 223

1663. Upper River Rouge at Farmington, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°27'52", long 83°22 I 11", In NWij sec.27, T.I N., R.9 E., on left bank 

800 ft downstream from bridge on Shiawassee Road in Farmington.

Drainage area.--17.5 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 695 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 252 cfs June 16 (gage height, 4.79 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, 277 cfs Apr. 2, 1959; maximum gage height, 6.00 ft 

Feb. 15, 1959 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 1.2 cfs July 8, 10, Sept. 12, 1959.

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)

2.79

2.8

2.9

3.0

1.8

1.9 

4.3 

7.6

3.1 

3.4 

3.9 

4,3

101

165

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.2

2.2

2*1

4.9

55

*21

11

10

6.4

12

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.3

8.6

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8 

7.2

238.2

7.68

0.439

0.51

Nov.

7.6

6.1

5.2

18

14

9.6

7.2

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

11

57

27

19

14

10

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

7.6

9.6

10

8.1

7.2

*7.2

6.8

6.1

328.5

11.0

0.629

0.70

Dec.

6.1

6,4

6.4

6.8

8.6

14

11

9.1

7.6

6.8

17

49

30

20

16

14

12

10

8.6

6.8

6.8

6.1

6.4

*5.8

5.8

6.4

20

50

40

25

18

456.5

14.7

0.840

0.97

Jan.

12

13

19

13

9.6

*8.6

7.6

6.8

?7I

6.4

37

*100

47

49

30

24

18

16

13

11

11

10

9.6

8.1

9.1

9.1

10

11

13 

12

556.7

18.0

1.03

1.18

Feb.

11

9.1

*8.1

7.6

21

78

57

24

21

27

70

32

22

16

13

12

11

11

10

9

8.5

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.4

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.6

519.0

17.9

1.02

1.10

Mar.

7.2

7

7

7

8

*8

6.5

£

6

6

6

6

6.1

6.4

6.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

10

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

11

64

164

126

*106

85

752.8

24.3

1.39

1.60

Apr.

54

42

38

33

27

24

24

24

21

19

18

18

18

18

36

60

76

12

35

27

*24

21

19

16

35

29

22

18

IS

17

890

29.7

1.70

1.89

May

19

15

14

12

11

9.1

11

10

10

16

15

12

12

12

12

11

11

9.6

8.6

12

11

11

9.6

9.1

*8.1

8.1

lil

11

8.6

8.6

7.6

342.6

11.1

0.634

0.73

June

6.8

10

9.1

7.2

6.4

5.8

4.9

4.6

4.0

5.7

4.0

4.3

20

53

36

62

*98

42

24

16

14

13

11

9.6

8.6

6.4

5.5

5.2

5.8

5.5

506.4

16.9

0.966

1.08

July

12

7.2

IS

8.1

6.1

5.5

4.9

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.4

*4.4

5.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

1 1 - Q a

134.7

4.35

0.249

0.29

Aug.

2.1

2.1

3.7

lil

4.9

3.1

5.5

4.9

3.4

*3.4

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

T79

1.9

2.2

3.1

2.2

87.6

2.83

0.162

0.19

Sept.

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

U8

1.8

 1.8

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.8

5.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.6

66.6

2.22

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1959: Max 200 Min 1.4 Mean 12.6 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 164 Min 1.8 Mean 13.3 Cfsm 0.760 In. 10.33

Peak discharge (baae, 80 cfa). Oct. 

(3.78 ft); Jan. 13 (2 a.m.) 134 of. 

98 cfs (3.88 ft); Mar. 27 (10 p.m.

6 (2 p.m.) 112 cfs (3.97 ft); Nov. 14 (10 a.m.) 83 cfa 

(4.11 ft)) Feb. 6 (4 a.m.) 102 cfa (3.91 ft); Feb. 11 (3 a.m.) 

192 cfs 4.46 ft); Apr. 17 (4 p.m.) 108 cfs (3.95 ft); June 14

(3 p.m.) 94 cfs (3.85 ft); June 16 (12 p.m.) 252 cfs (4.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 16-21, Mar. 2-12, 19-24.
224 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

1665. River Rouge at Detroit, Mioh.

Location. --Lat 42°22'20", long 83°15'20", in SW£ sec. 27, T.I S., R.10 E., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on Plymouth Road in Detroit and 4 miles upstream from 

Middle River Rouge'.

Drainage area. 185 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1943, chain gage and Aug. 11, 1943, to Oct. 15, 1948, wireweight gage, at site 1 mile downstream at datum 4.6 ft lower.

Average discharge. 30 years, 111 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs June 17 (gage height, 13.42 ft); minimum, 7.7 cfs Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 3.34 ft Aug. 1.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947; maximum gage height, 23.0 ft 

Apr. 6, 1947, from floodmark, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge observed, 

2.7 cfs Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 3.50 ft, site and datum then in use.)

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 1034: 1933(M). WSP 1054:

1931-32, 1934, 1936 (M), 1937-38, 1944(M), 1945. WSP 1557:

1939, 1943, 1945(M). WSP 1437: 

Drainage ar°a.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gag's

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-14, July 9 to Sept. 30)

3.1 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

8.0

15

5.0

8.0

1Z.O

13.0

184

667

1,610

1,970

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

io

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.

33

28

26

25

46

607

719 

158

*116

77

154 

99

64

51

44

38

36

35

33

30

31

28

34

99

76

54

47

43

37

36 

52

2,986

96.3

0.521

0.60

Nov.

66

50 *il

172

278

128

82 

66

57

52

51 

52

135

1,000

639

261

208

122

101

86

82

83

81

97

121

92

79

79

77

67

4,505

150

0.811

0.91

Dec.

69

72

72

72

75

161

81 

97

*83

74

138 

828

606

271

198

167

142

122

106

86

85

73

71

69

62

72

157

578

662

315 

205

5,869

189

1.02

1.18

Jan.

145

137

267

194

122

*blOO

b90 

b80

b80

74

67 

273

*1 . 240

593

550

404

243

201

150

140

130

120

110

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

6,310

204

1.10

1.27

Feb.

100

*105

90

101

124

694

463 

225

187

256

759 

404

213

170

128

116

125

118

100

90

88

83

73

71

b80

blOO

b80

72

72

5,286

182

0.984

1.06

Mar.

67

£5.

76

69

72

71

70 

70

70

70

70 

70

70

70

70

70

80

80

90

110

140

120

110

110

110

110

700

1.200

1,100

*855 

827

6,862

221

1.19

1.38

Apr.

528

400

360

324

260

234

240 

232

199

176

160 

176

143

15

244

534

648

668

336

243

*213

216

173

147

311

562

213

161

134

150

8,458

282

1.52

1.70

May

213

153

125

102

90

82

80 

75

76

142

144 

112

99

104

99

62

74

74

69

81

76

75

71

69

*60

56

57

80

66

80

97

2,863

92.4

0.499

0.58

June

64

118

110

67

63

54

48 

41

40

36

II

181

1,000

975

541

1.860

885

298

187

138

*124

122

100

82

70

60

58

57

54

7,514

250

1.35

1.51

July

64

68

148

80

EO

40

55

30

J7

Z5

24 

*J2

2B

44

21

Zl

19

?0

19

19

17

17

?3

?2

17

36

42

?0

15

14 

15

1,046

33.7 o.ies

o.ei

Aug.

11

11

25

56

49

27

41

63.

28

*36

29 

22

19

19

21

20

15

14

14

15

20

20

17

16

14

12

11

10

g^2

20

16

700.2

22.6

0.122

0.14

Sept.

14

18

16

13

11

11

*9.5 

8.5

10

9.8

9.8 

9.8

12

12

13

13

15

15

16

26

23

17

16

18

17

18

18

18

18

17

446.2

14.9

0.081

0.09

Calendar year '1959 j. Max 1,330 Mln 7.0 Mean 129 Cfsm 0.697 In. 9.46

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,860 Mln 8.3 Mean 144 Cfsm 0.778 In. 10.63

Discharge measurement made on this day, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, Mar. 7-29; discharge estimated 01 basis of recorded range In stage and records for River Rouge at Birmingham and River Rouge at Southfleld.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 225

1670. Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich.

Location. Lat 42"20'55", long 83°18'45", in W? sec.6, T.2 S., R.10 E., on rifht bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge on Inkster Road, 1.8 miles northeast of Garden City, and 

6.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1947 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 75.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs June 17 (gage height, 8.6P ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 2,150 cfs May 10, 1948'(gage height, 10.50 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 16, 1956.

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

regulation by reservoirs above station since 1956.

Revisions.--WSP 1557: 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 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

1.6 9.0

1.8 18

2.0 31

3.0 

6.0

116

433

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

6.2

32

121

5.0 335

7.0 620

8.3 930

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

Of am

In.

Oct.

16

12

11

IT

17

251

194

102

*69

47

82

50

39

30

23

23

22

19

16

16

14

14

19

49

33

25

25

21

19

18

30

1,323

42.7

0.411

0.47

Nov.

25

20

*16

91

89

67

49

38

37

60

94

90

153

354

173

163

149

133

70

45

44

42

37

43

49

45

47

52

49

47

2,371

79.0

0.760

0.85

Dec.

48

45

36

33

39

57

49

53

*47

33

78

237

147

108

63

80

70

62

53

44

41

39

33

31

31

36

72

233

262 179"

115

2,454

79.2

0.762

0.88

Jan.

81

77

108

86

60

*45

40

35

35

51

40

193

*590

434

316

229

145

127

111

81

70

68

57

55

64

59

61

72

82

93

84

3,629

117

1.12

1.30

Feb.

77

*67

59

58

91

362

304

168

117

180

388

253

144

98

79

61

65

67

60

60

44

45

42

45

44

60

45

41

38.

3,162

109

1.05

1.13

Mar.

38

34

 35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

40

40

45

50

60

70

70

60

55

55

62

125

491

546

*442

362

3,100

100

0.962

1.11

Apr.

250

184

158

145

130

112

109

104

92

81

74

75

68

64

88

123

258

297

192

*129

108

96

84

73

90

111

95

75

62

rT

3,604

120

1.15

1.29

May

79

73

62

55

49

43

43

40

44

72

68

58

52

54

50

44

44

41

38

46

43

44

40

*37

31

28

29

31

85.

58

80

1,561

50.4

0.485

0.56

June

56

67

57

46

54

33

28

24

22

ZZ

22

25

109

509

376

365

930

443

208

134

*95

78

75

68

54

44

36

32

31

30

4,073

136

1.31

1.46

July

50

45

102

70

49

35

30

26

24

22

24

*22

26

31

27

24

20

24

22

21

19

19

20

18

18

19

24

17

14

12

885

28.5

0.274

0.32

Aug.

8.6

9.6

28

24

20

16

40

30

*20

24

17

16

14

14

19

16

14

13

12

14

22

18

16

14

14

14

14

13

22

1 O

J-O

14

548.2

17.7

0.170

0.20

Sept.

14

12

9.6

9.6

9.1

8.1

*8.1

9.1

9.6

8.6

8.1

9U

9.1

9.1

9.6

12

19

23

Si

18

15

13

13

12

12

11

11

9.6

12

355.0

11.8

0.113

0.13

Calendar year 1959 : Max 811 Min 3.8 Mean 62.0 Cfam 0.596 In. 8.10

Water year 1959-60 : Max 930 Min 7.6 Mean 73.9 Cfsm 0.711 In. 9.70

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Jan. 13 (3 p.m.) 668 cfs (7.24 ft); Mar. 29 (3 to 6 a.m.) 578 cfs 

(6.74 ft); June 14 (10 a.m.) 720 cfs (7.50 ft); June 17 (4 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (s.66 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-9, Feb. 26, 27, Mar. 3-25.
226 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

1680. Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich.

Location.. Lat 42°18'00", long 83 0 18'00", In Sj sec.19, T.2 S., R.10 E., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on John Daly Road, 0.6 mile northeast of Inkster, and 

4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 82.9 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1947 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 593.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 53.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs June 18 (gage height, 9.24 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 12.

1947-60: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.42 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 1955.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1174: 1948(M). WSP 1437: 1949. WSP 1557: Drainage area.

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

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

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

0.8

1.8

4.0

10

19

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

60

161

490

950

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.

8.4

4.8

3.3

2.5

11

166

202

59

*44 

29

61

48

25

17

13

9.7

8.7

7.4

6.7

7.0

5.9

5.6

6.7

18

18

14

12

10

9.3

7.7

14

854.7

27.6

0.333

0.38

Nov.

12

13

no

61

137

65

39

27

20 

16

15

13

58

455

438

140

107

53

41

30

27

26

26

36

51

39

30

28

27

21

2,061

68.7

0.829

0.92

Dec.

23

21

23

29

32

72

70

39

*30 

23

52

419

409

140

91

79

64

52

40

30

28

20

21

18

19

25

72

353

404

156 

91

2,945

95.0

1.15

1.32

Jan.

~60

61

144

102

43

*30

25

21

19 

18

11

158

*792

496

356

214

109

82

62

48

44

40

35

30

27

27

34

40

50

60

55

'3,299

106

1.28

1.48

Feb.

50

*45

39

31

55

461

251

101

87 

148

550

235

107

77

58

39

43

42

34

32

25

24

20

19

IS

19

18

16

16

---- 

2,657

91.6

1.10

1.19

Mar.

14

14

13

W

12

*11

11

12

if

111113

13

13

15

17

20

25

45

70

60

50

45

40

49

112

466

307

322

314

2,140

69.0

0.832

0.96

Apr.

178

136

127

116

91

72

76

74

58 

46

40

38

32

29

37

57

196

240

86

*57

48

46

37

30

26

26

23

18

M

28

2,084

69.5

0.838

0.93

May

34

26

20

16

13

12

11

11

14 

32

32

25

20

20

17

14

13

12

12

18

17

21

17

*14

11

9.3

9.7

14

27

35

!§.

595.0

19.2

0.232

0.27

June

29

29

26

37

93

32

19

12

8.7 

7.0

6 4

177

88

597

499

290

815

530

154

87

*56

46

52

51

34

23

18

16

14

19

3,696.8

123

1.48

1.66

July

66

4? ioe

9C

37

zz

IE

1?

9.0 

7.7

6.7

*6.4

11

11

£.0

6.7

E.6

11

9.7

11

6.7

6.2

e.e

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

3.3

<£ g

546.1

17.6

0.212

0.24

Aug.

1.8

2.0

7.2

4.5

3.8

3.1

3.6

8.7

40

9.3

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.5

2.7

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.7

5.1

3.3

3.3

3.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

4.4

4.5 

2 " 5

158.4

5.11

0.062

0.07

Sept.

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.4

1.4

1.2 

1.4

1.3

1.2

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.6

3.7

4.8

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.4

2.0

2.9

4.0

4.3

4.5

6jj2

63.5

2.12

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 832 Min 1.4 Mean 53.2 Cfam 0.642 In. 8.70

Water year 195S-60: Max 815 Min 0.9 Mean 57.7 Cfam 0.696 In. 9.45

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs 

(10 p.m. 

(9.24 ft

(9.18 ft)j Feb. 11 

(2 a.m.) 1,010 cfs

. Nov. 15 (5 a.m.) 635 cfs (7.74 ft); Jan. 14 (1 a.m.) 995 cfs 

630 cfs (7.72 ft); June 14 (8 a.m.) 878 cfs (8.71 ft); June 18

* Discharge meaaurement made on thia day.

Note. Stage-diaeharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6, 7, 22-24, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Mar. 15-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 227

1695. Huron River at Commerce, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°35 I 25 T1 , long 83 0 29'05", on line between NE£ and SEi sec. 10, T.2 N., 

R.8 E., on downstream left abutment of bridge on Commerce Road, 10 ft upstream, from 

Hayes Creek and 0.2 mile east of Commerce. Records include flow of Hayes Creek.

Drainage area. 51 sq mi, approximately, includes that of Hayes Creek. 

Records available. March 1946 to September 1960.

Gage Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 910.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 41.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 107 cfs Apr. 18; maximum gage height, 2.06 ft 

 Apr. 18, 25, 26; minimum discharge, 8.6 cfs Aug. 2 (gage height, 0.82 ft); minimum gage

height, 0.76 ft June 11.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 266 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 2.98 ft, from graph

based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 3.10 ft May 12, 1948, from graph based on

gage readings (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 6.7 cfs June 25, 1959; ttdnimum

gage height, 0.66 ft Sept. 10, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Some reguTaTTion by dams operated for lake level control at outlets of R>ntiac, Oxbow, and Union 

Lakes.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 15, June 9 to July 9)

0.8

.9

1.2

1.6 

2.2

57

115

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

26

25

25

24

49

62 *30~

60

60

59

54

51

47

44

40

37

37

36

33

32

29

26

25

28

28

27

26

26

26 

26

26

1,154

37.2

0.729

0.84

Nov.

27

*26

5T

29

32

32

32

32

32

32

35

33

34

49

52

51

51

50

46

45

46

49

52

58- 58

57

57

58

57 

52

1,290

43.0

0.843

0.94

Dec.

50

46

43

42

4T

43

42

42

42

*46

50

59

60

58

63

66

SJ

60

56

51

48

47

46

45

45

45

43

49

50 

49

47

1,538

49.6

0.973

1.12

Jan.

46

46

47

46

46

46

*47

47

47

47

47

51

67

65

67

68

67

64

61

57

53

50

47

46

46

45

IT

46

46 

47

49

1,60O

51.6

1.01

1.17

Feb.

50

50

*49

51

54

55

55

55

55

58

61

5ff

51

51

48

47

46

45

43

42

42

42

41

39

4?

45

46

46

45

1,412

48.7

0.955

1.03

Mar.

45

45

45

45

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

40

*42

46

55

64

72 

88

99_

1,447

46.7

0.916

1.06

Apr.

99

99

101

103

103

102

102

101

99

95

92

89

83

80

9T

94

102

106

W

99

*99

99

99

98

106

105

97

93

92 

96

2,926

97.5

1.91

2.13

May

90

81

76

74

70

67

65

63

61

59

57

55

52

50

48

45

41

39

38

39

39

41

48

46

*46

42

40

40

39 

36

34

1,621

52.3

1.03

1.18

June

33

31

30

28

28

26

22

20

18

16

13

IS

21

31

30

34

43

4T

39

36

35

*32

31

30

28

25

24

22

22 

20

822

27.4

0.537

0.60

July

20

18

23

Tff

16

16

17

17

17

16

17

18

19

*19

18

16

11

10

11

11

14~^ 9.7

12

11

9.7

11

11

11

12 

11

11

451.4

14.6

0.286

0.33

Aug.

9.7

12~ 8.8

13

15

14

13

13

13

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

*13

13

13

13

12

12

11

10

13

11

11

12 

13

12

392.5

12.7

0.249

0.29

Sept.

12

11

11

10

IT

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

11 *n

11

11

11

14

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16 

16

388

12.9

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1959 : Max 157 Mln 6.7 Mean 35.7 Cfsm 0.700 In. 9.51

Water year 1959-60 : Max 106 Mln 8.8 Mean 41.1 Cfsm 0.806 In. 10.97

# Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 29 to Mar. 14.
228 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1700. Huron River at Mllford , Mich.

Location. La t 42°34'45", long 83°37'35", in SE£ sec. 9, T.2 N., R.7 E., or right bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on General Motors Road, half a mile downstream from Sherwood Creek, and half a mile west of Milford.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1960.

Sage. ~ Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 880,00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 12 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 301 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.82 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 4.21 ft).

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 645 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum 

daily, 8.3 ofs Sept. 17, 1949.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, vrtiich are fair. 

Flow below about 300 cfs regulated by powerplant ij miles above statior prior to 

May 20, 1957; occasional regulation for lake level control since.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1337: 1952(m) .

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, May 30 

to Sept. 30)

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

6.9

178

315

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.

55

56

60

58

64

72

*83

128

135

131

132

128

123

117

112

126

154

145

141

132

120

110

1O2

98

94

88

84

82

78

75

73

3,159

102

0.816

0.94

Nov.

78

*75

76- 69

89

92

93

100

97

93

91

87

90

103

112

118

12O

TSS

119

118

117

115

114

116

115

116

118

120

120

119

3,110

104

0.832

Q.93

Dec.

119

118

117

114

114

112

112

112

110 *TIo"

114

118

124

134

134

132

134

134

135

T3T

131

128

124

120

118

115

114

120

128

131

131

3,791

122

0.976

1.13

Jan.

130

129

128

125

122

118

*114

111

108

107

159" 105

128

137

136

136

144

148

143

148

141

136

135

134

131

130

126

124

123

119

118

3,943

127

1.02

1.17

Feb.

115

112

112

*110

111

116

119

123

124

126

130

134

140

T3S

132

131

130

129

129

130

131

126

119

116

112

110

108

108

106

3,525

122

0.976

1.05

Mar.

105

104

103

103

103

102

103

103

104

104

102

101

aioo

alOO

alOO

a90

a9O

a90

a 90

a90

a90

a90

a90

a90

*67

52

136

147

209

279

300

3,537

114

0.912

1.05

Apr.

291

271

255

243

232

224

218

213

206

202

198

192

191

187

5TT

238

259

268

259

242

*231

246

230

225

231

237

234

230

224

216

6,904

230

1.84

2.05

May

211

204

198

188

178

132

105

112

68

66

137

148

146

144

137

132

128

123

115

114

111

111

115

114

 112

110

107

110

110

107

107

4,000

129

1.03

1.19

June

106

106

106

loo

99

95

91

83

70

63

62

63

75

102

107

112

136

140

129

116

101

93

*92

85

82

78

72

66

65

64

2,759

92.0

0.736

0.82

July

66

66

70

67

62

60

56

51

54

53

53

49

58

»K2

54

52

53

54

53

51

44

44

51

51

49

49

50

42

39

37

36

1,636

52.8

0.4^2

0.49

Aug.

36

35

4T

46

46

44

44

45

42

44

44

43

42

41

42

41

41

*39

39

41

4O

43

43

42

42

40

38

37

39

46

46

1,292

41.7

0.334

0.38

Sept.

42

44

42

42

41

39

38

36

35

34

36

33

34

32

*31

30

33

32

42

47.

46

44

42

42

40

39

39

39

31

31

1,136

37.9

0.303

0.34

Calendar year 1959: Max 314 Mln 10 Mean 97.3 Cfsm 0.778 In. 10.57

Water year 1959-60= Max 300 Mln 30 Mean 106 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.54

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

New Hudson.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

1705. Huron River near New Hudson, Mich.

229

west of New Hudson. 

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1948 to September 1960.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 868.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 313 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 2.88 ft); minimum, 

 T9~cTs Mar. 17, Apr. 14 (gage height, 0.77 ft); minimum daily, 34 cfs Sept. 13-16

1948-60: Maximum discharge, 1,080 cfs Dec. 29, 1950 gage height, 5 05 ft) from

rating curve extended above 600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.4 cfs July 18,

1952; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Mar. 16, 17, 1953.

Remarks.-Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whicl are fair. 

Occasional regulation by Kent Lake.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19)

0.9 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0

29

60

175

332

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

45

35

48

80

133

*122

118

121

130

134

133

128

124

114

102

124

136

136

139

128

118

115

115

104

165

205

14?

116 

99

94

3,566

115

0.804

0.93

Nov.

86 *i£S

157

134

122

110

108

103

176

187

145

124

124

140

138

204

226

180

156

142

138

132

128

132

130

130

128

130

128 

126

4,212

140

0.979

1.10

Dec.

127

16F

180

152

142

138

168

176

148

*134

191

205

Tee

150

146

144

144

142

138

138

139

136

134

130

128

127

132

145

140

138

4,584

148

1.03

1.19

Jan.

138

139

140

136

133

130

*127

130

132

124

115 122"

152

152

160

154

154

158

166

163

160

156

152

150

146

145

184

225

193 

175

163

4,674

151

1.06

1.22

Feb.

126

124

166

*164

163

164

163

160

158

157

126

76

87

108

126

142

156

157

152

148

152

152

150

145

145

145

140

136

134

4,122

142

0.993

1.07

Mar.

132

130

130

130

128

127

127

127

127

127

127

127

126

124

122

121

66

53

Tff

93

102

110

110

112

*112

83

108

113

83

187 139"

3,586

116

0.811

0.93

Apr.

125

211

246

257

255

250

244

238

233

226

216

217

211

122

9j3

176

228

255

263

258

*250

239

239

230

268

252

238

228

223

217

6,713

224

1.57

1.75

May

218

206

199

162

118

139

122

120

110

65

49

86

110

127

128

132

132

130

124

124

120

124

126

124

121

*120

116

120

121 

121

118

5,932

127

0.888

1.02

June

115

118

114

IDS

104

96

92

85

78

73

70

72

85

104

112

118

146

T4T

140

132

120

*112

108

94

93

90

85

81

78 

76

3,043

101

0.706

0.79

July

78

70

83

7T

70

68

63

58

56

58

56

53

64

*68

53

54

54

54

54

52

47

45

48

46

46

47

53

a54

a52 

a50

a50

1,786

57.6

0.403

0.46

Aug.

aso

a58

65

68

68

63

63

66

66

73

65

60

56

59

64

56

53

52

*50

43

48

50

49

46

45

43

44

4248" 

56

53

1,727

55.7

0.390

0.45

Sept.

52

50

44

45

44

40

39

39

38

37

37

36

34

34

*34

34

35

40

50

59

58

54

54

52

50

49

49

49

47 

47

1,330

44.3

0.310

0.35

Calendar year 1959: Max 318 Win 32 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.3^5

Water year 1959-60: Max 268 Win 34 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.825 In. 11.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Milford and near 

Hamburg.
230 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1715. Ore Creek near Brighton, Mien.

Location. Lat 42°29'40", long 83°48'05", in NW£ sec.12, T.I N., R.5 E., on downstream 

side of bridge on Hamburg Road, half a mile upstream from Ore Lake and 2 -% miles southwest of Brighton.

Drainage area. 31 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 850.56 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 9 years, 24.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 15.85 ft); minimum, 

 4.7 cfs Sept. 9, 11; minimum gage height, 14.07 ft Sept. 11, 18.

1951-60: Maximum discharge observed, 193 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 16.50 ft); 

minimum, 1.5 cfs July 16, 1952; minimum gage height, 13.82 ft Oct. 4, 1955.

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

which are poor. Occasional regulation by lakes above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1951(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to Sept. 10)

13.9

14.0

14.1

2.9 

5.1 

8.3

14.3

15.9

18

109

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

Of sm

In.

Oct.

13

13

12 

13

29

55

60

*55

55

55

55

55

56

53

50

40

35

34

31

29

26

25

25

29

28

27

26

25

25

24

25

1,083

34.9

-1.13

1.30

Nov.

25

25

28 

*35

34

38

37

35

34

35

33

30

34

55

51

50

50

47

47

46

47

46

46

49

47

45

41

40

39

37

1,206

40.2

1.30

1.45

Dec.

37

36

36 

34

36

35

35

34

34

*31

32

44

42

41

36

40

42

42

40

37

35

34

31

29

M

30

35

35

38

38

37

1,112

35.9

1.16

1.33

Jan.

37

37

37 

36

35

32

*31

30

29

28

27

30

52

48

52

53

52

52

52

48

44

40

38

36

34

31

31

30

29

29

28

1,168

37.7

1.22

1.40

Feb.

28

26

25 

*25

26

36

37

36

36

40

11

47

43

42

41

38

38

37

35

33

32

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

28

981

33.8

1.09

1.18

Mar.

26

b25

25 

25

25

25

25

b25

23

22

20

19

19

19

b20

20

21

20

20

20

20

21

22

22

b22

23

30

*40

54

70

82

850

27.4

0.884

1.02

Apr.

89

102

104 

94

90

84

80

74

69

63

60

53

48

47

54

63

68

68

*66

66

62

60

56

55

74

70

62

56

52

50

2,039

68.0

2.19

2.45

May

48

46

43 

40

37

35

33

32

31

35

35

32

32

32

32

31

32

32

30

32

32

32

32

30

28

*28

26

26

29

29

32

1,024

33.0

1.06

1.23

June

30

28

27 

25

22

20

18

16

15

15

15

15

18

42

40

48

56

51

48

42

38

*35

32

31

30

28

27

25

24

23

884

29.5

0.952

1.06

July

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

*14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

474

15.3

0.494

0.57

Aug.

10

10

10 

10

10

10

10

10

11

H

11111111

10

10

10

9

*8.3

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7.0

6.7

286.0

9.23

0.298

0.34

Sept.

6.1

7.0

7.0 

7.3

7.3

6.1

5.4

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.4

*6.4

7.0

7.3

6.7

6.1

10

11

13

14

14

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

274.2

9.14

0.295

0.33

Calendar year 1959: Max 100 Min 2.5 Mean 26.4 Cfsm 0.852 In. 11.56

Water year 1959-60: Max 104 Min 4.9 Mean 31.1 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 9-12, 16, Nov. 17, 26, Dec. 6, 16, 26-28, Jan. 1, 2, 17, 22-25, 

Feb. 14, 16-28, Mar. 13, 20-22, 27, 30, Apr. 11, 22, 30, May 1, 8, June 2-8, 19-21, June 23 to 

July 19, July 21 to Aug. 18, Aug. 20-29; discharge estimated on basis of records for Huron River 

near Hamburg and Huron River near Commerce.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 231

1720. Huron River near Hamburg, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°27'55", long 83°48'00", sec.24, T.I N. , R.5 E., on right bark at downstream side of bridge on Hamburg Road, 1.1 miles north of Hamburg and 3 miles upstream from Strawberry Lake.

Drainage area. 299 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 850.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to Aug. 12, 1953, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 220 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 716 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 6.32 ft); minimum, 

67 cfs Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 3.62 ft Sept. 16, 17.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, 1,560 cfs May 15, 1956 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum, 

44 cfs July 18, 1959; minimum gage height, 3.31 ft May 22, 23, 1958.

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

Occasional regulation by Kent Lake 11 miles above station.

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

113

106

101

100

120

205

284

*313

317

305

304

298

286

273

261

244

230

226

226

225

219

214

207

212

212

208

219

252

243 

210

192

6,925

223

0.746

0.86

Nov.

185

174

196

*237

252

252

237

226

216

234

266

253

237

270

296

305

321

341

344

315

290

271

262

264

270

268

266

261

255 

246

7,810

260

0.870

0.97

Dec.

239

234

248

268

266

264

261

262

271

*255

243

283

319

317

300

294

294

290

281

270

255

246

237

228

225

219

230

257

284 

292

294

8,226

265

0.886

1.02

Jan.

286

284

286

286

286

283

275

288

252

239

230

237

309

358

417

453

458

446

429

406

394

380

360

350

320

310

300

294

321 

*323

305

10,165

328

1.10

1.26

Feb.

292

280

280

290

300

310

330

340

350

350

350

340

300

310

320

330

340

340

340

340

320

300

290

280

270

260

260

*252

248

8,912

307

1.03

1.11

Mar.

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

220

220

210

200

190

170

150

170

180

200

210

220

220

220

220

220

*260

360

504

645

7,517

242

0.809

0.93

Apr.

707

690

688

682

665

640

607

575

545

512

482

463

434

415

585

565

401

458

*510

546

554

541

518

492

495

512

520

502

478 

458

15,856

528

1.77

1.97

May

441

420

401

585

361

319

300

279

262

261

250

214

226

244

255

255

250

252

250

250

250

252

253

253

246

*237

226

221

250 

252

254

8,485

274

0.916

1.06

June

225

219

216

208

198

187

171

157

140

130

120

118

132

183

217

243

296

519

557

533

313

*294

275

259

235

217

205

190

180

167

6,484

216

0.722

0.81

July

164

160

172

174

171

160

147

159

128

124

122

118

114

125

125

114

112

112

107

*104

100

96

91

89

87

85

87

89

87

81

5,669

118

0.395

0.46

Aug.

77

75

77

89

101

103

103

106

110

118

118

112

104

103

106

101

96

91

*87

85

85

86

86

84

81

78

80

80

81

91

2,881

92.9

0.311

0.36

Sept.

89

86

84

81

81

78

75

73

72

71

71

71

71

*69

69

69

71

75

75

78

82

85

88

90

92

93

94

93

92 

92

2,408

80.5

0.269

0.50

Calendar year 1959: Max 739 Min 45 Mean 218 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.86

Water year 1959-60: Max 7O7 Min 69 Mean 244 Cfsm 0.816 In. 11.11

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 22-27, Feb. 2-27, Mar. 1-27, Sept. 19-30; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage and records for stations near Dexter and near New Hudson.

614214 O -61 -16
232 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1725. Portage Creek near Pinckney, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°25'40", long 83°57'35", in SW-jL sec.34, T.I N. , R.4 E. , on right upstream abutment of bridge on Tiplady Road, 2 miles upstream from Little Portage Lake 

and 2-j miles southwest of Pinckney.

Drainage area. 79 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 860.38 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Average discharge. 16 years, 53.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 214 cfs Apr. 4-7 (gage height, 4.12 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 15-17 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 529 cfs Apr. 9, 10, 1947 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 5, 1946 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

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

which are fair. Regulation by Hiland Lake 2| miles above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Feb. 13, June 17-25,

Sept. 10-23)

1.0

1.5

1.3

2.5

9.2

20

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.2 225

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

13

a!4

15

41

41

*37

46 

48

a60

68

62

62

60

60

60

a5B

56

54

54

52

54

54

a50

49

49

47

45

43

45

1,421

45.8

-

-

Nov.

a45

45

IS *46

56

54

52

a52

51 

51

a50

50

50

67

a 68

68

74

80

80

78

78

a78

78

81

81

aBO

78

78

a78

77

1,947

64.9

-

-

Dec.

73

7T

70

68

68

a 68

68

68

66 

64

*64

71

a72

71

71

73

71

71

70

a70

68

65

63

62

a60

58

a 60

66

68

68

67

2,093

67.5

-

-

Jan.

a66

66

a66

66

66

66

63

*59

b58 

a 54

52

59

79

79

90

103

allO

112

114

116

116

111

104

a 100

b90

bBO

b80

b80

b80

b80

a80

2,545

82.1

-

-

Feb.

81

80

87

*77

71

80

a8O

84

88 

102

106

106

114

allo

111

98

97

93

91

90

a88

a86

82

82

82

79

73

b70

69

2,557

88.2

-

-

Mar.

69

69

b60

b60

b60

a5O

b50

b50

b50 

b50

b45

b45

a45

44

b45

45

45

42

41

a 4.0

41

43

45

41

41

40

a50

*60

68

99

121

1,654

53.4

-

-

Apr.

157

175

a200

214

214

214

214

211

203 

a200

180

173

165

157

157

157

a!60

157

*153

140

140

140

140

a!40

140

133

133

133

133

126

4,961

165

-

"

May

a!25

123

121

117

114

108

106

alOO

93 

95

89

87

85

82

a8O

77

75

72

69

60

59

a60

63

63

62

*59

58

60

a58

a58

56

2,534

81.7

-

-

June

56

58

56

49

a48

46

45

32

30 

a30

a30

a32

35

45

46

50

75

72

a72

72

72

72

*76

74

71

a70

64

61

60

57

1,656

55.2

-

-

Julv

IS

45

a45

a45

46

44

43

40

37 

a 35

33

32

29

30

*28

29

a 30

29

28

25

23

23

22

a22

23

22

22

20

18

18

a 18

?50

3C.6

-

"

Aug.

18

15

14

22

19

18

a!8

17

19 

18

18

17

15

a!4

13

14

14

15

*16

14

a!5

15

14

14

14

13

14

a!2

11

11

.24

485

15.6

-

"

Sept.

13

12

8.2

a8

a8

7.3

6.1

5.3

4.2 

4.0

a3.5

3.2

3.1

2.6

2.5

*2.3

2.3

a4

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.1

5.6

5.8

a7

7.5

8.1

8.2

8.8

9.8

180.1

6.00

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 205 Mln 1.2 Mean 49.9 " Cfsm O.63Z In. 8.58

Water year 1959-60: Max 214 Mln z -3 Mean 62.8 Cfsm O.795 In. 10.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Ore Creek near Brighton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

scords for Huron River near Dexter and
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

1730. Huron River near Dexter, Mlch.

233

Location. Lat 42°23'10", long 83°54 I 40", In S| sec.13, T.I S., R.4 E., on rlgtt bank 

20 ft downstream from highway bridge on North Territorial Road, half a mile east of 

Hudson Mills, 2 miles downstream from Portage Lake Outlet, and 4 miles nortt of Dexter.

Drainage area. 506 sq ml.

Rec?ff^ available.--August to December 1904 (gage heights only), March 1946 to September 

I3BTTPublished as "at Dover" 1904.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 837.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). August to December 1904 chain 

gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Mar. 5, 1946, to July 30, 1953, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 400 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Apr. 4, 5 (gage height 5.29 ft); minimum, 96 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 19; minimum gage height, 2.88 ft Sept. 17, 18.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 3,120 cfs Apr. 9, 1947 (gage height, 8.17 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 40 cfs July 16, 17, 18, 1959.

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

Occasional regulation by lake level control operations above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1 to Sept. 18)

2.9

3.0 

3.5

80

100

228

4.0 

5.4

439

1,180

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.

156

156

154

151

161

210

275

*339

380

402

425

421

421

416

407

393

380

357 

344

330

326

316

312

321

321

316

312

312

326

326

321

9,787

316

0.625

0.72

Nov.

303

291

275

*308

352

380

384

380

366

352

357

370

393

448

476

495

504

543 

606

581

547

519

495

490

485

476

471

462

453

434

12,996

433

0.856

0.96

Dec.

425

416

407

407

421

434

439

434

430

430

*430

457

476

490

499

504

499

495 

485

467

457

439

416

402

388

380

388

421

457

476

485

13,754

444

0.877

1.01

Jan.

485

480

480

467

448

416

398

*393

393

384

575

398

495

576

655

670

700

710 

680

690

665

655

610

581

545

519

509

495

490

495

499

16,514

526

1.04

1.20

Feb.

490

480

448

430

*454

476

514

545

571

606

640

655

650

630

606

586

571

557 

543

523

509

495

476

462

448

444

454

421

411

15,055

519

1.05

1.11

Mar.

593

380

375

362

352

348

348

559

326

521

308

291

287

285

279

a280

a310 

a320

a330

a340

3340

3340

3350

3350

3360

3570

*416

581

756

884

11,598

374

0.759

0.85

Apr.

994

1,060

1,100

lino

1,100

1,070

1,030

1,000

950

906

868

818

785

785

768

774

796 

*812

829

840

851

846

829

829

829

829

818

796

780

26,912

897

1.77

1.98

May

758

730

705

680

655

620

591

562

533

519

509

485

462

453

448

448

448

448 

459

448

439

448

448

444

434

*425

421

430

434

459

448

15,751

509

1.00

1.16

June

450

421

411

393

388

370

276

222

228

228

222

219

242

291

348

411

504

543 

576

591

591

586

571

*558

499

462

450

407

380

352

12,130

404

0.798

0.89

July

344

316

350

516

503

295

283

271

256

238

228

225

219

213

*207

195

190

195 

190

187

182

179

171

164

161

158

164

161

156

156

JL48

6,799

219

0.433

0.50

Aug.

148

146

151

158

158

158

161

166

168

171

171

171

171

171

171

164

161

156 

*151

146

146

146

146

146

141

136

139

136

132

132

152

4,750

153

0.302

0.35

Sept.

152

132

132

122

120

118

115

113

113

115

109

107

104

*100

100

98

16

98 

107

115

120

124

152

136

136

139

159

136

136

154

5,574

119

0.235

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,130 Min 42 Mean 353 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.49

Water year 1959-60; Max 1,110 Min 96 Mean 408 Cfsm 0.806 In. 10.93

* Disehsrge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-height record; disehsrge estimsted on bssis of recorded rsnge in stsge and records for 

station at Ann Arbor snd nesr Hamburg.
234 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1735. Mill Creek near Dexter, Mlch.

Location. Lat 42°18'00", long 83°53'55", In SW£ sec.18, T.2 S., R.5 E., on left bank 

12 ft downstream from bridge on Parker Road, 2| miles south of Dexter, and 4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 850 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

May 23, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 69.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 804 cfs Mar. 28 or 29 (gage height, 10.03 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 5.03 ft).

1952-60: Maximum discharge, 1,300 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 12.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 870 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 15, 1958, July 15-17, 1959.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (ga^e

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-30)

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

7.0 218

9.0 554

10.0 796

5.1 

5.3 

5.5

6.0 

7.0

5.0 

5.3 

5.6

6.0 92

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

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

19

18

17

20

63

 *63 101

50

40

52

48

39

34

31

29

28

27

26

26

25

26

Z6

29

30

33

35

32

29

29

32

1,076

34.7

0.259

0.30

Nov.

36

32

29

50

86

*75

62

51

44

42

38

35

43

200

157

151

137

120

79

68

63

6Z

69

86

95

80

71

66

61

53

2,271

75.7

0.565

0.63

Dec.

54

54

58

63

70

88

80

*67

59

54

59

147

144

112

95

88

80

73

63

54

48

44

45

39

40

45

76

150

189

140

105

2,483

80.1

0.598

0.69

Jan.

85

72

87

79

*b70

b60

42

40

b40

36

36

160

*6Z3

407

394

309

229

170

130

130

1ZO

120

110

110

110

110

100

90

90

80

80

4,319

139

1.04

1.20

Feb.

80

80

80

80

*95

351

290

210

164

170

368

270

190

155

131

95

102

101

86

81

72

67

64

61

55

60

56

b56

56

3,726

128

0.955

1.03

Mar.

56

54

57

b56

57

55

49

b50

50

b50

48

49

44

41

41

41

42

42

48

56

61

56

66

58

56

53

150

350

*668

622

541

3,667

118

0.881

1.02

Apr.

406

327

274

228

186

158

146

137

124

116

112

111

102

100

1E8

166

200

250

*200

153

130

121

105

94

88

83

79

70

66

71

4,531

151

1.13

1.26

May

81

T2

65

60

59

56

56

53

53

74

77

71

69

67

61

54

52

50

48

63

60

61

58

*54

48

45

41

50

48

42

50

1,798

58.0

0.433

0.50

June

43

39

47

38

37

37

34

33

32

32

31

33

66

218

286

248

470

348

263

217

176

174

*171

146

118

93

77

65

59

53

3,684

123

0.918

l.OE

July

72

70

134

132

108

89

74

60

49

42

41

37

49

81

*57

48

47

68

68

*57

51

45

43

38

34

33

34

33

31

30

ZS_

1,733

57.5

0.429

0.49

Aug.

27

26

29

33

33

31

30

31

34

J34

60

47

39

35

38

34

32

30

*Z8

29

32

32

31

31

29

28

27

26

~"?R 25

CV

25

1,042

33.6

0.251

0.29

Sept.

24

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

IS

20

20

19

20

*20

19

19

19

19

24

50

27

25

23

23

22

21

23

23

22

22

644

21.5

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1959: Max 774 Mln 11 Mean 68.8 Cfsm 0.513 In. 6.98

Water year 1959-60: Max 668 Mln 17 Mean 84.8 Cfsm 0.633 In. 8.61

Peak dlischarge (base, 390 cfs).--Jan. 13 (11 a.m.) 661 cfs (9.47 ft); Feb. 11 (time unknown) 421 cfs 

(8.3 ft); Mar. 28 or 29, 804 cfs (10.03 ft); June 17 (12 m.) 507 cfs (8.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

li Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 20 to Feb. 4, Mar. 27, 28, Apr. 17-19; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for Grand River at Jackson, Huron River at Ann Arbor, 

and River Raisin near Tecumseh.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 235

1745. Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Location. Lat 42°17'10", long 83°44'00", In NW£ sec.28, T.2 S., R.6 E., on left bank 

 106 ft upstream from bridge on Wall Street In Ann Arbor, three-quarters of s mile

downstream from Argo Dam, and 4 miles upstream from Geddes Dam. 

Drainage area. 711 sq mi.

sites, January to December 1914. __ 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744T.S1 ffc above mean sea level, datum of

 ^T929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). February 1904 to December 1914 

at Geddes Dam/4 milef downstream, and January 1914 to September 1947 at Barton Dam, 

3 miles upstream; flow computed from records of operation of powerplants anc1 records 

of depth of flow over dam and/or flow through undersluices.

Average discharge. 56 years, 446 cfs (adjusted for diversion since 1955).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 14.64 ft); min-

 imum, 24 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 11.52 ft); minimum daily, 90 cfs Sept. 18.

1914-60- Maximum daily discharge, 5,840 cfs Mar. 14, 1918; minimum daily, 4 cfs 

Aug. 2, Sept. 11, 1931 (plant leakage), but may be doubtful due to change ir leakage. 

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

 DTversion above station for Ann Arbor municipal supply had negligible effect on natural 

flow prior to 1955; figures of runoff adjusted since. Flow regulated by poverplants 

and by occasional lake level control operations above station.

Revisions(water years).--WSP 874: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6 to Aug. 4)

11.8

12.0

12.5

82

141

340

13.0

14.0

14.4

600

1,360

1,730

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.

155

157

171

166

230

455

369

*352

445

465

524

470

470

465

460

455

445

358

402 

372

344

376

367

367

390

336

385

372

349

358

404

11,434

369

9.3

Nov.

349

372

319

420

430

*488

369

470

455

376

405

405

536

654

678

696

648

636

648 

660

618

612

612

588

600

558

577

558

552

470

15,759

525

9.3

Dec.

558

458

470

480

546

534

564

*529

496

512

528

636

654

654

573

660

588

595

552 

546

534

470

507

490

440

435

480

678

696

672

666

17,201

555

9.1

Jan.

588

625

558

595

487

465

502

*455

420

460

460

663

1,190

1.400

1,310

1,110

964

1,040

940

818

727

748

776

714

582

594

707

662

612

576

696

22,444

724

7.4

Feb.

654

583

506

524

*558

932

1,080

853

811

932

1,180

1.280

964

846

728

604

846

762

630 

576

648

624

546

534

558

470

564

470

465

20,728

715

9.0

Mar.

480

460

460

415

420

400

440

425

440

455

410

415

358

336

358

a400

3350

3400

a450 

3410

3410

3410

a410

a410

3410

a410

3600

31,000

1 640

1^650

17,312

558

10.0

Apr.

1.640

1,590

1,540

1,460

1,500

1,430

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,120

1,070

988

948

876

908

996

1,060

1,050

1,080 

*964

892

1,040

1,030

1,000

1,040

1,040

892

811

839

900

33,424

1,114

10.2

May

892

846

811

797

762

606

720

627

614

648

594

582

558

524

496

520

596

430

583 

526

529

518

512

*485

450

502

430

457

460

460

507

18,042

582

10.4

June

460

474

435

435

376

308

340

245

171

201

257

195

347

441

636

605

892

1,010

853 

801

660

785

818

*636

546

558

479

512

377

380

15,233

508

10.5

July

571

405

496

579

481

350

354

375

250

344

326

232

331

255

*318

262

234

313

234 

*261

270

239

212

212

204

196

195

197

196

176

176

9,244

298

11.0

Aug.

159

153

217

164

192

166

219

170

169

25,6

189

226

206

220

230

176

160

*166

*182 

180

185

158

148

163

166

176

125

126

161

139

149

5,496

177

10.6

Sept.

144

118

176

110

117

116

138

91

132

126

104

116

115

102

123

*107

140

90

180 

139

133

157

157

147

166

170

161

148

161

166

4,050

135

12.1

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

378 

0.532 

0.61

534 

0.751 

0.84

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

564 

0.793 

0.91

731 

1.03 

1.19

724 

1.02 

1.10

568 

0.799 

0.92

1,124 

1.58 

1.76

Observed

592 

0.833 

0.96

fex 2,11O Min 48 Mean 468 

Max 1,680 Mln 90 Mean 520

518 

0.729 

0.81

309 

0.435 

0.50

188 

0.264 

0.30

147 

0.207 

0.23

Adjusted

Mean 478 Cfsm 0.672 In. 9.14 

Mean 530 Cfsm 0.745 In. 10.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for municipal supply; records furnished by city 

of Ann Arbor.

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

and powerplant record.
236 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1757. River Raisin near Tecumseh, Mich.

Location. Lat 41°56'35", long 83°56'45", in NE£ sec.21, T.6 S., R.4 E., on right bank 

12 ft downstream from bridge on North Raisin Center Highway, 3.4 miles upstream from 

South Branch River Raisin, and 4.5 miles south of Tecumseh.

Drainage area. 266 sq mi.

Records available. September 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 707.0 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 955 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum 

daily, 42 cfs Sept. 14.

1956-60: Maximum discharge, 1,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1959 (gage height, 10.33 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Aug. 14, 1959 (gage height, 2.90 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Aug. 11, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant 5.5 miles above gage.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

111

155

8.0 

10.0

225

339

500

1,080

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.

70

90

67

55

*83

128

204

227

206

195

210

185

192

176

188

111

120

128

108

104

122

110

106

124

108

122

126

126

130

107

125

4,153

134

0.504

0.58

Nov.

144

140

128

150

216

*216

206

182

168

166

144

154

157

340

52i

408

363

275

226

206

198

184

192

ZOO

194

202

203

194

180

176

6,436

215

0.808

0.90

Dec.

167

154

182

196

188

200

198

*196

180

154

*165

249

337

273

231

207

174

172

162

172

169

156

146

138

142

136

166

258

432

340

269

6,309

204

0.767

0.88

Jan.

222

204

220

*226

231

194

186

172

164

148

146

195

*727

835

694

667

529

406

394

347

320

293

251

268

282

252

247

269

277

290

272

9,928

320

1.20

1.39

Feb.

*251

237

220

206

215

432

593

445

356

370

793

793

477

393

354

310

306

294

278

255

239

237

227

218

210

210

198

213

203

9,533

329

1.24

1.33

Mar.

203

210

196

191

204

202

198

197

190

178

186

156

173

151

153

156

154

158

168

192

223

225

208

191

181

170

192

479

652

587

590

7,314

236

0.887

1.02

Apr.

593

541

490

456

442

410

384

342

332

310

290

277

266

247

238

245

313

*470

396

332

326

285

252

243

220

224

219

208

US

190

9,717

324

1.22

1.36

May

202

196

189

182

172

166

162

156

160

163

185

184

174

183

168

167

160

142

149

152

162

166

*170

167

162

144

157

169

165

164

166

5,204

168

0.632

0.73

June

168

162

164

164

156

154

139

134

128

112

96

116

142

370

649

620

688

799

629

*539

462

411

398

332

363

299

285

257

181

202

9,319

311

1.17

1.30

July

256

248

338

382

327

251

245

237

220

178

*169

182

167

170

170

158

98

170

148

128

132

132

159

127

141

113

133

84

85

103

90

5,541

179

0.673

0.77

Aug.

85

70

118

124

112

106

120

*108

92

89

120

114

92

104

72

78

78

75

72

68

87

93

94

88

74

80

78

72

71

66

72

2,772

89.4

0.336

0.39

Sept.

46

65

48

68

47

*51

61

46

48

59

44

44

57

42

44

43

48

58

78

213

62

50

74

72

76

74

75

72

70

76

1,911

63.7

0.239

0.27

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,040 Mln 17 Mean 196 Cfsm 0.737 In. 10.00

Water year 1959-60 : Max 835 Mln 42 Mean 213 Cfsm 0.801 In. 10.92

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Nov. 15 (2 a.m.) 584 cfs (8.35 ft); Jan. 14 (11 p.m.) 955

(9.60 ft); Feb. 6 (10 p.m.) 649 cfs (8.58 ft); Feb. 11 (12 p.m.) 925 cfs (9.50 ft); Mar. 29 (1 

3 a.m.) 715 cfs (8.80 ft); Apr. 18 (7 to 8 a.m.) 513 cfs (8.06 ft); June 18 (7 a.m.) 859 cfs 

(9.28 ft); July 5 (1:50 a.m.) 507 cfs (8.05 ft)._______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 237

1760. River Raisin near Adrian, Mich.

Location.--Lat 41°54'15", long 83°58'50", in NW£ sec.5, T.7 S., R.4 E., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on Academy Road, 1.7 miles east of Adrian, and 2.6 miles 

downstream from South Branch River Raisin.

Drainage area.--455 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1960. Records for October 1930 to

August 1931, October 1932 to April 1938, published as "Raisin River" in WSP 714, 744, 

759, 784, 804, 824, and 854, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 305 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 12.36 ft)- minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.09 ft); minimum daily, 74 cfs Sept. 13, 17.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 5,580 cfs Apr. 30, 1956 (gage height, 14.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 19, 

1955 (gage height, 1.71 ft); minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 19, 1955.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Tecumseh 11 miles above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 1337: Drainage area at former site. See also Records available.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Dec. 17, June 13 to July 13, 

July 30 to Sept. 4)

2.5

3.0 

6.0

71

114

537

8.0

10.0

12.1

955

1,540

2,680

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

£4

£5

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

145

112

112

92

*98

374

551

58i 

479

373

448

483

431

330

322

246

194

190

174

166

148

149

152

166

164

166

159 

160

148

148 

147

7,611

246

0.541

0.6E

Nov.

162

170

JL61

241

*410

515

448

360 

294

249

236

232

£46

684

1,110

al.500

1,040

673

486

404

361

322

3£4

338

351

352

344 

326

297

278

12,714

424

0.932

1.04

Dec.

278

£65

£79

292

322

335

*372

36£ 

300

289

273

514

892

885

600

476

404

362

346

3£2

299

290

260

255

242

256

296 

579

980

972 

645

13,242

427

0.938

1.08

Jan.

478

350

400

450

*350

300

300

300 

280

£73

£64

460

1,440

2.650

£,260

1,860

1,490

1,080

810

667

556

525

467

455

454

418

421 

456

488

525 

510

21,737

701

1.54

1.78

Feb.

*473

446

406

376

389

726

1,150

1,160 

765

739

al,500

al.700

al,500

al,000

a700

591

557

520

488

440

421

418

397

375

364

348

344 

349

341

18,983

655

1.44

1.55

Mar.

311

300

290

280

*270

260

260

250 

£50

240

230

230

220

220

220

220

220

240

280

343

4£4

440

403

372

330

321

346 

769

al,200

al,500 

al.600

12,839

414

0.910

1.05

Apr.

al.500

al,300

995

865

787

715

645

571 

549

507

461

a430

a410

a400

a400

a500

al.OOO

*1,120

1,130

765

612

539

466

440

406

411

392 

352

323

340

19,331

644

1.42

1.58

May

376

378

347

3£3

303

286

280

262 

274

306

3£7

323

312

298

288

289

248

256

238

276

284

296

*312

300

286

237

252 

316

400

588 

364

9,405

303

0.666

0.77

June

337

£84

282

269

266

236

2£8

217 

184

163

154

180

24£

753

1,290

1,640

1.670

1,640

1,540

*1,120

761

614

673

639

534

450

406 

362

301

£92

17,727

591

1.30

1.45

July

365

414

814

1,130

1.280

773

525

462 

357

304

*£84

£90

266

286

£81

240

169

£5£

240

212

209

194

236

184

192

187

204 

158

150

160 

137

10,955

353

0.776

0.90

Aug.

138

115

172

202

196

180

168

*204 

141

144

188

160

150

152

1£8

118

117

118

113

124

134

144

134

131

127

116

109 

104

109

106 

96

4,338

140

0.308

0.35

Sept.

94

84

92

82

90

*76

89

90 

82

86

84

76

li

83

BE

77

74

76

130

291

170

123

108

112

110

98

108 

109

102

99

3,051

102

O.E24

0.25

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,200 Mln 53 Mean 364 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.87

Water year 1959-60: Max E,650 Min 74 Mean 415 Cfsm 0.912 In. IE. 42

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 16 (time unknown) 1,320 cfs (9.5 ft)j Dec. 29 (10 p.m.) to 

Dec. 30 (2 a.m.) 1.040 cfs (8.35 ft); Jan. 14 (1 to 3 p.m.) 2,870 cfs (12.36 ft); Feb. 8 (3 a.m.) 

1,£20 cfs (8.95 ft); Feb. 11 (time unknown) about 1,800 cfs: Mar. 31 (tIme unknown) about 1,700 

cfs; Apr. 19 (7 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (8.90 ft); June 18 (IE p.m.) 1,700 cfs (10.75 ft); July 5 (10:30 

a.m.) 1,360 cfs (9.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations near Monroe and near Tecumseh.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 2-8, Mar. 2-19.

records for
238 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1765. River Raisin near Monroe, Mich.

Location.--Lat 41°57'40", long 83°31'55", on left bank 0.8 mile downstrea-n from bridge on 

Ida Maybee Road, 5.0 miles downstream from Saline River, and 7.5 miles west of Monroe, 

Monroe County.

Drainage area. 1,034 sq ml.

Records available. September 1937 to September 1960. Published as "Raisin River at Monroe" 1937-52 and as "River Raisin at Monroe" 1952-53.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 616.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, at site 9 miles downstream at datum 46.26 ft lower.

Average discharge. 23 years, 720 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,590 cfs Jan. 15-16 (gage height, 7.57 ft); 

minimum, 46 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.86 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Sept. 15.

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs May 19, 1945, Mar. 29, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 10.7 ft Feb. 1, 1949 (Ice Jam), site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, 

about 2 cfs Sept. 4, 1938, Sept. 19, 20, 1941, site then in use.

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

Feb. 14, 1954, diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Dundee 11 miles above station. Occasional slight diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants further upstream.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 954: 1938-40(m), 1941. WSP 1337: Drainage area. 

WSP 1437:1939, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of ice effect (ga-$e

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-19, Nov. 2-18, May 24 to

June 1, June 14 bo July 18)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

69 

187 

365 

64O

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

990

1,930

3,120

5,460

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.

401

316

254

204

207

*322

1,050

1.280

1,230

1,130

1,060 

1,220

1,140

1,040

812

627

527

430

365

329

305

278

268

286

305

352

352

342

334 

316

316

17,398

561

0.543

0.63

Nov.

378

396

392

514

*1,210

1,310

1,280

1,130

855

660

557 

498

476

1,600

2.820

2,590

2,600

2,410

2,050

1,470

1,040

862

777

750

839

833

791

731

698

653

33,170

1,106

1.07

1.19

Dec.

608

575

575

620

705

855

975

*922

819

679

614 

1,390

2.780

2,560

2,410

2,100

1,550

1,160

945

798

712

620

539

545

493

488

640

1,460

2,340

2,410

2,270

36,157

1,166

1.13

1.30

Jan.

1,870

1,330

1,130

*1,150

1,200

1,090

930

812

705

601

515 

694

3,540

4,450

5,030

5.550

4,860

4,090

5,150

2,250

1,610

1,110

1,020

952

915

855

791

908

1,060

1,330

1 340

56,618

1,826

1.77

2.04

Feb.

1,230

*1,080

958

855

750

1,830

2,630

2,710

2,660

2,490

4.120 

5,800

5,600

3,440

2,980

2,220

1,430

1,100

952

862

724

733

640

601

535

510

557

575

533

47,088

1,624

1.57

1.69

Mar.

545

510

378

435

*498

488

450

420

400

370

350 

350

360

370

350

300

350

410

410

521

744

885

998

826

724

601

640

1,670

2,370

3,120

5,660

24,503

790

0.764

0.88

Apr.

3,420

3,220

2,870

2,480

2,020

1,650

1,430

1,260

1,090

960

885 

784

731

692

672

666

965

1,800

2,050

*2,100

1,870

1,400

1,090

900

770

692

672

646

588

MS

40,918

1,364

1.32

1.47

May

582

679

692

614

533

488

445

430

430

455

510 

620

608

563

527

488

471

445

425

440

466

482

455

*440

410

592

565

334

360

476

608

15,233

491

0.475

0.55

June

527

482

425

392

585

370

347

316

305

286

264 

264

275

1,120

2,680

2,670

5,400

5,330

3,060

2,730

*2,230

1,850

1,510

1,470

1,270

1,030

840

705

640

557

35,728

1,191

1.15

1.29

July

515

557

1,100

1,960

2,160

2.250

2, CIO

1,360

£70

846

551 

*471

440

415

588

583

378

334

334

560

534

301

320

396

360

293

261

250

244

213

202

20,636

666

0.644

0.74

Aug.

210

168

187

194

207

213

222

219

*207

210

219 

220

188

199

202

174

198

146

158

122

144

168

145

165

165

163

133

144

164

134

147

5,515

178

0.172

0.20

Sept.

155

134

94

106

110

129

*122

84

95

88

99 

116

114

96

71

101

81

92

181

309

278

142

250

179

155

177

135

141

128

142

4,285

145

0.158

0.15

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,330 Mln 42 Mean 851 Cfsm 0.823 In. 11.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,330 Mln 72 Mean 921 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Nov. 15 (7 a.m.) 2,960 cfs (6.18 ft); Dec. 15 (10 a.m.) 2,900 cfs 

(5.85 ft); Dec. 30 (11 a.m. to 12 m.) 2,430 cfs (5.45 ft); Jan. 15 (10:50 p.m.) to Jan. 16 (1:30 

a.m.) 5,590 cfs (7.57 ft); Feb. 11 (6 p.m.) 4,520 cfs (6.95 ft); Mar. 51 (ll a.m.) 5,790 cfs (6.46 

ft); June 17 (6 p.m.) 5,670 cfs (6.68 ft); July 6 (3 to 11 a.m.) 2,260 cfs (5.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 8-17.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 239

1780. St. Joseph River near Newville, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°23'10", long 84 0 48'05", in Ohio, in SW£ sec.18, T.5 N., R.I E. , on left 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on Ohio State Highway 249 and 3^ miles northeast of 

Newville.

Drainage area.--614 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only fo" some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 795.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 556 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,720 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 12.83 ft, from 

reconstructed graph); minimum, 48 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.91 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 9,710 cfs Apr. 6, 1950 (gage height, 17.05 ft); minimum, 

16 cfs Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

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

which are fair.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 14)

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

159

308

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

714

1,190

1,880

3,800

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*276

260

122

94

84

166

560

736

714

500

648

846

846

670

420

308

244

200

172

152

134

122

110

104

110

116

128

*128

116 

110

104

9,300

300

0.489

0.56

Nov.

104

110

122

225

714

940

965

758

500

380

325

276

276

974

1,660

1,880

2,020

2.100

1,620

1,600

1,100

750

500

480

460

440

400

361

325 

308

22,673

756

1.23

1.37

Dec.

292

292

*292

292

308

342

400

420

361

308

342

969

1,560

1.700

1,660

1,460

1,040

758

604

500

420

345

310

300

292

276

536

1,220

*1,490

1,520

1,370

21,979

709

1.15

1.33

Jan.

1,020

736

890

940

750

580

550

500

400

325

308

704

1,790

2,400

2,960

5.640

3,600

3,500

3,000

2,400

1,600

1,150

900

770

680

620

560

550

580

620

690

39,713

1,281

2.09

2.41

Feb.

750

*780

692

560

540

1,070

1,520

1,630

1,660

1,880

2,700

5.020

2,850

2,600

2,350

2,100

1,500

1,000

840

700

600

550

510

460

420

390

370

355

345

34,742

1,198

1.95

2.10

Mar.

555

320

310

300

300

290

280

270

265

250

*230

220

210

220

210

210

250

220

250

276

325

580

561

542

276

292

591

1,190

1,660

2,170

2,700

15,283

495

0.803

0.93

Apr.

5,020

2,960

2,580

2,060

*1,560

1,190

940

802

692

582

520

480

440

420

400

540

1,850

5,020

5.180

5,020

2,700

2,120

1,490

1,020

780

648

560

520

460

420

40,974

1,366

2.22

2.48

May

420

480

400

*440

580

542

325

508

525

361

400

420

420

400

580

542

342

325

325

361

480

670

756

692

560

440

420

802

868 TE-p 758

560

14,482

467

0.761

0.88

June

460

*580

342

308

276

244

214

195

186

166

152

277

940

1,660

2,460

2,700

2.850

2,760

2,460

2,020

1,650

1,190

890

915

990

1,020

915

692

520

*440

30,230

1,008

1.64

1.85

July

580

400

604

758

915

1.040

965

626

440

342

292

260

244

228

214

200

186

166

152

152

159

159

146

140

154

128

122

122

128

116

104

10,022

323

0.526

0.61

Aug.

99

89

94

*99

99

110

104

94

89

110

116

104

94

84

79

79

74

70

70

66

74

84

89

94

84-

74

70

66

62 CP"

oc

66

2,648

85.4

0.159

0.16

Sept.

66

62

58

54

53

51

50

*49

SO

49

49

50

52

50

50

50

49

50

62

89

110

128

104

89

79

70

66

66

62

58

1,925

64.2

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,810 Min 23 Mean 702 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,640 Min 49 Mean 667 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 18-22, Jan. 17 to Feb. 1, Feb. 13 to Mar. 1; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 5-7, Mar. 2-19.
240 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1790. St. Joseph River at CedarvLlle, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°12', long 85°01', in SE£ sec.28, T.32 N. , R.13 E., on left bank 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 0.4 mile south of Cedarville, 0.5 mile upstream from 

mouth of Cedar Creek, and 2,700 ft downstream from Cedarville Dam.

Drainage area. 783 sq mi.

Records available. January 1931 to May 1932, October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 757.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Jan. 1, 1931,to May 31, 1932, tape gage on downstream side of highway bridge 

500 ft downstream from present site at datum approximately 20 ft lower.

Average discharge. 5 years (1955-60), 660 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,760 cfs Jan. 18; maximum gage height, 

12.55 ft Feb. 10; minimum daily discharge, 49 cfs Sept. 8.

1931-32, 1955-60: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 18.07 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum daily, 1.6 cfs May 22, 27, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Flow regulated by reservoir above station.

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.

198

302

159

127

115

164

395

860

920

660

525

728

879

769

560

395 

332

187

178 

198

178

220

144

1E6

135

164

245

79

*B5

115

131

10,273

331

0.423

0.49

Nov.

133

135

126

404

360

851

810

790

650

520

461

288

332

970

1,780

1,990 

1,860

2,270

1,740 

1,740

820

620

580

550

520

470

440

412

395

273

 23,290

776

0.991

1.11

Dec.

*412

363

317

332

332

348

379

400

350

348

461

1,070

1,980

2.140

2,040

1,740 

1,660

694

600 

550

500

460

428

302

348

363

800

1,890

*2,130

2,060

1,910

27,707

894

1.14

1.31

Jan.

1,280

832

1,300

1,250

791

780

670

600

500

420

395

1,320

3,470

3,570

3,760

4,410 

4,590

4.760

3,850 

3,350

1,760

2,050

1,060

920

790

720

660

660

700

740

777

52,735

1,701

2.17

2.50

Feb.

*983

744

680

640

700

1,020

1,980

1,770

1,960

2,800

5.910

3,460

3,290

2,910

2,720

2,950 

1,680

1,110

910 

770

680

620

580

520

480

450

428

412

395

41,552

1,433

1.83

1.97

Mar.

*379

363

363

348

332

332

332

302

288

2B8

273

259

245

245

245

232 

232

259

259 

288

332

395

428

428

395

363

509

1,480

2,110

2,400

3.010

17,714

571

0.729

0.84

Apr.

*3,030

3,200

3,060

2,740

2,060

1,280

1,110

879

665

620

580

540

520

510

500

700 

1,630

2,940

5.470 

3,470

3,080

2,850

2,020

1,160

1,110

920

750

650

600

540

47,184

1,573

2.01

2.24

May

550

*520

500

570

460

395

412

412

412

461

450

490

480

430

379

370 

370

379

428 

410

410

426

488

710

450

270

160

238

706

792

517

14,045

453

0.579

0.67

June

*460

420

370

330

300

270

250

230

210

200

210

300

1,100

2,400

3,000

3,500 

3,600

3,500

3,100 

2,600

2,000

1,500

1,150

1,200

1,300

1,330

1,200

900

700

*580

38,210

1,274

1.63

1.82

July

500

560

800

940

1,100

1,340

1,280

1.400

700

470

370

330

310

290

270

260 

240

220

200 

200

205

210

190

180

170

160

155

155

160

150

150

13,645

440

0.562

0.65

Aug.

*125

110

150

292

103

110

120

126

120

114

117

126

122

115

112

105 

74

72

78 

80

91

98

100

100

102

100

95

86

82

80

3,383

109

0.139

0.16

Sept.

72

62

66

67

67

66

*62

49

62

63

62

60

59

62

65

66 

67

85

105 

142

63

108

159

135

122

76

66

75

73

76

2,560

78.7

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,950 Min 43 Mean 794 Cfsm 1.01 In, 13.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,760 Min 49 Mean 798 Cfsm 1.02 in. 13.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 5 to Aug. 3; stage-discharge relation indefirite Oct. 8-10, 15, 

Nov. 9, 10, 22-27, Dec. 8, 9, 19-22, 27, Jan. 7-10, 26-30, Feb. 5-5, 19, 21-26, Apr. 10-16, Apr. 26 

to May 5, May 11-14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, June 1, 2; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, appearance of recorder graph, discharge measurements, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 241

1795. Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°21', long 85°03', in SW£ sec.29, T.34 N., R.13 E., near cente- of span 

on upstream side of Ninth Street Bridge in Auburn, 2 miles upstream from Pec'diart ditch.

Drainage area. 93 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 847.14 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Auburn bench mark). Prior to Aug. 28, 1946, staff gage and Aug. 28, 1946, to Sept. 30, 

1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 73.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 865 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 8.06 ft); minimum, 

3.7 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.79 ft).

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Nov. 12, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 1960.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1944-45(M), 1947-49, 1950(M).

Hating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 28 to Jan. 15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 14 Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

2.5 

4.0 

6.0

124

300

540

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

2.0 85

3.0 182

7.0 665

8.0 840

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

25

16

13

2F

133

157

93

62

52

216

168

98

68

51

40

32

27

24

21

19

18

18

19

23

24

23

*20

18

18

17

1,582

51.0

0.548

0.63

Nov.

18

18

18

117

228

157

103

73

58

48

40

35

71

456

420

300

228

150

112

90

76

72

67

72

67

55

51

47

43

40

3,330

111

1.19

1.33

Dec.

39

38

*38

38

39

42

47

45

41

38

79

330

300

193

140

116

103

90

76

67

62

56

52

47

45

48

222

336

*312

240

171

3,490

113

1.22

1.41

Jan.

140

130

228

150

b!05

b90

85

76

67

67

62

393

760

588

504

384

276

204

160

130

112

98

85

76

72

67

62

72

85

90

90

5,508

178

1.91

2.20

Feb.

85

*80

72

62

67

240

204

150

140

384

613

408

276

193

140

121

108

94

85

72

67

62

58

54

51

49

48

b42

b35_

4,060

140

1.51

1.63

Mar.

*b32

b31

b31

b30

b30

b29

b28

b28

b27

b27

b25

b25

b2426"

26

27

28

28

31

42

49

43

42

38

b30

34

134

396

444

492

456

2,733

88.2

0.948

1.09

Apr.

324

240

182

150

126

112

98

*90

76

67

67

62

57

54

76

208

753

684

432

300

216

160

126

108

94

85

72

62

58

58

5,197

173

1.86

2.08

May

62

55

*47

43

40

38

40

40

48

58

62

54

54

49

43

40

47

45

51

112

160

140

103

76

58

52

120

216

193

150

121

2,417

78.0

0.839

0.97

June

94

*80

67

55

56

48

42

37

33

2_8

48

371

516

665

639

432

324

240

182

150

121

103

94

85

72

62

58

54

*48

44

4,848

162

1.74

1.94

July

41

38

48

41

37

33

30

27

25

24

23

21

23

20

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

14

17

14

13

12

11

IJL

667.5

21.5

0.231

0.27

A ig.

9.1

*8.7

15

18

14

9.9

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.1

7.5

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.8

7.1

13

9.1

7.9

7.5

6.8

6.1

5.3

5.0 ^2"

6.4

5.7

264.4

8.53

C.092

0.11

Sept.

5.7

5.0

4.3

3.9

379

4.6

4.3

*5.0

6.4

5.3

5.0

5.3

5.7

5.3

5.0

5.7

5.3

4.3

17

14

11

9.1

7.5

6.1

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

185.9

6.20

0.067

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 780 Mln 2.2 Mean 92.4 Cfsm 0.994 In. 13. 45

Water year 1959-60: Max 760 Mln 3.9 Mean 93.7 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Jan. 13 (3 p.m.) 780 cfs (7.51 ft); Apr. 17 (10 p.m.) 665 cfs 

(8.06 ft); June 15 (2 a.m.) 725 cfs (7.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
242 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1800. Cedar Creek near Cedarville, 'Ind.

Location. Lat 41°13', long 85°05' , in NW£ sec. 19, T.32 N., R.13 E., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 427, 2f miles northwest of Cedarville and 

4 miles upstream from.mouth.

Drainage area. 279 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 4, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 262 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discha-rge during year, 3,040 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 4,870 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 11.67 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 3, 1949 minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 3, Oct. 1, 1953.

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

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

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

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

31

60

138

469

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,260

2,120

3,100

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

108

74

60

49

49

141

296

207

141

116

370

414

263

171

129

106

91

80

73

69

64

60

58

64

69

73

73

69 

*65

64

64

3,730

120

0.430

0.50

Nov.

64

64

64

161

580

395

280

200

156

134

116

108

127

1,020

1.540

860

660

450

329

263

220

194

180

184

174

148

134

125 

120

112

8,962

299

1.07

1.19

Dec.

*110

108

106

104

Toe

112

123

123

114

106

192

940

940

580

414

329

280

246

204

174

156

141

131

125

123

125

522

1.100 

*1,060

860

543

10,297

332

1.19

1.37

Jan.

414

362

700

506

329

b260

220

190

164

156

148

725

2,200

2.250

1,620

1,260

860

620

488

395

323

b270

b240

b222

bSOO

184

180

207 

246

263

263

16,471

531

1.90

2.19

Feb.

263

*246

204

180

184

620

740

488

432

1,020

2.070

1,620

900

620

469

378

329

296

263

220

210

197

184

167

159

156

154

141 

154

13,044

450

1.61

1.74

Mar.

*b!20

bllS

bl!5

bllS

bl!2

bill

bllO

110

110

108

108

106

106

98

Si

91

104

98

102

127

141

141

136

129

114

108

255

1,300 

1,420

1,500

1,260

8,662

279

1.00

1.15

Apr.

*940

700

543

450

395

346

296

263

230

207

190

187

171

161

177

372

1,840

2,880

1,760

1,020

740

543

432

362

296

280

246

214 

194

197

16,632

554

1.99

2.22

May

214

*177

154

156

156

151

148

148

171

246

280

230

214

194

167

148

174

177

164

378

506

469

362

280

217

184

780

1.060 

700

506

378

9,289

300

1.08

1.24

June

*296

230

184

156

174

151

127

112

100

Si

161

1,380

2,160

2,430

2,480

1,580

1,060

780

620

488

395

346

296

280

230

197

174

161 

151

*141

17,131

571

2.05

2.29

July

136

127

159

146

125

114

106

98

91

87

87

82

83

85

74

71

69

65

64

60

58

57

55

52

50

67

89

74 

62

54

M

2,596

83.7

0.300

0.35

Aug.

*44

49

84

136

104

74

65

58

55

54

52

49

49

47

50

49

46

44

43

43

64

65

52

47

44

41

41

41 

40

47

41

1,718

55.4

0.199

0.23

Sept.

40

39

38

38

36

36

*36

35

43

44

40

38

39

39

39

40

40

39

68

92

71

55

49

44

40

38

38

38 

38

1,308

43.6

0.156

0.17

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,960 Min 26 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,880 Min 35 Mean 300 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.64

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Jan. 13 (12 p.m.) 2,530 cfs (7.93 ft); Feb. 11 (5 p.m.) 2,250 cfs 

(7.28 ft); Apr. 18 (9 a.m.) 3,040 (8.90 ft); June 15 (l a.m.) 2,730 cfs (8.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 243

1815. St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°51', long 84°56', in 3W£ sec.27, T.28 N. , R.14 E., on right tank 10 ft 

downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 27, half a mile north of city limits of Decatur, and half a mile upstream from Holthouse ditch.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Gage-height records collected at site half a mile upstream 

January 1932 to November 1954, and at present site thereafter are contained in reports 

of U.S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 27, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 543 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 18.4? ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Feb. 10, 11,1959; maximum gage height, 24.22 

ft Feb. 10, 1959 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs Aug. 5, 6, 1955; minimum gage 

height, l.N73 ft Sept. 12, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Grand Lake Reservoir. Slight diversion from or into Wabash River and into 

Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1174: 1948. WSP 1337: 1947. WSP 1627: 1950.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 15, Sept. 2-30)

1.9 

2.3 

3.0 

3.5 

5.O

107

292

8.0

14.0

17.0

19.0

830

2,390

3,450

4,550

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

^3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

17

"16 16

18

18

61

197

97

67

70

516

554

336

E64

173

102

70

53

4E

36

34

32

29

28

31

34

36

39

39

*36 

36

3,097

99.9

0.162

0.19

Nov.

36

36

li

131

418

E50

222

E09

149

107

85

70

80

870

1.100

690

590

503

401

250

173

132

112

107

102

85

81

78

74

64

7,239

241

0.39E

0.44

Dec.

*70

67

78

93

127

173

197

E09

222

197

340

1,610

2,540

1,940

1,400

1,350

1,2OO

936

630

401

264

173

132

112

93

89

289

*77O

871

81O 

537

17,920

578

0.940

1.08

Jan.

486

486

1,050

67O

45E

b33O

b250

b!80

144

122

102

1,040

2,450

1,940

2,390

2,570

2,220

1,910

1,610

1,180

830

b550

b470

b420

368

292

332

914

914

750 

690

28,112

907

1.47

1.70

Feb.

630

520

*418

320

342

1,940

1,910

1,300

1,430

3,120

4.080

3,450

2,570

1,750

1,200

850

503

320

222

173

b!50

127

bl!5

b!05

97

b96

blOO

b98

*b95

------

28,031

967

1.57

1.69

Mar.

b94

85

b82

b78

74

74

74

b72

70

70

67

67

67

64

67

70

7O

70

81

102

138

161

185

236

264

264

704

2,450

2.810

2,810 

2,690

14,210

458

0.745

0.86

Apr.

2.510

1,720

1,130

790

*554

418

368

306

25O

197

173

155

127

117

112

2O4

914

444

292

292

250

185

144

127

117

102

89

78

74

85

12,124

404

0.657

0.73

May

89

78

70

*67

64

60

56

53

56

67

70

64

70

81

74

67

85

97

74

126

209

161

144

122

102

102

651

1,280

730

1,090 

*1.640

7,699

248

0.403

0.46

June

982

770

670

452

320

250

161

117

93

78

85

297

278

1,350

1,100

452

384

320

222

161

149

161

144

97

70

56

50

50

47

15

9,408

314

0.511

0.57

July

39

35

60

70

47

39

44

42

34

30

28

26

60

498

306

236

236

173

1O7

70

47

*36

32

250

138

70

81

60

39

32

2,993

96.5

0.157

0.18

Aug.

24

21

*24

26

27

26

26

26

25

26

25

29

29

25

21

20

21

20

34

44

36

26

22

19

17

16

16

14

18

25 

39

767

24.7

C.040

0.05

Sept.

23

20

16

13

13

*13

13

14

14

16

13

12

13

17

18

20

21

20

23

24

30

22

17

16

14

17

17

16

14

15

514

17.1

0.028

O.O3

Calendar year 1959: Max 10,100 Mln 13 Mean 687 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15. IE

Water year 1959-60; Max 4,080 Mln 12 Mean 361 Cfsm 0.587 In. 7.98

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs).--Feb. 11 (8 a.m.) 4,200 cfs (18.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
244 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1820. St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location Let 41°00', long 85°07', In NEij sec.12, T.29 N., R.12 E., on left bank 130 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Port Wayne, and 12 miles upstream 

from confluence with St. Joseph River.

Drainage area. 753 sq ml.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.61 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Apr. 13, 1939, chain gage on highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 569 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,940 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 12.63 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 14, 15; minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Sept. 6, 14, 15.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Feb. 11, 1959; maximum ga-^e height, 19.42 

ft Feb. 11, 1959 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 3.4 cfs Oct. 19, 1934 (gage 

height, 0.28 ft).

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

regulated by Grand Lake. Slight diversion from or into Wabash River basin and into 

Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years). WSP 824: 

1947.

Drainage area. WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1337: 1933,

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13 to Peb 12, Mar. 2s to Apr. 2)

1.0 

1.5 93

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

13.0

160

365

955

2,220

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

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

24

19

IS

17

19

91

200

206 lie

67

265

785

490 

390

279

176

116

61

60

49

42

37

35

33

35

34

39

43

45 

*47

46

3,950

127

0.169

0.19

Nov.

46

45

43

185

515

465

290

268

227

166

125

105

99 

965

1.540

990

755

635

545

390

E46

164

153

139

132

lie

99

93

93

66

9,764

325

0.432

0.46

Dec.

*81

81

61

93 lie

160

206

227

246

236

300

1,750

5,050 

2,670

1,620

1,590

1,460

1,220

665

605

415

302

227

200

176

166

439

1,160

*1,420

'eis

23,523

759

1.01

1.16

Jan.

665

665

1,300

1,100

665

bSOO

b300

b260

b235

b220

192

1,090

5,160 

2,630

2,940

3,100

2,720

2,270

1,900

1,460

1,100

b950

b840

b740

b640

605

575

1,060

1,260

1,260

1,220

37,622

1,220

1.62

1.67

Feb.

*755

665

515

415

390

1,920

2,520

1,660

1,540

3,440

4.670

4,470

3,510 

2,320

1,500

1,100

695

465

315

b270

b220

200

bl60

bl65

b!55

blSO

b!55

b!40

*blZ5

34,645

1,202

1.60

1.73

Mar.

bl24

bl22

b!20

bll8 bile

lie

118 lie biie

118

lie lie lie lie

ne

125

132

139

139

160

206

266

268

315

340

390

665

3,100

3,610

5.670

3,650

19,541

630

0.337

0.96

Apr.

 " 5.050

2,320

1,460

990

695

515

440

365

302

246

206

192

166 

153

146

256

1,060

765

390

365

315

Z57

ZOO

166

153

139 lie

105

93

105

15,759

525

0.697

0.76

May

132

*112

93

87

81

76

76

IS

67

125

125

112

105 

112

112

99

93

ne

112

125

246

236

184

166

139

125

306

1,100

ses

815

1. 620

6,076

261

0.347

0.40

June

*1,260

850

755

545

415

340

216

160

125

99

110

575

575 

2.260

1,950

615

575

440

302

208

168

446

315

176

118

87

70

62

60 

55

14,156

472

0.627

0.70

July

*50

44

55

76

76

53

45

46

44

37

33

31

33

207

415

227

208

192

139

99

66

51

39

43

236

105

76

61

61

45

37

2,952

95.2

0.126

0.15

Aug.

31

*27

27

26

26

29

26

26

25

2*

25

24

27 

26

24

22

19

19

21

29

46

41

31

24

21

19

19

17

11

17 

24

781

25.2

O.033

0.04

Sept.

31

29

22

20

16

13

*13

12

17

16

14

14

12

10

12

14

14

14

17

19

22

30

24

19

17

14

13

15

15

14

516

17.3

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 12,200 Min 12 Mean 691 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.04

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,670 Mln 10 Mean 469 Cfsm 0.623 In. 6.49

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (9 a.m.) 4,940 cfs (12.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 245

1830. Maumee River at New Haven, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°05', long 85°01', in SW-J- sec.l, T.30 N., R.13 E., in center of span on 

downstream side of county road bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, half a mile north of New Haven, and 6 miles downstream from confluence of 

St. Marys and St. Joseph Rivers.

Drainage area. 1.940 sq ml.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1956 (high-water records only), October 1956 

to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 724.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 7, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 17.05 ft); 

minimum, 105 cfs Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 2.34 ft Sept. 10, 13.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 19,100 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 21.4 ft); minimum dally since Sept. 7, 1956, 92 cfs Sept. 20, 1959.

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

regulated at low stage by powerplant above station. Flow slightly regulated by upstream reservoirs.

Revisions. WSP 1337; Drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 27, June 4-9, 

June 25 to July 1O, July 15-17, 26)

2.3 

2.6 

3.5

4.0

115

195

490

740

9.0

14.0

17.0

4,060

8,430

11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

*285

432

398

255

270

718

800

1,110

1,18O

1,110

1,700

2.150

2,080

1,700

1,370

860

580

530

380

362

362

362

362

255

362

255

432

315

*225 

225

255

21,680

699

0.360

0.42

Nov.

285

285

255

874

1,760

2,020

1,890

1,560

1,500

980

860

630

680

2,790

5 , 140

4,420

3,64O

3,430

3,010

2,6OO

1,890

1,440

1,110

1,040

980

920

860

740

630

630

48,849

1,628

0.839

0.94

Dec .

510

*630

530

530

580

630

740

800

920

920

920

3,340

6,480

6,030

4,740

3,920

3,570

2,870

2,150

1,820

1,440

1,180

980

800

680

740

1,400

*4,140

5,140

4,900 

3,780

67,810

2,187

1.13

1.30

Jan.

2,800

2,410

3,220

3,570

2,280

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,000

980

2,860

8,630

9,550

9,230

9,130

8,630

7,930

6,750

5,380

3,570

2,670

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,440

1,440

1,760

2,150

2,150 

2,150

132,660

3,634

1.87

2.16

Feb.

2,280

2,150

*1,760

1,630

1,500

3,360

5,700

4,500

3,990

7,130

11,100

11.500

9,330

6,930

5,220

4,420

3,640

2,480

1,820

1,370

1,440

1,110

1,040

1,040

980

860

860

860

j)QQ

100,600

3,469

1.79

1.93

Mar.

*680

680

630

600

570

520

520

520

5OO

500

500

500

480

470

490

500

500

500

500

540

680

800

860

920

920

920

1,280

5,780

8,030

8,450

48,150

1,553

0.801

0.92

Apr.

7.850

6,840

5,620

4,580

*3,640

2,800

2,220

1,890

1,630

1,570

1,180

1,110

980

980

860

1,110

5,920

6,840

6,480

5,220

4,660

5,920

3,290

2,280

1,700

1,560

980

1,040

860

860

88,250

2,942

1.52

1.70

May

920

860

800

*740

740

650

650

630

740

860

860

860

860

860

740

680

740

680

740

920

1,300

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,110

980

1,370

2,870

3,010

2,670 

*5.080

56,260

1,170

0.605

0.70

June

2,670

2,020

1,700

1,300

1,700

1,180

740

680

530

452

627

5,360

4,540

8,450

9.550

6,75O

5,540

4,500

4,060

3,360

2,670

2,740

2,150

1,560

1,440

1,440

1,300

1,180

980

740

79,649

2,655

1.57

1.53

July

*740

580

680

860

980

1,040

1.240

1,110

740

650

432

609

385

470

680

580

510

470

450

598

562

530

515

315

588

510

330

398

330

300 

270

17,452

562

0.290

0.55

Aua.

270

285

*504

590

452

255

285

500

225

240

285

225

270

255

270

225

240

180

183

210

538

310

255

210

210

240

177

186

186

195 

152

8,2i38

2iS7

0.138

0.16

Sept.

155

155

195

155

145

145

135

*158

165

128

162

140

142

138

125

130

120

138

382

345

162

171

240

255

225

*177

118

125

145

156

5,114

170

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,600 Min 92 Mean 2,226 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 11,30O Min 118 Mean 1,734 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.19

Peak discharge(base, 9,500 cfs).--Jan. 14 (5 a.m.) 9,630 cfs (15.20 ft); Feb. 11 (9 to 11 p.m.) 

11,700 cfs (17.05 ft); June 15 (1 to 2 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (15.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7-10, Mar. 4-20.
246 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1835. Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°11'56", long 84°44'40", in sec.22, T.3 N., R.I E., on left bank 425 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 49, 1 mile north of Antwerp, Faulding County, 

7 miles downstream from Indiana State line, and 10 miles upstream front Marie DeLarme 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,049 sq mi.

Records available . September 1921 to December 1935, April 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 695.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 13, 1925, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,705 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 14.81 ft); minimum, 114 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1921-35, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 20.29 

ft); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 17, 1930, June 21, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.32 ft). 

Flood of Mar. 27, 1913, was estimated as 40,000 cfs.

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

slightly regulated by powerplant at Fort Wayne, Ind.

Revisions (water years). WSF 759: Drainage area. WSP 1174: 1927, 1933, 1940. WSP 1387: 

1922-23, 1925-27 , 1934.

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

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

0.9 

l.Z 

1.5 

Z.O

114

183

259

413

4.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wate

1,360

3,460

7,140

12,700

year October 1959 to September I960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

*256

262

413

366

254

289

795

825

1,050

1,010

1,290

1,640

2.040

1,670

1,410

1,100

732

553

474

369

337

*340

346

343

251

330

259

416

*295 

208

236

20,159

650

0.317

0.37

Nov.

254

270

289

318

1,260

1,840

1,860

1,540

1,380

1,300

935

810

650

1,560

4,650

4.910

3,890

3,300

*3,220

2,520

2,310

1,490

1,190

1,060

1,OOO

940

895

795

704 

664

47,804

1,593

0.777

0.87

Dec.

601

*588

642

565

578

637

691

765

875

920

895

2,390

6,150

6.520

5,290

4,160

3,550

3,240

2,270

1,930

1,590

1,270

1,090

940

780

760

1,070

2,860

*5J 260 

5,440

4 ' 2 5O

68,367

2,205

1.08

1.24

Jan.

3,210

2,540

3,180

3,820

2,880

1,850

1,780

1,430

1,290

1,140

1^040

2,020

7,760

9,760

JL.970

9,410

8,850

8,050

7.2OO

5,700

4,670

2,880

2,750

2,010

1,770

1,600

1,320

*1,490

1,860 

2,040

2,060

117,330

3,785

1.85

2.13

Feb.

2,O8O

2,100

1,780

1,590

1,440

2,660

5,190

5,160

4,030

6,120

11,300

12 . 500

10, 900

7,920

5,540

4,420

4,020

2,640

1,980

1,380

1,360

1,160

1,030

1,030

995

910

850

805

780

105,450

3,567

1.74

1.88

Mar.

b750

b700

b650

b650

b650

b650

b60O

*601

549

606

557

549

495

478

489

5O8

512

489

516

561

664

765

835

875

885

880

1,020

4,210

7,6OO 

8,610

8. 870

46,772

1,509

0.736

0.85

Apr.

8.250

7,070

5,980

4,860

5,920

3,080

2,250

1,970

1,670

1,400

1,260

*1,120

1,040

945

910

895

2,380

5,760

6,510

5,480

4,710

3,970

3,460

2,540

1,710

1,650

1,200

1,O6O

1,050 

955

89,015

2,967

1.45

1.62

May

1,050

970

895

850

850

780

704

704

750

875

995

970

945

990

895

736

790

780

765

850

1,180

1,450

1,510

1,330

»1,350

1,110

1,140

2,220

5.040 

2,750

2,640

56,844

1,189

O.58O

0.67

June

2,920

2,140

1,750

1,480

1,470

1,590

1,080

8O5

714

501

465

1,610

4,200

7,580

10.600

8,460

5,950

4,920

4,140

5,490

3,130

2,330

2,530

1,750

1,490

1,540

1,560

1,500

1,110 

955

85,118

2,771

1.35

1.51

July

835

760

668

775

940

1,100

1,100

J.j.170

1,060

765

632

501

*520

459

536

745

628

516

489

459

389

545

518

295

286

599

557

546

572 

509

 275

18,547

598

0.292

0.54

Aug.

245

258

278

600

760

399

246

259

281

218

213

246

218

246

245

241

*215

225

169

166

220

572

281

238

198

213

220

171

171 

178

181

8,143

263

0.128

0.15

Sept.

145

158

143

161

159

136

136

*129

156

161

136

134

143

125

138

121

T52

125

138

414

340

198

183

233

256

*228

200

138

129 

141

5,094

170

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1959 : Max 19,000 Mln 95 Mean 2,265 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.02

Water year 1959-60 : Max 12,300 Mln 121 Mean 1,761 Cfsm 0.859 In. 11.72

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Jan. 15 (1 to 5 p.m.) 1O,OOO cfs (15.34 ft); Feb. 12 (9 a. 

12,500 cfs (14.81 ft)j Mar. 51 (8 p.m.) 8,9OO cfs (l2.51 ft)j June 15 (11 a.m.) 10,800 cfs 

(15.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 247 

1845. Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 "40'40", long 84°13'50", in NE^ sec.24, T.9 S., R.I E., on rigbt bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 20, 1 mile east of Powers, Fulton County, 

and 2-5- miles upstream from Iron Creek.

Drainage area.--238 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 722.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 18, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 11.94 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.16 ft).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 4,250 cfs Apr. 29, 1956 (gage height, 13.82 ft); minimum, 5.9 cfs Sept. 1-3, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1307: 1948 (M).

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

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

0.3

.5

1.0

Oct. 1 to Nov. 14

27 3.0

39 5.0

82 7.0

Nov. 15 to Sept. 30

304

627

1,010

0.1

.5

1.0

2.0

77

170

4.0 430

a.o 1,170

10.0 1,750

12.0 2,640

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

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.

59

45

36

31

35

305

580

337

241

187

347

325

221

169

136

113

96

83

72

65

59

*55

53

55

60

63

60

55

51

61

66

4,121

133

0.559

0.64

Nov.

72

69

63

166

359

28O

217

175

144

124

110

97

112

896

1,050

610

462

311

243

*199

173

157

153

157

163

146

133

125

119

112

7,197

240

1.01

1.13

Dec.

108

111

114

121

124

154

151

131

116

104

116

494

688

412

288

234

200

*175

153

133

120

103

108

101

92

95

206

520

493

349 

254

6,568

212

0.891

1.03

Jan.

195

174

234

226

166

162

144

123

106

108

101

562

2,540

2,120

1,650

1,180

794

577

463

*369

299

275

- 250

228

200

193

193

218

246

259 

236

14,391

464

1.95

2.25

Feb.

210

191

162

150

161

583

607

428

342

462

*1 . 400

1,020

634

472

345

288

248

226

204

179

173

160

152

141

131

118

110

100

100

9,497

327

1.37

1.48

Mar.

95

90

85

85

85

85

80

80

75

75

70

70

70

65

65

70

70

75

78

90

112

117

105

105

92

94

201

*758

964

1,090 

17070

6,266

202

0.849

0.98

Apr.

850

616

498

430

360

297

271

246

219

194

179

169

157

147

147

165

589

954

565

398

306

260

224

198

178

183

169

149

134

136

9,388

313

1.32

1.47

May

181

166

142

125

*108

98

94

95

98

109

118

112

118

116

108

94

85

82

81

107

169

140

142

126

108

94

88

117

137

150 

147

3,655

118

0.496

0.57

June

132

116

107

97

82

73

67

63

60

52

49

63

126

938

1.250

*1,040

1,160

978

758

523

387

349

448

458

327

249

207

181

167

151

10,658

355

1.49

1.66

July

265

448

1,040

1,260

648

434

313

239

196

169

148

129

114

109

103

92

92

85

89

85

78

64

62

61

58

56

*59

60

53

49 

46

6,704

216

0.908

1.05

Aug.

43

41

43

47

46

43

42

41

40

39

37

35

34

32

32

31

31

30

29

28

31

32

32

30

28

27

25

25

24

24 

25

1,047

33.8

0.142

0.16

Sept.

23

22

21

21

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

24

12.

39

31

27

25

23

22

22

20

20

20

652

21.7

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,600 Min 11 Mean 216 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.31

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,340 Min 17 Mean 219 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.52

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 15 (3 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (8.16 ft); Jan. 13 (l p.m.) 2,60O cfs 

(11.94 ft); Feb. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 1,480 cfs (9.24 ft); June 15 (12 m.) 1,320 cfs (a.64 ft); July 4 

(3 a.m.) 1,610 cfs (9.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 27 to Mar. 18.

614214 0-61-17
S48 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1850. Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°30'15", long 84°S5'50", in SWij sec. 5, T.6 N., R.4 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 191 at west edge of Stryker, Williams County, 

0.6 mile upstream from New York Central Railroad bridge and l|- miles downstream from 

Leather-wood Creek.

Drainage area . 441 sq mi.

Records available .--September 19S1 to September 19S8 (published as "near Stryker" ), October 

1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 685.5 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 3^ miles downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 13, 1940, to Jan. 17, 1941, staff gage and Jan. 18, 1941, to Sept. 30, 

1953, water stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 27 years, 3S4 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 cfs Jan. 15 (gage height, 13.68 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 12-17, 30; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft Sept. 8, 12, 13, 14-17.

1921-28, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 6,640 cfs Apr. 25, 1950; maximum gage height, 

16.16 ft May 1, 1956; minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs Aug. 30, 31, 1953.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 16.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 7,600 

cfs). Flood in 1937 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from information by local resident 

(discharge, 6,000 cfs).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 564: Drainage area. WSP 1144: 1922-28. WSP 1387: 19S5.

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

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

1.2 

1.5

5.0 

7.0

11.0

13.0

370

577

860

1,440

2,630

3,470

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

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

 Oct.

156

89

61

50

44

98

372

544

547

390

317

460

493

348

236

180

147 

124

107

94

as

*79

76

78

86

95

97

94

89

83

93

5,813

188

0.426

0.49

Nov.

103

114

112

185

486

612

582

438

305

242

209

186

180

486

826

1,100

1,420 

1,320

959

*565

365

297

270

266

276

272

245

222

212

201

13,056

435

0.986

' 1.10

Dec.

194

192

196

206

220

244

298

281

235

203

208

525

886

1,050

1,170

915

595 

*421

340

285

*247

216

188

221

205

175

326

702

890

1,000

935

13,769

444

1.01

1.16

Jan.

652

434

461

500

422

354

332

£90

238

212

194

498

1,490

2,380

3.110

2,950

2,520 

2,060

1,580

1,150

860

564

480

429

386

362

338

386

445

479

493

27,049

873

1.98

2.28

Feb.

457

4O9

347

296

279

666

958

1,180

1,220

1,260

*2,040

a2 . 500

a2,300

al,700

al,300

a950

601 

453

386

330

299

278

258

241

230

229

210

200

190

21,567

744

1.69

1.82

Mar.

180

170

170

160

160

160

160

150

150

140

140

140

130

*130

130

130

130 

140

150

180

210

220

220

200

190

180

250

713

1,010

1,490

1,880

9,563

308

0.698

O.8O

Apr.

1,950

1,740

1,460

1,170

888

675

520

437

385

350

294

*277

257

259

256

282

784 

1,210

1,550

1,540

1,180

762

507

590

326

286

277

253

225

219

20,629

688

1.56

1.74

May

276

513

280

237

205

*180

166

160

166

188

219

224

215

215

204

184

174 

162

152

2l2

288

557

298

266

226

189

168

192

264

258

248

6,862

221

0.501

0.58

June

228

202

180

162

153

130

114

103

95

89

82

195

476

871

1,340

jy.,960

2.080 

1,870

1,700

1,460

1,180

975

912

691

565

456

542

275

237

214

19,355

644

1.46

1.65

July

215

432

614

758

1,000

1.240

1,060

652

388

278

232

201

174

160

158

142

124 

121

112

112

105

97

86

81

78

76

*80

90

96

81

70

£,113

294

C.667

0.77

Aug.

65

60

61

67

69

67

60

58

58

56

54

50

48

45

45

42

41 

40

59

38

40

46

46

43

40

36

35

52

51

52

52

1,474

47.5

0.108

0.12

Sept.

52

29

28

25

25

25

24

25

25

24

22

21

*21

21

21

21

21 

22

25

37

52

45

41

36

52

50

28

28

25

21

850

27.7

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,400 Min 16 Mean 413 Cfsm O.937 Ir , 12.71

Water year 1959-6O; Max 3,110 Min 21 Mean 407 Cfsm O.923 Ir . 12.56

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--Jan. 15 (3 p.m.) 3,180 cfs (13.68 ft); Feb. 15 (time unknown) 

about 2,500 cfs; Apr. 1 (2 a.m.) 1,960 cfs (12.02 ft); June 17 (2 a.m.) 2,16O cfs (12.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed recorder graph, weather 

records, and records for Bean Creek at Powers.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 27 to Mar. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 249

1865. Auglalze River near Fort Jennings, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°56 I 55", long 84°15'58", in SE£ sec.15, T.I S. , R.5 E. , on left bank 

200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 224, 3j miles northeast of Fort Jennlngs, 

Putnam County, and 6 miles upstream from Ottawa River.

Drainage area. 333 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 713.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 293 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,920 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 11.59 ft); minimum, 9.5 cfs Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1921-35, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, about 12,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1959; maximum gage 

height, 20.30 ft Jan. 23, 1959, from floodmark (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 4.5 cfs 

Oct. 7, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Aug. 28, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 3C cfs, which 

are fair. Some diversion from Grand Lake by Miami & Erie Canal into Jenning? Creek, 

tributary to Auglaize River, above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 744: 1932. WSP 974: 1930(M). WSP 1307: 1922-24(M), 

1926-27(M), 1929(M).

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-7, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

9.5

13

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

179

332

8O4

1,780

3,140

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

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.

19

19

19

17

24

39

54

68

49

40

78

343

221

113 

*69

50

44

35

31

29

29

28

29

34

34

52

51

48

50

45

40

1,801

58.1

-

-

Nov.

40

34

32

50

194

304

176

101

*73

58

52

48

49

176 

818

526

258

175

130

107

88

77

69

67

66

66

67

66

66

64

4,097

137

-

-

Dec.

69

76

101

165

192

210

312

278

206

168

221

1,030

2,320

2,490 

1,030

*507

349

276

224

183

158

139

120

116

103

101

114

169

442

687

469

13,025

420

-

-

Jan.

273

229

596

778

390

316

291

199

146

123

105

448

2,240

2.570 

1,920

2,420

1,520

591

434

353

250

*170

160

150

130

120

170

323

526

483

357

18,781

606

-

-

Feb.

279

238

196

165

182

1,150

2,070

1,140

653

1,800

2.860

1,940

569

338 

264

235

182

164

- 140

120

120

110

100

90

80

80

80

80

15

15,500

534

-

-

Mar.

60

60

*65

55

60

60

60

55

50

50

50

50

50

50 

55

55

55

60

65

75

95

*140

140

120

110

150

199

1,300

2. OOP

1,660

958

8,012

258

-

-

Apr.

519

347

273

252

299

256

214

179

140

125

108

107

99

91 

84

103

232

256

*165

121

103

99

89

81

75

74

72

68

63

64

4,758

159

-

-

May

74

72

66

58

53

49

48

48

49

60

70

67

76

62 

57

46

47

50

55

62

63

67

63

65

58

50

48

277

567

428

690

3,545

114

-

-

June

394

235

157

140

228

131

*87

69

56

47

44

44

51

83 

268

222

134

106

247

148

93

68

94

108

126

79

59

50

45

44

3,657

122

-

-

July

40

40

44

46

46

50

44

36

33

30

30

28

31

*49 

84

87

55

42

35

32

28

26

26

23

22.

24

27

27

25

23

23

1,156

37.3

-

-

Aug.

22

22

23

28

47

31

27

41

44

36

30

27

26

24 

27

28

*48

54

38

30

28

26

24

22

23

18

16

T8

17

20

19

884

28.5

-

-

Sept.

19

18

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

13

12

10

9.5

11 

10

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

14

14

14

*14

13

13

13

383.5

12.8

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 11,OOO Min 14 Mean 360 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,86O Min 9.5 Mean 207 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,7OO cfs). Feb. 11 (3 p.m.) 2,920 cfs (11.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 21-27, Feb. 19 to Mar. 26.
250 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1875. Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°45'18", long 84°11'41", in NW£ sec.29, T.3 S. , R.6 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on State Highway 81 at Allentown, Alien County, 0.3 mile downstream from Kessler Run.

Drainage area.--168 sq mi.

Records available.--October 19S3 to December 1935, August 1943 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 789.6V ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage anl Oct. 1, 1925, to 

Dec. 30, 1935, water-stage recorder, at site 35 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 126 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 6.52 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1923-35, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 7,740 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gase height, 10.88 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.4 cfs 

June 28, 29, 1933.

Flood of Mar. 15, 1939, reached a stage of 10.1 ft and flood in May 1943 a stage of 

about 10 ft (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by operation of 

water-supply and sewage-treatment plants of city of Lima upstream from station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1004: 1924. WSP 1144: 1944 (M). WSP 1207: 1927. WSP 1387: 

1924(M), 1927-28(M), 1929, 1930(M), 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

235

410

1,040

1,560

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

Day

1

^

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

L7

18

19

"0

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

E8

29

3U

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

30

35

63

93

127

72

52

50

57

248 ~52

30

24

*23

25

23

23

23

19

19

19

21

58

40

34

34

28

25

27

30

1,441

46.5

0.277

0.32

Nov.

25

24

21

98

74

42

30

26

*24

21

21

22

69

254

150

50

39

30

28

26

26

24

28

29

28

26

32

34

32

31

1,364

45.5

0.271

0.30

Dec.

34

45

58

47

46

81

118

68

46

42

141

968

1,520

712

*235

158

125

97

77

66

60

45

42

34

47

57

58

110

299

359

166

5,961

192

1.14

1.31

Jan.

43

50

449

224

114

81

73

65

55

57

55

681

1,500

732

1,120

980

316

114

92

122

88

*69

38

32

31

30

63

104

101

106

71

7,456

241

1.43

1.65

Feb.

53

45

37

57

114

1,070

853

284

356

1.440

1,360

456

128

62

47

45

43

40

36

37

59

59

55

40

38

38

41

44

41

6,378

241

1.43

1.54

Mar.

31

30

*30

29

213

33

35

31

31

30

31

30

31

34

35

39

40

42

48

68

72

63

*54

55

45

55

126

719

763

594

304

3,556

115

0.685

0.79

Apr.

146

152

132

216

180

122

96

78

74

66

55

48

45

42

47

79

250

104

*69

47

51

48

40

47

44

51

38

32

28

39

2,466

82.2

0.489

0.55

Hay

50

41

28

25

24

23

25

29

40

50

36

30

33

27

31

31

32

24

26

40

47

71

45

27

27

25

103

199

63

362

n-zr- dob

1,850

59.7

0.355

0.41

June

63

72

94

48

57

*44

34

29

26

25

28

54

34

74

45

34

56

59

30

25

30

67

46

31

26

23

22

24

23

22

1,246

41.5

0.247

0.28

July

28

22

55

26

22

23

22

22

20

20

31

23

70

*41

25

21

19

19

22

22

20

21

21

18

19

23

27

22

22

21

19

776

25.0

0.149

0.17

Aug.

18

21

30

 go 65

28

21

22

21

21

23

21

20

19

36

22

*21

22

21

21

23

19

21

21

21

21

22

17

22

33

21

774

25.0

0.149

0.17

Sept.

2L

21

20

18

17

18

20

21

25

27

19

17

30

19

19

19

20

18

19

19

19

18

19

19

17

17

21

*24

23

23

607

20.2

0.120

0.13

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,870 Hln 16 Mean 184 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

Water year 1959-60 : Hax 1,520 Hln 17 Hean 94.2 Cfsm O.561 In. 7.62

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Dec. 13 (2 a.m.) 1,860 cfs (6.52 ft); Feb. 10 (3 p.m.) 1,690 cfs 

(6.25 ft).__________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 251

1890. Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°03'21", long 83°41'17", on east line of sec.10, T.I N., R.10 E., on left 

bank at upstream side of county highway bridge, 2 miles west of Findlay, Hancock 

County, and 3 miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 343 sq ml.

Records available. October 1923 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for October 1923, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 754.55 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

July 24, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 241 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,370 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.48 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1923-35, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs Feb. 11, 1959 (gage height, 16.76 

ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 3, 1934.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 18.5 ft (discharge, 22,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 10,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1054: 1927-30, 1933(M), 1945. WSP 1387: 

1926, 1928(M), 1930(M), 1952.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

8.4

8.4

7.6

8.4

11

54

44

40

30

28

163

129

73

*50

40

30

25

19

18

16

14

12

17

29

26

30

31

30

28

26

26

1,071.8

34.6

0.101

0.12

Nov.

25

24

22

*172

324

150

77

56

42

33

40

42

90

430

465

217

127

75

a65

a55

a50

a50

a50

*54

53

44

48

47

51

56

3,032

101

0.294

0.33

Dec.

69

77

94

120

245

385

340

205

137

104

209

1,540

2.900

1,750

*730

414

309

240

193

147

121

95

82

86

80

82

130

321

438

636

411

12,690

409

1.19

1.37

Jan.

263

251

892

597

309

214

199

158

112

103

102

957

5. OOP

2,170

2,470

2,400

1,330

520

393

324

234

196

176

141

*115

112

156

327

432

438

347

19,443

627

1.83

2.11

Feb.

280

231

167

147

231

2,290

2,420

1,390

825

2,540

2.980

1,890

755

341

248

234

199

167

124

102

115

98

88

82

72

70

74

68

65

18,293

631

1.84

1.98

Mar.

54

*54

57

48

55

51

52

45

44

48

45

49

41

42

45

49

54

52

55

70

95

98

98

*112

88

112

232

1,490

1.850

1,780

1,180

8,125

262

0.764

0.88

Apr.

579

388

321

529

474

301

237

185

138

110

121

115

102

90

88

90

179

*196

132

100

92

90

78

70

70

68

67

57

52

55

5,174

172

0 . 501

0.56

May

52

49

40

36

40

37

38

40

48

52

62

55

46

48

41

44

42

44

44

55

58

63

70

60

55

52

60

70

167

610

785

2,961

95.5

O.278

0.32

June

393

214

102

110

237

*158

102

78

65

52

46

72

78

115

176

248

301

588

429

225

90

80

141

70

41

52

55

54

54

51

4,477

149

0.434

0.48

July

67

48

74

55

48

42

40

34

29

26

50

26

174

188

72

40

31

29

54

51

52

25

55

22

*25

26

27

24

44

52

24

1,474

47.5

0.138

0.16

Aug.

18

15

24

25

22

22

69

44

31

25

21

19

14

14

JO

19

51

?9

£5

17

24

19

20

14

13

12

11

9.9

12

50

15

723.9

23.4

0.068

0.08

Sept.

8.5

7.9

7.2

7.9

9.9

8.5

*8.5

7.9

12.

8.5

6.0

7.2

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

6.0

6.6

6.0

6.6

5.6

4.8

4.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

6.0

202.2

6.74

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1959 : Max 11,600 Mln 7.6 Mean 397 Cfam 1.16 In. 15.74

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,000 Mln 4.8 Mean 212 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.41

Peak discharge (base 

(9.12 ft); Jan. 15 

(I a.m.) 3,570 cfs

, 2,400 cfs). Dec. 13 (11 a.m.) 3,080 cfs (8.96 ft); Jan. 13 (10 a.m.) 3,160 cfa 

(10 p.m.) 2.940 cfs (8.68 ft); Feb. 6 (9 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (8.60 ft); Feb. 11 

(9..48 ft).

* Discharge meaaurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge eatimated on basis of recorded range in atage, weather recorda, 

and recorda for Portage River at Woodville.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, May 7 to Sept. 50.
252 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1915. Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°14'15", long 84°24'02", in NE£ sec.9, T.3 N., R.4 E., on right bank 

125 ft dovmstream from dam and powerplant of Toledo Edison Co., a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Jackson ditch, and 3 miles south of Defiance, Defiance County.

Drainage area.--2,329 sq mi.

Records available. May to August 1903 (gage heights only), April 1915 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. May 20 to Aug. 8, 1903, staff gage at site if miles dovmstream at different 

datum. Apr. 13, 1915, to Dec. 6, 1933, staff gage near right bank or upstream side of 

dam at datum 6.00 ft higher. Auxiliary tailwater staff gage near right bank on dovmstream side of dam at present datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 1,695 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 15.78 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs July 31.

1915-60: Maximum discharge, 52,500 cfs Feb. 16, 1950, Feb. 12, 1S59 (gage height, 

26.4 ft, from graph based on hourly powerplant tailwater-gage readings and gage 

readings, respectively); maximum gage height, 27.65 ft Feb. 13, 1959, from floodmark 

(ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13, 14, 1952 (during repairs to 

powerplant dam).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 38.8 ft from reading on povrerplant tailwater 

gage at present datum (discharge, 120,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 

51,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplant above station (reservoir capacity, 

9,800 acre-ft). Some diversion by Miami & Erie Canal from Grand Lake into Jennings 

Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station (see measurements at miscellaneous 

sites on p. 422 ).

Revisions (water years). WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 954: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

4.8

4.9

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

110

238

502

6.5

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

880

1,410

3,990

9,060

18,400

4.85 

4.9

5.0 

5.2

39

110

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.2 ft.

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.

32

32

32

30

189

1,210

276

415

41

25_

827

1,760 

1,480

1,190

596

34

374

292

263

28

*201

30

27

164

192

317

264

282

34

30

38

10,705

345

-

-

Nov.

53

53

53

866

1,190

1,700

1,450

769

530

440

444

§2 

59

1,840

3,470

5.850

3,280

1,370

*671

649

697

446

375

365

480

53

664

858

68

448

27,243

908

-

-

Dec.

310

422

436

876

1,300

2,140

2,140

2,150

1,710

1,150

1,540

3,300 

8,930

11.800

9,960

6,820

4,820

3,120

1,600

1,220

1,060

892

708

708

496

693

1,110

2,640

*3,490

4,240

5,060

86,841

2,801

-

-

Jan.

3,820

3,110

3,020

4,300

4,290

3,420

1,880

1,400

853

686

388

2,150 

9,820

14,300

14.700

14,700

12,100

8,210

5,380

3,630

2,540

1,000

686

1,140

686

664

*1,300

1,270

2,070

2,540

2. j 600

128,653

4,150

-

-

Feb.

1,880

1,410

1,410

1,000

1,080

3,600

9,800

9,940

7,440

11,100

16,300

17.100 

10,700

6,780

4,200

3,110

1,360

866

876

603

664

664

614

573

553

478

502

515

224

115,342

3,977

-

-

Mar.

62

36

34

161

42

350

539

*540

469

408

156

106 

45

216

392

444

494

227

384

66

616

650

510

1,360

731

678

1,100

3,470

9,780

11 400

10)000

45,466

1,467

-

-

Apr.

7.400

5,540

3,790

3,320

2,380

2,320

1,170

1,090

1,230

485

*974

459 

704

531

574

508

1,500

3,300

2,140

1,070

1,060

879

424

441

458

416

460

397

348

552

45,920

1,531

-

-

May

23

579

358

368

34

31

34

34

688

492

300

404 

903

798

707

23

19

19

24

24

270

740

538

*425

384

376

607

2,040

2,780

2,840

2.980

19,842

640

-

-

June

5.680

3,060

1,380

742

2,580

2,610

1,630

803

543

415

246

916 

620

1,510

2,430

2,560

1,870

1,570

1,050

1,020

733

582

282

433

365

242

390

414

18

18

34,712

1,157

-

-

July

187

31

245

31

319

36

202

255

36

36

36

*151 

39

666

572

361

463

29

267

21

199

104

18

24

75

136

146

23

192

18

IS.

4,934

159

-

-

Aug.

19

123

21

137

24

309

39

144

36

140

146

34 

36

31

26

*31

89

141

36

34

173

86

31

31

34

155

24

23

21

21

26

2,221

71.6

-

-

Sept.

Z4

90

150

31

29

34

36

36

34

34

36

36 

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

39

42

42

342

390

*34

34

34

1,887

62.9

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 49,500 Win 21 Mean 2,522 Cfstn - In, -

Water year 1959-60: Max 17,100 Min 16 Mean 1,431 Cfstn - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 13,OOO cfs).--Dec. 14 (4 p.m.) 13.OOO efs (13.90 ft)j Jan. 15 (8 a.m.) 15,000 

cfs (14.70 ft) ; Feb. 12 (8 a.m.) 17,800 efs (15.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 253

1920. Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance, Ohio

Location. Lat 41-17 "30", long 84°16'50", in NW$ sec.22, T.4 N., R.5 E., on riglr t bank 

adjacent to Independence Dam, 275 ft downstream from point of diversion from Maumee 

River and 4-| miles east of Defiance, Defiance County.

Records available.--October 1924 to July 1929, May to December 1935, October 1952 to

September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 1924, published in WSP 1307. Published as "near Florida* May to December 1935.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 656.12 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

July 23, 1929, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 2.69 ft higher. May to. 

December 1935, staff gage at site 5-| miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 

1952, to Mar. 25, 1953, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. 1924-29, 1935, 1952-60: Maximum daily discharge, about 900 cfs Feb. 12, 1959; 

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow is 

diverted from Maumee River into canal at headgates 275 ft upstream and returned to 

river above station at Waterville.

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

O

!

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

40

39

40

40

45

43

42

41

42

44

43

45

45

42

40

37

36

35

35

*35

35

35

35

35

34

35

35

35 

34

33

1,194

38.5

_

-

Nov.

30

30

30

42

44

36

35

35

32

30

28

28

30

48

48

45

38

39

*36

35

30

29

25

24

22

23

23

23

22

21.

961

32.0

-

Dec.

22

22

22

22

24

28

26

26

25

25

29

60

58

49

44

27

35

33

29

27

26

25

24

22

21

20

25

*36

38 

35

33

948

30.6

-

Jan.

31

30

33

30

36

31

26

27

26

24

22

80

80

58

64

40

45

41

34

41

30

25

28

30

30

29

32

32

32 

31

30

1,138

36.7

-

Feb.

b25

54

37

34

32

25

55

42

40

38

34

31

28

25

b20

870

30.0

-

Mar.

f *)

b2O

b25

b35

38 

39

40

697

22.5

-

Apr.

35

30

27

25

23

23

21

19

19

19

*18

17

18

17

19

20

21

21

25

24

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

21

21 

21

657

21.9

-

-

May

20

?&

21

21

21

21

20

21

22

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

20

21

22

22

22

23

23

*23

24

24

24

28

31 

31

29

713

23.0

-

-

June

30

30

28

26

26

29

28

27

26

26

25

27

32

46

44

41

36

34

31

30

29

29

28

26

26

26

25

26

25 

25

887

29.6

-

-

July

26

25

26

27

28

30

30

31

30

30

29

29

*29

31

30

30

31

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28 

27

27

886

28.6

-

-

Aug.

27

26

27

27

28

29

28

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

*27

26

26

27

27

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26 

26

26

836

27.0

-

-

Sept.

2~6~ 26

27

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

27

27

27

27

27

27

*28

28

27 

27

802

26.7

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 9OO Mln 20 Mean 69.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max SO Mln 17 Mean 28.9 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
254 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1925. Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°17'30", long 84°16'50", in NWij sec.22, T.4 N., R.5 E., on left bank

 40 ft upstream from Independence Dam, 275 ft downstream from point of diversion to 

Miami & Erie Canal, 4 miles downstream from Auglaise River, and 4i miles east of 

Defiance, Defiance County .

Drainage area.--5,530 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage Ls 659.12 ft above mean 

sea level. Prior to Nov. 13, 1924, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 32 years, 4,081 cfs (not including flow in Miami & Erie Canal).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,800 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 7.37 ft); min-

 imum, 109 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1924-35, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 87,100 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 13.70 

ft); maximum gage height, 13.77 ft Feb. 11, 1959 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2 cfs 

Sept. 3, 1925 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow affected by regulation of Auglaize River at hydroelectric

 plant of Toledo Edison Co., 3 miles south of Defiance. Water diverted into Miami

& Erie Canal, 275 ft upstream, bypasses station. These records do not include flow in 

canal; records of diversion published as Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 974: 1926-27, 1930. WSP 1387: 1925-28, 1946.

Eating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7

2.0 

2.5

137

407

1,000

2,440

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

4,400

9,600

25,100

43,200

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

Day

L

^

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.

260 

361

361

457

541

1,190

1,010

1,400

1,390

1,660

2,340

3,140

5.700

3,700

2,690

1,740

1,490

1,080

821

635

*525

525

441

474

635

516

659

576

595

457

346

35,715

1,152

-

-

Nov.

331 

346

392

1,790

2,780

3,860

4,240

3,580

2,510

2,170

1,800

1,260

1,080

4,160

8,940

10,800

9,300

*6,720

5,560

5,010

4,150

3,100

2,140

1,740

1,720

1,330

1,740

1,630

1,390

1,180

96,749

3,225

-

-

Dec.

1,260 

1,130

1,200

1,580

1,970

3,060

3,180

3,260

3,020

2,270

2,690

7,100

17,400

21.900

19,300

13,400

10,200

7,630

5,330

3,940

3,340

2,650

2,140

1,920

1,630

1,630

2,640

4,490

*10,800

12,400

12,100

186,560

6,018

-

-

Jan.

9,3OO 

7,240

7,460

9,540

8,940

6,370

4,360

3,620

2,690

2,270

1.920

6,630

22,100

31,000

51 . 400

30,900

27,400

21,300

16,300

12,400

9,360

6,270

4,200

3,900

2,760

2,540

3,340

3,380

4,620

5,510

5,600

314,620

10,150

-

-

Feb.

4,880 

4,320

4,030

*3,340

3,060

8,240

17,800

19,500

13,900

21,400

34,300

56.900

28,200

20,200

13,900

10,500

7,460

5,510

4,110

3,060

2,470

2,370

2,100

1,890

1,830

1,600

1,580

1,490

1.560

281,300

9,700

-

-

Mar.

913

844

735

755

936

1,030

*1,310

1,230

1,160

1,130

798

695

675

844

936

890

1,260

867

959

775

1,310

1,770

1,600

2,390

2,180

1,920

2,200

7,860

19,700

24.600

23,900

108,172

3,489

-

-

Apr.

20.200

13*200

11,300

8,880

7,520

5,460

4,110

3,740

2,800

2,650

2,140

*2,040

1,860

1,740

1,740

2,960

9,240

11,000

9,480

8,100

7,030

5,560

4,490

3,380

2,510

2,400

1,830

1.720

1,840

177,720

5,924

-

"

May

1,440 

2,030

1,630

1,550

1,180

1,130

1,060

982

1,620

1,690

1,740

1,890

2,260

2,170

2,020

1,310

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,360

1,740

2,590

2,580

2,300

*1,980

1,770

1,740

4,360

6,220

6.520

5,930

68,112

2,197

-

~

June

6,930 

5,980

3,820

2,650

2,720

4,620

3,180

1,920

1,410

1,180

821

1,300

4,150

9,990

15,800

15,900

11,700

9,600

7,980

6,880

5,740

4,880

4,150

4,070

3,020

2,440

2,200

2,140

1,630

1,390

150,191

5,006

-

"

J^ly

1,360 

1,130

1,550

1,600

2,170

2,140

2,580

2.690

2,170

1,600

1,470

1,080

*844

1,390

1,210

1,120

1,270

755

821

595

695

595

457

407

407

491

541

635

615

491

407

35,286

1,138

-

"

Aug.

361 

407

361

441

655

1,090

541

441

331

407

407

274

274

260

260

*260

317

303

260

221

338

303

377

346

288

361

247

247

208

183

208

10,977

354

-

"

Sept.

195 

234

260

183

160

183

160

160

183

157

160

172

137

160

160

160

172

160

195

183

349

407

303

247

260

528

*612

303

234

208

6,965

232

-

"

Calendar year 1959 : Max 72,800 Min 99 Mean 5,763 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 36,900 Min 137 Mean 4,023 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs).--Jan. 15 (8 to 11 a.m.) 31,800 cfs (6.74 ft); Feb. 12 (7 a.m.) 

37,800 cfs (7.37 ft); Mar. 30 (12 p.m.) 25,400 cfs (6.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 255

1935. Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°30'00", long 83°42'46", on downstream side of second pier from left end 

of bridge on State Highway 64 at Waterville, Lucas County, 3 miles downstream from 

Tontogany Creek.

Drainage area.--6,314 sq mi.

Records available. November 1898 to December 1901, August 1921 to December 1935, March 

1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 596.33 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Nov. 19, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1901, wire-weight gage, Aug. 26, 1921, to July 31, 

1930, chain gage, Aug. 1, 1930, to Dec. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder, and Mar. 14, 

1939, to Mar. 12, 1940, chain gage, all at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1921-35, 1939-60), 4,821 cfs (includes flow in Miami & Erie 

Canal at Waterville 1928-29; canal was abandoned in 1929 and was filled in prior to 

March 1939).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 46,800 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 10.30 ft); 

minimum, 79 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1921-35, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 94,000 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 14.52 

ft); maximum gage height, 16.17 ft Feb. 12, 1959 (ice jam); practically no flow at 

times prior to June 30, 1929, when entire river flow was being diverted by canal; minimum since canal was abandoned, 32 cfs Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by powerplants above station. Records include flow of Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance (see p. 253 ), which returns to 

river above this station. Small diversion above gage into Portage River basin (see 

Portage River at Woodville). Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 894: 1930(M). WSP 1084: 1946. 

WSP 1387: 1900(M), 1922-23, 1933.

Bating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16-23, Dec. 28 to Jan. 9)

1.6

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

116

130

640

1,260

3.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

2,590

10,400

21,600

52,400

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

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

340

340

351

407

443

590

1,770

1,460

1,800

1,500

2,730

3,580

4,810

4,770

3,760

2,790

1,770

1,620

1,050

910

653

628

653

628

666

757

*705

731

666

666

590

44,134

1,424

0.226

0.26

Nov.

590

373

362

1,080

5,630

5,820

6,210

5,590

3,720

3,160

2,590

2,020

1,500

4,970

12,500

15.100

13,600

10,400

7,610

6,920

5,980

4,730

3,470

2,620

2,400

1,750

1,720

2,190

2,340

1,370

138,315

4,610

0.730

0.81

Dec.

1,590

1,460

1,580

*1,830

2,560

4,130

5,240

4,580

4,500

3,090

3,360

10,000

23,700

28.200

25,800

18,100

13,800

10,100

7,000

4,920

4,240

3,470

2,760

2,500

2,250

1,860

2,600

6,960

13,100

15,200

15,200

245,480

7,919

1.25

1.44

Jan.

12,200

9,200

9,410

11,200

11,300

8,660

*5,900

4,460

3,580

2,850

2.570

5,170

31,000

41,100

41.400

39,900

34,600

27,000

21,400

16,400

13,000

8,700

g5,8 0

g5,000

4,800

3,760

3,500

5,320

6,130

7,200

9 ' 790

412,160

13,300

2.11

2.43

Feb.

7,080

7,000

6,000

5,280

4,090

11 , 300

20,500

24,000

19,300

24,000

44,100

*44.800

36,200

25,400

18,600

13,500

lOjlOO

7,700

5,980

3,980

3,680

3,020

3,230

2,690

2,620

2,340

2,160

2,110

1,800

362,560

12,500

1.98

2.14

Calendar year 1959 : Max 80,000 Min 114

Mar.

,370

,050

,180

990

,020

,090

,280

,400

,410

,390

1,180

942

826

*826

868

1,010

1,240

1,280

1,010

1,260

1,200

2,140

2,370

2,280

3,360

2,590

2,440

7,610

18,800

*5o!lOO

124,412

4,013

0.636

0.73

Apr.

25.100

20,600

16,600

13,900

11,600

9,540

7,980

5,280

4,850

4,130

2,920

2,990

2,280

2,340

1,990

2,190

3,230

8,090

13,200

11,600

10,300

9,160

7,820

6,170

4,460

3,470

2,720

2,190

1.770

1 > 880

220,350

7,345

1.16

1.29

May

1,910

1,620

1,940

1,670

1,460

1,070

1,180

868

1,150

*1,860

2,340

2,250

2,310

2,720

2,560

2,050

1,580

942

1,150

1,390

1,650

2,220

3,540

3,500

3,090

2,790

2,690

3,580

7,900

9,290

8 , 19 O

82,460

2,660

0.4E1

0.49

June

8,530

8,610

6,680

4,020

3,360

4,690

5,040

3,470

2,140

1,670

1,410

1.500

3,180

11,100

20,100

21 , 500

16,400

12,900

10,700

8,570

g7,860

g6,680

g6,020

5,820

4,350

3,360

2,790

g2,470

*g2,220

gl,600

198,540

6,618

1.05

1.17

July

gl,480

1,670

2,110

2,790

2,400

2,530

2,530

2.890

2,760

1,990

1,330

1,090

990

974

gl,160

1,260

1,220

1,200

812

840

679

731

679

491

491

g503

g503

g640

g679

g653

g419.

40,494

1,306

0.207

0.24

Aug.

350

g285

478

351

*479

744

1.010

528

407

329

384

407

296

296

285

238

266

340

318

318

329

384

329

373

351

329

351

296

318

218

218

11,605

374

0.059

0.07

Sept.

285

218

247

407

247

228

276

247

296

168

123

190

238

*138

116

153

168

183

175

256

175

389

443

318

285

266

552

578

373

238

7,976

266

0.04E

0.05

Mean 7,017 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 44,800 Min 116 Mean 5,160 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily or more frequent wire-weight-gage readings.
256 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

1955. Portage River at Woodvllle, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°26'55", long 83°21'4l", In sec.28, T.6 N., R.13 E., on left bank at 

upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 20 In Woodvllle, Sandusky Co'inty.

Drainage area. 433 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1928 to December 1935, October 1939 to September 1960.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 615.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 24, 1933, chain gage, Apr. 7 to Oct. 8, 1933, staff gage, 

Oct. 9, 1933, to Dec. 31, 1935, water-stage recorder, and Oct. 17 to Nov. 29, 1939, 

wire-weight gage, all at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 312 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,270 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 10.08 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Aug. 11, Sept. 8, 9.

1928-35, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gase height, 14.51 

ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft July 25, 26, 1934. 

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 17,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 11,500 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, which 

are fair. Plow supplemented by water diverted from Maumee River basin for municipal 

supply of Bowling Green 16 miles upstream. Diversion began Sept. 1, 1951.

Revisions (water years). WSP 894: 1929-30. WSP 1207: 1933. WSP 1387: 1931, 1933.

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

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

2.6

2.9

5.8

11

80

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

159

279

435

920

3,070

5,170

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

(t)

Oct.

19

20

19

19

16_

33

490

565

313

246

271

812

404

205

129

88

64

48

38

30

23

22

20

20

40

110

*112

92

76

59

51

4,454

144

-1.82

Nov.

44

42

41

70

1,020

908

399

222

150

110

92

78

83

501

1.770

1,120

557

300

217

168

124

110

*97

94

116

106

88

76

74

76

8,853

295

-1.74

Dec.

110

126

173

259

330

409

628

459

274

222

219

1,720

5,270

2,860

1,300

765

*526

384

305

236

198

166

139

141

141

124

168

903

1,380

1,210

790

19,935

643

-1.40

Jan.

439

342

1,550

1,8OO

612

358

319

227

161

150

"684 133

4,100

4.810

*3,400

3,570

1,800

830

623

428

311

313

272

194

146

194

189

b900

1,300

1,110

765

32,030

1,033

-1.69

Feb.

535

391

272

264

264

2,150

3,850

2,210

1,260

2,530

4.430

3,060

998

509

355

327

244

215

*170

148

184

110

bllO

bllO

b95

b90

b95

b90

83

25,149

867

-1.69

Mar.

71

77

68

64

68

68

59

58

59

61

62

61

57

b55

*b50

b60

b70

b65

b75

b90

b!30

blSO

b210

b!90

b!70

b200

b280

2,180

2.340

1,930

1,380

10,488

338

-1.81

Apr.

836

565

435

435

463

*327

269

229

191

152

122

112

110

99

95

112

499

738

342

224

196

187

159

146

144

141

135

116

101

94

7,774

259

-1.88

May

99

95

80

70

61

57

51

48

61

113

272

246

182

157

137

114

92

*77

71

70

76

80

80

82

68

55

51

52

103

126

112

3,038

98.0

-1.86

June

108

97

76

59

61

274

166

103

70

52

44

106

565

740

705

368

222

180

166

112

80

72

387

416

215

118

74

55

46

41

5,778

193

-1.60

July

71

146

215

367

229

129

83

57

42

34

26

*21

20

32

152

97

54

34

37

84

274

159

87

58

38

25

20

74

83

44

62

2,854

£2.1

-1.57

Aug.

61

35

25

22

22

16

14

11

9.2

7.2

7.2

7.7

8.7

11

*14

25

20

14

11

10

11

10

13

12

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

10

12

468.4

15.1

-2.59

Sept.

11

10

10

9.6

8.7

8.2

7.2

5.8

5.8

6.3

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

8.2

11

*12

15

9.6

8.7

8.7

8.2

8.2

7.2

6.3

5.2

5.5

5.5

241.9

8.06

-3.84

Adjusted for diversion for city of Bowling Green

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

142 

0.32B

0.38

293 

0.677 

0.76

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-6O :

642 

1.48 

1.71

1,031 

2.38 

2.74

865 

2.00 

2.16

336 

0.776 

0.89

257 

0.594 

0.66

96.1 

0.222 

0.26

Observed

lax 6,880 Min 4.6 Mean 470 

Max 4,810 Min 5.2 Mean 331

191 

0.441 

0.49

SO. 5 

0.209 

C.24

12.5 

0.029 

0.03

4.22 

0.010 

0.01

Adjusted

Mean 468 Cfsir 1.O8 In. 14.67 

Mean 329 Cfsir 0.760 In. 10.33

Peak discharge (base, 3,5OO cfs). --Dec. 14 (l a.m.) 3,500 cfs (8.47 ft); Jan. 14 (6 a.m.) 5.27O cfs 

(10.08 ft); Feb. 7 (2:3O p.m.) 4,030--efs (9.00 ft); Feb. 11 (6 p.m.) 4,650 cfs (9.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from Maumee River basin for municipal supply of city of Bowling Qresn, equivalent in

ubic bfeet Der pesecond. second. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 257

1965. Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location. Lab 40°51'02", long 83°15'23", in sec.21, T.2 S., R.14 E., on left benk at 

downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock Run and 

2 miles northeast of Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County.

Drainage area. 299 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1960. f}ageheight records (fragmentary) collected at site 3 miles upstream since 1912 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 792.8 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 14, 1924, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--36 years, 239 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 5.58 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1921-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, about 10,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage 

height, 15.00 ft in gage well, 15.55 ft from outside floodmark, Jan. 22, 1959 (ice jam); 

minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.67 ft Sept. 6, 7, 

1934.

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 14.3 ft, from high-water marks in gage well.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 874: 1927-30, 1933. WSP 1387: 1922(M), 1923-29, 1944.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-30)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

59

174

330

565

2,540

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

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

14

15

17

27

33

34

20

14

20

14

14

12

10

9.9

7.8

6.7

*7.2

6.1

5.8

6.4

7.2

8.8

9.9

11

18

16

11

13

14

423.8

13.7

0.046

0.05

Nov.

12

14

19

29

31

53

77

53

33

*24

21

19

24

34

81

~83 112

45

34

28

24

21

19

22

22

22

22

24

26

24

1,052

35.1

0.117

0.13

Dec.

34

34

38

46

67

108

182

194

126

*79

79

279

1.420

1,160

460

295

227

185

151

126

110

92

79

77

79

69

71

103

230

402

330

6,932

224

0.749

0.86

Jan.

202

124

224

609

260

177

174

134

106

92

81

2TO

1,690

1,670

1,430

1.700

723

392

*358

312

216

182

174

156

146

136

131

192

576

475

306

13,418

433

1.45

1.67

Feb.

233

202

143

146

158

835

1,450

705

609

1,650

2,150

1,160

460

295

219

222

180

153

129

106

120

100

90

*80

85

90

75

70

!§

11,960

412

1.38

1.49

Mar.

55

65

65

65

60

60

60

55

50

55

55

50

50

50

55

55

55

60

70

90

131

158

136

*122

92

112

151

959

1,540

1,360

873

6,814

220

0.736

0.85

Apr.

480

330

338

1.740

1,600

636

406

316

245

199

169

158

141

126

117

141

364

379

224

166

136

124

103

92

83

79

75

*63

56

57

9,143

305

1.02

1.14

May

63

61

57

53

48

46

46

48

53

67

94

182

166

141

129

112

92

77

67

61

56

59

71

61

57

53

48

48

69

75

73

2,333

75.3

0.252

0.29

June

59

48

43

39

100

267

153

94

61

43

35

34

*39

290

905

521

274

233

188

126

86

69

298

359

158

92

61

46

43

38

4,800

160

0.535

0.60

July

48

'55 75

49

59

54

56

27

21

19

18

17

18

16

21

20

23

20

19

26

45

57

58

26

*20

22

19

25

25

51

27

972

51.4

0.105

0.12

Aug.

25

18

14

14

19

18

13

13

13

10

9.4

9.4

11

13

24

28

24

15

14

11

11

14

50

34

25

16

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.3

492.8

15.9

0.053

0.06

Sept.

7.2

6.7

7.2

7.2

8.3

7.8

*6.1

5.5

3.4

3.4

4.7

9.4

6.7

7.2

10

7.2

5.8

5.5

5.8

5.8

6.1

5.2

5.5

5.5

4.7

5.0

4.1

3.6

 5 3.5 ? 

o. b

177.5

5.92

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,4OO Mln 2.8 Mean 3O4 Cfsm 1.O2 In. 13.78

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,130 Mln 3.3 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.535 In. 7.28

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Feb. 21 to Mar. 2O.
258 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1970. Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°02'39", long 83°11'42", in sec.13, T.I N., R.14 E., on right bank at

downstream side of highway "bridge, 3 miles upstream from Honey Creek and 4£ miles north 

of Mexico, Seneca Comity.

Drainage area. 776 sq ml.

Records available. November 1898 to November 1900 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), March 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1960. Discharge records for 

November 1898 to November 1900, published in 2 2d Annual Report, Part 4, have been found 

unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.1 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912. Prior to Aug. 15, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1923-35, 1938-60), 562 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,670 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 11.13 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1923-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 18,900 cfs Jan. 23, 1959 (gage height, 22.43 

ft, from floodrnark); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 31, 1942 (during repairs to small darn above 

station).

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 22.5 ft, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 19,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 714: 1929-30. WSP 874: 1927(M). WSP 1387: 1925, 1928-29, 

1930(M), 1931. See also Records available.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 4, Nov. 10-13)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 5C

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

54

142

252

4.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

526

895

2,450

4,570

1.6

1.7

2.0 

2.5

50

142

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 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

1

3

4

5

e

7

a

3

30

51

To:al

Ort.

19

19

23

27

29

41

60

68

69

53

68

109

74

53

45

39

34

31

*27

24

22

22

21

25

23

39

40

40

37

33

29

1,249

Mean tO.3

''fair C.Otr;

In. 0.06

Nov.

29

30

29

*48

196

166

134

126

111

79

57

50

52

144

£97

250

235

185

134

101

87

74

66

65

65

65

65

65

66

68

3,139

105

0.135

0.15

Dec .

71

79

98

111

162

282

394

419

373

272

489

772

2,830

*5.020

1,970

976

636

486

394

325

274

238

185

181

183

179

172

214

430

895

926

18,036

582

0.750

0.86

Jan.

622

422

634

998

877

517

397

376

270

212

"538 196

3,510

3,950

3,980

4,510

3,420

1,910

1,070

877

650

552

552

468

*350

320

305

459

826

1,060

826

35,454

1,144

1.47

1.70

Feb.

60S

480

346

312

344

1,910

3,480

2,930

1,970

3,180

4,550

4,160

2,490

1,050

605

529

471

386

323

262

272

254

228

*200

190

200

190

180

170

32,270

1,113

1.43

1.54

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,700 Min 12

Mar.

150

150

150

140

140

130

130

120

110

120

*120

110

110

110

120

126

138

142

146

170

230

300

325

333

290

274

328

1,800

3,040

5,550

2,920

16,002

516

0.665

0.77

Apr.

1,720

1,030

802

2,270

5.120

2,130

1,120

*786

605

474

392

346

*520

282

257

250

626

859

584

400

312

272

238

207

185

172

172

154

158

128

20,351

678

0.874

0.98

May

136

132

124

112

97

88

84

84

88

116

166

203

280

277

258

207

170

144

*122

112

101

105

112

112

99

94

86

88

99

164

512

4,552

140

0.180

0.21

June

274

205

164

126

152

225

525

258

168

114

86

97

160

274

772

1,100

1,460

1,060

588

389

260

356

529

565

411

240

164

122

105

92

10,777

359

0.463

0.52

July

86

92

138

us

95

94

92

*68

55

49

43

59

45

60

52

41

40

56

39

43

40

49

79

61

41

39

50

43

56

36

45

1,842

59.4

0.077

0.09

Aug.

59

56

54

*34

52

52

52

56

49

38

54

28

25

25

59

50

68

124

75

45

50

75

70

55

55

48

41

36

30

28

34

1,369

44.2

0.057

0.07

Sept.

32

 27

22

21

23

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

22

21

20

20

21

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

14

15

14

15

15

567

18.9

0.024

0.05

Mean 786 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,550 Mln 13 Mean 397 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.98

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). Jan. 16 (5 

(11.13 ft).

n.) 4,440 cfs (10.84 ft); Feb. 11 (4 p.m.) 4,670 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Jan. 25, 26, Feb. 24 to Mar. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 259

1980. Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°18'28", long 83°09'32", in sec.17, T.4 N., R.15 E., on left benk at downstream side of highway bridge, 2.3 miles upstream from Ballville power dam, 25 miles 

downstream from Wolf Creek, and 3| miles southwest of Fremont, Sandusky County.

Drainage area. 1,248 sq mi.

Records available. November 1898 to March 1901 (gage heights and discharge measurements

only, published as "at Fremont"), October 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September

1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in ¥SP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 626.3 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912. Nov. 18, 1898, to Mar. 10, 1901, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 8, 1923, to Sept. 5, 1930, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1923-35, 1938-60), 922 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,410 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 5.71 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 28-29 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1923-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, about 28,000 cfs Feb. 10, 1959; maximum gage 

height, 15.20 ft Feb. 10, 1959, from floodmark (ice jam); minimum discharge, 5.0 cfs 

Sept. 27, 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: 1931-32. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 874: 1938. 

 WSP 1144: 1924-30. WSP 1387: 1925, 192SL-29, 1931-35.

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. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.7

138

382

2.0 630

2.5 1,280

3.0 2,260

6.0 10,200

0.9 15

1.0 32

1.1 64

1.3 149

1.6 327

2.0 675

2.5 1,390

3.0 2,370

4.0 4,760

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

2Z

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

29

27

27

31

71

116

112

98

90

112

207

169

*120

90

71

60

56

48

45

38

35

38

42

56

67

79

79

71

67

64

2,246

72.5

0.058

0.07

Nov.

56

56

53

80

480

420

267

202

169

*154

107

98

107

463

858

612

450

368

293

225

180

159

138

138

143

134

129

134

138

148

6,959

232

0.186

0.21

Dec.

174

196

242

312

491

720

910

788

680

549

466

1,660

5.910

*4, 940

3,450

1,820

1,120

822

660

540

466

405

340

299

293

299

319

614

1,020

1,580

1,590

33,675

1,086

0.870

1.00

Jan.

1,150

799

1,620

1,840

1,520

910

670

612

499

368

340

1,020

7,340

6,880

7,260

7.700

5,490

*3,420

1,900

1,420

1,120

962

1,000

800

650

550

507

730

1,490

1,950

1,540

64,057

2,066

1.66

1.91

Feb.

1,090

822

640

540

524

3,640

6,720

4,810

3,600

6,120

9,040

6,720

4,300

Z,010

1,220

858

710

612

515

400

405

390

*375

333

320

340

320

290

270

57,934

1,998

1.60

1.73

Mar.

250

250

240

230

230

220

220

190

190

200

*200

180

180

180

*190

200

Z13

225

236

319

507

567

540

567

474

474

507

2,900

4,860

5,490

4,680

25,909

836

0.670

0.77

Apr.

3,060

1,980

1,460

3,150

4,250

3,490

*2 , 100

1,440

1,080

829

665

574

519

467

434

409

709

1,660

1,320

842

604

510

434

379

349

327

334

342

294

2 73 

34,284

1,143

0.916

1.02

May

280

280

260

248

242

225

213

207

213

267

409

538

574

584

501

409

34Z

287

*248

225

207

207

219

225

213

196

185

180

180

225

538

9,127

294

0.236

0.27

June

584

434

342

280

334

475

556

483

357

254

201

367

978

2,000

1,340

1,880

5.780

3,420

1,610

964

614

467

1,570

992

842

510

342

248

213

191

26,628

888

0.712

0.79

July

225

248

314

401

273

213

201

*170

131

108

91

84

122

483

307

191

126

99

91

112

165

121

112

117

95

87

108

103

84

80

80

5,142

166

0.133

0.15

A ig.

76

72

68

*64

58

54

51

48

48

61

61

54

48

53

84

84

72

91

149

108

87

102

440

40T

280

180

121

95

84

72

61

3,327

107

0.086

0.10

Sept.

61

76

61

45

38

38

35

32

30

28

30

28

30

*28

28

30

30

32

32

32

32

28

24

24

24

24

22

21

21

22

986

32.9

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 24,000 Min 22 Mean 1,352 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.71

Water year 1959-60: Max 9,040 Min 21 Mean 738 Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.03

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Jan. 13 (8 p.m.) 8,680 cfs (5.45 ft); Jan. 16 (2:30 a.m.) 8,710

cfs (5.46 ft); Feb. 7 (4:30 a.m.) 7,590 cfs (5.06 ft); Feb. 11 (10:30 a.m.) 9,410 cfs (5.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 23-26, Feb. 20, Feb. 25 to Mar. 16.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

1990. Huron River at Milan, Ohio

Location. Lat 41"18"00", long 82°36'30", in SE^ sec.4, T.5 N., R.22 W., on right bank 

500 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 250, a quarter of a mile northwest of 

Milan, Erie County, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 29, 1953, wire-weight gage at site of former highway bridge 

45 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 290 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 14.85 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 21; minimum gage height, 5.26 ft Sept. 28.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 25,800 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 24.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 10, 15, 19, 20, 21, 1955; minimum gage height, 

5.16 ft Sept. 24, 1959.

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

water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

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

5.3

5.4 

5.6 

6.0

Oct. 1 to De

8.5

15

37

99

7.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

297

550

2,020

4,030

5.2

5.3 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

Dec. 14 to Sept. 3C 

8.4

113

212

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

338

1,020

1,910

3,860

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

Day

1

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

*12

15

12

14

47

51

44

30

21

27

22

21

17

IB

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

13

18

25

35

36

33

35

703

22.7

0.063

0.07

Nov.

24

27

*30

54

89

106

80

56

44

36

35

40

88

246

328

196

118

78

77

56

52

45

44

45

44

45

52

52

54

2,297

76.6

0.211

0.24

Dec.

63

79

114

149

192

273

*379

258

164

125

134

1,190

3,360

1,100

519

362

275

219

182

145

134

103

bllO

bllO

107

111

151

460

729

12,346

398

1.10

1.27

Jan.

226

201

1,110

664

235

b230

205

*136

105

116

105

932

3,480

1,380

1,590

1,270

549

405

558

390

268

b260

b220

b!90

b!70

b!50

b!60

b550

836

17,607

568

1.56

1.80

Feb.

295

230

b!60

blSO

163

1,190

1,190

548

*824

*2_,630

2,110

810

408

270

b250

235

190

171

149

b!30

134

123

107

99

83

bllO

b90

b90

b85

13,024

449

1.24

1.34

Mar.

b75

b70

45

b65

b70

b70

b65

b60

b60

*b60

b60

b55

b55

b55

b55

b60

b70

b85

b95

b!20

169

192

161

155

138

140

303

2,370

2,030

9,680

312

0.860

0.99

Apr.

586

419

844

3,660

1,210

662

510

*402

308

255

228

212

184

147

140

149

1,690

941

419

275

217

182

149

130

115

*171

494

228

149

15,221

507

1.40

1.56

May

147

134

102

89

82

71

69

69

89

276

785

560

352

280

250

180

140

116

99

92

82

92

102

97

82

69

66

68

78

5,315

171

0.471

0.54

June

186

118

92

72

118

163

122

*78

60

51

49

196

532

677

1,430

486

988

969

382

203

136

162

335

171

110

77

61

55

49

8,183

273

0.752

0.84

July

289

278

476

379

157

94

68

55

46

39

35

30

128

330

141

78

54

44

53

69

*64

46

36

29

25

43

165

89

51

3,458

112

0.309

0.36

Aug.

36

26

40

31

29

24

22

21

19

18

17

16

14

15

64

54

39

26

22

26

78

601

748

214

116

78

61

51

57

2,862

92.3

0.254

0.29

Sept.

63

44

33

26

23

*22

21

20

34

77

44

30

26

21

20

20

19

19

21

20

20

19

19

16

14

*14

14

13

14

761

25.4

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,500 Mln 4.0 Mean 419 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,660 Mln 12 Mean 250 Cfsm 0.689 In. 9.38

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 13 (6 a 

(14.64 ft); Feb. 10 (1 p.m.) 3,290 cfs (13.23

.m.) 4,160 cfs (14.14 ft)j Jan. 13 (5 a.m.) 4,440 cfs 

ft); Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 4,650 cfs (14.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 261

1995. Vermilion River near Vermilion, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°22'55", long 82°19'00", in T.6 M. , R.19 W., on right bank 40 ft downstream from'bridge on North Ridge Road in Lorain County, 3^ miles southeast of Vermilion, Erie County, and 4-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 260 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 592.58 ft above mean sea level (Lorain 

County bench mark). Prior to Aug. 3, 1953, wire-weight gage at site 40 ft vpstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 233 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 7.43 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Oct. 5, 6; minimum gage height, 2.40 ft Sept. 28-30.

1950-60: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 13.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,800 efs 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, which are fair.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12, 13)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

3.7

144

253

400

650

1,010

3,560

Z.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

163

290

480

780

1,200

3,990

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.1

*4.8

3.4

2.6

2.5

15

24

37

31

20

16

11

9.4

7.6

7.2

5.7

5.4

4.5

3.9

*3.7

3.1

3.1

3.4

4.2

4.8

5.8

14

13

11

304.0

9.81

0.038

0.04

Nov.

12

19

*30

28

42

120

113

62

43

32

27

28

50

182

286

208

121

79

62

53

42

38

35

34

35

44

53

50

52

2,044

68.1

0.262

0.29

Dec.

83

106

f 142

175

273

467

*692

403

219

150

164

1,200

2,940

1,760

597

383

272

205

163

133

113

89

80

85

76

74

101

226

411

12,641

408

1.57

1.81

Jan.

187

146

670

756

257

165

165

115

83

84

*74

243

2,010

1,560

l.OOO

1,060

520

320

411

341

215

173

150

124

120

110

118

324

724

13,017

420

1.62

1.87

Feb.

201

167

110

101

115

463

946

496

*444

*1,530

1,880

924

375

210

155

150

150

135

112

100

100

85

75

65

60

70

60

55

55

9,389

324

1.25

1.35

Mar.

50

45

40

40

40

40

35

35

35

*35

30

30

30

30

30

35

40

45

55

65

90

102

101

101

102

110

160

1,900

9,951

321

1.23

1.42

Apr.

652

415

639

2,400

1,300

"585

448

341

245

187

163

146

128

*110

98

113

884

548

254

167

130

107

89

73

*61

76

113

104

77

10,717

357

1.37

1.53

May

64

66

73

59

49

41

37

47

69

320

862

696

363

233

183

148

113

92

72

61

56

56

59

57

53

43

37

48

149

4,509

145

0.558

0.64

June

102

74

65

46

92

83

107

67

43

*29

25

95

272

602

1.140

526

320

230

133

92

64

55

59

86

53

37

27

21

20

4,584

153

0.588

0.66

July

156

202

360

321

140

74

48

32

24

19

16

13

12

14

14

19

17

14

*12

13

14

21

18

14

10

10

43

38

23

1,739

56.1

0.216

0.25

Aig.

8.8

7.5

33

30

15

10

12

15

9.2

7.5

7.0

5.9

5.6

5.1

12

11

7.8

9.5

12

9.5

21

94

614

149

76

46

29

23

35

1,476.4

47.6

0.183

0.21

Sept.

40

23

16

13

10

8.8

7.8

7.0

6.7

9.5

7.0

5.9

141

33

15

10

9.2

9.8

8.2

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.3

4.8

4.2

3.6

*3.4

3.0

2.8

431.3

14.4

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,190 Min 1.2 Mean 306 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15. 9^

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,940 Min 2.3 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.742 In. 10.13

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23, 24, Feb. 16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 21, Mar. 27, 

28.
262 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2005. Black River at Elyria, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 C 22'50", long 82°06'15", in T.6 N,, R.17 W., on left ban'c in Cascade Park 

at Elyria, Lorain County, three-quarters of a mile downstr^Tn from confluence of East 

and West Branches.

Drainage area. 392 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1960. Records for May 1903 to July 1906 

(published as "near Elyria") published in WSP 97, 129, and 205 have been found to be 

unreliable and should not be used.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.6 ft above mean sea le-'el (city of 

Elyria bench mark).

Average discharge.--16 years, 325 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 11.15 ft); minimum, 6.1 cfs Oct. 23, Sept. 24; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Sept. 24.

1944-60: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 22.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow for part of Oct. 10, 1956 (result of temporary storage at dam upstream).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow for industrial use. 

Revisions. See Records available.

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, 7)

5.5 

8.5

1.5 

2.0

27

67

137

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

230

350

675

1,100

2,280

5,540

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

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

14

11

12

23

91

80

71

62

39

36

22

*18

17

14

14

11

9.0

974

*9.9

9.9

9.9

9.0

19

12

14

34

41

39

36

59

840.1

27.1

0.069

0.08

Nov.

40

57

*65

73

275

659

330

140

82

56

48

43

135

435

623

395

212

132

87

66

54

48

46

47

54

66

83

100

230

246

4,927

164

0.418

0.47

Dec.

244

292

395

436

508

703

1,180

731

*358

240

266

1,840

4.490

3,040

861

463

338

252

204

163

137

114

92

95

84

84

110

237

457

711

475

19,600

632

1.61

1.86

Jan.

244

177

770

811

291

190

181

118

83

83

*84

354

3.110

*2,390

1,410

1,430

667

395

539

472

288

214

177

147

134

121

126

553

1,010

683

378

17,630

569

1.45

1.67

Feb.

272

218

132

123

126

512

1,260

699

553

2,240

2.760

1,470

488

232

212

*198

177

181

167

152

127

135

120

110

110

129

124

99

109

13,235

456

1.16

1.25

Calendar year 1959: Max 21,100 Min 7.0

Mar.

82

78

75

68

71

80

75

71

*65

64

60

58

57

57

56

59

66

77

92

142

176

196

181

194

212

212

331

2,750

»5.100

4,720

3,340

18,865

609

1.55

1.79

Apr.

1,570

739

892

4.440

2,660

880

691

567

380

272

230

202

170

142

123

138

1,270

843

365

220

161

131

106

87

*84

78

102

110

86

74

17,813

594

1.52

1.70

May

93

134

114

84

64

55

53

63

125

589

1.660

1,060

518

328

278

218

163

137

96

105

77

83

134

109

84

65

55

69

78

163

484

7,338

237

0.605

0.70

June

218

161

152

82

114

131

95

67

*47

37

29

113

345

667

966

472

226

156

102

77

65

57

74

95

62

41

32

26

23

21

4,753

158

0.403

0.45

July

112

285

E66

273" 791

118

71

48

34

27

22

20

24

297

186

82

47

32

*38

28

37

30

22

17

16

16

34

26

18

16

13.

3,346

108

0.276

0.32

Aug.

13

11

31

19

18

13

28

22

16

14

13

12

10 9.9

20

15

13

13

13

19

48

84

49

47

34

24

18

15

*63

67

41

812.9

26.2

0.067

0.08

Sept.

28

18

12

9.9

10

10

11

57

41

35

33

36

102^

50

29

15

12

9.9

9.4

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.0

6.7

7.6

*8.5

8.2

7.9

9.0

617.6

20.6

0.053

0.06

Mean 493 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,100 Min 6.7 Mean 300 Cfsm 0.765 In. 10.43

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs).--Dec. 13 (12 m.) 4,640 cfs (10.03 ft); Jan. 13 (3 p.m.) 3,510 cfs 

(8.67 ft),- Mar. 29 (9 to 10 p.m.) 5,690 cfs (11.15 ft); Apr. 4 (11 a.m.) 4,730 efs (10.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 263

2015. Rocky River near Berea, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°24'22", long 81°53'13", in T.6 N. , R.15 W. , on right bank at downstream

side of highway bridge just downstream from confluence of East and West Branches,

3 miles northwest of Berea, Cuyahoga County.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1935, September 1943 to September 1960. 

Monthly discharge only for October 1923, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 649.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (Cuyahoga County bench mark). Prior to Aug. 31, 1929, chain gage and Aug. 31,

1929, to Sept. 30, 1935, staff gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,330 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum, 4.6 ofs Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft Sept. 8, 27.

1923-35, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 14.10 

ft), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 18.6 ft June 29, 1924 (backwater caused by 

tornado); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 2, 1932, Aug. 18, 19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 

1933. Maximum stage known, 20.9 ft in March 1913.

Some regu1924, 1925(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1928-29, 1930-35(M),

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

lation at low flow by small reservoirs on East Branch.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437:

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 3O

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

137

255

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

415

710

1,860

5,270

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

3.5 

7.O

1.5 

1.7 

2.O 

2.3

150

275

2.6 

3.O 

4.0 

6.0

470

84O

2,10O

5,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1F60

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

153

128

53

36

53

134

830

266

*125

84

65

53

42

37

33

30

26

22

18

16

18

16

17

40

74

176

210

190

110

70

79

3,204

103

O.383

0.44

Nov.

246

*265

198

147

1.570

770

270

161

119

97

89

131

304

653

844

327

224

171

113

97

91

89

86

102

147

128

142

561

415

285

8,642

288

1.07

1.19

Dec.

237

305

388

388

393

694

1.03O

427

*280

250

310

2,620

4.180

830

398

305

246

21O

171

137

122

107

94

94

89.

97

128

206

427

457

255

15,875

512

1.90

2.19

Jan.

164

151

664

449

198

147

122

99

86

91

*99

635

2.670

*855

842

689

323

293

486

317

225

189

174

154

140

135

154

874

895

449

275

13,044

421

1.57

1.81

Feb.

221

171

112

120

123

512

780

*354

470

*1,910

1.98O

569

287

182

174

2O5

185

205

193

168

141

150

132

129

141

157

144

123

126

1O.164

350

1.3O

1.40

Mar.

102

89

85

85

85

10O

95

90

9O

85

85

80

80

8O

80

*90

100

110

150

250

305

240

201

201

189

201

300

2,510

3,800

3.810

2,110

15,878

512

1.9O

2.19

Apr .

81O

435

1,27O

3,690

*873

456

486

456

317

235

205

178

154

132

117

212

1,500

526

275

189

154

132

112

99

*S9

89

168

132

92

87

13,670

456

1.70

1.90

May

304

213

132

97

75

60

62

244

478

1,330

1.750

680

374

281

293

193

182

178

123

110

115

134

342

245

144

99

84

89

HO

158

974

9,653

311

1.16

1.34

June

344

174

154

97

140

132

80

51

*38

33

33

1O9

286

323

831

333

150

126

102

70

62

55

69

66

44

31

24

36

51

38

4,082

136

0.5O6

0.56

July

1UO

117

188

249

109

57

36

27

24

21

18

17

22

78

94

47

30

*22

22

28

27

22

19

15

14

26

27

22

24

21

14

1,537

49.6

0.184

0.21

Aug.

13

13

23

22

30

42

65

52

24

21

15

13

11

28

75

49

38

19

15

93

186

2O5 122"

57

31

21

16

14

*40

52

23

1,428

46.1

O.171

0.20

Sept.

18

26

14

11

11

11

11

10

11

13

11

11

52

18

9.2

7.4

6.6

8.3

7.9

6.6

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

*7.0

6.3

8.8

7.4

9.2

348.5

11.6

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 14,3OO Mln 7.4 Mean 446 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22. 5O

Water year 1959-6O: Max 4,180 Mln 6.3 Mean 266 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13. 49

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). -- 

cfs (5.65 ft); Apr. 4 (2 a.m.) 5,

--Dec. 13 

110 cfs

(6 a.m.) 5,330 cfs (6.03 ft); Mar 

(5.

.. , 

.80 ft).

30 (8:30 a.m.) 4,840

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan 25, Mar. 3-20.

614214 O -61 -If
264 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2020. Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°20 I 27", long 81°10'01", In T.5 N. , R.7 W. , on left bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge at Hiram Rapids, Portage County, 0.6 mile downstream from Black 

Brook .

Drainage area.--147 sq ml.

Records available. August 1927 to December 1935, October 1944 to September 1960. Pub11 shed as "near Hiram" 1927-35.

Gage. Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,087.46 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 26. 1927, staff gage and Aug. 26, 1927, to Dec. 31, 1935, waterstage recorder, at site 2f miles downstream at different datum. Oct. 20, 1944, to 

Oct. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 199 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 2,490 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 6.56 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 8.

1927-35, 1944-60: Maximum discharge, 3,670 cfs Jan. 23, 1959 (gage height, 

8.11 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

5.1 cfs Sept. 2, 1933.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or intake lag, which are 

poor. Flow regulated by East Branch Reservoir (usable capacity, 4,140 acre-ft) since 

1939.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1054: 1945. WSP 1437: 1931.

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.

276

336

402

415

373

328

467

*558

625

655

567

462

373

298

246

203

166

142

126

114

101

94

91

120

159

191

200

203

200

194

197

8,882

287

-0.1

Nov.

215

233

253

276

305

305

298

294

284

253

215

*189

172

T97

276

328

381

390

337

317

280

246

227

215

221

221

240

273

280

287

8,028

268

+0.3

Dec.

284

273

259

243

230

233

256

259

270

*270

262

469

883

1.220

1,200

976

751

581

458

373

313

262

227

194

172

164,

169

189

233

270

12,230

395

+0.4

Jan.

284

266

336

369

402

398

348

298

249

212

194

215

449

605

*790

768

655

544

475

394

340

302

273

246

230

215

312

240

302

340

365

11,416

368

+0.1

Feb.

381

352

311

276

243

287

365

471

553

680

*878

998

944

725

567

449

381

324

276

249

230

218

206

197

186

177

175

169

164

11,432

394

-0.8

Mar.

152

146

137

124

129

135

137

133

131

126

122

118

114

112

111

111

*111

114

118

120

126

122

129

133

129

133

137

206

480

1 1 290

2JL3_40

7,726

249

+3.0

Apr.

*2.500

1,800

1,350

1,120

954

839

746

675

600

531

470

420

370

340

310

400

450

450

420

360

*332

260

220

190

170

150

TJ&- 140

150

140

16,797

560

-3.4

May

240

260

210

170

130

110 Tio

150

200

450

560

580

560

540

470

*407

324

270

233

206

183

175

237

298

321

309

280

249

221

209

233

8,895

287

+1.6

June

227

233

237

218

194

166

144

122

103

86

75

91

*142

230

332

424

488

492

441

369

294

233

183

146

118

96

76

61

52

50

6,123

204

-2.1

July

55

68

78

91

ii

9?

80

64

E3

47

44

*-4T 40

89

?6

F3

SO

£6

ee

ee

F5

4-8

re

89

94

86

76

61

53

47

75

2,152

69.4

0

Aug.

73

55

73

105

98

86

80

172

135

98

78

*64

67

47

48

49

61

58

52

47

61

144

137

103

81

64

55

49

47

 gf 45

2,386

77.0

0

Sept.

50

46

42

37

33

33

32

30

30

30

31

30

*32

46

44

38

31

29

29

35

38

38

36

34

31

31

29

31

31

27.

1,034

34.5

-0.3

Adjusted for change in contents in East Branch Reservoir

Ms an 

Cfsm 

In.

287 

1.95 

2.25

268 

1.82 

2.03

395 

2.69 

3.10

368 

2.50 

2.88

393 

2.67 

2.88

252 

1.71 

1.97

557 

3.79 

4.23

289 

1.96 

2.26

Observed

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

lax 3,560 Min 26 Mean 303 

Max 2,340 Min 27 Mean 265

202

1.37 

1.53

69.4 

0.472 

0.54

77.0 

0.524 

0.60

34.2 

0.233 

0.26

Adjusted

Mean 303 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.95 

Mean 265 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.53

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in East Branch Reservoir.

Note. Stage-diseharge relation affected by intake lag Apr. 11-20, Apr. 22 to May 15; discharge 

estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for other stations in 

the basin. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5, 6, Feb. 3, 21, Mar. 2-9, 11-13, 15, 22, 

23, 25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 265

2040. Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°03 I 45", long 81°23'40", in T.I N., R.10 W. , on left bank at upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 532, 500 ft downstream from Mogadore Reservoir, threequarters of a mile upstream from Pritch Lake Outlet, and 0.8 mile north of Mogadore, 

Summit County.

Drainage area. 12.3 sq mi.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,058.74 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 14 years, 13.6 cfs.

Ejctremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 115 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 2.44 ft); minimum, 

1.9 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

JL946-60; Maximum discharge, 155 cfs Nov. 16, 1955 (gage height, 3.46 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.30 ft Jan. 21, 1959 (backwater from aquatic growth); minimuTi discharge, 

0.2 cfs Nov. 20, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Nov. 18, 19, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 35 cfs, which are poor. 

Mogadore Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,540 acre-ft).

Plow regulated by

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23, 

Aug. 3 to Sept. 30 Jan. 24 to Aug. 2

0.4 

.5

.6

1.3 

2.3 

3.7

5.4

1.0 

l.Z 

1.3 

1.5

0.65 

.75 

.9

1.0

3.7

5.6

9.5

12

l.Z

1.3

1.4 

1.6 78

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

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4^

9.3

11

11

11

12

13

14

17

16

15

*13

12

13

11

11

9.9

9.3

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.7

8.3

14

14

16

14

12

12

11

11

357.1

11.5

-

-

Nov.

12

T2

12

13

14

14

14

14

*13

12

12

12

14

18

2_1

19

18

17

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

18

ZO

ZO

19

455

15. Z

-

-

Dec.

18

18

18

17

17

ZO

20

20

19

*18

20

61

65

43

40

38

35

32

30

27

26

25

23

22

21

21

21

23

24

23

22

827

26.7

-

-

Jan.

22

22

50

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

*18

25

29

26

27

26

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

18

18

17

18

19

19

18

18

674

21.7

-

-

Feb.

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

22

*24

21

21

22

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

533

18.4

-

-

Mar.

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

*14

14

13

13

12

I?

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

37

35

35

37

61

72

61

51

710

22.9

_

-

Apr.

47

41

45

51

40

40

38

37

34

35

34

*32

30

22

7.6

6.3

6.6

6.3

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

5.0

8.7

10

7.6

7.8

626.9

20.9

-

-

May

7.8

Irl

8.4

8.7

8.1

7.8

8.4

11

12

*13

14

13

13

15

13

12

12

11

11

9.8

9.2

10

11

9.8

9.5

8.9

10

10

10

12

14

329.0

10.6

-

-

June

12

12

*11

11

11

9.8

11

4.6

4.2

6.1

6.1

11

12

18

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.8

8.9

8.7

11

10

7.3

5.4

306.9

10.2

-

-

July

7.3

8.7

9.5

9.2

8.4

S.I

7.8

7.6

6.8

6.8

7.1

*6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.3

11

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.8

7.3

4.4

4.6

5.6

6.6

6.3

6.1

5.6

216.5

6.98

-

-

Aug.

9.8

~8.0 10

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.3

8.6

8.0

6.1

*5.3

5.7

4.9

5.3

9.0

9.1

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.7

169.3

5.46

-

"

Sept.

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.7

2.7

*2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

78.0

2.60

-

"

Calendar year 1959: Max 65 Min 3.0 Mean 18.8 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 72 Min 1.9 Mean 14.4 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on bhis day.
266 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2045. Little Cuyahoga River at Masslllon Road, Akron, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°03'35", long 81°27'45", in T.I N., R.10 W., on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on Massillon Road in Akron, Summit County, and 250 f'; upstream from 

Springfield Lake Outlet.

Drainage area.--31.0 sq mi.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,005.20 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Akron bench mark).

Average discharge.--14 years, 30.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 252 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 1.93 ft); minimum, 

 5.4 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 28-30 (gage height, 0.35 ft).

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 891 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 3.99 ft); minimum, 

2.9 cfs May 10, 1955 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

RemarkB. Records good. Flow regulated by Mogadore Reservoir (usable capacity, 6,540 

aore-ft) and Fritch Lake.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.5 

.7 

.9

4.4

9.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

27

22

21

24

35

34

42

51

29

25

*20

19

20

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

21

58

42

44

38

30

26

23

28

843

27.2

-

-

Nov.

32

30

26

34

39

33

28

26

*25

23

24

26

43

54

44

34

31

26

24

23

23

2223-

31

31

25

54

47

36

32

949

31.6

-

-

Dec.

32

33

33

31

31

47

46

35

32

*30

44

137

116

64

56

58

55

52

48

44

43

41

39

38

38

38

34

47

50

42

35

1,469

47.4

-

-

Jan.

32

34

72

47

37

34

33

32

32

36

*38

69

85

59

71

61

56

61

61

54

52

48

46

39

38

37

44

61

51

43

40

1,503

48.5

-

-

Feb.

39

36

33

33

36

50

40

36

48

li

*76

48

43

44

43

42

42

42

41

39

38

38

37

38

39

40

39

40

39

1,238

42.7

-

-

Mar.

38

37

38

39

38

42

40

39

38

*39

37

34

28

27

28

28

29

29

33

34

33

32

33

55

55

54

66

106

112

98

81

1,420

45.8

-

-

Apr.

71

66

76

"69 88

67

67

62

59

62

61

*59

58

54

31

26

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

15

13

15

18

16

18

1,195

39.8

-

"

May

21

16

16

16

I5.

15

18

44

31

*44

42

31

27

30

26

22

21

21

19

18

17

30

33

23

18

17

23

30

21

53

74

832

26.8

-

"

June

37

31

*28

25

23

21

21

15

13

14

15

66

39

78

42

29

30

28

24

22

21

23

23

20

18

17

16

21

18

13

791

26.4

-

"

July

fO

17

35

2O

17

16

15

15

13

13

13

*14

28

21

15

13

17

13

J56

20

14

13

13

14

12

13

22

17

14

13

13

5?9

17.1

-

"

Aug.

15

13

27

13

11

11

22

18

14

15

12

*9.8

11

11

17

11

16

8.7

9.0

8.7

11

9.4

8.7

8.5

8.2

8.0

8.7

8.5

at*2

13

390.2

12.6

-

Sept.

7.7

7.2

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.7

*6.7

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.8

189.3

6.31

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 592 Mln 8.2 Mean 41.3 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 137 Min 5.6 Mean 31.0 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 267

2050. Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°03'20", long 81°27'50", in T.I N., R.10 W. , on right bank in Akron,

Summit County, 0.3 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles downstream from Springfield Lake.

Drainage area. 8.40 sq mi.

Records available. May 1946 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,015.34 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Akron bench mark).

Average discharge. 14 years, 6.99 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 102 cfs Dec. 12 (gage height, 2.23 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 25-30; minimum gage height, 0.33 ft Sept. 28, 29.

1946-60: Maximum discharge, 519 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 3.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 95 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times In 

1953-54.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow regulated by Springfield Lake.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20, Apr. 19-22, June 5-8, 

July 4, 11, 12, Aug. 17, 24-27)

.7

.9

1.0

1.0 

1.9 

2.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

4.2

9.0

18

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

25

E6

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

6.5

3.6

1.6

1.3

1.8

3.5

2.9

*5.6

5.7

2.6

2.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

2.4

9.8

575

5.1

4.7

2.9

2.2 

1.8

2.2

82.5

2.66

_

-

Nov.

2.6

2.4

2.1

3.4

3.9

3.0

2.2

1.9

*1.6

3.1

4.7

2.4

6.7

8.0

5.5

3.6

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.6

3.1

2.2

9.0

8.7

7.6

6.2

109.9

3.66

_

-

Dec.

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.7

10

9.4

6.5

5.7

*7.0

12

45

42

26

19

16

15

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

11

16

16 

13

11

402.7

13.0

_

-

Jan.

9.4

9.8

22

IT

9.5

8.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

*7.0

20

20

15

17

13

9.4

11

11

8.7

7.3

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.6

5.6

9.0

13

11 

8.7

8.0

319.1

10.3

_

-

Feb.

7.6

6.5

5.9

6.2

7.0

9.0

6.5

5.1

8.3

17

*17

8.3

6.2

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

4TT

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.3

4.2

179.3

6.18

_

-

Mar.

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.8

4.1

4.5

4.3

4.2

4.1

*4.1

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

5.8

11

2422"

19

190.2

6.14

-

Apr.

13

10

16

20

TI

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

*9.0

9.0

8.7

9.0

7.3

5.5

5.1

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.0 

5.5

242.4

8.08

_

-

May

5.3

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

11

6.5

*10

7.3

5.5

6.5

11

5.3

4.1

4.5

4.5

3.8

3.6

3.2

7.3

8.0

5.9

4.5

3.9

4.2

4.9

3.9 

11

15

185.8

5.99

_

-

June

7.3

5.5

*4.5

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.4

18

8.7

22

TT

4.5

5.3

3.9

3.0

2.3

2.0

5.1

3.8

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.2 

1.9

146.2

4.87

_

-

July

3.6

2.1

4.5

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.2

5.4

279

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

2.6

2.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.8

5.2

2.3

1.3 

1.1

9

59.5

1.92

_

-

Aug.

0.9

.9

3.1

1.5

1.0

1.0

3.8

2.5

1.3

.9

.8

*.6

76

.8

2.6

1.3

.8

.8

.7

.9

1.3

.9

.8

.6

.8

.9

.8

.6

.6 

7.7

1.6

43.4

1.40

_

-

Sept.

0.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

2.1

*2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.6

.3

^

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

32.4

1.08

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 292 Mln 0.4 Mean 10.1 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 45 Mln 0.2 Mean 5.45 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec 

Mar. 4-26.

21-23, Jan. 5-7, 22-25, Feb. 15 to Mar. 2,
268 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2060. Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio

satlon.--I.at 41°08'04 

bridge at Old Portage 

and 4 miles northwest of Akron.

", long 81°32'49", on right bank 230 ft upstream from highway

3, Summit County, l£ miles downstream from Little Cuyahoga River,

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 740.11 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Dec. 21, 1923, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 422 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,390 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 9.05 ft); minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1921-35, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 11.54 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

estimate of peak flow at site with drainage area of 488 sq mi adjusted to gaging 

station by drainage-area relation; minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 27, 1944; minimum gage height, 

0.33 ft Nov. 19-24, Dec. 11-13, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Plow 

regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. At Lake Rockwell, about 16 miles 

above gage, an average of 67 cfs was diverted for municipal supply of city of Akron. 

Sewage from city enters river below station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1924(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 'discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 24 to Sept. 30

l.o 

2.0 

4.0

124

314

869

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

85

197

342

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

940

1,730

2,700

4,220

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

590 

579

547

573

602

619

602

648

824

795

799

704

*596

503

426

370

323

283

258

239

220

206

239

458

530

618

618

568

502

449 

444

15,732

507

-

-

Nov.

490 

525

510

560

655

635

588

568

*539

487

452

435

502

612

676

623

615

597

568

528

487

464

452

487

493

452

554

7fi5

673

646

16,578

553

-

-

Dec.

594 

577

560

530

516

620

708

632

574

*545

600

1,330

2.240

1,960

1,830

1,790

1,440

1,150

921

768

670

577

478

441

414

414

429

545

652

638

25,827

833

-

-

Jan.

609 

597

841

847

690

629

676

626

542

499

*475

694

1,050

1,090

1,180

1.250

1,160

1,050

967

831

690

615

580

533

522

467

499

612

684

696 

673

22,854

737

-

-

Feb.

661 

626

533

533

548

632

726

717

812

1,220

*1.640

1,460

1,360

1,230

950

860

765

696

635

542

487

530

504

458

478

484

444

423

438

21,392

738

-

-

Mar.

386 

359

386

336

333

356

377

359

339

*351

328

304

298

316

275

275

298

304

319

345

380

362

330

371

371

374

423

799

1,380

2 490

3J 100

17,024

549

-

-

Apr.

5.340

3, lib

2,690

2,370

1,840

1,460

1,240

1,090

947

850

799

*729

696

644

583

580

580

565

539

536

516

481

438

391

388

368

328

319

293

313

29,043

968

-

-

May

342 

356

412

148

139

124

153

322

475

*735

879

895

866

879

793

670

586

528

475

441

374

470

597

580

530

504

496

513

435

600 

854

16,171

522

-

-

June

714 

522

435

391

354

313

275

232

191

160

148

475

371

*554

562

597

629

661

626

586

490

441

371

293

243

214

197

166

171

124_

11,506

384

-

-

July

191 

14S

290

212

191

171

146

137

116

103

99

*94

220

272

206

163

139

135

139

141

114

1C 5

S8

S3.

87

138

2£0

If8

1ZO

137

4,680

151

-

-

Aug.

150 

120

238

177

203

166

200

388

406

275

180

 139

122

128

270

171

146

114

98 iSo

185

336

438

272

182

141

122

109

109

174 

203

6,092

197

-

-

Sept.

122 

109

101

96

112

90

98

94

87

94

83

80

*80

148

191

166

99

76

78

71

68

64

62

61

52

54

54

54

55

64

2,663

88.8

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,040 Mln 119 Mean 629 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,340 Mln 52 Mean 518 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 269

2075. Ohio Canal at Independence, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°23'2S", long 81°37'35", in T.6 N., R.12 W., on right bank rt upstream

 side of dam, 0.4 mile upstream from Rockside Road and 1 mile northeast of Independence, 

Ouyahoga County.

Records available.--September 1921 to May 1923, August 1927 to December 1935, October 1940 

to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above dam. Datum of gage is 605.31 ft above mear sea level, 

"t^rior to Dec. 9, 1946, staff or chain gage, or water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile

downstream at various datums. Dec. 10, 1946, to Nov. 3, 1950, staff gage at present

site and datum.

Extremes. 1921-23, 1927-35, 1940-60: Maximum daily discharge, 277 cfs Jan. 22, 1959; no

 flow June 4, 1947, July 2-7, 1950, July 16 to Aug. 19, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Water Is diverted from Cuyahoga River into canal at headgates at 

Brecksville, 6 miles upstream. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small mill upstream 

from station.

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.

72

71

68

65

*66

85

43

66

66

66

66

66

66

65

63

65

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

72

69

e66

e63

e57

54

54

58

2,014

65.0

-

-

Nov.

61

59

56

60

69

52

47

5?

69

*66

66

59

91

8T

91

87

82

80

79

78

78

77

78

79

68

59

73

88

85

82

2,159

72.0

-

-

Dec.

82

84

82

81

82

91

92

82

81

*88

85

76

74

69

66

66

71

69

66

66

64

63

62

62

62

62

68

71

68

66

2,286

73.7

-

-

Jan.

65

64

72

65

61

60

62

62

61

61

59

*68

75

66

69

64

62

64

64

60

58

5759-

72

72

74

74

82

7?

75

73

2,059

66.4

-

-

Feb.

72

71

70

74

71

79

77

75

84

72

66

*66

64

62

62

59

19

72

88seas

85

85

85

85

85

84

82

82

2,187

1 75.4

-

-

Mar.

82

81

82

81

81

81

81

81

81

80

*81

81

81

81

82

82

82

82

81

84

82

82

82

82

80

71

75

88

77

76

84

2,507

80.9

-

-

Apr.

74

72

74

74

72

79

78

76

74

73

*72

71

71

70

70

74

78

68

66

65

64

64

63

63

62

63

65

62

61

63

2,081

69.4

-

-

May

68

63

63

61

59

60

61

68

*73

73

73

72

69

69

68

66

68

65

64

63

63

65

7O

68

65

65

66

66

66

66

47.

2,033

65.6

-

-

June

55

71

70

69

70

68

66

66

66

66

66

70

*73

74

80

71

69

69

68

66

66

64

65

64

64

63

62

64

64

59

2,008

66.9

-

-

July

61

60

64

63

61

60

61

61

61

61

*61

63

65

TO

65

65

64

64

65

64

63

63

63

63

63

64

66

65

65

65

65

1,964

63.4

-

-

Aug.

66

66

74

70

69

68

70

75

72

71

*70

69

68

70

74

66

71

73

73

74

82

85

77

75

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

2,239

72.2

-

-

Sept.

71

71

71

70

75

70

70

71

73

71

71

*72

73

72

73

73

73

72

71

72

72

73

72

e72

78

80

81

BT

81

81

2,201

73.4

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 277 Min 0 Mean 65.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 92 Min 43 Mean 70.3 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of normal flow in canal.
270 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2080. Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°23'44", long 81°37'54", in T.6 N., R.12 W., on right bank 140 ft dovmstream from highway bridge on Rockside Road, 1 mile northeast of Independence, Cuyahoga 

County, and 3 miles downstream from Tinkers Creek.

Drainage area. 709 sq mi.

Records available .--September 1903 to December 1905 (fragmentary), January to July 1906 

(gage heights and discharge measurements only), September 1921 to May 1923, September 

1927 to December 1935, March 1940 to September 1960.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 584.14 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

city of Cleveland'). Sept. 21, 1903, to July 21, 1906, chain gage at bridge 140 ft upstream at same datum. Sept. 28, 1921, to May 30, 1923, chain gage at bridge 140 ft 

upstream at datum 2.42 ft higher. Sept. 5 to Oct. 8, 1927, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

 age discharge. 29 years (1921-22, 1927-35, 1940-60), 765 cfs (not including flow in 

ihlo Canal) .

Aver 

OH

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,780 cfs Dec. 13 (gage height, 15.42 ft); minimum, 95 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.52 ft).

1921-23, 1927-35, 1940-60: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 

22.41 ft), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 14 cfs Nov. 30, 1930; minimum combined daily discharge of river and canal, 55 cfs Aug. 28, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation" caused by powerplants above station. Flow 

slightly regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. Some diversion from Tuscarawas River into this basin at Portage Lakes. Water diverted into Ohio Canal at Brecksville, 6 miles above station, bypasses station. These records do not include flow in 

canal except above about 15,000 cfs, when channels merge; record of diversion published 

as Ohio Canal at Independence (see preceding page). Records of water temperatures and 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 

1950 (M).

1922-23(M), 1928-30(M), 1933(M), 1940(M), 1947(M),

Rating table, water year 195S<-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-26, Nov. 29 to Dec. 11)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

173

321

505

7.0

12.0

14.5

1,900

4,810

6,860

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.

,620

,760

,360

,100

* ,020

2,050

3,600

1,440

1,510

1,330

1,250 

1,120

940 

858

724

621

537

481

418

390

362

335

311

F60

858

1,200

1,280

1,080

890

746

890

35,941

1,159

-

-

Nov.

1,200

1,090

953

1,200

2,250

1,540

1,180

1,020

926

*836

773 

901

1,120 

1,720

1,700

1,280

1,180

1,030

930

858

814

755

 8T4 732

872

791

1,220

1,580

1,380

1,200

33,825

1,128

-

-

Dec.

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,090

1,070

1,670

1,900

1,420

1,190

1,070

*1,210 

4,530

6.800 

4, 080

3,060

2,700

2,280

1,840

1,500

1,220

1,070

922

778

688

649

661

710

- 980

1,640

1,460

1,180

52,768

1,702

-

-

Jan.

998

935

1,810

1,580

1,200

962

989

940

818

746

750 

*1,720

5.580 

2,310

2,390

2,160

1,860

1,740

1,820

1,480

1,210

1,050

966

868

822

778

764

1,590

1,660

1,390

1,180

43,066

1,389

-

-

Feb.

1,080

980

827

752

778

1,540

1,450

1,250

1,540

3,670

4.150 

*2,850

2,260 

1,920

1,590

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,060

912

778

80O

786

752

746

786

701

641

657

38,836

1,559

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 16,7OO Min 154

Mar.

597

529

555

517

495

505

535

557

497

517

*509 

497

461 

505

477

517

505

545

549

661

649

641

621

655

657

655

760

5,250

5,030

6,720

6,430

36,508

1,178

-

-

Apr.

5,010

4,590

4,210

6.060

5,410

2,570

2,250

2,020

1,700

1,500

*1,420 

1,290

1,160 

1,080

984

1,340

1,750

1,210

1,020

950

886

856

755

685

641

822

971

719

615

601

52,811

1,760

-

-

May

1,090

742

746

541

586

545

341

1,290

*1,450

2,610

2.720 

2,000

1,580 

1,460

1,550

1,100

1,060

948

822

746

641

796

1,430

1,290

976

804

755

1,020

955

9O4

2,580

55,436

1,145

-

-

June

1,480

994

782

629

595

517

455

400

558

511

282 

582

*782 

1,010

2.120

1,070

904

976

876

775

688

601

577

477

386

355

504

348

348

295

20,251

675

-

-

July

434

412

595

521

352

511

285

256

247

204

*180 

190

245 

773

453

518

250

215

282

298

218

196

193

164

154

160

408

514

244

258

252

9,522

501

-

-

Aug.

247

215

864

534

445

324

438

1,090

737

597

*594 

282

220 

218

617

555

247

215

169

24T

940

1.500

899

657

590

288

232

209

186

220

14,335

462

-

-

Sept.

212

173

149

152

152

127

132

132

151

145

126 

*116

524

198

255

258

188

142

124

158

132

130

126

162

111

98

ilo

111

107

111

4,510

150

-

-

Mean 1,366 Cfsm * In. -

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,800 Min 98 Mean 1,O32 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 271

2090. Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°37'S1", long 81°24'13", on left bank at city waterworks, 150 ft downstream from waterworks dam, 800 ft downstream from East Branch, 1 mile southeast of

Willoughby, Lake County, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 251 sq mi. 

Records available.--July 1925 to November- 1935, October 1939 to September 1960 (July 1925

to September 1932 monthly runoff in inches, adjusted for diversion, published in

WSP 1307; previously published runoff was unadjusted and should not be used). 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Dec. 20, 1939, staff gage on left concrete abutment on upstream side

of waterworks dam, 150 ft upstream at datum 7 ft higher. 

Average discharge.--31 years, 320 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,080 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.14 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Sept. 25, 26.

1925-35, 1939-60: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.95

ft, from high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis

of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs July 25, 26,

1934. 

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

diverted at dam Just above station for municipal supply of city of Willoughby. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1084 : 1929(M), 1931(M). WSP 1307: 1926-28(M), 1930(M),

1932-35(M), 1942(M). See also Records available.

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

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

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

50

97

185

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.5

385

985

2,620

5,130

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

(t)

Oct.

1,960

559

248

167

134

 683

2.590

686

318

216

173

137

114

114

111

94

84

81

76

71

69

"65 65

136

326

287

340

336

224

164

355

10,983

354

3.0

Nov.

837

470

331

307

1,580

683

358

241

185

*158

149

283

624

1,260

1,030

507

415

300

230

199

192

182

164

185

255

230

389

708

480

318

13,050

435

2.8

Dec.

259

300

349

304

283

794

999

600

420

344

*448

4.560

3,750

1,070

624

485

400

318

255

206

176

152

140

155

134

140

185

398

600

552

344

19,524

650

2.8

Jan.

244

220

1,670

859

331

248

200

175

164

164

182

*1,080

2.950

1,090

908

678

425

425

672

410

295

258

210

200

190

180

190

851

1,100

850

656

18,035

582

2.9

Feb.

558

354

224

258

295

1,100

992

552

582

584

2.650

*2,240

529

540

280

255

235

240

230

210

190

200

185

180

190

205

196

192

179

14,405

497

2.9

Mar.

150

140

140

140

150

145

137

130

125

150

*125

120

120

120

125

150

155

145

155

165

170

170

170

175

170

180

200

2,520

4,460

4.970

2,770

18,482

596

2.9

Apr.

1,110

690

1,150

2.280

818

552

480

480

507

496

*552

465

326

259

254

426

1,420

659

415

504

258

216

179

164

155

158

164

152

151

1 CO jLD£

15,532

511

2.9

May

400

263

182

149

131

117

119

1,060

*1,860

2.090

1,570

811

490

395

558

504

227

210

175

164

145

226

845

766

554

220

182

202

182

196

873

15,262

492

5.0

June

410

227

175

157

161

128

97

84

76

71

101

1,020

*552

1,050

1.640

570

518

308

216

164

122

108

117

117

105

89

81

79

128

89

8,518

284

3.3

July

128

202

193

279

140

92

74

60

54

50

*50

41

48

267

146

79

60

54

50

67

52

47

369

ITf

79

80

244

119

84

86

287

5,704

119

5.2

Aug.

149

111

590

611

279

122

94

941

248

145

*108

81

69

65

105

114

81

69

63

60

217

556

244

119

84

60

54

50

48

7T

67

5,449

176

3.3

Sept.

71

50

42

42

42

39

54

54

54

57

40

*37

218

~69 318

50

42

59

56

57

37

56

34

33

51

31

32

32

35

54

1,644

54.8

5.4

Adjusted for diversion for city of Willoughby

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

357 

1.42 

1.64

438 

1.75 

1.95

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60;

653 

2.52 

2.90

585 

2.55 

2.69

500 

1.99 

2.15

599 

2.59 

2.76

514 

2.05 

2.29

495 

1.97 

2.27

Observed

Max 10,500 Mln 26 Mean 500 

Max 4,970 Mln 31 Mean 595

287 

1.14 

1.27

122 

0.486 

0.56

179 

0.713 

0.82

58.2 

0.252 

0.26

Adjusted

Mean 505 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.25 

Mean 598 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.56

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 cfs). --Dec. 15 (12:30 a.m.) 6,160 cfs (9.40 ft); Jan. 12 (9:50 p.m.) 

4,060 cfs (7.51 ft); Mar. 29 (8 p.m.) 7,080 cfs (10.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent In cubic feet per second, for municipal supply of city of Willoughby. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23, 24, Jan. 7, 8, 23-27, Feb. 15-26, 

Mar. 1-27.
272 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2110. Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°39'Q5", long 80°50'1Q", in T.10 N., R.4 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Plum Creek, 1.4 miles southeast of 

village of Rock Creek, Ashtabula County, 1-| miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and 

3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.6 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

June 10, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 83.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 efs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.07 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 10-12, 30; minimum gage height, 0.23 ft Sept. 12.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Jan. 21, 1959 (gage height, 10.89 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of flood studies; no flow at times.

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

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. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

0.4

.5

.6

.9

1.2

1.5

1.6

3.6

6.8

22

43

68

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

120

192

290

570

975

1,550

0.2 

.3 .2 

1.0 

3.4 

6.8

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.5

120

192

295

650

1,090

1,600

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

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

208

153

51

24

13

*278

"1.150

325

132

78

41

23

15

12

10

8.5

7.2

6.1

5,0

4.1

3.8

 376 3.3

9.8

31

101

132

112

62

36

70

3,088.4'

99.6

1.T6

2.03

Nov.

225

143

80

76

240

319

217

88

55

39

*30

41

162

350

558

160

106

80

52

41

50

52

40

58

178

118

201

317

185

112

4,173

139

2.46

2.74

Dec.

83

98

140

119

101

142

282

168

*112

86

104

1.250

1,170

439

168

110

80

62

48

36

25

19

16

15

IS

20

42

174

329

231

123

5,787

187

3.30

3.80

Jan.

74

63

517

320

95

46

28

19

19

21

26

153

*978

502

273

189

96

79

138

99

60

48

43

40

37

35

38

161

364

278

143

4,982

161

2.84

3.27

Feb.

72

50

32

26

29

225

216

118

144

*638

678

268

119

57

46

40

36

35

36

32

29

50

28

27

28

28

26

25

24

3,142

108

1.91

2.06

Mar.

22

21

20

21

22

21

20

19

18

T9

19

18

18

18

18

*19

20

21

23

24

25

25

26

25

26

27

29

296

1,410

2.560

1,130

5,980

193

3.41

3.93

Apr.

522 ~

216

132

118

95

82

118

136

178

182

140

90

58

40

33

180

162

94

*55

38

28

23

19

16

14

14

14

12

if 9.7

2,850.7

94.4

1.67

1.86

May

56

41

24

18

14

11

20

645

698

*654

578

288

147

113

108

97

54

65

49

28

21

61

371

285

107

50

50

28

28

32

77

4,796

155

2.74

5.16

June

70

36

20

12

8.8

6.4

5.0

4.0

*3.4

2.8

2.6

4.0

5.7

25

74

49

27

21

18

12

7.6

5.4

4.4

5.7

3.4

4.0

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.4

442.1

14.7

0.260

0.29

July

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.6

3,7

5.0

3-1

*1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.9

3.1

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

2.8

3.7

3.2

5.7

4.7

2.6

2.3

4.0

3.4

7e.o

2.45

O.C43

0.05

Aug.

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

6.8

4.0

*2.5

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

^4

.6

.9

1.4

2.3

2.0

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

41.9

1.35

0.024

0.03

Sept.

0.6

1.0

T5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

B l

.1

.1

*.S

.5

.5

.4

.5

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

12.0

0.40

0.007

0.01

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,000 Min 0 Mean 107 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.67

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,560 Min 0.1 Mean 96.6 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.23

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Oct. 7 (1 a.m.) 2.100 cfs (6.72 ft); Dec. 12 (10 p.m.) 1,950 cfs 

(6.54 ft); Mar. 30 (12:30 a.m.) 3,380 cfs (8.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-24, Jan. 5-9, 21, 27, J?n. 31 to Feb. 4, 

Feb. 15 to Bar. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 273

2115. Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°45'10", long 80°48'00", In T.ll N., R.3 W. ( on right bank at downstream

side of bridge on State Highway 307, if miles northwest of Jefferson, Ashtabula County,

and 85- miles downstream from Grlggs Creek. 

Drainage area. 78.3 sq ml.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 822.59 ft above mean sea level (Ashtabula

(Tounty bench mark). Prior to June 10, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 18 years, 113 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,110 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 9.71 ft); minimum dally, 0.1 cfs many days In July, August, September..

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 9,810 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 12.5C ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of

peak flow; no flow at times. 

Remarks. Records fair except those below 15 cfs or those for periods of backwater from

tributary or periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Water diverted above station for

municipal supply for city of Jefferson.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect and backwater fron 

tributary (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet pep second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 3O

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

Z.5

4.0

9.3

18

36

62

125

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.5

212

440

1,080

Z.180

3,770

0.6

.7

.9 

1.0

0.1 

.4 

1.1 

2.Z 

4.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

6.3 

9.3

18

36

6Z

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.1

125

213

469

1,230

1,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19'5O

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

Oct.

414

457

152

75

56

*188

2.290 

694

223

118

61

37

25

22

19

16

12

10

7.7

6.3

5.3

4.4

478

9.3

25

139

339

294

144

72

93

6,012.8

194 

0.29

Nov.

541

353

162

102

373

513

318

119

61

40

*30

70

246

670

718

Z90

167

136

HZ

100

142

251

162

138

297

Z68

314

598

386

2Z2

7,899

263 

0.29

Dec.

160

151

225

Z25

301

43Z

580

287

*218

176

164

1,700

2.210

525

187

124

95

70

54

40

30

Z2

17

13

11

15

46

Z86

643

370

169

9,546

308

0.28

Jan.

95

69

683

525

120

50

30 

Z2

20

20

Z8

*90

1.400

802

380

Z88

116

80

141

105

75

65

58

52

50

52

62

1Z8

33Z

396

290

6,624

214 

O.Z8

Feb.

170

90

50

36

80

816

614 

Z22

*183

787

979

338

138

67

58

50

46

44

46

41

37

38

36

35

36

35

33

32

31

5,168

178 

0.29

Mar.

Z9

28

27

29

31

30

28 

Z7

26

28

28

27

27

27

*28

Z8

28

31

33

35

35

36

36

36

38

45

80

118

1,390

3.550

1,740

7,679

Z48 

0.30

Apr.

515

2Z1

148

150

119

9Z

1Z7 

196

Z41

235

Z13

118

67

43

34

58

162

131

*73

45

32

Z5

20

15

12

10

8.7

9.3

8.0

973

3,137.3

105 

0.31

May

35

60

35

20

13

9.0

7.7 

501

1 3QQ

s£o5o

880

426

185

106

78

55

35

38

33

25

18

16

380

409

135

58

33

20

16

30

84

6,120.7

197 

0.33

June

~59 109

30

18

12

7.4

4.6 

3.4

*2.4

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

1Z

22

23

23

19

10

5.6

3.2

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.5

1 4

J

383.1

12.8 

0.34

July

0.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2 

*.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.7

"74 1.4

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.2

.Z

.li

.2

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

10. Z

0.329 

0.37

Aug.

~7I 0.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

2.7 

.4

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

6.5

0.210 

0.36

Sept.

11

3.0

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

1.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

18.7

0.623 

0.36

Adjusted for diversion for municipal supply of city of Jefferson

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

194 

2.48 

2.86

263 

3.36

3.75

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

308 

3.93 

4.53

214 

2.73 

3.15

1T8 

Z.27 

2.45

248 

3.17 

3.66

105 

1.34 

1.50

197 

2.52 

2.90

Observed

<ax 5,000 Hin 0 Mean 162 

Max 3,550 Min 0.1 Mean 144

13.1 

0.167 

0.19

0.699 

0.009 

0.01

0.570 

0.007 

0.01

Adjusted

0.983 

0.126 

0.14

Mean 162 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.08 

Mean 144 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.15

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Oct. 7 (9 a.m.) 3.280 cfs (9.15 ft): Dec. 13 (1:15 a.m.) 3,250

cfs (9.13 ft); Jan. 13 (5 p.m.) 1,850 cfs (7.54 ft); Mar. 30 (6 a.m.) 4,110 cfs (9.71 ft); Hay 9

(4:30 a.m.) 1,660 ofs (6.91 ft). '

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for city of Jefferson.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-10, 20-27, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, Feb. 16 to 

Mar. 14, Mar. 17-Z6. Backwater from tributary Oct. 6, 7, 31, Nov. 1, 4, 5, Dec. 8-11. Mar. 27-29, 

Hay 7, 8, 22, 23.
274 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2120. Grand River near Madison, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°44'26", long 81°02'48", on downstream end of center pier of bridge on 

State Highway 528, half a mile upstream from Griswold Creek and 2 miles south of Madison, Lake County.

Drainage area. 587 sq mi.

Records available. July 1922 to December 1935, February 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 674.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 20, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 668 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,14,300 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.27 ft); minimum, 8.6 cfs Sept. 12 [gage height, 1.06 ft).

1922-35, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 14.73 

ft), from rating curve extended above 12,200 cfs on basis of estimated peak flow over 

dam at site about 8 miles upstream with drainage area of 559 sq mi, adjusted to gage 

site by 0.8 power of the drainage area ratio; no flow July 31, Aug. 1, 2, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years 1 .-'-WSP 1437: 1923-24(M), 1925-30, 1932(M), 1933, 1934(M), 1935, 

1938(M), 1946, 1948(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 29 to Aug. 10)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 14 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

49

84

145

276

453

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.2

1,030

1,720

2,570

5,310

9,650

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

6.5

14

100

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

240

440

1,000

1,750

2,750

8.0 10.0

12.0

5,340

9,230

13,600

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

0

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,460

1,740

1,130

744

491

1,030

*5.900

5,200

2,150

1,400

880

518

339

238

182

154

130

116

100

86

74

63

96" 57

224

771

1,320

1,330

920

545

552

29,940

966

1.65

1.90

Nov.

1,550

1,580

991

663

1,480

1,920

1,570

1,050

687

*495

352

360

687

1,960

2^570

1,840

1,340

1,130

880

606

555

776

623

560

978

1,190

1,260

2,050

1,920

1,440

35,063

1,169

1.99

2.22

Dec.

1,160

1,060

1,130

1,170

1,210

1,420

2,120

1,780

*1,340

1,190

1,060

4,710

9.430

5,880

3,370

2,580

1,980

1,270

762

510

367

264

175

172

157

151

222

875

2,280

2,080

1,410

53,285

1,719

2.93

3.38

Jan.

1,060

876

2,22O

2,950

1,510

90O

54O

310

250

240

230

416

*4,290

5.000

3,170

2,680

1,860

1,240

950

750

600

520

460

430

400

390

400

618

1,380

2,080

1,910

40,630

1,311

2.23

2.57

Feb.

1,800

1,260

660

420

400

1,890

2,890

1,650

1,280

*3, 030

4.600

3,460

2,250

1,640

980

728

555

480

440

390

350

360

340

320

330

340

310

300

 290

33,743

1,164

1.98

2.14

Mar.

270

250

240

250

260

250

240

225

215

225

220

215

210

215

220

*230

240

250

270

285

295

300

305

300

305

320

340

940

4,950

12,000

13,000

37,835

1,220

2.08

2.40

Apr.

97l70~

6,260

3,880

2,620

1,570

1,140

1,130

1,240

1,410

1,530

1,520

1,140

768

540

418

440

1,230

1,250

*922

607

440

339

264

216

175

151

138

125

114

108

40,855

1,362

2.32

2.59

May

254

395

347

226

154

116

102

1,130

*4,260

4.520

4,220

3,320

2,340

1,650

1,210

870

651

495

431

343

283

247

1,570

2,180

1,320

780

530

355

272

400

846

35,617

1,149

1.96

2.26

June

768

585

444

311

202

132

106

*86

72

63

58

62

77

693

1,400

1,310

1,130

909

580

315

172

110

84

69

59

56

58

52

45

58

10,046

335

0.571

0.64

July

36

36

36

45£ 2

f3

*F8

4-6

39

36

31

27

26

28

28

48

59

49

38

32

26

24

37

41

108

135

100

72

59

55

49

1,519

49.0

0.083

0.10

Aug.

50

42

41

42

41

38

72

*106

77

58

52

46

39

33

28

24

21

19

18

19

21

19

17

17

30

46

44

35

29

26

22

1,172

37.8

0.064

0.07

Sept.

2.1

38

42

26

20

18

16

13

12

10

9.6

*9^3_

110

56

33

26

23

21

20

18

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

12

672.9

22.4

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 18,000 Mln 5.0 Mean 1,011 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 13,000 Mln 9.3 Mean 875 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.31

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Oct. 7 (10 p.m.) 7.400 cfs (9.12 ft): Dec. 13 (12:30 p.m.) 9,950 

cfs (10.34 ft); Jan. 14 (2 a.m.) 5,840 cfs (8.30 ft); Mar. 31 (4 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (12.27 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6-10, 19-27, Feb. 2-6, Feb. 18 to Mar. 29 (no 

gage-height record Mar. 4-16; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for other stations In basin).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 275

2125. Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°51'19", long 80°45'43", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Hubbard Run, It miles southeast of Ashtabula, Ashtabula 

County, and 5-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to November 1947, March 1950 

to September 1960. *

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 605 ft (from topographic ma~>). Prior 

to Aug. 27, 1924, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 152 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,110 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.47 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, Sept. 8-12; minimum gage height, 0.37 ft Sept. 11, 12.

1924-35, 1939-47, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 

11.03 ft), from rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

at times during most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Oct. 10 to Dec. 12, which are fair, and 

those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 954: 1929(M). WSP 974: 1942. WSP 1437: 1926, 1932, 

1934.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10-26, 29-31,

Nov. 3, 4, 8-12, Dec. 1-4, 8-ll)

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

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

22

47

89

149

310

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

580

1,310

2,280

3,450

.9

1.0

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.3

24

64

170

375

700

2,500

5,240

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

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

446

450

154

78

52

80

*2,550

687

238

129

72

49

42

42

43

40

36

32

29

26

24

23

22

25

43

83

324

350

166 

91

91

6,317

204

1.73

1.99

Nov.

678

410

194

131

524

710

355

159

96

*65

57

100

264

745

856

370

278

248

221

205

238

380

274

298

556

460

478

773

532 

395

11,030

368

3.12

3.48

Dec.

342

319

385

385

574

878

857

*526

427

342

314

2,470

5.240

747

365

290

252

215

185

159

140

121

110

105

105

113

196

595

1,050 

595

524

16,724

559

4.57

5.27

Jan.

228

196

1,090

696

278

180

130

100

90

85_

90

*110

1,730

901

538

422

212

166

221

188

155

135

120

110

105

105

120

199

380 

405

355

9,890

319

2.70

3.11

Feb.

537

208

145

125

117

912

844

514

*252

891

1.290

472

215

145

111

95

85

80

85

75

70

70

65

60

65

65

60

58

55

7,364

254

2.15

2.32

Mar.

52

50

48

48

50

50

46

44

42

44

44

42

42

42

42

*44

46

48

50

54

58

58

58

58

60

62

68

252

2,060 

5.090

2,810

11,562

375

3.16

5.64

Apr.

849

59T

264

264

216

150

161

248

325

550

565

216

123

76

64

147

55

*272

139

84

61

51

44

39

34

31

28

28

30 

29

5,115

170

1.44

1.61

May

72

101

60

41

32

25

24

613

*1.700

1,560

954

522

248

147

105

74

54

70

64

42

51

36

650

529

177

78

46

33

25 

26

43

7,982

257

2.18

2.51

June

51

46

33

25

18

15

12

*9.6

7.7

6.3

6.0

8.1

8.8

24

52.

38

30

30

21

15

12

9.2

7.7

6.6

6.0

4.6

3.7

2.9

2.6 

1 9 - 

511.7

17.1

0.145

0.16

July

1.9

1.9

3.2

2.6

1.9

1.5

*1.4

.9

.6

.6

.4

.5

.3

.7

1.2

.9

.5

.3

.3

*?,

.2'.Z

2.4

4.0

2.1

1.7

12

7.4

4.0 

2.6

1.9

60.1

1.94

0.016

0.02

Aug.

1.2

.7

.8

.9

1.0

.7

1.0

*11

7.7

8.8

5.6

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.0

.8

.5

.6

3.4

5.7

2.9

1.9

1.2

.6

.4

.5

.2 

.1

.1

68.6

2.21

0.019

0.02

Sept.

oa

.7

1.2

1.2

.8

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*117

22

11

7.7

5.0

5.4

2.4

5.7

2.9

1.9

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.4

.5

.3 

.6

187.4

6.25

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 7,500 Mln 0 Mean 227 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.07

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,090 Mln 0.1 Mean 210 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.19

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).--Oct. 7 (10 a.m.) 4,650 

cfs (7.20 ft); Mar. 50 (4 a.m.) 7,110 cfs (8.47 ft).

cfs (6.89 ft); Dec. 13 (3:50 a.m.) 5,080

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6-15, 21-27, Feb. 16 to Mar. 28.
276 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2130. Conneaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°55'34", long 80°36'18", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, half a mile east of Amboy, Ashtabula County, 3 miles southwest of Conneaut, and 

6-g- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. July 1922 to December 1935, March 1950 to September I960.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 605 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 17, 1924, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 247 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.90 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1928-35, 1950-60: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 11.70 

ft); maximum gage height, 12.94 ft Mar. 4, 1934 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs 

July 31, Aug. 1, 1933, Aug. 1, 2, 1934.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 714: 1926. WSP 784: 1933. WSP 1437: 1923-25(M), 1926-30, 

1931-32(M), 1933, 1935(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 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 5O

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

34

52

94

148

211

346

3.5 

4.O 

5.0 

6.5 

8.0

540

815

1,580

3,250

5,800

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

2.4

6.4

21

40

76

118

220

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

365

620

950

1,790

2,950

6,150

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

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,280

2,550

552

191

129

229

*2,960

5.190

522

386

200

122

88 

81 

86

78

62

50

44

39

35

34

34

39

206

344

726

620

327 

183

172

15,559

502

2.82

3.25

Nov.

998

878

390

264

646

999

572

281

185

*138

116

158

343 

885 

1.210

668

362

337

267

234

242

401

401

334

739

770

567

1,160

867 

572

15,984

533

2.99

3.34

Dec.

434

390

446

458

540

950

1,310

*782

518

423

366

1,760

4.940 

2,070 

536

376

356

289

227

181

115

95

84

8080-

101

185

606

1,390 

910

454

21,452

692

3.89

4.48

Jan.

286

222

936

1,430

443

229

162

125

105

TJSS

125

*227

1,590 

2,170 

796

635

359

252

292

318

215

160

145

135

130

130

160

269

544

600

488

13,783

445

2.50

2.88

Feb.

423

315

183

144

168

844

1,600

620

*397

899

2,450

1,600

490 

315 

190

175

160

165

155

145

155

140

150

125

135

140

135

150

120

12,608

455

2.44

2.65

Mar.

105

100

95

100

105

100

95

90

85

90

85

85

85 

85 

*90

90

95

100

105

110

120

120

120

125

120

150

140

712

2,220 

5,480

6, 150

17,332

559

3.14

3.62

Apr.

2,040

778

596

512

428

327

373

485

596

524

490

452

505 

199 

167

375

548

*389

265

182

139

118

106

92

82

76

72

70

62 

67

10,891

365

2.04

2.28

May

120

130

109

80

62

50

53

550

*2. 450

2,060

1,380

858

506 

318 

260

197

137

150

184

135

100

104

534

1,110

440

193

120

88

71 

75

99

12,683

409

2.30

2.65

June

114

115

TT

61

50

41

37

*34

31

29

27

50

55 

65 

80

67

52

48

58

54

29

25

25

22

20

19

18

18

18

1,279

42.6

0.259

0.27

July

19

19

18

18

15

15

*12

11

10

11

9~4 9.4

10 

15 

15

16

15

15

11

12

10

10

26

25

26

22

40

2T

21

18

13

499.8

16.1

O.C90

0.10

Aug.

12

17

18

18

16

18

21

*18

49

57

24

18

14 

12 

12

12

10

9.4

10

11

15

11

10

8.8

7.6

775" 6.4

7.0

8.8

10

9.4

457.4

14.8

0.085

0.10

Sept.

16

16

11

12

15

11

8.2

7.O

6.0

6.0

6.0

 S^l

a6.0 

a!50 

a70

a40

a25

a!9

a!6

a!4

12

10

9.4

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0 

8 " 2

546.2

18.2

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1959: Max 9,80O Min 6.2 Mean 371 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.31

Waber year 1959-60: Max 6,150 Min 5.6 Mean 336 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.71

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs). Oct. 2 (9:50 a.m.) 5,080 cfs (6.38 ft); Oct. 8 (1:30 a.m.) 5,610 

cfs (7.90 ft)j Dec. 13 (4 p.m.) 6,06O cfs (e.15 ft); Feb. 11 (9 p.m.) 2,950 cfs (6.27 ft); Mar. 50 

(9 p.m.) 7.980 efs (8.9O ft); May 9 (s p.m.) 5,090 cfs (6.10 ft).__________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

River near Madison.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-25, Jan. 7-12, 21-27, Feb. 16 to Mar. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 277

2135. Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°27'50", long 78°56'10", on right bank at Gowanda, Erie County, 380 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 600 ft downstream from powerhouse of Niagara Mohawk 

Power Corp., and 4.2 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 428 sq ml.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1960.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 738.74 ft above mean sea level (village of 

Gowanda bench mark).

Average discharge. 20 years (1940-60), 730 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.86 ft); mlnimum, 37 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum dally, 67 cfs Sept. 10, 11.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 35,900 cfs Mar. 17, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 14.14 ft Mar. 7, 1956; 

minimum discharge, about 6 cfs Aug. 21, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Oct. 26, 

1951; minimum dally discharge, 52 cfs Sept. 13, 1945, Aug. 1, 1955.

Rfctnarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by several Industrial plants above station. Diurnal fluctuation at low and 

medium flow caused by powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1-24, 

June 16 to Sept. 30 Oct. 25 to June 15

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

130

180

285

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

440

640

1,050

1,590

2,990

2.0 195

2.5 405

3.0 700

4.0 1,590

5.0 2,990

6.0 4,890

8.0 9,840

10.0 16,300

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

883

367

2O5

164

192

906

 5.830 

1,040

605

380

277 

277 

261 

231

214

192

180

175

167

154

144

140

142

2,470

1,600

959

909

674

.494

400 

1,010

19,642

634

1.48

1.71

Nov.

2.450

1,450

984

83O

*1,150

1,140

845 

648

540

477

43O 

558 

546 

753

1,140

694

742

700

602

558

583

742

648

950

1,490

993

1,260

1,570

1,160

909

27,522

917

2.14

2.39

Dec.

792

785

893

869

BOO

1,030

1,830 

1,130

*1,080

976

885 

4,75O 

6.670 

1,960

1,320

1,940

1,930

1,400

1,080

830

660

580

470

560

600

590

1,040

1,8OO

2,230

1,180 

885

43,545

1,405

3.28

3.78

Jan.

700

660

2,790

1,440

900

*700

78O 

756

600

62 O

640 

560

2*860

2,210

1,870

1,180

960

880

720

700

680

660

640

580

600

602

749

792

700 

620

36,269

1,170

2.73

3.15

Feb.

616

490

430

460

552

2,O40

1,520 

980

984

2,370

 7.760 

2,380 

1,350 

960

800

968

917

861

721

470

742

760

720

680

620

660

580

560

580

33,531

1,156

2.70

2.91

Mar.

560

540

490

*440

520

500

48O 

480

440

450

410 

400 

400 

400

400

380

390

410

400

410

410

410

380

380

560

360

400

1,260

4,890

14,900 

11,100

43,750

1,411

3.30

3.80

Apr.

5,070

3,650

4,930

5,560

3,460

»1,760

1,540 

1,380

1,390

1,260

1,180 

1,350 

1,320 

1,130

1,630

2,170

1,400

1,270

1,030

861

770

808

714

642

609

576

628

576

510

482

49,656

1,655

3.87

4.31

May

482

455

420

400

380

355

337 

405

871

946

661 

590 

BOB 

687

564

540

482

602

564

516

590

635

694

838

749

552

*460

415

380

380 

510

17,268

557

1.30

1.50

June

596

435

415

360

314

293

285 

276

264

257

245 

372 

504 

649

2,660

1,120

563

458

375

312

273

253

333

452

345

249

210

192

201

*198

13,459

449

1.05

1.17

July

183

192

180

177

164

154

149 

144

137

135

159 

140 

132 

152

152

140

132

126

132

135

128

128

159

140

126

117

245

154

126

119 

121

4,578

148

0.346

0.40

Aug.

117

110

1.130

346

467

242

186 

162

149

 135

126 

119 

108

104

115

123

115

106

102

112

100

104

102

104

88

83

84

90

*79

108

5,214

168

0.392

0.45

Sept.

90

98

88

84

88

84

*81 

79

79

11

67 

84 

100 

81

81

84

83

79

83

13£

115

98

90

88

79

74

75

77

81

88

2,575

85.8

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1959: Max 15,300 Mln 61 Mean 865 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.41

Water year 1959-60: Max 14,900 Mln 67 Mean 812 Cfsm 1.9O In. 25.79

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--Mar. 30 (5:15 p.m.) 19,700 cfs (10.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by loe Dec. 21-25, Jan. 1, 2, 5-7, 9-12, 18-26, 31, 

eh. 2-4, 8, 13-15, 20, Feb. 22 to Mar. 1, Mar. 3-27.
278 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2145. Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°51'15", long 78°45'30", on left bank in Gardenville, Erie County, 700 ft 

downstream from bridge on Union Road and 2 miles upstream from Cayuga C*-eek.

Drainage area. 145 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.04 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 22 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,530 cfs Mar. 30, from rating c-jrve extended 

above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at 7.07 ft; maximum gage height, 

7.45 ft Mar. 30 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.98 ft, 

backwater from aquatic vegetation and/or debris present).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1955, Mar. 7, 1956, from rating 

curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 7.07ft; 

maximum gage height, 11.90 ft Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Aug.22, 

24, 25, 1941.

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

fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 3.2 miles above station.

Revisions (water .years). WSP 1337: 1939-52.

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

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

Diurnal

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

35

83

195

350

620

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,010

1,440

1,940

3,260

4,960

6,950

0.97 4.4

1.0 6.4

1.1 17

1.2 32

1.4 76

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

179

460

1,030

2,030

3,340

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

79

64

30

22

31

196

2"54 900

127

86

56

43

35

31

30

28

25

24

24

22

21

*20

2T

367

440

162

273

208

113

80

141

3,953

128

0.883

1.01

Nov.

648

328

158

133

275

230

131

93

78

70

£7

152

149

234

419

166

185

80

82

*84

90

240

179

191

404

199

164

356

220 

150

5,955

199

1.37

1.53

Dec.

165

187

290

302

255

326

727

300

280

250

225

2,020

2.100

466

296

629

557

*332

240

125

100

90

86

125

130

125

350

560

500 

270

175

12,583

406

2.80

3.23

Jan.

140

135

1,020

466

200

160

165

155

130

145

125

140

2.000

820

800

560

260

190

170

*130

125

120

116

110

104

110

116

140

145 

135

114

9,246

295

2.03

2.34

Feb.

110

90

84

74

160

800

674

320

260

908

5.000

590

280

230

190

230

190

*180

140

110

140

145

140

125

120

122

118

108

110

9,748

336

2.32

2.50

Mar.

106

104

92

80

88

84

82

82

80

80

78

76

74

74

*72

72

76

76

72

76

72

70

66

64

62

62

110

400

1,800 

5.000

3 130

12,460

402

2.77

3.20

Apr.

1,330

1,310

1,270

1.4SO

628

402

377

300

294

256

230

235

225

*1S4

272

607

328

267

188

147

139

202

143

119

119

115

112

102

85

11

11,512

384

2.65

2.95

May

74

71

66

58

54

49

45

49

151

225

132

105

179

136

93

88

88

143

125

*93

147

105

108

112

112

76

61

49

43 

45

93

2,975

96.0

0.662

0.76

June

132

76

51

37

33

28

30

24

22

18

17

216

171

74

814

267

115

88

79

56

43

37

33

45

49

39

*32

27

27 

27

2,707

90.2

0.622

0.69

July

27

35

33

28

28

24

22

19

15

14

13

13

*13

15

15

19

14

13

12

11

11 9.8

11

18

15

13

24

28

22

14

12

560.8

18.1

0.125

0.14

Aug.

9.8

9.8

*31

73

35

22

18

17

13

32

15

11

8.9

8.9

15

22

22

15

12

9.8

11

11

12

12

11

8.9

7.2

6.4

"577 5.7 

6.4

497.5

16.0

0.110

0.13

Sept.

*8.0

7.2

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.0

5.7

4.4

4.4

6.4

7.2

6.4

6.4

*9.8

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.0

9.8

17

12

9.8

8.9

7.2

7.2

6.4

6.4

8.0

225.6

7.52

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,400 Min 5.3 Mean 232 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71

Water year 1959-60 : Max 5,000 Min 4.4 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.54

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Mar. 30 (9:15 p.m.) 7,530 cfs (7.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-22, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, I<?c. 8-11, Dec. 20 

to Jan. 3, Jan. 5 to Feb. 6, Feb. 8, 9, Feb. 13 to Mar. 30 (no gage-height record Jan. 17-19, Feb.24 

to Mar. 7, Mar. 11).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 279

2150. Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°53'20", long 78°38'40", on right bank just upstream from low flat-crested 

dam in Como Lake Park, 700 ft downstream from bridge on Bowen Road, 800 ft downstream 

from Little Buffalo Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Lancaster, Erie County.

Drainage area. 93.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 672.80 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 22 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,070 efs Mar. 30; maximum gage height, 12.58 ft 

Mar. 30 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.71 ft).

1938-60: Maximum discharge, 8,750 cfs Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage height, that of 

Mar. 30, 1960; practically no flow part of Aug. 8, 9, 1939, when permanent stoplogs 

were installed in dam.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1437: 1955.

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

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

3.1 

3.3 

3.7

4.1 

4.5

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 

5.4

45

170

5,0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,430

3,120

5,050

2.73

2.8

2.9

Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.7

1.8

3.0

3.1

3.4

5.4

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.1 ft.

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

25

12

7.2

11

222

569

154

81

56

33

21

17

14

13

12

11

10

9.1

8.6

*7.8

7.4

7.2

162

251

90

146

138

72

51

111

2,362.3

76.2

0.817

0.94

Nov.

~205 463

98

86

205

126

69 

54

48

43

39

109

98

170

283

110

122

60

66

70

*84

205

122

126

264

114

87

175

134

86

3,921

131

1.40

1.56

Dec.

98

118

210

264

242

293

498 

185

220

210

175

1,610

1,690

334

210

573

416

*236

162

87

66

56

58

102

106

102

270

520

328

200

142

9,781

316

3.39

3.90

Jan.

106

106

973

300

130

90

94 

90

80

84

70

76

1.700

780

780

480

210

135

*120

94

90

86

82

78

74

78

82

96

100

94

80

7,438

240

2.57

2.96

Feb.

76

54

52

46

58

500

400 

250

200

500

1.850

500

300

200

145

165

130

125

*100

70

90

94

92

80

76

76

74

66

70

6,439

222

2.38

2.57

Mar.

68

68

62

66

66

64

62 

60

60

60

58

58

58

58

*56

56

58

58

56

58

56

54

50

48

45

45

70

200

700

2, 410

8,388

271

2.90

3.34

Apr.

909

722

868

1,020

384

242

210 

170

154

138

118

126

118

*94

161

275

175

154

94

75

69

162

98

69

72

75

75

63

54

 50

6,994

233

2.50

2.79

May

46

43

39

33

29

26

i

98

158

84

81

134

102

63

57

50

69

*54

50

69

56

58

78

75

51

40

29

24

46

1,820

58.7

0.629

0.73

June

102

52

35

24

21

17

13 

13

12

11

10

13

21

21

206

84

43

33

28

21

17

14

12

17

17

13

9.4

8.4

 5 7.8 7

ts . 4

904.0

30.1

0.323

0.36

July

*7.2

10

9.6

8.4

7.6

6.9

5.8 

5.6

5.1

3.4

3.8

3.2

*3.2

5.2

4.4

3.0

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.5

3.0

*2.2

2.0

7.8

4.8

4.0

2.7

2.0

137.0

4.42

0.047

0.05

Ajg.

1.5

1.3

7.2

19

11

6.3

4.6 

4.0

3.6

16

9.2

4.8

3.4

2.7

*6.1

11

6.3

5.0

3.2

3.6

4.8

5.8

5.2

3.8

2.7

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.4

1.4

1.0

163.2

5.26

C.056

0.07

Sept.

0.8

*.8

.6

.6

.7

.6

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.6

.9

1.0

.6

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.7

 8

24.0

0.80

0.0086

0.01

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4,040 Min 0.4 Mean 161 Cfam 1.73 In. - 23.47

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,500 Min 0.3 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19. 2£

Peak discharge (base, 3,300 cfs).--Dec. 12 (11:15 p.m.] 

3,500 cfsj Mar. 30 (7:30 p.m.) 17,070 cfs (9.10 ft).

4,000 cfs (7.47 ft); Feb. 10 (9:45 p.m.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18-20, 30, Dec. 8-1O, 21-24, 27, Jan. 1, 

Jan. 4 to Mar. 30.

614Z14 O -61 -19
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

2155. Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"49'45", long 78°46'40", on right bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge 

on Ridge Road in Ebenezer, Erie County, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles 

southeast of Buffalo.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 604.86 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Apr. 4, 1955, at datum 2 ft higher than present datum. Apr. 4 to Oct. 12, 

1955, wire-weight gage at temporary site 1.3 miles downstream at different datum, 

during period of construction of highway bridge.

Average discharge. 20 years, 222 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,160 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 6 

(gage height, 1.94 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Mar. 1, 1955 (gage height, 15.82 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.6 cfs Nov. 7, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.94 ft Sept. 8, 1959, Sept. 6, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.5

5.8

7.4

64

2.7 

5.2 

4.O

6.0 

8.0

10.0

107

260

670

2,080

3,870

6,090

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

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50 

51

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

115

61

52

25

52

316

1.350

304

161

110

70 

50

43

59

55

51

28

26

25

21

21

*19

18

994

614

252

450

268

155

112 

225

5,952

192

1.41

1.65

Nov.

854

540

183

172

584

284

161

120

102

89

82 

255

195

346

521

212

245

215

*140

155

155

256

202

228

498

259

258

425

272

228

7,696

257

1.89

2.10

Dec.

175

ISO

276

276

242

522

748

355

280

240

220

2,170

2,450

520

550

676

622

*395

280

195

135

124

110

145

150

145

440

658

778

556 

240

14,195

458

5.57

5.88

Jan.

190

175

1,630

551

270

190

200

185

160

170

150 

165

2,500

880

976

686

514

240

215

*175

165

155

150

145

150

155

140

175

180

160 

140

11,697

577

2.77

3.20

Feb.

135

114

110

100

210

1,160

687

340

280

1,000

5,100 

628

330

250

210

250

210

*190

160

150

155

160

155

155

130

155

125

114

116

10,819

373

2.74

2.96

Mar.

110

110

100

86

96

92

90

90

86

88

82 

80

80

80

*76

76

80

82

78

82

78

76

70

68

66

66

120

450

2,240

5,620

3,260

13,858

447

3.29

5.79

Apr.

1,510

1,050

1,650

1.900

726

450

390

527

509

260

246 

518

527

*252

570

607

527

280

212

170

161

218

167

156

144

156

150

115

100

96.

15,044

435

3.20

5.57

May

95

89

80

76

70

66

64

72

248

556

218 

173

260

195

156

147

115

155

112

*150

167

120

150

141

128

98

78

66

59

72

153

4,047

151

0.965

1.11

June

176

102

76

61

50

45

57

51

29

26

23

116

171

100

1,300

316

150

117

96

72

57

47

45

61

59

40

*52

29

50

29

5,519

117

0.860

0.96

July

26

44

56

50

28

25

21

18

18

15

14 

14

*13

29

23

18

14

14

12

11

11

11

13

16

15

11

25

37

20

14

12

eoe

19.5

0.145

0.17

Aug.

11

12

49

*57

22

15

15

12

11

39

13

12

11

9.3

18

23

17

12

9.8

9.3

9.8

11

12

14

11

9.3

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

462.5

14.9

0.110

0.13

Sept.

*8.8

7.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

8.3

7.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

fit

6.6

*6.2

8.8

11

8.8

8.8

7.8

7.4

8.8

17

11

8.3

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.8

8.8

237.8

7.93

0.058

0.07

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,200 Min 7 o Mean 270 Cfam 1.99 In. 26.93

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,620 Mln 5.8 Mean 255 Cfam 1.75 In. 23.57

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs).--Mar. 50 (9 p.m.) 7,160 cfs (10.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-21, Dec. 1, 2, 9-11, 14, 15, 20-27, 

Dec. 51 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-15, Jan. 18 to Feb. 6, Feb. 8, 9, Feb. 13 to Mar. 29. Backwater from debris Oct. 15-25. Backwater from aquatic vegetation May 14-30, June 5-11, June 20 to Aug. 15, Aug.19 

to Sept. 50.
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 281

2160. Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.

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

Drainage area. 260,400 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1905 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Srrvey (prior 

to October 1935 monthly discharge only). January 1860 to December 1904 in files of 

U.S. Lake Survey.

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

Average discharge. 100 years (1860-1960), 203,000 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 227,000 cfs June 24; minimum daily, 

152,000 cfs Mar. 3.

1935-60: Maximum daily discharge, 274,000 cfs Nov. 17, 1955; minimum dally, 100,000 

cfs Feb. 6, 7, 1936.

1860-1960: Maximum monthly discharge, 254,000 cfs July 1862; minimum monthly, 

117,000 cfs February 1936.

Remarks. Records do not include water diverted from Lake Michigan by Illinois and Michigan Canal during period of its operation prior to 1910 and by Chicago Sanitary and 

Ship Canal, operation of which began in 1900, and from Lake Erie by Wellani and Black 

Rock Canals. Records include water diverted into Lake Superior from Hudson Bay drainage by the Long Lake project, operation of which began in July 1939, and b^ the Ogoki 

project, operation of which began in July 1943. The diversions into Lake Superior 

have averaged about 5,000 cfs since July 1943.

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

Discharge, In thousands of 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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

168

170

174 

177 

173

173

183

178

196

184

201

201

182

175

179

183

184

189

178

183

158

172

176

180

180

183

178

179 

171 

171

178

5,557

179

0.687

0.79

Nov.

194

194

185 

181 

179

199

177

178

178

178

191

183

174

186

168

176

200

196

189

178

181

177

179

183

207

186

175

175 

179

211

5,537

185

0.710

0.79

Dec.

182

180

187 

182 

178

178

193

207

211

195

171

170

182

187

194

199

184

183

182

181

169

177

172

176

185

181

182

163 

177

194

191

5,693

184

0.707

0.81

Jan.

185

186

205 

218 218"

213

192

216

186

183

180

178

188

187

189

209

196

183

207

203

191

192

194

196

193

195

183

186 

187

186

189

6,014

194

0.745

0.86

Feb.

188

183

181 

177 

181

196

213

190

194

177

214

215

191

188

196

196

190

186

205

209

181

191

187

183

176

203

200

ffi

5,545

191

0.733

0.79

Mar.

178

179

152 

179 

184

180

178

182

178

165

178

183

183

183

183

176

185

192

190

185

187

192

188

192

184

185

187

188 

188

198

£13_

5,695

184

0.707

0.81

Apr.

209

201

205 

206 

201

195

188

194

194

192

192

189

175

193

183

189

191

200

190

194

197

196

198

198

190

188

189

193 

196

194

5,820

194

0.745

0.83

May

204

197

199 

201 

203

204

204

211

214

216

213

212

211

211

210

212

210

211

208

209

209

210

212

214

210

207

206

207 

208

208

216

6,467

209

0.803

0.92

June

215

212

213 

211 

213

212

210

208

207

206

208

209

208

208

218

213

218

215

214

213

211

211

211

227

223

214

213

212

216

217

6,386

213

0.818

0.91

July

211

216

218 

220 

220

214

214

216

216

212

211

211

210

203

207

209

209

208

208

207

205

210

210

204

201

203

211

205 

205

206

198

6,498

210

0.806

0.93

Aug.

203

204

208 

200 

200

202

203

208

202

198

202

203

205

207

204

197

199

200

200

202

207

208

204

199

200

204

204

204 

207

202

203

6,289

203

0.7SO

0.90

Sept.

207

200

200 

206

199

200

202

203

206

203

200

198

206

205

204

194

201

200

196

200

197

198

201

199

202

200

198

196 

197

199

6,017

201

0.772

0.86

Calendar year 1959 : Max 215 Min 105 Mean 181 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 227 Min 152 Mean 195 Cfsm 0.749 In. 10.20

Note. All figures of discharge are expressed in thousands of cubic feet per second.
282 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2162. Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N.. Y.

Location. Lat 42°54'40", long 78°47'45", on right bank 58 ft upstream from point where 

stream goes underground in concrete-lined tunnel, 86 ft upstream from Pine Ridge Road 

and 0.16 mile east of boundary line of city of Buffalo, Erie County.

Drainage area. 15.7 sq ml.

Records available. February 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 640 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 848 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 6.49 ft); minimum, 

4.6 ofs Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.52 ft).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 1,150 cfs Jan. 22, 1959 (gage height, 7.98 ft); minimum, 4.1 cfs Sept. 27, 1959; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Sept. 2, 1957 (may have been 

lower during period of partly obstructed intake).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of partly obstructed intake or no gageheight record, which are fair. Discharge includes sewage diverted into basin above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 24

2.2

3.0 

5.0

63

214

552

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.

107

21

12

8.7

34

162

118

32

24

14

11

10

11

11

9.9

9.5

8.7

7.6

8.7

9.1

*8.3

8.3

9.3

55

28

17

43

24

16

12

49

899.1

29.0

1.85

2.13

Nov.

63

40

23

43

61

34

19

16

13

12

28

38

41

81

67

28

32

22

*17

*15

17

19

19

40

76

34

30

34

32

24

1,018

33.9

2.16

2.41

Dec.

22

39

56

46

28

37

118

92

56

35

48

305

193

42

28

30

28

*21

17

14

12

11

11

11

11

21

94

67

44

30

1,576.5

50.9

3.24

3.73

Jan.

20

31

251

69

35

24

18

19

17

15

15

27

367

88

100

63

30

20

19

*16

14

14

13

i2

13

12

14

21

21

24

20

1,422

45.9

2.92

3.37

Feb.

a21

al5

a!2

a 10

a25

a215

95

51

54

230

317

53

24

14

14

15

16

*19

19

16

17

19

19

18

17

17

16

15

16

1,389

47.9

3.05

3.29

Mar.

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

17

23

*24

26

28

28

30

35

35

32

30

28

28

98

384

479

*357

147

2,009

64.8

4.13

4.76

Apr.

97

49

96

144

53

34

24

19

17

15

16

16

14

*13

39

41

59

58

26

19

19

24

19

14

21

18

18

16

14

13

1,025

34.2

2.18

2.43

May

11

13

12

12

12

11

13

23

97

63

61

37

92

42

23

23

17

15

13

*18

15

14

26

19

16

13

12

11

8.7

21

*65

828.7

26.7

1.70

1.96

June

46

36

22

14

11

12

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.5

13

11

30

19

13

12

12

8.4

9.1

10

9.2

10

*26

9.8

7.4

*9.0

9.5

21

11

441.6

14.7

0.936

1.05

July

9.9

9.1

7.6

7.2

8.3

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

7.6

a. 3

8.7

12

14

S.I

e.7

7.6

f .1

e.7

8.7

8.3

10

9.9

7.6

*8.0

13

44

10

8.7

8.0

6.9

315.0

10.2

0.650

0.75

Aug.

8.3

8.7

*52

14

9.9

9.1

8.7

13

10

63

14

11

9.5

8.0

*58

17

11

10

9.9

14

9.1

14

12

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.7

2*1

9.1

9*5 9 9

465.1

15.0

0.955

1.10

Sept.

*9.5

9.5

8.7

1.2

7.6

8.3

9.5

9.5

12

9.9

7.6

8.7

8.7

9.1

9.9

*11

8.7

8.3

9.1

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.1

7.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.7

12

275.2

9.17

0.584

0.65

Calendar year 1959 : Max 604 Mln 6.6 Mean 34.1 cfsm 2.17 In. 29.51

Water year 1959-60: Max 479 Mln 6.9 Mean 31.9 cfsm 2.03 jn . 27.63

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Jan. 13 17:15 a.m.l 567 cfs (5.08 ftjj Feb. 11 (4 a.m.") 590 ofs 

(5.20 ft)j Mar. 29 (8 p.m.) 848 ofs (6.49 ft). __________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, observer's 

notes, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Partly obstructed Intake Nov. 19, 20, 25, Dec. 17, 18, 20, May 14-16, 20-23, June 16, 19, 

22-27j discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, 

engineers' notes.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 283

2165. Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°52'35", long 78°09'45", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

in Linden, Genesee County, 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.0 sq mi.

Records available. July 1912 to September 1960.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 15, 1930. Datum of gage is

1,081.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 26, 1943, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 47 years (1912-19, 1920-60), 27.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 11.7* ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1912-60: Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 16.04 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 0.08 efs Aug. 3, 4, 1955 (gage height, 0.145 ft, backwater 

from aquatic vegetation and debris).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 1 cfs, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 729: 1931. WSP 1307: 1919(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 Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

0.3

,4

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

0,7

1.6

2.8

6.2

14

35

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

66

109

165

456

822

1,260

0.2 

.3

.4

.5

.7

1.0

1.5 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

36

69

110

165

456

822

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.

2.7

1.7

1.0

-*8

1.8

ia

64

21

13

8.4

6.0

4.7

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.1

3,1

*2.5

2.4

2.4

4.1

9.7

6.7

7.2

7.9

6.2

5.8

9.9

233.9

7.55

0.343

0.40

Nov.

23

22

16

13

21

17

13

11

9.2

8.4

7.9

2.3.

11

17

32.

19

21

*15

14

14

15

20

16

16

25

17

18

28

23

19

512.5

17.1

0.777

0.87

Dec.

19

20

27

32

39

54

96

48

44

40

36

178

313

78

53

*106

98

64

46

30

24

20

20

20

21

25 '91

148

97

53

40

1,980

63.9

2.90

3.35

Jan.

29

28

124

62

34

32

30

31

25

26

24

21

207

124 isa

114

58

44

*40

30

28

27

26

24

23

24

22

22

23

22

21

1,483

47.8

2.17

2.51

Feb.

22

19

16

15

18

63

69

48

45

90

489

115

68

43

38

42

38

37

29

25

34

33

28

*28

24

26

23

25

24

1,574

54.3

2.47

2.66

Mar.

22

20

21

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

*17

17

16

T8

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

16

16

19

95

275

1.200

722

2,792

90.1

4.10

4.72

Apr.

262

304

424

352

140

93

75

70

68

56

46

*76

68

64

94

95

65

50

36

31

29

41

30

25

31

26

26

22

18

16

2,733

91.1

4-. 14

4.62

May

15

14

13

11

11

10

9.2

9.7

33

54

26

24

27

22

18

15

13

16

*16

16

18

17

34

32

24

17

13

11

9.7

15 8.9

552.5

17.8

0.809

0.93

June

20

13

10

8.4

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.4

7.9

38

22

12

11

9.7

8.2

*6.6

5.8

5.4

6.0

5.6

4.4

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

258.4

8.61

0.391

0.44

July

3.2.

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.0

.9

.9

.9

57.4

1,85

0.084

0,10

A'Jg.

0.8

.7

24,

ITT

1.2

.9

.9

*1.0

.9

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

,9

.8

1.1

.8

.9

.8

,8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

is

30.3

0.98

C.045

0.05

Sept.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

,5

.5

.4

.4

.4

-i!

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.2

TTT

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

18.5

0.62

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1959 : Max 716 Mln 0.4 Mean 35.6 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21,97

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,200 Mln 0.3 Mean 33.4 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.68

Peak discharge (base, 530 cfs). Dec. 13 (2 a.m.) 577 cfs (5.75 ft); Feb. 11 (8 a.m.) 764 cfs (6.72 

ft); Mar. 30 (6 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (11.74 ft); Apr. 2 (8 p.m.) 620 cfs (5.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-10, 14, 20-26, Jan. 1, 2, 5-9, 12, 14, 16, 

29-25, Feb. 3, 4, 8, 13-15, 19-23, Feb. 25 to Mar. 10, Mar. 12-14, 16, 23, 25-27 (slphorlc action 

present Mar. 4, 5).
284 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2170. Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°59'55", long 78°11'20", on right bank 150 ft downstream from municipal 

dam, 500 ft upstream from Walnut Street Bridge in Batavia, Genesee County, and 3| miles 

downstream from Little Tonawanda Creek.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. July 1944 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 876.01 ft above mean 

sea level (city of Batavia bench mark).

Average discharge. 16 years, 206 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 12.70 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1944-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; maximum gage height, 13.85 ft 

Apr. 6, 1947; minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs Aug. 5, 6, 7, 1955; minimum grge height, 

0.59 ft July 26, 27, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 14.5 ft in March 1942, from records of city of Batavia.

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation at low flow by plants above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1627: 1956-57.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

Z.I 

2.5

35

64

134

285

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

580 

1,18O 

2,280 

3,350 

4,540 

7,560

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

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.

65

101

42

25

25

160

586

352

143

115

72

53

48

42

36

33

32

30

27

25

*24

23

22

33

283

133

102

131

86

70

66

2,985

96.3

O.560

0.65

Nov.

293

286

163

112

176

172

131

98

84

76

ua82

115

112

5OO

165

140

*140

118

110

107

173

150

134

196

165

120

210

182

140

4,530

151

O.878

0.98

Dec,

143

150

179

232

254

357

545

339

31O

276

244

462

1.810

1,580

638

*678

896

580

379

236

156

146

131

137

150

156

336

878

794

463

305

13,940

450

2.62

3.01

Jan.

204

190

638

758

285

24O

224

249

186

179

172

143

392

1.070

1,O60

830

716

384

295

236

204

*196

182

168

153

165

153

153

165

162

140

10,292

332

1.93

2.23

Feb.

150

131

107

102

126

221

632

420

374

363

2,010

2.050

994

462

240

290

285

276

24O

140

179

236

224

*216

190

193

172

172

179

11,374

392

2.28

2.46

Mar.

179

159

162

165

162

156

146

143

140

140

134

129

129

123

120

115

*123

123

131

131

131

137

126

134

126

118

134

313

710

*3,72O

*6.660

15,119

488

2.84

3.27

Apr.

5.790

1,550

2,220

2,520

1,530

890

678

560

522

438

362

390

476

346

496

690

548

390

285

236

212

276

249

193

186

186

176

165

140

126

20,876

696

4.05

4.51

May

12O

112

105

96

89

82

16.

78

141

290

182

176

186

182

140

120

*115

180

156

120

165

146

172

2OO

196

140

112

96

84

80

93

4,230

136

0.791

0.91

June

159

120

86

74

62

56

51

47

43

40

39

43

88

74

266

257

129

96

96

76

61

51

48

60

66

5O

42

34

34

£3

2,381

79.4

0.462

0.51

July

32

33.

33

27

*?5

24

23

22

20

18

19

IB

17

IB

20

21

2O

21

17

15

13

14

15

16

16

14

17

23

19

16

14

620

20.0

0.116

0.13

Aug.

12

12

22

88

39

25

21

*17

16

32

25

16

15

14

17

26

23

18

14

19

22

21

18

16

15

13

12

10

9.5

*13

12

632.5

20.4

0.119

0.14

Sept.

9.0

7.8

8.2

8.6

8.2

7.4

7.O

6.2

5*B

6.6

7.O

7.4

7.8

8.2

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

9.5

it

13

10

9.0

7.4

7.4

6.2

6.2

5.8

7.0

243.7

8.12

0.047

O.O5

Calendar year 1959: Max 3.5OO Mln 4.3 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.92

Water year 1959-6O: Max 6.66O Mln 5.8 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.85

Peak discharge (base. l.SOO cfs). Dec. 13 (5:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfs (6.94 ft); Feb. 11 (6:15 p.m.) 

3,360 cfs (8.01 ft)j Har. 31 (5 a.m.) 7,200 ofs (12.70 ft); Apr. 4 (2 p.m.) 2,740 cfs (6.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 285

2175. Tonawanda Creek near Alabama, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°05'25", long 78 0 27'15", near center of span on upstream side of highway 

bridge on Meadville Road, 0.4 mile downstream from canal feeder- connecting Tonawanda 

and Oak Orchard Creeks, 1.1 miles upstream from small tributary, and 3.2 miles west of 

Alabama, Genesee County.

Drainage area. 230 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crestrstage gage since Sept. 5, 1956. Altitude 

of gage is 620 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 302 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 cfs Mar. 31 {gage height, 14.£8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 9.7 cfs Sept. 16, 27.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1959 (gage height, 15.95 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, ice jam); minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Sept. 14, 1?59.

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)

4.9

5.0 

5.2 

5.6 

6.2 

7.0 

8.0

164

360

750

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

1,250

1,750

2,320

3,160

4,600

7,100

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

Cfsra

Tn.

Oct.

34

92

85

43

32

47

377

599

^07

141

95

69

56

52

45

39

36

34

34

32

31

*29

29

39

59

315

127

127

117 

84

3,184

103

0.448

0.51

Nov.

84

277

218

184

141

190

154

117

98

88

82

80

131

120

172

304

264

160

136

129

*120

120

184

149

160

316

147

154

218 

158

4,755

158

0.687

0.77

Dec.

140

134

154

220

264

301

470

647

366

346

324

403

1,350

2.400

1,060

638

*990

825

507

304

218

184

170

165

175

190

254

851

1,280 

800

474

16,604

536

2.33

2.68

Jan.

387

312

420

1,250

574

350

300

290

240

220

215

205

340

1,000

2.270

1,890

1,820

925

492

350

*290

250

240

220

210

205

210

205

205 

210

190

16,285

525

2.28

2.63

Feb.

180

185

160

140

150

209

600

790

562

511

1,390

5.480

1,830

1,100

600

350

*370

360

340

220

240

270

280

280

260

240

240

220

225

15,782

544

2.37

2.55

Mar.

230

220

215

210

215

210

200

190

185

180

180

170

165

165

160

155

*150

155

160

165

170

170

165

160

160

150

160

300

720 

3,090

7.100

16,025

517

2.25

2.59

Apr.

6.02O

2,630

2,280

2,820

2,300

1,370

960

750

656

562

500

446

*534

436

485

750

755

538

403

310

267

312

349

259

234

241

214

205

184

164

27,934

931

4.05

4.52

May

153

141

134

120

110

101

101

106

174

420

299

241

237

256

220

168

*156

151

214

176

203

194

207

261

212

176

154

124

104 

96

106

5,515

178

0.774

0.89

June

164

194

127

100

85

74

67

60

54

49

47

46

60

100

102

340

197

117

100

95

76

61

56

63

68

66

53

47

41

_39

2,748

91.6

0.398

0.44

July

38

38

37

38

*34

31

29

28

27

26

25

23

22

23

22

22

23

24

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

i§

22

19

18 

23

21

774

25.0

0.109

0.13

Aug.

20

20

22

27

*81

50

31

*28

25

26

43

32

25

21

20

18

26

27

23

22

21

23

30

24

20

18

17

16

15 

*14

11

798

25.7

0.112

0.13

Sept.

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

*10

11

10

10

10

10

10

10 9.7

10

10

11

12

13

12

12

12

11

9.7

10

11 

11

332.4

11.1

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,430 Min 8.5 Mean 331 Cfsra 1.44 In. 19.53

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,100 Min 9.7 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 ofs). Dec. 14 (5 a.m.) 3,050 cfs (11.89 ft); Jan. 15 (10:30 a.m.) 

2,600 cfs (11.37 ft); Feb. 12 (8 a.m.) 4,400 cfs (12.89 ft); Mar. 31 (9:30 p.m.) 7,980 cfs 

(14.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23-26, Jan. 3, 4, 6-14, Jan. 20 to Feb. 5, 

Feb. 7, Feb. 15 to Mar. 29.
286 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2180-. Tonawanda Creek at Rapids, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°05'35", long 78°38'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Rapids, Niagara County, 4£ miles downstream from Beeman Creel', 4.7 miles east 

of Pendleton, and 5§ miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 358 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--5 years, 434 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 16.96 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.17 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation). 

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr._l, 1960; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 

1959; minimum gage height, 1.17 ft Sept. 29, 30, 1959, Sept. 16, 17, 1960 (backwater 

from aquatic vegetation).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In ci'bic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

10

22

36

96

215

3.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

11.0

574

1,280

1,600

2,260

3,380

11.0

15,0

3,380

5,175

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

below 11.0 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.

26

43

96

109

69

51

75

377

506

300

201

136

94

73

65

57

50

46

43

39

39

*36

34

39

55

159

249

166

156

153

122

3,664

118

0.330

0.38

Nov.

112

165

342

297

222

205

242

225

181

142

119

112

112

147

188

273

336

256

229

198

*184

172

181

232

246

259

300

252

256

300

6,485

216

0.603

0.67

Dec.

256

235

256

283

342

382

536

795

795

559

536

661

1,170

1,480

2,060

2,030

*1,360

1,300

1,190

853

532

360

330

290

280

294

325

639

1,100

1,410

1,390

24,029

775

2.16

2.50

Jan.

1,080

769

803

1,220

1,520

1,360

1,010

640

560

470

410

370

451

758

1,250

1,690

1.850

1,670

1,310

871

*612

480

430

410

360

340

342

342

330

330

310

24,328

785

2.19

2.53

Feb.

320

310

280

235

225

322

612

1,010

1,140

1,130

1,980

2,440

a3,200

a5.400

a2,200

al,300

*1,000

795

751

604

447

420

480

500

500

490

450

420

390

27,351

943

2.63

2.84

Mar.

420

420

410

570

370

380

380

360

340

320

320

300

310

300

290

*270 270"

280

290

300

310

310

520

310

300

290

320

518

1,210

3,060

5.070

18,718

604

1.69

1.94

Apr.

*6.150

5,560

4,550

3,920

3,830

3,390

2,380

1,660

1,280

1,090

941

803

725

762

673

777

962

1,110

867

639

503

466

484

484

407

360

350

325

308

2 69

46,005

1,534

4.28

4.78

May

239

222

208

195

188

178

175

178

229

411

529

473

447

458

414

339

*280

246

246

273

239

235

242

249

280

276

235

188

147

125

119

8,263

267

0.746

0.86

June

166

215

229

181

139

112

94

80

65

59

57

55

57

63

101

150

314

232

147

117

104

84

71

65

65

69

69

61

55

51

3,327

111

0.310

0.35

July

50

46

46

43

*43

43

34

36

38

56

34

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

30

29

29

27.

27

30

33

29

27

29

1,062

34.3

0.096

0.11

Aug.

27

26

26

30

*36

80

57

*38

34

33

34

50

43

33

29

29

29

29

34

34

33

32

33

36

36

29

26

24

22

*21

19

1,042

33.6

0.094

0.11

Sept.

19

18

18

17

17

17

15

14

*14

16

16

14

14

14

14

12

11

12

12

16

17

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

476

15.9

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,350 Mln 11 Mean 485 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.40

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,130 Mln 11 Mean 450 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.12

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs). Dec. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 2,340 cfs (8.23 ft)j Feb. 14 (time unknown)

about 3,600 cfs; Apr. 1 (9 a.m.) 6,280 cfs (16.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 22-24, Jan. 8-12, 22-26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, 

Feb. 22 to Mar. 27. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1-7, Apr. 25 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 287

2185. Elllcott Creek at Wllliamsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 0 57'10", long 78°44'15", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 Wenrle Drive 0.4 mile upstream from small tributary and 0.8 mile south of Williams - 

vllle, Erie County.

Drainage area. 76.3 sq ml.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Crest-stage gage since Sept. 6, 1956. Altitude of gage is 

680 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Dec. 17, 1958, wire-weight gage on upstream 

side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 101 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.99 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 26.

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31. 1960; maximum gage height, 10.44 ft 

Mar. 7, 1956 (from graph based on gage readings); no flow for part of each day Aug. 14, 

18-23, Aug. 28 to Sept. 9, 1958.

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

vegetation or debris, or shifting control, which are fair. The Buffalo Crushed Stone 

Co. diverts intermittently up to 27 cfs from stream above station.

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.

35

28

19

7.1

13

38

84

156

^9

44

24

14

12

13

4,3

6,8

14

1.6

.8

7.4

*11

1.2

1.5

9.0

72

66

46

84

53

30

£8

972.7

31.4

0.412

0.47

Nov.

109

140

93

72

102

121

60

36

28

30

38

39

49

74

150

134

91

80

58

*36

36

54

84

74

127

112

60

80

96

79

2/342

78.1

1.02

1 1.14

Dec.

67

55

91

162

164

158

243

248

154

155

140

303

1.190

796

265

210

*323

212

136

94

58

54

54

54

il

48

70

231

301

221

152

6,456

208

2.73

3.15

Jan.

110

92

258

573

301

175

150

120

92

80

72

64

230

630

472

320

280

156

114

94

*82

76

72

656-2

58

57

59

69

74

69

5,126

165

2.16

2.50

Feb.

62

47

28

26

33

130

255

270

228

265

967

1.270

470

190

110

111

*90

*101

92

72

74

82

80

76

74

74

68

64

70

5,479

189

2.48

2.67

Mar.

68

62

58

56

58

54

49

45

43

43

41

41

42

44

46

*42

44

47

47

52

58

80

82

74

70

70

80

240

482

*2,840

*4,090

9,148

295

3.87

4.46

Apr.

1.160

47¥

409

514

418

248

201

162

134

116

106

96

90

*80

86

162

196

224

150

104

85

111

142

93

73

74

76

73

60

 Ji

5,972

199

2.61

2.91

May

44

40

38

34

31

28

24

22

57

154

140

99

127

166

107

74

54

40

29

*27

36

57

53

69

104

78

51

35

28

27

42

1,915

61.8

0.810

0.93

June

86

~J5 116

51

35

20

elO

e7.8

e5.7

e3.8

ell

17

17

22

25

39

46

36

28

26

24

7.8

4.8

*5.7

5.4

4.5

*3.4

2.9 6~4

13

753.2

25.1

0.329

0.37

July

12

11

8.5

4.8

*9.5

10

10

*9.5

4.5

e.9

e.6

*e.6

e.5

e.9

e.8

e2.5

10

11

12

16

18

15

13

.4

.3

372" .2

1.5

1.2

5.0

6.4

199.8

6.45

0.085

0.10

Jug.

6.4

4.8

*4.1

1.7

3.6

6.0

1.5

1.5

.8

6.8

13

12

12

12

*17

*10

4.3

4.5

4.8

5.4

7.8

6,8

10

8.5

13

21

8,5

5.7

5,4

9.0

10

237.9

7.67

0.101

0.12

Sept.

*9.5

8.2

1.2

.8

.8

,6

e.4

e.3

*e?4

,6

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1,1

1.0

.9

3.6

4,3

2.9

2.9

3.6

4,1

2.2

1.2

,9

.7

.4

 6

60.2

2.01

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,220 Mln 0.2 Mean 107 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.12

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,090 Mln 0.2 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.85

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Mar. 31 (5 a.m.) 5,960 cfs (8.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Shifting-control method used.
288 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

2190. Erie (Barge) Canal at lock 30, Macedon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°04'20", long 77°17'45", on left bank at lock 30, in Macedon, Wayne County, 

500 ft downstream from headgate in old Erie Canal.

Records available. November 1919 to December 1920 (navigation seasons only), October 1950 

to September 1960. Prior1 to October 1956, published as Barge Canal at lock 30, Macedon.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.80 ft above mean sea level, New York 

State Erie (Barge) Canal bench mark. Nov. 1, 1919, to Dec. 28, 1920, staff gage at same 

site at different datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1950-60), 216 cfs.

Extremes. 1919-20, 1950-60: Maximum daily discharge, 762 cfs Dec. 9, 1954; minimum daily, 

1.1 cfs Mar. 20, 21, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 100 cfs and those for period of backwater 

from aquatic vegetation, which are good. This record represents net diversion from 

Niagara River basin into Oswego River basin through Erie (Barge) Canal.

Cooperation. Records of gate openings, lockages, lock-valve openings, and elevations of 

water surface in Erie (Barge) Canal above and below lock 30 furnished by New York State 

Department of Public Works.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1237: 1951.

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.

382

386

365

378

372

382

380

379 

379

375

372

375

378

372

375

390

372

375

*365 

368

361

357

367

375

375

365

361 

358

375 

368

358

11,540

372

_

-

Nov.

370

358

367

367

358

364

364

358 

355

364

354

355

367

358

361

370

370

370

*367 

361

369

358

354

367

361

358

361 

361

370 

364

10,881

363

_

-

Dec.

357

347

353

351

351

351

304

50 

88

186

184

a!84

al83

183

81

102

46

12

al2 

al2

54

51

51

30

a30

a3O

a30 

39

40

40

20

4,152

134

_

-

Jan.

a20

a20

a40

42

46

46

46

46 

a46

a46

46

45

45

45

88

al!3

a98

76

31 

17

16

16

16

15

*14

13

12 

12

*12 

12

12

1,152

37.2

_

-

Feb.

11

11

9.6

8.6

876

17

41

37 

34

48

56

57

56

54

52

52

47

36

38

37

27

24

*23

23

22

24

26 

24

24

927.8

32.0

_

-

Mar.

26

23

23

24

24

22

21

20 

19

19

19

17

17

*16

15

14

17

17

18 

18

20

21

21

22

22

20

18 

24

38

109 

389

1,093

35.3

-

Apr.

355

256

172

142

102

76

54

42 

37

29

23

26

16

19

*16

18

19

27

43^

68

392

19

16

39

67

12 

23

28

12

2,154.1

71.8

_

-

May

12

34

75

114

115

118

126

126 

140

122

141

128

123

126

131

122

125

126

125 

125

128

133

130

133

130

*133

127

145 ISO"

144

131

3,718

120

_.

-

June

137

136

133

131

140

134

132

123 

135

135

138

138

129

127

*161

129

166

146

155 

152

141

156

149

153

156

168

159

171

161

167

4,358

145

-

July

166

189

184

188

174

178

297

449 

425

436

427

*436

420

417

429

425

431

4?2

410 

454

415

418

409

431

413

413

416

4?2

424

4?1 

4?8

11,547

372

-

Aug.

415

400

409

412

424

429

425

421 

418

428

421

421

429

418

405

417

411

417

411 

414

413

410

398

424

*397

405

402 

402

390

393 

403

12,782

412

-

Sept.

403

393

399

402

402

396

396

390 

387

393

391

397

393

399

384

*387

384

381

393 

387

387

389

373

386

392

378

372 

382

382

376

11,674

389

_

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 43O Min 4.3 Mean 225 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60 : Max 449 Min 6.1 Mean 208 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a ;.'o lock-valve record; valve discharge estimated on basis of records of look operation, weather 

reaurds, and observer's notes.

Mote. Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 1 to July 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 289

2202.5. West Creek near Hilton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°18'10", long 77°48'50", on right bank just downstream from bridge on 

Collamer Road, 0.5 mile north of Collamer and 1.5 miles northwest of Hilton, Monroe 

County.

Drainage area. 31.0 sq mi.

Records available. May 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site ajnd 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 10.67 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs July 17; minimum gage height, 2.80 ft Oct. 22.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs July 2, 

1958.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair. Daring summer growing season, water is diverted from Erie 

(Barge) Canal into Moorman Creek, a tributary of West Creek, for irrigation. During 

canning season, two factories upstream at Hamlin discharge waste water into a tributary. 

The increase in discharge at gaging station from these diversions is not known.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1557: 1957.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3O Mar. 30 to Sept. 3O

4.0 

5.0 

6.O

1O4 

220

7.O

9.0

10.5

418

930

1,340

Note. Same as following 

table below 4.0 ft.

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

0.6 

1.1 

2.7 

5.0

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

42

76

123

2S9

481

1,020

Discharge, in 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

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

19

20

8.0

5.2

4.2

4.4

7.8

13

8.4

5.3

4.2

3.7

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.7

*2.4

274

2.9

3.6

6.3

5.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.2

4.5

173.3

5.59

O.18O

O.21

Nov.

7.0

7.O

5.3

4.7

5.7

6.5

5.0

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.4

377

4.5

5.0

6.2

5.8

*4.5

3.7

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.6

4.1

4.5

4.7

5.3

5 2

143.3

4.78

0.154

0.17

Dec.

5.2

4.9

670

7.6

7.6

7.8

62

201

86

45

26

91

350

93

40

30

*35

23

17

11

8.0

5.6

6.8

7.2

7.4

8.2

33

39O

25T

129

82

2,083.3

67.2

2.17

2.50

Jan.

56

39

168

248

Too

56

31

19

18

17

14

1260"

189

141

111

84

49

38

38

28

25

24

23

22

22

*20

19

21

24

24

1,740

56.1

1.81

2.09

Feb.

24

22

20

18

17

49

245

268

199

262

835

566

251

118

104

79

78

80

6O

33

45

54

52

*49

44

46

41

43

42

3,744

129

4.16

4.49

Map.

39

36

38

39

36

34

32

29

28

28

25

23

21

20

19

18

*19

19

20

2O

20

21

19

20

19

18

19

237

696

1.250

*882

3,744

121

3.90

4.49

Apr.

397

243

235

254

104

61

67

42

33

25

20

19

18

16

17

20

26

*59

33

20

16

19

18

15

15

48

35

28

19

15

1,937

64.6

2.O8

2.32

May

13

11

1O

9.1

8.4

7.8

7.4

776

62

262

86

85

120

62

29

18

12

*11

10

8.6

13

25

59

85

67

3O

20

13

9.1

8.2

14

1,183.2

38.2

1.23

1.42

June

41

24

24

2O

12

9.1

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

7.2

8.6

7.4

6.3

5.5

4.2

4.9

5.3

5.5

6.3

6.3

6.2

6.5

6.8

7.2

7.2

279.0

9.30

0.300

0.33

July

7.2

5.8

5.2

6.8

6.5

6.0

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.7

*3.6

3.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

.9

1.7

2.4

2.8

3.2

4.6

4.1

5.7

6.8

6.5

6.5

7.2

7.8

2.3

4.4

9.1

143.2

4.62

0.149

0.17

Aug.

9.1

8.6

11

12

1O

6.2

6.8

8.6

*6.2

7.O

11

9.6

8.4

8.8

9.1

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.2

10

9.8

12

10

10

9.6

8.8

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

*3.O

255.6

8.25

0.266

0.31

Sept.

2.6

2.5

1.8

1.7

2.9

3.8

2.2

2.6

2.7

3.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.O

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.0

5.5

4.9

4.9

2.8

2.6

4.2

97.4

3.25

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1959 : Max 940 Min O.8 Mean 27.3 Cfsra 0.881 In. 11.91

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,250 Min 0.9 Mean 42.4 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.6?

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2O-24, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, Jan. E-9, Feb. 14, 

15, Feb. 19 to Mar. 27. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 11-28, May 15-22, 28-31, June 7 to 

Sept. 30.
290 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2205. Dyke Creek at Wellsville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'14", long 77°56'13", near center of span on upstream side of Miller 

Street Bridge at Wellsville, Allegany County, 0.6 mile upstream from Genesee River and 

1.2 miles downstream from Trapping Brook.

Drainage area. 71.4 sq mi.

Records available . August 1955 to September 1960 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crest-stage gage since June 19, 1956. Datum of 

gage is 1,492.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 17, 1957, at 

datum 7.18 ft lower; Apr. 17 to Sept. 30, 1957, at datum 11.23 ft lower than present 

datum; both at site 0.2 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--5 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,230 cfs June 15 (gage height, 16.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 9.91 ft).

1955-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1960; minimum observed, 1.0 cfs 

Sept. 9, 1957 (occurred during period of channel improvement).

Remarks.--Records fair.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29

11.0 205

12.0 630

13.0 1,230

Note. Same as 

following below 

lI.O ft.

Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

9.9

10.0

10.1

10.3

10.6

2.7

7.0

14

34

84

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

205

690

1,490

2,520

3,720

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.

13

5.5

4.5 475"

*4.5

9.8

62

23

17

13

12

9.1

9.1

9.8

9.1

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.0

6.0

6.5

9.8

198

43

53

55

43

35

30

157

880.7

28.4

0.398

0.46

Nov.

320

240

*164

151

212

381

226

148

118

89

78

94

74

71

112

76

86

67

65

61

65

63

55

65

129

92

249

304

202

167

4,224

141

1.97

2.20

Dec.

144

141

167

160

144

167

*284

226

216

167

151

620

"316 686

236

268

236

194

154

124

96

b80

b66

b84

b74

69

141

316

288

216

160

6,391

206

2.89

3.33

Jan.

121

168

510

205

b!60

b!80

b!40

*bllO

b84

65

65

65

364

216

271

222

160

124

112

96

b90

b80

74

b68

b70

b62

b58

53

58

55

49

4,155

134

1.88

2.16

Feb.

50

44

b39

b39

49

148

106

*92

74

281

828

?64

170

b94

blO6

b96

b88

82

78

82

b86

78

b72

b68

b64

b58

b50

b48

b46

3,380

117

1.64

1.76

Mar.

*b43

b41

b42

b41

b43

b42

b37

b37

b37

b37

b35

b33

b34

b32

b31

b29

b29

b27

b27

25

25

26

24

24

28

30

32

135

665

*2,020

2 , 160

5,871

189

2.65

3.O6

Apr.

1,090

600

632

688

388

272

222

191

180

180

157

208

160

148

144

180

141

151

112

94

84

99

78

65

58

52

78

58

52

46

6,608

220

3.08

3.44

May

46

43

35

33

31

28

23

32

235

180

118

174

194

164

106

112

86

180

112

112

174

490

1.550

*1,050

500

500

212

154

112

102

126

6,594

215

2.98

5.43

June

126

80

65

50

43

40

33

30

26

24

21

252

121

980

5.010

494

226

164

118

92

65

52

49

94

61

40

35

*31

28

28

6,478

216

3.03

5.37

July

21

20

19

18

17

15

13

13

12

10

9.8

9.1

8.4

11

10

9.1

7.7

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

e.o

E.5

7.7

*5.5

e.o

If

5.5

527.5

10.6

0.148

0.17

Aug.

6.5

6.5

4258-

55

20

15

10

11

26

15

12

11

10

10

9.1

7.7

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

7.7

6.5

6.0

*5.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

475

6.5

5.5

564.0

11.7

0.164

0.19

Sept.

4.5

4.1

3.7

4.1

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.5

5.5

4.1

4.5

5.5

6.0

5T5

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

*4.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.1

5.7

3.7

5.7

5.7

129.7

4.52

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,090 Min 1.8 Mean 1O4 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.80

Water year 1959-60 : Max 3,010 Min 3.3 Mean 124 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.64

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Feb. 11 (5 a.m.) 1,280 Cfs (13.07 ft): Mar. 30 (7:15 p.m.) 2,970 

cfs (14.39 ft); May 22 (12 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (13.50 ft); June 15 (7 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (16.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 291

2215. Genesee River at Sclo, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°09'50", long 77°58'50", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Vandermark 

Creek and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Sclo, Allegany County.

Drainage area. 309 sq ml.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,440 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

w> Aug. 11, 1938, staff gage and Aug. 11 to Oct. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder, at 

same site at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 44 years, 392 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs June 15 (gage height, 9.97 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.20 ft, backwater from debris).

1916-60: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage height, 11.22 ft 

Nov. 25, 1950; minimum discharge, 5.8 cfs Sept. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.09 ft 

Sept. 14, 15, 1959.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris, which are good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1307: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per seTOnd)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dee. 13 to June 15 June 16 to Sipt. 30

O.Z 20

.5 56

1.0 131

1.5 231

2.0 366

3.0 760

4.0 1,300

5.0 1,990 2.0 

3.0

108

164

278

418

790

1,320

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

2,010

4,000

5,290

7,500

13,000

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

22

60

144

256

392

3.0 780

4.0 1,320

5.0 2,010

6.0 2,890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19"0

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

72

72

40

32

27.

43

*349

149

101

94

69

59

52

51

52

48

46

43

40

38

37

34

34

677

665

304

233

194

153

131

4,247

137

0.443

0.51

Nov.

790

860

605

525

738

*1.270

840

593

486

392

324

345

299

296

432

304

299

258

238

222

216

209

186

248

415

294

643

1,220

855

702

15,104

503

1.63

1.82

Dec.

617

577

638

609

525

581

*990

760

643

569

533

1,750

2,950

1,350

1,030

1,020

925

768

648

500

443

380

310

400

350

339

503

1,060

1,390

995

776

24,909

804

2.60

3.00

Jan.

636

548

1.550

845

*594

470

500

440

360

359

559

281

1,190

822

988

965

624

548

504

420

380

340

330

300

245

288

250

253

258

256

243

15,926

514

1.66

1.92

Feb.

235

190

160

160

188

667

578

550

*542

754

2.950

1,150

740

480

520

560

490

430

434

340

370

342

307

283

250

278

250

236

229

14,243

491

1.59

1.71

Mar.

*202

180

185

180

190

180

160

160

160

160

150

145

150

145

140

130

136

130

152

124

130

124

120

122

120

110

154

544

2,510

*6,500

7.980

21,553

688

2.23

2.57

Apr.

5.750

2,930

2,420

2,790

1,790

1,310

1,060

925

880

790

750

890

727

660

652

750

616

602

521

462

437

449

374

334

299

288

296

345

304

273

30,654

1,022

3.31

3.69

May

253

246

229

208

186

172

160

164

684

628

587

538

640

558

507

484

443

688

507

462

590

1,260

4.990

*3,610

1,970

1,310

965

745

640

562

616

25,602

826

2.67

3.08

June

531

412

359

512

288

246

227

204

186

172

158 452"

388

1,480

7.750

2,400

1,150

795

588

468

384

333

348

902

523

558

295

*256

234

237

22,366

746

2.41

2.69

July

T9Q- 204

168

158

144

151

122

115

110

100

98

91

88

100

108

89

78

74

75

86

72

64

60

60

54

49

57

*57

47

54

62

2,965

95.6

0.509

0.36

Aug.

53

45

106

160

155

105

80

86

80

103

91

70

62

57

56

57

53

47

45

45

45

45

42

40

*36

54

55

32

32

37

41

1,945

62.7

0.203

0.23

Sept.

34

32

28

26

26

26

25

22

22

57

42

56

69

52

42

55

54

56

*34

37

40

58

55

55

29

26

25

24

24

25

1,008

33.6

0.109

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,800 Min 12 Mean 452 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.89

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,980 Min 22 Mean 493 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.70

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs).--Dec. 13 (2 a.m.) 3,920 efs (6.95 ft): Feb. 11 (8 a.m.) 4.1 180 efs

(7.15 ft); Mar. 31 (8:30 p.m.) 9,450 cfa (9.44 ft); May 23 (3:30 a.m.) 5,650 cfs (8.23 ft); 

June 15 (8:30 a.m.) 12,800 efs (9.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 2O, 22-25, Jan. 6-9, 20-25, 27, Feb. 1-4, 8, 

13-18, 20, 21, 25, 27, Mar. 3-16, 22-26. Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 17 to Aug. 4. 

Backwater from debris Aug. 29 to Sept. 30.
292 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2220. Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°23'10", long 78"09'45", on left bank at Caneadea, Allegpny County, 

800 ft upstream from unnamed tributary and 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 61.5 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,240 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--11 years, 91.5 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,600 efs June 15 (gage height, 10.74 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 770 efs on basis of hydraulic study of flood flow over 

Rushford Dam; minimum, 1.2 cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft July 20-22.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 15, 1960; minimum, 0.7 efs Nov. 11, 13, 

1954; minimum dally, 0.9 efs Nov. 13, 14, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Oct. 21, 

1949, July 20-22, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of lee effect, which are fair. Conslderable regulation by Rushford Lake (capacity, 1,106,000,000 eu ft) about 2 miles above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Lee effect (gage height, 

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

Oct. 1 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 30

1.9 

1.95

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

1.2

2.0

3.3

6.1

10

28

59

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

115

233

450

1,020

1,810

2,900

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.4

2.5

4.4

7.2

12

27

50

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

85

140

205

430

720

1,480

2,450

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

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

116 

4.6

4.0

3.8

224

400

*155

7.2

5.8

4.3

3.8

3.0

2.5 

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.4

174

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

5.8

3.3

2.5

2.5 

2.0

1.8

1.8

*

971.8

31.3

Mov.

3.8 

3.6

3.0

3 0

*3.8

4.3

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

148

m342

342

342

337

332

332

328

324

324

324

324

324

148 

8.4

6.8

6.8

5,023.8

167

Dec.

6.8 

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.1

6.4

9.4

bS.O

*b6.8

b6.4

b6.4

blO

bll 

b9.0

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

b6,4

b6. 8

b6. 8

132

328

337

355

350

346 

350

237

7.2

6.4

2,603.3

84.0

Jan.

b6. 4 

b6.8

b6.8

b6.0

*b6.8

b7.2

17

218

355

355

346

208

12 

33

294

470

360

332

332

332

328

328

324

319

319

319

319 

314

324

342

342

7,282.0

235

Feb.

342 

342

342

337

342

346

346

346

346

342

207

*b8.4

b7.2 

b!7~ b6. 2

20

18

b!6

b!4

b37

b54

b52

b47

b43

b250

455

45O 

440

440

6,012.8

207

Mar.

43O 

425

420

415

405

400

*400

405

400

396

386

378

364 

360

36O

*350

332

150

5.2

b5.2

b4.3

b4.3

b4.0

b3.6

b2.5

b2.8

b5.2 

7.2

10

17

17

6,864.3

221

Apr.

12 

12

12

10

7.2

6.4

6.1

11

11

8.0

8.0

6.8

7.2 

15

8.0

7.6

6.1

5.4

5 2 iT*"

15

14

13

13

13

83

m130

130

852.0

28.4

May

130 

130

13O

128

128

77

5.8

5.4

6.1

4.8

4.3

4^0

5.8 

6,4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.4

7.6

37

102

*177

310

209

22 

28

32

33

40

1,800.7

58.1

June

51 

49

46

40

35

32

26

23

20

18

16

22

31

99

2,360

2.440

2,170

1,650

812

418

3l4

115

73

75

47

4.4

3.9 

*3.3

3.1

2_. 8

lift 999. 5

367

JUl-r

2.6 

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0 

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

*2.2 

2.0

1.9

2 2

*? * c\ » u

65.1

2.10

Aug.

££2.6

2.1

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

*3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0 

3.1

3.3

3.3

3_.5

78.1

2.52

Sept.

3.7 

3.7

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

98

155 

155

107

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.4

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.7

6.0

645.1

21.5

Adjusted for change In contents in Rushford Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

135 

2.20 

2.54

135 

2.20 

2.45

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

211 

3.43 

3.95

154 

2.50 

2.89

145 

2.36 

2.55

212 

3.45 

3.98

2O2 

3.28 

3.66

71.5 

1.16 

1.34

Observed

Max 823 Min 1.4 Mean 108 

Max 2,440 Mln 1.4 Mean 118

188 

3.O6 

3.42

16.1 

0.262 

0.30

1.81 

0.029 

0.03

7.14 

0.116 

O.13

Adjusted

Mean 113 Cfsir 1,84 In. 25. 03 

Mean 123 Cfsir 2.00 In. 27.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 2 93 

2230. Genesee River at Portageville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°34'10", long 78°02'45", on left bank at Portageville, Wyomirg County, 

300 ft downstream from small tributary, 350 ft downstream from Pennsylvania Railroad 

bridge, and 0.7 mile upstream from Upper Palls.

Drainage area. 982 sq mi. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, 1,017 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to September 1960. Prior to December 1945 published as 

"at St. Helena." Records published for both sites December 1945 to September 1950.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,082.60 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 24, 1911, chain gage and Aug. 24, 1911, to Sept. 30, 

1946, water-stage recorder, at site 8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 52 years, 1,236 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.03 ft); minimum, 69 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.51 ft, backwater from debris).

1908-60: Maximum discharge, 44,400 cfs May 17, 1916 (gage height, 12.81 ft, site 

and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 21.70 ft Mar. 7, 1956; minimum discharge, 

18 cfs Oct. 5, 17, 1913 (gage height, 1.70 ft, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some seasonal regulation by Rushford Lake (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cu ft) since July 1928. 

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants.

Revisions (water years). WSP 264: 1908. WSP 564: 1916(M). WSP 759: Drainage area.

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

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

2.4 

2.7 

3.O 

3.5 

4.O

59

99

164

335

600

5.0 

6.0 

-8.0 

12.0 

16.0

1,410

2,650

6,320

16,200

25.6OO

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.

1,150

571

344

231

216

894

7.200

2,16O

1,080

744

540 

405

348

301

 282

263

235

215

2OO

188

175

164

159

2,20O

4,30O

1,810

1,280

1,070 

822

665

730

30,942

998

Kov.

3.39O

2,90O

2,360

1,620

2,010

2,550

2,620

1,650

1,330

1,120

972 

998

1,310

1,420

2,O60

1,610

1,410

1,400

1,240

1,170

1,140

»1,220

1,140

1,26O

2,160

1,790

1,830

4,050 

2,840

2,160

54,710

1,824

Dec.

1,830

1,700

1.9OO

2,010

1,730

2,150

4,100

2,950

2,300

»1,970

1,720 

5,37O

12.OOO

4,630

2.95O

2.9SO

3,130

2,550

2,040

1,510

bl,220

bl.040

bl,140

bl,200

bl,350

bl,30O

1,630

3,450 

5,300

3,060

2, ISO

84,360

2,721

Jan.

1,610

1,390

4,150

3,480

1,850

bl,350

bl,350

bl,350

bl,350

bl,300

bl,3OO 

bl,140

5.100

4,570

3,530

4,430

2,510

2,010

1,77O

bl,500

bl,4OO

bl,350

bl,300

bl,220

bl,080

 1,160

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,160

1.070

60,140

1,940

Feb.

1,110

1,030

b840

b860

939

1,740

3,110

1,810

1,620

2,150

11.800 

4,970

b2,450

bl,55O

bl,020

bl,4OO

bl,500

1,360

1,250

b860

b960

bl,080

bl,O60

b980

»b800

1,270

bl,250

bl,250 

1,240

53,259

1,837

Mar.

1,160

bl,02O

b960

b940

bl,000

bl,020

b960

b920

b920

b920

b900 

b860

b880

b900

b860

b840

852

#822

582

558

507

496

480

485

468

430

496

1,050 

6,320

21,500

*24.500

74,406

2,400

Apr.

»ie. OOP

9 120

8,840

9,730

5,650

3,740

3,010

2,620

2,480

2,330

2,100 

2,430

2,340

1,980

2,270

2,650

2,14O

1,920

1,640

1,370

 1,240

1,310

1,210

1,060

947

899

1,270

1,300 

1,060

947

_-_

97,603

3,253

May

891

845

786

73O

691

646

496

463

938

2,480

1,630 

1,610

1,680

1,530

1,320

1,220

1,140

1,970

1,650

1,260

1,37O

2,400

10.700

 8,810

5,42O

3,430

2,310

1,750 

1,46O

1,310

1,440

64,376

2,077

June

1,660

1,260

1,020

860

751

678

594

540

485

441

4O5 

670

1,400

3,970

17.500

9,950

4,890

3,350

2,400

1,600

1,360

989

838

1,360

1,420

939

730

 626 

558

512

63,756

2,125

July

490

446

405

376

353

318

293

278

255

238

228 

215

2O3

231

248

235

218

209

197

197

188

186

241

186

162

150

 TST

164 

154

164

203

7,598

245

Aug.

169

108

155

398

430

348

274

215

186

186

180 

2OO

169

150

142

142

133

129

120

116

116

114

110

 108

103

99

96

91 

88

94

93

5,062

163

Sept.

39

88

83

S2

82

78

74

73

IP74

78 

85

186

228

224

159

107

94

93

101

103

97

91

88

85

80

78

78 

76

78

3,002

100

Adjusted for change In contents In Rushford Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,102 

1.12 

1.29

1,791 

1.82 

2.04

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

2,848 

2.90 

3.34

1,859 

1.89 

2.18

1,774

1.81 

1.95

2,391 

2.43 

2.81

3,427 

3.49 

3.89

2,090 

2.13 

2.45

Observed

Max 27.4OO Mln 60 Mean 1,529 

Max 24,3OO Mln 70 Mean 1,637

1,947 

1.98 

2.21

259 

0.264 

0.30

163 

O.166 

0.19

85.7 

O.O87 

0.10

Adjusted

Mean 1,534 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.20 

Mean 1,642 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.75

Peak discharge (base, 15,OOO cfs). Dec. 13 (5 a.m.) 15,lOO cfs (11.6O ft)j Mar. 31 (3i30 a.m.) 

27.800 efs (17.05 ft); June 15 (6 p.m.) 21,500 cfs (14.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b -Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
294 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2240. Mount Morris Reservoir near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 8 44 I 00", long 77 8 54'40", at Mount Morris Dam on Genesee Fiver, 2f miles 

northwest of Mount Morris, Livinggton County, 5 miles upstream from Canaseraga Creek, 

and 40 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,077 sq mi (measured by Corps of Engineers). 

Records available. January 1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 8, 1952, reference point at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 719.4 ft Apr. 5 (contents, 215,980 acre-ft); minimum, 586.4 ft Mar. 26 (contents, 868 acre-ft).

1952-60: Maximum elevation, that of Apr. 5, 1960; minimum, 585.2 f; Sept. 14, 1952 

(contents, 643.6 acre-ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity-type dam with overflow spillway, completed by Corps of Engineers in 1951 for flood control; first used for flood regulation 

on Nov. 24, 1951. Usable capacity, 337,000 acre-ft between elevations 585.0 ft (sill 

of conduits) and 760.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 609 acre-ft. Floods are 

controlled by the operation of nine gates. Water is stored during nig1! flows and released when downstream conditions warrant.

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437: 1955.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, In acre-feet)

586.0

588.0

590.0

595.0

.600.0

610.0

782

1,210

1,730

3,410

5,610

11,600

620.0

630.0

640.0

650.0

660.0

670.0

19,800

30,500

43,700

59,800

78,200

98,300

680.0

690.0

700.0

710.0

720.0

119,800

142,500

166,300

191,400

217,600

Elevation, In feet, at 12 p.m., 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

(0

(*)

Oct.

599.3

597.3

597.4

596.8

597.4

598.6

615.6

604.0

598.3

597.3

598.2

598.6

598.5

598.0

597.6

597.3 

597.2

597.3

597.2

596.9

596.6

596.1

595.6

600.2

600.9

599.3

598.7

598.1

597.7

597.1

596.3

3,929

-387

Nov.

601.1

598.9

594.3

589.3

590.7

591.7

590.6

589.4

588.7

588.1

587.8

587.8

589.1

589.2

590.5

589.4 

589.1

589.1

588.9

588.9

588.9

589.1

588.8

589.1

590.8

589.7

590.2

593.4

591.6

590.5

1,880

-2,049

Dec.

590.0

589.8

590.5

590.4

589.8

591.2

594.1

592.1

591.1

590.4

590.0

604.9

628.0

626.0

615.8

597.2 

592.4

591.5

590.6

589.5

588.8

588.6

588.8

589.1

589.3

589.4

590.9

594.3

597.1

592.3

590.9

2,000

+120

Jan.

590.

589.

599.

592.

590.

589.

589.

589.

589.

589.

589.

589.

610.

612.

616.1

SB590.8

590.1

589.8

589.4

589.3

589.2

589.0

588.9

588.9

588.9

588.9

589.0

589.1

588.9

1,444

-556

Feb.

589.0

588.0

587.6

587.6

587.8

592.4

591.5

590.0

589.8

593.0

623.3

622.3

612.1

588.3

588.8

589.1 

589.1

589.1

588.3

588.0

588.3

588.3

588.3

588.2

587.9

589.2

589.2

589.1

589.0

1,470

+26

Mar.

588.7

588.3

588.2

588.1

588.3

589.0

588.9

588.8

588.6

588.4

588.3

588.1

587.9

587.7

587.5

587.2 

587.2

587.1

587.0

586.9

586.8

586.7

586.6

586.6

586.5

586.4

589.0

589.4

618.8

653.3

678.7

116,940

+115,470

Apr.

694.6

702.6

710.2

717.7

719.4

717.7

714.5

710.3

705.7

700.5

694.8

689.1

683.1

676.7

670.3

664.2 

657.5

650.2

640.8

629.1

609.4

588.9

588.6

588.4

588.1

587.8

589.4

588.9

588.6

588.4

1,314

-115,626

May

588.2

588.0

587.8

587.5

587.3

587.1

586.8

586.7

588.6

590.8

589.8

589.6

590.4

589.4

589.0

588.8 

590.7

591.6

589.7

589.3

589.8

592.6

619.8

626.3

624.1

616.3

598.5

590.7

590.2

589.9

590.6

1,910

+596

June

590.7

590.0

590.2

590.5

591.2

592.2

594.2

595.2

595.2

596.1

597.2

598.8

599.4

605.2

634.5

642.5 

643.1

638.5

629.6

612.0

597.8

597.9

598.2

598.0

598.0

597.7

598.1

597.6

597.7

597.9

4,617

+2,707

Jul-r

597. 8

597.9

597.9

598.0

598.2

598.1

597.9

597.9

597.7

597.4

597.5

597.4

597.5

597.5

598.1

598.2 

598.1

598.0

597.7

597.7

597.9

598.0

59(3.2

59(3.0

597.4

597.0

596.8

59(3.8

59(3.6

596.5

59S. 7

4,101

-516

Aug.

596.9

596.7

597.2

598.1

598.9

599.0

598.6

597.9

597.4

597.2

597.2

597.3

597.3

597.1

596.9

596.9 

597.1

597.2

597.2

597.3

597.3

597.2

597.2

597.1

597.0

596.8

596.6

596.4

596.1

595.9

595.7

3,683

-418

Sept.

595.4

595.4

595.7

595.9

596.1

596.3

596.5

596.6

596.8

596.9

597.0

597.2

597.9

598.7

599.3

599.3 

598.8

598.2

597.7

597.6

597.5

597.3

597.1

596.8

596.5

596.2

596.3

596.5

596.6

596.8

4,144

+461

Calendar year 1959.................... t +1,088

¥ater year 1959-60.................... * -172

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 295

2250. Canaseraga Creek near Dansvllle, N. Y.

Location. --Lat 42°33'40", long 77°42'55", on left bank Just downstream from Ossian Street 

Bridge , half a mile downstream from Mill Creek and 1 mile west of Dansville, Livingston 

County.

Drainage area. 153 sq mi. 

155 sq mi.

October 1917 to September 1919, October 1938 to September 1940,

Records available. --July 1910 to December 1912, July 1915 to June 1917, October 1917 to 

September 1919 (published as "at Cumminsville" ) , March 1919 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 640.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

New York State Conservation Commission). Prior to Oct. 19, 1920, staff gage at or 

within 1 mile of present site at various datums . Oct. 19, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1938, 

water-stage recorder at present site and datum, and Oct. 1, 1938, to Oct. 8, 1940, at 

site 0.9 mile downstream at datum 15.70 ft lower.

Average discharge. --45 years (1910-12, 1915-16, 1917-19, 1920-60), 154 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 11.26 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.59 ft).

1910-12, 1915-60: Maximum discharge at present site, 8,830 cfs July 23, 1940 (gage 

height, 13.1 ft, from floodmark) ; maximum gage height at present site, 13.68 ft Mar. 7, 

1956; maximum discharge at former site, 9,110 cfs July 23, 1940 (gage height, 9.93 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 3 cfs Apr. 28, 1912.

Remarks . Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 604: 

WSP 1387: 1919";

1923-24. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 894: 1935.

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

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

S

7

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.

125

76

50

38

43

96

1.820

4OO

179

128

96

79

68

*63

58

*54

50

45

43

*41

40

38

38

200

326

162

141

118 

104

90 

110

4,919

159

1.04

1.20

Nov.

388

265

174

153

225

220

179

145

124

110

100

114

118

121

179

132

*124

110

100

93

90

96

87

100

153

136

225

412 

285

235

4,993

166

1.08

1.21

Dec.

210

206

240

245

230

332

658

460

*360

300

270

1,300

1.800

580

400

420

450

370

290

240

200

165

140

145

140

150

230

480 

520

340

270

12,141

392

2.56

2.95

Jan.

220

205

500

540

280

210

190

170

155

140

135

130

390

320

480

450

300

240

220

190

165

155

145

135

114

120

*110

120 

124

120

110

6,883

222

1.45

1.67

Feb.

114

104

loo

90

102

220

270

170

165

235

1.080

460

290

200

165

180

190

200

180

155

180

170

160

150

145

*160

150

140 

135

6,O60

209

1.37

1.47

Mar.

*120

118

116

116

125

135

130

122

120

116

116

112

110

108

106

102

100

96

*92

88

90

90

86

82

74

72

117

394 

1,420

5.870 

*3 290

11,833

382

2.50

2.88

Apr.

1.690

1,000

1,070

1,280

716

511

430

394

300

260

230

225

215

197

255

326

270

230

210

*197

188

192

179

157

149

136

174

149 

132

l zs

11,590

386

2.52

2.82

May

121

114

104

93

90

*87

82

82

388

354

280

250

260

202

170

162

157

332

206

206

286

533

.1.540

940

539

388

295

240 

210

202

305

9,218

297

1.94

2.24

June

364

220

184

153

141

128

110

104

96

90

87

186

206

664

.2. OOP

720

348

220

179

157

132

*124

118

114

104

93

86

82 

82

88

7,380

246

1.61

1.79

July

a80

a74

a70

a68

a64

a6E

a60

a5B

a54

a52

a52

a50

a52

*a58

a52

a50

a62

a76

58

56

50

52

61

52

50

45

43

43 

41

40

47

1,732

55.9

0.365

0.42

Aug.

40

40

79

58

50

45

43

41

40

38

38

36

36

34

36

*34

*33

33

33

34

33

33

33

33

31

29

28

26 

'va 25

C.O

26

1,146

37.0

0.242

0.28

Sept.

25

23

23

25

26

26

22

20

22

25

28

34

li

29

26

29

28

28

28

33

31

29

28

28

28

25

25

*26

25

*26

807

26.9

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,150 Mln 18 Mean 188 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.69

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,870 Mln 20 Mean 215 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.13

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Oct. 7 (5 a.m.) 4,960 efs (11.13 ft)j Dec. 13 (3:15 a.m.) about 

4,100 cfs; Mar. 30 (6:30 p.m.) 5,170 cfs (11.26 ft); May 22 (11:30 p.m.) 2,860 cfs (9.64 ft); 

June 15 (5:15 a.m.) 5,440 cfs (10.11 ft).______________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge was estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, engineer's notes, and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-25, Jan. 5-7, Feb. 2-4, 12-18, 2O-26, 

Mar. 2-26.

614Z14 O -61 -ZO
296 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2255. Canaseraga Creek at Groveland, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°39'45", long 77°46'10", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Groveland, Livingston County, 0.2 mile downstream from small tributary.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. August 1915 to September 1916 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and ~ ' - ~ _ . ~ ....... . . . ....

lished as

"only) and February 1917 to March 1920 (no winter records in 1917, 1918, 1920), pubat Groveland Station"; October 1955 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 565.42 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 30, 1916, inclined staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at datum about 5.42 ft lower. Mar. 30, 1916, to Mar. 31, 1920, chain gage on 

downstream side of bridge at practically same datum as inclined staff gage.

Average discharge.--6 years (1918-19, 1955-60), 199 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 13.43 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1917-20, 1955-60: Maximum discharge observed, 4,380 ofs May 22, 1919 (gage height, 

18.05 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 2, 5, 1955 (gage height, 1.96 ft).

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

which are fair. Overflow of left bank occurs upstream at extremely hig1) stages. Water 

returns to channel below station.

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

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

ge height, In feet, and

Oct. 7 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept, 30

2.4 40

2.5

3.0

3.5 156

47

4.0 240

6.0 695

8.0 1,210

10.0 1,860

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

43

74

134

212

382

580

7,0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

810

1,060

1,340

1,640

2,470

3,600

2.2 

2.5

26 3.0 

4.0

85

212

Note. Sare as preceding table atove 4.0 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

2E

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

178

114

57

44

44

120

1.840

472

276

190

136

107

92

82

75

*67

61

59

55

52

50

49

49

189

328

201

172

158

126

105

128

5,676

183

1.01

1.17

Nov.

360

282

210

191

244

242

212

170

148

133

119

127

131

136

199

155

*144

133

116

108

107

110

102

108

172

155

210

417

312

268

5,521

184

1.02

1.13

Dec.

249

252

290

289

281

3S4

806

522

4O4

348

312

1,290

1,770

725

*478

508

528

438

346

282

b240

b200

b!70

b!75

t>170

blSO

b270

583

632

408

326

13,856

447

2.47

2.85

Jan.

257

255

591

a620

a330

b270

b225

b205

b!90

b!75

166

b!60

469

393

578

552

353

292

265

228

E01

186

172

161

146

150 *138

144

148

142

130

8,292

267

1.48

1.70

Feb.

137

b!25

b!20

bllO126-

249

314

Z06

2O2

294

1.25O

b540

b350

b250

b200

b210

b230

b240

225

194

212

207

198

183

blSO

*b200

170

158

156

7,236

250

1.38

1.49

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,200 Mln 22

Mar.

144

b!45

b!40

b!40

blSO

b!60

b!55

blSO

b!45

b!40

b!40

b!40

b!35

b!30

b!30

126

124

*115

108

105

107

106

100

b98

95

b90 142"

447

1,290

3,000

5.100

11,297

364

2.01

2.32

Apr.

*2.070

1,170

1,170

1,390

845

601

488

408

353

319

284

276

265

242

292

384

321

289

260

 231

E15

233

206

185

171

161

217

196

168

155

13,565

452

2.50

2.79

May

151

144

132

121

113

105

99

102

416

434

339

301

3 IE

255

217

206

211

387

268

244

344

648

*1.660

1,110

650

468

350

286

258

247

366

10,944

353

1.95

2.25

June

438

276

223

190

168

153

137

124

117

110

106

229

244

657

1.970

814

400

E84

228

190

*161

149

144

145

127

114

104

97

97

105

8,301

277

1.53

1.71

July

S3

90

85

83

79

77

73

71

66

64

63

61

62

72

66

61

76

91

71

72

62

61

76

63

59

*55

54

53

50 

49

5T

2,115

68.2

0.377

0.4T

Aug.

50

48

95

72

63

56

52

50

48

47

47

44

44

43

45

44

a40

a41

a40

a40

a40

a40

*39

39

36

35

33

a32

a31 

a3E

&31

1,397

45.1

0.249

0.29

Sept.

30

30

29

29

30

28

28

27

28

29

32

as 7

a46

aSS

a32

a35

33

32

33

37

36

33

32

32

30

30

3O

32

30 

32

958

31.9

0.176

0.20

Mean 220 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.49

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,100 Mln 27 Mean 244 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.33

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). --Oct. 7 (9:30 a.m.) 3,260 cfs (13.27 ft); Dec. 13 (1:15 a.m.) 

2,730 cfs (12.51 ft)j Mar. 30 (l2 p.m.) 3,800 cfs (13.43 ft); June 15 (8 a.m.) 2,830 cfa (l2.70ftX

* 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.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 297

2270. Canaseraga Creek at Shakers Crossing, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°44'15", long 77°50'30", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

at Shakers Crossing, Livingston County, about 1 mile upstream from mouth and l| miles 

northeast of Mount Morris.

Drainage area. 333 sq mi.

Records available. July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), November 1958 to 

September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 545.30 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to November 1958, at site 40 ft downstream at datum 5.30 ft 

lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 11.99 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.84 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 1, 1960; minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 10, 1959; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 9, 1960.

1915-22: Maximum gage height, 23.62 ft (present datum) May 17, 1916 (backwater from 

Genesee River).

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

backwater from Genesee River, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from the Qenesee 

River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 8 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

3.1 50 6.0 640 3.1 54 6.O 650 2.8 20 6.O 740

3.5 114 7.0 960 3.5 119 7.0 960 3.O 44 P.O 1,5OO

4.0 204 9.0 1,930 4.0 214 9.0 1,930 3.5 128 10.0 2.68O

5.0 402 5.0 419 11.0 3,420 4.0 233 12". 0 4,36O

5.0 469

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

11

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

252

204

89

62

54

139

1,450

720

500

368

276

218

178

151

*131

112

94

87

82

*75

71

68

68

203

520

310

240

214

170

142

144

7,392

238

0.715

0.83

Nov.

400

370

320

290

330

330

310

260

228

204

178

172

190

198

303

255

220

*204

180

166

163

*168

161

163

280

268

270

680

580

440

8,281

276

0.829

0.92

Dec.

397

397

503

5O9

470

542

1,3OO

1,060

760

645

553

1,700

5.000

1,800

*1,160

1,200

1,250

*918

730

590

494

432

b430

b390

582

386

583

1,000

1,140

800

600

26,121

845

2.55

2.92

Jan.

485

445

1,040

1.120

567

505

441

404

527

509

297

283

760

680

920

900

640

540

*505

417

564

533

303

283

b245

*251

234

234

258

250 

220

14,520

468

1.41

1.62

Feb.

230

192

b!70

b!75

198

460

600

400

584

560

2.000

1,100

700

520

450

*480

499

4S9

459

559

383

590

565

545

299

*547

525

504

299

13,460

464

1.39

1.50

Mar.

260

250

250

251

246

b250

b250

b225

b215

b210

b205

b200

b!90

b!85

*185

b!85

b!80

*b!90

205

197

212

208

194

199

185

178

25T

1,020

1,860

5,120

*5.640

15,324

494

1.48

1.71

Apr.

 4.260

*3,550

2,60O

2,500

1,700

1,200

960

900

70O

640

56O

540

520

480

*560

700

600

560

*500

450

410

380

354

506

271

246

504

509

254

227

27,521

911

2.74

5.05

May

214

2O1

190

179

162

156

148

142

598

62 O

480

462

454

405

555

301

390

983

575

436

492

697

*1.500

1,400

1,040

800

660

560

512

459

554

15,885

512

1.54

1.77

June

614

469

581

321

275

248

216

194

177

164

152

245

566

471

2.200

1,400

920

680

560

*460

590

525

*285

270

255

212

186

166

152

156

12,991

435

1.50

1.45

July

136

130

115

110

99

97

90

88

81

76

76

71

75

125

105

81

75

121

83

87

73

a72

a89

a74

a69

*a64

61

61

60

'cT 57 

ol

2,656

85.7

0.257

0.30

Aug.

65

57

101

112

76

69

65

60

55

51

50

48

46

46

46

50

47

42

40

40

42

42

*42

40

39

36

35

33

32

sT

56

1,575

50.8

0.155

0.18

Sept.

31

30

27

28

30

28

28

26

25

35

30

39

54

44

36

42

40

35

37

48

36

36

33

33

32

33

32

32

1,053

35.1

0.1O5

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,000 Mln 24 Mean 336 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.90

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,260 Mln 25 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.37

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Dec. 13 (3 a.m.) 3,490 cfs (11.31 ft); Apr. 1 (9:4E a.m.) 4,350 

cfs (11.99 ft); June 15 (about 11 a.m.) about 3,100 efs._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream and downstream 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. Backwater from Qenesee River Oct. 7-9, 25, 26, Nov. 1-8, 28-30, Dec. 7-9, 12-17, 28-31, 

Jan. 3, 4, 13-18, Feb. 6-8, 11-16, Apr. 3-22, May 11, 12, 23-28, June 15-Z1. 24, 25.
298 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2275. Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°45'55", long 77°50'25", on right bank at Jones Bridge, 1| miles downstream from Canaseraga Creek and 3-| miles northeast of Mount Morris, Livingston County.

Drainage area. 1,419 sq mi.

Records available. May 1903 to April 1906, August 1908 to April 1914, July 1915 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

New York State Conservation Commission). Prior to Sept. 11, 1915, chain gage on bridge 

at datum 2.73 ft lower.

Average discharge. 50 years (1908-13, 1915-60), 1,615 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 15.18 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.01 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation); 

minimum daily, 69 cfs Sept. 10.

1903-6, 1908-14, 1915-60: Maximum discharge, 55,100 cfs May 17, 1916 (gage height, 

25.44 ft); minimum, 12 cfs July 23, 1955 (gage height, 0.22 ft, partly obstructed intake); minimum daily, 30 cfs Aug. 8, 1909.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation- at low flow caused by powerplants. 

Flow regulated to some extent by Rushford Lake (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cu ft); since 

July 1928 and, at high flows, since November 1951 by Mount Morris Reservoir (see p. 294).

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 759: 

WSP 143V: T5S5~.

Drainage area. WSP 1277: 1952. WSP 1387: 1913.

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.

1,400

1,320

493

413

249

641

4,340

6.590

3,190

1,410

873

626 

615

556

*519

456

366

308

317

290

286

277

273

633

4,890

2,630

1,720

1,430

1,160

944

905

39,935

1,290

Nov.

2,510

3,530

3,21O

2,240

2,210

2,610

3,090

2,100

1,630

1,450

1,250

1.140 

1,420

1,580

2,160

2,020

*1,720

1,630

1,470

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,370

1,340

2,160

2,170

1,900

4, 060

3,610

2,740

62,450

2,032

Dec.

2,320

2,140

2,360

2,570

2,310

2,540

4,300

4,540

3,230

2,790

2,400

4,710 

7,700

7,660

3,310

*3,710

5,600

3,900

3,120

2,510

1,850

1,550

1,500

1.450

1,300

1,950

2,270

4,230

6,440

5,000

3 * 130

115,940

3,740

Jan.

2,380

2,100

3,730

5,730

2,890

2,100

1,850

1,300

1,700

1,650

1,600

1.450 

2,980

4,970

4,590

3,030

6,200

6,370

2,830

2,290

2,000

1,850

1,750

1,700

1,550

*1,450

1,490

1,460

1,460

1,470

1,450

80,470

2,596

Feb.

1,420

1,340

1,070

1.02O

1,180

1,930

3,960

2,540

2,180

2,360

6,540

6,950 

6,830

5,990

1,550

2,000

2,290

2,150

2,000

1,450

1,400

1,550

1,600

1,500

+1,300

1,560

1,320

1,730

1,700

70,910

2,445

Mar.

1,550

1,400

1,350

1,160

1,200

1,250

1,3OO

1,130

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,080 

1,100

1,140

1,120

1,100

*1,140

1,170

1,020

377

354

826

799

733

750

701

30T

1,930

3,400

3, 860

4.060

42,329

1,365

Apr,

4,100

3,570

3,O60

3, ISO

5,640

7,350

8,520

8,770

9,250

9,480

9,500

9,710 

9,510

9,620

*9,680

9,800

9,010

9,240

9,340

9.860

9,770

6,070

2,030

1,740

1,560

1.430

1,660

1,990

1,620

1,440

188,020

6,267

May

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,110

1,03O

966

849

734

I.TTO"

3,020

2,430

2,310 

2,160

2,270

1,390

1,690

1,730

3,030

2,730

1,970

2,020

2,360

*5,430

6,960

7.390

7,770

7,510

4,100

2,350

2,060

2,130

86,049

2,776

June

2,500

2,140

1,680

1,420

1,200

1,060

866

755

766

664

487

620 

1,500

2,130

6,490

6,320

5,350

6,340

9.700

9,400

*5,000

1,660

*1,290

1,540

1,940

1,390

1,020

955

310

739

78,782

2,626

Julv

713

653

533

540

471

471

466

413

376

371

312

318 2-31

413

312

239

317

3S6

3?6

308

235

257

239

304

317

273

*235

234

234

230

234

11,206

331

Aug.

230

224

230

336

366

434

413

402

317

277

234

230 

230

230

234

220

170

164

167

190

172

164

*162

172

170

167

164

164

148

143

153

7,032

223

Sept.

148

136

119

85

88

100

102-

96

105

ii

96

107 

125

105

148

181

173

181

190

153

127

151

141

107

127

146

115

91

93

85

3,695

123

Adjusted for change In contents in Rushford Lake and Mount Morris Res^rvoirt

Mean 

Cfsm

1,387 

0.977 

1.13

2,015 

1.42 

1.53

Calendar year 1959 : 

Water year 1959-60 :

3,869 

2.73 

3.14

2,506 

1.77 

2.04

2,384 

1.68

1.31

3,234

2.23 

2.63

4,498 

3.17 

3.54

2,799 

1.97 

2.27

Observed

Max 9,010 Mln 95 Mean 1,990 

Max 9,880 Min 69 Mean 2,150

2,493

1.76 

1.96

337 

0.259 

0.30

221 

0.156 

0.18

111 

0.082 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 1,997 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.09 

Mean 2,155 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Records of contents In Rushford Lake furnished by Rochester Gas and Electric Ccrp. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 21-26, Jan. 6-12, 21-26, Fet. 4,5,15, 16,19-25, 

Feb. 29 to Mar. 16. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Aug. 25 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 299

2285. Genesee River at Avon, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°55'05", long 77°45'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 20 (State Highway 5), 0.3 mile west of Avon, Livingston County, and 

0.8 mile downstream from Conesus Creek.

Drainage area. 1,666 sq mi.

Records available. August 1955 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; wire-weight gage read twice daily used for stages below

<T3.7 ft. Datum of gage is 500.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 2,105 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,820 cfs Apr. 17 (gage height, 31.79 ft); maximum gage height, 33.41 ft Mar. 31 (backwater from Honeoye Creek); minimum discharge 

observed, 125 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 14.03 ft).

1955-60: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 37.20 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 5, 1955 (gage height, 13.73 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from Honeoye 

Creek, or doubtful or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at 

low flow caused by powerplants. Flow regulated to some extent by Rushford Lake (capacity, 1,106 ,000,000 cu ft), and, at high flows, by Mount Morris Reservoir (see p. 294).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

Honeoye Creek (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 9 to Sept. 30

14.0 117

15.0 395

18.0 1,420

24.0

27.0

4,320

6,230

14.0

14.5

15.0

18.0

119

229

364

1,420

24.0

30.0

32.0

4,320

8,350

10,000

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.

553

756

809

463

454

343

1,910

5,610

5.680

1,910

1,240

935

846

794

769

732

691

540

355

*327

338

307

304

327

a2,800

d4,200

d3,200

d2,600

dl,900 

dl,450

2,190

45, 333

1,462

Nov.

a3,000

a4,000

a3,300

2,630

2,710

2,850

d3,400

3,090

a2 , 100

al, 700

dl,500

1,440

1,680

1,880

2,370

2,350

2,260

*bl,900

bl,600

1,440

dl,400

1,480

1,570

1,510

d2,000

d2,700

2,280

d2,900

4.510 

d3,300

70,650

2,355

Dec.

2,740

2,660

3,000

d3,200

2,980

3,590

d4,500

6,010

d3, 700

3,140

3,480

4,380

9.450

17880"

8,930

9,450

8,060

*5,280

3,970

3,160

2,770

2,470

b2,000

bl,500

bl,900

b2,500

3,100

4,950

7,060 

7,070

4,670

140,550

4,534

Jan.

a3,500

2,940

3,430

5,270

4,900

2,940

b2,400

b2,200

2,130

2,050

b2,000

bl,900

3,350

4,380

5,570

4,600

6,240

7.780

5,150

3,130

b2 , 500

b2,300

b2,100

b2,000

bl,950

*b 1,900

bl,800

bl,800

bl,750 

bl,650

1_,_640

97,250

3,137

Feb.

1,640

bl,550

bl,400

bl.550

bl,700

2,810

d3,900

d3,500

d3,000

a4,000

6,630

8.380

7,660

7,490

3,660

d2,000

d2,700

d2 , 500

2,290

bl,800

bl,900

b2,000

bl,950

bl,950

*b 1,800

bl,950

2,060

2,050

2,020

87,640

3,022

Mar.

2,020

bl,800

bl,700

bl,550

bl,600

bl,600

bl,650

bl,600

bl,550

bl,550

bl,500

bl,450

bl,400

bl,350

*bl,350

bl,350

bl,400

bl,450

bl,400

bl,150

bl,060

bl,020

b980

b960

910

822

776

2,060

c3,600 

c6,300

*c7.50Q

56,208

1,813

Apr.

06,900

c6,000

5,410

4,910

5,940

7,610

8,730

8,960

9,290

9,450

9,650

9,630

9,690

9,700

9,630

9,740

9.790

9,480

*9,400

9,640

9,750

9,050

3,300

2,100

1,850

1,630

1.600

2,080

1,920 

1,640

204,470

6,816

May

1,490

1,400

dl,300

1,220

1,130

1,050

996

867

892

2,150

2,840

2,370

2,490

2,570

2,270

1,940

1,760

2,470

*2,980

2,560

2,170

2,440

4,550

6,620

8,080

8,170

7,920

6,470

2,930 

2,350

2,240

90,685

2,925

June

2,600

2,550

2,170

1,700

1,400

1,180

1,010

790

800

752

612

572

956

2,000

5,050

7,060

6,440

6,170

8,160

*8.910

8,490

3,340

1,610

1,380

1,930

1,860

1,400

989

920 

786

83,587

2,786

July

759

718

658

60S

540

512

502

478

436

427

415

373

361

355

424

332

344

355

379

344

327

299

304

310

341

*332

304

288

272 

272

264

12,633

408

Aug.

264

259

272

321

350

415

421

409

385

344

299

267

262

259

257

262

249

203

198

207

222

203

*198

189

194

196

194

189

189 

184

184

8,045

260

Sept.

189

187

184

152

129

a!40

145

145

141

135

133

141

173

178

187

189

222

257

24T

212

203

189

189

180

187

184

175

154

158 

154

5,258

175

Adjusted for change In contents In Rushford Lake and Mount Morris Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,560 

0.936 

1.08

2,288 

1.37 

1.53

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60;

4,663 

2.80 

3.23

3,047

1.83 

2.11

2,960 

1.78 

1.92

3,682 

2.21 

2.55

5,046 

3.03 

3.38

2,948 

1.77 

2.04

Observed

Max 9,450 Mln 104 Mean 2,291 

Max 9,790 Mln 129 Mean 2,465

2,653 

1.59 

1.78

413 

0.248 

0.29

252

0.151 

0.17

169 

0.101 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 2,298 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.73 

Mean 2,470 Cfsm 1.4e In. 20.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of twice-daily water-level observations at 

station near Fowlerville and records for station at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from Honeoye Creek.

d Doubtful gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of engineers' Inspections and other 

records In the Qenesee River basin.

Note. Records of change In contents In Rushford Lake furnished by Rochester Qas & Electric Corp.
300 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2290. Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42 C 44'25", long 77°34'15", upstream from weir at outlet of Canadice Lake, 

Ontario County, 4 miles southeast of Hemlock, Livingston County.

Drainage area. 12.6 sq mi.

Records available. April 1903 to September 1960.

Gage. Hook gage. Datum of gage is 1,093.00 ft above mean sea level (furnished by city 

of Rochester). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 57 years, 11.9 cfs (unadjusted).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Department of Public Works, city of Rochester.

Monthly discharge, water year October 1959 to September I960

Month

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

Water year 1959-6O. ......

Mean elevation 

of lake 

(feet)

1,092.35 

1,092.46 

1,094.08

1,095.65

1,095.98 

1,097.15 

1,097.63 

1,096.88 

1,098.82 

1,098.78 

1,097.48 

1,094.32 

1,092.39

1,095.86

Observed discharge, 

In cubic feet 

per second

4.67 

6.55 

10.4

15.9

9.18 

7.06 

20.8 

23.6 

15.5 

11.0 

26.3 

31.3 

4.91

14.3

Atfjustedt

Discharge, Ir cubic 

feet per second

Mean

3.55 

9.80

41.3

14.0

21.5 

24.5 

40.8 

16.3 

16.8 

7.02 

-6.81 

-2.75 

-2.91

14.1

Per square 

mile

0.282 

.788 

3.28

1.11

1.71 

1.94 

3.24 

1.29 

1.33 

.557 

-.540 

-.218 

-.231

1.12

Runoff In 

Inches

0.33 

.87 

3.78

15.04

1.97 

2.10 

3.74 

1.44 

1.54 

.62 

-.62 

-.25 

-.26

15.26

t Adjusted for change In contents In Canadice Lake.Negative figures Indicate that natural losses 

from Canadice Lake exceeded Inflow.

Note. Elevations of Caiadlce Lake: 1,O92.39 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1959, and 1,092.13 ft at 

12 p.m. Sept. 30, I960; 1,O97.30 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1958, and 1.O95.33 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 

1959.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 301

2295. Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Palls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°57'25", long 77°35'20", on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Honeoye Palls, Monroe County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 197 sq ml.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 609.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

JTorps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 176 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.94 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 22-30 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, 4,630 cfs Map. 28, 1950 (gage height, 6.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.0" cfs 

Aug. 28, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.35 ft Aug. 28, 1949, Sept. 14, 15, 1952.

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

aquatic vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Some diversion from and 

regulation by Hemlock and Canadlce Lakes for water supply of city of Rochester. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

0.7 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.2

3.1

8.2

22

48

104

170

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

263

481

78O

1,160

2,250

3,810

1.2 

1.5

0.6

.9

1.9

3.4

5.6

12

22

46

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

94

152

234

44C

715

1.08C

2,20C

2,94C

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1S60

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

30

44

27

19

14

23

168

125

68

38

24

16

13

11

9.5

7.3

5.9

4.9

4.6

*4.4

4.2

5.7

3.7

4.6

5.6

10

16

13

11

12

11

751.4

24.2

- Nov.

21 

3F

36

32

33

50

44

35

28

25

22

21

23

25

37

*40

33

28

26

22

22

24

24

24

30

38

36

54

72

80_

1,026

34.2

Dec.

75 

74

101

138

143

131

408

456

310

220

180

541

1.580

789 *371

312

328

267

229

170

145

125

104

112

114

118

190

850

754

451

274

10,110

326

Jan.

165 

160

53O

548

230

150

160

170

125

122

120

118

180

300

289

380

293

204

173

160

150

135

130

125

120

110

106

*102

98 iaz

98

5,853

189

Feb.

98 

92

88

84

80

215

520

270

184

217

734

460

200

106

92

125

175

190

165

82

112

170

*190

185

190

170

170

165

165

_________

5,692

196

Mar.

155 

150

150

160

155

150

145

140

135

135

130

125

122

*116

110

98

90

94

96

100

98

96

92

94

92

92

98

260

805

2,840

2,800

9,923

320

Apr.

*1.600

lioio

1,070

1,030

857

703

510

404

372

334

326

278

234

*215

298

306

256

218

187

171

195

181

159

154

145

141

150

120

106

12,840

428

May

108 

97

84

77

66

58

54

60

127

382

274

278

314

245

192

166

145

143

150

143

162

190

441

584

*675

540

a390

a280

a220

a200

a210

7,053

228

June

a250 

a260

225

190

162

141

120

106

93

84

74

65

65

78

*449

537

290

203

166

141

120

102

94

84

81

74

59

44

40

56

4,433

148

July

f£

27

24

22

21

20

17

15

13

*12

11

8.9

8.5

11

2O

19

16

13

10

8.5

7.9

7.0

5.6

4.9

4.0

3.6

3.1

2.6 372"

2.6

406.4

13.1

Aug.

1.6

1.3

7.6

5.2

6.2

7.9

6.4

4.4

3.2

7.4

3.2

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

4.4

2.9

3.6

4.6

5.2

*4.6

3.6

2.9

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.5

107.9

3.48

Sept.

t*

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7 *.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

tf

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

21.5

0.72

Adjustedt

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

52.1 

0.264 

0.30

81.6 

0.414 

0.46

 Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

516 

2.62 

3.02

283 

1.44 

1.66

291 

1.48 

1.59

447 

2.27 

2.62

482 

2.45 

2.73

298

1.51 

1.74

Observed

Max 1,950 Mln 0.3 Mean 142 

Max 2,840 Mln 0.6 Mean 159

181 

0.919 

1.02

9.58 

0.049 

0.06

6.92 

0.035 

0.04

-6.96 

-O.035 

-0.04

Adjusted

Mean 202 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94 

Mean 220 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15. 2O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for diversions from and change In contents In Hemlock and Canadlce Lakes; outlet of

Canadlce,
302 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2305. Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°00'30", long 77°47'25", on right bank 40 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Gar-butt, Genesee County, 2 miles southwest of Scottsville, and 3| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 560.89 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--15 years, 209 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.21 ft, backwater from debris).

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 11, 12, 

1958; minimum gage height, 1.88 ft June 19, 1959, result of regulation.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, Ir cubic 

feet per second)

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

17

26

36

51

115

215

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.5

435

725

1,530

2,670

3,970

6,630

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

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

36

29

30

27

25

30

35

152 no

56

41

32

29

25

24

25

24

25

25

25

25

*25

25

30

31

32

48

39

36

36

1,168

37.7

0.181

0.21

Nov.

38

60

98

86

69

73

86

75

60

53

50

48

50

65

67

102

88

*69

77

67

65

62

71

75

71

84

90

82

127

108

2,216

73.9

0.355

0.40

Dec.

100

95

100

100

152

162

254

308

222

218

212

250

822

923

825

540

*606

550

430

308

226

b!75

b!65

b!70

180

190

232

579

680

600

440

10,814

349

1.68

1.93

Jan.

312

254

b380

540

415

b270

266

299

246

236

226

212

274

594

751

758

630

506

385

317

282

266

b245

b230

b220

b210

*215

208

208

201

187

10,343

334

1.61

1.85

Feb.

198

184

166

b!45

159

218

462

b420

446

446

1,270

1,650

1,100

b620

b380

595

415

400

585

282

266

308

308

*304

290

286

266

254

258

12,261

423

2.03

2.19

Mar.

250

b235

b235

245

236

b230

b215

b210

b205

b200

b200

b!85

b!80

b!75

b!70

b!60

b!70

*180

190

b!85

bl80

b!85

b!75

b!75

b!70

b!60

b!60

b290

808

*6'sOO

15,747

508

2.44

2.82

Apr.

5,990

1,920

1,650

1,960

1,650

1,100

825

706

642

584

525

490

518

484

*462

545

606

540

446

365

326

322

508

278

258

250

240

256

222

215

22,641

755

3.63

4.05

May

204

194

180

170

159

152

136

135

175

270

266

252

256

226

198

175

159

*159

266

198

187

208

565

501

506

545

262

215

187

170

176

7,006

226

1.09

1.25

June

204

215

184

190

148

155

121

112

105

100

98

102

98

162

245

595

299

194

166

159

121

108

102

105

100

95

84

75

73

11

4,542

145

0.697

0.78

July

65

67

64

64

58

56

56

56

55

51

*51

51

51

56

53

50

50

50

48

48

47

47

48

47

45

45

47

45

44

42

42

1,599

51.6

0.248

0.29

Aug.

42

42

65

5T

48

50

45

42

*41

53

45

42

41

39

41

41

59

39

58

42

41

39

39

38

39

35

34

35

34

35

*34

1,289

41.6

0.200

0.25

Sept.

55

5Z

5Z

32

52

52

51

52

52

51

51

31

51

51

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

905

50.2

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,040 Mln 21 Mean 232 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.14

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,500 Mln 23 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Feb. 11 (11 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (5.17 ft); Mar. 51 (4:15 a.m.) 6,9ZO 

cfs (8.64 ft)j Apr. 4 (10 a.m.) 2,020 cfs (5.45 ft). _____

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, June 17 to Sept. 50. Backwater from aquatic vegetation May 5 to June 14.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 303

2310. Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°06'00", long 77°53'00", on right bank at east end of Carrol Street in 

Churchville, Monroe County, 60 ft downstream from main-line tracks of New York Central 

Railroad and 1 mile upstream from unnamed tributary.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 552.45 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

(Jorps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 109 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,880 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 9.44 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.07 ft Sept. 12.

1945-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 5-7, 

Sept. 15, 1959 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair. Prior to May 1952, small diversion by New York 

Central Railroad Co. and slight regulation by pumping operations above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to Aug. 2)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.1 

3.1 

6.5

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

84

172

289

610

1,060

2,360

4,350

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.

22

16

10

7.4

8.8

14

26

25

20

15

12

9.0 

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.6

3.6

TTs

*3.9

4.6

5.3

13

15

14

14

15

13 

10

14

347.4

11.2

0.091

0.11

Nov.

18

20

18

21

24

25

T§

17

16

14

14

M 

15

19

22

25

*23

15

17

17

17

17

17 

18

21

16

20

23

24 

20

565

18.8

0.153

0.17

Dec.

25

25

27

32

36

38

80

117

102

73

76

139 

271

330

394

253

231

220

185

117

64

*52

47 

50

54

65

115

345

522

561 

430

5,058

163

1.33

1.53

Jan.

260

170

257

376

420

330

190

145

130

120

110

102 

147

202

260

310

344

300

236

189

150

135

124 

120

114

106

*99

94

13

96 

94

5,823

188

1.53

1.76

Feb.

92

88

84

80

70

135

210

245

3OO

385

835

1.140 

1,100

640

310

202

193

211

231

165

112

114

130

*155

165

165

160

160

155

8,032

277

2.25

2.43

Mar.

150

150

160

160

155

150

140

135

130

130

130

125 

124

120

114

110

*106

112

116

120

120

118

116 

120

116

116

122

162

270

1,300

*4.120

9,317

301

2.45

2.82

Apr.

3.480

1,930

1,370

1,260

1,O2O

658

477

379

324

286

256

236 

220

215

*208

220

238

240

213

178

160

160

164 

162

152

150

150

137

122

113

14,878

496

4.03

4.50

May

110

102

96

88

84

78

77

83

146

229

256

215 

200

187

164

128

105

*110

109

107

142

191

'292 308 

248

182

129

93

71

64

67

4,461

144

1.17

1.35

June

92

94

77

61

51

45

38

33

28

26

25

27 

36

43

80

94

78

56

44

37

31

29

27 

31

33

33

26

~SE 24

25

1,349

45.0

0.366

0.41

July

21

21

18

18

16

14

13

13

11

11

*10

10 

8.3

11

13

9.3

6.9

6.1

5.3

3.9

3.6

4.3

3.6 

2.6

2.0

1.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

266,7

8.60

0.070

0.08

Aug.

1.2

1.6

18

23

15

10

9.3

11

*9.3

13

18

14 

11

9.3

9.8

10

9.3

7.4

7.4

12

12

11

9.3 

8.8

6.9

6.1

6.5

6.5

5.7

4.3

*3.9

300.6

9.70

0.079

0.09

Sept.

4.3

3.1

2.8

4.3

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.4

373

4.3

4.3

3.3

3.6

4.3

3.9

3.1

3.3

3.9

7.8

6.9

6.1

6.1

5.3 

4.6

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.6

4.3

10

129.2

4.31

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,45O Mln 0.3 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.O3 In. 14.00

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,12O Mln 1.2 Mean 138 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.29

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (9.44 ft).

1,000 cfs).--Feb. 13 (4 a.m.) 1,310 cfs (5.47 ft); Mar. 31 (4:30 p.m.) 4,

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17, 18, 28, Dec. 23-25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 5-12, 15, 16, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, Feb. 2-8, 12, 14-16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 19, Mar. 21-26. Backwater from debris Oct. 1-24 (no gage-height record Oct. 10-14). Backwater from aquatic vegetation 

and/or debris Apr. 18 to Sept. 30.
304 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2320. Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°10'50", long 77°37'40", on right bank at Rochester, Monroe County, 40 ft 

downstream from plant 5 of Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. and 100 ft upstream from 

Driving Park Avenue Bridge.

Drainage area. 2,467 sq mi.

Records available. December 1919 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 247 ft above mean sea level, Erie (Barge) 

Canal datum. Prior to Apr. 4, 1927, water-stage recorder and chain gage in plant 5 at 

datum 3.00 ft higher. Apr. 4, 1927, to June 19, 1956, water-stage recorder at present 

site at datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--40 years (1920-60), 2,787 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 14.91 ft); minimum, 213 cfs July 25 (gage height, 0.44 ft, from reconstructed gage-height graph, 

water below intake); minimum daily, 482 cfs Sept. 25.

1919-60: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1942; maximum gage height, 17.08 ft 

Apr. 2, 1940 (present datum); minimum discharge, less than 10 cfs, occurred during lowwater periods in some years when powerplant was shut down; minimum daily, 219 cfs 

Aug. 14, 1927.

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1865.

Remarks.--Records good. Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

New York State Erie (Barge) Canal crosses river 5.4 miles above station. Water diverted by the canal from Lake Erie is discharged into river from the west, the canal 

again diverting a smaller amount of water from river to the east. Additional regulation is provided by Rushford Lake and Mount Morris Reservoir. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

Eating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge in cubic feet per second;

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

460

650

1,140

1,800

6.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

3,750

6,790

16,300

26,100

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.

1,740

2,060

1,430

1,020

1,020

905

1,930

5,930

7,190 

3,310

1,840

1,420

976

1,070

1,010

955

890

895

698

744

*762

626

730

850 

2,400

4,600

3,170

2,000

1,870

1,500

1,660

57,201

1,845

_

-

Nov.

1,560

3,750

4,050

3,860

3,080

3,120

3,510

3,440

2,830 

2,340

2,040

1,840

1,670

2,110

2,220

*2,980

2,650

2,420

2,240

2,050

1,900

1,770

2,010

1,990 

2,030

3,160

2,720

3,120

4.660

4,230

81,350

2,712

_

-

Dec.

3,650

3,220

3,040

3,380

3,580

3,390

4,800

8,140

6,250 

4,820

4,250

4,990

12,500

12,100

11,100

*11,900

11,300

7,240

5,620

4,480

4,330

3,210

2,050

1.570 

1,960

2,890

3,600

6,610

9,680

9, 860

6,510

181,820

5,865

_

-

Jan.

4,630

3,580

4,530

8,410

6,720

3,890

2,980

3,410

3,140 

2,580

2,680

2,350

3,180

5,350

8,530

6,960

6,760

9.640

7,390

4,400

3,720

3,240

2,900

2,800 

2,930

2,610

2,460

*2,460

2,360

2,370

2^220

131,180

4,231

_

-

Feb.

2,650

2,220

2,060

1,450

1,960

3,040

5,500

5,580

4,460 

4,520

9,810

15,000

11,400

10, 300

6,440

3,700

3,700

3,900

5,900

5,190

2,570

2,840

5,040

5,060 

*2,910

2,810

2,980

3,080

3,070

128,920

4,446

-

Mar.

2,980

2,630

2,410

2,160

2,230

2,340

2,410

2,260

2,190 

2,180

2,100

1,930

2,000

2,000

2,000

*1,980

2,110

2,150

1,960

1,850

1,910

1,910

1,800

1,710 

1,750

1.450

1,700

2,900

6,400

15,800

23 200

104,360

3,366

_-

Apr.

*25.400

18,400

15,200

11,500

10,900

11,800

12,200

12,100

12,100 

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,000

11,900

11,600

11,800

11,900

11,500

10,700

10,500

10,200

10,500

5,690

3,360 

3,660

5,180

2.420

5,370

3,400

2 850

302,250

10,070

-

May

2,680

2,610

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,220

1,960

1.900

2,450 

5,560

4,840

4,550

4,510

4,220

5,950

5,580

3,140

3,480

4,210

3,900

3,560

5,760

5,570

9,090 

*10,700

11.000

10,200

8,550

4,680

5,790

3 730

139,300

4,494

-

June

3,900

4,090

3,810

3,300

2,710

2,430

2,200

2,010

1,860 

1,770

1,620

1.470

1,780

5,070

5,520

*9,440

8,330

7,380

9,480

10.700

10,400

5,520

2,760

2,600 

2,940

2,910

2,460

2,010

2,050

1,790

122,110

4,070

-

July

1*700

1,650

1,480

1,560

1,440

1,430

1,520

1,080

759 

1,010

986

*832

940

853

917

865

825

897

1,020

739

916

786

851

698 

822

812

844

732

664.

708

30,924

?98

-

Aug.

734

728

1.060

836

800

862

897

914

828 

950

726

813

717

660

779

598

788

640

567

808

686

695

700

*608 

646

596

674

571

700

565

22,750

755

_

-

Sept.

654

596

609

570

492

490

698 558"

555 

546

547

514

596

594

592

*587

668

592

595

593

613

692

538

604 

482

592

616

627

625 

615

17,610

587

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 15,000 Min 370 Mean 3,227 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 23,400 Mln 482 Mean 3,606 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.89

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 305

2320.5. Alien Creek near Rochester, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°07'49", long 77°31'08", Rochester East Quadrangle, on right benk 525 ft 

downstream from New York Central Railroad bridge, near Rochester, Monroe Courty, about 

1 mile upstream from Irondequoit Creek.

Drainage area. 30.1 sq mi, flow from 2.1 sq mi not contributing. 

Records available. November 1959 to September 1960. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 5,040 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.0 cfs 

Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.25 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

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

vegetation, which are fair_.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, November 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

Z5

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

-

11

8.9

8.0

7.3

6.6

6.0

6.0

8.3

10

11

ii

9.4

*9.8

8.5

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.0

8.9

8.5

10

14 

14

14

239.0

9.19

0.305

0.30

Dec.

13

16

22

21

17

18

190

77

37

19

15

215

281

45

26

*30

25

21

19

14

12

b9.8

b9.4

blo

bll

17

63

360 

130

40

1,848.2

59.6

1.98

2.28

Jan.

b26

b22

148

76

b35

b20

19

19

16

16

15

b!4

119

76

69

65

36

28

26

22

22

20

20

19

18

17

17

*18 

18

19 

b!8

1,073

34.6

1.15

1.33

Feb.

b!8

b!5

15

b!3

18

174

163

62

59

164

*522

87

42

b28

b23

29

30

32

31

19

24

30

32

33

33

*35

32

31 

30

1,824

62.9

2.09

2.25

Mar,

b28

b27

b27

b26

b25

b23

b22

b22

b22

b22

b21

b21

b21

b21

b21

b21

*23

28

32

36

b36

b38

b35

b36

b31

b32

b37

100 

224

*1 J 970 

1,040

4,068

131

4.35

5.03

Apr.

464

341

250

274

112

89

65

43

36

28

24

23

19

17

16

19

29

*25

19

13

16

20

12

10

16

16

16

13 

10

q o 3 « £

2,044.2

68.1

2.26

2.53

May

10

8.9

7.8

7.2

6.0

4.7

4.5

5.8

146

80

79

58

92

35

21

14

11

21

13

12

16

23

83

82

42

*26

19

14 

12

12 

26

991.9

32.0

1.06

1.23

June

23

18

25

19

17

16

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

36

51

*26

19

16

15

14

12

11

11

18

13

11

10

9.5

11

10

501.5

16.7

0.555

0.62

July

1*1

9.9

9.0

8.6

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.2

7.0

*6.2

6.2

9.5

8.2

7.0

6.6

7.8

7.4

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

5.9

6.6

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.9

3*6

222.6

7.18

0.239

0.28

Avg.

6.2

1*1

45

12

8.2

6.2

5.9

18

8.6

19

11

8.6

7.4

7.4

9.0

8.6

7.8

6.6

5.9

24

12

12

9.9

*8.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0 

6.6 

5 9

s!s

319.6

10.3

C.342

0.39

Sept.

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.9

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.6

5.5

7.0

6.6

7.0

6.6

*6.6

6.2

6.6

6.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.4

7.4

6.6

5.9

5*1 

5.2

7.8

188.6

6.29

0.209

0.23

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 21 to Sept. 30.
306 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2321. Sterling Creek at Sterling, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°19'30", long 76°38'50", on right bank at Sterling, Cayuga County, 25 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 104A, 1.8 miles southwest of Sterling Valley 

and 1.9 miles upstream from Sterling Valley Creek.

Drainage area.--44.4 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1957 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 5.13 ft): minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.63 ft, backwater from aquatic vegetation).

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1960; minimum, 0.6 cff Sept. 26, 1957; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1960.

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

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of lee effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9

3.6

7.4

14

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

47

123

Note. Same as following 

table above 2.6 ft.

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

0.8 

2.2 

4.7

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

123

235

430

680

1,380

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.

17

20

12 

6.0 

4.5

7.9

20

29

18

13

9.0

6.9

6.0 

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.5

*4.9

12

31

21

28

34

25 

30

18

423.2

13.7

O.3O9

0.35

Nov.

29

44

41 

30 

37

61

91

72

53

43

39

43

44 

53

68

57

55

47

40

37

36

46

*58

61

81

65

65

97.

97 

91

1,681

56.0

1.26

1.41

Dec.

87

87

103 

105 

101

97

377

630

475

294

191

235

426 

369

270

186

142

116

99

74

b56

52

*44

41

41

43

63

200

256 

b250

b250

5,760

186

4.19

4.82

Jan.

b!95

b!45

277 

b300 

b260

b!90

130

89

b70

b64

b50

b49

50 

46

46

b50

b52

b54

b54

b50

*b49

b47

b46

b46

b46

b46

47

46

46 

46

44

2,730

88.1

1.98

2.29

Feb.

44

43

b39 b39~ 

39

74

145

b!22

125

161

474

b540

b450 

b320

188

135

121

*b!08

b!06

b94

b92

b96

b96

b94

b92

b90

85

b8o

b78

4,170

144

3.24

3.49

Mar.

b76

b70

b72 

b70 

b68

b64

b56

b.54

b40

b50

b54

b46

44 

37

b56

b43

49

53

55

55

57

57

53

*b52

b50

b52

52

81

129

722

2,741

88.4

1.99

2.30

Apr.

*944

951

1,030

Hit

426

302

£38

206

180

142

130

*114 

99

91

78

77

83

70

60

56

87

82

85

89

91

87

77

60 

56

7,907

264

5.95

6.62

May

56

56

51 

47 

43

40

36

33

76

116

116

128

177 

155

121

95

*72

67

56

51

54

51

50

97

119

95

70

54

44 

42

61

2,329

75.1

1.69

1.95

June

79

80

m72

47

36

31

24

20

18

16

*16 

16

46

79

65

65

47

34

26

22

20

20

27

20

18

15

12. 

12

1,311

43.7

0.984

1.10

July

11

9". 5

6.3 

3.4

4.7

6.3

6.3

4.7

4-. 4

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

*4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3,4

3.1

3,1

3.1 

3.1

3.1

143.2

4.62

0.104

0.12

Aug.

3.1

3.1

3.6

1*9. 

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.7

*2.9 

2.9

2.9

100.7

3.25

0.073

0.08

Sept.

1*1

2.7

2.7 

Z.Z 

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

Z.Z

Z.Z 

Z.Z

Z.I

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

Z.Z

Z.Z

Z.Z

2.1

-1 Q

-1- » 3

70.7

2.36

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1959 : Max 7O4 Win 1.4 Mean 82.2 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.15

Water year 1959-6O: Max 1,190 Min 1.9 Mean 80.2 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.59

Peak discharge (base, 630 cfs). Dec. 8 (12:30 p.m.) 669 cfs (3.98 ft); Apr. 4 (12:15 a.m.) 1,490 

cfs (5.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 307

2324, Seneca Lake at Watkins Glen, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 42°23'00", long 76°52'05", on east bank about 300 ft from lake on shorter

of two boat slips at Watkins Glen, Schuyler County. 

Drainage area. 714 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 440.00 ft above mean sea level, Erie

(Barge) Canal datum. 

Extremes. Maximum daily gage height during year, 7.93 ft Apr. 5; minimum daily, 5.65 ft

Mar. 26, 27.

1956-60: Maximum daily gage height, 8.04 ft Apr. 8, 1958; minimum daily, 4.64 ft

Jan. 14, 1959. 

Remarks. Capacity of lake not determined; area of water surface, 66.7 sq mi. Figures of

change in contents computed from surface area and change in stage.

Mean gage height, in feet, water year October 1959 to September 1960

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

(t)

Oct.

6.29

6.33

6.20

6.25

6.29

6.31

6.54

6.54

6.56

6 . 57

6.53

6.54

6.46

6.44

6.40

6.29

6.28

6.34

6.28

6.20

6.22

6.09

6.03

67TT

6.26

6.23

6.27

6.26

6.17

6.09

6.12

6.31

0

Nov.

6.22

6.27

6.22

6.20

6.23

6.34

6.42

6.40

6.36

6.28

6.25

6.28

6.25

6.25

6.30

6.25

6.24

6.17

6.17

6.15

6.12

6.14

6.08

6.10

6.08

6.09

6.14

6.29

6.34

6.33

__

6.23

+114.8

Dec.

6.33

6.31

6.31

6.33

6.34

6.40

6.62

6.79

6.80

6.80

6.78

6.94

7.33

6.38

7.35

7.36

7.34

7.33

7.36

7.39

7.41

7.40

7.35

7.29

7.Z6

7.31

7.35

7.56

7.70

7.78

1.79

7.09

+992.8

Jan.

7.74

776T

7.65

7.64

7.58

7.48

7.39

7.32

7.27

7.18

7.10

6.98

7.00

6.95

6.91

6.91

6.85

6.77

6.72

6.66

6.58

6.51

6.42

6.34

6.24

6.18

6.09

6.04

5.97

5.94

5795

6.84

-1,270.5

Feb.

5.96

5.95

5.90

5.83

5.77

5.79

5.89

5.91

5.95

5.98

6.16

6.31

6.37

6.46

6.47

6.48

6.52

6.56

6.73

6.8Z

6.84

6.88

6.91

6.94

6.98

7.04

7701

6.97

6.94

_ ___ _

6.42

+705.0

Mar.

6.87

6.78

6.74

6.71

6.64

6.57

6.49

6.45

6.37

6.33

6.25

6.17

6.10

6.03

5.97

5.90

5.84

5.79

5.77

5.79

5.80

5.78

5.75

5.70

5.71

5.65

5.65

5.72

5.76

6.27

7.08

6.14

+340.2

Apr.

7.51

7.60

7.66

7.86

7.95

7.92

7.90

7.86

7.83

7.80

7.71

7.67

7.62

7.53

7.50

7.46

7.40

7.36

7.30

7.22

7.18

T725

7.28

7.32

7.36

7.34

7.35

7.34

7.31

7.30

7.52

-50.2

May

7.35

7.36

7.32

7.28

7.23

7.19

7.17

7787

7.37

7.50

7.55

7.59

7.65

7.68

7.74

7.75

7.71

7.72

7.71

7.69

7.69

7.67

7.70

7.80

7.90

7.90

7.86

7.79

7.72

7.65

7.64

7.58

+222.2

June

7.64

7759

7.5Z

7.44

7.37

7.32

7.26

7.16

7.10

7.07

7.05

7.10

7.12

7.21

7.36

7.38

7.34

7.33

7.26

7.17

7.10

6.98

6.91

6.85

6.85

6.90

6.85

6.79

6.78

6.78

7.15

-595.4

July

6.80

6.78

6.77

STaT

6.82

6.80

6.80

6.80

6.81

6.82

6.81

6.84

6.82

6.96

6.96

6.89

6.91

6.92

6.89

6.97

6.97

6.90

6.97

6.97

6.88

6.88

6.96

6.91

6.93

7.00

6.88

+131.9

Aug.

6.96

6.92

6.99

7.03

7.03

7.00

6.97

6.99

7.05

TToo

7.01

6.92

6.93

6.90

6.96

6.96

6.90

6.9Z

6.91

6.94

6.93

6.94

6.96

6.95

6.83

6.78

6.79

6.78

6.73

6778

6.76

6.92

-180.5

Sept.

6.75

6.80

6.71

6.66

6.73

6.66

6.62

6.61

6.64

6.78

6.75

6.83

6TSQ6.77

6.74

6.76

6.66

6.66

6.71

6.65

6.71

6.63

6.60

6.65

6.58

6.56

6.59

6.58

6.56

6.53

6.68

-114.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 7.79 Min 4.64 Mean 6.61 t +165.7

Water year 1959-60: Max 7.93 Mln 5.65 Mean 6.8Z t +22.9

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Seneca Lake.

2324.5. Keuka Lake at Hammondsport, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°24'22", long 77°13 I 08", on left bank of Keuka Inlet 300 ft from mouth

at Hammondsport, Steuben County, New York. 

Drainage area. 179 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.00 ft above mean sea level. 

Extremes. Maximum daily gage height during period, 3.11 ft Aug. 24; minimum dsily,

2.47 ft Sept. 30. 

Remarks. Lake regulated at outlet by New York State Electric and Gas Corp. Capacity of

lake not determined; area of water surface, 17.43 sq mi. Figures of change in content

computed from surface area multiplied by change in stage.

Mean gage height, In feet, August to September 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

2.94

2.95

2.89

2.86

2.86

2.82

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

2.78

2.76

2.77

2.79

2.78

2.80

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aug.

-

.

-

-

_

-

Sept.

2.79

2.73

2.70

2.72

2.65

2.65

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

3.11

Sept.

2.64

2.64

2.65

2.60

2.58

2.57

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean...............................................................................

Aug.

3.06

3.03

3.02

3.00

2.96

3.00

2.97

3.02

Sept.

2.53

2.52

2.52

2.51

2.49

2.47

2.70

-91.9
308 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2330. Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"23'35", long 76°32'40", on left bank half a mile upstream from Butternut 

Creek and 5 miles south of Ithaca, Tompkins County.

Drainage area. 36.7 sq mi.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 437.16 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 23 years, 39.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 3.98 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.52 ft, from recorded range in stage).

1937-60: Maximum discharge, 4,110 cfs Aug. 13, 1942 (gage height, 7.58 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 5.5 and 7.58 ft; minimum, 1.7 cfs July 22, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.42 ft 

Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 1939, July 22, 1955.

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

record, or shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

0.5 

.6 

,7 

.9

1.1

3.2

6.3

12

28

48

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

93

187

464

615

845

0.5 

.7 

.9

1.1

3.3

10

23

41

1.4 

1.8 

2.5 

3.2

85

186

485

845

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.

7.3

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

14

84

27

48

24

16

14

13

*13

12

11

10

10

10

9.4

8.8

8.3

11

64

46

30

27

21

17

16

48

638.0

20.6

0.561

0.65

Nov.

61

*53

36

37

51

132

93

64

56

40

36

33

31

32

37

29

31

26

25

24

23

24

22

23

26

23

48

257

123

86

1,582

52.7

1.44

1.60

Dec.

70

68

72

*67

53

53

206

125

90

76

68

286

25T

125

101

95

81

72

62

52

40

36

32

33

38

45

66

116

243

127

93

2,942

94.9

2.59

2.98

Jan.

76

64

~93 138

67

54

52

52

40

40

39

34

61

*49

67

56

45

42

42

38

36

33

33

32

29

30

28

35

35

32

30

1,502

48.5

1.32

1.52

Feb.

*29

27

27

27

28

92

64

44

45

87

*320

150

92

56

70

74

62

66

78

62

60

56

52

47

45

52

45

41

39

1,937

66.8

1.82

1.96

Mar.

35

36

33

35

34

32

30

32

32

30

29

28

27

*26

26

24

27

28

28

28

27

25

24

22

21

20

34

82

225

800

809

2,689

86.7

2.36

2.72

Apr.

*382

229

241

319

276

162

127

115

115

107

91

85

72

66

64

72

61

56

49

46

42

43

42

39

36

37

54

45

40

35

3,148

105

2.86

3.19

May

35

32

29

28

25

24

23

23

*110

89

125

135

180

165

127

89

69

81

63

68

87

63

69

153

119

93

78

61

48

47

53

2,391

77.1

2.10

2.42

June

49

40

39

36

33

28

25

23

22

21

21

52

40

88

Je

47

33

35

29

25

22

21

21

22

22

18

17

16

16

*18

955

31.8

0.866

0.97

July

17

17

d!6

d!4

d!3

d!3

d!2

dlO

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.1

8.1

*14

14

9.7

9,7

11

10

9.7

8.1

8.5

8.1

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6,5

6.2

6.9

7.7

3]1.8

10.1

0.275

C.32

Aug.

6.2

5.9

8.9

9.3

7.7

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.5

17

10

7.3

6.5

6.2

*6.2

5.9

5.2

4.9

6.7

18

9.3

7.3

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

9.0

7.3

5 9

228.7

7.38

0.201

0.23

Sept.

5.2

4.9

4.9

a5.9

a7.7

a6.9

a5. 9

a4.9

a4.3

alO

a6.9

a8.1

a!9

a7.3

a6.5

a5.9

as. 9

a5. 9

*6.5

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.9

6.2

6.2

196.4

6.55

0.178

0.20

Calendar year 1959 : Max 74O Mln 3.2 Mean 41.3 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.28

Water year 1959-60 : Max 809 Mln 4.3 Mean 50.6 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). Mar. 50 (5:15 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (5.98 ft).__________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on recorded range In stage and records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, engineers' notes, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 21-25, Jan. 7, 10-12, 25, 31, Feb. 4, 6; 

backwater from Ice merged with shifting-control Feb. 12 to Mar. 27. Shifting-control method used 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, Feb. 11, Mar. 28-30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 309

2335. Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°26'45", long 76°30'45", on left bank of Cayuga Inlet, 1 mile from mouth 

at Ithaca, Tompkins County.

Drainage area. 780 sq mi.

Records available. August 1905 to December 1909, August 1956 to September 1960 in reports 

of Geological Survey. January 1910 to September 1925 in reports of State enfineer and 

surveyor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 380.00 ft above mean sea level, Erie 

(Barge) Canal datum. Prior to September 1925, staff gage at several sites within 

1 mile of present site at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily gage height during year, 5.08 ft May 26; minimum daily, -0.93 ft 

Mar. 28.

1905-25, 1956-60: Maximum gage height observed, 6.4 ft Apr. 4, 5, 1916; minimum 

daily, that of Mar. 28, 1960.

Remarks. Records good. Lake regulated at outlet at Mud Lock by New York State Department 

of Public Works. Capacity of lake not determined; area of water surface, 66.4 sq mi. 

Figures of change in contents computed from surface area and change In stage.

Mean gage height, In feet, 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

Mean

W

Oct.

2.71

2.71

2.54

2.61

2.61

2.67

2.82

2.85

2.91

2.93

2.86

2.89 

2.84

2.85

2.81

2.73

2.76

2.78

2.71

2.63

2.64

2.51

f*

2.60

2.57

2.62

2.66

2.60

o 57

2!e4

2.70

+89.8

Nov.

2.75

2.84

2.78

2.73

2.77

2.98

3.15

3.13

3.13

3.12

3.07

3.19 

3.22

3.22

5.24

3.14

3.18

3.10

3.07

3.01

2.90

2.85

2.67 

2.70

2.67

2.62

2.58

2779

2.79

2.77

2.94

+78.6

D&c.

2.80

2.78

2.82

2.85

2.84

2.84

3.08

3.30

3.36

3.44

3.43

3.62 

4.10

4.18

4.17

4.24

4.26

T72T

4.25

4.10

3.97

3.92

3.76 

3.58

3.41

3.26

3.11

3.26

3.62

3 89

i'.OO

3.56

+822.4

Jan,

4.00

3.90

4.00

4.05

T705

3.99

3.93

3.88

3.80

3.68

3.58

3.40 

3.40

3.32

3.24

3.22

3.13

3.00

2.96

2.88

2.76

2.65

2.52 

2.39

2.24

2.15

2.02

1.94

1.84

1 . 66

1.44

3,07

-1,879.9

Feb.

1.-25

T7T6

.99

.81

.64

.55

.57

.43

.32

.21

.30

a. 70 

a. 80

a. 97

.90

.79

.69

.60

.68

.69

.52

.44

.36 

.25

.21

.20

721

.24

.29

0.58

-724.0

Mar.

0.34

.34

.38

.47

.49

.51

.48

.55

.50

.49

.41

.34

.31

.23

.18

.11

a. 04

a-. 05

a-. 14

a-. 23

a-. 32

a-. 41

-.48 

-.52

-.59

-.75

-.90

-^93

-.86

0

1.59

0.05

+1,237. 1

Apr.

2.33

2765

2.98

3.61

4.05

4.31

4.48

4.61

4.75

4.89

4.87

7794

4.87

4.86

4.82

4.75

4.74

4.67

4.55

4.41

4.37

4.23 

4.06

3.92

3.81

3.75

3.68

3.58

3.43

4.20

+885.6

May

3.35

3.25

3.21

3.21

3.20

3.20

3.19

3721

3.38

3.49

3.68

3.85 

4.08

4.27

4.44

4.58

4.63

4.70

4.72

4.74

4.78

4.74

4.83 

4.93

5.07

5.08

5702

4.97

4.92

4.86

4.87

4.21

+1,064 . 3

June

4.90

4isO

4.74

4.70

4.67

4.60

4.49

4.35

4.19

4.08

3.98 

3.92

3.94

4.15

4.29

4.37

4.49

4.51

4.55

4.56

4.52

4.52 

4.50

4.48

4.30

4.12

4.03

3.97

3.96

4.38

-657.0

July

3.95

T7907

3.82

3.80

3.73

3.64

3.58

3.50

3.48

3.41

3.37

3.36

3.33

3.47

3.42

3.34

3.38

3.35

3.32

3.40

3.35

3.28

3.36 

3.37

3.31

3.20

3721

3.27

3.20

3.24

3.26

3.44

-504.5

Aug.

3.21

3.17

3.25

3.28

5.29

3.23

3.19

3.24

3.24

3.21

3.20

3.12 

3.12

3.09

3.16

3.15

3.11

3.12

3.13

3.13

3.12

3.13

3.17 

3.17

3.10

3.06

3758

3.07

3.06

3.14

3.11

3.16

-103 . 7

Sept.

3.12

3.19

3708

3.04

3.08

3.02

2.99

2.97

2.97

3.13

3.07

3.19 

3.16

3.15

3.12

3.17

3.04

3.07

3.10

3.06

3.15

3.06

3.05 

3.06

2.99

3.02

3.05

3.06

3.03

3.08

3.08

-64.3

Calendar year 1959 : Max 4.26 Mln 0.43 Mean 2.77 f +189.6

Water year 1959-60 1 Max 5.08 Mln -0.93 Mean 2.95 t -34.5

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Cayuga Lake. 

~a No gage-height record; gage heights estimated on basis of recorded range In stage
310 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2340. Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°27'20", long 76°28'30" on left bank in Forest Home, half a mile upstream from Cornell University Dam, if miles northeast of Ithaca, Tompkins County, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to June 1909 (gage heights only), February 1925 to September

Average discharge. 35 years (1925-60), 186 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.34 ft, 

outside-inside gage relation, 4.87 ft in gage well); minimum, 8.3 cfs Sept. 22 

height, 0.25 ft, result of temporaryregulation) .

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs July 8, 1935 (gage height, 9.52 ft)

from 

(gage

from

average of computed flow over each of four dams; minimum, about 3 cfs Aug. 25, 1927 

(gage height, 0.18 ft).

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or drawdown, which are 

fair. Cornell University diverted 68,633,062 cu ft during year from point about 1 mile 

above station for water supply, equivalent to a mean discharge at station of 2.17 cfs.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 874: 1935-38.

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

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

.9

1.2

1.5

31

58

99

189

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

428

760

1,210

2,340

3,930

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.

20

36

26

20

li

58

471

195

248

152

82

64

53

*54

47

43

38

39

39

35

32

28

43

97

232

135

111

123 

111

332

3,072

99.1

0.799

0.92

Nov.

762

*368

238

201

321

780

731

342

260

209

175

175

171

189

321

205

264

221

164

147

141

144

129

132

138

129

171

1,280 

636

373

9,517

317

2.56

2.85

Dec.

302

283

321

*302

255

251

612

493

337

278

238

1,040

1,610

582

412

406

373

302

269

217

155

175

150

145

180

185

269

1,060 

1,620

745

481

14,048

453

3.65

4.21

Jan.

368

278

801

572

283

230

225

220

175

180

165

120

209

*213

215

233

178

160

157

130

135

130

129

122

104

114

110

135

157

135

116

6,499

210

1.69

1.95

Feb.

 116

96

!§

B6

90

343

434

215

217

361

2.440

1,100

490

280

215

340

330

331

340

170

245

292

270

240

195

215

205

190 

175

10,097

348

2.81

3.03

Mar.

150

140

130

155

145

135

108

114

104

102

100

98

98

*98

94

90

98

98

104

102

100

98

96

94

88

76

102

189 

451

2,580

3,860

9,997

322

2.60

3.00

Apr.

2,580

1,360

1,380

1,950

1,580

891

643

518

524

506

434

440

428

373

524

524

395

337

292

247

217

321

260

217

197

185

255

229

167

_153

18,127

604

4.87

5.44

May

160

147

129

116

106

97

90

87

*197

255

205

233

562

440

417

269

201

229

229

164

189

201

213

586

572

287

205

160 

144

141

185

7,216

233

1.88

2.16

June

487

247

175

171

123

121

101

90

82

77

72

79

99

140

440

238

129

116

106

118

101

82

79

78

77

62

56

49 

47

DO

3,900

130

1.05

1.17

July

53

50

45

49

46

42

39

36

35

33

32

33

31

42

46

36

32

*37

32

38

32

28

32

33

27

24

23

23

21

21

24

1,075

34.7

0.280

0.32

Aug.

22

17

26

60

35

27

23

*22

19

20

22

20

18

IS

18

18

17

15

17

29

31

35

25

22

20

18

17

17 

17

25

27

717

23.1

0.186

0.22

Sept.

20

19

17

20

25

22

19

19

18

122

47

118

-82 147

50

38

33

30

32

*32

35

26

26

25

22

20

20

20 

20

21

1,145

38.2

0.308

0.34

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,300 Min 10 Mean 199 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.81

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,860 Min 15 Mean 233 Cfsm L.88 In. 25.61

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs).--Nov. 28 (3 p.m.) 2,040 cfs (3.77 ft); Dec. 13 (3 a.m.) 2,290 cfs 

(3.96 ft); Dec. 29 (7 a.m.) 2,110 cfs (3.82 ft); Feb. 11 (2 p.m.) 3,790 cfs (4.92 ft); Mar. 30 

(9:30 p.m.) 4,570 cfs (5.34 ft); Apr. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 2,34O cfs (4.00 ft).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO \

2342. Mud Creek at East Victor, H. Y.

311

Location. Lat 42°58 I 32", long 77°22'58", on left bank at bridge on State Highway 96, 

0.3 mile upstream from Pish Creek at East Victor, Ontario County.

Discharge area.--64.1 sq mi.

Records available. April 1958 to September 1960 (no winter records). Low-flow partialrecord station 1957.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 560 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1958: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 896 cfs Air. 7 (gage 

height, 5.39 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 132 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 

2.73 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 6.

1959-60: Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 436 cfs May 10 (gage height, 

4.02 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 27-30.

Remarks. Records POOP.

Rating tables, Apr. 1, 1958, to Sept. 3O, 1960 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-23, 1959)

Apr. 1 to Nov. 30, 1958 June 15, 1959, to Sept. 3O, 1960

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

0.6

1.6

3.2

6.0

14

34

2.5 

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5 3

96

178

290

430

589

865

1.04

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0.1 

.4 

1.8 

3.9 

6.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

9.6

Note.--Same as preceding table 

above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Nov.

tl.38

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

170

200

250

300

400

569

865

626

260

191

209

275

197

236

268

236

208

182

158

119

121

257

241

130

82

70

65

60

65

70

7,080

236

3.68

4.11

May

60

52

46

55

50

42

70

152

100

68

55

45

38

*34

33

32

26

24

24

22

19

18

18

17

15

14

13

13

14

14

11

1,194

38.5

0.601

0.69

June

12

130

123

41

28

24

21

19

118

250

163

84

*72

111

52

34

26

22

18

15

14

13

10

8.0

11

37

40

15

11

9.9

1,531.9

51.1

0.797

0.89

July

8.3

7.6

6.0

6.0

9.5

21

47

29

27

19

36

98

113

51

32

103

52

31

32

27

19

15

14

14

12

12

10

8.7

8.7

*15

13

896.8

28.9

0.451

0.52

Avg.

6.8

4.9

3.8

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.6

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

1.1

2.2

3.2

2.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

64.1

2.07

0.032

0.04

Sept.

1.2

1.2

L*i

1.6

1.3

1.1

3.2

9.5

6.0

5.7

4.6

4.3

3.0

2.2

1.9

2.1

*2.7

9.1

11

9.1

7.6

12

10

7

5

7

13

14

9.9

7.2

174.6

5.82

0.091

0.10

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 1-4, Apr. 26 to May 1, June 30 to July 2, Sept. 22-26; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

614Z14 O -61 -Zl
312 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2342. Mud Creek at East Victor, N. Y.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8.3

13

7.2

5.7

5.2

4.6 

*4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.9

LJ.

3.2

4.3

4.6

4.9

12

12

8.3

6.8

5.7

5.2

8.0

19

24

16

17

30

105

71

37

457.3

14.8

0.231

0.27

Nov.

26

22

21

22

18

15 

14

13

IS.

14

17

15

13

20

59

92

52

*63

51

33

28

25

21

20

20

26

26

20

a!8

a!6

812

27.1

0.423

0.47

Dec.

_

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

.

_

-

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

May

.

-

-

-

June

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

*4.9

4.6

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.4

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.9

5.9

5.9

4.9

3.5

_

-

-

-

July

2.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

2.3

2.3 

2.3

1.7

1.6

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

.7

.4

.3

1.3

1.4

*.7

.9

2.9

1.4

.9

.4

.4

.9

3 7

l!4

51.4

1.66

0.026

0.03

Aug.

0.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

£_

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.3

3_.4

.3

.4

.6

.4

.4

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

10.5

0.34

0.005

0.006

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

i.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

8.2

0.27

0.004

O.005

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean ' Cfam In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfam In.

* 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 nearby stations.

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.

5.6

23

10

6.4

5.2

8.3

§

18

9.3

7.0

5.2

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.1

*2.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.8

3.3

7.0

8.3

6.0

5.0

4.6 

4.2

4.6

310.7

10.0

0.156

0.18

Nov.

_

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

tl,170

_

_

_

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

:_-

__-

-

_--

61

51

46

67

58

48

46

45

62

52

43 

39

_

-

-

-

May

39

36

33

30

27

24

22

ZZ

157

354

211

227

210

152

110

82

65

68

65

56

73

89

163

*260

234

132

92

66

51 

41

73

3,264

105

1.64

1.89

June

105

67

59

50

36

29

25 

22

20

18

16

16

18

25

*165

88

42

33

28

22

18

15

14

14

13

11

9.0

8.3

8.0

Zdt

1,001.7

33.4

0.521

0.58

July

GJ.

6.4

6.2

5.9

5.6

5.4

4.9 

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.1

3.1

*2.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.1

1.7 

1*6

4.2

12.1.1

4.04

0.063

O.O7

Aug.

4.9

2.9

2.5

4.6

6*2.

4.4

3.3

2.7

3.1

5.4

3.3

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.8

2.1

3.9

2.9

4.4

5.4

3.9

3.3

3.1

*2.3

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

,8

91.8

2.96

0.046

0.05

Sept.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*3

.3

.3 

.3

13.7

0.46

0.007

0.008

Calendar year : Max Min *" Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 27, 28, July 15-17, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, Sept. 13-19; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 313

2345. Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°52'20", long 77°16'20", at south end of city pier at northern end of

 Canandaigua Lake, 1 mile southeast of Canandaigua, Ontario County.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available.-November 1939 to September 1945 (gage heights only), October 1945 to

 September I960. December 1927 to November 1939, records collected by city of Canandaigua at site on west side of E. T. Waldorf's boathouse.

 Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.76 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

orps of Engineers). Prior to June 26* 1946, staff gage at E. T. Waldorf's boathouse 

at same datum. 

Extremes.-Maximum daily gage height during year, 8.25 ft Apr. 5 (contents, 53,554

 a^Fft); minimum daily, 5.44 ft Oct. 1 (contents, 23,755 acre-ft)

1939-60: Maximum daily gage height, 9.13 ft Mar 11, 1956 (contents, 62,886 

acre-ft); minimum daily, 4.45 ft Jan. 30, 1942 (contents, 13,256 acre-ft).

Remarks. Elevation of lake surface regulated by gates on east outlet and stoplogs on west 

outlet. West outlet, which usually carries most of lake outflow, is an artificial 

canal l£ miles long which discharges into Canandaigua Lake Outlet; spillway consists of 

permanent stoplog 9.8 ft long with top at elevation 3.2 ft, gage datum, extending across 

a masonry-arch opening under roadway. East outlet is at head of natural outlet channel 

from lake; flow regulated above about 4.6 ft, gage datum, by two gates at highway bridge 

half a mile downstream. City of Canandaigua regulates storage in lake for Oiwego River 

Watershed Corp., Pulton, by operation of gates and stoplogs on outlets. Water diverted 

for municipal supply by village of Newark since about December 1951. An additional 

small diversion is made by village of Palmyra for water-supply purposes. Capacity of 

lake between 3.2 and 9.3 ft, gage datum, 64,689 acre-ft, on basis of water-surface area 

of 16.57 sq mi. Total capacity of lake not determined.

Capacity table, water year 1959-6O (elevation, In feet, and contents, 

In acre-feet)

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.3

19,089

29,693

40,298

50,903

54,084

Mean gage height, In feet, 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

(t)

(*)

Oct.

5.44 

5749

5.51

5.48

5.49

5.54

5.69

5.74

577T

5.72

5.72

5.69

5.65

5.63

5.62

5.62

5.56

5.54

5.52

5.50

5.47

5.50

5.50

5.48

5.52

5.51

5.49

5.49

5.46

5.48

5.49

24, 285

+1,591

Nov.

5.50 

5.50

5.52

5.55

5.58

5.55

5.55

5.57

5.56

5.59

5.60

5.55

5.59

5.57

5.59

5.60

5.59

5.60

5.59

5.58

5.59

5.58

5.67

5.60

5.60

5.59

5.61

5.67

5.70

5.72

26,618

+2,333

Dec.

5.71 

5.73

5.75

5.77

5.80

5.83

6.01

6.23

6.32

6.33

6.36

6.51

6.83

7.00

7.06

7.09

7.12

7.15

7.16

7.16

7.17

7.17

7.17

7.16

7.12

7.07

7.07

7.21

7.38

7.41

7745

44,434

+17,816

Jan.

7.36 

7.36

7.34

7.37

7734

7.29

7.23

7.17

7.10

7.06

7.01

6.99

7.01

7.02

7.04

7.09

7.08

7.07

7.03

6.99

6.95

6.91

6.86

6.83

6.80

6.75

6.70

6.67

6.64

6.60

6.57

35,950

-8, 484

Feb.

6.55 

6.52

6.52

6.52

6.50

6.57

6.66

6.70

6.71

6.75

6.87

6.98

7.00

7.05

7.08

7.09

7.06

7.02

7.07

7.10

7.08

7.04

7.02

6.99

6.96

6.96

6.93

6.87

6.81

38,283

+2,333

Mar.

6.77 

6.73

6.70

6.68

6.64

6.61

6.56

6.50

6.46

6.43

6.37

6.34

6.30

6.26

6.23

6.20

6.19

6.15

6.13

6.10

6.08

6.06

6.05

6.03

6.01

6.00

5.98

6.03

6.21

6.85

7.60

49,418

+11, 135

Apr.

7.97 

8.09

8.17

8.22

8.25

8.23

8.17

8.12

8.07

8.01

7.98

7.91

7.86

7.82

7.76

7.75

7.74

7.70

7.65

7.60

7.56

7.53

7.49

7.45

7.41

7.36

7.34

7.31

7.27

7.25

42,737

-6,681

May

7.19 

7.12

7.09

7.05

7.04

7.05

7.05

7.03

T7i9

7.36

7.45

7.54

7.61

7.63

7.66

7.65

7.65

7.65

7.66

7.66

7.69

7.79

7.83

7.90

7.95

7.94

7.91

7.86

7.78

7.73

7.72

47,934

+5,197

June

7.70 

7.65

7.59

7.53

7.45

7.37

7.30

7.23

7.17

7.12

iOP.

7.11

7.15

7.19

7.36

7.44

7.45

7.40

7.42

7.39

7.39

7.39

7.38

7.40

7.36

7.32

7.31

7.31

7.31

7.27

43,055

-4,879

July

7.25 

7724"

7.23

7.22

7.19

7.15

7.13

7.13

7.09

7.08

7.06

7.05

7.04

7.03

7.05

7.04

7.02

7.02

7.02

6.98

6.98

7.01

6.98

6.95

6.94

6.99

6.95

6.90

6.89

6.91

6.92

39,344

-3,711

Aug.

6.91 

6.90

6.94

6.95

6.96

6.94

6.94

6.90

6.88

6.88

6.87

6.86

6.84

6.83

6.82

6.83

6.82

6.80

6.79

6.84

6.84

6.84

6.81

6.79

6.78

6.77

6.75

6.74

6.74

6.71

6.70

37, 177

-2,167

Sept.

6.69 

6765"

6.64

6.63

6.60

6.59

6.59

6.58

6.58

6.55

6.54

6.50

6.54

6.50

6.48

6.47

6.52

6.44

6.43

6.41

6.40

6.43

6.40

6.39

6.40

6.34

6.32

6.31

6.32

6.50

32,663

-4,514

Calendar year 1959.................... * +14,104

Water year 1959-60.................... t +9,969

t Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m. on last day of month, above 3.2 ft, gage datum, elevation of 

lowest outlet. _ 

t Change In contents, In acre-feet.
314 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2350. Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°55'00", long 77°14'00", on left bank at Chapin, Ontario County, 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Canandaigua Lake.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.6 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years (1940-60), 150 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 4.58 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Nov. 18-23; minimum gage height, 1.54 ft Nov. 24.

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height, 4.64 ft); minimum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 17, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Feb. 3, 1950.

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

vegetation, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by Canandaigua 

Lake (see preceding page) , from which water is diverted for municipal supply by 

villages of Newark and Palmyra. Monthly runoff adjusted for change in contents in 

Canandaigua Lake since October 1945

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.

67

37

31

28

31

37

60

42

38

38

38

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

*30

30

28

28

28

32

29

27

28

27

26" 26

28

1,048

33.8

Nov.

30

27

27

29

29

29

25

23

23

22

16

14

14

13

*13

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

17

38

37

42

49

52

50

701

23.4

-

Dec.

52

56

67

77

77

84

196

134

109

101

97

250

228

136

*136

143

141

143

143

143

148

150

152

208

387

387

422

542

515

508

494

6,426

207

Jan.

478

471

528

4B4

461

b430

b420

419

396

387

374

371

412

393

419

419

412

403

390

378

a370

a360

a350

a350

*a340

322

304

295

292

284

278

11,990

387

Feb.

214

92

blOO

blOO

103

175

150

123

121

152

186

152

a!40

a!35

a!30

a!80

a270

a350

a370

a3§0

a340

a330

a330

a330

a330

a320

a320

a320

a320

6,533

225

Mar.

a320

*a290

b330

b330

b320

b310

b310

b290

b280

b270

269

258

250

244

236

228

225

*217

217

214

212

207

204

199

b!90

b!85 TS5"

228

366

811

62T

8,822

285

Apr.

642

668

698

TTo- 726

702

687

672

661

642

609

550

525

*515

505

511

494

484

465

451

445

445

428

419

412

399

399

390

381

574

16,009

534

May

368

356

346

310

109

90

90

88

157

154

184

212

225

220

220

220

217

230

230

241

258

272

412

672

661

*646

631

613

602

581

588

10,203

329

June

581

556

546

532

515

488

432

419

409

341

92

77

75

80

*95

92

90

77

79

79

80

80

79

80

75

7072"

75

77

72

6,415

214

July

68

67

65

65

64

58

58

56

54

54

*53

59

60

70

82

9060"

53

53

50

52

54

50

50

46

47

47

42

41

4?

42

1,752

56.5

Aug.

40

36

4T

38

38

59

59

58

56

54

52

52

52

54

54

54

52

52

52

62_

58

54

*54

54

53

52

50

52

52

53

53

1,601

51.6

Sept.

50

49

47

44

42

41

40

38

40

36

34

32

32

29

26

24

25

23

22

*23

23

23

23

21

21

20

19

2T

26

24

918

30.6

Adjustedt

Mean

Cfsm

In.

64.8

0.326

0.38

67. 4

0.33S

0.3£

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-6O:

502

2.52

2.91

253

1.27

1.47

270

1.36

1.47

470

2.36

2.72

426

2.14

2.39

Observed

418

2.10

2.42

Max 661 Min 10 Mean 158 

Max 811 Mln 10 Mean 198

137

0.688

0.77

1.39

0.007

0.01

21.5

0.108

0.12

-40.0

-0.201

-0.22

AdJ is ted

Mean 182 Cfs-n 0.915 In. 12.45 

Mean 216 Cfs-n 1.09 In. 14.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for ctiange in contents in Canan 

Palmyra.

idaigua Lake and diversions "by villages of Newark and 

easurements, recorded range

, , . 

b Stage -discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Dec. 23, June 13 to Sept. 3O. Negative figur 

of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage exceeded Inflow.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 315

2352.5. Flint Creek at Phelps, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°57'27", long 77°04'55", on right bank 25 ft downstream from Eagle Street 

Bridge at Phelps, Ontario County, and about 1 mile upstream from Canandaigua Lake 

Outlet.

Drainage area . 101 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 530 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation or debris, which are fair. Small diversion by Phelps Cement Prodicts, Inc., 

located about a quarter of a mile upstream, during periods of low ground-water level.

toting tables, water year 1959-60, except periods office effect or Backwater 

from aquatic vegetation or debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

6.6

11

23

55

109

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

265

530

885

1,870

2,490

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

0.6

1.3

2.3

6.2

18

41

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

80

160

340

685

1,760

2,440

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

48

24

16

13

33

212

149

111

77

52

37

27 

22

18

15

13

11

9.8

9.0

8.2

*7.2

6.6

38

83

62

60

52

42 

36

54

1,414.0

45.6

0.451

0.52

Nov.

94

81

77

81

96

111

114

116

90

72

62

58

56 

61

+67

62

62

50

48

42

41

41

41

45

52

48

60

101

121 

128

2,178

72.6

0.719

0.80

Dec.

123

128

149

172

190

211

634

602

476

330

225

613

935 

562

437

320

261

214

178

135

*104

76

72.

74

90

98

180

718

665 

459

306

9,737

314

3.11

3.59

Jan.

200

155

306

330

195

135

116

126

72

86

78

76

141 

181

252

310

225

175

141

98

82

82

82

78

*70

66

70

72

70 

70

66

4,206

136

1.35

1.55

Feb.

66

52

49

44

58

252

366

211

178

225

*588

459

335 

165

80

125

157

157

146

84

86

106

125

120

118

114

112

104

98

4,780

165

1.63

1.76

Mar.

94

*84

82

80

84

80

78

76

72

70

66

64

62 

60

60

56

58

*62

66

66

62

60

60

64

54

56

66

138

312

1,700

*2.170

6,162

199

1.97

2.27

Apr.

1.860

1,590

1,220

1,090

753

523

330

255

223

204

178

163

144 

*142

135

176

181

158

133

114

106

142

135

126

110

95

108

101

90 

85

10,668

356

3.52

3.93

May

82

72

64

58

51

45

40

38

142

165

409

362

346 

272

226

170

131

137

142

131

165

272

292

*629

598

454

302

195

144 

124

165

6,423

207

2.05

2.37

June

198

170

129

97

80

65

57

50

43

38

35

36

39 

62

155

*259

259

146

90

71

56

46

42

39

36

30

27

23

17

2,416

80.5

0.797

0.89

July

18

18

16

15

13

12

11

10

9.0

8.7

*7.4

6.5

6.0 

14

13

10

8.7

7.4

6.5

6.2

5.3

4.6

4.4

4.8

5.3

4.6

3.6

3.3

2.3 

2.1

3 4

260.1

8.39

0.083

0.10

Aug.

7.1

6.0

9.3

7.8

16

18

12

9.3

7.1

7.8

5.7

4.1

3.6 

3.3

3.7

4.4

4.8

4.8

3.7

6,8

8.1

14

*9.3

7.4

5.7

4.8

4.1

3.7

2.9 

3.3

2.1

210.7

6.80

0.067

0.08

Sept.

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.6

2.8

2.1

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

A§. its

3.6 

2.5

*2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.1

.9

.8

.9

"

49.9

1.66

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1959-60= Max 2,170 Mln 0.6 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). --Dec. 12 (11:30 p.m.) 1,340 cfs (4.50 ft); Mar. 30 (9:30 p.m.)

2,940 cfs (5.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-26, Jan. 1, 2, 5-7, 9-12, 20-27, Jan. 31 

to Feb. 5, Feb. 14-16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 27. Backwater from debris May 14-24, Aug. 19-23. Backwater 

from debris and/or aquatic vegetation Sept. 13-30.
316 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2353. Owasco Inlet at Moravia, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°43'05", long 76°26'17", on right bank 575 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on State Highway 38 and 1 mile west of Moravia, Cayuga County.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. January to September 1960. Low-flow partial-record station 1949-50, 

1955-59.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 720 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, about 6,400 cfs Mar. 31, from rating curve 

extended above 170 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 11.92 ft Feb. 11 

(backwater from Owasco Lake); minimum discharge, 9.0 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, partly obstructed intake, 

or backwater from Owasco Lake, which are fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, January to September 19(50

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

a700 

a560

al.800 

al,200

a900

a700

a58O

a5OO

435

435

155

*120

213

*184

195

265

190

163

156

141

133

*128

122

118

113

111

109

109

113

115

111

10,874

351

3.25

3.74

Feb.

109 

107

104 

102

102

122

316

265

245

385

*C2.400

*c620

C410

c280

195

280

250

220

200

175

C220

C250

C215

c205

170

190

180

165

160

8,642

298

2.76

2.98

Mar.

140 

120

*110 

100

120

145

*180

140

120

106

100

96

92

88

80

86

94

90

88

86

84

84

82

82

80

76

110

*170

*260

C820

*c6.400

10,429

336

3.11

3.59

Apr.

C2.800 

cl,60O

cl,900 

C2,300

*cl,180

C820

C60O

*C490

400

32O

330

280

250

220

2OO

260

230

210

200

*190

180

220

190

175

160

145

175

150

140

 130

16,445

548

5.07

5.66

May

135 

125

112 

100

92

84

80

74

170

22O

175

200

490

340

310

230

180

240

190

*170

230

300

420

390- 660

240

170

140

125

115

180

6,687

216

2.00

2.30

June

310 

200

155 

145

130

106

94

82

72

66

62

7O

98

170

590

180

*110

100

92

102

90

76

68

68

64

56

*49

44

41

48

3,338

111

1.03

1.15

July

44 

IT

38 

41

39

37

*35

32

30

29

27

28

26

35

*38

30

28

31

28

33

30

28

31

33

26

23

25

22

21

22

25

956

30.8

0,285

0.33

Aug.

20 

19

52 

45

30

25

22

20

19

*20

20

17

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

22

18

20

2O

16

14

12

12

11

TT

27

*15

611

19.7

0.182

0.21

Sept.

14 

14

11 

13

15

L2

LO

17 9.9

47

25

8470"

43

30

*24

20

19

19

28

*21

18

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

15

679.9

22.7

0.210

0.23

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

o,Backwater from Owasco Lake.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice and/or partly obstructed Intake Jan. 11, 12, 

Feb. 15-20, Feb. 25 to Mar. 29. Partly obstructed Intake Apr. 9 to July 25; discharge computed on 

basis of discharge measurements, weather records, engineers' notes, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 317

2355. Owasoo Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°56'45", long 76°36'05", on left bank 2-j miles downstream from center of 

Auburn, Cayuga County, and 4 miles downstream from State dam at outlet of Ovasco Lake.

Drainage area.--208 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1912 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--47 years (1913-60), 285 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.51 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 24, 28, 29 (gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum daily, 53 cfs Oct. 4, 14, 

20-23, 26, 29, 30.

1912-60: Maximum discharge, 2,090 cfs Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940, Apr. 4, 1950; 

maximum gage height, 4.88 ft Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940; minimum discharge, about 

2 cfs Dec. 5, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.325 ft Dec. 3, 1953; minimum daily discharge, 

5 cfs Nov. 11, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills in Auburn; seasonal regulation at State dam. Water supply for Auburn taken from Owasco Lake, part of which 

returns as sewage to outlet above gaging station.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 824: 1913-14, 1916, 1920(M), 

1922(M), 1928(M), 1929, 1932(M).

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

47 3.0

91 3.5

146 4.0

218 4.5

450

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

750

1,150

1,590

1,960

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

92

172

2.5 

3.0

369

750

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

~ss 118

55

53

57

63

105

63

61

57

55

55

55

53

59

55

55

55

55

53

53

*53

53

63

55

53

57

55

53 

53

66

1,855

59.8

-

-

Nov.

59

57

55

59

61

86

66

59

57

77

91

195

191

198

191

191

191

191

*191

198

198

198

198

198 

191

183

202

202

202 

251

4,487

150

-

-

Dec.

326

320

340

346

340

266

424

502

555

540

532

622

766

902

942

926

910

878

830

798

758

735

698

*675 

645

608

622

728

886 

942

934

20,296

655

-

-

Jan.

910 87B~

878

878

854

814

774

720

698

675

638

622

630

608

592

562

555

548

532

502

480

*465

444

430 

437

418

418

404

398

572

18,532

598

-

-

Feb.

346

320

320

314

309

320

340

352

352

378

502

622

652

660

645

652

660

645

645

592

600

615

622

615 

608

585

570

548

532

14,921

515

-

-

Mar.

510 *502

495

480

465

450

444

424

411

398

392

378

a370

a360

a350

a340

a330

a330

a320

a310

a290

a290

a280

m

270

270

*292

340 

540

982

12,153

392

-

-

Apr.

1,500

1,630

1,690

1,780

1.940

,900

,800

,690

,570

,460

,350

,250

1,180

*1,090

1,050

1,010

942

838

758

678

638

614

598

575 

575

508

455

448

448

*±OO A ^

32,398

1,080

-

-

May

426

419

315

274

264

264

258

258

274

253.

269

269

285

301

312

319

*325

338

344

344

344

344

501

686 

670

654

527

448

433 

433 z-z-i

OOJ.

11,482

370

-

-

June

285

312

312

312

306

290

290

285

280

274

264

264

*264

290

290

280

274

269

269

264

264

264

264

258 

258

249

244

253

253 

249

8,230

274

-

-

July

244

235

235

235

235

172

121

116

118

118

119

122

125

128

*119

110

114

117

114

106

111

111

138

106 

104

109

104

107

105 

99

93

4,190

135

-

-

Ajg.

100

97

137

103

104

104

104

103

100

100

103

100

97

93

102

93

94

92

90

94

83

91

85

84 

84

*83

86

79

79 

90

84

2,938

94.8

-

-

Sept.

89.

85

82

81

79

74

73

75

81

81

81

82

74

82

80

79

78

74

82

*76

76

77

77

77 

69

76

75

74

82 

86

2,357

78.6

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,180 Min 53 Mean 295 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.2*

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,940 Min 53 Mean 366 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of observer's notes and elevation of Owasco 

Lake.

Note. Increase in contents in Owasco Lake during calendar year 1959, about 700,584,192 cu ft 

(equivalent mean discharge, 22.15 of a; runoff, 1.45 in.); Increase in elevation, 2.44 f'-,. Decrease 

in contents during water year 1959-60, about 83,272,781 cu ft (equivalent mean discharge, 2.63 cfs; 

runoff, 0.172 in.); decrease in elevation, 0.29 ft. Records of elevations of Owasco La'ce furnished 

by city of Auburn, N. Y.
318 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2375. Seneca River at Baldwinsville, N. Y.

Location. Lab 43°09'25", long 76°19'55", on lefb bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge in Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, and 400 ft downstream from navigation dam of 

New York State Erie (Barge) Canal system.

Drainage area. 3,130 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1960 in reports of Geological Survey.

November 1898 to December 1908 prior to construction of Erie (Barge) Canal, not equivalent to later records at same site because of extensive development o.p Erie (Barge) 

Canal system. January 1909 to September 1925 (gage heights only) in reports of State 

engineer and surveyor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.60 ft above mean sea level, New York 

State Erie (Barge) Canal datum. Prior to Dec. 31, 1908, staff gages on dam at same 

site at different datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1,500 ft downstream from base 

gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1950-60), 3,448 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Apr. 4; maximum gage height, 

9.21 ft Apr. 4; minimum daily discharge, 611 cfs Sept. 17; minimum gage height, 1.16 ft 

Sept. 17.

1949-60: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 4, I960; maximum gage height, that 

of Apr. 4, 1960; minimum daily discharge, 237 cfs Nov. 10, 1957; minimum gage height, 

0.81 ft Aug. 10, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge from 1898 to 1908 determined on basis of head on dam, 

flow through ten mills nearby, lockages at Oswego Canal lock, estimated leakage of dam, 

wheel gates, flumes, and penstocks; not adjusted for inflow from Lake Erie through Erie 

Canal. Discharge since November 1949, computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor, represents total discharge at Baldwinsville and includes flow in Baldwin and Erie (Barge) Canals.

A large amount of natural storage and some artificial regulation is afforded by many 

large lakes and the Erie (Barge) Canal system in river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow caused by powerplants above station. Seneca River basin 

receives water from Erie (Barge) Canal through lock 32 near Pittsford. During part of 

year, entire flow from 45 sq mi of Mud Creek drainage area may be diverted from Chemung 

River basin into Keuka Lake in Oswego River basin. Records of water temperatures for 

the water year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

Cooperation.--Records of discharge for period January 1907 to December 1908 furnished by 

New York State engineer and surveyor. Records of lockages at lock 24 furnished by New 

York State Department of Public Works since November 1949.

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.

1,410

1,720

1,800

1,700

1,440

1,660

1,670

1,940

2,100

2,070

1,720

2,090

2,010

1,790

1,750

1,730

1,680 

1,720

1,660

1,570

1,510

1,560

1,450

1,640

1,780

*1,680

1,730

*1,810

1,960

2,060

1,400

53,810

1,736

0.555

0.64

Nov.

1.790

1,840

1,950

1,960

2,040

1,980

2,270

2,120

2,280

2,360

3,120

3,740

2,210

2,150

2,840

3,130

3,900 

3,910

3,780

4,150

3,880

3,780

3,770

*3,880

3,990

3,860

3,890

4,000

3,990

4,120

92,680

3,089

0.987

1.10

Dec.

4,080

4,120

4,120

4,290

4,420

4,430

4,970

6,600

7,890

7,800

7,290

7,230

8,470

9,260

9,360

9,130

8,500

7,920

7,580

7,210

6,870

*6,600

6,700

6,890

6,990

7,070

7,140

7,870

9,720

10.600

10,400

221,520

7,146

2.28

2.63

Jan.

9,950

9,440

9,390

9,570

9,600

9,300

8,860

8,560

8,250

8,050

7,950

7,890

7,940

7,980

8,220

8,600

8,730 

8,700

8,630

*8,350

8,170

8,020

,830

,700

,600

,540

,350

,320

,210

,090

6 , 970

256,760

8,283

2.65

3.05

Feb.

6,940

6,770

6,620

6,470

6,350

6,310

6,850

7,140

7,160

6,810

7,670

9,020

8,950

8,290

6,720

6,060

*6,410 

6,440

6,680

6,370

5,690

5,780

5,840

5,900

5,290

5,200

5,110

4,920

4.590

188,150

6,488

2.07

2.24

Mar.

4,070

4,210

4,010

3,920

5,550

3,840

3,820

3,940

4,390

4,620

4,860

4,920

4,930

4,630

4,830

5,330

5,390 

5,290

5,150

4,990

5,010

4,980

*4,920

4,990

4,940

4,880

4,770

4,660

4,150

5,220

10 , 200

149,410

4,820

1.54

1.77

Apr.

13,900

15,600

16,800

17,200

*16,900

16,100

15,100

14,100

12,600

11,700

10,700

*10,200

9,560

9,440

9,410

9,270

9,270 

9,430

9,090

8,640

8,420

8,360

8,260

8,170

7,960

7,560

6,990

6,660

6,250

5,880

319,520

10,651

3.40

3.80

May

5,700

5,570

4,920

2,980

2,870

2,740

2,280

2,000

2,180

2,490

2,800

3,220

3,840

4,130

4,200

4,080

3,950 

*3,980

4,450

5,180

5,040

4,820

5,040

5,520

6,730

7,770

7,990

7,840

7,590

7,270

7,210

146,380

4,722

1.51

1.74

June

7,380

7,500

7,450

7,390

7,130

6,930

6,780

6,560

6,360

6,160

5,370

4,280

4,040

2,740

2,900

4,070

4,490 

4,530

4,450

4,240

*4,100

4,140

4,290

5,010

5,100

4,880

4,780

4,660

4,160

3,960

155,830

5,194

1.66

1.85

July

3^260

2,770

2,660

2,530

2,550

2,480

2,390

2,190

2,110

2,130

2,150

1,950

1,720

1,600

1,480

1,400

1,390 

*1,200

1,300

1,170

1,310

1,140

682

1,020

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,080

52,112

1,681

0.537

0.62

Aug.

1,110

1,060

1,050

1,250

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,280

900

867

995

1,040

1,380

1,510 

1,370

1,290

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,250

1,240

1,250

1,160

1,080

1,050

*1,220

1,210

1,140

36,182

1,167

0.373

0.43

Sept.

1,120

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,120

1,150

931

1,010

1,150

814

1,230

1,260

1,200

864

611 

1,210

1,240

943

*1,120

1,150

932

1,050

1,100

827

1,020

764

1,180

967

31,463

1,049

0.335

0.37

Calendar year 1959: Max 11,500 Min 420 Mean 3,368 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.62

Water year 1959-60: Max 17,200 Mln 611 Mean 4,655 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.24

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 319

2380. Onondaga Reservoir near Nedrow, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°55 1 55", long 76°10'25", at Onondaga Dam on Onondaga Creek, 3| miles

southwest of Nedrow, Onondaga County, 4 miles south of Syracuse, and 10J miles upstream 

from Onondaga Lake.

Drainage area. 68.1 sq mi (measured by Corps of Engineers).

Records available. June 1949 to September 1952 (monthly elevations and contents), October 

1952 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 485.9 ft Apr. 1 (contents, 5,960 acre-ft); minimum, 458.1 ft Oct. 1 (no contents).

1949-60: Maximum elevation, that of Apr. 1, 1960; no contents at times.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earthfill dam, completed by Corps of Engineers 

in August 1949 for flood control; first used for flood regulation about a year prior to 

completion. Usable capacity, 18,200 acre-ft between elevations 457.0 ft (conduit invert at intake) and 504.5 ft (crest of spillway). No dead storage. The flood-control 

works consist of a pressure conduit and a side-channel spillway and are not provided 

with gates. Water is stored during high flows and released gradually.

Cooperation. Capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, voter year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, and 

contents, in acre-feet)

460.0

462.0

464.0

466.0

468.0

470.0

475.0

480.0

485.0

490.0

700

1,980

3,520

5,540

7,940

Elevation, in feet, at :

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

459.7

458.7

458.4

458.3

459.0

459.4

460.5

459.3

459.2

458.7

458.5

458.4

458.4

458.4

458.3

458.3

458.4

458.4

458.4

458.3

458.3

456.3

458.4

459.0

459.3

458.9

458.8

458.8

458.7

458.6

460.3

2

+2

Nov.

459.6

459.7

459.3

459.7

459.9

46E.3

460.4

460.0

459.7

459.5

459.4

459.6

459.5

459.8

459.7

459.6

459.9

459.5

459.4

459.3

459.4

459.3

459.2

459.3

459.3

459.1

461.6

462.2

461.0

460.6

3

+1

Dec.

460.5

460.9

461.3

460.9

461.0

460.9

465.5

463.3

461.8

461.2

461.2

467.0

468.4

463.3

461.9

461.9

461.5

461.2

460.9

460.2

460.5

460.1

459.7

460.3

460.4

460.5

462.6

466.1

469.0

465.9

462.4

21

+18

Jan.

461.7

461.6

466.6

463.2

461.1

461.2

461.0

461.0

460.7

460.7

460.2

460.7

460.9

460.6

462.5

461.1

460.7

460.7

460.6

460.5

460.4

460.3

460.3

460.2

460.2

460.1

460.1

460.1

460.1

460.0

460.1

0

+21

L2 p.m. , water year October 1959 to September I960

Feb.

460.0

459.8

459.6

459.9

459.9

463.9

461.9

461.7

461.4

464.9

473.4

472.0

468.2

461.9

462.3

462.4

462.0

462.7

462.4

461.5

461.8

461.8

461.5

461.4

461.3

461.6

461.2

461.1

460.9

4

+4

Mar.

460.5

460.6

460.6

460.7

460.6

460.4

460.6

460.1

460.2

460.0

460.2

460.2

460.2

460.1

460.2

460.2

460.1

460.2

460.2

460.2

460.2

460.2

460.0

460.1

459.9

460.2

461.0

462.9

466.3

477.0

485.4

5,728

+5,724

Apr.

485.1

482.6

480.2

479.0

476.7

473.7

470.4

469.7

463.2

462.7

462.4

462.3

462.0

461.9

462.2

462.0

461.6

461.6

461.3

461.1

461.1

462.1

461.5

461.5

461.2

461.2

461.6

461.1

460.8

460.8

4

-5,724

May

460.8

460.5

460.4

460.2

460.1

460.0

459.9

459.9

461.0

460.4

460.9

461.3

461.5

461.5

461.0

460.5

460.3

461.1

460.4

460.4

460.3

460.1

460.4

460.5

460.2

460.0

459.7

459.6

460.0

459.8

461.7

12

+8

June

461.2

460.3

460.0

459.7

459.6

459.5

459.4

459.3

459.3

459.2

459.2

459.4

459.2

460.9

461.1

459.8

460.4

459.6

459.3

459.2

459.1

459.1

459.1

459.1

458.9

458.9

458.8

458.8

459.0

458.8

0

-12

July

458.8

458.8

459.0

458.8

458.8

458.7

458.7

458.8

458.6

458.6

458.6

458.6

458.6

458.9

458.7

458.6

458.6

456.6

458.7

458.6

458.6

458.6

458.6

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.6

458.6

458.5

0

0

Aug.

458.5

458.5

460.3

459.1

458.8

458.6

458.6

458.5

458.5

459.0

458.6

458.6

458.6

458.5

458.6

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.6

458.6

458.5

458.8

458.6

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.7

458.6

0

0

Sept.

458.5

458.4

458.4

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.4

458.4

459.1

458.7

458.9

459.8

459.0

458.6

458.6

458.6

458.5

458.5

458.6

458.7

458.6

458.6

458.5

458.5

458.5

458.4

458.5

458.5

456.5

458.6

0

0

Calendar year 1959.................... t +21

Water year 1959-60.................... to

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
320 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2390. Onondaga Creek at Dorwin Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°59 I 00", long 76°09'05", on left bank 550 ft upstream from Dorwin Avenue 

Bridge, at Syracuse, Onondaga County, and 4 miles downstream from Ononlaga Reservoir.

Drainage area. 88.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 9 years, 116 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2 130 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1951-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum, 9.5 cf.3 Sept. 16, 1959 

(gage height, 1.15 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwate" from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair. High flow regulated by Onondaga Reservoir (see preceding 

Page).

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect or backwater 

from aquatic vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 3C

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

20

28

48

105

220

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

4.9

400

655

1,000

1,480

1,940

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

124

229

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

380

640

1,000

1,480

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.

67

55

31

25

*23

44

148

82

49

42

31

25

23

22

21

20

20

24

*24

22

20

20

21

28

79

*49

40

38 

36

33

38

1,200

38.7

Nov.

89

*67

62

54

74

156

178

96

77

66

58

66

63

61

83

*67

78

67

62

*58

57

58

54

56

58

55

94

273 

195

136

2,618

87.3

Dec.

120 

116

138

146

134

142

336

450

266

187

153

384

691

573

266

212

192

167

153

130

b!04

b!06

b94

b!04

107

109

151

457 

715

*631

390

7,924

256

Jan.

217 

177

412

486

250

b!50

149

144

120

122

bl!6

b!02

142

128

145

182

136

122

120

*109

105

103

102

98

b88

93

88

93 

91

88

83.

4,561

147

Feb.

84 

80

b64

b68

b74

135

297

182

172

223

966

872

760

484

223

*238

223

212

270

195

190

b!85

184

170

162

167

165

149 

142

7,336

253

Mar.

b!24 

bl!4

bl!6

b!22

bl!6

b!06

b!08

b!04

b!04

b!06

b96

blOO

b92

93

b84

b82

93

93

96

94

96

96

91

91

b84

b78

96

*218 

361

*1,270

1,710

6,234

201

Apr.

1.480 

1,330

1,270

1,280

1,180

1,050

910

747

475

287

*246

236

214

196

214

223

193

177

164

146

137

257

196

185

161

146

182

161 

135

124

13,702

457

May

124 

118

108

99

92

86

81

81

116

122

122

122

214

171

166

133

108

131

*128

104

114

102

106

112

108

96

84

75 

72

78

96

3,469

112

June

211 

126

94

78

68

62

58

54

53

50

49

50

51

62

121

116

*76

78

60

51

50

47

47

45

45

42

41

38 

38

44

2,005

66.8

Jul-r

39 

39

40

43

38

37

35

34

34

33

32

31

31

39

*37

33

31

30

31

33

30

30

31

30

27

27

26

26 

25

31

29

1,012

3F.6

Aug.

25 

24

90

72

47

34

30

27

26

44

37

29

27

26

26

27

26

24

25

31

29

28

31

27

24

*24

24

24 

22

32

26

988

31.9

Sept.

24 

22

21

22

24

22

22

20

24

41

31

56

54

37

31

27

26

26

*26

34

30

27

26

26

25

24

23

£4 

24

24

843

28.1

Adjusted for change In contents In Onondaga Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

38.7 

0.435 

0.50

87.3 

0.982 

1.10

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

256 

2.88 

3.32

147 

1.65 

1.90

253 

2.85 

3.07

294 

3.31 

3.82

361 

4.06 

4.52

112 

1.26 

1.45

Observed

Max 1,370 win 13 Mean 129 

Max 1,710 Mln 20 Mean 142

66.6 

0.749 

0.84

3E.6 

0.367 

0.42

31.9 

0.359 

0.41

28.1 

0.316 

0.35

Adjusted

Mean 129 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.65 

Mean 142 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation July 18 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 321

2401. Harbor Brook at Syracuse, N. Y.

Location. La t 43°02'06", long 76°11'17", on right bank 145 ft downstream from Velasco 

Road Bridge, at Syracuse, Onondaga County, about 3 miles upstream from mouth at Onondaga Lake .

Drainage area. --9. 47 sq mi.

Records available. June 1959 to September 1960.

Gage. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 394.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. 1959; Maximum discharge during period June to September, 104 cfs July 20

(gage height, 4.40 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.00 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge during water year, 354 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height,

6.97 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.02 ft). 

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

Flow includes some sewage and storm sewer inflow, some of which originates outside of

basin.

Rating tables, June 19, 1959, to Sept. 30, I960 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1 to May 16, I960)

June 19, 1959, to May 16, I960 May 16 to Sept. 30, I960

2.0

2.2

2.3 

2.5

3.0

4.0 78

5.0 150

6.0 243

7.0 358

2.4

3.9 

6.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

4.3

6.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

5.6

*4.2

3.6

3.7

4.0

Aug.

2.7

2.7

2.8

*2.8

*2.8

3.2

2.8

3.7

3.8

3.5

Sept.

*2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.2

4.8

July

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.S

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.7

*12

Aug.

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.8

3.0

*3.0

2.7

2.5

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

*2.5

2.4

2.4

3.3

2.7

2.5

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Peak discharge (base, loo cfs). --July 20 (4:15 p.m.) 104 efs (4.40 ft).

June

4.5

5.2

4.6

4.5

*4.5

8.1

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.0

-

_

_

_

-

July

*4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.0

2^8

0.49

Aug.

3.7

3.3

2.8

4.5

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.3

2.8

3.01

0.37

Sept.

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

-

0.28

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

3.3

2.7

2v4

*3.2

17

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.2

3.0

*2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.7

5.9

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.2

121.3

3.91

0.413

0.48

Nov.

3.8

4.0

*3.3

3.7 

4.O

5.6

4.O

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

*4.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

6.7

7.1

5.2

4 .2

122.6

4.09

0.432

0.48

Dec.

ii!

4.8

5.2

5.4 

5.8

6.0

36

15

12

9.6

8.6

62

36

16

14

14

12

11

10

9.0

7.2

7.6

7.0

7.4

7.6

7.6

10

62

50

19

16

498.0

16.1

1.70

1.96

Jan.

14

12

44

35 

20

13

*13

12

10

11

10

9.6

12

11

12

15

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

1*9.

7.9

'"

384.3

12.4

1.31

1.51

Feb.

7.9

7.6

7.4

7.1

10

12

9.4

9.6

29

*153

28

21

19

17

16

15

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

529.1

18.2

1.92

2.08

Mar.

10

10

9.9

9.9 

9.6

9.4

9.1

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.6

8.6

15

27

248

145

669.6

21.6

2.28

2.63

Apr.

66

56

63

1

42

35

31

27

25

23

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

15

20

16

17

14

12

13

11

11

IP786

26.2

2.77

3.09

May

10

*9.6

8.9

8.4 

8.1

779" 7.9

7.9

9.6

8.4

8.6

9.6

11

11

9.4

*8.6

*8.2

8.9

8.6

8.9

9.2

8.6

*9.2

9.6

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.2

8.9

9.2

14

283.1

9.13

0.964

1.11

June

13

8.9

8.6

7.9 

8.2

*7.6

*7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.9

7.6

10

10

7.9

7.3

6.8

6.2

*5.7

*5.4

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.4

5 ' 2

213.4

7.11

0.751

0.84

July

5.4

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

*5.0

*5.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

7.3

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

136.5

4.40

0.465

0.54

Aug.

3.5

3.7

6.6

3.7 

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

7.3

*3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.3

3.5

3.4

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.0

2.9

3.0

2.9

118.9

3.84

0.405

0.47

Sept.

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0 

3.0

3.0

3.0

*2.9

5.5

3.4

3.2

5.0

3.4

2.9

2^8.

3.1

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.9

3.2

*3.0

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3 ' 9

98.7

3.29

0.347

0.39

Calendar year 1959: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1959-60: Max 248 Min 2.2 Mean 10.8 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.58

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Dec. 12 (9:30 p.m.) 130 cfs (4.75 ft); Feb. 11 (9 a.m.) 269 cfs 

(6.24 ft); Mar. 50 (5 p.m.) 554 cfs (6.97 ft); Apr. 4 (12:50 a.m.) 124 cfs (4.67 ft).__________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 5, Dec. 20-30, Jan. 1-7, 9-24; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2402. Ninemile Creek at Camlllus, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°02'20", long 76°18'30", on right bank 150 ft downstream from highway

bridge on Main Street in Camillus, Onondaga County, 7 miles upstream f'-om Onondaga Lake.

Drainage area. 87.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 410 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 29 (backwater from aquatic 

vegetation).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; minimum, that of Oct. 22, 1959; 

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 29, 1960.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of shifting control, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Otisco Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except period of shifting control (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0

4.0 418

5.0 676

6.0 1,030

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 218

4.0 405

5.0 640

6.0 960

7.0 1,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to Septemler 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.

100

45

33

30

30

35

~60 131

43

34

32

30

30

30

29

28

28

30

30

28

26

26

26

28

31

*31

31

32

30

30

32

1,159

37.4

0.427

0.49

Nov.

46

43

38

IB- 35

si

84

54

44

41

38

41

41

43

65

52

62

56

45

43

42

43

41

*41

43

41

63

111

92

76

1,590

53.0

0.605

0.68

Dec.

70

71

94

108

108

126

295

229

139

108

95

315

538

148

108

108

105

94

87

78

70

70

68

65

Jo

73

104

354

450

t-lb

158

4,721

152

1.74

2.00

Jan.

143

136

342

273

230

200

183

176

162

155

148

136

158

180

189

204

174

162

155

*146

*143

138

132

129

126

122

122

124

119

114

111

5,032

162

1.85

2.14

Feb.

Ill

108

100

103

108

141

213

158

151

196

994

TT4

288

263

270

265

*275

261

270

261

265

250

238

226

216

218

212

202

198

6,975

241

2,75

2.96

Mar.

194

189

191

191

189

187

184

T84

187

210

205

208

210

207

204

202

205

204

202

201

201

*199

*198

198

196

194

199

245

296

*1.360

1,340

8,580

277

3.16

3.64

Apr.

*658

594

619

*740

*637

584

516

453

416

380

348

327

*301

284

283

284

272

252

171

163

160

182

137

136

126

118

123

119

112

109

9,610

320

3.65

4.08

May

116

107

102

99

97

95

94

93

114

112

114

116

148

142

149

130

123

139

*130

122

123

123

123

120

115

108

104

98

97

96

114

3,563

115

1.31

1.51

June

151

124

114

108

102

96

90

83

80

77

77

77

76

90

126

110

91

83

78

74

*69

66

65

65

62

59

57

57

56

56

2,519

84.0

0.959

1.07

July

54

53

52

53

51

50

48

46

45

45

46

44

44

48

44

42

41

40

45

*13

41

42

43

40

40

39

39

38

36

36

36

1,364

44.0

0.502

0.58

Aug.

34

34

76

51

40

38

40

40

40

57

48

41

41

40

42

42

40

39

41

46

42

44

44

41

40

*39

40

39

37

39

38

1,313

42.4

0.484

0.56

Sept.

35

35

34

37

37

35

33

33

43

45

40

51

5T

43

40

37

37

36

*37

48

40

37

37

35

36

37

37

37

36

37

1,157

38.6

0.441

0.49

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,210 Mln 26 Mean 114 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,360 Mln £6 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.20

* Discharge measurement 

Note. Shifting-control

ade on this day.

ethod used Dec. 29 to Feb. 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 323

2425. East Branch Pish Creek at Taberg, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 43°18'05", long 75 0 37'10", on left bank at downstream side of I ridge on 

State Highway 69 at Taberg, Oneida County, just downstream from Furnace Creek, 2-5- miles 

upstream from confluence of East and West Branches near Blossvale.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available. April 1923 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 491.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 6, 1923, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 545 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,170 cfs Apr. 24 (gage height, 7.48 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 13,600 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 10.90 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1949.

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

above station for water supply by city of Rome as shown in monthly table. Additional 

diversion from a reservoir (capacity, 28,600,000 cu ft; drainage area, 16.4 sq mi) on 

Florence Creek above station for water supply for city of Oneida amounted to 

134,390,000 cu ft during the water year 1960, equivalent to a mean discharge of 

4.2 cfs. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by diversion and small power operations upstream.

Revlsi3ions (w; 

5P 1054T

ater years). WSP 604: 1924. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1034; 1944.

1923-45.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (g 

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

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

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

126

270

650

1,600

4,300

1.1 

1.5

27

42

67

134

285

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

565

1,000

1,560

4,300

7,400

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

(t)

Oct.

*1,270

1,210

738

434

320

743

2.450

1,530

828

587

416

362

397

310

295

261

270

374

368

310

225

140

434

890

1,840

1,150

746

552

416

333

392

20,596

664

18.1

Nov.

730

1,240

1,010

730

1,320

5.250

2,720

1,160

762

587

496

552

*538

601

1,130

762

810

770

658

524

503

489

475

1,170

2,090

1,220

1,120

2,880

1,700

972

32,969

1,099

17.8

Calendar year 1959:

Water year 1959-60:

Dec.

786

722

615

601

580

650

2,340

2,000

1,220

945

770

1,080

2.970

1,600

*1,000

909

837

674

552

300

270

270

235

230

240

280

285

586

643

531

447

25,168

812

18.0

Jan.

310

300

900

1 . 090

846

658

594

517

370

370

340

310

320

280

300

340

320

300

290

280

270

250

245

240

235

230

225

235

230

220

215

11,630

375

18.1

Feb.

215

205

195

190

200

220

320

310

340

360

1,250

1.880

1,500

1,280

970

*843

699

593

579

494

424

375

360

335

325

300

285

276

276

15,599

538

20.0

Mar.

250

240

245

260

250

240

230

225

220

215

210

200

200

195

190

*180

180

175

170

165

160

155

155

150

T50

155

160

247

375

688

1.900

8,535

275

20.4

Apr.

2,660

2,540

3,120

4,820

3,940

2,550

1,780

1,450

1,160

872

824

1,560

*2,090

2,530

4,280

3,960

4,330

5,240

2,860

1,780

1,880

4,820

3,460

6.550

4,300

2,670

1,450

1,050

824

699

82,029

2,734

18.5

May

691

607

470

407

355

310

272

249

276

285

*300

440

1,570

1.660

970

628

464

621

586

412

458

424

365

412

614

579

412

295

240

236

426

16,034

517

18.4

June

558

424

340

335

244

*190

156

131

115

100

96

92

87

137

576

1,160

506

482

370

249

182

140

120

154

520

452

244

156

153

439

8,908

297

21.1

July

315

200

153

143

140

118

105

89

105

96

94

*76

71

130

80

67

60

54

63

72

55

57

80

63

48

42

44

47

47

49

47

2,810

90.6

20.1

Aug.

42

37

47

45

*48

54

45

38

37

44

45

39

46

81

60

29

49

60

60

74

47

64

64

60

55

61

54

49

46

43

41

1,564

50.5

22.1

Sept.

85

53

60

34

34

39

39

*38

47

61

51

86

~98 103

51

44

42

42

41

46

41

38

37

38

38

35

35

41

47

46

1,490

49.7

21.0

Observed Adjusted for diversion

«ax 3,660 Min 26 Mean 635 Mean 655 Cfsm 3.47 In. 47.04

*ax 6,530 Min 29 Mean 621 Mean 641 Cfsm 3.39 In. 46.13

Peak discharge (base, 4,900 cfa). Apr. 4 (3 a.m.) 5,O2O cfs (5.48 ft); Apr 

cfs (5.87 ft); Apr. 24 (7:15 a.m.) 8,170 cfs (7.48 ft).

18 (3:45 a.m.) 5,6OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by city of Rome for water supply. Diversion 

during calendar year 1959, 19.5 cfs; during water year 1959-60, 19.5 cfs (figures furnished by city 

of Rome). For diversion by city of Oneida, see "Remarks."

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-25, Jan. 1, 2, Jan. 9 to Feb. 10, 

Mar. 1-27.
324 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2435. Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°05'50", long 75°38'20", on right bank 70 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 365A at Oneida, Madison County, and 500 ft downstream from Sconondoa 

Creek.

Drainage area.~-112 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.33 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 158 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,130 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 12.71 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 17.

1949-60: Maximum discharge, 7,440 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 13.78 ft); maximum gage height, 14.30 ft Jan. 22, 1959 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

13 cfs Aug. 3, 6, Sept. 10, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Aug. 3, 6, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mills above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to Apr. 6)

1.4 

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

5.0

19

44

113

269

796

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

1,400

2,250

3,650

4,630

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*115

67

37

30

37

57

255

127

91

73

59 

44

39

37

35

33

31

34

36

35

33

31

56

134

275

137

120

94

74

62

87

2,373

76.5

0.685

0.79

Nov.

218

174

155

152

218

794

554

249

179

146

127 

*125

113

111

148

115

151

109

102

96

96

97

92

100

105

86

264

1,400

484

276

6,992

235

2.08

2.52

Dec.

222

199

189

172

150

139

605

458

287

254

195 

780

945

37T

260

254

239

201

179

140

130

120

110

120

140

150

140

600

666

324

247

8,952

289

2.58

2.97

Jan.

195

207

1,140

513

505

256

249

191

155

170

170 

165

165

150

165

160

155

150

*145

155

130

125

116

112

112

110

108

110

106

100

££.

6,176

199

1.78

2.05

Feb.

92

90

86

84

84

100

160

120

120

200

*1,900 

1,100

520

370

270

290

280

270

290

250

220

220

199

183

174

181

177

159

155

8,524

287

2.56

2.76

Mar.

135

130

125

130

125

122

118

116

114

112

110 

108

104

100

*100

98

97

97

97

94

97

96

90

90

80

84

90

247

482

2,160

*4.270

10,018

323

2.88

3.55

Apr.

2,040

1,24"C

1,210

1,700

1,340

748

540

448

592

545

291 

509

*507

262

319

500

245

241

222

185

170

562

256

516

236

205

258

222

177

157

15,045

501

4.47

5.00

May

168

161

157

122

*110

103

94

92

9T

111

150 

141

405

552

269

189

155

544

506

205

211

510

218

282

249

195

159

152

122

127

145

6,019

194

1.73

2.00

June

E45

164

152

111

96

*90

81

72

68

64

59 

58

62

124

246

168

132

184

111

88

75

67

63

62

82

58

52

50

4659°

2,969

99.0

0.884

0.99

July

53

55

51

64

57

48

44

41

40

57

37

56

52

52

41

55

34

40

41

55

55

51

50

50

.29

27

25

25

26

51

1, 209

39.0

0.548

0.40

Aug.

29

25

51

*52

65

52

39

54

30

105

66 

38

51

52

52

50

25

25

27

46

59

35

55

52

28

27

28

28

27

48

38

1,197

38.6

0.545

0.40

Sept.

31

26

22

27

50

29

*27

25

29

46

52 

159

151

69

45

57

52

50

29

32

31

29

27

26

25

26

26

26

27

50

1,188

59.6

0.554

0.59

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,500 Min 18 Mean 179 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,270 Min 22 Mean 193 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.40

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs). --Nov. 28 (2:45 p.m.) 2,590 cfs (9.58 ft); Jan. 3 (2:15 p.m.) 2,020 

cfs (8.55 ft); Feb. 11 (4:15 p.m.) about 3,800 cfs; Mar. 30 (11:30 p.m.) 5,130 cfs (12.71 ft);

Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,300 cfs (9.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20-2 Jan. 9 to Feb. 22, Mar. 1-16, 25-27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 325

2440. Chittenango Creek near Chittenango, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°01'25", long 75°51'30", on right bank at upstream side of cornty highway 

bridge, 50 ft west of State Highway 13, 1.6 miles south of Chittenango, Madison County, 

12 miles upstream from Butternut Creek, and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 67.7 sq mi.

Records available. August 1950 to September 1960.

>

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 489.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929.

Average discharge.--10 years, 116 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,690 cfs Feb. 11 ge height, 6.54 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 1, 2,-3 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1950-60: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 11, 1960; maximum gage height, 7.18 ft 

Apr. 4, 1956; minimum discharge, 9.8 cfs Oct. 11, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.265 ft 

Oct. 15, 1952.

Flood of Mar. 29, 1950, reached a stage of 6.8 ft (backwater from debris present), 

from floodmarks (discharge, 2,760 cfs, by slope-area method).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Cazenovia Lake and Erieville 

Reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 11 to Sept. 3O

1.8 27

2.0 58

2.5 172

3.0

4.0

335

780

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 190

3.0 360

4.0 785

6.0 2,060

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

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*40

40

35

33

35

50

168

90

75

66

44

41

37

34

33

31

3T

37

38

35

34

33

44

124

256

110

92

79

68

58

107

1,998

64.5

_

-

Nov.

203

141

116

110

172

405

331

192

154

141

144

*156

154

164

183

156

172

149

144

144

144

146

141

126

121

103

204

572

285

203

5,566

186

_

-

Dec.

194

189

192

180

164

159

395

292

218

197

189

463

530

F74

233

245

245

227

212

192

159

144

119

12T

144

138

180

418

390

245

206

7,259

234

_

-

Jan,

186

175

490

299

221

186

183

178

156

162

159

151

156

131

138

136

131

131

*128

119

119

116

116

112

110

110

107

110

107

100

98

4,821

156

_

-

Feb.

98

94

85

81

73.

103

146

107

121

200

*1,510

614

283

185

171

*205

196

196

202

176

171

176

166

161

156

161

161

153

151

6,102

210

_

-

Mar.

133

120

124

124

116

114

112

105

97

99

96

96

96

87

*79

74

74

76

74

74

74

73

72

72

70

73- 68

126

192

*1,410

2, OOO

6,200

200

_

-

Apr.

945

63T

722

860

730

488

404

356

328

308

283

294

*283

255

297

255

227

217

196

168

153

244

193

234

190

168

178

137

112

103

9,960

332

_

-

May

108

103

90

82

*74

72

67

67

74

85

87

94

196

144

131

110

97

249

158

135

135

149

139

137

126

107

94

85

84

85

112

3,476

112

_.

-

June

211

118

99

85

76

*72

66

60

54

50

49

49

49

63

120

84

79

85

72

63

57

52

49

52

54

43

39

37

3T

39

2,063

68.8

_

-

July

37

37

39

45

37

33

32

31

29

28

26

*26

26

36

33

27

25

23

26

31

26

23

23

21

20

20

20

20

1919"

19

857

27.6

_

-

Aug.

19

18

5T

*60

163

60

38

33

29

97

64

39

34

30

29

28

26

24

28

83

52

40

41

34

28

25

26

26

25

74

50

1,384

44.6

_

-

Sept.

33

27

25

26

29

25

*22

22

27

38

36

107

122

To

50

44

40

38

38

41

40

36

32

31

30

28

28

30

36

36

1,187

39.6

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,300 MLn 17 Mean 129 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,000 Min 18 Mean 139 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.95

Peak discharge (base. 1,OOO cfs).--Feb. 11 (9:15 a.m.) 2,69o cfs (6.54 ft); Mar. 3O (7:45 p.m.) 

2,400 cfs (6.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
326 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2448. Butternut Creek near Jamesville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°56'05", long 76°03'45", on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway

bridge on Walberger Road near Jamesville, Onondaga County, 125 ft downstream from

unnamed tributary, and 2.2 miles upstream from Jamesville Reservoir.

Drainage area. 32.7 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1955 to October 1958 (operated as a low-flow partial-record 

station), July 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 720 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Oct. 4 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1960; maximum gage height, 6.22 ft 

Jan. 21, 1959 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.0 cfs Sept. 27, 1959 (gage height, 

2.26 ft).

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

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 Feb. 11 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.4 4.4

2.5 6.9

2.7 15

2.9 29

3.1 50

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

107

215

358

765

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

5.8

13

35

4.0 2O6

5.0 555

6.0 1,060

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.

27

16

10

6.2

9.3

£3

67

22

19

15

11

10

8.3

8.3

7.9

6.9

7.6

8.3

9.3

6.9

6.9

6.2

8.6

13

37

18

15

*16

14

12

24

469.7

15.2

0.465

0.53

Nov.

40

29

25

24

33

104

90

50

37

31

27

32

28

30

38

30

35

27

25

*24

25

26

23

24

25

22

59

163

103

64

1,293

43.1

1.32

1.47

Dec.

57

57

63

62

60

62

162

112

85

72

66

213

270

122

93

94

85

75

68

56

52

50

48

48

50

52

81

*210

281

142

101

3,049

98.4

3.01

3.47

Jan.

82

75

221

TST

78

70

64

58

50

48

46

42

44

48

54

56

47

*43

42

40

40

38

35

33

33

31

31

34

35

31

1,712

55.2

1.69

1.95

Feb.

26

24

22

33

35

66

78

57

54

112

*655

284

132

78

86

90

83

84

89

63

60

58

58

58

60

63

59

52

47

2,666

91.9

2.81

3.03

Mar.

43

42

*44

44

44

43

43

42

41

40

40

41

44

43

38

37

36

33

33

33

32

*30

29

30

21

27

30

65

119

652

 

2,738

88.3

2.70

3.11

Apr.

535

335

341

416

341

233

178

146

126

114

*97

94

84

82

97

94

77

74

72

57

54

89

67

72

65

59

77

65

53

50

4,244

141

4.31

4.83

May

51

47

43

39

35

32

29

29

47

42

43

47

95

63

54

44

39

60

*44

39

43

42

56

54

48

41

33

30

31

32

60

1,392

44.9

1.37

1.58

June

121

56

46

38

33

31

28

26

25

23

22

24

24

41

53

36

*39

44

30

25

21

20

19

20

19

15

14

13

13

16

935

31.2

0.954

1.06

July

13

13

16

T6

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

13

12

9.4

9.0

9.0

12

*12

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.4

777

7.7

320.6

10.3

0.315

0.36

Aug.

7.4

6.8

42

16

47

16

11

9.4

9.0

26

15

10

9.4

8.7

9.0

9.0

8.0

7.4

9.1

16

12

12

13

9.8

8.7

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

*20

11

409.8

13.2

0.404

0.47

Sept.

8.4

8.0

7.1

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.1

6.8

7.7

11

11

35

27

15

11

9.4

9.0

9.0

*9.8

11

10

9.0

8.7

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.7

7.7

8.0

'

310.1

10.3

0.315

0.35

Calendar year 1959 : Max 698 Mln 3.0 Mean 48.7 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.21

Water year 1959-60 : Max 893 Mln 6.2 Mean 53.4 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.22

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). Feb. 11 (8:15 a.m.) 965 cfs (5.85 ft); Mar. 3O (ll p.m.) 1,200 cfs 

(6.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20-25, Jan. 5-15, 24-27, Jar. 31 to Feb. 5, 

Feb. 7, 14-16, 21-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 16, Mar. 22, 23, 25-27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 327

2450. Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°01'45", long 76°00'50", on left bank 100 ft downstream from Genesee 

Street Bridge at Fayetteville, Onondaga County, and 8 miles upstream from mcuth.

Drainage area. 85.7 sq mi, not including 15.7 sq mi of Middle Branch Tioughnioga Creek 

basin, flow from which may be completely diverted into Limestone Creek basir through 

DeRuyter Reservoir.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 427.62 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 20 years (1940-60), 141 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 cfs Mar. 30 (gage height, 7.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 2 

(gage height, 1.42 ft).

1939-60: Maximum discharge, 7,010 cfs Mar. 28, 1950 (gage height, 7.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 4, 

1953; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Aug. 20, 1949.

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

which are fair. Canal diverts from Limestone Creek about 3 miles above station and returns water to creek about 400 ft above station. Flow regulated by DeRuyter Reservoir.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 954: 1941.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30)

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

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2,5

22

34

85

154

273

3.0 439

4.0 830

5.0 1,390

6.0 2,330

1.4

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6

37

99

213

365

3.0 539

4.0 1,070

5.0 1,770

7.0 4,380

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.

43

43

32

30

30

39

151

91

61

59

45

39

36

36

36

34

33

34

36

36

33

32

36

71

201

98

*76

76

74 

64

80

1,785

57.6

0.672

0.77

Nov.

204

132

115

102

154

380

412

181

144

122

106

113

104

108

154

115

139

106

98

*96

98

108

102

104

102

87

200

638

422 

226

5,172

172

2.01

2.24

Dec.

198

190

219

207

181

168

496

425

276

226

196

604

782

474

222

241

222

190

173

144

bl!8

129

bllO

bl!2

129

136

207

*595

740 

348

254

8,712

281

3.28

3.78

Jan.

198

170

656

461

251

170

168

178

139

142

139

122

149

136

146

162

139

*132

127

115

113

111

106

102

b90

b92

96

106

115 

102

100

5,033

162

1.89

2.18

Feb.

96

87

b76

b78

85

145

270

168

168

298

2 . 150

al,250

a720

a420

aSOO

*a240

219

229

241

181

184

187

176

165

157

165

157

144

136

8,872

306

3.57

3.85

Mar.

122

120

bl!6

120

118

bllS

bllO

b!06

b!02

b!02

b96

b94

98

96

b92

blOO

108

108

108

106

106

106

102

102

b96

b90

b98

193

*376

2,920 

5.500

9,824

317

3.70

4.26

Apr.

1,520

730

755

*1,020

829

539

416

555

520

297

*266

266

248

258

274

274

254

224

210

160

151

289

210

227

191

172

250

197

160

146

10,946

365

4.26

4.75

May

154

145

127

114

106

99

94

88

99

109

109

124

278

T78

154

152

112

254

166

*127

158

230

210

197

175

151

129

116

114

129

174

4,510

145

1.69

1.96

June

429

207

169

143

119

109

99

90

85

81

76

76

83

*89

191

151

132

191

116

94

81

72

72

68

74

59

53

50

53

59

3,371

112

1.31

1.46

July

51

50

50

63

50

48

44

42

42

41

39

59

41

42

46

41

37

*54

36

41

37

34

56

54

33

" 31

31

31

36

36

51

1,247

40.2

0.469

0.54

Aig.

30

31

75

76

272

112

55

42

59

89

76

48

44

41

59

59

57

36

36

58

57

44

50

44

39

36

36

34

33

*60

55

1,761

56.8

C.665

0.76

Sept.

39

34

33

34

37

34

55

30

53

36

34

82

~68 135

48

44

41

39

*37

42

46

42

59

57

34

35

34

54

54

57

1,283

42.8

0.499

0.56

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,690 Mln 16 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.75

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,500 Mln 30 Mean 171 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.11

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 11 (ll a.m.) 3,430 cfs (6.68 ft); Mar 

cfs (7.60 ft).___________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, e 

records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

614Z14 O -61 -22

30 (10:30 p.m.) 6,060
328 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2460. Oneida Lake at Brewerton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43 0 14'20", long 76°08'30", at west end of Oneida Lake, 100 ft west of 

bridge on U. 3. Highway 11, at Brewerton, Onondaga County.

Drainage area. 1,353 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1951 to September 1960. April 1904 to September 1925 in reports of State engineer and surveyor, published as Oneida River at Brewerton.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.00 ft above mean sea level, Erie(Barge) 

Canal datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily gage height during year, 10.69 ft Apr. 7; minimum daily, 6.56 ft 

Mar. 27, 28.

1951-60; Maximum daily gage height, that of Apr. 7, 1960; minimum daily, 5.98 ft 

Jan. 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Elevation of lake surface regulated by taintor-gate dam on Oneida 

River at Caughdenoy and gates on Oneida Canal and Erie (Barge) Canal. Capacity of lake 

not determined. Area of water surface is 79.8 sq mi. Figures of charge in contents 

computed from surface area and change in stage.

Mean gage height, In feet, 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

Mean

(t)

Oct.

8.48 

8.58

8.71

8.66

8.77

8.76

8.96

9.12

9.09

9.03

8.90

8.63

8.59

8.53

8.40

8.34

8.18

8.05

8.08

8.01

8.07

8.17

8.17

8.14

8.26

8.42

8.49

8.50

8.59

8.69 

8.57

8.51

+182.7

Nov.

8.51 

8.56

8.75

8.85

8.87

8.88

9.14

9.33

9.31

9.26

9.15

8.99

9.04

8.77

8.72

8.75

8.40

8.42

8.40

8.34

8.34

8.22

8.29

8.24

8.17

8.33

8.68

8.78

9.09

9.13

8.72

+472.1

Dec.

9.14 

9.09

8.99

8.94

8.87

8.82

8.70

8.78

8.99

8.96

9.08

9.08

9.11

9.34

9.40

9.21

9.24

9.21

9.06

8.97

8.88

8.69

8.57

8.45

8.32

8.20

8.14

8.12

F724

8.24 

8.23

8.81

-739.2

Jan.

8.21 

8.17

8.18

8.30

8.54

8.32

8.29

8.21

8.17

8.10

8.00

7.95

7.88

7.81

7.74

7.66

7.64

7.61

7.55

7.50

7.45

7.40

8.34

7.30

7.24

7.17

7.14

7.09

7.04

7.01 

6.97

7.70

-1,054.9

Feb.

6.91 

6.86

6.81

6.78

6.74

6.74

6.71

6.75

6.75

6.80

6.94

7.31

7.63

7.83

7.94

7.97

8.00

8.01

8.04

8.06

8.06

8.04

8.00

7.95

7.94

7.88

7.82

7.80

7.75

7.48

+683.7

Calendar year 1959 : Max 10.19 Hln 6.23

Mar.

7.69 

7762

7.57

7.51

7.48

7.42

7.37

7.31

7.26

7.18

7.13

7.07

7.02

6.98

6.92

6.89

6.89

6.83

6.79

6.75

6.71

6.70

6.66

6.63

6.61

6.60

6.56

6.56

6.61

6.76

7.26

7.01

-66.4

Mean 8

Apr.

8.05 

8.73

9.25

9.84

10.33

10.60

10.69

10.67

10.61

10.52

10.43

10.18

10.25

10.18

10.14

10.20

10.18

9.92

10.10

10.07

9.94

9.91

9.98

10.01

10.08

10.09

9.99

9.86

9.77

9.68

10.01

HL,682. 3

.28

May

m9.22

9.09

8.95

8.82

8.78

8.63

8.51

8.55

8.53

8.58

8.71

8.89

9.05

9.12

9.20

9.25

9.26

9.25

9.18

9.27

9.22

8.96

8.91

8.87

8.86

8.82

8.76

8.70 

8.61

8.95

-1,295.7

June

8.58 

8766

8.70

8.73

8.69

8.63

8.65

8.65

8.65

8.67

8.66

8.67

8.66

8.93

8.91

8.92

8.98

8. 98

9.04

9.00

9.02

9.04

9.01

8.95

8.70

8.93

8.95

8.94

8.93

8.88

8.82

+721.0

July

S.88 

8786

8.82

8.78

8.64

8,70

8.66

8.66

8.64

8.67

8.67

8.64

8.67

8.66

8.63

8.63

8.62

8,62

8.58

8.54

8.53

8.53

8.49

8.48

8.49

8.51

8.41

8.42

8.42

8.42 

8.32

8.60

-440.2

t +102.3

Aug.

'8732"

8.33

8.34

8.32

8.31

8.32

8.16

8725

8.30

8.26

8.27

8.26

8.25

8.23

8.24

8.25

8.23

8.21

8.23

8.25

8.27

8.24

8.23

8.26

8.24

8.21

8.23

8.18

8.19 

8.18

8.25

-166.1

Sept.

8.13 

8.11

57TT

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.13

8.16

8.26

8.19

8.20

8.23

8.27

8.29

8.34

8.25

8.57

8.34

8.25

8.32

8.27

8.31

8.31

8.26

8.23

8.22

8.26

8.16

8.22

+25.8

Water year 1959-60: Max 10.69 Hln 6.56 Mean 8.42 t -11.3

t Change In contents In Oneida Lake, equivalent cubic feet per second.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 329

2465. Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43° 14'45", long 76° 10'15", on left bank at point of diversion to New York 

State Erie (Barge) Canal, 1.6 miles downstream from Oneida Lake, and 2.6 miles upstream from Caughdenoy, Oswego County.

Drainage area. 1,377 sq mi; 1902-9, 1,433 sq mi (revised).

Records available . September 1902 to December 1909 (published as "near Euclid"), January 

1910 to December 1912, and October 1947 to September 1960 in reports of Geological 

Survey. September 1902 to December 1909 and January 1910 to September 1925 in reports 

of State engineer and surveyor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.00 ft above mean sea level, New York 

State Erie (Barge) Canal bench mark. Prior to June 5, 1907, headwater readings and 

June 5, 1907, to Dec. 31, 1909, staff-gage readings at Oak Orchard State Dan, at different datum. Jan. 1, 1910, to Dec. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 2.5 miles downstream 

at different datum. Oct. 9, 1947, to Nov. 7, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 

2.5 miles downstream at different datum; since Nov. 7, 1951, used as auxiliary gage. 

Since Nov. 9, 1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder 2.6 miles downstream and 180 ft 

downstream from navigation dam of New York State Erie (Barge) Canal.

Average discharge.--23 years (1902-12, 1947-60), 2,586 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 8,580 cfs Apr. 7; minimum daily, 345 cfs 

Sept. 28.

1947-60: Maximum daily discharge, 9,160 cfs Apr. 7, 1950; minimum daily, 62 cfs 

July 29, 1950.

Remarks.--Records excellent above and good below 1,800 cfs except those for periods of 

backwater from aquatic vegetation or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Jan. 1, 1910, to Dec. 31, 1912: Plow over dam computed on basis of coefficient determined for model of dam of same general type; flow through gate and diversion through 

lock culverts estimated by theoretical calculations.

1947-60: Record represents total discharge at Caughdenoy, including flow in Oneida 

and Erie (Barge) Canals. Considerable seasonal regulation by operation of gates in 

Oneida and Erie (Barge) Canals. A large amount of natural storage by Oneida Lake. Occasional large diurnal fluctuations caused by seiche in Oneida Lake. Water may be diverted into or received from Mohawk River basin through summit level of Erie (Barge) 

Canal between New London and Utica. Nearly all of flow from 16 sq mi of the Tioughnioga 

River basin may be diverted into DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River basin.

Cooperation. Records for period 1907-12 furnished by New York State engineer and surveyor. 

Records of gate openings, lockages, and elevations of water surface in Erie (Barge) 

Canal above and below lock 23, 1947-60, furnished by New York State Department of 

Public Works.

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

24

25

26

27

28

29

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

356 

702

970

960

1,200

1,400

2,600

3,000

4,240

4,680

4,570

4,100

3,620

3,570

3,520

3,440

3,010

2,590

2,470

2,410

1,700

753

769

744

767

764

*973

1,190

1,470

66,428

2,143

1.56

1.79

Nov.

1,780 

1,950

1,970

2,130

2,930

3,270

3,360

3,510

4,660

5,120

4,990

5,000

5,380

5,070

4,940

5,020

4,570

4,550

4,560

4,490

4,490

3,850

2,380

*1 , 500

1,430

1,210

1,490

2,230

3,360

106,490

3,550

2.58

2.88

Dec.

5,980 

5,900

5,740

5,660

5,540

5,450

5,220

5,360

5,670

5,620

5,910

5,930

6,000

6,340

6^440

6,080

6,210

6,150

5,820

5,690

5,540

5,170

5,010

4,790

4,580

4,400

4,280

4,240

4,480

168,100

5,423

3.94

4.54

Jan.

4,430 

4,360

4,330

4,530

4_,580

4,580

4,510

4,380

4,330

4,230

4,080

4,000

3,900

3,760

3,670

3,570

3,520

3,520

*3,400

3,290

3,240

3,180

3,090

3,050

2,970

2,880

2,850

2,780

2,700

2,620

112,990

3,645

2.65

3.05

Feb.

2,520 

2,440

2,390

2,350

2,320

2,330

2,250

2,330

2,330

2,390

2,560

3,040

3,500

3,810

3,950

4,040

4,060

*4,080

4,090

4,110

4,140

4,110

4,040

3,980

3,960

3,890

3,730

3,740

3,670

96,150

3,316

2.41

2.60

Mar.

5.570 

3,480

3,410

3,310

3,260

3,190

3,120

3,040

2,970

2,880

2,790

2,720

2,660

2,620

2,550

2,510

2,520

2,430

2,370

2,330

2,270

2,260

2,200

2,180

*2 , 130

2,110

2,090

2.070

2,140

2,980

82,490

2,661

1.93

2.23

Apr.

4.150 

5,290

6,290

7,340

7,920

8,410

8,580

8,560

8,420

8,270

8,090

*7,620

7,730

7,680

7,720

7,660

7,660

7,240

7,600

7,560

7,300

7,230

7,540

7,540

7,510

7,530

7,300

7,170

7,000

222,310

7,410

5.38

6.00

May

6.590 

6,240

6,050

5,840

5,670

5,420

5,350

5,150

4,020

1^000

1,070

1,100

1,120

1,160

1,210

1,510

a2,000

*a2,900

a5,700

a5,800

a4,500

a4,800

a4,700

a4,500

a4,400

a4,000

a5, 400

a5,100

a3,200

115,480

5,661

2.66

5.07

June

a2.650 

al,810

a2,150

a2,150

a2,110

al,970

cl,370

cl,030

C796

C815

c851

C799

c594

*c497

C499

c504

C870

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,200

37,105

1,237

0.898

1.00

July

1.200 

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,150

1,140

948

749

757

771

764

750

752

747

734

756

752

722

*718

711

709

713

720

721

703

696

686

682

694

687

25,542

817

0.593

0.68

Ajg.

679 

672

662

679

670

670

675

489

441

430

440

444

440

441

422

425

432

430

428

423

433

420

419

428

429

428

433

429

423

15,110

487

0.554

0.41

Sept.

423 

436

456

438

437

450

455

425

414

409

417

400

402

402

596

590

595

596

595

583

583

578

*578

581

584

557

556

345

353

11,924

597

0.288

0.52

Calendar year 1959: Max 8,360 Mln 170 Mean 2,712 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.74

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,580 Mln 345 Mean 2,890 Cfsm 2.10 In. 28.57

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of records at auxiliary gage 

and assumed discharge ratios.

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation.
330 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2490. Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°27'00", long 76°30'25", on right bank at lock 7 in Oswego, Oswego County, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5,131 sq mi. Prior to 1933, 5,111 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1900 to April 1906, October 1933 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Prior to January 1904, published as "above Minetto" or "near Minetto." January 1904 to April 1906, published as 

"at Battle Island." Records for April 1897 to September 1900, publist^d in WSP 65 and 

for October 1927 to September 1928 published in WSP 664, have been fornd to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.00 ft above mean sea level, New York 

State Oswego (Barge) Canal datum. Prior to 1933, staff gage at site pbout 6 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--27 years (1933-60), 6,473 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.26 ft), ineludes mean daily discharge of canals; minimum daily, 707 cfs Sept. 18; minimum gage 

height, 1.35 ft Nov. 24.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from Lake Ontario, which 

are good. This record represents total discharge at Oswego and includes flow in Hydraulic and Oswego (Barge) Canals. Prior to 1933, flow in Oswego (Bai'ge) Canals not 

included. A large amount of natural storage and some artificial regulation is afforded 

by the many large lakes and the Erie (Barge) and Oswego (Barge) Canal systems in the 

river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow by poverplants above 

station. Oswego River basin receives water from Erie (Barge) Canal tV rough lock 32 

near Pittsford. Water may be diverted into or received from Mohawk River basin through 

"summit level of Erie (Barge) Canal between New London and Utica. During part of year 

entire flow from 45 sq mi of Mud Creek drainage area may be diverted from Chemung River 

basin into Lake Keuka in Oswego River basin. Nearly all of flow from 16 sq mi of the 

Tioughnioga River basin may be diverted into DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River basin.

Cooperation.--Records of lockages at lock 7 furnished by New York State Department of 

Public Works, record of elevations of Lake Ontario by Corps of Engineers, daily discharge records for High Dam by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., and those at Fulton by 

Oswego River Watershed Corp.

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.

2,880

2,780

2,940

2,760

3,440

3,470

4,680

6,240

6,050

7,200

7.770

6,750

6,360

5,190 

5,650

5,360

5,360

4,360

3,740

3,520

3,740

2,720

*2,460

2.450

2,770

2,800

2,940

3,000

3,220

4,010

4,040

130,650

4,215

0.823

0.95

Nov.

5,340

5,260

5,720

4,700

4,570

5,750

6,820

7,380

7,160

7,680

8,170

9,450

9,660

8,120 

6,700

8,490

9,070

8,940

8,420

7,880

8,430

8,450

7,380

5,900

6,080

5,340

5,340

6,720

7,260

10.100

214,280

7,143

1.39

1.56

Dec.

11,300

11,100

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,100

12,700

15 , 700

16,400

16,OOO

15,300

15,000

17,100

17,800 

17,800

17,300

16,700

16,100

15,500

14,700

14 , 100

12,600

*11,900

*12,000

12 , 100

12,100

12 , 100

13,000

15 , 600

17,600

17.900

441,600

14,245

2.78

3.21

Jan.

17.200

16,500

16,700

16,900

16,600

16,200

15,600

14,900

14,400

14,000

13,200

12 , 600

12,800

12,800 

12,900

12 , 800

13,200

13,200

13,400

13,000

*12,700

12,500

12 , 100

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,300

11,300

11,000

10,800

10.600

416,300

13,429

2.62

3.02

Feb.

10,500

10,200

9,550

9,580

9,450

9,660

9,510

10,400

10,700

11,000

14,100

17,500

17,000

16,100 

14,700

14,200

12,500

12,000

*12,500

12,600

12,400

12,000

11,900

11,600

11,500

11,300

10,500

10,200

9,820

 .

344,750

11,888

2.32

£.50

Mar.

8,710

7,280

7,960

8,120

8,580

8,530

8,330

8,300

8,130

8,250

8,580

8,130

8,580

8,620 

8,240

8,150

9,000

8,800

8,670

8,670

8,530

8,530

8,410

*8,550

8,150

8,130

7,900

8,130

8,560

10,400

17,700

269,960

8,708

1.70

1.96

Apr.

23,200

25,300

28,200

50.500

30,400

29,800

28,800

27,600

26,OOO

24,500

23,000

21,500

*20,500

19,700 

19,200

18,900

18,700

18,300

18,100

18,000

17,600

17,700

17,500

17,400

17,400

17,500

16,200

15,300

15,300

14,800

636,900

21,230

4.15

4.62

May

14,000

13 , 600

13 , 100

12 , 100

9,270

8,220

8,290

8,090

7,460

5,120

5,740

5,260

5,920

6,530 

6,170

6,940

*7,250

6,890

7,520

8,970

9,590

9,980

10,800

11,000

11,000

11,800

11,700

11,600

11,100

11,000

10,900

282,910

9,126

1.78

2.05

June

10.800

9,900

10,000

9,080

8,910

9,270

8,610

7,880

7,530

6,610

6,260

5,650

*5,360

4,280 

5,900

4,460

4,800

5,910

5,840

6,530

5,840

5,480

5,200

5,290

6,060

6,230

5,990

6,000

5,590

5,260

198,520

6,617

1.29

1.44

July

5^180

3,860

3,600

3,980

4,210

4,180

3,750

c2,800

C3,OOO

2,650

3,600

c3,000

c2,900

2,710 

c2,600

c2,400

cl,800

c2,800

*c2,250

*cl,950

c2,050

cl,950

c2,000

clj.140

c2,250

c2,100

cl,950

cl,700

cl,750

cl,950

cl,750

83,810

2,704

0.528

0.61

Aug.

cl,900

cl,900

c2,2OO

cl,950

cl,900

02,250

cl,450

c2,150

cl,650

c2,150

1,920

cl,950

cl,500

c 1,100 

2,150

1,590

1,780

2,000

1,940

2,100

1,910

1,910

1,660

2,070

1,890

1,710

1,510

1,220

1,950

*1,800

1, 890

56,830

1,855

0.358

0.41

Sept.

1,340

1,780

1,520

1,520

1,360

2,OOO

1,650

1,580

1,690

1,840

1,140

2,180

1,920

1,560 

2,020

1,620

1,400

707

1,940

1,660

1,500

*1,620

1,780

984

1,890

1,740

1,590

1,280

1,570

1,790

47,751

1,592

0.311

0.35

Calendar year 1959 : Max 22,700 Mln 873 Mean 7,259 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.25

Water year 1959-60: Max 30,500 Mln 707 Mean 8,536 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.68

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Backwater from Lake Ontario.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2507.5. Sandy Creek near Adams, N. Y.

Location. --Lab 43°48'48", long 76°04'30", on left bank 250 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from unnamed tributary, 1\ miles downstream 

from Adams, Jefferson County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 128 sq ml.

Records available . August 1957 to September 1960.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 523.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.83 ft); tninImum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 11; minimum dally, 2.2 cfs Sept. 7, 11.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Apr. 2, 1959 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 11, 1960; minimum dally, that of Sept. 7, 11, 1960.

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

fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 7, Mar. 30

to Apr. 1, Sept. 4-5o)

Diurnal

0.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4 

2.8 

4.5 

6.5

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

45

87

175

285

560

2,940

5,700

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.

55

85

47

55

52

191

*555 

235

152

101

74

64

56

52

45

40

57

68

89

65

55

47

44

56

547

222

172

170

125

101

117

5,268

105

0.820

0.95

Nov.

576

424

248

178

201

1,060

660 

508

229

185

156

514

256

468

696

526

570

298

252

211

207

218

248

*602

644

586

596

588

424

277

11,206

574

2.92

5.26

Dec.

294

285

277

535

489

722

1.770 

1,010

715

554

408

866

1,610

695

485

560

752

*540

575

200

170

150

155

150

155

145

155

140

150

150

150

14,548

469

3.66

4.23

Jan.

155

160

400

400

550

500

270 

250

210

190

170

160

150

140

150

160

170

160

150

140

150

120

118

116

114

112

110

*108

106

104

102

5,455

176

1.58

1,58

Feb.

100

100

100

100

100

110

150 

150

140

250

2.500

1,890

1,170

865

609

574

502

*455

418

375

355

294

285

256

255

214

191

175

160

12,759

440

5.44

5.71

Mar.

140

150

125

125

125

120

114 

106

104

104

100

98

96

94

90

88

88

88

90

92

86

84

*80

80

80

78

82

142

524

2, 580

*5,160

10,695

545

2. 7O

5.11

Apr.

*2,940

2,350

5.000

2,980

1,610

985

760 

658

560

485

450

715

695

752

948

623

775

955

540

*570

534

910

597

1,350

1,300

888

595

459

555

 285

50,180

1,006

7.86

8.77

May

290

*269

218

181

159

156

119 

105

105

98

111

155

424

402

252

207

164

191

164

121

115

105

94

105

162

156

107

82

70

71

505

5,217

168

1.51

1.52

June

528

277

1.500

581

298

214

159 

127

105

94

82

76

75

67

*150

148

142

235

151

105

85

7O

64

145

257

125

81

60

57

71

5,881

196

1.55

1.71

July

57

46

44

89

67

56

44 

57

36

56

51

26

26

26

17

15

17

*17

17

16

16

15

26

31

22

18

16

14

15

10

11

912

29.4

0.250

0.26

Aug.

15

11

7.7

11

6.8

6.8

6.5 

50

*26

18

16

12

9.0

8.2

11

9.7

9.1

6.4

8.1

7.1

8.5

11

10

8.0

8.0

5.8

5.5

5.5

7.7

4.7

4.7

510.4

10.0

0.078

0.09

Sept.

5.6

4.0

3.8

4.5

4.5

5.6

2*2. 

4.5

2.5

4.2

2.2

4.7

4.7

6.2

4.7

2.7

5.6

2.7

6.8

3.0

4.6

5.0

5.5

4.8

2.5

*4.1

2.8

2.7

3.0

5.5

118.8

5.96

0.051

O.O5

Calendar year 1959: Max 4.O3O Min 4,7 Mean 300 Cfsm 2.54 In. 51.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,16O Min 2.2 Mean 275 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.22

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). --Feb. 11 (1:45 p.m.) 4,48O cfs (7.71 ft); Mar. 51 (4:45 a.m.)

6,040 cfs (8.85 ft); Apr. 4 (12:15 a.m.) 5,760 cfs (6.91 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day, 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 20 to Feb. 11, Feb. 28 to Mar. 27.
332 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2520. Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°27'20", long 75°19'25", on left bank at lock 69, 200 ft downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 46 and 2 miles south of Boonville, Oneida Courty.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1960 

1942 and since October 1957).

[canal seasons only prior to October

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is l,10f.56 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 7, 1929, station was operated as a slope station on summit level of canal. Auxiliary water-stage recorder with concrete control on 

right bank of Lansingkill spillway, 100 ft downstream from spillway headgates, 600 ft 

upstream from lock 70, and half a mile upstream from lock 69.

Extremes. 1915-60: Maximum daily discharge recorded, 323 cfs Nov. 30, 1915; practically 

no flow at times when no water is being diverted.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record rt auxiliary gage, 

which are fair. This record shows combined flow in Black River Canal and Lansingkill 

spillway, and represents total diversion from Black River at Porestport, through Forestport feeder, into Mohawk River basin. Discharge during periods when no water was 

diverted, made up of leakage through headgates and runoff from area draining into canal 

above station.

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.

58

*42

26

18

12

13

40

3.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.1

6.8

11

2.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

262.2

8.46

-

"

Nov.

1.0

1.3

1.0

.9

1.1

6.2

l.O

.8

.8

*.6

.6

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

76" .4

.7

.6

.7

1.2

.7

.5

27.4

0.91

-

-

Dec.

-

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

0.6

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.5

.5

2.0

.9

.8

.6

.7

.7

.6

_

-

-

-

May

0.7

'.8

.8

.8

*.8

.7

.8

.7

.8

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

35.6

1.15

-

-

June

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

10

2.9

3.4

3.7

2.2

1.0

1.2

.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

4.8

.8

.9

52.8

1.76

-

-

July

0.9

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.4

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

16.7

C.54

-

-

Aug.

0.3

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.3

*.3

1.6

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

al.3

al.3

al.2

al.O

8.0

*14

13

14

14

13

13

120.5

3.89

-

-

Sept.

12

3.8

4.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.5

6.3

11

18

21

21

21

21

21

17

16

15

15

14

10

8.1

4.6

1.6

1.0

tl

307.5

10.2

-

-

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day at main gage.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage 

and record at main gage.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

2525. Black River near- Boonville, N. Y.

333

Location. Lat 43°30'35", long 75°18'25", on left bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Sugar River and 2 miles northeast 

of Boonville, Oneida County.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available. February 1911 to September 1960.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 935.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Sept. 27, 1933, chain and staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 49 years, 684 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,370 cfs Nov. 7 (gage height, 9.79 ft); minimum, 121 cfs Sept. 27; minimum daily, 138 cfs Sept. 26-28.

1911-60: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, about 12.5 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum observed, about 5 cfs Aug. 26, 1918 (gage height, 2.40 ft); 

minimum daily, 7 cfs Aug. 26, 1918.

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

which are fair. Flow slightly regulated by several headwater reservoirs. Forestport 

feeder diverts water from State Pond at Forestport. That portion of diverted water 

wHich does not pass down Black River Canal (flowing south) returns to Black River below 

station through Mill Creek sluiceway.

Revisions (water years). WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 784: 1934. WSP 1084: 1912(M), 

 1913. 1917-19(H), 1922(M), 1924(M), 1926(M), 1928(M), 1930(M), 1933(M). WSP 1307: 

1914(M).

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

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

3.9 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

124

257

415

640

955

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5

1,780

2,840

4,410

5,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196T

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

888

*1,710

899

555

447

640

2,060

5.170 

2,010

1,210

755

656 

610 

555 

*500

447

401

427

467

439

401

373

495

941

1,990

1,980

1,390

1,060

774 

610

570

29,430

949

3.22

3.71

Nov.

755

1,140

1,170

927

1,150

2,690

5.500

3,180 

1,950

*1,350

1,030

892 

820 

788 

1,120

1,140

1,050

1,120

913

725

690

651

630

788

1,360

1,400

1,250

2,530

3,520

2,180

44,409

1,480

5.02

5.60

Dec.

1,640

1,200

*1,050

969

859

846

1,460

1,980 

1,430

1,080

941

1,070 

5.000 

2,960 

1,950

1,650

1,240

1,000

859

635

555

560

480

450

500

560

590

762

1,020 

913

794

55 , 003

1,129

5.83

4.41

Jan.

695

620

1,040

1.670

1,490

1,110

985

872 

646

620

600

580 

640 

620 

600

580

580

560

580

560

540

520

500

480

470

460

450

470

450 

440

450

20,856

673

2.28

2.65

Feb.

420

410

590

580

390

410

580

560 

540

520

1,160

2_,100 

1,940 

1,400 

1,000

915

*814

725

695

656

600

550

560

555

555

540

556

518

508

20,925

722

2.45

2.64

Mar.

450

450

440

480

460

450

410

420 

400

380

360

340 

550 

530 

520

510

550

*550

562

552

348

348

545

542

533

336

559

387

479 

662

1.720

15,585

452

1.46

1.69

Apr.

*3,010

3,550

3,200

4,570

4.780

5,440

2,450

2,020 

1,710

1,420

1,510

*1,500 

2,020 

2,310 

3,230

3,960

5,750

4,110

5,900

2,710

2,050

2,510

2,940

2,940

2,900

2,720

2,140

1,770

1,400 

1,040

81,120

2,704

9.17

10.25

May

aSSO

a920

S20

707

640

*595

550

522 

508

491

522

610 

826 

1.090 

1,020

899

807

707

610

550

526

495

475

610

800

948

899

675

595 

560

515

21,368

689

2.54

2.69

June

675

852

656

570

487

425

*580

542 

521

506

288

288 

285 

300 

625

794

585

560

595

455

576

556

306

318

427

415

342

500

300 

585

13,490

450

1.55

1.70

July

590

459

580

345

324

505

291

263 

244

260

263

244 

225 

*584 

552

265

255

244

241

249

255

208

244

218

200

182

184

228

220

215

225

8,496

274

0.929

1.07

Aug.

210

187

205

210

225

288

263

*218 

196

187

189

178 

165 

167 

167

178

165

157

159

178

196

203

205

198

180

165

155

155

155

144

5.792

187

0.654

0.75

Sept.

140

148

157

174

198

189

178

*182 

180

254

252

285 

526 

487 

556

252

200

176

176

198

184

174

157

155

150

158

158

158

144 

155

6,241

208

0.705

0.79

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,500 Mln 152 Mean 846 Cfsm 2.87 In. 38.91

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,500 Min 138 Mean 821 Cfsm 2.78 In. 37.89

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs). Nov. 7 (10:30 a.m.) 6,370 cfs (9.79 ft); Apr. 5 (1:15 a.m.) 5,210 

cfB (9.37 ft); Apr. 18 (8:45 p.m.) 4,510 cfs (9.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and urpublished 

record at Foreetport feeder dam 8 miles upstream.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25-26, Jan. 10 to Feb. 12, Mar. 1-18.
334 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2535. Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°42'50", long 74°58'10", on left bank in Old Forge, Herkimer County, 

300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 28, 400 ft downstream from State dam, 

and lv miles upstream from North Branch Moose River.

Drainage area. 52.1 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1911 to September 1960. Monthly discharge orly for October 

1911, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,690.63 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 49 years, 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 417 cfs Nov. 7; maximum gage height observed, 3.76 ft Nov. 7,8; minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Apr. 13.

1911-60: Maximum daily discharge, 862 cfs Mar. 23, 1921; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs 

many times when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from North Branch, which are 

fair. On days when gate openings are changed, discharge is computed from gage readings 

and record of gate operations. Flow regulated by Pulton Chain of Lakes since about 

1880.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except period of backwater from North 

Branch (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

1.9

7.6

12

27

2.2 

2.6 

3.8

62

130

441

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.

141

15

15

15

15

15

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

50

205

287

205

166

169

169

164

1,920

61.9

-

-

Nov.

164

166

169

176

211

311

417

4T4

403

293

*90

56

115

163

28Z

282

200

91

58

58

58

58

58

59

62

122

230

361

411

406

5,944

198

-

-

Dec.

398

*314

155

97

69

56

125

159

164

164

164

246

287

328

344

274

240

240

145

54

19

19

19

104

219

217

217

211

Zll

23.1

211

5,681

183

-

-

Jan.

211

211

211

211

Z09

206

211

209

206

206

206

206

206

206

206

204

201

20T

217

*248

248

245

243

240

237

237

237

237

235

232

232

6,815

220

_

-

Feb.

232

232

232

232

232

230

227

2Z7

224

222

222

222

222

222

Z24

227

*230

232

232

232

227

227

224

222

227

237

237

232

232

6,620

228

_

-

Mar.

232

230

227

227

257

232

Z27

227

222

222

222

214

204

188

184

176

171

*166

152

148

145

143

143

141

137

132

130

126

126

124

122

5,577

180

-

-

Apr.

142

178

198

214

224

235

245

167

54

52

»38

*11

10

TT

11

169

c250

c!60

c!2

c!2

c!2

c!2

c!2

c!20

0185

0185

0200

0210

C210

211

3,750

125

-

-

May

211

194

139

78

60

60

56

56

30

*1I

17

17

17

17

17

17

32

54

54

68

103

112

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

94

35

2,381

76.8

-

-

June

35

84

215

168

126

83

62

*49

19

19

19

19

19

19

88

118

118

118

118

63

20

12

12

47

176

176

176

118

89

89

2,474

82.5

-

-

July

89

89

89

89

64

1212"

12

12

48

181

162

64

»63

6Z

62

62

29

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

1Z

1Z

12

12

12

1,357

43.8

-

-

Aug.

12

12

12

1Z

12

12

12

22

56

*56

56

56

56

31

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

655

21.1

-

-

Sept.

14

14

14

14

14

43

157

157

*121

12.

48

157

97

14

14

14

14

14

68

152

152

152

152

15Z

152

152

150

198

269

269

2,950

98.3

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 417 Mln 12 Mean 1Z1 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.50

Water year 1959-60 : Max 417 Mln 10 Mean 1Z6 Cfsm 2.42 In. 32.99

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from North Branch.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 335

2540. Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°37'45", long 75°04'55", on right bank half a mile upstream from confluence with South Branch and 1^ miles northeast of McKeever, Herkimer County.

Drainage area. 148 sq ml.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1960.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,530.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge . 35 years, 327 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum, 65 cfs Sept. 3, 6, 7 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Apr. 27, 1926 (gage height, 6.6 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.51 ft Dec. 22, 1958 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 27 cfs 

Aug. 18, 1946 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

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

lated to some extent by Pulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880.

Revisions. WSP 664: Drainage area.

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

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

Plow reguOct. 1 to Nov. 8 Nov. 9 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.5

4.0

150

320

505

5.0 

5.5

1,000

1,300

2.1 

2 . 5 

3.0 

3.5

58

104

189

313

4.0 473

5.0 975

5.9 1,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19i30

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

530

334

261

269

233

243

387

433

425 

437

403

370

353

*320

275

248

225

230

221

207

191

179

189

216

381

578

685

582

513 

484

472

10,874

351

-

Nov.

493

526

526

530

587

848

1,040

1,090

l!o60

*833

581

503

527

608

650

640

527

413

374

353

335

321

338

371

365

430

734

903

957

18,593

620

-

Dec.

993

*¥63"

811

577

492

427

451

535

531 

527

511

535

784

772

816

838

718

645

590

380

310

300

300

310

350

410

410

400

400

400

400

16,886

545

-

Jan.

390

380

400

470

460

450

460

450

440 

440

430

430

430

420

420

420

420

420

410

420

440

450

440

430

430

430

430

420

410

410

400

13,250

427

..

-

Feb.

390

390

390

380

*380

370

370

360

360 

370

420

440

430

420

410

400

400

380

370

360

350

340

330

330

320

320

310

310

300

10,700

369

_

-

Mar.

300

290

290

290

280

280

270

270

270 

27O

270

260

250

240

230

215

*200

200

200

195

190

190

185

180

175

175

175

175

175

200

300

7,190

232

_

-

Apr.

400

527

675

945

981

1,020

1,090

1,120

879 

685

*590

539

523

572

789

873

1,170

1,440

1.550

1,470

1,310

1,240

1,130

1,120

1,200

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,090

957

29,425

981

_

-

May

850

745

622

511

423

377

344

316

294 

*260

245

242

273

278

283

286

235

'278 185

278

297

305

310

319

333

347

344

330

310

276

245

10,741

346

_

-

June

250

265

353

444

377

341

286

*260

221 

189

173

161

152

147

181

252

263

273

265

250

185

145

128

177

305

347

341

313

260

270

7,574

252

_

-

July

258

240

221

211

202

154

130

111

121 

105

194

278.

*235

202

175

173

179

163

128

114

85

81

81

83

79

75

74

74

72

72

72

4,442

143

_

-

Aug.

71

72

74

72

81

86

79

78

89 

*115

121

122

124

130

122

115

108

104

100

98

96

96

96

91

86

81

78

75

71

71

71

2,873

92.7

_

-

Sept.

71

69

66

67

68

66

110

196

*225 

192

108

149

242

162

111

96

90

86

85

126

207

221

216

218

216

213

218

216

281

515

4,704

157

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,320 Min 63 Mean 368 Cfsm 2.49 In. 33.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,530 Min 66 Mean 375 Cfsm 2.53 In. 34.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20 to Apr. 1.
336 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2545. Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°36'40", long 75°06'35", on left bank half a mile west of McKeever, 

Herkimer County, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle and South Branches.

Drainage area. 365 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1900 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1307. Published as "at Moose River" prior to October 1922.

;e.--Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Nov. 3, 1922. Datum of gage 

is 1,479.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 5, 1900, to Dec. 31, 1922, 

staff gage at site 2-| miles downstream at various da turns. May 28 to Fov. 2, 1922, 

staff gage at present site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 55 years (1905-60), 830 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 10.62 ft); maximum gage height. 10.76 ft Apr. 1 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 108 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage 

height, 1.65 ft)

1900-60: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs June 3, 1947 (gage height, 17.45 ft, from 

floodmark), result of failure of dam; minimum, about 42 cfs July 21, 23, 25-27, 1913.

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

wnTch are fair. Flow regulated to some extent by Fulton Chain of Lakes since 1880.

Revisions (water years). WSP 624: 1922(M). WSP 729: Drainage area. VSP874: 1928.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (?age

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to June 24)

1.7 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

108

326

513

1,010

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

2,410

3,290

5,390

7,810

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.

1,110

2,330

1,220 

766

569

648

3,040

5.820

1,900

1,350

1,060

955

862

*751

636

556

497

539

596

543

488

445

501

1,120

3,650

2,600

1,740

1,350

1,110

955

878

38,585

1,245

-

-

Nov.

1,070

1,410

1,330 

1,160

1,430

3,490

5.910

3,100

2,270

1,880

*1,510

1,190

1,070

1,040

2,110

2,060

1,570

1,350

1,070

889

834

756

692

761

1,280

1,480

1,210

a2 , 700

a3,800

2,490

52,912

1,764

-

-

Dec.

1,900

*1,600

1,200 

1,100

988

911

1,170

1,780

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,100

2,500

2.670

1,800

1,600

1,350

1,160

1,060

760

580

520

500

490

520

600

620

620

600

600

600

34,599

1,116

-

-

Jan.

580

580

800 

1,250

1,200

*1,100

1,OOO

900

840

820

800

780

740

720

680

680

660

660

640

640

*640

640

620

620

620

600

600

600

600

580

560

22,750

734

_

-

Feb.

560

540

540 

520

*500

500

500

500

500

520

700

1,100

1,500

1,200

1,100

1,080

*1,040

1,000

920

840

760

660

640

620

600

580

560

540

520

20,940

722

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,910 Mln 147

Mar.

520

520

*520 

500

500

490

480

470

460

450

440

420

400

400

390

580

*570

560

560

360

360

350

350

550

540

340

540

540

360

450

1,000

13,370

431

_

-

Apr.

4,100

5,800

2,950 

4,410

4,700

5,590

2,570

2,220

1,730

1,380

*1.200

1,270

1,790

2,450

5,350

5,480

4,590

6.660

5,380

3,450

2,690

4,030

4,540

5,550

4,050

3,950

2,830

2,420

2,100

1,800

100,370

3,346

-

-

Mean 967

May

1.650

1,520

1,500 

1,110

966

872

787

751

685

*697

751

751

988

1,250

1,200

1,120

922

731

772

712

687

654

664

721

933

1,120

1,020

829

707

614

556

27,958

902

-

-

June

652

977

1.050 

1,000

854

712

596

*517

452

596

560

340

326

323 426"

618

627

702

787

640

488

396

343

436

872

884

712

578

464

488

17,956

599

_

-

Cfsm 2.65

July

476

433

596 

367

357

297

261

229

252

218

276

385

*546

315

273

270

264

250

215

199

167

159

159

159

159

149

144

147

149

147

149

7,765

250

-

-

Aug.

149

147

147 

157

160

224

215

188

183

204

*207

199

196

202

194

183

175

167

159

162

162

164

175

170

157

149

140

132

126

125

121

5,217

168

-

-

Sept.

119

117

w119

115

148

252

*261

297

227

246

586

564

564

261

207

180

162

188

261

288

276

276

270

261

258

255

504

545

7,407

247

-

-

In. 35.96

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,680 Mln 110 Mean 956 Cfsm 2.62 In. 35.64

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Nov. 7 (5:45 a.m.) 7,170 cfs (10.51 ft); Apr. 16 (4 a.m.) 6,290 

efs (9.78 ft); Apr. 18 (7 p.m.) 7,520 cfs (10.62 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1-4, 9-12, Dec. 15 to Apr. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 337

2560. Independence River at Donnattsburg , N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°44'50", long 75°20'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Donnattsburg, Lewis County, ij- miles downstream from Chase Lake Outlet, 

4^ miles northeast of Glenfield, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 91.7 sq mi.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 972.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 16, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 6.73 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 3.

1942-60: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 8.8 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 cfs Sept. 17, 1948, Aug. 4,5, 1949 

(gage height, 2.85 ft).

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

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

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

2.9 

3.1 

3.5 

3.9 172

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

370

590

1,190

1,930

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.

187

883 470"

236

154

196

 465

718

474

296

212

170

164

152

132

111

100

TTT

138

134

123

109

113

199

571

552

340

256

200

164

160

8,290

267

2.91

3.36

Nov.

296

435

386

289 

314

548

~754 1.250

406

300

243

236

233

230

343

343

289

276

243

*200

189

170

ISO" 157

307

366

296

497

805

444

10,975

366

3.99

4.45

Dec.

325

246

209

194 

189

212

390

625

448

336

265

276

856 796"

435

340

*286

230

203

147

120

125

116

125

135

130

125

160

200

200

178

8,622

278

3.03

3.50

Jan.

165

150

175

286 

521

270

240

190

165

165

160

155

160

150

160

165

160

155

155

150

145

138

129

125

118

104

103

98

 93

92

90

4,932

159

1.73

2.00

Feb.

88

86

84

82 

86

91

111

124

125

115

543

712

706

585

410

528

262

218

189

172

162

 155

145

150

124

125

115

112

112

6,095

210

2.29

2.47

Mar.

108

108

112

120

112

104

98

96

92

90

88

86

86

82

78

76

74

75

75

75

 72

72

72

70

68

68

68

74

92

161

476

5; 122

101

1.10

1.27

Apr.

859

1,010

1,160

1.570 

 1,480

925

590

452

347

293

259

510

459

610

1,210

1,590

1,080

1,380

1,070

571

414

710

799

576

865

968

571

414

552

269

22,925

764

8.53

9.30

May

240

250

 205

178 

160

145

129

125

115

115

117

129

179

514

276

235

194

178

170

140

123

109

102

115

200

303

249

175

152

115

111

5,500

171

1.86

2.15

June

255

410

521

269

197

162

129

107

90

84

74

69

68

66 ioT

205

180

185

164

127

109

90

78

78

102

156

115

86

78

95

4,210

140

1.55

1.71

July

96

84

76

80 

91

78

70

65

64

55

174

145

86

75

64

54

48

46

48

 80

68

56

61

74

65

55

48

48

47

47

45

2,185

70.4

0.768

0.89

Aug.

41

40

59

37 

39

45

54

65

69

 69

58

50

45

44

44

48

46

42

59

58

58

40

41

59

57

54

54

52

51

50

29

1,335

43.1

0.470

0.54

Sept.

29

29

2830" 

34

31

30

29

34

60

68

64

98

"93 115

70

56

48

44

45

40

58

37

36

34

*56

55

34

54

54

1,591

46.4

0.506

0.56

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,250 Min 30 Mean 218 Cfsm 2.38 In. 32.26

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,570 Min 28 Mean 217 Cfsm 2.37 In. 32.20

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs) .--Nov. 7 (8 to 11 a.m.) 1.330 cfs (6.20 ft); Apr. 4 (10:3C p.m.) 1,710 

ofs (6.73 ft); Apr. 16 (7:15 a.m.) 1,500 cfs (6.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe Dec. 21-27, Jan. 1-3, 6-21, 24-26, Jar, 30 to 

Feb. 5, Feb. 8, 22-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 16, Mar. 21-26, 29.
338 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2565. Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°53'50", long 75°03'05", In gatehouse at Stillwater Dam on Beaver River, 

2* miles upstream from Moshier Creek and ?¥ miles west of Beaver River-Post Office, 

Herkimer County.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. May 1908 to September 1960. Prior to February 1925, month-end contents 

only, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily and prior to reservoir gate changes. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,679.58 ft Apr. 27 (contents,

4,794.000,000 cu ft); minimum observed, 1,662.43 ft Sept. 30 (contents, 1,133,000,000 

cu ft).

1925-60: Maximum elevation observed, 1,679.73 ft June 3,1947 (contents, 4,838,000,000 

cu ft); minimum observed since first filling, 1,644.80 ft Mar. 25-27, 1940 (c.ontents, 

8,000,000 cu ft).

Remarks. Records good. Reservoir originally formed about 1885; enlarged at various times 

and in 1924 enlarged to a usable capacity of 4,623,000,000 cu ft between elevations 

1,650.3 and 1,679.3 ft. Elevation of gate sill of lowest outlet, 1,642.3 ft. Capacity 

below elevation 1,650.3 ft, 90,000,000 cu ft, is included in records presented herein, 

but is not ordinarily available for release. Prior to 1956, contents published as usable contents above elevation 1,650.3 ft. Reservoir is used to regulate flow of Beaver 

and Black Rivers for control of floods, for power development, and for general welfare 

of the public.

Cooperation. Record of gate opening and reservoir elevations furnished I 

Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, In feet, and 

contents, In millions of cubic feeb)

Board of

1,660.O 

1,665.O 

1,670.O

821

1,518

2,431

1,675.0 

1.68O.O

3,556

4,916

Elevation, In feet, at 8 a.m., 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

(t)

(*)

Oct.

66.31 

66.58

66.87

67.00

67.09

67.17

67.34

67.69

67.98

68.17

68.33

68.43

68.53

68.6O

68.59

68.58

68.56

68.62

68.74

68.75

68.73

68.72

68.70

68.71

69.02

69.42

69.69

69.87

70.02

70.14

70.24

2,505

+286

Nov.

70.42 

70.67

70.91

71.09

71.26

71.62

72.33

72.81

73.08

73.29

73.46

73.62

73.73

73.79

73.92

74.12

74.09

74.08

74.04

74.00

73.97

73.94

73.89

73.82

73.77

73.75

73.76

73.90

74.35

74.53

3,465

+370

Dec.

74.68 

74.69

74.66

74.63

74.58

74.54

74.55

74.67

74.75

74.78

74.79

74.80

75.06

75.31

75.41

75.50

75.55

75.58 TF^y

75.48

75.38

75.32

75.22

75.12

75.01

74.91

74.80

74.77

74.75

74.69

74.61

3,444

-7.8

Jan.

74.51 

74.40

74.38

74.37

74.36

74.32

74.26

74.19

74.11

74.02

73.94

73.85

73.76

73.67

73.57

73.48

73.38

73.27

73.16

73. 06

72.94

72.79

72.63

72.48

72.34

72.19

72.06

71.92

71.79

71.66

71.52

2,728

-267

Feb.

71.37 

71.22

71.06

70.89

70.72

70.55

70.41

70.28

70,15

70.03

69.90

69.96

70.28

70.61

70.75

7O.75

70.72

70.67

70.61

70.54

70.46

70.35

70.23

70.11

69.98

69.88

69.79

69.68

69.55

2,322

-162

Mar.

69.41 

69.27

69.14

68.99

68.84

68.68

68.47

68.25

68.03

67.84

67. 6O

67.40

67.20

66.98

66.72

66.47

66.22

65.98

65.73

65.47

65.22

64.97

64.70

64.45

64.20

63.96

63.71

63.39

63.09

62.85

62.68

1,224

-410

Apr.

63.26 

64.09

64.80

65.72

66.95

67.78

68.32

68.75

68.98

69.11

69.20

69.28

69.42

69.63

70.23

71.35

72.25

73.47

74.75

75.38

75.87

76.55

77.27

77.80

78.45

79.22

79.58

79.42

79.19

79.08

4,635

+1,316

May

79.00 

79.01

79.02

79.00

78.99

78.98

78.95

78.92

78.88

78.82

78.79

78.65

78.65

78.70

78.70

78.68

78.67

78.64

78.59

78.55

78.49

78.42

78.35

78.29

78.25

78.20

78.15

78.12

78.03

77.92

77.84

4,291

-128

June

77.80 

77.89

77.93

78.08

78.20

78.32

78.14

77.93

77.84

77.74

77.60

77.49

77.36

77.25

77.19

77.10

77.02

76.94

76.85

76.74

76.62

76.47

76.34

76.21

76.17

76.03

75.93

75.82

75.70

75.65

3,701

-228

July

75.55 

75.54

75.59

75.69

75.75

75.63

75.53

75.38

75.38

75.42

75.47

75.32

75.16

75.03

74.84

74.76

74.77

74.81

74.63

74.45

74.26

74.10

74.05

73.98

73.98

73.92

73.80

73.63

73.48

73.32

73.12

3,075

-234

Aug.

72.91 

72.73

72.56

72.39

72.20

72.08

71.93

71.79

71.71

71.61

71.49

71.33

71.16

70.99

70.82

70.67

70.50

70.19

69.94

69.74

69.53

69.34

69.14

68.95

. 68.74

68.54

68.33

68.12

67.90

67.68

67.47

1,916

-433

Sept.

67.25 

67.01

66.78

66.55

66.33

66.11

65.88

65.52

65.19

64.95

64.74

64.52

64.34

64.17

63.98

63.71

63.58

63.54

63.54

63.52

63.46

63.3V

63.26

63.15

63. 03

62.92

62.79

62.63

62.54

62.43

1,122

-306

Calendar year 1959.................... * +28.0

Waber year 1959-60.................... * -19.5

t Contents, In millions of cubic feet, at 12 p.m., on last day of month, by Interpolation. 

t Change In conbents, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Note.--Add 1,600 ft to obtain elevations above mean sea level.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 339

2570. Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°53'50", long 75°03'05", in gatehouse at Stillwater Dam, 2| miles upstream from Moshier Creek and 1\ miles west of Beaver River Post Office, Herkimer 

County.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. May 1908 to September 1960.

Gage. Float-tape gage read once daily and prior to reservoir gate changes. Detum of gage 

is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 1, 1924, staff gage at present 

site and datum. June 1, 1924, to Nov. 14, 1929, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 52 years, 370 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,610 cfs Apr. 28; minimum daily, 12 cfs

1908-60; Maximum discharge, about 3,700 cfs May 3, 1926; practically no flow at 

times when gates in dam are closed.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow completely regulated by Stillwater Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Discharge determined from ratings for gates and spillway of Stillwater Dam.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Board of Hudson River-Black River Regulating District. 

Rev is ions. WSP 714: Drainage area.

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

Oct.

193

14

14

14

74

205

94

14

14

14

14

14

188

303

303

273

14

207

304

304

304

304

111

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

3,407

110

Nov.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

154

306

308

513

614

612

612

610

608

608

608

608

608

608

608

433

308

310

312

9,513

317

Dec.

471

618

618

618

616

616

616

618

620

624

624

544

478

486

486

486

579

626

626

624

622

622

622

622

620

618

616

616

616

616

616

18,400

594

Jan.

615

614

614

614

614

614

614

612

ei2

610

610

608

608

606

604

604

602

602

653

679

678

648

590

588

588

586

584

584

582

580

578

18,895

610

Feb.

600

617

614

612

598

568

566

585

604

604

576

266

381

564

566

566

566

585

606

604

604

602

602

602

602

600

600

600

598

16,658

574

Mar.

608

634

643

720

756

701

674

699

680

664

662

677

686

684

709

722

720

714

710

706

704

654

632

628

661

678

674

688

709

676

554

20,807

671

Apr.

12

15

14

14

14

14

14

257

500

556

554

556

556

196

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

21

194

575

1,590

1,610

1,290

1,100

9,750

525

May

856

657

657

602

537

536

536

535

532

689

834

751

527

604

642

642

584

555

581

594

593

591

589

649

647

502

566

630

658

675

620

19,169

618

June

465

565

272

26

595

702

801

602

601

652

642

610

595

594

590

586

581

485

550

657

656

620

619

589

574

572

570

600

600

600

16,891

563

July

450

16

T6

390

580

580

580

380

16

400

580

580

580

580

480

16

420

600

600

600

*600

600

430

360

560

560

560

560

560

560

560

14,354

463

A'lg.

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

560

580

680

62C)

620

620

620

620

620

580

580

600

600

600

600

600

600

17,860

576

Sept.

600

580

580

580

580

580

740

560

560

560

560

560

560

560

900

13

13

180

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

*270

270

270

100

12,536

411

Adjusted for change In contents In Stillwater Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

596 

2.50 

2.65

687 

3.99 

4.46

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

586 

3.41 

3.93

342 

1.99 

2.29

412 

2.40 

2.59

261 

1.52 

1.75

1,641 

9.54 

10.64

490 

2.85 

3.28

Observed

Max 810 Mln 12 Mean 432 

Max 1,610 Mln 12 Mean 486

335 

1.95 

2.18

229 

1.35 

1.54

145 

0.851 

0.96

105 

0.610 

0.68

Adjusted

Mean 460 Cfsm 2.67 In. 36.29 

Mean 467 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.95

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
340 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

2580. Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°53'50", long 75°24'15", on left bank 1,000 ft upstream from Black Creek 

and half a mile west of Croghan, Lewis County.

Drainage area. 294 sq ml.

Records available. September 1930 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 806.20 ft above uean sea level, datum of 

 ^929.

Average discharge. 30 years, 580 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 4.53 ft); minimum, 24 cfs July 17 (gage height, 0.85 ft); minimum dally, 32 cfs Sept. 18.

1930-60: Maximum discharge, 4,310 cfs May 13, 1943 (gage height, 6.47 ft); minimum, 

12 cfs July 24, 1955; minimum dally, 28 cfs July 8, 1956.

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

whTch are fair. Flow almost completely regulated by Stlllwater Reservoir (see p. 338). 

Between Stlllwater Dam and this station flow Is further regulated by nine powerplant 

ponds. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow.

Revisions.--WSP 759: Drainage area.

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

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

0.9

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

28

63

117

247

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

429

681

1,400

2,410

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

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

385

531

289

84 S'SS"

342

396

*361 

398

296

88

345

317

372

310

331

281

84

255

410

379

306

313

289

119

374

881

427

342

317

289

10,219

330

-

-

Nov.

117

338

380

335

335

481

622

296 

526

701

807

755

367

298

105

244

655

762

814

896

774

755

652

768

781

889

834

924

834

903

17,948

598

-

-

Dec.

875

768

848

903

917

517

764

1,200 

1,100

1,020

1,020

1,110

1.40O

1,130

1,230

1,150

 1,110

1,O50

994

924

528

742

742

742

736

730

617

485

868

938

868

28,026

904

-

-

Jan.

938

b840

b360

a 500

a940

a960

1 110

861 

bl,OOO

b900

6O7

868

827

861

931

834

482

434

882

781

768

855

834

347

486

748

736

762

8O7

868

 203

23,33O

753

-

-

Feb.

482

821

807

781

781

821

291

493 

742

693

1,32O

1,310

bl,200

bl,08O

bl,OOO

973

959

945

938

781

b600

*b560

b700

681

718

8OO

917

665

479

23,338

805

-

-

Mar.

800

788

788

8OO

718

742

80O

736

807

903

821

523

205

501

748

814

875

924

875

605

420

774

896

910

910

612

297

527

807

966

1.45O

23,342

753

-

-

Apr.

1,34O

1,340

1,43O

1,44O

1,370

1,510

1,450

1,120 

1,020

987

959

966

931

855

9TT

994

1,150

1,290

1.56O

1,360

1,120

1,15O

1,02O

1,040

1,190

1,070

1,100

1,540

1,420

1,380

36,019

1,2O1

-

-

May

1.59O

1,080

*938

924

882

1.O4O

561

Ml80O

781

736

718

868

827

632

755

896

959

966

952

314

465

827

896

755

938

917

412

233

55C

23,689

764

-

-

June

1,14O

1,O2O

1.24O

1,080

653

834

814

807 

807

821

8O7

647

469

641

 687

774

652

800

501

736

742

768

781

834

952

848

794

781

834

924

24,188

806

-

-

July

692

227

88

39~9 66

73O

736

597 

153

75

693

647

641

586

664

171

71

635

658

647

597

*456

4O9

132

647

647

652

630

670

361

85

14,462

467

-

-

Aug.

672

586

647

641

664

381

88

702 

675

834

794

748

442

168

785

794

788

821

794

471

168

*761

774

781

748

755

361

125

734

768

768

19,238

621

-

-

Sept.

774

774

333

244

305

661

730

718 

681

452

162

718

768

794

731

386

121

32

323

349

335

349

345

147

52

482

 335

299

327

335

13,112

437

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,50O Min 52 Mean 658 Cfsm 2.24 In. 3O.37

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,56O Min 32 Mean 702 Cfsm 2.39 In. 32.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range In

stage ;age. ;e.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 341

2587. Deer River at Deer River, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°55'49", long 75°35'31", on left bank 350 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 26 at Deer River, Lewis County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 98.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.36 ft above mean sea level, c"atum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 6,600 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 5.74 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.06 ft Feb. 11 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 2.4 cfs Sept. 3, 4.

.1956-60: Maximum discharge, 7,460 cfs Dec. 21, 1957 (gage height, 6.10 ft); maximum 

gage height, 9.20 ft Jan. 23, 1957 (ice jam); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 3, 4,

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

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

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 7, 19-21, Aug. 26 to Sept. 10, 

Sept. 26, 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6 Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

58

145

295

2.3

3.0

610

1,400

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

2.0

3.5

6.7

12

18

0.7

.8

1.0

1.4

1.8

38

68

166

320

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

710

1,400

3,050

4,970

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

164

345

157 

91

65

408

*675 

395

234

182

120

99

104

89

72

65

65

124

166

120

95

82

78

302

977

483

305

254

169 

135

174

6,794

219

2.23

2.58

Nov.

588

646

356 

242

325

1.070

816 

366

242

186

160

298

246

569

834

378

384

270

220

180

190

200

234

*877

870

454

500

620

500 

340

13,161

439

4.48

4.99

Dec.

300

280

260 

260

315

554

~733 1.920 

581

470

360

467

1,120

646

410

460

504

*335

238

135

124

120

108

104

110

125

140

220

310 

240

190

12,139

392

4.00

4.60

Jan.

155

150

460

520

1150"

310

260 

225

185

170

160

145

135

125

130

135

140

130

118

112

106

100

98

96

96

94

92

94

*96 

94

92

5,223

168

1.71

1.98

Feb.

90

88

86 

58" 84

90

114 

220

280

320

1,650

1,400

1,020

800

620

520

454

*394

335

288

254

225

205

190

175

155

140

135

135

10,555

364

3.71

4.00

Mar.

130

125

122 

120

118

114

110 

106

102

98

94

90

88

88

86

84

84

84

86

88

*84

82

82

80

80

84

90

130

230 70-1

tc. J.

2^290

5,970

193

1.97

2.26

Apr.

1,820

1,810

3,240 

5.800

1,710

922

746 

630

518

382

350

857

900

1,270

1,900

1,210

1,730

1,660

880

567

*573

1,540

880

1,450

1,440

842

546

400

288 

S2Z. 254

35,095

1,170

11.9

13.30

May

227

*216

176 

146

124

109

95 

82

78

78

84

121

575

592

511

227

176

351

288

169

152

129

119

140

271

220

149

104

80 

80

298

5,965

192

1.96

2.26

June

466

242

1,240 

509

216

163

121 

95

76

66

58

56

"64"

*148

284

172

185

157

102

84

64

56

86

582

228

116

76

61

102

5,708

190

1.94

2.16

July

86

65

60 

248

T34

82

58 

44

46

42

34

29

25

23

21

18

17

17

*21

55

25

24

56

55

20

18

15

15

13 

11

10

1,319

42.5

0.433

0.50

Aug.

11

11

10

9.1

8.6

8.1

6.7

50

*64

42

50

19

14

12

12

14

11

9.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.1

10

10

8.1

6.4

5.7

5.1

4.1 

4.5

4.1

429.5

15.8

0.141

0.16

Sept.

5.5

2.9

2J3 

2.6

5.5

3.5

4.1

5.8

5.2

4.1

10

17

21

26

26

20

16

15

21

17

14

11

9.6

9.1

8.1

*6.4

*8.1

6.7

6.1 

5.7

307.6

10.3

0.105

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,770 Min 11 Mean 321 Cfsm 3.27 .In. 44.47

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,800 Min 2.6 Mean 281 Cfsm 2.86 /In. 38.91

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Dec, 7 (10 a.m.) 3,390 cfs'(4.19 ft)j Mar. 31 (7 a.m.) 2,680 cfs 

(3.79 ft)s Apr. 4 (12:15 a.m.) 6,600 cfs (5.74 ft)j June 3 (8 a.m.) 2,600 cfs (3.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18-22, Nov. 27 to Deo. 4, Dec. 10, 11, 15, 

Dec. 20 to Feb. 12, Feb. 15, 16, Feb. 22 to Mar. 28.
342 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

2605. Black River at Water-town, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°59'05", long 75°55'30", on downstream side of right abutment of Vanduzee 

Street Bridge at Water-town, Jefferson County, 3j miles upstream from P'-ilomel Creek.

Drainage area. 1.876 sq mi.

Records available. July 1920 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 374.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 3, 1921, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 3,922 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26 200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.53 ft); minimum, 70 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 0.06 ft); minimum daily, 560 cfs Aug. 14.

1920-60: Maximum discharge, 33,900 cfs Apr. 9, 1928 (gage height, 10.6 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Sept. 2, 1934 (gage height, -0.19 ft); minimum daily 137 cfs Sept. 4, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, about 39,700 cfs in April 1869 (from New York State Museum 

Bulletin 85).

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

which are fair. Appreciable regulation by Stillwater Reservoir, Pulton Chain of Lakes, 

and other reservoirs. Extensive diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by 

mills and powerplants in and above Watertown. During canal season, water is diverted 

out of basin through Porestport feeder and Black River Canal (flowing south).

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

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

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

0.9 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

510

1,090

1,750

3,510

5.0 

7.0 

9.5

8,250

15,000

26,100

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.

2,000

4,500

5,930

5,600

4,740

*3,620

4,570

6,140

6,980

7,950

7,470

5,950

4,780 

3,900

3,190

2,600

2,300

1.960

2,160

2,450

2,530

2,280

2,080

2,440

4,780

6,320

7,140

7,640

6,790

5,480 

4,450

140,760

4,541

-

-

Nov.

4,120

4^890

5,600

5,620

5,550

5,850

7,610

10,500

15 . 800

12,200

10,100

8,100

6,660 

5,510

5,760

5,720

5,950

6,140

5,850

5,570

4,780

4,400

4,260

*4,470

5,650

6,070

6,550

6,760

7,590

9,040

199,650

6,655

-

-

Dec.

10,800

10,400

9,000

7,670

6,840

6,480

7,930

9,640

9,770

9,480

8,550

7,700

9,160 

9,800

10,400

11.300

11,000

*9,770

7,840

6,200

4,400

3,500

2,800

2,700

2.600

2,800

3,170

3,210

5,590

4,280 

4,400

216,980

6,999

-

-

Jan.

5,900

5,700

5,600

5,900

4,900

5.200

5,200

5,000

4,800

4,000

5,900

3, ZOO

3,000 

3,000

2,800

3,000

3,000

2,900

3,000

3,000

3,000

5,000

2,900

2,800

2.500

2,670

2,920

*2,920

2,870

2,800 

2 , 800

106,180

3,425

_

-

Feb.

2.100

2,100

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,720

3,090

3,000

3,200

3,880

5,830

9,000

all, 000 

alS.OOO

alO,000

a9,000

8,020

*7,250

6,580

5,850

5,000

4,500

4,200

4,000

3,900

3,800

3,660

3,400

2,900

148,580

5,125

_

-

Mar.

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,500

2,600

2,600

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,400

1,900 

1,780

2,140

2,100

2,200

2,500

2,500

2,280

2,000

2,010

*2,520

2,550

2,260

2,100

1,700

1,800

2,450

5,980 

9 ,890

81,160

2,618

-

-

Apr.

15,100

14,900

22,100

25,400

*25.800

24,600

20,600

16,200

15,000

10,900

9,420

8,490

8.460 

8,850

10,400

12,800

17,200

18,400

18,500

18,400

15,500

15,500

12,500

13,100

15,100

15,500

14,400

12 , 800

11,200

9,640

450,560

15,020

-

-

May

8.150

*6,950

5,950

5,190

4,450

4,080

3,620

2,740

2,580

2,920

2,960

3,050

3,700 

5,480

5,550

5,220

4,780

4,400

4,430

3,960

3,510

3,130

2,550

2,760

3,600

4,200

4,470

4,430

3,570

2,690 

2,620

127,450

4,111

_

-

June

3,900

4,820

6,140

6,680

5,040

4,060

3,450

3,070

2,560

2,450

2,280

1,920

1,930 

1.820

*1,950

2,690

3,600

5,450

2,920

a2 , 700

a2,400

a2,500

a2,200

a2,100

a3,000

a3,500

a5,300

2,720

2,250

2,260

93,460

3,115

_

-

July

2,870

2,550"

1,740

1,560

1,450

1,840

1,900

1,700

1,520

1,040

1,280

1,660

1,760 

1,660

1,720

1,750

1,370

1,150

*1,600

1,560

1,570

1,450

1,380

1,170

1,060

1,500

1,560

1,420

1,320

1,420 

914

48,224

1,556

_

-

Aug.

892

1,210

1,270

1,570

1,560

1,560

566

890

1,760

1,560

1,650

1,660

1.780 

560 956"

1,550

1,450

1,410

1,470

1,540

980

*947

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,260

925

870

1,020 

1,510

39,396

1,271

_

-

Sept.

1,260

1,290

1,090

991

810

881

1,130

1,290

1,250

1,270

1,130

1,360

1,780 

2,210

2.690

2,260

1,400

980

870

1,050

1,060

1,080

1,190

1,150

892

840

1,250

1,100

1,070

1,050

37,654

1,255

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 23,400 Min 751 Mean 4,714 Cfsm 2.51 In. 34.10

Water year 1959-60: Max 25,800 Min 560 Mean 4,618 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.50

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). Apr. 5 (2:30 p.m.) 26,200 cfs (9.53 ft); Apr. 20 (2 a.m.) 18,800 

cfs (7.94 ft).___________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records at Black River. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14, 15, 20-26, Dec. 31 to Jan. 25, Jan. 30 to 

Feb. 5, Feb. 8, 9, 21-25, Feb. 28 to Mar. 13, Mar. 16-19, 26-28 (no gage-height record Jan. 11-18).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 343

2610. Oswegatchle River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°13'15", long 74°51'00", on right bank 900 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Cranberry Lake, at village of Cranberry Lake, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area. 144 sq ml.

Records available. May 1923 to September 1960. Prior to October 1958, publish3d as East 

Branch Oswegatchle River at Cranberry Lake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,458.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

:"929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, staff gage at site 80 ft upstream at same datun.

Average discharge. 37 years, 290 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 942 cfs Apr. 27, 88 (gage height, 6.37 ft); minimum dally, 87 cfs Oct. 31, Nov. 1.

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 1,940 cfs May 13, 1943 (gage height, 7.70 ft); minimum 

dally, about 3 cfs Apr. 9-16, 1931.

Remarks. Records good. Since 1867, flow almost completely regulated by Cranberry Lake 

fEoTal capacity, 2,530,000,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.9 

4.2

4.5

82

124

184

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

326

730

1,370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196T

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

286

286

283

283

283

283

283

*283

248

122

124

150

158

158

158

142

101

101

101

101

101

142

231

236

236

239

231

214

214

173

87

6,038

195

Nov.

87

158

206

206

209

212

212

154

154

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

212

253

365

361

361

361

*391

426" 426

426

422

4Z6

422

422

8,356

279

Dec.

422

422

422

422

419

419

419

422

422

422

422

422

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

426

422

419

416

416

416

416

416

13,088

422

Jan.

416

412

458" 408

412

412

412

412

412

412

449

476" 480

472

472

472

468

468

464

468

464

464

460

456

456

453

453

449

445

445

441

13,791

445

Feb.

437

437

434

434

*430

426

422 4"22"

437

464

468

472

456

434

434

434

434

430

434

434

430

430

437

464

464

460

460

456

456

12,830

442

Mar.

456

453

449

445

441

437

445

456

453

445

445

437

434

426

422

419

412

408

405

402

398

391

388

384

381

378

374

384

408

408

416

13,000

419

Apr.

426

437

453

310

212

220

222

228

231

*233

284

480

480

492

504

521

533

546

555

564

564

568

572

608

740

822

906

942

912

894

15,459

515

May

882

888

*792

653

488

398

265

186 186"

186

186

186

186

186

189

189

189

189

189

186

186

186

186

289

345

345

342

342

342

342

398

10,102

326

June

484

484

608

750

745

740

740

735

517

280

180

180

*160

137

155

135

137

137

138

138

138

138

138

138

220

329

231

175

214

332

9,613

320

July

332

332

329

329

329

280

217

217

180

146

146

146

199

220

206

202

169

169

169

169

166

166

166

166

166

*164

164

164

162

162

162

6,294

203

AVB;.

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

160

160

158

156

156

156

156

156

156

154

154

*154

154

154

154

152

152

152

152

4,890

158

Sept.

152

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

146

*280

556

352

532

332

329

329

5,694

190

Adjusted for change in contents in Cranberry Lake

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

234

1.62 

1.87

359 

2.49 

2.78

383 

2.66 

3.07

237 

1.65 

1.89

317 

2.20 

2.57

209 

1.45 

1.67

1,262 

8.76 

9.78

337 

2.54 

2.70

Observed

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

Max 1,120 Min 87 Mean 284 

Max 94,2 Min 87 Mean 326

5O9 

2.15 

2.59

96.5 

0.669 

0.77

Adjusted

39.0 

0.271 

0.31

79.5 

0.552 

0.62

Mean 306 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.81 

Mean 320 Cfsm 2.22 In. 30.22

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Elevation of surface of Cranberry Lake, 1,483.95 ft at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1959; 1,483.25 ft 

at 12 p.m. Sept. 30, 1960; 1,481.95 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 51, 1958; 1,484.75 ft at 12 p.m. Dec. 51, 

1959 (furnished by Osnegatchie River-Cranberry Reservoir Commission).

614214 O -61 -23
344 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2620. Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°13'25", long 75°04'35", on left bank 300 ft downstream from Flat Rock 

hydroelectric plant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and 2f miles north of Oswegatchie, 

St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area. 263 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1960. Prior to October 1958, published as 

East Branch Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 36 years, 524 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum, 

2.6 cfs Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.69 ft); minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Oct. 4.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 4,090 cfs Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 7.1 ft 

Apr. 6, 1928; minimum discharge, probably less than 1 cfs during complete shutdown of 

powerplant; minimum daily, 1 cfs July 25, 1926.

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

Extensive diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplant; since 1867, 

seasonal flow regulated by Cranberry Lake (total capacity, 2,530,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions.--WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

2.7

5.4

13

24

49

120

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Z31

391

905

1,680

2,770

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

Itatal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

478

491

Z23

3.8

421

498

708

*776

592

193

188

302

38Z

314

413

236

70

107

481

472

31Z

371

429

6.4

355

544

524

450

374

313

126

11,154.2

360

-

-

Nov.

250

510

619

656

677

742

493

279

538

548

588

574

660

274

258

687

673

778

670

552

192

278

375

540

901

692

550

660

671

7pc / CO

16,610

554

-

-

Dec.

808

706

812

752

665

243 80S'

1,160

*879

773

884

718

1,020

1,080

1.170

987

434

812

715

769

708

752

725

735

527

541

544

640

754

704

772

23,597

761

-

-

Jan.

398

507

556

818

902

856

747

654

510

375

663

742

784

656

697

593

345

581

674

791

653

662

649

270

636

673

657

656

658

663

293

19,319

623

-

-

Feb.

557

616

616

672

729

659

294

549

780

661

791

1,000

854

821

1,000

1.160

789

770

779

681

314

744

755

' 772

649

504

639

554

*558

20,267

699

-

-

Mar.

845

670

523

553

552

381

623

639

607

630

647

472

347

677

698

620

552

747

472

287

654

654

654

664

681

442

324

615

836

111

1.170

19,013

613

-

-

Apr.

1,460

1,450

1,370

2.540

2,000

1,710

1,420

908

971

*816

1,170

1,100

1,190

1,330

1,900

1,750

1,680

1,840

1,700

1,500

1,460

1,040

1,270

1,180

1,460

1,690

1,590

1,490

1,340

1,270

43,395

1,446

-

-

May

1,270

1,230

*1,010

1,090

1,120

1,070

650

262

470

388

493

540

661

532

622

554

665

658

617

526

406

361

570

604

741

604

589

394

371

366

770

20,204

652

-

-

June

1,470

1.690

1,470

907

783

793

1,190

1,020

932

755

385

255

*438

355

491

583

548

586

211

554

272

303

306

321

596

555

279

383

550

441

19,422

647

-

-

Ju:y

548

486

497

396

600

474

613

603

231

165

226

230

161

376

172

272

153

354

293

358

308

287

30

90

451

*370

390

340

300

10

90

9,874

319

-

-

Aug.

320

310

400

360

150

10

60

420

350

340

330

170

10

110

370

320

330

310

140

50

90

290

310

296

266

156

143

79

414

349

296

7,549

244

-

-

Sept.

314

181

7.5

59

178

342

370

297

118

144

81

351

355

303

278

191

12~5.8

294

585

359

327

193

70

82

346

249

329

364

315

7,012.3

234

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,51O Min 3.3 Mean 540 Cfam 2.05 In. 27.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,34O Min 3.8 Mean 594 Cfam 2.26 In. 3O.74

* Discharge meaaurement made on thia day.

Mote. No gage-height record July 27 to Aug. 23; diacharge 

atage and powerplant recorda.

estimated on basis of recorded range in
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 345

2625. West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°11'10", long 75 0 19'55", on right bank just downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile northeast of Geers Corners, 1| miles downstream from Jemy Creek, 

and 4 miles downstream from Harrisville, Lewis County.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Records available. July 1916 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 30, 1933, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years , 511 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.34 ft); minimum, 

32 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.94 ft Sept. 3.

1916-60: Maximum discharge, 6,920 cfs Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 9.6 ft); minimum, 

25 cfs Sept. 1, 1934 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

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

fluctuation, principally during low flow, caused by pulpmill at Harrisville.

Revisions (water years). WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 784: 1934.

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

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

(Shifting-control method vised Jan. 4, Sept. 10-25)

Oct. 8 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

102

162

282

483

0.9

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

107

174

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

301

434

742

1,080

5.0 

7.0 

8.1

1,980

4,050

5,280

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

102

192 

255

225

187

204

408

*644

666

592

480

392

314

263

223

200

195

189

211

230

228

228

223

238

407

644

683 

602

520 

442

378

10,765

347

1.34

1.55

Nov.

415

634 

748

695

618

712

991

1.150

1,050

818

623

543

511

488

602

695

661

618

572

*463

484

434

396

446

634

767

780 

786

864

b850

20,048

668

2.59

2.89

Dec.

b780

736

656

577

553

634

857

1,270

1,460

1,230

bl,000

870

bl,100

bl,700

bl.850

1,450

*1,200

963

780

b550

b450

b400

b350

b320

311

314

317 

330

353

378 

385

24,124

778

3.02

3.48

Jan.

367

371 

463

*639

724

718

683

618

529

471

426

381

360

340

336

367

389

367

347

333

323

314

301

286

280

271

263 

263

265

263 

257

12,315

397

1.54

1.78

Feb.

*257

251 

243

236

233

246

311

350

378

378

639

1,140

1,750

1.800

1,520

1,310

1,160

970

824

695

597

534

506

434

455

430

403 

396

*389

18,885

651

2.52

2.72

Mar.

367

357 

340

333

327

317

307

295

283

277

265

251

254

251

249

240

240

240

243

243

240

238

236

233

230

220

223 

240

301

480

1,200

9,520

307

1.19

1.37

Apr.

2,550

3,110 

3,380

5,010

5.170

3,870

2,690

*1,900

1,46O

1,190

991

922

1,020

1,190

1,630

2,390

2,620

2,790

2,970

2,470

1,750

1,500

1,930

1,990

1,960

2,570

2,310 

1,710

1,300

1,010

67,353

2,245

8.70

9.71

May

*7l2~ 831

628

543

476

426

385

350

333

320

320

343

442

618

666

639

597

543

502

442

392

353

314

320

450

639

592 

455

340

369" 298 

14,638

472

1.83

2.11

June

1,100

2,140 

2,130

1,790

1,500

1,140

799

572

430

340

289

260

*249

228

251

320

364

463

563

476

396

336

280

265

330

502

534 

422

327

357

19,153

638

2.47

2.76

July

415

364 

295

268

268

271

251

230

211

191

176

159

14S

143

132

128

127

*103

101

108

110

116

114

135

153

133

125

110

112

100 

103

5,400

174

0.674

0.78

Aig.

92

89 

74

96

70

68

83

108

116

112

119

112

101

92

80

74

80

83

70

70

69

76

*70

75

117

113

94 

79

77

67 

52

2,678

86.4

0.335

0.39

Sept.

61

62 

39

54

71

63

61

44

60

57

90

97

94

127

156

119

90

84

94

90

*86

80

73

61

63

80

62 

63

47

48

2,256

75.2

0.291

0.33

Calendar year 1959 : Max 3,850 Mln 66 Mean 535 Cfam 2.07 In. 28. If

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,170 Min 39 Mean 566 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29. 8T

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). Apr. 5 (12:15 a.m.) 5,640 cfs (8.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
346 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2630. Oswegatchle River near Heuvelton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°36'00", long 75°22 I 45", on right bank l| miles downstream from Beaver 

Creek and 2-J miles upstream from Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area. 973 sq ml.

Records available. June 1916 to September 1960.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 288.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 16, 1916, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 1,691 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Apr. 6 (gage height, 10.36 ft); minimum daily, 135 cfs Sept. 7.

1916-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1960; minimum recorded, 130 cfs Aug. 17, 

1949 (gage height, 0.47 ft).

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

which are fair. Since 1867, seasonal flow slightly regulated by Cranberry Lake (total 

capacity, 2,530,000,000 cu ft); slight diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow 

caused by powerplants. During high stages on Grass River, part of flow of that stream 

may pass through Upper Lake, Indian Creek and Lower Lake, and enter Oswegatchle River 

at Rensselaer Palls, ~4-| miles above station.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

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

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

1.0

1.5

2.0

130

215

321

680

1,130

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

10.3

2,300

5,620

12,300

19,400

harge, 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.

600

1,060

1,150

1,110

958

850

1,480

2,900

5.240 

2,940

2,310

1,660

1,360

1,170

1,090

1,020

949

832

*525

585

769

958

868

823

1,050

1,220

1,630

2,040

1,990

1,660 

1,430

42,227

1,362

-

-

Nov.

1,300

1.250

1,480

1,890

1,940

1,960

2,200

2.570

2,470 

2,150

2,130

1,900

1,830

1,790

1,860

1,740

1,800

*2,130

2,030

1,900

1,730

1,530

1,330

1,230

1,660

2,100

2,340

2,300

2,160

2,120

56,800

1,893

-

-

Dec.

2,100

2,160

2,240

2,330

2,660

2,960

*3,420

4,490

4.920 

4,800

4,180

3,520

3,400

3,800

4,000

4,400

4,700

4,600

3,800

3,200

2,350

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,420

1,230

1.150

1,310 

1 ' 450

88,940

2,869

-

-

Jan.

1,500

1,450

1,330

1,290

1,700

1,950

2.000

*2,000

1,900 

1,750

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,190

1,330

1,400

1,290

1,260

1,180

976

1,080

1,150

1,180

1,180 

1,160

42,366

1,367

-

-

Feb.

1,140

900

980

*1,000

1,060

1,120

1,250

1,350

1,180 

1,310

2,080

5,150

5.600

574TO~

5,030

4,370

3,790

3,310

3,000

2,670

2,440

2,130

1,860

1,860

1,930

1,880

1,760

1,580

1,550

68,750

2,371

-

-

Mar.

1,530

,500

,500

,450

,420

,350

,330

,190

,310 

,330

1,300

1,270

1,260

1,200

967

1,160

1,270

1,250

*1,200

1,230

1,160

886

1,550"

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,100

976

1,570 

4.610

42,169

1,360

-

-

Apr.

7,830

10,300

*12,400

15,700

18,400

19.200

17,400

14,100

10,600 

7,840

5,890

4,960

4,380

4.240

4,380

4,690

5,280

5,730

5,830

5,900

5,750

5,350

4,650

4,560

5,260

5,960

6,100

5,940

5,370

4,530

238,520

7,951

-

-

May

5.720

3,180

2,860

2,410

2,200

2,100

1,950

1,720

1,370 

1,020

1,090

1,060

1,280

1,840

2,150

2,100

1,940

*1,820

1,760

1,630

1,520

1,380

1,090

1.000

1,300

1,420

1,680

1,640

1,350

1,100 

1,060

53,740

1,734

-

-

June

2,090

4,560

6,320

6.520

5,850

4,550

3,520

2,850

*2,380 

2,000

1,680

1,360

1,030

823

922

1,010

1,120

1,150

1,330

1,330

1,100

1,190

940

744

850

841

1,110

1,300

1,090

940

62,500

2,083

-

-

jLly

931

1,000

1.040

985

958

850

886

958

841 

868

672

*540

444

417

397

466

458

340

410

466

525

437

473

481

340

240

532

532

510

555 

451

19,003

613

-

-

Aug.

271

188

299

390

481

437

364

250

166 

346

417

481

473

377

255

192

299

488

424

417

383

225

158

*250

364

371

333

304

240

245 

377

10,265

331

-

-

Sept.

410

377

364

364

230

158

a!35 230"

371 

473

364

188

166

346

451

532

473

310

225

202

327

*424

444

518

424

220

170

255

327

340

9,818

327

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 13,300 Min 220 Mean 1,947 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.16

Water year 1959-60: Max 19,200 Kin 135 Mean 2,008 Cfsm 2.06 In. 28.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of adjacent record and weather records. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-26, Jan. 1, 2, 5-19, Jan. 31 to Feb. 9, 

Feb. 13, Mar. 3, 4.
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM 347

2640. St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°42'05", long 75°29 I 40", at Ogdensburg.

Drainage area.--295.200 sq ml, including that of Oswegatchie River.

Records available.--June 1860 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for sone periods 

published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Discharge determined from ratings of several outflow structures of Lake St

Lawrence. Prior to August 1956, basic gage at lock 25 at Iroquois, Ont., and supplementary gages located at Prescott, Ont., at lock 27 above Cardinal, Ont., at lock 24 

between Iroquois and Morrisburg, Ont., and at lock 23 at Morrisburg, Ont. August 1956 

to June 1958, basic gage at lock 24 and auxiliary gages located at lock 24 and below 

Morrisburg. These were gages of the Canadian Hydrographic Service except the supplementary gages in use after August 1956, which are gages of the Hydro-Electric Power 

Commission of Ontario. The discharge in this reach of river is considered to be same 

as discharge at Ogdensburg, N. Y., which is directly opposite Prescott, Ont.

Average discharge . 100 years (1860-1960), 240,000 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 295,000 cfs June 24, 26, 28; minimum daily 

190,000 cfs Jan. 14, 15.

1917-60: Maximum dally discharge, 315,000 cfs May 13. 1952; minimum dailv 139 000 

cfs Feb. 7, 1936.

1860-1960: Maximum monthly discharge, 314,000 cfs May 1870; minimum monttilv 

154,000 cfs February 1936.

Remarks.--Records do not include water diverted from Lake Michigan by Illinois and Michigan Canal during period of Its operation prior to 1910 and by Chicago Sanitary and 

Ship Canal, operation of which began in 1900. They Include water diverted into Lake 

Superior from Hudson Bay drainage by the Long Lake project, operation of which began in 

July 1939, and by the Ogoki project, operation of which began In July 1943. The diversions into Lake Superior amounted to less than 1 percent of the average St. Lawrence 

River discharge before July 1943, and since that time have averaged about 5,000 cfs.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by U.S. Lake Survey, Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1437: 1870, 1875, 1881, 1883-84, 1890. 

Note. Discharges after June 1958 are considered provisional.

Discharge, In thousands of 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

CfSTl

In.

Oct.

202 

202

20Z

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

205

205

205

205

205

205

205 

205

205

6,289

203

0.688

0.79

Nov.

205 

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

206

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

204

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

203

6,128

204

0.691

0.77

Dec.

203 

203

204

203

206

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

205

204

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

213

213

213

213

213

213

213

6,444

208

0.705

0.81

Jan.

208 

208

208

209

208

208

212

212

212

209

193

195

192

190

190

195

198

198

202

207

210

212

215

215

215

215

215

217

217

217

217

6,419

207

0.701

0.81

Feb.

217 

217

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

207

209

208

208

210

213

211

211

213

212

212

215

215

215

215

215

6,111

211

0.715

0.77

Mar.

m225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

220

219

221

220

220

220

220

216

215

217

216

216

216

6,866

221

0.749

0.86

Apr.

220 

220

220

226

226

226

230

236

236

236

236

240

240

242

243

242

242

243

242

243

252

252

253

252

251

251

252

256

257

256

7,221

241

0.816

0.91

May

255 

256

256

256

259

259

259

259

258

259

259

262

265

263

261

264

264

263

264

264

263

265

263

265

262

267

267

266

266

264

266

8,119

262

0.888

1.02

June

267 268"

267

267

267

267

267

268

268

269

268

268

268

268

272

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

294

295

294

295

294

295

293

267

8,362

279

0.945

1.05

July

271 

271

271

272

273

271

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

275

274

274

274

275

275

275

280

279

280

280

279

280

279

273

273 

273

272

8,489

274

0.928

1.07

Aug.

273 

273

273

269

268

269

269

269

269

268

260

261

261

260

261

E61

261

255

254

254

255

255

255

255

253

254

253

253

254 

254

253

8,082

261

C.884

1.02

Sept.

246 

248

247

247

246

245

247

232

235

234

232

235

233

233

230

230

229

227

230

229

229

226

227

226

226

227

226

226

225 

225

6,998

233

0.789

0.88

Calendar year 1959: Max 251 Min 154 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.85

Water year 1959-60: Max 295 Min 190 Mean 234 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.76

Note. All figures of discharge are expressed in thousands of cubic feet per second.
348 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2642. Little Sucker Brook at Waddington, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 44°50'28", long 75°11'28", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 345, 0.6 mile south of Waddington, St. Lawrence County, and 3.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 19.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to November 1960 (no winter records), discontinued.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 252.37 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 553 cfs Apr. 13 (gage 

height, 3.14 ft); maximum gage height observed, 3.84 ft Apr. 1 (ice ja~n); no flow 

July 12 to Sept. 30.

1960: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 0.2 cfs many 

times; no flow many times.

1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 13, 1960; maximuTi gage height, 

that of Apr. 1, 1960; no flow at times Ln every year.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1959, to Nov. 30, 1960, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, 11-31, Nov. 5-16, 1959)

0.2 0.0

.3 .3

.4 .7

.5 1.5

0.6 2.7

.8 6.4

1.0 12

1.3 27

1.7 58

2.3 139

2.6 234

3.1 538

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.

1.0

2.6

3.7

3.7

2.7

*6.4

a!4

26

34

27

al8

12 

8.0

6.0

4.7

3.7

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.1

.1

12

.4

6.0

21

20

17

15

11

10

284.2

9.17

0.461

0.53

Nov.

68

68

56

a43

33

29

21

15

13

9.8

*8.3

BUJD

8.3

8.3

8.6

10

al3

16

21

21

21

16

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

607.3

20.2

1.02

1.13

Dec.

_

-

_

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

.

-

-

-

Apr.

blOO

b200

b350

*502

*283

193

150

234

193

al40

*193

298 

236

139

143

112

105

143

77

39

32

125

62

65

157

74

39

28

20

15

4,447

148

7.44

8.31

May

11

10

8.0

6.4

5.1

*4.1

3.3

2.6

2.2

370

3.7

8.0 

43

74

39

30

22

16

11

7.5

5.6

4.1

4.0

6.9

16

12

9.4

6.7

4.1

3.3

7.5

389.5

12.6

0.633

0.73

June

100

174

54

27

16

*10

8.0

4.7

3.3

2.3

2.0

1.5 

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.4

74

.5

.7

1.5

1.3

.9

.6

.4

418.4

13.9

0.698

0.78

July

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*C

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

O.OC30

O.C03

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

Nov.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

*.l

a.l

a.l

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

ao.l

a.l

a.l

.1

0

o

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

0

.1

0

0

0

. I

Nov.

0 2

2

2

2

2

2

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total ..............................................................................

Mean. .................................... .........................................

Cubic feet per second per square mile. .............................................

Oct.

0.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

0.002

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

0.007

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 349

2643. Brandy Brook near Waddington, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°49'42", long 75°04'32", on right bank 50 ft downstream from lr ighway 

bridge, 3.2 miles southeast of Waddington, St. Lawrence County, and 4.4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 27.0 sq ml.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1960 (no winter records)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 255.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge recorded during year, 736 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.44 ft); 

maximum gage height recorded, 7.73 ft Apr. 3 (Ice jam); no flow many times.

1958-60: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Apr. 4, 1960; maximum gage height 

recorded, that of Apr. 3, 1960; no flow many times In 1960.

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

which are fair.

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 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

4.1 

4.3 

4.6

5.7

12

3.55

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1 

4.3

.3

.7 

1.7 

3.4

5.7

12

4.6 

4.9 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

29

57

145

260

565

760

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.

8.2

9.9

8.2

7.9

779

11

19

29

a36

835

a35

a34

*34

34

33

30

27

25

22

20

18

16

16

17

22

24

24

25

22 

20

22

692.1

22.3

O.826

O.95

Nov.

27

27

26

26

28

33

35

a34

a33

a31

*a29

27

27

31

!§

32

32

b30

b26

b22

21

20

19

26

33

b29

b24

b!8

b21 

b22

825

27.5

1.02

1.14

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

Feb.

.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

b!20

b!80

b450

680

*"530

b400

*b320

b370

418

400

*409

424

370

*358

340

285

265

285

212

167

153

198

127

134

210

136

111

96

82

.Six.

8,299

277

10.3

11.43

May

59

49

41

34

28

24

20

17

16

15

14

16

30

48

38

37

34

31

28

26

22

21

19

2022'

21

18

16

14

12

15

805

26.0

0.963

1.11

June

72

77

56

43

42

*41

36

32

28

24

21

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.2

7.9

8.5

7.2

6.6

5.5

4.8 

4.5

654.8

21.8

0.807

0.90

July

4.1

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.4 

.4

.4

46.4

1.50

0.056

0.06

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

o

0

o

.1

.1

.1

o

0

*0

o

0

0 

0

0

3.1

0.10

0.0037

0.004

Sept.

(*)

O

0

0

0

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
350 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2644. Middle Branch Grass River near Clare, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°22'34", long 75°03'42", on right bank on downstream side of highway

bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from confluence with South Branch and 1.9 miles south of

Clare, St. Lawrence County. 

Drainage area. 63.6 sq ml.

Records available. October 1958 to October 1960 (no winter records), discontinued. 

Gage. --Staff gage, read twice dally, and crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage Is 810 ft

( from topographic map).

Extremes . 1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, about 1,300 cfs Apr. 4 

 (gage height, 8.90 ft, Ice jam); minimum observed, 16 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height,

1 99 ft )

I960:' Maximum discharge observed during October, 378 cfs Oct. 26 (gage height,

4.79 ft); minimum observed, 25 cfs Oct. 13-15 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 4, 1960; maxlmuTi gage height

observed, 9.11 ft Apr. 3, 1959 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, that of Sept.

1960. 

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

which are poor..

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1959, to Oct. 31, I960, except period of Ice ef'ect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-15, Apr. 22 to May 12)

29,

1.99 16

2.1 29

2.2 45

2.3 71

2.5 102

3.0 141

4.0 247

5.0 425

6.0 

6.6

755

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

127

101

90 

71

110

292

380 2l2~

164

109

90

78

*68

65

65

49

53

68

68

89

80

71

84

199

179

173

146

110

92

3,671

118

1.86

2.15

Nov.

113

141

122

106 

102

155

195

141

106

95

90

101

101

102

143

122

117

*107

104

102

100

91

94

118

206

137

130

125

118

118

3,602

120

1.89

2.11

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

_

-

Feb.

_

-

_

-

Mar.

_

-

_

-

Apr.

b300

b700

b9OO

bl,100 

*1,070

 611

*340

287

232

144

157

210

354

420

1,010

978

626

89O

634

410

328

440

472

382

609

602

412

318

254

204

15,394

513

8.07

9.00

May

174

159

140

129

*118

115

109

108

108

129

126

132

149

218

187

199

181

136

115

101

101

90

89

102

244

174

121

97

89

86

129

4,155

134

2.11

2.43

June

398

546

410

312 

172

129

103

*90

89

68

68

62

56

47

65

89

89

125

86

89

68

62

45

59

53

96

68

43

3959"

3,685

1Z3

1.93

2.15

July

43

43

39

43 

43

43

43

35

35

35

28

28

27

26

25

24

23

23

28

28

28

27

25

24

23

*22

22

22

21

21

20

917

29.6

0.465

0.54

Aug.

20

20

19

19

19

18

TB

23

28

25

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

»19

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

20

656

21.2

0.333

0.38

Sept.

20

19

19

22 

26

26

23

23

23

88

41

45

109

108

49

30

30

30

30

28

28

26

24

22

20

19

18

17

*16

Taj-u

997

33.2

0.522

0.58

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1960

Day

Oct. 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Discharge

30

43

39

39

39

43

47

45

Day

Oct. 9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

Discharge

28

28

28

28

25

25

25

51

Day

Oct. 17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

Discharge

51

59

43

39

43

47

43

43

Day

Oct. 25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Total .................................................................................

Discharge

274

378

360

*107

89

68

68

2,275

1.15

1.33

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Result of discharge measurement, 43.6 cfs Nov. 22, I960.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 351

2647. North Branch Grass River near Clare, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44 0 25'46", long 75°03 I 07", on right bank 75 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

8.0 miles north of Clare, St. Lawrence County, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 

5 miles east of Russell.

Drainage area. 46.3 sq mi.

Records available. August 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 800 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.25 ft, 

backwater from ice); minimum, 1.9 cfs Aug. 23, 24.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1960; minimum, that of Aug. 23, 24,1960.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 19fO

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

Cfsm

Oct.

31

57

70

62

59

68

139

233

22T

161

111

78

59

*46

39

34

30

28

27

ZS

31

34

33

34

59

102

97

89

79

66

58

2,270

73.2

1.58

1.82

Nov.

64

77

79

71

63

76

119

122

98

76

62

60

62

65

79

83

82

*76

69

60

54

52

50,

63

100

130

121

100

84

86

2,383

79.4

1.71

1.91

Dec.

86

86

86

86

92

100

140

180

185

140

*135

130

170

175

170

170

160

150

135

110

90

80

72

66

61

64

66

68

68

68

68

3,458

112

2.42

2.78

Jan.

68

66

72

76

80

78

72

70

66

62

60

60

58

54:

52

50

47

43

41

40

40

38

38

38

37

37

36

*36

36

35

35

1,621

52.3

1.13

1.30

Feb.

35

35

34

33

33

35

39

43

4-8

52

64-

80

100

120 no

100

90

82

76

72

66

58

54

50

4:9

47

45

44

44

1,738

59.9

1.29

1.40

Mar.

44

44

43

43

45

44

43

42

41

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

39

40

*39

38

38

37

37

37

38

42

60

120

200

1,501

48.4

1.05

1.21

Apr.

300

350

450

620

700

*627

*428

328

*264

215

182

193

256

319

436

486

394

350

355

303

221

210

229

226

290

380

317

240

184

146

9,999

333

7.19

8.03

May

121

103

90

79

*70

61

53

47

43

47

59

62

75

113

133

133

122

100

76

59

48

42

36

4-5

116

145

103

69

48

36

58

2,392

77.2

1.67

1.92

June

186

296

294

240

176

112

79

*57

43

35

31

26

23

20

20

22

26

43

55

44

35

31

28

26

29

33

33

27

23

22

2,115

70.5

1.52

1.70

July

22

20

18

17

18

20

20

18

17

15

13

12

11

10

9.3

8.7

7.8

7.8

9.6

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.2

*7.2

7.2

7.2

7.0

374.2

12.1

0.261

0.30

Aig.

7.0

6.6

6.4

5.8

5.6

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.1

*2 .1

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

116.1

3.75

0.081

0.09

Sept.

2.5

2.2 2T2"

2.5

3.4

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.2

5.4

9.6

11

19

34

34

24

16

13

13

13

14

13

12

10

9.6

9.0

8.1

7.8

*7.4

7.4

321.5

10.7

0.231

0.26

Calendar year 1959: Max 616 Min 8.4 Mean 89.3 Cfsm 1.93 In. H6.18

Water year 1959-60: Max 700 Min 2.1 Mean 77.3 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.72

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Apr. 5 (12:45 a.m.) about 800 cfsj Apr. 16 (3:45 a.m.) 509 cfs 

(6.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20, Nov. 28 to Apr. 5.
352 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2648. Plumb Brook at Russell, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°25'30", long 75°08'03", on left bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.15 mile upstream from mouth and 0.8 mile southeast of village of Russell, 

St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area. 35.2 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1958 to September 1960 (no winter records), discontinued.

Gage. Staff gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 578.88 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 992 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 4.73 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 6.45 ft Mar. 31 (backwater from ice Jam on Grass River); 

minimum discharge observed, 3.4 cfs Sept. 1, 2 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1960; maximum gage height, that of 

Mar. 31, 1960; minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 1, 2, 1960.

Remarks. Records poor.

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. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

1.1 

1.5 

1.8

3.0

4.5

21

52

2,5 

3.0

4.0 

4.8

228

352

689

1,020

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.

38

35

30

72

115

139

169

140

110

90

70

50

35

*27

25

23

22 23"

24

25

28

32

40

50

80

90

80

70

64

60

56

1,912

61.7

1.75

2.02

Nov.

tee. 5

_

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

t326

_

_

_

-

Apr.

*500

*391

376

*992

439

338

235

176

*128

152

146

152

160

180

350

320

300 

280

224

193

101

124

169

269

350

250

200

150

120

100

7,865

262

7.44

8.31

May

80

70

64

58

*50

45

48

50

54

70

58

111

109

88

88

78

70 

47

38

35

32

37

42

55

61

64

55

51

44

53

122

1,927

62.2

1.77

2.04

June

152

429

346

230

150

100

70

*50

41

35

32

31

30

28

27

31

42

66

59

50

45

38

26

30

34

32

32

30

27

25

2,318

77.3

2.20

2.45

July

23

22

22

22

24.

24

23

21

18

19

19

19

17

13

13

14

13 

14

16

20

17

17

17

16

16

15

14

*13

12

11

10

534

17.2

0.489

0.56

Aug.

9.5

11

10

11

10

11

11

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

7.0

6.4

5.6

-ifL

12

11 

10

6.0

5.0

5.0

6.4

*5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.0 

4.3

239.4

7.72

0.219

0.25

Sept.

3.5

5.4

377

7.0

11

11

7.0

11

16

14

14

17

18

18

18

17

tt

17

17

11

12

*11

10

9.0

12

12

11

12

15

371.6

12.4

0.352

0.39

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Wafer year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 8-13, 15-31, Apr. 13-18, Apr. 25 to May 9, June 4-17, 

Aug. 3-28j discharge estimated on basis of general trend of readings, weather records, discharge 

measurements, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 353

2650. Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44"31'30", long 75°11'50", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from lower 

bridge In Pyrites, St. Lawrence County, and half a mile upstream from Harrlson Creek.

Drainage area. 335 sq ml.

Records available. August 1924 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 350.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--36 years, 598 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 4,800 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.58 ft, 

backwater from Ice); minimum dally, 76 cfs Sept. 3.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, about 8,300 cfs Nov. 18, 1927 (gage height, 13.0 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum dally, 59 cfs Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1934.

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

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-29)

1.1 

1.5 

2.O

72

162

325

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

760

2,510

4,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1930

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

Cfam

In.

Oct.

314

508

526

452

*39S

464

1,O8O

1,590 

1,570

1,000

750

557

456

398 

355

525

505

3OO

SIff

525

355

575

559

575

660

925

830

775

66O

562

504

18,149

585

1.75

2.01

Nov.

6O2

*715

710

629

584

683

1.O5O

920 

750

658

562

588

588

602 

760

740

670

640

540

48O

526

495

548" 464

835

935

785

580

580

6OO

19,779

659

1.97

2.20

Dec.

620

64O

66O

745

800

86O

1,270

1.700 

*1,500

1,180

900

86O

1,2OO

1,400 

1,300

1,500

1,55O

1,100

840

680

620

560

500

470

45O

460

480

480

480

480

480

26,365

850

2.54

2.93

Jan.

48O

470

560

*640

700

660

62O

600 

580

520

500

500

480

45O 

420

410

390

380

370

56O

560

550

350

350

340

540

540

330

330

320

320

13,820

446

1.33

1.55

Feb.

*520

52 O

320

310

510

32O

350

550 

570

450

700

1,OOO

1,100

1,200 

1,100

1,OOO

920

840

76O

700

62O

560

540

*520

5OO

470

450

420

400

17,200

595

1.77

1.91

Mar.

4OO

59O

590

580

4OO

390

380

570 

570

560

350

550

550

540 

34O

540

550

550

530

340

340

330

*550

550

520

520

330

360

540

1,000

1.500

12,930

417

1.24

1.44

Apr.

2,OOO

2,500

*5,000

4,100

4.500

4,090

2,830

2,260 

*1,850

1,47O

1,200

1,210

1,510

1,860 

2,62O

5,270

2,970

2,940

5,040

2,350

1,760

1,800

1,92O

1,840

2,450

2,850

2,26O

1,740

1,380

1.120

70,45O

2,548

7.O1

7.82

May

950

845

755

678

624

570

521

475 

456

580

*624

629

770

982 

960

Ij000

982

840

706

602

526

477

435

504

865

935

755

580

464

598

587

21,O73

680

2.03

2.34

June

1,640

5.480

3,O40

2,070

1,520

890

665

544 

456

402

565

540

*318

293 

296

340

359

486

552

443

579

356

296

500

540

4O6

571

303

268

272

21,568

719

2.15

2.39

July

352

52T

264

247

254

254

251

251 

218

206

*184

176

168

159 

154

154

141

146

162

157

165

159

154

157

168

152

151

154

129

124

122

5,794

187

O.558

0.64

Aug.

122

117

114

117

110

104

104

104 

141

157

151

122

108

106 

114

no

114

108

95

93

95

102

99

*114

126

110

99

93

87

95

80

3,391

109

0.325

0.38

Sept.

80

80

76

S3

110

134

114

102 

97

110

170

152

199

575" 321 

215

173

157

152

168

165

149

*U1

129

129

112

114

1O8

1O6

106

4,227

141

0.421

0.47

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,71O Mln 95 Mean 686 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.82

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,30O Mln 76 Mean 641 Cfsm 1.91 In. 26.06

Peak discharge (base, 5,6OO cfs). Apr. 4 (4 p.m.) about 4,800 cfs; June 2 (5:15 p.m.) 3,700 cfs 

(7.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18-20, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8 to Apr. 5

(no gage-height record Dec. 27 to Jan. 4).
354 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2651. Elm Creek near Hermon, N. Y.

Location. --Lat 44°26'14", long 75°12'52", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge , 2.3 miles south of Hermon, St. Lawrence County, and 6.8 miles upstream from 

confluence with Tanner Creek.

Drainage area. 33.0 sq mi.

Records available . August 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of ~

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 cfs June 2 (gage height, 8.55 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 29.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1960; minimum, that of Aug. 29, 1960.

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

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. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

3.2 21

3.5 36

4.0 76

5.0 

6.0

203

374

2.5 2.4

2.7 5.6

3.0 13

3.5 36

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

206 

394 

£23

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

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

47

49

43

37

40 

92

160

165

122

84

*56

40

31

26

23

22

21 

23

23

26

26

25

29

51

65

69

68

65

53

46

1,658

53.5

1.62

1.87

Nov.

50

58

56

49

*44.

52

73

85

72

55

45

48

56

64

79

87

78

64 

54

48

44

44

44

50

70

77

69

52

56

60

1,783

59.4

1.80

2.01

Dec.

59

56

60

76

102

121 

167

222

*176

140

110

90

110

140

135

130

130

120 

110

110

100

80

50

22

17

18

18

18

19

20

21

2,747

88.6

2.68

3.10

Jan.

25

28

32

*35

37

f

35

34

32

30

29

29

27

27

26

26

26 

25

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

21

21

20

852

27.5

0.833

0.96

Feb.

*20

20

20

19

19

20 

22

24

30

43

*450

*3E8

254

190

125

106

94

82 

70

62

56

56

56

55

53

5Z

49

47

45

2,467

85.1

2.58

2.78

Mar.

45

44

42

40

40

35 

31

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

*25

25

25 

24

24

24

24

23

22

20.

20

21

23

*41

190

*660

1,672

53.9

1.63

1.88

Apr.

*550

419

581

*861

*426

262 

220

179

154

136

121

116

115

116

115

108

100

99 

99

86

73

100

112

109

EOO

214

147

115

92

73

6,098

203

6.15

6.87

May

59 = 2

46

*40

36

32 

27

23

22

30

33

40

56

19

68

63

55

44 

34

26

24

22

20

30

46

50

36

23

19

16

42

1,183

38.2

1.16

1.33

June

196

904

440

274

188

128 

*91

64

46

36

30

26

23

20

23

26

E3

30 

39

32

22

18

16

20

26

22

16

13

11

14

2,817

93.9

2.85

3.17

July

14

11

9.2

9.4

9.2

9.4 

9.2

8.2

8.2

e.o

e.9

e.4

e.2

e.2

e.o

f .6

r!e

e"o

8.2

T.I

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

4-. 9

4.7

*4.9

4.7

4.3

4.3

218.8

7.06

0.214

0.25

Aug.

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.4 

3.2

3.7

4*2

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.2 

2.8

2.7

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

99.2

3.20

0.097

0.11

Sept.

1*8.

2.8

2.8

3.5

4.2

3.8 

3.2

3.0

*3.1

3.4

3.5

3.7

5.8

.6*2.

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.7 

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.2

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

110.8

3.69

0.11E

0.12

Calendar year 1959: Max 630 Min 3.5 Mean 55.3 Cfam 1.68 In. 22.77

Water year 1959-60: Max 904 Min 2.5 Mean 59.3 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.45

Peak discharge (baae, 330 cfa). Feb. 11 (7.1 

(7.68 ft); Apr. 4 (9:15 a.m.) 953 cfs (8.10 

1,090 cfs (8.55 ft).

.. . 

ft),- Apr. 6 (1 p.m.)

* Discharge meaaurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19, 20, 28-30, Dec. 10 to Feb. 11, Feb. 14, 

15, 18-23, Feb. 29 to Mar. 31.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 355

2652. Tamer Creek at Stellaville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°29'04", long 75"15'29", on right bank on downstream side of highway

bridge, 0.6 mile west of Stellaville, St. Lawrence County, 1.8 miles northwest of

Hermon, and 1.9 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 32.3 sq ml.

Records available. September 1958 to November 1960 (no winter records), discontinued. 

Itege. Staff gage, read twice dally, and crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage Is 380 ft

(from topographic map). 

Extremes.--1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,580 cfs June 2 (gage

height, 6.07 ft), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting;

maximum gage height observed, 9.09 ft Mar. 31 (Ice jam); no flow for many days In

August and September.

1960: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 9.4 cfs Nov.

21 (gage height, 0.82 ft); no flow Oct. 1.

1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 2, 1960; maximum gage height

observed, that of Mar. 31, 1960; no flow many times. 

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1959, to Nov. 3O, 1960, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

18,

Oct. I, 1959, to Mar. 31, 1960 Apr. 1 to Nov. 30, 1960

0.8 8.

1.0 16

1.3 33

1.6 57

2.0 96

3.0 224

.1 

.6

1.4 

2.6

0.6

1.3 

1.7

4.5

10

2.3 181

3.0 340

4.0 670

6.0 1,550

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

Z9 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

9.8

58

37

27

24

72

Hi

151

109

81

67

*51

35

28

22

17

15

14

14

14

16

16

23

34

69

55

55

63

53

47

58

1,508.8

48.7

1.51

1.74

Nov.

64

60

52

47

*44

51

80

73

59

45

38

48

54

58

78

71

61

53

b49

b45

46

44

42

54

81

83

80

70

64 

67

1,761

58.7

1.82

2.03

Dec.

.

-

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

b46O

b400

b540

b700

*b480

»296

*233

189

*155

122

99

92

88

83

85

88

93

110

85

68

78

125

102

151

332

193

130

96

64

ill

5,786

193

5.98

6.66

May

46

45

38

*31

25

20

18

15

14

16

20

32

67

83

71

57

45

33

25

20

15

12

12

16

34

31

19

14

11

10

31

926

29.9

0.926

1.07

June

398

1.500

479

242

157

104

71

33

*27

21

16

13

10

7.9

8.8

9.1

8.8

7.9

7.3

7.0

5.0

3.9

3.2

5.5

18

16

7.9

4.8

4.1 

3.0

2,999.2

100

3.10

3.45

July

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.6

.8

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

a. 5

.6

*.2

.2 

.2

.1

30.1

0.97

0.030

0.03

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1.1

.1

.1

.!_

0

O

0

.1

SL

.1

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

O

.1

.1

1.7

0.05

0.0015

0.002

Sept.

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

O

0

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ao

aO

aO

aO

aO 

ao

0.6

0.02

0.00062

0.0007

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge j-elation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1960

Cay

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

ao

.1

*.2

.2

2

 4

Nov.

2.4

2.5

3.9

4.3

3.7

3.4

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

0.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Nov.

2.8

2.4

*2.4

3.2

4.1

5.2

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.3

Nov.

5.8

6.0

5.8

4.3

7.6

9.1

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

0.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

Nov.

7.6

6.8

7.9

6.8

7.0

7.6

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.8

3.2

a3.4

3.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

0.023

0.03

Nov.

7.6

6.2

4.1

3.2

4.8

7.9

-

5.21

0.161

0.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
356 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2653. Little River near Canton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°33 I 24", long 75°06'56", on right bank on dam abutment, 50 ft downstream

from highway bridge, at Brick Chapel, 4.0 miles southeast of Canton, St. Lawrence

County, and 7.4 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 42.4 sq ml.

Records available . October 1958 to November 1960 (no winter records ), discontinued. 

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage Is 389.32 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 2,160 cfs Apr. 4 (gage

height, 7.44 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting;

minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.33 ft).

1960: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 200 cfs Oct.25

(gage height, 4.43 ft); minimum observed, 3.2 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 15 (gage height, 3.39ft). 

1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, 3,110 cfs Aug. 9, 1959 (gage height, 8.15 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed,

that of Sept. 3, 1960. 

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

which are fair.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1959, to Nov. 3O, 1960, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

3.26

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8

0.4

1.2

4.3

10

20

49

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

87

225

406

940

1,720

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.

46

79

38

25

20

92

238 

258

164

101

51

36

*29

25

22

19

19

23

25

22

22

20

33

42

42

38

73

87

60

48

69

1,866

60.2

1.42

1.64

Nov.

94

118

73

51

56

118

144 

126

60

49

*40

75

73

118

144

105

83

83

54

38

a46

54

46

73

89

69

58

31

25

2,211

73.7

1.74

1.94

Dec.

_

-

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln

Mar.

_

-

_

-

Apr.

b480

565

694

*1.550

*582

*352

*235 

206

182

150

108

164

170

147

251

153

142

182

156

110

77

277

158

231

488

266

197

105

75

69_

8,322

277

6.53

7.30

May

63

58

54

46

*37

33

29 

25

23

51

40

61

123

131

75

71

58

43

33

26

25

23

1938-

152

79

42

26

22

19

114

1,639

52.9

1.25

1.44

June

396

345

268

123

60

*43

33 

25

19

17

17

15

13

13

15

16

18

27

20

16

14

13

11

16

34

23

16

10

7.5

9.0

1,652.5

55.1

1.30

1.45

Mean Cfsm

July

8.2

8.2

7.5

7.5

9.0

7.5

8.2

11

9.0

7.5

6.9

6,4

6.4

*7.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.1

6.9

8-2

7.5

6.9

5,9

5,1

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

r> q *-* a

197.0

6.35

0.150

0.17

In.

Aug.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.3

1.4

1.0 

2.3

2.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.0

.6

.6

.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

47.6

1.54

0.036

0.04

Sept.

0.8

.6

-ti

1.2

2.3

1.7

1.4 

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.6

.8

2.9

5.6

27¥

2.0

1.4

2.3

2.3

3.2

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.9

3.6

3.2

3.6

63.0

2.10

0.050

0.06

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

- Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge in cubic feet per second, 1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

4.0

4.3

*5.5

5.9

4.7

4.3

Nov.

12

23

23

20

18

12

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

6.4

5.9

5.5

4.7

4.0

3.2

Nov.

12

10

10

8.2

8.2

10

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

3.2

4.0

3.6

4.0

5.5

5.1

Nov.

12

12

12

13

22

23

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

4.3

6.4

11

10

4.3

5.5

Nov.

*20

19

14

12

14

14

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In inches ....................................................................

Oct.

150

194

42

34

20

13

10

0.52

Nov.

12

12

12

12

14

12

-

0.37

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 35r,

2654. arannis Brook at Crary Mills, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°34'55", long 75°04'43", on right bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge, half a mile northwest of Crary Mills, St. Lawrence County, and 0.6 mile upstream from Boyden Brook.

Drainage area. 20.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to November 1960 (no winter records), discontinued.

gage. Staff gage, read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage is 410 ft 

(from topographic map). .

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 755 cfs Apr. 4 (gage

 height, 3.86 ft); minimum observed, 1.7 cfs Sept. 6, 7 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

I960- Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 14 cfs Oct. 27, 

Nov. 3 (gage height, 0.96 ft); minimum observed, 3.0 cfs Oct. 10, 11 (gage height,

1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 4, 1960; maximum gage height 

observed, 4.51 ft sometime during period Mar. 16-31, 1959 (ice Jam); minimum discharge 

observed, that of Sept. 6,7, 1960. 

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

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1959, to Nov. 30, 1960 (gage height, 

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

1.2

1.7

3.2

6.0

10

33

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

79

145

389

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

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

19

10

5.0

6.4

57

143

140

75

30

22

19

*14

12

12

11

10

8.9

8.9

10

12

14

18

19

75

39

32

26

22 

22

22

936.2

30.2

1.47

1.69

Nov.

75

39

32

27

23

21

20

21

21

19

*19

24

30

30

52

50

41

34

29

26

24

22

22

42

41

37

33

30

31

947

31.6

1.53

1.71

Dec.

-

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

Feb.

t478

(tt)

_

-

-

-

Calendar year : Max Mln

Mar.

T432

-

-

-

-

Apr.

*352

*274

343

546

244

140

105

91

88

70

64

94

86

130

142

74

79

85

66

44

45

153

63

75

280

108

82

52

45 

42

4,062

135

6.55

7.33

Mean

May

35

29

26

24

*21

18

12

14

14

15

19

23

49

85

64

37

28

23

16

14

8.0

4^0

7.5

33

70

29

24

14

8.9 

8.0

102

874.4

28.2

1.37

1.58

June

183

85

 110

42

23

16

15

14

12

9.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.5

9.4

9.4

6.4

6.0

6.7

7.5

7.1

6.4

5^4.

9.4

12

7.5

6.4

5.4

5.4 

5.4

657.5

21.9

1.06

1.19

Cfsm

July

5.0

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5*4

4.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

5.4

4.8

3.5

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7 

2.6

113.0

3.65

0.177

0.20

In.

Aug.

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

*2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

Z&

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.8 

2.7

74.5

2.40

0.117

0.13

Sept.

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

l.S

*2.0

2.4

2.8

2.7

14

6.0

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.2

4.2

3.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

95.9

3.20

0.155

0.17

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

1 Result of discharge measurement.

1t Result of discharge measurements made on this day 186 and 166 cfs.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 3, 27, 28, Nov. 3-6, 17-21, 26-30; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.

Discharge In cubic feet per second, 1960

Day

£

4

5

6

Cubl

Oct. | Nov.

7.5

4J5

5.0

5.6

10

13 

10

8.9

8.0

Day

7

8

9 

10

11

12

Oct.

6.7

6.4

3.5 

3.0

3.2

3.5

Nov.

9.4

8.0

5.6 

6.0

6.4

8.0

Day

13

14

15 

16

17

18

Oct.

3.5

4.0

4.0 

4.0

7.1

6.4

Nov.

8.4

8.4

10

11

10

8.9

Day

19

20

21 

22

23

24

Oct.

7.5

9.4

7.1 

5.0

4.8

5.0

Nov.

*9.4

8.4

9.4 

10

9.4

8.4

Day

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

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

Oct.

8.0

10

13 

11

8.9

8.4

7.1

190.5

6.15

0.34

Nov.

8.9

7.1

5*4 

6.4

10

12

-

262.3

8.74

0.47

Discharge measurement made on this day.
358 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2665. Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°14'05", long 74°34'20", on left bank half a mile downstream from dam of 

International Paper Co. at Piercefield, St. Lawrence County, and l|- miles upstream from 

Dead Creek.

Drainage area. 722 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,502.12 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1912, staff or chain gage at same site (datum of chain gage 

lowered 2 ft Jan. 1, 1911, to present datum).

Average discharge. 52 years, 1,284 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,830 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 11.30 ft); minimum, 81 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.09 ft); minimum daily, 208 cfs Sept. 5.

1908-60: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs May 16, 1943 (gage height, 12.09 ft); minimum, 

4.1 cfs Oct. 12, 1947 (gage height, 0.61 ft), caused by construction work above station; 

minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Oct. 12, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural 

storage in lakes and ponds above station and by regulation at the Bog River Dam.- Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Piercefield.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 604: 1924. WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1387: 1910, 1913, 

1914(M), 1916, 1921.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

208

457

812

1,300

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.5

1,970

2,850

5,010

7,140

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

837

1,020

1,200

1,220

1,190

1,200

1,320

1,480

*1,590

1,630

1,640

1,700

1,710

1,660

1,580

1,580

1,450

1,400

1,420

1,270

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,210

1,290

1,520

1,740

1,780

1,840

1,830

1,890

44,637

1,440

-

-

Nov.

1,910

2,020

2,110

2,010

2,060

2,140

2,230

2,330

2,520

2,690

2.750

2,720

2,650

2,610

2,550

2,520

2,480

2,450

2,390

2,030

1.750

1,770

*1,780

1,760

2,060

1,960

1,950

2,000

2,070

2,130

66,400

2,213

-

-

Dec.

2,170

2,260

2,320

2,350

2,350

2,340

2,380

2,490

2,490

2,430

2,400

2,410

2,490

2.500

2,490

2,490

2,460

2,430

2,360

2,270

2,160

2,020

1,910

1,740

1,460

1.430

1,430

1,440

1,470

1,460

1,430

65,830

2,124

-

-

Jan.

1.410

1,360

1,350

1,370

1,370

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,290

1,290

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,110

1,100

1,070

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,160

1,140

*1,150

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,060

971 TTi

36,842

1,188

-

-

Feb.

948

885

863

837

812

772

725

808

741

741

800

907

925

1,070

1,180

1,220

1,230

1,240

1,280

1,320

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,260

1,230

1,230

1.400

1,350

31,064

1,071

-

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 6,200 Min 225

Mar.

1.280

1,220

1,120

1,120

1,060

995

1,020

938

898

962

872

876

829

880

837

820

796

812

756

760

756

714

699

741

706

703

669

722

651

684

925

26,821

865

-

-

Apr.

1,200

1,310

1,430

1,780

2,180

2,510

2,720

3,080

3,090

3,060

3,040

3,020

3,050

3,150

*3,420

3,730

4,080

4,500

*5,000

5,540

5,940

6,160

6,240

6,220

6,500

6,700

6.760

6,720

6,540

6,240

124,910

4,164

-

-

May

5. 850

5,460

5,050

4,630

4,320

4,020

3,740

3,420

3,130

2,800

2,360

2,310

2,280

2,240

2,270

2,310

2,340

2,270

2,330

2,320

2,200

2,080

1,950

1,740

1,610

1,640

1,620

1,630

1,570

1,510

1,470

84,470

2,725

-

'

June

,390

,200

,320

.400

,390

,380

,360

,320

,120

,250

1,270

1,060

1,040

858

894

*902

948

920

812

846

820

825

796

752

916

885

912

920

907

966

31,379

1,046

-

-

July

876

876

876

833

S'SS

796

738

800

772

635

816

647

706

629

658

590

590

594

556

633

567

590

615

626

612

*629

570

587

580

536

580

21,036

630

-

-

Aug.

494

460

454

457

445

454

514

433

463

476

498

510

442

553

430

514

457

448

491

392

466

421

494

510

*381

392

387

359

359

365

365

13,884

448

-

-

Sept.

365

333

306

262

208

370

299

267

282

311

333

387

469

590

640

647

608

695

741

608

749

718

706

*703

699

772

680

676

651

676

15,751

525

-

-

Mean 1,541 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.97

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,760 Min 208 Mean 1,538 Cfsm 2.13 In. 29.00

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 359

2675. Raquette River at South Colton, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°30'40", long 74°53'OQ", on left bank 300 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 56 at South Colton, St. Lawrence County, 500 ft downstream from South Colton 

powerplant, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Cold Brook.

Drainage area.--939 sq ml.

Records available. January 1953 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 882.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,660 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs May 2 (gage height, 8.40 ft); minimum 

daily, 10 cfs Sept. 18.

1953-60: Maximum discharge, 8,330 cfs Apr. 22, 1954 (gage height, 9.07 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Aug. 25, 1957 (gage height, 1.50 ft); minimum daily, 4.6 cfs June 2, 1954.

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

Flow regulated by Carry Falls Reservoir (usable capacity, 5,011,000,000 cu ft) since 

1953; considerable natural storage in large lakes above Piercefield.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15-17)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

6.1

13

84

180

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

409

1,080

2,050

3,270

8,200

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

Cfsra

In.

(t)

Oct.

1,210 

1,120

532

654

1,510

1,190

1,070

1,450

1,250

538

816

1,150

1,550

1,380

1,350

1,410

333

1,120

1,380

1,420

1,840

1,280

1,130

332

824

1.860

1,330

1,840

1,440

1,260

1,340

36,909

1,191

-

-

+535

Nov.

1,380 

1,370

1,550

2,120

2,050

2,210

2,170

1,710

2,530

5.450

3,450

*3,440

3,410

3,410

3,250

3,390

3,430

3,430

3,430

3,430

2,620

2,640

2,330

2,540

2,240

2,110

2,250

2,360

2,100

2,540

78,340

2,611

-

-

-42.7

Dec.

2,180 

2,360

2,290

2,400

2,360

2,220

2,560

3,400

5.500

3,450

*5,540

5,250

5,070

2,880

5,360

2,900

2,860

3,220

2,830

2,210

2,630

2,250

2,790

2,550

1,790

1.740

1,910

2,070

2,130

1,770

2,050

80,280

2,590

-

-56.8

Jan.

1.450 

1,600

1,930

2,090

1,820

1,740

1,960

2, 100

1,840

1,790

1,650

1,500

1,960

2,060

2.550

2,090

1,950

1,920

1,850

2,050

2,060

2,000

1,790

1,680

1,980

2,050

2,220

*1,850

1,900

1,650

2,050

58,890

1,900

-

-

-492

Feb.

2.470 

2,140

2,240

2,190

2,100

2,050

1,650

*2,000

1,850

2,510

2,000

1,790

1.510

1,670

1,810

2,040

1,800

1,990

2,010

2,010

1,980

2,020

1,990

1,890

2,520

2,110

1,950

1,750

1,980

57,580

1,979

-

-652

Mar.

2,550 

2,160

2,200

1,650

1,890

1,850

2,150

2,210

2,140

2,020

2,020

1,950

1,560

2,110

1,850

2,060

2,050

2,130

1,790

1,610

*2,310

1,730

1,780

1,480

1,550

775

352

1,220

1,330

1,270

1, 620

55,167

1,780

-

-

-497

Apr.

2.010 

2,580

3,280

2,830

2,580

3,100

5,440

5,400

5,390

*3,560

5,540

2,980

2,550

5,450

3,500

3,440

5,410

5,410

5,410

5,450

3,430

3,400

5,400

3,500

4,160

4,100

4,160

5,210

5,860

6.100

106,190

3,540

-

-

+1,878

May

5,300 

6.870

6,200

5,120

4,760

4,600

4,920

4,400

3,880

3,450

3,200

3,570

2,600

2,590

2,460

3,260

3,120

5,500

5,230

2,980

2,220

2,390

2,270

2,750

2,800

2,600

2,330

2,470

2,300

1.500

2,200

105,040

5,588

-

-

-72.5

June

2.000

1, 800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,450

1,590

1,540

1,660

1,540

1,480

744

1,500

1,880

1,520

*1,500

2,000

1,220

1,160

1,550

1,810

1,700

1,700

1,700

740

960

1,450

1,520

1,860

1,460

45,514

1,510

-

-

-165

July

1,540 

1,260

724

706

1,490

1,590

1.750

1,700

828

676

1,200

1,340

1,120

1,270

1,120

640

762

977

1,500

1,620

1,460

1,400

690

600

1,540

1,150

*1,100

1,290

1,450

580

55,455

1,145

-

-

-579

Aug.

,150 

,120

,250

.460

,510

754

1,050

1,110

592

1,050

1,050

992

570

855

739

1,020

1,240

830

1,140

242

686

1,010

825

820

1,120

1,500

168

*428

970 

919

1,090

2E,580

922

-

-

-590

Sept.

1,110 

913

772

360

710

902

1,060

1,110

1,080

212

708

883

844

814

1,190

1,070

90

10

1,210

1,100

1.250

1,240

1,010

*418

95

975

952

1,140

904 

1,030

25,162

839

-

-

-263

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,940 Mln 10 Mean 1,859 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.88 t +71.8

Water year 1959-60: Max 6,870 Mln 10 Mean 1,947 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.23 ,t -49.3

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Carry Palls Reservoir (furnished by 

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.).

Note. No gage-height record May 25, 26, May 28 to June 6, June 25-27; discharge estimated on basis 

of existing gage heights and powerplant record.

614Z14 O -61 -24
360 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

3677. Parkhurst Brook near Potsdam, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°39'll", long 74°58'15", on right bank 60 ft upstream from bridge on 

. State Highways 56 and 72, 0.3 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.2 miles southeast of 

campus of State University of New York, College of Education, at Potsdam, St. Lawrence 

County.

Drainage area. 17.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1958 to September 1960 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 412.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 463 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 6.09 ft); 

maximum gage height recorded, 6.97 ft Apr. 3 (ice jam); minimum discharge recorded, 

1.7 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Apr. 4, 1960; maximum gage height 

recorded, that of Apr. 3, 1960; minimum discharge recorded, that of Aug. 29, 1960.

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

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

6.4

14

33

4.0 

5.0

2.86 

2.9 

3.1 

3.4

1.9 

2.5 

7.0

3.7 

4.2 

5.0 

6.0

99

235

442

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

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17

26

13

8.6

6.8

39

80

95

54

30

19

*14

12

10

9.6

9.3

8.9

9.3

10

10

14

11

12

16

46

27

27

30

19

16

18

717.5

23.1

1.30

1.50

Nov.

35

31

25

20

22

40

44

26

21

18

17

*22

21

26

38

24

25

b20

b!8

b!7

17

17

b!8

30

45

27

21

b20

b24

b27

756

25.2

1.42

1.58

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

b200

b!80

*b250

*362

*203

128

92

*77

67

59

51

78

72

82

117

71

62

95

53

37

38

108

53

61

156

71

48

38

32

28

2,969

99.0

5.56

6.20

May

25

24

21

*20

18

17

15

14

14

18

17

18

24

30

31

42

28

20

17

15

14

13

13

35

38

26

17

14

12

11

40

661

21.3

1.20

1.38

June

80

78

42

25

19

16

14

*12

12

11

10

9.8

9.4

8.4

8.8

10

8.8

11

9.8

8.8

9.4

8.0

6.8

12

16

10

7.7

6.5

6.3

774

493.9

16.5

0.927

1.03

July

6.5

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.S

7.4

675

6.0

6.5

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.9

*4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.9

6.0

5.6

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.5

3.5

4.4

3.5

3.1

3.3

155.9

5.03

0.283

0.33

Aug.

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

4.4

375

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.9

3.3

2.5

*2.2

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.0

3.5

3.1

81.3

2.62

0.147

0.17

Sept.

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.5

4.2

*3.3

2.7

2.5

2.4

375

3.5

3.7

7.7

576

3.9

3.3

3.1

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.9

101.1

3.37

0.189

0.21

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 361

2678. Trout Brook at Alien Corners, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°47'33", long 75°01'59", on left bank 250 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 56A, at Alien Corners, St. Lawrence County, and 2 miles southwest of 

Norfolk.

Drainage area.--56.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1958 to September 1960 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 250 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 655 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 7.10 ft);

maximum gage height observed, 9.4 ft Apr. 1 (ice jam); no flow for part of Aug. 20, 21.

1958-60: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,010 cfs Sept. 3, 1959 (gage height, 8.14 ft),

from rating curve extended above 620 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; maximum gage

height recorded, 9.66 ft Mar. 21, 1959 (ice jam); no flow for part of Aug. 20, 21, 1960.

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

which are fair.

Eating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (gage height, l-i 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

3.8 

4.0 

4.5

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 4.5 ft.

3.38

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.9

0.1 

.2 

1.6 

4.3 

8.1 

20

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

155

356

625

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day Oct.

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

28

76

59

57

45

92

233

385

342

221

145

99

*70

54

43

36

32

29

28

26

27

26

29

42

86

99

101

100

79

67

62

2,818

90.9

1.62

1.86

Nov.

79

84

85

75

74

108

160

128

99

73

59

64

62

70

88

75

*78

b68

b58

b50

b41

b35 b36~

60

104

b92

b74

b54

b72

b82

2,287

76.2

1.36

1.51

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

.

-

-

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

*a380

*a620

480

442

505

338

342

462

298

176

128

287

214

190

470

358

190

130

97

75

_

-

-

-

May

64

54

45

47

32

27

22

18

*17

21

23

34

97

143

124

133

100

68

49

35

28

26

24

48

113

120

83

52

34

25

45

1,751

56.5

1.01

1.16

June

181

206

177

116

80

54

*34

24

18

15

12

10

8.6

7.0

7.3

8.1

7.3

7.3

6.2

5.4

4.7

4.0

5.5

5.1

7.3

7.0

5.1

4.0

3.5

3.8

1,032.2

34.4

0.612

0.68

July

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

5.8

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.9

47.4

1.53

0.027

0.03

Aug.

0.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.5

.3

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

q ±3-

11.1

0.36

0.0064

0-007

Sept.

0.7

.4

.4

.9

.9

.9

.7

*.6

.4

.6

.4

.7

1.0

1*4

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

23. 1

0.77

0.014

0.02

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
362 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2680. Raquette River at Rayraondville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°50 1 20", long 74°58'45", on right bank 250 ft upstream from old highway 

bridge at Raymondville, St. Lawrence County, 0.3 mile downstream from Trout Brook, 

0.4 mile downstream from powerplant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., and 18 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,131 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1960.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--16 years (1944-60), 2,014 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 6.71 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum daily, 722 cfs Aug. 18.

1943-60: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1954 (gage height, 7.60 ft); maximum gage height, 9.24 ft Feb. 22, 1954 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 4.4 cfs 

Oct. 15, 1951; minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Oct. 15, 1951; minimum gage height, 0.42 ft 

July 13, 1950.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Carry Falls Reservoir (usable capacity, 5,011,000,000 

cu ft) about 46 miles upstream, since 1953; considerable natural storage in large lakes 

above Piercefield. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1960 are given in WSP 1741.

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

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

Oct. 20 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

1,010

1,550

3,000

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

600

1,670

3,080

6.0 

7.0

7,070

9,440

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

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,330

1,790

1.070

1,300

1,190

1,560

2,010

2.240

2,110

1,890

1,700

1,550

1,510

1,390

1,410

1,430

1,420

1,340

*1,480

1,340

1,500

1,390

1,570

1,660

1,740

1,870

1,480

1,820

1,920

1,860

1,920

49,790

1,606

_

-

Nov.

2.010

2,090

2,050

2,120

2,250

2,360

2,920

2,870

2,790

3,480

3,540

3,690

3,900

3,950

5.970

3,930

*3,930

3,880

3,840

3,820

3,700

3,080

2,980

2,890

2,790

2,720

2,760

2,730

2,680

2,680

92,400

3,080

_

-

Dec.

2,760

2,740

2,810

3,080

3,380

3,410

4,030

4.170

4,150

3,970

4,110

4,050

4,130

4,110

3,690

*3,860

4,050

3,970

3,320

3,040

2,900

2,800

2,800

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,500

2 450 2)450

101,830

3,285

_

-

Jan.

2.400

2,400

2,400

2,350

2,350

2,300

2,300

*2,300

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,350

2,350

2,300

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,400

2,350

71,050

2,292

_

-

Feb.

2,250

2,200

»2.150

2,150

2,150

2,200

2,300

2,300

2,250

2,200

2,400

2.700

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,350

2,350

2,400

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,400

68,900

2,376

_

-

Mar.

2.400

2,400

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,250

2,250

2,100

2,200

2,200

*2,200

2,200

2,250

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,150

2,000

1,900

1,650

1,400

1,450

1,500

1, 300

2,280

65,930

2,127

_

-

Apr.

4,030

4,990

7,270

8.440

6,980

5,530

5,190

5,210

*5,150

4,930

4,830

4,870

5.690

4,150

5,670

5,110

5,030

5,270

4,750

4,270

4,190

4,670

4,410

4,390

5,170

5,210

5,250

5,510

5,490

6,200

155,650

5,188

_

-

May

6.450

6,120

6,430

6,140

5,570

5,110

3,990

5,130

4,830

4,290

3,990

3,800

3,900

3,340

3,930

3,560

3,450

4,330

3,820

3,740

3,560

2,820

2,380

2,760

3,650

3,560

3,220

2,430

2,020

1.870

2,040

122,230

3,943

-

June

3,000

5,520

2,490

2,130

1,930

1,880

1,880

1,820

1,780

1,730

1,750

1,630

1,720

*1,680

1,740

1,670

1,710

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,800

1.000

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

55,360

1,845

-

July

1,700

1,700

1,100

1,200

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,550

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,250

1,330

1,130

1,380

872

1.840"

1,620

1,270

1,440

1,080

1,370

1,500

*1,280

1,310

1,260

1,250

1,170

42,162

1,360

-

Aug.

1,320

1,680

1,780

749

1,200

1,300

1,190

1,270

959

966

944

1,020

1,030

941

1,060

1,050

1,010

722

776

1,170

1,100

1,040

967

727

838

972

1,050

968

1,190

808

*970

32,767

1,057

-

Sept.

1,110

886

910

1,050

1,080

995

1.360

1,040

778

746

820

1,100

1,010

1,020

942

993

1,020

956

1,050

968

*989

974

922

980

1,020

1,050

1,080

910

801

1,070

29,630

988

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,370 Min 620 Mean 2,216 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.60

Water year 1959-60: Max 8,440 Min 722 Mean 2,425 Cfsm 2.14 In. 29.19

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21 to Mar. 29. No gage-height record June 18 

to July 14; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 363

2682. Plum Brook at Grantvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lab 44°52'45", long 74°54'52", on right bank 175 ft upstream from highway bridge 

 at Grantville, St. Lawrence County, 0.7 mile downstream from tributary, 1.1 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.3 miles southwest of Massena city limits.

Drainage area. 37.6 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1958 to September 1960 (no winter records).

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 204.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,180 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 

5.99 ft); no flow Aug. 11 to Sept. 5.

1958-60: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Apr. 4, 1960; no flow Aug. 11 to 

Sept. 5, 1960.

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

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. 5

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

13

29

72

129

204

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

304

444

640

1,180

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

0 1.2

.1 1.3

.1 1.5

.4 1.7

1.1

2.5

6.5

13

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.7 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

Cfsrr

In.

Oct.

16

26

24

21

18

26

77

122

129

129

129

116

93

75

62

51

43

38

*35

31

29

27

28

35

56

54

47

49

42 

42

45

1,715

55.3

1.47

1.70

Nov.

59

61

55

50

56

86

103

76

62

55

52

56

53

55

62

51

*50

b46

41

b36

32

30

30

48

76

b58

b48

b41

b40 

b40

1,608

53.6

1.43

1.59

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

_

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

_

_

-

-

Apr.

b!80

b360

*613

*966

1.090

759

618

553

489

428

403

582

485

454

454

311

284

344

228

166

141

232

156

144

259

201

189

138

110

11

11,428

381

10.1

11.30

May

79

BB

59

52

41

33

28

24

*21

20

17

IT

30

50

34

36

38

34

30

27

26

24

23

31

40

36

30

24

22

19

30

1,041

33.6

0.894

1.03

June

90

90

66

50

42

41

*35

29

26

23

20

17

16

13

14

12

10

10

8.5

7.4

6.8

6.0

5.3

6.5

7.7

6.0

5.1

4.7

4.1 

4.3

676.4

22.5

0.598

0.67

July

3.7

IT?

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.7

.6

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.7

.5

*.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

36.4

1.17

0.031

0.04

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.0

0.032

0.00085

0.001

Sept.

5"0

0

0

0

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

2.6

0.087

0.0023

0.003

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
364 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2683. Squeak Brook near Massena, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°56'30", long 74°47'50", on downstream side of highway bridge on South 

Raquette River Road, 0.1 mile upstream from mouth and 4.7 miles east of Grass River 

bridge at Massena, St. Lawrence County. Prior to Apr. 4, 1960, at site 0.4 mile 

upstream.

Drainage area.--42.3 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1958 to November 1960 (no winter records), discontinued.

Gage. Wire-weight gage, read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 180 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to Apr. 4, 1960, water-stage recorder at site 0.4 mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 459 cfs Apr. 14; no 

flow July 28 to Sept. 30.

1960: Maximum discharge observed during period October to Novembe", 46 cfs Oct. 26

height, 2.98 ft); no flow Oct. 1-5, 8-15, 17-19.

1958-60; Maximum discharge recorded, 543 cfs Apr. 6, 1959 (gage h3ight, 7.26 ft, 

site and datum then in use); maximum gage height recorded, 7.91 ft Ap~. 2, 1959, site 

and datum then in use (ice jam); no flow July 28 to Oct. 5, Oct. 8-15, 17-19, 1960.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from Raquette 

River or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Hating tables, Oct. 1, 1959, to Nov. 30, I960, except periods of lee effect or 

backwater from Raquette River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1, 1959, to Apr. 28, 1960 Apr. 29 to Nov. 30, I960

4.2 1.6

4.3 3.3

4.5 8.3

4.8 

5.3 

5.7

1.5

1.6

1.7 .5

1.8 1.1

1.9 £.4

2.0 4.3

2.3 

2.7 

3.2

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.

1.8

772

12

10

8.3

10

£4

56

55

56

50

40

33

21

22

18

15

12

*10

11

11

11

11

15

28

36

35

37

32

26

24

744.3

24.0

0.567

0.65

Nov.

30

36

33

30

34

50

76

56

44

41

35

33

33

35

44

41

*40

38

32

26

E4

22

2E

32

56

48

b35

b32

b31

b30

1,119

37.3

0.882

0.98

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

-

_

-

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

t459

-

.

-

-

-

t!43

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

t72.7

-

-

-

-

May

50

4T

33

27

22

*18

15

13

11

1O

*9.4

9.8

30

48

39

40

*42

3E

25

20

16

14

13

19

42

30

21

14

10

8.8

9 ' 1

73E.1

23.6

0.558

0.64

June

25

51

35

31

22

16

*12

9.7

7.4

6.0

4.9

4.1

3.5

*3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.1

 1.9

1.6

2.E

E.8

2.2

1.7

1.3

 1.0

1.0

268.0

8.93

0.211

0.24

Mean Cfsm

July

0.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

8.2

O.E6

0.0061

0.007

In.

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(")

0

0

0

0

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 11-18, May 22, 28-30, June 6, 18, 19, 24-28, June 30 to 

July 7, 26j discharge estimated on basla of weather records and records for nearly stations, 

water from Raquette River May 1-16, 18-21, 26, 27 (no gage-height record May 7, 8). 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1960

July 5, 

BackDay

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

,-,

0

0

0

*0

.1

Nov.

?.3

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

2 3

2 4

3 0

3 4

3 7

3 7

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

0

0

0

.1

0

0

Nov.

a4.3

4.9

6.5

8.1

8.1

*6.8

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

1.6

Nov.

5.1

4.6

3.7

a3.7

a4.2

a4.6

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

21

46

45

37

26

17

4.9

6.43

0.152

0.18

Nov.

a4.2

a3.8

a3.8

a3.8

a4.4

a5.0

-

4.12

0.097

0.11

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 365

2686. East Branch St. Regls River near Meacham Lake, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°33'13", long 74°18'34", on left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 10, 30 ft downstream from dam at outlet of Meacham Lake, 2.1 miles southwest of 

town of Meacham Lake, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 49.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,547.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 762 cfs Apr. 19 (gage height, 4.74 ft); minimum, 

17 cfs July 27.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 19, 1960; minimum, that of July 27, 1960.

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

Seasonal distribution of flow slightly modified by storage in lakes and ponds above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 15 to Apr. 1, Sept. 13-30)

0.6 

1.0 

2.0

19

60

183

3.5 

4.7

420

748

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

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.

54

61

64

67

66

72

98

112

118

121

114

90

84

78

67

62

57

56

53

*51

52

51

56

66

88

100

101

95

88 

79

76

2,397

77.3

1.56

1.80

Nov.

78

80

80

78

78

87

100

102.

102

96

87

78

74

73

80

*81

81

79

76

70

69

67

63

64

66

70

78

89

82

78

2,386

79.5

1.61

1.80

Dec.

76

73

70

69

67

66

73

83

84

*93

92

100

121

124

123

127

128

118

105

94

82

74

68

62

59

58

57

54

61 

62

59

2,582

83.3

1.69

1.94

Jan.

54

53

63

69

66

63

62

66

63

59

54

50

51

51

52

57

56

50

48

49

49

47

46

45

44

*45

45

46

47

47

46

1,643

53.0

1.07

1.24

Feb.

49

49

49

49

49

48

BT

53

53

54

66

80

82

88

*90.

89

87

83

86

89

83

72

67

63

60

62

60

58

54

1,924

66.3

1.34

1.45

Mar.

51

48

47

47

47

46

46

46

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

43

43

43

42

42

42

*42

41

40

39

37

36

43

45

53

76

1,397

45.1

0.913

1.05

Apr.

106

126

*143

197

*239

*266

273

*274

260

232

205

191

197

212

291

*436

556

688

*741

601

*461

402

366

362

389

412

404

360

312

272

9,974

332

6.72

7.51

May

239

213

191

176

160

144

132

122

113

107

105 *104

110

118

130

153

164

170

167

158

141

130

126

131

138

136

132

122

108

99

93

4,332

140

2.83

3.26

June

96

105

111

116

113

105

93

82

76 *69

60

52

47

47

48

48

51

54

53

53

51

48

47

47

52

51

50

47

45

45

1,960

65.3

1.32

1.48

July

41

38

34

34

34

38

36

*32

32

32

32

30

30

28

25

24

23

25

25

26

27

26

28

28

28

25

22

24

22

25

28

902

29.1

0.589

0.68

Aug.

28

25

27

25

24

23

23

25

27

27

26

24

25

24

28

28

27

26

26

26

27

30

41

36

*34

32

30

28

30

40

36

878

28.3

0.573

0.66

Sept.

30

28

26

28

32

30

30

30

32

*51

47

45

57

61

57

50

41

41

43

46

48

42

36

34

30

28

26

21

21

21

1,112

37.1

0.751

0.84

Calendar year 1959 : Max 43O Min 27 Mean 84.2 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.13

Water year 1959-60: Max 741 Mln 21 Mean 86.0 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Mar. 4-26j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
366 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2687. St. Regis River at St. Regis Palls, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°40'22", long 74°32 I 56", on left bank 150 ft upstream from lower bridge 

on State Highway 72 in St. Regis Palls, Franklin County, and 6.4 miles downstream from 

East Branch St. Regis River.

Drainage area.--230 sq mi,

Records available. August 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,219.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.73 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.34 ft); minimum daily, 71 cfs July 3.

1958-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 1960; minimum, that of Sept. 8, 1960; 

minimum daily, that of July 3, 1960.

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

regulation by small reservoirs above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to June 7, Sept. 14, 15)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

69

139

266

475

3.0 

5.0 

5.6

1,040

2,620

3,200

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

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

139

188

237

220

206

266

476

794

782

656

534

447

396

345

310

273

247

237

231

*231

234

234

234

240

322

447

456

437

396

337

310

10,862

350

1.52

1.76

Nov.

337

392

401

375

370

392

447

485

447

392

349

325

306

298

337

*366

354

337

306

266

263

270

266

298

379

414

358

333

325

349

10,537

351

1.53

1.70

Dec.

370

396

379

370

375

388

461

623

565

*480

447

461

650

782

7l3

678

656

591

504

430

360

300

290

266

256

253

250

256

260

263

263

13,346

431

1.87

2.16

Jan.

253

247

277

333

566

358

349

350

330

300

295

280

277

263

263

260

253

250

256

247

244

240

234

228

231

*231

228

228

226

223

223

8,343

269

1.17

1.35

Feb.

223

223

223

220

217

217

226

235

244

247

362

555

580

600

*580

550

504

461

442

419

379

350

341

340

322

318

302

295

284

10,259

354

1.54

1.66

Mar.

270

270

270

266

266

263

256

250

245

240

235

234

231

228

217

206

217

214

212

212

212

*212

209

206

205

205

206

220

280

440

780

7,977

257

1.12

1.29

Apr.

*900

*1,100

*1,420

*1,920

*2,170

2,030

1,770

1,570

1,340

1,140

998

1,010

1,250

1,520

2,420

2,960

2,860

5.180

3,050

2,430

1,960

1,860

1,840

1,670

1,850

1,990

1,670

1,390

1,200

1,050

53,518

1,784

7.76

8.65

May

932

842

770

689

628

570

524

470

*433

424

424

406

414

447

504

650

788

717

607

519

456

424

419

461

570

596

534

452

392

354

370

16,786

541

2.35

2.71

June

539

644

596

519

442

383

345

314

*284

291

234

206

209

206

206

212

220

231

247

244

240

234

228

220

223

231

234

220

209

201

8,812

294

1.28

1.42

July

203

108

71

120

159

174

*177

166

157

149

143

135

130

120

120

115

111

111

113

118

124

130

126

130

135

135

130

126

126

130

4,118

133

0.578

0.67

Aug.

122

116

111

106

100

99

99

107

102

100

106

106

104

99

102

104

109

109

106

104

106

106

115

133

*133

124

116

109

106

111

115

3,385

109

0.474

0.55

Sept.

115

169

191

166

151

190

157

*104

110

114

194

220

284

358

sn

253

209

188

188

196

209

209

188

177

166

157

151

147

139

133

5,547

185

0.804

0.90

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,100 Mln 106 Mean 408 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.07

Water year 1959-60= Max 3,180 Mln 71 Mean 419 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.82

ik discharge (base, 1,900 cfs). Apr. 5 (1:45 p.m.) 2,210 cfs (4.54 ft)j Apr. 18 (6:30 p.m.) 3,330 

ifs (5.73 ft); Apr. 26 (8:15 a.m.) 2,140 efs (4.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20-23, Jan. 8-10, Feb. 8, 13-15. 22, 24, 

Mar. 1-3, 9-11, 25, 26, Mar. 30 to Apr. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 367

2688. West Branch St. Regls River near Parishvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°35'52", long 74°44'19", on right bank 25 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

4^1 miles downstream from Mud Pond Outlet, 4.2 miles southeast of Parishville, St. Lawrence County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. dam.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available . October 1958 to September 1960.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 971.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 cfs Apr. 16 (gage height, 5.18 ft); minimum, 53 cfs Sept. 3,4 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge , that of Apr. 16, 1960; minimum, that of Sept. 3, 4, 

1960.

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

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

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

Ocb. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

119

174

365

3.0 

4.0 

5.2

960

1,780

3,010

0.95

1.3

1.5

121

174

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

149

230

213

174

168

216

451

606

540

430

308

234

196

171

154

140

135

132

137

145

168

174

*160

174

252

304

295

283

245

216

213

7,413

239

1.39

1.60

Nov.

264

304

300

268

260

271

320

329

304

264

234

224

216

216

256

271

*256

238

210

180

210

196

187

238

547

320

287

252

249

264

7,735

258

1.50

1.67

Dec.

500

304

275

256

256

275

383

500

440

392

*547

547

600

654

540

528

460

388

354

279

234

220

205

190

180

170

190

205

205

200

200

10,057

324

1.88

2.17

Jan.

200

195

210

235

260

250

240

230

220

190

190

220

190

180

170

170

170

165

160

155

155

160

155

150

145

145

140

150

*150

145

140

5,655

182

1.06

1.22

Feb.

140

140

140

155

155

150

150

145

170

190

250

440

540

540

520

*500

440

560

300

250

220

210

205

200

200

200

200

195

190

7,415

256

1.49

1.60

Mar.

185

180

175

170

185

180

165

165

155

150

145

140

140

140

135

130

150

150

140

140

140

*155

155

150

150

150

135

150

210

350

700

5,425

175

1.02

1.17

Apr.

900

1,000

*1,180

*1,920

2,090

1,720

1,450

1,150

904

*720

618

696

946

1,550

2,700

2,750

2,390

2.820

2,300

1,560

1,150

1,210

1,210

1,050

1,550

1,770

1,570

1,010

799

660

42,863

1,429

8.31

9.27

May

570

505

460

415

392

365

329

500

*287

504

300

291

520

490

600

654

666

552

450

370

512

275

268

520

420

410

552

295

260

238

_ _

12,155

392

2.28

2.65

June

738

744

636

516

420

542

283

241

213

195

174

160

149

158

146

*166

174

206

216

195

180

160

141

158

165

205

180

144

124

124

7,605

254

1.48

1.64

July

126

121

114

108

*119

128

*124

114

110

110

101

91

88

84

80

78

75

73

78

80

88

90

86

86

95

90

80

77

75

72

72

2,913

94.0

0.547

0.63

Aug.

70

70

66

63

61

58

58

61

70

82

77

70

65

60

61

65

68

65

60

§1

57

58

114

117

*§T

82

72

65

65

68

70

2,168

69.9

0.406

0.47

Sept.

66

60

55

65

78

84

77

*70

70

110

114

117

206

271

210

146

114

99

106

114

114

110

97

90

86

90

86

80

77

77

3,137

105

0.610

0.68

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,990 Mln 58 Mean 313 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,820 Mln 55 Mean 313 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Apr. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (4.49 ft); Apr. 16 (2:15 a.m.)

2,990 cfs (5.18 ft); Apr. 26 (l a.m.) 1,860 cfs (4.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19, 20, Dec. 8, 9, 15, Dec. 22 to Apr. 2.
368 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2689. Trout Brook at Stockholm Center, N. Y.

Location. La t 44°46'16", long 74°48'47", on right bank on downstream side of highway

bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from mouth and 1 mile northeast of Stockholm Center,

St. Lawrence County. 

Drainage area. 44.9 sq mi.

Records available. September 1958 to November 1960 (no winter records), discontinued. 

Gage. Staff-gage. read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Altitude of gage is 310 ft

(from topographic map). 

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, about 900 cfs Apr. 4

(gage height, 5.14 ft, ice jam); minimum observed, 4.9 cfs Sept. 7-9.

1960: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 158 cfs Oct. 25

(gage height, 1.81 ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Oct. 2, 10.

1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 4, 1960; minimum observed, that

of Sept. 7-9, 1960. 

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

which are fair.

Rating table, Apr. 1 to Nov. 30, 1960, except period of lee effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8, 9, Sept. 1 to Oct. 6)

0.54

.6

.7

.8 

1.0

4.9

6.2

36

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

107

222

383

579

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.

t25.7

Nov.

t43.6

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

"t614

Apr.

b480

b420

bSOO

b700

b400

*b290

b260

231 

*203

149

*136

257

260

231

505

447

297

470

316

98

77

234

13Z

107

375

263

111

84

71 

60

8,164

272

6.06

6.76

May

53

51

44

*42

37

34

30

29 

28

38

34

40

58

82

52

71

64

42

35

34

32

24

26

61

84

71

46

31

25 

21

67

1,386

44.7

0.996

1.15

June

281

303

*113

80

47

35

29

24 

23

21

21

18

18

15

19

23

18

21

20

18

19

18

18

30

44

28

18

I" 9.5

24

1,367.5

45.6

1.02

1.13

July

"0

15

a!4

a!4

a!8

a£4

al9

a!5 

a!4

13

12

10

11

12

*].!

10

10

13

14

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

11

9.5

9.0

9 0

3FO.O

12.6

0.281

0.32

Aug.

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

11 

12

10

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

8.1

8.5

8.5

*8.1

7.7

7.7

10

13

10

8.1

7.1

6.5

6.2

5.9

fi6.5

259.2

8.36

0.186

0.21

Sept.

5.5

5.7

5.5

7.7

6.5

*5.3

5.1

i*l

5.1

5.3

5.5

5.7

23

7.7

6.2

5.9

5.7

6.8

7.4

12

10.0

7.1

7.1

6.5

5.9

5.9

7.4

7.1

7.4 9 0

215.9

7.20

0.160

0.18

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,.1960

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

24

11

18

13

*11

15

Nov.

23

26

18

18

16

al5

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

14

13

11

10

11

11

Nov.

a!4

*13

16

32

24

20

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

11

12

11

15

24

17

Nov.

22

18

19

54

32

28

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

16

23

22

18

16

29

Nov.

23

20

20

19

20

22

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total.... ..........................................................................

Mean. .................................... ..... ....... ... .............. ..

Cubic feet per second per square mile. .............................................

Runoff in Inches . .......................... ......................................

Oct.

145

84

42

23

20

17

16

0.519

l_ 0.60

Nov.

22

18

18

18

18

24

-

650

0.483

0.54

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 369

2690. St. Regls River at Brasher Center, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°51'50", long 74°46'45", on left bank 600 ft upstream from highway bridge

 at Brasher Center, St. Lawrence County, and 6^ miles downstream from conflue-ice of East 

and West Branches at Winthrop.

Drainage area. 616 sq mi.

Records available. August 1910 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 217.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929. Prior to June 24, 1916, chain gage at site 600 ft downstream at different datum. 

June 24, 1916, to Nov. 10, 1917, and Jan. 1, 1919, to Aug. 13, 1920, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 1,052 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,330 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.59 ft); minl-

 mum. 129 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum daily, 143 cfs Aug. 16.

1910-60: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 12.82 ft); maximum gage height recorded, about 15.3 ft Apr. 6, 1937 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, about 34 cfs Aug. 8, 1917 (gage height, 5.25 ft); minimum daily discharge, 

37 cfs Aug. 8, 1917.

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

fluctuation caused by power operations above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 584: Drainage area. WSP 1387: 1910-16, 191?(M).

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

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

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

138

316

775

1,370

8.0

9.0

11.0

2,970

5,070

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

331 610'

580

506

452

*680

1,280

2,420

2,060

1,610

1,180

885

712

640

570

515 

470

470

436

461

496 

515

515

570

754

885

1,050

966

863 

764

650

24,896

803

1.30

1.50

Nov.

797

977

885

863

852

897

1.140

1,070

977

*874

786

754

712

680

808

852 

830

764

700

640

570 

620

600

733

1,040

1,100

931

740

740

780

24,712

824

1.34

1.49

Dec.

840

900

931

1,020

1,070

1,130

1,520

*2.080

1,650

1,300

1,140

1,060

1,450

1,800

1,750

1,740 

1,880

1,550

1,240

1,000

760 

660

580

520

500

520

540

540

540

540

540

33,291

1,074

1.74

2.01

Jan.

540

520

660

760

820

740

700

660

640

580

560

580

560

540

520

520 

520

500

500

490

490 

490

490

480

480

480

*480

480

470

470

470

17,190

555

0.901

1.04

Feb.

460

460

450

450

440

440

450

460

480

660

900

1,300

1,500

1.600

1,500

1,400 

1,250

1,100

1,000

920

820 

780

740

720

700

680

660

640

640

23,600

814

1.32

1.42

Mar.

620

620

620

600

640

620

600

600

600

580

580

580

580

560

560

*560 

540

540

540

560

560 

540

540

540

520

520

540

580

900

1,500

2.500

20,940

675

1.10

1.26

Apr.

3,200

4,000

5,000

7,600

7.910

*5,880

4,680

3,960

3,310

2,790

2,410

2,, 700

3,330

3,770

6,330

6,930 

6,280

6,740

6,460

4,840

3,670 

3,900

3,770

3,390

4,590

4,930

4,020

3,160

2,610

2,220_

134,380

4,479

7.27

8.11

May

1,920

1,680

1,570

1,470

1,200

1,170

1,080

977

920

*896

931

942

1,000

1,290

1,450

,.720 

.980

,760

,430

,190

1,020 

908

885

1,000

1,250

1,450

1,250

1,020

874

908

37,949

1,224

1.99

2.29

June

2,260

2.5SO

2,060

1,610

1,250

1,020

874

786

702

610

478

436

436

*418

444

461 

461

506

542

542

478 

524

452

452

506

496

506

461

410 ZQ-K 

59J

23,154

772

1.25

1.40

July

37O

362

255

275

289

347

354

339

324

302

282

268

255

248

*218

201 

195

. 20T

224

224

224 

242

242

224

236

230

218

218

213

201

207

7,994

258

0.419

0.48

Avg.

184

189

184

179

169

169

164

169

184

174

184

179

169

1S4

158

m169

174

153

148 

169

164

224

248

*195

*180

179

174

179

174

5,445

176

0.286

0.33

Sept.

174

174

236

242

230

218

262

218

169

207

236

324

444

660

680

496 

393

339

309

*331

370 

354

324

302

289

275

268

262

248

242

9,276

309

0.502

0.56

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,360 Mln 184 Mean 971 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.39

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,910 Mln 143 Mean 991 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.89

Peak discharge (base. 5,600 cfs). Apr. 4 (6:15 p.m.) 9,330 cfs (10.59 ft); Apr. 15 (6:3T p.m.) 

7,140 cfs (9.82 ft).___________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19, 20, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 10-15, 

Dec. 18 to Apr. 4.
370 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2691. Lawrence Brook near Moira, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°50'22", long 74°35'46", on left bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge, 2.4 miles northwest of Moira, Franklin County, and 5.4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 28.0 sq mi.

Records available. September 1958 to November 1960 (no winter records), discontinued.

Gage. Staff gage , read twice daily, and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 303.56 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Extremes. 1959-60: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 907 cfs Apr. 4 (gage 

height, 6.03 ft); maximum gage height observed, 6.99 ft Mar. 31 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 2.8 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.06 ft).

1960: Maximum discharge observed during period October to November, 177 cfs Oct. 24 

(gage height, 4.05 ft); minimum observed, 3.0 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 2.20 ft).

1958-60: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 4,. 1960; maximuir gage height observed, that of Mar. 31, 1960; minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 10, 1960.

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

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1959, to Nov. 1O, I960 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, 1960)

2.07

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

2.9 

3.3

4.7

6.6

13

23

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

49

176

242

336

529

880

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.

10

17

11

5.1

ITT

27

~98 102

59

20

12

11

9.5

8.9

8.3

*8.0

8.0

7.8

alo

a!2

a!4

15

12

12

12

14

16

16

15

13

14

604.0

19.5

0,696

0.80

Nov.

29

26

23

22

21

a31

40

29

25

16

14

*14

13

14

17

17

16

13

8.6

5.6

7.2

8.0

12

29

48

26

20

19

17

j.y

599.4

20.0

0.714

0.80

Dec.

-

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

Feb.

.

-

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

-

Apr.

324

297

367

*590

«271

*150

184

120

99

*87

106" 33

82

95

140

87

76

70

61

52

68

134

81

98

150

96

64

48

36

36

4,102

137

4.89

5.45

May

36

29

29

*24

22

20

20

28

19

19

40

41

40

54

52

45

35

a28

a21

17

14

14

a24

42

30

26

19

15

16

14

41

874

28.2

1.01

1.16

June

53

95

*79

33

19

16

14

a!4

13

11

11

10

9.9

8.6

11

13

12

9.9

13

12

13

10

12

14

12

9.9

9.2

7.8

fcf

560.3

18.7

0.668

0.74

July

7.2

7.2

8.9

1212-

8.9

8.0

7.5

6.9

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.5

5.6

5.1

a5.1

5.1

6.9

6.6

8.3

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.7

4.4

5.1

4.7

4.6

4.6

202.6

6.54

0.234

0.27

Aug.

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.7

4.0

4.6

4.4

4.6

a4.6

4.6

4.3

3.9

3.7

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.1

*3.7

3.7

3.7

3!7

4.0

128.7

4.15

0.148

0.17

Sept.

3.7

3.6

3,4

4.4

5.1

3.9

3.7

3.4

3.3

»2.9

3.9

6.9

14

7.8

5.1

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.6

4.1

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

a3.4

132.0

4.40

0.157

0.18

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

tatIons.

Discharge

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

Oct.

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.3

a4.1

a4.0

Nov.

8.3

9.2

11

9.2

8.6

8.6

Day

7

8

9

10

11

12

Oct.

a3.9

*3.6

3.7

3.4

a3.3

3.0

Nov.

9.2

*8.0

9.9

11

_

-

In cubic feet per second

Day

13

14

15

16

17

18

Oct.

3 7

4 1

5 5

6 0

5 6

5 1

Nov.

_

-

-

_

_

_

Day

19

20

21

22

23

24

1960

Oct.

9.9

11

8.3

6.9

6.6

44

Nov.

-

-

-

_

-

-

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

98

56

25

11

8.0

8.0

8.0

0.50

Nov.

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of 

stations.

eather records and records for nearby
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 371

2695. Deer River at Brasher Iron Works, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°53'32", long 74°41'28", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

at Brasher Iron Works, St. Lawrence County, 2.6 miles southeast of Helena, 3.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 3.8 miles downstream from Lawrence Brook.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available. July 1912 to September 1916, August 1958 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307. Published as "at Ircnton" prior 

to 1913.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 211.97 ft above mean sea level, <?atum of 

1929. July 1912 to September 1916, staff gage at site 1,400 ft downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 7.39 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 4 

(gage height, 1.69 ft).

1912-16, 1958-60: Maximum discharge, 9,700 cfs Jan. 17, 1913 (gage height, 9.3 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3.000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed. 17 cfs Aug. 19, 20, Sept. 14, 1913 (gage height, 0.80 ft, 

site and datum then in use).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1387: Drainage area, 1913, 1915-16.

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

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

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

40

84

171

351

3.5 

4.0 

5.O 

7.0

601

920

1,750

4,440

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

98

1O6

84 

74

*95

281

552

564

351

252

195

148

122

112

104

98

95

95

95

1O6

116

116

116

171

218

204

234

198

155

148

5,266

170

0.899

1.04

Nov.

201

234

234

201 

195

*238

364

282

231

234

218

198

171

171

227

214

192

170

150

140

125

138

127

198

592

33O

200

160

160

180

6,275

209

1.11

1.23

Dec.

200

210

238

351 

469

541

716

*886

557

44O

38O

320

370

420

400

504

728

60O

430

2 SO

23O

ISO

12O

90

86

90

96

96

96

98

10,322

333

1.76

2.03

Jan.

1OO

98

118

150 

160

145

140

135

130

130

125

125

120

120

120

118

118

116

116

116

114

114

112

112

112

HO

*110

110

108

108

108

3,718

120

O.635

0.73

Feb.

108

108

1O6

106 

1O6

104

104

104

1O2

1O2

3OO

6OO

56O

410

370

*360

350

340

320

3OO

280

260

250

240

235

225

22O

210

2OO

6,980

241

1.28

1.37

Mar.

19O

185

185

180 

180

175

165

160

155

145

145

145

145

143

140

140

143

148

148

150

150

*148

ISO

148

143

131

143

160

25O

40O

1,2OO

6,190

20O

1.O6

1.22

Apr.

*2 , 100

*1,9OO

*2,51O

4,260 

3,680

2,13O

1,6OO

1,400

1,180

1,040

913

1,160

1,210

1,170

1,77O

1,550

1,300

1,500

1,320

906

691

1,OOO

858

709

1,370

1,160

780

613

499

415

42,694

1,423

7.53

8.40

May

356

297

221

195 

177

171

155

143

138

*140

145

161

195

317

270

290

382

326

282

234

189

158

174

263

378

351

274

198

153

129

T60

7,022

227

1.20

1.38

June

766

773

546

420 

290

221

171

140

120

108

98

91

84

*81

84

88

84

89

98

89

89

84

79

82

102

97

84

72

68

68

5,266

176

0.931

1.04

July

62

59

56

65 

65

6O

59

57

57

56

53

5O

*49

49

48

46

45

46

48

SO

49

49

46

42

42

41

38

38

38

38

11

1,538

49.6

0.262

0.30

Avg.

36

36

36

34 

32

32

32

36

44

4T

38

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

29

32

38

33

32

33

33

34

*30

3O

32

32

32

1,044

33.7

0.178

0.21

Sept.

29

28

2629" 

33

34

34

32

29

28

49

59

65

~88 1O2

69

63

62

62

*68

72

68

60

54

52

49

48

46

44

46

1,528

50.9

0.269

O.30

Calendar year 1959 : Max 1,6OO Min 41 Mean 209 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.02

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,260 Min 26 Mean 267 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.25

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 efs).--Apr. 4 (9:15 a.m.) 5,090 cfs (7.39 ft); Apr. 15 (2:45 p.m.) 1, 

cfs (5.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18-21, Nov. 26 to Dec 

to Mar. 12, Mar. 28 to Apr. 1.

2, Dec. 10-15, Dec
372 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2700. Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y.

Location. Lab 44 C 45'20", long 74°13'10", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

powerplant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. at Chasm Palls, Franklin Couity, and 3 miles 

downstream from Duane Stream.

Drainage area. 132 sq ml.

Records available. July 1925 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,011,52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^929.

Average discharge.--35 years, 225 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 4.39 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 0,47 ft); minimum dally, 45 cfs Sept. 2.

1925-60: Maximum discharge, 2,890 cfs Apr. 25, 1926 (gage height, 5.0 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 2, 1960, minimum dally, 28 cfs Sept. 4, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Seasonal regulation of flow by upstream reservoirs. Diurnal fluc 

EuaTion at low and medium flow caused by powerplant. A small diversion from tributary 

stream above station Is used as water supply for village of Malone.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 729: 1931 (m). WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1959-6O (gage height, In feet, and disciarge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 13 Dec. 14 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

1.6 

Z.3

102

201

476

0.8 39

1.1 79

1.5 166

2.0 340

2.5 

3.5 

4.5

582

1,280

2,220

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

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.

157

187

195

176

160

*253

252

322

226

198

184

190

201

201

201

201

201

201

179

173

179

168

150

181

263

256

193

198

198

190

198

6,232

201

-

-

Nov.

229

229

184

201

239

252

273

216

220

220

213

184

170

155

220

184

176

155

*145

121

152

137

137

168

190

181

163

140

195

160

5,609

187

-

-

Dec.

193

190

184

179

181

187

216

280

246

223

201

213

370

332

270

289

266

227

195

192

166

178

150

T55

153

150

150

161

150

153

153

6,348

205

-

-

Jan.

138

140

183

195

*198

175

172

161

156

156

150

145

133

126

158

158

148

145

135

135

140

133

140

131

128

131

126

131

133

128

128

4,556

147

-

-

Feb.

126

126

126

122

126

128

135

133

143

131

201

300" 300

281

252

238

230

211

198

189

180

180

180

172

166

161

161

150

145

5,191

179

-

-

Mar.

*140

145

135

143

135

135

133

131

12S

126

126

133

128

126

128

126

126

126

128

126

126

117

131

128

119

117

126

150

192

258

457

4,545

147

-

-

Apr.

708

773

814

1,060

1,330

1,070

773

646

538

457

406

502

*708

820

1,520

1,760

1,620

1,960

1,620

1,120

780

814

807

695

786

834

640

527

383

254

26,705

890

-

-

May

230

241

244

234

224

217

211

198

198

208

198

*180

2TT

244

353

447

447

349

292

258

230

248

285

308

366

312

273

244

208

205

201

8,064

260

-

-

June

241

410

332

281

241

211

189

178

158

*158

145

140

119

138

140

135

131

150

140

124

140

145

101

T35

153

145

133

122

115

124

5,074

169

-

-

July

93

122

103

133

TOT

111

79 mi

119

90

92

92

92

90

90

84

84

90

92

95

90

86

86

88

83

83

83

83

81

88

107

2,921

94.2

-

-

Aug.

93

88

88

84

84

73

77

*95

93

83

83

83

59

76

83

81

76

76

74

76

101

~99 111

99

86

81

79

76

76

90

86

2,609

84.2

-

-

Sept.

79

45

52

83

95

105

73

76

93

198

124

131

217

192

158

122

*117

117

124

131

^31

107

105

103

103

95

95

97

95

109

3,372

112

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 946 Mln 65 Mean 211 Cfsm 1.6O In. 21.66

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,960 Mln 45 Mean 222 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.88

Discharge measurement made on this day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 373

2702. Little Salmon River at Bombay, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°56'24", long 74°33 I 24", on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile east of village of Bombay, Franklin County, and 7.2 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 93.6 sq ml.

Records available. August to November 1957, July 1958 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 173.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~a929. August to November 1957, at site 100 ft upstream at datum 0.72 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,800 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.40 ft, 

backwater from Ice); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 29.

1957-60: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1960; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 2, 1957 

(gage height, 0.85 ft, site and datum then In use).

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

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6-8, Sept. 27-3O)

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 51

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

180

570

1,130

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

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

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

26.

62

46

31

27

*47

191

353

194

132

79

55

43

39

34

31

30

30

36

39

61

63

57

64

130

132

92

124

91

65

61

2,465

79.5

0.849

0.98

Nov.

114

132

129

92

92

122

204

114

80

70

62

57

55

63

105

88

*76

70

66

62

58

63

60

99

227

140

74

82

88

92

2,836

94.5

1.01

1.13

Dec.

102

116

140

235

277

275

354

*385

235

175

140

125

160

215

210

270

360

250

165

102

74

58

60

62

58

64

60

58

58

58

56

4,957

160

1.71

1.97

Jan.

54

56

66

84

92

78

68

62

58

54

56

52

52

52

54

56

54

52

50

49

50

52

50

49

48

48

*48

41

50

48

47

1,736

56.0

0.598

0.69

Feb.

46

46

45

45

42.

44

48

47

45

44

140

310

245

205

190

*185

180

175

165

150

140

135

125

120

116

114

110

106

102

3,465

119

1.27

1.38

Mar.

94

90

88

86

86

84

80

76

74

70

70

70

68

68

64

64

66

68

68

70

70

*68

68

68

66

62

66

74

114

185

520

2,865

92.4

0.987

1.14

Apr.

1,100

900

1,000

1.700

1,200

*725

*529

480

430

385

319

513

495

453

846

511

440

570

369

247

215

454

302

245

542

390

250

204

167

145

16,124

537

5.74

6.41

May

129

120

105

95

87

79

73

67

63

*68

71

85

89

112

98

108

148

111

83

67

57

61

101

164

201

126

84

63

51

44

50

2,860

92.3

0.986

1.14

June

239

364

249

167

102

82

65

56

51

47

42

41

39

*36

41

47

40

51

53

43

42

40

40

42

63

55

42

34

32.

34

2,279

76.0

0.812

0.91

July

31

29

27

34

36

*36

*33

28

29

28

25

23

23

24

21

20

20

21

24

24

21

19

20

19

18

17

17

18

18

16.

16

735

23.7

0.253

0.29

Aug.

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

16

18

18

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

12.

12

14

15

15

16

14

14

*13

12

13

15

16

448

14.5

0.155

0.18

Sept.

13

13

13

15

17

16

15

*14

13

13

24

20

38

55

32

24

20

19

20

23

30

24

20

18

17

16

14

14

13

13

596

19.9

0.213

0.24

.Calendar year 1959: Max 92O Win 13 Mean 96.4 Cfam 1.O3 In. 14. OO

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,70O Win 12 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Apr. 4 (2 p.m.) about 1,800 cfs; Apr. 15 (6:45 a.m.) 1,O20 cfa 

(6.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-21, 23, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 10 to 

Apr. 5.
374 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2705. Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°54'35", long 74°05'10", on right bank 150 ft downstream from dam of 

International Hydroelectric Corp., 1 mile south of Chateaugay, Franklin County, and 

5 miles upstream from Marble River.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available. September to December 1908, October 1926 to September 1960.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 847.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. September to December 1908, staff gage 2-J- miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1926-60), 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1 450 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Nov. 6 (gage height, 0.97 ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs July 21.

1908, 1926-60: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs Apr. 8, 1928 (gage height, 7.3 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 cfs 

Nov. 20, 1928 (gage height, 0.23 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs July 8, 1934.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Upper and Lower Chateaugay Lakes. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by 

power operations prior to 1953.

Revisions. WSP 759: Drainage area.

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

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

1.0 

1.2 

2.0 

3.0

33

50

156

361

4.0 

5.0 

5.8

656

1,040

1,430

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.

64

67

69

69

70

72

85

77

*85

94

94

97

108

114

114

114

114

115

114

118

114

114

117

118

146

124

124

119

118

128

146

3,222

104

-

"

Nov.

148

156

163

144

89

84

199

195

195

193

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

*189

168

153

153

153

159

158

153

148

145

140

140

4,953

165

-

-

Dec.

140

142

142

146

151

153

166

158

156

*154

158

168

170

168

165

164

164

166

165

175

175

175

170

170

170

165

165

165

165

160

160

5,011

162

-

-

Jan.

160

160

165

165

*160

160

155

155

160

160

160

160

160

160

145

122

120

118

118

120

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

4,281

138

-

-

Feb.

118

*116

116

114

114

116

118

116

116

116

155

170

170

170

165

165

160

160

160

165

165

170

170

175

175

180

185

180

185

4,385

151

-

-

Mar.

180

*187

182

187

191

191

195

189

189

195

199

199

193

189

180

170

171

173

175

170

164

T70

170

170

168

170

164

175

171

202

354

5,783

187

-

-

Apr.

314

290

412

583

637

780

791

766

740

708

663

656

*589

560

702

1,010

1,210

1.400

1,310

1,180

1,060

1,000

958

938

930

895

813

632

431

265

23,223

774

-

-

May

191

175

143

131

106

104

103

103

102

90

75

67

*50

50

50

58

62

101

125

145

150

187

282

487

557

520

459

389

389

384

6,071

196

-

"

June

124

121

117

111

112

110

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

110

108

110

*104

103

104

97

85

85

88

88

85

78

56

56

58

2,974

99.1

-

-

July

54

45

47

46

44

42

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

37

37

37

36

33

35

37

37

*37

37

37

37

37

40

39

1,230

39.7

-

"

Aug.

39

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

41

41

41

41

41

41

42

42

42

42

*42

*42

42

42

42

42

47

63

63

63

64

62

60

1,409

45.5

-

"

Sept.

60

60

60

62

60

60

60

60

66

62

60

66

69

63

60

60

60

63

*60

63

62

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

93

134

1,945

64.8

-

"

Calendar year 1959 : Max 670 Mln 54 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.95

Water year 1959-60 : Max 1,400 Mln 33 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1. 13, 15, Dec. 19 to Feb. 29,

Mar. 19, 20, 22-24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 375

2707. Trout River at Trout River, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°59'23", long 74°17'56", on left bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 0.2 mile east of State Highway 10 at Trout River, Franklin County, 0.5 mile 

upstream from international boundary, 1.5 miles downstream from unnamed tributary, 

and 3.3 miles downstream from Little Trout River.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1959 to September 1960 (except winter period).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 219.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 4,110 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 6.63 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2.100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height 

recorded, 7.36 ft Mar. 31 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 6.9 cfs Aug. 20 (gage 

height, 0.91 ft).

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

for irrigation of a few acres above station.

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

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to June 13)

0.9 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

6.0

36

160

310

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.3

510

1,100

2,010

3,560

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.

32

49 

43

33

28

49

111

150

*94

71

54

42

38

40

36

35

33

33

38

40

*67

59

54

55

162

157

109

118

101 

68

66

2,065

66.6

0.622

0.72

Nov.

99

117 

102

84

118

143

189

115

90

80

73

70

67

68

101

88

84

b74

*b70

b64

67

67

67

96

160

bllS

b92

b72

b80 

b86

2,801

93.4

0.873

0.97

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

Feb.

-

-

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

Apr.

*2,260

*1,360 

1,800

5.490

1,850

830

580

*513

466

394

*332

766

830

1,030

2,070

1,070

1,050

1,460

588

366

306

738

462

377

706

450

270

210

168

146

26,938

898

8.39

9.36

May

136

136 

117

104

94

85

78

71

67

*67

64

81

85

96

91

149

170

115

85

70

59

169

261

296

578

175

113

85

68

59

58

5,682

119

1.11

1.28

June

99

241 

175

111

77

64

55

48

45

*40

57

57

57

36

45

47

44

64

61

58

64

54

52

55

66

64

50

58

5454"

1,926

64.2

0.600

0.67

July

32

29 

27

52

54

56

54

28

50

28

24

21

20

20

18

17

18

18

22

21

19

18

18

16

*15

14

14

14

15

12

15

677

21.8

0.204

0.24

ALg.

17

16 

15

14

12

12

12

*15

21

19

19

15

11

11

15

15

14

11

10

8.7

15

15

19

24

20

19

15

15

11

17

15

465.7

15.0

0.140

0.16

Sept.

12

tt

16

20

18

16

11

12

34

38

30

76 66

42

27

*20

22

25

27

28

27

23

21

18

18

17

17

17

18

738

24.6

0.230

0.26

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic

614214 O -61 -2.5
376 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2708. English River near Mooers Forks, N. Y.

Location.. Lat 44°58'32", long 73°39'49", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 1.6 miles upstream from unnamed tributary, 1.7 miles northwest of Mooers Forks, 

Clinton County, and 2.5 miles upstream from international boundary.

Drainage area. 40.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1959 to September 1960 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,750 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 6.24 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum recorded, 

0.6 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 18, 19.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flows.

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

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0.8

2.6

5.2

8.4

13

26

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

60

152

328

632

1,060

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.

4.1

5.8

4.1

3.3

5.1

6.8

13

22

13

9.2

7.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.5

6.5

6.5

*8.4

8.1

7.8

10

51

40

30

31

23

18

18

386.3

12.5

0.306

0.35

Nov.

26

30

31

27 

31

38

56

40

33

29

26

25

23

2l

32

29

27

26

*25

b25

24

23

23

35

52

b37

b32

b27

b29

b31

916

30.5

0.748

0.83

Dec.

_

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

Feb.

_

-

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

Apr.

b600

b540

b700

1.000 

366

*627

454

*380

325

281

*244

565

629

546

732

457

306

337

217

150

122

170

143

128

220

184

126

97

76

62

11,324

377

9.24

10.32

May

606*7

50

43 

39

34

29

26

26

26

24

25

*31

31

29

28

28

25

21

17

15

16

19

26

37

34

25

18

14

11

11

885

28.5

0.699

0.81

June

14

13

13

12 

10

9.2

9.2

6.8

6.8

8.4

5.8

6.5

4.7

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.2

*9.2

8.4

7.4

6.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.5

6.5

5.2

4.4

4.1

'

220.2

7.34

0.180

0.20

July

4.4

3.6

3.6

4.1 

3.9

4.1

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.3

4.9

1.4

1.1

1.3

3.6

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.3

 1.3

1.1

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.1

2.1

5.5

74.4

2.40

0.059

0.07

Aug.

3.9

4.7

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.8

1.8

2.4

3.6

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.0

TTT

n.i

1.3

2.4

1.0

1.3

1.3

2.1

3.6

6^8.

4.7

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.3

2.4

1.8

73.5

2.37

0.058

O.07

Sept.

1.8

1.3

1.1

2.1 

3.1

2.1

1.6

1*0

1.8

2.6

3.6

3.6

~S.Z 11

4.1

3.1

2.6

2.8

*3.3

3.1

3.1

3.6

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.6

4.4

94.0

3.13

0.077

0.09

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 377

2715. Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y.

Location. Lat 45°00'00", long 73°30'05", on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Perry Mills, Clinton County, and 1\ miles upstream from Corbeau Creek.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. September 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 164.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 32 years, 268 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,300 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.23 f;); minimum, 7.8 cfs Sept. 3; minimum daily, 29 cfs Sept. 3.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 6,000 cfs Apr. 7, 1937 (gage height, 9.74 ft); maximum 

gage height, 11.5 ft Mar. 9, 1946, from floodmark (ice Jam); minimum discharge, about 

0.8 cfs Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.33 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 18, 1932.

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

fluctuation caused by sawmill immediately upstream. Slight regulation by Chazy Lake, 

from which Clinton Prison at Dannemora obtains its water supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 714: 1930. WSP 759: Drainage area.

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

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

3.0 

3.5

22

41

86

250

410

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.O

620 

1,160 

1,840 

2,730 

5,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 196C

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

63

84

86

74

81

83

113

250

180

141

109

94

64

79

105

97

94

90

94

116

*97

120

122

74

151

343

324

256

205

167

153

4,109

133

0.538

0.62

Nov.

172

184

135

116

113

133

243

2155

174

160

*148

94

94

94

160

190

165

116

94

76_

98

96

94

135

215

192

158

144

175

230

4,398

147

0.595

0.66

Dec.

225

220

227

250

290

337

618

1.050

565

371

297

260

300

*400

320

330

380

320

270

235

225

220

235

235

230

250

240

235

230

225

225

9,815

317

1.28

1.48

Jan.

225" 220

235

260

300

280

270

260

250

245

240

240

240

240

245

250

245

240

235

230

230

225

225

220

220

220

220

225

235

230

225

7,425

240

0.972

1.12

Feb.

220

*220

215

205

200

205

220

215

210

220

250

460

500

480

420

350

360

340

320

310

300

290

280

270

260

260

260

250

245

8,335

287

1.16

1.26

Mar.

240

235

230

250

260

250

245

240

235

230

225

220

220

220

225

230

240

240

240

235

230

225

220

215

215

210 256"

260

360

500

1.400

8,775

283

1.15

1.32

Apr.

3,000

3,400

3,200

4,000

4.520

2,560

1,430

1,230

985

888

*735

1,240

2,030

1,680

2,540

2,190

1,670

2,100

1,410

822

681

956

927

760

1,150

1,180

750

606

509

457

49,586

1,653

6.69

7.47

May

399

396

350

305

284

264

236

218

215

242

226

218

*239

287

290

284

302

247

236

205

180

160

226

261

464

364

270

218

184

160

150

8,080

261

1.06

1.22

June

165

272 272"

236

180

160

144

133

122

126

116

111

111

99

103

111

109

*103

101

105

101

99

90

99

99

92

84

72

3,756

125

0.506

0.57

July

 59- 72

57

62

64

63

58

69

66

64

68

60

54

45

54

44

40

48

44

39

37

51

*58

57

58

56

45

58

37

41

60

1,698

54.8

0.222

0.26

Aug.

50- 46

50

49

48

49

49

53

51

50

53

49

48

53

50

51

50

50

*50

*49

49

56

78

99

68

62

64

63

64

60

54

1,715

55.3

0.224

0.26

Sept.

53

62

29

44

63

62

53

54

54

53

62

72

146

144

84

64

62

60

*64

64

62

62

63

58

57

56

51

50

51

57

1,916

63.9

0.259

0.29

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,100 Mln 32 Mean 241 Cfsm 0.976 In. 13.26

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,520 Mln 29 Mean 299 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.53

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Apr. 4 (4:15 p.m.) 5,300 cfs (9.23 ft)j Apr. 15 (3 p.m.) 2,840 

cfs (7.11 ft).___________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge Delation affected by ice Nov. 20, 21, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 12 to Apr. 4.
378 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2735. Saranac River at Plattsburgh, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°40'50", long 73°28'20", on right bank In Plattsburgh, Clinton County, 

600 ft downstream from Imperial Paper & Color Corp. dam, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5-| miles downstream from Mead Brook.

Drainage area. 608 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1903 to September 1930, October 1943 to Septenber 1960. Published as "near Plattsburgh" 1903-30.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 155.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 12, 1919, staff gage and Nov. 12, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1930, waterstage recorder, at site 1.5 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 44 years, 832 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7.600 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 8.96 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.52 ft); minimum dally, 60 cfs Oct. 5.

1903-30, 1943-60: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Apr. 8, 1928, from computation of 

flow over dam and through waste gates and powerplant; minimum dally, 18 cfs June 19, 

1949.

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

which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by power and Industrial operations. Regulation by storage In Lower Saranac Lake and elsewhere. During year, city 

of Plattsburgh diverted about 6 cfs from Saranac River and Mead and Vest Brooks, tributaries above station, for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years). WSP 354: Drainage area. WSP 384: 1909-10 (nonthly discharge 

only). WSP 1387:1907-8. WSP 1437: 1908 (minimum daily only).

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

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

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

133

289

501

785

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,520

2,610

3,990

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

280

283

295

305

60

a320

a520

a660

a640

a500

a430

a460

a540

a520

*a540

387

346

518 

627

528

533

572

609

603

878

987

73?

594

420

517

373

15,577

502

-

-

Nov.

428

550

525

517

518

491

581

691

744

869

*664

682

874

782

822

962

846

844 

728

707

669

689

572

667

842

846

793

564

704

847

21,018

701

-

-

Dec.

744

802

884

996

874

731

1,100

1,620

1,290

1,130

1,010

882

1,440

*1,290

1,110

1,270

1,220

1,100 

986

890

842

795

776

617

749

632

638

702

649

722

688

29,179

941

_

-

Jan.

897

761

660

835

871

773

664

728

b640

b740

b780

b740

b720

b740

b800

b740

b700

b620 

b660

b720

b680

b660

691

683

622

648

*701

630

698

616

683

22,101

713

-

-

Feb.

652

675

717

743

688

720

757

701

750

764

859

1,090

985

882

677

818

843

790 

695

665

677

665

641

763

877

906

1,090

1,170

1,150

23,410

807

_

-

Mar.

1,130

1,060

996

996

956

975

970

897

878

878

S52

863

890

892

893

879

*878

886 

877

857

879

809

873

864

759

678

737

758

938

980

1,140

27,918

901

-

-

Apr.

1,810

1,650

1,720

2,950

3,990

2,710

1,880

1,760

1.540

1,680

1,710

2,190

3,440

*3,300

5,810

5,980

5,470

6.400 

5,250

4,020

3,260

3,180

3,130

2,890

3,400

4,020

3,460

3,130

2,710

2,430

96,870

3,229

-

-

May

2,210

2,060

1,870

1,730

1,220

1,090

1,050

1,030

1,010

882

770

841

962

975

1,400

1,640

1,930

1,720 

*1,470

1,390

1,050

1,090

1,440

1,410

1,810

1,470

1,250

1,130

1,070

1,010

996

40,976

1,322

-

-

June

946

931

922

1,100

1,070

1,140

1,000

929

748

597

603

361 532"

524

543

628

*540

674 

472

578

471

594

623

626

671

573

596

472

506

517

20,487

683

-

-

Jily

482

455

403

404

553

451

481

471

481

3B4

548

512

491

442

486

353

279

TfT

481

476

452

482

*415

410

579

484

549

530

575

479

582

14,641

472

-

-

Aug.

722

530

576

560

447

447

446

567

529

555

479

425

500

395

549

530

*532

480 

436

476

425

592

502

503

500

492

445

423

503

458

15,395

497

-

-

Sept.

451

497

444

402

363

601

4T4

441

408

336

85

241

444

503

428

327

206

214 

193

411

301

303

260

261

213

305

279

263

274

10,267

342

-

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 3,550 Min 60 Mean 813 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.16

Waber year 1959-60: Max 6,400 Min 60 Mean 923 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of powerplant records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 379

2737. Salmon River at South Plattsburgh, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°38'24", long 73°29'43", on left bank at bridge on Salmon River Road, at 

South Plattsburgh, Clinton County, 0.4 mile west of State Highway 22 and 3.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--61.9 sq mi.

Records available. May 1959 to September 1960 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 220.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"^929.

Extremes. 1959: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 90 cfs June 19 (gage 

 height, 1.75 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.83 ft).

1959-60: Maximum discharge recorded during water year, 1,010 cfs Apr. 3 (gage 

height, 4.54 ft); maximum gage height recorded, 7.31 ft Apr. 3 (ice Jam); minimum discharge recorded, 7.9 cfs July 27 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

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

Hating tables, May 1, 1959, to Sept. 30, 1960, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 6-20, 1960)

May 1, 1959, to Mar. 31, 1960 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 1960

0.8

.9

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

26

56

131

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 131

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.6

241

389

764

1,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

t21

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

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

t!80

-

-

-

-

-

_

t93

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

May

*55

50

48

46

45

43

43

44

40

41

41

42

40

*36

33

32

32

31

29

30

29

32

28

30

30

26

24

24

22

29

28

1,103

35.6

0.575

0.66

June

24

24

23

20

18

17

18

20

20

16

11

20

26

21

28

75

57

44

79

56

49

38

30

24

*21

19

19

19

20

16

875

29.2

0.472

0.53

July

14

17

19

15

13

12

16

14

12

11

10

13

19

13

11

11

11

10

11

12

11

*10

9.3

8.8

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.2

*7.2

6.9

7.2

355.5

11.5

0.186

0.21

Aug.

7.6

6.2

5.8

6.6

8.3

12

9.7

8.8

9.3

16

15

11

9.7

8.0

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.8

7.6

6.9

6.9

8.0

7.6

9.7 *.'4

9.7

9.3

23

26

18

17

330.1

10.6

0.171

0.20

Sept.

11.

14

13

11

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.8

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.8

*11

11

10

10

9.7

10

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

9.7

11

14

299.3

9.98

0.161

0.18

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
380 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2737. Salmon River at South Plattsburgh, N. Y.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per nd, 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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

29

18

15

14.

24

67

46

32

25

20

17

15

15

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

16

19

39

72

63

46

37

30

26

26

839

27.1

0.438

0.50

Nov.

32

30

29

26

29

36

46

38

34

32

27

26

25

30

55^

41

b37

b34

b32

b32

b32

32

31

35

37

33

b31

b40

b39

b37

1,018

33.9

0.548

0.61

Dec.

-

-

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

-

Feb.

-

-

_

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

Apr.

b440

338

b450

794

*760

*439

302

254

221

206

192

296

402

386

*540

414

308

293

211

154

135

140

127

120

242

197

148

124

102

88

8,823

294

4.75

5.30

May

82

78

71

66

62

56

52

49

55

59

54

51

64

82

118

97

81

67

*55

47

43

41

49

91

154

94

66

51

44

36

36

2,051

66.2

1.07

1.23

June

51

111

118

99

62

54

43

38

34

30

27

24

23

20

2T

28

*25

38

28

24

23

22

22

27

43

31

24

20

20

27

1,163

38.8

0.627

0.70

July

22

20

19

20

21

21

19

22

20

17

16

14

14

15

14

*12

11

15

31

23

17

14

14

11

11

10

10

11

10

16

35

525

16.9

0.273

0.32

Aug.

18

14

14

12

13

20

15

19

20

15

14

*11

10

10

15

21

14

11

10

10

15

15

31

20

14

12

11

10

9.2

*10

9.6

442.8

14.3

0.231

0.27

Sept.

9^6

10

9.6

14

18

14

12

10

9.6

12

11

27

28

32

22

20

18

18

20

16

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

13

27

528.8

17.6

0.284

0.32

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

2739. Lake Placid at Lake Placid, N. Y.

381

Location. La t 44°17'42", long 73°59'26", on south shore, 400 ft north of State Highway 86 

In village of Lake Placid, Essex County.

Records available. November 1959 to September 1960.

Gage "^ . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,854.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum gage height during period, 4.36 ft Apr. 18; minimum, 2.77 ft Sept. 9.

Mean gage height, in feet, November 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

Mean

Oct. Nov.

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

3.42

3.40

3.58

5.57

3.36

3.35

3.54

3.34

3.36

3.45

5.48

5.47

-

Dec.

3.45

3.43

3.42

3.40 

5.58

5.36

3.42

3.47

3.46

3.45

3.43

3.45

3.51

5.52

5.50

3.50

3.48

5.45

3.43

3.40

3.38

3.57

5.36

3.35

3.34

3.34

3.33

3.35

3.32

3.32

3.51

3.41

Jan.

3.51

5.30

3.56

5.41 

5.39

3.38

3.36

3.35

3.34

3.52

5.51

5.30

3.28

3.27

3.27

5.27

5.26

3.25

3.26

3.26

3.27

5.26

5.25

5.24

5.25

5.25

5.23

3.23

3.23

5.22

5.22

5.29

Feb.

3.21

3.20

5.20

3.19 

3.19

5.20

5.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.27

3.54

5.56

5.38

5.59

5.37

3.56

3.35

3.37

3.59

5.38

3.56

3.55

5.53

3.52

5.53

3.32

3.31

3.50

5.50

Mar.

5.29

5T2T

5.26

5.28 

3.28

3.27

5.26

5.25

5.24

5.25

5.22

3.22

3.21

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.20

3.19

5.19

5.18

5.18

5.17

5.16

5.16

5.15

3.16

3.20

3.20

3.21

3.26

3.22

Apr.

5.42

5.48

3.53

3.71 

5.85

5.85

3.75

3.68

3.65

3.58

3.55

5.54

3.56

3.59

5.85

4.02

4.12

4,35

4.25

4.07

5.94

5.98

5.99

4.00

4.18

4.13

4.01

3.90

3.81

5.75

3.83

May

5.68

5.64

5.60

5.56 

5.55

5.51

5.49

5.47

5.48

5.47

3.46

3.45

5.48

5.50

5.58

3.64

3.65

3.64

3.61

5.57

3.53

3.50

5.48

5.49

3.50

3.48

3.45

3.44

5.41

5.38

5.57

5.52

June

3.38

3.44

3.49

5.51 

3.48

3.45

3.42

3.59

5.56

5.33

3.31

3.29

5.27

5.26

3.27

3.26

5.25

5.28

5.26

3.24

3.23

3.22

5.21

5.26

5.55

3.37

3.54

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.33

July

5.55

3.30

3.28

3.28 

3.25

3.24

3.23

3.22

3.21

3.20

3.19

3.17

3.16

3.16

3.13

3.11

3.09

3.08

37TT

3.18

3.16

3.15

3.17

3.18

3.16

3.15

3.12

3.11

3.10

3.13

3.17

3.18

Aug.

3 16

5.14

3.14

3.15 

3.14

3.15

3.14

5.15

5.14

5.14

5.12

5.10

3.09

3.07

3.06

3.05

3.05

5.02

3.00

2.99

2.98

2.98

3.00

2.99

2.97

2.95

2.95

2.92

2.90

2.90

2.88

3.04

Sept.

2.87

2.85

2.83

2.84 

2.84

2.82

2.81

2.80

2.80

2.82

2.80

2.84

2.95

2.96

2.95

2.95

2.92

2.93

2.95

2.95

2.93

2.92

2.92

2.91

2.90

2.90

2.89

2.88

2.89

2.92

2.88

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan. 7, Mar. 23-27; gage heights estimated on basis of

weather records.
382 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2740. West Branch Ausable River near Lake Placid, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°18'40" , long V3 C 55'00", on right bank 4 miles northeast of Lake Placid, 

Essex County, and 4 miles downstream from Lake Placid Outlet.

Drainage area. 116 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1916 to December 191V, July 1919 to September 1960. Prior to 

October 1956, published as "near Newman."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,620.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 14, 192V, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1919-60), 219 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, V.54 ft); minimum, 

32 cfs Sept. 2; minimum dally, 42 cfs Sept. 1,2.

1916-17, 1919-60: Maximum discharge, 10,800 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.20 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; practically 

no flow Sept. 13, 1920 (gage height, 1.60 ft), caused by closing gates In logging dam; 

minimum dally discharge, V.2 cfs July 29, 1920.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mills above 

station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1337: 1921-25.

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Lee effect (rage 

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

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

36

74

131

272

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

467

1,000

1,700

2,620

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.

125

348

175

112

89

156

627

410

262

188

140

131

112

106

99

89

86

100

104

95

106

*99

23S

960

2.110

852

498

364

a260

al80

a200

9,419

304

2.62

3.02

Nov.

a280

*293

239

202

318

1.150

939

531

371

2S5

224

205

180

210

686

404

311

246

205

185

167

149

142

159

282

233

194

987

700

430

10,887

363

3.13

3.49

Dec.

300

230

205

188

180

188

279

340

260

217

200

210

914

540

*400

293

256

215

190

170

145

135

125

125

122

135

122

125

125

130

125

7,189

232

2.00

2.30

Jan.

114

108

ISO

270

210

160

*135

130

108

100

94

90

92

94

94

98

94

92

92

90

88

88

92

88

84

84

86

88

90

84

3,377

109

0.940

1.08

Feb.

78

80

78

74

74

84

96

92

90

86

560

940

520

360

*230

200

180

160

150

160

160

150

150

140

130

135

140

135

130

5,562

192

1.66

1.78

Mar.

110

*106

102

106

112

110

108

106

102

100

98

96

96

98

100

100

98

96

100

100

98

96

94

92

90

88

110

140

160

220

1.10P

4,332

140

1.21

1.39

Apr.

1,160

740

780

2,000

1,530

835

584

424

340

296

259

311

*433

605

1,720

1,480

1,850

2.590

1,300

762

613

1,190

1,000

1,060

2,410

1,250

789

634

536

480

29,961

999

8.61

9.61

May

517

404

322

344

379

364

364

348

360

420

296

279

433

521

480

494

508

416

352

*290

249

224

205

230

441

360

276

211

183

157

149

10,576

341

2.94

3.39

June

162

227

296

290

214

180

152

136

114

106

102

95

89

84

91

99

*95

175

142

112

97

89

77

117

556

256

159

123

108

145

4,488

150

1.29

1.44

July

138

110

93

136

118

108

97

93

93

86

74

71

68

102

95

*76

64

64

256

265

175

114

125

149

110

95

82

76

72

76

3,464

112

0.966

1.11

Aug.

*136

95

79

71

101

259

136

200

217

142

120

100

86

72

74

70

65

62

59

59

58

60

68

84

71

65

58

54

*55

49

11

2,872

92.6

0.798

0.92

Sept.

42

42

46

52

62

52

51

44

46

52

52

91

628

280

147

102

82

74

79

77

72

70

64

65

59

56

54

54

58

76

2,729

91.0

0.784

0.87

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,110 Min 41 Mean 233 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.25

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,590 Min 42 Mean 259 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.40

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 25 (2 p.m.) 2,880 cfs (7.24 ft)j Nov. 6 (8 p.m.) 2,240 cfs 

(6.62 fth Apr. 4 (8:45 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (7.54 ft); Apr. 18 (12:30 p.m.) 2,800 cfs (7.16 ft); 

Apr. 25 (5 a.m.) 2,660 efs (7.04 ft).___________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stag= and weather 

records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2o, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 

Dec. 18 to Apr. 4 (no gage-height record Mar. 10-14).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 383

2745. Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°26'50", long 73°44'45", on right bank three-quarters of a mile south of 

hamlet of Black Brook, Clinton County, and lj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 49.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 888.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 24, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 49.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 466 cfs Apr. 15 (gage height, 4.70 f'~,); minimum, 

5.2 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 6.95 f':) , from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.8 cfs July 2, 

Aug. 29, 1931.

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

which are fair. Appreciable regulation by Fern Lake and Taylor Pond. Prio~ to October 

1937, diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplant.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 759: Drainage area. WSP 1337: 1925.

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

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

5.2

11

33

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

141

311

540

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.

48

51

26

9.1

7.4

12

34

38

24

19

14

11

9.8

9.4

8.4

e.o

8.0

8.0

8.8

8.8

9.1

*«.!

9.8

21

86

83

46

33

23 

20

19

721.7

23.3

_

-

Nov.

22

30

28

25

24

27

35

35

31

26

23

*25

25

25

39

a35

a31

a29

26

24

23

21

2T

24

26

25

24

33

45

42

849

28.3

_

-

Dec.

37

33

29

30

32

31

57

~78 109

58

46

42

63

58

*47

45

47

42

41

40

39

38

64

84

82

82

82

80

80

-70 78

1,752

56.5

^

-

Jan.

76

76

84

82

80

80

*78

78

74

72

70

70

72

72

74

76

74

72

70

70

68

56

46

45

44

43

43

42

42 

43

42

2,014

65.0

_

-

Feb.

42

43

41

30

20

20

21

20

20" 19

45

90

86

68

*56

48

42

38

36

35

34

33

32

30

30

29

29

28

27

1,092

37.7

-

Mar-.

26

26

25

25

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

22

23

23

22

22

22

*21

21

21

21

20

21

21

21

20" 19

24

42

65

86

834

26.9

-

Apr.

133

180

168

220

386

279

192

147

119

108

102

136

234

*248

418

362

247

239

184

129

105

105

98

91

156

181

127

102

83

72.

5,351

178

_

-

May

65

61

56

51

48

45

42

40

35

37

33

33

50

69

110

91

69

55

47

*39

33

33

41

50

95

74

49

39

32

23

26

1,576

50.8

_

-

June

29

55

70

79

52

42

33

27

23

2_1

36

52

50

66

78

79

*77

64

51

48

47

45

44

49

59

51

47

45

44

31

1,494

49.8

_

-

July

21

20

18

18

18

17

17

24

36

35

35

34

35

37

37

*37

37

37

44

42

22

9.8

9.1

8.4

7.7

7.4

21

36

33

35

41

829.4

26.8

_

-

Aug.

37

*35

35

30

29

32

29

32

32

29

16

8.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

8.8

7.7

7.0

6.7

6.5

6.7

9.4

16

10

8.4

7.7

6.7

6.5

6.0

*5.7

5.5

491.5

15.9

_

-

Sept.

26

36

37

39

39

38

38

38

38

39

42

51

77

33

13

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

8.4

8.8

29

42

42

42

42

42

43

44

49

1,013.8

33.8

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 307 Min 2.6 Mean 47.4 Cfsm 0.960 In. 13.0."5

Water year 1959-60 : Max 418 Min 5.5 Mean 49.2 Cfsm 0.996 In. 13.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather 

records.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20, Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 14-16, Dec. 19 to 

Mar. 26, Mar. 29 (no gage-height record Dec. 22 to Jan. 7, Feb. 5-15) discharge estimated on basis 

of discharge measurements, weather1 records and records for nearby stations).
384 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2750. East Branch Ausable River at Au Sable Forks, H. Y.

Location. Lat 44°26'20", long 73 0 40'55", on left bank 700 ft upstream from upper highway 

bridge in Au Sable Forks, Essex County, and half a mile upstream from confluence with 

West Branch.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 545.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 21, 1938, staff gage at lower highway bridge in Au Sable Forks, 

400 ft upstream from confluence with West Branch at datum 3.54 ft lower.

Average discharge. 36 years, 310 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,420 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 8.03 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1924-60: Maximum discharge, 20,100 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum observed, 20 cfs Aug. 11, 14, 28, 1934.

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

Revisions. W3P 759: Drainage area.

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

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

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.2

34

72

132

326

740

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,460

2,450

3,750

5,370

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

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

359

255

164 

116

146

844

812

520

392

269

206

167 

137

118

105

97

101

105

93

*97

93

163

3,180

4,280

1,590

818

532

369 

287

262

16,741

540

2.73

3.14

Nov.

352

435

339

280 

348

1,370

1,540

794

500

360

295

*251

225 

215

747

485

383

318

250

220

215

193

178

187

339

339

273

1,010

1,050 

640

14,131

471

2.38

2.65

Dec.

450

348

310

295 

287

326

801

746

485

387

320

310

1,580 

860

*600

526

430

340

280

190

160

155

150

150

145

150

145

140

140

135

130

11,271

364

1.84

2.12

Jan.

130

140

180

220

200

170

150

140

155

150

130

125

120 

120

125

130

125

120

120

116

116

114

-110

110

108

*108

108

110

112 

108

106

4,056

130

0.657

0.76

Feb.

104

102

100

96 

96

100

ios

106

104

*104

760

1.490

686 

460

360

510

280

250

240

250

190

180

180

170

160

165

170

150

145

7,596

262

1.52

1.45

Mar.

155

125

120

130 

140

135

130

125

120

116

114

112

112 

114

118

118

 116

114

112

114

112

110

110

108

104

100

Ho

130

160 

500

2 520

6,284

203

1.03

1.18

Apr.

2,420

1,260

1,520

4,440 

2,980

1,470

964

764

625

537

475

658

*818 

1,120

5,080

2,510

2,820

5,720

1,880

1,050

776

1,750

1,720

1,690

4,020

1,960

1,190

952

776 

698

50,403

1,680

8.48

9.47

May

764

625

505

526 

603

586

564

532

656

886

581

505

975 

1,100

1.270

899

788

642

*526

425

356

318

314

444

1,050

710

500

369

296 

244

216

18,776

606

3.06

5.55

June

248

554

505

597 

280

241

196

170

153

140

130

123

116 

105

114

178

*172

484

306

221

178

142

125

156

650

578

251

187

148 

178

7,224

241

1.22

1.36

July

164

161

178

240 

195

158

155

118

107

97

87

79

77 

105

84

*39

65

62

191

212

127

99

93

109

93

79

70

69

77 

87

206

3,689

1.19

0.601

0.69

Aug.

142

105

*89

77 

74

212" 371

178

209

150

137

109

89 

77

72

74

69

64

60

58

63

70

69

72

66

57

55

50

47 

*47

43

3,055

98.5

0.497

0.57

Sept.

41

41

39

42

50

48

43

40

38

39.

40

75 m221

148

109

93

86

79

75

70

68

64

60

57

54

53

53 

58

3,028

101

0.510

0.57

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,280 Mln 31 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.14

Water year 1959-60= Max 4,440 Mln 38 Mean 400 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.47

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 cfs). Oct. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 7,420 cfs (8.03 ft); Feb. 11 (8 p.m.) 6,480

cfs (7.58 ft)j Apr. 4 (9 a.m.) 5,260 cfs (6.94 ft)j Apr. 17 (10:30 p.m.) 4,160 cfs (6.27 ft)j

Apr. 25 (1 p.m.) 4,600 cfs (6.55 ft).

__________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19, 20, 30, Dec. 1, 11, 12, 14, 15, Dec. 18 

to Feb. 11, Feb. 14 to Mar. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 385

2755. Ausable River near Au Sable Forks, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°27 I 05", long 73°38'35", on left bank l| miles downstream from confluence 

of East and West Branches at Au Sable Forks, Clinton County.

Drainage area. 448 sq mi.

Records available. August 1910 to September 1960. Prior to September 1924, published aa 

"at Au Sable Forks. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site since September 1924. Datum of gage is 505.65 

~l"t above mean sea level, datum of 1929. August 1910 to September 1924, chain gage at 

site 1^ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 685 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,870 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 7.38 ft); minimum, 106 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1910-60: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 11.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

11.39 ft; maximum gage height, about 14.0 ft Mar. 27, 1934 (ice Jam); practically no 

flow July 21, 1912, result of unusual regulation.

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

since 1905, principally by Taylor Pond and Pern Lake. Diurnal fluctuation at low and 

medium flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 664: Drainage area. WSP 854: 1925(M), 1934 (maximum gage 

height). WSP 1307: 1911-19(M), 1922-24(M).

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

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

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

117

204

416

705

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,110

2,190

3,650

7,850

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.

257

734

541

339 

264

330

1,420

1,510

898

679

496

387

332 

294

273

253

226 253"

265

245

*261

257

302 

3,640

6.950

2,990

1,570

1,070

747

592

546

28,921

933

_

-

Nov.

679

842

705

592

712

2,200

2.970

1,570

1,060

775

628

*574

518 

496

1,480

1,070

842

698

592

501

490

452

416 

43T

660

698

563

1,850

2,150

1,250

28,470

949

_

-

Dec.

948

726

634

604 

592

634

1,280

1,500

957

790

672

653

2,390 

*1,550

1,060

960

820

680

600

500

420

390

490

420

400

430

410

400

400

390

380

22,990

742

_

-

Jan.

370

370

480

640 

540

470

420

400

370

350

340

330

330 

330

340

350

340

330

330

320

320

310

300 

290

280

*280

280

290

300

290

280

10,970

354

_

-

Feb.

270

270

260

240 

230

240

270

260

250

*250

1,250

2.600

1,300 

960

800

680

600

520

480

470

440

420

420 

400

390

380

380

360

340

15,730

542

_.

-

Mar.

320

310

300

320 

340

330

320

310

300

290

280

270

270 

270

280

280

*298

298

298

298

290

280

270

260

250

240

270

310

400

580

5.400

12,532

404

_

-

Apr.

4,490

2,750

2,920

7,640 

6,290

3,290

2,180

1,710

1,380

1,210

1.070

1,460

*1,960 

2,390

6,220

5,140

5,690

7,590

4,190

2,380

1,810

3,380

3,340 

2,190

7,440

4,190

2, SCO

2,030

1,690

1,490

103,090

3,436

_

-

May

1,580

1,340

1,070

1,060 

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,140

1,540

1,060

930

1,510 

1,940

2,250

1,780

1,660

1,330

*1,100

890

747

679

679 

828

1,800

1,280

957

726

598

529

484

35,917

1,159

_

-

June

540

975

1,040

939 

686

563

484

416

373

341

323

336

319

310

350

426

*406

686

569

452

382

327

298 

358

1,100

761

534

406

341

406

15,447

515

-

July

373

328

336

387 

373

319

281

273

273

257

234

219

211 

257

253

*222

201

197

399

592

397

281

245 

273

257

204

194

204

197

219

397

8,853

286

_

-

Aug.

350

265

*219

*197 

191

596

1.070

350

484

354

*298

234

204 

171

174

168

159

145

140

137

145

154

174 

184

181

156

142

137

137

*130

124

7,570

244

_.

-

Sept.

150

14T

132

156 

171

171

156

148

142

145

151

210

1.540 

768

474

310

249

215

197

201

194

191

208

201

197

194

184

181

184

211

7,553

252

_

-

Calendar year 1959: Max 6,950 Mln 120 Mean 689 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.87

Waber year 1959-60: Max 7,640 Mln 124 Mean 814 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.74

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs). Oct. 24 (11 p.m.) 8,870 cfs (7.38 ft); Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 8,790 cfs 

(7.31 ft); Apr. 15 (10 p.m.) 6.800 cfs (6.54 ft)j Apr. 18 (1:30 p.m.) 7,980 cfs (7.01 ft)j Apr. 25 

(1:15 p.m.) 8,330 cfs (7.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec 14 to Mar. 16, Mar. 21-31.
386 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2765. Bouquet River at Wlllsboro, N. Y.

Location. Lat 44°21'30", long 73°23'50", on right bank at Wlllsboro, Essex County, half a 

mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 22, Z\ miles downstream from North Branch 

Bouquet River, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 275 sq ml.

Records available. August and September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

August to November 1908, July 1923 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 150.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to November 1908, staff gages at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at 

various datums. July 23 to Aug. 28, 1923, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 37 years (1923-60), 303 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 4,990 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.34 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.78 ft Feb. 12 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge, 26 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 

2.08 ft).

1923-60: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Oct. 1, 1924 (gage height, 10.85 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 8.8 cfs Sept. 20, 

1957 (gage height, 1.B4 ft).

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

fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions.--WSP 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect (ga^e 

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

Diurnal

2.3 

2.5

28

55

92

180

3.3

4.0 

5.0 

7.5

435

960

1,940

5,250

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

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

84

229

176

122

99

97

298

636

287

235

176

139

116

106

97

90

84

84

82

82

80

*82

80

845

2.950

1,240

645

442

329

267

239

10,498

339

1.23

1.42

Nov.

267

324

287

239

226

332

1,020

528

368

292

249

*221

205

232

660

468

374

335

267

215

205

200

196

200

313

346

262

1,620

2,030

743

13,224

441

1.60

1.79

Dec.

542

417

380

404

417

423

970

1,370

705

535

435

450

1.520

1,080

*600

580

540

460

390

270

300

300

300

290

290

300

310

320

310

300

290

15,798

510

1.85

2.14

Jan.

290

310

340

400

470

450

410

390

380

370

370

360

350

340

350

350

350

340

340

340

330

330

320

320

320

310

*310

310

320

330

320

1O.82O

349

1.27

1.46

Feb.

310

300

290

290

280

280

270

270

260

*260

84O

1,400

2.000

1,300

800

500

350

280

250

230

220

220

210

205

200

190

180

175

175

12,535

432

1.57

1.70

Mar.

170

165

170

180

180

175

175

170

170

165

160

160

160

165

170

175

175

*175

170

170

170

165

165

160

160

155

150

150

200

2,000

7,835

253

0.920

1.06

Apr.

2,800

1,80O

1,400

3,420

4.580

2,280

1,210

996

856

784

690

792

1,130

*1,180

2,040

2,140

1,750

2,260

1,480

856

690

832

987

872

2,200

1,810

1,030

880

792

45,235

1,508

5.48

6.12

May

615

578

494

461

461

435

411

386

392

675

514

507

608

904

1,100

784

630

535

*487

404

352

313

318

449

1.130

744

507

392

324

282 °58

 

16,450

531

1.93

2.22

June

298

500

448

392

303

262

226

200

184

173

162

156

148

142

148

253

*244

428

329

217

170

142

122

237

622

318

205

156

133

133

7,451

248

0.902

1.01

July

136

114

114

111

109

104

99

99

94

86

84

82

76

84

90

*74

72

72

146

215

114

90

78

74

82

65

67

60

67

67

142

2,965

95.6

0.348

0.40

Aug.

~92 130

78

72

72

111

111

86

84

82

*80

72

70

62

64

62

64

58

52

54

57

57

86

82

67

60

55

52

*49

49

46

2,216

71.5

0.260

0.30

Sept.

46

41

41

44

50

50

54

44

49

44

34

73

450

272

148

102

88

69

88

102

97

97

94

92

92

86

62

69

84

90

2,752

91.7

0.333

0.37

Calendar ^ar 1959 : Max 3,8OO Min 29 Mean 3O9 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15. 2O

Wai-er yea- "i 059-60; Max 4,580 Min 34 Mean 4O4 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). --Oct. 25 (9:45 a.m.) 3,730 cfs (6.47 ft); Apr. 1 

4,6TO el's; Apr. 5 (7:30 a.m.) 4,990 cfs (7.34 ft).

a.m.) about

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20, 21, Dec. 15 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height 

record Feb. 14-2O).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 387

2780. Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°48'10", long 73°27'25", on west shore about 500 ft north of Hooper's 

(Jock at Rogers Rock, Essex County, and 0.4 mile west of Baldwin.

Records available. July 1913 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 315.93 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1929, staff gages at several sites within half a mile of 

present site at same datum. Nov. 4, 1929, to Sept. 26, 1936, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 4.08 ft Apr. 18; minimum, 2.22 ft Mar. 29, 30.

1913-60: Maximum gage height observed, 5.09 ft Apr. 9, 1936; minimum ga^e height, 

0.64 ft Dec. 20, 1941.

Remarks. Elevation of lake surface regulated by powerplant and floodgates at Ticonderoga. 

Lake George has been controlled by a dam at its outlet for more than 100 years.

Mean gage height. In feet, 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

Mean

Oct.

2.83

2.91

2.97

2.95

2.92

2.91

2.99

3.05

3.09

3.11

3.12

3.13

3.07 

3.03

3.04

3.02

3.00

2.98

2.94

2.90

2.83

2.85

2.87

2.98

3.12

3.15

3.15

3.14 

3.11

3.10

3.12

3.01

Nov.

3.14

3.12

3.08

3.08

3.10

3.12

3.11

3.12

3.12

3.13

3.16

3.12

3.09 

3.13

3.03

3.07

3.12

3.12

3.09

3.08

3.05

5.01

3.06

3.05

3.15

3.15

3.19

3.49 

3.76

5.81

3.16

Calendar year 1959:

Dec.

3.73

3.75

3.72

3.69

3.68

3.65

3.76

3.89

3.89

3.82

3.76

3.76

3.86 

3.90

5.92

3.89

3.84

3.79

3.76

3.71

3.62

3.56

3.54

3.50

3.49

3.41

3.37

m3.37

3.34

3.67

Jan.

3.32

3.50

3.54

3.36

5751

5.50

5.21

5.24

5.14

3.07

5.05

3.05

3.00 

2.99

2.97

2.95

2.91

2.85

2.87

2.86

2.84

2.82

2.79

2.77

2.75

2.74

2.72

2.74 

2.74

2.71

2_._69

2.98

Feb.

2.67

2.64

2.63

2.61

2.60

2.58

2.60

2.56

2.55

2.52

2.63

2.79

2.79 

2.80

2.86

2.85

2.84

2.83

2.86

2.91

2.87

2.86

2.86

2.85

2.83

2.86

2.86

2.83 

2.80

2,75

Max 3.92 Mln 2.45

Mar.

2.80

2776"

2.72

2.76

2.74

2.72

2.69

2.66

2.63

2.59

2.57

2.55

2.53 

2.51

2.50

2.47

2.47

2.50

2.46

2.41

2.41

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.34

2.31

2.30

2.25 

2.24

2.28

2.52

2.51

Apr.

2.77

2.87

2.98

3.27

3.60

3.77

3.82

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.82

3.82

3.82 

3.85

3.88

3.93

3.95

3.99

3.96

3.94

3.94

3.94

3.92

3.94

4.01

4.01

4.02

3.99 

3.96

3.95

3.77

May

3.95

3.88

3.88

3.89

3.89

3.89

3.88

5.84

5.86

3.90

3 . 88

3.89

5.95 

3.96

5.98

5.96

5.94

5.95

5.92

3.93

3.91

3.90

3.89

3.92

3.97

3.97

3.95

3.95 

3.96

3.94

3.94

3.92

June

3.96

3.96

3.96

5.98

5.97

3.95

3.90

3.88

3.85

3.86

3.84

3.83

3.82 

5.78

5.85

5.94

5.95

5.94

3.95

5.94

5.91

3.92

5.89

3.91

5.96

3.92

5.91

5.89 

5.91

3.88

3.91

July

5.84

3.83

3.86

3.86

5.87

5.78

5.76

5.76

5.72

3.75

5.76

5.75

5.74 

5.65

5.70

3.70

3.65

3.65

3.67

3.62

3.58

3.60

3.58

3.52

3.51

3.53

3.53

3.45 

5.44

OS

3.58

3.67

Aug.

5.57^

3.57

3.51

3.46

3.46

3.47

3.46

3.45

3.38

3.33

3.32

3.34

3.32 

3.30

3.25

5.22

5.22

3.21

3.18

3.22

3.21

3.20

3.15

3.14

3.15

3.16

3.13

3.12 

3.13

3.06

376T

3.28

Sept.

3.07

2.99

2.99

2.99

2.96

2.97

2.98

2.97

2.98

2.96

2.94

3.03

M3.28

3.25

5.50

5.26

5.20

5.22

3.19

5.23

3.20

3.16

3.17

5.17

5.16

3.11 

3.12

3.14

3.12

Mean 3.24

Water year 1959-60: Max 4.02 Mln 2.24 Mean 3.31
388 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2790. Lake George Outlet at Tlconderoga, N. Y.

Location. Lat 43°50'35", long 73°26'00", at Tlconderoga, Essex County. River channel 

gage on right bank 250 ft downstream from "C" Mill dam of International Paper Co., 

250 ft upstream from Trout Brook, and half a mile downstream from upper dam ("A" Mill 

dam) of International Paper Co. Turbine gate-opening gage in powerhouse at C" Mill 

dam.

Drainage area.--234 sq mi.

Records available . August 1904 to December 1905, October 1942 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river channel. Datum of gage is 

"JT90.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Turbine gate-opening recorder in powerhouse. Prior to Dec. 31, 1905, staff gages at site 2,000 ft upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1942-60), 316 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Apr. 26; minimum daily, 63 cfs

1942-60: Maximum daily discharge, 1,290 cfs June 5, 6, 1947; minimum daily, 6.1 cfs 

July 6, 1952.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge in tailrace determined from rating for turbines gates 

developed from discharge measurements. Records represent total discharge from Lake 

George and include flow in river channel and in tailrace. Diurnal fluctuation at low 

and medium flow caused by three powerplants. Appreciable regulation by Lake George.

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.

107

104,

104

102

10T

106

109

107

128

136

156

168

176

175

182

182

179

178

182

181

180

181

182

196

186

226

251

251

251

251

251

5,272

170

_

-

Nov.

249

259

257

257

256

254

250

245

249

248

256

253

253

253

258

259

263

262

260

260

262

265

266

269

271

268

268

529

868

910

9,277

309

_

-

Dec.

884

876

852

740

492

732

69J5

788

868

868

844

844

876

884

901

918

892

884

868

860

828

804

804

788

800

771

756

732

748

756

740

25,093

809

_

-

Jan.

732

732

756

764

756

740

695

724

688

666

652

652

632

626

619

619

619

593

517

452

452

452

452

452

452

404

299

268

3515

439

439

17,699

571

_

-

Feb.

439

434

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

451

481

457

422

426

422

422

422

422

422

422

422

426

430

426

430

430

430

426

12,502

431

-

Mar.

466

496

485

485

511

545

539

527

522

511

501

496

491

485

475

466

466

470

466

462

452

444

439

439

430

422

430

390

402

421

475

14,609

471

-

Apr.

512

534

540

522

627

791

879

955

973

975

973

964

955

969

836

724

684

721

740

732

732

616

491

492

833

1.010

1,OOO

996

987

884

23,645

788

-

May

812

549

308

308

308

288

297

297

299

299

297

297

299

299

296

294

291

292

289

285

279

278

277

279

279

496

524

267

170

246

281

10,080

325

_-

June

279

m

274

274

276

270

268

267

266

266

262

266

264

266

269

268

273

268

260

266

265

267

268

266

275

270

273

266

266

266

8,061

269

_

-

July

266" 271

192

159

24T

267

263

262

257

254

256

236

235

232

237

232

236

253

252

251

251

256!

2531

243/

248

205

208

205

215

215

211

7,532

243

_

-

Aug.

206

209

204

206

205

207

207

210

208

208

207

213

2IT

210

210

210

170

134

123

125

123

111

109

106

106

106

106

107

108

107

107

5,079

164

_

-

Sept.

107

107

108

74

65

76

79

80

81

81

81

74

113

140

139

139

139

139

140

139

139

140

139

139

140

102

103

131

133

134

3,399

113

_

-

Calendar year 1959 : Max 918 Min 60 Mean 327 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.95

Water year 1959-6O : Max 1,O10 Min 63 Mean 389 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.61
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 389

2800. Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.

'Location. Lat 43°37'40", long 73 C 18'50", on right bank a third of a mile downstream from 

Carver Falls, 1.9 miles upstream from Hubbardton River, and 3| miles northwest of Fair 

Haven, Rutland County.

Drainage area. 187 sq ml.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 155 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 32 years, 246 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,360 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 19.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs as explained below; minimum dally, 7.7 cfs 

Aug. 13.

1928-60:^ Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs July 20, 1945 (gage height, 24.f 6 ft, from 

high-water mark In gage well], from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of 

computations of peak flow over dam at gage heights 16.10, 21.40, and 24.3f ft; minimum 

dally, 2.9 cfs Oct. 13, 1935.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplant above station and by Lake Bomoseen.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1114: 1929(M), 1932-35.

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 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 3O

2.0 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

107 

165 

40O

6.0 

1O.O 

14.0 

16.0

914

2,040

4,030

5,480

1.6

1.7 

1.9

6.6

10

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

97

165

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.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.

85

118

61

33

84

97

113

244

212

143

124

166

150

151

147

142

93

SO

132

122

129

143

158

259

440

2 7O

207

183

205 

207

171

4,869

157

0.840

0.97

Nov.

289

308

288

278

288

372

675

475

400

362

325

302

28O

263

268

263

283

35O

318

295

285

275

268

285

1,280

898

698

5.550

3,170

1,600

2O,771

692

5.70

4.15

Dec.

1,OOO

748

651

599

558

492

492

*512

455

422

392

455

1.960

1,300

900

700

6OO

520

4 7O

350

320

5OO

25O

29O

29O

290

290

280

280 

28O

16,706

539

2.88

3.32

Jan.

230

150

1,000

2.500

1,500

900

6OO

450

350

25O

210

*260

260

280

240

160

140

170

210

180

2OO

200

130

110

130

190

185

180

175 

120

95

11,555

573

1.99

2.30

Feb.

130

18O

160

160

16O

130

1OO

13O

190

180

750

1,500

700

45O

360

*310

280

260

270

250

230

240

275

270

255

255

270

255

250

8,950

309

1.65

1.78

Mar.

24O

255

250

235

230

220

210

215

190

185

180

16O

185

170

179

169

179

167

108

.i!

154

*167

171

165

155

105

130

140

171

482

5,720

9,358

301

1.61

1.86

Apr.

5^520

1,900

1,820

3,520

5,350

2,160

1,470

1,140

999

867

651

666

625

610

628

545

492

480

584

462

*425

430

528 552"

795

711

651

709

623

475

31,968

1,O66

5.70

6.36

May

445

485

415

578

545

310

217

177

178

153

160

173

167

184

165

185

168

160

147

126

114

122

107

158

243

294

256

2O7

183 

180

128

6,73O

217

1.16

1.54

June

*120

104

104

111

89

~86 127

73

75

72

58

50

56

55

73

92

65

72

74

63

72

44

51

55

78

54

54

56

56 

44

2,179

72.6

0.388

O.43

July

51

8.9

42

31

42

38

61

41

40

8.9

45

39

38

27

56

44

*54

44

44

29

29

31

39

12

44

36

36

8^5

28 

63

202

1,292.3

41.7

0.223

0.26

Aug.

89

7?

68

49

61

9.2

38

57

*32

40

34

56

lil

11

46

41

25

28

8.5

10

17

25

37

34

59

11

14

15

32

51

19

1,O44.4

55.7

0.180

0.21

Sept.

8.9

9.6

10

10

15

27

24

23

28

8.1

8.9

99

*508

230

208

169

90

86

119

145

147

130

119

67

56

92

119

119

111 

127

2,891.5

96.4

0.516

0.58

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,33O Min 6.2 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.22

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,330 Min 7,7 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.54

Peak discharge (base, 2,6OO cfs). Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 8,56O cfs (19.26 ft); Dec. 13 (12 m.) 2,740 cfs 

(11.71 ft)j Jan. 4 (time unknown) about 3,000 cfsj Mar. 31 (10 p.m.) 5,83O cfs (16.44 ft); Apr. 4 

(1 p.m.) 4,120 cfs (14.13 ft).
390 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2815. East Creek at Rutland, Vt.

Location. La t 43°37'40", long 72°59'20", on left bank on grounds of Rutland Country Club, 

at Rutland, Rutland County, 280 ft downstream from Grove Street Bridge and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 51.1 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 570 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 20 years, 100 cfs (adjusted for diversion and storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 4.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 670 cfs on basis of computation of flow ove~ dam and slopearea measurement at gage height 7.10 ft; minimum daily, 7.8 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 10.

1940-60: Maximum discharge, 36,500 cfs June 3, 1947 (gage height, 2T.3 ft, from 

high-water mark in gage house), mean of two slope-area measurements, caused by failure 

of East Pittsford Dam 5.8 miles upstream; minimum daily, 3.1 cfs Nov. 8, 1947.

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

which are fair. Diversion above station from Mendon Brook for municipal supply of Rutland. Flow regulated by powerplants and Chittenden Reservoir (usable capacity, 

819,800,000 cu ft); prior to June 3, 1947, also regulated by East Pitts"ord Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 150,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1307: 1941-42(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gape 

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

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

19

30

43

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

108

223

425

655

940

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.

104

92

28

22

84

114

108

129

97

56

38

104

83 

83

78

82

18

34

87

78

86

68

95

211

186

117

106

97

67

89

93

2,734

88.2

+19.5

Nov.

154

143

104

100

122

198

168

87

128

109

50

121

126 

43

94

127

120

124

112

112

40

48

128

126

278

109

147

843 303"

217

4,581

153

+63.0

Dec.

193

182

172

163

86

77

384

*237

175

162

148

129

385 

206

177

181

162

154

144

56

111

114

bllO

b95

2!

107

36

115

113

94

98

4,595

148

-12.9

Jan.

36

104

512

211

146

134

127

129

118

b30

bl!5

*b!30

130 

126

132

42

31

157

152

152

157

156

24

33

154

155

140

155

153

23

33

3,697

119

-28.1

Feb.

140

148

150

144

148

39

54

142

153

159

385

252

93 

68

173

*177

130

107

169

57

52

119

145

126

152

165

54

53

155

3,909

135

-56.4

Mar.

171

170

a!70

176

a40

45

124

3120

121

alio

125

38

42 

123

123

123

133

120

43

33

130

113

96

95

91

28

28

102

102

265

894

4,094

132

-29.7

Apr.

515

299

336

770

732

327

210

165

140

130

131

157

183

267

524

294

318

492

258

166

*123

268

160

220

470

270

274

254

211

195

8,859

295

+ 167

May

122

207

183

165

15 S

151

63

61

151

115

117

118

124

56

96

207

126

131

135

122

44

48

133

250

237

170

143

48

52

48

89

3,870

125

-1.64

June

*100

94

113

43

40

90

28

28

40

63

23

23

64

63

81

50

56

61

32

63

55

52

23

43

35

24

31

27

30

21

1,496

49.9

+6.48

July

18

18

59

56

38

38

24

20

15

15

65

29

12 

54

16

8^

11

43

*32

41

11

30

12

12

27

42

54

40

46

65

74

1,025.3

33.1

+4.48

Aug.

30

24

30

30

27

12

13

87

*57

82

83

64

15 

11

85

60

64

75

48

10

16

74

72

60

69

61

9.3

7.8

61

88

70

1,495.1

48.2

-24.8

Sept.

63

62

14

12

16

57

61

50

68

7.8

23

332 *199~ 

103

59

59

26

26

74

94

82

83

66

26

25

68

66

58

62

80

2,021.8

67.4

-9.92

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

108

2.11 

2.43

216 

4.23 

4.71

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

135 

2.64 

3.05

91.2 

1.78 

2.06

78.4 

1.53 

1.66

102 

2.00 

2.31

46? 

9.0* 

1C,'^

j.r j

L.41 

2.78

Observed

Max 843 Mln 15 Mean 88.6 

Max 894 Min 7.8 Mean 116

56.3 

1.10 

1.23

37.6 

0.73<5 

0.85

23.4 

0.458 

0.53

57.5 

1.15 

1.26

Adjusted

Mean 102 Cfsm 2.00 In. 27.01 

Mean 124 Cfsm 2.43 In. 32.96

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Chittenden Reservoir and diversion from Mendon Brook for municipal supply 

of Rutland, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records furnished by Central Vermont Public Service Corp. and city of Rutland.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, fragmentary gage-height 

record, and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 391

2820. Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.

Location. Lat 43°36'15", long 73 0 00'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 4 at Center Rutland. Rutland County, 200 ft downstream from dam, 1.2 miles 

downstream from East Creek, and lj miles west of Rutland.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available. May 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 475.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 22, 1929, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 554 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,690 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum 

daily, 80 cfs Sept. 10.

1928-60: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum daily, 45 cfs Sept. 21, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplants and Chittenden Reservoir on East Creek (usable capacity, 

819,800,000 cu ft); prior to June 3. 1947, also regulated by East Pittsford Reservoir 

(usable capacity, 150,000,000 cu ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1084: 1929.

Hating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.4 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

Z.O

127

187

320

500

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,630

2,940

4,650

7,300

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

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

212

424

279

204

216

240

342

475

369

396

273

297

245 

231

211

207

122

123

190

204

214

209

256

774

1.800

1,680

922

615

456

408

408

13,002

419

1.36

1.58

+15.8

Nov.

1,010

892

*695

576

698

918

1,150

826

710

581

459

513

515 

394

743

695

603

664

529

470

377

369

444

496

1,430

1,290

952

4,280

4.940

2 530

30,749

1,025

3.34

3.72

+59.3

Dec .

1,620

1,240

1,070

964

796

715

1,490

*1,850

1,240

970

820

844

2.020 

1,930

1,420

1,140

1,010

892

802

584

486

467

381

375

550

455

377

445

433

425

413

28,004

903

2.94

3.39

-16.9

Jan.

310

380

1,330

2,550

1,880

1,260

900

780

580

420

500

*450

500 

500

490

390

345

463

452

445

447

455

294

290

597

401

585

588

587

262

244

18,851

607

1.98

2.28

-52.5

Feb.

557

569

358

541

552

267

324

418

425

439

1,550

1.680

1,250 

760

700

*650

572

518

610

456

414

452

480

459

459

464

565

550

422

15,959

550

1.79

1.95

-60.5

Mar.

594

584

585

579

285

287

550

545

510

291

305

255

244

504

509

298

516

299

246

228

509

*518

510

298

282

199

254

525

484

1,150

14,529

462

1.50

1.74

-55.8

Apr.

6,270

5,910

5,190

5,260

7.280

*4, 950

2,940

2,020

1,640

1,570

1,250

1,520

1,660 

1,880

2,700

5,640

2,760

5,080

5,580

2,140

*1,550

1,680

1,750

1,610

2,210

2,470

1,970

1,650

1,550

1,14_Q

80,160

2,672

8.70

9.71

+165

May

982

1,100

916

808

725

660

509

472

570

702

627

576

558 

548

745

988

790

657

582

510

595

552

460

855

1.410

1,050

745

492

418

572

422

20,974

677

2.21

2.54

-5.97

June

*515

588

497

1,500

1.750

966

562

459

587

361

290

268

294 

277

596

703

485

466

585

545

296

264

209

220

1,150

825

445

517

262

244

15,682

525

1.70

1.90

-1-1.47

July

211

216

216

404

511

240

194

178

124

116

179

174

155 

458

558

219

180

*189

159

186

158

152

208

221

209

167

150

145

145

192

928

7,058

228

0.745

0.86

-0.49

Aug.

444

262

216

209

199

153

152

211

*195

202

241

219

158 

100

185

170

147

161

145

96

92

190

206

165

158

148

92

87

129

177

165

5,454

175

0.570

0.66

-50.3

Sept.

145

130

95

88

115

146

155

118

146

80

89

801

*1.990 

1,770

775

459

517

262

289

546

590

525

274

186

167

231

225

216

213

296

10,811

560

1.17

1.51

-14.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,940 Mln 61 Mean 568 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.10 t +8.44

Water year 1959-60: Max 7,280 Mln 80 Mean 713 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.62 t +3.50

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Nov. 28 (11 p.m.) 6,350 cfs (9.35 ft): Apr. 1 (l a.m.) 7,260 ffs 

(9.97 ft); Apr. 5 (lO a.m.) 7,690 cfs (10.26 ft); Apr. 16 (7 to 8 a.m.) 5,880 cfs (7.17 Jt); 

Apr. 19 (4 a.m.) 5,990 cfs (7.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chittenden Reservoir, furnished by 

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 24, 25, Jan. 1, 2, 7-17, Feb. 15-15, 

Mar. 11, 12.

614Z14 O -61 -Z6
392 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2825. Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°00'45", long 73°10'05", on right bank 150 ft upstream from highway 

bridge In Middlebury, Addlson County, and 3-J miles downstream from Mlddlebury River.

Drainage area. 628 sq ml.

Records available . April 1903 to April 1907, October 1910 to January 1920, October 1928 

to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 335.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Apr. 1, 1903, to Apr. 30, 1907, and Oct. 5, 1910, to Jan. 31, 1930, chain gage

at site 1,800 ft upstream at datum 10 ft lower, and Oct. 1, 1928, to Oct. 17, 1933, at

present datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1903-6, 1910-19, 1928-60), 982 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,200 cfs Apr. 7, 8 (gage height, 8.62 ft); mlnImum dally, 190 cfs Aug. 29.

1903-7, 1910-20, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs Mar. 20, 21, 1936 (gage 

height, 10.3 ft); minimum dally, 100 cfs Dec. 28, 1914.

Maximum discharge known, 13,600 cfs Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 13.3 ft, present 

datum, at chain-gage site 1,800 ft upstream), from rating curve extended above 9,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, which are fair. Some regulation by Chittenden Reservoir (usable capacity, 

819,800,000 cu ft) on East Creek.

Re'ivlslgns (water years). WSP 434: 1903-4. WSP 684: 1913(M), drainage area. WSP 1114: 

1913.WSP 1207:T929, 1931.

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

or backwater from aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

188

281

555

1,280

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

3,150

5,700

8,810

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

(?)

Oct.

453

1,040

807

611

404

461

849

1,340

1,170

1,010

828

681

674

597

529

484

454

388

320

413

436

430

472

868

1,620

1,780

1.810

1,730

1,500

1,210

1,010

26,379

851

1.36

1.56

+15.8

Nov.

1,260

1,480

1,450

*1,310

1,200

1,330

1,700

1,700

1,580

1,420

1,240

1,060

1,000

955

1,140

1,200

1,240

1,320

1,250

1,100

985

850

807

925

1,710

1,960

2,010

2,890

5.040

2, 960

44,072

1,469

2.34

2.61

+59.3

Dec.

3,150

3,490

3,710

5.720

3,590

5,370

5,130

2,970

*2,760

2,630

2,510

2,450

2,800

2,640

2,600

2,600

2,590

2,540

2,450

2,260

2,000

bl,650

bl,500

bl,550

bl,150

b950

952

865

807

828

b810

70,762

2,285

3.64

4.19

-16.9

Jan.

b760

b630

bl,OOO

1,630

1,750

1,810

1,890

bl,920

bl,900

1,710

bl,400

bl,15o

*985

b920

888

865

800

b670

695

765

779

772

737

618

b550

655

b680

688

674

66O

bS15

51,444

1,014

1.61

1.86

-32.5

Feb.

b465

b590

b610

b610

b605

597

597

b620

725

758

1,650

2.080

1,980

1,980

1,940

1,830

*1,690

1,550

1,400

1,280

1,140

b960

880

940

940

918

895

807

b750

31,745

1,095

1.75

1.88

-60.5

Mar.

b725

b715

b695

b630

660

646

611

b630

b62O

b580

b570

b555

529

460

516

555

583

569

562

516

466

562

*604

604

555

510

460

484

725

1,440

2.850

21,185

685

1.09

1.25

-55.8

Apt".

3.160

3,190

3,880

5,550

6,560

7,150

8,050

8.060

7,430

6,570

5,790

5,050

4,550

3,860

3,690

3,510

3,400

3,450

3,510

3,550

3,660

*3,740

3,690

3,590

3.8OO

3,690

3,510

3,410

3,350

3,270

134,990

4,500

7.17

7.99

+163

May

5.170

3,050

2,810

2,590

2,570

2,160

1,900

1,550

1,200

1,110

1,150

1,100

1,070

1,020

1,080

1,540

1,510

1,400

1,220

1,080

948

779

757

967

1,740

1,820

1,780

1,550

1,160

779

46,945

1,514

2.41

2.78

-5.97

June

1,050

*1,530

1,400

1,290

1,600

1.820

1,730

1,580

1,020

779

702

611

484

555

611

821

948

940

872

744

655

569

529

590

978

1,260

1,140

800

611 

529

28,546

952

1.52

1.69

+1.47

July

548

481,

402

709

716

611

529 45'5

396

564

55"?

580

569

374

516

478

*380

529

5E9

430

564

344

334

3?4

544

5^9

3?o

324

320 

3F7 8£~5

13,404

432

0.688

0.79

-O.A9

Aug.

985

688

478

*585

564

564

515

277

324

g339

g529

g529

g329

g281

g230

g302

g302

g277

270

274

249

217

302

315

511

502

270

217

190 

265

10,563

354

0.532

0.61

-30.5

Sept.

285

267

252

249

214

201

259

*267

263

249

209

312

1,670

1,770

1,760

1,620

1,200

695

460

448

484

510

448

596

349

311

559

554

554 

349

16,564

552

0.879

0.98

-14.8

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,95O Min 162 Mean 1,052 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.75 t +8.44

Water year 1959-6O: Max 8,06O Min 190 Mean 1,302 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.19 t +3.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chittenden Reservoir, furnished by 

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation June 6 to Aug. 21, Aug. 25-27, Aug. 5O to Sept. 4, 

Sept. 7-9, 12-30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 393

2840. Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°09'40", long 72°27'00", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway

bridge, at East Barre, Washington County, 0.6 mile downstream from East Barre Detention 

Reservoir, and 3.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--40.4 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1920 to September 1923, October 1933 to September 1960. October 1933 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1307. Prior to October 1922, published as Jail Brook at East Barre.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,071.59 ft above mean sea Iev3l (levels

"lay Corps of Engineers). Aug. 14, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff gage at site a

quarter of a mile upstream at different datum. Nov. 1, 1933, to Jan. 25, 1935, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 55.4 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 432 cfs Mar. 31 (gage height, 1.25 ft); maximum gage height, 2.93 ft Feb. 11 (Ice Jam); minimum discharge, 0.4 cfs July 27 (gage 

height, -1.98 ft, from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings).

1920-23, 1933-60: Maximum discharge, 1,820 cfs Oct. 1, 1920 (gage height, 9.50 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then In use), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 18, 1950, Aug. 3, 4, 31, Sept. 1,3, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge affected by East Barre Detention Reservoir since 1935 

(see p. 395 ). At times, diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill abwe station. 

Diversion from reservoir on Orange Brook, a tributary above station, for city of Barre.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 564: 1922. WSP 1034: Drainage area. WSP 1307: 

1921-23(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 Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

-1.0 12

-.9 15

-.6 30

-.3 51

0.0 79

.4 136

.8 238

1.2 405

-2.0 0.4

-1.9 .7

-1.8 1.1

-1.6 2.2

-1.3

-1.1

4.9 

8.7

37

0.0 79

.4 136

.8 238

1.2 405

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

ftf

Oct.

52

104

67

18 

13

34

75

109

89

48

22

21

18

15

14

14

13

18

17

15

16

14

59

225

367.

205

103

80

*59

855

873

2,032

65.5 

0

Nov.

131

104

75

60

59

94

138

88

66

g59

g57

g57

g54

g58

106

g64

70

69

857

g58

g55

g53

g53

82

229

126

84

326

386

33T

3,249

108 

+2.73

Dec.

154

115

110

*109 

100

99

190

159

102

89

77

90

245

135

100

93

87

79

74

60

50

45

37

36

36

36

g34

g31

g31

g30

2,664

85.9 

-3.28

Jan.

g27

g24

100

170 

120

80

70

60

45

39

*3S

38

36

35

32

31

28

25

26

26

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

1,294

41.7 

0

Feb.

21

20

20

19

19

20

25

23

22

22

90

*200

100

70

54

42

38

36

40

38

36

35

32

31

29

31

33

30

27

1,203

41.5 

0

Mar.

24

22

21

21 

23

22

21

21

20

19

20

22

21

21

19

20

21

*22

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

19

50

350

983

31.7 

+22.8

Apr.

38!

331

220

308 

381

371

335

200

151

144

133

171

219

219

289

305

285

317

313

*183

146

146

132

139

270

204

142

127

103

89.

6,754

225 

-23.4

May

93

100

80

69 

59

52

45

42

70

134

SI

64

74

67

82

106

100

76

59

52

39

33

34

87

146

*69

44

34

23

20

26

2,060

66.5 

-0.24

June

55

56

40

34 

28

29

19

15

14

13

13

14

12

10

31

32

18

42

21

14

12

9.8

8.3

14

65

28

14

10

7.9

7 0

686.0

22.9 

-0.12

July

6.6

g5.2

g6.7

20 

10

9.8

7.6

g5.1

7.9

g4.9

g4.4

g3.9

g3.8

23

8.8

g5.6

g4.6

g3.8

g5.9

g5.1

g4.9

g4.0

g3.6

g3.0

g2.7

g.9

K.6

*gl .2

g2.1

g26

104

305.7

9.86 

+0.07

Aug.

11

10

7.6

6.3

*g6.0

11

7.0

g5.2

g4.9

g4.1

g4.3

g3.9

g3.7

g3.9

g3.9

g4.5

g3.7

g2.8

g2.1

82.1

g2.2

g2.3

g2.8

g2.9

g2.2

81.6

gl.l

gl.3

gl.4

gl.5

gl.l

134.4

4.34 

-0.19

Sept.

gl.2

B1.2

gl.l

gl.6 

g2.0

g2.0

gl.7

g2.2

*gl.3

gl.3

ei.i

59

"34 155

18

12

8.7

7.6

7.4

9.4

10

11

86.6

g6.6

g6.3

86.4

g5.9

g5.1

g5.2

g6.6

397.5

13.2 

0

Adjusted for change In contents In East Barre Detention Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

65.5 

1.62 

1.87

111 

2.75 

3.07

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

82.6 

2.04 

2.36

41.7 

1.03 

1.19

41.5 

1.03 

1.11

54.5 

1.35 

1.56

202 

5.00 

5.57

66.2 

1.64 

1.89

Observed

Max 540 Mln 1.8 Mean 55.6 

Max 386 Mln 0.6 Mean 59.5

22.7 

0.562 

0.63

9.94 

0.246 

0.28

4.15 

0.103 

0.12

13.2 

0.327 

0.37

Adjusted

Mean 55.6 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.71 

Mean 59.4 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In East Barre Detention Ri^ervolr. 

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 20 to Jan. 13, Jan. 20 to Feb. 16, Feb. 20-23, 

Feb. 29 to Mar. 3, Mar. 10-17, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29-31.
394 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

2855. North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°18'00", long 72°34'45", on right bank at Wrightsville, Washington County,

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Wrightsville Detention Reservoir and 3^ miles

upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 69.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1960, 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 550.53 ft above mean

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 21, 1934, staff gage at same

site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 132 cfs (adjusted for storage). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 785 cfs Apr. 18, 19 (gage height, 3.59 ft); minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Sept. 8, 9.

1933-60: Maximum discharge, 2,170 cfs Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 6.53 ft), from

rating curve extended above 920 cfs; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 13, 1941.

Maximum discharge known, 17,200 cfs Nov. 3, 1927, by computation of peak flow over

dam three-quarters of a mile above gage.

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

 ordT which are fair. Discharge affected since 1935 by Wrightsville Detention Reservoir

(see following page). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small mill above

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1237: 1934-39.

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

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

0.5

.7

1.0

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.0 ft.

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5 

.7

2.1

4.5

7.7

17

30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.6

66

138

240

515

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

25

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

51

Total

ftT

Oct.

17

56

49

37

29

45

228

406

366

300

178

130

108

95

78

65

56

86

104

88

84

76

108

316

527

543

*504

440

352

242

154

5,867

189 

+5.47

Nov.

212

252

216

170

156

198

390

377

317

229

156

130

124

114

197

203

170

182

156

128

116

107

100

106

277

366

326

554

700 

686

7,415

247 

+57.7

Dec.

645

*596'

535

468

390

297

227

247

210

170

143

128

242

302

227

195

170

147

130

112

85

80

76

76

76

74

72

70

70 

70

66

6,396

206 

-60.6

Jan.

64

70

120

270

230

*170

140

130

110

100

90

90

92

94

90

82

78

74

70

66

63

60

57

55

54

52

50

48

48 

48

48

2,813

90.7 

-0.41

Feb.

47

46

46

45

45

«

47

52

50

*48

70

200

290

190

160

120

100

95

90

84

80

76

73

70

63

65

66

64

62

2,487

85.8 

+0.44

Mar.

61

60

5S

62

58

54

52

50

50

50

48

46

45

42

*41

41

41

40

40

42

41

40

38

37

36

35

37

44

58 

90

285

1,722

55.5 

+17.3

Apr.

580

610

614

668

750

735

*705

676

636

591

543

512

543

578

658

720

735

765

*780

765

735

705

676

645

622

596

551

501

440 

565

8,998

655 

-8.80

May

268

201

151

128

116

104

92

85

84

194

195

147

140

158

210

245

282

229

170

128

104

84

75

*91

191

162

120

94

76 

65

55

4,456

145 

-9.17

June

66

92

84

74

63

52

41

55

27

24

21

19

17

15

18

52

54

56

69

56

57

26

20

18

116

~92 155

65

59- 

55

1,472

49.1 

-0.21

July

44

34

25

25

24

22

20

17

a!5

a!5

a!3

a!2

a!2

11

*10

8.9

7.7

6.3

S..4.

5.7

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.0

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.7

15

85

483.0

15.6 

+1.14

Aug.

70

59

*22

12

5.7

19

25

20

16

14

12

10

8.9

7.7

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.

5.

5.

5.

7.

6.0

3.9

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.2

4.0

569.4

11.9 

-1.72

Sept.

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

*3.2

5^

5.0

5.2

5.2

21

248

174

97

58

55

22

17

15

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.5

8.9 

9.3

829.7

27.7 

-0.39

Adjusted for change in contents in Hrightsvllle Detention Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

195

2.82

5.24

505

4.4]

4.91

Calendar year 1959 :

Water year 1959-60:

146

2.11

2.43

90.5

1.30

1.50

86.2

1.25

1.34

72.8

1.05

1.21

624

9.02

10.07

154

1.94

2.23

Observed

Max 775 Mln 3.2 Mean 144

Max 780 Min 3.0 Mean 146

48.9

0.707

0.79

16.7

0.2U

0.28

10.2

0.147

0.17

27.5

0.595

0.44

Adjusted

Mean 144 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.22

Mean 146 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.61

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Hrightsville Detention Reservoir. 

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

near Moretown, Dog River at Northfield Palls, and other nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 21-27, Dec. 29 to Apr. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 395

Reservoirs In Wlnooskl River basin above Montpeller, Vt.

2835. East Bar-re Detention Reseryolr.--Lat 44°09'20", long 72°26'4-0", at reservoir on Jail 

Branch at East Barre, Washington County, 4^ miles upstream from mouth of Jail Branch. 

Staff gage read once dally during high-water periods In April; prior to 1930 generally 

read once dally throughout the year. Datum of gage Is 1,127.9 ft above mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 38.8 sq ml. Records available, March 

and April 1936, September 1938 to September 1960. Maximum gage height during year, 

16.1 ft Mar. 31, from graph based on observed readings; minimum not determined. Maximum gage height observed during period 1936, 1938-60, 36.0 ft Mar. 22, 193S; minimum 

not determined, occurred in summer of 1960 after lowering of bottom of outlet opening.

Reservoir is formed by earthflll dam completed by Corps of Engineers In 1935 for 

flood control. Usable capacity of reservoir, 506,000,000 cu ft between bottom of outlet opening and 37.1 ft (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; below gage height 

37.1 ft, outflow from reservoir Is dependent on capacity of outlet opening near base of 

dam. Outlet opening enlargement and reservoir-construction modifications completed In 

November 1959. Size of opening since enlargement, height, 7 ft and average width, 

3 2/3 ft. Gage read by employee of State of Vermont Water Conservation Board.

2850. Wrightsville Detention Reservoir --Lat 44°18'35", long 72°34'30", at reservoir on 

North Branch Wlnooskl River at Wrightsville, Washington County, a third of a mile downstream from Long Meadow Brook and 4-jj miles upstream from mouth. Staff gage read once 

daily Oct. 1 to July 27. Water-stage recorder July 28 to Sept. 30. Datum of gage Is 

612.75 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage area, 

66.5 sq ml. Records available, March and April 1936, September 1938 to Se-otember 1960. 

Maximum gage height observed during year, 40.0 ft Apr. 19; minimum observed, 0.8 ft 

July 19, 20, 23-30. Maximum gage height during period 1936, 1938-60, 63.7 ft Mar. 22, 

1936, from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 0.2 ft Aug. 17, 1949, and 

Aug. 17-19, 1950.

Reservoir is formed by earthfill dam completed by Corps of Engineers In 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 873,500,000 cu ft between gage heights 0.0 ft 

(bottom of outlet opening) and 72,25 ft (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; below 

gage height 72.25 ft, outflow from reservoir is dependent on capacity of outlet opening, 

5-^ ft square, near base of dam. Gage read by employee of State of Vermont Water Conservation Board.

Month-end gage height and contents, water year October 1959 to September I960

Date

Dec . 31 ...............................

Calendar year 1959 ..................

Sept.SO. ..............................

Water year 1959-60. .................

Dec . 31 ...............................

Calendar year 1959 ..................

Mar. 31...............................

Sept. 30. ..............................

Water year 1959-60. .................

Gage height 

(feet)t

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

Change in contents

Millions of 

cubic feet

Eqvivalent, cubic 

feet per second

East Barre Detention Reservoir

3.6 

3.6 

8.4 

1.3

-

1.3 

1.3 

16.1 

Z.Z 

1.2 

.6 

1.0

-

2.39 

2.39 

9.46 

.68

-

.68 

.68 

61.83 

1.26 

.62 

.30 

.50 

*0 

*0

-

0 

+7.07 

-8.78

0

0 

0 

+61.15 

-60.57 

-.64 

-.32 

+ .20 

-.50 

0

-2.39

0 

+2.73 

-3.28

0

O 

0 

+22.8 

-23.4 

-.24 

-.12 

+ .07 

-.19 

0

-.OS

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir

1.9 

6.5 

28.9 

2.6

-

2.2

14.0 

9.2 

2.2 

2.0 

3.1 

1.4 

1.0

-

4.55 

19.2 

168.7 

6.45

-

5.35 

6.45 

52.7 

29.9 

5.35 

4.80 

7.85 

3.25 

2. 25

-

+14.65 

+149.5 

-162.25

+ .30

-1.10 

+1.10 

+46.25 

-22.8 

-24.55 

-.55 

+3.05 

-4.60 

-1.00

-2.30

+5.47 

+57.7 

-60.6

+ .01

-.41 

+ .44 

+17.3 

-8.80 

-9.17 

-.21 

+1.14 

-1.72 

-.39

-.07

* Estimated.

t Gage height at 12 p.m. for East Barre Detention Reservoir determined from graph based on observer's available readings and records for station on river below reservoir. Gage height at!2p.ir 

for Wrightsville Detention Reservoir prior to July 31 determined from graph based on observer's 

readings and records for station on river below reservoir, thereafter from water-stage recorder.
396 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

2860. Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°15 I 25", long 72°35'35", on right bank 0.4 mile upstream from Dog River 

and 1 mile downstream from depot at Montpelier, Washington County.

Drainage area. 397 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1909 to June 1914 (fragmentary), July 1914 to September 1923, 

August 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 16, 1914, chain gage at site 0.9 mile upstream at different datum. 

June 16 to July 3, 1914, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1914-23, 1928-60), 585 cfs (adjusted for storage since October 1935).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,600 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 12.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 46 cfs 

Sept. 11.

1909-23, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Apr. 7, 1912 (gage freight, 17.31 ft, 

from floodmarks, present datum), from rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 3, 1933.

Maximum discharge known, 57,000 cfs Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 27.1 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 6,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are frir. Flow regulated by several small powerplants above station, by Peacham Pond and, since 1926, by 

Mollys Palls Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cu ft), wUch regulate 

runoff from 24 sq mi, and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs since 1935 

(see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 424: 1915. WSP 894: Drainage area. WSP 1437: 1912-14(M), 

1915-18, 1919(M), 1920, 192l(M), 1922-23, 1929, 1933, 1934(M), 1936, 1937(M), 1938, 

1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1959-60, except periods of loe effect (gag^

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

(Shifting-control Method used Sept. 28-30; backwater from bridge

construction Nov. 25, 26, 30, Dec. 3-9, 13, 14)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

37

61

96

175

340

4.5

5.0

8.0

11.0

560

830

3,030

5,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1J

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

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.

248 

570

265

151 

124

245

966

1,520

896

643

388

344

342 

322

356

366

214

262

411

450

422

379

593

2,080

2.920

1,930

1,460

*1,040

824

643

555

21,929

707

+7.13

Nov.

908 

908

770

600 

545

630

1,270

896

709

616

492

420

460 

452

616

632

670

770

590

510

488

412

4T6

575

1,390

1,290

842

4.520

3,630

2,380

29,207

974

+80.8

Dec.

1,900 

1,550

*1,460

1,360 

1,140

944

1,280

1,400

1,000

860

786

764

1,800 

1,410

1,030

1,010

914

775

687

520

470

500

420

410

380

348

370

360

390

380

396

27,014

871

-81.5

Jan.

380 

350

814

1.540 

1,040

780

*690

610

540

400

400

440

460 

430

410

450

380

320

390

400

400

390

390

320

320

410

390

390

400

380

270

15,284

493

-29.0

Feb.

280 

35o

350

320 

320

310

290

320

400

330

*850

2 ,000

1,100 

800

720

660

620

620

560

6OO

480

450

580

560

500

500

520

380

360

16,180

558

-28.5

Mar.

450 

360

470

480 

470

320

310

430

410

360

450

400

350

340

*360

320

350

330

270

240

250

290

290

260

210

250

180

T5o

320

550

5.200

13,460

434

+23.0

Apr.

3,800 

3,050

2,670

3,950 

4.940

3,450

*2,790

2,340

2,030

1,930

1,780

1,920

2,250 

2,180

2,560

2,640

2,490

2,720

2,740

*2,120

1,880

1,840

1,720

1,620

2,250

1,970

1,640

1,550

1,310

1.100

71,280

2,376

+73.3

May

956 

1,020

830

714 

648

575

510

460

501

968

824

670

665 

748

872

1,030

1,060

354

704

590

496

396

388

693

*1.110

770

610

488

333

282

303

21,068

680

+6.04

59 to September I960

June

616 

665

525

438 

300

318

360

325

252

233

202

142

160 

233

300

384

303

376

307

265

300

249

249

284

585

427

292

307

265

265

9,927

331

-68.2

July

303 

263

142

196 

178

220

212

170

157

112

119

153

*148 

224

193

1613

909.'

186

181

191

190

157

8'3

85

70

a?

91

63

13?

533.

5,201

168

-31.2

Aug.

272

T53

159

111 

*91

169

175

138

114

134

129

94

63 

69

82

60

84

65

60

54

61

94

92

79

69

65

49

54

69

69

56

3,073

99.1

-1.32

Sept.

53

51

48

51 

54

53

51

51

*48

47

46

235

1.070 

488

303

211

137

114

110

110

112

105

96

88

81

81

76

83

90

83

4,226

141

+12.8

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

715 

1.80 

2.07

1,054 

2.6E 

2.96

Calendar year 1S59: 

Water year 1959-60:

790 

1.99 

2.29

464 

1.17 

1.35

529

1.33 

1.44

457 

1.15 

1.33

2,449 

6.17 

6.88

686 

1.73 

1.99

Observed

tax 4,880 Mln 38 Mean 580 

Max 4,940 Min 46 Mean 650

263 

0.662 

0.74

127 

0.345 

0.40

97.8 

0.246 

0.28

154 

0.388 

0.43

Adjusted

Mean 581 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85 

Mean 647 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.16

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs). Nov. 28 (4 p.m.) 6,600 cfs (12.02 ft); Iter. 31 (9 p.m.) 4,810 cfs 

(10.04 ft); Apr. 5 (7:50 a.m.) 5,470 cfs (10.78 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Peacham Pond, Mollys Palls Heservoiij 

and East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs. Part of records furnished by Termont Water 

Conservation Board and Green Mountain Power Corp.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15, Dec. 22-25, 27, 29, 30, Jan. 1, 2, Jan. 5
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 397

2870. Dog River at Northfield Palls, Vt.

Location.--Lat 44°10'55", long 72°38'30", on right bank 1 mile downstream from Northfield 

Falls, Washington County, and l£ miles downstream from Cox Branch.

Drainage area. 76.1 sq ml.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 

1934, published In WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 603.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 26 years, 121 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 7.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs by method explained below; minimum, 6.4 cfs 

Aug. 29, 30.

1934-60: Maximum discharge, 9,750 cfs Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 11.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of computation of flow over dam at gage 

height 8.49 ft and slope-area measurements at gage heights 8.96 and 11.53 ft; minimum, 

4.3 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1942.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1237: 1935-37.

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

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

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

32

54

106

240

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

420

655

1,230

1,900

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

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142

170

65

48

37

72

321

416

191

136

104

102

83

73

64

60

55

61

58

54

54

52

99

684

755

347

*258

196

161

141

176

5,215

168

2.21

2.55

Nov.

249

234

191

167

156

175

199

161

144

128

116

114

106

104

141

118

126

126

106

96

93

91

89

100

274

188

168

2,240

684

384

7,268

242

3.18

3.55

Dec.

298

*255

228

210

191

180

303

280

216

194

175

183

371

258

207

207

194

172

161

130

110

100

90

88

88

88

82

82

82

76

73.

5,372

173

2.27

2.63

Jan.

70

75

240

260

175

*145

140

130

100

90

90

91

93

94

91

85

80

75

74

72

68

66

63

60

59

58

56

56

56

56

55

2,923

94.3

1.24

1.43

Feb.

54

53

52

50

52

54

58

55

54

*54

220

320

180

160

140

125

110

105

110

100

90

90

90

84

78

82

80

77

75

2,852

98.3

1.29

1.39

Mar.

72

70

70

74

71

69

67

66

63

62

63

64

62

62

*61

60

62

64

61

61

60

56

57

53

49

45

49

53

64

130

858

2,758

89.0

1.17

1.35

Apr.

948

600

537

1,180

1.480

710

488

396

344

322

308

482

665

733

1,280

864

810

854

*514

368

312

348

288

282

600

400

319

274

237

207

17,150

572

7.52

8.38

May

194

191

164

148

136

124

111

106

118

156

124

116

156

159

159

151

141

126

116

102

89

82

76

*257

556

199

1.48

121

104

93

96

4,419

143

1.88

2.16

June

134

128

108

98

83

80

67

61

56

51

48

44

41

37

71

67

47

57

48

40

36

32

29

38

96

54

41

33

28

30

1,783

59.4

0.781

0.87

July

28

25

25

47

37

32

28

26

28

28

22

*20

20

26

22

18

17

17

18

20

17

15

15

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

15

a!5

a60

a!50

826

26.6

0.350

0.40

Aug.

a35

a25

*21

18

21

29

21

19

17

16

17

15

14

14

14

17

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

13

12

15

10

11

7.9

8.2

9.6

493.7

15.9

0.209

0.24

Sept.

9.6

9.2

8,5.

9.6

11

10

*9.6

9.2

9.2

10

9.2

103

172.

58

35

25

20

18

18

19

20

18

16

15

15

15

15

16

14

15

732.1

24.4

0.321

0.36

Calendar year 1959 : Max 2,240 Min 6.4 Mean 127 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.73

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,240 Min 7.9 Mean 142 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.31

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). --Oct. 24 (7 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (4.83 ft); Nov 

(7.81 ft); Apr. 5 (4 to 5 a.m.) 1,950 cfs (5.O6 ft).

28 (12 m.) 4,950 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for Mad River near Moretown.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2O to Mar. 13, Mar. 21-30.
398 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2880. Mad River near Moretown, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°16'40", long 72°44'35", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Moretown, Washington County, and 3.8 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Records available. July to November 1910, October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly discharge only for October 1928, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 13, 1933. Altitude of gage is 

545 ft (from topographic map). July 6 to Nov. 4, 1910, staff gage at s<me site at 

different datum. Nov. 20, 1928, to Sept. 27, 1930, chain gage at same site and present 

datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1928-60), 250 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,760 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 10.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs as explained below; maximum gage height, 12.67 ft 

Mar. 31 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 15 cfs Aug. 20, Sept. 8, 10; minimum daily, 16 cfs 

Sept. 10.

1910, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 16.34 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of computations 

of flow over dam at gage heights 9.98, 11.51, 16.34, and 19.4 ft; miniirum, 1.4 cfs 

Oct. 1, 1930.

Maximum discharge known, 23,000 cfs Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 19.4 ft, from floodmarks), by computation of peak flow over dam.

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

shifting control, which are fair. Regulation at low flow caused by mill in Moretown.

Revisions (water years). WSP 744: Drainage area. WSP 854: 1934CM). WSP 1114: 1929, 

1930(M), 1936-37.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.9

19

31

3.2 

3.5 

3.8 

4.1

99

190

320

520

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

830

1,240

2,220

4,610

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

359

485

141

85

65

*226

981

1,070

490

314

216

234

179

*145

120

106

102

149

128

112

140

115

250

1,700

1,680

774

548

*387

290

242

403

12,234

395

2.84

3.27

Nov.

646

527

387

310

310

506

687

401

310

262

234

230

206

194

599

315

315

332

254

226

206

198

190

234

935

478

456

4.440

1,400

650

16,438

548

3.94

4.40

Dec.

500

440

*387

356

305

285

829

646

422

344

295

328

1,040

555

410

408

356

305

275

220

200

180

170

165

165

165

150

145

145

140

155

10,466

338

2.43

2.80

Jan.

125

135

580

620

450

350

*290

240

200

180

165

170

170

175

165

155

150

140

135

130

125

115

115

110

105

105

100

100

100

loo

100

5,900

190

1.37

1.58

Feb.

98

96

94

90

96

98

105

100

98

95

480

650

350

300

260

240

220

195

200

180

170

160

160

155

140

150

145

145

140

5,410

187

1.35

1.45

Mar.

130

130

130

135

130

130

125

120

115

110

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

115

110

110

110

105

100

93

86

80

90

98

110

250

2 . OOP

5,497

177

1.27

1.47

Apr.

1,600

1,100

1,000

2,000

2.700

1,300

*798

614

534

485

464

859

1,030

1,250

2,630

1,710

1,840

2,350

1,150

*742

598

992

806

787

1,680

942

670

541

443

574

33,989

1,133

8.15

9.09

May

356

350

280

250

258

218

198

186

202

300

254

238

254

246

246

575

401

500

258

226

194

169

162

445

*646

332

234

190

158

137

151

8,154

263

1.89

2.18

June

170

250

169

157

115

107

88

77

70

67

65

60

56

51

111

155

88

156

112

81

70

62

56

61

242

112

75

65

54

52

5,010

100

0.719

0.81

July

51

48

46

74

67

*o5

52

48

67

52

44

59

41

48

41

*55

31

31

32

41

37

30

50

30

27

25

24

25

25

120

2.36.

1,622

52.3

0.376

0.43

Aug.

77

54

45

*39

44

80

50

41

59

37

37

52

29

29

27

52

50

26

24

24

25

26

42

52

27

25

23

20

19

T9

21

1,075

34.7

0.250

0.29

Sept.

18

17

17

17

24

25

19

*18

17

16

19

544

890

292

136

90

68

62

58

62

65

56

51

45

44

42

41

38

37

39

2,865

95.5

0.687

0.77

Calendar year 1959: Max 4,440 Min 19 Mean 269 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.23

Water year 1959-60: Max 4,44O Min 16 Mean 291 Cfsm 2.O9 In. 28.54

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--Oct. 24 (8 p.m.) 4,540 cfs (7.79 ft] 

(10.15 ft)j Apr. 5 (about 5 a.m.) about 4,500 cfs; Sept. 12 (12 p.m.,

j Nov. 28 (1 p.m.) 7,760 cfs 

3,570 cfs (7.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on bhis day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Feb. 15 to Mar. 16, Apr. 2-6; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for Dog River at Northfield Falls. Stage-Jischarge relation 

affected by Ice Dec. 15, Dec. 2O to Apr. 2. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 399

2885. Water-bury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°22'55", long 72°46'15", at dam on Waterbury River, 2 2/3 mile upstream 

from mouth and 3| miles north of Waterbury, Washington County.

Drainage area.--109 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1937 to September 1960. Month-end contents only for September 1937 to August 1938, published in WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Prior to Dec. 10, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 597.85 ft Nov. 28; minimum, 534.51 ft Mar. 29.

1337-60: Maximum elevation, 613.45 ft May 4, 1940; minimum observed, 501.3 ft 

Oct. 16, 1938.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earthfill dam completed by Corps of Engineers during 

summer of 1937 for conservation and flood control. Total usable capacity for flood 

control, 2,812,300,000 cu ft between elevations 500.0 ft (bottom of lowest outlet) and 

617.5 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Usable capacity for conservation, 

1,582,700,000 cu ft between elevations 500.0 and 592.0 ft (sill of taintor gate) above 

mean sea level.

Capacity table, water year 1959-60 (elevation, in feet, 

and contents, in millions of cubic feet)

530.0

540.0

550.0

560.0

180.8

302.7

461.7

658.8

570.0

580.0

590.0

600.0

891.9

1,168.5

1,505.0

1,913.4

Elevation, in feet, at 12 p.m., 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

(t)

(*)

Oct.

579.69

579.82

579.94

580.03

579.75

580.06

582.47

583.34

583.91

584.25

584.56

584.87

585.10

585.14

584.86

584.76

584.81

585.49

585.10

584.90

584.67

584.33

585.01

588.44

590.12

590.14

589.80

589.69

589.46

589.20

589.60

1,490.8

+124

Nov.

590.36

590.40

590.44

590.41

590.63

591.97

592.18

591.66

591.23

591.21

591.03

591.01

590.70

591.06

591.40

591.22

591.24

591.38

591.23

591.02

591.12

591.37

590.77

590.24

591.20

591.76

591.68

597.54

597.05

595.07

1,702.6

+81.7

Dec.

593.64

592.64

591.85

591.42

591.48

591.52

591.60

591.17

590.83

590.47

589.99

589.77

590.47

590.25

589.92

589.70

589.40

589.07

588.71

588.77

588 . 18

587.60

587.02

586.65

586.84

586.88

587 . 09

586.57

586.13

585.48

585.08

1,331.1

-139

Jan.

585.33

585.29

586.48

586.92

586.77

586.52

586.18

585.97

586.12

586.06

585.68

584.06

583.65

582.15

582.62

582.74

582.65

582.20

581.66

581.19

580.68

580.20

580.32

580.38

579.69

579.08

578.46

577.84

577.57

577.55

577.81

1,105.0

-84.4

Feb.

577.02

576.44

575.80

575.15

574.44

574.30

574.38

575.71

575.10

572.40

575.60

575.51

576.33

576.97

576.94

576.71

576.16

575.68

575.19

574.99

574.68

573.41

572.20

571.45

570.76

569.52

568.14

566.66

565.07

772.7

-133

Mar.

563.51

561.92

560.25

558.87

558.90

558.88

557.23

555.45

553.55

551.64

550 . 55

551.00

550.92

549.04

547.27

545.60

543.76

542.99

543.59

543.61

542.05

540.38

538.90

537 . 34

536.33

536.99

536.81

535.59

534.68

537.10

547.99

427.7

-129

Apr.

554.17

557.89

560.91

565.98

570.44

571.50

571.63

571.27

570.81

570.75

570.57

57 1 . 08

572.21

573.64

578.98

581.82

584.77

589.75

590.70

590.67

590.51

591.76

592.46

592.61

595.56

592.95

592.54

592.24

591.96

591.60

1,567.1

+440

May

591.22

590.68

590.07

589.71

589.55

589.29

589.21

589.74

589.46

589.20

588.85

588.58

588.41

588.79

588.26

589.12

589.55

589.41

589 . 54

589.46

589.76

590.04

589.44

589.90

590.57

590.88

59 1 . 08

591.55

591.56

591.76

591.54

1,564.8

-0.86

June

591.50

591.58

591.63

591.83

591.83

591.74

591.52

591.31

591.19

591.01

591.11

591.21

591.12

590.96

591.02

591.16

591.33

591.95

591.80

591.39

591.53

591.32

591.31

591.76

591.92

591.61

591.28

591.05

590.74

590.52

1,525.2

-15.3

July

590.49

590.61

590.77

590.91

590.87

590.92

590.94

590.95

591.08

591.18

590.74

590.58

590.57

590.57

590.56

590.61

590.70

590.62

590.79

591.00

591.05

591.05

591.14

591.22

591.08

590.86

590.60

590.34

590.01

590.24

590.85

1,538.0

+4.78

Aug.

590.91

590.82

590.58

590.35

589.94

590.08

590.17

589.71

589.31

588.87

588.42

587.98

588 . 04

588.09

587.57

587.10

586.62

586.19

585.83

585.89

585.97

585.48

584.98

584 . 52

584.18

583.76

583.74

583.78

582.96

582.43

581.85

1,227.5

-116

Sept.

581.27

580.71

580.76

580.78

580.85

580.24

579.67

579.07

578.35

578.15

577.98

579.30

581.51

582.11

582.21

582.19

582.30

582.35

581.86

581.50

581.13

580.87

580.62

580.74

580.84

580.58

580.14

579.68

579.23

578.72

1,131.4

-37.1

Calendar year 1959.................... * +15.0

Water year 1959-60.................... * -0.83

t Contents, in millions of cubic feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2890. Waterbury River near Water-bury, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°22'10", long 72°46'10", on right bank 1 mile downstream from Waterbury 

Reservoir, 1 2/3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2-| miles north of Waterbury, Washington County.

Drainage area. 111 sq mi.

Records available . July to October 1910 (gage heights only), October 1935 to September 

1960.October, November 1935 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1307.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Dec. 8, 1937. Datum of gage is 

T28.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 7 to Oct. 31, 

1910, staff gage at site 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 231 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Nov. 30 (gage height, 9.78 ft); minimum daily, 4.9 cfs Mar. 26.

1935-60: Maximum discharge, 6,520 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.38 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs several times during summers of 1938-39, 1941, and 1944.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Waterbury Reservoir (see preceding 

page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 824: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1959-60 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.0

5.1

5.3

5.6

6.0 77

6.5 163

4.2 

6.8

34

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

287

450

665

1,230

1,740

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

(t)

Oct.

113

64

5.9

7.4

145

74

52

17

20

7.7

7.7

58

90

10K

186

117

101

8.3

291

222

269

242

111

24

298

410

410

*269

258

238

86

4,308.0

139

+124

Nov.

84

297

195

219

228

337

532

562

438

230

240

204

296

70

266

280

252

176

245

246

131

48

388

475

311

94

341

622

1,010

1.560

10,177

339

-1-81.7

Dec.

1.000

742

616

463

236

201

389

566

409

382

416

347

401

414

398

396

383

365

350

143

357

346

330

261

50

113

44

348

315

370

275

11,426

369

-139

Jan.

25

119

37

275

305

287

*309

284

69

143

289

446

507

296

313

75

140

267

299

274

277

268

69

81

330

298

305

307

182

121

8.3

7,005.3

226

-84.4

Feb.

343

277

284

284

290

143

120

310

299

311

187

134

33

17

201

247

328

298

320

221

201

502

457

338

330

489

514

514

506

8,498

293

-133

Mar.

510

506

498

468

103

110

470

474

482

478

323

5.9

113

449

422

*399

400

258

6.2

71

357

351

299

296

232

4.9

102

316

320

189

291

9 , 304 . 0

300

-129

Apr.

304

24

18.

362

552

509

493

530

518

395

385

527

534

532

547

566

E52

538

584

593

598

546

598

665

814

880

726

629

567

588

15,674

522

+440

May

588

593

593

524

407

407

280

9.2

421

557

404

405

324

163

584

308

314

236

231

124

8.3

7.7

380

190

*101

75

59

7.4

6.8

6^5

212

8,525.9

275

-0.86

June

175

106

89

7.1

83

147

166

156

114

137

5.9

5.7

92

118

94

61

195

415

248

295

24

162

71

180

456

389

279

199

212

214

4,875.7

163

-15.5

Julj95

5j9_

5.9

6.2

84

45

51

65

8.0

6.2

229

136

96

78

54

5.9

5.9

79

75

62

44

52

6.2

5.9

98

136

144

153

170

106

6.8

2,112.9

68.2

+4.78

Aug.

50

92

157

142

*256

7.1

6.2

266

251

225

213

211

5.9

5.7

251

213

222

196

175

5.9

5.7

217

222

183

158

181

33

5.4

531

210

250

4,706.9

152

-116

Sept.

224

217

5.7

20

5.7

255

211

224

*266

89

87

182

71

45

81

81

5.9

51

210

175

174

149

127

5.7

5^2.

126

186

192

190

215

5,852.2

128

-57.1

Adjusted for change in contents in Waterbury Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

265 

2.37 

2.73

421 

3.79 

4.25

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

250 

2.07 

2.59

142 

1.28 

1.47

160 

1.44 

1.56

171 

1.54 

1.78

962 

8.67 

9.67

274 

2.47 

2.85

Observed

Max 1,56O Min 4.9 Mean 214 

Max 1,360 Min 4 - 9 Mean 247

147 

1.52 

1.48

72.9 

0.657 

0.76

55.9 

0.325 

0.57

91.5 

0.825 

0.92

Adjusted

Mean 229 Cfsm 2.O6 In. 27.97 

Mean 246 Cfsm 2.22 In. 3O.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Waterbury Reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 401

2905. Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt.

Location Lat 44°28 I 40", long 73°08'20", on right bank half a mile downstream from Muddy

 Brook and 2 miles southwest of Essex Junction, Chittenden County.

Drainage area.--1,044 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1960.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 185 ft (from topographic mar).

ATJr'age discharge. 32 years, 1,669 cfs adjusted for storage since October 1938).

Extre£L.--Maxi£um discharge during year, 24,100 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 14.00 ft); minlm"l9S8-60- 8Maximume discharge, 45,300 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.54 ft), from 

ratine curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of computations of flow over dam at 

gage heights 18.72, 23.54, and 50.4 ft, and slope-area measurement at gage height 

50.4 ft; minimum daily, 65 cfs Sept. 20, 1959. fT nn*. 

Maximum discharge known, 113,000 cfs Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 50.4 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs by method explained above

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

regulated by power-plants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys Falls Reservoir 

(combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cu ft), by Waterbury Reservoir since 1937 (see 

p 395 ), and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs since 1935 (see p. 395).

Revisions (water years).-WSP 714: 1930(M). WSP 894: Drainage area. WSP 1307: 

1929(M).

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

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

0.2

.3

.6

1.0

1.5

2.0

80

101

180

329

620

1,060

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

1,630

2,380

4,400

9,230

13,000

18,000

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

(t)

Oct.

272

1,190

1,080

236 

16T

566

1,890

4,230

2,560

1,750

1,380

1,080

1,090 

813

630

740

676

505

833

936

962

967 

984

2,330

8,550

*5,420 

3,420

2,820 

2,150

1,800

1,580

53,884

1,738

+131

Nov.

2,340

2,930

2,450

1,920 

1,820

2,270

4,540

3,280

2,510

1,960

1,680

1,540

1,350 

1,550

2,240

2,190

1,980

2,230

*1,830

1,580

1,500

1.510 

1,320

1,510

3,360

3,410 

2,490

16,000 

14,300

6,760

96,, 150

3,205

+163

Dec.

5,540

47190"

3,770

3,380 

2,870

2,380

3,920

4,750

3,260

2,720

2,490

2,330

4,370 

4,990

3,260

2,850

2,820

2,600

2,280

2,000

1,200

1,300 

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,150 

1,200

1,100 

1,300

1,500

1 * 300

81,220

2,620

-220

Jan.

1,200

1,100

1,100

4,500 

3,500

2,800

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,300

1,600

1,550

1,600 

1,600

1,350

1,350

1,100

1,300

1,350

1,200

1,300

1,300 

1,150

900

1,200

1,150 

1,350

1,200 

1,100

1,000

800

48,250

1,556

-113

Feb.

950

1,050

1,000

1,050 

1,000

850 850"

1,000

1,100

1,000

3,000

5.000

3,500 

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,550

1,500

1,450 

1,500

1,550

1,500

1,450 

1,500

1,550 

1,400

__ ___

47,500

1,638

-161

Mar.

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,300 

1,200

1,000

1,070

1,360

1,250

1,250

1,150

1,100

802 

1,020

1,190

1,150

1,130

1,130

783

632

1,030

1,080 

1,090

1,060

1,020

S2o" 560 

1,100 

1,400

2,900

10.000

44,577

1,438

-106

Apr.

16,300

7,940

7,410

11,100 

16.700

11,400

6,920

5,710

4,870

4,420

3,910

4,490

6,220 

6,170

9,490

9,620

8,180

9,670

8,200

5,480

4,580

5,060 

4,870

4,380

6,710

6,790 

4,800

4,240 

*3,600

3.200

212,430

7,081

+513

May

2,930

2,930

2,700

2,360 

1,990

1,820

1,700

1,480

1,240

1,990

2,230

1,900

1,820 

1,770

2,300

2,620

2,«50

2,380

1,900

1,580

1,320

1,120 

980

1,400

5.290

2,350 

1,680

1,420 

1,130

820 884"

58,984

1,903

+5.18

June

1.040

1,580

1,360

1,140 

854

*872

638

723

795

704

530

181

59? 

488

697

930

940

1,430

1,490

796

699

628 

554

753

1,480

1.620 

1,330

745 

759

735

27,083

903

-83.4

July

666

558

388

252 

612

441

471

*502

372

289

597

374

436 

500

468

342

250

289

512

461

368

406 

326

512" 226

317 

346

284 

363

674

1.080

13,482

435

-26.5

Aug.

712

569

437

394 

598

304

359

657

505

606

610

*566

190 

106

354

282

324

316

424

128

106

394 

449

336

338

374 

107

97 

482

434

356

11,914

384

-117

Sept.

472

380

8690" 

95

386

363

404

394

100

95

788

5.580 

*2,170

417

634

320

120

590

475

458

428 

431

206

195

386 

418

384 

440

593

15,698

523

-24.3

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

1,870 

1.79 

2.06

3,368 

3.23 

3.60

Calendar year 1959: 

Water year 1959-60:

2,400 

2.30 

2.65

1,443 

1.38 

1.59

1,477 

1.41 

1.53

1,332 

1.28 

1.47

7,594 

7.27 

8.12

1,908 

1.83 

2.11

Observed

Max 18,000 Mln 65 Mean 1,776 

Max 16,700 Mln 86 Mean 1,943

819 

0.784 

0.88

408 

0.391 

0.45

267 

0.256 

0.29

499 

0.478 

0.53

Adjusted

Mean 1,792 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.28 

Mean 1,939 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.28

Peak discharge (base, 12,500 cfs). Nov. 28 (ll p.m.) 24,100 cfs (14.00 ft); Apr. 1 (5 a.m.) 19,400 

cfs (11.71 ft)j Apr. 5 (2 to 3 p.m.) 18,000 cfs (10.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Peacham Pond, Mollys Falls Reservoir, 

East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs, and Waterbury Reservoir,. Part of record furnished 

by State of Vermont Conservation Board and Qreen Mountain Power Corp.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 21 to Mar. 5, Mar. 9-12, 26-31.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2920. Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°37'20", long 72°40'50", on right bank at falls, 0.7 mile upstream from 

bridge in Johnson, Lamoille County, and 0.8 mile upstream from Gihon River.

Drainage area. 310 sq mi.

Records available.--July to December 1910, June 1911 to December 1913 (monthly discharge 

only, January to March 1912, February 1913), September 1928 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 495 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Dec. 31, 1913, chain gage at bridge 0.7 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 34 years (1911-13, 1928-60), 525 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 13.63 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Oct. 4, 5; minimum daily, 80 cfs Oct. 4.

1910-13, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 16.48 

ft), from rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

over dam; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 2, 1935; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 26, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 894: Drainage area. WSP 1114: 1933, 1934(M). WSP 1237: 

1912(M), 1930, 1932IM).

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

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

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

75

188

550

1,000

6.0 

9.0

11.0

1,990

4,000

5,800

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

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

157

118

80

87

161

702

887

605

374

303

402 

331 

291

155

214

167

225

301

211

288

211

318

1,010

2,420

*1,370

793

556

212 

301

350

13,722

443

1.43

1.65

Nov.

514

730

680

510

504

808

1,820

901

649

482

387

417 

418 

361

803

680

510

636

506

*386

365

315

408

494

1,500

1,440

1,010

5.500

a4,100 

al,350

29,184

973

3.14

3.50

Dec.

1,100

896

666

480

654

667

860

1,000

798

703

613

510 

1,550 

1,110

716

793

744

626

506

450

362

316

340

350

240

260

280

380

330

290

18,710

604

1.95

2.24

Jan.

280

340

700

1.550

840

610

*510

450

390

550

530

520 

500 

290

280

270

270

260

270

260

280

270

240

250

280

270

250

250

240 

240

250

11,450

569

1.19

1.57

Feb.

250

230

240

210

210

250

240

280

270

250

580

1,700 

1,500 

800

680

540

*500

450

450

570

550

570

560

550

510

550

310

260

520

12,700

458

1.41

1.52

Mar.

520

500

290

280

270

260

280

270

220

240

250

250 

220 

260

240

240

240

250

250

240

280

260

270

240

260

*250

a200

a£30

a340 

a410

1,150

8,980

290

0.935

1.08

Apr.

4,320

a5,500

a2,800

4,420

5.250

2,950

1,740

1,560

1,080

1,030

964

1,120 

1,660 

1,970

2,800

3,280

5,060

5,820

5,790

1,720

1,510

1,580

1,270

1,100

1,640

1,740

1,210

1,090

942 

501

64,797

2,160

6.97

7.77

May

*550

654

535

524

482

434

390

295

390

490

502

598 

446

590

878

1,040

1.170

820

600

500

420

350

330

580

450

400

340

290

210 

200

250

15,068

486

1.57

1.81

June

250

270

290

250

200

220

250

210

190

170

165

160

155 

150

150

259

258

798

554

394

245

202

205

369

1.180

798

486

274

214 

256

9,532

518

1.03

1.14

July

239

203

193

193

223

211 ia-<

181

*19l

155

188

206 

248 

214

193

160

141

198

230

298

217

178

189

ISO

1S4

175

1E1

170

172 

240

6S4

6,5£2

232

0.6£4

0.79

Aug.

586

229

211

202

202

214

174

245

226

*200

200

190 

179 

162

201

208

166

176

170

182

164

181

205

185

175

162

174

148

175 

172

154

6,014

194

0.626

0.72

Sept.

171

168

167

152

188

178

177

158

166

168

148

418 

1.800 

*829

522

288

149

158

137

200

200

200

164

175

167

170

164

160

162 

157

8,041

268

0.865

0.96

Calendar year 1959 : Max 5,500 Min 80 Mean 506 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.17

Water year 1959-60: Max 5,500 Min 80 Mean 560 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.55

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs).--Nov. 28 (5 p.m.) 8,80O cfs (13.65 ft); Apr. 1 (8:50 a.m.) 5,970 

cfs (11.17 ft)j Apr. 5 (10 a.m.) 5,670 cfs (10.87 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 station at East Georgia.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record May 18 to June 15j discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, appearance of recorder chart, weather records, and records for station at East 

Georgia. State-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 25 to Jan. 5, Jan. 5 to Mar. 50.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 403

2925. Laraoille River at East Georgia, Vt.

Location. Lat 44 0 40'45", long 73 C 04'20", on right bank at East Georgia, Frarklin County, 

0.5 mile upstream from railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from Beaver Keadow Brook.

Drainage area. 686 sq mi.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1960. 

"near Milton."

Prior to December 1937, published as

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 285 ft (from topographic mfp). Prior to 

December 1937, at site 3^ miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 31 years, 1,214 cfs, adjusted to present drainage area.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Nov. 29 (gage height, 10.33 ft); maximum gage height, 16.65 ft Mar. 31 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 220 cfs Oct. 5. 

1929-60: Maximum discharge, 23,200 cfs Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 12.52 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by computation of peak flow over dam; maximum gage height, 

18.81 ft Apr. 3, 1959 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 91 cfs July 30, 1933.

Remarks . Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage -height record, which are fair. Low flow regulated by powerplants above station.

Revisions. WSP 894: Drainage area.

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

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

(gage

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

216

390

665

1,030

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

2,010

5,050

9,930

13,100

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.

260

314

358

250

220

228

1,010

2,230

1,230

875

672

691

830

717

632

411

428

434

613

632

582

691

613

1,810

*4. 550

3,530

1,940

1,380

988

710

765

30,574

986

1.44

1.66

Nov.

1,300

1,580

1,590

1,210

1,240

2,490

5,170

2,690

1,570

1,260

1,060

966

1,535'

1,430

3,830

2,350

1,870

2,140

*1,520

1,180

1,090

1,050

990

1,360

2,600

3,440

2,140

8,330

12,600

4,590

75,666

2,522

3.68

4.10

Dec.

2,790

2,140

1,770

1,490

1,610

1,600

1,970

2,670

1,910

1,620

1,410

1,500

5.910

2,920

1,750

1,880

1,800

1,490

1,290

1,050

920

800

750

780

760

650

760

800

840

840

47,300

1,526

2.22

2.56

Jan.

780

750

1,700

5,000

2,200

1,700

1,300

1,100

950

860

800

760

750

720

700

700

620

620

660

660

640

640

600

610

590

600

590

570

580

540 580"

27,870

899

1.31

1.51

Feb.

560

550

540

520

510

520

620

700

670

640

1,300

5,800

3,100

2,000

1,600

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,050

950

850

770

860

850

800

740

780

750

660

30,290

1,044

1.52

1.64

Mar.

660

670

640

660

680

630

580

580

550

520

500

520

550

540

580

520

540

500

510

560

520

560

550

550

510

470

450

530

620

800

2.500

19,510

629

0.917

1.06

Apr.

9,500

8,000

6,500

9,500

11.000

6,600

3,900

3,000

2,400

2,300

2,200

2,500

3,700

4,500

6,000

7,500

6,800

8,000

9,000

5,800

2,900

5,000

2,800

2,500

5,600

4,000

2,700

2,400

*2, 100

1.660

144,560

4,812

7.01

7.83

May

1,540

1,510

1,360

1,090

1,050

1,090

1,010

898

838

1,230

1,160

966

990

1,130

1,640

2,530

2.880

1,790

1,550

1,100

935

800

724

852

1,060

966

779

672

529

438

50T

35, 214

1,136

1.66

1.91

June

546

588

639

512

440

*483

570

440

388

353

346

275 582"

338

340

448

485

2,000

1,510

869

678

512

445

1,320

5.890

2,430

1,200

860

639

512

24,438

815

1.19

1.32

July

552

480

412

394

450

440

408

*541

590

574

518

554

404

445

570

520

280

265

442

751

615

450

310

390

330

309

524

242

286

300

1.010

12,712

410

0.598

0.69

Aug.

870 632"

392

385

541

378

358

548

454

412

558

524

302

268

303

331

316

284

273

271

276

298

522

520

291

270

259

248

250

258

10,644

543

0.500

0.58

Sept.

264

256" 252

254

261

290

262

332

279

318

258

554

5.480

2,220

*1,190

822

408

356

562

542

390

362

362

312

308

271

280

279

278

305

15,705

524

0.764

0.85

Calendar year 1959: Max 12,600 Min 134 Mean 1,202 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.79

Water year 1959-60: Max 12,600 Min 220 Mean 1,296 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.71

Peak discharge (base, 10,400 cfs).--Nov. 29 (6 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (10.33 ft); Mar. 31 (about 11 p.m.) 

about 12,000 cfs; Apr. 5 (9 a.m. to 12 m.) 11,800 cfs (9.59 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
404 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2930. Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°58'20", long 72°23'15", on right bank 200 ft upstream from Big Palls, 

It miles downstream from Jay Branch, and 2^ miles upstream from North Troy, Troy 

County.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. August 1931 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 580 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 29 years, 269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 cfs Nov. 28 (gage height, 10.33 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 9; minimum daily, 26 cfs Sept. 9.

1931-60: Maximum discharge, 7,980 cfs May 3, 1940 (gage height, 12.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,600 cfs by logarithmic plotting, verified by computation 

of flow over dam at gage height 11.70 ft; minimum, 9.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1949; minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Aug. 28, 1949, Aug. 30, 1953.

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

which are fair. Some regulation by small powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years) , WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1114: 1933(M), 1936-39.

Rating tables, water year 1959-60, except periods of ice effect (ga^e 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18

1.5 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

46

144

213

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

352

1,170

2,350

3,950

Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

1.1 24 2.0 114

1.3 37 2.5 213

1.6 62

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.5 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.

55

126

73

60

il

24E

864

717

273

179

122

181

172 

130

103

86

81

163

165

167

321

170

*297

1,160

1,560

757

480

521

251

176

196

9,655

511

2.57

2.74

Nov.

559

592

340

244

413

1,530

1,660

525

355

260

221

273

262 

445

1,290

465

413

*406

262

208

208

196

196

417

1,060

669

385

5,200

1,940

537

18,909

630

4.81

5.37

Dec.

396

312

284

301

295

527

438

476

501

249

210

190

840 

476

250

406

368

250

223

170

160

150

140

140

140

140

135

135

135

135

130

8,502

268

2.05

2.36

Jan.

115

110

200

750

250

250

190

170

155

150

145

140 

155

135

130

130

125

125

125

125

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

5,140

166

1.27

1.46

Feb.

110

110

105

105

100

105

120

125

125

120

350

700

500 

400

*280

220

200

190

180

170

160

150

155

145

140

140

145

140

135

5,625

' 194

1.48

1.60

Mar.

150

125

125

150

125

120

115

110

105

105

110

110

105 

100

98

96

96

100

105

105

105

100

100

8892"

90

*96

105

160

500

1.500

4,951

160

1.22

1.41

Apr.

2,700

2,200

2,000

2.890

2,700

2,000

1,200

800

600

500

600

1,000

1,400 

1,500

2,720

2,500

2,500

2,800

2,200

1,200

900

900

800

700

1,000

750

550

*450

406

552

42,618

1,421

10.8

12.10

May

543

550

262

247

231

216

176

159

138

178

155

158

178 

258

1,100

2,080

695

582

262

199

167

158

152

151

242

163

128

106

99

95" 91

9,235

298

2.27

2.62

June

165

270

144

116

*105

132

104

78

62

73

62

61

59 

55

64

127

88

410

209

147

118

84

75

200

1.000

461

205

128

98

96

4,994

166

1.27

1.42

July

92

73

71

69

71

106

*73

64

66

61

61

57

55 

50

46

42

40

41

158

116

86

59

65

65

49

41

40

40

38

110

5J4

2,527

81.5

0.622

0.72

Aug.

152

79

62

55

49

70

55

73

90

60

50

43

59 

57

40

39

58

37

36

35

45

80

130

*50

43

59

56

34

3555"

59

1,679

54.2

0.414

0.48

Sept.

55

54

32

53

38

56

51

29

26

36

34

365 -m2

185

115

93

106

120

93

84

75

69

62

59

57

56

55

54

62

4,771

159

1.21

1.35

Calendar year 1959: Max 5,200 Min 26 Mean 288 Cfsm 2.20 In. 29.83

Water year 1959-60: Max 3,20O Min 26 Mean 324 Cfsm- 2T 47 In. 33.65

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Nov. 28 (8:50 p.m.) 5,180 cfs (10.55 ft); Apr. 4 (6 to 8:50 p.m.)

5,330 cfs (8.27 ft); Apr. 18 (3:30 to 4 p.m.) 3,350 cfs (8.29 ft); Sept. 15 (12:30 a.m.) 3,700 cfs

(8.71 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 2, 3, 5-14, 16-28, June 25, Aug. 16-24, 29, 30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range in sta^e when available, 

and records for station near Richford. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, 12, 15, 

18, Dec. 20 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 405

2935. Missisquoi River near Rlchford, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°57'30", long 72°41'55", on left bank 1 2/3 miles upstream from Trout 

River, 3 miles south of Richford, Franklin County, and 3f miles downstream from North 

Branch.

Drainage area. 479 sq mi.

Records available. July 1911 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1960. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1307.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 410 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 1, 1915, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at datum 4.35 ft lower. 

Aug. 1, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1923, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. 

Oct. 1, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1929, chain gage at former site at datum 4.6 ft lower.

Average discharge. 44 years (1911-23, 1928-60), 911 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10.200 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.21 ft); maximum gage height, 17.67 ft Apr. 2 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, 64 cfs Oct. 1, Sept. 8,9. 

1911-23, 1928-60: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs May 4, 1940 (gage helgjt, 15.15ft), 

from rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over 

dam at gage height 14.70 ft, slope-area measurement at gage height 12.90 ft, and study 

of discharge per foot of width at measuring section; maximum gage height, ]8.92 ft 

Mar. 15, 1946 (ice Jam); minimum discharge observed, 8 cfs July 14, 1911.

Maximum discharge known, 45,000 cfs during flood of November 1927 (gage height, 

23.1 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs as explained above.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow prior to 1934.

Revisions (water years). WSP 784: Drainage area. WSP 1237: 1913-14(M), 19?2(M), 1923, 

1929-30. WSP 1307: 1916(M). WSP 1437: 1912.

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

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

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

93

185

390

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

665

2,330

5,520

9,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1959 to September 1P60

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

88

274

284

189

158

182

867

2,080

1,100

665

490

451

506

440

349

284

265

304

595

595

655

594

522

*1,600

5,140

2.720

1,850

1,570

950

717

647

24,489

790

1.65

1.90

Nov.

1,000

1,210

1,190

882

1,000

3,120

4,550

2,860

1,440

1,040

850

912

965

1,380

5,810

2,570

1,690

*1,670

1,220

950

852

779

744

1,450

5,120

5,100

2,010

6,460

8,040

4,400

65,004

2,167

4.52

5.05

Dec.

2,200

1,550

1,250

1,260

1,220

1,280

1,470

1,790

1,590

1,110

900

820

2.500

1,900

1,450

1,440

1,650

1,150

960

660

600

570

560

560

560

560

540

540

540

540

510

54,010

1,097

2.29

2.64

Jan.

460

440

600

2.500

2,000

*1, 100

900

800

680

620

600

570

560

540

540

520

510

500

500

480

480

480

480

470

460

460

450

450

450

440

450

20,470

660

1.58

1.59

Feb.

450

430

420

410

410

410

470

490

490

480

1,500

2.500

1,900

1,400

1,100

*950

900

800

780

740

680

640

650

600

560

560

560

550

540

22,550

770

1.61

1.75

Mar.

520

500

480

470

460

450

450

450

410

400

590

580

580

570

360

550 560"

560

570

570

580

580

580

580

570

*550

370

410

500

800

5.000

17,600

568

1.19

1.57

Apr.

9,000

7,000

5,500

8,760

9.700

6,840

3,980

2,680

2,060

1,770

1,500

2,180

5,460

5,570

5,890

6,950

6,470

7,560

7,010

4,400

2,460

2,520

2,420

2,050

2,460

2,540

1,740

1,400

1,190

1.020

125,860

4,195

8.76

9.77

May

*950

972

822

757

678

617

561

490

456

440

451

415

410

522

2,500

6,000

4,700

2,280

1,550

' 965

744

611

534

506

659

629

484

595

558

515

292

51,641

1,021

2.15

2.46

June

549

500

475

349

*296

288

504

265

225

192

189

175

158

151

158

256

280

440

641

446

455

531

255

229

1,000

1,520

S59

415

509

271

11,537

585

0.804

0.90

July

267

225

189

185

175

182

*207

182

178

161

148

142

161

148

125

101

254

506

540

229

178

161

148

156

120

106

98

106

 593

5,929

191

0.399

0.46

Aug.

554

27T

189

151

156

142

145

148

178

185

156

115

*96

91

89

89

89

89

86

80

95

175

251

196

129

104

91

80

Ts~ 75

80

4,406

142

0.296

0.54

Sept.

82

75

69

71

78

78

71

67

66

78

89

155

5,290

5,110

1,230

*704

517

455

455

390

558

515

271

244

217

192

185

175

165

171

13,579

446

0.931

1.04

Calendar year 1959 : Max 11,000 Mln 58 Mean 954 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.06

Water year 1959-60 : Max 9,700 Mln 66 Mean 1,029 Cfsm 2.15 In. 29.25

Peak discharge (base, 7,600 cfs). Nov. 28 (5 p.m.) 9,590 cfs (11.80 ft); Apr. 1 or 2 a*iout 9,000 

efs; Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 10,200 efs (12.21 ft); Apr. IB (7 to 8 p.m.) 8,550 cfs (11.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20, Dec. 1, 11-15, Dec. 18 to Ap~. 5.
406 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2945. Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°29 I 00", long 73°13'30", 50 ft south of Gulf Oil Co. dock at Burlington, 

Chittenden County, 0.1 mile north of Burlington Water Department pumping station, and 

0.6 mile north of railroad station.

Records available. May 1907 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 92.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 20, 1937, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile south, and 

July 20, 1937, to Sept. 7, 1939, float gage at site 0.1 mile south, both at present 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year not determined; minimum, 0.70 f; Oct. 5, 

affected by seiche.

1907-60: Maximum gage height observed, 8.65 ft Mar. 27, 28, 1936; minimum observed, 

-0.25 ft Dec. 7, 1908.

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 684: 1912-29 (datum correction). WSP 1207: 1938 (datum 

correction).

Mean gage height, In feet, 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

IB

19

o

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Mean

Oct.

0.85 

.89

.83

.85

.91

.99

1.09

1.13

1.18

1.17

1.16

1.17

1.18

1.17

1.13

1.08

1.13

1.09

1.04

1.07

1.03

1.01

1.13

1.34

1.54

1.65

1.71

1.74

1.76

1.74

1.18

Nov.

1^79 

1.82

1.83

1.81

1.81

1.90

2.05

2.20

2.26

2.28

2.16

2.20

2.21

2.19

2.30

2.40

2.42

2.47

2.49

2.51

2.50

2.45

2.44

2.46

2.48

2.56

2.67

2.83

3.39

5.80

2.3S

Dec.

5.88 

3.92

3.96

5.99

5.96

4.01

4.11

4.18

4.21

4.24

4.27

4.29

4.43

4.57

4.59

4.60

4.63

4.65

4.64

4.60

4.55

4.49

4.41

4.56

4.28

4.25

4.17

4.14

4.14

4.10

4.04

4.28

Jan.

3.99 

3.89

5.83

5.88

5.91

5.92

3.90

3.90

3.90

3.88

3.86

3.83

3.80

3.76

3.71

5.69

5.65

3.62

3.60

3.56

3.55

5.49

3.45

3.40

3.35

3.30

3.26

3.24

3.21

3.17

3.13

3.65

Calendar year 1959: Max 6.97

Feb.

3.06 

3.05

3.02

2.99

2.95

2.92

2.90

2.87

2.83

2.82

2.85

5.10

5.51

5.44

3.49

5.51

5.51

5.51

5.56

3.55

3.52

3.51

3.48

3.46

3.41

3.59

3.38

3.36

3.35

3.24

Mar.

3.31 

3.27

3.25

3.21

3.20

3.16

3.11

3.08

3.04

3.00

2.97

2.91

2.88

2.84

2.81

2.76

2.72

2.70

2.69

2.66

2.65

2.60

2.57

2.54

2.51

2.47

2.43

2.42

2.44

2.49

2.78

2.82

Apr.

3.45 

3.94

4.59

4.82

5.47

5.98

6.20

6.54

6.41

6.45

6.45

6.45

6.47

6.54

6.61

6.80

6.95

7.06

7.15

7.24

7.19

7.22

7.20

7.17

7.25

7.34

7.37

7.33

7.27

7.19

6.46

Mln 0.72 Mean 2

May

7.06 

7.01

6.91

6.81

6.70

6.56

6.40

6.32

6. 24

6.15

6.03

5.95

5.85

5.78

5.S9

5.65

5.S4

5.62

5.55

5.45

5.37

5.22

5.15

5.13

5.12

5.05

5.01

4.93

4.85

4.75

4.65

5.7S

June

4.56 

4.50

4.42

4.37

4.50

4.25

4.18

4.11

4.04

3.97

3.90

3.82

3.73

3.65

3.56

3.52

5.48

3.52

3.49

3.46

3.43

3.37

3.32

3.30

3.31

3.31

3.30

3.25

3.18

5.14

3.72

July

3.14 

5.09

3.01

2.95

2.90

2.87

2.84

2.77

2.74

2.69

2.65

2.62

2.61

2.59

2.56

2.51

2.45

2.42

2.42

2.41

2.38

2.34

2.29

2.25

2.?5

2.18

2.06

2.06

2.07

2.08

2.09

2.53

Aug.

2.08 

2.04

2.04

2.03

2.02

2.00

1.95

1.91

1.91

1.92

1.89

1.82

1.76

1.73

1.75

1.75

1.73

1.68

1.65

1.64

1.61

1.61

1.63

1.59

1.58

1.51

1.47

1.45

1.43

1.43

1.43

1.74

Sept.

1.40 

1.36

1.35

1.34

1.31

1.29

1.25

1.23

1.22

1.22

1.19

1.24

1.42

1.49

1.50

1.53

1.47

1.44

1.48

1.49

1.49

1.46

1.43

1.43

1.37

1.55

1.35

1.36

1.35

1.35

1.37

80

Water year 1959-60: Max 7.37 Mln 0.81 Mean 3.26

Mote.--Gage heights for periods Nov. 20-30, Jan. 5, 6, Feb. 22 to Mar. 24, Mar. 26 to Apr. 28 

computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage when available, and records for 

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y., adjusted for wind direction and velocity.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 407

2950. Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y.

Location.--Lat 44°59'45", long 73°21'40", on left bank at outlet of Lake Champlsin 90 ft 

north of Rutland Railway bridge at Rouses Point, Clinton County, and 1 mile south of 

Fort Montgomery.

Drainage area. 8,277 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1863 to December 1870 (maximum and minimum monthly page 

heights at St. Johns, Quebec, published in ¥SP 97) and March 1871 to September 1960 

(daily gage heights; those for 1871-1907 published in WSP 894). January 1875 to 

September 1916 (monthly discharge) at Chambly, Quebec, published in WSP 424. Gage 

heights prior to Oct. 1, 1925, published as Richelieu River at Fort Montgomery, Rouses 

Point.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 93.00 ft above mean sea level, drtum of 

1929. March 1871 to May 1923, staff gage located in Fort Montgomery at present datum. 

May 1923 to October 1938, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 7.38 ft May 1; minimum, 0.38 ft Oct. 2.

T8~71-1960: Maximum gage height observed, 8.80 ft Mar. 30, 1903; minimum observed, 

-0.83 ft Oct. 23, 1941.

Observations at St. Johns, Quebec, indicate a maximum gage height of 8.83 ft (computed) during April 1869.

Mean gage height, In feet, 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

28

29

30

31

Mean

Oct.

0.61 

.68

1.06

.76

.76

.70

.88

.92

1.19

1.06

1.23

1.14

1.03

1.02

1.08

1.11

1.11

.95

.94

1.02

.89

1.06

1.24

1.09

1.21

1.43

1.47

1.54

1.59

1.64

1.72

1.10

Nov.

1.69

1.67

1.85

1.89

1.94

1.87

1.88

2.06

2.14

2.22

2.67

2.12

2.30

2.26

2.06

2.2S

2.33

2.38

2.38

2.42

2.41

2.32

2.84

2.38

2.40

2.43

2.58

2.68

3.24

3^71

2.31

Dec.

3.74 

3.93

3.90

3.93

4.05

3.95

4.02

4.11

4.29

4.13

4.11

4.15

4.21

4.43

4-S6

4.53

4.52

4.50

4.47

4.41

4.37

4.29

4.27

4.21

4.19

4.07

4.04

3.96

3.96

3.93

3.90

4.17

Jan.

3.85 

3.90

3.73

3.75

3.78

3.85

3.73

3.79

3.73

3.74

3.74

3.73

3.65

3.63

3.62

3.56

3.53

3.49

3.48

3.43

3.40

3.36

3.33

3.29

3.28

3.22

3.16

3.10

3.09

3.04

5.01

3.52

Feb.

3.01 

2.92

2.90

2.89

2.85

2.80

2.78

2.74

2.75

2-72

2.76

2.97

3.17

3.28

3.39

3.41

3.40

3.40

3.35

3.39

3.39

3.38

3.35

3.33

3.30

3.31

3.27

3.22

3.18

__ _ __ .

3.12

Mar.

m3.10

3.03

3.03

3.01

2.98

2.93

2.89

2.84

2.80

2.76

2.73

2.71

2.68

2.63

2.63

2.60

2.58

2.55

2.50

2.46

2.42

2.41

2.35

2.39

2.33

2.29

2.32

2.41

2.70

2.69

Apr.

3.29 

3.85

4.32

4.74

5.36

5.85

6.10

6.23

6.27

6.29

6.38

6.37

6.32

6.46

6.47

6.72

6.88

6.93

7.01

7.13

7.11

7.08

7.06

7.06

7.11

7.21

7.26

7.19

7.14

7.11

6.34

May

7.09 

6.87

6.83

6.70

6.61

6.55

6.45

6.23

6.10

6.03

5.90

5.79

5.75

5.65

5.61

5.54

5.54

5.48

5.42

5.37

5.30

5.32

5.10

5.01

4.98

4.96

4.89

4.82

4.74

4.64

4.58

5.67

June

4.49 

4.42

4.44

4.30

4.26

4.11

4.04

3.96

3.88

3.83

3.75

3.67

3.61

3.58

3.62

3.53

3.55

3.42

3.44

3.35

3.30

3.28

3.22

3.26

3.22

3.21

3.23

3.21

3.31

5.15

5.65

July

3.02 

2.97

3.06

2.90

2.85

2.75

2.76

2.75

2.62

2.65

2.64

2.57

2.49

2.55

2.41

2.41

2.38

2.34

2.40

2.29

2.24

2.35

2.20

2.15

2.11

2.23

2.30

1.99

1.98

1.96

1.97

2.45

Aug.

Hfc 1.91

1.87

1.89

1.93

1.97

1.96

1.81

1.77

1.79

1.87

1.84

1.78

1.62

1.61

1.61

1.61

1.58

1.64

1.59

1.55

1.44

1.43

1.44

1.55

1.43

1.41

1.42

1.31

1.51

1.67

Sept.

1.50 

1.20

1.21

1.28

1.20

1.20

1.28

1.21

1.26

1.12

1.22

1.02

1.55

1.40

1.41

1.42

1.66 OT

1.59

1.58

1.55

1.41

1.39

1.33

1.47

1.55

1.51

1.25

1.30

1.28

1.31

Calendar year 1959: Max 6.82 

Water year 1959-60: Max 7.26

0.61

0.61

Mean 

Mean

2.72

3.17

614Z14 O -61 -Z7
408 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

2955. Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°56'10", long 72°12'15", on east side of bridge on U. S. Highway 5 at 

Newport, Orleans County.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1960.

Gage. Chain gage read once dally. Datum of gage is 673.00 ft above mean sea level, 

oatum of 1929. Prior to July 21, 1934, chain gage on highway bridge 0.1 mile southeast at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 11.04 ft Dec. 1; minimum observed, 

7.36 ft Mar. 25.

1931-60: Maximum gage height observed, 12.92ft Apr. 20, 1933; minimum observed, 

6.69 ft Nov. 4, 1934.

Remarks. Elevation of lake regulated by powerplant and gates at Magog, Quebec.

Gage height, in feet, 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

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.74 

.75

.75

.75

.77

.83

.99

8.11

8.18

8.25

8.28

8.30

8.31

8.32

8.33

8.34

8.35

8.38

8.42

8.47

8.51

8.54

8.57

8.60

8.70

8.89

9.05

9.31

9.45

9.56

9_.6S

Nov.

9.83 

9.91

9.98

10.02

10.04

10.04

10.09

10.13

10,13

10.12

10.11

10.09

10.07

10.06

10.05

10.01

9.99

10.01

10.00

9.98

9.96

9.94

9.99

10.02

10.11

10.23

10.30

10.39

10.64

10.94

Note. Gage height

Dec.

11.04 

10.98

10.89

10.80

10.72

10.61

10.48

10.39

10.30

10.23

10.16

10.12

10.10

10.08

10.06

10.03

10.00

9.99

9.96

9.94

9.92

9.91

9.90

9.89

9.89

9.90

9.93

9.99

9.99

10.00

10.06

j for pel

Jan.

10.08 

10.08

10.08

10.10

10.13

10.16

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.17

10.16

10.16

10.16

10.16

10.16

10.16

10.16

10.16

10.15

10.14

10.14

10.14

10.14

10.14

10.14

 iods Dec

Feb.

10.14 

10.14

10.14

9.17

9.19

9.21

9.18

9.10

9.04

9.01

8.96

9.01

9.18

9.18

9.17

9.15

9.14

9.13

9.12

9.11

9.10

9.08

9.05

9.02

8.98

8.94

8.90

8.82

S.66

. 24-29

Mar.

8.49 

8.47

8.47

8.47

8.46

8.39

8.34

8.28

8.24

8.20

8.16

8.13

8.10

B.OB

8.07

8.06

8.04

8.03

8.02

7.95

.84

.67

.53

.38

.56

.44

.50

.51

.49

.47

.49

Jan. 1

Apr.

7.87 

8.40

8.89

9.32

9.96

10.17

10.37

10.42

10.43

10.36

10.23

10.22

10.21

10.20

10.28

10.46

10.61

10.79

10.94

10.95

10.92

10.82

10.69

10.58

10.57

10.51

10.43

10.37

10.28

10.23

to Feb.

May

10.14 

10.12

10.10

10.09

10.07

10.04

10.01

10.01

10.00

10.00

9.99

9.99

9.98

9.98

10.07

10.22

10.29

10.42

10.53

10.48

10.21

10.07

9.98

9.96

9.99

9.93

9.89

9.85

9.81

9.77

9.75

3, Feb.

June

9.71 

9.69

9.68

9.66

9.65

9.59

9.51

9.44

9.59

9.35

9.31

9.30

9.29

9.27

9.27

9.26

9.24

9.23

9.21

9.19

9.26

9.32

9.37

9.43

9.49

9.51

9.49

9.46

9.42

9.38

13 to Ma

July

9.36 

9.34

9.31

9.28

9.25

9.21

9.19

9.16

9.13

9.10

9.04

8.93

8.87

8.85

8.82

8. 81

8.82

8.84

8.86

8.90

8.93

8.97

9.00

9.06

9.05

9.03

9.01

9.03

9.05

9.07

9.06

r 28 wer

Aug.

9.04 

9.02

8.99

8.96

8.91

8.86

8.82

8.74

8.69

8.64

8.59

8.53

8.50

8.50

8.51

8.49

8.45

8.41

8.39

8.36

8.32

8.28

8.24

8.20

8.16

B.OB

8.01

7.92

7.88

7.84

7.80

e taken

Sept.

.76

.70

.62

.60

.57

.55

.53

.50

.49

.47

.45

.62

.78

.91

.96

.02

.92

.94

.96

.98

.96

.95

.93

.92

.91

.89

.88

.87

.85

.84

to top

of Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 409

2960. Black River at Coventry, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°52'08", long 72°16'14", on right bank 15 ft downstream from highway, 

bridge, 800 ft upstream from Stony Brook, and 0.35 mile northwest of Coventry, Orleans 

County.

Drainage area. 122 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1960.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 725 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 9 years, 197 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 cfs Nov. 28 or 29 (gage height, 7.20 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum dally, 22 cfs Sept. 11.

1951-60: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 28 or 29, 1959; minimum dally, 11 cfs 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1953.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow regulated by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1959-6O, except period of ice effect ( 

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

3.5

44

94

210

331

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

490

970

1,690

2,750

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

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

33

52

50

44

36

104

342

422

292

214

110

101

108

90

71

69

67

82

99

96

129

99

*150

538

740

579

456

268

175

140

140

5,896

190

1.56

1.80

Nov.

228

270

265

195

195

333

633

438

323

217

179

179

185

173

258

241

*225

210

195

ISO

165

155

150

165

550

350

270

2,600

2,000

1,100

12,627

421

3.45

3.85

Dec.

750

550

380

315

300

313

347

392

328

280

241

217

454

434

334

375

361

288

241

180

120

105

105

115

120

120

120

125

125

120

110

8,365

270

2.21

2.55

Jan.

100

95

190

370

*320

280

210

170

150

140

130

125

125

125

115

115

115

110

110

105

105

105

105

100

100

98

97

96

95

94

JS2

4,287

138

1.13

1.31

Feb.

90

88

87

86

84

83

92

105

100

92

160

440

420

350

*280

210

180

165

160

150

140

140

135

130

125

125

120

115

115

4,567

157

1.29

1.39

Mar.

110

105

100

100

100

96

94

90

87

84

86

83

80

80

80

78

78

81

82

82

81

78

78

76

73

70

*74

81

95

170

720

3,372

109

0.893

1.03

Apr.

1,360

1,100

1,000

2,000

2,550

1,890

1,250

1,030

838

705

615

790

1,020

1,050

1,430

1,600

1,520

1,580

1,400

970

725

602

526

452

610

562

479

*389

305

255

30,601

1,020

8.36

9.33

May

221

234

219

185

165

150

131

116

110

129

139

122

131

189

655

1,150

606

448

290

200

165

142

131

131

150

135

110

91

84

79

'37T ou

6,868

222

1.82

2.09

June

107

167

129

*90

76

89

85

71

58

56

55

53

52

49

48

68

97

326

217

148

85

65

58

314

792

577

220

110

76

72

4,210

140

1.15

1.28

July

69

62

58

55

56

57

*54

52

44

42

48

45

59

32

35

43

54

45

47

44

42

43

41

44

50

52

42

35

34

54

177

1,571

50.7

0.416

0.48

Aug.

~68 156

42

40

58

36

36

41

45

42

38

35

32

52

32

*50

29

29

28

28

30

34

35

35

34

30

28

26

27

26

26

1,188

58.3

0.514

0.56

Sept.

26

25

24

24

25

24

24

25

24

24

22

64

502

292

194

*85

58

48

46

45

42

41

38

37

34

33

32

32

32

55

1,953

65.1

0.554

0.60

Calendar year 1959: Max 2,600 Min 16 Mean 203 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.63

Water year 1959-60: Max 2,600 Min 22 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26. 07

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). Nov. 28 or 29 (time unknown) 3,010 cfs (7.20 ft): A-^r. 5 (3 a.m.)

2,680 cfs (6.94 ft); Apr. 18 (10 to 11 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (6.02 ft); May 15 (11 p.m.) 1,710 cfs

(6.02 ft). ___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 17 to Dec. 1; discharge estimated on basis of floolmark, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for Missisquoi River near North Troy. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Dec. 20 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

2965. Clyde River at Newport, Vt.

Location. Lat 44°56'20", long 72°11'25", on right bank in Newport, Orleans County, Just 

downstream from small tributary entering from north, 1 mile upstream f ?om mouth.

Drainage area. 142 sq mi.

Records available. May 1909 to September 1919, May 1920 to August 1922, October 1922 to 

September 1924, November 1928 to May 1936, September 1938 to September 1960. Prior to 

November 1928, published as "at West Derby."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder; and, since Mar. 6, 1957, records of power generation. Datum 

of gage is 682.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 25, 1903, to Sept. 20 

1915, staff or chain gage and Sept. 21, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1924, Nov. 16, 1928, to 

May 4, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site 0.65 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1909-19, 1920-21, 1922-24, 1929-35, 1938-60), 250 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 cfs Apr. 18; minimum daily, 23 cfs Jan. 31, 

Mar. 12, Aug. 28.

1909-24, 1928-36, 1938-60: Maximum discharge, 3,900 cfs Mar. 20,1936 (gage height, 

5.76 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on 

basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum daily, 2.6 cfs June 18, 1956.

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by powerplant and reservoirs above station. Diversion around station, through canal and penstock of powerplant below station, computed from relation of kilowatt-hour output and discharge measurements. Since Mar. 6, 

1957, discharge computed by adding river flow and flow diverted through powerplant.

Cooperation.--Records of power generation furnished by Citizens Utilities Co.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 744: 1913(M), drainage area. WSP 924: 1940. WSP 1307- 

1913-15 (Mr.

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.

134

118

36

145

220

220

225

210

260

350

360

200

170

240

310

400

25

80

215

225

215

215

225

25

370

436

454

567

529

508 

483

8,170

264

1.86

2.14

Nov.

415

458

328

400

406

403

436

432

436

427

479

470

458

474

478

429

440

394

350

460

248

373

315

334

435

448

440

576

1,080

1,290

14,112

470

3.31

3.70

Dec.

1,180

950

778

683

622

578

547

537

531

514

491

500

490

526

513

481

447

442

441

424

453

447

456

474

31

86

24

344

351

230 

221

14,792

477

3.36

3.87

Jan.

98

182

169

277

375

*365

228

252

213

220

289

275

265

243

290

87

81

271

3270

a220

a230

a250

a220

92

197

273

252

238

245

95 

15_

6,785

219

1.54

1.78

Feb.

227

221

226

195

154

90

138

264

265

182

173

253

268

*181

286

296

301

413

381

153

26

270

265

264

258

251

97

30

271

6,399

221

1.56

1.68

Mar.

279

274

250

163

85

27

245

247

229

166

154

23

33

240

238

146

235

144

25

25

233

230

144

163

228

39

*23

239

213

143

 

5,168

167

1.18

1.35

Apr.

465

501

766

1,180

1,410

1,390

1,180

931

762

659

585

564

564

566

602

669

821

,340

,560

,240

,600

,340

,100

968

973

967

*952

905

839

775

28,174

939

6.61

7.38

May

707

664

631

596

555

514

469

461

457

405

280

281

291

81

345

502

826

879

815

735

654

560

477

443

448

443

407

181

139

256 

269

14,771

476

3.35

3.87

June

269

244

248

*244

63

236

240

237

186

209

64

61

130

144

129

108

167

249

150

216

219

214

251

287

379

369

382

363

430

426

6,914

230

1.62

1.81

July

394

330

381

313

215

169

220

212

42

28

220

215

215

180

215

55

35

199

82

28

26

26

28

26

138

170

172

174

195

40 

32

4,855

157

1.11

1.27

Aug.

127

126

133

134

136

25

37

139

70

74

70

61

24

24

*88

90

94

86

89

36

26

44

88

85

84

86

25

23

79

88

2,380

76.8

0.541

0.62

Sept.

88

25

24

25

25

25

74

25

25

25

25

30

209

212

212

*94

25

62

209

208

214

96

90

34

25

25

87

95

112

76

2,501

83.4

0.587

0.66

Calendar year 1959: Max 1,290 Mln 20 Mean 300 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.64

Water year 1959-60: Max 1,600 Min 23 Mean 314 Cfsm 2.21 In. 30.13

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and powerplant records. 

Note. Discharge in cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches iray not represent 

natural flow because of regulation.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 411

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-gaging 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 

low-flow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, 

discharge measurements are made at other sites not Included in the partial-record 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 special 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 rreasurements 

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 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(efs)

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

189

403

433

East Two Rivers

near Iron Junction, Minn.

Lake Fanny Hooe

Outlet near

Copper Harbor,

Mich.

Iron River near

Big Bay, Mich.

Lat 47°23'34", long 92°39'51",

at culvert on State Highway

216, 2.2 miles southwest of

Iron Junction.

SEj sec. 33, T.59 N., R.28 W., in

Port Wilkins State Park at

Copper Harbor.

SWj sec. 13, T.51 N., R.27 W., at

outlet of Lake Independence,

near Big Bay.

34.5 -

15.5

88.1

1958-60

1960

1946-60

7- 6-60

7-27-60

8-24-60

9-20-60

10-13-59

7-27-60

10-14-59

12.8

47.9

16.4

9.79

25.1

4.53

71.1

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

458

569

573

984

1004.9

1257

Carp River near

Trout Lake, Mich.

Big Spring near

Manistique,

Mich.

Sturgeon River

near Muni sing,

Mieh.

Fawn River near

Howe , Ind .

Turkey Creek at

New Paris, Ind.

Bear Creek near

Brethren, Mich.

NW£ sec. 35, T.44 N., R.6 W.,

near Trout Lake.

S-f sec. 25, T.42 N., R.17 W., at

Palms Brook State Park, 7

miles northwest of Manistique.

SEj sec. 14, T.45 N., R.2O W., at

outlet of Sixteenmile Lake,

about 11 miles southwest of

Muni sing.

SWf sec. 18, T.38 N., R.10 E., at

county highway bridge, l£

miles north of Howe.

SWj sec. 9, T.35 N., R.6 E., at

county highway bridge, 0.4

mile west of New Paris.

NEi see. 18, T.22 N., R.14 W.,

near Potter's Bridge, 1.5

miles northwest of Brethren.

a!5

-

7.34

161

160

a!70

1959-60

1950-60

1960

1960

1960

1958,

1960

10-14-59

3-24-60

7-21-60

10-15-5?

5-23-60

6-24-60

10- 8-59

6- 3-60

8-19-60

9-14-60

9-14-60

7-12-60

32.2

90.2

21.5

21.7

48.1

31.8

2.16

8.69

4.51

114

54.7

102

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

1323

1357

1358

1359

Hunt Creek near

Lewiston, Mich.

South Branch Au

Sable River near

Luserne, Mich.

North Branch Au

Sable River near

Lovells, Mich.

Big Creek near

Lovells, Mich.

SW£ sec. 25, T.29 N., R.2 E., 8

miles east-southeast of

Lewiston.

SE-J see. 29, T.26 N., R.I W., 1O

miles west of Luzerne.

SE-J sec. 16, T.27 N., R.I W., 5

miles southeast of Lovells .

SW£ sec. 23, T.27 N., R.I W., 7

miles southeast of Lovells.

all

a3oO

a!40

a!80

1943-60

1951-60

1951,

1953-60

1951-60

10- 5-59

11- 2-59

12- 2-59

1- 7-60

2- 3-60

3- 2-60

9- 1-60

10-27-59

4-29-60

7-15-60

10-27-59

4-29-60

7-15-60

10-27-59

4-29-60

7-15-60

24.4

25.2

24.9

23.5

23.9

23.0

22.9

355

430

149

201

275

157

126

136

67.9

a Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITE3

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Ds'te Discharge 

(eft)

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

1459.45

1459.5

1481

1481.9

1481.95

1483.95

1484

Spring Bank Creek

near Ortonville,

Mien.

Spring Bank Creek

near Hadley,

Mien.

Lime Lake Outlet

near Ortonville,

Mich.

Swartz Creek near

Five Points,

Mich.

Swartz Creek at

Five Points,

Mich.

Thread Creek near

Davisburg, Mich.

Thread Creek near

Holly, Mich.

NWj aec.28, T.6 N., R.9 E., at

Jasmond Rd., 3^ mllea south of

Hadley and 5 miles northeast

of Ortonville.

NW£ aee.EO, T.6 N., R.9 E., at

Hegel Rd., 3 milea southwest

of Hadley.

SE£ aee.31, T.6 N., R.9 E., at

outlet of lake, 2 miles north

of Ortonville.

SWj aec.25, T.5 N., R.7 E., at

Mackey Rd., l£ milea aoutheast

of Five Point a and 2 miles

east of Holly.

NEj sec. 22, T.5 N., R.7 E., at

Fagan Rd., J mile north of

Five Points and 2 miles northeast of Holly.

NEj aec.29, T.5 N., R.8 E., at

McOinnla Rd., 4£ milea north

of Daviaburg and 5 miles east

of Holly.

SE£ sec. 18, T.5 N., R.8 E., at

Groveland Mills, 5j miles

northeaat of Holly.

£.05

3.18

.61

2.48

6.17

7.56

12.2

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-2E-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- £-60

10-15-59

11-14-59

12-22-59

2-20-60

3-22-60

4-16-60

6-24-60

7-20-60

8-1E-60

9-15-60

1.68

.12

3.50

.40

.70

.43

2.49

.12

8.40

.85

3.41

1.10

4.14

19.3

4.02

4.66

5.57

14.2

4.53

1.76

2.23

1.16

Streama tributary to St. Clair River

1593 Black River near 

Croawell, Mich.

SEt sec. 8, T.9 N., R.16 E., 3| 

mllea south of Croawell .

370 1956-60 10- 5-59 

7-13-60

8- 9-60

9- 8-60

18.2 

27.1

38.0

12.0

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair

1615.2

1615.22

161538

*1616

*bl 640.1

*b!640.5

*l>1642

*b!643.5

*b!643.6

*lal644

*b!646

 U.648

Trout Creek near

Lake Orion,

Mich.

Trout Creek tributary near Lake

Orion, Mich.

West Branch Stony

Creek near Lake

Orion, Mich.

West Branch Stony

Creek near Lakeville, Mich.

North Branch Clinton River at

Almont, Mich.

North Branch Clinton River near

Romeo, Mich.

Coon Creek near

Armada, Mich.

Highbank Creek

near Armada,

Mich.

Eaat Branch Coon

Creek near New

Haven, Mich.

Deer Creek near

Meade, Mich.

Middle Branch Clinton River near

Hacomb, Mich.

Middle Branch Clinton River at

Macomb, Mich.

SE£ sec. 24, T.4 N., R.10 E., at

Greenshield Rd., 3 mllea

southeast of Lake Orion.

NW£ sec. 19, T.4 N., R.ll E., at

outlet of Michigan Conservation Dept. (Fiah Division)

pond, 3 miles aoutheast of

Lake Orion.

SWfc sec. 5, T.4 N., R.ll E., at

Harmon Rd., 2 milea eaat of

Lake Orion.

SE£ sec. 5, T.4 N.. R.ll E., at

Predmore Rd., 2j miles east of

Lake Orion and 3 miles aouthweat of Lakeville.

NW£ aec.27, T.6 N., R.12 E., at

bridge on State Highway 53 in

Almont .

SW£ aee.30, T.5 N., R.13 E., 50

ft upatream from bridge on

33-Mile Rd. and 2.2 miles

northeast of Romeo.

SWi sec.l, T.4 N., R.13 E., at

bridge on North Rd., 3.4 miles

aouth of Armada.

SW£ sec. 31, T.5 N., R.14 E., 500

ft upstream from bridge on

32-Mile Rd. and 3 miles southeast of Armada.

SW£ sec. 18, T.4 N., R.14 E., at

bridge on 29 -Mile Rd., 3.4

mllea northweat of New Haven.

NW£ sec. 6, T.3 N., R.14 E., at

bridge on 25^-Mlle Rd., 0.9

mile southeast of Meade.

SW£ aec.l, T.3 N., R.1E E., at

bridge on Schoenherr Rd., 2.0

mllea weat of Macomb.

SWfc sec. 5, T.3 N., R.13 E., at

bridge on Romeo Plank Rd., 0.4

mile north of Macomb.

7.83

2.35

11.7

14.8

9.56

49.7

10.0

14.9

36.1

12.7

22. E

41.0

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- E-60

10-15-59

11-18-59

12-17-59

1-23-60

2-20-60

3-23-60

4-22-60

6-16-60

7-14-60

8-11-60

9-15-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

9- 8-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

11.0

1.44

3.82

.95

5.76

.75

5.61

7.38

6.84

6.36

5.32

5.06

11.3

4.81

1.47

1.16

.28

2.42

1.19

11.0

4.00

1.35

.34

.64

.06

1.98

0

.59

.12

.10

5.30

2.69

6.62

1.93

Also a creat-atage atation.

See p. 426,427 for other measurements In North Branch Clinton River basin.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 413

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 19fO Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to lake Erie

1706

1724

1724.3

1724.6

1726

1733

*1905

*1975

2129

2142

Mann Creek near

Brighton, Mich.

South Lake Outlet

near Unadilla,

Mich.

Gosling Lake Outlet near Pinckney, Mich.

Crooked Lake Outlet near Pinckney, Mich.

Portage River tributary near

Pinckney, Mich.

North Pork Mill

Creek near Chelsea, Mich. c/

Roller Creek at

Ohio City, Ohio.

Havens Creek at

Havens, Ohio.

Conneaut Creek

near Conneaut -

ville, Pa.

Eighteenmlle Creek

at North Boston,

N. Y.

NWi sec. 27, T.2 N., R.6 E. , 3

miles east of Brighton.

Iffi£ sec. 9, T.I S., R.3 E., at

Boyce Rd., 2 miles southwest

of Unadilla.

NW£ sec. 32, T.I N., R.4 E. , 3

miles southwest of Pinckney.

SE£ sec. 32, T.I N., R.4 E., 3j

miles southwest of Pinckney.

NW£ sec. 11, T.I S., R.4 E. . at

Stinchfield Woods Rd., Similes south of Pinckney.

SE£ sec. 2, T.2 S., R.3 E., at

highway bridge, 1^ miles

northwest of Chelsea.

Lat 40°46'15", long 84°38'15",

at bridge, f mile west of

Ohio City, Van Wert County.

Lat 41°17'40", long 83°11'55",

at bridge on State Highway 12,

f mile southwest of Havens,

Sandusky County, and if miles

above mouth.

Lat 41°46'25", long 80°22'49",

at bridge on ConneautvllleBeaver Creek road, l£ miles

north of Conneautville.

Lat 42°41'04", long 78°46'40",

at bridge on Ziraraerman St.

(State Highway 277) at North

Boston.

18.4

14.3

1.34

2.08

2.44

7.73

4.94

5.00

37.8

37.1

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1947-48*,

1949-60

1947-49*,

1950-60

1959-60

1957-60

10- 7-59

11- 2-59

12-10-59

1- 7-60

2- 4-60

3-25-60

4-21-60

5-25-60

6-23-60

7-14-60

8-18-60

9-15-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

4-22-60

8- 2-60

10-15-59

11- 9-59

12-16-59

12-30-59

1-21-60

3- 3-60

4-18-60

5-26-60

7-13-60

8-17-60

9-28-60

10-14-59

11-10-59

12-17-59

1-15-60

2-24-60

3-15-60

4- 7-60

5-17-60

7- 8-60

8- 4-60

9-14-60

4-19-60

8-26-60

9- 8-60

44.6

10.9

4.12

13.7

13.1

11.2

25.4

12.8

14.8

5.05

7.01

7.03

19.0

2.17

.53

0

1.38

.13

2.29

.07

17.2

1.14

.52

.59

4.30

6.14

2.01

.14

3.20

.58

2.65

0

0

.01

.04

2.12

47.8

.78

.28

3.87

.63

.63

.002

0

36.7

2.41

1.59

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

2201

2216

2217

2218

2227

2260

2322

Oak Orchard Creek,

at Shelby, N. Y.

Van Carapen Creek

at Friendship,

N. Y.

Angelica Creek

near Angelica,

N. Y.

Black Creek at

Rockville, N. Y.

Wiscoy Creek at

Pike, N. Y.

Keshequa Creek at

Craig Colony,

Sonyea, N. Y.

Catherine Creek at

Montour Falls,

N. Y.

Lat 43°11'25", long 78°23'14",

at bridge on Main St., at

Shelby.

Lat 42°12'22", long 78°07'46",

at bridge on Moss Brook St.,

at Friendship.

Lat 42°18'38", long 78°02'16",

at bridge on State Highway

408, 1.2 miles west of

Angelica.

Lat 42°18'08", long 78°09'49",

at bridge on State Highway

305 at Rockville.

Lat 42°33'19", long 78°09'19",

at bridge on Allegany Rd., at

Pike.

Lat 42°40'53", long 77°49'45",

at bridge at Craig Colony,

Sonyea .

Lat 42°19'42", long 76°50'40",

at bridge, 0.4 mile south of

Montour Falls.

154

45.8

61.3

21.3

43.9

69.1

41.1

1949,

1957-60

1954-55,

1957-60

1954-55,

1957-60

1957-60

1957-60

1910-12*,

1917-32*,

1954,

1957-60

1957-60

7-13-60

9- 9-60

8-25-60

8-25-60

8-24-60

8-24-60

9-28-60

7- 5-60

7-13-60

7-19-60

7-26-60

9-15-60

9-22-60

1.36

.69

2.12

1.33

.61

17.7

3.80

14.3

11.1

12.1

9.44

9.71

9.55

Also a crest-stage station. 

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

c Published as Mill Creek 1955-56.
414 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)

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario Continued

2326

233E

2333

2336

2337

2338

2412

2417

2492

2506

2530

2532

2562

2572

Marsh Creek at

Geneva, N. Y.

Endfleld Creek

near Ithaca,

N. Y.

Slxmile Creek near

Ithaca, N. Y.

Cascadllla Creek

near Ithaca, N. Y.

Virgil Creek at

Preevllle, N. Y.

Salmon River at

Myers, N. Y.

West Branch Pish

Creek near

Blossvale, N. Y.

East Branch Pish

Creek at Swancott Mills,

N. Y.

North Branch

Salmon River at

Redfleld, N. Y.

South Sandy Creek

near Wardwell,

N. Y.

Sugar River at

Talcottvllle,

N. Y.

Otter Creek near

Glenfield, N. Y.

Roaring Brook

at Martinsburg,

N. Y.

Sunday Creek near

Number Pour,

N. Y.

Lat 42°52'32", long 76°58'35",

at bridge on East North St.,

Geneva.

Lat 42°23'54", long 76°32'45",

at bridge on State Highway 13,

0.2 mile above mouth and 3.6

miles southwest of Ithaca.

Lat 42°24'11", long 76°26'07",

at bridge on German Cross Rd.,

3.4 miles southeast of Ithaca.

Lat 42°26'33", long 76°28'13",

at bridge at entrance to

Cornell fish hatchery, 1.9

miles east of Ithaca.

Lat 42°30'18", long 76°21'01",

at bridge on Johnson St., 0.6

mile southwest of Preevllle.

Lat 42°32'18", long 76°32'34",

at Timber Bridge, Myers, 0.3

mile above mouth.

Lat 43°16'26", long 75°38'58",

at bridge, 0.4 mile southwest

of Blossvale.

Lat 43°E7'44", long 75°35'51",

at bridge on Osceola-West

Leydon road, 0.3 mile east of

Swancott Mills.

Lat 43°32'32", long 75°48'5l",

at highway bridge on Harvester

Mill Rd., 0.7 mile northeast

of Redfleld.

Lat 43°45'22", long 76°05'18",

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles

southwest of Wardwell .

Lat 43°32'08", long 75°EE'03",

at bridge on State Highway

1ED, 0.3 mile north of

Talcottvllle.

Lat 43°42'59", long 75°22'C4",

at bridge on GlenfleldDonnattsburg road at Otter

Creek, 1.8 miles northeast of

Glenfleld.

Lat 43°44'00", long 75°28'13",

at bridge on State Highways

1ED and 26, at Martlnsburg.

Lat 43°5E'19", long 75°07'03",

at bridge on Moshler powerplant road, 3.1 miles east of

Number Pour.

8.37

27.9

39.3

12.7

40.4

89.3

203

95.7

82.5

80.6

41.5

65.6

21.8

9.07

1957-60

1956-60

1955-60

1955-60

1955-60

1956-60

1957,

1959-60

1957-60

1957,

1959-60

1957,

1959-60

1926-32*,

1957-60

1924-33*,

1953,

1957-58,

1960

1957-60

1954-55,

1957-60

9-15-60

8- 8-60

9-26-60

8-29-60

8- 8-60

9-26-60

9-10-59

8-39-60

8- 8-60

9-?6-60

8- 5-60

8-30-60

8-11-60

8-30-60

S-1B-SO

8-11-60

8-30-60

9-18-BO

8-30-60

9-28-60

8- 8-60

8- 9-60

8-31-60

9-29-60

8-30-60

8- 9-60

9-E9-60

9-27-60

0.06

3.90

2.30

5.60

10.6

.91

5.42

6.46

4.8-7

4.07

92.9

80.3

32.3

13.6

19.3

12.4

2. 82

7.81

4.16

3.69

5.86

6.22

3.84

3.73

26.2

3.33

2.58

4.82

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

2718

27E2

2738

2748

*2762

Little Chazy River

near Chazy,

N. Y.

North Branch

Saranac River

near Clayburg,

N. Y.

Little Ausable

River near

Valcour, N. Y.

East Branch

Ausable River at

Keene Valley,

N. Y.

Bouquet River at

New Russia,

N. Y.

Lat 44°50'46", long 73°27'24",

at bridge on Slosson Rd. , 1.5

miles west of U.S. Highway 9,

3.2 miles southwest of Chazy.

Lat 44°35'33", long 73°52'34",

at bridge on State Highways

3 and 365, 2.0 miles west of

Clayburg .

Lat 44°35'39", long 73°29'48",

at bridge on town road, at

Laphams Mills, 2.8 miles southwest of Valcour.

Lat 44°11'31", long 73°47'08",

at bridge on village park

road, at Keene Valley.

Lat 44°09'51", long 73°36'30",

at bridge on county road, 0.2

mile east of U.S. Highway 9,

at New Russia.

35.4

124

67.8

49.2

37.6

1956-60

1956-60

1956-60

1957-60

1954,

1957-60

8-30-60

9-28-60

8-30-60

9-28-60

8-30-60

9-28-60

8-23-60

8-29-60

.70

2.20

78.8

67.5

3.44

7.45

15.0

6.51

* Also a crest-stage station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS^ AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 41E 

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for creat-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage Is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between 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 the 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 ml)

Period 

record

Ann-aal maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

151.5

152

153

154

177

187

188

244

252

262

263

264

267

272

297

410

423

Crow Creek nearSilver Creek,

Mlnn.

Encampment River

tributary at

Silver Creek,

Mlnn.

Little Stewart

River near Two

Harbors , Mlnn.

Miller Creek at

Duluth, Mlnn.

MeKlnley Lake

tributary at

MeKlnley, Mlnn.

Mud Hen Creek

tributary near

Central Lakes ,

Mlnn.

East Two River

tributary at

Virginia, Mlnn.

Stony Brook near

Superior, Wls.

Pearson Creek near

Maple, Wls.

Sand River tributary near Red

Cliff, Wls.

Sioux River near

washburn, Wls.

Spllleberg Creek

near Cayuga, Wls.

Trout Brook tributary near

Marengo, Wls.

Pearl Creek at

Grandview, Wls.

Boomer Creek near

Saxon, Wls.

Perch River near

Sldnaw, Mleh.

Sturgeon River

near Pelkle,

Mleh.

SW^SWi see. 23, T.54 N. , R.10 W. ,

at culvert on County Road 3,

2.3 miles northeast of Silver

Creek and 4.0 miles above

mouth.

NE-J-SEj see. 33, T.54 N., R.10 W.,

at culvert on County Road 3,

0.3 mile north of Silver Creek

and 1.4 miles above mouth.

SE£NE£ sec. 24, T.SS N. , R.II w. ,

at culvert on county road,

2.0 miles above mouth and 2.7

miles north of Two Harbors.

SEjNE-t see. 13, T.50 N. , R.15 W. ,

at culvert on U.S. Highway 53,

0.2 mile northwest of Duluth

city limits.

SWiNEj- see. 18, T.58 N. , R.16 W. ,

at culvert on State Highway 135

at west edge of MeKlnley.

SW-fNWi sec. 14, T.56 N. , R.17 W.,

at culvert on U.S. Highway 53,

0.3 mile upstream from mouth

and 3.2 miles north of Central

Lakes.

NE-jNEj see. 12, T.58 N. , R.18 W. ,

at culvert on U.S. Highway 169,

O.2 mile west of Virginia city

limits and 1.1 miles above

mouth.

SEi sec. 4, T.47 N. , R. 14 W. , at

box culvert on State Highway

35, 12J miles south of bridge

on U.S. Highways 2 and 35 at

St. Louis River In Superior.

On common boundary of sees. 11

and 14, T.48 N., R.ll W. , at

box eulvert on State Highway 13,

4 miles north of Maple.

NEi see. 14, T.51 N., R.5 W., at

box eulvert on State Highway 13,

8 miles northwest of Red Cliff.

NEj see. 35, T.49 N. , R.5 W. , on

County Trunk C., ?\ miles west

of Washburn.

NWj see. 21, T.43 N. , R.2 W. , at

concrete culvert pipe on State

Highway 13 , 4j miles southeast

of Cayuga.

NE-J sec. 7, T.45 N. , R.3 W. , at

box eulvert on State Highway

13, 2.6 miles southeast of

Marengo.

NEj see. 22, T.45 N. , R.6 W. , at

box culvert on U.S. Highway 63,

0.8 mile east of Grandvlew.

N-J see. 3, T.46 N. , R.I E., at

concrete culvert pipe on U.S.

Highway 2, 3 miles east of

Saxon.

NEj see. 34, T.48 N. , R.35 W., at

State Highway 28, 2| miles

east of Sidnaw.

On line between sees. 2 and 11,

T.51 N. , R.34 W., 2j miles

northeast of Pelkle.

_

-

-

_

-

-

4.26

2.20

4.55

bl.7

17.5

b6.6

b.6

15.9

6.73

63.1

506

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1960

1959-60

1959-60

1957-60

1959-60

1959-60

1958-60

1960

1960

1958-60

1913-15^

1957-60

1958-60

4-13-60

4-13-60

4-13-6T

5-20-60

4-13-60

5-29-60

7-16-60

4-23-60

9- 2-60

4-24-60

4-24-60

9- 1-eo

4-24-60

4-24-60

4-24-60

4-24-60

4-25-60

9.61

8.65

10.80

15.55

8.21

7.66

a6.59

13.71

14.13

10.56

17.48

12.32

11.99

12.99

16.60

11.07

12.40

(t)

72

140

154

13

(t)

(t)

(t)

4OO

(t)

1,620

84

(t)

278

349

1,100

8,600

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

599 |Allen Creek trlbu- jNorth boundary of see. 7, T.40 N.,

638

tary near

Alvln, Wls.

Woods Creek near

Pence, Wls.

R.14 E., at culvert on State

Highway 70, 2.2 miles southeast of Alvin.

SEi see. 29, T.39 N. , R.17 E., at

box eulvert on State Highway

101, 6 miles north of Pence.

bl.9

42.3

1960

1958-60

5-17-60

5- 8-60

10.65

11.65

(t)

(t)

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a Affected by backwater from debris.

b Approximately.
416 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stase partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

663

667

678

717

728

747

752

797

810.1

850.3

851

852

853

857

870.5

871

872

872.5

873

877

907

919

Cole Creek near

Dunbar, Wis.

McCall Creek at

Wausaukee, Wis.

Armstrong Creek

near Armstrong

Creek, Wis.

North Branch Little

River near

Coleman, Wis.

Bird Creek at

Wautoma, Wis.

Hunting River near

Elcho, Wis.

Evergreen Creek

near Langlade,

Wis.

Spauldlng Creek

near Big Palls,

Wis.

Waupaca River

tributary near

Waupaca, Wis.

Apple Creek near

Kaukauna , Wis.

East River tributary at Green -

leaf, Wis.

Kewaunee River

near Kewaunee,

Wis.

Neshota River

tributary near

Denmark, Wis.

Sheboygan River

tributary near

Plymouth, Wis.

Little Menomonee

River near

Freistadt, Wis.

Honey Creek at

Milwaukee, Wis.

Oak Creek near

South Milwaukee,

Wis.

Pike River near

Kenosha, Wis.

Lake Michigan

tributary at

Winthrop Harbor,

111.

Little Calumet

River at Calumet

City, 111.

Thorn Creek near

Lanslng, 111.

Midlothian Creek

near Tinley

Park, 111.

South boundary of sec. 34, T.37

N. , R.19 E., at culvert on U.S.

Highway 8, 3.6 miles southeast

of Dunbar.

NWi sec.l, T.33 N., R.20 E., at

culvert on U.S. Highway 141,

1 mile south of Wausaukee.

Wj sec. 27, T.37 N. , R.16 E., at

bridge on U.S. Highway 8, if

miles northwest of Armstrong

Creek.

On common boundary of sees. 2 and

3, T.29 N. , R.20 E., at bridge

on U.S. Highway 141, 3-J miles

south of Coleman.

Sj sec. 34, T.19 W. , R.10 E., at

concrete culvert on State Highway 21, -j mile west of Wautoma.

Nj sec. 24, T.34 N. , R.10 E. , at

twin culverts on U.S. Highway

45 and State Highway 47, lj

miles south of Elcho.

NW-J sec. 18, T.31 N., R.14 E., at

culvert on State Highway 64,

3j miles southwest of Langlade.

On common boundary of sees, 14

and 15, T.25 N., R.12 E., at

concrete culvert, 1.5 miles

north of Big Falls.

NW£ sec.l, T.21 N., R.12 E., at

culvert on U.S. Highway 10,

5 miles southeast of Waupaca.

On west boundary of sec. 2, T.21

N., R.18 E., at bridge on State

Highway 55, 3j miles northeast

of Kaukauna.

NE£ sec. 8, T.21 N., R.20 E. , at

railroad box culvert, J mile

south of Greenleaf.

SW£ sec. 14, T.23 N., R.24 E., at

bridge on County -Trunk F, 2.3

miles west of Kewaunee.

NE£ sec. 7, T.22 N. , R.22 E., at

box culvert on U.S. Highway

141, 3f miles northeast of

Denmark.

On common boundary of sees. 2

and 11, T.15 N., R.21 E., at

Trunk J, 3j miles northeast of

Plymouth.

On common coundary of sees. 29

and 32, T.9 N. , R.21 E., at

bridge on Donges Bay Rd. , 2

miles south of Freistadt.

NW£ sec. 15, T.6 N. , R.21 E. , 400

ft downstream from bridge on

West Morgan Ave. and 6 miles

southwest from mouth of Milwaukee River in Milwaukee.

On common boundary of sees. 21

and 22, T.5 N., R.22 E., at

bridge on West Nicholson Rd.,

3 miles southwest of South

Milwaukee.

W£ see. 27, T.2 N., R.22 E. , at

box culvert on State Highway

43, 3 miles northwest of

Kenosha.

SWlSWi sec. 3, T.46 N., R.23 E.,

at culvert on State Highway 42,

 j mile north of center of

Winthrop Harbor.

NgNE-j sec. 29, T.36 N. , R.15 E.,

at Wentworth Avenue Bridge at

south edge of Calumet City.

Wj sec. 25, T.36 N. , R.14 E. , at

end of Bernice Rd., i mile

south of 167th St. and 1 mile

northwest of Lansing.

NEjNWi sec. 28, T.36 N. , R.13 E. ,

at bridge on 167th St. 0.6 mile

west of State Highway 50 and

2 miles northeast of Tinley

Park.

b3.2

.38

23.1

23.3

b4.4

b6.0

b8.0

b4.9

bl.O

14.6

8.00

129

3.08

5.51

b9.3

3.60

C13.9

b7.2

cl.72

-

-

-

1960

1959-60

1958-60

1958-60

1959-60

1958-60

1959-60

1959-60

1960

1960

1958-60

1958-60

1959-60

1959-60

1958-60

1959-60

1958-60

1960

1956-60

1954-60

1954-60

1954-60

5- 7-60

4-13-60

5- 7-60

5- 7-60

12-28-59

5- 8-60

8- 7-60

5- 7-60

12-28-59

9-19-60

3-30-60

3-30-60

4-17-60

4-17-60

9-19-60

8- 2-60

3-30-60

3-30-60

4-17-60

2-11-60

1-13-60

3-27-60

11.60

11.93

11.05

13.72

12.25

12.41

11.27

11.64

12.96

14.58

14.15

16.03

14.20

11.19

12.70

15.42

17.49

16.86

12.85

9.74

5.38

5.92

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

94

120

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

1,100

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

1386

1387

Gamble Creek at 

Lupton, Mlch.

Bixby Creek near 

Rose City, Mieh.

SWi sec. 36. T.24 N., R.3 E., at 

bridge, £ mile south of Lupton.

NW-j sec. 31, T.24 N. , R.3 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 33, 

1 mile north of Rose City.

8.86

3.20

1953-56, 

1959-60

1953-60 3-31-60

-

2.49

(t)

74

t Discharge not determined. b Approximately.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 417

Annual maximum discharge at crest-staue oartial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(aq ml)

Period 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

1388

1389

1397

1399

1402

1411

1455

Houghton Creek at

Rose City, Mlch.

Wllklns Creek near

Rose City, Mlch.

Prior Creek near

Rose City, Mlch.

Ammond Creek near

Selkirk, Mlch.

Klacklng Creek

near Selkirk,

Mlch.

Shepards Creek

near Selkirk,

Mlch.

Bad River near

Brant, Mlch.

NE£sec.6, T.23 N. , R.3 E. , at

bridge, £ mile east of Rose

City.

NEi sec. 7, T.23 N. , R.3 E., at

bridge on State Highway 33,

1 mile south of Rose City.

NEi sec. 19, T.23 N., R.3 E., at

bridge on State Highway 33, 3y

miles south of Rose City.

NWi sec. 32, T.33 N., R.3 E., at

bridge, 3 miles northwest of

Selkirk.

NEi sec. 2, T.22 N. , R.2 E., at

bridge, 3£ miles northwest of

Selkirk.

SE£ sec. 8, T.22 N., R.3 E., at

bridge, 1 mile southwest of

Selkirk.

NWi sec. 3, T.10 N. , R.2 E,, at

Hemlock Rd., Z\ miles north of

Brant.

11.2

8.22

5.22

3.05

7.42

4.51

b89

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1953-60

1948-59*,

1960

3-31-61

3-31-61

3-31-61

3-31-61

6-23-61

3-31-61

3-29-61

1.77

2.10

1.54

2.42

1.72

4.26

14.90

184

115

44

156

71

206

(t)

Streams tributary to lake St. Clalr

*1616

*1640.1

*1640.5

*1641.5

*1642

*1643.5

*1643.6

*1644

*1646

*1648

West Branch Stony

Creek near Lakevllle, Mich.

North Branch Clinton River at

Almont, Mlch.

North Branch Clinton River near

Romeo, Mlch.

North Branch Clinton River near

Meade, Mlch.

Coon Creek near

Armada, Mlch.

Hlghbank Creek

near Armada,

Mlch.

East Branch Coon

Creek near New

Haven, Mlch.

Deer Creek near

Meade, Mlch.

Middle Branch

Clinton River

near Macomb,

Mlch.

Middle Branch

Clinton River at

Macomb, Mlch.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

NE£ sec. 34, T.4 N. , R.13 E., at

bridge 1.9 miles northwest of

Meade, and 2.8 miles east of

Da vis.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

14.8

9.56

49.7

89.6

10.0

14.9

36.1

12.7

22.2

41.0

1957-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

1959-60

3-29-61

3-28-61

3-28-6T

3-29-60

3-28-60

3-29-60

4-25-60

4-25-60

3-28-60

3-28-60

1.98

4.46

4.52

7.17

5.10

15.41

6.15

6.8

9.00

13.36

27

140

750

1,430

270

410

950

320

d450

d850

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

1769

1774

1891

*1905

1967

*1975

1981

2001

Hill ditch near

Richards, Ohio.

Eagle Creek tributary near Montpeller, Ohio.

Tlderlshl Creek

near Jenera,

Ohio.

Roller Creek at

Ohio City, Ohio.

St. James Run near

Upper Sandusky,

Ohio.

Havens Creek at

Havens, Ohio.

Norwalk Creek at

Norwalk, Ohio.

Plum Creek at

Oberlln, Ohio.

Lat 41°39'50", long 83 "40 '05",

at culvert on U.S. Highway 20,

3.4 miles north of Intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and

State Highway 2 and 1.4 miles

west of Richards, Lucas County,

Lat 41°35'10", long 84°40'50",

at culvert on State Highway

107, 3.5 miles west of Montpeller, Williams County.

Lat 40°55'50", long 83°43'40",

at culvert on State Highway

698, 2.2 miles north of Jenera,

Hancock County.

See previous table.

Lat 40°46'55", long 83°18'10",

at bridge on State Highway 67,

3.5 miles southwest of Upper

Sandusky, Wyandot County.

See previous table.

Lat 41°14'00", long 82°32'30",

at county road bridge, 300 ft

south of Junction of State

Highways 601 and 18, 4 miles

southeast of Norwalk, Huron

County, and 6 miles above

mouth.

Lat 41°17'15", long 72 "13 "10",

at bridge on Professor St., In

Oberlln, Loraln County.

3.23

1.56

4.51

4.94

5.35

5.00

4.18

4.88

1947-60

1947-60

1947-60

1947-48*,

1949-60

1947-60

1947-49*,

1950-60

1947-60

1947-60

7- -60

4-16-60

1960

3-27-60

I960

1-12-60

igeo

1960

10.97

11.17

14.17

6.00

9.81

4.01

12.74

11.49

38

82

350

123

102

75

223

172

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

b Approximately, 

d Estimated.
418 DISCHARGE AR PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

he Lght 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

2101 Hosklns Creek at 

Hartsgrove, Ohio.

Lat 41°36'20", long 80°58'00", 

at bridge on State Highway 6, 

0.7 mile west of Hartsgrove, 

Ashtabula County.

6.94 1947-60 1960 12.64 97

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

2607

*2762

Chaumont River

near Depauvllle,

H. Y.

Bouquet River- at

Hew Russia, H. Y.

Lat 44°10'30", long 76°00'57",

at highway bridge, 3.6 miles

northeast of Depauville.

See previous table.

18.3

37.6

1958-60

1949,

1951,

1953,

1956-60

4- 4-60

4- 4-60

15.95

10.38

(t)

1,830

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AMD MISCELLANEOUS SITES 419

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

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 mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Superior

Elbow Creek..

Bois Brule

River.

Bad River. ...

Sturgeon

River.

Snake River,

Laughing

Whitefish

River.

Rock River. . .

Anna River. . .

Hurricane

River.

St. Louis

River.

Lake Superior

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

Portage Lake .

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

Lake Superior

Shelter Bay. .

South Bay. . . .

Lake Superior

Lat 47°24'05", long 92°36'35",

at culvert on State Highway

216, l£ miles south of Iron

Junction, Minn.

NE-J sec. 34, T.47 N. , R.10 W.,

at bridge on county highway,

2 miles upstream from gaging

station at Brule and 2j miles

south of Brule, Wis.

Ej sec. 26, T.48 N., R.3 W., at

railroad bridge at Odanah,

Wis.

SW£ sec. 4, T.53 N. , R.33 W., at

bridge on U.S. Highway 41, 1

mile southeast of Chassell,

Mich.

SW-J sec. 10, T.53 N., R.33 W.,

at bridge on U.S. Highway 41,

3 miles southeast of Chassell,

Mich.

NWi sec. 13, T.47 N., R.22 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

28, near Au Train, Mich.

SWi sec. 22, T.47 N., R.21 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

28, near Au Train, Mich.

NE£ sec. 11, T.46 N., R.19 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

28, at Munising, Mich.

Ni sec. 10, T.49 N., R.15 W. ,

at bridge on Truck Trail,

near Grand Marais, Mich.

-

-

a970

726

_

-

-

-

-

1958-59

1945,1955,

1957

1955,1957

1949-50

7- 6-60

7-27-60

8-24-60

9-20-60

5-12-60

7-14-60

4-24-60

4-19-60

4-28-60

4-19-60

4-28-60

9-16-60

9-16-60

9-16-60

9-16-60

*2.76

*7.82

*2.02

*3.25

*116

*95.0

t45,600

6,100

4,700

362

542

*16.0

*26.6

*38.7

*16.1

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

Black River. .

Pine River...

Do........

Do........

Milwaukee

River.

Menomonee

River.

Kinnickinnic

River.

Root River. . .

Do........

Rocky River. .

Klinger Lake

Outlet.

White Pigeon

River.

Dowagiac

River.

Alien Creek. .

Portage Creek

Portage Creek

tributary.

Middle Branch

Escanaba

River.

Lake Poygan . .

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

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

Lake Michigan

Milwaukee

River.

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

Lake Michigan

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

St . Joseph

River.

Fawn River . . .

St. Joseph

River.

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

Kalamazoo

River.

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

Portage Creek

NE£ sec. 2, T.46 N., R.29 W.,

at county road crossing, 4

miles east of Republic, Mich.

Ni sec. 23, T.20 N., R.10 E.,

at bridge on town road, 2

miles northwest of Wild Rose,

Wis.

SW£ sec. 19, T.20 N., R.ll E.,

at bridge at Wild Rose, Wis.

Near west line of sec. 17, T.20

N., R.ll E., 2 miles northeast of Wild Rose, Wis.

SE£ sec. 24, T.10 N., R.21 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

57, at Grafton, Wis.

NWj- sec. 8, T.7 N., R.21 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

100, at Wauwatosa, Wis.

SEi sec. 12, T.6 N., R.21 E.,

at bridge on South 27th St.,

in Milwaukee, Wis.

NE£ sec. 3, T.5 N., R.21 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

36, 2j miles southeast of

Hales Corners, Wis.

Between sees. 22 and 27, T.5

N., R.21 E., at bridge on

State Highway 100, 5£ miles

southeast of Hales Corners,

Wis.

Sec. 12, 'T.6 S., R.12 W., near

bridge on U.S. Highway 131,

1 mile north of Three

Rivers, Mich.

SE£ sec. 35, T.7 S., R.ll W.,

Michigan meridian, 5 miles

east of White Pigeon, Mich.

NW-j seo.ll, T.8 S., R.12 W.,

Michigan meridian, 2 miles

west of White Pigeon, Mich.

NE£ sec. 30, T.6 S., R.16 W.,

1 mile north of Sumnerville,

Mich.

Sec. 36, T.2 S., R.ll W., at

bridge on Cork Rd., at

Kalamazoo, Mich.

NWi sec. 19, T.3 S., R.ll W.,

at 12th St., 3.0 miles west

of Portage, Mich.

SE-tSEj sec. 19, T.3 S., R.ll

W., 2.3 miles southwest of

Portage, Mich.

* Base flow.

-

-

_

_

-

-

17.6

-

49.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1958

1955-56

1931,1950

1941-59

1940-41,

1955

9-12-60

10-23-59

10-23-59

1O-23-59

4- 1-60

3-31-60

3-30-60

3-31-60

3-3O-6O

9-16-60

11- 4-59

5- 9-60

9-14-60

9-16-60

9- 9-60

12- 1-59

12- 1-59

*28.5

1.94

9 . 81

26.2

4,330

1,460

tl,780

427

t5,130

*93.9

*17.4

24.4

*186

*133

*2.8

*.20

*2.34

t Peak flow.

a Approximately.
420 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITE3

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

B'te Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Portage Creek

Do........

Do........

Do. .......

West Fork

Portage

Creek.

Do........

Do........

Do........

Do........

dun Lake

Outlet, b/

Bosch and

Hulst drain

Do........

Grand River . .

Tortage River

Sandstone

Creek.

Spring Brook.

Carrier Creek

Maple River..

Pine Creek...

Hayworth

Creek.

Fish Creek...

Muskrat Creek

Stony Creek. .

Libhart Creek

Prairie Creek

Little

Thornapple

River, c/

Kalamasoo

River.

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

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

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

Portage Creek

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

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

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

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

Gun River. . . .

Black River..

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

Lake Michigan

Grand River..

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

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

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

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

Maple River. .

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

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

Stony Creek. .

Maple Creek. .

Grand River . .

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

Thornapple

River.

SE£ sec. 20, T.3 S., R.ll W.,

1.5 miles southwest of

Portage, Mich.

SE£ sec. 16, T.3 S., R.ll W.,

at bridge on U.S. Highway

131, at Portage, Mich.

SE£ sec. 3, T.3 S., R.ll W.,

2.1 miles north of Portage,

Mich.

SE£ see. 34, 1.2 S., R.ll W.,

just above confluence with

West Fork Portage Creek, at

Lovers Lane at Kalamazoo,

Mich.

SW£ sec. 6, T.3 S., R.ll W. ,

at bridge on 12th St., at

Kalamazoo, Mich.

SW£ see. 32, T.2 S., R.ll W.,

above creek from Asylum

Lake at Kalamazoo, Mich.

SE£ sec. 32, T.2 S., R.ll W.,

at bridge on Angling Rd.,

at Kalamazoo, Mieh.

NW£ sec. 4, T.3 S., R.ll W.,

at Morningside Drive, at

Kalamazoo, Mieh.

SE£ sec. 34, T.2 S., R.ll W. ,

Just above mouth at railroad bridge at Kalamazoo,

Mieh.

NW£ sec. 6, T.2 N., R.10 W.,

near Shelbyville, Mich.

SWj sec. 13, T.5 N., R.15 W.,

1 mile west of Zeeland,

Mich.

Sec. 23, T.5 N., R.15 W., at

bridge on State Highway 21,

1 mile southwest of Zeeland,

Mich.

NE£ sec. 4, T.5 S., R.I W., at

Vicary Rd., 1.5 miles northwest of Somerset Center,

Mich.

NW£ sec. 3, T.2 S., R.I E., 7

miles northeast of Jackson,

Mich.

NE£ sec. 21, T.I S., R.2 W,,

at Tomkins Center, Mich.

NEi sec. 8, T.I N., R.3 W., at

Spieerville Highway, 1 mile

southwest of Eaton Rapids,

Mieh.

S-| sec. 3., T.4 N., R.3 W., at

mouth, 0.5 mile southwest

of Delta Mills, Mich.

SE£ sec. 11, T.7 N., R.I W.,

at Ovid, Mich.

SWi sec. 9, T.9 N., R.3 W., at

State Highway 57, i mile

southeast of Perrington,

Mich.

NW£ sec. 18, T.8 N., R.3 W.,

~L\ miles southwest of Maple

Rapids, Mich.

SEi sec. 23, T.9 N., R.5 W., 2

miles south of Carson City,

Mieh.

SE£ sec. 31, T.7 N., R.3 W.,

8.5 miles southwest of St.

Johns, Mich.

NE£ sec. 16, T.7 N., R.5 W.,

2.0 miles east of Muir,

Mich.

SWi sec. 24, T,7 N., R.6 W.,

1.0 mile west of Lyons,

Mieh.

Sec. 16, T.7 N,, R.6 W., 1

mile northeast of Ionia,

Mich.

NW£ sec. 9, T.4 N. , R.7 W., 2

miles southwest of Lake

Odessa, Mich.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

_

145

-

-

-

-

26.2

1943-44,

1946-59

1955

1931,

1940-41

1955,1958

1936-38%

1955

1955,1958

1955

1946-59

12- 1-59

12- 1-59

12- 1-59

11-10-59

12- 1-59

11-10-59

12- 1-59

11-10-59

12- 1-59

11-10-59

12- 1-59

11-10-59

12- 1-59

11-10-59

12- 1-59

11- 6-59

2- 4-60

5-13-60

8-12-60

9- 9-60

9- 9-60

9- 6-60

9- 7-60

9-29-60

9- 6-60

9-29-60

9- 6-60

9-29-60

8-17-60

9-15-60

9-15-60

9-28-60

9-15-60

9-28-60

9-28-60

9-15-60

9-27-60

9-27-60

9- 8-60

9-27-60

11-12-59

12-22-59

2-13-60

6-22-60

*10.1

*15.5

*29.3

*29.1

*30.8

*7.37

*7.33

*8.68

*8.28

*8.34

*7.98

*7.50

*7.67

*6 .72

*4.56

30.8

*40.4

48.6

6.81

 1.21

*2.69

*.24

*10.1

*21.1

*21.2

*27.5

*6.40

*8.93

*.41

*8.63

*3.33

*2.65

*11.5

*12.7

*44.8

*2.83

*18.9

*8.69

*23.7

*27.6

*8.06

*17.3

35.8

*19.7

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

b Published as Gun River 1943.

c Published as Jordan Lake Outlet 1946-57.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 421

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)

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Indian Creek.

Rush Creek. . .

Sand Creek. . .

South Branch

Townllne

Creek.

Townllne

Creek.

Clam River. . .

Betsle River.

Do........

Platte River.

Jordan River.

Grand River. .

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

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

Townllne

Creek.

Muskegon

River.

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

Lake Michigan

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

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

Lake

Charlevolx.

SW£SE£ sec. 10, T.7 N., R.12 W.,

at Walker Drive at Qrand

Rapids , Mlch.

SEi sec. 13, T.6 N., R.13 W. ,

at Jenlson, Mlch.

NWi see. 27, T.7 N., R.13 W.,

at State Highway 50, 6

miles west of Qrand Rapids,

Mien.

Sec. 10, T.20 N., R.4 W., 8

miles north of Harrlson,

Mien.

See. 31, T.21 N., R.4 W., 11

miles north of Harrlson,

Mlch.

NE^NWi- see. 27, T.21 N. , R.6

W., at highway bridge, 1.3

miles west of Vogel Center,

Mlch.

Sec. 5, T.25 N., R.12 W., 1

mile northwest of Karlln,

Mlch.

NW£ sec. 19, T.25 N. , R.14 W.,

50 ft upstream from bridge

on State Highway 115 and 4-J

miles southeast of Benzonla,

Mlch.

SE£ sec. IE, T.26 N., R.14 W.,

at U.S. Highway 31, 4 miles

east of Honor, Mlch.

NW£ see. 7, T.31 N., R.6 W.,

at highway bridge, 4 miles

southeast of East Jordan,

Mlch.

13.0

61.4

-

-

-

a270

44.7

158

91.9

a75

1952-53

1952-53

1953-55

1944-59

1958

1958

9- 9-60

8-31-60

8-31-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

10-28-59

1-14-60

4-15-60

7- 8-60

10-27-59'

1-25-60

10-28-59

1-13-60

4-16-60

10-27-59

1-25-60

4-18-60

11-19-59

1-26-60

4-29-60

*3.22

*17.8

*13.2

2.05

11.2

148

130

399

*83.1

50.9

*75.2

209

265

348

83.6

*81.5

99.7

*182

*176

*192

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

Black River..

Oulley Creek.

Qamble Creek.

Blxby Creek . .

Houghton

Creek.

Wllklns Creek

Prior Creek. .

Ammond Creek.

Clacking

Creek.

Shepards

Creek.

Sugar River..

Elm Creek. . ..

T ^Jj L.

7-*eeK. e/

-nyon Creek.

Loon Lake

Creek, e/

McCuran Creek

Cheboygan

River.

East Branch

Au Ores

River.

Rifle River..

Houghton

Creek.

Rifle River..

Houghton

Creek.

Rifle River..

Prior Creek. .

Rifle River. .

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

Tittabawassee

River.

South Branch

Tobacco

River.

do

Loon Lake

Creek.

South Branch

Tobacco

River.

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

NW£sw£ sec. 29, T.32 N., R.I E.,

13.7 miles northwest of

Atlanta, Mich.

W| sec. 9, T.22 N., R.6 E., 7

miles northeast of Whittemore, Mich.

S¥£ sec. 36, T.24 N., R.3 E. , at bridge, £- mile south of

Lupton, Mich. d/

NW£ sec. 31, T.24 N., R.3 E. , at bridge on State Highway

33, 1 mile north of Rose

City, Mich. d/

NE£ sec. 6, T.23 N., R.3 E.,

at bridge, £ mile east of

Rose City, Mich. d/

NE£ sec. 7, T.23 N., R.3 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

33, 1 mile south of Rose

City, Mich. d/

NEj sec. 19, T.23 N., R.3 E. , at bridge on State Highway

33, 3£ miles south of Rose

Cits Mich. d/

NW£ sec. 32, T.33 N., R.3 E.,

at bridge, 3 miles northwest

of Selkirk, Mich. d/

Nl£ sec. 2, T.22 N., R.2 E., at

bridge, 3{ miles northwest

of Selkirk, Mich. d/

SE£ sec. 8, T.22 N., R.3 E., at

bridge, 1 mile southwest of

Selkirk, Mich. d/

See. 13, T.19 N., R.I W., at

bridge on State Highway 30,

6.9 miles northeast of

Oladwin, Mich.

SEj sec. 16, T.17 N., R.5 W.,

2.8 miles northwest of

Parwell, Mieh.

SE£ sec. 12, T.17 N., R.5 W.,

2.8 miles north of Far-well,

Mich.

SEj sec. 10, T.17 N., R.5 W. , 2.9 miles northwest of Farwell, Mich.

SE£ sec. 30, T.17 N., R.4 W.,

at U.S. Highway 10, 1.6

miles east of Parwell, Mich.

SE£ sec. 12, T.17 N., R.4 W.,

. 4.0 miles north of Clare, Michj

a65

21

8.86

3.20

11.2

8.22

5.22

3.05

7.42

4.51

-

-

31.1

-

43.7

-

1944-59

1959

1952-54

1952-54

1952-55

1952-54

1952-53,

1955

1952-53

1952-54

1958

1958

1958

11-12-59

11-25-59

12-14-59

10-20-59

1-12-60

6-13-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

7-12-60

9-21-60

9-19-60

9-19-60

'9-19-60

9-22-60

9-20-60

73.6

85.6

*62.5

13.4

18.8

20.8

*9.02

*.55

*17.5

*17.4

*3.70

*1.01

*12.7

*.24

22.0

3.40

23.3

4.26

27.5

1.36

* Base flow.

a. Approximately.

d At crest-stage partial -record station.

e Published as South Branch Tobacco River 1958.
422 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continue

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Bute Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Huron--Continued

Sanford Creek

McCuran Creek

South Branch

Tobacco

River

tributary .

Rlllett drain

South Branch

Tobacco

River.

Lyle drain. . .

Middle Branch

Tobacco

River.

Clear Creek..

Middle Branch

Tobacco

River.

Do ........

Do ........

Do ........

North Branch

Tobacco

River.

Do ........

McCuran Creek

South Branch

Tobacco

River.

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

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

Tobacco River

South Branch

Tobacco

River.

Tobacco River

Middle Branch

Tobacco

River.

Tobacco River

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

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

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

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

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

SEi sec. 14, T.17 N., R.4 W.,

at Eberhart Rd., 3.2 miles

north of Clare, Mich.

SEi sec. 24, T.17 N., R.4 W.,

at Colonville Rd., 2.6

miles northeast of Clare,

Mich.

NEi sec. 28, T.17 N., R.3 W.,

at Colonville Rd., 3.5

miles north of Loomis, Mich.

SEi sec. 18, T.17 N. , R.2 W.,

5.0 miles west of Beaverton,

Mich.

NEi sec. 16, T.17 N., R.2 W.,

3.0 miles west of Beaverton,

Mich.

NWi sec. 22, T.17 N., R.2 W.,

3.0 miles southwest of

Beaverton, Mioh.

NEi sec. 25, T.18 N., R.4 W.,

7.9 miles north of Clare,

Mich.

NEi sec. 24, T.18 N. , R.4 W.,

8.9 miles north of Clare,

Mich.

SEi sec. 30, T.18 N. , R.3 W.,

5.6 miles east of Hatton,

Mich.

NEi sec. 28, T.18 N., R.3 W.,

9.6 miles west of Beaverton, Mich.

NEi sec. 35, T.18 N., R.3 W.,

7.3 miles west of Beaverton, Mich.

SEi sec. 3, T.17 N., R.2 W.,

2.2 miles west of Beaverton, Mich.

SEi sec. 7, T.18 N. , R.3 W.,

6.0 miles southeast of

Harris on, Mioh.

NEi sec. 17, T.18 N., R.3 W.,

7.0 miles southeast of

Harrison, Mich.

4.16

9.92

4.57

_

-

-

-

-

16.4

23.1

27.9

33.8

-

46.3

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-22-60

9-22-60

9-21-60

9-22-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-21-60

9-21-60

9-21-60

9-20-60

9-21-60

2.64

7.44

.45

.01

73.7

.03

12.9

3.04

19.9

19.2

21.6

24.9

27.7

31.4

Streams tributary to St. Glair River

Belle River. .

Saline River.

Miami and

Erie Canal .

Cedar Creek. .

Turtle Creek.

Tous saint

Creek.

Packer Creek.

Middle Branch

Portage

River.

Rocky Pork . . .

St. Clair 

River.

River Raisin.

Jennings

Creek.

Lake Erie. . . .

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

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

Toussaint

River.

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

South Branch

Portage

River.

Middle Branch

Portage

River.

SEi sec. 33, T.7 N. , R.12 E., 

4.3 miles north of Almont, 

Mich.

Streams tributary to Lak

SWi sec. 35, T.3 S., R.5 E.,

1.5 miles west of Saline,

Mich.

Lat 40°50'45" J long 84°20'45",

at Third Street Bridge in

Delphos, Alien County, Ohio.

>

Lat 41°36'45", long 83°23'50",

at highway bridge, 1§ miles

southwest of Curtice, Ottawa

County, Ohio.

Lat 41°36'45", long 83°20'20",

at highway bridge, J mile

north of Williston, Ottawa

County, Ohio.

Lat 41°35'00", long 83°16'55",

at highway bridge at Trowbridge, Ottawa County, Ohio.

Lat 41°32'55", long 83°14'30",

at highway bridge, li miles

west of Limestone, Ottawa

County, Ohio. 

Lat 41°34'20", long 83°13'20",

at highway bridge, n i miles

north of Limestone, Ottawa

County, Ohio.

Lat 41°17'55", long 83°39'00",

at bridge on U.S. Highway 25

at Mermill, Wood County, Ohio.

Lat 41°17'05fl , long 83°37'50",

at highway bridge, 1.2 miles

southeast of Mermill, Wood

County, Ohio.

"

e Erie

-

-

37.9

37.3

20.2

74.7

31.0

93.6

69.1

1940,1944

1928-33$

1934-35,

1945-59

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

9- 9-60

9- 9-60

10-15-59

11- 9-59

12-16-59

1-22-60

3-22-60

4-19-60

6- 7-60

7-14-60

9-28-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

9-20-60

*5.17

*4.87

5.28

4.85

1.66

.31

.22

1.67

5.70

11.8

7.71

*.86

*.16

*1.01

*1.76

*.26

*.06

*.48

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 423

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960--Contlnued

Stream Tributary to Location area 

( sq mi )

pl-eviuuBJ-y

(water 

years )

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

South Branch

Portage

River.

Do ........

North Branch

Portage

River.

Portage River

Spicer Creek.

Wolf Creek

East Branch

Wolf Creek.

Pickerel

Creek.

Pipe Creek.

West Branch

Huron

River.

Do ........

East Branch

Huron

River.

Norwalk Creek

East Branch

Huron

River.

Vermilion

River.

East Branch

Vermilion

River.

East Branch

Black

River.

Portage River

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

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

Lake Erie. . . .

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

Sandusky

River.

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

Wolf Creek. ..

Lake Erie ....

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

Huron River . .

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

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

East Branch

Huron

River.

Huron River. ,

Lake Erie ....

Vermilion

River.

Black River. .

Lat 41°18'45", long 83°30'35",

at highway bridge, 3 miles

northeast of Six Points, Wood

County, Ohio.

Lat 41°22'45", long 83°28'35",

at highway bridge, 2j miles

southwest of Pemberville,

Wood County, Ohio.

lat 41°23'20", long 83°33'40",

at highway bridge, 5 miles

northeast of Bowling Green,

Wood County, Ohio.

Lat 41°29'30\ long 83° 13 '20",

at bridge on State Highway

590, 2j miles southwest of

Rocky Ridge, Ottawa County,

Ohio.

Lat 41°27'10", long 83°oe'45",

at bridge on State Highway

19, 2j miles northwest of

Klngsway, Sandusky County,

Ohio.

Lat 41°09'40", long 83°06'30",

at bridge on State Highway

101, 4j miles northeast of

Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio,

and 3-j miles above mouth.

Lat 41°14'55", long 83°13'50",

at highway bridge at east

edge of Bettsville, Seneca

County, Ohio, 4 miles above

mouth .

Lat 41°15'35", long 83°11'10",

at highway bridge, 3 miles

east of Burgoon, Sandusky

County, Ohio, and l£ miles

above mouth.

Lat 41°23'10", long 82°57'25",

at highway bridge, 1^ miles

northwest of Vickery, Sandusky County, Ohio, and 3

miles above mouth.

Lat 41°24'25", long 82°42'15",

at highway bridge on Strub

Rd., 2j miles south of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio, and

45 miles above mouth.

Lat 41°04'05", long 62°39'10",

at highway bridge on Townline

Rd., 3 miles northeast of

New Haven, Huron County, Ohicx 

Lat 41°16'40", long 82°40'30",

at highway bridge on Lamoreau

Rd., 2j miles northeast of

Monroeville, Huron County,

Ohio, and 2^ miles upstream

from mouth. 

Lat 41°11'20", long 82°39'45",

at highway bridge on Remelle

Rd., ij miles northwest of

Peru (Macksvllle) , Huron

County, Ohio .

Lat 41°14 1 00", long 82°32'30",

at county road bridge, 300 ft

south of junction of State

Highways 601 and 18, 4 miles

southeast of Norwalk, Huron

County, Ohio, and 6 miles

above mouth, d/

Lat 41°14'58", long 82°38'52",

at highway bridge, l£ miles

northwest of Norwalk, Huron

County, Ohio, and ij miles

below mouth of Cole Creek.

Lat 41°11'45", long 82°24'55",

at highway bridge on Zenobia

Rd., at Clarksfield, Huron

County, Ohio .

Lat 41°10'30", long 82°22'40",

at highway bridge on Perry

Rd., 2J- miles southeast of

Clarksfield. Huron County,

Ohio, and 4j miles upstream

from mouth. '

Lat 41°11'25", long 82°05'50",

at highway bridge on Foster

Rd., 2 miles northeast of

Penfleld, Loraln County,

Ohio.

102

334

54.0

505

66.7

7.09

64.0

82.4

21.4

19 .3

72.9

226

33.3

4.18

84.9

132

30.1

135

1959

1930-35*,

1959

1924-32*,

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

1948-50,

1952-54

1924-35*,

1953-54,

1957

9-20-60

9-19-60

9-20-60

9-20-50

9-21-60

8- 5-60

8- 5-60

8- 5-60

9-26-60

9-26-60

9-27-60

9 -26-60

9-27-60

9-27-50

9-26-60

9-27-60

9-27-60

9-26-60

*2.75

*8.47

*f3.41

*13.0

*.04

*.15

*.61

*2.90

*2.47

*.10

*3.51

*8 .07

*2 .23

*.007

*3.32

*.64

*.13

*1.29

Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

d At crest-stage partial-record station, 

f Includes sewage flow of 2.91 cfs.

614Z14 O -61 -Z8
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 mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

East Branch

Black River

tributary.

East Branch

Black

River.

West Branch

Black

River.

Wellington

Creek.

Plum Creek, . .

West Branch

Rocky

River.

Plum Creek. ..

East Branch

Rocky

River.

Elton Creek. .

Lime Lake

Outlet.

Elton Creek. .

Eighteenmile

Creek.

Do ........

Smoke Creek, .

East Branch

Black

River.

Black River. .

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

West Branch

Black

River.

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

Rocky River. .

West Branch

Rocky

River.

Rocky River. .

Cattaraugus

Creek.

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

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

Lake Erie ....

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

do

Lat 41°18'50", long 82°02'05",

at culvert on State Highway

82, J mile west of Eaton and

2j miles southeast of Laportej

Lorain County, Ohio.

Lat 41°20'51", long 82°05'40",

at Fuller Street Bridge, l£

miles southeast of center of

Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio,

and 3 miles above confluence

with West Branch.

Lat 41°15'55", long 82°10'50",

at highway bridge at cornerof

Kipton Nickel Plate Rd. and

West Rd., 2j miles southeast

of Oberlin, Lorain County,

Ohio.

Lat 41°14'15", long 82°10'00",

at bridge on State Highway

303, 2y miles west of Lagrange, Lorain County, Ohio,

and 2j miles upstream from

mouth .

Lat 41°17'15", long 82°13'10",

at bridge on Professor St.,

in Oberlin, Lorain County,

Ohio, d/

Lat 41°21'00", long 81°54'15",

at bridge on State Highway

252, at West View, Ohio, on

Cuyahoga -Lorain County line.

Lat 41°21'05", long 81°55'45",

at highway bridge on Sprague

Rd., lj miles west of West 

View, Ohio, on CuyahogaLorain County line.

Lat 41°18'50", long 81°47'55",

at bridge on State Highway

82, 2 miles east of Strongs -

ville, Lorain County, Ohio. 

Lat 42°27'48", long 78°26'42",

at highway bridge, 3.2 miles

upstream from confluence with

Lime Lake Outlet and 1.2

miles northwest of Elton,

N. Y.

Lat 42°29'19", long 78°29'12",

100 ft downstream from highway bridge and 0.4 mile upstream from confluence with

Elton Creek, at Delevan,

N. Y.

Lat 42°29'39", long 78°29'13",

ZOO ft below confluence with

Lime Lake Outlet at Delevan,

N. Y.

Lat 42°42'46", long 78°52'40",

200 ft above Hamburg Sewer

Treatment Plant Outlet, 2.2

miles upstream from confluence

with South BranchElghteenmile

Creek, and 1.6 miles west of

Hamburg, N. Y. 

Lat 42°42'32", long 78°57'48",

at highway bridge on New York

State Route 5, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth and about i

mile east of Highland-on-theLake, N. Y.

Lat 42°48'13", long 78°46'15",

5.2 miles upstream from confluence with South Branch, at

Berg Rd., town line of West

Seneca and Orchard Park, and

2.7 miles east of Blasdell,

N. Y.

0.8

211

83.5

28.1

4.88

148

14.5

55.8

33.3

17.6

54.1

62.6

117

11.3

1922-35*,

1943-44,

1956

1948,

1950,

1956,

1958-59

1951

1951

1951

4- 4-60

9-27-60

9-26-60

9-26-60

9-26-60

9-26-60

9-26-60

9-26-60

9-22-60

9-22-60

9-22-60

8-18-60

9-15-60

8-18-60

8-18-60

11.4

*1.61

*.26

*.022

.09

*1.44

0

*3.10

*6.06

*9.38

*16.9

*3.06

*1.28

*5.72

*.59

Streams tributary to Niagara River

Scajaquada 

Creek.

Ransom Creek.

Niagara River

Tonawanda 

Creek.

Lat 42°55'05", long 78°46'34", 

0.7 mile upstream from Harlem 

Rd., at confluence with unnamed tributary, and 1.2 miles 

east of Buffalo, N. Y. 

Lat 43°01'37", long 78°41'24", 

1.4 miles upstream from confluence with Got Creek, at 

Miles Rd., and about 3 miles 

west-northwest of Clarence 

Center, N. Y.

13.6 

17.1

8-18-60 

8-19-60

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

d At crest-stage partial-record station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 425

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1960 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Streams tributary to Niagara River Continued

Got Creek... .

Ellicott

Creek.

Ftanson Creek.

Tonawanda

Creek.

Lat 43°00 1 4:4", long 78°41'16",

about 2.3 miles upstream from

mouth at Clarence Rd. and

about 2.5 miles west of

Clarence Center, N, y.

Lat 42°58'56", long 78°45'55",

at North Forest Rd. highway

bridge, about 11 miles above

mouth and 1 mile northnorthwest of Williamsville,

N. Y.

10.0

82.6 1958

8-19-60

8-18-60

*3.10

*7.74

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

Oak Orchard

Creek.

Do........

Shequaga

Creek.

Big Stream. . .

Do........

Cayuga Inlet.

Do........

Lake Ontario.

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

Catherine

Creek.

Seneca Lake . .

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

Seneca River.

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

Lat 43°07'U", long 78°19'3l",

about 15 miles above Erie

(Barge) Canal and 2 miles

north-northeast of Wheatville, N. Y.

Lat 43°10'27", long 78°23'13",

about 4-^ miles above Erie

(Barge) Canal, at Harrison

Rd. highway bridge, and 1

mile south of Shelby, N. y.

Lat 42°20'44", long 76°51'04",

0.4 mile above mouth, at

Montour Palls, N. Y.

Lat 42°31'36", long 76°58'30",

4.2 miles above mouth, at

highway bridge on New York

State Route 14A, at Dundee,

N. y.

Lat 42°29'30", long 76°54'47",

0.1 mile above mouth, at

Qlenora Point, and 3.5 miles

southeast of Dundee, N. Y.

Lat 42°26'11", long 76°31'03",

1.9 miles above mouth, at

Clinton Street Bridge, at

Ithaca, N. Y.

Lat 42°26'24", long 76°30'44",

1.4 miles above mouth, at

Seneca Street Bridge, at

Ithaca, N. Y.

119

150

12.7

27.4

36.6

g94.2

144

1903,

1949-50,

1955

1958

4-13-60

4-13-60

7- 5-60

7-13-60

7-19-60

7-26-60

9-15-60

9- 7-60

9-15-60

9-22-60

9- 7-SO

9-15-60

9-22-60

4- 4-SO

4- 6-57

4- 4-60

t317

t550

*2.43

*1.57

*1.88

*.94

*.80

*.82

*6.61

*5.91

*1.54

*11.1

*8.43

t661

tl,200

tl,130

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

Mettawee 

River.

Lake 

Champlain.

Lat 43°24'25", long 73°15'45", 

at bridge on State Highway 

22, at Oranvllle, N. Y.

115 9- 2-60 *24.3

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow, 

g Revised.
426 LOW-FLOW INVESTIGATIONS

Low-flow investigations in North Branch Clinton River basin near 

Mount Clemens, Mich.

Two series of base-flow discharge measurements were made in the North Branch Clinton 

River basin as part of a comprehensive program now being carried on in cooperation with 

the Macomb County Board of Supervisors and the Macomb County Road Commission to investigate the surface water resources of the county. The first series was made on June 9, as 

soon as conditions were suitable for high base flow. The second series was made on 

Aug. 18, under conditions of low base flow. The data collected in these series of measurements, along with that already collected and to be collected in the future, will provide the basis for determining the base-flow yields of various parts of the basin.

Weather records at 

the west-central part 

and four days prior 

base flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream, and each 

tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage areas 

shown were determined from recent U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps of a scale of 

1:24,000 and contour interval of 5 to 10 ft. See WSP 1627, page 407 for listing of previous series of measurements.

Discharge measurements of North Branch Clinton River and tributaries near Mount Clemens, Mich.,

June 9 and Aug. 18, 1960

Stream

North Branch Clinton

River.

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

Apel drain .............

Newland drain ..........

Mahaffy drain. .........

North Branch Clinton

River.

East Pond Creek. .......

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

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

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

North Branch Clinton

River.

Coon Creek. ............

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

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

Tupper Brook ...........

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

East Branch Coon Creek.

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

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

Highbank Creek .........

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

Location

NW£ sec. 27, T.6 N., R.12 E., at

State Highway 53, in Almont.

NWi sec.l, T.5 N., R.12 E., at

Macomb-Lapeer County line, 2.8

miles southeast of Almont.

NW-i sec. 13, T.5 N., R.12 E., at

McKay Rd., 0.5 mile above

mouth and 3.8 miles north of

Romeo .

SHi sec. 19, T.5 N., R.13 E., at

mouth, 2.8 miles northeast of

Romeo.

HW£ sec. 25, T.5 N., R.12 E., at

Mack Rd. (34-Mile), 0.6 mile

above mouth and 2.1 miles

northeast of Romeo.

SW£ sec. 30, T.5 N., R.13 E., at

33-Mile Rd., 2.2 miles northeast of Romeo.

SW£ sec. 7, T.5 N., R.12 E., at

Dewey Rd. (36-Mile), 3.8

miles northeast of Lakevllle. 

SW£ sec. 29, T.5 N. , R.12 E., at

Schooley Rd. (33 -Mile), 3.1

miles northwest of Romeo.

NE^SEj sec. 27, T.5 N., R.12 E.,

at gaging station at bridge

on State Highway 53, 1.4

miles north of Romeo.

NW^ sec. 6, T.4 N., R.13 E., at

Powell Rd., 0.5 mile above

mouth and 1.6 miles east of

Romeo .

NW-J- sec. 16, T.4 N., R.13 E., at

30-Mile Rd., 2.0 miles northwest of Ray Center.

NEj sec. 21, T.5 N., R.13 E., at

Armada Center Rd., 2.1 miles

west of Armada.

SW£ sec.l, T.4 N., R.13 E., at

North Rd., 3.4 miles south of

Armada.

SW£ sec. 25, T.4 N., R.13 E., at

North Rd., 1.4 miles north of

Meade.

NWy sec. 11, T.4 N., R.13 E., at

31 -Mile Rd., 3.7 miles south

of Armada.

NW£ sec. 23, T.4 N., R.13 E., at

29-Mile Rd., at Ray Center.

SE£ sec. 2, T.5 N., R.13 E., at

Pratt Rd., 3.0 miles north

of Armada.

NEc sec. 23, T.5 N., R.13 E. , at

gaging station at bridge on

Prospect St., at Armada.

SW£ sec. 6, T.4 N., R.14 E., at

Omo Rd., 3.7 miles south of

Armada.

SWy sec.2o, T.5 N., R.14 E., at

Armada Ridge Rd., 2.5 miles

east of Armada.

NE£ sec. 31, T.5 N., R.14 E.,

above mouth of Cemetery Creek,

at 33-Mile Rd., 2.3 miles

southeast of Armada.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

9.56

17.1

4.04

9.39

2.64

49.7

9.49

14.2

21.8

24.5

80.5

3.98

10.0

15.2

4.21

8.62

8.34

13.0

19.6

4.34

5.06

Date

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-6O

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-6O

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.42

1.19

3.34

1.26

.93

.48

2.11

.60

.52

.05

11.0

4.00

1.87

.06

4.24

1.47

8.13

3.10

8.52

3.43

18.2

5.77

.75

.33

1.35

.34

1.26

.05

0

0

0

0

.50

.04

.71

.06

1.26

.10

.06

0

.07

0

Cfs 

per 

square

mile

0.253

.124

.195

.074

.230

.119

.225

.064

.197

.019

.221

.O8O

.197

,OO6

.299

.104

.373

.142

.348

.140

.226

.072

.188

.083

.135

.034

.083

.003

0

0

0

0

.060

.005

.055

.005

.064

.005

.014

0

.014

0
LOW-FLOW INVESTIGATIONS 427

Low-flow investigations in North Branch Clinton River basin near 

Mount Clemens, Mich. Continued

Discharge measurements of North Branch Clinton River and tributaries near Mount Clemer3,_Mlch_., 

June 9 and Aug. 18, 1960 Continued

Stream

Cemetery Creek. ........

Hlghbank Creek .........

East Branch Coon Creek.

Coon Creek. ............

Deer Creek .............

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

Hart drain. ............

Middle Branch Clinton

River.

Keller drain ...........

Middle Branch Clinton

River.

Healy drain ............

Middle Branch Clinton

River.

Dunn drain .............

Qloede ditch.. .........

Middle Branch Clinton

River.

Location

NWi sec. 31, T.5 N., R.14 E., at

mouth at 33-Mile Rd., 2.3

miles southeast of Armada.

SWi sec. 31, T.5 N., R.14 E., at

32-Mile Ed., 3.0 miles southeast of Armada.

SW-J- sec. 18, T.4 N., R.14 E., at

29-Mile Rd., 3.4 miles northwest of New Haven.

NE£ sec. Z, T.3 N., R.13 E., at

26-Mile Rd., 0.3 mile west

of Meade and 2.0 miles above

mouth .

NE£ sec. 31, T.4 N., R.14 E., at

27 -Mile Rd., 1.7 miles west

of New Haven.

NW£ sec. 6, T.3 N. , R.14 E., at

25f-Mile Rd., 0.9 miles southeast of Meade.

NE^NEi sec. 16, T.3 N., R.13 E.,

at 24-Mile Rd., 2.Z miles

southeast of Macomb.

NE£ sec. 26, T.3 N., R.13 E., at

mouth at North Ave., 3.0

miles north of northern limit

of Mount Clemens.

m\ sec. 16, T.3 N., R.12 E., at

24-Mile Rd., 4.0 miles north

of Utica.

NW£ sec. 2, T.3 N., R.12 E., at

mouth at Jewell Rd., 3.0

miles west of Macomb.

SWi aec.l, T.3 N., R.12 E., at

Schoenherr Rd., 2.0 miles

west of Macomb.

SW£SE£ sec. 31, T.4 N., R.13 E.,

at 26-Mile Rd., 0.5 mile

above mouth and 1.1 miles

north of Macomb.

SWt sec. 5, T.3 N., R.13 E., at

Romeo Plank Rd., 0.4 mile

north of Macomb.

NE^NWi sec. 31, T.3 N., R.13 E.,

at mouth at Tilch Rd., 1.9

miles southwest of Waldenburg.

SW£ sec. 32, T.3 N. , R.13 E.,

500 ft above bridge on State

Highway 59, 2.2 miles south

of Waldenburg.

Private Claim 546, T.2 N., R.13

E., at Heydereich Rd., near

mouth, Just above Miller

drain, 1.0 mile west of Mount

Clemens .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

6.44

14.9

36.1

71.8

10.3

12.7

5.79

4.80

4.81

8.42

22.2

16.8

41.0

7.60

16.0

74.7

Date

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18^-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

6- 9-60

8-18-60

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.47

.09

.64

.06

l.?8

0

3,4-8

0

.36

.09

.59

.12

.15

0

.07

0

1.86

1.04

1.77

.66

5.30

2.69

1.10

.18

6.62

1.93

1.02

0

1.61

.25

8.88

2.71

Cfs 

per 

square 

mile

0.073

.014

.043

.004

.055

0

.048

0

.035

.009

.046

.009

.026

0

.015

0

.387

.216

.210

.078

.239

.121

.065

.011

.161

.047

.134

0

.101

.016

.119

.036
428 LOW-FLOW INVESTIGATIONS

Low-flow investigation in East Branch Au Sable River basin near Grayling, Mich.

An investigation in the East Branch Au Sable River basin was made on July 11, 1960, for 

the purpose of determining the base-flow yields of various parts of the basin. The Michigan Department of Conservation, which sponsored the investigation, intends to use the 

data collected in planning watershed and channel improvement work in the basin, one of 

the main objectives being the improvement of habitat for trout. Results of base-flow investigations such as this are used to determine which portions of the basin are adapted to 

successful improvement work and to appraise the results of such work later on. Weather 

records at Grayling and Gaylord, which are located in and near the basin, show that there 

was no precipitation for the week preceding July 11; therefore, measurements represent 

base flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream, and each 

tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage areas 

shown were determined from U.S. Geological Purvey topographic maps (contour interval, 

10 ft), dated 1951.

Discharge measurements of East Branch Au Sable River and trlbutarle 

Grayling, Mich., July 11, 1960

Stream

East Branch Au Sable River.

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

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

Unnamed tributary .........

East Branch Au Sable River.

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

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

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

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

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

Unnamed tributary. ........

East Branch Au Sable River.

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

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

Location

NWi sec. 18, T.28 N. , R.2 W., 12.6 miles

northeast of Grayling.

SE£ sec. 19, T.28 N. , R.2 W., 11.5 miles

northeast of Grayling.

SW£ sec. 30, T.28 N. , R.2 W., 15 ft upstream from bridge on County Highway

612 and 10.3 miles northeast of

Grayling.

SW£ sec. 36, T.28 N., R.3 W., 300 ft upstream from mouth and 9.0 miles

northeast of Grayling.

SW£ sec. 36, T.28 N., R.3 W., 700 ft

downstream from unnamed tributary and

8.9 miles northeast of Grayling.

NWj sec.l, T.27 N., R.3 W., 8.5 miles

northeast of Grayling. 

On line between sees. 2 and 11, T.27

N., R.3 W., 5 ft downstream from

culvert on truck trail and 7.6

miles northeast of Grayling.

SWj sec. 14, T.27 N., R.3 W., 150 ft upstream from culverts on truck trail

and 5.6 miles northeast of Grayling.

SE£ sec. 22, T.27 N., R.3 W., at

culverts on truck trail, 4.9 miles

northeast of Grayling.

NE£ sec. 28, T.27 N., R.3 W., 150 ft upstream from end of truck trail and

3.9 miles northeast of Grayling.

SEj sec. 29, T.27 N. , R.3 W., 130 ft upstream from mouth and 2.7 miles north

of Grayling.

SEj- sec. 29, T.27 N., R.3 W., 300 ft

downstream from unnamed tributary and

2.7 miles north of Grayling.

SWj sec. 32, T.27 N., R.3 W., 1.0 miles

upstream from unnamed tributary and

1.7 miles north of Grayling.

NWjNW£ sec. 8, T.26 N. , R.3 W., at south

boundary of State fish hatchery area

at Grayling, 0.4 mile upstream from

mouth .

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

12.6

16.6

18.9

3.32

24.4

25.2

26.7

32.7

33.9

35.1

21.1

60.0

60.4

76.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

5.50

11.2

15.7

1.74

16.5

19.6

22.4

24.8

25.9

26.3

4.38

32.9

37.2

40.4

Cfs 

per 

square 

mile

0.437

.675

.831

.524

.676

.778

.839

.758

.764

.749

.208

.548

.616

.532
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA 429

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes In 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. Basic data for a few 

selected lakes have been published In WSP 1363, entitled "Hydrology of Indiana Lakes." 

Records which have not been published are available In the files of the District Office of 

the Geological Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on oncedaily readings of a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and 

yearly mean water-surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge measurements, made at the outflow, are also available in some instances.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed In'the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, Is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake Is to be held; it Is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes In Indiana In the St. Lawrence River basin for which records are avallalle

Lake

Hlndman Lake near Washington Center. . .........

County

Noble

Noble

Drainage 

area 

( square 

miles)

6.12

7.25

8.00

3.94

2.51

104.0

Surface 

area 

(acres)

136

13

509

114

Estsbllsl-ed 

levelt

.

878.25

_

_

_

Records 

available

1942-60

1945-60

1949-52

1947-60

t Elevation, In feet, above mean sea level.

a Formerly published as Duley Lake near Cromwell.
430 BECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

Lakes in Indiana in the St. Lawrence River basin for which records are available Continued

Lake County

La Porte

La Porte

Lake

Drainage 

area 

( square 

miles )

0.82

4.00

3.72

.82

.32

4.37

13.8

36.3

3.13

25.3

1.32

31.5

37.3

15.1

2.03

11.6

13.4

131.0

1.43

36.1

37.3

35.8

.87

5.72

Surface 

area 

(acres)

74

202

238

54

29

282

125

116

31

73

116

77

630

367

50

86

12

187

216

141

2,620

88

204

100

999

Established 

levelt

781.21

852.04

959.40

795.20

772.19

927.74

964.96

843.56

888.50

_

_

916.20

858.87

_

876.68

829.79

_

942.25

858.89

897.36

897.36

813.00

Records available

1945-50

1951-60

1945-52

1945-60

1952-60

1945-60

1945-60

1942-49

1953-60

1945-51

1947-60

1954-60

1945,

1954-60 

1942-60

1943-60

1947-60

1955-60

1952-60

1945-52

1947-60

1953-55

1942-60

1945-60

1945-60

1947-57

1946-48

t Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level.
Abbottsford, Mich., Mill Creek near... 205 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Adams, N. Y., Sandy Creek near........ 331

Adrian, Mich., River Raisin near...... 237

Afton, Mich., Pigeon River at. ........ 158

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12

Akron, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River at

Massillon Road.................. 266

Springfield Lake Outlet at.......... 26?

Alabama, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek near.. 285 

Alicia, Mich., Flint River near....... 189

Alien Corners, N. Y., Trout Brook

at. ............................. 361

Alien Creek near Rochester, N. Y...... 305

Allentown, Ohio, Ottawa River at...... 250

Alma, Mich., Pine River at............ 199

Alston, Mich., Sturgeon River near.... 46

Amberg, Wls., Pike River at........... 70

Amboy, Ohio, Conneaut Creek at........ 276

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.... 26

Angola, Ind., Pigeon Creek near....... 113

Ann Arbor, Mich., Huron River at...... 235

Antwerp, Ohio, Maumee River at........ 246

Armada, Mich., East Branch Coon Creek

at.............................. 216

Arnheim, Mich., Sturgeon River near... 48 

Ashland, Wis., White River near....... 29

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula, Ohio.. 275 

Auburn, Ind., Cedar Creek at.......... 241

Auburn, N. Y., Owasco.Lake Outlet

near............................ 317

Auburn Heights, Mich., Clinton River

at. ............................. 208

Auglaize River, near Defiance, Ohio... 252 

near Port Jennings, Ohio............ 249

Au Ores River, East Branch, at MeIvor,

Mich............................ 170

near National City, Mich............ 171

Aurora, Minn., Partridge River near... 18 

St. Louis River near................ 19

Second Creek near................... 17

Au Sable Porks, N. Y., Ausable River

near............................ 385

East Branch Ausable River at........ 384

Ausable River (tributary to Lake

Champlain), East Branch, at

Au Sable Porks, N. Y............ 384

near Au Sable Porks, N. Y........... 385

West Branch, near Lake Placid, N. Y. 382 

Au Sable River (tributary to Lake

Huron},"at Grayling, Mich....... 166

at Mio, Mich........................ 169

East Branch, at Grayling, Mich.....167-168

low-flow investigation on......... 428

Avon, N. Y., Genesee River at......... 299

Bad River near Odanah, Wis............ 28

Baldwinsville, N. Y., Seneca River

at. ............................. 318

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn... 16 

Batavia, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek at.... 284

Battle Creek, Mich., Battle Creek at.. 120 

Kalamazoo River near................ 121

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich.... 120

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio............ 247

Beaver Bay, Minn., Baptism River near. 16 

Beaver River, N. Y., Beaver River

near............................ 339

Stillwater Reservoir near........... 338

Beaver River, at Croghan, N. Y........ 340

below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver

River, N. Y..................... 339

Beaverton, Mich., Tobacco River at.... 195

Berea, Ohio, Rocky River near......... 263

Bergland, Mich., West Branch Ontonagon

River near...................... 41

Berlin, Wis., Fox River at............ 79

Bessemer, Mich., Black River near..... 31

Big Beaver Creek near Warren, Mich.... 212

Big Sable River near Preesoil, Mich....

Birmingham, Mich. , River Rouge at ......

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

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

Black River (tributary to Cheboygan

River), near Cheboygan, Mich.....

near Tower , Mich .....................

Black River (tributary to Lake Erie)

at Elyria , Ohio ................

Black River (tributary to Lake Memphremagog) at Coventry, Vt ...........

Black River (tributary to Lake Michigan ) near Garnet , Mich ...........

Black River (tributary to Lake Ortario),

at Watertovm, N. Y. ..............

near Boonville, N. Y. ................

Black River (tributary to Lake

Superior) near Bessemer, Mich.... 

Black River (tributary to St. Clsir

River) near Pargo, Mich. .........

Black River Canal (flowing south) near

Boonville, N. Y. .................

Blanchard River near Pindlay, Ohio.....

Blaney, Mich., Manistlque River rear... 

Boardman River near Mayfield, Mich.....

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

Bolton, Mich., North Branch Thunder Bay

River near .......................

Thunder Bay River near. ..............

Bombay, N. Y., Little Salmon River

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

Bond Palls Canal near Paulding, Fich. . . 

Bond Falls Reservoir near Pauldirft,

Mich. ............................

Boonville, N. Y. , Black River Caral

near. ............................

Black River near. ....................

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

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

Brandy Brook near Waddington, N. Y. . . . .

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

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

Brasher Iron Works, N. Y. , Deer River

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

Brewerton, N. Y., Oneida Lake at.......

Brighton, Mich., Ore Creek near........

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

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

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

Sea Jaquada Cr.eek at ..................

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

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

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

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, 111....

Butternut Creek near Jamesville, N. Y.. 

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

Caledonia, Mich., Thornapple River

near. ............................

Camillus, N. Y., Ninemile Creek at.....

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock,

N. Y.............................

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y..

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin,

N. Y. ............................

Canaseraga Creek, at Groveland, N. Y...

146

219

383

303

162

160

262

409

50

342

333

31

204

332

251

52

154

27

165

164

373

36

37

332

333

75

386

349

369

371

328

230

27

62

281

282

278

406

106

97

326

180

138

322

300

313

314

296

at Shakers Crossing, N. Y............ 297

near Dansville, N. Y................. 295

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y....... 292

Canton, N. Y., Little River near....... 356

Carry Falls Reservoir, change in

contents in...................... 359

Caspian, Mich., Iron River at. ......... 61

Cass River, at Cass City, Mich......... 192

at Frankenmuth, Mich................. 194

at Vassar, Mich...................... 193

East Branch, near Cass City, M'.ch... 190-191 

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y..... 277

Caughdenoy, N. Y., Oneida River at..... 329

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. t...... 279

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y......... 308

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y............ 309

431
432 INDEX

Cayuga Lake Outlet, N. Y..............

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

Cedar Creek (tributary to Milwaukee

River) near Cedar-burg, Wis......

Cedar Creek (tributary to St. Joseph

River), at Auburn, Ind..........

near Cedarville, Ind................

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

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich.....13

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

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

St. Joseph River at.................

Center Rutland, Vt., Otter Creek

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

Cfs-day, definition of................

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio.....

Chapin, N. Y., Canandaigua Lake

Outlet at.......................

Chasm Palls, N. Y., Salmon River at... 

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay,

N. Y............................

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

Cheboygan River near................

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich.. 

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

Chicago Heights, 111., Deer Creek

near...................".........

Chippewa River, near- Midland, Mich....

near Mount Pleasant, Mich...........

Chittenango Creek near Chittenango,

N. Y............................

Chittenden Reservoir, Vt., change in

contents in.....................

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

Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich., Cisco Branch

Ontonagon River at..............

Clare, N. Y., Middle Branch Grass

River near......................

North Branch Grass River near.......

Clinton River, at Auburn Heights,

Mich............................

at Mount Clemens, Mich..............

near Drayton Plains, Mich...........

near Praser, Mich...................

North Branch, near Mount Clemens,

Mich............................

low-flow investigation on........426-

Clyde River (tributary to Lake

Memphremagog) at Newport, Vt.... 

Clyde River (tributary to Seneca

River) at Clyde, N. Y...........

Coldwater River, East Branch, at

Coldwater, Mich.................

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

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 

Comstock, Mich., Kalamazoo River at... 

Conneaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio.........

Contents, definition of...............

Control, definition of................

Coon Creek, East Branch, at Armada,

Mich............................

Cooperation, record of................

Cornell, Mich., Escanaba River at.....

Cosperville, Ind., North Branch

Elkhart River near..............

Coventry, Vt., Black River at.........

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., Oswegatchie

River at....................

Crary Mills, N 

Croghan, N. Y.

Y., Grannis Brook at.. 

Beaver River at.......

Crystal Palls, Mich., Michigamme River 

near............................

Paint River at......................

Cubic feet per square mile, definition 

of..............................

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 

Cuyahoga River, at Hiram Rapids,

Ohio............................

at Independence, Ohio...............

at Old Portage, Ohio................

Dansville, Mich., Deer Creek near..... 

Dansville, N. Y., Canaseraga Creek

near............................

Data, accuracy of.....................

explanation of......................

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

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at

Hobart, Ind.....................

Deer Creek (tributary to Cedar River)

near Dansville, Mich............

12

280

91

241

242

89

129

91

242

240

391

3

271

314

372

374

162

159

159

103

96

198

197

325

391

303

42

3501

351

208

218

207

214

217 427

410

12

109

227

8

122

276

3

3

216 1-2

59

114

409

343

357

340

64

63

3

3

264

270

268

127

295 

8

4-8 

243

104

127

Deer Creek (tributary to Tho-n Creek)

near Chicago Heights, 111........ 96

Deer River (tributary to Bla'ik River)

at Deer River, N. Y.............. 341

Deer River (tributary to St. Regis

River) at Brasher Iron Works,

N. Y............................. 371

Defiance, Ohio, Auglaize River near.... 252

Maumee River near.................... 254

Miami & Erie Canal near.............. 253

Detroit, Mich., River Rouge at......... 224

Detroit River, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records..........219-226

Dexter, Mich., Huron River near........ 233

Mill Creek near...................... 234

Dog River at Northfield Palls, Vt...... 397

Donnattsburg, N. Y., Independence

River at......................... 337

Drainage area, definition of........... 4

Drayton Plains, Mich., Clinton River

near............................. 207

Sashabaw Creek near.................. 206

Dyke Creek at Wellsville, N. Y......... 290

Eagle, Mich., Lookingglass R.'.ver near.. 132 

East Barre, Vt. Jail Branch at......... 393

East Barre Detention Reservoir, Vt.,

contents of...................... 395

East Branch Reservoir (on Cuyahoga

River), change in contents in.... 264

East Creek at Rutland, Vt.............. 390

East Georgia, Vt., Lamoille River at... 403 

East Lansing, Mich., Cedar River at....13,129

East Pond Creek at Romeo, Mich......... 215

East Swan River near Toivola, Minn..... 23

East Victor, N. Y., Mud Creek at......311-312

Eaton Rapids, Mich., Grand River near.. 126 

Ebenezer, N. Y., Cazenovia Creek at.... 280

Elkhart, Ind., St. Joseph River at..... 116

Elkhart River, at Goshen, Ind.......... 115

North Branch, near Cospersrille, Ind. 114 

Ellicott Creek at Williamsville, N. Y.. 287 

Elm Creek near Hermon, N. Y............ 354

Elo, Mich., Otter River near........... 47

Elyria, Ohio, Black River at........... 262

Embarrass River (tributary to St. Louis

River), at Embarrass, Finn....... 20

near McKinley, Minn.................. 21

Embarrass River (tributary to Wolf

River) near Embarrass, Wis....... 82

English River near Mooers Porks, N. Y.. 376 

Erie (Barge) Canal at lock 30, Macedon,

N. Y............................. 288

Escanaba River, at Cornell, J'ieh....... 59

East Branch, at Gwinn, Mict .......... 58

Middle Branch, near Humbolc't, Mich... 55-56 

near Ishpeming, Mich............... 57

Essex Junction, Vt., Winooski River

near............................. 401

Evans ditch at Southfield, Mich.......221-222

Evart, Mich., Muskegon River at........ 142

Ewen, Mich., South Branch Ontonagon

River at......................... 43

Pair Haven, Vt., Poultney River below.. 

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

Pargo, Mich., Black River nesr.........

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

Parmington, Mich., Upper River

Rouge at.........................

Pawn River near White Pigeon, Mich.....

Payetteville, N. Y., Limestore Creek

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

Pennville, Mich., Kalamazoo Fiver near. 

Fergus, Mich., Shiawassee River near... 

Pindlay, Ohio, Blanchard River near....

Fish Creek, East Branch, at Taberg,

N. Y.............................

Plat River at Smyrna, Mich.............

Flint Creek at Phelps, N. Y............

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

near Flint, Mich.....................

near Posters, Mich...................

near Otisville, Mich.................

Floods, special reports on.............

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

Menominee River near.................

Pine River near......................

Plossmoor, 111., Butterfield Creek at.. 

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

Ford River near Hyde, Mich.............

389

310

204

183

223

111

327

124

182

251

323

135

315

189

187

188

185

10

62

65

66

97

87

60
INDEX 433

Fort Jennings, Ohio, Auglaize River

near............................ 249

Fort Wayne, Ind., St. Marys River

near............................ 244

Foster City, Mich., Sturgeon River

near............................ 68

Posters, Micti., Flint River near...... 188

Pox River, at Berlin, Wls............. 79

at Raplde Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wls....................... 88

Frankenmuth, Mich., Cass River at..... 194

Fraser, Mich., Clinton River near..... 214

Freesoll, Mich., Big Sable River near. 146 

Little Manlstee River near.......... 153

Fremont, Ohio, Sandusky River near.... 259

Gaging-station, definition of......... 3

Garbutt, N. Y., Oatka Creek at........ 302

Garden City, Mich., Middle River

Rouge near...................... 225

Gardenvllle, N. Y., Buffalo Creek at.. 278 

Garnet, Mich., Black River near....... 50

Gary, Ind., Burns ditch at............ 106

Little Calumet River at............. 105

Genesee River, at Avon, N. Y.......... 299

at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester,

N. Y............................ 304

at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris,

N. Y............................ 298

at Portagevllle, N. Y............... 293

at Sclo, H. Y....................... 291

Germfask, Mich., Manlstlque River at.. 51 

Glllett, Wls., Oconto River near...... 13,76

Glenwood, 111., Thorn Creek at........ 95

Goshen, Ind., Elkhart River at. ....... 115

Gowanda, N. Y., Cattaraugus Creek at.. 277 

Grand Rapids, Mich., Grand River at... 140 

Grand River (tributary to Lake Erie)

near Madison, Ohio.............. 274

Grand River (tributary to Lake Michigan), at Grand Rapids, Mich..... 140

at Ionia, Mich...................... 134

at Jackson, Mich.................... 125

at Lanslng, Mich.................... 130

at Portland, Mich................... 131

near Eaton Rapids, Mich............. 126

Grannls Brook at Crary Mills, N. Y.... 357

Grantvllle, N. Y., Plum Brook at...... 363

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y.......... 353

Middle Branch, near Clare, N. Y..... 350

North Branch, near Clare, N. Y...... 351

Grayling, Mich., Au Sable River at.... 166

East Branch Au Sable River near....167-168

Manlstee River near................. 147

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills,

N. Y............................ 377

Groveland, N. Y., Canase^raga Creek at. 296 

Gwinn, Mich., East Branch Escanaba

River at........................ 58

Hamburg, Mich., Huron River near...... 231

Hammondsport, N. Y., Keuka Lake at.... 307

Harbor Brook at Syracuse, N. Y........ 321

Harrlsvllle, N. Y., West Branch

Oswegatchle River near..........13,345

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind............ 93

Hastings, Mich., Thornapple River near 137 

Hemlock, N. Y., Canadlce Lake Outlet

near............................ 300

Hermon, N. Y., Elm Creek near......... 354

Heuvelton, N. Y., Oswegatchle River

near. ........................... 346

Hlllman, Mich., Thunder Bay River

near............................ 163

Hllton, N. Y., West Creek near........ 289

Hiram Rapids, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at. 264 

Hobart, Ind., Deep River at........... 104

Holloway Reservoir near Otisvllle,

Mich............................ 184

Holly, Mich., Swartz Creek near....... 186

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Palls, N. Y.. 301 

Houghton Creek near Lupton, Mich...... 172

Hoxeyvllle, Mich., Pine River near.... 151

Humboldt, Mich., Middle Branch

Escanaba River near............. 55-56

Huron River, at Ann Arbor, Mich....... 235

at Commerce, Mich................... 227

at Milford, Mich.................... 228

near Dexter, Mich................... 233

near Hamburg, Mich.................. 231

near New Hudson, Mich............... 229

Huron River at Milan, Ohio... 

Hyde, Mich., Ford River near., 

Hydrologlc conditions.........

graph of...................

Page

260

60

12

13

Independence, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at.. 270 

Ohio Canal at........................ 269

Independence River at Donnattsburg,

N. Y............................. 337

Indian River (tributary to Black Lake)

at Theresa, N. Y................. 12

Indian River (tributary to Cheboygan

River) at Indian River, Mich..... 156 

Indian River (tributary to Manlstlque

River), near Manlstlque, Mich.... 54 

Indiana, lakes In, records available..429-430 

Inkster, Mich., Lower River Rouge at... 226 

International Bridge, Mlnn., Pigeon

River below...................... 14

Ionia, Mich., Grand River at........... 134

Iron Junction, Mlnn., West Two River

near............................. 22

Iron River at Caspian, Mich............ 61

Ishpemlng, Mich., Middle Branch

Escanaba River near.............. 57

Ithaca, N. Y., Cayuga Inlet near....... 308

Cayuga Lake at....................... 309

Fall Creek near...................... 310

Jackson, Mich., Grand River at......... 125

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.......... 393

Jamesvllle, N. Y., Butternut Creek

near............................. 326

Jefferson, Ohio, Mill Creek near....... 273

Johnson, Vt., Lamollle River at........ 402

Kalamazoo, Mich., West Fork Portage

Creek at...:..................... 123

Kalamazoo River, at Comstock, Mich..... 122

at Marshall, Mich.................... 119

near Battle Creek, Mich.............. 121

near Fennvllle, Mich................. 124

Kawkawlln River, North Branch, near

Kawkawlln, Mich.................. 179

Keshena Falls, Wls., Wolf River at..... 81

Keuka Lake at Hammondsport, N. Y....... 307

Kiel, Wls., Cedar Lake near............ 89

Koss, Mich., Menomlnee River belo'-r..... 71

Lake Champlaln at Burlington, Vt....... 406

See also Richelieu River. 

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wls.... 87

Lake Erie, streams tributary to, creststage partial-record stations...417-418 

gaglng-statlon records..............227-280

low-flow partial-record stations..... 413

measurements at miscellaneous sites.422-424 

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y....... 387

Lake George Outlet at Tlconderoga,

N. Y............................. 388

Lake Huron, streams tributary to, 

crest-stage partial-record 

stations........................416-417

gaglng-statlon records..............155-203

low-flow partial-record stations ....411-412

measurements at miscellaneous sites.421-422 

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt....... 408

Lake Michigan, streams tributary to, 

crest-stage partial-record 

stations........................415-416

gaglng-statlon records............... 50-154

low-flow partial-record stations ..... 411

measurements at miscellaneous sites.419-421 

Lake Ontario, streams tributary to,

f aging-station records ..........289-342 

low partial-record stations ....413-414

measurements at miscellaneous sites.. 425 

Lake Orion, Mich., Paint Creek near.... 209

Lake Placid, N. Y., Lake Placid at..... 381

West Branch Ausable River near....... 382

Lake Placid at Lake Placid, N. Y....... 381

Lake St. Clair, streams tributary to, 

crest-stage partial-record 

stations......................... 417

gaglng-station records..............206-218

low-flow partial-record stations..... 412

Lake Superior, streams tributary to, 

crest-stage partial-record 

stations......................... 415

gaging-station records............... 14-49

low-flow partial-record stations..... 411
434 INDEX

Lake Superior, streams tributary to, 

measurements at miscellaneous 

sites........................... 419

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis........ 86

'Lakes and reservoirs:

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.. 26 

Bond Palls Reservoir near Paulding,

Mien............................ 37

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis........ 75

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua,

N. Y............................ 313

Carry Falls Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 359

Cayuga Lake at Ithaca, N. Y......... 309

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis........... 89

Champlain, Lake, at Burlington, Vt.. 406 

Chittenden Reservoir, Vt., change

in contents in.................. 391

East Barre Detention Reservoir, Vt.. 395 

East Branch Reservoir (on Cuyahoga

River), change in contents in... 264 

George, Lake, at Rogers Rock, N. Y.. 387 

Holloway Reservoir near Otisville,

Mich............................ 184

Indiana, lakes in, records available on........................429-430

Keuka Lake at Hammondsport, N. Y.... 307

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis. 87 

Little Green Lake near Markesan,

Wis............................. 78

Memphremagog, Lake, at Newport, Vt.. 408 

Mount Morris Reservoir near Mount

Morris, N. Y.................... 294

Oneida Lake at Brewerton, N. Y...... 328

Qnondaga Reservoir near Nedrow,

N. Y............................ 319

Placid, Lake, at Lake Placid, N. Y.. 381 

Seneca Lake at Watkins Glen, N. Y... 307 

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis......... 77

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver

River, N. Y..................... 338

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury,

Vt. ............................. 399

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis..... 74

Winnebago, Lake, at Oshkosh, Wis.... 86

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111........... 103

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir,

Vt.............................. 395

Lakewood, Wis., Wheeler Lake near..... 74

Lamoille River, at East Georgia, Vt... 403 

at Johnson, Vt...................... 402

Lancaster, N. Y., Cayuga Creek near... 279 

Lansing, 111., Lansing ditch near.....

North Creek near.................... 99

Lansing, Mich., Grand River at........ 130

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111....... 98

Lapeer, Mich., Farmers Creek near..... 183

Lawrence Brook near Moira, N. Y....... 370

Le Roy, Mich., Pine River near........ 150

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville,

N. Y............................ 327

Linden, N. Y., Little Tonawanda Creek

at. ............................. 283

Little Calumet River, at Monster,

Ind............................. 94

at South Holland, 111............... 101

eastern portion, at Porter, Ind..... 107

middle portion, at Gary, Ind........ 105

Little Cuyahoga River, at Massillon

Road, Akron, Ohio............... 266

at Mogadore, Ohio................... 265

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.. 78 

Little Manistee River near Freesoil,

Mich............................ 153

Little River near Canton, N. Y........ 356

Little Salmon River at Bombay, N. Y... 373 

Little Sucker Brook at Waddington,

N. Y............................ 348

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden,

N. Y............................ 283

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.... 8<

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mich... 13: 

Low-flow investigations, Au Sable

River, East Branch, near Grayling, Mich...................... 428

North Branch Clinton River, near

Mount Clemens, Mich............426-427

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich.... 226

Lupton, Mich., Houghton Creek near... 17 

Rifle River near.................... 173"

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

McAllister, Wis., Menominee Fiver near. 

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

Me Ivor, Mich., East Branch Au Ores

River at. ........................

McKeever, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River near. ......................

Moose River at .......................

McKinley, Minn., Embarrass River near.. 

Macedon, N. Y., Erie (Barge) Canal at.. 

Mad River near Moretown, Vt .

Page 

72 

108

170

335

336 

21 

288 

398 

Madison, Ohio, Grand River near........ 274

Manistee River, near Grayling, Mich.... 147

near Manistee, Mich. ................. 152

near Sherman, Mich. .................. 148

Manistique, Mich., Indian River near... 54 

Manistique River near. ............... 53

Manistique River, at Germfask, Mich.... 51

near Blaney, Mich. ................... 52

near Manistique , Mich. ............... 53

Map of the conterminous United States.. 11 

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich...... 133

Marenisco, Mich., Presque Isle River

at....... :....................... 32

Markesan, Wis., Little Green Lake

near. ............................ 78

Marshall, Mich., Kalamazoo River at.... 119

Mass, Mich., East Branch Ontonagon

River near ....................... 39

Massena, N. Y., Squeak Brook near ...... 364

Maumee River, at Antwerp, Ohio. ........ 246

at New Haven, Ind. ................... 245

at Waterville , Ohio .................. 255

near Defiance , Ohio .................. 254

Mayfield, Mich., Boardman River near... 154 

Meacham Lake, N. Y., East Branch

St . Regis River near. ............ 365

Menominee River, below Koss, Mich...... 71

near Florence , Wis ................... 65

near McAllister, Wis ................. 72

near Pembine , Wis .................... 69

Merritt, Mich., Muskegon River near.... 141

Mexico, Ohio, Sandusky River

near. ............................ 258

Miami & Erie Canal near Defiance, Ohio. 253 

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls ,

Mich. ............................ 64

Middle River Rouge near Garden City,

Mich. ............................ 225

Middlebury , Vt . , Otter Creek at ........ 392

Midland, Mich., Chippewa River near .... 198

Pine River near. ..................... 200

Tittabawassee River at ............... 201

Midlothian Creek at Oak Forest, 111.... 102

Milan, Ohio, Huron River at ............ 260

Milford, Mich. , Huron River at. ........ 228

Mill Creek (tributary to Black River)

near Abbottsford, Mich. .......... 205

Mill Creek (tributary to Grani River)

near Jefferson, Ohio. ............ 273

Mill Creek (tributary to Huro-i River)

near Dexter, Mich. ............... 234

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis...... 92

Mio , Mich . , Au Sable River at .......... 169

Missisquoi River, near North Troy,

Vt. .............................. 404

near Richford, Vt .................... 405

Mogadore, Ohio, Little Cuyahoja River

at. .............................. 265

Moira, N. Y. , Lawrence Brook near...... 370

Monroe, Mich., River Raisin near....... 238

Montpelier, Vt., reservoirs in Winooski River basin above ............ 395

Winooski River at .................... 396

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis ......... 30

Mooers Forks, N. Y., English River

near...... ....................... 376

Moose River, at McKeever, N. Y......... 336

Middle Branch, at Old Forge, N. Y. . . . 334

near McKeever, N. Y. ............... 335

Moravia, N. Y. , Owasco Inlet at........ 316

Moretown, Vt . , Mad River near. ......... 398

Mottville, Mich., St. Joseph River

at............ ................... 112

Mount Clemens, Mich., Clinton Rive-rat. 218 

low-flow investigation of Worth

Branch Clinton River near. ..... .426-427

North Branch Clinton River near. ..... 217

Mount Morris, N. Y., Genesee River near 298 

.^Mount Morris Reservoir near. ......... 294

Mount Morris Reservoir near Mount

Morris, N. Y. .................... 294
435

Page 

Mount Pleasant, Mich., Chippewa River

near............................ 197

Mud Creek at East Victor, N. Y.......311-312

Munster, Ind., .Hart ditch at.

Little Calumet River at......

Muskegon River, at Evart, Mich.

at Newaygo, MLch.............

near Merrltt, Mlch........... ............ 141

Nashville, Mich., Quaker Brook near... 136 

National City, Mich., Au Gres River

near............................ 171

Nedrow, N. Y., Onondaga Reservoir

near. ........................... 319

New Haven, Ind., Maumee River at...... 245

New Hudson, Mich., Huron River near... 229 

New London, Wis., Wolf River at....... 83

Newaygo, Mich., Muskegon River at..... 143

Newport, Vt., Clyde River at.......... 410

Lake Memphremagog at................ 408

Newville, Ind., St. Joseph River near. 239 

Niagara River, at Buffalo, N. Y....... 281

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records .......................282-288

measurements at miscellaneous_

sites ..........................424-425

Niles, Mich., St. Joseph River at..... 117

Ninemile Creek at Camillus, N. Y...... 322

North Bradley, Mich., Salt River

near............................ 196

North Creek near Lansing, 111......... 99

North Troy, Vt., Missisquoi River

near............................ 404

Northfield Falls, Vt., Dog River at... 397

Oak Forest, 111. , Midlothian Creek 

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

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y.

102 

302 

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis........ 13,76

Ocqueoc, Mlch., Rainy River near. 

Odanah, Wis., Bad River near..........

Ogdensburg, N. Y., St. Lawrence River

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

Ohio Canal at Independence, Ohio......

Old Forge, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River at........................

Old Portage, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at.. 

Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y..........

Oneida Lake at Brewerton, N. Y.

161

28

269

334

324 

328 

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y...... 329

Onondaga Creek at Dorwln Avenue,

Syracuse, N. Y..................

Onondaga Reservoir near Nedrow, N. Y.. 

Ontonagon River, Cisco Branch, at

"Cisco Lake Outlet, Mlch.........

East Branch, near Mass, Mich........

Middle Branch, near Paulding, Mich.. 

near Rockland, Mich...............

near Trout Creek, Mich............

near Rockland, Mich.................

South Branch, at Ewen, Mlch.........

West Branch, near Bergland, Mich..., 

Order, downstream, of listing gaging 

stations........................

Ore Creek near Brighton, Mich.........

Oshkosh, Wls., Lake Wlnnebago at......

Oswegatchie River, at Cranberry Lake, 

N. Y............................

East Branch at Brown Falls, N. Y..., 

near Oswegatchie, N. Y.............

near Heuvelton, N. Y.

320

319

39

230

86

343

344 

346 

West Branch, near Harrisville, N. Y.13,345

Oswego River, at Fulton, N. Y

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

at Minetto, N. Y...................

at Oswego, N. Y....................

Otisville, Mich., Flint River near...

Holloway Reservoir near

12

330

12

12

185

184

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

Parishville, N. Y., West Branch

St. Regis River near.

Parkhurst Brook near Potsdam, N. Y..... 

Partial-record station, definition

of.

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

Paulding, Mich., Bond Falls Canal

near.............................

Bond Falls Reservoir near............

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near... 

Paw Paw River at Riverside, Mich.......

Pembine, Wis., Menominee River near....

Pere Marquette River at Scottville,

Mich.

Perry Mills, N. Y., Great Chazy R'.ver

at.

Peshtigo River at Peshtigo, Wis........

Phelps, N. Y. , Flint Creek at..........

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

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet,

near Angola, Ind.................

Pigeon River (tributary to Indian

River), at Afton, Mich...........

near Vanderbilt, Mich.

Pigeon River (tributary to Lake Hiron)

near Owendale, Mich.

Pigeon River (tributary to Lake

Superior) at Middle Falls, below 

International Bridge, Minn.......

Pike River at Amberg, Wis.

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

Pine River (tributary to Chippewa

River), at Alma, Mich............

near Midland, Mich...................

Pine River (tributary to Manistee

River), East Branch, near Tustin, 

Mich............... ..............

near Hoxeyville, Mich................

near Le Roy, Mich....................

Pine River (tributary to Menomines

River) at Pine River powerplant, 

near Florence, Wis.

Plattsburgh, N. Y., Saranac River at....

Plum Brook (tributary to Raquette

River) at Grantville, N. Y.......

Plum Brook (tributary to Red Run)

near Utica, Mich.

Plumb Brook at Russell, N. Y. 

Poplar River at Lutsen, Minn. 

Portage, Wis., Silver Lake at 

Portage Creek (tributary to Huron

367

360

3

18

36

37

35

118

69

145

377

73

315

358

113

158

157

203

14

70

232

199

200

149

151

150

66

378

363

213

352

15

77

River) near Pinckney, Mlch....... 232

Portage Creek (tributary to Kalanazoo 

River) West Fork, at Kalamazoo,

Mich.

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio...

Portageville, N. Y., Genesee River

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

Porter, Ind., Little Calumet River

(eastern portion) at.

Portland, Mich., Grand River at........

Potsdam, N. Y., Parkhurst Brook near... 

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt....

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

Presque Isle River, at Marenisco, 

Mich........................

near Tula, Mich.................

Prior Creek near Selkirk, Mich....

Publications on streamflow, by

Geological Survey.

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

Quaker Brook near Nashville, Mich.

Rainy River near Ocqueoc, Mich.........

Randville, Mich., West Branch Sturgeon

River near.

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio....... 250jRapids, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek at

Otter Creek, at Center Rutland, Vt... 

at Middlebury, Vt..................

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

Owasco Inlet at Moravia, N. Y........

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn,

N. Y...........................

Owendale, Mlch., Pigeon River near... 

Owosso, Mich., Shiawassee River at...

Paint Creek, at Rochester, Mich. 

near Lake Orion, Mich........

391 Raquette River, at Colton, N. Y. 392 ' ------

47

316

317

203

181

210

209

at Piercefield, N. Y.

at Raymondvllle, N. Y................

at South Colton, N. Y................

Raymondvllle, N. Y., Raquette River at. 

Reservoirs. See lakes and reservoirs. 

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at

123

256

293

107

131

360

389

247

32 

33-34

174

8-11 

353

136

161

67

286

12

358

362

359

362

Rouses Point, N. Y.

Richford, Vt., Missisquoi River rear... 

Rifle River, at Michigan Highway 70,

407

405

near Sterling, Mich.............. 178
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Rifle River, at Selkirk, Mich. ........ 175

at "The Ranch", near Lupton, Mich... 173

West Branch, near Selkirk, Mich..... 177

River Raisin, near Adrian, Mich....... 237

near Monroe , Mich ................... 238

near Tecumseh, Mich ................. 236

River Rouge, at Birmingham, Mich...... 219

at Detroit, Mich. ................... 224

at Southfield, Mich. ................ 220

Riverside, Mich., Paw Paw River at.... 118

Rochester, Mich., Paint Creek at ...... 210

Rochester, N. Y., Alien Creek near. ... 305

Genesee River at .................... 304

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio. ..... 272

Rockford, Mich., Rogue River near..... 139

Rockland, Mich., Middle Branch

Ontonagon River near. ........... 40

Ontonagon River near. ............... 44

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio. ......... 263

Rogers Rock, N. Y.,-Lake George at.... 387

Rogue River near Rockford, Mich. ...... 139

Romeo, Mich., East Pond Creek at...... 215

Rouses Point, N. Y., Richelieu River

at. ............................. 407

Royalton, Wis., Little Wolf River at.. 84

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 3

Russell, N. Y., Plumb Brook at........ 352

Rutland , Vt . , East Creek at ........... 390

Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich........ 202

St. Clair River, streams tributary to,

gaging-station records. ....... .204-205

low-flow partial -record stations....

measurements at miscellaneous sites. 

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Erie), at Cedarville, Ind.......

near Newville , Ind ..................

St. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Michigan), at Elkhart, Ind.......

at Mottville, Mich. .................

at Niles , Mich. .....................

at Three Rivers , Mich ...............

St. Lawrence River, at Ogdensburg,

N. Y. ...........................

streams tributary to, crest-stage 

partial -record stations .

240

239

116

112

117

110

347

418 

gaging-station records .......... .343-410

low-flow partial -record stations.. 414 

measurements at miscellaneous

sites. .......................... 425

St. Louis River, at Scanlon, Minn..... 25

near Aurora , Minn ................... 19

St. Marys River, at Decatur, Ind ...... 243

near Fort Wayne , Ind ................ 244

St. Regis River, at Brasher Center,

N. Y..................... ....... 369

at St. Regis Falls, N. Y. ........... 366

East Branch, near Meacham Lake,

N. Y........ .................... 365

West Branch, at Parishville, N. Y... 12 

near Parishville, N. Y. ........... 367

Salmon River (tributary to Lake

Champlain) at South Plattsburgh,

N. Y........................... 379-380

Salmon River (tributary to Lake

Ontario) at Altmar, N. Y........ 12

Salmon River (tributary to

St. Lawrence River) at Chasm

Falls, N. Y. .................... 372

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind. .......... 108

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich... 196 

Sandusky River, near Fremont, Ohio.... 259

near Mexico, Ohio. .................. 258

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio ........... 257

Sandy Creek near Adams , N. Y. ......... 331

Saranac River, at Kents Falls, N. Y... 12 

at Plattsburgh, N. Y. ................ 378

Sashabaw Creek near Drayton Plains,

Mieh. ........................... 206

Saxon, WIs., Montreal River near...... 30

Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N. Y..... 282

Scanlon, Minn., St. Louis River

at....................... ....... 25

Scio, N. Y. , Genesee River at. ........ 291

Scottville, Mich., Pere Marquette

River at ........................ 145

Second Creek near Aurora, Minn. ....... 17

Selkirk, Mich., Prior Creek near. ..... 174

Rifle River at ...................... 175

South Branch Shepards Creek near. . . . 176

West Branch Rifle River near. ....... 177

Seneca Lake at Watkins Glen, N. Y......

Seneca River, at Baldwinsville,

N. Y.............................

at Seneca Falls, N. Y................

at Waterloo, N. Y....................

Shakers Crossing, N. Y., Caraseraga

Creek at.........................

Sheboygan River at Sheboygar, Wis ......

Shepards Creek, South Brand" , near

Selkirk, Mich....................

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

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

at Owosso, Mich.

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307

318

12

12

297

90

176

148

180

181 

near Fergus, Mich.................... 182

Sidnaw, Mich., Sturgeon River near..... 45

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis ............ 77

Skaneateles Lake Outlet at

Skaneateles, N. Y................ 12

Sloan Creek near Williamstor, Mich..... 128

Smyrna, Mich., Flat River at........... 135

South Colton, N. Y., Raquette River at. 359 

South Holland, 111., Little Calumet

River at......................... 101

South Plattsburgh, N. Y., Salmon River

at.............................. 379-380

South Range, Wis., Amnlcon lake near... 26 

Southfield, Mich., Evans ditch at.... .221-222

River Rouge at....................... 220

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron,

Ohio............................. 267

Squeak Brook near Massena, N. Y........ 364

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of............................... 3

Station numbers........................ 4

Stellaville, N. Y., Tanner Creek at.... 355

Sterling, Mich., Rifle River near...... 178

Sterling Creek at Sterling, N. Y....... 306

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River,

N. Y. ............................ 338

Stockholm Center, N. Y., Trout Brook

at............................... 368

Stony Creek near Washington, Mich...... 211

Stryker, Ohio, Tiffin River at......... 248

Sturgeon River (tributary to Burt Lake)

near Wolverine, Mich............. 155

Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

Superior), near Alston, Mich..... 46

near Arnheim, Mich................... 48

near Sidnaw, Mich.................... 45

Sturgeon River (tributary to Menomlnee

River) near Poster Cit;r, Mich.... 68

West Branch, near Randville, Mich.... 67

Swan River near Toivola, Mini.......... 24

Swartz Creek near Holly, Mich.......... 186

Syracuse, N. Y., Harbor Broo't at....... 321

Onondaga Creek at.................... 320

Taberg, N. Y., East Branch Fish Creek

at............................... 323

Tahquamenon River near Tahquamenon

Paradise, Mich................... 49

Tanner Creek at Stellaville, N. Y...... 355

Tecumseh, Mich., River Raisin near..... 236

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of...................... ......... 3-4

Thorn Creek, at Glenwood, 111.......... 95

at Thornton, 111..................... 100

Thornapple River, near Caledonia,

Mich............................. 138

near Hastings, Mich.................. 137

Thornton, 111., Thorn Creek at. ........ 100

Three Rivers, Mich., St; Joseph River

at. .............................. 110

Thunder Bay River, near Bolton, Mich... 164 

near Hillman, Mich................... 163

North Branch, near Bolton, Mich...... 165

Tlconderoga, N. Y., Lake George Outlet

at............................... 388

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio.......... 248

Tlttabawassee River at Midland, Mich... 201 

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich....... 195

Toivola, Minn., East Swan River near... 23 

Swan River near...................... 24

Tonawanda Creek, at Batavia, N. Y...... 284

at Rapids, N. Y....................... 286

near Alabama, N. Y................... 285

Tower, Mich., Black River near......... 160

Townsend, WIs., Boot Lake near......... 75

Trout Brook (tributary to Raouette 

River) at Alien Corners, 

N. Y............................. 361
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Trout Brook (tributary to St. Regls

River, West Branch) at

Stockholm Center, N. Y..........

Trout Creek, Mich., Middle Branch

Ontonagon River near............

Trout River at Trout River, N. Y......

Tula, Mich., Presque Isle River near.. 

Tustin, Mich., East Branch Pine River

near. ...........................

Upper River Rouge at Farmington, Mich. 

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky River 

near............................

Utlca, Mich., Plum Brook near.........

Vanderbilt, Mich., Pigeon River near. 

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

Vermilion River near Vermilion, Ohio.

WSP, definition of...................

Waddington, N. Y., Brandy Brook near.

Little Sucker Brook near...........

Warren, Mich., Big Beaver Creek near. 

Washington, Mich., Stony Creek near.. 

Waterbury, Vt., Waterbury Reservoir 

near...........................

Waterbury River near...............

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury,

Vt.............................

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt... 

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

Waterville, Ohio, Maumee River at....

Watkins Glen, N. Y., Seneca Lake at.. 

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

368

38

375

33-34

149

223

257

213

157

193

261

4

349

348

212

211

399

400

399

400

342

255

307

Wellsville, N. Y., Dyke Creek at......

West Creek near Hilton, N. Y..........

West Two River near Iron Junction,

Minn............................

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

White Pigeon, Mich., Fawn River near.. 

White River (tributary to Bad River)

near Ashland, Wis...............

White River (tributary to Lake Michigan) near Whitehall, Mich.......

Willlamston, Mich., Sloan Creek near.. 

Williamsville, N. Y., Elllcott Cresk 

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

Wllloughby, Ohio, Chagrin River at....

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

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

near Essex Junction, Vt.............

North Branch, at Wrightsville, V;... 

Winooski River basin, Vt., reservoirs 

in..............................

Wolf Lake at- Chicago r 111.............

Wolf River, above West Branch Wolf

River, Wis......................

at Keshena Palls, Wis...............

at New London, Wis..................

Wolverine, Mich., Sturgeon River near. 

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

Work, division of.....................

scope of............................

Wrightstown, Wis., Pox River near.....

Wrightsville, Vt., North Branch

Winooski River at...............

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir, Vt., 

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